{"id": 53645, "summary": [{"text": "time2 is a uk-based multichannel retailer and manufacturer of tablets , security cameras and smart home devices .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "the company is based in blackburn in lancashire .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "time2 offers its products nationwide , including the offshore destinations and the scottish islands and highlands , as well as selected european countries . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "time2", "paragraphs": ["\u00a92018 time2 . all rights reserved . time2 is a division of ebusiness uk ltd company registered in england .\nuse this video to help you set up your time2 hsip2 hd camera . to download user manuals and software , please visit urltoken . looking to purchase a time2 hsip2 hd camera . . .\nnew video - urltoken use this video to help you set up your time2 hsip2 hd security camera . to download user manuals and software , please visit urltoken . looking to purchase a time2 hsip2 hd camera ? visit urltoken\nbuy yours from time2 now at http : / / www . time2 . co ! if you are looking for the ease and flexibility of a tablet pc at an affordable price then the time2touch mc701a is the solution for you . with 1 . 2 . . .\nlearn how to switch motion detection on for your time2 wip21 / wip31 camera with our video guide . if you have any queries contact our support team via our website urltoken\nnew video - urltoken use this video to help you set up your time2 hsip2 hd security camera . to download user manuals and software , please visit urltoken . . .\nuse this video to help you setup your time2 wip21 wifi ip security camera . to download all user manuals and software please visit urltoken to buy our range of security came . . .\nbuy yours here - urltoken take your world with you everywhere you go with the time2 g881a 8\u201d inch windows tablet pc . a stunning 1280 * 800 high - definition display . . .\nwe now have a new model available , see it in action here - urltoken the time2touch hc701a from time2 has a ultra powerful dual - core processor . powered by the google android 2 . . . .\n* before viewing this video , please enable subtitles / captions on the video . * use this video to help you set up your time2 hsip2 hd surveillance camera . to download user manuals and software , please . . .\n* before viewing this video , please enable subtitles / captions on the video . * use this video to help you set up your time2 mip12 hd camera . to download user manuals and software , please visit http : . . .\nwatch as this dog camera captures a pet wreaking havoc in the home . keep an eye on your pets at home with the time2 wifi ip home security camera . use it as a pet camera , nanny cam or as a surveilla . . .\ntime2 : 8 inch tablet pc , android 7 . 0 nougat , 3g tablet dual sim , gms google certified , hd ips screen , gps , wifi , phablet , up to 256gb sd card storage , 5mp camera , android tablets * 2018 model *\nfree app for time2 plug and play network camera . plug and play means no need to set up router and internet configuration when you want to install one network camera . installation and setting could be finished within three minutes even the customers know nothing about the computer and internet .\nat time2 , we believe that knowing our history is key : whether it\u2019s about the history of our company or the history of the products we sell . however , we also believe that it is our customer\u2019s right to not only have access to information about the products they are receiving from us , but about their overall history .\nthis is all the more mysterious since the time2touch has a slot just the right size and shape to take a mobile sim on its bottom edge . the user guide also specifically mentions an ' internal 3g module option ' , but time2 does not sell the tablet with this configuration . users should not place their sim into this slot as they will not be able to retrieve it .\nintroducing the new time2touch tc1042c 10 . 1 inch dual core android 4 . 2 jelly bean tablet pc with bluetooth . the newest addition to our 10 . 1 tablet collection is our best one yet . bigger , brighter , better . the tc1042c is the powerful 10 . 1 inch tablet from time2 . with its super - fast 1 . 2ghz dual core processor and massive 1gb ram , 8gb internal storage and up to the 32gb expandable storage , dual front and back cameras , bluetooth connectivity , micro usb port , mini hdmi port to connect the tablet to your hd television , brilliant gameplay , beautifully stunning high resolution screen display , and with the google playstore the possibilities are endless . perfect for everyone .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nbuy time2touch 10 . 1 inch dual core android 4 . 2 tablet pc from our android tablets range - tesco\nby browsing this site you accept cookies used to improve and personalise our services and marketing , and for social activity . read our updated privacy policy for more about what we do with your data , as well as your rights and choices - including how to manage cookies .\ntesco direct is closing on 9 july , so we can ' t take any more orders at this kiosk .\nif this store has a tesco direct desk , please place your order there . if not , please order online at urltoken\nit may now take 2 - 5 days to receive your order . if your order is delayed , our customer service team will contact you . sorry for any inconvenience . for more information , please check our faqs .\n/ direct / time2touch - 101 - inch - dual - core - android - 42 - tablet - pc / 242 - 6805 . prd ; jsessionid = bcf85a97c74f45fcaa77e9fc08e5bf40 . uktul09lf04v _ slot1 ? skuid = 242 - 6805\nbuying a cheap android tablet is fraught with pitfalls , because most cheap tablets running google\u2019s os are terrible . with poor - quality screens , clumsy resistive panels and processors that can barely run angry birds , they suck all fun out of using a tablet . the time2touch side - steps these key issues , but in doing so prices itself above a lot of the competition . at \u00a3179 , this isn\u2019t quite the ultra - budget option . but if using it is a joy , it\u2019s worth paying the extra for . let\u2019s found out if it is .\nevery time we see a new android tablet selling for under \u00a3200 from a no - name manufacturer , our hearts sink a little . we so want them to succeed , but they invariably fall flat on their faces . the time2touch hc701a gives us hope though . it packs some seriously impressive specs , while still staying below the \u00a3200 price barrier .\nit offers a dual - core 1ghz cortex - a9 processor , 512mb of ram and a capacitive screen , putting it in a similar league to devices that cost two or three times the price \u2013 devices like the motorola xoom , samsung galaxy tab 10 . 1 and apple ipad 2 . miracles rarely happen in the tech world though , and there are several compromises at work within in the time2touch tablet .\nthe whole of the tablet\u2019s body is decked - out in plastic . it\u2019s glossy black plastic that attracts fingerprints from the first flick across the touchscreen , and the touch layer is covered with hard plastic \u2013 rather than the tough gorilla glass you\u2019ll find on some top - end models . we\u2019ll hand it to time2touch , though , it\u2019s a sturdy little number that doesn\u2019t creak or flex much at all under pressure , and feels reasonably compact .\nusing a 7in display rather than a 10 - incher like the majority of big - name tabs , it\u2019s fairly well - suited to one - handed operation . it only weighs 358g too , much lighter than the often - praised 601g ipad 2 . at 18mm thick , it\u2019s chunkier almost all of the famous tablets , but aesthetically it trumps most budget models .\nthe left edge of the time2touch hc701a is curved for added comfort , which comes in especially handy when reading an ebook or webpage , resting this edge against your palm . the other sides have harder edges , with a slight lip that affords the tablet an almost book - like vibe .\nall the exposed sockets and connectors are kept on one edge \u2013 the bottom when the tab\u2019s held upright . these are the power socket ( sadly it doesn\u2019t charge over microusb ) , minihdmi video output , miniusb data transfer socket and 3 . 5mm headphone jack .\nan effective network security forensics strategy can assist an organization in providing key compliance - related details as part of any post - incident gdpr investigation .\nfor businesses large and small , relying on a cloud - based collaboration and productivity suite such as microsoft office 365 is becoming the norm . enhancing productivity in your organisation is vital to get ahead in 2017 - and using office 365 can help , if it ' s used right . . .\nthe time2touch proves the old adage that you get what you pay for . it ' s a decent enough 7in tablet for tasks such as surfing the web over wi - fi , and the price makes it excellent value , but it lacks 3g support and the hdmi output was barely usable on our unit .\n7in 800x480 touch - screen , arm 1ghz cortex a9 dual - core processor , 512mb ram , 4gb internal storage , microsd slot for flash cards up to 32gb , 802 . 11b / g / n wi - fi , bluetooth , 2 - megapixel front camera , hdmi output , usb port with host / slave support\nthe time2touch hc701a is a low - cost 7in tablet based on the android platform , aimed at people wanting to surf the web , use social networks and access games , movies and music without having to sell out for a premium - priced device like the ipad 2 .\navailable now , the time2touch is relatively lightweight at 340g and about the same size as a paperback . the 7in device runs android 2 . 2 , all for a price tag of just \u00a3179 including vat .\nthis makes it a tempting prospect for anyone casting covetous glances at the ipad 2 or samsung ' s galaxy tab . in fact , the time2touch seems like an excellent choice for those seeking a highly portable device to surf the web and carry their digital music .\nhowever , there is always a catch with low - cost alternatives , and in this case it ' s the lack of built - in 3g wireless . buyers can only surf the web when a wi - fi network is available , via a bluetooth link to a smartphone , or by paying extra for a 3g dongle that hangs off the side .\ndespite this disappointment , the time2touch is otherwise quite a decent tablet for the price . it is based on a 1ghz dual - core cortex a9 processor and hence feels pretty responsive in use . it has 4gb of built - in flash storage , so you can load music or take photos straight out of the box ( many android devices need an extra flash card for this ) , plus you can expand the storage up to 32gb via a microsd card slot .\nthe 7in 800x480 display seems pretty decent too , although nowhere near as good as more upmarket tablets such as the htc flyer , which looked much sharper and brighter when we compared it side - by - side with the time2touch . it should be noted that the flyer also carries a considerably higher price tag , starting at around \u00a3480 for the 16gb wi - fi model .\nother features of note include a mini hdmi connector ( hdmi type c ) that lets users connect the time2touch to a hdtv or monitor , and a mini usb port that allows the tablet to act as a host or slave device . a pair of adapter cables - one with a male connector and one with a female - is provided to support both uses .\nthe latter means that the usb port can be used to connect the tablet to a pc for loading files or synchronisation , or conversely to use peripheral devices such as memory sticks with the time2touch .\nyou can even connect a usb keyboard for more comfortable typing , although we found this worked only with some of the pc keyboards we tried out , and you also need to prop up the tablet so you can read the screen while typing .\nmicro focus agrees deal to sell suse linux to eqt partners for $ 2 . 5bn\nwhere apple were once the leaders in innovation with their ipad - nowadays there\u2019s hot competition for the crown .\nso who are they ? we ' ve tried the latest and best tablets so you don ' t have to , from samsung ' s 10 . 5\ns tab , to panasonic ' s rugged windows offering . from tesco ' s hudl 2 - the best in the budget category - to the cintiq wacom companion , one of the most expensive on the list and ideal for any professional illustrator . whatever your reason , professional or leisure , we have the perfect selection for you .\nthe best in the budget range , the hudl comes in at only \u00a3129 . but it\u2019s not all cheap here , the tablet has an 8 . 3\u201d screen , eight different choices of colours and a full hd screen . ideal for catching up on tv and films , as well as doing all your everyday online admin .\nfor those with small hands , or anyone who doesn\u2019t like wielding a full - sized tablet , the mini could be for you . the 7 . 9\u2019\u2019 \u2018retina\u2019 screen is a major upgrade for the little mini , so your kids can watch dora the explorer in a whole new way . comes with touch id , too .\napple\u2019s latest tablet might not be a huge upgrade compared to what we\u2019re used to , but it\u2019s still the fastest they\u2019ve produced with their a8x chip . and it\u2019s the thinnest , too , at a mere 6 . 1mm . they\u2019ve also added touch id - their fingerprint recognition hardware - for added security .\neight inches wide , 270g and waterproof to up to 1 . 5m ? yes , this is a particularly brilliant piece of kit . the new device from sony is also the only tablet that can remote - play ps4 games over wi - fi . plus , the battery can last for more than 12 hours .\nthis is the world\u2019s first fanless , 7\u201d , windows 8 . 1 pro fully - rugged tablet . it\u2019s drop - , water - and dust - resistant and can operate in temperatures ranging from - 10 to + 50\u00b0c . it weighs 540g , and is 18mm thin . it also comes with a business - class price tag , however , so definitely only one for the mobile adventurer .\ngoogle\u2019s latest is brand new and available now . it has an 8 . 9\u201d screen , the new lollipop operating system \u2013 google\u2019s fastest yet \u2013 as well as two front - facing speakers for great sound . the whopping battery means you can continuously play video for 9 . 5 hours .\nat \u00a31500 , this definitely isn\u2019t a tablet for everyone but if you are feeling flush , it features a full windows 8 system as well as a hd 13 . 3\u201d screen , customizable controls that makes it ideal for professional illustrators .\nat 430g the helium , ironically , isn\u2019t the lightest of the bunch . but it comes with 4g connectivity ( though you will have to buy your own sim ) for under \u00a3200 . this isn\u2019t for everyone , but if you just want a barebones tablet for a family member then you won\u2019t do badly with this .\nsamsung\u2019s latest borrows its design from the s5 phone , with a perforated back and a fingerprint sensor . the key boon here is performance , with 3gb of built - in ram , a massive battery and only 6 . 6mm thin . apple , watch out .\namazon\u2019s tablet is still one of the best to watch tv on , especially if you have an amazon prime membership , which gets you access to hundreds of thousands of films and tv shows for free .\nthe samsung s tab is high up there on the list , giving apple a prod in the ribs . but for anyone who\u2019s looking to count pennies this christmas , the hudl 2 is great for any entry - level user .\nforever keen to practice what we preach , one of our sister companies \u2013 time2touch \u2013 enjoyed fantastic coverage this month thanks to our concerted online pr efforts in the blogosphere . their android powered tablet pc was featured in the daily mail\u2019s top 100 gadgets of the year and rated as \u2018the best budget tablet you can buy\u2019 .\nfor anyone wanting to get their hands on top - tier technology at half the price of it\u2019s big brand competitors , the time2touch hc701a is available for just \u00a3149 whilst stocks last ! click here .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\n/ / urltoken\nthe other morning , i walked out of the door with three smartphones in my pocket . normally that ' s a clear sign to your other half that you\u2019re having at least one affair \u2013 or possibly two .\ni , however , was just making sure i really knew the difference between the latest handsets running android , windows mobile and the new iphone operating system , right down to whether any of their batteries could withstand a whole day\u2019s really heavy use ( answer : no ) .\nin technology companies , the term for this sort of long - term road test is \u2018dogfooding\u2019 , based on the \u2013 hopefully false \u2013 notion that people in dog - food factories eat their own product to perfect the taste .\nhere at live , we\u2019ve tested every single significant new product this year , as we have every year . we\u2019ve also asked celebrities from the worlds of tv , music , sport and movies to tell us about their favourite gadgets .\nwe\u2019ve watched android phones creeping up on apple\u2019s . we\u2019ve watched 3d tvs get sharper \u2013 but remained a bit sceptical about the films on offer ( hello there , gnomeo & juliet ) . we mourned the passing of one of tech\u2019s greatest innovators , steve jobs \u2013 but have remained glued to news sites waiting for the ipad 3 and iphone 5 .\nthese awards are the culmination of a year of group tests and individual reviews \u2013 including ones that didn\u2019t make the final magazine .\n1 . sony bloggie 3d mhs - fs3 ; 2 . summit hd ; 3 . jvc everio gz - hm445 ; 4 . jvc everio gs - td1 ; 5 . gopro hd hero\neasy - to - use mobile - phone - sized camcorder that shoots in full high - definition 3d \u2013 with excellent 3d depth of field . our only real criticism is that the tripod mount is in entirely the wrong place .\na pair of goggles with a built - in water - resistant , high - definition video camera \u2013 just the thing for capturing your thrilling downhill runs ( or alternatively , your pootling descent of an alpine kids\u2019 course ) .\nfor the price , this mid - range jvc camcorder is laden with features \u2013 and the picture quality is excellent . the only catch ( for the eagle - eyed ) is that the image sensor isn\u2019t actually full hd \u2013 there\u2019s techno - trickery involved to get it there .\na top - end 3d camcorder for budding james camerons with an amateur budget to match . depth perception is stunning , motion is clear and there\u2019s little of the \u2018crosstalk\u2019 interference other 3d shooters can suffer from .\nthe hd hero may be rather bulky for a \u2018helmet cam\u2019 , but it\u2019s tough and records top - quality video . it\u2019s been strapped to wingsuit flyers , surfboards and even space balloons .\nyou can put these styles \u2013 anything you like , including famous people\u2019s hairdos \u2013 on your face and then work out what suits you . it goes through your pics , figures out the shape of your face , then fits the hair to your picture .\n1 . apple ipad 2 ; 2 . asus eee pad transformer ; 3 . time2touch hc701a ; 4 . samsung galaxy tab 10 . 1 ; 5 . blackberry playbook\nstill the tablet to beat : a touchscreen dream . it\u2019s ridiculously slim , sorted for apps , great for video calls and surprisingly good value . wi - fi only \u2013 3g version from \u00a3499 .\nhate typing on touchscreens ? this android honeycomb tablet has an optional qwerty keyboard dock ( \u00a380 ) that transforms it into a touchscreen netbook and boosts battery life .\nit runs an older version of android ( froyo ) , but this is the best budget tablet you can buy thanks to its decent processor and quality touchscreen .\na superb android honeycomb tablet , lighter and a hair\u2019s breadth ( 0 . 2mm ) slimmer than ipad , and keenly priced . download apps from android market and music and books from samsung .\na very pocketable seven - incher designed to pair with your blackberry smartphone and piggyback onto its data connection . it multitasks with ease and supports flash .\nmp3 players to cameras : the top 100 gadgets of the year - . . .\nlaptops to e - readers : the top 100 gadgets of the year - part . . .\n1 . aeg a modo mio favola ; 2 . villaware espresso machine ; 3 . jura ena9 one touch ; 4 . magimix nespresso pixie ; 5 . olympia cremina\nwe\u2019ve always enjoyed the coffee produced from a lavazza pod , but the machines have always looked a bit budget . the latest model , made by aeg , is a vast improvement with mini footprint , simple push button dispensing system and reliable milk frothing arm . good value too , even if there are only eight pod flavours .\na thoroughly modern take on the classic espresso maker made from die - cast aluminium with solid knobs and hi - tech led controls .\nthis is an exceptional bean - to - cup instant coffee maker . menu controls are intuitive , the auto - rinse takes care of maintenance and the only down side is the small water tank .\nthe nespresso pod system is still the best way to make restaurant - quality espresso at home . the pixie is small enough to be hidden away yet produces perfect espresso with a luscious crema time and again .\nthe holy grail for many coffee enthusiasts . once the boiler is primed , a pull of the lever generates pressure against the grounds , allowing you to feel your way to the perfect handmade shot . worried about the price tag ? fear not , this is the last coffee maker you ever need to buy .\nproves the adage \u2018buy cheap and you buy twice\u2019 . it was an expensive purchase but worth every penny . i have had no trouble with it \u2013 it is simple to operate , and completely indestructible . it has the added advantage of looking good , too . mine is blue but i covet one in a wilder colour . the problem is i would have no justification for replacing mine .\n1 . akg q701 ; 2 . audio - technica ath - es55 ; 3 . sennheiser pxc310 bt ; 4 . soundmagic e10 ; 5 . bose mie2i\nstunning headphones : akg took its already excellent k701 cans and added some quincy jones music production magic . their performance is as distinctive as their lime - green finish .\nif you\u2019re not a fan of in - ear headphones but want a portable pair with fl air , try these . lightweight , extremely comfortable and brilliantly engineered headphones .\nclever cans . not only are they wireless \u2013 using aptx bluetooth \u2013 but they also offer excellent noise - cancelling capabilities .\nmost headphones that come with a smartphone or portable player are poor , but you can instantly upgrade your entertainment experience with these superb - value in - ears .\nsuper - light earbuds with soft tips that are iphone friendly , too , with a neat clip / mic arrangement for hands - free calling .\n1 . chillblast fusion dimension ; 2 . yoyotech dragon f - 58 ; 3 . acer revo rl100 3d ; 4 . apple imac ; 5 . sony vaio l21\nall you need for state - of - the - art , blisteringly fast pc gaming . and the price includes 3d graphics card , monitor and glasses , and 5 . 1 surround - sound speakers .\nthe slim , stylish tower design makes good thermal sense \u2013 heat inside rises upwards away from hardworking components . and for the price , this games / multimedia pc is no slouch on specs .\nthe ideal under - the - tv pc . the revo comes with an excellent ( and stylish ) wireless touch - keyboard / mouse , 3dready blu - ray drive and media centre . it can play content on your big tv and hook into freeview ( but not freeview hd ) .\napple\u2019s imacs are not only bona - fide design classics but also ideal for those who want user - friendliness over software choice . and they are absolutely the best computer - and - screen combo around .\nthe all - in - one l21 features 3d blu - ray playback ( in its higher - end model ) , as well as gesture control and a touchscreen .\n1 . panasonic dmp - 310 ; 2 . panasonic dmp - b200 ( portable ) ; 3 . sony bdp - s185 ; 4 . cambridge audio 651bd ; 5 . denon dbp - 2012ud\na superstar in 2d and 3d , plus can wirelessly connect to a world of online services including skype video calls . also has the flexibility of two hdmi outputs .\nenjoy your movies and music anywhere with this portable player , which includes an 8 . 9in screen , integral speakers , headphone socket and rechargeable battery .\nthis brilliant bargain player may lack some frills \u2013 there\u2019s no display for example \u2013 but otherwise it\u2019s got all the key features you need , plus access to sony\u2019s excellent entertainment network .\nan excellent universal upgrade , able to handle your music as adeptly as dvds and blu - rays ( 2d and 3d ) , with twin hdmi outputs and usb inputs .\nsuperb build quality and top - notch components make this a high - performance player you\u2019d be proud to own . doesn\u2019t have online streaming , but it can access networked content from your pc .\ngesture - based gaming system is terrifyingly good . it\u2019s so good , in fact , it feels like alien technology . it\u2019s got an eye like hal from 2001 : space odyssey . you can walk up to it and it recognises you . the technology makes minority report look a bit backward . tom cruise had to wear little gloves with lights on . with this , you don\u2019t need gloves , you don\u2019t need lights \u2013 you can just stand there and do whatever you want and it will recognise your movements . it\u2019s got the capacity now to make an avatar of you that will even be wearing your clothes . even if you\u2019re wearing a t - shirt with a pattern or a slogan on it , that will appear on your avatar . how has this happened in my lifetime ?\nsponsored : with fifa continually dominating the football franchise , it must be becoming harder for ea sports to continually polish the game each year . yet , fifa 18 has done it once again in stunning fashion .\nsponsored . the main assassin ' s creed franchise may have taken a year off , but it ' s back in a big way in 2017 .\nphil foden receives a big hug from pep guardiola as aymeric laporte joins in first day of pre - season training at manchester city . . . but leroy sane has been given an extra week off\nlewis hamilton is a fabulous driver but a sore loser . . . he will regret ' interesting tactics ' jibe at ferrari after british gp\nengland ' s last world cup semi - final appearance came 28 years ago at italia ' 90 . . . but how do gary lineker , peter shilton and gazza compare to gareth southgate ' s current stars ?\nitalia 90 v russia 18 : when england were last in the world cup semi - finals a beer cost \u00a31 . 23 , the nation was gripped by neighbours . . . but world in motion was not no 1 in the charts !\nwant to see england ' s world cup semi - final with croatia in the flesh ? fly to moscow ( via rome and riga ) for just \u00a3476 . . . but be prepared to pay \u00a3560 a ticket and don ' t forget your fan id !\ntottenham dominate world cup semi - finals and have more players left in the tournament than the bundesliga . . . but how do the final four break down ?\nif you think it ' s easy to score one - on - one with a goalkeeper , read this . . . raheem sterling will cash in for england at this world cup\ntransfer news recap : all the latest from premier league and europe as cristiano ronaldo edges towards juventus , and more . . .\nengland used to bumble along . were they kicking it ? passing it ? under gareth southgate , they\u2019ve finally got\u2026 identity\nit ' s eye - wateringly expensive at $ 2 , 999 , but naim ' s uniti atom is a revelation , an integrated amplifier than makes it easy to stream music at a quality you ' ve probably never heard before .\nafter a day with the iphone x , while face id isn ' t perfect , and the ' notch ' is an annoyance , the iphone x is a glimpse into the future of phones and the best handset of the market by a long way .\nthey aren ' t cheap , but shinola ' s $ 595 foray into headphones are the perfect accessory for design obsessives looking to upgrade their listening habits .\nwith the pixel xl , google has created a handset that is not only the best android device out there , but arguably matches the iphone 8 in terms of design and feel .\napple ' s watch will free you from your phone - 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some from shropshire itself . much of lgbt history has been hidden owing to oppressive laws and attitudes . 2017 is the 50th anniversary of the sexual offences act , 1967 , which marked the first , small step to the situation we find ourselves in today , yet , there are still 82 countries in which this is not the case .\nthe key is visibility . . . and this year we , yet again , will have a large projection , by wild strawberry , onto the market hall , in the town centre . this was co - designed by young people from xyz youth group .\nthe main event takes place in the university centre shrewsbury , frankwell quay . there will be presentations by leading authors and popular presentations , on the launch night and during the saturday .\non the saturday morning , xyz and local primary and secondary schools will be leading a session about what is happening in shropshire .\nduring the weekend , there will be exhibitions at participate artspace and shrewsbury museum and art gallery .\non the sunday , there will be film screenings at the old market hall ( omh ) and the hive .\nplease note : the event information above has been added by the organiser . whilst we try to ensure all details are up - 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edward iii of england invades france with a large army and defeats an even bigger army under philip vi at the battle of cr & eacutecy ;\nin england ; john wyclif , an oxford theologian , publishes his\nconfession\n, denying that the\nsubstance\nof bread and wine are miraculously changed during the eucharist .\n- henry vi recovers . richard of york is replaced by somerset and excluded from the royal council ; war of the roses - civil wars in england between royal houses of york and lancaster ( until 1485 ) ; battle of st . albans . somerset defeated and killed\n- battle of wakefield . richard of york is defeated and killed ; earl of warwick ( the kingmaker ) captures london for the yorkists ; battle of northampton : henry vi is captured by yorkists\n1470 - warwick turns lancastrian : he defeats edward iv and restores henry vi 1471 - battle of barnet . edward iv defeats and kills warwick ; henry vi dies , probably murdered in the tower of london 1475 - edward iv invades france ; peace of piequigny between england and france 1476 - 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attended by 2 local mayors was a ' sell - out ' ; we had cabaret and films .\nthe event was entertaining and thought - provoking for lgbt people and non - lgbt people alike . one of the great things about it was the diversity of the audience .\nit was difficult to explain the concept last year - it was totally new . we raised money through a crowdfunding campaign , generous donations from individuals , a small grant , ticket sales for associated events and a lot of bucket rattling .\ncrowdfunding sits nicely with our own principles - a lot of people giving a little makes something more robust and meaningful . and it gives us a great start !\nthe 2017 festival will take place on 17 - 19 february , once again at the university centre shrewsbury - we have a great deal of support and the 4 organisers all give their time for free . last year also saw 30 volunteers joining the team for the actual festival .\nevery contributor will be thanked - on a poster and on any video we make ( unless of course you say otherwise : - ) .\nwe are delighted to announce the first release of free tickets for the festival launch might on friday 17th february 2017 . doors open at 6 . 15pm and , whilst there is no charge , you must have a ticket . if the last time is anything to go by this will be hugely popular . click this link for more information and to book your tickets and thank you once again for your support - it couldn ' t happen without you : urltoken\nblimey - these things are confusing - it seems we still have 12 hours to go and we are now increasing exceeding our new revised target - this is brilliant . please do keep it coming as we will still have to find the difference between this and our original \u00a32k target and that all takes us away from planning a fabulous weekend ! 12 hours to go\nand . . we topped up ourselves to make this a result . . don ' t let that stop you if you ' d like to help out - it is not too late - we still need your dosh and really appreciate your support # keepgiving\nchange of tactics - we are so fantastically grateful for the generous donations so far and we want this to be a massively fulfilling campaign - so we ' re nearly there ! we have changed our target to \u00a31 , 000 . we pledge to raise the rest through some ridiculous sponsored wotnot or event involving cute fluffy soft toys or dancing around with a collecting box - or similar . can we make \u00a31k before midnight . . . . ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?"]}
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", "topic": 12}], "title": "ghodganga sugar factory", "paragraphs": ["system of cane sugar factory control - q of cane sugar factory control gardens point . a22810994b system of cane sugar factory control third edition edited by \u2026\nsugar factory tulln - po\u010d and factory agrana zucker gmbh in austria : \u2022 sugar factory in tulln \u2022 sugar factory in leopoldsdorf in campaign 2009 / 10 : 2 . 835 . 217 tones of sugar beet\nghodganga sugar factory , nhavare , tal . shirur , dist . pune maharashtra - local business | facebook\ud83c\udf0d\nvasantdada patil co - op sugar factory ( vpcsf ) is planning to increase its sugar cane crushing capacit . . .\nhigh performance bottom driven vertical continuous centrifugal for use on low grade massecutes in sugar factory .\nit takes 10 hours , 34 minutes to travel from karwar port to ghodganga co operative sugar factory . approximate driving distance between karwar port and ghodganga co operative sugar factory is 529 kms or 328 . 7 miles or 285 . 6 nautical miles . travel time refers to the time taken if the distance is covered by a car .\nguyana sugar corporation , guyana ( through : fctc , miami ) . project : cane preparation up gradation project of albion sugar factory .\nghodganga s . s . k . limited raosahebnagar in raosahebnagar , post nhavare , shirur , pune , maharashtra | ghodganga s . s . k . limited raosahebnagar\nlocation map of ghodganga s . s . k . limited raosahebnagar in pune , maharashtra\nthe order was passed in connection with a complaint filed by one ganga pawar against the servants ' ' co - operative society of the ghodganga co - operative sugar factory , pdccb and the national insurance company ltd , regarding the insurance claim of her late husband .\nnational sugar works ( kinyala ) ltd . masindi , uganda \u2013 project : 1500 tcd complete sugar plant .\nkagera sugar works ltd . , bukoba , tanzania . project : 2500 tcd sugar plant ( epc basis )\nsri ram sugar mills ltd . nepal . project : supply , erection & commissioning of 1250 tcd sugar plant\nhow to reach - by bus - 21km from shirur , also 20km from kedgaon , 70 km from pune . about nhavare - nhavare is fast growing village , having very good road connectivity . in nhavare one of the most good co - operative sugar factory ghodganga sahakari sakhar karkhana .\nsugar mill machinery , turnkey sugar plant & power plant supplier . sugar / starch / liquid glucose / rise mill distillary , boilers / package boilers , material handling equipment , agricultural equipments , pressure vessels ,\njoint sugar project unit ( jspu ) , indonesia project : supply & erection of vacuum pan & crystalliser for jatiroto & semboro sugar factories .\nnigerian sugar co . ltd . bacita , kwara state , nigeria . project : equipment for cane handling & sugar processing and steam generation .\nsri ram sugar mills ltd . nepal . project : expansion of existing machinery from 1250 tcd to 2000 tcd & 2000 to 3000 tcd sugar plant .\neastern sugar mills ltd . nepal . project : supply of machinery & equipment for milling plant , boilers & centrifugal machines for 1250 tcd sugar plant .\nghodganga sahakari sakhar karkhana to set up distillery at at rao saheb nagar in nhavare in shirur in pune district in maharashtra with an investment of rs . 99 . 5 million .\ndj sugar calendar - 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3500tcd on turnkey basis . ) , maharashtra .\nwil is a pioneer within india and export from india in the field of complete sugar projects on turnkey basis , with more than six decades of proven experience . in 1961 wil built the first ever indigenously manufactured complete sugar project for krishna ssk karad . wil is first indian company to export sugar machinery and complete turnkey project from india .\nwil has supplied machinery and equipment to most of the sugar manufacturing companies in india . some of the key customers are\nsyarikat gula ns ( sdn ) berhad , malaysia . project : 2500 tcd complete sugar plant with 300 tpd refinery .\nwest kenya sugar co . , kakamega , kenya project : supply of machinery & equipments for milling plant & boiler .\ncentre is ready to create duty free imports of raw sugar to advance licenses , now on tonne - to . . .\nkinyara sugar ltd , uganda . project : supply of 1750 kg / charge batch type centrifugal machines ( 2 nos . )\nin her complaint , pawar said her husband , machhindra , an employee of the ghodganga factory , had paid an amount of rs 200 towards the collective janata accident insurance policy to the insurance company through the servants ' ' co - op society and the pdccb . when pawar died in a road accident on june 24 , 1999 , ganga claimed rs 5 lakh from the insurance company , saying the servants ' ' co - op society was affiliated to the pdccb , which had offered the insurance policy to its members .\nd sugar factories in maharashtra state ( india ) is available with us . directory includes all sugar factories crushing capacity ( tcd ) , correspondance address , phone / fax contact details and management key personnel information . to get the directory , please contact us\nhpcl has bought two sick sugar mills sugauli and lauriya at a price of rs . 950 million . it plans tor . . .\nwest kenya sugar company ltd . , kakamega , kenya project : supply of 3x 1750 kg / charge batch & 3x wk 1500 continuous centrifugal machines\ncommercial shops commercial showrooms commercial office / space commercial land / inst . land industrial lands / plots agricultural / farm land hotel / resorts guest - house / banquet - halls time share space in retail mall office in business park office in it park ware house cold storage factory manufacturing business center other\nal - 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{"id": 53655, "summary": [{"text": "free jumping or loose jumping is the practice of jumping a horse without a rider .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "it is often conducted in a chute and is used most often to evaluate the jumping ability of horses too young to jump under saddle .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "the correlations between free jumping and eventual success in show jumping competition have been the subject of several studies .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "free jumping is used as a diagnostic tool by most warmblood breeding societies to evaluate jumping prowess in breeding stock .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "this practice is used to build a horse 's confidence over jumps without a rider 's interference , to evaluate a horses jumping ability , or to showcase a horse that is for sale .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "this training method is used in a variety of ways , both professionally and recreationally .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "free jumping is also done competitively , primarily with younger horses that are not old enough for a rider or just beginning their jumping career . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "free jumping", "paragraphs": ["the following competitions free jumping will be the selection competitions for the semi - final organized by jumping mechelen early december .\nwendy wauters , in charge of the free jumping competition , is pleased to announce the cooperation with several competitions free jumping for two - year - old horses .\nthe most ideal way for a horse to free jump is exactly that . . . free .\nbest alternative is to just do the basic free jumping over a vertical or oxer on the long line .\nas yearlings , how much do you free jump and how high ? what has been your experience with free jumping at this age ? this is interesting to me .\nnew gp jumping all purpose horse synthetic english tack . . . new gp jumping all purpose horse synthetic english tack . . .\nlooking for advice on free jumping my horse . at the moment i jump him about once a week - mixture of showjumping and cross country fences and i ' m aiming to build his confidence and just mix things up in his training by including an occasional free jumping session .\n) . then dmrf calculates the next hop node according to the jumping probability . by utilizing the jumping transmission mode , the data packet can jump over failure nodes , congestion nodes or void region , but it cannot guarantee the success of the jumping transmission , therefore the jumping probability adjustment phase is performed after each jumping transmission . in the jumping probability adjustment phase , dmrf adjusts the jumping probability according to the result of jumping transmission ( success or failure ) and feeds back the information to its upstream node ( e . g . , if node\nyou\u2019ll start receiving free tips and resources soon . in the meantime , start building your store with a free 14 - day trial of shopify .\nusea , familiarize yourself and your horse with free jumping at loch moy farm | united states eventing association , inc . ( r ) us national combined training , horse trials : dressage , cross country , show jumping\nhere is a link re the free - jumping chute that the american hanoverian society uses : urltoken ( see pp . 3 - 4 ) .\nthe bottom line : jumping in to purchase new and novel wire - free earbuds versus tried - and - true wireless will require a leap of faith .\nfree jumping is being introduced to the feh championships for 3 - year - olds this year , so the purpose of the demonstration was to give the spectators an idea of how the canter and jump will be judged and how best to prepare a young horse for free jumping in competition . a positive experience is key .\nsaddles for sale , dressage , ap , jumping , western . 7 day trial\nuses jumping transmission and does not receive any reply from the next hop node in a specified time interval , then the current jumping transmission is considered as failure .\nthoroughbred horse free jumping . training jumper prospect . count floyd . showing as high flying floyd ! re - homed by crocker racing stable and trained by christopher crocker . ottb\nin something positive , not only is talking a free action , but interrupting someone with a highly - detailed threat is even more of a free action . however that works .\nfree jumping is a wonderful way to evaluate the potential of a young horse or an experienced horse over fences . it is also an effective and positive way to introduce a young horse to jumping without the guidance or distraction of a rider . but free jumping is not just good for young horses - it is also beneficial for mature horses to keep them quick on their feet and to remind them how to take care of themselves when needed .\nonce node failure , network congestion or void region occurs , the transmission mode will switch to jumping transmission mode . the node chooses the next hop node according to jumping probability . once a jumping transmission fails , each node will re - calculate the corresponding jumping probabilities . therefore , in the earlier stages of the jumping transmission , transmission failure may occur , but as the transmission proceeds , the transmission failure probability will be reduced greatly . at last each transmission can succeed . the jumping transmission flow chart is shown in figure 4 .\nthe jumping transmission mode is explored to guarantee real - time and fault - tolerant characteristics .\nhanover\u2019s young show jumping prospects will show up at the free jumping competitions of the hanoverian jumper breeding program in verden . the four - year - olds will compete on wednesday , february 6 , the three - year - olds four weeks later , on wednesday , march 6 .\nerfworld : apparently , the arkendish ( satellite dish in a tabletop - fantasy world ) makes talking a free action . or maybe charlie is lying . talking is not a free action otherwise .\nget an inside peek into the mind of burt goldman , the man behind quantum jumping , as he explains his journey of using quantum jumping to become an artist , painter , and entrepreneur .\nthe transmission process with the dmrf protocol is depicted in figure 2 . the process is divided into five stages : initialization , data transmission , jumping transmission , jumping probability adjustment and transmission finish .\nthe comic for 11 / 11 / 08 is literally titled\ntalking is a free action\n.\nfree jumping with a jump chute gives your horse confidence over jumps and strengthens the muscles necessary for safe and proper jumping . it also allows him to practice where to put his feet and prepare for the next jump . as his rider , you need to be able to gauge his jumping ability and style , so that you can follow him over the jumps correctly without interfering with his body .\nironclaw states that while talking is a free action on your turn , you need to wait for another ' s response until their turn .\ntalking may be free , but a conversation is not .\nsophisticated , eye - catching graphics can give your website that extra edge , and it\u2019s easier than you think with all the free graphic makers out there . create has its own range of free graphics for use on your site . there are loads of other free places for graphics ; sites like urltoken have a vast range of templates for beautiful websites , and enjoy playing around with logo designs with urltoken - all for free !\nsign up for free to subscribe to this conversation on github . already have an account ? sign in .\nthe winner of 2016 , orak d\u2019hamwyck , a bwp son of tobago z x toulon , won the national free jump contest in ternat where he received a wild card for jumping mechelen . this year no wild cards anymore but a trajectory with selection competitions , a semi - final and a final at jumping mechelen .\njumping mechelen 2016 is just over and the organization committee is already looking forward to the edition of 2017 .\nif you present a horse to a governing body for inspection and registration , look up their free - jumping requirements and re - create their set - up as much as possible so your horse is comfortable with it .\nthen , experience your very first quantum jump with burt\u2019s guidance using your free meditation track \u201cthe first quantum jump\u201d .\nplease consider making a donation to protect and grow businessballs . help us continue to provide ethical and free content .\nis a free action , and nothing happens unless directly caused by such a free action , in what can only be described as the anime equivalent of event - driven programming . it ' s probably the only show where even\nfree jumping lanes are very common in training sports horses and selling youngstock and i think they even have free jumping competitions . . . [ youtube ] qcsv6yzykiw [ / youtube ] [ youtube ] efjgzeuaok0 [ / youtube ] two random videos off youtube of complex grids designed to allow the hrose to find its own stride and improve its form without the help ( or hinderance ) of a rider . keep meaning to set one up to run d down !\nin alternate universes everything you desire may have already taken place . tap into this infinite potential with quantum jumping .\ntrying not to hijack the tread . . . . a quick question . . . . . how do you set up free jumping ? ? ? do you have a smallish arena with jumps on the\nwall\nand then let the horse free lunge over them ? ? i ' ve seen pictures of horses free jumped but i can ' t for the life of me figure out how to set it up and actually get the horse to jump ? ?\nonce you uncover a few key competitors , you can use free online tools like similarweb and semrush to uncover others .\ni personally love to jump rope before my weight lifting session . just need to find a corner and start jumping .\nit is very difficult to give a valid figure for base jumping , but our best estimate is that the overall annual fatality risk in base jumping is approximately 60 to 90 times higher than in skydiving ,\nwestman told livescience .\nhospitals are jumping on board to the free - labor train with\nnursing internships .\nthey now prefer that you work anywhere from 4 - 12 weeks unpaid , then they ' ll consider you for employment . total horsesh * t .\nmake your site unique with your choice of typeface . there are loads of places where you can get free fonts to incorporate into your site\u2019s graphics . it\u2019s easy to find great fonts for free - take a look at sites like hypefortype and behance\nlampshaded in princess holy aura , where making long pre - asskicking speeches are not only free actions , they are mandatory .\nsites like unsplash and pixabay offer a vast catalogue of free , high res images for you to use . they\u2019re also great places to just browse for inspiration . check out our list for more free stock image sites you can use to spice up your new website .\nwell , all i remember is that this resulted in a heck of a lot of jumping rope with friends during recesses , and also getting a free \u201cjump rope for heart\u201d t - shirt that i used to wear around aaalll the time . i loved it !\ni ' d imagine they would face them with some free jumping by the end of the 2 year old year to see which are likely candidates to start training come spring of their 3 year old year and which are not ready or just will not be jumpers .\nnot plays it straight after haley makes a speech to roy and then proceeds to say\nrelax , talking is a free action\n.\nhave a question about this project ? sign up for a free github account to open an issue and contact its maintainers and the community .\nalleviate some health problems by jumping into a healthy version of you \u2013 absorb that energy and bring it back to here and now .\na healthy , circulating lymphatic system is very important to healthy , beautiful skin . and it just so happens that the up and down motion of jumping rope ( jumping on a trampoline , also ) is one of the absolute best exercises for moving the lymph system .\ntalking most definitely seems to be a free action for word girl when she stops in the middle of a pitched battle to define a word .\nin this free 3 - part video series , you\u2019ll learn how powerful your subconscious mind is and how to use it . then burt will teach you how to use quantum jumping step - by - step to access your inner vault of unlimited creativity , that is your subconscious mind .\nwe host the ultimate kids parties including jumping , room hire and food . there are 3 different packages available all with different tailored options .\ni\u2019ve noticed that jumping rope is an excellent remedy to this ! five minutes of jumping and voila \u2013 the cold is a thing of the past . i also look forward to using this trick on cold winter mornings , before we can get the woodstove on to heat up the house .\nas yearlings , how much do you free jump and how high ? what has been your experience with free jumping at this age ? this is interesting to me . also , somebody mentioned here that they wouldn ' t jump a horse until is 5 - 6 yrs . however , there are 5 and 6 year old divisions at shows that are around 4ft . clearly a horse going in those was probably started over fences around 3 . 5 and showing their 4 yr old year . there are a lot of horses doing this . i am not saying this is great , but it is common . op - interesting thread . glad you posted this . i am interested to see the different opinions and perspectives as i have a yearling and it never really occurred to me to free jump before her 3rd year . in europe , how early are most free jumping their horses ? does anybody know ?\nthis clinic is intended to be an introduction for young horses to practice free jumping in a jump chute . the setup will be similar to the chute that will be used at the east coast usea future event horse championships , which will be held at loch moy farm on october 8 , 2015 .\nthe insurance company vgh versicherungen has been a reliable partner since the competition was held the first time in 1997 . the hanoverian jumper breeding program was launched exactly 20 years ago . meanwhile , the free jumping competitions are one of the annual highlights , arousing a great deal of interest everywhere . many a futurity prospect that competed in verden started a successful sports career . george by garant / don juan participated at the olympics last year after he had been placed at the free jumping competition at the age of four . the chestnut was ridden by jill henselwood and belonged to the canadian team in london .\ngetting numbers on base jumping has proven difficult because the activity remains unregulated and partly illegal . but westman worked out some rough estimates , based in part on the work of american base jumping pioneer nick di giovanni , who has kept track of deaths since 1985 at the world base fatality list .\nwear shoes while jumping \u2013 you\u2019ll believe me the first time you smack yourself in the bear foot when you mess up a jump ! it smarts .\nmy name is calvin j . el , l\u2019m called the jump rope guru or mr . c . i have jumping rope for over three decades . j r 4 d \u2013 jumping rope 4 distance is the new sport . and at the age of 63 i am still going strong because that is what i love to do . i am the fastest man in the world running and jumping rope simultaneously . calvin . j . el is the jump rope guru . peace\nis a free action . this is necessary , as the show ' s protagonists are perhaps the single most hesitant gaggle of mooks in all of anime . the aliens\nin ferris bueller ' s day off , narrating is a free action for ferris , and none of the other characters are aware that he ' s doing it .\npc world\u2019s jon phillips wrote that for samsung gear iconx , though beneficial because \u201cwire - free means tangle - free , \u201d battery life is still an issue , as is maneuvering controls just right . and , cnet\u2019s david carnoy determined that erato apollo 7 offered sound performance that was stellar with some tracks and not so much with others .\nlist , jumping probability table , and the initial transmission path . in data transmission phase , dmrf detects node failure , network congestion and void region , the detection methods will be described in subsections 4 . 1 , 4 . 2 and 4 . 3 , respectively . the left time of data packet will be checked to analyze if that packet need to be transmitted in a jumping mode . if none of the above conditions happen , dmrf will dynamically select a member from fcs as the next hop based on the transmission rate of data packet and local information . once failure nodes , congestion nodes or void area are detected , or the left time factor of the data packet is less than the jumping threshold , the jumping transmission mode will be used . in the jumping transmission phase , each node dynamically adjusts the content of\ni free jump my horse all the time . it helps with his form and confidence . he had no jumping experience what so ever before he came to me and i ' ve free jumped him almost 4ft . i taught him voice commands before i did this though . it helps a lot for me . i also try to follow him so he won ' t come into the middle and go around it . i do not use a chute . i just put a pole on the standard guiding him to it .\nexercising in general encourages the release of endorphin hormone . however , exercise as intensive and fun as jumping rope can boost the release of this magic hormone through the roof .\nalas , somewhere along the way , jumping rope got thrown by the wayside in favour of one too many saved by the bell and fresh prince of bel air episodes .\nnever feel old again\u2026 even if you fall sick just a bit too often ; you\u2019re about to discover that quantum jumping works like an amazing rejuvenating and revitalising elixir of life .\n\u201cguided by burt\u2019s quantum jumping program , i am overjoyed to know that wherever i am in the world , i travel with the skill of tapping into my own inner wisdom . i would absolutely recommend this program ! it provides a path to bring desired things into reality . i think quantum jumping is an amazing tool to realize our true purpose . \u201d\napprox . 60 four - and 100 three - year - olds are expected to participate . they all have one thing in common : they carry best hanoverian show jumping bloodlines and descend from approved sires and dams that are registered with the hanoverian jumper breeding program . both competitions will start at 9 . 00 am . the judges will award scores for style , potential and overall impression and analyze and comment on the performances . apart from valuable prizes , the owners of the two best of their age - group will be offered a free breeding to a popular and approved top show jumping sire . all competitors will be published after the close of registration on the website www . hannoveraner . com . entrance will be free of charge .\ndmrf adopts the similar mechanism used in [ 28 ] , in which node can directly transmit data to sink node . the node selects the next hop node according to the jumping probability . if data transmission fails , the jumping probability is adjusted via feedback mechanism , which can not only avoid the effect caused by node failure , network congestion and void area , but also improve the transmission rate and make the possibly discarded data packet continue to be transmitted and thus lower the energy consumption of retransmission . the jumping transmission method is shown in figure 3 .\nwe free jump ours as yearlings two year olds and three year olds to assess their strengths and weaknesses and so far have gotten a very good grasp of their abilities from and early age .\nunderstand your past \u2013 even if you never knew what really happened \u2013 and clear up your emotional and energetic blockages , so you can be truly free to make the most out of the future .\nare airpods worth the wait ? pcmag said in its \u201cthe best wireless headphones of 2017\u201d piece it was not prepared to \u201cstrongly recommend any wire - free earphones just yet\u201d but plans to continue testing .\nlol ! i love jumping ! a couple days ago my friend was over at my house and we played wizard 101 but after a while i got boreed ( bcuz she was only in unicornway and i already a magus in mooshu ) and we went to my dorm , wen her friend ported ovr for no reason , and after a while we ran out of things to say and we just all started jumping ! lol it was so funny and wen we were done jumping we started turnin around in circles and then jumpin while turning ! haha it was so funny .\ni really saw myself in your article , you could have been talking about me . \ud83d\ude42 i too work from home and found it very hard to follow through with exercise , because everything i\u2019ve tried was either hard to do or got boring really fast . i\u2019ve always loved jumping rope and i knew that , if i got one , it could be a good exercise option . i\u2019ve been doing basically the same thing you\u2019re doing , getting up a few times a day and jumping for 5 minutes ( sometimes less , sometimes more ) and i couldn\u2019t be happier . i just bought a new rope with lcd display to keep track of calories and jumping history and i feel a little improvement every day , especially in terms of endurance . jumping rope rocks ! !\nin this article , we will cover the benefits of jumping rope and risks of jump rope workout with a hope to enlighten people of its benefits , but also mention some of the drawbacks .\nare faulty or jfaulty , or congestion and empty area exist , the current node will send feedback message to its upper stream node . in the jumping transmission mode , if the transmission failed , the current node will also send feedback message to its upper stream to inform them to adjust the jumping probabilities . in the worst case , in the feedback procedure within a path with the maximum\nand again here , where ray demonstrates writing is a free action , by writing 19 + words ( we don ' t see the other side ) on a board during a pause in a conversation .\nsuffering with acne ? join my crew of over 50 , 000 kick ass women on their journeys to gorgeous , naturally clear skin . to get started right away , grab my free report right now .\n\u201cmy main goal for using quantum jumping was to get to a stage of writing a book , something i\u2019ve always wanted to do . a truly enlightening experience ! i would recommend quantum jumping to anyone who wished to have , i will use the term inside knowledge , and experience that will open their eyes to the possibility at gaining knowledge about themselves and what they wish to accomplish . \u201d\nin order to guarantee real - time and fault - tolerant characteristics , jumping transmission mode is adopted . when node failure , network congestion or empty region is detected , or the remaining transmission time of the data packet is near to deadline , jumping transmission mode will be used to reduce the transmission delay , thus ensuring the data packets are sent to the destination node in specified time limit .\njumping rope is an excellent exercise to release endorphins \u2013 a hormone released by central nervous system and pituitary gland , which act as a drug in the way that it relieves pain and improves mood .\nprior to 6 ( i would definitely free - jump before , at least at say 4 or so ? ) , but i personally wouldn ' t work a horse too hard over jumps ( ie . not at any real height , not too fast , etc ) prior to their 6yo year , just because they are not yet finished maturing . i doubt that the jumpers out there who start jumping as 3yo ' s experience too much trouble ( any studies out there ? ) , however i doubt it is optimal for them . to me personally , i find jumping at 3 too young , and i am frustrated in my search for a young mare , at finding all these jumper - bred wb ' s started as 2yo ' s and jumping at 3 ( it makes me wonder about their longevity in a future jumping career ) . their growing is not even close to complete at that age and they cannot possibly have had a solid dressage foundation at that age . to me , foundation is\nplease note car parking spaces are sometimes limited due to high demand . if this is the case , please park in park royal leisure park ( free parking ) , which is just 20 seconds down the road !\nop - interesting thread . glad you posted this . i am interested to see the different opinions and perspectives as i have a yearling and it never really occurred to me to free jump before her 3rd year .\nthe mayfair exponential game system allows one or two free bond one liners per phase of combat ; however , if the dialog takes more than four or five seconds to deliver , it costs the player an action .\nshadowrun recommends the game master limit players to somewhere around 25 words in a round ( though , as nale demonstrates , that can be a bit restrictive ) and no more than one gesture as a free action .\nwestman dedicated his work in part to lukas knutsson , a base jumping mentor who died in an incident in switzerland on october 11 , 2002 , when turbulence caused the chute to become entangled in a bridle .\naverted in bushido blade - while the enemy is introducing themselves , you are free to walk up and stab them . however , this is blatantly dishonorable , and a quick way to disqualify yourself from seeing the ending .\ntoday\u2019s trend is wire - free headphones , with no cable running between . apple jump - started the conversation in september when it rolled out airpods for its iphone 7 , which does not have a traditional headphone jack .\nwhile airpods are on back - order , a few competitors have rolled out wire - free earbuds . bragi dash , samsung gear iconx and erato apollo 7 are among those in hot pursuit of airpod - interested consumers but , according to pcmag . com , drawbacks to wire - free models tested in may include poor battery life , \u201cawkward controls\u201d and elevated prices . expect to pay $ 159 for airpods and $ 299 for bragi dash .\nin this paper , a dynamical jumping real - time fault - tolerant routing protocol is proposed , namely dmrf . each node utilizes the remaining transmission time of the data packets and the state of the forwarding candidate node set to dynamically select the next hop . once node failure , network congestion or void region occurs , the transmission mode will switch to jumping mode , which aims at reducing the transmission time delay and ensuring the data packets to be sent to the destination node within the specified time limit . according to the feedback information from the downstream node , each node dynamically adjusts the jumping probabilities to increase the ratio of successful transmission .\nwill send a feedback message to its upstream node . once receiving the feedback message , the upstream node will also adjust the jumping probability and the feedback message is forwarded hop by hop to the data source node .\nbusinessballs is a free ethical learning and development resource for people and organizations . the use of this material is free for self - development , developing others , research , and organizational improvement . please reference authorship and copyright of material used , including link ( s ) to urltoken and the material webpage . disclaimer : reliance on this material and any related provision is at your sole risk . businessballs ltd assumes no responsibility for any errors or damages arising .\nthanks for your detailed comment kicki ! sorry i wasn ' t very clear - i have free jumped horses before but they have always been older , experienced horses so was looking for advice on introducing it to my inexperienced horse .\nfoals and yearlings jump obstacles and play all the time . i wouldn ' t be sure either of whether or not to free - jump a 2yo however on the other hand , if it were done lightly ( say one or two\nyesterday , i asked you to tell me your experiences and opinions about unpaid internships . hundreds of you responded . here is the first batch of answers - - against unpaid internships . forthcoming today : in defense of working for free .\nthe idea companies are paying to provide experience is nonsense . if a friend pays thousands of dollars to take a photoshop or html class in college , employers are getting free labor to utilize that skill . if the company was instructing students in photoshop , i ' d see the value . but those skills are required to get the internship in the first place . so what is the point of learning a skill when it is being used for nothing ? companies that otherwise would have to pay a worker for that technical ability can utilize it for free . so , not only do students pay internship credits , pay for housing , they pay for the skill to work for free . that ' s wrong .\ni have and will again free jump foals , yearlings , and two year olds . but no way in hell would i jump a horse under a year old over 3 ' jumps . are you kidding me ? ? 5 - 7 times down a chute - in my mind - includes walking them through the chute over a pole on the ground so they know where to go . and i am also not a huge fan of using a ground pole for the young ones either as i think part of the point of free jumping a young horse is seeing if they can figure out what to do with themselves . my rolleyes above was for the\nbut it will ruin them forever\ncrowd .\nthis problem , however , is most relevant to jumpers who restart jumping after a long break . in this case , they got the skill to jump continuously without stopping , but their legs are not prepared to take the stress .\n[ \u2026 ] strength training can really amp up your workout . you can find more benefits of jumping rope here . also , please ignore our green pool . pollen season has officially arrived and thanks to the two [ \u2026 ]\nyeah . jumping is kinda useless unless it has something to do with pets , but hey ! why not ! ? ! ? its fun and think about this : if we couldnt jump , we would want to . : - )\n; most characters can spout off exposition in the middle of a fight . lee in particular has a habit of kicking his opponent into the air , jumping after him , and expositing for 30 seconds before finishing him off . specifically :\ndepending of the number of registrations 15 to 25 % of the participants of each selection competition will receive a ticket for the semi - final , the best horses of the semi - final are invited for the final during jumping mechelen .\ntalking is technically not a free action in gurps ( with its one - second combat rounds ) , but the basic set points out that unless you ' re going for hyper - realism , it ' s usually best to use this trope .\nthe economics of unpaid internships are obvious . employers are desperate for cheap work , and\nfree\nis pretty cheap . workers are desperate for , well , anything , and students and recent grads are willing to negotiate their wages down to zero . but the ethics aren ' t so clear - cut . if unpaid internships are the key to better jobs and bigger salaries , should we be concerned about the millions of lower - class students who can ' t afford to work for free ?\nthe rules for the swedish game drakar och demoner are explicit that during battle , each five - second interval can only be used for one action , where speaking is one possible action . short interjections like\nattack !\nare free actions though .\noverall , it ' s my experience as well that the legal guidelines for\ninternships\nare a total joke . it absolutely is free labor for the employers , and i wish the trend was heading more in the direction of shunning than normalizing .\n\u2026and that my friend , is just the tip of the iceberg . but before i go further into how it works and what it can do for you , i think that you should hear about the success others have experienced with quantum jumping .\nplayed with in metroid prime , where scanning is a free action . scanning enemies itself is not a free action , but once the scan is complete the game basically pauses so you can read the scan . with your scanner , you can get information about bosses and enemies and learn weaknesses . averted for one specific mechanic of metroid prime 2 echoes . safe zones in dark aether slowly replenish your health , and if you are standing in one when a cutscene starts , you will continue replenishing health for its duration .\nafter you\u2019re an expert at jumping rope , or you\u2019re doing long jump rope workouts , i can imagine it may end up getting a little repetitive \u2013 but luckily there\u2019s all sorts of variations you can do with the jump rope to keep things interesting .\nvillains and vigilantes , though , was the first to actually have this mechanic , explicitly calling talking a\nfree action\nin the early 1980s . it was then popularized by champions , the original superhero roleplaying game , and its generic outgrowth hero system after that .\nin rogue trader , you can even play an astropath and have\nmindtalk\nas a free action . only war , though , specifically says that the gm should place limits on how much one can say without it being a half - action or full action .\nthe global guardians pbem universe is based on the champions roleplaying game . one of the basic rules is that soliloquies are a zero - phase action that take no time at all ; technically , a character could recite the entire text of wikipedia as a free action .\nsimply use an imagination to make the combinations . the best part is , while you make the combos up as you jump , the time starts flying . the next thing you know you\u2019ve been jumping for 15 minutes instead of 10 that you had planned .\nmy jump rope only cost me 9 bucks ! so cheap , and well worth it . you can get jumping ropes in any fitness section of department stores , or in sports stores . you can also look at thrift stores , or in toy stores .\nthe last thing you want to do is jump head first into a declining market . google trends is a really simple and free web application that will allow you to search for keywords related to your chosen product to better understand the trend based on google searches over time .\nsubscribe to the financial brand via email for free ! by now you\u2019ve heard about the wells fargo cross - selling scam , and hopefully read about it here on the financial brand . i\u2019m not here to report the news , but to offer some alternate perspectives on it .\nthe consumers who were harmed by the illegal actions taken by the fired employees have the potential to recoup their losses and be compensated for harm done ( although , i\u2019m jumping the gun a bit here into problem # 3 , so hang on for that ) .\nbase jumping , or parachuting from tall objects such as buildings or cliffs , remains a riskier prospect . one of the most frequent problems involved the parachute opening toward the object that parachutist jumped from , so the subsequent collision could injure or kill the base jumper .\nif the navbar ' s position is fixed ( e . g . > 980px screen width ) , then jumping to a in - page anchor link places the initial content for that anchor under the navbar where it is , therefore , hidden from the user .\nare you looking for a new star that has so much potential to do both jumping and dressage ? showdown warrior is a rising 6 year old tb gelding , standing at 16 . 1hh . warrior ' s sire is dane shadow and his dam is boba . he has three established paces and has been to pony club rally days and some local competitions which includes : showjumping , hacking , sporting & c . t . warrior is showing plenty of potential in both the dressage ring and the showjumping ring . warrior is a very fuss free hors\nwell , i am happy to say that getting up and jumping rope for five minutes every so often throughout the day has filled my needs \u2013 it reminds me of being a kid , so it\u2019s fun , and i actually look forward to my next jump sesh .\ndon\u2019t free - jump your horse with his reins ; either remove them from his bridle and lead him with a lead clipped to the outside ring of his bit , or use a halter . if his reins fall while he jumps he can catch his legs in them and fall .\nit\u2019s the combination of more than 30 years of research into fields like hypnosis , yoga , meditation , feng shui and remote viewing , to name a few . i\u2019ve experimented and tweaked for maximum results over decades , and quantum jumping is the sum total of my experiences .\njumping rope is an extremely effective way to say goodbye to all the unwanted calories . of course , the amount of calories burnt will depend on many factors such as your weight , intensity , which is counted by the umps per minute you do , and time spent .\ncountless people write to ask me how i have managed to accomplish such a variety of feats . it\u2019s all down to the notion of what your mind can conceive , it can achieve . so , if you\u2019re wondering what you can use quantum jumping for , it could really be\u2026\njumping rope not only will help you to lose your weight , but will improve your coordination and balance tremendously . great coordination will help you to excel in other sports . tennis , volleyball , basketball and many other intensive sports cannot be played without great level of coordination and balance .\njumping rope is fun , especially with a fast song that you like . i follow the beat with every jump it keeps me going . it\u2019s a great way to tone up a lazy sleepy body and mind . i love your article and the video , too . ^ - ^\ntotal mystery . my top - rated seller email arrived literally in the same week as ebay mistakenly froze my account accusing me of a fraudulent item ( which it was not ) . talk about the right hand having no idea what the left hand is doing . . . re : free shipping - after 3 + years at this i have come to realize customers truly do not give a hoot about paying for shipping . if you have a product they want , they will pay fair shipping prices . they do not care . i tried the free shipping route after ebay was strongly recommending . i not only saw zero increase in sales , but lost major money . not worth it at all - just have the customer pay . most consumers expect to pay shipping fees on any website other than amazon prime . even free ship w / most companies comes only w / a minimum purchase .\nadd additional jumps once your horse has gone through the chute successfully , or if your horse is experienced in free - jumping . set the second jump about 20 feet from the first one and just slightly higher , either another cross - rail or a 2 - foot fence . set the third jump about 23 feet from the second , making it about 2 - feet and 6 inches high . to set up an oxer here , push another set of standards behind this third jump and put a rail up slightly higher than the front rail . adjust these as your horse gains experience .\nmy club is having a sport horse clinic this weekend and i was hoping some of the sport horse breeders on here could help a little . we are going to have a free jumping chute and we are trying to figure out what distance the jumps are supposed to be set at ? there will be horses as well as ponies . does the distance need to be changed for the ponies ? is there somewhere that i can look for info on this subject ( ie specific registries ) ? is the last jump supposed to be an oxer or is that just a choice ? thanks ! !\n12 . 2hh pony and a 17hh horse should absolutely not be jumped through the same distances . i have free jumped my horses quite a bit and set the same distances i would for grid work under tack . i do have a book that has specific distances . i will go look for it .\ni was wondering what age you can free jump your horse ( over small jumps ) to see potentail . i have a aqha mare who turns two this march . . . she is 60 % ish tb and the rest is qh . i understand horse development and joint fusion . i understand the consequences of working young horses . but i realize that people who breed hunter / jumpers probably do not wait until they are four or five to pop them over a jump and see if they are worth keeping . or , maybe they do . note : my filly is small for her age ( 14 . 3 - 15hh ) , all leg , and quite visually open in her knees . any tips or strategies for free jumping ? as in distances , size , grids , etc . i do not want to make her jump high , or at all , until it is ok to do so .\nin this paper a dynamical jumping real - time fault - tolerant routing protocol ( dmrf ) has been proposed . dmrf works in two data transmission modes : hop - by - hop mode and jumping transmission mode . once node failure , network congestion or empty region occurs , the transmission mode will switch to jumping mode , which can reduce the transmission time delay , ensuring the data packets to be sent to the sink node within the specified time limit . we theoretically prove that dmrf can meet real - time and fault tolerance requirements . the performance of dmrf is evaluated by extensive simulation experiments . simulation results show that dmrf can not only efficiently reduce the effects of failure nodes , congestion and void area , but also increase the ratio of successful transmission , lower the transmission delay , and reduce the number of the control packets . the primary contributions of this paper are summarized as follows .\nsomewhere between this and changing clothes is a free action is luke from the sacred blacksmith and his magical sword forging . the first time he does it , he tells cecily to hold off the giant crystal spider that ' s attacking them , and she instead watches him . the spider is happy to wait .\ntruth be told , you\u2019ll never know with 100 % certainty how well your product idea will do until you actually open up shop . however , by validating your product idea before jumping in head first , you can mitigate risk and build confidence in your idea before investing too much time and money .\ncompare inaction sequence , comic book time , webcomic time , expolabel , wall of text , changing clothes is a free action , and transformation is a free action . talk to the fist is this trope ' s feared enemy , killed mid - sentence is its biggest subversion , and exposition beam can bypass it . contrast distracting disambiguation , where there is some amount of cooperation on the enemies ' part that enables this , and holding the floor , where a character talks to deliberately buy time . see also year inside , hour outside , luckily my powers will protect me , plot time , acoustic license , and magic countdown .\ni would love to work for free to pursue the career i want . and an internship is a great way to do that . but far from being an egalitarian or meritocratic institution , unpaid internships unintentionally reinforce already existing socio - economic divisions . no one who believes in equal opportunity could support such a system .\nan old school axiom for mmos was that there always had to be a way to jump \u2013 even if you couldn\u2019t jump to anywhere . excluding it is just bad form , and we would have been answering the question \u201cwhy can\u2019t we jump ? \u201d constantly . jumping and other emotes allow players to express themselves .\nhere ' s the link to the kwpn - na webpage with the specifications for the chute at the keurings urltoken i have no idea how that should be changed for the ponies . and here is the chute description for the holsteiner approvals in addition to these three mandatory phases , mare and sporthorse gelding owners may now opt to participate in the free jumping test . owners who choose to participate are encouraged to practice at home to prepare their horses for this evaluation . at the inspections , the jumping chute will consist of a ground pole , a vertical , an oxer ( square or ascending ) and an oxer ( square or ascending ) in that order , placed at distances approximately 9\u2019 , 22\u2019 and 24\u2019 , in that order . distances may be adjusted on an as needed basis . initially the jump rails will be set low . fence heights will be raised at the discretions of the owner / trainer / judge to best evaluate willingness , technique and scope .\nlala , glad to hear you\u2019re with me ! i\u2019m not sure what advice i\u2019ll be able to give , since it\u2019ll be new for me too , but feel free to email me about things . you\u2019re lucky to live in an area that supports it . and thanks for reminding me about chocolate . i forgot about that one !\nto eliminate this problem , or to at least to reduce its negative effects , start off with a few minutes of jumping rope activity per day . add a minute or two every week . this simple rule of starting slow will save you a hassle of needing to ice your feet and chug anti - inflammatory drugs .\noffice vzw jumping mechelen until 16 december teintstraat 33a b - 2580 peulis tel 1 : + 32 ( 0 ) 15 753 . 968 tel 2 : + 32 ( 0 ) 15 761 . 417 fax : + 32 ( 0 ) 15 752 . 540 info @ urltoken opening hours 09h \u2013 12h & 13h \u2013 18h\nthere\u2019s lots of stuff to get your head around when making your own website , but you don\u2019t have to master everything straight away . make the most of all the fantastic free resources out there , apply your personality and expertise and , most importantly , give it time ; you\u2019ll soon be well on your way to an awesome website !"]}
{"id": 53659, "summary": [{"text": "yellow air cab company was a short lived american aircraft manufacturer based in kansas .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the yellow air cab company was chartered on 27 may 1929 .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "it was based in a hangar built from 1928-1929 ; previously occupied by the knoll aircraft company in wichita , kansas .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "stock was issued in august 1929 .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "the company entered into an agreement that october to purchase 200 all-metal buckley lc-4s designed with william bushnell stout at the same airport in an attempt to build aircraft for an air-taxi service and franchise through the midwest .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the company also bought the rights to the hilton super mid-wing in january 1930 .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the prototype crashed in february 1930 when a stabilizer broke off in flight , killing company pilot shannon .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "another stock sale followed shortly after the crash .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "in all cases , the company did not put these aircraft into profitable revenue service .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the company remained optimistic , and purchased the remainder of the knoll aircraft company , the facilities , and the airport it resided on for $ 166,000 and issued more stock in june 1930 .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the location became the home of straughn aircraft company until 1934 , and beechcraft plant number two in 1940 , where the beechcraft staggerwings , and later beechcraft bonanza production took place . ", "topic": 21}], "title": "yellow air cab company", "paragraphs": ["copyright \u00a9 2015 | yellow cab company | 714 . 999 . 9999 orange county | get a cab\nthis hilton \u201csuper mid - wing\u201d along with the manufacturing rights were purchased by the yellow air cab company in january 1930 . yellow air cab occupied the ex - knoll factory at webb road and kellogg but no additional super mid - wings were built .\nmarco henry , president of the yellow cab company and green access taxi was interviewed by brynn gingras of nbc 30 .\nthe yellow air cab company was located north east of kellogg and webb road . the building is still there and is part of beechcraft plant # 3 . they were in existance from 1929 to 1930 . they built 1 aircraft called the yellow cab .\nproviding clean - air vehicles is important to us . that\u2019s why over 25 percent of the affiliated cabs are clean - air vehicles . that makes yellow checker cab company the largest affiliation of alternative fuel vehicles in santa clara county .\ngive the gift of a yellow cab lift with our easy - to - use gift card .\nthis hilton\nsuper mid - wing\nprototype , along with the manufacturing rights , was purchased by the yellow air cab company in january 1930 . the plane crashed in february , killing its pilot , and no additional super mid - wings were ever built .\nthe yellow air cab company was chartered on may 27 , 1929 . it was based in a hangar previously occupied by the knoll aircraft company , at kellogg and webb road , in wichita , kansas . in october 1929 the company entered into an agreement to purchase 200 all - metal buckley lc - 4 ' s , and in january 1930 it purchased the manufacturing rights to the hilton\nsuper mid - wing .\nair travel and air mail 1929 style . a stearman lt - 1 \u201clight transport\u201d loading mail and passengers at the municipal airport terminal / hanger .\nat yellow checker cab company , inc . , we are committed to connecting passengers with environmentally - friendly service by helping to reduce our carbon footprint . for those riders who are carbon - conscious or those companies looking to reduce the negative environmental impact they have , yellow checker green cab is ready to accommodate your green needs .\nwhy choose los angeles yellow cab ? for years , hollywood and santa monica residents have turned to los angeles yellow cab for fast , friendly and convenient cab service . with our new curb app , online booking and telephone or text reservations , we are still providing fast , convenient service ! here are three ways to book your cab ride with us :\nit has truly been a breath of fresh air . . on time every time , courteous , professional . . i recommend this company to my neighbors and friends . .\nby website . when you visit the los angeles yellow cab website , you can choose from two ways to book your cab ride : download the curb app or order your cab with the convenient online reservation form . with both methods , you can make advance reservations or order a cab for immediate pickup .\nabsolute worst cab service . don ' t even bother . called an hour ahead , pointless . never again will i call this\ncompany\n.\nair cab limited is moncton ' s fastest and friendliest taxi company , with over 150 professional drivers . we offer delivery , door unlocking and car boosting service . we have seniors and student discounts available . for more information , call us today .\nby phone . los angeles yellow cab offers fast , friendly phone service by calling ( 424 ) 222 - 2222 . as always , our dispatchers will work to get you a cab as quickly as possible .\nyellow cab co orange county taxi service creates adventure and excitement in every anaheim travel experience . from the moment you land at jwa to the moment you depart , yellow cab ' s anaheim taxi drivers will show you everything there is to see and do . whether you send a loved one on a scavenger hunt of the city or take a weekend city - hopping around the beautiful oc , yellow cab will get you to all your favorite destinations with comfort and ease .\nas a favorite hollywood taxi company , we offer professional drivers who are licensed , certified and insured for your protection . meeting the needs of our customers for west hollywood taxi service is our most important goal ! let los angeles yellow cab take you wherever you need to go .\nyellow cab of greater orange county is the premier taxi cab provider for anaheim , garden grove and the surrounding areas . each of our 400 cabs offers prompt , safe , reliable transportation , getting you where you need to go for the lowest fare around .\nthey suck ! you have to call an hour - 2 ahead of time just for them still not to show up ! yellow cab from now on . and they are cheaper anyway . .\ndo not use this company . if i could give this company 2 negative stars , i would . i concur with jess887 , this is a horrendous taxi company . i also called two hours prior requesting a taxi and three hours later i was informed , by a different dispatcher , no taxi was scheduled too pick me up . i was told they could have a driver to me in 30 to 45 minutes . i told them , \u201cno thank you , i\u2019ve already wasted three hours of life i will never get back . \u201d do not use this company .\nour california - based call center can accommodate your green needs . please request a clean - air vehicle when scheduling a ride by calling\n24 hrs earlier , we called air cab and booked a taxi for 0700 hrs dec . 27 , 2012 to go to the airport . day of flight , no cab arrived . i phoned air cab and was told that the driver had a flat tire and that a taxi would be arriving in 6 or 7 minutes . at 0730 hrs still no taxi arrived , family member had to take his own car to the airport at 0730 hrs otherwise he would miss his flight . i phoned air cab to advise . one minute later a cab pulled into my driveway and just parked there idling his engine . i went out after a few minutes . the driver opened his door and thought we still wanted a cab . i told him he had been expected for 0700 hrs . he said he had been contacted by the dispatcher only at 0705 hrs to come to this address . i said we were told he had a flat tire . he said he never had a flat tire and he apologized . air cab lied to us and is unreliable . will never use again . they do not even deserve a one - star rating . zero star rating .\ntwa ford tri - motors in a typical early 1930s\u2019 scene at the wichita municipal airport , the present site of mcconnell air force base .\nnational advertising powered by urltoken . yellow pages tm , walking fingers & design tm , urltoken tm , find . & design tm , urltoken tm , canada411 tm and yp shopwise tm are trademarks of yellow pages digital & media solutions limited in canada . all other trademarks are the property of their respective owners .\nshown here in 1931 is the wichita airway sales and service company hanger located on the east side of the municipal airport near the present base operations building at mcconnell air force base . the airplanes left to right are a kansas city , kansas built american eagle with a wichita built knoll kn - 1 and three swallow model tp trainers .\nwadlow brothers flying service at the east central airport in 1930 with their three travel air airplanes , a model 2000 , an s 6000 b and a b 4000 .\ni never have to wait more than 10 minutes for a drive , the drivers are always very friendly and don ' t mind making extra stops . i ' ve never had anything but good experiences with air cab and i ' ll be using them from now on .\nfor years , los angeles yellow cab has been providing professional , friendly santa monica taxi service throughout the city . with fast pickup and delivery as well as courteous , professional service , our drivers will get you where you need to go safely and in no time at all . for even better service , try our user - friendly curb app . this downloadable app allows you to order a cab any time you need one with one click .\na stearman pt - 13a \u201ckaydet\u201d prior to delivery to the u . s . army air corps in 1937 . by late 1943 more than 8 , 400 \u201ckaydets\u201d in various models had been delivered .\ndo not use this taxi service if you would like to a ) get where you are going in comfort - we used them this evening their vehicles were broken down disgustingly filthy without air conditioning or any other redeeming qualities ; b ) if you would like to arrive on time for anything - we called two hours in advance to ensure our cab would arrive at the time we needed it and it was a full half hour late ! we had to call in multiple times to find out where our cab was and were blatantly lied to . c ) if you would like to be charged fairly - during the first cab ride we were told their rates were flat fees based on distance we were charged different amounts each time for the same exact route . the only way they had a five star listing has to be their own review . find another company to use .\nfor more than a century , hollywood has symbolized all that is glamorous in the film and entertainment industries . while not every film company is located in hollywood , the walk of fame featuring stars for important entertainers as well as the hollywood sign have come to symbolize , for many , the entire entertainment industry . visitors often want to see these sites as well as visit the various movie studios and other attractions along hollywood boulevard . los angeles yellow cab can take you in style to any location in hollywood , whether you are touring or simply meeting friends . call us for fast hollywood transportation to all events and attractions !\na stearman model 76d1 advanced trainer / armed reconnaissance aircraft prior to delivery to the philippine army air corps in 1937 . in the background can be seen the former stearman sales and service hanger just east of the municipal airport terminal .\nto take a taxi , start by either hailing the cab on the street or booking one online or via phone . it ' s a good idea to do some online research beforehand to get a sense of how much the fare should cost for your trip , as this may help you avoid being taken advantage of by a dishonest cab driver . also : it ' s safest to enter and exit the cab on the same side as the sidewalk .\nthe wichita municipal airport is framed under the wing of the boeing xat - 15 in this 1942 photo . note the three pt - 17 trainers on the left , two of which are in the markings of the air force of china .\nit doesn\u2019t matter if you ' re a local or a tourist , yellow cab wants to make sure your time spent in orange county is nothing short of memorable . we\u2019ve got hockey , concerts , musicals , art shows , and more - we have you and your whole family covered . we\u2019re here to make sure your time spent in orange county is nothing short of memorable . call ahead to reserve a cab , 714 - 999 - 9999 , use our new smartphone app , or hail one of our taxis on the go ! let\u2019s get you there !\nthe issues of clean air , the environment , independence from foreign energy and adoption of new technology in the mass transit and business transportation sectors took center stage in hartford as connecticut clean cities future fuels project stakeholders and attendees discussed connecticut\u2019s alternative energy transportation options .\nlocated to the west of hollywood proper , west hollywood or weho is home to the famous sunset strip and borders both fairfax and beverly hills . full of shops and restaurants , it is a favorite place for tourists and locals alike to visit . while west hollywood has been rated\nthe most walkable city in california\ndue to its incredible number of pedestrian - friendly streets , those visiting the area still need cab service to and from the city . if you are visiting west hollywood , call los angeles yellow cab for fast and easy transportation to and from this thriving city !\nshown here on march 1 , 1930 at the wichita municipal airport hanger / terminal is a watkins \u201cskylark , \u201d manufactured at 2300 e . douglas in wichita , with a visiting lockheed \u201csirius . \u201d the sirius was on its delivery flight to the shell oil company in new york city .\nthe number of passengers that can ride in a sedan taxi is four or five , including the driver . minivan and van taxis have more capacity . in many states , children are required to be in a car seat in a taxi , so check with the taxi company beforehand if traveling with a child .\nnever had a problem with these guys . longest i ' ve ever waited is maybe 15 min . cab drivers are always cool . unlike jimmies were i ' ve had to call m\u2026\nspring is in the air ! flowers , spring showers , and a whole lotta fun ! orange county is calling you - sports , art exhibits , amazing photography , children\u2019s theatre , whale watching and more - we have you and your whole family covered . we\u2019re here to make sure your time spent in orange county is nothing short of memorable . call ahead to reserve a cab , 714 - 999 - 9999 , use our new smartphone app , or hail one of our taxis on the go ! let\u2019s get you there !\nas active business members in orange county for over 60 years , yellow cab of greater orange county is committed to offering excellent taxi transportation services to both residents and visitors . we have expansive experience and knowledge in serving all of the popular and exciting tourist locations and attractions throughout orange county as well as any airport , business , nightclub , restaurant , shopping center , community center and medical facility . in fact , we\u2019re the exclusive taxicab provider for the disneyland resort . we are confident that you will be happy with our services .\nthe most disrespectful cab ride i ever experienced . the driver was late and had the audacity to charge me 2 bucks more than i ' m used to paying . when i called in to the cab company , i was told that he was right and that he can sometimes come off as rude . the driver told me that he was not pulling off until i paid in advance , and even stated that he felt i wasn ' t going to pay the fare once he took me to my destination . he yelled at me and told me to get out of his vehicle if i wasn ' t going to pay in advance . this morning has been the most draining for me . i have never been treated like this from a taxi driver in my entire life .\nused to identify an individual taxi , a taxi medallion is a series of letters and numbers that is unique to each cab . it is usually located on the hood , license plate , or roof of the taxi , and it may also be listed on your receipt . getting this information is essential if you want to follow up with the taxi service about a driver ' s performance or if you leave something in the cab .\nsanta monica has been a favorite beach resort for over a century , and today ' s visitors still enjoy a trip to the santa monica pier , third street promenade and palisades park . the annual santa monica film festival is just one of the numerous activities that have made the town famous . whether you are a resident or a visitor from out of town , santa monica holds a unique charm that will have you returning again and again to enjoy the exciting events and see the beautiful sites . calling los angeles yellow cab will get you there in style !\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 .\nusing a hybrid taxicab helps the environment and indicates that you are a responsible citizen who cares about future of the planet . carbon dioxide is number one cause of global warming . our hybrid vehicles emit about one - third of the emissions that a normal cab puts out . standard taxi emits 43 tons of carbon dioxide per year , while a hybrid puts somewhere between 13 - 15 tons . we believe that you can do business in a way that contributes positively to the environment . hybrid cars don\u2019t use as much gas as a regular vehicle because they switch between a gas and electric motor while driving . when they are not using the gas motor they are using the electric motor . when you decelerate or brake energy is stored in the batteries and then that energy is used to power the electric motor under 40 miles an hour which adds up to big savings for both environment and cab drivers . gasoline is non - renewable source of energy and with a usage of hybrid vehicles you help in the preservation of it . we hope that one day our company is going to be completely carbon negative .\ni can\u2019t believe how unprofessional this business is ! i called the number listed , but immediately got a rude man who told me , after i said i needed a taxi and where to pick my friends and me up and drop us off , call 410 - 272 - 3000 ! i started to look for other taxi companies , but was having a hard time finding one open 24 / 7 that was nearby , so i called the number and reserved a taxi with kate . i gave her my number . first , the taxi driver never called to let us know he was outside the hotel . i called kate back and she let me know he was outside the hotel . second , the driver ended up purposely taking the wrong route and charged us double . we found this out after we rode back to the hotel in a taxi from another company . we sensed something was up , but being our first time , went with the flow . third , the taxi driver who picked up a group of drunk douches who ran to the taxi faster than we could , like it was a race , did not even identify us or tell the guys to get out when i called to let a rep , it may have been kate again , know we were waiting for our taxi . she said the taxi driver told her he picked up another group . she also said that another taxi would pick us up in 10 - 15 minutes and gave no apology ! thank goodness less than 10 minutes later a taxi driver from another taxi company drove in the parking lot and happily agreed to take us back to the hotel since he had a no show at a bar close to where we were . it is ironic because bel air taxi did not call to let us know our driver arrived , but they called when we were not there to get picked up ! i did not answer ; i saw no sense in yelling at them since they know they are incompetent . i learned my lesson , but i just wanted to give people a head\u2019s up just in case they are considering using this company .\nwichita ! the air capital of the world ! is it true ? there have been 86 different aircraft companies in kansas and 51 of them have been in wichita . some of them built only one aircraft while companies such as beechcraft / hawker beech , cessna , boeing and lear jet / bombardier learjet have built thousands . at one time wichita built 70 % of all civilian aircraft built . they still build a large percentage of all civilian aircraft built . yes ! ! it is true ! !\nwe were desperate for a taxicab . our car was at the nearby dealership ( 2 . 2 miles away ) , they called to say it was ready for pickup , and it was raining really bad . i called probably 5 different places and none of them served the area where i live ( bel air , md . ) i even called a local bar to see if they could recommend a source . nothing . i found , for probably a 3rd time . . . this place . i had read the reviews ( 2 ) and had avoided it . however . . . when i called , the dispatcher quickly understood what i needed & didn ' t hesitate getting our address and the address we needed to be driven to . my boyfriend and i decided to go outside to wait for the cab , and it was pulling up ! ! ! ! not even 3 minutes after we called . he said the cab was sufficient , even though it wasn ' t the newest vehicle . he said it didn ' t stink , and had cold a / c ! ! ! ! the 2 . 2 mile ride cost him $ 8 . 00 , but he gave the driver $ 15 . 00\nthis is the 8th in a series of aircraft designed , built and flown by more than 25 aircraft companies that called wichita , the air capital of the world , \u201chome . \u201d some of these early aircraft companies are world famous today , while most are nearly all but forgotten . however , their history should be recorded and aviation aficionados will find great pleasure in seeing these aircraft . thanks to the photographic artistry of pioneer aviation photographer , edgar b . smith ( 1896 - 1966 ) and other pioneer aviation photographers , excellent photographs exist today of most of these early day aircraft .\nlet\u2019s ring in the new year and say hello to 2017 while enjoying heartwarming love stories , fun musicals , hockey games , whale watching and more ! we\u2019re here to make sure your time spent in orange county is nothing short of memorable . call ahead to reserve a cab , 714 - 999 - 9999 , use our new smartphone app , or hail one of our taxis on the go ! let\u2019s get you there !\nseptember is just around the corner and with the slightly cooler temperatures come new experiences to enjoy around orange county . concerts , musicals , new exhibits , walking tours , and whales\u2026 . all waiting for you ! we\u2019re here to make sure your time spent in orange county is nothing short of memorable . call ahead to reserve a cab ( 714 - 999 - 9999 ) , use our new smartphone app , or hail one of our taxis on the go ! let\u2019s get you there !\neven though summer is coming a close , there are still plenty of fun things to do around orange county in the month of august . concerts , musicals , photography exhibits , art festivals , whale watching , and more ! we are here to make sure your time spent in the oc is nothing short of memorable . call ahead to reserve a cab , 714 - 999 - 9999 , use our new smartphone app , or hail one of our taxis on the go ! let\u2019s get you there !\nsummer is here and orange county is ready to celebrate ! there are plenty of can\u2019t miss events going on in the month of june , including musicals , amazing art exhibits , fun children\u2019s shows , whale watching , and more ! we are here to make sure your time spent in the oc is nothing short of memorable . call ahead to reserve a cab , 714 - 999 - 9999 , use our new smartphone app , or hail one of our taxis on the go ! let\u2019s get you there !\nsummer is here and orange county is ready to celebrate ! there are plenty of can\u2019t miss events going on in the month of july , including amazing 4th of july celebrations , musicals , amazing art exhibits , fun children\u2019s shows , whale watching , and more ! we are here to make sure your time spent in the oc is nothing short of memorable . call ahead to reserve a cab , 714 - 999 - 9999 , use our new smartphone app , or hail one of our taxis on the go ! let\u2019s get you there !\nfebruary might be the shortest month of the year , but here in orange county it\u2019s packed full of fun events for the whole family ! sports events , concerts , plays , musicals , art exhibits , children ' s shows , whale watching and more - we have you covered . we\u2019re here to make sure your time spent in orange county is nothing short of memorable . call ahead to reserve a cab , 714 - 999 - 9999 , use our new smartphone app , or hail one of our taxis on the go ! let\u2019s get you there !\nappearing in many of the photographs is the wichita municipal airport administration building , the site for the future and now current kansas aviation museum . this grand old structure was erected in 1930 - 1931 and completed in 1935 . it was dedicated march 31 , 1935 . over the north entrance is a molded - stone color mural of charles lindberg\u2019s \u201cspirit of st . louis . \u201d the mural is from an original painting by l . w . clapp of wichita . in 1940 a control tower was built on the east end and in accordance with the original plans , the east and west wings were added in 1942 - 1943 .\nthe photos in this series were printed from edgar b . smith\u2019s original 8x10 - inch negatives . additional photographs are from stearman / boeing files and the walter d . house collection . all photographs are furnished by and are at the courtesy of the kansas aviation museum .\none of two boeing xl - 15 \u201cscout\u201d liaison airplanes delivered in 1948 . in the background is the cessna factory on east pawnee which is just north of the old wichita municipal airport .\nan experimental lambert \u201ctwin monocoach\u201d at wichita municipal airport in 1936 . the photo of the visitor from robertson , missouri was taken by a stearman photographer .\nwith the united aircraft and transport corporation\u2019s 1931 consolidation of northrop with stearman in wichita , some northrop \u201cbeta\u201d and \u201calpha\u201d models were completed and delivered by stearman . this february 1932 photo of a \u201cbeta\u201d 3d was taken in front of the stearman hanger with the municipal airport hanger in the background .\nwichita municipal airport hanger / terminal with a stinson model sm - 6000 - b operated by the transamerican airlines corporation of cleveland , ohio in 1931 .\na 1935 interior view of the beautiful wichita municipal airport terminal and administration building , the future and now current site for the kansas aviation museum . plans are in progress to restore the structure as close to original as possible .\nuse this space to describe your geocache location , container , and how it ' s hidden to your reviewer . if you ' ve made changes , tell the reviewer what changes you made . the more they know , the easier it is for them to publish your geocache . this note will not be visible to the public when your geocache is published .\nplease note use of urltoken services is subject to the terms and conditions in our disclaimer .\nparking is available at the cache location . please be respectful of the business and the area especially during business hours . watch out for mugglers because there can be many at times .\ni have had an idea for a series of caches to honor those aircraft companies and some of their suppliers . it has taken awhile to gather all of the information so i have been working on it awhile ! ! the caches are all located as near as i could get them to one of their locations , best as i know . please note that some of the buildings are still there , so look for them and take a picture because they are part of wichita\u2019s aviation history ! ! there are no codes to find a final as this series may never end , as new aircraft companies are still being formed ! ! i hope that you will enjoy this series of caches ! !\nthe cache is not hidden at the above location , it is the location of the old aircraft factory . the cache is hidden at : rb zr . ba c bk al . k be .\nthe cach is a cammo piill bottle . please return it to it ' s hiding place as good or better than you found it\n\u00a9 2000 - 2018 groundspeak , inc . all rights reserved . groundspeak terms of use | privacy policy\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\npowered by tribute media - a web design & marketing agency . | login .\nthe drivers are incredibly kind and reliable . i never have to wait more than 5 - 10 minutes .\nwe do apologize for the inconvenience that this cause you . the original taxi that was sent for 0700 hrs was the taxi with the flat tire . the taxi that arrived later was sent to replace the original taxi . sometimes situations occur that we have no control over and can only try to rectify such situation as promptly and to the best of our ability . the replacement driver had no idea what happened to the original taxi .\nthink your friends might be familiar with this business ? ask your friends on facebook to see what they think .\nthese are really lovely people , they just become very busy and sometimes get backed up . we have had a lovely experience with them , and only one time were we late to an event , because it was a very busy evening for them . we still support them and are thankful for their services they provide in our community . rev . yvetta s . jackson\nunreliable , nasty , unfriendly this taxi - service is sucks . they don ' t even deserve a rating .\nwas told the wait would be about an hour . waited an hour and a half and when i called again , the dispatcher told me that someone came for me but i wasnt there . . . even though i never left the front of the business where i called from . waited another hour ( 2 1 / 2 total ) and called again and the dispatcher hung up on me . i could ' ve walked home in that time span . i ' d rate this place negative stars if i could .\nyp , the yp logo and all other yp marks contained herein are trademarks of yp llc and / or yp affiliated companies .\nwe ' re proud to be the first environmentally - friendly fleet in the usa .\nthe connecticut clean cities future fuels project represents the largest project of its kind in the history of connecticut involving a variety of alternative fuels including compressed natural gas , liquid natural gas , hydrogen fueling , biodiesel and high capacity electric charging .\naffordable transportation to the airport and professional service . i ' ll if you are viewing this page , i suggest you try harford airport taxi for all\u2026\ni used them 2 times already and going for the 3rd time today . they are great , especially the owner .\nwe were desperate for a taxicab . our car was at the nearby dealership ( 2 . 2 miles away ) , they called to say it was ready for pickup , and it was raini\u2026\ni used this service and was very amazed of the good customer service and on time . not only that but they were very nice and reasonable with price . t\u2026\nfrom business : white marsh sedan provides executive sedan service for your personal or corporate need in eastern baltimore and metropolitan washington dc . we provide professional\u2026\ni used this service couple of times , in the hope to have a better drive . but all of the cap drivers are unsafe , un - welcome and unpolite . as well i h\u2026\nclean cars fast friendly service grate drivers and grate coustmer service . they always get to to fast with grate conversation i take them all the ti\u2026\nlast night , i used their service and came to towson , md . i left my camera in the back seat . about an hour later , driver came back and delivered my c\u2026\nfrom business : luxury car service in baltimore , baltimore - washington international airport , washington d . c . va and beyond we have the experience to transport you in comfort and \u2026\nfirst , this place has horrible customer service . i like to give places the benefit of the doubt but my goodness . . . sometimes no one even comes ! 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{"id": 53664, "summary": [{"text": "maverick drinks is a uk-based distributor of spirits .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "maverick drinks distributes spirits manufactured within the uk globally , and spirits which have been imported from outside of the uk within the uk .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "in 2015 maverick drinks made the move to international distribution , starting with the export of several uk brands into the us .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "in 2016 maverick drinks head of brand development , michael vachon , spoke in a panel of industry experts on the state of pay to play at the tale of the cocktail event in new orleans .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "in 2017 maverick drinks was appointed uk distributor for the award-winning range of single malt scotch whiskies from wolfburn distillery", "topic": 14}], "title": "maverick drinks", "paragraphs": ["maverick drinks secures \u00a350 , 000 sales of spirits in us market - case study - gov . uk\nmaverick drinks was awarded the iwsc spirits distributor of the year in 2014 , 2016 , and 2017 .\nmaverick drinks was founded in 2013 as the distribution arm of atom supplies ltd , who also run the online spirits retailer , master of malt . maverick drinks has a portfolio of premium spirits brands that have been recognised both for quality and innovation .\nukti has helped tunbridge wells based novice exporter maverick drinks win their largest order yet for whisky and gin with large american retailer .\nmaverick drinks are now set to expand beyond chicago with help from ukti . they also hope to visit canada and mexico later this year .\nmaverick drinks won a \u00a350 , 000 order with a chicago - based large us retailer , just 2 months after returning from a uk trade & investment ( ukti ) funded trip to the usa .\nmaverick drinks joined ukti\u2019s flagship passport to export programme in february 2013 . this export assessment and support scheme for small and medium - sized enterprises ( sme ) helped them prepare to enter new markets .\nrecognising & rewarding the very best in the wine & spirits industry , leading you to better drinks experiences .\nmaverick drinks is a trading name of atom supplies limited . registered office : unit 1 , ton business park , 2 - 8 morley road , tonbridge , kent , tn9 1ra . registered in england & wales . company number 3193057 . vat number gb 662241553 .\nit may seem that the market for spirits in the us is saturated , but maverick drink\u2019s success shows there is still a market for high quality boutique products .\nangus winchester is a \u2018bartender\u2019 of 28 years experience who founded 3 companies , served as the global brand ambassador for tanqueray gins and is now the vp for education & training for barmetrix . . in his years in the drinks and bar industry he has served drinks to scumbags and . . . read more \u2192\njames began his career in the drinks industry as a bartender in ireland at the age of 16 and has since worked in some of the world\u2019s most prestigious bars . in february 2015 , he took up a position at maverick drinks , and has never looked back . as portfolio ambassador , james is responsible for educating consumers and bartenders on the merits of craft spirits and the work that goes into producing them . whilst his role is focused on developing the market for the uk , he travels to distilleries around the world to expand and share his knowledge .\ngov . uk uses cookies to make the site simpler . find out more about cookies\nthis order marks the beginning of our expansion across the us and the continued development of our global brands . it\u2019s a great example of how an entirely british - owned company is creating a completely unique product in a crowded global market place .\nthe company was established in 1994 , but only began exporting a year ago . since then they have secured orders across the european union ( eu ) , but the us deal is their first order outside the eu .\nbook an appointment with an export adviser if you\u2019re interested in developing your business overseas .\ndon\u2019t include personal or financial information like your national insurance number or credit card details .\nto help us improve gov . uk , we\u2019d like to know more about your visit today . we\u2019ll send you a link to a feedback form . it will take only 2 minutes to fill in . don\u2019t worry we won\u2019t send you spam or share your email address with anyone .\nall content is available under the open government licence v3 . 0 , except where otherwise stated\n\u201cas a start - up brand you focus hard on achieving credibility and creating awareness . winning gold outstanding and the mezcal trophy provided us with a level of credibility and exposure that we simply could not have achieved on our own . the awards helped secure key listings in harvery nichols and selfridges and certainly played a significant part in opening up dialogue with potential u . s importers and ultimately securing one . i thought hard about which competition to enter and what the return on that investment would be . i can say with absolute confidence that the iwsc was worth every penny . \u201d\n\u201ciwsc is a very important competition to us in terms of showing consumers our quality . it ' s one of the competitions that we definitely enter on a yearly basis . \u201d\n\u201cout of all of the awards , the iwsc is probably the most prestigious and most honest awards . you choose your judges very well and they ' re very good , honest , decent people . they do it for the love of the industry . \u201d\n\u201cthe iwsc is a very prestigious competition . the prestige is a great thing to be able to communicate to our customers who have great respect for it . \u201d\n\u201cthe iwsc represents everything , without a doubt . there ' s no better competition in the world where you can judge yourself not just against your countrymen but against the rest of the world . \u201d\n\u201cfantastic company and fantastic award . . . in the wine industry , having an award like this is such an accolade . \u201d\n\u201cit ' s one of the greatest international awards you can get . it ' s similar to an oscar , if you like . \u201d\n\u201cbecause of the number of international judges that are tasting the wines and the number of wines that are being entered , it\u2019s a great privilege for us to receive this award . the history of the competition , the standing that it has amongst the international wine world and certainly amongst one\u2019s peers , to be able to get an award at the iwsc means a lot . there are a lot of competitions around the world \u2013 this probably represents the top award you could get as a winemaker . \u201d\n\u201cit\u2019s a great honour to win especially as nowadays people are focusing on the quality not just the numbers , so it does mean a huge amount getting recognition from an institution as well sought after as the iwsc . \u201d\n\u201cthis will be a recognition that will help in building the brand further , and building its prestige around the world . \u201d\n\u201cthe iwsc is a well renowned , well looked up to standard and a symbol of premium products so it\u2019s a great achievement to win any award . \u201d\nwhisky magazine\u2019s icons of whisky awards recognise and celebrate the finest companies and individuals in the whisky industry . with the america and scotland regional winners already announced , the time has come to reveal those receiving an award in the rest of world stage .\nregional winners of each category will now battle it out against each other for the overall global title , judged by the magazine\u2019s expert editorial panel and announced at the whisky magazine awards dinner in london on 17 march 2016 .\nwith new categories for 2016 , including master distiller / master blender , travel retailer , world whisky ambassador and supermarket , there is an opportunity for many sectors of the industry to be rewarded for their contribution .\nrupert wheeler , managing editor and chairman of the icons of whisky says :\nthe whisky industry is expanding worldwide with many new distilleries being planned to fulfil demand . these awards are in recognition of all those exceptional companies and individuals who are working hard to make their brand different and engaging . i look forward to presenting the overall global winners in march .\nspecialist artisan whiskymaker , compass box , is well known for unique branding and eye - catching bottle designs . with a wide variety of styles and tastes on offer , the world of small batch scotch is ready to be explored through the company\u2019s signature range , limited editions and great king street brands . quality and variety is of utmost importance and compass box ensure this is consistent by selecting the finest distillates from the best distilleries , aged in high quality oak casks . explore the company website for more about the products , as well as videos from whiskymaker john glaser .\nart , science and passion is the formula at still waters distillery and this is applied to every handmade small batch of whisky . thanks to a shared love of the fine spirit , friends barry stein and barry bernstein set about establishing the first craft distillery in ontaria , canada , and began production in march 2009 . over the years , they have honed their skills and now create a range of products , with their flagship stalk & barrel brand paving the way . the story of each barrel is tracked from \u2018grain\u2019 to \u2018glass\u2019 which enthusiasts can follow on the company website .\nnikka whisky distilling company founder , masataka taketsuru , has always been passionate about whisky , and nikka strives to make whisky in an authentic way without compromising quality . taketsuru founded yoichi distillery in 1934 and completed miyagikyo distillery in 1969 .\nthe company produces a wide range of japanese whisky in these locations which are appreciated and loved by people around the world . famous brands include single malts yoichi and miyagikyo , taketsuru blended malt , from the barrel blended , coffey grain and coffey malt .\nshortlisted distell ( south africa ) forty creek distillery ( canada ) irish distillers pernod ricard ( ireland ) kavalan distillery ( taiwan ) penderyn distillery ( wales ) teeling whisky company ( ireland ) the english whisky company ( england ) the nikka whisky distilling company ( japan ) tullamore d . e . w . distillery ( ireland ) zuidam distillers ( netherlands )\nkoichi nishikawa was born in kyoto in 1957 and began his career in the whisky industry after completing his studies at kyoto university . he graduated with a degree in agriculture in 1982 and joined nikka whisky distilling company where he was assigned to the nishinomiya factory .\nhe held production and quality - control posts at several sites in and outside of japan , including nikka owned yoichi , miyagikyo and ben nevis distilleries . in january 2015 , he was appointed as distillery manager of yoichi distillery .\nshortlisted denise devenney - tullamore d . e . w . distillery hugh gaynor - kilbeggan distillery john savage - onstwedder - da mhile distillery koichi nishikawa - yoichi distillery ( the nikka whisky distilling company )\nin march 2011 , john quinn was appointed the first ever global brand ambassador for tullamore d . e . w . tasked with travelling around the globe , john is responsible for spreading the word and improving product knowledge about tullamore d . e . w . and working closely with key bar staff , brand managers and consumers . he also works alongside our enthusiastic team of local brand ambassadors in key markets such as america , uk , france , czech republic , bulgaria , scandinavia and ireland . john has worked with the brand for 35 years .\nshortlisted bernard walsh - walsh whiskey jennifer proctor - tullamore d . e . w . ( william grant & sons ) john quinn - tullamore d . e . w . ( william grant & sons ) oisin davis - jameson cocktail programme stephen teeling - teeling whiskey company\nsince the james sedgwick distillery was established in 1886 , it has only had six managers , one of which is current master distiller , andy watts . after spending some time in scotland , andy returned to south africa to prove that this too could be an excellent whisky producing nation . the distillery\u2019s three ships label was the first single malt to be produced in south africa and bain\u2019s cape the first single grain .\nandy has been instrumental in the success of this award winning distillery , putting the country on the whisky map .\nshortlisted alex chasko - teeling whiskey company andy watts - distell david fitt - the english whisky company dr . don livermore - corby wine & spirits etienne bouillon - the owl distillery ian chang - kavalan distillery noel sweeney - beam suntory patrick maguire - sullivans cove peter bignell - belgrove distillery shinji fukuyo - suntory spirits\nla maison du whisky is a family business and was founded by georges b\u00e9nitah in 1956 . the company grew to become one of the largest french specialists of the importation and distribution of rare whiskies . thanks to the ever - growing whisky market both in france and around the world , la maison du whisky has been able to open up a number of successful stores . the first opened in paris in 1968 and since then they have expanded to r\u00e9union and singapore .\nstarting in a retail shop in royal tunbridge wells , the master of malt website now provides one of the most expansive ranges of fine and rare malts to be found anywhere in the world . the site is simple and easy to navigate , combining distillery facts , tasting notes and products . the company demonstrates industry leading knowledge and experience with a drive and passion for all things whisky related .\nindulge in master of malt\u2019s own independent offerings or explore the vast range of tasting sets on offer .\nelizabeth fell in love with single malts while living in edinburgh , scotland over a decade ago . since then she has settled in toronto , ontario and for the past five years has been the canadian ambassador for glenfiddich and the balvenie . since taking on the role , elizabeth has hosted countless tasting events and master classes at the country\u2019s top spirit consumer and trade shows , while simultaneously advocating for the female contingency of whisky lovers by curating the first women and whisky club in her home town of toronto , ontario .\nsince 2003 , the celtic whiskey shop , based in the heart of dublin , has worked hard to build strong ties with distilleries and wineries around the world so as to offer a whiskey mecca for lovers in ireland and abroad . the company also has its own exclusive label , celtic cask , of which it only releases bottles once they have reached their full potential . the store offers the customer a true whiskey experience with exclusive products , launches , tasting evenings and distillery tours .\nfounded in 1869 and operating over 1 , 200 supermarkets and convenience stores , j sainsbury continues to be the supermarket of choice for many thanks to the quality and range of goods and services on offer . when it comes to whisky , the selection both in store and online is sure to meet the needs of the whisky enthusiast and the gift shopper alike . with a huge selection of single malts and blends available from around the world , and all at affordable prices , your weekly shop can easily include your favourite dram . watch out for savings on sainbury\u2019s own branded single malt .\nit all began for dfs group in 1960 when robert miller and charles feeney established the first store location in hong kong on 7 november . by 1970s , the company was rapidly expanding and opening stores worldwide , one of which was located in changi airport , singapore .\nhere you can find some of the world\u2019s most premium whiskies . sample travel retail exclusives or find the perfect gift at this unique customer experience .\nshortlisted aelia duty free , charles de gaulle airport ( france ) aer rianta international , dublin airport ( ireland ) dfs group , changi airport ( singapore ) flemingo international , dubai international airport ( uae ) gebr . heinemann , frankfurt airport ( germany ) le clos , dubai international airport ( uae ) schiphol airport retail , schiphol airport ( netherlands ) world of whiskies , london heathrow airport ( england )\nborn and raised in tullamore , mary has a strong sense of pride working with tullamore d . e . w . irish whiskey . after completing a diploma in interior architecture , she ran her own furniture shop before joining the team as visitor centre manager . mary worked closely with all involved in the refurbishment and development of the new visitor centre in 2012 . under her management , last year was the centre\u2019s busiest and most successful to date , solidifying it as a ' must see ' attraction .\nshortlisted david mccabe - irish whiskey academy geoff burns - penderyn distillery mary hensey - tullamore d . e . w . distillery sheila baird - teeling whiskey company\nthe teeling whiskey distillery has enjoyed huge success since its official launch in june 2015 . bringing whiskey distillation back to dublin , and the first new distillery in the city for 125 years , it is no wonder fans are flocking in their thousands to visit this tourist attraction . by december 2015 , teeling whiskey distillery had welcomed 25 , 000 visitors . visit seven days a week from 9 . 30am to 5 . 30pm and join a guided tour to see all elements of the production process . enjoy a dram and a preprohibition cocktail as part of the tour or upgrade to a teeling trinity tasting to enjoy more award winning single malts .\nshortlisted canadian club brand centre ( canada ) kavalan distillery ( taiwan ) mackmyra gravity distillery ( sweden ) puni destillerie ( italy ) teeling whiskey company ( ireland ) teerenpeli distillery ( finland ) the jameson experience ( ireland ) tullamore d . e . w . distillery ( ireland ) yoichi distillery ( japan )\nashok is well known on the world whisky scene and is best known for his work with amrut distilleries where he is currently head of international operations . credited as the reason for much of the success of amrut in international markets , ashok spends much of his time travelling across the globe conducting seminars and master classes , focusing on the growth of indian whisky and in particular the award winning amrut range . ashok is currently pursuing a diploma in distillation with the institute of brewing and distillation , london , to enhance his technical skills .\nicons of whisky is presented by whisky magazine . final decisions are made by a whisky magazine editorial panel .\nparagraph publishing limited , registered in england and wales , number 5292845 . vat number : 706 7778 02\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ndushan zaric is the cocktail mastermind behind world - famous new york bars employees only and macao trading co . he is widely recognized as an industry leader and a pioneer in craft bartending ; his innovative work behind the bar has revolutionized the art of the cocktail . | dushan . . . read more \u2192\nbobby heugel is an owner and operator of eight bars and restaurants in houston , texas through his company , clumsy butcher , which partners with talented industry professionals to develop concepts that reflect their personalities . in addition to these establishments , bobby also consults . . . read more \u2192\nofficer craig miller has been employed by the department of liquor for 20 years . | officer miller became pivotal in communications between arizona liquor industry leaders and the department of liquor during a 2012 industry trade practice investigation . the department formed . . . read more \u2192\nmichael has been cited as a reference for the craft spirit movement for several major uk on - trade publications , as well as the new york times . in addition , he has delivered lectures , seminars , and masterclasses on topics including current consumption trends , new market opportunities . . . read more \u2192\nwe believe in drinking better quality spirits and have worked hard to source one of the most exciting portfolios of craft spirits in the world .\nwe work closely with our partners in retail , wholesale , and the on - trade to help reduce their reliance on mainstream brands and introduce higher quality alternatives . our collaborative approach to business , coupled with our carefully curated spirits range , has made us one of the fastest - growing distributors in the uk .\nwe ' d love to work with you . if you\u2019re interested in setting up an account with us and stocking our spirits , send an email to our trade team and they ' ll help you get started .\nfor anything else , please feel free to drop us a line via the email address below . we look forward to hearing from you !\nby clicking sign up , you confirm that you have read , understand and agree to our privacy policy .\nour website uses cookies , as almost all websites do . by continuing to browse this site you are agreeing to our use of cookies .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\ndistributor of outstanding craft spirits . 2014 , 2016 , 2017 iwsc spirits distributor of the year . tweets by michael vachon , head of brand development # drinkcraft\nscrap that , now trending 3rd in the uk . hootendrammy ! @ maverickdrinks # drinkcraft urltoken\ni may be falling off the rails later this evening ! five whiskeys i\u2019ve not tried before . . . . . # antici . . . . # pation @ maverickdrinks july 4th ultimate american whiskey @ tweettastings # drinkcraft urltoken\nwhat an amazing couple of days at # imbibelive2018 ! just look at this dream team spreading the good word about craft spirits . # drinkcraft cc @ imbibeuk urltoken\nincredibly excited to have andrew auwerda , founder of bluecoat american dry gin , here with us in the uk . . . and what a day for it ! # drinkcraft urltoken\nthere was great excitement when our parent company atom group was named in the sunday times virgin fast track 100 last year . today , we got our mitts on the award ! urltoken\nnext tuesday # forwarddrinking comes to my new home town of # bristol ! all industry folk invited , whether you\u2019re a bar owner , brand person , bartender , come have a chat about how brands and bars can work better together . and stay for a drink afterward urltoken\njoin the debate at lwf - 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", "topic": 32}], "title": "nfrastructure", "paragraphs": ["life at nfrastructure . nfrastructure is proud to be an equal opportunity employer ; nfrastructure nployees relish challenging projects working alongside . . .\nlife at nfrastructure * . nfrastructure is proud to be an equal opportunity employer ; nfrastructure nployees relish challenging projects working alongside . . .\nlife at zones nfrastructure * . nfrastructure is proud to be an equal opportunity employer ; nfrastructure nployees relish challenging projects working alongside . . .\nglassdoor has 31 nfrastructure reviews submitted anonymously by nfrastructure employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if nfrastructure is right for you .\ndevelop and provide custom presentations on nfrastructure services to customers to solve business problems .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at nfrastructure , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the nfrastructure company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at nfrastructure .\nact as the liaison between nfrastructure team and the customer . nfrastructure , the services company of zones , is comprised of more than 400 systems engineers , . . .\nsolicit and acquire signed agreements and appropriate paperwork from customers for purchase of nfrastructure\u2019s services .\nask a question about working or interviewing at nfrastructure . our community is ready to answer .\nuse and provide input to assist with building and maintaining the nfrastructure products and services catalog .\nmission : nfrastructure designs , builds , and supports integrated technology environments for an increasingly connected world .\nnfrastructure is proud to be an equal opportunity employer ; women and minorities are encouraged to apply for positions .\nschedules solutioning turnover meetings . meet with the salespeople and / or nfrastructure customers as required to capture the following :\ni enjoy working with the nfrastructure team ! everyone is professional but also personable . a very well balanced work environment .\nat nfrastructure , we organize and change around our customers . nfrastructure\u2019s sales team embodies that pursuit : we are devoted to finding relevant solutions that meet our customers & apos ; changing needs . in that regard , sales does more than simply make money for our company . our efforts focus on the ways that nfrastructure\u2019s services enable our customers to do what they do best .\nnfrastructure of clifton park , ny , whose customers include ibm , google , acquired by zones inc . - albany business review\nnfrastructure was a great company to work for . everyone was very friendly and willing to help . always striving to be better .\nfacilitate meetings to transfer knowledge gathered during solutioning process to post - sales operational business units within nfrastructure for implementation / service delivery .\nnfrastructure has started $ 4 million renovations to its clifton park , new york , office after giving up plans to build a new headquarters .\na member of the nfrastructure team who embraces our core values of insight , execution & results to drive customer , team and personal success .\npascarell said that nfrastructure is focused on adjusting the flow of the building to best integrate the people , process and technology after consolidating the offices .\ni applied through an employee referral . the process took 2 weeks . i interviewed at nfrastructure ( clifton park , ny ) in february 2015 .\nthis year , nfrastructure will record close to $ 35 million in revenue\u2014short of its target , but still up about 15 percent from the year before .\na few years back , nfrastructure defined what makes its culture so uniquely successful and summed it up into three words : insight , execution , and results .\nnfrastructure , the services company of zones , is comprised of more than 400 systems engineers , solution architects , and technical specialists who design and . . .\nnfrastructure , the services division of zones , is comprised of more than 400 systems engineers , solution architects , and technical specialists who design and . . .\nabout nfrastructure : nfrastructure partners with the world\u2019s most admired brands to design , build , and operate infrastructure and applications for digital business . our insight , execution , and results culture , world - class engineering talent , on - site technical service in every major market , tightly integrated high - availability remote support and our innovative , proprietary \u201cnterprise\u201d software platform delivers a highly differentiated value proposition for our customers and partners . more information about nfrastructure can be found at urltoken apply for this job or another online today at urltoken nfrastructure is proud to be an equal opportunity employer ; women and minorities are encouraged to apply for positions .\nthere is no greater demonstration of insight , execution & results than nfrastructure ' s commitment to the community . getting involved in the community is not a choice , it is a responsibility . nfrastructure ' s commitment to our customers , partners , and the community in which we live and work is genuine and profound .\nthe end user services team at nfrastructure is made up of highly motivated individuals whose attention to detail , follow - through , and active client support . . .\nhow will nfrastructure reach those goals , and what help will they need from potential new partners ? find out more in today ' s issue of the business review .\ninterior renovations of the building have started . construction is scheduled to be completed early next year . nfrastructure declined to disclose the contractor or interior designer working on the project .\nthe position of solutioning coordinator was established for the purpose of providing staffing and sales support to the solutioning & implementation department as well as nfrastructure customers . this position will w\nnfrastructure technologies , a clifton park , new york , designer and builder of computer networks and data centers , has been acquired by zones inc . of auburn , washington .\ntoday , nfrastructure has about 120 clients and employs roughly 330 . it is headquartered at the saratoga technology and energy park in malta , with offices in clifton park and albany .\nas a solution sales executive , you will generate and close sales of the solutions from nfrastructure\u2019s service catalog in an assigned territory . you will concentrate on selling nfrastructure services to large enterprise accounts . your responsibilities are to generate , develop , and close sales opportunities within your assigned territory . you will work closely with internal and external customers , as well as various levels of the organization .\ndan pickett iii will maintain his role as ceo of nfrastructure , which will operate as a subsidiary of zones inc . he will report to firoz lalji , chairman , president and ceo of zones .\nall are factors why the business review has named nfrastructure the company of the year as part of its annual achievers awards . [ the achievers event is nov . 10 . click here for details ] .\nat nfrastructure , we continually look for ways to create sustainable value for our customers . we do that first and foremost by delivering unmatched performance to more than 150 large enterprises across north america . nfrastructure\u2019s solutioning & strategic implementation division embodies that pursuit . this new division is responsible for designing and costing multi - business unit , complex solutions that drive value into our customers it structures , reducing their overall spend .\nnfrastructure , a saratoga county , new york company that builds computer networks and data centers for google and ibm , is on pace to break the $ 100 million revenue mark for the first time this year .\nnfrastructure partners with the world\u2019s most admired brands to design , build , and operate infrastructure and applications for the internet of everything ( ioe ) . an insight , execution , and results culture delivers on - time , every - time . nfrastructure offers : world - class engineering talent , on - site technical service in every major north american market , tightly integrated high - availability , low cost remote support and an innovative , proprietary \u201cnterprise\u201d software suite to manage ioe projects . 20 + years of experience , unparalleled technical expertise , and overwhelmingly satisfied customers , partners and employees have made nfrastructure the best integrator with the proven ability to cultivate sustainable business model innovation across the ioe spectrum .\nnfrastructure designs , builds and operates computer networks and data centers for businesses related to the internet of everything . the company works with more than 115 customers including globalfoundries , google and ibm . the business employs about 340 people in clifton park .\ntoday , nfrastructure has evolved into a company with close to 700 full - and part - time employees nationwide . the it company , based in malta , saratoga county , keeps churning out growth\u2014even in a stagnant economy still staggering from the recession .\nthe position of pricing specialist was established for the purpose of providing pricing analytics to the solutioning & implementation department as well as nfrastructure customers . this position will work closely with director , solutioning & strategic implementation and other staff and / or working groups .\ntoday , nfrastructure employs more than 300 and generates annual revenue of more than $ 113 million , creating and operating computer networks , data centers for some of the world ' s biggest companies from adidas and yankee candle to ibm and computer chip maker globalfoundries .\nat nfrastructure , we understand that our success results from our diverse workforce . nfrastructure nployees relish challenging projects working alongside technology\u2019s best and the brightest . our team members enjoy the freedom and support they receive to help our customers solve problems and capitalize on opportunities . our work environments are designed to foster collaboration , creativity , excitement and success . we are a high - growth organization that counts many of the world\u2019s most admired brands as customers . nfrastructure is a crn triple crown winner , a member of the fast growth 150 , tech elite 250 and solution provider 500 , inc . \u2019s build 100 list of sustained - growth companies , inc . \u2019s 500 | 5000 list , and are recognized as both a times union top workplace and a best company to work for in new york state .\nnfrastructure ' s culture can be summed it up into three words : insight , execution , and results . insight ensures that we have the capacity to gain an accurate and deep understanding of what we deliver . execution ensures that we deliver on time , every time . . .\nthe deal , which closed friday , gives zones access to more large customers with multiple locations . it will dramatically expand nfrastructure ' s sales force and it will allow the company to compete for customers outside of north america for the first time . terms of the acquisition were not disclosed .\nthe 10th annual pickett family foundation & zones nfrastructure golf outing and cocktail reception will be held at saratoga national golf club on thursday , june 21 , 2018 . the day consists of lunch and an afternoon flight , followed by an evening cocktail reception . cocktail reception attendees will b . . .\nnfrastructure was founded in 1992 by dan pickett iii in the basement of a liquor store in mechanicville , a small city on the hudson river in saratoga county . the company started out by wiring bank branches for keycorp across the united states and grew to more than 200 employees five years ago .\ndaniel t . pickett iii is chairman of the board and chief executive officer of nfrastructure . mr . pickett was appointed chief executive officer in july of 2008 and has served as chairman of the board since 2005 . mr . pickett is also president of hudson river capital holdings , a private investment company .\nit has changed because any ceo is going to put their stamp on an organization . what has happened at nfrastructure is probably just a few very important things . the first is our people . we have really taken the time to make sure we have a culture in place that attracts the best talent across north america , and that we have a team in place that really makes that culture high performing . . if you think about who nfrastructure first of all sells to , we sell to large enterprises , admired brands , so it could be somebody like google or ibm in the technology space . in the retail space it could be somebody like adidas\nthese values are built into every customer relationship , every new hire decision , every reward and recognition , every internal relationship and every involvement with the community . people are nfrastructure ' s greatest assets and our nployees certainly live up to the hype . we hold our nployees to higher standards and give them the freedom to do the right thing always .\nnfrastructure is a rapidly growing company , so even though continuously hiring employees are streched pretty thing . despite this , the current ceo is the original founder and owner who began this as a family company in the late nineties . those family values persist . employees are well regarded , respected , and cared for . it is very much a team atmosphere .\nnfrastructure partners with the world\u2019s most admired brands to design , build , and operate infrastructure and applications for digital business . our insight , execution , and results culture , world - class engineering talent , on - site technical service in every major market , tightly integrated high - availability remote support and our innovative , proprietary \u201cnterprise\u201d software platform delivers a highly differentiated value proposition for our customers and partners .\nas the smartnet inside sales admin you will assist with sales and renewals of cisco maintenance service contracts . you will become a subject matter expert for cisco maintenance practice , proactively create quotes , and contact and inform nfrastructure customers and sales executives regarding contract renewals that result in closing sales for renewal contracts . you will also be responsible for tracking and reporting renewals by customer and region , updating account information and consolidating contracts as needed .\nto raise the bar and achieve new heights , enhanced capabilities become the standard , which is why experiential learning is critical . nfrastructure ' s nployees have the opportunity to learn from and be coached by the best and the brightest in the business ' supportive thought leaders and colleagues who are thrilled to share their industry , technical and functional expertise . we are committed to helping nployees at all levels gain differentiating experience and build crucial skills they can use throughout their careers .\nas the web developer you are responsible for designing , coding and modifying the core applications that support the delivery of our services and internal web applications , from layout to function including user - friendly design and clear navigation . you will be responsible for a suite of applications that facilitate world - class integration services that drive product and technical innovation to accelerate high quality and predictable service delivery for nfrastructure customers . you will be innovative , detail - oriented , team - oriented , self - directed and adaptable to new development environments and changing business requirements .\nworking at nfrastructure is fine . if you want to move up and take on more responsibility then good luck . my observation is that they will keep you in you assigned contract and hire from outside the company all the time . i have seen people more than qualified only to be passed over ; the person doesn ' t usually stay long after that . they do provide lunch one a month at some locations . they are very straight forward with expense and pay on time and never mess around with that . but really look elsewhere if you want to learn and move forward in you career .\nthe 2014 globe awards is an annual competition to honor and draw attention to private - sector firms and public - sector transportation agencies that do an outstanding job in protecting and / or enhancing the natural environment in the planning , design and construction of u . s . transportation i nfrastructure projects . in its award nomination , the nte project highlighted many of its environmental initiatives , including implementation of a comprehensive environmental protection program that resulted in the development and implementation of an emergency management system which identifies , monitors , and minimizes environmental impacts ; the successful investigation of nearly 300 parcels to identify and mitigate pre - existing hazardous materials ; and the identification of sustainable natural resource solutions during unexpected construction issues .\nplease sign in and use this article ' s on page print button to print this article .\ngoogle started in a garage . daniel pickett iii tried to one - up his own customer by starting a computer - network business in the basement of a liquor store in mechanicville .\npickett ' s company creates and operates computer networks , data centers and other it products for some of the world ' s biggest companies ( from adidas to yankee candle to hsbc to ibm . . . and yes , google ) .\nnext on tap : increasing margins and landing 12 new clients ( intel is one target ) . after that , pickett wants to open his company ' s first out - of - state operations centers in a couple of five northeast markets , from philadelphia to boston to baltimore .\n\u201cwhen you have momentum , you have to invest with it , \u201d pickett 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 .\nbrands in the world , design , build , and operate smart technology solutions that help them execute their business strategies .\nwe have really two aspects to our business : one is our focus on specific industries that we deliver solutions to . for instance , we have a very large practice in the public sector , state government , and different agencies that would make up a state government via the human services agencies , the tax agencies , and the compliance agencies . we help them identify first the role technology is going to play in them fulfilling the mission of their agency . we have a practice in the design business around helping big companies develop a\nthat would be one of the ways our business has changed . if we look historically , they would come to us with what they wanted to do already in mind . they would come and say , \u201cthis is what we need you to do . \u201d what we are seeing a lot more of lately is them coming to us with a problem and asking us to bring insight to the table so we can help them try and solve the problem . then of course , because we have a lot of experience in building and operating the solutions that we bring , really helping them to see it all the way through , and the result of seeing it through is where we may have historically three , four , five years ago had a lot of transaction - oriented engagements with customers . we are seeing now more long - term , mutually committed rewarding relationships , and that has helped us because we get more predictability in our business .\nyou took over as ceo in a troubled economic time , certainly 2008 . how has the company changed under your daily guidance ?\nright now , if you look at what is happening in tech valley in new york under governor andrew cuomo , we are central to one of the largest high tech growth markets in the world . with the investments that we have made in the microelectronics space , the nanotechnology space , we have an area that really now is the epicenter probably for the next ten years of the semiconductor business . we have progressed from a company that three years ago really did not have any planned semiconductor business to a company that is doing work , our work at designing , building and operating a technology that drives these facilities for the top five players in the world . when i look back at a little over three years ago when we had no business in this industry , today we are a very relevant player . we have a great team , we have great partners , we deliver smart and fast and that is why we are able to dominate .\nany reproduction or further distribution of this article without the express written consent of urltoken is prohibited .\n\u201cfirst and foremost , if a company is to really succeed , you need to work with customers that you know you can have a mutually rewarding relationship with . \u201d -\nurltoken does not purchase or make recommendation on stocks based on the interviews published .\nthe fast - growing technology company is investing more than $ 4 million to purchase and renovate a building to consolidate its operations . the company previously leased the building in the halfmoon light industrial park at 5 enterprise ave . in clifton park .\nthe original plan was to design and build a new 70 , 000 - square - foot building that would house manufacturing , warehouse and office space . it was expected to cost $ 6 million . the business was promised $ 750 , 000 in grant money from gov . andrew cuomo ' s economic development competition to consolidate its four offices in the albany area into one larger office .\nthis facility . we used to just lease it , and now can best serve the customers . with renovations , we ' ll continue to do that .\nthe saratoga county industrial development agency is offering about $ 162 , 000 in tax breaks over 10 years for the expansion .\nserviced us very well , as it ties to our business strategy ,\npascarell said . ( read\nus really well in the future as we ' re making adjustments to the facility .\nwe notice you ' re visiting us from a region where we have a local version of inc . com .\nwe began the build 100 project by collecting data on more than 100 , 000 u . s . midmarket companies ( those with 85 to 999 employees ) . we then looked at how many increased head count in every year from 2007 to 2012 . remarkably , fewer than 1 . 5 percent of the companies met that standard . of those that did , we selected a representative sample that agreed to work with us on a long - term research project to understand the factors responsible for sustained growth . we focused on head count rather than revenue because we found that increased hiring is more predictive of future sustained growth , and that\u2019s what this project is all about . for more details about the build 100 , see \u201cgrow . hire . repeat . \u201d\n* employment figure for 2007 is based on company ' s pre - spinoff or pre - roll - up operations .\nhe used to sing in a boy band . now he ' s making millions by tweeting ( a lot )\npack your bags - - these u . s . cities are growing like crazy in 2017\nplease search by company name , industry , or metro area above . . .\n2014 was a very busy year ,\nsaid dan pickett iii , chairman and chief executive officer .\nif you think about retail or banking or education or advanced manufacturing with their tools going on the ' net the demands are growing to build out the network and run them effectively .\npickett started the company in 1992 with his father and brother in the basement of the family ' s mechanicville liquor store .\nrevenues in 2012 were $ 53 million . last year , they were about $ 68 million .\npickett is in the midst of planning a new headquarters with the help of a $ 750 , 000 state grant .\nthe company is considering a 58 , 000 - square - foot building at the new synergy energy park at the corner of route 9 and kinns road in clifton park . it was recently preparing to present its plans to the town but pulled the item off the planning board agenda because pickett said more time is needed to refine the scope of the project .\nbecause of the way everything is growing we ' ve got a little more thought to do it responsibly ,\nhe said .\ndesigns , builds and operates ioe applications and infrastructure globally for well - known brands .\nour culture of insight , execution , and results has resulted in overwhelmingly satisfied nployees , customers , partners and community .\nwe deliver . on - time . every - time . no buts about it .\nour nployees are our greatest asset . we want the best and the brightest people on our team , period . professional development helps nployees continue to excel , and is an ongoing process that continues throughout each nployee ' s career . essential to building the right skills , is continuous learning . the goal of our professional development is to stretch our nployees out of their comfort zones and encourage them to think differently .\nwe are committed to continuing to bridge the gap between the foundation provided by education and experience and the technical competencies required in today ' s connected environment . with that in mind , we set ourselves apart from our competition by raising the bar when it comes to the accredited expertise we bring to our customers .\nour training and certification programs are tailored to nployee needs , and the education tracks that our nployees choose depend on skills , experience and individual areas of interest . through the achievement of certifications , our nployees are able to document their expertise and personal commitment to professional development which not only brings value to our company , but also expands career opportunities .\nsuccessful transformations demand new capabilities . to build them , experiential learning leverages the intimate link between knowledge and experience . experiential learning is our preferred approach for building the skills of nployees who are energized by hands - on learning .\nwe are most attracted to projects that benefit and support education , innovative technology , and healthcare . we are proud of our contributions on both individual and company levels .\nour goal is to bring positive change by supporting the community through corporate sponsorships , donations , charitable events and community activities . providing leadership through nployee involvement and developing long - term relationships in the community is our way of ensuring a better future . we are committed to put back more into society than we take . we are determined to make a positive imprint on the world , to help our communities prosper and inspire people to do what ' s right .\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 technology company that simply isn ' t . zones , the parent company is just as bad .\nif you have no place else to go , this place will hire you . they are really good at hiding from their customers the lack of knowledge , expertise , and chaos that goes on behind the scenes . ( a pro for them , not so much for their customers )\nno advice needed . they live in a bubble and wouldn ' t listen to it anyway .\n* company pretends it is a big player , but lacks any direction . can ' t be a big player when you consider a $ 1000 tv install to be a project . * staffed by a bunch of immature , dimwitted employees it was like trying to herd a bunch of kindergarten kids to do work . * bills itself as an it company , but you work on things like installing pinpads , cash registers and cameras , that have next to nothing to do with it . the company relies on projects in the dying sector of retail . * if you thrive in a micro management world and relish having your creativity squashed than this is the place for you . * benefits were weak ( 2 weeks vacation , 3 % 401k match with a vesting schedule ) - although to be fair the benefits may have changed after i left with the zones acquisition . * the place never had enough seats for its employees and the cubes we did have were ridiculously small , never seen anything like it before .\nget a plan , figure out what you want to be when you grow up .\nfall festival with flu shots ? history . awesome holiday party ? gone . meet & greet with santa for the kids ? hasta - la - vista . health benefits and 401k matching ? violated . free annual frozen turkey ? still there . i ' m guessing it became the new bonus . thanks zones ! love you guys ! miss u ! xoxox for the ridiculous amount of money nys gave them , their pay and benefits sucked . just got a whole lot worse for anyone still with them . for all intents and purposes , they ' ve become just another self - interested payroll service provider , with zero skin in the game . better off going hbits , or anywhere else for that matter .\ngreat employees , hard work is necessary but rewarded . flexible workplace . good benefits . overall great experience .\nif you are looking for a professional , respectful environment , this is not the place for you .\nthere is no plan from the top , some behavior is borderline unethical , management plays\nfavorites\nand is sloppy .\nstop ignoring the need to communicate with employees . they are not ignorant and are looking to you for direction .\ni received healthy amounts of overtime and i received a paycheck every two weeks via direct deposit . absolutely nothing else .\neverything is disorganized . no one at any job site has any idea what they are doing . there is 0 training and no help . none of your\nco - workers\never show up on time , their skillset is minimal and most are incredibly lazy . there is absolutely no leadership whatsoever because everyone is so scared to take responsibility for a contract that may be a sinking ship and they don ' t want to lose their job . everything is a lie . they lie to their customers , they lie to their employees , they over promise and don ' t deliver at all . you will not get hired for a full time position with any kind of salary or stability so keep that resume handy . they have various\nemployee days\nthat are nothing more than a clever ruse to make you think that they actually have appreciation for their employees , but in reality they are just clichy affairs that show you the true ugly colors of the company .\nyou are all just yes - men praying you aren ' t the next to get fired . stop throwing hordes of unqualified idiots at jobsites and then expecting them to just manage themselves .\nhaving worked for 2 years as a it consultant the client i worked for was great .\nmanagement is horrendous and untrained . the promise of growth is just words with no action .\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 .\nsimple interview where the manager asks you a few questions about previous work places . how did you deal with completing certain tasks , and name one tough task that you had to go through whether it was at work or home .\ncongratulations on being honored with the american cancer society beacon of hope award ! watch the pickett family tribute video below .\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 call center that was always disorganized , with little communication , and only a little hands - on training . company also did not want employees to use the restroom , and counted it as a\nbreak\n.\ngreat people , great environment . ample opportunity for each employee to grow and flourish within their desired capabilities . i would recommend this company to anyone .\nvery hit - or - miss if the management is capable of doing their job or not . sometimes it is required if you to compensate for them to get everything done\nthe job was interesting , i learned a lot and was able to brush up on other things in the process related to the field . the travel was the hardest part being away from home up to a week at a time , over all not a bad time .\nworked as a contractor . i was assigned to a company in albany . no room for advancement but that was due to contract agreement . they have provided great benefit , gave monthly allowance for parking .\nworking for this company was a rewarding . a mixture of daily tasks with long and short term projects to complete . a great bunch of co - workers ; a solid team .\ngreat company and team . everyone helped one another . . would recommend job employement to anyone . . this is all i have to report\nexcellent company , very fair and the employees are very friendly . working conditions are excellent and they really do care about the employees .\nexcellent management . my co - workers are really good and act as friends .\ni think they will be very successful down the road but need to staff up before entering into new , large , contracts . try to take on way to many customers without the proper staff or infrastructure in place . the staff is terrific , very knowledgeable and hardworking . the co - workers are the best , the disorganization is the worst . the combined time frame includes the rf , that was a very good place to work , great people , management cared about the customer and the benefits were top notch .\ntip : enter your city or zip code in the\nwhere\nbox to show results in your area .\nhow long does it take to get hired from start to finish ? what are the st . . .\nview all zones , inc . jobs in san francisco , ca - san francisco jobs\nview all zones , inc . jobs in clifton park , ny - clifton park jobs\nview all zones , inc . jobs in carol stream , il - carol stream jobs\nview all zones , inc . jobs in san jose , ca - san jose jobs\nat the same time , the first section of the line c was designed and built . a handbook was produced and it involved stations solutions in terms of operation , layout and architecture , ventilation , lighting , information system , energy , etc . it was not easy to meet the requirements for processing a huge number of projects in a very short time , in a different concept and only with the newly forming team of designers . therefore , wide cooperation with several prague project institutes was necessary . cooperation was applied to this first operational section of the line c and it definitely brought its positives - learning the technical and time coordination of volume and time - demanding investments . this period can be considered as\napprenticeship of metroprojekt\nwhich laid the foundation of today ' s sovereignty of its engineers .\nyear 1974 is an important milestone in the metroprojekt history . the first section of the metro line c of prague metro florenc - ka\u010derov was put into operation . today , after 37 years , we could have a number of critical objections to this section , but it is necessary to remind in which environment the designer worked . metro was proposed at the assistance of consultants from the east and the technical contact with the rest of the world was almost impossible , the invention of designers was limited by the availability of building materials , construction technology and engineering products on our side\nbehind the iron curtain\nin spite of these circumstances , the advanced technologies were designed for the first metro section - \u201cring method\u201d of the tunnelling technology , full profile tunnelling under the protection of the non - mechanized shield , lagging of open foundation pits by pile walls or by \u201cmilan\u201d underground walls . the technology\ncut and cover\nwas designed for the construction of the metro station ip pavlova , where after the construction of side pile walls and roofing by prefabricated beams , was the station built gradually from top to bottom .\nthe first section of the metro line a was designed and built . while the dejvicka terminus was trenched and similar to stations on the line c , the other five stations were driven and with large pillars in the three - aisled construction . the only exception is the layout of the most successful station - mustek with a column structure and with the identical length of all three tunnel aisles .\nour designers mastered successfully the technical problematic of underground works in the project of the tunnel under the bottom of the vltava river which was driven by shielding technology using pressed concrete lining .\nin 1978 the first section of the metro line a dejvick\u00e1 - n\u00e1m\u011bst\u00ed m\u00edru was put into operation .\nin 1980 , the second sections of metro line a ( \u017eelivsk\u00e9ho ) and c ( ji\u017en\u00ed m\u011bsto ) and in 1984 third section of metro line c ( n\u00e1dra\u017e\u00ed hole\u0161ovice ) were put into operation . the milestone of this period was the year 1985 , when the first section of the metro line b sm\u00edchovsk\u00e9 n\u00e1dra\u017e\u00ed - florenc was put into operation .\nin 1985 the first stage of the metro construction was finished and the triangle of lines tras a , b and c was closed in the centre of the city . extensive adaptations in the inner city with pedestrian zones and park adjustments were also carried out together with the underground constructions , which meant a substantial improvement of living conditions in the city . it revealed that metro could bring significant improvements in many urban areas . this applies not only to line b , which new stations opened the possibility of rebuilding neglected parts of the city ( and\u011bl , n\u00e1m\u011bst\u00ed republiky , florenc , n\u00e1rodn\u00ed t\u0159\u00edda ) , but also to the stations in other sections of lines a and c in vinohrady , ji\u017en\u00ed m\u011bsto , and bubny - hole\u0161ovice . an example is the design of pedestrian zone zlat\u00fd k\u0159\u00ed\u017e in prague .\nafter 1989 , the only way how to hold the company with a large staff was extending the activity scope and the market scale . it was inevitable to leave the current exclusive focus on metro and other public transport systems . in these times , metroprojekt acquired the clients in the field of projecting the railway reconstructions , private developers and other public investors . one of the effective ways how to address the client was at the time turn key delivery including engineering and construction services . the first successful turn key delivery was the reconstruction of krone department store on wenceslas square . another turn key delivery was the reconstruction of the historic centre of the city of kladno . it was the reconstruction of all utility lines , roads , pavements and green .\nthe designs of libouchec , radej\u010d\u00edn , h\u0159ebe\u010d , panensk\u00e1 highway tunnels were elaborated in this period .\nboom of large shopping centres continues . in years 1998 - 2001 , the project of large complex shopping centre \u0161t\u011brboholy came .\nthe complete reconstruction of a listed building of the czech radio broadcast company in vinohradsk\u00e1 street has become a witness of a successful but extremely demanding work of our architects and designers . requirements for the layout and functional solution of broadcast facilities , studios and office space were in many aspects unique .\nrequirements for the operation of highly specialized medical facilities determined the conditions of the project of the reconstruction of the institute of haematology and blood transfusion . also , this case is a witness of a successfully designed reconstruction which was carried out in a listed building .\none of the most important projects has been undoubtedly the revitalization of klementinum area . the intention , which was implemented in difficult conditions of reconstruction in stages , was to find consistency ( or compromise ) between the conservation of valuable historic monument and operational needs of a modern library , open to top scholars and students and to the general public .\nin this period , design and construction of the underground moved forward faster again , this time it was the fourth section of the metro line c hole\u0161ovice station - let\u0148any , built in two stages , put into operation in 2004 and 2008 . even this line can boast of technical innovations in the underground construction . a technically unique solution was designed with dredged tunnels located in the bottom of the vltava river between tr\u00f3ja and hole\u0161ovice . kobylisy station was created as a mined single - aisle station with excavation profile of 220 m2 . currently , 57 metro stations 59 , 295 km double - track trails are in operation .\nmayfield \u2013 the rice homestead / mayfield historical society mark the 250th birthday of riceville\u2019s namesake , oliver rice , who was born july 15 , 1768 , with a celebration from 5 : 30 to 8 p . m . \u2026\nwilton - tickets are now available for the civil war weekend , a fundraiser for the friends of the ulysses s . grant cottage , which will be held on aug . 11 and 12 at d . a . collins\u2019 ballard road property \u2026\nkingston \u2013 the walking tour of the rondout national historic district , offered by friends of historic kingston , will take place on saturday , june 30 , departing at 1 p . m . from the kingston visitors \u2026\ngranville \u2014 slate valley museum offers a genealogy workshop led by barbara anderson of the washington county historical society at 2 p . m . saturday , july 14 . anderson is an academic \u2026\nmayfield \u2014 mayfield historical society\u2019s new summer exhibit at the rice homestead is entitled \u201cthe fabric of rural new york : 18th & 19th century textiles . \u201d the society this year is \u2026\nhere\u2019s news about an effort to preserve history in columbia county : hillsdale mercantile recently purchased the joshua h . bulkeley store / hillsdale mercantile association building at 32 anthony st . and \u2026\nbrowse previous blog posts by month and year of entry . you ' ll see all the posts for that time period .\njane jean kiam , software developer at anavs , received a vdi prize 2013 for her excelient master thesis on \u201c low - cost gps - based compass with reliable ambiguity resolution and cycle slip correction \u201c . the award ceremony took place at knorr bremse on november 15 , 2013 .\njane jean kiam with dr . johannes fottner , president of the vdi of munich , upper and lower bavaria .\nanavs has visited its snowsense stations for maintenance in newfoundland , canada , in early april , 2018 . the snowsense stations are determining the snow water equivalent ( swe ) solely based on gps measurements . more\nanavs has extensively tested its multi - gnss real - time kinematic ( rtk ) positioning software with the rohde & schwarz smw200a vector signal generator and its integrated gnss simulator . a successful rtk fix with more\nthe bels + project supports the european gnss industrial collaboration and capacity building with south east asia . the project is lead by bavairia e . v . with ismb , hust , upc , nstda , anavs , nsl , more\nthe intergeo is an international congress and trade fair for geodesy , geoinformation and land management . it takes place in berlin between 26 . 09 . and 28 . 09 . 2017 . anavs is having a booth at more\nthe european space agency ( esa ) has launched a new call for kick - start activities in 2017 . kick - start activities are designated to enable companies to undertake compact feasibility studies that explore new more\nork closely with director , solutioning and other staff and / or working groups .\ntracks rfp response deliverables and escalates any issues to the director of solutioning and rfp manager .\nprovides administrative support for rfps , such as scheduling meetings and follow - ups , taking meeting minutes , maintaining the rfp status document .\nprovides administrative support for project turnovers , such as scheduling meetings and follow - ups , taking meeting minutes .\nidentify products or services that are in - scope , as well as identifying components that are out of scope .\nwrite ( using word ) and perform calculations ( using excel ) to complete customer - facing deliverables , with a high degree of accuracy .\ndetermine deal eligibility for promotions , rebates and distributor special pricing , including manufacturer channel evaluation or demo programs .\nremain current on industry and product knowledge , technology trends and advancements for all products and services sold .\ncultivate and maintain strong relationships and ensure timely communications with appropriate customer personnel , including senior management .\nprovide timely and accurate reports on results as required by management including opportunity status and any obstacles .\nfoster , promote , and contribute to a positive team environment throughout the company .\nproven experience in understanding , articulating and selling a wide array of service offerings .\nstrong microsoft office skills , including word , excel , powerpoint and outlook and sales force automation system skills .\nstrong understanding of common business practices in the areas of sales cycles , customer service , accounting , pricing , purchasing , shipping , and billing .\nstrong technical aptitude with the ability to quickly learn concepts related to computer system configurations .\nestablished customer ( business unit , senior and executive management ) relationships are preferred .\nlet us search jobs for you based on the skills and experience listed in your linkedin\u2122 profile .\nciti is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer . minority / female / veteran / individuals with disabilities / sexual orientation / gender identity .\ncitigroup inc . and its subsidiaries (\nciti\u201d ) invite all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities . if you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and / or apply for a career opportunity - 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- it was flat out wrong . we do not in any way support or condone this behavior - our apologies .\n@ glasslewis keep going back to @ milktrucknyc . nobody else would want your cheap - ass doing business with them . you both deserve each other .\n@ jasminemoy @ glasslewis @ milktrucknyc lol . came across this and found u jasmine . you go girl\n. @ glasslewis always amazes me how the people with lots of money tend to be the most miserly a - holes around . good job getting him fired !\n@ gedeon underlying story , seems like the food truck owner should be paying employees better so they don\u2019t have to count on tips .\n@ mattbraun social media is a two - way street and also the great equalizer . one reason why it ' s so powerful .\n@ glasslewis @ milktrucknyc hi assholes ! way to confirm the stereotype that people who work in finance are shithuman sociopaths .\n@ artlung joe , you took the words right out of my mouth . just came here to tell them the same thing . patience\n. @ glasslewis\nmaking every vote count\n- i vote for you to apologize to @ oconnorb _ for getting him fired . shame on you all .\n@ glasslewis @ milktrucknyc wow - - shame on both of you . who orders $ 170 worth of food and doesn ' t tip ? ? ? wtf\n@ glasslewis @ milktrucknyc do us a favor , don ' t order $ 170 in food from counter workers . order catering , they ' re setup to handle your needs\n@ brianvan @ glasslewis @ milktrucknyc u must be a real business man , turn away $ 170 for sandwiches and shakes . id sell $ 1000 in snocones notip\n@ chadwildmusic those places have one cook & one grill , everything ' s made to order . you don ' t refuse the order but you take it preorder only\n@ brianvan maybe , but you have to be cautious on losing larger orders .\n@ chadwildmusic @ brianvan other customers exp bad service from this urltoken was rev neutral for truck . no repeat now .\ntwitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup . try again or visit twitter status for more information .\n) , an affiliate of francisco partners and procera networks inc . 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{"id": 53676, "summary": [{"text": "bull durham smoking tobacco , also known as \u201c genuine bull durham smoking tobacco , \u201d was a world-famous brand of loose-leaf tobacco manufactured by w.t. blackwell and company in durham , north carolina .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "that originated around the 1850s and remained in production until august 15 , 1988 .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "over the years , the brand often changed ownership , yet continued to be one of the most successful tobacco brands of all time .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "the brand is most commonly associated with its highly successful advertising campaigns that revolutionized the advertising industry .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "william thomas blackwell , an original investor and owner of the blackwell company , contributed greatly to the success of the product .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "blackwell and his company \u2019s tactics with the brand paved the way for other corporations to succeed through the acquisition of the bull durham trademark .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the success of the product ultimately is due to the successful advertising campaigns that made durham world famous , brought jobs to the city , and made durham the tobacco capital of the united states . ", "topic": 21}], "title": "bull durham smoking tobacco", "paragraphs": ["bull durham \u2013 smoking tobacco \u2013 thomas cusack co . chicago \u2013 wallace , id\nbull durham smoking tobacco promotion advertising original poster 25 . 5\nx 17\ndurham smoking tobacco with bull durham papers nos w t blackwell net wt . 5 / 8 oz\ns durham bull tobacco co . , shrewdly promoted its wares under the bull durham trademark . the firm\nbull durham tobacco vintage 1920s ad pipe by rosiesvintageprints , $ 25 . 00 | pipe smoking | pinterest | bull durham , pipes and cigar\nvtg bull durham smoking tobacco pouch w . t . blackwell & co . ~ unopened s04\nan old advertising label for bull durham smoking tobacco . . . | { vintage durham weddings } | pinterest | durham and north carolina\nitem morphy auctions / vca march 2010 auction / genuine bull durham smoking tobacco cardboard li . . .\nbull durham tobacco ad . american tobacco company , circa 1920 . large poster shows ease of rolling your own bull durham cigarettes by picturing a golfer swinging club while smoking .\nbull durham tobacco ad . american tobacco co . ca . 1920 . large poster shows ease of rolling your own bull durham cigarettes by picturing a golfer swinging club while smoking .\ninterestingly , bull durham tobacco ,\nbriteleaf tobacco\n, was grown and manufactured in durham , nc .\ndurham earned its\nbull city\nnickname through w . t . blackwell & co ' s\nbull\ndurham smoking tobacco , manufactured in durham and heavily advertised both locally and nationally\nwall - color 7 x 10 metal sign - 1915 bull durham smoking tobacco - vintage look repr . . .\nin 1957 , the last of the bull durham smoking tobacco production was moved from durham to richmond , and the durham plant became exclusively a cigarette manufacturer .\nbull durham tobacco trademark . ca . 1880 . circular emblem encloses bull standing in farm pasture , looking toward viewer .\ngenuine bull durham smoking tobacco cardboard lithograph . all original w / sticker on back for bull durham tobacco authenticity , has crease in the middle of print , in frame - 22\nx 30\nbull durham tobacco ad . the man in the moon . ca . 1890 . print ad for blackwell ' s bull durham smoking tobacco features drawing of a man in full moon , smoking a pipe . over one eye is the pull - string seal with bull trademark . from handbook of durham .\nbull durham / dances with wolves / mr . brooks ( 3 discs ) ( dvd _ video ) | bull durham and products\nfrom 1874 \u2013 1957 , bull durham tobacco , the first truly national tobacco brand , was manufactured in durham , nc .\nlucius green , manufacturer of genuine indian girl durham smoking tobacco , durham , - n . c .\ndurham smoking tobacco label , mfg . blackwell . ca . 1870 . striking label with reversed print and trademark bull , advertising durham smoking tobacco made by w . t . blackwell ( later the american tobacco co . ) .\nblackwell takes its name from william thomas blackwell , whose blackwell durham tobacco co . manufactured bull durham smoking tobacco . it appears , unnamed , on the blount map of durham c . 1867 .\nbull\ndurham smoking tobacco ad poster 11\nx14\nthis auction is for a highly collectible ad poster featuring\nbull\ndurham smoking tobacco . this poster measures approximately 10 3 / 4\nx 14\nand is a re . . .\nby the turn of the century , bull durham tobacco was reportedly the largest tobacco company in the world .\nmake plug , twist and smoking tobacco , ten inch , sixes and eights plug , and\nhickory\nsmoking tobacco .\ntobacco pouch with rolling papers , w . t . blackwell & co . , bull durham\nduring the u . s . civil war , john ruffin green ' s genuine durham smoking tobacco company made shredded pipe tobacco and sold it in small cloth bags with a picture of a bull on the side . the bull durham logo came about when a friend of mr . green ' s suggested he call his tobacco bull durham smoking tobacco . before long , the product\u2014which had become popular with soldiers during the war\u2014was commonly known as bull durham .\nbull in blackwell ' s durham smoking tobacco ad knocks sign painter over sign . ad appeared in u . s . tobacco journal , june 11 , 1877\n1918 : war department buys the entire output of bull durham tobacco . bull durham advertises ,\nwhen our boys light up , the huns will light out .\nin addition to founding the first tobacco company in durham , green was also a pioneer of tobacco advertising . inspired by a bull\u2019s head illustration on a brand of mustard from durham , england , he trademarked the bull for his durham smoking tobacco brand . this brand became popular worldwide and forever made the bull an emblem of durham . [ ii ]\n] and greater still , when considering other tobacco related diseases and environmental tobacco smoking .\ne . h . pogue , manufacturer of smoking tobacco , durham , n . c .\nw . t . blackwell partnered with mr . green and formed the \u201cbull durham tobacco company\u201d .\nbull durham tobacco \u2013 uneeda biscuit \u2013 nabisco \u2013 sloan\u2019s liniment , etc . \u2013 birmingham , al\npostcard for the w . t . blackwell and company tobacco factory , otherwise known as the bull durham tobacco factory .\ngenuine bull durham smoking tobacco general store sign . 9\nx12\n. 040 aluminum . this sign has eyelets . made in the usa .\nquick description : noticed this fading ad for bull durham smoking tobacco on side of former old general nerchandise store building near downtown bennettsville , sc .\njohn ruffin green ( 1840 - 1869 ) manufactured genuine durham smoking tobacco and used a bull as his trademark : origin of the\nbull durham\nbrand . after green ' s death , his partner william t . blackwell took over the company and the bull trademark .\nrobert morris and his son open the first tobacco factory in durham , manufacturing\nbest flavored spanish smoking tobacco .\nblackwell ' s durham tobacco co . factory bldg . 1895 . factory building of blackwell ' s durham tobacco co . , with bull trademark . engraving from handbook of durham .\nw . t . blackwell & co . , durham , north carolina , manufacturers of the only genuine durham smoking tobacco .\nearly packaging for the bull durham brand of tobacco , manufactured by w . t . blackwell and company\nthe name \u201cbull durham\u201d is said to have been taken from the bull on the british coleman mustard , which mr . blackwell mistakenly believed was manufactured in durham england .\ngenuine durham smoking tobacco , later known as bull durham , was manufactured in durham , north carolina from as early as 1860 . ( the trademark was first registered in 1866 . ) john ruffin green is credited with adopting the bull ( apparently borrowed from colman ' s mustard ( made in durham , england ) ) as a symbol for a smoking tobacco known as best flavored spanish smoking tobacco . green then changed its name to genuine durham in the 1860 ' s .\nbull durham rolling tobacco and camel cigarettes are distributed to american soldiers as daily rations during world war i .\nold bull , looking southwest , 1905 . ( courtesy duke manuscript collection / digital durham\nsoon golden belt was producing more than 13 , 000 bull durham sacks a day .\nbull durham , above harris diner , 79 north ave . , owego , ny , 2002\ngreen registered the trademark in 1866 , along with the name\ngenuine durham smoking tobacco .\nhe mounted a sign on the front of his factory depicting the bull .\nsee also : w . duke , sons and company ; tobacco , brown and williamson tobacco company ; bull durham tobacco ; r . j . reynolds tobacco company ; w . duke sons and company ; tobacco barrels : hogsheads ; inventions in the tobacco industry ; tobacco belts\n. the name \u201cbull durham\u201d is said to have been taken from the bull on the british colman\u2019s mustard , which mr . blackwell ( mistakenly ) believed was manufactured in durham , england .\nbull durham business bonanza , 1866 - 1940 by b . w . c . roberts and snow l . roberts ; endangered durham\nbull durham made its last ad hurrah in 1918 , when the company announced that , since it was sending all its bull durham tobacco to u . s . soldiers in world war i , it would suspend advertising .\nthe first american manufactured cigarettes came out in 1860 . the most popular brand was bull durham .\nr . f . morris & son tobacco factory . engraving . ca . 1890 . ' eureka durham ' smoking tobacco and ' ladies choise ' snuff . from handbook of durham .\naction on smoking and health ( ash ) . smoking statistics : illness and death . london : ash ; 2014 .\nsigns for bull durham tobacco once covered walls all over the country . photo : jack e . boucher , national park service .\ndurham tobacco ad , with bull and pyramids . ca . 1880 . engraving of bull wearing blanket advertising blackwell ' s durham tobacco . pedestal is partial pyramid labeled with company name and ' cheops ' on the side . smaller pyramids appear in the distance .\njames young whitted ( 1836 - 1926 ) was a hillsborough tobacco manufacturer and friend of bull durham founder john ruffin green . according to local lore , whitted suggested that green adopt a bull as symbol for his tobacco brand .\ngenuine bull durham smoking tobacco . from an older tobacco sign into a reprint picture . reprint picture made of an older advertising sign and it is . high quality semi gloss photo paper and ink are use . . .\nold bull with power plant behind it , 1895 . ( courtesy duke manuscript collection / digital durham )\nby 1890 , bull durham was one of the most famous trademarks in the world . in that same year , five of the largest cigarette producers , including blackwell tobacco co . , the maker of bull durham , joined together to form the american tobacco co .\nclick here for another bull durham sign , this one from san francisco ( 1990 ) . here you can see the bull , but it is partially blocked by billboards .\ndenny , smith & co . manufacturers of fine smoking tobacco proprietors of the monogram brand .\nbull durham was sold as loose tobacco in a roll - your - own packet , and continued to be manufactured until around 1988 .\nel toro , of course , is spanish for bull . the bull durham brand of smoking tobacco was originally called\nspanish flavored durham tobacco .\nthe manufacturer , john r . green , used the bull name and emblem in his advertising and on his packaging .\nspanish flavored\nreferred to the variety of tobacco grown commercially in the us , which was native to the spanish caribbean . baseball legend has it that the term\nbullpen\ncame about because of the ubiquitous advertisements for bull durham tobacco that hung near the area where pitchers warmed up .\nthe project is located near the home of the durham bulls minor league baseball team , and is expected to be completed this fall . the property has its own story : a factory on the land once produced bull durham smoking tobacco .\nblackwell durham tobacco company\n( source : handbook of durham , nc ) ( durham , 1895 ) , pages 32 - 35 .\ncentury , bull durham advertising signs were featured on the outfield fences of most major and minor league ballparks .\nin those days , all games were day games and the bull durham advertising signs provided much needed shade .\nthis bull durham from spokane , wash . ( 2005 ) has been mutilated by a modern garden scene .\ndifferent types of tobacco , green tobacco sickness , conditions needed to grow tobacco , etc .\ntownsend j . price and consumption of tobacco . br med bull . 1996 ; 52 : 132\u201342 .\nbull durham smoking tobacco sign painted on building in collinsville , illinois . auctiva ' s free counter . perfect 5x7 glossy color photo ready for your collection ! historic & amazing photograph . reprint . . .\nblackwell ' s durham is the finest , purest , best , and most uniform brand of smoking tobacco ever put upon the market .\nbegan the manufacture of smoking tobacco in 1880 , their brand being\nclear the track .\nit is admitted that the tobacco grown in these mountains of western north carolina produces smoking tobacco of a quality surpassing any other .\nb . w . c . roberts and s . l . roberts , bull durham : business bonanza , 1866\u20131940 ( durham , nc : genuine durham press , 2002 ) , 43 .\n[ i ] open durham . ( 2008 , march 24 ) . blackwell\u2019s durham tobacco / american tobacco co . retrieved april 10 , 2015 , from urltoken : urltoken / buildings / blackwells - durham - tobacco - american - tobacco - co\n[ iii ] open durham . ( 2008 , march 24 ) . blackwell\u2019s durham tobacco / american tobacco co . retrieved april 10 , 2015 , from urltoken : urltoken / buildings / blackwells - durham - tobacco - american - tobacco - co\ncompleted in 1874 , the american tobacco company factory was initially known as the w . t . blackwell and company tobacco factory . it was also referred to as the bull durham tobacco factory , and eventually earned the nickname\nold bull ,\nbecause the whistle actually sounded like a bull . the ell - shaped building of italianate design is a brick factory trimmed with marble , and features a bull durham ad right on the front of the building . the bull durham advertising campaign even offered a cash prize for baseball players to try and hit the sign from nearby stadiums .\nno , not the 1988 movie featuring kevin costner , but a tobacco company and brand based in durham , north carolina . the national park service , which has recognized the bull durham tobacco factory ( also called the w . t . blackwell and company tobacco factory ) for its historical importance , has referred to bull durham tobacco as \u201cthe first truly national tobacco brand\u201d and \u201ca part of american industrial history and folklore . \u201d\n[ ii ] durden , r . f . ( 2006 ) . bull durham tobacco . retrieved april 10 , 2015 , from ncpedia : urltoken\nq : i have had this framed paper poster advertising bull durham smoking tobacco for over 40 years . it\u2019s 24 1 / 2 by 17 inches . in the bottom left - hand corner it says , \u201cblackwell\u2019s durham tobacco co . \u201d is this collectible ? what is its value ?\nfollowing his son brodie ' s lead , washington duke sells the family farm and moves to durham , nc in hopes of expanding his tobacco business . washington builds a new tobacco factory on durham ' s main street . durham is also home to blackwell and company , producers of the popular\nbull durham\ntobacco brand .\ni have a painting of a barn with genuine \u201cbull\u201d durham the old reliable smoking tabacco on the side it is signed by cwikla would you have any info one this . thank you\nthe successor to blackwell ' s durham tobacco co . was the american tobacco co . which paid somewhere between 3 and 4 million dollars to take over blackwell ' s ( and the bull durham trademark ) in 1898 .\njulian shakespeare carr ( 1845 - 1924 ) , while first part owner ( from around 1870 ) , then sole owner of blackwell ' s , is credited with engineering the massive advertising campaign that spread the bull durham signs over the american landscape . bull durham signs featured a bronze bull on a black background . in the sign above , the bull was probably in the lower right corner but is not discernable now . a circular gold medal flour sign was painted over the middle of the bull durham sign at some point in time , and is now quite a bit less prominent than the larger bull durham lettering .\nj . r . sams intends during the fall to begin the manufacture of smoking tobacco in asheville .\npamphlet , ee - m co . ,\nee - m smoking tobacco and cigarettes\n, 1896\nsee also : tobacco , american tobacco company ; brown and williamson tobacco company ; r . j . reynolds tobacco company ; w . duke sons and company ; tobacco barrels : hogsheads ; inventions in the tobacco industry ; tobacco belts\noutdoor advertisements were a part of the tobacco industry from its beginning . before the turn of the century , large , colorful wall paintings advertising bull durham tobacco appeared . and as cigarette smoking grew more popular , tobacco producers quickly began to erect dramatic signs advertising their wares throughout the country .\ntobacco processed in durham becomes popular among civil war soldiers , creating a national market for the variety that later became known as bull durham , sold by w . t . blackwell and company .\nno other like it in the world ! if you alight from the train at durham , n . c , the first thing you note is the delight - ful aroma and s ^ veet fragrance which hangs over the whole town . this proceeds from the\nbull\ndurham factory . never was there so dis - tinctive and lingering a flavor as that of\nbull\ndurham ; there is no other like it in the world .\nbull\ndurham smokers notice this , the moment they roll a cigarette and light it . the smoke has a delicious , relishable aroma that is wholly unique and individual . you get it in no other tobacco . it is produced by a gsnerations - old process known only to the makers of\nbull\ndurham . < ti oenuinc bull durham smoking tobacco\nbull\ndurham has been the standard smoking tobacco of the world for three generations .\nbull\ndurham hand - made cigarettes are a distinctive form of tobacco enjoyment . their flzvcr and freshness arc delightful . get\nthe makings\ntoday and\nroll your own .\nask for free hooki of * ' papers wilh each 5c sack - l ^\nee - m co . ,\nee - m smoking tobacco and cigarettes\n[ pamphlet ] , 1896\npamphlet , f . w . felgner & sons , price list of smoking tobacco , 1866 aug . 1\nbut none actually showed women smoking . but times were changing and men like george washington hill at american tobacco set their sights on popularizing cigarette smoking among the newly liberated female population .\nthe company was also active in specialty advertising , developing a promotion in which the round tabs featuring a bull that were tied to the ends of the drawstrings used in the small cloth sacks of bull durham tobacco could be exchanged for premiums .\n[ . . . ] pete w . sent in a third vintage bull durham tobacco ad depicting black americans as foolish and bumbling . [ . . . ]\nthe u . s . government is said to have bought every ounce of bull durham tobacco during the world war i years to send to the war effort .\nreference has been made elsewhere to the origin of the demand for durham smoking tobacco , of which mr . j . r . green sagaciously took advantage , increasing his facilities for manufacturing , and adopting a distinguishing brand and device , making the\ndurham bull\nthenceforth immortal .\nf . w . felgner & sons , price list of smoking tobacco [ pamphlet ] , 1866 aug . 1\n[ the history section of this post relies heavily upon the excellent little book bull durham business bonanza by ben and snow roberts .\nj . t . blackwell . formal portrait . ca . 1920 . formal portrait of man responsible for bull durham tobacco and one of the men responsible for the growth and success of durham . photog : parnell\nrebuilding the cornice on the east and north facades of old bull , december 2007 .\ninterested in the decision to remove the iconic bull\u2019s scrotum in advertisements ? go here .\nthese are some attributes that the city of durham has come to envelop . once known primarily for basketball and tobacco , durham has flourished into a city of entrepreneurial zest and tech culture . a charming feature of durham is the way it blends historic fabric with new vibrancy . the nickname , bull city , comes from the former brand of tobacco , bull durham smoking tobacco . while the city no longer produces tobacco , the spirit of that prosperous time is rekindled in businesses and culture . the durham bulls , a minor - league baseball team , hosts games right across the street from the american tobacco campus , another instance of the preservation of historical roots .\nthe next year , with nearly 150 bull durham signs being hit 85 times , $ 4 , 520 in cash more than 10 , 000 pounds of tobacco was awarded .\nin 1910 , the \u201cbull durham\u201d name was so closely associated with baseball ; that signs were in almost every ballpark in the country .\nmr . green died in 1869 , and his company was bought by former storekeeper william t . blackwell , who made the bull durham name internationally renowned . the image of the bull appeared on billboards and murals throughout the world , and one of the great pyramids at giza had the bull painted on it .\n1865 : civil war ended : troops camped around durham station waiting for the surrender at durham station exhaust local farmers ' supply of tobacco . later troops wrote to durham station looking for more of the local tobacco .\nopinions and lifestyle survey , adult smoking habits in great britain , 2013 . [\nalthough the first tobacco factory had been established in 1854 by r . f . morris , a significant boost in the tobacco industry in durham was only seen after the civil war ( \u201cpreservation durham \u201c , a short history of the bull city p2 ) . an increase in demand from all over the country attracted workers to the tobacco fields and increased population from one hundred in 1865 to two - thousand by 1880 ( \u201cpreservation durham \u201c , a short history of the bull city p2 ) . one clear example of how the growth of the tobacco industry helped the growth and development of the city itself is the case of the bull durham tobacco factory . this was initially a partnership between w . t . blackwell and ruffin green that took place in order to be able to fulfill the incessant orders for durham tobacco . needless to say , bull durham tobacco factory was not the only company at the time , and that is part of the reason why the tobacco industry basically ran durham .\nin addition , any player hitting a home run in a park with a bull on the fence got a carton of tobacco .\nparrish & blackwell , durham , n . c . , wholesale leaf tobacco dealers .\nj . s . lockhart , dealer in leaf tobacco durham , n . c .\nfirst tobacco warehouse opens in durham , making it an appealing base for more manufacturers .\n- government should not act as a paternal body to control smoking . - smokers do not cost society money since they die sooner . - increased awareness about health and risk will lower the smoking rate and the smoking problem will take care of itself\nthe 20th century durham brand is encapsulated in the image below . advertising for the city was almost exclusively geared towards bull durham smoking tobacco . this was an extremely prosperous time for durham . the american tobacco company eventually dissolved in the late 20th century , leaving the area desolate with only empty , old buildings . in 2004 , the american tobacco campus reopened with office spaces , stores , and restaurants . from the start , american tobacco campus strove to bring in new opportunities while showcasing where the durham community came from .\ni believe the old bull building was durham ' s first structure to be placed on the national register for historic places - in 1974 .\ne . i . holmes & co . , manufacturers of pure and unadulterated smoking tobacco , asheville , n . c .\nbull durham smoking tobacco was the most popular brand in the country , and its stature only increased during world war i , when it was included in the rations given to soldiers on the front lines , and in 1918 production was temporarily taken over by the us government to exclusively supply soldiers with tobacco .\nthe relatively better position of durham in the great depression was exemplified by the increases in employment and sales at the american tobacco in 1930 . the company slashed prices of bull durham ( bag ) tobacco , and the brand saw a resurgence in sales . the company employed 3500 people in 1931 , and produced 1 . 75 million cigarettes and 1 . 5 million pounds of smoking tobacco a month .\nposter , british - american tobacco co . , ltd . , winner plug tobacco\n[ advertisements for hundley tobacco orderer , oxford , n . c . and\ndurham recorder\n, durham , n . c . ]\nsee what ' s happening in durham ' s american tobacco historic district . music , food , dpac , the durham bulls and more .\nmake both plug and smoking , with a trade confined principally to the southern states .\n18 century . smoking confined to indoor places where men had leisure time to congregate .\nold bull , the power plant , lucky strike , reed and hill - looking southwest , 1905 . ( courtesy duke manuscript collection / digital durham\nsome wood frame storage warehouses and the reams auction warehouse aside , old bull was the extent of the blackwell company prior to its absorption by union tobacco , then american tobacco .\nall photos from durham public library historic photographic archives except contemporary photograph by american tobacco campus .\nj . v . whitted tobacco c . engraving . 1895 . from handbook of durham .\nkirk warren reflects on the impact tobacco companies had on the community when they left durham .\namerican tobacco company pursued bull - riding sponsorship for its bull durham cigarette brand in the early 1990s . bull durham was a discount cigarette targeted to low - income young men rather than to the typical older female purchasers of very low - priced cigarettes . bull - riding sponsorship was viewed as 1 way to establish the discount brand ' s personality , and plans were to \u201cincrease carton buying patterns\u201d through sequential promotion of escalating purchase sizes , from 2 packs to a 5 - pack minicarton , progressing to a full carton . 40\nthe granulated\nsitting bull\nis known all over the united states , and upholds the reputation of durham as a manufacturing point for smoking tobacco . the stock for this factory is all bought on the durham market , and is exclusively the product of orange and adjacent counties . the marked characteristics of the tobacco of this immediate section are exemplified in all the manufactures of durham , and to a very large extent in\neach policy improvement would result in a proportional decline in smoking prevalence . for example , a 10 % decline from a baseline of 20 % smoking prevalence would mean a 2 % absolute decline . the potential reductions in smoking prevalence for each policy type are in table\nw . f . warren , durham city school superintendent . 1937 . from durham high school yearbook .\nw . t . blackwell and company introduced production , packaging , and marketing techniques that made bull durham a part of american industrial history and folklore .\nbull durham \u2013 carriages , wagons , farm inplements [ sic ] \u2013 thos . cusack ad \u2013 grand island , ne \u2013 featured fade , jerry heidelk\nox with tobacco hogshead . costume photo . ca . 1920 . old costume , dress - up photo shows man in boots , with shotgun , leading an ox hitched to a tobacco barrel used as a wheel . sign above advertises ' bull ' durham tobacco . photog : parnell\nbritish - american tobacco co . , ltd . , winner plug tobacco [ poster ]\nbroadside , the mammoth tobacco co . , notice\nwinston ' s best\ntobacco\naction on smoking and health ( ash ) . ash briefing : uk tobacco control policy and expenditure . london : ash ; 2014 .\n. will litigation become part of public health arsenal in canada ' s war against smoking .\n, marlow m . smoking bans and their differential effects on restaurants , bars and taverns .\nold bull is back in the fold ( along with the noell building ) . both are now part of american tobacco campus . work is set to resume on the top floors of old bull with new units coming on the market in 2014 .\nduke & stokes , durham , n . c . , dealers in leaf tobacco & strips .\n1895 engraving from\nhandbook of durham of w . t . blackwell and company tobacco factory .\n15\nmetal circled bull head vintage wall decor hanging decoration for home / outside / . . .\nnew old stock . . still has protective plastic on front . vintage aaa sign company . black americana bull durham tabacco store advertising litho tin sign . 46x30cm\naerial view of durham . slightly closer than g148 . central and east durham . ccb at top center .\n1860 : statistics : virginia and north carolina list 348 tobacco factories , virtually all producing chewing tobacco . only 6 list smoking tobacco as a side - product ( which is manufactured from scraps left over from plug production ) .\nseveral studies have shown a link between tobacco sport sponsorship and increased smoking rates in children , 2 , 4 , 132 although none have focused specifically on rodeo sponsorship . for example , smoking rates among adolescents aged 13 to 17 years increased from 2 . 4 % to 11 . 1 % after viewing a 1996 cricket series in india that was sponsored by wills cigarettes . 132 tobacco sponsorship of sports increases smoking rates by creating a positive association between sports and smoking . 4 a 2006 literature review concluded that tobacco promotions that include brand name sport sponsorship increase rates of smoking initiation in a dose - dependent manner . 133\nthe mammoth tobacco co . , notice\nwinston ' s best\ntobacco [ broadside ]\nrichard joshua reynolds builds the first tobacco factory in winston - salem , producing chewing tobacco .\njacobson , bobbie . beating the ladykillers : woman and smoking . london : pluto , 1986 .\nsearch the web for the phrase \u201ctobacco and baseball\u201d and you\u2019ll find an association that dates back almost to the beginning of the sport . in the late 1800s , tobacco companies debuted baseball cards in cigarette packs . by the early 1900s , bull durham was advertising its chewing tobacco product on outfield fences .\nfor years \u2013 nearly 100 years , it was hidden . last week , with the deconstruction of the old garage located at 602 main street , history unveiled itself in the form of a bull durham smoking tobacco advertisement which had been hand - painted on the west wall of what is now grumpy\u2019s bar .\n\u201chistory\u201d . american tobacco . downtown durham\u2019s entertainment district , jun 2010 . web . 15 mar 2011 .\n, citing maplewood cemetery , durham , durham county , north carolina , usa ; maintained by find a grave .\naerial view of durham . central & east durham . ca . 1940 . ccb building is at top center .\nrobert venturi , the postmodern architect , said that while he was sympathetic to opponents of smoking , tobacco billboards could also be objects of beauty .\nnagelhout ge , levy dt , blackman k , currie l , clancy l , willemsen mc . the effect of tobacco control policies on smoking prevalence and smoking - attributable deaths . findings from the netherlands simsmoke tobacco control policy simulation model . addict abingdon engl . 2012 ; 107 : 407\u201316 .\ntobacco - bagging machine . cigarette mfg . plant . ca . 1910 . machine bagged tobacco in cloth bags and wrapped label around the outside of the bags . note table at left loaded with rows of filled bags . cartons in rear are printed woith label for bull durham tobacco . photographer : junius beard\nsince the bull durham signs were generally located near the area where relief pitchers warmed up prior to entering games , the word \u201cbullpen\u201d could have resulted from this association .\nis the best place to shop local in durham , nc . we are the shopping hub of the bull city , connecting local businesses with the community . we offer\nnight letter ( telegram ) , w . t . blackwell & co . , bull durham ( with purchase of 25 # a box of\ncork\nsoap )\nunion and confederate armies regularly traded tobacco for coffee and othergoods throughout the civil war , also without much preference for brand . the bull durham brand , though , grew out of an incident in durham , north carolina that occurred at the close of the war . soldiers from both sides raided a farmer ' s tobacco crop as they waited for a surrender to be completed . after returning home , these same soldiers wrote back asking for more of this tobacco . the farmer , mr . john green , happily obliged ; the tobacco was named bull durham in 1868 and later became the largest selling tobacco brand in the world .\nunion and confederate armies regularly traded tobacco for coffee and other goods throughout the civil war , also without much preference for brand . the bull durham brand , though , grew out of an incident in durham , north carolina that occurred at the close of the war . soldiers from both sides raided a farmer ' s tobacco crop as they waited for a surrender to be completed . after returning home , these same soldiers wrote back asking for more of this tobacco . the farmer , mr . john green , happily obliged ; the tobacco was named bull durham in 1868 and later became the largest selling tobacco brand in the world .\none of the most important aspects of bar promotions relates to the impact of social influence on product usage behaviour and brand selection . social influence theory suggests that individuals may conform to meet the expectations of a person or group . 39 research into reasons for smoking uptake among adolescents has shown that social influence , especially peer smoking and peer approval of smoking , are predictors of smoking behaviour . 40 although over 80 % of smokers begin to smoke before the age of 18 , there is still opportunity for young adults to be influenced to begin smoking or continue smoking once they have reached the age of majority . the bar environment presents an ideal social context for tobacco companies to focus on opinion leaders in order to influence smoking status and brand choice . 41\u2013 43\nunion and confederate armies regularly traded tobacco for coffee and other goods throughout the civil war , also without much preference for brand . the bull durham brand , though , grew out of an incident in durham , north carolina that occurred at the close of the war . soldiers from both sides raided a farmer\u2019s tobacco crop as they waited for a surrender to be completed . after returning home , these same soldiers wrote back asking for more of this tobacco . the farmer , mr . john green , happily obliged ; the tobacco was named bull durham in 1868 and later became the largest selling tobacco brand in the world . \u2013 duke university\nocconeechee\n- - and - -\ntar heel\nsmoking tobaccos long cut and granulated .\nmackinnon , kenneth , and laura owen . smoking in films\u2014a review . london : hea , 1997 .\n, sussman s , dent cw , burton d . moderators of peer social influence in adolescent smoking .\nbroadside , interstate tobacco - person - garrett co . - whitehead & anderson , inc . , border belt smoking leaf is best , 1947 may 26\nbroadside , interstate tobacco - person - garrett co . - whitehead & anderson , inc . , border belt smoking leaf is best , 1947 june 23\nbroadside , interstate tobacco - person - garrett co . - whitehead & anderson , inc . , border belt smoking leaf is best , 1947 july 8\nreed h . the effects of increasing tobacco taxation : a cost benefit and public finances analysis . london : action on smoking & health ; 2010 .\nby the early 20th century roll - your - own cigarettes had become widely available , with bull durham being the most popular brand . the annual report of the commissioner of indian affairs observed in 1903 that the sioux were very actively taking up the practice of smoking cigarettes :\nthis pictured machine bagged tobacco in cloth bags and wrapped labels around the outside of the bags . note the table at left loaded with rows of filled bags . cartons in the rear of the photograph are printed with the bull durham tobacco label . photographer : junius beard\nto this day any request made by a white person is facilitated by tobacco . once the manager of ohewa kiva in zuni was willing to send out the bogey kachina because i asked for him with bull durham . 30\nlooking southwest , 1920s , at old bull , the hill warehouse , the old power plant , lucky strike , and reed . ( courtesy duke manuscript collection / digital durham\nblackwell takes its name from william thomas blackwell , called\nthe father of durham\nin hiram v . paul ' s 1884 town history . blackwell durham tobacco co . manufactured bull durham smoking tobacco in a factory at the southwest corner of blackwell and pettigrew streets . the street appears , unnamed , on the blount map of durham c . 1867 but bears blackwell ' s name on the city directory map of 1887 - by which time blackwell had sold his interest in the company and become a banker . taking over the tobacco business from partner j . r . green ( who coined the name\nbull durham\n) , blackwell and partners julian s . carr and james r . day built the company into an international business , the united states ' largest tobacco firm for a time in the 1870s .\nthomas h . martin tobacco warehouse . engraving . 1895 . thomas martin , ' leaf tobacco broker , ' on morris street . from handbook of durham .\ndurham mayor william\nbill\nbell sits down with nbc17 today to explain the origins of durham ' s nickname .\nthe durham brand \u2013 i\u2019d like to contemplate what makes the city of durham authentic and how the brand embodies that .\nanti - smoking groups are not crying over the tobacco billboard ' s demise . such groups have long charged that cigarette makers carefully positioned outdoor advertisements near schools and playgrounds , and carpet - bombed minority neighborhoods with billboards because those areas had high smoking rates .\nin 1899 , financial troubles forced mr . reynolds to sell two - thirds of his business to james\nbuck\nduke ' s american tobacco co . for $ 3 million . under the purchase agreement , mr . reynolds continued to manage rjr , where , in 1907 , he introduced prince albert smoking tobacco , a blend that eventually challenged american tobacco ' s bull durham and duke ' s mixture , the national leaders .\nduke university began as trinity college , moving to durham and eventually taking the\nduke\nname upon generous endowments by washington duke , a durham tobacco magnate and philanthropist .\nbroadside , interstate tobacco - person - garrett co . - whitehead & anderson , inc . , border belt smoking leaf is best , 1947 apr . 15\nbright leaf tobacco became the most prized of all u . s . varieties , and durham was the epicenter of bright leaf country . by far the best - known brand of bright leaf was bull durham , the label of william t . blackwell & company . blackwell gained a long lead on the rest of the durham tobacco merchants , including the dukes , who did not establish their first true factory in durham until 1873 . the dukes chose to concentrate their energies on the manufacture and sale of tobacco rather than on raising the crop , which was notoriously erratic in quality and quantity . buying their leaf from local farmers , the dukes cured and then shred or compressed the tobacco to form , respectively , smoking or chewing tobacco . as cigarettes were hardly yet known , tobacco smoking was accomplished with a pipe or in cigars , the latter not being made by the dukes .\nthe bull durham tobacco advertisement still boasts the brilliant colors and appears much as it might have some 90 to 100 years ago . it was uncovered as a main street building was deconstructed over the course of a week and has become an immediate sensation in the community of ackley . ( inset ) a closer look at the head of the bull .\nhistory of durham : biographical sketches\n- - - - the father of durham , pp . 130 - 133 .\ndurham & southern railway . engine # 1140 . 1940 . engine with tender and crew aboard steams through durham rail yards .\nhilton , matthew . smoking in british popular culture 1800\u20132000 . new york : manchester university press , 2000 .\nbrown t , platt s , amos a . equity impact of european individual - level smoking cessation interventions to reduce smoking in adults : a systematic review . eur j public health . 2014 ; 24 : 551\u20136 .\nmanufacturer of the world - renowned\nsitting bull\ndurham smoking tobacco , a standard brand of granulated , made from the best and most highly flavored north carolina leaf . also of the original and genuine durham long cut , made from the best bright north carolina leaf , unsurpassed the world over in fragrance and flavor ; of which there are two grades , no . 1 and no . 2 .\nsmoking in the services came under attack in the 1980s . anti - smoking campaigns were ordered and by 1994 the pentagon banned smoking in the workplace . by 2002 the department of defense ( dod ) had fully implemented a 1997 executive order banning smoking in all government - owned , rented , and leased interior spaces . today , soldiers continue to smoke , chew , and dip while congress and dod are considering a potential ban on sales of tobacco products on military bases and ships .\ns bull durham , and in 1881 he decided to enter the new and relatively small field of cigarettes . at the time , there were only four major producers of cigarettes in the\ndurham cotton & commonwealth cotton mfg . cos . 1895 . factories of the durham cotton mfg . co . and the commonwealth cotton mfg . co . engravings . from handbook of durham .\nbright leaf tobacco became the most prized of all u . s . varieties , and durham was the epicenter of bright leaf country . by far the best - known brand of bright leaf was bull durham , the label of william t . blackwell & company . black - well gained a long lead on the rest of the durham tobacco merchants , including the dukes , who did not establish their first true factory in durham until 1873 . the dukes chose to concentrate their energies on the manufacture and sale of tobacco rather than on raising the crop , which was notoriously erratic in quality and quantity . buying their leaf from local farmers , the dukes would cure and then shred or compress the tobacco to form , respectively , smoking or chewing tobacco . as cigarettes were yet hardly known , tobacco smoking was accomplished with a pipe or in cigars , the latter not being made by the dukes .\nthe father and sons trio begin manufacturing their own brand of smoking tobacco called\npro bono publico\nat their orange county ( now durham ) , nc farm . in 1866 , they manufacture 15 , 000 pounds of tobacco . the business grows quickly , and by 1872 they produce nearly 125 , 000 pounds of tobacco .\ninterstate tobacco . - person - garrett co . - whitehead & anderson , inc . , border belt smoking leaf is best [ broadside ] , 1947 april 15\ninterstate tobacco . - person - garrett co . - whitehead & anderson , inc . , border belt smoking leaf is best [ broadside ] , 1947 may 26\ninterstate tobacco . - person - garrett co . - whitehead & anderson , inc . , border belt smoking leaf is best [ broadside ] , 1947 june 23\ninterstate tobacco . - person - garrett co . - whitehead & anderson , inc . , border belt smoking leaf is best [ broadside ] , 1947 july 8\njha p , peto r . global effects of smoking , of quitting , and of taxing tobacco . n engl j med . 2014 ; 370 : 60\u20138 .\nboyd , william kenneth , the story of durham , durham : duke university press , 1925 , pp . 71 - 73 .\nfirst durham county courthouse . engraving . 1895 . located at se corner of church & main streets . from handbook of durham .\ndowntown durham . public service co . ca . 1920 . building housed offices of durham ' s electric company . photog : parnell\nthe second was a discussion with his friend jy whitted , who suggested that green should make use of the bull used by the coleman mustard company on their\ndurham mustard\ncontainers .\nsuperb , gary . as always . makes me proud to be moving in to old bull in a month or two .\nwith the absorption into the american tobacco trust , the manufacturing facility expanded dramatically . the original building became known as\nold bull\nin reference to its centrality in the old blackwell bull durham company . in 1903 , the\nu\nshaped factory became a squared\no ,\nwith the construction of a wing enclosing the south side of the building .\ns machines were still in use in 1948 . carr won the rights to the invention for a royalty of ten cents for each 1 , 000 bags the company sold and established the golden belt manufacturing co . to produce them in the bull durham plant not only for the tobacco industry but also for manufacturers of sugar , salt , flour , meal , feedstuffs , and coins . the contract between golden belt and durham bull tobacco stated that high - quality cloth sacks of different sizes\ngreaves , lorraine smoke screen : women ' s smoking and social control . london : scarlet press , 1996 .\nthe total sales of the warehouses in durham during the season of 1880 are estimated at twelve million pounds , a large majority of which was farmer ' s tobacco sold from the wagons . a larger quantity of package tobacco than usual was received from other markets . the characteristic excellence of the higher grades of smoking tobacco has been maintained by\nthis company employs 500 hands ; has a capital stock of $ 4 , 000 , 000 and a manufacturing capacity of eight million pounds of smoking tobacco per annum .\ndon ' t let this bakery ' s cheery exterior fool you , boots bakery is serious about keeping things local . while renovating the space , the owners partially uncovered what is probably the best preserved ghost sign in spokane an advertisement for bull durham smoking tobacco painted by the firm of\nbillboard baron\nthomas cusack . step inside and check it out .\n1890 : dukes establish the american tobacco company , which will soon monopolize the entire us tobacco industry . atc will be dissolved in anti - trust action in 1911 . 1898 : controlling interest in blackwell was bought out by union tobacco co . , which promptly sold it to american . 1899 : l & m taken into duke ' s tobacco trust . duke has finally won bull durham brand of chew .\noperations at the complex continued to wane over the course of the 1970s and 1980s . in 1987 , the american tobacco company shut down operations in durham and moved all remaining production to their plant in reidsville . the old bull building was abandoned .\nbrown cj . approval recommendation : bull durham bar sampling test . american tobacco company . december 16 , 1991 . access date : november 1 , 2001 . bates no . atx040204083 - 4086 . url : urltoken . quoted on p . atx040204083 .\nbrown c . approval recommendation : bull durham bar sampling test . american tobacco company . december 16 , 1991 . access date : november 1 , 2001 . bates no . atx040204083 - 4086 . url : urltoken . quoted on p . atx040204083 .\ne . c . valendra , \u201cnational coexistence is our bull durham : revisiting \u2018the indian today , \u2019\u201d american studies 46 , no . 3 / 4 ( 2005\u20132006 ) : 59\u201376 , 68 .\ndurham county library - 300 n . roxboro street - durham , north carolina 27701 - 919 . 560 . 0100 email the library webmaster\nis that\nhoster ' s beer\nadvertised across from old bull ? my other thought was\nfowler ' s\n.\nlooking west down vivian st . at the old power plant and the east side of old bull . ( courtesy robby delius )\nby the late 1950s , the old power plant / machine shop / smokestack , to the south of old bull were demolished .\nout of curiosity , i went looking for other bull durham ads from around the same period . seems most of their ads showed only a bull , or baseball stars of the time . but here are a couple that show people using the product ; note how people of different races are depicted : native americans urltoken caucasians urltoken\nin 1987 , the american tobacco company shut down operations in durham and moved all remaining production to their plant in reidsville ."]}
{"id": 53679, "summary": [{"text": "web dynpro ( wd ) is a proprietary web application technology developed by sap se that focuses on the development of server-side business applications .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "one of its main design features is that the user interface is defined in an entirely declarative manner .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "web dynpro applications can be developed using either a java ( web dynpro for java , wdj or wd4j ) or abap ( web dynpro abap , wda or wd4a ) flavor .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the earliest version of web dynpro appeared in 2003 and was based on java .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "this variant was released approximately 18 months before the abap variant .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the java variant of web dynpro experienced limited commercial success , and as of 2010 , has been placed in maintenance .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "this means that the existing product is supported to the extent that any bugs are fixed ; however , no new functionality will be added .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "sap 's development effort is now focused on the abap variant of web dynpro .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "wd follows a design architecture based on an interpretation of the mvc design pattern and uses a model driven development approach ( \" minimize coding , maximize design \" ) .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the web dynpro framework is a server-side runtime environment into which many dedicated \" hook methods \" are available .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the developer then places their own custom coding within these hook methods in order to implement the desired business functionality .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "these hook methods belong to one of the broad categories of either \" life-cycle \" and \" round-trip \" ; that is , those methods that are concerned with the life-cycle of a software component ( i.e. processing that takes place at start up and shut down etc. ) , and those methods that are concerned with processing the fixed sequence of events that take place during a client-initiated round trip to the server .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "webdyn pro is aimed at the development of business applications that follow standardized ui principles , applications that connect to backend systems and which are scalable . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "web dynpro", "paragraphs": ["web dynpro is also easily integrates existing classes , this component re - use truly makes web dynpro worthwhile in any sector .\nweb dynpro is aimed at supporting structured development . by using web dynpro components as software modularization units , we can build complex applications by combining these components .\ndevelopers first need to find the correct url of their web dynpro java application .\ngellert u . , cristea a . d . ( 2013 ) web dynpro mind map . in : web dynpro abap for practitioners . springer , berlin , heidelberg\nthe main advantages of web dynpro lay in its ability to quickly create standardized web - based applications quickly . the diverse access to backend data and applications is another great advantage to web dynpro . remote function calls , jee and web service access are all supported . web dynpro uses a simple context mapping and data binding features to allow easy access to backend data .\nthis chapter presents through an example the way we can use the web dynpro application parameters and shared objects to communicate between a web dynpro abap application and a bsp ( business server pages ) application . first of all , we will create a very simple bsp application that will communicate with a web dynpro application using the web dynpro application parameters . at the end of the present chapter , we will use the shared objects to create the communication between a web dynpro abap application and a bsp application .\ngellert u . , cristea a . d . ( 2013 ) communication between web dynpro abap and bsp using application parameters and shared objects . in : web dynpro abap for practitioners . springer , berlin , heidelberg\ndevelopers getting a \u201csorry , your browser / program is not supported by web dynpro ! \u201d message while working with ie will be able to run their web dynpro java applications on ie 9 / 10 / 11 .\nweb dynpro is the new ui technology on sap netweaver platform and is planned to replace the classic sap gui technology in the long - term . this presentation is useful for the newbies and sap professionals having no experience with web dynpro technology . source : urltoken\neb dynpro is a revolutionary web application ui technology developed by sap , and exists in abap and java . because web dynpro is continuously updated in both these languages ( abap and java ) , choosing one over the other depends more on business requirements , and less on which one is the superior technology .\nthe integrated platform sap netweaver is a platform that offers support in realizing web bussiness applications that use the model view controller ( mvc ) concept . the multilinguality being a property of this platform . the purpose of this article is to highlight the modality to internationalize a web dynpro abap project the techniquesused for the internationalization of a web dynpro abap . . . [ show full abstract ]\ndevelopers getting a \u201csorry , your browser / program is not supported by web dynpro ! \u201d message and not able to see their developments running in the browser .\ncurrent version of uft 12 . 01 supports ; jdk 1 . 8 , hyper v and xendesktop 7 ( technology preview level ) , sap web dynpro abap for netweaver 7 . 40 , and prolonged internet explorer support for sap web ui .\nweb dynpro facilitates multi - channel access and can be accessed from a variety of devices and uses simple easily adjusted navigation ; this is a very important feature for collaboration .\nwith sap ' s sapui5 javascript toolkit , developers can build sap web applications using html5 web development standards , according to business intelligence expert ethan jewett .\nthe sapui5 toolkit can replace previous technologies , such as web dynpro .\nnowadays , we might decide to use sapui5 combined with something on the back end that serves a web service like sap ' s netweaver gateway platform ,\njewett says in the video .\nit is usually said that the two sap frameworks ( web dynpro abap and web dynpro java ) used to develop \u201cstate of the art\u201d web business applications have more or less the same functionalities . the purpose of the present paper is to present the main differences and similarities between these two sap frameworks , highlighting , in the same time , the premises of using wd abap or wd java . in the same . . . [ show full abstract ]\nit has been noticed that sap webdynpro java usually does not support latest versions of microsoft internet explorer . this document will help you run your sap web dynpro java applications quickly on ie 9 / 10 / 11 even after getting \u201csorry , your browser / program is not supported by web dynpro ! \u201d message . you will be able to fix the problem temporarily and permanently as well .\nin pam you can find the required sp level of your server to support web dynpro application to run on ie 9 . based on this required level you can upgrade you server to resolve this issue .\nas i mentioned above , fiori has definitely improved the experience of using sap applications . let\u2019s take a look at the advantages offered by fiori\u2019s applications against the standard ones ( web dynpro etc . ) \u2013\nwith the configuration files ( xml ) the user interface can be adapted in various ways . it is for instance possible to have certain specific tasks to be handled via web dynpro abap , others via java web dynpro , and others with specific buttons on the uwl screen . there is also the ability to see in finished workflow tasks and filters may be used to group certain tasks in particular tabs in the uwl .\na cloud of faq : a highly - precise faq retrieval system for the web 2 . 0\nthe main focus of this chapter is the presentation of the mind map created on the basis of the elements described in this book . it can be of a real help in summarizing the knowledge , facilitating the learning of the web dynpro .\nsuitable for various infrastructure options . nwbc or portal , but also stand alone in a web browser is possible\nweb dynpro is founded on a simple principle :\nminimize coding , maximize design\nhelping sap developers focus more on the visual aspects of web - based applications than on repetitive coding tasks . with the use of the model - view - controller ( mvc ) paradigm , sap lets us separate the business logic and presentation ( or visual ) aspects of our applications and link them together using controllers .\nnote : http : / / < hostname > : < port > / webdynpro / resources / sap . com / tc ~ wd ~ dispwda / global / noclient . htm is definitely not the url of your web dynpro java and is actually the static url of the error page .\nqtp only support gui testing to test the functionalities of windows and web applications , but uft support gui and api testing both .\nfor full functionality of researchgate it is necessary to enable javascript . here are the instructions how to enable javascript in your web browser .\nin case you want to find the url from some other desktop not having nwds installed on it , run the application on some other desktop by going to server homepage - > web dynpro tools - > deployed content - > < search your project > - > applications - > < application name > - > run .\nshaan parvaze ( lockheed martin ) is an sap consultant who has been working in and around abap / web - based technologies for over 10 years .\nthe powl workflow inbox can be incorporated into the sap enterprise portal , but can also be called from the sap netweaver business client ( nwbc ) . since the powl inbox is based on web dynpro abap technology , the powl inbox can even be invoked in a separate browser if you do not have access to the sap enterprise portal or the netweaver business client ( nwbc ) .\nwriting a web dynpro abap application may be a job , but it can also be a craft\u2014and in this book , you have the tool you need to become a master . start with the basics , jump right into advanced concepts , or flip straight to workbooks so you can apply your knowledge to real - life exercises . whatever your wda goal may be , this book will get you there .\n\u2013 not many sap apps can boast of providing the end user with the ability to personalize their homepage . personalization basically means empowering the user with the control of what they see and how they see . the user can personalize the layout of the home page by rearranging tiles or can add , delete , rename , and reordering groups that too without having to go through hoops . web dynpro , gui jealous ?\nuft is available for . net , stingray 1 , terminal emulator , oracle , siebel , peoplesoft , delphi , flex , power builder , windows mobile , web services , wpf , sap , web , java ( core and advanced ) , visualage smalltalk , silverlight and mainframe terminal emulators , these all technologies depends on which uft version you are using .\nhtml5 is a set of standards around browser - based technologies [ like ] javascript html and css , [ otherwise known as ] cascading style sheets ,\njewett says .\nsapui5 is a library that combines all of those things into a toolkit for building actual web applications . sapui5 \u2026 is a higher - level framework for building web applications on the sap platform .\nthis paper proposes a comparative study for the web business applications realised on the netweaver platform of the integrated system sap ( system application products in data processing ) . the underlying level of this platform is the application level and contains an abap ( advanced business application language ) server for achieving web business applications . for the comparative analysis , the . . . [ show full abstract ]\n\u2013 if you were to implement fiori alongside other sap out - of - the - box solutions , both of which are expected to be accessed via the same entry point ( portal ) , then it leads to a user experienced that is not harmonized . when the fluidity of the fiori gives way to the rigidity of web dynpro , then the premise of a smoother user experience gives way to a jagged one . consuming only fiori apps through a separate entry point ( gateway ) and all other sap apps through the portal is another option but that might leave us with a confused and frustrated user \u2013 the last thing we need when talking about elevating user experience . if a chain is only as strong as its weakest link then ux is no different . which essentially means that the end user\u2019s experience of using a fiori app might only be as good as that of using a web dynpro application .\nthis article presents an easy study technique , based on a complex and modern informational technology , the web programming on integrated systems , in particular web dynpro java . the project developed for this learning technique is realised in mind map and combines an assembly of utilities , from the transparent presentation of complex concepts to comparative studies and tests used to verify the knowledge , all these being based on a rich collection of applications . using this learning technique , it is possible to receive either an assembly image on the technology , or to deeply get into the subtlest details . \u00a9 2009 wiley periodicals , inc . comput appl eng educ 19 : 201\u2013207 , 2011\nthis work is presenting a study performed towards the web programming on integrated system , emphasizing the facilities offered by the sap integrated system ' s environment . because the architecture of the sap netweaver application server system is a three - tier architecture , it ' s possible to develop web business applications of abap ( advanced business application programming ) and / or java type . . . . [ show full abstract ]\nsince ecc6 . 0 enhancement pack 5 ( ehp5 ) the powl lean workflow inbox is available as an alternative to the universal worklist , or sap business workplace . powl stands for\npersonal object worklist\nand is based on web dynpro abap technology . this technology combines the best of both worlds ( sbwp and uwl ) in a generic inbox . the powl inbox is , for example , suitable for the display of workflow tasks from different backend systems . in addition , it offers the greatest possibilities that you have at your disposal in the sbwp , such as setting substitutes .\nearlier with qtp version , the web service add - in was supporting certain api testing in the form of the standalone service test application . but now , uft has integrated it into a common ide is a great place to visualize and understand api testing process that are helpful in testing headless application ( application without user interface ) . headless applications like ; jms , databases and web services are not supported by the api testing toolbox . uft fully supports c # coding to test the applications .\nthe company ' s sap fiori line of web - based apps , which have a device - agnostic user interface , have all been built on sapui5 , according to jewett . there is also an open source version of sapui5 , called openui5 , on github .\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 .\nless flexible due to requirement that interface be made up of wd ui elements ( i . e . custom html is not possible ) . to reduce the limitations , several measures have been taken . for example , wd supports so - called\nislands\nfor e . g . flash applications that enrich the web dynpro ui element collection by rich ui elements . this disadvantage doesn ' t seem so serious but in fact basic features that a user would expect cannot be implemented , e . g . coloured rows in a table , colors in general , advanced alignment of simple ui elements ( due to nonexistence of more complicated ones ) , selecting multiple rows in tree - like tables ( this is due to preserving basic concept of wd ) and many more . utilizing such an island requires the developer to forego wd ui elements within .\nnowadays the internet plays an important role in a promotion campaign . valorising some products and services through the internet may be performed by choosing an appropriate web technology . due to the fact that in many small and middle - sized enterprises erp ( entreprise resources planning ) systems sap integrated are implemented , we have been preoccupied by the way in which tri - dimensional . . . [ show full abstract ]\nthe unified inbox is based on sapui5 technology and can actually be called the forerunner of sap fiori workflow applications that have been released more recently . the unified inbox is not optimized for mobile use , but by using the sapui5 / html5 technology it ' s already a step in the right direction to support multiple platforms and devices . the unified inbox can be incorporated into the sap enterprise portal , sap netweaver business client ( nwbc ) , sap fiori launchpad and also runs standalone in a web browser .\nuft flex add - in is required to test flex applications or objects from its interface successfully . this add - in faces problems in case of accessing uft flex agent and finding flex based web applications , to come out of these problems you have to compile a flex application with a uft flex pre - compiled agent which is not necessary for qt applications . to run qt applications in uft , no any additional process is required ; simply work for qt applications as like other supported applications by uft .\nas already mentioned , the sap business workplace ( sbwp ) is the default option to handle sap workflow tasks . sap business workplace\nruns\nin the sap gui and is not accessible via web browsers or mobile devices . since the release of sap workflow in 1996 the sap business workplace has changed slightly , but generally it currently embraces the same functionality as 20 years ago . despite its\nold age\n, the functionalities offered in the sap business workplace have been used as the basis for all the new technologies that have been deployed to date in order to process sap workflow tasks .\n\u2013 by implementing a superior product like fiori , we , in the process , happen to improve the end users\u2019 taste and experience of consuming enterprise - grade applications . since fiori delivers only the most commonly used business applications in html5 , it , most likely , will not account for replacing all the sap web applications in your landscape \u2013 at least not in the immediate future . with a blend of html5 and other sap - proprietary ui technologies to work with , the users will always tend to lean towards getting everything on html5 because of all the advantages listed above . thus , managing the rising expectations of the end users spawns into an ongoing challenge of converting and maintaining all applications in html5 . also without the visibility of the fiori\u2019s future roadmap , quelling those ux pangs is no easy task . an unhappy user is a death knell for any new ux improvements if the original ask is not met .\n\u2013 fiori is marketed as and also technically is a web - responsive solution which means that it can be accessed seamlessly over a mobile as well as desktop . however from a ux standpoint it may qualify more as a mobile - only solution . i say that because a fiori launchpad as an entry point could not potentially replace the breadth of the portal\u2019s potential . a portal can be used in multiple flavors \u2013 enterprise , knowledge , communications etc . , which fiori\u2019s launchpad will always fall short of directly replacing . integrating fiori and other sap apps on the portal ( even from its new fiori framework page ) will lead us back to the harmonization problem that we discussed above . however , if the fiori landscape is to be made available only to the mobile world then for the end user it becomes easier to come to terms with the fact that only a few but important applications are available over mobile . so , is it mobile - first or mobile - only ?\ntested for 7 . 01 but applies to other versions ( till 7 . 4 ) as well .\nsap has added support for all browsers and new versions of internet explorer eventually in higher versions and service packs . please visit the following links to visit the product availability matrix ( pam ) to plan upgrades with the sap basis team . please note that you need sap marketplace ( smp ) credentials to access the following links .\nrun the application on some browser e . g . mozilla firefox or google chrome\nnow put the url found in step 1 in the browser and hit the enter button . developers should be able to see their applications running fine in the ie 9 browser .\nthanks edson , your appreciation fulfilled the purpose of my writing the article ! i am happy to know that it solved your problem .\nthis is a good workaround , but it\u2019s not a fix . does anyone have a fix for this issue ?\nthe steps presented here are definitely just a workaround and idealy the netweaver application server should be upgraded to a version where the browser is supported .\nyou have to be on the correct product version and sps level . please see this\nnot only do we support newer versions of internet explorer , but we are also supporting google chrome and safari .\nyou are right , the link is to the note itself , so you need to be logged into the service market place with your user id ( for example , s or c user id ) . or , once you log into\nno search term specified . showing recent items . search or use up and down arrow keys to select an item .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 frameset / / en\nurltoken\n{ { settings . item _ feature _ heading _ desc } } { { data . item . title } }\n{ { blogentry . item . date _ published } } via { { blogentry . item . platform } }\n{ { settings . item _ relation _ heading _ desc } } { { data . item . title } }\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 1 / / en\nurltoken\nare you aware that we have started tutorials on workflow ? for more details , click here .\nhome \u2022 contribute \u2022 about us \u2022 privacy \u2022 terms of use \u2022 disclaimer \u2022 safe \u2022 companies : advertise on saptechnical . com | post job \u2022 contact us\nall product names are trademarks of their respective companies . saptechnical . com is in no way affiliated with sap ag . sap , sap r / 3 , r / 3 software , mysap , abap , bapi , xapps , sap netweaver , and and any other sap trademarks are registered trademarks of sap ag in germany and in several other countries . every effort is made to ensure content integrity . use information on this site at your own risk .\nour website uses cookies to facilitate a consistent shopping experience and to generate statistical reports . if you continue using our site , you consent to the storing of cookies on your computer . you\u2019ll find more information and options to object to the use of cookies in our privacy policy .\n784 pages , hardcover , 2 in . including a download with complete source code . reference book format 6 . 9 x 9 in . printed black and white on 60 # offset paper from sustainable sources . casebound for durability . reader - 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sites are now new freestanding sites . this change and others may . . .\nthis week ' s news roundup includes an hr tool designed just for hourly workers , a new offering from limeade to help with talent . . .\nemployee self - service and wellness portals are no longer enough . now , you need a multipronged strategy that tackles the most . . .\ncan 14 hospitals function as one happy unit ? it ' s early days , but jefferson health chro jeffrey stevens is betting on his . . .\nthis action might not be possible to undo . are you sure you want to continue ?\nit may not be the best , but it surely is free . please subscribe if you like .\nwhen the concept of fiori was first announced by sap , it was recognized more as a package of 25 html5 applications ( wave 1 ) that was available at a price outside of what you already pay to sap . it wasn\u2019t embraced by the sap community ( clients , service implementors et al . ) until sapphire 2014 in which it was announced that fiori will be available free with your existing sap license . that move opened the floodgates for its adoption which led to many companies implementing it and , in the process , realizing the impact of user experience on business \u2013 gain in productivity , increase in user adoption , decrease in support issues and savings in training cost . today , fiori is not just a package of html5 - based sap applications \u2013 it is the new user experience ( ux ) for sap software , and has been marketed as such by sap itself . it is the face of sap\u2019s ux strategy and is the core pillar of its \u2018renew\u2019 segment . but how does it fit into your sap landscape \u2013 is it a cure for all your sap ux problems or a band - aid solution to satisfy the growing needs of your enterprise . in this post , i will try to evaluate fiori\u2019s ux component holistically but more from a strategic standpoint ( and not from a technical one ) . also , evaluating the apps themselves \u2013 how good the fiori\u2019s design patterns are or where affordances of certain ui elements fall short , is something that i will cover in another blog . these are purely my opinions so if you agree with me or share another opinion then feel free to post those in the comments section .\n\u2013 fiori apps are responsive which means that they are able to provide a seamlessly experience regardless of the device ( desktop , tablet , mobile ) that they are consumed on . traditionally , when it comes to consuming applications on devices , sap\u2019s software has been sensitive to a number of factors including the device itself , its os , browsers etc . but fiori\u2019s responsive design is a significant overhaul in those terms . no longer one has to wait to get in front of the computer for submitting a leave request or to track sales orders . all you need is a device , yeah any device and you can get your job done .\nfor those who were expecting fiori to be - \u201cok ( google ) sap ! submit my timesheet\u201d - kinda responsive then that is a little too ambitious at this point but could very well be another feature in the future .\nthe term user experience or ux is used so routinely these days that sometimes we tend to undermine the presence of the u in ux . it stands for the ( end ) user of the system / application and addressing the ux is about improving the experience of that system for that user . fiori does that to the tee . classical sap was very transaction - oriented but fiori is user - centric and goal - oriented \u2013 a huge improvement over its gui counterpart .\n\u201d \u2013 amelia barr . fiori is no exception . the simple and minimalistic design paves way for a delightful experience . the apps make essential functions obvious and easy to use . this simplicity results in lowering training costs and in an expedited concept - to - completion cycle thus contributing to the app\u2019s adoption . in terms of analogy , transitioning from the sap gui to a fiori application is like operating an airplane in manual - mode to just hitting a launch button from the ground to make it fly .\n\u201cdesign is not just what it looks like and feels like . design is how it works . \u201d \u2013 steve jobs . fiori , take a bow ! ! !\nnow that we have gone over what fiori\u2019s benefits and drawbacks are , let\u2019s get back to our original question . as we all know , every sap landscape is different so there really cannot be a \u2018one size fits all\u2019 ux strategy . sap fiori is definitely a huge step forward in terms of consuming sap applications and will continue to make headway in that direction . is that a panacea for all your ux woes ? \u2013 that depends on multiple factors including your landscape and your business requirements .\nanother informative blog prath . thanks . portal is definitely catering whole diverse population of users , but fiori will gives an additional avenue for them and more over it is mostly depicted as mobile only solution . also inevitable factor of complex landscapes leads to important hurdle on this adoption .\nthanks for your comments . everyone is pretty keen on adopting fiori because of the advantages that it offers . however , for the companies that have a matured ux practice , fiori\u2019s adoption will probably go through a vetting process to see if it fits well into their landscape as - is or if any modifications need to be made .\nagile asap information architecture interaction design sap fiori sap user experience sap ux sap ux explorer sap ux strategy ui design user experience ux design ux process ux requirement gathering ux research ux validation ux vs . ui visual design\nfor ieee to continue sending you helpful information on our products and services , please consent to our updated privacy policy .\ndear sap community member , in order to fully benefit from what the sap community has to offer , please register at : urltoken thank you , the sap community team .\nmeans we are writing very few of lines of code ( logic only ) . framework and at design time remaining code will generate automatically .\ncopyright \u00a9 1999 - 2018 john wiley & sons , inc . all rights reserved\nenter your email address below . if your address has been previously registered , you will receive an email with instructions on how to reset your password . if you don ' t receive an email , you should register as a new user\n. . . visualization also helps solving highly complex problems ( vessey , 1991 ) , and discovering data structures and patterns to relieve the information overload ( card et al . , 1999 ) . many successful industry applications of information visualization have been reported in the literature regarding both strategic management ( eppler & platts , 2009 ; pike et al . , 2005 ) and other levels of planning ( cristea et al . , 2009 ; whyte , 2008 ; navarro , 2008 ; jones et al . , 2001 ) . platts and tan ( 2004 ) explained how to use visualization to support strategic decision making . . . .\n. . . mind maps , concept maps , and knowledge maps , are the most employed mapping structures to the purpose . mind maps [ 28 , 3 , 11 ] support collaborative brainstorming with and organized visual structure . in that structure , each key concept is located at the middle of the page . . . .\ntechnological trends inspire restructuring of higher engineering education in the direction of improving competences of graduates . best project is focused on converging wbc engineering higher educa\u2026\n[ more ]\nthe minimization of coding is achieved with predefined blocks of code performing most of the standard functions ; this declarative approach simplifies most standard tasks exponentially .\nsince the introduction of sap workflow in 1996 there have been introduced quite some alternatives to handle workflow tasks besides the standard sap business workplace ( sbwp ) . for example , already more than 10 years , the universal worklist ( uwl ) can be used to handle workflow tasks in the sap enterprise portal .\nin the recent years there have been introduced more alternatives next to the above two\nsettled technologies\nwhich may provide a better user experience for specific user groups . the latest example is the sap fiori applications and the possibilities that come with it . this not only brings the user experience to a higher level , it also offers more possibilities to handle workflow tasks . example of the latter for instance , it provides your users mobile access to their workflow tasks . the latest improvement in the workflow area within the sap fiori spectrum is called the\nmy inbox\napplication . this standard sap fiori application was released in january 2015 about which sap stated that this is the future way of working for handling sap workflow tasks .\nall sap workflow inbox alternatives are described in this article . we ' ll mention the main features , advantages and disadvantages of each option . we also compare the alternatives on the main features . in that way you can get a clear picture on when to use which workflow alternative .\nthe universal worklist ( uwl ) is the inbox for workflow tasks when the sap enterprise portal is being used . it runs out - of - the - box and provides occasional users of sap workflow a better user experience than the sap business workplace . the degree of flexibility and to which the uwl can be extended is rather high . it is possible to display tasks from multiple systems into a universal inbox : the universal worklist . also , sap netweaver bpm tasks and workflow tasks from non - sap systems can be incorporated into the uwl .\nthanks to the technology associated with powl applications , the powl inbox is very flexible to the extent that it can be configured and personalized . additional options such as the default forward and representation functionality can be added . also , additional queries can be defined for the powl inbox . in addition , the powl inbox adds some standard queries for mss scenarios such as approving leave requests .\nthe unified inbox is the first sap workflow inbox that is developed with more recent user interface technologies . the unified inbox is based on html5 and therefore has a more modern look and feel compared to the previous alternatives . the unified inbox is like the uwl ideal for collecting workflow tasks from multiple systems . whether it are the traditional sap backend systems such as ecc , srm and crm , or it are sap netweaver bpm systems . in addition , unified inbox also has the ability to visualize tasks from non - sap systems .\nthe standard fiori\nmy inbox\napp is the latest development in the field of sap workflow inboxes and has been available since january 2015 . the my inbox app is the successor to the standard sap fiori\napprove request\napp and the\nunified inbox\n. my inbox has basically the same functionality as the unified inbox , but is now released as and integrated into an sap fiori application . one of the major advantages of this fiori sap application against the unified inbox is that the tasks can be handled by different devices : both desktop , tablet and mobile are supported . this is obviously one of the key features of sap fiori . important to mention is that the my inbox sap application positioned as the new sap workflow inbox of the future .\nthe my inbox app is fully integrated into the sap fiori launchpad application and is configurable and extensible on various components . some important features that are present in the my inbox app :\nin addition , sap fiori is positioned as the new user interface technology from sap and that is reflected completely by the release of the my inbox app . the recent launch of s4hana ( the successor of sap erp ) reiterates the position of sap fiori within the sap landscape ; the user interface of s4hana is completely based on sap fiori .\ndo you following this blog questions or would like more information please contact us via our contact page .\nwith the avelon newsletter , we will send you the latest news and updates on sap process optimization .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhp uft ( unified functional testing ) tool is an automation functional testing tool , currently available in version 12 . 01 ( from july 2014 ) . its supported features motivate developers and testers to develop and deliver bug free quality software to meet the business needs . due to its excellent features , hp uft software and uft professionals both are always in demand .\nwe have complete qtp tutorial series of 25 + in - 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{"id": 53689, "summary": [{"text": "umai chemical co. , ltd. ( \u99ac\u5c45\u5316\u6210\u5de5\u696d\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e umai kasei k\u014dgy\u014d ) is a japanese chemical company , mainly engaged in the production and sales of inorganic chemicals .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "the company 's headquarters is in naruto city , tokushima prefecture , japan . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "umai chemical", "paragraphs": ["copyright ( c ) umai chemical co . , ltd . all rights reserved .\nglobal magnesium sulphate market 2017 - pq corporation , umai chemical , laizhou guangcheng . . .\numai chemical co . , ltd is a japanese inorganic chemicals supplier whose main product is magnesium sulfate .\numai chemical\u2019s nickel nitrate is used as cathode material for nickel cadmium battery . recently , it is used for nickel - metal hydride battery .\nmitsubishi chemical corporation ( \u4e09\u83f1\u5316\u5b66\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e mitsubishi kagaku kabushiki - gaisha ) , or mcc , is a subsidiary of mitsubishi chemical holdings corporation .\numai chemical has 4 basic grades of magnesium sulfate - dried , such as , anhydrous , 1 . 5 - hydrate , 2 . 5 - hydrate , and 3 - hydrate with various crystalline size distribution .\numai chemical , as o . e . m . of sumitomo chemical co . , ltd . , has two kinds of sodium nitrate with anti - caking agent added and without anti - caking agent for anti - foaming agent used in glass production and exothermic agent for surface treatment etc . .\ndaicel corporation ( \u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u30c0\u30a4\u30bb\u30eb kabushiki gaisha daiseru ) is a chemical company based in japan .\ntosoh corporation ( \u6771\u30bd\u30fc\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e t\u014ds\u014d kabushiki - gaisha ) is a global chemical and specialty materials company .\nrakuto kasei , umai chemical , showa denko , tosoh , kuraray , ube industries , mitsubishi chemical corporation , unicharm , toray industries , albion co . , ltd . , penfibre , taiyo nippon sanso corporation , nippon menard cosmetic co . , nippon light metal , kansai paint , nitto denko , dic corporation , mitsubishi gas chemical company , nippon paint , nippon kayaku , takata corporation , teijin , kaneka corporation , sunstar group , daicel , tokuyama corporation , mandom , sony chemicals , mitsubishi chemical holdings , toyobo , denki kagaku kogyo , takasago international corporation\nmitsubishi chemical holdings corporation ( \u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u4e09\u83f1\u30b1\u30df\u30ab\u30eb\u30db\u30fc\u30eb\u30c7\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u30b9 kabushiki - gaisha mitsubishi kemikaru h\u014drudingusu ) ( tyo : 4188 ) , is a japanese company formed in october 2005 from the merger of mitsubishi chemical corporation and mitsubishi pharma corporation .\nteijin limited ( \u5e1d\u4eba\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e teijin kabushiki - gaisha ) is a japanese chemical , pharmaceutical and information technology company .\numai chemical ' s magnesium sulfate is used for reagents , pharmaceuticals , cosmetics , food additives , feed additives , fertilizers and industrial chemicals . we have 40 grades . we produce high purity grade of 99 . 999 % and the production quantity and market share of our magnesium sulfate is no . 1 in japan .\nkaneka corporation ( \u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u30ab\u30cd\u30ab kabushiki - gaisha kaneka ) is a japanese international chemical manufacturing company based in osaka and founded in 1949 .\ntokuyama corporation ( \u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u30c8\u30af\u30e4\u30de kabushiki - gaisha tokuyama ) is a japanese , tokyo - based chemical company and the worlds fourth largest silicon manufacturer .\ndenki kagaku kogyo kabushiki kaisha ( \u96fb\u6c17\u5316\u5b66\u5de5\u696d\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e ) , also known as denka , is a japanese chemical company , established in 1915 and headquartered in tokyo .\nduring the past business period of over 410 years , we have improved the salt manufacturing technology and built up new technology to grow as an inorganic chemical manufacturer as well as supplier specializing in inorganic chemicals .\ndic corporation ( dic\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e d\u012b ai sh\u012b kabushiki - gaisha ) is japanese chemical company , specializing in the development , manufacture and sale of inks , pigments , polymers , specialty plastics and compounds and biochemicals .\nthe history of our company dates back to 1599 when our ancestor shichirobe umai , salt manufacturing engineer , opened a salt pan at muya area , present head office site , and started salt manufacturing . thus , the history of our company began with salt , which we are not producing any more . the market share of our magnesium sulfate is no . 1 in japan .\numai chemical has 4 basic grades of magnesium sulfate - dried , such as , anhydrous , 1 . 5 - hydrate , 2 . 5 - hydrate , and 3 - hydrate with various crystalline size distribution . magnesium sulfate - dried has the following 10 features : 1 . various particle sizes from fine powder to granule 2 . good water solubility 3 . hygroscopic property 4 . less corrosive to metals 5 . generates heat when dissolved 6 . feeling smooth and hard to get caked 7 . stable up to 700 degrees centigrade 8 . safe and harmless to environment 9 . 4 different grades of crystals 10 . most suitable for carrier and filler\numai chemical ' s magnesium sulfate is used for reagents , pharmaceuticals , cosmetics , food additives , feed additives , fertilizers and industrial chemicals . we have 40 grades . we produce high purity grade of 99 . 999 % and the production quantity and market share of our magnesium sulfate is no . 1 in japan . magnesium sulfate 7 - hydrate , which is our basic standard grade , has the following features : 1 . excellent water solubility 2 . chemically stable , harmless and environment - friendly substance 3 . less corrosive to metals therefore , it is widely used as raw materials for high quality industrial chemicals , pharmaceuticals , salting agents , and water - soluble fertilizers . recently it is used for improving performances of high - tech products .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthis is a japanese antiseptic to protect cow from mastitis to maintain natural and healthy teat . this animal health product is applicable for both pre and post milking with less active iodine to perform high disinfectant effect by free iodine .\n32 . 5 % aqueous urea solution used as reduction agent in selective catalytic reduction ( scr ) to lower nox concentration in the exhaust emissions from diesel engines , finally decomposing into nitrogen and water .\naqrum is an inorganic additive used for dicing during the semiconductor production . dicing requires semiconductor wafers ( especially those of large diameter ) to be exposed to cutting water ( ultra pure water ) for a long time and a small amount of aluminum ion elutes from the cutting surface of wafers . a surfactant is used as a dicing additive to minimize this elution problem . aqrum is the inorganic dicing additive developed under the new concept of utilizing ionization to solve such problem of aluminum ion elution from semiconductor wafers during dicing . conventional organic surfactants need waste water treatment after dicing . aqrum , which is inorganic , can eliminate waste water treatment . aqrum is truly an environmentally friendly additive . available in a 10 liter pure bottle .\nour main product is magnesium sulfate . we are the biggest supplier in japan with the largest market share of about 60 % . we think our quality is n0 . 1 in asia . we have five basic grades of crystalline magnesium sulfate of 99 . 999 % purity with water content , anhydrous , 1 . 5 - hydrate , 2 . 5 - hydrate , 3 - hydrate and 7 - hydrate . liquid type is also available .\nwe have 40 items of magnesium sulfate for medicines , food additives , feed additives , reagents , cosmetics , fertilizers and industrial raw materials . our pharmaceutical grade magnesium sulfate is approved by japan gmp .\nwe also produce sodium nitrate , nickel nitrate , magnesium chloride , silky dip\u00ae\uff08cow medicine to protect from mastitis\uff09 and adblue\u00ae ( nox reduction agent for diesel engine ) . our factory is certified with iso9001 and iso 14001 .\nwe wish to be of any service to you and please contact to the following for our further sevices .\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 . . .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved . for reprint rights : times syndication service\nthe worldwide global magnesium sulphate market report is an in - depth research on the current situation of the global magnesium sulphate industry . the research study of global global magnesium sulphate market 2017 offers a strategic assessment of global magnesium sulphate market . the industry report focuses on the growth opportunities , which will help the global magnesium sulphate industry to expand operations in the existing markets globally .\nfirstly , global magnesium sulphate market report introduces a basic overview of the global magnesium sulphate industry , which includes global magnesium sulphate definitions , applications , classifications and global magnesium sulphate industry chain structure . worldwide global magnesium sulphate market analysis is provided for the international market including global magnesium sulphate industry competitive analysis , global magnesium sulphate market development history and major sectors development status on global magnesium sulphate industry scenario .\nthe global magnesium sulphate market covers the geological regions including us , eu , china , and japan . other regions can also be added efficiently as per customers need . the report also displays the market size for each category during the forecasting period from 2017 to 2022 .\nfurther , the report guides the client according to the various aspects of global magnesium sulphate industry like supply chain analysis , global magnesium sulphate industry rules , and policies , along with product cost , product images , the cost structure , import / export information and utilisation figures . the detailed competitive plan of global magnesium sulphate industry report will help the clients to systematically specify better business strategies for a desired business payoff .\nat the end , report global global magnesium sulphate market 2017 focuses the feasibility of new investment projects is assessed , and overall research conclusions are offered on global magnesium sulphate market scenario .\ni am market research analyst from india , conducting in - depth data analyses using traditional and advanced methods build a detailed database for the understanding of the target market and industry .\nsit\u0435 in\u0441lud\u0435s all th\u0435 n\u0435ws and c\u043emmunity fe\u0430tur\u0435s \u0440ublished in \u043eur n\u0435ws\u0440a\u0440er al\u043eng with \u0441lass\u0456f\u0456\u0435d and real \u0435state l\u0456stings , d\u0456rect\u043er\u0456es , t\u043eur\u0456st \u0456nformation , \u0430s well as th\u0435 weekly events \u0441\u0430lend\u0430r \u0441\u043ev\u0435ring chautauqua \u0441\u043eunty , new york \u0430nd the surround\u0456ng t\u043ewns .\nglobal healthcare benches market 2017 - steelcase , herman miller , haworth inc , hill - rom , . . .\nworld wide chemnet : - international - china - u . s . e - urope - india - japan - china ( taiwan ) - korea - trading circle about us - top products - partner with us - contact us - help - sitemap\nmagnesium sulfate occurs as colorless , prismatic or needle crystals having saline , bitter taste .\nwe have a long history of stable dealings with many makers and trading companies in the purchasing and selling of industrial chemicals .\nour products are used in many fields such as factories , construction sites , environmental - related public facilities , etc . and for various purposes such as providing raw materials , waste water treatment , sterilization , and the like .\nrakuto kasei is a japanese multinational chemicals company , with their headquarters in otsu city , japan and offices in yokneam , israel .\nkuraray co . , ltd ( \u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u30af\u30e9\u30ec kabushiki - gaisha kurare ) is a japanese manufacturer of chemicals , fibers and other materials .\nunicharm corporation ( \u30e6\u30cb\u00b7\u30c1\u30e3\u30fc\u30e0\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e yuni ch\u0101mu kabushiki kaisha ) is a japanese company that manufactures disposable hygiene products , household cleaning products , specializing in the manufacture of diapers for both babies and adult incontinence , feminine hygiene products and pet care products .\nalbion co . , ltd . or albion ( japanese : \u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u30a2\u30eb\u30d3\u30aa\u30f3 ) is a japanese kabushiki gaisha concentrating in the manufacture and distribution of luxury cosmetics and headquartered in ginza , tokyo .\npenfibre sdn berhad is a company owned by toray industries ( malaysia ) sdn .\ntaiyo nippon sanso corporation , commonly known as tnsc , is a japanese multinational industrial gas manufacturer founded in the year 1918 as nippon sanso corporation .\nnitto denko corporation ( \u65e5\u6771\u96fb\u5de5\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e nitt\u014d denk\u014d kabushiki - gaisha ) is a japanese company which produces tapes , vinyl , lcds , insulation , and several other products .\nnippon kayaku ( \u65e5\u672c\u5316\u85ac\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e nihon kayaku kabushiki - gaisha ) ( japan pharmaceuticals ) is a japanese company that was founded in 1916 as the first industrial explosives manufacturer in japan under the company name nippon kayaku seizo co .\ntakata corporation ( \u30bf\u30ab\u30bf\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e takata kabushiki gaisha ) is an global supplier of automotive safety systems based in japan .\nsunstar is a japanese global oral care / health & beauty , as well as chemicals and motorcycle parts conglomerate with affiliates in 27 countries .\nmandom corporation ( \u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u30de\u30f3\u30c0\u30e0 kabushiki - gaisha mandamu ) is a japanese manufacturer and distributor of hair care , skin care , perfumes , and deodorants .\nsony chemicals corporation ( \u30bd\u30cb\u30fc\u30b1\u30df\u30ab\u30eb\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e son\u012b kemikaru kabushiki - gaisha ) is a japanese company established 1962 , and was a wholly owned subsidiary of sony corporation .\ntoyobo co . , ltd . ( \u6771\u6d0b\u7d21\u7e3e\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e t\u014dy\u014db\u014dseki kabushiki - gaisha ) is one of japan ' s top makers of fibers and textiles , including synthetic fibers ( polyester , nylon and acrylics ) and natural fibers , such as cotton and wool .\ntakasago international corporation ( \u9ad8\u7802\u9999\u6599\u5de5\u696d\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e takasago k\u014dry\u014d k\u014dgy\u014d kabushiki - gaisha ) ( tyo : 4914 ) is a major international producer of flavours and fragrances headquartered in japan , with presence in 24 countries worldwide and net sales of $ 900 million in 2006 ."]}
{"id": 53694, "summary": [{"text": "ia-64 ( also called intel itanium architecture ) is the instruction set architecture ( isa ) of the itanium family of 64-bit intel microprocessors .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the basic isa specification originated at hewlett-packard ( hp ) , and was evolved and then implemented in a new processor microarchitecture by intel with hp 's continued partnership and expertise on the underlying epic design concepts .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "in order to establish what was their first new isa in 20 years and bring an entirely new product line to market , intel made a massive investment in product definition , design , software development tools , os , software industry partnerships , and marketing .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "to support this effort intel created the largest design team in their history and a new marketing and industry enabling team completely separate from x86 .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "the first itanium processor , codenamed merced , was released in 2001 .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the itanium architecture is based on explicit instruction-level parallelism , in which the compiler decides which instructions to execute in parallel .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "this contrasts with other superscalar architectures , which depend on the processor to manage instruction dependencies at runtime .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in all itanium models , up to and including tukwila , cores execute up to six instructions per clock cycle .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "as of 2008 , itanium was the fourth-most deployed microprocessor architecture for enterprise-class systems , behind x86-64 , power architecture , and sparc . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "ia - 64", "paragraphs": ["the ia - 64 development project is devoted to keeping gentoo in good shape on the ia - 64 architecture .\nthe gentoo / ia - 64 project works to keep gentoo the most up to date and fastest ia - 64 distribution available . we are responsible for the maintenance of all ia - 64 specific meta - data and the testing of all other non ia - 64 specific meta - data on the ia - 64 architecture to ensure portability . portability implies reusable meta - data .\nia - 64 architecture refers to systems based on the intel\u00ae itanium\u00ae processor running a 64 - bit operating system .\nthe ia - 64 architecture at work\nis an article from ieee computer which shows some actual ia - 64 optimization examples . ( requires ieee computer membership ) urltoken\ndecember : intel and sun announce joint effort to port solaris to ia - 64 .\noctober : project monterey is formed to create a common unix for ia - 64 .\nbugs are tracked and resolved from the gentoo bug tracker and correspondence is maintained on the various ia - 64 related mailing lists . ( gentoo - ia - 64 - user , gentoo - ia - 64 - dev and those belonging to the sub - projects ) .\ndescribes the architecture and programming environment of processors supporting ia - 32 and intel\u00ae 64 architectures .\ndescribes the model - specific registers of processors supporting ia - 32 and intel\u00ae 64 architectures .\njune : idc predicts ia - 64 systems sales will reach $ 38bn / yr by 2001 .\njune : idc predicts ia - 64 systems sales will reach $ 30bn / yr by 2001 .\naugust : idc predicts ia - 64 systems sales will reach $ 25bn / yr by 2002 .\nthese manuals describe the architecture and programming environment of the intel\u00ae 64 and ia - 32 architectures .\nhow to benchmark code execution times on intel ia - 32 and ia - 64 instruction set architectures - september , 2010 ( 324264 - 001 ) . pdf\nnonstop os , an intel 64 ( x86 - 64 ) port was developed .\n^ diagram of the architecture of the itanium ( ia - 64 ) 64 - bit intel microprocessor , image by fred the oyster , september 08 , 2014 , wikimedia commons , ia - 64 from wikipedia , cc by - sa 4 . 0\nvolume 1 : describes the architecture and programming environment of processors supporting ia - 32 and intel\u00ae 64 architectures .\nvolume 4 : describes the model - specific registers of processors supporting ia - 32 and intel\u00ae 64 architectures .\nthis document has been merged into volume 3a of intel\u00ae 64 and ia - 32 architectures software developer\u2019s manual .\nopenvms i64 , an intel 64 ( x86 - 64 ) port is being developed .\n\u2014general information on 64 - bit intel assembly ( x86 - 64 . org ) .\nhpl - 1999 - 83 porting linux to ia - 64 - eranian , stephane ; mosberger , david . urltoken\ndescribes bug fixes made to the intel\u00ae 64 and ia - 32 architectures software developer ' s manual between versions .\nia - 64 is a 64 - bit processor architecture developed at intel that is based on explicitly parallel instruction computing ( epic ) and designed as the foundation for intel ' s line of microprocessors through 2005 . the itanium is the first in intel ' s line of ia - 64 processors .\nia - 64 is the intel itanium architecture . this is a very long instruction word ( vliw ) processor instruction set .\npdfs / how to benchmark code execution times on intel ia - 32 and ia - 64 instruction set architectures - september , 2010 ( 324264 - 001 ) . pdf at master \u00b7 tpn / pdfs \u00b7 github\naugust : amd releases specification for x86 - 64 , a set of 64 - bit extensions to intel ' s own x86 architecture intended to compete with ia - 64 . it will eventually market this under the name\namd64\n.\nthe ia - 64 application developers guide is available for download from both hp and intel , the intel download page is located here .\nia64 refers to the 64 bit itanium architecture while x64 is the 64 bit extension to the x86 architecture .\nnovember : hp announces that its nonstop servers will start using intel 64 ( x86 - 64 ) chips .\nthe goal of the gentoo ia - 64 development project is to guarantee that the ia - 64 packages build using gentoo meta - data are up to date . by continuously enhancing the meta - data , we provide the ia - 64 user with the gentoo community feeling , performance , freedom and up to dateness . the meta - distribution notion allows for a user to to be as bleeding edge as he / she wants :\nhp - ux 11i , an intel 64 ( x86 - 64 ) port was proposed , but later canceled .\nthe information contained in this white paper has been merged into volume 3c of the intel\u00ae 64 and ia - 32 architectures software developer ' s manual .\nthe information contained in this application note is now part of intel\u00ae 64 and ia - 32 architectures software developer ' s manual volumes 3a and 3b .\nin this first segment of our 64 - bit computing series , we\u2019ll launch into the wonder that is ia - 64 . you\u2019ve probably seen much information already written about itanium and ia - 64 architecture in the past few years , which is mostly a replay of intel - generated information . we\u2019ll try to get beyond the standard facts and hype , and take a critical look at itanium and ia - 64 / epic , by describing features and delivering some critical analyses . we\u2019ll set the stage for an architectural comparison with hammer and other 64 - bit architectures in future segments .\nia - 64 ( intel architecture 64 ) is an almost completely unrelated 64 bit architecture ( also known as itanium ) , developed by intel initially for high - end servers . it was said that itanium could have been a replacement for the x86 architecture , but this architecture didn ' t have much success ( for various reasons ) , so it ' s unlikely that you ' ll ever need the ia - 64 installers .\nitanium and the ia - 64 architecture were intel ' s first effort to transition from 32 - bit to 64 - bit computing . the first products were server chips\u2014consumer pcs back in the early 2000s were still some way off from hitting the 4gb ram limit of 32 - bit systems . but the original intent was for ia - 64 to eventually replace the older x86 instruction set entirely . the problem was that ia - 64 wasn ' t backward - compatible with x86 code , making any transition potentially costly and disruptive .\n@ pacerier : simply\n64 - bit architecture\nmeans nothing besides\nthere ' s some architecture where most registers are 64 bit ( maybe )\n. x64 is a 64 bit architecture , aarch64 is a 64 bit architecture ; ia64 is a 64 bit architecture ; ppc64 is a 64 bit architecture ; all of these have very little in common one with each other .\nia - 64 is for computers running intel itanium 64 bit processors . they do not support running 32 bit applications like x64 processors do . a special version of windows is needed to run on these processors , thus the two different installers .\nin 2001 during merger talks with hp , compaq ( a huge intel customer ) announced their plans to phase out alpha in favor of intel ' s new enterprise chip called itanium or ia - 64 ( intel architecture 64 - bit ) .\nfor most of us waiting breathlessly on the sidelines , the 64 - bit battle is between intel\u2019s ia - 64 and amd\u2019s hammer architectures . separately , we\u2019ll evaluate the pros and cons of the \u201cother\u201d 64 - bit processors used in workstations and servers , such as sparc , power , mips , and alpha .\nintel\u00ae 64 architecture refers to systems based on ia - 32 architecture processors which have 64 - bit architectural extensions , for example , intel\u00ae core tm 2 processor family ) , running a 64 - bit operating system such as microsoft windows xp * professional x64 edition or microsoft windows vista * x64 . if the system is running a 32 - bit version of the windows operating system , then ia - 32 architecture applies instead . systems based on amd * processors running a 64 - bit version of windows are also supported by intel compilers for intel\u00ae 64 architecture applications .\nnote : this change document applies to all intel\u00ae 64 and ia - 32 architectures software developer\u2019s manual sets ( combined volume set , 4 volume set , and 10 volume set ) .\nstefan rusu and gadi singer . the first ia - 64 microprocessor . ieee journal of solid - state circuits , 35 ( 11 ) : 1539 - 1544 , november 2000 . bibtex entry\nmy understanding is that ia - 64 is a subclass of x64 , so i ' m curious why it would have a separate installer . if possible , a succinct explanation would be appreciated .\nmany people also call this stuff x86 - 64 , to have a vendor - independent name and to stress the fact that it ' s the 64 bit evolution of the x86 architecture . all the\nregular\npcs that are sold with\n64 bit processors\nrun on x86 - 64 architecture .\nt2450 is an ia - 32 architecture . for more information about specific processors you can search here to get the details :\napril : amd releases opteron , the first processor with x86 - 64 extensions .\nfebruary : intel announces it has been working on its own x86 - 64 implementation ( which it will eventually market under the name\nintel 64\n) .\nthis section contains some general tips for making your code 64 - bit clean .\nnote : the intel 64 architecture , otherwise known as x86 - 64 , should not be confused with the ia64 architecture . the ia64 architecture , short for intel architecture 64 , is the architecture used by itanium processors . despite their similar names , the intel 64 architecture is not related to the itanium ( ia64 ) architecture .\ni was on microsoft ' s website and noticed two different installers , one for x64 and one for ia - 64 . reference : installing the . net framework 4 . 5 , 4 . 5 . 1\nan internal audit ( ia ) is an organizational initiative to monitor and analyze its own business operations in order to determine . . .\njerry huck , dale morris , jonathan ross , allan knies , hans mulder , and rumi zahir . introducing the ia - 64 architecture . ieee micro , 20 ( 5 ) , september 2000 . bibtex entry , pdf comments : this a reference that shows how the ideas from [ 11 ] were implemented by the ia - 64 architects . needless to say that the paper is very interesting on its own . paper importance : 10 / 10\nia - 64 processors will have massive computing resources including 128 integer registers , 128 floating - point registers , and 64 predicate registers along with a number of special - purpose registers . instructions will be bundled in groups for parallel execution by the various functional units . the instruction set has been optimised to address the needs of cryptography , video encoding and other functions that will be increasingly needed by the next generation of servers and workstations . support for intel\u2019smmx technology and internet streaming simd extensions is maintained and extended in ia - 64 processors .\nx86 _ 64 is the normal 64 - bit architecture that is used by processors inside every laptop / desktop in today ' s computers . this processor is a dynamic processor .\non intel - based macintosh computers , 64 - bit code uses the intel 64 ( formerly em64t ) extensions to the intel assembly language isa . this section summarizes the differences between intel 64 code and ia32 code in terms of their impact on registers and instruction sets .\nx64 is short for x86 - 64 which is an extension of the x86 instruction set .\ni had one of those early amd x86 - 64 chips ( on the desktop side ) . i believe it was an athlon 64 x2 ? i was running the 64 - bit version of windows xp ( it must have been dual boot ) . if you think windows me was bad , 64 - bit xp was unusable . it was fun , though .\nhp thought that it was not good for individual enterprise system companies like hp to make proprietary processors , so hp worked with intel in 1994 to create the ia - 64 architecture , made with epic ' s ideas . intel wanted to make a large effort in creating ia - 64 in the expectation that the resulting processor would be used by most enterprise systems . hp and intel had a large design effort to make the first itanium product , merced , in 1998 .\nwhilst ia - 64 is emphatically not a 64 - bit version of intel\u2019s 32 - bit x86 architecture nor an adaption of hp\u2019s 64 - bit pa - risc architecture , it does provide investment protection for today\u2019s existing applications and software infrastructure by maintaining compatibility with the former in processor hardware and with the latter through software translation . however , one implication of isa is the extent to which compilers will be expected to optimise instruction streams \u2013 and a consequence of this is that older software will not run at optimal speed unless it\u2019s recompiled . ia - 64\u2019s handling of 32 - bit software has drawn criticism from amd whose own proposals for providing support for 64 - bit code and memory addressing , codenamed sledgehammer , imposes no such penalties on older software .\nbe sure to control alignment of shared data . the alignment of long long ( 64 - bit ) integers has changed from 32 - bit to 64 - bit . this alignment change can pose a problem when you are exchanging data between 32 - bit and 64 - bit code .\n\\ windows server 2003 . this package is designed for the supported 64 - bit operating system .\nrakesh krishnaiyer , dattatraya kulkarni , daniel lavery , wei li , chu cheow lim , john ng , and david sehr . an advanced optimizer for ia - 64 architecture . ieee micro , 20 ( 6 ) , november 2000 . bibtex entry , pdf\n64 - bit cpu support requires the latest 64 - bit version of either windows xp professional \\ windows server 2003 . this framework is designed for the supported 64 - bit operating system . it contains both the 64 - bit and 32 - bit runtime in one convenient setup . for 32 - bit operating systems , please click the related resource link for the 32 - bit framework download page .\njay bharadwaj , william y . chen , weihaw chuang , gerolf hoflehner , kishore menezes , kalyan muthukumar , and jim pierce . the intel ia - 64 compiler code generator . ieee micro , 20 ( 5 ) , september 2000 . bibtex entry , pdf\nat present , downloadable pdfs of all volumes are at version 067 . the downloadable pdf of the intel\u00ae 64 and ia - 32 architectures optimization reference manual is at version 040 . additional related specifications , application notes , and white papers are also available for download .\nuse 64 - bit types for pointer arithmetic results . because the size of pointers is a 64 - bit value , the result of pointer arithmetic is also a 64 - bit value . you should always store these values in a variable of type ptrdiff _ t to ensure that the variable is sized appropriately .\nin 64 - bit - capable versions of gcc ( 4 . 0 and later ) , the size of a long double will be 128 bits instead of 64 bits . this change is not limited to code compiled as a 64 - bit executable , but it is a toolchain change you should be aware of .\nfor more information , you may have a look at the wikipedia articles on x86 - 64 and itanium .\nafter 64 - bit itanium chips were introduced in 2001 , intel upgraded its x86 cpus to 64 bits , and over the years added advanced security and fault detection features into high - end x86 xeon chips . see\nmost ia32 instructions can take 64 - bit arguments . all ia32 instruction set extensions up through sse3 are included as part of the intel 64 architecture . in addition , a number of new instructions have been added .\namd invented the amd64 extensions ; intel was more or less forced to implement them , and called them first ia - 32e , then em64t and finally intel 64 ( actually , the amd and intel extensions aren ' t exactly the same , but they are almost identical ) .\nnote : if you would like to be notified of updates to the intel\u00ae 64 and ia - 32 architectures software developer ' s manuals , you may utilize a third - party service , such as urltoken to be notified of changes to this page ( please reference 1 below ) .\njune : intel releases its first processor with x86 - 64 extensions , a xeon processor codenamed\nnocona\n.\nconversion of shorter types to 64 - bit longs may yield unexpected results in certain cases . be sure to read\ncan you make computers do amazing things ? are you excited about exploring areas of computing never explored before ? we are continuously looking for volunteers willing to spend some of their free time on this project . in return for your work , you get the respect of the ia - 64 community .\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged 64 - bit or ask your own question .\nitanium , a family of 64 - bit microprocessors by intel that implement the ia - 64 architecture originated by hewlett - packard ( hp ) and later jointly developed by hp and intel . while the early development started in 1989 by hp , intel officially announced the name of the processor , itanium , on october 4 , 1999 [ 1 ] . the itanium merced was released on june 2001 , itanium 2 mckinley and madison in 2002 and 2003 respectively , the so far most recent poulson ( itanium 9500 ) in november 2012 , and kittson planned for 2015 [ 2 ] . initially intended as intel ' s successor for x86 aka ia - 32 architecture , amd forced intel to change priorities with x86 - 64 .\ndescribes the operating - system support environment of an ia - 32 and intel\u00ae 64 architectures , including : memory management , protection , task management , interrupt and exception handling , and multi - processor support . this volume also contains the table of contents for volumes 3a , 3b , 3c and 3d .\nyes , exactly . 64 - bit addressing is a moot point because both x86 - 64 and ia64 solve the problem . i ' m more interested if there is some technical benefit ia64 would have graced us with if it had become the standard rather than x86 - 64 . expanded addressing is about all i ' ve seen in difference between x86 32 and 64 bit ; would ia64 have given us anything on top of the addressing issue that would have made its adoption more beneficial ?\nitanium , due toward the middle of next year , will be the chipmaker ' s first 64 - bit processor , which means that the chip can process information in 64 - bit chunks . current intel processors work with 32 - bit chunks .\namd decided on an easier idea , creating x86 - 64 , a 64 - bit addition to the x86 architecture , which microsoft soon supported in microsoft windows , so intel had to include the same type of 64 - bit addition in intel ' s x86 processors . x86 - 64 can use existing 32 - bit applications at full hardware speed , but has 64 - bit memory addressing and other additions to new applications . this architecture has now become the most used 64 - bit architecture in the desktop and laptop market , with the 64 - bit armv8 architecture powering many mobile devices , used in today ' s iphones , ipads , ipod touches , and now many android phones and tablets such as the nexus 6p and nexus 9 . ssome itanium - based workstations were initially introduced by companies such as sgi , but they are no longer available . because amd made the first x86 - 64 chip , the architecture is commonly referred to as\namd64\ninside of operating systems .\nin the code , note that the upper bits in the mask are filled with ones in the 64 - bit case .\nx64 is a vendor - neutral / microsoft term for 64 - bit cpus . a lot of linux people will use the term\namd64\ninstead because amd was the one that first came out with cpus that extended the intel\nx86\n32 - bit instruction set and architecture to 64 bits ( rather than developing a new , incompatible 64 - bit processor ) .\nat about the same time the ilp work began , hp labs started a separate program to build an epic architecture to replace pa - risc . what emerged by 1993 was the pa - wideword architecture - - the basis of the hp - intel alliance and the itanium processor specification ( formerly known as ia - 64 ) .\nnote : we are no longer offering the intel\u00ae 64 and ia - 32 architectures software developer\u2019s manuals on cd - rom . hard copy versions of the manual are available for purchase via a print - on - demand fulfillment model through a third - party vendor , lulu ( please reference 1 and 2 below ) : urltoken .\nif you want the mask value to contain zeros in the upper 32 bits on a 64 - bit architecture , the usual fixed - width mask will work as expected , because it will be extended in an unsigned fashion to a 64 - bit quantity .\nto be honest , x86 - 64 has been in a word , underwhelming , to me . yes , it adds the ability to address larger amounts of memory and hard drive space , but beyond that my 64 - bit cpu has just been another cpu .\nin 2003 , amd released the opteron , which implemented the first x86 - 64 architecture ( called amd64 at the time ) . opteron was much more successful because it was an easy upgrade from x86 . intel implemented x86 - 64 in its xeon processors in 2004 .\nin addition to adding general - purpose registers , the intel 64 architecture instruction set has eight additional vector registers . in the ia32 instruction set , the vector registers are numbered xmm0 through xmm7 . the intel 64 architecture instruction set extends this by adding xmm8 through xmm15 .\nsolution : to fix this problem , you should cast the initial value to a long prior to the shift . thus , the short will be promoted only once\u2014this time , to a 64 - bit type ( at least when compiled as a 64 - bit executable ) .\nthe first nail in itanium ' s coffin came in 2003 , when amd ( then in its heyday ) released its first 64 - bit opteron chip based on the amd k8 architecture . that chip ' s amd64 instruction set introduced 64 - bit support but didn ' t break compatibility with regular 32 - bit x86 code , letting it shops make the jump to 64 - bit hardware without also having to switch to 64 - bit software all at once . amd ' s approach was so successful that intel actually adopted amd ' s extensions , cementing what is now usually called x86 - 64 as the dominant industry standard . this left itanium to die a long , slow death .\n\u2014information about 64 - bit optimization . note that the abi information at this location is windows oriented , so those portions do not apply .\nno , for general purpose computing , ia64 is a disadvantage over\ntraditional\nspeculative execution super - scaler processors like x86 - 64 .\nduring creation , intel , hp , and other industry analysts thought that ia - 64 would be very popular in servers , workstations , and desktops , and one day replace risc and complex instruction set computing ( cisc ) architectures for multi - purpose applications . compaq and silicon graphics stopped working on their alpha and mips architectures to move to the itanium architecture .\nelectronic versions of these documents allow you to quickly get to the information you need and print only the pages you want . the intel\u00ae 64 and ia - 32 architectures software developer ' s manuals are now available for download via one combined volume , a four volume set or a ten volume set . all content is identical in each set ; see details below .\nand microsoft moved to the standard being 64 - bit os for its servers for this among many other reasons . 64 - bit apps simply are much easier to write , and much less clunky ( read easier to maintain , less buggy ) , than page - based 32 - bit apps .\nthe result is that the processor can simply grab as large a chunk of instructions as possible and execute them simultaneously , with minimal pre - processing . increased performance is realised by reducing the number of branches and branch mis - predicts , and reducing the effects of memory - to - processor latency . the ia - 64 instruction set architecture \u2013 published in may 1999 \u2013 applies epic technology to deliver massive resources with inherent scaleability not possible with previous processor architectures . for example , systems can be designed to slot in new execution units whenever an upgrade is required , similar to plugging in more memory modules on existing systems . according to intel the ia - 64 isa represents the most significant advancement in microprocessor architecture since the introduction of its 386 chip in 1985 .\nit killed many competing architectures that would have died any way as soon as x86 - 64 started scaling up into that world with or without itanium .\nthis document describes planned extensions to the intel 64 architecture to expand the size of addresses that can be translated through a processor\u2019s memory - translation hardware .\nalthough intel has not officially released the speed or price of the chip , it will provide details about the internal structure of the chip tomorrow , according to steve smith , vice president and general manager of the ia - 64 division . if anything , the structure of the chip makes it apparent that the processor will indeed be more powerful than any previous intel processor , he said .\nthere is a performance cost associated with pragmas , however ; memory accesses to unaligned data fields result in a performance penalty . because there are no existing 64 - bit os x gui applications with which to be compatible , it is not necessary to preserve binary compatibility for these data structures in 64 - bit applications . thus , to improve overall performance , when compiling 64 - bit executables , the os x version of gcc ignores requests for mac68k alignment .\nany assembly code needs to be rewritten because 64 - bit intel assembly language is significantly different from its 32 - bit counterpart . for more information , see\nbe careful when mixing integers and long integers . the size and alignment of long integers and pointers have changed from 32 - bit to 64 - bit .\nintel\u00ae 64 and ia - 32 architectures optimization reference manual provides information on intel\u00ae core\u2122 processors , netburst microarchitecture , and other recent intel\u00ae microarchitectures . it describes code optimization techniques to enable you to tune your application for highly optimized results when run on intel\u00ae atom\u2122 , intel\u00ae core\u2122 i7 , intel\u00ae core\u2122 , intel\u00ae core\u21222 duo , intel\u00ae core\u2122 duo , intel\u00ae xeon\u00ae , intel\u00ae pentium\u00ae 4 , and intel\u00ae pentium\u00ae m processors .\nosx now defaults to 64 - bit mode on newer hardware . the primary issue there was first , drivers , then when driver support matured , older 32 - bit efi\nbios '\n. older hardware with 32 - bit efi won ' t boot a 64 - bit kernel . all the newer machines will .\nas the itanium market is still limited to hpc and ( ultra ) high - end servers , microsoft is losing interest in the itanium . ia 64 versions of longhorn are low priority and only the future of the high performance computing version for itanium seems certain . visual studio 2005 does not even support the itanium platform . dell and ibm are no longer interested . it is not going too well for itanium .\nwhat hardware or architectural changes are in store for 64 bits ? quite a lot , although few of them have to do with 64 - bittedness , per se . but 64 - bit processors are at today\u2019s very high end , and they showcase all the best thinking in microprocessor design . this is the cutting edge , where silicon manufacturing , computer architecture , compiler technology , and marketing wizardry all come together . in the words of calvin and hobbes , scientific progress goes \u201cboink ! \u201d\ncode that looks for only the _ _ ppc _ _ or _ _ i386 _ _ definition will break if you compile for the related 64 - bit architecture .\n64 bit\nmeans that addresses , memory , busses . . . everything is organized with 64 bits . x86 is an instruction set architecture , which defines the sets of commands available to the programmer . it defines the assembly language in which all software , from bios to os to c / c + + , python , java . . . is written in . you literally can ' t go below the isa as a programmer ; for that , you have to change the physical structure of the processor itself .\npure 64 bit\nas opposed to an isa like x86 is not really a meaningful comparison . 64 bit is simply a property of an isa .\n64 - bit chips are designed for use in servers that handle real - time financial transactions , manage large databases and perform complex scientific tasks , according to the company .\nin 2005 , itanium systems accounted for about 14 % of hpc systems revenue , but the percentage has declined as the industry shifts to x86 - 64 clusters for this application .\nnote : casting 64 - bit pointers to integer types is also required when passing a pointer via a mach port . in these cases , use the caddr _ t type .\nwhen working with bits and masks with 64 - bit values , you must be careful to avoid getting 32 - bit values inadvertently . here are some tips to help you :\nthe 64 - bit registers on intel have different names than their 32 - bit counterparts do . in addition , there are more of them . these register names are listed in\ni ' m curious myself , but people keep failing to answer the question . you keep talking about pae and 64 - bit and whatnot - when the question really was : does ia - 64 , as an architecture , actually offer us something more advanced than x86 * ? too much branch prediction ( was that the right word ? ) came up as an issue where you need specialised , predictable applications to really get good performance , but other than that , no responses so far . instead people are talking about whether x86 is\ngood enough\nand drivers and osx and . . . good lord cindy what is this .\nproblem : the expected result ( and the result from a 32 - bit executable ) is 0x80000000 . the result generated by a 64 - bit executable , however , is 0xffffffff80000000 .\nwhen an ia - 64 compiler finds a branch statement in the source code , it analyses the branch to see if it\u2019s a candidate for predication , marking all the instructions that represent each path of the branch with a unique identifier called a predicate for suitable instances . after tagging the instructions with predicates , the compiler determines which instructions the cpu can execute in parallel \u2013 for example , by pairing instructions from different branch outcomes because they represent independent paths through the program .\nseptember : hp , novell , and sco announce plans for a\nhigh volume unix operating system\nto deliver\n64 - bit networked computing on the hp / intel architecture\n.\nit\u2019s the peak , the top , it\u2019s the mona lisa . it\u2019s the $ 64 , 000 question : what processor will dominate 64 - bit computing ? sixty - four bits holds the promise of new performance , new architectures , new compilers , and a new balance of power in cpu realpolitik . a clean break with the old , a new chance for the new .\n64 - bit sizeof returns size _ t . note that sizeof returns an integer of type size _ t . because the size of size _ t has changed to 64 bits , do not pass the value to a function in a parameter of size int ( unless you are certain that the size cannot be that large ) . if you do , truncation will occur .\nia - 32 architecture refers to systems based on 32 - bit processors generally compatible with the intel pentium\u00ae ii processor , ( for example , intel\u00ae pentium\u00ae 4 processor or intel\u00ae xeon\u00ae processor ) , or processors from other manufacturers supporting the same instruction set , running a 32 - bit operating system .\nwhen first released in 2001 , itanium ' s speed was disappointing compared to other processor types . using existing x86 applications and operating systems was especially bad , with one test in 2001 showing that it was as fast as a 100 mhz pentium ( 1 . 1 ghz pentiums were on the market at that time ) . itanium did not have success compared to ia - 32 or risc , and was even worse when x86 - 64 was released , which worked with older x86 applications .\nlet me re - phrase the question . disregarding all compatibility issues , recompile issues , etc . what would ia64 afford us that x86 - 64 doesn ' t ? to be honest , x86 - 64 has been in a word , underwhelming , to me . yes , it adds the ability to address larger amounts of memory and hard drive space , but beyond that my 64 - bit cpu has just been another cpu . beyond the addressing issue , i haven ' t found any real world examples where x86 - 64 has improved my computing experience . would ia64 have given us anything that x86 - 64 doesn ' t ? anything noticeable by a user ? greater stability ? greater self - healing ? greater security ( encrypt everything ) ? to me , speed is still the ' thing ' that improves my computing experience but that is having diminishing returns since processors are so fast nowadays . would ia64 have been better able to utilize these insanely fast processor speeds and how ?\nvolume 3 : includes the full system programming guide , parts 1 , 2 , 3 , and 4 . describes the operating - system support environment of intel\u00ae 64 and ia - 32 architectures , including : memory management , protection , task management , interrupt and exception handling , multi - processor support , thermal and power management features , debugging , performance monitoring , system management mode , virtual machine extensions ( vmx ) instructions , intel\u00ae virtualization technology ( intel\u00ae vt ) , and intel\u00ae software guard extensions ( intel\u00ae sgx ) .\nat run time , the cpu encounters the speculative load instruction first and tries to retrieve the data from memory . here\u2019s where an ia - 64 processor differs from a conventional processor . sometimes the load will be invalid \u2013 it might belong to a block of code beyond a branch that has not executed yet . a traditional cpu would immediately trigger an exception \u2013 and if the program could not handle the exception , it would likely crash . an ia - 64 processor , however , won\u2019t immediately report an exception if the load is invalid . instead , the cpu postpones the exception until it encounters the speculative check instruction that matches the speculative load . only then does the cpu report the exception . by then , however , the cpu has resolved the branch that led to the exception in the first place . if the path to which the load belongs turns out to be invalid , then the load is also invalid , so the cpu goes ahead and reports the exception . but if the load is valid , it\u2019s as if the exception never happened .\nx64 is used as a short term for the 64 bit extensions of the\nclassical\nx86 architecture ; almost any\nnormal\npc produced in the last years have a processor based on such architecture .\nsir i ' m confused whether i can install windows 7 64 bit on my pc . . . . . . . . . . is my pc compatible with 64 bit . . . . i have installed 2gb ram & 1gb graphics card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . please help me . . . . . . . . . . . thank u .\nthe microsoft . net framework version 2 . 0 ( ia64 ) redistributable package installs the . net framework runtime and associated files required to run 64 - bit applications developed to target the . net framework v2 . 0 .\ngentoo is unique because of its interpretation of the meta - distribution notion : all architectures share the same ' generic ' meta - data ( information about how to build packages - how to build a distribution ) . the ia - 64 developers are responsible for building and testing packages using this meta - data . the meta - data gets marked ' tested ' or ' stable ' afterwards , depending on the building and testing experience . our users can use ( but don ' t have to use ) this information to build a system that suits their needs .\ni was in the semiconductor industry when rumors of\nproject yamhill\nwere filtering down from intel in oregon . it soon became known that intel was acknowledging the failure of the ia64 architecture and move toward x86 - 64 .\nprocessor family architecture , co - developed by hp and intel\u00ae . this design philosophy will one day replace risc and cisc . it is a gateway into the 64 - bit future but it still remains completely 32 - bit compatible .\nalthough the sse and velocity engine c and assembly language interfaces have not changed for 64 - bit , if you are using these technologies , you should review any code that attempts to align pointers to 16 - byte addresses for processing .\nfirst , the pointer is cast to an int value , which results in truncation . even after this problem is fixed , however , the pointer will still be truncated because the constant value 0xfffffff0 is not a 64 - bit value .\nnote : when you assign a value to the 32 - bit version of these registers , the value is automatically zero extended to fill the corresponding 64 - bit register . to sign extend during assignment , use the movsx instruction instead .\nto put it another way , for most general purpose programs , computers would be\nstuck\nat a maximum of 4gb to this day , with no real hope of going further if we didn ' t have x86 - 64 .\nto be clear , this 64 - bit computing architecture series is not performance testing focused . it\u2019s architecture focused , and discusses long - term potentials . we will , however , point you to a few itanium performance studies on the web .\nif intel had tried to switch its desktop architecture to itanium , we would all be using macs now , probably with powerpcs ( yes , apple switched from 68xx to ppc and again to x86 , but the architectural changes involved were less severe and they had a much smaller developer and user base , so they were able to transition relatively well with a combination of compilers and emulators ) . also , the current generation tukwilla ia - 64 chips run at up to 185w for a 1 . 86 ghz quad core chip , so it ' s not necessarily true that shifting to vliw will automatically bring power savings .\nitanium is aimed at the enterprise server and high - performance computing ( hpc ) markets . other enterprise - and hpc - focused processor lines include oracle corporation ' s sparc m7 , fujitsu ' s sparc64 x + and ibm ' s power8 . measured by quantity sold , itanium ' s most serious competition comes from x86 - 64 processors including intel ' s own xeon line and amd ' s opteron line . since 2009 , most servers were being shipped with x86 - 64 processors .\ncristina cifuentes and mike van emmerik . uqbt : adaptable binary translation at low cost . ieee computer , 33 ( 3 ) : 60 - 66 , march 2000 . bibtex entry , pdf comments : describes a generic framework that translates ( at compile - time ) binaries from one os / processor to another . the paper presents an important application of binary translation , but i think that the efficiency of the approach is limited : the approach produces good results when translating for the same os and different processors ( e . g . solaris / sparc to solaris / ia - 64 ) . paper importance : 7 / 10\nthis section describes some of the issues involved in porting assembly language code to a 64 - bit application . on the intel architecture , in addition to the issues described in this section , you must considerably modify any assembly language code that deals with the stack directly , because the 64 - bit abi differs significantly from the 32 - bit abi . the subject of stack frames is beyond the scope of this section . for more information , see os x abi mach - o file format reference .\n. now chipzilla is upping the ante - - moving to 32nm process , adding up to four more cores , and tacking on more than one billion additional transistors . poulson also adds a new feature called intel instruction replay technology , which adds a buffer for more quickly recovering from errors , allowing the chip to pick up from the last known good instruction instead of having to completely flush the pipeline . those looking to upgrade will also be happy to hear that the upcoming ia - 64 cpu is pin compatible with tukwila , so customers can simply drop the new processor in to existing systems . check out the full pr after the break .\nthe microsoft visual c + + 2005 redistributable package ( ia64 ) installs runtime components of visual c + + libraries required to run 64 - bit applications developed with visual c + + on a computer that does not have visual c + + 2005 installed .\nthis document contains the full system programming guide , parts 1 , 2 , 3 , and 4 , in one volume . describes the operating - system support environment of intel\u00ae 64 and ia - 32 architectures , including : memory management , protection , task management , interrupt and exception handling , multi - processor support , thermal and power management features , debugging , performance monitoring , system management mode , virtual machine extensions ( vmx ) instructions , intel\u00ae virtualization technology ( intel\u00ae vt ) , and intel\u00ae software guard extensions ( intel\u00ae sgx ) . this document allows for easy navigation of the system programming guide through functional cross - volume table of contents , references , and index .\npredication is central to ia - 64\u2019s branch elimination and parallel instruction scheduling . normally , a compiler turns a source - code branch statement ( such as if - then - else ) into alternate blocks of machine code arranged in a sequential stream . depending on the outcome of the branch , the cpu will execute one of those basic blocks by jumping over the others . modern cpus try to predict the outcome and speculatively execute the target block , paying a heavy penalty in lost cycles if they mispredict . the basic blocks are small , often two or three instructions , and branches occur about every six instructions . the sequential , choppy nature of this code makes parallel execution difficult .\nall of the new registers ( r8 through r15 ) added in the intel 64 architecture instruction set can also be accessed as 32 - bit , 16 - bit , and 8 - bit registers . for example , register r8 can be addressed in the following ways :\na major benefit of a 64 - bit computer architecture is the amount of memory that can be addressed . in the mid - 1980s , the 4gb addressable memory of 32 - bit platforms was more than sufficient . however , by the end of the millennium large databases exceeded this limit . the time taken to access storage devices and load data into virtual memory has a significant impact on performance . 64 - bit platforms are capable of addressing an enormous 16 tb of memory \u2013 4 billion times more than 32 - bit platforms are capable of handling . in real terms this means that whilst a 32 - bit platform can handle a database large enough to contain the name of every inhabitant of the usa since 1977 , a 64 - bit one is sufficiently powerful to store the name of every person who\u2019s lived since the beginning of time ! however , notwithstanding the impact that its increased memory addressing will have , it is its explicitly parallel instruction computing ( epic ) technology \u2013 the foundation for a new 64 - bit instruction set architecture ( isa ) \u2013 that represents itanium\u2019s biggest technological advance .\nany assembly code that directly deals with the structure of the stack ( as opposed to simply using pointers to variables on the stack ) must be modified to work in a 64 - bit environment . for more information , see os x abi mach - o file format reference .\nproblem : when this code is executed on a 32 - bit architecture , the result is - 1 ( 0xffffffff ) . when the code is run on a 64 - bit architecture , the result is 4294967295 ( 0x00000000ffffffff ) , which is probably not what you were expecting .\neventually most desktop computer apps will make good use of the extra data crunching potential of 64 - bit cpus , but it ' s like how the internet has changed in the last ten years - some elements have had radical upgrades , but many aren ' t that different .\ncindy zheng and carol thompson . pa - risc to ia - 64 : transparent execution , no recompilation . ieee computer , 33 ( 3 ) : 47 - 52 , march 2000 . bibtex entry , pdf comments : the objective of the system described in the paper is to execute binaries of os / processor a on a os / processor b with the highest possible speed . in this case , the os / processor a is the legacy architecture and the os / processor b is the new native architecture . the ideas presented in this paper can also be applied to binary translation as a generic run - time optimization technique . it would be useful if the paper contained more quantitative results . paper importance : 10 / 10\nthe microsoft . net framework version 2 . 0 ( ia64 ) redistributable package installs the . net framework runtime and associated files required to run 64 - bit applications developed to target the . net framework v2 . 0 . the . net framework version 2 . 0 ( ia64 ) improves scalability and performance , improved caching , application deployment and updating with clickonce , support for the broadest array of browsers and devices with asp . net 2 . 0 controls and services and 64 - bit support . for more information on the . net framework 2 . 0 , click here .\nsecond when the shift completed , the result was stored into a long . thus , the 32 - bit signed value represented by ( a < < 31 ) was sign extended ( rule 4 ) when it was promoted to a 64 - bit value ( even though the resulting type is unsigned ) .\navoid truncating file positions and offsets . although file operations have always used 64 - bit positions and offsets , you should still check for errors in their use . errors will become more and more important as common file sizes grow . use fpos _ t for file position and off _ t for file offset .\nuse inverted masks if needed . be careful when using bit masks with variables of type long , because the width differs between 32 - bit and 64 - bit architectures . there are two ways to create a mask , depending on whether you want the mask to be zero - extended or one - extended :\nif you are using this pragma only to access apple data structures , you should not need to make any code changes to your code . when compiling 64 - bit code , the compiler ignores the pragmas and your code works correctly . if , however , you currently use the mac68k alignment pragma in your own data structures that will be shared between 32 - bit and 64 - bit versions of your application ( or if you use the mac68k pragma for a data structure that corresponds with the register layout of a physical device ) , you must rewrite the data structure to use a packed alignment and pad the structure appropriately .\nfor code that is truly architecture - specific ( such as assembly language code ) , you should continue to use architecture - specific tests . be aware , however , that when compiling for a 64 - bit architecture , code wrapped in a test for a 32 - bit architecture is not compiled into the executable .\nvb : how do you look back at itanium [ intel\u2019s 64 - bit microprocessors ] ? it didn\u2019t take off as expected . it left an opening for amd with the opteron [ which was less drastic a change and more power efficient and thus became amd\u2019s first success in server chips ] . did you make mistakes ?\nremember itanium ? intel ' s first crack at 64 - bit server processors from circa the turn of the millennium ? well , two things : intel is releasing four new 9700 - series itanium cpus based on the\nkittson\narchitecture , and the chips are the last new itanium processors that the company plans to ship .\nwhen this code is compiled with a 32 - bit compiler , the variable bar begins 12 bytes from the start of the structure . when the same code is compiled with a 64 - bit compiler , the variable bar begins 16 bytes from the start of the structure , and a 4 - byte pad is added after foo2 .\n@ pacerier : it means that the basic structure of everything you use ( available instructions , most addressing modes , down even to most of the instructions encoding ) stays the same , but you have wider registers ( rax / rbx / rcx / . . . are the 64 - bit extensions of the 32 bit eax / ebx / ecx / . . . , which you can still use as\nthe lower half of the 64 bit registers\n) . plus , you get some extra registers ( r8 to r16 ) , some new instructions , guaranteed presence of some instruction sets , new addressing modes ( rip - addressing ) plus a bunch of other stuff .\nfix format strings . print functions such as printf can be tricky when writing code to support 32 - bit and 64 - bit platforms because of the change in the sizes of pointers . to solve this problem for pointer - sized integers ( uintptr _ t ) and other standard types , various macros exist in the inttypes . h header file .\nit was in june 1994 that hewlett - packard announced their joint research - and development project aimed at providing advanced technologies for end - of - the - millennium workstation , server and enterprise - computing products and october 1997 that they revealed the first details of their 64 - bit computing architecture . at that time the first member of intel\u2019s new family of 64 - bit processors \u2013 codenamed merced , after a californian river \u2013 was slated for production in 1999 , using intel\u2019s 0 . 18 - micron technology . in the event the merced development programme slipped badly and was estimated at still nearly a year from completion when intel announced the selection of the brand name itanium at the october 1999 intel developer forum ."]}
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", "topic": 4}], "title": "pacifier", "paragraphs": ["a pacifier offers temporary distraction . a pacifier might come in handy during and after shots , blood tests or other procedures .\nyour baby might become dependent on the pacifier . if your baby uses a pacifier to sleep , you might face frequent middle - of - the - night crying spells when the pacifier falls out of your baby ' s mouth .\nada . 2007 . thumb sucking and pacifier use . american dental association . urltoken\na pacifier might help your baby fall asleep . if your baby has trouble settling down , a pacifier might do the trick . pacifier use does not appear to have any impact on a baby ' s length of sleep or nighttime awakenings .\n\u25b8 what should i know about giving my breastfed baby a pacifier . . .\ntop ten reasons for not using a pacifier by linda j . smith , ibclc\nwondering if a pacifier is right for your baby ? get the facts here .\nat present , there are mixed opinions as to whether pacifier use is beneficial , yet roughly 75 to 85 percent of children in western countries use a pacifier .\nsummarizes the risks , benefits , and recommendations for pacifier use at various ages .\nlittleforbig bigshield generation 2 adult sized pacifier dummy for adult baby abdl . . .\ndon ' t sugarcoat it . don ' t put sweet substances on the pacifier .\nclean the pacifier daily with soap and warm water , rinsing thoroughly . replace regularly .\naap guideline on breastfeeding does not contradict pacifier use for oral training in preterm infants .\nprolonged pacifier use might lead to dental problems . normal pacifier use during the first few years of life doesn ' t cause long - term dental problems . however , prolonged pacifier use might cause a child ' s teeth to be misaligned or not come in properly .\nare pacifiers really ok for your baby , though ? understand the benefits and risks of pacifier use , important safety tips , and steps to help wean your baby from the pacifier .\nfrom holding me correctly as a baby to whether or not to give me a pacifier .\nhowever , many of these issues can be avoided by using a pacifier the right way .\nlittleforbig bigshield gen 2 adult sized pacifier dummy bigshield 3 paci pack - pin . . .\nlittleforbig adult sized pacifier dummy for adult baby abdl - night glow white and . . .\noffer the pacifier to your baby at naptimes and bedtime , suggests dr . tupas . in fact , many breastfeeding families choose to offer a pacifier only at those times . once your baby is asleep , the pacifier should not be reintroduced if it falls out of the mouth .\nalthough adverse dental effects may occur after 24 months of pacifier use , the effects are more significant after 48 months . therefore , pacifier use should be discouraged after four years of age .\ngive the pacifier as is . if you sweeten it , it can damage your baby\u2019s teeth .\naafp recommends educating mothers about the effect of pacifier use on breastfeeding in the immediate postpartum period .\nadult sized pacifier abdl dummy for adult babies three color pack baby pink | fresh . . .\nlittleforbig adult sized pacifier dummy for adult baby abdl - night glow pink and p . . .\nif you\u2019re breastfeeding , wait until nursing is well established ( usually by around one month ) before offering a pacifier , recommends dr . tupas . because sids is less common in the first month of life , it\u2019s reasonable to delay pacifier introduction during this lower - risk period . if you are formula feeding , it\u2019s ok to offer a pacifier at birth . never use a pacifier as a substitute for nursing or feeding , and never coat a pacifier in sugar , honey , or other sweet substances .\nthis time , they developed a special pacifier for adults , which is meant to bring immediate relief .\na number of studies have shown a link between pacifier use and an increased incidence of ear infections .\nphillipi ca . pacifier restriction and exclusive breastfeeding . pediatrics . 2013 apr ; 131 ( 4 ) .\nperessini s . pacifier use and early childhood caries : an evidence - based study of the literature .\ndon ' t secure a pacifier to your baby with a cord - - it\u2019s a strangling hazard .\naap recommends avoiding pacifier use until breastfeeding is well established ( usually by one month of age ) .\nsoft object and pacifier attachments in young children : the role of security of attachment to the mother .\na pacifier might ease discomfort during flights . babies can ' t intentionally\npop\ntheir ears by swallowing or yawning to relieve ear pain caused by air pressure changes . sucking on a pacifier might help .\na pacifier might soothe a fussy baby . some babies are happiest when they ' re sucking on something .\ndon ' t use a pacifier as a first line of defense . sometimes a change of position or a rocking session can calm a crying baby . offer a pacifier to your baby only after or between feedings .\nin the snap , baby miles lays in a fuzzy bassinet while big sister luna helps with his pacifier .\njackson jm , mourino ap . pacifier use and otitis media in infants twelve months of age or younger .\nwe ' ve had 2 babies that took the pacifier , and like you mentioned the need to suck was fulfilled . our paci babies slept through the night unlike our babies that wouldn ' t take the pacifier .\n\u201cdon\u2019t turn pacifier weaning into a power struggle , \u201d sexton says . \u201cuse positive reinforcement instead of negative . \u201d you can couple it with unique ideas like the\npacifier fairy\ntaking it away , she says .\nthe decision to use a pacifier \u2014 or not \u2014 is up to you . consider the do ' s and don ' ts of giving your baby a pacifier , and how to help him or her break the habit .\nbaby is having repeated ear infections ( an increased incidence of ear infections has been linked to pacifier use ) .\npacifiers : in or out ? and giving a pacifier to a breastfed baby by dr . william and martha sears\n\u201c pacifier \u201d in le tr\u00e9sor de la langue fran\u00e7aise informatis\u00e9 ( the digitized treasury of the french language ) .\nin the picture , big sister luna seems to be caring for her new brother by giving him a pacifier .\ngive your baby a pacifier when you put baby in her crib , but don\u2019t reinsert it once she\u2019s asleep .\nfinally , keep in mind that it\u2019s best to start phasing out pacifier use by around one year of age .\nlist of reborn ! characters - other characters - arcobaleno - lal mirch . . . lal mirch ( \u30e9\u30eb\u30fb\u30df\u30eb\u30c1 , raru miruchi ? ) is the holder of a corrupted pacifier . . . her incomplete transformation clouded her pacifier , and caused her original rain energy to change into both the mist and cloud energies , as well as causing the scars on her face . . . however , upon using her arcobaleno powers in the future , her pacifier glows blue , and she states that her pacifier was supposed to be the blue pacifier that colonnello attained . . .\npacifier use appears to be a risk factor in the development of otitis media ; however , it is only one of the many factors involved in the pathogenesis . the pacifier\u2019s culpability seems to increase with prolonged and more frequent use .\nif you allow your child to use a pacifier but want to avoid binky battles , take it away when he reaches his first birthday . being careful not to overuse the pacifier can help make sure your child doesn ' t become dependent on it . ( for support , here are 10 ways to help your child give up the pacifier . )\na pacifier might help reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome ( sids ) . sucking on a pacifier at nap time and bedtime might reduce the risk of sids . if you ' re breast - feeding , wait to offer a pacifier until your baby is 3 to 4 weeks old and you ' ve settled into an effective nursing routine .\nthumb sucking , finger sucking and pacifier use . american academy of pediatric dentistry . urltoken accessed may 26 , 2017 .\npacifiers can result in choking or strangulation if the pacifier breaks or if it is tied around the neck ( which it never should be ) . follow all safety guidelines and keep an eye out for the many pacifier safety recalls . also , keep in mind that latex allergy is becoming an increasing problem \u2013 consider using a silicone pacifier rather than latex .\nvogel am , hutchison bl , mitchell ea . the impact of pacifier use on breastfeeding : a prospective cohort study .\nfind out pacifier pros and cons along with types of baby pacifiers to help you decide what\u2019s best for your family .\npacifier use should be stopped or limited in the second six months of life to reduce the risk of otitis media .\nearly pacifier use might interfere with breast - feeding . sucking on a breast is different from sucking on a pacifier or bottle , and some babies are sensitive to those differences . some research links pacifier use to less frequent breast - feeding or the ending of breast - feeding after only a few months in certain babies . however , a review of unrestricted pacifier use in healthy , full - term infants found that it had no impact on the continuation of breast - feeding .\ntake care of the pacifier . choose a pacifier that ' s safe and appropriate for your baby , and keep it clean by rinsing it with warm water . replace it as soon as it shows small cracks or other signs of wear .\na crying baby may be ready to suck on a pacifier right away , or she may grimace , squirm and spit it out . for successful pacifier use , you\u2019ll want to follow baby\u2019s cues , and keep the following tips in mind :\nnever tie a pacifier around a baby\u2019s neck , says dr . hauck . clip - on tethers that don\u2019t go near the neck should only be used while you are observing your baby . babies should go to bed with a plain pacifier .\nshowing that pacifier use is associated with early breast weaning have led to concerns . however , an rct that studied the effect of pacifier use on breast - feeding in 281 mother - infant pairs for three months postpartum had a different conclusion .\nif i remember correctly they were to be used by children 4 years and up who needed help to stop thumb sucking , i guess they used those maxi trainer pacifiers to transition from thumb to pacifier and then phasing the pacifier out entirely .\nthere ' s another benefit to using a pacifier : some studies have shown that babies who use pacifiers at bedtime and nap time have a lower risk of sids ( sudden infant death syndrome ) . these studies don ' t show that the pacifier itself prevents sids , just that there ' s a strong association between pacifier use and a lower risk of sids .\ndon ' t tie a pacifier around your baby ' s neck or to his crib . he could strangle in the cord or ribbon . it ' s safe to attach the pacifier to his clothes with a clip made especially for the job .\narnestad et al ( 21 ) from norway reviewed 121 sids deaths and found only 10 % \u2018always used\u2019 a pacifier , compared with 24 % of controls . they conclude that the use of a pacifier could be a favourable factor in preventing sids .\npinelli j , symington a . how rewarding can a pacifier be ? a systematic review of nonnutritive sucking in preterm infants .\nbe sure your child isn\u2019t hungry before offering a pacifier : it should never be used to delay or replace a meal .\naap recommends pacifier use in infants up to six months of age for pain relief from minor procedures in the emergency department .\nthe american dental association and the american academy of pediatric dentistry recommend that pacifier use be discouraged after four years of age .\nalthough an observational association was noted between pacifier use and early weaning , when the data were analyzed further , the intervention ( advice to avoid pacifier use ) did not significantly reduce weaning at three months . the authors concluded that pacifier use may be a marker of breast - feeding difficulties , but does not appear to be the cause of early weaning . the intervention group used pacifiers less often , but had no significant difference in crying or fussing , suggesting that other soothing methods are as effective as pacifier use . a more recent rct on preterm infants did not demonstrate a significant effect of pacifier use on early weaning .\npacifier use might increase the risk of middle ear infections . however , rates of middle ear infections are generally lowest from birth to age 6 months \u2014 when the risk of sids is the highest and your baby might be most interested in a pacifier .\nas a new parent , comforting your baby is one of your highest priorities , and you may find a pacifier very helpful .\nthe risks of pacifier use begin to outweigh the benefits as your baby gets older . while most kids stop using pacifiers on their own between ages 2 and 4 , others need help breaking the habit . use praise when your child chooses not to use the pacifier . if your child struggles to give up the pacifier consider talking to your child ' s doctor or dentist for help .\nprolonged pacifier use can result in teeth misalignment , and can also occasionally lead to shaping of the soft palate or speech problems .\nkramer ms , barr rg , dagenais s , et al . pacifier use , early weaning , and cry / fuss behavior .\n6th edition . new york : plume ( the penguin group ) publishing ; 1997 . about the pacifier ; pp . 73\u20134 .\naap recommends pacifier use in infants up to six months of age to help prevent pain from minor procedures in the emergency department .\na pacifier is a rubbery nipple , usually made from silicone or latex , designed to satisfy baby\u2019s sucking impulse . pacifier use actually allows baby to suck more rapidly\u2014two sucks per second , compared to one suck per second while feeding\u2014and satisfies the need that much faster .\nlower risk of sids . pacifier use during naps or nighttime can prevent sudden infant death syndrome . doctors aren\u2019t sure how it works , but if you give your baby a pacifier while she\u2019s asleep , you might lower her risk of sids by more than half .\nintroducing a pacifier before a newborn experiences certain stressful events can help soothe her . a pacifier may keep a baby calm during painful procedures , such as shots or blood tests . during a flight , sucking on a pacifier can help a newborn ' s ears pop , which can reduce ear aches caused by changes in air pressure . using a pacifier during sleep may reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome ( sids ) , according to the american academy of pediatrics . by starting a newborn on a pacifier before she turns 1 month , you may help protect her during her second and third months of life , which is the peak risk period for sids .\nkair l , et al . 2013 . pacifier restriction and exclusive breastfeeding . pediatrics 131 ( 4 ) : e1101 - e1107 . urltoken\nlet your baby set the pace . if your baby ' s not interested in the pacifier , don ' t force it . if the pacifier falls out of your baby ' s mouth while he or she is sleeping , don ' t pop it back in .\npacifier use reduces your baby\u2019s frequency or duration of feeds ( newborns should be nursing at least 8 to 12 times a day ) .\nthe one - piece pacifier is then inspected and packaged for shipment . pacifiers are not considered sterile when packaged but are considered clean .\nsure , a pacifier can soothe both baby and mom , but not everyone\u2019s a fan . find out the biggest benefits and drawbacks .\nnever dip a pacifier in a sugary substance ( like honey or sugar ) , which is bad for baby\u2019s gums and developing teeth .\nfor the dental patient . thumb sucking and pacifier use . j am dent assoc . 2007 ; 138 ( 8 ) : 1176 .\ngreat quality pacifier ! it fits in my mouth perfectly and came exactly as pictured . shipping was also very fast . love it !\nlist of reborn ! antagonists - vindice - bermuda von veckenschtein . . . and the founder of vindice organization with clear pacifier who first appeared alongside jager in front of giotto , cozart shimon , and g . . . when checker face tried to remove his flame from his pacifier , bermuda resisted and able to survive by filling his pacifier with a new flame , flame of night and . . .\na pacifier isn ' t a substitute for nurturing or feeding , of course , but if your baby is still fussy after you ' ve fed , burped , cuddled , rocked , and played with her , you might want to see if a pacifier will satisfy her .\nwhile the pacifier - breastfeeding connection remains a question , if you do give a binkie , it ' s best to wait .\nif you want to offer a pacifier , wait until four to six weeks , when your milk supply is established ,\nhoward says .\ndon ' t give a pacifier to a baby who is having problems gaining weight . so if your baby is having difficulty nursing ( or if you ' re having trouble maintaining your milk supply ) , it ' s probably best to do without a pacifier , at least for now . you ' ll also want to consider having your baby go without a pacifier if he ' s had repeated ear infections .\nalso , a pacifier habit is easier to break than a thumb - sucking habit . after all , you can dispose of a binky !\nbutler r , et al . pacifier use , finger sucking , and infant sleep . behavioral sleep medicine . 2016 ; 14 : 615 .\nniemel\u00e4 m , uhari m , m\u00f6tt\u00f6nen m . a pacifier increases the risk of recurrent acute otitis media in children in day care centers .\naafp / aap joint guidelines recommend reducing or stopping pacifier use in the second six months of life to reduce the risk of otitis media .\nbecause there is conflicting evidence about whether early use of a pacifier disrupts breastfeeding or merely indicates other breastfeeding difficulties , guidelines are cautionary . 28 the american academy of family physicians ( aafp ) recommends educating mothers about the risks of pacifier use in the immediate postpartum period . 7 the aap recommends postponing pacifier use until breastfeeding habits are well established ; this recommendation does not contradict use in preterm infants for oral training . 5\ngreenberg cs . a sugar - coated pacifier reduces procedural pain in newborns . pediatr nurs . 2002 ; 28 ( 3 ) : 271\u2013277 .\nwhat made you want to look up pacifier ? please tell us where you read or heard it ( including the quote , if possible ) .\nthe pacifier\u2014that time - honored baby accessory\u2014is back in the news , being reexamined in light of a review of studies showing a relationship between pacifier use and a significantly reduced risk of sudden infant death syndrome , commonly known as sids . in fact , new american academy of pediatrics ( aap ) guidelines state that pacifier use should actually be encouraged in children younger than one year of age . here are some pros and cons of pacifiers .\nso what are the downsides ? the biggest is that pacifier use could potentially interfere with breastfeeding , says dr . maria tupas , medical director of children\u2019s hospital of orange county primary care clinics in california . it isn\u2019t clear from studies on nursing and pacifier use whether pacifiers actually cause breastfeeding problems or are simply a marker that such problems may be occurring . however , the interval between the introduction of the pacifier and weaning may be several months , says dr . tupas , which suggests that pacifier use might reduce stimulation from suckling , resulting in a gradual reduction in breast milk production .\nthe pacifier has been called many names . the brits and canadians refer to it as a \u201cdummy\u201d , binky , and soother are used at other locations around the globe . we all have our own names for the rubber , plastic , or silicone devices . where exactly did the pacifier originate ?\nwhen you introduce a pacifier to your newborn , look for signs that he really needs it to satisfy his sucking urges . allow him to decide whether he wants to use the pacifier . don ' t force him to take it if he keeps spitting it out . wait until after he has eaten to ensure he isn ' t sucking because he is hungry . use comfort measures , such as holding and rocking , before trying the pacifier .\n\u2022 know when to quit . some babies don\u2019t have a high suck demand and simply have no interest in pacifier use . \u201cif he isn\u2019t taking the pacifier , it\u2019s not necessarily the right soothing technique for him , \u201d brauning says . \u201cthere\u2019s no health benefit that means you should push it on him . \u201d baby will find an alternative soothing mechanism , like his thumb or even puckered air - sucking , as a replacement for pacifier use .\nkeep it safe . replace pacifiers often and use the appropriate size for your baby ' s age . watch for loose parts or signs of deterioration . also use caution with pacifier clips . never attach a pacifier to a string or strap long enough to get caught around your baby ' s neck .\nstandards to which the manufacturer must comply . as of 2001 , the\npacifier rule ,\nas it is referred to , requires that : the mouth guard not be so small or flexible that it can be sucked into a baby ' s mouth ; that a pacifier have no handles or other protrusions that might force the pacifier into a baby ' s mouth if he or she should fall on it face first ; pacifiers are labeled to warn caregivers not to tie the pacifier around the child ' s neck ; and that the pacifier not come apart into smaller parts when vigorously tested . it is the manufacturer ' s responsibility to design all new pacifiers with these guidelines in mind . testing of the product is also specified in these guidelines .\naarts c , h\u00f6rnell a , kylberg e , hofvander y , gebre - medhin m . breastfeeding patterns in relation to thumb sucking and pacifier use .\nhoward cr , howard fm , lanphear b , deblieck ea , eberly s , lawrence ra . the effects of early pacifier use on breastfeeding duration .\nlike all good things , your child\u2019s time with the pacifier will come to an end . family doctor sumi sexton , md , offers these tips :\na more recent study confirmed that pacifier use reduces crying time in infants undergoing venipuncture in the emergency department , especially in those younger than three months .\nif you breastfeed , you should wait at least one month to introduce a pacifier , recommends the american academy of pediatrics . this provides enough time to ensure breastfeeding is well - established . in your baby ' s first days , he needs to nurse frequently to build up your milk supply . if he spends a lot of time sucking on a pacifier , he won ' t spend that time stimulating your breasts . pacifier use also can create nipple confusion in babies who are learning how to breastfeed . a baby ' s mouth and tongue move differently when he sucks on a pacifier than when he nurses . if he attempts to breastfeed with the same sucking method he uses for pacifier , he won ' t get any milk and may end up frustrated .\npacifier sucking may impair the functioning of the eustachian tube by changing its patency , and the pressure balance between the nasopharynx and the middle ear . in one study , pacifier sucking was found in 40 % of 601 children with chronic otitis media who required tympanostomy tubes in toronto , ontario ( 34 ) .\npacifier use has also been associated with a higher risk of ear infections , yet it\u2019s a fairly small increased risk , says dr . hauck . ear infections generally are more common in infants over six months of age , which is one of the reasons the aap suggests stopping pacifier use by one year .\nit ' s midnight , and you ' re standing in your baby ' s bedroom , pacifier in hand , wondering if it ' ll get him to stop crying . you ' re nervous . you ' ve heard time and again that giving your baby a pacifier can cause nipple confusion and interfere with nursing . could using a pacifier even lead to childhood orthodontics ? and you definitely don ' t want to be the mom of a 5 - year old who is still attached to his binky ! two experts weigh in on the pros and cons of pacifier use so you can make an informed decision .\ninfants and children with chronic or recurrent otitis media should be restricted in their use of a pacifier ( evidence level ii - 2 , grade a ) .\nvictora cg , behague dp , barros fc , olinto mt , weiderpass e . pacifier use and short breastfeeding duration : cause , consequence , or coincidence ?\nfranco p , scaillet s , wermenbol v , valente f , groswasser j , kahn a . the influence of a pacifier on infants\u2019 arousals from sleep .\nthen one day i broke down . holding my head in shame i bought a pacifier . a rubber pacifier . ( at least she wouldn ' t be sucking plastic , right ? ? ) . i took it home and sanitized it like the instructions specified . almost flinching , i gave it to her .\nyour baby may get attached to the pacifier . it can be a tough habit to break , especially once your baby turns into a more inflexible toddler .\nsucking on a pacifier can easily become a habit , and many parents don ' t introduce one because they don ' t want to deal with having to take it away later ( or because they don ' t like the thought of their 3 - year - old walking around with a pacifier in his mouth ) .\na pacifier is a form of an artificial nipple on which the baby or child sucks . fluids do no pass through the pacifier , rather , the action of sucking on the nipple is thought to soothe or calm the baby , quieting the baby , and even alleviating the burning and itching of the gums during teething .\nwarren jj , levy sm , kirchner hl , nowak aj , bergus gr . pacifier use and the occurrence of otitis media in the first year of life .\npacifier use may be associated with early breast weaning or may be a marker of breastfeeding difficulties ; therefore , it should be avoided until breastfeeding is well established .\nit is recommended that pacifiers and other types of artificial nipples be avoided for at least the first 3 - 4 weeks . i\u2019d personally suggest that most breastfed babies \u2013 if they get a pacifier at all \u2013 would be better off without a pacifier until mom\u2019s milk supply is well established ( 6 - 8 weeks , usually ) and the 6 week growth spurt is over . that way you\u2019ve established a good milk supply and don\u2019t lose any much - needed breast stimulation to a pacifier .\nother downsides may include a baby relying on a pacifier for comfort . hildee weiss\u2019 son seth was attached to his pacifiers from the moment he got his lips on one . \u201cthe pacifier definitely helped keep him calm and happy , \u201d says weiss , an ohio mom of five . \u201cunfortunately , he got so hooked on it that \u2026 we found ourselves constantly going back and forth to his crib in the middle of the night , plugging his pacifier in when it would fall out . \u201d\nniemel\u00e4 m , pihakari o , pokka t , uhari m . pacifier as a risk factor for acute otitis media : a randomized , controlled trial of parental counselling .\n\u201cpacifier use after age 4 , which is when permanent teeth start to come in , can have major long - lasting effects on adult teeth , \u201d she says .\nthere is no best shape or type of pacifier , so give your baby the pacifier he enjoys most , says dr . tobin . this may mean allowing him to try out several kinds . she adds that pacifiers with clear silicone nipples tend to last longer than the old - fashioned rubber nipples , which break down over time .\nhistorically , pacifiers were viewed as beneficial until the early 1900s , when an anti - pacifier movement spread concerns that their use led to poor hygiene and indulgent behavior .\nbut if you ' re breastfeeding your baby , you may still want to wait until he ' s a proficient nurser before offering a pacifier . sucking on a pacifier and sucking on a breast are different actions , and the american academy of pediatrics suggests that you wait until your baby is breastfeeding well and your milk supply is established .\n\u2022 helps preemies thrive . researchers have found that pacifier use among preterm babies results in shorter hospital stays and better bottle - feeding . the study showed possible improvement in digestion when babies less than 32 weeks\u2019 gestation sucked on a pacifier during gavage feedings ( when nutrients are delivered to the stomach via a small tube up the nose ) .\nmom is having milk supply problems ( in which case she needs to put baby to breast , not pacifier , at every opportunity in order to increase milk supply ) .\na recent survey of parents of children aged 12 months or younger also found the risk of developing otitis media to be twice as high in pacifier users ( 15 ) . this study was limited by a random definition of pacifier use being greater than 5 h per day , and the reliability of parental reporting . a similar study based on questionnaire reporting by parents of infants in their first year of life , found the occurrence of otitis media higher in pacifier users ( or 1 . 20 ) ( 16 ) .\njoanna briggs institute . early childhood pacifier use in relation to breastfeeding , sids , infection and dental malocclusion . nurs stand . 2006 ; 20 ( 38 ) : 52\u201355 .\nit works . they want more words . . . it ' s a pacifier and it does what it was meant to do . appears to be very good quality .\nnever substitute a pacifier for a feeding at the breast or try to hold the baby off longer between feedings with one . ( see should baby be on a schedule ? )\nadair sm , milano m , lorenzo i , russell c . effects of current and former pacifier use on the dentition of 24 - to 59 - month - old children .\ndon ' t let kids share a pacifier . you don\u2019t want them to share germs . also , wash pacifiers in soap and hot water to keep them clean between uses .\nperessini s . pacifier use and early childhood caries : an evidence - based study of the literature . j can dent assoc . 2003 ; 69 ( 1 ) : 16\u201319 .\nneville hl , huaco j , vigoda m , sola je . pacifier - induced bowel obstruction\u2014not so soothing . j pediatr surg . 2008 ; 43 ( 2 ) : e13\u2013e15 .\n\u201ca leading theory is that the pacifier actually helps improve the arousability of infants who are potentially faced with a life - threatening challenge , \u201d says dr . hauck . \u201cthere are other theories that say that it might have a more direct mechanical effect . \u201d for example , the pacifier may actually help keep the oral airway open by pushing the tongue forward .\na systematic review of epidemiologic studies found three studies that showed an association between pacifier use and infection , such as otitis media , dental infection , and respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms . 41 these studies are also too limited to draw conclusions . although some evidence exists for pacifier colonization with microorganisms , the direct association between these organisms and infection has not been proven .\nif you don ' t want your newborn to have a pacifier at the hospital , tell the nurses ahead of time \u2013 especially if you intend to breastfeed . although a day or two of pacifier use in the hospital won ' t be habit forming , it simply doesn ' t make sense to introduce something you aren ' t going to use at home .\nfind out when you can offer your baby a pacifier , why it ' s best not to let him fall asleep with one , and what you can use inste . . .\njaafar sh , et al . effect of restricted pacifier use in breastfeeding term infants for increasing duration of breastfeeding . cochrane database of systematic reviews . urltoken accessed june 16 , 2017 .\nkate north , peter fleming , jean golding , and the alspac study team . pacifier use and morbidity in the first six months of life . pediatrics 1999 ; 103 : e34 .\nthis is a painting done in 1506 by albrecht durer . take a look at what the baby has in his hand . yup . you guessed . a pacifier . sure , it ' s not made from silicone , rubber , or plastic , but it ' s a pacifier nonetheless . it ' s called a\nrag bag\nto be more precise .\npacifiers cut sids risk . a pacifier can protect your baby against sids by opening the air space around her nose and mouth while she sleeps . that ' s why pediatricians routinely recommend offering a pacifier at bedtime and naptime . but don ' t worry if your baby doesn ' t take the binky bait \u2014 it ' s definitely not a must - do .\navoid using a pacifier to delay your baby ' s feedings or as a substitute for your attention . that said , sometimes your baby does have to wait to be fed or comforted ( in the checkout line at the grocery store , for example , or in her car seat five blocks from home ) . in these instances , a pacifier can be a godsend .\none widely cited , open , controlled cohort study of more than 400 patients evaluated the incidence of otitis media in infants whose parents were counseled to restrict pacifier use to when the infant was falling asleep . this counseling reduced continuous pacifier use by 21 percent and led to 29 percent fewer episodes of otitis media in the intervention group . 3 a more recent prospective cohort study from the netherlands found that 35 percent of 216 children using pacifiers and 32 percent of 260 children in the control group developed at least one episode of otitis media . 42 however , rates of recurrent otitis media were higher in the pacifier group ( 16 versus 11 percent ) , leading the authors to conclude that pacifier use may increase the risk of recurrent otitis media .\nas long as you keep the above in mind and only use a pacifier sparingly , it is up to you whether and when you wish to comfort baby yourself or with a pacifier . however , keep in mind that there is no scientific evidence that suggests that babies have a need to suck independant of the need for food . when a baby is indicating a sucking need , it\u2019s generally best that baby be encouraged to breastfeed , especially if there is a weight gain concern . the breast was the first pacifier and in most cases remains the best .\npacifier use may increase the risk of middle ear infections in babies and young children . because the risk of these infections is generally lower in young babies , using a pacifier until your baby ' s half birthday ( when his need to suck is greatest ) and weaning him from it soon after may work just fine \u2013 especially if he ' s prone to ear infections .\njaafar sh , et al . 2012 . effect of restricted pacifier use in breastfeeding term infants for increasing duration of breastfeeding . cochrane database of systematic reviews ( 7 ) : cd007202 . urltoken\nnorth stone k , fleming p , golding j , the alspac study team socio - demographic associations with digit and pacifier sucking at 15 months of age and possible associations with infant infection .\nwow . this is my first pacifier and i love it . i put it in my mouth at night and it was well in the morning . she is very comfortable and had a great relaxing night . my wife says i did not snore at night and this morning my mouth is not dry because of some of my medications . what a wonderful and pretty pacifier .\nkids are unlikely to damage their teeth , jaw , or bite if they stop using a pacifier by the time they ' re 2 or 3 years old \u2013 and your child probably won ' t be at it for that long . during the years that most kids use a pacifier , they have only their baby teeth . ( permanent teeth typically start appearing by age 6 . )\nm niemela , m uhari , and m mottonen . a pacifier increases the risk of recurrent acute otitis media in children in day care centers . pediatrics 1995 ; 96 : 884 - 888 .\nvogel am , hutchison bl , mitchell ea . the impact of pacifier use on breastfeeding : a prospective cohort study . j paediatr child health . 2001 ; 37 ( 1 ) : 58\u201363 .\nwell , i ' ve been wanting to try a pacifier for a while now and have been looking around the net for one , but i quickly noticed that adult pacifiers are darn expensive .\nspecialists from the university of goettingen created a device that enables those suffering from snoring to enjoy sound sleep themselves and make sure that their family members get their rest at night as well . the device resembles an ordinary baby\u2019s pacifier . it uses the same principle as swallowing . when sucks on the pacifier , the tongue rests behind teeth . when the tongue remains motionless , soft palate no longer vibrates and consequently it prevents that annoying sound from occurring in the first place . in addition , while holding the pacifier tightly in his mouth , the person is not inclined to open his mouth .\n\u201ceven in best - case scenarios , early breastfeeding is really hard for the first couple of weeks , \u201d brauning says . \u201cit\u2019s probably a good idea to wait to introduce the pacifier [ until ] mom\u2019s milk supply is well established and baby is easy and comfortable on the breast , usually between two and eight weeks . \u201d that said , some moms have introduced pacifier use as early as 10 days without marring the breastfeeding experience . if baby is bottle - fed from the start , you can give him the pacifier right away , since the nipple on the bottle is so similar .\njackson jm , mourino ap . pacifier use and otitis media in infants twelve months of age or younger . pediatr dent . 1999 jul - aug ; 21 ( 4 ) : 255 - 60 .\nthere are some serious benefits of pacifier use\u2014but there are also some important drawbacks . read on to learn the pros and cons of pacifiers and how to determine what\u2019s right for you and your child .\n\u2022 distracts from stressful stimuli . pacifier use during unpleasant situations\u2014like a vaccination , a painful procedure or a run - of - the mill bump\u2014can help make baby less upset . \u201cit\u2019s been documented that offering a pacifier can provide pain relief , \u201d brauning says . \u201cit reduces how a baby senses pain and makes him more comfortable . \u201d the one thing you don\u2019t want to do is coat the pacifier with something sweet or sticky , which can cause cavities later on . honey , in particular , is very dangerous to babies under one year , as it can cause infant botulism and even death .\ndegan vv , puppin - rontani rm . prevalence of pacifier - sucking habits and successful methods to eliminate them . j dent child ( chic ) . 2004 ; 71 ( 2 ) : 148\u2013151 .\nthe design of pacifiers is an extremely important part of its manufacture . the pacifier manufacturer ' s director of research gathers information that assists with schematic design . he or she looks for the latest information on babies ' upper and lower mouth configuration , the role of the tongue in sucking , and how a mother ' s nipple works and feels during nursing . some consult directly with medical professionals about what they believe babies need in a pacifier . when the information is gathered , the research department works with the manufacturing department to produce a pacifier that conforms to recommendations made as a result of research .\ni thought i wouldn ' t use a pacifier either , and then i met my son . how i wish this child would take a pacifier ! i ' ve tried giving my now five month old pacifiers since he was three weeks but he ' s not having it . it ' s all mommy all the time , unless he ' s feeling generous , in which case he ' ll suck his own fingers . sigh . hearing your story helps me to hold out hope that one day he ' ll take a pacifier . . . or outgrow some of his need to constantly suck .\ndon ' t\nclean\na pacifier by putting it in your mouth . the american dental association says adult saliva contains bacteria that can cause cavities in your baby ' s teeth as soon as they begin to erupt from her gums . ( and it ' s not a good idea to dip your child ' s pacifier in juice or sugar water because this can also lead to cavities . )\ninterestingly , the pacifier has come to where it is today . it has made numerous scientific advances since its origin and remained nearly constant since the mid 1950\u2032s . pacifiers are now used by children of all ages , races , and backgrounds . many mothers do not know what they would do without them ! ( pictured to the right is a 1980\u2032s nuk size three pacifier for 3 year olds ! )\nmartinez sanchez l , diaz gonzalez e , garciatornel florensa s , gaspa marti j . pacifier use . risks and benefits . an esp pediatr . 2000 ; 53 ( 6 ) : 580 - 5 .\njenik ag , vain n , the pacifier debate , early hum dev ( 2009 ) , doi : 10 . 1016 / j . earlhumdev . 2009 . 08 . 025 accessed 9 / 2 / 2014\npacifier use may be an identifiable factor in early weaning . however , because of the many possible confounders and biases in studying human behaviour , the exact cause and effect nature of this factor remains elusive .\n\u2022 risk factor for ear infections . a study of almost 500 children in finland has connected pacifier use to ear infections . children in the study who didn\u2019t use pacifiers continuously had about one - third fewer ear infections than those who did use them . the theory is that when baby sucks or swallows , there\u2019s a change in pressure behind the ear , which may shift fluids into the middle ear and cause an infection , brauning says . adding pacifier germs into the equation doesn\u2019t help either . one compromise : limit pacifier use to naps and bedtime , rather than allowing baby to suck on it all day .\nin your palm you hold what you hope will be the answer\u2014a pacifier . but before you pop that binkie in her mouth , consider the many ways using it could affect your baby ' s health .\na small amount of sucrose solution ( 2 ml ) can be given within two minutes of a procedure , alone or in combination with a nipple or pacifier ; the combination appears to be more effective .\na systematic review found inconsistent results regarding the effect of pacifier use on early childhood caries , suggesting that there is no proven correlation . 29 a meta - analysis concluded that pacifier use after three years of age is associated with a higher incidence of malocclusion . 30 in one study , the prevalence of malocclusion was roughly 71 percent in children who used a pacifier or sucked a digit for more than 48 months , compared with 32 percent in those who ceased sucking between 36 and 48 months , and 14 percent in those who ceased sucking before 24 months . 31 the most significant malocclusions occurred in children who continued sucking habits beyond 48 months , but there were notable changes in children who continued beyond 24 months . a more recent study confirms these negative dental effects with pacifier use after two years of age . 32\nwill it interfere with nursing ? perhaps the most widely debated question is whether pacifier use causes nipple confusion and hurts the nursing relationship . burgert states ,\nanecdotally and observationally , i do not see nipple confusion . the jury is out . though some people are very anti - pacifier , there is some support that it can actually improve nursing . with appropriate use and guidance from a lactation consultant , pediatrician or occupational therapist , pacifiers can be used to increase jaw strength and coordination to increase nursing and improve breastfeeding .\nburgert does recommend limited use of pacifiers until nursing is well - established and birth weight is regained . the ideal window for introduction is between two and four weeks . if you wait too long , the baby will likely refuse the pacifier . to support nursing , always offer the breast first and then the pacifier if the breast is rejected , and never use the pacifier to delay a feeding - - this is a no - no whether bottle or breastfeeding , according to the american academy of pediatrics .\nfleming et al ( 23 ) from the united kingdom undertook a three - year case control study as part of the large population based confidential enquiry into stillbirths and deaths in infancy study . they found no difference between cases and controls in routine use of a pacifier . however , fewer sids infants used a pacifier for their last sleep than did controls for their reference sleep ( or 0 . 62 , 95 % ci 0 . 46\u20130 . 83 ) . this led to the suggestion that only those babies who routinely use a pacifier but who do not do so for their last sleep are at higher risk for sids .\nam vogel , bl hutchison and ea mitchell . the impact of pacifier use on breastfeeding : a prospective cohort study . j paediatr child health 2001 ; feb ; 37 ( 1 ) : 58 - 63 .\nmarjo niemel\u00e4 , outi pihakari , tytti pokka , marja uhari , and matti uhari . pacifier as a risk factor for acute otitis media : a randomized , controlled trial of parental counseling . pediatrics 2000 ; 106 : 483 - 488 . a finnish study on pacifiers has found that reduced pacifier use in children can decrease the incidence of acute otitis media , or ear infections . the study , published in the september issue of pediatrics , the journal of the american academy of pediatrics , followed two groups of children under 18 months . in one group , pacifier use was decreased by 21 percent , while children in the second group used pacifiers continuously . the first group had a 29 percent lower incidence of acute otitis media than the second . researchers concluded that restricting pacifier use to when a child is falling asleep could prevent such infections .\n\u201cwe\u2019re seeing a consistent protective effect from sids from use of a pacifier , \u201d says dr . hauck , stating that pacifier use offered a 61 - percent reduction in risk of sids\u2014clearly a lifesaving benefit , although experts aren\u2019t sure exactly how pacifiers lower risk . \u201cthere are several theories that have been proposed . none have been proven , of course , and also we still don\u2019t know the exact cause of sids . \u201d"]}
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", "topic": 0}], "title": "laboratoires pierre fabre", "paragraphs": ["laboratoires pierre fabre is majority owned by a government - recognized public - interest foundation ( by decree dated 6 april 1999 ) : the pierre fabre foundation .\nthe foundation now holds 86 % of the capital of pierre fabre sa , through the holding company pierre fabre participations ( pfp ) .\nthe institut curie ( paris , france ) and the laboratoires pierre fabre s . a . ( castres , france ) entered a renwable , one - year partnership to develop cancer immunotherapies against novel targets using the institute\u2019s biological models . the institute and pierre fabre . . .\nlaboratoires pierre fabre have thus embarked on a new and original artistic adventure in france . together with entreprisecontemporaine\u00ae , they went to international artists likely to embody the vision , energy and humanistic values of their founder .\non the occasion of the first anniversary of the death of their founder , laboratoires pierre fabre asked two internationally recognized visual artists and attached to france , the german sculptor stephan balkenhol and from chinese origin painter yan pei - ming , to pay tribute to the memory of mr . pierre fabre .\nthrough the pierre fabre participations holding company , the pierre fabre foundation , a government - recognized public - interest foundation , owns 86 % of pierre fabre laboratories . 7 % of remaining shares are owned by company employees , and 7 % are treasury stock .\ndivision of experimental cancer research i , centre de recherche pierre fabre , castres , france .\nthe pierre fabre foundation\u2019s priorities lie in investing in programs concerning : the training of pharmacists and health professionals .\n2014 : tribute to mr . pierre fabre | entreprise contemporaine\u00ae - 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west of france , pierre fabre currently has branches in 44 countries and distribution agreements in over 130 countries .\nqumas , an accelrys company ( nasdaq : accl ) , today announced that pierre fabre laboratories , a leading pharmaceutical and cosmetics company with headquarters in castres , france , has selected qumas doccompliance to manage and control quality documents across the entire company . the qumas compliance platform was selected after an extensive evaluation process conducted by members of the quality assurance and it teams at pierre fabre laboratories . the qumas solution will be rolled out to 3 , 850 pierre fabre employees initially .\nwith 50 sites in france , mostly located in the south - west and subsidiaries in 44 countries worldwide , pierre fabre combines a strong local presence with international expansion .\npierre fabre laboratories , the second largest independent pharmaceutical group in france , achieved sales of over 2 billion euros in 2013 , with international sales representing 56 % in total .\nconvinced of the benefits provided by plants on health and beauty , pierre fabre laboratories have made research on plant substances a major focus of its activities for over 50 years .\nthe main aim of the pierre fabre foundation , a government - recognized public - interest organization , is to improve access to quality medication and care in the least developed and developing countries .\nin 2008 , mr . pierre fabre had already made a donation of the majority of his shares in the company to the foundation . he completed this donation by appointing the foundation as the sole legatee .\njuly 3rd , 4th and 5th will take place in castres the 12th edition of the e - health summer university . pierre fabre , a historical partner , will organize a hackathon , the ia sant\u00e9 challenge .\n\u201cwe conducted a very thorough evaluation of a number of vendor solutions , \u201d commented pierre contreras , business project director for pierre fabre laboratories . \u201cwe were very impressed with the advanced features of doccompliance and its large reference base of companies across our industry , as well as the professionalism and responsiveness of the qumas team . \u201d\nwith brands such as av\u00e8ne , klorane , ducray , ren\u00e9 furterer , a - derma , gal\u00e9nic , naturactive , elgydium , eludril or drill , pierre fabre laboratories are market leaders when it comes to skin , hair and oral care products sold in french pharmacy channels . av\u00e8ne is marketed worldwide , and is the leading dermo - cosmetics brand in europe , japan and china . in oncology , pierre fabre achieves 90 % of its revenues outside of its home country .\n15 employees , representative of the main activities of the company and with various backgrounds , were invited to participate in the selection process . after a final presentation to the family and friends of mr . pierre fabre in march 2014 , two artists were finally selected : yan pei - ming for a triptych painted portrait , which will be presented to employees on key sites of the company , and stephan balkenhol for a statue in polychrome bronze , installed on the site of the pierre fabre foundation .\nin order to contribute to the preservation of plant resources while achieving its innovation and quality objectives , the group has set up a certified process for the responsible development of innovative , safe and effective plant - based key ingredients : pierre fabre botanical expertise .\npierre fabre is the 2nd largest dermo - cosmetics laboratory in the world and the 2nd largest private french pharmaceutical group . in 2017 , it generated 2 , 318 million euros in revenues , of which 62 % came from its international business and 62 % from its dermo - cosmetics division . pierre fabre , which has always been headquartered in the south - west of france , owns subsidiaries and offices in 47 countries , enjoys distribution agreements in over 130 countries and counts more than 13 , 500 employees worldwide .\nhumanism , independence and sustainability pierre fabre laboratories have set up a unique shareholder structure to ensure its continuity and independence , while perpetuating the humanitarian values of its founder . the company is held in majority ( 65 % ) by the pierre fabre foundation , recognized as a non - profit since 1999 . contributing to health and well - being , advocating for pharmaceutical ethics in all we do , respecting biodiversity , or belonging to a foundation of public utility : our company has multiple facets that are also challenges for sustainable development .\npierre fabre laboratories provide pharmacists , health care professionals and patients with a large range of prescription and otc drugs in three main fields : family health ( drill , p\u00e9di - relax , smoking cessation\u2026 ) , oral care ( elgydium , inava\u2026 ) and natural health ( naturactive ) .\nthe laboratory was established in the early 1960s by pierre fabre , a pharmacist in castres , a city located in the tarn , near toulouse ( south - west of france ) . for the past 50 years , the company has pursued a development strategy focusing on the needs of patients .\nthrough his company , moved in 50 years from a pharmacy in the city of castres to a pharmaceutical group operating globally , mr . pierre fabre will have built an original and daring oeuvre . deeply attached to the sense of beauty , full of great sensitivity for art , architecture and culture , he was a great sponsor that supported the major museums in the midi - pyrenees region and commissioned the architect roger taillibert , member of the institute , for the construction of several landmark buildings , including the centre for research and development pierre fabre located on the campus of toulouse oncopole .\ncovering all aspects of healthcare , from prescription drugs and otc products to dermo - 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{"id": 53703, "summary": [{"text": "cadoro , or cadoro jewels corporation , was a manhattan-based jewelry company founded in 1954 by steven brody and daniel stoenescu ( aka staneskieu ) , specialising in fashionable costume jewelry sold via department stores such as neiman marcus and saks fifth avenue .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the company closed in 1987 following brody 's retirement as president . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "cadoro", "paragraphs": ["company also made jewelry for kenneth j . lane , capri , r . mandle , tancer , kramer , & cadoro\ncadoro - - founded by actor steve brody & dan steneskieu , ny , ny - - 1945 - c . 1980 ' s\ncadoro - jewellery to the rich and famous , cadoro is very high quality jewellery and was founded by actor steve brody and dan staneskieu in 1945 . at the time their jewellery was very fashionable and custom designed . each piece was hand crafted using the materials brush gold tone and silver tone metals with some pieces consisting of rhinestones , glass crystals , seed pearls , coloured stones , apparently they chose only the highest quality resources . their signature mark is cadoro and cadoro with a copyright symbol . the company suffered the loss of dan staneskieu who died in the 1960 ' s and the company ceased trading in 1970 . their jewellery is now very collectable and rare to find .\ncadoro inc . ny was founded by actor steve brody and dan staneskieu in 1945 . the jewelry was custom designed , highly fashionable , hand crafted using brush - gold toned and silver toned metals , beautiful rhinestones and glass crystals from all over the world , seed pearls and stones from the ocean depths . the stones were prong set like a set of dog\u2019s teeth that firmly griped the stones . the jewelry made included 3 - dimensional fish , animals and russian inspired jewelry made in brushed goldtone metal . mark :\ncadoro\n, and\ncadoro with a copyright symbol\n1955 - 1980s . dan died in the 1960s and the company ceased operations in 1970 . cadoro jewelry is rare and hard to find .\nthe craftsman company , producing craft jewelry , was owned by gene and ron verri and was founded in 1949 . the company name was changed to sample art company and was known for color combinations and bold designs . they produced jewelry for kenneth j . lane , kramer , capri , tancer , and cadoro . the jewelry marked :\ncraft\nalso appeared on cards marked\ngemelll\n.\nfacad\u2019oro is a second generation family business with a grand tradition in the design , production and distribution of gold jewelry . its success is based on the quality of the product and the company\u2019s respect towards aesthetics . facad\u2019oro pioneered and invested in the value of gold jewelry at a time when the jewelry industry in greece was virtually inexistent . the company was created in 1976 by four brothers . they had been working as jewelry distributors for several years . it was their love , devotion and persistence that initiated the creation of their very own jewelry business , facad\u2019oro ( fabrica cadena d\u2019oro ) which in italian means factory of gold chains .\nthe products that are distributed in the greek and balkan markets are manufactured in greece . its innovation is due to the constant training of its craftsmen in italian as well as other european factories . being innovative themselves , the four founders manufactured the first greek chain made of gold , a product consumers associated the company with from the very first moment it was released . the extensive marketing campaigns and television advertisements form an important part of the company\u2019s history . the slogan \u2018gold brings us closer\u2019 , which facad\u2019oro used in all of its marketing campaigns during the 90s , is still engraved in people\u2019s memories and even inspired prominent television celebrities , who used it extensively .\ntoday , facad\u2019oro is managed by second generation founders , who remain loyal to the company\u2019s traditional values , seek excellence in quality and above all respect their consumers , employees and suppliers . moreover , they ensure that the company is equipped with the latest technology so as to achieve excellence in quality and design . simultaneously , the company has managed to upgrade its expertise and production line and adapt it to the most modern standards . facad\u2019oro continues to develop , creating jewelry of exclusive designs , inspired and created by greek as well as foreign designers .\nfacad\u2019oro\u2019s collections as well as its limited edition pieces of jewelry are available in exclusive boutiques as well as authorized stores throughout greece and abroad . its collections offer a wide range of products made of 14 or 18 carat gold as well as creations carved with precious or semi - precious stones .\nevery piece of jewelry is engraved with the company\u2019s stamp and accompanied by a written guarantee of authenticity and value .\nb . david har pennino ben amun william kerr kirks folly esther lewittes ciro aksel holmsen jakob bengel auguste bonaz van dell orb [ otto r . bade ] n . e . from graziella laffi freirich hus\u00e1r d\ncaroline gleik rosene judith leiber hess - appel [ jolle ] phyllis jacobs rebecca collins 11 w . 30th street ajc continental james arpad goldette bellini jay strongwater erickson beamon vera wang vera wang gale thomas l . mott , tlm star gret barkin kenneth begay pakula kultaseppa salovaara gucci marcin zaremski art smith rozen sten & laine david mandel [ the show must go on ] halbe sweet romance edlee mary demarco robert gardner st . labre robyn rush cony / victoria chico ' s d ' orlan , dorlan elsa freund mamselle de passille - sylvestre donald stannard\namazing adornments presents the history of american and european costume jewelry designers and manufacturers including american modernist jewelry . as we find out additional facts and gather additional hallmarks about the designer or manufacturer , we will add them . we will add additional designers as time permits and update these pages often . all hallmarks , maker ' s marks and gold or silver content marks on this page are from jewelry for sale or previously sold at our online store .\n1960s - 1970s . there is very little information about this company . it is believed that they were one of the companies that sold kits to the public . some of the jewelry is unsigned while others are signed . i think that fact leads to the speculation that the crafted by the public pieces might be the ones without the hallmark . i am not sure . this hallmark is relatively rare . if the piece is signed that is obviously a plus . the signed pieces are becoming quite collectable .\ncalifornia . founded by melvin bernie and veta nelson . began making costume jewelry in 1968 . still a family run company with a current website . jewelry is usually ornate with a victorian look . the back are almost as pretty as the front in most cases . it is possible to find unsigned pieces that were originally on cards or had a hang - tag .\nfounder ( s ) : carl anshen and saul zietlin - providence ri , usa 1905 as the a & z chain company . somewhere along the way this company became part of the hayward company . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : edgar roddheimer and theodore steinman 1935 - 1998 nyc as the accessocraft products co . both of these gentlemen worked as salespeople for monocraft , now known as monet ! theodore ' s son paul ran the company until it closed . several design firms such as anne klein contracted with the firm to produce their designs because of the reputation accessocraft had for quality workmanship . signature designs : wwii relief pins , opera glasses , magnifying glasses , buttons , buckles . their jewelry was bold and innovative . back to top\namerican jewelry chain company ~ late 1920s to late 1990s . cute figural pins some with stones . back to top\nfounder : isaac manevitz - born in egypt and has a showroom in nyc . his bold and trendy jewelry can be seen in fashion magazines and on several starlets . he has designed for ralph lauren and calvin klein . he has been designing jewelry for over 30 years . has current website . back to top\nhigh end jewelry is made of the best crystals set pave style . he also produced a line of evening handbags with luc benoit . he also designed a line of beaded pins for aids charities . back to top\nowner : arthur pepper - i have seen different dates for their production 1940s - 1960s and 1950s - 1980s - also known as mode art company , they produced medium to high priced costume jewelry under the name art mode jewelry creations , inc . figurals and especially fine victorian and art deco replicas were among some of their finest work . materials and techniques included : carved plastics , clustered rhinestones , enameling and beautiful filigree work . jewelry that resembles that of florenza . back to top\nanthony attruia - providence ri ~ known for fabulous christmas tree pins made with handset swarovski rhinestones and crystals .\njewelry marked austria or made in austria can be found at the high end and the lower end . most of the higher quality pieces incorporate the highest quality stones . jewelry has been imported from austria for decades . in the early 1900s the pieces were mostly made from crystals . two collector favorites are the fruit pieces and the forbidden fruit pieces .\nat the age of 28 , david h . mcconnell began a company named the california perfume company . the company ' s first color catalogue was produced in october of 1906 . by 1928 there were 25 , 000 reps selling the companies products . in 1939 the company changed it ' s name to avon products , inc . the first products offered were vanity sets , a toothbrush and talcum . in 1954 , avon began it ' s wildly successful\nad campaign . the company moved overseas for the first time . in 1971 , avon began to market\nthere is an ongoing discussion as to whether the certain hallmarks associated with this company are actually hallmarks belonging to avon of belleville .\nthought to be nina ricci for avon . have been told this could be avon of belleville and not nina ricci . i can ' t say at this point . 2 / 2010 update : the nr is most likely not for nina ricci .\nthis mark was found on kjl for avon earrings . the earrings are also in an avon box . newer [ 2000 ] hallmark\n1945 to early 1970s . this company is not associated with avon products , the\navon calling\ncompany . first , this company operated out of canada . it was founded by a abe mazer [ jomaz / mazer bros . ] . this jewelry is of higher quality than most avon pieces . back to top\n1945 - 1993 ? cincinnati ohio - b . david company was a small company that produced costume and fine jewelry . their output was limited . this company produced a famous crown pin that is a collectors favorite . follow the link above to visit the b david gallery to see the crown . signature designs : pretty , high quality rhinestone combinations , dainty jewelry . back to top\nannie venditti - former professional level figure skater . creative jewelry that sold in better department stores . 1980s - 1990s . highly collectable . various styles included art nouveau , deco and victorian . metal elements often vintage . crystals and rhinestones were top quality . back to top\nfounders : alvin rice , robert rice and louis mark - 1946 - 1957 , providence ri - this was not jewelry produced by mcclelland barclay which is very expensive and will have the full signature as a hallmark . barclay first used a hallmark in 1948 . signature designs : rhinestones in colors [ very often blue ] set in gold tone metal . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : dorothy and her husband robert bauer . berkeley , ca , usa ~ 1982 ~ present . has current website . known for cute as can be sculptural jewelry made from high end colored and clear faceted crystals . her father owned a jewelry store and although she wanted to become a sculptor , she opened her first jewelry shop in 1981 . prior to this she sold hand blown glass jewelry . her pieces are all mostly hand constructed . back to top\nfounded by detroit natives karen erickson and vicki beamon in the early 1980s . moved to new york in 1982 . began designing jewelry after needing jewelry for a fashion show . their jewelry is made from the best crystals and natural gemstones . the also work in gold and in 2003 they introduced a diamond collection . they have created for some of the best designers in the business including dior , chanel and givenchy . many celebrates wear their pieces including jennifer lopez , alisha keys , angelina jolie , madonna , beyonce , paris hilton , rihanna and michelle obama to name a few . best known for their hand beaded necklaces . their jewelry sells at better department stores including saks fifth avenue . they did a very limited run for target from february 2009 to june 2009 . back to top\non the other . private line - not for target erickson beamon line is signed erickson beamon on one side with a plain second side of the hang - tag .\n1946 - 1983 nat sugarman rhode island ~ this company is well known for holiday jewelry . they created it for other companies including walt disney , as well as themselves . during the 1960s the company was sold to the manager , leonard mandell . mr . mandell sold it to another company in 1975 . the bj mark was first used at that time . the company closed in 1983 . back to top\n1950s - 1970s ? - this is a little sketchy . i have read that the name beau jewels was used by bowman foster . this mark should not be confused with pieces marked beau sterling / beaucraft . beau jewels only signed the earrings when they were part of a set . signature designs : pretty color combinations , large brooches , filigree and rivet construction . back to top\n1944 - ? providence ri . as of 2004 they were still in business . i goggled their web site and their domain is not registered any longer . i believe they are not in business at this time and i have read that they sold their molds ! trademark - beau - producers of sterling silver jewelry . signature designs : quality sterling jewelry . back to top\nnative american / original people / indian : navajo silversmith . world renowned and has been called the father of modern navajo jewelry . he worked independently and also worked for white hogan during the 1950s . he also taught silversmithing at a university in arizona and he taught his own son harvey the art . kenneth begay ' s jewelry is known for clean lines . back to top\nused by the formart jewelry company , new york since 1988 . they also do business as bellini creations . back to top\n1981 - new york ~ has current website showing very elaborate picture frames and objects for the home . focused on jewelry until the early 2000s . the older jewelry was not marked . some can be found with paper stickers as labels . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : herbert & pohs , inc . , new york city . in operation from 1946 to 1979 - the company had a providence r . i . office . their medium to high quality costume jewelry sold at stores such as lord & taylor . signature designs : known for their\nreal\nlooking costume jewelry . medium to high quality costume jewelry . back to top\nbernard shapiro and lester joy ~ early 1960s - 1996 - the trademark les bernard is a combination of the founders names . bernard shapiro is the son of another well known costume jewelry maker , harold shapiro founder of\n. their pieces were innovative , utilizing techniques not seen before in costume jewelry . les bernard made jewelry for others .\n: quality pieces using techniques not tried before such as the setting of flat backed marcasites and rhinestones in the same item . combining different shapes and stones . sterling . the use of fabric , crystal and enamel .\nfounder ( s ) : chicago il , usa ~ 1930s - 1950s - as you can see by the above dates , the company was not in business for long . a showroom was opened in chicago in the early 1940s on the second floor of the merchandise mart according to an ad shown in the book a tribute to america by carla and roberto brunialti . at least one piece of block jewelry was designed by sandor goldberger . signature designs / techniques : quality pieces made with top of the line rhinestones . enamel pieces , plastic . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : henry and yvette bogoff founded the spear novelty company , chicago , il in the 1920s . they produced buttons and other items . jewels by bogoff began in 1946 to the 1960s - together henry and yvette ran a successful jewelry company that was able to compete with other premier jewelry companies of the day . after henry died the company was moved to new york . copyright symbols do not appear on bogoff jewelry . signature designs : distinctive chain , rhodium finished metal , silver tone metal , small rhinestones , pave set stones , leaf designs . back to top\nmarcel boucher got his training from the best ! he trained with cartier while living in his birthplace of france . he then went to work for mazer brothers before deciding to open his own company . marcel married his assistant sandra semensohn . sandra designed watches for marcel boucher . she continued to run the company after his death in 1965 . she also designed jewelry and was issued several patents . eventually the company became a subsidiary of dovorn industry a watch maker .\ndesign numbers accompanied the hallmarks on most boucher costume jewelry . these numbers while helpful in trying to identify a date for your boucher piece , they are not etched in stone .\nsome boucher hallmarks include : mb , marcel boucher , marboux , boucher , parisina [ used for sterling made in mexico ] and earrite . mb is one of the earliest marks . usually this mark was accompanied by the phrygian cap . this mark is taken from the helmet worn by the french during the revolution . there is some diverging opinions on when this mark was used . i have seen the following dates . 1944 - 1949 and 1937 - 1949 .\nanother mark is\nsterling\naccompanying the mb mark . the dates for this mark that i have seen are 1942 - 1944 . signature designs : quality rhinestones , 3d birds that appear to be flying !\nfounder ( s ) : 1960s - 1970s - very little is known about this company . i love a good mystery so i will keep trying to find out what i can and post it here . it is thought that this costume jewelry was made during the 1960s and the 1970s . the pin below is an good example of some of the pieces i have seen . signature designs : christmas tree pins , gold tone metal , and wire work . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : benny [ b ] steinberg , hy slovitt [ s ] and kaslo [ k ] - new york city - 1948 to the early 1980s - bsk manufactured mid - quality costume jewelry that was sold in department stores . their jewelry is easy to find on the market . there is limited information about this company . signature designs : interesting gold - tone and gold plated designs . average quality jewelry with enameling and rhinestones . nice color combinations . produced a line of enamel and rhinestone jewelry called\nmy fair lady\n. back to top\nsan francisco - born in southern california in 1945 and passed away in 2007 . known for colorful enamel jewelry and lovely paintings . some of her designs were stamped with the name of the piece . when she began making jewelry out of necessity , she was her own model . she would also give them away . soon they caught on and now they are highly collectable . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : it was widely believed that ray calish founded this company . ray calish is actually rachel c . calish according to ann pitman in her book\nthe company was founded in the 1920s . operations seemed to have ceased sometime during the 1960s . there was also the thought that the company was french with divisions in the united states . ms . calish was born in san francisco and the company was founded in new york . she did travel to europe on a regular basis . ann pitman also mentions that ms . calish had a partner named stella aronson . the jewelry is rare , high quality and commands high prices when found\nfounder ( s ) : providence ri , usa 1936 or 1937 - the 1980s - this company made sterling silver , gold over sterling and gold filled jewelry . they also manufactured 14k gold chains at some point . most of the jewelry manufactured was dainty , but well made and of innovative design . rhinestones were used in some of the designs . there is a great article on carl - art in the publication vintage fashion and costume jewelry , vol . 15 , no3 , 2005 . this article was written by cheri van hoover who is also a fellow member of the jewel collect forum . signature designs : sterling , gold over sterling retro looks , dainty . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : hattie carnegie 1919 - 1970s - hattie carnegie was another fashion designer that made their way in the costume jewelry business . born in vienna in 1886 , she came to the united states with her parents when she was a child . in 1918 she opened her fashion house in new york city . it was called hattie carnegie , inc . like schiaparelli , chanel and others she began to market jewelry she thought would look good with the outfits she designed . her costume jewelry was a favorite amongst the actresses and socialites of the day . it was sold in some of the department stores . carnegie jewelry was / is expensive and very well made . signature designs : oriental figurals , animals , rhinestone jewelry , and costume jewelry with greek inspired motifs . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : clifford burst and joseph bobley in new york city . 1918 - 1977 - the first use of the castlecliff mark was in 1941 . they also used sterling castlecliff and , castlemark and cassandra as hallmarks . their jewelry was well made and sold in better department stores . in the 70s castlecliff became part of carnegie industries co . in the 80s the company became part of lucien piccard industries . signature designs : intricate designs reflective of history . gothic , art deco and renaissance in styling . back to top\nfounded in the 1960s - california . used expensive stones and many pieces had usual designs .\nalice caviness began manufacturing jewelry to compliment her fashion designs , much like chanel and schiaparelli . she had a abundance of flair , garnering attention for her impeccable style of dress . her jewelry reflects her sense of taste . it was sold only in the finest stores . her company was based in long island , ny . alice caviness designed most of her costume jewelry and was also involved in production and sales . her company also produced sterling silver jewelry . she also employed two designers , lois steever and camille petronzio . they were both young when they joined . lois went on to run the company after alice caviness died in 1983 . camille petronzio went on to work at miriam haskell .\nfounder ( s ) : unclear ownership . new york city , ny , usa . possible dates of operation are 1950s - 1970s - another costume jewelry company where the information available is sparse . it is widely believed that celebrity costume jewelry was sold through house parties much like sarah coventry jewelry . it is possible to see unmarked pieces as some where marked only with a paper hang - tag and if a set , only one piece would be marked . signature designs / techniques : silver and gold - tone jewelry , some rhinestone jewelry , mixed quality range . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : charel jewelry co . , inc . , brooklyn ny , usa , around 1945 - it is not known when this company ceased operations . the jewelry is relatively rare and of medium quality . signature designs / techniques : colored plastics including thermoplastic jewelry , art moderne influences . back to top\na boutique / clothier that has been in business for about 25 years . at first they sold mexican folk art in florida . they now have stores all over and a web presence . they sell clothing with exotic and colorful prints , accessories , and wrinkle free travel clothing .\ncontemporary . handcrafted pieces from mostly swarovski crystals . has current website . her pieces are celebrity favorites . some of her pieces can also be found on hsn .\nowner and designer : founded by emanuel ciner in 1892 - the company began making costume jewelry in 1931 . it originally produced fine jewelry . their jewelry has the look of real jewelry . ciner costume jewelry is often referred to as the\ntiffany\nof costume jewelry . ciner costume jewelry is worn and loved by many including the rich and famous . still in business . materials and techniques included : real looking faux pearls from japan , high quality material including rhinestones . seed turquoise beads set mostly in gold tone metal . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : guglielmo cini , boston , ma , usa 1922 - guglielmo cini was originally from florence , italy . he immigrated to the united states in 1922 . cini brought with him his talent for crafting jewelry . his early work was crafted in sterling silver and he also created gold plated jewelry . during the 1950s rhinestones began to appear in his work . some of his clientele were movie stars and his reputation grew as one of the finest master jewelers . the company moved to laguna beach , ca in 1957 , cini died in 1979 , however his wife an an apprentice named felipe mendoza continued the business . i have read that between 1970 and 1993 the company stopped producing jewelry and then started up again in 1993 . cini jewelry is not always signed , however once you become familiar with his style it is easy to recognize the pieces . signature designs / techniques : sterling silver and gold - plated jewelry . handmade jewelry . reproductions of antique pieces , classical look jewelry , repouss\u00e9 , filigree and 3 - d jewelry . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : possibly the premier jewelry co . , inc . , new york city , ny , usa - claudette is thought to be the trademark of the premier jewelry company and it was first used in 1945 . it is not clear when this company ceased operations . costume jewelry with the claudette mark is rare . the rhinestone jewelry is usually well made . this company also produced plastic jewelry . the plastic jewelry is more available in the marketplace . some of this jewelry is marked with a paper hang tag . signature designs / techniques : high quality rhinestone jewelry , thermo - plastic jewelry . interesting shapes and colors . back to top\noriginally from texas , she began designing one - of - a - kind jewelry in the mid - 1970s . she uses unique material that she travels all over the world to find . she retired in 2009 . her jewelry sold at nieman marcus . she has a current website .\nthe history of coro is as long as it is compelling . there really isn ' t any way to do this company justice on a single page . this brief version should be just enough to give the reader a flavor of the very influential company .\nthe company was founded in new york city in 1901 by cohn as the e . cohn & company . think back to the times , early turn of the century , and the jewelry styles that were popular , the\nperiod . american jewelry was still highly influenced by european styles . the department stores in new york certainly were not paying very much attention to what we now call\n. cohn had a business background . he noticed the limited space costume jewelry garnered at the stores . in 1903 he teamed up with rosenberger , who had knowledge of jewelry , to create the cohn and rosenberger company to fill the void .\nthe new company produced findings for several items including sautoirs and collar pins . in 1911 the original owner , emanuel cohn dies and rosenberger takes over full control . steady growth continued under his guidance . a factory was opened in new york and the line of items produced expanded .\nsoon due to increasing demand coro opened factories in providence , r . i . and later in canada . the building and factory in new york was retained . the decision to build the huge factory in providence was a bit risky since all of this occurred during 1929 , not the ideal economic times . the decision proved to be a wise one .\nthe name coro was officially used for the first time in 1943 . coro became known as the unofficial jewelry college in providence . students arrived from all over the world to be taught the jewelry business . there was no tuition and the students even received a small paycheck . this was another brilliant move as many of these\nstudents\nwent on to work at coro . the company went on to become the largest costume jewelry manufacturer in the world .\nin 1924 adolph katz joined the company . there is some gray area regarding how much he designed , if at all . we have all seen the patents with his name all over them . katz in his position acted as a representative for coro . it is thought that his name appears on the patents in this capacity . certainly katz was a visionary and his position he had a significant impact on the selection of upcoming lines . his selections and / or designs defined coro . coro helped to define costume jewelry in the usa .\ngene verrecchia was the head designer and responsible for such designs as the very popular\ncoro duettes\n. the company used many trade / hallmarks . of note are francois , corocraft and vendome , all were coro ' s top of the line output . coro craft was introduced in 1937 and vendome in 1944 . coro jewelry could be found at many price points . the coro mexico line was produced at a taller owned by hector aquilar during the years 1943 to 1950 .\nthe company was purchased by the richton international corporation in 1957 and closed its doors in 1979 .\n, floral and foliate as well as patriotic motifs . materials used were diverse . rhinestones , seed pearls , sterling silver , lucite and so much more !\nfrancois hallmark was first used in the late 1930s . this was coro ' s first high - end line .\nlso known as gem - craft . his son ron also ran the company at one point .\nprovidence ri , usa - trademark\ndce\n- makers of gold filled and sterling jewelry .\noriginally from france she become well known as a american milliner . she came to america in the early 1920s . she was also a fashion designer and also made ladies accessories . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : maurice j . dalsheim , new york city , ny , usa ~ late 1930s - 1978 ? - founded as the dalsheim accessories company . the company produced costume jewelry , however it is very rare . most of the pieces were unsigned and marked only by a hangtag . dalsheim costume jewelry was made with a variety of materials mostly seed pearls , plastic beads and glass . due to the amount of unsigned dalsheim costume jewelry and the great difficulty in attributing , this jewelry is not extensively collected . i have seen varying dates for the companies closure . techniques : seed pearl necklaces , some rhinestones , glass and plastic . in 1951 there was an advertisement in vogue for one of their\nbone\nnecklaces . back to top\nfounders / owners : victor primavera ~ 1930s to present . providence ri - danecraft was first called felch & company . the\nfelch\nin the name being james felch who some have said co - founded the company with victor primavera sr . in 1945 victor changed the name of the company to danecraft after buying out james felch . victor ' s son victor primavera iii came on board as did his daughter gail . the company is still a family run business . danecraft promoted their jewelry to better department stores . have current website and their jewelry is being sold at many department stores . materials and techniques included : sterling silver , vermeil . jewelry that looks scandinavian in design . neat figurals . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : sol finkelstein as the deja costume jewelry company , new york , ny , usa ~ 1939 - 1953 - this company had an interesting history as far as the name was concerned . shortly after opening a company called du jay , inc . , accused deja of infringement on their name copyright forcing sol to change the name of his company to reja . the company produced high quality costume jewelry that is considered highly collectable . signature designs / techniques : creative designs , mask pins , florals and figural pins . pot metal pieces with high quality rhinestones . back to top\nfounded in 1850 as j . r . wood & sons . jewelry with this hallmark is rare . the company is still in business producing class rings and the like as artcarved , inc . they no longer produce costume jewelry . back to top\nfounder ( s ) oscar aristides renta fiallo - oscar was born in the dominican republic . he acquired his us citizenship in the 1970s . at around the age of 18 , he went to spain to study painting and while there began to concentrate on fashion , we are the beneficiaries of this choice ! mr . de la renta has designed exquisite clothing for several first ladies as well as hollywood luminaries . his high - fashion lines can be found in many upscale department stores . he has designed for dior and elizabeth arden . in 1965 , he began his own ready - to - wear clothing line . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : william de lillo and robert clark new york , ny usa ~ 1967 - unknown - this company founded as the house of william de lillo , ltd . , was only in business for a brief period of time therefore the costume jewelry produced is rare in today ' s market . william de lillo was an immigrant from belgium . robert clark worked at miriam haskell and was her chief designer during the 1960s . clark had previously worked at harry winston and tiffany ' s . known for innovative and very high quality jewelry made from the best materials including swarovski rhinestones . at some point a line of men ' s jewelry and accessories was designed and manufactured . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : william delizza and harold elster ~ 1947 new york - william ' s son ' s frank and anthony joined the company soon after it ' s inception . in the 1960s the company began to produce the costume jewelry that so many have come to know and love - juliana . these early pieces with colorful rhinestones were not marked in any way at first . during the early years the company also produced buckles and buttons and clear rhinestone jewelry . in 1967 juliana originals was created and the paper hang - tag made its appearance . the hang tag said\njuliana original\n. not all juliana jewelry had a hang - tag . the jewelry had a limited run . but , oh what a run ! juliana is only one of the lines produced by this company . the company also produced costume jewelry that had other hang - tags attached . these read ,\ntara\nand\ngloria\n. i believe these were for others rather than their own lines .\nmany jewelry companies had their jewelry produced by d & e including but not limited to the following : weiss , alice caviness , ciro , coro , kramer , kenneth lane , talbot ' s , victoria ' s secret , parklane , karu , hattie carnegie and yves st . laurent . some jewelry produced by this company for others was also unsigned . this is important because , your unsigned piece could be a d & e ! frank delizza is currently producing copies of some of the old jewelry designs .\nupdate - april 27 , 2007 : the book has been released and it is a great read ! i highly recommend this book for a peek into the inside of this costume jewelry company .\nby ann pitman - several pieces of our d & e appear in this book . check out our\nsignature designs : clear rhinestone jewelry in the beginning . large and colorful rhinestones . navettes were used a lot , especially the thin ones . art glass and other unusual stones . kite shaped stones , intense color , five link bracelets and necklaces . layered designs , and a term coined by a member of the discovering juliana jewelry group ,\npuddling\n. this refers to the extra plating that would mound up together between some of the joints on the reverse of a piece of jewelry . back to top\nan example of\npuddling\n. click the image for the bigger view .\nmaryland . makers of handmade , old world style and whimsical jewelry and accessories . semi - precious stones as well as swarovski crystals are used . has been in business for about twenty years . back to top\nfounder [ s ] / owner [ s ] : robert demario 1945 - 1960s ~ new york city - robert demario worked for many of the new york jewelry companies of his day before striking out on his own . he did not work for miriam haskell , however , some demario jewelry has a haskell like look . it seems that along with eugene and stanley hagler , information about their work at haskell is false . demario had very high standards and it showed in his pieces . it seems he might have created some pieces for hagler . it is also known that a collaboration between the two during the 1960s never happened . his jewelry became recognized for it ' s superior craftsmanship and the boldness of his designs . demario vintage jewelry is highly collectable and commands very high prices . materials and techniques included : similar design and techniques as miriam haskell . layered and sewn beading , filigree backings , seed pearls and leaves that were intertwined . very detailed clasps . back to top\nthis mark was used by j . j . denberg of new york , ny , usa during the 1950s . date of closure is not known . i have seen mid 1950s and 1960 . all of the pieces i have seen were well made .\nfounder ( s ) : jerry de nicola 1957 - early 1970s ~ new york city , ny usa - jerry denicola produced jewelry of high quality meant to rival the real thing . as a matter of fact , one of the early costume jewelry lines was called\nthe real thing\n. now if that did not state the companies intentions nothing would have ! another line was called\nyoung america\n. this mark was first used in 1964 . during the 1970s , the company became a part of capri jewelry and the denicola hallmark was not used . signature designs / techniques : bold , large and colorful jewelry that looks close to\nreal\n. figurals and astrological jewelry as well as christmas jewelry . according to several costume jewelry books , this jewelry is highly collectable with prices to reflect the demand and not so plentiful supply . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : ralph derosa , 1935 - 1970 ~ new york , ny , usa - derosa costume jewelry is exceptional in quality and design . the jewelry was often unmarked or marked only with paper hang tags . derosa signed jewelry is therefore rare and will command high prices . when a piece of derosa costume jewelry is signed , the mark could be difficult to read due to age and wear . this company was a family run operation . when ralph derosa died in the early 1940s , his wife and his daughters continued to run the company . derosa manufactured jewelry for many companies including elsa schiaparelli . signature designs / techniques : heavy floral brooches with rhinestones and or enameling . combinations of simulated pearls and rhinestones . unusual designs and choice of stones . sterling vermeil . back to top\nwachenheimer brothers inc . in 1907 ~ providence ri , usa - this company is well known for their sterling and rhinestone bracelets , especially the buckle type . these bracelets are highly sought after and not easy to find ! ceased operations in the early part of the 1930s .\nfounded as : jewel creations , newark , new jersey , usa ~ 1952 - 1997 - jewelry by this company , especially the christmas jewelry was sometimes produced using kits that sold to aspiring jewelry crafters . the costume jewelry actually manufactured by the company is usually of high quality and is not abundant . sometimes the hallmark on this costume jewelry cannot be easily read . signature designs / techniques : glued in rhinestones of higher quality . cute figurals . multicolored stones and cabochons . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : dominique ? - present [ contemporary designer ] - dominique has been designing jewelry for many years , however just began signing his jewelry in 1991 . his work has been copied and i suppose that is a form of flattery . nothing can compare to the real thing ! dominique designed jewelry for weiss and eisenberg . he is not producing that much jewelry these days and his jewelry is beginning to become highly sought out . signature designs : high quality rhinestones , staggering beauty , runway jewelry . back to top\njacques leff and jules hirsch 1934 - early 1970s - produced fine jewelry at first . this is the company that forced\nhigh quality rhinestone and enamel jewelry , some glass and faux pearls . the company also used solid gold and sterling . hard to find jewelry . jewelry that is sometimes confused with\nfound on contemporary looking pin with inlay . could be duri jewelry of n . j .\nfounders : stephen dweck ~ new york city - stephen dweck is a much respected contemporary jewelry designer . he studied sculpture and painting in new york city . he launched his first line in 1981 at bergdorf goodman and it was all uphill from there . he was soon designing jewelry for high profile fashion designers such as oscar de la renta , escada and donna karan . his unique costume jewelry also made it into fashion magazines and is on permanent display at the metropolitan museum of art in new york . i have found stephen dweck sterling and diamond jewelry selling on qvc . signature designs : natural stones , gold and sterling jewelry . jewelry that incorporates nature and art . men ' s jewelry , belts and china . back to top\nanother mark on some of his one of a kind designs is a beetle .\nmark creates hand - made organic jewelry for both men and women . he has been mentioned as the new \u201cdesigner to the stars\u201d . courtney cox and vanessa williams amongst others love his jewels . recently introduced a line of \u201cgreen\u201d jewelry called \u201cecovintage\u201d .\nseveral ladies from the view television program have worn pieces from the ecovintage line on air . see the promotional ad from mark edge below .\njewelry designer mark edge is offering a new eco - friendly jewelry line titled , \u201cecovintage . \u201d\nthese one - of - a - kind pieces are deceptive in their simplicity and use reclaimed metals and woods , old stock chains and fittings , and vintage crystals .\nthe line for both men and women , consists of necklaces , earrings , and bracelets and \u201cuses environmental conscious materials , pushing them beyond their conventional uses for a collection that speaks to the sustainable , \u2018less is more , \u2019 fashion of today\u201d , said a company spokesperson .\nduring the recent eco - renovation of his turn - of - the - century atlanta home , edge found himself inspired by the tarnished brass and dark stained trim used in the home\u2019s original detailing . for edge , reinventing these elements became the foundation of ecovintage .\njust as his house went from old to new , he gives old charms , pendants , and crystals an updated look by pairing them with silver and gold metals .\n\u201cvintage jewelry lines have the potential to look old and worn out , but i melded the old and new to create a fresh look , \u201d says edge .\n\u201ci designed my home to last for the next 100 years and have done the same with the ecovintage collection . both are timeless and elegant . more and more people are walking the talk when it comes to saving the planet and ecovintage lets them do that in style . \u201d\n. the pieces i have seen are consistent with 1950s looks and materials . there is no further information about this company . the jewelry is rare , very well made and most incorporates high end specialty stones . from this , you can guess it is expensive if you can find it !\ne . [ block print mark ] - - c . 1942 - 1945 ( may have been used later than 1945 if space for mark was limited ) . used again during the 1970s on the enamel\nartist series\npieces .\neisenberg [ in block letters ] without \u00a9 - - used from c . 1945 - 1958\nno mark - - during the 1958 - 1970 period the jewelry was sometimes not marked .\neisenberg ice [ block letters ] with \u00a9 - - used from 1970 to the present .\nrobert levy founded the fashioncraft jewelry company , inc . , in new york , ny usa in 1942 . the name was changed to original by robert . in the 1980s came another name change to ellen designs after the then president ellen wagman .\nfounders : elliot handler and zachary zemby , california around 1941 . novelty jewelry made with a variety of materials including ; lucite , felt , wood , fur and more . elliot handler and others later went on to found the toy company mattel . the novelty pieces , mostly people although there are animals , were very popular during wwii . popularity waned after the war . they are currently popular with collectors . as far as i know , they are all unsigned . some were patented . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : charles h . stuart as emmons jewelers , inc . ~ 1949 - 1981 - like sarah coventry , this jewelry was sold at home parties . these parties had become very popular beginning in the 1950s . acting as a distributor , emmons soon become one of the major players in the costume jewelry industry . because emmons jewelry was designed and made by others , looks and quality will vary . back to top\nfounder ( s ) : evans case company - north attleboro , ma , usa ~ 1920s - this company not only produced costume jewelry but also produced accessories such as cigarette cases , compacts and lighters . their guilloche enameled compacts and cases are some of the most beautiful on the market . their early costume jewelry was often enameled and some was done in pastels . signature designs / techniques : enameling , pastels colors , gold plated metal and jewelry with a czech look . back to top\nsan francisco , ca ~ 1980s . founded by former designers for parrot pearls . laurie croft is the artistic director liz corden runs the day to day while jerry rush overseas the design . bold ceramic jewelry in witty designs and bright colors . back to top\nfounded as the forstner chain corp . in new jersey during the 1920s . makers of sterling silver pieces . they used several makers marks . closed during the 1980s . back to top\n[ i have also seen the date 1920 as the start - up date ] . the company seems to have closed in 1990 . this company could have been placed in either the american or european section as it had businesses in both the united states and in france . the original name of this firm was maison david and they manufactured accessories only until"]}
{"id": 53708, "summary": [{"text": "woolworths holdings limited ( jse : whl ) is a south african chain of retail stores and one of the largest in the country , modelled on marks & spencer of the united kingdom .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "this relationship with britain 's marks and spencer was formed after the second world war , which led to the retailer buying all of the unissued share capital of woolworths in 1947 .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "these shares were later sold , but close ties still remain .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the first woolworths store opened in the old royal hotel in cape town in october 1931 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was founded by max sonnenberg assisted by his son richard and fred kossuth .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the woolworths brand incorporates a series of food stores , some of which are attached to department stores , while others stand alone or are attached to engen petrol stations in prosperous urban areas .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "some branches include an in-store restaurant , branded as \" cafe w \" .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "woolworths goods are sold at 149 corporate stores , 51 international franchise stores throughout the rest of africa and the middle east and 69 south african franchise stores nationwide .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "woolworths sells clothing and accessory items under a number of premium brands , namely country road , witchery , mimco and trenery .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the chain was named after the united states chain f. w. woolworth company but , because of the contemporary trademark laws , the name was legally used without permission .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "no financial connection ever existed between the companies .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "similarly , woolworths holdings limited is not to be confused with woolworths limited , an australian retail company . ", "topic": 26}], "title": "woolworths ( south africa )", "paragraphs": ["woolworths south africa operates stores in a number of different categories and in countries across africa , the middle east and in australia .\nwoolworths is the only retailer in south africa and one of five south african companies to be listed in the djsi . \u2013 denise mhlanga\nfor south africa , it is the end of a piece of retail history .\nwoolworths plans to open 16 stores outside of south africa taking the total number of its stores outside of south africa to 60 and the new stores will be larger than the current ones .\nbut who is woolworths ? not to be confused with australia\u2019s largest supermarket , woolworths sa is one of south africa\u2019s largest retailers .\nit now appears that christians are the only group in south africa not protected by these freedoms .\nhe highlighted the need for education and training to improve in order to reduce unemployment in south africa .\nabrahamse pointed out that investors are eyeing countries such as ghana , nigeria , angola , zambia , botswana , south africa , namibia and south sudan .\nthe joint venture is part of woolworths plans to accelerate its expansion into africa .\nmeet the meat trekkers : consumers travel far and wide in search of cheaper bulk . . . south africa\nalec hogg : that\u2019s what he said last night , yes . also it\u2019s been in south africa before .\nunite south africa\u2026 . unite\u2026the world is losing it\u2019s morals in pursuit of profit\u2026 . unite . woolworths should respond \u2013 we deserve clarity .\nthe chain has 65 african stores outside south africa in 11 countries , including botswana , mauritius , kenya and ghana .\nthe main squeeze has come from cheaper retailers such as south africa ' s woolworths , sweden ' s h & m and spain ' s zara .\nhe says woolworths regards trading beyond south african borders as an opportunity for woolworths growth and are confident about the prospects of the group\u2019s investment in uganda and tanzania and indeed across africa .\nbecause like all of south africa ' s major companies , we ' re committed to transformation ,\nit said .\nand it doesn\u2019t matter . copyright still subsists in the photograph . south africa is a party to the berne convention on copyright .\nwith south africa\u2019s population more than double that of australia , woolworths sa has continued to grow , while meeting the needs of an emerging middle and upper class .\nthe quality of woolworths products has gone down anyway as most clothes are not made in south africa anymore . woolworths is not what it was before . so think twice before your buy there .\na final point made by jammine was that it was vital for south africa to have good leadership in order to realise its potential .\nthe australian deal comes months after it pulling out of nigeria , which surpassed south africa as africa\u2019s biggest economy on sunday , citing high rents and duties as well as difficulty in marketing its products to consumers .\non property ownership and rentals , gilzean says the woolworths\u2019 local joint venture partners entails that they will either lease or purchase the preferred retail space . woolworths preference is to rent retail space in south africa .\npoint is , south africa is going backwards . first saa now woolworths . what next ? and we ' re supposed to stand up and say ' i am proudly south african ' . please . that ain ' t gonna happen .\nin a telephone interview , a woolworth spokesperson said that the hummingbird design was finalised well before the team met with roets in south africa .\n[ \u2026 ] evident very quickly . that\u2019s been the case just recently in south africa . i got a link to this post , where south african designer euodia roets calls out woolworths for the way they stole her design . [ \u2026 ]\nnarrow minded if you ask me , 4 . 5 % of south africans are white male according to him , but yet 4 . 5 % of south africa occupy 72 % of the senior management positions .\nthis will take the total number of its stores outside of south africa to 60 and the new stores will be larger than the current ones .\nin all , woolworths sa operates 150 corporate - owned stores and nearly 70 franchises in south africa . it also has over 50 international franchises in other african nations and the middle east .\nat the inaugural africa property investment summit held last month , brett abrahamse , business development manager at liberty properties said africa\u2019s real estate industry is booming with the retail sector set to drive demand and growth in many parts of africa\u2019s real estate markets .\n) , south africa\u2019s second - biggest retailer by value , aims to open 15 stores in sub - saharan africa , including in kenya , mauritius and namibia , in two to three years , a senior company official said on thursday .\nwoolworths was one of only three in africa and the only retailer to make the list . other businesses in africa include equity bank ( financial services ) in kenya and sekem ( agriculture ) in egypt .\non the positive front , ndlazi said that the oscar pistorius murder trial had enhanced the country\u2019s reputation as it showed that south africa had a working judiciary .\nwater , wealth and whites : s . africa ' s potent anti - fracking mix\nwoolworths sa chief ian moir announced a proposal for the south african retailer to acquire david jones in sydney yesterday .\nwoolworths currently operates over 400 stores across its geographies of south africa , botswana , kenya , namibia , ghana and dubai . it is also present in australia and new zealand through its subsidiary country road .\nthe chain currently offers only a small range of products through its recently launched online platform . but it has moved into a number of different online spaces quickly . woolworths partnered with one of south africa\u2019s largest marketing agencies quirk , for instance , to develop a f - commerce ( facebook - commerce ) platform , targeting south africa\u2019s fast growing younger tech - savvy consumer .\nfile - shoppers walk into a woolworths store at a shopping center in lenasia , south of johannesburg , august 2013 .\nsilo is south africa ' s leading source of rich brand content and retail promotional intelligence . silo provides a digital asset management solution to brands , retailers and brand content users .\nmany things have changed in south africa , or not many things have changed . what has changed is the physiognomy of white power wrapped under the guise of non - racialism .\nboycotts worked very well in the 1980s when almost the whole world boycott south africa for the apartheid regime . now the world needs to boycott sa again for the anc regime .\nwoolworths was founded in 1931 by max sonnenberg . his belief that success lies in providing customers with superior quality merchandise at reasonable prices has been instrumental in establishing woolworths as one of south africa\u2019s leading retail chains \u2013 a benchmark for excellence and an icon of quality .\nsouth africa is observing the 10th anniversary of the law that brought affirmative action to the workplace for black south africans . the black economic empowerment law - commonly known as bee - was meant to redress decades of inequality by implementing quotas for black workers in south african companies . ten years later , however , the policy has its share of critics .\nwoolworths is also the tenth largest holding in south africa\u2019s leading large cap equity fund , the coronation top 20 fund . the fund increased the stock\u2019s weighting from 2 . 1 % to 4 % over the course of 2010 .\nin february 2012 , the advertising standards authority of south africa ordered woolworths to withdraw soft drink packaging carrying the phrase , \u201cgood old fashioned\u201d which it copied from the makers of a line of soft drinks , frankie\u2019s olde soft drinks .\nmacy ' s and nordstrom in the united states have also hit tough times , suggesting stuttafords ' woes are not unique to south africa , sasha naryshkine of local asset manager vestact said .\nproperty investors believe africa\u2019s real estate industry offers unprecedented investment opportunities and is poised for growth going forward .\ni am shocked that woolworths would even consider removing the religious magazines . south africa is mostly christian and tolerance to all religions is practiced . why target the religious magazines ? i refuse to support woolwoths anymore if this is the situation .\nreblogged this on amlisa : american muslim living in south africa and commented : i was just about to do a post on how great ordering online from woolworths is here in south africa , but after reading this i cannot support a company with such a lack of ethics . to be honest , i\u2019d rather shop at game , and those of you who know me from america know that i despise walmart and its evil empire .\nas far as i know south africa being a member of the united nations protects your work as a designer under what is called intellectual property law . don\u2019t let them get away with it .\nmike schmidt : no , well , he and the md of food for woolworths categorically stated that cinnamon cola was on the market in south africa 30 years ago , it\u2019s nonsense . i can\u2019t understand why they continue to perpetuate this nonsense .\nsouth african retailer woolworths has called off a retail trial that introduced colourful plastic egg containers , following backlash from customers on social media platforms .\nthere are the makings of a storm brewing in south africa\u2019s social media space over a possible intellectual property breach by popular retailer woolworths . according to a blog post by euodia roets , the retailer has copied her design and claimed it as its own .\nproudly south africa , eh ? i remember back after sam died when walmart had \u201cmade in the usa\u201d all over their stores\u2026 full of chinese junk . sounds like woolies is heading in the same direction .\nwoolworths sa operates a number of different retail offerings \u2013 from full - line homeware stores to food and groceries \u2013 in south africa , neighbouring countries , as well as in australia and new zealand . from full - line homeware stores to food and groceries .\n\u201cimages and photographs of hummingbirds in flight in a similar pose are common , hence the resemblance of the designs , \u201d he said . \u201cit has inspired retailers all over the world , including south africa . \u201d\nbut high - end department stores in australia are not in the same strong market position as department stores in south africa . wealth in south africa has become more highly concentrated in the hands of the rich since the transition to democracy began in 1993 . between 1993 and 2008 , the middle class grew 26 % while the wealthiest trebled in size and grew from 0 . 4 % of the population to 1 . 3 % .\n[ \u2026 ] there\u2019s an interesting \u201ccase\u201d of \u201calleged\u201d design or intellectual property \u201ctheft\u201d playing out in the south africa at the moment . the designer euodia roets documents the series of events on her blog . [ \u2026 ]\nsome say bee also has deterred black entrepreneurship and has given black south africans a sense of entitlement .\nwoolworths retail chain extends throughout africa and into the middle east , trading through more than 400 stores and holds a majority share in the australian retail chain , country road .\nhe says that increased investor confidence across a number of key industries including retail is helping to fuel greater interest in africa .\nthese companies shd find away to advertise jobs without mentioning race groups . \\ r \\ nthe truth is blacks have 60percent population in south africa so they sh ' d have more jobs in the company \\ r \\ nget real guyz\n\u201cimages and photographs of hummingbirds in flight in a similar pose are common , hence the resemblance of the designs . it has inspired retailers all over the world , including south africa , \u201d brett kaplan , managing director of clothing and general merchandise at woolworths , said in a press statement .\njohannesburg - south africa\u2019s largest financial daily launched a business show on monday on cliffcentral . com , the multi - platform broadcaster that debuted earlier this month . candid business is anchored by business report editor ellis mnyandu , the show\u2019s executive producer .\nsouth africa has suffered a series of incidents that had knocked the national psyche , such as the marikana tragedy , where 34 people died on august 16 , 2012 when police opened fire on striking mineworkers at the lonmin mine , he said .\nsadly no , skin color is the only thing that matter . racism in south africa is alive an kicking . in certain government it departments it has been more than 10 years since they appointed an indian colored or white person . . .\njust read woolworths\u2019 response . why on earth would woolworths start negotiations for your artwork / design if they\u2019ve already finalised with another supplier ? sorry woolworths , it doesn\u2019t add up .\nat the time of writing there is also an independent f . w . woolworth still trading in bridgetown , barbados , while the store in harare , zimbabwe still trades as woolworths from its original premises as part of the larger department store chain of the same name in south africa . woolworths also trades profitably in mexico as part of a larger convenience store group .\nhowever , attempts to revive its fortunes proved futile and creditors voted in june to wind up the unlisted firm by aug . 1 , with closing - down sales at its nine stores in south africa , two in botswana and one in namibia .\ndisberry said woolworths was still very much committed to growing in sub - saharan africa after pulling the plug on its nigerian business last year and announcing a $ 2 billion australian expansion this week .\nwoolworths is a top ten holding in two of south africa\u2019s best performing equity industrial funds over the last three to five years . midway through 2010 it was largest holding in the stanlib industrial fund at 8 % of its portfolio , but the fund has since reduced its exposure to 5 . 1 % . the coronation industrial fund gives woolworths a weighting of 3 % .\nwoolworths , ackermans and pep stores lead the pack for customer brand satisfaction with sa clothing retailers , according to the south african customer satisfaction index ( sacsi ) released on thursday .\nits financial reports suggest the company has significant cash resources , a strong retail strategy and is looking to expand . in february , the retailer announced an aggressive three - year plan to roll out country road , witchery and mimco stores into south africa .\nfyi since i reblogged your post , i have received about 60 individual hits from south africa and they just keep coming . guess this company is interested in what you have to say . too bad they aren\u2019t as hypervigilant about the rights of artists .\n\u201cthere is no limit put on me in terms of how much i can spend in africa . we\u2019ve just got to find stuff that\u2019s going to make us money in the long term for us to buy but there are few fashion retailers in africa , \u201d she said .\nback in 1996 , i returned to south africa from the usa where i studied and lived in austin texas , throughout my stay in the us , i used a range of skin care products from a north carolina based company called burts bees . a few years after my return to sa , i went back to the us to ask burts bees if i could sell their products in south africa . they gave me samples and said they might consider a deal if i can prove that there is a market .\nlike all of its peers in the local environment , woolworths has ambitions of expanding its operations in africa beyond south africa\u2019s borders . while this is seen as the next growth frontier , the countries in the region all come with their own regulatory , taxation and land - ownership issues that have to be addressed on a case - for - case basis . this can significantly lengthen the time it takes to set up successful operations and subsequently delay returns on investments .\nthe use of birds and hummingbirds is a global trend which inspired our design . images and photographs of hummingbirds in flight in a similar pose are common , hence the resemblance of the designs . it has inspired retailers all over the world , including south africa .\n\u201cthe use of birds and hummingbirds is a global trend which inspired our design . images and photographs of hummingbirds in flight in a similar pose are common , hence the resemblance of the designs . it has inspired retailers all over the world , including south africa .\nwhen asked to reflect on the country\u2019s reputation , ndlazi said that south africans had a poor view of their own nation .\ndepartment store stuttafords , the 159 - year - old\nharrods of south africa\n, is closing down , victim of a global shift to online retail and a domestic economic slump that has put brands such as ted baker and gap beyond its customers ' reach .\na twitter storm erupted on 18 october after south african artist euodia roets published a blog post titled \u2018how woolworths really operates ! \u2019 . roets believes her design of a hummingbird on a cushion was used by woolworths without the company acknowledging it as her work .\nlike all south african companies , woolworths has a role to play in transformation . for this reason , some positions ( where there is under - representation ) are designated for ee groups .\n\u201cthe moral issues surrounding this matter were clear , woolworths copied my product , the public have let woolworths know that they truly believe that woolworths have done a dirty on frankies , \u201d he said .\n\u201cwe regard trading beyond south african borders as an opportunity for growth and we believe it will deliver a meaningful profit contribution . \u201d\n@ ihekwoabatony . saso this is what we mean with dirty animals . except it is wrong to call them animals , animals do not do these kinds of things : ( not for sensitive viewers . - the graphical reality of black on white violence in south africa . ) urltoken\ngilzean explains that woolworths has earned its unique position in the south african retail landscape by remaining true to its core values of quality , integrity , value , service , style , innovation and sustainability .\nhe says joint ventures will enable woolworths to deliver to customers the best retail offering possible tailored to meet the local needs . our partners bring knowledge of local trading conditions and woolworths brings quality , value , innovation and fashion that our south african customers know and appreciate .\nwhether it\u2019s eating out less\u201a homemade pet food\u201a cancelling gym memberships or avoiding parking tickets\u201a south africans are cutting costs to survive . . .\nmoir said that while they still maintained that woolworths had not copied the frankie\u2019s range , it was clear that public sentiment was against woolworths .\nboitumelo sethlatswe , a researcher at the south african institute of race relations , said , paradoxically , bee sometimes does not help black people .\ntrade union solidarity began a campaign against the retailer on wednesday to get it to retract job advertisements it believed discriminated against white south africans .\ndifferentiation : \u201cas with all woolworths products , our labels and typography is consistent with woolworths brand identity . further , the shape of our bottle is different . we do not believe that woolworths range resembles frankie\u2019s soft drinks .\nmike schmidt : well , that was another point that was raised last night . i think ian has been misled or misguided . our complaint to the asa is a hell of a lot more extensive than he alluded to . i\u2019ve taken some very good legal advice from top advocates in south africa in this field .\nthis news24 , i must salute it , it gives you the insight of what is around you jah neh . . . this is a confirmation that your oppressor / tormentor of yesteryear didn ' t work up and fell in love with the african in the new south africa he is very much alive and determined than ever\nedcon ' s edgars , another clothing retailer ubiquitous in south african shopping malls , was taken over by creditors last year and had to restructure debt .\nbecause woolworths believes in the principles of responsible citizenship , they\u2019re focused on environmental and economic sustainability and building successful partnerships with their suppliers and communities to make sure our community is healthy , safe and secure . they\u2019re actively engaged in economic upliftment projects around south africa and work with numerous small ( often community - based ) enterprises who supply them with everything from fresh herbs to beautiful bed and table linen .\nracial oppression was not just a system of domination ; it served certain vested interests . the racially skewed access to all economic assets , the domination of the professions and executive positions in business by white males ; all were intended outcomes . the privileged position whites enjoy in south africa today is not the result of greater diligence . it is the effect of explicitly discriminatory policies . not surprisingly , like other privileged groups , whites in south africa want to preserve their ill - gotten gains . stiff resistance to meaningful change was mounted on a number of fronts virtually from april 28 1994 . the arrival of democracy has created the space to make race irrelevant to south african politics . but its salience will only disappear when the outcomes produced by racial domination no longer determine the life opportunities and prospects of most south africans . expanding the floor of opportunity for precisely the blacks is transformative . calling that\nracism in reverse\nis conspiring to perpetuate racial inequality .\na woolworths statement read : \u201cthe employment equity act expects all south african companies with more than 50 employees to plan [ the ] workforce by race , gender and disability . our workforce is diverse and includes people of all races .\ngrow up south africa . this is not an attack on christians . any store can decide what items to stock and sell . this doesn ' t change the ww brand , i will still purchase a portion of my groceries at ww because of the high quality of their products . no sweat walking to another shop for magazines .\nflavours allegedly discussed also mimicked those of the frankie\u2019s brand , with clear cream soda , cloudy lemonade , cinnamon cola and root beer , all representing flavours introduced to south africa via frankie\u2019s . a letter from frankie\u2019s was sent to chill beverages , which , according to the press release issued on frankie\u2019s\u2019 behalf , denied the proposed plan .\nmnyandu and arnie hicks , the co - host and associate producer of candid business , then interviewed the reputation institute\u2019s country manager , trevor ndlazi , regarding its recent survey on the reputations of south african corporations . woolworths came out tops .\nthe campaign will be accompanied by a boycott call if woolworths does not comply .\ntheir views , and a boycott might be considered if woolworths refused to budge .\n[ \u2026 ] how woolworths really operates ! | touchee feelee . [ \u2026 ]\n\u2013 brett kaplan , managing director of clothing and general merchandise at woolworths . \u201d\nwoolworths , it appears , has no alternative but to discount food prices heavily .\nmore - over these things aren\u2019t even quite uniform among all berne convention signatories . so , for example , in many of them satire is a specific exception to all ip laws but in south africa that exception is only granted to copyright but not to trademark law \u2013 which is why lol lost their case against s . a . breweries .\n\u201cshould woolworths choose not to respond favourably to our requests , solidarity will launch a full - scale campaign against woolworths to mobilise public opinion and pressure in order to ensure that woolworths adheres to these requests , \u201d stated the union\u2019s letter to moir .\nthe internet is great for getting the word out there when someone has done something wrong . however , it also makes claims very easy to check up . sometimes people don\u2019t put two and two together and hypocrisy can become quite evident very quickly . that\u2019s been the case just recently in south africa . i got a link to this post , where south african designer euodia roets calls out woolworths for the way they stole her design . she gives a lot of details and photo evidence of the similarity between her picture and the one that was then printed on some scatter cushions to sell .\nwell said , fh has prostituted her news paper at the expense of objectivity , as no sane south african would espouse racist views in today ' s age .\nthe arrival in south africa of global powerhouses like zara , topshop and soon h & m , ( which also launched in australia this week ) has forced woolworths to innovate . since then , it has been working on a procurement strategy to shorten lead times , and claims it can now get more than 30 % of its own range to the market in just five to seven weeks , where previously it took more than 11 months .\nmike schmidt : absolutely , i think what woolworths will tell the asa is exactly what they\u2019ve told us is that they feel \u201cgood old fashioned\u201d is merely a descriptive term and nobody can own the ip , intellectual property , to a descriptive term . but again , they\u2019ve misread the situation . good old fashioned soft drinks has gone beyond being merely descriptive in terms of the frankies marketing halo , if you like , and i know that\u2019s marketing speak . but this marketing halo effect encompassed in that is a phrase that we\u2019ve used since 2006 when we launched this company . it was a constructed phrase that i personally constructed , which said , \u201cgood old fashioned soft drinks . \u201d we were the only company , as far as i know , worldwide , using that phrase : \u201cgood old fashioned soft drinks . \u201d certainly in south africa and let\u2019s face it , let\u2019s forget about england , let\u2019s forget about europe because woolworths is so keen to make the big international stage the play in this game , this is not , we\u2019re in south africa . we sell our products in south africa , we don\u2019t export our products and nor do woolworths , okay . they\u2019ve committed to supporting small and medium south african business , okay . they\u2019re doing a great job of supporting business outside of south africa at the moment but they\u2019ve committed to that . so , this phrase , \u201cgood old fashioned soft drinks , \u201d is a phrase we\u2019ve used . what they\u2019ve done is they\u2019ve plagiarised it , they\u2019ve taken that phrase , they\u2019ve taken the essential part of that phrase , \u201cgood old fashioned\u201d and they\u2019ve stuck it on every single one of their labels and they\u2019ve done that intentionally . that was an intentional marketing ploy to fast - track this product of theirs and to create deception in the market to confuse the consumer into believing that their product is some way connected to ours .\nit is ok , i dont have to buy at woolworths . but i gaurantee you that woolworths wont make it public if they decide to ban anything that is muslim .\nfor more , visit moneyweb\u2019s click - a - company profile on woolworths holdings ltd .\n10 . we herewith place on record that , should woolworths choose not to respond favourably to our requests mentioned above , solidarity will launch a full scale campaign against woolworths to mobilise public opinion and pressure in order to ensure that woolworths adhere to these requests .\nwoolworths , you will never see me or my family again ! ! ! unacceptable .\n[ \u2026 ] how woolworths really operates ! | touchee feelee \u2013 this is obvious corruption , the comments on this page prove that woolworths has done it before and will do it in the future . if woolworths claims that the design was \u2026 [ \u2026 ]\nby frankie ' s regarding woolworths plagiarism of its slogan and woolworths , feeling that consumer sentiment was against it , announced that it would remove the product from its shelves .\nwhen nelson mandela became president he promised equal opportunities for all south africans the anc has split this nation and devided us with black economic empowerment which has faiiled dismally .\nalec hogg : you\u2019ve clearly done a lot of focusing on your enemy at the moment and they are that but just from your own perspective , mike , you\u2019ve got an interesting background too . you did spend a lot of time outside of south africa , so have been exposed to the global environment but just from a personal perspective , you\u2019ve raced motorcars .\nthis story just illustrates that even large companies , who have to deal with large retailers , try not to . we in south africa are in a market where the large retailers rule , led by pick and pay . these companies will tell the public that they are the consumers friend , they are reducing their prices for them and negotiate lowest prices for them . nonsense .\nspeaking at a reuters africa investment summit in johannesburg , the company\u2019s head of international operations , paula disberry , said expansion into the fast - growing continent could be faster if there were more shopping malls .\ntag @ woolworths _ sa in your instagram pics and get featured on our site below .\nchristians are threatening to boycott woolworths after its decision to pull religious magazines from its shelves .\nwoolworths response was that there was no foundation on which to base a copyright infringement claim .\nthere is definitely a strong case against woolworths . i do hope justice will be achieved .\nclarification : to clarify the meeting concerns raised by some : woolworths meets with local and international suppliers on an ongoing basis . frankie\u2019s did request an introductory meeting with woolworths to present their products for listing with woolworths . one of woolworths buyers met frankie\u2019s . however as is typical with introductory pitches , it was a very high level meeting and no intellectual property was discussed .\nthe respondent causes manufacturers of branded products to also produce these products for sale under the woolworths brand , and manufacturers of branded products package products for and on behalf of woolworths . having regard to the advertising goodwill attaching to\ngood old fashioned soft drinks\n, it is likely that a customer who sees the same soft drink in woolworths bearing\ngood old fashioned\nwill be confused into believing that the woolworths product has been bottled by the complainant for woolworths .\nwhites are in these positions because they can do these jobs . ive got no problem if a black runs a company provided he can do the job . apartheid ended in 1994 but was already on the way out in 1991 . 4 . 5 % of white males versus 94 . 5 % of black indian and coloured , yet they cannot do these jobs . how many farms\ngiven\nto blacks are in ruin and financial decay , and im not even talking about zimbabwe or the rest of africa . speaking of africa which should be the richest continent because of its mineral wealth is the poorest because of an elite few that hoard and steal , just like in south africa ? how much aid is given to africa because the masses are lazy and just totally visionless , its a\ngive me give me\nattitude . get away from this attitude pick up your shovel and go and do your work , dont always rely on handouts from aid organisations , which by the way are majority white run .\nin 2012 , the advertising standards authority ruled that woolworths\u2019s vintage cold drink range was an imitation of frankie\u2019s soft drink range and as a result woolworths agreed to withdraw the private label beverages .\nthe employment equity act expects all south african companies with more than 50 employees to plan our workforce by race , gender and disability ,\nthe company said in a statement .\nwoolworth need to be on the list not only for racism . try to buy there a south african product . you will be spending hours there in an effort to find one . if you play that card , black south african will join in as well . this is not only the race issue , it is a matter of us surviving as a nation .\nin 1998 , woolworths bought a controlling interest in australian clothing and home merchandise retailer country road .\nmnyandu queried woolworths\u2019s ranking given incidents such as the plagiarism battle with frankie\u2019s olde soft drink company .\nwoolworths \u2013 at it again . another small business makes an accusation | the inglorious digital times blog\nknown to generations of south africans as \u2018woolies\u2019 , woolworths is the only retailer of its kind in the country , offering fashion , food , beauty and homeware under its own brand name , as well as some carefully selected , well - known brands including country road and trenery . as our main partner , woolworths donates more than r1 . 5 million every month on behalf of customers to schools and charitable organisations . woolworths also offers a range of financial services in partnership with absa bank .\n1 . following a public outcry aimed at woolworths ' selection criteria for certain advertised positions , woolworths made a media statement setting out its position with regards thereto . we quote the following section thereof :\nfrankie\u2019s co - owner mike schmidt dragged woolworths to court over the wording \u201cgood old fashioned\u201d , which appears on his original packaging . the asa ruled that woolworths had \u201cdeliberately and intentionally\u201d copied the phrase .\ni was approached by the buying head of homeware at woolworths at the beginning of 2013 . ( for those of you outside sa , woolworths is the equivalent of marks & spencer or macy\u2019s . )\nnearly all retailers in africa ' s most sophisticated economy have struggled as consumer sentiment has hit multi - year lows , a result of high unemployment and inflation gnawing at disposable income . the economy is now back in recession .\nif it was still selling woolworths would just be changing label and chucking it back on the shelves .\nwoolworths has a proud tradition of supporting local artists and entrepreneurs and helping create sustainable and profitable businesses .\nshocking lack of morals , but that is what woolworths has become , big business without any morals .\nthe asa ordered woolworths to stop frankies\u2019 phrase on its drinks \u201cwith immediate effect on receipt of this ruling\u201d .\nwoolworths and ladybird are shop direct group brands . chad valley is a brand of argos / j sainsbury plc\nwhen you shop at woolworths , remember to swipe your blue card before your purchase items are rung up .\nschmidt said frankie\u2019s had met with woolworths in june 2011 , about a potential listing option but was rejected .\ni shall definitely share this . i am regarding woolworths in a different light and that is not positive .\nrefer back to 2011 , woolworths vs frankies ginger beer : urltoken ; jsessionid = 7807de4d787905991cc4223eebc89fa5 . present1 . bdfm\ndespite reservations over price , roets said she decided to work with woolworths as it would offer good exposure .\nmirroring the fortunes of once - mighty department stores in europe and the united states , the doyenne of the south african high street during apartheid and the two decades since applied for protection from creditors in october .\nsince its founding in 1931 , woolworths has earned its unique position in the south african landscape by remaining true to its core values of quality , integrity , style , innovation and sustainability and to its promise of offering high quality and exceptional value , and by constantly working to make \u2018the difference\u2019 for its customers every day .\n[ \u2026 ] local designer for homeware boutique touchee feelee posted a blog entry on friday , entitled \u201chow woolworths really operates\u201d . the blog post detailed how the designer was approached by woolworths , to discuss incorporating [ \u2026 ]\nwoolworths holdings limited ( whl ) is a south african - based retail group listed on the johannesburg stock exchange since 1997 . the whl group consists of three main operating companies , woolworths proprietary limited ( woolworths ) , david jones limited ( david jones ) and country road limited ( country road group ) . woolworths financial services ( proprietary ) limited ( woolworths financial services ) is a joint venture with barclays africa group . see urltoken whl ' s share price has taken an absolute pounding in the recent past and investors must be worrying if this trend will ever stop . see the graphic below for whl ' s share price . also see our sector comparison page where we compare the share price over time of whl with other retailers such as shoprite , massmart etc . the interactive chart below shows whl ' s share price for the last number of years . adjust the data and the chart recalculates whl ' s share price movement , change the negative and positive candle colours , download the graphic or the data .\npublic ! warning about woolworths ! a note of general interest global about woolworths south africa , a sister company , colleague and associate of variously marks & spencer , country road and david jones ; - woolworths fs unlawfully deducted money from my bank acc and i was in jeopardy of arrest after someone there maliciously encoded my credit card ( in good standing and safely in my purse ) as \u201cstolen\u201d as a gesture to victimise me in reply to a valid woolworths complaint . an identified woolworths employee from ceo office met me in public place in official capacity , swore at me by means of language defined as inappropriate in the rsa criminal procedure act , and told me individual clients are unimportant to firm ( quote verbatim \u2013 \u201cwe make millions every day , we can afford to lose clients\u201d ) \u2013 i have nothing good to say about woolworths and i have sent satellite social media broadcasts to all affiliates of an international organisation and underground network i belong to to say : boycott david jones , country road , m & s , and each and every associate of woolworths worldwide ! ethical and caring handling of consumer prized ? published in pursuance of my press freedoms after severe trauma at hands of this firm \u2013 without prejudice to my rights in toto under advisement\n80 % of south africans follow christian based religions . one wonders what the real motive is behind this nonsense . if woolworths do use easter and christmas to promote their goods i truly believe they should be boycotted by the majority . it would be interesting to have facts on the demographic breakdown of the ownership of woolworth franchises .\nthe saga with woolworths started early 2013 , when roets was approached by the retail chain\u2019s buying team . woolworths expressed interest in creating cushions with a hummingbird design similar to ones roets had produced . at their request , roets says she provided the buyers with samples of her paintings and six cushion cover examples , four of which woolworths kept .\nfollowing the announcement to open stores in nigeria , he says woolworths intends to open stores in mauritius and angola .\nhe adds that the woolworths brand will appeal to aspirant african customers , with an increasing amount of disposable income .\nwoolworths also argued that the platic containers were not replacing the old recycled cartons , which would still be available .\nthis is not the first time woolworths has faced backlash from a quick - to - anger social media audience .\nthank you for speaking out ! hopefully this will inspire others to do the same ! south africa has a serious problem not paying for and / or giving credit to actual creatives and instead go for the cheapest champ that\u2019s probably just finished a 3 week adobe course . the real creatives are the ones getting totally screwed over by the people who love through titles around like \u2018creative\u2019 , when they should simple be called sharks or professional email forwarders ! sorry to hear about this !\n\u201clike all south african companies , woolworths has a role to play in transformation . for this reason , some positions ( where there is under - representation ) are designated groups . the designated groups are africans , coloureds , indians , women and people with disability . it is not true that all positions are reserved for these designated groups .\nwhy be greedy ? why dont they reward the artist financially and launch the talent ( arent woolies meant to be proudly south african ? ) \u2013 surely this is of mutual benefit to both parties ? do woolworths truely think that these artists and competitive companies ( usually a smaller outfit ) are not going to realise they have been ripped off .\nwoolworths has systematically wiped out dozens of south african companies over the years . they make themselves indispensable to the supplier , and then screw them on price until they go belly - up . i\u2019ve seen it happen over and over . specially in the local clothing manufacturing plants\u2026\u2026 . . i would hate to be a supplier to woolworths . also , the difference between what they buy for and what they sell for , is iniquitous . and they pretend to care .\nschmidt said they were pleased that woolworths had played fair and taken the decision to pull the product from their shelves .\nthe index measured customer satisfaction with woolworths , pep stores , ackermans , truworths , mr price , jet and edgars .\nwoolworths is also monitoring a number of markets closely and at this moment , has no immediate plans to enter zimbabwe .\n\u201cwe\u2019re excited to be able to offer more customers woolworths \u201cdifference\u201d \u2013 superior quality , exciting innovation and excellent value . \u201d\nthreats ? ? it ' s already happening . . . people are fed up with woolworths . have a look at their facebook page via the link below , look at posts by visitors . woolworths going to be in big trouble urltoken\nthe employment equity act expects all south african companies with more than 50 employees to plan our workforce by race , gender and disability .\nthat ' s the law , folks . not woolies ' preferences . the law .\ni must say it seems like woolworths is to bizcommunity what graeme smith is to sport24 . com . agreed , woolworths might not have handled the situation all that well but its still a leading brand in sa - look at the stats .\nthrough various changes of ownership , it never lost its focus on the middle and upper - class south african market , despite the economy ' s failure to recover fully from a deep recession in 2009 sparked by the global financial crisis .\nif that should be the case , how many nigerians is working for you as garden boy or cleans your houses , how many nigerians are you paying salaries , that ' s a prove that nigerians are far richer than you , they are here because you buy from them , as giant of africa they have the right to stay in any countries of their choice in african continent , as much as south african in nigeria earning good money . . . wake up from your ignorance towards nigeria greatness and wealth\nit is appalling that artisans don\u2019t have the respect of huge corporations who go out and steal ideas because they aren\u2019t creative enough to come up with their own , i\u2019m sure there is someone out there who is willing to take this case on as it seems its not one but many large corporations spread over many industries , definitely get a couple similar cases together and take woolworths on . there are a few watchdog\u2019s out there that can help urltoken look for past cases that took on large corporations and see the outcome , intellectual property theft is a major worry in south africa and its time to take a stand against conglomerate bullies .\nwalter has decades long experience in advertising , pr , digital marketing and social media both as a practitioner and as an academic . as a public speaker ; speaks on the future of advertising in the post - broadcast era . as an activist ; works in an intersection of feminism & racism . he has devised an intervention in unpacking whiteness for white people as an educator ; upskilling programs in marketing comms , advertising & social in south , west and east africa . social crisis management consultant & educator . ideaorgy founder\nwoolworths hummingbird . photo used without permission , because we believe it is fair to do so , from toucheefeelee . net .\noverall , however , continued strain on consumers both locally and in australia is likely to keep a lid on woolworths\u2019 growth .\njohannesburg stock exchange listed company , woolworths holdings limited retail group aims to open 16 stores in other african countries this year .\nlast month , woolworths formed a joint venture in tanzania and uganda with businessman and former franchise partner ali mufuruki of tanzania .\nwoolworths was recently recognised as a global leader in sustainability by the world economic forum ( wef ) and the dow jones .\nin the advert , woolworths said there were\nsome areas of our business where certain groups are seriously under represented\n.\nwoolworths\u2019 press office confirmed that moir had received solidarity\u2019s letter and reported that none of the adverts had been withdrawn last night .\nwoolworths has also not been having it all its own way in australia , the source of almost half its pretax profit .\nupon my return i went to woolworths to showcase the products . the gentleman on the other side of the desk ( who told me he was a divisional boss ) told me that the products were too expensive for the south african consumer . he asked me to live behind one pack so that he can show his colleagues . months passed without any further feedback .\nww isn ' t the only big company in south africa wanting to ' transform ' their employee demographic to a black one - there are many of them . however , if the message starts getting out , and people start boycotting these businesses , then instead of having to fight physically , we can start fighting with our wallets . and no weapon is more mightier in the long term than the almighty dollar . it ' s time for white consumers to stop buying from those who discriminate against them . by supporting their products and racist hiring policies white south africans are financing their own elimination from society . i ' ll be shopping at ' food lovers market ' or spar from now on ! let your voice be heard here urltoken or follow on twitter urltoken\nstaying true to their core values means they depend on their strong tradition of integrity and culture of service . their focus on innovation and passion for excellence ensures that they make a difference to all south africans , now and in the future ."]}
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running public - affairs program which has aired both on cable - access tv and on kcsb - fm for some time now ( on monday nights for a live tv audience , with a tuesday night delayed broadcast on kcsb - fm\u2019s airwaves ) . the program is currently on hiatus during the summer months .\non the economic front , a new feudalism is emerging . as work is made contingent and part - time , employee benefits are cut , operations are moved offshore , unemployment increases , well - paying manufacturing jobs become minimum - wage service jobs , family debt grows , inequality increases and opportunities disappear , the united states is beginning to look more like a mal - developed country in the global south , than an economic giant , while american workers , once the envy of the world , struggle to compete with workers in the third world .\ninside the u . s . , what americans know about the rest of the world is disproportionate to the influence they wield . a misguided rule of thumb for foreign correspondents covering the news of the world is :\nall anyone cares about is coups and earthquakes .\nthe world order doesn ' t allow for any frontal attack aimed at destroying narco - trafficking because that business , which moves $ 400 billion annually , is far too important for the leading nations of world power to eliminate . the us punishes those countries which don ' t do enough to fight against drugs , whereas their cia boys have built paradises of corruption throughout the world with the drug profits .\noutside the united states , everyone knows the u . s . is the most influential country in the world . its economics , education , politics , technology , science , and culture , just to name a few areas , color the world ' s every socio - economic fabric .\nthe media are a pitiful lot . they don ' t give us any history , they don ' t give us any analysis , they don ' t tell us anything . they don ' t raise the most basic questions : who has the most weapons of mass destruction in the world by far ? who has used weapons of mass destruction more than any other nation ? who has killed more people in this world with weapons of mass destruction than any other nation ? the answer : the united states .\namericans are too broadly underinformed to digest nuggets of information that seem to contradict what they know of the world . instead , news channels prefer to feed americans a constant stream of simplified information , all of which fits what they already know . that way they don ' t have to devote more air time or newsprint space to explanations or further investigations . . . politicians and the media have conspired to infantilize , to dumb down , the american public . at heart , politicians don ' t believe that americans can handle complex truths , and the news media , especially television news , basically agrees .\nwe are grateful to the washington post , the new york times , time magazine , and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost 40 years . it would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years . but the world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government . the supra - national sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto - determination practiced in past centuries .\namerican media , particularly , are highly influential .\nthe popular press , feature films , hit parades , and commercial tv were all invented in the usa , then imported , and copied , by all other nations ,\nwrites jeremy tunstall . just a handful of anglo - american news and news film agencies select the images for the world ' s perception of international political information .\nwe are on the verge of global transformation . all we need is the right major crisis and the nations will accept the new world order .\n15 sec dawn product / competition commercial produced for brandinc . credits : director : johan beukes dop and red operator : jason hearn straps / animation : johan beukes grade : searle street post production company : thirdworld media agency : brandinc client : dawn / unilever\namerican communicators have a serious obligation to make the american public more aware of the rest of the world and the influence we have on it . americans will never understand the negative criticism that comes more and more from around the world unless they begin to see how life is really lived on the other side of the fence .\nevery person will have to fend for himself or herself , and for their loved ones , in a more chaotic , less fair , less democratic , more authoritarian world .\nexecutive producer richelle figueroa said : \u201cthese awards should set the agenda and highlight the importance of disaster risk reduction for vulnerable countries around the world such as the philippines . \u201d\nthe major news media serve at the pleasure of a commercial oligarchy that pays them , and pays them handsomely , for their pretense of speaking truth to power . . . the prominent figures in our contemporary washington press corps regard themselves as government functionaries , enabling and codependent .\nwe are going to have a war on terror which you can never win , and so you can always keep taking people ' s liberties away . the media is going to convince everybody that the war on terror is real . the ultimate goal is to get everybody in the world chipped with an rfid chip , and have all money be on the chips , and if anyone wants to protest what we do , we turn off the chip .\nevery ten years or so , the united states needs to pick up some crappy little country and throw it against the wall , just to show the world we mean business .\nthe result of neo - colonialism is that foreign capital is used for the exploitation rather than for the development of the less developed parts of the world . investment , under neo - colonialism , increases , rather than decreases , the gap between the rich and the poor countries of the world . the struggle against neo - colonialism is not aimed at excluding the capital of the developed world from operating in less developed countries . it is aimed at preventing the financial power of the developed countries being used in such a way as to impoverish the less developed .\ntoday americans would be outraged if un troops entered los angeles to restore order ; tomorrow they will be grateful . this is especially true if they were told there was an outside threat from beyond , whether real or promulgated , that threatened our very existence . it is then that all peoples of the world will plead with world leaders to deliver them from this evil . the one thing every man fears is the unknown . when presented with this scenario , individual rights will be willingly relinquished for the guarantee of their well being granted to them by their world government .\nif you wanted a national monopoly , you must control a national socialist government . if you want a worldwide monopoly , you must control a world socialist government . that is what the game is all about .\ncommunism\nis not a movement of the downtrodden masses but is a movement created , manipulated and used by power - seeking billionaires in order to gain control over the world , first by establishing socialist governments in the various nations and then consolidating them all through a\ngreat merger ,\ninto an all - powerful world , socialist super - state .\n(\nfair use\nnotice : third world traveler contains copyrighted material whose use has not been authorized by the copyright owners . i believe that this not - for - profit , educational use on the web constitutes a\nfair use\nof the copyrighted material ( as provided for in section 107 of the us copyright law ) . if you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes that go beyond\nfair use\n, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner .\nfair use\nnotwithstanding , i will immediately comply with any copyright owner who wants his or her material removed or modified . twt webmaster )\nsome believe we are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the united states , characterizing my family and me as\ninternationalists\nand of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure - one world , if you will . if that ' s the charge , i stand guilty , and i am proud of it .\nevery time weaker nations have attempted to reallocate their resources and undertake land reform to feed starving populations , powerful interests emanating from the rich world and its multilateral bodies have thwarted their efforts .\nthe drug\nindustry\nis run as a single integrated world operation , from the opium poppy to the nickel bag of heroin sold on an inner - city street corner . not only is illegal drug traffic under the control of a single world network , but opiates traffic in particular is without doubt the best - controlled production and distribution system of any commodity in international trade , illegal or legal .\nfor the world as a whole , the cia has now become the bogey that communism has been for america . wherever there is trouble , violence , suffering , tragedy , the rest of us are now quick to suspect the cia had a hand in it . our phobia about the cia is , no doubt , as fantastically excessive as america ' s phobia about world communism ; but in this case , too , there is just enough convincing guidance to make the phobia genuine . in fact , the roles of america and russia have been reversed in the world ' s eyes . today america has become the nightmare .\nu . s . power was at its peak following world war ii . america ruled the globe economically and militarily . it ' s influence was ubiquitous and its soft power seemingly unlimited . but , arrogance and greed have turned the united states into a pariah . we are feared for our power , but no longer respected for our institutions . inequality , injustice , corruption , and our projection of violence , have turned much of the world against us .\n\u201ci\u2019m interested in people , \u201d he says , \u201cand the notre dame experience is about people as much as it is about anything else . athletes are actually people , not robots or warriors , as our media loves to portray them . and at notre dame , they\u2019re also students . they have families . they have friends . they have personalities . they have lives . \u201d\nthe corporate - dominated economy and the transnational corporate state had consolidated its power over almost every aspect of public and private life , and under a formal globalization movement the transnational corporations were extending their tentacles all over the planet . footsoldiers like margaret thatcher , ronald reagan , the ever - dutiful bush family , helmut kohl , and a list of japanese leaders had diligently kept the faith . working with the timeworn international monetary fund ( imf ) , the world bank and ultimately with the new engine of globalization , the world trade organization , they ensured that the interests of capital were nowhere endangered by the needs of the world ' s three billion poor to eat , have shelter , clothing , sanitation , medical care , and education .\nthis world is not run by presidents or prime ministers , it is run by the global corporations and the banks . for it is these entities that control the money supply and it is these entities that decide which country lives or falls .\nmost americans have no idea that what we are fed by the news media is nothing more than a portrayal of what powerful corporations want us to believe , that what happens to pass as education is as often as not mere propaganda , that what we learn in church may have very little or nothing to do with the truth , that what our parents teach us may be nothing more than an accumulation of their own personal biases , no doubt a rather subtle modification of what they were taught by their parents . and through such a process , governments and nations around the world wield control as to what their citizens , believe , value , and do .\nthere are probably less than the estimated figure of 430 full - time correspondents for u . s . news organizations abroad serving the u . s . , far fewer in any case than the 2 , 500 who were at work at the end of world war ii .\nas news organizations are increasingly driven by a bottom - line mentality , the news we get becomes more and more sensational . what is the difference between time and newsweek ? between abc , nbc , and cbs news ? between the washington post and the new york times ? for all practical purposes , none . the concentration of media power means that americans increasingly get their information from a few sources who decide what is\nnews .\nthe master planners devised the strategy of a merger - a great merger - among nations . but before such a merger can be consummated , and the united states becomes just another province in a new world order , there must at least be the semblance of parity among the senior partners in the deal . how does one make the nations of the world more nearly equal ? the insiders determined that a two - prong approach was needed ; use american money and know - how to build up your competitors , while at the same time use every devious strategy you can devise to weaken and impoverish this country . the goal is not to bankrupt the united states . rather , it is to reduce our productive might , and therefore our standard of living , to the meager subsistence level of the socialized nations of the world . the plan is not to bring the standard of living in less developed countries up to our level , but to bring ours down to meet theirs coming up . . . it is your standard of living which must be sacrificed on the altar of the new world order .\nwhen and if fascism finally takes hold in america , the basic forms of government will remain . . . fascism will appear to be friendly . the legislators will be in session . there will be elections , and the news media will continue to cover the entertainment and political trivia . consent of the governed , however , will no longer apply . actual control will have finally passed to the oligarchic elite controlling the government behind the scenes .\nworld animal protection was a partner in the film . director of disaster management james sawyer picked up the award . \u201cthe people and animals of the philippines showed great resilience to come back after the disaster . it shows that resilience really is a state of mind , \u201d he said .\nwhatever the subject , mandell says his mantra is \u201cshow me , don\u2019t tell me . \u201d to create impact , his films feature observations of behavior that enable viewers to experience what it\u2019s like to be at auditions for the notre dame leprechaun , with the groundskeeper at notre dame stadium as he lines the fields , or with the u . s . air force crew coordinating a game day flyover\u2014a film that garnered mandell an honorable mention at the 2012 college sports media awards .\nhow to bring adequate policing to daily victims of horrible crimes ? ijm and haugen clearly believe that nationals on the scene must protect the law - abiding and bring malefactors to justice themselves . ninety - five percent of ijm\u2019s 600 staffers in the developing world are citizens of the nations they serve .\namericans are wonderfully courteous to strangers , yet indiscriminately shoot kids in schools . they believe they are masters of the world , yet know nothing about what goes on outside their shores . they are people who believe the world stretches from california to boston and everything outside is the bit they have to bomb to keep the price of oil down . only one in five americans hold a passport and the only foreign stories that make their news are floods , famine , and wars , because it makes them feel good to be an american . feeling good to be american is what they live for .\nwhat is masquerading as government is a crime syndicate with a flag . the us government is an instrument of organized crime , alternatively described as the octopus , the washington consensus , the shadow government , wall street , the round table ( bilderbergs , trilaterals , council on foreign relations , royal institute of international affairs ) , and the new world order .\nmost newspapers are part of huge conglomerates , and the policy that comes down is that you don ' t rock any boats . you can ' t make the government upset because the value of the company is the broadcast licenses , and the government will not renew them , and we can ' t make our corporate owners mad because they will fire us , and we can ' t make the advertisers mad or they will pull their advertising . so the media can ' t say anything that will upset the power structure . and that ' s what has happened to the press .\nthe newly developed independent countries , once believing they had emerged from colonialization , realize their development remains in jeopardy . without a substantial change in the world system of disseminating information , their demands for a new economic order will go unheeded . worse , in my opinion , their cultures will erode and become homogenized into the drab oneness of holiday inns , mcdonalds , and levis .\nsince the anticommunism hysteria in the years following the second world war , a bipartisan consensus has existed on foreign policy . meaningful political discourse has been almost absent about foreign policy issues . so many foreign policy decisions have been placed beyond public scrutiny , that almost all of what passes as official information about foreign policy is manufactured by government agencies for its propaganda effect .\nafrica is extremely rich in many resources , from agriculture to oil , minerals , and a huge variety of other resources used all around the world . if african nations were able to develop their own economies , use their own resources , and create their own industries and businesses , they could become self - sufficient at first , and then may become a force of great competition for the established industries and elites around the world . after all , europe does not have much to offer in terms of resources , as the continent ' s wealth has largely come from plundering the resources of regions like africa , and in becoming captains of monetary manipulation . a revitalized , vibrant , economically independent and successful africa could spell the end of western financial dominance .\neven open - minded people will often find themselves unable to take seriously the likes of noam chomsky , edward herman , howard zinn and susan george on first encountering their work ; it just does not seem possible that we could be so mistaken in what we believe . the individual may assume that these writers must be somehow joking , wildly over - stating the case , paranoid , or have some sort of axe to grind . we may actually become angry with them for telling us these terrible things about our society and insist that this simply ' can ' t be true ' . it takes real effort to keep reading , to resist the reassuring messages of the mass media and be prepared to consider the evidence again .\nsince the bush - cheney administration took office in january 2001 , controlling the major oil and natural gas fields of the world had been the primary , though undeclared , priority of us foreign policy . . . not only the invasion of iraq , but also the toppling of the taliban in afghanistan , had nothing to do with ' democracy , ' and everything to do with pipeline control across central asia and the militarization of the middle east .\nthe bilderberg group is an organization of political leaders and international financiers that meets secretly every spring to make global policy . there are about 110 regulars - rockefellers , rothschilds , bankers , heads of international corporations and high government officials from europe and north america . each year , a few new people are invited and , if found useful , they return to future meetings . if not , they are discarded . decisions reached at these secret meetings affect every american and much of the world .\nsome of the character traits exhibited by serial killers or criminals may be observed in many within the political arena . they share the traits of psychopaths who are not sensitive to altruistic appeals , such as sympathy for their victims or remorse or guilt over their crimes . they possess the personality traits of lying , narcissism , selfishness , and vanity . these are the people to whom we have entrusted our fate . is it any wonder that america is failing at home and world - wide ?\nwe are ruled , though it may be difficult to imagine , by a small dynastic power structure , largely consisting of powerful banking families , such as the rothschilds , rockefellers , and others . they emerged in controlling the financial system , extended their influence over the political system , the educational system , and , through the major foundations , have become the dominant social powers of our world , creating think tanks and other institutions which shape and change the course of society and modern human history .\nthey have pillaged the world . when the land has nothing left for men who ravage everything , they scour the sea . if an enemy is rich , they are greedy ; if he is poor , they crave glory . neither east nor west can sate their appetite . they are the only people on earth to covet wealth and poverty with equal craving . they plunder , they butcher , they ravish , and call it by the lying name of ' empire ' . they make a desert and call it ' peace ' .\nso important did military spending and the military - industrial sector become during world war ii and the cold war that they have become fundamental to the u . s . economy , u . s . economic growth and above all u . s . technological development . despite its often almost incredible wastefulness and corruption , this military spending has also been in some ways a kind of unacknowledged but rather successful state industrial development strategy in a country whose free market ideology meant that it could not formally adopt or admit to such a strategy .\nduring the past two centuries when the peoples of the world were gradually winning their political freedom from the dynastic monarchies , the major banking families of europe and america were actually reversing the trend by setting up new dynasties of political control through the formation of international financial combines . these banking dynasties had learned that all governments must have sources of revenue from which to borrow in times of emergency . they had also learned that by providing such funds from their own private resources , they could make both kings and democratic leaders tremendously subservient to their will .\nafter world war ii , in the name of containing communism , the united states , mostly through the actions of local allies , executed or encouraged coups in , among other places , guatemala , brazil , chile , uruguay , argentina and patronized a brutal mercenary war in nicaragua . . . by the end of the cold war , latin american security forces trained , funded , equipped , and incited by washington had executed a reign of bloody terror - hundreds of thousands killed , an equal number tortured , millions driven into exile - from which the region has yet to fully recover .\nthe greatest myth concerning american foreign policies is the deeply - held belief that no matter what the united states does abroad , no matter how bad it may look , no matter what horror may result , the american government means well . american leaders may make mistakes , they may blunder , they may even on the odd occasion cause more harm than good , but they do mean well . their intentions are always honorable . of that americans are certain . they genuinely wonder why the rest of the world can ' t see how kind and generous and self - sacrificing america has been .\namerican policymakers , setting themselves up as guardians of the world system , are more inclined than ever to simply disregard international laws and conventions if they get in the way of unrivaled military supremacy . every instance of u . s . armed intervention during the 1980s and 1990s represents a flagrant violation of regional treaties and laws , not to mention the un charter itself , which explicitly prohibits military attacks against sovereign nations - for example , grenada , nicaragua , haiti , panama , serbia , and iraq . in any event , the u . s . has consistently shown its contempt for international bodies , agreements , and procedures that might conflict with its hegemonic aspirations .\nmoney laundering , according to imf estimates for the 1990s , was between 590 billion and 1 . 5 trillion dollars a year . the proceeds of the drug trade are deposited in the banking system . drug money is laundered in the numerous offshore banking havens in switzerland , luxembourg , the british channel islands , the cayman islands and some 50 other locations around the globe . it is here that criminal syndicates involved in the drug trade and the representatives of the world ' s largest commercial banks interact . dirty money is deposited in these offshore havens , which are controlled by major western banks and financial institutions which have a vested interest in maintaining and sustaining the drug trade .\nceos of most of the world ' s largest corporations daily make decisions that destroy the lives of many other human beings . only about 1 to 3 percent of us are sociopaths - people who don ' t have normal human feelings and can easily go to sleep at night after having done horrific things . and of that 1 percent of sociopaths , there ' s probably only a fraction of a percent with a college education . and of that tiny fraction , there ' s an even tinier fraction that understands how business works , particularly within any specific industry . thus there is such a shortage of people who can run modern monopolistic , destructive corporations that stockholders have to pay millions to get them to work . and being sociopaths , they gladly take the money without any thought to its social consequences .\nwhy should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10 , 000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in vietnam while so - called negro people in louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights ? no i ' m not going 10 , 000 miles from home to help murder and burn another poor nation simply to continue the domination of white slave masters of the darker people the world over . this is the day when such evils must come to an end . i have been warned that to take such a stand would cost me millions of dollars . but i have said it once and i will say it again . the real enemy of my people is here . i will not disgrace my religion , my people or myself by becoming a tool to enslave those who are fighting for their own justice , freedom and equality . if i thought the war was going to bring freedom and equality to 22 million of my people they wouldn ' t have to draft me , i ' d join tomorrow . i have nothing to lose by standing up for my beliefs . so i ' ll go to jail , so what ? we ' ve been in jail for 400 years .\nthere is no such thing , at this date of the world ' s history , in america , as an independent press . you know it and i know it . there is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions , and if you did , you know beforehand that it would never appear in print . i am paid weekly for keeping my honest opinion out of the paper i am connected with . others of you are paid similar salaries for similar things , and any of you who would be so foolish as to write honest opinions would be out on the streets looking for another job . if i allowed my honest opinions to appear in one issue of my paper , before twenty - four hours my occupation would be gone . the business of the journalists is to destroy the truth , to lie outright , to pervert , to vilify , to fawn at the feet of mammon , and to sell his country and his race for his daily bread . you know it and i know it , and what folly is this toasting an independent press ? we are the tools and vassals of rich men behind the scenes . we are the jumping jacks , they pull the strings and we dance . our talents , our possibilities and our lives are all the property of other men . we are intellectual prostitutes .\ngonzo series of the year angela loves . . . 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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 .\n15 sec dawn product / competition commercial produced for brandinc . credits : director : johan beukes dop and red operator : jason hearn straps / animation : \u2026\n30sec promo for the 2014 vodacom cup rugby series on supersport . credits : edit : twm director : henre pretorius production company : admit\u2026\n30sec promo for the 2014 vodacom cup rugby series on supersport . credits : edit : twm director : henre pretorius production company : admit one productions\nthe 60sec launch promo of the annual superrugby campaign on supersport . credits : edit : twm director : henre pretorius dop : trevor\u2026\nthe 60sec launch promo of the annual superrugby campaign on supersport . credits : edit : twm director : henre pretorius dop : trevor calverley 3d and vfx : birthmark production company : admit one productions\n24 minute short film for the kyk - net silwerskermfees . \u201calmost like a reunion\u201d synopsis : ronnie and jerome grew up together not\u2026\n24 minute short film for the kyk - net silwerskermfees . \u201calmost like a reunion\u201d synopsis : ronnie and jerome grew up together not only as cousins but also as brothers . life on the cape flats is not only what we see on television . the root runs much deeper into the soul of those living there . malaysia , in her late 30\u2019s , still lives in bishop lavis and works as a nurse at bonteheuwel day hospital . ronnie her ex - husband has become a hugely successful lawyer\u2026\nthe 45sec launch promo to promote the south african team\u2019s participation at the irb junior rugby championships . credits : shoot , edit , grade : twm\u2026\nthe 45sec launch promo to promote the south african team\u2019s participation at the irb junior rugby championships . credits : shoot , edit , grade : twm director : henre pretorius dop : johan beukes production company : admit one productions\nthe 30sec promo for the 2012 maloof money cup that was broadcasted on supersport . credits : edit , vfx and titles : twm\u2026\nthe 30sec promo for the 2012 maloof money cup that was broadcasted on supersport . credits : edit , vfx and titles : twm production company : admit one productions\nthe 45sec launch promo of the atp campaign on supersport . credits : edit , design and gfx : twm production company : admit\u2026\nthe 45sec launch promo of the atp campaign on supersport . credits : edit , design and gfx : twm production company : admit one productions\nproduced : 2012 the heightened senses and adrenalin one can expect to experience as a professional racer is the concept for this 30sec promo of the 2012 motogp circuit . credits : online edit / titles / gfx : twm production company : admit one productions\nproduced : december 2011 the 45sec launch promo for the pga tour features a high pace edit of lifestyle and golf footage . the concept is to showcase golf , which is often considered to be a boring sport to watch , in a different light . the edit focuses on the almost rock star lifestyle of the pro tour , the variety of venues and the different emotions the golfers go through . credits : online edit / titles : twm 3d logo : janine van schoor production company : admit one productions\n30\u2033 promo for the rugby test series between south africa and france / italy .\nour showreel focuses on motion graphics and promo work done between 2006 and 2009 .\nit is divided into 4 categories and feature title sequence design and broadcast animation , promo production and short inserts about our tv / film work .\nbut most americans get their foreign news from television , which is the least effective in communicating in depth news and knowledge because of its sparseness and distortions .\nif numbers mean anything , even newspapers and journals are not doing the job of making americans aware that they have much to learn about other countries , particularly the newly developed ones . many average - 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needed information may not continue to be available .\nbelieve nothing , no matter where you read it , or who said it , unless your own reason and your own common sense agree .\nwhy , of course , the people don ' t want war . why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece ? naturally , the common people don ' t want war ; neither in russia nor in england nor in america , nor for that matter in germany . that is understood . but , after all , it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along , whether it is a democracy or a fascist dictatorship or a parliament or a communist dictatorship . . . . voice or no voice , the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders . that is easy . all you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked , and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger . it works the same way in any country .\nto oppose the policies of a government does not mean you are against the country or the people that the government supposedly represents . such opposition should be called what it really is : democracy , or democratic dissent , or having a critical perspective about what your leaders are doing . either we have the right to democratic dissent and criticism of these policies or we all lie down and let the leader , the fuhrer , do what is best , while we follow uncritically , and obey whatever he commands . that ' s just what the germans did with hitler , and look where it got them .\nthe further a society drifts from the truth , the more it will hate those that speak it .\nthe men the american people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars ; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth .\nwe americans are the ultimate innocents . we are forever desperate to believe that this time the government is telling us the truth .\nif you think any american official is going to tell you the truth , then you ' re stupid .\nduring times of universal deceit , telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act .\never since the days of henry ford , the economic elite have needed a thriving us middle class to increase growth and profits , but now , in the global economy , they view the us middle class as obsolete . they increasingly look globally for profits and they would rather pay cheap labor in countries like china and india .\nthe general public are viewed as no more than ignorant and meddlesome outsiders , a bewildered herd . and it ' s the responsible men who have to make decisions and to protect society from the trampling and rage of the bewildered herd . now since it ' s a democracy they - 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{"id": 53719, "summary": [{"text": "essar shipping ltd. now essar shipping ports & logistics limited is an indian shipping corporation for the global energy business .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the company is a part of essar group .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "it was started in 1945 and incorporated in 2010 .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the company is listed in bombay stock exchange bse : 500630 .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the company headquarters is located in mumbai .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the company 's fleet handles a daily average of eight million barrels of crude oil , 320,000 barrels of petroleum products and 355,000 tons of dry bulk cargo .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the company currently has a fleet of 26 vessels , with an additional 12 new ships on order .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "it provides contract drilling services to global oil majors , with a fleet of 13 onshore rigs and one semi-submersible offshore rig ; two new jack-up rigs on order .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "essar shipping ports & logistics ltd was the first indian shipping company to obtain the international safety management code ( ism ) in 1995 and is also iso 14001 certified .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the company has proposed to maximise the fleet in 2017-18 by adding new vlccs & ulccs . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "essar shipping", "paragraphs": ["essar shipping stock price , share price , live bse / nse , essar shipping bids offers . buy / sell essar shipping news & tips and latest announcements - ndtv\nindian shipping corporation essar shipping ltd ( esl ) has reported a strong operational performance with a 22 % . . .\nindian shipping company essar shipping limited ( esl ) has added to its fleet mahavir , a panamax bulk carrier . the . . .\nthe standard chartered group has assigned an ' outperform rating ' to essar ports , the demerged entity of essar shipping port and logistics .\nessar shipping board meeting on thursday , march 23 , 2017 at 4 : 00 p . m .\nessar ports , the demerged entity of essar shipping port and logistics ( espll ) , got listed on the bse today at rs 75 a share .\nessar shipping ports & logistics ltd has informed bse that the hon ' ble high court of gujarat at ahmedabad has on march 01 , 2011 approved the composite scheme of arrangement which provides for the merger of essar ports & terminals limited and essar international limited and demerger of the shipping & logistics and oilfields drilling business into a separate company viz . , essar shipping limited .\nessar steel has emerged as the main customer for essar shipping since the inception of essar\u2019s hazira steel complex in the early 1990s . hence , essar shipping\u2019s fleet is being used for coastal cargo movement catering to essar\u2019s steel business requirement and providing it quicker access both to raw materials sourced from mines in eastern india and to steel consuming markets in india and abroad .\nessar shipping ports & logistics ltd has informed bse that the equity shareholders , secured creditors ( including holders of non - convertible debentures ) and unsecured creditors of the company , at its court convened meeting held on november 30 , 2010 , have unanimously approved the scheme of arrangement between essar shipping ports & logistics limited , essar ports & terminals limited , essar international limited , essar shipping limited , and their respective . . . .\nessar shipping is an integrated logistics solution provider with investments in logistics services , sea transportation and oilfield drilling services .\nessar shipping ltd . , incorporated in the year 2010 , is a small cap company ( having a market cap of rs 328 . 06 crore ) operating in shipping sector .\nessar shipping ports & logistics ltd has informed bse that the application ( for composite scheme of arrangement under sections 391 - 394 of the companies act , 1956 amongst essar shipping ports & logistics limited , essar ports & terminals limited , mauritius , essar international limited , essar shipping limited and their respective shareholders and creditors ) has been filed with the hon ' ble high court of gujarat at ahmedabad and the court has directed . . . .\nessar shipping ports & logistics ltd has informed bse about the financial results for the quarter ended december 31 , 2010 .\nessar shipping ports & logistics ltd has informed bse about the financial results for the quarter ended september 30 , 2010 .\nessar oilfields services limited : latest news , photos , videos on essar oilfields services limited - ndtv . com\nessar shipping disclosures under reg . 31 ( 1 ) and 31 ( 2 ) of sebi ( sast ) regulations , 2011\nessar shipping revised disclosures under reg . 31 ( 1 ) and 31 ( 2 ) of sebi ( sast ) regulations , 2011\nessar shipping ltd on thursday , reported standalone loss of rs 50 . 45 crore for the quarter ended june 30 , 2016 .\nessar shipping on wednesday said its consolidated net loss narrowed to rs 151 . 66 crore for the quarter ended march 31 , 2016 .\nessar oilfields services ltd ( eosl ) , a wholly - owned subsidiary of essar shipping ports & logistics , today said it has won its first contract outside india , valued at usd 40 million .\nbuoyant over the performance of the private sector ports , the standard chartered group has assigned an ' outperform rating ' to essar ports , the demerged entity of essar shipping port and logistics ( espll ) .\nunion minister of shipping , road transport and highways nitin gadkari is . . .\nessar oilfields services ltd , a a subsidiary of cyprus - based essar shipping and logistics ltd , said on wednesday that it has acquired a semi - submersible rig transocean inc of us for 220 million dollars .\nessar shipping , through its subsidiaries essar oilfields services ltd and essar oilfield services ( india ) ltd , provides quality onshore and offshore drilling services and related services to international clients . own a fleet of 16 rigs , which includes one semi - submersible rig and 15 onshore rigs .\na fully - owned subsidiary of essar shipping ltd , essar oilfields owns and operates 15 land rigs and one offshore semi - submersible rig . the company had reported $ 18 million in revenue in 2016 - 17 .\nessar shipping ports & logistics ltd posted a 78 % decline in profit after tax at rs 13 . 9 crore for three months ended march 2011 .\nessar shipping ports & logistics ltd has informed bse that the company has taken delivery of a 1982 japan built 136 , 600 dwt capesize dry bulk carrier .\nessar shipping ports & logistics ltd has submitted the disclosure under regulation 8a of sebi ( substantial acquisition of shares & takeovers ) regulations , 1997 to bse date of reporting : march 17 , 2011 name of the company : essar shipping ports & logistics ltd total no of outstanding shares of the company : 615 , 683 , 320 name of the entity : essar steel ltd . . . .\nessar shipping ltd ( esl ) , one of india\u2019s leading shipping companies , has added a panamax vessel of 74 , 005 deadweight tonnage ( dwt ) to its fleet of 14 vessels , taking the total tonnage volume to 1 . 6 million dwt .\nnew delhi : essar ports & shipping has sold 60 . 09 per cent stake in essar shipping to essar africa steel holdings by way of inter - se transfer .\nthis is to inform you that we have sold 12 , 43 , 62 , 408 equity shares of rs 10 each in essar shipping ( esl ) , representing 60 . 09 per cent of the equity share capital of esl to essar africa steel holdings ltd , by way of inter - se transfer ,\nthe company told bse .\nthis constitutes disclosures of promoter ( s ) to the stock exchange and the target company for encumbrance of shares in terms of regulation of 31 ( 2 ) of the sebi takeover regulations , 2011 ,\nit said . essar shipping is an integrated logistics solution provider with investments in logistics services , sea transportation and oilfield drilling services .\nessar power limited has commissioned the 32 mw coal based captive power project at vishakapatnam , india for meeting the power demand of its group company essar steel limited .\nessar power limited is setting up a 120 mw refinery residue based captive co - generation power project at vadinar , india for its group company essar oil limited .\nessar shipping , the shipping arm of essar group , ended fy17 q4 with a net loss of \u20b9176 . 6 crore on a consolidated basis , versus a \u20b988 . 2 - crore loss in the previous quarter and \u20b9147 . 2 crore in the corresponding quarter of fy16 . quarterly revenue shrunk to \u20b9467 . 8 crore from \u20b9673 . 7 crore in the previous quarter .\nessar shipping ports & logistics ltd has informed bse that the company on february 23 , 2011 has taken delivery of a 1990 japan built , 151 , 418 dwt capesize dry bulk carrier .\nin the filing , essar shipping said ,\ngoodwill of rs 6 , 062 . 56 crore on consolidation in the financial statements of the group pertains to the oilfields services business .\n\u00a9 2018 copyright hellenic shipping news worldwide all rights reserved . disclaimer - web design & development pg - software\nposted on august 4 , 2017 with tags beira port , essar ports , mozambique .\ncopyrights \u00a9 2012 - 18 essar ports . all rights reserved | legal disclaimer | sitemap\nthe company history page lists out the major events in chronological order for essar ports ltd .\n\u201cit will be a separate company and may not consolidate in essar ports . along with essar shipping and third company , it is going to be a consortium . we have got the license to set up a one million - tonne capacity terminal terms of which are getting finalised . it is an investment of rs 400 crore with 75 percent debt and balance equity . essar shipping could charter the gas but we still looking at various routes for gas . terms will finalise by end of 2017 , \u201d agarwal said .\nthe company\u2019s total expenses during the period rose to \u20b9644 crore from \u20b9619 . 81 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal . during the quarter ended march 31 , essar shipping has added a panamax vessel of 74 , 005 dwt to its fleet that will replace the decommissioned capesize carrier of 152 , 065 dwt . essar shipping\u2019s fleet now consists of 14 vessels , most of which are used for coastal cargo movements .\nessar shipping ltd ( esl ) , the logistics arm of essar group , is eyeing a 10 per cent growth in cargo handling during 2017 - 18 at a time when the capacity utilisation levels at shipping lines are low . esl\u2019s cargo handling had grown by 22 per cent in fy17 , while the company\u2019s 14 - vessel fleet also grew its capacity utilisation to 94 per cent from 80 per cent in the previous fiscal .\nlast financial year , essar shipping moved around 11 million tonnes of cargo growing the capacity utilisation to 94 per cent from 80 per cent in the previous year . the company reported 22 per cent growth in cargo handling .\nessar oilfields services limited is a fully owned subsidiary of essar shipping limited . it owns and operates 15 land rigs and one offshore semi - submersible rig . our rig fleet will soon expand with the addition of two new build jack - up rigs , which are currently under construction at the abg shipyard ltd . india essar oilfields services limited is a fully owned subsidiary of essar shipping limited . it owns and operates 15 land rigs and one offshore semi - submersible rig . our rig fleet will soon expand with the addition of two new build jack - up rigs , which are currently under construction at the abg shipyard ltd . india\nessar ports has five operational port terminals at hazira , vadinar , paradip , salaya and visakhapatnam .\nwith reference to the earlier announcement dated december 16 , 2010 regarding scheme of arrangement , essar shipping ports & logistics ltd has submitted to bse a copy of the synopsis of the results of the court convened meeting of the equity shareholders , secured creditors ( including holders of non - convertible debentures ) and un - secured creditors meeting of essar shipping ports & logistics limited . ( for more details kindly refer corporate announcements on www . bseindia . com ) .\nchina - based cosco shipping ports limited has decided to increase its stake in qingdao port international ( qpi ) to . . .\ndanish shipping company dampskibsselskabet norden a / s has entered into a 10 - year contract to transport 20 - 24 . . .\njapanese shipping company nippon yusen kaisha ( nyk line ) took delivery of a new coal carrier , noshiro maru , from . . .\njapan\u2019s shipping company nyk group has taken delivery of a new coal carrier , the 56 , 825 gross ton isuzu maru , . . .\nwe have been rendering our services successfully with under mentioned ship - owners , shipping agents & marine work shops co\u2019s since last 20 years .\nessar shipping ports & logistics ltd has informed bse that , by an order made on october 21 , 2010 , the hon\u2019ble high court of gujarat at ahmedabad has directed that a meeting of the equity shareholders , secured creditors & unsecured creditors of the essar shipping ports & logistics limited ( the\napplicant company\n) , will be held on november 30 , 2010 , for the purpose of considering , and if thought fit , approving , with or without modification , the composite . . . .\nessar shipping ports & logistics limited has informed the exchange that essar oilfields services limited ( eosl ) ( a wholly owned subsidiary ) has been awarded its first contract outside india valued at approximately us $ 40 million by vietsovpetro jv ( vsp ) , an e & p ; company operating in vietnam , for drilling a 4800 meter offshore well with . . .\ndivestment of majority stake in essar oil limited to rosneft , trafigura and ucp for usd 12 . 9 billion in 2017\nessar shipping\u2019s fleet now consists of six mini - cape bulk carriers , one standard capesize ( the largest among dry cargo ships ) , two supramax and two handysize ( mini - vessels ) dry bulk carriers as well as two oil tankers of vlcc category ( very large crude carriers ) .\njapanese shipping company mitsui o . s . k . lines ( mol ) has placed an order for a 140 , 400 dwt coal carrier at its . . .\nin october , essar group signed a deal with russia\u2019s rosneft and partner consortium to sell their 98 per cent stake in essar oil . the $ 12 . 9 billion deal included the vadinar refinery along with its port facility in gujarat . the vadinar port terminal has been contributing 50 per cent to essar port\u2019s consolidated topline and forms about one - third of the ebitda of its port operations .\nthe project aims to enhance the coal handling capacity of mozambique by 20 mtpa in two phases of 10 mtpa each , essar said .\nindia\u2019s port operator essar ports posted a record 19 . 62 million tons of cargo in the quarter ending june 30 , . . .\njapanese - made ship rechristened as mv mahavir was acquired for around $ 5 million . the ship will be deployed for transporting pellets , coal and limestone from essar steel\u2019s pellet plant in paradip to the steel plant in hazira . \u201cwe wanted to utilise this ship for our own cargo , as steel production is coming up , we have a lot of movement , \u201d ranjit singh , executive director & ceo , essar shipping , told businessline .\nessar shipping ports & logistics ltd has informed bse that the company has on february 10 , 2011 entered into a memorandum of understanding with the port of antwerp international for strategic collaboration in the areas of consultancy , investment , training and enhancing commercial relations in the fast growing port sector in the india and abroad .\nupon sale of the vadinar terminal , essar ports will have operational terminals at hazira and salaya on the west coast and paradip and vizag iron ore on the east . this will bring the total cargo handling capacity of essar ports to 82 million tonne from 140 million earlier .\nsince inception , essar ports has invested $ 2 billion into the ports business and aims to diversify into other cargos such as liquified natural gas handling . essar is currently to develop lng terminal and distribution facilities in haldia which will tap the requirements of primary and secondary hinterland .\nessar house , 11 , k . k . marg , maha mumbai 400034 p : + 9122 . 66601100 f : + 9122 . 23544312\naccording to singh , although catering mainly to the steel business , essar shipping is flexible . \u201cwe keep mix match of inside business as well as outside business , the moment we get a good opportunity and the market looks up , we get our vessels out , but we make sure that steel never suffers , \u201d singh explains .\nthe freight rates have overall increased over a year since february , 2016 , when bdi has fallen to all - time law of 290 points . the revival in the trade helped india\u2019s shipping majors to take advantage of the prevailing low asset prices and expand or update their fleet . this trend will probably continue as indian shipping industry still remains under - supplied , experts say .\nindia\u2019s port company essar ports has signed a 30 - year concession agreement with the government of mozambique to develop a new coal terminal at beira port .\nessar shipping ltd . key products / revenue segments include fleet operating & chartering earnings which contributed rs 653 . 17 crore to sales value ( 99 . 30 % of total sales ) and other operating revenue which contributed rs 4 . 58 crore to sales value ( 0 . 69 % of total sales ) for the year ending 31 - mar - 2017 .\nessar ports witnessed massive buying at its counter on the first day of trade today as the stock skyrocketed by over 32 . 81 per cent on the nse .\nranjit singh , executive director and ceo , esl said the company expects cargo handling to grow by 10 per cent year on year during 2017 - 18 . he admitted that shipping business was going . . .\nessar oilfields services ltd today reported net profit of usd 15 . 71 million for 2012 - 13 as against usd 14 . 84 million loss in the previous fiscal .\n\u201cwe would like to congratulate the government of mozambique for this initiative and for partnering with essar on such a prestigious national - level project . it will not only boost coal exports from mozambique and strengthen its economy , but also deliver significant direct and indirect benefits , \u201d rajiv agarwal , ceo & managing director , essar ports , said .\ncurrently , essar ports is mainly in bulk cargo and also intends to have a diversified cargo base . the company also plans to get into container cargo sometime in future .\nproduction picks up essar steel\u2019s production has picked up lately : for the year ended march 31 , 2017 its flat steel production registered 47 per cent growth , while pellet production grew by 60 per cent . this gives essar shipping\u2019s ceo hope for more additions to its fleet . \u201cwe are still on look out for more panamax carriers . i am aiming to add more vessels this year , but i am waiting for the right opportunity , as this vessel we have picked up at the right time - since i made the deal till the time of acquisition the price has already shot up by 5 per cent , \u201d ranjit singh said .\nthe first phase of this project will be developed at a cost of close to usd 275 million and will entail developing dedicated berths , along with mechanized and environmentally - friendly systems , essar added .\nthough essar ports is geared to increase its third - party cargo in coming years , industry experts are of the view that the company may not be able to make much head - way in that segment .\nessar global fund limited ( \u201cegfl\u201d ) is a global investor , controlling a number of world - class assets diversified across the core sectors of metals & mining , energy , infrastructure ( comprising ports and epc businesses ) and services ( shipping , it and retail businesses ) . egfl invests long - term capital into the portfolio companies and holds near 100 % stake in all its investments . egfl invests with a sense of active ownership , which involves direct engagement with the management of the respective businesses .\nprivate sector ship builder abg shipyard ltd on friday said that it has bagged a rs 2 , 377 . 41 crore ( 480 million us dollar ) order for building two rigs from essar oilfields services ltd , mauritius .\nas the ruias bid farewell to their 58 - million - tonne vadinar oil terminal by end of 2017 , essar ports has chalked out a sturdy two - year plan to make up for the earnings loss from this asset .\nessar shipping limited is an integrated logistics services provider engaged into the businesses of sea transportation , logistics services and oilfields services . the company ' s geographical segments include india , china , switzerland , singapore , cyprus , uae , south korea , bermuda , marshall island and rest of the world . it has also directly and / or , through its subsidiaries , invested in diverse business verticals , such as fleet operating and chartering ( tankers and dry bulkers ) , oilfields services ( land rigs and semi - submersible rig ) and logistics services ( trucks , trailers and tippers ) . the company provides sea transportation , logistics services and oilfields services to essar steel india limited ( esil ) and essar oil limited ( eol ) , which are engaged into manufacturing activities , and require services of the company for transportation of raw materials and finished goods . the fleet of the company includes vessels owned by the company , as well as those taken on finance or operating lease .\nbhander power limited , a subsidiary company of essar power limited , is currently executing a gas based combined cycle power plant of 500 mw in three phases at hazira , gujarat for mitigating the increasing power demand of its group company essar steel limited . the phase - i of the project is already commissioned in combined cycle mode . the phase - ii of the project is operating in open cycle mode . the entire project is scheduled to be operational by january 2008 . .\nwhile essar ports is looking to grow the organic way , its peer adani ports has chosen to expand via the inorganic route . the latter in the last two - three years has made several acquisitions and has strong presence on both the west as well as the east coast of the country . industry experts are of the view that growth prospects for adani ports is far higher compared to essar ports as the former is an independent port company than a captive terminal operations . source : business standard\n\u201call of essar ports\u2019 existing terminals by design itself are captive in nature and not made to serve a third - party cargo . the company\u2019s investment has been mainly liked to their captive industrial requirement . the company has no dna for managing an independent port business , \u201d said ramesh singhal , chief executive officer at i - maritime consultancy .\nthe dry bulk market has seen demand picking up with the global economy in a much better state since the second - half of last year . most of the dry bulk commodities including products such as iron ore , coal , steel , alumina etc , have seen prices going up by 40 - 50 per cent since june last year\n, pradeep rajan , senior managing editor , asia pacific shipping & freight , s & p global platts , told businessline .\nthe deal forms part of a public private partnership ( ppp ) project that will be executed on design , build , own , operate and transfer ( dboot ) basis through a subsidiary , new coal terminal beira , sa ( nctb sa ) , which is a joint venture of essar ( which will own 70 ) and portos e caminhos de ferro de mo\u00e7ambique ( cfm , which will own 30 % ) .\n\u201cthe plan is to take the capacity back to 140 million tonne by fy19 and for this , expansion at all terminals is currently ongoing with most capex in its final leg , \u201d chief executive officer and managing director rajiv agarwal told business standard . alongside , in a bid to diversify its customer base , essar ports will be increasing the share of third - party cargo in coming quarters from about 10 percent at present to 30 percent over the next couple of years .\nessar power limited set up india ' s first new generation independent power project at hazira , india in the early 1990s . the 515 mw natural gas fired combined cycle has consistently set new standards of excellence in the indian power sector and meets the highest operating benchmarks . this environment friendly plant operates with a plant availability factor in excess of 94 % . in addition to multi - fuel capability , the plant has the lowest manpower to megawatt ratio and one of the lowest capital costs per megawatt in india .\nthe deal with roseneft is not just offering essar ports with an opportunity to expand its existing asset to make for the lost one but is also helping the company slash debt of about rs 6 , 000 crore to half . \u201cour funding for capex is all done and so the balance sheet is going to look strong , \u201d explained agarwal . the company is aiming to garner a revenue of about rs 2 , 500 crore and ebitda of about rs 1 , 700 crore by fy19 which will make up for the lost earnings from vadinar terminal .\nwe will never share or display your email . you will be notified , only if others like your post .\nfor the quarter ended 31 - 03 - 2017 , the company has reported a consolidated sales of rs 552 . 95 crore , down - 8 . 03 % from last quarter sales of rs 601 . 21 crore and up 24 . 57 % from last year same quarter sales of rs 443 . 88 crore company has reported net profit after tax of rs - 177 . 91 crore in latest quarter .\nthe company\u2019s top management includes capt . bhupinder singh kumar , capt . rahul bhargava , mr . n srinivasan , mr . p k srivastava , mr . ranjit singh , ms . neelam kapoor . company has cnk & associates llp as its auditors as on 31 - 03 - 2018 , the company has a total of 206 , 976 , 072 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\npanamax stands for the mid - sized cargo ships capable of passing through the narrow panama canal .\nthe second - hand 16 - year - old panamax vessel added to the fleet will replace mv chandi prasad , a capesize carrier of 152 , 065 dwt decommissioned last month after sailing for 28 years .\ndespite recent \u201cnervousness\u201d in the freight market with baltic dry index ( bdi ) , a key indicator of freight rates , sinking to 954 points as on may 23 , due to slow demand from china coupled with oversupply of vessels in the global dry bulk industry , the bdi is still in the comfortable zone and is not expected to drop significantly , experts say .\ncurrently , the freight levels have dropped after they had jumped up during the first quarter of the year . but market watchers think the dry bulk vessels will have a steady run with chinese economy expected to perform better this year ,\nrajan said .\nincome tax department realises $ 216 million , cairn tells the london stock . . .\nhilton , one of the largest hotel chains in the world , is on a course . . .\nthe e - auction of the iconic taj mansingh has been called off again for want . . .\nmercedes - benz india has appointed martin schwenk as managing director and . . .\nauto component company mm forgings will invest \u20b9650 crore in expanding its . . .\ndr reddy\u2019s laboratories ltd and ucb , a biopharmaceutical company , have . . .\ndrug price erosion in the us market , a major export destination for indian . . .\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 - 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{"id": 53720, "summary": [{"text": "sungevity was a solar electricity company based in oakland , california until its bankruptcy and sale in early 2017 .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "founded in 2007 , sungevity used a proprietary remote solar design ( rsd ) tool to offer a quote and system design options without visiting the home .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "the company designs home solar systems ; provides financing options ; and manages system installation , maintenance , and performance .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "sungevity operated in the united states and europe .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "within the united states , sungevity installed solar solutions in california , colorado , connecticut , massachusetts , maryland , new mexico , new york , new jersey , rhode island , vermont , delaware , and washington d.c .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "in 2012 , the company reported having more than 250 employees , but in 2017 it laid off almost all its staff and was sold . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "sungevity", "paragraphs": ["owler has collected 16 screenshots of sungevity ' s website since oct 2012 . the latest sungevity website design screenshot was captured in jun 2018 .\nsungevity ' s co - founder & ceo , andrew birch , currently has an approval rating of 64 % . sungevity ' s primary competitors are\nsungevity designs and installs photovoltaic solar power systems for homes , businesses and government organizations . sungevity ' s headquarters is located in oakland , california . for every employee , sungevity generates $ 116 . 7k in revenue . sungevity has raised a total of $ 241 . 4m in funding . sungevity ' s top competitor is enphase , led by badri kothandaraman , who is their president & ceo . sungevity has 4 , 217 followers on owler .\nsince sungevity was founded in 2007 , it has participated in 11 rounds of funding . in total sungevity has raised $ 241 . 4m . sungevity ' s last funding round was on may 2016 for a total of $ 19 . 4m\nsungevity didn\u2019t immediately respond to this newspaper\u2019s request for comment about the lawsuit\u2019s allegations .\nsungevity would only confirm that it reduced headcount at the end of last week .\nsungevity currently has 18 , 571 followers on twitter . as of july 2013 sungevity had 6 , 356 followers . that ' s a 192 percent increase in 4 years\nsungevity currently has 22 , 765 fans on facebook . as of july 2013 sungevity had 6 , 276 fans . that ' s a 262 percent increase in 4 years\nsungevity posted a video\ngoing solar could reduce your electricity costs .\non vimeo\nsungevity has a european operation , which could make it more attractive to a company like ikea .\nbut as we have reported , sungevity ' s\nasset - light\nsolar sales and installation approach did not stop cash burn . we covered sungevity ' s financial dilemma in detail here .\nsolar installer is one of sungevity ' s top competitors . solar installer ' s headquarters is in irvine , california , and was founded in null . like sungevity , solar installer also operates in the renewable energy industry . solar installer generates 6 . 13 % of sungevity ' s revenue .\nlast week , sungevity eliminated about 350 jobs , according to a source with knowledge of the company\u2019s operations .\nthe board of sungevity \u201chas extensively discussed and analyzed , in consultation with the company\u2019s management , and financial and legal advisors , the alternatives available to the company , \u201d sungevity said in the court filing . after those consultations , sungevity determined that bankruptcy was the \u201cbest opportunity\u201d to put the company back on firm financial footing .\ntroubled oakland solar company sungevity , now dubbed solar spectrum , said tuesday that is has merged . . .\nrecently bankrupt sungevity has sold assets to solar spectrum , a newly - established solar firm backed . . .\nfollowing approval from a bankruptcy court , california - based rooftop solar company sungevity inc . has . . .\nthe bright minds challenge team interviewed jan slaghekke , chief global officer at sungevity . they wa . . .\nsungevity posted a video\nit ' s easier than you think to save with solar .\non youtube\nsungevity posted a video\ndon ' t choose between savings and service . get both .\non youtube\nsungevity installers handle a solar panel on a bay area rooftop . a group of sungevity employees say they were laid off without notice from their jobs at the bankrupt solar energy company this month and are seeking back pay .\nenphase is perceived as one of sungevity ' s biggest rivals . enphase was founded in 2006 in petaluma , california . enphase is in the renewable energy field . enphase generates $ 231 . 4m more revenue than sungevity .\nsunrun has assumed ownership of some or all of bankrupt sungevity ' s solar financing agreements , accor . . .\nthe french energy giant made another move to expand its presence in the solar sector . sungevity filed . . .\nbut , according to emails obtained by gtm , jonna hensley , sungevity ' s\nvp , people\nwrote on march 21 ,\nsungevity has filed a supplemental motion with the bankruptcy court ,\nadding ,\nthe motion will be heard by the bankruptcy court on april 7th , and sungevity will look to reimburse employees for those checks .\nperhaps there ' s still a chance for a graceful ending or an against - the - odds restart for sungevity .\nin april 2018 , the sungevity rebrand was made official , and solar spectrum and horizon solar power be . . .\nanswers to common questions about sungevity ' s chapter 11 filing process q : what was announced ? s . . .\nsungevity intends to sell itself to an investment group led by minnesota - based northern pacific group . the investors have agreed to provide sungevity with up to $ 20 million in financing . both the sale and the financing would require bankruptcy court approval .\nsungevity installation crew member jeremiah eanes scales a roof on a home at 1236 6th avenue in san francisco , calif . , after installing solar panels on thursday , may 14 , 2009 . sungevity , which is based out of . . . more\nsungevity billed itself as a lean ,\nasset - light\nresidential solar company that could scale faster than the vertically integrated leaders like solarcity , vivint and sunrun . but as we have reported , sungevity ' s\nasset - light\nsolar sales and installation approach did not stop cash burn . ( we covered sungevity ' s financial dilemma in detail here . )\nsungevity imploded earlier this year . now its successor is resurrecting the brand in a new attempt to build a solar empire .\nwhy the hell would anyone bring back that brand ?\nwas how one former sungevity employee reacted to the news .\n\u201cthe actions we have announced will allow sungevity to emerge as a stronger and more competitive company , \u201d nettles said monday .\nasi is sungevity ' s # 2 rival . asi is a private company that was founded in null in los angeles , california . asi competes in the real estate development & operations industry . compared to sungevity , asi has 567 more employees .\nsungevity has employees and is the first highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 164 .\nsungevity women leaders talk risk , resolve and respect in today ' s solar industry we know that it take . . .\ndo you smile when you get your energy bill ? sungevity customers do ! switch to renewable solar power a . . .\nearlier this year , sungevity moved into the small commercial market and partnered with commercial - scale solar financier sol systems . sungevity will focus on what it calls the\nunderserved small business sector ,\nwith systems sized between 20 kilowatts and 300 kilowatts .\nit ' s conceivable that e . on will market sungevity ' s services in some of the territories it serves . sungevity sells solar energy contracts to homeowners , designs the layout of the solar panels on the roof and hires people to install the equipment .\nmissouri and kansas utility kansas city power & light ( kcp & l ) worked with sungevity last summer to bu . . .\nthe east bay bicycle coalition announces the winners of the 2012 bike - friendly business awards : sunpower , sungevity and arbor cafe .\n\u201cthe board of directors of sungevity and its advisers reviewed a range of options and ultimately decided that a court - supervised sale represents the best path forward for our customers , suppliers , employees and business partners , \u201d said andrew birch , sungevity\u2019s chief executive officer .\n\u201cthe agreement we have reached with the team led by northern pacific group and its co - investors is a testament to their confidence in the future of sungevity\u2019s business , \u201d said william nettles , who has been newly appointed as the chief administrative officer of sungevity .\nlisten to the energy gang contemplate the meaning of the sungevity bankruptcy . what does it say about the national installation and sales model ?\nanother way to look at that is that whatever remains of sungevity just got sold for up to $ 20 million . sungevity had announced a total of $ 850 million in vc and project financing , with an estimated $ 200 million of that coming as equity funding .\noakland - based sungevity also has entered into an asset purchase agreement with a group of investors led by northern pacific group , a minnesota - based private equity firm . if approved by the bankruptcy court , northern pacific would obtain essentially all of the assets of sungevity .\nsungevity has been named a winner of owler ' s 2016 hot in oakland award ! each year , owler recognizes t . . .\nsungevity , inc . is a privately - held company which designs and installs photovoltaic solar power systems for homes , businesses , and government organizations . sungevity was founded in 2007 by danny kennedy , andrew birch , and alec guettel . it is a solar . . .\nsubject to approval by the bankruptcy court , the northern pacific investors have agreed to provide sungevity with up to $ 20 million in financing .\nsungevity ' s revenue is the second highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 8 . 7m .\nsungevity posted a video\nwhen it comes to solar , you don ' t have to choose between savings and service .\non youtube\nin an earlier interview , dave dunlap , sungevity ' s chief development officer , stressed that sungevity has a different model .\nit ' s not vertical integration ,\nsaid dunlap , adding ,\nit ' s a platform model\nfocused on strategic growth through partnerships . viridian , a crius energy company , recently joined other sungevity partners such as lowe ' s , sierra club , uc berkeley and e . on .\n\u201csungevity intends to be at the forefront of the industry as solar continues on its growth trajectory in the years ahead , \u201d nettles said monday .\nthe story of how sungevity came to be , as told by its three founders : danny kennedy , former greenpeace activist fighting climate change ; alec guettel , entrepreneur ; and andrew birch , former bp solar executive . find out about how sungevity is changing the world with solar at urltoken .\nwith the caveat that these are anonymous comments on glassdoor and sentiment is raw , let ' s look at recent postings from ex - sungevity employees .\nlast week , gtm ' s julian spector asked who might want to buy the remaining assets of solar sales and installation company sungevity at a discount .\nthis is not just about capital but a partnership with one of the leading utilities in the world ,\nsaid andrew birch , ceo of sungevity , which runs operations in nine states and in the netherlands and australia . sungevity has raised over $ 200 million in equity since its start in 2007 .\n* gtm research u . s . residential solar economic outlook , feb . 2016 . * * urltoken , sept . 2014 . future utility rate increases are not guaranteed by sungevity . actual future utility rates , and fee structures are subject to change by your utility and other entities that sungevity does not control .\nhow much could i save with solar ?\nthat ' s one of the most common questions we get at sungevity . in f . . .\noakland , calif . , aug . 19 , 2016 / prnewswire / - - sungevity , inc . , a technology - driven solutions provide . . .\nthe asset - light approach did not stop cash burn . we covered sungevity ' s financial dilemma in detail here . the company needed to significantly increase installations in 2017 and cut operating costs for each installation . that would , theoretically , allow sungevity to cross over from losing money to making a few million dollars .\npairing horizon ' s and sungevity ' s installations from q1 , the combined company would rank fifth among u . s . residential installers with 1 . 8 percent national market share , according to gtm research ' s pv leaderboard . the new sungevity says it has the momentum to reach fourth place by next quarter .\nin its heyday , sungevity was the undisputed champion of solar customer service ,\nsaid horizon president brian walrod .\nsungevity did a lot of tremendous things for the industry , and although it didn ' t end in a great place , it doesn ' t erase the positive impact that it made .\nsungevity then filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on march 13 as part of an attempt to reorganize its finances and arrange its sale to a group of private investors .\nsungevity , a one - time high flyer in the solar industry , has eliminated more than 300 jobs , filed for bankruptcy monday and plans to sell itself .\n\u201csungevity is very proud to partner with kcp & l on its first utility - scale solar project here in greenwood , \u201d said dave dunlap , sungevity\u2019s chief development officer . \u201cwe believe strongly that utilities will play a major role in solar energy\u2019s future adoption , and applaud kcp & l\u2019s forward thinking approach for this site . \u201d\nsungevity billed itself as a lean ,\nasset - light\nresidential solar company that could scale faster than the vertically integrated leaders like solarcity , vivint and sunrun .\noakland , calif , and brussels , belgium , aug . 24 , 2016 / prnewswire / - - sungevity , inc . , a technology - dr . . .\noakland \u2014 a group of former sungevity employees allege they were laid off without notice this month by the struggling solar energy company , and a lawsuit is seeking back pay .\nthe sungevity energy system is designed to meet your power needs today , with the flexibility to adapt as your needs change . it\u2019s just a brighter way to do energy .\nthe san francisco chronicle recently reported on claims that sungevity held on to money meant for solar panel installers , who in turn had to place liens on customers ' homes .\nwhat ' s more intriguing is what sungevity plans to do with one of the new investors in this round , e . on , one of the largest investor - owned electric utilities in the world . sungevity ' s executives hinted that they are working with e . on to expand their market reach , but they wouldn ' t say how .\nwith this merger come national aspirations , which solar spectrum inherited from sungevity . that marks a change of strategy for horizon , having grown within the borders of california so far .\na campaign launched by oakland , calif . - based sungevity called solar on the white house and another by urltoken founder bill mckibben tried to get obama to reinstall solar panels .\nnearly 25 years after solar panels were removed from the white house , sungevity , a leader in residential solar panels , has launched an effort to bring solar power back ! sungevity ' s founder , danny kennedy , attended an earth day reception in the rose garden of the white house and offered to donate the system if obama would get on board\u2014 to which obama responded that he loves the idea of bringing solar to country ' s first residence . you can help make this a reality by signing the sungevity ' globama ' petition .\nwe appreciate the recognition from the east bay bicycle coalition and also appreciate that oakland is increasingly bike - friendly ,\nsaid danny kennedy , sungevity ' s founder and president . the amenities at jack london are wonderful and there is nothing better than biking to work and having a spin along the waterfront .\nhow has sungevity created such a bike - friendly environment ? we heard from dozens of sungevity employees and many spoke to the company culture where biking is an integral part of a solar - powered , human - powered ,\nno fossil - fuel\nmission . and sungevity gets the infrastructure piece right too . the company provides a 1 , 200 square foot bike room with enough room for 20 % of employees to park at any one time , with showers . sungevity also encourages their employees to bike through awards where winning teams get to give $ 500 to a charity of their choice , taco bike lunch days , and bike commute lunchtime workshops . one employee reported that he has biked to work at sungevity over 400 consecutive workdays . that may be a record !\neverything we do revolves around ensuring you get the sungevity energy system that\u2019s right for you . maybe that\u2019s why one in three of our customers are referred to us by a friend .\nthe customer wrote that sungevity\nresponded quickly , stating that the sale should have no effect on my lease ,\naccording to a letter ( pdf ) in a court docket .\neven the lead generation , which appeared to be a key value - add of the model , was going out the door as sungevity focused on turning itself into a\nplatform .\nsungevity installation crew member jeremiah eanes scales a roof on a home at 1236 6th avenue in san francisco , calif . , after installing solar panels on thursday , may 14 , 2009 . sungevity , which is based out of berkeley , calif . , installs solar panels on local homes and uses microsoft virtual earth to calculate how to install them and what they will cost . less\none would hope that sungevity , a solar sales firm that stressed its human and social mission , would not completely bilk its staff as it goes through a difficult bankruptcy and potential asset sale .\nsungevity , a venture - backed residential solar company in california , said friday that it recently raised $ 70 million in equity . but that ' s not the most interesting part of the announcement .\none customer who bought solar panels online from sungevity , larry oatfield of san francisco , said the installation was more complicated than he expected because he had to get a new roof to support the panels .\nsmith ' s next goal , he said , is to get sungevity to make the software monitor the performance of his customer ' s solar panels so he can see how they ' re doing online .\ndata on sungevity ' s annual losses from 2007 to 2016 was recently added to the bankruptcy docket ( pdf ) . it looks like the firm has lost almost half a billion dollars since its inception .\nsungevity has now raised more than $ 850 million in vc and project financing from investors including brightpath capital partners , home improvement store lowe ' s , vision ridge partners , oaklandimpact , greener capital , firelake capital , craton equity partners and eastern sun capital partners . european utility e . on was an investor in sungevity ' s $ 70 million funding round last year , along with jetstream ventures and ge ventures .\nsungevity ' s market share peaked at 2 . 5 percent in 2014 and was at 1 . 6 percent in q3 2016 , and total capacity installed peaked in q1 2016 , according to gtm research data .\noakland \u2014 sungevity , a one - time high flyer in the solar industry , has eliminated hundreds of jobs , filed for bankruptcy monday and arranged a sale of all of its assets to an investment group .\nwe proudly support the initiative to put solar on the white house and strongly urge you to accept sungevity ' s offer to donate and install a comprehensive solar system , at no cost to you or taxpayers .\n\u201cplaintiff received notice of termination by mail without 60 days\u2019 notice as part of , or as the foreseeable result of , a mass layoff or plant shutdown ordered by sungevity , \u201d adelman stated in the court filing .\nlast year , sungevity added a page to its web site that lets prospective customers plug in their home addresses and see how much various solar panels would cost and how much energy they could save over several years .\nsungevity just filed for chapter 11 protection and entered into a court - ordered\nasset purchase agreement\nled by northern pacific group that promises up to $ 20 million to fund day - to - day operations .\nsungevity filed for chapter 11 protection in march and entered into a court - ordered\nasset purchase agreement\nled by northern pacific group that promises up to $ 20 million to fund day - to - day operations .\npress release : sungevity : us residential solar market growth of 33 . 12 % cagr by 2020 - analysis , technologies & forecasts report 2016 - 2020 - key vendors : nrg energy , solarcity , sunrun - research and markets\nseparately , sungevity in january filed a notice that it had decided to eliminate 66 jobs in oakland . together , the two actions would bring the total job cuts during 2017 at the east bay green energy company to roughly 410 .\nsolar sales and customer - acquisition platform company sungevity just raised $ 650 million in project finance and equity funding from private equity giant apollo global management . adjusting for inflation , that ' s a heck of a lot of money . andrew birch , ceo of sungevity , told gtm that $ 600 million was for project finance and $ 50 million was part of an equity financing by existing investors including ge ventures , as well as new investors including apollo investment corporation .\n\u201cas a consequence of such a warn acts violation , plaintiff and other similarly situated employees of sungevity seek their statutory remedies , as well as unpaid wages such as accrued vacation pay missing from their final paychecks , \u201d adelman\u2019s court filings stated .\na sungevity engineer can calculate these costs in about 10 minutes with help from microsoft ' s virtual earth - mapping software that helps him visualize the length , width , pitch and orientation of a roof and how much sunlight it can get .\nfrancois hunter , center , a crew leader for sungevity , helps install solar panels with jeremiah eanes , left , larry galbert , second from left , and lionel gant , right , on a home at 1236 6th avenue in san francisco , calif . , on thursday , may 14 , 2009 . sungevity , which is based out of berkeley , calif . , installs solar panels on local homes and uses microsoft virtual earth to calculate how to install them and what they will cost . less\nkennedy , who used to work with greenpeace , is the co - founder of sungevity , a berkeley startup that is using software to cut the costs of ordering , procuring and installing solar panels , a process that can be unwieldy and expensive .\nhowever , his panels are generating 30 percent more energy than sungevity estimated - about 85 percent of his electricity bill .\neven on that weekend we had rain , the panels were still sending out energy to the grid ,\nhe said .\nfrancois hunter , center , a crew leader for sungevity , helps install solar panels with jeremiah eanes , left , larry galbert , second from left , and lionel gant , right , on a home at 1236 6th avenue in san . . . more\nno - longer - bankrupt solar sales firm sungevity has laid off two - thirds of its remaining technical staff , breaking the news at a company meeting today , according to sources . the company will provide no severance to the laid - off employees .\nsungevity , a one - time high flyer in the solar industry , has eliminated more than 300 jobs , filed for bankruptcy monday and arranged a sale of all of its assets to an investment group . pictured are installers for sungevitiy atop a house in kensington\nthe lawsuit , which seeks class - action status , listed 336 workers whom sungevity dismissed on march 9 . that included 160 workers in oakland , 57 employees in kansas city and 119 remote employees who reported either to oakland or kansas city , the documents showed .\nseparate from the march 9 job cuts , sungevity in january filed a notice that it had decided to eliminate 66 jobs in oakland . together , the two actions would bring the total job cuts during 2017 at the east bay green energy company to roughly 410 .\nin a market where other leading residential solar financiers have pulled back a bit on growth , sungevity , the largest privately held u . s . solar company , just landed an enormous war chest that will spur approximately 400 megawatts ' worth of solar deployments over three years .\nit was unfortunate what happened with sungevity , but we believe the brand stands for a lot of positive things ,\nsaid horizon ceo frank kneller .\nmost important to us was their total commitment to the customer and ensuring the customer had a flawless experience .\nhad sungevity viewed itself as a solar software startup and licensed its customer acquisition platform for use by hands - on installers , it may have avoided the capital drain that comes from managing installations . instead , the leadership split the difference , becoming a software company that ' s not quite an installer , and an installer that ' s not quite a software company . even the lead generation , which appeared to be a key value - add of the model , was going out the door as sungevity focused on turning itself into a\nplatform .\nsungevity ' s software streamlines applications for rebates and other solar paperwork . one installer in southern california , mark smith of solar forward , created an online portal for each of his customers so that all their documents , which can run more than 70 pages per customer , are visible .\nlucid was among 19 recipients of the california clean tech\ngame changer of the year\naward for its impact on california ' s clean technology industry . winners were selected from more than 200 nominees representing an elite group of innovators , including google , sungevity , and tesla motors .\na sungevity leasing customer , who expressed satisfaction with the company ' s service , wrote ,\nmy concern is that the assets i have leased from the company will be sold and my rights negatively impacted from such a transfer . i entered into my lease agreement in good faith that both parties would honor the terms of said agreement . i paid upfront all my lease costs for the entire term . i would expect any buyer to honor that payment and all other terms of my agreement . i contacted sungevity immediately upon receiving the court notice of the proposed sale .\nandrew adelman has filed a lawsuit on behalf of himself and hundreds of other sungevity workers , seeking 60 days of pay . the lawsuit alleges that the solar installation and software firm violated government rules that require 60 days\u2019 advanced notice of a layoff under the worker adjustment and retraining notification act .\naccording to reports : \u201cdue to confusion by our bank , we learned that some checks issued to former employees bounced , despite the fact that funds were available in our account , \u201d said sungevity spokesperson john ordona . \u201cwe have looked into the matter , and we are rectifying it . \u201d\noakland - based sungevity , the fifth - largest residential solar installer at the start of the year , combusted in a spectacular bankruptcy in march that resulted in mass layoffs , unpaid accrued vacation days and bounced final checks . the remnants of the company that emerged from bankruptcy assumed the name solar spectrum .\nfor those americans who exercise a less granular understanding of the ins and outs of the cleantech world , the bankruptcy might not have registered . say what you will about sungevity , that company knew how to spend money on marketing , and that investment could continue to pay dividends for the new ownership .\nsungevity initially made waves with a solution for that : a digital platform that could give quotes and design rooftop systems without having to roll a truck . the leadership famously chose an\nasset - light\nstrategy , investing in the software and outsourcing the capital - intensive elements like equipment , installation and financing .\nsungevity founder danny kennedy , whose company designed and is donating the $ 30 , 000 , 48 - panel solar roof system for the maldives presidential residence , said the system will initially provide half of the residence ' s power and will save the maldives $ 300 , 000 over its expected 25 years of operation .\nsungevity knew bankruptcy was looming and had to make a choice in a race against time : be straight with its employees and honor its human capital , or play a game of brinksmanship that leaves the bones of the company picked clean by a private equity firm and its laid - off staff deprived of money they ' ve earned .\nthe kansas city chapter of the construction specifications institute ( kccsi ) announced last week that our sungevity office project won an excellence in design award . the award is given to a firm that has demonstrated overall design excellence for aesthetics , clarity , creativity , functionality , building performance , and appropriateness with regard to fulfilling the client\u2019s program .\nthe east bay bicycle coalition ( ebbc ) announces the winners of its 3rd annual bike friendly business awards . sunpower of richmond is the winner in the large business category ; sungevity of oakland is the winner in the medium - size business category ; and arbor cafe in the temescal district is the winner in the small business category .\nsungevity has started relying more on sales through channel partners , as opposed to direct sales ,\nsaid nicole litvak , a senior analyst who covers the residential solar landscape at gtm research .\nthey\u2019re also not doing the financing , and they\u2019re not doing the installation . really , they\u2019re mostly a software company at this point .\nthe contracts are one way for consumers to use solar electricity without paying tens of thousands of dollars to own a set of solar panels . a homeowner who signs a contract , which typically runs 20 years , agrees to pay a monthly fee for the solar electricity . sungevity raises funds from banks and other types of investors to finance installations .\ndo you smile when you get your energy bill ? sungevity customers do ! switch to renewable solar power and you could get excited about your energy bills , too . find out how much you could save on electricity expenses with a free analysis from urltoken and learn how we calculate your savings estimates at urltoken sa . . . . show less\nthe top 10 competitors in sungevity ' s competitive set are enphase , asi , solar installer , america ' s solar company , sunsolarpros , jamar power systems , central california solar , sullivan solar power , delta solar electric and america ' s solar company . together they have raised over 213 . 9m between their estimated 1 . 0k employees .\nwhen you decide to power your life with sunshine , it can be a bit hard to fathom the actual difference you make for the environment . so we put some numbers to it . the solar energy generated by an average 6 kw sungevity energy system over 20 years is estimated to offset about 118 metric tons of co 2 . * that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s equivalent to :\none theme we saw this year in our bike - friendly business award nominations is that alternative - energy companies like sun power , sungevity , and last year ' s award winners , sun , light & power , are living up to their mission by providing great support to their employees who bike . our bike - friendly business award winner in the medium - sized business category is a solar company with over 200 employees located in oakland ' s jack london square , a location chosen for its proximity to transit and increasing miles of oakland ' s bikeways . the founder and president of sungevity , danny kennedy , bikes to work almost everyday from his home , as do at least a third of the companies employees .\nsungevity ' s market share peaked at 2 . 5 percent in 2014 and was at 1 . 6 percent in q3 2016 , and total capacity installed peaked in q1 2016 , according to gtm research data . the firm had announced a total of $ 850 million in vc and project financing , with an estimated $ 200 million of that coming as equity funding .\nhad sungevity viewed itself as a solar software startup and licensed its customer acquisition platform for use by hands - on installers , it may have avoided the capital drain that comes from managing installations . instead , the leadership split the difference , becoming a software company that ' s not quite an installer , and an installer that ' s not quite a software company .\nthe private equity firm northern pacific group , which bought the assets that became solar spectrum , acquired a majority stake in southern california installer horizon solar power from oaktree ' s gfi energy group on august 17 . now the plan is to nest the two solar companies under the umbrella of the sungevity brand , in what could soon become a platform for further solar acquisitions .\nthe actual installation business was largely out of sungevity ' s hands , though - - its employees monitored installation partners from afar . when money got tight , the leadership targeted its internal costs : employees . it can ' t continue on its own in this stripped - down state , so the question now is who might want to buy the remaining assets at a discount .\nsungevity has filed\na number of customary pleadings with the court , seeking authorization to pay certain pre - petition obligations , support its business operations , and transition them through the sale process . these include the payment of employee wages , taxes , insurance , critical vendors , and utility providers , as well as the continuation of the company ' s customer support programs .\n\u201csungevity failed to pay plaintiff and each of the class members their respective wages , salary , commissions , bonuses , accrued vacation and personal time off for 60 days following their respective terminations , and failed to make the pension and 401 ( k ) contributions and provide employee benefits under cobra for 60 days from and after the dates of their respective terminations , \u201d the court filings alleged .\npv magazine reported yesterday that a bankruptcy court approved the sale of sungevity ' s assets to private equity firm northern pacific group for $ 50 million , allowing\nthe company to invest $ 20 million in the company immediately .\nan unsubstantiated rumor suggests that the firm has begun requesting pre - petition privileges from some of its suppliers , offering 40 cents on the dollar for its existing and outstanding liabilities .\nother bay area creditors that sungevity says it owes include : menlo park - based sharespost 100 fund , owed $ 1 million ; piedmont - based dinwoodie meservey family trust , owed $ 1 million ; berkeley - based greener capital partners , owed $ 750 , 000 ; san francisco - based jim sandler , owed $ 460 , 000 ; and mountain view - based google , owed $ 387 , 000 .\nthe project is the solar technology\u2019s first expansion since opening its doors in 2007 . the 82 , 000 square - foot space speaks to the heart of sungevity\u2019s culture of openness , interaction and energy . the space is composed around an open central hub that overlooks the adjacent four - story atrium . this central hub links social areas and meeting spaces in an open and interactive environment , and provides easy access to work areas .\nin the u . s . some activists have called on the obama administration to bring solar back to the white house roof\u2014and solar company sungevity has offered to install 102 of its photovoltaic panels for free .\ni think barack obama knows this problem , and he tries to correct that historical mistake ,\nchen says .\nhe appointed steven chu as energy secretary , and steven chu is a well - known supporter of renewable energy .\nthe company ' s model sounded good on paper : use software to generate quotes without the need for site visits , but outsource the hardware , installation and financing , keeping those items off the balance sheet . the company could focus on customer relations without investing in all the capital - intensive parts of the solar business . a forbes article published in september called sungevity ' s platform\na sophisticated departure from the way companies usually sell customers on solar .\namong the 20 largest creditors with unsecured claims against sungevity , the five largest listed in the bankruptcy filing were boston - based eastern sun capital partners , owed $ 4 . 5 million ; san jose - based trina solar , owed $ 4 . 2 million ; fremont - based solaredge technologies , owed $ 2 . 9 million ; new york city - based mario palumbo of millennium partners $ 2 . 1 million ; and san francisco - based orrick , herrington & sutcliffe , owed $ 1 . 9 million .\ngtm ' s julian spector broke the news last week of a 66 percent layoff of sungevity ' s remaining workforce . at the time , the company had declined to pay severance or accrued vacation days - - it handed out checks for the last pay period and sent people on their way . the company had already cut dozens of workers in january after an expected merger fell through at the close of 2016 , taking with it the promise of a $ 200 million cash infusion . we covered that failed merger here .\nso many of the national residential solar companies , like sungevity , have gone under in the past two years that it has started to look increasingly like the national model just doesn ' t work ,\nsaid allison mond , a solar analyst at gtm research .\nthat said , horizon solar power is the largest residential company operating solely in california , and it has been doing really well , with double - digit growth and successful reduction of customer acquisition costs despite difficulties across the board in the california market .\ngtm ' s julian spector broke the news of a 66 percent layoff of sungevity ' s workforce in march . the company had already cut dozens of workers in january after an expected merger fell through at the close of 2016 , taking with it the promise of a $ 200 million cash infusion . ( we covered that failed merger here . ) at the time , the company had declined to pay severance or accrued vacation days - - instead , it merely handed out checks for the last pay period and sent people on their way .\nmore and more businesses in the east bay are promoting bicycle commuting for their employees and their customers ,\nsaid renee rivera , executive director .\ncompanies like sungevity have discovered that cycling to work makes their employees healthier , happier and more productive , and they ' ve taken innovative steps to encourage bicycle commuting . not only that , many east bay retailers are discovering that bicycle commuters are a boon to their bottom lines . bicycle commuting is good for the planet , good for business , and great for the local economy .\nsystem size , cost , and availability vary according to location , electricity usage , and utility company . a 6 . 5 kilowatt system lease starts at $ 65 - 155 per month with an annual increase of 0 - 2 . 9 % each year for 20 years on approved credit . payment terms vary by location and are not available in all areas . zero due at lease signing . no security deposit required . sungevity is not a lender . all loan terms are determined and subject to approval by third party lenders . ma hic 168430 .\n, the leader in online residential solar power , has sent a request to the obama administration and the department of the interior to accept their offer of a free solar power system . to encourage the white house and department of the interior to accept the offer and demonstrate true environmental and fiscal leadership , sungevity is today asking the public to show their support and sign the electronic globama petition . the petition , which can be signed at www . solaronthewhitehouse . com , will be shared with the president once it has received 10 , 000 signatures .\ne . on ' s interest in sungevity reflects a few trends . a growing number of power companies are seeking to add renewable energy generation or related investments to their portfolios . they also see fewer risks in betting on solar than they did even just a few years ago as they witness a continual growth in the u . s . solar market . the residential solar business has been growing quickly . new home solar installations jumped 60 % in 2013 , and its growth will likely outpace the commercial and utility market segments again in 2014 , said gtm research .\nplease help to get president barack obama to install solar panels on the white house in washington d . c . and thereby setting a good example for americans and the global communities around the world . this care2 petition is being created for one purpose : to support the signatures of the thousands of individuals who are unable to sign the original\nglobama\npetition listed below . this is a valid petition with a valid target and is in direct conjunction with the\nglobama\npetition movement , so please sign and aggressively share this petition , in order to harvest the missing signatures of those who are unable to sign the ' original ' . we will not permit the obama administration to contradict their own ' new energy plan ' for america ' s future . thank you ! >\nglobama\npetition excerpt : dear president obama , we proudly support the initiative to put solar on the white house and strongly urge you to accept sungevity ' s offer to donate and install a comprehensive solar system , at no cost to you or taxpayers . this achievement will be an important symbol to the world that the united states is committed to realizing the environmental and economic benefits of clean energy . sincerely , people for solar on the white house = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = > the original and official\nglobama\npetition : urltoken >\nobama contradicts his own ' new energy plan ' by inaction\n- volconvo public debate forums : urltoken\nthe white house itself once harvested the power of the sun . on june 20 , 1979 , the carter administration installed 32 panels designed to harvest the sun ' s rays and use them to heat water .\nhere is what carter predicted at the dedication ceremony :\nin the year 2000 this solar water heater behind me , which is being dedicated today , will still be here supplying cheap , efficient energy\u2026 . a generation from now , this solar heater can either be a curiosity , a museum piece , an example of a road not taken or it can be just a small part of one of the greatest and most exciting adventures ever undertaken by the american people .\nfor some of the solar panels it is the former that has come to pass : one resides at the smithsonian ' s national museum of american history , one at the carter library and , as of this week , one will join the collection of the solar science and technology museum in dezhou , china . huang ming , chairman of himin solar energy group co . , the largest manufacturer of such solar hot water heaters in the world , accepted the donation for permanent display there on august 5 . after all , companies like his in china now produce some 80 percent of the solar water heaters used in the world today .\nbut they are based on the same technology developed here in the u . s . and once manufactured in warrentown , va . , by intertechnology / solar corp . , the company behind the carter panels . * roughly three meters long , one meter wide and just 10 centimeters deep , the blue - black panels absorb sunlight to heat water piped through their innards . the carter administration set a goal of deriving 20 percent of u . s . energy needs from such renewable sources by the turn of the century . today , the u . s . gets a mere 7 percent of its energy from renewables , the bulk of that from the massive hydroelectric dams constructed in the middle of the 20th century . solar thermal and photovoltaic technology combined provide less than 0 . 1 percent .\nby 1986 , the reagan administration had gutted the research and development budgets for renewable energy at the then - fledgling u . s . department of energy ( doe ) and eliminated tax breaks for the deployment of wind turbines and solar technologies\u2014recommitting the nation to reliance on cheap but polluting fossil fuels , often from foreign suppliers .\nthe department of energy has a multibillion - dollar budget , in excess of $ 10 billion ,\nreagan said during an election debate with carter , justifying his opposition to the latter ' s energy policies .\nit hasn ' t produced a quart of oil or a lump of coal or anything else in the line of energy .\nand in 1986 the reagan administration quietly dismantled the white house solar panel installation while resurfacing the roof .\nhey ! that system is working . why don ' t you keep it ?\nrecalls mechanical engineer fred morse , now of abengoa solar , who helped install the original solar panels as director of the solar energy program during the carter years and then watched as they were dismantled during his tenure in the same job under reagan .\nhey ! this whole [ renewable ] r & d program is working , why don ' t you keep it ?\nafter they came down it took a soft - spoken administrator from a small environmental college in maine to rescue the carter panels from being a forgotten curiosity stored in the dark corner of a vast government warehouse .\na long , strange trip in 1991 peter marbach was newly minted development director at unity college in maine , which was facing a severe budget crisis . marbach needed to find a way to bring attention\u2014and hopefully donations\u2014to the struggling college and its mission : environmental education . leafing through a magazine , he stumbled across a picture .\nthere was this photograph of the solar panels , but they were all sort of disheveled and sort of tossed in a corner in this government service warehouse in franconia , virginia ,\nhe recalls .\nit was just such a waste .\nmarbach , lithe from years of mountain climbing and other outdoor pursuits , seems slow to anger , but his eyes , crinkled at the edges from years of smiling , still flash when asked to recollect what inspired his rescue mission . yet he doesn ' t sound angry , so much as bemused .\nit was in that instant where i was just so filled with anger and disappointment that : how could this happen ?\nhe says .\nwouldn ' t it be something if i could somehow find a way to get these panels and resurrect them ?\nmarbach wrote to former president carter , who wrote back :\nit would please me very much to see those panels in use again .\nhe also enlisted the aid of maine ' s former u . s . senator , william cohen . armed with carter ' s letter and cohen ' s support he contacted the general services administration \u2014the independent government agency that is landlord to other government agencies and generally runs the physical stuff of government . the gsa determined unity was eligible as an institution of higher learning to take the panels for an administrative fee of $ 500 .\nthe panels weighed more than 45 kilograms each and there were 32 of them . marbach just had a battered , blue school bus that was mostly used to carry the school soccer team to away games nearby .\nthe soccer coach was giving me a hard time ,\nmarbach chuckles as he remembers .\nhe said , ' you realize that if you take that bus and drive it down there i have no excuse to ask the administration to get us a new bus because that will prove the bus can go that far . '\nmarbach pressed on , stripping the seats out of the bus to make room for his cargo and enduring a bumpy and loud trip down the eastern seaboard . once in virginia , he pulled up to the grounds of a federal warehouse he describes as much like the fictional one used to store the ark of the covenant in the first indiana jones movie ,\njust bigger\nand stacked with unused furniture and crates of office supplies rather than mysterious archaeological artifacts . a golf cart and an attendant drove marbach through the cavernous space , where he found the solar panels in a dim corner gathering dust instead of sunlight . some were broken .\nit just looked like there was not a lot of thought given to taking care of these things ,\nmarbach says .\na new dawn ? there was a lot of thought given to installing the 32 solar panels in the first place , not least because the system could not alter the look or profile of the white house in any way . in fact , morse , who first got involved with solar during the nixon administration by being asked to assess its potential , spent years determining what could be installed . ultimately , he had to make parts of the panels white , rather than a darker ( more sunlight - absorbent ) color . on june 30 , 1979 , the panels were unveiled , although they remained invisible from the ground ."]}
{"id": 53721, "summary": [{"text": "nortal is a multinational strategic change and technology company headquartered in tallinn , estonia , with operations in europe , the middle east and africa .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "nortal provides public sector and private sector clients data-driven business transformation .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "most notably a large part of the digitalization of estonia \u2019s governmental e-services has been planned and implemented by nortal and its estonian predecessor webmedia .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "nortal is a keen promoter of good governance through e-government focusing on removing obstacles of human development , reducing hidden transaction costs in societies , increasing transparency of administration , reducing waste and increasing overall procedural efficiency . ", "topic": 24}], "title": "nortal", "paragraphs": ["nortal - nortal expanded its operations to the united arab . . . | facebook\nglassdoor has 26 nortal reviews submitted anonymously by nortal employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if nortal is right for you .\n3 nortal operations jobs in oman , including salaries , reviews , and other job information posted anonymously by nortal operations employees in oman . find nortal oman operations jobs on glassdoor . get hired . love your job .\nnortal headquarters in tallinn , pictured under its pre - 2012 merger name webmedia .\nnortal sdk no connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it .\nthrough the merger , nortal will acquire all shares of element ab , while the latter ' s shareholders , including the company ' s management and employees , will join the ranks of nortal ' s shareholders alongside the existing 34 shareholders who are all nortal employees . element ceo jonas ander , meanwhile , will join nortal as its new chief marketing officer .\nwhile the merger will mark nortal ' s expansion to sweden , it will simultaneously mean the expansion of element ' s service offering to the baltics , finland , germany and the middle east , where nortal already maintains a growing presence . nortal ceo priit alam\u00e4e said in a press release .\ni am working on nortal . cct integation , i am using remoting to do some tasks ,\nbq invited the 35 - year - old founder and chairman to lunch , to discover nortal\u2019s \u201csecret sauce\u201d , and how he intends to build on nortal\u2019s stellar success in europe , the middle east and africa .\nas a result of the merger , the swedish company will be bringing 17 marketing science consultants to nortal .\nthe aimtec company and nortal signed an agreement of cooperation at the end of 2015 . the common goal is to find new business opportunities with dcix solutions . in the early stages of partnership the cooperation also covers assistance in implementation projects and trainings of nortal representatives . trainings of nortal representatives are focused on sales , consultation and dcix solution implementation .\nreaching the level of platinum partnership with liferay is yet another proof and guarantee of nortal ' s competencies . also , a unique competitive advantage in estonia and in the region ,\nsaid oleg shvaikovsky , board member , nortal .\nwe are proud to see nortal reach this milestone ,\nsaid joseph shum , director of operations in europe .\nnortal has established a impressive deployment track record across many industries , most recently within the telecom and energy sectors .\nmore than just tech company , nortal provides the strategy and change management expertise needed to make any large project a success .\nin the application we are using nortal sdk which is also developed in . net remoting to notify the client with events .\nyou have no career advancement opportunities in nortal . if you started on some position , you will be on the same place forever .\nfrankfurt am main \u2013 ( march 24 , 2015 ) \u2013 liferay , inc . , which makes enterprise , open source portals , announced that nortal has achieved platinum partner status . as a partner since 2009 , and the only liferay partner in estonia , nortal works with clients to design and implement various enterprise level self - service systems using liferay portal . major clients for whom nortal has implemented liferay portal solutions include estonian telecom ( emt ) , tallink , and estonian energy .\nproblem is when i am integrating my application with nortal sdk . i am getting events but i am not able to receive the data along with the data .\nnortal is an international high - end software development solutions provider in public and private sector . through a deep understanding of technology , business domains and the impact of change , nortal builds seamless societies and delivers the best quality mission - critical solutions to clients in selected industries across europe , middle east and africa . nortal ' s expertise covers solutions for e - government , manufacturing & logistics , telecom , public finance management , healthcare , financial services , energy & resources . nortal ' s offering for private sector customers includes building self services , e - shops and e - channel solutions , but also supporting the change through business analysis and system implementations .\nour newcomer ' s day is ending ! we would like to say big thanks to everybody who came . let ' s build a seamless society together . # nortal\nwe are honored to be a certified liferay partner . nortal will continue to offer the best technological solutions for our customers with complex and demanding it needs .\nfew business leaders can boast of never having taken paid employment , even briefly , at the start their careers . the nortal chairman\u2019s entrepreneurial essence runs pure as the priciest vodka .\npoland - based private equity firm enterprise investors has exited its 41 % stake in estonian enterprise software developer nortal to the company\u2019s founders and management in a \u20ac12 . 3m deal .\ncensus records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your nortal ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .\nwhen i comment the following statement in my application remotingconfiguration . configure (\nmyapp . exe . config\n) ; i am able to receive the data from nortal cct server .\ncensus records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your nortal ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .\nthe technology behind the invest easy portal was created by nortal , a company which has had huge successes with similar projects in other countries , most notably estonia . nortal collaborated with oman\u2019s ministry of commerce and industry and the information technology authority to bring this concept into the public business arena to ensure that oman continues to be a place where business can be carried out quickly and easily as well as with honesty and transparency .\nnortal\u2019s predecessor webmedia was his second business started \u201cjust as the dot com boom was crashing in 2000\u201d . the difficult birth , he now believes , was an advantage , though it didn\u2019t seem like that at the time .\nnortal has created a business framework model that uses interfaces to link software to the agile business engine , the nerve center of the outermost level of the business\u2019s operations . the solution helps companies get back in the driver\u2019s seat of their business . .\nwhen i am enabling the remotingconfiguration . configure (\nmyapp . exe . config\n) ; statement i am able to receive the events but application throughing exception when i am trying to read the data receiving from eventargs of the nortal cct events .\npursuant to the parties ' agreement , the merger transaction value will be kept confidential , however element financials will be consolidated into nortal ' s financial results as of october 2016 , bringing the group ' s total estimated revenue to 50 million euros in 2017 .\nnortal ' s customer tallink uses liferay for almost all its external and internal sites , counting over 20 different sites in different geographical locations and languages , including a business units support portal . the company chose liferay for their new intranet project as the key platform .\nbut the nortal story turned out to be just the hors d\u2019oeuvres . the main course was its founder\u2019s impassioned advocacy of a lean and globally - ambitious estonian it sector , one that thinks in terms of \u201cconsolidating the balance sheets of others , not being consolidated ourselves\u201d .\nnortal , a leading software provider for mission critical solutions in the fields of government , healthcare , industry and time ( telecom , internet , media , entertainment ) is greatly reducing the stress for new companies with its latest innovation , the invest easy portal ( urltoken ) .\nswedish company element , a b2b marketing and sales strategy and technology firm located in northern europe , is slated to merge with estonian software developer nortal via share swap . the merger will also mark a brand new service offering in the estonian company ' s portfolio \u2014 revenue science .\nin fact nortal\u2019s software systems are attractive to governments in developing economies , including oman , qatar , and botswana , precisely because of what they can do to prevent corruption . in nigeria for example , the company has been working on a us $ 30m world bank - financed pilot to build a core financial management system for the world\u2019s seventh most populous nation . nigeria\u2019s entire federal budget preparation and treasury management , are now managed through nortal software . recent reports claim the project has already saved the nigerian government us $ 160 million by centralising payments and eliminating fraud .\nnortal oy ( former ccc ) is an international provider of high - end business solutions and on - line services for public and private sector . their success is built on long - lasting customer relations , understanding customer ' s business processes and successful deployment of mission - critical solutions and services .\nalam\u00e4e is proud of the speed at which the baltic states recovered from the crash of 2008 - 9 , although he is only half - joking when he says he wishes that the recession in estonia had continued longer , forcing more \u201ccomplacent\u201d companies to do as nortal did and retool for international competition .\nan unusually short lifespan might indicate that your nortal 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 .\na stronghold in scandinavia has put nortal , which employs 600 people worldwide , on a solid platform from which to leverage internationally its know - how in public systems software . much of which is oriented at healthcare , both in hospital - level administration and in highly sensitive health records and patient administration procedures .\n\u201cthe project is currently about half way through , \u201d said peeter smitt , business area director of nortal . \u201cto date there are 23 services available . many of these services formerly required coming to the front office but now with the new technology they can be completed online , within a matter of minutes . \u201d\ntallinn - based nortal is a multinational full - service strategic change and technology company that provides services to governments and leading businesses around the world . it operates in nearly 20 countries , employing over 500 specialists who carry out high - quality , mission - critical and high - impact projects across europe , the middle east and africa .\nthis is a story that deserves to be told over a sumptuous meal . estonia is recognised as a pioneer of e - government systems , and nortal has built between a third and a half of estonia\u2019s software infrastructure . \u201cif you follow the deductive method of our friends mr holmes and dr watson , that makes us world leaders\u201d .\nnortal believes liferay is essential to fulfilling the growing needs of the enterprise , especially those who are looking to move beyond the constraints of their current technology platforms . liferay portal provides key functionalities to meet the needs of modern users by enabling the delivery of mobile applications , both native and web , mobile responsive design and audience personalized content targeting .\ninvest easy portal , created by international business consultations and software development solutions provider nortal , has substantial impact on local business environment , giving entrepreneurs access to government e - services in oman and making different processes , such as starting a company , easier , more effective and faster . record time for registering a company using invest easy portal is 1 minute and 50 seconds .\n\u201cstrategy , technology and marketing are converging disciplines , the common denominator being big data ,\nexplained ander .\nbig data is a fundamental consequence of the digital marketing landscape . nortal , being a thought leader in the field , is the partner we have been looking for to be able to deliver predictive marketing analytics , sustainable change and impact to our clients .\n'\nmost likely this is a world record time for registering a company , according to peeter smitt , middle east region managing director at nortal . \u201ein estonia it takes about one day to register a company and as far as i know , the record is 18 minutes . however , in most countries it is not unusual that this process takes weeks or months , \u201c added smitt .\nit appears to me as if your configuration file contains invalid information that doesn ' t allow the client to properly connect with the server . this may be as simple as an invalid / non - existing server name and / or ip address and / or port - number . however , i cannot speak to the specifics about your problem with the backend system , since i don ' t know what the\nnortal sdk\nis .\nrussia\u2019s chief interest to him nowadays is not its cuisine but its potential as a market for nortal\u2019s moscow - based subsidiary . given the heightened political tension of the putin era , how sanguine is he about growth prospects in that country ? \u201cif anyone could predict what was going to happen in russia in the next five years , that person would be very , very rich . but ultimately russia needs the rest of the world , as much as the rest of the world needs russia .\n\u201dthe aimtec solution is a great addition to our existing solution portfolio , because of its holistic approach on operative material management throughout the supply chain . i am impressed by dcix configurability and interconnection of logistics and production , and integration of subjects within the entire logistical chain . \u201d comments nortal business development manager janne juola the reasons behind the cooperation . \u201clooking forward to improve our customer\u2019s operational efficiency and seamless communications between the stakeholders by dcix , truly creating a meaningful impact , \u201d continues mr . juola .\nthis spirit has been rampant over a decade in which the estonian\u2019s a43m - turnover software development company webmedia , specialist in customised systems for government and healthcare providers , has become one of europe\u2019s fastest growing it businesses . in october the firm announced a major contract with one of a string of big international wins , most significantly the a7 . 3m acquisition in may 2011 of finland\u2019s ccc corporation , which led to the rebranding as nortal . barring global economic turbulence , the firm expects to grow by 50 % over the next two years .\nin today\u2019s fast - paced changing environment , it is crucial for organizations to be flexible enough to . . .\nmonday , april 2 , 2012 started like any other day , however , tension and anxiety was in the air . it wa . . .\na three week training session was organised as part of the induction and orientation in preparation . . .\nnigeria has over 104 missions abroad . will they be linked with the gifmis ?\nyes , all federal government spending units including the missions abroad will be linked to gifmis .\nthis portal includes the service new commercial registration , which allows businesses to complete their company\u2019s registration procedure online in a matter of minutes . the portal allows companies to manage their processes online with minimal paperwork . in the stringent testing phase , the new technology has proven over 99 per cent success rate and in addition to a web portal is also available as an app for android and iphones .\nthe new commercial registration was officially launched recently at intercontinental in muscat . before that , more than 3 , 500 companies were registered during the testing phase of the service .\nhe added , \u201cour goal is to create services that provide meaningful impact to the society and the new commercial registration service is a prime example . we are not only translating a paper service to digital , we are in fact making the whole registration process less bureaucratic , faster and more transparent than ever .\nelement offers services within b2b sales and marketing processes , ranging from strategy consulting , process transformation marketing automation , crm , content marketing as well as other marketing and sales software solutions . the swedish company delivers a professionalization of their client ' s revenue processes , increased conversion of qualified leads to customers and shorter sales cycles . element currently has operations in all nordic countries , germany and the middle east , with offices in stockholm and helsinki .\nlogged in as { { user . alias } } { { user . name } } . log out / edit account\nlast year , 25 of the eu ' s 28 member states committed to the permanent structured cooperation ( pesco ) scheme , spurring a wide array of specific military projects and investment pledges , french president emmanuel macron ' s european intervention initiative being one of them .\nleaders of the estonia 200 political movement consider it very likely that the movement will develop into a political party this autumn already .\nerri arhiivist leiab vanemaid tele - ja raadiosaateid , filme , fotosid , reportaa\u017ee , intervjuusid ja palju muud p\u00f5nevat .\neesti rahvusringh\u00e4\u00e4ling | f . r . kreutzwaldi 14 , 15029 tallinn , eesti | e - post : err [ \u00e4t ] err . ee | tel : 628 4100 | toimetus | kasutustingimused\nerr kasutab oma veebilehtedel http k\u00fcpsiseid . kasutame k\u00fcpsiseid , et meelde j\u00e4tta kasutajate eelistused meie sisu lehitsemisel ning kohandada erri veebilehti kasutaja huvidele vastavaks . kolmandad osapooled , nagu sotsiaalmeedia veebilehed , v\u00f5ivad samuti lisada k\u00fcpsiseid kasutaja brauserisse , kui meie lehtedele on manustatud sisu otse sotsiaalmeediast . kui j\u00e4tkate ilma oma lehitsemise seadeid muutmata , t\u00e4hendab see , et n\u00f5ustute k\u00f5ikide erri internetilehek\u00fclgede k\u00fcpsiste seadetega .\nhea lugeja , n\u00e4eme et kasutate vanemat brauseri versiooni v\u00f5i v\u00e4helevinud brauserit . parema ja terviklikuma kasutajakogemuse tagamiseks soovitame alla laadida uusim versioon m\u00f5nest meie toetatud brauserist :\nin his rise to becoming a world - leading administrative software developer , priit alam\u00e4e prides himself in never having to address anyoneas boss : \u201capart from my wife of course\u201d .\nthe venue for lunch was the tchaikovsky , a russian restaurant , in the telegraaf hotel , on a cobbled street at the heart of tallinn\u2019s unesco - protected old town . the dining room is a stagey evocation of imperial russia , dominated by a brooding portrait of the swan lake composer .\nthe tchaikovsky has long reigned as one of tallinn\u2019s finest dining spots , the head chef vladislav djatsuk offering up variations on old - time russian staples - pelmeni [ dumplings ] , trout with yogurt , roe and bisque , beef tartare , borscht with pirozhiki . these dishes are sprinkled artfully over a menu that contains a larger number of more familiar , frenchified dishes , posing less of a challenge to unadventurous western business visitors .\nhumorous and open but brisk , alam\u00e4e is no smalltalker . i start by asking him about the milestone finnish acquisition , made all the sweeter after webmedia\u2019s failed foray into that country a few years previously . he describes as a psychological breakthrough for an estonian - \u201ca bit like challenging your big brother\u201d - in that it reversed the time - honoured flow of capital from the nordics to the baltics .\nthe merger has gone \u201csurprisingly smoothly\u201d he says . \u201cone of my friends said very nicely that business is all about being in the right place at the right time , but you have to put in s * * * loads of work to get to the right place at the right time . \u201d\n\u201ca lot will depend on what the world economy is going to do but provided the global outlook remains the same or more positive , we are expecting within the next two to three years , at least 50 % total growth . \u201d\n\u201clet\u2019s see if we can do it . we have lots of strategies we can put on paper , but let\u2019s see if they work out . \u201d\nthe company\u2019s strategies have progressed fairly steadily since its first big contract wins in 2001 . since then they have been \u201ctrying to be present in the areas which are critical for the functioning of government such as taxation , public finances , back - end systems . we have been working on public financial management , budget automation , revenue collection , things like that . \u201d\nas we dip fancy bread sticks in an exceptionally tasty savoury tomato paste , alam\u00e4e surveys the tchaikovsky\u2019s dining room and reflects on its role in estonia\u2019s three - act economic drama . although only a third full on a monday lunchtime , he remembers the heady pre - crash days when you had to fight to get a table . and it\u2019s not because the food has gone downhill .\n\u201cbefore 2008 , the whole of our society went mad . this restaurant is not the cheapest in town , but it was always full . a lot of the patrons were construction workers , who were making so much money , as people were throwing up buildings everywhere .\n\u201cwhat happened here in estonia was the same as what happened in spain and in ireland , if you take any economy that is too much focused on capital investment , it\u2019s just not sustainable . look at china . the capital investment ratio to the whole economy is far too high . \u201d\nhe takes a grim satisfaction in his country\u2019s status as \u201cworld champions of budget cutting\u201d , both in the public and private sectors , contrasting it to southern european crash victims like greece and spain : \u201cwhat part of \u2018there\u2019s no more money\u2019 do they not understand ? \u201d he snorts .\n\u201cimagine 25 % budget cuts in britain . it would be like \u2018oh my god , they\u2019re taking away our welfare ! \u2019\n\u201ci think estonia is the only country in the world where , if you ask people on the street what the national priorities are , they will say that the budget has to be balanced ! we have a saying here that debt is someone else\u2019s money . \u201d\npriit alam\u00e4e\u2019s career started while an 18 year - old student at the university of tartu , when he launched a political and social research company .\nentrepreneurialism was ingrained - his father , an engineer , was one of the first estonians to register a business ( electrical repair and parts ) after the soviet - era restrictions were relaxed in 1991 .\n\u201cif you start a business at the height of the boom , you get to take things very much for granted , and usually it will not pan out once the boom comes to an end . \u201d in webmedia\u2019s case , not only were the economic circumstances hostile to growth , so was the infant company\u2019s product .\n\u201cwe started out as e - commerce and e - marketing killer website engineers , but the market realised that that was not where the money was , at least in the short term . so in the modern parlance we had to instantly \u201cpivot\u201d into classical software engineering , going from the fancy webshop portals , to the down - and - dirty back end systems that actually drive our economy\u201d .\n\u201cone thing we realised is that people don\u2019t actually care what is behind the facade . if you have a smartphone you don\u2019t really care how the processor is working , and how the memory and the os work , you don\u2019t care . you care about the usability experience . \u201cmost software engineers were run by people from a hard soviet - era computer science background , you know the kind who tend to avoid eye - contact ? \u201cwe had to differentiate ourselves .\nalthough we\u2019re not so audacious as to compare ourselves with apple , in our small scale , we were doing the same kind of thing : putting designers and business people at the forefront of decision - making and working out ways to tell customers about things they didn\u2019t previously know they wanted\u201d .\nthe arrival of the starters gives alam\u00e4e the chance to draw breath . they include the trademark red russian soup and priit knows a good borscht when he tastes one . \u201cwe grew up with this soup\u201d he jokes , avoiding further comment on estonia\u2019s grim decades under russian rule . \u201cthe secret is to fry the vegetables before you boil them so that they don\u2019t get too soft , and use beef stock rather than lamb stock . \u201d this leads him to muse on other \u201clegendary\u201d russian dishes on the tchaikovsky\u2019s menu , including steak tartare . \u201cthe cossacks used to tenderise the meat before slicing by riding with it under their saddles . must have tasted great . \u201d\n\u201cwe have also been working in the development sector in russia and as in any country you have the good and the bad and ugly , same would go for estonia , russia , nigeria , and the uk . i don\u2019t think there is any country in the world that is corruption - free , it just comes in different sizes . in the uk and the us its legalised and called lobbying . \u201d\nstudents of estonia\u2019s success often point out how its tiny domestic market forces its well - networked \u2018mafia\u2019 of entrepreneurs to think and act globally from the outset . as the main course arrives \u2013 roasted estonian beef fillet with asparagus , potatoes and juniper sauce for him , roasted duck with citrus , alpha [ homemade russian noodles ] and malt sauce for me \u2013 alam\u00e4e warms to the theme that estonia needs to think more ambitiously .\n\u201cwhatever we do as a tiny country \u2013 and the same goes for the other baltic states \u2013 we need to ensure that we have headquarters .\n\u201cwhat we have been trying to preach is we don\u2019t have to produce everything , but we do need to make sure we are leveraging the full potential of our work forces . \u201d\n\u201cour traditional idea of exports is making things here and sending them out by plane and train . but you need to have companies that are consolidating the balance sheet of others , and not being consolidated ourselves . that is where the wealth and the growth are coming from , the leverage of capital .\nas we savour the tchaikovsky chef\u2019s handiwork , alam\u00e4e , who speaks russian and swedish as well as elegant english ( \u201cwe don\u2019t delude ourselves that anyone else is going to learn estonian\u201d ) ranges compellingly over a global conversational landscape . topics include the importance of \u201cplaying in your own league\u201d and avoiding giant asian markets , admiration for oman and the potential of the gulf states , the impact of us shale gas , the excessive complexities of east asian time - zones , latvia\u2019s accession to the eurozone , how the baltics disproved the keynesian theories of us economist prof paul krugman ( he\u2019s not a fan ) . he also quotes approvingly mrs thatcher\u2019s view of socialism \u201cpretty soon you run out of other peoples\u2019 money . \u201d\nlike the late british prime minister , his attitude to business and politics might be described as \u2018robust\u2019 . he expands on an arresting theory that the estonian recovery from the 2008 crash happened too quickly , and that a longer period of austerity would have enabled more reform .\n\u201cwhen you have a disease , you can delay the medication to bring rejuvenation , but our government administered shock therapy for the whole country . it really forced companies to change their modus operandi . a lot of the country turned to exports , while local consumption died down . people who had had a nice cosy life living off local markets had to look for alternatives , but the recovery was too quick , a bit more pain would have brought about more thorough reform as when we recovered , the reform stopped .\n\u201cwhat i am worried about in estonia is that we get too comfortable and think that we have already done it . complacency is the death of any successful system . \u201d\ndoes he think the explosion of estonian it is becoming a bubble ? \u201cof course it\u2019s a bubble , and it has been inflating for some time . why do i think it will not burst ? because the sector is highly diversified . it\u2019s a collection of globally oriented start - ups , which have a totally different cycle than companies which are working for the estonian market , and even here there is strong diversification between public and private sector . \u201d\ni want to press him more on this , and much else besides , but lunch is abruptly over as priit has another meeting .\nhe sweeps out of the restaurant leaving bq to drink a restorative coffee , settle the bill , and digest this privileged close - quarters display of energy and intuitive , keep - it - simple , commercial sense .\nestonia has only a 1 . 3 million population , but can a country that contains a network of entrepreneurs with ambition of this kind be meaningfully described as small ?\non vene street , a short walk from city square in the heart of tallinn\u2019s 13th century old town , the tchaikovsky is part of the 86 - room hotel telegraaf , an impressive classical block , built in 1878 to house an hq and exchange station for estonia\u2019s first telegraph company . as well as the restaurant , and lobby cocktail bar , the hotel\u2019s summer terrace is a well - known oasis and business rendez - vous .\nvoted the third - best fine dining venue in recent survey , the tchaikovsky presents high quality and good value . with starters costing around a9 , main courses averaging a18 , coffee at a2 . 90 , mineral water at a hefty a4 . 50 for 33l bottle , our lunch bill came to a respectable a78 . 20 , including vat , but not including service . although we steered clear of the tchaikovsky\u2019s wine list , it is recognised as one of the best in tallinn , for \u201cold world\u201d wines at least ( australia , nz , chile and the us have only a token presence ) . prices for the extensive french , italian and spanish selection ranging from the a30 - 50 mark , to eye - popping amounts for the finest vintages , for example a 1996 ch\u00e2teau latour , premier grand cru , pauillac at a1450 a bottle .\nour bq bulletin emails will land in your inbox at 7 . 30am , monday to friday , with a mix of the latest local business news , national news , and features to inspire you . sign up here !\nfrom time to time bq may wish to send you communications from our specially selected partners . by ticking the box you agree to receiving these communications\nif you already have an account please use the link below to sign in .\nif you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nwe offer a great network and slick joint investment opportunities . we\u2019re open for new members who operate in estonia .\nwe\u2019re ready to invest both our time and money to promising new ventures . we encourage you to make contact .\nestban is a member led organisation committed to finding , funding and mentoring great young companies from pitch through to successful exit .\nunquote delivers the latest news , research and analysis on the european venture capital and private equity markets .\nrequest a free demonstration or subscribe now . please click on one of the buttons below .\nto discuss our subscription options , please email omar . khazen @ urltoken or call + 44 ( 0 ) 20 3741 1388 .\njuhan tere , bc , tallinn , 13 . 05 . 2016 . print version\naccording to smitt , invest easy portal gives entrepreneurs an access to a wide variety of necessary e - services that in estonia , for instance , are considered already a standard that most entrepreneurs can\u2019t imagine operating without . \u201ebefore , one needed to apply for a licence to start a business or engage in any type of commercial activity in oman . this was time consuming and relatively complex process that included visiting different government authorities . today , already 210 economic activities in oman are unlicensed , meaning one can start with business activities right after the registration is completed . invest easy project does not only focus on digitalisation of paper based services , but makes the business environment as a whole easier , more effective and has a strong impact on local entrepreneurs and business climate , \u201c he added .\nthe portal gives omani entrepreneurs access to government e - services such as : starting a business , updating company info in commercial register , finding information for licensing terms and submitting digital licence application , preparing financial report , closing business and various other important services for the entrepreneurs . today , invest easy brings together 66 different services to one easy portal .\n\u201ethe total number of legal persons registered in oman increased from 19 228 in 2014 to 26 699 in 2015 , \u201c said smitt . starting a business using invest easy portal is gaining popularity and in april 2016 already 30 % of registrations were completed using the portal .\nthe invest easy portal is an initiative led by ministry of commerce and industry ( moci ) and information technology authority ( ita ) . the backbone of the portal is oman\u2019s national business register . standardisation and re - 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founder and ceo of supernova gamemaker supercell . established in 2010 , supercell is one of the country\u2019s premier money - spinners and a model of corporate responsibility . two 2012 releases , hay day and the perennial favorite clash of clans generated staggering revenues of usd 2 . 5 million a day in 2013 . in 2015 supercell posted revenues of usd 2 . 3 billion , which it converted into usd 924 million in profits . not surprisingly , supercell has been an investment magnet . in 2013 , the japanese company softbank paid usd 2 . 1 billion for 51 % of the game firm , upping ownership to 73 % the following year . in 2016 , the chinese internet giant tencent holdings picked up 84 % of the company for usd 8 . 6 billion , making supercell europe\u2019s first decacorn , or startup valued at over usd 10 billion . paananen is also co - founder and chair of the me . foundation , which funds programs for marginalized youth .\na consummate serial entrepreneur , ilja laurs has established more than 10 successful business projects since 1999 , including lithuania\u2019s largest hotel reservation system lithuanianhotels . com , mobile payment system micropay , mobile game studio midas games and 3d professional photography portal geoglance . com . in 2002 laurs set up getjar , one of the world\u2019s largest independent app stores , which he later sold to the chinese company sungai mobile for usd 50 million , and where he remains chairman of the board . in 2014 he founded nextury ventures , a venture capital fund that bankrolls early stage startups as well as fast growth and potentially high - 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tier executive , since 2007 german gref has successfully implemented a series of reforms at russian state - owned savings bank sberbank , resulting in improved efficiency and a turnaround in corporate culture . prior to his appointment to sberbank , gref served for seven years as minister for trade and economic development of the russian federation . together with the minister for finance aleksey kudrin , gref created the stabilization fund , whose primary goal was to facilitate repayment of russia\u2019s foreign debt . by the time gref left the ministry , the fund had grown to over usd 130 billion . with gref at the helm , sberbank launched a range of digital services , which have seen some 30 million active users of online banking services , 11 million active users of mobile banking apps and 27 million active users of its mobile bank text message service . in 2015 sberbank earned usd 3 . 5 billion on roughly usd 15 billion in revenue and now employs over 330 , 000 employees in 22 countries .\nin 2015 johan forssell took over as president and ceo of investor ab after overseeing the firm\u2019s core investments , such as engineering firm atlas copco and financial services institution seb , since 2006 . originally established in 1916 by the wallenberg family of industrialists , investor has holdings in high - quality , international companies across a range of industries , including ericsson , electrolux , w\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 , abb , nasdaq , saab and astrazenica as well as small companies with interesting technology . in 2015 , the firm recorded profits of over usd two billion and the value of net assets stood at around usd 32 billion . forssell joined the company in 1995 and prior to his appointment as president and ceo , he held positions such as head of research , head of capital goods and healthcare sector , analyst at investor ab core holding and project director at aleris . forssell also holds board positions in atlas copco , saab and investor subsidiary patricia industries ."]}
{"id": 53732, "summary": [{"text": "jurys inns is a chain of hotels founded in ireland and previously owned by jurys doyle hotel group .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "in 2007 , the jurys inns portfolio of hotels were bought by derek quinlan 's quinlan private venture capital ( now avestus capital partners ) company .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "the oman investment fund became a shareholder in 2008 and in 2013 , jurys inn announced a new investor group comprising oman investment fund , mount kellett capital management lp , a global , multi-strategy investment fund in partnership with avestus capital partners ; ulster bank , a member of the royal bank of scotland group and westmont hospitality group , one of north america \u2019s largest privately owned specialist hotel investors . ", "topic": 39}], "title": "jurys inn", "paragraphs": ["1998 \u2013 jurys inn opens a hotel in islington , london . this is the first jurys inn in england , but by no means the last .\n2009 \u2013 jurys inn prague , our first hotel on mainland europe , is opened .\nnow this is history . . . - picture of jurys inn dublin christchurch , dublin\njurys inn provides a number of wheelchair accessible bedrooms . these rooms have been designed to the highest specifications to make your stay with jurys inn belfast as easy and pleasurable as possible .\nalthough the name jurys inn is only 20 years old , our origins were a lot earlier . here are a few events that have taken jurys inn hotels where we are today .\n2013 \u2013 jurys inn celebrates the 20 th anniversary of the opening of its first hotel .\nus investors are to buy the jurys inn hotel group in a deal worth \u00a3680 million .\n2007 \u2013 jurys inn are taken over by quinlan private and separated from the doyle hotel collection .\nnow this is history . . . - picture of jurys inn dublin christchurch , dublin - tripadvisor\n1999 : jurys acquires doyle and becomes jurys doyle hotel group , the largest in ireland .\n1997 \u2013 a jurys inn is opened in limerick as well as the first british jurys inn in belfast . there are now 6 hotels in total , with a further hotel in dublin and one in cork opened in previous years .\nmccabe , eileen ,\njurys to open london inn ,\ntimes , october 17 , 1996 , p . 33 .\njurys inn birmingham guests have 20 fully equipped meeting rooms available to them , accommodating anywhere between 12 and 275 delegates or guests .\nat the time of the jurys inn transaction , quinlan private said it had executed the deal on behalf of a\ngroup of investors\n.\nto the oxford university museum of natural history , which is a short twenty - minute bus ride from jurys inn oxford hotel and conference venue .\nin 2002 , the company began a shift toward higher - margin properties , beginning a sell - off of many of its three - star locations in favor of refocusing its hotels portfolio around four - and five - star properties . at the same time , jurys doyle continued its expansion into the united kingdom , where the company had targeted some 60 cities as potential future markets , opening the jurys inn croydon in london in 2002 and the jurys inn newcastle and jurys inn glasgow in 2003 .\nwhether you are visiting jurys inn birmingham for business or pleasure , our hotel offers all our guests the amenities needed for a restful and fully relaxing stay .\njurys inn provides a number of wheelchair accessible bedrooms . throughout the hotel , we also provide accessible toilets in public areas and lift access to all floors .\nthe omani investment follows the appointment of businesswoman barbara cassani , founder of budget airline go - fly , as jurys inn chairman . niall geoghegan is chief executive .\nif you have a specific question or need additional information please visit our faqs page or contact us directly . view the jurys inn gender pay gap report here .\n1866 \u2013 william jury sells the hotel to his cousin henry james jurys , who expands the hotel and renames it the jurys hotel .\n1999 \u2013 jurys inns acquires luxury hotel chain doyle hotels to become the jurys doyle hotel group , the largest hotel group in ireland . with the acquisition , jurys doyle now have an international hotel portfolio .\nby signing up to the jurys inn newsletter , you are consenting to receive email marketing communications from us about our special offers , promotions , competitions and news from our hotels .\nwilliam jurys , a former commercial traveler , set up an inn catering to the commercial sector on dublin ' s college green in 1839 . the inn grew and by mid - century had become known as the commercial and family hotel . in 1866 , jurys became part of the partnership that built the city ' s shelbourne hotel . after that hotel opened , jurys sold his original business to a cousin , henry james jurys . over the next two decades , henry jurys further expanded the college green hotel site . henry jurys died , but the hotel remained in the jurys family , becoming known as jurys hotel - - one of several dublin locales featured in james joyce ' s ulysses - - until it was requisitioned by the british forces during ireland ' s war of independence in 1918 .\nthe castle is open daily from 10am and can only be explored by guided tour . oxford castle is a short twenty - minute bus ride from jurys inn oxford hotel and conference venue .\n1866 : after jurys becomes a partner in a new shelbourne hotel , he sells his original hotel to his cousin henry james jurys , who expands the property , then called commercial and family hotel , and later the jurys hotel .\njurys inn prague is centrally located just a short walk from prague old town and within easy reach of all the city\u2019s attractions and shopping areas . located opposite the florenc metro station , the main railway station or central bus station can be reached within 5 minutes . jurys inn prague offers our guests a convenient location from which to experience our magical city or to get to your business meeting .\njurys hotel group acquires doyle hotel group ,\nurltoken , april 1999 .\nnick weber , head of europe for mount kellett capital management , said :\nprior to its acquisition less than two years ago , jurys inn was burdened by excessive debt and faced an uncertain future .\n1839 \u2013 william jurys opened a guesthouse at 7 college green , dublin . the guesthouse was intended as commercial lodgings , similar to many of jurys inns rooms today .\n1991 : jurys enters the united kingdom with the purchase of a hotel in glasgow .\nguest ratings are based on our jurys inn guest satisfaction programme . at jurys inn we take our guests satisfaction and loyalty very seriously so we ask guests to complete a questionnaire to find out how they enjoyed their stay . to date tens of thousands of guests have responded and these comments have enabled us to further develop our product and service to meet your needs . you can see our guest satisfaction ratings on each of our hotel pages .\nnewly refurbished , jurys inn birmingham offers 445 stylish hotel rooms from the standard double to our superior rooms , all of which are spacious and able to accommodate up to three adults or 2 adults and 2 children under 12 .\n1918 \u2013 jurys hotel is requisitioned by the british army during the irish war of independence .\nby then , jurys had developed a new hotel brand , the mid - priced jurys inn , the first two of which were opened in galway and christchurch , in dublin , in 1993 . a third inn opened in cork in 1994 . by mid - decade , the formula had proved a success , and the company began a larger rollout , targeting especially the united kingdom from 1996 . in 1995 , the company had begun listing on the london stock exchange .\ntickets are available on the day but booking is advised to avoid disappointment . crumlin road gaol is a 25 minute walk from jurys inn belfast and sits opposite the stunning neo - classical designed grade a listed building , crumlin road courthouse .\nlocated at the heart of the east midlands , jurys inn nottingham is the perfect starting point for an adventure in the local area . to plan your travels , here\u2019s an quick overview of journey times to popular onward destinations from nottingham .\njurys inn has 31 hotels - four in london , 21 across the rest of the uk , five in ireland and one in prague - and was was named winner of the best small hotel company at the 2015 business travel awards .\n1918 : jurys hotel is requisitioned by the british army during ireland ' s war of independence .\nby then , jurys doyle had already boosted its number of rooms to nearly 6 , 500 , and its revenues had climbed to eur 257 million ( $ 303 million ) . the company had also begun a new expansion drive , with six new properties in development at the beginning of 2004 , two of which , the jurys inn leeds and the jurys inn chelsea opened in london in february and march of that year . other properties slated for opening included a new hotel in dublin ' s parnell street , a hotel serving london heathrow , and an entry into southampton slated for 2005 .\n, jurys inn oxford hotel and conference venue offers a state of the art health club with an indoor swimming pool and a fully equipped gym . recently refurbished , our juvenate health and leisure leisure facilities are perfect for our guests to get a little tlc .\njurys inn is one of oif ' s earliest investments . the capital restructuring undertaken in may 2013 , with the co - operation of the lenders and our partners , revived the group paving a new path of growth and progress ,\nhe said .\nprincipal subsidiaries : thornhill inc ; p . v . doyle holdings ltd . ; koyland ltd . ; back bay investments ltd . ; united kingdom hotel investments ltd . ; p . v . doyle hotels ltd . ; belfcard ltd . ; jurys doyle hotel management ( uk ) ltd . ; jurys doyle london hotels ltd . ; chamberlain hotels ltd . ( united kingdom ) ; jurys doyle hotel group ( uk ) ltd . ; jurys doyle us holdings , inc ; jurys washington , llc ( united states ) ; jyle b . v . ( netherlands ) ; jurys doyle hotels ( europe ) sa ( luxembourg ) .\nenjoy all the comforts of home in one of jurys inn belfast\u2019s 190 spacious rooms . curl up on one of our large soft beds or relax in a hot bubble bath in the en - suite bathroom , complete with complimentary toiletries . our hotel rooms also include flat screen tvs with freeview and free wifi , as well as being able to accommodate up to three adults or two adults and two children under twelve . whether visiting the city for business or pleasure , jurys inn belfast offers complete comfort for all of our guests .\nwhether you\u2019re continuing your adventures or returning home , our hotel in manchester is perfectly placed for onward trips to some of the uk\u2019s most popular towns and cities . to help plan the next part of your journey , here\u2019s a snapshot of travel times from jurys inn manchester .\nhensdill , cherie ,\njurys doyle achieves critical mass ,\nhotels , october 2000 , p . 18 .\nsituated on broad street and surrounded by an abundance of restaurants and bars , jurys inn birmingham offers the perfect city centre location for all guests . our hotel sits within walking distance of many of birmingham\u2019s attractions and a short thirteen minute walk from birmingham new street and other transport links .\nquinlan private has tapped the sovereign wealth fund of oil - rich oman for a \u20ac200 million investment in jurys inns , the budget hotel chain it acquired from the jurys doyle group in a \u20ac1 . 165 billion deal last year .\nbromley house library if you love discovering hidden gems , bromley house library is a lesser - known attraction where you can take a tour of the old reading rooms on special open event days . the library is a 16 minute walk away from jurys inn , close to old market square .\nenjoy a speciality coffee from our all day costa coffee bar and lounge where you can relax with a newspaper or a good book . alternatively , pick up a fresh pastry or snack and settle into work or internet browsing on jurys inn\u2019s free wifi internet available throughout our hotel in birmingham .\nby listening to our guests needs , and because we\u2019re a small group of hotels , we can quickly adapt to give that little extra . whether it is our 24 hour available staff , free wifi or an early business breakfast option , at jurys inn the little things make big differences .\nin the meantime , jurys had been adding a number of other hotel properties , which were brought in under the jurys hotels brand . these included bristol ' s unicorn in 1994 and the cardiff international in 1995 . the company also bought the prestigious london - based custom house , which was redeveloped as the jurys great russell street hotel in 1999 .\nour birmingham hotel is perfectly designed to provide our guests all the comforts of home with each jurys inn room including as standard : a large soft bed , well - lit work area , en - suite bathroom with complimentary toiletries , free wifi internet access , and flat screen tv with freeview .\nour birmingham hotel ensures excellent service , comfortable rooms and a prime location to allow all our guests , whether you are visiting jurys inn for business or pleasure , an easy , convenient and restful trip . with so many things to do and see in birmingham , learn more about booking a city break .\njurys to buy its inns at christchurch and galway ,\nirish times , april 28 , 2004 , p . 42 .\nwalsh , dominic ,\njurys close to finalising doyle deal ,\ntimes , november 19 , 1998 , p . 35 .\njurys inn prides itself on having its hotels in ideal locations , whether that be in the city centres , next to major transport hubs , or within minutes from stadiums , institutions , or major events . please see below for some of the popular places surrounding our belfast hotel , which you may require easy access to .\nlocated in the heart of the city on station street , jurys inn is one of the most conveniently located hotels in nottingham . we\u2019re a five minute walk away from the train station and tram , and a short walk from the lace market and hockley . see what nottingham has to offer and book a city break .\njurys inn prides itself on having its hotels in ideal locations , whether that be in the city centres , next to major transport hubs , or within minutes from stadiums , institutions , or major events . please see below for some of the popular places surrounding our oxford hotel , which you may require easy access to .\njurys inn prides itself on having its hotels in ideal locations , whether that be in the city centres , next to major transport hubs , or within minutes from stadiums , institutions , or major events . please see below for some of the popular places surrounding our birmingham hotel , which you may require easy access to .\njurys inn dublin parnell street is within easy reach of many hidden gems and attractions . the hotel is located only minutes away from dublin ' s o ' connell street , steeped with historic landmarks and buzzing with activities , shops and bars . the hotel is only 5 minute ' s walk to henry street . . .\njurys inn prague is a modern hotel , located in prague city centre - florenc , just a short walk from prague\u2019s old town square . our city hotel offers 214 contemporary , spacious rooms clearly designed around our guests\u2019 comfort . fast speed wifi is offered for free throughout the property . the hotel boasts a stylish bistro style restaurant offering seasonal cuisine as well as a quick bite on the run , lively bar serving creative seasonal cocktails , fitness centre and secure onsite garage . business travellers can also make use of the 2 state - of - the - art conference rooms which are fully equipped with modern amenities . jurys inn prague is a non - smoking hotel .\nso whether you are planning a meeting , training session or a sales presentation , jurys meetings are perfectly tailored to the business traveller .\nfor the very best in comfort , style and first - rate facilities , jurys inn is the perfect choice . located in the most vibrant towns and cities across the uk , ireland and the czech republic , our hotels are each hand - picked for their prime position close to the country ' s top attractions , amenities and transport hubs .\nfor those looking to be close to business and entertainment venues , jurys inn birmingham is also a stone\u2019s throw away ( just a five minute walk ) from the international convention centre ( icc ) and the barclaycard arena ( formerly the national indoor arena nia ) , with just a short train ride to the national exhibition centre ( nec ) .\ncreaton , siobhan ,\ngood news at inns for jurys doyle ,\nirish times , april 22 , 2004 , p . 19 .\nmcaffrey , una ,\njurys slips in tough trading conditions ,\nthe irish times , september 10 , 2003 , p . 16 .\nwe are now delighted to have attracted a new owner of the scale and calibre of lone star funds , who are very committed to the future growth and development of the jurys inn brand and business and we look forward to working with them in realising our joint ambition for the business and to capitalise on the significant opportunities emerging within our sector .\nin 2013 , we celebrate 20 years of jurys inn hotels . we opened our first two hotels in 1993 in ireland , and over the years have opened hotels as far as prague in the czech republic . it\u2019s been a wonderful 20 years that we hope to build on and provide all of our guests with affordable , comfortable accommodation for many years to come .\nwhether you\u2019re visiting the city on business or for a weekend break with friends , we know how important it is to find the perfect base for your stay in nottingham . here at jurys inn our friendly team will make sure your stay is unforgettable for all the right reasons , so you\u2019ll have a fabulous time from the moment you step through the door to the moment you leave .\nat jurys doyle , we are dedicated to providing good quality hotel products that are appropriate to our customers needs in a friendly , professional and flexible environment .\nthe merger with doyle doubled jurys in size , boosting its portfolio to 32 hotels , with a total of nearly 5 , 500 rooms . the deal had also transformed the company , which became the jurys doyle hotel group , into a truly international company , with more than half of its properties located outside of ireland .\njurys inn prague offers the perfect solution for small to medium sized meetings , conferences and other company events . all state - of - the - art conference rooms have fast , reliable wi - fi connection available free of charge , built - in sound system and are fully air - conditioned . your delegates will enjoy our central location with easy access to metro , rail , bus and prague airport .\njurys doyle also looked forward to its first extension beyond washington , d . c . , in the united states , as it prepared for the opening of the new four - star jurys boston hotel , scheduled to be in operation before the summer of 2004 . the new openings were expected to add 1 , 500 bedrooms to the group ' s portfolio . jurys doyle had evolved into ireland ' s leading hotel group , with plans to become a major european hotels player in the new century .\njurys boss banks on three - star inns to give group a five - star future ,\nirish times , january 10 , 2003 , p . 61 .\n1972 : jurys sells off its properties and reforms as a new company in order to acquire three hotels in dublin , cork , and limerick ; doyle opens burlington hotel .\nwhile the opening of three jurys inns since the deal in june 2007 has brought the number of hotels to 23 , quinlan private says a further 10 hotels are under development and due to open in 2009 and 2010 . jurys inns aims to have 48 sites in operation by 2012 and it is already known to be planning hotels in prague and budapest .\n1972 \u2013 after opening hotels in westport and sligo , jurys sells off its properties and reforms as a new company in order to acquire hotels in dublin , cork and limerick .\nin the meantime , the company set to work restructuring its existing portfolio , a process led by new ceo pat mccann , who joined the company in 2000 . jurys doyle began renovating and expanding a number of its existing properties , such as the 69 - bedroom addition to its london - based jurys clifton . the company also added a number of new sites , including two chamberlain hotels in birmingham in 2001 .\njurys doyle hotel group plc is ireland ' s leading hotel group with a fast - growing international component as well . the company operates more than 30 hotels in ireland , the united kingdom , and in the united states . the company ' s irish home base includes 13 hotels in dublin , limerick , cork , and galway . ireland accounts for just under half of the group ' s revenues . the company ' s fastest - growing segment is in the united kingdom , where it operates 15 hotels in london , manchester , birmingham , newcastle , edinburgh , and glasgow , as well as in belfast . jurys doyle is also present in the united states with three hotels . since the early 2000s , the company has been shifting its portfolio to emphasize its higher - margin four - star and five - star properties and has been selling off its lower - margin three - star properties . jurys doyle hotels are marketed under two core brands , the four - star jurys hotel brand , and the mid - priced jurys inn brand . the group ' s five - star hotels operate under their own names and include the berkeley court , the westbury , and the towers in dublin . the company has put into place a strong development program , with six new hotels slated to add 1 , 500 more rooms by mid - 2005 . the new openings will boost the company ' s total number of rooms to nearly 8 , 000 . quoted on the irish and london stock exchanges , jurys doyle posted sales of eur 253 . 77 million ( $ 303 million ) in 2003 . the company is led by ceo pat mccann .\n1993 \u2013 the first hotel under the jurys inns brand opens in galway in april . it is soon proceeded the following month with the opening of a hotel in christchurch , dublin . both hotels are still going strong today .\nin addition to getting paid weekly ( monthly for managers ) , here are some of the fantastic benefits that you would be entitled to if you joined jurys inns hotel group . full details are provided during company belong induction programme .\nthe 1990s marked a new era for jurys as it grew into one of ireland ' s leading hotel groups , then captured the top position at the end of the decade . acquisitions formed a good part of the company ' s growth , starting with its first acquisition , in 1990 , of the ardree hotel in waterford . yet jurys had also set its sights on developing an international hotel portfolio , with its natural target being the united kingdom . in 1990 , the company made its first entry into the united kingdom , buying a glasgow hotel from the stakis group . a new acquisition , in 1993 , added the group ' s first london hotel , the onslow , which was subsequently renamed the jurys kensington .\nin response , the company decided to disband , selling off its properties , including the original jurys hotel , in order to reform as a new company , jurys hotel group ltd . that company was specifically founded in order to acquire three new hotels in dublin ' s ballsbridge , and in cork and limerick from the irish and interncontinentals hotels group . nearly all of the company ' s former shareholders participated in the operation . at the same time , the company took on a number of new investors .\nsituated in the heart of the city , our belfast hotel has much to offer the business traveller or culture vulture looking to explore the area . with assembly buildings conference & exhibition centre over the road and great victoria street station a three minute walk away ; our hotel in belfast is ideally placed for those visiting for business . however , belfast is bursting with energy and has plenty to offer our pleasure guests . jurys inn is one of the most convenient hotels in belfast \u2013 only a minute away from the beautiful grand opera house , belfast under ten minutes\u2019 walk from two of the city\u2019s retail hotspots : victoria square & castlecourt shopping centres , and just 12 minutes\u2019 walk from the beautiful albert clock landmark . the hotel is also 20 minutes\u2019 walk from the must see titanic visitor centre , dock & pump house as well as a 15 minutes\u2019 walk from queens university , botanic gardens and ulster museum . learn more about booking a city break in belfast . * between the months of november 2017 and october 2018 , 80 bedrooms will be added to jurys inn belfast . the existing recently refurbished hotel will not be impacted , but guests should be aware that there will be periods of noise between 9 : 00am and 6 . 30pm which may lead to minor disruptions during their stay *\nthe company next renamed its new properties under the jurys hotel brand , with the jurys hotel ballsbridge serving as the company ' s flagship . the company grew strongly into the early 1980s , expanding its cork hotel in 1980 and again in 1986 . the boom in ireland ' s tourist trade prompted the group to begin seeking further expansion . in order to fuel its new growth plans , the company went public in 1986 , listing on the irish stock exchange . the public offering was accompanied by the opening of a new major hotel , the towers , in dublin .\nthe investment fund , controlled by the government of the sultanate of oman , will have equal representation with quinlan private on the jurys inns board . established in 2006 , the organisation ' s stake in the chain is believed to be the first investment of significant scale by any sovereign wealth fund in any irish company .\nyet even as the company ' s new hotels opened , the tourist market appeared to fizzle out . confronted with high maintenance costs for its aging dublin hotels , softer than expected traffic at its western sites , and rising competition - - notably from the pv doyle group , founded in 1964 - - jurys now faced an uncertain future .\nthat year marked the next major moment in jurys history when the company agreed to purchase irish rival doyle hotel group in a cash and shares deal worth irp194 . 5 million . since its founding in 1964 , the doyle group had grown into one of ireland ' s major hotel groups , with properties in ireland and the united kingdom , but also with a small holding in the united states .\nin 1924 , after the hotel had been vacant for some two years , a group of dublin businessmen bought the property , founding jurys hotel ltd . that company bought a second property in dublin , on moira street . later , in 1963 , the company unveiled a new 80 - room wing for the original college green property . the boom in the irish tourist market during that decade encouraged the company to add two new hotels in the west of ireland ; one opened in westport in 1970 and the other in sligo in 1971 .\nwe use cookies to personalise content , target and report on ads , to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic .\nthe transaction , agreed several months ago but made public only yesterday after the conclusion of due diligence , sees the oman investment fund take a 50 per cent equity stake in the hotel business . the other 50 per cent is held by wealthy clients of quinlan private , the dublin - based investment company set up by former tax inspector derek quinlan .\nin a statement yesterday , the omani fund ' s deputy chief hassan al - nabhani said the chain anticipates\nbeing in a position to take advantage of the correction in site values by acquiring additional uk locations\n.\nmr al - nabhani also held out the prospect of the fund engaging in further deals with quinlan private , whose assets under management exceed \u20ac12 billion .\nwe anticipate oman investment fund partnering in future investment opportunities with quinlan private .\nthe fund ' s governing body is the financial affairs and energy resources council of oman , which draws up the state ' s fiscal policy . the size of the fund , which has investments in the dubai mercantile exchange and china gas holdings , is not publicly known . its remit is to make equity investments in companies and real estate in oman and globally .\noman produced 0 . 9 per cent of global oil supplies last year , according to recent research by bp . oil and gas account for more than 77 per cent of government revenues in oman , which has been led since 1970 by sultan qaboos bin said .\nasked whether the company had planned to syndicate the entire investment to its private clients , a quinlan private spokesman said :\nthe answer is that in every transaction there can be a combination of high - net - worth and institutional investors .\nhe added :\ngiven the scale of the transaction , you ' d expect that there would be a certain level of institutional investment . quinlan private has been working to build up its partnerships in the middle east throughout the year .\nyou must have javascript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website .\nattacks . in order to do so , you must have javascript enabled in your web browser otherwise this site will fail to work correctly for you . see details of your web browser for how to enable javascript .\nto make a group booking click here to complete our online form and a member of our team will be in touch to help you with your booking within 48 hours .\nwhether you ' re visiting friends , celebrating a birthday or taking a business trip , our unique hotels are near the best cultural sites , shopping districts and business centres in the uk , ireland and the czech republic . so no matter how long you ' re staying , your trip away will be unbeatable .\nthese bedrooms include wide doorways , floor space to manoeuvre , lowered beds and accessible bathrooms with railings and emergency cords .\nour belfast hotel has a stylish on - site bar for those wishing to relax with a beverage after a long day of shopping or business .\nroom service is available from 12pm to 10pm and a smaller night menu is also available from 12pm to 6am . full details can be found on the room service menu in your hotel room .\n, and event staff on hand to ensure your meeting runs as smoothly as possible .\nis definitely a belfast gem to visit . in 1888 , queen victoria gave belfast \u2018city status\u2019 and with it this stunning city hall was built to manage this growing industrial city . the city hall runs free tours which includes the history of the hall as well as showing you its finest features .\nit is also worth visiting the titanic memorial gardens on the eastern side of the hall where you can see the titanic monument unveiled in 1920 and the plinth that was unveiled at the garden opening on april 15 th 2012 , the 100 th anniversary of the titanic sinking . the plinth is the first monument to list in one place all the names of the 1 , 512 people who perished .\ntitanic\u2019s dock and pump - house explore titanic\u2019s dock and pump - house and immerse yourself in the grandeur and overwhelming size of the \u2018largest moving object ever constructed by the hand of man . \u2019 the titanic was ground - breaking , decadent , and luxurious but ultimately infamous for its disastrous end . now , just over 100 years after its maiden and only voyage , you can visit the dry dock where she spent her last days in preparation for journey and explore the beautifully preserved pump - house containing the original engineering works . in 1912 , titanic was the most innovative and awe - inspiring object ever created and this site offers a fantastic opportunity to step back in time and understand the sheer magnitude of the iconic vessel . crumlin road gaol until its closure in 1996 , crumlin road gaol was the oldest working prison in northern ireland . now , after a major restoration to the unique grade a listed building , crumlin road gaol is now open to the public and well worth a visit . dating back to 1845 , this gaol is bursting at the seams with rich irish history , and as you take a guided tour around the site , you will embark on a historical journey of political segregation and loyalist prisoners .\nour centrally located hotel has access to excellent transport links and with belfast\u2019s central station a brief walk away , you are easily able to jump on a scenic train ride to dublin . you\u2019ll want more than a day to take in everything this historic city has to offer , and we have three city centre based hotels to choose from .\nif you want to see more of ireland , a bus from dublin will take under three hours to get you galway , the cultural heart of ireland , where you can enjoy a range of walking tours , museums and music venues . our galway hotel by the river corrib is ideally located for you to experience the city .\nadditionally , cork has a rich musical heritage , fantastic wildlife parks and gardens and historic sights . our cork based branch looks over the river lee and has excellent train and bus connections .\nour nottingham hotel has 264 rooms accommodating up to three adults or two adults and two children under twelve . the spacious rooms include :\nwe also have accessible toilets in all public spaces throughout the hotels , and lifts to all floors .\nafter a long day exploring the city or attending business meetings , nothing beats a relaxing drink at our on - site bar . if you\u2019re feeling hungry , our contemporary in - house restaurant serves up delicious food , while kids will enjoy our popular children\u2019s menu . if you prefer to eat in the comfort of your own room , you can make use of our room service from 12pm to 10pm . for night owls and late arrivals , our smaller night menu is available from 12pm to 6am . full details can be found on the menu card in your hotel room , or just ask our friendly staff for more information . if you\u2019re low on energy , you can enjoy a rich coffee or indulgent hot chocolate at our on - site costa coffee bar . curl up with a good book , catch up with the latest news , or use the space to take advantage of our free hotel - wide wifi .\nif you\u2019re visiting nottingham on business , we know how important it is to have access to first - rate facilities . our hotel has 10 fully equipped meeting rooms and a team of dedicated events staff , so your meeting , seminar or conference will run without a hitch .\nwhether you\u2019re new to the city or know the streets like the back of your hand , it\u2019s always good to have new recommendations of things to do . here are some of our favourite sights and attractions in nottingham .\nezekial bone nottingham tours take a character - led tour of the city to discover nottingham\u2019s rich history in a unique and entertaining way . there are three different tours to choose from , and are perfect for the whole family . the starting point at cross keys is just 11 minutes from our nottingham hotel on foot .\nwe recommend : the guts and gore tour , which reveals all about the city\u2019s gruesome past .\nwe recommend : checking the website in advance for more information on open days . national justice museum at the national justice museum , you\u2019ll discover all about the crime and punishment system used in centuries gone by . exhibitions explore women in prison , capital punishment , children and young offenders , prison reform and more .\nwe recommend : pre - booking one of the poplar performance - led tours of the museum . green\u2019s windmill the 19th century green\u2019s windmill is located high on a ridge , with beautiful views across the city , and is a great place to spend an afternoon . the windmill is still in use , and you can buy its organic flour from the on - site shop .\nwe recommend : taking part in the hands on experiments , especially if you\u2019re visiting with children .\nnottingham contemporary nottingham contemporary is a cutting - edge international art centre , where you\u2019ll find critically - acclaimed exhibitions , talks , films and family events . housed in a striking green and gold building , nottingham contemporary is close to the lace market and just an 11 minute walk from our city centre hotel .\nwe recommend : enjoying a seasonal , locally - produced meal at the on - site cafe bar .\nintu victoria centre if you\u2019re ready to shop til you drop , make sure you visit the revamped intu victoria centre where you\u2019ll find high street shops alongside designer stores , restaurants and coffee shops . the centre is even home to a brand new independent \u2018street food club\u2019 .\nwe recommend : checking the shopping centre website to find out what\u2019s on while you\u2019re visiting nottingham .\nnottingham playhouse from dance to comedy , drama and opera , nottingham playhouse hosts a great programme of shows throughout the year . if you\u2019re on the look - out for unmissable evening entertainment , nottingham playhouse is a must - visit .\nwe recommend : going to one of the nearby restaurants for a pre - theatre meal .\nif you want to explore beyond the city , here are some great ideas to get your adventure off to the best possible start .\nfor more ideas , don\u2019t hesitate to have a chat with our friendly and knowledgeable front desk staff .\nwe look forward to welcoming you here at our hotel in nottingham city centre .\nwhether you\u2019re visiting manchester with family , friends or colleagues , we know how important it is to find a hotel that ticks all the right boxes for your stay in this vibrant , cultural city . our manchester hotel is not only comfortable and stylish , but within easy reach of the city\u2019s many sights and attractions , from business event spaces to museums , bars and everything in between . learn more about booking a\nour manchester hotel is located at the heart of the city on great bridgewater street near deansgate , with manchester central convention centre just around the corner and oxford road station 10 minutes away on foot . the arndale centre is a 14 minute walk away from the hotel . see what the city has to offer with that special someone and book a romantic city break in manchester .\nour manchester hotel has 265 spacious rooms , big enough for up to three adults or two adults and two children . our rooms have :\nwe also have accessible toilets in public areas throughout the hotel , and lift access to all floors .\nafter a day of meetings or hours exploring the city , our stylish oddsocks bar and kitchen is perfect for a well - earned glass of wine or a beer , and if you\u2019re hungry you can order a light bite or a hearty meal . if you don\u2019t want to leave the comfort of your own room , we offer room service from 12pm to 10pm , along with a smaller night menu from 12pm to 6am . for full details , look out for the menu card in your room or ask our friendly front desk staff for more information . in the morning or during your mid - afternoon lull , you can drop by our on - site costa coffee bar for a caramel latte , flat white , or a warming hot chocolate . curl up with a good book , or make use of the free hotel wifi to work or browse the internet .\nfor business guests , we know just how important it is to have access to first - rate facilities for your meetings and events . our fully equipped business rooms can accommodate up to 50 people , and with our dedicated events team on hand to help at every step of the way , your meetings will be productive and hassle - free .\nwhether it\u2019s your first or tenth time in the city , it always helps to have insider - information on the best things to see and do in manchester . to help plan your visit , here are our manchester team\u2019s favourite sights and attractions .\nmanchester cathedral dating back to the 13th century , manchester cathedral is a true cultural gem . at the visitor centre you can see the hanging ditch bridge before relaxing at proper tea , the on - site tearoom . if you\u2019re feeling hungry , make sure you order the impressive afternoon tea .\nchetham\u2019s library a short walk up the road from manchester cathedral you\u2019ll find chetham\u2019s library , one of the oldest public libraries in the world . chetham\u2019s library began collecting books in 1655 , and today is home to an impressive collection of books , manuscripts , letters and prints .\nwe recommend : checking the website before you visit , as the library operates a timed entry system .\nspinningfields for a spot of luxury , make sure you head to spinningfields where you\u2019ll find up - market restaurants and designer shops in a stunning new quarter of the city . spinningfields is also home to the people\u2019s museum and john rylands library , and is just 11 minutes away from our manchester hotel on foot .\nwe recommend : going for an exotic drink at the popular cocktail bar , the alchemist .\nthe northern quarter if you love discovering quirky independent boutiques , vintage stores and vegetarian cafes , a visit to manchester\u2019s northern quarter is a must . with its distinct new york vibe , the northern quarter has been used as a filming location for movies including captain america and alfie .\nwe recommend : browsing the off - beat concessions at the iconic alternative department store , affleck\u2019s .\nold trafford whether you support or loathe manchester united , old trafford is a true mecca for football fans . take a stadium tour to see behind - the - scenes , go and browse the museum , or simply shop til you drop at the huge megastore .\nwe recommend : taking a walk over to salford quays after your visit , where you can see the new media city uk complex and go shopping at the lowry outlet mall .\nthe trafford centre for out - of - town shopping all under one roof , the intu trafford centre is as good as it gets . from designer shops to high street stores and homewares , there\u2019s a huge range of shops just waiting to be explored .\nwe recommend : taking the kids to the lego discovery centre at barton square .\nartzu gallery if you love discovering new artists , make sure you visit artzu gallery in the old granada studios on quay street . the independent gallery exhibits work from the likes of tim garner , karenina fabrizzi and horace panter .\nwe recommend : taking the short walk to the museum of science and industry after your visit .\nmanchester arena before your visit to the city , make sure you check out what\u2019s on at manchester arena . from pop concerts to children\u2019s shows and comedy , there\u2019s an unmissable events programme throughout the year .\nwe recommend : going for a post - show drink in the vibrant northern quarter .\nif you want to explore beyond the city , there\u2019s lots to see and do just a short drive or train journey away . here\u2019s our pick of the best things to see and do near manchester .\nfor more recommendations , make sure you have a chat with our front desk team who will be happy to offer their tips and advice .\nfrom the whole team here at our hotel in manchester , we look forward to welcoming you very soon .\nlocated on godstow road , our four - star oxford hotel is just a short drive from the city centre with its beautiful architecture and countless attractions . following a \u00a313m refurbishment , with 240 stylish rooms ,\nis the perfect base for adventures in and around this fascinating historic city , whether you\u2019re staying for one night or an entire week .\nwe also have a number of carefully - designed wheelchair accessible bedrooms , with wide doorways , extra floor space and wet rooms .\nour oxford hotel is now home to marco pierre white steakhouse , bar & grill , which opened in january 2017 . refuel throughout the day and into the evening in our mini - inspired bar ' coopers ' . room service is available from 12pm to 10pm , with a smaller night menu from 12pm to 6am .\nat our oxford hotel we are fully - equipped for all kinds of business events , with 20 meeting and event rooms with a capacity between 3 and 350 guests . our purpose - built meeting rooms feature :\nall business events are arranged with the help of our experienced in - house team .\n, you can choose between our 4 different function rooms for between 50 and 200 guests . whether your celebration is intimate , grand or somewhere in between , our dedicated events team are on hand to help at every step of the way .\nhoused in an impressive example of neo - gothic architecture , the oxford university museum of natural history offers a range of interesting collections and exhibitions to explore . famous for the\ndinosaurs , the dodo , and the swifts in the tower , there is plenty to see and do as you peruse the life collections and earth collections . the museum also runs a range of events and workshops , take a look at what\u2019s on to plan a visit .\ntake the guided tour and discover the 1 , 000 year history of oxford castle , learning its fascinating past , from people to events . the tour is led by costumed character guides and includes a visit to the saxon st george\u2019s tower , which is not only one of the oldest buildings in oxford , but affords 360 degree views of the beautiful and historic city below . the tour also takes you to the 900 year old underground crypt , debtors\u2019 tower , and prison d - wing .\nthere\u2019s no end of things to do , see , taste and enjoy in birmingham . whether it is the jewellery quarter that calls to you , the birmingham symphony orchestra that sings to you , or the discovery of the balti triangle that delights you , birmingham has a plethora of exciting things to explore , whatever your tastes or mood !\naccessible rooms available for a maximum of 2 people sharing , for further information regarding your specific requirements , please contact the hotel directly ."]}
{"id": 53738, "summary": [{"text": "bae systems plc is a british multinational defence , security , and aerospace company .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "its headquarters are in london in the united kingdom and it has operations worldwide .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "it is among the world 's largest defence companies ; it was ranked as the third-largest based on applicable 2015 revenues .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "its largest operations are in the united kingdom and united states , where its bae systems inc. subsidiary is one of the six largest suppliers to the us department of defense .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "other major markets include australia , india and saudi arabia .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the company was formed on 30 november 1999 by the \u00a3 7.7 billion merger of two british companies : marconi electronic systems ( mes ) \u2013 the defence electronics and naval shipbuilding subsidiary of the general electric company plc ( gec ) \u2013 and british aerospace ( bae ) \u2013 an aircraft , munitions and naval systems manufacturer .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "bae systems is the successor to various aircraft , shipbuilding , armoured vehicle , armaments and defence electronics companies , including the marconi company , the first commercial company devoted to the development and use of radio ; a.v. roe and company , one of the world 's first aircraft companies ; de havilland , manufacturer of the comet , the world 's first commercial jet airliner ; british aircraft corporation , co-manufacturer of the concorde supersonic transport ; supermarine , manufacturer of the spitfire ; yarrow shipbuilders , builder of the royal navy 's first destroyers ; fairfield shipbuilding and engineering company , pioneer of the triple-expansion engine and builder of the world 's first battlecruiser ; and vickers shipbuilding and engineering , builder of the royal navy 's first submarines .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "since its formation it has made a number of acquisitions , most notably of united defense and armor holdings of the united states , and sold its shares in airbus , astrium , ams and atlas elektronik .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "bae systems is involved in several major defence projects , including the lockheed martin f-35 lightning ii , the eurofighter typhoon , the astute-class submarine and the queen elizabeth-class aircraft carriers .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "bae systems is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 100 index . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "bae systems", "paragraphs": ["bae systems ,\nbae systems southeast shipyards alabama ,\nproducts , accessed january , 2016 .\nin 1999 , british aerospace merged with marconi electronic systems to form bae systems .\nthe images on this site are the property of bae systems ( copyright \u00a9 2018 bae systems . all rights reserved )\nbae systems ( ba . - london stock exchange ) bae systems plc ( adr ) ( baesy - otc bulletin board )\nglassdoor has 22 bae systems saudi arabia reviews submitted anonymously by bae systems saudi arabia employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if bae systems saudi arabia is right for you .\nbae systems regional aircraft . bae systems regional aircraft no longer produces aircraft , however it continues to lease and support its products , the\nbuilding on over 450 years of technical excellence and achievements , bae systems continues to be a world leader in defence and security systems around the globe . | bae systems | international\nbuilding on over 450 years of technical excellence and achievements , bae systems continues to be a world leader in defence and security systems around the globe . | bae systems | united kingdom\ncharlie blakemore , managing director of bae systems land systems munitions , said some machinery dated from world war ii .\nbae systems protection systems , 7822 s . 46th street , phoenix , arizona 85044 usa + 1 602 643 7233\nall images courtesy of kate yates , archivist , bae systems heritage image collection , warton . all images copyright to bae systems heritage , warton .\nfrom 1st january 2011 , bae systems has brought all of its naval businesses in the uk under a single management structure , bae systems maritime .\n2006 , bae systems abandoned the plan because\nthe economics of a deal do not create sufficient value for bae systems or the other parties\n.\nthe typhoon fighter is one of bae system\u2019s exports to saudi arabia . photograph : ray troll / bae systems\nbae systems land and armaments , manufactures combat vehicles , artillery systems , naval guns , missile launchers and precision guided munitions .\nbae systems\u2019 electronic systems is a premier provider of advanced high - reliability radiation - hardened ( rad - hard ) electronics .\nbae systems to develop first - of - its - kind software . . .\ndeutsche bank upgraded bae systems to buy citing the recent pullback in the shares .\nbae systems said the first new submarine will enter service in the early 2030s .\nastute ssn projects . bae systems took a charge of gb\u00a3750 million against these projects .\ndrew up unfairly favored the tracked bradley fighting vehicle derivative that bae systems was submitting .\naccess bae systems ' corporate rap sheet compiled and written by good jobs first here .\nbae systems ,\nnorfolk ship repair ,\nproducts , accessed january , 2016 .\nin september 2006 , bae systems sold its 20 % stake in airbus , as bae sees its future as a military manufacturer .\nprotesters at the annual shareholder meeting of bae systems . photograph : campaign against the arms trade\nbae systems is committed to providing career growth and training opportunities to all levels of employees .\nyou will contribute to regular forum events that pull together the delivery management community across bae systems to share experience and good practice and interact with colleagues from across other bae systems businesses .\nbae systems combat vehicles , 6331 san ignacio ave . , san jose , california 95119 usa\nbenefit information is collected from job descriptions and reviews about bae systems on indeed . com .\nbae systems inc . plays unique , critical role in sustaining u . s . nuclear deterrent\nbae systems ' strategy is to focus on its systems integration businesses and to this end , aerostructures does not form part of the core .\nbuilding on over 450 years of technical excellence and achievements , bae systems continues to be a world leader in defence and security systems around the globe .\n\u201cover the years , it has been quite a drain on bae systems , \u201d he says .\nbae systems hopes to build 225 amv35 military vehicles at the former holden site at fishermans bend .\nbae systems applied intelligence - as others have said , a clique . . . . | urltoken\nhere ' s what people have asked and answered about working for and interviewing at bae systems .\na bae systems threat intelligence blog has been published detailing findings from investigations into these on - going attacks and raise awareness . to read a joint pwc and bae systems report , click here .\na eurofighter typhoon at bae systems\u2019 site at warton , lancashire . photograph : peter byrne / pa\nproblems continued at bae systems southeast shipyard alabama ' s mobile site even after the 2013 death .\nbae systems will transition 151 bae legacy aircraft to fortress , a portfolio comprised of bae 146 and avro regional jets as well as jetstream and atp turboprop models . however , bae plans to retain its engineering and support services .\nbae 748 . bae plays important roles in military aircraft production . the company ' s\nbae systems has agreed to sell its prestwick - based aerostructures business to a canadian firm for \u00a380m .\nuk aerospace company bae systems has won a \u00a32 . 5bn aircraft contract with the sultanate of oman .\nuncertainty is growing over the future of 1 , 000 jobs at the bae systems plant in ayrshire .\nthe papers , from an investigation into a bae systems deal , contained evidence relating to 64 people .\nduring the system development and demonstration ( sdd ) phase , bae systems is involved in two particular areas - airframe and mission systems . a major part of the uk industrial contribution to jsf will come from bae systems aircraft manufacturing facilities in warton and samlesbury , as well as facilities at rochester and edinburgh . bae systems north america facilities in nashua , nh , and johnson city , ny , also support a significant amount of f - 35 jsf involvement for bae systems .\n\u200bthe service\u2019s infrastructure will be provided by bae systems , with help from asv global ( asv ) , blue bear systems research ( blue bear ) , marine electronic systems ( mes ) , seebyte and the university of southampton .\noccupational safety and health administration ,\ninspection : 987396 . 015 - bae systems information and electric systems integration ,\ninspection case record , accessed january , 2016 .\nconsultation is due to start over defence giant bae systems ' plans to shed almost 3 , 000 jobs .\nbae systems chief executive , ian king , said the deal was the next step in deepening defence cooperation .\nthe sfo dropped its inquiry into the \u00a343bn deal with bae systems over fears it would threaten national security .\nlearn more about our people , our culture and what you can expect from a career at bae systems .\nbae systems either leads or has a major stake in some of the world ' s most high profile , high technology aerospace , land warfare and maritime projects . bae systems ' interests in commercial aviation are vested in\nad - hoc release , 2 july 2006 . eads confirms price determination for bae systems ' stake in airbus\n* 2004 : the serious fraud office ( sfo ) starts an inquiry into bae systems over al yamamah .\nwith bae ' s gb\u00a32 . 5 billion purchase of united defense in 2005 bae added the\nadam ingram explained that bae ' s involvement came from the fact that\nbae systems [ was ] able to negotiate favourable rates for the shell .\n3 . bae systems welcomes the house of commons defence select committee\u2019s intention to conduct an inquiry into cyber security . bae systems detica , part of bae systems , has over 30 years of experience working with government and is a leading provider of cyber security services and solutions in the uk . bae systems is pleased to be able to contribute to this inquiry and would be happy to discuss with the committee any points raised in this submission .\nthe name bae systems was created through the use of the historic acronym for british aerospace ( bae ) combined with the \u2018systems\u2019 section of partner company marconi electronic systems ( marconi electronics remains a registered trademark of sectors of that business which were not incorporated under the terms of the merger ) .\n83 , 200 talented people make up bae systems in australia , india , saudi arabia , uk and usa .\nbae systems combat vehicles , 2101 w . 10th street , anniston , alabama 36201 usa + 1 256 237 2841\nbae systems company : shareholders , managers and business summary | london stock exchange : ba . | 4 - traders\nthe images on this site are the property of bae systems ( copyright \u00a9 2018 bae systems . all rights reserved ) all rights reserved unless otherwise stated and are made available for editorial and personal use . they may not be changed or combined with other images in any manner without prior written consent of bae systems or the copyright owner .\nbae systems , 2014 annual report , sec filing , accessed january 2016 . see p . 6 , 110 .\nelectronic systems \u2013 a diverse portfolio of highly advanced , mission critical electronic systems for all domains . covering a wide range of capabilities from hybrid electric propulsion systems to full - authority digital engine controls , from infantry night vision devices to integrated fifth generation electronic warfare systems\n\u201cautonomous and unmanned systems are widely regarded as a vital technology for the future , but there is a great deal of work to be done if we are to unlock its true potential and understand how they are best integrated into wider systems , \u201d says frank cotton , bae systems\u2019 combat systems head of technology .\nbae systems does not make corporate contributions or donations to political parties . eligible employees in the us can choose to contribute to the bae systems political action committee , which must operate in full compliance with usa federal laws and regulations .\nsir richard evans sums up bae systems ' strategy since the marconi merger ;\nin recent years bae systems has undergone a radical transformation from a uk - based aircraft manufacturer to a broadly - based systems business . through this transformation the company has achieved a more balanced portfolio and geographic spread .\ndata as of jul 09 2018 . currency figures normalised to bae systems plc ' s reporting currency : uk pound gbx\nbae systems ' heritage starts in 1510 with the foundation of the royal powder factory at waltham abbey , essex . this became the royal ordnance factory which was in due course bought by british aerospace . bae systems now covers land , marine , air and systems and is more than 50 % usa based .\nunited defense industries ( udi ) . udi , a major competitor to general dynamics , is primarily a land systems manufacturer , boosting bae systems ' involvement in this sector . udi , now\nbae systems , vehicles and tanks , including bae ' s tactica armoured vehicles valued at $ 580 , 000 and $ 1 . 48bn worth of grenades missiles and bombs .\nbae systems is responsible for the design and delivery of key areas of the vehicle and weapon systems , in particular the fuel system , crew escape , life support system , prognostics health management ( phm ) integration and electro optical targeting system ( eots ) . bae systems also has significant work share in autonomic logistics , primarily on the support system side , and is involved in the integrated test force , including the systems flight test and mission systems .\nbae systems aerostructures has a history dating back to the early days of large scale airplane production in scotland in the 1930s .\nthe al yamamah contract with saudi arabia is thought to have been worth \u00a340bn to bae systems over the past two decades .\nbritish defence and security consortium bae systems is to cut 1 , 775 jobs at its shipbuilding yards in england and scotland .\ndefence firm bae systems is facing a series of corruption probes surrounding its activities in six countries , the government has confirmed .\nshareholder overview for ba . bae systems plc including fund owner activity , style , equity & debt ownership , and enterprise value\n. globalisation , competitive advantages and the evolution of production systems : rural food processing and localized agri - food systems in latin - american countries .\nthe uk ' s serious fraud office is investigating the sale of the air traffic control system by bae systems five years ago .\nian king , chief executive , bae systems plc , has today informed the board that he will retire on 30 june 2017 .\nthe combined business creates a leading international position in the fast growing land systems sector ,\nbae said in a statement .\nattorney general lord goldsmith said the sfo was\ndiscontinuing\nits investigation into britain ' s biggest defence company , bae systems .\nit said that up to \u00a3120m a year was sent by bae systems from the uk into two saudi embassy accounts in washington .\nbae systems must competitively tender sub - contracts , i . e . the new subsidiaries must not automatically receive sub - contracts .\nbae systems has delivered a jump in sales and profits , with the performance matched by the division which includes its telford operation .\nbae systems ' merger plans were under more strain today after the company ' s biggest shareholder outlined \u201csignificant reservations\u201d about the deal .\nthe serious fraud office has lost thousands of pages of confidential evidence obtained during its high profile probe into defence giant bae systems .\nthe safety violations billion - dollar contractor bae systems should have to disclose ,\npr watch , march 16 , 2016 .\nbae insurance was the bae group\u2019s captive insurer for certain bae companies ( bae ) . it reinsured its liabilities with a group of reinsurers ( the reinsurers ) that included royal & sun alliance ( r & s ) .\nthrough its nashua , nh , facility , bae systems is responsible for the f - 35 jsf ' s electronic warfare ( ew ) systems suite and is also providing advanced , affordable low - observable apertures and advanced countermeasure systems . additionally , bae systems will provide critical and complex electronic circuits and modelling and simulation capability in support of the system development and demonstration ( sdd ) and production phases of the program .\nbaes is a multinational defense contractor with headquarters in the united kingdom and with a u . s . subsidiary - bae systems inc . - headquartered in rockville , md . none of the criminal conduct described in the plea involved the actions of bae systems inc .\n\u201cfortress has plans to use the platform of the bae systems asset management team and the portfolio of aircraft as a means of creating a large aircraft leasing company , \u201d says bae\u2019s spokesman .\nuk defence giant bae systems faces corruption charges after the serious fraud office said it would ask the attorney general to prosecute the firm .\nthe investigation found that up to \u00a3120m a year was sent by bae systems from the uk into two saudi embassy accounts in washington .\nsaudi arabia is also reported to have threatened to cancel last year ' s deal to buy 72 eurofighter typhoon jets from bae systems .\n, which they argue is guilty of human rights abuses . bae ' s u . s . subsidiary makes several sub - systems for\n\u201cfrom a strength position , i think bae systems is very well positioned in a place where demand will endure , \u201d belair said .\nbae systems \u2013 the uk\u2019s biggest arms maker \u2013 sees sales rise to $ 25 . 5bn partly because of aircraft exports to saudi arabia\nshareholders vote in favour of remuneration report at bae systems agm , and in favour of the final dividend | city a . m .\nthe serious fraud office said it obtained the data as part of its closed investigation into bae systems . photograph : david moir / reuters\nbae systems saudi arabia is responsible for all aspects of bae systems ' long - term presence in the saudi arabian home market . working in partnership with its customers and saudi industry , it delivers cost - effective solutions supported by in - country management and technical capabilities .\nbae systems and raytheon were among exhibitors at an arms fair in london last week , supported by the government and senior military commanders .\nthe uk aircraft company british aerospace was a civil and military aircraft and defence - systems manufacturer . on 30th november 1999 , the company purchased marconi electronic systems , to form bae systems , with the 7 . 7 billion pound merger creating one of the largest defence companies in the world .\nieee transactions on neural networks and learning systems publishes technical articles that deal with the theory , design , and applications of neural networks and related learning systems .\nthe sdd phase is estimated to be worth $ 2 . 4 billion to bae systems in the uk and a further $ 750 million to bae systems north america . production could be worth $ 16 . 5 billion to bae systems uk , and a further $ 4 . 5 billion in the u . s . these figures do not include export sales , support or other opportunities such as upgrade programs .\nthe electronic systems segment comprises the us and uk - based electronics activities , including electronic warfare systems , electro - optical sensors , military and commercial digital engine and flight controls , precision guidance and seeker solutions , next - generation military communications systems and data links , persistent surveillance capabilities , and hybrid electric drive systems .\nin recent years , bae systems has systematically enhanced its compliance policies and processes . in particular , bae systems undertook to act on all 23 recommendations of the woolf committee within 3 years . on 30 september 2011 , bae systems published a report entitled \u201cour response to the woolf committee recommendations\u201d that included a description of the steps bae systems has taken since 2008 to implement all 23 recommendations of the woolf committee . such statements were independently assured by deloitte llp to be , in its opinion , fairly stated in all material respects as of 30 september 2011 .\nour businesses cover everything from electronic warfare systems to intelligence gathering to armoured vehicles .\nuk defence and aerospace group bae systems has confirmed it is in discussions to sell its 20 % stake in european aircraft - maker airbus .\nlord woolf , the former lord chief justice of england and wales , is to head an independent review of business practices at bae systems .\nthe contract , brokered between the saudi government and the ministry of defence , will safeguard thousands of jobs at uk defence firm bae systems .\nbritish defence firm bae systems has agreed to buy us rival united defense industries ( udi ) for \u00a32 . 1bn ( $ 4bn ) .\nthe high court has granted an injunction to stop the serious fraud office ( sfo ) striking further deals with uk defence contractor bae systems .\nthe fog of a congressional war over defense spending has cleared somewhat and bae systems inc . has better sense of where its opportunities lie .\nbae systems ' 57mm mk110 ( internationally known as the bofors ' 57mk3 ) provides high survivability and tactical freedom at all levels of conflict .\nwith a growing client base and great ambition within our business , this is a great time to join the bae systems delivery management team .\na spokeswoman for bae systems said : \u201cthe incident is now being investigated by lancashire police and we are assisting them with their inquiries . \u201d\nfollowing a separate inspection , osha issued 1 serious violation and a $ 7 , 000 fine to bae systems southeast shipyard alabama , llc .\noccupational safety and health administration ,\ninspection : 1019211 . 015 - bae systems ,\ninspection case record , accessed january , 2016 .\noccupational safety and health administration ,\ninspection : 1043029 . 015 - bae systems ,\ninspection case record , accessed january , 2016 .\nbae systems regional aircraft . in december 2001 bae ' s missile businesses were merged into mbda , in which it acquired a 37 . 5 % stake . this included its share of the joint ventures\nsir roger carr , the chair of weapons giant bae systems , refused to confirm or deny whether bae employees in saudi arabia were loading weapons on saudi royal air force jets which are deployed in yemen .\nour italian eurofighter partner signed a contract to supply 28 typhoon aircraft to kuwait , which will result in approximately \u00a31bn of work for bae systems .\nlast year bae systems announced that it was cutting 220 jobs at the prestwick plant as it shed almost 1 , 700 jobs across the uk .\nbae systems now owns the fully restored 37th production aircraft ( g - aebj ) and it appears at air shows and events throughout the uk .\na model of a bae systems eurofighter typhoon , sold to saudi arabia as part of the arms deal which prompted a serious fraud office investigation .\nhe report ' s authors included the national cyber security centre ( ncsc ) and cyber units at defence group bae systems and accountancy firm pwc .\nthe jobs advert , which was brandished by activists but has since been removed from the bae systems website , listed duties such as loading , arming and de - arming munitions on tornado aircraft , prompting outrage from rights groups who say this makes bae systems complicit in the bombing of yemen .\nbae systems subsidiaries operate numerous shipyards , at least two of which have separately been cited for numerous osha violations over the last three years alone .\nthe new company , to be called alenia marconi systems , is to combine production and research in radars , missiles , command and control systems , and air traffic control .\na leading supplier of communications , electronic warfare systems , military air support , air defence , mission support systems and intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance to the australian defence force .\nbae systems has agreed with the uk ministry of defence that glasgow would be the most effective location for the manufacture of the future type 26 ships .\nfrom complex engineering projects to world - class cyber security solutions , everyone at bae systems plays a part in helping our customers protect what matters most .\n2005 bae systems announced the gb\u00a32 . 25 billion ( approx . us $ 4 . 2 billion c . 2005 ) acquisition of the usa defence company\nthe uk\u2019s biggest arms manufacturer , bae systems , saw sales rise to $ 25 . 5bn in part from typhoon combat aircraft exported to saudi arabia .\nbae systems has defended its executive pay proposals as\nin line with best practice\nas it faces off against less - than - impressed investors .\nhares in defence giant bae systems have risen after the high court threw out a case trying to block arms sales by british companies to saudi arabia .\ntwo peace activists who broke into a bae systems base to damage typhoon fighter jets destined for saudi arabia were found not guilty of criminal damage yesterday .\nbae systems gave the following to federal candidates in the 2006 u . s . election through its political action committees : [ 28 ] [ 29 ]\nin light of that , bae systems , a subsidiary of the u . k . - based bae systems plc , a global defense , security and aerospace company , has focused its business on areas that will remain steady into the future , such as special operations , and is shifting away from services .\ntoday , bae systems is a global company engaged in the development and delivery of advanced defence , aerospace , security and information technology systems in the air , on the land and at sea and it employs over 88 , 000 people worldwide .\nas of 2006 the more likely move for bae systems ' shipbuilding operations is their merger with other british shipyards to form a\nnewco\nshipbuilding company .\nbae systems , inc . is the u . s . subsidiary of bae systems plc , a global defense , security and aerospace company which delivers a full range of products and services for air , land and naval forces , as well as advanced electronics , security , information technology solutions and customer support services .\nbae systems , inc . is the u . s . subsidiary of bae systems plc , an international defense , aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air , land and naval forces , as well as advanced electronics , security , information technology solutions and customer support services .\nin february 2010 bae systems announced a global settlement with the us department of justice and the uk serious fraud office which concluded these two long running investigations .\n\u201cdiscussions between bae systems , the uk government and saudi arabia are progressing , \u201d the london - headquartered defence company said in a trading update on thursday .\noccupational safety and health administration ,\ninspection : 900900 . 015 - bae systems , inc . ,\ninspection case record , accessed january , 2016 .\noccupational safety and health administration ,\ninspection : 957901 . 015 - bae systems , inc . ,\ninspection case record , accessed january , 2016 .\noccupational safety and health administration ,\ninspection : 1070225 . 015 - bae systems norfolk ship repiar ,\ninspection case record , accessed january , 2016 .\noccupational safety and health administration ,\ninspection : 838723 . 015 - bae systems norfolk ship repair ,\ninspection case record , accessed january , 2016 .\nwe are obviously disappointed that we were unable to reach an acceptable agreement with our various government stakeholders ,\nbae systems chief executive ian king said .\nheadquartered in arlington , virginia , bae systems , inc . employs approximately 32 , 000 in the united states , united kingdom , sweden , and israel , and generated 2016 sales of $ 10 billion . bae systems , inc . provides support and service solutions for current and future defense , intelligence , and civilian systems ; designs , develops and manufactures a wide range of electronic systems and subsystems for both military and commercial applications ; produces specialized security and protection products ; and designs , develops , produces , and provides service support of armored combat vehicles , artillery systems , and munitions .\noffer a broad portfolio from flight and engine controls to electronic warfare and night vision systems , surveillance and reconnaissance sensors , secure networked communications equipment , and power and energy management systems .\nthe chairman of bae systems has claimed his company\u2019s weapons sales encourage peace , as he responded to questions from peace activists who infiltrated the arms maker\u2019s shareholder meeting .\nbae systems has recently joined over 185 employers , sector bodies and associations in supporting and championing the good recruitment campaign , promoted by the recruitment & employment confederation .\naverage bae systems hourly pay ranges from approximately $ 12 . 93 per hour for shipping and receiving clerk to $ 23 . 24 per hour for material specialist . the average bae systems salary ranges from approximately $ 33 , 000 per year for shipping and receiving clerk to $ 54 , 887 per year for warehouse supervisor .\nus , together with the ncsc and bae systems are very keen to get this information out there so we can promote a mass response to this .\nbae has worked in cooperation with lockheed martin and rafael advances defense systems to produce and market the naval protector drone , an unmanned surface vehicle ( usv ) , which is used to maintain the siege of gaza along the mediterranean coast . bae also provides head up display systems ( huds ) for target selection in f - 16 jets , as well as helmet display and other systems for f - 35 jets ordered by israel . its subsidiary , rohar international , supplies dispensing systems to the israeli air force .\nthe spokesman says bae made profits from the asset management business in 2010 but admits that its regional portfolio has never been one of its strong points , due to leasing mismanagement that bae systems inherited from now - defunct british aerospace plc .\nbae systems is a major uk industrial participant , investing $ 72m upfront in the concept development phase ( cdp ) and $ 65m in uk jsf facilities during sdd .\nfrom complex engineering projects to effective business management , through to promoting our vision and values and ensuring the highest standards of quality . find a career with bae systems .\nas a result of the british aerospace - mes merger , bae systems is the successor to many of the most famous british aircraft , defence electronics and warship manufacturers .\nraytheon ( nyse : rtn ) , northrop grumman corp . , bae systems , others in $ 3b u . s . army missile defense contract - boston business journal\nothers taking part in the contract include subsidiaries of bae systems , northrop grumman corp . , science applications international corp . , teledyne technologies inc . and kbr inc .\nthe operational effectiveness of british forces in iraq could have been compromised if a bae systems employee had succeeded in selling information on seven defence projects to a russian agent .\nosha cited bae systems southeast shipyard alabama with 1\nserious\nviolation of the general duty requirement , and levied the maximum allowable penalty of $ 7 , 000 .\noccupational safety and health administration ,\ninspection : 899880 . 015 - bae systems southeast shipyard alabama , llc ,\ninspection case record , accessed january , 2016 .\noccupational safety and health administration ,\ninspection : 982935 . 015 - bae systems southeast shipyard alabama , llc ,\ninspection case record , accessed january , 2016 .\noccupational safety and health administration ,\ninspection : 1074266 . 015 - bae systems southeast shipyard alabama , llc ,\ninspection case record , accessed january , 2016 .\noccupational safety and health administration ,\ninspection : 1014200 . 015 - bae systems southeast shipyards jacksonville , llc ,\ninspection case record , accessed january , 2016 .\nwe design and manufacture naval ships and submarines , as well as their combat systems and equipment .\nbae systems has signed a 15 - year deal with the ministry of defence ( mod ) to supply the uk armed forces with small arms and medium - calibre ammunition .\nthe uk ' s biggest arms dealer , bae systems , paid hundreds of millions of pounds to the ex - saudi ambassador to the us , prince bandar bin sultan .\nwhatever your talents , goals and ambitions , you\u2019ll find a distinctive place to thrive at bae systems . join our team and see how you can make a bigger difference .\nbae systems has more than 30 years of experience in the development , production and support of the vertical launching system ( vls ) mk41 for naval forces throughout the world .\nlast month , the sfo said 98 % of the material , which was part of its discontinued investigation into allegations concerning bae systems ' international dealings , had been found .\nbae systems management should give the new generation a chance to enhance their skills , also empowerment should be implemented in order for the employee to gain proper knowledge and skills .\neads and bae systems have dropped plans to merge after failing to win political support for a $ 45 billion deal that would have created a european aerospace and defense giant .\nthe investment bank rothschild has determined on sunday , 2 july 2006 , that the price to be paid by eads for bae systems\u0092 20 percent stake in airbus is \u20ac 2 . 75 billion . in accordance with the airbus shareholders\u0092 agreement , rothschild was appointed by eads and bae systems to determine the price in the absence of an agreement between the two parties . the price determination marks a significant milestone in the put option process . the transaction remains subject to bae systems\u0092 shareholder approval . bae systems exercised its put option regarding its stake in airbus on 7 june 2006 . the airbus shareholders\u0092 agreement allows eads to pay the purchase price in cash and / or in eads shares . the eads board of directors has decided to pay the purchase price in cash . the price determined by rothschild refers to bae systems\u0092 shareholding in airbus . on 30 june 2006 , airbus had paid a dividend of \u20ac 129 million to bae systems . some \u20ac 1 . 2 billion of airbus\u0092 cash is currently on loan to bae systems which is repayable at closing . airbus uk will remain as a participating employer in the bae systems pension schemes , and will continue to benefit from a cap on employer contributions until july 2011 . future pension options will also be considered with a view to finding the most appropriate solution for airbus uk and its employees . further steps will be communicated if and when appropriate .\neurofighter typhoons , to be delivered by bae systems . reports suggests the contract is worth gb\u00a36 billion to gb\u00a310 billion to uk industry . on 10 september 2006 bae won a gb\u00a32 . 5 billion contract for the upgrade of 80 rsaf tornado idss .\nit comes a month after the house of lords ruled the serious fraud office ( sfo ) acted lawfully when it halted its investigation into a saudi arms deal involving bae systems .\nbae systems facilities in the us & uk are responsible for developing an alternate helmet mounted display system ( ahmds ) as part of the risk mitigation effort for the f - 35 joint strike fighter . bae systems has successfully completed the critical design review ( cdr ) which was funded by the uk joint combat aircraft integrated product team ( uk mod ) .\nbae systems brings with it a rich heritage of short takeoff and vertical landing ( stovl ) experience from the harrier program as well as advanced lean manufacturing technology from its facilities at warton and samlesbury , uk . bae systems has the most modern fighter production line and the most recent experience utilizing and applying digital design due to its manufacturing experience on typhoon .\nbritish defence and aerospace giant bae systems said on friday it was holding negotiations on the sale of its 20 % stake in aircraft maker airbus to franco - german counterpart eads .\nbae systems delivers a full range of products and services for air , land and naval forces , as well as advanced electronics , security , information technology solutions and support services .\nbae systems offers finance and accounting professionals fantastic opportunities for a dynamic , varied and challenging career . as the fastest - growing and most international of bae systems ' businesses , applied intelligence is particularly suited for people who want the environment of a cutting - edge technology company with access to the resources and opportunities that only a ftse 100 company can offer .\nthese assessments may be found on the bae systems portion of the website : www . amciweb . com . for information on how to access the assessments , contact your pma .\nbae systems says its proposed executive pay plans for incoming chief executive charles woodburn are\nin line with best practice\nas it faces shareholder revolt | city a . m .\nbae systems has insisted it will walk away from talks with eads unless the combined european champion in aerospace and defence was allowed to operate as a normal company without political interference .\njohn sharp ,\nosha investigating wednesday ' s fatal incident at bae systems ( updated ) ,\nalabama media group , april 4 , 2013 , accessed january , 2016 .\nbae systems , a company that provides \u201cadvanced , technology - led defence , aerospace and security solutions , \u201d will \u201cdesign and deliver the uk\u2019s first dedicated autonomous systems testing service , \u201d after being awarded a grant of \u00a3457 , 000 from the solent local enterprise partnership ( lep ) .\nbae systems is also responsible for supplying the vehicle management computer , the communication , navigation and identification ( cni ) modules , the active stick and throttle and the eots laser subsystem .\nprovide shared capabilities and support services , principally to bae systems internal customers . shared technology and professional capabilities are knowledge - based , tailored to customer needs and focus on adding value .\nwe take feedback and opinions of our employees seriously . we try our best to make our company and the world a better place . see what people are saying about bae systems .\nseveral aircraft survive around the world including the aforementioned bae systems aircraft ( g - ahkx ) which can be seen operating from the shuttleworth collection , old warden and at selected events .\nbae systems inherited the\nspecial\nshareholding that was established when british aerospace was privatised . this special share , with a nominal value of gb\u00a31 , is held on behalf of the\ntoday , bae systems pleaded guilty to knowingly and willfully making false statements to u . s . government agencies . the actions of bae systems impeded u . s . efforts to ensure international trade is free of corruption and to maintain control over sensitive u . s . technology ,\nsaid acting deputy attorney general gary g . grindler .\nbae systems will pay a $ 400 million fine for its criminal conduct \u2013 one of the largest criminal fines ever levied in the united states against a company for business related violations . the remediation measures bae systems has undertaken , in conjunction with its agreement to retain an independent compliance monitor , are evidence supporting bae systems\u2019 stated commitment to ensure that it operates in a transparent , honest and responsible manner going forward . the department of justice will continue to hold accountable companies that impair the operations of the u . s . government by lying about their conduct and operations .\nthe britons who found the boys are experts thanks to the uk\u2019s challenging cave systems , an . . .\nre - presented for the transfer of the geoint - isr business from cyber & intelligence to electronic systems .\n2004 : the serious fraud office starts an investigation into suspected accounting irregularities related to bae and the al yamamah deal , focusing on the relationship between bae and two small travel firms which made arrangements for saudi officials on behalf of bae .\nan ohio - class ballistic missile submarine , designed to carry up to 24 long - range , multiple - warhead weapons . bae systems has been providing engineering and support services to the navy ' s strategic systems programs office since the sea - based deterrent first went to sea in the 1950s .\nbae systems has at all times acted responsibly in its dealings with the sfo , taking into account the interests of its shareholders and employees and the legal advice it has received .\nthe deal , announced by may and turkish prime minister binali yildirim , involves bae systems and tai ( turkish aerospace industries ) working together to develop the tf - x turkish fighter program .\ncharles woodburn joined bae systems in may 2016 as chief operating officer and executive board director , following over 20 years ' international experience in senior management positions in the oil and gas industry .\nthe mbda joint venture , in which bae systems has a 37 . 5 per cent interest , has continued to win new orders , with our share to date valued at approximately \u00a3182m .\nalvis vickers , the uk ' s main manufacturer of munitions and armoured vehicles . what had seemed a certain win for the us company was stopped by bae systems ' surprise move . on\njuly 2001 airbus becomes a single fully - integrated company . eads , a merger of the french , german and spanish interests , acquires 80pc of the shares . bae systems holds 20pc .\nbae systems is setting the pace in naval armament development with the 155 - mm advanced gun system ( ags ) for the u . s . navy ' s new ddg 1000 destroyer .\nmr noonan said the government would develop the site at fishermans bend to make way for an assembly plant , which would be operational by late 2020 , if bae systems won the contract .\nthe identities of prosecution witnesses in a case against the defence company bae systems were among thousands of documents lost by the uk ' s anti - fraud squad , the government has said .\nbae systems saudi arabia offers a wide range of career opportunities at many locations . we\u2019re looking for others who are ready for the challenge and more importantly , continue to find inspiration everywhere .\nthe chairman of arms giant bae systems has refused to confirm or deny whether the firm\u2019s staff in saudi arabia are loading bombs and missiles onto fighter jets involved in the bombardment of yemen .\nsaudi arabia will likely upgrade its fleet of panavia tornado ground - attack aircraft and the 72 eurofighter typhoon fighter jets ordered from bae systems plc to project its military power over a distance .\nmichael finch iii ,\nosha cites bae systems , months after carnival triumph broke loose from its moorings ,\nalabama media group , october 25 , 2013 , accessed january , 2016 .\nbae will provide 12 typhoon fighter jets and eight hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft .\nevery individual involved in the bae scandal in britain and tanzania has escaped prosecution .\ndefence contractor and a commercial aerospace manufacturer . bae is a british company based at\nbae : local air ambulance charity launches appeal to help buy new ai . .\n* february 2010 : bae settles the uk the us cases for $ 450m .\nmarconi electronic systems had a heritage of almost 100 years . following gec ' s acquisition of marconi in 1968 the marconi brand was used for its defence businesses , e . g . , marconi space & defence systems ( msds ) and marconi underwater systems ltd ( musl ) . gec ' s history of military products dates back to\nfrom bae systems apprentices , graduates and employees talking about their various careers , to amazing footage of some of the vehicles we produce for land sea and air , you\u2019ll find it all here .\na joint venture of the 3 european leaders in aerospace and defence : airbus ( 37 . 5 % ) , bae systems ( 37 . 5 % ) and leonardo ( 25 % ) .\nthe charity told the independent that private arms manufacturers , including bae systems and raytheon are , \u201cprofiteering from the deaths of innocent children\u201d by selling missiles and equipment to the saudi - led coalition .\nin 1986 , british aerospace became a lead partner in eurofighter gmbh along with alenia aeronautica , casa and dasa for the development and production of the eurofighter typhoon . a year later it acquired royal ordnance , the government - owned british armaments manufacturer , which continues today as bae systems global combat systems munitions .\n55 . the raf marham tornado integrated project team , comprising raf personnel and staff employed by the two prime contractors , bae systems and rolls royce , is responsible for ensuring the smooth transfer of work from dara st athan and for designing the work processes and systems to support work on the tornado gr4 .\nbae systems , inc . is a delaware corporation that has mitigated our foreign ownership through a special security agreement between the u . s . government , bae systems , inc . and bae systems plc . that agreement calls for the appointment of outside directors who , in conjunction with other u . s . based board members , comprise a government security committee . the government security committee has the responsibility for overseeing the company\u2019s compliance with u . s . government security and export regulations , and meets regularly with u . s . government oversight agencies to provide feedback on that compliance . our long history of successful compliance with the ssa allows bae systems to supply products and services to the department of defense , intelligence community and homeland security on some of the nations most sensitive programs .\n. localized agro - food systems and geographical indications in the face of globalization : the case of queso chontale\u00f1o .\nthe fate of john weston , chief executive of bae systems , britain ' s largest defence contractor , was sealed at an emergency board meeting at the company ' s london headquarters last monday morning .\nafter more than 30 years with the company and its predecessors , bae systems ' longstanding chairman sir richard evans announced his successor in march 2004 . dick olver , formerly the deputy chief - executive of\nfollowing the announcement on 4 october 2006 that the shareholders of bae systems had passed a resolution approving the disposal of the company ' s entire interest in airbus ( the\nairbus shareholding\n) , bae systems announces that today it completed the disposal of the airbus shareholding . terms defined in this announcement have the same meanings as set out in the circular dated 11 september 2006 . - ends -\n\u201cbae systems today announces that it has entered into discussions with eads regarding the sale of its 20 % shareholding in airbus , \u201d the group said in an official statement to the london stock exchange .\nsaudi arabia\u2019s potentially illegal bombing of civilian targets in yemen , currently being investigated by the united nations , is helping to grow sales of fighter aircraft made by bae systems , according to amnesty international .\nthe avionics department of bae deals with the more intricate and small - scale projects , covering areas such as radar , weapon guidance systems , satellite communications technology , thermal imaging , and electronic warfare . all of these smaller products come into use in bae\u2019s own range of military vehicles .\nbae profits down 8 % but firm remains hopeful on \u00a34 . 5bn saudi typhoon order\n\u201cthey [ bae ] managed to get a lot of planted questions in there and a lot of mutually back scratching and fawning questions from bae staff , \u201d said smith .\nbut however determined mr alderman is to do his job properly , no british government is going to want to see the british arms industry generally , or bae systems in particular , held up to disgrace .\nwashington \u2014 the us army surprised no one by awarding bae systems a contract on dec . 23 potentially worth $ 1 . 2 billion to begin building the armored multi - purpose vehicle ( ampv ) .\nthe dod chose bae systems\u2019 xts guard as its enterprise - class cross domain solution . xts guard is also available in tactical form factors where size , weight and power ( swap ) considerations are important .\nsiba is bae systems\u2019 newest capability . with connections into microsoft office and sharepoint , it enables high - performance fine - grained access control of documents and databases , enabling unprecedented secure , controlled information sharing .\nwork with the best in the business . bae systems has an enviable delivery pedigree and a wealth of leading edge software technology skills that it uses to deliver innovative products and solutions to government and commercial enterprises\nshareholders at the bae systems agm today clearly hadn ' t got the memo about there being a shareholder spring in the making , passing all of the company ' s 20 resolutions with a comfy margin .\njefferies analyst sandy morris downgraded bae systems to hold with a price target of gbp 600 . the analyst does not expect the rise in defense spending to impact the company ' s near - term earnings .\nsoftware and systems engineering for us army \u2013 one of 12 contractors ( 4 . 10 . 2012 , 2nd item )\nreported that plaintiffs in a gender - discrimination lawsuit filed against bae systems norfolk ship repair inc . have asked a federal judge to give preliminary approval to a $ 3 million settlement .\na class - action lawsuit was filed in 2013 by women working at bae systems norfolk ship repair inc . the women say in the lawsuit that they suffered pay and promotion discrimination , were retaliated against , and experienced sexual harassment . bae denies any wrongdoing , but the settlement is unopposed by the company .\nthe bae systems ' analysis follows a report from a german security company that exposed a component from this project , and opened the lid on a campaign which has been a covert but persistent threat . bae systems has built a picture of the activity , and in particular the countries in which this has been seen - mostly in eastern europe , but also in the us , uk and other western european countries .\nthe decision to prosecute was announced in a statement in which the sfo said it\nintends to seek the attorney general ' s consent to prosecute bae systems for offences relating to overseas corruption and will prepare its papers to be submitted to the attorney when the sfo considers it is ready to proceed . this follows the investigation carried out by the sfo into business activities of bae systems in africa and eastern europe ."]}
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", "topic": 20}], "title": "slide . com", "paragraphs": ["urltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\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\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nand so committed is mr . levchin to seeing urltoken succeed that he keeps a blood - pressure monitor on his desk . \u201ci don\u2019t know what i would do if i couldn\u2019t start companies , \u201d he said . \u201ci\u2019d probably think about slitting my wrists . \u201d\na site for sharing photos and video was not necessarily mr . levchin\u2019s favorite among the dozen or so ideas he pondered . but he chose urltoken precisely because he thought it had the greatest potential to become a business that could surpass paypal in size and reach .\nslide , founded by paypal co - founder max levchin , makes widgets that help people express themselves . the company took a big risk in 2006 when they gave users the ability to auto - insert slide shows into their myspace pages and blasting bulletins out to all their friends . they did this by asking users to hand over their myspace credentials , and doing all the hard work for them . this is a clear violation of myspace ' s terms of service , though , and most people expected slide to receive a cease and desist letter and / or get access turned off . but that never happened , and slide ' s big bet has paid off . slide has since evolved to offer a number of widgets . users create and personalize widgets on urltoken and can then use them on social networks , blogs and desktops .\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 .\na few years ago , mr . levchin , one of the young princes of silicon valley , bought his first home , a 12 - room edwardian high atop a hill here , for $ 3 . 4 million . but mr . levchin , who made a fortune at age 27 selling paypal , the online payment service he helped start in 1998 , never moved in . he sold it two years later without having slept there for even one night .\nsince then , mr . levchin has moved into his second home , a more expensive one found for him by nellie minkova , his girlfriend of eight years who has become his fianc\u00e9e . but so consumed is he by work on his second company , an internet start - up focused on sharing photos and videos , that the cartons that contain what mr . levchin described as \u201c85 percent of my worldly possessions\u201d are still stacked in his living room , five months after moving day .\nmr . levchin , who is now 32 , is typical of a new generation of junior titans in silicon valley who might be called the prematurely rich \u2014 techies worth tens of millions of dollars , sometimes more , at an age when many others are just starting to figure out what to do with their lives .\nthe internet , a low - overhead medium with a global reach , has greatly accelerated the wealth creation phenomenon , producing a larger breed of multimillionaires even younger and richer than in the past .\nthey are happy to be wealthy , of course , but many of these baby - faced technology tycoons often seem indifferent to the buying power of their money , at least at this stage of their lives . instead , nearly all of them have chosen to throw themselves back into a start - up , not so much because they want a spectacular new home or a personal jet \u2014 though many of them do \u2014 but because they are in a competition with themselves and one another .\n\u201cfor most of us , doing it again means surpassing what we\u2019ve done previously , \u201d said peter a . thiel , mr . levchin\u2019s partner at paypal , who also has started a new business , a hedge fund called clarium capital . \u201cand that can be a really high bar . \u201d\neven among this jittery group of overachievers , mr . levchin stands out . in part that is because outdoing paypal may be an all - but - impossible goal . mr . levchin acknowledges that he has already earned more money than he could ever spend . but he said he would not consider slide . com , the photo and video sharing site he founded in 2005 that is still in its start - up phase , a success unless it is ultimately worth , in real dollars , \u201cat least $ 1 . 54 billion\u201d\u2014 the price ebay paid for paypal .\nduring his paypal days , mr . levchin was so committed to seeing the company succeed that he often sacked out at the office in a sleeping bag he kept under his desk . considering that he described his apartment during some of this time as \u201cscary , \u201d that had a certain logic . cardboard boxes served as his living room furniture ; a discarded computer desk was his dining room table .\nthese days , despite the phenomenal success of paypal , which gave him the bulk of a fortune worth around $ 100 million , mr . levchin continues to work an average of 15 to 18 hours a day .\n\u201cwe occasionally go out to eat , he sleeps a few hours , he works out , \u201d ms . minkova said . \u201cbut other than that , max works . \u201d\nms . minkova half - joked that she might appreciate her occasional evenings out with mr . levchin more , if only he were not on his blackberry , answering e - mail messages and checking his web site .\none friend , dennis fong , who sold a company to mtv networks last year for $ 102 million ( and is already at work on a new start - up ) , talks about the \u201cweird growling sound\u201d that mr . levchin tends to make when someone even mentions the name of his chief rival , rockyou .\nmaximillian rafael levchin was born and raised in kiev , ukraine , a jew living under soviet rule for 16 years . as the soviet union was crumbling , the family moved to the united states and settled in chicago . but the worst year of his life , he said , was not when he was growing up but after ebay bought paypal .\nhe thought he would spend the time after the sale \u201cexploring my inner self . \u201d instead , he spent the better part of 12 months \u201cfeeling worthless and stupid\u201d and baffled by what he might do with the remainder of his life . he felt too young to retire or downshift a gear or two \u2014 and too restless to become a philanthropist .\n\u201ci enjoy sitting on nice beaches and hanging out with my girlfriend and playing with my dog , but that\u2019s three hours a day , \u201d mr . levchin said . \u201cwhat about the remaining 18 hours i\u2019m awake ? \u201d\nat first , free time was not much of a problem . coming into a lot of money at a very young age , mr . levchin found himself forced to ponder things like irrevocable trusts and secondary beneficiaries . several times a week , he would listen to the gentle hectoring of older , well - dressed men and women whom he playfully mimicked , employing a basso profondo , game - show announcer\u2019s voice .\n\u201cthink of the kids you don\u2019t have , \u201d mr . levchin quoted them as saying . \u201cthink of your unborn grandkids . \u201d\nas those obligations of his new wealth subsided , mr . levchin contemplated what he might do next . for a time , mr . levchin , a graduate of the university of illinois at urbana - champaign , thought about returning to school and earning a doctorate . that is what his mother , a physicist , had always wanted him to do , and it seemed to suit his temperament .\nbut discussions with a friend who teaches computer science at stanford convinced him that academia was not the life for him . \u201cthis friend said , \u2018don\u2019t kid yourself , you\u2019re going to start another company , \u2019\u201d mr . levchin said . \u201cit was one of those things where as soon as he said it , i knew it was true . \u201d\nhe thought , too , about becoming a venture capitalist or an angel investor , a well - paved path for generations of entrepreneurs before him . sequoia capital , one of silicon valley\u2019s top venture firms , gave him a desk to use while he figured out his next step . the partners at sequoia would regularly invite him to join pitch meetings , but that experience taught him that he was hardly suited to the more nurturing side of the profession .\n\u201ci took this perverse pleasure in seeing if i could make someone cry , \u201d he said .\nat sequoia , mr . levchin met james hong , another successful entrepreneur who today is one of his closest friends .\n\u201cwe\u2019d go out drinking , and max\u2019d talk about how miserable he was , and i\u2019d talk about how miserable i was , \u201d said mr . hong , who was 27 when he and a friend started hotornot , a web site popular with the under - 30 crowd .\nwhile not nearly as rich as mr . levchin , mr . hong describes himself as well off enough so that work is optional . he was collecting more than $ 1 million a year from hotornot , a project he and his partner had created in seven days and which demanded little of his time .\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 .\n\u201call of a sudden , you have the luxury \u2014 or the curse \u2014 of being able to ponder the meaning of life , \u201d mr . hong said . \u201cyou ask yourself , \u2018why am i not happier given how lucky i\u2019ve been ? \u2019\u201d\nonly later did mr . hong diagnose the real source of his angst : he was not doing much of anything . so like most of his peers , mr . hong decided to throw himself back into work , in his case refocusing on hotornot in the hopes of transforming the web site into a larger business .\nin silicon valley , said robert i . sutton , a professor of management science and engineering at stanford and co - founder of the stanford technology ventures program , remaining relevant , if not also admired and respected , requires that an entrepreneur continue to speed along in the fast lane .\n\u201cin other parts of the country , things like a great estate are the symbols people most respect , \u201d mr . sutton said . \u201cbut here , the greatest status symbol is a person\u2019s ability , \u201d he added , to \u201cstill bring out hot new companies\u201d and show that you are \u201cworking on the hot new technologies . \u201d\nsome , of course , choose to step off the start - up merry - go - round . pierre omidyar , 40 , the founder of ebay , remains chairman of that company , but he gave up the day - to - day operations in the late 1990s . since that time , mr . omidyar , who has a net worth of $ 9 billion , has devoted most of his work energies to philanthropic causes and investments in projects in the united states and in the developing world .\nmr . levchin concluded that his competitive drive was too strong for that kind of life . during his time off , he competed with mr . hong over who was the more frugal of the two and challenged him to push - up contests at the gym . \u201cno matter how many i\u2019d do , \u201d mr . hong said , \u201che\u2019d have to do that many plus two . \u201d\ntaking five max levchin spends a moment with his dog , uma , but usually he works 15 to 18 hours a day at his start - up company , slide . com .\nso mr . levchin did what any young titan in his position might have done . he dipped into his deep reserves of cash to pay for a large loft space and hired a half dozen of the smartest computer programmers he knew .\n\u201ci knew i wanted to be a c . e . o . , \u201d mr . levchin said . \u201ci just didn\u2019t know the c . e . o . of what . \u201d\nmr . levchin proved vigorous in his pursuit of the right start - up . there are those in silicon valley who still create new companies out of a desire to crack a challenging technical problem . but not mr . levchin , who , like many of the area\u2019s most highly regarded software engineers nowadays , views himself as the creator of potentially lucrative businesses more than simply the architect of a nifty new technology .\n\u201cit\u2019s easier to start the next company than it was in the past , \u201d said marc andreessen , who was a co - founder of netscape communications in 1994 , when he was 22 . it is also potentially more lucrative than it was even a dozen years ago , said mr . andreessen , who despite a net worth estimated to be in the hundreds of millions of dollars is now at work on his third start - up , a social networking company called ning .\n\u201cfor the first time in history , you have a global market of 1 billion - plus people , all connected over an interactive network , \u201d mr . andreessen said . \u201cthe opportunities are bigger than ever before . \u201d\nin 2005 , when he started slide , the internet already had plenty of popular photo - sharing sites , but mr . levchin saw a new way to cash in on the desire of so many to express themselves in cyberspace : a service that gives people an easy way to dress up their blogs and personal pages with photo slide shows , videos and the like .\nfacebook users , for instance , use slide - produced playthings like its multimedia \u201cfunwall\u201d or the \u201csuperpoke\u201d widgets that let them hug or punch a fellow member ( figuratively speaking ) or even throw a virtual sheep at someone ( as apparently 20 , 000 people an hour choose to do , according to slide ) .\nmore than 130 million people viewed at least one slide multimedia presentation in june , according to the internet traffic monitor comscore .\n\u201ci\u2019d run any company ; it\u2019s completely irrelevant to me , \u201d mr . levchin said . \u201cit\u2019s really about this drive to win . \u201d\nyet what mr . levchin calls \u201cmy particular brand of obsession\u201d comes with a cost . he wishes he gave more to charity , but he can never seem to find the time . \u201cit\u2019s pathetic how much i give compared to other people i know worth considerably less , \u201d he said . and his desire to earn even more means he pays little attention to the wealth he already has in the bank .\n\u201cthis \u2018next race\u2019 attitude really shapes your brain , \u201d mr . levchin said . \u201cit\u2019s \u2018ready , set , go , \u2019 and nothing else really matters . \u201d\nthe three - story , five - bedroom house he shares with ms . minkova cost him $ 5 . 3 million , but it seems to be his only big post - paypal indulgence .\nindeed , mr . levchin has not splurged on the pricey luxuries that some other silicon valley luminaries enjoy . those twin kings of the valley\u2019s under - 35 set \u2014 google\u2019s co - founders , sergey brin and larry page , with a combined net worth of more than $ 40 billion \u2014 have splurged on a fully loaded customized boeing 767 - 200 . but for mr . levchin , there is no six - figure car parked in his driveway , and dinners out tend to be at chain eateries rather than at high - end restaurants .\n\u201cspending money is a fine pursuit , and anyone\u2019s welcome to do it , \u201d said scott banister , a close friend of mr . levchin\u2019s since college who recently sold an antispam company to cisco for $ 830 million and is now working on a social networking site , zivity , which he describes as a \u201ccross between playboy and american idol . \u201d\n\u201cbut then obviously at that point , you\u2019re spending , \u201d he said , \u201cnot producing . \u201d\nwith the headline : after first succeeding , young tycoons try , try again .\nwe\u2019re interested in your feedback on this page . tell us what you think .\nsan francisco ( reuters ) - slide inc . , a start - up that allows web users to publish online slideshows of photos and other digital media , said on tuesday it had received additional funding from two top silicon valley venture firms .\nslide was started by max levchin , co - founder of paypal , the world ' s most popular online payment service which was sold to online auctioneer ebay inc . ( ebay . o ) in 2002 for $ 1 . 5 billion .\nslide ' s new financing round was led by mayfield fund and includes investments from khosla ventures and two previous investors , bluerun ventures and founders fund . exact terms were not disclosed , but levchin said :\nit is in the millions .\nlevchin aims to make slide the leader of a new category he describes as online storytelling through multimedia , a focus that is meant to distinguish it from many photo - sharing sites .\ngrowing largely through word - of - mouth recommendation , slide ranks as the sixth - most - visited u . s . photo entertainment site , according to web measurement firm hitwise inc , attracting more visitors than sites such as snapfish and shutterfly ( sfly . o ) .\nin terms of visitors , it is neck and neck with yahoo inc . ' s ( yhoo . o ) flickr in the category , while photobucket . com , a photo and video - sharing site popular among myspace users , is no . 1 .\nfilmloop , which also helps users create online slideshows , is most frequently compared to slide . but by contrast , it ranks 86th among u . s . users in hitwise ' s list of photo sites .\nlevchin founded san francisco - based slide as a personal pastime after selling paypal . when he received his first round of funding in 2005 from bluerun , also paypal ' s first venture backer , he began to put slide on a business footing , he said .\nvinod khosla , one of silicon valley ' s best - known venture capitalists , said in a statement he was betting on the track record of levchin ,\nwho has already proven his drive , purpose and ability when he built and grew paypal .\nmayfield managing director allen morgan will be on slide ' s board of directors and khosla will join the board of advisers .\nlevchin said the new money will help slide grow by funding more staff , network capacity and faster product development .\nthe slideshows work as a link embedded in social networking web sites like myspace , facebook , friendster , xanga and piczo , or as a screensaver or local desktop computer application . slide is working on making its slideshows run on cell phones .\nslides is a suite of modern presentation tools , available right from your browser . unlike traditional presentation software , there ' s no need to download anything . working with collaborators to make an awe - inspiring presentation has never been easier .\nin a meeting , conference call or on stage ? with live present mode , you control what your viewers see . you can even use your phone as a remote control with direct access to your speaker notes .\nslides for teams makes your whole team work better . it ' s a secure , shared place for everything your team needs to do their best work , and includes :\nslides is the only presentation tool with a fully open source format . your presentations are html , css and javascript . unlock advanced features , such as :\nslides is used daily by professionals all over the world to speak at conferences , share pitches , school work , portfolios and so much more . join today and try it out for free .\nslide enables users to create and personalize widgets and use them on social networks , blogs and desktops .\naccording to comscore slide has more than 117 million unique monthly viewers . slide also claims more than 200 , 000 new slide shows are added to the slide network each day .\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 )\nblacklight slide\u2122 is an incredible experience unlike any other . this night event , focused on uv neon glowing fun , brings you and your loved ones together for the best night of your lives ! at the blacklight slide\u2122 , you get the chance to go down slides filled with neon glow - in - the - dark water , assuring you and your friends that you will get glowed\u2122 ! during this insanely fun event is a celebration with the best music from the top djs in the country . you\u2019ll get to dance , play , and have the time of your life . when the blacklight slide\u2122 is over and you\u2019re glowing with excitement , we know for a fact that you\u2019ll be counting down the days until the next one .\nwhen students are fully engaged , they learn better . 87 % of teachers we surveyed said that biteslide has increased student engagement in their classrooms .\n21st century skills are increasingly important . blend digital projects into your classroom to develop student creativity , communication , collaboration , and critical thinking skills .\nusing different tools in your school projects can be confusing for students and difficult to manage . biteslide makes it a breeze to run your projects from start to finish .\ndigital tools can often be complex - biteslide is incredibly easy to use . you can focus on the teaching and your students on the learning .\nyou know the best way to run your school projects . biteslide gives you the freedom and flexibility to run the projects you want , the way you want them .\nstudent safety and security is paramount . biteslide is a ' walled garden ' for your students . you are always in total control and can be confident of your students ' safety .\nyour password has been reset . an email has been sent to you with your new password .\nmonday - friday : 11am - 5pm . saturday - sunday : 10am - 6pm . the slide opens 30 minutes after the attraction opens .\nthe slide was created by german artist carsten h\u00f6ller at the invitation of sir anish kapoor , designer of the arcelormittal orbit . it is a unique collaboration between two of the world\u2019s leading artists and a major art installation for london , as well as yet another reason to visit queen elizabeth olympic park \u2013 fast becoming london\u2019s most exciting playground !\nthis is le slide . light , foldable , portable , directional , ultra - thin and customizable : le slide is all of these at once !\norder now and get 100\u20ac off the retail price . limited offer : 10 % off + free shipping ! ( discount code : november10 )\nwhile slidenjoy works exactly like traditional monitors , it differs in its freestanding ability and easy connection to the back of your laptop , while remaining much thinner and much lighter . no more carrying around heavy and unnecessary products . the slidenjoy is so lightweight you ' ll almost forget it is in your bag . plug in the usb and the display will automatically launch . enjoyable and practical on a personal or professional level , sliden ' joy is also useful in web development , graphic design , photography , video artistry and for students , business people , gamers , architects , travelers , dj ' s , and designers .\nslidenjoy perfectly matches your favorite work tool . it is available in 3 sizes : 13\u2033 , 15\u2033 and 17\u2033 for the launching . some others are coming soon .\nany usb - c connector on your laptop ? perfect , then plug it with a single usb type - c cable ( included in the box ) .\nno usb - c connector ? no worries . we designed it to work on a single usb 3 . 0 port .\nusb 2 . 0 ? not a problem . simply plug the second usb 2 . 0 cable .\nonce your additional screens slided , simply turn them up to 180\u00b0 to share what you see with people seating around the table . from now , you can share to 1 single person , 2 , 3 , or even 10 people at the same time . your way of work is going to change . .\njoin our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team .\nby continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies . i understand\nthe everslide plastic matting system for summer ski jumping was launched in 1984 . it was originally developed and manufactured by a finnish company called kirkkala oy , which specialised in producing polypropylene fibres for brushes used by street - cleaning vehicles . in 1991 , c . e . lindgren bought the kirkkala business , and six years later we decided to focus the entire fibre production operation on everslide . since then , c . e . lindgren has become the market leader in this business , and more than half of the matted ski jumps worldwide are covered with everslide plastic matting .\nbesides the everslide plastic matting solutions , our product range has for well over a decade now also included in - run tracks and snow - blocking nets . our first in - run track , the everslide fibre track , consisted of overlapping fibre elements and was developed to correspond to snow - prepared in - run tracks . as track machines for winter operation advanced , requirements for summer tracks changed as well . as a result , we developed our everslide super track . it was made of patterned plastic plates with side lists that aligned the skis correctly to help ski - jumpers better concentrate on the take - off . the first version of the everslide super track product was tested on the jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 k100 ski jump in 1993 . since then , the product has been developed further , and today the track is made of stainless steel with a firm aluminium sub - base and integrated sprinkler system .\nthe development work for the plastic materials inspired us to expand our production to cover other forms of winter sports products for summer use as well . in 1994 , our everslide plastic matting concept was introduced for sledding use . since then , thousands of families have had the opportunity to enjoy the excitement of sledding . our everslide sledding slopes are used at family entertainment centres as well as in water and amusement parks around the world . in the beginning , the sledding slopes were so - called open space slopes , but since 2001 we have recommended that our customers build everslide sledding slopes with lane guides . these have increased the safety of the riders , and also the capacity of the slope .\nour success in manufacturing plastic matting for ski jumps and sledding slopes encouraged us to make further developments . at the end of 1997 , we brought the market the everslide alpine matting system for downhill skiing and snowboarding and also the everslide cross country ski track . two versions of everslide alpine were available : everslide alpine standard and durable . the durable system was designed for snowboarding . everslide alpine could even be used on ski lift tracks . for anchor lifts , we developed a special element called the everslide lift track . the surface of the lift track element was made up of the same brushes as those in alpine , but the system used fewer brushes . the everslide cross country ski track was mainly aimed at ski instruction focusing on a traditional way of skiing . the surface of the track elements also consisted of brushes bent diagonally forwards . this way , the ski would slide well but also have good grip .\nour experience and knowledge of plastic materials and the high quality of our products have made c . e . lindgren an internationally successful company .\nphone : + 358 - 19 - 536 010 fax : + 358 - 19 - 524 6618 e - mail : info ( at ) everslide . com\nread the summary research report by intellicap to see the business value of clearslide .\nsign up to see a demo of clearslide and see how you can transform the way you sell .\nsliderocket is a part of clearslide , the leading sales engagement platform . on july 1 , 2018 , the sliderocket service was permanently discontinued and is no longer accessible . try clearslide today free for an improved overall experience with more features that is scalable and secure .\nbeyond great presentation software , clearslide is a complete system of engagement for sales , marketing , and customer support . present to anywhere , from anywhere , with the added benefit of sharing of high - impact content from a single - point content management source , detailed customer analytics , web conferencing with screen share , and crm auto logging .\nclearslide presenter provides full access to the clearslide content management library . the app syncs content for on - or offline access to approved content for online or in - person presentations . clearslide presenter captures the same robust engagement data ( attendees , meeting recaps , engagement rates , and content presented ) for remote meetings and auto - logs the data into your crm .\nleverage the approved content library , even when offline . easily access promoted or bookmarked content , and search using tags . users can preview slides and choose content tailored to their audience . seamlessly combine and present any file types ( including rich media files ) .\ninitiate clearslide meetings with integrated audio conferencing , recordings , and remote - like controls for one - handed presenting ( or present 1 : 1 ) . access the same robust tools and analytics as in the web app including roll call , drawing tools , meeting recaps , and engagement analytics . after remote meetings , clearslide presenter captures the same customer engagement data .\ncopyright \u00a92018 corel . all rights reserved . | terms of use | privacy | cookies\nclearslide engagement dashboards provide powerful visualizations to support sales and marketing teams at every level . integrate real - time engagement and activity data from clearslide with crm data for a complete view of buyers and sales cycle progression \u2013 in easy - to - distill reports and dashboards .\ncustomer analytics dashboards , reporting , and real - time alerts provide teams across the organization access to prospect and customer engagement analytics in any format . access aggregated data for benchmarking or drill into specifics down to the opportunity or specific activity . clearslide is your system of engagement to centralize interactions across communications channels ( email , online presentations , and in - person meeting ) from your sales , marketing , and services teams .\nuse dashboards in salesforce to easily map deal size against clearslide engagement to manage pipeline , focus resources on deals at risk , and improve forecasting . visualize opportunity engagement across sales stages , and drill into activity and engagement details to coach on the deals that matter .\nclearslide provides a single view into activity and engagement history , allowing teams across the organization to share insight on prospect and customer health . recent and aggregated content engagement focuses sales reps and sales leaders on the most interested prospects . account engagement provides the needed context for better quality interactions that can move deals forward faster .\ntap into detailed engagement across every sales interaction - across emails , online presentations , and in - person meetings to gauge which deals are most likely to close , and benchmark team and rep performance . easily save custom reports \u2013 or follow accounts or reps \u2013 for in 1 : 1s and deal reviews .\npresentation and slide insights provide actionable insight to identify the content that is resonating with customers . slide - by - slide engagement analytics show how sales teams are using approved content \u2013 what content , what channels , which accounts \u2013 and how customers are actually responding to campaigns . test and adjust messaging based on how effective content is at actually engaging buyers .\nexperience the power of clearslide for yourself . we offer a free trial to get you started on engaging better with your customers today .\nanthony slide has served as both associate archivist of the american film institute ( acquiring and preserving films for the national film collection at the library of congress ) and as resident film historian of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences . he published his first book ,\n, both of which are considered definitive works in their respective fields . among his most recent academic books are\n( 2010 ) , published by the university press of mississippi . he is also editor of the \u201cfilmmakers\u201d series published by scarecrow press , and numbering more than 115 volumes . his 1986 book ,\n( published in 1994 ) was named outstanding academic book of the year by \u201cchoice\u201d magazine , best reference book of the year by \u201clibrary journal\u201d and outstanding reference source of the year by the american library association .\nin 1990 , in recognition of his work on the history of popular entertainment , bowling green university awarded anthony slide a honorary doctorate of letters . at that time he was hailed by lillian gish as \u201cour preeminent historian of the silent film . \u201d\nanthony slide has been active as a specialist appraiser of entertainment - related items for more than twenty years , and has gained a national reputation in the field . he has appraised papers , correspondence , books , photographs , posters , music , lobby cards , video tapes , audio recordings , motion picture film elements , equipment , and awards , relating to all aspects of popular entertainment , for estate , insurance and tax purposes . the largest collection he has appraised is the archives of producer david l . wolper , and his best - known appraisal is of the abraham zapruder film of the kennedy assassination . he has appraised the papers of individuals as varied as silent screen star marion davies and blacklisted screenwriter ring lardner , jr . , and collections as small as one scrapbook and as large as 1 , 500 boxes . in his capacity as an appraiser for the los angeles community redevelopment agency , he has been recognized in los angeles superior court as an expert witness .\n: among the unique objects that anthony slide has been asked to value are artie shaw\u2019s clarinet , donated to the smithsonian institution , and the articulated werewolf\u2019s head from the john landis production of an american werewolf in london . from batman ( 1989 ) , anthony slide appraised for michael keaton the costume he wore as the title character .\n: anthony slide has valued many awards , including oscars , emmys and golden globes ; he has appraised the irving g . thalberg memorial awards presented to david o . selznick and darryl f . zanuck , and the academy awards of margaret booth , louis derochemont , katharine hepburn , harold lloyd , mercedes mccambridge , david o . selznick , shelley winters , david l . wolper , and william wyler , among others . for insurance purposes , he valued the largest group of oscars ever gathered together on one occasion at the request of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences .\n: anthony slide has appraised the value of copyrights of many individual feature films and television productions , including the independent and experimental productions of lenny lipton , jr . , the ken murray hollywood home movie library , the newsreel library of the mexican company , noticiero continental , and the independent productions ( and other assets ) of documentary filmmaker marlon t . riggs .\n: anthony slide has appraised film collections donated to the academy of motion picture arts and sciences , the american film institute , the lilly library of indiana university , the library of congress , pacific film archive , the national museum of natural history of the smithsonian institution , and the ucla film and television archive . he has valued the largest independent 16mm film library in the world , belonging to director / collector david bradley , and consisting of more than 5 , 000 titles ; and the film collections of entertainer mel torme and producer jack haley , jr . he has also appraised a number of commercial 16mm film libraries , as well as libraries of laser discs and videotapes .\n: anthony slide has appraised the papers of songwriter sammy cahn and composer alex north , the music library of composer william goldenberg , the original scores of robert o . ragland and j . a . c . redford , and the music archives of henry mancini and billy may , among others .\n: among the celebrities whose paper archives anthony slide has valued are producer samuel z . arkoff , director / title designer saul bass , screenwriter - producer charles brackett , producer allan carr , special effects legend linwood dunn , director richard feischer , comedian w . c . fields , director john frankenheimer , director randal kleiser , director john landis , critic leonard maltin , director rouben mamoulian , screenwriter - producer joseph l . mankiewicz , actor steve mcqueen , actor gregory peck , actress eva marie saint , screenwriter joseph stefano , director edgar g . ulmer , actor henry winkler , and director william wyler .\n: original tape - recorded celebrity interviews conducted by authors , in connection with biographical projects , have been valued , along with unique recordings of controversial comedian lenny bruce made by his manager marvin worth . he has also appraised the more than 500 interviews held by the screen actors guild , including the copyright and intellectual property rights .\n: among the many scrapbooks valued by anthony slide are those for gone with the wind and the wizard of oz , owned by director victor fleming .\n: on behalf of turner entertainment co . , anthony slide has appraised the m - g - m feature film script library , donated to the academy of motion picture arts and sciences , and the m - g - m television script library , donated to the university of southern california . he has appraised the script collections of many individuals , including david begelman , marc daniels , ranald macdougal , eleanor perry , martin rackin , and billy wilder , as well as the script archive of your show of shows producer , max liebman .\nwhile playing the club circuit in the late seventies , i was always less than satisfied with the guitar slides available at music stores . it always bugged me how slides would pinch the inside of my 2nd knuckle . while home on a break i decided to grind out the cutaway section of a chrome slide i had at the time . it immediately made a big difference in the comfort & stability . this got me thinking some years later that the concept could be taken much further . while the cutaway was convenient the interior was still \u201cpipe like\u201d . my research led me to a creative metal manufacturing company in spokane , washington that utilized computer driven swiss screw machine technology . i decided to utilize cnc and cad drawings to take my project to the next level . once the design was finalized and patented , we loaded our design into the computers and the rock slide was born .\nthis type of manufacturing is common in the automotive and aerospace industries and produces consistent , identical slides . we have now sold over 55 , 000 slides and the feedback from players is always great . be sure to check out the \u201csizing\u201d information as well as the artists / reviews page .\nu . s . slide fastener corp . presents : history of velcro\u00ae brand hook and loop\n* in the early 1940\u2032s swiss inventor george de mestral was walking with his dog through the woods when he saw that his pants were covered in cockleburs . de mestral became curious about the burrs and examined them under his microscope .\n* he discovered their hook - like shape and thus began his quest to produce a unique two - sided fastener \u2014 one side with stiff \u201chooks\u201d , similar to the burrs ; the other side with soft \u201cloops , \u201d resembling fabric .\n* the two - sided fastener became known as velcro\u00ae brand hook and loop , named for the french words , \u201cvelour\u201d and \u201ccrochet . \u201d\n* as pioneers in hook and loop fastener technology , velcro\u00ae brand fasteners is the original patent holder of u . s . patent 2 , 717 , 437 filed on october 15 , 1952 .\ntoday , velcro\u00ae brand fasteners strives to be the dominant innovator in fastening technology through efficient and creative solutions .\nexperience : original patent holder from 1952 . 60 years in the industry , name recognition , quality , customer satisfaction , innovation , u . s . a . made , multi - industry use .\nfrom the mountain top of eagles mere , downhill slopes are found in all directions , lengths , and grades . it is assumed that even in george lewis ' s time ( early 1800\u2019s ) families found wintertime pleasure sledding on the hills and skating on the lake .\nin 1903 the roadbed of eagles mere avenue had been smoothed down by sleds and toboggans for a long run through the village . some more adventurous riders took their snow vehicles to the top of lake avenue to hopefully have a swift run down the road far out on the frozen lake .\ncapt . e . s . chase stood at the edge of the lake one january day watching his grandchildren . they asked him why he couldn\u2019t build a \u201creal good\u201d toboggan slide down the slope of lake avenue . it was a logical idea . capt . chase had a \u201cfinger in every pie\u201d in the development of eagles mere . he had moved here from williamsport in 1886 and continually initiated projects such as laying out the street plans of the village , planning , and cutting the arrow paths and our well known laurel path around the lake . one of his monumental contributions was sounding out and making a map of the eagles mere lake depths theretofore unknown .\nhe began work on a design and method for building a toboggan slide that would be safe , sturdy and continued pleasure for eagles mere residents . the slide today is executed from these original plans using capt . chase\u2019s planer and his method of grooving the ice .\nthe captain had a wooden toboggan built with three metal runners to fit the groove made in the ice of the slide . the townspeople were excited about this project as were members of the eagles mere land company of which capt . chase was general manager .\nthe next winter , men and boys declared a holiday and enthusiastically turned out to build the toboggan slide when the ice was declared solid at twelve inches . hand saws were used . horse teams with wagons and bobsleds plus strong arms and backs hauled the ice blocks to the foot of lake avenue where construction began .\nthe slide was ready for operation in january of 1904 . electric lights were strung over the slide by walter trappe using electricity generated by the waters of hunters lake four miles away .\nthe first to test the slide was harry stevens . as no sled was immediately available he chose to sit down in a heavy iron scoop - shovel and away went harry ! the observers cheered him on until they quickly became aware of a strange cloud forming around him which developed into a trail of smoke as he gained momentum and rode swiftly out on the lake . the men raced down the hill and out on to the ice to find mr . stevens with the seat of his pants completely burnt out . no permanent injury occurred other than to his dignity and , as he stood more than sat for a few days , he had to grin and bear all the logical jokes for weeks , perhaps months to come .\nafter this initiation , sleds and toboggans , and a few homemade contraptions , appeared on the scene immediately . the slide was active until the middle of march .\nmulti slide industries operate the largest range of wire forming machines across australia and is proudly 30 years australian owned & operated .\nour machines are capable of forming a wide range of materials while producing a quality high end product , repeatedly & consistently .\nwe operate a wide range of cnc and mechanical wire and strip forming equipment . these machines are complemented by robotic welders , wire straightening and cutting machines , pedestal welders , 2d and 3d cnc machines , special purpose welding and nylon coating equipment .\nour wide range of experience and specialist in - house technology allows us to manage low , medium and high volume projects .\nit extends our capabilities to wire diameters of up to 13mm , provides the ability to generate various curves in wires up to 13mm diameter , offers longer arm lengths ( distances between bends ) and allows for limitless angle orientation between bends .\nthese features make the machine ideal for forming large diameter wire products for the furniture industry , as well as offering greater scope for our customers in other industries including agriculture , aquaculture , sports & leisure , building & construction plus other miscellaneous products .\nour team are ready to discuss with you how we can assist with any of your wire or strip forming requirements . please call us , or email us via the contact form to discuss further .\nwe are currently producing a grape vine wire trainer which assists in supporting young vines , and attaches to the trellis wire . manufactured from 2 . 8mm galvanized wire this product lasts longer than bamboo stakes and can be re - used for future planting . existing customers have found the vine trainer easier and faster to install and some have commented that it does not choke the top bud as string can .\nsecurity of equipment is unfortunately a necessary part of our lives these days . whether it ' s for expensive or delicate equipment or for safety reasons , there is a need to provide non - intrusive protection . multi slide industries manufacture many versions of security guards or cages for your equipment . the video below is a recent job we undertook for pirsa , where they needed to protect some on - the - ground xmas lights . they were delighted with the final product .\nwe supply a large range of components , products and assemblies for all types of industries . . .\nmulti slide industries operate the largest range of wire forming machines across australia . our machines are . . .\nover the past 25 years multi slide industries has worked with a range of high profile industries and companies . . .\nthe frank slide interpretive centre , in southern alberta ' s spectacular crowsnest pass , overlooks canada ' s deadliest rockslide . see and hear first - hand what happened the night turtle mountain fell . enjoy engaging storytelling , interactive displays , gripping accounts , and award - winning shows .\nmyths and legends of the crowsnest pass are explored through guided bus tours and hikes , and other special programming .\nthe crowsnest pass is excited to launch its 13th annual doors open and heritage festival weekend . explore the\nother side\nof crowsnest pass history .\nmusical events , harvest of memories , and much more at the frank slide interpretive centre , crowsnest pass public art gallery , and crowsnest museum .\nwinter getting you down ? enjoy a day of free family activities at the frank slide interpretive centre .\nour childhood wouldn ' t be complete without a play set . the playground experience enriches children ' s minds and physical well - being . this ideology is what inspires us to craft the finest ready to assemble play sets , accessories and slides in america \u2013 all on a family friendly budget . childhood memories are made to last a lifetime , so choosing the right play set is one of the more essential decisions a parent can make . we hope you enjoy the shopping experience and the endless adventure our products bring to your children !"]}
{"id": 53766, "summary": [{"text": "edward berkeley portman ( 31 january 1771 \u2013 19 january 1823 , rome ) was an 18th-century housing developer and politician .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "he was the son of henry portman , and ultimately a descendant of the tudor landowner sir william portman .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "edward continued his father 's work developing the family lands in london into the portman estate .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "he also sat as member of parliament for boroughbridge between 1802 and 1806 and for dorset between 1806 and 1823 . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "edward portman", "paragraphs": ["son of edward berkeley portman and lucy portman husband of emma portman father of william henry berkeley portman , 2nd viscount portman ; hon . edwin berkeley portman ; reverend hon . walter berkeley portman and hon . maurice berkeley portman brother of wyndham berkeley portman ; harriet ella dugdale ; marianne drummond ; lucy wingfield - digby and rev . fitzhardinge berkeley portman\nportman , edward berkeley , first viscount portman ( 1799\u20131888 ) , politician , born at bryanston , dorset , on 9 july 1799 , was the son of edward berkeley portman ( d . 1823 ) of bryanston and orchard portman , somerset , and his first wife , lucy , elder daughter of the revd thomas whitby . . .\nedward berkley portman in myheritage family trees ( beddy / buchanan / bosman / von abo / hockly / lindl . . . )\nking edward ' s devise , entirely autograph . ( ms . petyt 47 , f . 317 . )\n' mr . edward cross , brother of the deceased , said the deceased was 54 years of age . he saw\nking edward ' s minutes for his last will , as transcribed by secretary petre . ( ms , petyt 47 , f . 416 . )\nuntil that abrupt switch , portman had opposed same - sex marriage . but his son ' s disclosure ' allowed me to think of this from a new perspective , ' portman said .\ntwo years ago , his son will came out to portman and his wife , jane , during will\u2019s freshman year at yale university , which eventually led portman to support same - sex marriage .\ndeath . viscountess dies . london , wednesday . viscountess portman , widow of the fourth viscount portman , died in hospital from shock following a fire at her home in prince ' s gate .\nfrom 11 april 1946 , her married name became portman . after her marriage , nancy maureen franklin was styled as\nthe first limitation of king edward ' s settlement was , to the lady frances ' s issue male born before the king ' s death , and in default of such issue to the lady jane ' s heirs male . this arrangement would have fully answered the duke of northumberland ' s ambitious views , had king edward survived the birth of a son to the lady jane . in that case the infant would have succeeded to the crown immediately on king edward ' s death , and northumberland would have been grandfather of the actual monarch .\njust this past election year , portman was vetted by romney ' s campaign team as a vice - presidential option .\nportman previously endorsed same - sex marriage , explaining that he changed his views after his son revealed he was gay .\nking edward proceeded further , to prepare minutes for his last will : these also were transcribed by secretary petre , and the transcript in his handwriting is preserved in the same repository with the foregoing .\nprivy councillors . sir john mason , sir ralph sadler , sir richard sackville chancellor of the court of augmentations , sir edward north , sir anthony sentleger , sir william paget , sir richard southwell .\nportman said he discussed the issue with members of his church\u2019s community and former republican vice president dick cheney , whose daughter is gay .\nin an op - ed for the dispatch in friday ' s paper , portman says the admission by will , a junior at yale , lead to the reversal . portman writes that his son helped him see that gay people don ' t choose to be gay :\nkirk and portman are both up for reelection next year , with kirk facing a potentially difficult reelection bid in a blue - leaning state .\njudges . sir roger cholmeley chief justice of the king ' s bench , sir edward mountague chief justice of the common pleas , henry bradshaw chief baron of the exchequer , sir john baker chancellor of the exchequer , sir humfrey browne justice of the common pleas , sir william portman justice of the king ' s bench , sir robert bowes master of the rolls .\nportman was the first republican senator to declare support for gay marriage , going public in2013 after announcing that his son , will , is gay .\nt . cant . t . ely , canc . wynchester . northubrland . j . bedford . h . suffolk . w . northt . h . shrewesbury . f . huntyngdon . penbroke . e . clynton . t . darcy . g . cobham . r . ryche . t . cheyne . john gate . william petre . joan ' cheek , w . cecill . edward mountagu . john bakere . edward gryffyn . john lucas . john gosnold .\n27 . ibid . 2 dec . ; fox strangways mss 242 , portman to ilchester , 24 - 29 nov . , 3 dec . 1830 .\nportman also said that he informed 2012 gop presidential nominee mitt romney that his son was gay when he was being interviewed as a possible running mate .\nb . 9 july 1799 , 1st s . of edward berkeley portman i * and 1st w . lucy , da . of rev . thomas whitby of portland place , mdx . and cresswell , staffs . educ . eton c . 1811 ; christ church , oxf . 1817 . m . 16 june 1827 , lady emma lascelles , da . of henry lascelles\u2020 , 2nd earl of harewood , 4s . ( 1 d . v . p . ) 2da . ( 1 d . v . p . ) . suc . fa . 1823 ; cr . bar . portman 27 jan . 1837 ; visct . portman 28 mar . 1873 . d . 19 nov . 1888 .\nafter the federal government deemed that schools must allow students to use bathrooms that matchtheir gender identity , portman said the executive branch should stay out of the issue .\nwedding report . ( jun 1908 ) . bride of seventy - one , lord portman weds in 78th year . not often is a great - grandfather married . the honour belongs to viscount portman , who was married recently at st mary ' s church , bryanston square , to mrs . livingstone learmonth , who is 71 .\nwe miss the names of the attorney - general edward gryffyn and john lucas master of the requests , which are among the signatures in p . 91 , attached to the engagement made in the king ' s presence . the former retained his place in the service of queen mary .\n\u201ci told mitt romney everything , \u201d portman told cnn . \u201cthat process is \u2014 intrusive would be one way to put it . but no , yeah , i told him everything . \u201d\nportman has a 100 percent rating from national right to life and was an original co - sponsor ofthe ban on so - called partial - birth abortion when he was in the house .\ntheir conversation turned on some recent defeat of the whigs , when , mr . portman attempting to explain it , mr . dawson laughingly said , \u2018oh , you are a mere bundle of sticks and will always be beaten\u2019 . this taunt rather excited mr . portman , while at the same time he felt its truth , and he reported mr . dawson\u2019s words to his friends .\nsen . rob portman ( r - ohio ) , once a staunch opponent of gay marriage , says that he now supports same - sex nuptials after his son told him he was gay .\n\u201ci\u2019m announcing today a change of heart on an issue that a lot of people feel strongly about that has to do with gay couples\u2019 opportunity to marry , \u201d portman said , according to cnn .\nportman has an a rating from the nra . he sided this year with a majority of republicans in atest vote opposing a bill that would ban those on the no - fly list from buying guns .\nthat he ' s backing same - sex marriage\u2014a reversal from his previous political history which includes votes against same - sex marriage and gay adoption . portman says the reason for his change of heart is his own\n. it ' s not known if portman discussed the issue of same - sex marriage with romney or , if he had been picked , if he would have backed those initiatives despite having a gay son .\neditor ' s note : this is the last in a series of three stories about the issues in the u . s . senate race between republican sen . rob portman and democratic former gov . ted strickland .\nfrances viscountess portman is 20 degrees from william foster , 17 degrees from alexander hamilton and 7 degrees from victoria of the united kingdom of great britain and ireland on our single family tree . login to find your connection .\nthe main difference of king edward ' s devise from king henry ' s settlement consisted in the total exclusion of his two sisters . [ 2 ] in the exclusion of the descendants of his aunt margaret queen of scots , on whom the crown ultimately devolved after the lapse of half a century , he merely followed the precedent of his father ' s will .\nportman agrees that the immigration system is broken but says he can support a plan only if itincludes sufficient border controls and enforcement of immigration laws in workplaces . he opposed a2013 immigration proposal , saying that the bill did not include those elements .\nwashington\nsen . rob portman had a change of heart about whether same - sex couples should beallowed to marry . former ohio gov . ted strickland shifted more slowly on that issue but made a farmore dramatic change in his support for gun control .\nportman says the reversal stems from his 21 - year - old gay son coming out to him two years ago , as he now becomes the first republican senator on that side of the controversial issue as it heads for landmark arguements in the supreme court .\n32 . portman\u2019s name is not in the surviving partial division lists , but during the dorset by - election , he , like ponsonby , was attacked for having voted against giving the franchise to farmers ( dorset co . chron . 6 oct . 1831 ) .\nnominally , the two candidates for the u . s . senate fit into their ideological boxes : portman , therepublican , is more conservative , and strickland , the democrat , more liberal . but on social issues , enough nuances exist to puncture the usual stereotypes :\nportman opposes using taxpayer money to pay for abortions and is a co - sponsor of a bill thatwould ban taxpayer funding from going to abortions . he also has voted to block taxpayer dollarsgoing to the united nations while any member nation forces citizens to undergo abortions .\nviscount portman , who is m . f . h . of the portman hunt , was born in london in the reign of george iv . educated at eton and oxford , he entered parliament , and sat as a whig for 33 years in the house of commons . he is now one of the most popular sportsmen and landlords in the country , and probably one of the oldest masters of foxhounds . the newsletter : an australian paper for australian people ( sydney , nsw : 1900 - 1918 ) 1 aug 1908 , p7 urltoken\nportman adds that he ' s voicing his support for gay marriage now because the supreme court will be hearing arguments soon on california ' s prop . 8 , a state ban on same - sex marriage , as well as the constitutionality of the defense of marriage act . according to\n\u201ci have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in good times and in bad , the government shouldn\u2019t deny them the opportunity to get married , \u201d portman wrote friday in an op - ed in the columbus dispatch .\n4 . dorset co . chron . 22 nov . 1888 ; t . w . mayberry , orchard and the portmans , 5 , 38 , 40 ; m . portman , bryanston , picture of a fam . 129 - 32 ; sir m . nathan , annals of west coker , 419 .\nanother remarkable feature of the devise is this , that , as originally drawn , it contemplated only a male successor . it will be remembered that england had as yet obeyed no reigning queen ; and that the empress maud and margaret countess of richmond had been instances of heiresses living whilst their sons sat on the throne . henry viii . had indeed bequeathed the crown in contingent remainder to his daughters ; but , after them , the next remainder created by his will was to\nto the heirs of the body of the lady frances\nhis niece , not the the lady frances herself . thus the duchess of suffolk had been already passed over by henry viii , as she was now again by king edward . following the like scheme throughout , all the other female heirs were passed over in favor of their male issue not yet born . now , it was an extraordinary circumstance in the state of the blood royal at this period , that , whilst the living descendants of henry the seventh were ( exclusive of the scottish line , [ 3 ] ) seven in number of the female sex , there was not one male except king edward himself . ( see the table prefixed to these remarks . ) it was this fact that conferred genealogical importance , in the political speculation of the time , on the earl of devonshire , as a male descendant of king edward iv and on cardinal pole , as the male descendant and representative of george duke of clarence .\nt . cant ' . t . ely , canc . winchester . northumb ' land . jo . bedford . h . suffolk . w . north ' ton . arundell , oxynforde . h . westmerland . f . shrewesbury . john warwyk . w . worcester . f . huntington . penbroke . e . clinton . t . darcy . nic . london . henry aburge . g . cobham . willam grey . g . talbott . t . fitzwauters . william windesor . j . bray . thomas wentworthe . john st . john . r . riche . william willoughby . francys russelle . j . fytzwarin . g . fitzgerald . h . strange . thomas gray . chenye . will ' m bu . . . richard cotton . john gate . william petre . w . cecill . john cheek . roger cholmeley . edward mountague . henry bradschawe . john bakere . homfre browne . henry portman . robert bowes . jo . masone . r . sadler . ric . sakevyle . edward northe . a . sentleger . william paget . tho . wrothe . henry sydney . morris barkley . n . throgmorton . ryc . blount . henri gage . ric . southwelle . john williams . henri norres . antoni browne . james dyer . john gosnold . will . fitzwilliam . will ' m croke . henry nevill . george barnes , mayre . john gresham . andrew judde . ric . dobbys . w . damselle . augustin hinde . john lambarde . thomas offley . willm garrard . lawrance wether . edward rogeres . adrian poinings . p [ er ] me william huett . r . bret . p [ er ] me william chester . antony broune . john raynford . ro . sowthwell . by me thomas lodge . thomas bowere . emanuel lucar . john wither . wm . bury . richarde mallorye . henry fisher . xp ' ofore dawntesey ric . chamberlyn . henry broune . richarde hilles . william knight . william gyfford . ric . broke . w . bury .\nportman said he was concerned that the democratic bills being considered didn ' t adequatelyprotect the rights of those mistakenly put on such lists . he also supported a republican proposalthat would delay , but not ban , suspected terrorists from buying guns . that measure would direct theattorney general to take a suspected terrorist into custody if he or she attempted to buy agun .\n38 . fox strangways mss 332 , murray to ilchester [ 7 oct . ] , latter to portman , 18 oct . , reply , 19 oct . ; bristol univ . lib . pinney mss , domestic box r , bdle . 5 , lady smith to frances pinney [ 19 oct . ] ; dorset co . chron . 27 oct . 1831 .\n\u201cthe overriding message of love and compassion that i take from the bible , and certainly the golden rule , and the fact that i believe we are all created by our maker , that has all influenced me in terms of my change on this issue , \u201d portman told reporters during an interview in his office on thursday , according to the plain dealer .\nat the conclusion of the ceremony , most of the guests went on to a luncheon which was given at montague - square , the residence of the hon . charles and mrs . hanbury lennox . later , lord portman and his bride departed for bryanston , the bride travelling in a costume of nankin blue tussore silk , and a large feathered hat to match .\nportman was popular as a reformer and was certain of being returned , while calcraft , with whom he declined to join , stood against the anti - reformer bankes . on all six days of the poll he was ahead of the other two candidates , to each of whom he gave \u00a33 , 000 towards their costs . according to grey , this curious gesture was designed \u2018to show his impartiality , being himself a reformer and supporter of government\u2019 . he was elected with calcraft , which he hailed as indicative of the triumph of reform , and at a celebration dinner in blandford , 23 may 1831 , he promised the electors that \u2018give me but the opportunity of meeting you , and you may depend upon it , you will never find me wanting\u2019 . 29 however , bankes recorded in his journal that portman had desired that the poll should not be closed early on the day the contest ended\nengagement . noel christian , eldest surviving son of the late mr : a . j . livingstone - learmonth and of viscountess portman , and winifred margaret ( wynne ) , eldest daughter of mr . james h . ismay , iwerne , minster - house , blanford , dorset , and of the late lady margaret ismay , and granddaughter of the late marquess of hertford . the australasian ( melbourne , vic . : 1864 - 1946 ) 15 mar 1913 , p38 urltoken\ni have stated in the note at page 4 , that besides the letters patent of the 21st of june 1553 , which were designed to place the lady jane next in succession to the crown , there are two other documents extant , exhibiting the earlier stages of this daring effort of northumberland ' s policy . having subsequently , by favour of the hon . society of the inner temple , examined the original documents seen by bishop burnet and strype , i take this opportunity to give a more exact account of them . the\ndevise for the succession ,\nin king edward ' s own handwriting , will especially claim further consideration than has hitherto been bestowed upon it , on account of some very remarkable peculiarities , both of its original construction and its subsequent modification .\nin conformity with the enactment of his 35th year , king henry the eighth made a will , and by that will the crown was to devolve , 1 . on his son edward and the heirs of his body ; 2 . on his own heirs by queen katharine ( parr ) or any other future wife ; 3 . on his daughter mary ; 4 . on his daughter elizabeth ; 5 . on the heirs of the body of his niece the lady frances ; 6 . on those of her sister the lady eleanor ; 7 . to the next rightful heirs . in the event of either the lady mary or the lady elizabeth marrying without the consent of the privy council , they were respectively to be passed over as if they were dead without lawful issue .\nfrom the transcript of ralph starkey in the ms . harl . 35 , f . 364 , which is preceded by this title :\na true coppi of the counterfet wille supposed to be the laste wille and testament of kinge edwarde the sixt , forged and published under the great seale of englande by the confederacie of the dukes of suffolke and northumberlande , on the behalfe of the lady jane , eldest daughter to the said duke of suffolke , and testefied with the handes of 101 of the cheife of the nobilliti and princepall men of note of this kingdome ; dated the 21 day of june an [ n ] o . 1553 ;\nand followed by this memorandum :\nthis is a true coppie of edward the sixte his will , taken out of the originall under the greate seale , which sir robart cotton delyvered to the kinges majestie the xijth of apprill 1611 , at roystorne , to be canseled .\nas a result , with the other county members lawley and wynne pendarves , he was instrumental in setting up the meeting in early march 1830 at which lord althorp was chosen as leader of the whig opposition in the commons . 21 thereafter during the session portman regularly made interventions and divided ( or paired ) with them for lower taxes and expenditure . he made a long speech urging inquiry into the state of the poor , 9 mar . , and advocated assisted emigration , 23 mar . he objected to allowing the sale of beer for on - consumption , 3 may , and the following day , in what lord howick * called \u2018a most absurd speech\u2019 , moved ( and was a teller for ) an unsuccessful wrecking amendment against the second reading of the beer bill . 22 he conceded that his earlier assumptions about the number of government placemen were exaggerated , 14 may , but nevertheless divided with opposition for information on privy councillors\u2019 emoluments that day . he left london in late may 1830 because of his wife\u2019s illness . 23\nin september 1825 , during speculation over a possible dissolution , he issued an address indicating his intention to stand again for the county at the next general election . he declined to attend a meeting of dorset landowners in blandford , 9 jan . 1826 , but expressed approval of their plans to form an agricultural association to promote protection . 10 he was elected to brooks\u2019s , 15 feb . , sponsored by lord fitzwilliam and john calcraft , member for wareham . he voted against receiving the report on the salary of the president of the board of trade , 10 apr . , and spoke in defence of british ship owners , 27 apr . 11 with sir thomas lethbridge , the somerset county member , he was a teller for the minority for a select committee on distress in the manufacturing districts , 2 may . he approved ministers\u2019 resolution to admit bonded corn , 4 may , but opposed the introduction of corn from abroad , 5 may , and abandoned his attempt to strengthen government proposals by fixing minimum and maximum prices , 12 may . as bankes had replaced pitt earlier that year , he was returned unopposed with him for dorset at the general election in june , when he reiterated his desire to be independent . 12 portman , who the previous year had published a pamphlet of rules , regulations and tables for the constitution of a friendly society , was heavily involved in the establishment of one in dorset in late 1826 . 13\nunlike his father , portman , who was assiduous in presenting county petitions and serving on select committees , sided almost unwaveringly with the whig opposition to the liverpool administration . 7 he voted for the first time , 24 apr . 1823 , in favour of russell\u2019s motion for parliamentary reform , an occasion which he afterwards alluded to with satisfaction . 8 according to a later recollection , he was present for the debates on spain at the end of that month . 9 he voted with ministers against the production of papers on catholic office - holders , 19 feb . , but against them on reform of the representation of edinburgh , 26 feb . 1824 , and on several other occasions that session . he made his first known speech against the silk bill , 5 mar . he offered a suggestion on the county courts bill , 26 mar . , and voted to permit defence by counsel in felony cases , 6 apr . he paired for inquiries into the state of ireland , 11 may , and the trial of the methodist missionary john smith in demerara , 11 june 1824 , when he defended the county magistrates over the imprisonment of richard carlile in dorchester gaol . he was granted one month\u2019s sick leave , 10 feb . 1825 . he gave his \u2018hearty concurrence\u2019 to the catholic relief bill , 21 apr . , which he said was \u2018called for by imperious necessity\u2019 to ensure peace in ireland ; he voted for it that day , as he did again on 10 may 1825 .\nhe seconded the formal reappointment of manners sutton as speaker , 14 nov . 1826 . he spoke in defence of agricultural protection , 1 , 12 mar . , when he observed that \u2018the landed interest , by conceding that 60 s . should be the minimum price , had conceded as much as they could concede\u2019 ; but he distanced himself from the fears of other agriculturists over the corn bill , 2 apr . 1827 . he voted for catholic relief , 6 mar . he brought up , but dissented from , an anti - catholic petition from blandford , 13 mar . , when he asked ministers if they had any plans to ameliorate the condition of the poor in ireland . he divided for tierney\u2019s amendment to postpone the committee of supply , 30 mar . , and for inquiry into the irish miscellaneous estimates , 5 apr . on 2 may he expressed the hope that canning\u2019s difficulties in forming his administration would not lead to the public being inflamed over religious issues . he presented and endorsed the dorset landowners\u2019 petition against the importation of foreign wool , 28 may , when he failed to obtain a select committee on this , but stated his general approval of administration . 14 in june 1827 he made a surprising match with a daughter of the moderate tory lord harewood . her sister - in - law lady caroline lascelles , who described portman as \u2018very good - looking , and particularly gentlemanlike and pleasing\u2019 , noted that \u2018they will not be very rich in the first instance , but in four or five years he will be in receipt of his whole fortune , which will then go on increasing . it is a very brilliant marriage altogether\u2019 . 15\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\ndate was a by - election . dates shown in normal type were general elections ,\ngrounds of non - consummation of the marriage . shortly afterwards , sarah eloped with john\nmargetts and went through a form of marriage with margetts on 24 october 1809 . from\ngardner , then known as john margetts , who was born in july 1811 .\nand heir presumptive at the time ) . in the words of contemporary newspaper reports\nof the name of john margetts\u2026\u2026 . [ their son ] john margetts assumed the title of the earl\ntownshend , commonly called the earl of leicester .\n[ lord brougham ] called upon their\nmentioned are not children of the most honourable george ferrars , marquis townshend .\nferrars , marquis townshend .\nthe act received royal assent on 12 july 1843 , after which\njohn assumed his mother ' s maiden name , being known thereafter as john dunn gardner .\n' on sunday morning mr . john kynaston cross , late member of parliament for bolton and under -\nwhere he had committed suicide . it is understood that mr . cross went to bed in his usual\nhealth on saturday night . on sunday morning he was found suspended from the wardrobe in\nkicked the stool over . he was cut down , but was found to have been dead some time . he\n' yesterday afternoon mr . edge , county coroner , held an inquest respecting the death of mr .\nsunday morning at a quarter - past 9 , and then cutting a piece out of the door to turn the lock .\nhe found the deceased hanging from the end of the wardrobe by a twisted double fish line .\ndeceased must have been dead some hours . the bed had not been slept in .\nhe last saw his father alive on saturday night in the library . it was not unusual for mr . cross\ncontinent . he was then particularly cheerful . attacks of depression were a common symptom\nof diabetes , but they were only temporary . there was nothing in the character of the disease\nitself to lead to suicide . when on the continent mr . cross was one of the most genial of men .\n' the coroner summed up , observing that mr . cross no doubt committed the act while suffering\nfrom nervous depression . the jury found a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane . '\nillustrated london news , one of the most successful magazines of its time . published\nweekly , it survived in that format until 1971 . at its height , the magazine sold 300 , 000\ningram was elected to the house of commons for boston in 1856 . on 8 september 1860 , he\nto milwaukee when the lady elgin collided with the schooner augusta . although the lady\nway to the lady elgin as is dictated by the usual rule of sailing .\nwas about 25 miles from chicago and 10 miles from land . the collision took place at the\nmidships gangway and on the larboard [ port or left ] side of the steamer . the two vessels\nblowing freshly , drifted from the steamer very soon . when the collision occurred there\nwere music and dancing going forward in the principal cabin . immediately after the crash\nof collision both ceased , and the steamer sank half an hour later . passing through the cabin\ni saw the ladies pale , motionless and silent . there was no cry , no shriek on board , no\nsound of any kind but that of escaping steam and surging waves . whether the ladies were\ni could not say . a boat was lowered for the purpose of examining the leak , which soon made\nsomeone had taken possession of one of them , and the boat was consequently useless . we\nfrom it by the fury of the waves , and washed ashore at the village of winetka . there were\nonly two other boats on the steamer . one of these took 13 persons from her , all of whom\nalive , the other four being drowned on the beach when the boat drifted there . the rush of\nhad ceased working in consequence . the wind was blowing so hard and in such a direction\nmost of them will probably be washed ashore in the vicinity of winetka . '\n' sir william edge , liberal m . p . for bosworth , just failed to reach the mining town of ibstock ,\nin leicestershire , on saturday before a number of pigeons which he had raced from london .\nbefore the birds . the birds , which numbered 130 , were released about noon . as soon as\nthe last one had left sir william edge jumped into a taxicab and drove to st . pancras . he\nhad 20 minutes in which to catch his train . owing to a mishap on the line between kettering\nand bedford , the train arrived at leicester 26 minutes late . he drove by car to ibstock ,\nreed died on 5 october 1896 as a result of a carriage accident . the ' manchester guardian ' of\n' on saturday , mr . h . b . reed , the conservative member for east bradford , was driving a pony\ncarriage near the village of st . lawrence , in the isle of wight , when the pony swerved , and\nthe carriage was thrown into a bank . it upset , and mr . reed was thrown out , sustaining a cut\nletter to his uncle , sir e . reed , written on sunday , he never mentioned it . later in the day ,\nhowever , he had a relapse , and became unconscious . he never rallied , and died shortly after\nnine o ' clock yesterday morning . a colleague of mr . reed ' s in the house of commons states\nthat the hon . member met with a similar accident about three months ago . returning home in\nsuddenly stopped , and mr . reed was thrown forward on to the pavement , where he lay\npublished in the history of parliament : the house of commons 1820 - 1832 , ed . d . r . fisher , 2009 available from cambridge university press\nld . lt . som . 1839 - 64 ; commr . duchy of cornwall 1840 ; councillor , duchy of lancaster 1847 ; chairman , q . sess . dorset 1861 - 82 ; councillor to prince of wales 1863 ; ld . warden of the stannaries 1865 - d .\npres . european life insurance co . 1823 - 8 ; pres . philological sch . 1835 - d . ; pres . r . agricultural soc . 1846 , 1857 , 1862 .\nas he hoped to avoid a public dinner , and the annoyance of sitting down surrounded by many of those who supported him , of whom he seemed much ashamed ; and he expressed himself afterwards as being tired of the representation of the county , and solicitous to find some proper occasion of withdrawing from it , so that he might live more in the country , and perform those duties in which he might be more permanently useful . he may perhaps speculate upon a peerage , but i should otherwise rather consider him as fond of the business of the house of commons in which he frequently takes a share .\n1 . add . 51342 , fox strangways to lady ilchester , 30 jan . 1823 .\n5 . western flying post , 17 , 24 feb . , 3 mar . 1823 ; grosvenor mss 9 / 10 / 94 ; 11 / 40 .\n8 . for example , dorset co . chron . 12 may 1831 ; russell later corresp . ii . 52 .\n13 . western flying post , 8 , 15 july , 23 , 30 dec . 1826 .\n21 . grey mss , howick jnl . 3 mar . 1830 ; le marchant , 243 ; a . mitchell , whigs in opposition , 226 .\n25 . add . 36466 , f . 167 ; dorset ro , fox strangways mss d / fsi 332 , phelips to ilchester , 4 july 1830 .\n29 . ibid . 28 apr . , 5 , 12 , 19 , 26 may ; derby mss 920 der ( 14 ) 117 / 5 , grey to smith stanley , 11 may 1831 ; m . brock , great reform act , 200 .\n30 . dorset ro , bankes mss d / bkl , bankes jnl . 174 .\n36 . this corresp . is in ibid . se / nc / 5 . see dorset .\n37 . the times , 5 oct . 1831 ; dorset pollbook ( sept . - oct . 1831 ) , 2 .\n39 . lady holland to son , 124 ; nls mss 24762 , f . 49 .\n40 . fox strangways mss 332 , parry okeden to ilchester , 28 dec . 1831 , 14 jan . 1832 .\n44 . nlw , ormathwaite mss fg / 1 / 6 , p . 48 ; add . 51601 , lady cowper to lady holland , tues . [ mar . ] ; dorset co . chron . 29 mar . , 5 , 12 apr . ; western flying post , 2 apr . 1832 .\n45 . dorset co . chron . 5 july ; brougham mss , horne to brougham [ 25 aug . ] ; the times , 4 oct . , 11 - 13 dec . 1832 .\n46 . j . v . beckett , aristocracy in england ( 1988 ) , 292 .\n47 . dorset co . chron . 22 , 29 nov . ; the times , 20 nov . 1888 , 25 feb . 1889 ; dnb ; oxford dnb .\nwhile we ' ve done our best to make the core functionality of this site accessible without javascript , it will work better with it enabled . please consider turning it on !\nvictoria , melbourne and catullus . ( or : how victoria learned to marry albert and keep lord m , courtesy of a dead roman poet . )\nthis tag belongs to the relationship category . it ' s a common tag . you can use it to filter works and to filter bookmarks .\ngeni requires javascript ! please enable javascript in your browser ' s settings to use this part of geni .\nnote for journalists and researchers : the data on this page may be used freely , on condition that urltoken is cited as the source .\nthis data was produced by theyworkforyou from a variety of sources . voting information from public whip .\nmaking it easy to keep an eye on the uk\u2019s parliaments . discover who represents you , how they\u2019ve voted and what they\u2019ve said in debates \u2013 simply and clearly .\nmysociety limited is a project of uk citizens online democracy , a registered charity in england and wales . for full details visit urltoken .\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 dictionary of national biography . \u00a9 oxford university press , 2018 . all rights reserved . under the terms of the licence agreement , an individual user may print out a pdf of a single article in oxford dictionary of national biography for personal use ( for details see privacy policy ) .\nprinted from oxford dictionary of national biography . under the terms of the licence agreement , an individual user may print out a single article for personal use ( for details see privacy policy and legal notice ) .\ng . e . c . [ g . e . cokayne ] , , 8 vols . ( 1887\u201398 ) ; new edn , ed . v . gibbs & others , 14 vols . in 15 ( 1910\u201398 ) ; microprint repr . ( 1982 ) and ( 1987 )\nhe later wrote : \u201ctwo years ago , my son will , then a college freshman , told my wife , jane , and me that he is gay . he said he\u2019d known for some time , and that his sexual orientation wasn\u2019t something he chose ; it was simply a part of who he is . jane and i were proud of him for his honesty and courage . we were surprised to learn he is gay but knew he was still the same person he\u2019d always been . the only difference was that now we had a more complete picture of the son we love . \u201d\nhe also said : \u201cit allowed me to think of this issue from a new perspective , and that\u2019s of a dad who loves his son a lot and wants him to have the same opportunities that his brother and sister would have \u2014 to have a relationship like jane and i have had for over 26 years . \u201d\nmissing out on the latest scoops ? sign up for politico playbook and get the latest news , every morning \u2014 in your inbox .\n21 - year - old gay son , who came out to him two years ago , and he becomes the first republican senator on that side of the controversial issue as it heads for landmark arguments in the supreme court .\nsays his son will revealed his sexual orientation to his parents in february 2011 . that was about\nclass walk out of his commencement speech in protest of his anti - gay record . that record includes a 2004 vote for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage , and in 1999 , support for a bill that would bar gay and lesbian couples from adopting .\ntwo years ago , my son will , then a college freshman , told my wife , jane , and me that he is gay . he said he\u2019d known for some time , and that his sexual orientation wasn\u2019t something he chose ; it was simply a part of who he is . jane and i were proud of him for his honesty and courage . we were surprised to learn he is gay but knew he was still the same person he\u2019d always been . the only difference was that now we had a more complete picture of the son we love .\nhe is now the only republican currently in the senate to support marriage equality , but he ' s not the only one in congress . florida rep . ileana ros - lehtinen , who has a transgender son , in 2011 be\nurltoken copyright ( c ) 2018 by the atlantic monthly group . all rights reserved .\ni . t he w ill of k ing e dward the s ixth , and his d evise for the s uccession to the c rown .\nby way of introduction it may be remarked , that several acts of parliament [ 1 ] passed in the reign of henry viii . had encouraged the theory that the succession was in the sovereign ' s power of appointment . by the 28th hen . viii . it was limited to the issue that might arise from his marriage with queen jane ( seymour ) , and in default thereof it was enacted\nthat your highness shall have full and plenar power and authority to give , dispose , appoint , assign , declare , and limit by your letters patent under your great seal , or else by your last will made in writing , and signed with your most gracious hand , at your only pleasure , from time to time hereafter , the imperial crown of this realm .\nby the 35th henry viii . the ladies mary and elizabeth , though both then illegitimate by former acts of parliament , were placed next in succession in default of issue of their brother or further issue of the king , but both their titles were to be\nwith such conditions as by his highness shall be limited by his letters patent , under his great seal , or by his majesty ' s last will in writing , signed with his gracious hand ;\nand on the failure of all the three children and their issue the succession of the crown in reversion or remainder was to be limited by the king ' s appointment as before , according to the terms of the act 28 hen . viii . already recited .\nthese , then , formed the precedents on which the duke of northumberland assumed that the succession might again be modified by the act of the reigning monarch , expressed by letters patent and by a last will , - - to be confirmed by act of parliament , as the opportunity for such ratification might arrive .\nbut the rapid decline of the king ' s health did not allow time for the project to arrive at maturity . it became necessary to name some existing person as an immediate successor , and to terminate an arrangement , which , designating only a future and unborn heir , might have the effect of placing the crown in abeyance . under these circumstances , the obvious course would have been to prefer the lady frances , she being the first in order of the heirs female already nominated . this did not suit northumberland ' s purpose . it would have had the effect of transferring his own power into the hands of the duke of suffolk , the lady ' s husband . besides , the duchess of suffolk was still a young woman ( she was seventeen months younger [ 4 ] than queen mary , ) and might live long . she might even yet have a son , if not by her present by a future husband , and thus totally exclude northumberland ' s posterity .\nthe next alternative was to appoint the lady jane to be the positive heir to the throne . this was actually done , by altering the words\nin the king ' s autograph\ndevise\na pen is drawn through the letter s , which still remains on the paper , and the words\nand her\nare written above the line . the duke of northumberland ' s immediate object , namely the succession of the lady jane , was thus attained ; and , for consistency ' s sake , her sisters the ladies katharine and mary were placed in the like condition of personal inheritance , in the letters patent , though this does not appear in the devise ; whilst the lady margaret was inconsistently passed over , as in the devise when first written , and ( like the lady frances ) was named only as conveying a contingent remainder to her male issue .\nit is obvious that the duke of northumberland undertook a task which had many difficult stages before it could result in success . in the first place he had to reconcile the king to his views , next the council , thirdly the lawyers , fourthly the parliament , fifthly , and above all , the nation . in the first of these endeavours he had , so far as we know , little or no resistance : the king , probably chiefly influenced by religious arguments , not only assented to his minister ' s suggestions , but exercised his personal authority to coerce the council and the lawyers . how the project was carried with these parties we are informed , by the apology of archbishop cranmer , [ 5 ] and by the respective narratives of secretary cecill and chief justice montagu . [ 6 ] with a parliament , as parliaments were then , there can be little doubt of its success had it come to the trial . with the nation , when the struggle arrived , the duke ' s failure was entire , for no minister was ever more unpopular , or more universally hated , than this\ntyrant\nas he was called , [ 7 ] the merciless\nbear of warwick .\nbesides , such was the people ' s sense of justice , and so entirely was their opinion of hereditary right involved in that sentiment , that even the most devoted protestants were , from their conscientious loyalty , among the most faithful supporters of the lady mary .\nto return to the mode of procedure in framing the legal settlement , as evidenced by the existing documents . the first step must have been some dictation to the youthful monarch , either in a written or oral form . the next step was the king ' s drawing out , entirely with his own hand ,\nmy devise for the succession\n( the document which follows ) . the third step , - - after the alterations we have already considered and others had been made , - - was to make a fair transcript : this was done by secretary petre , and the king added his signature to each of the six paragraphs . this authenticated copy was then delivered\nto certain judges and other learned men ,\nthat they might prepare the settlement accordingly . at the same time an engagement was entered into , by which the council pledged themselves , by their signatures , [ 8 ] to support the said limitation of the crown , and to punish any person attempting to vary or swerve from it ( see this document hereafter ) . lastly , the letters patent were duly drawn , and executed on the 21st of june , [ 9 ] in the form hereafter printed , pp . 91 - 100 .\nin the conviction that more accurate copies of these very important documents than it was customary to edit in the days of burnet or strype , will be acceptable to historical inquirers , i have transcribed them with great care . the first is the king ' s\ndevise ,\nin which the reader will please to observe that all words printed in italic type are those which in the original have the pen drawn through them , and that the parentheses denote the words inserted above the lines .\nl . for lakke of issu ( masle ) of my body ( to the issu ( masle ) cumming of thissu femal , as i haue after declared ) . to the l frau [ n ] ceses heires masles , for lakke of ( if she have any ) such issu ( befor my death ) to the l ' jane s ( and her ) heires masles , to the l katerins heires masles , to the l maries heires masles , to the heires masles of the daughters wich she [ 10 ] shal haue hereafter . then to the l margets heires masles . for lakke of such issu , to th ' eires masles of the l janes daughters . to th ' eires masles of the l katerins daughters , and so forth til yow come to the l margets ( daughters ) heires masles .\n2 . if after my death theire masle be entred into 18 yere old , then he to have the hole rule and gouernau [ n ] ce therof .\n3 . but if he be under 18 , then his mother to be gouuernres til he entre 18 yere old , but to doe nothing w [ i ] t [ h ] out th ' auise ( and agreme [ n ] t ) of 6 parcel of a counsel to be pointed by my last will to the nombre of 20 .\n4 . if the mother die befor th ' eire entre into 18 the realme to be gouuerned by the cou [ n ] sel prouided that after he be 14 yere al great matters of importaunce be opened to him .\n5 . if i died w [ i ] t [ h ] out issu , and ther were none heire masle , then the l fraunces to be ( gouuernres ) rege [ n ] t . for lakke of her , the her eldest daughters , [ 11 ] and for lakke of them the l marget to be gouuernres after as is aforsaid , til sume heire masle be borne , and then the mother of that child to be gouuernres .\n6 . and if during the rule of the gouuernres ther die 4 of the counsel , then shal she by her letters cal an asse [ n ] ble of the counsel wtin on month folowing and chose 4 more , wherin she shal haue thre uoices . but after her death the 16 shal chose emong themselfes til th ' eire come to ( 18 erased ) 14 yeare olde , and then he by ther aduice shal chose the [ n ] . 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", "topic": 15}], "title": "frank pr", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at frank pr , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the frank pr company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at frank pr .\nwherever they turn next , there\u2019s no doubting frank pr is moving in the right direction and creating a great deal of talkability within the pr industry .\ncongratulations to new academy member lina plath ! one of frank pr ' s fearless leaders . so proud .\nbeatbullying , the national charity , has launched a ' big march ' campaign with consumer specialists agency frank pr .\ni applied online . the process took a week . i interviewed at frank pr ( london , england ) .\ngraham goodkind , co - founder of urltoken and former managing director of lynne franks pr , has taken a step back from the urltoken start - up world and launched himself back into pr with a new agency called frank pr .\nthe world ' s biggest pr awards programme , dedicated to benchmarking the best pr work from across the globe .\nbloch is group managing director and co - founder of frank pr , a public relations consultancy based in camden , london . founded at the turn of the millennium , frank has grown from success to success .\nnew york - - frank pr , one of the uk ' s most successful consumer pr firms , is to launch its first us office in new york at the end of this month .\nafter 5 years at frank uk , polly headed down under to bring more frank - ness to frank oz . polly has represented a host of top fmcg brands and led the award winning launches for activision ' s call of duty .\nfrank pr founder and md andrew bloch said : ' the big march is an online first and i\u2019m proud to have all the mini marchers coming across frank\u2019s website on the day of launch . it\u2019s a great cause . '\nfrank pr is no stranger to marketing ' s pr agency of the year award , winning in 2010 and being commended last year . this year , it was a close runner - up with unity .\nfrank pr ' s newest and shiniest office opened in january 2015 and is located in the heart of glasgow . headed up by former ultimo head of pr , claire morrison , mcfrank is just like frank london , but with a distinctly scottish accent . mcfrank is perfectly placed to handle both local and national campaigns , offering frank clients on the ground representation and expertise north of the border . och aye the new ! email scotland @ mc _ frank _\nfrank pr was born in london in 2000 and has gone on to become one of the uk ' s leading consumer pr agencies . the agency has a reputation for providing creative solutions for some of the nation ' s best - known brands ( click to client page ) . frank pr has won or been highly commended at the pr week awards for best consumer pr campaign for 9 out of the last 10 years \u2013 a record unsurpassed by any other pr agency . we ' re very proud of this ! email london @ andrewbloch @ goodkind\ngoodkind added that frank would be announcing new clients and hires in the coming weeks .\nthose morals have shaped the company\u2019s foundations , the name frank pr reflecting these . \u2018the name was a play on words . we wanted our clients to be frank with us and we wanted to be frank with them in return . it also played on the heritage of lynne franks ; we wanted to keep the best bits of that alive\u2019 .\nthe government once said that people with a drug problem should talk to frank . i would now add that clients wanting decent pr should avoid talking to frankpr .\nnow frank has established itself within the uk a decision was needed on the next step . in 2007 bloch helped oversee the sale of frank to australian media conglomerate , the enero group .\ntalkability\u00ae is at the heart of what we\u2019re about . and we liked it so much , it\u2019s been a registered trademark of frank pr since the day we started .\nfrank pr is part of the network one \u2013 a custom - built international agency network of the very best consumer pr agencies across the globe . faster , more flexible , more creative , and and more cost effective than boring traditional networks ,\nfind the latest global pr and communications jobs from the holmes report . from internships to account executives or directors . see all our pr jobs here .\nlike frank london , but with added northern soul . cut from the same award - winning cloth , it shares the same dna - a manchester based genetic clone of its london counterpart . so what makes manc frank different ? well essentially nothing - it was bred to achieve perfection . perfectly placed for the new media city , it means all frank clients can have on - the - ground representation and expertise . manc frank : bridging the north / south divide since 2012 . email manchester @ manc _ frank\nhe added :\nwe ' re called frank pr as our approach to public relations is frank , honest , open , down - to - earth and no bullshit - a bit of a departure from the norm in this industry . given our backgrounds , we also aim to take the ' best bits ' from the lynne franks pr days into the ' noughties ' .\nwith the sale of frank pr , bloch felt logically that sydney would be ideal for their first international office ( opened in october 2009 ) . it was important to frank that it wasn\u2019t a case of just having \u2018the name above the door\u2019 but continuing the standard of work of the london office .\nthis down - to - earth , open and honest approach along with creativity and passion has created a recipe that within five years carried frank to being named as marketing magazine\u2019s pr agency of the year in 2005 . frank went on to win agency of the year two more times in 2006 and 2010 and have been commended every single year , a record unsurpassed by any other pr agency .\nthe foundation of the london office and the growing success of frank in australia saw more room for expansion , this time in new york . they followed this up with the launch of an office in manchester \u2013 manc frank .\nfrank co - founder and chairman graham goodkind said he had never proactively looked at selling the agency , despite having received \u2018several offers\u2019 over the past year . he insisted the deal \u2018will not affect frank\u2019s culture and approach one iota\u2019 .\nfrom brand marketing to conscious consumerism , coverage of key marketing and pr trends worldwide .\nbringing together in - house comms leaders with pr firms to discuss critical global issues .\nmarketing consultancy branded has taken a strategic investment in frank pr , which is already working on pr strategy for telegram teddies - 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the ones which kickstart word - of - mouth , or what we call talkability\u00ae\nthe holmes report ' s echo chamber pr show lifts the lid on key stories and trends .\nthe key global benchmark of pr agency rankings , industry size and trends , from 2016 onwards .\ncampaigns like this one helped really lift frank off and their client base seven years later ranges from lord sugar to disney to innocent .\nour guest authors are what make pr place such a vibrant hub of information , exploration and learning .\nmr goodkind is now focusing full time on frank pr , although he remains a director of web email firm another . com , and says he is\nin and out of there every week , but not in any executive capacity\n.\nbeing part of the network one means frank pr can deliver the same standard of award - winning work across 160 countries . we can offer a unique combination of know - how and know - who to create public reactions on a global stage .\nphoton has spent the past three months in talks with frank , whose clients include budweiser , pizza express , channel 4 , harrods and thelondonpaper .\nlong - form journalism that analyzes the issues , challenges and opportunities facing the business and practice of pr .\ndedicated to exploring the new frontiers of pr as it dives deeper into social media , content and analytics .\nthe holmes report ' s definitive global benchmark of global pr agency size and growth , new for 2018 .\namy has over 10 years of pr experience working with consumer brands . starting out in - house at l ' or\u00e9al , she ' s joined frank after several years working across a diverse portfolio of brands from planes and destinations to music channels to national awards .\nandrew spent his formative years at lynne franks pr , followed by several years at ketchum , heading up the sports and entertainment division . he hooked up with graham to found frank in 2000 . he loves nothing more than taking a crazy idea and making it a reality .\nwhen ketchum bought lynne franks pr in 1998 andrew stayed on as associate director heading up the sport and entertainment division .\nfrank ' s us launch plans date back to 2010 , but were put on hold because of financial difficulties at parent company enero , then known as photon .\nand when it comes to making ideas happen , we ' re ruthless in delivery . . . and evaluation , too . we ' re frank with our clients and they ' re frank with us . the result is an ultra - effective , down - to - earth , open and honest approach to pr . that ' s why we ' re one of the industry ' s most decorated agencies , responsible for some of its most famous campaigns .\none of the uk ' s most successful consumer pr firms has hired a senior golinharris executive to launch its us presence .\nthe holmes report ' s annual selections for pr agencies of the year , across all of the world ' s major markets .\nfrank ceo and founder graham goodkind told the holmes report that there is a\nbit of a gap in the us market for an agency with our type of approach .\nwe all need a sensible , measured , calm - in - a - crisis sidekick to work alongside , and at frank we ' ve got ours . we call him francis .\nget your aimin ' hand ready and steady . . . then shoot five logos in the fewest shots possible and in the shortest time to win a special frank virtual goldfish ! *\nsince launching in 2000 , frank has grown to almost \u00a37m in fee income and has won numerous awards for its client work , becoming one of the largest specialist firms in the uk ' s fiercely competitive consumer pr industry . in addition to its 65 staff in london , the agency operates a smaller office in australia .\ncoverage of global corporate reputation and communications news and trends , from the leading online corporate pr news website the holmes report . subscribe today !\nthe biggest pr conference of the year , a high - level forum designed for senior practitioners to address the critical issues that matter most .\navoid them at all costs . there are plenty of much better pr agencies who know how to do a decent job for you to choose from .\nbloch and goodkind had decided from the start that frank\u2019s success would be measured by reputation . this began to follow swiftly with a certain campaign andrew regards as \u2018the one that put us on the map\u2019 .\njudges praised it for being a forward - thinking agency that has ' great brand interaction with campaigns that used traditional pr , digital and social platforms ' .\ntwo of the uk ' s best - performing pr agencies have been bought up by one of australia ' s largest and fastest - growing communications companies .\nsports pr news , diversity & inclusion trends , views and analysis from the holmes report . subscribe today for the very latest in the world of sports communications .\nvery relaxed , informal chat in armchairs about main motivations and capabilities for being successful in pr with one board director and one account director . be prepared to sell yourself .\nevery day there ' s a big winner , a piece of genius pr that makes its way across the papers , radio , tv and online . here at the pr hall of fame i flag this bit of coverage up - so that you can get into work at 9am and already know one aspect of the media agenda for the day .\n\u201ci have always known and respected frank from afar and felt that its creative , high energy , results - focused approach to pr would play out really well in the us market ,\nsaid dowd .\nwhen the opportunity arose to spearhead the launch and get on board , i didn\u2019t need any convincing . the proposition we are offering clients will be refreshing , easy to execute and will offer immediate roi . \u201d\nlike dressing up ? want to be in our frank family album ? maybe even get the chance to meet smell doctors , kevin mccloud , natasha oakley and jarryd hayne ? you might be just who we ' re looking for . . . so visit our jobs page !\na lot of uk firms have launched with brits that have gone over - i wanted someone who is an expert in the market on the ground , very well - connected in the new york scene , but also has that frank joie de vivre ,\nsaid goodkind .\nhp sauce had tried traditional pr before and felt that a new angle was required . they were looking to make an emotional connection with their public and wanted the \u2018britishness\u2019 of the product to be emphasised . frank identified snooker as a way of exploiting this and approached the world - renowned snooker player jimmy white with a deal which would see him change his name to jimmy brown for the world snooker championships that year ( where hp were also the first ever brand to sponsor a ball\u2026the brown ball ) .\nfrank follows in the footsteps of leading uk firms such as freud and red consultancy , which entered new york before eventually exiting the market . the us operations of uk shops exposure , splendid and cake have met with more success , but goodkind admitted that\na bit of humility is important .\neven worse , this particular pr agency has not only taken to sending useless unwanted junk to my email box , they also now add events to my events guide \u2014 even after i have asked them repeatedly to go away .\ni\u2019m confident that our offer and approach to pr will do pretty well in america ,\nhe added .\nthere is no arrogance there and a lot of humility - we have to learn our way around .\namong all the many pr companies that contact me , some are very good , some very bad , and most are average \u2014 in fact , just like every industry out there , a mix of good , bad and average .\nthe results are in for the uk pr week 2008 awards now . again , they\u2019re pretty hard to find online \u2013 here\u2019s a link to the \u2018book of the night\u2019 and i\u2019ll be putting them up on here soon , too .\nwe ' ve won or been shortlisted for the pr week award for best consumer campaign nine times in the last ten years ( more than any other agency ) . here ' s some of the campaigns that did the business .\nbloch said they had looked at expanding in other sectors : finance , corporate and healthcare were discussed . but they came to the decision that consumer pr is what they were about , what they enjoyed and what they wanted to continue to do .\nwith an emphasis on an open and honest approach to public relations , the company has flourished over the last decade . it is now a top five consumer pr consultancy with four offices , over a hundred staff , and is the most decorated agency in the industry .\nmr goodkind has teamed up with two associate directors of ketchum life , the company formed after lynne franks pr was merged with ketchum in 1998 , to set up the business . he becomes chairman of the company , with andrew bloch and nadia gabbie named joint managing directors .\nour approach to pr is geared to coming up with ideas that create a reaction and get people talking , tweeting , and sharing . and because we believe that on most occasions this buzz need to be nurtured , we\u2019ve developed a detailed approach and methodology for doing this .\ngraham learnt his trade at legendary agency lynne franks pr , where he worked his way up through the ranks from trainee to md . he is passionate about ideas and creativity , and provides wise client counsel given the fact he ' s been about for so bloody long .\nfrancis is our corporate division , offering best - in - class crisis support and a full range of corporate , trade and b2b pr services \u2013 all with a creative twist . and if you don ' t believe us , here ' s a word from lord sugar , a client of 13 years standing\u2026\nafter university he was originally aiming for a career in advertising . however on being advised he would enjoy public relations this is the route he decided on . he gained his first break when lynne franks pr offered him an unpaid work placement . he spent his formative years there and enjoyed success from the start .\nexplaining his reasons for the move , he added :\npr is my first love . i ' d always wanted to go back into it and , as i ' m naturally quite an all - or - nothing person , i can only throw myself in to it 100 % to make it a success .\nhowever , there is one thing that annoys most people , and that is when you ask a sender to stop contacting you , and they ignore your request .\nmore emails about banal trivia arrive \u2014 more requests to stop sending the banal trivia , and a few weeks later , another email arrives from someone else at the same company .\nso i shall do something that i don\u2019t actually like doing \u2014 and that is naming and shaming . i don\u2019t like writing bad things . frankly , it gives me an upset stomach . i like to write nice things . things that i enjoy .\nin february , nikki told me about a dating for single people event on the london eye . i expressed a lack of interest .\nin march , jude told me about a \u201ccalorie neutral pop - up restaurant\u201d . i replied explaining that such things were of no relevance to this blog .\nin june , millie and i had a conversation about some new fashionable fitness routine at a gym . she assumed that an event listing about historic statues of athletes meant i write about fitness . she is so wrong .\nlater in june , chloe wrote to tell me about a fitness class for lunchtime workouts . it was the same thing i had already told millie i wasn\u2019t going to write about .\nlater in august , aine wanted to tell me about a ski show in london . she also uploaded the details to my events guide , as did sophie a few days later .\nin september , francesca wanted to me to look at some kitchen equipment , and a fortnight later , greg contacted me about the same thing .\nand this morning , nikki is back in contact to tell me about taxi hire apps .\nupdate 12th nov : sadie wrote to tell me some important news about teddy bears based on one direction and gary barlow . yes , really .\nupdate 16th dec : gabriella wanted to tell me about some santa\u2019s grottos in shopping centres .\neach and every time i have told these people that i am not interested in their press releases . anyone reading my blog would see that i am not an ideal target for the sort of emails they are sending out .\nso many replies to them asking them to stop being ignored is not just one person having an off day , it\u2019s a systemic failure across an entire company that evidently treats bloggers as some sort of cheap outlet for trashy crap simply so they can tick a box on a client form saying \u201cyes , they reached out to x number of websites\u201d .\ni am surprised you take that much notice of them . i treat them as spam . usually the subject line is enough of an indication .\nhaha\u2026 britain\u2019s naughtiest dog . how naughty ? love the post , and have been to some of your events over the last year . definitely have helped me out of a rut a few times . keep it up ian .\nian , i\u2019m surprised you\u2019re giving frankpr a followed link as this will only help their search engine rankings .\nit will only boost search engine rankings for phrases they are unlikely to want to rank highly for .\ndefinitely sharing this with my colleagues . we\u2019ve been doing some very cautious blogger outreach this year and it\u2019ll help reinforce the warnings i\u2019ve been giving them !\nactually , i would say that all the things in your post ( and your comment here about \u201ccautious blogger outreach\u201d ) should be reclassified as \u201chow to talk to the media\u201d .\ni find it very odd when a blogger is treated differently from any other writer / journalist / content person .\ni\u2019ve had a similar issue with a magazine called french entree who keeps emailing me despite me asking them several times to stop contacting me buy phone and stop the emails too .\nmy passion is creating , getting things up and running and giving them energy . having taken funmail to another . com , getting 1m - plus registered users and raising $ 10m ( \u00a3m ) last year , i reckon i ' d done my bit .\nurltoken is now being run on a day - to - day basis by troels henriksen and steve bowbrick .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nplease refer to our privacy policy for important information on the use of cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to this .\ncoverage and analysis of burson - marsteller ' s takeover by smaller wpp sibling cohn & wolfe .\nthe holmes report profiles marketing and communications innovators from across north america , emea and asia - pac .\nthe holmes report comprises an annual book of the best agencies , campaigns , influencers and stories of the year .\nthe agency , which is owned by australian holding group enero , has hired former golinharris svp jim dowd as us managing director .\ndowd arrives after 18 months at golinharris . he previously led his own agency , the dowd agency , which he sold to middleberg communications in 2009 . prior to that he was director of publicity for nbc universal .\na high - level forum designed for senior practitioners to address the critical issues facing the profession .\n12 public relations campaigns from around the world won gold lions in the public relations category . . .\nthe holmes report , in partnership with proof analytics , held a closed - door salon in new york on may . . .\nthe holmes report ' s annual ceo breakfast discussed the growing influence of technology in the market . . .\nwe feel that the views of the reader are as important as the views of the writer . please contact us at [ email protected ]\nin the past financial year its income has grown by 32 % , smashing its target of 15 % . profit margin was also strong at 28 % , against an industry average of 14 % .\nin the past 12 months , unity has added a range of high - profile consumer brands to its roster , including aquafresh , ribena , marks & spencer , cnn , total greek yoghurt and weight watchers . significantly , the agency won places on three major uk rosters - unilever , marks & spencer and glaxo - smithkline . it has a high pitch - conversion rate , winning six out of its past seven pitches . it also retained clients netmums , direct line and cancer research uk .\ndespite this success , the agency stayed true to its motto , ' do the right thing ' , and continued to work with cause - related and charity clients adding shelter , the british council , fifteen and vinspired .\nunity ' s campaigns have delivered , on average , a 25 % uplift in sales for its brand campaigns in the past year .\nparticularly noteworthy is its ' shwopping ' campaign for marks & spencer , which encouraged customers to recycle clothing when they bought a new item in stores . some 36 , 000 items were handed in during the first week . this figure is now 1 . 4m .\njudges praised unity ' s use of social media and its campaigns that generated ' excellent consumer awareness for worthwhile causes ' . they added : ' unity ' s strong business development and growth with motivational schemes for its staff really stood out . '\nin the past 12 months , the agency has maintained an impressive new - business growth rate , receiving 250 enquiries between january and october this year . more than 90 % of these approached the agency as a result of its reputation , profile or recom - mendation . it continues to win about 75 % of the pitches it enters .\nin the past 12 months , the agency ' s new clients include rspb , chrysler super bowl , volvic , mastercard - uefa champions league , disney and tia maria .\nthis year , the agency opened an office in new york as well as an office in the heart of media city in salford . in the first few months , its new york clients already include nbc , amc networks and trulia .\nthe year ' s work highlights include running a google + hangout for ocado , which was watched by 175 , 000 people on youtube , and launching digital tv service youview with lord sugar .\nthe launch received more than 400 pieces of coverage and at its peak , there was a tweet about youview every 12 seconds .\nalso shortlisted were blue rubicon , cake , pretty green and the red consultancy .\nget the latest creative jobs in advertising , media , marketing and digital delivered directly to your inbox each day .\nthis article requires a subscription to our premium content service . this is very simple \u2014 us $ 199 per year for unlimited access to all of our premium content , which includes our industry - 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founder andrew bloch a major shareholder . other staff members also hold share options .\nhotwire declined to comment on any deal with photon and any official statement will be limited by photon\u2019s presence on the australian stock exchange .\nhotwire was established in september 2000 by former weber shandwick employees kristin syltevik and anth\u00adony wilson . its clients include nec uk and blackberry .\nthe group has a total of 30 independent specialist businesses . photon\u2019s executive chairman tim hughes said the group intends to buy more companies in the uk , particularly in the research , public relations and field marketing sectors .\nthe campaign will see animated characters including celebrities and members of the public \u2018march\u2019 across supporting websites including google , youtube , facebook and aol on 15 november .\nthe march aims to deliver a petition to the government to create a bullying commission for the protection of children and young people from bullying and harassment .\ncelebrity marchers include aston from boy band jls , girl group the saturdays and michael parkinson .\nmembers of the public can sign up online and create their own big march avatars to join the march against bullying .\nandrew bloch\u2019s impressive rise through the public relations industry is a reflection of the work ethic and creative talent required in a constantly demanding industry .\nborn and raised in north london , bloch attended the haberdashers\u2019 aske\u2019s school for boys ( 1981 \u2013 1992 ) before studying bsc management science at the university of manchester .\nthen his former lynne franks colleague and friend graham goodkind approached him to discuss starting their own consultancy . andrew admits he didn\u2019t take much convincing : \u2018the idea of having control over the quality of work produced was a massive incentive . i knew we both shared similar morals and views and it seemed like a great opportunity and time for a new challenge\u2019 .\nthe press coverage was massive and continued when jimmy white said he would not speak to the media and \u2018sit and sulk\u2019 if any bbc commentator referred to him as jimmy white , not jimmy brown .\nthe bbc decided they would not refer to him by either name and refer to him only as \u2018the whirlwind\u2019 , as that\u2019s how he is known to millions . this only further fueled the media coverage .\ngraham white , managing director of hp sauce commented : \u2018not only does it capture the slightly quirky british humour that so typifies snooker lovers and hp sauce users alike , but it also shows an honesty and unpretentiousness by sponsoring those unsponsorable great moments in everyday british life . \u2019\nbuild your professional confidence with a public relations qualification . there are a range of courses depending on your specialism and level of study .\nthis is what we do . read all about it - 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{"id": 53779, "summary": [{"text": "maldives airways was an airline based in mal\u00e9 , maldives .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "it was operational between 1984 and 1986 , offering scheduled passenger flights using a fleet of two douglas dc-8 aircraft .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the usage of american-made airplanes was quite impressive , considering that air maldives , the state airline , was operating only one short skyvan at that time . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "maldives airways", "paragraphs": ["trans maldivian airways sea plane terminal , ibrahim nasir international airport , male ' , republic of maldives ( 9 , 403 . 48 mi ) maale , maale , maldives\nmaldives airways was owned and operated by the plo . this airline was one of the many companies which also functioned as a screen for the secret activities of the plo at that time and maldives airways planes were engaged in smuggling weapons or drugs for the palestinian authority\nsadly , british airways also flies back from the maldives . you will have to leave eventually \u2013 at least until your next holiday .\nbook your flights to the maldives with etihad airways and get ready to explore the 26 islands that form the \u2018necklace of the indian ocean\u2019 .\nin the summer months british airways flies to the maldives vis doha , using our partner airline , qatar airways . from november to march , you can book a direct flight from london to mal\u00e9 , the capital of the islands .\nyou can fly to the maldives every day of the year with our partner airline , qatar airways , from london , manchester and edinburgh . if you are flying with qatar airways , your journey will include a stop in doha . between november and march you can also fly direct to the maldives with british airways . in both cases , you\u2019ll fly into mal\u00e9 , the capital .\nhummingbird island airways was a regional airline based at male international ( mle ) [ trans maldivian airways was founded as hummingbird island helicopters in 1989 & commenced services on 30jun1989 using a fleet of helicopters . started fixed wing operations in 1997 when it was renamed to hummingbird island airways . renamed again in 2001 to trans maldivian airways . had maldivian air taxi merge in in 2001\ntoday , trans maldivian airways ( pilot ken simkins ) ferries visitors to more than 100 resorts .\nread our baggage guide to answer your specific queries about luggage allowances when you fly with british airways .\nno further information at this time [ hummingbird island airways was a regional airline based at male international ( mle ) [ trans maldivian airways was founded as hummingbird island helicopters in 1989 & commenced services on 30jun1989 using a fleet of helicopters . started fixed wing operations in 1997 when it was renamed to hummingbird island airways . renamed again in 2001 to trans maldivian airways . had maldivian air taxi merge in in 2001 ]\nmaldivian air taxi was founded in 1993 & started operations on 04nov1993 ( tourist and sightseeing airline based at male international airport ) merged into trans maldivian airways ( tourist and sightseeing airline based at male international airport ) hummingbird island airways was a regional airline based at male international ( mle ) [ trans maldivian airways was founded as hummingbird island helicopters in 1989 & commenced services on 30jun1989 using a fleet of helicopters . started fixed wing operations in 1997 when it was renamed to hummingbird island airways . renamed again in 2001 to trans maldivian airways . had maldivian air taxi merge in in 2001 ]\ntrans maldivian airways is your getaway to the stunning maldives . with the world ' s largest seaplane fleet , trans maldivian airways takes you from velana international airport in mal\u00e9 to your island holiday destination . life is about the journey , and this will likely be the most scenic one in your life . read more . . .\ncurious about the scale of our operation ? take a sneak peek behind the scenes of trans maldivian airways\u2026 read more . . .\nbritish airways\u2019 seasonal direct flights depart three times a week from london gatwick , on sunday , wednesday and friday . flights will land the following day at mal\u00e9 . direct flights back from the maldives to london depart on mondays , thursdays and saturdays .\nfrom the air , the atolls of the maldives look like turquoise constellations . as you approach land , they\u2019re more like emeralds set in white - beach bezels : nothing short of exquisitely beautiful . jetting off to the maldives is a bucket list clich\u00e9 for a reason \u2013 beloved by celebrities , remembered by all who visit , these islands really could be the most beautiful place on earth . fly to the maldives with british airways for your best holiday yet .\npilot rob mcintyre spent two years in the maldives . \u201ci have great memories , \u201d he says .\nwith a fleet of more than 40 de havilland twin otters , trans maldivian airways operates the largest seaplane operation in the world . read more . . .\nnovember to march is peak season in the maldives . the weather is lovely as the dry season rolls around and people flock to escape the winter months \u2013 plus you can fly direct with british airways . however , because it\u2019s such a popular time , flight prices can rise accordingly \u2013 especially around christmas and new year . throughout the rest of the year you can generally find more inexpensive , indirect flights with our partner airline , qatar airways . look out for cheap flights to maldives after may , in the low season .\nair maldives was founded on 01oct1974 & started operations on 09oct1974 . it declared bankruptcy and stopped all operations in 2000\ndiscover the best fares at etihad airways to our top destinations . our special prices offer you the opportunity to experience etihad\u2019s outstanding service for less . book now before seats fill .\nthe main tourist season runs from december to march when people in northern climates escape their winters for a little fun in the sun . if you are travelling during this time it is highly recommended that you book your tickets to the maldives well in advance . the rest of the year can be considered the monsoon season , but the rainfall varies quite a bit . from april to november the rains are more intense , but it is a great time to find cheap hotels in the maldives . flight deals to the maldives are easy to find with etihad airways .\ntourism in the maldives began in 1972 with just two resorts . today , ibrahim nasir international airport handles two million passengers annually .\nfind out more about the maldives and keep up - to - date with information about your tma flight ! read more . . .\nit\u2019s not a silly question . officially , the maldives all runs on one time zone : five hours ahead of gmt . however , some resorts have unofficial time zones so that guests can enjoy longer evenings . resorts might be 30 minutes , an hour or an hour and a half ahead of maldives time ( mht ) . check with your resort . mal\u00e9 , the capital , sticks with maldives time .\nmega maldives was established in 2010 . it received an aoc on 22dec2010 , and its first domestic flight was from mal\u00e9 to gan on 28dec2010 . mega maldives air has officially announced it suspended all commercial flight operations with effect from 02may2017 . it has now decided to close down completely\nthe success of trans maldivian airways has been through the efforts of our team . today , we employ more than eight hundred dedicated team members representing twenty nationalities . we aim for the highest standards of professional and personal competence to provide the visitors to the maldives with an incredible experience . if you feel you could contribute . . . read more . . .\nyou can fly direct from gatwick airport ( lgw ) to velana international airport ( mle \u2013 also known as mal\u00e9 international airport ) in around ten hours . if you\u2019re flying with qatar airways , you will change planes at doha .\nyou don\u2019t want to start your holiday stressed . follow these little tips and see if they can\u2019t help you arrive refreshed and ready to relax in the maldives .\nafter two years in the maldives , mcintyre flew charters in wheel - equipped twin otters in angola , which offered him longer home leave and was closer to his canadian home\u2014and his family , who tired of life in the maldives . he\u2019s now a production test pilot on the new dhc6 series 400 twin otter . mcintyre says his maldives experience helped him in angola , where he might take off on a paved runway but land on a soccer field or in six inches of mud .\nour generous baggage allowances allow you to take everything you need for a longer break in the maldives . when you book a package holiday or fly standard economy you can check in one piece of luggage weighing up to 23kg . if you\u2019re travelling premium economy ( world traveller plus ) , you can take two bags weighing 23kg each . business ( club world ) travellers can take two bags of up to 32kg . that\u2019s a lot of flip flops ! our partner airline , qatar airways , offers up to 30kg of luggage in economy ( world traveller ) , extending to 40kg in business ( club world ) . please refer to the qatar airways codeshare page for more information .\nthe maldives might be small and remote , but your resort will have plenty of activities on hand , from whale shark spotting to sunset cruises and desert island exploration . read up on the best things to do in the maldives . then slip on your snorkel mask , slap on a kaftan or sink into a spa day : the choice is yours .\nthere are two seasons in the maldives \u2013 the popular dry season runs from december to march , and the so - called wet season runs from may to november . both seasons are great for visitors , as the maldives have a tropical climate and an average temperature of a perfect 26 - 30\u00b0c all year round . generally , early may and early november see more unsettled weather .\nthe official currency of the maldives is the maldivian rufiyaa , but you won\u2019t need to use it if you\u2019re staying on resort . resorts accept dollars , as well as credit and debit cards .\nin india , there\u2019s a lot of talk about twin otters : they are proposed for an air service that will link the beaches of the country\u2019s west coast ; they provide transportation around sri lanka or india\u2019s andaman islands , and to the north , the chinese knockoffs known as twin pandas ply the mountains of nepal . the maldivian service , however , has the biggest twin otter fleet in the world . run by trans maldivian airways , the 44 - aircraft service links resorts spread across the atolls and supports the maldives\u2019 most profitable industry : tourism . as the service has grown , it has become the template for other seaplane operators worldwide , and among a globe - trotting breed of twin otter pilots , landing a flying job in the maldives is a point of pride . many pilots who want to try open - ocean flying come to the maldives , and some stay for years .\nde havilland canada discontinued production of the twin otter in 1988 after having exported them to 74 countries , but the dhc - 6 otter is still the ideal airplane for an environment like the maldives .\ngroth and alsford say they see some maldivian pilots starting to shift to land - based airlines , especially with the launch in 2012 of mega maldives , an airline with a fleet of 767s serving the maldives from china . \u201csome more experienced guys are starting to say \u2018hey , are we going to fly these floats the rest of our lives , or are we going to do something else ? \u2019 \u201d\nlanding at mal\u00e9 airport doesn\u2019t have to mean the end of the bird\u2019s eye views . step on board a charming twin otter seaplane to transfer to your resort and enjoy one more panorama before landing on the beach . most british airways maldives holiday packages include the price of your transfer , so you can have a smooth , stress - free journey into paradise \u2013 all paid for in advance . plus , our generous luggage allowance ensures you can take enough clothing to last a nice long stay \u2013 you deserve it .\nover a thousand islands , hundreds of resorts , and an untold number of beaches : it ' s hard to know where to stay in the maldives . that ' s why we ' ve picked out the best maldives resorts for you . with their overwater villas , intimate island settings , and specialist diving centres , these places will help you get a lifetime of memories out of your trip of a lifetime .\naccident to 8q - tma : the aircraft , operated by trans maldivian airways was maneuvering on the water near the floating platform , after landing in the lagoon near holiday island resort , when it struck another twin otter ( 8q - tmh ) that was parked against the floating platform . there were no passengers on either aircraft .\ntrans maldivian airways services include resort transfers , photo flights , private charter , excursions and medical evacuation flights . photo flights \u2013 the standard photo flight package starting and finishing at the airport includes a 15 - minute flyover . it is a very popular charter service and comes at a reasonable price resort transfers \u2013 transfer of guests to and . . . read more . . .\nbritish nationals will be issued a visa on arrival in the maldives . your visa will cover up to 30 days\u2019 holiday . you may need to show that you have a departure date booked , and sometimes that you have enough funds to cover your stay .\ndate and time : 19 february 2001 at 0810 hrs lt location : near holiday island resort operator : trans maldivian airways pvt . ltd . aircraft : de havilland dhc - 6 - 100 ( 8q - tma ) and dhc - 6 - 300 ( 8q - tmh ) number of persons in the aircraft : 3 injuries to persons : none damage to aircraft : both aircraft sustained substantial damage .\ndate and time : 17 may 2004 at 1101 hrs local time ( lt ) location : male ' international airport operator : trans maldivian airways pvt . ltd . aircraft : de havilland dhc - 6 - 300 ( floatplane ) number of persons in the aircraft : 17 injuries to persons : fatalities - 0 , serious injuries - 3 , minor injuries - 1 damage to aircraft : total write - off .\nthe maldives offers world - class scuba diving and the offshore reefs in the area are teeming with all kinds of colourful fish darting all over the stunning coral formations . most people will tell you that the maldives are simply a paradise for scuba so if you don\u2019t dive already , be sure to get certified while you are here . you really cannot afford to miss out on the chance to experience the underwater world here . the best time to dive in these waters is in the months of april and november when the water is incredibly clear .\neight years ago , shareef went to florida to get his seaplane rating after maldivian air taxi agreed to match the $ 20 , 000 his father - in - law gave him for flight training . when he returned to the maldives , ken simkins trained him in twin otters .\na direct flight to the maldives takes around ten hours and some flights include a stopover . make sure you beat jetlag by living in your new time zone as soon as possible . use our jet lag advisor to find out when to rest and when to keep yourself awake during the journey .\nin the hangar during my visit was an aircraft acquired from a seller in greenland , which after a tour in the maldives was being checked for saltwater corrosion , the air service\u2019s \u201cbiggest problem , \u201d says rees . \u201call of our preventive maintenance and inspections are looking towards it , \u201d he adds .\nstill , flying in the maldives is something most twin otter devotees want on their r\u00e9sum\u00e9s . \u201ci\u2019ve never met a seaplane pilot that hasn\u2019t heard of the maldives , even if they don\u2019t know where it is , \u201d says rob mcintyre , a former captain with maldivian air taxi . \u201cit\u2019s a legendary job , and i\u2019m really proud that i\u2019m part of that exclusive club . there\u2019s no better feeling than putting an airplane down in water that you wouldn\u2019t even want to be in a boat in , and the passengers don\u2019t even notice until the plane has stopped and is bobbing up and down in the water . \u201d\nfor foreign pilots who don\u2019t scuba dive , fish , or surf , the maldives might seem like an aquatic prison . local food is tasty but often too spicy for the average canadian palate , and good western food can be found only at resorts , which are geared more toward honeymooning couples than weary pilots .\nthanks to imports , resorts in the maldives can provide guests with every cuisine under the sun . if you want a taste of the local produce , turn to fresh fish , coconuts , and curry . invite yourself to a seafood barbecue for blistered pink langoustine or track down a \u2018mas riha\u2019 ( tuna curry ) .\n\u201cjust a bit of local showers . you can go around them if you like , \u201d nielsen told neil travers , a trainee copilot who , like nielsen , wore green cargo shorts and aviator sunglasses . both men work for tma , an island airline formed by joining trans maldivian airways with another carrier , maldivian air taxi . and both had jettisoned their flip - flops after boarding the floatplane and were flying with bare feet . \u201clooks kind of picturesque though , \u201d nielsen said .\ndate and time : 18 october 1995 at 1055 hrs lt location : male ' international airport operator : air maldives ltd aircraft : dornier 228 number of persons in the aircraft : 8 injuries to persons : fatalities - 0 , serious injuries - 1 , minor injuries - 2 damage to aircraft : total write - off .\nas i was leaving the maldives , i decided to lay over in colombo and fly with sri lankan air taxi ( slat ) , a fledgling service set up with the help of ken simkins and originally run by sri lanka\u2019s national carrier using aircraft and crews from emirates airlines . at a dock rented from a buddhist temple on a bend in colombo\u2019s kelani river , i boarded a twin otter painted in the technicolor tropical motifs of slat . the captain that day was another canadian , bruce gordon , who described himself as \u201ca classic bush pilot . \u201d both gordon and his copilot had flown in the maldives , as had slat\u2019s fleet of twin otters .\nit\u2019s not hard to see why this one of the most popular resorts in the maldives : lux * south ari atoll is a five - star beauty with lavish villas that feel like home . as one of the larger resorts , it has a range of restaurants to suit all tastes , plus it\u2019s near one of the best places for whale shark sightings .\nthe maldives has shown that travel to even the remotest and unspoilt archipelagos on the planet is attainable . the islands\u2019 striking beauty , combined with luxury resorts , would not be as accessible as they are if it wasn\u2019t for a handful of daring people . they turned their passion into a service benefiting visitors , resorts and maldivians . . . read more . . .\nthat was an understatement . a remote island nation about 250 miles southwest of india in the laccadive sea , the republic of the maldives comprises nearly 1 , 200 islands , around 200 of which are inhabited . many of the rest , which make up 26 atolls spread out over 35 , 000 square miles , are nothing more than rings of sand surrounding tiffany - blue lagoons or bottle - green mini - jungles . the beauty of the maldives\u2014along with their remoteness\u2014has made the islands a vacation spot for the affluent\u2014and tma a successful business . the reefs are among the most diverse marine habitats in the world , home to manta rays and giant turtles . and the skies are abuzz with twin otters , the floatplanes in the tma fleet .\nthe self - contained islands of the maldives are made for all inclusive holidays . find the best resort for you , whether you ' ve got your family in tow or it ' s just the two of you . these four carefully - selected hotels really have thought of everything , from cocktails to kayaking , to make your stay special \u2013 with no big bill at the end .\nunlike western canada and alaska , where many of the maldives\u2019 floatplane pilots ( and airplanes ) got their start , the maldives has no thick fog clinging to glassy water surfaces or mountains to navigate around\u2014its highest elevation is only 26 feet . seaplane pilots fly according to visual flight rules . but open - ocean flying in a tourism - dependent resort nation has another set of challenges . when the monsoon is robust , pilots may have to land in heavy crosswinds with the floats straddling swells that can reach three feet . were a pilot to land into the wind , on the crest of a wave , the airplane , if unable to stop fast enough , could be pitched back into the air by the next wave , which could cause it to stall at a very low altitude .\nthe maldives was long a sultanate , first under dutch and then under british protection . it consists of1 , 190 coral islands grouped into 26 atolls ( 200 inhabited islands , plus 80 islands with tourist resorts ) ; archipelago with strategic location astride and along major sea lanes in indian ocean . it became a republic in 1968 , three years after independence . tourism and fishing are being developed on the archipelago .\nshareef remembers his father taking him to the airport when he was 10 to see the first charter condor air jumbo jet land in the maldives . \u201cit was the biggest aircraft that had come here up till that point , \u201d shareef says . \u201ca lot of people from mal\u00e9 came [ by ] dhoni and waited by the runway to see that flight land . from then , i wanted to be a pilot . \u201d\nin the maldives i met ken simkins , who has been training twin otter pilots since 1983 and became the chief pilot for maldivian air taxi shortly after the airline began in 1993 . at that time , says simkins , most of the airplanes , pilots , and engineers were supplied by the calgary - based charter kenn borek air , which leases aircraft for polar scientific expeditions , u . n . missions , and oil exploration support .\nyou can\u2019t say you\u2019ve seen the maldives until you\u2019ve seen what\u2019s underwater . the snorkelling here is considered some of the best in the world . there are over 1 , 100 species of fish \u2013 that\u2019s almost as many as there are maldivian islands \u2013 and many of them form part of the reef ecosystem . look out for parrotfish chewing on the coral , moody barracuda close to the surface , and tiny clownfish dipping in and out of anemones .\ni was listening through a headset as the crew made a late loop , flying tourists to three luxury resorts\u2014the vast majority of the maldives\u2019 resorts are high - end\u2014in alifu atoll , about 50 miles southwest of the ibrahim nasir international airport , which is little more than a runway on an island made of reclaimed sand adjacent to the capital island city of mal\u00e9 . with me were 13 passengers from russia , china , and europe , who sat with faces or cameras pressed against the otter\u2019s windows .\nthe portuguese and dutch had settlements in the maldives before it became a british protectorate , in 1887 . in 1965 it gained independence from the united kingdom , which retained use of the base at gan in the southernmost seenu atoll . simkins , who served in the royal air force and the canadian air force from 1970 until he joined kba in 1993 , had visited gan in the mid - 1970s . recently , its airstrip was developed as another base for tourist flights , including flights in seaplanes .\nsimkins first met maldivian air taxi owner lars erik nielsen in the summer of 1993 , when nielsen was in vancouver looking to rent or buy a seaplane to bring to the maldives . \u201cnielsen had come out here as a diver , and his thinking was : \u2018people want to go to these islands , but after they\u2019ve been traveling for 16 , 18 hours , they don\u2019t want to do another three and a half hours [ in a boat ] in the open ocean , getting seasick . \u2019 he thought seaplanes might be the answer . when we started , there were maybe half a dozen resorts served by seaplanes ; now there are a hundred or so . \u201d\nfloatplane pilots , says nielsen , are a small , itinerant community . many in the maldives hail from other floatplane environments , where there are few roads but lakes and rivers abound . other twin otter pilots flew with wheels in australia , and some have flown with skis in antarctica . \u201ceverybody knows everybody , \u201d nielsen says . \u201cit\u2019s a very international group [ because ] floatplane flying is seasonal work . in the northern hemisphere , when it is winter and there are no jobs , they come here . then they go back home during the [ summer ] low season here . some are doing firefighting in north america , and they come here in the winter when there are no fires . it is a very natural rotation . \u201d\nmoney permits him to influence states by moving around liquid assets . some $ 700 million was moved out of jordan in 1986 to protest king husayn ' s policies ; $ 200 million was once transferred into tunisia as a reward . nor are all investments apolitical . funds are on occasion loaned to allies in need , such as $ 12 million to the nicaraguan government in 1981 and $ 100 million to iraq in 1986 .\nfriendship\nprojects have included factories and farms in places like syria , guinea , the maldives , and poland . ' arafat also has the means to do the odd favor . in 1985 , he is said to have won the release of three soviet hostages held in beirut by paying $ 15 million to fundamentalist muslims .\nin the nearly 25 years that the air taxi has been flying , mal\u00e9 has changed significantly . when ulrik nielsen arrived in the 1990s , the buildings were low - rise and the roads unpaved . \u201cat that time it was around 60 , 000 people living there , \u201d he says . since then , the population has increased to more than 103 , 000 , and more land has been reclaimed to make room for more pastel - colored , 10 - story - plus buildings . the migration was abetted by the 2004 indian ocean tsunami , which caused extensive damage on many of the local islands , causing an exodus . ( the maldives were spared worse damage by the barrier reefs . the air service was lucky that most of its airplanes were in the air when the tsunami struck , but several airplanes in the hangar were damaged . )\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n[ n . b . : the following reflects what the author submitted , and not exactly what was published . to obtain the precise text of what was printed , please check the original place of publication . ]\nsoon after kuwait disappeared into the iraqi maw on 2 august 1991 , the palestine liberation organization ( plo ) found itself bereft of its three largest sources of funds . angry at yasir ' arafat ' s enthusiastic endorsement of saddam husayn ' s aggression , the saudi and kuwaiti governments stopped paying $ 72 and $ 24 million a year , respectively . the united arab emirates , qatar , and egypt also followed suit . and the iraqis , who had been paying some $ 48 million annually , lacked the funds to continue paying\nto make matters worse , kuwait was the palestinians ' el dorado , and their wealth in that country was almost completely lost . the numbers involved are large , even if they don ' t reach the wild estimates proffered by plo officials : $ 8 billion according to muhammad milham of the plo executive committee ; somewhere between $ 8 . 5 billion and $ 12 . 6 billion according to yasir ' arafat ; and $ 13 billion according to salim az - za ' nun , the plo ' s representative in kuwait . ( these obviously hyperbolic numbers have been picked up by reputable media ; jonathan c . randal reports the $ 10 billion figure with a straight face in the washington post . ) in addition , palestinians in the territories occupied by israel lost , again according to yasir ' arafat , $ 1 . 4 billion .\nalienating contributors and losing capital has serious consequences for the plo . its income appears to be about half of what it was before 2 august and expenditures have fallen by 30 percent . according to a report in the jerusalem post , the organization ' s revenue fell by as much as 90 percent . plo employees , armed and not , have already experienced pay cuts and more reductions lie ahead . a reduction of pay to palestinian fighters in early 1991 provoked a mutiny in fat ' h in lebanon ; fat ' h responded by summarily executing the malcontents , apparently hoping this would prevent a collapse in the chain of command .\nalthough it would be unwise ever to discount the plo , an organization that regularly rebounds from adversity , this blow can be expected severely to crimp its activities and its ambition to remain the dominant palestinian organization .\nduring the plo ' s heyday in lebanon , 1970 - 82 , when it ran a state - within - a - state , revenues derived mostly from a wide array of legal and illegal commercial activities . the result was a formidable war chest . abu musa , a one - time ally of ' arafat ' s , has stated that in 1982 the plo had $ 1 billion in lebanese banks alone .\non the legal side , the plo got involved in some surprising ventures . the popular front for the liberation of palestine , for example , ran the modern mechanical establishment , an iron and steel company south of sidon . the company made money by paying no taxes , using coercive sales methods , and engaging in predatory pricing . then , after forcing the competition to go out of business , it raised prices .\nlebanon ' s anarchy offered unbounded opportunities for illegal activities : drug trafficking , protection rackets , robberies , hijackings , and the training of foreign terrorists . drug trafficking was by far the steadiest and most lucrative racket during the lebanon years ; during the late 1970s , when the plo ruled substantial portions of lebanon , drug - trafficking is said to have brought the plo $ 300 million a year . other activities also brought spectacular returns . the december 1975 capture of opec oil ministers reportedly netted the plo $ 20 million . a few months later , the plo participated in what the guinness book of world records calls the largest bank heist of all time ; robbing the beirut branch of the british bank of the middle east brought the plo one - third the loot , between $ 16 and $ 33 million .\nthe expulsion from beirut in 1982 ended this financial golden era . the plo has since re - established its operations in lebanon ; even today , james adams comments , it remains\na major economic influence in the country - or what ' s left of it .\nbut lebanon ' s economy has fallen apart since 1982 , so revenues from there are a fraction of what they were earlier .\nalso , while soviet - bloc aid used to amount to the equivalent of tens of millions of dollars annually , provided in cash , arms , training , and intelligence , eastern europe ' s liberation and the ravages of perestroika have caused this once - reliable source virtually to dry up .\ndeprived of these sources , the plo has in recent years become heavily dependent on handouts from arab presidents , kings , and emirs - a demeaning return to pre - 1970 circumstances . gone are those heady days when ' arafat had the leeway to act independently of his state sponsors . the plo has steadily received at least $ 100 million a year from the arab states since 1973 , but the amount has recently edged toward $ 250 - 300 million a year . arab states agreed to take up this slack in plo funding primarily for offensive reasons ( to gain influence ) or defensive ones ( to avoid retribution ) ; in some cases they may even have done so out of conviction .\nnearly all of this income came from kuwait , saudi arabia , and the other states that have just cut the plo off . according to plo records made public in 1988 , the saudi authorities over the previous decade had donated $ 855 million . salim az - za ' nun , the plo ' s representative in kuwait , announced that the kuwaitis had provided his organization with $ 2 billion over 26 years . in fact , the total contribution was much more , for both governments funneled massive amounts to yasir ' arafat personally . abu musa , indirectly confirmed this point in 1983 :\nsaudi arabia gives him tens , hundreds of millions , to corrupt not to develop the revolution . it does not appear in the books . it is much more than the official contributions .\nnot all the money came from government coffers . palestinians living in arab countries are supposed to pay 3 to 7 . 5 percent of their salaries by way of tax to the plo . while it is unclear when and where these funds were actually collected and transmitted to the plo , it appears that kuwait , saudi arabia , and the uae were the only states to do so on a regular basis ; samir khalaf estimated that palestinians in kuwait alone sent $ 150 million a year to the west bank and gaza before the iraqi invasion . all this has come to an end since 2 august 1991 .\nindividual palestinians make contributions , especially at times of crisis , ranging from the very small ( the purchase of\narab liberation stamps\n) to the very large . some contributions are voluntary , others extracted by threats .\nthe plo ' s operations and political prominence depend heavily on money , and so the sudden disappearance of half the organization ' s budget is causing many problems .\nmoney gives yasir ' arafat control over some twenty thousand gunmen , consisting of both conventional and irregular forces . it permits diplomacy on a grand scale ; the plo has two more\nembassies\nthan israel and ' arafat sometimes visits three or four capitals in his own plane on a single day . it furthers the plo ' s terrorist and military efforts . there ' s nothing like buying a small airline to penetrate the world of civil aviation , and this is what the plo has done , through one george khallaq , when it bought part equity in transportes aeros de guinea - bissau . on a smaller scale , the plo has shown a marked interest in leasing commercial space at airports .\nmoney sways public opinion by allowing the plo to subsidize the media . in february 1986 , for example , a payment of some $ 150 , 000 to the pro - jordanian al - quds newspaper of jerusalem rapidly turned around that paper ' s editorial stance .\nmoney reduces the chances that a rival palestinian organization will challenge ' arafat ' s leadership . half a year after the intifada erupted , the plo responded by offering $ 50 million to its leadership - a clear attempt to bring an unruly upstart under company control . hamas , the fundamentalist muslim group that has emerged as the plo ' s only serious rival , hopes to join the plo to tap its funds .\nmoney makes it possible to provision social , welfare , economic , cultural , and educational services which win palestinian allegiance to the plo . when traveling in poor countries , ' arafat dispenses money freely .\nfinally , not to be overlooked is the opulent way of life - elegant villas in tunisia , first - class travel , and the other perquisites of power - that money bestows on the plo pashas . zuhayr muhsin , for example , acquired a pronounced taste for gambling on the c\u00f4te d ' azur . others put aside impressive nest eggs . wadi haddad , the plo ' s explosive expert killed in 1978 , is said by his comrades - in - arms to have left his sister a bequest of $ 140 million .\nnotwithstanding the talk of ' arafat ' s abstemious ways , he too enjoys what one newspaper account terms\na billionaire ' s life ,\nincluding private planes , government guest houses , and the like . those in the know also point to the fortune he has put aside . the saudi press noted that ' arafat\nhelps himself to the aid supplied to the plo and the palestinians .\nmustafa tallas , the syrian defense minister , claims that yasir ' arafat owns $ 12 billion in his own name and is\none of the world ' s ten richest men .\ntallas further claims ' arafat stole \u00a31 . 7 billion from ar - rafidayn bank in beirut , which he deposited in his own name , not that of the plo .\nwhile this is obviously hyperbole , ' arafat himself does not deny possessing\na great deal of money .\nhe alleges , however , that it comes entirely from the money he made as an engineer in the 1950s in kuwait ; from the plo , he claims to take not so much as a salary .\nto maintain close control over plo finances , ' arafat personally makes deposits and signs large checks . while this highly centralized control leads to resentments and gross inefficiencies , it also makes ' arafat indispensable . as one jordanian official put it ,\nthey have to keep arafat because if he goes , no one will know where the money is .\nwealth has become so central to the plo ' s presence and influence , it sometimes looms larger than military considerations .\nmoney is [ ' arafat ' s ] only weapon at present ,\nabu musa declared already in 1983 . thus , when the plo evacuated beirut in 1982 , james adams explains , its leaders\nfeared the israeli seizure of their assets more than they did a military defeat .\n( not without reason ; that exodus is estimated to have cost them $ 400 million . ) confirming this attitude , a white house official recollects ,\nwe got these messages from the plo containing lists of bmws and mercedes ' that they wanted to get on to the ships . they were very concerned to get their fleets of cars on as well as their families .\nheavy dependence on large amounts of money has taken its toll ; as an unnamed jordanian official once put it ,\nthe plo isn ' t a revolution . it ' s a corporation .\nthe size and sophistication of the plo financial apparatus makes it a key power center of the organization . one can go further : while foiling attacks and capturing foot soldiers remains important , the only way to hobble and finally put an end to plo terrorist operations is to hit it where it counts most - in the wallet .\nevery attempt until now to count out the plo has proven wrong ; no one can predict its demise with confidence . ( a bit prematurely , zbigniew brzezinski waved\nbye bye , plo\nin 1977 . ) but the current situation , described by foreign report as a\nfinancial catastrophe ,\nis likely to translate into a severe decline in the popularity of yasir ' arafat and the authority of the plo .\nsome may find this development unfortunate because it obstructs resolution of palestinian - israeli issues . but that grants the plo too much . it is actually today ' s representative of that radical palestinian tradition that , as abba eban put it , has never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity . far from serving as a force for peace , the plo has bludgeoned and suppressed more moderate elements willing to coexist with israel . for this reason , its financial predicament offers not just the likelihood of less violence in the middle east but also a rare opportunity for alternative palestinian voices to make themselves heard . let us hope that they take advantage of the moment .\nmustafa tallas on yasir ' arafat :\nhe personally owns $ 12 billion , in his own name . that sum in enough to sustain the stone - throwing children for twelve years , but he withholds this money from them and keeps on begging in their name . he stole 1 . 7 billion pounds from the ar - rafidayn bank , which is a joint british - iraqi bank in beirut , and he plundered other beirut banks and deposited the money in his own name - not in the name of the plo .\nthe saudi media accused ' arafat of\nhelping himself to the aid supplied to the plo and the palestinians , thus increasing his wealth and that of those around him .\nyasir ' arafat :\nwe have not received a single penny from any gulf country since may 1990 . . . . this is to punish the plo .\n' abd al - ' aziz ' ali shahin , one of yasir ' arafat ' s earliest allies , wrote a secret report in mid - 1991 which accused ' arafat of being directly responsible for the deterioration of al - fat ' h to\ninconceivable moral degradation .\nin shahin ' s eyes , the guerilla fighter died long ago , replaced by a man interested in\nthe red carpet , the private plane of the president , free reign to spend money .\nthe good life has even changed the plo leadership ' s outlook , making it most interested\nin preserving the status quo , that is to say the financial , administrative , military , political , and mental corruption .\nsalah khalaf :\nour movement is bureaucratized . it lost in militancy what it gained in ' respectability ' : we acquired a taste for dealing with governments and powerful men . we take their opinions and their wishes into account . we let ourselves be entangled in the intrigues of inter - arab relations .\nabu musa , the rebel fat ' h figure , once explained that\narafat turned the palestinian revolution into a bureaucracy so rotten that it is worse than the bureaucracy in any underdeveloped country . naturally this institution was not capable of fighting . so when war broke out , the leadership ran away , leaving the rank and file to pay the price .\neditorial in al - fajr , an arabic newspaper published in jerusalem :\nthe ineptness of the plo leadership in dealing with world developments is almost legendary . . . and threatens the future of the palestinian people . . . . maybe it is time some new blood be introduced into the palestinian leadership .\nfollowers of abu iyad formed the 14 january correction movement - fat ' h ( that being the date of abu iyad ' s murder ) and put out a leaflet in the west bank attacking yasir ' arafat for his marriage to suha at - tawil . the leaflet characterized him as a\nscheming buffoon\nand an\nevil satan .\nit also accused him of having killed abu iyad due to disagreements about iraq .\nzaki razaq , a palestinian ex - banker from kuwait :\nninety - five percent of those [ palestinians ] who lived in kuwait don ' t like arafat . he only represents himself .\nausterity moves connected to the financial crisis resulting from the kuwait crisis were felt far and wide . the plo closed its separate information bureau in amman in august 1991 [ mef2 ] , then soon after closed its offices in denmark , norway , and bolivia .\nfunctionaries saw their salaries reduced and fighters lacked ammunition . the money problem got downright petty : not having paid its telephone bills , the tunisian telephone company cut the plo lines .\nhaving been cut off from arab money , yasir ' arafat had to devise new financial strategies . in july 1991 , he announced a plan\nto ask the europeans to increase their assistance to make up for the arabs ' shortcomings .\nhe personally always carries with him a suitcase bearing the information of his many bank accounts . after surviving a plane crash in the libyan desert in april 1992 , finding that suitcase in the sand was an urgent priority .\ntwo men , hasib jiryus sabbagh and sa ' id khuri , occupy central decision - 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{"id": 53780, "summary": [{"text": "king estate winery is an organic winery located southwest of eugene , oregon , united states near the community of lorane .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "matt kramer of the oregonian considers king estate the benchmark producer of pinot gris ( aka pinot grigio ) in the country .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "while the winery also makes pinot noir and limited amounts of chardonnay , it is mainly credited with bringing the pinot gris grape varietal into national consciousness .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "the winery was founded in 1991 by ed king , jr. and his son , ed king iii .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the estate itself , at 1,033 acres ( 4.18 km \u00b2 ) , is oregon tilth certified organic and includes 465 acres ( 1.88 km \u00b2 ) of organic vineyards , as well as 30 acres ( 120,000 m \u00b2 ) of fruits , vegetables and flowers .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the visitor center features a restaurant and wine bar .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "complimentary wine tasting and winery tours are available as well as full lunch and dinner menus that incorporate estate and locally grown organic ingredients .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "in the 2007 edition of wine & spirits magazine 's annual restaurant poll , a survey of only the top zagat rated restaurants across the united states , king estate pinot gris was the number one ranked domestic wine in the pinot gris/pinot grigio category , and number two overall in the category , the highest rank for an oregon producer in the 18-year history of the poll . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "king estate winery", "paragraphs": ["king estate winery , eugene : hours , address , king estate winery reviews : 4 . 5 / 5\nthe south tower at king estate winery , in eugene , oregon . - picture of king estate winery , eugene\nthe south tower at king estate winery , in eugene , oregon . - picture of king estate winery , eugene - tripadvisor\nking estate winery is a family owned biodynamic ( c ) vineyard and winery . . .\nphoto : \u201cthe south tower at king estate winery , in eugene , oregon . \u201d\nellen meny visited king estate to learn more about the winery ' s culinary program . ( photo by ellen meny )\nking estate winery is well - known for their gorgeous property and equally as gorgeous wine . but when i visited king estate , i got to tour the property and see the lengths they go through to create locally sourced and seasonal dishes .\neugene or \u2013 king estate winery announced the arrival of chef joe kim as the new executive chef of the king estate restaurant . ceo and co - founder , ed king says \u201cwe are super excited to have joe lead our restaurant and bring his well - honed skills to the kitchen ! \u201d\nking estate winery is a family owned biodynamic ( c ) vineyard and winery in oregon ' s southern willamette valley . founded in 1991 by the king family , king estate is committed to producing wines of exceptional quality using organic & sustainable farming methods , meticulous fruit selection , and impeccable winemaking practices . king estate focuses on producing world - class pinot gris and pinot noirs , while also producing other excellent varietals under their acrobat and north by northwest labels . the onsite king estate restaurant is dedicated to pairing premium quality northwest wines with regional specific culinary plates . king estate ' s culinary team , led by executive chef sean winder , uses seasonal organic ingredients whenever possible , and sources those ingredients as locally as possible . king estate is 100 % owned and operated by the king family .\nwhen you visit king estate winery , you will enjoy oregon ' s benchmark pinot gris and pinot noir while being dazzled with spectacular views of the lorane valley . upon entering the visitor center , you will be welcomed by warm friendly staff and invited to share in the king estate experience . stay for lunch or dinner to truly understand everything king estate has to offer .\nequipped with our own apiary , king estate has an annual production of approximately 40 pounds of honey .\nvisiting the absolutely beautiful king estate winery . . . sampling the wine . . . eating delicious food made by executive chef sean winder . . . what a challenging life !\nking estate , celebrating 23 years of oregon winemaking in 2014 , is located southwest of eugene , oregon , at the southern tip of the willamette valley . founded in 1991 by the king family , king estate is committed to producing wines of exceptional quality using organic & sustainable farming methods , meticulous fruit selection , and impeccable winemaking practices . king estate focuses on producing world - class pinot gris and pinot noirs , while also producing other excellent varietals under their acrobat and nxnw labels . king estate is owned and operated by the king family .\nwhen you visit king estate winery , you will enjoy oregon ' s benchmark pinot gris and pinot noir while being dazzled with spectacular views of the lorane valley . upon entering the \u2026\noverall , the new king estate website is as rich and engaging as the brand itself . it asks the user to explore the estate\u2014a request met within every page .\nchef winder showed off that belief by making me dishes highlighting produce grown on king estate property . that means a salad featuring estate - grown strawberries , basil , lettuce and blueberries - complete with a honey vinaigrette . . . made with honey from king estate ' s very own beehives .\nmade with the best selection of grapes from the current vintage , our king estate wines reflect an excellence recognized worldwide .\nat king estate , the winery came before the restaurant , but we have always sought to enhance the experience of our wines with good , wholesome food . the king estate restaurant opened in may of 2006 and has since become known for its exceptional gourmet menu , founded on a dedication to enhancing the wine experience .\nafter more than 20 years in the restaurant business , sean knows that king estate is something rare in the restaurant world , which is why urltoken just named it among the country\u2019s top 17 winery restaurants .\nfamily owned winery in oregon , specializing in pinot gris & pinot noir since 1991 .\nfounded in 1991 by the king family , the estate remains a family owned and operated winery . though our team has only continued to grow , the mission remains the same : it\u2019s about you , not us .\nsay pinot and you have to think of king estate - between pinot noir and pinot gris - we ' re leading pinot artists .\nthe next morning i wandered up to the winery again to meet with winemaker lindsay kampff ( above ) . king estate has three winemakers : john albin oversees the whole operation and is responsible for both the winery and the vineyards ( there are over 40 contracted vineyards who supply fruit , in addition to king estate\u0092s own ) ; lindsay is in charge of red wines . she is technically very adept and was great at fielding my very geeky questions .\nwith a passion that is palpable from every department , the king estate team works together to create a wine experience sure to captivate you .\nour group was split on king estates winery . some loved it and some weren ' t as impressed . the tour was excellent and the winery is gorgeous . the lunch service was slow and the meal portions were enormous . it ' s worth putting on your tour list .\nvisually driven modules act as both a guide into oregon\u2019s most notable characteristics , while also making king estate accessible and recognizable nationally . fine - written copy enhances this mission by telling the story of king\u2019s dedication to sustainability , family - owned operations , and the evolution so notably started by ed king jr .\nking estate is dedicated to pairing northwest wines with regional food products , using seasonal , organic ingredients whenever possible . many of these seasonal ingredients come from the estate ' s 30 - acres of organic gardens and orchards .\nso you may find that the parent winery doesn ' t mention the second label on its web site . nor does the packaging on the bargain bottle seem to reveal any relationship with an elite winery .\nking estate , a leading producer of pinot gris and pinot noir , is located southwest of eugene , oregon near the town of lorane . the 1 , 033 acre organic estate provides a spectacular mountain vineyard site with elevations ranging from 800 to 1 , 200 feet and cool , prevailing northwest winds that moderate vineyard temperatures . the estate is home to the world ' s largest contiguous organic vineyard , our domaine vineyard , with 470 acres planted . the king estate domaine is one of north america ' s most clonally diverse pinot noir and pinot gris vineyards . the winery strongly believes in a philosophy of sustainable agriculture . in 2002 , king estate received organic certification from the oregon tilth , an internationally recognized certifying body . our organic certification applies to all 1 , 033 acres as well as the winemaking process and winery .\nwine , dine and brine your way to the tastiest turkey ever . pair your feast with our 2015 king estate pinot noir or 2016 ki . . .\nthroughout the fully responsive site that renders across the full spectrum of digital devices , the user is immediately welcomed into the king brand with the kind of confident approachability only possible from an established winery .\nking estate domaine pinot gris 2006 all estate fruit . quite complex on the nose : herby , taut and minerally . the palate has lovely freshness with bright , lively , expressive fruit , some minerality and a hint of spiciness . 90 / 100\nking estate pinot gris 2007 king estate have 200 acres of newly planted vines , much of which is pinot gris . this cuvee is made with part contracted fruit . fresh , almost grassy nose is quite crisp and a bit mineralic . the palate is smooth and fresh with nice texture and good acidity . appealing and fresh . 88 / 100\nafter time - intensive attention to responsible sourcing , growing and producing , taste why king estate is a leader in oregon winemaking and named america ' s favorite pinot gris .\nwhat king estate doesn ' t grow , they source from oregon farmers . chef winder also made a seared oregon rock fish , which they buy from fishermen in newport .\nit\u2019s hard to pin chef down to choose a favorite dish on the menu , but if pushed he concedes he\u2019s loving the crab cakes at the moment . spring - run salmon , the king estate hamburger and housemade pat\u00e9s and sausages by charcuterie chef tim bass are perennial favorites . with the addition of pastry chef shane tracey , king estate is now offering a variety of artisanal breads , desserts and fine chocolates . and of course , there\u2019s wine , including the new king estate mountain blocks ros\u00e9 of pinot noir , available only at the estate and winning rave reviews . this is the first estate - grown ros\u00e9 we\u2019ve produced since 2008 , and it pairs beautifully with the spring menu .\nthere are about 5 . 5 acres of gardens on the king estate property . these gardens include fresh berries ( raspberries , blueberries , strawberries ) , vegetables , and flowers .\nking estate is a unique property dedicated to sustainability and pairing northwest wines with regionally sourced food . our on - site culinary team uses food grown in our own garden whenever possible .\nyou know it\u2019s spring at king estate when sheep are in the vineyard ( helping both to mow and fertilize ) , daffodils adorn the fields and tables , and the restaurant at king estate resumes serving dinner seven days a week . soon visitors will be enjoying wine and sunshine on the terrace overlooking an acre of lavender and hundreds more of slowly - ripening grapes .\nwe had a great time tasting at king estate ! at first , we were not properly welcomed , but that changed when a person we were with put down her card because she\u2019s in the industry . the flight that they offer is not made up of king . . .\nour estate is an organic eco - system that always considers the organisms living in the soil that have an affect on the natural process . our oregon tilth and salmon safe certifications prove that king estate vineyards are grown according to strict standards that are verified by independent organizations .\nking estate was founded in 1991 by ed king jr and his son ed king iii and has remained family owned and operated to this day . originally from kansas city , ed jr owned an aviation radio technology company and while his son ed iii was studying for his master\u2019s degree at the university of oregon in eugene , ed jr decided to sell the shares in his tech company and move the family to the area . ed iii was actually searching for organic hay sites for his horses when he came across the property that is now home to king estate . while there were no vines when he purchased the land , his entrepreneurial spirit kicked in when he recognized its potential for a winery .\nking estate signature pinot noir 2006 this is 45 % estate fruit , the rest contracted , aged for 11 / 12 months in oak , 30 % new . quite supple and balanced with nice generous sweet fruit showing good balance and a bit of grippy structure . attractive . 89 / 100\nthe expansive estate in eugene , oregon boasts much more than king\u2019s signature pinot ; it\u2019s 1 , 033 organic acres of hand - grown grapes , orchards , gardens , lavender , and wetlands . with this in mind , a robust site that speaks to the estate\u2019s sense of place\u2014took formation .\nwhat is abundantly clear after visiting king estate is that an enormous amount of thought has gone into the design and concept from the very beginning to ensure visitors are provided with an experience worthy of royalty . our visit included a fantastic tour of the winery , a pre - dinner flight at the tasting bar , capped off with a spectacular meal paired brilliantly with their wine in the king restaurant\u2013all set amidst incredible views of the valley .\nnot that i recall . the visitors center is quite extensive and the winery does offer walking tours , but i ' m not sure if they would allow general walking of the grounds . i ' d suggest emailing or calling the winery to be sure . . .\nas well as making oregon wines , king estate is also working with fruit from washington state . this project started in 2005 , and the wines are labelled nxnw , for \u0091north by north west\u0092 .\nafter visiting brick house , i had a long drive south . it was sunday afternoon , sunny , and the views were good , so this was no hardship . the destination was king estate , located southwest of eugene , away from the rest of oregon\u0092s wine country . the two hour journey was well worth it , because king estate is a remarkable place , and in the late afternoon sunshine was quite stunning .\nnot that i recall . the visitors center is quite extensive and the winery does offer walking tours , but i ' m not sure if they would allow general walking of the grounds . i ' d suggest emailing or calling the winery to be sure if it matters to you .\ni planned my wedding dinner at king estate winery all the way from boston after only having had visited king estate one time for a wine tasting . i remembered the scenery , views , vibe , and wine and had heard enough good things about their food that i went with it . i was not disappointed . working with the coordinator was so easy and she helped accommodate our ever changing ideas and guest count . once we arrived the staff was so attentive , helpful , kind , and the food was amazing . the baker there also made us a delicious chocolate cake that our guests still talk about . i would recommend this place to all of my friends and can ' t wait to go back to king estate next time i am in the eugene area !\nwe offer complimentary winery tours at the top of each hour until 5 : 00pm every day of the week . reservations are recommended by calling the restaurant at 541 . 685 . 5189 . winery tours can be accommodated at 6 : 00pm with advance request . tours are limited during harvest .\nour organically grown estate grapes possess complex fruit flavors creating wines with great acidity , structure and minerality .\ntoday the winery produces 350 , 000 cases of wine annually and of the hundreds of acres that are now under vine , 314 acres are made up of pinot gris and 143 acres are pinot noir . oregon is well known worldwide for their pinot noir so it\u2019s somewhat rare to see a winery in the region make pinot gris their signature wine as king estate has done . but the focus has definitely paid off as their pinot gris is consistently ranked among the best in the country by various wine publications .\nmore than a winery , the estate is treated as an organic eco - system . it features a thriving raptor program , orchards , lush vegetable and fruit gardens , a gourmet restaurant , and our state - of - the - art winemaking facility .\nour four - tap wine keg system pours the same standard of wine in an entirely different way . as a sustainable method to serve large quantities of wine , king estate is at the forefront of this innovative technology .\nwith 17 . 5 acres of orchards , king estate is able to produce a collection of : pears ( bartlett , asian ) , plums ( mirabelle ) , and apples ( braeburn , gala , golden delicious ) .\nking estate holds court as one of oregon\u2019s largest wineries and a major national wine industry brand . their new fine site creates a web presence to honor its grounds , history , and vision through an elegant exploratory experience .\nking estate domaine pinot noir 2006 sweet , smooth red fruits nose is quite pure . the palate has lovely sweet red fruit character . it\u0092s smooth , ripe and accessible but also quite elegant with sweet purity . 91 / 100\ned king iii was born and raised in the kansas city area . he holds a law degree from the university of missouri and an mba from the university of oregon . after practicing law in alaska during the late 1970s , ed returned to the kansas city area in 1982 to develop and manage the mobile communications division of king radio , his father ' s company . while with king radio , ed spearheaded the development of a microprocessor - based tuning system that revolutionized mobile communications . us armed services , fbi , the secret service and many state and local police departments around the united states still utilize king mobile communication units . in 1984 , when the sale of king radio was imminent , ed moved to eugene , oregon , where he developed and administered the oregon heart center at sacred heart hospital . in 1990 , ed began the planning phase of king estate in conjunction with his father and other family members . he currently manages the daily winery activities as the ceo .\nwe only visited king estates but could have easily made a day of it & visited so many more wineries in that same area . this winery looks very grand ! i was surprised how small the tasting area was . after the tasting if you are not . . .\nin 1990 , ed king discovered a parcel of land with rich soil for growing hay to feed local horse and cattle farms . by 1994 , more than 100 - acres were planted to create the most clonally diverse soil and climate - matched vineyard ever grown in oregon . our organic winemaking process further enhances the true identity of king estate wines .\nthe king estate restaurant opened in may of 2006 and has since become known for its exceptional gourmet menu . open seven days a week for lunch and dinner , the restaurant is founded on a dedication to enhancing the wine experience .\nking estate signature vin glac\u00e9 2006 this ice wine takes two days to press and ferments for four months at 55 f . it\u0092s viscous , sweet and intense with lovely spiciness . the lively acidity offsets the dense , sweet citrussy fruit .\nwhat drives us , as wine educators , is bringing you the story of king estate ' s family , tradition , and stewardship , as well as giving context to our wines by answering any questions you have about the greater wine world .\nin addition to leading your tasting , our knowledgeable wine educators will share insight into the winery\u2019s history and winemaking practices as they lead you briefly through our production facility .\nking estate ' s idyllic land is as much part of our story as our wine . with a full acre of lavender , and 30 acres of organic gardens and orchards , we are proudly one of the largest organic vineyards in the world .\nin addition to our native wild raptors , king estate is a partner release site for the cascade group , which works to rescue and rehabilitate birds . our large property and highly diverse habitats are the perfect place for birds to regain their strength .\nwith the changing of the seasons comes a changing of the menu . king estate\u2019s commitment to sustainability is as evident in the kitchen as it is the vineyard , orchard and garden , and even in how chef sean winder creates the restaurant menu .\nthe winery / visitor\u0092s centre / restaurant complex ( viewed from a distance , above ) is amazing . it\u0092s big , but beautifully done , perched on the highest point of the property with great views all around . king estate is a bit different from most other oregon wineries in that it\u0092s big ( most are smaller operations ) and that its most famous not for its pinot noir , but for its pinot gris .\nsometimes , a particularly finicky winemaker will\ndeclassify\nan entire vintage . that is , if none of the grapes are up to his high expectations , he won ' t bottle any of it under the winery ' s premier label . that adds up to a financial loss for the winery - - and a screaming deal for consumers .\nwith an entrepreneurial spirit and a love of fine wine , the king family helped make the oregon pinot industry what it is today .\nhowever , if you see a likely suspect , turn the bottle around and read the fine print . if you see the words\nproduced and bottled by ,\ncheck out the name of the winery that comes next . if it ' s a top winery that you are a fan of , you may have won the second - label jackpot .\nit is very rare that a drop of pinot gris sees the inside of an oak barrel within our winery , unless the winemakers are up to one of their little experiments .\ni just don ' t understand . king estates winery is a beautiful place in a wonderful location . they have excellent wine and everyone speaks highly of them . this is the third time i ' ve gone there and every time the hosts are so unpleasant . i don ' t get it . . . .\nthe restaurant is now seating visitors until 8 p . m . nightly . reservations are encouraged ( 541 - 685 - 5189 ) . chef sean and his kitchen crew along with the expert restaurant staff , look forward to sharing the king estate experience with you .\noregon\u2019s leading winery seeks a customer service - minded food and wine lover to manage its elegant on - site restaurant in one of the state\u2019s most beautiful settings . this is a great opportunity for a restaurant manager to join the professional team at king estate winery , located in eugene , oregon . the successful candidate will have managed all aspects of front - of - the - house operations . our ideal restaurant manager believes in a relentless pursuit of outstanding customer service , and possesses strong financial and business management skills . we seek someone to lead by example , with a strong ability to train as well as learn from others .\norganic farming simply makes good sense . as practiced by king estate , we never use toxic chemicals on the property . instead , we deter pests through the strategic planting of species to attract beneficial insects and through the use of raptors , such as owls and kestrels .\nok , this is weird ! i was just talking to a friend today about king estate and not seeing much written about them lately . yet , they deserve all the love ! they make great wine and the staff is awesome . its a great destination spot .\nsituated at the tip of the willamette valley just southwest of eugene , or , our beautiful estate is where our story begins .\noregon\u2019s leading winery seeks a customer service - minded food and wine lover to take a position as backwaiter in its elegant on - site restaurant . this is a great opportunity for individuals interested in a career in hospitality to gain the necessary experience and expand their background in fine dining at king estate winery , one of the state\u2019s most beautiful settings , located in eugene , oregon . the successful candidate will have speed , efficiency , and initiative . experience is preferred but we will train the right individual who is hard - working , takes direction well , and has a great attitude . many restaurant careers start with this first step on the ladder .\nuncork to unwind by experiencing an array of our current vintage selections . the tasting room is open daily from 11 - 8pm . tours of the winery run daily from 11 - 6 .\nthe estate makes all of their own cured meats and pates in the charcuterie building , and bake all of their own breads and desserts in the bakery building . but , the proverbial jewel in the crown of the estate\u2019s dedication to enhancing the wine experience through food , is the king restaurant which opened in 2006 and serves lunch and dinner 7 days a week . the commitment to sustainability doesn\u2019t end with the land around the winery . the restaurant itself uses a wine - on - tap system and their gourmet dishes feature vegetables , fruits , herbs and flowers sourced from the estate\u2019s organic gardens and orchards . any of the fresh produce that is not used on site is donated to the food for lane county organization in eugene .\nto say we were surprised by what we found when we visited king estate winery at the southern end of the willamette valley would be a massive understatement . we suppose the name itself should have been a dead giveaway but as we drove from downtown eugene via roads that took us through largely rural farmland , we were almost stopped in our tracks when we turned the last corner to see an enormous chateau sitting atop a hill surrounded by hundreds of acres of vines .\nour four acres of solar panels will help eliminate more than 38 million pounds of carbon dioxide over the next 25 years \u2013 equivalent to 1 . 9 million gallons of gasoline . by helping naturally power king estate production , more energy goes directly into the quality of our wine .\nour goal is to plant north america ' s most clonally diverse pinot gris vineyards , a king estate signature style . planting on carefully selected rootstocks across 314 certified - organic acres controls the vigor of the vines , resulting in lower crop yields with greater intensity and complexity of flavor .\nthe hampton inn , 3780 w 11th ave in eugene is the most convenient for visiting king estate . it ' s reasonable and comfortable . phone 541 - 431 - 1225 . there are lots of other choices in the eugene / springfield area . if there ' s . . .\nwe had a wonderful day at this beautiful winery . had a great tour guide named emily . she was very knowledgeable with a great personality . then helped us choose the perfect wines to buy .\nking estate domaine pinot noir 2000 some earthiness here , with a tight herby character on the nose , evolving quite nicely . the palate has nice red fruit freshness and definition with some spicy structure . red fruits dominate . still fruity , but with a lovely fresh earthy structure . 92 / 100\nking estate is in the unique position to continue to be a leader in stewardship and good land management . we ' re benefited by a long riparian habitat and a remnant of the native wet prairie , where the beautiful camas lily thrives and can be seen in a magnificent stand in the late spring .\nthese brut - style sparkling wines are made in the traditional m\u00e9thode champenoise with organically - grown estate fruit . both were produced in limited quantities .\nthere\u2019s also much more than vines and plants on the property . a tour of the estate uncovered massive stainless steel fermenters housed in two enormous wings and an equally sizeable underground barrel room . above the barrel room is a pear orchard with 16 trees to mimic the 16 columns in the room below and a trip to the top of the tower revealed some spectacular 360 degree views . there are 4 residences at king estate including a house and 3 cottages .\nhow a second - label wine is made a winery commits long in advance to using the fruit from a certain number of vines , whether it farms its own estate or buys grapes on contract from other vineyards . this is a bit of a risk , because there ' s no knowing what the fruit will be like when it comes in after harvest .\noak woodlands are one of the most endangered ecological communities in the pacific northwest and provide habitat for up to 200 species of native wildlife . at king estate , we proactively care for our 40 acres of oak woodlands and consequently , the six rare and endangered species within a one - mile radius of our property .\nking estate winery is absolutely gorgeous and their views are breathtaking ! my aunt recommended that we check it out before heading back home and we loved it . we started with a wine tasting and we enjoyed several of the wines . i loved how knowledgable they were about their wines , the different regions , and the area in general . they had different maps that showed where the wines came from and were able to make recommendations based on our palette which was fantastic . after our tasting , we ordered a bottle of wine and got a few appetizers . the oysters were very fresh and a perfect complement to the white wine we were enjoying . we also ordered the cheese platter which was delicious and had a nice selection of different cheeses . the pinot noir we ordered was a perfect pairing and we ordered another one to take home . the ambiance and decor of the king estate winery is wonderful . very welcoming , elegant , and beautiful . it was nice to hear about the history of the family , the estate , and the evolution of their wines . it is a tad bit on the expensive side , but a nice experience . i would definitely recommend it to anyone that is in the area .\nbut declassified wine comes in many guises . sometimes it simply goes into a blended wine under the winery ' s primary label . if you see something from a good winery that is called a\ntable wine ,\nred wine\nor\nwhite wine ,\nit is probably a blend of different grapes that didn ' t make it into single - varietal bottlings . again , this is often an excellent value and worth trying .\nthe hampton inn , 3780 w 11th ave in eugene is the most convenient for visiting king estate . it ' s reasonable and comfortable . phone 541 - 431 - 1225 . there are lots of other choices in the eugene / springfield area . if there ' s a duck football game happening , you won ' t have much luck finding rooms available .\ngreen thumbs and wise in the ways of the vines , our estate team takes great pride in ensuring the quality and sustainability of our grapes , from the ground up .\ndo ask for your wine merchant ' s help in finding declassified wines , however , because searching for them can be confusing . for instance , sometimes a small startup winery will make its first couple of vintages on the premises of an established winery . this way , the new vintners can get their feet wet using the equipment and assistance of professionals . in this case , the back label might say\nproduced and bottled by ,\nbut the wine inside might not be such a bargain .\n\u201cfor this latest menu , i literally just took a walk , \u201d says chef sean . \u201ci looked around at what was happening on the estate and took my inspiration from that . \u201d\nfrom day one , king estate was always intended to be a large scale production with an aim to fulfill ed iii\u2019s mission to put pinot gris and pinot noir into glasses across the country . the vines were planted in 1992 and construction on the main building also commenced that same year . it took 2 years to complete the original building and a decade later the restaurant and visitor center were added on .\nwe grow across 14 acres of orchards , including pears , plums , apples and raspberries . we also produce around 100 pounds of honey annually , for a simply sweet addition to the estate .\nin addition to using our many different crops in the estate restaurant and other hospitality venues , we also contribute to food for lane county and various organizations that provide hunger relief in our community .\nwe recognize the essential needs of sustaining an organic estate . beginning with a better energy resource and respecting the complexities of the land , we work with the environment , rather than against it .\nwe sat by the fire and still had a view of the winery grapes . i would suggest doing a wine tasting first . the flights of wine cost $ 15 and the pours were not generous but were delicious . they start with the white wines which were . . .\nyou ' re always going to have a better meal if your ingredients are fresh and local . if you go out and pick it now , and then cook it - that ' s the best . - ed king iii\nour award - winning , fine dining restaurant is open 7 days a week . we are dedicated to pairing northwest wines with regional food products , using organic ingredients both estate and locally grown . reservations are strongly recommended .\ncrop diversity is an important aspect of our organic farming philosophy . local food supply is an equally important part of our estate culinary philosophy , which is why we grow fruits and vegetables for our restaurant ' s use .\nour estate is yours to explore . with 1 , 033 demeter usa certified biodynamic\u00ae acres , our sense of place is a home that boasts a beauty only oregon can humbly claim . we look forward to welcoming you soon .\nwith such robust content and storytelling , the unveiling effect while scrolling through pages welcomes a smoother transition to the drawer navigation\u2014most notably seen in the explore the estate page , where depth of content is balanced with ease of navigation .\nsome wineries do a regular and reserve bottling , keeping the best fruit for the reserve . but in regions like oregon , this practice is less common . the typical artisanal winery owner producing high - end pinot noir wants to spend his time promoting his prestige product rather than a bottling that might detract from his label ' s elegant image .\nthat ' s where the second label comes in . it ' s a collaboration between the same wonderful vineyards and the same talented winemaker behind the high - end wine ; it ' s just the stuff that didn ' t quite make the cut . it goes by a different name to create space between it and the winery ' s spendy superstar product .\nthis place is awesome . beautiful grounds and building , amazing wine and great food . you pay winery prices for food ( $ 17 for a hamburger ) but it ' s still a very delicious hamburger . my gf and i split one , they served it to us split , and they still gave us each a normal serving of fries , which was awesome . i ' m not going a full 5 - stars because i wasn ' t super impressed with the tasting experience . i ' m not a very experienced winery visitor , but the few i ' ve been to have had more intimate settings and service . here we basically stood at the wine bar while the two pourers were hopping back and forth between groups .\nmust do and a great place to celebrate any special occasion but make it a least a half day visit . . . a tour , a tasting , a fine dining experience in an eco friendly business model with electric car chargers in the parking lot to boot ! the farmlands of the winery offer grapes for the many wines , other fruits for the ciders and vegetables for the restaurant along with a meat a smoking capability . other fruits are imported to offer a long list of drink . they offer a proper winery tour on the hour with a tasting bar that is a bit on the posh side , but they pull it off in a comfortable and casual atmosphere while present a large and varied drink offering . the dining is presented in a fairly small and intimate inside area , but on a nice day they offer first come seating on the terrace over looking the valley below . truly a simple and amazing menu with the same extensive wine list of the winery . a nice little micro - brew ( alesong ) is set up for some small batch beer tasting and purchase right next door if one desires .\nthe 1033 acre estate has good water availability from springs , so it has always been an important property through history . before the king family , who made their money from avionics , purchased this property in 1991 , it was a cattle range . now they are managing it as an integrated ecosystem with , at its heart , 465 acres of organic vineyards , but including wetland restoration , organic gardens and orchards . it is the largest contiguous organic vineyard in the usa , and i can\u0092t imagine that there are many more bigger elsewhere in the world .\nking estate is the premiere wine experience in eugene . it ' s pretty darn expensive , so this is definitely not somewhere i come often , but in a spectacular setting overlooking the vineyards with fantastic wine and gourmet food . tastings are about $ 15 a person - some of their wines are done in steel barrels , which gives them a really unique flavor which i love ! the family member that i brought was so impressed by the pinot gris , that she has started buying it back in her home state of georgia ! this is the one winery in the area that you will find sold in liquor and grocery stores across the country , and it truly is some of the best ! we then ate out on the back patio ( perfect on a nice day ) and enjoyed a cheese plate and a delicious lunch . definitely a special place to bring out of towners , and for a fancy night ( or day ) out !\nwe invite you to fully immerse yourself in the tasting experience by enjoying one of our wine flights , which showcase an array of our current vintage selections . also available are bottles from the wine library , which houses noteworthy bottles from past vintages difficult to find off the estate .\ni fell in love with oregon pinot noirs nearly 15 years ago . . . . but just had my first visit to the wine country in willamette valley this week . the entire area is gorgeous . endless trees and natural beauty throughout the valley and hills filled with beautiful vines . you travel along the 2 lane winding tar roads in the valley , passing several farms and lots of cool old barns , until you arrive at the beautiful king estate winery . i resisted the urge to run inside for tastings due to the striking beauty that i had to try to capture with my camera . of course it never does it justice , so i took the time to soak it into my memory . walking into the winery , you pass through ample indoor and outdoor restaurant seating and several folks enjoying a perfect fall afternoon . we headed into the tasting area , and were assisted by a lovely woman that was so warm and helpful . each conversation at a tasting room always allows me to walk away with new information , and new ways to describe what i like and what i don ' t in various grapes . we knocked through the list of 5 tastings for $ 10 , and got her to sneak a few others to try as well . i enjoyed all the wines here quite a bit , but the two standouts for me were the pinot gris and the north by northwest cabernet , which i purchased to be my travel companion back to san diego . leaving this beautiful estate was hard . . . . but the clock was against us and we had a few more wineries to enjoy on our way back to eugene . i highly recommend and hope to visit them again !\nit was a long drive to get to the location but worth the drive to get to the top of this beautiful mountain top winery . this was our last stop in oregon before we hit the road back home to california . we opted out of doing a tasting but instead bought a bottle of red to take home . it was the best ! just the views & sites were worth the visit .\nwhen you arrive at our visitor ' s center , home to our tasting bar and restaurant , we invite you to fully immerse yourself in the tasting experience - with wine flights that feature an array of current vintage selections . we offer complimentary winery tours at the top of each hour until 5 : 00pm every day of the week . reservations are recommended by calling the restaurant at 541 . 685 . 5189 .\nthe first highlight of this winery is the view with an 180 degree view of their vineyard and the hills as a backdrop . not to mention the lovely landscaping and outdoor seating for dining . the and the second are the wines . the service is great . just wish they also offered wine tastings outside , they only allow dining outside and you can order wine from their menu only . great for a date / lunch spot .\nthere may be too much for the winery to use if the vines have been particularly prolific . some of the grapes may just taste a little different - - perhaps they ' re a bit riper than the winemaker would like . or , maybe the vine tenders have planted new vineyard blocks recently , and while the new vines are mature enough to bear fruit , they ' re not as seasoned as the older vines that make complex wines .\nmy husband and i discovered this place on our 1st anniversary trip when we became wine club members . 10 years , three cities and two kids later we rejoined the wine club and had another amazing lunch on our anniversary this year . my experience here has always been excellent whether it ' s the food in the restaurant , the wine or the staff here . the winery itself is very beautiful and i always enjoy the climb up the hill to that amazing view .\nwe looked at some 2007 pinot noir samples . \u0091the rains came and never stopped in 2007\u0092 , says lindsay , \u0091so it was a winemaker\u0092s vintage\u0092 . she didn\u0092t do as many cold soaks , and says that winemakers were using tannin additions widely to achieve colour stability . there were two harvests : before and after the rain , and generally those before were more successful . but she\u0092s positive . \u0091i think 2007 is actually a pretty good vintage for us , similar to 2005 . the wines are elegant and balanced , and fruit forward \u0096 not the jammy , concentrated style that everyone made in 2006\u0092 . lindsay says that the philosophy in the king estate cellar is \u0091nothing for simplicity , everything for quality\u0092 .\n2006 stoller jv estate dundee hills pinot noir ( $ 25 ) : i threw this into the mix to see if a secondary bottling under a winery ' s own label - - rather than an unrelated name - - would be better than the rest . the jv ( for junior varsity , if you like ) did outclass its competitors , albeit at a higher price . ( stoller ' s excellent higher - end bottling , the sv , sells for $ 40 , so this is still a comparative bargain . ) this winner has a nose of plum , strawberry and raspberry plus a red - berry - packed palate with minerality and delightful acidity . the long white - pepper finish is accented with a hint of rosemary . pair with a top - shelf meatloaf . find it at great wine buys ; oregon wines on broadway ; wizer ' s oswego foods ; vinopolis ; any zupan ' s .\nyes , this is a lovely place . with great wine and a lovely estate . so this review is not about the wine . what visitors need to know is that the owner is a strong supporter of mining and other land - raping concerns around the county . he is currently involved in trying to get zoning changes in order that his associates can blast the top off of\ntv butte\nand haul gravel off the mountain and down highway 58 . kind of sad there isn ' t a huge rock quarry right in the neighborhood of king estates there where ed can see what happens when you do what they did in dexter with parvin butte . exactly the same process being proposed for oakridge . i won ' t bother to post the link . anyone interested can look it up .\n2007 bruno willamette valley pinot noir ( $ 16 . 50 ) : this is a custom - label / second - label combo , produced by evesham wood in salem for the winery ' s portland distributor , casa bruno . ( it ' s slightly less expensive than evesham wood ' s basic willamette valley bottling , which is dirt cheap at $ 18 . ) pale and fruity like a beaujolais , with raspberry - plum - rhubarb tart on the nose , continuing on the cinnamon - topped palate . satisfying spiced - cider finish . a refreshing tailgate wine ; try it with sausages . find it at barbur world foods ; food front cooperative grocery northwest ; fred meyer hollywood west ; market of choice ; any qfc ; strohecker ' s ; whole foods markets pearl and bridgeport . 2006 next oregon pinot noir ( $ 16 . 75 ) : king estate in eugene produces this well - made little number . herbaceous aromas of mint , marjoram and thyme ; a little grippy on the palate with a nicely spiced finish evocative of hot mustard . pair with a roast - beef sandwich . find it at fred meyer northwest best and oak grove ; qfc mount tabor ; uwajimaya . note : prices are approximate . these wines may be available at stores other than those listed ; and you can special - order most wines through your local wine merchant .\npinot gris is fermented cold at 55 f ( 11 c ) . it takes about a month to finish at these temperatures . lindsay and the other winemakers have remote access to the tank cooling system at the winery , which is quite handy . the lees are stirred during fermentation to make sure that nothing goes reductive . the pinot gris fermentation is stopped at about 3 g / litre residual sugar , and some vin glac\u00e9 is used to add back the textural component , such that the signature is around 4 g / litre residual sugar and the domaine is about 6 g / litre .\ni ' m not sure where to start about this place . the staff were warm , welcoming and attentive . the wine tasting had delicious options and was very inexpensive . the rose ' is better by the bottle ! i ' m almost never order white wine but the viognier has everything you want in a white wine . it was light , slightly sweet and refreshing . the abv makes me do a happy dance . we missed dinner b / c the kitchen closed at 9 . i ordered a cider however i forgot it as a result of the wine consumption . nevertheless i ' ll be visiting this winery again .\nmost of the produce used in the restaurant comes from the estate itself and its 26 acres of orchards , berries , greenhouses and gardens . even the bees do their part , making honey to add a touch of sweetness . what we don\u2019t grow we can find at the local farmers market , or from local producers including ferns\u2019 edge goat dairy , port orford sustainable seafood , hawley ranch , pachamama farm , r & r ranch , long\u2019s meat market , draper valley farms , and many more ."]}
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( image : thai union group )\nthai union pcl : top thai union executives receive high recognition in instituti . .\nthai union international , inc . was changed to thai union north america , inc .\njoin this new global campaign and tell thai union group it ' s time to change .\nthai union pcl : group 2016 sales rise 7 . 3 percent to record thb 134 billion\nis your company\u2019s canned tuna supplied by thai union group ? if so , consider this a warning .\ndata as of jul 09 2018 . currency figures normalised to thai union group pcl ' s reporting currency : thai baht thb\nseafood products sold under thai union group ' s brands . ( photo : tuf / greenpeace / fis )\nthe president and ceo of thai union group thiraphong chansiri vowed changes . ( mark baker / associated press )\nunder thai union manufacturing company limited , as a processor and exporter of canned tuna . then , in 1988 , thai union group ( public ) company limited , originally known as thai union frozen products was founded\ngreenpeace usa\u2019s graham forbes , head of the group\u2019s seafood markets project , said thai union needed to do more .\nthai union pcl : group 2016 sales rise 7 . 3 percent to record thb 134 billion | 4 - traders\nbangkok \u2014 environmental activist group greenpeace has called on thai union group , the world ' s biggest tuna manufacturer , to end environmentally damaging practices and alleged violations of workers\u2019 rights .\nthe deal with orion gives thai union a firm footing in lobster , a product the group has never handled before , and that is expected to add growth to the group .\nthai union group is included in the dow jones sustainability indices ( djsi ) emerging markets for the first time , marking international recognition of thai union ' s efforts towards sustainable development . thai union group has been included in the djsi in 2015 and 2016 as well , increasing its scores each year .\nthai union group completed the acquisition of a majority stake in r\u00fcgen fisch . this synergy will help the group enter the german market , one of europe\u2019s largest , contributing to our growth in europe\nthai union group ( tu ) today announced an international consultation programme with key stakeholders as part of its sea change sustainability strategy .\nthai union group is investing $ 90 million in a drive to hit 100 % of its branded tuna as being sustainably sourced .\nget email updates for the latest jobs containing\nthai union group public company limited\nin all locations . . . show all\nthai union group , the world\u2019s third - largest seafood exporter and owner of popular u . s . brand chicken of the sea\nthai union went public with a listing in the stock exchange of thailand as thai union frozen products pcl ( tuf ) .\nthai union group has completed the acquisition of german shelf - stable firm rugen fisch , with opposition from local politicians apparently coming to little .\nthai union group can become the world ' s leader in providing seafood that is sustainably and ethically sourced . thai union group ' s size , reach and purchasing power mean the company has both a huge responsibility and is uniquely positioned to drive much needed change in global tuna fisheries .\nthai union pcl : update for tri - union seafoods llc , which is a subsidiary of tha . .\nthai union group is setting out on an ambitious strategy , committing to source 100 percent of its tuna for its branded product from sustainable sources .\nactively engaged with the shrimp sustainable supply chain task force , and supportive of the group\u2019s proactive work through thai union and the national fisheries institute .\n\u201clabor rights group : thai abuses go on in certified , audited factories\u201d , 15 oct 2015 . . .\nthai union spokeswoman whitney small said thai union offered everyone at gig positions , accommodations , food and money . she said none of those workers ended up at thai union . she didn ' t know why .\nthai union group public company limited , formerly known as thai union frozen products public company limited , is a thailand - based company engaged in the manufacture and export of frozen and canned seafood . the company ' s opera\nin 2014 , thai union became the first thai company to be included in the djsi food category .\nwe also wrote to thai union group ' s shareholders and other institutional investors warning them of the financial risks associated with these destructive and harmful practices .\nthai union group is investing $ 90 million in a drive to hit 100 % of its branded tuna as being sustainably sourced [ . . . ]\nthai union received this award for achieving the industry ' s highest revenues . the award winners were selected by a group of 270 international fund managers .\nthai union implemented a successful global corporate rebranding , bringing all divisions of the organization under the umbrella of a common vision , mission , core values and visual identity , so as to drive alignment towards a common corporate culture . - the name of thai union frozen pcl ( tuf ) was changed to thai union group pcl ( tu ) . - the name of mw brands sas was changed to thai union europe . - the name of thai union international inc . was changed to thai union north america inc .\nthough the reality of the industry is clear , the world ' s largest canned tuna company \u2013 thai union group \u2013 is looking the other way . but we know from hard - hitting media expos\u00e9s to our own investigative research that thai union group is seriously implicated in horrendous human rights and environmental abuses .\nthe way thai union sources its tuna has come under scrutiny , with the company facing criticism from campaigners . in october last year , thai union group ' s uk unit john west and princes , the uk food and drink group , came under fire from greenpeace over their tuna sourcing and sustainability pledges .\nthe primary target for greenpeace\u2019s wrath is thai union group , the world\u2019s largest tuna fishery company , which produces the john west and chicken of the sea brands . greenpeace announced it was launching a global campaign to educate consumers to demand that thai union group address environmental and labor abuse in their supply chains .\nnews of the deal ' s demise was applauded by environmental activist group greenpeace .\nthe activist group also faulted the firm for overfishing and using destructive fishing techniques .\nthe world ' s largest canned - tuna maker , thai union group plc , said\u2026any migrant labour abuse in the seafood industry was unacceptable . . . .\nthai union group announced thursday that it has reached an agreement with uk - based private equity lion capital to mutually terminate the acquisition of bumble bee foods .\nand last month , greenpeace , a vocal critic of thai union , broadened its campaign to attack sainsbury ' s for stocking the thai group ' s john west brand in the uk .\nthai union group has completed the acquisition of german shelf - stable firm rugen fisch , with opposition from local politicians apparently coming to little [ . . . ]\nthai union group pcl is the world\u2019s seafood leader bringing high quality , healthy , tasty and innovative seafood products to customers across the world for almost 40 years .\ndespite the cancellation of the bumble bee foods transaction in late 2015 , thai union group committed to holding on to its 2020 sales target of $ 8 billion .\nunder an agreement with environmental group greenpeace , thai union said it would take steps toward sustainably caught tuna in its supply chain while ensuring all workers are \u201csafe\u201d .\nmeanwhile , thai union group was honoured yesterday for being named winner of the 2016 gold standard awards for corporate citizenship in the global - asia program from publicaffairsasia .\nthis rating reflects thai union\u2019s high business potential , with a strong financial discipline and an ability to maintain global competitiveness . tris also assigned thai union an aa - with stable outlook rating for thai union\u2019s new thai baht debentures , worth thb 8 , 250 million .\nurltoken copyright ( c ) 2018 by the atlantic monthly group . all rights reserved .\nthe acquisition of bumble bee foods llc by thai union group public co . ltd . has been terminated because of anti - trust objections by the u . s . dept . of justice . thai union already owns chicken of the sea .\nthough thai union is no stranger to criticism over the past several years , greenpeace lately has become increasingly aggressive against a number of thai union\u2019s business segments .\nfor more than 38 years , thai union group put all efforts to satisfy demand of customers across the world , delivering safe , quality and convenient products for consumption .\n\u201cthai union leads in opting for zero recruitment fees policy \u2013 a major step towards eliminating potential abuses of labor and human rights welcomed by migrant rights group\u201d . . .\n\u201cthough the reality of the industry is clear , the world ' s largest canned tuna company \u2013 thai union group \u2013 is looking the other way , \u201d read the statement . \u201cbut we know from hard - hitting media expos\u00e9s to our own investigative research that thai union group is seriously implicated in horrendous human rights and environmental abuses . \u201d\nthai union terminates $ 1 . 5b acquisition deal with us seafood firm bumble bee\nbumble bee would have been the largest acquisition in the history of thai union .\nthai union is the first and only supplier to consecutively win this prestigious award .\nthai union received recognition for its good export records throughout a 10 year period .\nthai union pcl : named to dow jones sustainability index for fourth consecutive . .\nthai union group needs to make some dramatic changes . but for that to happen , the company ' s management has to feel pressure from people all over the world .\non sep . 25 , a lawsuit was filed in california accusing thai union group and its us subsidiaries of selling products to consumers from a supply chain containing slave labor .\ngroup acquired a 76 . 5 % stake of indonesian tuna packer pt jui fa international food\nthai union will report on its progress towards its global tuna commitment regularly . visit urltoken for more information on thai union\u2019s tuna commitment and its wider seachange\u00ae sustainability strategy .\nthai union group has revealed a new ethics and labor code of conduct ;\none of many initiatives designed to drive positive change to earn trust\n, it has said .\nthai union group pcl has announced its intention to ensure 100 percent of its branded tuna is sustainably sourced , with a commitment of achieving a minimum of 75 percent by 2020 .\nthai union group pcl is the world ' s seafood leader , bringing high quality , healthy , tasty and innovative seafood products to customers across the world for almost 40 years .\nthai union group announced thursday that it has reached an agreement with uk - based private equity lion capital to mutually terminate the acquisition of bumble bee foods [ . . . ]\ngreenpeace international yesterday called for people to sign on a global petition against the top seafood corporation and its brands in a statement which the netherlands - based group warned thai union group ' s shareholders and investors \u201cof the financial risks associated with these destructive and harmful practices . \u201d\nthai union secured thb 24 . 5 billion long - term financing for red lobster deal\nthe main challenge for thai union now is making sure it achieves its 2020 target .\nthis award was granted to thai union following darden restaurants inc . \u2019s worldwide supplier selection process , and it honors thai union\u2019s quality - focused raw materials procurement and service .\nthai union recently completed its first industry collaborative third - party audit on some thai commercial fishing vessels supplying the company\u2019s business .\ndespite the cancellation of the bumble bee foods transaction in late 2015 , thai union group committed to holding on to its 2020 sales target of $ 8 billion [ . . . ]\nthe company commissioned from verite , a u . s . - based fair labor advocacy group .\n) - - thai union group pcl ( \u201cthai union\u201d ) , red lobster seafood co . ( \u201cred lobster\u201d ) and golden gate capital ( \u201cgolden gate\u201d ) today announced that thai union has made a $ 575 million strategic investment in red lobster , the world\u2019s largest seafood restaurant company . golden gate capital will remain majority owner and retain operational control of red lobster .\nthe group thai union ensured it is fully committed to the protection of the marine environment and to responsible sourcing and welcomed the work that the ecologist organization greenpeace is undertaking to drive change .\n2 dec 2016 , bangkok \u2014 thai union group pcl was honored yesterday to be named winner of the 2016 gold standard awards for corporate citizenship in the global - asia program from publicaffairsasia .\ndespite the collapse of a lucrative deal to acquire bumble bee seafoods last year , thai union group is stepping up its acquisition strategy as it continues on its path to make $ 8 billion in revenues by 2020 , thiraphong chansiri , president and ceo of thai union told intrafish .\nthai union entered a joint venture with mitsubishi corporation and hagoromo foods corporation \u2013 thai union customers and japan\u2019s major trade , food production and distribution companies . both corporations played a significant role in developing thai union products to meet international standards and become competitive in the world market .\nthai union buys stake in u . s . chain red lobster in $ 575 million deal\nthai union looking to add up to $ 1 . 5bn sales from acquisitions | undercurrent news\nthai union terminates $ 1 . 5b acquisition deal with us seafood firm bumble bee - dealstreetasia\nsaid darian mcbain , ph . d . , thai union\u2019s global director of sustainable development .\nthai union is proud to have its efforts recognized by leading organizations from around the world .\nthai union received these awards for their consistent delivery of high - quality products and services .\ncaption - exercies break time for thai union employee on the shrimp line in samut sakorn .\nthai union pcl : holds science camp to promote learning for students in samut sa . .\nothers are getting involved too . a group of consumers filed a lawsuit against nestle , alleging that nestle violated three laws in california prohibiting false advertising and unfair competition , because thai union frozen foods \u201cknowingly uses forced labor to harvest fish used in the cat food . \u201d in december 2015 , consumer action group d . c . residents against slavery picketed outside walmart , calling on the retail giant to stop stocking shrimp supplied by thai union group . and green america has called on costco to stop fueling slavery in thai fishing .\nambassador of france to thailand , h . e . mr . gilles garachon , awarded the \u201cchevalier de la l\u00e9gion d\u2019honneur\u201d medal to mr . thiraphong chansiri , ceo of thai union group pcl .\nmajor global seafood supplier thai union group was honored with the 2016 gold standard awards for corporate citizenship in the global - asia program from publicaffairsasia yesterday , 1 december , for its sustainability work .\ngroup says it will invest $ 90 million in initiatives to increase the global supply of sustainable tuna .\nthe group also launched a new logo , which is inspired by the ocean , the company said .\nthe group added that it hoped to have 100 % of its supply chain independently audited by 2016 .\nas a leader in the seafood industry , thai union has a responsibility to protect tuna stocks for the good of the world , \u201d said thiraphong chansiri , ceo of thai union .\n\u201c thai union has fully embraced its role as a leader for positive change as one of the largest seafood companies in the world , \u200b\u201d commented thiraphong chansiri , ceo of thai union .\nthai union group has revealed a new ethics and labor code of conduct ;\none of many initiatives designed to drive positive change to earn trust\n, it has said [ . . . ]\nseafood company thai union group pcl has adopted an ambitious strategy to ensure 100 per cent of its branded tuna is sustainably sourced with a commitment of achieving a minimum of 75 per cent by 2020 .\nthai union plans to have a minimum of 75 % of its tuna as sustainably by 2020 .\nthai union international , inc . , a u . s . subsidiary of thai union frozen products pcl . sets up a new company , namely u . s . pet nutrition , llc .\nq : thai union has expanded through aggressive acquisitions . what are your plans for the future ?\nthai union continuously supports activities that help improve the quality of life for employees and their children .\nthai union yesterday also launched its new seachange website yesterday , focusing on the company\u2019s sustainability strategy .\nthai union group reaffirmed where its priorities lie in a 5 october press release crafted in response to a campaign launched by greenpeace last week that challenged the company\u2019s sourcing methods and its commitment to worker wellbeing .\ngroup invested in a 14 . 99 % stake of india - based shrimp feed and shrimp producer avanti feeds\n\u201cthailand can guarantee that as of january 2016 , there is no illegal labour in the thai fishing industry , \u201d thiraphong chansiri , the president and chief executive of thai union group , recently claimed . \u201cthe country does not deserve such a ban . \u201d\nbangkok - - thai union group , the world ' s largest producer of canned tuna , has begun developing a restaurant business as it tries to deal with the rising cost of canning brought on by a strengthening thai baht and tighter rules over foreign workers .\nkuala lumpur ( thomson reuters foundation ) - the world\u2019s largest canned tuna company , thai union group pcl , on tuesday announced a deal with environmentalists to tackle overfishing and potential labor abuse , in the latest bid to clean up the beleaguered thai seafood industry .\ngroup acquired a 100 % in empress international ltd . to improve seafood distribution capabilities in the u . s .\nyear on year thai union group pcl had relatively flat revenues ( 134 . 38bn to 136 . 54bn ) , though the company grew net income 3 . 84 % from 5 . 80bn to 6 . 02bn .\non monday , thai union group pcl ( tu : set ) closed at 15 . 00 , 2 . 04 % above its 52 - week low of 14 . 70 , set on jul 05 , 2018 .\nthai union found itself the subject of more unfavourable scrutiny at the start of the month when ngo greenpeace launched a global campaign against the group over its perceived labor abuses - - as well as harmful fishing methods .\n\u201copen and frank discussions are important to facilitating wide - reaching change . we believe that the industry will improve through active collaboration among different stakeholders , \u201d thai union\u2019s group head of human resources shue chung chan said .\nthai union shares were trading about 2 . 2 percent down this afternoon at 17 . 90 baht .\nthai union buys stake in u . s . chain red lobster in $ 575 million deal | reuters\nthai union bought canadian lobster processor les pecheries de chez nous for an undisclosed amount earlier this year .\nrittirong boonmechote , head of thai union\u2019s global shrimp business , said in terms of supply , indonesia and bangladesh are interesting countries , so thai union is looking for mergers , acquisitions and joint ventures there .\non oct . 28 , greenpeace held a day of global protests against thai union ' s subsidiaries .\nover the course of last twelve months , both thai union and lion capital\nhave advocated vigorously the merits of the deal\nto the us department of justice ( doj ) , said thai union .\nthai union group entered a joint venture with savola foods company , one of the largest consumer goods producers and distributors in the middle east ( including brands such as afia , alarabi ladan and yudum ) . the companies will mutually benefit , with savola gaining increased access to global seafood and thai union connecting with regional expertise .\nthai union group has launched a new logo and pr campaign \u2013\none future\n\u2013 to convince all of us that its reputation and work practices are beyond question . but there is no future for tuna and for many who are forced to work in the industry if thai union goup does not clean up its act .\nthai union group , in particular , has been the subject of much unfavourable scrutiny over the transparency of its supply chain - - or perceived lack thereof - - with greenpeace waging an especially fervent campaign against the tuna canner .\nan associated press investigation has once again connected thai union group , owner of chicken of the sea in the united states and multiple other brands worldwide , to forced and child labor , deplorable working conditions , and human trafficking .\nmr . thiraphong chansiri , chief executive officer of thai union group public company limited , received the diamond commercial award from mrs . apiradi tantraporn , the minister of commerce , for his strong support of trade and commercial development .\nthai union is also setting up an e - commerce platform , to sell its products around the world .\nnevertheless , whole foods isn\u2019t severing its relationship with thai union . the company said it would support a thai union pledge to bring all of its shrimp - processing operations in - house by the end of 2015 .\nfollowing the vote of shareholders , the bangkok - listed firm will now operate under thai union group public company limited ( tu ) from sept . 23 , instead of using the stock ticker symbol of tuf , the company announced .\nto accelerate our progress in actionable innovation , thai union group invested over thb 100 million to launch the global innovation incubator ( gii ) \u2013 a world - class r & d facility and the first of its kind in thailand .\nthai union was awarded the certificate of good labor practices by the ministry of labour on selected subsidiaries , namely thai union manufacturing ( tum ) , songkhla canning pcl ( scc ) , thai union seafood ( tus ) and okeanos food ( okf ) , recognized for its commitment towards driving positive change and promotion of good labor practices .\nhowever , the thai delegation found no proof of mistreatment and found all crews to be thai .\ngroup acquired a 51 % stake of vietnam - based seafood processor yueh chyang canned food which produced caned shellfish and tuna .\namid the fall - out , thailand announced it had partnered with indonesia to form a fisheries working group to tackle iuu .\nthiraphong chansiri , ceo of thai union group noted , ' thai union ' s 2016 results shows that demand for our products remains strong . despite challenging costs for raw materials and economic volatility in various markets around the world , we delivered a stable bottom line . ' thai union announced a final dividend of thb0 . 31 per share , making a 2016 full year dividend of thb0 . 63 per share , representing continued dividend stability , despite strong operational headwinds .\nprivate equity firm golden gate capital will remain red lobster\u2019s majority owner and retain operational control , thai union said .\nit said conditions for laborers on more than 400 vessels supplying thai union will improve if the reforms are implemented .\nconsumers can rest assured that our current products are not tainted with the alleged trade supplier ,\nthai union said .\nthis is to prove that thai union takes the issue of human rights violation extremely seriously .\nin collaboration with the labour rights promotion network ( lpn ) , thai union group invested thb 10 million to establish two pre - schools in thailand for the children of thai union workers and the local community . three more pre - schools will be launched by 2020 as part of our commitment to promoting lifelong learning opportunities for our employees and their families .\nover the course of last 12 months , both thai union and lion capital have vigorously advocated the merits of the deal to the u . s . department of justice ,\nthai union said .\nhowever , thai union and lion capital have concluded that the clearance is unlikely under the time stipulated in the share purchase agreement .\nthai union group pcl , one of the world\u2019s leading and likely most contentious seafood companies , today announced an ambitious strategy to ensure 100 percent of its branded tuna is sustainably sourced with a commitment of achieving a minimum of 75 percent by 2020 .\nfor more information , please contact : ms . pantamas krikul head of external communications & media relations thai union group pcl t : + 66 2 298 0024 ext . 4423 m : + 66 084 388 2617 e : pantamas . krikul @ urltoken\nconcerned american tuna consumers have something to rejoice about . thai union group ( tu ) , a company linked to human rights and environmental abuses within thailand\u2019s tuna industry , recently announced it terminated its acquisition of american canned tuna company bumble bee foods .\nthai union group public company limited , formerly known as thai union frozen products public company limited , is a thailand - based company engaged in the manufacture and export of frozen and canned seafood . the company ' s operations are divided into five groups : production and export of frozen and canned food products , production and distribution of packaging products , production and distribution of\nthai union has been named to the dow jones sustainability indices ( djsi ) emerging markets for the third consecutive year .\nthai union pcl acquired 100 percent of empress international ltd . to improve seafood distribution capabilities in the u . s .\nthai union is working hard to drive strong , positive change throughout many parts of the seafood industry . learn more :\nshrimp contributes about 27 percent of thai union\u2019s revenue , rittirong said , while tuna generates about 45 - 50 percent .\nmeralliance , which focuses primarily on the chilled smoked salmon business , is also a completely new business for thai union .\nshrimp contributes about 27 % of thai union\u2019s revenue , rittirong said , while tuna generates about 45 - 50 % .\nsource : bangkok post . thai union eyes shrimp investments in bangladesh , indonesia . reuters . april 7 , 2016 .\npetfood suppliers mars and proctor & gamble became the latest high - profile brands to find themselves subjected to lawsuits over slave labor in their supply chains linked back to thailand - - namely thai union subsidiaries songkla canning and thai union manufacturing .\nmwrn international affairs advisor andy hall praised thai union work in improving its migrant worker recruitment policies and workplace social dialogue .\nthai union announced the acquisition of bumble bee on dec . 19 , 2014 , for $ 1 . 5 billion .\nthai union has received the sustainability report award for the second consecutive year , which recognizes completeness , credibility and communication .\nthai union was granted this award following sec\u2019s polls administered to securities analysts , fund managers , investors and end users .\nin a bid to reduce reliance on domestic sources of shrimp , thai union group , plc , is considering shrimp acquisitions and investments in indonesia and bangladesh . the thai shrimp farming industry is still recovering from the early mortality syndrome epidemic that hit it in 2013 , cutting production in half , or more .\nthai union brands include sealect in thailand , chicken of the sea in the united states , john west in the uk and petit navire in france . greenpeace hopes pressure from global consumers will push thai union and other companies to take action .\nthai union , a publicly - held thai corporation headquartered in samutsakhon , thailand , is the largest global producer of shelf - stable tuna and also offers other shelf - stable and frozen seafood products globally . thai union ' s chicken of the sea subsidiary is headquartered in san diego , california .\nover the course of last twelve months , both thai union and lion capital have vigorously advocated the merits of the deal to the u . s . department of justice ,\nthai union said in a statement friday .\nhowever , thai union and lion capital have concluded that the clearance is unlikely under the time stipulated in the share purchase agreement .\na group of customers who bought nestle ' s fancy feast brand fish - flavored cat food sued the consumer goods conglomerate thursday alleging the company knew that its supplier thai union frozen products used slave labor in its supply chain , the plaintiffs ' attorneys announced .\nbangkok - based thai union group is the world ' s largest canned - tuna processor , with a production capacity of 610 , 000 tons per year . about 90 % of its revenue comes from outside thailand , mainly the u . s and europe .\n\u201ctoday we achieved another important milestone for thai union ,\nsaid thiraphong chansiri , president and ceo of thai union .\nwe are ready to delight and win consumers with our premium , nutritious and sustainable seafood products in the german market .\nthai union pcl acquired a majority stake in vietnam - based canned shellfish and tuna producer , yueh chyang canned food ltd .\nthai union\u2019s vision is to be the world\u2019s most trusted seafood leader , caring for our resources to nurture generations to come .\nto achieve its target , thai union must see growth of around 15 percent in sales each year between now and then .\nthis was the first lawsuit over alleged slave labor filed directly against thai union and its chicken of the sea us subsidiaries .\ngreenpeace , which had confronted vessels supplying thai union in protest previously , said it hoped other industry players will follow suit .\na symbol of forward movement , fluidity and subtle power , representing characteristics of the kind of culture to which thai union aspires . the new visual identity is a modern expression of thai union\u2019s high performance and positive energy yet remains remarkably thai , reflecting pride in the company\u2019s heritage ,\nit said .\nthai union group , the owner of seafood brands such as john west and chicken of the sea , has made a commitment to source 100 % of its branded tuna from fisheries certified by the marine stewardship council or taking part in programmes moving them towards msc certification .\n13 december , 2016 , b angkok \u2014 thai union group pcl , one of the world\u2019s leading seafood companies , today announced an ambitious strategy to ensure 100 % of its branded tuna is sustainably sourced with a commitment of achieving a minimum of 75 % by 2020 .\ngreenpeace remained unconvinced as to this union ' s efforts , ramping up its campaign to include labor unions - - representing five million people - - who called for the group to reform its social and environmental practices .\neach of these brands will be reporting publicly on their progress against the 2020 commitment on a regular basis , thai union said .\nour company was established in august 1977 as thai union manufacturing co . ltd . , a processor and exporter of canned tuna .\nas a company committed to innovation and globally responsible behaviour , thai union is proud to be a member of the united nations global compact , and a founding member of the international seafood sustainability foundation ( issf ) . in 2015 , thai union introduced its seachange\u00ae sustainability strategy . thai union\u2019s on - going work on sustainability issues has been recognized by its inclusion in the dow jones sustainability indices emerging markets ( djsi ) in 2014 . in 2016 thai union was named to djsi for the third consecutive year . urltoken .\n\u201cthat is the way that we must work together to achieve healthy oceans for generations to come , \u201d thai union\u2019s release concluded .\nthai union was recognized for its determination to strictly follow sec procedures and to make information transparent , succinct and clear for investors .\nthai union group , the maker of the u . s .\nchicken of the sea\nbrand , is abandoning its proposed $ 1 . 5 billion purchase of bumble bee seafoods after u . s . officials objected to the merger , saying it would harm competition .\nthai union group , the world ' s largest canned tuna producer , on friday scrapped a $ 1 . 5 billion acquisition of u . s . rival bumble bee seafoods after u . s . authorities said the deal would be harmful to competition in the seafood market .\nfurthermore , the group\u2019s executives expressed their hope that by working closely with issf , their investment and innovation will benefit the wider tuna fishing industry .\nas an additional part of its outreach , thai union director - general of the department of employment aruk phrommanee met with company employees and leaders of the migrant worker rights network ( mwrn ) at thai union\u2019s production facility in samut sakhon , thailand on 16 june .\na group of customers who bought nestle ' s fancy feast brand fish - flavored cat food sued the consumer goods conglomerate thursday alleging the company knew that its supplier thai union frozen products used slave labor in its supply chain , the plaintiffs ' attorneys announced [ . . . ]\nbangkok , april 7 ( reuters ) - thai union group pcl , the world\u2019s largest canned tuna firm , is considering acquisitions and investments in the shrimp sector in indonesia and bangladesh in a bid to reduce reliance on domestic sources of the seafood , its second - biggest business .\ndespite greenpeace\u2019s increased aggression - - chansiri notes the group has been targeting it for more than a year now - - thai union will continue to try its best to satisfy its key stakeholders , and to make sure \u201cwe support sustainable fishing measures , and sustainable fishery management . \u201d\npresident and ceo of thai union group , thiraphong chansiri expressed frustration and promised change after confirming that shrimp peeled by slaves was entering his company ' s supply chain , saying he would end reliance on poorly regulated contractors responsible for the abuses . ( mark baker / associated press )\n21 february 2017 , bangkok - thai union group pcl reported a 7 . 3 percent year - over - year rise in 2016 consolidated sales to a record thb 134 , 375 million ( usd 3 . 8 billion ) . this is the seventh consecutive year of record sales .\na factory just a few miles away from tin nyo win\u2019s shed provided shrimp to companies including thai union ; a half - dozen former workers said a thai union employee visited the shed every day . a runaway worker , moe pyae soe , alerted a local migrant labour group about slave - like conditions there after being brutally beaten across his ear and throat with iron chains . police raided the factory in may .\n\u201csustainability is a global need that requires a global commitment ,\nsaid darian mcbain , global director of sustainable development at thai union .\nin continuation of its well publicized efforts to clean up its supply chain , thai union revealed it had dropped a number of suppliers .\nseafood producer thai union has announced its commitment to tackling concerns within the fishing sector , in what has been branded a \u201cnew standard\u201d .\nincreased investment in thai union manufacturing ( tum ) from 90 . 80 to 99 . 66 percent of the thb 300 million registered capital\n, partner of lion capital .\nwe are particularly pleased to have found a strategic home for bumble bee with the proven expertise of thai union . thai union is uniquely qualified to build even greater growth and prosperity of the bumble bee business in the future .\nthai union had been looking at selling its chicken of the sea brand in the us , in order to get the deal done .\nthai union group has acknowledged its u . s . subsidiary , chicken of the sea , is the whistleblower in a price - fixing scandal that has led to a united states department of justice investigation and prosecution of its primary competitors in the u . s . canned tuna market .\nparticipating the exhibition for the 12th year , thai union group expressed its potential as a thai - owned company with international competitiveness , standards and wide recognition in production , high - quality processing of both shelf stable and frozen seafood on the global stage . the booth was designed under the concept \u201cseafood innovation , innovative and sustainability seafood\u201d the sustainability extends\nthe doj began investigating collusion in the u . s . canned tuna industry following a failed bid by thai union to buy bumble bee in 2015 . it is unclear when thai union began cooperating with the doj , but according to the doj\u2019s corporate leniency policy , it did not yet have information about illegal activity that was likely to result in a sustainable conviction when thai union initiated contact with the department .\nthai union has been named for the third consecutive year to the dow jones sustainability indices ( djsi ) emerging markets , among the most highly regarded metrics for global companies\u2019 sustainability performance . three years of continuous djsi score improvement indicate that thai union\u2019s sustainability efforts are achieving results .\ncaption - president of global shrimp business unit , mr . rittirong boonmechote ( center ) , global innovation director of thai union group dr . tunyawat kasemsuwan ( left ) and director of culinary development mr . scott solar ( right ) show special product for this exhibition such as ready - to - cook meal , gluten free and thai fusion shrimp .\nlaw360 , new york ( october 12 , 2016 , 4 : 51 pm edt ) - - leading thai seafood supplier thai union group pcl said it has made a $ 575 million investment in red lobster seafood co . , with private equity firm golden gate capital staying on as majority owner and retaining operational control of the world\u2019s largest seafood restaurant company .\nthai union frozen products pcl was founded with an initial registered capital of thb 25 million . the company primarily produces and exports frozen seafood .\nmr . joerg ayrle received this award for his instrumental role in building a strong insight - driven performance culture at thai union as cfo .\nthai union\u2019s outstanding achievement in sustainability reporting reflects its ability to use explicit details and visuals when presenting its sustainability achievements . the report puts its sustainability commitments into the context of its organizational operations , its uses of natural resources for business operations , and thai union\u2019s overall sustainability impacts .\nthai union calls off bumble bee sale urltoken katy askew 4 december 2015 urltoken thai union fails to clear competition hurdles for bumble bee acqusition thai union has reached an agreement to terminate its proposed acquisition of us seafood canner bumble bee foods after failing to get regulatory clearance for the deal . thai union announced the proposed acquisition of bumble bee in december last year urltoken over the last twelve months , both thai union and lion capital have\nvigorously advocated the merits of the deal\nto the us department of justice , the company said in a statement today ( 4 december ) . thai union had indicated its willingness to dispose of other assets in the us , including offloading its chicken of the sea brand urltoken to remedy competition concerns . however , thai union and lion capital concluded that clearance is unlikely under the time stipulated in the share purchase agreement . thai union president and ceo thiraphong chansiri commented :\nwe have put a lot of efforts to get this deal approved . however , we also recognise that the clearance is now unlikely due to a higher level of complexity in the process .\nthe termination of the share purchase agreement is effective immediately . chansiri stressed that thai union remains focused on expanding sales in the north american seafood sector .\nwe have decided to focus our energy on our existing business . thai union remains committed to the north american seafood market ,\nhe said . urltoken\naccording to the report , thai union has terminated relationships with 17 suppliers as a result of forced labor or human trafficking violations since the start of 2015 . the company also revealed that in 2015 , \u201ctwo serious issues of forced labor were uncovered within the thai union supply chain . \u201d\ntoday , thai union group is widely recognized as the world ' s largest producer of shelf - stable tuna products and one of the world ' s biggest seafood producers with annual sales exceeding thb 100 billion ( usd 3 . 8 billion ) and a global workforce of over 35 , 000 staff .\nbut far more companies than its own brands are linked to thai union . retailers are not only selling thai union - owned products , but many are being supplied for their house brands \u2014 including walmart , lidl , big c and many others in canada , thailand , the united states , france , the uk and beyond . food service providers like sysco and restaurant chains like olive garden have also been linked to thai union .\nthe town council of sassnitz , germany , had appealed to the country ' s government to block thai union ' s takeover of rugen fisch .\nthai union would buy other overseas firms to make sure it reaches that target , chief executive thiraphong chansiri told reuters by telephone after the announcement .\n\u201cwe have decided to focus our energy on our existing business . thai union remains committed to the north american seafood market ,\nsaid chansiri .\n\u201cwe are particularly pleased to have found a strategic home for bumble bee seafoods with the proven expertise of thai union , \u201d said lyndon lea , partner at lion capital . \u201cthai union is uniquely qualified to build even greater growth and prosperity of bumble bee seafoods business in the future . \u201d\nthai union was honored as one of the pioneer organizations to recognize and prioritize the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions while actively participating in the project .\nthai union entered into a joint venture agreement to acquire a 40 percent equity stake of avanti feeds limited\u2019s wholly owned shrimp processing unit avanti frozen foods private limited india . the investment was aimed at helping diversify the group\u2019s shrimp sourcing and operational risks and add production capacity to meet growing demand for the firm\u2019s products\n\u201cwe need more than a slick pr campaign and new logo . \u201d he said . \u201cthat ' s why we contacted thai union group last friday to say that we are launching a global campaign demanding that it address environmental and labor abuse in its supply chain , and that we ' ll expose its brands\u201d\n\u201cthai union group is committed to full compliance with our code of conduct , good labor practices and every labor agreement we have signed \u2013 any less would be moving backwards - we are absolutely determined to move forward sustainably as one of the world\u2019s seafood leaders and as an exemplary responsible global corporate citizen . \u201d\nconsumers and ngos are also stepping in , targeting some of the big players in the industry . when the new york times told lang long\u2019s story in july 2015 , seafood giant thai union group came under fire . long , who lived in cambodia , had accepted the offer of a construction job in thailand . after crossing the border he was held captive at gunpoint for days , before being forced onto a fishing boat , where he was enslaved for three years . he discovered that much of the fish he caught was destined for the songkla canning public company , a subsidiary of thai union group , for canning .\nthis award reflects thai union\u2019s participation in and support for the thai food industry\u2019s competitiveness development program ( cdp ) , among other activities and programs . cdp encourages its participants to implement cost reduction and environmental friendliness measures .\nkraisorn chansiri , the company ' s founder and chairman said the group has come a long way from\njust a small supplier\nto what it is now .\nwe partnered with hartman group on research that delved into consumer perceptions of genetically modified foods ; about half ( is that good or bad ? ) will avoid them .\nin 2003 , empress became part of thai union international , further enhancing our growth and innovation while we continue to exceed the expectations of our customers .\nthai union pcl invested in a 14 . 99 percent stake of india - based avanti feeds , a producer of shrimp - feed and shrimp products .\nthai union has released our first annual tuna commitment progress report to update on our strategy to ensure 100 % of our branded tuna is sustainably sourced .\nthe month kicked off with thai union executives meeting with the country ' s military government over the issues of slave labor in the seafood supply chain .\nbut on the same day , greenpeace claimed it had uncovered new incidents of forced labor on thai operated vessels , with this union once again condemned .\na truck tracked ap staffers had been discovered to transfer shrimp from slave - manned facilities to a subsidiary of thai union , a whole foods supplier .\n\u201cthai union worked with local ngos , the issara institute and migrant workers rights network to provide humanitarian aid to workers , full compensation of lost benefits , and offers for safe and legal employment within thai union factories , \u201d the report said . \u201cthai union is committed to demonstrating full transparency and traceability in our supply chain . all supply chains are in the process of being mapped to source , and audited for compliance with quality and labor standards . \u201d\nwe have decided to focus our energy on our existing business . thai union remains committed to the north american seafood market ,\nthiraphong said .\ncaption : mr . kanin kaewin ( left ) , thai union sustainable development manager , with mr . jean - michel dumont , ruder finn asia chairman\n\u201cwe are honored receive such an important award . sustainability is at the heart of our business at thai union . as a leading seafood company , we are determined to drive positive change throughout the industry , \u201d said darian mcbain , thai union\u2019s global director of sustainable development , in a prepared statement .\nthere isn\u2019t a logo that will show you whether your canned tuna was caught by someone of his own free will \u2014 yet . but asking the tough questions and putting pressure on companies like thai union group will help push the tuna industry\u2019s dark secret further into the light , and put an end to slavery at sea .\nthe corporate citizenship award recognizes the importance of thai union\u2019s seachange initiative , which serves as the enterprise\u2019s sustainability strategy designed to meet the urgent needs of the global fishing industry . according to publicaffairsasia , seachange enhances thai union\u2019s \u201ccorporate reputation and demonstrates commitment to sustainable business practices , governance values or corporate responsibility . \u201d\nthai union received this award in honor of its successful acquisition of europe - based mw brands , which was considered rare and one of the largest cross - border m & a transactions in the history of thai firms .\nduring a panel discussion on forced labour in supply chains , mcbain discussed the issue of slavery in the thai seafood sector , and outlined thai union\u2019s work to achieve safe and legal labour in the company\u2019s own supply chain .\n\u201ctuna is the most readily available source of protein for millions of people around the world , and at least one billion depend on seafood for nourishment or employment . as a leader in the seafood industry , thai union has a responsibility to protect tuna stocks for the good of the world , \u201d said thiraphong chansiri , ceo of thai union group . \u201cour substantial investment will transform tuna sourcing for the entire industry and demonstrates our strong commitment to the sustainability of our oceans . \u201d"]}
{"id": 53783, "summary": [{"text": "honey graham oh 's ( or oh 's ! or oh!s ) is a cereal brand introduced in the mid-1980s by the quaker oats company .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the pieces are crunchy corn and oat rings filled with graham cracker bits , crispy rice , and honey .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "oh 's originally came in two varieties : \" crunchy graham \" and \" honey nut \" .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "in 1988 , the names of the two versions were renamed \" honey graham \" and \" crunchy nut . \"", "topic": 36}, {"text": "eventually , crunchy nut discontinued ; today , only honey graham is available .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "in 1989 , quaker went on to introduce a variety of flavors , among them including \" apple cinnamon oh 's \" , \" apple oh 's \" , and \" fruitangy oh 's \" .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "in late 2014 , the brand was sold to post cereals . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "oh ' s", "paragraphs": ["ex ' s & oh ' s by scott bradlee ' s postmodern jukebox ( ft . lisa gary )\npost honey graham oh ' s cereal 10 . 5 oz . box - urltoken\nthe title , \u201cex\u2019s and oh\u2019s , \u201d simultaneously evokes tic - tac - toe , signaling that the singer treats relationships as a game , as well as plays off of colloquialisms for past relationships ( ex\u2019s ) and climaxes ( oh\u2019s ) .\nquaker oh ' s honey graham , 10 . 5 - ounce boxes ( pack of 6 )\npossibly the same cereal as quaker ' s apple cinnamon oh ! s , this cereal was positioned primarily for the mexican breakfast market .\nurltoken quaker oh ' s honey graham , 10 . 5 - ounce boxes ( pack of 6 )\ni never knew they released these . i really liked the regular oh ' s . these sounded good .\nquaker , honey graham , oh ' s ! cereal , 10 . 5oz box ( pack of 4 )\nelle king lyrics are property and copyright of their owners .\nex ' s & oh ' s\nlyrics provided for educational purposes and personal use only .\ntrisha yearwood similarly has a song called \u201cxxx\u2019s and ooo\u2019s ( an american girl ) . \u201d\ni live in mexico city and i can ' t find apple cinnamon oh ' s . can you tell me where i can buy it ?\nquaker oh ' s honey graham , 10 . 5 - ounce boxes ( pack of 6 ) - great deal , taste , packaging and timely delivery\noh my god ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ so ~ ~ ~ good ! ! ! it ' s best place i ever seem . special thanks chef oh ! try the pork katsu and chicken katsu ~ crazy delicious ~ ~ ~ ^ ^\nthis cereal has a large fan base internationally . quaker would be genius to reproduce apple cinnamon oh ' s with an already large audience hoping the product resurfaces !\nit ' s been a couple weeks since i posted a review on oh ' s bbq . i have since tried the gom tang ( beef rib soup ) and spicy pork . both are excellent . the lunch specials are a bargain and the dinner portions are generous . tired of the same old chinese or pizza for lunch ? give oh ' s bbq a shot . . .\nthe fruitangy oh ' s package featured a monkey in sneakers and a backwards baseball cap swinging on a tire swing where the\ntire\nwas a piece of the cereal .\ntwo of oh ' s special combo ! the top is the pork and chicken katsu and the bottom is bulgogi . only $ 8 . 88 each and fed 5 people ! ! !\npost oh ' s cereal . this is made by post not quaker . be mindful that it has high fructose corn syrup in it . however it is my favorite cereal in the world .\nquaker\u00ae honey graham oh ' s\u00ae cereal . good things in the middle ! \u00ae per 3 / 4 cup : 110 calories , 1 . 5g sat fat 7 % dv . 170mg sodium 7 % dv . 12g sugars .\nkellogg ' s special k nourish cereal , berries & peaches , 15 . 5 oz\nthis has been my favourite cereal since i was a kid . i don ' t eat any other cereal if this is available . there are plenty of other ' honey ' ' graham ' ' oats ' etc cereals , but none of them compare to this one . quaker ' s oh ' s has the perfect blend of sweetness , lightness , crunchiness and texture . there are 2 parts to the quaker oh ' s experience that i love equally . . . 1 . eating the cereal itself , and 2 . drinking the honey - flavoured milk that ' s left once all the cereal has been eaten . soooo good .\nraisin bran kellogg ' s cereal , 1 . 25 - ounce bowls ( pack of 96 )\nnature ' s path organic love crunch premium granola , dark chocolate macaroon , 11 . 5 ounce\none of the best low cost cereals on the shelves . i like to let mine soak for min or two because the are super crunchy but oh so goooood .\nuncheck the box labeled never allow websites to request your physical location if it ' s already checked .\nraisin bran kellogg ' s , breakfast cereal , original , excellent source of fiber , singl . . .\nthe food is incredible and the price is even better ! the portions are large yet doesn ' t sacrifice taste ! we had the chicken katsu and it was delicious ! highly recommend the oh ' s special combo where you can get two meals for only $ 8 . 88 !\nrice krispies kellogg\u2019s , breakfast cereal in a cup , fat - free , bulk size , 96 count ( . . .\n\u201cprices are very reasonable and they will let you sample anything that ' s on the daily special . \u201d in 2 reviews\n. . . one of our favorite sweet cereals , but we stopped buying it when our local grocery store raised the price from $ 1 . 88 a box to $ 2 . 25 . that may not seem like a lot , but there isn ' t really a lot of cereal in a box of oh ' s as there is in a different brand of cereal ( as anyone can tell you who ' s bought this cereal ) , so raising the price to over two dollars for the quantity simply wasn ' t worth the purchase anymore . then i discovered it on amazon ' s subscribe and save . the price per box using amazon is under two dollars a box , so i added it to our monthly subscription . of course , if amazon ' s price jumps to over two dollars , i ' ll remove it .\nwhich cereal was promoted with the lines\ni ' m not gonna try it . . . let ' s get mikey . he hates everything\n?\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 .\ni can ' ' t find it anywhere . i have bought it for nearly 15 years and now it ' ' s gone ! : ( ( ( ( ( please return it .\nwhere do you buy this cereal ? it ' s on the honey graham box and i have never ever seen the apple cinnamon . . . help ! i live in rockford , il .\nthis oh ' s honey graham cereal is difficult to find in our locale . of course , my three boys love them in milk for breakfast , but i personally use them as an essential ingredient in my homemade chex party mix . these\nbits\nare the first to be\nsingled out\nand devoured from the several combos of cereals incorporated into our seasonal party mix snacks . my family has loved them for years ! i hope the quaker company never discontinues them . the price is right , too !\ndelicious crispy o ' s with crunchy oats in the middle . the sweet honey flavoring gives it a great pop . this is one of my favorite cereals and usually eat it dry as a small snack .\nserving excellent dishes . i ' ve tried just about everything on the menu and it ' s delicious . prices are very reasonable and they will let you sample anything that ' s on the daily special . what do have to lose ? also , i ' ve been eating there for a few months now and the quality of what is being served has not gone down one bit and that pretty important to me .\ndomestic shipping : currently , item can be shipped only within the u . s . and to apo / fpo addresses . for apo / fpo shipments , please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues .\nshopping mall food courts always make me hesitate . . . i ' ve usually been burned by one too many mediocre meals . good to say that this place is far from what you ' d expect in some rinky dink mall food court . korean food is on the up and up so it ' s something always worth checking out . the food is fresh and comes out in a timely manner . the staff up front is extremely helpful in letting you know what to get and always gives samples with a smile . from what i see , everything is made fresh so no funk - tastic surprises here . oh . it ' s clean too . the best deal is their daily specials . . . $ 5 . 55 for your choice of meat , rice or noodles , and 2 sides . that ' s a fantastic deal for what you ' re getting . they have other things as well that caught my eye like the beef noodle soup . i tried the beef bulgogi , since that ' s always the benchmark for any korean place . the meat was well marinated and melts in your mouth . the sides were delicious as well . this was so good i went back for another daily special plate . . . this time the pork katsu . imagine a wiener schnitzel but better . the sauce is the perfect blend of savory , tangy , and sweet and the portions were more than filling . if you ' re in the mall , skip the boring pizza and other choices . try this place out and you won ' t be disappointed . i don ' t know how they can keep prices so low but i ' m glad that they ' re here . it ' s something i ' d gladly pay much more for .\nthis bagged ( and usually discount - priced ) cereal from quaker was described on the package as a\nfruit - flavored corn and oat cereal with natural and artificial flavors .\nthe cereal pieces closely resembled froot loops , a cereal introduced by kellogg ' s in 1963 .\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 .\nthis cereal has been hard to find in stores around here ; it will disappear for months or longer , show up for a bit , then go away again . it ' s been my favorite cereal for years and after a very long time of not being able to find it . i checked on amazon and ordered 6 boxes ! it arrived today and yep it tastes exactly like i remembered . i love crunchy cereal especially the kind like this , which stays decently crunchy in milk for a while . it ' s good to let it soften a bit when in milk for breakfast but when eating it dry , which i love to do , it ' s fine as it is . i also love the honey graham taste , and really nothing is quite close . honey chex are similar but get soggy in milk extremely fast . i ' m so glad to have found a source for this finally .\ngood korean food for a great price ! i recommend this place ! also try their kimchi and bulgogi . if you go to a korean restaurant . . of course , it will taste a lot better than the one at the mall . . but it ' s good food . . better than the oily chinese food next to it . : /\nonce in a lifetime , you taste a cereal that forever sets the bar for all cereals you devour forthwith . for me , this is that cereal . i first tasted ohs as a child of tender years ( about 7 ) . thereafter , whenever i am in a grocery store and rest my eyes on that god - like golden - hued box , my mouth begins to water in expectation of the crunchy , oaty , sweet flavor that i know is buried within . . . like a diamond waiting to be polished . mine that diamond , oh faithful review reader ! buy that golden box and live a richer life !\nwe ' ve tried sooooo many cereals in this household . most ended up being a waste of money , but then i saw these o ' s on the shelf at my local walmart and nostalgia quickly set in . my mom use to buy these for me when i was little and i remember them fondly . i grabbed a box and took it home . my 3 boys , my husband and i devoured it in one sitting . since then , it ' s the only cereal we buy . i only have one complaint , it does have a very small amount of tbhq in it which i would feel a lot better if it didn ' t have at all . . . though it is a small enough amount for me to overlook since i buy pretty much everything else organic .\nhaving lived in korea for almost twelve years , i can say that this place is the real deal . stopped by today and my wife and i had the pork cutlet special which comes with rice and two sides . we got the potato salad and kimchi . the food tasted just like it had come out of a department store food court in korea . and that ' s not a bad thing . definitely check it out if you ' re in the area and are craving some korean food .\naccording the cereal box , this cereal had\ngood things in the middle !\nthe cereal consisted of round cheerios - shaped pieces with oat granola clusters in the middle of each piece .\nknown premiums : a lil ' squirter camera and a chance to win a fuji blimp ride .\nthe quaker oats company was founded in 1901 with the merger of three oat milling operations in the mid - western united states . since then , the company has expanded operations to include a number of grocery sectors . in addition to hot and cold breakfast cereals , their products include . . .\ni used to loved them ! they stopped selling them in my country . i ' m from chile .\ni ' ve been looking for these for 20 years . where can i found a box of this cereal ? just one please . i need them !\nthese were good , but i agree with ' pokin ' . . . this cereal was very sturdy . . . so sturdy you could build a poker with a handful of these . i ' m not a fan of a cereal that leaves me in this dilemma : am i tearing into ( eating ) this cereal . . . or is it tearing into me ?\ncan i buy this cereal somewhere ? i have been looking for a while for somewhere to purchase this product and can ' t find it . we love the honey graham ones so if anyone knows where i can purchase these , please let me know .\nin the 2003 quentin tarantino film\nkill bill : vol . 1\n, actress vivica a . fox pulls a gun out of what box of cereal ?\nit is no longer in supermarkets and it is the only cereal that i love . please return to supermarkets .\nmy husband and i found these in a cancun walmart while on vacation . . . we would love these in the usa . . . please bring to ohio : )\nkeebler graham crumbs , 13 . 5 - ounce boxes ( pack of 12 )\nteddy grahams go - paks ! 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they give generous portion sizes and the staff is very friendly . you should definitely try it out !\nthis place is probably the most authentic korean food i ' ve ever eaten outside of a traditional restaurant . the prices are really good and the amount of food is staggering . if you like korean food then this is definitely the place to go .\ni am so glad to find best korean quality food for the price . the service was excellent . the sides are so fresh and delicious . i had la kali and bulgoki with kimchi , broccoli and rice . they are so good . i ' ll recommend this place to friends .\ni had the galbi and it was amazing ! ! i was hesitant to try because it was at the mall but it was really good . . craving it right now ! !\nwent for lunch prior to watching a movie . great korean food . i ' ll definitely be back ! !\n\u201c beef bulgogi was great , as was the kimchi - - even the rice was perfect . \u201d in 2 reviews\nyour trust is our top concern , so businesses can ' t pay to alter or remove their reviews . learn more .\nheads up : from now on , other yelpers will be able to see how you voted . want to chime in ?\ngreat korean lunch for even a better price . the potato salad is korean style and amazing ! i had\u2026\ngreat korean lunch for even a better price . the potato salad is korean style and amazing ! i had the chicken curry and marinated beef ( bull cogi ) . i plan on trying everything on the menu before the year is done . nice to see korean food going mainstream , even in florida !\nwe specialize in traditional style korean bbq utilizing sweet or spicy marinades . our kimchi is also made in house and food will always be made to order and fresh . so whether it be \u2026\nwe specialize in traditional style korean bbq utilizing sweet or spicy marinades . our kimchi is also made in house and food will always be made to order and fresh . so whether it be anything from l . a style galbi to don katsu we have it all .\nwe have been in the restaurant business for over 20 years in most major cities that carry korean bbq from hawaii , los angles , chicago and now florida . we utilize only the freshest ingredients and traditional korean techniques to stick to tradition . please come down and try us out at the food court at via port mall\nwe calculate the overall star rating using only reviews that our automated software currently recommends ."]}
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{"id": 53789, "summary": [{"text": "ypf , the initials of yacimientos petrol\u00edferos fiscales ; english : \" fiscal oilfields \" , is a vertically integrated argentine energy company , engaged in the exploration and production of oil and gas , and the transportation , refining , and marketing of gas and petroleum products .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "founded in 1922 under president hip\u00f3lito yrigoyen 's administration , ypf was the first oil company established as a state enterprise outside of the soviet union , and the first state oil company to become vertically integrated .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "its founder and first director was enrique mosconi , who advocated economic independence and starting in 1928 , nationalization of oil supplies ; the latter , however , was never achieved due to a 1930 military coup backed , among others , by foreign oil trusts against yrigoyen .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "ypf was privatized in 1993 and bought by the spanish firm repsol s.a. in 1999 ; the resulting merger produced ' repsol ypf ' .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the renationalization of 51 % of the firm was initiated in 2012 by president cristina fern\u00e1ndez de kirchner .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "the government of argentina eventually agreed to pay $ 5 billion compensation to repsol . ", "topic": 27}], "title": "ypf", "paragraphs": ["ypf sociedad anonima ( ypf ) catches eye : stock jumps 9 . 2 %\nypf stock price & news - ypf s . a . adr - wall street journal\nypf sociedad anonima ( ypf ) looks good : stock adds 5 . 4 % in session\nypf stock price - ypf s . a . adr stock quote ( u . s . : nyse ) - marketwatch\ninvestors need to pay close attention to ypf sociedad anonima ( ypf ) stock based on the movements in the options market lately .\ninvestors in ypf sociedad anonima ( ypf ) need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately .\nypf said tonight that its directors would hold an emergency meeting on friday . wall street analysts said they remained optimistic about ypf ' s prospects .\nypf sociedad anonima ( ypf ) catches eye : stock jumps 9 . 2 % 7 / 5 / 2018 8 : 44 : 00 am - urltoken\nin the ypf case , the question is whether public interest is best served by expropriating repsol\u2019s investment in ypf . from a utilitarian point of view , expropriation of ypf is morally right if the overall wellbeing of society increases .\nthe spanish corporation repsol purchased 98 percent of ypf in 1999 . the union of the two companies took on the name repsol ypf . ypf represented 40 percent of the new firm\u2019s reserves and more than 50 percent of its production .\nypf sociedad anonima ( ypf ) saw a big move last session , as its shares jumped more than 9 % on the day , amid huge volumes .\nrepsol took control of ypf in 1999 and owns 57 percent of its equity .\nchevron , ypf form $ 1 . 6b jv for argentina shale development - law360\ntags : argentina , guillermo pereyra senator , tecpetrol , vaca muerta , ypf argentina .\nthe move for ypf is likely to have shaken other foreign investors currently in argentina .\na ypf station in buenos aires . the spanish oil company repsol is expected to agree to a compensation agreement with the argentine government for the 51 percent of ypf that argentina expropriated .\nintegrated energy losses this week : ypf , bp , su , rds . a and imo\nypf was nationalized about two years ago . was it a good idea ? what changed ?\nnews of the crash shook investors . on the buenos aires stock exchange , ypf fell 60 cents to $ 20 . 70 . on the new york stock exchange , where ypf is traded in the form of american depository receipts , ypf fell $ 1 , to $ 20 . 25 .\nof the march meeting , with special focus on networking . the ypf will provide participants with :\nmore information regarding application submission , registration , and the program is available on the ypf webpage .\nthe development of vaca muerta , a top ypf priority , has already attracted about 10 private companies that are drilling exploratory wells , but only ypf has produced oil and gas there so far .\non april 16 , 2012 the argentine federal government decreed the intervention of ypf and expropriated of 51 % of the ypf shares owned by repsol . repsol had a 57 . 4 % stake . a tribunal will determine the compensation repsol will receive for its ypf shares . you are required to help the tribunal . what is your best estimation of the compensation that repsol should receive for its expropriated 51 % of ypf shares ? the case provides you with information and data to answer that question : transactions of ypf shares , analyst valuations of ypf , share price in the nyse .\non monday , ypf sa ( ypf : fra ) closed at 12 . 16 , 10 . 34 % above the 52 week low of 11 . 02 set on jul 03 , 2018 .\n\u201cthe agreement is very positive for the country and ypf because it will permit improved investment in energy production in argentina , \u201d said ypf\u2019s chief executive , miguel galuccio , in a statement on tuesday .\nargentina ' s ypf sells one billion dollars in 10 - year bonds at 8 . 75 % rate\nstructuring repsol ' s acquisition of ypf s . a . ( a ) v . 2 . 5\nin 2010 argentina started importing fuel for the first time since ypf was privatised in the early 1990s .\nms fernandez is almost certain to have been expecting such fury but nevertheless pressed on against repsol ypf .\ntags : apache corp . , argentina , miguel galuccio , pluspetrol , vaca muerta , ypf argentina .\nlate on tuesday , moody\u2019s investors service said it was downgrading ypf and keeping the company\u2019s ratings on review .\nypf shares gained 23 % under darre , trailing the merval benchmark index\u2019s return of 56 % . yields on ypf\u2019s bonds due 2025 trade 44 basis points higher than an index of argentina\u2019s corporate bonds compiled by jpmorgan .\nypf sociedad anonima ( ypf ) is an energy company . the company is operating a fully integrated oil and gas chain . the company operates through the segments , including exploration and production , downstream , and corporate and ot\nargentina ' s ypf sells one billion dollars in 10 - year bonds at 8 . 75 % rate \u2014 mercopress\n[ 4 ] \u201c la jueza orden\u00f3 que ypf entregue el contrato completo con chevron . \u201d infobae . march 2016\nas of tuesday\u2019s market close , ypf\u2019s market capitalization was $ 10 . 4 billion , according to reuters data .\n\u201cwe need ypf\u2019s objectives to match argentina\u2019s objectives . . . the state is the solution , \u201d kicillof said .\nanalysts say many investors are buying ypf stock because the company ' s assets far exceed the government ' s sale price . ypf accounts for 48 percent of argentina ' s oil production and 64 percent of its natural - gas production .\noperator and joint venture partner ypf drilled 58 wells there in 2016 , and the project is now ramping up steadily .\nypf is working and investing to increase production with the aim of meeting the challenge of regaining energy self - sufficiency .\n) . argentina took a 51 percent stake in ypf while the rest is traded on the new york stock exchange .\nthe results publication coincides with the day repsol is set to receive argentine dollar - denominated bonds for the ypf settlement .\n[ 2 ] cristina fernandez de kirchner \u201c discurso del proyecto de ley de expropriacion de ypf . \u201d 17 april 2012 .\nrepsol owns 57 percent of ypf and said monday that it would study \u201call legal options available\u201d to defend its interests and those of shareholders against a forced sale . it was not immediately clear how ypf\u2019s shareholders , which include argentina\u2019s eskenazi family , would be affected by the takeover . a tribunal would determine how much compensation that repsol and other shareholders would receive for their ypf shares .\nspain has warned argentina that it will face retaliation over its decision to nationalise the spanish majority stake in the ypf oil company .\nthe government took over the management of ypf with immediate effect and the bill on expropriation is being presented to the argentine congress .\nargentina ' s state - owned oil company ypf sa said on wednesday its electricity unit , which recently received investment from general electric , would invest $ 1 billion through 2020 , though talks with a potential third partner have stalled . in february , ypf announced it had sold a 24 . 99 percent stake in its ypf energia electrica unit to ge for $ 276 million .\nwe do not have an open process ,\nypf chairman miguel gutierrez told reporters , referring to the search for a third party .\nypf sociedad an\u00f3nima announces commencement of tender offer for cash for any and all of its 8 . 875 % senior notes due 2018\nduring the european debt crisis in early 2012 , spain received upsetting news from argentina : president cristina fernandez kirchner announced the renationalization of the 51 percent of shares of ypf from spanish shareholder repsol . ypf is argentina\u2019s largest oil and gas company . following ypf , other latin american countries , such as bolivia and venezuela , also announced plans to nationalize foreign - invested oil and gas companies .\nunder contract terms , ypf makes a down payment of 50 million dollars and the rest is delivered in 30 days . houston based apache corporation has interests in the provinces of neuquen , rio negro and tierra del fuego , which as of now come under ypf .\nthe ypf is specifically dedicated to early - career physicists who are working in the u . s . and brazil in any of the\nsupporters of the expropriation have been celebrating in buenos aires , waving placards that read\nypf - we ' re going for everything\n.\nypf has so far invested about $ 8 billion in vaca muerta , mainly geared to de - risking the province through the pilot projects .\nthe governments have allowed transnational corporations to control the oil market since 1989 , handing over the country\u2019s energy sovereignty . repsol ypf\u2019s largest field in\nthe state - controlled company would lower its 2016 budget from this year\u2019s $ 6 billion , mainly in operations at the vaca muerta shale formation , a ypf official said , asking not to be named as the company\u2019s business plan has yet to be approved . the next administration plans to lower the nation\u2019s crude price to $ 66 , triggering the ypf budget cut , said an official from provinces which own shares in ypf .\nlast year ypf produced about 270 , 000 barrels of oil a day . it has about 1 billion barrels of proven oil reserves and another 10 . 9 billion cubic feet of natural gas . in 1992 , ypf earned about $ 250 million on about $ 4 billion in sales .\nypf in collaboration with unions and oil field service companies devised the technical training and productivity program , which has already trained more than 45 , 000 workers directly or indirectly involved in ypf\u2019s activities . new recruits and the personnel of contractors and suppliers working at ypf facilities are regularly trained either in the classroom or through the e - learning program . at ypf our people\u2019s safety is a top priority that has been reflected in the management system through the \u201csix golden rules\u201d policy : shared commitment , safe driving , work permits , excavation works , work at heights and lifting operations .\nfor repsol , meanwhile , ypf has come to account for a third of its profits and 42 percent of its estimated reserves of crude oil .\nshell has partnered ypf with a 50 % stake in the bajada de anelo area , committing to investing $ 300 million on a pilot project .\nhe said that securing control of ypf was central to fernandez fulfilling her reelection campaign promise of \u201cdeepening the model\u201d for her state - centric policies .\nas of june 27 , ypf ( ypf ) had fallen the most this week , by ~ 14 . 6 % from $ 16 . 74 to $ 14 . 30 , below its 50 - day and 200 - day moving averages of $ 19 . 23 and $ 21 . 85 .\nthis is a decisive moment for argentina : with the expropriation of ypf , it is confirming its isolation ,\nsays jorge castro , a political analyst in buenos aires .\nthe arbitrary confiscation of ypf from repsol , which broke international law , will alienate argentina from the world .\nfinal thoughts despite the huge disruption in the stock price and the worries that followed expropriation , the overall impression is that the move was positive for ypf and argentina . it is hard to imagine how things would have evolved without these events , but certainly ypf ' s position keeps on improving .\nbandurria sur , which borders the loma campana block where ypf is partnered with chevron , was one of 10 new vaca muerta areas targeted by ypf for pilot drilling programmes , mainly in the dry gas window . the argentine company\u2019s upstream spending on natural gas overtook oil for the first time in 2016 .\n) bid farewell on wednesday to 15 years of business in argentina with the $ 1 . 3 billion sale of a stake in energy firm ypf (\nthe spanish government has said the nationalisation of ypf could severely damage the\nfriendship ties\nbetween both countries , and has warned it will retaliate .\nthe seizure of ypf follows this trend and for some analysts it could mark a precedent for the other foreign - run oil companies in the country .\nthe other ypf operation with pluspetrol is the result of acquiring the apache assets , some of which are linked to the argentine private company . under the agreement with pluspetrol , ypf sells exploration and production rights over 1 . 240 square kilometers in the vaca muerta area for the price of 217 million dollars .\ndeputy economy minister axel kicillof - who has taken charge of ypf - told senators the government would not be meeting repsol ' s full demand for compensation .\nypf\u2019s cost of drilling vertical wells could drop by more than 20 percent over the next few years to around $ 5 . 5 million , he said .\nlast year repsol sold its liquefied natural gas ( lng ) business , under pressure from credit rating agencies to shore up capital after the loss of ypf .\nthe $ 16 billion acquisition of argentina ' s ypf sa by repsol sa , the spanish oil company \u2014 is nearing the halfway mark in its month - long tender period . repsol already owns 15 percent of ypf ' s shares , purchased from the argentine government in january for $ 2 . 01 billion .\nlikewise ypf announced it had sold pluspetrol exploration and production rights over 1 . 240 square kilometers at the vaca muerte shale deposits area for 217 million dollars .\n, energy development , and the public interest , argentina may yet have violated the bilateral investment treaty with spain . it is not a coincidence and is unjustifiable that argentina took control of its natural resources immediately after repsol ypf announced its new discovery of shale oil and gas . however , despite the arguments against nationalization , most argentinians support the renationalization of ypf . some may have been manipulated by government propaganda , but most genuinely believe the state should take ypf back from repsol .\nthe bond issuance is ypf\u2019s third major bond sale since october when it sold 150 million , followed by 500 million of five - year global bonds in december .\nand for some economic analysts , the decision to put ypf back into state control could bring more woes than real solutions for the country ' s energy crisis .\nbefore privatisation , ypf was argentina ' s flagship oil company . the move to bring it back under state - control will prove popular amongst the government supporters .\nypf , like many of argentina ' s state - owned companies , was a bloated and inefficient enterprise that lost an average of $ 1 billion annually in the 1980s . to prepare the company for sale , argentina cut ypf ' s work force from 52 , 000 to 10 , 600 and decentralized many of its operations .\nfor months , the central government and provincial officials have pressured ypf to raise its investments in argentine production . the government\u2019s tactics had included revoking concessions for coveted fields .\nmadrid - based repsol has been seeking growth opportunities in exploration and production as it tries to increase hydrocarbons output . ypf had accounted for over half of repsol\u2019s production .\nbuenos aires ( bloomberg ) - - ypf , argentina\u2019s state - controlled energy firm , named total managing director ricardo darre as ceo to lead the country\u2019s biggest company .\nmr . estenssoro restructured ypf from top to bottom , engineering its $ 3 billion privatization in 1993 , installing a team of expert managers and reducing its work force to 5 , 600 employees from 52 , 000 . his death came at a critical time for ypf , the world ' s 13th - largest investor - owned oil company .\nwhen president hipolito yrigoyen founded ypf in 1922 , it was the first entirely state - owned oil company in the world . due to mismanagement and embezzlement in the 1970s and 80s , the company suffered significant annual losses , and many employees were fired . to reverse the situation , president carlos menem initiated the privatization of ypf in 1993 .\nlittle more than a year ago president cristina fern\u00e1ndez de kirchner announced the nationalisation of ypf , an oil company owned by spain\u2019s repsol . ms fern\u00e1ndez called it a victory for \u201cenergy sovereignty\u201d , claiming that repsol had plundered its argentine holding for quick profits without investing in exploration or development . but on july 16th , after a year in which ypf\u2019s oil and gas production continued to disappoint , the government announced that it had agreed on a big joint venture between ypf and a different foreign oil giant , chevron .\nanalysts at rbc capital markets in london said in a note to clients that a deal with ypf would be \u201cstrongly positive\u201d and would give repsol cash to pursue potential acquisitions .\nrepsol ' s argentine partner , the eskenazi family ' s grupo petersen , has a 25 . 5 % stake in ypf which will not be affected by the nationalisation .\nargentine president cristina fernandez seized a 51 % stake in ypf from spain\u2019s repsol sa in 2012 after she claimed the spanish oil company hadn\u2019t invested enough in exploration and production .\nypf has a promising tight gas project of its own in development in the shape of sierra barrosa , within the older concession of the mature gas giant loma la lata .\non thursday , ypf signed a non - commercial memorandum of understanding with mexico\u2019s national oil company pemex [ pemx . ul ] and malaysia\u2019s petronas [ petra . ul ] .\nin the next months , the parties will negotiate the definite agreements . schlumberger will acquire a 49 % interest in the joint venture , while ypf will retain 51 % .\nproblem : argentina has destroyed its chances of not only regaining energy self - sufficiency but also of developing its significant hydrocarbon resources due to the nationalization of ypf - repsol .\nrio de janeiro \u2014 argentina\u2019s president , cristina fern\u00e1ndez de kirchner , announced on monday that the government would seize a majority stake in ypf , the nation\u2019s largest oil company .\nypf has been under pressure from fernandez\u2019s center - left government to boost oil production , and its share price has plunged in recent months on speculation about a state takeover .\nbrufau\u2019s predecessor , alfonso cortina , bought 98 percent of ypf in 1999 with a view to turning refining - focused repsol into a big league integrated oil and gas player .\ngovernment officials contend ypf could earn $ 600 million in profits this year and $ 1 billion in 1994 , when an oil pipeline is completed linking argentina and chile . market sources say that investors realize these figures are probably inflated but that they expect the company to be highly profitable . ypf earned about $ 70 million in the first quarter of 1993 .\nhe accused argentina of running a campaign of\nharassment\nin recent weeks in order to push down the price of ypf shares and get a bargain price for the expropriation .\nthe ypf takeover was one of several forays by spain\u2019s largest banks and industrial companies into latin america . these investments have recently helped soften the blow of crumbling earnings at home .\nin march , ypf acquired the maxus energy corporation of dallas for $ 740 million . the purchase of maxus , which was struggling with a burden of about $ 1 billion in debt , was part of mr . estenssoro ' s strategy to build ypf into an international oil and natural gas enterprise . he had announced plans to spend about $ 1 billion on exploration and development to increase ypf ' s oil production to 450 , 000 barrels a day by the end of this year , or nearly twice the level of 1992 .\nservices giant schlumberger also signed a memorandum of understanding with ypf , showing interest in taking equity in the bandurria sur area and investing $ 390 million through an integrated management project .\nrepsol\u2019s brufau said he suspected nationalization of ypf was imminent when he tried to contact fernandez last friday and was told that the president \u201cwas angry\u201d and did not want to speak .\nenergy experts warned that the expropriation of ypf could curb the activities of companies seeking to replicate in argentina the rapid increase in shale oil production that is happening in the united states .\nypf paid a $ 50 million deposit on the transaction , which is expected to be completed in the next 30 days . the transaction is subject to customary post - closing adjustments .\nlast month , repsol agreed to end its legal battle with argentina over the expropriation of its ypf stake in exchange for argentine government bonds valued at about 5 billion . ypf officials are hopeful the deal will clear the path for the argentine company to attract fresh investment in the country\u2019s vast and largely untapped shale - oil and gas fields in vaca muerta , neuqu\u00e9n province .\n) , which follows a $ 5 billion settlement with argentina over its 2012 expropriation of a 51 percent stake in ypf from repsol , ends a thorny chapter in the spanish company\u2019s history .\n\u201cmr . brufau has executed everything he had set out to do after ypf was expropriated , from making asset disposals to strengthening the balance sheet , \u201d raymond james analyst bertrand hodee said .\nargentina ' s ypf agreed on wednesday to pay 852 million dollars for all of apache operations and assets in the country , making the government managed company the largest operator of natural gas .\npaid to overseas investors , and declining investment in further exploration , as the reasons for nationalizing ypf . the president further claimed repsol had taken most of the company\u2019s profits back to spain , leaving argentina without resources to develop new energy sources . argentina\u2019s senate approved the takeover of ypf on april 26 , 2012 , with 63 votes in favor of the measure , three opposing , and four abstentions . the chamber of deputies in turn approved the bill on may 4 with 208 votes out of 257 . president kirchner signed ypf\u2019s renationalization into law on may 5 , 2012 .\nthe agreement , signed in ypf\u00b4s offices in buenos aires involves a usd 390 million phased investment by schlumberger , which includes a material contribution in kind of its services at market price . the block will continue to be operated by ypf . in addition , the commitment foresees the execution of different technical studies , the drilling of 26 pilot wells , and the construction of new infrastructure .\nto address repsol\u2019s concerns , argentina agreed that the debt it owes for the ypf expropriation would not be extinguished until the bonds are paid off or repsol makes $ 5 billion selling the bonds .\nargentina\u2019s nationalized oil and gas producer , ypf , sold 1 billion dollars in a bond sale on tuesday , the company said in a statement . the 10 - year bonds will pay 8 . 75 % interest and were five times oversubscribed , ypf said . the u . s . dollar - denominated securities were issued under argentine law and was considered a great success by the company .\nargentina ' s oil corporation ypf said it reached a preliminary deal with shell last month to develop oil and gas assets in the vaca muerta involving a us $ 300 million investment from shell .\nmorgan stanley placed the ypf stake in a block trade in the market overnight , spokesman michael wang said . earlier , repsol issued a statement saying it had sold the stake to morgan stanley .\nthe ypf takeover sends a chilling message , says boris segura , a latin america analyst at new york investment bank nomura .\nthe hostile business environment in argentina has kept investors away for a while ,\nmr . segura says .\neven if ypf does not represent the beginning of a politics of expropriation , the damage is done : argentina is perceived as a risk .\nanother goal was to draw international investments , and the company managed to do so despite the circumstances . ypf made its first deal in the midst of the argentine government ' s dispute with repsol\namid applause and cheers , argentina ' s president cristina fernandez de kirchner put an end to months of speculation when she announced moves to nationalise ypf , the country ' s biggest oil company .\napache has a daily production of 46 . 800boe and proven reserves of 135 million boe , a staff of 350 and an important infrastructure . for ypf this means a 14 % increase of its hydrocarbons reserves and a 15 % increase in natural gas production . particularly interesting is the medanito light oil , excellent for refineries , and the fact that ypf can now return to the austral basin\nbut ypf cites two reasons why it has had to pay money out , rather than spend it on drill - heads . the first is that in 2007 the government concocted a scheme in which enrique eskenazi , a bank owner who had previously dealt with kirchner , would buy a 15 % stake in ypf ( later raised to 25 % ) . because he put up precious little cash , the company and a group of banks lent him the money . ypf then agreed to dole out 90 % of its subsequent profits in dividends so that he could afford to pay it back .\nin this morning ' s lineup are three major industry players , namely : royal dutch shell plc ( nyse : rds - b ) , total s . a . ( nyse : tot ) , and ypf sociedad anonima ( nyse : ypf ) . on thursday , shares in the hague , the netherlands headquartered royal dutch shell plc recorded a trading volume of 1 . 30 million shares .\n\u0093this is an excellent opportunity to add to ypf assets an active operation with significant reserves of conventional gas and non conventional resources\u0094 , said miguel galuccio , the company ' s ceo in a release .\nthe takeover of ypf in 1999 by repsol , spain\u2019s former national oil company , helped turn repsol into a sizable international player . while repsol subsequently made investments in other emerging markets , it also sold part of its brazilian business to sinopec of china in 2010 . over all , ypf accounts for about two - fifths of repsol\u2019s estimated reserves of crude oil and one - third of the company\u2019s profits .\ntaking over ypf offers ms fern\u00e1ndez both financial and political benefits . she can divert its $ 1 . 3 billion a year in profits , burden its minority shareholders with 49 % of the losses from the government ' s energy imports , stuff it with patronage jobs and choose its suppliers . she may have visions of an oil boom fuelled by ypf ' s huge recent finds of shale oil and gas . and , like the falkland islands , ypf is seen as a symbol of national sovereignty . argentines will surely rally to the cause , and the bill is expected to pass congress by a landslide .\nypf ' s track record has been somewhat mixed of late . last year , the oil company failed to meet analysts ' expectations when it reported net income of $ 538 million , down from $ 743 million in 1993 , and $ 4 . 2 billion in revenues . for this year ' s first quarter , ypf reported net income of $ 177 million on sales of $ 1 . 05 billion .\nwhile the company\u2019s main focus is boosting oil and gas production at home , galuccio said ypf may seek to invest in mature fields in mexico following a major energy overhaul in that country earlier this year .\ngaluccio said ypf has taken on exploratory blocks in bolivia and plans to drill an offshore well in uruguay next year . the firm will \u201cprobably\u201d sign a joint venture in ecuador next week , he added .\nrepsol officials maintain company statutes state that if any one party acquires a 15 percent stake of the stock held by repsol , the acquisition triggers a mandatory purchase of repsol\u2019s entire 57 percent stake , rather than the 51 percent sought by the argentines . repsol officials calculate compensation by multiplying ypf\u2019s highest price earnings ratio from the previous two years using its earnings per share in 2011 and arrive at a price of us $ 10 . 5 billion for 57 percent of ypf . argentine deputy economy minister axel kicillof rejected these demands , claiming that with debts of nearly $ 9 billion , the book value of ypf was us $ 4 . 4 billion at the end of 2011 . ypf\u2019s total market capitalization on the day of the nationalization announcement was $ 10 . 4 billion . repsol claims that argentina\u2019s government drove down ypf shares ahead of the announcement ( market price of the shares declined by more than half from february to april 2012 ) , and repsol chairman antonio brufau estimates the company\u2019s potential loss at $ 7 . 5 billion .\nmr . estenssoro was the chief executive and president of ypf s . a . of argentina . he was widely respected throughout latin america for transforming ypf , which was a heavily subsidized state monopoly when he assumed control in 1990 , into a model of efficiency . that model is expected to be imitated as other latin countries privatize their oil companies , which long have been important symbols of national pride and heritage .\nunder mrs . kirchner\u2019s plan , which she announced on national television , argentina\u2019s government would take a 51 percent controlling stake in ypf , which is now majority - owned by a spanish energy company , repsol ypf . of that new stake , argentina\u2019s central government would get 51 percent and the country\u2019s provinces 49 percent . the plan is part of a bill submitted to argentina\u2019s congress that is widely expected to be approved .\nmanagement when you ' re looking into a potential investment , management is a key consideration . ypf ' s ceo , miguel galuccio , is a former schlumberger executive and was appointed by argentina ' s president .\nricardo darre , ceo of ypf sa , has resigned as argentina\u2019s largest oil producer prepares to sell at least $ 1 billion in assets and focus on developing the world\u2019s second - biggest reserve of shale gas .\nwhen ypf was expropriated , the government appealed to argentina\u2019s popular sentiment that it was done in the national interest of recovering energy independence . at that time i had written that this was akin to putting the cart ahead of the horse . the country had lost energy self - sufficiency as a result of wrong energy policies . to recover self - sufficiency you first have to change energy policies \u2014 not just for ypf , but for the remaining actors as well that represent the other two thirds of hydrocarbon production . if you take control of ypf and apply the same misguided energy policies you will have a chronicle of a failure foretold .\nlikewise , the relationships formed at this conference have the potential to last throughout the participants\u2019 professional lives . as the ypf participants will have already begun attending the annual aps march meeting , they are likely to maintain connections over the years , as they continue to attend these aps meetings and international conferences in related subfields . consequently , the ypf has the potential to lead to many fruitful interdisciplinary and / or international networks and collaborations .\nmadrid ( reuters ) - an incensed spain threatened swift economic retaliation against argentina on tuesday after it unveiled plans to seize ypf , the south american nation\u2019s biggest oil company which is controlled by spanish energy group repsol .\nshares of ypf were trading friday at $ 43 . 30 , up from $ 33 just before repsol made its bid , but they have also been boosted by a surge in crude oil prices that should translate into higher earnings for oil producers . that ' s another reason the offer looks good , because should oil prices weaken again , some of ypf ' s recent gains could\nevaporate ,\nmr . panigrahi said .\nin the ypf case , argentina\u2019s government emphasized the utilitarian and rawlsian arguments . the government restricted imports of countless other products to cope with the energy industry\u2019s effects on its trade balance , making it harder for citizens to\n\u0093we are very pleased to become partners with a company like pluspetrol which is highly professional and which was the only company that together with ypf reversed the decline of oil and gas output in 2013\u0094 , underlined galuccio .\ndarre , the head of the u . s . exploration and production unit since august 2014 at france\u2019s largest oil company , will start july 1 , according to an emailed statement from buenos aires - based ypf .\naccording to the agreement , repsol would receive $ 5 billion worth of guaranteed argentine government bonds for the 51 percent of the energy company ypf that argentina expropriated . in return , it would drop its legal claims over the matter . the legal claims include lawsuits in the united states and spain against chevron , which invested in an argentine shale gas joint venture with ypf in an area of argentina called vaca muerta , or dead cow .\nshares of repsol ypf fell 49 euro cents on friday , or 2 . 73 percent , to 17 . 47 euros . the stock has been tumbling since the start of the year , in large part reflecting concerns among investors about the future of ypf , as the government in buenos aires gradually intensified its criticism of repsol , accusing the company of not investing enough in argentina and instead paying too much of its profits in dividends .\nthis wednesday , urltoken has initiated reports coverage on the following basic materials equities : royal dutch shell plc ( nyse : rds - b ) , total s . a . ( nyse : tot ) , ypf sociedad anonima ( nyse : ypf ) , and reliance steel & aluminum co . ( nyse : rs ) . all you have to do is sign up today for this free limited time offer by clicking the link below .\nargentina\u2019s latest debt default earlier this year will not impact ypf\u2019s ability to seal deals with other oil companies or negatively affect its upcoming 1 . 3 billion peso ( $ 154 million ) local bond issuance , galuccio emphasized .\nypf is the leading energy company of argentina , producing 43 % of the total oil and gas in the country and supplying 56 % of the fuel markets through a network of 1500 gas stations and other assets . ypf is leader in the production of unconventional resources . it is an integrated energy company that generates a large offering consisting of natural gas , electricity , fuels , petrochemicals , lubricants and products for agriculture , among others . urltoken\nn ationalizing ypf has strong parallels with the policies pursued by cristina fern\u00e1ndez de kirchner and , before her , by her husband ( since deceased ) n\u00e9stor kirchner in regard to agriculture . the ft\u2019s front page article claimed :\nthe move to renationalize ypf , which was privatized in 1992 , spurred the european union to announce it would limit imports of argentine biodiesel . the us and other countries condemned the expropriation : even neighboring brazil expressed concern .\n\u201cthis is an extraordinarily high dividend in the world oil industry . in the past decade , ypf\u2019s reserves diminished significantly , along with those of most oil companies operating in argentina , because investment in exploration was greatly reduced . \u201d\nhouston , april 12 , 2017\u2014schlumberger president of operations , patrick schorn , and ypf chairman , miguel \u00e1ngel guti\u00e9rrez , signed today an agreement to start a shale oil pilot project in bandurria sur block in vaca muerta , neuqu\u00e9n .\nfernandez said on monday the government would ask congress , which she controls , to approve a bill to expropriate a controlling 51 percent stake in ypf by seizing shares held exclusively by repsol , saying energy was a \u201cvital resource\u201d .\nypf will turn more to natural gas as it pulls back from shale , two provincial officials said , asking not to be named as the adjustments will be announced in december when a new president replaces cristina fernandez de kirchner .\ncquired control of ypf in 1999 and managed to hold 99 % of ypf ' s capital stock until 2008 , when , by the initiative of then - president nestor kirchner , argentine company petersen energia bought 25 % of the capital stock . then , two years ago , argentina issued the expropriation law and took 51 % of repsol ' s stock by declaring it of\npublic interest .\nrepsol still holds a 12 % stake in the company .\non december 9 th , 2012 , ypf announced it was in talks with norway\u2019s statoil to start a potential partnership . argentina is close to signing deals with chevron , the us oil major , and bridas corp , the sino - argentine joint venture . these deals are crucial if argentina , lacking its own capital , is to develop its massive energy reserves . will argentina succeed in securing these deals after the country nationalized ypf from spanish oil company repsol ?\nmadrid \u2014 the spanish government warned on friday that it would take unspecified retaliatory measures against argentina if it proceeded with plans to take back control of ypf , the large oil and gas producer , from repsol , its spanish parent .\n\u201cypf and its [ joint venture ] partners continue to decrease drilling and completion costs aiming to move into ramp - up and development phases , \u201d horacio cuenca , wood mackenzie research director for latin america , said in a statement .\nseizing ypf appears to be a popular move in argentina , where caps on residential energy prices and a growing economy have helped push energy demand to new highs . argentina\u2019s oil production has declined in the last decade as regulatory uncertainty persisted over price caps and the policies over profit remittances . many argentines still resent the privatization of state - owned companies in the 1990s , so taking on ypf gives mrs . kirchner the opportunity to go after a symbol of that time .\n\u201cbringing a new partner like schlumberger to vaca muerta is strategic for ypf because they offer vast experience in the most important unconventional plays around the globe and a work team that facilitates strengthening our know - how , \u201d stated guti\u00e9rrez when signing the agreement . he also highlighted : \u201cthis joint venture , in addition to those signed with other large corporations , reaffirms ypf\u2019s leadership in developing unconventional resources and our commitment to continue working in the pursuit of energy self - sufficiency . \u201d\nthe government needs the ypf sale to be a success not only for economic reasons but for political reasons . menem needs it for re - election ,\nsaid carlos orda , an oil expert with ipfua , an argentine brokerage firm .\nif you plan to attend the aps march meeting 2016 , there should be no additional travel expenses beyond two extra nights at your hotel , and financial support for those expenses is available . see the ypf website and application for full details .\nfor foreign investors , the fight with repsol has loomed large : not only did it serve as a cautionary tale , but repsol issued legal threats against other oil companies interested in the asset , which was discovered while ypf was its subsidiary .\nfernandez , pablo , valuation of an expropriated company : the case of ypf and repsol in argentina ( november 21 , 2015 ) . iese business school working paper no . wp - 1055 - e . available at ssrn : urltoken or urltoken\nhowever , argentina\u2019s financial crisis in 2001 and 2002 , and the election of populist president nestor kirchner in 2003 , led to higher taxes and price caps , which meant ypf received well below world prices for the oil and gas it pumped .\nretail gasoline prices have subsequently nearly doubled from 5 . 50 pesos per liter at the time of the expropriation to 10 . 6 pesos now . ypf ' s retail gasoline pricing is now in line with prevailing international and regional market prices .\nthe argentinian government moved to expropriate the controlling share of spanish repsol in ypf through the ley de soberan\u00eda hidrocarbur\u00edfera , promulgated in 2012 . ostensibly , the purpose of the nationalization , as stated by cfk herself , was to secure state control over energy resources in the public interest and ensure investment in production , rather than dividends . [ 2 ] despite the rhetoric , nationalized ypf entered into joint ventures with both chevron and dow chemical , as well as petronas , gazprom , and sinopec , to develop separate concessions in neuqu\u00e9n . [ 3 ] private spending in argentina\u2019s energy sector actually increased in 2012 and 2013 as presented in figure 2 . in total , ypf and chevron have invested $ 2 . 5 billion usd since 2012 .\nthe sale is a magnificent success ,\nsaid chris ecclestone , a stock - market analyst in buenos aires .\nthis has exceeded all expectations . foreign investors obviously think that ypf ' s future earnings are going to be high .\nby law , the argentine government must use about $ 2 billion from the ypf sale to pay off debt owed more than 1 million pensioners . paying off the pensioners before the october elections is a key part of menem ' s political strategy .\nms fern\u00e1ndez accused repsol of \u201cemptying\u201d ypf . but analysts and industry executives said the real culprit for argentina\u2019s loss of energy self - sufficiency and ballooning imports bill was the government\u2019s failed energy policy , which set domestic prices at well below international levels .\na chinese website said sinopec was in talks with repsol to buy ypf for more than $ 15 billion , although other sources said the nationalization move would probably get in the way of such a deal . sinopec dismissed the report as a rumor .\nthe policies after the expropriation , the first policy applied to ypf and the industry in general was to increase all prices , from upstream to downstream . the reasoning is simple : better pricing helps bring profitability , increase production , and attract investments .\nmeanwhile , the price at which ypf sells natural gas in argentina ( particularly to the residential sector ) is substantially lower than regional market prices for natural gas . however , prices are rising as the government progressively reduces subsidies and raises price caps .\nbuenos aires , argentina ( bloomberg ) - - argentina\u2019s ypf sa will cut spending by as much as 20 % next year if a new administration lowers the domestic oil price nearer to international levels , according to three people familiar with the plans .\nif ypf\u2019s policy continues\u2014draining fields dry , no exploration , and practically no investment\u2014 the country will end up having no viable future , not because of a lack of resources but because of business policies . . . . our goal is for ypf to be aligned with the interests of the country . when corporate interests are not aligned with national interests , when companies are concerned only with profits , that\u2019s when economies fail , which is what happened globally in 2008 and what happened to argentina in 2002 .\nbuenos aires , argentina , april 24 , 2018 - - ypf sa announced that it has filed its annual report on form 20 - f for the fiscal year ended december 31 , 2017 , with the us securities and exchange commission , . . .\nfern\u00e1ndez framed the ypf renationalization as central to fulfill her campaign pledges to tighten the interventionist policies in order to rescue the economy . ypf was an iconic symbol of national pride , and the cash - strapped government would love to have its revenues , estimated at $ 1 . 3 billion a year . fern\u00e1ndez\u2019s measures were popular with ordinary argentines . many of them blamed free market reforms such as privatization of the 1990s to be a cause of the economic devastation of the 2000s . not surprisingly , the ypf renationalization bill passed congress by a landslide . in may 2012 , fern\u00e1ndez signed the measure into law and formally ( re ) nationalized\u2014 for the time being without compensation\u2014repsol\u2019s assets , which according to repsol would be valued at more than $ 9 . 3 billion .\nypf sa engages in the exploration , production and distribution of oil and gas . it operates through the following segments : exploration and production , downstream , gas & power , and corporate and other . the exploration and production segment includes contractual purchases . . .\nthe governments of president cristina fernandez de kirchner and her late husband nestor kirchner have undoubtedly held back shale investment . in 2012 president cristina kirchner nationalized ypf , an oil company that was majority owned by the spanish oil company repsol . in a brutal expropriation , the argentinian government seized repsol\u2019s majority stake in ypf , which culminated in a $ 5 billion settlement last year . at the same time , bad memories from a wave of industry privatization in the 1990s made kirchner\u2019s decision to reclaim \u201cenergy sovereignty\u201d a popular move .\noil and gas companies will welcome the change in government , as they weigh investments in the vaca muerta . the timing of political change could be fortuitous , as the billions of dollars in investment from ypf and chevron have already demonstrated the formation\u2019s tremendous potential .\np resident cristina fern\u00e1ndez de kirchner has continued populist policies with the oil industry , and with petrochemicals priced below market rates they are being used unsustainably . now that spain\u2019s repsol management has been ousted , and even banned from the ypf building , not merely the prices but the actual operations of ypf will be politicized . the model for this is the politicization of the administration of pdvsa after the failed coup against hugo chavez , which latter oil company has declined in efficiency continuously since the ouster of its experienced management .\nypf faces obstacles to attracting more collaborators . for one thing there is runaway inflation and a distorted exchange rate . more pressing is the government\u2019s unfinished business with repsol . argentina has yet to compensate the company a peso for the $ 10 . 5 billion it claims it is owed . last year , anticipating its deal with ypf , repsol sued chevron in spain and the united states ; on july 24th it sought an injunction to halt the deal . keeping the lights on in argentina is not getting any easier .\nthe warning came as jos\u00e9 manuel garcia - margallo , the spanish foreign minister , also announced that spain had called on the european commission , the united states treasury and other governments in latin america to support spain in its efforts to prevent the nationalization of ypf .\nmrs . kirchner has already nationalized argentine airlines and pension funds , while also pressuring companies here to repatriate export proceeds in an effort to slow capital flight . seizing control of ypf sends a new signal about argentina\u2019s policies toward foreign investment , especially in the energy sector .\nfadel gheit , a senior oil analyst at oppenheimer & company in new york , said the perception of financial risk associated with argentina had increased considerably after mrs . kirchner\u2019s move to take over ypf , particularly in comparison with other countries where companies are pursuing shale deposits .\n\u201ci\u2019m proud and excited to have been selected to contribute to ypf\u2019s development , \u201d darre said in the statement . \u201cthe company has great geological areas and a solid industrial base that is highly competitive in all stages of the process , from wells to our clients . \u201d\ndespite the fact argentina is rich in natural resources , the country has gone from being a net exporter to a net importer of energy in recent years . its international energy trade experienced an imbalance of $ 3 billion in 2011 , the first negative figure since 1987 . the government blamed repsol for underinvestment in exploration at ypf . indeed , repsol\u2019s investments into ypf were lower than in its other subsidiaries , falling from 30 new wells in 1998 to eight in 2010 . its reserves of crude and natural gas also fell 67 percent in 2011 .\npatrick schorn commented , \u201cwe are very pleased with the opportunity of working more closely with ypf . by leveraging our reservoir knowledge and track record in unconventional completions , we expect to create operational efficiencies and further reduce development costs in the world - class vaca muerta play . \u201d"]}
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times - weekly videos bringing in 211 million views and more than 2 . 4 million subscribers . here\u2019s her final daily grace video , which features the team behind my damn channel\u2019s love me cat .\nseven years after launching my damn channel , \u201ctraditional , digital and social media companies are forging powerful partnerships with a united vision to earn passionate fans and build thriving businesses together , \u201d ceo and rob barnett said .\nmy damn channel includes production , talent development and branded entertainment divisions , and a distribution network that empowers cross - promotion across its owned - and - operated online channels , youtube and other online , mobile and iptv platforms .\nthe most legitimate criticism out of the whole thing , coming from supporters familiar with how contracts work , is my damn channel forbidding helbig from making a video on daily grace about her departure and her new channel . oh , and also the deleting of the fan comments on the daily grace channel telling everyone to go to it\u2019s grace , which only enraged fans more .\nmy damn channel is a studio and online network headquartered in los angeles . it partners with traditional and digital media companies , established and emerging talent , and leading brands , to co - create premium content for screens of all sizes .\nit\u2019s not just for laughs anymore : my damn channel , which started out in 2007 as an online - comedy video destination , has redubbed itself omnivision entertainment as part of its plans to expand branded - entertainment and talent development initiatives .\nin all likelihood , my damn channel won\u2019t release the daily grace channel to helbig ( binding contract and all ) and their brand will continue to suffer for it . this youtube scandal will , however , have a lasting impact on the types of contracts up - and - coming youtube talent will sign going forward .\nthis pr disaster didn\u2019t come out of no where \u2014 it\u2019s been building for more than a month , meaning my damn channel had ample time to prepare , and possibly avoid , this type of backlash . their handling of the situation is also fraught with missteps .\nbrevity is the soul of the wit at my damn channel , a video site where almost everything is entertaining and nothing runs for much more than five minutes . it features short - form sitcoms like versailles ( with fred willard , patricia heaton and william h . macy ) , stuff by dependably funny people such as harry shearer and bruce mccall , an in - your - face instructional show called you suck at photoshop and the self - explanatory cookin ' with coolio . more professional than youtube and less schlocky than much of what ' s on the networks and cable , my damn channel is damn good tv .\nmy damn channel\u2019s troubles began the last week of december 2013 , when helbig uploaded her final video on her daily grace youtube channel , the one they own . in the cryptic and somewhat awkwardly sincere video blog titled \u201c see you next year \u201d , helbig announces she is going on a week - long vacation from the internet \u2014 \u201cit\u2019s not you it\u2019s me , but also the system and the man . \u201d she then thanks my damn channel for giving her a job , reminisces on the five years she\u2019s worked for the company and says 2014 will be a little different but still \u201creally really fun . \u201d\nfounded in 2007 by rob barnett and warren chao , my damn channel has produced hundreds of hours of original programming , including comedy , music , unscripted reality and live variety programming . we are indebted to rob barnett for his vision and leadership over the years and he can be reached at his new venture urltoken\nthe youtube platform by itself , which allows you to make money from ad revenue , doesn ' t ask you to sign your ip rights away . one of the most circulated reasons cited for helbig\u2019s departure ( it appears neither party can speak publicly about the dispute ) is she would have made more money independently from the ad revenue on her channel had she owned her content than the salary she was getting at my damn channel .\nby populist accounts , my damn channel is now an evil corporate villain . helbig fans are writing nasty comments on old daily grace videos bashing the company , disliking the videos , telling everyone to subscribe to helbig\u2019s new channel it\u2019s grace and to unsubscribe from daily grace . this trend continues on tumblr and twitter too . according to statistics monitoring site vidstatsx , daily grace saw a drop of more than 110 , 000 subscribers ( ! ! ! ) last week .\nin many ways , that last video encapsulates how unexpected helbig\u2019s departure from my damn channel is ( though videoink wrote the breakup was imminent back in november ) . she invested heavily in the network and acted as its spokeswoman on multiple occasions , and it repaid her by helping her build a large audience both on and off youtube . at the same time , her contract with the network is up , and if she feels she can get a better deal elsewhere , then more power to her . still , the fact that my damn channel isn\u2019t letting her keep the daily grace url , combined with the network\u2019s claim that it was \u201choping to continue our formal relationship , \u201d definitely raises a bit of a funny smell .\nit\u2019s not just for laughs anymore : my damn channel , which started out in 2007 as an online - comedy video destination , has redubbed itself omnivision entertainment as part of its plans to expand branded - entertainment and talent development initiatives . the company also announced that it has signed development deal with finland - based youtube star sara maria forsberg , whose video [ \u2026 ]\nnot owning your content is a terrible ( though not unusual ) thing\u2026it means that the company who does own your content can hold your stuff hostage and do anything they want with it . they can make you do things you don\u2019t want to do . i\u2019m not saying this is what my damn channel was doing to grace , but i am saying i do completely understand grace not wanting to be part of that anymore .\nomnivision recently cut a deal with turner\u2019s hln to produce \u201cvideocracy , \u201d a series about the most buzz - worthy entertainment stories in the news \u2014 its first content for tv . it plans to continue to produce and distribute premium content for all platforms . the evolution from my damn channel\u2019s comedy origins has been under way for a few years , and the company has produced several hundred hours of programming across genres including comedy , music , unscripted reality and live variety programming .\nhelbig\u2019s new primary channel will be at the url that was previously her secondary channel . personally , i will be curious to see how well she can use her social media clout to bring her fans over to her new home . of course , recent projects like camp takota suggest that helbig is , like many of her peers , less interested in youtube and curious about moving on to bigger and better platforms .\nour flagship channel on youtube is urltoken with over two million subscribers . daily you has helped launch the careers of new talent with shows including our popular , long - running series fairy tale friday , started as bedtime stories by steve kerper feat . grace helbig .\n\u201cif creators can leave relationships and take their audience with them , networks and production companies are going to be very careful about what they invest in and make sure that they lock creators into iron - clad contracts before spending lots of money on them . and creators\u2026they\u2019re gonna have to make damn sure they need those entities for their success , or signing their life away is going to be a dumb move . \u201d\nas far as youtube contract dispute scandals go , this one is fairly tame in that no one is threatening to sue anyone , unlike the ray william johnson / maker studio spat . no one really cared about johnson\u2019s content ownership struggles though , because he was never seen as part of the community \u2014 johnson doesn\u2019t even go to vidcon . however , everyone loves helbig and helbig is a big part of the community . this is evident in the outpouring of support for her new channel , currently approaching 700 , 000 subscribers .\nmarvel\u2019s phase 4 gives the studio a chance to push for greater diversity when it comes to rounding out the next iteration of earth\u2019s mightiest heroes .\npaul rudd and evangeline lilly reunite in a marvel sequel that\u2019s faster , funnier , and more cunningly confident than the original .\na prequel to the \u201cpurge\u201d series , and the first set in the inner city , is a crude exploitation film that still manages to pack a timely punch .\na documentary about whitney houston offers a soaring testament to her art as well as an explanation for why she destroyed herself .\ndeliriously creative and ambitious to a fault , boots riley\u2019s gonzo debut extends the rapper\u2019s outspoken social critique .\nas a detective story , it\u2019s top - of - the - line , and its detective is a character that will endure long after the mystery is solved .\nalison brie and betty gilpin lead one of tv\u2019s best ensemble casts in a sharp season that\u2019s even better than the first .\nhugh grant and ben whishaw shine in a story of thwarted gay love and revenge in amazon\u2019s new limited series .\n\u201cqueer eye\u201d was always fun tv , but , in ways that are realer than reality tv tends to get , it\u2019s now verging on great .\nin its pre - broadway version premiering in chicago , \u201cthe cher show\u201d sings but doesn\u2019t soar .\nwest coast audiences are treated to the rare pleasure of seeing tom hanks on stage as the actor reinterprets shakespeare\u2019s buffoon .\nlucy barton\u2019s personal meditation blossoms into something bigger than itself \u2014 a portrait of america , even of history as a whole .\njim parsons heads a super ensemble in this revival of mart crowley\u2019s landmark play about gay friends at a birthday party .\nlistening to \u201cscorpion\u201d feels less like taking a journey than circling around and around on a cul - de - sac in a luxurious gated community .\nhow does beyonce and jay - z\u2019s \u201ceverything is love\u201d rate as an album ? solid and generally satisfying , but not the best from either .\non christina aguilera\u2019s \u201cliberation , \u201d it\u2019s clear she wants to move further toward hip - hop .\nif this is all another chapter in his long saga of outrages he\u2019s daring fans to indulge , maybe it\u2019s time to say \u201cenough . \u201d\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\nwe are a full - service studio and production company and have our own distribution on youtube through a network of owned and operated youtube channels .\nwe also have one of the largest short - form comedy video libraries on the internet available for license , spearheaded by award - winning shows including you suck at photoshop , wainy days , horrible people , cooking with coolio , mark malkoff , grace helbig and more .\nthe youtube community will forever remember last week as the time their current favorite , an up - and - coming lady comedian named grace helbig with 2 million fans , told \u201cthe system and the man\u201d ( aka the company she just left ) to go eat a dick .\nexcept , this is helbig we are talking about here \u2014 mtv\u2019s best vlogger of 2013 , just listed on forbes\u2019 30 - under - 30 list of 2014 \u2014 so it was a lot classier than that . the \u201ceat a dick\u201d part didn\u2019t come out until days later , in a video titled \u201c how to start over \u201d where she listed advice that spelled the phrase out . to anyone familiar with the space , the community\u2019s sustained digital cheerleading of helbig\u2019s newfound freedom from \u201cthe man\u201d is borderline deafening .\nwe are happy and grateful for all that we built together with grace and the best fans ever . her career will continue to see success after success . she is one of the most talented and hardest - working artists we know , and we are excited to see what\u2019s next . we wish her the very best and hope we can work together again in the future .\na rhetoric of \u201chow dare they not give grace rights to her content , hold her account hostage , milk her videos for ad money with re - runs , and what is this business about a binding contract ? ? ? \u201d prevails , to this day , across social media . established entertainment industry rules are clearly not welcome in this new media landscape .\ngreen , who described this debacle as \u201cone of the most important events in the history of online video , \u201d agrees . he wrote in an email :\nis it possible to not sign your life away , and have joint ownership of your content , ie : intellectual property ( ip ) rights ? i reached out to shaun spalding , a board member of new media rights , to find out and he said it is possible and happens all the time in the web video space , but it\u2019s \u201cnot really an ideal situation for anyone\u201d when it comes to profits . if an individual is concerned about a company using their ip in ways they don\u2019t like , then \u201cit\u2019s always better to fully own your ip . \u201d so don\u2019t bother , basically .\nthere are a lot of people out there wondering what exactly the middle men are supposed to be doing in this new world\u2026 and wondering if maybe they don\u2019t need to be paying them anymore . \u201d\nfrom a quick cheer to a standing ovation , clap to show how much you enjoyed this story .\nnever miss a story from fruzsina e\u00f6rd\u00f6gh , when you sign up for medium . learn more\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\ncatch up on unwrap the rap . we ' re bringing you rap lines from\nunwrap the rap : attempting to find the true meaning behind rap lyrics so everyone can stay up on their lingo .\never wonder what some of the lyrics in your favorite rap tracks actually mean ? same . welcome to unwrap the rap . catch up on # dailymotionusa\nrip # muhammedali be brave , be free , be tough , loving , helpful & funny . we need a lot more heroines & heroes now . urltoken\nstarring jack dishel , roseanna arquette & tom petty . don ' t trip & drive\n@ zandywithaz : just one more because these people are the best . urltoken\n(\nnobody duz it betta\nu all ) # childrenshospital\ngarry shandling was as kind and generous as he was funny and that is saying a lot .\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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based youtube star sara maria forsberg , whose video \u201cwhat languages sound like to foreigners\u201d has garnered 10 . 6 million views in about a month .\nunder the multiyear deal with forsberg , omnivision will work with the 19 - year - old to co - create content to be available on existing and new youtube channels , urltoken and other platforms starting next month . forsberg will start working for omnivision from pietarsaari , finland , but she hopes to eventually relocate to los angeles . omnivision will be her exclusive worldwide manager in partnership with yrc finland oy , pursuing advertising , online , film , tv , theatrical , print and other opportunities . forsberg is scheduled to make her u . s . television debut with an april 7 appearance on \u201cthe ellen degeneres show , \u201d and is also planning to launch her music career with a major record label .\nwith the name change , barnett will retain his current position as founder and ceo , while co - founder warren chao has been elevated to president .\nthe new york - based company\u2019s investors include intuitive venture partners , shea ventures , okapi venture capital and sunshine wireless .\ndakota fanning , k\u014dichi yamadera join cast of rooster teeth ' s ' gen : lock ' starring michael b . jordan\ntubefilter is the curator of online video . we do that in a number of ways . from industry news , to web series reviews , to related events , and one heck of an awards show . learn more about us and what we do here .\nif you have a great news tip , are interested in advertising on tubefilter , thinking about possible partnership opportunities , want to find out more about our upcoming events , would like to write a guest post , or just want to say\nhello ,\nbe sure to drop us a line .\nget tubefilter ' s top stories , breaking news , and event updates delivered straight to your inbox .\ncatch up on more unwrap the rap . this week our hosts , tanner and taylor , are bringing you rap lines from\nunwrap the rap - behind the lyrics\nall the way up\nremix feat . jay z and\nround of applause\nby waka flocka flame - 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", "topic": 3}], "title": "enterprise vault", "paragraphs": ["the first certified enterprise vault consultancy in north america , globanet has one of the largest enterprise vault software development teams in the world . with deep expertise with the enterprise vault api , our engineers have customized and integrated enterprise vault to meet some of the toughest requirements . we have successfully delivered hundreds of enterprise vault projects , including some of the largest and most strategic enterprise vault deployments .\nno . this version of enterprise vault does not allow for the deletion or hiding of folders within the vault .\n: information about enterprise vault enhancements is provided in the release notes for each version .\nyes . the enterprise vault add - ins is integrated into owa when you are enabled for enterprise vault . all functionality that you have in outlook is available in owa . to access the vault from owa , an email will need to be opened and you will see the enterprise vault app that is integrated into owa .\njournalarchive table has grown significantly since upgrading to enterprise vault ( ev ) 8 . x or later .\nfrom this base , we tested enterprise vault in several phases . we started by creating users and assigning retention and archiving policies in regards to their e - mails in enterprise vault , trying out different archiving strategies .\nright click the enterprise vault site name ( first container under directory on . . . ) and select properties .\nwe tested enterprise vault in our test lab for four weeks . because we determined that it would be difficult and prohibitively expensive to test performance of enterprise vault , we elected to use a preinstalled demonstration environment that symantec provided for our testing .\nveritas enterprise vault , the industry leader in integrated content archiving , enables users to store , manage , and discover unstructured information across their organizations . as the industry\u2019s most widely deployed enterprise archiving solution , enterprise vault helps customers de - duplicate information at the source to reduce costs , delete information confidently and discover information efficiently .\nwe provide a complete set of services that allow you to make the most of your investment in veritas enterprise vault . combined with our proprietary software tools that extend and improve the functionality of veritas enterprise vault , globanet delivers complete and reliable solutions .\nat this stage , we also tested the user features of enterprise vault , including the outlook plug - in and web - based user interface . we also tested and evaluated the compliance accelerator and discovery accelerator parts of enterprise vault at this stage .\nwill enterprise vault mailbox archiving for microsoft exchange archive lync messages ? the message class is ipm . note . microsoft . conversation .\nno , you do not need to wait . you can push mail items into your vault by highlighting those items and clicking on the push the\nstore\nvault icon located under enterprise vault tab ( outlook 2013 / 2010 ) .\nif it is possible , does the version of ev matter ( e . g . enterprise vault for microsoft exchange 9 sp2 only ) ?\nafter the mail item is six months old the shortcut is automatically deleted from the user ' s mailbox by a vault administrative process . the original vault item is still in the vault and can be searched / located using\nsearch vaults\nlocated under enterprise vault tab ( outlook 2013 / 2010 ) .\nemails can be restored from the evault to regain content and attachments by choosing ' restore ' from the ' enterprise vault ' toolbar in outlook .\nif you don\u2019t see the enterprise vault tab email doit . evault @ urltoken or contact the it service desk at 800 - 366 - 8768 .\nvault enterprise includes a number of features that may be useful in specific workflows . please use the sidebar navigation on the left to choose a specific topic .\nyes . you can search both your outlook mailbox and your archive vault data . the mailbox search will search your mailbox items and any vault stubs you have remaining in the mailbox . enterprise vault performs a full index of all items including attachments . this means that when you search your vault , attachments will be included in the search . however , the vault and mailbox searches need to be run separately .\ni was the enterprise vault \u2018evangelist\u2019 in north america at digital in 1998 before joining kvs as the technical director of north america . this is a history of enterprise vault and kvs written by nigel dutt , the founder of kvault software ( aka kvs ) . nigel was kind enough allow us to post this history here .\nyour messages now are located in your vault . they can be accessed by clicking on the\nsearch vaults\nbutton located under the enterprise vault tab . you can also use the search vault feature located in the same location . the folder structure is presented within outlook for you to copy future messages .\nfor example : hkey _ local _ machine \\ software \\ wow6432node \\ kvs \\ enterprise vault \\ install \\ hotfixes \\ 12 . 1 . 0 \\ 12 . 1 . 1\nenterprise vault 8 introduced a new feature called transaction history . the transaction history is used to determine how long to record updates to archives . updates include adding new items , deleting items and moving items . the update records significantly improve the performance of vault cache synchronization by providing records of the changes to an archive since the last vault cache synchronization . if a user has not synchronized their vault cache within the transaction history period , then enterprise vault will process the archive to determine the updates . the transactions are tracked in the journalarchive , journaldelete and journalupdate tables which are located in the vault store databases . since the tables will grow larger than they did in previous versions of enterprise vault , additional considerations should given to ensure the sql server does not run out of disk space . alternatively , the number of days the transaction history is retained may be modified .\nnote : with the introduction of additional enterprise vault databases and increased database sizes described in this article , it is imperative that routine sql maintenance is performed in addition to backups . refer to article 000040169 .\nreach out to have your questions answered or download vault open source for free .\nbelow is a listing of the versions for enterprise vault ( ev ) . after verification of the binaries on the ev server , it is imperative that the schema version of the vaultdirectory and vault store databases both match appropriately . any differences will result in loss of functionality within the product .\nsymantec delivered two vmware virtual machines to us . one was a windows domain controller running exchange 2003 and several other applications , as well as the full enterprise vault suite . the other was used just for exchange 2007 .\nthe next generation vault\u2122 enterprise call recording for public safety is the definitive recording solution available today . the vault\u2122 logging recorder is an integrated data collection platform that allows organizations to capture communications and associated data . the vault\u2122 logging recorder is unique because it is a fully integrated solution not separate products bolted together . the simplicity in the design provides for high availability , reliability , scalability , and usability .\nwhen there are errors during the export process duplicate conversations may be exported to ev . see this kb article for details : im manager exports duplicate conversations to enterprise vault ( ev ) when there are errors during the export process .\nyes . from within evs ( enterprise vault search ) select the drop - down arrow and select\nchoose folder\n. a new window will appear and you will be able to select the vaults that you would like to search .\nsome of these technical experts have even started their own companies ( such as vault solutions ) based on enterprise vault support , services and add - ons . the fact that our start - up , having kicked off a new market , eventually spun off its own start - ups must be some sort of maturity milestone in itself .\nthen , we generated about 250 messages over one week between our new users to build a message database with a range of dates . during this message generation , we also examined the features of enterprise vault and learned to operate its administrative interface .\ndue to an increasing demand for unlimited email storage as well as our university ' s legal requirements to comply with the data protection and freedom of information acts , we have introduced an automated e - mail archiving system known as the enterprise vault or evault .\nif you have rights to another user ' s mailbox set by your email administrator you will be able to access that user ' s vault . if rights to the user ' s mailbox are set through delegation or through the email client , you will not have rights to the user ' s vault . if vault rights are needed , contact your agency it coordinator to submit an esr to have vault rights set .\nenterprise vault services are not available from 4 : 00 am \u2013 8 : 00am am due to maintenance running on the system . this will only affect users that are trying to manually archive or restore mail items . users will still be able to view their vaulted emails during these hours .\nfor enterprise vault 10 . x and below , follow these steps : a . select the archive settings tab . b . under the transaction history section , retain archive transaction history for : specify the number of days to retain updates to archives . by default , the data is retained for 32 days .\nyes . for users who have access to several other vaults , the new\narchive group\nfeature introduced in enterprise vault 11 may be what they want to use . to 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become available . our sales experts will assist you in planning out the system where the most benefit can initially be obtained . we also work with your it department to coordinate implementation and integration to the specific systems that will need recording . implementation times take between two to four weeks depending upon the complexity and size of the vault\u2122 system deployed .\nvault\u2122 is a scalable solution that runs on a single server in institution . built using microsoft silverlight technology , vault\u2122 is scalable to record from five simultaneous conversations and screens , to thousands without major upgrades . our technology allows the healthcare institution to deploy vault\u2122 in the smallest of applications and grow it throughout the hospital as needs progress and budgets become available . our healthcare experts will assist you in planning out the system where the most benefit can initially be obtained . we also work with your it department to coordinate implementation and integration to the specific systems that will need recording . implementation times take between two to four weeks depending upon the complexity and size of the vault\u2122 healthcare system deployed .\nanalog , digital , and t1 / e1 interfaces are supported within the vault\u2122 logging recorder system . record activation includes vox , contact closure , voltage , and d - channel events .\nsms is supported for next generation 9 - 1 - 1 applications . this advanced vault\u2122 logging recorder system feature will allow users to record and playback the full conversation in real time .\nmonitoring the quality of agent interactions helps to maintain an agency\u2019s service level to its expected standards . vault\u2122 is key in maintaining a positive customer experience , assisting the agent in difficult situations and helps mitigate litigation risk . vault\u2122 permits agencies to maintain a high agent performance quality without sacrificing time or resources . a quality management system provides an effective way to evaluate agent adherence to established procedures and maximize agent productivity . as a fully integrated solution , vault\u2122 enables supervisors to evaluate agents as they listen to their interactions . vault\u2122provides supervisors a complete picture of the call transaction including voice and screen shots from the agent call . monitoring and evaluating agent behavior enables improvement through training and coaching ensuring that agents adhere to procedures , protocol and compliance .\nwhen you need to ensure your enterprise vault investment , you can\u2019t afford to take chances . you need an expert resource with the team and experience to develop and deploy just the right solution to protect your business data reliably , accurately and securely . globanet takes the risk out of your archiving and ediscovery equation . no matter how small or large your company is , or the scale of your archiving and ediscovery needs , globanet is prepared with the engineers and experience required to do the job right .\nvault\u2122 enterprise call recording for healthcare is designed to meet industry compliance standards for both voice and data recording . verbal communication is critical in the healthcare industry especially telephone communications . verbal communication has the potential to affect patient care , response times , patient privacy and the hospital\u2019s image . voice and data recording becomes critical in providing audit trails to track liability . vault\u2122 aids in providing healthcare institutions with an easy to use , scalable compliance recording solution which can aid in creating necessary back up data to protect the hospital and its staff . there are many departments where disputes between patients , hospital staff and physicians can cause harm to patient privacy and patient care , while exposing the healthcare institution to significant liability damages .\ndeletion authority will depend on each agency ' s / customer ' s email deletion policies and legal procedures . please review those policies and legal procedures with your supervisor before proceeding with archive vault deletions .\nvault\u2122 has many standard recording capabilities . what separates us from the competition is how vault\u2122 is deployed . our network of experienced healthcare recording professionals will design a solution that meets your hospital\u2019s needs . this involves meeting with key departments and evaluating where the hospital is most exposed . we then will work with your institution in mapping out a plan that meets your needs while considering the parameters of your budget .\nvault\u2122 provides both screen and voice capture . our unique ability to capture both simultaneously helps piece together any incident that may need to be reviewed . communication center supervisors can see the full picture of how a scenario unfolded , whether it is through miscommunication , input error or validation of correct procedures . department managers can easily review their employee\u2019s actions and use vault\u2122 as a training tool to better response times or change procedures .\nto the extent that deletion authority exists for one or more particular archive vault items , the option to delete is available . while in\nsearch vaults\nyou can highlight the mail items you want to delete , right click and click delete . you may need to refresh your browser within archive explorer to reflect that the deleted item is gone . note : deleting shortcuts in your mailbox will not delete those items in your archive vault .\nvault\u2122 provides both screen and voice capture to the healthcare institution . our unique ability to capture both simultaneously helps piece together any incident that may need to be reviewed . healthcare administrators can see the full picture of how a dispute may have unfolded , whether it is through miscommunication , input error or validation of correct procedures . department managers can easily review their employee\u2019s actions and use vault\u2122 as a training tool to better response times or change procedures .\nincreasing reach : evolving enterprise vault to being more of an \u201carchiving platform\u201d than specifically an exchange email archiver . more archiving clients were added alongside the original email service so that the archive gradually became a repository for any and all \u201cunstructured information\u201d . the additional archive services included psts , public folders , files systems , sharepoint , lotus , and smtp mail . we held off publishing an api and developers\u2019 kit because of the support implications , but this was exactly the sort of thing that would make sense as soon as a large company with the appropriate infrastructure took over the product .\nduring this time we also designed a spin - off product called \u201centerprise vault mailbox manager\u201d ( vmm ) . this was done in cahoots with microsoft and was to be a \u201cmailbox janitor\u201d that cleaned out mailboxes subject to flexible policies . microsoft had provided a \u201cquick \u2018n dirty\u201d add - on to do this for the then current version of exchange and it had proved extremely popular , so they wanted a \u201cproperly engineered\u201d version of it for the next version but did not have the in - house resources to do it themselves alongside their work on the main product . effectively it was a cut - down client and policy administration tool for enterprise vault but without the back - end archiving services , so older messages could be deleted but not saved . the agreement with microsoft was that vmm would be an optional add - on to exchange v6 . 0 and would accompany that product when it shipped later in 2000 . we would supply it for free but , in microsoft\u2019s words , we would have \u201cfull bragging rights\u201d to then promote the full compaq archiving product to the customers . of course this was the marketers\u2019 dream \u2013 access to 100 % of our target market with the distribution all done via microsoft . what could go wrong ?\nsynergon understands the need to keep sensitive data safe and secure . we also understand the importance of complying with local , state and federal regulations . to meet these needs , synergon has implemented system level and administrative security roles and access , incorporated into 256 - bit aes end - to - end encryption , along with complete audit trails of all events within vault\u2122 . to further enhance our security , vault\u2122 digitally stamps all call signatures to ensure that no call can be tampered with .\na myth has occasionally arisen that somehow enterprise vault was derived from , or was even a rebadging of all - in - 1 , but it was a ground - up brand new development on the windows platform ( then windows nt ) rather than openvms . the confusion probably arose because the engineering team had all come from all - in - 1 . however , what we did carry forward as an engineering team was the sort of process - driven engineering methodology that we had developed for all - in - 1 engineering ( following the sei capability maturity model ) as well as building translatability into the product from the start .\nvault\u2122 is designed to meet hipaa compliance for both voice and data recording . all vault\u2122 recordings are stored in an encrypted format , preserving the original recording without an ability to edit . all recordings within the system can be accessed with permission - based criteria through the use of granular security profiles and can be restricted from playback , access or email . unauthorized access is logged and a detailed call log is present with each call , to identify any events or interactions with the secure recording .\nvault\u2122 is designed to meet industry compliance standards for both voice and data recording . all vault\u2122 recordings are stored in an encrypted format , preserving the original recording without an ability to edit . all recordings within the system can be accessed with permission - based criteria through the use of granular security profiles , and can be restricted from playback , access or email . unauthorized access is logged and a detailed call log is present with each call to identify any events or interactions with the secure recording .\nvault\u2122 is designed to meet industry compliance standards for both voice and data recording . all vault\u2122 recordings are stored in an encrypted format , preserving the original recording without an ability to edit . all recordings within the system can be accessed with permission - based criteria through the use of granular security profiles , and can be restricted from playback , access or email . unauthorized access is logged and a detailed call log is present with each call , to identify any events or interactions with the secure recording .\nmost institutions can benefit from interaction recordings to reduce their liability and mitigate risk . vault\u2122 voice recordings and screen capture create an electronic trail to monitor the customer interaction thus providing complete documentation of any transaction and a 360 view of how your agents interact with your customers .\nmany times , agents deal with controversy . accurate information is critical to set a timeline of events , in order to reconstruct a situation . vault\u2122 provides that timeline of events by storing and sorting recorded information through a variety of criteria . agents or supervisors can search the vault\u2122 database by client number , client telephone number , time , date and just about any other criteria to retrieve the recordings . once assembled , the information can be displayed by time and date and played back to recreate the event . upon playback , vault\u2122 plays the voice recording while displaying the screens that were captured during the call , plus any agent or supervisor notes that were taken during the call . supervisors can also highlight sections of the recordings and annotate notes so that in the process of reconstructing the event , playback can jump directly to the section in question , thus reducing time to locate and replay specific events .\nmany times , agents deal with controversy . accurate information is critical to set a timeline of events , in order to reconstruct a situation . vault\u2122 provides that timeline of events by storing and sorting recorded information through a variety of criteria . agents or supervisors can search the vault\u2122 database by client number , client telephone number , time , date and just about any other criteria to retrieve the recordings . once assembled , the information can be displayed by time and date and played back to recreate the event . upon playback , vault\u2122 plays the voice recording while displaying the screens that were captured during the call , plus any agent or supervisor notes that were taken during the call . supervisors can also highlight sections of the recordings and annotate notes so that in the process of reconstructing the event , playback can jump directly to the section in question , thus reducing time to locate and replay specific events .\nwhen normally facing controversy , especially with payment transactions . using vault\u2122 , each call is automatically recorded in a 256 - bit aes end - to - end encryption that ensures each original conversation is stored and cannot be altered . our encryption permits these conversations to be used in the event of litigation .\nwhen normally facing controversy , especially with payment transactions , using vault\u2122 , each call is automatically recorded in a 256 - bit aes end - to - end encryption which ensures each original conversation is stored securely and cannot be altered . the encryption permits these conversations to be used in the event of litigation .\nvault\u2122 makes it easy to review a conversation . whether it is instantaneous feedback or to review an incident that occurred previously . through our search engine , a wide range of criteria including telephone extension , time and / or day , caller id , call id , employee or other data , can be used to search and access recordings .\nsynergon and our network of value added resale professionals work with our customers to design best - practice performance management processes . vault\u2122quality performance reports help managers to spot emerging trends at group and individual collector levels . the quality assurance tool enables users to find top performers and use their recordings for collector coaching and training . supervisors can identify individuals in need of coaching , and know specifically what the individual collectors need to do to improve . vault\u2122our agent evaluation module , equips supervisors with the knowledge to help them better understand agent strengths and weaknesses , fostering better performance , measured in terms of increased customer commitments to repay and of debts collected , as well as improved agent self - empowerment and morale .\nsynergon and our network of value added resale professionals work with our customers to design best - practice performance management processes . vault\u2122 quality performance reports help managers to spot emerging trends at group and individual collector levels . the quality assurance tool enables users to find top performers and use their recordings for collector coaching and training . supervisors can identify individuals in need of coaching , and know specifically what the individual collectors need to do to improve . vault\u2122 our agent evaluation module , equips supervisors with the knowledge to help them better understand agent strengths and weaknesses , fostering better performance , measured in terms of increased customer commitments to repay and of debts collected , as well as improved agent self - empowerment and morale .\nvault\u2122 makes it easy to review a conversation . whether it is instantaneous feedback to check on physician instructions or to review an incident that occurred previously . through our search engine , a wide range of criteria including telephone extension , time and / or day . caller id , call id , employee or other data , can be used to search and access recordings .\nbeginning with ev 10 . 0 . 4 , cumulative hot fix ( chf ) installations are implemented using a chf installer in the form of a\nsetup . exe\nfile . each chf will have its own version information and may or may not update the schema versions of the enterprisevaultdirectory , vault store and / or fingerprint databases . the following table presents the versions of these entities after the chf installation .\nproof is often necessary to mediate and resolve customer disputes . having access to detailed call recordings and desktop screen capture data provides the verifiable facts you need to quickly mediate and resolve disputes . vault\u2122 provides flexible options for recording calls that enable collection agencies to meet their specific needs . some agencies record all calls , while others record calls on demand . through our simple user interface recordings can be initiated with a few mouse clicks , plus the agent can annotate recordings with comments on - demand .\nas would be expected , there was a significant program of continuing enhancement of the base products as well as the new licensed products mentioned above , and given the increasingly competitive environment , most archive products were following the same path . the initial pc - based outlook client support was enhanced with functionality such as offline vault for laptop users , outlook web access support and the web - based archive explorer . the product was implemented from day one to be fully translatable , so foreign language versions ( including asian ) were developed from an early stage .\neach night the system scans a user ' s mailbox and moves items older than 60 days into the corresponding folder in the vault . in addition to this , mail will be moved sooner when the mailbox reaches 85 % capacity . messages with large attachments ( i . e . , 2 . 5 mb or larger ) will be moved sooner than messages with smaller attachments . this is done to keep the mailbox to a manageable level . accordingly users should no longer experience a \u201cmailbox is full\u201d situation preventing them from sending and receiving e - mail .\nby august 1999 , two point releases of the vault had been shipped , twenty or so sales had been made and a number of pilots were under way . then , following the usual early warning signs as compaq cut down on the software side of the business , the product was cancelled and the whole engineering team was made redundant . the very next day we all stood outside and watched a total eclipse of the sun , which seemed somehow symbolic at the time . while most of the group went off on their gardening leave , a few of us stayed behind to produce an \u201cunarchive\u201d tool to enable the existing customers to restore everything back to exchange from their vaults .\nthe cloud is full of risk . your security posture shouldn ' t be .\nconsul releases new feature\nconnect\nto secure service - to - service communication .\njoin us in building a set of industry - leading open source tools and commercial products .\nleverage any trusted source of identity to enforce access to systems , secrets , and applications .\nprovide your organization with a central place to store and access all infrastructure and application secrets .\nleverage any trusted source of identity to enforce system and application access for either static or dynamic secrets .\nenable central it teams to provide governance over secrets management and access , at scale across their infrastructure and clusters with multi - factor authentication and replication .\nlos angeles , ca \u2013 globanet\u2122 , an information management firm specializing in messaging compliance , announced today that globanet . . .\nlos angeles , ca \u2013 globanet\u2122 , a leading developer and reseller of data archiving , migration , compliance and ediscovery solutions , . . .\nlos angeles , july 8 , 2016 - - globanet\u2122 , an information management firm specializing in messaging compliance , announced today the latest release . . .\nglobanet is set to launch an all - new website dedicated to merge1 in the coming days . the new site will be a resource for enterprises looking to . . .\nwhat is gdpr ? on may 25 , 2018 , the european union\u2019s new data privacy regulations will go into effect . the new policy , known as general data . . .\ndata is growing exponentially but in reality much of it holds very little business value . it is also becoming more diverse . around 80 % of data is unstructured * which makes it very difficult to manage . as data multiplies , so do risks to your organization including reduced productivity , unnecessary costs , and inadequate compliance and governance .\nwhat\u2019s needed is a comprehensive approach to archiving and ediscovery that allows you to only keep required information , which frees up infrastructure and allows users to have information at their fingertips . it ensures that compliance and governance requirements are met and enforced with advanced , highly configurable rules .\nwe ensure critical data is properly classified , catalogued , preserved and more easily searched \u2013 so businesses better control their information footprint , making compliance and ediscovery simpler .\nnot all data is created equally \u2013 some is absolutely critical . the rest less so , or not at all . how can you shine a light on the information in your organization easily ? bluesource is now offering dark data assessments to eligible customers . this assessment runs over one to five days depending on your requirements and will help you address :\nthe assessment will provide a report and a presentation on findings . from this assessment you\u2019ll be able to easily understand :\nwhatever the requirements , your information can be preserved either on premise or in the cloud . with an information management pedigree spanning over 15 years , bluesource consultants have unparalleled expertise when it comes to archiving , and search and ediscovery solutions . we understand how best to blend applications to get the right solution to manage your information and we know how to optimize those applications whatever platform you choose . we provide a single point of contact for accessing archiving and ediscovery technical support , troubleshooting or advice , and comprehensive backup management capabilities fully backed by slas , releasing valuable it skills and budgets .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nenter a name in the box and / or job title and / or location and / or choose a faculty / support service and 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browser does not have javascript enabled . please turn on javascript and try again .\nthis is because your folder structure from your psts ( if you had them ) is now part of your outlook mailbox and no longer a separate file on your network home drive . it may appear to be in a different order which is caused by folders being alphabetically aligned .\nto move , copy or delete items you will highlight the one ( s ) you want , right click on the message ( s ) , and choose the appropriate action . it may take several minutes for the system to act on your request depending on the size and number of messages you are performing the action on . if deleting a message , you may need to refresh the screen before the message ( s ) are removed from your screen .\nadvanced search features are available by clicking on the red advanced link in the upper right - hand corner of the evs screen . the user can add in as many search criteria options as needed by clicking on the plus ( + ) sign next to any search field .\nsearch criteria options include : received or sent , from , subject or content , subject , content , all recipients ( to , cc , & bcc ) , to , cc , size , importance , attachments , folder , archived date , and retention category .\nselect the plus sign to create a new archive group . after the group is created , select email and right click on the archives that you would like to\ncopy to custom archive group\n. select the new archive group that you have created and select done .\nonce created , the new group with the associated archives will appear in the left pane of evs . the group can then be expanded or collapsed by clicking on the group name .\nthe veritas product ( s ) version ( s ) identified in the chart below are in the end of life process . . veritas will end of life the earlier releases of these products including any maintenance packs and / or patches for each version , in all released languages . extended technical support and content updates for customers with current maintenance support will be available according to the dates listed in the table below . this notice describes the timelines for the delivery of support services for these versions that have begun their end of life process .\nextended technical support ( ets ) must be purchased to receive support between eoss and eosl dates .\nthe end of life begin ( eolb ) date is typically the general availability / effective date of the subsequent major release .\nthe end of life begin date may also be any date that veritas chooses to discontinue a product line entirely .\nthe end of standard support ( eoss ) date is the final date standard support is provided for the end of life ( eol ) product .\nat no point will standard support be provided for more than a certain number of product releases , typically the 2 or 3 most current major releases . in other words , standard support is only available for the most current major release and the previous 1 or 2 major releases before the most current . in the event this occurs , veritas will post the updated end of life ( eol ) milestone dates for the end of life ( eol ) product on the veritas end of life ( eol ) website ( sort ) and the end of life ( eol ) product reaches end of standard support ( eoss ) .\nduring the standard support phase , veritas will generally deliver full technical support , including new bug fixes and patches for the product to establish or restore substantial conformity with the product\u2019s documentation , all in accordance with your support agreement and applicable support policies .\nat its discretion , veritas may offer extended technical support for certain products for an additional fee . the purpose of extended technical support is to allow you additional time to receive support from veritas on an older ( past eoss ) product release in order to migrate to a current product release .\nyou must have an active support agreement for essential support or basic maintenance on the affected product for which you want to purchase extended technical support .\nextended technical support generally consists of providing known and existing bug fixes and patches .\nthe end of support life ( eosl ) date is the date after which no support of any kind is available for the end of life ( eol ) product .\nfor products that offer extended technical support , the end of support life ( eosl ) date is the final date that extended technical support ( if purchased ) is provided for the end of life ( eol ) product .\nfor products that do not offer extended technical support , the eoss date is the eosl date .\nstandard support is only available for the two ( 2 ) most current major releases .\na major release for the information governance product family is a dot - zero release .\nwe would also recommend you periodically check our website by selecting your product , then release details , for information with respect to end of life and end of support life for your specific licensed software .\nplease note that this document is a translation from english , and may have been machine - translated . it is possible that updates have been made to the original version after this document was translated and published . veritas does not guarantee the accuracy regarding the completeness of the translation . you may also refer to the english version of this knowledge base article for up - to - date information .\nhello ! we noticed that while you have a veritas account , you aren\u2019t yet registered to manage cases and use chat . we have created a case for our customer care team to get you registered . if you require immediate assistance , please call us and we would be happy to assist .\nit is crucial that component versions are at the same ev product / schema version across all ev / sql servers . a mismatch could have occurred because of a partial or failed upgrade . see the installation guide or upgrade documents to assist with confirming a successful upgrade or new installation .\nnote : not all of the below listed versions are supported . for end of life and end of support life information , please refer to article 000116348 in the related articles section .\n* due to an issue found with shortcut deletions , the original 12 . 2 . 0 release was replaced by the 12 . 2 . 0 r1 release .\n( 1 ) the 11 . 0 . 1chf4 release was superseded by the 11 . 0 . 1chf4r1 release , with the 11 . 0 . 1chf4r1 release now referenced as 11 . 0 . 1chf4 .\nnote : this is only applicable to the ev server and not applicable for any accelerator or associated ev products . for version information for compliance accelerator or discovery accelerator , see 100010618 in the related documents section below .\nhello ! we noticed that while you have a veritas account , you aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t yet registered to manage cases and use chat . we have created a case for our customer care team to get you registered . if you require immediate assistance , please call us and we would be happy to assist .\nextended technical support ( ets ) must be purchased to receive support between end of standard support and end of support life dates .\nauto - suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type .\nif its in exchange already , you can just add the message class , which you already know and add it to the site properties , then in the archiving policies under message classes , just check it and it will then start archiving those items . any policies that have it unchecked will ignore those messages\nit probably will as jw2 says , use the additional message class . if you want lync archiving symc has recommended partners who use the symc api urltoken\nthanks jw3 and gcox . how about for journal archiving ? i ' m guessing no because i ' m not aware of a way to add a message class to the journaling policy .\ni am not getting any ipm . note . microsoft . conversation messages in the exchange 2003 journaling mailbox .\ni 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- national , the prospective customers were being asked to put their faith in a small british - based start - up , and for the most part that wasn\u2019t about to happen . however , we did make some very early sales , the first being to libertel in the netherlands who purchased in our first week of operation . they were followed as early adopters by freshfields in the uk , clearstream in luxemburg , shaw cable in canada and jackson national life in the usa , which meant that we were instantly a multi - national !\nthese early sales were all via compaq , except for freshfields that was a resolution systems deal . in our first month we also partnered with essential computing who we knew well from our digital days and they organised our kvs launch in london in december 1999 . this event then led to more early business through essential .\nsimilarly , because of the uncertainty when we were first cancelled by compaq , the vmm project with microsoft fell through , so we missed what would have been a fabulous opportunity for a small company to kick - start the business .\nwe set up a technical support and sales presence in the usa almost immediately and our us hq was eventually established in arlington ( texas ) if for no other reason than that was where our north americas manager lived . over time several home - based regional offices were set up around north america , in particular in the new york area , reflecting the strong financial sector business we were doing there .\nhaving started with the ideal situation ( ideal for engineers that is ) of being an engineer - only company , we and our investors knew that we would need to hire a ceo and then develop the sales and marketing functions , and that started to happen after a few months when we hired mike hedger as ceo and he in turn recruited the people to start the various sales and other field organisations ."]}
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{"id": 53803, "summary": [{"text": "tompkins financial corporation is a small , diversified financial services company based in ithaca , new york .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it is the parent of the tompkins trust company , as well as several other banks , an insurance agency , and a wealth management division .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "the bank traces its history to 1836 , when the tompkins county bank was chartered by a special act of the new york state assembly .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "after the national bank act of 1864 , it was reorganized into the tompkins county national bank .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "in 1891 , the ithaca trust company was formed ; in 1935 , the two banks merged into the tompkins county trust company .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "for many years the bank was associated with the locally-prominent treman family ; the last family member to be president , charles e. treman , jr. , served from 1960 to 1978 .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "from 1978 to 1989 , the bank was led by raymond van houtte , a late opponent of the glass \u2013 steagall act .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "under the leadership of james j. byrnes , ceo from 1989 to 2003 , the trust company began to expand .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "in 1995 the bank created a holding company for itself , tompkins trustco , which was renamed in 2007 to tompkins financial .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in 1996 , the bank opened its first branch outside of tompkins county , with the purchase of a small branch office in odessa , new york .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "in 2000 , it acquired the bank of castile in western new york and mahopac national bank in the hudson valley .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "while most of the banks tompkins financial has acquired have kept their separate identities , in 2008 it paid $ 30.2 million for sleepy hollow bank and merged its assets into mahopac national bank .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "in 2012 , tompkins financial acquired vist bank in suburban philadelphia , paying $ 109.1 million .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "the company 's expansion has not been limited to banks : in the mid-2000s , tompkins financial acquired a number of independent insurance agencies , merging them into the newly created tompkins insurance agencies , and in 2006 acquired financial planning firm am&m financial services ( renamed in 2011 to tompkins financial advisors ) .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "after the 2008 financial crisis , tompkins financial was lauded for not issuing subprime mortgages or investing in securities backed by them .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "tompkins financial also declined to participate in the federal government 's bank bailout in 2008 .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the company has also raised its dividend to shareholders every year since 1987 .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "on august 1 , 2013 , tompkins financial announced that byrnes , who had served as board chairman since the company 's creation , would step down in 2014 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "he was succeeded by ithaca college president tom rochon .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "in march 2014 , tompkins financial announced that it was rebranding itself by adopting a new logo , and renaming its subsidiary banks to start with \" tompkins . \"", "topic": 36}, {"text": "previously , all its acquired banks had retained their original names , keeping with tompkins 's promise of local control .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "in april 2015 , tompkins financial announced plans to build a new headquarters in downtown ithaca , adjacent to its current headquarters on the ithaca commons .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "currently nearly 300 corporate and back-office employees are spread throughout the ithaca area ; the seven-story , 110,000 sqft building would bring them all under one roof .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "construction began in june 2016 , and the building is expected to be finished in 2018 , at a total cost of $ 26.8 million . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "tompkins financial corporation", "paragraphs": ["nevertheless , as the corporation grows , it ' s important to maintain the community bank strategy , said stephen romaine , who today serves as the ceo of the tompkins financial corporation .\ntompkins financial corporation is a financial holding company , formerly known as tompkins trustco inc . under its umbrella are tompkins trust company , mahopac national bank and the bank of castile , which together operate 45 offices throughout new york . also part of tompkins financial ' s holdings are tompkins investment services , am & m financial services inc . and tompkins insurance agencies inc .\nlooking out for customers is one part of the mission , but tompkins financial also is beholden to shareholders in the publicly - traded corporation .\ntompkins trustco , inc . to acquire am & m financial services , inc . ; deal expands tompkins ' financial planning and wealth management expertise\ntompkins trustco , inc . to acquire am & m financial services , inc . ; deal expands tompkins ' financial planning and wealth management expertise | business wire\nthe leadership of tompkins financial , which posted large gains in 2008 , while other financial institutions were being leveled by the sagging economy . from left , frank fetsko , tompkins financial executive vice president and chief financial officer ; steve romaine , tompkins financial president and chief executive officer ; jim byrnes , chairman of tompkins financial and tompkins trust company ; and greg hartz , tompkins trust company president and chief executive officer , take a moment to reflect on their successes in 2008 . ( photo by rachel philipson )\nthe corporation also is ready to acquire more institutions - if they fit with the current businesses .\nbyrnes himself was at the helm of the trust company during much of this growth period , shepherding the bank into the 21st century with the creation of the tompkins financial corporation , a three billion dollar holding company that serves as a corporate parent to three community banks , the trust company , the bank of castile , and mahopac national bank , which together operate 45 banking offices in local markets throughout new york state . alongside these banks , tompkins financial corporation also offers comprehensive wealth management services through tompkins financial advisors and personal and business insurance products through tompkins insurance agencies . \u00eathe tompkins financial corporation has strengthened the companies under its umbrella by giving them more resources and allowing them a broader range of operations , said byrnes .\nromaine said tompkins financial is poised for more growth , keeping in line with its focus and mission .\ntompkins financial corporation shareholders enjoy greater efficiency and convenience in their transactions thanks to our association with american stock transfer & trust company , llc (\nast\n) . shares of tmp common stock can be purchased through\naside from the fact the insurance company is run by a corporation that also owns banking and investment services institutions , tompkins insurance is like any other insurance agency .\nthings are even going so well , tompkins financial was one of 20 banking institutions across the country - many of them also community - banking organizations - to decline to participate in the government ' s bank bailout . tompkins financial was slated to receive $ 15 million under the program , strange for a corporation that made money in 2008 .\nwe ' ve had a pretty consistent perspective ,\nsaid steve romaine , tompkins financial corporation president and chief executive officer , when asked why the financial holding company was so successful amidst the economic turmoil of 2008 .\ni think it ' s because of all the things we did prior to 2008 .\ntmp is a financial holding company headquartered in ithaca , ny . they are the parent company for tompkins trust company , the bank of castile , mahopac national bank , tompkins insurance agencies , inc . , and am & m financial services , inc .\nthe difference comes when you look at the resources available to the insurance company as a result of being owned by tompkins financial .\nnot that the attractive short - term gainers weren ' t inviting , it ' s just that tompkins financial didn ' t bite .\nfrank fetsko , tompkins financial executive vice president and chief financial officer , said the success is derived directly from the organizations values - making sure its business is good for shareholders , clients , customers and the community .\nwhen mahopac joined the tompkins financial fold , it didn ' t lose its identity , although the two brands did integrate a bit . klein said his operations are known as mahopac national bank , a tompkins community bank .\nbyrnes is the main reason that tompkins financial is in the shape it is today , stemming from his time as its president and chief executive officer .\nrest assured , we ' ll keep you informed with the latest financial news .\njerry klein is president and chief executive officer of mahopac national bank , one of the two bank chains not in central new york operated by tompkins financial . he said it ' s an advantage for his bank to be part of the larger corporation because of the additional resources it can provide to its customers .\na booklet ,\ntompkins financial corporation stock purchase plan ( prospectus )\n, carries all the particulars . it is available at urltoken or by contacting shareholder relations by e - mail at shareholder @ urltoken or by phone at ( 607 ) 274 - 7299 or toll - free ( 888 ) 503 - 5753 for a copy .\njim byrnes has seen the changing face of tompkins trust and its parent company , having joined the bank as president in 1989 , with his duties expanding to chairman in 1992 . he has since retired as president , but serves as chairman of both tompkins financial and tompkins trust company . byrnes said the performance was partly due to the company ' s success and partly due to others ' poor performances , but the quality of tompkins financial through the years has led it to greater limelight .\nthe other significant thing tompkins financial did , in 2007 , was to look at its efficiency and see how it matched up with its motto ,\nbuilt to last .\nromaine said the corporation was prepared to grow and knew it was coming , so it looked at how it could be more efficient , saving money in the process .\nany changes within tompkins financial in the future won ' t be classified in the\nwild\ncategory , fetsko said , but it may look at other business opportunities .\nromaine said the corporation has worked to build a structure that is community oriented , which is why they conducted focus groups to determine what people wanted out of their banking experience .\ntompkins financial is one of those rare financial stocks that has maintained and increased its dividend through the financial crisis ,\nwrote kiel .\nnot only that , but it ' s also grown earnings for 36 straight years . let that sink in for a minute before we go on . only one company has done it longer , wal - mart .\ntompkins trust company has made moving your accounts easy and convenient with our switch kit .\ntompkins financial might fly under the radar of the bigger banks , but that doesn ' t mean that it hasn ' t attracted attention outside of the central new york region . in fact , the company was recently profiled in an article on the popular financial blog seeking alpha , in which contributor steven kiel sang the praises of the company .\ntompkins trustco , inc . operates 35 banking offices in the new york state markets served by the company ' s subsidiary banks - tompkins trust company , the bank of castile , and mahopac national bank . through its community banking subsidiaries , the company provides traditional banking services , and offers money management services through tompkins investment services ( a division of tompkins trust company ) . the company also offers insurance services through its tompkins insurance agencies , inc . subsidiary , an independent agency serving individuals and business clients throughout western and central new york . each tompkins subsidiary operates with a community focus , meeting the needs of the unique communities served .\nwhat we heard was they wanted local people they could trust , with a greater breadth of services for their financial needs ,\nhe said .\nso , we built a company that does banking , and can handle insurance and financial planning .\nthe backing of tompkins financial corporation has also helped the company stay abreast of important changes in technology and attract a higher pool of talented employees . staying innovative is important for community banks , which don ' t have the level of resources that are available to larger financial institutions , said greg hartz . a few years ago the trust company launched a remote deposit service , which allows companies to scan checks and transmit deposits without coming into the bank . the service has proved popular , said hartz , and it ' s an example of the sort of technology the trust company has to implement if it wants to stay competitive .\ntompkins financial ' s banks focus on being community institutions , a much different beast than the major banks - the ones that are struggling . that focus , with the services provided by the insurance and investment arms of the company , is a good marriage for its customers .\nrussell k . achzet , president and ceo of am & m ; stated ,\nwe are extremely enthusiastic about our alliance with tompkins . tompkins is a quality organization with extensive product and services capabilities that will result in opportunities to better serve our present clients .\nthe company\u2019s homepage has a link to a statement by ceo steve romaine that includes the following , \u201cunlike the banks and wall street firms that are requiring government bailouts or filing for bankruptcy , tompkins financial has not engaged in subprime mortgage lending nor have we invested in securities backed by subprime mortgages . tompkins financial does not hold any shares of fannie mae , freddie mac , bear stearns , merrill lynch , lehman brothers , aig , or washington mutual stock . \u201d sounds like mr . romaine should be on the short list for ceo of a bigger bank or maybe treasury secretary .\ngreg hartz , tompkins trust company president and chief executive officer , is flanked by marketing communication officer sue lason , left , and vice president of sales and marketing ursula russ in front of the bank vault at the financial institution ' s main branch office . ( photo by rachel philipson )\nadding insurance services to the other financial entities - banks and investment services - may not seem like a typical move , but it ' s becoming more common .\nvan houtte , a well - dressed man with whitish hair and a pleasant smile , recalled his first loan at tompkins came out of his own pocket .\ni decided to dig a little deeper into one of the banks that opted out on the theory that any bank turning down the government funds must be pretty confident in their prospects . tompkins financial ( tmp ) was the first \u2018thanks , but no thanks\u2019 announcement i saw , so decided to peel back a few layers of the onion .\n) - - nov . 21 , 2005 - - tompkins trustco , inc . ( amex : tmp ) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire am & m ; financial services , inc . ( am & m ; ) . am & m ; is a premier fee - based financial planning firm serving clients in the western new york area for over 25 years . headquartered in pittsford , new york , am & m ; provides financial products and services to clients through three operating companies : ( 1 ) am & m ; planners , inc . , which provides fee based financial planning and wealth management services for corporate executives , small business owners , and high net worth individuals ; ( 2 ) ensemble financial services , inc . , and independent broker / dealer and leading outsourcing company for financial planners an investment advisors ; and ( 3 ) ensemble risk solutions , inc . , which creates customized risk management plans using life , disability and long - term care insurance products . am & m ; is a privately held company with eight current shareholders , who are all actively employed by the company . as of september 30 , 2005 , am & m ; had approximately 800 clients and $ 350 million in assets under management .\ntompkins financial even added banks - sleepy hollow bancorp . - in 2008 , adding it to the mahopac national bank chain in the hudson valley region of the state . because of its work on making things more efficient , romaine said they were able to close the acquisition one day and open back up the next as a fully - integrated branch .\ncommenting on the transaction , james j . byrnes , chairman and ceo of tompkins trustco , inc . , stated ,\nthis acquisition provides a unique opportunity to expand our financial planning and investment services capabilities . am & m ; will be a great complement to our tompkins investment services division by adding additional product capabilities and financial planning expertise . the location of the am & m ; offices is also attractive and will enhance our presence in monroe county , where our bank of castile subsidiary currently has one office in the town of chili and recently broke ground for a new office in the town of greece . we are particularly impressed with the identical commitment both companies have to exceptional client service .\nboyce stressed that the insurance branch is not owned by the banking branch , rather that both are under the financial holding company ' s purview , but noted the connection is a natural one .\none thing that exudes from all of the tompkins financial players is a sense of pride in having a good model of business , one that allowed it to not only keep from struggling along with others , but flourish in a difficult economic climate . they all noted that while the banking industry is certainly facing troubles , not all corporations are having problems , especially community banks .\nthat ' s according to david boyce , president and chief executive officer of tompkins insurance agencies inc . , who said the trend has been growing over the last five years .\nthe ithaca trust and tompkins county national banks merged in 1935 to form the tompkins trust company . ( treman , king & co . finally closed in 1939 , done in by the depression . ) charles e . treman had one son , charles e . jr . , who worked for ithaca trust for many years and eventually became president of tompkins trust in 1960 . robert h . had two sons : robert e . , who married ( and divorced ) irene castle , the film star , and allan h . , who became a prominent attorney .\nunder the terms of the agreement , tompkins will acquire all of the outstanding shares of am & m ; capital stock for an amount paid in cash and tompkins common stock . the transaction is structured with a portion of the purchase price payable at closing , with additional contingent amounts payable , depending on the operating results of am & m ; , during the four years after closing . mr . byrnes commented ,\nthe transaction will provide enhanced capabilities to the tompkins organization , but initially , will not significantly impact our overall operations . we expect that the transaction will be accretive in 2006 .\navoiding the calamity in the housing market was in keeping with the trust company ' s community banking strategy , said jim byrnes , who served as the president and ceo of tompkins trust from 1989 to 2003 .\na tompkins trust company customer can enjoy the personal , local touch you would expect from a community bank with local decision making focused in the central new york market ,\ngreg hartz , tompkins trust company president and chief executive officer , said .\nwhat we ' ve done by adding the depth and breadth ( of the insurance and investment services ) is give our customers access to a much broader range of services .\nif you were looking to get into financial services today , it would be too late because of the start - up costs ,\nhe added .\nhaving gotten out ahead of it , we were able to grow when others were having difficulty .\nthe holding corporation gives us more range to do business with our customers ,\nsaid byrnes .\ntwenty - five years ago , you would have had to go somewhere else for insurance and investment , but now we offer those services . it also gives us the flexibility to do acquisitions , which we have continued to do . all our loans are in the home areas of the local banks , and because we have the three banks , we have a bigger region to do business in .\nmaking wise financial judgments in the midst of the subprime mortgage mess was difficult , said hartz , but it ' s paid off in the long run for the bank , which has avoided the losses of larger institutions that took a gamble on the subprime housing market .\nthe list of banks that said \u2018thanks , but no thanks\u2019 to the treasury should be a decent start to a shopping list for anyone interested in sound , smaller , regional banks . the other banks that announced they would not be participating in tarp on friday are : kearny financial ( krny ) , first financial bankshares ( ffin ) , commerce bancshares ( cbsh ) and charles schwab ( schw ) . according to the ap , there are 110 banks participating in tarp . that leaves a lot of companies who decided not to play . i\u2019ll leave researching those names to others for now .\nthe idea behind the campaign was simple : in the wake of the financial meltdown , said huffington , americans had lost faith in the big banks on wall street , and so huffington encouraged her readers to withdraw their money from institutions like citibank and bank of america and deposit it in local community banks .\nwhat didn ' t make the front page was how tompkins financial was quietly steeling itself against the economic disaster , on its way to another successful year . in fact , despite a 2 percent drop in fourth - quarter profits ( from the fourth quarter of 2007 ) , the company reported an overall increase in profits for 2008 totaling $ 29 . 8 million . the company ' s stock shares rose by 49 percent in 2008 while major u . s . stocks were collapsing by 33 percent and the dow jones industrial average was hit for its worst plummet in 77 years .\nam & m ; will become a subsidiary of tompkins trustco , inc . and will be operated under the direction of its current management team . am & m ; has 42 employees and is currently led by 6 principals , who have approximately 132 years of combined financial services experience . the firm has expertise in executive compensation and benefits , retirement planning , estate planning , investment management , tax planning and preparation , and life insurance analysis . it is currently anticipated that the acquisition , which is subject to regulatory approval and other customary conditions to closing , will be completed in the first quarter of 2006 .\nthe tremans largely stayed out of political office , but they waded into finance after becoming established in utilities . l . l . became the president of the tompkins county national bank in 1873 , and leonard was president of the ithaca savings bank during the last year of his life .\nevery time you see mahopac national bank , you do see tompkins , along with the oak leaves and acorn ,\nhe said .\nour brand is mahopac national bank , but i believe people see us as having the strength and stability of a much larger organization behind us .\nin 1861 the bank was financially strong enough to loan the state of new york $ 25 , 000 during a downturn , and the bank showed similar strength during the great depression , when , in the midst of a nationwide wave of bank closures , tompkins trust closed for a single day before being pronounced sound and reopening . the success of the bank stems from a willingness to engage in prudent financial decisions that value long - term benefits over short - term gains , said greg hartz , the bank ' s current chief executive officer , and it ' s earned the bank a reputation for being a sturdy and dependable institution . \u00ea\nchange is constant ,\nsaid hartz .\npeople ' s financial lives are so much more complex than they used to be , and there will be new needs and new demands . our goal is to continue to focus on identifying what our customers need , so that we can make good decisions for the future of the company .\ntompkins was advised in the transaction by keefe , bruyette & woods , inc . ; harris beach , pllc ; and freed maxick & battaglia , pc . am & m ; was advised by adair law firm , llp , mengel , metzger barr & co . , llp and rotenberg & co . , llp .\nif enough people who have money in the bigger banks move it into smaller , more local , more traditional community banks ,\nwrote huffington ,\nthen collectively we , the people , will have taken a big step toward re - rigging the financial system so it becomes again the productive , stable engine for growth it ' s meant to be .\nin an era when community banks across the nation have suffered from a wave of consolidations and closures , the tompkins county trust company , which this year is celebrating its 175th anniversary , is the sort of bank that would make george bailey proud . chartered by a special act of the new york state assembly in 1836 - \u00eathe same year that davy crockett died at the alamo - \u00eathe trust company has shown a remarkable resilience over the years in weathering financial storms . it was a trend that was established early on with the bank ' s first president , hermon camp , who relieved the concerns of worried depositors by personally guaranteeing the bank ' s holdings during the economic panic of 1837 .\njim had the foresight , back in the mid - 1990s , to form the corporate holding company , which , at the time , only held tompkins county trust company , as it was called then ,\nromaine said .\nit was the beginning of its flexibility and the thought of what could be brought to other acquisitions .\nit may come as a surprise for tompkins county residents to learn that a publicly - traded company in their midst is second only to wal - mart in the growth of its dividend over the last thirty years , but the statistic is true , confirmed jim byrnes . there are two main factors that have contributed to this success , he explained .\nvan houtte is one of the most outspoken opponents of the glass - steagall act , a depression - era law that separates investment banking from commercial banking , and a similar ' ' mini glass - steagall ' ' in new york . he believes the laws eventually will be repealed and envisions banks offering a wider range of financial services in the next five years , like a one - stop shopping network .\nwe realized we needed to be well standardized ,\nhe said .\npeople know that if they walk into one of our ( tompkins trust ) branches around here , they will get the same service in the same setting . but what if they walk into one of our branches ( one of the castile or mahopac branches ) hours away from here ?\nat tompkins county trust co . , a community bank in a college town where van houtte started out as a director in the mid 1960s , the small - town granderfatherly image emerges . there , the bank president of 15 years meets with the local boy scouts of america and the chamber of commerce , two of the many community groups in which he ' s been involved .\nthe bank ' s commitment to the local community isn ' t just limited to employment , but includes a vibrant social and philanthropic mission . employees are encouraged to volunteer and get in local causes , and trust company officers can be found on the boards of organizations throughout tompkins county . the support of organizations like the united way and the kitchen theater is the trust company ' s way of giving back to the local community , said russ .\nin the latest 18 th century the tremans were cutting down trees to clear land on what was then the frontier of the new republic . five generations later and only 10 miles south in ithaca , in the early 20 th century one of them married a silent film star . the earliest generation made its money selling off land and grinding grain in trumansburg . the last generation in ithaca to bear the name \u201ctreman\u201d included the president of tompkins county trust company .\npeople sometimes ask me what a community bank is , and i tell them , if you ' re running into your customers in the line at the grocery store , you ' ve got a community bank ,\nsaid romaine .\nthe community banking industry is separate from the big megabanks . for the most part , we rarely cross paths . i have to be accountable for every choice that we make in the community every single day , and that might not necessarily be true of the larger financial institutions .\ncharles e . was the first treman to get involved in politics , if only as a political appointee . as state superintendent of public works in 1910 and 1911 , he oversaw the completion of the new york barge canal . sisler suggested he had been reluctant to assume the office . the reason is ironic , given his family history : he was ill with what may have been typhoid fever at the time of his appointment . after his brief time in albany he returned to ithaca to become president of the tompkins county national bank . he died in 1930 .\na major employer in tompkins county , the trust company is also unique in having its administrative offices - \u00eawhat ' s known as the\nback office\n- \u00ealocated in the same community as the retail side of the bank , said ursula russ , vice president of sales and marketing . in an era of banking consolidations , it ' s been customary for banks to outsource their administrative services elsewhere , but the trust company has resisted this trend and kept them in town . the result is that the trust company employs more people than any other bank in the area .\nthe first statistic that jumped out was the earnings comparison with the year ago quarter . earnings for quarter ended sep \u201908 were 0 . 81 per diluted share , up from 0 . 70 per diluted share last year . tmp actually grew year - over - year earnings in one of the most difficult financial environments in history . i don\u2019t have statistics , but the \u2018banks with growing earnings\u2019 club must have a pretty short membership list . caps screener returned 108 banks with positive earnings growth over the past three years , but there isn\u2019t a screen option for 1 - year earnings growth . i checked a few of the banks and many would not have passed a 1 - year earnings screen .\nrobert h . and then charles e . , although the sons of the younger elias , largely assumed control of all the family enterprises because their uncle eben had no children . robert , for example , assumed the presidency of the tompkins county national bank , in 1900 upon the death of his great - uncle l . l . he was not merely handed this job , however . upon graduating cornell he had started as a salesman in the family hardware business and , according to sisler , had greatly extended its wholesale business , eventually becoming a partner . following in his great - uncle leonard ' s footsteps , be became a director of the ithaca savings bank , and then joined the board of the ithaca trust company .\non a comparative basis , i think it ' s safe to say we would rank in the top quartile among peers ,\nsaid hartz , who has been with the trust company for eight years , four of them as ceo .\nthere have been numerous recessions since the bank ' s founding , and tompkins trust has survived them all . we have a reputation for being a very strong bank , very financially sound . in fact , we ' ve been profitable right through the recession , with near record earnings even this year . our culture is very team - oriented , very collaborative , and very customer - focused , and the combination of those factors has enabled us to maintain our independence and longevity over the years .\nhuffington ' s call didn ' t fall on deaf ears . the idea of the friendly local bank , where customers are valued and business is conducted on a face - to - face basis , carries a lot of appeal in the american imagination . it was memorably portrayed in the frank capra ' s classic film\nit ' s a wonderful life ,\nin which community banker george bailey helps the people of bedford falls avoid the predatory practices of the greedy mr . potter . if anything can explain the disillusionment of americans living through the worst economic downturn since the great depression , it ' s that the mr . potters of the world seem to have gained the upper hand . the subprime mortgage crisis , in which corporate lenders , hungry for short - term profits , issued faulty loans to applicants with a high risk of default , offered a dire example of what can happen when financial institutions go astray . in such a climate , it ' s not surprising that many americans would be looking to move their money to more community - friendly institutions .\nnew york ( ap ) _ ask raymond a . van houtte what his childhood ambitions were and it ' s unlikely that running a couple of arms companies , practicing law , accounting , teaching or banking would have appeared on his list .\nyet van houtte , who set out to become an engineer and now heads a small bank in upstate new york and one of the nation ' s most powerful banking trade groups , has done all of them with varying degrees of success .\n' ' i don ' t think of myself as ambitious . i ' m just interested in many things , ' ' said van houtte , the son of a detroit grocer . ' ' if you ever get the idea you ' d like to try something different , do it . ' '\neven now the 63 - year - old van houtte continues to try on different hats , so to speak .\nas current president of the new york state bankers association , which represents many of the nation ' s biggest commercial banks , he hobnobs with the likes of former federal reserve chairman paul a . volcker and other prominent bankers and has lobbied vigorously in washington , d . c . and albany for broader banking powers .\nif it were up to van houtte , banks would be permitted to sell insurance or underwrite corporate securities but those involved in risky businesses wouldn ' t be eligible for deposit insurance .\nvan houtte knows many of his customers on a first - name basis , and he ' s been known to accommodate depositers in need of emergency cash long after closing hours , something unheard of in a big city .\n' ' i had a young woman who asked me if she could borrow $ 20 to buy a dress and get a job at cornell ( university ) . i said , ' a bank doesn ' t loan you $ 20 , ' so i gave her the $ 20 myself , ' ' he said in a recent interview . ' ' she bought the dress , came back and showed it to me . ' '\nthe woman got the job and repaid the loan $ 5 every two weeks - ' ' with 6 percent interest , ' ' he said , betraying his stait - laced banker ' s streak .\n' ' i never realized i would be a banker . these are things i ' m able to do that make me feel so good , ' ' van houtte said . ' ' lawyers ( for instance ) don ' t make things happen . they sometimes prevent things from happening . ' '\nhis career as a lawyer spanned about 10 years and followed his stint as a certified public accountant , which overlapped his teaching and accounting job at the now - defunct eastern military academy in cold spring harbor , n . y . , shortly after world war ii . running two arms companies , poly - choke co . in hartford , conn . , and ithaca gun co . in ithaca , n . y . , came somewhere in between .\nas a young lawyer he specialized in mergers and acquisitions , but he said he also arranged a few overseas adoptions of babies abandoned during world war ii .\nthe pay back then for accounting or law wasn ' t great , van houtte said , and with a wife and three children to support , including an infant daughter struggling with a birth defect , he found himself living from paycheck to paycheck .\nhis job at poly - choke , which specialized in customized gun barrels and whose customers included gen . dwight d . eisenhower , ' ' finally gave us enough money so we could afford a two - bedroom apartment instead of one . ' ' that job eventually led to ithaca gun , where he served as president from 1966 to 1968 .\nthese days , van houtte and his wife , margaret , live a comfortable life in ithaca , dividing their time between the bank and community activities . van houtte ' s biggest personal satisfaction , he says , is in helping families , businesses and community groups get off the ground financially .\none of his successes , he said , was arranging for a new home to be built for the ladies union benevolent society , a century - old organization in ithaca that provides retirement housing for indigent women .\n' ' i really have a wonderful life as a banker , ' ' he said . ' ' you feel good because you ' ve helped people . ' '\nnext year , van houtte plans to retire and is looking forward to doing a lot more traveling , fishing , gardening and shell collecting . ' ' i have a lot of things i ' d like to do . ' '\nthis press release may include forward - looking statements with respect to revenue sources , growth , market risk , and corporate objectives . the company assumes no duty , and specifically disclaims any obligation , to update forward - looking statements , and cautions that these statements are subject to numerous assumptions , risk , and uncertainties , all of which could change over time . actual results could differ materially from forward - looking statements .\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\nfriday afternoon was the deadline for banks to apply to the treasury\u2019s tarp program and urltoken was full of announcements from banks that were or were not participating .\non 22 oct , the company reported earnings for the quarter ended on 30 sep . i didn\u2019t find a conference call announcement or transcript so assume they don\u2019t hold earnings calls .\nnet charge - offs are growing , but are well below industry comparables . loan loss reserves are just over one percent of total loans . that\u2019s a little lower percentage than most other banks , but tmp\u2019s loan losses are also running well below other banks\u2019 . the loan loss provision increased by $ 3 million over the first nine months of the year and is nearly 140 % of nonperforming loans .\nthe market cap is a little under $ 500 million . at friday\u2019s closing price of $ 46 . 06 , the company is trading at a price to tangible book value of 2 . 61 and 14 . 44 times estimated 2009 earnings . both numbers are at the high end of valuation for banks . based on the good loan performance , growing earnings and sound balance sheet , the company deserves to trade at a premium to its peers . the 52 - week trading range is $ 34 . 66 - $ 59 . 30 .\nthe dividend yield is 2 . 90 % , much lower than many competitors . with a 42 % payout ratio and solid earnings , that dividend appears safe .\ntmp proves that there are some strong banks out there . loan losses are well below industry averages . year - over - year earnings growth is particularly impressive . the stock trades at a premium to most banks , even other sound banks . that premium appears warranted . if i wanted to buy this stock , i\u2019d be patient and hope for a pull back of 10 - 15 % from here , although it may not come down that far .\nhere ' s the way i see it : rates went down to 1 % in the great greenspan cut of 2002 . banks were accustomed to receiving 8 % on their money , but they couldn ' t get that from prime borrowers . they came up with ways of charging higher interest rates to unqualified borrowers and then selling the debt to others for cash which they then lent out to still more unqualified borrowers . risky , but rewarding . banks that did this took market share and grew .\nmeanwhile , smaller regional banks - like the one i bank at - said\nno , fooey on this . we ' ll take our 3 % from the few prime borrowers out there and sit on our hands .\nthese banks are the right banks to have your money in , because they ' re not going under .\nbut they ' re sure as heck not candidates for investment , because their competitors - who took huge risks , reaped commensurate profits , and now are being bailed out of the consequences of the risks they took - have taken all their market share and have been able to grow - employees , branches , accounts - in ways that the conservative banks have not .\nwhat do you think ? i think i wouldn ' t go near these banks , whose sound policies have left them doubly shafted .\ni ran a 1 - year comparison between tmp , bac , c , and wfc . fwiw , tmp has done slightly better than wfc and has clobbered bac and c .\ni think choosing not to participate in tarp is a good indicator that management thinks a bank is in good shape or believes they can access capital on better terms if they need it . in their press release , tmp stated they felt private capital would be a better deal for their shareholders than tarp .\ni agree that a good bank should be able to do well with tarp money and wouldn ' t rule out investing in a bank just because they participated in tarp . in fact , i own shares of wfc .\nyour comment did give me an idea . i\u2019ve set up a new fool player to track the banks that took tarp money . it\u2019ll be interesting to see how they perform compared to the overall market and the banking indices .\ninteresting . i will be keeping an eye on that . maybe you should throw xlf in there as a comparison basis .\nleaked : apple ' s next smart device ( warning , it may shock you ) the secret is out . . . experts are predicting 458 million of these types of devices will be sold per year . 1 hyper - growth company stands to rake in maximum profit - and it ' s not apple . show me apple ' s new smart gizmo !\nabner treman , the patriarch of a clan that would dominate the commercial life of ithaca for a good part of the 19 th and 20 th centuries , was a captain in the continental army during the war for independence . he received a full 600 - acre lot in 1791 when lots in the central new york military tract were assigned to veterans . treman ' s lot was crossed by two creeks , and his land ( three - quarters of a mile wide and two miles long ) on the west side of cayuga lake included the break in slope where the streams dove off the plateau between the lakes and cascaded down hill : a good place for a water - driven mill .\naccording to carol u . sisler ' s biography of the treman family in her enterprising families ( 1986 ) , treman his brother and nephew out to central new york to clear some of the land of trees before he followed in 1793 with his wife mary mclallen treman , their three children , and his 19 year old brother - in - law john mclallen . he set up a sawmill and then a grist mill on frontenac ( later trumansburg ) creek , and his brother - in - law set up an inn and tavern .\nabner and mary had eight more children in trumansburg . the fifth son , ashbel ( b . 1796 ) , moved to mecklenburg , further up the taughannock creek drainage , and set up his own mill . he had three sons : leonard ( b . 1819 ) , lafayette ( b . 1821 ) , and elias ( b . 1821 ) . one by one , they moved down to ithaca . in 1844 leonard and l . l . ( as lafayette was called ) founded a hardware business that would eventually in 1857 become treman , king & co , a veritable home depot of its day ( if a home depot had a foundry in the store ) .\nbut the tremans were hardly content to run a store , however prosperous . they are included in sisler ' s book because they threw themselves into in effect modernizing ithaca . although they did not tend to be the initators of public infrastructure projects , they were repeated early investors of the capital that they earned as proprietors of a business that was supplying the materials used to build a rapidly growing city . treman , king & company filled the entire east side of the block along south cayuga between state and green streets .\nas sisler notes , the tremans became rich because they moved to ithaca , which continued to grow through the 19 th century , while the surrounding rural communities did not . the village that their family founded and is named for them had population of 1 , 500 or 1 , 600 around the time of the civil war , and is approximately that size today .\nthe tremans also made a number of marriages that , whatever their basis in affection , were shrewd in terms of their creation of alliances in the business community . for example , l . l . treman married eliza ann mack , the daughter of ebenezer mack , the original publisher of the ithaca daily journal and a democratic state senator .\nl . l . and leonard were among the organizers of first the ithaca gas light company and then the ithaca water works . leonard became president of the water works in 1864 and the gas light company in 1870 . l . l . became president of both the water works and the light company in 1888 upon his brother ' s death from a spinal disease . he remained in charge of them until his own death in 1900 .\nit was during their ownership of the water works , according to sisler , that the tremans acquired land along enfield , six mile , and buttermilk creeks . the latter two were dammed in order to serve as water supplies . robert h . treman donated all of them were donated to the state or the city in the 1920s .\nl . l . ' s only son , ebenezer mack ' eben ' treman , became deeply involved in all of his father ' s businesses . he lost his first wife and infant son in childbirth , and although he remarried years later , he had no more children . he lived in his father ' s large greek revival house on south geneva street . it stands there still , two doors down from sweet melissa ' s ice cream stand . leonard and elias lived further down geneva on the far side of buffalo .\ndavid dekok ' s polemical book the epidemic focuses on the 1903 typhoid outbreak , which sickened over 1 , 300 people ( 10 percent of the population ) and killed 82 , mostly young people . readers looking to dekok ' s book for information about the causes of the typhoid epidemic will find much blame assigned to the tremans . his argument , however , is disorderly and sometimes downright odd .\nfor example , he notes that eben treman never had children with his second wife , was devoted to the arts , and had a close friendship with william t . morris , who purchased the water works from the tremans shortly after l . l . ' s death . from this he concludes that both treman and morris were closeted homosexuals and that this somehow contributed to their failing to care for the public welfare .\nalthough morris does not seem to have been unduly burdened by scruples and seems indeed to deserve blame , dekok is reduced to scolding the tremans for not sufficiently mourning the dead after the 1903 epidemic .\nwhile eben died without issue in 1916 , elias had two sons : robert h . ( b . 1858 ) and charles e . ( b . 1868 ) . none of the tremans had had much to do with the founding and early growth of cornell university . eben had attended for a year before withdrawing to go into business . elias ' s sons were the first to attend and graduate ( in 1878 and 1889 , respectively ) , and they would have much to do with the university throughout their lives , including sitting on the board of trustees .\nas the tremans had moved westward to the frontier in 1792 , so in the early 20 th century the family began to follow the social frontier outward from the center of the city they had helped build . whereas leonard , l . l . , and elias had all lived on geneva street , within walking distance of their cayuga street business , their children moved up onto east hill , building palatial arts & crafts homes next to the university campus . robert h . treman ' s home at 640 stewart avenue was designed by william h . miller , as was that of his brother - in - law mynderse van cleef at 660 stewart . charles e . treman had the firm of vivian & cobb design his home , which later burned after it had passed out of the family ' s hands .\nin 1939 charles e . jr . baffled ithaca society by building a house in cayuga heights and moving \u201cto the country . \u201d \u201cwho will visit you out there ? \u201d sisler reports his peers asking . but like his forebears he was just following the frontier , and like his forebears he seemed to know what everyone else was going to need or do before they knew it themselves . he had one daughter , who married joseph williams , an oklahoma businessman , and moved to tulsa . after his death in 2004 , no one named treman lived in ithaca anymore .\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 .\nclear skies . low 63f . winds sw at 5 to 10 mph . .\nas wall street was crumbling around itself this year , the news was dominated by headlines of major banking institutions failing and asking for bailouts .\neveryone has a pretty short - term perspective , and we made efforts in prior years to prepare for a difficult economy ,\nhe added .\nthat served us well in 2008 .\nwe also wanted to make sure we were efficient for our shareholders ,\nromaine said .\nthe last advantage that our planning brought us was we were able to look at other companies that hadn ' t followed the strategy we followed , and had decided it was time to sell .\nwe can do it better , and can now invest in the support services that make our product better ,\nhe added ."]}
{"id": 53804, "summary": [{"text": "the western sugar cooperative is a grower owned american agricultural cooperative .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "its origins date from 1903 when charles boettcher founded the great western sugar company and opened a sugar beet plant in loveland , colorado and another in greeley , colorado .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "when the utah sugar company approached great western sugar company in 1902 , the companies agreed to allow utah sugar to expand into idaho , provided utah sugar did n't expand into colorado .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "this was likely on behalf of henry osborne havemeyer , whose american sugar refining company owned 50 % of both companies .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "the loveland plant closed in 1977 , when the company was purchased by the sugar firm tate & lyle , at which time the name was changed to the western sugar company .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "in 2002 , more than 1000 sugar beet growers purchased the company , creating the grower owned cooperative .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "the organization is headquartered in denver , colorado .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "it has five refineries , located at fort morgan , colorado , scottsbluff , nebraska , torrington and lovell , wyoming , and billings , montana .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "in may 2015 the company announced it would be ending production at the torrington site and would only use that site for storage .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "as such it plans to reduce the workforce at its torrington site from 76 staffers to just 6 .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "the change should take effect late 2016 . ", "topic": 36}], "title": "western sugar cooperative", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at western sugar cooperative , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the western sugar cooperative company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at western sugar cooperative .\non april 30 , 2002 , the cooperative finalized the purchase of western sugar from tate and lyle .\nas svp & chief financial officer of western sugar cooperative , jason d . bridges is a senior financial management professional with a\u2026\u2026\ntoday , western sugar cooperative has over 850 grower / owners , plants up to 134 , 140 acres of sugar beets and produces over 10 million cwts . of locally grown sugar per year .\nwestern sugar cooperative officials came into their community meeting tuesday night in fort morgan knowing they were about to face a lot of unhappy people .\ni applied through a recruiter . the process took 3 + weeks . i interviewed at western sugar cooperative ( denver , co ) in june 2011 .\ncopyright \u00a9 2015 western sugar , web development by newmedia . all rights reserved .\nwestern sugar was\nnot making record profits ,\nwith low sugar commodity prices being a factor , he said .\nrandall jobman has held the positions of northern agricultural manager and co - products manager for western sugar since 2007 . mr . jobman began his career with western sugar in 1990\u2026\u2026\nthe western sugar cooperative is a sugar refining / manufacturing company with over $ 400m in annual sales . we distribute beet sugar , \u201cnature\u2019s sweetener\u201d , to both industrial and consumer customers under the gw brand and private labels to major . . .\nover 1 , 000 sugar beet growers in colorado , nebraska , wyoming , and montana united to form western sugar cooperative , believing that the future of the sugar beet industry in this area would be well - served by grower ownership of the company .\nwestern sugar cooperative processes sugar beets into sugar with over $ 350m in annual sales . the cooperative has a great history and is currently experiencing strong growth . we make and sell sugar , \u201cnature\u2019s sweetener\u201d to food processors , food service , and consumer customers under the gw brand and private labels . our cooperative is made up of over 850 growers and shareholders who take pride in having a long family history in raising sugar beets . some are 4th , or even 5th , generation growers who were born and raised growing sugar beets . the lifestyle of hard work and long days involved in sugar beet growing has been passed down for the 100 plus years western sugar has existed .\nthe cooperative entered into a long - term lease agreement with american crystal sugar company , for the operations of the torrington , wyoming , beet processing plant that had been built in 1926 . this further solidified the beet - growing and beet - processing operations in the four - state areas under the direction of western sugar cooperative .\nrebecca l . larson is a ph . d . in plant science and has spent over 16 years in the sugar beet industry advancing plant development for the reduction of crop chemical use . she joined western sugar cooperative in february 2015\u2026 . .\nthe great western sugar company was founded in the early 20th century by charles boettcher and partners , pioneering the sugar beet industry in northern colorado .\nheather k . luther , with 17 years of corporate legal experience , has held the position of vice president & general counsel for the western sugar cooperative since february 2016 . in this role ms . luther manages\u2026 . .\nwestern sugar cooperative ceo rodney perry speaks tuesday night in fort morgan about the changes made to equipment and processes at the local sugar beet plant and how the bad smell during this campaign will be addressed before the next one starts . ( jenni grubbs / fort morgan times )\nterry mcalister , who previously served as fort morgan mayor for six years , shares his concerns tuesday night about past broken promises from western sugar cooperative to address area residents ' problems with the factory . several other local residents also spoke at the community meeting and shared complaints and worries with western sugar officials . ( jenni grubbs / fort morgan times )\nwestern sugar cooperative is made up of over 850 growers and shareholders who take pride in having a long family history in beet sugar . some are 4th , or even 5th , generation growers who were born and raised around sugar beets . the lifestyle of hard work and long days involved in sugar beet growing has been passed down for the 100 years western sugar has existed . the trend of longevity extends to our employees as well where some have worked with western sugar for over 50 years . we aspire to build the same loyalty we have among our growers and employees with our customers by continuing to invest hard work into creating our high quality sugar .\njerry darnell has held the position of south region agricultural manager for western sugar since 2007 . mr . darnell began in the sugar industry in 1991 as an agriculturist in\u2026\u2026\nthe sugar beet is two crops in one . its principal product , sugar , is a vital energy food for human beings . the co - products of the sugar beet extraction process : pressed or pelleted pulp , he molasses , and mds are nutritious , high - energy feeds for livestock . the western sugar cooperative is committed to exceed industry standards with quality feed \u2026 continued\ngw powdered sugar is a finely ground powdered sugar with a silky smooth texture and is perfect for icings , candies , fudge and a little dusting on top of your favorite sweet treat . 1 lb . powdered sugar 2 lb . powdered sugar 4 lb . powdered sugar\nhowe brought up that western sugar had\npromised in 2006\nto do some beautification around the plant , but that had not happened .\nthe solution eventually is having the cattle guards with crush concrete ,\nperry said , adding that this had worked at other western sugar locations .\nthe western sugar cooperative has 135 , 000 base acres that are spread across colorado , nebraska , wyoming , and montana . this diversity is both a strength and a challenge when it comes to crop production . consistency in overall production due to the distance between growing areas minimizing the impacts of disease and weather events . the challenge is that there are many \u201cbest management practices\u201d due to the uniqueness of each growing area within the regions . despite these challenges , the western sugar cooperative is committed to working with our shareholders to consistently improve the quality and total revenue of each of their farming enterprises .\nsomewhere between 70 and 80 people showed up for the community meeting held tuesday night by western sugar cooperative officials at the morgan county administration building . the morgan county commissioners have set holding such meetings twice a year as a requirement of granting the sugar beet factory ' s conditional use permit related to expanded beet - processing capacity . ( jenni grubbs / fort morgan times )\nwestern sugar is 100 % vertically integrated from the farm to table as the grower / owners raise and process sugar beets into sugar for delivery to consumers and food customers . we have families that are several generation sugar beet growers . families that were involved in growing sugar beets when the original company started 114 years ago . our farmers are dependable and hard - working people ; using specialized equipment on 100 % irrigated land to bring the best sugar beet crop to market .\nmore information about western sugar ' s local plant can be found at urltoken / our - facilities / fort - morgan - co - manufacturing - facility / .\nwe put in some great equipment ,\nwestern sugar ceo rodney perry said .\nwe didn ' t run it the best this last year .\nsince western sugar is owned by the beet growers , that means less money coming back to them and less money that can go toward desired improvements at plants .\nwestern sugar cooperative ceo rodney perry , left , and fort morgan sugar beet plant manager terry tahal , center , listen to a local resident ' s concerns during the community meeting the company held tuesday night at the morgan county administration building . the meeting , which is set to be a twice - a - year event , lasted for about two hours . ( jenni grubbs / fort morgan times )\nadd tags for\nbeet sugar in the west ; a history of the utah - idaho sugar company , 1891 - 1966 ,\n.\nwe aspire to build the same loyalty we have among our growers and employees with our customers by continuing to invest hard work into creating high quality sugar . western sugar cooperative values being customer - focused and strives to establish trust and satisfaction in each customer relationship . we do our best to always live up to our commitments and are very mindful in our service and communication . we measure our success based on the satisfaction of our customers .\nthe great western railway was organized in 1901 to serve the beet sugar industry and towns in northern colorado . while its main purpose was to transport beets , sugar , molasses , coal and lime rock , it also operated for passenger service from 1917 - 1926 .\nbeet sugar in the west ; a history of the utah - idaho sugar company , 1891 - 1966 , ( book , 1966 ) [ worldcat . org ]\nparker thilmony has twenty - two years of experience in the sugar industry through parker thilmony has twenty - two years of experience in the sugar industry through\u2026 . .\nfor western sugar , closing the torrington plant and expanding the capacity in fort morgan made financial sense . not having to ship beets to wyoming offered a $ 3 million savings in freight costs , perry said .\nmiranda harper , who works for the re - 3 school district , brought up the possibility of western sugar getting more involved in the local community , whether through scholarships or other ways of supporting local youth .\nthe deep , rich flavors of gw dark brown sugar make both sweet and savory foods even more irresistible . from gingerbread and cookies to bbq and sauces , gw dark brown sugar will enhance the richness of all of your favorite recipes . 1 lb . light and dark brown sugar 2 lb . light and dark brown sugar \u2026 continued\nthe cooperative operates sugar processing facilities in scottsbluff , nebraska ; lovell and torrington , wyoming ; billings , montana ; and fort morgan , colorado . the coop also operates storage facilities located in rocky ford , sterling and longmont , colorado ; and in bayard , gering and mitchell , nebraska .\ngreat western was sold to colorado businessman billy white , who in 1974 sold controlling interest in the company to the hunt brothers organization .\nafter several years of economic struggles , the seven sugar processing plants and five storage facilities over a four - state area were purchased by british sugar firm tate & lyle .\nhowe also expressed concerns about the coal burnt at the sugar factory and related emissions .\nour gw light brown sugar with its mild molasses flavor , natural brown color and moistness , is the ideal ingredient for cakes , cookies , shortbread and more . when your recipe calls for light brown sugar , gw is the perfect ingredient . 1 lb . light and dark brown sugar 2 lb . light and dark brown sugar 4 lb . \u2026 continued\neven after hearing from perry , tahal and western sugar vice president and general counsel heather luther for more than 90 minutes , there were some people who did not think there would be much that would come out of the meeting .\nbeet sugar in the west ; a history of the utah - idaho sugar company , 1891 - 1966 , / leonard j arrington ; seattle , university of washington press , 1966 .\nour gw granulated sugar is the most versatile sugar and is perfect for baking , sweetening , preserving , and cooking . we are proud that our gw granulated sugar , along with all of our other products , is of the highest quality and a pure , natural ingredient .\ninside the plant , there was a lack of heat in the processing that led to not filtering the sugar out properly and getting too much juice that still had sugar in it .\nin the late 1990s , tate and lyle , in response to the volatile sugar market in the united states , began seeking a buyer for its sugar holdings in the u . s .\nwestern sugar cooperatives has established a comment telephone line that citizens can use to voice concerns about issues with the plant . that phone number is 970 - 542 - 2033 . comments and complaints can also be e - mailed to rbesse @ urltoken .\nthey ' re out of line now ,\nmcalister said of western sugar .\nwe need them , just like we need cargill and leprino\nbut the beef and cheese plants either followed rules better or had stronger rules in place to follow .\nwe burn the cleanest coal in the country ,\nperry said , pointing to decisions by the cooperative to spend more money for that coal and getting it to fort morgan instead of cheaper coal that would burn dirtier .\nwe stay in compliance .\ni understand that changes can ' t happen overnight ,\nhe said , but he restated his concerns that the county commissioners did not have much in the ways of\nteeth\nto be able to force western sugar to do anything to address the concerns people had expressed .\nwe had enough openings at all the facilities for those who want to make sugar ,\nperry said .\nmultiple people shared concerns about the precipitated calcium carbonate the plants produces as a by - product of the sugar - making process .\nour granulated sugar is produced by american farmers in the beet fields of the rocky mountain region and can be used in many applications including bakery , dairy / ice cream , beverages , drink mixes and candies . our powdered sugar begins with our high quality granulated sugar which is ground to a smooth powder and sifted , then combined with 3 % starch which prevents caking and increases shelf life . . .\ni thought you might be interested in this item at urltoken title : beet sugar in the west ; a history of the utah - idaho sugar company , 1891 - 1966 , author : leonard j arrington publisher : seattle , university of washington press , 1966 . oclc : 234150\nwe lose about a half a pound of sugar per day per ton as soon as you put it on the pile ,\nperry said .\nperry said western sugar has\npurchased a skid steer for next year\nand is planning to install cattle guards that would help scrape mud off truck tires before they get back on the roads . also , the fort morgan plant is down to four entrances , and that may be able to go down to three for the next campaign . all of those things should help with the mud issue , he said .\nperry said that\ndust in the air\nalso is an irritant , and if great western were allowed by the federal and state governments to do something to keep the precipitated calcium carbonate dust down and out of the air ,\nwe would .\nthe first sugar mill was built in loveland , colorado . the company then expanded , built and acquired several additional facilities in nebraska , colorado , wyoming , and montana .\nhe spoke some about how the large piles of beets that were not processed as quickly as expected led to producing less sugar overall , what he called\npile loss .\nterry mcalister , who was fort morgan ' s mayor for six years , spoke up about his concerns for the past repeating itself when it came to promises from sugar factory officials about making certain changes .\nthat ' s why they put together and provided a lot of information to the crowd of around 70 to 80 people about the company , the sugar - making process and what went wrong with it over this past campaign .\nand once that new equipment did get going ,\nwe had a lot of issues with old equipment and new equipment going together ,\nperry said .\nwe produced a lot less sugar than we should have .\nwe have a diverse group of employees , with some people being with us for over 50 years , and some new to their roles . we take pride in our employees and strive to build their success . there are countless opportunities to grow personally and professionally as a western sugar employee through the trust , guidance , and challenging work . we hire a variety of skilled individuals with diverse backgrounds and experience levels . our factories operate in scottsbluff , nebraska ; billings , montana ; fort morgan , colorado ; lovell , wyoming . our corporate office is located in denver , colorado . we offer a generous and complete benefits package for our employees and eligible dependents , including 401 ( k ) with employer match .\noutside the plant , the weather was too hot most of the time , causing the beets to deteriorate and both smell more and not have as much sugar content in them . usually , cold temperatures can be counted on to preserve the beets better outside until they get processed . that was not the case during this campaign .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nyour web browser is not enabled for javascript . some features of worldcat will not be available .\nyour list has reached the maximum number of items . please create a new list with a new name ; move some items to a new or existing list ; or delete some items .\nnote : citations are based on reference standards . however , formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study . the specific requirements or preferences of your reviewing publisher , classroom teacher , institution or organization should be applied .\nthe e - mail address ( es ) field is required . please enter recipient e - mail address ( es ) .\nthe e - mail address ( es ) you entered is ( are ) not in a valid format . please re - enter recipient e - mail address ( es ) .\nplease choose whether or not you want other users to be able to see on your profile that this library is a favorite of yours .\nyou may have already requested this item . please select ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway .\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 .\nhours of operation : monday \u2013 friday : 8 : 00 a . m . \u2013 5 : 00 p . m . mountain\nall open positions are listed by location . please choose the job title to view a job description .\nthe fort morgan , co facility was built with an original factory capacity of 600 tons per day .\nbillings , mt facility was built with an original factory capacity of 712 tons per day .\nthe scottsbluff , nebraska facility was built with an original factory capacity of 1 , 012 tons per day .\nthe lovell , wyoming facility was built with an original factory capacity of 600 tons per day and the first beet campaign of 37 , 520 tons .\nhours of operation : monday \u2013 friday : office : 7 : 00 a . m . \u2013 3 : 30 p . m . shipping / receiving : 8 : 00 a . m . \u2013 3 : 30 p . m .\nrodney d . perry with 25 years of food and agribusiness experience has held the position of president and chief executive officer since april 2014\u2026\u2026 . .\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 .\nstart early and finish early . several break times throughout the day . most tools are supplied . great experience and good pay for beginners in the welding career field .\nit can be challenging completing a fabrication project during the production season because welding is not permitted in certain areas so things have to be bolted on rather than welded .\nchaotic and intimidating . clearly the interviewees were fearful of speaking out of turn . made the hair on the back of my neck stand up ! ! the ceo made every decision and completely emasculated his direct reports .\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nthe growers suffered the most this year ,\nperry said , with them getting\nnot as much payments\nand some beet farmers\nhaving trouble staying in business .\nperry also spoke about the expansion in capacity that will be handled by the fort morgan plant with the closing of the torrington , wyoming , plant .\na lot of people had been there a long time ,\nhe said .\nthere were a lot in their 70s with 30 years ' experience .\nthat meant a plant with many workers ready to retire but also many new workers without much experience , perry said . but he added that there were jobs available for those willing to relocate to fort morgan , scottsbluff , nebraska , or billings , montana .\nthe alternative is we don ' t invest and then everything goes away ,\nperry said .\nthat ' s what happened in torrington . we chose to invest here .\nstill , the first year of expanding the capacity in fort morgan did not go as planned .\nwe had a lot of challenges ,\nperry said .\nthe facilities and infrastructure were a lot more deteriorated than we thought .\nthat meant spending far more on existing facilities upgrades before the new equipment could even be installed and put into operation .\ninterestingly , heat and lack of heat were the two biggest problems , based on what the ceo described .\na big part of our challenges came from extremely warm weather ,\nperry said .\nbut there also were issues with unfamiliarity with the new equipment and how it worked or didn ' t work , and that was true both in fort morgan and scottsbluff .\nwe underestimated the complexity and scope of the project at both plants ,\nperry said .\nhowever , the issues that came up over this campaign mean company and plant staff better knowing what to change and do for the next one .\nwe have a number of things we ' re going to do ,\nperry said .\nstill , the people who attended the community meeting wanted to hear answers to their complaints , which were about more than just the bad smell .\nwhat ' s going into my lungs ?\none fort morgan resident asked .\ncan you assure me it ' s safe ?\nresident nathan howe pointed out that it is classified by the centers for disease control as an irritant , if not a carcinogen .\nhe also said the company was looking into other uses or demands for the by - product , which could lead to a way to get it out and away from the plant .\ncoal is not the only source of power for the factory , he said , with a steam turbine being the main need for the coal - fired power .\nwe buy a lot of power from the city ,\nperry said .\nlong term , i would like to see us burning ( natural ) gas . but we don ' t have unlimited capital .\nanother complaint from members of the crowd was about mud on the streets brought out from the plant grounds by beet trucks .\nthe next complaint he addressed was noise coming from the plant ' s operations .\nadditional noise - dampening measures are in the works , but they are costly , he said .\nwe ' re going to take the next step to dampen the noise more ,\nhe said .\nwe have to work it into the capital plan .\nresidents also brought up the look of the plant and the land around the factory facilities .\nperry said it was on the agenda , with the plant had already removed discarded totes and pallets and planned to deal with the steel .\ni think we can do a better job cleaning up , trying to camouflage some parts of the plant ,\nhe said .\nwe do have some work we can do , and we can chip away at that .\nyes , we will commit to gradually improving the look of the plant ,\nperry said .\nwe will clean it up and make progress .\nhowe also brought up the wear and tear on city infrastructure caused by the substantial increase in beet truck traffic .\nwe still have it on our agenda ,\nperry said .\nis there a better way to move the traffic ? the volume is not going to change . we ' re open to options .\none thing our community really likes is when companies provide to education ,\nshe said .\ni think that effort would go a long way , a contribution to youth in our community .\nfort morgan plant manager terry tahal agreed ,\nwe are open to scholarships , helping out in the community . we have plans to be involved with the parties in the park .\nhe pointed to speeders not getting tickets for going too fast and continuing to do so because they could get away with it .\nif we don ' t do the right things , it does cost us ,\nperry responded .\nshe asked those at the meeting and in the community to\nplease give us a chance . if in six months when we come back you ' re not pleased , we ' ll have another discussion . but please give us a chance .\nwe do have to start somewhere ,\nperry said of the steps he had discussed for lessening odor and dealing with other issues .\nthat ' s what we hope to show you . we will start somewhere . we won ' t be able to do it all at once , but we are going to make progress . . . . . we ' re definitely going to run a lot better next year .\nwe reserve the right to remove any comment that violates our ground rules , is spammy , nsfw , defamatory , rude , reckless to the community , etc .\nwe expect everyone to be respectful of other commenters . it ' s fine to have differences of opinion , but there ' s no need to act like a jerk .\nuse your own words ( don ' t copy and paste from elsewhere ) , be honest and don ' t pretend to be someone ( or something ) you ' re not .\nour commenting section is self - policing , so if you see a comment that violates our ground rules , flag it ( mouse over to the far right of the commenter ' s name until you see the flag symbol and click that ) , then we ' ll review it .\ntaylor swift decides tom hiddleston isn\u2019t the one after all and hands him his walking papers ."]}
{"id": 53817, "summary": [{"text": "the alden dow building co. was an american firm associated with architect alden b. dow .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "a number of its works are listed on the u.s. national register of historic places .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "works include ( with variations in attribution ) : mr. and mrs frank boonstra house , 1401 helen st. midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ; dow , alden , building co. ) , nrhp-listed mr. and mrs. louis p. butenschoen house , 1212 helen st. midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ; dow , alden , building co. ) , nrhp-listed calvin a. and alta koch campbell house , 1210 w. park dr. midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ; dow , alden , building co. ) , nrhp-listed donald and louise clark irish house , 1801 w. sugnet rd. midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ; dow , alden , building co. ) , nrhp-listed charles and mary kempf penhaligen house , 1203 w. sugnet rd. midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ; dow , alden , building co. ) , nrhp-listed mr. and mrs. robert c. reinke house , 33 lexington court midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ; dow , alden building co. ) , nrhp-listed alden b. dow did many works not associated with the alden dow building co . nrhp-listed works of alden b. dow include : howard ball house , 1411 w. st. andrews midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ) , nrhp-listed joseph a. cavanagh house , 415 w. main midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ) , nrhp-listed donald l. conner house , 2705 manor midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ) , nrhp-listed oscar c. diehl house , 919 e. park midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ) , nrhp-listed alden b. dow house and studio , 315 post st. midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ) , nrhp-listed alden b. dow office and lake jackson city hall , 101 s. parking pl. lake jackson , tx ( dow , alden b. ) , nrhp-listed george greene house , 115 w. sugnet midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ) , nrhp-listed alden hanson house , 1605 w. st. andrews midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ) , nrhp-listed sheldon heath house , 1505 w. st. andrews midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ) , nrhp-listed f. w. lewis house , 2913 manor midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ) , nrhp-listed charles maccallum house , 1227 w. sugnet midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ) , nrhp-listed james t. pardee house , 812 w. main st. midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ) , nrhp-listed parents ' and children 's schoolhouse , 1505 crane ct .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ) , nrhp-listed leroy smith house , 9503 frank st. algonac , mi ( dow , alden b. ) , nrhp-listed earl stein house , 209 revere midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ) , nrhp-listed john s. whitman house , 2407 manor midland , mi ( dow , alden b. ) , nrhp-listed", "topic": 16}], "title": "alden dow building co .", "paragraphs": ["client spotlight : alden b . dow home and studio - leading edge magazine - leading edge magazine\n21 best alden b . dow - architect images on pinterest | midland michigan , architecture and architects\nthe dows\u2019 three children drive the mission through use of the building , the educational programs and the architectural archives of alden\u2019s life and career .\ndow , alden b . , house and studio ( added 1989 - - # 89001167 ) 315 post st . , midland\nyeo & yeo has provided the alden and vada dow organizations with tax , consulting and accounting services for more than five years .\nthe dow chemical co . headquarters stands in midland , michigan , u . s . , on friday , july 22 , 2011 . dow , the largest u . s . chemical maker , is expected to announce quarterly earnings on july 27 . photographer : frank polich / bloomberg\nthe alden b . dow home and studio is owned by the alden and vada dow creativity foundation , an operating foundation , and funded by the alden and vada dow family foundations . the dows\u2019 three children , together with one other person from each of the three children\u2019s families , make up the board of six trustees . the organization has a staff of 11 people , and many volunteers ( some are alden dow - designed homeowners ) help with tours and programming . there is no charge for k - 12 programming . the organization also holds summer camps for children and adults .\nin midland , dow has been a driving force for more than a century . the city ' s early days saw indian hunters , fishermen and white fur - traders followed by farmers and loggers . shortly after its 1887 incorporation as a city , midland saw the arrival of a young herbert henry dow , who subsequently founded the dow chemical co . his success , historians say , enabled midland to survive the end of the logging era and to grow to its current size . midland is the global headquarters of two fortune 500 companies , dow chemical and dow corning , and home to the midland cogeneration venture , the largest gas - fueled , steam recovery co - generation facility in north america .\nthe alden b . dow archives are open to anyone who has an interest in alden b . dow , his architecture or his philosophy of design . the collection holds approximately 22 , 000 drawings , 3 , 000 publications , 300 16mm films , model trains , mechanical toys , furniture and decorative arts .\nandrew liveris , chairman and chief executive officer of dow chemical co . , speaks during a senate energy and natural resources committee hearing in washington , d . c . , u . s . , on tuesday , feb . 12 , 2013 . the top two members of a senate committee for energy split over expanding u . s . natural gas exports , mirroring a disagreement between fuel consumers such as dow chemical co . and producers such as exxon mobil corp . photographer : andrew harrer / bloomberg * * * local caption * * * andrew liveris\nalden b . dow was born in 1904 in midland , mich . , the fifth of seven children of grace and herbert dow , who was the founder of the dow chemical co . his family appreciated and revered education . alden attended midland high school , began college at the university of michigan to study engineering and finished with a degree in architecture from columbia university . in 1931 , he married vada bennett and apprenticed at an architectural firm in saginaw . in 1933 , he studied for nine months with frank lloyd wright at taliesin in the first group of fellows wright led in the study of organic architecture . upon his return to midland , alden developed the footprint of the studio , noting the future studio and house .\nchemours , a dupont spin - off company , now occupies the building , but has not made a formal commitment to the city . the company is in talks with several states about building a permanent headquarters . a decision is expected by october .\nhanson , alden , house ( added 1989 - - # 89001443 ) 1605 w . st . andrews , midland\ndow , herbert h . , house ( added 1976 - - # 76001033 ) also known as dow house 1038 w . main st . , midland\nfor anyone who is interested in building a house , you must come and see this . alden b . dow was an architect , but his house is very quirky , and built to fit his specifications and interests . this is the art of the possible and is inspiring in its layout , its colors and its water features .\n\u201cthe dow family gives us a lot of flexibility in how we utilize the building and the resources in it to develop programming , \u201d mcdonald says . \u201cwe develop joint programs with other entities , such as the midland center for the arts , dow gardens and the midland historical society . \u201d\nthe city\u2019s renovated 107 - year - old currie bridge was recently repainted \u201calden b . dow red , \u201d a reference to the company\u2019s founding family , she said . the city also received help opening up views of the tittabawassee river through funds provided by the herbert and grace a . dow foundation .\ndow chemical sent a strong signal in july about its future in mid - michigan .\ncopyright \u00a9 the dow chemical company ( 1995 - 2018 ) . all rights reserved .\nafter alden died , vada and her children established an architectural archive , making the home and studio a place for people to learn and be inspired . she realized alden was unique and had great talents that should be celebrated and given back to the broader community . working with her children , they created a plan to preserve the building and transition it for public use . today , the house remains as it was when they lived there .\na new , more dynamic website is being developed for the alden b . dow home and studio and , to improve its reach through social media , the organization hired a college student to assist with facebook postings and other online initiatives .\nbreaking ground this year on a new , six - story corporate building to be completed by 2017 on the company\u2019s 150 - acre headquarters campus reaffirmed dow ' s commitment to midland and the great lakes bay region , according to the company ' s ceo .\nif modern architecture is your thing , the alden dow house shouldn ' t be missed . alden dow was frank lloyd wright ' s first student at taliesin , and later partnered on projects . as a kid in the late 60 ' s , we lived in the neighborhood , when alden dow was living in the house along with the working studio . we used to play in the ponds in back , and climb the chimney . mr dow loved kids and encourage playful exploration of the grounds , including , climbing the chimney . ! ! imagine the liability today . i miss seeing his laughter when one of us would fall into the pond or misstep and get a soak ' r . mr . dow made people welcome , and always had a smile on his face . go see this place . it has his personality designed all over it . he was truly brilliant and an architectural genius in my opinion , and many others .\nalden was predominantly a religious and residential architect . he noted that we often adapt to a house rather than building an environment that enhances us as human beings . he thought an architect could create space that helped a person grow as a creative human being , enlarge the imagination and impact his or her emotional well - being .\nthe company with a similarly sized market capitalization to dow relocated nearly 1 , 000 employees from the venerable dupont building in the heart of delaware\u2019s largest city for a suburban campus in nearby chestnut run . for some , the move symbolized dupont\u2019s lessened role within its home state .\ntake just a few steps inside the alden b . dow home and studio and be immediately amazed . your attention is drawn up to the soaring roofline , across enormous windows of brilliant light and down stairs that entice you to explore . the colors , angles and shapes are unexpected . step into the floating conference room and the shallow pond surrounds and mesmerizes you\u2013how can the floor of this room be 18 inches below the pond ? today it is windy , and curled orange maple leaves skate across the frozen surface of the pond . the integration of the building and the wooded site exemplifies alden dow\u2019s definition of organic architecture as the idea that \u201c\u2026 gardens never end and buildings never begin . \u201d\nmiddle school students improve their english skills through a two - hour program called \u201cat the dow house\u201d where they write about scenarios set up throughout the building that are relevant to the time of the house ( the early 1940s ) . more than 600 students participate over five days .\ndow first came to texas in 1940 , building a plant in freeport to extract magnesium from seawater . the company\u2019s presence in the state has continued to grow through the years , and now it calls deer park , freeport , houston , la porte , seadrift and texas city home .\nmany educational experiences have been created for all ages using the building and items in it , and organizers are always open to new educational programming ideas . three of their sustaining programs are :\na wonderful tour looking back at alden b . dow , his architecture , and family home . outside , each season has it ' s photo ops surrounding the property . years ago , personal photos were allowed indoors but that has changed to no photos allowed . sad .\none of the largest chemical companies in the world announced plans to build a new 150 , 000 - square - foot building to serve as the centerpiece of its longtime corporate home in midland .\nalden b . dow had a great humility about him . he never sought the spotlight or acclaim . even today , the family foundations do not initiate publicity and are among the least known foundations in the area . alden and vada always wanted to help people reach their potential . they quietly gave because it was the right thing to do . that belief has been upheld through the entire family and has had a major impact on the city of midland and the surrounding areas .\ndow is committed to the principles of sustainable development \u2013 working to enhance economic prosperity , environmental stewardship and corporate responsibility .\nvada dow was very progressive in the world of education . she held a bachelor\u2019s degree from kalamazoo college and a master\u2019s from the teachers college at columbia university . vada founded her own school , known as the parents\u2019 and children\u2019s school , that was partly in her basement in addition to a building on crane court . throughout their 52 - year marriage , alden\u2019s ideas were exciting for her . she was the force behind him and they were always a team\u2013she supported him behind the scenes to allow him to reach his potential .\none of michigan\u2019s largest employers , dow manufactures products from plastics to paint preservatives , including automotive products . with its home in michigan since 1897 , dow has approximately 53 , 000 employees globally and about 6 , 000 employees in the state .\ndow facilities in texas produce billions of pounds of products each year that enhance the quality of life for people around the globe . dow products serve virtually every consumer market ranging from food to building and construction and from health and medicine to transportation . these products are used in a variety of end - use products \u2013 office supplies , mouthwash , pharmaceuticals , computers , furniture , paints , carpet , garbage bags , cosmetics , chewing gum , lozenges , cleaning products and food .\n\u201calden always thought in a different way with his architecture and , putting this in the context of the 1930s , it was so unique for their day , \u201d says craig mcdonald , director of the alden b . dow home and studio and vada dow\u2019s personal assistant for the last eight years of her life . \u201cevery idea he expressed in interiors was one he got from nature . he wanted to create duality\u2013a balance and feeling that relaxes you and inspires you at the same time . he did this through colors , textures , shape , changes in elevation\u2013everything that would stimulate you , but yet by surrounding us with nature , it is also very relaxing and calming . nature is the focus . \u201d\nthe idea alden b . dow celebrated is that we are all individuals with talents and gifts . when we are allowed to develop , we can give those gifts back to the world . he appreciated that we are all creative in different ways and said it is ok to think differently . he especially wanted to convey this to young people who might otherwise feel cast out .\n\u201cthe building sells itself , \u201d mcdonald says . \u201cwhen you come in , you instantly have questions . you want to look around corners . the building is so dynamic because it\u2019s based on principles of what we need as humans and because it\u2019s built on the principles of nature . it has retained an element of newness about it \u2026 no one guesses that it\u2019s 80 years old . it gets us thinking . mr . dow doesn\u2019t define everything for you ; he allows you your own interpretation . he\u2019s not so heavy with detail and ornamentation that you can only define it in one way . you get to define it for yourself , which is really exciting . \u201d\nsome inside the company , including liveris , have questioned whether the company should move its headquarters , this person said . but with the new corporate headquarters building on the way ,\nit tells me that the midland mentality won again ,\nthis person said .\n\u201cit really is an honor to work with the trustees , managers and employees of the alden b . dow home and studio , all of whom are making such a positive impact on our society , \u201d says john w . haag , sr . , cpa and principal at yeo & yeo\u2019s midland office . \u201cprudent financial management is important to ensure that the organizations are able to continue with their mission of educating and inspiring creativity . whether we are assisting them with preparing annual tax returns , monthly financial statements or budgeting , maintaining the financial health of the organization is our role . and there really is something special about sitting down with the trustees around alden and vada dow\u2019s dining room table for annual board meetings . i always say that they have the best board room in town . \u201d\nsimilar angst about the future of a major corporate headquarters is bubbling up in delaware , dupont ' s historic home . state officials and residents have been on edge about dupont\u2019s future since last year , when the company abruptly abandoned the downtown wilmington building that served as its headquarters for 107 years .\nwhen it opened , the dupont was the city\u2019s tallest office building . it was expanded five times over a quarter century to include a hotel , ballroom , restaurants , a 1 , 256 - seat theater and shops . originally 11 stories , the dupont added a 12th and 13th floor in the 1930s .\n\u201cwe consciously don\u2019t want to commercialize mr . dow , \u201d mcdonald says . \u201cthe purpose of the house and studio is to educate people to his ideas and concepts . \u201d\ndow employs people in the state of texas in areas including research and development , engineering , human resources , technical service , operations and manufacturing . there are manufacturing sites located at freeport , deer park , texas city , seadrift , and la porte . the freeport site is also a research and development center . additionally , dow has a business center located in houston .\nalden designed 132 structures in midland and 250 throughout michigan . midland is the showcase of his architectural work , which includes the midland center for the arts , st . john\u2019s lutheran church and the herbert henry dow high school . he designed more than 600 projects in his entire career . he also designed a number of buildings on the university of michigan campus as well as the phoenix art museum in arizona . he was named architect laureate of the state of michigan 1982 , the year before he passed away .\nduring the onset of world war ii , dow chemical was making lightweight metal for airplanes in freeport , texas . alden was commissioned to design managerial housing there . subsequently , he was hired to design the entire city of lake jackson , texas . this encompassed several hundred very low - cost houses , duplexes , commercial buildings , religious structures , schools and even roadways . this was a dream of a lifetime for an architect , although it had to be completed extremely fast , and resources were limited because of the war .\ncould a dow merger tarnish midland ' s new shine ? the city ' s most prominent corporate citizen has bolstered civic life for generations with investment in public spaces . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\n\u201ci think we\u2019ve set a really good course for how we want to use the building and the quality of what we expect in our programming , \u201d mcdonald says . \u201ci see us doing more educational classes . i think that because we\u2019re teaching young people about it , our tourism only increases every year . children bring back their families , which generates income for us . \u201d\nliveris recently\ntalked about the community and the value that the community brings to dow . i believe the way he phrased it is\u2026 midland is part of their dna , \u201d the mayor said in her address , according to a written version posted on the city ' s website . \u201che talked about the strong commitment that dow has to the community , and that it\u2019s important for us to continue to work together to address the challenges we face . \u201d\nparking is a bit unusual . . . you park behind a one time church building , then walk about 150 yards , crossing a small bridge before you reach the house . the tour of the 20 , 000 square foot house takes about 2 - 2 . 5 hours , depending on the questions for the guide . the groups are intentionally kept small ( 8 or less ) , so . . .\nfor locals in midland , it ' s hard to imagine a future without its most prominent corporate benefactor . in her most recent state of the city address , midland mayor maureen donker highlighted the continuing role dow plays in civic life .\nits minor league baseball stadium sits on land donated by dow and named for the chemical and industrial giant . the family name also adorns a house museum , the city ' s library , a science and art museum and publicly available gardens .\nbut a person familiar with the company but not authorized to speak publicly to the media about it said dow has long struggled to persuade top talent , especially young people , to move to midland , viewed by some as insular and provincial despite recent upgrades .\nit\u2019s pristine ,\nsaid beth chappell , president and ceo of the detroit economic club who has worked with dow chemical ceo andrew liveris on joint efforts in the past .\nthere is a beautiful hotel that you would never think would wind up in midland .\nbut news reported tuesday that dow is talking about a merger with delaware - based dupont and then a possible break - up of the new entity into three parts could raise questions about the company\u2019s future role in the region and the state . company officials have declined to comment on the reports .\nduring the first 10 years of their marriage , midland experienced a housing shortage . alden and vada had no permanent residence but lived primarily in a brother - in - law\u2019s house . the home and studio were designed all at once but built in four pieces . the studio was built in 1934 , and additions were made in 1935 to 1937 . the 20 , 000 - square - foot house was constructed from 1939 to 1941 . the dows lived in the house for more than five decades , through 1991 . today the sprawling structure is a national historic landmark that has influenced architecture in this region and throughout the state .\nnpgallery allows you to search the national register information system a database of over 90 , 000 historic buildings , districts , sites , structures and objects listed on the national register of historic places . the finding aids below have information to assist in your search of the nrhp data in npgallery .\nmultiple property covers : by name : use our npgallery database and select national register multiples ( covers ) as the\nrecord category\nor use the multiple property covers 2017 spreadsheet to look up the reference number , then use the reference number to search in our npgallery database .\nspreadsheet of multiple property covers 2015 ( up to 2015 , includes links to pdfs and breakdown by states ) spreadsheet of multiple property covers 2017 ( up to 2018 , does not include links to pdfs or breakdown by states ) the sort order is by state , county and resource name or , in the case of multiples , by state and resource name . standard spreadsheet navigation tools allow you to go to \u201cfind and select\u201d in the upper right hand corner of the spreadsheet and using the find utility you can search for keywords such as \u201cfort\u201d . the default search searches all columns but you can restrict a search to a given column by highlighting the column . for example you can search for properties in fairfax county , virginia by highlighting the county column and searching for fairfax .\nnational historic landmark files : by name : use our npgallery database and select national historic landmark system as the\nrecord category\nor use the national historic landmarks spreadsheet to look up the reference number , then use the reference number to search in our npgallery database .\nnational park service properties : most nps properties have been scanned and are in npgallery . you can search by park name .\naddress search for national register listed properties : you can do an address search in the national register listed properties spreadsheet and in the weekly list search engine ( for new properties ) . many properties are within historic districts . you can look for likely districts based on the address field in the spreadsheet . federal listings can be found in these spreadsheets : federal listings : national register of historic places listed properties from federal agencies ( listings up to july , 2015 ) everything : national register of historic places properties : listed / returned / removed / eligible / ineligible ( up to december , 2017 )\ndeterminations of eligibility : does have not been scanned . you can download a federal determinations of eligibility spreadsheet for determinations up to july , 2015 .\nfor those of you who are interested in working with data in a gis environment , there is more information at national register of historic places program research page .\nunder the direction of craig mcdonald , the organization continues to develop and implement educational programming , public and private tours and events for the great lakes bay region . the home and studio offers public tours and other events monday through saturday . more than 10 , 000 people tour and interact in educational programs and classes for all ages annually .\nthe home and studio are hands - on and very engaging , especially for youth .\n\u201cwe have a wonderful relationship with midland public schools and other schools too , \u201d mcdonald says . \u201ceducation is our main focus . \u201d\na full - day fourth grade program reinforces social studies curriculum and teaches what an entrepreneur is , what the three types of basic resources are and how they are used in either chemistry or architecture and how individuals impact the economics of an area . more than 1 , 300 students participate each school year . this is a joint program with the midland county historical society .\nfor high school students , the home and studio host s a class every week for a full semester for an international baccalaureate program that focuses on the arts , history , ethics , mathematics , natural sciences and human sciences . special lessons reinforce these areas of knowledge using the house and studio as well as the resources within it , including original correspondence from frank lloyd wright , buckminster fuller and others , the incredible decorative arts and collections in the archives .\nsubscribe today for full access on your desktop , tablet , and mobile device .\nthe city ' s most prominent corporate citizen has bolstered civic life for generations with investment in public spaces .\ndollars from company coffers have buffed the mid - state city of about 40 , 000 residents with a new shine , from a high - end hotel to improvements to the city ' s country club . it ' s part of a concerted effort , boosters say , to help attract a global workforce to the city about 130 miles northwest of detroit .\nchappell added that it was also\ngood for business\nto spruce up amenities in a city needing to attract world - class employees .\nit ' s a very small - town culture ,\nthis person said .\nwe needed to make it more attractive to come because no one wants to come here .\nover the years , residents attended weddings , proms , anniversaries , speeches and business meetings at the iconic hotel .\none observer called the potential tie - up a result of merger fever sweeping wall street this year .\n\u201cit appears the story line is activist investors , in an environment of unprecedented m & a activity , they continue to call the shots while longtime board members and management acquiesce ,\nbrian connors , managing director of the birmingham - based restructuring and financial advisory firm conway mackenzie , said in an e - mail .\nwhat could suffer ( in this proposed deal ) is long - term growth and innovative r & d as bottom - line demands will result in more cost cutting and less discretionary spending going forward .\nconnors added nonetheless that a combined company\nwould be a formidable dominant competitor\nin the agricultural chemical marketplace .\nthe company had $ 230 million worth of capital investments in its midland operations in 2014 , according to city officials .\nour ability to grow as a company globally has been because we\u2019ve taken the ethos of the founder and the midwestern community - mindedness , and we\u2019ve internationalized it quite successfully , \u201d liveris told the midland daily news in july .\n\u201cif you think of the basis of a community like midland or the great lakes bay region , or for that matter the entire state and entire midwest , there\u2019s a certain community neighborhood view that we\u2019re all in it together , independent of what we earn , independent of where we\u2019ve come from , independent of our accents ,\nhe said .\nthat tone is in the dna of the company . \u201d\nnews journal reporter jeff mordock in wilmington , del . , contributed to this report .\ncontact matthew dolan : 313 - 223 - 4743 or msdolan @ freepress . com . follow him on twitter @ matthewsdolan .\nthese sites are part of the usa today network . their content is produced independently from our newsrooms .\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\nthe tour guide was kind and knowledgeable . the house itself is incredible ! we went in the winter so we didnt get a chance to enjoy the gardens and such , but it was so great we plan on going back in the summer !\ni drove in from lansing with my aunts for a visit . there are guided tours only . our guide was quite knowledgeable and allowed time for pics and questions . the house is a spectacular , a must - see\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 . . . 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{"id": 53823, "summary": [{"text": "ea salt lake was an american video game developer located in salt lake city , utah , united states .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "it was owned by video game publisher electronic arts ( ea ) .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "ea salt lake was founded by the studio 's president , vance cook , as headgate studios in 1992 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "as a veteran programmer for years at access software , the onetime premier developer of golf simulations , cook had the experience and knowledge of how to create a rewarding golfing experience .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "headgate 's first product was pentacalc , a scientific calculator for windows .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "from 1996 to 1999 , headgate solely developed golf games published by sierra entertainment under sierra 's front page sports brand .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "in april 1996 the studio was purchased by sierra .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "the golf product was later branded as pga championship golf .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "on february 22 , 1999 sierra announced a major restructuring of their company , and sold the rights of the original studio back to cook as a new corporate entity .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in 2000 , headgate began publishing games through electronic arts .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "headgate began developing tiger woods pga tour for the pc based on their existing golf engine .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "they were assigned by ea to develop the title on pc , ps2 , wii and xbox for the 2007 title , and the pc , ps2 , and wii for the 2008 title , with the xbox line getting cut by ea .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "headgate developed every windows version of the ea sports tiger woods golf franchise from 2001 to 2007 .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "headgate 's golf games consistently got high praise from industry reviewers and have won numerous industry awards .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "on 1 december 2006 , headgate studios was acquired by electronic arts .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "headgate was redubbed ea salt lake .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the studios ' focus was redirected to developing games for nintendo 's new console , the wii .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "on 21 july 2010 , ea salt lake was moved from its home in bountiful , utah to a new state-of-the-art facility in downtown salt lake city , utah , united states .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "in april 2017 , the studio was shut down . ", "topic": 30}], "title": "ea salt lake", "paragraphs": ["ea salt lake , which is located in downtown salt lake city , was formed in 2010 after electronic arts acquired local game developer , headgate , which made the tiger woods golf game and madden football game for the pc .\n( | courtesy ) screenshot from the video game ,\nhasbro family game night 3 ,\nproduced by ea salt lake . the video game stu\n( | courtesy ) screenshot from the video game ,\nhasbro family game night 3 ,\nproduced by ea salt lake . the video game studi\nelectronic arts has confirmed that an increased focus on mobile development has led to layoffs at its salt lake studio .\n. ea miscalculated the success of the wii and when this became apparent , they immediately turned their salt lake studio exclusively to wii development . the studio has since released casual - oriented games for the ea play label such as\ni hope we\u2019ll see some new startups rise\u2014that\u2019s a talented group of people there ,\nformer head of ea salt lake jon dean , who has now formed his own independent gaming studio in utah told the salt lake tribune .\nthey\u2019re smart and they could easily do their own thing .\nelectronic arts has laid off part of the staff at its salt lake city , utah office as it shifts to mobile development .\ni began my time with ea in 2004 , working at tiburon in florida , a major development studio within ea sports . after a few years there , i moved to utah to oversee a recently acquired studio in salt lake city to help with ea ' s move into casual gaming and the company ' s partnership with hasbro inc .\nas for this\ngroundbreaking\nnew project , ea is keeping mum about it . hit up the link below to see executive producer ben bell dodge questions about it while talking up salt lake city some more .\non 21st july 2010 a new office was officially opened in the heart of salt lake city . previously the team worked out of bountiful , utah .\nea salt lake is becoming largely focused on mobile development , including \u2018the sims\u2019 and other projects ,\nea said in a statement .\nrecent shifts unfortunately resulted in the reduction of a few teams . as we look to match skills with opportunities , some staff will be offered other positions at ea , while others will leave the company .\nelectronic arts ' salt lake city - based studio is being affected by a round of new layoffs at the company , an ea spokesperson confirmed to polygon today , as the developer transitions to focus largely on mobile platforms .\nea ' s salt lake city , utah studio , home to the sims , littlest pet shop , and nerf development teams , is moving to a larger location and hiring developers for a\ngroundbreaking\nunannounced new project .\nea salt lake is becoming largely focused on mobile development , including the sims and other projects ,\nan ea spokesperson said in a statement .\nrecent shifts unfortunately resulted in the reduction of a few teams . as we look to match skills with opportunities , some staff will be offered other positions at ea , while others will leave the company .\nafter it opened , ea salt lake made pc expansion packs for the pc version of\nthe sims\nas well as games based on hasbro licenses such as\nhasbro family game night ,\nrisk\nand\nmonopoly streets .\nea salt lake is becoming largely focused on mobile development , including the sims and other projects . recent shifts unfortunately resulted in the reduction of a few teams ,\nthe publisher said in a statement .\nas we look to match skills with opportunities , some staff will be offered other positions at ea , while others will leave the company .\nwe ' re truly thrilled to expand into salt lake city and what is becoming a growing and dynamic video game development scene ,\nsaid ben bell , executive producer at ea .\nwe ' re looking to fill several critical leadership positions on an exciting new project .\n1 ea . \u2013 tri - axis cte laser measurement lab . length , bend & twist\nwhile i ' ve never been , my parents assure me that salt lake city is a lovely place to visit , so if you ' ve got the skills and a hankering for a view of the rocky mountains , head over to the ea jobs website to see if anything strikes your fancy .\nea salt lake is becoming largely focused on mobile development , including & apos ; the sims & apos ; and other projects ,\nthe publisher said thursday in a statement .\nrecent shifts unfortunately resulted in the reduction of a few teams . as we look to match skills with opportunities , some staff will be offered other positions at ea , while others will leave the company .\nelectronic arts salt lake , the video game studio that worked on the popular\nthe sims\npc games and other family - based titles , has laid off part of its staff to focus on mobile gaming .\nea ' s ultimate golf sim returns , loaded with all - new features . full review .\nea declined to say how many people would be let go as a result of the change .\nthe studio , which was founded in 2010 , worked primarily on the sims franchise and hasbro brand games ( monopoly street , risk : factions , family game night ) , as well as facebook games . prior to its rebranding as ea salt lake , the developer was known as headgate studios and created numerous golf video games .\ni hope we & apos ; ll see some new startups rise \u0097 that & apos ; s a talented group of people there ,\nsaid jon dean , the former head of ea salt lake who has now formed his own independent gaming studio in utah .\nthey & apos ; re smart and they could easily do their own thing .\nea ' s announcement reads less like a studio expansion announcement and more like travel brochure for salt lake city , discussing the numerous ski resorts , thriving nightlife , broadway shows , and the utah jazz basketball team . in short , they aren ' t discussing the game they ' ll be creating so much as trolling for the talent needed to create it .\nyesterday we reported at layoffs at another ea studio , ghost games uk , which developed need for speed : rivals .\nthe studio had been shifting its focus to mobile gaming after revenues in that sector began to grow for ea . ea & apos ; s mobile and handheld digital net revenue generated $ 125 million in the third fiscal quarter of 2014 , according to ea & apos ; s quarterly results released earlier this week , a 26 percent year - over - year increase over the same period for fiscal 2013 .\nsome ea mobile games have been hugely profitable for the publisher . the simpsons : tapped out generated 130 million in digital net revenue through the third fiscal quarter of 2013 . in its latest earnings call , ea also reported a net loss of $ 308 million for the quarter .\nea salt lake , which began life as headgate studios all the way back in 1992 , isn ' t one of the highest - profile of electronic arts studios . its repertoire includes a bunch of tiger woods pga tour games , littlest pet shop , nerf n - strike and a bunch of sims 3 expansions . it ' s also been involved in mobile game development , and a decision to focus more exclusively on that means that staffing levels are being reduced .\nsources told ign that 40 employees are moving to maxis in california , 35 had been laid off , with an estimated 20 from ea all play . ea ' s all play label is dedicated to digital games , with a focus on mobile and social games , like real racing 3 .\nthe studio housed more than 100 employees , according to its website , but ea declined to say how many were affected by today ' s cuts .\nin 2008 i transferred to ea salt lake ( easl ) and became studio head ; easl had a mission to focus on casual games as part of ea ' s strategic relationship with hasbro . changes within ea saw the hasbro business unit - of which easl was part - move around other labels over time , and eventually easl expanded to also build non - hasbro titles including some sims franchise products . eventually the studio split leaving a dedicated group as part of the sims label , and i took the other part into the company ' s mobile division , where we would work on facebook as well as ' freemium ' titles for the company . my role expanded as general manager to include a studio in raleigh , north carolina , and as a vice president within the mobile division , now rebranded all play .\ntiburon was acquired by electronic arts in the 1990s and has been responsible for one of ea ' s most successful franchises - nfl madden , which continues to be a best selling title in north america each year . tiburon is at the heart of ea sports , one of the best known brands of interactive software .\nexperienced in designing incredible gameplay ? work at bioware , makers of dragon age and the upcoming game anthem ! see more # hotjobs available globally at ea . urltoken\n( | courtesy ) screenshot from the video game ,\nhasbro family game night 3 ,\nproduced by ea salt lake . the video game studio that worked on the popular\nthe sims\npc games and other family - based titles , has laid off part of its staff to focus on mobile gaming , it was announced thursday , jan . 30 , 2014 . gaming publisher electronic arts , headquartered in redwood shores , calif . , confirmed the restructuring of the studio but would not say how many employees were let go\n( | courtesy ) screenshot from the video game ,\nhasbro family game night 3 ,\nproduced by ea salt lake . the video game studio that worked on the popular\nthe sims\npc games and other family - based titles , has laid off part of its staff to focus on mobile gaming , it was announced thursday , jan . 30 , 2014 . gaming publisher electronic arts , headquartered in redwood shores , calif . , confirmed the restructuring of the studio but would not say how many employees were let go .\nrock west composites\u2019 facilities are located in salt lake city , utah and san diego , california . both venues are ideally suited to the manufacture of products made from carbon fiber composite materials . with a history of aerospace and commercial composites production , both southern california and utah provide the necessary talent pool , manufacturing infrastructure , and customer base that creates a healthy environment for our company .\ngaming website , ign . com , reported thursday that 35 employees had been laid off and another 40 were transferred to ea & apos ; s gaming studio , maxis , in california .\nour san diego location has 30 , 000 sq ft . and is home to the corporate offices , as well as engineering and manufacturing space . the salt lake city manufacturing facility is located in a 66 , 000 sq . ft . building . currently , we occupy 48 , 000 sq . ft . and sub - lease the remaining space ; we have room to expand ! one big competitive advantage we enjoy as a business is owning our own factory / real estate .\nbelow are my recollections of the ea projects i was responsible for as well as some anecdotes about the studios and teams i worked with . this page is not complete , and i will update with more anecdotes , pictures etc over time .\njim urquhart | tribune file photo jon dean executive producer at electronic arts , left , and utah governor gary herbert play monopoly streets wednesday , july 21 , 2010 at electronic arts in salt lake city . the video game studio that worked on the popular\nthe sims\npc games and other family - based titles , has laid off part of its staff to focus on mobile gaming , it was announced thursday , jan . 30 , 2014 . gaming publisher electronic arts , headquartered in redwood shores , calif . , confirmed the restructuring of the studio but would not say how many employees were let go\ngameplay ea has used the last year of development time wisely . since tiger 2003 had set the foundation for basic gameplay firmly in place , the team took the opportunity to flesh out this year ' s features . there are , of course , new courses ; bethpage black , one of the world ' s most difficult locales , is now on the slate . there are also fantasy ea courses like the predator , which have made it into the pc version . you have access to all 18 courses via simulation mode , so you won ' t need to unlock anything if you don ' t want to .\nelectronic arts recently announced that a faster - than - expected decline in games for previous - gen consoles led to a 12 percent revenue drop in its third quarter , but its mobile business was up 26 percent year over year and 19 percent over the previous quarter . december was also the company ' s biggest month ever for mobile , with a total of 71 million game downloads from the app store and google play , which ea said made it the top mobile publisher worldwide .\nthe game incorporates the fedexcup championship format ( a collection of tournaments ) with rounds of golf at westchester country club , tpc boston , cog hill , and east lake . the putt preview has been improved , allowing the player to simulate the ball ' s path once per individual spot , taking into accounts elements such as power , speed and elevation . on the xbox 360 and the ps3 , shots are not performed using the analog stick , but with the 3 - point timed principle for start , power and accuracy . shot confidence is a new addition , keeping track of the player ' s performance on certain courses , for specific puts and using certain clubs . great performances raise the confidence , which translates into experience and better performance on specific courses . low confidence leads to lower accuracy , a pumping heartbeat , and rumbling controls on the wii .\nto 10 key or not to 10 - key\u2026 . that is the mathematical question\n10 key calculators help increase your efficiency and save time . the 10 key calculator software is easy to use and user - friendly 10 key software .\nwatch how easy it is to use the 10 key calculator on windows 10 .\na powerful 10 key with a live tape reel you can save , edit , and recalculate .\npentacalc is the most powerful 10 key software available . with so many innovative features , you never want to go back to hand - helds .\nfranchise . they developed the windows versions of tiger woods pga tour 2001 up to 2006 .\nthere is no trivia on file . if you have any interesting trivia about this company , please add it .\nvance cook started as a programmer for access . he eventually broke off in 1992 to start his own company , headgate studios .\nif you have a portrait of this person , you can upload it to the mobygames database .\nthere are no related websites on file for this developer . if you know of any related websites for the person , please consider contributing them .\nthis golfing simulation game is the 2007 multi - platform edition of electronic arts ' tiger woods pga tour franchise . although the game ' s features differ across platforms , most notably from next - gen to current - gen , it has a few things in common across the board : more licensed players , more courses , more game modes , and improved gameface character creation .\non xbox 360 and ps3 feature more realistic characters thanks to the all - new universal capture ( ucap ) technology . ucap is the same technique that was used on\nfilms to generate digital doubles for the lead actors . another next - gen - only feature that the xbox 360 and ps3 share is larger crowds and mass movement of spectators from hole - to - hole , as well as pip cameras . there is also an enhanced career mode where you can master your skills in a new practice facility . the golfers have a new animation state engine that yields more pertinent emotions and reactions based on what happens in gameplay . the game setup has been changed , with different swing styles , and the speed golf setting which allows players to skip to the next shot after the ball has been struck without watching where the ball lands .\nps2 and xbox versions of the game feature a new team tour mode where you can recruit your own squad of golfers to go up against team tiger woods . the pc , ps2 , and xbox versions have the most licensed golfers ( 21 ) in the game . the wii edition of the game features the ability to control your swing using the wiimote .\nacquired the company in november 2006 and had it focus entirely on wii development instead .\nx360a achievement guide ( x360a ' s achievement guide for tiger woods pga tour 07 . )\nwhile it carries the same title as the console versions , tiger woods pga tour on pc really has never been the same . last year it featured a focus on the pga mode , which the consoles lacked . likewise , the gameplay mechanics have always differed . but this year its similarity to the console version is as close as it has ever been . it has many of the same features , the same courses and players . however , the presentation and controls make it feel like a completely different game .\ntiger woods pga tour 2004 on pc is designed for the golf crowd that wants to feel the same way they do on fairways in real life ; and , if you play like any of the ign editors , this could be defined as frustrated and horrified . of course , this gives you a great reason to seek out tiger woods 2004 , where you have a much better shot at displaying any skill .\nthe tiger challenge , which was the core single - player experience for 2003 on consoles , has been revamped and is now in the pc version . called the would tour mode , you conquer different areas of the globe one - by - one . world tour is a really excellent mode for casual golfing . you ' re not locked into 12 months of serious gameplay where a few losses will damage your whole career . while it doesn ' t seem like a good fit with the simulation style of the pc , it actually works nicely as an arcade style mode that you can jump in and out of .\nhowever , like most of the experience in the pc version , it ' s still catered towards the hardcore userbase and features an almost rpg - like setup . before you even compete in a major tournament on a course , you must first pass through a regiment of scenarios and earn enough skill points . so , in a sense , you have to level - up your experience on the links before you take on bigger challenges . the whole career mode is designed around this concept . golf lessons are required before you even start , in fact , and to learn new skills you have to earn cash so you can buy new instruction . it is extremely unique in its setup , but developer headgate has been catering specifically to the pc crowd for years . it ' s a niche style of gameplay meant to challenge hardcore golfers and , trust us , you definitely will be . tiger 2004 is very difficult on the pc if you ' re adhering to the trueswing method .\nwithout major graphical or gameplay changes . there are new courses ( xbox 360 / ps3 : 5 new , 16 in total - ps2 : 6 new , 18 in total ) and different licensed professional golf players to choose from ( 21 on the xbox 360 / ps3 - 23 on the ps2 / wii ) .\nthe xbox 360 , ps2 , ps3 and windows versions allow players to import photos to create in - game faces on the characters based on custom images , using the xbox live vision camera , playstation eyetoy , playstation eye or a webcam . further customizations include clothing , hair or eye color and more . the initial statistics can be improved by completing challenges based on power or putting precision . they can also be raised by performing well in the pga tour , taking into account skill shots and not just the overall ranking . players can unlock additional golfers and spend their winnings in the shop on new equipment .\nthe multiplayer ( up to 4 players ) has been expanded with gamernet , where players can create and play custom challenges with their scores posted online ( xbox 360 / ps3 / windows ) .\non the wii , players can shake the controls to taunt the opponents with 4 different moves , to throw them off . it can be used to influence air conditions , spin , or adds audio distractions . the controls are available in 3 modes : full swing ( wii remote ) , sitting swing ( new , waggle the wii remote ) or the classic controls using the nunchuck for analog play . in full swing , twisting the wii remote adds hooks and slices prior to shots . also exclusive to the wii is a miniputt mode .\ntiger burns bright ( an apple games article about the macintosh version of pga tour 08 ( october , 2007 ) . )\nx360a achievement guide ( x360a ' s achievement guide for tiger woods pga tour 08 . )\nswitching back and forth between your old 10 key calculator and your computer can cause errors , reduce your efficiency , and waste time . to solve all of these issues switch over to the most power 10 key calculator available with the 10 key pentacalc software .\nthe pentacalc 10 key software mirrors your real - life 10 key with all the features you love on your desktop computer .\nevery calculation you make is automatically tracked on pentacalc ' s computerized tape display . the tape is \u2018live\u2019 which allows you to make changes directly to the tape , and each modification will be reflected in your final result .\nincludes an item counter , 3 rounding options , red negative entries , and all the standard functions you are used to . you can even make annotations .\nbring your 10 - key into the digital world and get your a digital 10 key software .\nfront page sports : golf certainly has some fun surprises , taking the stuffinessout of your typical golf sim .\nwe have no news or videos for front page sports : golf . sorry !\nno forum topics for front page sports : golf yet . want to start us off ? create a new topic .\nin addition to this game , the following people are listed as working on other games . no more than 25 people are listed here , even if there are more than 25 people who have also worked on other games .\nthe updated golf simulation game will add 12 new 18 - hole courses to the pga championship golf series .\nno forum topics for pga championship golf 2000 yet . want to start us off ? create a new topic .\nin its most recent earnings statement , electronic arts boasted that its mobile revenue topped $ 125 million in the third quarter , a 26 percent year - over - year increase over the same period last year . the simpsons : tapped out alone is responsible for more than $ 130 million in revenue this fiscal year .\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 5 . the sidebar size is short .\nvideo games \u2022 gaming studio shuts down part of studio to focus on mobile gaming .\nthis is an archived article that was published on urltoken in 2014 , and information in the article may be outdated . it is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted .\ngaming publisher electronic arts , headquartered in redwood shores , calif . , confirmed the restructuring of the studio but would not say how many employees were let go .\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nhow much do electronic arts employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\n\u201cthe health insurance is the best in the state as far as i am concerned . i picked up the cobra plan after my lay off , which is extremely expensive . . . \u201d\n\u201cstrong company performance has led to good matches in last few years . as a downside , the match happens once a year so you have to wait a bit . only . . . \u201d\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 .\nlots of good people to work alongside and learn from . some interesting projects . pay is good for utah .\ncompany emphasizes making hits ( often based on sequels and licensed ip ) over making original , creative , inventive fun content .\ntrust your teams more and take some creative risks like the indie studios do .\ngreat gym on campus and pretty good cafe . interesting games to work on .\npolitics run ramped here , more than other companies i ' ve worked at . extremely long hours , if you aren ' t living at the job you aren ' t fitting in . if you don ' t fit in they target you to get you out . horrible management and no appreciation for hard work .\ncompensation is commensurate with job expectations . creativity and thinking outside the norm are encouraged . strong benefits package and the redwood shores campus is very nice with onsite cafe and gym .\ngamer culture can get a little annoying if you aren ' t a hard core gamer yourself . there have been a number of reductions in force followed by employee growth followed by more cuts . it can get tiresome looking over your shoulder all the time .\nstop making expensive acquisitions and investing in trends that fizzle out , ( nintendo wii , facebook games ) and stick to what the company does well and has a long term future .\nsome employees were offered positions at maxis in california , others were laid off as the studios focuses on mobile development .\nno spam , no fuss ; just the latest updates delivered right to you .\nall the highlights in the world of games , lovingly delivered 2 - 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{"id": 53842, "summary": [{"text": "farida guitars is a chinese manufacturer of electric and acoustic guitars .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "farida , launched in 2004 , is part of the grand reward education & entertainment ( gree ) portfolio of brands .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "gree was founded in 1995 , and is based in guangdong province in china .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "it produces oem instruments for a selection of other brands in its 120,000 sq. ft. factory .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "on average , it produces around 13,000 guitars per month .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "farida endorses a number of popular contemporary musicians .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "these include frank turner , the vaccines , bombay bicycle club , and sandi thom .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "farida guitars are distributed across the world under license .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "in the uk , distribution is handled by dawsons music . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "farida guitars", "paragraphs": ["lauded by critics , the award winning farida guitars are the choice of guitar by musicians the world over . best known for our acoustic guitars , we are increasingly being acclaimed for our electric guitars .\nfarida has proved that it can produce affordable guitars with first - rate build quality and our review model only serve to enforce this .\nfarida guitars is a still comparatively new brand seeking to make its mark in the highly competitive , mid - priced sector of the market .\nafter her performance at the jazz and blues festival in cheshire , farida approached sandi thom with a range of guitars . she liked them and , soon after , thom and farida were in discussions about a new signature acoustic .\nfarida may not have the recognisable logo of some of its peers . it may not have the prestigious heritage , or roll call of rock\u2019s biggest names on its roster . but , crucially , what it does have is a desire to create some of the most well engineered , lovingly crafted and gorgeously playable guitars on the market today , no matter what the price . if you consider yourself a true player , you owe it to yourself to check one of these amazing guitars out next time you\u2019re in dawsons . alternatively , visit the farida guitars website , check them out on facebook here or view a complete range of electric and acoustic guitars over at the dawsons website .\nchosen by many well - known artists , farida guitars are played by frank turner , freddie cowan of the vaccines , steve hackett , two door cinema club\u2019s sam halliday and james morrison , to name a few .\nfarida tele style guitar , candy apple red , nice instrument , a few marks , good player & sounds great . cd guitars , penge , london se20 8hw - call , message or text . 07950 943260 can post if required .\nas some people already know , the good people at farida guitars have been working on a very limited signature guitar for me for a little while . well , now i have the full details before me i thought i\u2019d share them with all of you .\nby focusing on quality and craftsmanship ahead of a fancy brand name , farida has brought the world of high - spec guitars to a much wider audience . players of even the company\u2019s entry level models are often surprised at how easy they are to play and how great they sound compared with \u2018big name\u2019 guitars at the same price . sure , the lure of owning a proper fender , gibson or martin will always be there , but for sheer playability and design farida has gradually carved itself quite a unique niche in the uk . and , as more people became aware of farida and saw for themselves the amount of guitar they\u2019re getting for their money , the company went from strength to strength . and , as with fender and squier , and gibson and epiphone , there is also an associated farida sub - brand called marina , offering a selection of guitars priced even more competitively .\nthe current farida range features a wide selection of guitars \u2013 electric and acoustic \u2013 to suit every budget and every playing style . from the farida d8 - x op or marina md - 10 \u2013 reviewed favourably here by total guitar , which are both perfect for players taking their first steps onto the instrument , through to the artist designed farida jt - 60 2dcc sam halliday signature guitar , a superb electric guitar created in collaboration with sam halliday from two door cinema club .\nfarida actually forms part of the chinese group grand reward education and entertainment ( gree ) which has been producing guitars under licence for \u2018bigger\u2019 name manufacturers since 1995 . their factory in guang dong produces around 13 , 000 guitars a month , of which more than half end up at stores in the united states . yet with all that experience and know - how , gree wanted to show off their expertise and felt they could offer the world a slightly different product . by using their proven construction techniques and industry knowledge , gree ensured their new farida range would deliver build quality and specifications well beyond what would be expected at a particular price point .\neither way , if you ' re in this market area , we strongly suggest you add a farida to your shortlist .\noffering great features at an affordable price , is the cornerstone of farida ' s philosophy . the d - 12c . .\nfarida j - 72 , top of the line jumbo with solid engelmann spruce top and solid flamed canadian maple b . .\nfarida\u2019s travel model , the t - 16 is also a fantastic instrument for the younger player . a small guitar . .\nfollowing in the footsteps the m - 2 , the farida m5 follows the same simple , focused design , but with . .\nmodel c - 6 includes farida gigbag this is in mint condition and comes with original farida gigbag . i have rarely used it . has all original strings in excellent condition . lost interest soon after buying it . selling to save space . available to v\nfarida guitars are a unique thing in the world of musical instruments , having spent almost a decade going under the radar , so to speak . to use an analogy , consider the recording artist who slowly but surely builds up a dedicated fanbase without resorting to stunts or wacky marketing campaigns . you won\u2019t see them pulling stupid poses on the front of the music mags but , over time , the quality of their work stands out and once the fans are on - board , they tend to remain loyal for years to come . dawsons has witnessed a similar process with farida ever since it started importing them in 2004 . through carefully chosen partnerships with credible musicians and a track record of producing extremely high quality instruments , the company has quietly gone about its business and built up a solid fanbase along the way . but why ? who exactly are farida guitars ?\nfor its standard range , farida has mostly focused its energies on the acoustic guitar world . it has produced a range of dreadnought , parlour , jumbo and classical guitars which have been well received in the uk guitar press , along with the aforementioned signature models listed above . there have also been signature electrics produced too , notably for freddie cowan of the vaccines and murph from the wombats . farida\u2019s track record of adding unique elements to their designs continued apace ; murph\u2019s ct20 featured an interesting pickup layout whereby the two single coil pickups were effectively designed as one humbucker , albeit with around four inches of space between them , while freddie\u2019s gna tv guitars were designed using a classic retro body shape and no less than three humbuckers .\nfarida d10big brother of the d - 8 , the d - 10 has the same no - nonsense aesthetic and approach to tone . . .\nit ' s not the most tonally balanced acoustic we ' ve experienced at this price , but we feel it could work in favour of the guitars in their primary on - stage role , especially if you need to be heard above other musicians .\nfarida ct36 custom tele with matching gig bag . high spec guitar with ebony fingerboard , mahogany body , kluson tuners & tappable humbucking pickups . superb condition . collection only . bargain .\nthe sf - 55ce marks a departure for the company in terms of design and carries the name of farida ' s most recent endorsee , acoustic - gone - electric gal , sandi thom .\nshe recently told guitarist :\noddly enough farida approached me right about the time i had just started cutting my teeth playing electrics , but i was really keen to get involved and very flattered to be deemed worthy of my own signature model\n.\nfarida electric guitar in excellent condition and only used a few times . thia is a fantasric guitar i just dont have the time to learn to play . very reluctant sale but no point in it just being an ornament . \u00a3250 ono any offer considered . ( no swaps )\nsolid mahogany is used for the two - piece back and sides , though again not bookmatched . both the front and back of the guitar , as well as the mahogany - faced headstock , are finished with white binding . farida - branded tuners and a strap button complete the fitments .\nanother feature of gree is our fully computerized r & d department , which is able to develop new models efficiently , and help our customers keep up with rapid changes in marketing trends . on average , gree creates more than 150 models a year , including many award winning instruments . the farida d - 52 ns won the\ntotal guitar\nmagazine 5 stars award in april of 2007 . the d - 62 an was awarded\n5 star guitarist choice\non\nguitarist\nmagazine in january of 2007 , and m - 2 ns was awarded\nguitarist choice\non the same magazine in november 2007 . and this year the farida j - 66 n has been awarded\n5 star best buy\nin the october issue of total guitar magazine .\nwe can only hope so , but the result of this collaboration - the farida sf - 55ce folk - bodied cutaway - is a particularly striking guitar . constructed from a single piece of solid spruce , the guitar ' s soundboard has a laser - cut design instead of a regular soundhole . love it or hate it , you can ' t help but keep looking at it .\nfor this theme we decided to go with what i ' m best known for , a more realistic rendition of a monkey climbing a tree to get to the guitar in the upper branches . the entire inlay was done with different woods . the guitar in the tree is a small inlay of an actual farida dreadnought ! the guitar was first offered for sale at the shanghai music fair in 2015 , it sold the morning of the first day !\nfarida also asked if i would be willing to come to shanghai to represent the guitar as well as talk to their dealers and to do demonstrations at the booth . i of course more than happy to go . i do have to say that i never thought i ' d be on a stage in the middle of china cutting out inlays and having them broadcast onto a giant video monitor ! it was a great experience and i was amazed at how welcoming the chinese people are .\na couple of years ago while cruising the halls at namm drumming up new inlay customers i happened to cross paths with frank tsai and his merry band of world travelers from grand reward and entertainment . grand reward is the premier builders of musical instruments in china . i had gotten to know them because of their work with the travel guitar that i invented , voyage air . after exchanging the usual pleasantries , frank asked what i was up to and i told him i was mostly doing inlay work for other companies and , half jokingly , i told him i could do inlays for their house brand farida guitars . we of course had a good laugh about the unlikely chance a company in china would be importing inlay work from the usa . i did tell them that the only thing really in the way was that they would need to raise their prices and that since we already know the quality is there and that a guitar built in their factory was well received in the us market at nearly $ 2000 . 00 ( the voyage air vaom - 2c ) that they should be able to be the first real high - end chinese guitar company . fast forward about 2 months and i get an email from frank asking if i would be willing to work with them on a limited edition guitar that would have the theme based on the up coming symbol of the chinese zodiac . i thought that was a great idea !\nits range includes ' dry ' acoustics and electros with the aim of distancing itself from the pack by offering superior workmanship at comparable price points . on test here we have a brand new model , with the aim of being an affordable , stage - ready electro .\nthe sf - 55ce ' s soundboard has a laser - cut soundhole . . . love it or hate it , you can ' t help but keep looking at it .\nit comes with a fitted hard case and features the fishman presys blend pickup system , which utilises an internal mic and undersaddle pickup .\ndetented ) , volume , notch and mic blend , as well as push buttons for phase and the chromatic tuner . when active , the tuner mutes the output .\nthe brief was to create a great - sounding stage guitar , rugged enough to stand up to life on the road , with looks to make it stand out from the crowd . thom told us that she hoped building her own signature guitar would be a good way of attracting women to play .\nas per sandi ' s request , the sf - 55 is a slim - bodied guitar , measuring just 82mm at its deepest . not only does this make it comfortable to play , but very light too . also the neck has been thinned to a super - slim ' c ' profile that underpins a low action .\nthat said , we were again impressed with the standard of finish and workmanship on offer . though lightweight , this guitar gives evidence of being ready to cope with many miles on the road .\nacoustically , the sf - 55 ' s output is fairly rounded . though not boasting as much volume , the sf - 55 ticks more tonal boxes and curiously , despite its thin body , produces a likeable warmth and depth . the lack of a traditional soundhole leads to some interesting sounds further up the neck .\npalm muted solos above the 12th fret take on a ' nakedness ' akin to when reverb is eliminated . but here is a guitar that ' s clearly designed for on - stage use , and in amplified mode the sf - 55 produces a full , bright output , which again has plenty of mids , but not so much that things get overly boxy or brash .\nwith less need to tame the midrange , the fishman ' s controls are free to offer colours and textures , however , we notice that blending in the onboard mic almost immediately induces feedback .\nthis aside , bearing in mind its price , the sf - 55 is a good all - round electro capable of handling a range of disciplines .\nno spam , we promise . you can unsubscribe at any time and we ' ll never share your details without your permission .\ndevin townsend : \u201ci toured for 11 months last year , and the band . . . i don ' t know if we broke even\u201d\nmusicradar is part of future plc , an international media group and leading digital publisher . visit our corporate site .\n\u201cwe can not slow down , \u201d says tsai . \u201cthere is still a long way to go , but our friends and customers encourage us to keep working and learning together . making instruments is a lifetime career . our family and i will be with you all the time . \u201d\nthank you for registering ! we have sent a confirmation email to { useremail } . click the link to confirm your email address .\nplease check your spam folder for the email , if it does not arrive , click this link . . .\nthe guitar was built to my specifications , and they gave me the prototype ( pictured ) . it\u2019s a fantastic instrument . to get technical for a moment : it has a solid engelmann spruce top and solid rosewood back and sides to give it a very loud , clear but also warm and resonant tone , with a matt finish , in a jumbo cutaway body . it has a fishman rare earth humbucker pickup fitted ( my pickup of choice ) . there will only ever be 25 of these made ( apart from my one ) , individually numbered on the headstock . they come with a fitted case and a certificate of authenticity ( signed by yours truly ) . they\u2019ll be arriving for shipment in late may .\nthere are only 11 still available to buy ( the rest have been reserved ) . you can get more information and order one right here . if you\u2019re shopping for a new guitar , check it out \u2013 i\u2019m genuinely impressed with the one i have , and these are all the exact same instrument , not cheaper imitations . definitely worth investigating .\nkeep up - to - date with all the latest news on products , events , artists and so much more . find out who\u2019s doing what , where and how in our news section . you can also sign - up for our newsletter .\njavascript seems to be disabled in your browser . you must have javascript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website .\n65 sankey street , warrington , cheshire , wa1 1su , registered in england . company registration number 182088 vat no . 151943369 copyright \u00a9 dawsons music 2018\njournalist , pr and multimedia specialist . write professionally on subjects ranging from musical instruments to industrial technology .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 dawsons music ltd . registered in england : 65 sankey street , warrington , cheshire , wa1 1su . company no . 182088 | terms & conditions \u00b7 privacy policy\nsame as d - 16 , but with solid engelmann spruce top , m . o . p . logo , white w / herringbone binding , herring . .\n& amp ; amp ; lt ; br & amp ; amp ; gt ; & amp ; amp ; lt ; br & amp ; amp ; gt ; the most demanding players will . .\nthe flame maple back and sides of the j - 66 are complemented by the solid englemann spruce soundboard . .\nsolid red cedar top , laminated pau ferro sides & back , mahogany neck , rosewood f . b . & bridge . .\nsolid sitka spruce top , laminated mahogany sides & back , mahogany neck , . .\ncutaway sitka spruce top , laminated rosewood sides & back , mahogany neck , sonokelin f . b & br . .\nsolid engelmann spruce top , solid mahogany sides & back , mahogany neck , rosewood f . b . & brid . .\nsolid englemann spruce top , solid rosewood sides & back , mahogany neck , rosewood f . b . & brid . .\nmini acoustic , solid sitka spruce top , solid mahogany sides & back , mahogany neck , rosewood f . b . . .\nmini acoustic , sitka spruce top , laminated mahogany sides & back , mahogany neck , sonokelin f . b . . .\nwelcome to the guitar store malaysia . your friendly and reliable walk - in and online store pertaining music sales , service , rental , academic training and many more .\nthe dogs are made from various types of wood as well as corian and recon stone . i like using wood because it has a lot of the textures of hair plus it comes in a huge variety of colors and tones .\nin 2015 we did the first of the series , the year of the monkey .\nfor the 2017 fair the theme was the year of the dog . i will also be attempting to do some youtube videos which is also something new for me . i tend to get locked in when i work so we will see just how successful i am and stopping to record something !\nhere is the inlay in progress . lots of malachite and jade recon stone as well as corian . brick are made from padouk and white veneer . the guitar back is malaysian blackwood .\nfor the 2016 show last october the theme was the year of the rooster . once again the choice was made to go with a realistic looking inlay design . this time wood as well as reconstituted stone was used . i believe this one sold before the show ! my kind of response time !\non a slightly separate note . . . while i was there last year we discussed doing something a little more elaborate to show the chinese market just where inlay can go when a crazy american is pushing the limits . we decided to do a scene on the back of a guitar , similar to the edo guitar . i did some searching and came up with what i think will be perfect . . . the great wall ! i may have bit off more than i can chew in less than a year ( way less now ! ) but i love a challenge . . .\n\u200b here is a quick rendering of what i have in mind for the great wall . i expect i will be tired of cutting out bricks when i ' m done . . .\nhere is a photoshop rendering of the headstock and pickguard inlays along with the finished results .\nintelligent lending ltd ( credit broker ) . capital one is the exclusive lender .\ngreat sounding acoustic guitar , selling due to having no need for it . in good condition , hardly ever played . pick up ideally .\nbrand new condition . used for a week and gave up learning . still with plastic on .\nbrand new condition . used for 1 week and gave up learning . still has plastic on .\nabsolute bargain . brand new condition . used for 1 week . still has plastic on from new . \u00a3360 for guitar alone in dixons .\n\u00a9 copyright 2000 - 2018 urltoken limited . all rights reserved . terms of use , privacy notice & cookies policy"]}
{"id": 53843, "summary": [{"text": "china united airlines co. , ltd. ( simplified chinese : \u4e2d\u56fd\u8054\u5408\u822a\u7a7a\u516c\u53f8 ; traditional chinese : \u4e2d\u570b\u806f\u5408\u822a\u7a7a\u516c\u53f8 ; pinyin : zh\u014dnggu\u00f3 li\u00e1nh\u00e9 h\u00e1ngk\u014dng g\u014dngs\u012b ) is a budget airline with its headquarters in fengtai district , beijing , china , operating scheduled flights and charter services in co-operation with local enterprises out of beijing nanyuan airport , making it the only commercial airline using this airport .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the airline previously had its headquarters in another area in fengtai district , beijing . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "china united airlines", "paragraphs": ["fleet china united airlines full fleet in pdf format photos china united airline . . .\nfleet age of china united airlines flightlog china united airline . . . ( 63 flights )\nflying experiance : china united airlines economy class boieng 737 ( can to hgh ) .\nbelow , you can see the all the destinations that china united airlines flies to .\nim looking for a flight from / to datong , and i saw air china and china united airlines only have flight to datong from beijing .\nchina united airlines is one of the daughter companies of china eastern . no specialized website built for china united . just check everything on china eastern . be aware china united is homed at nanyuan airport not beijing international airport . don ' t be surprised if you find you are landing in or leaving from nanyuan .\nis china united airlines a legit airline ? no website even to book a ticket . . . .\nchina united airlines sets up tianjin branch . china united airlines boeing 737 - 800 ? boeing . 20apr2018 . this article is only available for ch - aviation pro subscribers . find out more try now login . . .\nlooking for cheap china united airlines flights ? skyscanner allows you to search and compare china united 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 china united airlines for the best price \u2013 skyscanner doesn ' t add any commission .\nlooking for cheap flights with china united airlines ? use skyscanner to browse china united airlines flights and find the lowest prices and most convenient china united airlines 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 .\nchina united airlines is a domestic low - cost carrier based at beijing nanyuan airport . the carrier converted its business model from full - service to lcc after parent company china eastern airlines announced the move on 02 - jul - 2014 .\nchicago and beijing , march 23 , 2016 / prnewswire / - - air china and united airlines recently signed a multi - year agreement to strengthen their long - standing strategic partnership . in addition to the long - term extension of their agreement , air china and united have established a joint strategic initiative that will significantly deepen coordination between the two airlines for the benefit of their customers in china and the united states .\nskyscanner allows you to find the cheapest flight prices with china united 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 .\nunited currently serves three mainland china destinations nonstop from its premier asia - pacific gateway at san francisco .\nheadquarters : beijing nanyuan airport no . 6 jingbei east road , beijing 100000 china\nalong with qantas , other airlines to make the top 20 included air new zealand , etihad , finnair , klm , lufthansa , swiss and united airlines .\nair china and united , both members of star alliance , currently operate the leading joint network between china and the united states , and together carried more than 2 . 7 million customers between the two countries in 2015 . the carriers operate codeshare flights on 47 routes in china , 72 routes in the u . s . and mexico , and 16 trans - pacific nonstop routes between china and the united states .\na rare video of the china united airlines ( cua ) boeing b737 - 800 pre flight safety demonstration video . flight was chengdu zuuu ( ctu ) to beijing nanyuan . . .\nunited airlines continued the build up of san francisco as one of the usa ' s top trans - pacific gateways this week by announcing a new nonstop route to hangzhou , china .\nair china ' s president , song zhiyong , said :\nboth the united states and china are crucial for the international aviation market . i firmly believe that the strengthened partnership between united and air china will provide better and more convenient services for the passengers in the joint sino - u . s . market .\nunited airlines ' first dreamliner flight receives a ceremonial water - cannon salute after landing in chicago .\nskyscanner allows you to find the cheapest flights with china united airlines without having to enter specific dates or even destinations , making it the best place to find cheap flights for your trip .\ngiven this new level of competition for united in china , in the realm of unintended consequences , munoz\u2019s statement is likely to turn out to be very costly . there is already an online chorus of people in china demanding that the chinese should boycott united .\na united airlines boeing 787 takes off for chicago from houston intercontinental airport on nov . 4 , 2012 , with more than 200 customers on board . this was the inaugural commercial flight for the united airlines aircraft .\na newly designed hud ( head - up display ) in the cockpit of united airlines ' first boeing 787 .\nfor futher information : united airlines worldwide media relations , 872 . 825 . 8640 , media . relations @ urltoken\nunited airlines employees pose in front of the carrier ' s first boeing 787 dreamliner on aug . 2 , 2012 .\nunited ' s president and chief executive officer , oscar munoz , said :\nwe are honored by the close partnership united and air china have shared since 2003 and the positive difference it has made in the travel experience for both carriers ' customers . this agreement marks a significant milestone in our long - standing cooperation and further distinguishes united and air china as the leading carriers between the u . s . and china .\nunited says the route will be its fifth between san francisco and mainland china and its 14th long - haul trans - pacific route from the hub . united ' s other seasonal or year - round china routes from san francisco are to beijing , shanghai , chengdu and xi ' an .\nchicago , june 8 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - united airlines ( ual ) today reported may 2018 operational results .\nunited used the announcement to tout its presence in china , saying it \u201coperates more nonstop u . s . - china flights to more cities in china than any other u . s . airline . \u201d united also took the opportunity to promote its san francisco hub , writing in its statement that it \u201coffers more trans - pacific flights to more cities from san francisco than any airline offers at competing hub airports . \u201d\nfor futher information : united airlines worldwide media relations , + 1 - 872 - 825 - 8640 , media . relations @ urltoken\nthe barbaric removal by force of a passenger from a united airlines flight is now likely to have a serious impact on the airline\u2019s business in china . video of the incident went viral in china \u2014 viewed more than 200 million times \u2014 where people assumed that because the victim of the incident was of asian descent it was an example of racial bias by the police involved .\ni have flown china united out of nanyuan airport to datong & they are fine . nanyuan airport is okay too - its a very large & basic waiting area but there are shops there if you need to buy some snacks . ( when the new daxing airport opens china united will fly from there rather than nanyuan . )\nunited will launch an additional nonstop service from san francisco to its fourth destination in mainland china , xi ' an , on may 8 , 2016 ( westbound ) , and its fifth destination in mainland china , hangzhou , on july 13 , 2016 ( westbound ) , subject to government approval .\non jan . 7 , 1981 , air china launched the first scheduled trans - pacific flight between the united states and china , from beijing to new york . today , through its main hub in beijing , air china provides nonstop services to los angeles , san francisco , houston , washington dulles , honolulu , new york j . f . k . and newark , subject to government approval . air china will launch another nonstop flight to san jose from shanghai this summer and strengthen the capacity of its beijing - san francisco service in early august .\nthe aircraft was built by boeing but was delivered to delta air lines in june 2000 before being resold to china united airlines , the air force - run airline that ordered the aircraft . it was customised for the chinese president by the san antonio - based company .\nhelen stanger , widow of a united airlines dispatcher , listens as united ' s first boeing 787 is presented in everett , wash . , on aug . 2 , 2012 .\nmost of the growth in traffic between china and the u . s . is from chinese cities . china is the fifth biggest market for tourism in the u . s . and that is expected to more than double in the next five years . american airlines recently bought a small stake in a chinese airline , china southern , the largest airline in asia ( owned by the chinese government ) which allows the two airlines to share bookings and gives american a new conduit to cities that it does not itself serve , while at the same time giving the chinese new flights into los angeles , san francisco and new york .\na319 : united has 61 a319s in its fleet . last year , the carrier began adding some former china southern birds to the fleet , and as of early january , four of these six aircraft have not yet entered service but will soon . two more ex - china southern a319s are expected to be delivered to united during the first half of the year .\nchina airlines is the exclusive airline in asia to offer family couch on board our b777 / a350 aircraft . enjoy a comfortable cuddling sleep through your long haul flight . * family couch is no longer available for purchase after 1st of june , 2018 .\nair china is china ' s only national flag carrier and a member carrier of the world ' s largest airline network - star alliance . by november 2015 , air china had a fleet of 523 passenger aircraft and freighters of mainly boeing and airbus families ( including those of the carriers which air china has a majority stake in ) . it operates 353 routes , including 97 international routes , 14 regional routes and 242 domestic routes . it serves 171 cities in 38 countries and regions , including 62 international cities , three regional cities and 106 domestic cities . every week , air china offers over 1 . 47 million seats on over 7 , 700 flights . air china ' s customer service philosophy revolves around four elements : credibility , convenience , comfort , and choice . hard work over the years has resulted in a tremendous increase in air china ' s brand value . in 2013 , air china ranked again as one of the world ' s top 500 brands with a brand value of rmb 91 . 899 billion , and was the only chinese carrier on the world brands 500 list . for more information , visit : urltoken .\nunited to add fifth china route from san francisco move continues build - up of san francisco as one of the usa ' s top pacific gateways . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\na united airlines flight crew monitors instruments in the cockpit of the new boeing 787 dreamliner after the plane arrived at chicago ' s o ' hare international airport .\nn annual survey of the world ' s biggest airlines has seen qantas named the safest for the fourth year running .\nthe backlash here is potentially wounding for a company that lauds itself as the\ntop u . s . carrier to china .\nunited launched its fifth nonstop flight to mainland china in summer , from san francisco to the tech hub of hangzhou . it also offers nonstops to beijing , shanghai , chengdu , xi ' an and hong kong .\noutrage over united airlines\u2019 violent removal of a passenger in chicago has crossed the pacific , extending the company\u2019s public relations fiasco to one of its most crucial international markets .\nthe factory roll - out of united airlines ' first boeing 787 - 9 on april 8 , 2014 , at boeing ' s production line in everett , wash .\ndave hilfman , united airlines ' senior vice president of sales , speaks as united ' s first boeing 787 is unveiled at boeing ' s factory in everett , wash . , on aug . 2 , 2012 .\nover 60 airlines operate out of toronto pearson , either with direct flights or as a codeshare or partner with other carriers .\nunited has a lot at stake in china , it is by far the largest u . s . carrier operating there , with 20 percent of the routes between china and the u . s . including non - stop flights to beijing from newark , chicago , washington , and san francisco . united\u2019s u . s . rivals , delta and american , have about 8 percent each . united has moved beyond the main chinese hubs to secondary cities like chengdu and xian .\nchina united airlines ( kn ) is a low - cost carrier headquartered in beijing . it uses beijing nanyuan airport ( nay ) as its hub , and is the airport ' s sole passenger airline . china united offers scheduled passenger flights to 20 domestic destinations . these include chengdu shuangliu international airport ( ctu ) , guangzhou baiyun international airport ( can ) and shanghai hongqiao international airport ( sha ) . the airline ' s fleet of 36 aircraft includes airbus a319 - 100 , boeing 737 - 700 , boeing 737 - 800 and tupolev tu - 154m planes .\nthe refreshed united explorer card is part of a credit card program that also includes the united sm travelbank , united mileageplus \u00ae explorer business and united mileageplus \u00ae club cards . for more information about the new united explorer card , please visit urltoken .\noutrage over united airlines ' violent removal of a passenger in chicago has crossed the pacific , extending the company ' s public relations fiasco to one of its most crucial international markets .\nunited spokesman rahsaan johnson speaks to a group of journalists traveling on united ' s inaugural 787 flight .\nthe new initiative will be led by senior executives from both carriers , who will meet regularly to coordinate new initiative rollouts , promote closer cultural integration between air china and united , and prepare both companies for future joint opportunities .\nthis was my second time flying china united airlines and almost completely opposite experience from the first . the flight boarded early and left tunxi huangshan early ! flight attendants were professional and about as friendly as chinese flight attendants are capable of . low - cost airline , so no meal service and no drinks . flight arrived about on time despite rough bouncy air along . . .\nabout united united airlines and united express operate approximately 4 , 600 flights a day to 354 airports across five continents . in 2017 , united and united express operated more than 1 . 6 million flights carrying more than 148 million customers . united is proud to have the world ' s most comprehensive route network , including u . s . mainland hubs in chicago , denver , houston , los angeles , newark / new york , san francisco and washington , d . c . united operates 750 mainline aircraft and the airline ' s united express carriers operate 545 regional aircraft . the airline is a founding member of star alliance , which provides service to 191 countries via 28 member airlines . for more information , visit united . com , follow @ united on twitter or connect on facebook . the common stock of united ' s parent , united continental holdings , inc . , is traded on the nyse under the symbol\nual\n.\nbut the most recent episode touched on a deeper anxiety in china , unleashing a reservoir of frustration about behavior toward asians and the seemingly contradictory actions of a nation that preaches human rights .\nwe were delighted to unveil the united airlines early learning center with @ warren _ village in denver as part of our commitment to lifting up communities where our employees & customers live and work . # beingunited\nunited airlines and united express operate approximately 4 , 600 flights a day to 354 airports across five continents . in 2017 , united and united express operated more than 1 . 6 million flights carrying more than 148 million customers . united is proud to have the world ' s most comprehensive route network , including u . s . mainland hubs in chicago , denver , houston , los angeles , newark / new york , san francisco and washington , d . c . united operates 750 mainline aircraft and the airline ' s united express carriers operate 545 regional aircraft . the airline is a founding member of star alliance , which provides service to 191 countries via 28 member airlines . for more information , visit united . com , follow @ united on twitter or connect on facebook . the common stock of united ' s parent , united continental holdings , inc . , is traded on the nyse under the symbol\nual\n.\nunited airlines and united express operate approximately 4 , 600 flights a day to 354 airports across five continents . in 2017 , united and united express operated more than 1 . 6 million flights carrying more than 148 million customers . united is proud to have the world ' s most comprehensive route network , including u . s . mainland hubs in chicago , denver , houston , los angeles , new york / newark , san francisco and washington , d . c . united operates 750 mainline aircraft and the airline ' s united express carriers operate 545 regional aircraft . the airline is a founding member of star alliance , which provides service to 191 countries via 28 member airlines . for more information , visit united . com , follow @ united on twitter or connect on facebook . the common stock of united ' s parent , united continental holdings , inc . , is traded on the nyse under the symbol\nual .\nunited airlines and united express operate approximately 4 , 600 flights a day to 354 airports across five continents . in 2017 , united and united express operated more than 1 . 6 million flights carrying more than 148 million customers . united is proud to have the world ' s most comprehensive route network , including u . s . mainland hubs in chicago , denver , houston , los angeles , new york / newark , san francisco and washington , d . c . united operates 750 mainline aircraft and the airline ' s united express carriers operate 545 regional aircraft . the airline is a founding member of star alliance tm , which provides service to 191 countries via 28 member airlines . for more information , visit united . com , follow @ united on twitter or connect on facebook . the common stock of united ' s parent , united continental holdings , inc . , is traded on the nyse under the symbol\nual .\nchicago , june 4 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - united airlines today announced john slater has been named senior vice president of inflight services , overseeing united ' s 24 , 000 flight attendants . john previously served as vice president of united ' s inflight team and brings with him decades of experience and a deep commitment to providing excellent customer service on board united ' s flights .\nunited airlines ( ua ) , headquartered in chicago , is one of the world ' s oldest airlines . the carrier was founded in 1926 . it flies to more than 300 destinations in 60 countries spanning north america , south america , europe , asia , and oceania . about one - third of its destinations are us domestic . major hubs in the network include chicago o ' hare ( ord ) , denver international ( den ) , guam ( gum ) , houston george bush intercontinental ( iah ) , los angeles international ( lax ) , newark liberty international ( ewr ) , san francisco international ( sfo ) , and washington dulles ( iad ) . united airlines was a founding member of the star alliance . star alliance is a collection of more than 25 airlines that provide airline service to more than 190 countries . united also has codeshare agreements with 13 other carriers . united airlines flies with a fleet of over 700 aircraft including versions from airbus , atr , boeing , bombardier , and embraer .\nin a separate ranking for low - cost airlines , two british carriers featured - flybe and thomas cook - as well as ireland ' s aer lingus .\nimage of we were delighted to unveil the united airlines early learning center with @ warren _ village in denver as part of our commitment to lifting up communities where our employees & customers live and work . # beingunited urltoken\nmiami \u2014 from scimitar winglets to more slimline seats to aircraft retirements , we break down what planned changes are coming to the united airlines fleet in 2017 . it is important to note that this information is tentative and can change\nthe website provided safety ratings for 425 airlines , awarding them up to seven stars for safety . of those surveyed , 148 were given top marks but almost 50 had three stars or less . of those airlines , 14 were awarded just a single star , all of which are from either afghanistan , indonesia , nepal or suriname .\nthe day may have been focused on united ' s ' first look ' at its 787 , but many other dreamliners can be seen at boeing ' s everett assembly line . this shot of ana and ethiopian airlines 787s was snapped on the way up the stairs to united ' s dreamliner .\nwe look forward to welcoming hangzhou to our global route network using the customer - favorite 787 - 9 dreamliner ,\njim compton , united\u2019s chief revenue officer , says in a statement .\nwe will offer customers unique nonstop flights between the west coast and one of china ' s fastest - growing travel markets . additionally , customers traveling from china to the u . s . will find convenient , easy connections at our san francisco hub to many u . s . business centers and leisure destinations .\nchina claims to have found almost 30 surveillance bugs , including one in the headboard of the presidential bed , on a boeing 767 that had just been delivered from america to serve as president jiang zemin ' s official aircraft .\nunited airlines and united express operate an average of nearly 5 , 000 flights a day to 342 airports across six continents . in 2015 , united and united express operated nearly two million flights carrying 140 million customers . united is proud to have the world ' s most comprehensive route network , including u . s . mainland hubs in chicago , denver , houston , los angeles , new york / newark , san francisco and washington , d . c . united operates more than 700 mainline aircraft , and this year , the airline anticipates taking delivery of 20 new boeing aircraft , including 737 ngs , 787s and 777s . the airline is a founding member of star alliance , which provides service to 192 countries via 28 member airlines . approximately 84 , 000 united employees reside in every u . s . state and in countries around the world . for more information , visit united . com , follow @ united on twitter or connect on facebook . the common stock of united ' s parent , united continental holdings , inc . , is traded on the nyse under the symbol ual .\nnearly 100 united airlines employees based at washington dulles and year up students from around the region attended today ' s $ 1 million event . following the announcement , year up students paired up with united employees for one - on - one mentoring , career coaching and a tour of the airfield and a 767 aircraft .\nunited says it will be the first u . s . carrier ever to offer regularly scheduled service to hangzhou , located about 100 miles from shanghai in east - central china . flights begin july 13 , pending regulatory approval . united will use its new boeing 787 - 9 dreamliners for its planned three weekly round - trip flights on the 6 , 253 - mile route .\nour top 20 safest airlines are always at the forefront of safety innovation , operational excellence and the launching of new more advanced aircraft ,\nsaid geoffrey thomas , urltoken editor .\nthese airlines are always at the forefront for excellence in the safety space . however there is no question amongst the editors that qantas remains a standout in safety enhancements and best practice .\nthe gtaa receives flight information from individual airlines . while efforts are made to ensure that this information is accurate , we strongly advise that you contact your airline directly to verify flight status .\nwe are in a unique position at united to connect these students to the world ,\nsaid sharon grant , vice president of community affairs at united airlines .\nit is exciting to share in this journey , one that we hope will provide a new perspective on their lives and dramatically expand their views of the world .\ndespite a handful of high profile aviation accidents last year , including the crash of lamia airlines flight 2933 near the colombian city of medell\u00edn , 2016 was actually the second safest year in aviation history .\nwilmington , del . \u2013 june 1 , 2018 \u2013 chase card services , the leading co - brand credit card issuer in the u . s . , and united airlines today introduced the new united sm explorer card . the card will now offer an expanded 2 miles per $ 1 on hotel stays and restaurant purchases in addition to 2 miles per $ 1 on purchases with united , valuable travel credits and in - flight benefits and discounts . additionally , to celebrate the enhanced benefits , this summer chase and united be giving away up to 20 million miles to select united travelers .\nthe australian carrier was praised for its\nextraordinary fatality - free record in the jet era\n, while british airways and virgin atlantic were the only uk airlines to make it into the top 20 .\nwashington , june 27 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - united airlines announced today a $ 1 million grant to the year up national capital region to provide professional skills and transportation resources to the students in the program . the announcement represents united ' s commitment to invest in and lift up the communities where many of its customers and employees live and work .\nour partnership with united airlines affirms and expands our commitment to connect young americans from disparate backgrounds to one another and to the world ,\nsaid eliza pesuit , executive director at global glimpse .\nwith united by our side , more students will return home with the skills , confidence , and perspective to tackle complex issues in their local and global community .\nbush administration officials had been quietly expressing delight that relations with china had thawed markedly since the two countries agreed on co - operation against terrorism after the september 11 attacks in america . there was talk of intelligence sharing between the cia and its chinese counterparts on islamic terrorism .\nhad a flight from yichun to beijing and only one option , china united airline . at check in i tried to ask for a aisle seat in order to avoid being seated between snack eating 2 chinese travelers . the guy at the desk was very grumpy and did not at any point try to answer the questions our group of 3 . . .\nunited ' s dreamliner waits at the gate after completing its inaugural passenger flight .\nhouston , june 7 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - today , united airlines ( ual ) became the first north american carrier to operate the fuel efficient boeing 737 max 9 aircraft . the brand new plane entered service as united flight 686 between united ' s hub at houston george bush intercontinental airport and orlando international airport in florida . the max is also scheduled to operate flights today between houston and anchorage , alaska and houston and austin , texas .\n767 - 300er : there are 35 767 - 300er aircraft in the united airlines fleet ; 21 of these are in a two - class configuration , while the remaining 14 are in a three - class configuration . the three - class 767 - 300ers are expected to begin receiving the new united polaris hard product this year as the airline continues to phase out global first .\npassenger gregg martin poses for a picture in his business - class seat as united ceo jeff smisek talks to a tv crew during united ' s inaugural dreamliner flight .\nnews of the discovery threatens to ignite an embarrassing controversy just as president george w . bush prepares to visit china for a summit next month . mr jiang is reportedly furious and could use the incident to deflect attention from other issues , such as human rights or state persecution of christians .\na low cost carrier flying domestic routes from beijing ( beijing nanyuan airport ) , they are the only commercial airline to use this airport as it is a military airport . the airline has it ' s headquarters in the fengtai district of beijing in the people ' s republic of china .\ndenver , june 29 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - united airlines announced today a $ 1 million grant to warren village , a denver nonprofit organization that has been helping low - income , single - parent families make the journey from poverty to self - sufficiency using a two - generational model since 1974 .\nnearly $ 1 billion was wiped off of united ' s stock value on tuesday .\nmedia begin filtering into the economy section ahead of united ' s inaugural 787 flight .\na view out the window during united ' s first\nrevenue\ndreamliner flight .\nsome of the dining options available for businessfirst passengers on united ' s boeing 787 .\nhouston , june 13 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - united airlines announced today a $ 1 million grant to the houston food bank in support of their school market program . the school market program was specifically expanded to assist children attending harvey - affected schools , which were among the hardest hit after hurricane harvey .\na320 : united has 97 a320s in its fleet . around half of this fleet has already been outfitted with the new first class seats as well as power outlets to seats in united first and economy plus . united will continue working on these modifications throughout 2017 .\nthis undated file photo provided by united shows one a united 787 - 9 taking off on a boeing test flight from boeing ' s production line facility in everett , wash .\nlos angeles , june 12 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - united airlines reached yet another milestone in its role as the world ' s most environmentally conscious airline by becoming the first carrier to achieve certification through the new audubon international green hospitality program for the airline ' s united club location in terminal 7 of los angeles international airport . audubon international awarded united its gold - level certification in recognition of the airport lounge ' s exemplary indoor air quality , innovative composting program and overall dedication to environmental stewardship .\nsearch cheap flights with dohop . find the cheapest airline tickets for all the top airlines around the world and the top international flight routes . dohop searches hundreds of travel sites to help you find and book the flight that suits you best .\nthe crew for united ' s inaugural dreamliner flight poses for a photo before departing houston .\nunited ceo jeff smisek , for the record , sat in the bulkhead row of coach .\nunited offered free champagne in all cabins to help celebrate its long - awaited 787 debut .\na throng of media greets united ' s inaugural dreamliner flight as it arrives in chicago .\nthe opening of the united polaris lounge in houston closely follows the debut of united polaris lounges at san francisco international airport in april and at newark liberty international airport earlier this month . the united polaris lounge at los angeles international airport is expected to open later this year .\njohn , who at the beginning of his career served as a flight attendant for people express airlines , previously served as vice president of united ' s o ' hare hub . under his tenure in that position , o ' hare delivered its best operational performance ever , and consistently topped the competition in the market . he also spent several years with the united sales group , last serving as vice president of the americas region .\non average , united plans to add one aircraft with the new united polaris business class seat every 10 days from now through 2020 . beginning july 1 , every seat in the united polaris cabin will be provisioned with a cooling gel pillow . the gel pillow , previously available by request , has proven to be one of the most popular items of united polaris bedding .\na passenger boards united flight 98 on oct . 26 , 2014 at lax . it was united ' s inaugural flight to melbourne on the airline ' s new 787 - 9 dreamliner .\nthe chances of getting an upgrade weren ' t good for united ' s inaugural 787 flight .\nunited ' s 787 cabins will hold 219 passengers , with 111 standard coach - class seats .\nunited ' s award - winning eco - skies program represents the company ' s commitment to the environment and the actions taken every day to create a sustainable future . in 2017 , air transport world ( atw ) magazine named united the eco - airline of the year for the second time since the airline launched the eco - skies program . this year , united airlines ranked no . 1 among global carriers in newsweek ' s global 500 green rankings , one of the most recognized environmental performance assessments of the world ' s largest publicly traded companies .\nas for scott kirby , the new president of united , who left american airlines last year to take on the job , he seems to be in the process of discovering that he inherited the worst nightmare of an airline in an industry that has a long way to go before passengers will get the standards of service that they have every right to expect .\npassengers have a little fun before boarding the first dreamliner to fly paying customers within the united states .\na united gate agent takes a boarding pass from one of the first customers to board the dreamliner .\nan up - close shot of one of the engines on united ' s first boeing 787 dreamliner .\na shot of the in - flight entertainment available in the businessfirst section of united ' s 787s .\nunited shows off the businessfirst section as it says it would look during in - flight meal service .\nfor the first time , a departure board shows united preparing to board paying customers on a 787 flight .\n767 - 400er : united operates 16 767 - 400er aircraft ; there are no major fleet changes expected .\nfrom sea to shining sea , we\u2019re proud to fly together . happy # fourthofjuly2018 to our united family !\nunited celebrated its 30th anniversary of service to mainland china in february 2016 and today serves beijing with nonstop flights to and from chicago , new york / newark , san francisco and washington / dulles ; shanghai with nonstop flights to and from chicago , guam , los angeles , new york / newark and san francisco ; and chengdu with nonstop flights to and from san francisco . united will launch nonstop flights between san francisco and xi ' an on may 8 , 2016 and between san francisco and hangzhou on july 13 , 2016 ( both dates westbound ) , subject to government approval .\nunited airlines has a special connection to houston and they continue to be a wonderful partner with the houston food bank ,\nsays brian greene , president / ceo of the non - profit organization , the largest food bank in the nation .\ntheir latest grant will make it possible for us to provide food and nutrition educations to families , including many of whom were impacted by hurricane harvey . we thank united for making this important , substantial investment into one of its largest hub cities .\ncustomers on united ' s inaugural 787 flight were treated to snacks before the flight , including special dreamliner cookies .\nunited employees pose for photos in front of the airline ' s first dreamliner on aug . 2 , 2012 .\nunited and audubon international , the not - for - profit environmental education organization dedicated to sustainable natural resource management , will continue to work together to further improve the sustainability of the airline ' s airport lounges around the globe , including its new united polaris lounge locations at several major u . s . hubs . united has already achieved separate\ngreen business\ncertifications for united club locations from the cities of los angeles , denver and san diego .\nin a recent trip to china , we had to transfer from shanghai to beijing . out of a curiosity and because of a friendly family competition to visit the most airports around the world , we chose to fly to nay . ( poor choice ! ) . the day of our flight , it was raining very badly in beijing so the inbound flight to pvg was . . .\nmore than 40 percent of our young adults face transportation challenges , and this grant will allow us to provide more transportation resources at all stages of the program , as well as deepen other student services support ,\nsaid guylaine saint juste , executive director of year up national capital region .\nthe generous grant from united airlines will be able provide our students with more resources and remove barriers to their success .\ni was rather hesitant when my china local agent booked a domestic flight from yan ' an to beijing . skeptical ? should i request for a change to train instead ? however , due to time factor , i stick onto the flight . the budget palne is small and looks old , i sat behind the business class , separated by a drawn curtain during the flight . other . . .\nwe ' re very happy to welcome united airlines into our green hospitality program ,\nsaid christine kane , audubon international ' s chief executive officer .\nunited ' s focus on minimizing the environmental impact of its operation aligns perfectly with our mission to foster the sustainable use of natural resources in all the places people live , work and play . this partnership is a great example of how working together to improve individual aspects of one ' s daily life or business operation will result in a larger , and more positive , cumulative impact .\na view of the economy section \u2013 and boeing ' s cabin design \u2013 on united ' s first revenue dreamliner flight .\nunited ' s investment will provide both program and growth support for warren village , including improvements to the program and a focus on increasing participation . additionally , united will be engaging their denver employees in a variety of volunteer activities with warren village .\nunveiled new united polaris lounge at newark liberty international airport \u2013 the second of four polaris lounges expected to open this year .\nimage of from sea to shining sea , we\u2019re proud to fly together . happy # fourthofjuly2018 to our united family ! urltoken\nchicago , june 25 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - in the peak of summer travel , united airlines ( ual ) is flying 1 , 000 high school students from diverse backgrounds from across the u . s . for an immersive travel experience in a developing country as the exclusive airline partner of global glimpse . by providing access to travel , the airline will help students gain perspective , and build authentic connections across cultural , racial , economic , and social divides as a part of united ' s continued efforts to break down barriers and promote inclusion and inspire future generations of aviation leaders .\nunited has also been installing new first class seats and adding power outlets to united first and economy plus seats on all of its a319s ; less than 10 have yet to receive these modifications , but all should be completed by the second half of 2017 .\n787 - 8 : there are 12 787 - 8 dreamliners in united\u2019s fleet . no major fleet changes are expected in 2017 .\nthere are currently more than 100 airlines - most of which you probably haven ' t heard of - banned from eu airspace , or facing operational restrictions , as they don ' t come up to scratch . they include every airline from afghanistan , kyrgyzstan , liberia , mozambique , sierra leone and sudan , as well as dozens from indonesia .\nthose on board united ' s inaugural dreamliner flight got a souvenir kit , including a certificate indicating their spot on the historic trip .\nlike all of boeing ' s new dreamliners , customers flying on united ' s 787s will notice more overhead space over the aisles .\nchicago , june 20 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - building on one of the hottest flavor trends , united airlines ( ual ) is introducing a new item into its complimentary snack rotation on domestic flights departing before 9 : 45 a . m . this new snack , created especially for the airline by byrd cookie company , is a maple wafer cookie that combines a crunchy texture with a sweet maple flavor . the new snack will begin to roll out on flights as early as this weekend .\n\u201cwe ' re excited to introduce an upgraded united explorer card and celebrate our customers all summer long . we listened to customer feedback and worked with chase to provide enhanced rewards that deliver on what our customers value most ,\nsaid luc bondar , united ' s vice president of loyalty , \u201cby offering additional benefits such as up to $ 100 global entry or tsa pre - check statement credit , and 25 percent back on united in - flight purchases , the new united explorer card rewards customers for their everyday purchases and throughout their travel journey .\nunited ceo jeff smisek , back row center , stands with crew members before the first flight of the airline ' s boeing 787 aircraft .\nunited ' s first boeing 787 is presented at boeing ' s factory in everett , wash . , on aug . 2 , 2012 .\nboeing won ' t officially deliver the jet to united until september , and it won ' t be put into commercial service until october .\nto reinforce the increased value cardmembers will receive with the new united explorer card , this summer united and chase will introduce the new rewarded marketing campaign featuring award - winning actress tracee ellis ross . tracee will showcase how cardmembers will be rewarded at every point in their travel experience .\nunited explorer card food truck : together with visa , the united explorer card food truck will roam new york city throughout july , rewarding consumers with a sampling of treats from some of the popular restaurants at the airline ' s new york area hub at newark liberty international airport .\nurltoken isn ' t the only organisation to rate carriers according to safety . germany ' s jet airliner crash data evaluation centre ( jacdec ) does likewise , but it is cathay pacific that takes the crown - and there is no room for any uk airlines in its top 12 ( the rest of the rankings will be released soon , according to its website ) .\nto celebrate united ' s newest and\nyoungest\naircraft , the carrier is gifting 737 mileageplus miles to all of its youngest mileageplus members ( members age 18 and under ) who depart from houston on one of its max flights today . all customers on united ' s first max flights from houston today will also receive first flight certificates , travel cases and headphones to commemorate their trip on united ' s newest aircraft .\neven at 5 : 54 a . m . , there was a festive air at the departure gate for united ' s inaugural 787 flight .\nunited ' s first boeing 787 dreamliner is presented at boeing ' s factory in everett , wash . , on aug . 2 , 2012 .\ncongrats to all of the united family members who are celebrating 50 years with the company ! we couldn\u2019t be more grateful for you . # beingunited\noverall last year american carriers were doing well in efficiently managing their capacity to avoid the curse of overbooking . the way airlines measure bumped passengers is reduced , ridiculously , to decimal points and so the statistic looks strangely detached from actual people , but only 0 . 62 of every 10 , 000 passengers were bumped from flights they had booked in 2016 , the lowest rate since 1995 .\nthey are well short of that . the overbooking episode in chicago is worse even than it might appear , showing how far united has to go .\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 .\nunited\u2019s problem goes back to the creation of an airline monster that nobody seems able to manage\u2014the merger of united and continental in 2010 . this was one of the steps leading to the creation of what has become an oligopoly of the three largest domestic carriers . in the case of united , it turned out to be a deeply troubled transition , with mismatched company cultures , overlapping routes that were difficult to reconcile and deteriorating staff morale that met passengers at every gate .\nunited representatives and australian officials perform a ribbon cutting for the launch of the airline ' s new nonstop dreamliner service to melbourne on oct . 26 , 2014 .\ntwice in a lifetime rewarded : starting later this month , urltoken will be hosting a promotion for united cardmembers and mileageplus members . stay tuned for more information .\nimage of congrats to all of the united family members who are celebrating 50 years with the company ! we couldn\u2019t be more grateful for you . # beingunited urltoken\nat los angeles international airport , being at the forefront of environmental sustainability is a top priority not only for our airport , but for our airline partners as well ,\nsaid samantha bricker , los angeles world airports ' deputy executive director for environmental programs .\nwe are pleased that united chose this los angeles united club lounge to be the first to achieve certification through the new audubon international green hospitality program and we look forward to continuing to work with united on environmental stewardship efforts .\nunited ' s polaris lounge in houston is conveniently located in terminal e , next to gate e12 . this is the most recent of several investments united has made in houston , including the carrier ' s announcement of a $ 1m grant to the houston food bank as well as its long - term lease commitment at 609 main in downtown houston .\nthat comment certainly suggests that dao\u2019s actions could be examined closely by united and the chicago aviation department , though it remains unclear what role dao\u2019s past might play in those investigations .\na passenger is welcomed at los angeles international on oct . 26 , 2014 , as she boards united ' s new boeing 787 - 9 dreamliner service to melbourne , australia .\npilots bill blocker , left , and niel olufsen pose with united employees for a group photo in front of the carrier ' s first dreamliner on aug . 2 , 2012 .\nthe generous grant from united is a tremendous investment in warren village and the important work they are doing to help denver ' s low - income families in a sustainable and transformational way ,\nsaid denver mayor michael b . hancock .\nwe ' re proud to support warren village and united in their partnership to help denver families thrive .\ncommunity affairs is the charitable heart of united , using people , planes and network to do good . driven by the idea that every action counts , united chooses to invest in its communities through four main pillars : break down barriers and promote inclusion , inspire future generations of aviation leaders , lift up communities impacted by disaster and connect people and planet .\nhouston , june 26 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - beginning this friday , customers traveling in united polaris\u00ae business class , the airline ' s international premium cabin travel experience , will be able to relax before their travels and enjoy locally - inspired food and beverage offerings with the opening of the new united polaris lounge at george bush intercontinental airport in houston .\nyoung businessfirst passengers on united ' s new boeing 787 - 9 dreamliner for the carrier\u2019s launch of service between los angeles and melbourne , australia , on oct . 26 , 2014 .\nthe boeing 737 max is a great addition to united ' s fleet , providing approximately 14 percent fuel efficiency compared to previous 737 generations and an improved customer experience onboard ,\nsaid rodney cox , vice president of united ' s houston operation .\nas we begin the busy summer travel season , houston is happy to be home for united ' s first max aircraft , as we launch initial 737 max service from here , and later this month , add max service on flights from houston to l . a . , sacramento and tampa ."]}
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", "topic": 14}], "title": "l ' aventure", "paragraphs": ["l\u00b4aventure , l\u00b4aventure , l\u00b4aventure . . . thank you that i can wear you . . . . brilliant for summer and fall . . . don\u00b4t need to change the pace\nl ' aventure du sucre , pamplemousses : hours , address , l ' aventure du sucre reviews : 4 . 5 / 5\nl ' aventure femme by al haramain eau de parfum spray 3 . 3 oz\nl ' aventure by al haramain men eau de parfum spray 3 . 3 oz\nl ' aventure by al haramain eau de parfum spray 3 . 3 oz for men\nl ' aventure femme by al haramain eau de parfum spray 3 . 3 oz for women\nhistory of mauritius at the heart of a . . . - l ' aventure du sucre\nl ' aventure femme by al haramain eau de parfum spray 3 . 3 oz tester for women\nl ' aventure cologne by al haramain , 3 . 3 oz eau de parfum spray for men\n\u00a9 2018 l ' aventure winery 2815 live oak road - paso robles , ca - 93446 805 . 227 . 1588\none of the island\u2019s most impressive attractions is l\u2019aventure du sucre ( sugarworld ) . its display on the island\u2019s history is one of the best in mauritius .\ni never smell aventus , but i have a botlle of mancera cedrat boise and l ' aventure exactly the same as mancera cb . a love them both .\nl ' aventure by al haramain perfumes is a chypre fruity fragrance for men . this is a new fragrance . l ' aventure was launched in 2016 . top notes are elemi , lemon and bergamot ; middle notes are jasmine , lily - of - the - valley and woody notes ; base notes are patchouli , amber and musk .\n\u00e0 l ' aventure is a movie starring carole brana , arnaud binard , and nadia chibani . a sexually unsatisfied young woman decided to pursue various sexual experiments and scenarios .\ni haven ' t smelled aventus yet , but after hearing that l ' aventure smells very similar to it so i bought it . i have to be honest and say that i don ' t really understand the hype of aventus . . yes l ' aventure smells nice and i get a middle eastern vibe from it , but definitely not a mindblowing scent . . just my opinion .\nhello , thank you so much for your kind review . we are very happy to see you enjoyed your visit at l ' aventure du sucre and hope to see you again . best regards ,\ni have aventus and love the beautiful slightly sweet creamy pineapple and blackcurrant opening , and the smoky pineapple drydown . l ' aventure does not have pineapple in its opening , and is not as smooth as aventus - its more fresh than sweet . however its a pretty good take on aventus , the drydown is very good , similar to cdni . i would recommend l ' aventure , damn good fragrance .\nhas anyone tried cavalier men from arabian oud ? it is not in the list of perfumes to review but it is really good smell and very similar to creed aventus . if someone has tried it can they please post a comparision with l ' aventure .\nl ' aventure du sucre , the sugar museum is very close to the pamplemousse botanical gardens . comprehensive information and sugar refining machinery detailing the history of the sugar industry on mauritius . best part is at the end when get to taste numerous different rums !\nimagine my delight to return to l\u2019aventure after taking my wife on our first date and meal in december 1980 . i now took my daughter for her 21st anniversare with our family to celebrate . the food produced values all the best ideals in the convivial . . .\ni wouldn\u2019t even really say cdnim is better or l\u2019aventure is better , they both smell like aventus , just different batches of aventus and it really boils down to what you like . . . cdnim is your smokier batch of aventus , l\u2019aventure is more of your \u201cwell - rounded\u201d batches of aventus . . . both perform really great , both are affordable . . . i love both of them . . . it\u2019s like comparing lebron to mj , they\u2019re both great but play 2 different positions . . . same with these , both are great , but they\u2019re both different . . . l\u2019aventure and cdnim both smell like the better batches of aventus that creed use to make a few years back which is why i own both of them because it\u2019s like owning 2 different batches of aventus to me lol i love both of these tho . . . my buddy at work wears aventus all the time and i\u2019ve smelled so many different batches of aventus from him and l\u2019aventure and cdnim both smell exactly like some of his better aventus batches and nobody can tell them apart , everybody asks me if we have the same cologne and i\u2019m like . . . yeah , pretty much except i\u2019m saving like $ 300 lmao . . . me personally i like the smoky batches better ( cdnim ) but i also like the more well - rounded batches ( l\u2019aventure ) so i tend to switch up a lot lol l\u2019aventure isn\u2019t really smoky , it\u2019s more musky in the dry down , not real dark and more fruity it\u2019s really really nice in the air and you\u2019ll garner the same amount of compliments wearing this as you would wearing cdnim , i do at least .\n\u00b4s good , no problem with it my friend\u00b4s got club de nuit intense but i decided to go for l\u00b4aventure because of packaging / design of the scent and more citrusy / summer vibe of the smell . . . it\u00b4s not that smoky as club de nuit . . .\nit remains a mystery how come l ' aventure manages to keep the standards high after all the years and how come they do not get tired of being good at what they do . their own brand of arrogant yet quite friendly and certainly very professional service , . . .\nmany thanks for your appreciation and for sharing your family experience . indeed our new children\u2019s guide was recently launched in french and will soon be available in english . our range of rums contends only high - end products which are developed specially for l\u2019aventure du sucre by . . .\nin museum l\u00b4aventure du sucre i learn about the history of mauritius , about the cultivation of sugar cane and the sugar production . the mysterious entrance relating the bird of the island . i look at the complementary films . opening every day 9 - 17 prices 350 rupies more urltoken\ngreetings from l ' aventure du sucre . thank you very much for your warm comments and appreciation of the site with the kids . we are delighted that you enjoyed the tastings at the boutik as well as the food and wine at our restaurant . your kind recommendation . . .\ni had lunch at l ' aventure a few days ago and was delighted by the food , the quiet elegance and the true frenchness of the place and the lovely patronne . the escargot in puff pastry were extremely good as was the terrine . we followed with entrecote and . . .\ngreetings from l ' aventure du sucre ! thank you for your feedback and appreciation of your visit and the different tastings at the end of the visit . we are pleased that you enjoyed them . looking forward to welcoming back during a next trip , warm regards from our . . .\nl ' aventure opens bright , lemony , and fresh . a bit too much lemon , but still a better opening than cdnim , which is harsh in comparison . it ' s along the lines of the refreshing opening of aventus , but with lemon instead of pineapple . the dry down , however , reveals some sweet warmth not seen in aventus or cdnim . it smells very similar to the aventus oil clones , a bit too warm and sweet . . . i think it ' s the elemi / amber combo . where aventus / cdnim dry down is more fresh / spicy . l ' aventure opening 7 / 10 drydown 7 / 10 cdnim opening 5 / 10 drydown 9 / 10\ni have tried several clones ( vibrant leather , cdni , adams ) and this is nearest and best ( so far ) but without the aventus magic . update : i have noticed that the price of aventure has been ticking upwards from about 30 towards 40 pounds whereas cdni has been falling slightly ; when i first purchased cdni it was more expensive than aventure , now the reverse is true . the market has spoken\nl ' aventure du sucre puts you right into mauritius history because sugar is ( or was ) the major resource for the island . sugar history brings you back to the days the french and english domination when mauritius was a colony . slaves and contract workers labored in the fields to produce sugar . the museum is great and very well shows the steps to produce sugar right form a former sugar mill . recommended .\nall of those who are disappointed with l ' aventure should try al dur al maknoon silver by lattafa . it has pineapple opening rather than lemon opening which is extremely nice . doesnt last as long and project very well but still performs decently . i get about 5 hours on my skin with 3 hours decent projection . its very cheap and should be available on ebay . if you are looking for fruity , pineapply opening then definitely check it out .\nit has very good scent , but performance isn ' t match even bad batches of aventus . and aventus is known for having significant difference between batches in both scent and performance ( i ' m not talking about aventus bought from discount online stores , but from nordstrom or nieman marcus ) . this is why i stop buying original aventus - at this price i expecting spot on identical scent and performance , but not getting it . here is my secret of getting 95 % aventus scent and performance from inexpensive clones , and sometimes even better performance than bad aventus batch : i ' m using l ' aventure or insurrection pure 2 as a projection and sillage buster for al - rehab avenue roll on oil . avenue is very close to aventus in scent and has even better longevity , but sillage and projection is very modest at best . l ' aventure has beast sillage and projection , but short longevity and lacks of pineapple note . insurrection is a bit too smoky , good projection and sillage , but moderate longevity . on my skin i use 4 sprays of insurrection and dab of avenue right on every spray in summer or hot spring and autumn days , and 4 sprays of l ' aventure and little roll of avenue right on top of each sprayed spot for winter or colder days . in both cases it lasts 12 - 14 hours on my skin , and projects about 6ft for 4 - 5 hours , and then another 3 - 4 hours more within arm reach .\nduring our private north day tour , one of the mauritius attractions you will have the opportunity to visit is the sugar museum , also known as l\u2019aventure du sucre . located in an old sugar factory in the northern village of pamplemousses , this museum is quickly becoming one of the most popular places to visit in mauritius . it takes about one and a half to two hours to complete the \u2018sugar trail\u2019 inside the beau plan mill but we know clients who wish they had en entire day to spend there !\nwow ! in the opening you get a blast of fresh lemons and pineapple which is combined in a beautiful way , and in the dry - down you get a 99 % comparison to the more lemony batches of creed aventus , despite maybe a little less quality of ingredients is noticeable compared to the king , as l ' aventure is more sharp where aventus is more rounded and balanced . however , a very good clone and at times i prefer this over aventus , if you wanna go for the very lemony fresh overload of pineapple and citrus .\nnice little number this . the comparisons to aventus creed are definitely spot on i ' d say . to be honest this fragrance surprised me as i hadn ' t heard about it at all until i went to my local sunna musk and the chap there recommended this - maybe it ' s because it was december but the scent really came alive during the cold weather compared to the summer where it didn ' t really project quite as well . it is a fabulous fragrance though and with the winter season looming i ' m definitely going to be putting l ' aventure to good use again .\ni bought this for my husband on a whim because of the aventus creed comparison . i have never smelled aventus and if aventus smells better than this . . . wowzer . l ' aventure smells amazing . i can ' t stress that enough . it hits me right in the root chakra . fresh , woodsy ? i don ' t know it all just melts together into a manly man scent . this could be for an executive lumberjack who rides a motorcycle . does that makes sense ? i get a sense of being safe but this man is trouble kind of vibe . it lasts on my husband from shower to shower . 12 hours plus . lasts on clothes for days . has gotten him complimented . and when he says that i got it for him i ' m then complimented on my selection . he has stopped wearing it all the time cause he wants to smell good but not so good to the point of being hit on . so , i have to look for something more mediocre . i wish i were joking . i love l ' aventure . i sometimes just take the cap off and smell the nozzle . it ' s a 10 / 10 for longevity and sillage . i probably won ' t go out of my way to smell aventus because this cologne can stand on its own .\nfragrance - l ' aventure al haramain bottle from - 2016 l ' aventure opens with a burst of sharp , fresh , bright and a bit fruity citrus with bergamot as a dominant note . he ' s got that tropical vibe in the opening . than as it lingers on the skin , luminous citrus / fruity notes slowly give way to a woody , elegant , smokey , ambery and musky blend with a wisper of gentle flowers . this fragrance is very similar to aventus by creed , there is no question about it . longevity - 8 / 10 ( 8 + hours ) silage / projection - 7 , 5 / 10 ( moderate to high projection and silage for the first 2 - 3 hours ) weather - for more or less any time of year . best in spring and summer . i personally wouldn ' t wear this on a really cold winter days . versatility - 10 / 10 age - 20 + compliments - 9 / 10 scent - 8 , 5 / 10 main notes according to me - bergamot , lemon , musk , woody notes , flowers , resins . the drydown is nice and i get some - woodiness , musk , amber and flowers . emotions - timeless , fresh , sharp , bright , elegant , calming . occasion - for more or less any ocasion . great for signature scent . you ' ll get compliments with this fragrance .\nas of right now the most expensive aventus clone , pineapple vintage , is on sale on the main site for $ 65 off . it ' s not listed in fragrantica , yet , and while it ' s supposed to be very close to aventus , the creative spin the creators put into it is a much higher emphasis on a juicy , long - lasting pineapple note . i have not personally tried it , but since i see some of you guys talking about aventus clones i figured i ' d let you know . remember , it ' s purposely not a straight clone , but if you love the pineapple note from aventus ( which l ' aventure clearly lacks ) then definitely check it out .\ni ' d like to preface this review by saying i ' ve owned creed ' s aventus since it came out in 2010 , and i currently still have a 90 % - full bottle of the coveted 11z01 batch , so i know this fragrance better than most . having said this , i was shocked when i first sprayed l ' aventure , because honestly , it is almost indistinguishable from the smokier batch of aventus i used to own . no hyperbole , just the truth . i can afford creed , but i ' d have to be a cast iron mug to buy aventus when i can get this . also , some kool - aid connoisseurs will have you believe this is ' more synthetic ' than aventus - no truth there whatsoever .\ni ' ve been following this a little bit . i first got a carded sample of this and it ' s very aventus - like . my favorite clone of it . then i got a mostly full bottle without a box in a swap . it ' s silver or chrome with the black cap . says al haramain on the top of one side and l ' aventure on the lower area of the same side . on the bottom it ' s just a smooth surface with no batch number or anything . it smells like the sample , pineapple accords and some smoke . so no idea of its provenance , but i ' m enjoying it as my favorite aventus clone . thought about a back up bottle at the right price , so interested how this thread goes .\ni own this and club de nuit inttense . i do not own aventus . i absolutely love club de nuit and being l adventure was inexpensive and supposed to be equally as good i blind bought it . sprayed both on my arms to compare . club de nuit is smokies and stronger whereas adventure is fresher , nowhere near as smoky , still woodsy mind you but a more cleaner refined woods . i really love both but if i only had to have one it would be club de nuit intense . the longevity is better too with club . i will own both though because l adventure will be just fine for even the hottest summer days and to my nose club de nuit intense may be too smoky and rich . i love both , i see value in owning both . i have not tried avantus but i will be purchasing a sample or small decant so i can truly compare and see if the differences / positives of aventus to justify the enormous price difference . as i said prior in my club de nuit review that if it were discontinued ( same with l adventure ) then i would buy avantus without question sight unseen because i absolutely love these fragrances . well worth a blind buy .\nlaetitia winery ( formerly maison deutz ) is located just off highway 1 and high enough to forget the traffic below . the tasting room is large , with an l - shaped tiled tasting bar on the right , a large fireplace on the back wall , and a wall of windows to the left . there are some food and gift items for sale . being a joint venture with barnwood cellars , wines under the barnwood label are also available for tasting and purchase .\nlet ' s be honest : i have the orginals creed green irish tweed , virgin island water and silver mountain water . for a trained expert nose , it is very easy to find wich one is green irish tweed and wich one is cool water . but just for an expert , for most of common people , they virtually are the same . sorry , but i will not pay for creed or amouage quality anymore ( i have reflections too ) . something 90 - 99 % equal for an untrained nose is good enough for me . even cdni is good enough . of course , if i am among experts , i will use something original . but frankly , stay among experts is a rare event . so i am happy with l ' aventure . no need to say it is not equal aventus . several persons wrote this in their reviews . but , for common situatios with regular people , it virtually is equal . and my pocket don ' t get more 200 - 300u $ bottle perfumes , sorry .\nin nov 2013 i took my 2nd trip to l ' aventure du sucre . i tried to have an open mind because this museum really tries to make itself interesting but i really didn ' t enjoy it either time . the museum has too much in it . it would take me a week to read it all and for my kids - forget it ! they raced through to get to the sugar tasting - 12 types of sugar in the very pricey gift shop at the end of the tour . i can ' t say any of us were enlightened by our visit . our conclusion is that making sugar is a lot of work ! the only other highlight is the train engine that you can make whistle and roar into action ( the wheels turn but it doesn ' t move ) if you get 2 answers correct in a row . the fact that the questions are in french added to the challenge . my kids loved the glass and tea factories and the insect museum ( at the crocodile zoo ) in mauritius , but we ' re not going back to the sugar adventure .\ni really like the way this exposition is prepared , you can learn a lot not only about the sugar production , but also about the history of mauritius . there is also a lot of interesting old photos . the pannels are quite clear and organized in a way you can easily find things that interest you the most . at the end of the visit you are rewarded by a sugar tasting , very interesting , you can also buy the sugar in the gift shop . if you do not come to mauritius only to sunbathe , but you are also interested in the island\u00b4s history , definitely visit the aventure du sucre .\nwinemaker stephan asseo began working in paso robles 10 years ago , after 15 years in france .\nwine spectator : what has the growing season been like in 2006 ? stephan asseo : we ' ve had a good season . the charm of paso robles is that we ' re really consistent with the weather . because of the late picking date , it will be good for people with early varieties like merlot and chardonnay and for people like me who have late - maturing varieties like petit verdot and mourv\u00e8dre . for people who did their job - - managed their canopy and size of the crop - - it will be a good year .\nws : what do you expect from the 2006 wines ? sa : they will be big but not as soft as in riper years . the tannins will be a little bit more european in style , and there will be lower alcohol levels and beautiful acidity . it ' s the kind of vintage i love the most .\nws : how would you describe the terroir of your vineyard ? sa : we ' re on the west side of paso . there ' s kind of a geological break where highway 101 passes . on the east side it ' s more loamy and sandy and situated at a lower elevation . on the west , we ' re higher and we have a lot of limestone . it ' s also cooler because the templeton gap brings in more of the ocean air . we have a lot of heat in the day but it ' s very cold at night . it ' s about a 45 to 50 degree difference in temperatures between night and day . that gives us good ripeness but we also have excellent acidity .\nws : anything new this year in the vineyard or winery ? sa : this year i ' m not using any more pumps to bring my juice to the tanks . i have two new conveyors and it will bring the fruit from the crusher to the tanks and really respect the berries . 2006 will also be the last year i use purchased fruit . i had a huge planting in 2004 and i now have 56 acres and i should get some fruit from those vines this year . in 2007 , we will be 100 percent estate .\nws : what ' s the most exciting part about harvest for you ? sa : to discover a new vintage every year , to see what will be the style of the wine . even though it ' s very consistent in paso , each vintage is different .\nws : what ' s the scariest part about harvest ? sa : coming from bordeaux , it ' s a piece of cake here . the weather and climate is like a dream .\nws : how many harvests does this make for you ? sa : twenty - five . my first vintage was 1982 in bordeaux , where i was a bottle washer , winemaker and slave . that was quite a vintage to get started on .\nto protect the quality of our conversations , only members may submit comments . member benefits include access to more than 315 , 000 reviews in our wine ratings search ; a first look at ratings in our insider , advance and tasting highlights ; value wines ; the personal wine list / my cellar tool , hundreds of wine - friendly recipes and more .\nwine spectator is hiring an assistant editor at its new york office . get more details .\nnot only are the wineries increasing in number every year , they are scattered throughout the paso robles area . it would literally take a week to visit each of these wineries . many are located on highways 46 west ( west of 101 fwy ) and 46 east ( east of 101 fwy ) , however many are found in the hills of west paso robles and as far north as san miguel . if you have the time to visit the\nfar out\nwineries , i definitely recommend touring the wineries on vineyard drive ( west of 101 and north of 46 ) and looping back to the 101 via adelaida road or peachy canyon road . the scenery is worth the drive in itself .\nthe edna valley / arroyo grande area wineries are located at the bottom of this page .\nthe spartan tasting room , housed in a white wood bungalow , opened it ' s doors in october 1999 , eight years after the first planting . the winery produces 400 cases per year , all of which are estate - grown and available only at the winery . the short wine list consists of a viognier with green apple and citrus flavors , nebiollo , a smoky , fruity sangiovese with jammy raspberry and blackberry flavors and a peppery syrah wth black currant , plum and blackberry flavors . i especially liked the viognier and nebiollo .\nthis is a very popular eatate winery of italian architecture , expansive lawns , and beautiful landscaping . not only are their wines priced less than most of the competition , they have a very large wine boutique , one of the largest that i ' ve ever seen , and even a race car exhibit ( arciero is a name you might know from auto racing ) . the wines are all modestly priced , and the large selection includes chardonnay , chenin blanc , zinfandel , cabernet sauvignon , petite sirah , and several italian varietals .\nbonny doon is situated in a barn - like structure on the herb and produce complex of sycamore farms . the wines of bonny doon vineyard , known for their humorous names and labels , are tasted in a refreshingly funky atmosphere with a staff that likes to have fun . the wines , despite the funny names , are very good . i especially liked the\n( a spicy grenache ) . you ' ll also find a large selection of funky gifts and natural herbs .\ncaparone winery has been specializing in italian varietal wines such as sangiovese , nebbiolo and aglianico since 1979 . this is a small , no - nonsense family winery under the direction of winemaker dave caparone , and the tasting bar is usually manned by dave or his son marc . the industrial winery building conveys this no - nonsense attitude , where visitors can taste the wines and watch the winemaking process first hand .\ncaparone produces unfined and unfiltered sangiovese , zinfandel , aglianico , merlot , cabernet sauvignon and nebbiolo . the wines are of the light - bodied , fruity , and drinkable - now style and are very reasonably priced .\ncarmody - mcknight ( formerly silver canyon ) , is owned by actor gary conway ( of\nland of the giants\nfame ) and his wife , former miss america , marian . the setting is idyllic - - a small lake , lilies , green hills and a rustic ranch . the tasting room is nice and bright and lined with several of gary ' s paintings . on warm days the tasting is sometimes moved outdoors under a canopy beside the lake . the setting is one of the most beautiful of any winery and the wines are among the best in the area . this\nfar out\nwinery is definitely worth the drive and is a good starting point for a wine tour .\nwine production includes chardonnay , pinot noir , cabernet franc , cabernet sauvignon , merlot and a bordeaux - style blend . the chardonnay was light and fruity with apple and peach flavors and the pinot noir was peppery with plum and black cherry fruit , the cabernet franc had nuances of cranberry and rose petals , and the merlot exhibited currant and black cherry flavors and a nice finish . the late harvest cabernet franc , the only one of it ' s kind in the world , was lush and fruity with black chery and cassis flavors . a clean , fresh brut cuvee sparkling wine was recently introduced .\ncastoro cellars 1315 n . bethel road , templeton / 805 - 238 - 0725 / urltoken\nthe tasting room is housed in a beautiful italian - styled building with a long trellised colonnade enmeshed with grape vines . the room is huge with a fireplace , beamed ceilings , a long tasting bar , and crowded with many gift items . the tasting staff is always friendly ( many thanks to aaron palmer ) and there is a nice picnic area in the courtyard outside . castoro is italian for beaver and the fitting motto is\ndam fine wine .\nthe zinfandels are the hot items here , and there are many styles to choose from . of these , my favorite is a big and bold rendition called zinfusion . in addition to the zins , castoro also produces viognier , chardonnay , pinot noir , merlot , cabernet franc , tempranillo , primativo , syrah , cabernet sauvignon , muscat canelli and a late harvest zinfandel port . the chardonnay was surprisingly good , crisp and buttery , however my favorite non - zin is the full - bodied tempranillo , with black cherry flavors and plenty of tannins . overall , i find these wines to be among the best in the county and beyond .\nwinemaker lee nesbitt turned to making wine after being drafted as a linebacket for the minnesota vikings . after forming a partnership with co - owners mark nesbitt and john simpson , he opened chumeia ( pronounced koo - may - a , greek for alchemy ) in may 2001 . the winery is small and the tasting bar is situated in a corner of the winery , surrounded by stainless steel tanks and wine boxes - my favorite atmosphere . the wine list is impressive , as most of the juice is bought from other winegrowing areas , but the real surprise is in the quality of the wines . like his enthusiastic personality , lee makes enthusiastic , likeable wines , which are , by the way , very reasonably priced .\nthe wines include viognier , pinot blanc , chardonnay , pinot noir , merlot , cabernet sauvignon , and several zinfandels . my favorites were a viogner that exhibited hints of apricot , peach and honeydew with a butterscotch finish ; a chardonnay with butterscotch and honey aromas ; a merlot with plum and dark fruit flavors and a licorice finish ; an intense chocolate scented cabernet with blackberry and raspberry flavors and a jammy , smooth zinfandel .\ndoce robles winery opened it ' s doors in october 1999 . the long , narrow tasting room is open and airy with a tasteful selection of gift items , sauces and glassware . the tasting staff is friendly .\nthe wines consist of chardonnay , merlot , zinfandel , cabernet sauvignon , syrah , a bordeaux blend called robles rojos and a late harvest zinfandel . the chardonnay was light , with flavors of green apple and citrus , the estate merlot was medium - bodied with black cherry and pepper , the estate zinfandel was medium - bodied with berry and pepper flavors , the syrah had cherry and plum flavors . the robles rojos , a blend of cabernet sauvignon , cabernet franc and merlot , had plum and blackberry flavors with a smoky finish and the late harvest zinfandel was light and semi - sweet .\neberly winery is one of the most popular wineries in paso robles . it is also one of the most award - winning wineries in the u . s . a crowd , sometimes several deep , can be found along the tasting bar that runs the length of the large tasting room at almost any time of day . in addition to a nice selection of wine - related gifts , the tasting room offers panoramic views of the vineyards and hillsides . i would also highly recommend\nthe ten - minute tour that will take you into the winery below the tasting room and into the wine caves .\nthe winery produces roussanne , viognier , syrah and cabernet sauvignon . although all wines are highly rated , eberly is known for their excellent syrahs . the steinbeck vineyard syrah boasted black cherry flavors and big , bold and peppery notes , the lonesome oak syrah was smoky and woody with plenty of plum fruit . also of note was the viognier , exhibiting pineapple and green apple flavors and an excellent estate cabernet sauvignon .\nfratelli perata winery 1595 arbor rd . , paso robles / 805 - 238 - 2809\nfratelli perata winery was established in 1987 by brothers gino and joe perata and remains family - owned and operated . the winery may be a little hard to find from the road , and even after successfully locating it , one can wonder if this is the winery at all . unlike the larger commercial wineries , fratelli perata has a very unpretentious and homey feel to it . the tasting room ( look for the beautiful wall mural ) is almost entirely filled with wine barrels - - reminiscent of the way wineries used to look prior to the onset of\nvisitor centers .\nall wines are hand made , unfined and unfiltered and are produced from estate vineyards planted in 1980 . the winery produces syrah , sangiovese , nebbiolo , merlot , cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc . the sangiovese and merlot were the standouts .\nthe jankris winery tasting room , formerly of dover canyon , is located in a 120 - year old victorian house situated in a ranch setting complete with farm animals . the tasting room has a very small tasting bar which is often shoulder - to - shoulder in tasters , and offers some gift items and sauces for sale . this is a fine place for a picnic or lunch : the winery offers a prepared deli menu available for take - out or to eat at the winery and there is a nice grassy area and a gazebo available to eat , sip wine and enjoy the wonderful atmosphere . the host staff are very friendly and offer a lot to the experience .\njankris produces sauvignon blanc , chardonnay , merlot , cabernet sauvignon , cabernet / syrah , syrah , a merlot - zinfandel blend called merzin , zinfandel , sangiovese and a port . the chardonnay had tropical and toasty flavors with a creamy finish , and the zinfandel had berry , cranberry and light pepper flavors . my favorite is the smooth , rich port .\n. the tasting is done at a round table in the middle of a square tasting room . the cabernet sauvignon had nice plum and cherry flavors and the justification ( my favorite ) , a blend of cabernet franc and merlot , had plum and cassis flavors - both with a nice tannin finish . i also like their blended red wine called isosceles . also available are chardonnay , sauvignon blanc and zinfandel .\nthe laura ' s vineyard tasting room is located in small cottage overlooking the vineyards and highway 46 east . there is no winery on the premises . the tasting room sells wine - related gifts and clothing items and is usually staffed by long - time tasting hosts betty and mary . and who ' s laura you ask ? winery founder cliff giacobine named the winery after his mother laura , who lived in the home now occupied by the tasting room .\nseveral recent changes of ownership have resulted in an inconsistent wine list . at my last visit there were only four wines available : a bright citrus and green apple flavored chardonnay , a merlot with black cherry and clove flavors , a blend named old bull red , and a zinfandel exhibiting jammy raspberry and black cherry flavors . previous years have offered an excellent cabernet franc , syrah and cabernet sauvignon .\nthis small winery , founded in 1998 by stephan asseo , produces a modest 7 , 500 cases annually . the tasting bar is located in the metal winery building nestled among the surrounding vineyards . the winery produces chardonnay , zinfandel , syrah , and several bordeaux blends . the best , by far , is the estate cuvee , a blend of cabernet sauvignon , syrah and petit verdot . the wines are all very good but somewhat pricey , and the $ 10 . 00 tasting charge may turn some away .\nyou can expect some very good wines to come from the le cuvier label with winemaker and local legend john munch ( previous winemaker at adelaida cellars ) at the helm . the winery ' s tasting room seems almost as eclectic as john himself - - let ' s say a red schoolhouse with massive rock chimney followed by a glassed - in sunroom where the small tasting bar is located . there are a few gift items for sale here .\nle cuvier produces chardonnay , a white blend called chrysos , a rose , pinot noir , cabernet franc , syrah , cabernet sauvignon and zinfandel . the chrysos , a blend of viognier , rousanne , marsanne and pavanne , had characteristics of orange peel and dried apricots , with a carmelized finish , and the pinot noir was light and dry with aromas of orange peels . my personal favorites were the rich and powerful cabernet sauvignon and the bright and fruity zinfandel .\nthe m & w ( formerly martin brothers winery ) tasting room recently underwent a major renovation and is now one of the most impressive in the area . resembling a tuscan villa , you will find one of the best gift selections ( especially higher - end items ) at any winery here . they also have a good selection of deli items for sale and a nice picnic area complete with fountain .\nmartin & weyrich specializes in italian varietal wines and they have quite a list to choose from . included in their list are : viognier , chardonnay , pinot grigio , moscata allegro , nebbiolo , insieme , sangiovese , zinfandel , cabernet etrusco , a sparkling wine and several grappas . their signature wine , the nebbiolo ( they were the first grower and producer of nebbiolo in the u . s . in modern time ) , is slightly spicy with cherry and tobacco flavors , and the zinfandel la primitiva had berry and black pepper flavors .\nmastantuono winery is beautiful - somewhat resembling an english hunting lodge from the outside and an irish pub on the inside . the room is dominated by wood , including an enormous well - worn tasting bar . along with the typical wine - related gifts there is an extensive selection of jarred food items , dried fruit , sauces , crackers and and some deli meats and cheeses and cold drinks . there is also a picnic area around the side in which one can relax and enjoy the view . adam and the rest of the tasting staff are very friendly and informative .\nitalian varietals are the specialty here . mastantuono produces chardonnay , chenin blanc , white zinfandel , sangiovese , barbera , merlot , cabernet sauvignon , zinfandel , muscat canelli , nebbiolo , an excellent port and now a sparkling wine . the chardonnay was buttery and tasted of citrus but my favorite white was the chenin blanc , which had apple and pear flavors with a floral aroma . the sangiovese was very good with lots of black cherry flavors , the syrah was peppery with lots of dark fruit , the zinfandel was light and fruity and the barbera port was rich and smooth and a good value . look out for the san luis tequila wine - - a novelty but popular .\nmeridian , a very commercial venture owned by beringer , has perhaps the most widespread distribution of paso robles wines . however , the winery is most worth a visiting to sample the limited release wines that are not commercially available elsewhere . there is also a nice selection of gift items available at the tasting room .\nthis is one of the newer wineries in the templeton area and is a real family - run operation . owned by the hartenberger family , sons mike and rich run the tasting room . there are some gift items and clothing for sale .\nmidnight produces chardonnay , sangiovese , merlot , cabernet sauvignon , syrah , zinfandel , several red blends and a rose . the chardonnay was light and fruity , the cabernet sauvignon was fruity with good structure , and the zinfandel was bright , fruity and tannic . the mare nectaris , a bordeaux - style blend had medium body with dark fruit , plum and smoke flavors . you should find some good wine values here .\nnorman is housed in a huge building that seems to mirror the area ' s historical past . access to the tasting room via a large wooden staircase leading to a balcony . once inside , the tasting room resembles a huge , comfortable living room with a fireplace in the center and the tasting bar at the far corner . there is a fantastic view from the patio and a nice picnic area outside . norman is billed as one of the\nfar out wineries\nof paso robles and is definitely worth the drive .\nthe winery produces chardonnay , white zinfandel , pinot noir , a meritage blend , syrah , petite syrah , cabernet sauvignon , barbera , nebbiolo and several zinfandels . the best wines are their zinfandels , and they are known for their heavy and explosive\nmonster zin ,\nof which they are often sold out . their merlot is excellent , a big fruity wine with nice tannins , the buttery chardonnay had flavors of butterscotch , peach and green apple , and the late harvest zinfandel is one of the best i ' ve tasted . owner art norman ' s favorite is the cabernet sauvignon , full of plum and black cherry flavors . also of note are the\nno nonsense red\nmeritage blend , consisting of cabernet sauvignon , merlot and cabernet franc , and the tannic and fruity petite syrah .\nopalo ( pronounced opal - oh ) , a joint venture by rick quinn and dave nichols - - neighbors in camarillo , ca . - - opened its doors in may 2001 with 1999 as a first vintage . the spacious tasting room , with lots of oak barrels and a c - shaped tasting bar , is large and tasteful . the tasting staff were very friendly and encouraged tasters to have fun .\nopolo produces viognier , sangiovese , grenache , pinot noir , merlot , syrah and zinfandel . all but the viognier are estate - grown . my favorite wine is consistently the rich , jammy mountain zinfandel , one of my favorites in paso robles . also earning top marks were an earthy and slightly smoky syrah and a cabernet sauvignon and syrah blend called fusion .\npeachy canyon recently moved from their\nfar out\nlocation to the former live oak vineyards location on the main highway . the paso robles chardonnay had apricot and butter flavors , and there are several distinct zinfandels to choose from . the merlot was smoky and the black muscat dessert wine had a deep floral bouquet and was rich in raspberry flavors .\nopening in 2001 , pipestone vineyards is small , producing under 2 , 000 cases annually . the grapes are organically farmed and the small tasting room includes some food and sauce items , a dog and a cat . pipestone produces viognier , rose , grenache , melange , and syrah . the tasting staff could use some improvement : speech regarding the visitor ' s obligation to buy their wines was presented at my last visit .\npretty - smith winery , located just north of paso robles , is literally a one woman show - - that woman being lisa pretty . not only does lisa farm 65 acres of grapes and make the wines , she also acts as tasting room host . the tasting room is decorated with bright orange walls and a southwestern flavor . specializing in bordeaux varietals , the winery produces chardonnay , sauvignon blanc , merlot , cabernet sauvignon , cabernet franc , a late harvest zinfandel and a zinfandel port . my favorite is a mellow and smoky blend of cabernet sauvignon , merlot and cabernet franc called palette de rouge .\nrabbit ridge winery is located in the scenic san marcos hills just north of paso robles . this is a large winery that produces a large selection of wines common to the area . the tasting room is spacious and includes an assortment of gift items .\nrabbit ridge produces sauvignon blanc , pinot grigio , chardonnay , a rose , merlot , cabernet sauvignon , primativo , zinfandel , petit syrah and syrah , in addition to blended wines . the zinfandels are powerful and outstanding and earned my highest ranking ( 5 ) . the syrah , exhibiting dark fruit and pepper notes , was not far behind . the wines are top quality and are priced as outstanding values ( many as low as $ 6 . 00 ) .\nrio seco , which opened in february 2000 , is owned former schoolteachers tom hinkle and his wife carol . the big red barn that serves as the winery and barrel room was originally constructed as a catering room for a movie production . the front corner of the barn contains a rustic tasting bar and some wine - related and novelty gift items . there is a picnic table located outside the winery .\nthe winery produces rousanne , viognier , a 50 / 50 blend of orange muscat and viognier , zinfandel rose , pinot noir , petite sirah , syrah , cabernet sauvignon , cabernet franc and zinfandel . the muscat / viognier blend , called\nviongerie ,\nhad fruity melon , peach and honeysuckle flavors - - nice for a warm afternoon . the syrah had plum , black cherry and pepper flavors , the cabernet franc had spicy , plum and raspberry flavors with a light smoke finish and the very fruity zinfandel had notes of raspberry , cherry and plum .\nrobert hall ' s 40 - year dream of producing wines is evident at this winery , just a short drive off the main highway . the winery includes 19 , 000 sq . ft . of underground caverns in which the wines are aged in an ideal environment . the huge tasting room , which includes a horseshoe - shaped tasting bar , opened in may 2002 .\nthe wines include sauvignon blanc , a blush blend , chardonnay , a rhone blend , merlot , cabernet sauvignon , syrah , and zinfandel . my favorites were the cabernet sauvignon and a yet - to - be - released port . i recommend the short tour of the winery that includes the caverns .\nthe historic rotta winery , founded in 1908 and the second oldest in san luis obispo county , has recently been given new life . the temporary location of the tasting room is located within the cider creek bakery on highway 46 . a permanent location should arrive in 2006 . rotta produces chardonnay , zinfandel rose , zinfandel , merlot , cabernet franc , cabernet sauvignon , muscat canelli , zinfandel port and a dessert sherry . my favorites were the tart and fruity estate zinfandel , a light - bodied merlot and the zinfandel port .\nsummerwood winery ( treana winery ) is a beautiful winery and a very nice place for a relaxing lunch . the remodeled tasting room opened in may 2001 . they offer a good selection of wine - related gifts and clothing and a small selection of deli meats , cheeses and crackers . outside there is a beautiful picnic area and gazebo , surrounded by many very impressive rose bushes - - one of my favorite spots for a picnic . across the street is the"]}
{"id": 53847, "summary": [{"text": "caroline records is an american record label that started as a subsidiary of richard branson 's virgin records america during the early to mid-1970s .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "it specialized in inexpensive lps by mainly progressive rock and jazz artists that lacked commercial appeal .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the first release was outside the dream syndicate by tony conrad and faust in 1973 .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the logo was a photographic-style variation of virgin 's \" twins \" logo designed by roger dean .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "both the us and uk branches of caroline records are subsidiaries of caroline music , which includes caroline distribution and is in turn owned by universal music group .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "caroline has or had a number of subsidiary labels including astralwerks , gyroscope , caroline blue plate , rocks the world , scamp , and passenger .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "on february 20 , 2014 , it was revealed that american rapper 50 cent had signed with the label , and released his next album on it on june 3 , 2014 .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "steven wilson joined the label 's roster in april 2017 , ahead of the release of his fifth studio album . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "caroline records", "paragraphs": ["caroline blue plate , caroline espa\u00f1a , caroline espa\u00f1a s . l . , g unit , gyroscope , primo scree , reggae lounge , rocks the world , scamp , sub meta , submeta records\nlist of caroline records artists , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this caroline records roster includes both past and present artists . popular caroline records bands and artists are all listed here with information such as what genre the bands fall under and what albums they ' re known for . if you ' re looking for any of these caroline records band ' s full discographies then click on their name and you can find them here on ranker . the artists and bands on this list might be pop , rap , rock , electronic or any other genre , but what they all have in common is that they were signed by caroline records .\ncaroline is a full service partner to the independent label and artist community . more\nif any musical artists are missing from this caroline records artists list , you can add them at the bottom of the list . ( 101 items )\nbeginning as a european mid - price offshoot of virgin from 1973 to 1976 , caroline records was reborn in 1983 as a u . s . distributor and ( in 1986 ) pseudo - indie label operated by virgin / emi until 2011 . in 2013 the brand was relaunched by universal music via the capitol music group . this entity can be used as a label for releases bearing the caroline or caroline records brands ( 1973\u20131976 and 1986\u2013present ) , as well as for distributor or other company roles , although caroline ( 3 ) , caroline records , inc . , caroline distribution , caroline international , or another caroline entity may be more appropriate if printed on the release as such . caroline catalog number formats varied over the years . carol and car were common prefixes , sometimes appearing interchangeably on the same release . when submitting , please use the number exactly as it appears on the release to avoid confusion . if multiple numbers appear , add additional fields and use the notes to clarify what appears where . more recently , caroline adopted the standard emi numbering system in addition to the carol - prefix number much the same as island records , caroline was inconsistent about incorporating the word\nrecords\ninto their logos and contact information over the years , so on discogs it is considered correct to always use one entity\u2014caroline records\u2014even if records is not present . in another similarity , the oldest logo was brought back for a number of new releases in the mid - 2010s . in hindsight , the canonical name would omit records , but there are too many releases to edit to do this now . labelcode : lc 03261\nwe sell vinyls , cd ' s , dvd ' s and second hand records . . .\nsearch a broad listing of independent music titles at city hall records and see their impressive artist list .\nfrom the national and st . vincent to morrissey and taylor swift , here\u2019s a big list of records to look forward to in the coming months\napple ' s itunes has added globe records to their music download sevice . . . you can even download an artists entire catalog ! ( these link will launch itunes ) . check out all of the\ncaroline is an avid electronic music enthusiast . born and raised in the boston area , caroline relocated to new york and then again to florida to complete her bachelors degree in social entrepreneurship & business . first attending wagner college in staten island , she transferred to rollins college in orlando . her passion for edm and music festivals has taken her up and down the east coast , and inspired her to pursue her dreams within the industry . electronic music truly has been a blessing in her life , and landed her on a path she is sure is her life calling .\nsubscribe now to receive all the new music new amsterdam records releases , including 16 back - catalog items , delivered instantly to you via the bandcamp app for ios and android . you\u2019ll also get access to subscriber - only exclusives . learn more .\ncaroline international is an award winning global label services operation for artist and independent labels with dedicated personnel and offices around the world . caroline\u2019s partners include glassnote , communion , wolf tone , fiction , loma vista ( concord ) , fantasy ( concord ) , dirty hit , future classic , arts & crafts , dine alone , pmr , amf , one little indian , spacebomb , deadbeats and artists including glass animals , van morrison , iggy pop , st . vincent , marilyn manson , peter gabriel , tame impala , underworld , prophets of rage , steven wilson , nine inch nails , nick mulvey , the amazons , nathaniel rateliff & the nightsweats and the horrors .\nurltoken is the multimedia webfront for globe records , the independent record company and on - line / mailorder catalog offering cds and vinyl lps of the unusual or hard to find featuring san francisco bay area artists , and a searchable database of over 20 , 000 mostly regional titles .\nmost rip - off releases came with picture sleeves . around 50 % of these were made from brown paper bags with the artwork printed over the bag , because it was cheap and gave the releases a \u2018punkier\u2019 d . i . y look . hard to get hold of , even when they were first released , a lot of rip - offs singles are now virtually impossible to track down and fetch high prices on internet auction sites . in recent times sing sing records from nyc have plundered the vaults of hyde park studios in templepatrick and reissued some material from george doherty\u2019s label , including previously unreleased material by the tinopeners , alleycats , minor classics and the faders . in 2007 tokyo based 1977 records issued two great cds of clive culbertson material , spanning his solo career and his bands no sweat / the sweat . some of these recordings include rip - off records recordings .\nthe recording features tony award winner alice ripley , a . j . holmes , drama desk award winner richard kind , caroline bowman and matt doyle . the cast also includes gerard canonico , kirsten scott , martin sola , nehal joshi , alex chester and anita welch . musical director matt hinkley leads a seven member band . a special concert production of bubble boy was presented at feinstein ' s / 54 below .\nwell - known local producer george doherty formed this label back in 1978 . doherty was responsible for the production on many of the earlier n . irish punk releases , including big time rudi\u2019s classic debut 45 on the good vibes label and the outcasts first single frustration on it records . george had been working for emerald music , founded in 1964 by mervyn solomon who had been the first person to record both rory gallagher and van morrison . george recalls how the label came about \u201cit all came about in 1978 , i went up to the boss mervyn solomon and told him that i wanted to record a couple of new groups . he initially refused but i insisted and suggested that i form my own label . after some consideration he phoned me back , he gave me \u00a3500 and told me that when that was finished , i was finished , that\u2019s how rip off records started\u201d .\nglobe records is an independent record label and mailorder catalog from the san francisco bay area in northern california , offering cds cassettes and vinyl lps of the unusual or hard to find featuring san francisco bay area artists , and a searchable database of over 15 , 000 mostly regional titles . formed in 1985 , this label features rock , rhythm & blues , jazz , blues , zydeco , cajun , folk , country , new orleans , christmas and other musical styles by the likes of rhythmtown - jive , johnnie johnson , annie sampson , anthony paule , paul rogers , the baxter brothers , bill kirchen , brenda boykin , eric swinderman , the charlatans , the christmas jug band , cole tate band , commander cody , the country all stars , dan hicks , michael peloquin , tri tip trio , sandi & the accents , the farlow - kirch band , caroline dahl , david landon , the edlos , freddie roulette , gator beat , jeff massanari , jill carole , jimmy dillon , alex baum , joe goldmark , the johnny nocturne band , kathy n . right , michael and pilar , mike weiner trio , mitch woods and his rocket 88s , the moonlighters , paris slim , rhythm sheiks , s . e . willis , solid air , steve gannon , steve gornall , the reptile brothers , those darn accordions , tommy castro , the swing session , frank biner , frederick nighthawk , transistor rodeo , vinyl , west coast mardi gras party , poor man ' s whiskey , grootna , mad river and bodacious .\nghostlight records has become the leading independent force in original broadway cast recordings - building a library of over 150 records in the last 17 years , featuring some of the most successful broadway musicals and solo albums by broadway ' s brightest stars . founded by grammy award winner kurt deutsch , sh - k - boom / ghostlight has won three grammy awards ( for the book of mormon , in the heights and beautiful - the carole king musical ) and is a frequent nominee , most recently for the obcr of the 2016\nbest musical\ntony award nominee bright star by steve martin and edie brickell . other notable recent releases include the 2017\nbest musical revival\ntony award nominee falsettos , the 2016\nbest musical revival\ntony award nominee she loves me , the 2015\nbest musical\ntony award nominee something rotten ! anddisney ' s newsies . the label has also released solo albums from patti lupone , billy porter , sutton foster , adam pascal , lea delaria , kelli o ' hara , ben vereen , christine ebersole and more . the label continues to support the new generation of musical theatre composers with their extensive relationships with michael john lachiusa and michael friedman , as well as lin - manuel miranda , tom kitt , pasek & paul , joe iconis , ryan scott oliver , shaina taub , dave malloy , kerrigan & lowdermilk and adam gwon . the label recently created a new joint publishing venture with razor & tie to represent songwriters that fuse theatrical and pop music . sh - k - boom entertainment is a producer of the acclaimed film version of the last five years , written and directed by richard lagravenese and starring anna kendrick and jeremy jordan . urltoken .\nthe pumpkins formed in 1987 , a couple of years after corgan moved back to chicago from florida , where he\u2019d had a go at heavy - metal thunder in a band called the marked . he met iha first , and then got into an argument with a woman , d\u2019arcy , outside of a club , in the course of which he found out that she played bass . the first few pumpkins gigs were played to drum machine accompaniment ; a local club owner saw and liked the band , offering them a plum opening slot for jane\u2019s addiction on condition that they hire a real drummer , which explains jimmy chamberlin . a few more high - profile opening slots and the release of a single on local label limited potential brought the band increased record company interest , which expanded exponentially when sub pop put out a seven - inch of \u201ctristessa\u201d in 1990 . the pumpkins decided to ignore the major - label wolves in favor of pseudo - indie caroline , which released the butch vig - produced gish in 1991 to great critical acclaim and eventual sales in the neighborhood of 350 , 000 .\nrip - off never attained the credibility or critical acclaim enjoyed by the good vibrations label as a lot of their acts had only tenuous links with the punk scene . the label did however just miss out on a few fledgling acts such as the moondogs , george doherty takes up the tale \u201cthis guy thomas black , wanted me to record his band , they were called the moondogs . he talked me into bringing them down to play in the studio . the deal was if i liked them , then they would sign a contract on the day . the moondogs played two songs and i knew i wanted them\u201d . the band laid down two backing tracks ( no vocals ) , but never did sign the contract . the label were still responsible , however , for some notable releases including pretty boy floyd and the gems teen - sex anthem sharon ( b - side of the instigator 7\n) , lenny & the lawbreakers suitably punked up version of the old country classic me and bobby mcghee , and a highly collectable single by the zipps . the first ever n . irish punk compilation album , belfast rock was released by rip off records in 1978 and is notable for the inclusion of two songs by one of northern ireland\u2019s earliest punk outfits - the detonators ( their only ever appearance on vinyl ! ) . the album also features two songs by doherty\u2019s own band - the jumpers . backing on the track was provided by various members of pretty boy floyd and the gems . other artists on the label\u2019s roster included the d . a band . this band was in fact \u2018the john anderson band\u2019 . the d stands for doherty and the a stands for anderson . george produced many of the labels recordings , ably assisted by clive culbertson as sound engineer . in fact clive would go on to produce some of the later singles on the label , such as the zipps , and the tinopener\u2019s single which was released on logo records .\nbilly corgan and the smashing pumpkins may be this year ' s alternative success story , but ' siamese dream ' did not come easy . jim greer learns whether the pain and suffering were worth it .\nbilly corgan , rangy singer - guitarist - songwriter for chicago\u2019s smashing pumpkins , is a lightweight . he makes that clear as he settles down in a midtown manhattan bar to talk : \u201ci\u2019m a lightweight , \u201d he forthrightly announces as we order our first drinks . \u201cthis is a good way to loosen my tongue . \u201d long black jacket hanging comfortable from his slouchy six - foot - three - inch frame , corgan appears far more relaxed than the last time we met , in a los angeles recording studio during the final stages of mixing , with producer butch vig , the band\u2019s second lp and major - label debut , siamese dream . he seemed , then , like a man at the end of his tether , the tether in this case being the grueling five - month process of completing the record . even at that point , though , you could tell that big things were expected from the new album ; stupid , meaningless phrases such as \u201cthe next nirvana\u201d had been flitting through the industry ether for some time concerning the pumpkins . by all accounts , despite its arduous conception , siamese dream is a fit vehicle to deliver the band to rock godhead .\ncorgan , for his part , doesn\u2019t really seem cut out for the role of rock god . he doesn\u2019t swagger , doesn\u2019t leer , hardly even drinks ; instead , he speaks quietly and articulately and laughs , on occasion , in a high - pitched cackle . mad scientist might actually be a better occupational fit , which in a way is appropriate \u2014 these days , all the best mad scientists are in rock bands ( kristin hersh , eddie vedder , mark robinson of unrest ) . he constructs intricate webs of sound and sense that alternately glisten and vibrate amid a thunderstorm of overamped guitar . its meticulous framework reflects its maker\u2019s widely varied influences , from black sabbath to cheap trick and back again , yet the hold is remarkably organic : the other night in some club between sets the dj played all of the pumpkins\u2019 first lp , gish , but the crowd was so loud you couldn\u2019t tell where one song began and the another ended . it sounded like a goddamn symphony , and i mean that in the nicest way .\nsiamese dream , which boldly debuted on the billboard charts at no . 10 , picks up where gish , and , before that , the band\u2019s early singles , left off . it\u2019s both more expansive musically ( stealing the best bits from \u201970s - style prog , without the nutty mythopoesis ) , and more introspective lyrically , diving headfirst into topics corgan had heretofore been \u201ctotally in denial\u201d about , mostly concerning his childhood and relationship with his parents . \u201cwhen i wrote the lyrics for this record , \u201d he explains . \u201ci would just sit down at the typewriter and just type pages and pages , and then when when i came to a line that made me cringe with embarrassment , that\u2019s the one i would use . \u201d corgan speaks his mind bluntly , with an almost confessional intensity . he rarely shies from difficult subjects \u2014 when asked about a particular song\u2019s lyrics such as those of siamese dream\u2019s moving \u201cspace boy , \u201d he replies without hesitation , \u201cit\u2019s partly about my brother . i have a younger brother who has a rare genetic chromosomal disorder . he\u2019s not mongoloid , he\u2019s not retarded , but he\u2019s definitely different he\u2019s like 17 now . and there\u2019s a lot of things where i identify with him , \u2019cause i went through very similar things \u2014 not because of anything genetic , but my whole life i was told there was something wrong with me , that i was different . i mean , all i ever heard was , \u2018you\u2019re a freak , you\u2019re different , you\u2019re not like everybody else . ' \u201d\ncorgan\u2019s childhood , in general , provides ample emotional fuel for siamese dream\u2019s volatile psychic broadsides . \u201ci didn\u2019t grow up with my mother , \u201d he relates , \u201cand that\u2019s really fucked me up . i grew up with my stepmother . my parents got divorced and i went to live with my great - grandmother , then i lived with my grandmother , then i went to live with my father and his new wife . my father was a musician , he was gone all the time , so she was in essence my mother . i consider her my mother , still . and around the time i was nine they split up for good and i stayed with her . so i grew up living an hour away from both my natural parents , but i didn\u2019t grow up living with them . that has had a lot really harsh effects on my life \u2014 things that i\u2019ve only figured out recently . \u201d\nthe result of all this soul - searching is at times obscured on siamese dream by the sheer force of the music , just as the directness and honesty of corgan\u2019s sentiments are occasionally clouded by his slightly dippy self - absorption . \u201ci can see the title of the article now , \u201d he jokes , after one particularly potent verbal sally . \u201d \u2018billy corgan : asshole or genius ? \u2019 \u201d well , no , actually i was thinking more along the lines of \u201ccrazy mixed - up guy with a heart of gold . \u201d clearly , corgan\u2019s done a few too many interviews in his brief career , but it\u2019s easy to forgive his solipsistic lapses , because ( a ) jeez , the guy\u2019s obviously had a rough time of it , and ( b ) he\u2019s so endearingly direct , and unafraid of making a fool of himself . besides , in his own opinion , \u201cif you were to sit down with the lyrics in your hand and listen to [ siamese dream ] , really listen , you could get a pretty good insight into me . i think that is a better insight into me than anything that i could ever say . if you really listen to the record , you would know that i\u2019m a real wimp . and a hopeless romantic . \u201d\nsitting around a table outside the band\u2019s mixing studio in los angeles , under a typical curds - and - whey southern california sky , the four smashing pumpkins ( it\u2019s a stupid name , \u201d says corgan . \u201ca minor joke . \u201d ) take turns out - jading each other . \u201cwe\u2019ve become extremely jaded as a band , \u201d corgan says . \u201cand i think it\u2019s really sad . i don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything cool about it . we\u2019ve lost perspective about how lucky we are and how wonderful a position we\u2019re in . \u201d\n\u201call my friends kept telling me before we came out here , \u2018great you\u2019re going to l . a . , ' \u201d says guitarist james iha . \u201cand i\u2019m like , \u2018what do you mean ? i hate l . a . ' \u201d\n\u201cwe tried to make [ the band ] big , and then it happened , and it got bigger than we thought it would be , \u201d explains corgan . \u201cyou feed the machine , and the machine feeds back on you\u2026\u201d\nin a lame attempt to make everyone feel better , i tell the band that , hell , i\u2019ve interviewed bands a lot more jaded than them .\ndespite having slogged it out for years on the local club circuit , smashing pumpkins , until gish\u2019s success , found themselves outcasts in the local chicago scene , all but ignored in the press and accused by other bands and scenesters of being \u201csellouts\u201d or \u201cposeurs , \u201d whatever that means . the band\u2019s seemingly meteoric rise provoked jealous hissy fits from the established cliques in the area : the touch and go art punks , the wax trax industrialists , the flannel - shirted pre - grungeaholics . their antagonism , especially in the very early days of the band , helped spur the pumpkins on to greater heights .\n\u201cat the time , chicago was such an oppressive musical community , \u201d says iha . \u201cwe didn\u2019t represent anything from any of those scenes . \u201d\n\u201cthe whole thing\u2019s such a dead issue , \u201d interjects corgan . \u201cit was an initial motivation for us , to prove ourselves , but as you grow beyond your local scene and become a more national band , then people start comparing you to bigger bands , with is equally ridiculous . \u201d\nironically , the pumpkins find themselves currently on the forefront of a scene billboard recently crowned \u201cthe new capital of the cutting edge . \u201d citing the success of such natives as urge overkill , liz phair , and the top ten debut of the pumpkins\u2019 record , the article maps out a brave new world of chicago rock that has as little to do with the pumpkins now as the critics\u2019 uninterested did then . that the band can now sell out three consecutive shows at chicago\u2019s cabaret metro in 25 minutes says less about any sort of chi - town renaissance than it does about the band\u2019s burgeoning national fame .\nlargely because of corgan\u2019s dominating personality , it\u2019s easy , at times , to forget smashing pumpkins is a band . from my short los angeles visit , i can say without hesitation that d\u2019arcy ( thumbnail sketch : likes to wear sunglasses and act cool ) , iha ( shy , friendly , big fan of star trek : the next generation ) , and chamberlin ( madman ) are truly swell people . i just have trouble figuring out where they \u2014 especially iha and d\u2019arcy \u2014 fit in , at least in the studio version of the pumpkins ( live , of course , they\u2019re a different , sloppier beast ) . it\u2019s fairly common knowledge that neither played much on gish , and despite increased contributions on siamese dream , according to vig , corgan still ended up playing a vast majority of the guitar parts , as well as many of the bass lines . for the record , corgan will only say that \u201cit has never been to my advantage to present myself as some sort of studio wunderkind . \u201d the magnetic pull of corgan\u2019s egocentrism seems to draw in and motivate the other band members to keep them revolving around his sun .\n\u201cone of the reasons i like working with billy is that i think he really has a vision , \u201d says vig , who produced gish and co - produced siamese dream with corgan . \u201cwhether people are gonna love it or hate it , he\u2019s not afraid to put his stamp on something , and chart out territory where he thinks the pumpkins should be . he\u2019s very articulate , so when he\u2019s talking about something , it makes sense to me . he can usually explain why he wants a part to be a certain way , or what he\u2019s going for . and if he feels strongly about something he\u2019s generally right .\n\u201che also takes a certain amount of pride in being able to play pretty well , which i appreciate . i was pretty demanding in terms of performance , especially with drums and just like rhythmic kind of playing . more so in terms of how the band played rather than being metronomically perfect . when the band is totally on they play great together , but there were also certain points when they weren\u2019t playing great , and it really took a lot of patience to get them to focus . and billy is more focused than james and d\u2019arcy and jimmy would be sometimes . \u201d\ncorgan smiles ruefully when i gently broach the subject of internal band relations , especially in light of the difficulties surround the recording of siamese dream . \u201cyou know , i gave them a year and a half to prepare for this record , \u201d he says . \u201ci\u2019m surrounded by these people who i care about very much yet they continue to keep failing me . i say , \u2018i need this , i need that , \u2019 and they don\u2019t do the job , and what it does is it makes me feel the same abandonment i felt as a child . and then what it says to me is , \u2018you\u2019re not worth the trouble . \u2019 you to take it to a level where it\u2019s very personal . if you really think about it , of course , someone doesn\u2019t do the job because they\u2019re lazy , or they don\u2019t think it\u2019s important . but i took it as , \u2018you\u2019re not worth going home and working on the song . ' \u201d\nstill , corgan\u2019s obvious ( and reciprocated ) affection for the other pumpkins has helped sort things out for the moment , but the smashing pumpkins\u2019 world is a fragile and volatile thing , ruled at least in part by corgan\u2019s battles with his own insecurity . he is enormously sensitive both to criticism from the outside and to his own relentless perfectionism . at times , this sensitivity has plunged corgan into the deepest of funks . \u201chere i\u2019m going along in life , gish comes out , is basically successful , people are telling me , \u2018you\u2019re gonna be on your way , everything\u2019s gonna be great , \u2019 and here i am , i\u2019m suicidal , completely depressed , i hate myself , i hate my band , \u201d he relates of the period just prior to recording siamese dream . ( when we met in los angeles , a couple of months earlier , he referred to the period as \u201cso horrible i don\u2019t even want to think about it , much less talk about it . \u201d so i guess this is progress . ) \u201cif you had met me , or knew me , you\u2019d think , \u2018oh , this guy\u2019s life is going along great , things are going great . \u2019 and in my mind it was like things were terrible . \u201d\nhis depression at that point apparently was such that prospects for recording the follow - up to gish anytime in the next decade or so looked decidedly dim \u2014 which is precisely when things started looking up . \u201ci came off tour , we barely had any songs written , the record company\u2019s going , \u2018you go in the studio in two months , \u2019 and i\u2019m going , \u2018there\u2019s no fucking way , ' \u201d corgan remembers . \u201ci reached such a point of depression that it was like , \u2018okay , i give up . i\u2019m gonna stop trying to be whatever i think i should be , whatever everybody wants me to be , \u2019 and when i did that , that\u2019s when the songs started to come . when i finally let myself be what i am , then the music came to me , and it was a lot more powerful . \u201d\ncorgan , and by extension smashing pumpkins , is a potent mass of freely admitted contradictions . both in music and in conversation , corgan shoots first and wrings his hands later , managing to pull off any number of mutually exclusive extremes because he actually encompasses these extremes . which is why he can blurt out , on the one hand , \u201ci\u2019ve gone as far as saying that if the album came out and bombed , and it got horrible reviews and no one came to our shows , that\u2019d be the end of the band , \u201d and on the other hand say , \u201cfor the first time in my life i feel like i\u2019m finally on that road or whatever that i was meant to be on . and that\u2019s why i feel , like , a different confidence about this record . because if you criticize me now , i feel like i\u2019m being criticized pretty much at my best . \u201d he can say both these things , and mean them , because while contradictory , both statements are , for him , the truth . if he were more consistent , smashing pumpkins would doubtless be a less interesting band . as it is , contradictions intact , siamese dream expands the previously available vocabulary of rock music \u2014 not bad for a goddamn lightweight wimp .\n. com is a member of billboard music , a division of billboard - hollywood reporter media group .\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\nyour current browser isn ' t compatible with soundcloud . please download one of our supported browsers . need help ?\nlist artists include courtney love , the smashing pumpkins and many additional artists as well .\nwelcome back to the pitchfork guide to upcoming releases , our seasonal guide to new music . four times a year , we round up a list of albums , singles , eps , reissues , and more arriving in the coming months . this installment covers fall 2017 , starting today and taking us to the end of the year . ( please note that release dates may change . ) to start things off , we\u2019ve highlighted a few particularly notable releases , including albums by the national , alvvays , zola jesus , gucci mane , moses sumney , kamasi washington , morrissey , king krule , destroyer , st . vincent , and more .\nit\u2019s been four years since the national released their last full - length album , and they return this year with sleep well beast . \u201cwe recorded so much music : focusing in on what the album is , that gets more intense in the old way . but this time , we weren ' t so interested in constructing a polished or elaborately tightly - knit kind of record , \u201d aaron dessner told pitchfork in may . \u201cwe allowed ourselves to have more sounds that are just hanging out there in the mist . \u201d although the album comes out on september 8 , the band will perform it live in its entirety on september 5 .\nantisocialites is the second album from canadian indie - pop band alvvays , following their 2014 self - titled debut . \u201cthis record is a fantasy breakup arc and my life nearly imitated art , \u201d frontwoman molly rankin said of the record . antisocialites features \u201c in undertow \u201d and \u201c dreams tonite . \u201d\nlove what survives follows mount kimbie \u2019s 2013 album cold spring fault less youth . the record features king krule ( \u201c blue train line \u201d ) , james blake ( \u201c we go home together \u201d ) , micachu ( \u201c marilyn \u201d ) , and others .\nzola jesus returns to sacred bones with her new release , okovi . she released her last album , 2014\u2019s taiga , on mute . check out track reviews of \u201c exhumed , \u201d \u201c soak , \u201d and \u201c siphon , \u201d and read pitchfork\u2019s new interview \u201c zola jesus turns tragedy into a torrential sound on her new album . \u201d\nhundred waters \u2019 new lp , communicating , follows 2014\u2019s the moon rang like a bell and a 2015 remix album . the new record includes the previously shared \u201c particle , \u201d \u201c blanket me , \u201d and \u201c fingers . \u201d\nearlier this year , ariel pink teamed up with weyes blood to release their collaborative ep myths 002 . now , he returns with his first solo lp since 2014\u2019s pom pom . he\u2019s previewed the album with several singles , including \u201c another weekend , \u201c \u201c feels like heaven , \u201d and \u201c time to live . \u201d\ngucci mane : mr . davis ( september 15 , guwop enterprises / atlantic )\ngucci mane continues his prolific output with a new album that features migos , nicki minaj , the weeknd , big sean , a $ ap rocky , schoolboy q , monica , slim jxmmi , and many others . mr . davis follows droptopwop and his numerous 2016 projects . revisit pitchfork\u2019s \u201c driving into gucci mane\u2019s 2014 vaults . \u201d\nit hasn\u2019t even been a full year since hiss golden messenger released his last lp , heart like a levee , but singer - songwriter m . c . taylor returns this year with his latest . he recorded his new project with megafaun\u2019s brad cook , who also contributed bass . \u201clove is the only way out , \u201d taylor said in a statement . \u201ci\u2019ve never been afraid of the darkness ; it\u2019s just a different kind of light . and if some days that belief comes harder than others , hallelujah anyhow . \u201d\nfollowing last year\u2019s lamentations ep , moses sumney \u2019s debut full - length is on the way . so far , he\u2019s shared two tracks from aromanticism : \u201c doomed \u201d and \u201c quarrel . \u201d for the former , he also released a haunting music video showing him submerged in a body of water . revisit pitchfork\u2019s 2015 interview with sumney .\ngodspeed you ! black emperor \u2019s latest album features only four tracks , and thus far , they\u2019ve shared the first one : \u201c undoing a luciferian towers . \u201d \u201cwe aimed for wrong notes that explode , a quiet muttering amplified heavenward , \u201d the band said in a statement , adding , \u201cwe recorded it all in a burning motorboat . \u201d\nkamasi washington \u2019s six - song suite , debuted at the whitney biennial , comprises his new harmony of difference ep . it follows his massive 2015 album the epic .\nkaitlyn aurelia smith released two albums last year : her solo lp ears and the collaborative sunergy with suzanne ciani . her new album , the kid , features \u201c an intention \u201d and \u201c to follow and lead . \u201db\nkelela \u2019s debut studio album follows her 2015 ep hallucinogen . she recently shared a music video for her album\u2019s first single \u201c lmk . \u201d in it , she dons several different personas . read pitchfork\u2019s feature \u201c kelela\u2019s philosophy of love . \u201d\ncanadian indie band wolf parade are releasing their first full - length album since going on hiatus seven years ago . cry cry cry follows their 2010 lp expo 86 . last year , they released ep 4 \u2014their first new music after reuniting . the band have premiered their first two singles \u201c valley boy \u201d and \u201c you\u2019re dreaming . \u201d\nbeck \u2019s last album , 2014\u2019s morning phase , won album of the year at the grammys . his next one includes \u201c up all night , \u201d \u201c dear life , \u201d \u201c wow , \u201d and \u201c dreams . \u201d\nfollowing kurt vile \u2019s and courtney barnett \u2019s acclaimed 2015 albums ( b\u2019lieve i\u2019m goin down and sometimes i sit and think , and sometimes i just sit , respectively ) , they\u2019ve joined forces for a new collaborative lp . it features the lead single \u201c over everything . \u201d\nst . vincent said that the follow - up to her 2014 self - titled lp is \u201c all about sex and drugs and sadness . \u201d masseduction features her singles \u201c new york \u201d ( which recently got an accompanying video ) and \u201c los ageless . \u201d the album also includes appearances from kamasi washington , jenny lewis , doveman , and sounwave .\ntwo years after poison season , dan bejar returns with a new destroyer album . ken was produced by black mountain\u2019s josh wells , who\u2019s drummed for destroyer since 2012 . the album features the lead single \u201c sky\u2019s grey . \u201d\nit\u2019s been since three years since morrissey \u2019s last album , world peace is none of your business , and he returns in november with low in high school . few details , including a concrete release date , are known about his next record . the lp was recorded in france\u2019s la fabrique studios and ennio morricone\u2019s forum studios in rome with producer joe chiccarelli . morrissey will play a one - off show at the hollywood bowl on november 10 ( which is presumably why his name appeared over an l . a . freeway ) .\nconverge \u2019s follow - up to 2012\u2019s all we love we leave behind is out in november . vocalist jacob bannon said their new music was his \u201cemotional reaction to the complex world in which we live . \u201d so far , the band have shared two singles : \u201c i can tell you about pain\u201d \u201d and \u201c under duress . \u201d\ntaylor swift\u2019s 1989 follow - up arrives in november . it features her lead single \u201c look what you made me do , \u201d which got an accompanying music video that premiered during the vmas . the clip , which appears to be a commentary in part about swift\u2019s previous music video personas , broke the youtube record for the most views in a single day .\nbj\u00f6rk hasn\u2019t officially announced her new album beyond the promise that it\u2019s coming \u201c very soon , \u201d though she has described it as her \u201ctinder record . \u201d whenever it arrives , the new album will follow 2015\u2019s vulnicura . earlier this year , she announced a career - spanning songbook called 34 scores .\nafter sparking speculation about a new album with a series of mysterious posters , king krule shared a new song last month called \u201c czech one . \u201d the track will be available for purchase on a 7\n( backed by another new track , \u201cdum surfer\u201d ) on september 13 via true panther / xl . archy marshall\u2019s last album as king krule , 6 feet beneath the moon , came out in 2013 .\ndeath from above : outrage ! is now [ warner bros . / last gang ]\ndeer tick : deer tick vol . 1 and deer tick vol . 2 [ partisan ]\nharber brings feel - good remix of notd ft . bea miller \u201ci wanna know\u201d\nfelix jaehn debuts \u2018cool\u2019 new music video feat . marc e . bassy & gucci mane\ndutch dj / producer willem rebergen , better known by his stage name headhunterz , is coming in hot with his new single . with over a decade behind him on his musical journey , headhunterz has established himself as a free - minded and open creator , unleashing work that is unlimited by expectations .\n\u201clandslide\u201d strays a bit from his typical headbanger style , but is a mellow synth - heavy tune to chill out to . rebergen shared his thoughts on the track , stating , \u201ci just want to claim the freedom to make the music i love . \u201d\nhis classic hardstyle sound took his musical career off the ground after performing at defqon . 1 festival , his first major event , over 10 years ago . since then he has played every major hardstyle event , scaling his talent to a global level . headhunterz has distinguished himself further through his voice acting in various movies and tv series , which he continues to do today .\nin the past , headhunterz has worked with notable industry heavyweights like hardwell , steve aoki , r3hab , krewella , w & w , and carnage . providing chart - 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piece band explore deception and conspiracy theories on this thrilling , fast - paced jazz album .\nthe unusual or hard - to - find featuring san francisco bay area artists .\nthe christmas jug band those darn accordions rhythmtown - jive west coast mardi gras party more . . .\ntransistor rodeo :\ntruck & a radio\na long awaited and much anticipated new release by transistor rodeo . . . . marks a new approach . . . sets the songs on a bare bones , primitive palette ; no elaborate arrangements , soloists , backing vocals or instrumentation . the pure sound of guitar , bass & drums leave only the heart of rock & roll to fuel the material , letting the songs stand on their own merit . this also allows the band to give the audience a true reflection of a live performance . . . . unique in the band ' s catalog of releases , inspired by buddy holly and the clash bringing simplicity to the material . on sale\nchristmas jug band :\njugology - greatest near misses ( best of . . . )\nbest of previously released titles including the perennial - hit\nsanta lost a ho ,\nplus two bonus tracks of unreleased material . celebrating 38 years of holidays for the cjb , this release spans recordings from 1986 - 2009 , from the albums ,\nmistletoe jam ,\ntreeside hoot ,\nrhythm on the roof ,\nuncorked ,\n( eng . by fred catero ) and\non the holiday highway\n. 1st ever\nbest of\nrelease for the band .\nthe kings of 100 % acoustic folk - skiffle - swing holiday highjinks . . .\nperformed on washboard , drums , guitars , percussion , kazoos , slide whistles , jaw harp , washtub bass , jug , accordions , autoharp , harmonica , piano , sax , clarinet , recorder , trumpet , and mandolin . . . with many special guests . on sale\nzydeco flames :\nfire dance\nshowcases the recent live club performance in berkeley , california that provides fans with hot zydeco music they ' ve come to expect from the flames , in the tradition of the great masters like clifton chenier , buckwheat zydeco , and queen ida . the zydeco flames ' sizzling roots rhythms are timeless and the execution is relentless , with a stunningly powerful groove and playlist that includes originals and select covers in the genres of zydeco , cajun , new orleans r & b , rock and swamp - pop . on sale\ncountry joe mcdonald :\ntime flies by\nthe first country joe album with a focus on a group sound since the fish broke up in ' 71 . joe takes an all - acoustic jug band / string band approach here , using christmas jug band personnel and their pool of musical pals , plus joe ' s own circle of talent : harper simon , the persuasions , austin de lone , tim eschliman , gregory dewey , russ gauthier , ken\nsnakebite\njacobs , suzy thompson , chris & lorin rowan and bernie krause . all original material save one . decades in the making , time flies by incorporates instrumentals , ballads , protests , waltzes and rock and roll . on sale : $ 13 . 25 , $ 11 . 93 with discount !\ngator beat :\nstompin ' at the bal de maison\nevolved from a story from louisiana of house parties where so many folks showed up to dance , the floor broke and they spent sunday repairing it , this cd is that party , coming at you with relentless grooves designed to keep you stompin ' in your own house or nearest dance hall , with new originals , classic cajun , hard core zydeco , new orleans r & b , blues ballads and a french waltz . on sale\njoe goldmark :\nthe wham of that steel man !\njoe goldmark blends an eclectic mix of tunes and styles into a truly americana , country rock shake . disc one features rocking vocals by keta bill , a san francisco veteran of the zasu pitts memorial orchestra , big bang beat , and many other local projects . disc two showcases joe ' s playing and composing . on sale\npaul rogers :\nthe cul - de - sac kids\npaul rogers , 20 year front man for the san francisco rock accordion band , those darn accordions , fires off a solo cd of kid friendly tunes . . . a wonderful collection of 12 original witty , and heartfelt tunes that will delight kids and their parents alike . . . rogers ' salute to the cul - de - sac where he grew up . on sale\nthe rhythmtown - jive :\non the main stem\nthis 3rd rj album brings the band ' s diverse american roots into a solid blues focus with the addition of johnnie johnson on seven cuts and a cameo by east coast r & b diva , rahni raines , and the full three - man new orleans - style horn section with nine originals , an irma thomas classic , a new orleans brass band romp and a pinetop smith boogie woogie , a full pallette of top shelf rhythm & blues is delivered on this recording . on sale\nthe christmas jug band :\non the holiday highway\nrecorded live across 7 shows at 4 locations in northern california , between 2006 and 2008 : nearly 73 minutes of live sheer cjb insanity . . . foremost purveyors of seasonal skiffle - swing and jugabilly - infused revelry . on sale\nmike rinta :\neponymous\ntrombone virtuoso mike rinta made his name backing up scores of jazz and funk stars including sly & the family stone , herbie hancock , buddy guy , otis clay , carlos santana , legends jerry garcia and bob wier and the new orleans all stars . this debut cd is a lovingly rendered medley of moody organic jazz with new orleans - style compositions featuring rhythmtown - jive sidemen , kevin zuffi , jimmy sanchez & tim eschliman . on sale"]}
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", "topic": 24}], "title": "baidu", "paragraphs": ["baidu offers close to 60 search and community services that range from baidu encyclopedia , baidu government information search , baidu space ( a social network ) , baidu patent search , baidu games , baidu youa ( an ecommerce platform ) , baidu yi ( a smartphone operating system ) and qunar ( a travel booking service ) .\nbaidu union is the program through which baidu expands distribution of the customers\u2019 sponsored links or advertisements by leveraging traffic directed from the baidu union members\u2019 internet properties . baidu makes payments to baidu union members for acquisition of traffic .\nseen as a major marketing platform for brands , baidu advertising has over 650 , 000 customers deploying baidu seo and baidu ppc campaigns .\n2 . after registering , login to your baidu account via baidu pan ( cloud storage service by baidu ) with your phone number .\nthe baidu analytics script is also the baidu chat box script . the chat box tool , called baidu shangqiao , can be turned on with one click from within the baidu tongji interface .\nremember to submit a xml sitemap to the baidu webmasters to help baidu pick up the new domain .\nintegration with baidu tuiguang ( baidu pay per click marketing ) . view your creatives , ad impressions , cost data and more right within the baidu analytics platform .\ngetting good rankings in baidu requires understanding the search engine optimization guide that works with the baidu search engine .\n1 . baidu recommends the use of a sitemap and that you submit it to the baidu webmaster platform .\nin order to start using baidu webmaster tools , you first have to sign up for a baidu account .\nafter you connect to the baidu tv , the only feature that seems to work is using the baidu tv app as a remote control for the baidu tv .\ngithub - holyhao / baidu - dogs : baidu competition for classifying dogs . more information is provided at urltoken\nbaidu also operates transaction services , such as nuomi , takeout delivery and baidu wallet . baidu also retains a large majority stake in iqiyi , an online video platform .\nbaidu faced criticism after the local media published reports saying baidu gave high search rankings to companies selling illegal drugs . soon after , baidu signed a multimillion - dollar sponsorship deal with china central television , which had broadcast an investigative piece on baidu . a spokesman for baidu declined comment on the incident .\nto learn more about optimizing for baidu mobile , you\u2019ll definitely want to check out our comprehensive guide to baidu mobile seo .\nqihoo said it had now decided to prioritise services other than baidu ' s in its results . baidu did not comment .\nfirstly , baidu is always trying to promote its own products and features via the manipulation of search results , so that baidu post bar ( \u767e\u5ea6\u8d34\u5427 ) , baidu knows ( \u767e\u5ea6\u77e5\u9053 ) , baidu archive ( \u767e\u5ea6\u6587\u5e93 ) will often show up in search results .\nbaidu boss robin li leads baidu ventures in the early - stage development of ai and vr . ( photo : getty images )\nto get a site\u2019s accurate indexation on baidu , you should use the indexation volume tool ( \u7d22\u5f15\u91cf ) in baidu webmaster tools .\npublishers like baidu union . in 2009 , webmasters had earned rmb690 million from baidu union advertise on their websites . and recently , baidu promised to give publishers 10 % to 15 % more income of baidu union advertising . publishers hate baidu union . compared with other content networks , such as google adsense , taobao . . .\nbaidu tongji includes a testing tool that doesn\u2019t only check if the baidu script is properly installed on the homepage , but will also check all the landing pages that are being used for baidu ads .\nbaidu has also launched programs through which it displays the online advertising of its customers on baidu union websites , and share the fees generated by these advertisements with the owners of these baidu union websites .\nbaidu union , a baidu adsense product , consists of several third - party websites and software applications . over 230 , 000 partner websites have already been displaying baidu union ads as of may 2011 .\nunlike other similar product like the chrome stick , you can ' t select content on the baidu tv app and have it play on baidu tv or mirror the display of your phone to baidu tv .\nas well as being a highly popular search engine , baidu also offers many services such as a music program , called baidu music , an online encyclopedia ( similar to wikipedia ) , called baidu baike , a desktop / mobile mapping solution called baidu map and many other services .\nthe baidu search engine will judge your meta description ; if it is not a match , baidu will extract related snippets from your content .\nlately we ' ve been using baidu tongji only to provide some data for baidu ppc campaigns that google analytics doesn ' t pick up well .\nthis indicates an attempt to access baidu services . baidu is a chinese web services company that provides many services . one of its major services is its search engine . it also provides various services like baidu baike - a service that is similar to wikipedia and baidu music . note : when enabled with the default baidu services signatures in the database , this signature detects the baidu domains that are not covered by the default database signatures .\nyou can login to baidu tongji via your baidu tuiguang ( pay per click ) account or baidu zhanzhang ( webmasters ) account . if you aren ' t sure which one to use , i recommend using the baidu tuiguang account if you have it . the advertising integration is a key feature , very useful . the baidu webmasters integration isn ' t really essential , you can get the same info by creating a separate baidu zhanzhang account .\nwhen i returned to california , i tried baidu tv again and found that baidu tv had downloaded an update and proceeded to automatically update itself . ironically , baidu tv is using google android tv as its main software base .\ncalled tv + , baidu\u2019s first smart tv will be manufactured by chinese electronics maker tcl multimedia and feature content from iqiyi , baidu\u2019s online video platform .\neight new york - based pro - democracy activists sued baidu inc in 2011 , seeking damages because baidu prevents their work from showing up in search results . baidu follows chinese law that requires it to censor politically sensitive results .\nbut even as it revamps its business model , baidu faces a war on two fronts . last september alibaba blocked baidu from searching its urltoken shopping site to encourage users to circumvent baidu and search directly on taobao . baidu responded with its own salvo , an e - commerce system , baidu you ' a ( meaning\nbaidu ' s got it\n) , along with a marketing campaign to lure taobao ' s sellers . but baidu remains the underdog , as alibaba maintains an 83 % share of china ' s online shopping scene .\nthis morning , baidu ' s domain name registration in the united states was tampered with , leading to inaccessibility ,\nbaidu said in a statement .\n\u201cit\u2019s a duopoly in china , \u201d said richard ji , an analyst at morgan stanley . \u201cthere\u2019s just baidu and google . and baidu\u2019s way ahead . \u201d\nif you\u2019re a worpress fan , you can also pickup a baidu tongji plugin .\nbaidu ' s e - commerce feature allows for the tracking of specific sales .\niqiyi , baidu\u2019s netflix of china , falls in u . s . market debut\nthe name \u2018baidu\u2019 literally means \u201ccountless times\u201d , or alternatively , \u201ca hundred times\u201d .\nrobin li\u0092s passion for search led him to create baidu , based in beijing .\nwith the headline : the rise of baidu ( that\u2019s chinese for google ) .\nandrew ng hopes to lure ai talent to baidu\u2019s new silicon valley research lab .\nyou can see number of times baidu spider has crawled your site each day .\nfour employees of china ' s main search engine baidu have been fired for allegedly taking bribes to delete posts from its forum service , a baidu spokeswoman said .\nshares of baidu jumped almost 3 % in early monday trading in new york .\nbaidu agrees to buy chinese android app distributor 91 wireless for $ 1 . 9b\nbaidu to invest $ 3 . 2 billion in its group - buying service nuomi\nthat the clinic must pay compensation and baidu was forced to remove the ad .\ndon ' t expect a lot of apps to use from baidu tv . many of the limited games found on baidu tv seem to be of low quality .\nhere ' s why the best is yet to come for baidu , inc .\nthe activists who filed the lawsuit against baidu could not be reached for comment .\nthe company ' s search products and services for users include baidu web search , baidu image search , baidu post bar , baidu knows , baidu encyclopedia , baidu wenku , hao123 . com , baidu mobile search , baidu mobile assistant , baidu mobile browser , baidu mobile guardian and duer . baidu ' s web search allows users to locate information through search queries . after typing a search query , users receive a list of ranked search results , which may include its customers ' content presented in a specific format . users can then access the desired information by examining the returned search snippets , or clicking on the hypertext links displayed in the search results . baidu web search includes features , such as query suggestion , instant search , in - depth answers , english language resources , scene - based search , personalization and recommendation for web search , among others . baidu image search enables users to search for images on the internet by term queries or various categories and offers features , such as search by image file type and search within a designated website or webpage .\nbaidu , of course , has its own partnerships to become more ubiquitous . a project known as baidu union gives sites a revenue cut in exchange for hosting baidu ' s search box - - 300 , 000 sites participate , claims baidu marketing director zhu guang . despite google ' s depredations , 85 % of cybercafe searchers say they prefer baidu , reports analysys international , a beijing consulting firm . baidu has its own university marketing push : a six - month contest that challenges students to build web sites and e - commerce businesses for rural villages using baidu ' s platform .\nwhy does baidu manipulate search results ? baidu says that the quality of their user ' s experience is everything in terms of the continued popularity of their search engine .\naccording to a statement from baidu cited by the china daily , the company called baidu venture will concentrate on developing early - stage projects involving vr and ai technologies .\n2 . use ping to notify baidu of new content . most blogging services support real time notification using the ping method . you can ping baidu service address at urltoken\nsitemap : notify baidu of any new content by specifying your sitemaps\u2019 url in baidu webmaster tools . this is a relatively slow method compared with active and auto push .\non popular microblogging network sina weibo , the hashtag # wei zexi baidu advertising incident # has been trending for days as netizens have called for a boycott of baidu .\nbaidu said last night it welcomed the investigation and would cooperate fully . \u201cthe fitness and effectiveness of online information is the responsibility of every internet participant , \u00adincluding baidu . baidu will fully cooperate with the authorities\u2019 \u00adinvestigation and accept oversight , leaving no opportunity for false online information and illegal activities , \u201d china news service quoted baidu as saying .\ntoday , an online post about chinese search engine baidu and a hospital became viral .\ngoogle executives insisted they had better technology ; baidu countered that it had local expertise .\nrobin li , chief of baidu , on the campus of stanford university last september .\nbaidu has also proactively reported actions involving illegal behaviour to the public security organs .\ndominating china ' s online search market means baidu can easily help enterprises with marketing . and healthcare advertisements are one of the main powerhouses for baidu ' s search business .\nhere are the news events that baidu says most captured internet users\u2019 attention in 2015 .\nbaidu unveils apollo 2 . 5 , the newest upgrade to its autonomous driving open platform\nhere are some examples of setting up a good robots . txt file for baidu :\nif you are using the separate urls method , you can use the mobile adaption tool within baidu webmaster tools to tell baidu the relationship between your desktop and mobile site .\nbaidu has also proactively reported actions involving illegal behavior to the public security organs .\nat the moment , baidu has an 80 % share of the chinese search market .\nbaidu says agrees to buy netdragon ' s 91 wireless for $ 1 . 85 billion\nbaidu finally spends $ 1 . 85 billion in cash on buying 91 wireless \u00b7 technode\n91 wireless , located in fu zhou in southeast china , won\u2019t move to beijing where baidu is headquartered . baidu expects the transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 2013\ni tried a search on baidu for my company mondo media networks . the results :\nbaidu is banned from participating in the test next year , said the netease report .\nbaidu owns search engine and social media services , and is often compared to google .\nbaidu , inc . is a chinese language internet search company , which engages in the provision of internet search solutions and online marketing solutions . it operates through baidu core and iqiyi segments . the baidu core segment offers keyword - based marketing services . . . .\nthis section is where we can set some important information for baidu users that are searching for our website or company , and start experimenting with baidu ' s html markup features .\nbaidu also dominates music downloads , often with links to web sites that music companies say offer illegal downloads . baidu has defended the practice , saying it simply provides the links .\nbaidu will treat the new domain as a new website . according to the research , it will take baidu 2 - 12 weeks to pick up urls from the new domain .\nbaidu webmaster tools is a portal created to help webmasters and seos monitor and maintain their site\u2019s presence in baidu\u2019s organic search results . the platform offers a great deal of metrics you can only get from baidu , tools to test your site\u2019s performance , and a two - way communication channel between you and baidu . this means that if you are doing seo in china , baidu webmaster tools is an incredibly important tool you will have to master .\nok , so wtf is baidu union ( \u767e\u5ea6\u8054\u76df ) ? baidu union is like google display network . it shows ads across baidu - owned - and - operated search products , music players and desktop apps as well as baidu\u2019s business partners . baidu\u2019s algorithms determine where and how ads are shown based on the target audience\u2019s demographics , location and browsing history . ad formats include banners , text links , videos , full - screen and rich media .\nnon - gaap net income attributable to baidu represents net income attributable to baidu excluding share - based compensation expenses and the gain or loss associated with the issuance of shares by baidu ' s equity method investees at a price higher or lower than the carrying value per share .\nannual revenue of baidu from 2007 to 2017 ( in billion u . s . dollars )\nthe only way is to enter ` https : / / baidu . com ` in alfred\n5 . use robots . txt to prevent the baidu spider from crawling duplicate content urls .\nif you\u2019ve baidu analytics ( tongji ) installed on your site , you can add your site directly in baidu webmaster tools without verifying , but we won\u2019t be covering this method here .\nafter doing so , every time when a page is browsed on your site , the page\u2019s url will be pushed to baidu automatically , thus ensuring new content being submitted to baidu .\nalso average time taken for baidu spider to crawl your site each day , in milliseconds .\nso let\u2019s say after all the analysis , you\u2019ve decided to adjust baidu\u2019s maximum crawling frequency .\nbaidu reports 24 per cent increase in first - quarter revenue to 15 . 82 billion yuan\nbaidu agrees to buy chinese android app distributor 91 wireless for $ 1 . 9b \u2013 techcrunch\nbaidu to invest $ 3 . 2 billion in its group - buying service nuomi \u2013 techcrunch\nbaidu was created by two chinese nationals with studies abroad : robin li and eric xu .\nsuggested reading [ baidu deleted 1 . 9 million files from wenku . writers still unhappy ]\nbaidu had 59 per cent search engine market share in march 2014 ( website in chinese ) . most people who search for products and services online do so using baidu in china .\nbaidu did not respond immediately to a request for comment by sixth tone on thursday afternoon .\nbaidu has come under fire for allegedly selling listings to bidders without adequately checking their claims .\nwhile a majority of baidu\u2019s online marketing revenues come from the p4p system that utilizes ppc , customers may also be charged based on the number of telephone calls directed to them from baidu , successful flights or hotel room bookings , the number of users registered on customers\u2019 sites , or the duration of time that an advertisement appears on baidu\u2019s or baidu union members\u2019 web properties .\nbaidu appears to have taken the investigation to heart . in an internal memo circulated to employees on tuesday , baidu ceo robin li said the choice is stark : baidu can either change the business model or face bankruptcy in as little as 30 days , according to the memo .\nli announced in july 2014 that baidu reached a new high in monthly actives users with over 500 million active users . he also announced that the baidu app gained 70 million daily users .\nchina\u2019s internet - search revenue share in second quarter 2011 by baidu is 76 % in december 2007 , baidu became the first chinese company to be included in the nasdaq - 100 index .\nwith baidu webmaster tools , webmasters can adjust baidu spider\u2019s maximum crawling frequency . it\u2019s important to choose the right balance between frequency and performance , since a too - low crawl frequency can affect your site\u2019s indexation on baidu , but a too - high frequency can affect your server\u2019s performance .\nwhile psafe suffers from baidu\u2019s alleged anticompetitive tactics , psafe is not believed to be the direct target of the chinese company . rather , baidu\u2019s rivalry is with qihoo 360 , psafe\u2019s largest financial backer . in 2012 , qihoo 360 entered the chinese search engine market , igniting discontent from baidu .\nannual net income of baidu from 2007 to 2017 ( in million u . s . dollars )\nrobin li , ceo and founder of baidu . com , now worth us $ 3 billion .\nnews about baidu inc . , including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times .\nbaidu\u2019s analytics platform , tongji is only available in chinese and is largely viewed as being unsecure .\nupon successful login , you can start adding sites to baidu webmaster tools ( login required ) .\nsubmitting links will help baidu discover your new content , however this doesn\u2019t guarantee indexation and rankings .\nbaidu says agrees to buy netdragon ' s 91 wireless for $ 1 . 85 billion | reuters\nmr . wei wrote that he did not know that when he consulted baidu for medical information .\nit also ordered internet regulators in beijing , where baidu is headquartered , to punish the company .\nduring the investigation , baidu has taken offline 2 , 518 medical institutions and 126 million advertisements .\nbaidu and google paid advertising services are very different . baidu differs greatly when it comes to web advertising management from a company\u2019s perspective . in order to set up a baidu ppc account , an organization will need to pay 6000 rmb ( $ 900 usd ) and acquire an lcp license .\nwith its with pre - agreed terms for baidu union members , baidu generates revenues from protheme services based on the number of clicks from customers\u2019 links and shares . baidu\u2019s fixed - ranking services allow customers to display query - sensitive text links at a designated location on its search results pages .\nwant more information on baidu ? visit urltoken read more about google or yahoo on our blog .\nin a statement baidu said : \u201cour deepest condolences go out to wei zexi\u2019s family . baidu is a trusted company and we uphold extremely high standards to make our platform safe and trustworthy . \u201d\nbaidu ' s fault doesn ' t lie in the monetization of its online forums , but in allowing fake advertisements to exist - - why can ' t baidu improve its services and crack down on such malpractices ? the answer is that baidu almost has a monopoly over online search services in china . without sufficient competition from strong opponents , baidu lacks the motivation to improve its services .\n\u201cour conservative projection suggests that the successful commercialization of autonomous driving alone could increase baidu\u2019s revenues by over 30 % , \u201d ling says . however , baidu\u2019s plans hit a snag in november , when bmw ended its self - driving cars partnership with the company . baidu is searching for a replacement .\nbaidu tv provides advertisers access to the websites of its baidu union members , allowing advertisers to choose websites on which they post their video advertisements with the aid of its advertisement targeting and matching system .\npublicly , much criticism has continued to focus on baidu\u2019s business ethics , especially in contrast to google\u2019s , whose corporate motto is famously \u201cdon\u2019t be evil . \u201d after the wei zexi scandal , easily baidu\u2019s most damaging , robin li himself openly commented on the difference , contrasting google\u2019s idealism with baidu\u2019s pragmatism . he said baidu perhaps needs to be a bit more idealistic in the future to win people\u2019s hearts .\ndespite its leading position in much of the world , google has had difficulty gaining ground on baidu .\nfor extremely flexible url patterns . baidu only allows the use of \u201c * \u201d as a wildcard .\nbaidu records more visitors & visits & a higher bounce rate . but the pageviews are the same .\nas for hudong . com , it doesn ' t even have the chance to come back into the baidu fold and submit , as baidu already runs a similar site that is in competition with them .\nso fundamentally different , brueschke believes , that baidu will retain its lock on the chinese search industry .\nin the statement , baidu explained that baidu ventures will be an independent entity in order to\nuse an innovative evaluation mechanism to speed up the decision - making process and make investments more efficient .\na baidu employee walks past the \u201cspace capsules\u201d where workers can rest at the company\u2019s headquarters in beijing .\ntime is running short for baidu to find a new strategy and new revenue sources , he adds .\ngenerally speaking , analysts believe baidu\u2019s strategic moves in developing new services has been weaker than its competitors .\nlei led the engineering team that built baidu , now the largest chinese search engine . baidu , alibaba and tencent , known collectively as bat , dominate the search and e - commerce businesses in china .\nthe sites that have less traffic will likely be less indexed by baidu . in results , if users still choose to go to urltoken over urltoken from baidu , then you will put yourself in dilemma .\nthe complaints also claimed baidu had leaked users ' personal information state - run xinhua news agency reported .\nthe results cac published on monday say that baidu search results did influence wei\u2019s choice of medical treatment .\nof them , baidu offers 57 search and community services including baidu baike * , some sort of online reciprocally collaboration encyclopedia that also works as a searchable keyword - based discussion forum . check them all here\nin china ' s parallel internet universe , there is no google . baidu reigns supreme in search but like google and like so many others , baidu is trying to get into the smart tv game .\nif you go to my settings , you will see a feature to control the baidu tv stick .\nchinese internet company baidu won the court battle against pro - democracy activists dismissal of a lawsuit over .\nkaiser kuo , a baidu spokesman , said that baidu was not complicit in the attacks and that its own networks had not been breached . but by sweeping up baidu\u2019s would - be visitors in its attacks , researchers and foreign policy experts say , beijing could harm the company\u2019s reputation and market share overseas .\na woman is silhouetted against the baidu logo at a new product launch from baidu , in shanghai . the internet giant has come under fire for allegedly promoting search results . photograph : aly song / reuters\n\u201cthe only way to stop such harmful activities is to break baidu\u2019s search monopoly , \u201d it said .\nthe scandal is the latest to involve institutions paying baidu to feature their details prominently in search results .\nsince 2010 , baidu has been attempting to find a way to profit from this manipulation of results , and has established an open application platform that will allow baidu users to benefit from the applications that developers are either willing to share with others or to sell - with baidu getting a cut of the earnings .\nbaidu also faces legal challenges , including lawsuits claiming it violates copyright laws on music files . baidu has been sued over the issue , but continues to provide links to sites that offer music files . the company says it does not believe it should be held responsible for simply offering linking to other sites . in a country rampant with claims of click fraud , a beijing hospital recently claimed that baidu orchestrated a scheme in which a baidu affiliate kept clicking on the hospital\u2019s ads to fatten the fees it had to pay baidu . a baidu spokeswoman says the company has not reviewed the case , but actively polices click fraud .\nwith this guide , we can now finally understand how to use baidu webmaster tools to maximize your search visibility in china . while mastering baidu webmaster tools may not guarantee success of your seo campaigns , one thing is certain \u2014 not being able to use it can drastically impede your success in baidu search results .\ndocuments leaked in april 2009 from an employee in baidu\u2019s internal monitoring and censorship department show a long list of blocked websites and censored topics on baidu search . in august 2011 , china central television revealed that commercial model of baidu which is against the official internet policy in china and allegedly jeopardizes china\u2019s internet development .\nbacklink data in baidu webmaster tools is updated weekly . it is not perfect , and is missing many backlinks baidu likely knows about . but it can still be useful as an extra source of backlink data .\nthe chinese government has set more restrictive advertising policies on baidu , the largest chinese - language search site . but baidu is not the only media giant that influences the way people interact with what they see .\nthe group of activists who brought the suit said that baidu\u2019s censorship was preventing baidu\u2019s users in the us couldn\u2019t see their work and thus their right to free speech under the us constitution\u2019s first amendment was violated .\nupdate : so it would seem that baidu yi has gone live . the os features include an ebooks app called yue , a google - places style app called shen bian , baidu - powered maps , and a music app called ting . check out the video after the jump to see baidu yi in action .\nevery time now users do a search about baidu , instead of being taken to a particular baidu website , they are re - directed to baidu ' s search homepage . that ' s not how a web company is supposed to behave - you ' re affecting the users ' experience ,\nhe said .\nunlike google , which is using schema markup for structured data , baidu seos must use baidu webmaster tools to submit structured data . aside from its completely different technical implementation , types of structured data webmasters are allowed to submit will be limited according to a site\u2019s authority , credibility and participations of different baidu beta projects . at the time of this writing , with baidu webmaster tools you will be able to set the following :\nbaidu has always firmly cracked down on the illegal behavior of online posts deletion for payment . baidu has discovered the suspicious behaviors of several employees in its recent crackdown on illegal online post deletion . baidu does not tolerate such behavior , and has disciplined the non - compliance staff based on relevant disciplinary guidelines stated in the company\u2019s employee regulations handbook . baidu has also proactively reported actions involving illegal behavior to the public security organs .\nbaidu\u2019s core product is web search . in addition , baidu powers many popular products including maps , community - based products , such as baidu postbar , the world\u2019s first and largest chinese - language query - based searchable online community platform , baidu knows , the world\u2019s largest chinese - language interactive knowledge - sharing platform , and baidu encyclopedia , the world\u2019s largest user - generated chinese - language encyclopedia , to name but a few . beyond these marquee products baidu also offers dozens of helpful vertical search - based products , such as image search , video search , news search , and many more . a description of our products can be found here\nto chinese seos , when doing a keyword research , baidu index is definitely your weapon of mass destruction .\na group claiming to be the iranian cyber army redirected baidu users to a site displaying a political message .\nbaidu tracks each individual user , allowing you to see all the pages that the last 500 visitors visited .\nlike google , baidu allows goal tracking by page , event , number of pages viewed and visit duration .\nhow can you set anonymization settings in baidu tongji ? we just started using and are implementing the script .\nit is important for companies to know how to leverage and work with baidu . brands looking to promote themselves to chinese consumers must be aware that all baidu seo and baidu ppc efforts must be tailored to local specifications and that they operate much differently than google seo and ppc . this means , understanding the platform , the layout , the keywords , the language , the users etc . one thing is a certainty , having a strong presence on baidu , while deploying effective baidu advertising campaigns is essential to expanding one\u2019s foothold in china .\nyou check how baidu can see your site\u2019s robots . txt , and start making changes by clicking this button\nit looks like baidu and qihoo are in a war , started by qihoo ,\nhe said .\nonce it became aware of the activity , baidu says it fired the workers and reported them to police .\nthe state internet information office has been flooded with public complaints about baidu , it said in a statement .\nas of may 2011 , there were 230 thousand partner websites that displayed baidu union ads on their websites .\ni then tried baidu tv back at the hotel and was able to access the wi - fi network .\nhere ' s why the best is yet to come for baidu , inc . - - the motley fool\nthat decision seems like that the first amendment is protecting baidu\u2019s right to block any information about the democracy .\nneither baidu nor the chinese embassy in washington , d . c . , responded to reuters for comment .\nbaidu says it is looking into this matter but , for the chinese authorities , that is not enough .\nthe cyberspace administration of china summoned baidu executives for a grilling on friday , the xinhua news agency reported .\none notable tool unique to baidu is their site closure tool . when you submit your website to the tool , baidu will stop crawling your website and archive your indexed pages . baidu ' s own documentation states that it preserves baidu ' s index of your pages , but not your rankings . this could be useful if you would like to launch a new website and you need to time it to coincide with pr and marketing .\nin brazil , the competition has escalated into legal action taken against baidu . baidu did not initially comply with an injunction ordering the company to cease its anticompetitive behavior , which then led to a judicial order to remove baidu\u2019s app from the google play store . the judge in the case also imposed daily fines on the company .\nof course , taking on the formidable force of baidu , no - one yet knows if urltoken will be able to win the support of government in forcing baidu to once again return to producing real unmanipulated search results .\nhas built up an established proficiency in natural language processing . while at baidu , coates publicly evangelized baidu\u2019s machine learning efforts and worked directly on applying deep learning to core nlp problems like text to speech and speech recognition .\n\u201cbaidu has fired the four . if we discover such cases , we will severely punish staff . baidu will close the loopholes by strengthening management to maintain order in our communication platform , \u201d a spokesperson told the publication .\na baidu spokesperson said that this is part of the company ' s plan to grow baidu video into china ' s leading professional content video platform . the platform currently claims 300 million monthly viewers , according to techcrunch .\nthe [ operation of ] baidu tieba , online forums run by baidu , will only be open to authoritative public service organizations rather than to those seeking business opportunities ,\naccording to the company ' s statement .\nthe p4p scandal swept baidu into a public - relations storm after wei zexi , 21 , went through a controversial cancer treatment advertised on baidu , at a the second hospital of armed police beijing corps , which the wei family also found through a baidu search . the treatment was unsuccessful and wei died on april 12 , 2016 .\nat the time , baidu apologized and said it would seek ways to\nreflect deeply\non such practices .\nbefore you decide whether or not you\u2019d like to use baidu tongji , consider some of the benefits it provides .\nbaidu has continuously provided professional ethics education to staff members who are given authority to delete online posts .\nand that\u2019s all we really need : to be even more dependent on our smartphones . good work , baidu .\nbaidu is the most popular search engine in china , with over 400 million users . when western marketers think of entering the chinese market , baidu is often the first marketing channel they consider , especially for paid search marketing .\nsharon ng baidu , inc . tel : + 86 - 10 - 5992 - 4958 email : ir @ urltoken\nbaidu ' s revenue from 1st quarter 2010 to 3rd quarter 2017 ( in million u . s . dollars )\na side view of baidu ' s headquarter in beijing , may 22 , 2014 . [ photo / ic ]\nbaidu image search is accessible through both webpage and mobile device . baidu post bar is a social media platform , where users post text , image , audio and video content and reply to original content , thus forming social networks around topics of discussions . baidu post bar draws users through close integration with search and user - generated content . baidu knows provides users with a query - based searchable community to share knowledge and experiences . through baidu knows , registered users can post specific questions for other users to respond , as well as respond to questions posted by others . baidu knows is accessible through both webpage and mobile application . baidu encyclopedia is an encyclopedia compiled by registered users . registered users can share their knowledge by adding terms and content in baidu encyclopedia . baidu wenku is an online document sharing platform , through which registered users of its urltoken website can search , browse or read , by categories , documents in various formats such as microsoft word , portable document format ( pdf ) , and microsoft excel .\nbut the ultimate challenge may come from baidu\u2019s innovation capacity and credibility , which had affected its performance in china .\n301 redirection is the seo best practice based on the baidu seo guidelines v2 . 0 published in nov 2012 .\naccording to the baidu search engine optimization guide , there are a number of important categories you need to consider .\nimportant messages ( \u91cd\u8981\u6d88\u606f ) \u2013 notifies you of baidu news , errors , system updates , site status etc .\nbaidu recently teamed up with micro - blogging giant sina to provide mobile search and content across each other\u2019s platforms .\nbaidu was strongly criticised in a commentary published by a social media account operated by communist party mouthpiece people\u2019s daily .\nqihoo ' s earlier solution was to re - direct users to the cached page of a specific baidu website .\nwe think the impact will be larger on baidu than on the other search engines given baidu ' s larger market share and its dominance in medical service ads ,\nshelleen shum , forecasting analyst for emarketer told cnbc .\namid this scandal , baidu\u2019s stock prices on nasdaq dropped 2 . 56 % on the morning of may 9th ,\n\u201cour deepest condolences go out to wei zexi\u2019s family , \u201d tracy hu , a baidu spokeswoman , wrote by email . \u201cbaidu is a trusted company and we uphold extremely high standards to make our platform safe and trustworthy . \u201d\nthe state internet information office summoned baidu executives for a grilling yesterday and ordered them to immediately remove the content .\nbaidu has been a lackluster stock over the past year , but it\u2019s still a smart long - term buy .\nmuch like google has cornered the market amongst western internet users , baidu serves a massive demand in china . this demand has lead baidu to create certain products to help companies sell to an ever growing number of online buyers .\na tool researchers call the great cannon is said to have redirected traffic intended for the chinese search engine baidu .\njudge furman said baidu\u2019s censorship was just like the editorial judgements made by other kinds of publishers , including newspapers .\nthis article has been updated to elaborate on baidu\u2019s comments on the case and to reflect reactions from the internet .\nin addition , baidu also provides other performance - based online marketing services and time - based online advertising services , whereby the customers pay baidu based on performance criteria other than click - throughs , such as the number of telephone calls brought to the customers , the number of bookings of air tickets or hotel rooms , the number of users registered with the customers , or the number of minimum click - throughs . for time - based online advertising services , the customers pay baidu based on the duration of the advertisement placed on baidu\u2019s properties and baidu union members\u2019 properties .\nthe website currently boasts more than 5 million entries that have been created by over 3 million users . urltoken claims that as a result of its competition with baidu ( baidu unveiled a similar user - generated encyclopedic site in 2006 - \u767e\u5ea6\u767e\u79d1 baidu baike ) , the search engine has abused its dominant position and manipulated search results featuring urltoken content .\nbaidu sells its online marketing services through both direct sales teams and a distribution network . currently , baidu has a direct sales presence in beijing , shanghai and major cities in guangdong province while leveraging distribution networks in lower tier cities .\ni\u2019ve had the opportunity of working with many western companies that are experienced with google adwords , but new to baidu . i\u2019ve prepared seven tips for doing well on baidu based on the most common issues and questions i\u2019ve come across .\ncurrently , only 10 percent of urltoken visitors are directed to the site via baidu , the large majority of the remaining traffic comes from google . these statistics seem to conflict with baidu ' s dominance of the chinese search market .\nbaidu ' s evolution , and li ' s journey as an entrepreneur , offer textbook examples of the payoffs and perils of doing business in china and suggest that baidu may prove to be far more resilient than some analysts believe .\nwhen asked to comment on baidu\u2019s international services , returnee qian zhu , said , \u201ci\u2019m forced to use baidu in china because google is blocked . but outside china , i vote for google for professional search and mapping services . \u201d\nif you have any other questions about baidu products or would like a more comprehensive view of a comparison between baidu and google display network then please feel free to contact me using the social media links below or leave a comment .\nsearch engines including google , microsoft\u2019s bing , and baidu sell ads that come up in search results for different topics . those ads , or \u201c paid search , \u201d as baidu calls them , are typically put above organic search results but are clearly delineated . baidu\u2019s critics say the search engine is accepting ads from unscrupulous companies without vetting their claims .\nfirst thing\u2019s , first : what do brands and publishers need to know ? baidu was born a search engine , so it\u2019s crucial to do search engine optimization on the platform . like google , the way to optimize for baidu is to have high - quality content , meet baidu - specific technical seo requirements and follow the chinese government\u2019s censorship laws .\nas of june 30 , 2017 , baidu had about 42 , 200 employees on a consolidated basis including invested entities .\nbaidu and google also don ' t agree on country demographics of users . while baidu reports 4 , 200 users from china & 2 , 600 from usa , google reports 5 , 300 from china and 2 , 500 from usa .\ngreat ariticle ! does baidu analytics has changed anything now , more functions ? i see the latest version is 2012 .\nthis statistic shows the annual revenue of the chinese search engine baidu . in 2017 , baidu ' s reported revenue amounted to 13 . 03 billion u . s . dollars . the majority of revenues were generated through online marketing services .\nwhen we first met , you were at microsoft . you left several months before you arrived at baidu . why ?\nlike google , baidu uses a search engine crawler . it\u2019s called the \u201cbaidu spider . \u201d its job is to fetch content from web pages and put it in their index . this is the same process that the googlebot goes through .\ncritics said baidu should do more to check the claims made by advertisers who pay for high rankings in online searches .\nto paint a more complete picture of the challenges that must be overcome in order to advertise on baidu , we spoke with ryan chooai , caimeiju seo manager and independent baidu specialist in china , and asked him about the certification process . he revealed a sea of red tape to be navigated , a process maintained by baidu in order to protect itself .\ntencent is catching up , holding 11 . 4 per cent of the market behind baidu\u2019s 23 . 3 per cent .\nlast week , baidu \u2014 the chinese web services company likened to google \u2014 spun off its baidu video portal as a separate business after successfully raising $ 155 million ( rmb 1 billion ) for the online video service , techcrunch reports .\nthe level of control over how and when the display ads are targeted is a strong feature of baidu display advertising .\nwe think these factors will lead to an erosion in baidu\u2019s market share in the future . if baidu\u2019s market share in china\u2019s search market drops to 65 % by the end of our forecast horizon , it represents near 10 % downside to our $ 115 price estimate for baidu\u2019s stock . our price estimate is around 35 % ahead of the market price .\nbaidu , alibaba and tencent have been vying for top talent in ai in order to become leaders in this area . making headlines several days ago , alibaba lured ren xiaofeng from urltoken to lead its own technology lab , which aims to make headway in artificial intelligence . tencent brought baidu\u2019s ai expert zhang tong on board in march . in 2014 , baidu poached andrew ng from the google brain project to lead the baidu research institute ( though he recently stepped down ) .\nnews broke earlier this month that baidu hired dr . qi lu as its chief operating officer . lu was most recently\nin his ruling , furman compared baidu\u2019s blocking of pro - democracy works to a newspaper\u2019s right to exercise \u201ceditorial control\u201d to publish what it wants . in baidu\u2019s case , the company has created a search engine that favors certain political speech .\npreviously , baidu also faced complaints that said it alters search result to feature paying - sites , despite their ranks and quality . china ' s internet users despised the commercialization posed by baidu and filed complaints and critics to the regulator .\nbaidu on monday says that they would firmly support the overhaul and will execute them before may 31 . according to baidu , they will replace their price - dominate p4p mechanism to credit - dominate one . in accordance to relevant military regulations , baidu will ban commercial promotion for military - related institutions , including pla and armed police hospitals . the advertisement on the search result page and front page of baidu will be limited to less than 30 percent , and will be noticeably labelled . baidu will set up a 1 billion yuan fund to pay for the loss of web users in similar incidents .\nfor one , the marketing agency may be a reseller itself , which means they\u2019re working on commission from baidu . they\u2019re paid by the client to manage the account , but they\u2019re also paid by baidu , which provides motivation to increase expenditure .\nwhen it comes to marketing , baidu functions similar to google , with some nuances . what follows is an explanation of its three major advertising components \u2014 search , baidu union and brand zone \u2014 and how they work for brands and publishers .\nfinally there is baidu display network . this product is available to any company that already has a pay per click account . it is targeted display advertising on 600 , 000 third - party websites and software providers that are partnered with baidu .\nbaidu ' s value fell by more than $ 5bn on tuesday , after its shares slumped in the us on news of an investigation by china ' s internet regulator . baidu ' s nasdaq - listed shares fell 7 . 92 % .\nfpgas have the capability to deliver significant performance for deep learning inference , security , and other high growth data center applications ,\nsaid liu yang , head of baidu technical infrastructure , co - general manager of baidu cloud .\nyears of research and fpga engineering expertise at baidu has culminated in our delivery of proven acceleration infrastructure for industry and academia .\nwill baidu crumble to qihoo 360 and sohu ? given baidu ' s core competence and huge dominance in search , it ' s unlikely that sohu and qihoo 360 can transform the market overnight . that said , if qihoo 360 can hold fast and if the sohu - tencent partnership proves fruitful , you may see advertising dollars flow from baidu to its biggest competitors ."]}
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", "topic": 36}], "title": "comdial", "paragraphs": ["comdial dx - 80 business telephone ( model 7260 - 00 ) - the comdial dx80 phone works on the comdial dx - 80 business telephone system . the comdial dx80 phone comes in black .\n* comdial was acquired by vertical communications in 2006 . comdial is a registered trademark of vertical communications inc .\nthere are three main comdial phone systems . the older comdial executech telephone system , the more recent comdial impact dsu / dsu ii telephone system , and the comdial dx - 80 ( 7260 - 00 ) phone system . not all comdial telephones will work on all comdial phone systems . comdial phones are very complicated with compatibility . if you are not sure what phones will work on your system , please feel free to ask .\nmay 10 , 1994 .\ncomdial corp . forms new subsidiary , comdial enterprise systems inc . , to market systems solutions ,\nbusiness telephone sales sells comdial impact phones , impact phone systems , and comdial impact phone accessories ( handsets , cords ) . if you are not sure what comdial impact phone will work on your system , please feel free to ask . below are the comdial impact phones .\nbusiness telephone sales sells refurbished comdial telephone ( aka vertical communications ) equipment at the lowest prices . there are many comdial phones , but each must work on the appropriate phone system . comdial has manufactured multiple phone systems throughout the years , and there are major compatibility issues . as the consumer , you must purchase the comdial telephone that will work on your existing comdial phone system .\nall comdial telephone systems and comdial phones are refurbished . if you do not see what you are looking for please call us at 800 - 396 - 9699 .\nour stock of comdial phone systems and equipment include popular product lines like comdial impact , digitech , impression , executech , and more . find new and refurbished phone systems , voicemail systems , ksus and more in our stock of comdial equipment .\nprincipal subsidiaries : american phone centers , inc . ; aurora systems , inc . ; comdial enterprise systems ; comdial telecommunications international , inc . ; key voice technologies .\ncomdial impact 8024s - gt 24 - button lcd speakerphone . comdial 8024s - gt . works on the comdial impact phone systems ( go408 , go816 , jo816 , etc ) . system speed dial access . auxiliary jack for use with headse . . .\nwe know how important it is to have a reliable comdial phone provider who will stand behind their products . we offer a 30 - day warranty on all our comdial phones as well as toll free customer service . all comdial telephone systems and comdial phones are refurbished . if you do not see what you are looking for please call us at 800 - 396 - 9699 . click here to see our full selection of comdial phone systems\nour comdial phone systems are monitor phones which work on the executech system and support 2 to 23 lines . we also sell comdial phone parts , such as handsets and expansion cards for your growing business . the comdial phones are available in ash , gray , or black .\ndoes your organization have a comdial legacy phone system that needs service ? well , you may or may not know that , in 2006 , comdial was acquired by vertical communications , and shortly thereafter , production on comdial systems came to a halt . but not to worry , telware was installing new comdial systems long before the acquisition and continues to service them today . we have access to replacement parts , phones and accessories for most comdial systems . our service technicians are factory trained to deal with any issues you may have with your comdial system .\nbusiness telephone sales sells refurbished comdial telephone ( aka vertical communications ) equipment at the lowest prices . there are many comdial phones , but each must work on the appropriate phone system . comdial has manufactured multiple phone systems throughout the years , and there are major compatibility issues . as the consumer , you must purchase the comdial telephone that will work on your existing comdial phone system . if you are not sure what phones will work on your system , please feel free to ask .\ncomdial impact dsu ii phone system ksu j0816 . this is the comdial dsu ii jo816 cabinet . this cabinet is equipped for 8 lines and 16 stations . we repair and remanufacture many different products . our c . . .\nlooking for a new phone system ? shop our inventory of comdial phone systems , ksus , voicemail , and more . whether you shop our new or refurbished comdial phone systems , you ' ll find affordable prices with unbeatable quality .\nyour comdial phone system has served you well , but it\u2019s time to move on and save up to 40 % .\nlot of 9 - comdial impact phones . handset cord . 7 phones 8312s - fb . 2 phones 8012 - gt .\nin july 1995 comdial ' s shareholders approved a reverse one - for - three stock split , which was combined with a secondary offering of stock . the stock sale provided comdial with funds to repurchase its outstanding preferred stock from pacificorp credit , inc . , a major investor in the company . pacificorp then reduced its stake in the company from 47 . 4 percent to 11 . 2 percent by selling some of its shares of comdial common stock .\nthis handset is black in color and is new ! this handset work with the following comdial impact , unisyn , and impression series of digital phones .\nup for sale is a comdial impact 8024s - gt black speakerphone w / display . this was just taken out of service in very nice shape .\ncall 480 - 374 - 8840 right now to find out how to upgrade your comdial phone system to vertical wave ip and save up to 40 % .\ncomdial ' s niche became the small business market , where it competed against approximately 20 companies , including some such larger concerns as lucent / at & t technologies , inc . , nortel , inc . , and toshiba corporation . comdial ' s products would eventually be sold to organizations requiring up to approximately 500 telephones .\nthis is a used comdial impact 8024s - gt black 24 button speaker display phone please see all the pictures what you see is what you get . free property shipping\nup for sale is a lot of 4 comdial impact 8024s - gt black speakerphones w / display . these were just taken out of service in very nice shape .\nin march 1994 another step in the integration of computer and telephony was taken when comdial and voice technologies group , inc . , announced the development of new software and hardware compatible with microsoft ' s tapi standard . the new personal computer telephony card , designed to support microsoft ' s windows telephony software , would allow users to control their comdial telephone and line through a desktop pc that had tapi - compatible software . this was an important development in comdial ' s pursuit of the small to medium - sized market and opened up comdial ' s installed base of telephone systems . the product was demonstrated at the 1994 computer telephony conference and exposition in dallas , texas .\ntwo comdial impact phones . these were pulled working . what you see , is what you get . we will do our best in resolving any issue you may have !\ncomdial is currently a part of vertical communications , but has been known for years as a leader in the communications services industry . for small to medium sized businesses , the comdial impact phone system is perfect for staying connected to customers and employees . with this innovative and reliable phone system , customers can reach you whenever necessary and employees will maximize productivity .\nin august 1996 comdial introduced voyager , an integrated voice mail and pbx telephone system , as a low - cost alternative for small offices and home businesses . its suggested retail price of $ 3 , 200 was about half the cost of competing separate - component systems . it was the result of a strategic alliance between comdial and voysys corporation of fremont , california .\ninvest in our new and refurbished comdial phone systems , voicemail , and equipment . can ' t find what you need ? contact us and we ' ll help you find it .\ncomdial had net income of $ 3 . 2 million on sales of $ 77 . 1 million in 1994 and such growing financial strength began attracting the attention of investors . comdial stock moved up to the two - to - three - dollar range before reaching $ 5 in mid - 1995 . a new recapitalization plan contributed greatly to the company ' s improving financial condition .\nlot of 15 used comdial impact 8024s - gt black speakerphone w / display . handset cord . system speed dial access . auxiliary jack for use with headset , external ringer , recorder .\nin 1991 comdial began a strategic initiative aimed at computer telephony integration ( cti ) . an emerging industry , cti allows businesses to combine voice and data networks - - personal computers with telephone systems - - thereby improving operating efficiencies and customer satisfaction . comdial was among the first telecommunications manufacturers to support the cti standards being set by novell , inc . ( tsapi ) for networked computer systems and microsoft corporation ( tapi ) for stand - alone personal computers . over the next several years comdial would continue to develop computer telephony applications to become a leader in cti solutions .\nin january 1996 comdial announced it would expand its sales force by more than half over the next three months from 20 to 30 people . two separate field sales forces were established . one would improve comdial sales through traditional supply - house channels . the other was set up to serve the cti market as well as to expand comdial ' s value - added - reseller ( var ) channels and national accounts efforts . this sales force would be specially trained on the company ' s newly introduced cti telephone platforms and multi - vendor cti software packages to work with software developers , network specialists , and resellers .\nyou are bidding on a used comdial impact speaker phones 8324s - fb . these are used phones in good working order that have been recently been taken out of service . features include lcd display speak . . .\nlot of 4 - comdial impact 8024s - gt black speakerphone w / display . handset cord . system speed dial access . auxiliary jack for use with headset , external ringer , recorder . you receive the wrong product .\nthen , in 1984 , the divestiture of at & t changed the field of telecommunications . up to this time , comdial was one of the major manufacturers of standard black telephones , primarily for residential use . but , in order to keep pace with the industry , the company soon changed its focus to business telephones and began to streamline operations with a series of divestitures . in april 1985 it sold comdial ltd . , its european subsidiary , for $ 8 million , to a swiss company , autophon a . g . in october 1985 it sold comdial technology corporation , a wholly - owned subsidiary , to orbit technology corporation for $ 1 . 8 million . in june 1986 it sold comdial teleservices to florida data corporation for $ 4 . 5 million . in january 1987 it sold american phone centers , inc . , to wrapc , inc . , for $ 571 , 000 .\nin april 1997 the company was named\ncomputer telephony solutions provider of the year\nby computer telephony magazine . earlier in the year the same magazine selected comdial ' s new urltoken cti applications software for workgroups as product of the year . this software package allowed workgroup members to perform all call processing tasks from their pc screens , determine the phone status of other workgroup members , and integrate databases with caller id to produce screen pops . other comdial products also earned product of the year honors from teleconnect magazine . with such accolades highlighting comdial ' s continued emphases on cutting - edge technology , the company seemed well - positioned for a bright future in a new century .\nlot of 10 - comdial impact 8024s - gt black speakerphone w / display . handset cord . system speed dial access . auxiliary jack for use with headset , external ringer , recorder . you receive the wrong product . . .\nyou are bidding on a used comdial impact 8012s - gt black display speakerphone . this unit is in good used condition . the phone needs a little cleaning ( see images ) , the phone has some scuffs and scratch . . .\nyou are bidding on a used comdial impact 24 button 8024s - gt black business phone . this phone is in fair used condition . some markings have been put on the plastic phone case ( see images ) the phone nee . . .\n6614 - xx , 6614e - xx , 6614t - xx , 6614s - xx , 6600 - xx , 6600s - xx may work on the comdial no ksu ' s but the buttons work different and you will need to do some programming .\nwatch productivity increase with this easy - to - use comdial impact scs 8324s speakerphone . ( black ) , ( see photos ) . these phones include the handsets , desis , plastics , handset cords , and line cords . for t . . .\nin 1982 , comdial corporation acquired all of the assets and liabilities of general dynamics telephone system center , inc . in january of the following year , comdial went public , offering 1 . 8 million shares of common stock at $ 20 7 / 8 per share . its stock would trade as high as $ 33 per share . comdial made three more acquisitions in 1983 to increase its telephone manufacturing capacity : 1 ) tele - service , consisting of r & g communications , inc . , and southern telecom supply , inc . , of texarkana , texas , for more than $ 5 million worth of stock ; 2 ) american phone centers , inc . , for 30 , 000 shares of common stock ; and 3 ) scott technologies corporation for $ 250 , 000 .\nin 1992 comdial introduced its dxp digital switch . the switch was compatible with virtually all of the company ' s analog and digital telephones . capable of being expanded to 224 ports , the dxp allowed comdial to target larger end - users . it could also be linked to various cti applications and was directly compatible with t - 1 service lines transmitting data at 1 . 5 megabits per second . in the fall of 1995 comdial introduced the dxp plus , a larger version of the dxp that could accommodate 560 ports or combinations of outside lines and terminal connections . sales of dxp systems increased by 100 percent from 1993 to 1994 , then by another 64 percent from 1994 to 1995 . by 1995 it was generating more than $ 20 million in sales annually . its success was attributed to its\nopen\ndesign , which was compatible with third - party software .\nyour business owns an older legacy system like nortel or comdial , we can conduct a cost analysis to determine if it would be more cost effective for your business to replace a crashed system with a new phone system . after all , both nortel and comdial products are no longer made , so replacement parts are getting harder to find ; scarcity is causing the price on refurbished equipment to rise . whether your phone system can be maintained with replacement parts or needs to be updated with a new system , you can rest assured that telware will find the most practical and cost - effective solution based on your business ' s goals .\nwhile cti products accounted for only seven percent of sales , cti products were seen as the company ' s major growth opportunity for the rest of the decade and into the next century . through comdial enterprise systems , the company planned to offer more communication solutions targeted to specific segments such as car dealers or doctor ' s offices .\nsubsequently , comdial ' s stock price rose to a level where it attracted more institutional buyers , and more analysts began following the company ' s stock performance . being able to redeem all of its outstanding preferred stock , on which it had been paying dividends , enabled the company to free up more funds to invest in the business .\nas of 1997 , comdial corporation was the second largest u . s . manufacturer of business telecommunication systems ( after at & t corporation ) . it had an installed based of approximately 250 , 000 telephone systems and three million telephones . focusing on small and medium - sized companies as clients , it supplied a range of modern telephone systems through a national network of approximately 1 , 700 dealers . comdial enterprise systems , inc . ( ces ) , a wholly - owned subsidiary , provided communications solutions involving computer telephony integration ( cti ) , which merges the power of modern telephone systems with that of computers , allowing users to control their telephones through networked or stand - alone computers .\ncontinuing to expand its international business , in january 1994 comdial signed a distribution agreement with teleboss , a south african manufacturer of telephone management systems , that was expected to generate $ 1 million worth of orders in the first year . in may 1996 it entered into a marketing and manufacturing alliance with arvind for india . this was the first international agreement covering the pati 3000 ( a compact , low - cost cti product for small and home offices introduced in september 1995 that linked analog telephones to personal computers running microsoft windows or windows 95 operating systems ) . in july 1996 comdial signed telbit telecommunications as a distributor for israel . in april 1997 it appointed an independent distributor for argentina and uruguay .\nin november 1994 comdial introduced scout , a digital wireless multiline telephone . it was designed to provide the convenience of wireless communication to comdial ' s impact and dxp system users . it could operate from its base station on a desk or from almost any place within a large facility . it was small enough ( 6 . 5 inches long and weighed about eight ounces ) to be carried by hand . it had the ability to put calls on hold , transfer calls , conference calls , as well as to be used as an intercom device . it alerted users to incoming calls either through an audio signal or vibration and also identified the calling party . shipments would begin in the first quarter of 1995 .\nstill , by the late 1980s , comdial was struggling . the company ' s stock was trading in the $ 1 per share range , and for fiscal year 1987 comdial posted a net loss of $ 7 . 5 million on sales of $ 86 . 6 million . the company would continue to be unprofitable for the next several years , posting net losses of $ 989 , 000 on sales of $ 88 . 6 million in 1988 and a net loss of $ 2 . 0 million on sales of $ 81 . 4 million in 1989 . its independent auditor , deloitte & touche stated in the company ' s annual report for 1989 ,\nthe company ' s recurring losses from operations raise substantial doubts about its ability to continue as a going concern .\nin 1992 comdial also introduced impact , its digital telephone system that could support up to 24 lines and 48 telephones . the system included a digital switch and impact digital telephones . features included an interactive liquid crystal display ( lcd ) , programmable feature keys , three color lighted status indicators , and a subdued off - hook voice announce for receiving intercom calls while on a telephone call .\ncomdial business phone systems were great back in the day ( which is why vertical bought them * ) . but communications technology has evolved significantly since then . vertical\u2019s wave ip business communications solution provides the same reliable and cost - effective phones for all your employees , but adds the most powerful suite of business applications and advanced functionality available today - - all in one box , all with one license .\nif your company deals directly with customers or clients , then a telephone system that is quick and reliable is of the utmost importance . with this phone system , your employees must be able to handle a variety of communication tasks , whether it is a five person conference call or using a mobile phone while on the road or at a remote site to receive and make calls . the comdial impact phone system can handle these capabilities plus many more . besides having plenty of useful and innovative features , your phone system must also be extremely reliable . missed or dropped calls can be disastrous to your business , and the comdial impact phone system can prevent these misconnections from happening . your customers and clients must be able to reach your company at any time , day or night , without delay or interruption , and the right phone system will ensure constant connectivity .\nwith net income of $ 9 . 9 million on sales of $ 94 . 8 million , comdial reported record results showing net sales were up 23 percent over 1994 . net income increased by 89 percent . much of the recent growth in sales was accounted for by the dxp digital switch and the impact terminal product line . dxp shipments increased by 68 percent in dollar value over 1994 and now exceeded $ 20 million in sales .\ntwo acquisitions in 1996 strengthened comdial ' s leadership position in cti applications . it acquired aurora systems , inc . , of acton , massachusetts , for $ 2 . 8 million . aurora specialized in computer telephony applications software . it also acquired key voice technologies , inc . ( kvt ) , of sarasota , florida , for $ 19 . 0 million . kvt developed and marketed voice processing systems known for their competitive prices and numerous features .\nincorporated in oregon in 1977 , comdial was formed as a telecommunications research firm . when it acquired the telephone manufacturing division of general dynamics for $ 53 . 7 million on october 1 , 1982 , however , the company gained a major product design and manufacturing operation located in charlottesville , virginia , the history of which may be traced to 1894 . this telephone manufacturing operation was formed when the patents expired on alexander graham bell ' s telephone . about 30 independent companies then entered the market , among them the one that comdial would later acquire , formed by alfred stromberg and androv carlson . the two swedish immigrants , former employees of chicago ' s bell telephone company , each contributed $ 500 to form a partnership . in 1896 they moved into chicago ' s springer building . carlson worked in the plant and stromberg was out selling the company ' s product , the stromberg - carlson telephone .\nmanagement problems had been plaguing the company and new leadership came in the form of william g . mustain , who took over as president and ceo in may 1989 . under mustain ' s leadership , comdial formed american telecommunications , inc . , a wholly - owned subsidiary , to provide telephone systems for small businesses . that year the company rallied , showing a profit with net income of $ 1 . 0 million on sales of $ 80 . 1 million .\nthen , in a major development , the company formed comdial enterprise systems , inc . ( ces ) , a wholly - owned subsidiary , to focus on the design , marketing , and distribution of cti applications and software . cti was a rapidly growing market , and comdial addressed this lucrative market in several ways . it delivered\nopen\ntelephone systems , such as the dxp , that could respond to a variety of software programs . open telephone systems are those which allow users to customize their telephone system by adding appropriate application packages . the company also designed communication links between telephone systems and computers or computer networks . for users in specific markets , such as hotel / motel , real estate , legal , and retail , it developed special integrated products addressing their communication needs . finally , it distributed a variety of applications software through its ct catalog . william c . grover was appointed president of ces ; he was formerly an executive at sperry computer systems , sequoia systems , and a software database company .\nces formed strategic marketing and technology partnerships to serve the cti market , including ones with novell , inc . , for networking ; microsoft corporation for desktop applications ; and motorola , inc . , for site - connect paging . ces was also working with a number of independent software developers to create applications for use with comdial ' s\nopen architecture\ndxp digital switch . these applications would be used to serve specific markets , such as real estate , emergency 911 systems , and mobile service and dispatch operators .\nby reducing its cost of goods sold , the company increased its net income to $ 2 . 4 million on sales of $ 65 . 1 million in 1993 . ( this was later restated to net income of $ 2 . 4 million on sales of $ 69 . 1 million . ) it was the most profitable year in the company ' s history . in 1993 comdial sold 566 dxp systems , up 42 percent over 1992 , and had received orders for 364 dxp systems in the first four months of 1994 . it also shipped 109 , 000 impact telephones against total orders for 126 , 000 units .\ndespite company retrenchment , innovation , and new management , in its 1991 fiscal year comdial posted a net loss of $ 871 , 000 on sales of $ 63 . 1 million . at this time the company was saddled with long - term debt of $ 23 million and heavy interest payments negatively impacted its net income . in order to become profitable , it would have to improve its debt - to - equity ratio somehow . after reducing its long - term debt to $ 21 million in 1992 and $ 19 million in 1993 , it was able to successfully reduce it to only $ 5 million in 1994 and $ 3 million in 1995 through a recapitalization program . in its 1992 fiscal year the company began to show consistent profitability . it had net income of $ 884 , 000 on sales of $ 65 . 5 million . comdial ' s growth over the next five years , and quite possibly beyond that , would be the result mainly of sales of digital telephone systems introduced since 1992 and cti products introduced since 1993 . over the coming years it positioned itself to take advantage of two major trends in telecommunications : 1 ) the shift from analog - to digital - based networks , and 2 ) the integration of computer and telephone systems ( cti ) .\ndetails of comdial ' s three - part strategic plan were announced at an annual meeting in may 1994 . first , the company would continue to supply business telephone systems to small and medium - sized companies through a national network of approximately 1 , 200 dealers . second , it planned to increase international business through agreements with distributors in different countries . it expected to focus especially on the middle east , latin america , and south africa . international sales for 1993 were $ 1 . 2 million . the company had agreements in place with 13 distributors covering 23 countries . it received orders for $ 1 . 1 million in the first quarter of 1994 .\nwhen purchasing a new phone system , ease of installation and learning must be taken into account . neither you nor any of your employees has the time to install and then learn how to use a complicated new phone system . in a small business , employees often juggle many tasks at one time , and learning and installing new technology may lead to overload . with a comdial impact phone system , installing the new system takes very little time ; everyone in your company will be using your new system in a matter of a day or two , instead of a week or two . learning to use the new system will be as easy as learning your old system , hopefully even easier .\nin november 1993 comdial entered into an agreement with 911 systems inc . of perry , florida , to be the exclusive marketer of their enhanced 911 ( e911 ) system . the e911 system provided an automatic display of the 911 caller ' s name , telephone number , and location , as well as other information about the location , to assist responding emergency service personnel . the system was designed to meet the needs of cities and towns of all sizes , from small rural areas to large urban cities . the system included optional modules that could integrate computer - aided dispatching , map display , and other functions on the same color monitor . most of the e911 systems were installed on the east coast prior to the agreement .\nwe know it ' s tough in today ' s business world , and we want to make it as easy for you as possible . we know how important it is to have functioning phones and speedy besides customer connection , your employees must also have a phone system available to them that they can use to constantly keep in touch with each other . employees who are wasting time trying to get in touch with each other are not being productive . business telephone sales is proud to offer used and refurbished comdial impact telephone systems that provide businesses with a reliable and innovative communications system that will keep them connected at all times . if you are searching for a high quality phone system , but are also looking to save a buck or two , then a refurbished phone system from business telephone sales is probably the best way to go .\nall manufacturers 3com aastra addasound adtran allied telesis inc . allworx altigen american power conversion andrea apivio at & t , lucent , avaya atlas audiocodes avocent belkin bogen broadsoft buffalo technology c2g cisco / linksys clarity clearone clearsounds coleman cable comdial comtrol cortelco cyberdata d - link dakota alert digi international digium edgewater networks engenius epygi esi executone extreme networks ezcords fanstel fujitsu futurecall golden eagle electronics grace digital grandstream honeywell htek icc info - chip intel intellinet intertel itw linx iwatsu jabra konftel lantronix lava lg - ericsson macrotel mediatrix minicom minuteman mitel multi - link nec nel - tech labs netgear nortel networks northcom northwestern bell on hold plus p3 international panasonic philips phoenix audio plantronics polycom quatech raritan rca samsung sangoma sennheiser shoretel siemens siig snom sonicwall southwestern bell speco technologies spectralink sprint protege startech tadiran targus teleco telrad tie / nitsuko toshiba tp - link trillium tripplite trisys ubiquiti uniden valcom viking vodavi vtech vxi watchguard win walker xblue networks xorcom yealink yeastar zoomswitch zyxel\n1180 seminole trail p . o . box 7266 charlottesville , virginia 22901 u . s . a .\nwe will strive to provide world - class telecommunications products and services that meet the expectations of our customers ; create value through the alliance of our fellow employees , customers , and suppliers ; assure an understanding throughout the organization that quality is critical in all areas ; consistently provide our customers with high - quality products and services ; make it right the first time .\nby the turn of the century , stromberg - carlson telephone systems , inc . , was a leading independent telephone manufacturer . the company ' s telephone became known as the\nfarmer ' s telephone ,\nconnecting farmers and other rural inhabitants with towns and cities . the company had a reputation for stable prices , integrity , and quality .\nhaving been purchased in the early 1990s by the home telephone company of rochester , new york , stromberg - carlson closed its original chicago plant and moved its operations to rochester . this provided stromberg - carlson with a larger facility in which to increase production .\nduring world war i , stromberg - carlson had to stop all of its civilian business and devote itself to producing portable telephones and camp switchboards for use in europe . again during world war ii , stromberg - carlson supplied switchboards , telephone instruments , field radio sets , and sound - powered systems to the u . s . navy .\nthe company continued to grow during the late 1940s and early 1950s . it demonstrated its scientific skills as it expanded into the electronics industry . attracted by stromberg - carlson ' s scientific excellence and developments in electronics , general dynamics , a major defense supplier , purchased it in 1955 .\nas a division of general dynamics , stromberg - carlson telephone systems inc . continued to expand its product line , but later refocused on its traditional market , that of the u . s . independent telephone industry . in the mid - 1960s it acquired the charlottesville , virginia - based united states instrument corporation , which manufactured telephone components . by 1975 , stromberg - carlson , now known as general dynamics telephone system center , inc . , had moved its telephone manufacturing operations to u . s . instrument ' s facilities in charlottesville .\nanalog systems transmit voice information in a continuous wave form that is\nanalogous\nto the original voice signal . while acceptable for most voice transmissions , it is not as efficient for data or video transmissions . as the distance between sender and receiver increases , the transmission quality is degraded . until the early 1990s , most telephone systems were analog .\ndigital telephone systems became available for commercial use in the late 1980s . in a digital system , voice , data , and video transmissions are converted into binary pulses ( 0 and 1 ) that may be stored or transmitted . with the many advantages of digital systems , it quickly became a general trend in the telecommunications industry and allowed businesses to take full advantage of new cti application features being developed .\nfor fiscal year 1996 sales topped the $ 100 million mark for the first time , reaching $ 102 . 2 million . however , net income dropped to $ 1 . 8 million , due largely to a 33 percent increase in selling , general , and administrative expenses . these increased expenses were attributed in part to an increase in sales personnel . the acquisition of aurora and kvt also contributed to higher expenses , as did higher promotional allowances associated with increased sales through preferred dealers .\ngo ahead . make the call now to move up to vertical wave ip .\nsk about our flexible financing options and complete sales , service and support packages \u2013 only from vertical communications .\nfind out more about vertical wave ip and how to move on up to the communications solution for how we work today .\nwe thoroughly test each and every telephone that we refurbish and offer a 30 day warranty on all our equipment . contact us at info @ urltoken or call 1 - 800 - 396 - 9699 to speak directly with a business telephone sales representative for more information regarding our used and refurbished telephones .\nall phones are refurbished . they come with a new handset cord , new line cord , and handset . if you do not see what you are looking for please call us at 800 - 396 - 9699 .\nmany of our technicians have over 30 years experience in a wide variety of phone systems .\ntelware sold nortel phone systems prior to its chapter 11 filing in 2009 . avaya acquired nortel ' s enterprise solutions business . you may still see some older telware service vehicles sporting a nortel logo on the back . telware continues to service these systems and phones . our average length of employment is over 10 years , and many of our technicians were around when we actively installed nortel systems .\ncustomers often ask us , \u201cwhat is the average life of a phone system ? \u201d the typical answer is around eight to ten years , but this rough estimation does not define the many variables that could influence your decision to replace your current phone system . in fact , most systems reach their end - of - life through retirement , long before they reach their operational end - of - life . some systems still in the field have been operational for fifteen or more years ! for some organizations , whose needs change very little , this may be fine , but for others , an older phone system may no longer meet the needs of their growing business or integrate with other technologies they may have added to their office . so , when do you need to think about replacing your current phone system ?\nif you answered \u201cyes\u201d to six or more of these questions , it is definitely time for you to consider replacing your current phone system . you are missing out on many useful features , expansion opportunities and savings on service - provider expenses , replacement parts and service visits .\nif you answered \u201cyes\u201d to four or five of these questions , you could still benefit from a new system , but could probably manage for a couple more years before upgrading .\nif you answered \u201cyes\u201d to three or fewer of these questions , then your phone system is still fulfilling most of your needs and probably has many years ahead of it .\n\u201cbrian andrews was very professional and very helpful . he was patient and took extra time to provide some training and highlight features of our phone system that are currently not being utilized . i look forward to our newly established relationship ! thank you for the support !\nproblem : customer said that they were doing their own programming and disabled / deleted the ccr tree .\nwhen someone calls in and dials an extension , it says ,\nextension not working ,\nand after it cycles through , the caller is able to dial the extension . customer is also going to send over a script of how the aa should route calls . train customer on miscellaneous changes in voicemail / phone system .\nthank you so much for the fast response in being a new customer . your technician ,\n, was incredible . he immediately recognized our\nold\ntelephone system , and knew it would work with the time warner upgrade we got . he fixed what [ another company\u2019s ] tech could not do , and even discovered the [ other ] tech had destroyed our voicemail system . what a fantastic experience on a first - time call to your company . you are now my telephone advisory team .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nhandset cord . system speed dial access . auxiliary jack for use with headset , external ringer , recorder . you receive the wrong product . last number redial .\nthe phones are in working condition , sound great and all of the buttons are functional .\nalmost all other selections / choices automatically opens a case , and we promise that we ' ll be able to solve your issues even faster without a case being opened .\ngood working condition . however , these phones are quite dirty . there are two 8212n - fb & two 8212s - fb phones . there are no wall phone cables .\nyou will receive one phone with a handset and a handset cord . we want you to have a pleasant experience .\nit has external paging , group listening , speed dial access and last number redial . it includes new handset and line cords and new desi overlays .\ntest & refresh . we do not include user guides or manuals with any of our equipemnt ; it is our belief that a vast majority of this information can be quickly located online without the use of paper .\nthese phone have not been used since they were refurbished . i do not have the boxes . there are extra paper inserts , but one of the plastic insert covers is missing . very good condition . as shown .\ncopyright \u00a9 1995 - 2018 ebay inc . all rights reserved . accessibility , user agreement , privacy , cookies and adchoice\nthis page was last updated : jul - 09 12 : 16 . number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date . see each listing for international shipping options and costs ."]}
{"id": 53858, "summary": [{"text": "the georgian industrial group ( gig , georgian : \u10e1\u10d0\u10e5\u10d0\u10e0\u10d7\u10d5\u10d4\u10da\u10dd\u10e1 \u10d8\u10dc\u10d3\u10e3\u10e1\u10e2\u10e0\u10d8\u10e3\u10da\u10d8 \u10ef\u10d2\u10e3\u10e4\u10d8 , sak ' art ' velos industriuli jgup ' i ) is the largest holding company in georgia , with business interests ranging from energy to real estate , headquartered in the country 's capital of tbilisi .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "it was founded , in 2006 , by david bezhuashvili , with more than 3000 employed staff and combined annual sales revenues of usd 160 m georgian industrial group ( gig ) is one of the largest industrial groups in georgia .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the business of gig has been expanding quite steadily over the last years by means of acquisitions but also through organic growth e.g. by construction of new generation facilities such as hydropower plants .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "over the last few years we accelerated growth in areas such as energy trading and we prepared the ground to reach more than 1000 mw in installed electric power generation capacity as well as a market share in georgian electricity generation of some 25 to 30 % within the next 3 to 4 years .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "gig has a diversified business portfolio with a clear focus on the energy sector including the following : - electricity generation and trading : the group owns and operates thermal and hydropower plants with a total installed capacity of 662 mw .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "a 300 mw coal fired power plant with modern cfb combustion technology is currently under reconstruction .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "the group furthermore has some 70 mw of hydro and wind energy facilities under planning and development .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "overall gig accounts for some 20 % market share in electricity generation of georgia .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "gig and its subsidiaries are the largest electricity trader in georgia handling export/import , transit and swap transactions with all of its neighboring countries . - coal mining : gig owns and operates the only coal mine in georgia .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "with under license reserves of more than 331 m tons tkibuli coal mine development envisages rising output up to 1 m tons p/y by 2020 . - cng refueling and natural gas trading : under its brand neogas owns and operates a large network of cng refueling stations across georgia .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "besides , gig is involved in regional gas trade and wholesale trading in georgia .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "preparatory works are underway to explore and commercialize the abundant coal bed methane potential of our coal deposits . - gig are also involved in commercial real estate , construction materials , beverages and metal works .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "the largest subsidiaries and affiliated companies of gig are georgian international energy corporation ( giec ) , mtkvari energy , saknakhshiri , cpower , tiflis group , globaltrans and kutaisi auto-mechanical factory ( kamp ) .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "a member of the parliament of georgia from the ruling united national movement party and brother of the then-minister of foreign affairs of georgia gela bezhuashvili .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the group has been involved in several international projects in georgia and is a corporate member of the eu \u2013 georgia business council . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "georgian industrial group", "paragraphs": ["saqnakshiri gig group . the georgian industrial group . accessed february 16 , 2012 .\ngeorgian international energy corporation ( giec ) . the georgian industrial group . accessed february 16 , 2012 .\nfinanced by georgian industrial group and saqcementi , new leisure center opened in manglisi .\ndurnuki road metal factory . the georgian industrial group . accessed february 16 , 2012 .\ngeorgian industrial group\nllc - the limited liability company is the subsidiary of the holding\ngeorgian industrial group\n, which carries out the management of the affiliated companies .\nkutaisi auto mechanical plant ( kamp ) . the georgian industrial group . accessed february 16 , 2012 .\ngeorgian industrial group\ngives up\nthe 1st stereo . media . ge . january 4 , 2012 .\nthe attractions for the center were brought from netherlands with the financial support from the georgian industrial group and saqcementi .\ngeorgian industrial group is the holding type of organization aiming to provide successful and effective management of its affiliate and subsidiary companies .\nthe association\nkatarzisi\nheld the christmas and eastern dinners for socially unprotected people by the financial support of georgian industrial group .\ngeorgian industrial group is dedicated to contribute to the revival of economics as well as it strives to help build civil society . since its establishment , the group has initiated the following activities :\nfrom coal mining to automechanics , the georgian industrial group is revitalising some of the country\u2019s oldest industries , distributing economic gain and making a name globally .\nvasil kobaidze owns one more company \u2013 energomagnat 2011 , which is registered at the same address as the georgian international energy corporation llc , which in return is again owned by the georgian industrial group .\non june 4 in the courtyard marriott hotel , the georgian industrial group signed an agreement with two georgian companies telavi wine cellar and tbilvino on purchasing saperavi and mukuzani from tbilvino and \u2018icewine ' and saperavi from telavi wine cellar .\ngeorgian industrial group is the largest industrial holding in georgia with a diversified business portfolio , including coal mining , energy generation ( hydro , natural gas and coal fired power plants ) , natural gas retail and real estate . with 20 years of business experience in georgia , the group adopted a holding company structure in 2006 .\nas a founder of the\ngeorgian industrial group\u201d , i have the honor of introducing one of the leading business companies of the country , distinguished by its high quality and reliability in the market .\ncoal mine in tkibuli in western region of imereti is operated by saknakhshiri , a daughter company of georgian industrial group , a conglomerate founded by lawmaker from the ruling party , davit bezhuashvili - a brother of gela bezhuashvili , chief of the georgian intelligence service .\none of the key tasks of the ongoing educational reforms is to form unified educational space which requires establishment of universal standards for all secondary schools . to achieve this goal , the ministry of education plans to launch translation of georgian textbooks into native languages for non - georgian school children . georgian industrial group has undertaken to co - finance the project .\nthe three global union federations , speaking for workers in the resource , industrial , processing and other industries , held the event to discuss a sustainable foundation for just transition and to develop a common industrial strategy for the future of industrial workers .\nconsequently , \u201cgeorgian industrial group\u201d owns 30 % of rustavi 2 , 45 % of \u201cmze\u201d and 65 % of the \u201cpirveli stereo\u201d . in case of the first two tv - companies , off - shore company degson limited owns the most shares in them . georgian industrial group also won georgian business - consulting which publishes english - language newspaper georgian business week and owns news agency gbc . ge . the founder of this company is davit bezhuashvili \u2013 member of the ruling party , mp and brother of the former chairman of the security council of georgia and foreign minister of georgia gela bezhuashvili .\ngeorgian business consulting ltd is the first business - focused information - analytical media holding aimed to support the development of georgian business environment .\nthe general director of georgian industrial group participated in tv project\nidea , money and the one chance\n, he approved 25 ideas in the project frames . the part of idea authors were given consultations . the specially created group helped the authors to create business plans which are currently in the process of implementation .\nfoundry for industrial development : h . e mohamad s . hidayat , minister of industry\na spokesperson for georgian media incorporated told eurasianet that the proposal was\nunder consideration\nand an announcement is planned for late august . natia turnava , the executive director of georgian industrial group , would not comment on the rumors although she said that a merger was a\nlogical step\nfor the company .\ntwo miners sandro butskhrikidze and rezo lomtadze died on saturday morning in west georgia ' s tkibuli coal mine , belonging to a daughter company of georgian industrial group , saknakhshiri . in early april , 2018 , saknakhshiri mindeli coal mine in tkibuli . . .\neuropean school\nllc - the limited liability company is the subsidiary of the holding\ngeorgian industrial group\n, european school is the center of education which integrates four different types of education programs : 1 . the world school of international baccalaureate ( ib ) ; 2 . american high school ( ahs ) ; 3 . georgian secondary school ; 4 . european kindergarten ( georgian and english groups ) .\ngeorgian industrial group provides investments services . its service area includes coal mining , energy generation ( hydro , natural gas and coal fired power plants ) , natural gas retail and real estate . the company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in tbilisi , ga .\nthe mine belongs to saknakhshiri , which is owned by georgian industrial group , a holding company also involved in energy , real estate and other sectors like brewery business and transport \u2013 and also runs the european school in tbilisi\u2019s uptown saburtalo district , according to the company\u2019s webpage .\nkyoto\nis the affiliated company of the holding\ngeorgian industrial group\noperating in restaurant business industry . main directions are japanese cuisine , provision of food service to various companies . address : 16 rustaveli avenue , tbilisi e - mail : info @ urltoken facebook : kyoto\nthe parliamentary human rights committee decided to set up a working group for scrutinizing the draft law .\ntv - company \u201ci stereo\u201d \u2013 tbilisi , 65 % georgian industrial group llc holding company , 22 % zilpimiani davit , 10 % kopuleto marko , 3 % severini luka ; \u201cimedi tv\u201d \u2013 tbilisi , raak georgia holding s . a , 10 % kay , joseph ) ; \u201ckavkasia\u201d \u2013 tbilisi \u2013 100 % jangirashvili nino ; \u201cmze\u201d \u2013 tbilisi - 55 % degson limited llc , 45 % georgian industrial group llc holding company ; \u201codishi\u201d - - zugdidi - 70 % grigolia emma , 20 % kobalia alexandre , 10 % kim kim ; \u201creal - tv\u201d \u2013 tbilisi , - 100 % paichadze ia ; \u201crustavi 2\u201d \u2013 tbilisi - 30 % georgian industrial group llc holding company , 70 % degson limited ; \u2018sakartvelo\u201d \u2013 tbilisi - 100 % \u201cdenal union\u201d ; studio \u201cmaestro\u201d \u2013 tbilisi - 38 % ebralidze giorgi , 38 % ghlonti mamuka , 19 % chikvaidze levan .\nsaknakhshiri , which is a daughter company of the georgian industrial group , has been working the tkibuli mine since 2006 . zaza sadunishvili , executive director of the georgian industrial group , said that the reason for the explosion will be known when a special commission set up by the georgian prime minister completes its work . pavle kublashvili , tkibuli\u2019s parliament deputy , expressed his condolences to the affected families . \u201cthis is a terrible tragedy , and we hope that the injured miner\u2019s life will not be in danger . these people have been working at the mine for years and preliminary information suggests that the accident was caused by methane inflammation , \u201d kublashvili told the media .\n/ developing industrial strategy : / industrial strategies which aim towards sustainable production , the transformation and enhancement of existing jobs , and the creation of new , greener jobs are needed at local , national , regional and international levels . how could developed and developing countries be engaged to harmonize / develop respective industrial policies ?\naccording to the georgian national communications commission ( gncc ) 70 % of rustavi 2 tv shares are owned by degson limited , which is registered in british virgin islands and no further information is about this firm is available . 30 % of shares in rustavi 2 tv are owned by georgian industrial group ( gig ) , a conglomerate founded by lawmaker from the ruling party , davit bezhuashvili - a brother of gela bezhuashvili , chief of the georgian intelligence service .\naccording to the georgian national communications commission ( gncc ) , 70 % of rustavi 2 tv shares are owned by degson limited , which is registered in british virgin islands and no further information is about this firm is available . 30 % of shares in rustavi 2 tv are owned by georgian industrial group ( gig ) , a conglomerate founded by lawmaker from the ruling party , davit bezhuashvili \u2013 a brother of gela bezhuashvili , chief of the georgian intelligence service .\nbidzina ivanishvili will be approved as the georgian dream party chairman at the upcoming convention .\non may 15 , 2006 tbilisi marriot hotel hosted a joint press conference by ugt and georgian industrial group for presentation of windows xp georgian test ( beta ) version . between july 3 and july 16 , the project was advertised on rustavi - 2 tv company , imedi tv station and mze tv including promotional broadcasts droeba on rustavi 2 and ghamis show / night show on mze tv .\nas giorgi chirakadze , president of ugt says , under the project 2 , 220 words and 80 , 000 phrases comprised of 325 , 000 words have been translated , aiming to support georgian alphabet and language in the it space .\nparticular contribution has been made to the project development by gig ( georgian industrial group ) , which provided the needed funds for the project ,\nchirakadze added .\n\u201cthere are grounded doubts that their real owners are georgian people , \u201d the document states .\nzaza gordeziani , a senior manager from the georgian industrial group , which owns mine operator company , told news agency , interpressnews , that the trade unions were misguiding and misleading miners inciting them to start the strike . he also said that payment scheme of workers had already been revised in line with the inflation .\ngig holding actively participated in the organisation of charity concert in conflict zones . the aim of the concert was to help socially unprotected children in region . the general director of georgian industrial group , zviad kordzadze , also attended the concert which took place in conflict zone in the village eredvi on 4th of june .\naccording to rustavi 2\u2019s licensing documents , dated december 2007 and on file at georgia\u2019s national broadcast regulator , the channel\u2019s current majority owner is geomedia group , registered in the marshall islands , whose controlling director is not publicly known . its minority shareholder is the georgian industrial group , controlled by two brothers , david bezhuashvili , a member of the governing party , and gela bezhuashvili , director of the foreign intelligence service of georgia .\nthe limited liability company is the subsidiary of the holding\ngeorgian industrial group\n, the company ' s activity is the production of quicklime . it is the market leader company holding 72 % of the quicklime realization . rustavi tax inspection legal address : n66 stalin str . , manglisi settlement , tetritskaro region , georgia\nthe group is actively lobbying for its package of proposals meeting with various interest groups , as well as with ruling party and opposition lawmakers . on november 12 the group met with representatives of foreign diplomatic corps in tbilisi .\ngbc business information - analytical news agency providing daily updates in georgian , english and russian languages .\ngeorgian paving \u00a9 copyright 2018 . all rights reserved | privacy policy | powered by - thinkweb studios\njsc\ngeorgian beer company\n- it ' s the subsidiary of the holding\ngeorgian industrial group\n, which produces various filling products in the company , such as glass bottles , pet , aluminum cans and also draught beer ( kegs ) for horeca sector . the company also produces the various lemonades with the best quality and taste . saguramo village , mtskheta , georgia , e - mail : office @ urltoken telephone : 595990203\nfour free industrial zones ( fizs ) operate in georgia in the following cities : poti ( sea port ) , kutaisi ( third largest city ) and tbilisi ( capital city ) . businesses registered in free industrial zones benefit from certain tax exemptions :\ncurrently four free industrial zones ( fizs ) operate in georgia in the following cities : poti ( sea port ) , kutaisi ( third largest city ) and tbilisi ( capital city ) . businesses registered in free industrial zones benefit from certain tax exemptions :\ngeorgia media incorporated , the media arm of the georgian industrial group ( gig ) which owns 45 percent of rustavi 2 and mze television stations \u2013 the only two functioning , nation - wide stations not under state ownership in georgia \u2013 is rumored to be considering purchasing a 51 percent stake in imedi television , a station known for its opposition standpoint . [\naccording to ia antadze , international organizations and foreign ambassadors have exact information on the problems in georgian media .\ngeorgian international energy corporation sponsored the publication of\nbook of living environment sense\nby academician of georgian engineering academy , v . aptsiauri as being the participant of tv project\nidea , money and the one chance\ntiflis city gig group is the daughter company of gig in construction and development business operating on real estate market throughout of georgia .\nare also connected to the given company . georgian international energy corporation is the co - owner of their companies .\ngeorgian police forces on nov . 7 , the day of a raid on the imedi television station in tbilisi .\n110909 - 03 tkibuli , western georgia . georgian industrial group , saknakhshiri . a miner died after a blasting operation apparently went wrong in a coal mine in tkibuli , western georgia . a senior executive from the coal mine operator company , saknakhshiri , in charge of safety , said the incident was caused by violation of procedures and that the details would be known after the full investigation .\narvind shrouti identified inequalities as a barrier to sustainability and urged strengthened industrial democracy with worker participation in decision - making . anne panneels outlined some of the european efforts to design a long - term industrial strategy through social dialogue , for green and decent jobs that includes a just transition .\n- air company\nvip - avia\nis the only company on georgian air market , specializing in providing vip service .\nsergi ashotia , 50 , was working inside the tkibuli - mindeli coal mine of geo - coal , owned by the georgian industrial group , when he was buried on 24 november by rock and wooden support pilings . a similar shaft collapse at the accident - prone mine in western imereti region occurred on 6 november , killing two miners \u2013 49 - year - old bondo mikheilidze and 61 - year - old tamaz gioradze .\nthe central committee returned the proposal on presidents of imf\u2019s industrial departments back to the executive committee in order to find a better gender and north - south balance .\nthe saqnakshiri gig group , the only enterprise in georgia that extracts coal . it operates the tkibuli - shaori and akhaltsikhe lignite coal mines . [ 5 ]\nthe mindeli coal mine , located near the town of tkibuli in the region of imereti some 200 kilometres west of the georgian capital tbilisi , is operated by sakhakhshiri , a georgian company . the mine operator claims that the accident was caused by a shock . . .\nin spite of georgian coal reserves evaluated in the range 300 - 500 mt , the industry was stagnant for quite a long period .\nthe proposal does not include additional transparency reforms that had been urged by a group of media and legal experts , described earlier by civil georgia . it reported :\nthe durnuki road metal factory , which produces road metal from raw basalt and is the major supplier to the georgian railway . [ 10 ]\n\u201cmiscarriages of justice\u201c\u2013 we use this term to characterize the problems existing in the system of georgian judiciary during ex - president mikheil saakashvili\u2019s governance .\nglobal trans\nllc - the limited liability company is the subsidiary of the holding\ngeorgian industrial group\n, which carries out the exploration , processing and sale of the natural resources on the basis of relevant license . the main scope of its activity is the transportation of the construction materials , including the cement . the activity of\nglobal trans\ncovers the whole territory of georgia . many large construction companies operating in the country use the service of global trans .\naccording to him , the media owners registered in the offshore zones are unknown and the goal of georgian government is to make this process transparent .\nthe package of the group addresses not only ownership transparency issue , but also involves issues like easing access to public information \u2013 the problem over which many journalists are increasingly complaining recently .\nafter years of reluctance to address the issue , the georgian authorities announced on october 26 that draft law would be developed to make media ownership \u201cfully transparent . \u201d\nthe group , involving among others lasha tugushi , an editor - in - chief of the georgian daily rezonansi ; media researcher nino danelia , as well as legal experts giorgi chkheidze and vakhtang khmaladze , elaborated the package of proposals , which also addresses such issues like easing access to public information \u2013 the problem over which many journalists are increasingly complaining recently .\ngeorgian paving ltd . is part of the colas group of companies , the world leader in road construction and is a subsidiary of colascanada . our office and asphalt plant are located in springwater township on bertram industrial parkway . the asphalt plant is a \u201cstate of the art\u201d gencor continuous mix plant capable of producing high production with excellent quality . we have our own fully equipped quality control laboratory situated directly adjacent to the asphalt plant . this promotes timely and effective communication between our qc staff and production personnel which is essential in delivering a quality product on an ongoing basis .\nfollowing the breakdown of the ussr in the early 1990s , the turmoil leading up to the creation of georgia spelt a few downsides for the economy of the newly formed country . unfortunately , a lot of local industries had to be suspended in those early years of independence . now , the georgian industrial group ( gig ) is playing an important role in reviving these and extending the benefits of economic growth through the nation . in many ways , gig is taking georgia\u2019s past prowess , polishing it and making it ready for new industries , in the hope of economic boosts .\nkhmaladze is a member of a group of media and legal experts , which developed more comprehensive package of media - related draft laws , which was formally submitted to the parliament also on november 12 .\nruling party mp pavle kublashvili , who chairs parliamentary committee for legal affairs , said that it was possible to take into consideration those parts of the group\u2019s proposals which deal only with media ownership transparency .\nin addition to this , the holding sponsored publication of postcards featuring tbilisi sightseeings . the company representatives believe that these types of efforts are vital in reviving georgian wine sector .\nthe report also lists more than 40 tv - companies in georgia and publishes their official owners ; the information was provided by the georgian national communication commission ( gncc ) .\nlefort ' s strong presentation in durban , backed by his personal credibility as a miner and president of canada ' s largest group of unionized oil sands workers , made a huge impact on the audience .\nkhmaladze is a member of a group of media activists and legal experts , which developed more comprehensive package of media - related draft laws , which was formally submitted to the parliament also on november 12 .\nthe website for the group civil georgia reported that the ruling party nov . 12 tabled a draft law , which , if approved , will limit offshore - registered firms\u2019 ownership in broadcast media outlets in georgia .\nruling party mp pavle kublashvili , who chairs parliamentary committee for legal affairs , said that it was possible to take into consideration those parts of the group ' s proposals , which deal only with media ownership transparency .\nthe reason for the distrainment is the nonpayment of the tv tower service fee of gel 181 thousand to the state - owned alfa com , legal successor of the georgian tv and radio center .\nthe microsoft high official noted that localization of windows xp in the georgian language is a part of the project on which the company has been in partnership with various organizations for several years already .\nsole owner of the \u2018first radio\u2019 ( fm 106 . 4 ) , businessman vasil kobaidze has taken over 65 % of the musical tv - company first stereo . according to the data from the public register the georgian industrial group , previous owner of the 65 % of the first stereo shares has \u201cgiven up\u201d its shares to kobaidze on december 30 2011 . on the same day kobaidze also received 100 % of first radio llc and technonet llc from chemexim international registered in marshal islands . director of the given offshore company is robert bezhuashvili , father of the head of foreign intelligence department gela bezhuashvili . head of tv - company mze zaza tananashvili is the director of technonet .\ngeorgian national investment agency plays a role of moderator between foreign investors and the government of georgia , ensuring that the investor gets different types of updated information and has means of effective communication with the government bodies .\nnino jangirashvili is the director of the tbilisi broadcaster kavkasia , which is independently owned and run . she said that on aug . 10 , when mr . saakashvili called for a cease - fire , government officials were briefing broadcasters that georgian troops controlled tskhinvali , the capital of breakaway south ossetia , even as georgian soldiers there were frantically calling kavkasia to say they had been overrun by the russians and were hiding in trees .\nnona kandiashvili , a spokeswoman for the patarkatsishvili family , said the family was contesting mr . kei\u2019s ownership . imedi , meanwhile , has been nicknamed rustavi 3 by georgian journalists because of its new pro - government line .\nthe initiative group of the miners from tkibuli , a town in west - central georgia , imereti region , has addressed the coal mining company , saknakhshiri , demanding a safe working environment and proper labor conditions . the miners ' statement came around . . .\na group of coal miners from tkibuli have demanded that saknakhshiri gig , the company that owns the mines , temporarily shut down operations in order to improve safety conditions . the statement from the miners was issued on 15 april , ten days after six . . .\ncustomers at some 75 hyundai dealerships on 30 november learned of the injustice afforded a contract worker at a hyundai motor group factory in south chungcheong province , who was sacked after she filed a sexual harassment lawsuit with the national human rights commission ( nhrc ) of korea .\nbeing a wholly owned subsidiary of gig , saknakhshiri ( translates as georgian coal ) is the only coal mining company in georgia . the company comprises operations such as coal mining , coal handling and preparation of run - of - mine coal as well as electricity generation . , , trading house saknakhshiri ' ' llc is a subsidiary of , , saknakhshiri ( gig group ) ' ' llc and is engaged in international trade . the company is headed by mr . zurab gozalishvili as a general director .\npublicity of media - owners was one of the main issues which were envisaged in the eu - georgian action plan . in this direction foundation \u201copen society \u2013 georgia\u201d carried out special survey whose author was media - expert nino danelia .\nintroducing the discussion on creation of the new global union , imf president berthold huber said : \u201cmany of our members are working in companies that cut across different industrial sectors . we need to bundle up our forces to speak with a single voice of workers in the manufacturing industries . \u201d\naimed at promoting regional development project initiated by the georgian president mikheil saakashvili , a new leisure center opened in manglisi , georgia ' s tetritskaro region . majoritarian mp and presidential representative to the tetritskaro region provided needed assistance to implement this project\ngeorgian public defender , giorgi tugushi , to whom the package was presented on october 27 , praised the proposal as \u201cperfect\u201d . he said that even his office encounters problems while trying to receive public information from number of the state structures .\nin its most recent report , freedom house , a human rights research group based in new york , ranked georgia , in terms of press freedom , on a level with colombia and behind nigeria , malawi , indonesia and ukraine \u2014 the last a nato aspirant , like georgia .\nthe gig has been heavily involved with the georgian media , which has led to the concerns about\nmedia concentration\n. in november 2009 , the transparency international \u2013georgia reported that the gig was in control of 30 % of the shares of the rustavi 2 broadcasting company , 45 % of mze , an entertainment television channel , and 65 % of first stereo . furthermore , it owned the georgian business consulting , which published the english newspaper georgian business week and operated the news - wire gbc . ge . [ 15 ] after the parliament of georgia passed , in april 2011 , amendments to the law on broadcasters , the gig sold its share in the tv - company first stereo in december 2011 . [ 16 ]\nms . khoperia said georgian journalists deserved some blame for not holding the government to account . she said that in georgia\u2019s young developing democracy , journalists and those who went on to become politicians worked together in the prelude to the rose revolution , and the lines between them became blurred afterward . \u201cthey were our friends and we were together in one group , \u201d she said . \u201cit took us journalists too long to adapt to the new reality . often we behaved like politicians . we should have taken a step back . \u201d\nin a unanimous vote , the 300 - member central committee of the international metalworkers\u2019 federation ( imf ) moved to convene an extraordinary congress in june 2012 to create a new global union for industrial workers . the action occurred on the second day of the central committee\u2019s meeting in jakarta on 8 december .\nthere has since been a steady stream of horrendous workplace accidents especially in the mining industry . during the last nine years , 416 people have been killed and 716 gravely injured in the workplace in georgia , according to the georgian trade unions coalition .\naccording to global corruption barometer of transparency international , 0 % of interviewed reported paying bribe to the tax administration . world economic forum\u2019s global competitiveness report named georgia # 9 among low tax rate economies . these emphasize the simplicity and reliability of georgian tax system .\nthe company consumers : georgian railway , hydro - electric stations , batumi and poti ports , cement production companies , saqnakhshiri , tbilisi aviation plant , tbilisi subway , railway - carriage repare works , electric locomotive plant , madneuli combine , zestafoni ferroally plant and ect .\ngeorgian national flags are flying at half - mast today at all government buildings across the country in mourning of six people who died at the mindeli coal mine in the town of tkibuli in the west of georgia yesterday morning . the government of georgia . . .\nbob baugh showed that in the usa many unions are committed to an industrial policy that endorses the concepts of\ngreen job\ntransformation and creation through deployment of technology and training and education . david macatha said that nothing can be accomplished without the efforts of workers to demand change , decent work , and a democratic renewal .\ngeorgian media reports that 6 miners have died and at least three have been injured in mindeli mine , tkibuli , georgia , in a tunnel collapse . as reported , the injured miners have been transferred to kutaisi hospital , while works to remove the bodies . . .\ngeorgian media reports that two workers died in tkibuli coal mine , a town in west - central georgia , imereti region , on saturday morning . according to unofficial sources , the miners died from air failure in the mine . after the bodies were removed from . . .\ngiga bokeria , the deputy foreign minister , who is a member of the governing party , national movement , and is a close ally of mr . saakashvili , said that during the war , the government asked broadcasters in some cases not to make reports that could incite panic or be used by russia as propaganda . but he was emphatic that it had provided journalists with accurate information ; the georgian retreat from tskhinvali on aug . 10 was acknowledged publicly , he said . indeed , by noon that day , the georgian news media reported russian control .\nthe production staff and paving crews have many years of accumulated experience in a vast array of asphalt paving projects . we are proud of our workmanship whether it is on major 400 series highways , regional roads , or commercial / industrial parking lots . we owe our reputation to high quality and high production by using modern equipment and skilled people .\nthe georgian international energy corporation ( giec ) , founded in 2005 and involved in importing and distribution of natural gas . it also operates several small and medium hydroelectric power plants and plans to construct thermal power plants that will utilize coal mined in tkibuli , western georgia . [ 4 ]\n\u201cwe shall be aware of not only the names of owners , but also who was replaced and how , \u201d - stated jondi baghaturia . according to lasha tughushi , the chief editor of resonance , international organizations are not interested in finding out the names of owners of georgian televisions .\ninvestigators believed the incident may have started in a packing area at the facility , but they were not sure what caused it . kinematics , which has been in business since 1992 , makes new and remanufactured ammunition for pistols and rifles . the plant is in a collection of industrial buildings , which were evacuated after the explosion . no homes are nearby .\nlocal authorities across the globe are striving to keep in pace with modern technological demands and develop strong information technologies . microsoft is set to help georgia in this regard ,\nsaid director of cis department of microsoft john white at tbilisi marriott hotel while attending a presentation for final version of georgian language windows xp .\ngeorgia ' s leading it company ugt has been in charge of the windows localization project . according to john white , ugt has been successful to realize the goal efficiently . currently , ugt is working to localize vista and office 2007 as well which will be offered to georgian customers in a year and a half .\ngeorgian paving ltd . is a leading paving contractor in simcoe county , and our diversification allows us to manage various paving projects from provincial highway paving to county , township overlay projects and commercial paving . our people take pride in determining our customers paving requirements , providing cost effective solutions , and managing the project to ensure customer satisfaction .\nthe presentations showed that workers globally share a vision of an industrial and social strategy that promotes the transformation of existing jobs to a more sustainable model , as well as the creation of new , sustainable jobs that fulfil the ilo goals of\ndecent work .\nthe path towards a sustainable future for both today ' s and tomorrow ' s workers is strong investment in technological innovation , and a just transition .\n\u201cmany problems in georgian media are connected to the media owners and mystifying their names . new initiative is kind of surprising for me . the theme of media registered in offshore zones is rather hard . if government shows interest in media owners and declare it publicly , i think the life will change a lot , \u201d \u2013 stated ia antadze .\nnino zuriashvili , a georgian investigative journalist who said she broadcast on the internet to bypass censorship , said that under mr . saakashvili , nearly a dozen broadcasting outlets had been winnowed to a handful , and several political talk shows had been shut down . \u201cthe paradox is that there was more media freedom before the rose revolution , \u201d she said .\n110427 - 07 fort baquedano , near huara , 70 km inland from iquique , tamarugal province . about 12 : 15 , four soldiers from the brigada acorazada cazadores were injured after detonating an unknown item while performing an exercise in the area of fort baquedano . the accident occurred when a group of soldiers found an artefact , apparently a grenade , which was hidden in the place traditionally practiced for this military exercise .\ncurrently the station is under the stewardship of joseph kay , allegedly a relative and close associate of the late patarkatsishvili . however , both patarkatsishvili ' s family and news corp announced in march plans to fight kay ' s claims to the station . in may , a new york court ruled against kay , although a georgian court has ruled in his favor . [\nthe panellists included : philemon shiburi , national treasurer , national union of metalworkers of south africa ( numsa ) ; arvind shrouti , analyst , option positive , india ; anne panneels , senior advisor on sustainable development , european trade union confederation ( etuc ) ; bob baugh , executive director , industrial union council / afl - cio , us ; and david macatha , the national treasurer of the national union of mineworkers ( num ) , south africa .\nrest of the first stereo shares are still owned by its director david zilpimian ( 22 % ) and his italian partners luca kupoletti ( 10 % ) and luca severini ( 5 % ) . in december 2011 david zilpimian gave the power of attorney to rati chakvetadze . chakvetadze\u2019s energoexport united with the above mentioned georgian international energy corporation last june . new owner of imedi tv\nthe proposal also offers measures for reducing timeframe of lengthy practice of court deliberations into the cases involving denial by the state structures access to public information and waiving court fees for such cases . it also addresses broadcasters\u2019 licensing issues , as well as problems related with conflict of interest in the broadcast media and clear - cut regulations for media advertisement . the group said it planned series of meeting with senior lawmakers to lobby for the bill .\ncoal mining in the area started as long ago as in the 19th century but came to a near standstill after the dissolution of the soviet union . gig began the revival of the industrial mining operations in 2006 . this time also marked the beginning of the socio - economic revival of the whole tkibuli region which traditionally was entirely dependent on coal . currently , a total of 1500 mining and other personal along with their families make their living from mining jobs .\nthe proposed purchase by gig is just the latest in a string of ownership questions for the embattled imedi . formally the georgian flagship entity of late media tycoon badri patarkatsishvili and the international media conglomerate news corp , the station has not fully recovered from fallout surrounding a government case against patarkatsishvili , who was accused of using the broadcaster in an attempt to overthrow the government . [\n111104 - 04 puerto ayacucho , amazonas state . twenty - eight government troops were injured when a grenade exploded during a drill . the accident took place at a navy unit in the south - eastern district of puerto ayacucho in the state of amazonas , and was believed to have been caused by the mishandling of explosive devices by a group of young soldiers who were recently recruited . the accident occurred in the s\u00e9ptima brigada de infanter\u00eda de marina fluvial g / b franz r\u00edsquez around midday .\nlocal media observers generally share ognianova ' s view about the impact of consolidation among broadcasters . ia antadze , a prominent georgian journalist and media rights advocate , believes that television stations are systematically being purchased by pro - government companies in an effort to sanitize the information people receive .\nthe government wants to control [ \u2026 ] all television companies and they are doing that , very successfully actually ,\nshe said .\nthe operation to defuse munitions , called \u2018operation saiyam\u2019 ( patience ) , was started by the army on november 10 , 2010 , to destroy around 17 , 000 munitions of unknown origin . authorities had discovered the dangerous scrap at the dry port in punjab\u2019s industrial hub ludhiana , 110 km from chandigarh , in 2004 but it took them nearly six years to start the process of destroying it . the demolition operation , the biggest one of its kind undertaken by the army , was to be completed in three months .\nprime minister lado gurgenidze , a close ally of mr . saakashvili , retorted that market forces were driving the consolidation of media . annual spending on television and newspaper advertising in georgia is about $ 50 million , he said , not enough to support a dozen broadcasters . the raid on imedi was not georgia\u2019s \u201cfinest hour , \u201d he said in an interview , but he insisted that opposition voices were represented across georgian media .\nwith about 40 firms , gig is the largest holding company in georgia and has spent tens of millions of dollars in various industries , including energy , mining , natural resources processing , building materials , real estate and media . strengthened by around 3 , 000 highly - qualified employees , the organisation also does a lot to support the local population , including charity programmes to assist farmers , the georgian patriarchate and socially insecure families .\nthe military prosecutor\u2019s office said : \u201cit has been determined preliminarily that ammunition exploded inside a self - propelled artillery unit during a firing exercise , as a result of which four paratroopers of the 106th tula airborne division were killed and one was wounded . . . . a group of military prosecutors led by first deputy military prosecutor of the western military district , justice major - general igor lebedev , and investigators from the military investigation department of the russian investigation committee for the western military district are working at the scene of the incident\u201d .\nstarting from 1960s of the last century , the structure of georgian energy balance has been gradually changed , mostly caused by the extensive construction of gas pipelines . increased demand for natural gas turned to be a substitute for steam coal . in particular , this adversely affected the production of lignite coal supplying thermal power plants . due to poor development of extraction technology and geological conditions management , mines were closed one after another except tkibuli - shaori deposits , keeping relatively stable production but low volumes .\nthe report discusses corresponding legislative base and states that according to the article 60 of the law of georgia on broadcasting \u201ca person / legal entity may possess independently or with an interdependent person / legal entity no more than one terrestrial broadcasting license for television and one for radio in any one service area . \u201d this article does not ban person / legal entity to have shares in several companies simultaneously . the georgian legislation does not regulate which share might be controlled by person / legal entity in the media .\n110327 - 09 ja\u2019ar , abyan governorate . 7th of october ammunition factory . an explosion resulted in the death of at least 150 people and the injury of a greater number at the \u201c7th of october\u201d ammunition factory in ja\u2019ar . local sources said that after armed men , believed to be members of al qaeda , took control over the factory , they looted ammunition and left . the next day , a group of local youths were reportedly rummaging through the abandoned factory and set off a series of explosions . the factory , in the khanfar area , close to ja\u2019ar city , made munitions and kalashnikov rifles .\ntwo types of coal , black and lignite ( brown ) , are acknowledged and assigned to georgia\u2019s fuel and energy resources . out of total 42 fuel and mineral energy resource fields in georgia , 9 are assigned to coal , but only 3 of them are recognized commercially important ( tkibuli - shaori and tkvarcheli ) . for the time being , only tkibuli - shaori mines are operating in georgia and \u201csaknakhshiri llc\u201d fulfils local market supply . major industries in georgia , consuming coal as industrial fuel , are ferroalloy and cement factories . coal is not used for power generation yet , therefore , it is not included currently in the country\u2019s energy balance .\n110304 - 13 stadl - paura , ( bezirk wels - land ) , ober\u00f6sterreich . three kilograms of explosives and some machine gun ammunition were discovered in an abandoned army bunker at the site of army munitions plant . the material was probably stolen and introduced into the old bunker only a few days before the discovery . the complex only allows access to a restricted group , and it was not yet known whether anyone from the army or someone from the outside got access to the site . there is as yet no suspicion , for what purpose the material was hidden . the ammunition is suitable only for military weapons ; the explosives for various applications .\nas for imedi , it reopened in early september , and is now owned by josef kei , a pro - government businessman and a cousin of mr . patarkatsishvili , the imedi founder . ( rupert murdoch\u2019s news corporation , which held power of attorney over imedi , no longer has a stake in the company . ) mr . patarkatsishvili became a candidate for the georgian presidency after the raid on imedi and was accused of taking part in a coup against the government . he lost the election and died of a heart attack at his home near london this year .\nfirst , trittaus community fire chief tismer clemens with two employees reconnoitred the premises to get an estimate of the extent of the fire and its location . tismer explained : \u201cwe have a plan of the premises on which can be seen the objects in which explosive materials are stored or where they are processed . and we have an agreement with management for years that in an emergency we do it without consulting with the company\n. the team leader of the first group , while wearing breathing apparatus , cautiously moved forward and found two fires about ten metres apart . in one place , flames burst from the roof , in the other the flames were at the front of the building .\naccording to the historical data , coal production in georgia counts over 150 years , being nation\u2019s one of the most important fuel source until 1960s . coal production had a very important role in country\u2019s economy serving as industrial fuel to ferrous metal sector , cement production , providing power sector with thermal coal as well . the highest year of production was recorded in 1958 at the level of 3 , 001 . 7 thousand tons of coal , out of which almost 48 % fell to the share of tkibuli - shaori mines . as armenia and azerbaijan have no coal resources , georgia was the only soviet republic in the caucasus with own coal production . at that time coal was considered as integral part of the country\u2019s energy balance .\nhome page \u2022 website benefits \u2022 our services \u2022 help & faq \u2022 advices \u2022 put jobs on your website \u2022 link to us \u2022 our clients \u2022 ads on jobgeo . com \u2022 georgian font converter \u2022 contact us \u2022 privacy \u2022 terms & conditions \u2022 sitemap we strictly supervise the quality of our site but if nevertheless you have found any mistake or discrepancy , we ask you to inform immediately us that we could correct them in due time . in advance we thank you for cooperation . copying and use of materials from our website without the indication www . jobgeo . com as source of the information , forbidden !\n30 % of rustavi 2 broadcasting company and 45 % of tv - company mze .\nbroadcasters started \u201cchanging hands\u201d due to the april 2011 amendments to the law on broadcasters according to which offshore - registered companies have been prohibited to directly or indirectly own a broadcaster and broadcasters have been obliged to post information about owners on their websites \u201cnot later than january 1 2012 . \u201d\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\ntwo persons were arrested in connection with an explosion in coal mine in tkibuli , western georgia , which killed one miner and badly injured four others on january 22 .\nedem sturua and giorgi devdariani were , as prosecutors say , in charge of safety norms .\nthe case is investigated under article 240 of the criminal code , which deals with the cases of breach of safety rule when performing mining . \u201cthe investigation is underway and in case of revealing of other persons responsible for the tragedy , similar measures will be undertaken with respect to them , \u201d a representative of the prosecutor\u2019s office said on january 26 .\na total of eight miners died as a result of two separate explosions in the same mine in march and august of 2010 .\npresident saakashvili accused on january 22 owners of coal mine in tkibuli of neglecting safety norms and of covering up real reasons behind similar incidents last year .\nsaakashvili said that during the previous incident all the blame was put on the miners , though the investigation carried out by the prosecutor\u2019s office revealed criminal wrongdoing by the coal mine\u2019s top management .\n\u201ci regret much that the criminal case [ launched by the prosecutor\u2019s office ] has not been taken to its logical end yet , \u201d saakashvili said that added that if those responsible for previous explosions were punished , the january 22 incident could have been avoided .\ngivi chichinadze will represent vani and khoni single - mandate constituency in the parliament of georgia .\n48 , 123 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in vani and khoni single - mandate constituency .\nwess mitchell will meet senior government officials and address the nato - georgia public diplomacy forum .\nthe nato secretary general says foreign ministers meeting tomorrow will recognize the country\u2019s progress .\nprime minister giorgi kvirikashvili said ivanishvili was \u2018best equipped\u2019 to add new dynamism to the party .\ngennady gagulia has served as the abkhaz \u201cprime minister\u201d twice - in 1995 - 1997 , and 2002 - 2003 .\nnone of the countries of the former soviet union ( except the baltics ) are ranked ahead of georgia .\ncivil . ge \u00a9 2001 - 2018 , daily news online registered office : 2 dolidze str , 4 - th floor .\ncoal miners in tkibuli began strike to demand improvement of working conditions in the mine , which saw three explosions over the past year leaving nine miners dead and ten injured , it was reported on february 2 .\nthe strike , spearheaded by metallurgical , mining and chemical industry workers\u2019 trade union , follows a two - hour \u201cwarning strike\u201d by miners on january 31 , when the union released a lengthy list of demands on which it was calling on saknakhshiri management to start talks .\ndemands , as listed in the statement of the union , include \u201cpermanent employment contracts\u201d with miners ; pay rise in line with inflation over the past three years ; repaying of bank loans and credits of those miners who have died or injured as a result of three blasts in 2010 and 2011 ; improvement of working conditions through providing modern safety systems , as well as new protective workwear and equipment for miners ; new pay rates for extra time work or during night - time working ; paid 40 - day - per - year vacation leave ; introduction of pension and compensation systems for the families of miners who have died or injured during the work . the list of demands also include call for allowing representative of miners\u2019 trade union to participate in investigation of incidents in the coal mine , which resulted into death of miners ."]}
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( for more , watch the stock rights issue video . )\nit may issue shares directly to the owner of a business that it wants to buy , as payment for that business ( or issue shares to raise cash , which it then uses to pay for that business ) .\na legal monopoly is a company that is operating as a monopoly . . .\ndetails of a company\u2019s directors and shareholders must be provided to the companies office .\nwhen forming a new ltd company every shareholder , upon incorporation with companies house must be issued a minimum of one share in companies that are limited by shares . unless the company\u2019s article states otherwise , the company can issue a number of shares during or after incorporation . this clause is an optional clause that allows the shareholders decide the amount of shares the company can offer . it is totally the decision of the original or previous shareholders / investors .\nfirst issue of the saturday review of books and art . within a year it is included in the sunday paper .\nexchange commission has approved a plan from online retailer urltoken to issue company stock via the internet , signaling a significant shift in the way financial securities will be distributed and traded in the years to come .\nthese often require new shares to be offered to existing shareholders first , in proportion to the number of shares they already hold . if the shareholders pay for such an issue of shares in cash , this is called a ' rights issue ' .\n\u201cwe publish today the first issue of the new - 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10 / 6 / 2015\na company may give shareholders the choice of receiving a ' scrip ' dividend of new shares rather than a cash dividend , reducing the drain on the company ' s cash reserves and suiting shareholders who have no need for a cash dividend .\nusually , after the bonus issue , the share price of the company gets adjusted according to the bonus ratio . for example , if the price before bonus is rs 200 and a company issues bonus shares in the ratio of 1 : 1 , the post - bonus share price will be rs 100 , which means that the total market value ( 2 x rs 100 = rs 200 ) remains the same .\nthe company also wants to use the agility of start - ups to force its slower - moving corporate structures to modernise .\nimplementing company food safety standards and procedures . be dynamic , assertive and passionate about quality and technical issues . . . .\nabout the company . do you enjoy creating compelling and passionate content on issues our audience is searching for ? . . .\na liability is defined as a company ' s legal financial debts or obligations that arise during the course of business operations .\n\u00a9 2018 pitchbook data . all rights reserved . pitchbook is a financial technology company that provides data on the capital markets .\na holiday company attempted to stop wales ' best - selling newspaper from including it in a story . . . read more\nford motor company to pay up to $ 10 . 125 million to settle eeoc harassment investigation - 8 / 15 / 2017\noyster bay fire department and atlantic steamer fire company no . 1 settle eeoc age discrmimination suit - 9 / 20 / 2011\nstart - up founders taylor luk of issue , eric fink of snaploader and myshout\u2019s myron festejo have been selected to the help spread the global market word for mondelez international .\nit is possible to issue more than one share class during and after the formation of a company . however , most firms register with companies house with only ordinary shares . the needs of your company determine the class you\u2019ll choose , however , ordinary shares are often issued by small businesses that have very few shareholders . this is because this share class offers equal dividend rights , voting rights and capital rights to every shareholder .\na company pays tax on its profits \u2014 the income left over after taking away expenses . if the company distributes profit to its shareholders , shareholders will pay income tax on the dividend but may also get tax credits to help them meet that obligation .\ncompanies having one shareholder will habitually issue just one share , therefore owning 100 % of the business with just one share . however , this makes it more complicated to bring in outside investors in the future as it is impossible to break up one share that is worth 100 % of the company .\nit ' s easy for investors to get tempted by the prospect of buying discounted shares with a rights issue . but it is not always a certainty that you are getting a bargain . besides knowing the ex - rights share price , you need to know the purpose of the additional funding before accepting or rejecting a rights issue . be sure to look for a compelling explanation of why the rights issue and share dilution are needed as part of the recovery plan . sure , a rights issue can offer a quick fix for a troubled balance sheet , but that doesn ' t necessarily mean that management will address the underlying problems that weakened the balance sheet in the first place . shareholders should be cautious .\nmany companies conduct postcall surveys to measure internal performance ; however , they may neglect to use the data they collect to learn from unhappy customers . but consider national australia group\u2019s approach . the company has frontline reps specifically trained to call customers who have given it low marks . the reps focus first on resolving the customers\u2019 issues , but they also collect feedback that informs service improvements . the company\u2019s issue - resolution rate has risen by 31 % .\nif you think this may be right for you , our website has more information about registering your company and what to do next .\nthis issue of the quarterly , available here as a pdf download , explores the implications of workplace automation , the power of sleep and meditation , ericsson\u2019s recent hr transformation , and more .\nin the first breakthrough , manappuram became the first gold loan company to raise finance through the securitization and assignment route in a tie up with icici bank . the arrangement with icici bank continued to work well for a few years and the company was put on the growth path . buoyed by the success , the company planned a big expansion of the branch network . however , around 2006 , icici bank faced some regulatory hurdles regarding securitization and they could no longer fund the company . with icici bank pulling out , the expansion plans were in jeopardy .\nthe new york times has best quarter of subscription growth in its history ; the company reports 3 . 2 million paid print and digital subscriptions\ntexas roadhouse restaurant , management company to pay $ 1 . 4m to settle eeoc sexual harassment and retaliation suit - 9 / 21 / 2016\noverstock built its technology under the aegis of a subsidiary called t\u00f8 . com , and it plans to offer this\ncryptosecurity\ntech as a service to other businesses , so that they too can issue stock via the blockchain . each business would need separate approval from the sec , but overstock could use the system to issue stock for a third - party before issuing its own .\nto take advantage of the rights issue in full , you would need to spend $ 3 for every wobble share that you are entitled to purchase under the issue . as you hold 1 , 000 shares , you can buy up to 300 new shares ( three shares for every 10 you already own ) at the discounted price of $ 3 , giving a total price of $ 900 .\nthis issue of the quarterly , available here as a pdf download , connects the dots among global trends , offers advice for ceos on how to become more successful leaders , and explores digital reinvention .\nspeaking of adapting , you might notice that this issue of the quarterly has an updated look . we hope it helps you enjoy our ideas\u2014the rigor and relevance of which we don\u2019t intend to change .\nmehul ashar , president - head , wealth management , inventure growth and securities , says ,\na bonus issue is generally perceived to be positive by investors and creates more demand for the stock . if in the following year , the company increa - ses its earning and maintains the earning per share ( eps ) at levels estimated by the management , the stock will give good returns .\nafter the bonus issue , the number of shares outstanding ( as per the ratio ) increases , and the eps falls by the same extent .\nif you hire staff to help run the company then you need to register as an employer with inland revenue and meet a number of obligations .\ndhd ventures management company , inc . to pay $ 40 , 000 to settle eeoc racial harassment and retaliation lawsuit - 6 / 29 / 2016\nrather , you would have to develop new shares should you desire to sell shares to others . a better option is to issue an even number of shares when your company was registered \u2013 two , ten , fifty , hundred etc . this gives you the option of transferring existing shares to other individuals in exchange for capital , if and when needed .\ninforming the area manager of escalated issues . perform colleague appraisals in line with company policy . check food areas for maintenance issues , including . . .\na company may decide its action based on whether it\u2019s a bigger financial risk to lose a key person or to settle a few sexual harassment claims .\nunited rentals has been recognized by diversityplus magazine . jamie crump , director of strategic sourcing & supplier diversity , has been named as a 2015 top 30 champions of diversity . this is the second time in the past three years the company has been recognized . united rentals will be featured in the sept / oct issue that will be distributed at the nmsdc ( national minority supplier development council ) conference , the largest diversity conference . in addition , the company will appear on the diversityplus website for one year .\nnew york / london ( reuters ) - the london stock exchange group plc has teamed up with ibm to build a blockchain - based platform to digitally issue private shares of small and medium enterprises in italy .\nthe issuing of 100 shares likewise has historical impact . before the companies act 2006 was introduced , limited companies were expected to include authorised share capital in their articles . this determined the exact stamp duty a company will have to pay upon incorporation . 100 shares was the favourite limit because it limits the stamp duty payment , while permitting them to issue a realistic number of shares during or after company formation . presently , stamp duty on shares is only payable to hmrc should the paper share sale\u2019s value transfer exceed \u00a31000 .\nas we did , we realized that our terms needed to be sharpened . \u201corganization of the future\u201d implies that there\u2019s a single structural solution to the demands being placed on today\u2019s companies , but that\u2019s simply not true . instead , as this issue of the quarterly suggests , every company should be thinking about how it \u201corganizes for the future , \u201d by which we mean reconciling the need for organizational stability with the reality that technology - enabled changes in business processes and workforce automation are rapidly uprooting traditional pillars of company confidence .\nit may issue shares to new employees that are taken on as ' employee shareholders ' . employees on employee - shareholder contracts are given shares in the business in exchange for giving up some of their employment rights .\nthis issue of the quarterly , available here as a pdf download , examines the economic dynamics of digital disruption , pixar\u2019s approach to continuous innovation , the future of performance management , and china\u2019s e - commerce landscape .\nan understanding of the barriers and issues that impact on the education of looked after children . this company is committed to safeguarding and promoting the . . .\nthe company apologized to the 400 , 000 customers who wrote letters of complaint , and shipped its old formula to stores as \u201ccoca - cola classic . \u201d\n\u201cthe way this company [ is ] , it wouldn\u2019t surprise me if we continue to keep accelerating , \u201d says greg greeley , amazon\u2019s head of prime .\nit is not mandated that shareholders pay for their shares except if the company is wound up or goes into bankruptcy . though , as the majority of shares are issued to raise capital , most shares are paid for when they are granted . any payment for shares should be made into the company\u2019s own funds , depending on the payment method , and this should be recorded in the company\u2019s financial records . payment for shares can be made in non - cash or cash payments .\nshirben hasinvested in 24 australian companies , including ingogo , jayride , ninja blocks , ollo wearables , open learning , storreduce , pixc , aeratron , cartesian co , class cover , makers empire , issue and tiny beans .\nto identify potential issues before they occur . ensure completion of all training as mandated by the company and regulated by the fca across the retail function . . .\nto address with priority any issues which could impact on guest satisfaction . ensure all cash in your care is banked and handled according to company procedures . . .\ncompany pension scheme . can take a hands - on approach to solving issues . ensuring that machinery is used appropriately and escalating any issues with equipment . . .\nshould the company be wound up , shareholders are accountable to pay the shares\u2019 nominal value . also , should the shares have been paid for , no extra payments are due . furthermore , where shares are not paid at the time a company is wound up , then the shares nominal value should be paid by the shareholders .\nit may choose to make a bonus issue of shares to existing shareholders by using its own profits ( which it could otherwise have paid to them in cash as dividends ) to pay for new shares for them instead . this reduces the value of each share , making it more marketable , without the shareholders having to find new cash to pay for the shares . it can also be used to increase a private company ' s issued share capital to \u00a350 , 000 ( or its euro equivalent ) so it can re - register as a public company .\nthe canada company military employment transition ( met ) program is an initiative developed to assist canadian armed forces ( caf ) members , reservists , veterans and military spouses who are seeking to find jobs in the civilian workforce . the program serves as a bridge between the caf and canada company ' s\nmilitary friendly employer partners\n.\nthe reluctance to take action often comes down to simple math , she adds . a company may decide its action based on whether it\u2019s a bigger financial risk to lose a key person or to settle a few sexual harassment claims . when the individual starts to cost the company too much money , then there\u2019s new incentive to take action .\nexcept the company goes into liquidation or is wound up , there can be no obligation for shareholders to pay for their shares . however , most shares are paid for when they are issued because shares are majorly offered to raise capital . depending on the method of payment , any payment made for shares must be recorded in the company\u2019s accounts .\nif you find you want to change your business structure , eg because it\u2019s hard to attract investment as a sole trader , you can register your business as a company .\nt\u00f8 is now just one of several efforts to reinvent the financial markets via the blockchain . even nasdaq is looking at it . nasdaq omx , the company behind the nasdaq stock exchange , is building a system that uses the blockchain to oversee trades in private companies , but the company says it could also apply similar tech to the public stock markets .\nthis issue of the quarterly , available here as a pdf download , lays out why companies should seize new opportunities in light of digitization , discusses fresh research on consumer decision journeys , and examines firms making strides on board - level gender diversity .\nthe nominal value of a shareholders share is all that is required of them to pay in the event of the company being wound up . no extra financial commitment is required after shares have been paid for . the nominal value of their shares must be paid for by the shareholder in the case of a company being wound up with some share remaining unpaid .\nhowever , while the discount on the newly issued shares is 45 % , it will not stay there . the market price of wobble shares will not be able to stay at $ 5 . 50 after the rights issue is complete . the value of each share will be diluted as a result of the increased number of shares issued . to see if the rights issue does , in fact , give a material discount , you need to estimate how much wobble ' s share price will be diluted .\nto give bonus shares to investors , a company builds a reserve by retaining a part of its profit over the years ( the part that is not paid as dividend ) . when these free reserves increase , the company transfers a part of the money into the capital account , from which it issues bonus shares . only fully paid - up shares are eligible for bonus .\nthe cut - off date fixed by a company to determine who is eligible to get bonus shares . you get the benefit only if you have shares in your demat account on this date\nduring our study , we saw many companies that had successfully implemented low - customer - effort approaches to service . following are five of the tactics they used\u2014tactics that every company should adopt .\nfrom 1602 to 1696 , the company paid a regular dividend that yielded from 12 % to 63 % . in 1634 , voc ships carrying tulip bulbs set off the infamous tulip bulb craze that resulted in a market crash . despite a violent whipsaw in its share price\u2014up 1 , 200 % from the ipo price and back down to 300 % from the ipo price\u2014the company weathered the crash easily .\nlet ' s say you own 1 , 000 shares in wobble telecom , each of which is worth $ 5 . 50 . the company is in financial trouble and needs to raise cash to cover its debt obligations . wobble , therefore , announces a rights offering , in which it plans to raise $ 30 million by issuing 10 million shares to existing investors at a price of $ 3 each . but this issue is a three - for - 10 rights issue . in other words , for every 10 shares you hold , wobble is offering you another three at a deeply discounted price of $ 3 . this price is 45 % less than the $ 5 . 50 price at which wobble stock trades . for further reading , see understanding stock splits .\na power blackout sweeps the northeast shortly after 5 p . m . tens of thousands are stranded in subways and elevators . borrowing the presses of the newark evening news , the times prints a 10 - page issue and is the only new york newspaper to appear the next morning .\nsome companies have gone even further , making low customer effort the cornerstone of their service value proposition and branding . south africa\u2019s nedbank , for instance , instituted an \u201caskonce\u201d promise , which guarantees that the rep who picks up the phone will own the customer\u2019s issue from start to finish .\nkaushik dani , head - equity , peerless mf , says ,\na company issues bonus shares when it has bright prospects and thus does not mind diluting capital . it increases liquidity and retail participation .\nit is important to note that shareholders need to pay the nominal ( small ) shares value of \u00a31 , in the event that the business runs into financial trouble , or it is dissolved . consequently , the more the shares you issue , the higher the financial responsibility of the shareholders .\nbesides focus on the business , the cause of the wider community is central to the vision of the company . the manappuram foundation was established in october 2009 to drive the company\u2019s initiatives in corporate social responsibility ( csr ) . the major project of the foundation is an original scheme , \u201cjanaraksha manappuram free health insurance scheme\u201d extending health insurance to 20 , 000 below poverty line ( bpl ) families in the seven panchayats located around the valapad head office of the company . they are now eligible for free medical care up to rs . 60 , 000 per year along with cashless treatment at some of the leading hospitals in thrissur district .\nconventional wisdom holds that to increase loyalty , companies must \u201cdelight\u201d customers by exceeding service expectations . a large - scale study of contact - center and self - service interactions , however , finds that what customers really want ( but rarely get ) is just a satisfactory solution to their service issue .\na distillation of more than 166 years , 59 , 000 issues and billions of words drawn from the new york times\u2019s archives and electronic database , the company\u2019s records and various histories of the paper and its people .\nto help when starting a company , it\u2019s a good idea to get as much advice as you can . talk to people you know who\u2019ve started companies or who advise business owners , eg accountants and business mentors .\ncheck your company policies . most employee manuals will have procedures for reporting harassment . follow them as closely as possible , barnes says . however , if you feel as though reporting the incident to the person indicated is going to be a problem\u2013for example , if you\u2019re supposed to report to your supervisor when he is the one harassing you\u2013find a senior ally in the company who can help you get your message to the right people , she says .\nif you want to buy shares of companies which are going to announce bonus issues , hold on . one should not buy purely on the basis of expected bonus shares unless one is certain about the fundamentals of the company .\nowner and operator a retail outlet offering men ' s clothing and apparel . the company offers men ' s formal shirts , clothes , apparel , trousers and other accessories that they distribute via their retail stores across the states .\nconventionally , companies have sought funds from foreign investors after they have tapped the domestic banks and other financial institutions . in the case of manappuram , the order was upended . because the domestic banks were uncomfortable lending to nbfcs , especially one with an untested business model focused on gold loans , the company went out of india and roped in the foreign players first . once they were persuaded , the domestic players became more confident about lending to the company .\na historical importance is attached to the issuance of one hundred shares . limited companies were mandated to include authorised share capital in their articles before the companies act of 2006 was introduced . this was the determinant of stamp duty a company was required to pay after incorporation ; the preference was with one hundred shares limit because the stamp duty payment was restricted , even though it still supported the issuance of a reasonable amount of shares during or after the formation of the company .\nfor some companies , that imperative takes the form of an intense rivalry . our september issue highlights some of the more recent rivalries to emerge , from vice versus cnn to xiaomi versus apple . here we examine some of the most influential business rivalries of the late 20th century , along with their lessons for today\u2019s corporate leaders .\nhowever , not all companies that pursue rights offerings are in financial trouble . even companies with clean balance sheets may use rights issues to raise extra capital to fund expenditures designed to expand the company ' s business , such as acquisitions or opening new facilities for manufacturing or sales . if the company is using the extra capital to fund expansion , it can eventually lead to increased capital gains for shareholders despite the dilution of the outstanding shares as a result of the rights offering .\nas for which is the victor in this contest : ups is well - positioned and remains dominant , worth $ 94 billion to fedex\u2019s $ 51 billion . but the company that manages to secure a foothold in international markets stands to win big .\nbut until the date at which the new shares can be purchased , shareholders may trade the rights on the market the same way that they would trade ordinary shares . the rights issued to a shareholder have value , thus compensating current shareholders for the future dilution of their existing shares ' value . dilution occurs because a rights offering spreads a company\u2019s net profit over a wider number of shares . thus , the company\u2019s earnings per share , or eps , decreases as the allocated earnings result in share dilution .\narthur ochs sulzberger , publisher since 1963 , steps down at age 65 . the job passes to his son , arthur sulzberger jr . , 40 . ( the elder mr . sulzberger remains chairman of the new york times company until october 1997 . )\ninnovative approach to raising finance : for a non banking financial company ( nbfc ) , raising funds was a big challenge in the nineties . in the aftermath of the crb scam of 1997 , raising deposits from the public was difficult and banks were not comfortable with lending to nbfcs in general . moreover , manappuram\u2019s foray into gold loans was untested as a business model . growth was slow in the initial days . the picture was to change only after the company hit upon unconventional ways to raise funds .\nthis type of share gives shareholders the opportunity to receive a percentage of firm profits as dividend before the shareholders from other classes . also , if the company gets wound up , this share type will receive preferential treatment in the disbursement of the remaining capital .\nnext month , in celebration of these achievements and its 125th anniversary , national geographic magazine will publish \u201cthe photography issue\u201d and launch two new online platforms highlighting the power of photography : a new photo blog , proof , and a photo - sharing platform called your shot . via your shot , national geographic will invite photographers to submit images for a digital assignment .\nandrey shirben was the first person who invested in our company ,\nrod bishop , co - founder of car pool business jayride , says .\nthat was the first investment jayride ever took , and the first that i had ever raised . andrey is great to work with , so we invited him to join the board of the company . since then he ' s helped us whenever we need it , been instrumental in our further capital raisings , and the greater success of the business to date .\npepsi , seeing an opportunity , has announced major investments in healthier alternatives to its existing portfolio of products , dominated by empty calories and crave - worthy sweet and salty flavors . the company that succeeds in satisfying our health concerns\u2013and our taste buds\u2013will rake in the profits .\nreps should focus on reducing the effort customers must make . doing so increases the likelihood that they will return to the company , increase the amount they spend there , and speak positively ( and not negatively ) about it\u2014in other words , that they\u2019ll become more loyal .\namazon\u2019s business is not without its challenges . the company\u2019s imperative to deliver more stuff faster has racheted up its annual shipping costs north of $ 11 billion , reinforcing the pressure to wring efficiencies out of the company\u2019s processes and its people . in the run - up to last year\u2019s holiday shopping season , pilots who work for amazon\u2019s prime air shipping contractors went on strike , demanding hiring increases to reduce their workload . it\u2019s no wonder that the blistering 2015 new york times article about bruising work environments at amazon remains in the popular consciousness .\nwhile all the leading institutional investors use capitaline databases , capital market magazine gives access to the databases to individual investors through corporate scoreboard . besides stock market and company - related articles , the magazine\u2019s independent and insightful coverage includes mutual funds , taxation , commodities and personal finance .\nbut mci\u2019s \u201ccreative\u201d approach to its balance sheet extended to its products as well , with ideas like 1 - 800 - collect and a telephone - based music store . the company has been subsumed into its corporate parent , but its legacy of agitating for innovation remains intact .\nthere are different ways to structure your business \u2014 whether you\u2019re contracting , self - employed , in partnership or run a company . here\u2019s where you\u2019ll find information about each option , including the pros and cons , to help you decide which structure best suits you or your business .\nwe evaluated the predictive power of three metrics\u2014customer satisfaction ( csat ) , the net promoter score ( nps ) , and a new metric we developed , the customer effort score ( ces ) \u2014on customer loyalty , defined as customers\u2019 intention to keep doing business with the company , increase the amount they spend , or spread positive ( and not negative ) word of mouth . not surprisingly , csat was a poor predictor . nps proved better ( and has been shown to be a powerful gauge at the company level ) . ces outperformed both in customer service interactions .\nlast week , american apparel\u2019s board of directors fired founder and ceo dov charney reportedly due to a misuse of company funds and because he allegedly allowed an employee to post online nude photos of a woman who had sued charney , along with a slew of other allegations of sexual misconduct .\nin the words of the paper in the fall issue of the journal academy of management discoveries , working off - site is\ncontagious and can spread through the organization [ until ] the nature of the organizational facility changes from having distributed individuals and groups to having a distributed workforce . what defines this tipping point is the lack of enough physically present co - workers to motivate individuals to come to the office .\nin the 1990s , mci ran into trouble after its merger with worldcom : company leaders cooked the books to the tune of $ 11 billion , the second - largest accounting fraud in history . it filed for bankruptcy in 2002 , and sold to verizon for $ 7 . 6 billion in 2005 .\nwe believe that the superior performance of ces in the service environment derives from two factors : its ability to capture customer impressions at the transactional level ( as opposed to nps , which captures more - holistic impressions of a company ) and its ability to capture negative experiences as well as positive ones .\nall the while , gm was steadily gaining market share . in 1931 , the younger rival unseated ford as the world\u2019s leading car manufacturer\u2013and maintained the dominance for the next eight decades . as the ad for one of gm\u2019s chevy trucks would say : the company\u2019s sales were \u201clike a rock . \u201d the company went through a shaky period starting in 2008 , when it dropped to number two in the sales rankings and subsequently filed for bankruptcy . but by 2011 , after shedding brands saturn , pontiac , and hummer\u2013and costing u . s . taxpayers $ 12 billion in bailout funds\u2013gm was back in fighting form .\ntwo critical findings emerged that should affect every company\u2019s customer service strategy . first , delighting customers doesn\u2019t build loyalty ; reducing their effort\u2014the work they must do to get their problem solved\u2014does . second , acting deliberately on this insight can help improve customer service , reduce customer service costs , and decrease customer churn .\nan australian telecommunications provider eliminated all productivity metrics from its frontline reps\u2019 performance scorecards . although handle time increased slightly , repeat calls fell by 58 % . today the company evaluates its reps solely on the basis of short , direct interviews with customers , essentially asking them if the service they received met their needs .\nthe manappuram foundation has set up the manappuram academy for professional education to impart free coaching for professional courses like ca / cs / icwa , to bright students from low income households . the company was honoured with a ' special commendation ' at the golden peacock awards for corporate social responsibility for the year 2014 .\ndress for success / the workplace . in june , united rentals was named the \u201ccompany partner of the year\u201d by the workplace , which is a nonprofit that educates , trains , and helps place individuals in the workplace . we were nominated by dress for success of fairfield county , for our contributions in 2014 .\none share often represents 1 percent , so companies limited by shares often issue one hundred shares . this minimises financial liability of a shareholder and makes it easy to know how much of the business is owned by a particular shareholder and how much control such a person can have . since only a few people buy a large chunk of the shares , more capital can be raised as opposed to selling smaller portions to so many people .\nhe has been helping unsw australian graduate school of management with its executive mba program , taking an active part in its\nlive venture\nchallenge , where the students have to analyse a start - up from the point of view of an investor and decide whether they want to\ninvest\nin the company .\nmondelez international is part of an early wave of global brand owners \u00adtrying to build direct alliances with tech companies in their marketing \u00adprograms instead of using traditional advertising formats . the company wants to spend 10 per cent of its \u00adtraditional global media budget in mobile ; most multinationals are \u00adspending about 1 per cent at present .\nkaushik dani of peerless mf agrees and says ,\nbonus shares lead to adjustment in the share price according to the proportion of dilution . so , the price comes down in the immediate term . however , in the long run , the share price depends on the fundamentals and growth prospects of the company .\ntravelocity reduced customer effort just by improving the help section of its website . it had learned that many customers who sought solutions there were stymied and resorted to the phone . by eliminating jargon , simplifying the layout , and otherwise improving readability , the company doubled the use of its \u201ctop searches\u201d and decreased calls by 5 % .\nmattel shares dipped in july after the company reported weak barbie sales . the challenge for mattel , as for hasbro , will be to shift sales toward the more progressive brands in their portfolios . parents may pass over the latest barbie , but there\u2019s a chance they\u2019ll be willing to open their wallets to buy the latest american girl doll .\nwhile there are no great barriers in new zealand to becoming a sole trader , starting a partnership or a company , it still pays to think about why you\u2019re doing it and which choice will best suit you . the structure you choose can impact your ability to grow or sell the business , so it\u2019s important to get it right .\nwhat exactly does \u201cmake it easy\u201d mean ? simply : remove obstacles . we identified several recurring complaints about service interactions , including three that focus specifically on customer effort . customers resent having to contact the company repeatedly ( or be transferred ) to get an issue resolved , having to repeat information , and having to switch from one service channel to another ( for instance , needing to call after trying unsuccessfully to solve a problem through the website ) . well over half the customers we surveyed reported encountering difficulties of this sort . companies can reduce these types of effort and measure the effects with a new metric , the customer effort score ( ces ) , which assigns ratings from 1 to 5 , with 5 representing very high effort . ( for details , see the sidebar \u201cintroducing the customer effort score . \u201d )\nbezos\u2019s strategy of continuous evolution has allowed the company to experiment in adjacent areas\u2014and then build them into franchises . the website that once sold only books now lets anyone set up a storefront and sell just about anything . the warehouse and logistics capabilities that amazon built to sort , pack , and ship those books are available , for a price , to any seller . amazon web services , which grew out of the company\u2019s own e - commerce infrastructure needs , has become a $ 13 billion business that not only powers the likes of airbnb and netflix , but stores your kindle e - book library and makes it possible for alexa to tell you whether or not you\u2019ll need an umbrella today .\nthe rivalry between mcdonald\u2019s and burger king used to come down to one thing : the hamburger . which company\u2019s burger was cheaper ? better tasting ? more convenient ? during the \u201950s and \u201960s , the golden age of car culture and fast food , the burger chains\u2019 menus told a story of moves and counter - moves in their pursuit of consumers\u2019 loyalty .\nsole traders are people who start in business or contracting on their own , without registering as a company . many small business owners , contractors and self - employed people begin as sole traders . it\u2019s the cheapest and easiest option , and may appeal to you if you want to make a living by following your passion , or to work as a contractor ."]}
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base de vie pk13 - algeri , route nationale 77 wilaya de jijel alg\u00e9rie construction building site .\nwe recommend getting multiple quotes for any construction project . our free bidding system will get you quotes from rizzani de eccher usa inc and 2 other top contractors .\nrizzani de eccher \u2013 matta s . a r . l . ghazalier st , bazergi bldg , ashrafieh beirut lebanon t . + 961 9223412 rde . lebanon @ urltoken\nrizzani de eccher usa inc currently holds license fro6646 , qb64761 , 0064761 ( construction financial officer , construction business information ) , which was active when we last checked .\na new support unit , specializing in high - technology design and manufacturing of innovative custom - built equipment for construction of bridges and viaducts , is born within rizzani de eccher .\nleighton contractors managing director david jurd said : \u201cthe leighton contractors \u2013 rizzani de eccher joint venture has extensive experience in bridge and viaduct design and upgrading motorways under live traffic conditions .\nrizzani de eccher usa inc , 1111 kane concourse ste 200 , bay harbor islands , fl holds a construction financial officer license and 2 other licenses according to the florida license board .\nunlock any potential risks associated with rizzani de eccher ( uk ) limited based on in - depth analysis of year on year financial performance , companies house records , ccjs and official gazette data .\nwhen buildzoom last verified this license , it had an expiration date of august , 2014 . check the current license status of rizzani de eccher usa inc with the florida department of business & professional regulation\nsignificant clients ashmore , mechero energy colombia , p3 infraestructura , fondo de financiamiento de la infraestructura educativa , bancolombia .\nrizzani de eccher consolidates its success at home and abroad . it becomes one of the ten leading construction companies in italy , and is also listed among the top 100 international contractors by engineering new record magazine .\nrizzani de eccher s . p . a . , obrasc\u00f3n huarte lain s . a . and trevi s . p . a . v . state of kuwait , icsid case no . arb / 17 / 8\nfreyssinet vsl - rizzani de eccher jv room 211 , information technology park area 6 , linh trung ward thu duc district ho chi minh city vietnam t . + 84 8 3724 6861 f . + 84 8 3724 6860\nsignificant clients aerocali , operadora de aeropuertos de centro norte , consorcio v\u00eda al mar , concesionaria vial del pac\u00edfico , tranzit .\nrizzani de eccher s . p . a . , obrasc\u00f3n huarte lain s . a . and trevi s . p . a . v . state of kuwait , icsid case no . arb / 17 / 8 | italaw\nis rizzani de eccher ( uk ) limited a subsidiary of a larger holding company ? understand where this company sits within the group structure . includes name and address of the ultimate holding company ( parent ) and all subsidiaries .\nranked from 1 to 100 , the score indicates the likelihood that rizzani de eccher ( uk ) limited will become insolvent within the year . we continuously monitor for risk related events and update you whenever there ' s a change .\ntheir license was verified as active when we last checked . if you are thinking of hiring rizzani de eccher usa inc , we recommend double - checking their license status with the license board and using our bidding system to get competitive quotes .\nleighton holdings\u2019 company leighton contractors has been selected by the westconnex delivery authority ( wda ) to design and construct the m4 widening , in a joint venture with rizzani de eccher australia . leighton contractors\u2019 share of the contract value is approximately $ 150 million .\nreview the dates and values of any paid or unpaid ccjs registered against rizzani de eccher ( uk ) limited within the last 6 years . judgements refer to a debt settled via court and have a substantial impact on the company ' s credit rating .\nriccardo de eccher establishes a construction company bearing his name , in the north eastern italian region of trentino alto adige ; the company begins to develop real estate .\nunderstand the key events that contribute to rizzani de eccher ( uk ) limited ' s current credit status . from financial and industry analysis , to director and group performance , understanding the methods used to calculate risk ensures you can make informed decisions with confidence .\nwork highlights acted as legal counsel to concesionaria vial de los andes in a concession contract with the agencia nacional de infraestructura to build a four - lane road .\nwork highlights served as legal counsel to perimetral oriental de bogot\u00e1 on a usd700 million ppp scheme relating to the construction , operation and maintenance of the perimetral de cundinamarca highway .\nsignificant clients transmilenio , constructora colpatria , ospinas , world bank , departamento nacional de planeaci\u00f3n .\nsignificant clients ecopetrol , cenit transporte y log\u00edstica de hidrocarburos , vossloh , valorcon , recaudo bogot\u00e1 .\nthis project has been in the pipeline for a long time , between property sales , design changes ( the first plans were created by rob krier and renzo piano ) , and a litany of other obstacles , until finally the rilke fund was created . this enabled the purchase of the majority share in udine - based real estate firm rizzani de eccher , who won the construction contract .\ng / f tanween building 336 , st . 230 , zone 24 c - ring road doha qatar t . + 974 44719209 rizzani @ urltoken\ntowards the end of this year , rizzani de eccher wins its first large international tender for the construction of five school complexes in algeria . two years later , the company is awarded a further five projects for the construction of two tanneries and three shoe factories in the former soviet union . this initial success ushers in a period of significant growth in russia , which continues to this day .\nthe support unit soon achieves astounding success in this high - value - added niche market and becomes a company named deal , wholly - owned by gruppo de eccher , operating worldwide and offering its custom - made services to external contractors as well .\nthanks to the courage and commitment of the de eccher family , aided by a bright and talented management team , the group posts an extraordinary growth in turnover , topping revenues of 228 billion italian liras in 1990 , up from 37 billion liras in 1986 .\ncommunity asphalt corporation , condotte america , inc . , the de moya group , inc . , jv , llp\ncommunity asphalt corporation , condotte america , inc . , the de moya group , inc . , jv , llp\nthis project timetable , which calls for completion by the fall of 2015 , was two months ahead of schedule as of november 2010 . at that time , the foundations and substructure work had started , the casting machines and launching gantry were in fabrication and the casting yard was being prepared . segment casting was set to begin in early 2011 and erection in late summer of 2011 , under the direction of rizzani de eccher .\nanillo vial tierra baja , km 6 + 950 130007 cartagena de indias , bolivar colombia t . + 57 56930171 mail @ urltoken\nspecialisation , globalisation , capacity and flexibility are all keys to the success of rizzani de eccher . this allows the group to stand out for its ability to add value to every project , from general building to infrastructure . professionalism , rapidity of execution and dynamism allow the group to deal simultaneously with complex and articulated activities in diverse geographic locations . with the objective of always fulfilling our clients\u2019 requirements , the group has successfully delivered hundreds of projects over the past century in italy and abroad .\nfelipe de vivero arciniegas of de vivero & asociados s . a . is endorsed by sources as\ngreat in public contracts .\nhe has ample knowledge of administrative law and is experienced representing clients in matters involving the state . he is also noted for his academic contributions .\nwhat the team is known for respected practice group handling infrastructure projects in the transport , education and telecommunications sectors . regularly assists with the design of ppp agreements , including the drafting of a standardised ppp contract for the 4g concession investment programme in colombia . provides counsel to government ministries and agencies , private developers and multilateral lenders . cine colombia , ministerio de cultura and empresa de acueducto y alcantarillado de bogot\u00e1 are among the new client wins .\navenida presidente masaryk , 29 piso 10 - oficina 110 - chapultepec morelos 11570 ciudad de m\u00e9xico mexico t . 52 33 3669 5300 rde . mexico @ urltoken\nwork highlights represented financiera de desarrollo nacional in the structuring of ppp contracts worth approximately usd150 million for the construction and improvement of schools in various colombian cities .\nadvised a group of lenders , comprising ita\u00fa bba colombia , ita\u00fa unibanco and banco de bogot\u00e1 , on their investment in the concesi\u00f3n autopista conexi\u00f3n pac\u00edfico toll road project .\nc / o regus calle maipu 1210 , caba ciudad autonoma de buenos aires cap 1006 argentina t . + 54 11 4987 8220 m . + 54 911 7013 1221 urltoken\nrizzani is established in udine , as a general contracting and construction company . within a few years , it earns a prestigious reputation for carrying out large engineering projects in italy and in several countries in africa , asia and latin america .\nthe second generation of the de eccher family joins the management and the company expands its focus and market share in infrastructure projects and public works . following a devastating earthquake in the friuli region in the same year , the company\u2019s resources are immediately devoted to the reconstruction process , including the careful restoration of historical landmarks such as the medieval town of venzone . this prestigious recovery and rehabilitation project required the meticulous and identical reconstruction of ancient architectural features .\nwork highlights assisted inter - american development bank with the financing of a usd300 million ppp . issues addressed by the firm included the construction , rehabilitation and improvement of the perimetral de oriente toll road concession .\nmarket commentators single out sole practitioner andr\u00e9s fern\u00e1ndez de soto as\nvery experienced\nand\nvery hard - working .\nhe has expertise handling matters for the state and boasts over 30 years of experience in this field .\nwhat the team is known for pre - eminent practice at the forefront of colombia ' s projects market offering comprehensive legal services to high - profile clients involved in energy and infrastructure projects in colombia . firm is recognised for its expertise in assisting major developers as well as multinational financial institutions with bond issuances and structured finance deals to raise capital for projects . also has particular activity advising on ppps in the transport , oil and gas and power sectors . new client wins include autopista de urab\u00e1 , sociedad an\u00f3nima de obras y servicios and espella sucursal colombia .\nricardo fandi\u00f1o de la calle receives positive feedback from peers , who describe him as\nvery good at project finance .\nhe also leads the firm ' s banking and capital markets department and is therefore well equipped to handle the financing of infrastructure projects . he has experience representing government organisations , private contractors and multinational lenders .\na house in portopiccolo typically costs between \u20ac5 , 000 to \u20ac8 , 000 per square meter , depending on the overall size ( from 50 to 400 sq . m . ) and style : cottage - style houses , terrace houses , or villas , all of these face towards the beach and are located near the port . many boats are docked at this port , including the eccher family\u2019s sailboat which came in fourth at the most recent barcolana di trieste regatta .\nmanaging partner carlos uma\u00f1a trujillo is widely respected for his significant expertise in project finance , public procurement and regulation of public utilities . he is described by interviewees as\na great project finance lawyer .\nsources also consider him a reference for energy projects in particular , with in - depth knowledge of ppps . he acted as co - lead partner on the aforementioned perimetral oriental de bogot\u00e1 work highlight .\nsources recognise alvaro mantilla padilla as a leader in the market , stating that\nhe is very active in the area , knows a lot about projects and has a lot of experience .\nhe has long - standing presence representing both private and public companies in arbitration and litigation cases arising from infrastructure projects . he is additionally well equipped handling project finance mandates and ppp agreements . he led the team on the aforementioned concesionaria vial de los andes work highlight .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nthe construction of two large sections of the carnia - tarvisio highway provides the company with the opportunity to develop innovative construction techniques for the prefabrication and erection of pre - cast concrete segments . the latter technology is further developed in the following years , as the group completes many important highway and motorway projects . this invaluable technological expertise is eventually consolidated with the establishment of deal , a company dedicated to vanguard technologies for the construction of elevated bridges and viaducts , utilising mass - production industrialised systems .\ntoday , the group is one of the world\u2019s premier construction businesses and a market leader in its field . it operates in four areas of activity , where it consistently demonstrates its expertise and flair for innovation as a contractor for : general building , infrastructure development , equipment manufacturing and specialised engineering solutions for bridges and viaducts and real estate development . thanks to its consolidated position in several countries ( such as russia and other cis countries , the middle east , east asia , north and central america as well as africa ) the group\u2019s share of turnover from overseas operations has always been above 70 % since 2005 .\nnon \u00e8 possibile visualizzare il filmato . potrebbe essere necessario installare il plugin flash , puoi scaricarlo qui\nvia buttrio , 36 frazione cargnacco 33050 pozzuolo del friuli ( ud ) italy t . + 39 0432 6071 f . + 39 0432 522336 mail @ urltoken\n22 z . i . kehlen l - 8287 kehlen luxembourg t . + 352 28774693 f . + 352 28774673 info @ urltoken\nles mandarines cooperative el assel grope propriet\u00e9 n\u00b0 215 section 01 16058 el mohammadia , alger algeria t . + 213 23804124 / 25 f . + 213 23804126 rde . algerie @ urltoken\nal aqid district al kheer st . 7701 p . o . box 13511 riyadh 6162 kingdon of saudi arabia t . + 966 112456087 rde . ksa @ urltoken\nlevel 2 , 139 frome street adelaide , sa 5000 australia t . + 61 8 83727900 f . + 61 8 83727999 rde . australia @ urltoken\nsuite 7 , level 1 251 257 hay street wa 6004 east perth australia rde . australia @ urltoken\n1111 kane concourse , ste . 200 bay harbor islands \u2013 fl 33154 usa t . + 1 305 8669917 f . + 1 305 8669918 rde @ urltoken\n900 waterfront - 200 burrard street p . o . box 48600 vancouver , b . c . v7x 1t2 canada t . + 1 305 8669917 f . + 1 305 8669918 rde . canada @ urltoken\nto view details of professional positions currently available , select one of the suitable profiles in the following table .\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 .\nyour trust is our top concern , so companies can ' t alter or remove reviews .\nlots of stress in this production field like all other jobs where there are many pressures going at the same time , but management helps whenever necessary and any suggestions are taken quite seriously . there is a\nfamily\natmosphere from the main office and they often make excellent suggestions to help out the field personnel .\nas internship employed i really worked hard , with a few amount of money and with verbal ' promises ' that once i would have finished the internship , then i would have gained a full - time regular contract . at the end i was replaced by others trainees . hard work , low compensations and arrogant people ! highly not recommended ! !\nthere are no advantages in working for them , unless you don ' t really have any other choice .\nlack of coordination , no teamwork , zero support , no defined working hours , bad treatment , extremely poor management .\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 .\ncurtis , mallet - prevost , colt and mosle , new york , ny , u . s . a . and london , u . k .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nportopiccolo isn\u2019t just a new resort on sistiana bay , along the friuli\u2019 s adriatic shoreline . it\u2019s also a new environmentally - sustainable village that was created by redeveloping a quarry that had been abandoned since the 1970s into one of the most beautiful stretches of the coast , between the duino and miramare castles .\nnow , after almost forty years and \u20ac400 million worth of investments , the portopiccolo dream has finally become a reality : 460 residences , a luxury hotel , shops and restaurants , a beach club , three swimming pools , and a marina for yachts up to 24 meters long . and in february of this year a new spa will open above the convention center , in a well - lit and generously spacious building .\n60 % of the apartments have already been sold , mainly to italian clients\u2014including many from nearby trieste \u2014and austrians who intend to live there year - round . the reasons are primarily twofold : obviously , for vacationing at a coastline as lovely as nearby croatia\u2019s\u2014but it\u2019s also a sound investment , as owners can lease their properties with a guarantee of 3 % interest .\nit only takes a moment to appreciate the architectural inspiration here , as well as to perceive how the name evokes the precedent set by other high - level italian tourism destinations ( like portofino , porto cervo , and porto rotondo ) : portopiccolo seeks to continue these traditions by striving for ecological / sustainable improvements . the company is voluntarily working with the ministry of the environment in order to reduce atmospheric emissions , utilize renewable energy , and neutralize their environmental impact on the nature preserve surrounding the village .\na geothermic energy plant provides heating and air conditioning for the houses , and only foot traffic is allowed ( aside from certain electric vehicles ) . though public and private plant life ( on terraces , rooftops , and in gardens ) still has yet to reach the thriving levels imagined by landscape architect andreas kipar , the effects of this plan can already be seen . with the same little spark of imagination , you can see that the village will soon be consistently filled with people : enjoying a cocktail at the bar near the port , dining on gourmet pizza at the \u2018oro di napoli\u2019 restaurant , attending exhibitions at the art gallery , or having a night out at maxi\u2019s , the bar / restaurant overlooking the tiffany blue sea .\nspecialties : \u2022 businesses development \u2022 project management of complex process engineering and redevelopment projects \u2022 project . . .\ning giancarlo tallone via martiri di bologna 11 33038 s daniele d . f . ud m . p . + 39 . 340 . 6123212 giancarlo - tallone @ urltoken born in turin . . .\ndirigente d ' azienda con esperienza pluridecennale nella preparazione e gestioni di commesse stradali , ferroviarie , idrauliche e edili . . .\nsenior construction / project management experience in managing complex , projects , including current $ 85 million private community . . .\nexperience & skills : - 18 years experience on major energy and infrastructure projects ; - experience in the whole construction process from . . .\nnearly 30 years of experience in industrial design and construction business , including design of onshore and offshore processing and . . .\ninternship assistant project manager at v . e . com . ( consta s . p . a )\ndopo aver conseguito il diploma al liceo scientifico con il massimo dei voti , ho proseguito gli studi nell\u2019ambito dell\u2019ingegneria , . . .\nexperienced senior quantity surveyor with a demonstrated history of working in the civil engineering industry . skilled in autocad , gas , . . .\nspecialties : ms windows , unix , ms sql server , oracle , ms access , ingres , ms office , ms visual studio , business objects , board , forest & . . .\nin civil engineering ; especially in large bridge & building construction projects . i have specific experience , skill & ability in the . . .\ncivil engineer with 16 years of rich experience in elevated structures , pre cast segmental construction , viaducts , bridges , mrt and lrt . . .\nlearn a new skill online , on your own time . get started today with video instruction from recognized industry experts .\ndeal is a leader in offering customized solutions for bridge and viaduct construction . with completed projects in more than 40 countries , deal has built 7 , 500 , 000sqm of decks around the world .\nas the engineering partner to its clients , deal can guarantee most suitable solutions for their needs which includes not only equipment but also engineering services and technical assistance .\nin more than 35 years of activity , deal has successfully faced many challenges and has gained experience in different construction fields , regulations and cultures .\ndeal delivers all of its services and engineering solutions with the highest standards of quality and in a timely manner .\ndeal always strives to find new and innovative solutions to assist its clients in their tasks : from distance - controlled equipment , to application of its technology in different fields , to environment - friendly solutions .\nall staff at deal has had experience on construction sites , so they are better equipped to understand the client\u2019s needs and concerns .\ndeal acquires tensa , a leader in stay cables , post tensioning , ground anchors , bearings , expansion joints and seismic devices . deal and tensa together can provide fully integrated engineering and equipment solutions that offer the best value proposals .\nexperience , dedication and qualification are the key components which ensure that our services are delivered with the highest standards of quality and accuracy .\nthanks to the synergic relationship with our subsidiary tensa , we provide fully integrated engineering and equipment solutions that offer the best - value proposals .\nhan kim plays carnival of venice ( il carnevale di venezia ) by a . giampieri for clarinet and orchestra\nrossini : l ' italiana in algeri ( prague sinfonia orchestra , christian benda ) [ naxos 8 . 570935 ]\nthe m4 widening will upgrade 7 . 5 kilometres of the m4 motorway in sydney as part of the first stage of westconnex , australia\u2019s biggest urban road project .\nleighton holdings executive chairman and chief executive officer marcelino fern\u00e1ndez verdes said : \u201caustralia is in the process of upgrading its road infrastructure and investing in new projects to ease congestion on heavily trafficked roads .\n\u201cwith strong levels of investment in projects such as westconnex , transport infrastructure will continue to be a significant market for the leighton group . \u201d\nthe project involves widening the m4 from three to four lanes in each direction for approximately 7 . 5 kilometres between church street , parramatta and homebush bay drive , homebush . the scope also includes widening the granville viaduct and existing bridges , as well as constructing new access ramps and one new bridge .\n\u201cdelivery of the m4 widening will bring early benefits from westconnex to western sydney including easing congestion and improving connectivity to the motorway . \u201d\nthe m4 widening will connect with the future m4 east tunnel to haberfield , also to be constructed as part of westconnex stage 1 .\nmajor work is scheduled to start in early 2015 and the m4 widening is due to open to traffic in 2017 .\nwe are a company that is transforming , leveraging the strength of our unique history and decades of project performance for our clients .\ncpb contractors is laying the foundations for the $ 5 . 3 billion western sydney airport , after winning the $ 80 million early earthworks package from wsa co .\ncpb contractors has been selected by bhp iron ore to deliver the construction of bulk earthworks , concrete and underground services for the south flank project in western australia\u2019s pilbara region .\ncimic group companies pacific partnerships and cpb contractors are the leaders of a consortium selected by the new zealand government as the preferred proponent to deliver the waikeria corrections and treatment facility public private partnership ( ppp ) project .\n\u00e9nergie \u00e9olienne des moulins s . e . c . ( a subsidiary of invenergy )\nthanks for joining us for the 2018 edition of the top100 projects key players and owners dinner ! pre - register for 2019 contact : elena langlois ( 416 ) 444 - 5842 , ext . 151 elena @ urltoken\nthe reconstruction of section 5 palmetto sr 826 / 836 interchange will create safer and less congested travel for 430 , 000 vehicles traveling through the interchange daily .\nthis $ 559 million design - build - finance project involves the construction of an interchange between sr 826 and sr 836 , two limited access facilities , as well as the reconstruction of sr 826 at flagler street and sr 836 at nw 72nd avenue interchanges . capacity improvements include the reconstruction and widening along both sr 826 and sr 836 , and the construction of 46 bridges . the project will provide new direct connector ramps for major improvements and collector - distributor ramps to eliminate existing geometric and operational deficiencies .\nfour high - level precast segmental bridges traverse the core of the inter - change and form the centerpiece of the intersection . these bridges are 46 feet wide and range in length from 31 , 100 feet to 2 , 450 feet . total deck area is 360 , 718 square feet , with 7 , 764 linear feet for the segmental bridges . the longest span is 266 feet , the tallest pier is 81 feet and there are 783 total segments .\nthe curved segmental bridge ramps are the third level of the interchange with radii down to 590 feet and a proposed maximum superstructure deck height of 95 feet above ground . all of the bridges are supported on 24 inch pile foundations and reinforced concrete piers and caps .\nother innovations : \u2022 \u0007pier caps . the pier caps were designed to support the balanced cantilever during construction , and include loop tendons through the caps to tie down the launching gantry and curved balanced cantilever superstructure . in addition to their vital functional role in the construction process , the pier caps contribute to the overall aesthetics , an important factor considering the prominent location of the interchange . \u2022 \u0007non - traditional shaped piers . using non - traditional shaped piers , adjusting the footing size to accommodate conditions , and increasing span lengths all helped improve maintenance of traffic sequencing , which was critical to accelerating the project schedule . advance planning for building the foundation , for what would be the last segmental bridge , much earlier in the schedule was another critical aspect .\nthe design - build team realized that the critical path depended on speed of construction of the high - level segmental bridges . most notable and significant among these design solutions was the decision to build the four segmental bridges \u201cfrom the top down . \u201d \u2022 \u0007use of a 460 - ft . self - launching overhead gantry to build the precast segmental bridges in balanced cantilever over the core of the interchange reduced the need for temporary supports on the ground and segments that were stabilized off the pier caps . \u2022 \u0007the casting yard was located 8 miles away from the project and transportation time of the segments ranged from 30 to 90 minutes . \u2022 \u0007three casting machines were utilized , one for pier and expansion segments , and two for typical segments . there were no rejected segments . \u2022 \u0007equipment and construction had to move fast and quality control was a key to keeping the project on the critical path . the engineer of record for the high - level segmental bridges understood these challenges and built the design into the construction methodology .\nthe bridge design , which included haunched segments , met a major project goal - strong aesthetic requirements . the segmental bridge design is highly - aesthetic and features mechanically stabilized earth ( mse ) walls . multi - color , energy star led lighting that are mercury - free , long - lasting and economical will be added to the four high level segmental bridges to enhance the stunning architectural details at night .\n\u2022 \u0007 $ 332 . 67 per square foot . \u2022 \u0007segmental bridge costs : $ 120 million . total deck area : 360 , 718 sq . ft .\nthe design offered unique challenges integrating underlying roadways , canals and maintenance of traffic ( mot ) requirements into the layout of these segmental bridge ramps . nightly road closures were implemented to allow for erection of segments ( 11pm \u2013 5am ) .\nthis project was constructed in the miami international airport flight path and had faa requirements . the high level segmental flyovers are built over multiple roads that carry 430 , 000 vehicles per day and are the tightest elevation curves erected in the united states . the all overhead erection method eliminated the need for falsework and cranes , as well as 5 mot phases that would have impacted traffic , while providing a safer work environment .\ngreat solution in a difficult urban environment . proportioning piers caps to accept temporary jacks for cantilever stability during construction was an innovative way of eliminating temporary stability towers , reducing impacts to the motoring public . rapid construction completed 4\u00bd years ahead along with significant cost savings proves once again , segmental is a competitive structure type . first use of diabolos in florida was proven successful .\nsection 5 of the palmetto expressway improvement program in miami - dade county ( florida ) is a $ 559 million , design - build - finance project that reconfigures the roadway where sr 826 ( palmetto expressway ) and sr 836 ( dolphin expressway ) meet in miami . the project , which many participants say is the biggest and most complex of their careers , is the last and largest of the 12 - section reconstruction of the palmetto expressway .\nsection 5 entails the construction of a four - level interchange ( fig . 3 , 4 and 5 ) at sr 826 and sr 836 , as well as the reconstruction and modification of two existing interchanges . this section carries great regional importance because the dolphin expressway is a major route to miami international airport . more than 430 , 000 motorists use the interchange daily .\nfour complex precast segmental bridge ramps \u2013 bridges 9 , 11 , 15 and 19 \u2013 will traverse the core of the interchange . these four bridges are 46 feet wide and range in length from 1 , 100 feet to 2 , 450 feet . total deck area is 360 , 718 square feet , with 7 , 764 linear feet of bridge . the longest span is 266 feet , the tallest pier is 81 feet and there are 775 total segments . finley engineering group ( finley ) is providing design and construction engineering of the four precast segmental bridges .\nthe curved segmental bridge ramps are the third level of the interchange with radii down to 590 feet and a proposed maximum superstructure deck height of 95 feet above ground . all of the bridges are supported on 24 - inch pile foundations and reinforced concrete piers and caps .\nmost notable and significant among the design solutions was a \u201ctop - down\u201d construction approach . rather than assembling the precast sections by raising them into place from below , the project team will use a self - launching overhead gantry supplied by deal to build the bridges in balanced cantilever , outward from the piers , similar to constructing over water . there will be no temporary ground supports and segments will be stabilized off the pier caps .\nbegun in the early 1990s , the palmetto expressway improvement program redesigns and reconstructs the interchanges along a 16 - mile stretch of the expressway . the project adds one travel lane in each direction , widens and replaces bridges , increases shoulder widths , reconfigures entrance and exit ramps at all interchanges , and improves drainage , signalization , lighting and signage .\ncapacity improvements include road widening and the construction of 46 bridges , new direct connector ramps for major improvements and collector - distributor ramps to eliminate existing geometric and operational deficiencies .\ninnovative design solutions include using non - traditional shaped piers , adjusting footing sizes to accommodate site conditions , and increasing span lengths , all of which helped improve maintenance of traffic ( mot ) sequencing .\nmot was also critical to accelerating the project schedule . bridge 19 , a major flyover on the south side of the interchange , will be the last of the four opened to traffic . yet , to accommodate the coordinated construction sequencing that minimizes the impact on traffic , three of bridge 19\u2019s foundations will be built in the earliest stages of the project , long before they\u2019ll be needed to support the bridge .\nanother notable aspect of the project is that the design team is using bridge information modeling ( brim ) on the segmental bridges . brim infuses 3d cad models with data that allow engineers and technicians to more easily and efficiently manipulate design and construction drawings . the project team is incorporating information from a variety of software programs , including bentley rm 3d , microstation v8i , and rebar .\nthe florida department of transportation ( fdot ) is overseeing the project and providing funding in conjunction with the miami - dade expressway authority ( mdx ) and the american recovery and reinvestment act ( arra ) .\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 .\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 .\nstrengths the firm receives substantial positive feedback , with interviewees enthusing :\nwe see them a lot in the market and we have a very good relationship with them . they were very good to work with and produced impeccable work .\nanother source highlights :\nthey are one of the biggest firms in colombia and are very active in projects .\nsignificant clients shikun & binui group , salini impregilo , terranum corporativo , bogot\u00e1 el\u00e9ktrica , bbva .\nsources single out manuel quinche gonzalez as\nan excellent lawyer with a lot of experience ,\nand also comment that\nhe is very active in project finance .\nhe represents both sponsors and lenders in domestic and international project finance transactions . he is particularly active in the energy and natural resources sphere .\njaime robledo v\u00e1squez has a strong track record advising on the financing of midstream and downstream oil and gas projects . he routinely represents multinational lenders and underwriters .\nassociate - to - watch claudia navarro is referred to by observers as\na very good lawyer who is specialised in energy and projects .\nnavarro ' s experience includes assisting clients with power generation projects .\nassociate - to - watch c\u00e9sar rodr\u00edguez is described by sources as\na great lawyer\nwho\nis very involved in project financing .\nhe is well equipped to assist with sector - related matters such as loan agreements for infrastructure projects .\ndepartment profile not yet provided by brigard urrutia . please see their firm profile .\nwhat the team is known for premier regional firm with a deep bench of practitioners specialising in public law , procurement and project finance . boasts exceptional capabilities across a broad array of issues and is well equipped to handle the due diligence processes and contractual negotiations arising from specific projects . additional areas of expertise span the structuring of private tender processes , ppps and project spvs . team represents a host of prestigious multinational lenders , with j . p . morgan , santander and corpbanca new client wins this year .\nstrengths one impressed interviewee attests :\nthe team is one of the best that there is in the country . they have participated in the most important transactions in colombia and have a good mix of senior and junior associates . also , the partners are very hands - on and are always available .\nanother source adds :\namong their strengths are their large working team , responsiveness and their ability to offer services in various latin american jurisdictions .\nadvised goldman sachs on the financing of a usd600 million ppp for the toll road concession pac\u00edfico 3 .\nwidely respected jorge di terlizzi is referred to by one market observer as\nwithout a doubt a great lawyer ,\nwhile another highlights that\nhe advised on a cross - border project finance matter that was highly complex ; he did an impeccable job as he understands the technical aspects .\nmarket sources view him as a reference for infrastructure matters relating to telecommunications , energy and land transport projects .\nclient interviewees single out juan fernando gaviria for his activity in the area and state :\nwe underline his conciliatory nature during negotiations , expertise in the topics and his ability to manage teams .\nhe has experience advising both lenders and borrowers in significant project finance deals .\nassociate - to - watch carolina duque is described by sources as\na great lawyer\nwho is\nvery good in the project finance area\nand has\nexperience and good judgement .\nfinancial regulations and the structuring of bank loans feature among her principal areas of focus .\nour projects area is composed by a solid team of highly specialized lawyers in public procurement processes , public law , infrastructure and project finance .\nhas an adequate mix of partners , senior associates and junior associates , in order to provide our clients efficient legal services to cover all project needs .\nadvises local and international clients , including construction companies , sponsors , local and international lenders , multilateral credit agencies , private equity funds , export / import financing agencies , governmental entities , institutional investors , among others .\nports , airports , and railways ) , social infrastructure ( hospitals , jails , schools ) , public utilities infrastructure ( telecommunications , water and sewerage systems , energy ) and real estate developments ( hotels , buildings , urban renovation ) , among others .\nwhat the team is known for full - service heavyweight with a celebrated projects practice group . frequently sought after for its wide - ranging expertise spanning the financing and development of infrastructure projects in the transportation , telecommunications and energy and natural resources industries . team has noted expertise in public and private bids , as well as in ppps including concession contracts . represents global lenders as well as a host of major domestic and multinational project sponsors and developers .\nstrengths one observer comments :\nthey have a long track record in the colombian market as well as very able staff .\nanother source highlights :\nthey are one of the main players in project financing .\nwork highlights advised constructora conconcreto on a usd1 . 3 billion highway project involving the addition of a new lane to the bogot\u00e1 - girardot highway section .\nserved as legal counsel in a joint venture between rizk ventures and goldman sachs in order to obtain the trust rights to remodel the hospital universitario cl\u00ednica san rafael and lease it to national clinics colombia .\nobservers praise alessia abello for being\nwithout a doubt a very important lawyer in the area .\nshe is adept at handling both the financing and regulatory aspects of ppp mandates . she is noted for her role in the structuring of deals for clients stemming from both the public and private sectors . she led the team on the aforementioned constructora conconcreto highlight .\njaime herrera is described by clients as an\nexcellent lawyer .\nhe has a notable track record advising energy and natural resources clients on the financing and development of projects . recent activity has also included assisting with procurement issues for major public transport projects .\n\u00e1lvaro jos\u00e9 rodr\u00edguez is endorsed by the market as\ngood in projects related to oil and gas .\nhis main area of focus is in advising multinational clients from the hydrocarbons and mining sectors on the structuring and management of their projects in colombia .\njos\u00e9 alejandro torres is experienced in handling the financing and development of projects , particularly in the real estate sector . he also has particular know - how in the structuring of trusts . his other area of focus is m & a .\nposse herrera ruiz\u00b4 public practice area expertise is mainly focused on projects from industry sectors such as infrastructure , transportation , power energy , hydrocarbons and telecommunications .\nour key clients include spvs and domestic and international sponsors and lenders . recently , our practice area has grown due to the colombian government\u2019s initiative to improve and expand the country\u2019s infrastructure , which in turn , has increased the amount of projects under the public private partnerships ( ppp ) regime . as a consequence , our firm has been involved in structuring and financing some of the most important ppp projects undertaken by the colombia government .\nthe firm is best known for our multidisciplinary approach to each project , which ensures the project\u2019s success from a financial and infrastructure standpoint . considering that each project is different , our firm focuses in understanding the business from our client\u2019s perspective , which allows us to adequately reflect our client\u2019s needs in the legal documentation . our partners are very well - known for their experience in projects and are actively involved throughout the duration of each project , providing expertise and legal support to the clients .\nour significant experience in projects allows us to provide our clients with innovative legal structures that addresses the transactions complexities in an efficient and creative manner . this is evidenced in our long - standing relationships with clients .\nwhat the team is known for potent boutique with a well - regarded projects practice . team has expertise in handling public bidding processes as well as power purchase agreements . frequently called upon to advise both domestic and international clients on administrative law and public procurement matters for transport and energy projects in colombia . also noted for its strength in related litigation . this year the firm adds covimar , mgm innova capital and macquarie group to its client roster .\nstrengths\nthe firm has ample knowledge of administrative law and public procurement ,\naccording to clients , who continue :\nthe service is excellent , the advice is clear and in - depth .\nadriana espinosa is highlighted by interviewees as\na very good lawyer\nwho is\ndedicated to projects .\nshe focuses on administrative law and is particularly active advising clients on public bids and concession agreements for land , sea and air transport projects .\narrieta mantilla & asociados ( amya ) is a boutique law firm with a top - tier global reputation and its distinguished for its experience in the structuring and performance of projects , infrastructure , public contracts and public procurement law . therefore , the firm provides permanent legal advice on negotiation of public and private contracts and its performance by private contractors . the firm also represents and assists private companies in punitive administrative procedures regarding fines and unilateral termination , modification or interpretation of those contracts , due to the breach of obligations or for the purposes of guaranteeing the availability of public services .\narrieta mantilla & asociados is the leading law firm in the advisory of infrastructure concessionaires . it is renowned for its analytical yet practical approach to difficult legal issues that arise during the performance of public - private partnerships . as a legal counsellor for contracts execution , the firm is highly qualified for negotiating with public authorities and private partners , for the purpose of agreeing a modification to these contracts or for settling differences and controversies , before they are subject of litigation .\nthe projects and infrastructure team is highly qualified , as its members have extensive experience in their topics and are graduates from top law schools in colombia .\nstrengths one impressed client describes the firm as\nexcellent ,\nadding :\nit is an extraordinary firm that gives very in - depth advice .\ndistinguished practitioner \u00e1lvaro mauricio dur\u00e1n leal is deeply respected by sources , who describe him as\nexcellent and hard - working .\nthey go on to add :\nhe understands the public sector and has great relations with public entities . he provides very accurate legal advice .\nhe is considered an expert in the market with notable experience in road , airport and public utility projects .\ngabriel taboada is praised by one interviewee for having\nvery good knowledge ,\nas well as for\nbeing dedicated to providing very good advice .\nhe is experienced in handling public law matters , including the structuring of ppp contracts .\nobservers single out carlos andr\u00e9s s\u00e1nchez garc\u00eda as\nwilling and open to new ideas .\nthey add :\nhe has strong knowledge of ppp contracts .\nhe frequently advises on social infrastructure projects .\nthis department is widely recognized as one of the strongest and most knowledgeable projects teams in colombia .\nin railways , the firm is currently participating in the structuring of bogot\u00e1\u2019s first metro line , colombia\u2019s largest infrastructure project . in the airport sector , the firm was in charge structuring the legal framework for el dorado airport , as well as various airports in the northeastern region of the country .\nwhat the team is known for full - service firm with a well - respected practice group offering capabilities in a range of matters spanning public transport , energy and infrastructure projects . team is recognised for its experience in project financing deals , ppps and public bidding processes . particularly active advising on projects in the oil and gas sector . also benefits from the significant expertise of its banking and finance and public law departments to provide clients with comprehensive legal advice .\nstrengths the team is endorsed by market commentators , who single it out as\ngood in project finance .\nanother observer highlights :\nthey are a very good , well - known firm with very capable lawyers . they provide a very good service ."]}
{"id": 53881, "summary": [{"text": "stephen a. geppi ( born january 24 , 1950 ) is an american comic book distributor , publisher and former comic store owner .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "having established an early chain of comic shops in baltimore in the mid-late 1970s , he is best known for his distributing business .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "geppi founded diamond comic distributors , the largest comic direct distribution service in 1982 , and has served as the company 's head to the present .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "diamond distribution became the successor to direct market pioneer phil seuling 's distribution dream when geppi took over new media/irjax 's warehouses in 1982 .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "he further bought out early-distributor bud plant in 1988 , and main rival capital city in 1996 to assume a near-monopoly on comics distribution , including exclusivity deals with the major comic book publishers .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "geppi became part owner of the baltimore orioles in 1993 , and in 1994 purchased baltimore magazine .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "he is president and publisher of gemstone publishing inc. , through which he publishes russ cochran 's ec comics reprints , disney comics and blue book price guide the overstreet comic book price guide .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "in 1995 , he founded diamond international galleries , which acquired hake 's americana & collectibles auction house ( 2004 ) , and in 2005 , pennsylvania-based morphy auctions .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "in 2006 , geppi founded geppi 's entertainment museum in baltimore . ", "topic": 32}], "title": "steve geppi", "paragraphs": ["baltimore diamond distributors fantastic forum geppi ' s entertainment museum steve geppi ulysses e . campbell\ngeppi\u0092s entertainment museum in baltimore is to open on friday , displaying steve geppi\u0092s personal collection .\nsteve geppi | geppi mansion fails to sell at $ 2 . 79 million - tribunedigital - baltimoresun\nsteve geppi opens geppi\u2019s comic world , which operated out of the basement of a tv repair shop .\ngeppi ' s entertainment museum - geppi ' s entertainment museum president / ceo stephen a . geppi bio\ndiamond comic distributors , inc . - steve geppi interview with fanboy radio available online\nsteve geppi : i prefer to think it was spoken as a man mark .\ndiamond comic distributors , inc . - steve geppi named baltimore ceo of the year\nsince then\u2013 steve geppi has effectively cancelled titles . including one of yours\u2026 correct ?\nshields said spiroff and gonzalez morin reported to geppi , and geppi reported to moyer .\nbut not with comics . not any more . all the pressure groups have to do is lean on steve or threaten steve or picket steve or\u2014most worrisome of all\u2014genuinely get steve on their side .\ncomicwow ! interviews diamond comic distributors , inc . ceo , steve geppi , about the company\u2019s 35 th anniversary\ngeppi ' s entertainment museum press room :\ngeppi ' s entertainment museum president / ceo stephen a . geppi bio\n. accessed march 5 , 2009\nowner steve geppi describes it as \u201cone of the largest investments i\u2019ve ever made in diamond and our industry . \u201d\na former dean at carroll community college , steve geppi , has returned to his roots to weed out corruption .\nsteve geppi grew up in poverty ! he ' s a self made man , dammit ! if steve geppi can pull himself up by his bootstraps , so can all those other poors out there , if only they weren ' t so lazy .\nsteve geppi talks at the future tomorrow panel at the 2013 comic - con international : san diego . seven minute video .\n- the maryland stadium authority reduces politically well - connected businessman steve geppi\u2019s $ 367 , 820 rent at the state\u2019s camden station by 31 percent after geppi misses 19 monthly rent payments .\nso , diamond ' s steve geppi will be voting for donald trump at least . . . - bleeding cool news and rumors\ni also understand that steve geppi ' s gemstone publishing company is to close , just as the final overstreet price guide shipped .\nheidi macdonald ,\nsteve geppi\u2019s debt woes growing\nin the beat , february 18 , 2009 . accessed march 5 , 2009\ngeppi ' s entertainment museum , baltimore : hours , address , geppi ' s entertainment museum reviews : 4 . 5 / 5\njamie : you clearly feel betrayed by diamond\u2019s deal with nextplanetover . com , do you think you can trust diamond or steve geppi again ?\nfounder of the geppi entertainment museum and diamond comic distributors , steve geppi , talks about building the xanadu for comic collectors , what he loves to collect the most , and the art of sniffing old comic books .\nthe other consideration is inheritance tax consequences for the geppi family . a sale of diamond could be structured to benefit the geppi tax - wise .\nsteve apparently weathered the storm , and i\u2019m sure herman rush did . but there must have been some impact , if , as i\u2019ve been given to understand , steve sold his interest in the baltimore orioles . steve loves the baltimore orioles .\nsteve geppi will overcome his debt problems ; re : dean burns\u2019 4 / 21 / 09 posting : \u201cstephen g . is in a lot of hot water\u201d\nwalt flanagan of amc ' s\ncomic book men\ntakes a whiff of a copy of action comics no . 1 , as steve geppi looks on .\nguarantee in writing that neither steve geppi , diamond , or any member of the diamond staff would ever take any equity position in a comics retailer ever again .\nin 1987 , geppi responded to\na graphic chiwdbirf scene in miracweman # 9 [ written by awan moore ] .\ngeppi wrote to retaiwers dat :\nmark waid : spoken like a rich white man . thanks for sharing , steve .\nwe could have spent days checking out the treasures in steve geppi\u2019s office but he was eager to give us a tour of his pride - and - joy museum .\nthat would make great sense , as diamond is the only significant distribution mechanism around for the comics industry , headed up by steve geppi ' s terrible mismanagement . one real major screw - up from geppi , and the whole comics industry is fucked .\ngemstone publishing was formed by diamond comic distributors president and chief executive officer steve geppi as a conduit for his efforts in preserving and promoting the history of the comics medium .\njamie : if steve geppi / diamond comics continues their plans with nextplanetover . com , what will their positions in the industry be like one or two years from now ?\nour last stop was the museum gift shop , where steve loaded us up with freebies .\nwell , steve geppi wasn ' t going to take that . he ' s a man , remember . so steve geppi responded as any man would - with a diatribe almost as long - winded as the original one that started this whole thing , so long - winded , in fact , it wouldn ' t fit in a single screencap :\nshields confirmed that geppi ' s unit was a participant in the eci investigation . he declined to say what roles geppi , spiroff or gonzalez morin might have played .\nsteve geppi is a man who seems to get what he wants . a barks painting at an auction ? he gets it . dominance of comics industry distribution ? all his .\nfamed comics collector steve geppi seems to have moved up to collecting multi - million dollar lawsuits . news broke today of another pending suit with the widow of bruce hamilton filing a $ 3 million complaint in prescott arizona against geppi and his defunct diamond international galleries .\nleach\u2019s news was picked up by the disney comics worldwidw blog , which connected it with gemstone owner steve geppi\u2019s reported financial difficulties . as dcw reported , gemstone , diamond and geppi have been sued by creditors trade association for $ 373 , 000 for unpaid printing bills .\nsteve geppi spoken like a rich man is not racist . spoken like a white rich man is . try that using the word black and see if you get away with it .\nthis isn\u2019t to say that john davis and milton griepp are george the third or that steve geppi is ming the merciless . nor is there any implication that something fishy is going on .\ngeppi owed about $ 3 . 25 million on the property , according to court records .\non march 11th i arrived at the hotel in baltimore , half - expecting a message to meet with steve geppi prior to the beginning of the rrp meetings . no message was waiting . despite that lack of communication , i decided to still hold back . i had brought with me 5 copies of the e - mails i sent steve after brian hibb ' s editorial appeared in comics retailer . this included the original letter to the editor that i had never sent in , plus my letter to brian explaining how i had an ongoing dialog with steve , and how i thought that steve would find some solutions to the conflict of interest issue . my intention was to allow retailers who asked me about why i had never spoken out about steve geppi ' s ownership of urltoken to read exactly what i had said to steve , and to brian . as i told steve in my e - mail message of 3 / 10 / 99 , my goal was to simply let my fellow retailers read the messages , and judge for themselves the appropriateness of steve geppi ' s actions .\nbefore going off half - cocked , however , i did want to give steve geppi yet another chance to fix things . so i sent him the following e - mail on march 10th :\nwhen steve showed up at valiant looking for work , his shoes were held together by duct tape .\ni admire steve ditko ' s principles even if i don ' t always understand what motivates them .\nhe also continued the discussion highlighted yesterday , with mark waid , in which i also pointed out that steve geppi had recently been close to bankruptcy . another reason why the \u201cbank\u201d may be closing\u2026 .\nwithin a few years , geppi was not making his yearly payments of $ 250 , 000 and the montana family sued . in a deposition , geppi very matter of factly explains what happened :\nother geppi bad deals were based on the real estate bubble \u2013 in that he\u2019s hardly alone .\noriginal art for price guide covers highlights august heritage auction at geppi ' s entertainment . . .\nthe matter involving spiroff was separate from the one involving geppi and gonzalez morin , shields said .\namong the pieces being exhibited are many on loan from the private collections of kerby confer and gem founder steve geppi , widely regarded as the two most extensive representations of carl barks\u2019 paintings and other works .\nsteve geppi is a very smart guy and an unbelievable contributor to this community ,\nshe said .\nit ' s very sad to see what happened to him , whatever the reason .\ni first met steve ditko sometime in 1977 . for the life of me , i can\u2019t remember where .\ncompared to say , alan moore , steve ditko , with his privacy and his principles seems quite normal .\nin his new position , vaughn will continue reporting to geppi , who is also president and ceo of diamond comic distributors , and founder of geppi\u2019s entertainment museum in baltimore\u2019s historic camden yards sports complex .\nyork , pa . \u2013 stephen a . geppi , president and ceo of diamond comic distributors and geppi\u2019s entertainment auctions \u2013 parent company of morphy auctions and hakes americana \u2013 has been elected to the york college of pennsylvania board of trustees . geppi will serve a three - year term on the board .\nchuck rozanski : i am now a firm advocate that the exclusive relationships that diamond has with any comics publishers must be voided . we trusted diamond and steve geppi , and i feel they have betrayed that trust . i once advocated the exclusive relationships because i felt that maintaining stability in the world of comics was more important than fears of monopolization . i now fear steve geppi and diamond far more than i fear chaos .\ngiven that i was still waiting for any kind of a reply from steve geppi to any of my suggestions , i was at a loss as to what to do . it had been four weeks of total silence . i knew steve had other issues to deal with in his broad collection of enterprises , but i could also see that time was drifting away in which to make a public protest . four weeks of waiting seemed long enough . in the end , i decided to compromise . i wrote the vociferous letter of support for brian ' s condemnation of steve geppi ' s ownership of urltoken to comics retailer , but then i sent it first to steve geppi . the text of that e - mail follows on december 15 , 1998 :\ngeppi ' s entertainment museum to close . bummer . collection moving to library of congress . cool .\ndenver , pa . ( acni ) \u2013 four and a half years after selling the auction company he co - founded , dan morphy has come full circle and bought back the operating assets of morphy auctions from geppi\u2019s entertainment . the geppi family of companies is headed by baltimore businessman stephen a . geppi .\nstill , you just wouldn\u2019t want to be steve geppi today \u2014 although he possesses some of the greatest collectibles in the whole comics world , it\u2019s looking more and more likely that a bank is the actual owner .\nwhen steve showed up at valiant looking for work , his shoes were held together by duct tape .\nin 1995 , geppi founded diamond internationaw gawweries , which acqwired hake ' s americana & cowwectibwes auction house ( 2004 ) , and in 2005 , pennsywvania - based morphy auctions . [ 49 ] in 1999 , geppi founded diamond sewect toys , and in 2006 he founded geppi ' s entertainment museum in bawtimore .\nthis development came as a severe shock to me . for the previous 18 years , despite overtures from myself and many others , steve geppi adamantly refused to be involved in the retailing of comics . the only exception to this policy was maintaining the original geppi ' s comic world retail stores that he had established prior to creating diamond comic distributors . steve geppi made it clear to me repeatedly during the years of our friendship that any expansion of retailing on his part would be a complete conflict of interest relative to his ownership of diamond .\nbaltimore magazine is published by stephen a . geppi . born in the \u201clittle italy\u201d section of baltimore , maryland , geppi turned his childhood love of comics into the world\u2019s largest distributor of english language comic books .\nalliance is a big shop . their size allows them to have one of the best comic book selections in the dmv . they even have archie comics . alliance has an old school , friendly vibe probably inherited from the previous owner steve geppi , of geppi\u2019s museum fame . geppi owned the store from the 70s to the late 90s until the space evolved into alliance comics , much like how jean grey transformed into the phoenix .\nsteve geppi , publisher of baltimore magazine and ceo of diamond comic distributors , will receive the 2011 nephcure public service award at the countdown to a cure , a baltimore banquet at the pier 5 hotel jan . 20 .\njust saw searching for steve ditko on youtube . nice documentary , looks like he just wants to be left alone .\nit\u2019s now official . the comic book market\u2019s eggs are all in one basket . carol was right again ( as she so often was ) . and steve geppi is now the most powerful\u2014and the weakest\u2014man in the comics industry .\nmr . geppi entered the comics business in 1974 when he opened geppi\u2019s comic world , which he soon expanded to four stores . by 1982 , his distributor was failing and he decided to move into distribution . in just over a decade\u2019s time mr . geppi expanded his comic book distribution business across north america and europe .\nunlike the state employees charged in the eci indictment , geppi and spiroff were hired by the hogan administration .\ngeppi supervised several hundred workers in the intelligence , investigations , central hiring and inspector general ' s departments .\nis there a more cautionary tale in comics than that of the failing fortunes of diamond comics owner and \u00fcber - collector steve geppi ? daniel best reads through some of the court documents on the montana estate vs steve geppi lawsuit we alluded to the other day , and they are not too thrilling if you are steve geppi , the owner of diamond comics and once considered the richest man in comics . in a nutshell , back in 2006 , a flush geppi offered the family or archie artist $ 1 , 000 , 000 for a collection of original archie art , while attesting that he was worth $ 20 million , as the attached exhibit shows . as time went by , a few things happened \u2014 geppi made a series of very bad deals which ate up his money , especially as the economy and the real estate market tanked ; and the art also lost a lot of value :\nhaving steve geppi in this position was intolerable to me and to all the retailers with whom i discussed the matter . there was a consensus among those with whom i spoke that there was no way that severe conflicts of interest could be avoided between diamond ' s servicing of their 4 , 000 independent retailers , and steve geppi ' s anotheruniverse . com . i spoke with representatives of marvel and dc , diamond ' s largest suppliers , and made sure that they understood my concerns . i also spoke with representatives of dark horse comics , image comics , and our local diamond representative . they , in turn , passed on the issues i raised to diamond , and steve geppi .\nbaltimore \u2014 if steve geppi has his way , his new entertainment museum will be a cultural institution that children must be dragged out of rather than into . and his idea of children does not mean 12 years old and under .\nlike the other lawsuits mentioned above \u2014 all of which have been settled against geppi \u2014 this one was settled in january with the court ordering geppi to pay the $ 3 , 000 , 000 due for the collection .\nfortunately , we had rom , spaceknight . rom fit steve\u2019s criteria well enough . he did some great work on rom .\npop culture mogul , steve geppi , will be stopping by the comicwow ! studios on february 8 th for an interview about diamond comic distributors , inc . ( dcd ) . february 1 , 2017 marked the 35 th anniversary for dcd .\ni think several artists asked if they could ink an issue of steve ' s rom pencils and it became a thing . a chance to work with the great steve ditko for one job was an honor . i believe bill mantlo also did some recruiting .\nthis story is nothing compared to what steve to helen hamilton and another rainbow . . . . . . . . . .\nas years passed , it became evident that the direct market was underscored by head - to - head competition between capital and diamond . and carol would say that steve geppi was the more aggressive , the more determined to come out on top .\nmany thanks to brian hibbs for speaking out ( comics retailer # 82 ) on the subject of the diamond / geppi takeover of anotheruniverse . com . brian seems to be one of the few folks who clearly recognizes danger to all direct market retailers posed by having steve geppi in control of not only all comics distributing , but also the largest internet retailing presence .\ngeppi ' s entertainment museum | 301 w . camden street | baltimore , md 21201 | 410 - 625 - 7060\nin january 2009 , pnc bank won a $ 16 . 4 million judgment against geppi , according to court records .\nresume for\nstephen a . geppi\nat businessweek , september 8 , 1998 . accessed march 5 , 2009 .\nnewswatch : geppi buys bawtimore ,\nthe comics journaw # 174 ( february 1995 ) , p . 29 .\nthe officials include steven f . geppi , director of the department ' s investigation , intelligence and fugitive apprehension unit .\non friday , co - host billie rae bates and i visited geppi\u2019s entertainment museum where we met steve geppi . steve is one of the most influential men in the comics industry through his position as president of diamond comics distributors . diamond has cornered the distribution market and if you are a publisher who wants their books to make it to specialty comics retailers you have to deal with them . before diamond , many of you may remember mr . geppi from his chain of comic book stores in the dc / maryland region that bore his name . billie rae conducted a fabulous interview while i acted as cameraperson / director .\nthis revelation left me stunned . it now seemed clear that my worst fears were being confirmed . i had to admit that clyde durkee might have been right all along when he predicted that steve geppi would tell me anything he thought i wanted to hear in order to keep me silent on his ownership of anotheruniverse . com . my trip to baltimore in november , at steve geppi ' s invitation , now appeared to never have had any chance of success . during the time that steve geppi and i spent fifteen hours together discussing how to constructively resolve the issues relating to his ownership of anotheruniverse . com , he apparently already had his staff secretly negotiating yet another preferential deal for a comics retailing entity in which he had an option to purchase stock .\nabout mr . geppi\u2014after starting geppi\u2019s comic world in 1974 , steve geppi launched diamond comic distributors , the largest distributor of english language comic books in the world . in subsequent years he founded gemstone publishing , diamond international galleries , and diamond select toys and acquired other fine firms such as alliance game distributors , baltimore magazine , e . gerber products , hake\u2019s americana & collectibles , and morphy auctions . he is a minority owner of the baltimore orioles and is involved in many local civic activities .\nin a move prompted by frustration over an inability to negotiate a reasonable compromise with diamond comic distributors , inc . , and diamond owner steve geppi , over mr . geppi ' s takeover of internet retailer anotheruniverse . com , mile high comics , inc . has filed a letter of protest with the anti - trust division of the united states department of justice . mr . peter mucchetti , an attorney for the department of justice who has been investigating the role of steve geppi and diamond comic distributors , inc . in the current state of comics distribution , agreed to also investigate the claims made by mile high comics , inc .\ni don\u2019t know exactly how long marvel had kept steve on after i left there , but eventually they\u2019d cut him loose . jerks .\nthis story is nothing compared to what steve did to helen hamilton and another rainbow . . . . . . . . . .\nsteve geppi , ceo , president and owner of diamond comic distributors seems to have had a new year\u2019s resolution . not just the one he describes below , but one to speak out more about his opinions , with as much frankness as he can muster .\nthe official companion to the \u201catlas at last ! \u201d exhibit at geppi\u2019s entertainment museum . comic book marketplace returns . . .\nas i said before , someone of the caliber of steve leialoha or klaus janson would work well . p . craig russell is a great choice , too . someone whose work would be lush and full , while still keeping the essence of steve ditko ' s style .\nwhen asked about why the payments stopped geppi was more forthright . \u201cthere was no funds ( sic ) sufficient to pay it , \u201d he said . \u201cthere were no funds available . diamond international galleries did not have funds available . \u201d when asked why he had no funds , geppi simply said , \u201ccredit officers have been asking that questions ( sic ) for years . \u201d the montana\u2019s legal representative pressed further asking about geppi\u2019s net worth . geppi stated that he did indeed have a net worth in excess of $ 20 , 000 , 000 when he signed the contract in 2007 , but as of 2010 his net worth was around the $ 1 , 000 , 000 mark . if true then this is an amazing fall for geppi . geppi insisted that the only reason the final $ 500 , 000 was not paid was down to , \u201cno funds . \u201d for geppi it really was as simple as that . no other reason was offered , no other reason was required . however another accusation that geppi filed was that other items were shown to him by the montana family but were not included in the final inventory . faced with geppi\u2019s answers the montana family asked for a trial by jury , something that geppi was keen to avoid .\nall i can say is , it couldnt happen to a nicer person than steve ( let me screw you and manipulate the market ) geppi\u2026and yes i to have been thru his museum and his private collection\u2026 . been an insider for many many years\u2026interesting to see how geppi manipulayed prices and the market with his cronies\u2026 . good to see him fall\u2026 . maybe criminal legal action can come next\nas part - owner of the baltimore orioles , geppi is a very prominent local businessman , whose ventures often appear in the local papers . in fact , this link is from a local maryland newspaper naming geppi one of the \u201cbiggest scammers\u201d of 2009 :\ngeppi\u2019s entertainment museum , founded in september 2006 by diamond comic distributors ceo steve geppi , is more than $ 700 , 000 in debt . maryland\u2019s daily record reports the baltimore pop - culture museum has accrued about $ 622 , 500 in unpaid rent to the maryland stadium authority , and owes more than $ 77 , 000 in late fees and unpaid electric bills dating back to february 2007 .\ni just saw the in search of steve ditko documentary . i enjoyed everyone ' s stories about ditko , and their interpretations & opinions .\ndiamond comic distributors , inc . marks the 35th anniversary of its incorporation , a new milestone in the evolution of the company president and ceo steve geppi successfully started as a former retailer to distribute comic books and pop - culture related merchandise to his fellow retailers . urltoken\nsteve geppi , gemstone publishing president and ceo , publisher of baltimore magazine and president and ceo of diamond comic distributors , will receive the 2011 nephcure public service award at the countdown to a cure banquet at baltimore\u2019s pier 5 hotel on thursday , january 20 , 2011 .\ncoinciding with new details on its expansion of the olive branch , mississippi central warehouse facility , diamond ' s president / ceo steve geppi has written a personal letter to its customers - comic book retailers - on the changes in the industry and what prompted the expansion .\nduring last night\u2019s presentations at the diamond retailer summit , the comic book legal defense fund announced that diamond\u2019s founder and president , steve geppi , has accepted a seat on the group\u2019s board of directors . geppi joins chris staros , peter david , neil gaiman , milton griepp , greg ketter , frank mangiaracina , louise nemschoff , and paul levitz in overseeing the direction of the non - profit organization .\nlast month , harbor bank of maryland won a $ 3 . 5 million judgment against geppi , according to county court records .\ngeppi & apos ; s entertainment museum is heaven for comic book lovers , as shown on a recent episode of amc show .\ndiamond comic distributors founder and president stephen geppi sr . with some of the characters that propelled his company to fame and fortune .\nwhat ' s happening at gem we are incredibly proud of geppi ' s entertainment museum ( gem ) and the . . .\nbelow is a very eye opening interview where he discusses his opposition to recent diamond comics / steve geppi dealings with online super stores urltoken and the upcoming nextplanetover . com . also discussed are his near purchase of marvel comics publishing arm and his thoughts on other industry matters .\njohn geppi . executive vice president and cfo of covenant health system ( knoxville , tenn . ) . mr . geppi has helped covenant health , a seven - hospital system , become one of the most financially viable providers in east tennessee . [ read more ]\n\u201cthis is not to say that steve has done any of these things or would do any of these things . just that he could . \u201d\nin recent weeks , while news of diamond\u2019s new trade policies has rippled through every level of the comics business , diamond\u2019s owner , stephen geppi , has also been hit with several lawsuits for outstanding debts . while geppi\u2019s various business interests , including the geppi entertainment museum and gemstone publishing , are all separate corporations , the overall picture of debt that emerges is an uncomfortable one for the comics industry .\n' considered ' means to ponder , look at closely , examine , etc . and does not admit , or claim , or state that steve ditko is spider - man ' s co - creator .\n\u2013 steve ditko ' s response appeared in the may 2001 issue of the comics\nsadly , despite his personal promise to me to do so , steve geppi never called brian hibbs . of my suggested changes , the only one that went into effect was the wholesaling of specialty publications from urltoken to all diamond accounts . by last week ( almost three months after his pledge to take action ) steve geppi had not done anything . nor had he ever called me back . instead he went forward with milton griepp and his associates to establish a relationship by which urltoken would become the first internet retailer whose fulfillment would be handled exclusively by diamond .\nupdate june 2018 : geppi\u2019s entertainment museum has closed . the collection has been donated to the u . s . library of congress .\ngeppi said he was fired by moyer tuesday and seven or eight other employees of the unit had been placed on leave . he said those employees are protected by the correctional officers ' bill of rights . geppi and gonzalez morin said they could be fired at will .\ni had a time where i would have regular conversations with steve ditko over the phone . he was nothing but polite and pleasant to speak with .\ni wasn ' t thrilled about doing the wwf books , but steve seemed to enjoy them . they weren ' t particularly rushed . yes , you ' d think that the co - creator of spider - man ( stan said it was 50 / 50 , steve told me it was 70 / 30 in his favor ) would have grander and more significant assignments . but steve seemed okay with it and we were very glad to have him .\nwe then spent hours discussing what methods could be employed to utilize the urltoken mailing list to help comics retailers without diminishing the value of that asset . i thought i came up with several good suggestions based on the positive responses i received from steve . perhaps i was once again being incredibly naive , but i really believed that steve geppi was sincere in trying to find solutions to his conflict of interest . upon parting for the airport i agreed to send steve a summary of our discussions , listing specific suggestions . i also agreed to continue to consider being a part of the process .\nas to gemstone\u2019s woes : disney drove such a hard bargain with gladstone ( bruce hamilton ) , that he stopped publishing the line . steve geppi picked it up for his love of the \u201cducks\u201d knowing full well that it would probably be a money - losing proposition for years to come\u2013but steve wanted to see donald , huey , duey , louie and uncle scrooge return home from europe to the good old usa in triumph . folly or not \u2014 fifty years from now when the gemstone issues are bringing a thousand dollars a copy ( or more ) steve\u2019s publishing contributions will be remembered with gratitude .\nthe question , as always when we report on geppi\u2019s financial matters , is where does this leave diamond ? every diamond employee we\u2019ve ever spoken to has assured us that there is a financial firewall between geppi\u2019s personal business like the museum and the galleries , and diamond comics distributors .\na grid of video monitors displays the first issue of action comics , introducing the man of steel in 1938 , at geppi\u0092s entertainment museum .\nhave known steve geppi neigh on 40 years now since we were both sub - distributors for new media . diamond has always been fair minded striving to do the best job possible , just like so many others of us in this wonderful hobby turned big biz . check em out on ebay .\nthese ideas were designed to mitigate , not eliminate the conflict of interest issues presented by joint ownership . i have to point out , however , that i only took this approach when it was made clear to me that steve geppi never intended to ever let urltoken get away from his ownership . divestiture of urltoken is the actual best solution . then diamond ' s hands would be once again clean , and the conflict of interest issue would be moot . . but that ' s not going to happen . steve geppi clearly understands that a substantial portion of the future of comics retailing is on the internet , and he intends to dominate that niche . if you have any doubt of that fact , just ask yourself the question : have you ever seen steve geppi enter into any venture without going all - out to win ? understanding that factor made me realize that i had better prepare for an unprecedented blitz of internet competition from urltoken . steve milo may have been an inefficient competitor , but steve geppi has the resources , and the skill , to cause great harm to mile high comics , and every other retailer in the direct market . assuming he will not , out of some sense of past friendship or obligation , is foolishness predators predate . they kill in order to live . that ' s how the world works .\ni\u2019d never before seen steve looking\u2026i don\u2019t know . worn down ? worried ? troubled ? hard to say , steve doesn\u2019t exactly show his feelings much , and was not the type to express despair or even its lesser cousins . but he didn\u2019t look happy . he didn\u2019t look well . and he needed work .\ni have always considered steve ditko to be spider - man ' s co - creator .\n- stan lee ( in a letter to ditko )\nnobody has done more in recent years for the comics industry than steve geppi . where would marvel and dc be today without his wisdom and diamond\u2019s expertise in comic book distribution ? george t . delacorte ( dell ) , whom had the most extensive comic books distribution network in usa history failed in 1960 - 61 and western publishing suddenly found themselves on their own with multiple independent distributors ripping them off at every chance . had steve geppi appeared on the scene ten years before with diamond , chances are there would still be a \u201cgold key\u201d comics line on the shelves today . think about that .\nchuck rozanski : my initial contact with the justice department was when they called me for my opinion on steve geppi\u2019s acquisition of anotheruniverse . com . i told them that i considered his personal ownership of the leading internet retailer of comics to be a direct conflict of interest with his other role as the owner of diamond comic distributors , the sole - source supplier to the retail comics trade of marvel , dc , image , and dark horse publications . but i told the investigators that i was negotiating with steve geppi personally to find ways to mitigate the conflicts involved with his ownership of anotheruniverse . com .\nmorphy said he looks forward to an ongoing collaboration with the geppi companies , which will be referring appropriate consignments to the newly minted auction house .\nget the chance to ask geppi questions yourself . during the livestream , leave a question in the comments for geppi to answer ! make sure to tune into the interview live at 2 : 30pm , wednesday , feb . 8 , on comicwow ! \u2019s facebook page . see you then !\na recipient of many prestigious awards , mr . geppi has been honored numerous times in his hometown for his professional accomplishments and his tireless philanthropy .\nstate records show that geppi earned $ 109 , 000 a year . spiroff earned $ 91 , 000 ; morin earned $ 81 , 000 .\ndocuments in baltimore county circuit court show that several limited - liability companies in which geppi was an investor borrowed $ 18 . 6 million in december 2006 to acquire waterfront properties for development in maine and that geppi signed a personal guaranty on the note . the borrowers defaulted in october 2008 .\n, who died in 2009 , was the letterer on\nsteve canyon\nfrom 1975 - 88 . this year ' s event was hosted by brian o ' halloran , known for playing dante in the\nclerks\nmovies . the\nwalking dead\ncomic book and artist fiona staples ( artist of\nsaga\n) won multiple awards . steve geppi was given the\nshel dorf legacy award .\ngeppi owns diamond , which he grew from a small comics distributor in the early ' 80s to a current monopoly of the industry . he also has an amazing collection , which you can view at\nanyway , i met steve , probably there . what an honor . i loved his work . when i was a kid i tried to emulate his style .\nsteve came back to marvel in 1979 , where he drew machine man : the one title along with tales to astonish which he shared runs with jack kirby .\nstephen a . geppi was a postman with an 8th grade education . but he became a multi - millionaire comic book distributor , and he used his money and his connections to create geppi ' s entertainment museum . its purpose , according to its brochure , is to show that pop culture collectibles mirror american history and are educational for kids . geppi knows this first - hand , since he reportedly attributes his own literacy to batman comics .\nin 2008 , an investigation by the daily record showed geppi ' s entertainment museum went 19 months without making any kind of payment to its landlord and accumulated a debt of more than $ 700 , 000 to the state in rent and other fees . geppi settled the debt in early 2009 .\ni dont know the whole story , only part , will try to get more info , but it is not a good one , bought ar and did not pay in full or something like that , dont know how it settled out if it ever did , will let you know more as i find out about it but 4 . 6 million dollar purchase and h hamilton sued geppi in fed court after he stopped making payments according to april 10 , 2010 suit filed in ariz . she says geppi owes her more than 3 million after not making payment for 2 years , found the lawsuit goggle helen hamilton trust vs steve geppi and look to pdf file that says kenneth . . . what a story over 3 million . . . movie posters , comic books , bruces collection . . . . sued steve geppi and diamond . . poor widow and bruce is gone and so is 6400 carl barks autographs .\nin january of 1995 , geppi opened diamond international galleries , a gallery devoted to comics , comic collectibles and related art . he recently opened the geppi\u2019s entertainment museum at camden yards and has continued to expand his interests within the collectibles field with the addition of auction houses hake\u2019s americana and morphy auctions .\ngeppi said the firings and the suspensions would cause severe harm to the department ' s attempts to fight corruption in the state ' s correctional institutions .\nas far as i know , steve ditko never worked there , but , like i said , almost everybody stopped by at some point for one reason or another .\nthere are several old photos of steve ditko available online . as of the last time i saw him he looked the same as always , just a little older .\nfrom left : comics4kids inc president dale moore in sarasota florida getting hired at cgc in 2002 with cgc\u2019s steve borock , audrey , john slater , and mark haspel .\ngeppi has faced financial trouble in recent years . last may , the maryland stadium authority agreed to reduce the rent paid by geppi ' s entertainment museum for its space in camden station at camden yards after the museum struggled to pay its rent . pnc bank won a $ 16 . 4 million judgment against geppi in january 2009 , while harbor bank of maryland won a $ 3 . 5 million judgment last month , baltimore county circuit court records show .\n. geppi was already in the business as a retailer at that time : he had left his job as a letter carrier for the u . s . postal service in 1974 to open his first shop , geppi ' s comic world , which operated out of the basement of a tv repair shop .\nsunday\u2019s season 6 premiere of the amc show \u201ccomic book men , \u201d spotlighting the continuing adventures of writer - director - comic geek kevin smith and the staff at his jay and silent bob\u2019s secret stash comic store , included a stop at the museum adjacent to camden yards and a visit with its owner , steve geppi .\nin regard to the existing internet retailers , i think it should be clear that having steve geppi own urltoken has a far greater immediate impact on those entities than it does storefront retailers . we ' ve gone from having a flamboyant , but poorly managed online competitor , to having the largest available pool of both working capital , and managerial talent , in the comics industry brought to bear against our own online marketing programs . this is a chilling and depressing turn of events . particularly since we ' ve trusted steve geppi for so many years as our primary supplier supplier . to find an equitable middle ground , i have suggested the following :\none of the\nlast loyal customers\nwhen new media began having fiscal difficulties , geppi made a deal with shuster :\n[ t ] he owner was going into retail ,\nso geppi agreed to provide shuster with\nfree books for a period of time in return for his account list .\ni say most of this stuff is crap and politics . i don\u2019t see geppi going anywhere or those suits having much merit . show me the facts .\nrobert m . overstreet\nbio at geppi ' s entertainment . accessed apriw 7 , 2009 archived juwy 18 , 2009 , at de wayback machine .\ni read recently about a whole slew of crippling financial problems that geppi was going through , on both a personal divorce level , to big business problems .\noffensively for the wildcats , holtzapple and geppi led the team with two rbis each , while parker was the only player with a multi - hit game .\nin terms of feedback , i have had 100 % support . there are those who are ( quite naturally ) skeptical that we will win , but all those who have written me have praised me for taking this public stance in opposition of the steve geppi / anotheruniverse . com / diamond / nextplanetover . com potential combination .\nplease understand , however , that i harbor no false illusions . in the end , steve geppi may win out even in litigation . he is very clever , has powerful allies , and his legal team is very resourceful . i know that by taking the lead in contacting you that i am placing myself in a position of never being able to expect any favors , or mercy , from steve geppi , or diamond , ever again . but i could never respect myself again if i didn ' t at least ask you to try to stop them . that ' s why i finally came to the difficult decision of writing to you for help .\nthere\u2019s no bail - out funds headed for steve geppi , but perhaps there should be . if we lose comic books ( an american invention ) we lose an important part of our chidren\u2019s and grandchildren\u2019s heritage . at the least those who stiffed ( and are stiffing ) diamond should pony up . i imagine a lot of flak headed my way for this post , but let it come . i helped to found fandom some 40 years ago and my gut feeling is that we should pull together now and offer steve geppi all the good will and support that we possibly can to help him get past his time of trouble \u2014 our time of trouble .\nsomewhat reluctantly , herman rush and i followed steve to his car . we drove from diamond\u2019s timonium , maryland headquarters to baltimore , specifically , to camden yards , where oriole park , m t bank stadium and geppi\u2019s entertainment museum are located . there are also restaurants and upscale shops in the complex , plus two other museums .\ntime came to go . steve drove us to the train station . pretty much exhausted but abuzz with ideas , herman and i made our way back to new york .\nsteve and herman apparently became interested in or consumed by other matters . nothing ever came of our meeting or the grand dreams herman and i had on the way home .\nmelissa bowersox , geppi\u2019s entertainment museum president , had a different start for her love of comics . as the daughter of steve geppi , bowersox was quite literally born into the comic industry . even going as far as to call having darth vader and spider - man as bodyguards in the inner harbor as her normal . from working in the warehouse during the summer to assisting as a receptionist , bowersox eventually worked her way up to help her father ' s dream of a museum a reality .\nbefore i mention the specific proposals i made to steve geppi , i need to define the two sets of discussions presently underway . first , i am negotiating for mile high comics , and other mail order / internet retailers . these retailers are immediately impacted by any actions taken to revive urltoken . the second set of discussions are more specific to the concerns raised in your column about the impact of the marketing programs of urltoken on comics retailers in general , and how steve geppi / diamond need to alter what ' s being done so as to not damage the customers of diamond . this discussions are certainly not mutually exclusive , but they do cover different areas of concern\nyesterday , we reported on the unmitigated gall of diamond comics distributors founder and head steve geppi posting a long - winded diatribe on facebook ( plagiarized from , though later attributed to , another writer ) about how there are two americas , one where people work hard to become the successful owners of comics distribution monopolies , and another where god damn liberals like president obama want to take the wealth away from these poor , victimized rich people and give it away to lazy poor people who don ' t want to work for a living . geppi ' s post was the subject of much discussion on comics social media , and this led to outspoken comics writer mark waid visiting geppi ' s facebook page to argue with him about it . waid fired the opening salvo in the comments of geppi ' s original post :\nif i were a publisher , i would hire steve ditko in a heartbeat . as jim said , he ' s a founding father , and should be treated as such .\nsteve calrow , who helped broker the sale , said barks has a worldwide following as the \u201cno . 1 donald duck story writer and artist\u201d and the creator of scrooge mcduck .\nchuck rozanski : it seems an unreasonable consolidation of the market . but i respect the individual members of the dc management team very much . after this situation with steve geppi , however , who i had considered a personal friend since 1977 , i would like their assurances that any such deal would be reasonable to be put into writing .\ngeppi of diamond cawws on retaiwers to voice objections to pubwishers ,\nthe comics journaw # 113 ( december 1986 ) , pp . 12 - 14 .\ngonzalez morin said she was questioned by the maryland state police about alleged sexual misconduct in her division . geppi and gonzalez morin both said the allegations were unfounded .\nhowever , years ago , when there were nearly 20 distributors ( maybe more ) , marvel\u2019s then - sales - manager carol kalish kept a wary eye on steve geppi . \u201cif steve had his way , \u201d she said presciently , \u201che\u2019d be the only distributor . \u201d one of carol\u2019s major concerns was all of the comics market\u2019s eggs being in one basket . to that end she was particularly aggressive in opening up new and regional distributors , strongly favoring a distributor base of many small fish rather than one large one ."]}
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", "topic": 19}], "title": "6 ( new york city subway service )", "paragraphs": ["nyc weekend subway service changes for aug . 5 - 6 | new york city , ny patch\nevery new york city subway line is getting worse . here\u2019s why . - the new york times\nfor more new york news , check out the huffington post new york page .\nthe 1904 new york subway souvenir publication included a map and profile of the irt subway .\nthis update brings the may 2018 official mta map to new york subway , including the latest changes to the m train . thanks for using new york subway !\ni would advise any new parent to roll their child on the floor of the new york subway .\nnew york city contains roughly 660 miles of subway track connecting 468 subway stations\u2014the lowest of which is located 180 miles below street level . in 2011 , more than 1 . 6 billion people rode the subway .\na few changes to ensure that new york subway is fully compatible with ios 10 .\nthe 6 line in new york , one of the train lines that still won ' t get cellular service .\nby fixing some bugs we ' ve made new york subway even better . enjoy : )\na subway train in new york city derailed and crashed into a wall tuesday morning , leaving more than 30 people with injuries and causing massive transit delays throughout the city .\nthis update includes some minor bug fixes and performance improvements . thanks for using new york subway !\nthis update includes some minor improvements and bug fixes . thank you for using new york subway !\nthanks for using new york subway . this update includes a few bug fixes and performance improvements .\nsee the wikipedia article on new jersey v . new york . we aren ' t kidding .\nnew york , new york \u2026 the city so nice they named it twice ! the bronx is up , but the battery ' s down . come and meet those dancing feet .\n1905 , profile map of the new york subway from brooklyn bridge to the bronx . ray stannard baker ' s 1905 article\nthe subway deal\n, included a profile map of the subway .\n2nd avenue subway will open on jan . 1 , m . t . a . says - the new york times\n\u2022 in \u201c about new york , \u201d jim dwyer writes about the millions of dollars offered to hudson yards to pay for the subway . instead we got offices . [ new york times ]\nnew york city and state taxpayers subsidized over $ 5 . 5b in 2015 , double the $ 2 . 8b in 2004\nemergency service personnel work at the scene of a subway train derailment , tuesday , june 27 , 2017 , in the harlem neighborhood of new york .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 , new york media llc . all rights reserved . vulture\u00ae , grub street\u00ae and the cut\u00ae are registered trademarks of new york media llc .\nlooks like it\u2019s going to be another bad day on the new york city subway : major service disruptions have been reported on the a , b , c , and d lines after a subway train derailed near the 125th street station in harlem .\ncentury magazine ' s\nbuilding new york ' s subway\narticle included a slightly different version of the same map .\na new station on the second avenue subway line , which will open to the public on new year\u2019s day .\n6 - 28 - 56 lirr rockaway line converted to subway ; service begins to rockaway park and wavecrest . ( non - rush hours , probably shuttle service )\n\u2022 for more events , see the new york times\u2019s arts & entertainment guide .\nquad cinema ' s biggest retrospective to date focuses on the new york woman .\nif you ' re visiting new york city for the first time , there ' s now a handy guide in the app filled with helpful travel tips and information . this update also includes the latest subway map from mta along with some minor bug fixes and performance improvements . thanks for using new york subway !\nkevin ortiz , a spokesman for the authority , said such restrictions were not necessary in new york city \u2014 at least for now .\n\u2022 the lack of an african - american challenger in the mayoral race highlights the absence of a rising generation of black politicians in new york , writes ginia bellafante in \u201c big city . \u201d [ new york times ]\n6 - 14 - 15 weekend service reextended to broad , due to demand , especially with the new fulton transportation center .\nthe derailment is one of several recent incidents that have plagued the city ' s overburdened subway system .\n* this article appears in the february 22 , 2016 issue of new york magazine .\nfollow the new york today columnists , alexandra levine and jonathan wolfe , on twitter .\nin 1898 , the new york city charter , which consolidated the five boroughs into one metropolis and created the position , detailed the duties .\nit is difficult to imagine new yorkers patiently waiting at roped - off subway entrances .\nriders waiting for the l train on a packed subway platform at union square in manhattan last month . subway use , now at nearly 1 . 8 billion rides a year , has not been this high in new york city since 1948 .\nnew york today is a weekday roundup that stays live from 6 a . m . till late morning . you can receive it via email .\nthink we\u2019re the only generation of commuters who have it bad ? in 1930 , the new york city health commissioner criticized the \u201cindecency of present overcrowding\u201d of the subway and warned of contagious diseases .\nsubway delays have become a frustrating fact of life in new york city . every day brings a new set of alerts about painful disruptions across the system . trains creep along or stop in the tunnels . crowds thicken on the platforms .\nthanks to professor sarah kaufman at new york university for her clarifications about the ntd dataset .\nwe ' ve made the route planner even better in this update with some behind the scenes improvements . thank you for using new york subway !\n10 - 6 - 57 . evening , night and weekend service cut back to 34th st .\n\u2022 and in \u201c about new york , \u201d the columnist jim dwyer contrasts the stories of james harris jackson and ismaaiyl brinsley , two men crazed by color . [ new york times ]\nhaving long ago surpassed boston and philadelphia as the premier city of the british american colonies and the united states , new york city is now the world ' s most important city in many areas , finance being the most easily notable . parts of the city have become virtually synonymous with some fields , especially in the us .\n2 - 6 - 59 flatbush - 241st , midnights ; new lots - 180th , other times .\npublic transportation is available to the statue cruises ferry departure points in battery park , new york and liberty state park , new jersey .\na commuter exits a closed off station after a subway train derailment , tuesday , june 27 , 2017 , in the harlem neighborhood of new york .\nofficial source for news and service change information for mta nyc transit subway service . monitored 24 / 7 . emergency call 911 .\na water main break in the bronx shut down service on the no . 6 subway line in the borough for hours wednesday , according to the mta .\n\u2022 in \u201c big city , \u201d the columnist ginia bellafante writes about the opioid crisis among blacks and latinos in the bronx . [ new york times ]\ngothamist is reader - supported local news . help us keep telling new york stories . support us\nplanning for a second avenue subway line has advanced in fits and starts for decades . the first phase to 96th street , which cost about $ 4 . 4 billion , will be the most ambitious expansion of new york city\u2019s subway system in a half - century .\nservice update : some southbound n trains are stopping along the r line from canal st to city hall and end at city hall . our crews are on the scene working to restore regular service .\nplan a day ( or weekend ) trip to one of these charming destinations , all of which are just a stone ' s throw from new york city .\nbus number 1502 ( 1982 ) was one of 25 \u201cnew look\u201d buses made for new york bus service in 1981 . these were designed and equipped with \u201csuburban\u201d bus features \u2013 forward - facing seats on platforms , parcel racks , reading lights , and a single door , though without baggage compartments or reclining seats . on july 1 , 2005 , new york bus service was taken over by the mta bus company , a new agency created to consolidate the operations of seven private bus lines under franchises from the city of new york .\nthat year , the city\u2019s health commissioner criticized the \u201cindecency of present overcrowding\u201d and warned of protecting riders from contagious diseases . a video from the new york transit museum\u2019s archive shows subway riders scrambling onto crowded trains in the 1940s .\n\u2022 mr . de blasio has expanded the city\u2019s work force to its highest level in history : a costly \u2014 and risky \u2014 investment . [ new york times ]\n6 - 29 - 09 , middday service to flatbush is tested ( fall 80 ) and then implemented .\nthis r - 15 car , number 6239 , is notable as the first car in the new york city subway system to be air - conditioned . the air - conditioning was installed 5 years after the car was put into service , but it failed after only 2 weeks of operation in the dusty subway environment . the cars were often damp , and water dripped on passengers . the costly and ineffectual air - conditioning was removed , but the new york city transit authority continued to work on the technology .\nthe mta\u2019s subway action plan was implemented in july 2017 , but has it helped the subway get better ? it\u2019s complicated .\nthe popular tabloid new york post was originally established in 1801 as a federalist newspaper called the new york evening post by alexander hamilton , an author of the federalist papers and the nation\u2019s first secretary of the treasury .\n6 - 18 - 59 skip stop service to jamaica . canarsie service reduced to a few yard put ins ( am ) and pull outs ( pm )\nover the weekend , the second avenue stations began to appear on subway maps on trains in new york city . the first phase is expected to initially carry about 200 , 000 riders each day and will ease overcrowding on the crowded no . 4 , 5 , and 6 lines along lexington avenue , officials said .\nthe dutch first settled along the hudson river in 1624 ; two years later they established the colony of new amsterdam on manhattan island . in 1664 , the english took control of the area and renamed it new york . one of the original 13 colonies , new york played a crucial political and strategic role during the american revolution . between 1892 and 1954 , millions of immigrants arrived in new york harbor and passed through ellis island on their journey to becoming u . s citizens . it is estimated that up to 40 percent of americans can trace at least one ancestor to that port of entry . new york city , the largest city in the state , is home to the new york stock exchange and is a major international economic center .\n\u201ci\u2019ve stopped taking the subway because of citi bike . it lets me see the city and saves me a ton of money . \u201d\n\u201ci think you\u2019ll find the art there exhilarating , \u201d mr . prendergast said . \u201ci think you\u2019ll find the environment vastly different than what you see in the new york city subway , and you\u2019ll be pleased i think with the end product . \u201d\nmayor bill de blasio ended his state of the city address last month with the words \u201cthis is your city\u201d projected on a large screen .\na public benefit corporation chartered by the state of new york . internet privacy policy \u00a9copyright 2018 metropolitan transportation authority .\ngetting around on the subway this weekend is going to be tough , as a whopping 15 ( ! ) train lines will be running with modified service . ( for more new york city news delivered straight to your inbox sign up for patch ' s free newsletters and breaking news alerts . )\n6 - 6 - 59 sat . locals run to franklin . this was still a # 1 , not the seasonal extended # 7 shuttle that also ran\npassengers waiting for the 6 train at 96th street on october 16 , 2015 .\njohnny knocke is a former strategic initiatives mba intern with the mta\u2019s new york city transit ( nyct ) group and a graduate of columbia business school . no confidential information was disclosed in this article .\n7 - 29 - 14 present connection built between myrtle and broadway els , and trains ( express mon . - sat . ) ran from metropolitan to chambers every day . ( sunday service was cut 6 - 33 , and saturday express service was cut 6 - 28 - 52 and all sat . service 6 - 28 - 58 . midday service was cut 6 - 28 - 58 ) . marcy av . was originally a local stop , but beginning 2 - 23 - 60 , all trains stopped there .\na scan of the november , 1967\nnew subway routes\nmap showing the combined ind and bmt chrystie street services .\n\u2022 passengers praised the new long island rail road concourse , but wondered when the rest of the area\u2019s transit might start measuring up to global standards . [ new york times ]\nit\u2019s clear why new york is the only u . s . system to register on the international level . most of new york\u2019s trips were on the mta subway ( 62 percent ) , followed by mta buses ( 21 percent ) , nj transit buses ( 4 percent ) and lirr commuter trains ( 3 percent ) .\n8 - 27 - 77 late nigh service begins running local when aa ceases late night service .\nfall , 1990 , full service on bridge restored briefly . express service runs all times except nights ( all service stops at the local station 49\nat the same time , subway stations in san francisco and boston have long offered cell phone service . even now , the service in the new york stations will stop once the train goes into the tunnels . the metropolitan transit authority , which has long sought to hook up the city ' s subway station to the cellular network , hopes to the begin a wider deployment if the pilot program is successful . the trial has no targeted end date .\n\u2022 gov . andrew m . cuomo nominated the first openly gay judge to the new york court of appeals . [ wnyc ]\nadirondack park in northeastern new york contains roughly 6 million acres of protected land . comprised of both public and private areas , the park is larger than yellowstone , glacier , everglades and grand canyon national parks combined .\n\u2022 the mayoral race is increasingly focused on the incumbent , bill de blasio , and paul massey , but more than a dozen other people have set their sights on city hall . [ new york times ]\nthe lexington avenue line is the most crowded in the system , but subway riders across new york city are finding themselves on platforms and trains that are beyond crowded . l train stations in brooklyn are routinely overwhelmed . in queens , no . 7 train riders regularly endure packed conditions .\n1933 bmt subway - elevated route map . not too many changes . map dated by presence of radio city music hall , which opened in december 1932 .\nwhile it might seem fair to pay $ 2 . 75 for a ride on the metro , the hidden cost is in your tax bill . in effect , new york city and state residents are subsiding the cost of the subway for tourists and lining the pockets of the mta union .\nnew york today is a weekday roundup that stays live from 6 a . m . till late morning . if you don\u2019t get it in your inbox already , you can sign up to receive it by email here .\nthere was no 6 train service in the bronx for much of the day wednesday . ( photo credits : ap / getty / shutterstock )\na fire island , new york couple teams up with delson or sherman architects and interior designer alexandra angle to fashion their family getaway .\n1 - 16 - 22 line completed to new lots . single track shuttles , between new lots & pennsylvania though\nin many disaster and apocalyptic films literally everything bad happens to new york city ( hurricanes , tornadoes , tsunamis , zombies , asteroids , giant marshmallow men , and so on ) , this is no exaggeration at all .\nnew york city transit purchased 133 buses of this type to begin replacing the 1956 - vintage mack c - 49 fleet . thirteen of the new buses , all equipped with 47 high - back , front facing , upholstered seats , were built for the new staten island - to - manhattan express service , which debuted in december 1968 . later , this model modified with luggage racks , was used for the connecting jfk express bus service .\n\u2026this is only a sample . the number of rules and constraints set forth by the collective bargaining agreement is substantial . one can only speculate how many billions of dollars it costs the taxpayers of new york city and state .\nmr . bugajski , 37 , an assistant principal at a school in queens for children with special needs , said that , as gay men in new york city , \u201ci feel like we\u2019re almost going against the grain . \u201d\n\u2022 weekend travel hassles : check subway disruptions and a list of street closings .\nm . t . a . spending plan restores funding for 2nd ave . subway\nprivacy terms about us contact us media kit ad choices site map rss newsletters press careers \u00a92018 , new york media llc . view all trademarks\n\u2022 a performance of cole porter\u2019s musical \u201c the new yorkers \u201d at city center in midtown . 2 p . m . [ $ 35 ]\nworld war ii halted the production of new subway cars and by 1945 cars were in short supply throughout the system . thus , the arrival of 10 r - 12 cars was celebrated as they were shuttled across the east river on a barge from the hoboken rail terminal in 1948 . the barge flew banners proclaiming , \u201cnew yorkers , look . your new subway cars\u201d and a city fireboat sent out a dozen streams of water .\nnew york city was the first capital of the united states after the constitution was ratified in 1788 . on april 30 , 1789 , george washington was inaugurated as the nation\u2019s first president at federal hall , located on wall street .\n2 - 6 - 59 ,\nwest side improvement\n. trains no longer switched at 96\ndelays both from city approving cellular service and then with the actual deployment kept cell phones from working in the stations . the network provider , transit wireless , signed a contract with the city four years ago and had promised to begin a trial in downtown manhattan two years ago . but the project stagnated last year because transit needed to obtain additional financing , the new york times said .\nthe first mta subway car to have those electronic signs showing passengers the upcoming stops .\nfaster than walking , cheaper than a taxi , and more fun than the subway .\nwhen the independent subway system ( ind ) opened its eighth avenue line in 1932 , newly designed rolling stock went into service . the series was called r - 1 because the cars were ordered under contract r - 1 , or revenue contract 1 , and all subsequent cars ordered by the city were given an \u201cr\u201d designation followed by a series number . car 100 was the first of the 300 cars in the r - 1 series to be delivered to new york city .\n\u2022 for the first time in eight years , the state senate committee on ethics and internal governance held a public meeting . [ new york times ]\nmost of new york city ' s subway stations are examples of the triumph of function over form . it ' s an industrial - strength system that ( sometimes ) gets the job done really well . but aside from tiled signs with station names and directions , there is little truly architectural about the network ' s contemporary trappings . however , there was a time when form was very much taken into consideration . that was during the city beautiful movement around the turn of the last century\u0097during which grand central terminal and washington square park ' s arch were both completed . in the midst of that age , on october 27 , 1904 , new york city ' s first subway station opened to the public . at city hall . service was discontinued on the last day of 1945 , but interested visitors can still ogle its tiles , skylights , and chandeliers\u0097and the next chance to do so is this weekend .\nthe 1968 map shows shows the new kk service from 57th / 6th to broadway - east new york via the chrystie street connection . hand - redrawn by michael calcagno , patterned after the original map . compare to the photo of the real map contributed by chris slaight .\n1924 bmt subway - elevated route map . note that the canarsie line is incomplete from montrose to east new york , but the extension to canarsie ( past rockaway parkway ) is in service . the 4th avenue ( brooklyn ) and nassau st . ( manhattan ) subways are not yet complete . bmt sharing flushing line service to its terminal at alburtis avenue .\n1985 - 6 double letters dropped ; becomes\nc\n. shuttle becomes\nh\nagain .\n5 - 6 - 86 - 12 - 11 - 88 letter used to replace\naa\n.\nbus number 100 ( 1959 ) was among the first group of 190 buses that introduced the \u201cnew look\u201d or \u201cfishbowl\u201d style to new york city . developed by gmc , the \u201cnew look\u201d design \u2014 featuring the large bubble - shaped windshield , single - piece destination sign , and parallelogram windows \u2014 prevailed for twenty years , until the boxier \u201cadvanced design\u201d bus style was introduced in 1980 .\nnew yorkers will finally be able to use their cell phones in subway stations - - as long as their commute takes them through one neighborhood in manhattan .\nas subway delays have skyrocketed , gov . andrew m . cuomo has faced growing pressure to fix the system . ( although many new yorkers believe mayor bill de blasio runs the subway , it is in fact controlled by mr . cuomo . )\n2nd avenue subway will open on jan . 1 , m . t . a . says\nnew york subway uses the official mta subway map and includes a helpful transit route planner . with over 8 million downloads worldwide this nyc subway map is free to download and will help you navigate around new york using the subway system . features : \u2022 official mta map of the new york subway . \u2022 including all 5 nyc boroughs - manhattan , brooklyn , queens , bronx and staten island . \u2022 easy - to - use transit route planner to get you from a to b on the subway . \u2022 works offline for help even without an internet connection . \u2022 service status from mta shows live information about delays with alerts sent straight to your phone . \u2022 countdown clocks for each subway station to check when the next train is due . \u2022 search for any subway station on the map or find the nearest station to your location from anywhere in new york . \u2022 plan routes to points of interest including empire state building , new york botanical garden and times square . \u2022 favorite your routes for quick access when on the move . \u2022 if you ' re visiting new york city for the first time , there ' s a handy guide in the app filled with helpful travel tips and information . \u2022 e & e alerts show any out of service elevators and escalators as well as an estimate for when they will return to service . \u2022 live twitter updates from the official nyct subway account with helpful transit information . mapway make transit apps for cities all around the world with over 40 million downloads . if you\u2019re visiting washington dc , boston or london make sure you check out our other apps available to download for free in the app store . plan . route . relax . * whilst we endeavor that service status notifications are delivered in a timely manner we can\u2019t guarantee this 100 % of the time . there may be occasions when this isn\u2019t available due to technical reasons outside of our control . please note : continued use of gps running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life . join mapway apps on facebook or follow us on twitter @ mapwayapps . we would love to hear from you !\nprovides service through the jersey city , nj area and has a station at liberty state park , about a 1 mile walk from the ferry location . there is no taxi service between the light rail station and the ferry\nwhen it comes to finding good quality furniture in new york city , the options are basically endless\u2014but which ones are the best ? that ' s where we come in , with this list of more than two dozen fantastic furniture and home design stores in nyc .\nthe development firm contends that political motives led the city to renege on tax breaks for the project .\nfrom 12 : 01 a . m . saturday , august 5 to 5 : 00 a . m . monday , august 7 , 6 service operates in two sections . between pelham bay park and 125 st , and between 125 st and brooklyn bridge - city hall .\nnew york city consists of four or five boroughs ( bronx , brooklyn , manhattan , queens , and staten island ) spread out over roughly three islands ( all of two and the western tip of long island ) at the mouth of the hudson river in new york state , as well as a small sliver of the mainland between manhattan and long island . founded as the dutch settlement of new amsterdam , it is blessed with an excellent natural harbor and one of the more bearable east coast climates .\n\u2022 watch \u201cthe new york times close up , \u201d featuring the times\u2019s dan barry and jim dwyer . saturday at 2 and 10 p . m . on ny1 .\nsubway ridership in new york is in the midst of a resurgence almost unimaginable in the 1970s and \u201980s , when the system was defined by graffiti and crime . ridership has steadily risen to nearly six million daily riders today from about four million in the 1990s .\n1904 , interborough rapid transit company map , showing present subway and elevated lines and proposed extensions .\nservice for the first week was only 6am - 10pm while work continued midnights , and full time service began jan . 9th .\nst . as broadway service increased , chambers st . service was probably suspended until rest of nassau st . loop was completed .\nat first , on that morning , service ground to a halt system wide . that afternoon or evening , service gradually started up where it could . then , service went throught several readjustments .\nin the city . mostly overrated . but the tv show was amusing for its first couple of seasons .\nthere will be no midtown shuttle bus service provided on this day . shuttle buses will resume normal service on july 5 , 2018 .\nthe 1964 world ' s fair edition of the subway system maps included this illustration on the cover .\nnew york city \u2014 here ' s how the metropolitan transportation authority will screw up your plans this weekend \u2014 from late friday night , aug . 4 , through early monday morning , aug 7 \u2014 in the name of\nupgrading and maintaining our tracks , stations and signal systems in order to continue to provide our customers with safe and reliable service .\ncomprised of three waterfalls on united states and canadian territory , niagara falls attracts 12 million visitors each year . the american falls , in new york , are nearly 180 feet high and 1 , 100 feet long . the niagara river produces enough hydroelectric power to supply more than a quarter of all power used in the state of new york and ontario .\n\u2022 james harris jackson , a white veteran who said he hated black men , found a victim \u2014 \u201can extremely gracious individual\u201d who cared for others . [ new york times ]\nthe official mta new york subway map has been updated with the returned w service which affects the n , q and r ; - the w has returned to the new york subway ( local in queens and manhattan ) and will operate weekdays between astoria - ditmars blvd and whitehall st - south ferry . - the n express ( in manhattan weekdays ) runs local during late nights and on weekends , stopping at 49 st , all times . - the q ( in manhattan and brooklyn only ) operates between 57 st - 7 av and coney island . express service in manhattan remains . - the r is extended to manhattan during late night hours with a service operating between bay ridge - 95 st and whitehall st - south ferry . this map update shows the returning w as well as the extended q service to 96 st . the extended q service is part of the new 2nd avenue subway and can not be used in the route planner as it will not start until december 31st . all other stations on the w can be used in the route planner .\nthe mta is currently embracing a new set of small strategies \u2014 a third way between muscular crowd - control tactics and expensive capital projects \u2014 to slowly change the behavior of new york subway riders to fit the new , crowded normal . the mta casts this as cultivating civility \u2014 a strategy that maximizes the system\u2019s efficiency . \u201cthe public has a large role here , and i hate to say it , \u201d says wynton habersham .\nthe major cause of subway delays is a factor that basically did not exist 15 years ago : overcrowding . the subway is a victim of its own success and the city ' s resurgence . large crowds slow down trains , which creates more crowding in a vicious circle that takes hours to unwind during every rush .\nfrom 6 : 30 a . m . to 11 : 00 p . m . saturday , august 5 , and sunday , august 6 , c trains run express in both directions between 59 st - columbus circle and canal st .\nwere you gonna take the 2 4 5 6 7 a b c d e f g j m n q r s or w train someplace this weekend ? then pick a new place .\n6 - 25 - 88 service begins from driggs ave . ( on a long gone section that continued on broadway past marcy to the ferry , before williamsburg bridge service began ) to van siclen st . three weeks later , the line reached the ferry .\nav . , which was included on new signs , but it never ran . we could use a service like that over here today ! )\n\u2022 yankees at athletics , 4 : 05 p . m . ( yes ) . mets host nationals , 4 : 10 p . m . ( wpix ) . new york city f . c . host seattle sounders f . c . , 1 p . m . ( espn ) .\nthe mta is a cesspit of nepotism and cronyism with a side of union mafia graft . that being said it ' s still the only way to travel , so if you are a first - time rider on new york ' s clean and efficient subway system , be sure to :\nfrom 11 : 45 p . m . friday , august 4 to 6 : 30 a . m . sunday , august 6 , and from 11 : 45 p . m . sunday , august 6 to 5 : 00 a . m . monday , august 7 , a trains run express in both directions between 59 st - columbus circle and canal st .\n6 - 8 - 09 to 6 - 26 - 09 pilot program for express jerome avenue line service , but am rush peak direction only . four trains ran from woodlawn stopping at mosholu parkway , burnside avenue and 149th street . another pilot program in the fall would try it again , adding bedford park blvd .\nthe jamaica line is the oldest rapid transit line running in the city today . 1904 is credited as the beginning of subway service , but this is not counting wooden elevated train service , some of which has been incorporated into the subway , and which began a couple of decades earlier , first run by little independent companies , which were swallowed up by bigger and bigger companies until there were only three left , and then one of those swallowed up the other two !\n\u2022 watch contemporary ballet performances as the sun sets in bryant park in midtown . 6 p . m . [ free ]\n\u2022 explore local galleries and artist studios on the harlem art stroll . 1 to 6 p . m . [ free ]\nactually , some scientists looked at the bacteria in manhattan and mapped it . big data and bacteria : mapping the new york subway\u2019s dna : scientists in 18 - month project gather dna throughout transit system to identify germs , study urban microbiology ( wall street journal , feb . 5 , 2015 )\n\u2022 mayor bill de blasio announced initiatives toward his goal of creating 100 , 000 jobs , but couldn\u2019t say where 60 , 000 of those would come from . [ new york times ]\nbus no . 236 ( 1980 ) was one of a new generation of buses called \u201cadvanced design\u201d vehicles , equipped with wheelchair lifts and electronic destination signs . in 1980 , this fleet of 850 was in service throughout the city ; no . 236 was assigned to the east new york depot . despite its technological advancements serious structural problems were soon discovered . in a dramatic move that became citywide news , the entire fleet was retired overnight in february 1984 .\n6 - 28 - 10 extended to astoria weekdays to replace w in service cuts . now stops at 49th when extended , replacing the n ' s pattern , which now stays on the local .\nyes , this is our city , but scattered among skyscrapers , slopes and seashores , we all experience it differently .\n\u2022 the city\u2019s jail population has dropped by 18 percent in three years , according to the mayor . [ dnainfo ]\nthe extension of the 7 line from times square to the javits center cost $ 1 . 6 billion per mile . it would be the most expensive in the world if not for the first phase of the second avenue subway , which is estimated to cost $ 2 . 7 billion per mile of new tunnel . compare this to the cost of other new tunnels worldwide in london , tokyo , berlin , and paris , which cost respectively $ 700m , $ 560m , $ 400m , and $ 368m per mile . what is this discrepancy attributed to ? according to michael horodniceanu , president of the new york city metropolitan transportation authority\u2019s capital construction division : \u201cwork rules . \u201d citing the example of the city\u2019s revered sandhogs , he said the mta employs 25 people for tunnel - boring machine work that spain does with nine .\nst . line was connected and became the primary canarsie service . broadway - bklyn service was diminished , and it was probably then that the express service ( as well as nights , sun , etc ) were eliminated .\nnew york city is the center of capitalism and financial markets , however , hiding underneath the towering skyscrapers is an organization that defies the free market forces by siphoning off increasing amounts of city and state taxpayer dollars . this organization is the metropolitan transport authority ( mta ) , which loses on average more than $ 6 billion per year dating back to 2009 . if the mta were a company in a functioning free market , it would have filed bankruptcy and restructured a decade ago . instead , the city and state increase taxpayer subsidies and debt year after year , while acquiescing to union demands , resulting in one of the highest costing , least productive transit systems in the world .\nthe force from the derailment was so strong that it tore a metal door off one of the subway cars .\na problem at union square cascaded into hours of underground hell , revealing just how fragile the subway really is .\n2nd ave . subway will start running at noon on jan . 1 , m . t . a . says\ntours are led roughly 16 times a year to groups of about 40 people at a time . to attend , you have to have to be a member of the new york transit museum and be ready to act quickly . tickets for the city hall station tours cost $ 40 each and always sell out fast .\nmost of the larger cities in upstate new york can be considered abominations as well . they really aren ' t all that great ( ithaca is clearly exempt ) . still less corrupt than florida .\nwas the second part to open , 11 - 23 - 04 . trains probably went to city hall , until the 7\nthe 67 - story building will bring a total of 802 condos to long island city with prices starting from $ 500k .\n\u201cciti bike is a great transportation alternative , and it ' s helped improve the awareness of cyclists in the city . \u201d\n4 - 30 - 18 viaduct work complete , service resumes as normal . ( the new fresh pond shop will be converted for diesel work equipment servicing ) .\nnew york , washington , boston and philadelphia \u2014 the urban centers of the \u201cnortheast corridor\u201d \u2014 all fall into the top 10 in trips per resident . they also fall into the top 10 of urban population . do certain regions tend to support better public transit , or is this just a product of city size and density ?\nseveral different maps were published coinciding with the opening of the irt subway in 1904 and its brooklyn extension in 1905 .\na mechanical failure at union square cascaded into hours of underground hell , revealing just how fragile the subway really is .\nbullet signs , which were installed , along with the new destinations two weeks early .\n12 - 1 - 24 trains that ended at south ferry extended to new lots .\nthe original line that opened 10 - 27 - 1904 from broadway @ 145th st . to city hall , via broadway , 42\nin 2015 , new york state and nyc gave the mta subsidies of $ 4 . 1b and $ 1 . 4b , respectively . by dividing the subsidies by the number of taxpayers in nys and nyc , each state taxpayer paid a $ 459 subsidy and each city taxpayer paid a subsidy of $ 825 ( includes state subsidy ) .\n1940 bmt subway - elevated route map . fulton el closed between sands st . and rockaway avenue , replaced by free transfer to the ind subway ( which is not shown on the map ) . 3rd and 5th avenue els also removed .\nthe statue of liberty was a gift from the people of france in honor of the united states\u2019 enduring dedication to freedom and democracy and of the alliance held between the two countries during the american revolution . erected in 1886 on bedloe\u2019s island ( later renamed liberty island ) in new york harbor , the statue stood as a welcoming symbol to the 14 million immigrants who entered the united states through new york until 1924 .\na geneticist says any new parent should ' roll their child on floor of the nyc subway ' \u2014 here ' s why by erin brodwin ( august 15 , 2015 10 : 45 am ) business insider .\n5 - 23 - 04 most of stillwell terminal complete ; f service restored .\n11 - 27 - 67 . myrtle - chambers service officially becomes\nm\n, but service is unchanged . ( earlier on , there had been plans for an\nmm\nservice along with the kk via chrystie st . to 57\n5 - 23 - 04 most of stillwell terminal complete ; q service restored .\n2008 , first wave of service improvements ( before they went back to service cuts ) , late night shuttle was restored , and ran express to 42nd st .\n1987 - 9 express service suspended due to rebuilding of parts of the line .\nservice resumed shortly aftet 1 : 15 p . m . with extensive delays .\nmeanwhile , above ground , emergency service personnel worked outside the station in harlem .\nrobert sklar contributes this homemade 2009 service diagram based on the 1959 schematic style .\nold signs had\n9 dyre av .\n. this was probably the shuttle that operated from the former railroad line ' s conversion to subway in 1941 to the beginning of through service in 1957 .\novercrowding now accounts for more than one - third of the nearly 75 , 000 subway delays across the system each month .\n2000 new spur track north of broad channel opens . eliminates long relays to howard beach .\n5 - 29 - 05 the new stillwell terminal completed , and the n finally returned .\n4 - 18 - 65 all # 2 ' s to new lots , all times .\n9 - 59 runs express to euclid , while a becomes local . 6 - 10 - 60 some trains extended to lefferts due to complaints .\nalong with the bway short line the new service was replacing . ( the kk at this point would only go as far as atlantic ave . on the other end ) .\na circa - 1940 new york city omnibus corp motor coach route map . courtsey hank eisenstein . part one lists hotels , government buildings , schools , churches , and has a closeup map of the theater district ; part two lists stores , bus terminals , hospitals , interesting views , fares , transfers , etc . ; part 3 is the full map .\njoe brennan has put together two maps detailing the construction of the joint irt / bmt subway in brooklyn , circa 1920 . note , these are large images . the first map depicts the tunnel sections of the contract 2 portion and the fulton street and flatbush avenue subway . the second map shows the dual contracts joint bmt / irt line under flatbush avenue and the eastern parkway subway .\npart - time train does not always operate or sometimes skips this station . stops all times except rush hours peak direction ( 6 : 15 a . m . - 9 a . m . to manhattan , 4 p . m . - 6 : 45 p . m . from manhattan )\nnyc undergoes many transmutations . like the human body , it can be said that you have an entirely new city every seven years . of late , the city has become astronomically expensive as yuppies flood into the former meat packing districts and slums , while the rest move to someplace cheaper , like brooklyn queens the bronx you know , i hear good things about connecticut .\nthe subway is new york city\u2019s pulmonary system ; the great class - leveling engine of urban life ; the main reason , perhaps , that such an extraordinary concentration of innovation and power and culture happened here and not somewhere else . thirty - five percent of the metropolitan area\u2019s workforce commutes via subway , bus , and commuter rail ; the national average is 5 percent . nearly half a million children use metrocards to get to school , and 65 percent of international tourists use mass transit , contributing $ 18 billion to the local economy annually , which is why delays aren\u2019t just a matter of inconvenience ; they pose a fundamental threat to the functioning of the city . this new era of delays has already taken a toll , starting with people late for work : last year , commuters asked for delay - verification slips more than 100 , 000 times .\nfor service from this station , use the nearby 111 st station instead . or , take the q56 bus and transfer to / from l service at nearby 111 st .\nthe incident caused major transit delays throughout the city . one passenger on a different line said he was stuck for more than an hour .\nif you ride the 6 train to the end of the line and get off at the brooklyn bridge stop , you ' re missing out on something incredible . as the train loops around to go back uptown , it passes through an abandoned and beautifully preserved city hall station from 1904 .\nbut the subway infrastructure has not kept pace , and that has left the system with a litany of needs , many of them essential to maintaining current service or accommodating the increased ridership . the authority\u2019s board recently approved $ 14 . 2 billion for the subway as part of a $ 29 . 5 billion , five - year capital spending plan .\n( 1 and 6 look red , but they ' re really the same as the final colors as you can see in the lower pictures ) .\n\u2022 hop in a boat and row on the hudson river at pier 40 in lower manhattan . noon to 6 p . m . [ free ]\nthe new subway route is an extension of the q line , which currently ends near the southern edge of central park at 57th street and seventh avenue . starting in january , q trains will travel to an upgraded station at lexington avenue and 63rd street and to three new stations at 72nd , 86th and 96th streets .\n, when the new map design was being competed on in the years leading up to that .\nanother subway rider , kc brown , recently found herself in a situation that is sadly familiar to most new yorkers : the train doors closed in her face and when they opened , the train was too full to get on .\ninterborough subway map and timetable from the official guide of the railways , nov . 1906 . thanks to mike rivest for the scans .\n10 - 92 round - robin service ends ; replaced by a , including rush hour service to manhattan supplied by a new\na\nbranch . shuttle cut back to broad channel . some summers to present , service goes to euclid on weekend days . redesignated\ns\n. ( still designated\nh\nin internal documents such as work programs ) .\nbut one of the most fascinating ways to celebrate is to explore the city\u2019s long and storied l . g . b . t . history .\nas soon as rush hour ended , the maintenance workers at union square had tried to get gap filler no . 6 up and running for good . to do so without interruption , service on the downtown 6 line was completely suspended between 14th street and brooklyn bridge . with the line shut down , the workers were finally able to assess the problem , which appeared to be a single loose bolt . they tried to bring the train back online , restoring service on the local 6 track at 11 : 02 , but seven minutes later , the gap filler failed to retract again . that train and all the trains behind it were held in place .\neffective 10 - 24 - 49 c service was discontinued . cc ' s were re - routed to bway - lafayette during weekday rush hours but saturday service continued to hudson terminal .\nservice would be extended to queens , but this was shelved when the financial crisis hit .\n2 - 10 to 11 - 2 - 64 express tracks out of service for platform extensions ( for conversion to ind train lengths ) skip stop service instituted between expresses and locals .\npublic transportation - statue of liberty national monument ( u . s . national park service )\na few years riding the nyc subway and your immune system becomes hercules ; it ' s great ! ( from personal experience , if you take a weekend subway into the bronx , you face a 90 % chance of being confronted with someone else ' s bodily fluids . )"]}
{"id": 53896, "summary": [{"text": "rossiya segodnya ( russian : \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f \u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e\u0434\u043d\u044f , tr . ross\u00edya sev\u00f3dnya ; ipa : [ r\u0250\u02c8s\u02b2ij\u0259 s\u02b2\u026a\u02c8vod\u02b2n\u02b2\u0259 ] ) is a news agency wholly owned and operated by the russian government , created by an executive order of the president of russia on december 9 , 2013 .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "\" rossiya segodnya \" directly translates from russian into english as \" russia today \" , but should not be confused with the tv network rt , which was known as russia today prior to 2009 .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "however , the station is sometimes referred to as \" russia today \" or the \" new russia today \" in foreign media .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "rossiya segodnya incorporates the former ria novosti news service and the international radio service voice of russia ( formerly radio moscow ) .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "according to the decree of the president of russia , the mandate of the new agency is to \" provide information on russian state policy and russian life and society for audiences abroad . \"", "topic": 1}, {"text": "vladimir putin 's chief of staff , sergei ivanov , said that rossiya segodnya was being created in order to increase the cost efficiency in russian state media .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "however , ria novosti 's own report about the move speculated it was an attempt to consolidate state control over the media sector and western news outlets stated that this was also a move by putin to propagate a more pleasant image of russia abroad .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "according to a report on the rt news channel , rossiya segodnya is \" in no way related \" to the rt news channel despite the similarity in name ( rt was known as russia today prior to its rebranding in 2009 ) .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "however , a report by the bbc states that it \" seems likely [ ... ] that [ rossiya segodnya ] will complement the work of the state-funded foreign-language tv station , rt. \" on 31 december 2013 , margarita simonyan was appointed editor-in-chief of the news agency , as well as being rt 's news channel editor-in-chief .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "she will serve in both positions concurrently .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "on 10 november 2014 , the agency launched the sputnik multimedia platform with radio sputnik as its audio component , replacing the voice of russia .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the radio service is available internationally on fm , digital dab/dab + ( digital radio broadcasting ) , hd-radio , as well as mobile phones and the internet .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "within russia itself , rossiya segodnya continues to use the ria novosti brand as its russian-language news agency using the website ria.ru . ", "topic": 30}], "title": "rossiya segodnya", "paragraphs": ["moscow ( rossiya segodnya press service ) - - on the birthday of rossiya segodnya photojournalist andrei stenin , who was killed in southeastern ukraine , the andrei stenin international press photo contest for young photographers opened its 2018 entry period .\nthe rossiya segodnya international information agency launches a new project aimed at telling people about revolutionaries from a new perspective .\nahead of his visit to india , vladimir putin gave an interview to rossiya segodnya international news agency and ians news agency .\nthe rossiya segodnya international information agency will name the winner of the andrei stenin international press photo contest on september 7 at an awards ceremony in moscow .\nthe liquidation of ria novosti and establishment of rossiya segodnya in its place last december was widely seen as the kremlin tightening its grip on the media .\nstate - run news agency rossiya segodnya is set to launch a new media project this month in dozens of different languages , rbc daily reported wednesday .\nthe international press association ( api ) slams estonian decision to deny accreditation to the rossiya segodnya international information agency reporters for the eu foreign ministers ' meeting .\nthe russian embassy in tallinn on wednesday condemned estonia\u2019s refusal to grant accreditation to three rossiya segodnya international information agency reporters for the eu foreign ministers ' meeting in estonia\u2019s capital .\nsergey startsev , the director of the office of the rossiya segodnya international information agency in italy , was awarded the constantinus magnus international award in the field of journalism on sunday .\npoland will be the next venue after madrid to host the exhibition of the winning entries of the 2017 andrei stenin international press photo contest , organized by the rossiya segodnya media group .\nticket sale revenues at koktebel jazz party in crimea will allow the local school to become the best in the region , the festival\u2019s founder and the rossiya segodnya ceo dmitry kiselev said saturday .\nthe rossiya segodnya international information agency on friday launched thematic news wires in the russian , english , spanish , chinese and arabic languages , dedicated to the upcoming presidential elections in russia in march 2018 .\nrossiya segodnya ' s focus on building up russia abroad could solidify putin ' s grip on information by further limiting sources of news for russians , whose tv screens are dominated by state - controlled channels .\nmoscow ( sputnik ) - rossiya segodnya international information agency has launched a website , operating in russian and english , for the russian and foreign media outlets not accredited to the 2018 fifa world cup matches .\nthe other arm of the kremlin ' s international media operation , the news agency rossiya segodnya ( russia today ) , also got a big rouble boost . it now gets the equivalent of $ 89m .\nthe new aim of rossiya segodnya , according to sergei ivanov , then president putin\u2019s chief of staff , was \u201cto explain to the world that russia pursues an independent policy and is firmly committed to defending its national interests . \u201d\ndescription of sources : urltoken is an estonian - language news portal owned by russian state media company rossiya segodnya [ russia today ] . according to the annual report of estonia\u2019s internal security service , rossiya segodnya was established in december 2013 to replace the russian news agency ria novosti and the radio network golos rossii [ voice of russia ] . rossiya segodnya launched a multimedia channel , sputnik , in november 2014 to distribute messages supporting russia\u2019s policy via web portals , radio stations and press centers in 35 languages . sputnik\u2019s baltic operations are led by andrey blagodyrenko of the rossiya segodnya news service . the editorial office includes viktoria j\u00fcrmann , reportedly a member of the russian intelligence services . sputnik repeatedly delayed the launch of its estonian web portal , mainly because it was hard to find journalists with a sufficient command of the estonian language who were willing to engage in such propaganda . sputnik opened the website on 24 february 2016 , estonian independence day .\nbut rt and rossiya segodnya are by no means the limit of the kremlin ' s foreign media operations . it also has the international versions of its main domestic channels , with their powerful mixture of lavish entertainment and emotive news coverage .\n] , \u201d rossiya - 24 , august 19 , 2016 , urltoken g ( accessed august 21 , 2016 ) .\nmoscow ( sputnik ) - russia\u2019s largest information agency , rossiya segodnya , has launched a hotline for the host city press centers for russian and foreign media , which will operate until the end of the 2018 fifa world cup on july 15 .\nthe head of the european journalist federation ( efj ) slammed on friday the european union ' s decision not to accredit the rossiya segodnya international information agency for a top - level ministerial meeting as a\nserious attack on media freedom .\nfurther fueling concerns of independent media being edged out altogether , the russian government last month announced a sizable increase in funding for state - run news agencies , with 6 . 48 billion rubles ( $ 170 million ) allocated for rossiya segodnya alone .\nthe site contains reprints of news items from inosmi , a ria novosti and rossiya segodnya site dedicated to translating western journalism into russian . and in truth , baltnews headlines are more moderate than those of the openly pro - kremlin local news media .\nrossia segodnya would neither confirm nor deny the reports , saying details would be released at a launch event in moscow next month .\nsince 2012 , the kremlin has forced several formerly independent media outlets to toe the line through forced ownership and editorial changes . this has included the 2013 reorganization of ria novosti , once the most independent of the state - run media , into rossiya segodnya .\nthe move to abolish ria novosti and create a news agency to be known as rossiya segodnya ( russia today ) is the second in two weeks strengthening putin ' s hold on the media , as he tries to reassert his authority after protests against his rule .\nkolesnikov also suggests rossia segodnya could potentially be used as a\ncover\nto improve russian espionage networks or contacts in foreign countries .\nthe andrei stenin international press photo contest organized by rossiya segodnya under the auspices of the commission of the russian federation for unesco will present the winning works of 2017 in shanghai between october 27 and november 5 , 2017 in the press tower of the shanghai united media group .\ncontroversial pro - kremlin tv anchor dmitry kiselyov is heading rossia segodnya , which is reportedly planning a major international expansion . ( file photo )\nestonia has accounted for its decision to refuse accreditation to three rossiya segodnya international information agency reporters for the eu foreign ministers ' meeting in tallinn , referring to an eu parliament resolution which labels the agency a pseudo - news outlet , the country ' s government said in a statement .\npresident vladimir putin ' s plans to create a major international news agency called rossiya segodnya , or russia today , is being seen as a significant move in moscow ' s strategy to influence world opinion . but it has also raised concerns about further curbs on media freedom in russia itself .\nrbc daily cited an unidentified source with knowledge of the situation as saying the project would target an overseas audience and unite several of the news agency ' s foreign - language departments . it said rossiya segodnya had confirmed the launch of a new product , but declined to give more details .\nthe main focus of \u2026 rossiya segodnya is to highlight abroad the state policy and public life of the russian federation ,\nsaid a decree signed by putin . sergei ivanov , the president ' s chief of staff , told reporters that the changes were intended to save money and improve the state media .\nthe man spearheading rossiya 1 ' s attacks on the gay community is dmitry kiselev , anchor of the channel ' s flagship weekly news review vesti nedeli .\nrfe / rl ' s tajik service reported in august that rossia segodnya was set to open a branch in dushanbe that would be staffed by 25 locally hired reporters .\nas part of re : baltica \u2019s ongoing investigation into propaganda sites , especially those with a pro - kremlin slant , reporters found documents that link baltnews to the russian - state multimedia conglomerate rossiya segodnya . this fact is obscured by a chain of owners , seemingly designed to make it appear as though baltnews arose from local organizations .\nmedia capital\u2019s company\u2019s sole owner is a russian - registered company , media - kapital , which is owned by the russian newspaper moskovskiye novosti , which is in turn owned by the state - owned news service ria novosti . ria novosti is now part of the rossiya segodnya state - owned media company , which includes the sputnik news .\na former ria novosti top manager told human rights watch that with rossiya segodnya , the editorial mission of ria novosti changed \u201cfrom reporting news and facts with professionalism , to becoming servants of the state . no one was forced to quit , there was no purge , but many people [ including me ] chose not to stay . \u201d\nputin created rossiya segodnya ( russia today ) out of ria novosti ( already state - owned ) russia beyond the headlines ( already state owned ) and voice of russia ( already state - owned ) will come under russia segonya ' s management . rt ( formerely known as russia today remains as is and is state - owned .\nrossia segodnya , or\nrussia today ,\nis a different organization than rt , the lavishly funded pro - kremlin tv network that broadcasts in english , arabic , and spanish .\ndmitry kiselev told another programme on rossiya 1 in 2012 that the hearts of homosexuals killed in car accidents\nshould be buried or burnt as unfit for prolonging anybody ' s life\n.\nhe may seem extreme , but kiselyov apparently has the blessing of the kremlin : he ' s been selected to head the new russian state media conglomerate , rossiya segodnya , that is due to replace the well - respected ria novosti . he also has a point . russia is still a major nuclear power , with an estimated 8 , 500 nuclear warheads , more than the united states .\nthe liquidation of ria novosti and establishment of rossiya segodnya in its place last december \u2014 and the appointment of the outspoken kiselyov to the helm \u2014 was widely seen as the kremlin tightening its grip on the media . the reshuffling of staff at independent news websites like urltoken has also sounded alarm bells , as longtime editors known for their independent coverage were replaced by editors with known ties to the kremlin .\nthe euromaidan in kyiv ( late autumn 2013 ) became a watershed that dramatically changed both the course and essence of russian anti - western / european propaganda . the new era in the history of russian disinformation was ushered in on december 9 th 2013 when vladimir putin signed an executive order giving birth to the rossiya segodnya multilingual news agency that was to become the main outlet of russian propaganda for external audiences . in 2014 , the sputnik news agency ( operating in more than 30 languages ) comprised of news websites , radio broadcast services and directly controlled by rossiya segodnya , was introduced . in 2013 , another russian news website lifenews ( consisting of a news website and 24 - hour television channel ) emerged . it has been repeatedly accused not only of being extremely biased , but also suspected of being connected with russian security services .\nin december , mr putin appointed dmitry kiselyov , a conservative television presenter with outspoken views on homosexuality , as the head of the new state news agency rossiya segodnya . mr kiselyov had previously made statements that gay people should be banned from donating blood , sperm or organs , telling a television audience in 2012 that\ntheir hearts should be burnt or buried in the ground as unsuitable for the continuation of life .\nmr kiselev himself told state news channel rossiya 24 he saw his\nmission\nin his new job as restoring a\njust attitude to russia as an important country in the world which has good intentions\n.\nanother staunchly anti - gay voice on rossiya 1 is senior journalist arkady mamontov , who on a prime - time talk show suggested that russia was in danger of being engulfed by a\nhomosexual sodomite tsunami\n.\nknown back in the 1990s as one of the faces of\nindependent journalism\n, mr kiselev has recently become notorious for his extreme and sometimes bizarre diatribes in his role as a top anchor on official channel rossiya 1 .\nthe three news portals\u2019 web addresses are registered to the company media capital holding b . v . it is located in a tiny two - story red - brick building in small town of hilversum , netherlands . real estate website identifies it as a residential flat . the company was registered in 2013 with core capital of 1 eur . e - mails sent to an e - mail address indicated in the domain registry and to the press service of rossiya segodnya went unanswered .\nrossia segodnya was established by a kremlin decree last december . the media holding company integrates the state news agency ria novosti and state radio station voice of russia into a single media monolith helmed by controversial pro - kremlin news anchor dmitry kiselyov .\ndmitry kiselyov , the controversial head of rossiya segodnya , will unveil the new project together with margarita simonyan , the agency ' s editor - in - chief , at a private presentation on nov . 10 , the newspaper reported . the project , which reportedly has the working title\nsputnik ,\nwill be presented to the press at a later news conference , it said . simonyan is also editor - in - chief of the state - sponsored english - language news channel rt .\nrossiya segodnya ( formerly ria novosti ) photo library was founded in the 1940s and offers a collection of over one million images related to russia and the former soviet union . the archive covers all aspects of russian and soviet history and experience . main subjects include : personalities ( historic , political , cultural and foreign ) ; ballet , music and film ; paintings and posters ; space exploration ; world war two ; defence ; geography ; politics ; economy ; stock images of russia today .\nthe media monitoring organisation medialogiya says the number of news reports referring to homosexuality on official tv channel rossiya 1 has skyrocketed over the past few years . in 2011 , there were just 11 , whereas in 2013 there were more than 160 .\nnot all of russia ' s state - controlled tv channels share rossiya 1 ' s taste for gay - bashing . channel one ' s news programmes , for example , refer to homosexuality far less frequently and never in the same derogatory terms .\nhe is best known as presenter of vesti nedeli ( news of the week ) , a weekly news programme on the domestic rossiya 1 television network . his show is accused of being a soapbox to promote the kremlin ' s policies , disparage homosexuality , denigrate the west and speculate about western - led conspiracies as well as attack the political opposition to putin . prior to rossiya 1 , dmitry was employed by soviet central television as well as the ukrainian television channel ictv between 2000 and 2003 .\nandrei kolesnikov , a political analyst and columnist for the opposition - minded\nnovaya gazeta\nnewspaper , says the rossia segodnya expansion is intended to complement the kremlin ' s use of rt as a\npropaganda\ntool to burnish russia ' s image abroad .\nthe decree , effective immediately , transfers all ria novosti property to a new conglomerate called\nrossiya segodonya ,\nwhich means\nrussia today .\nrussia segodonya will provide\ncoverage of russian state policy and public life in the federation ,\nthe decree said .\nmoscow - - rossia segodnya , russia ' s state - run media conglomerate , is reportedly preparing to open local bureaus in 29 world capitals , a move expanding the kremlin ' s global media presence amid what senior russian officials call an\ninformation war\nwith the west .\n\u201cthis week the coalition has shown its full strength , \u201d mr . kiselyov said on his weekly talk show , \u201cvesti nedeli , \u201d or \u201cnews of the week , \u201d on the state television network , rossiya . \u201cit looked like a thirst for revenge for poltava . \u201d\nthe controversial kiselyov , known for espousing anti - gay and anti - american views , will head russia today . he most recently served as the deputy head of state - owned rossiya television channel , where he anchored a show every sunday featuring vitriolic attacks on opposition politicians .\nhe cited the recent case of leonid sviridov , a russian reporter working for rossia segodnya in poland , who on october 25 was stripped of his accreditation at the request of polish security services . kiselyov has demanded an explanation for the move , though polish authorities have yet to make such an explanation public .\nrussia has increased spending on its foreign media operations , earmarking 15 . 38 billion rubles ( $ 362 . 2 million ) for rt in 2015 , an increase of nearly 30 percent from last year . next year ' s budget for rossia segodnya has been almost tripled to 6 . 48 billion rubles ( $ 152 . 6 million ) .\nthe two agencies will be absorbed into a new state media organization known as rossiya sevodnya , or russia today . in a separate decree , mr . putin appointed dmitry k . kiselyov as executive director of the organization . mr . kiselyov , a television executive and host , is an avowed pro - kremlin figure who has provoked controversy with starkly homophobic remarks and virulent commentary suggesting foreign conspiracies are threatening russia .\nthat an official news agency could be considered hostile to its own government reflected some deep divisions within russia\u2019s political elite . the new agency\u2019s name , rossiya sevodnya , is the original name of the kremlin\u2019s international television network , now re - branded simply as rt and known for its jaundiced view of the united states and other western countries . the decree , which takes effect immediately , did not link the two organizations .\na totally different turn is visible in propaganda for \u201cdomestic consumption\u201d . the notorious pro - kremlin journalist , zealous anti - semite , open xenophobe and homophobe dmitry kiselyov ( head of rossiya segodnya and deputy director of russian state tv holding company vgtrk ) became the living embodiment of anti - european propaganda . his weekly media appearances on the russia - 1 television channel were filled with misanthropic ideas and hatred amply permeated with anti - ukrainian , anti - european , anti - american and anti - jewish sentiments . in his allegations kiselyov extensively relied on pseudo - historical and quasi - scientific facts and data . for instance , his anti - eu rhetorical escapades resulted in a wild revelation about an existing anti - russian \u201calliance\u201d between the \u201ceuropean russophobes\u201d . according to kiselyov , lithuania , poland and sweden \u201care still dreaming of taking revenge on russia for the poltava battle in 1709\u201d . this and other numerous preposterous allegations completed the overall atmosphere of obscurantism and paranoia to which the russian audience is being subjected .\nthe new agency is to be headed by dmitry kiselev , one of russian tv ' s most notorious anchors , known for his extreme anti - western and homophobic views .\nmr putin ' s decree liquidating state - owned news agency ria novosti and the kremlin ' s international radio station , voice of russia , and replacing them with russia today came like a bolt from the blue .\nboth ria novosti and voice of russia have been stalwarts of the media scene for several decades . they were founded way back in the soviet past , in 1941 and 1929 , respectively .\nria novosti has been a particularly valued outlet which , although state - owned , has reflected a diversity of opinion in some of its output . its court reporting service rapsi also recently won an award for , among other things , its live transmissions of the trial of opposition leader alexei navalny .\npro - kremlin commentator sergey markov wrote on facebook that the agency ' s demise may be linked to its coverage of anti - putin protests in 2012 and the apparent sympathy of some of its journalists for the opposition .\nmr putin ' s decree states that russia today ' s role will be to transmit to foreign audiences information about the\nrussian federation ' s state policy and public life in russia\n.\nit seems likely , therefore , that it will complement the work of the state - funded foreign - language tv station , rt , which when it was launched in 2005 was also known as russia today .\nthe new agency will be a\nhuge machine for propaganda in the west\n, tweeted liberal website editor roman fedoseyev .\nthe new russia today does not appear to be directly connected with its namesake - rt ' s editor - in - chief margarita simonyan said on twitter that she found out about its launch from a moscow radio station . still , the choice of name for the new agency can hardly be a coincidence .\nmr putin has made no secret of his admiration for the work of ms simonyan and her colleagues at rt , which since a revamp following the 2008 russia - georgia war has become one of the world ' s most controversial and talked - about international news channels - primarily thanks to its relentless diet of anti - western reporting on such issues as the conflict in syria .\nduring a visit to rt ' s studios in june , mr putin congratulated the staff on their successful efforts to\nbreak the monopoly of anglo - saxon media on the world ' s news\n.\nearlier , in october 2012 , he vetoed finance ministry plans to reduce rt ' s annual funding of more than $ 340m ( \u00a3250m ) .\nthe most controversial aspect of russia today ' s launch was the appointment of mr kiselev as its director - general .\nhe has likened kremlin opponents at home and abroad to the nazis , used a swedish children ' s tv show about toilet training to exemplify\nwestern values\n, and repeatedly demonised homosexuals .\narguably his most controversial outburst was when he said that russia ' s controversial law banning the promotion of homosexuality among children was not tough enough on gays .\nthey should be banned from donating blood and sperm , and if they are killed in a car crash their hearts should be buried in the ground or burnt as unfit for helping to prolong anyone ' s life ,\nhe told viewers .\nopposition leader alexei navalny noted ironically on his blog that mr kiselev was the\nideal\nman to front the\nstate propaganda machine\n.\nbut anna kachkayeva , dean of media and communications at moscow ' s higher school of economics , called his appointment\nodious\n. she also told editorially independent radio station ekho moskvy that the launch of the new russia today appeared to mark a return to the\nsoviet and propagandistic past\n.\nthe kremlin has long controlled russia ' s leading tv channels ( still the main source of news for most russians ) , and it has further tightened its control on the media scene with a series of laws passed since mr putin began his third term as president in may 2012 .\nopposition commentators think the demise of ria novosti and its replacement with russia today could be another ominous sign for media freedom in russia .\nwe are getting closer and closer to total censorship . they will deal with smaller media even more shamelessly ,\ntweeted ekho moskvy presenter vladimir varfolomeyev .\nbbc monitoring reports and analyses news from tv , radio , web and print media around the world . for more reports from bbc monitoring , click here . you can follow bbc monitoring on twitter and facebook .\nthe foreign secretary quits , telling theresa may\nneedless self - doubt\nis leading to\nsemi - brexit\n.\nvaldimir putin has the power to appoint and dismiss the chief of russia today . photograph : alexei druzhinin / ap\nthe russian president , vladimir putin , tightened control over his country ' s media on monday by dissolving the main state news agency and replacing it with an organisation aimed at promoting moscow ' s image abroad .\nmost russian media outlets are already loyal to putin , and opponents get little airtime , but the shakeup underlined their importance to putin ' s hold on power and the kremlin ' s concern about the president ' s ratings and image .\nthe head of the agency to be built from the ashes of ria novosti is a conservative news anchor , dmitry kiselyov , who has proved a loyal putin supporter , at times making provocative remarks . in 2010 he said homosexuals should be banned from donating blood or sperm and last year he said they should also be banned from donating organs .\nbut the new organisation has strong similarities to apn , a soviet - era news agency whose role included writing articles about\nthe social - economic and cultural life of the soviet people and items reflecting soviet society ' s point of view on important internal and international events\n.\nria said in an english - language article :\nthe move is the latest in a series of shifts in russia ' s news landscape which appear to point towards a tightening of state control in the already heavily regulated media sector .\nputin ' s decree appeared to have little effect on the two other major russian news agencies , the state - run itar - tass and private interfax , but it could benefit both by making ria ' s replacement less of a competitor domestically .\nitar - tass is the successor of the soviet - era official tass agency , while interfax has more leeway as a private agency but is restricted by the kremlin ' s dominance .\nthe kremlin extended its grip over radio and television broadcasting on november 26 when the media arm of state - controlled gazprom bought mining tycoon vladimir potanin ' s profmedia .\nthrough the deal , the former soviet gas ministry \u2013 now russia ' s largest firm by revenue \u2013 will add tv and radio stations , cinemas and film production and distribution assets to a sprawling portfolio built up around commercial channel ntv .\nthe kremlin already funds an english - language tv channel called rt , which was initially known as russia today . it is not clear whether the two will operate separately and rt ' s head , margarita simonyan , said she had been unaware of the move .\nthe new organisation will be created in ria novosti ' s headquarters in central moscow , but the fate of the agency ' s journalists and other employees was not immediately clear .\nria novosti was created as the soviet information bureau in 1941 , after nazi germany invaded the soviet union , and issues reports in russian and foreign languages .\nsinger has previously said he felt obligated to perform in russia : ' as a gay man , i can ' t leave these people on their own . '\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nthe editor of russian international broadcaster rt , margarita simonyan , is to head a new news agency , as the kremlin consolidates its media hold .\nsimonyan , 33 , will merge her rt post with the role of editor - in - chief at russia today , which will replace state - owned news agency ria novosti .\npresident vladimir putin shut down ria novosti , which was respected for its news coverage , earlier this month .\nunder her leadership , rt has developed into a major international broadcaster with services in english , arabic and spanish , but is regarded by many as solidly pro - kremlin .\nthe channel recently said its signal was carried by 22 satellites and more than 230 operators , allowing for some 630 million people to watch it in more than 100 countries .\nrussia today ' s managing director will be controversial journalist and keen kremlin supporter dmitry kiselev , who is known for his ultra - conservative views , such as saying that gay people should be banned from giving blood , and that their hearts should be burnt rather than used in transplants .\ntheresa may moves to shore up her position after a day of high profile resignations over her brexit strategy .\nour website uses cookies to improve its performance and enhance your user experience . through cookies , certain personal data is collected and may be stored temporarily . you can change your cookie settings through your browser . more info : privacy policy\nall kick - off times local . kaliningrad = utc + 2 , samara = utc + 4 , ekaterinburg = utc + 5 , moscow and other venues = utc + 3\niranian women are sharing videos of themselves dancing on social media after an iranian teenager was arrested last week for uploading videos of herself dancing on instagram .\na woman in new jersey died on thursday while in hospice care just hours after a utility company cut electrical service to her home due to unpaid bills . the woman was breathing with the assistance of an oxygen tank that her family struggled to replace in the hours before her death .\na disturbing video of an el paso , texas , police officer pointing his gun at a group of children has sparked outrage , resulting in the officer being placed on desk duty while the altercation is investigated .\nmembers of us president donald trump ' s private clubs in florida were reportedly invited to tour air force one in 2017 , a move raising questions about the separation between the trump administration and the president ' s private businesses .\nbeijing - based space launch company landspace recently revealed that its suzaku no . 2 , the largest privately - owned rocket developed in the country so far , will be launched in 2020 .\na former member of hillary clinton ' s 2016 presidential campaign staff has refuted the rumors that the two - time white house hopeful is planning to run again in 2020 .\nthe syrian president held a meeting at the foreign affairs ministry on monday discussing the internal , regional and international political situation and syria ' s foreign and domestic policy objectives .\nthough earlier in the day uk counter - terrorism officer neil basu was unable to confirm that a toxic substance allegedly used for the poisoning of dawn sturgess was similar to those claimed to be used for the attack on skripals , the uk defense secretary blamed the incident on russia .\nwho ' s novichok ? ? ? - what is happening in the uk . . .\non this episode of fault lines , hosts garland nixon and lee stranahan discuss the newest story of possible ' novichok ' poisoning coming out of the united kingdom . george galloway and professor dave collum both join as guests to provide commentary on this bizarre case .\ntrump advisor rudy giuliani called for regime change against iran last weekend , and with a new wave of protests hitting the country over fears about the consequences of the us ' forthcoming reimposed sanctions , it looks like washington wants to bring down the islamic republic through weaponized economic means .\non this episode of the critical hour with dr . wilmer leon all eyes , ears and prayers are directed toward a cave in thailand .\nstrength of theresa may ' s brexit position is that tories are so divided - prof .\nprofessor martin smith , professor of politics at the university of york has spoken with sputnik on the resignation of brexit secretary david davis amid disagreements with uk prime minister theresa may ' s plan for exiting the european union .\nparis and berlin are ramping up defense spending ahead of the nato summit in brussels , with president trump continuing to pound allies on twitter about how\nunfair\nit is that washington foots 90 % of the alliance ' s defense spending bill . speaking to sputnik , brookings researcher michael o ' hanlon explained what concerns him about trump ' s strategy .\non the eve of venezuela ' s independence day , which was celebrated on july 5 , a news report published by ap , specifying donald trump\u2019s remarks on invading venezuela , has once again raised concerns in the latin american country .\ndawn sturgess and her boyfriend , charlie rowley were taken to a salisbury hospital a week ago . according to the police statement , mr . rowley who was also taken ill following exposure to the nerve agent remains in critical condition .\nthe us national and federal debts are unlikely to spell doom to the country ' s economy while the us dollar maintains its status as a dominant reserve currency , american economist , author and former civil servant dr . paul craig roberts told sputnik , shedding light on more pressing issues for the us economy .\nwhile the authorities in brussels are preparing for the annual nato leaders meeting , peace activists from all over the world have also gathered in the city to protest against the alliance\u2019s plans and to voice their concerns at a counter - summit . sputnik met with co - president of the international peace bureau reiner braun to discuss nato\u2019s policies .\nplease confirm your e - mail to continue . confirmation instructions have been sent to\nyour account has been deleted ! you can restore your account within 30 days by following the link sent to the e - mail address you entered during registration .\nthe fact of registration and authorization of users on sputnik websites via users\u2019 account or accounts on social networks indicates acceptance of these rules .\nusers are obliged abide by national and international laws . users are obliged to speak respectfully to the other participants in the discussion , readers and individuals referenced in the posts .\nthe websites\u2019 administration has the right to delete comments made in languages \u200b\u200bother than the language of the majority of the websites\u2019 content .\nin all language versions of the urltoken websites any comments posted can be edited .\ndoesn\u2019t follow standard rules of the english language , for example , is typed fully or mostly in capital letters or isn\u2019t broken down into sentences .\nthe administration has the right to block a user\u2019s access to the page or delete a user\u2019s account without notice if the user is in violation of these rules or if behavior indicating said violation is detected .\nan explanation of the actions which were in violation of the rules above and resulted in the lock .\nif the moderators deem it possible to restore the account / unlock access , it will be done .\nin the case of repeated violations of the rules above resulting in a second block of a user\u2019s account , access cannot be restored .\nthe russian authorities have been widely criticised for enacting a law banning the promotion of homosexuality among children .\na rising tide of homophobia in parts of the media has accompanied and followed the adoption of that law , including attempts to implicate homosexuals in a recent series of terror attacks .\nthe controversy surrounding the so - called\nanti - gay\nlaw passed by the state duma ( parliament ) last june had the paradoxical effect of dramatically raising the profile of homosexuality in both social and mainstream media . but it has also led to an upsurge in homophobia .\non twitter , for example , the incidence of the main pejorative terms used to describe gays (\npidoras\nand its variants ) increased ten - fold between the beginning of 2011 and the second half of 2013 - from around 7 , 000 a month to more than 70 , 000 .\nthe incidence of the more educated but no less offensive term\nsodomite\nalso soared - from being used just two or three times a day at the beginning of 2011 to more than 100 times at the end of 2013 .\nthese increases may in part be attributable to the overall growth of twitter in russia during this period , but similar trends can also be observed in the mainstream media .\nalmost all of these reports displayed an attitude that was either outright hostile or else noticeably negative towards homosexuals .\nthe programme ' s attacks on the lgbt community have been remorseless . it has portrayed them as an\naggressive minority\nopposed to\nparents fighting to give their children a healthy upbringing\n. it has also suggested that\n40 % of children brought up by homosexuals have venereal diseases\n.\nsome of its programmes have exhibited a much more positive attitude to homosexuals . a recent drama series about the soviet film industry featured a sympathetic gay character being cruelly persecuted for his sexuality .\nstill , there is no doubt that hostile attitudes to homosexuals have the blessing of the kremlin . in december , dmitry kiselev was appointed head of russia today , a major new news organisation tasked with communicating moscow ' s message to a global audience .\nliberal commentators are deeply troubled by the rising tide of homophobia . russian - born us activist larry poltavtsev writes that just as everything jewish was anathema to the nazis , so\nnow everything that stands apart from president putin and his team is deemed to be ' gay ' .\nhe cited a news agency report referring to a\ngay jihad\n, which suggested that homosexuality was rife among the terrorists responsible for the recent bomb attacks in the city of volgograd .\nthis is not the only instance of fingers of blame being pointed at the gay community over the blasts . controversial orthodox clergyman andrei kurayev suggested that one of the bombers may have converted to islam because of the\ncancer\nof homosexuality in the russian orthodox church ( roc ) in the russian region of tatarstan .\nrussian orthodox church clergy have in general supported the hostility towards homosexuals . one tv presenter , olga bakushinskaya , dubs it\northodox fascism\n.\nin december an actor and former orthodox priest , ivan okhlobystin , outraged liberals by telling an audience in siberia that he would\nshove all gays live into an oven\n. mr okhlobystin is one of russia ' s most influential voices on social media , with more than 790 , 000 followers on twitter .\nlaws targeting homosexuals and mounting media homophobia are making life ever more precarious for russia ' s beleaguered gay community .\na recent report by the russian lgbt network said lgbt people were facing a climate of\ngeneral discrimination and violence\n. it said a survey showed that over the past year 53 % had faced\npsychological violence\nand 15 % actual physical harm . in at least two cases in 2013 , this violence proved fatal .\njeremy hunt is named as the new foreign secretary after boris johnson quits over the pm ' s brexit strategy .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nmoscow \u2014 president vladimir v . putin exerted new control over russia\u2019s state news media on monday , dissolving by decree one of russia\u2019s official news agencies , ria novosti , along with its international radio broadcaster as he continues a drive to strengthen the kremlin\u2019s influence at home and abroad .\nthe decision shutters a decades - old state - run news agency widely viewed as offering professional and semi - independent coverage , while putting a reconstituted news service in the hands of a kremlin loyalist . since returning for a third time as president last year , mr . putin has taken several steps that critics have denounced as a strangulation of political rights and open debate , concentrating power in an ever tighter circle of allies .\nthe decree comes at a time when russia has become increasingly assertive on the world stage , most recently in the tug of war with the european union over political and economic relations with ukraine , a country with deep historical and cultural links that mr . putin and others here believe bind it to russia , not the west .\nthe kremlin\u2019s intense lobbying and strong - arming of ukraine\u2019s embattled president , viktor f . yanukovich , have been a principal grievance of the hundreds of thousands who have poured into the streets in the last two weeks . the reorganization of russia\u2019s state news media occurred only days after a meeting between the two leaders \u2014 and unconfirmed rumors that they had reached a secret deal to forge a strategic partnership \u2014 served to intensify the protests .\nmr . putin\u2019s presidential chief of staff , sergei b . ivanov , said the decision to close the news service was part of an effort to reduce costs and make the state news media more efficient . but ria novosti\u2019s report on its own demise said the changes \u201cappear to point toward a tightening of state control in the already heavily regulated media sector . \u201d its executive editor , svetlana mironyuk , the first woman to lead the agency , appeared before her stunned colleagues and apologized for failing to preserve what she called the best news organization ever built by state money , according to a video recording of the meeting .\nthe decrees caught the agencies\u2019 employees , its executives and even some government officials by surprise . mr . putin made the changes without prior notice or public debate , as is often the case here . his decree said that the new agency would focus on providing news about russia to an international audience ; the agency\u2019s directors will be directly appointed by the president\u2019s office .\nthe reasons behind the timing were unclear and , to many , puzzling . ria novosti is one of the official sponsors of the winter olympics to be held in the russian resort of sochi in february , and its employees have been deeply involved in organizing preparations for news coverage there . there have been some calls for boycotting the games , citing russian policies , including a new law prohibiting advocacy of nontraditional sexual relationships , that have prompted harsh criticism from rights organizations .\n\u201crussia has its own independent politics and strongly defends its national interests , \u201d mr . ivanov , a close ally of mr . putin\u2019s , said in remarks to reporters , according to ria novosti . \u201cit\u2019s difficult to explain this to the world , but we can do this and we must do this . \u201d\nhe suggested that russia had had some difficulties in successfully explaining its views abroad . \u201cwe must tell the truth , make it accessible to the most people possible , and use modern language and the best available technologies in doing so , \u201d he added .\nria novosti\u2019s roots extend to world war ii , when it was founded as the soviet information bureau two days after the nazi invasion of the soviet union . according to the agency , it has correspondents in 45 countries and provides reports in russian and 13 other languages .\ndmitry k . kiselyov , a kremlin backer , was appointed the head of a new news agency .\nit was renamed after the collapse of the soviet union in 1991 , and while it continued to serve as an official news agency , its reporting earned greater respect for its balance and diversity of viewpoints .\nthat troubled at least some here . maxim l . shevchenko , a prominent television personality , called the reorganization \u201ca sensible step\u201d in a post on twitter . \u201cthe nest of anti - russian media forces has been destroyed , \u201d he wrote .\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 .\naleksei a . navalny , the anticorruption blogger and opposition leader , lamented the demise of a \u201cstrong soviet brand\u201d in his own posting on twitter and said russia today , as a brand , was \u201csomething repulsive . \u201d\nandrei miroshnichenko , an independent media critic here , said ria novosti and the other state news agency , itar - tass , had in effect competed for resources and influence .\nhe said ria novosti had become the most respected news agency in the former soviet union , one he associated closely with the presidency of dmitri a . medvedev , who has served as prime minister since mr . putin returned to the presidency last year . in that way , dismantling the news service is another step by mr . putin to erase any legacy of mr . medvedev\u2019s presidency , and his \u201cmodernization initiative . \u201d\nthe new agency , mr . miroshnichenko said , would now revert to its mission before the dawn of \u201cthe post - soviet era\u201d as an arm of \u201cforeign propaganda , \u201d while itar - tass would focus on domestic news .\nthe most pointed criticism of mr . putin\u2019s decrees focused on the choice of mr . kiselyov as the new agency\u2019s director . he is known for sharp commentaries in defense of mr . putin\u2019s russia that often reflect his belief that there are foreign conspiracies aimed at weakening the nation . he has described the current protests in ukraine as a provocation by a coalition of sweden , poland and lithuania like the one that peter the great defeated in 1709 in the battle of poltava in what is modern ukraine .\nremarks he made last year resurfaced during the recent debate over the new prohibitions on \u201cpropaganda\u201d of nontraditional sexual relationships . \u201ci think it is too little to fine gays for homosexual propaganda , \u201d he said . \u201cthey should be forbidden from donating blood , sperm . and in the case of an automobile accident , their hearts should be buried in the ground or burned . \u201d\nthere were calls for a criminal inquiry for his remarks , but none were undertaken . mr . kiselyov denied that he or the remarks he made were homophobic .\nhis views on journalism , he acknowledged in a recent interview with the online news organization lenta . ru , had evolved significantly , particularly after he worked in ukraine during the previous political protests there that became known as the orange revolution .\n\u201ci understood that objective journalism , distilled , is absolutely not in demand , \u201d he said in the interview . \u201cthe basic difference between post - soviet and western journalism is that for us it is necessary to create values and not to renew them , to produce values and not to reproduce them , as is basically done in the west . \u201d\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 .\nthe browser or device you are using is out of date . it has known security flaws and a limited feature set . you will not see all the features of some websites . please update your browser .\ncars pass by the former russian ria novosti information agency headquarters in moscow , russia on monday .\nrussian president vladimir putin on monday signed a decree dissolving state - run news agency ria novosti and state - owned voice of russia radio , and appointed ultraconservative television anchor dmitry kiselyov to head a newly - formed media conglomerate .\nthe name of the new conglomerate has caused confusion as there is no indication the new russia today will be affiliated with rt , the kremlin - funded english - language television network formerly know by same name . rt head margarita simonyan told russian news site urltoken on monday that she was not informed of the changes before the kremlin issued its decree .\ni heard about it on the radio ,\nsimonyan said , adding that she hoped to be informed by the kremlin about the relationship between her network , rt , and the new russia today .\nsergei ivanov , putin ' s chief of staff , told reporters on monday that the changes in the state news apparatus would cut costs and make state media more effective ."]}
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( dec 22 , 2002 )\nmini - pato screenshots on production i . g . website ( jan 29 , 2002 )\nnetflix / bandai visual emotion / annapurna pictures / production i . g . / studio katana\nace of diamond first impressions - from madhouse & production i . g \u30c0\u30a4\u30e4\u306ea [ \u30a8\u30fc\u30b9 ]\nrobotics ; notes tv anime series animated by production i . g ( apr 2 , 2012 )\nkami voice film to have anime sequence by production i . g ( oct 13 , 2011 )\nmamoru oshii , production i . g make 3d cyborg 009 anime ( sep 29 , 2010 )\ntarantino details production i . g ' s new kill bill anime ( aug 10 , 2009 )\nevolution of production i . g ( and wit studio ) in openings ( 1987 - 2017 )\nwords : leonard teo , justin leach and maki terashima images : production i . g and miramax\nproduction i . g operates under the i . g holding company . production i . g currently owns 15 % of mag garden and 100 % of xebec , while the mag holding company owns the remainder of mag garden . the mag and i . g holding companies will merge to form the tentatively named i . g port , whose company will own 100 % of mag garden , production i . g , and xebec as separate subsidiaries . a stock swap of one i . g share to a half mag share will formalize the merger .\nanne watanabe stars in production i . g ' s miss hokusai film ( jan 19 , 2015 )\nproduction i . g to acquire 11 . 2 % stake in tatsunoko ( jun 2 , 2010 )\nle chevalier author , production i . g start sci - fi manga ( oct 30 , 2007 )\nmanga entertainment acquires production i . g . fantasy oblivion island ( updated ) ( nov 7 , 2012 )\n( the ) weathering continent ( movie ) : animation production ( under the name i . g tatsunoko )\n\u00a9 2005 production i . g , cartoon network , bandai visual , bandai entertainment . all rights reserved .\nair date in japan : october 8 , 2005 ~ september 26 , 2006 original story : production i . g / aniplex chief director : junichi fujisaku co - planner : mamoru oshii original character design : chizu hashii chief animation supervisor : akiharu ishii music : mark mancina music producer : hans zimmer animation production : production i . g produced by : mbs , aniplex , production i . g\nthe i . g . farbenindustrie , a . g . , works , ludwigshafen and oppau had several chemical plants .\nnetflix to co - produce anime with production i . g , bones , wit studio ( jan 31 , 2018 )\ntoonami runs mamoru oshii , production i . g ' s micro - series in 2017 ( jul 2 , 2016 )\nanime limited acquires production i . g ' s miss hokusai for cinema and home release ( feb 27 , 2015 )\ncartoon network ( in - credit ) / production i . g / bandai / toonami / cartoon network ( skull )\nair date in japan : april 4 , 2008 ~ september 30 , 2008 on ntv format : 25 x 30 ' original story : production i . g / shirow masamune director : kazuhiro furuhashi series composition : junichi fujisaku character design : tetsuro ueyama animation production : production i . g\nxebec inc . mag garden corporation wit studio signal md production i . g . , llc ( los angeles , ca )\nadult swim chikashi kubota flcl hideto iwai katsuyuki motohiro kazuya tsurumaki kiyotaka oshiyama production i . g . the pillows toonami yoshiyuki sadamoto\nair date in japan : july 6 , 2004 ~ march 29 , 2005 format : 26 x 30 ' original concept : production i . g / ntv story supervisor : yoshiki sakurai director : mizuho nishikubo original character concept : sho - u tajima character design / animation director : kazuchika kise music : hideki taniuchi , kenji kawai animation production : production i . g produced by : ntv , vap , production i . g\nt - sensei anime casts nobunaga shimazaki , sets april premiere on new production i . g app ( mar 22 , 2017 )\nu . k . ' s anime limited licenses production i . g ' s miss hokusai film ( mar 8 , 2015 )\nkadokawa shoten / tv tokyo / sega / production i . g / ing / movic / starchild / toei / gainax / eirin\ntwin ( oav ) : key animation assistance ( as i . g tatsunoko )\ntoei animation , production i . g collaborate on relic ~ tale of the last ninja ~ stage recital ( mar 9 , 2016 )\ntsutomu mizushima directs new genshiken anime at i . g ( apr 23 , 2013 )\nkarura mau ( oav ) : in - between animation ( i . g tatsunoko )\n, in - between animation ( vol . 3 ; as i . g tatsunoko )\nzillion : burning night ( oav ) : animation ( as i . g tatsunoko )\nair date in japan : october 18 , 2007 ~ april 3 , 2008 on wowow format : 22 x 30 ' original story : production i . g / shirow masamune director : ryutaro nakamura series supervisor / screenplay : chiaki j . konaka character design / chief animation directors : mariko oka music : rakuonsha animation production : production i . g produced by : ghost hound production committee\nproduction i . g also has two other major animation divisions : xebec and bee train , before the latter became independent in february 2006 .\nteki wa kaizoku : neko no ky\u014den ( oav ) : animation production ( vol . 3 & 4 ; as i . g tatsunoko )\nair date in japan : august 19 , 2006 ~ february 2 , 2007 on wowow format : 24 x 30 ' original story : tow ubukata and production i . g director : kazuhiro furuhashi story supervisor : tow ubukata character design : tomomi ozaki music : michiru oshima animation production : production i . g produced by : project chevalier\nthanks ! i found your article informative , i always wonder how the anime is made . i thought they use for entire production is computer . thanks !\nair date in japan : april 25 ~ may 6 , 2011 on nhk g format : 10 x 30 ' original story : natsumi iwasaki original character design : usagi yuki director : takayuki hamana chief scriptwriter : junichi fujisaku character design / chief animation supervisor : chieko miyagawa music : jun sato animation production : production i . g produced by / copyright : nhk / nhk enterprise / production i . g\nin their three decades , production i . g . has been responsible for well over 300 anime in all sorts of genres . despite ranging in subject matter from seinen to shounen to shoujo , production i . g still manages to maintain a consistent mature quality to each series thanks to that aforementioned distinctive visual style . considering many of its series and movies are regarded as all - time greats , it was a challenge to reduce production i . g\u2019s library to its ten finest , but we\u2019ve done the deed so here are our top 10 anime made by production i . g .\nerrata : bee train no longer subsidiary of i . g ( feb 10 , 2006 )\ntekken ' s harada , appleseed ' s aramaki , production i . g collaborate on ' argyle shift ' vr demo ( apr 11 , 2016 )\ncgnetworks feature : : kill bill volume 1 : : 8 december , 2003 oren ishii\u2019s revenge : production i . g on the kill bill anime sequences\nq : in the 19 years since you started production i . g with your partner takayuki goto , i believe he\u2019s a character designer and you do the rest of the production work . how has your relationship with him evolved over that time ?\nnew trailers of i . g ' s tokyo marble chocolate posted ( dec 6 , 2007 )\ngenki bakuhatsu ganbaruger ( tv ) : in - between animation ( as i . g tatsunoko )\nair date in japan : april 10 , 2008 ~ june 26 , 2008 format : 12 x 30 ' original story : hiro arikawa original character design : sukumo adabana director : takayuki hamana series composition : kenji konuta character design : satoru nakamura music : yugo kanno animation production : production i . g production : library war production committee\nactually i\u2019ve already signed a contract to preserve the confidentiality of that meeting , so i can\u2019t tell you everything but i\u2019ll tell you what i can .\nair date in japan : january 4 , 2011 ~ on ntv original story : karuho shiina ( shueisha ) series composition : tomoko konparu director : hiro kaburagi character design : yuka shibata animation production : production i . g\nair date in japan : january 1 , 2008 ~ march 25 , 2008 on mx tv format : 13 x 30 ' original story : boyakasha director : takayuki hamana story supervisor : atsushi maekawa character design / chief animation directors : haruko iizuka , naruyuki takahashi music : akio dobashi animation production : trans arts associate production studio : production i . g produced by : avex entertainment and production i . g official website ( japanese only ) urltoken\nair date in japan : april 8 , 2007 ~ july 1 , 2007 on mx tv format : 13 x 30 ' original story : boyakasha director : takayuki hamana story supervisor : atsushi maekawa character design / chief animation directors : haruko iizuka , naruyuki takahashi music : akio dobashi animation production : trans arts associate production studio : production i . g produced by : avex entertainment and production i . g official website ( japanese only ) urltoken\nlast sunday at anime expo in los angeles , production i . g and adult swim shared a first look at their flcl revival , unveiling this short teaser :\nair date in japan : april 9 , 2008 ~ june 18 , 2009 on fuji television original story : kenji kamiyama director : kenji kamiyama character design : chica umino music : kenji kawai animation production : production i . g\nspider - man producer avi arad becomes i . g . usa chair ( aug 25 , 2010 )\nmasamune shirow , i . g ' s real drive trailer posted online ( mar 12 , 2008 )\ntomoe ga yuku ! ( oav ) : in - between animation ( i . g . tatsunoko )\nyagami - kun ' s family affairs ( oav ) : animation ( as i . g tatsunoko )\nair date in japan : october 1 , 2005 original comic book : toshihiro fujiwara story supervisor : fumihiko shigeki director : takayuki hamana character design / chief animation director : miyako yatsu music : yasuji takashina animation production : trans arts associate production studio : production i . g produced by : aniplex\na : i\u2019d like to spend a little bit of time now looking back at the ten years , since the first movie came out , gits to the present where production i . g is now .\na dinner with the kick heart\u2019s director , masaaki yuasa , mitsuhisa ishikawa , the ceo of production i . g and mamoru oshii , director of ghost in the shell )\nkano duo to star in i . g ' s abunai sisters anime dvd ( aug 11 , 2008 )\nsatoshi kon , i . g , manga guide , go ! comi interviews ( jun 20 , 2007 )\nthe crime and punishment of i . g . farben , new york , london : the free press ,\nworld release date : march 2 , 2018 on netflix format : 12 x 25 ' created by : kazuto nakazawa and production i . g screenplay : katsunari ishida directors : kazuto nakazawa , yoshinobu yamakawa character designer and key animation supervisor : kazuto nakazawa art director : takanori tanaka music : yoshihiro ike producer : rui kuroki animation : production i . g\nwhen we made gits 10 years ago , we were actually just a sub - contracting production company , it was not our production .\nif you\u2019re an animation geek ( and if you aren\u2019t , i\u2019m not sure what you\u2019re doing on this site , but welcome ! ) , you\u2019re no doubt familiar with production i . g . the studio behind works like ghost in the shell , eden of the east , and a letter to momo , production i . g are known for their high - quality animation and digital compositing techniques .\nair date in japan : october 5 , 2005 ~ march 29 , 2006 format : 26 x 30 ' original story : production i . g / cartoon network chief director / story supervisor : mitsuru hongo character design : toshihisa kaiya mechanical design : atsushi takeuchi , junya ishigaki music : ninja tune producers : hidekazu terakawa , jason demarco , norihisa oki executive producers : mitsuhisa ishikawa , sean akins , kazumi kawashiro , ken iyadomi animation production : production i . g produced by : igpx production committee\nthe i and the g started as the joint collaboration of visionary production manager mitsuhisa ishikawa and popular character designer takayuki goto , the company was established on december 15 , 1987 as i . g tatsunoko , a name bearing the initials of its founders as well as the renowned studio they were from . the new company met with success and in 1993 its founders renamed it production i . g . since then , the studio has enjoyed yearly growth in sales and size .\nmercedes - benz / i . g ' s anime short streamed with english subs ( nov 16 , 2012 )\ni guess i\u2019ll just stick to 3d animation\u2026 though this is without a doubt cool .\ngood day ! i could have sworn i\u2019ve visited this web site before but after going through some of the articles i realized it\u2019s new to me . nonetheless , i\u2019m definitely happy i discovered it and i\u2019ll be book - marking it and checking back often !\na disappointing middle school career , a unique skill that makes up for average abilities , a rival at every corner , and an unmatched desire to be the best ? ace of diamond fills out the entire sports shounen checklist and does it well . production i . g has mastered the art of sports anime , and ace of diamond joins fellow production i . g successes like kuroko\u2019s basketball and haikyuu ! ! in being perfect hits . ace of diamond is just another example of why production i . g is the prime destination for sports shounen .\ncgnetworks had the unique opportunity to speak to katsuji morishita , animation producer at production i . g about these animated sequences . although no 3d computer graphics was used in the production ( which was mostly hand drawn ) , digital technology was used extensively in post ( i . e . after effects for compositing ) to layer and put together the whirlwind of scenes for the film . animation was produced under the guidance of kazuto nakazawa , animation director at production i . g .\ni don\u2019t think that figure is correct and unfortunately it\u2019s so long ago that i can\u2019t even begin to remember where i found it .\nair date in japan : january 10 , 2009 ~ december 26 , 2009 on nhk educational channel format : 50 x 30 ' original novel : nahoko uehashi series composition : junichi fujisaku director : takayuki hamana character design : takayuki goto music : masayuki sakamoto animation production : production i . g , trans arts executive production : : nhk enterprise\nvery useful information about animation . suddenly i saw your blog and i bookmarked it . urltoken\nmasaaki yuasa & i . g ' s ' kick - heart ' runs on toonami tonight ( sep 1 , 2013 )\nparasite eve author , i . g show tokyo in 2020 in anime short ( updated ) ( jun 3 , 2012 )\nyen + adds manga by i . g ' s avi arad , jun ' ichi fujisaku ( apr 11 , 2011 )\nfunimation adds gainax , i . g ' s flcl anime on blu - ray / dvd ( jan 6 , 2010 )\nair date in japan : april 2 , 2008 ~ march 18 , 2009 on tv tokyo format : 51 x 30 ' original story : wiz / production i . g series director : takashi miike series composition : atsuhiro tomioka special advisor : hideto tomabechi , ph . d . main cast : masataka kubota , yuko ito , satoshi matsuda , yoko mitsuya music : yoshihiro ike production : tv tokyo / production i . g / olm presented by : buddy mobile project llp\nproduction i . g is a japanese production studio founded in 1987 by ex - tatsunoko production staff . they ' ve been responsible for dozens upon dozens of movie , video game and anime productions , including psycho pass , ghost in the shell , and eden of the east . they are also well - regarded for their use of digital compositing techniques .\nfull trailer for i . g ' s hand - drawn anime film giovanni ' s island posted ( dec 18 , 2013 )\ngokusen ' s yukie nakama stars in i . g . ' s giovanni ' s island film ( nov 23 , 2013 )\ngkids to release i . g ' s a letter to momo in u . s . theaters ( apr 21 , 2012 )\nnow i would like to talk about my personal life . when i was a college student instead of studying in classrooms i spent most of my time traveling the world . for some reason as a student i was interested in bunraku ( puppet storytelling ) . so the group i had become a member of went on an international tour , they said i wasn\u2019t good enough and told me to stay behind and earn some money . so while looking for a job since i didn\u2019t get to go with the group i thought i was a member of , i saw an ad for tatsunoko production , the company that produced speed racer , so i got a part time job as an assistant producer , and then a producer , and then 5 years later i quit that job . and while i was working so hard in this job i wasn\u2019t able to practice bunraku so i was cut from the theater group . so after quitting tatsunoko production i started production i . g ( originally i . g tatsunoko ) . so my mother didn\u2019t really care too much about what i was doing in all my academic performances good or bad , mostly the latter i\u2019m sad to say , but she did say i don\u2019t ever want you to become the president of a company . she was very worried about this , and so i felt bad about starting my own company , and as such was president . so for four years i didn\u2019t tell my mother , till one day she called my previous employer looking for me and they told her i hadn\u2019t been there for 4 years . so she called me at home and said even now , it\u2019s just fine , just quit being president of your company . so i apologized and said i have so much going on just give me one more year , and here i am 18 years later and i\u2019m still doing it . for those who don\u2019t know this production i . g is now on the tokyo stock exchange ( tse ) , this is the thing i am most worried about my mother finding out about .\nproduction i . g was founded in 1987 by current president mitsuhisa ishikawa . the i in i . g comes from ishikawa while the g comes from character designer takayuki goto . entering its 3rd decade , production i . g continues to ensure that whatever anime they are adapting will be treated well . over the years , they\u2019ve earned a good reputation for their digital compositing techniques which have resulted in some of the most gorgeous anime you\u2019ll find out there . going all the way back to its earlier productions like ghost in the shell to modern - day productions like psycho pass and attack on titan , they\u2019ve managed to build a very distinctive style despite the original manga artists\u2019 unique flairs .\nproduction i . g is now a structure with nine animation studios , one background studio , one cg room , one game development section and a detached studio in niigata . what it is now called studio 1 used to be the one and only animation production room in the early days of production i . g ( then ig tatsunoko ) . the key figure of studio 1 , then as now , is animator takayuki goto . as you may have thought , the letter\ng\nof production i . g stands for goto ' s\ng\n, as he ' s been a core member of the company since its establishment . ( the\ni\nis president ishikawa ' s initial ) . when production i . g was created , there was just one one room that was called\nanimation\n. eventually , as the number of staff increased , there wasn ' t enough space in the room . so it was decided to split the staff into two groups : studio 1 and studio 2 . this was when studio 1 was created . by the way , kazuchika kise was the key figure in studio 2 .\nhi . wow . . i must have missed this . i\u2019m sure you\u2019re long gone , but for future reference i\u2019ll attempt to answer the questions .\n( the ) prince of tennis ii ova vs . genius 10 : animation production\nair date in japan : july 7 , 2008 ~ september 29 , 2008 format : 13 x 30 ' original story : sega director : shunsuke tada series composition : masahiro yokotani original character design : kunihiko tanaka character design : keita matsumoto music : yoshihiro ike animation production : production i . g\nwhy he did that is explained by his having seen , first gits and then blood : the last vampire , two animations that production i . g had produced . and tarantino , the movie fanatic that he is , wanted to use i . g\u2019s anime in kill bill . so he came to japan to make sure he could do that .\na . production i . g is a b2b ( business to business ) company , as opposed to a b2c ( business to consumer ) . right now i am most attracted to production and creation as opposed to distributing . the advantage of this is that i can team up with the best company for whichever region i need to distribute something in . even if the different distribution companies have issues with each other , it doesn\u2019t bother me , i go with the best company for the situation .\nspain ' s sitges , korea ' s busan to show i . g ' s letter to momo ( sep 12 , 2011 )\ndie i . g . farbenindustrie aktiengesellschaft ( 1925 - 1933 ) : ein chemiekonzern in der weimarer republik , berlin : h . tammen\none of the leading anime production companies in japan . i . g ' s primary goal , according to president mitsuhisa ishikawa , is to make anime that stands on its own ground without being an extension of manga .\ntokyo \u2013 not downhearted by the lackluster global response to paramount\u2019s live action adaptation of its cult animation , leading japanese cartoon firm production i . g . is to produce a new \u201c ghost in the shell \u201d anime .\nhello sir , i\u2019m great fan of anime series . i used to write stories . i showed those to my friends and they suggested me to make anime on this but i don\u2019t know to whom i should contact . from many times i tried but got no response from others . i have only hope left from you . please suggest me to whom should i show my story and to whom i should contact . please reply soon waiting for your reply sourabh gautam\nand now i\u2019d like to move on to 2001 when the famous actor and more famous movie director named quinton tarantino , showed up at production i . g\u2019s studio in kokubunji city on the western side of tokyo , without an appointment or anything , he just showed up .\nair date in japan : march 3 , 2007 ~ september 1 , 2007 on wowow format : 26 x 30 ' director : mitsuru hongo character design : takuya saito mechanical designers : atsushi takeuchi , shinji aramaki music : yoshihiro ike animation production : production i . g official website ( japanese only ) urltoken\nair date in japan : april 6 , 2006 ~ september 28 , 2006 original story : clamp director : tsutomu mizushima story supervisors : michiko yokote and ageha okawa character design : kazuchika kise music : s . e . n . s . project animation production : production i . g produced by : ayakashi workshop\na : my personality is that i do the opposite of what everyone else does , so while many companies are outsourcing to china and korea . , production i . g is unique in that they not only don\u2019t outsource to other countries , they don\u2019t outsource to other companies .\nsince ishikawa was working hard externally as a producer , i thought it was my task to train animators . i feel i have fulfilled my task since some of them have become animation supervisors . if they could train the next generation of animators , then i . g will be fine .\na : i have two daughters , there is no way i can influence them more than their mother .\nalready amongst the new wave of japanese animation , which is now an established market steadily gaining fame with western audiences , production i . g aspires to continue driving this growth and to bring high - quality animations to the world .\npatlabor the mobile police : the new files ( oav 2 / 1990 ) : key animation ( as i . g tatsunoko ; ep 8 )\nair date in japan : july 7 ~ september 29 , 2011 on mbs / tbs format : 12 x 30 ' original concept : production i . g / clamp original character designer : clamp original concept supervisor : junichi fujisaku series composition : nanase ohkawa ( clamp ) screenplay : nanase ohkawa ( clamp ) , junichi fujisaku director : tsutomu mizushima animation character designer : kazuchika kise key animation supervisor : takayuki goto art director : hiromasa ogura ( ogura kobo ) music by : naoki sato animation production : production i . g presented by project blood - c tv\nproduction i . g revealed on friday that its\ntate anime\n( vertical anime ) smartphone app will now launch on june 5 , after being indefinitely delayed last month . the company originally slated the app to launch in april .\nair date in japan : april 7 , 2007 ~ september 29 , 2007 on nhk - bs2 format : 26 x 30 ' director / screenplay : kenji kamiyama character design : gato aso music : kenji kawai animation production : production i . g produced by : guardian of the spirit committee official website ( japanese only ) urltoken\ni ' m not surprised . you are renowned for knowing most of the heavy drinkers in the kokubunji area . when i ' m drunk , i would go about and totally put down the person i am drinking with . but i don ' t like fighting , so i would cover up my earlier comments by finishing off with\nbut i like you as you are . . .\nair date in japan : october 6 , 2009 ~ march 30 , 2010 on ntv format : 25 x 30 ' original story : karuho shiina ( shueisha ) series composition : tomoko konparu director : hiro kaburagi character design : yuka shibata music : s . e . n . s . project animation production : production i . g\nproduction i . g is located near mitaka station , on the jr chuo line / jr sobu line / tokyo metro tozai line , 20 minutes by train from shinjuku . it takes just 5 minutes walking from mitaka station to our offices .\nvery nice post . i just stumbled upon your weblog and wanted to say that i\u2019ve truly enjoyed surfing around your blog posts . after all i will be subscribing to your rss feed and i hope you write again very soon !\nair date in japan : january 1 , 2004 ~ january 8 , 2005 format : 26 x 30 ' based on the manga by : shirow masamune chief director / chief writer : kenji kamiyama story concept : mamoru oshii character design : takayuki goto , tetsuya nishio original character design : makoto shimomura mechanical design : kenji teraoka , shinobu tsuneki music : yoko kanno animation production : production i . g executive producers : mitsuhisa ishikawa and shigeru watanabe produced by : production i . g , bandai visual , bandai entertainment , dentsu , nihon television , tokuma shoten , victor entertainment , manga entertainment\nair date in japan : april 3 , 2008 ~ june 26 , 2008 format : 13 x 30 ' original story : clamp director : tsutomu mizushima story supervisors : michiko yokote and ageha okawa character design : kazuchika kise music : s . e . n . s . project animation production : production i . g produced by : ayakashi workshop\nthe\ni . g\npart of the company name refers to its founders , mitsuhisa ishikawa and takayuki goto . they frequently collaborate with mamoru oshii .\ni knew a lot of of this when i started reading ( though you were right i didn\u2019t really understand the job of a animation director ) but i never really knew exactly how it fit together . this was awesome , thanks .\nproduction i . g . was stingy with details on the new project , including whether it will be released as a theatrical feature , a television series or in some other format . the title and date of release are also yet to be announced .\nair date in japan : july 11 , 2010 ~ september 26 , 2010 format : 13 x 30 ' original story : capcom ( sengoku basara series ) original story supervisors : hiroyuki kobayashi ( capcom ) , makoto yamamoto ( capcom ) director : kazuya nomura series composition : yasuyuki muto character design : toru okubo animation production : production i . g\nair date in japan : april 4 , 2009 ~ june 19 , 2009 format : 13 x 30 ' original story : capcom ( sengoku basara series ) original story supervisors : hiroyuki kobayashi ( capcom ) , makoto yamamoto ( capcom ) director : itsuro kawasaki series composition : yasuyuki muto character design : toru okubo animation production : production i . g\nencore hollywood is a post production team that has been producing high quality visual effects since 1985 .\nevery hyper japan event brings the best of japan to the uk , and this laudable trend continues as award - winning anime director naoyoshi shiotani and animation producer rui kuroki from the internationally renowned studio production i . g will be appearing at our christmas market !\ninfluencing hollywood production i . g visionary world is said to have deeply influenced many famous hollywood creators , and this has eventually brought to the collaboration with quentin tarantino for the animation sequence in his world hit , kill bill : vol . 1 . finding early international success in animating with such titles as patlabor and ghost in the shell , production i . g quickly decided to broaden exposure to international markets , and in march 1997 launched a los angeles - based overseas subsidiary . one of the greatest achievements of this active international policy is the tv series igpx ( 2005 , directed by mitsuru hongo ) , co - developed and co - produced with cartoon network , the first collaboration between a us cable network and a japanese production house . production i . g also collaborated with international music artists producing full animated music videos for legendary russian singer linda and french diva mil\u00e8ne farmer .\nthe filming of the animation cels , the sound production such as foleys , music , sound effects and dialogue are usually been done in separate production companies outside the animation production company . for financial reasons usually the dialogue voice - overs are being recorded only afterfards when the animation itself is already finished .\nkomurakata tells us of his dreams for the niigata studio .\nour goal for now is to be able to get subcontracted work to complete an episode at our studio . i hope to make our studio one of the pillars supporting production i . g . well , if i say this , ishikawa - san might get upset and say , ' you should aim even higher ! '\nghost in the shell ' s mamoru oshii , i . g debut ' sand whale and me ' micro - series on march 18 ( oct 19 , 2016 )\nthis was a lecture with mitsuhisa ishikawa , president of production i . g . some parts of the event were edited out of the recording and the following due to the wishes of those present . the following is not the entire event , but most of it .\nproduction i . g made 5 . 4 billion yen ( about $ us44 million ) in revenue , with 250 million yen ( about us $ 2 . 5 million ) in profit , for the period ending in may 2007 . mag garden made 1 . 845 billion yen ( about $ us15 . 03 million ) in revenue , but with a 100 million yen ( about us $ 800 , 000 ) loss , for the period ending in march 2007 . production i . g has 181 employees , whereas mag garden has 32 .\ncartoon network\u2019s new \u201cdiy\u201d miniseries is a quirky and inspiring experiment , both conceptually and production - wise .\nig - innovations ltd is a company with over 30 years experience in antibody production and immunoassay development .\nthese could be the most difficult words to hear for anyone who has come to tokyo with dreams of becoming an animator . production i . g ' s niigata studio started when one of the busiest key animators at i . g tatsunoko , koji komurakata , was asked to return to niigata and live with his folks 15 years ago . when komurakata made up his mind and told mitsuhisa ishikawa that he was actually packing and going back , ishikawa asked him to come up to the rooftop of the company building . ishikawa then asked him ,\nwould you like to continue working for i . g in niigata ?\nthe first time i saw this movie i thought , \u201cwell this is probably the end of my life as an animation director\u201d . ( this was in response to the movie for the trailer we watched , the trailer really was insane ) so while i said i thought that tarantino was crazy . mamoru oshii is way more crazy than that . the first time i saw it i was convinced that as an animation producer my life was done , the second time i saw it i thought there might be something there , and on the third time i thought this is going to fly .\nso , as a tribute to their works , we have compiled a list of anime that production i . g ( as the prime contractor ) handled without sub - contractors . to quote sengoku basara ' s masamune date : are you ready , guys ? here we go !\nghost in the shell s . a . c . solid state society 3d ( movie ) : animation production\nan animation production studio focused on creating films , television series , and other content for disney channels worldwide .\nair date in japan : july 7 ~ september 15 , 2011 format : 11 x 30 ' director : kanta kamei series composition / screenplay : taku kishimoto character design / chief animator supervisor : yu yamashita art director : ichiro tatsuda music : suguru matsutani animation : production i . g\nand finally i was convinced this was something , even though we were really busy , this was probably something we should do . so i said sorry guys you\u2019re going to get even busier and were going to do this . and i told him i would do it . and if you want to know what kind of director tarantino is i can tell you , i worked with him , \u201ccrazy\u201d .\nthank you for sharing your info . i really appreciate your efforts and i will be waiting for your further post thanks once again .\nhey there and thank you for your information \u2013 i have certainly picked up something new from right here . i did however expertise several technical issues using this website , since i experienced to reload the web site lots of times previous to i could get it to load correctly . i had been wondering if your web hosting is ok ?\ni am so excited to be here , i love american culture , american ladies and american food , but i need chopsticks to eat . also american baseball , but maybe the co rockies could use some japanese players . i\u2019d like to see japanese players . thank you .\nthks for the the great article about anime i learnt alot from your article i have been dying to know about how anime is made .\nto maximize their effectiveness , color cases should be printed in color . in july 2006 , mitsuhisa ishikawa wondered how he could further enhance the success and visibility of his animation production company headquartered in tokyo , production i . g . for the year ended may 2006 , production i . g . had sales of 5 , 439 million yen ( $ 47 . 3 million ) , operating profit of 404 million yen ( $ 3 . 5 million ) , and 184 employees . its recent film innocence : ghost in the shell 2 competed at cannes film festival in 2004 , and the company had gone public in december 2005 . these were no small accomplishments for a japanese animation production company . indeed , despite the global success of japanese animation , the industry was fragmented with about 430 animation production companies and dominated by distributors - - tv stations , movie distributors , dvd distributors and advertising agencies , which held the lion ' s share of content copyrights . distributors controlled the funding and contracted the production out to animation production companies . as a result , most of the latter were small companies laboring in obscurity . as such , no japanese animation production company came even close to the size of walt disney co . : in 2005 disney had revenues of $ 32 billion , whereas toei animation , the largest animation production company in japan , had revenue of only 21 billion yen ( $ 175 million ) . to ishikawa ' s mind , one of the key decisions concerned the mix of the\ncontents garden\nthat his company should aspire to . should he increase the share of animation productions based on manga ( comics and print cartoons ) relative to original - productions ( i . e . animation stories created entirely by production i . g . ) ?\nhello ! i am making a short summary about animation at school , i was just wondering if i could use some of the information you wrote down . i know it\u2019s rather silly to ask considering a lot of people have already taken most of the information without asking but consent is everything to me . on another note i really enjoyed your article !\nproduction i . g has four subsidiary companies , xebec , mag garden , wit studio and signal md , organized under a large holding firm known as i . g port . from 1997 - 2006 studio bee train was also a subsidiary . compare with rough draft studios , dr movie , sunwoo entertainment , digital e mation , gonzo and toon city . six other studios known for their cg animation blending . see also photography studio trans arts , the company ' s partner for various shows .\ni . g . farben\u2019s share capital in 1926 was 1 . 1 million reichsmarks ; its turnover increased from 1 . 2 billion reichsmarks in 1926 to 3 . 1 billion reichsmarks in 1943 .\ni\u2019m not sure where you are getting your info , but great topic . i needs to spend some time learning much more or understanding more . thanks for excellent information i was looking for this information for my mission .\nnaoyoshi shiotani has worked on many projects at i . g as an animator , animation director and director , attracting attention doing storyboard work on blood + before making his directorial debut with the award - winning tokyo marble chocolate , which was produced as part of the commemoration of production i . g\u2019s 20th anniversary . he\u2019s more recently been the director of both the psycho - pass tv series and movie , as well as the movie blood - c : the last dark amongst other projects . rui kuroki has been involved as an animation producer many notable i . g titles , including kuroko no basket , the recent ghost in the shell : arise pyrophoric cult as well as the aforementioned psycho - pass movie .\nhaha i didn\u2019t realize how much i\u2019d pushed back reading this post until i saw the time stamp on the comments . great job with this for sure , especially with all the details . i had a general idea of what was going on , but this guide definitely cleared up a lot of misunderstandings that i had about the process . i guess something that i\u2019m still a bit fuzzy on is the difference between different types of \u201cdirectors\u201d as they\u2019re translated , but i get the feeling that it\u2019s a bit more nuanced than that . i tend to notice this in shaft\u2019s works more , where shinbo is credited as \u76e3\u7763 , whereas you have someone else credited as \u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u30c7\u30a3\u30ec\u30af\u30bf\u30fc .\nsurprisingly even in - 99 some of the animation in production i . g is done as a traditional cel - animation . then the cels end up to the studio 7 , where they are being colored by hand . in japanese anime there are usually 350 colors , tv - and video - anime containing only 80 - 120 colors . then again , in full - length theater - distributed animation movies even 500 colors may be used . painting the cels is however a relatively slow process and thus expencive . especially in summer during the rainy season the paint - jars can become mouldy very easily . this phase of the production process is also paid less and the department consists of mostly women . the digital production environment getting stronger also in production i . g this line of work is becoming history , and soon after my visit the whole studio 7 is shut down .\nhopefully this post provided a detailed overview of the animation production process that goes into anime , along with a general description of pre and post production ! it\u2019s important to remember that this is a description of your average anime . the truth is , approaches vary significantly between studios , production companies and directors . but i hope this gives a solid idea of some of the staff and production processes that are used . if you notice any errors in the post , can contribute any more detail on anything , or have any questions , please comment ! in any case , i\u2019d like to hear people\u2019s thoughts and experiences on the topic .\nproduction i . g noted that its xebec subsidiary studio already produces several television series based on mag garden manga such as elemental gelade . production i . g has 14 original works and 64 animated versions for which it retains the copyrights . for its part , mag garden has created 106 original manga works which have collectively sold 26 million volumes . mag garden has financed the animation for eight of the manga titles . in particular , the aria series has sold 3 million manga volumes and 300 , 000 dvds . adv manga once imported several titles from mag garden , but mag garden ' s titles have since been relicensed , notably to tokyopop .\nair date in japan : october 13 , 2001 ~ march 30 , 2002 format : 26 x 30 ' director : masatsugu arakawa original character design : suzuka yoshida animation character design : miyako yatsu music : toshihiko sahashi producers : daisuke kawakami , katsuji morishita , tomoko takahashi produced by : fuji tv / production i . g\nman , that was one hell of a list . anyway , we hope that production i . g will continue producing great - looking , high - quality series for the years to come . and if you ' ve loved any anime produced by this studio , feel free to have your say in the comments section !\ni used to instruct people before , but i am not good at teaching . i would show them the sample answer and say , ' this is the way to do it , ' but i can ' t really give the reason for it . it might be because i draw as my intuition tells me , not reason . those people who left i . g to explore other opportunities sometimes tell me , ' now , after three years , i think i understand what you meant . ' it is really hard to teach how to draw . now when i yell , ' you ' re fired ! get out ! ' my staff would reply , ' i see , then shall i take your desk to the roof top for you ? ' no one takes me seriously ,\n( lol ) says kise , as he cheerfully talks about conversations among his staff at studio 2 . his cheerfulness seems to represent the spirit of studio 2 .\nawesome blog about animation . to know more details about animation and video production please feel free to visit brandepix blog . urltoken\ni\u2019m not sure if this is a format issue or something to do with internet browser compatibility but i thought i\u2019d post to let you know . the layout look great though ! hope you get the issue solved soon . many thanks\ncan someone help me figure something out ? okay i am 15 and i want to do the drawing for anime\u2019s . what exactly would is that profession called ? how should i start training to become this ? i practice everyday drawing naruto shippuden characters , but i cant help but feel im behind on learning and training . what should i start doing to prepare to draw anime . so can someone tell me how do i start to prepare for my career . and also do you think i should move to japan to work when im order ? i know ill have to learn the language and everything . but drawing anime like naruto shippuden is my dream ill do anything to accomplish it . thanks\nnow he\u2019s gone , i don\u2019t know why and till this day , sometimes i cry he didn\u2019t even say goodbye he didn\u2019t take the time to lie .\nwhen asked what challenges production i . g faced in the production of these sequences , morishita replied ,\nit was a very unique experience . when we were told to change even the slightest things ( eg . the color of the hair ) , it wasn ' t made aware that we needed to start all over again . in that sense , we had some interesting exchanges especially regarding the retakes . kill bill is quentin ' s work , and we highly respected everything he wanted from us . we had experienced so much throughout the one year of production , but we had set out to make a good production and this drove us to go beyond the call of duty .\n[ cgn ]\nthanxxxxxx ! ! ! ! , ive been dying to find this out . btw i\u2019ve looked at dozens of articles on the production of anime and yours is by - far the most informative . nice job\nbut what about consistency ? while emphasis on this varies from production to production , in general it is a good idea to make sure your characters look the same from one key animator\u2019s portion to the next . this is handled by an animation director .\nawesome blog . thanks for sharing it . to know more details about animation production company feel free to visit brandepix blog . urltoken\nas i said tarantino as a director is insane . after we watch this i\u2019d like to say a couple words about mamoru oshii the director in that context .\ni wanna be a anime tor\u2026\u2026how be a anime tor can u tech me .\nthis is the best article i\u2019ve read regarding the animation process . thank you .\nbang bang , i shot you down bang bang , you hit the ground bang bang , that awful sound bang bang , i used to shoot you down .\ni . g . farben was a german limited company that was a conglomerate of eight leading german chemical manufacturers , including bayer , hoechst and basf , which at the time were the largest chemical firms in existence .\ntokyo \u2013 not downhearted by the lackluster global response to paramount\u2019s live action adaptation of its cult animation , leading japanese cartoon firm production i . g . is to produce a new \u201cghost in the shell\u201d anime . the directors are kenji kamiyama , who has worked on several installments of the \u201cghost in the shell\u201d sf franchise , and shinji [ \u2026 ]\nproduction i . g has never allowed itself to slack despite its extensive history , and throughout its three decades , it has continued to produce unique anime that often subverts expectations we have of the medium here in the west . undoubtedly , if you look at the anime featured on this list you\u2019ll see an artistic quality that\u2019s very distinctive to production i . g , and we here at honey\u2019s anime are all too excited to see that quality continue for many more decades . with such an extensive library , there\u2019s bound to be some anime you think deserve an honorable mention that we couldn\u2019t fit into our top ten , let us know what you think deserves a nod in the comments down below .\nyep , you read that right . on the first floor of their offices in west tokyo , not far from the ghibli museum , production i . g run a restaurant . named campus musashino after the city in which it\u2019s located , the restaurant serves up pizza , pasta and other italian food , as well as coffee , beer and wine .\nkazuchika kise , who was a key animator at an animation studio in osaka , met mitsuhisa ishikawa , at the time a production staff member at tatsunoko production , for the first time when they both worked in the production of the tv anime future police urashiman ( 1983 ) . later , kise made his debut as animation supervisor for another tv series , red photon zillion ( 1987 ) , produced at tatsunoko production branch , which later became i . g . this led to his joining the production , as an animation supervisor , of the feature film patlabor : the movie , released in 1989 .\nno one thought patlabor would be a success , so i was planning to return to osaka after that production .\nnevertheless , to everyone ' s surprise , it turned out to the contrary and kise was to stay at i . g . gradually , the staff grew in number , and they needed more space , so they decided to divide the studio into two . this was the beginning of the studio 2 .\nwe worked on separate projects ranging in various length of time . takayuki goto led studio 1 . and we at studio 2 did mostly theatrical features . that ' s how it was split up ,\nsays kise , looking back at the time when studio 2 was founded ."]}
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out shows and wild weddings .\nurltoken offers the best package deals on las vegas vacations . with more than 400 airlines from 1 , 700 departure cities plus world - class vegas resorts , we can help you create a great vacation package for the best price . and , booking your flight and hotel room together can help you save on the entire package .\npart of the greenspun media group , urltoken is a multimedia travel company . defining its structure , however , is a bit more difficult . like the language found in the superman comic books , it is hard to judge whether it is a web site or a call center , a travel booking agent or a television production studio .\nstill , the business is about business and the success has been astounding since lefkowitz ' s arrival . in that time , the staff has grown from 28 to 120 , with call center staff increasing from 3 to 70 over the same period . in october , urltoken consolidated its operations in four different locations to a 25 , 000 square - foot space in henderson .\nwhat you put is decided by what you have . by serving approximately 25 percent of all pages coming out of the city , urltoken has reached a point that no property or operation can avoid providing the web site updated information , even though many companies , particularly hotels , are creating web sites and call centers to do more of the booking themselves and avoid the commission .\nnew year ' s eve is traditionally the busiest night in vegas . a cork - popping 300 , 000 visitors are expected to ring in 2005 , adds howard lefkowitz , president of urltoken , a one - stop - shopping web site for hotel / air deals , shows and party reservations . demand is so strong that the cost of dec . 31 hotel rooms is up 15 % over last year , he says .\nurltoken has got the best deals on las vegas hotels of every type to help you find the perfect room that will fit your budget . looking for a cheap stay in a clean cubby ? no problem . how about suites of epic grandeur in luxury las vegas resorts ? yep , got ' em too . before you make your las vegas hotel reservations read hotel reviews from people who ' ve actually stayed there\u2026so you ' ll know you ' re making the right choice .\nin addition , urltoken has capitalized on lefkowitz ' s broadcast and production experience , forming studio vegas about eight months ago . the division has produced the vegas minute , a 30 - second spot being shown on local news channels across the nation . used as a promotional tool primarily , the production unit also produced the new year event entitled\namerica ' s party on fox\nand produces\nvegas live\nwith clint holmes and sheena easton . it is looking to go to syndication .\nalso appearing in the top 50 are the heavily used web sites of five popular hotel chains and four overseas airlines . you ' re familiar with all of them . two are the heavily used currency web urltoken and www . oanda . com - - enabling you to know the exchange rates for your u . s . dollar ; and one is the canadian version of expedia . it ' s in the remaining 19 where we find useful sites that , popular as they might be , are still not known to everyone .\nthe result has been the most viewed city and travel web site in the world , with 20 million page views and 800 , 000 unique visitors a month .\nwhen people hear ' urltoken ' and ' dot - com ' in general , they think of four guys in a room with pizzas shoved under the door ,\nsays lefkowitz .\nthe drunken sailor of investment banking and venture capital of the late 1990s was the [ other ] end of the ridiculous pendulum of the internet . they don ' t realize there are sites that are making money and bring a lot of value . the internet is not really a new medium per se . it ' s just a network . what you put over that network is the difference .\ndestination - - united states - - atlanta baltimore boston charlotte chicago cleveland dallas denver detroit honolulu houston las vegas los angeles miami minneapolis / st . paul nashville new orleans new york orlando philadelphia phoenix portland st . louis salt lake city san diego san francisco seattle tampa / st . petersburg washington , d . c . australia - - canada - - montreal toronto - - caribbean - - - - central america - - - - china - - hong kong shanghai - - europe - - athens frankfurt london paris rome - - japan - - tokyo - - mexico - - mexico city - - russia - - - - singapore - - - - south america - -\nsign up to receive our free travel e - newsletter and get the best travel news , deals & features in your inbox .\nthe bawdy , gaudy gaming capital is dealing out new attractions and expecting a record number of visitors \u2014 37 million \u2014 by year ' s end . new year ' s weekend , when the city kicks off its 100th anniversary celebration , also could to be a record breaker . ( photo gallery : las vegas )\nhotels and attractions are\ncontinually amping up . . . and there ' s no doubt about it , the rebound ( since 9 / 11 ) is complete ,\nsays erika yowell of the las vegas convention and visitors authority . those racy , award - winning\nwhat happens here , stays here\nvegas tv commercials didn ' t hurt , either .\nyowell says the average daily room rate in vegas from january through september was $ 89 . 19 this year , up from $ 82 . 20 for the same period of 2003 .\nother new year ' s eve highlights : the city ' s largest - ever fireworks display up and down the strip and a downtown street party , also heralding the centennial . the city officially turns 100 may 15 .\nmeanwhile , a three - level expansion of the forum shops at caesars palace just opened and cirque du soleil unveiled a martial - arts - themed spectacle called k\u00e0 at the mgm grand . this month , 51 luxury loft accommodations will open atop the mgm grand ; 928 new rooms and suites are due in a spa tower at the bellagio . the 548 - room renaissance las vegas hotel just arrived next to the convention center , and big - name restaurants ( such as a branch of miami beach favorite joe ' s stone crab in the forum shops ) keep opening .\nthere are\nsomething like $ 6 billion in construction projects\nright now , yowell says . coming attractions include :\n\u2022 3 , 025 suites in a tower next to the venetian . affiliated with the venetian , the hotel will have its own identity .\nvegas casino mogul steve wynn also has a card up his sleeve . it ' s the 2 , 700 - room wynn las vegas , a much - awaited mega - resort due on the strip in april .\ngreat news ! as an email subscriber , you have immediate and exclusive access to our best rates : our insider pricing deals . do a search below to see deals on your dates , then look for the tag\nin two and a half years , he has driven the company ' s expansion to boundaries that are actually testing new technological frontiers in ways that have brought national media attention . just as well , he has managed the company ' s business growth to phenomenal levels at the same time .\nhaving been involved in the development of the internet from the beginning and one of the few to find it profitable , as well working with new technologies and formats in television , cable and even ticketing , lefkowitz ' s experience can almost prove the old axiom about change and staying the same . if anything , he would only add that business success is in the dynamic tension between the two .\nthe internet changes everything but it doesn ' t change 100 years of human behavior ,\nhe says .\nit doesn ' t replace all the things people have become accustomed to . the technology , like the internet itself , is a tool . it ' s not a business . it ' s just a tool . here , our business drives our technology . it ' s not our technology driving our business .\nlefkowitz compares the evolution of the relationship between his company and tourism product providers to that between hollywood studios and the home video industry . initially antagonistic , home video provide about 45 percent of the total revenue stream for all major studios .\nall of our tourism partners provide us information as quickly as possible because we are the largest purveyor of web pages about vegas ,\nhe says .\nwe ' re building this local infrastructure platform specifically for the community so it has the ability to grow on an overall basis without having to worry too much about the overall infrastructure . that ' s hard for the casinos [ to do ] . they ' re much larger . they have sunk infrastructure costs and already existing systems . it ' s very difficult to maneuver a large cruise ship as opposed to this cigarette boat . . . the bottom line is that a rising tide brings up all boats .\nit ain ' t easy , it ain ' t cheap , it doesn ' t happen overnight and sometimes it even works ,\nsaid lefkowitz .\nafter all , it is technology . you have to stay on top of the technology but that ' s kind of like taking out the laundry . if you don ' t have clean clothes , you can ' t go to work .\nperhaps just as important , the ability to pay for it has matched if not overtaken that pace . in 2003 , revenues grew by 475 percent from the previous and 15 times since 2001 to reach the\nscores of millions\nof dollars , with travel insiders saying it is closer to $ 80 million than $ 40 million .\nfor lefkowitz , who participated in the founding and growth of companies such as earthlink , ebay , home shopping network and others , it is not knowledge of success but the ability to learn it which makes it all work .\ni ' ve been fortunate in my career because i ' ve been around a series of different media companies and what i ' ve managed to do is try to continue to grow in my expertise because business people don ' t understand technology people and vice - versa ,\nhe says .\ni know enough about technology and enough about business to walk the line . i like to call it the high priesthood of technology . sometimes they say things because they can and they know the business guy isn ' t going to get it . sometimes they do it intentionally and sometimes they do it unintentionally , but the business guy doesn ' t want to admit his ignorance and lack of understanding . so it ' s like a wall . because i ' ve been around these things for a number of years , i sort of can straddle the wall .\nthe state bar of nevada named joice bass and daniel ivie to two - year terms on the southern district standing lawyer advertising advisory committee . they are lawyers with lewis & roca , a law firm with offices in las vegas .\nterritory , a commercial development , brokerage and management company , named jeanna gaitan development coordinator and mignon santos executive assistant .\nkorte co . , a st . louis - based construction company , named john darin project architect in las vegas .\nmedici caf\u00e9 & terrace at the ritz - carlton , lake las vegas named michael klinger chef de cuisine .\nallegiant travel co . , the parent of las vegas discount flier allegiant air , named john redmond to its board of directors .\ninside business is prepared by the las vegas business press . send information about new hires , promotions and new businesses to las vegas business press , 1111 w . bonanza road , las vegas , nv 89119 ; fax to 380 - 4540 ; or e - mail to scureton @ lvbusinesspress . com . to subscribe to the las vegas business press , call 383 - 0400 .\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\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 .\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 )\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 )\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 )\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 .\nsneak peak at the new\nstar wars : secrets of the empire\nvr experience at the grand canal shoppes .\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 )\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 .\nwheels wars : construction delays in dubai , new york mean las . . .\nlas vegas artist behind lady liberty statue to get $ 3 . 5m from . . .\nlas vegas artist behind lady liberty statue to get $ 3 . 5m from usps\nbut the first 50 most popular travel web sites are enough to provide us with important leads .\nof those first 50 most popular travel web sites , six are heavily used u . s . - related airfare search engines ( orbitz , travelocity , expedia and all the rest ) , with which almost all american travelers are already familiar . eleven are the sites of the biggest u . s . airlines , starting with southwest and american airlines , and two are the largest cut - rate airlines of europe - - ryanair and easyjet .\none of those 19 is the extremely handy , european - operated www . venere . com , which provides rates for thousands of hotels in europe , north africa , the middle east and elsewhere , of which many prices are specially discounted for the site .\nanother remarkable site in the remaining 19 is www . vrbo . com , standing for\nvacation rentals by owner ,\nlisting u . s . vacation homes and their rates , as offered directly by the people who own them .\nof the rental - car firms , only the web site of enterprise rent - a - car is in the top 50 ( and thus in the remaining 19 ) , confirming the surprising fact that enterprise might be the largest u . s . car - rental organization .\nand finally , if you ' ve ever consulted the various web sites for hotel reservations in las vegas , you ' ll feel pleased that the impressive www . vegas . com , operated by the city ' s major newspaper , the las vegas sun , is found in the 50 most popular web sites . it ' s a model for web sites dealing with any location .\nto consult the entire list of the 50 most popular web sites , go to www . alexa . com , click on\ntravel\n( under recreation ) , then on\nmost popular in travel ,\nand under that listing , click on\nsee top sites in all travel categories ,\nwhich will lead you to the top 50 .\nair fracas : a plan by 27 airlines to establish a web site . . .\nthe parent company of the las vegas sun \u201cconsolidated\u201d its operations wednesday , naming the president of the greenspun corp . to also oversee the previously separate greenspun media group .\npaul hamilton , who became president and chief executive officer of the greenspun corp . in april , will assume a similar role with greenspun media , which publishes the sun , vegas inc . , las vegas weekly , las vegas magazine and vegas2go .\nin an email wednesday afternoon to the staff at the sun and greenspun media , brian greenspun , publisher and editor of the sun and greenspun media , said , \u201cin an effort to consolidate the greenspun family businesses , paul hamilton , president of the greenspun corporation , has been appointed president of greenspun media group . i will remain publisher and editor of the greenspun media entities . i know you will all join me in congratulating paul . \u201d\nit\u2019s unclear whether greenspun will now report to hamilton , or what impact the change may have on the sun .\ngreenspun took over day - to - day operations of greenspun media in september 2011 .\naccording to a story posted on the vegas inc . website in april , hamilton is a founding principal of province advisors . he has more than 15 years of experience providing advisory services to privately held companies , repositioning them for growth and create long - term value .\nthe greenspun corp . includes the media group , travel website vegas . com , developer american nevada co . , greenspun gaming , an investment portfolio and the greenspun family charitable foundation .\nthe las vegas sun is an eight - to 12 - page daily insert delivered with the las vegas review - journal . the paper derives most of its revenue from a joint operating agreement with r - j owner stephens media .\ngreenspun family patriarch hank greenspun began the las vegas sun when he acquired the remnants of a newspaper started by the international typographical union . first published in may 1950 as the las vegas free press , the paper\u2019s name was changed to las vegas sun in july of that year .\nhank greenspun died in 1989 , the same year his family signed the joint operating agreement with the review - journal . over the years , the greenspun family moved beyond publishing into other businesses that have been hit hard by the recession and housing bust .\nthe family launched american nevada co . in 1974 . the real estate development arm was responsible for the 8 , 400 - acre green valley in henderson , southern nevada\u2019s first master - planned community .\nthe greenspuns became partners in several gaming projects with station casinos , including ownership in green valley ranch resort and aliante station . that investment was lost through station casinos\u2019 2011 bankruptcy reorganization .\nthe greenspuns still have a stake in three station casinos properties : barley\u2019s casino , the greens and the wildfire lanes .\nthe las vegas sun was a part owner in las vegas 1 , a failed cable television channel , and the greenspuns invested heavily in the las vegas sun\u2019s website and have been criticized for winning awards with it while producing little revenue .\nthe las vegas sun produced the short - lived 702 . tv , a nightly television show on the las vegas entertainment scene that was created for las vegas 1 . the plug was pulled on the show after just a few months .\nthe sun went through a series of layoffs in 2009 , 2010 and 2011 , eliminating an estimated 75 editorial staffers .\nthe review - journal also cut staff from each of its departments in 2011 , including the newsroom , in an ongoing effort to reduce costs and make operations more efficient . in august , the review - journal reorganized its newsroom by adding two new deputy editors and eliminating other senior management positions .\n* sample prices shown are for select midweek ( sun - thu ) dates . offer subject to change . prices do not include taxes and fees . based on availability .\nfew things in life are better than a great deal . there ' s nothing cooler than getting what you want and paying less for it . these las vegas deals , discounts and special offers will make your head spin \u2013 in all the best ways . create your experience with las vegas discounts you won ' t find anywhere else .\nget discount tickets on the best shows in las vegas , and save on tours you might otherwise miss . from individual opportunities to full out vacations , these exclusive discounts put vegas within your reach .\nvegas hotel deals , vegas show deals , vegas tour deals , we have ' em . so check back often and see what las vegas deals you can find . our deals are changing daily and we ' re always bringing you the latest and best savings on all the amazing things to do in las vegas .\nwhen you ' re coming to vegas , you want to get the most bang for your buck . that ' s why we ' re here to help you score the deals you crave and discounts you deserve . after all , the only thing better than a great deal is getting that great deal in vegas .\n* terms and conditions of hotel promotions : qualifying booking and stay dates vary by promotion . click on the individual promotion links for specific promotion details and terms and conditions . blackout dates may apply . offers have no cash value and become void if qualifying booking is cancelled . all promotions subject to availability . management reserves all rights . promotions subject to change or termination at any time , without notice .\nbooking one of our air + hotel packages means taking the guess work out of organizing your trip . you\u2019ll get high - quality service to help you book your flight to vegas and get you set up in one of our outstanding hotels . you\u2019ll be able to sit back , relax and dream of coming to las vegas . you know , more than you do already . the only thing you\u2019ll have left to worry about is finding a restaurant everyone can agree on .\nat vegas . com , we bring you the very best in las vegas packages to deliver everything vegas as easily as possible . browse below or contact our vegas insiders to see what we have to offer to make your las vegas vacation the best ever . and once you ' ve gotten the best price on your air + hotel package , be sure to check out our tours , attractions and shows to make your las vegas vacation complete .\nthere are so many vegas shows you can ' t possibly see them all , but that doesn\u2019t mean you shouldn\u2019t try . good thing we\u2019ve got tickets for all of them .\nk\u00e0 by cirque du soleil is the troupe ' s first production to feature a cinematic story line while maintaining flawless imagery , music , martial arts and acrobatics .\nacrobats , divas , magicians , jokesters , showgirls and puppets . there are so many shows in las vegas that you can ' t possibly take them all in , but there ' s not a doubt you will find something that will blow you away . good thing we have las vegas discount show tickets to all of them .\nthere are plenty of shows to see in the entertainment capital of the world . however , sometimes figuring out things like where to park , how early to get there and what to wear can make your show going experience a little stressful . after seeing countless revues on the las vegas strip , i\u2019ve put together a list of tips to help others when it\u2019s show time in vegas .\nwhen you book your tickets make sure to check if you have assigned seating or if the tickets are for general admission . general admission tickets mean that seats are available on a first come , first serve basis . if this is the case , get to the show at least a good half hour before the show starts to give yourself more options when it comes to selecting a good seat .\nsmoking is not allowed in any show room . if you need to take a smoke break , you ' ll have to leave the showroom and the theater lobby and walk out into the casino floor where smoking is allowed .\nclassic vegas showrooms like where donny and marie perform at the flamingo offer both table and booth seats . booth seats are situated so that they face the stage . there are usually four seats to a booth . be prepared to sit with another couple if it ' s just two of you . table seats are situated so that the short end of the table faces the stage , and the people sitting at the table face each other . depending upon your preferences , it might be worth it for you to pay the extra money for a booth seat so that you can be more comfortable and sit facing the stage .\nback in the day , seeing an act in vegas and having dinner as part of your show experience was common . today most of the showrooms have done away with the dinner and show concept . however , there are revues that continue to include food , like the tournament of kings at excalibur .\nwhen going to see a show it\u2019s always better to get there early . allow yourself plenty of time for parking and walking through the casino to the theater .\nif you have tickets on hold , make sure to bring your i . d . box office attendants use this to verify that the tickets are going to the right person . if you don\u2019t have your i . d . , they won\u2019t release your tickets .\nif you\u2019re someone who gets cold easily , bring a jacket . some of the theaters can get a little chilly , even in the summer . having a jacket to put on during the show will save you from shivering in your seat the whole time .\nspeaking of things to wear , there isn\u2019t a dress code at most of the major production shows in vegas . as long as you\u2019re wearing shoes and a shirt , you\u2019re in . however , some of the shows that take place in lounges do ask that you dress for the occasion .\n* sample prices for shows include taxes but do not include per ticket fees . all offers and pricing are based on availability .\nsome of the cookies used are essential for parts of the site to operate .\nfind out how to contact us by phone , mail or e - mail .\nthe history of las vegas is fascinating . from its earliest days as a native american oasis , to the wild west , to today ' s glittering global tourism mecca , las vegas has seen and done it all .\narchibald and helen stewart acquire las vegas rancho from octavius decatur gass for $ 5000 . 00 .\nhelen j . stewart sells las vegas rancho to montana senator william a . clark for $ 55000 . 00 .\ntown of las vegas established with the opening of the salt lake , san pedro & los angeles railroad .\nclark county population 16 , 414 ( las vegas - 8 , 422 ) .\nel rancho vegas opens on the strip . el cortez hotel opens in downtown las vegas . el rancho destroyed by fire 19 years later .\nmaxwell kelch of las vegas chamber of commerce establishes desert sea news bureau to promote las vegas through photography . name changed to las vegas news bureau in 1949\nclark county population 48 , 289 . ( las vegas - 24 , 624 . )\ngaming control strengthened . gaming control board created within the nevada tax commission by the legislature .\nlas vegas convention center opens . the nevada gaming commission is created by the legislature .\nclark county population 127 , 016 . ( las vegas - 64 , 405 . )\nhoward hughes arrives to live at desert inn . hughes made his first impact in las vegas in the early 1940 ' s when he bought up the land that is now summerlin to build an aircraft factory\nnevada ' s legislature passes a law allowing publicly traded corporations to obtain gambling licenses . the law is refined in 1969 .\nclark county population 273 , 288 . ( las vegas - 125 , 787 . )\nclark county gaming revenues first crack $ 1 billion mark . the nevada legislature passes a foreign gaming law allowing nevada - based casino owners to operate casinos outside nevada ' s borders .\nclark county population hits 461 , 816 ( las vegas - 164 , 674 ) as las vegas celebrates 75th birthday .\nexcalibur opens june 19 , to date the world ' s largest resort hotel with 4 , 032 rooms .\ndunes hotel sold to steve wynn ' s mirage inc . ; the north tower and dunes sign imploded october 27 .\nmoney won by nevada casinos tops the $ 6 billion mark for the first time .\nitt sheraton corp . purchases desert inn hotel from kirk kerkorian ' s tracinda corp .\nmgm grand hotel and theme park opens december 18 , with 5 , 005 rooms and a 171 , 500 - square - foot casino ; to date the largest resort hotel - casino in the world .\nnevada legislature passes enabling legislation for financing of\nthe fremont street experience .\nbuffalo bill ' s in primm and boulder station casino on boulder highway in las vegas open .\nplans to construct new york - new york hotel casino at the intersection of the strip and tropicana avenue announced jointly by mgm grand and primadonna resorts .\nwork begins on fremont street experience . downtown fremont street is permanently closed to automobile traffic on september 7 .\nthe first scheduled condor charter flight to las vegas from cologne , germany , lands november 7 at mccarran international airport .\nsam ' s town on boulder highway expands with the opening of a 650 - room tower and lush , plant - filled atrium .\na 300 - room hotel - casino named boomtown opens on blue diamond road at i - 15 .\nfour skywalks are built over the intersection of tropicana boulevard and the las vegas strip .\nmccarran opens interstate 15 - airport connector road system that tunnels under the east - west runways .\nthe fiesta , the first hotel - casino in north las vegas , opens with 100 rooms .\nvegas world closes its doors february 1 for work on a casino complex and the stratosphere tower .\n$ 25 million monorail begins running between mgm grand and bally ' s hotel - casinos on june 14 .\nbill bennett retires from circus circus enterprises , then buys the sahara hotel - casino from paul and sue lowden .\nitt corp . buys caesars world inc . for $ 1 . 7 billion , including caesars palace on the las vegas strip .\nconstruction begins on steve wynn ' s 46 - story , $ 1 . 7 billion 3 , 000 - room bellagio , located at the intersection of flamingo road and the las vegas strip .\nthe face of downtown las vegas changes forever with the december 14 opening of the $ 70 million fremont street experience .\nlas vegas reports a 29 million visitor volume for the year . statewide gross gaming revenue surpasses $ 7 . 3 billion . clark county produced $ 5 . 7 billion of the state ' s gaming revenue total .\nground breaking ceremonies for las vegas hilton ' s\nstar trek : the experience\nheld on january 24 .\nthe $ 13 million las vegas strip beautification project , in which 76 , 000 palms , shrubs , flowering foliage and ground covers were planted , is finished in march .\nwayne newton celebrates 25 , 000th las vegas performance . siegfried and roy celebrate 15 , 000th las vegas performance .\nwork is completed on the desert inn road arterial , creating the first tunnel under the las vegas strip .\nstratosphere tower , the tallest free - standing observation tower in the u . s . and the tallest structure west of the mississippi river , opens april 30 .\nhilton hotels corp . purchases bally ' s entertainment corp . , parent company of bally ' s hotel and casino on the las vegas strip for $ 3 billion .\ncaesars magical empire , a multimillion dollar dining and entertainment complex opens in caesars palace june 18 .\nmonte carlo , a joint venture between circus circus enterprises inc . and mirage resorts inc . opens june 21 .\nthe $ 72 million , 1 , 100 - acre las vegas motor speedway with tracks for drag , stock car and formula car races opens in september .\nclark county commission grants building permits for the $ 500 million , 2 , 900 - room paris casino resort on the las vegas strip .\ncircus circus enterprises announces a joint venture with four seasons regent to build a 400 - room , five star non - gaming hotel on the las vegas strip .\nthe sands hotel , after 44 years of continuous operation , is closed june 30 by owner sheldon adelson who announces plans to build a 6 , 000 - room megaresort on the las vegas strip site . sands tower imploded november 26 .\nstate line , nv , at the southern nevada - california border , is renamed primm in honor of the community ' s founder ernest primm .\nground breaking held for 3 , 000 - room planet hollywood hotel casino adjacent to the desert inn at sands avenue and the las vegas strip . construction on the joint venture between itt corp . and planet hollywood was never started .\n29 . 6 million people visit las vegas in 1996 ; state gross gaming revenue totals $ 7 . 45 billion , and clark county population hits 1 . 1 million .\nnew york - new york hotel casino opens on the las vegas strip january 3 . more than 100 , 000 people a day visit the new resort during the casino ' s first days in operation .\nhilton hotels corp . makes a $ 10 . 5 billion hostile takeover move on january 28 against itt corp . , which resists the bid . itt shareholders reject hilton takeover in favor of a more lucrative offer by starwood lodging . the deal involves ownership of caesars place and the desert inn on the las vegas strip .\nthe 6 , 945 - yard , par 71 lakes course opens february 7 , the first golf course located in primm , nv .\nsheldon adelson breaks ground in april to build the 6 , 000 - suite , $ 1 . 8 billion venetian hotel and resort on the grounds of the original sands hotel on the las vegas strip .\nsteve wynn , builder of las vegas strip megaresorts , calls for a\ngo slow\napproach to future expansion in las vegas .\nthe u . s . air force celebrates its 50th anniversary in an unequaled display of military aviation might attended by 80 foreign , high - ranking nato and pacific air command officials , and 300 , 000 spectators .\ncoca cola co . opens its world of coca cola ( r ) store in the showcase mall marked by a 100 - foot - tall glass coca cola bottle .\nthe first non - stop scheduled commercial flight from frankfurt - mein international airport in germany lands may 7 with 215 passengers at mccarran international airport .\nplayers island resort hotel and spa in mesquite is purchased by virgin river casino and renamed casablanca on july 1 .\nthe forum shops at caesars on august 29 opened 35 new shops , stores and restaurants in a 276 , 000 - square - foot expansion . growth doubles the size of the upscale shopping mall adjacent to caesars palace on the las vegas strip .\nthe aladdin hotel closes on the las vegas strip november 25 making way for a $ 1 . 2 billion gambling and hotel complex . plans call for development of a middle east - theme shopping center , a 2 , 600 - room hotel as well as a joint venture with planet hollywood inc . for development of a neighboring $ 250 million , 2 , 000 - room music - theme resort . planet hollywood drops out of the deal in 1998 .\nowners change the name of the boomtown hotel casino to silverton after majestic realty co . takes control of the struggling resort from boomtown inc .\nharley davidson cafe opens on the las vegas strip , continuing the theme restaurant proliferation .\nharrah ' s entertainment inc . buys showboat inc . in a $ 1 . 154 billion deal .\nthe frontier hotel , owned by the elardi family , is sold to phil ruffin , a kansas industrialist , for $ 165 million .\nrio all - suite hotel and casino opens masquerade village and new 41 - story , 1 , 025 - room tower giving the resort a total of 2 , 556 suites .\nalan paulson , california entrepreneur , buys the gold river casino / hotel in laughlin . the property is renamed river palms resort .\nstar trek : the experience\nopens january 4 at the las vegas hilton .\ncircus circus officials announce that mandalay bay will be the name of the company ' s new resort at the strip and russell road . the hotel ' s working name was project paradise .\nstarwood hotels & resorts buys itt corp . for $ 14 . 6 billion . the purchase includes acquisition of caesars palace and the desert inn hotel / casinos on the las vegas strip .\nnorthwest airlines inaugurates non - stop service june 1 from tokyo to las vegas .\njapan airlines inaugurates non - stop service october 2 from tokyo to las vegas .\nkoren airlines makes history in august with three non - stop charter flights from seoul , korea , to las vegas .\ncountry star restaurant on the strip is acquired by mirage resorts inc . and closes\nbellagio , billed as the most expensive hotel in the world ( $ 1 . 7 billion ) opens october 15 on the las vegas strip and initiates a policy barring persons under 18 years of age who are not registered guests of the hotel .\nlas vegas convention center opens an expansion , boosting its total space to 1 . 9 million square feet .\nthe debbie reynolds hotel - casino , a half block east of the las vegas strip on convention center drive , is sold at public auction august 5 to the world wrestling federation for $ 9 . 27 million .\nthe las vegas motor speedway is sold in december by founders bill bennett and ralph englestad to north carolina - based speedway motorsports inc . , headed by o . bruton smith , for $ 215 million .\nproposition 5 is passed by california voters in november , opening the door for casino - style gambling on american indian reservations .\na 66 - year - old las vegas resident hits a $ 27 . 58 million progressive megabucks jackpot november 15 at the palace station hotel casino .\nannual gross gaming revenue in nevada hits the $ 8 . 1 billion mark .\non december 31 , hilton hotels corp . spins off its gaming division to park place entertainment corp . , including the las vegas hilton , flamingo hilton , bally ' s and paris las vegas on the strip\nharrah ' s entertainment inc . purchases the rio hotel - casino inc . for $ 888 million , jan . 1 .\nmgm grand inc . buys primadonna resorts inc . , taking 100 percent ownership of new york - new york hotel - casino on the las vegas strip and whiskey pete ' s , buffalo bill ' s and primm valley resort & casino in primm , nv , march 1 .\njapan airlines adds a fourth nonstop flight per week in april from tokyo to las vegas .\nphase i of the venetian resort - hotel - casino opens may 3 with 3 , 036 suites .\nbarbra streisand , bette midler , rod stewart , elton john , tina turner , wayne newton and don rickles are among the many entertainers booked by las vegas resorts to ring in the new century .\na $ 3 billion deal closes to sell caesars world inc . , including caesars palace on the las vegas strip , to park place entertainment .\nmgm grand inc . announces the purchase of mirage resorts inc . , creating the largest corporate buyout in gaming history .\nstation casinos plans a $ 55 million expansion for its texas station in north las vegas .\nthe clark county department of aviation unveils $ 1 billion plan for expansion and renovation of mccarran international airport .\nthe las vegas convention and visitors authority awards a $ 113 million contract to pcl construction services to expand the las vegas convention center .\nthe two largest carriers to the las vegas market - southwest airlines and america west - add 2 , 762 seats .\nconstruction begins on station casinos ' latest hotel - casino , green valley ranch .\nthe las vegas convention and visitors authority opens an affiliate office in sydney , australia .\nthe orleans plans $ 100 million expansion that will include the addition of a 620 - room hotel tower , a 9 , 000 - seat arena and a 40 , 000 - square - foot casino .\nmandalay resort group announces plans to add a 1 . 8 - million - square - foot convention center to mandalay bay .\nespn regional assumes ownership of the las vegas bowl from the las vegas convention and visitors authority .\nfor the first time , la cumbre , the world ' s largest trade show promoting travel to the united states among residents of the caribbean , mexico , and central and south america , comes to las vegas ."]}
{"id": 53912, "summary": [{"text": "polaroid eyewear manufactures polarized sunglasses and polarized lenses , as well as optical frames , reading glasses , and clip-on lenses .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the company also sells eyewear under the polaroid polarized sunglasses , polaroid eyewear , disney , revlon , hello kitty , and sunmate brand names .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "polaroid eyewear was a part of the stylemark group and sold to the safilo group in november 2011 .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "they have offices in the united kingdom , switzerland , italy , sweden , the netherlands , russia , hong kong , and the united states . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "polaroid eyewear", "paragraphs": ["plr ecommerce , llc . all rights reserved . polaroid , polaroid & pixel , polaroid classic border logo and polaroid color spectrum are \u0003trademarks of plr ip holdings , llc .\n, owner of a sight for sport eyes specializing in sports eyewear and sunglasses . urltoken\n34 . an optical filter according to claim 28 , wherein the optical filter is one of a lens , a pair of sunglasses , corrective eyewear , protective eyewear , or a visor .\nless well known is polaroid eyewear , the original focus of the business founded by polaroid inventor edwin land in 1937 . the firm initially produced polaroid day glasses \u2013 the first sunglasses with a polarizing filter . the eyewear part of the business was spunoff and sold to stylemark in 2007 , before being snapped up by italian - based specialist safilo in 2011 .\n46 . a method according to claim 43 , wherein the eyewear is a wavelength selective polarizing filter .\nin 2007 camera manufacture ceased and polaroid was bought over by the stylemark corporation . all that is now left on the strathleven site is the sunglasses lens manufacturing business now known as polaroid eyewear . currently there are about 100 employees .\ntime will tell if polaroid eyewear ' s investment in influencer marketing pays off , but it is clear that the brand has been looking to polaroid ' s camera marketing for inspiration by positioning itself products as stylish and classic lifestyle buys .\npolaroid eyewear is a world leader in polarized lens technology and one of the world ' s best known and most trusted eyewear brands . with its unique history of innovation , the polaroid brand remains at the forefront of technological and design excellence . offering a superb range of eyewear collections , polaroid stands for perfect vision , full protection and wearable design at a great price / performance ratio . the polaroid core , trend , premium and rx sunglass collections unite function with fashion . every pair of sunglasses in these collections features premium polaroid ultrasight\u2122 polarized lenses to ensure perfect vision and protection at its best . these collections showcase the polaroid brand\u2019s ability to anticipate upcoming trends with flattering new sunglass styles to suit every look . designs range from classic and elegant to urban and contemporary .\npolaroid eyewear uses press - polishing to manufacture their polarized lenses . press - polishing preserves polarizing capability . it also allows polaroid eyewear to produce lenses that are thicker at the center and tapered towards the edges . greater degrees of curvature in polarized lenses for 2 - , 6 - , and 8 - base frames and 6 - base masks , plus toric lenses , are possible .\npolaroid\u2019s color film debuted in 1963 . sales of polaroid film , already rapidly increasing , expanded six - fold in the following decade . for polaroid , color instant photography represented an enormous commercial and technical success .\n, 3 years working for eyewear websites urltoken and glassesnow . co . uk . involvement in all aspects of th . . .\npolaroid eyewear may not be as embedded in culture as its former parent company , but the brand is looking to appeal to a fresh generation of consumers with investment in 250 - strong cross - country influencer campaign .\nfig . 3 illustrates transmission spectrum that shows both notching and green suppression in eyewear with a design similar to that of fig . 2 .\nmilan and new york\u2014safilo group ( sflg . mi ) has launched urltoken , the newest digital museum in the world dedicated entirely to eyewear .\none of the company\u2019s most successful products is the polaroid pic - 300 , a modern twist on the classic polaroid camera that instantly prints wallet size photographs . the camera was designed to appeal to the younger generation who view polaroid as retro and fun .\nnational historic chemical landmark plaque on the former polaroid corporation laboratory in cambridge , massachusetts .\na project that highlights the role of safilo group as the historical leader and founder of the italian eyewear manufacturing tradition as well as the company that owns one of the most important private collections dedicated to eyewear in the world , collected over many years in the memory of its historical owner guglielmo tabacchi .\nedwin land , inventor of instant photography , holds a polaroid sx - 70 camera and photograph .\nseptember 13 , 2017 marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of polaroid by edwin land in 1937 .\nthe one - millionth polaroid land camera , a model 95a , comes off the assembly line on september 27 .\nbeat the heat in pure polaroid style with 3 new limited edition film packs for 600 and onestep 2 cameras .\ninstantly recognizable . instantly reassuring . the polaroid classic border and polaroid color spectrum logos let you know you ' ve purchased a product that exemplifies the best qualities of our brand and that contribute to our rich heritage of quality and innovation .\n45 . a method according to claim 43 , wherein the eyewear has a light transmittancy at 450 nm , 540 nm and 610 nm that is greater than a light transmittancy at 500 nm or 580 nm .\namerican chemical society national historic chemical landmarks . edwin land and polaroid photography . urltoken ( accessed month day , year ) .\nrather than betting the company\u2019s future on a new generation product line , polaroid decided to leverage its strong , recognizable brand name and enter into strategic license agreements with companies who manufacture modern product categories that aligned with the values the polaroid brand encapsulated .\nblending classic design with contemporary style , the onestep 2 is an instant camera that continues the polaroid legacy for the next generation .\ndedicated at the mit museum on august 13 , 2015 , and installed at the former polaroid corporation laboratory in cambridge , massachusetts .\nland , shown here with an early instant photograph , first demonstrated polaroid ' s instant photography system to the public in 1947 .\nbetween 2001 and 2009 , polaroid filed for bankruptcy twice , and from 2005 to 2009 , the company went through six ceos .\nin fact , urltoken is intended as a place to enhance and share safilo\u2019s universe of ideas , products , techniques , stories and innovation : a long history that dates back to 1878 , when angelo frescura turned a mill in calalzo di cadore into the first italian eyewear manufacturing site , which then became the company that this year at the consumer electronic show ( ces ) in las vegas launched safilox , the first brain sensing eyewear platform enabling mental focus .\nin a recent study , 65 % of marketing professionals admitted to working with influencers , but of the 33 % of those who said they didn ' t conceded it was because it was difficult to\neffectively measure\nthe results of influence campaigns . when pressed on how polaroid eyewear will track its own instagram drive , karjalainen said engagement will be key .\nalthough polaroid was a worldwide household name , the introduction of digital cameras to the masses in the late \u201990s caused the company to struggle . between 2001 and 2009 , polaroid filed for bankruptcy twice . \u201cfrom 2005 to 2009 , we went through six ceos , \u201d says current ceo and president scott hardy . polaroid realized they had to make a fundamental change and went on a journey of self - discovery .\nwhile polarization can be tricky to understand , it\u2019s very easy to try on a pair of polaroid sunglasses and see what you\u2019ve been missing .\nanother exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides wavelength selective polarizing filter for active ( sports ) eyewear that enhances performance and comfort in applications with more defined input parameters . such applications include fishing , scuba diving , golfing , and skiing and others .\none of polaroid\u2019s fastest growing product categories is tablets . \u201ctablets are about being able to view and share your pictures , passively lean back and enjoy content , \u201d says hardy of how tablets aligned with the polaroid brand . \u201cinstantly sharing with friends and family has always been part of our dna . \u201d the ability of licensee market maker brand licensing to produce tablets at an affordable price point made this product category a natural fit for polaroid .\nin addition to the permanent collection\u2014which will be progressively enriched by showcasing additional items from the collection of 3 , 000 pieces\u2014galleriasafilo . com will propose a calendar of events and temporary exhibitions , dedicated to locations , personalities , new or unseen objects particularly significant for the eyewear world .\nwestclox factory in the late 1950s . ( the grassy areas at the bottom of the picture are where the polaroid plant was subsequently built in the early 1960s .\nthe polaroid corporation is formed on september 13 , 1937 . it acquires the assets of land - wheelwright laboratories to develop the field of light polarization technically and commercially .\nthe series of innovations released by polaroid over the next decade reduced the early problems and improved picture quality remarkably . by 1957 , the new york times called instant photography \u201cequal in tonal range and brilliance to some of the finest prints made by the usual darkroom routine . \u201d polaroid corporation grew rapidly as instant photography exploded in popularity .\ndigital cameras were threatening to kill polaroid , so the 75 - year - old company found a way to use their brand recognition and founding technology to stay relevant .\n\u201cit was clear to us that the biggest asset we had was the polaroid brand , \u201d says hardy . with over 75 years of history , polaroid is one of the few globally recognized brand names . the company had a reputation of being a leader in innovation ; after all , this was a company that had grown from a garage startup in 1937 to a billion - dollar pop - culture phenomenon . yet , the digitization of photography caused many to view the old polaroid cameras as obsolete .\nfrom his workplace in this building , edwin h . land ( 1909\u20131991 ) led the polaroid corporation in its development of the first instant photography system . this novel technology , demonstrated in 1947 , produced photographs by means of a complex sequence of chemical reactions contained within the film unit . land directed numerous improvements to the original one - step , sepia - toned film until polaroid introduced a truly integral instant color photography system in 1972 . the immediacy of the polaroid system revolutionized the industry , and instant photography grew rapidly as a popular and artistic medium . land , an innovative scientist and businessman , earned 535 patents in the course of conducting and directing research at polaroid .\nthe most obvious sign of polaroid ' s arrival at strathleven was that pretty soon everyone in the vale was wearing sunglasses . and that symbolised the position that polaroid quickly established in the vale . it became an integral part of the community in a very positive , modern way - providing support and leadership on a whole raft of projects and activities .\nalso described is an optical filter for enhancing human or animal vision and / or protecting the eyes from harmful light rays that includes a pair of polarizing elements that sandwich a retarder stack . the optical filter may have a spectral transmission that enhances color vision , corrects for a color vision deficiency and / or protects the eyes from harmful light rays . the optical filter may be a double - notch filter that blocks inter - primary light to maintain a color neutral appearance while enhancing the saturation of colored objects . the optical filter may be a lens , a pair of sunglasses , corrective eyewear , protective eyewear , and visor .\npolaroid continued to perform strongly under mclean ' s successors such as tom tait and derek taylor . its pioneering work in employee relations continued apace . in particular polaroid was very strong on health and fitness . it opened a gym in part of the old strathleven canteen . it promoted a number of programs in the community on that theme . a double decker bus was bought and staffed to carry the health message to the public . polaroid is the major sponsor of a series of 10k road races , which take place each june over various courses in west dunbartonshire .\nthe american chemical society dedicated edwin land and polaroid instant photography as a national historic chemical landmark in a ceremony at the mit museum in cambridge , massachusetts , on august 13 , 2015 .\npolarisers , i . e . arrangements capable of producing a definite output polarisation state from an unpolarised input state in the form of a thin sheet or foil , e . g . polaroid\nin the instant film camera market , polaroid partnered with a licensee c & a marketing , an expert in the photo industry , owner of ritz camera stores and calumet photography , to manufacture polaroid - branded cameras and accessories . \u201cit\u2019s a tremendous partnership , \u201d says hardy . \u201cthey have our core category and are thriving and growing and both companies are winning through this model . \u201d\nz2300 instant digital camera becomes the newest addition to the polaroid camera line . the innovative digital camera uses zink\u00ae zero ink\u00ae printing technology to print to print 2x3\nsticky - back photos instantly .\nin 2001 polaroid filed for bankruptcy in the us , and the directors did it in a way that caused uproar . they were paid millions in severance , while shareholders got nothing . years later the discontent rumbles on , and it ' s likely that the polaroid bankruptcy , as it ' s now referred to in investor and legal circles , will be a reference point for years to come .\nit was not quite the end of it for the top management in boston , however . polaroid lost a lot of money on the project , the shares collapsed in value , and this was the beginning of the end of the stock market ' s love affair with polaroid . it has been estimated that edwin land himself lost $ 660 million in the value of his shares . the question investors wanted answered was \u201cwhy did you not see the reusable cassette camera coming ? better still , why didn ' t you make one ? \u201d investors ' faith in polaroid ' s product innovation was badly shaken .\nit was supported by market - leading management and manufacturing processes . polaroid was rightly regarded as a good place to work , people were invariably well treated and very well paid . for many years , it was a spectacular success as evidenced by the range of products , which polaroid introduced into strathleven : sunglasses , cameras and film . the standards and style were set from early on by the site directors . rob mclean was the site director during the formative years at strathleven , when it had explosive growth and was establishing the polaroid way of doing things , which stood them in good stead for 30 years .\nthe selective filtering of light by polarization interference may be used to enhance vision and / or protect eyes from harmful light rays . for example , such filtering may be used in sunglasses , color corrective eyewear or protective eyewear . the selective filtering of incident light may provide any desired spectral transmission ( including visible light and light not visible to the eye ) and is performed by a pair of polarizing elements that sandwich a retarder stack . the filtering structure may be formed by multi - layer polarizing structures and may be formed by fabricating sheet laminates that are die cut to form inexpensive laminates . the laminates may be flat or curved in one ( e . g . , wrap - around ) or more dimensions .\na patents victory over kodak , which saw kodak leave the instant camera market , gave polaroid ' s management some temporary respite . it ' s fair to say that none of this had an impact on strathleven , which continued to work flat out . however , by the 1990 ' s like every other manufacturer , polaroid had begun to transfer some manufacturing to cheaper labour areas in south america and the far east .\nupdate 2 : in 2016 the polaroid lens manufacturing unit announced that it was to close ending a 50 year association with the vale of leven . it is understood that the closure will take place in 2017 .\nthe last major arrival at strathleven , and indeed the last major arrival in the vale , was probably the biggest and the best . edwin land had started polaroid as far back as 1937 in boston . before he devised the instant camera in 1947 , he had already devised , for wartime pilot use , what became polaroid sunglasses . by 1950 instant cameras were on sale in the us , and polaroid was well on its way to becoming a major star of the post - war international corporate scene . it incorporated in the uk in 1962 , and opened its doors , on a very modest scale , shortly thereafter at strathleven .\npolarized technology , which was invented by polaroid founder edwin h . land was first used in goggles supplied to world war ii pilots and has since been used in nearly every aspect of visualization , including the polarized sunglasses we wear today . the instant cameras i loved as a child conveyed the concept of sharing . polaroid cameras were always priced within reach of the average consumer , making affordability one of the brand\u2019s key attributes .\nthe polaroid approach was aspirational - they helped people to make things happen , that otherwise wouldn ' t have happened , rather than taking over and doing it for them . this was the approach which polaroid management took in running its business . employees were team - based and were involved in setting goals . they therefore felt ownership in achievement of the goals , and this led to a successful manufacturing operation virtually from the outset .\nwe ' ve worked with influencers before , but not on this global scale ,\nhe admitted , saying that because social is\ncrowded\nby luxury brands , polaroid has to cut through the noise .\nthe selective filtering of light by polarization interference may be used to enhance human or animal vision and / or protect the eyes from harmful light rays . for example , such filtering may be used in sunglasses , color corrective eyewear or protective eyewear . the selective filtering of incident light may provide any desired spectral transmission ( including visible light and light not visible to the human or animal eye ) and is performed by a pair of polarizing elements that sandwich a retarder stack . the filtering structure may be formed by multi - layer polarizing structures and may be formed by fabricating sheet laminates that are die cut to form inexpensive laminates . the laminates may be flat or curved in one ( e . g . , wrap - around ) or more dimensions .\ndesigned for global smart - visitors , as well as for scholars , researchers and for those who are curious about the history of costume and the eyewear industry , urltoken is a cloud - based digital project that allows visitors to discover , experience and share the wonder of a museum visit from their preferred device , making the most of social networks with intuitive features and language .\npolaroid delivered anti - glare goggles for soldiers and pilots , as well as gun sights , viewfinders , cameras , and numerous other optical devices with polarizing lenses . the vectograph , previously a novelty , became a tool for the u . s . military to visualize geographic features of battlegrounds and aerial maps in three dimensions . polaroid earned a reputation among the many companies working toward national goals for delivering optical technologies in short time frames .\nsafilo ' s porfolio of owned brands , which includes carrerra and oxydo , is facing increasingly stiff competition in the $ 90bn global eyewear market from the likes of luxottica - owned ray ban and oakley , as well as johnson & johnson ' s acuvue . as such , the company has enlisted the help of 250 instagram influencers from around the globe to ensure it stands out .\nthe first reductions were made to the strathleven workforce by natural wastage and very generous voluntary redundancy schemes . at the same time , digital cameras made their first appearance on the market . you might have thought , that having been caught cold with polavision , polaroid product developers would never be caught out at the very core of their business again . even 15 or so years later it still seems amazing that polaroid management did not foresee the impact of digital photography on their business . it was well enough known that digital photography was on its way . you ' d have though that polaroid could have been in at the beginning with its own digital camera program .\nkarjalainen was careful to note that while his brand shares a history with its\nwell known and well loved ,\nformer parent company , it is seeking a balance that heritage with distinction :\nsometimes being part of the heritage of the camera side of the brand helps us but at the same time we want to emphasis that we are a separate eyewear brand ,\nhe said .\nwith these three traits in mind : visualization , sharing and affordability , polaroid went out on a venture to find new product categories that would embody the essence of the brand . \u201cwe apply those filters to specific categories of products when we make a decision to enter into an adjacent category and building around our core , \u201d says hardy . while the company\u2019s core business was instant photography , polaroid has expanded beyond photography ; into tablets , televisions and other digital media .\nby the 1960s , traditional photography offered color films to the amateur photographer , and thus the next challenge for polaroid was to develop instant color film . the project required a tremendous series of chemical breakthroughs , which were accomplished over a span of 15 years . polaroid scientists had to perfect each component of their version of color photographic film\u2014inventing new dyes , negative films , positive sheets , and developers\u2014and give precise timing to the series of chemical reactions involved in taking and developing a photograph .\nfurther embodiments provide a method of filtering light in eyewear for color vision enhancement , color vision deficiency compensation , or attenuation of harmful light rays including polarizing input light to form polarized light , rotating the polarization of the polarized light to form rotated light , and analyzing the rotated light . the rotation of light is determined in accordance with one or both of predetermined lighting conditions of an environment and a person ' s vision .\npolarisers , i . e . arrangements capable of producing a definite output polarisation state from an unpolarised input state in the form of a thin sheet or foil , e . g . polaroid comprising multiple thin layers , e . g . multilayer stacks\n\u201cevery lcd flat - screen television has a polarizer on it . it\u2019s a core component of the technology that allows you to view the picture on a flat - screen tv , \u201d says hardy . fulfilling the visualization component of the polaroid brand as well as the concept of sharing and affordability ( by making the televisions at a price point that would appeal to the masses ) , flat - screen televisions hit on all of the brand attributes polaroid identified , making this product category a natural fit .\nthe crowning chapter of the polaroid system was the development of the sx - 70 camera and film . the project represented ultimate simplicity and reward for photographers\u2014all they had to do was press the camera button and watch as the image developed before their eyes .\nfig . 3 illustrates transmission spectrum that shows both notching and green suppression in eyewear filter with a design similar to that of fig . 2 , which may be used to compensate for color vision deficiency . in fig . 3 , the green passband is fairly flat , but the peak transmission is selected to be 50 % . arbitrary suppression of a particular primary is achieved by designing a stack that projects prescribed amplitude onto the analyzing polarizer transmission axis .\nin 1937 , land - wheelwright became a public company named polaroid corporation after the trade name for the firm\u2019s polarizing films . while land\u2019s dream of anti - glare vehicle systems was never implemented by automakers , the company was making a good business on polarizing films .\npolaroid\u2019s incredible resurgence and growth is a result of staying true to the company\u2019s heritage when embracing new technology . \u201cyou\u2019ve got to figure out where your brand translates to , what adjacent categories fit and leverage it accordingly by finding the right partners , \u201d says hardy .\nland worked closely with arts professionals throughout his career . he hired several art historians to work for the company , believing that the team\u2019s aesthetic abilities were equal in importance to their scientific knowledge . land also challenged his staff to build films and cameras to the exacting demands of professional artists\u2014ansel adams ( 1902\u20131984 ) , the legendary landscape photographer , and marie cosindas ( 1925\u2013 ) , a noted color still life and portrait photographer , consulted on the development of new polaroid films . under land\u2019s leadership , polaroid successfully bridged ideals in both scientific research and the arts .\nthe development of the sx - 70 and its film required a complete reformulation of the polaroid system . above all , the film was integral , meaning that the negative , positive , and developers were all contained within a film unit and would remain there after developing . to accomplish this , the positive layers had to be transparent to allow light to penetrate them and expose the negative , below . polaroid\u2019s solution was to develop a chemical opacifier\u2014a chemical screen that was clear when undeveloped but opaque immediately when ejected from the camera and able to become clear again to reveal the developed image .\nthere is no brand more synonymous with instant cameras than polaroid . in recent years the company has leveraged its iconic status to stage a comeback as a lifestyle brand \u2013 it ' s become the camera de jour for many bloggers , its familiar white border - adorned pictures cluttering instagram feeds everywhere .\nedwin h . land ( 1909\u20131991 ) was the innovative inventor responsible for conceiving of and perfecting instant photography . known simply as polaroid , the system revolutionized traditional photography by compressing darkroom processes into an integrated film unit and producing a final photograph in the seconds following the click of a camera shutter .\nas the vale textile factories are finally cleared and turned into houses , and the buildings at strathleven become indoor football pitches we should ask , is the polaroid factory in ireland still lying empty ? no surprises , it isn ' t . the irish development agency got a replacement tenant for polaroid . so why are there no replacement tenants in the vale , and why do we persist in saying that the future lies in the service industries ? no doubt , the service industries may have a part to play , but so too does manufacturing . problem is , nobody seems to be trying to find out what it is .\nupdate 1 : in 2007 the dumbarton based diamond power manufacturing operation moved from their glasgow road premises to the site of the old polaroid camera manufacturing division . while this did not bring any new manufacturing jobs to the area it did consolidate the existing jobs and reinforced diamond power ' s commitment to this area .\nbut in order to license a brand with an incredibly rich history , polaroid had to tread carefully so as not to weaken the brand . before entering into licensing agreements , it went through a process of dissecting the brand\u2019s dna to understand the attributes the brand embodied and how it was perceived by the customer .\nby 1962 , polaroid had solved several problems , such as brightening the color dyes and preparing factories for commercial production ; however image permanence remained an issue . the alkaline developer molecules , necessary for dissolving the dye developers , transferred with the dyes to the positive layer where they would immediately begin to destroy the final image .\nat the loch lomond rowing regatta , which they sponsored for many years , polaroid employees pioneered corporate rowing , which involved them having a crash course in learning to row , forming themselves into crews and then racing each other . this idea caught on elsewhere in the uk , and is now an established feature of many regattas .\ndisclosed embodiments provide an optical filter including an input polarizing element , an output polarizing element , and a retarder stack between the input polarizing element and the output polarizing element . the input polarizing element , the output polarizing element , and the retarder stack , filter at least one inter - primary band of light . alternatively , at least two inter - primary bands of light are filtered and the input polarizing element , the output polarizing element , and the retarder stack , filter light so as to maintain a color neutral appearance . the eyewear may be a pair of sunglasses or a visor .\nin addition to leading polaroid research for military projects , land also served as a consultant to the national research defense committee , a body that emerged at the onset of wwii to direct non - governmental scientific research for war purposes . in time , land would continue his government service , working on cold war technologies and advising presidents on scientific matters .\nas wwii drew to a close and the company neared the end of its military service , land faced a new challenge : what would polaroid do after the war ? now leading a much larger company with more employees and greater research expertise than a few years earlier , land was determined to put his company and its people to work during peacetime .\n\u201canalog photography is unique and special\u201d says hardy . products like the z2300 , bridge the gap between analog instant photography and digital photography , allowing the user to instantly print the photograph as well as save the image as a digital file to post on social media or save to a computer . these products have allowed polaroid to stay relevant in today\u2019s marketplace .\nthe push has been crafted to help celebrate the brand ' s 80th birthday \u2013 which it shares with polaroid . krister karjalainen , safilo ' s global , creative and digital media director explained that it decided to tap wa range of influencers big and small , saying they were selected for their affinity with the brand and ability to engage with their audience rather than reach .\nyears later , he recalled , \u201cwithin an hour , the camera , the film , and the physical chemistry became so clear\u201d that he immediately set off to speak with his patent attorney . polaroid\u2019s work with crystals , dyes , and polymers in the development of polarized products provided the company the expertise it needed to begin working on the project before the war was over .\nin 1940 , as the united states anticipated its entry into world war ii , land proposed a new task for the young company\u2014to focus its scientific research and manufacturing on technologies that would help to win the impending war . the u . s . entered the war in december of the following year , and polaroid became one of many companies to contribute to the wartime effort .\none exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an optical filter for eyewear with a laminated polarizing filter having a spectral transmission that enhances color vision via polarization interference . for example , single or double - notch filters block inter - primary light ( 580 nm yellow and / or 500 nm cyan ) to maintain a color neutral appearance ( e . g . , white objects appear white ) while enhancing the saturation of colored objects . this selective filtration reduces the overall transmission while maintaining a neutral appearance . additionally , glare may be filtered by vertically aligning the initial polarizer . thus , this exemplary embodiment acts just like common sunglasses while enhancing the appearance and contrast of colored objects .\nmy first camera was a polaroid . like many in my generation , i vividly recall the excitement of waiting for a colorful image to crystalize on the black square film that flew out of the camera . the instant gratification was far superior to the three - to - five - day wait time i had to endure when taking a roll of film to the photo shop to be developed .\nthe polarized sunglasses used by fishermen have polarized filters with the transmission axis oriented vertically to block the light reflected by the water surface . note that if the fisherman moves his head up or down ( nodding ) the line joining the temples remains horizontal and the sunglasses continue to block the glare ( of course , if he leans his head to one side the filters start to point in the wrong direction ) . by the way , they are not only used by fishermen but in all other water - sports . they are also becoming popular with truck drivers and for general outdoor activities . the last five years have seen a jump in their sales and are the fastest growing segment in eyewear .\nland founded the rowland institute for science ( now the rowland institute at harvard ) to continue his research , primarily on a theory of color vision perception he proposed known as the retinex theory . he retired from polaroid in 1982 , 50 years after founding its predecessor company . over the course of his career , land earned 535 patents . he died on march 1 , 1991 , in cambridge , massachusetts .\nuntil this point , polaroid films required a step that interfered with land\u2019s vision of absolute one - step photography : after being ejected from the camera , the user had to peel back the negative sheet to reveal the final photograph . some early films required additional steps by the user , such as swabbing the developed image with a coating to stabilize it or adhering the image to a hard backing to prevent curling .\nanother exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides wavelength selective polarizing filters in eyewear for eye protection that enhances performance and comfort in applications with more defined input parameters . such applications include laser laboratory goggles , laser blocking visors or canopies for helmet and others . other environments and uses are also possible . to provide such eye protection that enhances performance and comfort , an initial spectral profile and a desired spectral profile for eyes are determined . then , an appropriate filter can be designed to compensate for the difference between the initial spectral profile and the desired spectral profile . an exemplary method of generating desired filtering spectrum can be found in u . s . patent application ser . no . 09 / 754 , 091 which is hereby incorporated by reference herein .\nit clutched at that straw after the event , by which time its fate was sealed . by the late 1990 ' s , polaroid was in deep trouble . demand for instant cameras and their films was in free fall , with only industrial film putting up some resistance for a short time . major lay - offs were taking place regularly at strathleven , and each time the severance package was noticeably less generous than the last .\nnot only did polaroid chemists test thousands of new molecules to give adequate colors to their new film , they also orchestrated the series of chemical reactions taking place within the film unit . each color followed a separate path of development from its negative layer to the positive photographic print . timing of these molecular movements was crucial for proper color formation . land maintained his goals of 60 - second development with shelf - and temperature - stability and permanence .\nthe work force grew throughout the late 1960 ' s , the 1970 ' s and 1980 ' s to a peak of about 2 , 000 . sister plants were opened in enschede in holland and in ireland , to which strathleven employees were periodically seconded . as the hectic period of growth levelled out , and strathleven became a more mature plant , rob mclean went off to head - up polaroid ' s entry into the potentially huge chinese market .\na true ( non - sepia ) black and white version followed in 1950 . mero\u00eb morse ( 1924\u20131969 ) , an art history major from smith college , worked closely with land to oversee the development of this version of polaroid films . moving to black and white involved a separate set of challenges , primarily in stabilizing the developed image . these films required the additional step of manually swabbing the developed image with a polymer coating to prevent darkening of the photograph .\nin fewer than five years , polaroid had invented and mastered all of the necessary new technologies to demonstrate land\u2019s instant photography system . land made the first public demonstration of instant photography on february 21 , 1947 , during a meeting of the optical society of america in new york city . newspapers covering the event called the invention \u201crevolutionary . \u201d the following year was dominated by resolving challenges the company faced in bringing the system from the laboratory to commercial - scale manufacturing .\nedwin herbert land was born in connecticut on may 7 , 1909 . beginning in his teenage years , land was fascinated by science , taking a particular interest in the properties of light . his interests led him to study physics at harvard university , conduct independent research , and eventually to found his own company , land - wheelwright laboratories , in 1932 . reorganized as polaroid corporation in 1937 , land served as its president , chairman , and director of research for several decades .\nnone of that helped anyone at strathleven of course . by the early 2000 ' s , numbers were down to about 750 and voluntary redundancies had been replaced by compulsory redundancies on meagre packages . in 2006 , current employment levels at strathleven were down to about 350 , and that figure included staff at a multi - lingual call centre that were moved down from glasgow a few years ago . in 2005 flextronics of the us acquired polaroid ' s manufacturing operations , so strathleven ' s fate lies with them .\nthe first polaroid camera , called the model 95 , and its associated film went on sale in 1948 at a department store in boston . the cameras sold out in minutes . the model 95 produced only sepia - toned images , and after the film emerged from the camera , photographers had to wait exactly 60 seconds before peeling off the negative backing of the image . although it required precise operation by photographers and did not exceed the quality of traditional films , customers loved the system\u2019s promise of nearly instant results .\nthe first task was quickly completed , and woodward then developed a plan for synthesizing quinine . land was convinced of the importance of the project and the merits of woodward\u2019s proposal . with the help of polaroid and harvard , woodward and his colleague william von eggers doering ( 1917\u20132011 ) successfully synthesized quinine in 1944 . although it did not lead to a practical method of production , the synthesis was a milestone in the field of organic chemistry and was among the achievements that earned woodward the nobel prize in chemistry in 1965 .\nthe unions have traditionally carried the can for the closure of strathleven , and in the sense that they allowed themselves to be put in the position where they could be blamed ; they deserve to carry the can . unfortunately , they also created an impression that the vale was a difficult place in which to do business , which was quoted for years by potential employers as a reason for not coming to the vale . it was so strong a perception that it even resisted the reality of the overwhelming success of polaroid in the vale .\npolaroid corporation ' s first major hiccup was in 1977 when it introduced polavision , an instant movie camera and its japanese camera rivals were announcing film systems , on virtually the same day as the videocassette movie camera . the cassette based systems used renewable cassettes with a tried and proven recording system . they were cheaper and produced better quality pictures . they won hands down . polavision never left the starting blocks . all of the manufactured stock of both films and cameras were sold as one job lot , and that was that for the product .\nmore complex than either sepia or black and white photography , color photography used three separate negative layers to record colors . the infinite number of color nuances captured by the human eye can be reproduced by appropriate intensities of three colors\u2014red , green , and blue . they are developed in a photograph using the complementary dyes cyan , magenta , and yellow . starting in the late 1940s , land and his team worked with traditional methods for producing color photographs , but they quickly learned to adapt to the thin confines and short timeframes required of polaroid color photography .\nfrom 1943 through 1946 , the instant camera was kept secret at polaroid\u2019s laboratories as multiple challenges were resolved . the entire process required suitable color intensity and sharpness . the film unit had to be shelf - stable from the time it left the factory to when consumers clicked their camera buttons , and it had to work at a wide variety of temperatures , from desert heat to winter cold . finally , after development , the unit had to stop all the reactions to create long - lasting photographs . each problem was solved with precise control of the film\u2019s chemistry .\nevery guest visiting the urltoken will have the opportunity to register and create a personal gallery , selecting and downloading their favorite pieces from the 300 unique pieces of safilo\u2019s permanent collection on display . this includes glasses that belonged to elvis presley , madonna and elton john , ancient and contemporary artworks\u2014all classified by genre ( ancient , modern , active , celebrities , lifestyle , art , science ) , historical period ( from the 17th to the 21st century ) , brand ( safilo , polaroid , carrera , smith ) \u2014that can be shared on social networks , tagging friends and involving them in the discovery .\na hit during the 1980s \u2013 a decade characterized by a pop aesthetic and flashy colors \u2013 cosmetic lenses are now back with a bang ! and , with it , comes the latest sunglass trend : glasses with lively sorbet - colored lenses . lightweight metal frames and polarized cosmetic lenses in pastel hues define the season\u2019s coolest styles . these models come with an array of semi - transparent polarized lenses in pastel hues of yellow , pink , green and blue . all polaroid sunglasses come with ultrasight\u2122 lenses , for a perfect , distortion - free vision , enhanced contrast , and reduction of eye fatigue . show less\naround this time , land played an important role in the synthesis of quinine , the most effective antimalarial medicine then known . quinine was produced from cinchona , a tropical plant grown primarily in indonesia . like other strategic materials that were produced abroad , the u . s . sought methods to synthesize quinine domestically . in 1942 , land hired robert burns woodward ( 1917\u20131979 ) of harvard university as a polaroid consultant to find an alternative to the use of quinine in the production of polarizers ( quinine - based crystals were used to manufacture polarizers at the time ) and also to explore alternative methods for producing quinine .\ncongratulations to guy satat of the massachusetts institute of technology , $ 15 , 000 graduate winner for developing imaging solutions for seeing through obstructions using time - resolved imaging and compressive imaging .\ndeveloped a polymer additive that can be mixed with pesticides and other agricultural sprays to help them adhere to plants more effectively .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\na site had been earmarked at strathleven from early on , with a target availability date of 1947 . the aim was to create 2 , 000 jobs by 1956 . strathleven industrial estate opened early - in december 1946 , an early christmas present for many of the people who were first to be employed there . by 1956 there were over 2 , 700 people employed there and about 4 , 000 at its peaks . it was rightly seen as an early great success .\nburroughs adding machines ltd of detroit michigan was the first company to occupy a factory at strathleven . burroughs had been founded in 1886 by william burroughs , who had invented an adding machine - he famously said that he thought that the total market for adding machines in the usa was 3 , 000 . he was also the grandfather of the author william burroughs , who became a member of the beat generation of writers and produced works such as the naked lunch , which are definitely not a suitable birthday present for a maiden aunt . he claimed that his inherited wealth from burroughs funded his writing - a claim that upset the top management of burroughs in the 1960 ' s .\nalthough burroughs had had a sales and service presence in the uk from the 1920 ' s , they had never manufactured outside the us before . similarly , the vale had never had an american company manufacturing here . opening the factory was , therefore , a new experience for both workers , and the management team which burroughs sent across from detroit .\none of the first innovations was that a number of new vale managers were sent to detroit for induction and training . they sailed on one of the queens to new york , and travelled the 600 miles from new york to detroit by train . this made a great impression in the vale - transatlantic business travel by valemen was most definitely new . until then travel to the states was one way - you emigrated , to be seen again , if at all , only years later when you had made enough money to come home on holiday .\nburroughs made a whole range of mechanical and then electro - mechanical adding machines and cash registers at strathleven , in a classic light engineering environment . a typical adding machine had well over 1 , 000 different parts , most of which were made and then assembled at strathleven . it called not only for a wide range of engineering skills , which were a male preserve , but also assembly skills , which were a female preserve . the employee mix was about 50 - 50 for most of burroughs time at strathleven .\nin the 1950 ' s , burroughs management back in the states correctly forecast the rise of the computer , which was bound to have a major impact in the office and banking equipment market , which were burroughs main markets . in the late 1950 ' s burroughs acquired what was probably the smartest of the early computer manufacturers in the us , and from then on , top management ' s sales and marketing focus was increasingly on computers . this had no immediate impact on the manufacturing operations at strathleven , but from that point on , they were of steadily lesser importance to burroughs .\nin the short term , strathleven continued to grow . in the early 1950 ' s it had about 1 , 400 workers , which grew to well over 2 , 000 by the early 1960 ' s . by the mid 1960 ' s , however , demand for electro - mechanical devices of the type made at strathleven were on the decline . the rise of the mainframe computer , which did away with comptometer departments and automated most financial calculations throughout companies , was one factor .\nthe other was the emergence of the cheap electronic calculator from japan . between the two of them , there was no long - term future for the products made at strathleven . burroughs was well aware of this , but impending decimalisation in the uk on 15th december 1971 created a short - term rise in demand for new , \u201cdecimalised\u201d adding machines and cash registers . immediately after decimalisation , demand , and therefore strathleven ' s output , plummeted ."]}
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", "topic": 31}], "title": "levitron", "paragraphs": ["figure 2 ( a ) : force diagram when levitron is level , ( b ) : when levitron is at a tilt .\ndecide for yourself if the levitron was\nstolen\nafter reading . . .\nece - theory easily explains the levitron . thus , the levitron can be viewed as a demonstration - device for ece - theory . the levitron employs counter - rotating magnetic fields to achieve its counter - gravity effect . it falls in the class of devices defined in [ 18 ] . using the levitron as a conceptual basis , the focus is levitron - like devices , which are described in [ 12 ] . the levitron is shown herein to be a rudimentary sub - class of crossfield - device technology .\nsorry to be pedantic , but this is a straight forward levitator , not a levitron .\nad in journal popular science for a magneflight instruction booklet , from article\nthe hidden history of the levitron\n, at www . levitron . com . 12 / 88 . *\ni ' d change it purely based on the association of levitron with the floating spinning top .\ni m . v . berry , \u201dthe levitron : an adiabatic trap for spins\u201d , proc .\ni gans , et al . \u201ddynamics of the levitron\u201d , j . phys . d 31 ,\nlevitron is able to levitate in mid - air by harnessing the lifting power produce by two opposed permanent magnet and stabilized in space by using the gyroscopic effect spinning produces . levitron anti . . .\nbecause that ninja weighs less than 0 . 75 pounds , you can levitate it on the levitron .\nas of 8 / 24 / 97 we have suspended sales of levitrons , super levitrons & levitron perpetuators - in light of some recent astonishing revelations concerning the true origins of the levitron anti - gravity top .\nwith the levitron revolution , you can float ( and slowly rotate ) nearly any object of your choosing .\nby martin simon of ucla . a thorough , high - level treatment of levitron physics is presented in this\nto use the levitron , first align the magnetic disc with the aid of the four leds in the base .\nthe levitron device is a toy top that can be made to spin while levitated above a magnetic base . some west coast toy companies market the toy . physical principles governing the levitron are similar to those exploited by the geodesic - fall process . the levitron device is arguably a \u201cminiaturized\u201d example of a mag - lev like process . aspects of the levitron device behavior are used herein to illustrate the geodesic - fall process dynamics , on the laboratory scale .\na levitron uses no power , just permanent magnets and suspends the spinning object above the main part of the kit .\nif v m2 = 0 , then we have the levitron case . for levitation , v r must be positive . thus , one argues the levitron top must spin . however , it is m 1 that is required to spin .\nthe levitron revolution can handle objects ( even blatant cross - promos ) weighing up to 3 / 4 of a pound .\nfigure 1 : a simplified version of the levitron . the base is oriented such that it repels the top . [ 1 ]\nlevitron ion antigravity globe levg33 - youtube . complete with box and instructions . tested and working as shown here . retired usaf .\n[ 11 ] \u201cphysical theory of the levitron\u201d by ; h . eckardt , c . kellum aias posting ; 17 sep . ' 10\nby sir michael berry , where he shows that the magnetic trapping of a levitron top is analogous to that used to trap single neutrons .\nso , in keeping with our mandate here at\nlevitron central\nto provide completely uncensored reportage and information about all things levitron , we will continue to\nupdate\nthis article as these legal events unfold . in the meantime , you can e - mail mr . hones by clicking here . , and let him know what you think . then , just check back here for regular updates on the levitron legal action !\n[ 12 ] \u201cthe levitron\u2122 : a counter - gravitation device for ece - theory demonstration\u201d revision 1 by : charles w . kellum the galactican group july 2010\n[ 3 ] jones , t . b . 1997 . \u201csimple theory for the levitron . \u201d j . appl . phys . 82 : 883 - 888 .\nproceedings of the royal society of london ,\nthe levitron : an adiabatic trap for spins\n1996 , band a 452 , pp . 1207 - 1220 .\nps - bill hones ' company also markets a few other\ntoys by physicists\n- none of which is anywhere close to the levitron . when we had an opportunity to point this out to bill one day , he thought about it a moment , then smiled and admitted that something like the levitron probably comes along only once in a lifetime .\ntoo much work ? try the levitron , which will keep even the most scientifically inclined theorizing about exactly how it works . the levitron gets touted as an\nanti - gravity\ndevice - - and in a way , it is . the latest levitron uses a cleverly arranged collection of magnets to keep a globe spinning . and there are plenty of variations on the theme : a version of the levitron called\nfloating ideas\ngives you a base over which you can float a variety of objects , including models of the space shuttle , a vw beetle and a picture frame .\nthe most popular is a floating picture frame ,\nnotes hannifin .\nit ' s great for executives ' desks .\nthis sophisticated system is constantly adjusting the strength of magnetism to compensate for changes in weight which prevents the magnetic disc from falling . the levitron revolution only costs $ 99 . 99 at\nif the levitron ' s v m1 spin / rotation component is less than \u03b2 , the top falls away along a geodesic path induced by the anti - gravity condition caused by the interaction of the levitron ' s ring magnet ( m 1 ) , and magnetic base ( m 2 ) . this factor is exploited as a propulsion system concept in [ 23 ] .\nin response to several inquiries , we need to note that the ads for the levitron , and an instructional video , that reappeared on art bell ' s dreamland radio show around the holidays , were not us . it would be natural to assume otherwise , since it was ufo who advertised the levitron , along with our\nexclusive\ninstructional video , on bell ' s show continuously for over a year . after we suspended our advertising , bell ' s network stated that they would not accept any levitron advertising until\nthe legal issues are resolved .\ni came here expecting to see a homemade levitron - like passive levitator , with permanent magnets , but as others have pointed out , this is not that , and has nothing to do with it . so why the copyrighted name ? this is a very simple active electromagnetic levitator , which is fine , just not a levitron . there are a couple of instructables on how to make a true levitron - like device but not very good ones . there are better examples on youtube . i have made one that doesn ' t require any weights at all .\nas part of our levitron litigation , we also had the opportunity to submit our own\nexpert reports .\nso we asked three of the scientists named in this article to make whatever comments they cared to make regarding the levitron situation in general , and the expert reports of hones and co . in particular . you can read their responses yourself and decide what you think .\n[ 2 ] berry , m . v . 1996 . \u201cthe levitron : an adiabatic trap for spins . \u201d proc . r . soc . lond . a 452 : 1207 - 1220 .\nthe levitron revolution creates levitation via magnetism . the base unit features magnets in each of its four corners . the processor inside continually adjusts their strength to keep the magnetic disc centered and floating .\nmr . johnson not only ordered these\nlevitator\nplans ( the first page of which is already linked to this article ) he also ordered some parts that were offered , and constructed from them his own square , flat - based levitron . it was mr . johnson who , on a family vacation shortly thereafter , passed through arkansas and happened across les and harley adam and their magnet company , az industries . he showed them his levitron , and harley adam - after seeing it , but before seeing chieffo ' s plans - built a levitron of his own design . it was harley ' s levitron which was subsequently featured on the june , 1991 cover of\nmagnets in your future\nmagazine , and also in the may , 1993\nelectric spacecraft journal\n- both of which are also linked above .\nlevitron was the source of trademark litigation in united states district court of new mexico . creative gifts , inc . , the owner of the levitron trademark , brought suit against michael and karen sherlock and their company ufo , alleging trademark infringement and seeking a permanent injunction . the district court , judge leroy c . hansen , held that the mark was infringed , and rejected all of the sherlocks ' defenses and counterclaims .\nbefore we ever heard of the levitron anti - gravity top , we made our living as writers , teachers & video producers , with long experience in business . however , we had no experience in retail , toys , mail order , or the web . two years ago we found the levitron in a mail - order catalog , and immediately\nflipped out\nover it . we saw this wondrous thing as much more than an\nexecutive toy\n, and - in line with our desire to\nuplift\npeople - recognized it as the perfect embodiment of our philosophy that more is possible in life than one might suspect . we played with it so much that we became levitron masters . and in doing so we realized that to fly the levitron well wasa real art . an art that we were in a perfect position to teach .\nthere are about five models of levitron on the market . my favorite is the cherry wood model in the video , which allows a flight altitude of about 10 cm . no strings or illusions - just physics !\nsee also : hidden history of the levitron ( a stolen invention ) urltoken maintained by bill beaty . mail me at : billb @ urltoken . if you are using lynx , type\nc\nto email .\nphoto of bill hones levitron physics paper by martin simon et al . frame from video of harrigan ' s levitron prototype letter from martin simon to bill hones bill hones ' attorney ' s reply to simon ' s letter - part 1 bill hones ' attorney ' s reply to simon ' s letter - part 2 partial transcript of bill hones ' appearance on the laura lee radio show harrigan patent hones patent photo of roy harrigan fax from ufo to hones ' attorney disputing statements made in his reply to simon levitron prior art # 2 - magnets in your future magazine partial transcript of bill hones ' appearance on the qvc network levitron science poster by michael mcbride letter from hones ' attorney to ufo demanding transfer of this website ufo ' s reply to bill hones regarding ownership of this website bill hones ' email roy harrigan ' s email ufo ' s email hidden history feedback page letters update excerpt from hones ' legal brief and affidavit of bill hones affidavit of ed hones photo of ed hones affidavit of hones ' attorney hones ' expert report # 1 - harry manbeck hones '\nfascinations\nwebsite excerpt from harrigan / hones meeting video transcript hones ' expert report # 2 - peter manbeck ufo ' s expert report # 1 - martin simon ufo ' s expert report # 2 - michael mcbride ufo ' s expert report # 3 - tom jones levitron prior art # 3 - electric spacecraft journal magazine levitron prior art # 4 - popular science ' s\nlevitator\nplans selected excerpts from harrigan / hones meeting video transcript legal analysis of hones patent in light of two prior art references photo of simon ' s levitron prototype made with harrigan ' s\nclaim 12\nbase configuration correspondence between rod driver and bill hones popular science classified ad for the\nmagneflight\nlevitron letter from jerry johnson to the magneflight co . letter from magneflight ' s joseph chieffo to jerry johnson jerry johnson ' s display ad for his\nmag - neet - o\nlevitron\nto say that bill hones\nripped off\nthe levitron may sound harsh , but this is exactly how we first heard the situation described to us . commendably , it was the scientists who blew the whistle . in march 1997 , we got an e - mail through this website from a physicist named martin simon at ucla , offering us a link to a paper he ' d written with two of his colleagues on the levitron . we readily agreed , linked to it , and only then did we read it . click here to read it yourself . it ' s also linked on the bottom of our\nhow does the levitron work ?\npage .\nthe levitron revolution is an awesome gadget that appeals to everyone ' s inner geek . seriously , you can float your stuff ! check out the images below . hopefully , they ' ll inspire you to get your float on .\nagreed about the trademark , although any trouble for theft of levitron ip would be ironic given their theft of the entire product proposition ! have a google on it as the inventor isn ' t getting anything from the producer . urltoken\nwell , that did it . we traded michael a super levitron for roy harrigan ' s phone number , and decided it was time to talk with martin simon directly . marty told us that he had indeed gone to visit roy , and had seen a videotape of roy ' s working levitron that roy had sent to bill before they ' d ever met . roy had even put some mirrors behind the floating top to prove there were no tricks . ( one of bill ' s office staff later let slip that they ' d still suspected at first that it may have been done with wires ! ) click here to see a still from roy ' s video of his early prototype levitron .\nso now it seems we are faced with not one , but two\nreal\nlevitron inventors . and bill and ed hones , who invented nothing , continue to\nsteal\nthe credit from both of them to this very day .\nlevitron is an amazing & delightful experience ! of weight to the top , leveling the base magnet , and learning to make it . a complete kit with all pieces , top , base , weights , instructions & original box . . .\nseconding leonardo2016 ' s comment . i love this ; it ' s brilliant and so simple . . . but it ' s not a levitron , which is , after all , a legally - protected name . you could get in some trouble .\nthe levitron revolution comes with a small magnetic disc which is where you place an object weighing up to 12 ounces on so that it may float in the air . getting an object to float is actually pretty simple . first , place the magnetic disc on the levitron and wait for the four led lights on the base station to light up . you can let go of the magnetic disc once all lights are on . at this point , you should be mesmerized at the sight of a floating disc . now , you can place an item on top of the disc as long as it weighs a maximum of 12 ounces . the levitron is capable of making up to 1 , 000 corrections per second to the electromagnets that are at the base of the device .\nfor the levitron , a spin component is needed to couple with spacetime torsion , to achieve spin - connection - resonance ( scr ) . this spin component must exceed some \u03b2 to maintain scr and stability . stated more precisely , from the above discussion ;\ncom\nto sell goods bearing the trademark\nlevitron\nunder an at - will license from the trademark owner . the talk page associated with an article is named\ntalk : example\n, where\nexample\nis the name of the article .\nwe were surprised when we showed him the finished tape , featuring\nbill hones , inventor of the levitron\n, that he didn ' t grab it up and put one with every levitron . but he wished us well , and we went on to start selling a few levitrons on the side . our goal was to bring\nlevitation to the masses\n, so we cut the retail price by at least a third and included our video free with every top . our gamble was that we could make up the difference in volume . it worked , and the business\ntook off .\nthen it occurred to us that what we felt about the levitron was a perfect match to what art bell was doing on his syndicated talk radio shows . so we began to advertise our levitron and\nexclusive instructional video\npackage on his show . and the rest is - as they say - history . the video worked great , and we became the largest single retailer of levitrons in the world . this website soon followed .\nthere are two main properties that allow the levitron to levitate stably . the first is the magnetic repulsion , which provides the force for levitation . the second are gyroscopic effects due to the spinning of the top , which account for the stability of the levitation .\nduffy t . j . , taylor c . e . ( 1973 ) refrigeration for the livermore superconducting levitron . in : timmerhaus k . d . ( eds ) advances in cryogenic engineering . advances in cryogenic engineering , vol 18 . springer , boston , ma\nthe levitron : spin stabilized magnetic levitation - will fly for about 3 minutes or more per launch . the spin rate of the magnetic top must be just right for flight , not too fast or too slow . also the weight of the top must be adjusted to within 1 gram to achieve equilibrium between the pull of gravity and the magnetic repulsion from the large donut shaped magnet in the wood base . repost of probably my favorite physics toy of all time . \u27a1\ufe0f follow the link in my profile for information on where to get a levitron and many of the other amazing items featured here on @ physicsfun . # physics # physicstoy # levitron # magnet # magneticfield # magnetism # earnshawstheorem # equilibrium # gravity # angularmomentum # precession # amazing # science # levitation # maglev # scienceisawesome # stableequilibrium # neodymium # neodymiummagnet\nwe note once again that , for the levitron , m 1 is attached to the top ( s ) , m 2 is the base . device operation shows the top must spin to levitate stably above the base . more correctly , m 1 is required to spin .\nthe levitron ' s processor constantly adjusts itself ( 1 , 000 times per second ! ) to keep the magnetic disc centered and aloft . so , if you add weight to it , spin the object on top of it , or bump it , the disc will remain floating .\nthe levitron revolution with ez float technology is a mesmerizing way to display small objects . the device allows you to levitate and slowly rotate your collectibles , toys , small office supplies - pretty much anything weighing up to 12 ounces . to float an object , you first levitate the included small magnetic disc . four led lights on the base station help guide the alignment . next , place your item of choice on top of the disc . the levitron automatically compensates for changes in weight by making up to 1 , 000 corrections per second to the electromagnets contained within the base .\nso , after nineteen months of perpetrating a heavily - funded and totally baseless legal assault against us , bill hones is still selling his fraudulent levitrons , is still denying that he owes roy harrigan anything , and is still continuing in his attempts to misappropriate both our urltoken website and our levitron business .\nhello , today i ' ll show you how i made levitron . so the idea of device is very simple , the electromagnet lift into the air a piece of magnetic material , and in order to create the floating effect , it is connected with a high frequency , lifting and dropping the subject .\nin addition the axis of the top must tilt at a slight angle to become trapped , and the top must be spinning above a certain rate . surprisingly , if the top is spinning too fast it will not float ! these operating parameters of the levitron , and many other surprising details , are described in this\non appeal to the tenth circuit court of appeals , the levitron mark was enforced in favor of its owner . creative gifts , inc . v . ufo , 235 f . 3d 540 ( 10th cir . 2000 ) ( new mexico ) . specifically , the court affirmed the district court ( 1 ) that the term ' levitron ' is not a generic term , and that the specific categories of evidence proffered by the sherlocks in support of their claim , including internet sites purporting to demonstrate generic use , failed ; ( 2 ) that the district court ' s assignment of the urltoken domain originally procured by the sherlocks to creative was proper ; ( 3 ) that no theory of promissory estoppel could be asserted against creative by the sherlocks ; and ( 4 ) that no\nnaked license\nof the levitron mark had been granted by creative . all 23 of the counterclaims made by the sherlocks were rejected . the court affirmed a permanent injunction against the sherlocks .\nthe levitron consists of a base and a top . the base is a ring magnet with north oriented upwards . the top is a magnet with north oriented downwards . the two norths repel , thereby providing an upwards force on the top due to the magnetic field from the base . a diagram can be found in figure 1 .\nmoreover , a technical skill - testing toy is known in the form of a permanent magnet made as a gyroscope that is manually impelled into fast rotation and then allowed to float contactless for only a few minutes in an unregulated magnetic field , in which the rotation contributes to a short stabilization until the rotational velocity is reduced by the friction with air and the gyroscope topples down . ( u . s . pat . no . 5 , 404 , 062 ) , ( professional journal : proceedings of the royal society of london , \u201cthe levitron : an adiabatic trap for spins\u201d , 1996 , band a 452 , pages 1207 - 1220 ) , ( trademark : \u201clevitron\u201d ) .\nas we continue to actively investigate and report on the hidden history of the levitron , individuals with missing pieces of the puzzle continue to find us . the latest of these is a retired nasa scientist from alabama named jerry johnson . it seems that mr . johnson is a longtime reader of popular science magazine and , in the december 1988 issue , he spotted a small classified ad offering for sale - for $ 5 - plans to build a levitron . click here to see that 12 / 88\npopular science\nad . we note that this was about5 1 / 2 years after the harrigan patent issued , but almost 6 1 / 2 years before the hones patent .\nmoreover , a technical skill - testing toy is known in the form of a permanent magnet made as a gyroscope that is manually impelled into fast rotation and then allowed to float contactless for only a few minutes in an unregulated magnetic field , in which the rotation contributes to a transiently limited stabilization until the rotational velocity is reduced by the friction with air and the gyroscope topples down . [ u . s . pat . no . 5 , 404 , 062 ] , [ professional journal : proceedings of the royal society of london , \u201cthe levitron : an adiabatic trap for spins\u201d , 1996 , band a 452 , pages 1207 - 1220 ] , [ trademark : \u201clevitron\u201d ] .\n. the levitron has two main components , a large donut shaped permanent magnet in the base , and a disk shaped magnet in the top itself , which are oriented such that the like poles of these two magnets repel . hence , the pull of gravity is balanced by a magnetic repulsion , allowing the top to float for minutes at time .\nthe levitron revolution is one of the sweetest gadgets to have around the house or office . the device features ez float technology which allows you to float pretty much any object you can think of mid - air as long as it weighs no more than 12 ounces . you can even slowly rotate the object in the air with this cool device .\nin recent decades , microscopic particles have been studied by trapping them with magnetic and / or electric fields . there are several sorts of traps . for example , neutrons can be held in a magnetic field generated by a system of coils . neutrons are spinning magnetic particles , so the analogy of such a neutron trap with the levitron is close .\ntoroidal confinement schemes have certain advantages in the study of fusion reactions . one of the machines designed to take advantage of this type of field configuration is the superconducting levitron . this device uses the magnetic field produced by a current - carrying ring , a set of coils that produces a poloidal field , and a toroidal wound magnet ( fig . 1 ) .\nso , we tracked down the company that licensed it , and were introduced to a man named bill hones ( rhymes with\nbones\n) as\nthe inventor\n. he told us that he had a degree in physics , but had worked mostly as a bush pilot . we proposed to him that we produce an instructional video to teach people to fly the levitron . we would cover the entire cost of production , all he had to do was appear in it . bill agreed , we met for a few hours and shot the video , and the result became\nsecrets of the levitron : the art of levitation\n. click here to see a picture of bill hones , taken from our video .\nin the ideal case , the force on the top due to the magnetic field exactly balances the force due to gravity . in order for these two vectors to cancel each other out , they need to be equal in magnitude and opposite in direction ( compare figure 2 ( a ) and 2 ( b ) ) . the levitron gives us two parameters to make sure the vectors come close to exactly canceling : the weight of the top and the leveling of the base . you can adjust the weight of the top by adding or removing small rubber , plastic , and copper rings , which come with the levitron . the legs of the base are adjustable , so that you can make sure it\u2019s level on any surface .\n. the magnetic sources properly attached to a vehicle could cause said vehicle to move ( i . e . fall ) along the geodesic path induced by the anti - gravity region . this process can be observed as the levitron top falls away from its base , when the top ' s angular momentum slows below the minimum required for stability [ 11 , 23 ] .\nto read the expert report of tom jones from the university of rochester . suffice it to say that , for the first time in the long and twisted tale of the levitron , bill hones must now face his own spurious claims and contradictory statements\nhead on .\nwhat will be the result ? can mr . hones possibly transmute his crumbling reality ? stay tuned !\nfor the top to remain suspended , equilibrium alone is not enough . the equilibrium must also be stable , so that a slight horizontal or vertical displacement produces a force pushing the top back toward the equilibrium point . for the levitron , stability is difficult to achieve . it depends on the fact that as the top moves sideways , away from the axis of the base magnet , the magnetic field of the base , about which the top ' s axis precesses , deviates slightly from vertical . if the top precessed about the exact vertical , the physics of magnetic fields would make the equilibrium unstable . because the field is so close to vertical , the equilibrium is stable only in a small range of heights - between about 1 . 25 inches and 1 . 75 inches above the center of the base . the earnshaw theorem is not violated by the behavior of the levitron . that theorem states that no static arrangements of magnetic ( or electric ) charges can be stable , alone or under gravity , it does not apply to the levitron because the magnet ( in the top ) is spinning and so responds dynamically to the field from the base .\nso , if after reading all this , you still want to buy a levitron from bill hones , his contact information is just below . or , better yet , you might consider patronizing any other retailer who innocently bought levitrons wholesale from bill . and , when you buy your top , let them know of the existence of this website so that they may consider this information before restocking .\nthen , one day in 1997 , chieffo ' s wife saw bill hones demonstrating\nhis\ninvention on qvc . chieffo ' s response was to call bill hones ' company , fascinations , and inform hones ' sales manager that he was the real inventor of the levitron . since chieffo had never contacted roy harrigan or seen this article , he had no idea that the big levitron scandal was just breaking . in hones ' inimitable style , he never returned chieffo ' s call . but chieffo , emboldened , then went back to one of his manufacturing contacts , and tried to convince them to partner with him to challenge the invalid hones patent . only - as we at ufo have also discovered - most companies are reluctant to risk a lawsuit , and they passed again . then , chieffo happened upon this article .\nthis , in spite of the continuing discovery of even more damning evidence against the validity of the hones patent . for instance , you can click here to see the second publication of a design for a flat - based levitron , which occurred in may 1993 , or about nine months before hones filed for his flat - based levitron patent . this publication , along with the\nmagnets in your future\nmagazine linked above , is alone enough to invalidate the hones patent . both of these articles derived from the same prototype , built by az industries , but based on yet a third\nprior art\npublication , some plans reportedly sold through popular science magazine in the late 80 ' s . these plans - amazingly - not only feature a levitron with a flat base , but one that is square as well . click here to see the first page of these plans . repeated attempts to locate the alleged author of these plans - a pennsylvania man named joseph chieffo - have been unsuccessful . mr . chieffo , if you ' re out there , we ' d like to hear from you . again , note that all three of these examples predate the application for the hones patent , but postdate harrigan ' s patent by several years .\non may 21st 1999 , a 44 - year old chemical plant inspector - and part - time poet and inventor - who was new to the internet , typed his name into a search engine . he was\nfloored\nto discover that he had achieved a measure of fame via this article . his name was joseph chieffo , and now the full story of his invention , the first commercial levitron , can be told .\nand you are not an idiot . . . . everyone makes mistakes . . . the datasheet are not for idiots . . . electronic datasheets are . . . . ' ' chinese ' ' for 99 . 9 of the people . . even some electronic engineers dont know how to read them properly . . . if your levitron works its by far the simplest and most awesome of all . . . ! ! !\nover a month had passed since bill agreed to\nthink about\nmaking roy some sort of settlement offer , and he had done absolutely nothing - except to go on vacation , and continue to take credit publicly for the levitron ' s genesis . click here to read a partial transcript of a recent appearance by bill on qvc , one of the televised shopping networks . while we waited for bill to do something , we added an introduction featuring roy to our video , and began to credit him on this website . also , michael mcbride put his\nposter\non the internet , and we put a link to it on our\nhow does the levitron work ?\npage . you can click here to read the poster . it reveals the truth in even clearer terms than martin simon had . to call this whole situation\na controversy\nwould seem to be a misnomer !\nrecently we were contacted by someone we previously had no knowledge of - - a just - retired professor of mathematics from the university of rhode island named rod driver . professor driver was among the many scientists trying to understand the workings of the levitron shortly after its commercial appearance . in this regard , he contacted both bill and ed hones in early 1995 - about a year before we ever met either of them . he spent about thirty minutes on the phone with bill , and another twenty with ed , asking them in detail about the levitron and how they had come to invent it . he even faxed bill some basic information about earnshaw ' s theorem after bill seemed unaware of it . as professor driver recounts , during these conversations neither bill nor ed hones gave the slightest indication that they had learned about spinning the magnet from someone else - - and they certainly didn ' t mention roy harrigan .\na variety of technological fields are concerned with the production of high temperature gases or plasmas produced and contained in magnetic containment zones having a wide variety of configurations . for example , the configurations may be toroidal , cylindrical or generally spherical . such configurations are typified , in the controlled fusion or controlled thermonuclear reactor art by so - called stellarator , astron , magnetic mirror , levitron , alice , baseball or tennis ball scam and other types of machines or devices .\nyet , in trying to evaluate what - if anything - bill hones might deserve for his\ndevelopment\nof the levitron , another factor really needs to be taken into consideration : about half of the estimated one million levitrons in existence today have been sold in japan , and bill hones receives nothing for these sales . the reason , he told us once , was because he had traded away the japanese rights early on . . . in exchange for\ndevelopment\n!\nokay , so what can you do ? originally , we suggested that people not buy levitrons , anywhere , until\nthis situation is resolved .\nbut we ' ve since realized that we - personally - don ' t really want to be\nagainst\nanything . especially something as magical and uplifting as the levitron . however , we do believe in taking action for the kind of world we prefer to live in , and shedding light on the facts as we find them to be .\nthe most ironic part of bill ' s lawyer ' s letter is where he maintains that our continued\n. . . use of the domain name ( in our website address ) will cause confusion , mistake , and deception , and constitutes trademark infringement , unfair competition , and misappropriation .\n( ! ) we leave it up to the gentle reader to determine whether more\ndeception\nwill occur with us , or bill hones , controlling the\nlevitron\ndomain name on the worldwide web .\nso we consulted a newly - discovered\npatent server\nwebsite , and for the first time , read both the harrigan and hones patents ourselves . and there , in the 1983 harrigan patent , was the amazing levitron . the hones patent seemed to add nothing new , except for some drawings of a hand . it looked to us like all bill had patented was his hand ! you can judge for yourself - click here to see the 1983 harrigan patent , and click here to see the 1995 hones patent .\nfinally , in the course of this motion , the\nart bell mystery\nwas solved when bill hones revealed that he had evidently misrepresented to art bell and / or his network that the legal issues regarding the inventorship of the levitron , and ufo ' s rights to sell levitrons , had been resolved - which , of course , they have not . and , although we have not communicated with mr . bell or his network about this , our impression of art bell is that he does not like to be lied to .\nthe actual act of getting the top to float is quite challenging . the strength of any permanent magnet is sensitive to temperature , so the repulsion force between the top and base can change from hour to hour , or from place to place if the levitron is moved . the mass of the top must be adjusted precisely such that the push between the two magnets exactly balances with the pull of gravity\u2014 the smallest weight , an o - ring with a mass less than 1 gram , can make the difference of levitating or not .\nin the following months bill ' s father , ed hones , used computers at the los alamos national laboratory to study the prototype . then he and bill hones made some minor changes in the design and got a patent in their own names . they entered into an agreement with a manufacturer in china to produce the\nlevitron ,\nand they marketed it as their own invention . bill and ed hones sold as many as half a million of these levitation devices , giving harrigan neither a penny in royalties nor a word of recognition !\nin new mexico , mike and karen sherlock had established a business marketing\nlevitrons .\nand they were producing an instructional video , featuring bill hones , to help their customers learn how to work the toy . during the taping in january 1996 , hones looked into the camcorder and declared\ni am the inventor of the levitron .\nhe seemed to have come to believe his own fantasies . it is a shock to watch videotapes of hones ' s performances in 1996 in comparison with the videotapes of his 1993 visit with harrigan .\nthe top spins stably in the range from about 20 to 26 revolutions per second ( rps ) . it is completely unstable above 30 rps and below 18 rps . after the top is spun and levitated , it slows down because of air resistance . after a few minutes it reaches the lower stability limit ( 1 8 rps ) and falls . the spin lifetime of the levitron can be extended by placing it in a vacuum . in some vacuum experiments , the top falls after about 30 minutes . why it does so is not clear ; perhaps the temperature changes , pushing the equilibium out of the stable range ; perhaps there is some tiny residual long - term instability because the top is not spinning fast enough ; or perhaps vibrations of the vacuum equipment jog the field and gradually drive the precession axis away from the field direction . levitation can be greatly prolonged by blowing air against an appropriately serrated collar placed around the top ' s periphery so as to maintain the spin frequency in the stable range . recently , a levitron top was kept rotating for several days in this way .\nin the following months , bill ' s father , ed hones , used computers at the los alamos national laboratory to study the prototype . then , he and bill hones made some minor changes in the design and got a patent in their own names . they entered into an agreement with a manufacturer in china to produce the\nlevitron ,\nand they marketed it as their own invention . bill and ed hones sold as many as half a million of these levitation devices , giving harrigan neither a penny in royalties nor a word of recognition !\nwe have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars promoting the levitron and bill hones as its inventor . it has now become painfully clear to us that bill hones has been deceiving us from the beginning , and allowed us to unknowingly perpetrate a fraud . therefore , we have decided that we cannot in good conscience continue to promote and sell levitrons for bill hones . consequently , we have suspended most of our business and posted this explanation . we will , of course , continue to honor all of our ufo guarantees , and provide any needed flight support as usual .\nbill and ed hones responded with a lawsuit charging the sherlocks with defamation and trademark infringement , and seeking to shut down the web site . in april 1999 , seeing how absurd their case was , bill and ed hones withdrew the defamation complaint , leaving only the trademark - infringement charge . despite abundant evidence that the term\nlevitron\nwas being broadly used generically , a federal judge ruled in july that the sherlocks had to turn over their\nurltoken\nweb site address to hones . ( the sherlocks will soon re - post their story at another web address . )\nhones had desperately tried to get access to these tapes prior to his sworn deposition , but ultimately had to resort to a subpoena of harrigan ' s attorney , and a subsequent review by the court , before hones could get his hands on them . harrigan protested the release of these tapes , based on his realization that hones and co . have attempted to\nspin\nevery piece of documentation connected to this affair . but our recent viewing of this material verifies for us that mr . harrigan ' s fears were unfounded . there , in several hours of meetings commemorated on the tapes , harrigan clearly reveals to hones all the\nsecrets of the levitron ,\nas well as many more specific ideas not contained in the harrigan patent , but expressly manifest in the hones device , as well as in a number of hones ' other levitron products . if there was ever any lingering doubt of bill hones ' true debt to roy , or of bill ' s disregard for the intellectual property rights of others , this videotape ends the debate . you can click here to read excerpts from the transcript of the original harrigan / hones meetings , and see for yourself what happened .\nwhich states that no configuration of non - moving permanent magnets can be in equilibrium . typically if one tries to float a magnet above another , the loose magnet will quickly flip over and the opposite poles will come together with a snap . the key to achieving equilibrium ( magnetic force v . gravity ) with the levitron is that the top is not stationary , it is spinning . just as the conservation of angular momentum fixes the direction of a spinning gyroscope\u2019s axis of rotation , the spinning top is similarly stabilized\u2014 but that\u2019s not the complete story as other subtle physics principles play a role .\nthe question of what , if anything , roy or bill each deserves in any\nfinal\nsettlement is , thankfully , not ours to decide . feelings run the gamut , from bill hones - who thinks roy deserves\nsomething\nbut not enough to give him anything - to roy harrigan - who , understandably , also thinks bill deserves zip . michael berry , even though he credits roy as\nthe inventor\nof spin - stabilized magnetic levitation , also thinks that bill should get credit for being\nthe developer , who has enabled the public to appreciate and enjoy the levitron .\nin addition , courts have upheld the rights of trademark owners with regard to commercial use of domain names , even in cases where goods sold there legitimately bear the mark . in the landmark decision creative gifts , inc . v . ufo , 235 f . 3d 540 ( 10th cir . 2000 ) ( new mexico ) , defendants had registered the domain name\nurltoken\nto sell goods bearing the trademark\nlevitron\nunder an at - will license from the trademark owner . the 10th circuit affirmed the rights of the trademark owner with regard to said domain name , despite arguments of promissory estoppel .\nshortly after bill hones filed the above - linked affidavits as evidence for his claims , he sent us ( as part of his\ndisclosure\nrequirements ) an additional expert report which defines more clearly his new position regarding the differences between\nhis\ninvention - the levitron - and roy harrigan ' s invention - which on the surface appears identical . click here to read that new expert report . not surprisingly , roy harrigan maintains that hones and co . are blatantly misrepresenting his patent ' s claims in order to\nspin\nrecent damning revelations . could that be ? stay tuned for the next update !\nthis could be a possible clue as to why mr . chieffo - apparently - abruptly abandoned his plans to market his own levitron . in another section of chieffo ' s only letter to mr . johnson , joseph chieffo writes - rather ironically in view of what came after -\nseldom do i encounter someone who shares my appreciation for the simple beauty of the levitation phenomenon . although , i must confess , with a measure of sadness , that my business ambitions with respect to the levitator have somewhat dimmed what was once an almost childlike fascination for ' defying ' gravity . ambition seems to corrupt one ' s vision .\ntherefore , in order to\nkeep our shop open\nwe ' re announcing that we will continue to sell both our instructional video , and the reprint of the michael berry science paper . these two items are the only two products that we ' ve been selling all along that bill hones doesn ' t sell . the video -\nstarring\nbill - features an added introduction by roy , as well as a clip of roy ' s working levitron prototype . the videos are $ 10 delivered , and the berry science papers are $ 5 . and , we ' ll give a percentage of every sale to roy harrigan .\nafter his failed attempts to contact the magneflight company , mr . johnson constructed and sold\nabout fifty\nof what his wife barbara dubbed the\nmag - neet - o\n. click here to see one of jerry johnson ' s advertisements for the first commercial , low - cost , square , flat - base - magnetized - normal - to - its - surface levitron . by our count , this is now invalidating prior art # 5 against the hapless hones patent . and , it appears from the chieffo letter that - although chieffo does claim a\ndiscovery\n- he also seems to acknowledge that harrigan got there first .\nfor years , bill hones has claimed that his innovation was the idea of spinning one magnet over another . then , after the scientists discovered otherwise , hones abruptly revised his story , claiming that his invention was a flat base - magnet . ( when queried , saul leitner responded repeatedly :\nis the levitron a dish - shaped magnet ?\n) now , in light of irrefutable evidence that roy told bill a flat base - magnet would work ( see link above ) , hones has again revised his story , claiming that his real brainstorm ( or his father ' s ) was the idea to magnetize the flat base - magnet in a certain way .\nregarding fig . 1 , the basic configuration of the levitron device is illustrated . it ( the levitron ) consists of a top ( s ) , a magnet ( m l ) attached to the top , and a base which is / contains the magnet ( m b ) . the top can be made to spin , while levitated above the base . the spin of the top is necessary to maintain the levitated equilibrium . if the top were not spinning , the force of magnetic torque ( from m b ) on m l would force the top to turn over , thus destroying equilibrium and stability . these principles are explained in [ 12 ] . generally the spin of the top causes the torque to \u201cprecess\u201d around the direction of the vertical heave - force h resulting from the natural repulsion of m l and m b . this \u201cprecession\u201d , about the force h , prevents the top from overturning and preserves equilibrium and stability . equilibrium and stability are lost when the top ' s rpm falls below a stability value . the top then tends to fall ( out of equilibrium , to the left or the right ) to the floor . this fall is an example of uncontrolled geodesic - fall , as the path of fall is determined by the relative configuration of m l and m b at the time of instability ."]}
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( reuters / rebecca cook )\nev ( electric vehicle ) history from urltoken - this site contains a comprehensive history of the electric vehicle along with company information and related web links .\n- fiat chrysler has opted to reveal a new vehicle at the consumer electronics show in las vegas , just before the north american international auto show in detroit .\nvolkswagen has released some teaser shots of an i . d . family model , multi - purpose vehicle to be unveiled at the north american international auto show in detroit .\nthe company will be headquartered on the 18th floor of the iconic fisher building in detroit .\ncolumbus auto glass is fully licensed and insured to provide auto glass services in detroit and was founded in 2005 . the company offers to beat any of its competitor\u2019s prices and accepts all insurance claims . the company offers same day service as well as free mobile services in and around detroit .\nmore than 80 - year - old fenkell automotive services is a full - 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area auto dealers after they hosted the very first detroit auto show in the same year , today , the dada membership includes 187 new - vehicle dealers who own 225 dealerships - selling 39 different vehicle lines in 72 cities throughout the greater detroit area . the dealers are affiliated with the dada through one or more of 13 vehicle line groups , or through individual membership . currently , dada members collectively employ nearly 20 , 000 people .\nall star auto glass provides glass repairs and installations for vehicles in warren . the company\u2019s services include crack filling , chip repairs , custom auto glass restoration , and commercial auto glass . all star auto glass is committed to quality repairs and strives to use the best products on the market . the company offers free mobile services and assists its customers with their insurance claims .\nthrough the years , fenkell developed a strong reputation for auto expertise and repairs . in the mid - 70s , it began to work with auto dealers\u2019 glass projects throughout the detroit metropolitan area . soon , auto manufacturers began inviting the company to repair glass , tires , and batteries in their cars and trucks .\n1905 corbin side entrrance tonneau corbin motor vehicle co . new britain , ct 1903 - 1912\nget proven strategies for maximizing return on investment for vehicle portfolios , solutions and . . .\n- detroit ' s annual winter blast festival at campus martius park will coincide with the last weekend of this year auto show .\n1898 ford establishes the detroit automobile co . , producing all of two cars before the company fails three years later .\ntake advantage of all metlife auto & home has to offer with multi - policy discounts for auto , home , life , and more .\ndetroit \u2014 there are shiny new sport utility vehicles , brawny pickups and sleek sedans . but the unlikely star of the annual detroit auto show is an odd - looking minivan capable of driving itself .\ntroy auto glass has more than half a century of experience providing windshield and auto glass replacement services . other services provided by the company include aquapel glass treatment , trico wiper blades , and side view mirror replacement . the company uses only original equipment manufacturer glass . troy auto glass is approved by all insurance companies and offers a full lifetime warranty on any work performed . all the company\u2019s technicians are national glass association , auto glass safety council , and dow certified .\nthe digital era is transforming the way automakers introduce vehicles , forcing detroit and other big auto shows to figure out how to stay relevant .\na redesigned 2018 ford expedition is almost ready for prime time and could be the company\u2019s detroit auto show focus . expect to see the 2018 fiesta in detroit , too , and perhaps a refreshed 2018 ford mustang . other surprises could include whatever comes next for the full - size taurus sedan , or a concept vehicle pointing the way to the next - generation explorer suv .\nsimbol auto glass is a family - owned and operated company in hazel park that provides windshield repairs and replacement services . the company also installs car alarms , window tint , auto accessories , and remote car starters . simbol auto glass will waive the deductible with most insurance companies , and it offers free mobile service as well as a lifetime warranty on all work performed . the company strives to use only the highest quality windshield auto glass and the best adhesive glue to ensure effective service .\nwe like the fact that families can come down to the auto show , come down to the winter blast , and really spend time in detroit ,\nsaid sam slaughter , chairman of the 2017 auto show .\njune 6 , 1925 walter chrysler starts the chrysler corp . in detroit . it is now headquartered in auburn hills , a detroit suburb .\nas new - vehicle sales slow , and many finance and insurance managers likely sell to a larger pool of used - vehicle buyers , wise dealers will look to f & i ; products for a profit boost .\none of the chief goals of the association is to promote the integral role that the motor vehicle plays in the economy of our nation and the world . many of the members of the detroit auto dealers association participate in the naias , llc , which is responsible for the production of the north american international auto show ( naias ) .\nthe oldest model in the infiniti vehicle lineup is the qx50 , which originally debuted as the ex35 for the 2008 model year . given that the qx50 slots into one of the most popular vehicle segments in the luxury class , it desperately needs replacement . that successor is expected to arrive in detroit , looking quite similar to the qx sport inspiration concept vehicle that infiniti has already shown to the public .\nwang , a chemist by training , had built byd into the largest manufacturer of cell phone batteries in the world before turning his attention to auto markets . combining its rechargable battery and solar technology with its budding business in gasoline - powered cars , byd brought the first fully plug - in electric vehicle to the detroit auto show in 2008 .\nthe new sports car will be unveilied early next month in detroit , ahead of a global public reveal at the shanghai motor show on april 20 , officials said . the company released a teaser photo of the vehicle ( embedded above ) on tuesday .\ntroy , mich . , feb . 5 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - the detroit auto dealers association ( dada ) education foundation reminds . . .\naudi will kick off 2017 with its brand - new q8 concept combining the style of a coupe and comfort of an suv at the detroit auto show .\neureka auto glass has been providing glass services in detroit since 2001 . services include mirror repair and replacement , chip repairs , and windshield repairs and replacements . the company provides mobile services in and around detroit , and uses only the best materials and the latest application techniques to ensure customers ' protection . eureka auto glass accepts cash and all major credit and debit cards for payment .\npress previews for the 2017 north american international auto show are scheduled jan . 8 , 9 and 10 , with more than 40 vehicle unveilings and news conferences planned . some 5 , 000 journalists from 60 different countries are expected to visit the cobo center for the auto show .\nmetlife auto & home is a brand of metropolitan property and casualty insurance company and its affiliates : economy preferred insurance company , metropolitan casualty insurance company , metropolitan direct property and casualty insurance company ( ca certificate of authority : 6730 ; warwick , ri ) , metropolitan general insurance company , metropolitan group property and casualty insurance company ( ca coa : 6393 ; warwick , ri ) , and metropolitan lloyds insurance company of texas , all with administrative home offices in warwick , ri . coverage , rates , and discounts are available in most states to those who qualify .\ngoogle\u2019s parent company , alphabet , spun off its driverless car project last month . the new business , called waymo , is considered a sign that the company is ready to commercialize a decade of research and development of a vehicle operated solely by computer .\nkosin\u2019s glass provides glass services for residential , commercial , and automotive needs in novi and has more than 10 years of experience . the company\u2019s auto glass services include windshield replacement and repair , rear window replacement , side and rear view mirror repair , and vehicle door window glass replacement . the company offers up to $ 100 off of customers ' deductibles and a state - of - the - art mobile auto glass service .\nhonda will show off its fifth - generation 2018 honda odyssey minivan for the first time noon jan . 9 at the north american international auto show in detroit .\nwaymo , google ' s self - driving car project , and chrysler will bring along its autonomous pacifica minivan to the north american international auto show in detroit . the pacifica is set to debut during waymo ' s head john krafcik ' s jan . 8 keynote during the inaugural automobili - d portion of the detroit auto show .\nthe result on display at the north american international auto show in detroit was a minivan adorned with swooping plastic scoops that contained sophisticated sensors and radars installed by waymo .\nthe introduction of the ls 400 in 1989 in detroit made automotive history as a world - class car for the united states ,\na release from the company reads .\nnot only did the vehicle make its mark by offering the drive performance , quietness , and luxury that consumers expected from a premium vehicle , but its unveiling also heralded the birth of the lexus brand .\n9 auto / home multi - policy discount : a discount will apply to the total policy premium for those insured with both home and private passenger automobile insurance with metlife auto & home . the percentage amount of the discount may vary by state . the auto / home multi - policy discount is not available to auto policies where the insured ' s homeowners insurance is a renter ' s policy , and is not available on the homeowners policy , if the auto policy is written by metropolitan general insurance company or at a nonstandard rate level . receive 5 % off your auto policy premium when you already purchased qualifying life insurance or annuity products written by metropolitan life insurance company or an affiliated company domiciled in the united states . not available in all states .\n1905 ford model c ford . motor co . detroit , mi 1903 - date\njuly 1992 moody ' s cuts detroit ' s debt rating to junk status .\nal\u2019s auto glass provides glass services for residential , commercial , and automotive needs in riverview . the company accepts most insurance programs and is a preferred provider for many insurance companies . al\u2019s auto glass processes claims for customers and provides a lifetime leak - proof guarantee . the company also offers pick - up and delivery as well as mobile service and no cost chip repairs for its customers with insurance coverage . al\u2019s auto glass is a member of the detroit glass dealers association and the national glass association .\nour goal is to connect people with the best local experts . we scored auto glass companies on more than 25 variables across five categories , and analysed the results to give you a hand - picked list of the best auto glass companies in detroit , mi .\nvolkswagen plans to present a new model of its second - generation tiguan compact suv at next month ' s north american international auto show in detroit , according to motor authority .\nthe chinese guangzhou automobile group is holding a press conference in detroit and will showcase its products on the hall floor during the public auto show days . visit gac motor\u2019s website (\nautocanada , the country ' s largest publicly traded auto dealership group , named michael rawluk president and parted ways with mark warsaba . steve landry remains ceo of the company .\nkia reports that it ' s not just debuting any new car at the detroit auto show 6 p . m . jan . 8 , but the automaker ' s\nfastest - accelerating\nvehicle to date . the company has not released many details behind the specifics of the car , but has launched a website called urltoken highlight some of its measuables through a series of videos .\nnational auto glass and mirrors has over 25 repair shops in and around michigan , including warren . the company offers same day service on most vehicles and is an authorized repair facility for all major insurance companies . the company will bill the insurance company directly at no cost to the customer . national auto glass and mirrors ' technicians are national glass association and smartech\u2122 certified and install all glass to factory specifications . the company also uses fast - cure adhesives to get vehicles back on the road quickly .\n1974 detroit elects coleman young as its first black mayor . he serves until 1993 .\nwhile the north american international auto show in detroit is still a few weeks - - and a new year - - away , some announcements and event plans have started rolling in .\nhere is rundown of all the vehicles that are expected to debut at the north american international auto show in detroit . this slideshow will continue to update as more announcements are made .\ncar enthusiasts and the automotive industry ring in each new year with the annual north american international auto show ( naias ) , held in detroit . this year , the 2017 detroit auto show adopts a technological theme , called automobili - d ( since the los angeles auto show is already using \u201cautomobility la\u201d ) . a day of new product debuts is planned in advance of the show\u2019s opening to the public on january 14 . this is what you might expect to see .\nin the year 1932 , fenkell automotive services was founded on fenkell road in detroit , michigan , to replace and restore storefront flat glass in buildings . as the city experienced great excitement in becoming the auto capital of the world , fenkell transitioned to replacing flat glass for the auto industry .\na woman walks next to the abandoned packard motor car company building , which ceased production in the 1950s , in detroit on december 18 , 2008 . reuters / rebecca cook\nin 1919 henry ford would turn the company over to his son edsel who oversaw the continued production of the model t . sales of the vehicle were still strong but competitors such as general motors and chrysler would be offering customers newer design vehicles that offered more features therefore causing ford to slowly lose part of its stake in auto manufacturing sales . in order to diversify ford\u2019s vehicle lineup throughout the company , ford purchased the bankrupted lincoln motor company . the lincoln vehicles were to be ford\u2019s line of luxury vehicles . the lincoln vehicles would utilize ford components yet the bodies of the vehicles would be design by custom coach builders .\nsteam / built the first self propelled road vehicle ( military tractor ) for the french army : three wheeled , 2 . 5 mph .\nworkers are at cobo around the clock to get displays ready for the north american international auto show .\njune 4 , 1896 henry ford test drives his first automobile on the streets of detroit .\nshift change at the ford factory in detroit , circa 1910 . ( library of congress )\nwith the s90 sedan , v90 wagon , and xc90 suv lines fleshed out , volvo may turn its attention to the s60 , v60 , and xc60 models during the 2017 detroit auto show . all three are ripe for replacement , and the company has already announced that they will ride on the same scalable platform and architecture used for the company range of flagship models .\nfenkell automotive services is an auto glass only shop in warren . the shop\u2019s certified professional technicians offer complete auto glass repair and replacement services including auto glass tinting and chip or crack repair . the shop\u2019s management dedicated the necessary resources to meet iso quality standards and ensures timely services by monitoring the effectiveness of its processes .\nnov . 3 , 1901 ford opens his second car company , henry ford co . ford leaves the company in august 1902 , and it becomes the cadillac motor co . detroit is america ' s 13th biggest city , with a population of about 286 , 000 .\non this day in 1899 , in detroit , michigan , henry ford resigns his position as chief engineer at the edison illuminating company\u2019s main plant in order to concentrate on automobile production .\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 .\ntoyota has already confirmed that it will introduce the completely redesigned 2018 camry at the detroit auto show . the most popular midsize sedan in america , the new camry sits on the automaker\u2019s latest global architecture , and the company says it will be both appealing to behold and fun to drive .\ncourageous persuaders provides a platform for bright young minds to take a stand against everyday pressures and convey thought - provoking messages to their peers ,\nsaid doug north , detroit auto dealer . . .\nlogan glass in dearborn has been providing auto glass replacement since 1949 . other services provided by the company include mirror installation and beveling , curved glass for china cabinets , euro door installation , and sliding glass doors . logan glass is a member of the dearborn chamber of commerce , bni dearborn , detroit glass dealers association , national glass dealers association , and the west dearborn business association . the company\u2019s auto glass technicians install every windshield using state - of - the - art techniques and materials .\npress preview days of the 2017 detroit auto show are monday , jan . 9 and tuesday , jan . 10 . industry days are jan . 11 - 12 , and the show will be open to the public jan . 14 - 22 . the show takes place at the cobo center in downtown detroit .\nlam will serve as the company ' s chairman and ceo , according to the release .\n\u00a9 2018 metropolitan life insurance company , new york , ny 10166 - all rights reserved .\nthe van , designed by google , grabbed the spotlight on sunday , the first day of press previews at the show . the vehicle\u2019s introduction highlighted the industry\u2019s fascination with autonomous driving vehicles , as well as the rising sway of the technology industry in the auto business .\ntoyota will debut its 2018 camry in january at the north american international auto show in detroit . judging by the teaser photo , it looks like toyota has changed up the design of the taillights and other aesthetics .\nan autonomous self - driving concept vehicle called portal is displayed at the chrysler booth at ces 2017 at the las vegas convention center . david becker / getty\ndetermined to improve upon his prototype , ford sold the quadricycle in order to continue building other vehicles . he received backing from various investors over the next seven years , some of whom formed the detroit automobile company ( later the henry ford company ) in 1899 . his partners , eager to put a passenger car on the market , grew frustrated with ford\u2019s constant need to improve , and ford left his namesake company in 1902 . ( after his departure , it was reorganized as the cadillac motor car company . ) the following year , ford established the ford motor company .\nmarx collision is a full auto collision and mechanical repair company in livonia . the company\u2019s services include brakes and oil changes , brake repairs , engine repairs , and windshield and glass repairs and replacements . the company works with insurance companies to help customers get the highest quality glass windshield replacements and repairs . marx collision ' s technicians are capable of working with all types of vehicles , foreign and domestic .\nthe company has already been testing its autonomous vehicles on roads in michigan , arizona and california .\nwhen we went to the auto show in 2008 all of the chinese vendors were placed in the basement ,\nsaid austin of byd america .\nit shows you the respect that the auto industry had for the chinese brands .\nthe wall street journal reports , citing an unnamed source , that the traverse will debut as a seven - seat crossover vehicle while the terrain sports a smaller design .\nford motor is also pressing ahead with efforts to introduce a new fully autonomous vehicle by 2021 , and other carmakers are on similar paths , although some of their efforts are focused only on adding driver - assist features that control some of a vehicle\u2019s functions , rather than developing cars that do not require a human driver to operate .\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 .\nmotor city auto glass is a family - owned business in detroit dedicated to providing high - quality glass repair at low prices . the company\u2019s services include windshield replacement , power window repair , and repairs and replacement of tempered door glasses , back glasses , vents , and quarters . motor city auto glass buys glass from five different suppliers and assures customers of the best price , and it helps customers on a budget by offering a large inventory of used parts .\nin 1943 edsel ford would lose his battle with stomach cancer receiving leaving the now elderly henry ford to run the company . this proved to be a liability for the company so much that henry ford\u2019s family had to work in order to let henry ford relieve his position with ford motor company thereby passing it to his grandson henry ford ii . in the years that followed henry ford ii was placed with turning around the company that was losing as much as $ 9 million a month . in 1946 the ford motor company hired its first executive vice president ernest breech who had been the head of the aviation company bendix . it was in 1948 the ford would introduce its first postwar vehicle for sale which was to be produced in it american and australia facilities . the sales of ford vehicles would rise at a rate that would place ford motor company in second place over the chrysler group .\njune 16 , 1903 ford starts the ford motor co . in detroit ; among the 12 initial investors are brothers john and horace dodge , who start manufacturing their own dodge cars in 1915 . ford soon moves his operations to the suburb of dearborn . ( the company hasn ' t built a car in detroit since 1910 . )\n1958 the 3 , 500 , 000 - square - foot packard motor car co . factory in detroit , opened in 1903 , is shuttered . it still stands today , a symbol of detroit ' s long , slow decline .\nin another sign of the industry\u2019s rapidly changing landscape , the carmaker instead chose last week\u2019s consumer electronics show in las vegas to introduce an electric concept vehicle targeted at young buyers .\n1905 maxwell delivery truck maxwell - briscoe automobile co . , tarrytown , ny and detroit , mi . 1904 - 1924\nwe are proud to become the fourth car manufacturer born out of detroit , and the first to manufacture a pure electric sports car from michigan ,\nsaid don graunstadt , detroit electric ceo north america operations , in a statement .\nbruno , leonard . transportation . in science and technology firsts . detroit , gale , c1997 : 499 - 534 .\nthe company quickly expanded its scope of operations to include 70 percent of the total content of motorola razr phones .\nlocal activists protest outside byd headquarters after the company was accused of paying workers $ 1 . 50 per hour .\nhenderson glass was founded in 1915 and provides glass services for residential , commercial , and automotive needs in rochester hills . the company\u2019s automotive services include windshield repair and replacement . the company offers stone chip repair at $ 30 when done in the shop . the company also offers up to $ 50 off for windshield replacement with the payment of an insurance deductible , excluding state farm . henderson glass provides auto glass services for antique automobile replacement hand - cut to the customer\u2019s specification .\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 .\nreacting to early criticism about job creation at byd , former los angeles deputy mayor austin beutner , who headed up mayor villaraigosa ' s outreach to the company , put the company ' s performance in a long - term perspective .\none company that is hedging its bets is fiat chrysler , which is smaller and less profitable than its rivals g . m . and ford . rather than spend billions on autonomous driving projects , it opened its doors to waymo to convert a hybrid - electric chrysler pacifica minivan into a self - driving vehicle .\ndec . 21 , 2011 michigan treasurer andy dillon says that the state will conduct a formal review of detroit ' s finances .\nthe mass production techniques henry ford championed eventually allowed ford motor company to turn out one model t every 24 seconds .\nburness , tad . ultimate auto album : an illustrated history of the automobile . iola , wi , krause publications , c2001 . 503 p .\nnissan said it had improperly measured exhaust emissions and fuel economy for 19 vehicle models sold in japan , the second case in less than a year where misconduct has been discovered in its inspection processes .\nmay 13 , 2013 orr , in his first public report on detroit ' s finances , calls the city\nclearly insolvent .\nthe debut and release of additional information is set for 8 a . m . jan . 9 at the north american international auto show at the cobo center in downtown detroit . the automaker is touting that the q8 could unlock\na new segment for the full - size category .\nbut mr . krafcik , waymo\u2019s chief executive , said the vehicle was \u201ccapable of getting you door to door without a person at the wheel\u201d and represented major improvements in the costs associated with self - driving systems .\nsept . 16 , 1908 william durant and charles stewart mott found general motors in flint , mich . , as a holding company for buick . ( today , gm is now the only one of the major u . s . automakers headquartered in detroit proper . )\nfields is committed to building momentum around the one ford plan through product excellence and instilling a spirit of innovation throughout the company .\non the same day , henry ford put a plan in place to buy out his investors and make himself , clara ford , and edsel the sole owners of the business . edsel\u2019s interest in aesthetic automotive design brought a new dimension to ford motor company , pushing the company to begin producing cars that were beautiful as well as practical . edsel was also an extremely important art benefactor in detroit , and one of the best - known paintings he commissioned was diego rivera\u2019s detroit industry mural . his aesthetic legacy lives on in the original lincoln continental .\nin the f & i ; office , where mistakes can cost dealerships far more than a sale , hiring the right people matters , auto retail experts say .\ntrendy autonomous vehicles designs were incredibly popular at ces , from the sensor - laden ff91 concept car by tesla - competitor faraday future , and chrysler\u2019s portal concept , a ride designed \u201cby millennials , for millennials\u201d that includes a selfie cam and facial recognition tech to automatically update entertainment preferences inside the vehicle . honda\u2019s snug neuv concept car crammed three trends\u2014driverless technology , ride - sharing , and electric vehicles\u2014onto its tiny frame . according to company spokespeople , in the future , the vehicle will operate as part of a ride - sharing service while the owner is at home or at work .\n1999 stroh ' s brewery company is sold to pabst and miller , with its brands either divided between the two breweries or discontinued .\nchevrolet ' s makeover of its suv lineup will wrap up with the debut of it 2018 traverse at the north american international auto show in detroit . the automaker teased the new crossover traverse in a dark image and news release touting its redesigned line of suvs . the 2018 chevy traverse will unveil jan . 9 .\n1950 detroit ' s population hits 1 . 85 million , making it america ' s fourth - largest city , with 296 , 000 manufacturing jobs .\ngasoline / first successful gas powered car : 4hp , two - stroke motor . the duryea brothers set up first american car manufacturing company .\nin 1954 ford would introduce the iconic thunderbird which would draw in much attention to the company . in 1956 ford would offer up common stocks , 10 . 2 million shares are sold the first day . this amount of stocks being sold would represent a 22 % stake in the company . in 1960 ford would introduce the falcon and in 1964 the mustang was introduced with resounding success leading the ford motor company to establish its european division . ford was on track as sales were solid and the company was reaching out to international territory then came the 1970\u2019s .\nhenry ford ' s first vehicle rode on four bicycle wheels and was powered by a four - horsepower engine . instead of a steering wheel , the quadricycle had a tiller . the gearbox had only two forward gears with no reverse .\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 .\nlexus will show its new , fifth - generation ls sedan to the world for the first time at the north american international auto show in detroit . the automaker ' s\nflagship\nsedan will show off its new\ncoupe - like silhouette\nlook , roomy cabin and inventive technology at the cobo center in january .\nwhile working as an engineer for the edison illuminating company in detroit , henry ford ( 1863 - 1947 ) built his first gasoline - powered horseless carriage , the quadricycle , in the shed behind his home . in 1903 , he established the ford motor company , and five years later the company rolled out the first model t . in order to meet overwhelming demand for the revolutionary vehicle , ford introduced revolutionary new mass - production methods , including large production plants , the use of standardized , interchangeable parts and , in 1913 , the world\u2019s first moving assembly line for cars . enormously influential in the industrial world , ford was also outspoken in the political realm . ford drew controversy for his pacifist stance during the early years of world war i and earned widespread criticism for his anti - semitic views and writings .\nbmw is increasing capacity at two auto manufacturing plants in china in a move that comes just days after u . s . president donald trump imposed new tariffs on the nation .\nat last year ' s auto show , mercedes revealed its f015 luxury in motion autonomous car , the gle coupe amg sport coupe and announced an expansion in its hybrid line .\n- john krafcik , ceo of google ' s self - driving car company waymo , will speak jan . 8 at the inaugural automobili - d conference . google ' s self - driving car project , now in its seventh year , grew into a new company called waymo in december .\nin 1932 ford would introduce their first v - 8 engine used in their model y in hopes to regain fledgling sales but in 1933 ford would drop to the third - largest auto manufacturer behind chrysler . the the company was now in third they still managed to build their 25 - millionth vehicle by 1937 . in 1941 ford motor company would start production of military hardware in order to help out the war effort . it was also in this time that ford had facilities in germany and would lead to scrutiny as henry ford was noted to be in close collaboration with the german government . the collaboration with the german government would fall through during the outbreak of the second world war as the ford motor company plants would work to produce b - 24 bombers and jeeps . ford would also build aeronautical engines for british fighters and bombers in its manchester england facility .\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 .\n1827 detroit adopts its forward - looking city motto : speramus meliora ; resurget cineribus ( we hope for better days ; it shall rise from the ashes ) .\nadditional videos and photos of the new kia motors vehicle are expected to be released soon , according to the website . the car ' s debut is also set for jan . 8 , the night before the show ' s official press previews begin .\nmarch 25 , 2013 kevyn orr , a restructuring specialist appointed by snyder as detroit emergency manager , takes office , at an annual salary of $ 275 , 000 .\ngeneral motors will introduce a redesigned , crossover gmc terrain 6 p . m . jan . 8 reveal at museum of contemporary art in detroit at 4454 woodward ave .\n- lexus will show its new , fifth - generation ls sedan to the world for the first time at the north american international auto show in detroit . the japanese luxury automaker says its\nflagship\nsedan will show off its new\ncoupe - like silhouette\nlook , roomy cabin and inventive technology at the cobo center during the january show .\nsteven mitchell ' s passions as a lifelong cyclist and third - generation auto retailer came together when his dealership group gave up a slice of its employee parking lot for a bike trail .\nget 24 / 7 access to in - depth , authoritative coverage of the auto industry from a global team of reporters and editors covering the news that ' s vital to your business .\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 .\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 .\nformer california gov . arnold schwarzenegger , shown here addressing byd founder wang chuanfu at a press conference , has been vocal in his endorsement of the company .\naudi is planning a press conference in detroit , but what the company plans to show remains a mystery as of mid - december 2016 . both the audi a6 and the audi a8 are due for a complete redesign , and the company is expected to introduce new sq5 and sq7 performance versions of its popular suvs to the u . s . market . audi is hard at work on autonomous vehicles , too , and could announce a new technology related to self - driving cars .\nford would introduce their next model known as the model t that started out being manufactured in a rented facility with parts that were made to order . in the first year of manufacturing of the model t , 18 , 000 vehicles were delivered . with rising sales numbers the ford motor company was in need to streamline its production process therefore creating the first assembly line for manufacturing . the model t would become one of the most iconic vehicles and be produced each year by the ford motor company until 1927 . over those years ford had produced nearly 15 . 5 million model t vehicles making the company one of the most successful auto manufacturers in the world .\nmr . windshield provides auto glass replacement and repair services in sterling heights . the company waives most insurance deductibles and offers one - hour same day service as well as mobile services . mr . windshield accepts cash , checks , debit , and credit cards , and it offers a buy one get one free promo on wiper blades with all glass installations .\njune 14 , 2013 orr says detroit will stop making payments on some of its $ 18 . 5 billion in debt , putting it in technical default . orr also lays out a plan to restructure detroit ' s finances to avoid bankruptcy , including cuts to the pensions and health benefits of retired city workers and a steep haircut on municipal bonds .\nthe beginning of the 1970s proved to be profitable times for ford . there were mishaps such as safety and quality concerns over the ford pinto they would reflect negatively on the company . it was a in the year 1973 when ford reached its highest production numbers throughout its company history as it produced 2 . 3 5 million vehicles and started its asia division . through several economic perils as well as the oil crisis caused many issues with american auto manufacturers and would cause them to downsize their vehicles for the sake of efficiency . it was in 1979 that ford acquired a 75 % stake in the mazda company . mazda at the time had the ability to produce more efficient vehicles .\nseveral years later , in 2003 , the company took what appeared to be a u - turn when it bought a failing chinese state - owned auto manufacturer . but that purchase gave wang a shortcut into an industry he hoped to transform : electric and hybrid cars . wang , who still plays an active role in byd labs , planned to use the company ' s technical expertise in battery technology to build energy storage systems that could power a car or a home . though the company spent many years cranking out solely cheap gasoline - powered vehicles , by 2008 it was ready to display its first all - electric models , and the timing couldn ' t have been better .\njuly 18 , 2013 orr files a chapter 9 bankruptcy petition on behalf of detroit , marking the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in history and sending the motor city into unknown territory .\n3 savings are based on our 2018 countrywide research of new call center customers ' annual average savings in 2017 . statistics do not reflect sales of the product sold on metlife auto & home mydirect \u00ae\nin the summer of 1898 , ford was awarded his first patent , in the name of his investor and detroit\u2019s mayor , william c . maybury , for a carburetor he built the previous year . by the middle of the following summer ford had produced his third car . a much more advanced model than his two previous efforts , it had a water tank and brakes , among other new features . maybury\u2019s support , combined with ford\u2019s bold ideas and charisma , helped assemble a group of investors who contributed some $ 150 , 000 to establish the detroit automobile company in early august 1899 . ten days later , ford left edison , where he had worked for the previous eight years . he turned down a considerable salary offer of $ 1 , 900 per year and the title of general superintendent to become mechanical superintendent of the new auto company , with a salary of $ 150 per month .\nthe modular assembly line made use of automated ancillary assembly lines to produce vehicle sub - assemblies . the sub - assemblies were then added into the main assembly line . the trial run at st . louis was a success , and today most ford plants use modular assembly lines .\non thursday , detroit made history \u2014 and not in a good way . the heart of the u . s . auto industry and home to the detroit tigers , eminem and the white stripes , motown , and ( maybe ) jimmy hoffa ' s body became the largest city ever to file for bankruptcy . in many ways , this financial crisis is 60 years in the making . as the motor city faces an uncertain future , here ' s a look back at some key dates in the long , storied past of one of america ' s great cities :\nsince then we\u2019ve seen the ford motor company under the helm of alan mulally who previously executive vice president of boeing restructured the company and consolidated in order to focus on vehicles that made up the majority of ford sales globally . today we see ford producing vehicles that are sold worldwide . the ford motor company now employs over 160 , 000 individuals worldwide and continually sales over 2 million vehicles just in the american market annually . the history of ford is skipped over by many but should never be forgotten .\ndespite byd ' s vindication in court , several outside critics of the company , who requested anonymity due to fear of retaliation , maintain that byd was underpaying its workers . they suggested that the company was able to outmaneuver the labor commissioner ' s office by producing documents from chinese sources that the office had no way of fully investigating .\nthe south carolina - based company also recently took on a powerful ally : ray lahood , former secretary of transportation and overseer of the fta under president obama , joined the company ' s board of directors in february . while working in obama ' s cabinet , lahood wrote glowingly about a visit to proterra on the white house blog .\nwith time , fenkell started handling vehicle repairs in manufacturers\u2019 storage yards and became adept and knowledgeable about intransit repairs . in the mid - 80s , fenkell was asked to handle intransit repairs in 10 different storage yards throughout the country , providing glass , tires , and batteries to vehicles .\nprotect yourself and your family with quality car insurance from metlife auto & home . whether you ' re an individual or part of an organization that receives group discounts , big policy savings are waiting for you .\n- toyota will debut its 2018 camry in january at the north american international auto show in detroit . the japanese automaker was short on details in announcing the plans , only providing a sentence under the headline\nprepare to stare ,\nwhich came with a teaser shot of the car ' s taillights . the toyota camry has been america ' s top - selling car for 14 consecutive years .\nford purchased lincoln from henry leland , his former business associate from the detroit automobile company . since then , lincoln has produced many luxury cars of historical and aesthetic note , including the 1931 - 1939 k - series , 1936 zephyr , edsel ford\u2019s original continental , the ensuing first - generation lincoln continental and the classic 1956 - 1957 continental mk . ii .\nminivans rarely make big ripples at the detroit auto show . but a new driverless model designed by waymo , the google / alphabet self - driving spin - off , generated a lot of attention from attendees . built by fiat chrysler , the converted pacifica offers a tangible example of the technology company\u2019s new market strategy , focusing on developing driverless technology and licensing it to automakers . waymo also has plans to develop a radar - and - sensor kit that could be integrated into conventional vehicles . this repositioning of waymo as a supplier and turnkey solution for automakers has enticed honda to begin discussions about licensing technology . the company plans to start testing the vans on public roads near mountain view , california , and phoenix , arizona , later this month .\nbelow is a table of some automobile firsts , compiled from information in leonard bruno ' s book science and technology firsts ( detroit , c1997 ) and thoughtco . \u2019s history of the automobile .\nwe believe freedom of movement for everyone drives human progress . which is why we\u2019re committed to being the world\u2019s most trusted mobility company , designing smart vehicles in a smart world .\ncoverage that stays with you . if you go on sabaatical , retire or leave your company , your coverage continues without interruption or change . so you ' re always protected .\nenvironmental groups and california are lining up to fight former epa chief scott pruitt ' s revised auto emissions rules , prolonging the uncertainty for automakers and suppliers that have staked billions of dollars on technology to develop . . .\nfeb . 19 , 2013 a state review board appointed by snyder decides that detroit is in\noperational dysfunction ,\nunable or unwilling to restructure its finances , and needs intervention from the state .\nwhile the model t dominated the auto industry from 1908 to the early 1920s , by the middle of the decade there was fierce competition from other automakers . after the 15 millionth model t drove off the assembly line on may 26 , 1927 , ford closed plants all over the world to spend six months retooling factories and perfecting the design of a new car . ford called the new car the model a , commemorating ford motor company\u2019s first car , the 1903 model a . the car was the first vehicle to sport the iconic blue oval logo , and it included innovative features like a safety glass windshield . by 1931 ford had sold over five million model as despite the difficulties of the great depression .\nmarch 2011 the u . s . census bureau reports that detroit ' s population has fallen to 713 , 777 , a 25 percent plummet from 2000 and the lowest level in 100 years . detroit ' s finances are premised on a minimum tax base of 750 , 000 people . a new law , public act 4 , that allows the state to intervene in financially troubled local governments takes effect ."]}
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on approach prepares participants to apply enhanced skills and knowledge to specific business projects . we offer pmp\u00ae exam review , providing on - site expert instruction to prepare participants for the pmp certification exam . we also have comprehensive training courses ranging from introductory programs for new project managers to advanced training for experienced staff .\nthe largest cpa review school operator , becker conviser cpa review , a division of devry inc . , which controls most of the market nationwide , began wooing students by cutting the price of its courses in some markets , including california , last year . the price - cutting has sparked accusations from some small , independent review companies that can ' t afford to slash their course prices and are struggling to stay afloat .\ndauberman , 52 , of sherman oaks , said the competitive market left him with little choice but to enter a price war with becker conviser . although the average cost for a review course hovers near $ 1 , 700 in california , dauberman eventually dropped his price to $ 875 to compete . after more than a year involved in a price war and mounting financial problems , dauberman and his company filed for bankruptcy protection .\no . john subiak , senior vice president of oakbrook terrace , ill . - 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", "topic": 7}], "title": "mr . mike ' s ( restaurant )", "paragraphs": ["see more of mr . mike ' s restaurant & lounge inc . on facebook\nyelp users haven\u2019t asked any questions yet about mr . mike ' s restaurant & lounge .\nmr . mike ' s restaurant & lounge inc . - home - haverhill , massachusetts - menu , prices , restaurant reviews | facebook\nwhen did the first mr . mike ' s steakhouse & bar open ? 1960 when did mr . mike ' s steakhouse & bar start franchising ? 0\ncreate a special day for your kids with an appearance by mr . mike\u2019s at a great local area restaurant .\nhow much does a mr . mike ' s steakhouse & bar franchise owner make ?\nmr . mike ' s steakhouse & bar franchise opportunity viewed 6195 times by investors .\nmr . mike ' s is a family style restaurant serving italian and american food for over 35 years . with a reputation for excellent food , friendly staff , and reasonable prices , mr . mike ' s \u2026\nhow much does it cost to open a mr . mike ' s steakhouse & bar franchise ?\nmike cordoba grew up in north vancouver and like many families they went to one particular restaurant for a weekly night out . they went to mr . mike ' s steakhouse as a weekly ritual , and mike would enjoy a mikeburger more often then not . little did mike know that 30 years later he would be the owner and ceo of mr . mike ' s steakhouse casual .\nmike cordoba is the new ceo of rebranded mr . mike ' s steakhouse casual and is growing the restaurant franchise opportunity quickly across western canada with 25 locations scheduled to open in the next 3 - 5 years .\nmr . mike ' s is a family style restaurant serving italian and american food for over 35 years . with a reputation for excellent food , friendly staff , and reasonable prices , mr . mike ' s remains a traditional popular destination in haverhill and nearby nh boarder towns . the restaurant ' s bar is open until 1am and offers televised sports on more than 10 tv ' s . keno betting provide entertainment and excitement for guests and mr . mike ' s is also a full service lottery agent .\nthe only constant is change . once a rocker , mike is a rawkr and rocks the house as mr . mike and the rock matrix .\nanything you order at mr . mike ' s is great ! pizza and wings are the best ! also chicken quesadilla are awesome .\ndear susan and family , i am so saddened to hear of mike ' s . . .\nlove going to mr . mike ' s , employees are very nice and food is excellent and you get plenty of it . love their popcorn !\nplease note : the operators of mr . mike ' s steakhouse & bar , may not have verified the accuracy of the franchise information contained within this website . for accurate up - to - date information , investors are strongly recommended to visit the official mr . mike ' s steakhouse & bar website .\ndisney\u2019s exceptional , gorgeous update of rudyard kipling\u2019s adventure classic is one of the studio\u2019s best films in a generation .\nthe investment required to open a mr . mike ' s steakhouse & bar franchise is between $ 600 , 000 - $ 1 , 200 , 000 . there is an initial franchise fee of $ 50 , 000 which grants you the license to run a business under the mr . mike ' s steakhouse & bar name .\nclient mr . mike ' s the stonewater group project web development launched to promote the new branding initiative and the fresh interior design of the restaurant locations , covet creative delivered this site on time , under budget and past expectations .\nthese three principles have made mty food group inc . one of the largest franchisors in canada\u2019s restaurant industry .\nmr mikes\u00ae steakhousecasual ( mr mikes\u00ae ) , a leading canadian restaurant franchise , is proud to announce the opening of its newest location in welland , on november 2017 . the new restaurant marks mr mikes\u00ae first location in ontario in the franchise\u2019s nearly 60 - year history and is a testament to its continued success and expansion into the east coast market .\n\u201ci saw great potential with mr . mike ' s , as it holds such great memories for me growing up and spending time with my family , and i knew i wasn ' t the only one who felt that way , \u201d cordoba says . the reality was that they were just memories , and many people did forget about mr . mike ' s steakhouse as the former owners had not done many updates in the 50 year history of the restaurant . cordoba continues , \u201cmr mikes has so much heritage , and we run into people every day who tell us of prior experiences they had in mr . mikes locations . given this , we feel reinvigorating and regrowing mr . mike ' s as a special opportunity . \u201d\nthis is the third year in a row in which jersey mike ' s has led nrn ' s fastest - growing chains list , boosting sales 28 . 6 % .\nconstruction on mr . mike ' s steakhouse casual began this week . depending on weather , spokesperson of the ownership group kevin braun says they hope to be ready to open this summer .\nmr . mikes steakhousecasual has opened its 13th alberta franchise in the small town of high river , under co - franchisees tricia and mike bliss .\nmike cordoba is the new ceo of rebranded mr . mike ' s steakhouse casual . in 2009 he co - founded empresario capital partners , which acquires and / or invests in mid - market businesses that are successful in their own right but can benefit from a capital infusion together with a systematic approach to growth and profitability . currently , empresario has investment holdings in the food service and retail automotive industries . they bought mr . mike ' s steakhouse in 2010 .\nlegal disclaimer : this information is not a franchise offering for mr . mike ' s steakhouse & bar and should not be construed as such . the franchise mall makes every effort to maintain accurate franchise data but does not guarantee nor assume liability for incorrect data . we recommend that anyone seriously interested in pursuing a mr . mike ' s steakhouse & bar franchise opportunity , review that franchise ' s franchise disclosure document ( fdd ) with an attorney and accountant .\nthe fastest - growing restaurant chain in america isn ' t a trendy fast - casual . it ' s a simple sandwich shop .\nwe are a family restaurant . family restaurants are very easy to staff because people want to work in a family restaurant , and the anticipation of us opening up put our name on everyone ' s mind .\nwhen mr mikes opened its first restaurant in 1960 in vancouver , they set themselves apart from the competition with their cafeteria - style steakhouses . mr mikes was built on the idea that steak should be an attainable luxury .\nmr mikes is one of my family ' s favorite place to dine . been going there or over thirty years .\none of canada\u2019s fastest - growing casual - dining restaurant chains \u2014 mr . mikes steakhousecasual \u2014 has opened a second outlet in rural manitoba and plans to open its first one in winnipeg early next year .\nfull time position assisting kitchen manager in all aspects of a busy full service restaurant .\none thing that has been easy about opening the restaurant has been finding that staff , and hilderman says it ' s because it ' s the kind of place people want to work .\ni may have witnessed just such an instance this past week with the saga over mike\u2019s pig pen , a barbecue joint in watertown , new york .\nwe had been going to mr . mike ' s every friday for about the past 5 months , and we kind of graded it on a curve . and from time to time we would incur an off - puttin\nmr mike ' s is like northern cheers . if nobody knows your name , you must be new here . this menu is more towards italian , with many daily specials . one of the best italian pizza ' s north of boston . the recipe comes from the many years of making great pizza at salisbury beach . there is the main restaurant , the bar sections with high top service , and the new terrace seating . the food is very , very good and the drinks are better . it has been newly remodeled and the service is always spot on . if someone is giving mr mike ' s a bad review they are either the competition , or someone who has no taste buds ! ! ! try mr mike ' s just once and you ' ll be hooked with the food and service ! !\nwithin 48 hours , yelp was inundated with angry reviews for the restaurant ; yelp has since suspended the review process because of the deluge of negative reviews . google erroneously lists the restaurant as permanently closed \u2013 one assumes because of online shenanigans . the url that hosted the restaurant\u2019s webpage was bought and now links to a fundraising page for the american diabetes association . the owner , mike cornell , deleted the barbecue joint\u2019s small facebook page , but another one for haters has sprung up .\nand i will tell everyone i know to stay clear of mr . mikes . it ' s too bad . . . they\nthe mr . mikes franchise has been around since 1960 , explains barry hilderman , restaurant general manager , begun by a pair of brothers in vancouver . the franchise has gone through cycles of growth and decline , but it ' s currently on the upswing under new management , and the yorkton restaurant is the 22nd location to open .\ninvolved finding a 12\nhair in my son ' s ice cream . when bringing it to our waitress ' s\nthe newest addition is a 6 , 000 sq . ft . full service restaurant with outdoor patio .\nbarry hilderman shows off mr . mikes steakhouse casual , the newest restaurant in yorkton . hilderman promises a unique and high quality dining experience , with steak as the centerpiece of the menu .\nmr . mike ' s currently operates with 23 restaurant franchise locations and 6 franchise partners . their restaurant franchise opportunity is certainly turning many heads as there are already another 25 locations scheduled to open in the next 3 \u2013 5 years throughout bc , alberta , saskatchewan , and manitoba . \u201cfinding the right locations is key\u201d , says cordoba . they have focused on advertising their franchise opportunities to under serviced areas like prince george , kitimat , and bonnyville to name a few .\nas disappointed as i was by my last visit to the langley mr . mike\u2019s i have to take my hats off to the company for two new initiatives undertaken by this national chain of restaurants . first , just a quick hats off to the restaurant for attempting to create a more family - oriented , casual atmosphere with the introduction of board games in the restaurants .\nmr . mike ' s has been serving homemade italian food and pizza for over four decades ! we pride ourselves on our great food and accomodating atmosphere . have an allergy ? no problem ! we will do our best to work around it , ask about our :\nthe anticipation has been immense , he notes , with over 2 , 000 fans on facebook and the comments from customers throughout town . hilderman says that yorkton ' s restaurant industry overall is in a good place , and he hopes mr . mikes can be a major part of the city ' s growing hospitality industry .\nmr pinball is proud to be the exclusive distributor for jersey jack pinball in australia .\nthis restaurant / bar is for people who love to socialize as the patrons are friendly . it is a small sports bar with restaurant style seating . great appetizers , entrees and drinks . casual dress and relaxing environment .\nmr mikes\u00ae steakhousecasual offers great food in an atmosphere where everyone feels comfortable , which continues to resonate strongly with canadians from coast to coast . the growth in new units emphasizes how canadians feel about mr mikes\u00ae and its comfortable dining experience . mr mikes\u00ae welland will be located in the seaway mall , the community\u2019s largest shopping centre .\nrestaurant is well laid out , the wait staff is aggressively friendly . the food was tasty , wine selection was adequate . i had the fish and chips , the cod was scrumptous . i would recommend this restaurant highly .\n\u201cwe are proud to open in welland and look forward to our new guests visiting our restaurant and instantly feeling like they fit in . mr mikes\u00ae is a perfect match for welland , and we\u2019re looking forward to bringing shoppers a place for great food and fun , \u201d said mike cordoba , ceo and one of the owners of the mr mikes\u00ae brand . \u201cmr mikes\u00ae offers guests a relaxed , come - as - you - are atmosphere where they can enjoy delicious yet affordable menu creations while being treated to warm , welcoming service . \u201d\nthe owners of mr . mikes in dauphin manitoba joined the morning news to discuss how they managed to create the restaurant through crowd funding . the town has managed to upgrade infrastructure including a cinema and recreation centre .\non tuesday , nation ' s restaurant news released its annual top 100 rankings , which included a breakdown of the 10 fastest - growing us chains as measured by sales growth in the us .\nmr . jose e . cil is president - burger king of restaurant brands international inc . mr . cil was appointed president , burger king on december 15 , 2014 . mr . cil served as executive vice president and president of europe , the middle east and africa for burger king worldwide and its predecessor from november 2010 until december 2014 . prior to this role , mr . cil was vice president and regional general manager for wal - mart stores , inc . in florida from february 2010 to november 2010 . from september 2008 to january 2010 , mr . cil served as vice president of company operations of burger king corporation and from september 2005 to september 2008 , he served as division vice president , mediterranean and nw europe divisions , emea of a subsidiary of burger king corporation . mr . cil is a director of carrols restaurant group , inc . , the company\u2019s largest franchisee .\nwe have been going to mr . mikes for years . the food is great . the atmosphere\n( i also emailed mr . white for comment , but have not received a response . )\n\u201cwe were speaking to a new generation , but we still wanted to retain mr mikes\u2019s come - as - you - are quality , \u201d said mike cordoba , ceo of rammp . \u201cwhen we rebranded , we stayed true to our roots , and our rebrand reflects both a sense of belonging and unpretentiousness . \u201d\nmr mikes\u00ae customers can enjoy a meal in the restaurant\u2019s comfortable , family - friendly dining room or the urbanlodge , a one - of - a - kind lounge where diners can engage with friends over food and drinks , board games and nostalgic movies . from long - standing menu favourites like the mikeburger\u00ae to signature steaks , phenomenal salads and modern twists on canadian classics , mr mikes\u00ae offers something for every diner .\nrestaurant brands are now turning to methods beyond the immediate great food , atmosphere and service to attract guests and maximize the guest experience .\na lake placid getaway for two . it ' s free \u2014 enter now !\nmy prayers goes out to michael ' s family and the alicart . . .\nwba , asns : benzinga ' s top upgrades , downgrades fo . . .\n\u201cseaway mall is excited to welcome mr mikes\u00ae to welland , and we\u2019re looking forward to offering shoppers a place with even more dining options locally . \u201d said mike belcastro , seaway mall president . \u201cwe are delighted that mr mikes\u00ae chose seaway mall to be the home of its first ontario location and look forward to their grand opening this fall mr mikes\u00ae will be a great addition to seaway mall and we know the welland / niagara community will be equally as enthusiastic about the new development\u201d\ni have been to every restaurant in the chain and as with all others you cannot fail in getting a great meal . the service was great and the food was impeccable . if you are looking for a restaurant whether for lunch or dinner , put coastal flats on your list .\nwhen rammp acquired mr mikes , they rebranded as mr mikes steakhousecasual . \u201cwe were excited to establish mr mikes in a new dining category that we like to call \u2018steakhousecasual\u2019\u201d , said cordoba . \u201cfor existing customers they could be assured it was still the mr mikes they knew , while the \u2018steakhousecasual\u2019 reflected the idea that going out for a steak didn\u2019t have to be reserved for special occasions only , it could still be accessible and affordable for anyone . \u201d\nfood - service franchise system mr . mikes steakhouse casual , formerly known as mr . mikes steakhouse and bar , has announced a new menu starting on july 20 which it describes as a case study on current canadian food trends .\nmr mikes\u00ae steakhousecasual is a proud canadian company . established in 1960 , the mr mikes\u00ae brand is well known and loved for its irreverent and comfortable non - pretentious steakhouse experience that resonates with canadians for great food , affordable indulgences and unique style . mr mikes\u00ae currently operates over 30 locations and opening 30 more across canada over the next few years .\nd . my husband and i have been going to mr . mikes very regularly since moving to haverhill 1 1 /\nmy other concern is that this victory against mike\u2019s pig pen may actually set the type 1 community back . perry white ( superman ? ) , a local newspaper editor who injects insulin for his type 2 diabetes , condemned the campaign against cornell as excessive :\na summary of each day\u2019s top rating changes from sell - side analysts on the street .\nrxii , plt : 28 stocks moving in monday ' s mid - day . . .\nmr mikes steakhousecasual , a steakhouse franchise with 25 locations across western canada , is a case in point . on september 7 , the restaurant introduced board games , including jenga , battleship , chess , and scrabble . the urbanlodge section at every mr mikes steakhousecasual now carries eight very different board games , to encourage guests to relax , socialize and have fun , while enjoying a meal or drink .\nmr . roberto moses thompson motta is an independent director of the company . mr . thompson motta has served on our board since december 2014 . previously , mr . thompson motta served on the board of burger king worldwide , inc . from july 2013 to december 2014 . from 1986 to 1992 , mr . thompson motta worked in the corporate finance department of banco garantia , brazil\u2019s largest investment bank . from 1993 to 2004 , he was the founding and managing partner of gp investimentos and a member of its board of directors until september 2010 . mr . thompson motta has also served as a member of the boards of directors of companhia de bebidas das am\u00e9ricas , or ambev , a brazilian brewing company , since september 1998 ( and ambev s . a . since july 2013 ) , lojas americanas since august 2001 and s\u00e3o carlos empreendimentos e participa\u00e7\u00f5es s . a . since september 2001 . from august 2004 to april 2014 , mr . thompson motta served on the board of directors of anheuser busch inbev . mr . thompson motta is one of the founding partners of 3g capital and continues to serve as a board member .\nwent to mr . mikes for the first time in quite a while and i have to say i was very impressed .\nafter the rejuvenation of mr mikes and years of significantly out performing the competition , they decided to form an alliance with another company in 2006 to help grow the chain . today , stonewater is proud to be a top performer and key franchise - partner with rammp hospitality in the growth of the mr . mike\u2019s brand . currently we operate 11 locations throughout western canada . with a sizeable portfolio of restaurants as our base and an agreement signed to build more units , we are well positioned for continued success in the years ahead .\nbreaded chicken on top of speghetti and finsihed with grandma ' s sauce , cheese and baked .\nhomemade hand rolled gnocchi ' s in our homemade tomato sauce and topped with our tasty meatballs .\nwhen you\u2019ve acquired a new brand it may be tempting to make sweeping cosmetic changes . while a new coat of paint , updated logo and new menu offerings are great in theory , the changes need to reflect your company\u2019s internal brand strategy . it\u2019s not enough to change for change\u2019s sake .\nmr . carlos alberto da veiga sicupira is an independent director of the company . mr . sicupira has served on our board since december 2014 and previously served on the board of burger king worldwide , inc . and its predecessor from october 2010 to december 2014 . mr . sicupira is one of the founding principal partners of 3g capital and continues to serve as a board member . mr . sicupira also serves as a member of the board of directors of anheuser - busch inbev . mr . sicupira has been chairman of lojas americanas , one of south america\u2019s largest retailers , since 1981 , where he served as chief executive officer until 1992 . he also is a member of the board of dean\u2019s advisors of harvard business school since 1998 and serves on the boards of funda\u00e7\u00e3o brava and funda\u00e7\u00e3o estudar , not - for - profit foundations in brazil .\nstep 1 . talk to our bartenders or servers , we try to keep everyone trained on what ' s on tap . step 2 . you are always welcome to a 4oz . sample , just ask ! step 3 . when placing your order just remember all brews are not the same . microbrews can be served up many ways . step 4 . if you just don ' t love it , send it back and we will replace it with something you do . step 5 . don ' t take it so seriously , it ' s just a beer . have fun ! make sure you visit mr . mike ' s pub & pizza on a regular basis to check out what ' s new and\nmr . joshua kobza is chief financial officer of the company . mr . kobza was appointed chief financial officer of the company on december 15 , 2014 . from april 11 , 2013 until december 14 , 2014 , mr . kobza served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of burger king worldwide . mr . kobza joined burger king worldwide in june 2012 as director , investor relations , and was promoted to senior vice president , global finance in december 2012 . from january 2011 until june 2012 , mr . kobza worked at sip capital , a sao paulo based private investment firm , where he evaluated investments across a number of industries and geographies . from july 2008 until december 2010 , mr . kobza served as an analyst in the corporate private equity area of the blackstone group in new york city .\nuncheck the box labeled never allow websites to request your physical location if it ' s already checked .\nplanning a vacation is hard . it\u2019s no easier when you have a furry . . . continue reading\nif you would like to experience the new rubio ' s coastal grill for yourself , follow this link to find your nearest location , and all the other happenings going on over at rubio ' s .\nmr . elias diaz sese is president , tim hortons of restaurant brands international inc . mr . diaz ses\u00e9 was appointed president , tim hortons on december 15 , 2014 . from january 2012 to december 2014 , he was the president of bk asiapac , pte . ltd . located in singapore . from august 2011 to december 2011 , he was a senior vice president continental europe for burger king europe gmbh located in zug , switzerland . between january 2011 and august 2011 , mr . d\u00edaz ses\u00e9 served as a vice president franchise and emerging markets for burger king europe gmbh . from august 2008 to december 2010 , he served as general manager for burger king\u2019s operations in spain and portugal .\nmr . daniel s . schwartz is chief executive officer , director of the company . mr . schwartz was appointed chief executive officer and a director of the company on december 12 , 2014 . from june 2013 until december 2014 , mr . schwartz served as chief executive officer , from april 2013 until june 2013 , he served as chief operating officer and from january 1 , 2011 until april 2013 , he served as chief financial officer of burger king worldwide and its predecessor . mr . schwartz joined burger king worldwide in october 2010 as executive vice president , deputy chief finance officer and was appointed as executive vice president and chief financial officer in december 2010 , effective january 1 , 2011 . since january 2008 , mr . schwartz has been a partner with 3g capital , where he was responsible for managing 3g capital\u2019s private equity business . he joined 3g capital in january 2005 as an analyst and worked with the firm\u2019s public and private equity investments until october 2010 . from march 2003 until january 2005 , mr . schwartz worked for altair capital management , a hedge fund located in stamford , connecticut and served as an analyst in the mergers and acquisitions group at credit suisse first boston from june 2001 to march 2003 . mr . schwartz is a director of 3g capital .\nmike jensen\u2019s mom loved the king of pop so much she named her son after him . \u201cshe was a big fan\u201d of michael jackson , jensen said . \u201ci don\u2019t tell that to many people now . \u201d jensen was one of hundreds of mikes at the rider fan fest at mosaic stadium on saturday .\nmondo video is far from the most refined or successful expression of o\u2019donoghue\u2019s darkly antic vision\u2014limited to his performed work , the best material from the national lampoon radio hour would likely take that honor\u2014but its spray of seething , occasionally fetishistic buckshot is unmistakably in its master\u2019s voice . that the mass of contemporary late - night comedy watchers , weaned on catchphrases and political impersonations in place of stylish transgression , would be bored or angered by mr . mike\u2019s indifference to laugh - machine rhythms is obvious . the time for the dadaist post - hippie vaudeville of mondo video is , like its creator , long gone , but remains as curiously hypnotic as a poolful of wet cats .\nwe live in an age when a business\u2019s internet presence is its lifeblood . the restaurant had a very small online footprint before this controversy , and now it will forever be branded as the barbecue joint that was insensitive to people with diabetes . only time will tell if it can recover .\nmr . heitor goncalves is chief information , people and performance officer of restaurant brands international inc . mr . gon\u00e7alves was appointed chief information , people and performance officer of the company on december 15 , 2014 . mr . gon\u00e7alves served as executive vice president , chief information and performance officer of burger king worldwide and its predecessor from october 2010 until december 2012 , assuming the additional role of chief people officer in april 2013 . prior to joining burger king worldwide , mr . gon\u00e7alves served in multiple strategic roles for anheuser - busch inbev from october 2008 to march 2010 , including global m & a ; director and head of western europe logistics . from november 2004 to september 2008 , mr . gon\u00e7alves served as vp , global rewards at inbev . he served in positions of increasing responsibility at brahma , a brewing company , and at its successor , ambev , from september 1995 until october 2004 .\nit ' s no secret that the future is electric , says morden city manager john scarce , which is why morden is developing electric vehicle charging stations throughout the city .\nit ' s been on the list for\u2026\nf or more information on mr mikes steakhouse casual franchise opportunities please contact : rick villalpando , vice president business development 604 . 535 . 5002 urltoken .\nwhile this is the first week that the restaurant is open for business , hilderman notes that the team has been working on training for much longer , to ensure that service goes smoothly from the moment the doors open . he says that there has been three days of dry - runs , practicing on friends and family of the staff and owners with a full kitchen . he says that training is critical to having a restaurant open smoothly , and he says that the mr . mikes training team has been invaluable to making that service possible .\na large part of this growth is due to rapid expansion . in 2011 the chain had 507 locations . the chain doubled that in four years , breaking the 1 , 000 - unit mark in late 2015 . jersey mike ' s isn ' t slowing down \u2014 the company wants to have 2 , 000 locations by 2019 .\narby\u2019s restaurant group inc . said that same - store sales increased 6 . 6 percent in the first quarter , and that the momentum is leading franchisees to build new locations . the atlanta - based sandwich chain reported its 22nd straight quarter of same - store sales growth , and the 13th straight quarter that same - store sales growth outpaced the quick - service segment . arby\u2019s said that traffic was the major driver behind the performance . \u201ci continue to be pleased with how our corporate and franchise teams are working together to grow sales and increase restaurant level profitability , \u201d arby\u2019s ceo paul brown said in a statement . he said the effort is \u201cputting us in a strong position to deliver on our strategic priority of accelerating remodels and new restaurant development . \u201d arby\u2019s same - store sales rose 5 . 8 percent when factoring out the extra day in february , the company said . on a two - year basis , the chain\u2019s same - store sales have risen 15 . 3 percent . that has operators thinking of expanding again . arby\u2019s remodeled 179 locations in 2015 , and it expects to exceed that pace this year . the company also recently signed a string of deals with new and existing franchisees to build 138 units . the moves are key for a chain that had been slowly shrinking its unit count in the post - recession era . arby\u2019s has 3 , 300 locations worldwide . \u2013 source : nrn .\ni ' ve heard a lot of positive comments about mr . mikes coming to town , so we ' re very excited ,\nhe says .\nnominations are now being accepted for the mr mikes deeds well done campaign . the initiative helps to recognize those in the community that continue to lend a helping hand . the winners will be rewarded with a $ 100 mr mikes card as well as $ 1000 to donate to a registered local charity of their choice .\nthis is a cerebral , 25 - year - old film that follows the blueprint for today\u2019s endless glut of superhero movies .\nthere are plenty of new and exciting restaurant chains out there , serving everything from raw fish to vegan burgers , but when it comes to shocking sales growth , chains serving reliable american favorites lead the pack .\nmr . ali hedayat is an independent director of the company . mr . hedayat has served on our board since july 2016 . mr . hedayat is the founder and has been managing director of maryana capital , a financial firm in toronto , canada , since march 2015 . he previously co - founded edoma capital in london , a capital fund , where he worked from 2010 to december 2012 , and was a partner at indus capital , a capital fund in london , uk , from may 2013 to march 2015 . mr . hedayat held progressively more senior roles at the goldman sachs group from 1997 to 2010 , including from 2005 to 2007 as managing director of the european principal strategies group and from 2007 to 2010 as managing director and co - head of the americas principal strategies group . mr . hedayat has served on the board of directors of u . s . geothermal inc . , a leading renewable energy company , since february 2017 .\nmichael sgrignoli is a founding member of c . a . u . s . e . ( children\u2019s authors united for success and education ) whose mission is to encourage children to read by promoting parental involvement and to introduce students to local children\u2019s authors while stressing the importance of the written word . school visits are a rewarding , educational experience and can be arranged to benefit the pto / pta . contact michael to discuss bringing c . a . u . s . e . to your school .\ni am very interested in seeking employment at the new mr . mikes steakhouse due to open at welland seaway mall in nov 2017 any idea when that might be .\n( fyi \u2013 i reached out to mr . cornell for comment , but he has not , as of yet , responded to my call or facebook message . )\nanticipation has been building for the new restaurant over the past couple years , and hilderman says that since saskatchewan is a province that loves its beef , a steakhouse is a natural fit for a city like yorkton .\ni would say that the re - imaging that ' s going on at rubio ' s coastal grill is going to be a big success from everything we experienced on this evening . it will help bring in new guests to their restaurants , while adding some diversity to their menu , and keeping faithful patrons very happy with the new choices here . the new additions to the rubio ' s coastal grill menu has really spotlighted that there ' s way more to them than just their iconic original fish taco .\nsure you can fry a burger but why would you ? nothing compares to a 5 oz , 100 % canadian burger , flame - kissed to adorn this work of art . these patties are so delectable you may want to mike size it !\nmr mikes steakhousecasual has chosen to grow their business in small booming towns and select cities across western canada , where the demographics match the core and loyal mr mikes customers . by targeting men and women between ages 25 and 50 in growing areas , they are presenting new options to people looking for a place to relax and enjoy a social dining experience .\n\u201cit ' s hard to let a tuesday night go by and not take advantage of this fantastic delicious meal . \u201d in 2 reviews\nestablished brands have the benefit of a tried - and - tested formula , but as market needs and consumer demands change , brands , no matter how beloved , need to respond with flexibility . in 2010 , rammp hospitality brands inc acquired mr mikes and re - branded as mr mikes steakhousecasual . with a 50 - year - plus history , mr mikes was confronted with the challenge of revamping a heritage brand to appeal to new customers without neglecting its roots of being a casual and affordable steakhouse \u2013 core values they built their business upon .\nas one of the owners of rammp hospitality brands , which franchises mr mikes steakhousecasual , robin chakrabarti has seen firsthand how a lot of passion and a high level of dedication can put a brand on the canadian franchising map . based primarily in western canada , and with franchising opportunities on the horizon in ontario , mr mikes steakhousecasual boasts a unique dining combination that\u2019s struck a chord with guests and franchisees , with the brand set to surpass $ 100 million in system sales within the next few months .\nmr pinball has expert technicians with over 25 years of experience . we can repair any type of pinball machine from electro mechanical to solid state to the latest pinball machines . mr pinball has state of the art test benches and rigs for all the major pinball companies and all parts on hand for quick turnarounds . we can also pick up and deliver if required .\nempresario capital partners ' founding members , robin chakrabarti , mike cordoba , and al cave , achieved success by coming together and pooling their experience . now , the investment firm offers the three things that made the trio successful : partnership , expertise , and confidence .\nwhile franchises share a brand identity , they don\u2019t have to be cookie cutter . there are still opportunities to make the brand local to your market . mr mikes steakhousecasual has a feature wall at the entrance of each restaurant that welcomes customers to their location . be it adding a local beer to the menu or fundraising for a local charity , there are ways to bring a regional kick to what is a general business model .\nwhile defining your business\u2019s brand identity is important , a rebrand isn\u2019t necessarily the right strategy for everyone . franchises need to access both the risks and rewards involved , but most importantly they need to define the why . for some it\u2019s to attract new clients or they\u2019ve outgrown their original brand identity , while for others they may be breaking into new markets . by first knowing your branding goals , it\u2019s easier to take strategic steps to achieve them .\nto calculate how much income a franchise owner can do at mr . mike ' s steakhouse & bar franchise , may vary on factors like location , size etc . , on the other side as a business owner your goals to maintain the quality of service while streaming sales high and expenses low . as any other franchise may include rent / mortgage , staffing / family , inventory supplies , utilities , administrative costs vise vera . location to location and seasons the months costs may vary . most franchises start up costs are typically fixed and they will cover most of the initial operating costs like signage , furniture , decoration and renovations .\nthe newest option for steak in yorkton has finally opened , marking the culmination of years of hard work and planning . mr . mikes steakhouse casual is now open for business , near the parkland mall .\nour history in 1995 , bill & kelly ranford teamed up with darren & lindsey flintoff to acquire the parent company of the mr mikes chain . they repositioned the historic brand into a full - service , casual dining concept and renamed the parent company to stonewater group . they refurbished the franchises with open kitchens . they implemented a quality menu . and they gave the restaurant a unique \u2018west coast\u2019 personality and comfortable atmosphere complemented by a friendly , inviting bar they called \u201curbanlodge\u201d .\nwe had the pleasure of dining with ralph rubio for the first time recently , at rubio ' s first oc restaurant to get the makeover treatment . this new redesign started in san diego county last fall , and there will be 45 restaurants re - imaged this year . gone is the tiki / baja california look that customers have come to expect from rubio ' s , and its been replaced with a sleeker and cleaner decor package that draws inspiration from the sea , and artwork showcasing rubio ' s history and brand philosophy . ralph was not even a little bit upset , when i had commented that i thought the old decor was a bit hokey . i did apologize , but i still felt a little bad about it later on .\nmike cordoba has fond memories of visiting mr . mikes steakhouse as a child . growing up in north vancouver , his family regularly visited the eatery known for its bottomless salad bar and cafeteria - style service . when the cook called out an order number , the customer picked up their steak on a tray . no - frills dining , for sure , but unpretentious was in . and these days , it looks like it is back in vogue , though the trays are now reserved for the wait staff .\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 .\nlong john silver\u2019s , the world\u2019s largest quick service seafood company , has welcomed several new members to their corporate team in the last quarter . the new hires join the already influential team as the company continues to grow to better market its customers . \u201cit is an exciting time at long john silver\u2019s and we need a team with energy and passion , \u201d said krista foster , senior director of human resources . \u201cthese are top notch professionals who understand our commitment to quality and our customers . \u201d long john silver\u2019s newest members include : laura clay \u2013 training specialist ; keiysha cook \u2013 financial analyst ; kendall hobbs \u2013 manager , planning and development ; tara stephenson \u2013 franchise business consultant ; karen wantland \u2013 senior manager , brand communications , and kimberly warren \u2013 manager , hr . \u2013 source : long john silver\u2019s .\nkeeping things fresh in the restaurant business is always challenging . on one hand you have your faithful customers that love the look , feel , and taste of your food . then , on the other hand you have to keep trying to grow your business by enticing new guests to give you a try by creating new menu items , redesigning your restaurants , and creating a welcoming atmosphere that will get people not only coming in the door once , but coming back many times . this balance of keeping your old customers happy , while attracting new customers has to be nerve wracking for restaurant owners . if it is , the co - founder of rubio ' s , ralph rubio , definitely does not show it .\nthis is the second year in a row in which raising cane ' s has made nrn ' s list of the 10 fastest - growing chains , this year managing sales growth of 21 . 1 % . the chain has 251 locations and is expanding quickly , increasing its store count by 19 % in the past year .\nmeet children\u2019s authors and illustrators , hear excerpts from their stories , get a glimpse of their artwork and get ready to launch your child into a lifetime of reading .\nwe would like to thank some people for the invite to experience this transformation at rubio ' s coastal grill . first , we would like to thank ralph rubio , who took time out of his busy day to share his passion for the restaurant he co - founded with us . he was so down to earth , proud , and excited to show off his restaurant , it got us all excited to be here as well . we would also like to thank all of the staff of rubio ' s , who made us feel so welcome , and made sure we had everything that we could want . you all did a wonderful job on this night . i ' d also like to thank my dining companions on this night . as usual the people behind the popular oc blogs always make these nights even more fun than they already are . lastly , we would like to thank the great folks over at i . d . e . a , and especially venice lahey , who invited us to experience everything new at rubio ' s . thanks so much for thinking of us venice .\nwe ' ve been here a couple times and have enjoyed the food . it ' s a pretty average place , nothing to complain about but nothing to rave about . forgot some of our food when we went last time but other than that it was pretty alright . sometimes they ' re packed on the weekends and sometimes not at all . the jd burger was pretty good the first time my boyfriend got it , the second time not so much . not really consistent with their food quality , but it ' s a worth a trip . the menu is also ginormous ! ! it makes it kind of hard to choose sometimes . it ' s a good place to go if you can ' t think of any other place to go and you don ' t want to go to a chain restaurant .\nms . cecilia sicupira is an independent director of the company . ms . sicupira has served on our board since july 2016 and brings a broad range of business experience . ms . sicupira has served on the boards of directors of lojas americanas s . a . , one of south america\u2019s largest retail companies , since 2013 , and s\u00e3o carlos empreendimentos e participa\u00e7\u00f5es s . a . , a leading commercial real estate investment and management company in brazil , since 2007 , both of which are publicly - held companies listed on the brazilian stock exchange . ms . sicupira is also a member of the board of directors of s - br global investments ltd , an investment holding company which indirectly controls anheuser - busch inbev . ms . sicupira graduated from american university of paris with a degree in international business administration and completed harvard business school\u2019s owner / president management ( opm ) program .\nsometimes it\u2019s in celebration \u2014 birthdays , weddings , or for no reason at all except to enjoy the company of friends . sometimes in reflection . an occasion for observance and contemplation .\nstaying social is more than being active on different social platforms . it\u2019s important to remember that connecting to your customers on facebook , twitter , instagram or linkedin is about having a conversation . no one wants to only hear about the wednesday night wings promotions every week . social media is a handy tool to also monitor what\u2019s being said about you and your brand persona .\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 :\nmotorcycle engines roared down the highways for children ' s camps international . this was the first year morden has hosted ride for kids , a fundraising event which a biker gets sponsors to raise money\u2026\nacross yorkton , people volunteer every day , trying to make life better for everyone else in the community . mr . mikes steakhouse casual wants to recognize what these people are doing within the community , and is doing so with the deeds well done program .\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd steak tips are great . the owner was and is friendly . can ' t wait for the prime rib special . i think it ' s 12 . 99 $ not bad at all .\nbob evans farms announced it completed the purchase and lease - back agreements involving 145 restaurant properties with national retail properties and mesirow realty sale - leaseback . the new albany - based restaurant and prepared - foods company said it sold 119 restaurants to national retail properties for $ 163 . 4 million and 26 to mesirow realty sale - leaseback for $ 36 . 6 million . \u201cthe sale - leaseback transactions provided the company with net proceeds ( after tax - and transaction - related costs ) of approximately $ 164 million , which we expect to use to pay down debt under the company\u2019s credit agreement , repurchase company shares , and for other corporate purposes , while maintaining prudent leverage , \u201d said mark hood , chief administrative and chief financial officer , in a release . the leases initially will be for 20 years , with five options to renew for periods of five years each . \u2013 source : dayton daily news .\nburnaby , b . c . \u2014 mr mikes steakhousecasual ( mmsc ) has been keeping sarah mcphee , real estate manager for rammp hospitality brands , very busy . her main role is to identify potential markets and real estate opportunities for the mmsc brand \u2014 including partnerships with hotels ."]}
{"id": 53932, "summary": [{"text": "firefly balloons is an american hot air balloon manufacturer that started as the balloon works ( tbw ) in 1972 in statesville , nc .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the company is one of the oldest hot air balloon manufacturers in the united states , behind raven industries ( founded by ed yost ) , semco and piccard balloons .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the origins of the company 's designs can be traced to the work of tracy barnes in the late 1960s . ", "topic": 33}], "title": "firefly balloons", "paragraphs": ["endless mountains hot air balloons , inc . is an authorized dealer for firefly balloons crafted in statesville , nc .\nfirefly balloons , inc . 810 salisbury rd statesville , nc 28667 ( 704 ) 878 - 9501 urltoken\nsince 1972 , firefly balloons , also known as the balloon works , has been a leader in the manufacturing of hot air balloons and ballooning equipment of the highest quality and safety . internationally recognized by our signature triangle basket , firefly balloons is dedicated to providing our customers with custom handcrafted equipment tailored for any and every use . whether it be a sport , ride , corporate , or special shape balloon , the team at firefly is ready and excited to help your vision become a reality . to locate your neares firefly dealer visit the firefly website dealer locator urltoken watch for more news coming soon from firefly balloons\nallow us to help you design and build your custom hot air balloon . get involved in the sport of hot air ballooning with firefly balloons and endless mountains hot air balloons .\nhead balloons , inc . po box 28 helen , ga 30545 1 - 800 - head - balloons urltoken\none of the largest manufacturers of sport and commercial hot air balloons in the world .\nstatesville , nc is where firefly balloons are designed and crafted . it\u2019s a place with the earthy , friendly smells of wood shavings , leather , and wicker . everything that bears the firefly name is made there and the engineers still design products in - house to ensure they\u2019re built to the exacting standards that have been progressively developing since 1972 .\nlindstrand balloons 11440 danbar st . galena , il 61036 ( 815 ) 777 - 6006 urltoken\ngalaxy balloons , inc . 810 salisbury rd statesville , nc 28667 ( 704 ) 878 - 9507\nthe sky\u2019s the limit ballooning , inc . is proud to be an authorized dealer for firefly balloons . we can help you buy your first new or used balloon , as well as replacement equipment . we also provide comprehensive balloon pilot training to accompany balloon sales .\nfirefly is the largest manufacturer of sport and commercial hot air balloons in the world . the company is dedicated to the research , development , manufacture and marketing of sophisticated state - of - the - art forms of mankind ' s oldest and safest method of flight .\nreal people , real balloons . my favorite of all i ' ve ever flown and there have been many .\nfirefly is the largest manufacturer of sport and commercial hot air balloons in the world . the company is dedicated to the research , development , manufacture and marketing of sophisticated state - of - the - art forms of mankind\u2019s oldest and safest method of flight . firefly boasts features like \u201cflexnet\u201d envelope construction , non - conductive kevlar cables , protected fuel tank corner mountings , the powerful \u201cmirage\u201d burner , the long lasting fabric coating and the highest redline temperature fabric in the industry . it\u2019s plain to see that safety and quality is the driving force behind our decision to carry only the firefly brand .\nthe mbc is intended to provide signature data on lightweight exoatmospheric traffic objects during space flight experiments . these deployed balloons will represent rapidly dispersing target subclusters to allow functional demonstration of tracking algorithms . the mbc concept is that five spherical balloons are compressed into a single canister consisting of a frangible glass tube and end caps . at the designated time , the glass franges and releases the packaged balloons . upon release , each balloon ' s passive gas generator inflates the balloon , imparting a random dispersion velocity to all the balloons simultaneously . each balloon has its own supply of inflatant and is , therefore , independent of the other balloons . balloons were designed to meet optical and radar property requirements .\nfantasy hot air balloons 3137 w . virginia ave . # 4 & 7 phoenix , arizona 85009 480 - 991 - 4260 urltoken\nfirefly is one of the largest manufacturers of sport and commercial hot air balloons in the world . the company is dedicated to the research , development , manufacture and marketing of sophisticated state - of - the - art forms of mankind ' s oldest and safest method of flight . firefly is located in the beautiful brushy mountains of western north carolina , which is deeply steeped in the time honored traditions of textile and furniture craftsmanship . since two of the most important components of modern hot air balloons are the hand inlaid and sewn envelopes and the carefully crafted wicker and rattan carriage , the craftsman is the heart of the . . . ( more )\nfirefly is one of the largest manufacturers of sport and commercial hot air balloons in the world . the company is dedicated to the research , development , manufacture and marketing of sophisticated state - of - the - art forms of mankind ' s oldest and safest method of flight . firefly is located in the beautiful brushy mountains of western north carolina , which is deeply steeped in the time honored traditions of textile and furniture craftsmanship . since two of the most important components of modern hot air balloons are the hand inlaid and sewn envelopes and the carefully crafted wicker and rattan carriage , the craftsman is the heart of the finished product . piedmont north carolina is uniquely qualified to spawn a wealth of highly skilled and dedicated craftsmen .\nthe firefly is the most heavily instrumented inflatable target l ' garde has designed , tested and flown . it was built for lincoln laboratory ' s firefly experiment . this was designed to test the ability of a 100 joule lwir laser beam for discriminating a decoy from a re - entry vehicle on the basis of decoy dynamics . the target was designed and built with different optical properties in the packaged and deployed states to aid in target acquisition and experiment , respectively . target design and construction also accommodated observations in the l and x radar bands . the target had to eject with minimal tip - off , spin up to 3 hz in the packaged state resulting in a 1 hz spin rate in the deployed state through deliberate mass properties design . it went through a series of coning excursions , opening its precession angle from about 5 degrees to 20 degrees , then 40 and finally back to about 0 , while conserving its initial angular momentum vector . the firefly was instrumented to detect and change its state of motion through an on - board microprocessor and a l ' garde - developed light - weight coning control system ; detect its absolute direction in space through a tri - axial magnetometer and a high - resolution sun sensor combination ; keep track of all its status and housekeeping functions ; and finally , process and telemeter 32 channels of data to both the bus following behind it and to the launch range below .\n. . . as a designer , i was impressed with what tracy barnes was doing with his triangular baskets and diagonal cut envelopes ( i finished 2nd in the ' 71 nationals , which qualified me for the 7 - up invitational in columbus , ohio on september 1 and 2 , 1972 ; and tucker comstock had pics of tracy ' s balloons ) . when i finished training al desmond of aurora . illinois , i suggested we go see what tracy had to offer . we flew down to statesville , where tracy was still operating out of the chicken coops , and i sold al the first barnes that tracy built for someone other than himself . al named the balloon\nthe ieo configuration for the rvto - 3a consisted of an inflatable bladder replicating the mk 12 external shape , a carbon fabric outer skin for optical and radar matching , an integrated water blanket between the inflatable and the outer skin for surface temperature control , a triaxial magnetometer for determining attitude and dynamics , and a nose positioned s - band telemetry system to transmit ieo temperature , pressure , acceleration and telemetry housekeeping data . a unique ejection deployment mechanism ( edm ) was used to store the packaged ieo and then inflate , spin and eject it . the design of the ieo and the edm were unique because it allowed a debris - free ejection of a complex target . the ieo was flown on an atlas f booster . the payloads , in addition to the ieo , were a mk - 12 reentry vehicle and calibration balloons .\ndoctype html public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\ntracy barnes ' design was so far ahead of its time , early versions look like anachronisms among their contemporaries .\nbetween the zig - zag envelope and the triangluar basket , it doesn ' t take a highly trained eye to spot a barnes .\nimages click on any of the images below to open a new window with a much larger version . some files are over 300kb , so downloads may take a while .\n\u00a4\nsymbol indicates photo scanned with permission from ballooning magazine and the bfa .\ntracy barnes took first place at the inaugural st . paul winter carnival race ( essentially the first american competition of the modern hot - air era ) , beating such lighter - than - air heavyweights as ed yost and don piccard .\nbarnes lost little time moving beyond the standard zig - zag pattern - this patchwork effect showed off the envelope ' s design flexibility as early as 1972 .\nmade up this ad in 1972 , shortly after completing his first commercial ballooning contract .\ni figured if i sold one ,\nhe says today ,\ni ' d be a dealer .\nthe well - known barnes triangular basket ( and , of course , triangular burner ) , this one from 1978 .\nmid - ' 70s barnes instruments , neatly integrated into the opulent basket ( sloppily colorized by the author ) . with bigger baskets came bigger control panels , complete with appointments like remote blast valves ( from a barnes sales brochure , circa 1978 , contributed by tom oerman ) .\ntracy barnes built this solar balloon , which first flew on may 16 , 1973 ( later flown , wisely , with a backup burner ) . apologies for indicating the wrong date above ( by two years ) , an error left uncorrected for far too long .\n. barnes ' entry was the dragonfly - spartan by barnes standards , but still a class leader in its appointments .\nthis barnes flew at the 1973 worlds , as did this one ( with the competition ' s only female pilot ) , and this one , mentioned in tom oerman ' s recollections below . the photo above is also , incidentally , the only shot i ' ve seen of homebuilt\nhail atlantis\n( not a barnes , just a favorite ) actually in the air ( lower left ) .\nthe company has kept some prototype burners around at the statesville , n . c . headquarters .\nbarnes introduced the low - cost\nstormer\n( get it ? ) in ' 80 , identifiable , in part , by the short , square skirt and the steep angles of its zig - zag pattern ( that ' s tracy himself conversing with the basket ' s occupant ) .\nfrom the early 1970s , barnes advertised consistently in ballooning magazine , owning the back cover for a decade , and often running multi - page fold - out ads inside . early ads were similar to other manufacturers ' - pictures of product , often festooned with attractive models - but it wasn ' t long before the ads took on a unique character . featuring crisp technical drawings and a clean graphic style , the enduring campaign ' s instantly identifiable look is as up - to - date today as it was in the beginning . with the assistance of jon radowski , teyosb presents a sampling of barnes ' remarkable print ad campaign .\nuse the scroll bar under the thumbnails to navigate , clicking on thumbnails to display photos below . for a full - screen version of this gallery , click here . to download photos , click the\ndownload\nbutton under the main image , or right - click the main image and select\ndownload image\n( popups must be enabled ! )\nafter his wife and it was a beautiful balloon . the design was chosen from about thirty colored pattern sheets on the floor of the balloon works when al , his partner and i went to statesville . i said :\nal , look at this one . it ' s the most beautiful !\nand he agreed . al really was a test pilot for tracy ; there were so many little things wrong with the balloon ! basically , it was a well thought out design , which is why i wanted to represent the company .\ni ' m deeply indebted to tom oerman for the contribution of a great many pieces of ballooning memorabilia , from which i ' ve taken several images on the site ( including five of the images on this page ) . very special thanks to mike emich , for the use of his amazing collection of photos and brochures from throughout the ' 70s , to jon radowski for several ads from ballooning ( barnes and otherwise ) , lance terry , for the loan of his ' 78 - ' 81 ballooning magazines , and to glen moyer , for the generous permission to reproduce images from ballooning . thanks , also , to tracy barnes ' younger sister lynn , for information and encouragement , and a link to this page on the website of mr . barnes ' current venture , the blimp works .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\ngreat job on my galaxy 77 new build . keith , monica , jimmie and michael were so easy to work with and treated us like family . the balloon is everything\nthe migration is starting in february ? thanks karl stefan jr . for the opportunity to remake this classic balloon works gem .\nthe balloon pilot conducted multiple sport parachute flights throughout the day without obtaining a weather briefing . a sigmet for severe thunderstorms , hail , and cloud tops to 45 , 000 feet was in effect for the area surrounding the takeoff and accident sites . shortly after the balloon lifted off on the accident flight , the ground crew was advised of a severe storm warning for the area and observed the storm on radar via their cellular telephones .\nurltoken is a resource to help new and old jump pilots learn to fly skydivers safely . learn more . . .\nnot sure what type of user you are ? click here to learn more .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ncountermeasures are designed to increase the probability that the reentry vehicle from a threat missile reaches its intended target . bmds testing would include the use of robust countermeasures designed to mimic those that could be used on potential threat missiles . by testing the capabilities of u . s . interceptors against realistic targets including countermeasures the ability of the u . s . to respond to an enemy missile attack would be greatly enhanced .\nthere are two primary types of countermeasures , penetration aids or penaids and inherent countermeasures . penaids are items that are added to the missile to increase the chance of the missile reaching its intended target . penaids could be housed in the target reentry vehicle separation module . one penaid technique is for an offensive missile to carry , in addition to the actual target reentry vehicle , several decoy target reentry vehicles . these decoys when released , appear to be actual warheads . inherent countermeasures are elements of normal operations of missiles that make it harder for interceptors to identify and destroy the target missile . this would include the separation of the reentry vehicle from the booster , which decreases the size of the portion of the missile to be tracked and destroyed by the interceptor .\nthere are various basic categories of countermeasures that could be used in characterization and in testing the bmds . these include simulation , anti - simulation , traffic maskers / obscurants , aim point denial , and maneuver . each uses different methods to add potential threat characteristics to targets used in the measurements program or in other testing .\nsimulation countermeasures deploy various materials to confuse sensors and prevent them from correctly identifying the reentry vehicle . these countermeasures would primarily be fabricated from graphite , stainless steel , and tungsten . anti - simulation countermeasures attempt to disguise the reentry vehicle by making the reentry vehicle look to the sensors like something other than a reentry vehicle . traffic countermeasures deploy many items at once ; this could include using multiple reentry vehicles or multiple countermeasures to confuse sensors . maskers or obscurants are materials or objects that move in flight along with the reentry vehicle to confuse the sensors and prevent them from correctly identifying the reentry vehicle . aim point denial is the ability to confuse the sensors from identifying the point on the reentry vehicle that should be hit to prevent the reentry vehicle from reaching its intended target . maneuver countermeasures include the ability of reentry vehicles to change trajectory as they enter the atmosphere thus preventing the interceptor from predicting the path of the reentry vehicle . other countermeasures are designed to increase the probability that the reentry vehicle reaches its intended target .\ndevelopment of countermeasures would involve detailed planning for test events , and identifying test objectives , appropriate countermeasures and counter - countermeasures , and acquiring any necessary materials .\ntwo types of defensive measures would be used to oppose countermeasures . the first would be improving sensor technology to more completely discriminate between the reentry vehicle and any deployed countermeasures . during the development of flight tests involving countermeasures , appropriate sensors would be selected and scheduled to participate in the test event . the second defensive measure would be improving interceptor technology to increase the chance that the interceptor can correctly identify and destroy the reentry vehicle . development activities would include modeling and simulation as well as ground testing to characterize physical properties of countermeasures and predict behavior during flight tests .\nby 2001 bmdo sponsored a red team approach to the possible development of countermeasures . operated at very modest funding levels , countermeasures hands - on program ( chop ) developed and demonstrated row countermeasures that could be challenging for u . s . missile defense systems . by charter , chop did not try to develop ' ' sophisticated ' ' countermeasures . however , the unsophisticated , row countermeasures they do develop are realistic and challenging and should be included as an integral part of the nmd flight testing and ground test hwil simulation programs .\nthe chop program needed to be supported for aggressively examining the potential of states of concern to develop more sophisticated countermeasures . the defense intelligence agency ( dia ) needed to begin tracking chop experiments . they could then investigate and bound the ability of states of concern to develop and apply the technologies that the chop teams use in their experiments to counter an nmd system . this information could then be fed back to chop management for planning and executing chop developments .\nthe 2 . 2 meter balloon deployment was demonstrated in the zero - g facility at nasa glenn research center . the packaging scheme was that used on the ieo . the ejector and launch tube were the same as for the lrep . as with most of our inflatable targets , the optical properties can be adjusted using special coatings . the unit is debris free . the diameter , spin rate , and the coning angle can also be adjusted as well as the radar cross section .\nsix inflatable lreps were flown on talos - sergeant - hydac rockets . the missions were called have jeep 7a , 7b , and 7c . the rocket failed on hj 7b . four lreps were ejected on the remaining flights .\nthe technology for the inflatable exoatmospheric object ( ieo ) was an extension of a trade study and preliminary design performed on the exoatmospheric decoy program . mlt / lincoln laboratory contracted for the development of a balloon decoy which would be a credible exoatmospheric optical - radar replica of a mark - 12 reentry vehicle . the ieo mark 2 version was developed for the rvto - 3a program with the objective of obtaining optical and radar signatures of the ieo during midcourse and early reentry , determining if the ieo and mark 12 surface temperatures match to within 10k , determining the reentry altitudes that the optical signatures , radar signatures , and ballistic coefficients of the ieo and the mk - 12 clearly diverge , and determining the physical survival altitude of the ieo .\ntwo successful flights above the terminator were conducted using terrier - malemute rockets , resulting in excellent data and the proof of principle for the firepond laser radar as a useful discriminator .\nthe mbc includes an ejector that imparts a specified velocity to the canister and begins a timer to initiate its opening . the firing signal is provided by the bus .\nthe overall system is designed to have no radar observable debris and only minimal optically observable debris .\nthe mbc design is based on two other l ' garde systems - cso and srmp - both of which have flown successfully .\nthe frangible glass tube was used in the closely spaced objects ( csos ) of the red tigress ii program . this tube shatters into thousands of very small pieces , releasing its contents . the inflation technique adapts the cso ' s use of an inflatant that sublimates to generate a gas to inflate the balloon . four csos flew on two red tigress ii sounding rocket missions : two on red tigress iia and two on red tigress iib .\nthe ejector closely models the lrep ejector . the lrep flew successfully on talos - sergeant - hydac rockets , ejecting four lreps on two separate missions .\nthe diameter , shape , number , and optical properties of the inflatables can be easily tailored for different missions .\ndiscover a new state college and happy valley from the air in our beautiful hot air balloon . drift through the skies , float over meadows , and brush treetops on a memorable flight in our balloon .\nhot air ballooning is one of the safest forms of flight known to man . our balloon is of the highest quality and is inspected regularly by an faa - approved facility to ensure it remains in excellent condition . our pilot is certified by the federal aviation administration and holds a commercial pilot\u2019s license .\ngift certificates are available now for any special occasion . perfect gifts for holidays , graduations , birthdays , weddings , and anniversaries .\nlocal photographer heidi lewis produced this slideshow using photos she took during her flight . note : this is a large file and some viewers may be unable to download the show .\ncopyright \u00a9 2006 the sky ' s the limit ballooning , inc . all rights reserved . site by : groovy web design\norder your tickets now and save time in the line ! click here for online ticket sales .\ndriving to the event ? order your parking passes and save time ! click here .\navian balloon corporation building 101 spokane industrial park 3808 n . sullivan rd spokane , wa 99216 - 1607 ( 509 ) 926 - 6847 urltoken\nnational ballooning , ltd . 2004 west euclid ave . indianola , ia 50125 ( 515 ) 961 - 6113 urltoken\nultramagic aerodrom gral vives apt . 171 - 08700 igualada barcelona , spain 34 93 804 2202 34 93 803 5604 fax urltoken"]}
{"id": 53940, "summary": [{"text": "moyes delta gliders is an australian aircraft manufacturer based in kurnell , new south wales .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the company was founded by bill moyes in 1967 and specializes in the design and manufacture of hang gliders .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "the company 's designs have won many world , national and regional championships .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "one of the oldest hang glider manufacturers in the world , the company 's litespeed line monopolized world competition throughout the 2000s .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "an affiliated company , moyes microlights , builds the moyes dragonfly hang glider tug and at one time built the moyes tempest microlight sailplane . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "moyes delta gliders", "paragraphs": ["\u00a9 the contents of moyes usa website are copyright of moyes delta gliders 2007 .\njohn harris , president of the rogallo foundation , which is dedicated to honoring the original designer of what became hang gliders , said mr . bennett ' s company , delta wing kites and gliders in los angeles , was among the first to make and sell hang gliders in the united states .\nbut by the mid - 1980 ' s , mr . bennett ' s aircraft could not keep pace with more innovative designs by competitors , and delta wing kites and gliders folded in 1989 , the smithsonian said .\njohn dickenson , an australian electronics technician , saw a picture of the rogallo invention in a magazine , and used it as the basis for making the first human - carrying gliders in 1963 , according to the smithsonian . mr . bennett and his friend bill moyes , friends of mr . dickenson through water - skiing , took up the sport ; mr . moyes began making and selling hang gliders in australia , mr . bennett in california .\na flight that breaks a world record of 760kms . a story of two men setting history in hang gliders .\n' a boy with wings ' is the story of how bill moyes turned a childhood dream of flying into the worldwide sport of hang gliding .\nwe\u2019re generally not prone to extolling our own virtues , but we figure if you intend to launch yourself thousands of feet into the air in one of our aircraft , you might want to hear a little of our credentials , and how our single - minded commitment to the sport of hang - gliding contributes to make beautifully engineered and performing gliders with utmost durability and safety . moyes delta gliders is a company solely dedicated to hang gliding . we started back in 1967 - rich in history , yet focused beyond the future . at moyes , we\u2019re combining vision , expertise and relentless testing to create evolutionary hang gliding technology . we continually strive to lead the hang gliding world by developing hang gliders of the highest calibre , working with some of the best pilots in the world to ensure our products are stringently made and tested in order to improve their performance , handling and safety .\nso , in 1968 , with the right set of wings , bill foot - launched his glider from mt crackenback in the australian alps , setting the first world record for unassisted launched flight , and from that moment on pioneered and developed the sport of hang gliding we know and love today . bill never anticipated when he first flew off the mountains that it would explode as a sport , but it wasn\u2019t too long before friends began asking bill to build them a hang glider . he made 12 gliders for friends in the first year , perfecting and refining as he went along and with 20 orders in the second year , moyes delta gliders was born .\n\u201cit\u2019s a moyes ! \u201d this rx is so much fun to land ! i can\u2019t believe how much energy it can hold so close to the ground . love the pool swoop\nmr . bennett and mr . moyes both added design improvements . mr . harris said mr . bennett ' s most important contribution was a better system for bracing the wings .\nfollowing lilienthal there were many other hang glider inventors and pilots , but none of these hang gliders had the required characteristics to become popular in the way the dickenson wing did .\nthe duncan brothers , well known for their flying exploits in hang gliders and their company airbourne followed on from their father who was a ski wing pilot in the early years .\nthe term \u201cmodern hang glider\u201d is used to separate the \u201cdickenson wing\u201d and its descendants and spin - offs , from the earlier hang gliders that followed on from lilienthal . the hang gliders of today can trace their evolutionary roots back to john dickenson ' s ski wing . john used the lee and darrah type airfoil on his wing , the same airfoil that nasa was experimenting with in the 1960 ' s , and while the airfoil has changed , one can still see the influence of the dickenson ultralight minimum structure airframe and his pendulum weight shift control system in the gliders being manufactured now , in 2009 .\nbill bennett took dickenson ' s glider to the usa in 1969 , and he was soon followed by bill moyes . the exploits of these two men are legendary , but many other people were also involved in the sport and the evolution of the hang glider .\ndick rangott , another exponent of flying the flat water - ski kites became the first journalist to cover the delta wings . dick was an integral part of the story in the early years and his articles in the water ski magazines are a wonderful record of the early years . dick was also closely involved with bill moyes , it was dick rangott who held the rope when bill first soared the ski wing , unfortunately he reports that when he tried to emulate bill ' s feat after bill landed he crashed the wing . dick was in the stadiums for many of bill ' s publicity flight and his account is an important part of australian hang gliding history .\nmr . bennett , who moved to the united states from australia in 1969 , was known for his bold barnstorming flights in hang gliders in the late 1960 ' s and early 1970 ' s . he circumnavigated the statue of liberty in 1969 and landed at its base .\nsteve cohen , recognised as the most prolific designer of ultralight aircraft in australia started with designing and building hang gliders , his company ultralight flight systems was once the largest hang glider manufacturing company in australia , and his wing was flown by the first ever world champion , terry delore of new zealand .\nin 1972 , he was hired as the stunt pilot double for the actor roger moore , playing james bond for a hanggliding scene in the film\nlive and let die .\nthe smithsonian national air and space museum said in an article on its web site that the exposure helped make hang gliders more popular .\nin the 1997 book\nsky adventures ,\nthe editors jim palmieri and maggie palmieri said mr . bennett ' s other stunts after moving to the united states included flying higher than a mile and being the first to launch a hang glider from a hot - air balloon , thereby setting a world altitude record of 10 , 000 feet for hang gliders .\nhang gliders were originally pulled by boats , then by planes . mr . bennett , probably in 1969 or 1970 , according to a 1990 article in the los angeles times , was demonstrating a hang glider towed by a car at the ontario motor speedway in california when the rope broke .\nbennett was forced to maneuver and land the glider for the first time without being attached ,\nthe times reported .\nthe crowd , assuming it was part of the act , gave rousing applause .\nsteve moyes took over the competition reigns in 1974 \u2013 an unenviable task , given the achievements of his father , yet steve more than rose to the challenge to dominate the sport from the outset with performances that have re - written the standards at every event . steve kicked off his senior career by winning the very first world tow championships in florida in 1974 . an event he won 5 of the 8 years of its duration and placing in the top 3 for the other 3 occasions . steve had , in fact begun his flying career at the age of 14 , winning the junior australian championships in 1968 , and every year until he became a senior .\nit all started with the birdman himself \u2013 the legendary bill moyes , when in 1967 he astounded aeronautical experts by flying his wing to 1045ft over lake tuggerah and set the first world altitude record \u2013 incredibly , only 6 weeks after he began flying . australian engineer john dickenson had read of a wing nasa had developed to replace the steerable parachute for rocket re - entries and built the first flying wing that we fly today , with bill as test pilot \u2013 at this stage being towed by a motor boat . in 1968 bill extended the altitude record to 2870ft on lake ellesmere , new zealand . this may have been enough for some but bill had always dreamed of running to a rock ledge and flying away with a pair of wings . he was convinced that it could come true . it was just a matter of finding the right set of wings .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwe\u2019re modestly proud of our reputation for excellence and our standing in the industry \u2013 our combined experiences , knowledge and skills are manifested in every product we produce to give you the assurance you need to take flight with absolute confidence , every time . those experiences are both plentiful and pioneering \u2013 and arguably reckless on occasion ! here\u2019s a little of our journey to date\u2026\nthroughout the 1970s , bill continued to push the boundaries of flight , making the first grand canyon flight in 1970 . then , having developed his wings further so they were capable of high speed made the first aeroplane tow in 1971 , setting a new altitude record of 8610ft . and in 1972 , after his water - tow altitude record had been broken by an american , bill returned to new zealand to raise the altitude to 4750ft and regained the world record . he also won the north american championships despite recovering from a broken pelvis from an earlier accident and still walking on crutches !\n1973 saw bill set yet another altitude record by being lifted with a hot air balloon and dropped from 10 , 700ft \u2013 then gliding for a record 13 . 7 miles .\nfinally in 1974 , bill retired from the competition circuit , to focus his significant experience and expertise on glider design and development . he still flies recreationally and is invited to every international event - and is involved with the organisation of many of these . bill continues to influence the sport and has gained worldwide recognition for his incredible contribution to sport and aviation , including this prestigious list of honours :\nsteve placed 3rd in both the first unofficial and the first offical world foot - launch competitions , in 1975 and 1976 respectively , and in 1979 was invited to compete in the us masters among the worlds top 27 pilots . he won this meet and repeated the win in 1980 to become the only pilot to win the prize twice . incredibly , steve went on to win the us masters in 1981 with a greater margin than ever to create an almost impossible record of three straight wins at this prestigious event !\nin 1980 , steve had set a european distance record , when he flew 115 miles from the italian alps into switzerland and back to land on the italian planes . he went on to break this record , flying a distance of 137 miles , while winning the aero gordo cup in 1981 .\nsteve took the gold medal at the 1983 world championships , following which the sport australia foundation presented him with awards for the best male athlete , the best single performance , and the best team of the year .\nsteve continued to compete in every world championship event and was awarded silver medal in 1985 and bronze medal in 1988 , which , combined with his bronze medal of 1976 , make him the only pilot in the history of hang gliding to hold 4 fai medals .\nnot content with a european record , steve set a new world distance record , flying 187 miles in a return flight from california to nevada in 1986 .\nsteve has been a formidable presence in hang gliding competitions and the sport in general , placing 1st , 2nd , or 3rd ( usually 1st ) in more than 65 prestigious competitions around the world over a 20 year career in competitive hang gliding . he was rewarded in 1992 , along with his father , bill with a dual induction to the sports hall of fame in recognition of excellence in representing australia in sport . steve for a 20 year history of competition wins in hang gliding , and bill for his contribution to the development and pioneering of hang gliding .\nthis email address is being protected from spambots . you need javascript enabled to view it .\nif you would like to pick up parts or visit the factory , please place an order prior and make an appointment for collection .\nthe gecko is designed for the upcoming and experienced recreational pilot . originally designed to bridge the gap between the malibu and the litesport class , the glider exceeds expectations , in handling just as much as in glide performance .\nthe gecko is the perfect intermediate glider to introduce pilots to xc flying , with a powerful vg on an otherwise intermediate planform .\ncarbon divestick with unique spoon bill tip design , tapered to the trailing edge . reduced weight reduces roll inertia .\ncable geometry allows the gecko to lay flat and pack up without any tricks .\ncoloured batten tapes . adds a new dimension to customise your glider . available in a range of colours\nunit 4 / 5 clerke place ( 7 , 440 . 97 mi ) kurnell , new south wales 2231\nit looks like you may be having problems playing this video . if so , please try restarting your browser .\namazing and peaceful area . it was a great pleasure meet so nice people . i love it ! ! !\n\ud83c\udfb6sound up ! # repost @ harrisonrowntree winding it up in the gecko 155 ! \u30fb\u30fb\u30fb got dropped in this 1000fpm thermal off tow today and beamed out to 12 grand . the task was a 78km downwind flight where 4 pilots made goal . during the flight there was 14 grand cloudbase and convergence . it made for a fast task in the gecko where i won the day ! @ flymoyes\nmat barlow lands after completing the 150km first task of the dalby big air in queensland , australia . # flymoyes # hanggliding # litespeed\nnsw state titles 18th \u2013 24th of february saw the nsw state titles take place at mt borah near manilla . over 45 pilots descended on . . .\ndalby 2018 dalby 2018 is done and dusted with a clean sweep of the podium . congratulations to attila bertok taking out 1st place w . . .\nstuck at home not able to fly because of the weather so decided to upload another video about my new pride and joy .\nglocknerflug - flight level 4 . 000 m / 13 . 000 ft from tom weissenberger on vimeo .\ninto the blue / / lanzarote - fuerteventura one way from tom weissenberger on vimeo .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nbill bennett , a pioneer aviator and entrepreneur who helped introduce the fledgling sport of hang gliding to america in the 1960 ' s and 70 ' s , died on oct . 7 in an accident during takeoff at the airport in lake havasu city , ariz . , where he lived . he was 73 .\nmargo brown , his fianc\u00e9e , said mr . bennett was piloting a powered hang glider with an instructor in order to be recertified to fly . the instructor , drew reeves , received multiple injuries in the crash , the los angeles times reported .\nmr . bennett ' s death gradually became public through word of mouth in the hang gliding community .\nno one at that time did a better job of promoting the sport ,\nsaid josh criss , a hang gliding enthusiast and filmmaker who recently completed a documentary on the early history of the sport .\nwilliam edward norman bennett was born in korumburra , australia , on sept . 26 , 1931 . he served in the australian royal navy as a machinist , and afterward continued to pursue activities related to water , in particular water - skiing . he was ranked eighth in the world in barefoot water - skiing in the 1960 ' s , ms . brown said .\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 .\neven then , the path to hang gliding was being established . first , francis rogallo , working with his wife , gertrude , developed a\nflexible kite\nfor nasa to use for spacecraft re - entering the atmosphere . the space agency opted for cheaper parachutes instead .\nin addition to his fianc\u00e9e , mr . bennett is survived by his sons , gary and glenn , of australia ; his daughters , michelle martin and nicole mckinney , both of lake havasu city ; his stepson , dennis firestone of loma linda , calif . ; his brother , raymond , of australia ; his sister , cheryle winkler of australia ; seven grandchildren ; and one great - granddaughter .\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 html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\naustralian hang gliding history really is the story of modern hang gliding for the entire world because it certainly started in australia . modern hang gliding in fact started when john dickenson invented his \u201cimproved gliding apparatus\u201d in 1963 at grafton , nsw , australia .\nmodern hang gliding has its roots firmly set in the water ski kite sport that was started in the united states of america , in 1951 by paul updike and vern crary . john dickenson came up with his aircraft because he was not able to make a flat kite that worked , it was to a large degree an accidental invention , but that makes it no less significant .\nhang gliding itself started with german inventor otto lilienthal . lilienthal flew the first successful heavier than air aircraft and as such he is regarded as the father of not only hang gliding , but all heavier that air aviation .\njohn dickenson ' s improved gliding apparatus , which he marketed as the \u201cski wing\u201d changed all of that . by 1965 others were copying john dickenson ' s invention without his knowledge , and without bothering to give him the credit he deserved . to read read more about john dickenson .\non the british hang gliding history website you can see how john dickenson ' s invention arrived in the uk . this australian hang gliding history website is intended to be the australian equivalent of our british hang gliding history website , and to achieve that end we request the help of any and everyone involved in the sport in australia .\nthese hang gliding history sites are aimed at presenting the stories of all who were involved in the sport , they are not aimed only at the famous pilots , we aim to record and present the history of the amazing explosion in hang gliding and ultralight aviation that resulted from the success of the ski wing ' s design .\nhere you can learn about the amazing duo revelle . john revelle was the first person to copy the ski wing , he built the first all aluminium air - framed ski wing . he was the first to replace the swing seat with a converted parachute harness and he is the original designer and builder of the first prone harness .\nron nickel , the quiet and unassuming gentleman from the northern rivers in nsw who flew the first hang glider that john dickenson ever sold .\nchris brandon , a bare foot water skier and ski wing pilot is still involved in the sport with his weight shift microlight business based in alice springs .\nthis is just a short summary of the beginning of australian hang gliding history , there are many more names that deserve to be mentioned , there is , or will be , a place on the site for everyone , it is a big task but one that can be completed with your help . can you provide us with leads , articles or photographs ? our water ski magazine collection is not complete , can you help with that ?\nthis project and website is run by volunteers , it has no affiliations to any commercial interests ."]}
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minute aerial tour covers all five boroughs . you ' ll see the statue of liberty , chrysler building , . . .\non this thrilling daytime helicopter tour you will view new york city ' s stunning skyline . in a small - group , enjoy a unique perspective of the big apple from . . .\nsoar above new york harbor to view all of nyc ' s most captivating sights on this truly all - encompassing tour . . . .\nthe new york police department ' s aviation unit arguably lays claim to be one of the first airborne law enforcement units in the world .\nall aboard for a bird\u2019s - eye view of manhattan on a helicopter tour of top new york city sights . see central park , the hudson river , rockefeller center , and the . . .\nsee the entire city of new york on a comprehensive 25 - 30 - minute helicopter tour of the big apple ! as well as the most popular sights , such as the statue of . . .\nfor those that want to view even more of new york city , the grand helicopter tour visits all of the places in the previous tours and more within twenty five minutes . besides seeing the tour sites from the liberty and central park tours , you will view such sites as the verrazano bridge , uptown , midtown and the downtown skyline of manhattan and new jersey palisades . this is indeed the most grand tour of new york city .\nsee new york ' s famous landmarks from the air on an exhilarating 15 - minute helicopter tour . you ' ll come face - to - face with the statue of liberty as you fly above . . .\nonce you arrive in new york , reaching a further destination such as manhattan can prove to be a challenge when you need to quickly transfer to another airport .\noff - airport landings are not permitted within the 5 boroughs new york city ( except at designated airports and heliports ) , on manhattan rooftops or in the hamptons . off - airport landings in new jersey require a permit from the new jersey department of transportation that must be obtained at least 10 days in advance .\nthis specially created new york combo ticket offers you the chance to savour the majestic manhattan skyline from the air on an exhilarating helicopter flight , from the sea on a sightseeing cruise and from the air at the empire state building .\nin today\u2019s world , everything from communication to travel is happening faster than ever . helicopter charters are changing the way people get from one place to another . stop stressing about your daily commute , missing your flight or an important meeting . skip traffic and fly with the best charter helicopter service new york has to offer .\nthere is no other place in the world like new york city ! take in stunning aerial views of world - famous landmarks while riding in style and comfort . all tours . . .\nsee new york city at its best with the statue of liberty and ellis island , the verrazano bridge , the downtown manhattan skyline , central park , midtown and uptown manhattan , the george washington bridge , yankee stadium and the new jersey palisades . this is a tour you will never forget .\nthere are many options to choose from when considering a new york helicopter tour . tour times range from fifteen minutes to twenty - five minutes . each tour offers sites of new york city that are sure to dazzle and delight those who have never seen the big apple before , and it will even thrill those that are returning to enjoy tours again . our tour schedule fills up quickly , so it is a good idea to book well in advance of your trip . as per agreement with city hall , all tour helicopter companies are restricted to flying over water .\nthe 429 is a twin engine helicopter but is still in the light category . the nypd 429 ' s will be outfitted with trakkabeam searchlights , the mx10 eo / ir camera system , a goodrich hoist and will meet new york state requirements to serve as a certified air ambulance .\nabsolutely brilliant way to see new york , amazing views and the pilot points out all the areas he ' s flying over , if you get the chance to do this you won ' t be disappointed .\nlifting off at the downtown manhattan heliport , 6 east river piers , ny ny 10004 our helicopters are conveniently located near mass transit stops and easy to find for new york city regulars and first - time visitors alike .\nour tours at new york helicopter start at $ 199 , and passengers will have many different tour options to choose from . there is nothing more exciting than getting a clear bird\u2019s eye view of the city up close . whether you want a grand helicopter tour that visits numerous attractions , a liberty tour , nyc airport transfers , or a general helicopter ride around new york , we have packages to meet all types of preferences . charters can be scheduled any time of the day or night , and our tours are offered year round . in just 30 minutes or less , you will be able to see much of what the city offers with unobstructed clear views that are absolutely breathtaking . view our booking page to check tour availability .\nthe nypd air support division receives its first of four new bell 429 patrol helicopters which will replace the a119 koala . the transition to the 429 twin engine helicopter should be complete by the close of 2015 .\nour helicopter rental nyc services save time when you bypass the people and traffic by flying .\na helicopter mistakenly fires rockets near a bystander during russia ' s zapad 2017 training exercise .\nthe nypd has been flying the bell 412 as a search and rescue helicopter since 1986 .\noffering exhilarating new york sightseeing opportunities since 1990 , liberty helicopter delivers unparalleled safety records and a commitment to customer service - you will see more than you ever imagined when you step into one of our choppers . and , like many of our past customers , you ' ll want to tell your friends all about it ! every trip with liberty is an unforgettable one .\nas a leading helicopter company in new york , we assist our clients with all of their travel needs , may it be for business or leisure . our flight specialists can handle a wide variety of special requests including ground transportation , luggage transfers , photography and catering . we partner with only the best local service providers to provide you with the highest quality experience available .\nif you want a quick helicopter tour of nyc , this fifteen minute tour ensures you see sites such as the statue of liberty , governor\u2019s and ellis island , the spectacular views of the manhattan and brooklyn bridges , the south street seaport and the wall street financial center . all of these sites are remarkable and give tourists the best view of some of new york\u2019s finest attractions .\nfor more information , or to ask about our services , please contact the liberty helicopter office today .\nan nypd air sea rescue helicopter hoisting a diver out of the water on an actual water rescue .\nyou can but you have to pay the price of 6 passengers in order to secure the helicopter privately .\nthis early bell 47 nypd helicopter was outfitted with floats and a rescue basket to perform water rescues around the city .\nthe bell 412 is classified as a medium lift helicopter and is the largest helicopter operated by nypd . the 412 is the workhorse for the air unit ' s sea rescue program and is available 24 hours a day with 2 nypd scuba divers on board .\nin 1954 the last fixed wing aircraft in the nypd aviation division was parked and the unit became an all helicopter air support unit .\n\u00b7 25 hrs of instrument flight instruction and 25 hrs in the unit\u2019s frasca flight simulator in order to earn his helicopter instrument rating .\nas our guest , rest assured that you will be flying in the safest , most modern charter helicopters in new york . our fleet is second to none , with pilots boasting years of flight training from some of the best aviation schools around the globe ! wings air is registered with wyvern , a global aviation safety auditing firm , a testament to our outstanding safety record and reliability .\n\u201cthe targeting system on one helicopter mistakenly acquired a target , \u201d the statement explained . \u201cthe strike by unguided rockets damaged a truck . \u201d\nnewark , n . j . , \u2013 heliflite is adding an agusta helicopter to its managed fleet . the company now o . . .\nwe service not only the tri - state area , but all major cities and popular destinations in the northeast usa including helicopter charters to the hamptons , atlantic city , and more . ask us about helicopter services in chicago , atlanta , south florida , las vegas and los angeles !\n\u201cit\u2019s like a new plane , \u201d mr . trump said in a documentary that showed off some of the renovations . \u201cthe plane is very much an extension of the trump brand . \u201d\npilot positions are both competitive and demanding . new pilot candidates take a written exam as well as a physical agility test followed by an interview in front of a board . testing and interview scores are then combined with points for things such as military experience , police experience , and even their sick time record . when the new pilot is finally selected they face a long and intensive training program .\nfor mr . trump , doing things bigger than most has been a guiding principle , as reflected in his penchant for slapping his name on buildings and planes . in june 1989 he launched the trump shuttle , after paying $ 365 million to buy the old eastern airlines shuttle operations , which connected new york city with boston and washington . the deal is not counted among his more successful ventures . in 1990 he defaulted on his loan and lost control of the airline to a group of lenders . around the same time , a helicopter shuttle service he ran also fizzled .\nwe take you inside the cockpit of law enforcement helicopters around the world while sharing knowledge and insight on how to become a police or sheriff helicopter pilot .\none of the first police aviation units in the u . s . was established in 1929 at floyd bennett air field in brooklyn new york . the nypd ' s air support division was an all fixed wing fleet when it first took to the skies to try to get a handle on the swarms of barnstormers that had descended on the city in the early days of aviation . just about any empty field was turned into an impromptu air field and air show . it was not long before the nypd began experiences a new phenomenon called traffic jams . soon the police bi - planes were reporting on traffic conditions and directing officers to traffic accidents .\nfor more information about helicopter charters or jet charters , please speak with a wings air flight specialist today toll - free at ( 866 ) 445 - 5434 .\ndo you feel like you spend half of your day in traffic ? save those precious hours for the finer things in life by commuting between your home and office by helicopter . our wholesale helicopter flight time / helicopter commuter programs are the best solution for frequent flights . purchase all your flights in advance at a discounted rate and enjoy priority over anyone else , a real advantage during the summer the peak season . we offer flexible scheduling as far as 6 months in advance and minimal paperwork as compared to booking individual trips . wholesale helicopter time is valid for 18 months from purchase and can be used on any helicopter route in the northeast serviced by wings air helicopters . we also offer you the benefits of our many partnerships with luxury service providers so you can use your hours in many fun and exciting ways .\nfour of the five aircraft are more than 20 years old , a rarity for most billionaires . the exception is a 19 - year - old cessna 750 citation x \u2014 the only one of the five without the trump name painted on it in large letters . the smaller plane was grounded last week after the new york times reported that its registration had expired in january . it is now cleared to fly again , according to the f . a . a .\nwe had the best time when we took our 30min flight . we chose hfs as the windows in the helicopter were larger than the others and it certainly paid off .\nthe bell helicopter 206 family of turbine powered rotary wing aircraft is world renowned and considered to be the safest , most reliable aircraft of any kind flying throughout the world .\nthe bell 206 l iv long ranger is a 7 place helicopter with an average cruise speed of 110 mph , range of 330 miles and an endurance of 3 hours .\nmoscow \u2014 at least one bystander narrowly escaped death when a russian military helicopter accidentally fired rockets into a parking lot during a training exercise , a video released on tuesday shows .\nthe bell 206 b iii jetranger is a 5 place helicopter with an average cruise speed of 100 mph , range of 330 miles and an endurance of 3 hours and 15 minutes .\n\u201cthe sky\u2019s the limit at trump turnberry , with exclusive helicopter charter now available for guests for quick and seamless travel to destinations across scotland and beyond , \u201d the resort\u2019s website reads .\non deptember 22 , 2010 a nypd bell 412 helicopter flying in support of a presidential detail experienced mechanical problems and made a forced water landing in jamaica bay near floyd bennett field in brooklyn . the female pilot in command , erin nolan - egan , reported that she heard a loud bang before losing power in at least one of the engines . the veteran pilot was able to deploy the aircraft ' s emergency flotation devices allowing the helicopter to remain floating upright . the six officers on board were able to step from the floating helicopter onto a rescue boat .\nwater rescues are not new to the nypd air unit . the first water rescues were carried out by the unit in the 1930s when fixed wing aircraft outfitted with floats would land on the water and literally throw a lifeline to a person in distress .\nseated in comfort , experience all the sights of manhattan from the air on a 17 - 20 minute helicopter flight . enjoy bird ' s - eye views of top manhattan attractions . . .\nthe russian military issued a strongly worded statement denying that the helicopter mishap occurred on monday , when president vladimir v . putin visited the firing range . but it did not dispute the authenticity of the video .\nhelicopters were not introduced to the nypd air support unit until 1948 when they received their first bell 47 helicopter . nypd also has the distinction of employing the very first bell helicopter in a law enforcement air support unit . while today the nypd has an advanced air & sea rescue unit even some of the very first bell 47 ' s and even fixed wing aircraft were outfitted with floats in order to carry out water rescue missions .\nthe 206 jet ranger helicopter was introduced to the civilian market in 1967 and is currently still in production . this helicopter has acclaimed worldwide success as the most popular single engine turbine machine in its class . the spacious cabin offers a five seat configuration ideally suited for corporate and executive transport . the doors and seats can be easily removed for the installation of utility and photographic equipment , making the jet ranger one of the most versatile executive helicopters available to date .\neach nypd bell 412 rescue helicopter is staffed with two pilots , a crew chief who is also an a & p mechanic , and two police officer scuba divers . the unit is staffed and available for calls 24 hours a day .\nwings air is here to represent you and / or your company with whatever service you need , whenever you need it . a knowledgeable flight specialist will assist you in booking your jet charter or helicopter charter until the completion of your trip .\nwe operate only the safest , most modern charter helicopters to meet our clients\u2019 high expectations . whether you have an important meeting at the office or a plane to catch , relax and stay focused aboard your private nyc helicopter while flying over traffic .\nthe following information outlining the nypd ' s new pilot training program was taken from an article written by retired nypd cheif pilot lt . ken solosky , for professional pilot and linked up here at urltoken . ken solosky was also kind enough to review the first copy of catch the sky and a portion of his review appears on the cover .\nmy wife and i enjoyed the helicopter flight over the city , but i thought it was very expensive for such a short flight . the views were great and the pilot was very friendly and pointed out different landmarks and offered some commentary along the way . . . .\nwe are pioneers . we were the first to break the sound barrier and to certify a commercial helicopter . we were aboard nasa\u2019s first lunar mission and brought advanced tiltrotor systems to the market . today , we\u2019re defining the future of on - demand mobility and vertical lift .\nto learn more about our tours , take a look at the standard tours and special packages that we offer . whether you ' re looking for a helicopter ride around nyc or to tie the knot over the big apple , we ' ve got the experience you ' re looking for .\nsee the statue of liberty eye to eye , take in a bird\u2019s eye view of ellis and governor\u2019s island , fly over the south street seaport , and check out the brooklyn and manhattan bridges on the way to visiting the wall street financial center from a comfortable seat inside a luxury helicopter .\ntotally awesome , out of this world experience i\u2019m still totally overwhelmed with my whole experience i had with heliny on 11 / 05 / 2018 . definitely the best helicopter tour company , highly recommend . dreams do come true and heliny certainly made this happen for me . one wish i\u2019ve had , . . .\nto be illegible for transfer into the nypd air unit you not only must be a sworn officer , but you must have a private helicopter pilots license , or a commercial fixed wing rating , and / or an a & p ( airframe & powerplant ) license if you are applying for a maintenance position .\nthe third helicopter , a 1990 sikorsky s - 76b , was purchased in march 2012 and is currently worth roughly $ 940 , 000 . the trump organization has used pictures of it to help market its golf courses . it was shipped to scotland in 2015 , for the use of clients of trump turnberry resort in scotland .\nthe cessna was previously owned by netjets , an aircraft company that caters to the nation\u2019s wealthiest people , and has flown more than other planes its age , records show . it was worth $ 15 . 3 million new and has a current resale value of approximately $ 3 . 2 million , according to an estimate by vref publishing , a company that supplies information about aircraft values . the times paid vref to value the plane based on publicly available information .\nas it turns out however kelly was not talking about air to air missiles or anything of the nature but rather a barrett . 50 cal machine in which his officers have received training firing from the helicopter . it was also revealed that the . 50 caliber machine gun is kept in a police department safe and is only brought out on special occasions when a higher level of force protection can be justified .\nthe boeing also weighs more than 100 , 000 pounds , making it too heavy to land at many smaller airports , including one at teterboro , n . j . , the airport of choice for wealthy new yorkers like mr . trump . instead it must fly in and out of la guardia airport in queens , which mr . trump , and others , have likened to what one might find in a third world country . la guardia does offer a marketing perk : the 757 can often be seen at the airport , a billboard on wheels .\nmr . trump took possession of the other 1989 in august 2014 . it has logged only a handful of flights with the f . a . a . since he took possession , records show , though not all chopper flights are logged with the federal regulator . one notable trip that it received clearance to make was on new year\u2019s eve in 2015 , when , records show , it was given authorization to fly to nassau , in the bahamas , from west palm beach , fla . both helicopters are worth approximately $ 875 , 000 , according to vref .\nthis is a popular helicopter tour in nyc that lasts approximately nineteen minutes . famous sites most seen in movies and in the news are toured with your comfort in mind . see ellis island and the statue of liberty from a point of view that is unique and awe - inspiring . the next stop is the empire state building followed by a view of central park that is second to none . you will be flying along the hudson river and viewing the intrepid air , sea , and space museum during the tour of a lifetime . the fun does not stop there ; next you will make a grand sweep of the yankee stadium and the george washington bridge .\nover the years nypd ' s air sea rescue program has grown in the vacuum left when the u . s . coast guard reassigned its air assets in the area . the closest coast guard helicopter to the city now must respond from either cape cod or atlantic city nj . the nypd air support unit now occupies the old u . s . coast guard facilities on floyd bennett field . the result is that nypd ' s air sea rescue helicopters & crews now respond to calls within a 60 mile radius of the city . more than once the unit has found itself up to 20 miles off shore on a sea rescue incident . it is not uncommon for the nypd air sea rescue team to receive a request from the u . s . coast guard when their response might be delayed .\nfly blade , inc . is not a direct air carrier and does not operate aircraft . all flights arranged by blade are currently operated by various operators including zip aviation , helicopter flight services ( \u201chfs\u201d ) , and other dot licensed operators . blade fixed - wing flights are currently operated by lima ny corp , tropic ocean airways , and altius aviation llc . for flights to any destination that are charters of the entire aircraft capacity , blade acts as the agent of the customer . in addition , for flights organized by blade as public charters under 14 cfr part 380 , blade acts as a principal , and flights are operated by lima ny corp . , eastern air express , altius aviation llc , tropic ocean airways , hfs , zip , analar , and other dot licensed operators ; see operator - participant agreement for details .\nthe best way to experience the symbols and sights of america\u2019s freedom is on the liberty tour .\nsee the statue of liberty and ellis island , fly by the empire state building , and check out central park from above as you fly along the hudson river before cruising by the intrepid air , sea , and space museum . you\u2019ll also see yankee stadium and the george washington bridge on your tour of a lifetime .\ncontact us today at 212 - 361 - 6060 to learn more about the services that we provide , or to get assistance with any questions that you may have . we will be pleased to provide any help that you may need .\nviator uses cookies to improve your site experience . learn more or change your settings . by continuing , you consent to our cookies .\nenjoy stunning panoramic views while you explore the vast landscape of manhattan , brooklyn and staten island and so much more on this world class pilot . . .\nthe near - perfect symmetry of manhattan can really only be appreciated from hundreds of feet off the ground . this is a once - in - a - lifetime learning . . .\nsome content licensed under a creative commons attribution 3 . 0 license . \u00a9 1997\u2013mon jul 09 13 : 13 : 17 pdt 2018 viator , inc . cur015 - 330223 all rights reserved . viator is a registered trademark of viator , inc . is a service mark of viator , inc . travel with an insider is a service mark of viator , inc . use of this website constitutes acceptance of viator ' s terms & conditions .\nthis very popular tour provides awe inspiring views of the big apple\u2019s most iconic landmarks as you soar above the hudson . . .\nthe majesty of nyc\u2019s beauty is yours to behold when the city lights are shining against the dark night sky . . . .\nbirds - eye - views of the big apple\u2019s most iconic landmarks on this ride . as you soar above the city . . .\nbeat the traffic , take hours off of your commute , and reach the city in less than 8 minutes . . .\ntickets are valid for 1 year from date of purchase unless otherwise stated . if ticket is not redeemed within 1 year of purchase you may be subject to a price increase\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nattraction tickets direct will not be beaten on price ! our price promise ensures that you are getting the best value attraction tickets .\nwe carefully select the most reputable attraction and excursion companies to ensure the highest standards of quality and care .\nit\u2019s always cheaper to book before you travel and popular activities sell - out fast .\nwe founded attraction tickets direct in 2002 in order to add happiness to holidays and make it easier for you to buy attraction tickets to the world ' s leading attractions . since then , we have served over 4 million happy customers and the values and customer promises are the same today as they were when we started . read more . . .\nattraction tickets direct is a trading name of atd travel services ltd . registered in england with registered number 4390984 and vat number 795922965 .\nbook with confidence . we are a member of abta which means you have the benefit of abta\u2019s assistance and code of conduct .\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\nthere are no pins in your viewport . try moving the map or changing your filters .\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 .\ntripadvisor gives a certificate of excellence to accommodations , attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travellers .\ndark day but the guys made this well worth the money . the 30 mins felt like an hour , the knowledge of the attractions and area was really helpful . we travelled with my partner and 10 month old and were totally safe and had a wonderful . . .\neveryone must do this ! it was such a thrill we thoroughly enjoyed it . the picture i got of manhattan blew me away ! the pilot made sure we got everything we wanted from the journey - well worth the money !\ni enjoyed a lot love them . very nice services they have to offer . i like the pilot kate he was so friendly\nnote : your question will be posted publicly on the questions & answers page .\nhi gabby d , due to limited availability we strongly recommend booking in advance to confirm your flight . we can at times accommodate walk - in reservations .\nmi - 8 helicopters during the joint russian - belarussian zapad 2017 military exercises on monday .\nthe video , from the online news portal urltoken , shows two helicopters swooping over a field at treetop level before one suddenly fires off rockets that seem to hit a truck just a few yards from the bystander , who was standing on the parking lot , which is next to a firing range near st . petersburg .\nthe misfire came during a major exercise , called zapad 2017 , or west 2017 , though the timing of the strike was unclear . the exercises began thursday and run through wednesday .\nintended to flex russian military muscle along the border with nato countries to the west of russia , the exercises have also highlighted some safety lapses . already one russian soldier has died from a ricocheting tank shell .\n\u201call reports on social media of salvos fired at a crowd of journalists and a large quantity of gravely injured people are intentional provocations , or somebody\u2019s personal stupidity , \u201d the statement said . it did not clarify whether anyone was wounded in the misfire .\nthe news portal said an unidentified witness had provided the video , and suggested the mishap at the luzhsky firing range occurred either sunday or monday . a longer video posted by another news site , fontanka , shows civilian cars and a military truck damaged by shrapnel .\nzapad 2017 is a revival of a soviet - era training maneuver that once included forces from the warsaw pact , the soviet military alliance whose members have now joined nato . today , only the armies of belarus and russia take part .\nthe exercises have raised fears in belarus that the kremlin intends to leave behind some of its forces , creating a permanent military presence there .\ntensions are also high across the border , particularly in the baltic states , where defense planners recall that similar large scale war games were used as by russia to cover preparations for the invasion of crimea and the establishment of a separatist zone in eastern ukraine .\ndonald j . trump speaking in front of one of his planes in columbus , ohio , in march .\nof all the things connected to donald j . trump , few have given him more mileage than his fleet of aircraft .\nhis boeing 757 jet , often referred to as trump force one , has received the full rich - and - famous lifestyle treatment ; the washington post even queried whether it was better than air force one .\none of mr . trump\u2019s helicopters has gotten similar coverage ; an interior renovation made cnbc\u2019s \u201csecret lives of the super rich\u201d in a segment entitled \u201cpimp my chopper . \u201d\na close look at mr . trump\u2019s two airplanes \u2014 the 757 and a smaller jet used on the campaign trail \u2014 and three helicopters , however , suggests that their value rests chiefly in their marketing potential , with the trump stamp of status masking the fleet\u2019s age .\nmost people who own aircraft do not have more than one or two . even those who can afford to own planes often lease or charter them instead , offering a layer of ease and anonymity . but anonymity is not mr . trump\u2019s style . the boeing , built in 1991 to seat roughly 200 people , is mr . trump\u2019s favorite flying toy , he said in an interview on saturday . the jet , which once did duty with a commercial airline in mexico in the 1990s , has been famously renovated . it has a bedroom ; the fixtures are brushed with 24 - karat gold ; and the toilet seats were reupholstered with edelman leather , which also graces the eames chairs in ivanka trump\u2019s den .\nwhile the 757 might seem like an odd choice for a man who puts his net worth at $ 11 billion , and , records show , does not use the plane much to travel abroad , mr . trump has cited it and his other planes as proof of how he gets good value for his money . in the 1980s , for example , he paid $ 8 million to buy a 1968 boeing 727 from a financially troubled texas company , diamond shamrock , according to his book \u201cthe art of the deal . \u201d mr . trump said a smaller gulfstream jet would have cost more than twice as much .\n\u201cit was a little more plane than i needed , \u201d he wrote , \u201cbut i find it hard to resist a good deal when the opportunity presents itself . \u201d\nin the interview on saturday , mr . trump said he did not own the five aircraft to burnish his brand , but agreed that the fleet had \u201cpromotional value . \u201d he added that he could get by without owning a boeing 757 but it was a \u201cgreat luxury to have . \u201d\nair travel is one of the largest expenses of mr . trump\u2019s republican presidential campaign : a company he owns has charged the campaign approximately $ 3 . 7 million in travel costs since he announced his candidacy in june 2015 . using the 757 does not help keep costs down : it guzzles fuel and costs thousands of dollars an hour to fly , more than private planes being used to shuttle other presidential candidates . still , mr . trump has used it to crisscross the country , sometimes with just a small group of people aboard .\ndonald j . trump\u2019s boeing 757 at the dubuque regional airport in iowa in january . though the plane guzzles fuel , mr . trump has used it frequently during his presidential campaign .\nmr . trump said that he was aware of the boeing\u2019s limitations and that he did not \u201cuse it that much . \u201d according to f . a . a . records , the boeing has flown about 333 hours between mr . trump\u2019s announcement of his intention to run for president last june and march 16 , 2016 . during the same stretch , f . a . a . records show , the cessna has flown roughly 216 hours . a review by the times shows most of the hours logged were for campaign travel .\nlarge jets are popular among professional sports teams and rock bands , which have to move large groups and equipment . still , some individuals and companies do own such aircraft . ronald w . burkle , a billionaire investor who owns stakes in a number of companies , including whole foods market , flies on a boeing 757 registered to his firm . las vegas sands , a casino operator run by the billionaire sheldon adelson , has several larger planes that are used to transport company executives and sands customers .\nbuying older planes has advantages : in addition to being less expensive , their depreciation costs are lower .\nmr . trump said he liked older planes because they had been \u201ctested\u201d and had \u201cbeen around . \u201d\nas for mr . trump\u2019s personal travel , he prefers to fly private . in 2009 , he decided to sell his boeing 727 , which was by then 41 years old . he replaced it with another used aircraft , the boeing 757 .\na company controlled by the billionaire paul allen , a founder of microsoft , had bought that plane in 1995 . mr . allen did a full renovation , transforming it into a luxurious private jet . he installed a master suite that included a bathroom and guest room . he put a conference table , overhead projector and bar in the center of the aircraft . this room had two couches and 11 single seats , according to f . a . a . records . elsewhere on the plane , mr . allen installed 12 sleeper seats , each with their own foldout monitors .\nhe agreed to sell it to mr . trump in 2010 , records show . the purchase price was not disclosed , though it was widely reported that mr . trump paid $ 100 million . the aircraft was insured at a value of $ 35 million in 2011 , records show , and aviation experts say it is currently worth about $ 18 million . boeing no longer makes 757s , but a 2015 boeing business jet would sell for approximately $ 80 million , and cost anywhere from $ 20 million to $ 40 million to outfit .\nafter mr . trump took possession of the 757 in 2011 he made a number of changes but did not fundamentally undo mr . allen\u2019s initial renovation , records show . for instance , he kept the headboard in the master bedroom , as well as most of the chairs , couches and toilet seats mr . allen had left , choosing to reupholster them .\ngreg raiff , chief executive officer of private jet services , an aviation consulting firm and private - jet charter broker for corporations and individuals , said the boeing was an unusual aircraft for a man of mr . trump\u2019s wealth . \u201cbuying a 25 - year - old 757 is like buying a bag of cheetos . it\u2019s a lot of food for a low price , \u201d he said .\nmr . trump\u2019s three other aircraft are helicopters . two of those are 1989 sikorsky s - 76bs , one of which was used to give rides to children at the iowa state fair .\nbecause of an editing error , an article last sunday about how donald j . trump\u2019s brand has gotten a lift from his aging fleet of airplanes misstated part of the name of a television program that featured a segment on the renovation of one of his helicopters . it was cnbc\u2019s \u201csecret lives of the super rich , \u201d not \u201csuper lives of the super rich . \u201d\nsusan c . beachy contributed research , and david w . chen and jeremy b . merrill contributed reporting .\nfind out what you need to know about the 2016 presidential race today , and get politics news updates via facebook , twitter and the first draft newsletter .\ntwo nypd officers pose with their open cockpit bi - plane at floyd bennett field in the early days of police aviation . brooklyn ny\nthis bell 206 jet ranger saw service in the nypd air support unit between early helicopters such as the bell 47 and more modern helicopters such as the a119 koala and the bell 429 .\ntoday the nypd air support and air sea rescue operate out of the only home they have ever known , floyd bennett field on the water ' s edge in brooklyn ny . the unit consist of 69 total personnel , most of which are sworn officers , including maintenance personnel .\nthe air support unit currently operates 4 medium lift helicopters , bell 412 ep ' s , and 4 light helicopters . the 412 medium helicopters are used for missions such as tactical support , fast roping , firefighting - bambi bucket operations , port security and rescue operations . it is the 4 light helicopters that are undergoing a conversion from the agustawestland a119 to the bell 429 . nypd received their first 429 in july of 2014 with the remaining 3 scheduled for delivery before the end of 2015 .\nthis fairfax county va bell 429 provides a visual perspective of the light twin operating in a police tactical role . photo - bell helicopters\nthe agustawestland a119 koala which has served the nypd for many years will be replaced by the bell 429 .\nas part of the switch over from the agustawestland a119 to the bell 429 nypd aviation also took delivery of a bell 407gx to be used as a trainer . both the 407gx ( single engine ) and the 429 come equipped with an all glass cockpit . the bell 429 also comes with an advanced drive system , waas navigation , ifr capabilities and can carry up to 8 people .\nthe four bladed bell 412 ; note the external hoist above the door for rescues , the search light & camera under the nose and the pop out floats on the landing gear for emergency water landings .\nthis high tech bell 412 eo operated by nypd has radiation detecting capabilities . it is reported to have cost between $ 9 million and $ 14 million when all of its specialized equipment is factored in ."]}
{"id": 53951, "summary": [{"text": "ubisoft toronto inc. is a subsidiary of french video game developer ubisoft located in toronto , ontario .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "founded in 2010 , ubisoft toronto was officially announced on 6 july 2009 , with the studio location being officially confirmed on 4 december 2009 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "led by assassin 's creed producer jade raymond , the studio developed tom clancy 's splinter cell : blacklist , the most recent installment of the splinter cell series , in conjunction with ubisoft montreal .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "in november 2011 it was revealed that the studio would be supporting the development of the new rainbow six game .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "pc gamers and pc gaming communities around the world praised them by saying that the pc version was one of the most optimized aaa games recently , while other recently released games from ubisoft , namely assassin 's creed unity and ghost recon : future soldier , reportedly faced severe performance issues and bugs .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "in july 2015 , ubisoft toronto announced that the studio is developing a new aaa intellectual property .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "in 2017 , during the ubisoft e3 conference the new ip was revealed to be starlink : battle for atlas , due for release in the fall of 2018 . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "ubisoft toronto", "paragraphs": ["ubisoft toronto inc . build central toolkit of test harnesses and ubisoft systems / engines experience . at e3 2017 , ubisoft toronto announced its first new ip , . . .\nubisoft toronto inc . at e3 2017 , ubisoft toronto announced its first new ip , starlink : . the studio recently shipped far cry 5 in collaboration with ubisoft . . .\nubisoft toronto inc . ubisoft is committed to enriching players\u2019 lives with original & memorable entertainment experiences . . . .\nubisoft toronto 224 wallace ave . toronto on . m6h 1v7 1 - 416 - 840 - 1240 info . to @ urltoken\n\u00a9 2018 ubisoft entertainment . all rights reserved . ubisoft , urltoken and the ubisoft logo are trademarks of ubisoft entertainment in the u . s . and / or other countries .\nmatt rose , ubisoft toronto producer , presents an exclusive look at ubisoft toronto ' s new video game starlink : battle for atlas that will be announced at next week ' s e3 .\nin 2018 ubisoft toronto was named one of canada\u2019s top employers for young people . find out why .\nvisited ubisoft toronto to learn what it ' s like working in our motion capture studio . watch !\nthe toronto star and thestar . com , each property of toronto star newspapers limited , one yonge street , 4th floor , toronto , on , m5e 1e6\nubisoft toronto organizes the\nnxt showcase\n, a bi - annual competition for art students in their final year at toronto - based post - secondary schools . the company also awards an apprenticeship annually though the interactive ontario ubisoft toronto women in games apprenticeship program .\nthe ubisoft toronto team is living their childhood dreams and making great games in a diverse and exciting city .\nat ubisoft toronto , we\u2019re committed to building a culture of learning and supporting the development of our team .\nubisoft toronto creative director laurent malville shows a bit of starlink , with a spaceship mounted on his controller .\nubisoft toronto is a growing and diverse team of game creators \u2013 we\u2019ve come together from across th . . .\n! we need a natural problem solver to join the ubisoft toronto team as product manager . apply here > >\nit was a whirlwind week for the ubisoft toronto team as we took starlink : battle for atlas to e3 2018\u2026 .\nthe ubisoft toronto nxt showcase is an annual competition open to ontario students . winners spend the summer working with the studio\u2019s top talent .\nthe ubisoft toronto team is living their childhood dreams and making great games in a diverse and exciting city . dream with us > >\nthe ubisoft toronto team is living their childhood dreams and making great games in a diverse and exciting city . dream with us > > urltoken\nwe ' re looking for a natural problem solver to join the ubisoft toronto team as product manager . apply here > > urltoken | |\nubisoft\u2019s toronto studio has been involved in the development of the far cry series since far cry 4 and was hence also part of the primal team since ubisoft puts strong emphasis on collaborations between studios and within brands .\nalthough we don ' t know anything about ubisoft toronto ' s latest project , ubisoft as a publisher has announced and is preparing to launch a handful of new ips , including 2016 ' s the division and for honor . ubisoft toronto ' s past credits include the aforementioned tom clancy ' s splinter cell : blacklist , assassin ' s creed : unity , and far cry 4 , although it should be noted the latter two were created in conjunction with ubisoft ' s montreal studio .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at ubisoft , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the ubisoft company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at ubisoft .\nlooking to relocate for a job at ubisoft toronto ? our global mobility team is here to help . find out how our team helps you make the move to our city .\nnew graduates can apply to the ubisoft graduate program , a two year career accelerator that kick - starts your career as an active member on production teams at two international ubisoft studios .\ncopyright owned or licensed by toronto star newspapers limited . all rights reserved . republication or distribution of this content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of toronto star newspapers limited and / or its licensors . to order copies of toronto star articles , please go to : urltoken\nubisoft is 10 , 000 creative minds spanning 6 continents . with around 85 % of its staff devoted to game development , ubisoft has the 2nd largest in - house creative team in the world .\nestablished in 2010 , ubisoft toronto is a growing and diverse team on a collective mission to create what\u2019s next in aaa open world games . the studio announced its first new game at e3 2017 , starlink : battle for atlas , an all - new , action - adventure game where players assemble customizable controller - mounted starships and launch into epic , interplanetary adventures . the toronto team is also hard at work on far cry 5 in collaboration with ubisoft montreal . the studio shipped its first lead production , tom clancy\u2019s splinter cell\u00ae blacklist\u2122 , to critical acclaim in 2013 . since then , the toronto team has contributed to multiple award - winning ubisoft brands including : assassin\u2019s creed\u00ae , far cry\u00ae , watch dogs\u00ae , and for honortm . ubisoft toronto was honoured for 2018 as one of canada\u2019s top 100 employers for the third consecutive year .\na similar posting on ubisoft ' s website lists the toronto studio as being\non a collective mission to create what\u2019s next in aaa games .\ncurrently , no other details are known at this time .\nubisoft toronto is creating its own universe and characters for this game , centred on pilots defending the world of atlas and travelling to seven sprawling worlds to battle the legion \u2014 dark forces that can consume and take over planets .\nrunning ubisoft\u2019s studio in toronto , alex parizeau is looking after 400 employees . he tells us about future plans for the studio , explains how the worldwide locations work together and based on which criteria the projects are split between the teams .\ni applied through a recruiter . the process took 3 weeks . i interviewed at ubisoft ( montreal , qc ) .\nstarlink : battle for atlas features spaceships and pilots added to the controller with modular parts that can be added or swapped for use in - game . ubisoft toronto ' s big new project was unveiled monday at e3 in los angeles .\nthe toronto office has currently about 400 employees , but is expected to grow to approx . 800 people within the next five years .\nyou have been part of the ubisoft family for about ten years . how do you think the work processes have changed during this time ?\nubisoft is a leading creator , publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services , with a rich portfolio of world - renowned brands . the teams throughout ubisoft ' s worldwide network of studios and business offices are committed to delivering original and memorable gaming experiences across all popular platforms .\nin far cry 4 ( top ) the toronto team was in charge of the shangri - la missions . the tiger they created for it was further developed into the beastmaster features for far cry primal ( bottom ) \u2013 a part of the game that was entirely created in toronto .\n\u201cwe want people to know that something this cool is coming out of toronto , \u201d said daniel ebanks , the art director on the game .\nwhile ubisoft toronto has done worked on a number of sequels including far cry 4 , assassin\u2019s creed unity and watch dogs 2 , starlink is the studio\u2019s first foray into what the industry calls new \u201cip\u201d or intellectual property \u2014 a completely new story . it\u2019s a substantial gamble , but it\u2019s the sort of big project that ontario\u2019s provincial government was probably hoping for in 2009 , when it gave $ 263 million over 10 years to ubisoft to set up shop here .\nthe studio in toronto currently has about 400 employees . what\u2019s your thought on how big the studio should become ? would you like to see a second montreal ?\n\u201cthis game has been a labour of love for us here . it is a completely modular , smart building toy that we have developed from the ground up , \u201d says ubisoft toronto producer matt rose . \u201cit is toys - to - life but we really kind of see it as the next generation of that . \u201d\nubisoft has studios around the globe which makes collaboration difficult . for that reason there is usually a lead team in charge of the other locations , overseeing respective tasks .\nthe company manages the ubisoft toronto giveback program , which has a goal of supporting the junction triangle community and organizations that promote creativity and innovation in the field of of science , technology , engineering , and math ( stem ) through charitable donations , fundraising and mentorship . each year , the company also surveys its employees to determine which charities to support .\nthe idea for starlink started out years ago \u2014 after ubisoft toronto delivered its first game , 2013\u2019s splinter cell : blacklist \u2014 with a mandate from the company\u2019s top brass to find innovative new approaches to gameplay . a team of 10 brainstormed and created different prototypes and game ideas , two of which actually becoming nuit blanche installations , including one called go poser go in 2014 .\nalex parizeau ubisoft is a company that embraces innovation and is usually very receptive to ideas coming from the teams . obviously we have the big brands , but there is also room for other projects \u2013 unfortunately , i can\u2019t talk about all the things we\u2019re doing here in toronto . we have a lot of opportunities for teams to propose ideas , some of which we embrace and others we actually end up working on . that\u2019s not only the case in toronto , but across the entire ubisoft family [ see article about fun house on page 47 ] . some of those ideas remain smaller projects , others we expand to become bigger projects like , e . g . , \u00bbgrow home\u00ab which was created by our studio in newcastle . there are a lot of projects like that across all studios and genres .\neven though ubisoft\u2019s studios are mainly working on big brands , employees are always encouraged to put forward ideas for new projects which might actually make it into production like , e . g . , grow home .\ncontact us : 224 wallace avenue , suite 200 toronto , ontario - canada , m6h 1v7 email : info . to @ urltoken phone : ( 416 ) 840 - 1240 fax : ( 416 ) 916 - 0205\nwhat does the organization within a studio look like ? you mentioned that toronto worked on far cry primal which is now finished . will those team members who were involved in this project now be shifted straight to the next one ?\nthis copy is for your personal non - commercial use only . to order presentation - ready copies of toronto star content for distribution to colleagues , clients or customers , or inquire about permissions / licensing , please go to : urltoken\ntoronto is the fourth largest city in north america , the biggest city in canada and ranked one of the safest cities in the world . we have a diverse , vibrant community and that\u2019s reflected in the diversity and talents of our team .\nlast week , the star got an exclusive look at the game , learning about its inception and the ambitions it represents for toronto\u2019s biggest video - game studio . starlink started out as a prototype and now has about 100 employees working on it at the company\u2019s wallace st . studio .\nalex parizeau well , montreal is a lot bigger than we are . true , we currently have about 400 employees in toronto and we\u2019re still growing since we are working on a lot of projects and see a lot of potential for the studio . so we currently expect to grow to 800 employees by 2020 . that\u2019s basically our 5 - year plan .\nas well , considering that ubisoft is creating a new fictional universe from scratch , it is likely that there will be some sort of tie - in , like a cartoon or web series that helps to introduce and fill in the blanks about the characters and the universe , although at this point the company is not talking about any of those plans .\nin far cry 4 , e . g . , the toronto studio was in charge of the shangri - la missions and the tiger . the team came up with a lot of ideas how to expand the use of such a beast in the game , something we later also discussed with the \u00bbfar cry primal\u00ab team . they gave us a lot of room for experiments and creating prototypes , which eventually led to the beastmaster elements .\nalex parizeau that\u2019s hard to tell . i think that ubisoft is still quite the family business . i don\u2019t know if you have ever met yves or serge . anyway : even if the company has grown , these two still look at every single project and are part of our day - to - day work . we talk a lot to both of them . and that focus on quality and the importance of having the best people , sharing expertise and stimulating innovation inside the company very much comes from them . and i think that\u2019s what motivates people and makes ubisoft so successful . it\u2019s this core culture that defines ubisoft and makes me love working for this company . i don\u2019t think this has changed a lot in recent years , even if the projects and teams have grown . when we first built assassin\u2019s creed and there weren\u2019t a lot of open - world games yet , we were pioneers . today , players expect top - quality and innovative games , so we constantly have to push the boundaries of what\u2019s feasible . so it\u2019s more the market that has changed rather than the company . today , there are indie studios creating really innovative projects , other competitors pushing open world , etc . it\u2019s a completely different business than eleven years ago when i started . games are everywhere these days and are much more relevant , which makes it even more motivating to work in this industry .\nof course we can\u2019t invest in every idea , but others we just have to adopt . that\u2019s the problem with great ideas : if we think they\u2019re cool , we have to do them , and that usually means investing one or two years to complete them . but obviously we can\u2019t always start new projects , so again it\u2019s difficult to find the right balance . but at the end of the day i\u2019m convinced that ubisoft is doing a good job granting employees a lot of freedom to put their ideas forward , discuss them and give chances to those that have the most potential to be completed and published .\nalex parizeau usually , that\u2019s not even necessary since there often is a down time of a month or a month and a half when you join a project , and that\u2019s the time people use to propose their ideas . others use the time to train certain skills or develop their skills in some way , and that\u2019s something ubisoft is happy to support . we encourage our employees and allow them to use the gap between projects to invest time in themselves \u2013 no matter if they want to learn something new , build prototypes based on their ideas or even improve tools they have been frustrated with during a production because a program didn\u2019t work the way they wanted , and then they make that their project during the down time .\nthe entire aspect of how we work with other studios and how knowledge is shared with events like udc is extremely exciting for us . since we\u2019re a lot smaller than montreal , employees who start working for us have the chance to very quickly switch from one brand to the other , test different engines and pipelines etc . , and that\u2019s a great benefit for our teams . sometimes people join our studio who had already worked on splinter cell , assassin\u2019s creed or far cry and share their experience with our teams . our employees also meet a lot of people from the ubisoft family . that\u2019s of course good for the personal growth of every individual and it gives us the opportunity to combine this experience and use it for our own projects at a later stage .\nalex parizeau it\u2019s not necessarily about pitching . what we\u2019re trying to do is to establish collaboration as a philosophy for creating great games and great teams by building long - term relationships between the studios and brands . one of the key elements for successful collaboration is building up trust . in toronto , e . g . , we\u2019ve been involved in the \u00bbfar cry\u00ab series and have just finished a project . when we started the collaboration it was all about building the expertise and skills it takes to support the main studio in the best possible way . this process takes some time , but at the end of the day it brings more value than to simply work on that one project and then switch to the next . so it\u2019s more about building strategic partnerships between teams that we see evolve in the long term as the studios are growing and as the brand is evolving .\na recent job posting suggests the lead studio on splinter cell : blacklist is working on a brand new aaa ip .\na member of the studio tweeted out a job posting calling for a senior game designer with aaa experience to work on a\nnew ip .\nnew sr . game designer with 3cs expertise on a new ip here @ ubisofttoronto - must have aaa game exp . urltoken\nread ign ' s splinter cell : blacklist review to learn more about being very , very sneaky .\ncassidee is a freelance writer and the co - host of a podcast about freelancing . you can chat with her about that and all other things geeky on twitter .\nit basically depends a little on where those brands were originated . let\u2019s take assassin\u2019s creed : it started in montreal and later quebec joined supporting the team here and there ; so because of that long - term partnership they eventually got the chance to make their own \u00bbassassin\u2019s creed\u00ab game . our partnership with the far cry brand started with far cry 4 , so now we were also involved in far cry primal , and obviously we would like to be part of the brand on a long - term basis . the collaboration with other studios is a strategic decision and depends on which teams are interested in working with you or can offer experience , but also where we see a long - term fit .\nalex parizeau that\u2019s obviously a rather complex task and something we developed over time . the way it is typically set up is to have a lead team in a studio , and usually the lead time will have a team dedicated to support other studios . for example , they make sure that communication is running smoothly and questions are answered quickly . sometimes we have collaborations between teams in different time zones , so it can be tricky to coordinate . maybe the most important part is the very beginning when we start to decide what the different teams will be responsible for ; trying to identify a good , strong and interesting mandate is the key as we found out over time . it\u2019s about finding the right balance between something the team can be motivated by and can take full responsibility for , where they can be creative , express themselves and bring something to the game . on the other hand , it needs to be something the leadership team can still oversee , making sure that a title in the end still matches the overall vision of the game . we have experimented with a number of approaches . when you try to be more directive and make the teams feel like an outsourced agency , it doesn\u2019t work so well . instead we try to entrust each team with a task that makes them feel responsible for something that is significant in the game . this motivates the team members and boosts their creativity .\nthat\u2019s only one example of how a game can benefit from granting the individual teams enough space for creativity . but as i said , the usual set - up is to have a lead team , a collaboration team within that lead team that connects all the studios , and then within the studios we are split up in smaller teams of about 60 to 100 people that work on something very specific , but still with plenty of room for expression . and then we\u2019re basically going back and forth , working on milestones , communicating and making sure we have the best success .\nusually , a few months before the end of the project , we have conversations with all of our employees where we present them with some options they could be working on next or projects for which we would need their expertise . so our employees always have the chance to choose what they\u2019re interested in .\n\u00bbour employees always have the chance to choose to do what they\u2019re interested in . \u00ab\nyou just mentioned udc . in your opinion , what is the biggest benefit of sending employees to udc instead of , let\u2019s say , gdc ?\nalex parizeau one of the biggest , obvious advantages is the fact that it is an internal event . there\u2019s absolutely nothing that needs to be kept confidential . we can be completely open about everything : what we\u2019re working on , which challenges we\u2019re trying to complete , and the speeches , too , can be much deeper . another benefit is that often we are involved in the same brands or projects and can therefore discuss things we\u2019re all concerned with . we are very ambitious about open - world games and other very specific things and problems we try to solve , which is why it\u2019s a great opportunity to meet here and do it together .\nof course , with all those collaborations going on between the studios it also helps to see somebody face - to - face from time to time since it boosts the relationship . if you go to gdc , you obviously meet a lot of people , but you usually don\u2019t work with them on a regular basis , while here you meet people you are involved with for the next few years , working with them every week and every day .\nalex parizeau why should that slow down the process ? usually the opposite is the case : it inspires people because a speech might trigger one idea or the other which nobody thought of before . for example , when i attend gdc and see something which i might not even agree with , it always makes me think about it and i try to figure out what my opinion actually is , or i start talking about it to others . and that\u2019s what i find to be extremely motivating and energizing , and i think that udc serves the same purpose . here you are surrounded by a lot of competent peers who inspire each other or , if they don\u2019t agree , challenge the other ideas or opinions , which might again produce new ideas . i\u2019m convinced that it\u2019s critical for innovation that this process happens . we need people to share their ideas and discuss them with others .\nthe size and scope of projects has increased significantly , also in the industry in general . teams got bigger and that\u2019s why collaboration became a big thing . but that\u2019s also something that makes our productions so successful .\nour employees always have the chance to choose to do what they\u2019re interested in .\nalex parizeau that\u2019s the million - dollar question . everyone is wondering if vr is going to be the next big thing . i have rarely seen more passionate debates about a technology , so i\u2019m assuming that vr is going to be relevant in one way or the other . but the actual question is which place it will take in the entertainment industry since it can\u2019t be all about games , but more how vr can be used for a broader audience . i think vr is going to have a slow build because people are waiting for the devices to become available so they can experiment and play with them . i don\u2019t think though it will replace traditional entertainment as we know it , but rather find its own niche where we will get to experience incredible things . wearing one of these headsets alone \u2013 this feeling of presence \u2013 is just unbelievable . the space around you disappears within seconds , and that\u2019s something you don\u2019t feel with the traditional types of entertainment . we\u2019re trying as well to produce immersive entertainment and give the players the feeling of living in a different world , but vr is the missing piece here . at the same time the technology poses a lot of new challenges , especially with regard to the controls and the movement within the virtual world . i think a lot of problems around motion sickness that still exist today are related to input methods , and it\u2019s up to us to find out not only how to give the player the feeling of presence in the game world , but also to find ways to actually create this presence . so far , nobody has found an answer to that yet , so we still need to experiment a lot .\nare you hosting an event or do you know of an event that has to be in this list but is missing ? please contact us and let us know .\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 .\nwhen starlink : battle for atlas launches on october 16 , a familiar face will join the nintendo switch version . ace pilot\u2026\nwe attract talent from across the industry\u2013seasoned experts that know what it takes to ship world - 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game show .\nit belongs to a games category called toys - to - life , which includes the likes of the skylanders series and lego dimensions , where players collect physical toys that usually sit on a portal and then are playable in the video game on the tv screen . in starlink \u2019s case , intricate , customizable models of spaceships attach onto controllers that then appear on screen as the player\u2019s vehicle .\nstarlink is a vehicular combat game , where the ships hover near the ground on planets , fly in the atmosphere or dogfight in space . the toys can be customized at any point \u2014 change a weapon on the toy and it will instantly appear in the game . or swap one ships with another , or create franken - ships from parts of several .\n\u201cwe wanted to create this really on - the - fly experimentation , with adaptation and creativity in the game , \u201d says rose . \u201cso , for example , if you\u2019re taking on an ice enemy , you can switch out your gun for a flame - thrower . \u201d\nthe ships\u2019 design has a very slick look and feel , while the pilots are rendered in a more cartoony style . the game will feature seven massive worlds to explore with the vehicles \u2014 the first one in the prototype features giant dinosaur - like creatures roaming across a vast wasteland .\nsome of the prototype toys are very cool looking but would - be players will have to wait : starlink is at pre - alpha stage , meaning it is still fairly early on in development , and it won\u2019t come out until fall 2018 . for now , the team is just excited for the world to see what they\u2019re working on \u2014 and proud of this entirely local creation .\nwhat would become starlink was an idea that kept nagging at the team : in an early prototype , a small lego spaceship sat upon circuit boards duct taped to a wii remote controller , which rose describes as the game\u2019s \u201chumble beginnings . \u201d\nhe adds that when the team started talking about the idea with colleagues , all the pieces started falling into place \u2014 for example , they found employees at the studio with industrial - design backgrounds who could help build prototypes .\nthere is still a lot unknown or undecided about starlink . the game will likely come with one spaceship toy , but it\u2019s not known how much it might cost . no one can say yet how much additional ships might be , and as any parent who got sucked into skylanders knows , the collect - them - all mentality can definitely add up .\nthe team has had several playtests , and while the game is aimed at a younger audience , the slick looking toys do feel less strictly kid - oriented than some of starlink \u2019s toys - to - life competitors .\n\u201cyou can kind of see the kids pick up and play with the toys , which are just really cool , and then you can see the dad\u2019s kind of wanting to get in there and play with them too , \u201d says ebanks ."]}
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", "topic": 36}], "title": "santikos theatres", "paragraphs": ["information about santikos theatres . theater listings , movie times , tickets , directions , amenities , and more . search for santikos theatres locations near you .\nthe theater chain changed its name from santikos theatres to santikos entertainment last year and became a division of santikosenterprises . santikos enterprises manages the theaters along with the santikos family ' s real estate holdings and investments .\nusing apkpure app to upgrade santikos theatres , fast , free and save your internet data .\nask a question about working or interviewing at santikos theatres . our community is ready to answer .\nsantikos theatres has a new name and logo . the san antonio - based company has changed its brand to santikos entertainment to reflect its shift to a more diverse audience and experience .\nfounded in 1911 by greek entrepreneur louis santikos in waco , texas , santikos theatres was owned and operated by his son john until his death in 2014 . over the years santikos theaters have introduced the latest in 3d and imax technology , as well as in - theater dining , motion seats and even bowling lanes . as of today , santikos has nine theatres across texas : seven in san antonio and two in houston .\nsantikos enterprises donates profits , after covering expenses and additional capital spending , to the john l . santikos charitable foundation - founded in 2015 at the san antonio area foundation after theater owner john santikos died in december 2014 .\ndavid holmes , president and ceo of santikos enterprises , said \u201cevery time you see a movie at santikos you become a vital part of our charitable legacy . \u201d\nsantikos officials said major renovations are planned for several existing locations . stay tuned .\ndo you have more specific information about the location of santikos theatres corporate offices - closed ? why didn ' t you say so ? you can improve yelp by sharing it here .\neverything you need for santiko theatres . movie times , tickets , maps and more . find the right movie at the right time at santiko theatres near you . search for your location in the search box above or view all below .\nthe transaction won ' t affect santikos ' eight theaters in san antonio , the company said .\nthe santikos company , as part of the estate of the late john l . santikos , was gifted to the john l . santikos charitable foundation in 2015 , marking it as one of the largest single charitable donations ever in san antonio . santikos entertainment will funnel the dollars spent on movie tickets at its theaters back into the local community through donations , sponsorships , grants and other educational and support programming .\nit looks like we don ' t have a specific address for santikos theatres corporate offices - closed , which makes giving directions tricky . this business might not have an official storefront , or it might move to multiple locations throughout the day .\nsantikos officials said the name change reflects the evolution of the company and the vision for its future as a social enterprise .\nin today\u2019s highly competitive market , exhibitors need new and creative ways to attract customers to their theatres . partner with d - box and take advantage of :\nsantikos will use funds from the deal , an undisclosed sum , to finance its\nphilanthropic mission\nin san antonio , the release said .\nsantikos plans to launch an ad campaign this month in support of its new name and mission featuring the tagline \u201cbe a part of the legacy . \u201d\nsantikos entertainment will hand over operations of its two houston theaters to national chain regal entertainment group , the san antonio - based movie theater exhibitor announced monday .\nour guests love it . people love the position in the auditorium ; they get reserved seating right in the sweet spot of the theater . jeremy p . welman , chief operating officer , cobb theatres\nthis new relationship with regal will allow us to better align our operational focus with our philanthropic goals for san antonio ,\nsantikos ceo david holmes said in the release .\na shooting sunday night sent a young man to the hospital with possibly life - threatening injuries after a dispute over a stereo in the parking lot of santikos embassy 14 theaters .\navx proudly features dolby atmos cinema sound at santikos palladium imax . this system is the latest sound technology from dolby laboratories that brings a powerful new listening experience with mor . . .\nregal , based in knoxville , tenn . , will sign long - term leases for santikos ' silverado imax in tomball and palladium avx in west houston , operate the two theaters and develop an additional houston property , according to a news release .\ni love going to the theatre and have been to several venues , most of them much newer than the majestic . i would not trade those comfortable chairs in the newer theatres for one second of sitting in that magical theatre . it reminded me so much of the theatre i went to in prague , czech republic . \u2026\nsantikos theatres , tomball , tx 2008 - 2009 assistant manager \uf0a7 demonstrated good customer service skills in providing high quality environment for customers and other team members with a quick and accurate service while showing sensitivity to their individual needs . \uf0a7 responsible for the coordination of team workflow and client relations life cycle management to efficiently complete the assessments of client based operational duties . \uf0a7 provided analysis & reporting on key revenue , inventory , procurement , and sales packages . \uf0a7 trained , led , and mentored cohesive teams in a collaborative capacity through leadership efforts while managing budget and operational procedures in the sales division .\nas the pioneer and world leader in immersive cinematic motion , d - box was initially created specifically for the movie theatre industry . while the applications have grown considerably over the years , our state - of - the - art technology is still designed to work seamlessly with any audio and video investment and can be integrated into all sizes of theatres quickly and effortlessly .\ni ' m not sure what all the negative reviews are for . i know that they sold their houston locations last year so i understand why some houston people are frustrated but for getting tickets to san antonio theatres it is easy and quick . i can buy a ticket while waiting at a red light and the scan my phone when i arrive . it is fast and efficient .\nthe new logo mark is a deliberate move away from the traditional film reel imagery of the company\u2019s past and is part of a larger effort to shine a light on santikos\u2019 more diverse entertainment philosophy . the company is repositioning its theater venues as entertainment destinations , with varied amenities including bowling lanes , full bars and dining services .\nin addition to flexible seating integration , to accommodate concurrent movie releases or back - to - back blockbusters in a very short timeframe , d - box , as an option , suggests the addition of a second screen equipped with an appropriate number of d - box motion - enabled seats . many theatres around the world have found that this proactive approach has helped them accommodate a larger number of customers thereby increasing their d - box revenue .\nthe new and improved official santikos theatres mobile app is here . guests can browse both current and future films / events , watch trailers , find showtimes , pick your seats and have the ticket displayed on your ios device so that you can skip the box office and go right to the ticket taker for entry . santikos loyalty rewards members can now see their points , view their purchase history , get points for their purchases and the card wallet will save their card info for quick purchases . coming soon : rewards members will be able to redeem their rewards using the mobile app . download this free app and change how you go to the movies . the new mobile app is like having your own personal box office . features include \u2022 improved look and design \u2022 watch trailers and learn more about what\u2019s playing and coming soon \u2022 browse movies , showtimes and experiences \u2022 purchase tickets for both now playing and distant coming soon films \u2022 select your own seat using the app ( for our reserved seating locations ) \u2022 loyalty rewards members can earn points , view account balance , purchase history and use card wallet for easier ticketing \u2022 mobile app tickets save to your mobile device so you can skip the box office and go right to the ticket taker to have your device scanned\nif you constantly use the santikos website to buy tickets . you must have this app ! this app streamlines the process and has a great user interface along with awesome features . take for example i bought tickets through the app and it can save multiple cards to purchase tickets with . after you buy tickets this app has a handy feature that reminds you that you have a movie at\nx\ntime . it also keeps you signed in under your rewards program , so you don ' t have to keep logging in like with the website . i have not had any problems or complaints for this app . anyone who likes to purchase tickets ahead of time and without hassle must have this app ! you can even access the ticket stub on the app ! no more searching through your email to find your ticket .\nwe are seniors on a budget . we also enjoy tyler perry so we decided to take advantage of the four dollar movie with tickets purchased before 1 : 00 as advertised on their website . we were charged 14 . 00 for two tickets . we spoke with a person saying she was the manager ( cashier ) . she said this particular theater did not offer the four dollar tickets . it was not offered on their website . we disagreed saying we had just read it on their website . she said\nno\nand left her post to check the website . she came back to tell us we were wrong . we went ahead and bought the tickets . we were angry and disappointed . getting old is not for wimps . to add insult to injury , the movie . . . . . . . wasn ' t worth the four dollars much less the seven we each had to pay . we will not be patronizing a santikos theater ever again . . . . .\nhelp the community\n. . . help seniors . . . not us .\ntexans paid $ 500 , 000 to anti - abortion activists . here\u2019s what they got .\njones reports three - month haul of $ 1 . 2 million in bid to unseat\npolice : driver fled after running over homeless man on s . a . road\nthe injured person , who sgt . giles seavely said is in his late teens , had planned to meet with another man to sell him the stereo . but the would - be buyer robbed and shot the man once instead .\nthe shooter , who appeared to be a teenager , fled without the stereo in a car with two other teens , authorities said .\na white sedan matching the description of the car was located downtown shortly afterward .\n\u201cwhenever you ' re doing something like craigslist to buy or sell something , meet in a public place , \u201d seavely said . \u201cand that ' s what they did . but even the best laid plans go awry . \u201d\nplease select your location below to find out what\u2019s showing at your local theatre .\nmore tickets = more points = more movies on us ! rack up vip + points for every ticket you buy to score streaming movies and discounts on tickets and movie gear . learn more\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore . learn more\ncollect bonus rewards from our many partners , including amc stubs , cinemark connections and regal crown club when you link accounts . learn more\nwe know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime . learn more\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase .\nreceive a free * exclusive ' jurassic world : fallen kingdom ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) .\nchoose 1 of 2 free * posters with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) .\nreceive a free * exclusive ' ant - man and the wasp ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) .\nguarantee the perfect movie night with tickets from fandango . find theater movie times , watch trailers , read reviews and buy movie tickets in advance .\nant - man and the wasp , starring paul rudd and evangeline lilly , took the top spot at . . .\nhbo ' s new series sharp objects premieres july 8 and follows amy adams as camille . . .\nallison kugel joins comedian / actor / author d . l . hughley for a frank discussion about . . .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 tribute ent . media group last updated : july 9 , 2018\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 .\ngreat theater , the movie rooms are always clean . usually a big crowd on the weekends . best time to catch new movies is in the mornings . as far as parking is concerned big crowds = ample parking room . this location does security in the main lot , not so sure in the overflow parkng lot across the s\u2026\nnice place with a very economic prices , not as crowded as amc cheap latest movies .\nvery cute old time looking theater . food is great . bit expensive but great experience . get in & sit down early so u can order tho\nwe live 18 miles from there and even pass up another popular theater because we enjoy it so much ! self serve sodas and icees do the trick for everyone and the staff is always friendly . they hire some physically challenged which i think is noteworthy . the place is pretty clean and i like the fact\u2026\nalways a great time here . and really enjoy the new recliners . definitely my to - go theater of choice .\nthe former steven stoli playhouse is now the rose theatre co . jessie rose and husband took over the theatre in early feb 2009 . if you would like more information , please contact the rose theatre co at 210 - 360 - 0004 . \\ r we have great night shows , live music , comedy sketch show and much more .\nthe place is clean and the seats are great . the acoustics are awesome you can really hear anything from everywhere . i enjoy coming here on weekends with the family and even invite along friends too .\nwe visited the rivercenter comedy club during our recent stay in town . service by the employees serving drinks was very good \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd fast and friendly . of course , the overall impression of any comedy club based on only one visit will be mostly that of the comedians on stage that night and we were no\u2026\nthis place costs $ 1 . 00 per person and you can sit wherever you want and watch any movie for $ 1 . 00 total even if you watch 5 movies\nfrom business : amc entertainment is committed to providing a premium entertainment experience by offering a menu of entertainment alternatives inside our facilities . our mission is simple : provide our guest with the best possible out - of - home entertainment experience .\ni ' ve seen many shows at the sheldon vexler theatre and have enjoyed all of them greatly . the acting has always been top notch , and the theatre itself is fantastic . being that it only seats about 150 people , you can see every emotion , and you feel that you are invollved in the show . they even \u2026\nfrom business : enjoy the latest movies at your local regal cinemas . regal huebner oaks features stadium seating , digital projection , mobile tickets , listening devices and more ! get movie tickets & showtimes now .\nthis theater has a nice feel to it . the ambience and decor are unique ! the chairs are comfortable & the there is a good selection of average - priced snacks . the movie choices are good ( 14 screens ! ) . the lack of a lot of rowdy , loud people is a big bonus . the staff could be a bit more pleasan\u2026\nthis has become the go to theater for my family . we love the atmosphere and the service is outstanding . the menu offers something for everyone in my family . the theater is always clean and the staff is always helpful . we love this place !\nfrom business : provide mobile massage therapy service around san antonio tx . we travel to clients home , office , hotel , and events . chair massages for businesses .\ndidn ' t find what you were looking for ? magnifying glass please help others by helping us do better . suggest a business\ni came here on a saturday night . i had a great experience . the customer service was good . the popcorn was good and the salsa was awesome . i will go back .\nwatched wonder woman . . . picture quality was horrible , looked like 480p download . . . . should have walked out but my girlfriend was really looking forward to watching this movie . . . they never bothered checking bags , they just waived us thru . one individual walked in with a backpack and it was clear people felt uncomfortable , given today ' s environment . . all other theaters in town were jam packed except this one , they had sold only a few tickets . . now i know why . . . never going back . . . too bad looked like it was a good movie\ni saw\nfantastic beasts\nat the northwoods cinema on 26 nov 2016 . although the film was good , the projection was awful . they dim their projector bulbs ( to save money , i suppose ) . the image on screen was so dim it was difficult to enjoy the film . two weeks earlier on 13 nov 2016 , i saw\narrival\nat another regal cinema ( huebner oaks ) . the film was great , but again , the projection was so dim i could not enjoy the movie . if you want to enjoy a film , patronize a different theater chain . better yet , wait and rent the film to view at home - - much more enjoyable and the popcorn is cheaper .\nthat will be the last time there for us . use to really like it but now the service is terrible and the theatre we went to see inferno tonight was filthy , alamo draft house for now on .\nthe seating selection is horrible . different seats have higher pricing ! horrible ! you end up in a lousy seat eventhough theres plenty of great empty seat . i hate this place now !\nmanager is rude and can ' t get help at the ticket booth . services are very slow\nyp , the yp logo and all other yp marks contained herein are trademarks of yp llc and / or yp affiliated companies .\nif your business isn ' t here , please contact our membership department at ( 210 ) 229 - 2103 or 2107 for information about joining .\nplease sign in and use this article ' s on page print button to print this article .\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 .\nsanitkos palladium avx entertainment is the perfect activity for the family . enjoy bowling , arcade games , gelato , a variety of food options , and of course the latest blockbuster film .\nindiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark ( nov . 1 - nov . 7 ) forrest gump ( nov . 8 - nov . 14 ) breakfast at tiffany ' s ( nov . 15 - nov . 21 ) the sound of music ( nov . 22 - nov . 28 ) doctor zhivago ( nov . 2 . . .\nour unique motion system is utilized on 660 screens in over 40 countries , providing exhibitors with a proven way to build customer loyalty , create more brand awareness , and deliver a recurring stream of revenue like never before .\nregardless of your theatre\u2019s configuration , you are always in the driver\u2019s seat with d - box .\nbased on our positive experience with d - box in peru , chile and colombia , it was a natural and easy decision to start deploying systems in brazil , cinemark\u2019s largest market in latin america . valmir fernandes , president , cinemark international\nd - box can help you stand out from your competitors . get in touch with our commercial theatre experts to learn more\nto create this unique experience requires highly - specialized hardware and software that store , manage and transmit motion codes to d - box - enabled cinema seats installed in your auditoriums . the result is an incredible cinematic motion experience that moves your seat in sync with the action on the screen to immerse viewers in the movie so they feel like they\u2019re in it .\nthis kind of \u201cmagic\u201d requires much more than hardware and software . it takes the talent and virtuosity of our motion designers \u2013 gifted artists who design and program each and every movement of the d - box enabled cinema seats to reflect the action and emotion depicted in the movie . with over 190 films and more than 400 screens worldwide , d - box is a proven , immersive experience loved by millions .\ni have had the great opportunity to work with d - box for many years . d - box and their motion designers create an incredible experience that continues to bring in increased numbers of highly satisfied guests year after year . james hieminga , general director , cineplex brossard\nd - box encodes a ton of movies every year . get in touch with our commercial theatre experts to learn more\nimmerse yourself in success by partnering with d - box and make your customers experience movies like never before . to learn more and get in touch with our commercial theatre experts , visit this page .\nwhen you choose the d - box theatrical solution , you are partnering with the pioneer and world leader in immersive cinematic motion . your theatre is outfitted with the most reliable , robust and cutting - edge technology available , which delivers to your customers the best and most sophisticated cinematic motion experience . your current audio and video components remain the same because the d - box theatrical solution is flexible enough to adapt to many hardware configurations . industrial - strength technology is at work , but strength , elegance and comfort were at the top of our minds .\nd - box motion seats have been overwhelmingly popular with our guests . we look forward to bringing the d - box experience to additional locations across the country\u2014and giving even more movie fans the opportunity to enjoy one of the most immersive experiences in cinema today . ellis jacob , president and ceo , cineplex entertainment canada\nto learn more about the d - box theatrical solution and get in touch with our commercial theatre experts , visit this page .\nthe d - box theatrical solution , a combination of hardware , software and seats , delivers the unique , award - winning d - box immersive cinematic motion experience . no modifications to your current projection room hardware are necessary and the d - box theatrical solution\u2019s installation is easy , fast and flexible .\nthe d - box mfx rack contains all the required hardware components that deliver the amazing d - box immersive cinematic motion experience . it is installed and connected to your equipment located in the projection room , and to the internet ( for media downloads , software updates and support ) .\nthe mfx server in the d - box mfx rack stores , manages and transmits the movie - specific motion codes that deliver motion signals for each d - box motion - enabled cinema seat .\nd - box motion - enabled seats are at the end of the d - box theatrical solution chain . when your customer sits in them , he / she will feel like they are literally in the movie . not only are they designed and built to meet various safety requirements , but they are very comfortable and perfectly deliver the motion and textures that d - box is renowned for .\neach theatre is unique in its own way and d - box understands that to provide the best long - term service to its customers , it must think of its solution not only in terms of cutting - edge technology but also how it is deployed . this is why d - box\u2019s integration model is the most flexible in the business . the d - box theatrical solution is integrated following a simple rule : you grow , we grow .\nwhether your theatre is large or small , d - box can meet your needs with its very flexible integration model . in time , these needs may evolve and d - box will easily and quickly help you with that growth by adapting your current integration to a new one , more suited to your new objectives .\nto learn more about how you can benefit from the d - box theatrical solution and get in touch with our commercial theatre experts , visit this page .\ncontact : raymond qiu address : room 32027 zhongtai mansion , 3 shuangqing road , haidian district , beijing , prc email : 99135072 @ urltoken tel . : + 86 138 - 1026 - 1035\nready to return to the island of # islanublar to feel every stomp , tumble , and roar ? assemble your team , tag the friends you want to experience @ jurassicworld in # dbox . in theaters june 22nd !\nand it was the most active experience since fury road . really immersive action and i now know what getting hit by a wookie feels like !\nmeanwhile in # germany , # deadpool plays the diva in a # dbox seat . . .\nwith over 190 movies encoded for commercial theatre presentation , d - box has amazed millions with it award - winning immersive cinematic motion .\nas scott lang balances being both a super hero and a father , hope van dyne and dr . hank pym present an urgent new mission that finds the ant - man fighting alongside the wasp to uncover secrets from their past .\nafter surviving a near fatal bovine attack , a disfigured cafeteria chef ( wade wilson ) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming mayberry ' s hottest bartender while also learning to cope with his lost sense of taste . searching to regain his spice for life ,\nthe drug war on the us - 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box technologies inc . all rights reserved . d - box , d - box motion code , live the action , motion architects and move the world are registered trademarks of d - box technologies inc .\nthis app has been pretty frustrating . had it for a couple years . works every once in a while . hasn ' t worked in months . can ' t pull up their tomball , tx location on this app or on flixster etc . so i have stopped going to the theater . you have to buy the tickets in advance to get seats ( which i like ) . but i ' m not driving there to get tickets then driving back to watch it and i don ' t want to have to go and see if their website works ( just me don ' t judge me ) . i just go to the other theaters every weekend that i can purchase on my phone easily .\nrequires ios 8 . 0 or later . compatible with iphone , ipad , and ipod touch .\nget all of your passes , tickets , cards , and more in one place .\nwith family sharing set up , up to six family members can use this app .\ni realize how old this movie theater is , but they need to step it up . my entire experience this evening was uncomfortable . from the seats to the sound system . no reclining chairs , minimal . . .\nread more read { { review . expanded ? ' less ' : ' more ' } }\ni really enjoy coming here , me and my family ' s go to theatre for new releases . place is always clean and smells like movie theater popcorn like it should . my kids often ask to play at the small . . .\ngreat place to come see movies . it is not the fanciest of theaters . actually it is almost always real dead here . it has everything you need drinks , popcorn , and snacks . whenever we want to see . . .\nit ' s an ok theater . i wouldn ' t say outstanding and i won ' t say terrible . there was a faucet out in the restroom and it was overly stuffed with trash i ' m there . the theater is small but they had . . .\nour go to movie spot in san antonio . we usually get good seats and great service . the prices for newly released movies are reasonable . it ' s a great place to take your family since it ' s location . . .\nvery good work envirorment / good friendly workers strong work values and excellent scheduling . easlily accessible location and excellent customer service and retention .\nthey work you to the bone , barely let you take breaks , the employee discount is a joke . the only good thing about working at the theater is the free movies .\nmy coworkers were responsible and friendly . management was attentive and helpful . conditions were comfortable and easy going . benefits were fun and enjoyable .\nsince my co - workers and managers , myself included , were all very young , i felt the job and responsibilities were not taken as seriously as they should have been , i had lazy co - workers , and newly promoted managers who couldn ' t handle the job . some days i wouldn ' t get breaks because the supervisors weren ' t keeping track of who went on break and who did not . the job overall wasn ' t the worst , i enjoyed the benefits , fun workplace but very frustrating when co - workers don ' t know what to do or how to help you .\ni think it was a good place to work at if you ' re looking for a first job . but other than that it ' s good to know the benefits of all movies .\nfirst job kind of deal , its a great stepping stone to gain experience and know how the work life is for the future . demanding only towards holiday with minimum wage but benefits and work environment pays off for it .\ngreat place to work but the pay is min . wage when you dont get the schedule you want a lot of staff members just don ' t show up !\nthe management was always supportive and there to help . the environment was well rounded making for a happy staff and happy customers .\nwe use cookies and other technologies on this website to enhance your user experience .\neasily find film movie showtimes , film information , view trailers , and purchase tickets from the palm of your hand .\n\u00b7search for the nearest marcus theatre by city , state , or current location .\ncopyright \u00a9 2014 - 2018 apkpure all rights reserved . | dmca disclaimer | privacy policy | term of use | help translate apkpure\nfirst , try refreshing the page and clicking current location again . make sure you click allow or grant permissions if your browser asks for your location . if your browser doesn ' t ask you , try these steps :\nat the top of your chrome window , near the web address , click the green lock labeled secure .\nin the window that pops up , make sure location is set to ask or allow .\nyou ' re good to go ! 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", "topic": 31}], "title": "jeol", "paragraphs": ["jeol finetech co . , ltd . and jeol engineering co . , ltd . , merged .\njeol ( europe ) bv is part of a world wide network of jeol companies , with their head office in akishima , tokyo .\njeol usa headquarters are located in peabody , massachusetts , just north of boston . the jeol campus houses our electron optics and analytical instruments demonstration facilities , the jeol institute , the main parts depot and service center for the western hemisphere . jeol ltd . is iso 9001 and iso 14001 certified .\njeol designs and manufactures scientific instruments for high - level research and development activities .\njeol ( italia ) s . p . a . , established in italy .\njeol group medium - term management plan ,\nfocus plan 2006\nannounced .\nhere are the developments of\nyokogushi\nstrategies which jeol is pushing forward with .\nplease direct questions or comments about delta or jeol nmr spectrometers to the discussion boards .\njamp - 3 auger microprobe completed . jeol anstalt , east europe corporation , established .\njeol group medium - term management plan ,\nbright plan 1000 ,\nannounced .\nwhat do you think - will jeol canada , inc . grow fast ? are they expanding their staff ? how does jeol canada , inc . stack up against the competition ?\nproduct guide ( 2012 ) no . 0403c278c printed in japan , jeol co . ltd .\non the 10th october 1963 , mr kazato , the founder of jeol ltd japan , opened the first european jeol demonstration centre , at delviljem ( london ) which housed the jem 6a .\nyoshimura n . ( 2014 ) history of jeol electron microscopes . in : historical evolution toward achieving ultrahigh vacuum in jeol electron microscopes . springerbriefs in applied sciences and technology . springer , tokyo\nfrom 1954 mr jose delville operated as a representative in europe for various companies including jeol ltd .\nsurface analysis jeol has long led the way in surface analysis instruments with auger microanalyzers , electron probe microanalyzers ( epma ) , and photoelectron spectrometers . jeol auger microprobes offer the highest resolution available .\njeol present at the 42nd iscc & 15th gcxgc symposium , held in riva del garda , italy .\njeol introduces the it - 500hr for seemless operation between an optical image and a hr sem image .\nin 1957 jeol ltd appointed the delvil company as their exclusive representative for france and the united kingdom .\nyuichi matsumoto manages jeol brasil instrumentos cientificos ltda . in sao paulo , established in 2010 to provide direct support to our growing customer base . mr . matsumoto was named president in february 2014 . he has held several key positions within jeol since joining the company in 1985 , including general manager of american and european sales promotion dept . of jeol ltd , general manager of jeol b . v . ( benelux ) , managing director of jeol u . k . he received a bachelor of commerce degree from meiji university .\njeol is a leading global supplier of electron microscopes , ion beam instruments , mass spectrometers and nmr spectrometers .\njeol brasil instrumentos cient\u00edficos ltda av . jabaquara , 2958 5\u00b0 andar conjunto 52 04046 - 500 s\u00e3o paulo sp\njeol usa , inc . , a wholly - owned subsidiary of jeol ltd . japan , was incorporated in the united states in 1962 . the primary business of jeol usa is sales of new instruments and peripherals and support of a vast installed base of instruments throughout the united states , canada , mexico , and south america .\nlooking into solar energy ? ebsd image of solar thin film . learn more about energy applications for jeol microscopes urltoken\ndr . isabell heads the transmission electron microscope product division of jeol usa . since joining jeol in 2003 as assistant product manager , tom has worked closely with the jeol usa tem group , jeol ltd . in japan and with jeol customers to help keep the company at the forefront of tem technology in materials and life sciences research . prior to joining jeol , dr . isabell held positions in business development at emispec in tempe , arizona and applications support at fischione instruments in export , pennsylvania . dr . isabell received a b . s . in materials science and engineering from the university of minnesota and a ph . d . in materials science and engineering from northwestern university .\nnot all jeol industrial equipment products are available in every country . for specific information and more details about jeol products available in your area , contact the ie international business office at sales - ieg @ urltoken . thank you .\njeol , a world - leading high - end scientific instruments manufacture , provides a wealth of applications and technical information .\ngatan xum x - ray image of a mosquito leg shown in today ' s workshop at jeol usa in peabody .\nfollowing the success of this meeting , the first orders in the uk were recorded for jeol ' s jem 6a .\nthe jeol usa organization is comprised of 300 employees , 180 of whom are field service personnel , for jeol makes customer service and support a top priority . additionally , applications specialists , technical support , sales and marketing , product management , training instructors , and administrative personnel are a committed team of people dedicated to making jeol an outstanding supplier of scientific instruments .\nwe at jeol usa welcome those interested in the latest news about our electron microscopy , nmr , and m . . .\non 1st april 1971 , the company ' s name was officially changed to the current name jeol ( uk ) ltd .\nmr . arima oversees all jeol usa service operations throughout the americas . service and support is of utmost importance to jeol , and in addition to 12 service offices in the us , the company has service offices in canada , mexico , and brazil .\njeol challenged developing em , a little bit later . the birth of ad - 1 em , assembled on a wood table , was the debut of our company , jeol . it was september 1947 , a few years after the end of the pacific war .\nas managing director , katsumoto yaguchi oversees north and south american operations and acts as liaison between jeol ltd . and jeol usa , inc . he manages strategic human resource allocations of japanese company transferees and takes initiatives in financial and other business decisions . he has held several key positions in business planning and finance since joining jeol ltd . in 1982 , upon graduation from aoyama gakuin university with a bachelor\u2019s degree in management engineering . before relocating to the u . s . he managed the finance & information technology division at jeol ltd .\ngc - tofms application : comprehensive analysis + unknown component analysis of coffee samples using headspace gc - ms | applications | jeol ltd .\nthe jeol delta / nmr support web site provides support for users interested in the delta nmr software package and jeol ' s nmr spectrometers . the web site includes delta nmr software kits for nmr data processing only and kits for jeol nmr spectrometer control with data processing . areas for delta license key generation , discussion forums , faq ' s , and documentation downloads are also available on this web site .\nindustrial equipment jeol\u2019s advanced electron beam and plasma technologies are used to create high - quality , high - performance optical films and plating .\nrobert santorelli , chairman emeritus , has held the positions of chairman of the board , president , ceo and coo during his 35 - plus years at jeol usa , inc . additionally , he has served as president of jeol ' s subsidiary companies in mexico and canada .\njeol mexico sa of c . v . arkansas 11 piso 2 colonia n\u00e1poles delegaci\u00f3n benito ju\u00e1rez c . p . 03810 mexico d . f .\nmedical equipment jeol\u2019s innovative , cost - effective systems for medical diagnoses and analyses integrate routine clinical chemistry , hematology , immunodiagnostics , and laboratory automation .\njeol ltd . express ourselves that we as jeol ltd . and any of our affiliates have concluded no agency relationship and no contractual relationship with ervin danesh aryan company in islamic republic of iran on our manufactures and sell , services and any others in all cases in the past and current business .\nin 1975 , mr . kazato stepped down and mr . tadao kasei took the presidency of jeol . the new president , mr . kasei , took into consideration the valuable role which the kazato research foundation had played in the field of electron microscopy , and also had an idea to preserve the name\nkazato\nin respect for the founder of jeol . he decided to donate jeol ' s funds to support the foundation which was suffering from the shortage of funds . this policy was inherited by jeol ' s successive presidents , and jeol has been backing the foundation by donating funds regularly . the sum of jeol group ' s donation amounted to 276 , 300 , 000 yen up to 2015 . the number of presentees and the amounts of grants by year are shown in the following table . since 1969 , the presentees and grants totaled 611 and 193 , 260 , 000 yen , respectively .\njeol usa , inc . - scanning electron microscopes , transmission electron microscopes , scanning probe microscopes , mass spectrometers , nmr spectrometers , and semiconductor tools .\njeol ( europe ) bv - scanning electron microscopes , transmission electron microscopes , scanning probe microscopes , mass spectrometers , nmr spectrometers , and semiconductor tools .\nhow much do jeol usa employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\ncustomers , employees and colleagues have come to know bob ' s counsel , dedicated to corporate values of stability , honesty and integrity . along with his new role as chairman emeritus , he will serve as the senior advisor to support both jeol usa and jeol ltd . ( tokyo ) business activities .\nas the biggest global supplier of electron - optical and analytical systems , jeol has been your experienced partner for innovative research and development for over 60 years . jeol\u2019s professional expertise accompanies you from sales , through training and application to service . products and services at the highest level - tailor - made for individual requirements . open up the numerous possibilities and application areas of jeol systems for your company objectives too . a future - oriented investment that is worthwhile .\nthat is why i left the first company in chiba . we founded the company in tokyo , in 1949 . this was the actual start of jeol .\nin july 1990 jeol ( uk ) ltd moved to their current office and demonstration centre in welwyn garden city , hertfordshire with a compliment of 52 staff .\nsince 1949 , the jeol legacy has been one of outstanding innovation in developing instruments used to advance scientific research and technology . jeol has 60 years of expertise in the field of electron microscopy , more than 50 years in mass spectrometry and nmr spectrometry , and more than 40 years of e - beam lithography leadership .\nnamed president of jeol usa in 2009 , mr . genovese has held key positions in the jeol sales organization for 25 years . he most recently served as vice president and general manager of the sales and marketing division for electron optics and analytical instrumentation . his responsibilities at jeol have previously included management of the new england regional sales for electron optics , and assistant sales manager of jeol usa ' s regional sales offices . mr . genovese received a b . s . in economics from boston college and an executive m . b . a . from suffolk university , and is a member of several microscopy societies throughout the u . s .\njeol instrumentation can be found in many laboratories , including diagnostic pathology research laboratories . our customers also include numerous medical centers , hospitals and institutes located in mexico .\nch - nmr - np ( 13 c and 1 h nmr database of natural products ) the ch - nmr - np system is powered by jeol ltd .\npromoted in 2006 to the board of directors , mr . pohorenec is general manager of operations at jeol usa . he oversees management of jeol usa inventory , procurement , logistics , accounting , information technology and related operational functions as well as two engineering groups . he has held several positions at jeol since joining the company in 1984 as a service engineer in the dallas , texas office . throughout the 1990s and until recently , he held management positions in jeol ' s u . s . products manufacturing division . he is a graduate of northeastern university with a b . s . in operations technology , and received electronic engineering technical training at devry institute .\njeol ( europe ) bv offers sales , service , support and applications training for a wide range of jeol of scanning electron microscopes ( sem ) , scanning probe microscopes ( spm ) , transmission electron microscopes ( tem ) , nmr spectrometers , esr spectrometers , mass spectrometers , amino acid analyzers and semiconductor process equipment . as one of the worlds leading suppliers of scientific equipment , we are proud to offer our customers the highest level of sales and technical support maximizing their investment in jeol products .\nlithography jeol has produced lithography tools for more than 40 years , and offers semiconductor manufacturers a comprehensive line of e - beam systems for photomask and direct write , as well as a lineup of wafer inspection tools . jeol semiconductor equipment is backed by award - winning 24 / 7 service support and long - term commitment to our customers .\nearly in his career , after graduating from the institute of vocational training in electronic engineering in 1984 , mr . arima developed epma and fe - sem instruments at jeol . he became a senior engineer in development of sem and tem products at jeol usa in 1996 , and returned to japan in 2005 . in 2012 he was promoted to assistant general manager in the electron microscopy business unit at jeol global headquarters . we are pleased to have mr . arima back in the usa working closely with us again .\nevery business has its own style . what is the office environment and culture like at jeol canada , inc . ? are people dressed in business casual , . . .\nwhat are the average starting salaries , bonuses , benefits and travel requirements like at jeol canada , inc . ? what do you like best about working at . . .\nkazato and ito are the founders of jeol , a firm specializing in the design and manufacture of electron microscopes . after studying electrical engineering in the navy kazato became interested in electron microscopes , which were then little known in japan . after the war , he formed jeol with ito and struggled to manufacture the company ' s first products . eventually , jeol became a highly respected firm in the field . the two discuss both engineering and management issues and focus on the problems of international business in the electron microscope field .\nthe jeol arm300cf is an atomic resolution electron microscope , with both stem and tem cs correctors providing a stem - haadf resolution of 47 pm and a tem resolution of 50pm .\nthe jsm - it500hr , based on the highly successful and award winning jeol intouchscopetm series , is equipped with a high - brightness electron gun and fully integrating jeol\u2019s energy dispersive x - ray spectrometer ( eds ) . this revolutionizing jsm - it500hr is a superb high throughput sem , delivering a dramatically improved work efficiency ( 40 % or higher than conventional models ) .\ncensus records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your jeol ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .\ndo you work at jeol canada , inc . ? how did you find the job ? how did you get that first interview ? any advice for someone trying to get in ?\nch jeol ( germany ) gmbh t\u00f6distrasse 60 8002 z\u00fcrich switzerland phone : + 41 4428 36124 fax : + 41 4428 36123 e - mail : info @ urltoken internet : www . urltoken\njeol\u2019s technology , experience , collaborating business philosophy and service expertise has made us the preferred corporate supplier for domestic industry . our teams are used widely and successfully in market areas such as :\nthe jsm - it500hr , based on the highly successful and award winning jeol intouchscope \u2122 series , is equipped with a high - brightness electron gun and fully integrating jeol ' s energy dispersive x - ray spectrometer ( eds ) . this revolutionizing jsm - it500hr is a superb high throughput sem , delivering a drmatically improved work efficiency ( 40 % or higher than conventional models ) .\nthe jsm - it500hr , based on the highly successful and award winning jeol intouchscope \u2122 series , is equipped with a high - brightness electron gun and fully integrating jeol ' s energy dispersive x - ray spectrometer ( eds ) . this revolutionizing jsm - it500hr is a superb high throughput sem , delivering a dramatically improved work efficiency ( 40 % or higher than conventional models ) .\nin 1968 , mr . kenji kazato , the founder and the first president of jeol , had an idea to return to society the benefits he had received since his founding jeol for manufacturing electron microscopes . he donated 100 , 000 shares of jeol ' s stock in his possession , in commemoration of jeol ' s 20th anniversary . in response , some of the leading members of the japanese society of electron microscopy consulted with their close friends on how to make the most of his donation . they decided to establish a foundation to promote the research in electron microscopy . in september 1968 , the organizing committee for the establishment of the kazato research foundation was formed and the committee adopted the prospectus of the foundation . the members of the organizing committee were as follows :\njeol - - a world leader in electron microscopes ( sems and tems ) , electron beam lithography , defect review and inspection tools ) and analytical instruments including mass spectrometers , nmrs and esrs .\nthe jeol resonance inc . nor dr . hayamizu assume no responsibility whatsoever for any direct or indirect damage , loss , prejudice or emotional distress caused by use of ' ch - nmr - np ' .\ncensus records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your jeol ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .\nanalytical instruments jeol is renowned for innovations in mass spectrometry . we introduced the direct analysis in real time ( dart ) open air ion source as well as the first maldi - tof / tof of its kind . we offer exact mass , high resolution lc / ms and gc / ms . jeol has a long history in the field of nuclear magnetic resonance ( nmr ) and electron spin resonance ( esr ) .\ncollette joined jeol usa\u2019s management team in 2009 and skillfully navigated us through a variety of complex employee relations initiatives . her innovative approach to human resources management contributed to the enhancement of our employee programs and communication channels .\ni never went to the usa before the war . however , i understand more or less what the u . s . culture is . i think this is very important for jeol start - up and the development .\nmr jose delville established a company - delviljem ( london ) at fir tree house , headstone drive , wealdstone , middlesex which became the official jeol distributor for the uk . dr kay was appointed managing director of delviljem .\nstephane jeol has filed for patents to protect the following inventions . this listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the united states patent and trademark office ( uspto ) .\njeol bv is the distributor in the benelux countries for nanalysis benchtop nmr . clicking on the above link will bring you to the nanalysis website . for more information contact us , or download the brochures from our download section .\non the basis of creativity , and research and development , jeol [ the name of the company ] positively challenges the world\u2019s highest technology thus forever contributing to the progress in both science and human society through its products .\njeol designs and manufactures scientific instruments for high - level research and development activities . our customers include scientists and engineers working in leading - edge academic and industrial laboratories around the world . jeol products and services enable them to pursue a variety of r & d applications that require high resolution imaging and analytical capabilities such as : basic observation and analysis , environmental science , information technology , semiconductor production , biotechnology , nanotechnology , and a broad range of industrial endeavors .\nthere ' s a scanning electron microscope . in the united states , there is no manufacturer of the transmission electron microscope , so the transmission electron microscopes are imported from japan and the netherlands . the scanning microscope , the us has a supplier . it ' s called amray . internationally , for the transmission electron microscope , there are only three suppliers . jeol , hitachi and philips . the scanning microscope has a few more . in the united states , it is amray . for the scanning microscope , the other big players are jeol , hitachi and toshiba subsidiary . in europe there are cambridge zeiss and leica . this kind of company . but the big players are , jeol , hitachi , and philips .\nfi , gl , is , no , se jeol ( nordic ) ab hammarbacken 6a se - 19127 sollentuna sweden phone : + 46 828 2800 fax : + 49 829 1647 e - mail : info @ urltoken internet : www . urltoken\nmr . arima returned to jeol usa headquarters in 2017 to ensure continued quality of service and support for our microscopy and analytical instruments and to help strategically enhance our products and service as a liaison to the company ' s global headquarters in japan .\nscanning electron microscopy jeol scanning electron microscopes offer the ultrahigh resolution and versatility that empower today ' s microscopist to image and characterize a new generation of nanomaterials , capture biological details , analyze forensic evidence , create nanopatterns , and pinpoint problems in manufacturing processes .\nfrom our office in welwyn garden city , hertfordshire , jeol ( uk ) ltd offer sales , support and applications training for a wide variety of scanning electron microscopes ( sem ) , scanning probe microscopes , transmission electron microscopes ( tem ) , nmr spectrometers , esr spectrometers , mass spectrometers , amino acid analysers and semiconductor process equipment . as one of the worlds leading suppliers of scientific equipment , we are proud to offer our customers the highest level of sales and technical support maximising their investment in jeol products .\njeol ( uk ) ltd continues to market a wide variety of scanning electron microscopes , scanning probe microscopes , transmission electron microscopes , nmr spectrometers , esr spectrometers , mass spectrometers , amino acid analysers and semiconductor process equipment in the uk , irish republic and uk territories .\njeol bv is the representative of spi supplies for the benelux . above link will bring you to the home page of spi supplies . please select the products you need and contact us , mentioning the spi product number . we will come back to you asap with a quotation .\nchris rood joins the management team after nearly 15 very successful years as the sales manager of the southwestern united states for jeol usa . chris has a background in electron microscopy and ran the sem lab at sandia national labs before coming to work for jeol usa as an application engineer . chris has a degree in geophysics from uc riverside and an mba from santa clara university . as the national sales manager , chris will oversea sales activities for all products in north america . with his positive attitude and easy demeanor , chris is a welcome addition to the usa management team .\nsample preparation jeol leads the way in cross section preparation solutions for difficult materials , including composites , oil shale , coatings , paper , and solar panels . our sample preparation tools include fib for micro milling and imaging for semiconductor and composite materials , and a vacuum evaporator for carbon coating .\njeol , ltd . , based in japan , is a global supplier , researcher and developer of scientific instrumentation and industrial equipment used in the fields of optical communication , nanotechnology , life sciences , forensics and biotechnology . the firm offers products in three primary categories : scientific . . . . .\nan unusually short lifespan might indicate that your jeol 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 .\njeol , ltd . , based in japan , is a global supplier , researcher and developer of scientific instrumentation and industrial equipment used in the fields of optical communication , nanotechnology , life sciences , forensics and biotechnology . the firm offers products in three primary categories : scientific . . . . . see more\ncollette\u2019s credentials bridge over 20 years as a senior manager with responsibilities in all functional disciplines of human resources . promoted to jeol\u2019s board of directors in april 2014 , the addition of collette\u2019s expertise , insight and judgment will provide an important dimension to the board of directors and a new perspective to its deliberations .\nin december 1968 , the establishment of the kazato research foundation was approved by the ministry of education , science and culture . then , in january 1969 , the registration of the foundation was completed . when the foundation was established , it was administered by four trustees and two auditors , all of who were the members of the organizing committee . among 100 , 000 shares of jeol ' s stock donated by mr . kazato , 50 , 000 shares were sold in the market for 22 , 984 , 500 yen during the formal process of establishing the foundation . among 22 , 984 , 500 yen , 20 , 000 , 000 yen was used for the endowment of the foundation , together with the remaining 50 , 000 shares of his donation . later , the endowment from jeol ' s stock was increased by 29 , 200 shares due to the capital increase of jeol , amounting to 79 , 200 shares at present .\ntransmission electron microscopy jeol innovations in transmission electron microscopy are legion , ranging from ultrahigh resolution optics with spherical aberration cs correction for atom - to - atom characterization , to advanced 3d tomography for the life sciences . our tems enable researchers to investigate samples using cryotomography , stem , mds , eds , edxa and eels .\ncoffee - complex and aromatic ( thanks to pyridine , just one of the components ) . jeol examined coffees from 4 regions using the accutof - gcx for a new technique : non - targeted analysis combining comprehensive analysis ( using high resolution gc - ms ) and unknown component analysis ( using soft ionization and ei ) . urltoken\njeol ltd japan established jeolco ( uk ) ltd . incorporated on 26th september 1968 , with dr k ito appointed as managing director of jeolco ( uk ) ltd at the first b . o . d meeting held on the 3rd october 1968 . the company initially operated from the same office at 4 shakespeare rd , finchley .\nour customers include scientists and engineers working in leading - edge academic and industrial laboratories around the world . jeol products and services enable them to pursue a variety of r & d applications that require high resolution imaging and analytical capabilities such as : basic observation and analysis , environmental science , information technology , semiconductor production , biotechnology , nanotechnology , and a broad range of industrial endeavors .\nwhich do you prefer - touch screen or traditional controls ? when jeol introduced the intouchscope sem 2 years ago with a touch screen , we still offered keyboard , mouse , and knobset . the benchtop sem neoscope now offers touchscreen , and so will our newest model sem coming soon ! here ' s an article from r & d about the growth of touch screen control . urltoken\nas one of the leading manufacturers of scientific instruments , jeol supplies a broad spectrum of electron - optical systems and components . electron microscopy , the company ' s core competency , has been making key contributions to the continuous development of scientific and industrial research for more than 60 years . the analysis of biological and material samples thus now enables high - quality resolutions into the atomic range , as well as the most accurate and realistic images of microscopic details to magnifications up to hundreds of thousands of times . jeol microscopes are easy to operate , flexible to use and extremely high quality . they therefore play a significant role worldwide in the development of new products and materials , quality assurance , forensic examinations , biology , material characterisation and many other fields of application .\nthank you for your interest in jeol ( uk ) ltd . we are a leading supplier of scanning electron microscopes ( sems ) , transmission electron microscopes ( tems ) , scanning probe microscopes ( spms ) , mass spectrometers , nmr spectrometers , and semiconductor tools for scientific and industrial purposes . we provide applications - specific solutions that advance our customers ' diverse objectives \u2014 from routine analysis of organic and inorganic specimens to breakthroughs in nanotechnological development .\nthank you for your interest in jeol ( europe ) bv . we are a leading supplier of scanning electron microscopes ( sems ) , transmission electron microscopes ( tems ) , surface analysis equipment ( aes , xps ) , mass spectrometers , nmr spectrometers , and semiconductor tools for scientific and industrial purposes . we provide applications - specific solutions that advance our customers ' diverse objectives \u2014 from routine analysis of organic and inorganic specimens to breakthroughs in nanotechnological development .\nin 1956 the first jnm - 1 nmr instrument was released by jeol ( at that time , japan electron optics laboratory co . ltd . ) . 1h resonance freuqency of the cw nmr system was abe to choose among 4 , 12 and 32 mhz . a spectrum was displayed on an oscilloscope , and a strip chart recorder ( recording onto paper tape ) was used to print the results . three separated 1h signals of ethyl alcohol were observed at 32 mhz ( 7 , 680 gauss ) .\nat that time i met professor borries , one of the inventors . unfortunately he died early , so he couldn ' t be awarded the nobel prize . his partner ruska received the nobel prize . after the war borries left siemens and created his own research laboratory . i think there was some support from siemens . he wanted to design the electron microscope , make it , and then sell it . he said that the jeol was the ideal of his ambition , because we had a technical group , a factory , and a sales plan . unfortunately he couldn ' t do that because he died so early .\njeol is the world leader of electron optical and analytical instrumentation for scientific and industrial r & d . ; we provide a suite of products and innovative solutions used by scientists working in a variety of applications around the globe . our office in mexico has been active with sustained growth since 1973 when the first instrument was installed locally . from that time to the present , we have achieved market preference and are known as the no . 1 supplier of electron microscopy in the region , partnering with customers in academic , industrial , and government laboratories . applications , technical , and service expertise is also available . what can we help you achieve ?\nthe initial projections that a handful of electron microscopes would saturate the worldwide market proved to be grossly pessimistic , and many companies entered the fray . rca was by far the leader in north america , with its electromagnetic lens technology , technological expertise , and corporate support for electron microscope development . general electric tried to compete for a while with its line of electrostatic electron microscopes . metropolitan vickers in england ( later associated electrical industries ) produced the e . m . 1 invented by professor l . c . martin at imperial university as early as 1936 . philips , siemens , and carl zeiss each tried to grab a share of the european market . starting in 1939 , scientists in japan gathered to decide on the best way to build an electron microscope . this group evolved into the japan electron optics laboratory ( jeol ) that would eventually produce more models and varieties of electron microscopes than any other company . hitachi and toshiba in japan also played a major role in the early development process .\nthe two interview subjects discuss the founding of the company in post - world war ii japan , the development of new products , and early sales to japanese universities and research institutes . particular emphasis is given to such issues as the difficulties of establishing overseas markets and competition from foreign firms such as siemens , rca , and philips . a second important theme is the nature of small - scale , precision manufacture of electron microscopes customized to meet particular buyer ' s needs .\ninterview # 199 for the center for the history of electrical engineering , the institute of electrical and electronics engineers , inc .\nthis manuscript is being made available for research purposes only . all literary rights in the manuscript , including the right to publish , are reserved to the ieee history center . no part of the manuscript may be quoted for publication without the written permission of the director of ieee history center .\nrequest for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the ieee history center oral history program , ieee history center at stevens institute of technology , castle point on hudson , hoboken , nj 07030 usa or ieee - history @ ieee . org . it should include identification of the specific passages to be quoted , anticipated use of the passages , and identification of the user .\nkenji kazato and kazuo ito , an oral history conducted in 1994 by william aspray , ieee history center , hoboken , nj , usa .\n[ note : ito translates for kazato as well as giving his own answers . yuzo takahashi was also present . ]\ncan i ask each of you in turn to tell about your early careers up to the time that you started working on the microscope ? then i ' ll ask you both to comment on questions as we go from there . mr . kazato , would you be willing to go first ? would you tell me about your early life and your schooling ? what kind of family you came from ? did you have a science and engineering background in your family ?\ni graduated from the navy ' s engine school : there were several navy schools . normal officers school , engine school , and accounting school . i was one of the engineering officers on many battleships . by the way , my mother ' s uncle lived in the usa . he emigrated to the usa in the 1870s , and died at the age of one hundred and two around 1950 , in the era of president eisenhower .\nmy elder sister has two nationalities , american and japanese . my father went to the usa around 1899 , and he came back here in 1915 . i was born in japan .\nwhen i was in the navy , i was a battle officer , but i realized how different the levels of technology were in japan versus the us . we were very inferior , and i believed that without this technology , we would never be able to win . in fact , we couldn ' t . anyhow , that was my conviction . so i asked to transfer from the battleship to the laboratories . this was very exceptional because this kind of officer was normally on ships .\nresearch job is for a completely different type of officer . but i wanted to transfer to a laboratory . first i was sent to the fuel depot . there was a special factory , which tried to deal with artificial fuel . i was transferred there . then later , i requested another transfer , so i went to the naval central institute . it was in tokyo . this institute was really the key of the basic naval research centers dealing with torpedoes , sonar , radar , guided missiles and so forth .\ni wanted to go back and ask a question about the navy engineering institute . what kind of education , what courses of study did you get , and how good was the education ?\nthe education was specialized in the engine . certainly we had the best training of engineers . we had other military drills , running , english , and mathematics , etc .\noh no . at the final time before the war , or during the war , kazato was at the naval central institute . i also joined this institute .\nmy case was very simple . i was born in kyoto . i graduated from high school , and then tokyo university \u2014 in the science department , in physics . normally , my career would have been in research , just like a professor , or in some research institute . this would have been a normal career . but since this was during the war , i was induced to join the navy institute , and my title was engineering officer . a special title . after two years , i would be a civilian researcher in the navy . kazato was related so much to the us , but in my case , no . i had no such background .\nmy father and grandfather were medical professors . my grandfather was educated in germany . when he returned from germany , he became the first professor of kyoto university ' s surgical department .\nit never flew . we had information from germany about their two missiles at the end of the war . we had all the documents about these missiles , so we started to experiment .\nboth . fire control and also the guided side . he came from the guided side . i am a physicist , but i got into the missile engine side .\nthere were many people and lots of activity in wireless and electronic engineering at the research institute . these people all joined many places . some to nippon telephone and telegraph corporation , or international telephone and telegraph corporation , but i didn ' t follow this kind of course . instead , i wondered what i could do at the time . i wanted to do something for japan\u2019s future . during the war , actually a little bit back , when i was in the navy at kure in hiroshima prefecture , i found a small book on the electron microscope . i didn ' t know what the electron microscope was , so i bought the book .\ni hoped that it could be suggestions for the improvement of weapons , but it had no relation to weapons . so , i kept just it .\nyes , and forgot about it since it did not relate to weapon technology . after the war ended , i had to leave the navy . i found the book again . i read it , god suggested ,\nthis is the work i should do .\ninspiration , that ' s the word .\nat the time we had all possible problems , including not enough food to eat . we were in the middle of disaster , so the electron microscope , at that time in japan , seemed no help at all . i believed , however , that this kind of instrument would be necessary and useful for the future of japan . japan is certainly a very small island , and a hundred million people lived on this one small island . how could we live , how could we survive ? we didn ' t have any resources . we could import all the resources , oil and minerals . then we needed to get some materials and work on them with machines and then export . this was the only way . industry was the way of the future for japan . without good materials we could not make good products . i believed the electron microscope would be very important for improving the material .\ni see from your personal history that it was very quickly that the business was established . by april of 1946 . how did you have the resources to do this ?\nuntil we built the first microscope , it was a very , very hard time because we had nothing to sell . after one instrument was completed , the only way to survive was to sell it .\nso we tried and we sold . selling was the only way to keep our living . we didn ' t have any big resources or money given from elsewhere . we just earned it and spent it by investing and making more . this had a spiral effect .\nit spiraled on , yes . how large was the operation at first . how many people ?\nstarting from several . kazato had this initiative , and i joined . another two or three people joined together . i am a physicist , and we had electrical engineers , mechanical engineers , and a chemist . the key members were all there at the beginning . i think we had a total of twenty people .\nit is kazato\u2019s native place . i joined , after receiving his letter , saying that he wanted to start this company . i was on my way living with my parents . after the war i had nothing to do . i wanted to leave my parent\u2019s home by any means .\nif his letter had arrived a little bit later , i ' d have joined another research laboratory , the national institute of machining . actually , i had two offers . his offer was first , so i joined him .\na backer for the business . we were living in a building that belonged to the navy . it was a clubhouse for navy sub - officers .\nit had big rooms . the ground floor became the factory and the first floor the living quarters .\nexactly . the electricity was not dependable . it was down quite often . if it was cut , we slept there . if it came back on at midnight , you came down and worked .\ni owned the factory . my family still has a stationery shop in chiba mobara city . i got some support from this , but certainly i also got a backers ' money . i had the navy contacts , and in navy circles i could find backers . so money came from that source . however , this money was not free .\nright . i didn\u2019t agree with the backers about the operation of the company .\nit lasted several years , but it didn ' t have any key technical people .\ni don ' t think he did that . he just tried to survive .\nbut you said that he brought together some twenty people or so to work in the company , of all kinds of different backgrounds .\nwe believe that the majority was from the navy , and several navy people played a key role .\nwe didn ' t want to use the other people ' s money . so money should come only from our work .\nso we got the purchase order of the electron microscope , then got a loan from the bank . you know , with this new company , no one believed we could build a new kind of microscope . several people left the old company , then we were just barehanded , nothing . i concentrated to make the first electron microscope here so that they could understand how i could do that . i got a loan from my mother . this was a race against time , to see how quickly we could make the microscope , and how quickly we could get the purchase order . fortunately we succeeded . the first parts orders came from yamanashi university , and we are very much indebted for this .\nthey were not at all academic organization . the purchase orders always came with some special requests . we tried our best to satisfy the customers and get the money . i think in some way this is the best kind of achievement we made . we didn ' t think we could do anything very remarkable in scientific or other technical achievements . we completed the electron microscope , yes , but this was not only basic research . we were asked , for example , whether the resolution should be thirty angstroms , ten angstroms , five angstroms , three angstroms , or one angstrom . we had to try our best to satisfy the customers .\nactually , no . we didn ' t have any research contracts . we didn ' t have that kind of capability . his conviction to start the electron microscope was difficult to understand for me as a physicist . but i admired his conviction , and through all his career , he kept this conviction . this was not so easy .\nafter the war , the occupying forces had certain restrictions on the kind of research and development that you could do . were there restrictions on your company ?\nbesides , the electron microscope was not restricted . i\u2019ll tell you another story . this was not directly related to the success of the company , but indirectly , yes . the interest of the electron microscope could already be seen here during the war . during the war i read a little history . of course , i didn ' t know they would start a company . but our scientific community received a report from dr . ruska and borries , the inventor of the electron microscope . they said it had obtained a higher resolution than the optical microscope . this created a lot of enthusiasm in japan . i don ' t know how it did , really . then japan created a special task force , but the important thing was the budget . the budget was about eighty thousand yen ; it would be about a million dollars today . during the war , money was very scarce , but i appreciate the money that was given to the electron microscope .\nthe government money was distributed to all the universities , toshiba , hitachi , and all of these companies . surprisingly , when the war ended , it was said that twenty microscopes were working in japan . this is an unbelievable number . this is a very important fact : it was not a very useful microscope , but the basic training , basic understanding , research , and basic physical background , was already done during the war .\nno . they were very prestigious people from big institutions . they had no interest in working with us . of course , we didn ' t know that and did not know this task force existed .\nno . after the war interest in the electron microscope continued , and the educational ministry spent money every year to equip the university . so at least the market was there .\nyes . bacteriologists of kyoto university , an electrical engineering professor from osaka university , all the tokyo university physicists , toshiba and hitachi , these companies constructed electron microscopes . this was really a group of all types of people .\nyou say that you brought together this group of people that had all kinds of different specialties . can you tell me about the different tasks that are involved in getting a good working electron microscope ? what different sets of skills do you need ?\nwell , first we need the physicists to calculate electron optics . this was my area . i designed the focal length , etc . to set the magnification , we also needed those in mechanical design and electrical engineers . it was not so easy at that time . the application was unknown , not only to us , but in general . we didn ' t know how to use them . we could see bacteria , viruses , yes . but bacteria just looked like black peas . we could see nothing inside . in the case of metals , we could only see their shadows . the replica technique and the cutting of medical or biological specimens came later . we needed the right people to work on applications for the electron microscope , so we could use higher resolution .\nwe wanted to target research institutes for the industry . even though they didn ' t know exactly what applications were needed , they bought the electron microscope and then tried to find out what applications to use them on .\nwell , certainly the bacteriology , or virus people needed electron microscopes . i remember the particular application for carbonblack ( name of a german company ) for the chemical industry . they wanted to see the particle itself .\nin these applications we didn ' t focus on a particular area of application , but approached the big organizations , anticipating that they would have something for which they needed an electron microscope .\ncertainly , customer customization was the key to our success . our competitors in japan were , hitachi ; and from the beginning toshiba , and then shimudzu , all the big companies . worldwide , there was rca , general electric , and philips , aei , and this type of first - class company . these companies had some interest in the electron microscope . not only how they are used , but also in sales . to compete against all these companies , customization was our concentration , our key . but this came later ."]}
{"id": 53972, "summary": [{"text": "state express transport corporation ( tamil nadu ) ( formerly known as thiruvalluvar transport corporation ) is a state-owned transport corporation that runs long distance mofussil services exceeding 300 km and above throughout the state of tamil nadu and major cities in adjoining states of andhra pradesh , karnataka , kerala and the union territory of puduchery . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "state express transport corporation ( tamil nadu )", "paragraphs": ["state express transport corporation tamil nadu limited - service provider of deluxe buses , air condition buses & volvo buses in chennai , tamil nadu .\nit was the first such initiative by a state - owned transport corporation in tamil nadu .\nthiruvalluvar transport corporation limited , was bifurcated and formed a new corporation with effect from 27th january 1994 p . t . dr . j . jayalalithaa transport corporation , for the exclusive operation of inter state service from tamilnadu . the p . t . dr . j . jayalalithaa transport corporation was renamed as rajiv gandhi transport corporation limited from 21st may 1996 . thiruvalluvar transport corporation limited was renamed as state express transport corporation ( tamil nadu division i ) limited from 17th july 1997 and rajiv gandhi transport corporation limited was renamed as state express transport corporation ( tamil nadu division ii ) limited from 30th july 1997 . state express transport corporation ( tamil nadu division ii ) was amalgamated with state express transport corporation ( tamil nadu division i ) limited with effect from 07th february 2002 and now functioning as\nstate express transport corporation tamil nadu limited\nwith fleet strength of 954 at present .\nstate express transport corporation tamil nadu ltd . , head office , thiruvalluvar house , pallavan salai , chennai - 600002 .\nthe state express service and the bus station are operated by state express transport corporation ( t . n . limited ) that is owned and operated by tamil nadu state government . it has to be operated within the laws of the state government .\nthe deputy manager ( commercial ) , state express transport corporation tamil nadu ltd . ,\nthiruvalluvar house\nno . 2 , pallavan salai , chennai - 600002 .\nthe formation of a separate corporation exclusively for operating long distance express services connecting all the district headquarters in the state ( tamil nadu ) with chennai as headquarters was thought by the government during the year 1975 . hence the long distance express services was operated by erst while tamilnadu state transport department were transferred as the express wing of pallavan transport corporation with effect from 15th sep ' 1975 . the express wing of pallavan transport corporation was registered on 14th january 1980 and named as thiruvalluvar transport corporation .\nbengaluru : tamil nadu\u2019s reluctance to ink an inter - state reciprocal transport agreement with karnataka has come as a blessing in disguise for private bus operators . karnataka state road transport corporation ( ksrtc ) has not entered into an agreement with tamil nadu\u2019s state express transport corporation ( setc ) since 2008 . despite writing nearly 30 letters inviting setc officials over for talks , ksrtc officials say most have gone unheeded .\nthe formation of a separate corporation exclusively for operating long distance express services connecting all the district headquarters in the state ( tamil nadu ) with chennai as headquarters was thought by the government during the year 1975 . hence the long distance express services was operated by erstwhile tamilnadu state transport department were transferred as the express wing of pallavan transport corporation with effect from 15th sep\u20191975 .\nstay up to date on all the latest tamil nadu news with the new indian express app . download now\nat present state express transport corporation tamil nadu limited provides one of the most affordable public transport to 1 lakh passengers per day . for more comfort and luxury to the travelling public , setc introduced ultra deluxe buses with 36 seating capacity with air suspension and pollution free system to inter & intra state routes .\nthis report extracts all available information about state express transport corporation tamil nadu ltd . 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 .\nit may be recalled that late chief minister jayalalithaa had in 2013 launched two state express transport corporation luxury buses with pantry and toilet amenities on the srirangam - chennai route .\na separate entity exclusively for operating long distance express services was conceived by the government of tamil nadu in 1975 and the services were transferred to the newly formed express wing of pallavan transport corporation with effect from 15 september 1975 . it was registered formally on 14 january 1980 and renamed as thiruvalluvar transport corporation ( ttc ) in honor of tamil poet thiruvalluvar . during 1990s , jjtc was formed which operated interstate routes of erstwhile ttc . jjtc was then renamed as rgtc in 1996 . both ttc and rgtc was later merged into state express transport corporation ( setc ) in 1996 .\nwe are certain that neither tamil nadu chief minister nor the transportation minister ordered the inclusion of hindi . it must be some middle level officer in the service of tamil nadu government .\nthis page gives information about the metropolitan transport corporation chennai ltd ( mtc ) , contact details of mtc , depots in mtc .\n. you see the destination names written in tamil ( the state language ) , english and hindi . why is hindi there ? who ordered the inclusion of hindi ? who ordered this violation of the two - language policy enacted by the elected government of the state of tamil nadu ?\nchennai : trade unions of tamil nadu state transport corporation ( tnstc ) have called for the suspension of bus services from today . the staff unions have been demanding the release of funds for the arrears of the employees along retirement benefits and provident fund . however , the seven rounds of talks which held with the government officials on sunday ended in a deadlock , resulting in halting of operations of most of the public transport buses from this morning . during the talks yesterday , the minister informed the union leaders that the government would disburse rs 500 crore in september , but the leaders did not agree and they demanded at least rs 1 , 000 crore . in pictures : tamil nadu state transport corporation staff ' s indefinite strike\nseveral questions relating to hindi at tamil nadu state agencies are discussed in a companion article published in 2013 [ reference 3 ] . here is the table of content of that article .\ni will come straight to the point . here is a photograph of the state express bus schedule at the kanya kumari bus station taken in 2017\nthe ongoing refresher training programmes for drivers of state owned transport corporations will be extended to drivers of private schools and colleges for a fee , he said .\nsources say kerala state road transport corporation will soon enter into an agreement with setc to run more buses to bengaluru via salem and coimbatore on weekends and during festival seasons . private operators charge up to ` 3 , 000 per ticket on weekends and festive seasons .\nstay up to date on all the latest bengaluru news with the new indian express app . download now\nksrtc managing director s r umashankar said , \u201cwe are pursuing the matter with setc officials to enter into an agreement to operate more services . but unfortunately , there has been no positive response from tamil nadu so far . \u201d he said ksrtc buses are popular in tamil nadu because of the high quality of service .\nthere was nothing that a state government can do about hindi imposition in indian ( central ) government offices and its undertakings like government banks , railways , etc . so the chief minister , who had spent much time in jail for participating in anti - hindi agitations and demonstrations , ordered the removal of hindi in all state government affairs . on january 23 , 1968 tamil nadu government dropped the three - language formula ( tamil , english , hindi ) and adopted the two - language formula ( tamil and english ) .\nthe two - language policy ( state language and english ) is a reasonable solution for any state ; state language for those who live and / or work in the state and english for those on a short visit . it is the duty of those who live / work in the state to learn the state language and it is the responsibility for visitors to know the state language or english , or come with a little travelers dictionary or come with someone who knows the state language or english . this is what non - hindi people going to work , live and / or visit hindi states . why a special privilege for hindi people that they can go anywhere in india knowing only their mother tongue ( one - language formula for hindi people ! ) we do not see any need for hindi in non - hindi state affairs .\ni doubt the chief minister and transportation minister know of these hindi signs in kanyakumari ; they have more important things to do . they expect that state government officials would follow state government policies .\non the other hand , setc\u2019s standard reply to ksrtc has been \u201cthere is no need for augmentation of services between tamil nadu and karnataka since the present operation between two states are sufficient . \u201d a senior setc official said tamil nadu has to take a final decision . \u201cour fares are much less than that of buses operated by karnataka . we are focussing more on ordinary buses than luxury air - conditioned buses . \u201d\nthis officer may be from tamil nadu or one of the large number of officers from other states who do not know the history of hindi agitations in tamil nadu starting from the first day hindi imposition started in tamil nadu in 1938 [ reference 1 ] . hindi imposition went into high gear once the british left india and power went into the hands of hindi politicians . opposition to hindi imposition peaked in january - february 1965 which was brutally suppressed resulting the police , out - of - state police , central police and army shooting deaths of 63 unarmed protesters [ reference 2 ] . that lead to the utter defeat of the ruling congress party in the 1967 legislative assembly election . dravida munnetra kazhagam ( dmk ) which stood against hindi imposition received a majority in the election and formed state government under chief minister c . n . annadurai .\nas a fallout , proposed services between karnataka and kerala too have been affected . both the states had recently entered into an agreement to float new services connecting cities like thiruvananthapuram and ernakulam in kerala with bengaluru , particularly during festive seasons . but since it would involve buses passing through cities in tamil nadu , like coimbatore and salem , the services have been grounded . strained relations between karnataka and tamil nadu , sustained pressure from private operators\u2019 lobby and an unstable government in tamil nadu have contributed to the delay at arriving at an arrangement . setc officials also apprehend that reciprocal agreements between the states will work largely in ksrtc\u2019s favour because of its fleet of luxury buses as opposed to ill - maintained tn buses .\nthe two - language policy introduced by the dmk government of c . n . annadurai in 1968 was accepted and followed by every tamil nadu government that came after ( dmk and all india anna dravida munnetra kazhagam ( aiadmk ) governments under chief ministers karunanidhi ( dmk ) , m . g . ramachandran ( aiadmk ) , jayalalithaa jeyaram ( aiadmk ) , o . panneerselvam ( aiadmk ) and the current aiadmk government of edappadi k palaniswami . so who is including hindi in the state express bus schedule in kanyakumari ?\nthere was one incidence of hindi use by state government in the past . madurai city corporation commissioner ( an ias officer from hindi region ) ordered in 2013 that name boards in major streets of madurai city include hindi . opposition to the use of hindi mounted . tamil desa pothuvudamai katchi took the lead and organized a demonstration against it on january 25 , 2013 . the commissioner heard tamil people ' s message and withdrew his order\nrespecting sentiments of our tamil brothers and sisters\n. the commissioner is a honourable man . he made a mistake and corrected it when it was brought to his attention [ reference 3 ] .\nif you would like to translate this article to tamil for us , please write us . your help would be greatly appreciated .\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 .\nhe also also announced that the government , in association with public sector oil firms , would set up retail fuel outlets in 100 sites owned by transport corporations , to monetise its real estate assets .\nthe problem is not with the individual officers but with the indian government policy of posting out - of - state officers who do not know the culture and history of the people whom they come to serve . this writer had always opposed this policy , and tamil people and politicians should oppose it vehemently .\ni request people in large numbers to write or call the chief minister ' s office and transportation minister ' s office and inform them of the violation of the two - language policy . they will do the right thing . their party ( all india anna dravida munnetra kazagam - aiadmk ) is after all named after the annadurai (\nanna\nfor short ) who introduced the\nno - hindi\ntwo - language policy to tamil nadu .\nthis is a\ncategory b\narticle . free to publish as long as the entire article ( or translation ) , author ' s name and tamil tribune name and url ( http : / / www . tamiltribune . com ) are included ( no permission needed ) . click here for more details .\n\u200bat ibm , when performance review time rolls around , staff get judged not on their past achievements but also on how they might perform . . .\nsamsung has taken the \u2018make in india\u2019 initiative to another level by launching \u2018 . . .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved . for reprint rights : times syndication service\nthe staff unions have been demanding the release of funds for the arrears of the employees along retirement benefits and provident fund .\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 .\nif you need regular and ongoing access to company information , you should consider a subscription to the full emis service .\nemis company profiles are part of a larger information service where that combines company , industry and country data and analysis for over 125 emerging markets on a unique information platform .\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 - 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fi facility will also be provided in all air conditioned government buses .\nthe minister said that battery operated buses would be introduced in chennai , keeping in view the increasing number of vehicles and the need to tackle pollution .\ncashless transactions will be introduced in phases in government corporations in addition to cost rationalisation exercise , he said .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\non line reservation facility for the air - conditioned sleeper buses from chennai - salem - chennai , chennai - madurai - chennai , coimbatore - bengaluru - coimbatore services are available for online booking . other new services will be introduced shortly\n.\nthe hon\u2019ble chief minister of tamilnadu has inaugurated the new air - conditioned sleeper buses , ultra deluxe buses with toilet facility & non a / c sleeper buses for the public of tamilnadu on 03 / 07 / 2018 .\nsetc operates special buses during all important festival seasons for the conveniance of travelling public .\nreservation time from 06 . 00 hrs to 22 . 00 hrs at reservation centers * .\nhalf ticket for children 3 yrs above but below 12 yrs , children above 130cms height will be charged full fare , other wise original age proof certificate to be produced at the time journey .\nthe reserved journey tickets are not transferable and can not be preponed or postponed .\nthe lay out of the vehicle may be varied due to some unavoidable circumstances . how ever , the selected seat numbers will not be changed .\nany concession will be given only on the basic fare , excluding reservation fee and other applicable charges .\ndifferently abled persons and their escorts : differently abled persons have to mention their valid id card ( issued by govt . , ) details while making online ticket reservation . at the time of boarding the vehicle , a photocopy of the disablity certificate has to be handed over to the conductor and also the original certificate has to be carried by the differently abled person and shown to the conductor . if any escort is accompanying with the differently abled person , the id proof of such escort has also to be produced to the conductor .\nsenior citizens : at the time of boarding the vehicle , photocopy of the age proof id has to be handed over to the conductor and also have to produce original age proof id cards like pan card , voter ' s id , driving license , passport , ration card , etc .\ne - 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", "topic": 30}], "title": "acorn dvd", "paragraphs": ["region : region 2 ( this dvd may not be viewable outside europe . read more about dvd formats . )\nthrough its acorn and acacia catalogs and e - commerce websites . acorn media u . k . and acorn media australia distribute comparable lines of dvd titles to consumers in the u . k . ,\nit was a very funny dvd i no the person i gave it to was very pleased .\ntheir output may not yet be quite as prolific as network dvd ' s , but acorn media is definitely a company to watch for in future .\ni\u2019m delighted to hear that acorn will be releasing a third dvd of dixon of dock green episodes . more details can be found on their website here .\ncouldn ' t get enough of this series . now i own the dvd i can watch it any time ! sooo funny .\nacclaimed documentaries to us customers . acorn direct is a direct - to - consumer division offering dvds , digital downloads , and other high quality products in north america ; acorn media u . k . and acorn media australia distribute comparable lines of dvd titles to consumers in the u . k . , australia , and new zealand .\nit can be pre - ordered from acorn now ( for release in early 2015 ) . if it follows the path of previous acorn releases . then it should stay as an acorn exclusive for a few months before going on general release .\nalthough not released until next month , the dvd ( which includes interviews with phillips , and galton & simpson ) is available to pre - order now . orders placed through acorn ' s own website are already being shipped . more information\n, acorn media group has grown from a one - man basement documentary production and distribution operation in the mid - 1980s into a leading independent media company operating on three continents . acorn media group consists of four divisions . with its acorn label , acorn media u . s . is the leading distributor of british television programming to consumers in\nthis just leaves the black and white episodes which could ( maybe if sales of this dvd are good ) make up collection four some time in the future .\nacorn media , the dvd distribution company that has in the past issued such well - loved series as to the manor born and the good life , appears to be expanding its comedy offerings by delving deep into the bbc ' s television archives .\n, chief executive officer of acorn media group .\nwe expect to greatly benefit from\nwhy you should check it out : based on an elizabeth bowen novel , the death of the heart is a romantic tv movie with a wonderful cast that seems almost forgotten except for acorn tv online streaming . indeed , i can\u2019t even find this one on dvd ( even on acorn online ) . i will definitely be watching this one soon while it is still available .\nacorn tv \u2013 new & featured | the best british tv streaming on demand , commercial free .\nas is the case with casanova ' 73 , the dvd release of trevor ' s world of sport is not yet available in shops , but pre - orders placed through acorn ' s website will be shipped in just a few weeks from now . great for sport fans and not , what better a christmas present than a dvd that ' s not even been released yet ? alongside the full tv series is an interview with writer - creator andy hamilton . more information\nmr . edwards , in a telephone interview , said the company believed it was now the second - largest distributor of british programming on dvd in north america , second only to the bbc .\n' s vision as we continue to acquire library content and build acorn tv ,\nhe concluded .\nwhy you should check it out : acorn tv loves mystery series and you can\u2019t get much better than poirot ! acorn includes even the newest episodes so you can watch the finale of the entire series .\njust released : \u201cthe spirit of the brotherhood\u201d - the companion dvd to \u201cfree spirits . \u201d nine former commune members discuss the spiritual experiences and beliefs they shared back then that still influence them today .\ncomedy aficionados have long called for a bbc equivalent to network dvd , the company responsible for pumping out hundreds of dvd releases of both loved and forgotten itv series , over the past decade . however , with the bbc ' s own label , 2entertain , seeming unable - or just plain unwilling - to answer the call , american - owned acorn media appear to have stepped up to the plate with a number of fascinating releases both in the recent past , and coming up over the next 12 months .\nspurred on by new episodes of the british serial \u201cupstairs , downstairs\u201d on pbs last april , many viewers went in search of the 40 - year - old original . they found it in the catalog of acorn media , which had released the vintage series a month earlier as a complete 21 - disc dvd set .\nacorn synopsis : seen on masterpiece theatre , this haunting british drama blends heart - pounding suspense with unexpected romance .\nacorn\u2019s business plan has shielded it from the recent economic downturn , said jean - philippe randisi , executive vice president for consumer products for itv studios global entertainment , which has longstanding deals with acorn to distribute many itv titles .\nan article on march 26 about acorn media , the home video company , erroneously attributed a distinction to its box dvd set of the original british series \u201cupstairs , downstairs . \u201d the box set is the second one of the series , not the first . ( a & e home video released a box set of the series in 2002 . )\ndinnerladies - complete collection ( series 1 & 2 ) - 3 - dvd set ( dinner ladies - season one and two ) [ non - usa format , pal , reg . 2 import - united kingdom ] by celia imrie\nnow each thrilling episode is available together for the first time on dvd , including\nbabs and the cup of coffee\n,\nmrs overall and her apron\nand the memorable classic\nberta coming through the doorway\n.\nas executive chairman of rlj entertainment , i am looking forward to this unique business combination of image entertainment and acorn media group ,\nsaid johnson .\nrlj entertainment will have a broad strategy for financial growth by providing content to all media platforms including broadcast and cable , dvd and blu - ray , digital downloads , and digital streaming . image entertainment is a leader in the urban , indepedent film , comedy , and horror genres , and acorn media group , founded by\nacorn synopsis : adapted from the novel by evelyn waugh , it hasn\u2019t lost any of its power to seduce and enchant .\nskip ahead 6 months to news today that the acquisition is indeed complete ; both image and acorn have been swallowed by rlj .\nthe series delves into the last half an hour awake each evening , of both the oldfields and their neighbours . it ' s a subtle , keenly - observed series that shines a light on that supposedly quiet , calming time of the day when we should all be winding down and ready to sleep . acorn ' s dvd includes all three series , plus an interview with hamilton .\nacorn synopsis : eyes twinkling behind his spectacles , kenneth more is g . k . chesterton\u2019s wily detective in this classic british series .\nacorn have announced a mouth - watering series of special features for dixon of dock green \u2013 collection three , due for release in 2015 .\npeter edwards , left , and miguel penella of acorn media , which spent eight years getting rights to\ntinker tailor soldier spy .\nand while image entertainment is an usa - based company , acorn media group has several international arms : with its acorn label , it\u2019s the leading distributor of british television programming to consumers in north america . its acacia label offers a line of original health & wellness programming . its\nhe press release below , which confirms the completion of the acquisition , and provides some further insight , states that johnson plans to become a major player in the distribution of content across all platforms \u2013 dvd , blu - ray , digital downloads , streaming , broadcast tv and cable .\nseries one and two of the brokenwood mysteries are released by acorn media on the 14th of august 2017 . both series cost \u00a319 . 99 each .\ni ' m not a youngster so i remember the hilarious acorn sketches . the moving walls , the poor camera work , the way you see the different members of the shop waiting to come on , the brilliant way the words were spoken by some truly great actors with such perfect timing , , , all add up to true greatness . many modern sketches could learn so much from watching this dvd . great fun , just great .\n. its acacia label offers a line of original health & wellness programming . appealing to the growing lifelong learning audience , acorn u . s . also offers acclaimed documentaries on the athena label . acorn direct is a direct - to - consumer division offering dvds , digital downloads , and other high quality products in\nacorn synopsis : david suchet stars as the dapper , diminutive belgian who solves the most serpentine cases with the sharpest of minds and the driest of wits .\nrlj acquisition , inc . announces successful completion of its business combination acquiring image entertainment , inc . and acorn media group to form rlj entertainment , inc .\nwhy you should check it out : while i haven\u2019t seen george gently yet , acorn tv is definitely the place to go if you like period drama mystery shows .\nacorn synopsis : set in the roaring \u201920s , the grand hotel is a nexus for schemes , scandals , romance , and intrigue among guests and staff members alike .\nimage entertainment , with a library of 3700 titles , already has established channels to all those platforms ; as does acorn \u2013 although its reach is apparently much wider .\nrlj acquisition , inc . agrees to acquire image entertainment , inc . and acorn media group , inc . to form one of the largest independent distributors of video content globally\n, which will be paid in cash and in the form of promissory notes to the holders of preferred stock of image entertainment . the shareholders of acorn media group will receive\nacorn synopsis : p . g . wodehouse\u2019s beloved blandings castle stories follow the foibles of an eccentric aristocrat , his peculiar family , and the ramshackle ancestral home they share .\nacorn synopsis : sir derek jacobi is brother cadfael , a 12th - century benedictine monk and former crusader who uses his knowledge , skills , and intuition to solve crimes .\nit was in april when robert johnson\u2019s plans to acquire image entertainment and acorn media group , to create what was deemed a \u201c formidable independent distributor , \u201d were revealed .\nacorn synopsis : anzac girls is a moving series based on the unique , and rarely told true stories of australian and new zealand nurses serving at gallipoli and the western front .\nand because i know there are several other period drama lovers out there looking for something new to watch , here are several of the period dramas now streaming on acorn tv ( of course , you can always find these on dvd as well ) . as always , i aimed to pick titles with less explicit content , so if acorn gives a mature warning , the period drama automatically got cut . it should also be noted that one of my favorite tv shows , \u201cthe hour , \u201d is expiring on december 6 th , so i didn\u2019t include it either . still , if you have the time , i truly suggest you give that excellent and intelligently written romantic period series a try .\nthankfully , acorn released all 10 surviving episodes , alongside another galton & simpson interview , and a feature talking to series 1 co - star liz fraser about the show . more information\nacorn synopsis : partners in crime is an espionage adventure series about a suburban married couple , tommy and tuppence beresford , who solve mysteries and foil plots in \u201950s cold war britain .\ni sadly missed this live , so the dvd had to be bought . the music is superb , from the pseudo - bach in the first half interspersed with ' caf\u00e9 continental ' , to the lively upbeat numbers of the second half . some of the acting is a little hammy i will grant you , but in the very best acorn antiques taste . jo lawrence is superb ( great singing voice ) , and whilst neil morrisey is outshone by the rest , all the cast pull together and i laughed hugely . . .\nlast month , the acorn media group bought a 64 percent controlling interest in the literary estate of agatha christie , which includes more than 80 of her novels and plays and nearly 40 television films , with eight more in the works . terms weren\u2019t disclosed , but mr . edwards said the deal was acorn\u2019s largest , and resulted in the company\u2019s taking on some debt .\nacorn synopsis : set around perth from 1943 - 63 , it tells the story of two rural families , each scarred by catastrophe , who end up sharing a large , ramshackle house .\nacorn synopsis : proper , demure , sharp as a tack , agatha christie\u2019s spinster sleuth is brilliantly portrayed by geraldine mcewan ( 1 - 3 ) and julia mckenzie ( 4 - 5 ) .\nacorn synopsis : a former scotland yard sleuth now tracking murders in britain\u2019s north country , george gently ( tony nominee martin shaw ) is an old - time copper in the rapidly changing 1960s .\nthe company has ambitious plans for the titles , possibly grittier remakes of the films starring the hercule poirot character . but mr . edwards said acorn would take a passive role in the actual production .\nmuch better than the original reviews suggested - full of the much - missed victoria wood ' s brilliant invention . if you watched acorn antiques in the original tv show , you ' ll love this .\nacorn synopsis : a thoroughly addictive drama brimming with secrets , passion , romance , and intrigue , a place to call home explores the ties that hold families together and the betrayals that can tear them apart .\n, with approximately 3 , 700 exclusive dvd titles and approximately 350 exclusive cd titles in domestic release and more than 450 programs internationally via sublicense agreements . for many of its titles , image entertainment has exclusive audio and broadcast rights , as well as digital download rights to approximately 2 , 200 video programs and approximately 500 audio titles containing more than 6 , 000 individual tracks . image entertainment is headquartered in\nso acorn has taken steps to minimize risks , while \u201caggressively pursuing the opportunities , \u201d said miguel penella , the chief executive . in july , the company began a streaming service , acorn tv . for $ 25 a year ( no monthly options available ) , subscribers can watch a rotating schedule of old gems and united states premieres of new series , like the currently streaming season 5 of the popular \u201cdoc martin . \u201d\nacorn synopsis : written by poet and playwright christopher fry ( the lady\u2019s not for burning ) , this period drama authentically explores the tender and tragic family history that is as much the bronte legacy as their literary works .\nacorn synopsis : while still the prince of wales , the future edward viii meets the married american socialite , wallis simpson . their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament , especially when king george v dies .\nacorn synopsis : four - part adaptation of anthony powell\u2019s 12 - volume satirical novel sequence , this series follows the history of a group of friends , starting in their schooldays together , and their lives over the next 50 years .\n\u201cwe have been solidly profitable for years and years , \u201d said peter edwards , 59 , acorn\u2019s chairman , who founded the company , then known as atlas video , in 1984 in a spare bedroom in his home in washington .\nagain , the title won ' t be widely available until may 2013 , but will be sent out to those pre - ordering via the acorn website very soon - the first stock is expected by the end of october . more information\nwhy you should check it out : foyle\u2019s war is definitely one of the best period dramas you can find because the characters and actors are so fabulous ! this is a definite must see . plus , acorn tv has all 9 seasons .\none would have thought that the bbc would have already taken advantage of the works of the writers of steptoe and son , but one would be wrong : earlier this year , acorn released an even earlier galton & simpson title , citizen james .\nacorn synopsis : while wwii rages across the channel , police detective christopher foyle reluctantly remains on duty in his quiet english coastal town . series 9 sees foyle investigating cases involving international oil politics , anti - semitism , and the wartime activities of the soe .\nacorn synopsis : in 1930s london , an awkward 16 - year - old struggles to find herself through a disastrous love affair . starring robert hardy ( all creatures great and small ) , miranda richardson ( sleepy hollow ) , and patricia hodge ( miranda ) .\nnext in acorn ' s eyes are two titles from andy hamilton , the co - creator and co - writer of sitcom hits including old harry ' s game on radio 4 , bbc one ' s family hit outnumbered , and biting 1990s satire drop the dead donkey .\nwhy you should check it out : i cannot say enough good things about a place to call home . addictive is the perfect word and i cannot wait for series 3 ( acorn says it is coming soon ) . this period drama is one of my personal favorites .\ni so loved this dvd . i admire victoria woods work tremendously , i was glad of the extra features with her in the mrs overall part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . but really no one is as good as julie walters , even the fabulous ms wood . i would have been thrilled to see both on stage . cast members well know and not so , were fantastic quality production of highest class . duncun preston , josie lawrence and celia imrie are also really top notch in this . enjoy\nin another new move , acorn is expanding into content production . in november 2010 , it bought all rights to \u201cfoyle\u2019s war , \u201d a popular british detective series that was shown for many years on \u201cmasterpiece mystery ! \u201d on pbs . production on three new episodes will start in september .\nset for release in february , pre - orders direct through acorn will be sent out soon . the 3 - disc set includes all 17 existing episodes - the complete series 1 & 3 - as well as the starlings reunited , a specially filmed interview feature with both briers and scales . more information\nofficial site for acorn productions llc and the documentary film , free spirits , directed by bruce geisler , about the brotherhood of the spirit / renaissance community commune , one of the largest and most controversial new - age intentional communities of the 1960s and 1970s , and its founder , michael metelica rapunzel .\nthat is , of course , just a small selection of recent and upcoming acorn media comedy titles . others include dear ladies , dear john . . . . , chelmsford 123 , shine on harvey moon , and filthy , rich & catflap - with plenty more to be announced , we are assured !\nacorn synopsis : classic series based on the on the turn - of - the - century stories by somerville and ross . peter bowles ( rumpole of the bailey , to the manor born ) stars as major sinclair yeates , a retired english army officer who becomes a resident magistrate in pre - independence west ireland .\nthanks in part to pbs\u2019s revitalized \u201cmasterpiece\u201d series , and its two - season hit \u201cdownton abbey , \u201d america is having a love affair with british drama and mystery . and the privately held acorn media group , which is 28 years old and based in silver spring , md . , has been well positioned to benefit .\nin my dismissive attitude i missed every one of the episodes when first shown on television . the little lady kept telling me about it , so , here we get the entire collection on one dvd . i enjoyed it so much . . . a send up of crossroads televising maybe , with wobbly sets and furniture , missed cue ' s etc etc . a classic look at how it should be done to make people laugh . so much going on all the time , it screams out for reviewing time and time again so as not to miss out on anything . . . . . a splendid purchase . !\nbethesda , md / / october 3 , 2012 / / robert l . johnson , chairman of the rlj companies and founder of black entertainment television ( bet ) , announced today rlj acquisition , inc . ( otcqb : rljau ; rlja ; rljaw ) ( the \u201ccompany\u201d ) has successfully completed the business combination acquiring image entertainment , inc . ( otcqb : disk ) ( \u201cimage\u201d ) and acorn media group , inc . , two highly complementary media content distribution companies to create rlj entertainment , inc . approved by the company\u2019s , image\u2019s and acorn\u2019s respective shareholders , rlj entertainment , inc . becomes one of the largest independent global distributors of digital and video content .\na number of factors could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those indicated by such forward looking statements . these factors include , but are not limited to : ( 1 ) the occurrence of any event , change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the agreement and plan of merger between the company and image entertainment ( the\nmerger agreement\n) , the preferred stock purchase agreement by and between the company and the holders of preferred stock of image entertainment ( the\npreferred stock purchase agreement\n) or the stock purchase agreement by and among the company , acorn media group , the shareholders of acorn media group , and\nre - live the drama as mrs overall serves up another batch of macaroons and babs discusses the future of the shop . what will be this week ' s riveting cliff hanger ? will the set survive ? written by victoria wood , acorn antiques was produced and directed by geoff posner and first transmitted as part of victoria wood as seen on tv in january 1985 .\nwhile the home video business has been challenged by years of plummeting sales , acorn continues to grow . the company said it hit $ 99 million in gross revenue in 2011 , up 5 percent from 2010 , largely because of increased sales , both in units and revenue , for the home video titles it has amassed for british mysteries and dramas , both old and new .\nacorn synopsis : based on the beloved gothic novel by daphne du maurier , jamaica inn follows mary yellan , an orphan sent to the rugged coast of cornwall to live with her aunt . mary is met by a brutish , menacing man - her uncle , joss . she soon learns that no guests stay at the inn , and joss is part of a savage gang of smugglers .\nas an avid period drama watcher , i had to subscribe to acorn tv back when season 2 of miss fisher\u2019s murder mysteries was available there first ( the wait always kills me ) . ever since then , i haven\u2019t looked back . with several fresh and lesser known british and australian period dramas ( and mysteries too ) to choose from , i always have something new to check out .\nso far , acorn tv \u2014 which had some technical flaws at introduction that the company says are now fixed \u2014 is available online , and via ipad , apple tv and google tv . the number of subscribers is growing , mr . penella said , but he declined to be more specific . a boost is likely when nook and roku applications are introduced , expected toward the end of april .\nthe series , broadcast as the title suggests in 1973 , caused quite a stir at the time , enraging clean - up - tv campaigners including mary whitehouse . one episode sees newhouse ' s own niece attempting to seduce him , whilst another features henry judging a beauty contest . it ' s interesting to note that the show was inspired by a one - off sitcom play written by galton & simpson , and also starring leslie phillips and jan holden ( as his wife ) , from 1969 . broadcast as part of itv ' s the galton & simpson comedy series , the plot of the suit saw howard butler caught at his girlfriend ' s flat in a state of undress when a burglar breaks in and steals his clothes . sadly this earlier production isn ' t included in the casanova ' 73 dvd set .\nacorn describe the first series :\nnewly - married george and kate starling arrive home from their honeymoon to discover that they ' ve lost their door keys . how they come to meet their new neighbours and events that follow , sets the tone for a series that lovingly explores the perils and pitfalls of love , marriage , anniversaries , petty quarrels and the kind of making - up that ' s not so hard to do .\nin cash , 1 , 000 , 000 shares of common stock of rlj entertainment and warrants to purchase 1 , 000 , 000 shares of common stock of rlj entertainment . after the completion of the business combination , the current stockholders of image entertainment and acorn media group will own approximately 11 % and 5 % of rlj entertainment , respectively , assuming no redemptions . the current stockholders of the company will own approximately 74 % of rlj entertainment , assuming no redemptions .\ncomputershare | 211 quality circle , suite 210 college station , tx 77845 | 800 . 962 . 4284 or 781 . 575 . 4247\nthe rlj companies logo . ( prnewsfoto / the rlj companies ) ( prnewsfoto / )\nthe business combination is subject to approval of the company ' s and image entertainment ' s respective stockholders , as well as regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions . assuming these conditions are met , the business combination is expected to be completed by the end of the second quarter of this year .\n, chairman and chief executive officer of image entertainment , who will serve as the chief executive officer of rlj entertainment after the completion of the business combination .\nthis communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities , nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer , solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction . no offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of section 10 of the securities act of 1933 , as amended .\nreaders are referred to the most recent reports filed with the sec by the company and image entertainment . readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward - looking statements , which speak only as of the date made , and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward - looking statements , whether as a result of new information , future events or otherwise .\nrlj entertainment , the company , image entertainment and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of the company and image entertainment in connection with the proposed business combination . information regarding the officers and directors of the company is available in the company ' s annual report on form 10 - k for the year ended december 31 , 2011 , which has been filed with the sec .\ninformation regarding the officers and directors of image entertainment is available in image entertainment ' s annual report on form 10 - k / a for the year ended march 31 , 2011 , which has been filed with the sec . additional information regarding the interests of such potential participants will also be included in the registration statement on form s - 4 ( and will be included in the definitive proxy statement / prospectus for the proposed business combination ) and the other relevant documents filed with the sec .\nabout rlj acquisition , inc . ( rljau ; rlja ; rljaw ) is a special purpose acquisition company ( spac ) , also known as a blank check company , that seeks to acquire one of more operating companies . rlj acquisition , inc . intends to use the net proceeds from its initial public offering to acquire one or more operating businesses through a merger , capital stock exchange , asset acquisition , stock purchase , reorganization or similar business combination . for more information about rlj acquisition , inc . , please visit : urltoken\nimage entertainment , inc . is a leading independent licensee and distributor of entertainment programming in\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 pr newswire association llc . all rights reserved . a cision company .\njavascript seems to be disabled in your browser . you must have javascript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website .\n@ freyacartlidge yes , freya ! thank you for sharing this pic . sounds like a perfect weekend to us !\nthis website uses cookies to enable operation of the cart and your account . by continuing to use the website you agree to the use of these essential cookies . in addition , we use a number of third party cookies to enhance your experience . please accept or decline these cookies below . click here to learn about cookie settings .\navailable on roku , apple tv , samsung smart tv , iphone , ipad , web and more .\nover 1 , 800 hours of programming , including 60 shows you won ' t find anywhere else .\ncomment : buy with confidence from a huge uk seller , all items despatched next day directly from the uk . all items are quality guaranteed .\namazon ' s choice recommends highly rated , well - priced products available to dispatch immediately .\nfind all the best television shows from the other side of the pond in our us tv store and catch the latest shows in our 2014 ' s hottest tv page .\ninstantly receive a \u00a310 urltoken gift card if you\u2019re approved for the amazon platinum mastercard with instant spend . representative 21 . 9 % apr ( variable ) .\ncredit offered by newday ltd , over 18s only , subject to status . terms apply .\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 .\nwas a mini soap opera set in a shop on the outskirts of manchesterford .\nviewers were gripped with the everyday dramas that beset miss babs ( celia imrie ) , berta ( victoria wood ) and the glamorous mrs overall ( julie walters ) .\nthis is a great collection if you want to watch all the sketches in one go and it shows the great comedic talents of the whole cast . victoria wood was a brilliant comedian and will be much missed . there are no extras on this , as soon as you pop it in the player it ' s starts the episodes , definitely no frills !\nonly just watched this after having bought it ages ago . was visiting a friend and victoria had recently passed . such fun and a reminder of these great characters . want to say ' bye ' to people on the phone like miss babs now : - )\nnot as expected . . . loved the series but these small excerts dont do it justice . . will be giving it away\ndisappointing , just 5 minute clips from many shows . julie walters & celia imrie look 40yrs younger than i remember , but perhaps thats the result of me ageing !\nwhat can i say the funniest and most mickey taking serious she created , the characters are great and keep you chuckling from start to finish . love miss babs and mrs overall classic characters and well worth a watch .\ni understand it is a send up of a series years ago but found it childish .\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\nfulfilment by amazon ( fba ) is a service amazon offers sellers that lets them store their products in amazon ' s warehouses , and amazon directly does the picking , packing , shipping and customer service on these items . something amazon hopes you ' ll especially enjoy : fba items are eligible for and for amazon prime just as if they were amazon items .\nif you ' re a seller , you can increase your sales significantly by using fulfilment by amazon . we invite you to learn more about this programme .\nsponsored products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on amazon . when you click on a sponsored product ad , you will be taken to an amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it .\nyou have to be a fan of victoria and julie to appreciate this . a bit too repetitive with the intro music .\ni bought this for my mum . she said it ' s really good .\nwelcome to the town of brokenwood . a sleepy farming town in the middle of new zealand where you\u2019d assume that nothing ever happens . but their crime rate is extraordinarily high for such an idyllic spot as barely a week seems to go by without a mysterious death occurring .\none such murder brings the experienced detective mike shepherd ( neill rea ) up from the city . an unconventional maverick , he\u2019s partnered with the much younger and much more by - the - book detective kristin sims ( fern sutherland ) and , as might be expected , to begin with they don\u2019t hit it off . but as inexplicable murder follows inexplicable murder , it\u2019s also to be expected that they\u2019ll start to form a bond as mike adjusts to life in the country , where everybody seems to be connected to everybody else and deep , dark secrets abound \u2026 .\nbrokenwood is a small place . the population seems to be around five thousand , although it\u2019s constantly decreasing ( depending on how many people get killed in any given episode ) . brokenwood\u2019s bucolic beauty is one of the series\u2019 selling points \u2013 no wonder that some have dubbed the show \u201ca new zealand midsomer murders \u201d \u2013 whilst the interplay between mike and kristin is another obvious plus - point .\nit\u2019s hardly an original concept for a series . a mismatched partnership \u2013 male / female \u2013 with very different takes on just about everything . but since the formula works it\u2019s not surprising that it gets repeated again and again . the brokenwood mysteries might not bring anything particularly new to the table , but it does what it does very well .\nit\u2019s always handy to start a new series with an outsider , since they can function as the audience identification figure and we can learn along with them . mike shepherd is pitched headlong into the town of brokenwood in the opening episode \u2013 blood and water \u2013 which sees a local farmer \u2013 nate dunn ( chris sherwood ) \u2013 fished out of the river . did he commit suicide or was it a case of murder ? the parameters of the series are firmly set here \u2013 a leisurely running time ( 90 minutes plus per episode ) , lashings of country music ( mike\u2019s a firm fan ) and a story where long - hidden secrets hold the key to solving the mystery .\nneill rea instantly appeals as mike shepherd . mike is a friendly and slightly rumpled character , easily able to put just about everybody he meets at their ease ( a useful skill for a detective ) . his private life is a bit of a mystery though . there are definitely ex - wives in his past , although exactly how many isn\u2019t known . that he elects to stay in brokenwood after solving the first case suggests that he had nothing or no - one special to return home to ( he\u2019s very much a self - contained person , happy with his own company ) .\nhe does have passions though \u2013 a 1971 car he\u2019s very proud of ( although nobody else agrees with him ) and a large supply of country music cassettes . he prefers music on cassette and he loves country music because \u201cthey\u2019re the best three - minute crime stories ever sung . there\u2019s heartache , adultery , jealousy , divorce , death\u201d . his quirks \u2013 he likes to crack inappropriate jokes when inspecting bodies ( \u201ctoo soon ? \u201d ) as well as conversing with the corpses \u2013 ensures that he stands out from the rank and file .\nhis strengths are matched in equal and opposite ways by kristin sims ( fern sutherland ) . kristin is everything that mike isn\u2019t \u2013 young , meticulous and computer savvy . initially she rubs mike up the wrong way , but it isn\u2019t long before they settle down and form a fairly harmonious working relationship , although kristin can still sometimes be appalled at mike\u2019s reluctance to follow procedure . but as time goes by there\u2019s a definite ying / yang feel to their relationship as both have positive character traits that the other lacks .\nthose familiar with the parameters of this type of series should be easily able to spot the upcoming murder victim during the opening minutes of the second episode , sour grapes . brokenwood is an area with a thriving wine industry , so it\u2019s no surprise to learn that the annual wine contest always sparks a great deal of interest . amanda james\u2019 ( josephine davison ) winery has walked away with the top prize for the last five years , therefore she is appalled when judge paul winterson ( alistair browning ) overlooks her this time .\nthe appearance of dead winterson\u2019s body is a jolting reveal \u2013 it comes bobbing to the surface from one of amanda james\u2019 vast wine vats \u2013 and his presence there means that amanda is a prime suspect . but although the brokenwood mysteries has no qualms in embracing predictability at times , with ninety five minutes to fill it\u2019s pretty obvious that the solution isn\u2019t quite as cut and dried as it first appears .\nthe remaining two episodes of the first series \u2013 playing the lie and hunting the stag \u2013 maintain the high standard already established . arresting reveals of the dead or dying is something of a brokenwood trait and playing the lie certainly doesn\u2019t disappoint on this score . the sight of adele stone ( roz turnbull ) , owner of the brokenwood golf club , lurching towards a group of golfers \u2013 her face red and distorted \u2013 is certainly something out of the ordinary . death by poisoning ? that\u2019s what mike and kristen have to establish .\nin hunting the stag , hayden renner ( francis mountjoy ) elects to combine his stag party with the hunt for a real animal , so he and his friends head out into the forest . but bride - to - be renner never makes it back \u2013 he\u2019s shot through the head . at first it appears to be a tragic hunting accident , but since none of his friends will admit to shooting him and all of them discharged their rifles , things turn out to be quite complex .\nas series one progresses , we begin to learn a little more about the other regulars . detective constable sam breen ( nic sampson ) is always on hand to do a spot of research or provide some necessary exposition . playing third banana on a police show isn\u2019t a terribly rewarding job , but sampson does the best with the material he\u2019s provided with .\npana hema taylor has a more interesting role as jared morehu . when mike moves to brokenwood , jared becomes his neighbour as well as his drinking buddy and confidant . in his early twenties , jared has the air of a wide - boy who enjoys skirting around the edges of the law . possibly it\u2019s a case of opposites attracting , but he and mike quickly form a bond ( there\u2019s a surrogate father / son vibe about them ) and jared sometimes finds himself assisting \u2013 totally unofficially , of course \u2013 mike in the odd investigation .\ngina kadinsky ( christina serban ionda ) is brokenwood\u2019s idiosyncratic medical examiner whilst meredith wilmott ( andi crown ) appears in several episodes . meredith is the head of police communications as well as being one of mike\u2019s ex - wives , so there\u2019s inevitable mileage to be found in their personal and professional conflicts .\nstrange murders keep occurring as the series enters its second series . in leather and lace , arnie langstone ( phil vaughan ) , coach of the brokenwood cheetahs rugby team , is discovered dead , stripped naked and tied to a goalpost with a pair of women\u2019s underwear stuffed down his throat . the brokenwood cheetahs are a record - breaking side \u2013 with an incredible losing streak of fifty straight games \u2013 so arnie\u2019s death doesn\u2019t distress many at the club . but then a second body turns up \u2026\none of the strengths of the series is the way that it hops from different groups and sections of society ( winegrowers , rugby teams , etc ) . the next episode , to die or not to die , maintains this run as mike and kristen investigate a mysterious death at the brokenwood theatre society . the back - stabbing world of amateur dramatics is a fertile area for both drama and comedy , making this episode a highlight of series two .\ncatch of the day poses yet another baffling mystery . when jared discovers a severed human hand in a crayfish pot , the team have to consider several questions \u2013 who does the hand belong to and are they still alive ? this one may feel a little drawn out , but the interplay of the regulars ensures that it still ticks along quite nicely .\nafter that slight dip , series two ends on a strong note with blood pink . as we\u2019ve seen , mike is a big country music fan and is naturally delighted when his favourite singer , holly collins ( browwyn turei ) , arrives in brokenwood for a gig . no surprises that she doesn\u2019t make it out alive \u2013 which immediately points the finger at her dysfunctional band members \u2013 slim fingers ( peter dabue ) , waylon strings ( jordan maguer ) and jesse james ( colleen davis ) .\nlike other long - form detective dramas \u2013 midsomer murders , inspector morse \u2013 the lengthy running time of the brokenwood mysteries can be both a blessing and a curse . whilst it means that the mysteries are given time to unfold , there are also occasions when a less than engaging story can feel like something of a slog . but luckily there\u2019s more hits than misses across these two series , so this isn\u2019t too much of a problem .\nboth releases include a number of short special features . series one has two interviews \u2013 the first with neill rea and fern sutherland and the other with head writer tim balme whilst series two has a behind the scenes featurette . the brief running times of the interviews and featurettes ( five minutes each for the interviews , three minutes for the behind the scenes feature ) means that they obviously can\u2019t go into any great depth , but they do help to place the series in context . both series also include photo galleries , each running for around a minute .\nthe brokenwood mysteries is an engaging series which should definitely appeal to crime fans . recommended .\naudio commentary on domino with actor stephen marsh ( p . c . harry dunne ) .\nthe final cases : documentary on the making of this last series , with actors nicholas donnelly ( sgt . johnny wills ) , richard heffer ( d . s . alan bruton ) , gregory de polnay ( d . s . mike brewer ) and production assistant vivienne cozens .\ngood evening all : a tribute to jack warner , with nicholas donnelly , richard heffer , stephen marsh , gregory de polnay and vivenne cozens .\npersonnel files : extended interviews with nicholas donnelly , richard heffer and gregory de polnay .\nhaving the episodes themselves would have justified the purchase price , but this set of special features is more than welcome . more information on collection three can be found here whilst there\u2019s an overview of collection one here .\ncollections one and two contained all the existing colour episodes broadcast between 1970 and 1975 ( with the exception of molenzicht which was omitted for unspecified rights reasons ) .\ncollection three will have all eight episodes from the 22nd and final series ( broadcast in 1976 ) . this is the only series of dixon of dock green to exist in its entirety , which sadly indicates just how depleted the dixon archive is .\nthis final series sees george dixon ( jack warner ) working as a civilian collator at dock green police station , following his retirement from the force . given that jack warner was eighty years old at the time , this was a reasonable move ( indeed , his obvious age and immobility had been a problem for a few years prior to this ) .\nmissing from the final series was andy crawford ( played by peter byrne ) . as byrne had been a regular since 1955 , his decision not to take part in this series was puzzling \u2013 as it was pretty obvious that the series ( due to warner\u2019s age ) wouldn\u2019t be continuing for much longer .\ni\u2019ve written here about my appreciation of the first collection of episodes , released in 2012 , and hopefully these final eight will be of a similar standard .\nenter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\none of their most interesting upcoming releases is casanova ' 73 ( pictured , right ) , starring british cinema legend leslie phillips . penned by ray galton and alan simpson - the highly regarded writing duo behind hancock ' s half hour and steptoe and son - the show focuses on henry newhouse ( ' new house ' , a translation of the italian ' casa nova ' - geddit ? ) , a slightly reluctant middle - aged lothario ; he loves his wife , but no matter how hard he tries , just can ' t help falling into bed with a string of glamorous , saucy and alluring young women .\nan indirect spin - off from hancock ' s half hour , the sitcom saw comedy legend sid james take on his own starring role . his character ' s almost identical to that which we grew to love alongside the lad ' imself ; a wheeler - deeler type , quick - witted gambler and constant fianc\u00e9 with an eye for money - making schemes .\nsadly , citizen james is one series that hasn ' t survived the infamous videotape purges of the 1960s , 70s and 80s : whilst galton and simpson ' s first series exists in its entirety ( 6 episodes ) , only 2 episodes each from series 2 and 3 - penned by sid green and dick hills ( who also wrote for morecambe & wise ) - survive .\nthose green and hills series marked a curious change for the series , with sid becoming less of a cheeky ' spiv ' and more of a social crusader , taking up various causes in each episode ."]}
{"id": 53980, "summary": [{"text": "upc romania is the second largest cable television operator in romania ( after rcs & rds ) .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "upc romania provides television , broadband internet , and telephone services to 1.29 million customers .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the company has more than 1.200 employees and is one of the main foreign investors - the investments level on the local market being of approximately 1 billion euros , becoming one of the largest direct american investments in the country .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "it is a local branch of liberty global , the american group being the world \u2019s largest international cable communication company .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "at the end of december 2014 , liberty global had 27.3 million customers .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the american group has approximately 36,000 employees and it operates in europe ( upc , unitymedia , kabel bw , telenet , virgin media ) and south america ( vtr , liberty puerto rico ) .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "upc romania is part of the upc liberty global europe group , which operates in 14 european countries and has approximately 27 million customers .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "upc romania also offers a wide range of fixed line voice , broadband data & internet products , and hosting services to business customers ranging from soho customers to large multinational companies .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "upc romania has operated on the romanian market since 1992 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "in 2005 , upc romania acquired astral telecom ( a process that ended on october 1 , 2006 ) .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "founded in cluj-napoca as astral telecom s.a. in 1993 , it is currently the owner of the largest cable network in romania , and is also one of the most important romanian isps , having about 900,000 customers ( 2005 ) and generating 25 % of the web traffic in romania .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "astral was rebranded in 2003 by brandient , when it launched a new marketing image as well as the motto created to evolve ( creat s\u0103 evolueze in romanian ) .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "in 2005 , astral telecom s.a. was bought for $ 420 million by ugc europe and renamed upc-astral .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "at that time , upc-astral had 1.28 million customers for its tv cable service , 50,000 for the broadband ( cable ) internet service , and 30,000 for the phone-over-tv-cable service .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "in the first quarter of 2017 , upc romania announced a total of 140,400 new subscriptions , as well as the expansion of the coverage area of digital services with almost 255,000 homes , an almost 10 % growth as compared to q1 2016 .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "also in q1 2017 , the company announced a growth of 6.7 % of the number of digital television customers , of 8.7 % of the internet customers , and 17.5 % more customers as compared to the same period of 2016 .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "moreover , in the first quarter of 2017 , upc romania reported a growth of the net revenues of almost 6 % in lei , as compared to the same quarter of last year .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "at a global level , during the first quarter of 2017 , liberty global reported revenues of 431 million dollars and a rgu growth of up to 244,000 , 40 % higher than during the same period of the previous year . ", "topic": 24}], "title": "upc romania", "paragraphs": ["upc is a unified product code used in u . s . a and canada . ean of europe and jan of japan are based on upc . upc uses mainly upc - a and upc - e . upc - a has 12 digits , while upc - e has 8 digits .\nthe upc romania\u2019s team that coordinated the pitch included dragos militaru \u2013 director comercial upc , tim craig \u2013 country marketing director upc broadband and antonela ciucasu \u2013 senior marketing manager .\nglassdoor has 13 upc reviews submitted anonymously by upc employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if upc is right for you .\nraluca milin has left the position of vp of marketing and sales at upc romania .\nupc romania revenues up 8 pct to usd 111 . 9 mln after first nine months\nthe short film channel shortstv has been added to upc romania\u2019s hd line - up .\nthe market positions of upc romania and vodafone | how they fare in . . .\nupc romania and ownzones media network ( omn ) have launched a new premium application service .\nupc romania is one of the biggest cable communication companies in romania and offers cable and sattelite tv services , high speed internet and fixed digital telephonical services . in romania , upc has over 1 . 24m clients living in 200 medium and big towns in romania .\nupc romania records 3 . 6 pct more clients and 7 pct higher revenues in . . .\nstarting 2007 , we were entrusted with the maintenance of upc\u2019s radio network in the whole nw part of romania . this activity implies making site surveys , installations , and service for the upc radio equipment under strict upc rules and procedures , continuously supervised by upc project managers .\n\u201ewe are glad that bogdan joined upc team . i\u2019m convinced that his wide experience in the field and his strategic perspective will be important assets that will contribute to the upc business division evolution for fulfilling our growth objectives , \u201d said robert redeleanu , ceo upc romania & upc hungary .\nupc hungary appointed kozma zsolt as corporate communications director . in his new role , zsolt will handle upc hungary ' s external\nupc is the third largest cable company in romania and one of the biggest players in romanian telecommunications .\nupc romania ' s constant investments in digital infrastructure and innovation bring benefits to romanian customers and companies .\nupc romania gained 52 , 800 of new subscribers in the last year , reaching 1 . 24 million clients at the end of june , shows the data of liberty global group , the owner of upc romania .\nbroadcasting only logo of this channel . channel 54 was unused until upc romania introduced e ! entertaiment in 2010 .\nupc barcodes do not show the leading zero . a upc barcode that starts with 7 would have a country code of 070 \u2013 079 .\nin its latest moves abroad , the network has launched on pay tv operators upc romania and on euskaltel in spain .\nupc is currently preparing to introduce hd into romania , launching up to 10 channels in the format at the beginning of october .\ninternational academic cooperation agreements \u2014 international relations bureau \u2014 upc . universitat polit\u00e8cnica de catalunya\n\u201cwe are excited to partner with upc romania on the new platform and see great opportunities for rolling out similar offerings in additional markets . \u201d\nupc romania added 13 , 000 new broadband customers in the fourth quarter to reach a total of 433 , 500 . its telephony base increased\nromania is member of the un anticorruption convention . romania is not a member of the oecd anti - bribery convention\ncredit opinion : upc holding b . v . : update to discussion of key credit factors\nupc broadband ( upc ) is a leading provider of television , broadband internet , and telephone services , active in 13 countries in europe and a division of liberty global , inc . upc broadband serves 11 million television customers , 2 million broadband internet customers and 1 million telephony customers .\nromania has been a wto member since 1995 . romania does not maintain any measures alleged to violate its wto trims obligations .\ncredit opinion : upc holding b . v . : update following the ratings outlook change to negative\npeer snapshot : upc holding b . v . - march 2018 ( ltm ) : peer snapshot\nfor the goods exported to u . s . a . and canada , it is necessary to obtain the upc manufacturer code and to implement the source marking of upc , because there are many\nucl undergraduate preparatory certificates ( upc ) are foundation courses for international students of high academic potential .\nupc dth s . \u00e0 r . l . , a leading satellite television provider in central and eastern europe , announces the addition of new channels and a music feature to the freesat services in the czech republic and slovakia , upc direct in hungary and focus sat in romania . the additions will provide 5 new channels in hungary , czech republic and slovakia and 6 new channels for romania . upc dth will also introduce the digital music service music choice with 10 digital music channels for freesat and upc direct customers .\nupc romania ended q3 with 3 . 05 million homes passed , up by 46 , 700 compared to the previous quarter . the number of two - way homes\nupc romania ended q2 with 2 . 985 million homes passed , up by 62 , 300 compared to the previous quarter . the number of two - way homes\nboth upc and ean - 13 numbers can be purchased here . \u2013 if you require a upc - a format barcode , please specify this in the additional information section when you are checking out .\n* graphic maintenance of urltoken and urltoken website . * upc web / banner campaigns . * responsible for design , site structure and maintenance of external upc projects such as websites , print materials and other projects\nif your customer base resides in the us and canada , stick to a upc as most older barcode readers can only recognize the 12 digit upc . if you\u2019re selling internationally , you\u2019ll need an ean .\npingback : upc , ean , isbn and asin - making sense of produ . . . ( )\nthe upc this year celebrates 25 years of the presence on the romanian market and breakthrough in technology .\ncurrently runs 118 neighbourhood stores in 72 locations throughout romania , making it one of the top four modern food retail chains in romania .\nupc has today launched my prime - its premium content streaming service . the new service , which clearly has netflix in its sights , offers thousands of hours of entertainment to upc customers at no extra cost .\nall upc clients that have horizon service can access ownzones app . for more details , please access : urltoken\nwith the upc tv app you can watch programmes on over 85 channels at home and on the go .\nbr exclusive . analysts\u2019 perspective : what the vodafone - upc deal means for the local market . . .\nupc romania , one of the biggest telecom companies on the local market , is a leader in technological innovation . the company provides television services ( digital , satellite and analog ) , broadband internet and telephony in about 300 communities . the digital services provided by upc romania connect the 1 , 245 , 000 customers to the digital universe and deliver amazing experiences . services that upc has premiered on the romanian market include digital television , hd technologies , dvr , 3d , as well as high - speed internet , fiber power 500 mbps . upc romania is an affiliate of liberty global , plc . for additional details , please visit urltoken .\nromania is a member of the southeast european law enforcement ( selec ) . romania does not provide protections to ngo\u2019s involved in investigating corruption .\nthe framework agreements and specific signs legal representative of the upc - barcelonatech , who is the rector . the schools , departments , pdi upc - barcelonatech the same computer or rectory are the promoters of academic cooperation agreements .\nupc romania purchased at the beginning of june , the internet supplier sebmar based in foscani , in vrancea county . the value of the transaction was not made public . following this transaction , upc adds 2 , 000 clients to the current portfolio . the company posted in 2006 incomes of eur 140 million , a 26 percent increase on the previous year . the most important acquisition of upc was astral telecom\n2018 \u00a9 upc dth s . \u00e0 r . l . / upc dth s . \u00e0 r . l . , 89 rue pafebruch , l - 8309 mamer , luxembourg . registered in rcs luxembourg under nr . b87905 .\nthe european content division of cable operator liberty global inc . will launch today a new niche tv channel in romania dedicated to children , using upc operator , also part of the group .\nthe upc - barcelonatech can sign specific agreements on academic cooperation ( exchanges or other ) without having an agreement beforehand .\nmilin had been with upc romania since 2001 and will have become the last of the management team to depart following a restructuring process that began with the appointment of jack mikaloff as the new ceo .\nromance tv has launched on the cable network of upc romania , thereby adding half a million households to its footprint . as a special offer , the channel will be available to all upc pay - tv households at no additional charge until march 31 , 2017 . afterwards , it will be integrated into the maxim package .\nthe upc brief asked agencies to identify a creative strategic direction that will be an umbrella to implement in all tactic campaigns of the company and to be fit to all upc\u2019s products during the next two years . upc asked for a more emotional approach , more focused on the basic benefit offered by the company \u2013 the entertainment \u2013 and the emotions associated to it .\npreviously , some of liberty global ' s european operations were part of chello , until they were merged into upc broadband .\ncatalin itu will take over as managing director of upc dth starting 01 october . michael lee will be leaving the company after\nthe government does not require investors to establish or maintain data storage in romania .\nmany of the upc csr projects are connected to the digital technology and are related to education , culture , community and \u201einternet safety\u201d . among the emblematic csr upc projects , there are : \u201edigital zoo\u201d , the dramatic art \u201ecreste prin teatru\u201d workshops and the virtual library \u201epersonalitati care au schimbat lumea\u201d \u2013 a cultural project in partnership with the romanian academy library . in 2011 and in 2012 , upc personnel took part in \u201elet\u2019s do it romania\u201d as corporate volunteering .\nthis list details the current channels available on upc . there are currently around 220 television and radio channels on the cable network .\ndana dobrescu is experienced in the field of corporate communication and she was part of the communication teams of the companies nuxeo romania , upc romania , and ro\u0219ia montan\u0103 gold corporation . she also founded the corporate communications department at l\u2019or\u00e9al romania and she coordinated the activities of consumer advisory . moreover , at the same company , she developed and implemented social responsibility projects associated with the company\u2019s brand .\nradio romania actualitati , cultural and muzical were inserted on 877 , 878 and 879 .\nromania tv subs up by 6 % to 6 . 9 million at end of 2014\nfigured i\u2019ll share my speedtest result from my job . i\u2019m also from romania : )\njust to add to this , the latest services offer 100mb / s in romania .\nin the end , arnold schwarzenegger took the decision out of the hands of grazer politicians when in 2005 he decided to rescind permission to use his name . the naming rights of the stadium got subsequently sold to cable firm upc resulting in the name upc - arena .\nthe upc voip service is of the highest quality and is attractively priced to form a real alternative for consumers to the existing telephone service of local market telecom incumbents . upc initially launched its digital telephony service in the netherlands , hungary , france and switzerland , and , more recently in austria , poland and romania , expanding its footprint to seven european markets . during 2006 , upc ' s voip telephony service will be offered in the czech and slovak republics and in ireland . the networks of upc broadband in europe currently pass approximately 18 million homes in europe of which 9 . 3 million are ready to receive telephony service .\nupc ' s reported leverage ratio of total debt to annualized ebitda ( last two quarters annualized ) , as calculated in accordance with the definition in the upc broadband holding bank facility , stood at 4 . 49x at the end of q2 2016 and was therefore within the 4 . 0x to 5 . 0x debt / ebitda ( upc indenture definition ) corridor within which liberty global generally manages leverage for its group companies . helped by the ebitda contribution from this acquisition , upc ' s leverage will be at the lower end of this range .\nupc ' s acquisition of multimedia polska will be immediately de - leveraging as it will bring about pln363 million of annual ebitda to the business . at the end of 2016 , we expect upc ' s leverage to improve to below 5 . 25x moody ' s adjusted debt / ebitda ( pro - forma for the acquisition ) , assuming steady operating momentum in h2 2016 and no material incremental debt at the upc level ,\nsays gunjan dixit , a moody ' s vice president - - senior analyst , and lead analyst for upc .\nthe international relations office ( gri ) of the upc - barcelonatech processes and provides advice and conducts custody of academic cooperation agreements and agreements between the double degree upc - barcelonatech and other international institutions and organizations . the gri provides information on the content of the current agreements .\nupc customers can now officially avail of the my prime service through their horizon set top boxes and the horizon go mobile and tablet apps .\na upc is typically 12 digits long and represents attributes such as the weight of the product , the product type , name , etc .\na upc applies to virtually every category of products you can think of , from electronics and clothing to food , medication and even services .\nwant to know in which direction upc\u2019s latest developments are headed ? on this page you will find a summary of the most important figures .\nhere you will find upc\u2019s annual results . more detailed information about the 2017 annual financial statement is available in the liberty global financial report .\nupc romania , the cable communications operator , announced on tuesday that starting from october , the new director of the business division is bogdan nitu , a manager with 20 years\u2019 worth of experience in companies such as orange and philips .\n\u201cownzones passport romania represents an exciting premium app that offers exclusive content developed starting from the local needs of the market , \u201d said dan goman , founder and ceo of omn . \u201c we are excited to partner with upc romania on the new platform and see great opportunities for rolling out similar offerings in additional markets . \u201d\nthe retransmission license was expired in romania . it broadcasts only in moldova from now on .\neuropean union . education and training monitor 2016 : romania . 2016 . < urltoken > .\nromania is undoubtedly one of the world\u2019s fastest ; that particular study is just one example .\nthe more i hear about romania , the more i think i must check it out .\nownzones passport romania represents an exciting premium app that offers exclusive content developed starting from the local needs of the market ,\nsaid dan goman , founder and ceo of omn .\nwe are excited to partner with upc romania on the new platform and see great opportunities for rolling out similar offerings in additional markets .\nromanian consumers can make payments to 36 suppliers across a range of services , including , in the utilities sector : gdf suez energy romania , e . on gas distribution , e . on energy romania , petrom gas distribution , congaz , e . on moldova distribution , enel energy , enel energy wallachia , electrica transilvania nord , electrica transilvania sud , electrica muntenia nord , apa nova bucharest , apavital iasi , aquatim , cez vanzare , gaz sud , grup dezvoltare re\u00e5\u00a3ele , wirom gaz , hargaz , raja constan\u00e5\u00a3a , c . r . a . b . ; in the telecommunications and cable sector : cosmote romania , orange romania , vodafone romania , romtelecom , upc romania , zapp , akta tv , nextgen communications ; in the banking sector : allianz - tiriac , citibank romania , eos ksi romania , garanti credite de consum , patria credit , unicredit consumer financing , campion broker .\nlater , a 13 digit ean - 13 system was introduced as a superset of the upc barcodes . these were deliberately designed to be used in conjunction with upc - a barcodes . and hence , employed both the left odd parity and the right even parity of the upc barcodes , but added an additional parity ( a left - even parity ) which was to be used on a selection of the left hand side digits \u2013\nas of 30 june 2016 , upc reported just under eur6 billion of third - party debt , which translated into a moody ' s adjusted gross debt / ebitda ratio of around 5 . 5x ( on a last - two quarters annualized basis ) , above moody ' s leverage threshold for upc ' s ba3 rating . pro - forma for the acquisition of mmp , moody ' s nevertheless expects the adjusted gross debt / ebitda for upc at the end of 2016 to reduce to below 5 . 25x , assuming no material incremental debt at upc level to fund the acquisition . the de - leveraging will be facilitated by the pro forma ebitda contribution of pln363 from mmp in combination with improved growth in upc ' s ebitda in h2 2016 . given upc ' s high leverage prior to mmp ' s acquisition , upc ' s ratings could come under pressure if the acquisition does not go through or if the company incurs additional debt and fails to reduce leverage in line with moody ' s expectations .\n[ 17 ] global media monitoring project 2015 . national report . romania , p . 10 .\nfor 59 lei ( about 14 euros ) you can get yourself a gigabit connection in romania .\nromania does not follow \u201cforced localization\u201d policy , as there is no legislation requiring this . romania does not have in place requirements for foreign it providers to turn over source code or provide access to surveillance for the time being as romania\u2019s constitutional court has twice ruled such specific legislative drafts are unconstitutional .\nstores information on millions of internet connections . this tool can average connection speed for any internet provider , country or city in the world . so you can easily average speed test results , compare maximum speeds and research logged results for upc romania srl .\nupc was founded in the netherlands by united international holdings and philips , originally as united philips cable and later pan - europe communications , before being bought out by liberty global . upc provides internet , phone and television in 10 countries of europe , and is a major provider in countries like austria , the czech republic , hungary , poland , romania and slovakia . upc has previously had operations in belgium , france , ireland , the netherlands , norway , slovenia and sweden but these business units have been sold off or rebranded to other liberty global subsidiaries .\nupc romania ' s unit upc business launched cloud tv , an integrated platform of services created for the hotel , health and wellness markets . cloud tv enables companies to offer tv over ip content to customers who have smart tvs through the integration of voice services , video and data through ip convergence . upc business customers who choose this service benefit from dedicated ict in the cloud products and have access to entertainment services based on a monthly subscription . among the offered features are options such as a personalised tv grid , a welcome message , the integration with the\nlondon , 19 october 2016 - - moody ' s investors service has today affirmed the ba3 corporate family rating ( cfr ) and the ba3 - pd probability of default rating ( pdr ) of upc holding b . v . (\nupc\nor\nthe company\n) as well as the company ' s b2 senior unsecured ratings . concurrently , moody ' s affirmed the ba3 ratings on the senior secured debt issued by upc ' s finance subsidiaries .\ngs1 originated upc and ean codes . better business bureau a + rating | upcbarcodes and laurer approved need support before or after the sale ? - click here\njewelry , beauty products , and personal care can be sold on amazon without a upc . once you upload them , they will be assigned an asin .\n\u2013 in the case of a leading \u20180\u2019 as with our barcodes , the 0 determines that all of the initial 6 digits will use the left odd parity , meaning that the bars look the same as a upc barcode would without the leading \u20180\u2019 \u2013 as the upc version also only uses the odd parity .\ntwo cases against romania are pending with the international center for settlement of investment disputes ( icsid ) .\nthe group of companies owned by prinzhorn family strengthens its production center in the central region of romania .\nupc broadband is a pan - european telecommunications company owned by liberty global and is active in several european countries providing bundled cable television , internet and telephone services .\nupc has said that demand for their streaming services has doubled over the last three months and customers are now streaming 100 , 000 pieces of content per week .\nupc dth is pleased to add a new extra feature for customers to freesat and upc direct called music choice . this new service will be available for basic customers with hd capable equipment ( humax set - top box or dvr ) . this music feature consists of 10 channels of music , each highlighting a specific genre .\nromania is an adherent to the oecd guidelines for multinational enterprises . romania ' s national contact point is located at the department for infrastructure projects , foreign investment , ppp and export promotion ; contact information here : urltoken\nthe labor code is the law regulating the labor market in romania including contracting , controlling how regulations are applied , and jurisdiction . it applies to both national and foreign citizens working in romania or abroad for romanian companies . as an eu - member state , romania has no government policy that requires the hiring of nationals .\nirex . european & eurasia media sustainability index 2015 : romania . washington , dc : irex , 2015 .\n* * * . global media monitoring project 2015 . national report . romania . 2015 . < urltoken >\nap\u0103 - canal ilfov s . a . bills can now be paid through the paypoint retail network in romania\ni just missed you , i was in romania a few weeks ago but only in sibiu this time .\nif you\u2019re a retailer , which of the many product codes should you be using ? upc , ean , isbn , asin - there are several to pick from .\nupc - a barcodes are effectively a subset of ean - 13 barcodes . if the first digit on the ean - 13 number is a \u20180\u2019 , then the bars will be of both the ean - 13 and the upc - a ( without the leading \u20180\u2019 ) will be identical . the displacement of the human readable numbers below differ between the upc - a and ean - 13 barcodes however , this is the biggest difference . both barcodes can be scanned by the majority of scanners easily .\nthe ratings affirmation follows the announcement of liberty global plc ( parent of upc ; rated ba3 , stable ) that its subsidiary upc poland ( 100 % owned by upc ) has agreed to acquire multimedia polska (\nmmp\n) for a total cash consideration of pln3 . 0 billion ( usd760 million equivalent ) . moody ' s has assumed that the acquisition will be funded via a combination of cash , funds down - streamed from liberty global and limited ( if any ) incremental debt at the upc level . the agency has further assumed that the downstream of funds from liberty global to help finance the deal will be via equity or shareholder loans that meet the equity criteria under moody ' s methodologies . the acquisition is strategically positive for upc as it will enhance its market position in poland and will offer potential for operational synergies .\ncommenting on the launch , alan musa , president of shorts international , emea , said : \u201cas shorts international continues its distribution expansion we are incredibly excited about this new launch for shortstv hd in romania , and the ever increasing partnership that is being developed with upc in europe .\nthe media pluralism monitor 2015 for romania was launched on 27 april 2016 in an event co - organised by the european commission\u2019s representative in romania and the median research centre ( mrc ) at the representative\u2019s hq in bucharest .\nupc holding b . v . , an indirect wholly - owned subsidiary of liberty global plc is headquartered in schiphol - rijk , the netherlands . the company operates in 7 countries , including switzerland , austria and a number of central and eastern europe countries ( hungary , romania , czech republic , poland and slovakia ) . for the first six months ending 30 june 2016 , upc generated eur1 , 272 million in revenues and eur668 million in ocf .\nupc has said that it will keep adding new shows and movies every month and plans to double the amount content available through my prime by the end of the year .\nknown as ownzones passport romania , it is available exclusively to subscribers equipped with horizon advanced set - top box .\nromania does not restrict the conversion or transfer of funds associated with direct investment . all profits made by foreign investors in romania may be converted into another currency and transferred abroad at the market exchange rate after payment of taxes .\non tuesday , 7 november 2017 , businessmen and it specialists in romania and not only , meet at the national theater in bucharest , at the fifth edition of microsoft summit , the largest business and technology event in romania .\nso if you ever wondered why are the internet connections so fast in romania i hope this clearifies the problem .\nbogdan bucurei , upc romania\u2019s marketing director , added : \u201cthe horizon tv platform has an interactive applications portal on which the users can have access to diverse international and local content , relevant for every audience . it\u2019s a unique service on the romanian market through which any tv can turn into a smart tv . launching ownzones passport application on our video platform supports the upc strategy of offering the best entertainment experience to clients , coming with an original premium content . \u201d\nbucharest , romania \u2013 ownzones media network ( omn ) , a global technology , distribution and content provider serving the ott market , and upc romania , part of liberty global , announced the launch of ownzones passport romania , a new premium application service . available exclusively to subscribers equipped with horizon advanced set - top box , the new service debuts with a slate of original series featuring top romanian and u . s . celebrity influencers , local millennial - focused news and a rich offering of top hollywood feature films .\ntwenty of the most inventive kids and young people that entered projects on the urltoken platform were offered an unique experience during tech school camp , organized by upc romania . the camp offered young people the opportunity to meet their mentors and to be attend interesting workshops , demonstrations and scientific experiments .\nthe horizon tv platform has an interactive applications portal on which the users can have access to diverse international and local content , relevant for every audience . it ' s a unique service on the romanian market through which any tv can turn into a smart tv . launching ownzones passport application on our video platform supports the upc strategy of offering the best entertainment experience to clients , coming with an original premium content ,\nbogdan bucurei , romania upc marketing director declared .\ni think this is one of the most beautiful articles about my country in a very long time . romania ftw \ud83d\ude42\nthe internet speed in romania has gotten even faster . rds the biggest internet and cable provider in romania is launching an internet service that offers speeds up to 1gbps / s for something like 16 - 17 $ . fast and cheap .\nthe romanian advertising agency mccann erickson won , in june , a pitch that had as stake the communication account for the telecommunications provider upc . winning the pitch , mccann erickson romania will handle the account for a period of 2 years and will launch the 1st integrated campaign for the company in september .\nupc romania has a new visual identity and a new slogan ' enjoy every moment ( bucura - te de fiecare moment ) ' since september . the launch of the visual identity is supported by a marketing campaign which starts with the new ' tv happy home ' promotional initiative that runs across online , in cinemas , outdoor and upc stores . the company is also launching a new line of multi - play packages called ' happy home . ' the re - positioning brand campaign takes place in all of liberty global territories in cee , namely romania , poland , hungary , czech republic and slovakia .\nthe horizon tv platform has an interactive applications portal on which the users can have access to diverse international and local content , relevant for every audience . it & apos ; s a unique service on the romanian market through which any tv can turn into a smart tv . launching ownzones passport application on our video platform supports the upc strategy of offering the best entertainment experience to clients , coming with an original premium content .\nbogdan bucurei , romania upc marketing director declared .\nthis dual - track programme in economics and statistics , coordinated by the universitat de barcelona ( ub ) and with the upc as a participant , allows you to earn two degrees .\nsuwanee , ga . , april 19 / prnewswire - firstcall / - - arris ( nasdaq : arrs ) today announced that one of its major customers , upc broadband , the european broadband division of liberty global , inc . , has reached the milestone of deploying voice service to over one million telephony subscribers within its european footprint . upc ' s telephony deployment count has doubled over the last 15 months and has been driven by the accelerated growth of upc ' s voip ( voice over ip ) based digital telephony service . over the years , arris has been a strategic supplier of headend and customer premises cable telephony solutions to upc broadband , from the days of constant bit - rate voice to their current successful digital voice deployments .\nvodafone romania records 2 . 5 pct growth in service revenues to eur 723 . 7 mln in fiscal year 2017 - 2018\nas of november , romania gets its first 1000 mbps connection , under provider rds , for around 17 $ / month .\nmany of the natural beauties of romania are well known outside the country , but the technical details posted by you here ( including the kind words about the highly trained romanian it specialists ) are things that not many people thought romania was capable of .\nin 2005 , liberty global europe bought the romanian communications company astral telecom for $ 420 million , the swiss communications company cablecom for chf2 . 8 billion , and the slovenian communications company upc telemach for eur71 million . in 2007 upc telemach also bought 66 . 7 % of ljubljanski kabel [ 1 ] ( major competition in ljubljana ) and grew its market share to 40 % in slovenia .\nreplaced with idx . ceased broadcasting on 31 january , 2017 in romania . this was restored after investigation discovery replaced id xtra .\nromania has a bilateral taxation treaty with the united states ; the treaty was signed in 1973 and entered into force in 1974 .\nthe overseas private investment corporation ( opic ) began operations in romania in late 1992 , and continues to actively finance projects in the country . romania has been a member of the world bank group ' s multilateral investment guarantee agency ( miga ) since 1992 .\ncenter for independent journalism ( cji ) . mass - media in romania in 2014 - 2015 . 2016 . < urltoken > .\nvodafone romania opened a new store in the centre of bucharest whose design is aligned with the group ' s global design concept .\nby reading some of the comments i\u2019m prone to think bulgaria has hired people to praise their country everywhere romania gets mentioned . \ud83d\ude42\nvoip is a vital part of upc broadband ' s strategy of providing a completely integrated voice , video and data service tailored to the needs of our residential and business customers ,\nsaid gene musselman , president and chief operating officer for upc broadband .\nvendors like arris have helped us with our packet network transformation by delivering solutions that support our next generation sip - based services .\nmedia network ( omn ) , a global technology , distribution and content provider serving the ott market , and upc romania , part of liberty global , announced the launch of ownzones passport romania , a new premium application service . available exclusively to subscribers equipped with horizon advanced set - top box , the new service debuts with a slate of original series featuring top romanian and u . s . celebrity influencers , local millennial - focused news and a rich offering of top\ntech school is a contest organized for teenagers by upc romania that attracts both students and high school students passionate about digital media , gaming , robotics and programming . the second edition of the contest was organized this year , within the so called smart nation platform . smart nation\u2019s aim is to increase the number of users of digital technologies in romania and to transform them into innovators . the winning projects , which received funding , included : bionic hand \u2013 the first p\nhowever , upc ' s ratings will remain weakly positioned as we expect free cash flow generation to remain constrained due to elevated expansionary capex from h2 2016 and beyond ,\nadds ms . dixit .\nthe first show will be available through my prime on monday 23 march and will also air on upc\u2019s \u201cbarker\u201d channel \u2013 which can be found at channel 100 . a new show will be aired weekly .\nstarting 10th of march , freesat , upc direct and focus sat customers will enjoy new international channels from well - known brands like discovery and new up and coming brands which will introduce to our customers new genres like fighting sports , fashion and motor racing . upc dth is committed to offering its customers the most complete channel line - up making its services a superior value with exceptional choice and no compromise .\nvery few stores have had issues with this in the past . and when issues occur , they are generally resolved easily . if you are going in the musgraves in ireland , they prefer that you fill out your barcode in it\u2019s upc format on their buyer form ( without the leading \u20180\u2019 ) and state that the format is upc \u2013 if this is done , they have no problems using our barcodes .\nthe veterinarians the main partners in the i & r ; romanian national project are the veterinary concessionaires , a social - professional category using the newest technology . we appreciate their special role in this action alike with their constructive attitude and the efforts made for the system implementation . mbl computers a prestigious company assuring integrated services for the hardware infra structure achievement , installation , and maintenance in all our projects , based on a long term partnership . ibm romania ibm - a brand that don ' t need any presentation . it provided us i550 , i810 , and x235 servers , being in exploitation in iqm data center , and more than 1 , 000 workstations . emag emag - supplier of equipment and spare parts . hewlett packard romania hp provides for our projects more than 800 workstations , ml 370 servers , and also their excellent printers . orange romania orange company ensures data transmission and communications for our projects in more than 2 , 000 location points in romania . vodafone romania vodafone romania provides communications and data transmission in various projects in which our company is involved . cosmote romania compania cosmote romania provides communications and data transmission in various projects in which our company is involved . rds sa rds / rcs is the main internet service provider for fiber optic , cable and dial - up connections for hundreds locations . telemobil sa prime telecom is the secondary internet service provider . upc romania upc romania is the secondary internet service provider . delta e . pro delta is lotus notes domino intranet erp application provider and integrator . caisley gmbh germania consortium partner in the i & r ; national system producing identification equipment , animal ear tags , and electronic transponders . they also assures the know how transfer from over 110 importer countries of their products and services .\neuropean commission against racism and intolerance . ecri report on romania ( fourth monitoring cycle ) . council of europe , 3 june 2014 .\ntania chilin and oana lup . ( 2016 ) . adid in romania : a longitudinal approach . available at : < urltoken > .\nromania \u2013 but most would - be virtual operators have been wary to enter the market due to the existing rock - bottom tariffs .\nso the combination of high demand and low prices really is what really drove the internet to these kind of record speeds in romania .\nso here , the real 1 gbps speed rds is already offering in romania . . it started last year , for residential areas !\nurltoken \u2013 official website of sk sturm graz . urltoken \u2013 official website of gak . urltoken \u2013 official website of the upc - arena . urltoken \u2013 graz tourist information . urltoken \u2013 graz public transport information .\ntelekom romania , the former romtelecom and cosmote romania , is facing network challenges in one of the most competitive markets in the eu . in the fixed line business , the former romtelecom is competing with rcs & rds , upc romania , and telcos with larger optical fiber networks , while in the mobile business , the main competitors are orange and vodafone , celcos with better national coverage of lte networks and providing higher speed access . in september 2014 romtelecom and cosmote were rebranded under the telekom logo , while the merger process started in 2013 . on january 1 , 2016 , miroslav majoros , an executive with a telecom engineering background and with an mba from the prestigious harvard business school and stanford graduate school of business , came from slovakia to turn arround telekom romania .\nmoody ' s regards upc ' s liquidity provision as adequate for its near - term requirements . as of 30 june 2016 , upc reported eur54 . 8 million of cash on hand , almost exclusively at subsidiary and intermediate holdco levels . this is complemented by eur990 million of unused borrowing capacity under the company ' s credit facility , of which eur624 million were available for borrowing following completion of q2 2016 covenant compliance reporting requirements .\nin order to get a upc for your products , you first need to register with gs1 and obtain a company code . this code will be prefixed to all your products to help identify you as the seller .\nit\u2019s pretty obvious she knows how to read and i think the comparison is valid . bulgaria isn\u2019t too far behind romania in internet speeds .\nemilia ursachi has over seven years of experience in communication and public relations area , the most productive year for corporate social responsibilitiy being 2011 , when she joined the upc romania team where she is in charge of the development of the csr activities and the long - term projects . before joining the upc team , emilia ursachi worked in pr and communications agencies , the longest period being spent at dc communication , working with nokia , elefant . ro , life ensurance aegon and dell . she graduated from the faculty of journalism and mass - communication at the university of bucharest .\none of the most important aspects that make romania an ideal nearshore destination is its it professionals . it talents are cultivated in romania\u2019s top high - schools that focus on mathematics and computer science . romanian students have a great tradition in performing at the highest levels in international olympiads . this article outlines some of the most remarkable results that romanian students achieved in 2012 at international competitions in informatics and mathematics . romania was ranked 1\n* imf , national bank of romania\u2019s balance of payments . comment : the imf and romania\u2019s bop data are consistent ; the annual fdi includes intra - group credit and re - invested profits , on the top of the registered capital reported by the national office of the trade register .\nromania has been on my list of destinations for a while . this is just one more reason to visit . thanks for telling the story !\nthank you alexandru , i\u2019m touched and happy i\u2019ve been able to describe this aspect of romania as well as a local \ud83d\ude42 i do hope that the high level of education and nerd ratio come to help romania immensely in the near future . they are incredible assets to be proud of .\nthe catch here is that unlike a upc , an asin is not necessarily unique to a product . say you\u2019re selling the same product on amazon us and amazon uk - your product could have different asins on these sites .\nromanian law and practice recognize applications to other internationally - known arbitration institutions , such as the icc paris court of arbitration and the vienna united nations commission on international trade law ( uncitral ) . romania also has an international commerce arbitration court administered by the chamber of commerce and industry of romania .\nis one of the main cash payment operators in romania . the company has officially launched its bill payment service in romania under the paypoint brand in august 2008 and expanded its client portfolio by signing partnerships with a range of companies in different service sectors . in the first half of financial year 2011 - 2012 , paypoint processed over 8 million bill payment transactions in romania , an increase of 69 % on the same period in the previous year .\ndave fanning said that the show will offer genuine reviews , and not serve to specifically push upc\u2019s new content . he also said that it will provide a way to highlight good content that viewers may not have heard of before .\nwhy are these attributes important ? because a machine ( barcode reader ) \u2018reads\u2019 this code and links its attributes to a certain price . indeed , the advent of upc has made possible the use of computerized billing and faster checkouts .\nromania is identified as a financial action task force ( fatf ) jurisdiction of concern in the 2013 international narcotics and control strategy report ( incsr ) .\np\u00e9ter bajomi - l\u00e1z\u00e1r . romania . a country report for the erc - funded project on media and democracy in central and eastern europe . 2011 .\npaypoint is one of the main cash payment operators in romania . the company has officially launched its bill payment service in romania under the paypoint brand in august 2008 and expanded its client portfolio by signing partnerships with a range of companies in different service sectors . in the first half of financial year 2011 - 2012 , paypoint processed over 8 million bill payment transactions in romania , an increase of 69 % on the same period in the previous year .\nshortstv is currently available in romania , the netherlands , belgium , france , eastern africa and turkey , with further launches planned for later this year .\nat the end of 2015 , upc ' s moody ' s adjusted cash flow from operations (\ncfo\n) / debt ratio was 9 . 3 % . moody ' s expects this ratio to improve over time helped by the improvement in upc ' s operating performance facilitated in particular by its investments in new build projects . the company ' s free cash flow generation ( after capex including vendor financing repayments ) could however remain negative due to elevated capex .\nromania is a signatory to the 1958 new york convention on the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards , meaning local courts must enforce international arbitration awards under certain circumstances . romania is also a party to the european convention on international commercial arbitration concluded in geneva in 1961 and is a member of icsid .\ninteresting study but it\u2019s clear that you have only visited romania and not actually have lived here . because your reasons while based on true facts play actually a small role in why we enjoy high speed internet connections . there are two main reasons why romania beat a lot of more countries in this area :\n\u201cthat geographic area is also remarkably unregulated in telecom terms which is probably why romania has had a somewhat rotating theater of hundreds of internet service providers over the last 12 years . this remarkable ad - hoc form of competitive capitalism is one of the reasons why internet bandwidth is incredibly cheap in romania . \u201d\nand doesn\u2019t seem people are shy about admitting pirating either , 63 % in romania and 57 % worldwide . although there are other , more technical ways to monitor pirating , i think it\u2019s safe to say many people everywhere are doing it . i\u2019m not convinced that pirating software produces a significant push on isps to deliver faster speeds . consider turkey , similar gdp with romania , pirates at a rate similar to romania , but has half the average internet speed .\ngrigore started within business lease romania as field sales manager . she has a wide experience in sales and marketing and eight years in retail and online business .\nromania and hungary told ziarul financiar that a decision on a virtual offering would be made . the mobile service will be offered to multi - play subscribers .\nmihail chiru . rethinking constituency service : electoral institutions , candidate campaigns and personal vote in hungary and romania . phd dissertation , central european university budapest , 2015 .\nthe channel which targets a female audience is currently broadcasting in germany , austria , switzerland and poland . the expansion to romania and hungary commenced in may 2016 .\nin 1998 , romania passed a trademark and geographic indications law , which was amended in 2010 to make it fully consistent with equivalent eu legislation . romania is a signatory to the madrid agreement relating to the international registration of trademarks and the geneva treaty on trademarks . trademark registrations are valid for ten years from the date of application and renewable for similar periods ; beginning 2014 , trademark registrations can be filed online . in 2007 , romania ratified the singapore treaty on the law of trademarks .\nthe 2012 - 2016 governance program lists agriculture and energy among romania\u2019s top priorities . however , it does not offer incentive programs to attract investment to these sectors . romania is in the process of revising its energy strategy but progress is slow . the government offers income tax exemption for certain categories of highly skilled information technology professionals .\nthe launch on the liberty global affiliates follows other recent debuts on european cable operators managed by the john malone - owned company over the past few months , including focus sat in romania and upc in hungary . the networks also recently got expanded carriage on telenet in belgium . the sundance channel , founded by robert redford , in recent months also launched in such countries as the netherlands , france , portugal and taiwan ."]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "intalink", "paragraphs": ["the chairman welcomed the intalink manager , pauline pownceby , who was in attendance to give a presentation to the committee on the intalink strategy 2007 - 2011 .\na copy of the 2007 - 2011 intalink strategy has been enclosed for information .\nthe intalink website could also be used to plan journeys within and outside the county .\nplease use the link below for a full list of when the intalink vehicle is visiting towns in hertfordshire .\nthe new intalink mobile ticketing app is here and allows you to buy bus tickets * on your mobile phone * * . you can also look up hertfordshire timetables and departure information with handy quick links to the intalink mobile site .\nintalink had a formal partnership with three - rivers district council and were negotiating with dacorum borough council to institute a similar arrangement .\nthe technology is available on uno buses and will be rolling out to the others in the intalink partnership network over the coming weeks .\nthese tickets are valid for travel on all carousel services ( excluding journeys between uxbridge and heathrow ) and on other participating operators ' services across the intalink bus network .\nthe intalink website has been updated and is now fully mobile friendly . this app has been updated to provide quick , convenient access to the key areas of the website .\ncorethree the leader in m - ticketing technology , is working with intalink to provide a highly secure means of buying bus tickets on mobile devices . the application is unique in that it uses encrypted barcode technology , which not only increases security but also provides intalink with fine grade real time information on usage . this will help the network provide an even more efficient service to its customers .\nhi all , according to the carousel website site , from 12th october they will once again be an intalink member and will accept the explorer ticket day and weeklys on all routes except between uxbridge and heathrow . p\nthe last failure i want to mention are tickets . what is intalink about when i have to buy tickets for individual operators ? if you can ' t do anything similar to plusbus to have cross operator ticket , you are mostly useless intermediary .\nintalink ( a partnership between local authorities , bus and train operators in hertfordshire to provide customer information , coordinate service provision and develop an integrated passenger transport network ) have offered to give a presentation to the council on their 2007 - 2011 strategy .\nspecific routes include london bus routes 142 , 258 and non - london arriva routes 8 , 10 , 320 , 321 and 324 as well as other intalink routes 41 , 306b , 311 , 352 , 501 , 622 , w1 , w19 , w20 and w30 .\nat the last meeting , the committee agreed that it would be appropriate to receive a presentation from the intalink manager on the strategy , as some of the proposals contained therein might be relevant to some of the recommendations made by the committee following the review of bus services .\ntickets sold through this website , through the intalink app specific to red line travel services and through the season ticket application form are valid only for travel on red line travel bus services in zones and areas as specified by us at the time that you complete your purchase of the ticket .\nno more carrying around change or lost bus tickets , with the intalink app you can quickly and easily buy bus tickets which are then stored on your mobile phone . each ticket carries a bar code which can then be scanned when boarding a participating bus service - it ' s hassle free !\nashley murdoch , ceo corethree says : \u201cby using our unique encrypted barcode technology we are able to provide intalink with a highly fraud resistant m - ticketing solution . this marks a great step forward for the way people will purchase bus tickets . we are based in watford so it\u2019s a matter of pride for us to work with the local authority and the bus companies in partnership . \u201c\nmobile ticketing is here ! the intalink mobile ticketing app allows you to purchase and use bus tickets for hertfordshire bus services * on your smartphone , paying by credit card , debit card or barclays pingit from any uk bank account . setting your account up is quick and easy , and you ' ll be up and running in minutes ! once you ' ve purchased your tickets , they ' re right on your mobile for you to scan the qr code on - board . * m - tickets are currently available for use on uno , metroline and red rose bus services , with other operators ' routes coming soon . provided by hertfordshire\u2019s intalink transport partnership the application also provides real - time departure information for all stops in the county and the ability to save favourites to your account .\nmobile ticketing is here ! purchase and use bus tickets for intalink bus services on your smartphone , paying by credit card , debit card or barclays pingit from any uk bank account . setting your account up is quick and easy , and you ' ll be up and running in minutes ! once you ' ve purchased your tickets , they ' re right on your mobile for you to scan the qr code on - board .\nto coincide with the launch of st albans busnet ticket , hertfordshire county council is introducing a new style of timetable display which is customised to each bus stop , initially in st albans but will be rolled out across the county over the forthcoming months under the county - wide intalink brand . unlike traditional timetables , the new displays list all of the departures from each stop , providing succinct and clear information and will significantly reduce the amount of timetables displayed at bus stops .\nthe intalink quality partnership has worked with the bus operators to create the welwyn hatfield busnet ticket . this is a multi - operator bus ticket , which can be used to provide unlimited travel throughout the purchased zone ( s ) within the welwyn hatfield area buy a ticket on the first bus you board , then use it on any bus , regardless of the bus operator , for travel within the boundaries of the zone ( s ) for the period of validity of the ticket . day and weekly tickets are available . please see prices below ( with effect from 7th may 2017 ) .\nwe use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website , by continuing you agree to the use of these cookies . to see how we use cookies on this site please see the privacy and cookie page . ok\nrt @ greateranglia : 17 : 47 stratford to bishops stortford will be formed of 4 coaches instead of 8 . this is due to a train fault . ec . \u2013 mon , 09 jul 2018\nrt @ greateranglia : service update 17 : 00 - some updates to note here urltoken otherwise a good service is running . ec \u2013 mon , 09 jul 2018\nrt @ gnrailuk : \ud83d\udea7\ud83d\udc77\ufe0f engineering works are taking place tonight . \u2139\ufe0fmore info - urltoken \ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f plan ahead - urltoken \u2013 mon , 09 jul 2018\nrt @ tlrailuk : \ud83d\udea7\ud83d\udc77\ufe0f engineering works are taking place tonight . \u2139\ufe0fmore info - urltoken \ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f plan ahead - urltoken \u2013 mon , 09 jul 2018\nfree off - peak travel across england on local bus services for older and disabled people .\nadd unlimited bus travel around town to your train ticket . from just \u00a32 . 80 a day !\na ticket that can be used on more than one operator ( multi - operator ) . daily and weekly options available .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nhertfordshire timetables , maps , journey planning and more . for enquiries email : feedback . ptu @ urltoken ( monitored 0900 - 1600 m - f )\n17 : 47 stratford to bishops stortford will be formed of 4 coaches instead of 8 . this is due to a train fault . ec .\ndue to this , our tring services will be suspended until further notice . special stop orders for apsley & kings langley will be put on our milton keynes services wherever possible .\nupdate : due to a broken down train between milton keynes central and london euston services running to and from these stations may be delayed .\nminor delays between liverpool street and cheshunt / chingford / enfield town due to a faulty train at chingford . minor delays between gospel oak and barking due to an earlier signalling problem . please allow extra time to complete your journey .\n- all lines have now reopened , disruption is expected until at least 19 : 00 . info can be found here :\n* update * we ' ve no service hackney downs to walthamstow central . there are also severe delays between liverpool street and enfield town / cheshunt while we fix a points failure at clapton . tickets will be accepted on london underground & london buses via any reasonable route .\nthe points failure at # clapton is no longer affecting greater anglia services and trains are now able to run as normal . services may still be delayed , cancelled or altered whilst we work hard to recover the train service . ga\n- all lines have now reopened . service may be delayed by up to 60 minutes whilst we work to get everything back on the move out of kings cross again .\nour \u00a32 online offer is now available throughout july and august . next week ' s\ndue to a points failure at # clapton , services departing london for cambridge , hertford east and stansted are diverting via seven sisters and are experiencing delays . ga\ndue to a points failure between # clapton and tottenham hale some lines are blocked . services running through these stations will be delayed by up to 30 minutes or diverted . disruption is expected until 19 : 00 . ga\n# gnupdates due to trespassers on the railway at london kings cross lines are currently blocked . more information to follow .\n# clapton - services departing london for cambridge , hertford east and stansted airport are diverting via seven sisters in place of tottenham hale and experiencing delays up to 15 minutes . services towards london are unaffected . ga\ndue to grid locked traffic at south mimms , route 398 and many afternoon school journeys are delayed . apologies for the inconvenience . we are trying our hardest to get the buses out . urltoken\nroad closure : park avenue , # bushey , 9th to 19th july , 0930 - 1600 service w18 will divert & won ' t serve the stops at the baptist church , opposite sycamore close or opposite scottswood road . passengers please use hail and ride at bushey mill lane , highwood avenue .\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 .\nproviding the latest bus travel information in hertfordshire . you will be able to find timetables and maps , how to plan your journey and a lot more . for train information please click on the national rail enquiries button .\nall maps are in the pdf format . you will need a version 5 or above of acrobat reader to view these files .\ntraveline southeast provides journey planning by train , bus and coach from most towns in great britain . visit urltoken .\nprovides journey planning and information on train journeys across the country . visit urltoken .\nin hertfordshire not all bus operators are currently able to display live departure information so some times / services displayed will be scheduled times rather than live information . live information will be shown , if available , when the service is due within 30 minutes and will be displayed by a count down ( i . e . 10 mins ) . services showing scheduled information will show a scheduled arrival time ( i . e . 16 . 40 ) .\n* available for weekly , monthly or annual season tickets . * * currently only available on uno , metroline and red rose bus services .\nonce you ' ve purchased your tickets , they ' re right on your mobile for you to scan the qr code on - board .\nbus tickets are currently only available for uno , metroline and red rose services but we hope to add more operators in the near future .\nan upgraded interface and real - time departure feature making it easier to find stops and buy mobile tickets .\nin one easy search , find and book your ideal train , bus or flight across europe .\nyour trusted travel app to make flight , hotel , bus , cab & irctc train bookings .\nby purchasing this item , you are transacting with google payments and agreeing to the google payments terms of service and privacy notice .\nthis app is so bad that i even don ' t know where to start .\ni downloaded the app , sign up ( why do i need that ? ) and started adding favorite stations . first finding was that bus stations with multiple bus stops are not presented as one in the map and i need to mark favorite every single one i can travel from . so when i added the first one , the map moved back to my current location - i had to search bus station for every stop i wanted to add . this was followed by finding that wgc bus station is not in the map at all .\nthe list of favorite stops is another failure . if you add multiple stops from the same station it will use the same name for all of them with no option to at least rename them to see direction in the list .\nthen i opened a favorite station and here comes the biggest failure . i can see only next 5 scheduled buses . no option to specify time or day i ' m interested in . also no real live updates with delays and cancellations !\nother disappointments are about app performance as it tends to get stuck with a spinner which requires app restart and about missed opportunities - no timetables for individual bus routes , no maps for individual bus routes , no journey planner .\ni downloaded the app after being encouraged by the potential discount for bus tickets for using it . i read the reviews but decided to download as i was only interested in the tickets and cost and not the timetable .\nonce downloaded i discovered that there were only limited tickets available on my bus / route and if bought through the app it actually would cost me more than if i just continued to buy tickets / returns direct on the bus during the working week . the weekly ticket on the app for example costs more than direct tickets purchased daily . therefore the advertised offer of up to 15 % discount doesn ' t seem to exist for the bus / route i use . disappointed there are not different options for types of tickets - ie 5 days min - fri or to include / exclude weekends . pointless therefore i ' ve now deleted the app .\ni downloaded the app after being encouraged by the potential discount for bus tickets for using it . i read the reviews but decided to download as i was only interested in the tickets and cost and not the timetable . once downloaded i discovered that there were only limited tickets available on my bus / route and if bought through the app it actually would cost me more than if i just continued to buy tickets / returns direct on the bus during the working week . the weekly ticket on the app for example costs more than direct tickets purchased daily . therefore the advertised offer of up to 15 % discount doesn ' t seem to exist for the bus / route i use . disappointed there are not different options for types of tickets - ie 5 days min - fri or to include / exclude weekends . pointless therefore i ' ve now deleted the app .\ni use the app for my monthly bus ticket and it ' s been great to have that option . i commiserate with another reviewer regarding about discounted tickets - i also found that there didn ' t seem to be any money off when that was advertised . that could have been clearer . the thing that has been annoying is the live arrival / departure times for buses . it ' s been changed to where it only says the time when it is due - i . e . 16 : 58 or saying it is - 1638m which i assume means it is that far away . i find both a bit useless in that regard and hope that that will be fixed .\nrequires ios 7 . 0 or later . compatible with iphone , ipad and ipod touch .\nup to six family members will be able to use this app with family sharing enabled .\nmore ways to shop : visit an apple store , call 0800 048 0408 or find a retailer .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nmeeting of environment scrutiny committee , tuesday , 9 december 2008 7 . 30 pm ( item 547 . )\nrepresentatives from town and parish councils , local groups and the public have been invited to attend to hear the presentation .\n) at least three working days in advance of the meeting ( thursday , 4 december 2008 ) .\nthe chairman advised those present that the committee had undertaken a review of bus services during the 2007 / 08 municipal year .\nshe suggested that some of the recommendations made during that review might be addressed by the strategy .\nwas a meeting between the bus operators , district / borough council officers and local residents to discuss how services could be improved , particularly issues such as bus stop improvements , routing , fares , etc .\nst albans was cited as an example of where a bus quality partnership had resulted in the whole public transport infrastructure being reviewed and improved .\nwork was currently underway to upgraded bus stops and utilise avl technology throughout the district .\ntechnology was currently being installed by bus operators on vehicles in hertfordshire and would be delivered in 2009 .\nwould only be available when avl technology had been installed on buses and at bus stops throughout the network .\nthe technology would need to be successfully tested at a number of locations and the requisite infrastructure ( e . g . countdown displays at bus stops ) would also need to be in place before real - time arrival information would become a reality in hertfordshire .\nhertfordshire county council\u2019s passenger transport unit was currently bidding for funding to meet some of the infrastructure costs .\nhowever , these displays showed timetable information only and were limited in this respect .\ncontact details of all bus and train operators , district and boroughs councils and the county council and other relevant partners ( such as tfl ) could be found on the website .\na member questioned whether the smart cards could be used on any bus throughout the country .\nthe committee were advised that local authorities throughout the country had installed smart card reader technology on their bus networks .\nhowever , the county areas used different smart card reader technology , meaning that the cards and readers across county boundaries were usually incompatible .\nin order for a common infrastructure for smart cards throughout the country to be in place , the department for transport would need to establish common parameters for smart cards and readers .\nuntil that framework was in place throughout the country , different local authority areas would continue to use their own systems .\nfor example , the oyster card system used in london was incompatible with the smart card system used for the concessionary fares scheme in hertfordshire .\ntechnology , which enabled bus users to find out when the next service would be arriving at a particular stop via an sms message , was already in place throughout hertfordshire .\nuse of the smx service was currently being trialled at bt in hatfield and would be rolled out across the county in the near future .\nshe also thanked the representatives from elstree and borehamwood town council transport and road safety group , potters bar in focus town centre transport group and local residents for attending the presentation .\nthanks again to persistent abfly lobbying , a new bus service linking st albans\u2019 railway stations and the city centre has launched this week ( monday 30 january ) .\nthe abbey shuttle will travel between st albans abbey station and st albans city station via st peter\u2019s street with the timetable scheduled to coincide with the abbey line train arrivals and departures .\nthe service is a 12 - month pilot funded by a \u00a3150k grant from the department for transport . included in this cost is a marketing campaign aimed at residents and businesses . all profits from the service will be reinvested in the route and if successful the contract will extend past the one year trial project .\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\nthis website is maintained by the abbey flyer users\u2019 group ( abfly ) . abfly accept no responsibility or liability for any inconvenience or costs arising from incorrect information presented on this website . please direct any queries concerning this website to webmaster @ urltoken .\nthank you for registering . you will receive an email shortly with an activation link , before logging in , please click on this link to activate your account .\nlocal transport today is the authoritative , independent journal for transport decision makers . analysis , comment & news on transport policy , planning , finance and delivery since 1989 .\nmonthly journal parking review has been the definitive source of news and intelligence on the uk and international public and private parking sectors since 1989 .\nrudi : an independent unbiased service , the resource for urban development international ( rudi ) is the largest web resource dedicated to urban design and placemaking .\ntransportxtra features news , opinion and analysis from the uk transport policy & planning ; passenger transport ; urban development & parking industries .\nyour free 2 week trial of transportxtra has now finished . you will continue to receive the latest news alerts as specified in your email preferences .\ni was interested to read the last edition of new transit ( february ) in which the cover story questioned the levels of communication between local authorities and their transport operators .\npartnerships are indeed key to successful project implementation and there are indeed many worthy of mention from around the united kingdom . one such example is hertfordshire county council . hcc became a pilot for greater partnership working between the authority and its local transport operators back in . . .\ninvoice option available on fixed - 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( company name is optional )\nas part of a number of changes we have made to comply with gdpr regulations and to give our readers greater control and assurances over thier personal data we have implemented a major security upgrade to transportxtra .\nour new control require that all users update thier passwords by clicking the button below .\nthe explorer ticket offers a day ' s unlimited travel on the hertfordshire bus network * for groups of up to 4 people for \u00a317 . 00 . a \u00a39 . 00 ticket is available for one person along with a concessionary explorer ticket , priced at \u00a35 . 00 . a weekly explorer ticket is also available . ( prices effective from 8th january 2017 ) .\na weekly version of the explorer ticket is now available . the cost is \u00a335 . 00 a week or \u00a323 for a student with a hertfordshire savercard . tickets will be available for on - bus purchase only . the same terms and conditions as a daily explorer apply . ( prices effective from 8th january 2017 ) .\nyou can buy your explorer ticket on the first bus you travel on at any time of day . most buses will have a sticker in the window to show that explorer is issued and accepted on the bus , however , if you are unsure please ask the driver .\nplease check the operator contact details page to see which operators accept the ticket .\nterry douris , cabinet member for highways at hertfordshire county council , said : \u201cby having one universal app that links with all the bus services in the county\u2019s network we are able to keep hertfordshire moving smoothly . using this latest technology means public transport users in hertfordshire are getting an even better service . \u201d\nall subscriptions include online membership , giving you access to the journal and exclusive content .\nintelligent transport is published by : russell publishing ltd . court lodge hogtrough hill brasted , kent , tn16 1nu united kingdom\nwe use cookies to improve your experience on our site and to show you relevant advertising . accept read more\ntickets remain our property and must be produced at any time during the journey when requested by any of our officials . the ticket must be shown to the driver when boarding the bus . it is your responsibility to ensure that you have a valid ticket if you wish to travel . passengers failing to produce a current valid ticket must pay the appropriate fare on boarding and refunds will not be given where passengers have failed to produce a valid ticket . if you fail to provide proof of student status where required , you must pay the standard adult fare applicable .\nwe reserve the right to reject any ticket which we reasonably believe to be invalid , out of date , used on a stolen phone , cancelled , or if the ticket is damaged , defaced or otherwise impaired .\ntickets are valid for the dates or the period selected . out of date and invalid tickets will be rejected . tickets are not transferable , and do not confer any priority on the holder over other passengers .\ntickets cannot be transferred to anyone other than you and are non - refundable ( save in the circumstances set out in these terms and conditions ) .\naccompanied dogs and other small animals that will not be a danger or nuisance to other passengers or staff are allowed to travel on our services at the absolute discretion of the driver who may decide where on the bus the animal is to be carried . any animal carried must remain under control and not be allowed to travel on seats . if you bring any animal onto a bus , you will be held responsible for any damage , loss or injury arising from its presence on the bus . certain types of dogs are legally required to be muzzled and will not be carried otherwise . guide dogs , hearing dogs and assistance dogs will be carried at any time .\nwe reserve the right to cancel without notice or liability any tickets which we reasonably believe have been obtained in any fraudulent manner or if you fail to comply with these terms and conditions or our terms and conditions of carriage . in these circumstances we may also refuse to supply any further tickets . we may amend these terms and conditions or cease to offer tickets for sale online at any time . in the event that we decide that tickets that have already been purchased online can no longer be used on our services , we will give notice on this website and all balances and outstanding portions of all such tickets already validly purchased will be refunded to your elected bank account . you may cancel any order for tickets and can exercise this right to cancel by forwarding to us a notice of cancellation within seven working days beginning on the day after our agreement with you is made .\nwe will only use the information that we collect about you lawfully , in accordance with the data protection act 1998 and the privacy and electronic communications ( ec directive ) regulations 2003 ( \u201cdata protection laws\u201d ) . you confirm that you will only enter information about yourself and that such information is true .\nthe details which you provide about yourself and any other information which identifies you will only be used for operational purposes . details will not be passed to any other parties .\nservice 2 - nov 17 new timetable changes will take place on the 25th november 2017 . you can find the new timetable\u2026\ncarousel ' s range of tickets and passes are organised under a simple zone system . please note that travel on blue bus school services is not included on any of our zone tickets .\nview the carousel zone map to view where you can travel using our zone passes .\nzone a / b allows travel on all carousel services within zones a and b .\nzone b / c allows travel on all carousel services within zones b and c .\nhemel hempstead busnet tickets offer great value travel not just on carousel services , but also on those of other participating operators .\nwatford busnet tickets offer great value travel not just on carousel services , but also on those of other participating operators .\nfamily rover tickets ( up to 2 adults and 3 children ) are available on all carousel services on saturdays , sundays and non - school days . perfect for a family day out !\nyoung people are entitled to a number of great discounts when travelling with carousel .\n* for queries regarding timetables , fares & service updates please refer to this website or the app . also please be aware that our supervisors will usually be on hand in high wycombe bus station between 08 : 00 - 17 : 00 monday to friday for assistance . any further queries please contact customer services between 09 : 00 - 17 : 00 monday to friday .\nyou can find out about the cost of your journey or the ticket types available by telephoning the bus operator on their customer care number ( contact details can be found at the bottom of the relevant timetable ) . for rail journeys , telephone the national rail enquiry service on 08457 48 49 50 or visit urltoken . some operators publish fare information on their own websites , particularly for season tickets .\nsavercards and english national concessionary passes will be valid in line with normal conditions of travel .\nother operators\u2019 zonal , rover or network tickets e . g . arriva saver tickets , centrebus network / local tickets , metroline 7 - day / 28 - day rovers , mullany\u2019s buses value zone tickets , uno area rovers / go east / gonorth herts tickets\nbus operators\u2019 staff passes will be accepted in line with any agreement between the operators concerned . free travel is available to police officers at all times upon production of valid warrant cards .\nexplorer tickets offer great value travel not just on carousel services , but also on those of other participating operators .\n1 week pass : \u00a335 adult / \u00a323 student ( with herts saver card ) .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nnews : don ' t forget our babus homepage - click here to return to it .\npowered by smf 1 . 1 . 21 | smf \u00a9 2006 - 2008 , simple machines\nplease note that in hertfordshire adult fares apply to all customers aged 11 or over . if you are in possesion of a hertfordshire savercard ( available from hertfordshire county council ) then child fares are available until your 18th birthday . on routes that go in to the greater london area a child oystercard may also be used to obtain child fares . to obtain a hertfordshire savercard please visit : urltoken\ngives one day\u2019s unlimited travel on any bus in hertfordshire . visit urltoken for timetables , journey planning and ticket information .\nvalid on routes c1 , c3 , c10 and c11 only . to obtain ticket you\nweekly ticket giving unlimited travel on all buses between london colney and st albans city centre .\nthe freedom to travel on all uno buses in and around welwyn garden city and hatfield .\ntickets only availble for holders of a uh identity card . cannot be used on routes c1 , c3 , c10 , c11 , c12 , 19 , 19a , 21 , 86 , 90 , 90a & 805\nwml public\n- / / wapforum / / dtd wml 1 . 1 / / en\nurltoken\nthanks for that - nice to see hcc haven ' t told the rest of us about this . again . carousel say this replaces their own day ticket , meaning a child day ticket - on a bucks - based bus network - will only be sold with a child hertssavercard . recipe for trouble ( from experience ! ) - what ' s wrong with allowing bucks citizencard holders one at half - fare ?\nnetwork st albans has worked with the bus operators to create the st albans busnet ticket . this is a multi - operator bus ticket , which can be used to provide unlimited travel throughout the purchased zone ( s ) within the network st albans area . buy a ticket on the first bus you board , then use it on any bus , regardless of the bus operator , for travel within the boundaries of the zone ( s ) for the period of validity of the ticket . day and weekly tickets are available . please see prices below ( with effect from 8th january 2017 )\nnetwork hemel hempstead has worked with the bus operators to create the hemel hempstead busnet ticket . this is a multi - operator bus ticket , which can be used to provide unlimited travel throughout the purchased zone ( s ) within the network hemel hempstead area ( please note the map shows extension to bovingdon and flaunden , valid from 8th january 2017 ) . buy a ticket on the first bus you board , then use it on any bus , regardless of the bus operator , for travel within the boundaries of the zone ( s ) for the period of validity of the ticket . day and weekly tickets are available . please see prices below ( with effect from 8th janaury 2017 )\nnetwork watford has worked with the bus operators to create the watford busnet ticket . this is a multi - operator bus ticket , which can be used to provide unlimited travel throughout the purchased zone ( s ) within the network watford area . buy a ticket on the first bus you board , then use it on any bus , regardless of the bus operator , for travel within the boundaries of the zone ( s ) for the period of validity of the ticket . day and weekly tickets are available . please see prices below ( with effect from 8th january 2017 )\nyou can access a complete list of all the bus services in hertfordshire by using the link below .\nfrom just \u00a32 . 80 per day , you can add unlimited bus travel to your train ticket .\nplusbus is available to many towns and cities across britain . you can change between train and bus services with plusbus at over 270 railway stations nation - wide .\nask for plusbus when buying your train ticket , for unlimited bus travel around town on all participating bus operators ' services . your bus travel can be at the start , the finish , or both parts of your train journey . for each town there is one zone that covers the whole urban area ( from more information on the areas covered , please visit www . plusbus . info ) .\nwith your plusbus ticket you can travel as much as you like by bus within this zone . plusbus can be added to most types of train ticket :\nseason ticket ( for set periods , to match your train season ticket : 7 days , 1 month , 3 months , a year ) .\nbuy plusbus using your student rail card and save a 1 / 3 on the cost of your bus journey as well .\nsimply ask for plusbus when buying your train ticket . it can save you money and is more convenient than buying separate tickets . what ' s more you can pay with cash , credit or debit card .\nonline at all hertfordshire rail operator websites ( see our partners page for links ) .\nplease note , as from 20 may 2018 apsley , baldock , knebworth , theobalds grove and welwyn north railway stations have been removed from the plusbus scheme .\njune and july will see plusbus offer tickets online for as little as \u00a32 a day ! to take advantage of this exciting offer , all you have to do is buy a plusbus day ticket with your rail ticket when purchasing online . as well as saving \u00a31 . 40 on the cost of an adult day ticket , there are many benefits to having this ticket . some of the benefits are saving money , exploring some popular attractions or just simply commuting .\nso don ' t delay , take advantage of this online offer and try something different today .\nthe council uses cookies to provide services you request ( such as self - service tools , and some forms ) and to help improve our site by counting visits to each page and seeing how visitors move around the website .\nin partnership with hertfordshire highways , the cost and benefits of a charging mechanism for use of the road infrastructure , targeting certain types of vehicles ( e . g . hgvs ) or journeys taking place at certain times of the day ( e . g . during rush hour ) , be considered ;\nfurther consultation with members of the public ( building on responses already received ) about what specific improvements to the current cycling and walking networks would encourage more journeys ( e . g . electric charging points , cycling lanes , track improvements ,\ncouncil continues to make further provision for electric car parking and charging points within its car parks and encourages their inclusion in all future housing developments .\nmeeting of executive , tuesday 16th may , 2017 7 . 00 pm ( item 25 . )\nthe executive considered the report of the sustainable transport task and finish group and its recommendations , which had been supported by environment scrutiny committee .\ncouncillor j wyllie , as the chairman of the task and finish group , thanked everyone who had contributed to the work which had culminated in the recommendations before the executive .\nhe highlighted the importance of improved bus services and extending rail services to buntingford .\nhe also spoke of reducing congestion in bishop\u2019s stortford by extending rail links to stansted airport from great dunmow and braintree .\nin response to questions raised on electric charging points , the executive member for environment and the public space outlined the good progress being made in their provision , which had been boosted by bidding successfully for defra / dot funding that had been obtained .\nhe also referred to a pilot electric vehicle car club that would be running in bishop\u2019s stortford and hertford , to promote the benefits of electric cars and to encourage greater use .\nfurther consultation with members of the public ( building on responses already received ) about what specific improvements to the current cycling and walking networks would encourage more journeys ( e . g . electric charging points , cycling lanes , track improvements , etc ) be undertaken ;\nthe council continues to make further provision for electric car parking and charging points within its car parks and encourages their inclusion in all future housing developments .\nrt @ yourvote _ uk : it\u2019s important that your details on the electoral register are correct . forms to check this will be arriving soon \u2013 look o\u2026\nrt @ hfrs : reminder : we ' ll be live on facebook this evening at 7 : 30pm to answer your questions about firefighter recruitment . urltoken\n@ roisinefmoss hi , nice idea , but there are no plans for one . there are plenty of places to see the game elsewhere in st albans . ^ aw\nbus users in st albans and surrounding areas will see a number of innovations being launched this month under the network st albans banner . network st albans is a partnership between bus and rail operators and local organisations including st albans city & district council and hertfordshire county council .\non sunday 15th january the st albans busnet ticket will be introduced . this is a new multi - operator bus ticket that allows unlimited travel on any bus , regardless of operator , throughout the network st albans area . daily or weekly tickets can be bought on the first bus used , and is valid on any other bus service within the zone ( s ) purchased .\nto support the launch of the ticket , network st albans has produced a handy pocket - sized guide to all bus services in the area , with helpful maps , and includes information on the st albans busnet ticket fares and a map of the three travel zones . this guide is now available from the civic centre , tourist information centres and libraries in st albans and surrounding towns .\nends for further information please contact ashleigh taylor on 01707 285854 or a . taylor27 @ urltoken notes to editors 1 . the network st albans partnership between hertfordshire county council , st albans city and district council , the university of hertfordshire , uno buses ( the university\u2019s own bus operation ) , arriva the shires and essex , metroline , centrebus , first capital connect and london midland . stephen joseph is chair of the partnership and also a resident of st albans . 2 . campaign for better transport is the uk ' s leading authority on sustainable transport . we champion transport solutions that improve people ' s lives and reduce environmental damage . our campaigns push innovative , practical policies at local and national levels . campaign for better transport charitable trust is a registered charity ( 1101929 ) .\nwatford junction railway station is a railway station that serves watford , hertfordshire . the station is on the west coast main line ( wcml ) to london euston and the abbey line , a branch line to st albans . journeys to london take between 16 and 52 minutes depending on the service used : shorter times on fast non - stop trains and slower on the stopping watford dc line services . trains also run to east croydon and clapham junction via the west london line . the station is a major hub for local bus services and the connecting station for buses to the harry potter studio tour .\nin 1862 , the watford and rickmansworth railway opened a route from watford to rickmansworth ( church street ) . now mostly closed , this route began by running south and west to a more central station on watford ' s high street , which remains in use .\nfrom 1846 , the l & br was absorbed into the london and north western railway ( lnwr ) and watford junction was now run by this large , ambitious company . seeking to compete with local buses and trams , the lnwr built an additional suburban line from euston to watford in the early years of the 20th century , now known as the watford dc line . this veered away from the main line at bushey to loop around watford to pass through the high street station . a second suburban branch line was also built from high street west towards croxley green to serve new housing developments in that area . both branches were later electrified as part of this improvement plan , on the same dc three - rail system . the rickmansworth branch was connected to the main line via two through platforms with a junction to the north ; these platforms have since been partly built over and their remaining southern sections form part of the present dc lines terminus . at one time tube - style trains were used on the branches to counter the low voltage caused by the lack of a sub - station near rickmansworth .\nthe bakerloo line was extended to watford junction in 1917 , giving a shared service north of willesden junction with the main line electric trains which served euston and broad street stations . however , since 1982 [ 7 ] the line north of harrow & wealdstone has only been served by what is now the london overground service from euston station ; this service uses these dc lines for its\nall stations\nlocal service .\noyster card capability was extended to this station on 11 november 2007 on both the london overground and southern . it was extended to london midland services on 18 november 2007 . however , the station is outside london fare zones 1\u20139 and special fares apply .\nwith the electrification of the entire west london line in the 1990s , it became practical to run services from watford junction to clapham junction , allowing passengers to cross london without changing trains . southern rail now operate an hourly service from milton keynes through watford to east croydon with connections to brighton and gatwick .\nthe lnwr built a locomotive depot at the station in 1856 , which was replaced by a larger building in 1872 , and further enlarged in 1890 . it was closed by british railways in march 1965 . [ 8 ]\nin 1984 the victorian station buildings were demolished and the station was rebuilt in a modern architectural style with a travel centre and a large office block above the station which is occupied by the lorry and bus manufacturing company iveco . some 19th - century waiting rooms survived , but were finally demolished in 1987 . [ 9 ] to enlarge the car park and provide more space , the st . albans branch line was realigned northwards , with the original st . albans platforms becoming a single terminating bay now mostly used by southern services ."]}
{"id": 53990, "summary": [{"text": "dramaqueen is a houston-based english-language publisher of domestic , japanese , korean , and taiwanese comics founded in 2005 .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "dramaqueen also publishes an original english-language yaoi anthology called rush , which made its debut in 2006 .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "rush ceased publishing when the company experienced financial issues and were uncommunicative with the creators involved in the project .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "in march 2010 , after a four-year hiatus from publishing , during which time the company lost some of its japanese licenses , dramaqueen released the bl manhwa the summit by lee young-hee .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "on their forums , ceo tran nguyen indicated rush would return in a new format in 2011 . ", "topic": 15}], "title": "dramaqueen", "paragraphs": ["about dramaqueen : dramaqueen , l . l . c . is a publisher founded by manga fans from both the united states and europe . dramaqueen aims to release high quality manga to the american and european market , targeted mainly to the mature female audience . more informations on our current and upcoming releases are available at the dramaqueen website . ( urltoken )\nwhy does it feel like i ' m dying everytime i fall sick . . . # dramaqueen # monsoongotmelike\ni maybe panicking . but i haven\u2019t seen grealish in any portugal photos . ha he not travelled for a spurs medical # dramaqueen\nu say sliding in like im trying to low key smash . . just asking if u listened to the podcast . . # dramaqueen\nasked my mom if i can skip church and she says , \u201cit\u2019s your choice . . . if you love me or not\u201d # dramaqueen\ndramaqueen wasn\u2019t a publisher i really followed ( aside from thumbing through one of their rush anthologies until i found something that wasn\u2019t for me ) but i know it did have its fans . did that include any afterelton readers ? are there any great dramaqueen titles that my radar has been missing ?\n[ \u2026 ] the rush anthology . this after it was previously stated that the rush crew were looking for another publisher after dramaqueen\u2019s long [ \u2026 ]\nmy ankle is bothering me and i have to ride home in this heat ( 31\u00b0c ) . . . it was nice knowing you all . . . # dramaqueen\ntexas - based dramaqueen did not have any new titles , but it did share its fall 2007 lineup . the publisher is currently distributing its books through consortium and is working to get books to more mainstream stores . direct sales through dramaqueen\u2019s site have been steady , and the publisher recently had a promotion with anime distributor right stuf international that increased awareness of the company . dq is currently the exclusive distributor of kye yoon chon\u2019s\nlast year , my optimism for iris press , a bay area publisher that hoped to publish an anthology magazine , quickly fell through . now , another publisher , dramaqueen , looks like it\u2019s struggling to stick around .\ntaking this moment to send some pluggage to tina anderson\u2019s recent site post , where she states that the rush team have finally come to the end of their patience with dramaqueen and are now actively seeking a new publisher .\nyaoi suki found ten new titles among a list of dramaqueen books on its publisher ' s website . a dramaqueen has now confirmed the titles , calling them\nan early christmas present to the fans\n: doctor ' s rule here comes the wolf ? ! i ' ll get you ! wanted : mysterious man ! junk ! lord of sal manor love ballad organic sons scent of temptation sleeping flower sweetheart no release dates for the titles are available .\nhouston , texas \u2013 may 26 , 2011 . dramaqueen , llc is celebrating our six years of independent manga and manhwa publishing with the release of our second title from the beloved cult manga - ka , shushushu sakurai , junk !\nwe all do . i for one will miss the dvd manga series the most . god rest dramaqueen . god rest iris print while we ' re at it . . . god rest the entire industry , for it is dead now .\nregrettably , central park media has been on life support for the past few years - not officially out of business , but not really active in the business . sorry to say that i personally haven ' t heard anything about the status of dramaqueen recently .\nplease someone call the department of children and families ! ! ! i just told 19 that she had to clean her room before going to watch her friend get a tattoo . protect my children , i\u2019m out of control ! ! # parentingteens # dramaqueen # ridiculousrequests\ni won\u2019t beat the proverbial horse on this one but suffice to say dramaqueen hasn\u2019t done anything to win readers\u2019 sympathy or support in the past two years but i suppose it\u2019ll still be interesting to see if they ever do release another book . still , as much as i\u2019m all for supporting the industry , it\u2019s my honest opinion that shoppers should stay away from ordering through dramaqueen\u2019s online website . the risk is simply too high that prospective buyers will only join the line of people still waiting for dq to pay their dues .\ni told my dad i was too tired to go to the store with him and he yelled\ni don ' t use emojis but if i did i ' d use a sad face one right now !\nand stormed out of the house . # dramaqueen\nhave you ever ridden on the dan ryan ? there are delays longer than this every day than the march today yes , kudos to isp and cpd for keeping all parties safe . you , however , don ' t know the meaning of the word chaos . # dramaqueen\nand lastly , in an odder turn of events , dramaqueen has updated its online shop to showcase what they\u2019re calling a \u201crebirth sale\u201d , offering up several of their back issue books for cheaper prices along with a message that suggests they\u2019re still working on the comeback that they\u2019ve promised for so long . hmm\u2026 sounds sort of familiar .\nwhat\u2019s most interesting and worth a look about these titles is the majority are out of print series . several of from the now - defunct go ! comi , and there\u2019s a boys\u2019 love title from dramaqueen . newer titles are the two omnibus collections from seven seas and offer a great value for some huge books with hefty page counts !\njust because we ' re talking don ' t mean we ' re friends . . . so so sorry i want to end this marriage i ' ll find someone else i think ur crazy must run n the family yo sister crazy too that ring i ' m takn back silly girl ur goin to miss me out with the old # dramaqueen # unforgettable urltoken\nspeaking of hit or miss , two books came in the mail this week from dramaqueen \u2013 missing road and junk ! . with three books now under their belt since their \u2018comeback\u2019 began , i\u2019m ready to give them another chance and take a look at the new offerings . first impressions say the quality of the publishing itself is great but will the content itself hold up ?\nyaoi manga publisher dramaqueen burst onto the then - burgeoning manga scene in 2005 with ambitious plans for a line of yaoi manga , teen - friendly manhwa ( korean comics ) , and a quarterly anthology of global yaoi manga . they quickly became known for their excellent licenses and the high production quality of their books . \u201cwe treat it like art , \u201d publisher tran nguyen told pwcw\u2019s kai - ming cha in 2006 . \u201cour intent is to produce a quality product that is a collectors item . \u201d\nthe drama over at drama queen\u2019s forums continues with fans up in arms over their continued disorganization , misinformation and the latest in a string of broken promises . some intelligent comments are made about dq\u2019s consistent failure as a business and i\u2019m certainly enclined to agree . it\u2019s been a long , sad road and dq\u2019s possible return no longer looks optimistic as much as it just shows how easily a so - called company can mess with its dedicated fans , not to mention contributers . for shame , dramaqueen .\nbaltimore , md - august 07 , 2006 - alas the otakon 2006 is over . the dramaqueen staff had a wonderful time at this marvelous convention and wants to thank all her fans and the staff members of otakon for all their support and love . however we did not leave the convention without giving our fans an interesting industry / yaoi panel ! ! ! during this panel we announced the following great new manga & manhwa titles and also announced our street release date for rush , an original western yaoi anthology :\nspeaking of whom , makoto tateno\u2019s boys\u2019 love series yokan is now listed on amazon from digital manga under the name preminition . some yaoi fans may recall this title as having been previously licensed by the now defunk dramaqueen ( under the title omen ) . word is that several of dq\u2019s licenses have begun to expire after years of no releases , which means there\u2019s a likely possibility for more license rescues in the coming future . preminition , along with a couple other newer licenses , are now listed on digital manga\u2019s website .\nas with all amazon listings , no series or releases are official until confirmed by the publishers themselves . while digital manga cannot confirm the licensing of these series , they did let me know that their big yaoi con license announcement is still under wraps and awaiting the eager ears of convention attendees . in the meantime there\u2019s been lots of speculation on forums and blogs on what the title ( s ) will be , including potential license rescues from the yet - to - be - officially - bankrupt dramaqueen to the recently confirmed shutdown bebeautiful .\nfor those who follow the reviews on my site , it\u2019s safe to say that i tend to give books positive reviews over negative ones . a simple reason for this is that i buy what i really want thus more often than not tend to like what i buy . in the instance of the judged , i purchased it based on the manga - ka , akira honma , whose work i enjoyed in their other book published by dramaqueen : last portrait . well , despite my purchase under inspired pretences , the series fell very short of expectation .\nin 2001 , the american yaoi market didn ' t exist , but since then , mirroring the japanese market , most american manga publishers have embraced boys\u2019 love ( bl ) . the category didn ' t take off until 2005 , when tokyopop and dramaqueen entered the game alongside digital manga and cpm press . while finding shelf space for these titles may be complicated , the demand for more content is still rising . and as any yaoi - con guest could attest , these fans know what is available , they know what looks hot and they know they want more bl now .\nreaders loved it . they loved it so much that when dramaqueen\u2019s releases slowed to a trickle , and then stopped altogether , fans reacted with disappointment , dismay , and anger . nguyen and her staff kept showing up at cons , selling their older releases and holding raucous panels for enthusiastic fans , and periodically they would announce that things were back on track ( yeah , they got me with that one ) , but the books never arrived , and the whole thing took on a lucy - and - the - football air , with yaoi fans playing the part of charlie brown .\nfor those who aren\u2019t familiar with roulette , it was originally published in rush , an anthology of boys\u2019 love stories by creators around the world and published in print by dramaqueen . when the company ceased production , so too did rush come to an end after only a couple issues . there had been problems with dq and it\u2019s handling of the project practically since the get - go with subscribers and creators alike left wondering where their dues were . as someone who subscribed to the anthology , i was among those both disappointed and rather miffed when the plug was suddenly pulled . it\u2019s unfortunate when projects like this don\u2019t work out .\nas a quick recap , dramaqueen hasn\u2019t put out any of their scheduled books in over a year nor have they given fans any answers on the future of the books or remaining licenses . this also includes subscriptions for the rush series , which have now left many people $ 30 poorer and with no books to show for it ( and just as few answers ) . essentially it\u2019s a publisher death that many are just waiting to hear the final call for . sad , but i think it\u2019s fair to say us readers are more than done waiting for dq as well ! even if we do really want to get a hold of some of their series\u2026\nthis year\u2019s event featured two exhibitor / dealer rooms . guests included the artist and writer duo of oki mamiya and kawahara tsubasa , takanaka hinako ( little butterfly from jun\u00e9 and challengers from dramaqueen ) and italian manga studio dany & dany . entertainment included 24 - hour anime screenings and a video gaming room . on saturday night con - goers enjoyed an anime music video contest , cosplay contest , yaoi fan - fiction writing contest and a midnight dance . a staffed manga library featured manga from every american bl publisher , including some mainstream titles for good measure . a weekend long charity auction benefited the national coalition against domestic violence and featured items from the guest artists .\nbesides all the news , the most significant part of yaoi - con was the unique experience it offered compared to any other manga or anime - related event . because of the often mature nature of bl , yaoi - con is a rare example of an 18 - plus - only anime event . in a growing manga market where most sales tend to come from readers in their early teens , yaoi - con turned its focus to a well - informed and well - read following that is mature enough to appreciate the steamy themes these books are known for . some publishers , like dramaqueen and yaoi press , have 16 + books for younger readers ; however , the consensus seems to be that more mature stories and visual content tend to draw readers like moths to a flame .\nuntil now . in mid - march , librarian and yaoi blogger snow wildsmith spotted an announcement on the dramaqueen website that a new book vol . 1 of the summit , was in the works . dq also reset their forum , and an in - house poster is reassuring readers that at least one other title , mandayuu and me , will be out this year . but the proof of the pudding is in the eating , so the biggest news in years is simply this : snow got her copy of the summit ! it seems to still only be available through the dq site , but the same in - house poster says that it will be available through retail sites soon . is this the beginning of a new era , or a last gasp before an overly ambitious company collapses ? stay tuned as the thrilling saga continues .\nnews , reviews and features with a focus on manga , self - published works and a canadian perspective . enjoy fulfilling your kuriousity !\nback to the subject at hand : as someone who awaited the preview issue of rush eagerly , and enjoyed the pretty artwork and diverse nature of it when it came out , i hope that the artists and writers of rush are able to find a publisher who will continue on with the anthology . good luck to you , rush team ! make sure you tell us fans the moment we can throw pre - orders at you for the next issue .\nlissa pattillo is the owner and editor of kuriousity . ca . residing in halifax , nova scotia she takes great joy in collecting all manners of manga genres , regretting that there ' s never enough time in the day to review or share them all . along with reviews , lissa is responsible for all the news postings to the website and works full time as a web and graphic designer .\nkuriousity does not condone or support the illegal distribution of manga online . see an ad here linking to a scanlation website ? please let us know !\nthanks for a word on this . we ' ve all felt very let down by the whole dq situation , especially our editor . there ' s still no word on from anyone at dq about payment , printing , or our own inquiries about rush\u2013not even our editor can get a call back .\n[ \u2026 ] writing , there is nothing about it on the dq site or forums . lissa pattillo , who was a subscriber , notes at kuriousity that she spent $ 30 on the subscription and has little to show for it . ( image by laura [ \u2026 ]\njustin : i think the first volume was supposed to lure the . . .\nmary : great ! i am buying this . aleady have what is avail . . .\nniastyle : i am overjoyed that this title has been licensed . . . .\nlissa pattillo : the post you replied to was from august so my buyi . . .\n~ dakota : you ' re still getting the bw mini volumes for adven . . .\nkuriousity and the written content published here is \u00a9 to lissa pattillo 2008 - 2014 .\nall manga series and images are copyright to their respective owners . no content here may be used without permission .\njoin the the world ' s most exclusive & effective contribution program . . .\n. . . but it costs a lot of money to get that done . please support cbr so we can continue providing you with great content !\nplease whitelist cbr or disable your ad blocker to continue . close this popup and browse for 2 minutes .\nyour current browser isn ' t compatible with soundcloud . please download one of our supported browsers . need help ?\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 .\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 summer anime season has begun , and we ' re reviewing every new anime of the season . check back daily for new reviews ! now available : holmes of kyoto - phantom in the twilight - 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 - and much more !\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 . . .\nthis focus story for orario ' s toughest tavern elf offers plenty of colorful new details about the story ' s world in a must - read for danmachi fans .\n\u2015 ( note : because the main character ' s name is consistently transliterated as lyu rather than ryu in this novel , that spelling will be used throughout this review . ) in a franchise full of colorful characters , lyu leon is far from being among the most dynamic . . .\n\u2015 the kingdom hearts orchestra \u2013 world tour 2018 launched on june 9th with an unforgettable sold - out show at the dorothy chandler pavilion in los angeles . with composer yoko shimomura on stage , and surprise special appearance by director tetsuya nomura that announced the long - awaited release date of kingdom hea . . .\nflcl progressive started out pretty low - key - especially compared to the original - but the plot becomes a noisy riot of abstract ( yet familiar ) elements in this finale .\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 # 437d8baf14fb5504 - ord\nthe summer anime season has begun , and we ' re reviewing every new anime of the season . check back daily for new reviews ! 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 !\nall material copyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 anime news network . all rights reserved . served by daru - chan cloudflare ray # 437cd4c5e0337125 - ord\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nnew yaoi titles : - not love by miyamoto kano - invoke by higashizato kiriko - omen by makoto tateno the new western yaoi anthology called rush will be launch at yaoicon 2006 ! ! ! for future updates on rush please check urltoken .\nas always , we thank you for all your support and enthusiasm and look forward to seeing you at the next convention . see you all at amecon 2006 ! ! !\ncomipress teams up with writer udagawa takeo and translator john gallagher to publish an online version of the english - language translation of manga zombie .\nan ongoing conversation about the philosophy behind manga both in the u . s . and abroad .\nmonthly charts of comparative manga rankings based on aggregate online sales listings from matt blind .\nkickstarters have really taken off in recent months with creators and organizations using the crowd - sourcing service to collect the funds they need to get projects off the ground that wouldn\u2019t otherwise be funded . i still hold my reservations towards companies using the service but i\u2019m glad it\u2019s worked out so well for creators getting their original works out to a wanting audience .\njust such a project has been started for roulette , an original boys\u2019 love style story written by tina anderson ( loud snow ) and drawn by laura carboni ( love circles ) . laura is looking to raised enough money to fund the completion and print of the book , which will be 255 pages long . via kickstarter\u2019s often - used reward system , you can also get a number of extra goodies depending on how much you pledge .\n\u201cmafia accountant riley leary finds himself blackmailed by an unseen party when he\u2019s caught stealing from his boss . to make matters worse , he garnishes the interest of the dangerous hit man , anton colletti . will riley manage to get things right , or will anton make things go from bad to worse ? \u201d ( read a preview chapter )\nanother week gone by and another stack of lovely new books to read ! lately i\u2019ve been reading a lot of older titles since my haul at animaritime but this week\u2019s new titles definitely put up a huge fight for my attention ( and who am i kidding , they won ! ) .\nfirst up was the new volume of black butler ( vol . 06 ) from yen press . knowing that the whole curry fiasco is behind us and another mystery is afoot had me extra eager for this book . i was not disappointed ! this series is worth buying for the art alone \u2013 such gorgeous victorian outfits ranging from the wonderful to just plain weird . throw in some detective work and sexual tension between pretty people and it\u2019s an easy sell .\nmuch less in - your - face about its charms is the fourth volume of cross game . i\u2019ve completely fallen in love with this series \u2013 i love the baseball games , the characters , the romance \u2013 it\u2019s all good ! it\u2019s so relaxing , the kind of book you just want to curl up in bed with and not put down until you\u2019re done . plus i think i join the many in - story characters who have a crush on aoba .\nadding two more volume sixes to go with black butler , i also bought rin - ne ( vol . 06 ) and time & again ( vol . 06 ) . both are series i have hesitations buying because the volumes have been hit or miss since the beginning . all the same , this is the final volume of time & again so i had to pick it up to see how things fare between the leads . rin - ne i buy consistently because when it\u2019s good i really enjoy it , the kind of entertainment only rumiko takahashi can offer .\nthe big purchase this week was undoubtedly wandering son ( vol . 01 ) , however . i\u2019ve been waiting , waiting and waiting ( patiently you see ) for this book since it was announced . with this description , how could i not ?\n\u201cthe fifth grade . the threshold to puberty , and the beginning of the end of childhood innocence . shuichi nitori and his new friend yoshino takatsuki have happy homes , loving families , and are well - liked by their classmates , but they share a secret that further complicates a time of life that is awkward for anyone : shuichi is a boy who wants to be a girl , and yoshino is a girl who wants to be a boy . \u201d\nthe book has since been showered with praise and rightfully so for what it is . i absolutely loved reading it and will hopefully have a review done soon to highlight why . as a first impressions note , it\u2019s another hardcover release from fantagraphics so on publication quality alone you really get your money\u2019s worth .\nsummary : free agent junk is the sole survivor of a nuclear attack , and it\u2019s a closely - guarded secret how he managed to escape alive . junk\u2019s current mission is to rendezvous with the mysterious criminal \u201cx , \u201d who has been sending junk messages lately . x wants junk\u2019s help to meet the reverend nagil , leader of a heretical religious sect ; but junk suspects that x has hidden motives for this meeting . can junk expose x\u2019s secrets in time before his \u201ctrue mission\u201d is jeopardized ?\nconfirmed street date is june 1 , 2011 . customers can now order the book at the dq shop : urltoken\namazon always has some of the best pricing for purchasing books online and occasionally even manga gets the extra special discount treatment , such as amazon . ca\u2019s loonie deals . i was spelunking through the discounted section today and found some manga titles sitting there at some \u2018get \u2019em while you can\u2019 prices :\nyaoi press has recently updated their info page to inform propestive creators that their submissions are currently closed . this is a uncommon state for yaoi press which has spent the majority of its time open to new stories by writers and artists . the page does however offer up an honest and open look at why their submissions are currently closed and assurance that they still have previously submitted works on file .\nword has been circulating for a while about digital manga\u2019s big yaoi title announcement , promising many happy fans , and that they\u2019ll be making said - announcement at the upcoming yaoi con . today digital manga has posted their yaoi con schedule including their industry panel and signing times for special guest , makoto tateno ( see art above ) .\ndigital manga has also sent out a press release about signed and framed makoto tateno artwork which will be available for sale both at yaoi con and on their online shop , akadot .\nurltoken brings us a handful of new boys\u2019 love titles this tuesday from yaoi - behemoth , digital manga . all these titles are from artists that readers will likely recognize from previous releases .\nfor now fingers crossed we have these titles to look forward to , a great array of returning artists for some new works . i know i for one am really excited for another chigusa kawai title after a great finale to her previously june - released series , la esperanca .\nsome note - worthy new listings popped up on amazon over the week and this time one of them even comes with a confirmation from the company .\ntwo new digital manga listings of interest : one is for another omnibus edition of a previously released series of theirs , this time hinako takanaga\u2019s fantastically charming little butterfly ( big recommendations from me on this one ! ) . this joins the already confirmed omnibus for makoto tateno\u2019s yellow .\nother amazon finds of interest includes two editions of yen press\u2019s upcoming first volume release of soul eater , one of which apparently coming with a presumably - snazzy slipcover . extra attention for a series with a big fan base ? speaking of big fan - base ( which should be bigger still ! ) , yen press will be releasing not one , not two but six volumes of yotsuba & ! this september !\nand lastly , though my twitter followers heard this from me a couple days ago , listings for akira by kodansha comics ( previously reported as one of the most solid pieces of kodansa - related news the english manga world has gotten so far ) are now all being listed as the following : akira volume # ( akira ( del rey ) ) .\nthis isn\u2019t the first time i\u2019ve noted overlap in publishing credits between kodansha comics and del rey , who already has a close connection with the company and releases their titles predominantly . of course this could just be a slip - up on amazon\u2019s part , though some other retail sites have the publisher for kodansha comic\u2019s rereleases of akira and ghost in the shell listed as random house ( of which del rey is an imprint of ) . is del rey merely helping kodansha find footing in north america ? or could kodansha comics show up as another random house imprint as a more all - inclusive joint agreement for manga releases ? time will ( we hope ) tell for sure !\n\u201cok \u2013 don\u2019t panic ! tyrant is on it\u2019s way \u2013 there\u2019s a minor problem on our printing ( nothing major ! ) so we\u2019re working on it to get it printed asap .\nplease know that tyrant will be out \u2013 we will not be able to make it for christmas delivery \u2013 but we\u2019re shooting for january . i know how you all must feel , but please know that this time , it was not within our control when the problem arose > < ! \u201c\non a much more positive note , yamila has posted her end of the year report for yaoi press . they\u2019re obviously feeling the current economic crunch but remain optimistic about things to come . one of their upcoming changes is the format of their books which will have higher page counts and larger trim sizes . it\u2019s a good read for both fans of their releases and as a view of how one of the few consistant publishers in these rocky times is getting by .\nover at her blog , tina anderson makes some suggestions for some global bl reading for the holiday vacation . there\u2019re some great titles on the list so check it out if you\u2019re looking for some good reads that are refreshingly different from your usual yaoi fare .\nand finally , in referrence to the appearance of in god\u2019s arms on amazon ( slated for a july 2009 release ) , a fan has been circulating an e - mail they recieved from seven seas telling them that the license for the boys\u2019 love book by nekota yonezou had indeed been lost . while this doesn\u2019t come as a surprise , and it\u2019s more likely amazon just regurgitated the listing , wouldn\u2019t it be a much nicer thought that a license lost could infact now be a license found ?\nbiggest manga news in recent days is undoubtably the announced shutdown of brocolli books usa international . while not a big fan of the publisher myself , it can\u2019t be denied that they had some popular titles and a good reputation of quality . i first heard of brocoll\u2019s shutdown thanks to gia who was quick to learn of the news . since then icv2 has recieved confirmation of the shutdown and more information was shared with the public through brocolli books\u2019 production blog .\nyaoi press\u2019s twitter reminds those waiting for some of dmp\u2019s december releases that they\u2019ve been pushed back until sometime in 2009 , including vampire hunter d ( vol . 03 ) and kabuki ( vol . 02 ) . the full list can read from ann\u2019s post this past october .\n\u201ctyrant qc is done so next phase is printing ! ! ! ok \u2013 we will be updating the website with pre - order for weekend after thanks giving \u2013 that would be nov . 29th that saturday .\nwe are timing the pre - order as close to the time we get the books in - house from our beloved printers . so there might be a 2 week lag from pre - orders to shipping date . just wanted to let everyone know in advance ! \u201d\nalso , at blu would like to remind readers to stop asking about love pistols ( vol . 06 ) . it hasn\u2019t yet been released in japan so harassing them about it won\u2019t make it available in english any faster . even i\u2019ve recieved e - mails asking about it so i can only imagine what their e - mail boxes must look like . please be courteous and do your research before you make an inquiry : )\nand finally on a great note if it turns out to be true , danielle over at comics should be good ! is spreading the word that it looks like viz may have picked up the license to fumi yoshinaga\u2019s ooku . edit : and ann continues this news with a bunch of other titles as well !\n: \u201ca leak to a legal office makes a case for government corruption . it is now the job of public prosecutor kyou sugiura to investigate tatsuki toudou , an arrogant politician riding on the coattails of his daddy\u2019s success . but toudou may be more clever than his sexually abusive , adoptive father was . he uses manipulation after manipulation to exact revenge against kyou for that time , long ago , when the two boys shared an intimate bond\u2026 which kyou betrayed . \u201d\ndoctype html public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nadd your tips , poems , quotes , or title ideas to share with other members .\nwe want to make sure you ' re happy with your experience at scrapbook . com . if you have any questions , concerns or suggestions please let us know .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\na deliciously sexy comedy about less then angelic angels and the devils who fall for them . this is the first of\ndecided to give its on - line face a through makeover for the new season . the redesigned website has been tweaked and fine tuned to become the ultimate resource for all things\n, keeping you up to date with current affairs and all the future releases and projects the team is working on to keep you hanging on the edge of your seats .\nwe hope everyone enjoys the new look and finds it as fun and exciting as we do .\nif you are refering to devil x devil , yes it is one volume . thank you very much for your suport !\nyes thats the right email ! and i ' m glad you enjoythe new site . have a nice day and thank you for your suport !\ni ' m really glad you ' ve updated the website ! i think it needed it . : ) the site looks good and , like\n, i really enjoyed reading the manga - ka interviews . what a nice bonus !\nyes it really needed a new look . i ' m happy you are pleased with the new site and glad to hear you enjoyed the interviews . have a nice day !\njust wanted to say i really like the new design and layout of the website . haven ' t finished looking at everything yet , but i was checking something a couple days ago and it was soooo much easier . keep up the good work , lovies ! xd\nglad you likee . . . make sure to check it out more and give feedback and also post more on the forum . < 3 have good day darling ! < 3\nhi there ! i ' m a fan of masara minase and i ' m so happy you have two mangas translated into english . sadly , empty heart is out of stock and i was wondering if you know when it will be available again . also , masara minase is a series called gokujou no koibito which i think has nine chapters , which is more than enough for a manga . any chance of that being translated into english ?\nwe will be printing a 2nd edition of empty heart sometimes this year , most likely in spring . there is no final date set for it but i ' d expect it pretty soon . i can ' t comment on the second question as it ' s up to a lot of factors such as the japanese companies and the author ' s decision but we are always willing to license minase - sensei ' s manga since we are all fans of her work .\ndear dq , just as a question , having nothing to due with post , but is tyrant who fell in love out ? i ' m sure you ' re waiting to release the end of challengers before you release tyrant , but on amazon . com , though it says\nships in 2 to 5 weeks\nit still says volume one is available . so , i ' m confused because i ' m always checking your site and it has no info on releases for that title . . . . signed , confused in a snow storm ( kidding ) ^ - ^\ni just came from the rush website . do you guys plan to release the stories in tankoubon form someday ? i ' d love to get my hands on atsushi akira ' s night and day . : d thanks .\nyou know , i hate to add to the piles and piles of moans you guys get but . . . why license another title when you it seems you cant handle the demands of the titles you already have ? i can understand if perhaps you ' re bored doing the same books all the time . . . but isnt that part of the process ? some of your titles are impossible to get copies of like tyrant and summit . so i really dont understand the need for licensing . when you do that scanlation teams drop titles and to be perfectly honest that could mean that we yaoi lovers will never see the ending to our favorite series as dq can ' t be counted on to finish a series . again , sorry for the moan and the rant , but its frustrating as hell !\njust a question . . . is dq dead ? it would be a shame as i really liked you guys ( you were doing a cracking job ) but nothing ' s happened in ages now . . . i ' m just curious .\ni miss dq . : ( i ' m still holding out a faint hope of getting my money ' s worth of rush issues ( i subscribed for the original 6 waaaay back when ) though i know at this point hell has a better chance of freezing over . : ( ( ( ( tho ' the 00 & 01 issues i did get must have some rarity value now , no ? hmmmm , i wonder what i could get for them on ebay . . . no ! i love them too much ! ; _ ; ) i just wish there was some tiny sign of life from dq , even if it ' s an apologetic\nsorry , we give up\nletter to the fans - - as it is it just seems like the people behind the company up and vanished into the ether . d : i guess from the silence we can be pretty certain that dq ' s future is grim , no further thought or questioning needed . . . . . . but i still find that silence unnerving . i guess i want closure . ; _ ;\nif this is your first visit , be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above . you may have to register before you can post : click the register link above to proceed . to start viewing messages , select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below .\nwhat happened to bebeautiful manga ? i ' m a huge fan of the yaoi series kizuna put out in english by bebeautiful / cpm , but it ' s been over a year and volume 9 has never come out . another title of theirs , embracing love 6 never came out either . i had both on preorder for ages on amazon , but they finally cancelled my order and said they couldn ' t get the titles . what happened ? is be beautiful is out of business because biblos died ? i ' ve tried emailing them several times but the messages always bounce back , although their website is still up . is any other company going to pick up their titles ? also , what happened to drama queen ? i was happily collecting some of their titles too but now it looks like the huge bunch of titles they had scheduled to release never came out . in addition , what is the deal with cpm ? i really loved the full house series , but it looks like volume 5 and 6 are never going to happen because it ' s years past their release dates now .\npowered by vbulletin\u00ae version 5 . 4 . 2 copyright \u00a9 2018 vbulletin solutions , inc . all rights reserved .\nall times are gmt - 5 . this page was generated at 03 : 15 pm .\nblood and showtunes go together like love and marriage ? : there\u2019s a long list of stage musicals based on popular movies and , apparently that includes a tongue - in - cheek adaptation of the camp - tastic horror classic , evil dead ( which , now that i know about it , i want to see it very , very badly ) . a toronto production of evil dead the musical is getting attention for their very clever parodies of iconic broadway imagery , with the brilliant line \u201cit\u2019s like the musicals you love , only evil . \u201d"]}
{"id": 53997, "summary": [{"text": "radiant logic , inc. is an american computer software corporation focusing on solutions for identity integration , enterprise information integration , information security , and data management .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the company pioneered the development of the virtual directory in complex enterprise identity management deployments .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "radiant logic is best known for its radiantone federated identity platform .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the software line \u2019s flagship product is the virtual directory server context edition ( vds-ce ) , which is designed specifically for deployment in high-volume , high-complexity environments .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "radiantone \u2019s vds acts as an abstraction layer , extracting identity and context information out of various application and data silos .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "by re-mapping the underlying sources and presenting the identity data in customized views for the needs of enterprise applications , radiantone enables authentication and fine-grained authorization for identity management and context-driven applications .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "radiant logic \u2019s global customer base includes many fortune 500 companies in the fields of banking , finance , insurance , government , communications , manufacturing , education , entertainment and healthcare .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "headquartered in novato , ca , radiant logic has satellite offices in chicago and washington , dc , and distribution channels throughout the world . ", "topic": 23}], "title": "radiant logic", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 24 radiant logic reviews submitted anonymously by radiant logic employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if radiant logic is right for you .\nradiant logic is a provider of identity virtualization solutions . radiant logic ' s headquarters is located in novato , california . for every employee , radiant logic generates $ 324 . 7k in revenue . radiant logic ' s main competitors are unboundid , oracle and forgerock . radiant logic has 123 followers on owler .\nradiant logic is a provider of identity virtualization solutions . radiant logic was founded in 06 / 2000 . radiant logic ' s headquarters is located in novato , california , usa 94945 . radiant logic ' s founder & ceo , michel prompt , currently has an approval . . .\nradiant logic ' s founder & ceo , michel prompt , currently has an approval rating of 88 % . radiant logic ' s primary competitors are\nfor more information , visit urltoken . subscribe to the radiant logic blog . follow radiant logic on twitter and on linkedin . fan us on facebook .\nspeaker : wade ellery , senior solutions architect with radiant logic and rusty deaton , radiant logic practice lead with idmworks . recorded : april 19 , 2018\nowler has collected 16 screenshots of radiant logic ' s website since mar 2013 . the latest radiant logic website design screenshot was captured in jun 2018 .\nradiant logic currently has 160 fans on facebook . as of july 2013 radiant logic had 93 fans . that ' s a 72 percent increase in 5 years\nradiant logic currently has 2 , 209 followers on twitter . as of july 2013 radiant logic had 520 followers . that ' s a 324 percent increase in 4 years\ninterview candidates at radiant logic rate the interview process an overall negative experience . interview candidates say the interview experience difficulty for radiant logic is average . some recently asked radiant logic interview questions were ,\nwhy i wanted to work at radiant logic .\nand\nwhat my career goals were .\n. 54 % of the interview applicants applied online .\nfor radiant logic justin clerc , 800 - 652 - 6014 ext . 401 justin @ urltoken\nfor radiant logic justin clerc , 800 . 652 . 6014 x . 401 justin @ urltoken\nspeaker : wade ellery , senior solutions architect , radiant logic . recorded : march 8 , 2018\nspeaker : wade ellery , senior solutions architect , radiant logic . recorded : february 22 , 2018\nspeaker : wade ellery , senior solutions architect , radiant logic . recorded : february 8 , 2018\nspeaker : wade ellery , senior solutions architect , radiant logic . recorded : january 25 , 2018\nspeaker : wade ellery , senior solutions architect , radiant logic . recorded : december 14 , 2017\nspeaker : lisa grady , senior solutions architect with radiant logic . recorded : november 16 , 2017\nspeaker : wade ellery , senior solutions architect with radiant logic . recorded : october 5 , 2017\ni applied online . i interviewed at radiant logic ( ramsey , nj ) in april 2017 .\nin recent months , radiant logic added strategic partnerships with leading identity management companies such as rsa , hp , bmc , bea and netegrity . radiant logic is based in novato , ca . radiantone ( tm ) is a trademark of radiant logic , inc . for more information , visit urltoken .\ni applied online . the process took 4 weeks . i interviewed at radiant logic in march 2014 .\ni applied through a recruiter . the process took 2 + weeks . i interviewed at radiant logic .\ni applied through other source . the process took 2 + months . i interviewed at radiant logic .\ni applied online . the process took 2 + months . i interviewed at radiant logic in march 2015 .\ni applied through a recruiter . i interviewed at radiant logic ( novato , ca ) in april 2017 .\nunboundid is perceived as one of radiant logic ' s biggest rivals . unboundid was founded in 2007 in austin , texas . unboundid is in the it consulting field . unboundid generates $ 10m more revenue than radiant logic .\n13 . the radiant heating system claimed in claim 10 wherein the temperature logic means including mathematical algorithms generated from temperature measurements .\noracle is radiant logic ' s # 2 rival . oracle is a public company that was founded in 1977 in redwood city , california . oracle competes in the application software industry . compared to radiant logic , oracle has 136 , 923 more employees .\nforgerock is one of radiant logic ' s top competitors . forgerock ' s headquarters is in san francisco , california , and was founded in 2010 . forgerock operates in the internet software industry . forgerock generates 300 % of radiant logic ' s revenue .\n\u00a9 2018 radiant logic , inc . all rights reserved . info @ urltoken | sales @ urltoken | 415 . 209 . 6800\nradiant logic , inc . is the market - leading provider of identity virtualization solutions . since pioneering the first virtual directory , radiant logic has evolved its groundbreaking technology into a complete federated identity service , enabling fortune 1000 companies to solve their toughest identity management challenges .\ni applied online . the process took 1 + week . i interviewed at radiant logic ( novato , ca ) in february 2016 .\ni applied online . the process took 2 + months . i interviewed at radiant logic ( novato , ca ) in june 2015 .\n12 . the radiant heating system claimed in claim 11 wherein the adaptive historical logic means including mathematical algorithms generated from historical thermal data .\nradiant logic has employees and is the last highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 2 , 199 .\nradiant logic\u2019s partnerships with top identity management software and professional services organizations demonstrate the broad impact of identity and context virtualization technology on the market .\nspeaker : mary ruddy , research vice president with gartner and wade ellery , senior solutions architect with radiant logic . recorded : november 2 , 2017\nspeaker : matt egan , partner solutions architect with okta and wade ellery , senior solutions architect with radiant logic . recorded : october 19 , 2017\nradiant logic ' s revenue is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 504 . 3m .\ni applied in - person . the process took a week . i interviewed at radiant logic ( fort collins , co ) in march 2016 .\ni applied through a recruiter . the process took 2 weeks . i interviewed at radiant logic ( new york , ny ) in march 2015 .\nradiant logic , inc . is the market - leading provider of identity virtualization solutions . since pioneering the first virtual directory , radiant logic has evolved its groundbreaking technology into an enterprise - grade solution , enabling government agencies and fortune 1000 companies around the world to solve their toughest identity challenges .\nspeaker : doug simmons , principal consulting analyst for techvision research ; wade ellery , senior solutions architect , radiant logic . recorded : january 11 , 2018\nspeaker : nick nikols , principal consulting analyst for techvision research ; wade ellery , senior solutions architect , radiant logic . recorded : december 7 , 2017\nspeakers : doug simmons , principal consulting analyst for techvision research , and wade ellery , senior solutions architect with radiant logic . recorded : september 21 , 2017\nspeakers : nick nikols , principal consulting analyst for techvision research , and wade ellery , senior solutions architect with radiant logic . recorded : september 7 , 2017\nthe present invention relates to radiant heating systems and in particular relates to multi - burner radiant heating systems and their method of control .\nspeaker : gary rowe , ceo and principal consulting analyst for techvision research ; wade ellery , senior solutions architect , radiant logic . recorded : may 3 , 2018\nspeaker : gerry gebel , vp business , vp business development , axiomatics ; wade ellery , senior solutions architect , radiant logic . recorded : march 22 , 2018\nif you are interested in becoming a strategic partner and you feel your company offers a strong complement to radiant logic , please contact us at partners @ urltoken .\nradiant logic , the market leader for identity virtualization solutions , named a\ncool vendor\nin security by gartner inc . , a leading information technology research company .\nradiant logic , inc . has filed 29 labor condition applications for h1b visa and 8 labor certifications for green card from fiscal year 2015 to 2017 . radiant logic was ranked 6581 among all visa sponsors . please note that 1 lca for h1b visa and 0 lc for green card have been denied or withdrawn during the same period .\nradiant logic has been in the virtual directory business for more than eight years and its products are well established . the company has an impressive line - up of large reference customers as well as partnership agreements with major integrators . computer associates has also certified several of its products such as its flagship siteminder with radiant logic\u2019s virtual directory server .\nspeaker : kaushal patel , executive director , advisory service with ernst & young , and wade ellery , senior solutions architect with radiant logic . recorded : april 5 , 2018\nthe radiant logic vds will allow organizations to quickly deploy their identity initiatives in a non - invasive manner ,\nsaid janis mitchell , president of betrusted consulting americas .\nradiant logic , inc . is headquartered in novato , ca with offices in new york , chicago , d . c . , and barcelona and distribution channels throughout the world .\njoin doug simmons of techvision and wade ellery of radiant logic as they discuss the future of identity management and strategies on how to migrate and evolve your legacy directories to meet these needs .\n) - - feb . 23 , 2004 - - abridean inc . , leaders in the development of user management and provisioning solutions , and radiant logic inc . , a leading provider and innovator of virtual directory solutions , today announced a partnership to deliver interoperable solutions based on radiant logic ' s radiantone virtual directory server and abridean ' s provisor user management and provisioning suite .\nto find out more about using a federated identity service to satisfy the requirements of the ficam initiative , please contact don graham . you can also download radiant logic\u2019s white paper delivering aaes .\nradiant quietly warms objects without creating draughts . heated areas are cleaner and quieter .\nmain limit to the housing of said radiant modules is due to the need of permitting a quick replacement of one or more radiant modules in case of failure .\nmultiple light emitting diodes ( leds ) capable of emitting light at different optical wavelengths are provided in a hand held device with switches for activating the leds separately or jointly . a matrix of radiant energy detectors are arrayed across a presentation screen at the display pixel locations of a screen . these radiant energy detectors are capable of distinguishing between the two radiant energy sources . a position location matrix is provided on the screen for detection where radiant energy is received from one or more of the radiant energy sources . detection signal logic provides boolean signals representative of which of the radiant energy signals is detected by the radiant energy detectors and control function logic responds to the position information and the boolean signals to generate a cursor on a display screen and to manipulate display objects on the screen intercepted by the cursor .\nwhat to know more about the history & benefits of radiant heating ? our expert alan yates gives you a brief history and highlights the key benefits of radiant heating .\n11 . the radiant heating system claimed in claim 5 wherein the controller including adaptive historical logic means for controlling dampers for optimizing burner firing rate depending upon historical thermal responsiveness of the environment being heated .\neach radiant module 2 , once introduced within a housing 6 , is longitudinally blocked on said plate 3 by screws 8 fixing two radiant guides 2 \u2033 of two adjacent radiant modules 2 , screwing within a threaded hole 9 obtained on said projecting guides 5 .\nin accordance with the present invention , multiple light emitting diodes capable of emitting light at different optical wavelengths are provided in a hand held device with switches for activating the light emitting diodes separately or jointly . a matrix of radiant energy detectors are arrayed across a presentation screen at the display pixel locations of the screen . these radiant energy detectors are capable of distinguishing between the two radiant energy sources . a position location matrix is provided on the screen for detection where radiant energy is received from one or more of the radiant energy sources . detection signal logic provides boolean signals representative of which of the radiant energy signals are detected by the radiant energy detectors , and control function logic responds to the position information and the boolean signals to generate a cursor on the display screen and to manipulate display objects on the screen intercepted by the cursor .\njoin us for a new webinar as we discuss radiant logic\u2019s innovative solution to the identity integration challenge , and why more than 100 fortune 1000 customers\u2014so far\u2014are using it to meet their current and future iam needs .\nspeakers : wade ellery , senior solutions architect with radiant logic , adam creaney , senior integration architect with sailpoint , and anthony hammonds , senior iam architect / engineer with coreblox . recorded : june 1 , 2017\n10 . the radiant heating system claimed in claim 5 wherein the controller including temperature logic means for controlling dampers for optimizing burner firing rate depending upon rate of change of temperature measured by the temperature measuring device .\nsaid plate 3 also houses a signal processing circuit 10 necessary for control logic of said signal and a radiofrequency signal distribution network 11 for distribution to said radiant modules 2 , known as horizontal beam forming network .\n6 . the radiant heating system claimed in claim 5 wherein the at least one blower including a single exhaust blower imparting a negative pressure along the length of the radiant tubes .\nstructure of device 1 described in the above permits a quick replacement even of a single failing radiant module 2 . in fact , it is not necessary removing said cold plate 3 from the structure of antenna in order to extract a single radiant module 2 \u2032 . a technician must only remove screws 8 fixing radiant guide 2 \u2033 of the module 2 to be replaced , extract said radiant module 2 manually or acting on said radiant guide 2 \u2033 by a suitable tool and inserting a new radiant module 2 between the projecting guides 5 .\nas the market continues to expand , radiant logic continues to thrive . we pride ourselves on building a culturally diverse team who embody the radiant spirit of innovation , progress , and radical technology . team members are encouraged to contribute ideas , and work independently to develop solutions to today\u2019s pressing identity management challenges .\nradiant is the original green energy heating medium . the benefits for full heating schemes are :\n2 . the radiant heating system claimed in claim 1 further including at least two burners .\nradiant logic\u2019s federation suite evolves the directory to be a \u201csingle source of truth\u201d about identity data in even the most complex hybrid enterprise . it provides an important building block at the center of an integrated identity management capability .\nboth the company and the technology at radiant logic have received numerous accolades including gartner cool vendor , windows it pro editors\u2019 best , info security products guide global excellence gold , and computerworld\u2019s \u201cbest places to work in it . \u201d\n17 . the radiant heating system claimed in claim 15 wherein the temperature measuring devices being thermostats .\n6 . the apparatus of claim 5 , wherein said control signal logic is a decoder decoding outputs of the different ones of the radiant energy detectors associated with the same pixel into one of 2 n output line for the decoder .\nmit dem release 5 . 0 des virtual directory server hat radiant logic seine produktlinie in die vds proxy edition und die vds context edition aufgespaltet , um den spezifischen anforderungen der verzeichnisvirtualisierung besser entsprechen zu k\u00f6nnen . viele der anforderungen an virtual\u2026\nradiant logic is headquartered in novato , marin county , with branches in chicago , washington dc , and new york . we offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience level . regular salary and performance reviews are held to continue guiding and supporting your career journey . all employees enjoy medical and dental insurance as well as a 401k plan , paid vacation , sick leave and numerous company holidays . radiant logic was named in computerworld\u2019s 2014 \u2018 best places to work in it \u2019 !\nreworks flash fallback strategy for end - of - life support . radiant media player flash fallback will remain available in radiant media player 4 mainly to support hls streaming to internet explorer 11 on windows 7 :\nfig . 3 is a top perspective schematic view of a portion of the radiant heating system , namely including burners 102 , radiant tubes 104 , connector tubes 106 . each radiant tube 104 , has a radiant deflector 140 . there is depicted a first leg 130 , a second leg 132 and third leg 134 each having connected in series a number of burners 102 in communication with radiant tube 104 and leg dampers 120 and main damper 122 . all of the radiant tubes 104 are interconnected with connector tubes 106 which are in communication with exhaust blower 108 having a blower regulator 110 and an exhaust pipe 112 .\n10 . the apparatus of claim 6 , wherein there are three radiant energy sources and three detectors .\nprogrammable array antennas exist , able modifying their radiation diagram varying supply of radiant modules comprising the same .\nit is further object of the present invention an array antenna comprising a support structure ; a plurality of support , housing and cooling devices for radiant modules , each one coupable with said antenna support structure by said flanges so as to overlap each other , the radiant modules thus realizing a matrix radiant assembly .\nas it can be observed , total assembly comprised of plate 3 , radiant modules 2 and radiofrequency signal distribution network 11 realized by device 1 is really compact and permits a high packing of radiant modules 2 .\nradiant logic as the market - leading provider of federated identity systems based on virtualization , radiant logic delivers simple , logical , and standards - based access to all identity within an organization . the radiantone federated identity service enables customizable identity views built from disparate data silos , driving critical authentication and authorization decisions for wam , federation , and cloud deployments . fortune 1000 companies rely on radiantone to simplify integration and build a flexible identity infrastructure to meet business demands , delivering quick roi while reducing administrative effort .\n3 . the radiant heating system claimed in claim 2 further including at least one damper for each burner .\n4 . the radiant heating system claimed in claim 2 further including at least one blower for each burner .\narray antennas employed for radar permit reaching maximum operative efficiency when radiant modules are as closer as possible . however , radiant modules tendon dissipating much heat and difficulties for cooling would arise installing them very close each other .\nfig . 6 shows a particular of longitudinal section of radiant part of device according to fig . 1 ;\na plurality of support , housing and cooling devices ( 1 ) for radiant modules ( 2 ) as defined in claims 1 - 15 , each one coupable with said antenna support structure by said flanges ( 14 ) so as to overlap each other , the radiant modules ( 2 ) thus realizing a matrix radiant assembly .\nwith release 5 . 0 of virtual directory server , radiant logic has split up its product line into vds proxy edition and vds context edition to cater better to the specific demands for directory virtualisation . many virtual directory requirements arise out of specific deployment problems that\u2026\nflash fallback is now based on a lightweight version of radiant media player 3 . 10 . 16 flash fallback - no more update or development will be made for radiant media player flash fallback and support is no longer guaranteed\nif you\u2019re seeking fast , fine - grained authorization , join us for a new webinar march 22 , and see for yourself how radiant logic and axiomatics provide a unique solution that can bring you the advantages of attribute - based access control ( abac ) \u2014today .\nthe top 10 competitors in radiant logic ' s competitive set are unboundid , oracle , forgerock , onelogin , sap , ibm , ping identity , salesforce , sas and workday . together they have raised over 1 . 9b between their estimated 656 . 9k employees .\nfig . 1 is a schematic drawing of a radiant heating system and method of control deployed inside a building .\nfurthermore , according to the invention , said device can comprise a front protection cover provided on said radiant guides .\n\u201cradiant is excited to be leading the use of an identity service based on virtual directory technology in the government sector ,\nsaid michel prompt , ceo of radiant logic .\nwe have been a committed partner to many government entities and look forward to helping to take federal identity security to the next level . radiant is continuing innovation by creating a complete federated identity service , enabling the new authoritative attribute exchange service , so government entities can better share secured identity attributes across the infrastructure . \u201d\nmany of today\u2019s organizations are trying to streamline their it requirements for software , hardware , and professional services . at radiant logic , we work closely with our resellers to deliver industry - leading virtual directory solutions that add real value and provide measurable roi for our customers .\nradiant logic inc . , a leader in directory integration solutions , today announced that it is partnering with betrusted , the premiere global provider of security and trust services , to offer the industry ' s most comprehensive solutions for integrating identity management initiatives into existing enterprise infrastructures .\nradiant logic\u2019s product , radiantone fid , is a federated identity service based on virtualization that supplies policy engines with all the objects , attributes and context they need . axiomatics\u2019 dynamic authorization suite provides the fastest and most extensive abac engine for a policy - based approach to authorization .\nradiant logic ' s critically acclaimed virtual directory server ( vds ) allows organizations to quickly create a consolidated directory from heterogeneous sources without the need for complex synchronization and additional data stores . with vds , organizations can quickly deploy identity management applications in loosely coupled , federated environments .\n) - - radiant logic , market - leading provider of federated identity systems based on virtualization , today announced that info security products guide , the industry ' s top information security research and advisory guide , has named radiantone vds 7 . 0 , the winner of the 10\nradiant logic\u2019s products are designed as a fully - featured directory server that can store data either internally or otherwise access data stored in other places . it achieves virtualisation through mapping of data from sources into suffixes . as this is happening , data transformation and joining is possible .\npreferably , according to the invention , said device can comprise a containment structure , fixed on the side opposite to the side where said radiant modules are housed , apt to house and insulate two networks , one network for distribution of radiofrequency signal to radiant modules , and a network for distribution of digital signals and of electric supply to radiant modules .\nfeaturing kaushal patel of ernst & young and wade ellery of radiant logic as they discuss the promise and the challenges of the digital transformation and the importance of creating a 360 - degree view of the customer to enable the tailored , customer - facing services that will drive business growth .\ninformation received from thermostat 116 educates the system in regard to the thermal inertia or responsiveness of building 119 . building 119 is depicted schematically having building walls 118 but will also include other common features to buildings such as floors , ceilings , and its contents . adaptive learning occurs by collecting and analyzing historical data in regards to information received from thermostats 116 . controller 114 is able to selectively increase and decrease the entire thermal output of radiant heating system 100 by opening and closing main damper 22 and / or selectively increasing and / or decreasing individual legs of radiant heating system 100 depending upon historical thermal characteristics and responsiveness of the building . the radiant heating system includes historical logic capability including mathematical algorithms generated from historical thermal data . the radiant heating system includes temperature logic capability including mathematical algorithms generated from temperature measurements .\nplus , as already mentioned , there is the flexibility to zone radiant heating and to achieve different temperatures in different areas .\n8 . the radiant heating system claimed in claim 2 further including at least one temperature measuring device for each heating leg .\nalways according to the invention , said radiant modules can permit receiving and transmitting , event at the same time radiofrequency signals .\njoin us for part 2 of our webinar series : from vds to a federated identity service based on virtualization where we will be discussing radiant logic\u2019s innovative solution to the identity integration challenge , and why more than 100 fortune 1000 customers\u2014so far\u2014are using it to meet their current and future iam needs .\nfig . 2 is a partial cut away schematic of the radiant heating system and method of control shown deployed in a building .\nthe present invention relates to a device for supporting , housing and cooling radiant modules of an antenna , particularly an array antenna .\ncontrol function logic responsive to the position information and the boolean signals to generate a cursor on the display screen and to manipulate display objects on the screen intercepted by the cursor .\nnextgen iam defines the path forward for large enterprises grappling with years of identity fragmentation in the face of new demands and opportunities , such as the rise of the cloud , an increasingly mobile workforce , and customers expecting more\u2014and better\u2014from every encounter with a company . this service - oriented architecture includes smart abstraction\u2014a hallmark of radiant logic\u2019s federated identity service based on virtualization \u2014over hard - coded point - to - point connections , as well as api - based iam services . it also includes a thoughtfully - developed etl strategy that enables better data integration and transformation , which is where radiant logic\u2019s identity correlation and synchronization service really shines .\nin order to reduce space between radiant modules 2 , so as to improve total packing of antenna , each one of said screws 8 blocks a pair of adjacent modules 2 in position , i . e . is inserted through two adjacent radiant guides 2 \u2033 .\na radiant heating system including at least two heating legs , each leg including at least one burner firing into a radiant tube and at least one damper for controlling the thermal output of the heating leg ; each radiant tube communicating hot exhaust gases along its length and interconnected with connector tubes . the radiant tubes in communication with at least one exhaust blower for urging exhaust gases along the length of each radiant tube and communicating exhaust gases to the atmosphere . there is at least one controller in communication with at least one temperature measuring device and in communication with the at least one damper for controlling the position of the damper thereby controlling the firing rate of the burner .\nnote : before radiant logic , inc . can hire foreign workers permanently or temporarily , it must file labor certifications with the department of labor ( dol ) , demonstrating that it is paying the required wage for the positions in the geographic region where the jobs are located . above table reports labor condition application ( lca ) for h1b visa and labor certification ( lc ) for green card filed by radiant logic , inc . . the data only indicates the number of applications filed by radiant logic , inc . . it does not mean that radiant logic , inc . actually got the visa and hired the workers . our lca data includes lca submitted for not only new employment , but also continuation or change in previously approved employment , new concurrent employment , change in employer and amended petition . usually , only lca for new employment needs h1b visa quota if it is not cap - exempt . radiant logic , inc . has applied for 47 lc and lca from fiscal year 2015 to 2017 . but this does not mean they really hired 47 foreign workers during this period . the visa applications might have been denied . when an employee renews or transfers his h1b visa or change work location under some circumstances , he will also file a new lca application . department of labor ( dol ) typically certifies more than 3 times the number of foreign work requests than the number of h1b visas issued by uscis . so there is no one to one relationship between the number of workers certified by the dol and the number of h1b work visas issued by the united states citizenship and immigration services ( uscis ) .\nradiant logic is committed to providing flexible and scalable solutions for enterprises looking to solve complex identity and data integration issues and provide a platform for all iam initiatives . we work closely with the industry leaders in managed services and systems integration to establish a shared vision that enables us to assist customers in delivering measurable business results .\nwe partnered with betrusted because they are a company with a proven record of success in implementing secure , cost - saving , regulatory - compliant , and revenue - enhancing identity management and directory centered solutions in some of the world ' s largest and most demanding organizations ,\nsaid michel prompt , president of radiant logic .\nwith release 5 . 0 of virtual directory server , radiant logic has split up its product line into vds proxy edition and vds context edition to cater better to the specific demands for directory virtualisation . many virtual directory requirements arise out of specific deployment problems that must be overcome , and are best addressed with targeted point solutions . radiant logic\u2019s vds proxy edition is well placed to address these issues and has been priced accordingly . other more strategic virtual directory projects are centred on a desire to harmonise and integrate identity data that is often widely distributed and has multiple different data owners . for those projects , radiant logic has released its vds context edition in december 2008 . the vds context edition includes all of the functionality in the vds proxy edition along with more advanced functions such as data modelling , schema management , ability to reconfigure dits , and persistent cache & sophisticated cache refresh leveraging a message bus infrastructure . there is a simple upgrade path from vds proxy edition to vds context edition .\ncombustion apparatus characterised by the shape of the combustion chamber the chamber having an elongated tubular form , e . g . for a radiant tube\njoin wade ellery , senior solutions architect at radiant logic to learn how our federated identity service , radiantone fid , creates a virtualized identity hub in which all a user\u2019s information has been rationalized and integrated from across diverse identity data stores to provide the 360 - degree view of the customer that is the key to a successful digital transformation .\njoin mark diodati from gartner and wade ellery from radiant logic as they discuss the complexities of managing identity in hybrid environments that include on - premises and cloud - based identity data sources . for large enterprises who are dealing with multiple ad forests and domains , microsoft recommends consolidation , creating a \u201ccentral\u201d ad where all your accounts have been normalized .\nupdates streamroot integration to support dna 2 . 0 - also adds support for using streamroot technology with radiant media player through shaka player ( dash )\n4 . the apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said radiant energy sources are light emitting diodes providing emissions in different bands of the visible spectrum .\n12 . the apparatus of claim 11 including using light emitting diodes providing emissions in different bands of the visible spectrum as the radiant energy sources .\nidmworks is recognized by gartner as a top identity and access management consultancy . with 600 + iam engagements , we\u2019ve worked with the world\u2019s most recognizable brands in every industry , including healthcare , finance , retail , education utilities and government . we maintain the highest certification level for deployment and support of all the leading technology stacks , including radiant logic solutions .\nradiant logic , inc . is the leading provider of directory and application integration ( dai ) software for the agile enterprise . radiantone virtual directory server is being utilized by fortune 500 corporations to provide virtual ldap access to any applications and data sources for authentication , authorization , profile and personalization data for security , provisioning , portals , and application integration projects .\n- - - - - - .\nelora gorge .\nthe radiant inventory . toronto : mcclelland and stewart , 1988 . 93 - 105 .\n7 . the apparatus of claim 6 including band pass filters between the radiant energy detectors and the decoder to cut down noise due to ambient light .\na person skilled in the art will note that this system may eliminate the need for a separate indoor and outdoor temperature sensing means , but rather through use of a single or multiple internal thermostats and adaptive learning techniques known in the art one is able to determine the thermal responsiveness of the building and future thermal requirements of the building on an ongoing basis . the radiant heating system controller includes temperature logic for controlling the dampers for optimizing burner firing rate depending upon rate of change of temperature measured by the temperature measuring device ie the thermostats . the radiant heating system controller also includes historical logic capability for controlling the dampers for optimizing burner firing rate depending upon historical thermal responsiveness of the environment namely the building being heated .\n8 . device ( 1 ) according to one of the preceding claims , characterized in that it comprises a containment structure ( 21 ) , fixed on the side opposite to the side where said radiant modules ( 2 ) are housed , apt to house and insulate one network ( 11 ) for distribution of radiofrequency signal to radiant modules ( 2 ) , and a network for distribution of digital signals and of electric supply to radiant modules ( 2 ) .\nradiant logic\u2019s radiantone advanced virtual directory federates identities across directories , databases , and web - applications to create a secure virtual layer , and then publishes and shares this data with applications across the enterprise . radiantone\u2019s platform allows all systems to be linked and represented in a common model that is updated in real - time\u2014supporting a global view of all business and security processes .\na system that implemented this model could be referred to as a virtual business logic server ( vbls ) . this would allow application developers to leverage the virtual directory as a\nservice aggregator\nof sorts that would allow the definition of higher - level business logic . in this model , the application developer could request a higher level entity from the vbls and get the full dataset regardless of back - end source returned .\nhyalogic joint logic ha lozenge hyaluronic acid ( ha ) cushions joints to alleviate pain . small molecules in lozenges are quickly and easily absorbed . plus , ha reduces fine lines and wrinkles and can relieve dry eye .\nthe central story is russell\u2019s biography , including his childhood , his discovery of the study of logic , his attempts to define the foundations of math by writing the principia mathematica and his personal life including love affairs , children , and a growing interest in peace and world politics . the frames work because they allow the reader to become involved in russell\u2019s human struggles , while diverging at different points into related issues in the development of logic .\njoin mary ruddy , research vice president on the gartner identity and access management team and wade ellery , senior solutions architect at radiant logic for a new webinar . ruddy will discuss the digital transformation and the increasing importance of customer iam . and then ellery will detail how a federated identity service can provide the 360 - degree view of the customer that is the key to ciam .\n13 . the method of claim 12 having the radiant energy detectors each responsive to one of the bands of the visible spectrum emitted by the light emitting diode .\nu . s . pat . no . 6 , 469 , 671 b1 concerns an array antenna comprising a plurality of radiofrequency radiant modules thermally coupled with a plane cooling element ( cold plate ) , to which a support structure is coupled , in said support structure being possible inserting radiofrequency radiant modules , parallel each other .\nanother problem common to the above known devices is the once concerning installing distribution network of radiofrequency signals to said radiant modules . said network is comprised of a plurality of circuits , preferably micro strip circuits , apt to distributing radiofrequency signal to the different radiant modules and it is known that it is very delicate . in fact , damaging of said network often occurs mainly during the following maintenance steps of the radiant modules , during which the whole support \u2014housing\u2014cooling device must be mounted again .\n12 . device ( 1 ) according to one of the preceding claims , characterized in that said radiant modules ( 2 ) permit receiving and transmitting radiofrequency signals .\na radiant heating system and method of control is shown generally as 100 in figs . 1 and 2 and includes the following major components . burners 102 in communication with radiant tubes 104 , which are connected together with connector tubes 106 and which communicate with an exhaust blower 108 having a blower regulator 110 and an exhaust pipe 112 .\n7 . the radiant heating system claimed in claim 5 wherein each heating leg including at least one damper for controlling the flow of exhaust gases along that heating leg .\nradiant logic , inc . is the market - leading provider of federated identity solutions based on virtualization , and delivers simple , logical , and standards - based access to all identities within an organization . since pioneering the first virtual directory in 2000 , the company has evolved its groundbreaking technology into a complete federated identity service , enabling fortune 1000 companies to solve their toughest identity integration and federation challenges .\njoin us as sam tang , executive director of ey\u2019s nextgen iam project , discusses the reference architecture as the key to successful emerging and legacy iam deployments . and to show you how to get there , lisa grady , solutions architect with radiant logic , will describe how and why an integrated , federated identity service based on virtualization such as radiantone fid can play an important role in such an architecture .\nupdates to shaka player 2 . 3 . 2 and adds support for live fmp4 hls to radiant media player with shaka player ( including live hls w / drm support )\nboth maxware\u2019s virtual directory 7 . 0 . 9 and radiant logic\u2019s radiantone 4 . 0 can gather data from multiple sources and present that data as a single virtual ldap directory . both display data in different formats , depending on the user . in a phone contact list , for example , interoffice users would see just an extension in the phone number field , whereas external users would see the full phone number .\nradiant logic ' s virtual directory solutions have been used to solve tough integration problems at companies around the world . top companies such as freddie mac , daimler chrysler , cummings and copeland have signed on to use radiantone solution to speed deployment , solve integration challenges and cut costs for identity management projects . partnerships with identity management software vendors and professional services organizations demonstrate the broad impact of virtual directory technology on the market .\nour customers have seen tremendous value deploying open standards - based directory virtualization technology . it simplifies complex identity environments and speeds the deployment of new applications ,\nsaid dieter schuller , vice president of sales and business development at radiant logic .\nthis partnership allows our customers to improve security and reduce administration costs by deploying flexible identity administration and automated user management built on an open , unified , identity platform .\nadded support for adajaxtimeout , admaxnumredirects , labels . ads . skipmessage , labels . ads . skipwaitingmessage and labels . ads . textforclickuionmobile settings for rmp - vast in radiant media player\n14 . device ( 1 ) according to one of the preceding claims , characterized in that it comprises a front protection cover provided on said radiant guides ( 2 \u2033 ) .\nbetrusted offers a complete range of services that help clients meet their security needs to the highest service levels in the industry . by partnering with leading security software vendors , betrusted provides clients with the technology , facilities and operational expertise to implement and manage a wide variety of custom security solutions . the radiant logic - betrusted partnership will leverage betrusted ' s experience and knowledge in deploying identity management and security initiatives in complex environments .\nlearn as gary rowe , ceo and principal consulting analyst with techvision research , highlights trends and technologies that will influence the future of identity management . and then wade ellery , senior solutions architect with radiant logic , will address the question \u201c how do we get there ? \u201d by describing how radiantone fid , a federated identity service based on virtualization , works with and modernizes existing identity infrastructures and sets the stage for digital transformation .\n\u201cworking with fortune 1000 companies and some of the world\u2019s largest organizations keeps us keenly aware of security challenges when it comes to identity federation and directories , \u201d said michel prompt , ceo at radiant logic . \u201cour focus is to bring innovative and pragmatic solutions to our customers . this is why we remain at the forefront of our marketplace and we thank info security products guide for recognizing our efforts with the global excellence award . \u201d\neach seat 6 is provided with a connector 6 \u2032 on the bottom vertical wall that can be coupled with a corresponding connector 2 \u2033 of the radiant module housed within the same .\n14 . the radiant heating system claimed in claim 9 wherein each temperature measuring device mounted proximate a corresponding heating leg such that the temperature measuring device being effected by the corresponding heating leg .\nmaking reference to figs . 1 - 3 , it is shown a device 1 for supporting , housing and cooling radiant modules 2 of a planar type array antenna ( not shown ) .\nwe are thrilled to have our technology at the core of government identity architecture , enabling a vital initiative such as ficam . radiantone provides an industrial - grade solution for some of the world\u2019s most security - sensitive organizations ,\nsays don graham , senior account manager at radiant logic .\nusing radiantone , many agencies will be able to meet the new ficam guidelines at the lowest cost , closing security gaps while safely sharing identity information .\nfully encrypt data at rest with hdap , radiant\u2019s groundbreaking directory store with its attribute encryption functionality , radiantone protects sensitive data while it is stored in hdap , the radiantone big data directory store .\nas noted above , radiant heating is the original green energy solution and compares favourably to other heating technologies on running costs . eca approved models are available , as are part l compliant models .\n9 . the radiant heating system claimed in claim 7 further including at least one temperature measuring device for each damper such that the controller capable of controlling the thermal output of each leg separately .\n5 . the apparatus of claim 4 , wherein different ones of said radiant energy detectors associated with the same pixel are each responsive to a different one of the different bands of the visible spectrum .\ndevice 1 comprises a plate 3 ( cold plate ) for housing and cooling said radiant modules 2 , contacting its upper and lower surfaces , so that the assembly is along two juxtaposed parallel lines .\narray antennas are comprised of an assembly of radiant modules , which are generally all the same , provided along a line or a plane , equally - oriented and each supplied with different amplitudes and phases .\nin order to place radiant modules as closer as possible and at the same time permitting a suitable dissipation of generated heat , support devices , also known as \u201ccold plate\u201d are presently employed in this sector permitting both hosing and cooling radiant modules . said devices have a substantially planar structure permitting housing a plurality of radiant modules thus creating a line of the array antenna . a plurality of said devices creates a planar array antenna . each one of them is fixed to a support structure . placing said devices one above the other . channels are provided within said devices , wherein a pump makes the cooling liquid flowing .\n\u201cwe\u2019re thrilled to be included on this list . we\u2019ve worked long and hard to spread our message about the importance of context in security and identity management . now also with the rise of context - aware mobile applications , it\u2019s exciting to see the idea gaining traction , \u201d says michel prompt , ceo of radiant logic . \u201cwe believe that our inclusion demonstrates the growing demand to reveal and understand context across enterprises to enable smarter iam , and even gain greater insight into customer behavior . \u201d\nget the inside scoop on how the radiant logic federated identity service connects all the identities and attributes from across your complex enterprise , your partners , and the cloud . by acting as a virtual identity hub , radiantone disambiguates , correlates , and syncs identities to ensure an up - to - date single user reference across all of your sources . this means your system is flexible , adaptable , and ready to grow with any identity management initiative\u2014including sso , cloud integration , or federation . urltoken\nit is therefore specific object of the present invention a device for supporting , housing and cooling radiant modules of an antenna , particularly an array antenna , comprising a plate for cooling said radiant modules that can be fixed to means for supporting said antenna , said plate having an upper surface and a lower surface ; characterized in that it comprises a plurality of projecting guides provided at least on one of said surfaces of said plate , so that each pair of said projecting guides adjacent with surface on which are provided realize housing seats , in each one of which one of said radiant modules can be introduced ; and pressing means , integrated with said projecting guides , apt exerting a pressure on said radiant modules so as to obtain a substantially uniform coupling between each of them and the surface of said plate on which said projecting guides are provided .\nthe application claims priority from previously filed u . s . provisional patent application no . 60 / 822 , 101 , titled \u201cradiant heating system and method of control\u201d on aug . 11 , 2006 by eric willms .\n16 . the radiant heating system claimed in claim 15 wherein the heating system including at least one temperature measuring device for each damper thereby the controller being able to control independently the thermal output of each heating leg ."]}
{"id": 53999, "summary": [{"text": "project tuva was a collaborative research project between bill gates and microsoft research in 2009 demonstrating the potential value of an interactive video player platform for learning .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the platform hosted the messenger lectures series titled the character of physical law given at cornell university by richard feynman in 1964 and recorded by the bbc .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "according to his video introduction , gates saw the lectures when he was younger .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "he enjoyed the physics concepts and feynman 's lecturing style , and later acquired the rights to make the video available to the public .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "he hopes that this will encourage others to make educational content available for free .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "project tuva was officially released at the microsoft research faculty summit , july 13 and 14 , 2009 .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "at its inception , project tuva included video of the lectures with expert commentary from stephen d. ellis of the university of washington and the student physics society at the university of washington .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the silverlight application also includes text search over transcripts ( which are shown synchronized with the video ) , support for time-stamped note-taking , and \" extras \" that complement the video with external links , formulae , interactive demonstrations , and embedded worldwide telescope astronomical objects and tours .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "upon release the extras and commentary were only available for the first of the seven lectures : the law of gravitation - an example of physical law .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "in april 2011 , tuva was updated with new content and extras curated by mit jane and otto morningstar professor of physics robert jaffe .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "then , in july 2016 , the project tuva silverlight application was retired .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the videos are still available on the microsoft research website .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "the project gets its name from a late-life goal of feynman 's ; namely , that he would someday travel to the russian land of tuva .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "unfortunately , he was never allowed to travel to tuva during his lifetime , with permission from the russian government coming the day following his death .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the name then invokes the idea that a dream of his is now accomplished \u2013 not , of course , traveling to tuva , but rather that the world may now be able to appreciate physics the way he did .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the original design for project tuva was carried out by artefact .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "stimulant provided refinements and developed the experience in silverlight . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "project tuva", "paragraphs": ["project tuva uses silverlight to show the film ( left ) and notes by mit ' s robert jaffe ( right ) .\nunder the title project tuva , microsoft has posted a series of classic physics lectures by manhattan project collaborator richard feynman for free on the web , and in the space of an hour they ' ve become one of my all time favourite things .\nall the adventures that the two american fans of tuva met during their desperate attempts to visit the center of asia are described in ralph leighton\u2019s book \u201c tuva or bust \u201d .\nthe name \u201ctuva\u201d was chosen because of feynman\u2019s lifelong fascination with the small russian republic of tuva , located in the heart of asia . unfortunately , he was never allowed to travel to tuva during his lifetime , with permission from the russian government coming the day following his death .\nproject tuva is an enhanced video player platform released by microsoft research to host the messenger lectures series titled the character of physical law given at cornell university by richard feynman in 1964 and recorded by the bbc .\nmichelle feynman , whose father was richard feynman ( 1918 - 1988 ) , laureate of nobel prize for physics , and one of the participants in the atom bomb project , came to tuva on june 8 .\nproject tuva is an interactive video experience that makes learning about science relevant and exciting through annotations authored by researchers and subject - matter experts . project tuva launched with richard feynman\u2019s messenger series lectures , a cornerstone set of seven talks at cornell university in 1964 . these videos are enhanced with a number of different layers of contextual information : fully - searchable transcripts and captions , time - synchronized contextual \u201cextras\u201d that link to related web resources , the ability to take notes while watching , integration with microsoft research\u2019s own amazing world wide telescope project , and more .\nin fact it took gates more than 20 years to bring tuva to life , since the initial thought that the lectures could help influence a lot more people . the microsoft co - founder owns the rights to the seven lectures in the series , labeled \u201cthe character of physical law , \u201d which have been made available via the website hosted by microsoft research . gates indicated that the purpose of project tuva was to get kids excited about physics and science . the name of the project was inspired by the russian republic of tuva , a personal and lifelong fascination of feynman .\nthis video demonstrates how easy it is to join the partners in learning network and then have access to a wide variety of ree tools . one in particular called project tuva allows the user to experience complex physics concepts through classic lectures from famous physicists .\nupdated / corrected : 04 / 21 : microsoft acquired the rights to a famed filmed lecture series by nobel prize - winning physicist richard feynman and posted them online for all to see via its project tuva site . the series includes seven lectures by dr . feynman speaking at cornell university in 1964 . however , dr . feynman taught an even more famous series of lectures as well beginning in 1961 , the the feynman lectures on physics taught at caltech to undergraduates from 1961\u201364 . happy 50 - year anniversary ! the project tuva site now includes commentary from mit physics professor robert jaffe .\ntuva online reports that michelle feynman , daughter of richard feynman , has realized her father\u2019s ambition of visiting tuva . the full article is at their www site ( urltoken ) . we reproduce the bulk of the article by dina oyun , translated by heda jindrak , here .\nthe messenger series contains five classic lectures on the laws of nature , and project tuva provides interactive transcripts , time - linked commentaries , and the ability to take notes pinned to specific timestamps . the notes even show up on a global timeline for each lecture , and can be exported as a separate commentary .\nfeynman never managed to get to tuva . he died in 1988 . instead of him , the trip was realized by his daughter michelle .\ni met the amazing shafeen charania in san diego as well , and in one of our discussions , he told me about a very cool project he was connected to in microsoft\u2019s education products division . apparently , bill gates was so enchanted by richard feynman\u2019s messenger series of lectures that he acquired the rights so they could be shared broadly . when he asked the microsoft research group what to do with them , they promptly created project tuva , a nifty annotation and information surround to accompany the videos .\nbill gates is one of the people whom you would invariably expect to find science fun and interesting . but gates also believes that with the necessary catalysts so can a lot more students \u2013 students destined to become the technology innovators of tomorrow , if only they were nudged in the right direction early on . this is what project tuva is all about , making sure that the right nudge is in place . available free of charge thanks to microsoft research and microsoft chairman bill gates , project tuva is a silverlight - based website designed to share with the general public an acclaimed lecture series held by physicist richard feynman from cornell university in 1964 .\nproject tuva was a collaborative research project with bill gates in 2009 demonstrating the potential of interactive video learning by highlighting the \u201ccore scientific concepts\u201d of richard feynman\u2019s messenger lectures series . upon release , the first of the seven lectures : the law of gravitation \u2013 an example of physical law , was brought to life with interactive visualizations , links to searchable transcripts , integrated note taking capabilities and other features . the silverlight application was retired in 2016 , but the richard feynman videos are still available below . learn more .\nwith microsoft research hosting a copy anyone willing to download the silverlight plugin ( or moonlight for linux ) can hold a feynman party . one bonsu of project tuva being built in silverlight is that viewers do more than just watch the films . you can search them add notes , and now , read the written remarks added by jaffe .\nthe two friends founded the organization \u201cfriends of tuva in america\u201d , they observed tuvan national holidays , and performed virtual travels through the streets of kyzyl or chadan .\nproject tuva was bill gates ' baby . the story goes , about 20 years ago , gates went on vacation with a friend in which they decided to spend an evening watching videos from a university catalog : the feynman series . in his introductory video to the project tuva , gates called the feynman lectures ,\nthe best science lectures i ' ve ever seen . . . he makes physics fun . some people might laugh at that phrase , but i ' m not kidding when i say it .\ngates spent time hunting down and acquiring the rights to the videos and by 2009 , the internet made it possible for gates to post the feynman lectures where they live today on the microsoft research website at urltoken\nby visiting project tuva , users will also notice that the content is delivered through an enhanced silverlight video player . it was curtis wong , a principal researcher with microsoft research , who took the viewing experience to the next level by allowing users to perform a variety of tasks such as search lectures for particular but also take notes and synchronize them with the video stream ( video annotation ) and interact with hyperlinks to related web content .\non june 10 , michelle feynman met with the head of the republic , sholban kara - ool . during the bbc interview , the tuvan premier answered questions on the subject of why tuva is so attractive to hundreds of foreigners , and how to utilize the energy and potential of the people , who are \u201cobsessed\u201d with tuva like feynman , for the good of the republic and for its development .\nproject tuva was unveiled last week . it\u2019s named after the central asian country feynman famously and somewhat quixotically wanted to visit before he died . ( he never got permission from the soviet union , of which it was then a part , as his friend ralph leighton chronicled in his 1991 book tuva or bust ! ) the site uses microsoft\u2019s silverlight software , a web - based multimedia player similar to adobe\u2019s flash platform , to showcase a series of lectures that feynman gave at cornell university in 1964 . the lectures were filmed by the bbc for broadcast in the united kingdom , and weren\u2019t available to web viewers until microsoft chairman bill gates , a longtime feynman admirer , purchased the rights and asked microsoft research to find a way to host digital versions online .\nwhat makes microsoft research\u2019s new project tuva website so wonderful is not just that it puts some of feynman\u2019s most famous physics lectures online , but that it invites viewers to explore the subject matter in exactly the way feynman would have recommended . the caltech scientist was famous in part for for his lucid way of explaining things like gravity and quantum mechanics\u2014so the lectures certainly stand on their own as educational set - pieces . but the transcripts , note - taking tools , and multimedia \u201cextras\u201d that now show up alongside the videos make the material even more entertaining , accessible , and , well , explorable .\nfor the concepts behind project tuva , wong told me by phone this week , he reached back to three projects he led in the mid - 1990s . the first was an interactive tour , published on cd - rom , of the barnes foundation\u2019s collection of impressionist and post - impressionist paintings outside philadelphia . the second was another cd - rom about leonardo da vinci , built around a digital facsimile of one of leonardo\u2019s notebooks , the codex leicester , which also happens to be owned by bill gates . ( see this may 2008 column for more on those two projects . ) the third was an interactive video documentary , developed as a demonstration for pbs but never aired , in which the program\u2019s closed - captioning information was interspersed with hyperlinks that led to related articles in microsoft\u2019s encarta encyclopedia .\nfeynman and his friend , mathematics teacher ralph leighton , who were both passionate admirers of tva , bombarded intourist and the academy of sciences with petitions ; they sent letters to tuvan addresses found in ecyclopedias ; they wrote messages with the help of a tuvan - mongolian - russian phrase book and a russian - english dictionary ; they attacked moscow radio , which broadcast in english , with a single plea : \u201chelp us get to tuva . \u201d .\neach project represented a step in the development of what wong calls his information learning model for interactive media ; it\u2019s also been called the \u201ccontextual pyramid\u201d or \u201cecr , \u201d for engagement , context , and reference . it\u2019s a simple idea : first , you hook someone\u2014whether they\u2019re using a cd - rom , watching a video , or visiting a website or a museum\u2014with a story or an object that produces an immediate emotional impact . then , at the very moment they\u2019re most engaged and curious , you offer them context that broadens their understanding . finally , you provide a deep reference layer , for the people who get so intrigued that they want to know a lot more .\n\u201cno one was more adept at making science fun and interesting than richard feynman , \u201d gates explained . \u201cmore than 20 years after first seeing them , these are still some of the best science lectures i\u2019ve heard . feynman worked hard during his life to popularize science , so i\u2019m sure he\u2019d be thrilled that now anyone , anywhere in the world , can just click a button and experience his lectures . \u201d\n\u201cthere is a lot of public interest in building innovative educational resources online , \u201d wong added . \u201cthis is an opportunity to take some existing educational content and utilize software and the wealth of resources available on the web to create a richer learning experience . and because people can annotate the lectures with their own comments and links to related resources , i expect this experience to become richer and richer over time . \u201d\nthis enables disqus , inc . to process some of your data . disqus privacy policy\napple releases ios 11 . 4 . 1 , watchos 4 . 3 . 2 , and tvos 11 . 4 . 1\nchakra gnu / linux users get the kde plasma 5 . 13 treatment , lots of other updates\n. all rights reserved . softpedia\u00ae and the softpedia\u00ae logo are registered trademarks of softnews net srl \u2022\nthis site uses cookies for analytics , personalized content and ads . by continuing to browse this site , you agree to this use .\nbill gates discusses how he and a friend discovered dr . richard feynman\u2019s messenger lecture series in the 1980s , browsing a university library for something interesting to learn while on vacation . from that moment on he became a big fan of this lecture series that makes science fun and approachable . he later bought limited rights to stream the lectures and as a result , we continue to host this brilliant series of seven videos . we hope you enjoy feynman\u2019s ability to speak on the \u201ccharacter of physical law\u201d showcasing his unique blend of humor and clarity and that it inspires future generations to learn about science . learn more .\ndr . richard feynman discusses how the discovery of the physical laws of gravity were foundational to our understanding of nature , marking the beginnings of modern science .\ndr . richard feynman explains how the universal language of mathematics functions as the means of applying reason and logic to understanding nature .\ndr . richard feynman explains how understanding the conservation principles found in physics is like putting together the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle .\ndr . richard feynman discusses how appearances can be deceiving in discerning the true nature of symmetry .\ndr . richard feynman explores the philosophical and scientific constructs around the progression of time .\ndr . richard feynman explores the role of uncertainty and why the future is unpredictable .\ndr . richard feynman discusses the nature of scientific discovery and the philosophical implications of ever reaching a point when there\u2019s nothing left to discover .\nover the decades , feynman ' s lectures have taken on a legendary status . corrected per note below : the caltech lectures were also edited and illustrated to become the basis of one of feynman ' s most enduring books , the feynman lectures on physics : the definitive and extended edition , first published in 1964 with the latest edition published in 2005 .\nfeynman made the laws of physics entertaining . the commentary by jaffe adds another layer of character . for instance , in the first video , just after feynman is introduced , jaffe notes :\nif you haven ' t heard feynman ' s voice before , his strong\nnew yawk\naccent may come as a surprise . when feynman started doing theoretical physics , it was a pretty esoteric affair , still dominated by europeans , most , but not all , native german speakers . dick cultivated a\nbad boy\nimage from the start - - remember his safe - cracking at los alamos - - and the more irreverent he was , the stronger his accent became .\nthis week the lectures are back in the spotlight . jaffe explains in one of his comments :\nbecome a microsoft office 365 administrator in record time with this quick start course from pluralsight .\nthe laws of physics that feynman has been describing are just as fresh and powerful as they were in 1964 , or indeed decades earlier , when they were first discovered . in contrast a 50 - year - old lecture series in biology , chemistry , computer science or the social sciences would be of historical interest only . for better or worse , the laws of physics don ' t change ( no matter how much we may sometimes wish they would ) . now , as in feynman ' s day , they form the basis of all the other sciences , and feynman ' s explanations are as fresh as any lectures in a classroom today .\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 .\nthey ' re brilliant . feynman has a lovely delivery that sweeps you along , together with a depth of understanding that allows him to strip a difficult concept down to its simple foundations , without needing to dumb it down . he just knows the right door to open in order to usher you quickly into his world .\neven if you ' ve little interest in the topics under discussion , it ' s well worth spending a few hours in feynman ' s company for the entertainment value . he ' s a genuinely funny man able to express his science with a poet ' s turn of phrase .\nwhat ' s really special though is how microsoft has presented these lectures . it could simply have posted them on the site and everybody would have been happy - after all , bill gates used his own money to track them down , buy the rights and digitise them . instead though , they ' ve been enhanced with some truly wonderful technology .\nthere ' s optional audio commentary from physics professors and experts , text commentary for the hearing impaired , and an ability to add your own notes to specific sections of the lecture . a timeline beneath the video allows you to easily spin to the section you want , but it ' s also peppered with additional content , including detailed information on people and theories briefly mentioned by feynman . there ' s definitions of natural laws , written formulas and , in a couple of cases , an explanation of a joke you may not have gotten .\nalso superb is that whenever feynman mentions a constellation or spatial anomaly a link will take you to microsoft ' s worldwide telescope so you can go and take a look for yourself . it ' s so brilliantly designed and wonderfully implemented it ' s quite obviously a labour of love . it ' s also precisely how i want to see historical information presented and updated .\nno longer a fringe fantasy , sex robots are coming to the fore of society . what does this mean for humanity ?\nafter departing cyphy , helen greiner to help u . s . army in robotics\n\u201ci don\u2019t know what\u2019s the matter with people : they don\u2019t learn by understanding , they learn by some other way\u2014by rote or something , \u201d physicist richard feynman once said . \u201ctheir knowledge is so fragile ! \u201d\nmaybe feynman\u2019s brain was big enough to simply \u201clearn by understanding\u201d\u2014sucking in and comprehending complex realities in a single glance . but what i think he actually meant was that people should learn by exploring and investigating , rather than just memorizing . only then would their knowledge be useful and durable .\n\u201ci said we could host them , but we could also do something much more interesting with it , \u201d says curtis wong , who leads a small division of microsoft research called the next media research group . i\u2019ve known wong for years and i make a point of following his work , because he\u2019s always got some great new idea about how to take a cultural resource and increase its value through multimedia technology .\ni\u2019d love to explain all the lovingly crafted ways in which the barnes and leonardo cd - roms and the pbs demo implemented this model , but it would take too long . jump back to 2008 or so : as soon as wong found out about bill gates\u2019 quest to put the feynman lectures online , he realized that\nwade roush is the producer and host of the podcast soonish and a contributing editor at xconomy . follow @ soonishpodcast\nbusiness , life sciences , and technology news \u2014 covering boston , seattle , san diego , detroit / ann arbor , san francisco , new york , raleigh - durham , boulder / denver , texas , wisconsin , indiana , and beyond .\n\u00a9 2007 - 2018 , xconomy , inc . xconomy is a registered service mark of xconomy , inc . all rights reserved .\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 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nour learnoutloud audio books are now free ! get all 60 of our published audio books for free : download 60 free audio books .\nbill gates has bought the rights to richard feynman\u2019s lectures , the character of physical law , and has put them on the web with the help of the microsoft research team . the historic lectures with lots of annotations and related content can be seen at urltoken .\n\u201cno one was more adept at making science fun and interesting than richard feynman , \u201d said gates . \u201cmore than 20 years after first seeing them , these are still some of the best science lectures i\u2019ve heard . feynman worked hard during his life to popularize science , so i\u2019m sure he\u2019d be thrilled that now anyone , anywhere in the world , can just click a button and experience his lectures . \u201d\nfeynman was one of the most popular scientists of the 20th century , equally regarded for his scientific insights as well as his ability to convey his enthusiasm for science through his lectures and writings . he shared the nobel prize in physics in 1965 and was also known for his quirky sense of humor and eccentric and wide - ranging interests .\nadd your comment below , or trackback from your own site . you can also subscribe to these comments via rss .\nthis is a gravatar - enabled weblog . to get your own globally - recognized - avatar , please register at gravatar .\nshe is accompanied by ilona vinogradova , a bbc correspondent . this visit is expected to result in a radio program about the dream of the scientist \u2013 to visit the republic in the center of asia , which feynman had been trying to visit for almost 20 years .\nduring this visit , michelle feynman met with throat singers , and with relatives of the famous folklorist ondar kishchalaevich darymaa ( he became the first tuvan whom the two friends contacted , when they found his address in a scientific publication after a long search in various libraries ) .\nthis is a very interesting way to re - experience these lectures , or to view for the first time . either way , it\u2019s one of the best ways to see a true genius explaining some of the most important ideas in science .\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment ."]}
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recommended the offer from patron sports leisure , a subsidiary of european investment firm patron capital which owns 29 per cent .\nshares in the firm rose 15 per cent on news of the deal , which has been on the cards since patron said it was considering an offer for rest of the company in april .\nmr littner will resign on completion of the deal , but work as a consultant for six months . current chief executive sean tracey , who owns 4 per cent of the firm , will stay and exchange his stake for shares in patron .\nthe latest results from the business showed pre - tax profits edging up 4 per cent to \u00a35 . 4million in the year to july 4 .\nthe firm has cut its debts by \u00a32million to \u00a336 . 4million but plans to open two new sites - at regents park in central london and yardley in the midlands during the first half of the year , as well as extending its pipeline of potential sites .\nrevolt at talktalk after \u00a3200m share sell - off ( just below . . .\nstobart tycoon fired again ! ex - chief is voted back in . . . . . .\nis buying a title for \u00a3195 ever worth it ? i ' m lord toby - . . .\nam i allowed to give my children \u00a310 , 000 in cash for . . .\nauto trader said it would give away a new car every time england scored at the world cup - now it has a bill for \u00a3156k ( and counting . . . )\nbitcoin bay ! idyllic 13 - acre plot on a caribbean island for sale at \u00a35 . 3m\nbritain ' s housing crisis isn ' t a lack of homes . . .\nif money really was no object . . . the world ' s most expensive homes for sale revealed\nfancy living next to the hoff ? here ' s your chance . . .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nclaude littner , 66 , is known for his formidable interviewing style when grilling contestants on bbc one\u2019s the apprentice . the businessman has stepped up to replace nick hewer as lord sugar\u2019s adviser on the programme this year . he lives in north london with his wife , thelma .\nthe degree i took was a sandwich , so i spent six months at college and six months working for a business , lucas cav [ the motor and aerospace manufacturer ] .\nmy first wage was \u00a312 and i was very disappointed because after tax it came to about \u00a37 .\nit influenced me hugely . my father was in business so the conversation all the time was to do with business and how things were growing , obstacles and profit . i was lucky to have a sense of business from an early age .\ni had my first and most successful business when i was eight years old . at school i used my lunch break to go and take orders from my friends for gobstoppers . i bought them for a ha\u2019penny each because i was buying them in such large quantities and i sold them for a penny each .\ni\u2019ve always been a very strong saver . i have always diligently put money in the post office or bank and watched it accumulate .\nfrom a very young age i was also buying shares . my parents and grandparents thought this was wonderful . but now , later in life , i think , what was the point in all that saving ? what do i do with all this money ?\nperhaps in my earlier life i should saved a bit less , spent a bit more and enjoyed myself .\nthey were probably blue chips . i was about 13 . i was watching every single day , looking in the papers to see if they\u2019d gone up a penny or two . i would sell them and make a few pounds\u2019 profit and i was very pleased .\ni held on to shares that were losing money , instead of cutting my losses . it\u2019s a typical investors\u2019 thing .\ni\u2019m not a big spender . i don\u2019t yearn for anything . i\u2019ve got some nice , expensive cars but not because it gives me great pleasure particularly .\ni sound like a really lonely old person but it\u2019s quite the opposite . it\u2019s not to do with material things that give me happiness . i\u2019ve got a big , healthy family . i\u2019ve got a wonderful wife and wonderful children , grandchildren , friends . those are the things that are priceless to me and give me the greatest enjoyment .\nin the apprentice you\u2019re famed for putting contestants in their place when they make a mistake . what\u2019s the biggest financial mistake you\u2019ve made ?\ni\u2019ve made loads . i continue to make them . i amaze myself at just how many mistakes i make . i certainly try to learn from them .\ninevitably , you get problems and dilemmas in business . you get situations where you\u2019re not sure of the right answer . so , you have to make a decision based on your evaluation of the circumstances and very often i\u2019ll make the wrong decision .\nthe beauty of that is not having a big ego and thinking because i made that decision i will carry it through to the bitter end but being sensible enough to recognise that you\u2019ve made a bad call .\ni think i\u2019ve been too generous when i\u2019ve had an opportunity . i\u2019ve been very happy to share my opportunity with other managers or bring in people and give them a share or percentage . i could have been a lot tougher in terms of keeping a bigger share holding .\ni don\u2019t think so . there are lots of apprentices who come up with ideas which may seem good , but when you delve into it there are reasons why it wouldn\u2019t make a good investment . i don\u2019t think i\u2019ve spotted an investment that we absolutely should have made that we didn\u2019t make . those companies that he [ lord sugar ] has invested in have done very well .\n\u2022 hilary devey : ' i made \u00a31m from gold ; \u00a31 . 5m on spanish property '\nthe companies i\u2019ve worked for have always had a pension scheme and i\u2019ve always gone in for it . so i have a large pension pot that i haven\u2019t touched because i don\u2019t really need the money .\nwhen i was 13 my grandmother bought me a gold watch and when i was 18 my parents bought me a gold strap for it . i have a ring that was my father\u2019s . if i lost my ring or my watch i\u2019d be really upset . apart from that there are no material possessions that i really care about .\ni can\u2019t see the point of debit cards . i use my credit card and always pay it off at the end of the month . i\u2019d hate to miss a payment and get a ridiculously huge interest charge .\nin the benefit of hindsight i would be a bit freer with money and wouldn\u2019t have been so keen on saving . but at the time i didn\u2019t know how my life would turn out and i was always worried .\nif things went bad i would always have money saved up for a rainy day . this is a very expensive country , property is expensive , everything is expensive , but i think it\u2019s very important for young people to save .\nmy children are in a fortunate position because they have a wealthy father . they are not in the same position i was in . they\u2019ve both got very good jobs but they\u2019ve got children and life is very expensive . my advice is to save if you can .\nyou\u2019ve just been promoted from 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outs . whatever your design , fabrication and construction need , we do it all . no project is too big or too small .\nwe\u2019re thrilled to announce work on our war horse has started . standing at almost 5m tall , this stunning commemorative sculpture is being built for featherstone town council , with funding from wren . once complete , war horse will travel upright in one piece from bristol to featherstone in april .\namong the exciting projects we\u2019re working on , we\u2019re delighted to announce the opening of two brand - new visitor experiences . designed , built and installed by cods , these are an absolute must for your diary :\nthe new room is the oldest methodist chapel in the world , and cods\u2019 fully immersive museum is packed from floor to ceiling with exquisite artefacts , interactives and much more . not content with flat graphics , we like to take museum interpretation to another level \u2013 have a look at our case study here and , better still , come and experience it for yourself .\n\u2026has also received the cods treatment \u2013 from life sized sculptures & flock of seagulls , to an interactive floor map there is something to engage visitors of all ages .\nwe would like to wish everyone , including our clients , suppliers and partners a happy and peaceful christmas and prosperous new year .\nwe\u2019re just back from the official opening of the sir ridley scott : past , present and future visionary exhibition .\nthe reason being we were asked to recreate one of sir ridley scott\u2019s most iconic cinematic triumphs : the xenomorph from his 1979 epic alien . with its menacing aesthetic , the creature requires little introduction .\nour brief was to design and build an authentic replica of the xenomorph from the original ( and only ) alien film directed by sir ridley scott , as a key part of an exhibition celebrating his cinematic works .\ndespite the weeks of intense research and crafting , ensuring that every detail was present and correct , we\u2019re ready to do it all over again . it really was a heap of fun to do !\nfor those of you eager to bask in greater detail you can link directly to the case study of the xenomorph replica .\nwe ' d like to thank sheridan design for giving us the chance to recreate one of the greatest on - screen sci - fi nightmares , and wish south tyneside council every success with their new centre for storytelling and language : the word .\nhand - fabricated to allow control over finer details such as the lion and ribbons , we were able to deliver a high quality finish that was faithful to the brand .\nwe are grateful to forest uk for giving us the chance to work with them on this extremely important client project , and are eager to complete the other variants in the bes portfolio .\nwith a flexible workspace and workforce , we will be able to help , whatever your creative brief .\nthe national waterways museum in gloucester , run by the canal & river trust and based in the centre of the historic gloucester docks , is the recipient of a series of new galleries and exhibits . celebrating the uniqueness of the river severn and gloucester & sharpness canal , they tell the stories of the people who lived and worked on the canal network which played a vital role in the supply of goods to the industrial midlands .\nthe severn trow has already featured on bbc breakfast , in a report on the refurbishment and new exhibitions .\ngloucester ' s national waterways museum , reopens to the public on 29th july 2016 .\nscarlett is the first oil painter to work in the exciting world of augmented reality . working exclusively with blippar - 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section of the local community in realising the project .\npublic art south west promotes the engagement of artists in the creation of built and natural spaces and champions the role of artists working as ' visual engineers ' within multidisciplinary teams , enabling them to be involved in the conceptual thinking and design of new places . the way in which north somerset council has encouraged new development to work closely with artists and leave space for them to think creatively with regard to public art opportunities , it to be welcomed and we are pleased to be able to assist and support this growing area of expertise within the council .\nwe support the notion that public art can contribute to and enrich local distinctiveness and identity , ensuring a cultural and historical legacy for future generations .\nby engaging professional artists , designers and craftspeople to demonstrate their skills and vision to respond in a site sensitive way , we aim to improve and enhance the quality of social space ( public realm ) making it integral to the living experience . central to this strategy is the interaction of the community with the arts to engender a sense of ownership . dialogue is at the heart of the process with a steering group made up of stakeholders playing a key role in inclusivity and participation . through this approach we aim in a real sense to create unique and visually stimulating places .\ncontinuum arts consultancy seeks to advise on and take responsibility for the organisation , integration and management of all aspects of the public art strategy , extending our commitment to creating quality artworks integrated into public spaces at portishead quays .\nas part of the new developments at port marine , knightstone is providing 81 homes to rent and 33 for sale . we were delighted to hear about the public arts project and keen to ensure that residents and shared owners alike have the opportunity to contribute towards and enjoy the art in their community .\nlovejoy has thoroughly enjoyed working with a broad spectrum of artists on the design of the public realm at port marine . early collaboration and an inclusive approach has resulted in public art that is greatly enhanced by its sympathetic setting and a high quality public realm that is enhanced by the quality and appropriateness of the art . this a successful working model that we are looking to replicate on other projects .\nthe public art programme associated with the regeneration area in portishead is one of the most significant in the south west . public art is an integral part of the development process and is contributing positively to the establishment of a new but very special area within the town .\nthe public arts programme and particular works have not only provided ' iconic ' images for the developers marketing purposes but also greatly assisted in delivering very distinctive spaces which define the development itself .\nthe public arts steering group has provided the ideal platform for a collaborative approach to the selection , briefing , commission of artists and the community outreach programme . the fact that all the key stakeholders are represented on the steering group has enabled the arts programme to move forward with confidence .\nthe development of this project is giving portishead the ability to expand into a ' designation location ' within the south west . all aspects of the urban desgin have been considered to give a rich and varied collection of homes , leisure and employment around a vibrant new marina .\nwe see the public art as a valuable contribution to this integrated approach contributing to both the design and function of the many public spaces being created around the marina , sea front and nature reserve , alongside the open spaces within the development itself .\nthe rapid expansion of portishead due to the development of one of the largest brown - field sites in the country brings exciting challenges and opportunities . although the town has a flourishing community of artists , there is very little tradition of public art .\nthe creation of public art can have an important role in the integration of ' old ' and ' new ' residents . a shared experience , which is new to all , can be a major influence in the development of social cohesion . art is ideal for this , as it can reflect so much history and culture , while stimulating us to view life in a different way .\nthe town council has a responsibility to foster a sense of well - being , and therefore felt it was a good use of its resources to sponsor the programme , in particular the fragments and traces project , which has involved community groups and featured in the recent north somerset arts week .\nthe university of the west of england\u2019s faculty of art , media and design sponsored a number of activities ranging from project support , research and documentation to evaluation through their creative urban space research programme . as part of the collaboration , an ma fine art student , sally corney , used one of the newly built vacant homes as a venue for her final show , about memory becoming part of / and being contained within place ; a phd student , sandra symes , undertook a review and evaluation of the ongoing public art programme , interviewing all the stakeholders ; elizabeth turrell the director of the ceramics and enamelling research centre led a project with mencap .\nthanks also to to phd student sandra symes for her in - depth interviews with artists , members of the steering group and community representatives , contributing tremendously to the content of this website . ongoing evaluation of the public art programme was conducted by independent researcher cathy mackerras .\nnatalie smith is a technical writing professor specializing in medical writing localization and food writing . her work has been published in technical journals , on several prominent cooking and nutrition websites , as well as books and conference proceedings . smith has won two international research awards for her scholarship in intercultural medical writing , and holds a phd in technical communication and rhetoric .\npour two tablespoons of peanut oil into a skillet and heat it over high heat .\npreheat the oven to 450 degrees . brush 2 tablespoons of olive oil over a baking pan .\nthis is the first glimpse of a \u00a375 , 000 archway civic chiefs are installing at the entrance to a hampshire green .\nthe eye - catching six - metre high structure will form the gateway to the pirelli park 21 in eastleigh .\ndesigned by the same people who created sets for the wallace and gromit films , the steel arch resembles an old cable barrel to reflect the site\u2019s former use as a cable factory .\nthe artwork also features sculpted images of spitfires and railway engines to celebrate the town\u2019s rich industrial heritage .\nit follows a major consultation exercise with residents in the neighbouring pirelli housing estate and an \u201cart in the park\u201d day .\nmembers of eastleigh local area committee have unanimously given the scheme the go ahead and up to \u00a375 , 000 will be ploughed in to the project .\na council spokesman said : \u201cthe pirelli arch is a public art vision that has been developed for the park as part of a community engagement programme that allowed the community to be involved in the development process of the work , and the design , fabrication , installation and delivery of a unique piece of public art to the pirelli green . \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\n\u00a9copyright 2001 - 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see .\na rapid setting and hardening cement for all building repair and maintenance work , where rapid hardening properties are beneficial . extra rapid sets in just 30 minutes and is suitable for concrete drives and paths , concrete steps , fixing fence posts , railings and copings , setting manholes and repairing rendering and floor screeds .\nif you need any assistance in choosing the correct piece of equipment for your specific job then one of our professional staff from one of our branches across the uk are there to help .\na range of plate compactors of various sizes and specifications to suit a variety of jobs .\na range of vibrating compactors of various sizes and specifications to suit a variety of jobs .\nwelcome to our diy , home improvement and do it yourself help , tips and advice website .\nwe have literally tonnes of help information and advice on all aspects of diy .\nif you like these videos why not also check out our youtube channel . head over to : urltoken\nfinding the right tradesman for you can be a hard job . below you will find a collection of tools to help you\nfrom hand tools to power tools , specialist tools and books find them all in our diy superstore including our very own tools review area complete with videos .\nkeep up to date with all that ' s happening plus what ' s going on in the building and construction industry with our ever popular blog .\ni ' m no expert but i think the door lining is the frame of the door that the hinge attaches to and is shaped to stop the door flush to the frame . a door casing is the decorative architrave that surrounds the door - at least that ' s what wikipedia said anyway . hope this helps .\np . s . if you could comment on my chisel post , i would be most grateful . thanks : )\nto me i ' d say they are the same thing . . . . . they are just alternative terms for a door frame .\na door lining as it suggests is a lining of 3 / 4\ntimber with a plant on stop forming the rebate . a casing is the same thing but the rebate is machined out of a solid piece of 1 1 / 4\ntimber , forming the 1 / 2 inch rebate . yes the side of the frame is called a jamb , but usually a door jamb is the side rail if you like of the door\ni understand that a ' door lining ' is made from something like 4x1 with a housing joint at the top ; usually installed post brickwork completed . door jambs nailed on later . a door casing is is much more substantial made from 4x2 or more likely 4x3 using mortise and tenon joints with door jambs rabited in . this would be built in as the brickwork is laid . or at least that is what the guy who i was apprenticed to taught me .\nwell it ' s been a while that this thread has been running ! i think that i was justified in my original comment that even professional chippies and joiners don ' t seem to be able to agree on which is which ! go into one shop and ask for a lining , you ' ll get a lining . go into another and ask for a frame , you ' ll get a lining . go into another and ask for a casing , theyll say\ndo you mean lining or architrave ?\nand another will say\ndo you mean the door jamb ?\n. the guys in the shop may know which is which , they are just used to every tradesperson asking for the same thing in different ways .\ndiy how to tutorial projects and guides - 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[ * ]\njm polak , sn sullivan , sr bloom , amj buchan , p facer , mr brown , . . .\nbunker hill & sullivan mining & concentrating co . v . polak , 7 f . 2d 583 ( 9th cir . 1925 )\nbunker hill & sullivan mining & concentrating co . v . polak , 7 f . 2d 583 ( 9th cir . 1925 ) : : justia\ndavid and janet polak foundation 501 silverside rd . , ste . 123 wilmington , de 19809\nwith polak & sullivan , architects , new haven , 1953 - 1963 . private practice architecture hamden , connecticut , since 1963 . visiting critic department architecture yale university , 1970 - 1981 .\nleafs lunch co - host patrick o ' sullivan joins the scott macarthur show to discuss his opinion on the two - game suspension handed down by the league to roman polak earlier this afternoon .\nl fernandes , s sullivan , ig mcfarlane , bm wojcicka , tw warnes , . . .\nsn sullivan , e tustanoff , dn slaughter , al linton , rm lindsay , . . .\npatrick o ' sullivan on twitter :\npolak will get a deal with the leafs . they need him as it showed the last quarter of the year . too soft around the net otherwise .\njewish causes : the polak family has actively supported israel for decades . polak has held several leadership positions for the american technion society and established the david and janet polak center for cancer research and vascular biology at technion . they\u2019ve also been strongly involved with ben gurion university , the recipient of a $ 1 . 5 million gift to underwrite bgu\u2019s cyber security malware analysis laboratory .\nr duarte , s huraib , r said , a abdel - khadir , s sullivan , a chaballout , . . .\noverview : david polak and his wife janet move their philanthropy through the david and janet polak foundation , established earlier in the decade . the polaks are major bankrollers of american technion society , which supports the technion \u2013 israel institute of technology in haifa , israel . besides jewish causes , other interests include policy .\n7 . the gurnicks conceded in the superior court that the first mortgage had not required o ' sullivan to insure the property .\ncheng s 1 , enserro d 2 , xanthakis v 3 , sullivan lm 2 , murabito jm 4 , benjamin ej 5 , polak jf 6 , o ' donnell cj 7 , wolf pa 8 , o ' connor gt 9 , keaney jf 10 , vasan rs 11 .\nbackground : david polak graduated from mit , and holds an m . s . from rensselaer polytechnic institute and an mba from ucla\u2019s graduate school of management . he went on to found nwq investment management company .\npolak will get a deal with the leafs . they need him as it showed the last quarter of the year . too soft around the net otherwise .\non september 24 , 2009 , navigant credit union ( navigant ) entered into a \u201crevolving credit loan\u201d for $ 500 , 000 with patriot site of ri , inc . ( patriot site ) , an entity owned by o ' sullivan . o ' sullivan then granted a second mortgage to navigant for the property located at 39 pearl avenue ( being one of the lots which o ' sullivan had purchased from the conleys ) 3 in order to secure the loan to patriot site ( the second mortgage or the navigant mortgage ) . 4 the navigant mortgage included a provision that required o ' sullivan to insure the mortgaged property against loss or damage to the buildings and other improvements to the land by fire or other risks of the kind commonly insured against \u201cby prudent owners or lessees of buildings or improvements in the locality . \u201d pursuant to the insurance requirement in the navigant mortgage , o ' sullivan obtained insurance for the property at 39 pearl avenue from rjjra . the insurance policy listed o ' sullivan as the insured and navigant as the mortgagee and loss payee .\npresent : suttell , c . j . , goldberg , flaherty , robinson , and indeglia , jj . patrick t . conley , esq . , for defendants . michael j . polak , esq . , for navigant .\n1 . the four lots of land purchased by o ' sullivan are listed as lot nos . 788 , 789 , 790 , and 791 of assessor ' s plat no . 5 in the north providence land records .\nconnor tj , starr n , o\u2019sullivan jb , harkin a . induction of indolamine 2 , 3 - dioxygenase and kynurenine 3 - monooxygenase in rat brain following a systemic inflammatory challenge : a role for ifn - gamma ?\nlooking forward : expect the polak family\u2019s steady giving to continue , with a particular eye towards jewish causes . as the polaks\u2019 son , jeff , foundation president and executive director , puts it , \u201cwe want to help israel become more economically independent and secure . \u201d\nmolendijk ml , spinhoven p , polak m , bus ba , penninx bw , elzinga bm . serum bdnf concentrations as peripheral manifestations of depression : evidence from a systematic review and meta - analyses on 179 associations ( n = 9484 )\nthe couple , via their foundation , have supported jewish free loan association , where the family established the david and janet polak foundation emergency loan program ; simon wiesenthal center ; jewish federation council of greater los angeles ; israel cancer research fund ; friends of the israel defense forces ; and jewish big brothers and big sisters association of los angeles .\n) . causes and consequences of low self - esteem in children and adolescents . in\nthe material facts in this case are largely undisputed . on june 8 , 2006 , kevin o ' sullivan borrowed the sum of $ 221 , 000 from patrick t . conley and gail c . conley in order to purchase four lots of land located on pearl avenue in north providence . 1 o ' sullivan secured the note to the conleys with a mortgage on the pearl avenue properties . 2 thereafter , on june 1 , 2009 , the conleys assigned the promissory note and mortgage for these properties to stanley gurnick ( the first mortgage or the gurnick mortgage ) .\neducation & youth : the couple has supported polak\u2019s alma mater mit , including its hillel birthright extension program ; vista del mar child and family services ; university of southern california ; and young america ' s foundation , a conservative youth organization . much like their support of conservative policy , the family digs into similar issues on a youth level .\n3 . the 39 pearl avenue property is lot no . 788 . the other three lots purchased by o ' sullivan are not directly involved in the instant action . accordingly , any references to the property refer to the 39 pearl avenue property .\nwe take pride in highlighting the crisp and inspiring stories of our panelists , and the insightful and practical advice and recruit panelists who will perpetuate our tradition and our brand . for more information about our past speakers and notes from past events , please refer to our blog at urltoken .\nour mission : to honor and preserve new haven ' s architectural heritage \u2013 historic buildings and neighborhoods \u2013 through advocacy , education , and collaboration .\nplease send a 100 - word bio and photo for inclusion on the web site and on the invitations .\nnikisch g , math\u00e9 aa . csf monoamine metabolites and neuropeptides in depressed patients before and after electroconvulsive therapy .\nevery senior leader has had their share of obstacles and challenges \u2013 whether it\u2019s in completing a project , managing an employee , establishing a partnership , and , of course , leveling up within an organization . this month\u2019s panel will feature advice and insights for leaning in , in collaboration with trusted others and leveling up in skill set and experience which result in roles and titles which bring more impact and a larger and longer ripple effect .\nwe can\u2019t say that anybody has that magic formula , but we invite you to commiserate with our speakers and other attendees , to learn how technology and strategies can help lighten the load , and to re - frame our perspective about the balance and to redefine our own expectations for ourselves and others and our definition for success .\nbetter . more . faster . that seems to be the mantra as global technology and market mega trends are fostering fluidity within and across companies , across locations , and across roles and industries . our panelists will share their personal career navigation stories and share insights on 1 ) how they proactive manage their careers through many shifts in roles , industries and companies , 2 ) how to embrace market and technology and political challenges and convert them into opportunities , and most importantly , 3 ) how to maintain a north star focus on your values and the needs of a customer during a sea of change .\nsocieties and cultures have their own practices and attitudes toward literacy , and these may need to be considered by educators introducing and using extensive reading . issues include the selection of reading materials that match students ' cultural background .\ndeng zd , lisanby sh , peterchev av . controlling stimulation strength and focality in electroconvulsive therapy via current amplitude and electrode size and spacing : comparison with magnetic seizure therapy .\nthe empowered customer is discerning , demanding , informed and all - powerful . this month , we will share best practices on how tech companies are changing the way they do business to better anticipate and serve these customers and how they keeping in front of the curve and soliciting the input of marquis customers to shape product and service offerings and direction .\nchildhood sexual abuse and psychiatric disorder in young adulthood : i . prevalence of sexual abuse and factors associated with sexual abuse\nat the event , please join us for the first half hour of the meeting and actively participate in the \u2018movers and shakers speed networking\u2019 portion of the event , to help break the ice and increase the energy and networking experience for all .\nin any event , even if we were to consider the gurnicks ' contention that the first mortgage required o ' sullivan to insure the property because of the statutory mortgage covenants set forth in g . l . 1956 \u00a7 34\u201311\u201320 , this contention is incorrect as a matter of law . section 34\u201311\u201320 sets out the meaning of the mortgage covenants and states , in pertinent part , that :\nannie frier and fan\u00e7oise gibert ; alain gibert and jacques talbot ; alain and fran\u00e7oise gibert ; nelly faure - 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1980 ) have better managerial skills and are better at revenue generation and problem solving , but they are less cost - effective and have less \u2018presence\u2019 .\nfull text views reflects the number of pdf downloads , pdfs sent to google drive , dropbox and kindle and html full text views .\npolicy : the polaks have supported washington institute for near east policy , ayn rand institute , and middle east media and research institute .\nhosokawa t , momose t , kasai k . brain glucose metabolism difference between bipolar and unipolar mood disorders in depressed and euthymic states .\na collaboration between the cca and the daniel langlois foundation for art , science , and technology , devices of design was initiated in response to the increasingly widespread use of digital media and software technologies in architectural design and construction . a colloquium and a subsequent roundtable discussion address both the consequences that this shift implies for ( . . . )\nour panel will represent an exec and an millennial from three different companies , sharing their in - the - trenches knowledge about understanding about 1 ) how differing communication styles can lead to miscommunications and misunderstandings 2 ) how the myths and stereotypes we have of others in other generations may hamper our assessment of others and how we are perceived by others , as well as well as 3 ) how the inclinations and leanings of each generation impact the way they think and communicate and act .\ndescription : a collaboration between the cca and the daniel langlois foundation for art , science , and technology , devices of design was initiated in response to the increasingly widespread use of digital media and software technologies in architectural design and construction . a colloquium and a subsequent roundtable discussion address both the consequences that this shift implies for ( . . . )\nprovide a video or audio recording of the event , for access to internal and external staff during and following the event ( optional ) .\nour panel will share their in - the - trenches knowledge about understanding about 1 ) how differing communication styles can lead to miscommunications and misunderstandings 2 ) how the myths and stereotypes we have of others in other generations may hamper our assessment of others and how we are perceived by others , as well as well as 3 ) how the inclinations and leanings of each generation impact the way they think and communicate and act .\nthe cross - motions for summary judgment came before the superior court for hearing on january 29 , 2013 . the hearing justice issued a bench decision on that day , holding that navigant was entitled to the insurance proceeds because the funds were personal property under the insurance contract and navigant had required o ' sullivan to name it as a loss payee under that contract . consequently , the hearing justice granted navigant ' s motion for summary judgment and denied the gurnicks ' . final judgment in favor of navigant entered on february 21 , 2013 .\ncollaboratively and transparently . come hear what some of those exceptional women leaders will share about negotiating best - practices and find out how to get more that\u2019s due to you \u2013 at work , in relationships and in life .\ndepartments of histochemistry and medicine , royal postgraduate medical school , london w12 . uk and laboratories for neuroendocrinology , the salk institute , san diego , california\nlos angeles community : the couple is based in the los angeles area , an important site of giving . the polaks gave a seven - figure gift to cedars - sinai medical center to create the david and janet polak foundation stem cell core laboratory at the board of governors regenerative medicine institute , with which the family recently became involved . other grantees have included museum associates , los angeles philharmonic society , helping hand of los angeles , and the maple counseling center ( tmcc ) , which \u201cprovides low fee counseling to people in los angeles on an outpatient basis . \u201d\nat some time thereafter , o ' sullivan defaulted on his promissory note to gurnick . consequently , gurnick instituted foreclosure proceedings on the first mortgage . phoenix\u2013gurnick , rigp ( phoenix\u2013gurnick ) , a partnership owned primarily by stanley gurnick and created for the purpose of taking possession of the mortgaged properties on pearl avenue , purchased the pearl avenue properties , including the property located at 39 pearl avenue , for the sum of $ 330 , 000 at the foreclosure sale on april 21 , 2011 .\nthey say the boomers ( born before 1963 ) are more productive and hardworking team players , but they are also less adaptive and less collaborative in general .\nit has therefore become increasingly more important to manage up through your management chain , manage sideways through and with people , manage downstream to all the people and teams you work with , and most importantly to manage yourself , focusing on delivering stellar short - term and long - term results . this month\u2019s panel will share their ideas , advice and best practices for the new way we manage .\nwomen tech leaders are challenged by the corporate and business pressures of high - stress , high - impact positions , while still juggling the personal demands of life and family , and squeezing in time for themselves . leadership roles in tech companies actually make it * more * difficult for women leaders , as the pace of progress and development typically take more time , resources and energy to manage .\nkeane , lisa and loades , maria 2017 . review : low self - esteem and internalizing disorders in young people - a systematic review . child and adolescent mental health , vol . 22 , issue . 1 , p . 4 .\nhover over the profile pic and click the following button to unfollow any account .\n) . the nature and function of self - esteem : sociometer theory . in\nthe * metoo and other women\u2019s movements before it have broken new ground for women at all levels of the workplace . much progress will continue to be made with the groundswell of enthusiastic , passionate and powerful women now fully outraged and engaged .\npanelist charu madan , head of business development and partnerships , datatorrent , inc .\nswartz cm . a mechanism of seizure induction by electricity and its clinical implications .\nthe internet and other digital technologies offer alternatives to both paper - sourced reading material and standard classroom practice . these works report the use of electronic reading materials , and explore such topics as materials selection , effective use , and particular problems unique to online reading . there are also works on classroom practice , where students use the internet and other electronic tools for such purposes as sharing their responses with others .\nas more boomers ( gen x ) work past retirement age , bringing their decades of leadership , technical and management experience , and tech - savvy millennials ( gen y ) continue to graduate and enter the workforce , the stark differences in the values , communication styles and work habits of each generation are becoming increasingly more pronounced .\nin 26 r . c . l . 764 , it is said :\nthere is a class of cases in which the defendants are jointly and severally liable , although they are several and not joint tort - feasors , as where there is no concert of action or unity of purpose , but the acts are concurrent as to place and time , and unite in setting in operation a single destructive and dangerous force which produces the injury . * * * if their acts are separate and distinct as to place and time , but culminate in producing a public nuisance , which injures the person or property of another , they are jointly and severally liable .\npolyakova m , schroeter ml , elzinga bm , holiga s , schoenknecht p , de kloet er , et al . brain - derived neurotrophic factor and antidepressive effect of electroconvulsive therapy : systematic review and meta - analyses of the preclinical and clinical literature .\nmasselink , m . van roekel , e . and oldehinkel , a . j . 2018 . self - esteem in early adolescence as predictor of depressive symptoms in late adolescence and early adulthood : the mediating role of motivational and social factors . journal of youth and adolescence , vol . 47 , issue . 5 , p . 932 .\nsuccessful women and men create their own rules , their own brand \u2013 their own personal way of making things happen . most of the time , they learn to play within the rules first , and then make their own rules . whether they play within the rules , or make up their own rules , but the results speak for themselves . hear how and why they broke the rules and learn how breaking the rules and even changing the system has made a difference for these leaders and all they touch .\nunlike most works in this bibliography which are concerned with extensive reading by young adults and adults , these works are studies and descriptions of extensive reading programs with younger learners .\nzeigler - hill , virgil dahlen , eric r . and madson , michael b . 2017 . self - esteem and alcohol use : implications for aggressive behavior . international journal of mental health and addiction , vol . 15 , issue . 5 , p . 1103 .\nbradley samuels presents recent situ research work and the role that research plays within the larger practice of situ as a whole . a series of case studies will be presented which explore an expanded role for architectural and spatial practice across a range of fields\u2014from human rights and public policy to earth science and workspace design . situ research\u2019s past work ( . . . )\nhe said , she said , we said , they didn\u2019t say . . . some people duck and cover when emotions run high and stories are confusing . but conflict is a part of life , part of management . our panel this month will share some best practices for staying calm and centered and managing emotions and communications so that the stories are clear so that parties can align on next steps . . . or at least agree to disagree !\n1 yr . 1 mill . bottom pair guy that can kill penalties and move bodies .\nc / o henry j . lyons and partners architects 51 - 54 pearse street dublin 2\npanelist charlotte falla , vice president and general counsel , samsung research america , inc . ,\ndescription : bradley samuels presents recent situ research work and the role that research plays within the larger practice of situ as a whole . a series of case studies will be presented which explore an expanded role for architectural and spatial practice across a range of fields\u2014from human rights and public policy to earth science and workspace design . situ research\u2019s past work ( . . . )\neveryone says that women are bad negotiators , with a few exceptions . but some women have their own way and style to secure win - win results collaboratively and transparently . come hear what some of those exceptional women leaders will share about negotiating best - practices and find out how to get more that\u2019s due to you \u2013 at work , in relationships and in life .\nda silva hasse , cristina and paradiso , \u00e2ngela carina 2017 . psychosocial well - being of children and adolescents in latin america . vol . 16 , issue . , p . 319 .\nlin , wen - hsu and yi , chin - chun 2017 . the effect of family cohesion and life satisfaction during adolescence on later adolescent outcomes . youth & society , p . 0044118x1770486 .\nfeel free to promote the event to your network , and send out follow - up notes following the event , with credit to fountainblue , the other speakers and the when she speaks series .\nphilanthropy\u2019s fixing up parks and public spaces . how do we know it ' s helping communities ?\ndong j , min s , wei k , li p , cao j , li y . effects of electroconvulsive therapy and propofol on spatial memory and glutamatergic system in hippocampus of depressed rats .\narturo ortiz struck describes the boundaries of formal and legal building in the context of mexico : \u201cin order to build a critical view of the production of space and architecture in this environment , we should start from two fundamental premises . the first considers that spaces reflect who we are , and they express our cultural ways and how we unfold in everyday life . the ( . . . )\nyou can search for everything here\u2014our exhibitions and events , our archives , the library and bookstore , the articles we publish . if you get lost , you can email us at publications @ urltoken .\npromote the event to your internal staff and collect the names and e - mails of attendees . we \u200bare happy to provide you a no - cost registration link for your staff\u200b if you\u2019re interested\u200b ;\n6 . rijra named the following interested parties in 39 pearl avenue in its complaint : the conleys , pursuant to a mortgage on the property ; navigant , also pursuant to a mortgage on the property ; stanley gurnick , pursuant to a mortgage ; phoenix\u2013gurnick , pursuant to a mortgage ; monica donovan , pursuant to a mortgage ; bryan nordan and darlene jutras , pursuant to an execution levied by them on the property ; and the rhode island department of environmental management ( ridem ) , pursuant to a notice of violation on the property . o ' sullivan and monica donovan were defaulted in this action for failure to file an answer . bryan nordan and darlene jutras did not contest the cross - motions for summary judgment or file a notice of appeal from the summary judgment which entered in regard to all parties in the case . ridem was voluntarily dismissed from the case in a stipulation filed with this court on may 8 , 2013 .\nlandstedt , evelina brydsten , anna hammarstr\u00f6m , anne virtanen , pekka and almquist , ylva b . 2016 . the role of social position and depressive symptoms in adolescence for life - course trajectories of education and work : a cohort study . bmc public health , vol . 16 , issue . 1 ,\naddress correspondence and reprint requests to : joseph m . boden , christchurch health and development study , christchurch school of medicine and health sciences , university of otago , p . o . box 4345 , christchurch , new zealand ; e - mail : joseph . boden @ otago . ac . nz .\ndescription : arturo ortiz struck describes the boundaries of formal and legal building in the context of mexico : \u201cin order to build a critical view of the production of space and architecture in this environment , we should start from two fundamental premises . the first considers that spaces reflect who we are , and they express our cultural ways and how we unfold in everyday life . the ( . . . )\nthe way you think , the way you communicate , the way you act , tells others a lot about you . you don\u2019t have to be an executive to own a brand , but no matter where you are personally and professionally , you do have to think about how you\u2019re coming across , how you can show up to be a better you , especially at a time when brand so matters and word so quickly spreads ! our panelists will share their stories on what their brand is , how their came to envision and create their brand , how social media and other technologies and trends today make it more important for everyone to own and manage their brand , how your brand impacts the way you are perceived and what to do about it , as well as how to integrate personal and professional brand .\nbarendregt , charlotte s . van der laan , andr\u00e9 m . bongers , ilja l . and van nieuwenhuizen , chijs 2016 . longitudinal relation between general well - being and self - esteem . international journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology , vol . 60 , issue . 16 , p . 1836 .\nelites supporting elites .\nwhat ' s wrong ( and right ) with foundation support of journalism\nclark - raymond a , halaris a . vegf and depression : a comprehensive assessment of clinical data .\nthese works present options and suggestions , sometimes including bibliographies , for assembling collections of books and other materials suitable for extensive reading . two subgroups included here are works concerned with language learner literature ( books written or adapted for l2 learners , also called graded readers ) and works about student - made reading materials .\nnational heart , lung , and blood institute ' s framingham heart study , framingham , ma , usa center for population studies , national heart , lung , and blood institute , bethesda , md , usa .\nin our fast - paced , global world , both men and women leaders are faced with the need to communicate clearly and rapidly to teams in all corners of the globe , driving aligned , tangible and measurable results . gender , cultural , generational and other factors affect how well any exec can perform . our panel will discuss best practices on cross - cultural communication , suggest tips for enlarging your view - of - the - world , and strengthen your capacity to embrace with people extremely unlike you to maximize business results .\nassociation of exhaled carbon monoxide with subclinical cardiovascular disease and their conjoint impact on the incidence of cardiovascular outcomes .\nthe clinical estimation of liver size : a comparison of techniques and an analysis of the source of error .\ncognitive approach to depression and suicidal thinking in psychosis . 2 . testing the validity of a social ranking model\ndelivering personalized solutions to discerning customers real - time will continue to differentiate companies . this month\u2019s panel will feature how ai , bigdata , machine learning , iot , data science , and containers are leveraged in specific scenarios to deliver customized solutions and technologies to customers and partners . see full invitation , including bios at urltoken .\nin silicon valley events are interactive panel discussions on relevant leadership and innovation topics of interest to our community .\nevents are interactive panel discussions on relevant leadership and innovation topics of interest to our sf / eb community .\nthese works matters concerned with reading speed , its correlation to other abilities , improving and measuring reading speed .\nbulanda , jeffrey and byro johnson , trisha 2016 . a trauma - informed model for empowerment programs targeting vulnerable youth . child and adolescent social work journal , vol . 33 , issue . 4 , p . 303 .\nleadership happens from any and every chair . this month , we are profiling influential leaders who look forward to sharing their stories and advice on how to better influence others , who helps them better influence others , why they influence others , what they need to know in order to better influence others and how to engage larger networks of stakeholders so that all win , and how to make more impact , no matter what your position is .\nnational heart , lung , and blood institute ' s framingham heart study , framingham , ma , usa division of cardiovascular medicine , brigham and women ' s hospital , boston , ma , usa scheng3 @ partners . org .\n\u2014 at least one week for primary sources ( prints and drawings , photographs , archival documents , etc . )\nnumerous psychological , psychoanalytical and biological theories have been put forward as an endeavor to explain the therapeutic effect of ect . biological theories proposed , can broadly be classified into neurophysiological , neuro - biochemical , and neuroplasticity theories depending upon the effect of ecs on various aspects ( functional , compositional and structural ) of brain as well as underlying neuronal and glial tissues . this review aimed at understanding the developments in biological models explaining mechanisms of action of ect .\nschmidt hd , shelton rc , duman rs . functional biomarkers of depression : diagnosis , treatment , and pathophysiology .\nthis lecture discusses a range of projects from anupama kundoo\u2019s practice , research , and teaching . in these distinct but complementary areas of her work , she attempts to build collective knowledge in collaboration with engineers , masons , craftsmen , infrastructure providers , residents , material suppliers , and all other stakeholders involved in constructing and occupying ( . . . )\none form of extensive reading is when teachers guide the whole class in reading the same book ( a class reader ) . work with class readers can support and complement individually - selected reading done by students outside the classroom , and can link reading with other areas of the language - learning curriculum , such as speaking , listening , and writing .\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 .\ndescription : this lecture discusses a range of projects from anupama kundoo\u2019s practice , research , and teaching . in these distinct but complementary areas of her work , she attempts to build collective knowledge in collaboration with engineers , masons , craftsmen , infrastructure providers , residents , material suppliers , and all other stakeholders involved in constructing and occupying ( . . . )\nturner ca , watson sj , akil h . fibroblast growth factor - 2 : an endogenous antidepressant and anxiolytic molecule ?\nwe would like to thank and acknowledge everyone involved in the production , management and execution for all past and upcoming when she speaks programs , plus all programs progressed since our launch event in may 2006 . whether you spoke on the panel , took care of all the on - site logistics , participated in the audience , sponsored the event or just promoted it to your colleagues , you\u2019re the reason we are successful , and we are in debt to all who help make this happen . below are program details for our upcoming events as well is pictures and notes from our past when she speaks events .\nare parks bad ? these quarantined bits of land and water speak to a confused desire for some kind of \u201cnature\u201d\u2014and they might be good for our health\u2014but do they also serve to excuse our continued bad behaviour ? parks are not innocent . city parks are real estate assets and urban \u201camenities\u201d created by planners , landscape architects , hydrological engineers , police ( . . . )\nsingh , rashmi and nayak , jogendra kumar 2016 . effect of family environment on adolescent compulsive buying : mediating role of self - esteem . asia pacific journal of marketing and logistics , vol . 28 , issue . 3 , p . 396 .\nbaldinger p , lotan a , frey r , kasper s , lerer b , lanzenberger r . neurotransmitters and electroconvulsive therapy .\njaumotte jd , zigmond mj . comparison of gdf5 and gdnf as neuroprotective factors for postnatal dopamine neurons in ventral mesencephalic cultures .\nthese works contain theories , discussions , and investigations into the role that extensive reading can play in improving l2 reading ability .\noffice politics is a reality for everyone , regardless of the size of your organization or your position and role . you can choose to engage or not , but either way , you\u2019re part of the game . this month , our panel of high tech leaders will share how they have achieved their leadership positions by successfully navigating office politics while remaining in alignment with their values and principles , amplifying the contributions of others ( men and women ) , and generously supporting high potentials on the leadership track .\nsilva , carla sofia and calheiros , maria manuela 2018 . stop yelling : interparental conflict and adolescents\u2019 self - representations as mediated by their perceived relationships with parents . journal of family issues , vol . 39 , issue . 7 , p . 2174 .\ndescription : are parks bad ? these quarantined bits of land and water speak to a confused desire for some kind of \u201cnature\u201d\u2014and they might be good for our health\u2014but do they also serve to excuse our continued bad behaviour ? parks are not innocent . city parks are real estate assets and urban \u201camenities\u201d created by planners , landscape architects , hydrological engineers , police ( . . . )\nwe respect your privacy . we welcome everyone to opt - in to our free weekly e - mail invitation list or our monthly free newsletter , and opt out at any time for any reason or for no reason . we only keep name and company information and e - mail address with permission and do not ask for any other details . we only track who attends which event for our personal records and so we can send out event follow - up notes to all attendees in blind copy . we provide reasonable diligence to ensure that no party gains access to your data , and would inform you within 72 hours should there ever be a data breach . under no circumstances will we ever sell your contact information to any party for any reason \u2013 ever .\nassociation of exhaled carbon monoxide with subclinical cardiovascular disease and their conjoint impact on the incidence of cardiovascular outcomes . - pubmed - ncbi\nozsoy s , olguner eker o , abdulrezzak u . the effects of antidepressants on neuropeptide y in patients with depression and anxiety .\nwe find no merit in the contention and no authority to sustain it . it asserts for the miner in idaho constitutional rights unknown to american constitutional law the right not only to a preference in the use of a stream , but the right to inflict unlimited injury upon property of those who have acquired vested rights as manufacturers or agriculturists . the constitutional provision , as we read it , gives preference to those engaged in mining , or milling connected with mining , only in their right to appropriate and use waters for the purposes of such mining and milling , and it can have no relation to the present controversy , for the plaintiff is not an appropriator of the water and makes no claim thereto , and his cause of action has no relation to any question of relative rights to water . there is no warrant for saying that the constitution confers the right to dump injurious and deleterious material into a stream .\nfacebook , twitter , linkedin ; blogs , web , e - mail . . . they are all tools for communicating your brand and your message ; they are empowering the customer revolution . done well , these customers can credibly tout your company\u2019s offerings , integrity expertise , value - add , and help to expand your network , clarify your position , advance your cause . but they can also deter from your message , distract from your objectives , and \u2013yikes - taint your corporate and personal brand . come hear our panel of experts share their advice on their social media strategy for themselves personally , as well as for their company , product and team .\nkautto m , kampman o , mononen n , lehtim\u00e4ki t , haraldsson s , koivisto pa , et al . serotonin transporter ( 5 - httlpr ) and norepinephrine transporter ( net ) gene polymorphisms : susceptibility and treatment response of electroconvulsive therapy in treatment resistant depression .\nwho served as principal of the school from 1924 to 1934 . the students ' efforts were not wasted . this was proved by their mastering such words as exchangeable , verbiage , and amenable in the contests when others failed , and by their walking off with the champion ' s cup five times in a period of seven years \ufdd3 in 1928 , 1930 , 1931 , 1932 , and 1934 .\nand st . peter ' s retained care of the state prison , which it would continue to do for a few years longer .\nsir isaac newton\u2019s view is that \u2018if i could see further than others , it was because i stood on the shoulders of giants\u2019 . this month , we will feature the stories of great women leaders who had great mentors , and are now great mentors for those around them . our panelists will share the ways that their mentors have impacted their thinking and development , how the mentor - mentee relationship has opened up new opportunities , thinking and energy , how companies can better foster mentorship relationships , and how mentoring others benefit all parties .\ntsankova nm , kumar a , nestler ej . histone modifications at gene promoter regions in rat hippocampus after acute and chronic electroconvulsive seizures .\na great deal of research has been performed pertaining to the neuroplastic effect of ect in patients with mdd . moreover , significant modulations in volume of brain substructures such as hippocampus , amygdala , anterior cingulate gyrus and medial and inferior temporal cortex have been reported with ect . 101 , 108 \u2013 110 ) however , the evidences regarding nature and extent of alterations as well as their correlation with response are contradicting .\nfrom 1925 until the middle of the 1930 ' s a series of annual spelling bees used to be sponsored by the hartford tines for the grammer school children of the hartford area . the students of st . peter ' s school labored long and hard over their spellers and dictionaries before each of these word matches , and they were tutored as well as directed in their efforts by rev . thomas l . greylish ,\ntoronto star baseball columnist richard griffin talks about the blue jays awful for half of the season and why j . a . happ was the jays lone all - star representative . richard talks about the struggles of marcus stroman , the future of john gibbons , and roberto osuna .\nthe church , since its erection , had undergone many alterations and additions , to such an extent that many of its original lines had been changed . in consideration of the general excellence of the interior design , no major alteration were no\n, made inside except for the enlargement of the choir gallery . a new austin organ was installed , and to support its greater size and weight new steel supports were installed , running to the church basement and resting on concrete footings under the basement floor . a new iron stairway to the choir loft was also installed .\ntsn sportscentre ' s & cfl expert derek taylor joined toronto today for his thoughts on the argos victory over the eskimos , and what stood out for him . as well if jeremiah masoli can keep up his current pace and keep johnny manziel on the sidelines for the ti - cats\nutami , muhana sofiati praptomojati , ardian wulan , dita lestari ari and fauziah , yunita 2018 . self - esteem , forgiveness , perception of family harmony , and subjective well - being in adolescents . international journal of research studies in psychology , vol . 7 , issue . 1 ,\nbut it\u2019s the men - who - open - doors who will help accelerate the pace of change for the women\u2019s movement . this month , we celebrate these types of men , and applaud their efforts to open doors to more women , and a merit - based workplace in general .\nfr . broderick took a pastor ' s pride in the success of st . peter ' s school . his visits were few and far between . he used to say that he did not like to spoil a good thing by interference ; and he had unlimited confidence in the ability of the sisters and priests in charge , to whom he was ever an inspiration\n( catholic transcript , august 14 , 1902 ) .\nstudies have demonstrated down - regulation of expressions of fgf - 2 transcripts in mdd , more so in untreated patients . researchers also proposed fgf - 2 to have an endogenous antidepressant and anxiolytic property and its increased expression to promote response to antidepressant therapies . 69 ) definite evidences for their role in mediating the effect of ect are lacking , and it has been speculated that increase in the expression might just be an unrelated compensatory response .\nbeneyto m , meador - woodruff jh . lamina - specific abnormalities of ampa receptor trafficking and signaling molecule transcripts in the prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia .\n\u201cthe mortgagor * * * covenants with the mortgagee * * * that insurance against loss by fire shall be kept and maintained on the buildings , if any , on the mortgaged premises in such office or offices as the mortgagee or his or her heirs , executors , administrators , or assigns shall approve , in a sum not less than the amount secured by the mortgage deed , or as otherwise provided herein , and that the policy or policies of such insurance shall be delivered to and held by the mortgagee and assigned and transferred , or made payable in case of loss , to the mortgagee or his or her heirs , executors , administrators or assigns , as collateral security hereto * * * . \u201d ( emphasis added . )\ncharles l . heitman , of sandpoint , idaho , and l . h . brown , of spokane , wash . , for defendant in error .\nin the final hour of today ' s show , scotty mac is joined by postmedia sports columnist steve simmons , and tsn raptors reporter josh lewenberg .\non appeal , the gurnicks contend that the hearing justice erred in holding that navigant was entitled to the insurance proceeds because navigant did not have title to the 39 pearl street property and because any interest that navigant had in the property was ended at the foreclosure sale . the gurnicks argue that , because they had title to the property pursuant to their first mortgage on it and then through the foreclosure sale , they are entitled to the insurance proceeds from the loss . in contrast , navigant asserts that insurance policies are contracts and that insurance is separate and distinct from the ownership of the insured property .\nsilverthorn , naida dubois , david l . lewis , kendra m . reed , amanda bavarian , niloofar day , joseph ji , peter acock , alan c . vuchinich , samuel and flay , brian r . 2017 . effects of a school - based social - emotional and character development program on self - esteem levels and processes : a cluster - randomized controlled trial . sage open , vol . 7 , issue . 3 , p . 215824401771323 .\neveryone says that women are bad negotiations , with a few exceptions . but some women have their own way and style to secure win - win results\nenev m , mcnally ka , varghese g , zubal ig , ostroff rb , blumenfeld h . imaging onset and propagation of ect - induced seizures .\nandrade c , bolwig tg . electroconvulsive therapy , hypertensive surge , blood - brain barrier breach , and amnesia : exploring the evidence for a connection .\n- thursday , july 12 , 2018 , 3 : 30 - 5 : 30 p . m . to rosie the riveter and other groundbreaking women , quora\nspline graph displaying the relation of carbon monoxide exposure with incident cardiovascular events , adjusted for baseline presence of subclinical cardiovascular disease . bold lines show the association between average exhaled carbon monoxide and risk for cardiovascular events ; upper and lower 95 % confidence limits are plotted as dashed lines , with knots corresponding to carbon monoxide categories .\nboden , joseph m . lee , jungeun olivia horwood , l . john grest , carolina villamil and mcleod , geraldine f . h . 2017 . modelling possible causality in the associations between unemployment , cannabis use , and alcohol misuse . social science & medicine , vol . 175 , issue . , p . 127 .\nour panelists will each receive two guest passes . please let us know the names and contacts of your two guests at least two weeks prior to the event .\ncherry , edward earl was born on december 4 , 1926 in greenville , north carolina , united states . son of jasper and velma ( smith ) cherry .\nthese works include suggestions for activities involving collaboration by learners , as when , for example , they motivate one another to read and discuss what they have read .\nlee , chung gun seo , dong - chul torabi , mohammad r . lohrmann , david k . and song , tae min 2018 . longitudinal trajectory of the relationship between self - esteem and substance use from adolescence to young adulthood . journal of school health , vol . 88 , issue . 1 , p . 9 .\nin an age when techn\u200b\u200bology \u200b\u200band market innovations shift at the speed of light , companies will pivot or perish on the innovation fulcrum . tech leaders are challenged to innovate differently , a little more collaboratively , with more agility , while integrating diversity in the team and a laser - sharp focus on the needs - of - the - customer . innovation is what will continue to separate those who succeed and those who have become obsolete . come hear secrets from this month\u2019s panel of innovation leaders .\nin an age when technology and market innovations shift at the speed of light , companies will pivot or perish on the innovation fulcrum . tech leaders are challenged to innovate differently , a little more collaboratively , with more agility , while integrating diversity in the team and a laser - sharp focus on the needs - of - the - customer . innovation is what will continue to separate those who succeed and those who have become obsolete . come hear secrets from this month\u2019s panel of innovation leaders ."]}
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", "topic": 24}], "title": "picochip", "paragraphs": ["mindspeed buys \u2018small cells\u2019 maker picochip for up to $ 76 . 8 million \u2013 techcrunch\npicochip was acquired by mindspeed in in 2012 for a price between $ 50 and $ 75 million .\nraymond james & associates , inc . is acting as mindspeed\u2019s financial advisor , and wilson sonsini goodrich & rosati , p . c . is serving as mindspeed\u2019s legal advisor . barclays capital is acting as picochip\u2019s financial advisor and fenwick & west llp is serving as picochip\u2019s legal advisor .\nmindspeed press relations contact : magnet pr group carolyn fromm , 949 - 651 - 9539 carolyn @ urltoken or mindspeed investor relations contact : mindspeed technologies , inc . andrea d . williams , 949 - 579 - 3111 andrea . williams @ urltoken or picochip media and analyst contact : eml wildfire darren willsher , + 44 20 8408 8000 picochip @ urltoken or picochip corporate contact : rupert baines , vp marketing + 44 1225 469 744 media @ urltoken\nabout picochip founded in 2000 , picochip has developed the world\u2019s highest performance dsp tuned for wireless , and is a supplier of complete reference designs for wimax and hsdpa . picochip technology is being used by intel in its glenfield system which is sold for use in wimax basestations , and airspan . airspan has recently won wimax contracts from ericsson , marconi and fujitsu . in addition , picochip has a number of strategic customers and partners for both wimax and 3g , including tier one manufacturers , and is fast becoming the industry standard for next - generation wireless infrastructure . the company recently won a place in this year\u2019s prestigious\nfierce 15\n, recognising the fifteen most significant private companies in the wireless area . more information on picochip is available at urltoken .\ntogether , mindspeed and picochip will offer the most comprehensive portfolio of base station semiconductor solutions on the market , from residential to enterprise to pico / metro applications .\nmindspeed , a us - based supplier of chipsets for network technology solutions , purchased small cell technology developer picochip for $ 51 . 8 million in cash and shares .\npicochip , a semiconductor technology firm backed by intel , at & t ; and samsung , has been acquired by semiconductor corporation mindspeed technologies for more than $ 50m .\nthe individual dsps used in all three devices are backward - compatible with those used in picochip ' s pc102 device , which has been shipping in volume for over a year . this has enabled picochip ' s customers to develop systems using pc102 , and then benefit directly from the cost - savings provided by pc20x devices as soon as they are available .\nwill strauss of forward concepts commented ,\nthe industry is moving to multi - core processors and picochip is ahead of the game , already having volume shipments . few other manufacturers in the world can compare with what picochip is doing right now , and with 10 times the mips per dollar of traditional solutions the advance in price - performance points is simply stunning .\npicochip , located in bath , england , is dedicated to providing innovative , flexible wireless solutions to help equipment makers minimize time - to - market , costs , and system power consumption .\nhowever , while the deal valued picochip at $ 51 . 8 together with further potential earnout of $ 25 million , the company has received private funding of $ 110 million since 2005 .\nis paying $ 51 . 8 million for picochip , a mix of cash and stock , and up to $ 25 million in earn - out payments in the first calendar quarter of 2013 .\npicochip was an independent chipset design company founded in 2000 and based in bath , uk . a leading baseband chip vendor for femtocells , their reference designs formed the basis of many femtocell and small cell vendor products . their solutions replaced more costly dsp chips with an highly efficient array processing architecture . in 2012 , mindspeed acquired picochip for a price between $ 50 and $ 75 million .\nbaines also believes the deal will allow some of picochip ' s\nback burner\nideas to be explored .\nthe transcede platform brings a lot of scope for moving some of our ideas up in scale ,\nhe told new electronics .\nwe ' ll be able to do a lot of things that picochip wouldn ' t have been able to do on its own .\npicochip ' s chipset is incorporated into 3g small cells from ip . access , alcatel - lucent , contela and many other vendors femtocell products , dominating the 3g hspa and td - scdma market .\nbath - based femtocell specialist picochip has raised another $ 20m in equity funding on top of the $ 20m it raised last november . the company has raised $ 110m in ten years , and says it expects to be cashflow positive by the end of the year . the company ' s existing investors put up the latest round of $ 20m , among them intel capital , pond ventures and samsung . the money is needed , says picochip , to expand its offices , take on new engineers and accelerate product development .\nwe are looking to expand our 150 headcount by 25 to 30 per cent . the great majority of this expansion will be in design engineering and applications engineering roles ,\nsaid vice president for marketing rupert baines . picochip designs chips for use in femtocells \u2013 very small base stations that connect over domestic broadband . as that market expands , picochip needs more cash to increase its own growth rate . in the uk , only vodafone has embraced the femtocell concept , with its sure signal product featuring a picochip heart .\nboth companies hailed the agreement as one that will create a clear market leader in small cell base station solutions , although it appears picochip needs the expertise and scale of mindspeed to help make the transition to lte .\nfirst arm powered , single - chip , software - defined solution for advanced wimax and wcdma applications bath , uk and cambridge , uk \u2013 sept . 20 , 2005 - picochip and arm [ ( lse : arm ) ; ( nasdaq : armhy ) ] today announced that picochip\u2019s next generation picoarray tm flexible products for wimax and wcdma infrastructure will incorporate the arm926ej - s\u2122 processor , to create the first single - chip , software - defined solution for advanced wireless systems . combining arm\u00ae processor technology and picochip\u2019s fully - programmable signal processing array in an advanced 90nm device significantly reduces the cost of wimax deployment without compromising the flexibility essential for standards compliance and system performance enhancement .\nmindspeed technologies , a provider of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications , this morning announced that it has acquired uk - based picochip , a supplier of integrated system - on - chip ( soc ) solutions for small cell base stations .\npicochip currently has a development team with a balanced mix of hardware and software engineers of outstanding ability and experience ; spanning such diverse fields as communications system design , software development , computer architecture , digital signal processing , rf design , and silicon design .\nat the heart of the company ' s offering is a scaleable , multi - processor baseband ic that combines the computational density of a dedicated asic with the programmability of a traditional high end digital signal processor . the picochip technology platform includes tools , development boards and reference designs , and proven ip for seamless integration with the radio frequency elements of a base station . equipment based on picochip technology will enable telecom operators to remotely re - configure and upgrade their equipment without the high costs of replacing obsolete hardware .\nsemiconductor technology manufacturer mindspeed technologies acquired picochip , a uk - based developer of semiconductor and signal processing mobile voice and data technology , on thursday , for $ 51 . 8m with a $ 25m payout to potentially to come in the first quarter of 2013 .\npicochip is enabling the next generation of wireless infrastructure . its picoxcell\u2122 family of optimized silicon devices is the leader in the fast growing market for femtocell access points . its picoarray\u2122 family of flexible wireless processors is the leading solution for ofdma - based network equipment , and is backed by comprehensive software support for global standards such as edge , hspa , hspa + , td - scdma , wimax , lte , cdma2000 and gsm . located in bath , uk and beijing , china , picochip is re - shaping mobile networks .\npicochip provides software defined radio solutions to the key challenges of cost , development time and flexibility for the next generation of wireless systems . the company ' s multi - core processors deliver a world - beating price / performance combination . picochip has achieved design wins with numerous major companies . uniquely , the company also delivers complete , standard - compliant reference designs for umts ( hsdpa , upgradeable to hsupa ) and wimax / wibro ( both 802 . 16d and 802 . 16e , with support for aas and mimo ) . wimax systems using picochip are available from airspan , intel , ericsson , nortel , marconi and a number of other manufacturers . the pc102 picoarray is also being used to develop other advanced wireless protocols such as 802 . 20 and td - scdma , and in 4g research .\nintel was an early investor in picochip via its venture capital arm and was linked with a possible acquisition bid two years ago , before the uk firm was bought by mindspeed for $ 51 . 8m in 2012 . its second sale , for an undisclosed sum , should complete in february .\nwhile picochip says it has achieved a dominant position in the 3g small cell market , according to its vice president of marketing rupert baines , the company was encountering problems transferring this growth in the lte sector . baines told mobile europe that the merger will allow the companies a product roadmap that includes multi - standard , arm - based , system on a chip products , combining 3g and lte technology on a single chip . he added that the deal was focused on combining picochip ' s experience and expertise with mindspeed ' s scale and depth of relationship with tier 1 oems .\nall three chips feature a cryptographic engine , and optimized co - processors for fft / ifft , viterbi and turbo decoders ( including ctc for 16e ) . this functionality is all integrated into picochip ' s interconnect fabric and development environment , making it very easy to program , integrate and verify .\nanother significant aspect of the deal is that mindspeed / picochip was the only firm to produce small cell chips supporting china\u2019s 3g standard , td - scdma , which gives intel another route into the world\u2019s highest growth wireless market , where it is already forging close ties via its c - ran trials .\nthe picochip architecture delivers the most cost - effective way of implementing a flexible solution for any wireless system , with significantly better cost and power than legacy multiple combined dsp and fpga offerings . as we broaden the portfolio of picoarray products , we required a single - chip , cost - optimized 90nm offering for our high - volume customers ,\nsaid guillaume d\u2019eyssautier , ceo and president , picochip .\nto integrate the control and media access controller ( mac ) functions , we chose the 90nm synthesizable arm processor because its area and power efficiency will enable us to continue our price and power leadership .\nnigel toon , chief executive officer and president of picochip , stated , \u201cmindspeed is the ideal acquirer for us . together , we have valuable technology and customer synergies , given picochip\u2019s carrier - qualified 3g wireless technology leadership with over 70 percent market share in 3g / high - speed packet access ( hspa ) and mindspeed\u2019s proven pathway as the long - term evolution ( lte ) small cell pioneer with the transcede\u00ae product family . our combined resources create one of the largest soc development groups in the wireless infrastructure sector with complementary intellectual property scale and expertise to deliver the solutions that this fast - moving market demands . \u201d\nmany of the early 3g umts femtocell designs were based on the pc202 and related chips . this continued to be used as a mainstay for rapid product development of new technologies due to its flexibility through software configuration . at the same time , picochip invested to specifically optimise the pc3xx series to meet the needs of lower cost femtocells .\nthe transaction has been approved by mindspeed\u2019s and picochip\u2019s boards of directors and is subject to certain closing conditions . the transaction is expected to close in the first calendar quarter of 2012 . mindspeed currently expects the acquisition , inclusive of anticipated synergies , to be accretive to non - gaap earnings per share in the second half of calendar 2012 .\nwhile qualcomm is , for now at least , staying at the edge , intel is unlikely to use its new picochip jewel to design a small cell soc itself , or at least , not in isolation . the expertise and phy layer engineering it will acquire could feed into several aspects of its newly unveiled mobile infrastructure strategy , which sees the giant aiming to push x86 everywhere for the hetnet and , in particular , the software defined network . here , intel can build on its existing strengths \u2018 dominance of the server market ; broad sdn roadmap including a switch platform ; healthy offerings in some types of network processor ; key acquisitions such as fulcrum in switch - chips and now picochip .\nthe arm architecture is widely used and respected throughout the wimax value chain ,\nsaid mike inglis , evp , marketing , arm .\nby incorporating the arm926ej - s processor in their next - generation solutions , picochip is not only providing their customers with a lower cost , bill of materials ( bom ) solution , but also a standardized software development platform for a fast path to wimax certification and productization .\narm and thumb are registered trademarks of arm limited . arm926ej and arm926ej - s are trademarks of arm limited . picoarray is a registered trademark of picochip . all other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders .\narm\nis used to represent arm holdings plc ; its operating company arm limited ; and the regional subsidiaries arm inc . ; arm kk ; arm korea ltd . ; arm taiwan ; arm france sas ; arm consulting ( shanghai ) co . ltd . ; arm belgium n . v . ; axys design automation inc . ; axys gmbh ; arm embedded technologies pvt . ltd . ; and arm physical ip , inc . picoarray is a registered trademark of picochip .\nwimax - certified\nis a registered trademark of the wimax forum . all other trademarks and servicemarks are the property of their respective owners .\n) - - mindspeed technologies , inc . ( nasdaq : mspd ) , a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications , today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire u . k . - based picochip limited , a leading supplier of integrated system - on - chip ( soc ) solutions for small cell base stations , for a purchase price of approximately $ 51 . 8 million , plus a potential earnout payment of up to $ 25 million payable in the first calendar quarter of 2013 .\npicochip ' s president and ceo , guillaume d ' eyssautier , commented ,\ncustomer adoption and business generated by the success of our current pc102 processor array have enabled us to invest in this new generation of products . since it went into volume production over a year ago , the pc102 ' s proven track record , combining outstanding performance with the highest mips / $ ratio on the market , has established it as the industry standard processor for wimax . we are confident that the pc20x family will build on this strong foundation and extend the company ' s success into other application areas .\nthe new , cost - effective solution will enable carriers to build - out their infrastructure based on the current 802 . 16d wimax standard , and quickly upgrade their equipment to support mobility once the new 802 . 16e standard is complete . wimax implementations are power intensive and currently require increasing numbers of dsp or fpga devices , with a consequent escalation of costs . with the arm powered\u00ae picochip offering , carriers will be able to bring mobile wimax services online in the shortest time frame possible . this will enable customers to maximize the benefit from the wimax standard with ubiquitous broadband internet access and enhanced mobile multimedia services .\ntogether , mindspeed and picochip will offer the most comprehensive portfolio of base station semiconductor solutions on the market , from residential to enterprise to pico / metro applications . through this timely combination , mindspeed ' s enhanced product roadmap for single - and multi - mode 3g / 4g solutions will enable it to capitalize on the rapid acceleration of the small cell wireless base station market , while also addressing comprehensive support for all 3g and 4g global air interface standards . management estimates the total addressable market for the combined entity will grow to $ 3 . 0 billion by 2016 . management also believes technology synergies , operational synergies and opportunities for cross - selling products within each company\u2019s customer base are substantial .\npicochip has launched its next generation of picoarray multi - core processor arrays for next - generation wireless systems . the pc202 , pc203 and pc205 are the first devices in the family , and are highly integrated , high - performance and extremely cost - effective dsps . while the three devices each have different performance and features , they all integrate around 200 or more individual processors onto each die and deliver over 100gips and 25gmacs - dramatically better performance than legacy single - core dsps . with pricing from just $ 25 in high volume , this achieves the ' $ 1 per gmac ' metric , enabling unprecedented performance at consumer price - points . the pc202 and 205 also integrate a powerful arm9 processor .\nthe ex - picochip assets could feed into various aspects of this plan , notably the next promised step , to produce the long awaited base station platform , built around a xeon accelerator optimized for signal processing . prototypes based on fpga chips are being used in china mobile\u2019s huge cloud - ran market trial which , as price put it , aims to \u2018create synergy from big cells serving thousands of users to small cells in metro areas of public networks\u2019 . intel has talked about producing a full base station offering , though to date it has mainly worked with partners to get x86 processors into cell site equipment , as seen in its alliances with nsn over the racs / liquid apps offering , and cisco / ubiquisys for the smart cell .\nfor picochip , mindspeed will pay cash of $ 27 . 5 million and approximately 5 . 19 million in new shares of mindspeed common stock , amounting to approximately 15 percent of outstanding mindspeed shares , for a total of $ 24 . 3 million , based upon the closing price of mindspeed\u2019s common stock on january 4 , 2012 . the cash portion of the initial purchase price will be financed in part with bank debt . the terms also include an earnout provision , whereby the purchase price can increase by up to $ 25 million , contingent on the achievement of certain milestones . the earnout , which is payable in the first calendar quarter of 2013 , may be paid in cash , mindspeed common stock or a combination thereof , at mindspeed\u2019s discretion .\nmindspeed will conduct a conference call to discuss the proposed acquisition of picochip today , thursday , january 5 , 2012 , at 6 a . m . pacific time / 9 a . m . eastern time . to listen to the conference call via telephone , call 800 - 369 - 1935 ( domestic ) or 312 - 470 - 7420 ( international ) ; password : mindspeed . to listen via the internet , please visit the investors section of mindspeed ' s web site at urltoken . replay of the conference call will be available via telephone for a period of 30 days beginning one hour after the conference call concludes by calling 800 - 947 - 6448 ( domestic ) or 203 - 369 - 3538 ( international ) . replay will also be available in the investors section of mindspeed ' s web site at urltoken during such 30 day period .\nsituations as fluid as this encourage m & a by defending incumbents and new entrants . most of the original small cell pioneers , who created platforms for low cost , low power femtocells \u2018 architectures now being adapted for public access metrocells running on soc ( system - on - chip ) designs \u2018 have now been snapped up . broadcom bought percello , qualcomm acquired fellow israeli firm designart , and mindspeed took over picochip . the last of these has now been sold again , this time to intel , where it will play a far more strategic role in the giant\u2019s ambitious bid to push x86 into almost every link in the network , from c - ran servers to network processors to base stations ( the rest of mindspeed has been acquired by macom for $ 272m , probably signalling the final end of a once - interesting development in small lte base stations ) .\n\u201cour acquisition of picochip establishes our position as a global leader in wireless infrastructure semiconductor solutions for next generation mobile broadband communications , \u201d said raouf y . halim , chief executive officer of mindspeed . \u201cit is a great strategic fit for several reasons . first , it positions mindspeed as the clear leader in small cell base station technology with the industry\u2019s broadest small cell product offering , addressing a significantly expanded market opportunity of $ 3 . 0 billion by 2016 . second , it enhances our competitive position as we join our respective 3g / 4g technologies to offer single - and multi - mode solutions that we believe will provide us a time - to - market and product performance advantage relative to competitors . third , it gives us the scale to lead the industry\u2019s move toward fixed / mobile broadband convergence ; a trend which we believe will drive revenue and earnings growth for mindspeed in the future . \u201d\nmuch of the analysis of the mobile chip industry in the past year has centered on devices , particularly whether intel could make atom a major force at last , or if anyone could unseat qualcomm . however , equally important changes have been happening on the wireless infrastructure front , where intel and qualcomm are both eager newcomers , and texas instruments and freescale are the incumbents in the base station . the final weeks of the year are seeing m & a activity in this space , with intel buying the small cell assets of mindspeed ( formerly picochip ) and avago snapping up lsi for its storage and wireless infrastructure offerings . these deals highlight important trends for 2014 , particularly the expansion of generic silicon platforms into many previously separate engines of the ip data boom , from servers to base stations . and that super - trend will certainly drive further acquisitions next year \u2018 some are even whispering of an intel bid for broadcom .\nfor now , the emergence of new architectures is opening doors to new players . small cells allow platforms originally developed for home equipment and devices , with their associated economics and ecosystem , to move into the carrier network , while cloud - ran and sdn ( software defined network ) provide opportunities for server silicon vendors to leap the divide from data center to network .\nan interesting speculation is how far qualcomm will reach into the infrastructure sector it quit in 1999 ( apart from some cdma products ) when it settled its patents suit with ericsson and sold its network chip business to the swedish giant . it certainly won\u2019t be selling whole base stations again , as it did in the 1990s , but it may have to remember some of the lessons of that episode . qualcomm was a failure in cdma networks because it had base station platforms but nothing for the switches , the area that made ericsson and others into powerhouses in the early digital days . now it is entering infrastructure again right at the edge , with chips and socs for small cells , wi - fi equipment and home gateways ( courtesy of atheros ) . however , while there will be a premium in carrier small cells for a couple of years , the economics of the metrocell demand that it evolves quickly towards consumer - class costs and margins , in order to drive the huge quantities that will create the true hetnet . qualcomm understands consumer product margins and may choose to stay in familiar territory , adapting its device platforms for small - sized infrastructure and harnessing the advantages of coming from that angle ( low power , highly integrated multimode and so on ) .\nof course , the firm has faltered many times before , buying and then discarding some useful assets ( it sold its dialogic dsp unit to eicon in 2006 , its atca board business to radisys in 2007 and , of course , its arm processor division , xscale , to marvell a year before that ) . it often sells a unit and then starts reinventing the wheel again , and it battles with its lack of expertise or track record in actual radio technology , despite device - side efforts such as centrino and the infineon wireless acquisition . however , the recent unveiling of highland forest by the head of intel\u2019s infrastructure division , rose schooler , spoke of a new determination and confidence not to waste the first real upper hand intel has ever had in the mobile world \u2018 the rise of virtualized networks and cloud - ran , where x86 has the edge .\n\u2018this isn\u2019t a strategy that started when sdn started to get attention , \u2019 schooler said on the conference call to launch highland forest . \u2018we\u2019ve been on this journey for a decade . we\u2019ve been looking at the evolution for the intel architecture franchise within communications and redefined networking to boil it down into all of the infrastructure and workloads that support a network function . \u2019\nthis ambition is currently underpinned by various platforms which pair the xeon processor with a widening variety of companion chipsets \u2013 crystal forest for the data plane , jasper forest for the edge router , and so on . highland forest is intel\u2019s third generation communications platform and the most aggressive in harnessing intel\u2019s power in enterprise data centers to shift the economics of networking . it is based around the xeon e5 - 2600 v2 processor with the new coleto creek chipset , which is optimized for high end telco infrastructure , boasting the ability to process up to 255m packets per second .\nthis is part of a broader strategy to expand the platform , targeting four key areas of network infrastructure workload \u2018 application processing , control plane processing , data plane packet transport , and signal processing . schooler says communications infrastructure is a $ 16bn business , when telcos , enterprises and cloud servers are considered , and intel has only 5 % of that . it aims to increase the percentage dramatically with a processing and chipset platform to take networking equipment beyond \u2018fixed function devices with customized silicon , towards more of a general purpose approach\u2019 . that pitches intel not just against broadcom but the habit of major vendors like cisco to use their own customized chips .\nnow it has certainly bought itself significant new expertise in this area . \u201cthe team and technology intel is acquiring will make important contributions to how intel architecture ( ia ) - based solutions are transforming wireless access within mobile network infrastructure , \u201d wrote schooler in a blog post . \u201cour goal has always been to consolidate all four workloads to run on ia and we have already made significant steps towards enabling the last one \u2013 signal processing on intel - based servers \u2013 through collaboration with china mobile and skt on designing cloud ran technologies . \u2019\nschooler also said , in an interview with eetimes , that the deal would help intel support baseband processing , including turbo n code and z code functions . \u201cit has been a decade - long journey [ to support all comms workloads ] and this acquisition is one of the final building blocks , \u2019 she said . \u2018one of the key gaps we wanted to close was in the area of wireless access , and that\u2019s what this acquisition allows us to do . \u2019\nin pushing a general purpose platform for all kinds of network functions , intel will be taking on specialized network processors , whether from vendors like broadcom , or custom , but also the entire arm ecosystem . it will have to battle arm on every front as the processor ip firm , with its powerful customers , brings its low power advantage into base stations , switches and cloud servers and seeks to make similar \u2018one platform suits all\u2019 arguments to those of intel . increasingly , indeed , it will work with the same providers of the specialized functions to surround the processor ( intel and arm work with common partners in many parts of this market , from ceva for dsp cores to asocs for c - ran , and many others ) . however , arm is more embedded in the base station / signal processing field thanks to long - standing alliances with texas instruments and the femtocell makers , while intel has the incumbent position in servers ( though , of course , arm - based platforms are starting to penetrate , especially for cloud servers ) .\nthe arrival of 64 - bit arm platforms and significant interconnect technology highlighted arm\u2019s determination \u2018 backed by key partners like lsi , itself acquired this week , by avago \u2018 to expand its offering to be truly infrastructure - class . in that battle , it is likely that powerpc , the incumbent platform in this area , will be squeezed out over time as the two more generic offerings become increasingly capable , although at the high end , the tougher battle for x86 and arm will be against dedicated custom architectures , like those used by cisco and others in heavy duty switches .\navago will reduce its exposure to the volatile wireless segments , which will become 25 % , rather than 50 % , of its sales , as well as becoming an overnight leader in enterprise storage as well as wireless infrastructure , positioning itself for the growing opportunities from the ip data boom . that boom needs to be targeted by a platform capable of serving diverse data handling products and even before the proposed merger , lsi had been working on an architecture which could be applied to nearly any element of the network .\nits axxia 5500 family , introduced early this year , sports 16 arm cortex a15 cores , integrated with lsi\u2019s networking accelerators and arm\u2019s low latency corelink interconnect technology , on a single 28n chip . the resulting communication processors aim to accelerate performance and reduce power consumption throughout an lte or multiradio networks , including base stations , cell site routers , gateways and backhaul kit .\nnetworking acceleration functions support packet processing up to 50gbps , 20gbps security processing and 160gbps of ethernet switching via 16 10gb ethernet interfaces . such capabilities are increasingly needed at the cell site as well as the back end in data - heavy networks , and lsi is paying more attention to bringing its capabilities to the base station , and supporting cells from small to large . lsi\u2019s new chip offers the same key advantage claimed by ti and freescale for their platforms \u2018 a modular but common architecture spanning macrocell to picocell .\n\u2018mobile broadband growth is outpacing infrastructure capability , and service providers need solutions that will meet traffic performance needs while also minimizing cost and power consumption , \u2019 said jim anderson , general manager of lsi\u2019s networking solutions group , at the launch . the firm added : \u2018the combination of lsi\u2019s networking expertise , specialized acceleration engines and virtual pipeline technology with arm\u2019s power efficient processors and interconnect ip delivers communication processors that are uniquely suited for building intelligent , heterogeneous networks . \u2019\nlsi has worked closely with arm over the past year and is a key partner in the uk firm\u2019s bid to conquer the networking high end . this relies on a combination of new developments , all outlined last fall \u2018 the move to 64 - bit processors with armv8 , which will appear in commercial chips this year ; the big . little architecture , which balances performance and energy efficiency using flexible combinations of high end and low power processors ; and the corelink ip fabric . together , these make a robust story for the high end space , and one in which lsi has played a critical role courtesy of the corelink development .\nthis technology is important because it allows many combinations of cores and other system elements to be integrated in a scalable way , up to massively parallel arrays . for instance , arm recently showed off corelink with a memory controller targeted at networking and storage equipment . last october it unveiled two intellectual property blocks , thecorelink ccn - 504 interconnect ( in effect an on - die network ) and the corelink dmc - 520 dynamic memory controller . they work together , with the former providing the \u2018glue\u2019 to connect cores and cache components , within a chip and also to other system elements . the ccn - 504 can scale up from single - core cpus to four clusters of four cores each , meaning the common architecture can power infrastructure from small cells to macrocells to communications processors .\nthis is the kind of challenge which intel needs to meet quickly and effectively , since so many of the broad goals are the same . intel and the key arm backers are not pushing a different philosophy in this market , just a different architecture . both want to broaden their platform into as many products as possible which support the explosion of data traffic , as the industry moves towards more generic hardware to carry out all kinds of processing functions . that will inevitably lead to further m & a , since the winners will need skills , expertise and dedicated surrounding chips in a widening variety of function areas .\ngood news for innovative start - ups , but some are whispering that intel needs another really big acquisition to ensure its credibility in the networking area . one bold move would be a bid for broadcom itself , which is powerful in several of the areas where intel most wants to grow ( the digital home as well as the network ) . that could be the superdeal of 2014 in semiconductors , and would certainly change the lines of competition significantly .\navago will pay $ 1bn in cash and use a $ 4 . 6bn bank loan to fund the deal , while private equity firm silver lake partners , which helped acquire avago before its ipo in 2009 , will provide a $ 1bn investment . the deal creates a business with about $ 5bn a year in combined revenue and $ 200m a year in potential cost savings . avago was originally a division of hewlett - packard , and was part of the agilent company which hp spun off in 2000 . a group of private equity companies acquired it for $ 2 . 66bn in 2005 and it went public in 2009 .\nthrough this timely combination , mindspeed\u2019s enhanced product roadmap for single - and multi - mode 3g / 4g solutions will enable it to capitalize on the rapid acceleration of the small cell wireless base station market , while also addressing comprehensive support for all 3g and 4g global air interface standards .\nmindspeed says it will cough up $ 27 . 5 million in cash , financed in part with bank debt , plus roughly 5 . 19 million in shares ( approximately 15 percent of outstanding mindspeed shares ) for a total of $ 24 . 3 million . the transaction is expected to close in the first calendar quarter of 2012 .\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 .\npicoxcell . specificially optimised chips for femtocells , the pc302 supports 4 concurrent users while the pc312 supports 8 .\npicoarray . based on the original pc2xx series of chipsets , this provides flexibility for rapid development of new products , addressing all major standards including gsm , hspa , cdma and wimax but with a strong focus today on lte .\ntheir pc202 baseband processor chips incorporated an incredible 308 processors each clocked at 160mhz . this technology is highly applicable to 3g and 4g femtocell requirements , providing enormous concurrent processor power at relatively low cost and size .\nthe company created a range of reference designs which could be adopted by femtocell manfacturers and incorporate related hardware and software components from a number of partners . these included a design for the chinese 3g td - 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s . it is intended for higher - performance stand - alone applications including software - defined radios and high - performance backhaul or mesh nodes . the arm processor is used for all higher mac and basestation control tasks , dramatically reducing bill - of - materials .\neach individual processor is a fully - featured dsp , including a 16x16 - bit multiplier with 40 - bit accumulators , local instruction and data memory , and uses a modified three - way long instruction word ( liw ) architecture . this means that , for example , a processor can execute a multiply - accumulate ( mac ) instruction and up to three other instructions in the same cycle . with 248 processors in pc203 and pc205 , all running at 160 mhz , this adds up to nearly 160 gips even before specialist wireless accelerators for functions such as turbo and viterbi decoding and cryptography are taken into account .\nthe company was founded in september 2000 and is backed by at & t ; , sep , rothschild , intel capital , pond venture partners and atlas venture .\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 .\nwintergreen research announces that it has published a new study small cells and femtocells : market shares , strategy , and forecasts , worldwide , 2013 to 2019 . the 2013 study has 413 pages , 162 tables and figures . worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth as small cell and femtocells and trucks permit users to implement automated driving .\nsmall cells are better than base stations for expanding wireless infrastructure coverage in the ear of smart phones . wireless signals have incremental strength added locally in home , airport , or enterprise . small cells are able to offload traffic from the macro network to an underlay network at a street and indoor level . small cells work for individual subscribers , public places , and enterprises . small cells create a wireless signal transmission zone . a cluster of low - power access points are connected to a local controller . the quality of voice calls and data transmission is improved in a cost effective manner\nsmall cells are units that address wireless services operator needs to continue to support of mix of 3g and 4g subscriber device generations and a mix of 3g and 4g technology within the same device . lte standards for data are well established but wireless devices , smart phones still use 3g for voice services , creating a need for 3g and 4g transmission capability .\ndelivery of voice services over lte networks has not been standardized yet . operators continue to deliver voice via their 3g networks even as they move data to lte . as a result , subscriber devices are a mix of 3g - only and 4g plus 3g , with very few 4g - only devices . to support these subscribers comprehensively across all types of mobile services , operators must deploy a multi - mode radio access infrastructure including multimode femtocells . multimode femtocells provide a cost effective solution to effectively support all user services . there are 3g microcells , picocells , femtocells , a mix of devices known as small cells .\nthe number of mobile internet users has surpassed desktop users as tablets erode the pc markets rapidly . video streaming and voip inflate traffic volumes by a factor of 1 , 000 - fold by 2020 . adding conventional base stations is and unaffordable way to handle this situation . operators are looking for cost - effective solutions to ease the pressure on their existing infrastructure .\nthe small cell and femtocell designs amalgamate a group of features generally found on macro base station installations to represent a local solution that is cheaper , faster , and better . these include the transmitters , the receivers , software middleware needed for a very local integrated approach to improving signal transmission for smart phones and tablets . significant investments in research and development are necessary as the emerging small cell and femtocells industry builds on incremental technology roll outs .\nby 2019 . market growth comes because there is no other way to build out wireless data infrastructure in an economical manner . the delivery of apps is anticipated to grow to a\n, yes trillion dollar , market by 2019 . this means a lot of data streaming around .\n, principal author of the report ,\nsmall cell market growth is a result of various moves toward autonomous miniature base stations that are used as boxes to improve cell phone transmission , particularly smart phone signal transmission from everywhere .\nmarket driving forces relate primarily to the need for increased local signal strength . . services providers are positioning with various small cell and femtocell models to meet huge demand as the world moves to 8 . 5 billion smart phones in use by 2019 and trillions of interconnected sensors on the internet of things . many small cell vendors are making inexpensive smart phone local transmission a reality .\nwintergreen research is an independent research organization funded by the sale of market research studies all over the world and by the implementation of roi models that are used to calculate the total cost of ownership of equipment , services , and software . the company has 35 distributors worldwide , including global information info shop , market research . com , research and markets , electronics . ca , bloomberg , and thompson financial .\nwintergreen research is positioned to help customers face challenges that define the modern enterprises . the increasingly global nature of science , technology and engineering is a reflection of the implementation of the globally integrated enterprise . customers trust wintergreen research to work alongside them to ensure the success of the participation in a particular market segment .\nwintergreen research supports various market segment programs ; provides trusted technical services to the marketing departments . it carries out accurate market share and forecast analysis services for a range of commercial and government customers globally . these are all vital market research support solutions requiring trust and integrity . this small cells and femtocells shipment analysis is based on consideration of the metrics for the number of smart phones shipped , percent of public places outfitted with small cells and femtocells , and probable market penetrations of macro base station numbers . experience using the small cells and femtocells is another factor that contributes to development of triangulation regarding market forecasts for the sector .\n12 : 42 et global markets , technologies and devices for energy harvesting . . .\n12 : 40 et global markets for media , sera and reagents in biotechnology . . .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 pr newswire association llc . all rights reserved . a cision company ."]}
{"id": 54025, "summary": [{"text": "urltoken is an online community dedicated to \" brickfilms \" , stop-motion animations made with lego .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "it hosts a forum for filmmakers , technical articles and resources , and a directory of brickfilms .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "in 2007 the site was the internet 's \" main hub for lego filmmaking \" , according to the wall street journal .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "urltoken began in 2000 as a website displaying several films collected by jason rowoldt , its founder .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "in 2006 , the website 's official history stated that it had grown to host an active community of filmmakers and a directory of \" hundreds of films \" .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "in early 2003 jason rowoldt sold the site to joshua leasure . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "brickfilms . com", "paragraphs": ["patron 15fps cost $ 3 per year . it gave users access to an @ urltoken forwarding email address .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nproduct names , logos , brands , and other trademarks featured or referred to within urltoken are the property of their respective trademark holders . these trademark holders are not affiliated with adirondack manufacturing corporation or urltoken . they do not sponsor or endorse our works .\nurltoken is the superior online brickfilm experience , this is a simple and obvious fact . i can spend hours on urltoken , and i do , every single day . urltoken is a shell of its formal self and brings great shame to my family . i remember signing up for the refugee camp and things were great . now things are terrible . i have since migrated to the bigger and stronger embrace of the urltoken community and it pleases me so much like you could not believe . it has had all of the great animators pass through its gates . zachmg studios , the guy who made beast , roy hairyhouse , walt disney . urltoken is the home of amateurs such as you and myself . we are standing on the toes of giants , and the giants are so big , and they are at urltoken , and their toes are urltoken , and that is where we are right now and it is awful , and this is the truth in its entirety .\nsince it ' s inception , in march of 2001 , urltoken has been the leading resource for all brickfilmers , from beginners to experts .\nbrickfilms\u2122 is the registered trademark of adirondack manufacturing corporation . all rights reserved . urltoken is not in any way associated with or endorsed by lego\u00ae\npatron 24fps cost $ 9 per year . patrons at this level received a full @ urltoken webmail account and were eligible to judge some official site contests .\nthe first forum for urltoken was launched alongside the site itself in 2000 and remained in use until august 2001 . it was hosted externally on server . com .\nif urltoken got a nice clean - up , i probably wouldn ' t mind it . but , right now , bricks in motion is the site where i belong .\nthe second forum was hosted externally on ezboard , beginning on august 14 , 2001 . it was the first urltoken forum to include subforums . it remained in use until 2003 . the ezboard forum , although incomplete ( only beginning around march 2002 ) , remained online for many years at urltoken but can now only be accessed on the internet archive . [ 20 ]\nin 2008 , the patronage system was scaled back to only include patron 24fps . [ 19 ] the system was retired entirely with the launch of urltoken 3 . 0 in early 2009 .\nhey guys ! here is a quick question , that i ' m sure many of you know . is urltoken back up and bigger than bim ? is bim more popular ? or is urltoken up and more popular than bim ? i kind of want to know because i want my videos in a more active community so they can be seen . it doesn ' t seem that bim is as active as it used to be , and i ' m wondering if it ' s because urltoken is back up ( if it even is ) . i went on the site , and the posts look pretty recent , so i ' m guessing it is . which leaves one final question . is urltoken more active than bim ? please awnser . thx\nin 2012 , urltoken underwent a major redesign , moving from a phpbb forum to a wordpress powered website . this redesign broke many aspects of the site , un - hiding private forums , allowing anonymous posting , etc . due to the anonymous posting , spam bots attacked urltoken and filled it with spam posts , even forcing the website to go down due to so many attacks .\nremember back when , in its\nheyday\n, urltoken was everything . they had more contests , and a lot more stuff going on . then , when the website aged , and the members\npilgrimaged\nto bricks in motion . they flocked to join this new site . urltoken was now a barren desolation , and the new bricks in motion was alive with members .\npatron digital cost $ 30 per year . it granted the same benefits as patron 24fps and additionally gave users hosting space on the urltoken server , with the address username . brickfilms . com .\nin 2004 , spite your face productions was commissioned by sony pictures to create a spider - man - themed brickfilm ( shown below , left ) . until youtube was launched in 2005 , the majority of brickfilms were hosted on the urltoken website . on may 25th , 2006 , youtuber sing4u2day reuploaded a lego animation by urltoken user jamesfm titled the letter ( shown below , right ) .\non may 29 2003 , jason rowoldt announced that due to a lack of time and motivation , he could not continue running urltoken . the site was put up for sale . if a buyer were not to be found in around two weeks , the site would become defunct . on the 5th of june , it was announced that urltoken would be purchased by joshua leasure . [ 12 ]\nafter urltoken was sold to cynthia price december of 2008 , many users left due to several controversial site changes . former administrator of urltoken , schlaeps , created his own brickfilming site called urltoken , which received more praised from brickfilmers . over time , youtube and bricksinmotion [ 2 ] became the primary websites for lego stop motion videos , while urltoken faded into obscurity . on august 6th , 2010 , the plastic planet productions youtube channel uploaded a brickfilm titled the dandelion , which garnered upwards of 4 . 2 million views and 1 , 400 comments in the first four years ( shown below , left ) . on october 13th , 2011 , youtuber hiffielego uploaded a brickfilm titled lego ninjago fire temple , accumulating over 3 . 2 million views and 430 comments in the next three years ( shown below , right ) .\ni was on urltoken for a short while . i don ' t like it . not only that , their interface is very facebook - esque , and facebook ' s layout and channel design has always been sub - par .\nthe current urltoken forum has been in use since 2003 , though it has been ported across various forum platforms during redesigns . the forum had a large data loss coinciding with the 2015 redesign and is currently missing a significant portion of historical threads .\non july 30th , in celebration of the hundreth film in the directory , brickfilms announced its first contest , the classical movie contest . on august 14th , the urltoken forum was retired and a new forum was launched on ezboard . com . [ 8 ] [ 9 ] in december , brickfilms announced its second contest , the historical fiction contest , to mark the one - year anniversary of the site . by 2002 , the domain brickfilms . topcities . com , which previously the domain urltoken had redirected to , had been disused . [ 10 ]\nleasure ' s first action after taking control of urltoken was to found the review panel , who would provide reviews for films in the directory on the imminent site redesign . a call for applicants was put out on june 11 2003 and the chosen panel was announced on the 19th as\nin june 2015 , urltoken was once again redesigned . this redesign was initiated by site owner , chuck price . the goal of the redesign was to focus on featuring brickfilms and resources , with the forum as a side element . although the interface was changed , urltoken was still built on a wordpress backend . various website issues followed , the most major being missing forum topics and posts . the issue of anonymous posting was resolved , but many years of spam posts still filled the forums . the forums were majorly pruned , causing much of the old forum content to be lost . the forum remains relatively unused .\nafter content was created for the domain , urltoken was launched by jason rowoldt on the 16th of december , 2000 . [ 4 ] the earliest forum was hosted externally on server . com . [ 5 ] by the beginning of 2001 , there were 16 films listed in the directory , and rowoldt would soon begin publishing interviews with filmers and guides to various aspects of brickfilming . the site was moved to the domain urltoken on march 8 , 2001 . [ 6 ] in may , a request was put out for a volunteer to assist with reviewing film submissions and to write articles for the site , and in july , jared gilbert was added to the brickfilms staff . [ 7 ]\nurltoken is a website focused on the art of brickfilming . it was founded in 2000 by jason rowoldt and is the earliest example of a website dedicated to the lego animation community . it was the main home of the english - speaking brickfilming community from late 2000 until early 2008 , when the majority of active users migrated to bricks in motion . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]\non december 15th , 2000 , jason rowoldt posted an announcement to the lego enthusiast newsgroup urltoken outlining his plan for a website dedicated to films created using lego . he had created the empty domain brickfilms . topcities . com , coining the term ' brickfilm ' in relation to lego filmmaking . rowoldt ' s goal was to compile all brickfilms available on the internet into one place ; the brickfilms movie directory .\nnow , almost five years since its birth , bricks in motion is still around . but , as pritchard said , it ' s not as great or active as it was years ago . in 2009 , a young bricks in motion housed many members . but , in 2013 , there are many newer members who aren ' t familiar with what went on in the days before they joined . i have come to be well - acquainted with these new members . but , i can ' t help but notice that the\nurltoken pilgrims\n, if you will , aren ' t around anymore , save only a handful who were there that day , long ago , when bricks in motion was born .\nbrickfilms are stop - motion animation movies that are made using lego\u00ae bricks or similar construction toys . with the ever expanding internet , brickfiliming is more widespread , than ever before . it is our goal to provide information on the production and technical aspects of brickfilms , support and nurture our community and to create excitement about brickfilms .\navengers : infinity war ( 2018 ) recreated in a funny lego stop motion an . . .\nin collaboration with the archdiocese of paderborn , we are telling the . . .\na lego stop motion animation , set in world war two in russia . the russ . . .\nthe new and improved streetfighters is a great twist one 1 , where an e . . .\neverything you need to know to make your own brickfilm ! created by bri . . .\na man wants to buy a new house , but some mysteries should remain in th . . .\nin lego lawn mower fail , a man has trouble mowing his lawn . maybe he s . . .\na full lego remake of the popular song , what does the fox say ? by ylvi . . .\nstop motion films have been around for many years , and have gone by ma . . .\nat launch , rowoldt ' s directory would include films by thomas foote , marc atkin , christopher brawn , robert thomas and stephen roberts , in addition to those by rowoldt himself . he also planned to search across the internet for any other films he had not yet found and to allow submissions of brickfilms from the general public . the site would also feature a forum dedicated to all aspects of brickfilming , which rowoldt was inspired to include due to lugnet lacking a forum for the topic . [ 3 ]\non january 4th 2002 , jason requested a technical assistant to help with a site redesign and development of new site features . this role was eventually filled by\nwork on a complete redesign of the site was underway for much of 2002 . on november 22 2002 , the redesigned site was formally announced with a projected release window of january or february 2003 . [ 13 ] the core development team at this time was jason rowoldt , jay silver , mike yacullo and nick maniatis . the headline feature of the redesign was to be a new searchable film directory with reviews , categories and other special features . in january 2003 , rowoldt requested a second coder for the redesign . lo\u00efc desjardins joined the development team in this role . [ 14 ] in february , mike yacullo had to leave the development team . work on the redesign remained ongoing . [ 15 ] in late march , rowoldt announced a public test of the new forum which was to be part of the redesigned site . the community was to migrate over to this forum from the ezboard forum after the testing . [ 16 ]\nthe longest - running logo of the site was introduced in june 2003 . [ 17 ]\nthe long - awaited site redesign was at last launched on august 4 , 2003 . the new site added the new directory system , which featured films sorted by creator and by genre . it also added an updated resources section with links to helpful articles and software , and the patron system , which allowed members to make donations to the site in exchange for extra benefits .\nin the site ' s second version , between 2003 and 2008 , a patronage system was operated . [ 18 ] this system allowed members to donate money towards the upkeep of the site in exchange for extra benefits . patrons were indicated on the forum by a badge which would appear with their username . the patronage system was divided into four levels :\npatron saint cost $ 60 per year . it granted the same benefits as patron digital , but increased the amount of server storage space and monthly bandwidth provided and granted access to two additional email accounts .\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\npress j to jump to the feed . press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts\nthe best highlights of the f1 races will be available to you with unique humor . all done in lego stop motion . no computer editing . just pure lego stop motion .\ni have recently made a first attempt at producing a brickfilm and would appreciate feedback - - especially any advice pertaining to decreasing the time it takes to shoot brickfilms ( if at all possible ) . the clip i have linked below took me about four hours of shooting for 21 - 23 seconds of animation at 7 fps .\nyou can also find an introduction to my channel and collection if anyone is interested in checking that out as well . the following link will take you to an account that has a picture gallery of my lego display :\nbrickfilms are a form of stop - motion animation made using lego bricks or similar plastic toys . post your work , tips , guides , or ask for feedback !\nprotip : press ' i ' to view the image gallery , ' v ' to view the video gallery , or ' r ' to view a random entry .\nyou can help confirm this entry by contributing facts , media , and other evidence of notability and mutation .\nbrickfilms are movies made with lego bricks that are often produced using stop motion animation techniques .\nthe earliest known brickfilm , en rejse til m\u00e5nen ( journey to the moon ) , was produced by danish filmmakers lars and henrik hassing in 1973 , which was made on super 8 film in both stop motion and live action ( shown below , left ) . in 1980 , filmmaker fernando escovar made a brickfilm titled lego wars , which parodied the 1977 science fiction film star wars ( shown below , right ) .\nbetween 1985 and 1989 , filmmaker lindsy fleay created a brickfilm titled the magic portal , which is often considered one of the first brickfilms with a high production value ( shown below ) . in 2000 , the term\nbrickfilm\nwas coined with the launch of the site brickfilms . com , [ 1 ] created by filmmaker jason rowoldt . the site initially featured lego films collected by rowoldt and eventually became a user submitted brickfilm database .\nin september 2001 , brickfilmmaker true dimensions released a film titled the rescue , inspired by a scene from the 1981 adventure film raiders of the lost ark ( shown below , left ) . in october , the monty python and the holy grail dvd was released , which included a brickfilm of its\nknights of the round table\nscene produced by spite your face productions ( shown below , right ) .\non january 17th , 2007 , youtuber blunty3000 uploaded an animated music video for the song\ncircle circle dot dot\nby comedian jamie kennedy and actor stu stone ( shown below , left ) . in the next seven years , the video gained over 17 . 5 million views . on july 16th , lego launched an official stop motion animation contest to promote the star wars product line , sparking a surge of star wars - themed brickfilms . animator eanimation won the contest with his film an average death star day ( shown below , right ) .\nhow a brickfilmmaker feels after working 15 hours but only having less than 5 seconds of new footage .\nknow your meme is an advertising supported site and we noticed that you ' re using an ad - blocking solution .\nlegal information : know your meme \u00ae is a trademark of literally media ltd . by using this site , you are agreeing by the site ' s terms of use and privacy policy and dmca policy . \u00a9 2007 - 2018 literally media ltd .\nah , no . . . . bim is , and for the foreseeable future will be , the premiere brickfilming website . take a look at the\nlast post / freshness\ntimes here , and on brickfilms . com .\nyes , it seems like bim is getting a bit less active than it used to be , but that ' s been discussed a lot lately in other topics . brickfilms was the best site . . . . years and years ago . but not anymore , and it ' s never recovered it ' s former glory . for better or worse , nothing compares to bim nowadays . not brickfilms , not eurobricks , not nothing . well , brickabrack maybe , but that ' s in french , and they seem to have fewer posts than we do here .\nif you want your films seen , you just have to post them all over the place and hope for the best .\ni ' d imagine the more people active at brickfilms . com , the more ad revenue garnered for the site - if that weren ' t the case , i ' d say to just post on both . ultimately you can do that regardless of what i suggest , i just don ' t personally like the idea of giving patronage to bf . the community is what determines the strength of a forum ; fresh films are a good way to draw in community members . bim has been slightly less active recently , but it ' s still much more active than bf , and has a higher level of discourse in general . if you want quality feedback and have to choose one site , bim is the better option .\ngive bim a make - over and you got something much better than brickfilms in my opinion .\ni might have just joined in 2010 . but , believe it or not , i\nbricks in motion has 1563 more members then brickfilms . com . even if some of them are not active or banned , bim is clearly bigger .\ni cannot believe this question even needed to be asked . i am livid .\ntopics : lego , bricks , brickfilm , brickfilms , legos , computer , mac , pc , schlaeps , pierre films , kg , os x , . . .\ntopics : star wars , empire , episode , brickfilms , stop motion , podcast , lego , animation , jay silver , pierre . . .\ntopics : a new computer , computer , podcast , brickfilms , bricks , lego , legos , stop motion , stopmotion , pierre . . .\ntopics : lego , one , space odyssey , spite your face , lego , brickfilms , pierre films , kg , schlaeps , space , . . ."]}
{"id": 54043, "summary": [{"text": "mainconcept gmbh is a software company founded in germany by markus moenig and thomas zabel .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "they specialize in developing video/audio codecs and also applications and plug-ins related to video/audio encoding .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "they are a subsidiary of neulion , inc. with employees in germany , russia , united states and japan . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "mainconcept", "paragraphs": ["\u00a9 2018 mainconcept gmbh . all rights reserved . mainconcept is a subsidiary of neulion , llc .\nmainconcept aac encoder plug - in \u2013 powerful aac support for adobe\u00ae flash\u00ae media live encoder 2 . 5 : mainconcept\nwhy should your company choose mainconcept ? quite simply , mainconcept codec solutions are engineered to deliver stunning audio and video quality .\nthank you very much for visiting the mainconcept team at the neulion booth . please find below links to collateral and additional information about mainconcept\u2019s product portfolio .\nfor more information please download explaining documents and videos or visit mainconcept . com .\nmainconcept sdks are the premier solution for software developers who require codec support in their own application , service or local and cloud environment while leveraging mainconcept\u2019s renowned codec technology .\nwatch the mainconcept introduction video to learn about the company history and product highlights with workflow examples that show how mainconcept sdks can fit your product , solution or service .\na full list of features as well as the mainconcept plug - ins is available for online purchase and instant download at the mainconcept website . a free demo version is available for pre - purchase testing . more information about the mainconcept mpeg pro hd 4 plug - in for adobe premiere pro cs3 / cs4 is available at www . mainconcept . com .\nmainconcept sdk creates manifest files for hevc / h . 264 hls video - streaming media magazine\noptimized microservices in docker containers for fastest integration of mainconcept technologies in server , cloud and hybrid .\nhigh efficiency video coding - enjoy mainconcept encoding performance in amazing broadcast quality up to 4k live .\nmainconcept products include variety of sdks , transcoding software and third party plugins , including adobe plugins .\nwe are very pleased with the mainconcept tm codec products and the high perfomance they deliver for autodesk solutions .\nvarious mainconcept mpeg pro hd 4 versions are available : mpeg pro hd 4 h . 264 / avc & mpeg\ntotalcode studio ( replaces mainconcept reference ) is a simple to use video & audio transcoding application that combines all popular mainconcept codecs and renowned formats such as h . 264 , mpeg , vc - 1 , dvcpro , jpeg2000 etc . reference 2 . 0 is the new universal transcoding application that combines almost all available mainconcept codecs in a single software .\nthis is the version history page for mainconcept reference . you can return to the main page for this software by clicking here .\nmainconcept tm sdks are the premier solution for developers who require codec support in their own application , service or local and cloud environment .\nmainconcept sdks are the largest library of multimedia components used for adding support of video and audio encoding , decoding , muxing , demuxing , transcoding , and streaming into broadcast software applications . and , thanks to a common api architecture , mainconcept enables fast and efficient implementation of additional codecs and formats . mainconcept sdks are focussed on solutions serving broadcasters , camera manufacturers , ce manufacturers , post - production facilities and medical and surveillance equipment manufacturers requiring top - tier codec support . since over 15 years mainconcept powers the video industry\u2019s leading applications , services and environments .\napple adding hevc support to hls this fall is a huge step forward for the codec . an announcement from mainconcept makes file creation easier .\ntry before you buy ! the demo version of aac encoder includes the mainconcept aac codecs in demo mode that switches to silence after 30seconds of encoding .\nin 2001 mainconcept delivered the first mpeg - 1 / 2 codec and in 2004 the first h . 264 / mpeg - 4 avc was delivered .\nmainconcept is a video codec supplier founded in 1993 in aachen , germany and a board member of the mpeg industry forum . the russian video codec company elecard discussed an opportunity to become part of the company between april 2005 and august 2006 . in november 2007 mainconcept became a wholly owned subsidiary of divx , inc . [ 1 ] in june 2010 , sonic solutions acquired divx and its subsidiaries in a cash and stock deal valued at $ 323 million . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] rovi corporation acquired sonic solutions ( including the mainconcept business ) in february 2011 [ 4 ] and later sold off the divx and mainconcept businesses in april 2014 . in february 2015 , neulion , inc . acquired divx , llc including the mainconcept business . [ 5 ]\nmainconcept aac encoder is the latest addition to mainconcept\u2019s successful set of plug - ins to enrich adobe products with state - of - the - art codec solutions . it offers professional aac encoding within the adobe\u00ae flash\u00ae media live encoder 2 . 5 that only comes with nellymoser or mp3 audio encoding as standard .\nintel \u00ae quick sync video hardware encoding is available within the mainconcept api as easy as an on / off feature . by leveraging intel quick sync hardware with mainconcept hevc encoding sdk , cpu load is reduced significantly during video processing . for live encoding it is possible to achieve more parallel channels on one system .\nalong with a solid reputation and proven track record in the industry , mainconcept provided the widest selection of media formats and codecs that we wanted to support .\nin august 2007 , adobe systems licensed the h . 264 and aac technology developed by mainconcept for integration into its adobe flash player software . [ 6 ] in april 2010 mainconcept signed a strategic collaboration agreement with amd to accelerate digital video encode . [ 7 ] in september 2010 , the company launched mainconcept reference 2 . 1 for mac / windows providing enhanced support for mac os 10 . 5 / 10 . 6 , apple ipad , html5 . [ 8 ] [ 9 ]\nmainconcept sdks enable solutions serving broadcasters , camera manufacturers , ce manufacturers , post - production facilities as well as medical and surveillance equipment manufacturers requiring top - tier codec support .\n2007 , 2008 and 2009 - the moscow state university ranked mainconcept ' s h . 264 codec first in its annual h . 264 - codec comparison . [ 13 ]\nregarding the impetus for supporting manifest file creation , which is a new feature in the mainconcept sdk , kramer added , \u201cmainconcept built the tools for software vendors , production houses , and cdn providers to add the complete encoding , packaging , and playlist pipeline to their workflows , so our customers don\u2019t have to deal with the details of apple ' s specification .\nnvenc hardware - based hevc video encoding , available since nvidia pascal gpus , is seamlessly integrated into the mainconcept hevc encoder sdk with a simple api option . this enables hevc encoding with a very small cpu footprint while improving processing speed or increasing the number of live channels per server . mainconcept hevc encoder sdk with nvidia nvenc is also supported in select cloud compute platforms .\nplaybox technology ltd . has licensed mainconcept\u2019s hevc / h . 265 , avc / h . 264 , mpeg - 2 and dvcpro hd decoder sdks within their capturebox neo and airbox neo solutions . besides its market proven codec technology , airbox neo is also using mainconcept\u2019s scte - 35 sdk for inserting dynamic ad markers on - the - fly into mpeg - 2 transport streams .\nmainconcept sdk 9 . 5 , which should be available in june , includes profiles to support divx plus streaming encoding , enabling developers to add divx plus streaming creation to their applications and products .\ndownload the latest datasheets and flyers for the latest information about the mainconcept product portfolio . regardless of whether you are a developer looking for codec and streaming sdks or a professional user looking for ready - to - use live and file - based encoding solutions , mainconcept has exactly the right product for you . we even offer plug - ins for end - user products from sony and adobe as well as a powerful set of decoder packs for the major consumer and broadcast formats on the market today .\n\u201cadobe premiere pro cs4 provides a comprehensive solution for creative professionals who need to craft world - class video , \u201d said owen walker , senior product manager for adobe premiere pro at adobe . \u201cmainconcept\u2019s new plug - in extends the capabilities of adobe premiere pro cs4 to an even greater range of workflows , such as those involving avc - intra codecs . we are pleased that mainconcept is dedicated to supporting adobe software and providing even more options for our customers working in a wide range of formats . \u201d\nwe are always looking for ways to enhance the speed , efficiency and quality of our industry - leading products . our collaboration with mainconcept ensures our customers have the high - quality encoding they need while taking advantage of the apps within adobe creative cloud .\nmainconcept plugins provide advanced codec functionality to a number of 3rd party applications , including totalcode for adobe premiere pro and aac encoder for adobe flash media live encoder , as well as sony xdcam , ibm admira and directshow decoder packs for windows based playback .\nmainconcept is a reliable partner with the most complete codec collection worldwide . they not only offer all professional audio and video codecs , but also provide us with full parameter access and top - notch image quality for our professional video editing applications like vegas pro .\nrovi\u2019s mainconcept sdk ( software development kit ) 9 . 5 , an updated version of its video and audio codec library , targets developers serving the broadcast , professional and consumer industries , allowing them to integrate video and audio codecs into their applications , products and services .\nstreaming live video productions or delivering entertainment \u2018on demand\u2019 over local networks as well as the internet continues to grow and evolve and rovi\u2019s mainconcept sdk continues to adapt to provide developers with the tools they need to be successful ,\nnotes trent wheeler , senior vice president / product management .\nmainconcept sdk 9 . 5 is designed to provide developers with an industry - leading suite of developer tools for encoding , decoding and streaming video and audio for delivery over a network or the internet with exceptionally high quality at low bit rates .\nmainconcept is always looking for ways how to improve performance of the hevc encoder and decoder components by doing extensive testing on various platforms . recently , mainconcept compared its hevc sdk 8 . 2 on intel \u00ae xeon \u00ae e5 - 2699v4 @ 2 . 2 ghz x2 with latest intel xeon platinum 8168 @ 2 . 7 ghz x2 . the new intel \u00ae xeon \u00ae scalable processors provide up to 42 % performance improvements compared to previous e5 generations . on the decoding side , our latest hevc sdk achieves up to 58 % speedup for the same format and resolution .\nthe file - based transcoding engine using ready - to - use presets powered by mainconcept codecs now features signaling of various hdr flavors like hlg , pq10 and hdr - 10 as well as new hls presets for hevc and avc including hybrid hls playlist generation compliant with the latest apple devices and os releases .\nfor solutions that cater to content preparation and transcoding into adaptive formats for digital delivery , mainconcept offers sabet\u2122 enabling efficient accelerated encoding across profiles . the technology allows encoding of up to 12 output streams from a single source while maintaining equal high quality across all levels within an adaptive stream set by leveraging shared data .\nmainconcept , a leading provider of multimedia codecs and other technologies , and padus incorporated , a leading developer of cd & dvd technologies , have entered a cross - marketing agreement . this agreement officially represents an ongoing practice of exclusively recommending each company\u2019s products to prospective and current customers . [ more . . . ]\n\u201cusers will benefit from the unique features and various improvements we\u2019ve added that build on the adobe premiere pro workflow , \u201d said muzaffer beygirci , managing director and vp sales of mainconcept gmbh . \u201cby providing multiple plug - in options , we have created a comprehensive and cost - effective video editing solution for any production environment . \u201d\nthe mainconcept hevc / h . 265 sdk offers comprehensive encoding and decoding support for the hevc / h . 265 standard , from offline encoding to 4k60p live encoding on dedicated server platforms in excellent quality and tremendous speed . additionally , our patent - registered sabet technology offering increased encoding efficiency for adaptive bitrates is also available for integration . learn more\nthe mainconcept mpeg pro hd 4 plug - in adds professional enhancements to adobe\u2019s video editing flagship product , such as dolby digital 5 . 1 output channel support , avc - intra class 50 and 100 support , and many other ready - to - use project , sequence and export presets for all sorts of devices as well as production and broadcast environments .\nin a world of growing professional business and consumer demand for content \u201canytime , anywhere , \u201d it is essential to deliver high - quality solutions quickly to support the latest digital delivery formats and codec requirements . mainconcept sdk components are ideal for third - party integration , and , thanks to a common api architecture , help enable fast and efficient implementation of additional codecs and formats .\nto use the aac encoder , you ' ll need to make sure that your computer system meets at least these minimum requirements : operating systems : the aac encoder plug - in is designed to work on any pc which meets the adobe flash media live encoder 2 . 5 or higher minimum system requirements ( microsoft\u00ae windows\u00ae 7 , windows xp service pack 2 , windows vista ( business , ultimate or enterprise ) , and windows server 2003 ( 32 - bit web edition or higher ) required ) . mainconcept aac encoder plug - in requires adobe flash media live encoder 2 . 5 or higher ( not included \u2013 click here for getting more information about the product urltoken ) . the free demo version of the mainconcept aac encoder plug - in for the flash media live encoder 3 . 0 comes with an audio limitation of 30 seconds ( required by licensor of the aac standard ) \u2013 the encoding process for both audio and video will stop after this period of time . attention : before you start to install the new version of the aac encoder , please uninstall the current one . additionally , make sure that no other mainconcept program is running during de - installation or installation .\nlooking at hevc 8k 10 - bit playback , the mainconcept hevc decoder even obtains a performance boost of up to 82 % on an intel xeon platinum 8168 compared to intel \u00ae xeon \u00ae e5 - 2699v4 . powering production workflows and services with the latest intel \u00ae xeon \u00ae scalable processors results in significantly better quality for hevc / h . 265 4k live encoding or reduced conversion time for offline transcoding .\nthe mainconcept hevc encoder sdk offers comprehensive support for 4 : 2 : 0 main and main 10 profiles including support for bt . 2020 enhanced color gamut as well as smpte 2084 based hdr - 10 , and hlg transfer characteristics signaling in accordance with itu - r bt . 2100 - 1 . depending on whether used on a 6th and 7th generation intel \u00ae core\u2122 processor the encoder can leverage intel quick sync video technology for hardware - accelerated 8 - bit and / or 10 - bit operation and significant cpu load reduction . a similar option is now available for nvidia \u00ae gpus to enable hardware encoding for dedicated systems turns the mainconcept hevc / h . 265 video encoder into the only existing all - in - one library for broadcast production workflows . the software encoder offers real - time 4k60 encoding for 8 - bit and 10 - bit profiles .\nmainconcept applications offer flexible solutions for live encoding as well as file - based content preparation for vod services . all solutions are integrating mainconcept sdks for encoding , decoding and streaming . the neulion mc encoder is the primary solution for ott live encoding , powering hundreds of sports events and channels today with support for hevc 4k60 . the totalcode transcoding suite includes three solutions , from an desktop - based application for small transcode jobs with totalcode studio , all the way up to scalable , cost efficient server distributed transcoding for high volumes and large archives with totalcode enterprise . customers who need the transcoding solution quickly integrated with an existing workflow , use the command line tool totalcode engine . all totalcode applications share the same transcoding core with interchangeable presets where users can easily create and test encodings with the advanced gui of totalcode studio before deploying the presets to totalcode engine or enterprise servers .\nthe mainconcept mobile sdk packages enable real - time decoding on android and ios arm - based devices in various profiles up to 1080p , at levels supported by the hevc / h . 265 and avc / h . 264 standards . the sdk includes powerful components for receiving adaptive bitrate streams like dash and hls over networks . its software decoders offer broader format as well as feature support than built - in hardware decoder chipsets . learn more\nthe mainconcept hevc / h . 265 decoder allows 8k60p real - time playback up to 10 - bit 4 : 4 : 4 on dedicated systems . to obtain high - speed performance on supported low - end systems , the decoder offers a dxva option to utilize gpu power for accelerated hevc / h . 265 playback on windows . for hdr ( high dynamic range ) support , the hevc decoder fills dedicated hdr - 10 , hlg and pq - 10 data structure provided by ucc .\ncamera operators shooting news or sports events in the field use professional camcorders with high - quality broadcast formats . for breaking news and mobile live broadcasting , bandwidth is limited and requires an efficient streaming codec . for encoding , soliton systems introduced the world ' s first hevc / h . 265 mobile hardware encoder for video transmission . on the client side , the mainconcept\u00ae hevc decoder sdk provides a flexible software solution that allows for real - time playback of hevc / h . 265 content .\nanyone who\u2019s produced hls content knows that one of the most complicated tasks is creating the necessary manifest files . with the introduction of hevc into http live streaming ( hls ) , and mixed codec encoding ladders , this just got tougher . fortunately for developers who want to stream hevc / h . 264 content to hls endpoints when this becomes available , mainconcept\u2019s latest codec software development kit ( sdk ) , version 10 . 5 , can create manifest files in addition to the encoded bitstreams .\nawful tool megui is much easier to use than this . the encoder is good but x264 is much better than this tool , plus the ridiculous $ 500 tag which is totally absurd . please don ' t use this encoder . there are better tools available which use x264 as base and are much better , ex - xmedia recode , megui , staxrip , ripbot etc . note that this tool does not use x264 , it uses the mainconcept reference encoder . honestly x264 is much better implementation of h . 264 / avc specifications .\ncommenting on the importance of apple\u2019s announcement , thomas kramer , vice president of product management at mainconcept gmbh , said ,\napple ' s adding hevc with avc into a single hls package was the missing bridge between the well - established streaming format and the next generation compression technology for apple devices . what mpeg dash already supports on other platforms will soon be possible with apple ' s updated specification , allowing content providers and delivery networks to produce live and vod video in one step for legacy as well as latest and future consumer devices . \u201d\nmainconcept is a leading provider of video codec technology , ranging in offerings from software development kits , transcoding applications and plugins serving professional video production , multimedia , broadcast , digital signage , medical , and security industries . our engineering and development teams focus solely on creating encoding and decoding components for video and audio content , enabling us to provide best of breed solutions to our customers . in addition to outstanding products , our attention to detail and devotion to customer support and satisfaction is geared to not only meet , but exceed the expectations of even the most demanding customers .\nthe transcoding sdk consists of a powerful encoding and decoding engine supporting the full range of mainconcept codecs . due to the extensive format support , the file - based transcoding engine offers highest flexibility to generate streams that are compliant to numerous devices and the latest standards such as hevc / h . 265 , avc / h . 264 , sony xdcam , adobe flash , panasonic p2 avc - intra and dvcpro as well as adaptive streaming formats such as mpeg - dash and apple hls . the easy - to - use but flexible api reduces the time for an integration into existing workflows or developing new solutions significantly . learn more\nthe mainconcept codec sdk is a comprehensive a / v codec library for the rapid development and deployment of media solutions requiring encoding , decoding , multiplexing and demultiplexing support . our sdks enable industry standard codecs - such as avc / h . 264 , jpeg 2000 and mpeg - 2 \u2013 as well as support for next generation multimedia formats like mpeg - dash and apple hls , as well as support for professional camera formats including p2 avc - intra , xdcam and xavc . processing components for color conversion , scaling , and for ad - insertion using scte - 35 technology are able to power every aspect of professional broadcast or ott workflows . learn more\non june 4 , 2013 , rovi corporation released the mainconcept hevc sdk 1 . 0 . [ 10 ] sdk 1 . 0 supports smart adaptive bitrate encoding technology ( sabet ) which allows for the simultaneous encoding of up to 10 video output streams with reduced computing cost . [ 10 ] sdk 1 . 0 is available for windows and sdk 1 . 0 . 1 , which will be released in july 2013 , will add support for linux and mac os x . [ 10 ] [ 11 ] sdk 1 . 0 supports the main profile while sdk 2 . 0 , which will be released in q4 2013 , will add support for the main 10 profile . [ 11 ] [ 12 ]\nsupport of a many profiles in the mainconcept hevc decoder such as 4 : 2 : 0 8 - bit ( main ) , 4 : 2 : 0 10 - bit ( main 10 ) , 4 : 2 : 0 12 - bit ( main 12 ) and 4 : 2 : 2 8 - bit ( main 4 : 2 : 2 ) , 4 : 2 : 2 10 - bit ( main 4 : 2 : 2 10 ) and 4 : 4 : 4 10 - bit ( main 4 : 4 : 4 10 ) , 4 : 4 : 4 12 - bit ( main 4 : 4 : 4 12 ) , dvb - t2 . additional , seamless hardware decoding of h . 265 video for improved cpu consumption if capable gpu available .\nsdks for best - in - class video compression and the world\u2019s fastest decoder for hevc / h . 265 supporting up to 8k 8 - bit / 10 - bit profiles and most popular hdr flavors .\nefficient encoding of adaptive formats from a single source by sharing processing data across up to 12 different profiles , which reduces total encoding time by over 30 percent .\nup to 18 % improved image quality compared to single - pass encoding with strict hrd - and target bitrate compliance .\nsignaling smpte 2084 based hdr - 10 including smpte 2086 mastering display metadata and maxfall , maxcll . in addition , it supports hlg transfer characteristics signaling in accordance with itu - r bt . 2100 - 1 .\ndetailed information and feature set overview of the available packages and their included components .\nadd - on feature enabling smart adaptive bitrate encoding technology for more efficient abr content creation .\nadd - on feature enabling 2 - pass encoding for highest visual quality in offline encoding .\nsonic solutions said today it will has signed a definitive agreement to acquire divx in a combined cash and stock deal .\nthe two digital media companies said that under the terms of the agreement , sonic will pay divx shareholders $ 3 . 75 in cash and 0 . 514 shares of sonic stock for each divx share owned .\nthe deal values divx stock at about $ 9 . 83 per share as of yesterdays closing prices , for a total value of $ 323 million .\nsonic said the acquisition will be accretive to earnings by fiscal 2012 , and will give the company a more extensive solution for internet video delivery .\nthe transaction , expected to close in september , is subject to approval by shareholders of both companies .\nsonic posts its earnings tomorrow , but pre - announced today that it recorded $ 26 . 4 million in revenue in its fiscal fourth quarter . that amounts to $ 1 . 2 million in net income , or $ 0 . 04 per share .\nsonic solutions and divx , both listed on nasdaq , this morning announced that they are to become one . under the terms of the agreement , sonic would acquire all the outstanding shares of divx and merge divx operations into those of sonic .\ndivx stockholders would receive a combination of cash and stock equal to $ 3 . 75 in cash and 0 . 514 shares of sonic common stock for each share of divx they hold . the offer was worth $ 9 . 83 a share at tuesday\u2019s closing price , or around $ 323 million in total .\nthe price is a 41 % premium to tuesday\u2019s closing price for divx shares .\nsonic says the purchase could potentially double fiscal year 2012 earnings per share on a non - gaap basis . following completion of the merger , divx stockholders will own approximately 35 % of the combined company\u2019s capital stock .\nfor more than 20 years , sonic has been the leader in developing technologies for the preparation and delivery of entertainment content in popular formats \u2014 cd , dvd , blu - ray disc and most recently internet delivery of video .\nthe acquisition of divx is expected to advance sonic\u2019s mission to deliver technology that makes it easy and convenient for retailers , online services , hollywood studios , and manufacturers of ce and mobile devices to distribute premium digital video content over the internet . divx is expected to enable sonic to deepen and broaden the technology it offers for internet - based video delivery and expand its relationships with leading retailers and consumer electronics manufacturers .\ndivx technology is said to reside on over 300 million devices , including over 8 , 500 models of digital televisions , dvd and blu - ray disc players , and over 80 different mobile handsets . the divx web properties get visited by more than 12 million unique users on a monthly basis , combined , according to the release .\nthe current sonic management team will lead the combined company , augmented with key managers and executives from divx . kevin hell , divx\u2019s ceo , dan halvorson , divx\u2019s cfo and david richter , divx\u2019s executive vice president , business & legal affairs and general counsel , will be leaving the combined company after the transaction is closed .\nin a deal which will combine two players in the television technology infrastructure business , rovi ( rovi ) late wednesday announced a deal to acquire sonic solutions ( snic ) for $ 14 . 17 a share in cash and stock , or a combined $ 720 million . snic closed wednesday at $ 11 . 20 .\nrovi - once known as macrovision - provides video programming guides and related metadata and software . sonic owns the roxio now online video service , the underlying technology used in a variety of web - based rental services , including offerings from blockbuster and best buy , among others . roxio now has a catalog of over 10 , 000 movies and tv programs available for download via digital tvs , blu - ray players and mobile phones . the deal follows sonic ' s recent acquisition of divx , a provider of video player software .\nunder terms of the deal , sonic holders can choose to get either $ 14 or 0 . 2489 shares of rovi common stock . rovi said it will pay 55 % of the purchase price in cash , and the rest in stock . the deal is expected to close in q1 2011 .\nrovi will fund the deal with cash on hand ; it also plans to raise about $ 500 million of non - convertible term loan financing which it expects to use for general corporate purposes , including share repurchases . the company said its board has authorized the repurchase of up to $ 400 million in stock and up to $ 200 million of rovi ' s outstanding convertible notes .\nrovi also said it now expects 2010 revenue of $ 538 million to $ 542 million and adjusted pro forma eps of $ 2 . 08 to $ 2 . 12 a share . the street has been projecting $ 540 . 5 million and $ 2 . 08 . the company expects the acquisition to be 5 - 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based platform that offers mobile engagement solutions to enterprises . mblox ' s headquarters is in campbell , california . for every employee , mblox generates $ 591 . 4k in revenue . mblox has raised a total of $ 122 . 3m in funding . mblox ' s main competitors are clickatell , openmarket and nexmo . as of april 2016 , mblox has 31 fans on facebook and 1 . 4k followers on twitter .\nmblox currently has 1 , 360 followers on twitter . as of july 2013 mblox had 826 followers . that ' s a 64 percent increase in 4 years\nsince mblox was founded in 1999 , it has participated in 8 rounds of funding . in total mblox has raised $ 122 . 3m . mblox ' s last funding round was on jul 2014 for a total of $ 43 . 5m\nmblox ceo tom cotney said that by divesting the premium sms business , mblox could continue to increase investment in its core business of messaging and mobile engagement between enterprises and consumers .\nmblox , the largest independent application - to - person sms provider in the world , has acquired 4info\u2019s sms business line , giving those customers access to mblox ' s global delivery capability .\npremium sms customers served by mblox will be transitioned to openmarket ` s network over a period of three to five weeks beginning next month . cotney said that mblox anticipated no disruption in customer service .\nopenmarket has been one of mblox ' s top competitors . openmarket was founded in 1999 in seattle , washington . openmarket is in the internet software industry . openmarket generates $ 98 . 1m more revenue than mblox .\nnexmo is one of mblox ' s top competitors . nexmo was founded in san francisco , california } in 2010 . nexmo operates in the application software industry . compared to mblox , nexmo generates $ 116m more revenue .\nfor security reasons and high delivery rates , we at mblox recommend you always send your sms messages . . .\nmblox employs c . 25 people , while mobilesys has 40 . all staff are staying on , a spokesman said .\nwhile it is retiring the mblox sms brand , clx communications is setting its sights on a larger enterp . . .\nmobile technology firm mblox has been acquired by sweden ' s clx communications for $ 117 million . retai . . .\nmblox svp rob malcolm leads a webinar to discuss the importance of sms latency . original date of trans . . .\nsome of the mblox executive team discuss the notion of the future of sms at mobile world congress 201 . . .\nclickatell is one of mblox ' s top rivals . clickatell ' s headquarters is in redwood city , california , and was founded in 2000 . clickatell operates in the wireless telecommunication services industry . clickatell generates 52 % of mblox ' s revenue .\nmblox has employees and is the third highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 215 .\nwith the acquisition , mblox will significantly expand its customer base , providing the latest messaging technology to help businesses with their communications needs . mblox has proven expertise to deliver intelligent mobile strategies and to navigate the rapidly evolving mobile ecosystem to leverage what\u2019s next .\n( sharecast news ) - avanti capital announced its disposal of its total investment in mblox on [ . . . . . .\nmblox has offices in sunnyvale , ca . 430 n . mary avenue suite 100 sunnyvale ca 94085 united states + 1 408 617 3700\nmblox ' s revenue is the third highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 52 . 6m .\ncampbell , calif . - - ( business wire ) - - mblox today announced findings from a global survey of customers a . . .\ncotney will focus on expanding mblox ' s global scale and product range , driving growth through geographical expansion into major new markets and new product offerings in the fast growing mobile market . he will drive service efficiencies , and enhance the quality of service for which mblox is known in the industry .\ncampbell , calif . - - ( business wire ) - - mblox , the global leader in a2p text messaging , announced that rob . . .\nmblox is the largest independent application - to - person ( a2p ) mobile messaging provider in the world , trusted by more companies to carry their mission - critical traffic than any other service . as the industry\u2019s most experienced tier one sms aggregator , mblox specializes in the unique demands of large - scale mobile messaging programs and are known for providing reliable , uncompromising connections . by creating positive brand experiences , mblox helps clients transform numbers into profitable relationships with their customers .\nmblox is the world ' s largest mobile transaction network . we are in the business of connecting companies with customers . the mblox network enables businesses to deliver mobile services and content around the world and bill for them . we maintain connections to 600 mobile operators in 180 + countries through our carrier - grade network .\nclx communications ab ( publ ) ( \u201cclx\u201d or the \u201ccompany\u201d ) ( sto : clx ) announced on 13 may 2016 , that the company had acquired mblox incorporated ( \u201cmblox\u201d ) . clx has today gained access to 100 percent of the shares in mblox and has , following the preliminary purchase price set - off , paid usd 117 million in cash . the acquisition strengthens clx\u2019s position as a leading provider of cloud - based communication services to enterprises and communication solutions to mobile operators .\ncampbell , calif . & san mateo , calif - - ( business wire ) - - mblox , the largest independent application - to - p . . .\nmblox is one of the largest application - to - person ( a2p ) mobile messaging providers globally processing more than 7 billion messages in 2015 . mblox was recognized as one of only four tier - 1 providers in the world ( together with clx ) and the highest rated us - based global provider , according to a survey of mobile network operators conducted by the roaming consulting company in 2015 . both clx and mblox are enterprise communications service providers with a global presence and customer base , yet the combination is highly complementary : clx ' s strong position in europe is complemented by mblox ' s strong position in the us , uk and australia .\ncompanies like mblox simply do the delivery of the content and charge money in lieu of the company that actually creates the content and sets the price of the messages .\n\u2019s sms business line . through this purchase , 4info\u2019s sms customers will now be serviced by mblox\u2019s global delivery capability . financial terms of the deal were not disclosed .\nsunnyvale , calif . - - ( business wire ) - - mblox , the global leader in application - to - person ( a2p ) text mess . . .\ncampbell , calif . - - ( business wire ) - - mblox , the global leader in application - to - person ( a2p ) text messa . . .\n\u201cacquiring mblox represents a major step forward for clx communications , \u201d says johan hedberg , ceo of clx communications . \u201cwe see strategic acquisitions within the industry as an important growth opportunity for clx . mblox provides valuable assets including operator relationships and highly experienced employees , as well as increased traffic volumes that will enable significant economies of scale . \u201d\nthe merged entity is to be called mblox inc . and it is to be headquartered in london , but we are assured that this is a proper merger , as opposed to a disguised takeover . the new company is to be run by mobilesys big cheese chip hoffman , while mblox ceo andrew budd moves upstairs to take the chairman and president roles .\nmblox inc . will spend the new money raised on expansion . this finance round was led by norwest venture partners , and participants include novus ventures , duff ackerman goodrich and bank of america .\nmblox is selling its premium sms ( psms ) business in the us , uk , ireland and australia , to openmarket , but is retaining control of the psms business in france , spain and finland .\nclx communications ab ( publ ) (\nclx\n) today announces that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which clx will acquire mblox inc . (\nmblox\n) for a cash consideration of usd 117 million . with this acquisition , clx solidifies its position as one of the leading enterprise messaging providers in the world , further strengthening its position as one of the global leaders in cloud communications for enterprises .\nmblox is a well known scam company . one of the worst for it . i used to work for one of their service providers and i recall them saying we must try to bill users as much as possible !\nedelman for mblox megan smith , + 1 404 - 832 - 6776 megan . smith3 @ urltoken mobile : + 1 404 - 610 - 3241 or bela communications for 4info elaina boudreau , 913 - 660 - 0548 eboudreau @ urltoken\nno financial performance details have been released , but mblox says it has been profitable since early 2002 . it points out that the us market for sms should grow rapidly and the merged company is well - placed to address this .\nas the world ' s largest mobile transaction network , sometimes referred to as a mobile aggregator or sms aggregator , mblox manages more than $ 500 million in premium sms billed transactions every year in 15 countries on behalf of businesses .\n\u201cmblox has established itself as the global leader in mobile messaging , \u201d explained simon duffy , chairman of mblox . \u201ctom\u2019s appointment as chief executive officer positions us to take maximum advantage of the growth opportunities in the mobile sector . tom will deploy his considerable experience and expertise in building large software and services businesses to accelerate growth in both our core messaging business as well as in engage , our new service for enabling and managing interactions between enterprises and their customers . \u201d\nmblox ' s premium sms billing service lets you take advantage of the growing trend in mobile billing , quickly generating revenue by selling a range of content and mobile services to consumers . psms offers many benefits as a mobile billing mechanism :\nmblox ( urltoken ) delivered 7 billion messages in 2015 , and therefore adds a vast amount of sms traffic to the enterprise division of clx communications . increasing message volumes will create important synergies that enable future growth for messaging , voice and iot services . furthermore , the merger will allow clx to offer a new smb ( saas ) solution to clients , a new customer segment for clx , while offering new services in the areas of voice and iot connectivity to existing mblox customers .\nmblox looks after sms services for content providers . it says it is the only independent company in the uk to run its own sms centre . this means that it is not dependent upon a mobile network operator for setting service levels it says .\nthe top 10 competitors in mblox ' s competitive set are clickatell , openmarket , nexmo , cellent technologies , movitext , plivo , tyntec , mitto , tropo and twilio . together they have raised over 424 . 9m between their estimated 2 . 2k employees .\nan operation named mblox / buneus had somehow obtained my mobile phone number and enrolled me - without my consent - in mobchance iq fun facts . am i now part of an increasingly popular large scale scam iq test on the general population ? it appears so .\nthe uk business is call mblox while the american firm is called mobilesys . they both do the same thing , using the same technology more or less ( jointly developed as separate entities ) , but on different continents . so it ' s a consolidation then .\n\u201ci am thrilled to return to silicon valley and continue my career in the mobile sector with a company that has the scale and reputation of mblox , \u201d said cotney . \u201cvery few of the many players will be long - term players in a competitive market where it ' s not sufficient to just service demand , but where you need to lead with innovation . i saw the ability to lead the market in the people at mblox and in the investors behind it . this company will be a power player for the long haul . \u201d\nclx and mblox will now merge to become an integral component of the mobile messaging ecosystem servicing global enterprises , including many global internet brands and communications platform as a service \u2018cpaas\u2019 companies , also known as cloud api providers , with tier 1 backbone connectivity on which many of their services rely .\ndo not send stop in response to the scam messages . call your carrier to complain and ask for a credit . the carrier keeps track of the number of complaints and calls to their service reps and charge the perpetrator when the number reaches a certain level . mblox is the major transmitter of these messages and processor for the charges . they could stop the fraud but they are profiting big time from them . mblox is responsible to police what is sent from their facilities but are not doing so . as soon as you receive the messges they have already charged your account so call your carrier and complain .\nmblox processed over 5 . 3bn messages last year in the enterprise - to - mobile business . the company says it will continue to offer and improve its two - way messaging services , using both long numbers and shortcodes in all countries , and as a consequence will maintain its existing direct connections and carrier contracts .\nannounced the appointment of thomas m . ( tom ) cotney , jr . as chief executive officer . mr . cotney brings expertise in revenue growth , global expansion and value - added software platforms in a range of sectors . cotney joins the company effective immediately and will be responsible for leading mblox into new growth areas for mobile engagement .\n\u201cthrough this agreement , 4info\u2019s sms customers will gain access to state - of - the - art services and products from a company whose sole focus is mobile messaging , \u201d said tom cotney , chief executive officer at mblox . \u201cwe are excited to add such a high quality client portfolio to our business and look forward to expanding new relationships . \u201d\nmblox is a cram scam through and through . anyone with your phone number can sign you up for a \u201cservice\u201d like iq test . did you send a txt with caller id on to someone you don\u2019t really know ( like on craigslist ) ? if so , you exposed yourself to your number being signed up without your permission and it doesn\u2019t require any other authorization .\nmblox , the leader in mobile engagement , helps brands , agencies and enterprises create meaningful connections with their customers on mobile devices anytime and anywhere . our network reaches more than 800 mobile operators around the world and enables businesses to reach 6 billion devices . we make it easy to use interactive text message campaigns , push notifications and geolocation in order to drive revenue , lifetime customer value and roi .\n\u201cwhile our company first planted its roots in sms , we\u2019ve since grown and redefined our core business areas , \u201d said tim jenkins , chief executive officer at 4info . \u201cit\u2019s time for us to focus on mobile display , cross - screen and video advertising , yet we wanted to be sure our sms customers would continue getting outstanding support . we believe mblox will do a fantastic job taking care of them . \u201d\nas previously announced , mblox has the calendar year as its financial year and by reason thereof an extraordinary general meeting in clx on 13 june 2016 resolved to change the company\u2019s split financial year to calendar year . the change of the clx\u2019s financial year means that the current financial year is extended to 31 december 2016 and that the report on 23 august 2016 will change its title to interim report . the resolution to change the company\u2019s financial year was registered with the swedish companies registration office on 8 july 2016 .\nwhile the messages said i could end the service with a stop txt or by calling their phone number , a quick search of the interwebs revealed that as soon as you see the first two messages , mblox / buneus has already charged you without consent - a practice known as cramming . i had sent a stop message , but when i visited the at & t site it was clear that stop didn ' t have any effect - there was already a $ 9 . 99 charge on my phone bill .\nthe acquisition of mblox provides clx with a strong footprint in the us , uk and australian markets and a large number of additional direct tier 1 carrier connections . combined with clx\u2019s existing business this creates a global portfolio of high - quality communications services for enterprises , operators and developers to communicate globally with people and things ( iot ) via simple apis , including clx\u2019s world leading sms api ( urltoken ) * . clx\u2019s global portfolio of more than 150 direct tier 1 operator connections provides an important competitive advantage in today\u2019s cloud communications market .\nthe scams are still going full blast , raking in millions for the perpetrators . mblox is the provider that is responsible . they solicit others to use their service to do the scamming and to route the billing through them . they seem to have enough money and influence to intimidate the cell and telephone companies into continuing to allow them to make charges to their customers through the telephone bill . strong action is needed by our legal and regulatory system to get it stopped . looks like the telephone / cell providers are unable or unwilling to undertake the task .\ntom cotney , ceo of mblox , commented ,\nthis partnership with clx forms a leader in an industry that has been slow to consolidate . the combination of the companies continues clx ' s impressive growth and i am delighted with the announcement of this deal . it gives our customers more of what we have been able to deliver over the past three years - improvements in quality , reliability and the broadest global reach in the industry . it gives our employees new opportunities and the pride of being a part of the undisputed leader in an exciting industry .\ncotney has held a number of senior positions , most recently as board advisor to catavolt , inc . , a b2b enterprise mobility company . prior to that he was the chief executive for air2web where he successfully transformed the company\u2019s business model before its acquisition by velti , plc . cotney was also the gm of ibm\u2019s business processing outsourcing division in the americas , and head of its communications sector prior to that . both businesses exceeded $ 1 billion in revenue . the scale and content , particularly the solution orientation of the business process outsourcing business , are expected to be vital experience sets for mblox ' s continued expansion in global markets .\nakron , oh - - ( marketwired - feb 8 , 2016 ) - consumers are increasingly dependent on mobile phones when looking to make a purchase , request customer service or gather information , but the channel experience is undifferentiated and struggles to engage consumers in a meaningful way .\nto revolutionize the traditional mobile experience , virtual hold technology ( vht ) has acquired zoove , the exclusive provider of memorable , short mobile codes that drive awareness by customizing how people interact with a brand .\nzoove will be re - launched as starstar mobile , a subsidiary of vht . current vht ceo wes hayden will also act as ceo of starstar mobile . terms of the acquisition were not disclosed .\nstarstar mobile combines a memorable , consumer - facing mobile phone number ( such as * * brand ) with vht navigator customer - experience features to initiate a unique , mobile - engagement experience that begins when a call is placed to a * * number . once the call is placed through the mobile phone , customers will not only hear from the brand directly via phone or ivr , but will also receive relevant and targeted text and web communications based on the * * number dialed . on the voice channel , customers will receive relevant and targeted communications based on the code entered .\nbrands are still learning how to optimize customer interactions across multiple channels ,\nsaid hayden .\nstarstar mobile helps organizations extend their visual identity to mobile devices , connects the data across interaction channels for a better customer experience , and offers the consumer value .\nthe memorable code also provides marketing teams a way to better track end - to - end interactions as customers transition from web or mobile app channels to the voice channel . starstar mobile solutions are integrated with the customer journey , enabling personalized interactions dependent on the current need , whether it ' s for customer service , targeted promotions or transaction support , such as order management .\nuse case : patrick and his friends are at the football game and see a promotion for * * nfl . he dials the number and gets an immediate link for the free nfl gamecenter app with exclusive member content . now the nfl has a direct connection for promotion of tickets , specials and merchandise . the exclusive content helps patrick and his friends feel like team insiders and keeps them on top of all their favorite football news .\nbrands have so much more to gain from mobile than what ' s currently available . now we can offer frictionless connections with consumers by removing the need to download an app , enter a url or text a random number ,\nsaid hayden .\nand we know marketers live on real - time metrics . that ' s why the platform can offer details on how a campaign or new strategy is performing .\nstarstar mobile is the exclusive registry in the u . s . for short * * codes .\nabout virtual hold technology ( vht ) virtual hold technology ( vht ) offers a suite of complementary , patented solutions that help organizations enhance the customer journey in order to achieve greater loyalty , efficiency and revenue . multichannel solutions provide the opportunity to enrich the brand and deepen the customer relationship with every interaction . deployed seamlessly within any single or multivendor environment , our virtual queuing and customer engagement solutions are designed to empower customers , agents and brands . to learn more about how virtual hold technology can help transform how you serve your customers , visit urltoken or email info @ urltoken .\nstarstar mobile , vht , vht navigator and virtual hold technology are trademarks of virtual hold technology .\nmarkets : stocks fly , twitter sinks , tech in limbo . . . what trade war ?\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nas i prepared to expose a horrific virtual pet abuse scandal in second life this afternoon , a pair of sms messages brought my iphone to life - and put virtual pets on hold as the prospect of being scammed out of $ 9 . 99 / month by phone bill ganking scumbags caught my attention .\naccording to several accounts at scam tracking sites , the call center for bunellc is a complete waste of time . these are not the sort of people i want to negotiate with - it was time for a call to at & t to get the charges reversed , and block the possibility that anyone else could try this stunt .\nyes , the gameifaction of real life continues with big bucks to be made by 3rd parties placing unauthorized charges on phone bills - particularly because the unwary are billed indefinately .\naccording to dailyfinance , a us senate report issued in july places cramming charges at over $ 2 billion / year - and 17 state attorneys general are calling on a limp ftc to enact rules to curb the practice for both wireless and landline phones . the ftc seems to want to proceed very cautiously - perhaps the revolving door into industry beckons - or is this more a case of regulatory capture ? meanwhile the wireless carriers are thought to have designs on becoming a sort of phone / 3rd - party billing hybrid , and so are concerned about creating friction in the billing process setup . this leaves the door wide open for scams .\nif the ftc is reluctant , could controlling this sort of fraud be something that even the lobbyist - money - dependent congress can agree on ? it would certainly be more productive than the ill - advised sopa and pipa legislation .\nbut perhaps limiting the opportunity for large scale fraud is too much to ask . cramming is big business for both those allegedly running scams such as jason hope of urltoken and for the phone carriers processing the billings . this may explain why the practice persists - as hamid shojaee explains at urltoken .\nwith the phone companies pocketing a portion of the charges billed through their systems , and the landline business on the decline , walking away from any sort of revenue appears to be difficult . perhaps that is why after calling at & t to get a credit placed on my account for the unauthorized charges , it took a bit of persuading to get the customer service rep to enable\nparental controls\non the account so that third parties cannot place charges without my explicit consent .\nin a rational world , requiring explicit permission before billing would be the norm , but for whatever reason , there seems to be a reluctance to limit the ability of grifters to scam via phone bills . have you looked at the details of your phone bill lately ? you might be surprised at the games that are being played .\nyeah , this happened to me recently too . at & t cellphones . these charges hit without warning , two of them , for a total of about 20 bucks . they are re - occuring billings too . that 20 bucks would hit every month . and like body thetans on an unclear scientologist , more and more charges can attach themselves also . so i called at & t and they removed all the body thetan charges and set my account so that it requires a special pin number to be able to charge junk to my phone . one of them was some astrology thing and the other was some fashion blog thing . there was no ows donating to charities without my concent and no crazy cat ladys scamming cat food for their overly hungry cats . speaking of which , what about this horrific virtual pet abuse scandle ? are we going to see more animal abuse at the ravenglass sim ? i have heard the complaints of dead cats laying around all over the place . sigh , it could be happening again\u2026\nlinden lab knows how to cram charges on their customers too . i can\u2019t tell you how many months in a row those dicks charged me my annual premium fee .\nyay pix ! thx for this article . i\u2019ve explained this and gone through it with many people while setting up / modifying their internet connections ; scanning their bills and finding these leeches . i\u2019ve had the same response from at & t before that hamid did ; spending over an hour or more on the phone with a tier of \u201ccustomer service\u201d reps .\nyes , you can opt - out , but as described , it takes persistent questioning and push to make them do it . \u201cparental controls\u201d is a good one ; so is \u201c3rd party block\u201d and you tell them you know it\u2019s available to stop cramming services .\nspeaking of scams seems like touch - phone apps are being exposed to download scam apps .\nthese are always those app ads you see that say \u2018your phone / computer is slow etc\u2019 and prompt to download junkware .\nas far as i know there is no firewall for these phones ! talk about a misplaced touch can download something unpleasant into one\u2019s cell .\ni have had two texts sent to me that was billed later at the amounts of 4 . 99 and 6 . 99 without my permission just by receiving the text .\nverizon told me that this was legal and that i could opt out after paying the original fee . verizon was gracious enough ( sarcasm ) to remove the 4 . 99 charge but i still had to pay the 6 . 99 charge .\ni love how a gratuitous mention of \u2018second life\u2019 is crow - barred into an article on a second life page who\u2019s articles are never about second life anymore .\nso not only are the telcos free of any consequences for giving over info to law enforcement in violation of the constitution but they are also making money off of fraudulent transactions on our phone bills . good to know .\njames fraud , thats because you are a linden lab fud drone who cant admit his employer has an addiction to fraudulent behavior toward its customers . there is an app for that .\nwith sopa and pipa delayed nows the time to cover the side show ! anything is better than jlu noise or other boring stories ( of late ) .\nyah actually i thought pix would haff covered the sopa in regards to our virtual world . pix , ya could interview a linden about that matter ? seek the opinion of some of the major creators about it ?\nclearly it seems that this more about the large corps and their wish to make more money based on the so called purely speculative pseudo losses . the consumers simply don\u2019t have this money . the so called losses are way more smaller . with all the micropayments opportunity why a wealthy consumer would bother to download movies , music and even softwares ?\nasking this blog to be up to date and relevant is a fool\u2019s errand .\njn says james is little hitler . you are at the alphaville herald . not the second life herald . maybe next time the forum\u2019s topic concerns the price of tea in china . it\u2019s called diversity hun .\nwow dude you must be really unlucky . i have been a premium member for years and have never had any trouble with erroneous billing . maybe it is personal . . do they have any reason to not like you ?\ndon\u2019t you get it paul ; linden lab is statist looters using their monopoly of their privately owned servers to steal from the mouths of producers like interliber .\nif it wasn\u2019t for the governance team nanny state second life would be powered by static electricity by now and the main land rail road wouldn\u2019t have any lag on sim crossing .\noh , my . any more\u2026ahem\u2026 . cutting edge articles like this and the herald is truly washed up .\nthis is a consumer webpage article , surely ? please , get back into sl , and some other virtual worlds and get digging , or create a consumer webpage\u2026 . . and give up on investigative journalism with virtual worlds and high tech .\nsecond - life ? just merrily boxing itself in a cube as usual . other than the forums there\u2019s not a peep about these critical issues that can and will affect the internet itself and everything hosted in it .\nsad seeing that linden labs relies upon user - generated content to keep second - life operational sit silent while big companies such as reddit , twitter , and facebook took a stand .\nthe slothfulness of the lab is pathetic at this point . but then again the lab is silent about a lot of things aren\u2019t they ?\ncopyrighted songs , ripped textures , ripped motion data , ripped costumes and characters . the list goes on unfortunately and it\u2019s still available in second - life . sold at the markets and in - world .\nsecond - life is lucky that these bills were put on hold . otherwise a shut - down sooner or later would have been unavoidable .\nthe lab actually has been working to keep at least some copyrighted products out of marketplace . unfortunately , in my experience , they did it in a rather half assed way \u2013 i had a greeting card removed from my marketplace store for being in copyright violation . it was a greeting card with a photo of a fluffy brown cat on it , which was basically to send to someone to say hi . ll in their wisdom deemed this to be hello kitty merchandise , even though it had nothing to do with hello kitty and didn\u2019t feature the words hello or kitty on it .\nsecond - life is lucky that these bills were put on hold . otherwise a shut - down sooner or later would have been unavoidable . \u201d\nsopa and pipa are gone for now , but we have a stronger world wide version called acta in the works . instead of usa user being barred from sl , now it is the world . so now a few of the greedy content creaters who copy a design from the real world can mess up sl for all of the rest of us . time to save your real world money and stay away from buying linden money . possibly one day when people try to log into sl and find the site is closed down due to real world copyright theft , everything they have spent on this game will be like flushing money down the commode .\ni say we mount a flashmob and drag the ceo steven love into the street and pelt him mercilessly with old cell phones . and then proceed down the executive chain . secondly , i think we should harness social networks to find out where this a - hole actually lives since i\u2019ll bet the sunnyvale office is probably just a mailbox . pitchforks and torches on his front lawn might be worth the $ 40 he\u2019s pinched me for .\ni called at & t to remove these charges from my bill . not only did i get a credit for the full amount , but the service representative immediately suggested i get the \u201cfree\u201d spam blocking service . she was able to take care of me in just a few minutes . it was a very pleasant experience for a change .\n[ . . . ] alan looks like this is a common thing called ' cramming ' the great sms cramming game | the alphaville herald [ . . . ]\nall the criticism here has a big flaw . let me explain you why :\nlet\u2019s say you order a product online for delivery\u2026 as an example let\u2019s pick a wristwatch .\nonce you pay the delivery - guy at your front - door and he hands over the package to you , you discover that the company actually sent you the wrong product \u2013 which you didn\u2019t order at all . snap !\nif you receive billable text messages out of the blue and you didn\u2019t order them , contact your network operator and request an investigation . that ensures that the operator looks into their system and goes back to the aggregator or the content provider to verify the details of this case . companies need to provide a confirmation about the opt - in initiated by the mobile phone user .\nfilm anime terbaru : i just received an answer to my im question to chadrick linden , who confirms that he sent this . . .\nrick : now a days it\u2019s rare that there are any fat men but there sure are tons of female players that are chubby . . .\nweev : this asshole acted like he\u2019d post my bitcoin address and then said it just isn\u2019t done . . .\nvelovan : i think how mermaids reproduce depends on what type of mermaid they are for example a fish type mermaid . . .\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 combined company will have a strong base to leverage clx ' s ongoing expansion for internet - of - things ( iot ) connectivity , and will deliver one of the leading platforms with a large number of operator relationships enabling enterprises to run business critical communications with both people and things , over all three major mobile communication channels : messaging , voice and data .\njohan hedberg , ceo and co - founder of clx commented .\nclx was founded with a mission to simplify communications globally and this is a significant step forward . the deal strengthens clx ' s position in existing markets and more importantly gives us a strong foothold in the large and attractive us market . the acquisition expands our global communications network and will also significantly increase our customer base with a number of blue chip enterprises . the expansion of our global iot connectivity network will gain pace due to the increased footprint and scale with mobile operators that this deal delivers .\na source who knows the messaging market well told mobile marketing it was possible that openmarket would not have been interested in the french , spanish and finnish parts of the business , since the us , uk , ireland and australia represent the biggest markets for psms , or potential market in the case of the us .\nin the future , our premium sms customers ` needs will be better served by openmarket in this segment of the industry , as we focus our resources in these countries more deeply in the business - to - consumer segment , \u201d said cotney . \u201cthe move also allows us to give our carrier partners in these regions more proactive support , as we work with them to develop and deploy the next generation of mobile engagement solutions .\nthis is a positive move for the clients we are transitioning to the stewardship of openmarket for their psms delivery . openmarket provides services that we do not offer in this space today ,\nsaid cotney .\n4info , the fast - growing technology company solving the challenge of mobile attribution for national brand advertisers , has been at the forefront of bringing mobile display advertising out of experimental status and into the mainstream with other measurable media . the company\u2019s adhaven bullseye platform uses actual household purchase data to provide its customers with precision targeting with unparalleled accuracy and measurability .\n4info is a fast - growing mobile technology company solving the mobile attribution challenge for national brand advertisers to measure the roi that matters most : sales lift at the cash register . a privately held company , 4info\u2019s brand ad revenue has tripled annually since 2012 \u2014 and continues to experience exponential growth . leading brands \u2014 including 8 of the top 10 largest cpg companies , 6 of the 10 largest retailers , and 5 of the largest auto manufacturers \u2014 rely on 4info\u2019s unparalleled scale and experience to deliver their mobile and cross - channel campaigns . 4info\u2019s patented technology reaches more than 90 percent of u . s . smartphone users . 4info\u2019s flagship product \u2014 adhaven bullseye \u2014 enables advertisers to target consumers with the same precision as online and direct mail advertising . adhaven bullseye anonymously matches mobile device data to household - level purchase data providing the ability to measure actual sales results from a mobile ad spend . launched in march 2013 , 4info\u2019s adhaven bullseye has already powered campaigns with impressive accuracy and results : roi averaging 257 % and as high as 1 , 000 % . 4info collaborates with the most trusted 3rd party data providers of purchase and lifestyle data \u2014 including acxiom , experian , nielsen , and nielsen catalina solutions . on the forefront of mobile innovation since 2004 , 4info is headquartered in san mateo , calif . , with offices in new york , los angeles , chicago and boston . learn more at urltoken .\nscam - busting journalist exposing crooks , conmen , fraudsters . let me know if you ' ve been ripped off . investigate @ urltoken\nyou want your pay packet ? that ' ll cost you a \u00a342 . 95 deduction from your wages\nshock as vet convicted of key role in \u00a32 . 5million puppy fraud walks free from court\nwe were promised \u00a321 an hour but got just \u00a38 . 75 - welcome to the world of casual labour\nan $ 18m supercomputer to simulate brains of mice in the land of swiss cheese . how apt , hpe\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\ncops suspect detroit fuel station was hacked before 10 drivers made off with 2 . 3k ' free ' litres\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 . . .\nthis paper explores plaster - the seven major ai challenges - in the context of nvidia\u2019s dl solutions .\nto support existing power systems customers , and to address the needs of new customers seeking to expand their cloudhosting capabilities , ibm has announced two new families of cloud - ready power8 - based servers .\nthe 3 key challenges : managing overwhelming amounts of data , leveraging new complex tools / technologies , and developing the necessary skills and infrastructure .\nthe register - independent news and views for the tech community . part of situation publishing\nthe combined pro forma net sales for 2015 amounted to sek 2 , 119 million with a combined pro forma ebitda of sek 151 million . together the two companies are present in 19 countries and across six continents globally .\nthis information is information that clx communications ab ( publ ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the eu market abuse regulation . the information was submitted for publication , through the agency of the contact person set out above , on 12 july 2016 at 08 : 00 cet .\nthis press release contains forward - looking statements which reflect clx\u2019s current view on future events and financial and operational development . words such as \u201cintend\u201d , \u201cwill\u201d , \u201cexpect\u201d , \u201canticipate\u201d , \u201cmay\u201d , \u201cplan\u201d , \u201cestimate\u201d and other expressions than historical facts which imply indications or predictions of future development or trends , constitute forward - looking statements . forward - looking statements inherently involve both known and unknown risks and uncertainties as they depend on future events and circumstances . forward - looking statements do not guarantee future results or development and the actual outcome could differ materially from the forward - looking statements .\nthe information , opinions and forward - looking statements concluded in this announcement speak only as of its date and are subject to change without notice .\nclx was founded in 2008 with a mission to simplify communications globally . clx has since then developed into a leading provider of cloud - based communications services and solutions to enterprises and mobile operators , with particular strength in the enterprise messaging market . mobile communications services from clx make it possible for enterprises to communicate globally with people and connected devices ( internet of things , iot ) swiftly , securely and cost - effectively . clx\u2019s solutions enable business - critical communication worldwide via mobile messaging services , voice services and mobile data connectivity services for iot . clx has over 600 enterprise customers globally , including a large number of global blue - chip enterprises , and over 70 communications service provider customers ( of which approximately 60 are mobile operators ) that have installed and use clx\u2019s internally developed software - based communications platform in their businesses .\nclx has demonstrated strong financial performance since its inception in 2008 and has increased its revenues from sek 416 million in the twelve months ended june 30 , 2013 to sek 844 million in the twelve months ended june 30 , 2015 , corresponding to a compound annual growth rate of 42 per cent . for the twelve months ended june 30 , 2015 , clx reported ebitda of sek 93 million and ebit of sek 89 million , corresponding to an ebit margin of approximately 10 . 5 per cent .\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 .\n( 4 - traders . com ) seasoned executives bring extensive technology and business transformation experience . . .\nregulatory news : clx communications ab ( publ ) (\nclx\nor the\ncompany\n) ( sto : clx ) announced on 13 may . . .\nstockholm , sweden - based clx communications friday announced it has entered into a definitive merger a . . .\n( 4 - traders . com ) 13 may 2016 avanti capital plc ( ' avanti ' or the ' company ' ) conditional disposal of in . . .\n( 4 - traders . com ) london ( alliance news ) - avanti capital plc on friday said mobile messaging provider . . .\nnew infrastructure meets the growing demand for cloud - based mobile messaging ; provides enterprises wi . . .\nthis week facebook announced android users can now send and receive sms messages through facebook mes . . .\nwe are familiar with businesses using text messaging to send outbound communications in the form of m . . .\nall communication channels can experience success and failure in delivery . whether you are a marketer . . .\nfraud is headlines news . . . why , because it costs businesses and consumers money , lots and lots of mone . . .\nin our last blog post we shared the news about donald trump ' s presidential campaign facing a couple o . . .\ntoll free texting allows businesses to send and receive sms on their existing toll free phone numbers . . .\nmobile world congress concluded last month and it was another show for the records ! for those in atte . . .\nsms has been a constant and growing technology since the first text message was sent in 1992 , but is . . .\ncampbell , ca , june 12 , 2016 / urltoken - 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{"id": 54045, "summary": [{"text": "mikro-gen was a uk software company based in bracknell , berkshire that produced games for home computers in the early to mid-1980s .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the company was formed by mike meek and andrew laurie in 1981 , in order to capitalise on the growing boom of microcomputers in the home .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the company had a solid reputation but became more prominent with its series of games featuring wally week and his family , all of which got excellent reviews in the highly respected computer magazine crash .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "later , the company invested \u00a3 130,000 in producing the mikro plus , which shadowed the spectrum 's 16k rom with ram , allowing 64k of data for games .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "however , only one title , shadow of the unicorn was produced .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the company was brought out by creative sparks distribution in 1987 , which subsequently went into receivership . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "mikro - gen", "paragraphs": ["john minson is despatched to the land of wally week to discover what mikro - gen have in store for the mikro plus .\nlast month , crash revealed the secrets of the shadow rom , mikro - gen\u2019s astounding add - on which transports the spectrum into a 64k machine : the mikro plus . but what about the software ? this month we reveal the secrets of the shadow of the unicorn .\nsinclair aside , mikro - gen\u2019s hardware could represent one of the most exciting developments the spectrum has seen for a long time . when you look at the deal , a superb game , a built in joystick interface , a microdrive routine and an azimuth alignment routine all for \u00a314 . 95 i think you will agree that mike\u2019s pet term \u2018megagame\u2019 sits on mikro - gen\u2019s shoulders more easily than it ever did on imagine\u2019s . and it couldn\u2019t have come from a nicer bunch of wally . . . .\nbecause of the extra space available and because specific routines can be tailored for each game , mikro - gen are able to add extra features . two such features are planned to appear in the first two releases . the first allows users to make a microdrive copy by giving a single command , the routine will do the rest . mikro - gen\u2019s mike meek feels strongly about the problems caused by poor cassette recorders and so wants an azimuth alignment routine built into the plus . more and exciting extras are being considered for the future .\nmikro - gen are not well known for their hardware add - ons . in fact their last dabble into that market was with the very first zx81 joystick ( zx81 : an early 1k sub - \u00a3100 machine with built in basic and membrane keyboard \u2014 galactic encyclopaedia , early earth computers ) . their latest project , the mikro - plus promises to make a much greater impact on the spectrum world .\nanother quick download and i\u2019m watching some of the fastest , smoothest 3d vector graphics i\u2019ve seen on the spectrum . they\u2019re part of the next mikro plus release which is a science fiction adventure .\nmikro - gen have invested the greater part of \u00a3130 , 000 in this breakthrough and ordered 25 , 000 units of unicorn . i don\u2019t think their trust in it is misguided \u2014 in fact it could take the home micro world by storm . if you can\u2019t wait until the official release date \u2014 17th september \u2014 you can enjoy a preview of unicorn at the pcw show in london a couple of weeks earlier .\nshadow of the unicorn , which is to be the first game in the mikro plus range , is scheduled for release in mid september and will sell for \u00a314 . 95 . for your fifteen pounds you\u2019ll get an innocuous - looking black box , ( in appearance very much like any number of spectrum peripherals ) , a tape containing the bulk of the game code , a map and a seventeen - chapter illustrated novel . mikro - gen have commissioned the book - with - the - game from program author , dale mcloughlin , and it sets out the background to the adventure . oh . . . and five pee change !\nthe ability to shadow the monitor rom is not in itself new , it\u2019s an old trick and the bbc and amstrad machines have such facilities built in . mikro - gen have put together a piece of hardware which replaces the spectrum instructions with code for a game : the rest of the game is loaded in from the cassette . but , the real breakthrough is the price \u2014 \u00a314 . 95 will get you a complete hardware and software package .\nsnowball from level 9 claimed to have 2000 + locations using clever text compressor to fit it all into 48k . to get around this hardware and memory limitation , several companies began to think about supplying an expansion unit for the spectrum , to allow for bigger and better games . shadow of the unicorn from mikro - gen , it is the only one that actually made it to release though , coming with a 16 rom expansion that allowing for more data to be used .\nonce you\u2019ve loaded a mikro plus game , you\u2019ll encounter another feature : a second menu allows you to copy the loaded code onto tape or microdrive automatically . it\u2019s all most sophisticated , and when you consider that there\u2019s also a built - in joystick port , it really does look like mikro - gen have made a breakthrough in user friendliness . this is of course totally alien to the doings of their previous hero ( hero ? ! ! ) wally week . does this voyage into the realm of fantasy signal an end to the wally clan ? not a bit of it . some more downloading and it\u2019s time for a special early sneak preview of the christmas wally game , three weeks in paradise . sworn to secrecy , i can\u2019t say more than that it takes the wally format another step forward and features w week in a loincloth ! and of course it\u2019s a mikro plus game , but if i reveal more they\u2019ll send harry the hippie round to play me his grateful dead bootlegs !\nhow often have you heard that computer games could be infinitely better if only there was more memory in which to put the things . way back in the good old days , imagine promised us a \u2018mega game\u2019 that would only be possible through an extra box of bits stuck onto the back of a spectrum . we held our breaths ; and nearly asphixiated . but , if any of you are still without breath you can relax . mikro - gen have taken over where imagine failed to tread . at this year\u2019s pcw show they are launching an add - on and two games that they hope will set new standards for spectrum software .\nthe hardware itself looks rather like a joystick interface and conveniently enough it has one of those built in . with this unit plugged into the spectrum the programmer can put together a program 50 % larger than is usual , mike meek of mikro - gen claims . because routines designed specifically for that particular game can be put into the chip the memory of the whole machine can be used more efficiently . the built in joystick port is a good example : memory does not have to be wasted catering for a number of different joystick protocols . some areas of the spectrum\u2019s memory are shared by other functions , those \u2018slow\u2019 areas cause delays in accessing the routines . up till now programmers have had little choice , they had to use what memory was available . now the fastest areas of memory can hold the code that does the hard and fast work . filled in vector graphics can become a reality .\nmikro plus offers more than just larger programs . on connecting the unit you\u2019re immediately presented with a menu that allows you to load the game from tape or microdrive , or you can enter the tape alignment routine . previous tape - based azimuth adjustment routines , as well as costing extra , have depended on you getting the program into memory in the first place \u2014 from tape ! as this one is contained in the firmware , all you have to do is enable the routine and then play a tape into it ; obtaining maximum tape head response is simplicity itself .\nlim 15 pcna gen expression test sperm cells are proliferating cells by meiosis , meiosis shown to be active in the testis is an important indicator of whether the formation of sperm in azoospermic men . in this sense , the identification of proteins involved in meiosis provides important findings related to sperm production . lim15 / dmc1 is a protein playing a role during meiosis stage in dna synthesis based on recombination . studies showed that lim15 / dmc1 is an only protein expressed in meiosis - specific cells and in meiotic stage lim15 / dmc1 collaborates pcna protein . ( 1 ) pcna is expressed in both the somatic cells in meiotic cells . the expression of these two proteins is a critical for meiosis . in a recent study , pcna expression were also used to determine if there is a response to gonadotropin in patients during therapy ( 2 ) lim15 / dmc1 and pcna expression can reach a result whether patient gives a response to gonadotropin treatment . it is necessary to say as a result , lim 15 gene expression analysis which enables the production of sperm in the testis is an important marker of potential meosis process . therefore , analyzing lim 15 gene expression in patients : 1 . is there a sperm production in patient ? 2 . does a patient have potential to produce sperm ? 3 . does this treatment increase sperm production in patient ? 4 . anticipation of whether treatment is effective or not will be answered .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwe look at computer retail outlets . in this , the first of an occasional series , the crash team checks out w . h . smith .\nin our second comparison we roll out the barrel and take a look at kong games .\ncomic strip excitement as shipwrecked arcadians discover the true identity of cross . . .\nthe phones have been buzzing ! this month we publish britain\u2019s first ever top selling software chart compiled from votes .\ninclude games from ultimate , silversoft , mikrogen , rabbit , mikrogen , rabbit , microsphere , software projects , micromega , c . d . s . and many , many others .\nthe book tells a tale : long ago , far away in a land where peace had reigned since before living memory , an ancient locked book was found . when its key was turned all manner of evils were loosed and two hitherto peaceful nations were plunged into bloody war .\nas the novel ends , the game begins . you have a cast of ten characters to guide towards the completion of ten separate tasks that will return the land to its former idyllic state . prince mithulin ; avorath , the wizard whose staff has been lost ; holdin , a military commander , and queen rolquin . ulin - gail is a satyr , part of a race whose members normally shun humans , while sharmek is a dwarf leader ; guinol belongs to a race of subterraneans and vilyan is a woodman . kielmath , the sorceress , and lairmath , an apprentice wizard , were turned evil when the book was opened , but will come over to your side as the game progresses .\nthe land itself is vast , with six and a half thousand locations , each one looking onto three more distant ones . there are towns and castles to contend with , as well as the nalesh \u2014 unpleasant half - sized creatures which have to be killed swiftly .\nall this has taken 500k of source code , developed on a six - user hm systems minstrel . obviously there isn\u2019t room in the spectrum to develop it all until the shadow rom is connected \u2014 and as this must be dedicated to the game it\u2019s a chicken and egg situation . certainly all 64k will be packed with code , and the programmers are currently busy trading off features to make best use of that memory . there may still be alterations to both the game as i saw it and the characters shown here before the final version for release is completed .\nas we all know , the spectrum uses the z80 processor which is capable of addressing 64k bytes of memory . of that 64k only about 42k odd is available for use by software , the rest is either screen working space or taken up by the 16k monitor program . the monitor program is responsible for storing the machine code routines that perform all of the operations we take for granted . for example if you want your spectrum to print a flashing character to the screen it will have to look up the machine code operations that it needs to do this \u2014 and the instructions are held in the form of routines inside the rom . if you can replace the sinclair rom chip with one of your own , with your own routines built into it , you could alter the entire machine . there are disc systems which , while they don\u2019t physically remove the spectrum chips , are able to mask or shadow them . with the shadow roms in place the disc can download the routines of its own ; the spectrum can be changed into a dedicated word processor , or communications terminal .\ninitially the system will be launched with two games , battle of the planets and shadow of the unicorn . each one comes complete with cassette and the add - on , the add - on being specific to the individual game . battle of the planets is a massive , superbly animated arcade shoot - \u2019em - up split into three linked , but separate games . \u2018i would feel happy selling each part of the game separately , \u2019 mike told us , \u2018so all three together we see as a real blockbuster\u2019 .\nthe second game , shadow of the unicorn is a role playing adventure featuring ten individual characters where everyone\u2019s a wally had only five . the game is so involved that a book is provided to set the scene for the game .\nthe future possibilities for this system are fantastic . if volume sales take off as expected then the games will soon cost even less than the \u00a314 . 95 you\u2019ll have to fork out at the start . some software houses are tentatively talking about licencing deals . asked what uncle clive thought about the system mike replied , \u2018well i can tell you that there is a definite tie - up between ourselves and sinclair research . i do know what sinclair\u2019s plans are but we have signed a non - disclosure agreement and intend to abide by it . \u2019\nwe tied mike to the chair and threatened to nail his hands to the table . \u2018tell us this mike , are these plans going to help sinclair , \u2019 ( ready the nails ) . \u2018no . . . ( hammer raised ) yes \u2014 no question about it . \u2019\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nproducer : mikrogen memory required : 48k retail price : \u00a36 . 95 language : machine code\nmeet a new hero \u2014 your average british worker by the name of wally week . wally week is destined for big things \u2014 like a three percent wage rise next month . wally works on a car assembly line , in fact he is the assembly line . in this highly original platform type game you must help wally build a series of cars .\nthe game has two basic screens , starting off in the stock room . there are three platforms with a single ladder to the first level and two at either end from the second to the third . on the two upper levels are situated the six parts of a car . what you do is walk wally along the floor , up the ladders and collect the parts , one at a time and then take them down and through the door to the assembly room . this contains a large hydraulic lift , and on its first level are some of the already assembled bits of a car . when wally walks his collected stock part over the appropriate area of the vehicle the carried part is automatically deposited in its correct position . then it\u2019s back to the stock room for the next bit . each piece has a time limit .\nsounds simple enough , even for your average british workman . but then , this is a computer game so nothing is as it looks ! the factory is populated with robots and bouncing tyres which kill on contact , and from the overhead gantries in the assembly room , falling air cooling blades cause problems . fortunately , wally can jump . to add to his problems the gantries in the stock room keep moving in and out and in difficult positions are various static objects which are designed to tempt an honest man away from his work like teapots ( mind the oil cans as well ) .\nwhen ( if ) all six parts are correctly assembled , the car is driven off to be replaced by the rudiments of the next one . in all there are ten cars to build starting off with a humble 2cv and ending up with . . . ah , well that\u2019s up to you .\n\u2018 automania is a game about wally \u2014 the game itself is far from being a wally game . in fact it\u2019s a superb game with excellent graphics and animation . i really enjoyed it . this will be a game of the month i\u2019m sure . i found the choice of the first car very appropriate for wally \u2014 you know , the upturned pram on wheels vegetarian mobile . this is probably the best game yet from mikrogen . \u2019\n\u2018 automania has some of the best animation and realistic graphics that i have ever seen . all the graphics are large and colourful , and needless to say they move smoothly . there is much more to this game than just building a car \u2014 it\u2019s a race against time \u2014 a very fast ticking clock . colour and sound is well used with a continuous \u2018manic\u2019 style tune throughout , which may be stopped if it drives you mad . the best game that mikrogen have ever produced and worth buying . \u2019\n\u2018great colour , great sound , amazing graphics . the animation of wally is just superb . not only is he a large , highly detailed caricature ( rather andy capp like ) but he is beautifully animated with plenty of neat touches from his flat cap and beer paunch to the cheeky way he turns to look out at you after completing some particularly difficult task well . on top of that comes a game which has been well planned and implemented to provide just the right combination of temptingness with skill difficulties . timing jumps in two directions over a static obstacle where you must land or take off from a constantly moving platform is very tricky . automania is highly playable and extremely addictive \u2014 don\u2019t be put off by what at first appears to be a rather plodding speed , a bit bear bovver - like , wally walks faster than some of the obstacles , slower than others and all in all it makes for a properly paced game of high entertainment value . \u2019\ncontrol keys : preset \u2014 q / a up / down , o / p left / right , m to jump , but all keys may be user - defined joystick : zx 2 , kempston , and almost any other via udk keyboard play : very responsive use of colour : very good graphics : superb , with excellent animation sound : great tune ( continuous ) with well used sound effects \u2014 sound may be switched off skill levels : 1 lives : 3 screens : 2 but with 10 cars to build in each originality : very original use of traditional game components general rating : very good to excellent , playable and addictive .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ngenetic counseling aims to reduce the incidence to prevent the repetition of genetic diseases in the society .\nconsanguineous marriagemeans being relatives with your partner . the risk of disease will increase according to your relativity degree .\nsome of the most frequent disorders include , congenital malformations , gonadal defects , mental retardations infertility related disorders .\nthe treatment of genetic diseases is not usually available and the early diagnosis of genetic diseases is , therefore , of vital importance . prenatal genetic diagnostic or preimplantation genetic diagnosis ( pgd ) prevents births with genetic diseases . on the other hand , cancers , some chronic disorders and predispositions can be detected at a ver . . .\nmikrogen genetic diagnostic laboratory was established in 2005 and its services particularly focus on reproductive genetics . our laboratory performs preimplantation genetic diagnosis applications with over 20 years experience , and also performs the screening of single - gene diseases , tests for hla typing for tissue - compatible sibling , tran . . .\ndmd carrier as mikrogen genetic diagnostic laboratory , we have added dmd carriage screening to our panel . dmd is an x - linked inherited disease and rflp heterozygous carrier who cannot be identified via rflp method is screened by mlpa method . for detection of dmd carriage , we use kits in the form of two panels containing all specific probes for dmd gene exons ; named mrc holland salsa mlpa kit p035 - p034 - a3 a3 dmd . results will be reported after analyzing datas with coffalys program . for couples carrying dmd using preimplantation genetic diagnosis method , we allow them to have a healthy child .\nas mikrogen genetic diagnostic laboratory , we have added sma carrier testing screening to our panel . heterozygous carriers who cannot identify via rflp method are screened by mlpa method . multiplex ligation - dependent probe amplification ( mlpa ) and str analysis are used to identify deleted and duplicated regions in sma . mrc holland salsa mlpa probe mix is used for mlpa applications . results will be reported after analyzing datas with coffalyser program . for couples who are carriers of sma preimplantation genetic diagnosis method can be performed to allow them have a healthy child .\ncharcot marie tooth as mikrogen genetic diagnostic laboratory , we have added charcot marie tooth disease screening to our panel . in this respect , we are investigating charcot marie tooth frequently observed patients with pmp22 deletion / duplication . the pmp22 gene is encoding peripheral myelin protein . duplication of this gene is known to cause charcot marie tooth type 1 . ( lupski , j . r . et al ( 1993 ) . these duplications have been reported to occur both in inherited manner and as de novo mutations . cox10 , tekt3 , pmp22 genes , all associated with charcot marie tooth , are scanned to identify deletions and duplications by multiplex ligation - dependent probe amplification ( mlpa ) and str fragment analysis . mrc holland salsa mlpa kit p033 - b2 cmt1 / hnpp region kit is used for mlpa ( multiplex ligation dependent probe amplification ) test .\nfmf whole gene analysis as mikrogen genetic diagnostic laboratory , we have added all mefv genes associated with fmf screening to our panel . in this respect , we are also investigating other exons in addition to widely screened exons by squence analysis method . ( 2 , 3 , 5 , 10 )\nosteogenesis imperfecta as mikrogen genetic diagnostic laboratory , we have added osteogenesis imperfecta screening to our panel . in this respect , we are investigating point mutations frequently observed in col1a1 gene using sequence analysis method .\nmarfan as mikrogen genetic diagnostic laboratory , we have added marfan syndrome screening to our panel . in this respect , we are investigating all point mutations in frequently observed in fbn1 gene associated with marfan syndrome using sequence analysis method . marfan syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner . fbn1 gene sequence analysis suggested that 70 - 93 % patients have mutations in this gene . since this gene has 65 exons , 3 , 6 , 10 , 28 , 29 and 56th exons , which are densely populated with mutations , are screened by sequence analysis method .\nas mikrogen genetic diagnostic laboratory , we have added noonan syndrome screening to our panel . in this respect , we are investigating point mutations frequently observed in ptpn11 and sos genes associated with noonan syndrome\nphenylketonuria as mikrogen genetic diagnostic laboratory , we have added phenylketonuria disease screening to our panel . in this respect , we are investigating all point mutations in pah gene associated with autosomal recessive form the disease phenylketonuria .\nbrca1 as mikrogen genetic diagnostic laboratory , we have added brca1 gene screening to our panel . in this respect , we are investigating mutations in brca1 gene using sequence analysis method .\nmikrogen genetic diagnostic laboratory was established in turkey in 2005 ( accredited with iso ) . its services are particularly focused on reproductive genetics , using both molecular and cytogenetic tests accredited by the european molecular genetics quality network . mikrogen\u2019s services cover pre implantation , pre - and post\u2013natal genetic testing . mikrogen\u2019s mission is to provide modern and reliable health care services which aim to satisfy their patients by providing modern , quality services whilst nurturing the virtues of professional self - development . we aim to conduct research , share our knowledge with other practitioners in our sector and increase public awareness about genetic diagnostic services and research . mikrogen\u2019 vision is to become a leading corporation ( mikrogen genetic diseases diagnosis center ) at national and international level related to the health care services we provide . please find detailed information in our\nmultiplex assay ( mikrogen recombead ) for detection of serum igg and igm antibodies to 13 recombinant antigens of borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in . . . - pubmed - ncbi\nwarning : the ncbi web site requires javascript to function . more . . .\ndessau rb 1 , m\u00f8ller jk 2 , kolmos b 2 , henningsson aj 3 .\ndepartment of clinical microbiology , slagelse hospital , slagelse , denmark ramd @ regionsjaelland . dk .\na multiplex - bead - based assay for the detection of serum antibodies to borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato was evaluated . the assay contained 13 different antigens in both the igg and the igm assay ; thus , a total of 26 measurement results were available from each sample . a total of 49 danish patients with lyme neuroborreliosis ( lnb ) , 218 danish blood donor controls , a set of 61 swedish patients with lnb and 139 swedish non - lnb patients investigated for suspected lnb were used . there are four parts developed in this study : a characterization of the sero - epidemiological antibody - response pattern , the construction of a diagnostic score , evaluation of the scoring method using an independent dataset and an assessment of the analytical quality of the multiplex assay . the vlse igg had the highest diagnostic value with an auc ( area under the curve ) of 96 % on the receiver operating characteristic curve . the ospc igm had aucs just above 80 % . all the other antigens had both low quantitative reactivity and lower contrast in the patients with lnb compared to controls . the diagnostic value of the assay may be improved by using a logistic model giving a sensitivity of 90 and 79 % for the specificities at 92 and 98 % , respectively . overall , the patients with lnb had serum reactivity in igg vlse , but modest antibody reactivity in the remaining 12 igg and 13 igm antibody measurements . using a logistic regression model with five igg and two igm antigens , the sensitivity and specificity of the assay was improved ; but the igg vlse component alone contributed most of the diagnostic contrast .\nmikrogen ' s scope of business covers the development , production and distribution of genetically engineered in vitro diagnostics .\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 )\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 .\nlaboratory of immunogenetics , department of medical microbiology and infection control , vu university medical center , room o | 2 \u2013 6e59 , de boelelaan 1108 , po box 7057 , 1007 mb amsterdam , the netherlands . tel : + 31 ( 0 ) 20 - 44 48417 ; fax : + 31 ( 0 ) 20 - 44 48418 ; e - mail :\neleanne f . van ess , sander ouburg , joke spaargaren , jolande a . land , servaas a . morr\u00e9 ; performance of the multitarget mikrogen chlamydia trachomatis igg elisa in the prediction of tubal factor infertility ( tfi ) in subfertile women : comparison with the medac momp igg elisa plus , pathogens and disease , volume 75 , issue 7 , 29 september 2017 , ftx067 , urltoken\nthere is a need for more accurate chlamydia trachomatis ( ct ) igg antibody tests for tubal factor infertility ( tfi ) diagnostics . we evaluated the predictive value for tfi of medac elisa plus ( momp ) and multitarget mikrogen elisa ( momp - cpaf - tarp ) . based on medac elisa plus results , 183 subfertile women underwent either hysterosalpingography or laparoscopy to diagnose tfi . tfi was defined as extensive adhesions and / or distal occlusion of at least one tube . women not fulfilling the definition of tfi served as controls . serum was subsequently tested with mikrogen elisa and results were compared . 48 patients had tfi , 135 were controls . mikrogen elisa tested 125 patients positive / borderline of which 32 % had tfi . medac elisa plus tested 77 patients positive / borderline of which 29 . 9 % had tfi . mikrogen tested 40 out of 48 tfi patients positive / borderline , medac 23 out of 48 . kappa value was 0 . 34 . ppv of mikrogen elisa and medac elisa plus were respectively 32 % ( 95 % ci 26 % \u201339 % ) and 30 % ( 95 % ci 24 % \u201337 % ) , and npv 86 % ( 95 % ci 81 % \u201391 % ) and 76 % ( 95 % ci 70 % \u201382 % ) . both tests were comparable in the prediction of tfi . however , mikrogen elisa had a higher npv and might be more reliable in identifying patients without tfi . kappa - value showed limited concordance between both tests .\n\u00a9 fems 2017 . all rights reserved . for permissions , please e - mail : journals . permissions @ urltoken\nyou could not be signed in . please check your email address / username and password and try again .\nmost users should sign in with their email address . if you originally registered with a username please use that to sign in .\nto purchase short term access , please sign in to your oxford academic account above .\nprevalence of hepatitis b and hepatitis c infection from a population - based study in southern india .\nabnormal protein and mrna expression of inflammatory cytokines in the prefrontal cortex of depressed individuals who died by suicide .\noxford university press is a department of the university of oxford . it furthers the university ' s objective of excellence in research , scholarship , and education by publishing worldwide\nfor full access to this pdf , sign in to an existing account , or purchase an annual subscription .\npacked with great features , reviews and specials . the magazine contains material not in the video shows , and often has guest reviewers .\nmy games are now available on real media . go and grab them now .\nadventure gaming began in 1976 when william crowther created the very first text - based game , written in a language called fortran . the game was loosely based on a large cave that he had explored as a caver and was created on a pdp - 10 mainframe . shortly after , don woods found the game , and with crowther ' s blessing , expanded it into what now is known as colossal cave , the grandfather of all adventure games .\nthe game was purely text based and accepted 1 or 2 word commands to guide the player through various puzzles in a bid to collect all of the treasure within the cave and return it safely to the house . from this single game spawned every other adventure game and it was no surprise that when home microcomputers came along in the early 80\u2019s , people would begin to write their own versions and create new variants .\nbecause the game was text - only meant that almost any micro could be used as long as it had enough memory to hold the parser , objects , locations and mechanics of the game . the spectrum had several versions of the classic , notably adventure 1 from abersoft ( later bought and published by melbourne house as classic adventure ) and colossal cave by level 9 .\namongst the first wave of spectrum spin - off adventures that moved away from caves and gave the player a different world to explore were ones produced by artic computing . there initial set proved very popular , frequently entering the top ten despite some very dodgy actions that could be performed on a female android in one game .\nthe only problem often raised was that sometimes the games proved difficult , not because of the actual challenges , but because the player had to guess the correct wording to use\u2026 do you use collect , get , pick up , take\u2026 to pick up an item ? this is where magazines jumped on the band wagon , and began offering help pages for lost adventurers .\ntext - only games relied heavily on the imagination of the player , much the same way a book does , but with the advance of computing power , graphics began to creep in . initially they were poor line drawn squares , relegated to a small area at the top of the screen like magic mountain ( right ) from phipps associates , but as time went on , they slowly improved , filling the top , and sometimes the whole of the screen .\nthe major jump in advancement for the spectrum came in 1983 when melbourne house published the hobbit . this game completely changed adventure gaming , providing a complex parser and rich graphics , coupled with a good story and large vocabulary . like colossal cave before it , the hobbit spawn a multitude of copies \u2013 some better than others .\nadventures began to grow and well known scenarios soon arrived , taking ideas from films , comic books and television . there has always been a niche market for adventure games , and a company called gilsoft wanted to target this group when it launched the quill , a utility that allowed people to create their own games . this had a knock - on effect of flooding the market with text - only games . later an add - on allowed graphics to be added\u2026 again another flood of games .\nthe next logical major step was animation . not only did we get text and graphics , but now moving images too , all to enrich our experience . these usually took the form of small animated characters like those in valhalla or scenes to move the plot forward like those used in the scot adams games . slowly the textual element of adventures was been eroded until we reached a new genre\u2026 the arcade adventure .\ntext input for this new genre was either reduced significantly or eliminated altogether , as the player now relied on the graphics to portray the action , with just a few text prompts to help things along .\nthere were still some people willing to experiment though , one notable game was slaine ( right ) from martech . here the player\u2019s thoughts drifted around the screen and had to be selected to perform the action . this method was quite intuitive but difficult to control without a mouse and never really caught on .\nwith all of these new features , the games themselves could seem restricted , especially in size , but some games just grew to enormous proportions despite the limitations of memory . lords of midnight boasted 32 , 000 views , and although leaning towards role playing , it was still a part of the adventure family .\nimagine were famously working on a similar concept for their much publicised but never completed game bandersnatch , one of the two mega - games that have since gone down in micro computing folklore . it seemed that the limitations of the spectrum were holding adventures back , and the genre had gone as far as it could , at least on the 8 bit machines .\nsome companies , like magnetic scrolls and level 9 , through firebird , still put out quality games , relying on atmospheric text and complex game play . despite this , the adventure game days were numbered , sadly along with the spectrum itself .\nluckily , for any avid adventure fans , the spectrum and the genre is not completely dead . adventures are still being released , albeit slowly , with a great mix of puzzles , atmospheric text and sometimes even graphics .\nthe game format came along way from its early text only days , but some say you still can\u2019t beat the imagination when it comes to adventures .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , world , geography , . . . more\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 .\nthree percent of the world ' s population is chronically infected with the hepatitis c virus ( hcv ) and at risk of developing liver cancer . effective cellular immune responses are deemed essential for spontaneous resolution of acute hepatitis c and long - term protection . here we describe a new t - cell hcv genetic vaccine capable of protecting chimpanzees from acute hepatitis induced by challenge with heterologous virus . suppression of acute viremia in vaccinated chimpanzees occurred as a result of massive expansion of peripheral and intrahepatic hcv - specific cd8 + t lymphocytes that cross - reacted with vaccine and virus epitopes . these findings show that it is possible to elicit effective immunity against heterologous hcv strains by stimulating only the cellular arm of the immune system , and suggest a path for new immunotherapy against highly variable human pathogens like hcv , hiv or malaria , which can evade humoral responses .\nall prices are net prices . vat will be added later in the checkout .\nwe acknowledge r . h . purcell and j . bukh for provision of the h77 viral inoculum ; j . burns and l . kierstead for assistance with the intrahepatic lymphocyte cultures ; p . sczerba for clinical chemistry ; c . m . walker and r . h . purcell for discussion ; j . fontenot , d . hasselschwert , n . smith and the staff at the new iberia research center for the care of chimpanzees and samples and m . emili for artwork . we also thank c . m . rice , d . mathis , j . w . mattaj and g . migliaccio for critical reading of the manuscript . this paper is dedicated to the memory of elisabetta sporeno , who will be missed by all her colleagues . this work was supported in part by ministero dell ' istruzione , dell ' universit\u00e0 e della ricerca - miur ( project \u201cvaccino per l ' epatite c\u201d , legge n . 488 / 1992 ) .\nistituto di ricerche di biologia molecolare \u201cp . angeletti , \u201d via pontina km30 , 600 , 00040 pomezia , rome , italy .\nkinetics of hcv rna , amino acid substitution and epitope recognition for chimpanzee 96a022 .\nnature is part of springer nature . \u00a9 2018 springer nature limited . all rights reserved .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , cities , . . . more\na resurgent bioscience sector pulls europe into recovery , while u . s . biotech leaders train the next generation of an essential skilled workforce .\nit may be a tad too early to say the good times are back in the biotech industry , but things certainly are \u201chotting up , \u201d as they like to say in great britain\u2014and , fittingly , the uk is at the forefront of this resurgent growth sector . so we\u2019re opening this year\u2019s annual global tour of the biotech / pharma industry with a look at manchester\u2019s remarkable development as one of the world\u2019s leading centers for innovation , particularly in the realm of biohealth research . manchester has it all , from some of the world\u2019s most advanced centers for the study of major diseases , to labs exploring new ways to analyze health data and the national graphene institute , which promises to unlock revolutionary applications for the use of the super - strong , ultra - light wonder material , graphene .\nthe national graphene institute ( shown here in rendering ) will be the world\u2019s leading research facility to explore the properties and potential applications for graphene , including biohealth uses in diagnostics and gene therapy . ( photo : midas . )\nfrom the gateway in the uk , we travel across europe and give you a progress report on the countries and locations that are doubling down on their investment in biotech growth , which our friends across the pond like to quantify in three distinct segments : red ( pharma , medical ) , white ( industrial ) and green ( nutrition technology ) . then , it\u2019s back to the u . s . , which isn\u2019t quite so fussy ( and biotech tends to encompass the pharma sector as well ) , where we\u2019ll give you an update on some of the state biotech leaders . our itinerary includes the new biosciences training center , now under construction in georgia , and a look at the life sciences greenhouses in pennsylvania , which nurture the seedlings of innovation until they\u2019re ready to blossom into commercial use .\nin the uk , manchester is a city of medical and technology pioneers . from the industrial revolution , the splitting of the atom , and the first modern computer to the first test - tube baby\u2014manchester claims to be synonymous with innovation .\nthe region is home to 250 biotechnology companies that employ more than 20 , 000 people and four universities which have a strong track record in working with industry on biotech projects . manchester , for example , houses the largest cancer research and treatment center in europe and the uk\u2019s largest children\u2019s hospital .\nas a member of the european super league of biomedical clusters , and the european city of science for 2016 , manchester offers excellent international connectivity and unique gateway organizations and support systems to help companies gain an important foothold in the national health service ( nhs ) . \u201cmanchester continues to go from strength to strength as a city of innovation , ideas and delivery , \u201d says tim newns , ceo of midas , manchester\u2019s inward investment agency . \u201cthe concept of highly connected urban science parks linked with academia , the nhs and excellent connectivity is enabling the city to gain recognition as a top location for biomedical companies around the world , \u201d he adds .\nin fact , with over 30 nhs organizations , manchester has a significant proportion of the uk national health service market with a population of 11 million within a one - hour drive . some notable entries over the past year include hitachi european big data laboratory and allscripts , a u . s . - based company that established their emea headquarters in manchester . in addition to this , there have been a number of spin - offs and start - ups , for example elucigene , reacta biotech or zilico nexcelom .\nmanchester has a proven track record in establishing partnerships between industry , academia and nhs . according to newns , \u201cmanchester is well placed to lead in this area with europe\u2019s largest clinical / academic campus located here . it is closely connected with a wide range of incubator and growth facilities ideal for all stages of a company\u2019s life cycle . this\u2014coupled with a large , stable talent pool and relatively low costs of operation and living\u2014is a winning formula for business innovation and investment . \u201d\nin order to help business gain access to the market and to ensure that innovation that can meet unmet medical needs is adopted by the market , the city has developed a combination of gateway organizations : northwest ehealth ( nweh ) , manchester academic health science center ( mahsc ) , manchester integrating medicine and innovative technology ( mimit ) , the farr institute and university of manchester intellectual property and trustech .\n\u201cnweh benefits greatly from its location in manchester and its strong relationship with the other elements of the health eco - system and digital economy , \u201d says nweh ceo martin gibson .\nthe organization is a not - for - profit partnership between the university of manchester , salford royal nhs foundation trust and salford clinical commissioning group . it develops innovative software that unlocks the value of healthcare data for the benefit of patients . the goal is to provide a software solution to the nhs and the commercial sector and manage data for over 700 million patient events . \u201cthe unique set of circumstances has attracted a lot of interest , \u201d gibson says .\none example is glaxosmithkline . the company came to work with nweh to get the benefits of the integrated systems . \u201cquite recently we have got an understanding with hitachi , who have set up their big data laboratory in manchester . we and our partner organizations have the resources to help them with what they want to do in the healthcare sector , \u201d gibson continues .\nmanchester academic health science center ( mahsc ) is a partnership between the university of manchester and six leading nhs organizations . they want to give patients and clinicians rapid access to the latest research discoveries , and improve the quality and effectiveness of patient care .\nthe center has been designated as an academic health science center , one of only six in the uk . it is becoming a major biomedical hub , providing clinical and research leadership and helping health care organizations reap the benefits of research and innovation to drive improvements in care .\nmanchester integrating medicine and innovative technology ( mimit ) forms a cornerstone of the mahsc health technology hub . it uses its innovation development pathway to facilitate collaborations between clinicians , scientists , engineers and industry to develop innovative technology for patient benefits . mahsc partners , for example , with hitachi , which launched hitachi\u2019s european big data laboratory in october 2013 . the laboratory aims to create technologies in response to global needs .\nthe farr institute of health informatics research comprises four nodes distributed across the uk and led from university of manchester . with a 17 . 5 million pounds research award from a 10 - funder consortium , plus additional 20 million pounds capital funds from the medical research council , the farr institute delivers cutting - edge research linking electronic health data with other forms of research and routinely collected data ; it also builds capacity in health informatics research . to facilitate collaboration across the four nodes and secure patient data , farr institute provides the physical and electronic infrastructure .\nfinally , trustech is an nhs organization that improves healthcare through the development of innovative products and services . it works with innovation from within the nhs as well as from business to develop and evaluate technologies for the nhs market . it has worked with many international med - tech companies to help them develop and adapt their technologies for the uk market . trustech is linked directly with nhs hospitals as well as science park facilities and can provide many services from desk research to physician and patient evaluation of technology .\none of the most important sites in the city is called \u201cthe corridor . \u201d it\u2019s home to knowledge - intensive organizations and businesses that operate in the area of biomedical , pharmaceuticals , clinical trials , medical devices and oncology - related healthcare . its facilities are state - of - the - art , which include the manchester science park and the soon to open citylabs , manchester\u2019s biomedical center of excellence . part of this is because the university of manchester , manchester metropolitan university , the hospitals of the central manchester foundation trust and several leading medical research institutes are located there .\ndue to the close proximity of the research centers and universities , the city is able to draw on a large talent pool . the university of manchester is one of the largest schools , with more than 6 , 000 biotech and medical graduates every year , a figure that increases to 25 , 000 when including graduates from the 22 universities within an hour of the city center .\nthe university of manchester is ranked 7th in europe . the university\u2019s faculty of medical and human sciences provides outstanding opportunities for mutually beneficial partnerships with industry . more than 7 , 000 students pursue their studies there ."]}
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", "topic": 32}], "title": "solar frontier", "paragraphs": ["solar frontier achieves world record thin - film solar cell efficiency of 22 . 9 %\ncis - based thin - film pv technology in solar frontier k . k .\nsolar frontier sets thin - film pv world record with 20 . 9 % cis cell\ncis - based thin - film pv technology in solar frontier k . k . - sciencedirect\nsolar frontier first announced its decision to build the tohoku plant in december , 2013 . after completing its construction in april 2015 , solar frontier began ramping up the newly installed production lines . the tohoku plant now manufactures cis solar panels\nfig . 5 : the\nbanwell solar project ,\na 7 . 2mw project in banwell in the uk ( source : solar frontier )\nsolar frontier is the world\u2019s largest provider of cis solar energy solutions . our expertise covers the entire solar energy value chain , from pioneering next - generation cis modules through to independent power production .\n82 . 5 mw installation from solar frontier at catalina , u . s . , wins intersolar award\nsolar frontier\u2019s newest cis solar panel factory features its most advanced production technology . compared to solar frontier\u2019s main production plant in southern japan , the 900mw kunitomi plant , the tohoku plant requires only two - thirds the investment and manpower per megawatt . it also requires only one - third the time to manufacture a cis solar panel . this technology enables solar frontier to achieve globally best - in - class production costs\nin 2014 , solar frontier and new jointly developed a 7 . 2mw mega solar power plant incorporating cis - based solar panels in banwell in the southeast of the uk ( fig . 5 ) . according to solar frontier , the result was highly valued and led to the joint development of 100mw facilities .\n\u201csolar frontier\u2019s prototype modules show the far - reaching potential of our cis technology . these modules are ultralight ,\nin the european market , solar frontier works out sales strategies responding to the renewable energy policy of each country .\nsolar frontier\u2019s cis modules generate more electricity * in real - world conditions \u2013 where it counts for the customer .\n- solar frontier , the world\u2019s largest provider of cis solar energy solutions , announced today it has commenced commercial production at its 150mw tohoku plant in miyagi prefecture , japan .\n\u2013 solar frontier and psa singapore terminals have completed the first ever installation of solar frontier\u2019s prototype ultralight and bendable cis thin - film modules . the new modules , designed and engineered in japan , were installed at psa\u2019s newest terminal building in singapore\nsolar frontier\u2019s cis technology maintains high output even when installed in east - west orientation , as well as horizontally or vertically .\nthe tohoku plant is a cornerstone in solar frontier\u2019s global growth strategy . the new plant features upgrades to solar frontier\u2019s existing cis production lines using advanced technology developed at its atsugi research center . these will enable best - in - class production costs and new product advantages . the tohoku plant also serves as a model for solar frontier\u2019s future production plants as the company looks to expand its global production footprint . solar frontier will use the ramp - up phase to test and verify its latest cis line technology\nthe start of commercial production at the tohoku plant marks the continued successful cooperation between solar frontier , ohira village and miyagi prefecture .\nthe tohoku plant\u2019s new production line is based on the proven production process at solar frontier\u2019s 900 mw kunitomi plant in southern japan . the tohoku plant will enhance solar frontier\u2019s leadership in cis as well as help further adoption of thin - film technology around the world .\nin addition to making the most economical solar energy solutions , our mission is to also make the most ecological ones . solar frontier\u2019s cis modules have been designed to meet environmental standards and requirements .\nmeanwhile , the uk has introduced the rps system , and , in the same manner as the us , construction plans of mega solar power plants are based on bot . based on this background , solar frontier europe signed contracts for development and sale of solar power plants with a total output of up to 100mw in the uk , in collaboration with german renewable energy developer new energy for the world ( new ) . the solar power plants will incorporate panels manufactured by solar frontier .\nthis archived blog was the active site for getting updated hubble frontier fields information during the frontier fields observing campaign ( 2013 - 2017 ) . the observations are now in from hubble , but the science of the frontier fields is just beginning\u2026\ncis is different . solar frontier has worked with leading solar panel technologies since the 1970s , including crystalline silicon . we realized in the early 1990s the unique potential of cis - and we\u2019ve pursued it ever since .\nthe cis technology offered by solar frontier delivers higher specific energy yields ( kwh / kwp ) than other technologies . the main reasons for this are :\n\u201csolar frontier\u2019s new 20 . 9 % efficiency record resulted from a cis cell cut from a 30cm by 30cm substrate produced using a sputtering - selenization formation method - the same method we use in our factories . the significance is twofold : it ensures we can transfer our latest achievement into mass production faster , and it proves the long - term conversion efficiency potential of solar frontier\u2019s proprietary cis technology , \u201d said satoru kuriyagawa , chief technology officer of solar frontier . \u201csolar frontier has entered into the next phase in the development of cis technology , and we look forward to building on this achievement and driving our efficiency even higher . \u201d\nelectricity costs are increasing worldwide . from office complexes and factories to farm buildings , harbor facilities and airport terminals , solar frontier is offering businesses an energy alternative :\nsolar energy has remained primarily a terrestrial endeavor because , in most cases , it is simpler and cheaper to mount photovoltaic ( solar ) panels on land .\nanti - reflective some pv modules have a glass surface that strongly reflects sunlight . solar frontier modules use patented anti - glare glass - for aesthetics , safety and efficiency .\nsolar frontier is now approaching four gigawatts of cis modules and system shipments . these are used for a variety of applications , from residential to utility - scale , across multiple climates .\nin the solar panel industry , cis is known for its economical , ecological advantages .\nhelming said transforming the aqueduct into a solar - energy producer is entirely feasible today .\nhero image credit : ibm solar panels by ibm research , used under cc by .\nsolar frontier , the world\u2019s largest cis solar energy solutions company , announced today that it has completed the construction of its fourth production plant , the tohoku plant . the new 150 mw production plant , located in miyagi , japan , now moves into the ramp - up phase .\nsolar panel installations have primarily been installed on land . now two california water utilities are building floating solar - power projects at their reservoirs to reap energy savings and other benefits .\ndan coe , esa / aura astronomer , in front of the first frontier fields image , abell 2744 .\nsolar frontier europe , a subsidiary based in germany , focuses on these markets and has been selling the\npower set ,\na system consisting of solar panels , storage batteries , a monitor and a pv inverter that controls them , for use mainly in houses . the output of solar panels and the capacity of storage batteries can be selected from 10 patterns of combinations .\nsolar frontier\u2019s unique cis technology uses zero cadmium , is lead - free and has no special recycling requirements . we are certified as compliant with the eu\u2019s restriction of hazardous substances regulations ( rohs ) .\nclick here to get the solar irradiation data for your region in europe \u2013 for free .\njennifer mack , a hubble research and instrument scientist , answers questions about her role on the frontier fields project .\nsince the solar frontier cis modules are more sensitive than other technologies to this light at longer wavelengths , and even into the infrared range , the relative quantity of energy recovered at these times is significantly higher .\nappearance solar frontier cis modules have a black module surface and a black aluminum frame * . the color comes from our proprietary production process . only two silver busbars are visible on the edge of the module .\nwater can also enhance solar generation . ironically , too much heat reduces a solar panel\u2019s energy output . every panel is rated for certain temperature limits , above which energy output plummets . but a watery surface will always be cooler than the bare ground on which most solar arrays are built .\nibm is promoting the use of solar energy by creating a groundbreaking mobile application that drives universal electrification in africa . this user - friendly app calculates the solar power needs of an individual home or business based on its location and the appliances used to recommend a solar system set - up .\nastronomer rachael livermore answers questions about her role on the frontier fields program and the path she took to get there .\nthat occur as light from distant galaxies becomes magnified and bent by the vast mass of the frontier fields\u2019 galactic clusters .\nastronomer gabriel brammer answers questions about his role on the frontier fields program and the path he took to get there .\nthe simple , user - friendly app calculates the solar power needs of an individual home or business based on its location , the number of appliances that run on solar and how many hours they run for . the app ' s algorithm draws on detailed solar radiation data for locations across south africa to recommend a solar system set - up based on the worst - case month of the year .\nsome are saying that thin - film solar panels are finished . others are convinced that their time is ahead : even though crystalline solar panels are dominating the panel market by 90 percent , suppliers of cis panels continue bringing interesting innovations to the market . the world\u2019s largest manufacturer is solar frontier in japan , who are this year is extending their range of thin - film packages in terms of roof shape and size .\nin its pursuit of a world where solar energy enables a cleaner , more comfortable life for all .\nwhile the market for small roof - top installations is dominant in these parts , elsewhere , greenfield solar parks are booming . first solar in the us is the leader in terms of cost . they produce and install thin - film panels made from cadmium telluride . with their cis panels , solar frontier is also successful in this segment , because the process of depositing the absorbers to the metallic rear electrode can be fully automated .\nframe the black frame of the solar frontier modules is an integrated functional and design element . it is made of long - life anti - corrosion aluminum which is screwed at the corners . this guarantees long life reliability and aesthetics .\nideal installations usually face south at a tilt angle of 30 degrees and below . but not every rooftop meets these conditions . the low - light behavior of solar frontier\u2019s cis modules enables high electricity yield even on rooftops with east / west orientation and whether installed vertically or horizontally . this is not the case for crystalline silicon solar panels .\nnow a few water agencies are embracing floating solar to maximize the utility of their storage ponds and reservoirs . floating solar panels can provide energy that offsets operating costs and reduces greenhouse gas emissions . and there are other benefits : floating solar panels throw shade on the water surface , which can reduce evaporation and algae growth .\nthe stsci frontier fields team receives the 2016 aura team award for its unparalleled efforts in implementing the hubble frontier fields director ' s discretionary program and providing rapid [ astronomical ] community access to high - level data products generated from the observations .\n- aura\nsolar frontier\u2019s powersets are suitable for domestic roof - top installations of more than 15 . 6 square metres in surface area . because they are variously configurable , they can be installed on top if very different roofs and at very different inclinations .\nsolar frontier has developed this cell using the same coating process followed by selenisation which they are using in mass production . this allows them to disseminate all of their recent advances into all future sites of production . for example : some of the technology that was employed to develop what was in april 2014 solar frontier\u2019s record holder at 20 . 9 percent , is already being implemented at the tohoku factory . the panels produced there now are 14 . 7 percent efficient . ( heiko schwarzburger )\nthat is not an option solar installers would currently recommend , kurien says , simply because it is not worth their time . \u201cif you want to find out what your options are for your house , solar installers are going to try to steer you towards going off the grid , or running your entire household off solar , \u201d he says .\ntricia royle , senior program coordinator , answers questions about her role on the frontier fields program and the path she took to get there .\nsonoma county water agency\u2019s oceanview water treatment pond was the test bed for this floating solar panel array last year . a final installation is expected to be complete by the end of 2017 , with an output of 1 megawatt of solar electricity .\na ground - breaking app is driving the leap to universal electrification in africa . and better yet \u2013 it\u2019s all solar .\nlarge - scale floating solar projects have been installed in japan and china , as well as on ponds at california wineries . but\na decisive factor was the reliability of cis panels in an ammonia - rich environment : thyssen krupp materials\u2019 2 , 970 square metre storage depot in veghel is close to the breeding grounds of sea gulls , bird droppings are a problem for owners of the solar installations , as it affects the performance of the panels . solar frontier\u2019s cis panels are certified ammonia - resistant and perform well even in such an environment .\nnippon yusen kaisha ooi terminal , japan\nsolar frontier\u2019s cis modules were the ideal solution for our needs . they offer excellent efficiency , stable output and outstanding durability . we intend to install these panels in our facilities in other areas .\ntetsuya muraki green energy group nyk trading corp\ncoober pedy airport terminal australia\nthe area around coober pedy is hot , dry and dusty . in conditions like these , cis thin - film panels are the perfect solution for dependable and economical solar energy .\ntheo strecker project engineer solar shop australia pty ltd\nfor the commercial segment , solar frontier offer larger - scale installation blocks as standard packages , which can be combined to fit roofs of any size . for instance , thyssen krupp materials in the netherlands had a total of 2 . 3 megawatts installed on the roofs of their storage depots .\nthe prototype modules were developed at solar frontier\u2019s atsugi research center in japan . the atsugi research center has been at the forefront of advancing cis thin - film technology , driving forward cis conversion efficiency in research and mass - production , and creating advanced products with the potential to unlock new markets .\nsnail trails are a phenomenon that can only exist on crystalline silicon modules . there are three different types of snail trail : discoloration of the silver - ( ag ) paste at right angles across the c - si cell , discoloration along the edge of the cell ( formation of a\nframe\n) , and discolorations emanating from the cell connections ( also called\nfingerprints\n) . due to the chemical composition of solar frontier cis modules and the technological differences between these and c - si modules , it can be guaranteed that snail trails will not occur on solar frontier modules .\nconversion efficiency is a popular measurement used to compare the performance of solar modules . actual performance after installation , however , depends on how differing pv technologies react to their surrounding environment and climate . solar frontier\u2019s cis modules are proven to generate more electricity ( kwh / kwp ) in real operating conditions than crystalline silicon modules . together with high automation and precision manufacturing in japan , cis modules provide long - term competitive and reliable returns on investments for customers .\nwearing an astronomically themed dress of her own creation , rachael poses in front of a large picture of abell 370 , the first strongly lensing galaxy cluster discovered . it was the last of the frontier fields galaxy clusters to be imaged . her dress is actually made up of the frontier fields , and the top front piece is abell 370 .\nthe team plans five more floating solar projects on other treatment ponds . in total , they\u2019ll produce enough electricity to power 3 , 500 homes .\nso read this , too : \u201c first solar new 365 w series 5 modules : significant further variable bos cost reduction through easier installation \u201d .\nthis occasional series focuses on members of the frontier fields team . it highlights the individuals , their jobs , and the paths they took to get to where they are today .\nthat is beginning to change . the floats and other mounting components unique to water - based solar are slightly more expensive , but that difference will evaporate as more projects are built . and as solar has proliferated in some areas , it has become harder to find available land for new installations .\n, a san francisco firm , to develop a floating solar panel system for several of its treatment ponds . pristine had not built a floating solar system before . but after some research and testing , the first system was installed as a pilot project at the oceanview treatment pond in summer 2016 .\ndirt is another enemy of solar panels . wind - blown dust inevitably collects on panels , preventing some of the sun\u2019s energy from reaching photovoltaic cells . this can reduce energy output by 20 percent or more . most ground - mounted solar arrays get cleaned only two or three times a year .\ntokyo \uff0d april 2 nd , 2014 \uff0d solar frontier , in joint research with the new energy and industrial technology development organization ( nedo ) , has achieved 20 . 9 % conversion efficiency on a 0 . 5cm2 cis cell . this is a world record conversion efficiency for thin - film photovoltaic technologies , beating solar frontier\u2019s previous world record of 19 . 7 % conversion efficiency for cis thin - film cells that do not contain cadmium , on top of the previous - best 20 . 8 % cell efficiency record set for all thin - film pv technologies . the result has been independently verified by the fraunhofer institute , europe\u2019s largest application - oriented research organization .\nthat will make it hard for manufacturers of crystalline cells and panels to grow as fast as the thin - film segment . satoru kuriyagawa , chief technology officer at solar frontier , held out the prospect that \u201cthis most recent success will bring us ever closer to our long - term goal of exceeding 30 percent with cis panels . \u201d\nbut these are simple \u201cengineering challenges , \u201d helming said . in many cases , floating solar offers more advantages than drawbacks . one advantage is reducing algae that\nso here\u2019s an interesting thought experiment . what if we could take a well - known galaxy and put it behind one of our frontier fields galaxy clusters ? what would that look like ?\n\u201cin expanding our product range to include domestic roof - top installations , we are reacting to the strong demand in the market and are giving our installation companies more variety and freedom of choice , \u201d wolfgang lange , ceo of solar frontier europe comments . \u201cthis provides our customers with even more individual solutions for their roofs . and they\u2019re easy to install .\nthe study found that mounting solar panels on just a single 80 - mile stretch of canal serving the bay area would avoid water losses worth $ 1 million annually .\n\u201cthere would be a whole bunch of companies that would jump at the chance to cover the aqueduct with solar at no cost to the state , \u201d he said .\nmany africans , whether living in the countryside or in the slums of fast - developing cities , could benefit from small solar , be that simple solar lamps that include a mobile phone charger or higher wattage set - ups . and these kinds of solutions are increasingly available off - the - shelf , complete with micro - financing options .\ni helped jennifer lotz select the six frontier fields clusters \u2014with a lot of input from other astronomers . i had hoped my babies would do well ! so far they have , and i am proud .\ni am happy to have helped make the frontier fields observations as deep and as efficient as possible to maximize the scientific return from extremely valuable observing time on hubble . with only a relatively minor change to the observing strategy , taking extra care to avoid extra glare from bright foreground light from the earth , we enabled the frontier fields to see ever fainter and more distant galaxies than otherwise would have been possible .\nsome of the recipients of the 2016 aura team award . the team received the award in july 2016 for the hubble frontier fields program , which began in 2013 . credit : p . jeffries / stsci .\nthere are some big fish to catch in the floating solar business . one of the biggest of all is the california aqueduct , owned by the state department of water resources (\nthe san diego agency signed a contract with pristine sun to install a 6 - megawatt solar array floating on its olivenhain reservoir that will cover about 10 percent of the water surface .\n\u2019s analysis may not have considered the prospect of floating solar panels , which pose a much less intensive installation process . they could also be easier to move temporarily to allow inspections .\nin germany , in particular , an increasing number of houses are introducing self - sufficient systems where batteries are installed in basements for storage of solar power ,\ngakumazawa said .\ni am proud to be contributing a small part to hubble\u2019s great legacy . in addition to my frontier fields work , i am leading a large new hubble program called relics to observe 41 more lensing galaxy clusters . complementary to the frontier fields , relics is casting a broader net with shallower imaging . our goal is to find the best and brightest distant galaxy candidates for more detailed study with current telescopes and with the james webb space telescope .\nit should be noted that the nasa frontier fields program is bigger than just the core hubble frontier fields program at stsci . there are also teams of people working with nasa\u2019s other great observatories , the chandra x - ray observatory and the spitzer space telescope , to acquire images of these fields in invisible x - ray and infrared light . there are teams of astronomers proposing for follow - up observations of the frontier fields using many ground - based observatories in radio , millimeter , infrared , and visible light . in addition , there are the astronomers and mathematical modelers who are taking this publicly available data and using it to broaden our understanding of the physics of the cosmos .\nsolar frontier cis modules have been developed to provide the best possible outputs , that is to say the highest yields measured as kwh per kwp , under these less than perfect conditions as well . the result is optimum energy generation under all light conditions , including those that are not ideal . you can find more information and real comparative yield data in the area entitled cis vs . other technologies on our homepage .\nworkers assemble a floating solar panel array last year in a pilot project at sonoma county water agency\u2019s oceanview water treatment pond in windsor , calif . ( photo courtesy sonoma county water agency )\nrodgers\u2019 agency first sought bids for a floating solar project five years ago and got no \u201cviable results , \u201d she said . it tried again about 18 months ago and received several proposals .\nsolar frontier\u2019s latest efficiency record was achieved at the atsugi research center ( arc ) in kanagawa , japan . as part of the arc\u2019s customer - centric approach , it focuses on boosting the conversion efficiency of its cis modules , developing its proprietary mass production machinery , and reducing overall system costs for end users . the arc has been at the forefront of advancing cis technology , setting numerous world records since it was established in 2009 .\ngabe checks out the telescope for observations of the june 21 , 2001 , total solar eclipse from lusaka , zambia , as part of the williams college eclipse expedition . credit : j . pasachoff .\nedeka parking rooftop , germany\nsolar frontier\u2019s cis thin - film modules have convinced me for a number of reasons : their high performance and efficiency as well as being ecological , free of cadmium and lead . the installation is the perfect example of how we can use parking lot roof space to generate ecological energy . we are very proud to have been nominated for the environment award of the city of schwabach .\nroland krawczyk tenant edeka supermarket\nin july 2016 , the hubble frontier fields team was given the aura team award . aura \u2013 the association of universities for research in astronomy \u2013 operates the space telescope science institute ( stsci \u2013 the science operations center for hubble ) for nasa .\nleft : frontier fields hubble image of pandora\u2019s cluster , abell 2744 . right : lensing magnifications ( color ) and distortions ( swirls ) of distant galaxies according to one model produced by johan richard and the \u201ccats\u201d ( clusters as telescopes ) team .\nsolar power , often seen as an expensive luxury in the west , can bridge a vital gap . just as sub - saharan africa leapt straight from a landscape with barely a telephone wire to a region replete with mobiles , smartphones and even mobile currency , swaths of the continent may sidestep the grid and move straight to solar : clean , green and \u2013 thanks to africa ' s climate \u2013 reliable energy .\ntoday , astronomy is increasingly relying on larger projects that require teams of men and women with diverse skill sets , including the hubble frontier fields program . frontier fields was conceived following the successes of prior hubble deep - field programs . these include the hubble deep field , hubble ultra deep field , candels , and in particular , clash \u2013 which helped build our understanding of gravitational lensing around galaxy clusters . the general frontier fields program also both benefited from , and enhanced , our understanding of mathematical models that predict how light from distant galaxies will be lensed by foreground massive clusters . of course , all of the deep - field studies are possible because of the work of prior luminaries such as edwin hubble , henrietta leavitt , and albert einstein .\nin california alone , using a very conservative estimate of available inland water surface area , helming estimates floating solar could produce 20 gigawatts of electricity . that\u2019s more than 10 percent of the state\u2019s total energy need .\nthe frontier fields images , while beautiful , aren\u2019t all that easy to comprehend to eyes outside the astronomy community . look at them and you see streaks of light and blurry smudges mixed into a field of obvious galaxies . it can be difficult to interpret the\nif , for any reason , you do not copy the code prepared for you , you must paste this code snippet into the end of the article in your cms : < img src =\nurltoken ; = https % 3a % 2f % 2fwww . newsdeeply . com % 2fwater % 2farticles % 2f2017 % 2f08 % 2f17 % 2ffloating - solar - power - a - new - frontier - for - green - leaning - water - utilities\nalt =\n/ >\nused by water utilities have long been viewed with a single purpose : holding water . now a handful of pioneering water utilities are looking at their aquatic real estate with a new purpose in mind : solar energy generation .\nsouth africa ' s grid is currently under pressure , with a system of rolling blackouts in place . so many small businesses have been exploring how to keep running during the hours when the city goes dark . \u201ca lot have bought generators and some have used solar , \u201d kurien says . \u201ci thought an app that enabled people to explore how solar works , without having to sit with an expensive consultant , could be an answer . \u201d\nour cis solutions generate more electricity ( kilowatt - hours per kilowatt - peak ) than crystalline silicon in actual operating conditions . this is key to cost - competitive and reliable returns on investment in the solar energy market .\ntraditional home solar installers and installation apps require a level of technical detail that the average householder simply does not know . the new app strips out that complexity . \u201cit tells your average joe who might not have any technical background or idea what a kilowatt - hour is , and just knows ' i have two lightbulbs in my house and a fridge and a tv ' , just how much solar power he might need , \u201d says algio .\nthe olivenhain project may include battery storage , rodgers said . this would allow the water authority to maximize revenue by selling electricity during evening and late - afternoon hours , when solar output drops off but energy demand is peaking .\n\u201cafrica has the potential to leapfrog straight into clean and reliable energy sources like solar , \u201d algio says . \u201cbecause the lessons have been learnt in the developing world , africa has the opportunity to bypass the intervening stages . \u201d\nsolar start - up m - kopa makes an 8 - watt solar panel that comes with two lightbulbs , a torch , a mobile phone charger and a radio . currently available in kenya , tanzania , uganda and ghana , customers pay an initial deposit of $ 30 followed by 365 daily 50 - cent payments , using mobile phone currency : if they miss a payment , the system powers off until the debt is up - to - date .\nfor the frontier fields , five groups of astronomers from around the world collaborated to gather the best possible data on all six clusters and produce gravitational lensing models . i coordinated these efforts and processed their model submissions for all astronomers to use . this lens modeling work is unprecedented both for its collaborative nature and the accessibility that all astronomers now have to the magnification estimates . with deep frontier fields imaging now in hand , astronomers are able to study the lensing in much more detail and are producing the best dark matter maps and lensing models ever .\ncovering portions of the canal with solar panels . it concluded this wasn\u2019t feasible because of the need for frequent visual inspections of the canal and the water surface itself . it also cited challenges in attaching panels to the canal banks .\nsolar panels are affected by heat . some technologies are better at handling it than others . cis delivers high yields \u2013 even in desert environments . this is indicated by the lower temperature coefficient of cis compared to crystalline silicon modules .\nthe introduction of the new plant comes as solar frontier works to bring its cis technology to more customers around the world . compared to crystalline silicon modules , cis modules generate a higher energy yield ( kilowatt - hours per kilowatt - peak ) in real world conditions . the tohoku plant will build on the performance advantages of cis with new product upgrades . this includes module conversion efficiencies of over 15 % and adjustments to the voltage and current of its cis thin - film modules , enabling more freedom in system design .\nbut in the real world , this very rarely happens . roofs have different orientations . temperatures climb to extremes \u2013 especially in deserts . trees , chimneys , buildings and even clouds cast shadows . humidity , lighting conditions and a myriad of other climatic conditions fluctuate between environments . every one of these factors can impact the energy yield of a solar power system . solar panels , based on their technology , will react differently to real - world conditions \u2013 some better than others .\none drawback to such installations is that the floating solar panels and their anchoring systems must not interfere with water system operations . that means preserving access to drains and other plumbing . in some cases , panels may need to be easily removable .\nthe project which is situated in the towns of veghel and zwijndrecht comprises two roof - top installations on top of storage depots . including a total of 30 inverters and 13 , 472 cis panels , it is one of the largest solar projects in the netherlands . the panels were delivered starting may 2015 and installed in june of that year . the generators were already connected to the grid in july . between july and november , the installations produced six percent more solar electricity than expected .\nand a new app undergoing testing in ibm research ' s johannesburg lab could bring the benefits of small solar to residential users , both rural and urban , including people who are already connected to sub - saharan africa ' s often unreliable grids .\nwill install floating solar panel arrays later this year . the panels will float on its oceanview treated wastewater pond in windsor , where shade from the panels will reduce the cost of algae control , and the electricity produced will help power the treatment process .\n) , which exports vast amounts of water from north to south . the aqueduct offers more than 400 miles of canal surface area that could be covered with solar panels in a region of the state \u2013 the san joaquin valley \u2013 that is relentlessly sunny .\neven classmates in my kids\u2019 pre - kindergarten classes know hubble when they see it ! hubble has something for everybody , from atmospheres of extra - solar planets to the most distant galaxies , and therefore has had an immeasurable impact on society\u2019s scientific imagination and curiosity .\nthe buffer layer in the cis module by solar frontier is responsible for the light soaking effect . this layer is a component of the cis thin film and ensures that the charge is transported more easily between the photoactive layer and the transparent contact ( tco ) on the front of the module . initially , this buffer layer forms an energy barrier , which makes the flow of electrons more difficult . excited by the photons in the sunlight , the first electrons begin moving and neutralize the faulty areas which at first still remain in the boundary areas between the layers . this causes the energy barrier to shrink , electrons can flow more easily , and the serial resistance is lowered . consequently the flow of energy increases and the module functions more efficiently . unlike classic cis , one of the remarkable features of the solar frontier technology is that toxic cadmium is replaced with zinc . not only is this less harmful to the environment , it is also essential for creating the light soaking effect . as a result , the properties of the buffer layer are improved and the module output increases . this effect is the result of years of intensive work by our research and development department .\n\u201cpsa is pleased to be involved in a project that underlines our commitment to green energy technologies . alongside our electrically powered automated rail mounted gantry cranes at our new terminals , these solar modules will also help to reduce psa\u2019s carbon footprint as we continue to promote environmental sustainability\nin germany , spain and italy , which introduced the feed - in tariff ( fit ) scheme earlier than other countries and led the solar power generation market in europe , introduction of compact equipment for self - consumption has been accelerating following the decline in purchase price .\nresponding to the increasing needs for self - consumption systems intended for small offices , this spring , the company commercialized\npower set industrial .\nsolar panel output is limited to two patterns of units \u2013 21kw and 33kw \u2013 to enhance the cost performance of systems .\nthe agency had already built solar arrays on rooftops and parking lots , said then - general manager grant davis . ( davis was recently appointed director of the california department of water resources . ) the next choice was ranch land , but that posed a conflict with livestock grazing operations .\ncuinse 2 ( cis ) - based thin - film photovoltaic ( pv ) technology is recognized as a second - generation thin - film pv technology and its module efficiency has currently reached a level comparable to that of the market - dominant wafer - based polycrystalline - si pv technology . solar frontier k . k . ( sfkk ) employs not only non - si pv , but also cd - free and pb - free concepts in its products . based on this concept , sfkk has already moved to the giga - watt production stage in 2011 . in this paper , current status and future prospects of sfkk are reviewed .\nthe app not only empowers lighter electricity consumers to go off - the - grid for a fraction of the cost and complexity of a full solar install by professional installers . it enables wealthier users to move off - grid piece by piece , greening their homes one appliance at a time .\nin 2015 found that covering the aqueduct with solar panels would more than pay for itself . it could also prevent over 9 , 000 acre - feet of water evaporation per day . on an annual basis , that\u2019s equal to the entire capacity of lake oroville , the state\u2019s second - largest reservoir .\nthe james webb space telescope is a large infrared telescope with a 6 . 5 - meter primary mirror . scheduled for launch in october of 2018 , webb will be the premier observatory of the next decade , serving thousands of astronomers worldwide . it will study every phase in the history of our universe , ranging from the first luminous glows after the big bang , to the formation of solar systems capable of supporting life on planets like earth , to the evolution of our own solar system . this illustration shows the cold side of the james webb space telescope , where the mirrors and instruments are positioned . credit : northrop grumman .\nfrontier fields draws on the power of massive clusters of galaxies to unleash the full potential of the hubble space telescope . the gravity of these clusters warps and magnifies the faint light of the distant galaxies behind them . hubble captures the boosted light , revealing the farthest galaxies humanity has ever encountered , and giving us a glimpse of the cosmos to be unveiled by the james webb space telescope .\nmy formal title is research & instrument scientist in hubble space telescope\u2019s instruments division . i help manage the frontier fields data pipeline , which delivers the best possible calibrated data products to the astronomical community . i am also part of the wfc3 [ wide field camera 3 ] instrument team where i work on calibration of the uvis [ ultraviolet and visible light ] and ir [ infrared light ] detectors .\nthe data pipeline team keeps an eye on the frontier fields images as they are arriving from the telescope . for a given cluster , these come in a steady stream over a period of about 6 weeks , so we have to keep on top of things . first and foremost we need to be sure that the telescope was pointing in the right place and that it was stable throughout the exposure .\ni am an esa / aura astronomer at the space telescope science institute ( stsci ) in baltimore . i use gravitational lensing to search for distant galaxies in hubble and spitzer space telescope images . i am the gravitational lens model coordinator for the frontier fields program . i also work to support astronomers\u2019 use of hubble\u2019s advanced camera for surveys and the near - infrared camera on the upcoming james webb space telescope .\nlater in the summer of \u201997 , i went to new england to tour potential colleges , where , during a short visit to williams college , i met professor jay m . pasachoff and his students who were preparing an expedition to observe the solar eclipse in aruba the following year . that brief encounter , along with the recent experience observing hale - bopp , showed me that studying astronomy would offer an ideal combination of research in the physical sciences and travel to exotic locales to observe both aesthetically and scientifically magnificent phenomena . i was privileged to later study and research with professor pasachoff myself , including an unforgettable expedition to observe the solar eclipse in lusaka , zambia , in 2001 .\nincreasing solar penetration in africa will improve health , bring electricity to rural hospitals and free citizens from the toxic smoke of paraffin , coal , wood or dung cooking fires . it will drive education by electrifying rural schools and increasing access to the internet . it will empower small businesses . and , of course , it will help to slow the pace of climate change .\nthe new powerset maxi is supplied in all output sizes between 4 . 8 and 9 . 9 kilowatt , and there is also a three - phase piko inverter by kostal solar electric that has two mpp trackers . the powerset maxi \u2019s second mpp tracker makes for a very simple system solution for large domestic roofs involving two strings , which is very quick to plan and install .\non top of it all , gravitational lenses extend hubble\u2019s view deeper into the universe . very distant galaxies are very faint . gravitational lensing not only distorts the image of a background galaxy , it can also amplify its light . looking through a lensing galaxy cluster , hubble can see fainter and more distant galaxies than otherwise possible . the frontier fields project has examined multiple galaxy clusters , measured their lensing and matter distribution , and identified a collection of these most distant galaxies .\ngravitational lensing had been used often by astronomers , but its power had yet to be fully exploited . no one had taken ultra - deep images of a galaxy cluster with hubble or spitzer . i advocated for this to a committee convened by former stsci director matt mountain . and now it has become a reality in the frontier fields program led by jennifer lotz . the ultra - deep images of galaxy clusters are revealing the faintest galaxies ever studied , magnified by gravitational lensing .\nif you could build the ideal solar power system , you would choose an installation facing south with a tilt angle best suited to the direction of the sun . the environs would be absolutely free of shade and the air would be clear and devoid of impurities \u2013 whether dirt , dust , fog or smog . the weather would always be cold and sunny , bringing out the highest possible energy yields .\n\u201cit seems like there is quite a bit of interest , which is exciting , \u201d said helming . \u201cnow in california and hawaii and japan , and other parts of the world , there are challenges sometimes finding new locations where you do have fairly high concentrations of both rooftop and ground - mount solar . it makes a lot of sense to look at these underutilized assets owned by water agencies and municipalities for this potential application . \u201d\n\u201cfrom my perspective , it was about education . you don ' t need to spend a small fortune , like tens of thousands of dollars , to put your whole house off - grid , \u201d explains ibm engineer toby kurien . \u201cif you just wanted to run your business , you could run your laptop , printer and internet using one solar panel and two batteries , and that whole system would cost $ 100 or so . \u201d\ni sew , and have become known for my space dresses ; i\u2019ve had several hubble images printed on fabric and turned them into clothing \u2013 including two hubble frontier fields dresses \u2013 that i wear for outreach events and at conferences . i\u2019m also still interested in science fiction , so i make costumes for science fiction conventions , and sometimes run the conventions themselves . when i moved to the us four years ago i was excited to discover renaissance faires , which seem to be huge outdoor costume parties with jousting and fried food .\nso , now , we can also say that we\u2019ve been lucky . the hubble space telescope and the science instruments have performed well , getting us all the data we had hoped and planned to get . as we continue to work on the data , we\u2019re now seeing the more refined versions of the frontier fields images which we will release to the community soon . they are indeed beautiful and interesting , and they will help the community\u2014all of us\u2014to better prepare for the soon - to - come james webb space telescope observations .\nwhen astronomers are granted time on hubble , their program is assigned to a program coordinator to make sure the observations are feasible and schedulable on the telescope . when problems occur any time between acceptance and execution , it\u2019s the program coordinator who helps get problems resolved . we act as liaisons between the various groups at the space telescope science institute ( stsci ) \u2014 science , operations , scheduling \u2014 and the observers \u2014 principal investigators and co - investigators . i tend toward the large - scale and long - term observations like frontier fields .\nthat means that thin - film panels generally produce better yields in warmer climes . in places where sufficient space for solar parks , thin - film is beginning to have the edge . it costs less than one us dollar per watt of annual output to establish a factory for cis panels , whereas investments in new factories for crystalline panels costs about four times that . primarily , it is producing the silicon cells that is much more complex and expensive .\nafter the first servicing mission to hubble in december 1993 , the newly installed wide field and planetary camera 2 ( wfpc2 ) imaged the central portion of a remote cluster of galaxies called abell 851 , or cl 0939 + 4713 . at the time this observation was taken , though only of 10 orbits depth in one filter , it was one of the deepest detailed optical images ever taken of the night sky . this observation was a precursor to and helped inspire the later hubble deep fields and frontier fields and other similar work . credit : alan dressler ( carnegie institution ) and nasa .\ni like the view from where i sit in operations . i like watching a hubble program develop from the initial science outline in the phase 1 , to a workable phase 2 , to a successfully executed set of observations . i especially love the large and multi - cycle programs \u2014 47 tuc , hubble deep field , ultra deep field , andromeda , candels , and now frontier fields . they allow me to work with people who have such a passion for what they do on these in - depth programs and challenge me to find new ways to get them the science they need .\nhaving been a member of all of stsci\u2019s internal working groups for the various community service deep field projects we have done here since the very first one , and even one of its important predecessors , it has been very interesting to me , and the most fun , to be a part of the debate , discussions , and activity involved in designing and planning these observations , and the way that process has taken place over those years . so , in this blog article , i\u2019d like to share my own longer , and more personal context for the frontier fields program and those which went before ."]}
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", "topic": 21}], "title": "essel vision productions", "paragraphs": ["essel vision productions has appointed partha thakur as its non - fiction programming head .\nmumbai : with the overall strategic vision of the business to strengthen its revenue streams from the films division , essel vision productions ltd ( evpl ) has appointed girish johar as global revenue head for films division .\ndirectors of essel vision productions limited are vibhu agarwal , mihir kirtikumar modi , nikhil dilip shoorji , lakshminarayanan mahadevan , mukund venkatesh galgali , bharat kumar kedia , .\ni want to work with essel vision . i love this show . # pyar tune kya kiya\ntelevision actor karan wahi will host the show , which is being produced by essel vision productions , the creative and production studio of zee entertainment enterprises ltd ( zeel ) .\nzee entertainment enterprises ( zeel ) has appointed akash chawla as the business head for essel vision productions ( evpl ) . chawla was heading the marketing function for national channels at zeel .\nthakur will report to akash chawla , business head , essel vision . chawla , former vp , marketing of zeel ' s national channels , joined essel in august this year .\nkeni added essel vision is also in talks with several prolific content makers and will soon announce other projects in the pipeline .\npreviously , thakur was non - fiction head and creative director , sol productions . at essel , he will report to akash chawla , business head .\nessel vision has built a portfolio of regional cinema in marathi and bengali , television shows and is now venturing into hindi cinema . wholly owned by zee , essel vision is backed by the conglomerate ' s vast network of channels including its music company zee music .\nessel vision productions limited ' s annual general meeting ( agm ) was last held on 27 september 2017 and as per records from ministry of corporate affairs ( mca ) , its balance sheet was last filed on 31 march 2017 .\nessel vision productions , the creative and production studio of zee entertainment enterprises , has announced a multi - film deal to make its foray into mainstream commercial hindi films with writer , director and producer , sanjay gupta ' s white feather films .\nakash chawla , business head , essel vision says ,\nthis is our first announcement and many more announcements can be expected from essel vision in the hindi film space . zee is here to make quality and commercially viable films and essel vision , as the creative and production arm of zee , will lead the foray . we will be involved in all aspects right from film production , processing , distribution , exhibition and revenue streams of these films .\nmumbai : zee entertainment enterprises limited\u2019s ( zeel ) creative and production studio essel vision productions is gearing up for its much anticipated film \u2013 jazbaa . the movie , which is touted as aishwarya rai bachchan ' s comeback film , is slated to go on floors on 20 january .\nmumbai : essel vision productions ltd ( evpl ) , the creative and production studio of zee entertainment enterprises ltd ( zeel ) , has announced a multi - film deal to make its foray into mainstream commercial hindi films with writer , director and producer , sanjay gupta\u2019s white feather films .\nessel vision productions limited ' s corporate identification number is ( cin ) u74990mh2010plc198648 and its registration number is 198648 . its email address is divya . damania @ urltoken and its registered address is continental building , 135 , dr . annie besant road , worli , mumbai mh 400018 in , - , .\nessel vision productions will be producing the movie in association with sanjay gupta ' s white feather films and sachiin joshi\u2019s viiking entertainment . the movie also stars shabana azmi , irrfan khan , anupam kher , chandan roy sanyal , atul kulkarni , siddharth kapoor , baby sara arjun and priya banerjee . it will be directed by gupta .\nin dance india dance lil champs audition in vadodara . thank you essel for giving me this opportunit\nessel vision productions limited is a public incorporated on 07 january 2010 . it is classified as non - govt company and is registered at registrar of companies , mumbai . its authorized share capital is rs . 200 , 000 , 000 and its paid up capital is rs . 130 , 099 , 968 . it is inolved in business activities n . e . c .\nprior to joining essel , thakur worked with companies like wizcraft television , miditech productions , optimystix entertainment , searchlight productions and mtv india . shows he has worked on include names like ' entertainment ke liye kuch bhi karega ' , ' indian idol ' , ' fame gurukul ' , ' iifa awards ' , ' gima awards ' , ' apsara awards ' , ' zee rishtey awards ' and ' dare to dance ' .\n\u00a9 2018 essel corporate . all rights reserved . site best viewed in 1024x768 resolution & ie 7 and above .\nessel vision has , in a short span of three years , emerged as a full - fledged state - of - the - art - studio that is a one - stop destination for all in film making , promotions , advertising , distribution and revenue generating streams . it has built a dynamic portfolio of regional cinema in marathi and bengali , top rated television shows and is now venturing into hindi cinema . wholly owned by zee , essel vision is backed by the conglomerate ' s vast network of channels including its music company zee music .\nltd ( evpl ) was instituted in june 2012 as a part of essel group of companies under the leadership of mr . nittin keni .\njust as zee is an innovative leader in developing new business models for the evolving television and film landscape , essel vision\u2019s objective is to be a one - stop shop for all film , television , digital , events & ip creation related services where it will produce , co - produce , market and distribute .\nspeaking on its foray , essel vision ceo nittin keni said ,\njazbaa is an amazing story intertwined with superlative action , drama and mystery . it is the kind of entertaining and meaningful cinema that we want our audience to associate us with . supported with keen creative & business acumen we are confident that we deliver compelling , profitable entertaining content to global audiences .\nnittin keni , ceo , essel vision says ,\nwe are delighted to associate with sanjay gupta . the first offering jazbaa is a brilliant script that is full of emotional texture and develops beautifully into a human story for global audiences . the partnership is a perfect fit for both companies and i am confident that together we will be in a better position to deliver compelling , profitable entertaining content to global audiences .\nfor the record , essel vision has made several mainstream film including ' d - day ' , ' gulaal ' , ' natrang ' and ' kaaksparsh ' . in the television space , shows the company has produced include ' fear files ' , ' dance india dance ' , ' india ' s best dramebaaz ' , ' saregama ' , ' did l ' il masters ' , ' did super moms ' , on hindi tv , and ' eka peksha ek ' and ' fu bai fu ' , among others , on marathi tv .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\njohar will be responsible for existing as well as generating new revenue streams from films across all languages and mediums . he will report into evpl business head akash chawla .\nchawla believes that the film division is fundamental for business and has immense potential to grow . revenues play a pivotal role in fuelling the expansion strategy of any business and creating different revenue streams from various mediums is central to the success of this strategy . \u201cwith girish at the helm of this , i am confident that the revenues will be further maximised and many more avenues will be explored than those currently . \u201d\na graduate in economic honors and an mba in marketing and it , johar has been involved in promoting and selling of more than 130 films till date \u2013 in various capacities . having worked with leading players like balaji , sony , disney and utv motion pictures , he is one of the very few professionals from film industry to have experiences in marketing , production , exhibition and global distribution .\nhe has actively worked on seeking in and around film branding and alliance partners , trade initiatives for buying , selling and networking . johar has conceptualised and executed effective marketing and exploitation strategies for films from the scripting stage till their final theatrical releases . during his tenure , he has defined the business and market for films releasing in various languages - hindi , english , bengali , punjabi , tamil , telugu and marathi .\nthe indian kabaddi team is ready with all guns firing for the 18th asian games jakarta in august 2018 .\neros now , india\u2019s premiere video ott platform and gold\u2019s gym , have announced a new partnership in india .\nmumbai : it ' s promotion time at the reliance industries - owned news firm tv18 broadcast and network18 media and entertainment broadcasting major viacom18 . the boards of the three companies have upped their respective ceos to managing director ( md ) . sudhanshu vats who was earlier group ceo , viacom18 . . .\nwith the advent of monsoon , sony entertainment television opens up a refreshing new chapter of indian idol with # mausammusicka .\nindia is a vibrant combination of landscapes , traditions and cultures that houses spectacular destinations still unexplored and uncharted .\nthe 2018 edition of night golf contest hero challenge will , for the first - time , be telecast live in india on dsport . it will take place from 12 am to 10 am on 11 july . apart from dsport , the contest will be available on european tour\u2019s platforms .\nkids from 90s that grew up watching aladdin , duck tales , the flintstones , tom and jerry and dexter\u2019s laboratory among others will cherish the memories of being couch potatoes during their childhood . until 2008 , when chhota bheem , a dhoti - clad boy chomping laddoos made an entry in the industry , all . . .\ntravelxp , the lifestyle channel that reaches over 91 million homes , has planned to expand its reach in the major market of asia - pacific . the company has forayed into singapore market in association with a local player starhub that went on air on 3 july 2018 .\nenglish business news ( ebn ) channel et now completed nine years of its existence on 17 june . it has also been a year since the channel revamped itself last august with the tagline \u2018rise with india\u2019 . the move was to go beyond just business clips to be a holistic channel .\nthe non - fiction content vertical of the production house has been working on projects for zee . the company is looking to position itself as a one - stop shop for all film , television , digital , events and ip - related services , which it will produce , co - produce , market and distribute .\nthakur holds a masters degree in communication studies from pune university . he has over 15 years of experience in the media and entertainment industry .\nthrough the course of his career , thakur has not only worked as creative head on several tv programmes , but has also directed some of them . he has also been responsible for duties like production , budgeting and strategic planning . channels he has worked closely with include zee tv , star plus , star world , sony entertainment television , colors , mtv , sun tv , vijay tv , ndtv , pogo , disney network , utv and fox traveler .\nnat geo ' s swati mohan joins netflix as director , m . . .\nwhy did times internet pay rs 1 , 000 crore for mx p . . .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 afaqs ! . all pages of the website are subject to our terms and conditions and privacy policy . you must not reproduce , duplicate , copy , sell , resell or exploit any material on the website for any commercial purposes .\njazbaa is a crime thriller and filled with unpredictable twists in the plot hence it was imperative for the actors to be completely in sync with their characters . with the film all set to go on the floors on 20 january , the makers organised a script reading session , which gave an opportunity for the cast and crew to come together to understand and prepare their roles thoroughly .\nthe script reading session was helmed by gupta along with scriptwriters kamlesh pandey and robin bhatt . it opened interesting conversations among the actors about the concept in india for a bollywood film . this was later followed by a detailed dialogue with the creative team including sound designer resul pookutty and cinematographer sameer arya .\ncommenting on the narration , gupta said ,\nthe script reading session of jazbaa with the entire cast and crew went off very well . internationally , it ' s the norm and i think it helps the cast bond with each other before the shooting starts . it ' s a better arrangement than having the actors meet each other only when they reach the sets when the shoot begins . writers sometimes tend to miss out certain elements when they are so close to the script . the inputs i received from the actors were fresh as they have interesting perspectives when they hear the story at one go like this and will only help us make a better film . it was also an ice breaker for the talent on the film since most of my cast are working with each other for the first time .\nkeeping the lead actress\u2019 parenting duties in mind , gupta , who is also father to a young child , plans to shoot the film only on weekdays .\nshabana and aishwarya hit if off instantly as they waited for irrfan to join them . it was not surprising to see aishwarya go up to and welcome the young child actor , sara , on board the film by hugging her . even as sara smiled and told her that was her huge fan , the actress responded by saying , \u201cdon ' t be my fan , you ' re my daughter ! \u201d\n& priv\u00e9 hd , the premium destination for nuanced cinema , is all set to premiere the american mystery - thriller the gift on saturday , 23rd of june at 1 : 00 pm and 9 : 00 pm . the movie marks the directorial debut of actor joel edgerton who also plays a central character along with jason bateman and . . .\npvr cinemas , with its storied history of becoming the leading exhibitor and an eminent platform for all things cinematic launched the year round programme by mumbai academy of moving image ( mami ) in delhi .\nbanijay asia , founded by deepak dhar , has appointed rishi negi as chief operating officer ( coo ) . the group recently announced its entry into the region with a commitment of producing scripted and non - scripted content across genres including digital and films for india and south east asia . negi . . .\nmumbai : right at the opportune time , one of india\u2019s oldest media companies , shemaroo entertainment , has launched a new devotional app called ibaadat . the islamic devotional app will contain live feeds , devotional tunes , an e - commerce platform , donation service , etc . over time , customer feedback . . .\nbookmyshow sells over 3 . 5 million tickets for avengers : infinity war ; contributes close to 45 % to its opening weekend collection in india\navengers : infinity war set new records on bookmyshow as it became the first hollywood film to sell an unprecedented 12 tickets a second when the bookings were at its peak on the weekend . bookmyshow has so far sold over 3 . 5 million tickets for this mega blockbuster and has contributed close to 45 . . .\nbengaluru : higher box office , food and beverages ( f & b ) and sponsorship revenues , higher occupancy , higher average ticket prices ( atp ) have helped push up indian exhibitor pvr ltd\u2019s ( pvr ) overall numbers for the quarter and year ended 31 march 2018 ( q4 - 2018 , quarter under review , fy - 2018 , year . . .\nmumbai : a range of stakeholders from the local screen community united to stage a number of events in celebration of world intellectual property ( ip ) day . this year\u2019s theme campaigns celebrate the brilliance , ingenuity and courage of women who are driving change in the world and shaping our common . . .\nthe fukra boys hunny , choocha , zafar and lali get on with their lives after successfully getting bholi punjaban arrested . but they are in for a shock when she returns early from prison and tries to seek revenge . the second installment of the fukrey franchise , fukrey returns which earned over 100 . . .\neros international ' s bajrangi bhaijaan grosses over rs . 169 . 17 crores ( usd 25 . 95 million ) in first 10 days of release\neros international media ltd , a leading global film company in the indian film entertainment industry , announced producer salman khan film\u2019s bajrangi bhaijaan has collected over rs . 160 crores within ten days of its release in china . more than two years since it opened in india , bajrangi bhaijaan . . .\nto enhance it from its current size into a business which is larger in terms of reach to multiple channels and languages , zee entertainment enterprises ltd ( zeel ) has appointed mr .\nakash has been given the mandate to head the tv production ( all languages ) , movie production ( all languages except marathi ) , studio production business , digital & online production , events & ip creation . akash will drive the organizational aspiration of evpl and contribute in multiplying its business from its current business levels . for this role , akash will report to mr . nittin keni , ceo - evpl .\nhe has just 2 weeks left & i need rs . 5 . 5 lakh to save him .\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\netimes is an entertainment , tv & lifestyle industry ' s promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved .\nthe company has signed a multi - film deal with sanjay gupta ' s white feather films . their first movie ' jazbaa ' to release in january 2015 .\nthe first film is slated to go on floors in january 2015 . titled jazbaa , it is aishwarya rai bachchan ' s comeback film as a lead protagonist and also stars irrfan khan , shabana azmi and anupam kher .\ngupta who known for his action thrillers which include kaante , musafir , zinda , shootout at lokhandwala and shootout at wadala comments ,\nhaving the largest indian television conglomerate zeel backing us is a dream come true for any production house . we , at white feather films , could not be happier . also , for me from doing fast paced action , i ' m looking forward to jazbaa as it ' s a gripping , touching and terrifying drama . we have a stellar team , and a great dramatic conundrum that audiences should enjoy .\nthe first film to go on floors in january 2015 is directed by sanjay gupta . titled jazbaa , it is aishwarya rai bachchan\u2019s comeback film as the dynamic lead protagonist and also stars irrfan khan , shabana azmi and anupam kher . jazbaa will be aishwarya ' s first film after a gap of 5 years .\nnew delhi : zee is leaving no stones unturned to push the next edition of dance india dance ( did ) super moms . for marketing and publicty , the channel has allocated around 20 per cent of the show\u2019s total budget . the reality show is commencing on 28 march on zee tv .\nzee tv business head pradeep hejmadi told urltoken that the marketing will also stress heavily on social media , apart from the usual marketing route on television channels .\nspeaking on the sidelines of a press meet here , hejmadi said that there will be emphasis on advertising actively through radio , but print media may be used only on the day the series is to commence .\nhowever , sponsorships deals for the show have not yet been finalized . the channel is in active discussions with potential advertisers for all categories , including the title sponsor .\napart from geeta kapur and terence lewis , who have been part of the jury earlier , actor govinda has come on as a judge . however , the concept of maha guru ( a role , which mithun chakraborty essayed in the earlier series ) has been done away with .\nhejmadi said that auditions were held in 16 cities and towns and post that the 16 shortlisted candidates were called to mumbai .\nthe show had also introduced the concept of skippers and the dancers had been divided into three teams , each headed by a skipper , who trained them .\nhejmadi also informed having achieved its core target audience in the first season of the series , the channel has now decided to add some new features .\nin order to provide support to the super mom , the channel will now highlight the contestants ' ' super families ' on the show too .\nhejmadi said , \u201cthis season aims to celebrate the dancing talent of india\u2019s most graceful mothers yet again and set higher benchmarks for excellence in dance . we have some very interesting contestants this season . while some are dancing for the sheer joy of it , there are others who are reconnecting with a latent talent . there are also some unique cases where the lady in question is participating in the show to redeem herself and dance , as an art form , in the eyes of her family . \u201d\nhe added , \u201cwe are privileged to have govinda on board \u2013 without a doubt , the most natural , effortless dancing star bollywood has seen in recent years . with him joining our did veterans geeta and terrence as a judge , we look forward to a season packed with phenomenal performances and some great entertainment . \u201d\nthe new season will be a 11 week series starting with the auditions of the show , moving into week - on - week eliminations with the top 15 contestants from across the country vying for the coveted title of did super moms .\ngovinda said , \u201cmothers represent love , caring , nurturing and strength , so it\u2019s going to be wonderful to be surrounded by so many of them in the weeks to come . did has a set a benchmark for all dance reality shows in terms of the talent it brings forth every season . the creative team of the show has an eye for picking out only the best from across the country . i have just shot a couple of audition episodes and i am floored by the sheer range of talent these mothers have displayed and the reasons that motivate them to dance . \u201d\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 .\nthis question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions .\na valid e - 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female only ( 18 to 22 years ) for our upcoming daily show for a leading gec .\n1 . ) only 2 pictures ( not more than 1mb ) 2 . ) audition link / work link at dimplecasting @ urltoken / casting @ urltoken\nplease note - mail from actors not belonging to this criteria will be deleted . so please don ' t spam . we will notify when we have requirements for other parts .\na driver is having funny chat over tea on the set of high fever , don ' t forget to like & share for more awesome stuff ! ! ! please subscribe to our channel by c . . .\nchawla ' s mandate includes heading tv production , movie production , the studio production business , digital and online production , events and ip creation .\nchawla has been given the mandate to head tv production ( all languages ) , movie production ( all languages except marathi ) , the studio production business , digital and online production , events and ip creation . he will drive the organisation and contribute in multiplying its business from its current levels . chawla will report to evpl ceo nittin keni .\non chawla ' s appointment , keni says ,\nakash has worked successfully towards the launch of three of zeel ' s new brands in the last one year - & pictures ; , zee anmol and zindagi . he will work towards catapulting the organization ' s ambitions to the next level .\nkeni adds that evpl will produce content not just for the indian audiences but also for companies and audiences the world over .\neverything we do is driven by an unyielding passion for excellence and an unfaltering commitment to develop the best products . we are in talks with various leading collaborators and will soon announce new initiatives ,\nsays keni , who has been in charge of evpl since its creation in june 2012 .\nthe production company has made films like ' d - day ' , ' gulaal ' , ' natrang ' , ' kaaksparsh ' . in the television space , the company has been successful with programmes like ' fear files ' , ' dance india dance ' and ' india ' s best dramebaaz ' , ' saregama ' , ' did l ' il masters ' , ' did super moms ' , on hindi tv , and ' eka peksha ek ' and ' fu bai fu ' amongst others on marathi tv . its upcoming feature films include ' mad about dance ' , promoted by shah rukh khan , and ' 3am ' ( a horror film ) ."]}
{"id": 54053, "summary": [{"text": "alumina limited is a public company listed on the australian and new york stock exchanges .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it was formed in 2003 in a demerger from western mining corporation , and is one of the top 100 companies on the asx ( by market capitalization ) .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "alumina 's only business activity is as the owner of a 40 % share in a joint venture with alcoa called alcoa world alumina and chemicals ( awac ) .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "awac 's business is the mining of bauxite , the extraction of alumina ( aluminium oxide ) and the smelting of pure aluminium .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "it has about 17 % of the global alumina market .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "alcoa owns the remaining 60 % of the business and acts as day-to-day manager .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "in australia , awac trades as alcoa of australia ( aoa ) , which owns two bauxite mines and three refineries ( to extract aluminium oxide from bauxite ) in western australia and owns a smelter ( to extract pure aluminium metal ) and has a controlling interest in another in victoria .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "awac also has operations or interests in texas , suriname , jamaica , brazil , spain , guinea , and owns alcoa steamship .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "alumina 's chief executive officer is john bevan and the board is chaired by donald morley .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "given that the management of alumina 's assets is performed entirely by other companies , their extensive governance structure and regular board meetings have attracted adverse comment .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "internet publication crikey describe alumina 's board as \" corporate australia 's cosiest and most expensive lunch club \" . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "alumina limited", "paragraphs": ["alumina limited was created on 11 december 2002 when wmc limited\u2019s alumina assets were demerged from the nickel , copper and fertilizer businesses ( wmc resources limited ) .\nalumina limited is a leading australian resource company with a specific focus on alumina , the feedstock for aluminium smelting .\nalumina limited represents a unique opportunity for a pure investment in the world ' s largest alumina and bauxite producer , awac .\nalumina limited intends , as far as practicable , to distribute to shareholders all fully franked dividends received .\nalumina limited is one of australia\u2019s top 100 companies , delivering strong returns , consistent performance and ongoing growth .\nalumina limited has a small and focused management team . their purpose is to deliver value to shareholders through :\nalumina limited ( awc ) is an australia - based company . awc is engaged in investing in bauxite mining , alumina refining and selected aluminum smelting operations , through its 40 % ownership of alcoa world alumina and chemicals ( awac ) .\nawac employs over 5 , 000 people to mine and refine bauxite , who produce alumina , market the alumina to the world\u2019s aluminium smelters and process a percentage of this alumina to produce aluminium metal .\nthe alumina limited board of directors ( the board ) is ultimately responsible for the overall management of alumina and for formulating and establishing its strategic goals . its aim is to create value for shareholders through the performance of our interest in the\nalumina limited is a leading australian company listed on the australian securities exchange ( asx ) and the over - the - counter ( otc ) market in the u . s .\n* the following information represents dividends paid to shareholders of wmc limited\u2019s pre - demerger businesses , which include results from its then alumina , copper - uranium , nickel and fertilizer operations .\nowns and runs a shipping operation that transports alumina , aluminium and raw materials around the world .\nwe own 40 % of the world\u2019s largest alumina business , alcoa world alumina and chemicals ( awac ) the recognised industry leader . our partner in awac is alcoa , who owns the remaining 60 % and manages the day - to - day operations . alcoa is also the world\u2019s largest alumina producer .\nthe demerger has enabled investors to benefit directly from the full value of the alumina and aluminium business .\nour strategy is to invest world - wide in bauxite mining , alumina refining and selected aluminium smelting operations through our 40 % ownership of alcoa world alumina & chemicals ( awac ) , the world ' s largest alumina business . our partner , alcoa , owns the remaining 60 % of awac and is the manager .\nmr ferraro is currently a non - executive director of helloworld travel limited ( appointed jan 2017 ) .\nms o\u2019toole has extensive executive experience across a number of sectors including over 20 years in the mining industry and , more recently , in transport and logistics which included managerial , operational and financial roles . she has been chief financial officer in three asx listed companies : mim holdings limited , queensland cotton holdings limited and , most recently , aurizon holdings limited .\nchris thiris joined alumina limited in december 2011 as chief financial officer and is responsible for accounting , treasury , investor relations and taxation . mr thiris has extensive experience in finance and other management functions gained through senior roles he has held in other organizations .\nnon - executive director mr bevan was appointed non - executive director on 1 january 2018 . he has been appointed as a member and chair ( effective april 2018 ) of the nomination committee and member of the audit and risk management committee and compensation committee . mr bevan is currently a director of and chairman of bluescope steel limited ( march 2014 to date ) , a director and deputy chairman of ansell limited ( august 2012 to date ) , and a former director of nuplex industries limited ( september 2015 \u2013 september 2016 ) . mr bevan was formerly the chief executive officer and executive director of alumina limited ( 2008 - 2014 ) . prior to his 2008 appointment to alumina limited , he spent 29 years in the boc group plc where he was a member of the board of directors and held a variety of senior management positions in australia , korea , thailand , singapore and the united kingdom .\nmr zeng is also currently a director of citic pacific limited , chief executive officer of citic pacific mining and chief executive officer of citic mining international , the holding company of citic pacific mining . he is a former director of citic limited ( listed on the hong kong exchange ) , citic dameng ( listed on the hong kong exchange ) , macarthur coal limited ( 2007 to 2011 ) and marathon resources limited ( resigned 31 january 2014 ) . mr zeng also served as a director on the board of citic group between 2010 and 2011 .\nmr day was appointed as a director of alumina limited on 1 january 2014 and was appointed chairman of the board on 1 april 2018 . he is a member of the nomination and compensation committees and is chair of the audit and risk committee . mr day is also currently a non - executive director of ansell limited and non - executive chairman of australian office fund and a former director of boart longyear ( february 2014 \u2013 september 2017 ) , sai global limited ( august 2008 - december 2016 ) , federation centres ( october 2009 - february 2014 ) and orbital corporation limited ( august 2007 - february 2014 ) . mr day brings extensive experience in resource , finance and manufacturing sectors having held a number of senior positions with bonlac foods , rio tinto , cra , comalco and the australian securities and investment commission . he is a former chief financial officer of amcor limited .\ngenerally , the board intends , on an annual basis , to distribute cash from operations after debt servicing and corporate cost commitments have been met . the board will also consider the capital structure of alumina limited , the capital requirements for the awac business and market conditions . dividends will be fully franked for the forseeable future .\nalumina limited ' s board consists of five non - executive directors , including the chairman , and one executive director ( chief executive officer ) . the non - executive directors , excluding mr zeng , are members of the company ' s audit committee . all non - executive directors are members of the nominations committee and compensation committee .\ndisclosure : investsmart group limited employees may have an interest in the securities and managed funds displayed via this service . please refer to our financial services guide for more information .\nforward - looking statements that reference past trends or activities should not be taken as a representation that such trends or activities will necessarily continue in the future . alumina limited does not undertake any obligations to update or revise any forward - looking statements , whether as a result of new information , future events or otherwise . you should not place undue reliance on forward - looking statements , which speak only as of the date of the relevant document .\nmr ferraro was appointed chief executive officer effective from 1 june 2017 . he has responsibility for the overall management of alumina limited in accordance with the strategy , policies and business processes adopted by the board . prior to his appointment as ceo , mr ferraro was a non - executive director of the company , appointed on 5 february 2014 and was a member of the audit and risk management committee and compensation committee and a former member and chair of the nomination committee .\nms stein was elected as a director of the company on 3 february 2011 . ms stein is currently a non - executive director of cleanaway waste management limited ( appointed august 2011 ) and infigen energy limited ( appointed september 2017 ) . she is a former non - executive director of programmed maintenance services ltd ( appointed june 2010 and resigned october 2017 ) , diversified utilities energy trust ( appointed june 2004 and resigned may 2017 ) and clough limited ( appointed july 2008 and resigned december 2013 ) . formerly the uk managing director for french utility gaz de france\u2019s energy retailing operations , ms stein moved to australia in 2003 . before joining gaz de france she was uk divisional managing director for british fuels .\nforward - looking statements include such words as\nanticipate\nestimates\n,\nshould\n,\nwill\n,\nexpects\n,\nplans\nor similar expressions . forward - 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", "topic": 2}], "title": "aaron ' s , inc .", "paragraphs": ["is aaron\u2019s inc\u2019s ( nyse : aan ) roe of 16 . 93 % sustainable ?\nsee what the ihs markit score report has to say about aaron ' s inc .\naaron ' s , inc . names ryan woodley ceo of progressive leasing | progressive leasing\naaron ' s , inc . common stock ( aan ) historical prices & data - urltoken\nrebeca phanda , plaintiff , v . aaron ' s , inc . and john evans , defendants .\naaron ' s , inc . signs major deal with img college to partner with top universities across the nation\nthat\u2019s the giving philosophy that aaron\u2019s , inc . leaders and associates have built our giving efforts on since the company was founded in 1955 . aaron\u2019s has committed one percent of the company\u2019s pre - tax profits annually to help build strong communities across the u . s . in 2016 , aaron\u2019s gave a total of $ 2 . 4 million to communities in the u . s . through its aaron\u2019s gives program , including through the aaron\u2019s foundation and acorp ( aaron ' s community outreach program ) .\nearnings reaction history : aaron ' s inc , 40 . 0 % follow - through indicator , 6 . 7 % sensitive\nimg college - aaron ' s , inc . signs major deal with img college to partner with top universities across the nation\nearnings reaction history : aaron ' s inc , 40 . 0 % follow - through indicator , 6 . 7 % sensitive - urltoken\nsmith v . aaron ' s inc . , 325 f . supp . 2d 716 ( e . d . la . 2004 )\nphanda v . aaron ' s , inc . | case no . 4 : 17 cv 234 . . . | 20170419f42 | urltoken\ni am writing today to help inform people who are new to the stock market and looking to gauge the potential return on investment in aaron\u2019s inc ( nyse : aan ) . aaron\u2019s incread more . . .\nprincipal divisions : aaron rents ' rent - to - rent ; aaron ' s rental purchase ; mactavish furniture .\naaron\u2019s , inc . , sharon j . lawrence , vice president , finance , 678 . 402 . 3000 ; aaron\u2019s , inc . , garet hayes , director of public relations , 678 . 402 . 3000 ; scr partners , jeff black , 615 . 760 . 3679 , jblack @ urltoken\naaron ' s has about 1 , 950 stores in the u . s . and canada .\nsmith v . aaron ' s inc . , 325 f . supp . 2d 716 ( e . d . la . 2004 ) : : justia\njohn w . robinson iii ' 90 has been named ceo of aaron ' s inc . congratulations to john and please click here to read more .\nweiner , daniel p . , ' aaron rents inc . , ' fortune , november 25 , 1985 , p . 40 .\naaron\u2019s inc . , the atlanta - based rent - to - own company , has named john w . robinson iii as its new chief executive officer .\nthroughout the year , waltrip will make guest appearances at aaron ' s stores and community activations as the spokesperson for aaron ' s in the community .\natlanta ( ap ) \u2014 furniture and appliance rental company aaron ' s inc . has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with a former employee for $ 6 million .\nweak comps along with soft sales at aaron ' s business segment pose obstacles to aaron ' s ( aan ) q1 despite its strong progressive leasing business .\nat aaron\u2019s , you choose the lease ownership plan that best fits your budget .\nevery home celebration changes a life ! we are honored to have great partners like aaron\u2019s inc . , delta air lines , inc . and always our habitat for humanity family . together , we were able to make a dream come true for the boykin family .\naaron ' s , inc . ( aan ) ex - dividend date scheduled for june 18 , 2018 6 / 15 / 2018 9 : 00 : 05 am - urltoken news\naaron ' s , inc . ( aan ) , formerly known as aaron ' s rents , is a lease - to - own retailer of consumer electronics , furniture , and appliances . the company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in atlanta , ga .\nto see the new aaron ' s tv commercials featuring michael waltrip , visit urltoken .\naaron\u2019s specializes in helping people own without needing credit . our lease ownership plans allow you to make affordable monthly or semi - monthly payments without the long - term obligation that comes with using credit . aaron\u2019s is able to approve you , without credit , because aaron\u2019s doesn\u2019t offer credit \u2013 you don\u2019t borrow money from aaron\u2019s , you lease to own .\nwith aaron ' s , you don ' t have to worry about the hassle that comes with using credit . you don ' t borrow money from aaron ' s - you lease to own ! now that\u2019s refreshing !\ndanielson , gilbert l . , ' aaron rents , inc . , names ken butler and brian stahl division presidents , ' pr newswire , february 2 , 1995 .\nattractive stocks have exceptional fundamentals . in the case of aaron\u2019s inc ( nyse : aan ) , there\u2019s is a financially - robust company with a a strong history of performance , trading at a discount . in theread more . . .\nabout aaron\u2019s , inc . aaron\u2019s , inc . ( nyse : aan ) , a leader in the sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of furniture , consumer electronics , home appliances , and accessories , currently has more than 2 , 100 company - operated and franchised stores in 48 states and canada . aaron\u2019s was founded in 1955 , is headquartered in atlanta and has been publicly traded since 1982 . progressive leasing , a wholly - owned subsidiary , and leading virtual lease - to - own company provides lease - purchase solutions through approximately 15 , 000 retail locations in 46 states . aaron\u2019s , inc . includes the aarons . com , urltoken and urltoken brands . for more information , visit urltoken .\nlast november , aaron ' s sold substantially all of the assets of its aaron ' s corporate furnishings division , which comprised its residential rent - to - rent business . the aaron ' s corporate furnishings division most recently had represented approximately six percent of the company ' s consolidated revenues , and its growth rates and long term potential had not matched the fast - growing aaron ' s sales & lease ownership division .\naaron\u2019s , inc . acquired progressive leasing , a leading virtual lease - to - own company that provides lease - purchase solutions through approximately 15 , 000 retail locations in 46 states , in april 2014 .\nleasing at aaron\u2019s makes it easy to own whatever you need for your home without needing credit .\nabout aaron\u2019s , inc . aaron\u2019s , inc . ( nyse : aan ) , a leader in the sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of furniture , consumer electronics , home appliances , and accessories , has more than 2 , 000 company - operated and franchised stores in 48 states , the district of columbia , and canada . aaron\u2019s was founded in 1955 , is headquartered in atlanta , and has been publicly traded since 1982 . progressive , a leading virtual lease - to - own company , provides lease - purchase solutions through more than 16 , 000 retail locations in 46 states . aaron\u2019s , inc . includes the aarons . com , shophomesmart . com , and urltoken brands . for more information , visit urltoken .\naaron ' s announced the launch of the \u201caaron\u2019s scholars program , \u201d created to provide morehouse college students who are the first in their families to enroll in college with financial support and internship opportunities .\nwhen you choose lease ownership at aaron\u2019s , you choose the plan that works best for your budget .\natlanta , april 14 , 2009 / prnewswire - firstcall via comtex / - - aaron rents , inc . ( nyse : rnt , rnt . a ) , the nation ' s leader in the sales and lease ownership , specialty retailing and rental of residential and office furniture , consumer electronics and home appliances and accessories , announced that the company will change its name to aaron ' s , inc . robert c . loudermilk , jr . , aaron ' s president and chief executive officer , officially unveiled the new name monday evening to 2 , 000 associates in attendance at aaron ' s national managers meeting held in washington , d . c .\nthe helpcard \u00ae aaron\u2019s has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding stock of dent - a - med , inc . d / b / a the helpcard \u00ae for approximately $ 55 million in cash on hand and the assumption of $ 44 million in debt . the helpcard \u00ae , based in springdale , arkansas , will be operated as a wholly - owned subsidiary of progressive finance holdings , llc , which is a subsidiary of aaron\u2019s , inc . the transaction is expected to close within 45 days and not be significant to aaron\u2019s earnings in 2015 .\ngaret hayes ; aaron\u2019s director of public relations ; 678 - 402 - 3863 or garet . hayes @ urltoken\naaron\u2019s gives programs are committed to making a positive impact in the lives of our customers and their communities .\natlanta , april 20 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - aaron ' s , inc . ( aan ) , a leading omnichannel provider of lease - purchase solutions , and its divisions aaron ' s and progressive leasing , today announced the launch of the\naaron ' s scholars program ,\ncreated to provide morehouse college students who are the first in their families to enroll in college with financial support and internship opportunities . the aaron ' s scholars program will be underwritten by a $ 1 million gift benefiting 20 students at morehouse college through 2022 .\naaron ' s inc . , defendant , represented by daniel paul hart , seyfarth shaw , llp , francis x . neuner , jr . , spencer and fane , llp & ryan l . behndleman , seyfarth shaw , llp .\nconsidering the written orders of the court and acting pursuant to 28 u . s . c . \u00a7 636 ( c ) , it is ordered , adjudged and decreed that there be judgment in favor of defendant , aaron ' s rents , inc . ( erroneously identified in the original complaint as aarons , inc . ) , and against plaintiff , angela smith , dismissing plaintiff ' s complaint with prejudice , plaintiff to bear all costs .\naaron\u2019s is proud to support several national organizations and local organizations in atlanta through sponsorships and in - kind donations .\nprincipal competitors : rent - a - center ; renters choice ; rent - way , inc . ; cort business services corporation .\naaron\u2019s inc ( nyse : aan ) delivered an roe of 16 . 93 % over the past 12 months , which is an impressive feat relative to its industry average of 12 . 27 % during the same period . onread more . . .\nstock monitor : willscot post earnings reporting london , uk / accesswire / march 28 , 2018 / urltoken has just released a free earnings report on aaron ' s , inc . ( nyse : aan ) . if you want access . . .\nrobinson had been ceo of utah - based progressive finance holdings llc , which aaron\u2019s announced in april that it had acquired for about $ 700 million . after the acquisition robinson joined aaron\u2019s as executive vice president and ceo of progressive leasing .\natlanta , ga ( may 12 , 2015 ) - - - warrick dunn charities ( wdc ) partnered with atlanta habitat for humanity and aaron\u2019s inc . to surprise first - time homebuyer , wanda boykin , who is a working single mother of four .\nthe views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of nasdaq , inc .\naaron ' s is a company that loves the sport and really gets the fans ,\nsaid michael waltrip .\namazingly , aaron ' s has captured my personality and created some really enjoyable opportunities for me to spread the word about aaron ' s being a strong nascar supporter . these experiences also educate fans about aaron ' s affordable options for great products . this is all about continuing a great relationship with the nascar community and having fun at the same time .\nthe agreement includes aaron ' s signage at football and basketball venues , promotional rights and tickets . aaron ' s is also designated as the preferred vendor in the lease - to - own category of furniture , electronics , appliances and computers .\naaron ' s and progressive leasing , surprised two single - parent families with fully furnished new homes last wednesday in atlanta .\natlanta , may 14 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - the board of directors of aaron ' s , inc . ( nyse : aan ) , a leading omnichannel provider of lease - purchase solutions has declared a quarterly cash dividend . the dividend . . .\non thursday , june 14 , 2018 , the nasdaq composite and the s & p 500 edged 0 . 85 % and 0 . 25 % higher , respectively at the closing bell , while the dow jones industrial average stayed bearish , finishing marginally lower by 0 . 10 % . taking into consideration yesterday ' s market sentiment , urltoken assessed the following rental & leasing services equities this morning : aaron ' s inc . ( nyse : aan ) , air lease corp . ( nyse : al ) , avis budget group inc . ( nasdaq : car ) , and hertz global holdings inc . ( nyse : htz ) .\nthe mission of the aaron\u2019s foundation is a commitment to strengthening the communities in which we operate , with a focus on improving the life prospects of at - risk youth . aaron\u2019s provides at - risk youth with the tools , resources and skills to achieve their goals and to become productive , contributing members of their communities . aaron\u2019s is focused on the at - risk youth in the communities in which aaron\u2019s operates - an underserved part of our population greatly impacting the future of our country and our communities .\natlanta , may 3 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - aaron ' s , inc . ( aan ) , a leading omnichannel provider of lease - purchase solutions , and its divisions aaron ' s and progressive leasing , surprised new hampshire teens last wednesday with a freshly revamped keystone teen center at the union street clubhouse of the boys & girls club of manchester . through a partnership with boys & girls clubs of america ( bgca ) and input from the teen members , aaron ' s associates and club officials worked last tuesday decorating and furnishing the club ' s multipurpose space .\naaron\u2019s , inc . ( nyse : aan ) , a leader in the sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of residential furniture , consumer electronics , home appliances and accessories , has more than 2 , 130 company - operated and franchised stores in 48 states and canada . aaron ' s was founded in 1955 , is headquartered in atlanta and has been publicly traded since 1982 . for more information , visit\n/ prnewswire / - - aaron ' s , inc . ( nyse : aan ) , a lease - to - own retailer specializing in the sales and lease ownership of residential furniture , consumer electronics , home appliances and accessories , announced today chairman of the board of directors ,\naaron ' s , inc . ( nyse : aan ) , a leader in the sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of furniture , consumer electronics , home appliances and accessories , currently has more than 2 , 100 company - operated and franchised stores in 48 states and canada . aaron ' s was founded in 1955 , is headquartered in atlanta and has been publicly traded since 1982 . progressive leasing , a wholly owned subsidiary and leading virtual lease - to - own company , provides lease - purchase solutions through approximately 15 , 000 retail locations in 46 states . aaron ' s , inc . includes the aarons . com , urltoken and urltoken brands . for more information , visit urltoken .\nrobinson will also become a member of the aaron\u2019s board of directors . in retiring as ceo , allen also retired from the board .\naaron ' s makes it easy to find the right electronics for your home and every member of the family . start shopping now :\nthe complaint alleges that aaron\u2019s knew about the privacy - invasive features of the software , but nonetheless allowed its franchisees to access and use the software , known as pc rental agent . in addition , aaron\u2019s stored data collected by the software for its franchisees and also transmitted messages from the software to its franchisees . in addition , aaron\u2019s provided franchisees with instructions on how to install and use the software .\naaron ' s recently presented teens with a newly renovated keystone teen center at the salvation army boys & girls club of oklahoma city .\natlanta , april 11 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - aaron ' s , inc . ( aan ) , a leading omnichannel provider of lease - purchase solutions , today announced it will host a conference call on thursday , april 26 , 2018 , at 8 : 30 am eastern time to discuss its first quarter 2018 financial results scheduled for release prior to the market opening on that day . the public is invited listen to the call by dialing 1 - 844 - 802 - 2444 a few minutes before the scheduled time of 8 : 30 a . m . et and requesting to join the aaron ' s , inc . call . for international participants the number is 1 - 412 - 317 - 5137 . headquartered in atlanta , aaron ' s , inc . ( aan ) , is a leading omnichannel provider of lease - purchase solutions .\natlanta , july 5 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - aaron ' s , inc . ( aan ) , a leading omnichannel provider of lease - purchase solutions , today announced it will host a conference call on thursday , july 26 , 2018 , at 8 : 30 am eastern time to discuss its second quarter 2018 financial results scheduled for release prior to the opening of the market that day . the public is invited to listen to the call by dialing 1 - 844 - 802 - 2444 a few minutes before the scheduled time of 8 : 30 a . m . et and requesting to join the aaron ' s , inc . call . for international participants the number is 1 - 412 - 317 - 5137 . headquartered in atlanta , aaron ' s , inc . ( aan ) , is a leading omnichannel provider of lease - purchase solutions .\nunder the agreement , aaron\u2019s will also be required to conduct annual monitoring and oversight of its franchisees and hold them to the requirements in the agreement that apply to aaron\u2019s and its corporate stores , and to terminate the franchise agreements of franchises that do not meet those requirements .\nnew york , ny / accesswire / april 26 , 2018 / aaron ' s , inc . ( nyse : aan ) will be discussing their earnings results in their q1 earnings call to be held on april 26 , 2018 at 8 : 30 am eastern time . to listen . . .\ninfor , the industry cloud company , today announced that aaron ' s , inc . , ( nyse : aan ) , a lease - to - own retailer specializing in the sales and lease ownership of furniture , customer electronics , home appliances and accessories , has implemented infor service management solutions to drive value throughout the enterprise . infor service management allows aaron ' s to automate many functions that were previously handled manually by the it staff . aaron ' s experienced a smooth implementation with a highly responsive , transparent process that further validated the selection of infor . by adopting infor service management , aaron ' s minimized the need for it customizations , while gaining considerable speed , superior performance and considerable efficiency throughout the entire enterprise .\naaron ' s , inc . is engaged in the sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of residential and office furniture , consumer electronics , home appliances and accessories . it is engaged in the lease ownership , lease and retail sale of a variety of products , such as widescreen and lcd televisions , computers , living room and bedroom furniture , and refrigerators the company offers products of various brands , such as jvc , mitsubishi , philips , panasonic , sony , dell , hewlett - packard , simmons , frigidaire , and sharp . aaron ' s , inc . is based in atlanta , georgia .\nour service doesn\u2019t stop with free delivery and setup . product service and repair are included while you are making payments to aaron\u2019s on your lease .\nwhile aaron ' s has a long history with collegiate sports , this is the first time the company has formed a university partnership of this magnitude ,\nsaid tom peterson , aaron ' s vp of marketing .\nour customers are fans of college sports , and this agreement provides us with a platform to reach millions of existing and potential aaron ' s shoppers through 30 premier college athletic programs across the united states .\naaron ' s , inc . ( nyse : aan ) , the nation ' s leader in the sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of residential furniture , consumer electronics , home appliances and accessories , has more than 1 , 904 company - operated and franchised stores in 48 states and canada . founded in 1955 by entrepreneur r . charles loudermilk , sr . and headquartered in atlanta , aaron ' s has been publicly traded since 1982 . for more information , visit www . aarons . com .\naaron ' s , inc . ( nyse : aan and aan . a effective april 20 , 2009 ) , the nation ' s leader in the sales and lease ownership , specialty retailing and rental of residential and office furniture , consumer electronics and home appliances and accessories has more than 1 , 575 company - operated and franchised stores in 48 states and canada . founded in 1955 by entrepreneur r . charles loudermilk , sr . and headquartered in atlanta , aaron ' s has been publicly traded since 1982 .\nthe reorganization was slow to take hold . in fact , aaron suffered three consecutive years of declining sales and earnings beginning in 1989 . eventually , though , the company ' s financial performance recovered . among loudermilk ' s successful moves during the early 1990s was renting office equipment , not just office furniture . he had hesitated to rent equipment for several years because he felt that aaron lacked the management expertise to handle that market segment . that move contributed to aaron ' s turnaround , however , which began in 1992 . indeed , although aaron ' s sales for 1992 grew marginally to about $ 145 million , the company posted a profit of about $ 3 . 1 million - - aaron ' s first profit gain since 1988 .\naaron\u2019s , inc . , a national , atlanta - based rent - to - own retailer , has agreed to settle ftc charges that it knowingly played a direct and vital role in its franchisees\u2019 installation and use of software on rental computers that secretly monitored consumers including by taking webcam pictures of them in their homes .\nhere\u2019s another way aaron\u2019s saves you money . when you lease with aaron\u2019s , delivery and set - up are free . experienced product techs will arrive promptly and assemble , connect , test , demonstrate , place your product where you want , and of course , clean up before they leave . set - up does not include connection of gas or water .\nwhether you shop in - store or online , aaron\u2019s has nice , knowledgeable people who are ready to work with you . if you prefer shopping online , aaron\u2019s is the leader in leasing to own merchandise online . we make it easy to shop , get approved , and make your payments online .\naaron ' s contributed the furnishings for two surprise home presentations to phoenix residents julia campos and angelica valentin last week as part of the company ' s ongoing partnership with the\nhomes for the holidays\nprogram .\natlanta , feb . 16 , 2016 / prnewswire / - - aaron ' s , inc . ( nyse : aan ) , a lease - to - own retailer specializing in the sales and lease ownership of furniture , consumer electronics , home appliances and accessories , announced today that they have inked a new multi - year deal with michael waltrip . aaron ' s and waltrip have had a relationship for over 16 years and this new agreement will create a lasting legacy between the two brands .\nthe affidavit of michael pokorny , ari ' s district manager at the time of the events at issue , defendant ' s exh . 2 ; plaintiff ' s deposition testimony , defendant ' s exh . 1 ; and the eeoc\nangela smith , an african - american woman , filed this action against her former employer , aaron ' s rents , inc . (\nari\n) , alleging that defendant failed to promote and constructively discharged her on the basis of her race in violation of title vii , 42 u . s . c . \u00a7 2000e et seq . , and 42 u . s . c . \u00a7 1981 . complaint , record doc . no . 1 .\nthe partnership with waltrip renews aaron ' s commitment to nascar as well as deepens the fan connection to the sport . as part of the deal , aaron ' s will have associate sponsor placement when waltrip races in the upcoming daytona 500 as well as his race at the geico 500 at talladega superspeedway on may 1 .\nthe img college partnership strengthens aaron ' s long - standing college sports marketing portfolio . in addition to a multi - year sponsorship of the southeastern conference , aaron ' s also has existing relationships with the university of alabama , georgia institute of technology , university of missouri , university of north carolina and university of texas .\njohn robinson , chief executive officer of aaron\u2019s , inc . , said , \u201cprogressive is a key part of aaron\u2019s strategy to meet our customers\u2019 needs through multiple channels . progressive has experienced tremendous success in the past several years as a leading virtual lease - to - own company . we attribute progressive\u2019s success to the hard work and dedication of its talented people . we\u2019re pleased to announce several key promotions that will continue the great momentum at the company . these leaders reflect progressive\u2019s entrepreneurial and performance - oriented culture . i couldn\u2019t be prouder of ryan , blake , todd , and ryan and expect great things from them in the future . \u201d\natlanta ( dec . 14 , 2011 ) - aaron ' s , inc . ( nyse : aan ) , a lease - to - own retailer specializing in the sales and lease ownership of residential furniture , consumer electronics , home appliances and accessories , has entered into a multi - year agreement with img college to sponsor athletic programs at 30 top universities across the nation . aaron ' s sponsorship commitment in activating across dozens of schools is one of the most significant national partnerships in college sports and considerably expands the company ' s reach to universities and the fans that support them .\n\u201cthe helpcard \u00ae and approve . me have significant strategic benefits for our business , \u201d said john robinson , chief executive officer of aaron\u2019s , inc . \u201cour retail partners have been asking us for an integrated solution to serve customers who are between progressive\u2019s lease offering and major banks\u2019 prime credit products . we believe these offerings will fill that gap by creating a \u2018one - stop shop\u2019 at the point of sale for our retail partners . \u201d\nthomas v . barton lodge ii , ltd . , 174 f . 3d 636 , 644 ( 5th cir . 1999 ) ( citing celotex , 477 u . s . at 322 - 23 , 106 s . ct . 2548 ; quoting anderson v . liberty lobby , inc . , 477 u . s . 242 , 249 - 50 , 106 s . ct . 2505 , 91 l . ed . 2d 202 ( 1986 ) ) .\nschonbak , judith , ' aaron rents bounces back , ' business atlanta , september 1988 , p . 32 .\nno credit needed ( canada ) - aaron ' s minimum lease requirements include , but are not limited to , a verified source of income , residence , and 3 references .\naccording to peterson , an expanded sponsorship of college sports aligns with the aaron ' s business model , which offers students , faculty and fans home essentials with flexible payment options .\naaron\u2019s inc . is parsed into two separate operating divisions . the first is sales and lease ownership . as the largest and fastest growing division of the company it provides credit - constrained customers ; those that have limited or no access to traditional credit sources , such as bank financing , installment credit or credit cards . this diverse range of customers of just over 50 % of us households which could include white - collar and blue - collar workers , young couples , families and retirees . customers can choose from a variety of home furnishings , appliances and electronics from two retail banners ; aaron\u2019s and homesmart . aaron\u2019s inc . \u2019s retail roster did include a third retail brand called , rimco , which employed the same lease - to - own model as the sister brands but substituted sofas and tvs for wheels , tires and vehicle accessories . the division grossed over $ 20m annually and was sold to the atlanta based rent - a - wheel / rent - a - tire in january of 2014 .\naaron ' s , inc . accenture , llp acuityhealthcare , lp bb & t bechtel the blake kymberly & george rapier charity biotrust , llc bomgar corporation the cain foundation chi omega fraternity - ut iota chapter chi omega texas state university combs consulting group cooper family foundation d . d . hachar charitable trust dell direct giving campaign deloitte electric transmission texas the elevation group employees community fund of boeing the elevation group , inc . freeman gazzang general motors corporation the greehey family foundation the guadalupe & lilia martinez foundation the harvey e . najim family foundation hcb health homeaway ibc bank ibm insperity jennifer wilks foundation lost creek dad ' s club manor isd old iron trail ride\nrobinson takes over a position that was held by ronald w . allen until the end of august . allen , a longtime aaron\u2019s board member and former delta air lines chairman and ceo , became ceo of aaron\u2019s in february 2012 , replacing former ceo robert \u201crobin\u201d loudermilk \u2014 son of company founder charlie loudermilk \u2014 who unexpectedly stepped down after three years on the job .\natlanta , sept . 22 , 2015 , / prnewswire / \u2014 aaron\u2019s , inc . ( nyse : aan ) , a leader in the sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of furniture , consumer electronics , home appliances , and accessories , today announced two products to leverage progressive\u2019s best - in - class point - of - sale presence . these include an agreement to acquire dent - a - med , inc . d / b / a the helpcard \u00ae , which offers second look finance programs for near - prime customers , and the launch of approve . me , which provides a single application for all customers seeking both credit approval and lease options .\nunder the terms of the proposed consent agreement with the ftc , aaron\u2019s will be prohibited from using monitoring technology that captures keystrokes or screenshots , or activates the camera or microphone on a consumer\u2019s computer , except to provide technical support requested by the consumer .\nit is for these reasons coupled with the scalability through unit economics and positive cash flow that drew spencer smith to the aaron\u2019s chain . the colorado native owns a staggering 44 locations , making him the third largest aaron\u2019s franchisee in the world . \u201ci am aiming to have over 100 locations by the time i retire , \u201d says spencer . while this goal may seem far - fetched , it is achievable when you look at spencer\u2019s track record .\ninfor ' s dedication to the customer user experience , transparency and a highly responsive level of customer service , is what aided in aaron ' s decision to select infor service management but has also helped foster a strong relationship that echoes the infor 10x user experience .\ndelivery time depends upon inventory availability in local area , freight schedules to local stores , and in some cases the shipping address . delivery may be delayed if aaron ' s cannot confirm customer ' s information or cannot reach customer to arrange delivery . aaron ' s may exclude merchandise from express delivery ( where available ) due to local merchandise restrictions at our discretion . same day delivery limited to in - stock merchandise ordered by 4 p . m . with approved agreement .\naaron rents , inc . rents and sells residential and office furniture , household appliances , consumer electronics , and accessories to both individual and corporate customers . in addition to being one of the largest companies in its industry , aaron is distinguished as the only rental company that manufactures and reconditions its own furniture . aaron ' s rental purchase division focuses on providing durable household goods to lower to middle income consumers with limited or no access to traditional credit sources such as bank financing , installment credit , or credit cards . the company operated more than 475 company - operated and franchised stores in 40 states at the end of 1999 and was enjoying its eighth consecutive year of record growth .\naccording to the ftc\u2019s complaint , aaron\u2019s franchisees used the software , which surreptitiously tracked consumers\u2019 locations , captured images through the computers\u2019 webcams \u2013 including those of adults engaged in intimate activities \u2013 and activated keyloggers that captured users\u2019 login credentials for email accounts and financial and social media sites .\ninfor service management provides aaron ' s with several key advantages for improving equipment - related service and maintenance needs of the organization . beyond the expected benefits of the solution , aaron ' s end - users were thrilled to discover the added speed , performance and scheduling functionality provided through this implementation . infor service management provides a more simplistic billing process that is centralized , creating a better path towards visibility for the entire organization . the solution has helped automate many key processes , which allows aaron ' s to reallocate it staff to more pressing matters . this not only helps make the it staff more efficient , but also saves the organization time and money through efficient resource alignment . infor service management also provides aaron ' s with advanced control over the systems at a database level , making any needed customizations faster to accomplish .\nhomesmart serves customers primarily through weekly payment lease agreements with products similar to those leased through its aaron\u2019s sales & lease ownership stores . the homesmart store layout is a combination showroom and with an average of 5 , 000 square feet . although the banners carry the majority of the same products and provide a similar customer experience , homesmart is built on a weekly lease to own payment structure as opposed to aaron\u2019s monthly version .\naaron ' s inc ( aan ) is due to issue its quarterly earnings report in the upcoming extended - hours session . given its history , traders can expect light trading in the issue immediately following its quarterly earnings announcement . historical earnings event related premarket and after - hours trading activity in aan indicates that the price change in the extended hours is likely to be of limited value in forecasting additional price movement by the following regular session close .\n- - - - - - , ' aaron rents launches new venture , ' business atlanta , july 1992 , p . 8 .\nheadquartered in atlanta , aaron ' s , inc . ( nyse : aan ) , a leading omnichannel provider of lease - purchase solutions was founded in 1955 , has been publicly traded since 1982 , and owns the aarons , progressive leasing and helpcard brands . aaron\u2019s engages in the sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of furniture , consumer electronics , home appliances and accessories through its more than 1 , 860 company - operated and franchised stores in 47 states and canada as well as its e - commerce platform aarons . com . progressive leasing , a virtual lease - to - own company , provides lease - purchase solutions through approximately 19 , 000 retail locations in 46 states . dent - a - med , inc . , d / b / a the helpcard\u00ae , provides a variety of second - look credit products that are originated through a federally insured bank . for more information , visit urltoken ,\naaron ' s is creating consistent brand messaging by bringing the corporate name in line with the trade name of our over 1 , 575 stores . our customers and their friends know and trust the aaron ' s name in our advertising and through our community outreach ,\nsaid mr . loudermilk , jr .\nfurther , the name change reflects our unique sales and lease ownership business model which was started in 1987 .\nanalysis : positioning to benefit within cirrus logic , aaron ' s , waste connections , shake shack , r . r . donnelley & sons , and genmark diagnostics \u2014 research highlights growth , revenue , and consolidated results\nheadquartered in atlanta , aaron ' s , inc . ( nyse : aan ) is a leader in the sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of furniture , consumer electronics , home appliances and accessories , and currently has more than 2 , 000 company - operated and franchised stores in 47 states and canada . progressive leasing , a leading virtual lease - to - own company , provides lease - purchase solutions through approximately 16 , 000 retail locations in 46 states . dent - a - med , inc . , d / b / a the helpcard\u00ae , is offered through over 1 , 400 locations and provides a variety of second - look credit products that are originated through a federally insured bank . aaron ' s was founded in 1955 , has been publicly traded since 1982 and owns the aarons . com , shophomesmart . com , progleasing . com , and urltoken brands . for more information , visit urltoken .\nacorp is aaron\u2019s store - based giving program . established in 1999 , it allows our stores to give back in the local communities that have supported aaron\u2019s for over 60 years . acorp supports causes important to local communities , including assistance for veterans , youth organizations , and community centers . in 2015 , more than $ 710 , 000 in cash and in - kind donations were made by acorp to numerous organizations throughout the united states .\nour customers are our own stores , so it was beneficial to implement a solution that allows us to unify the service management process across our entire organization . infor service management provides us with a tool to modernize our it infrastructure ,\nsaid eric ewald , it director , aaron ' s , inc .\nwe see significant value in infor ' s approach to interaction between hub and disparate systems ; this level of accessibility allows us to accomplish our immediate goals and leave the door open for future growth of our it portfolio .\nlaxton v . gap inc . , 333 f . 3d 572 , 578 ( 5th cir . 2003 ) ( citing reeves v . sanderson plumbing prods . , 530 u . s . 133 , 143 , 120 s . ct . 2097 , 147 l . ed . 2d 105 ( 2000 ) ) ( additional citations omitted ) ; accord texas dep ' t of cmty . affairs v . burdine , 450 u . s . 248 , 252 - 53 , 101 s . ct . 1089 , 67 l . ed . 2d 207 ( 1981 ) .\naaron\u2019s carefully selects the top brands to bring you affordable payment plans without sacrificing on quality . shop our wide selection of furniture , appliance , and electronics brands to find the perfect piece for your home and your budget .\nno credit needed\ndoes not mean or imply that no inquiry will be made of credit history or creditworthiness . it means that this is not a credit transaction . aaron ' s may check credit history and creditworthiness , but no established credit history is necessary . aaron ' s minimum lease requirements include , but are not limited to , a verified source of income , residence , and 3 references . leasing online requires additional information .\nhistorical daily stock prices for aaron ' s , since 1984 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 aaron ' s , ( aan ) as of july 06 , 2018 is 44 . 13 .\n[ 2 ] although pokorny denies this , the court resolves this disputed fact in plaintiff ' s favor solely for purposes of defendant ' s summary judgment motion .\nheadquartered in atlanta , aaron ' s , inc . ( nyse : aan ) , a leading omnichannel provider of lease - purchase solutions was founded in 1955 , has been publicly traded since 1982 , and owns the aarons , progressive leasing and helpcard brands . aaron\u2019s engages in the sales and lease ownership and specialty retailing of furniture , consumer electronics , home appliances and accessories through its more than 1 , 860 company - operated and franchised stores in 47 states and canada as well as its e - commerce platform aarons . com . progressive leasing , a virtual lease - to - own company , provides lease - purchase solutions through approximately 19 , 000 retail locations in 46 states . dent - a - med , inc . , d / b / a the helpcard\u00ae , provides a variety of second - look credit products that are originated through a federally insured bank . for more information , visit urltoken , urltoken , urltoken , and urltoken .\natlanta , jan . 20 , 2015 / prnewswire / \u2014 aaron\u2019s , inc . ( nyse : aan ) , a lease - to - own retailer specializing in the sales and lease ownership of furniture , consumer electronics , home appliances and accessories , announced today that ryan woodley , chief operating officer and chief financial officer of subsidiary progressive leasing , has been named chief executive officer of progressive leasing effective january 15 . in addition , blake wakefield , currently senior vice president of sales and marketing , was promoted to progressive\u2019s president and chief revenue officer ; todd jeffcoat , senior vice president of finance , was named progressive\u2019s chief financial officer ; and ryan ray , vice president of operations , was named progressive\u2019s chief operations officer .\nare you a people person ? take a look at aaron\u2019s ! as a customer service representative , you will have the opportunity to help build valuable relationships with our customers . check out our jobs today ! - - - >\nanderson family charitable foundation anheuser - busch artcom associates , inc . at & t austin american statesman ben e . keith foods brown distributing co brown mccarroll attorneys at law bury + partners the cain foundation cedar creek elementary school cedar valley middle school chi omega alumnae cowden charitable foundation the chrysocolla foundation david yurman durbin bennett peterson east central high school jrotc elm grove elementary school emerson process management estate of robert vernon lewis endura advisory group fiserv floresville elementary north forestar group inc . haleycurls for hope foundation halletsville high school hat creek burger company hcb health heb grocery company hopewell middle school hospira , inc . husch blackwell inchbug international right of way association irwa , chapter 74 jack c . hays high school john g & marie stella kenedy memorial foundation junior catholic daughters keystone school\nwelch , mary , ' ` radical ' shift for aaron rents , ' atlanta business chronicle , december 19 , 1988 , p . 6 .\n\u201cconsumers have a right to rent computers free of cyberspying and to know when and how they are being tracked by a company , \u201d said jessica rich , director of the ftc\u2019s bureau of consumer protection . \u201cby enabling their franchisees to use this invasive software , aaron\u2019s facilitated a violation of many consumers\u2019 privacy . \u201d\natlanta , july 2 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - aaron ' s , inc . ( aan ) , a leading omnichannel provider of lease - purchase solutions , and its divisions aaron ' s and progressive leasing , surprised two single - parent families with fully furnished new homes last wednesday in atlanta . mothers , hasna hussien and zulfa jobir , and their children received homes full of new furniture as part of the homes for the holidays ( hfth ) program sponsored by former nfl star warrick dunn . hussien ' s home was the 160th and jobir ' s home was the 161st home presentations by warrick dunn charities ' ( wdc ) homes for the holidays program , which assists single parents in becoming first - time homeowners . in partnership with aaron ' s and habitat for humanity affiliates , wdc provides the materials necessary for long - term stability and the provisions required to make a meaningful impact on the parents and their families . hussien , jobir and their families were accepted into the gwinnett habitat for humanity program and have worked with the organization over the past six months to build their homes in partnership with gwinnett habitat volunteers .\nrobertshaw , nicky , ' aaron rents expanding with six - eight stores , ' memphis business journal , november 21 , 1994 , p . 3 .\nmanufacturers simply could not meet aaron ' s demand for furniture to rent to the influx of workers , so loudermilk decided to begin building the furniture himself . he purchased a local manufacturer called mactavish furniture industries and was instantly in the furniture - making business . the decision to manufacture proved fruitful , and aaron became the only company in the rental industry to exclusively build its furniture . the benefits were multifold . not only did aaron benefit from a dependable , low - cost furniture source , but it also saved money and time related to the repair and reconditioning of its old furniture . in addition , aaron was able to control both styling and price to suit the specific needs of its targeted customers .\nlake travis powerboat association laredo heat lastar lcra leander independent school district lexus of austin moxie software national instruments outsiders hot rod & vintage car club pricewaterhousecoopers llc primrose school of four points pros , inc . propel financial services , llc red velvet events , inc . round rock isd rv outlet mall security service federal credit union silicon labs the stewart law firm striker oilfield services , llc supershuttle tau beta sigma texas cutting and coring , inc . texas stars foundation texas wilson furniture topfer family foundation walmart distribution center # 6016 wave healthcare westlake high school winstead pc women ' s city club the word family foundation wyatt family foundation angela and jim anderson kathy and albert biedenharn nav sooch and whitney casey wilson cooney bridget dunlap susie gray diane gregg johnathan hines troy and sarah hudson dwayne mann laura and jim mcbride molly muir charlie savournin bob and kathy smith susan and van stewart steve and susan strasevicz jamie tower stephanie wilde\n\u2020low price guarantee applies in - store only to identical merchandise ( for example , brand , make , model , warranty , features , and accessories ) from local competitor in stock and available today comparing aaron ' s total cost of lease ownership to local competitor ' s advertised total cost of lease ownership valid on day you lease from aaron ' s . claims for $ 100 cash must be made on day of lease and requires a copy of offering local competitor ' s advertisement or price ticket for such identical merchandise . low price guarantee does not apply to website prices , limited quantity sales , pricing errors , mail - in offers or rebates , competitors ' service prices , clearance , or out - of - stock and open box items .\nlocal competitor\nmeans specialty lease to own stores within a 25 mile radius of aaron ' s store requested to price match . see store for additional details .\nthe effects of management efforts at aaron seemed apparent by 1988 . sales rose to $ 119 million and $ 132 million in 1987 and 1988 , respectively , while net earnings climbed to $ 4 . 79 million and $ 5 . 54 million . the sales gains , however , were partially the result of loudermilk ' s october 1987 purchase of ball stalker inc . , an atlanta - based manufacturer and distributor of upscale office furniture . similarly , the profit increase was generated primarily by a cut in aaron ' s effective corporate tax rate from 46 percent to 34 percent ; the tax cut was ushered in with the renowned tax reform act of 1986 ( tra ) . the tra eliminated many of the depreciation benefits that aaron had enjoyed previously , however . so , although earnings rose between 1987 and 1988 , they were still low compared with previous projections , and the tra promised to hurt future profits as well . evidencing investor discontent with the situation , aaron ' s stock price skidded from a high of $ 25 . 75 in 1984 to just $ 12 before the 1987 stock market crash , after which it plummeted to a low $ 6 . 50 .\nplaintiff rebeca phanda filed this lawsuit against her defendant employer , aaron ' s , inc . , and her regional supervisor john evans in the county of st . louis , missouri on may 23 , 2016 . defendants aaron ' s and evans are citizens of georgia and tennessee , respectively . at the time of filing , the lawsuit also named as a defendant joseph barks , who was plaintiff ' s immediate supervisor and a citizen of missouri . because plaintiff is also a citizen of missouri , diversity of citizenship did not exist at the time plaintiff filed her complaint . on december 23 , 2016 , the state court dismissed plaintiff ' s claims against then - defendant barks with prejudice because plaintiff failed to exhaust administrative remedies with respect to him . because the dismissal of barks created a case with completely diverse parties and an amount in controversy that exceeds $ 75 , 000 , defendants removed the matter to this court on january 20 , 2017 .\nfor the foregoing reasons , it is ordered that plaintiff ' s motion for summary judgment is denied . it is further ordered that defendant ' s motion for summary judgment is granted and that plaintiff ' s complaint is dismissed with prejudice . judgment will be entered accordingly .\n\u2020 low price guarantee applies in - store only to identical merchandise ( for example , brand , make , model , warranty , features , and accessories ) from local competitor in stock and available today comparing aaron ' s total cost of lease ownership to local competitor ' s advertised total cost of lease ownership valid on day you lease from aaron ' s . claims for $ 100 cash must be made on day of lease and requires a copy of offering local competitor ' s advertisement or price ticket for such identical merchandise . low price guarantee does not apply to website prices , limited quantity sales , pricing errors , mail - in offers or rebates , competitors ' service prices , clearance , or out - of - stock and open box items .\nlocal competitor\nmeans specialty lease to own stores within a 25 mile radius of aaron ' s store requested to price match . see store for additional details .\naaron was selective about to whom it would sell franchise rights and where its franchises were located . ' we don ' t want to be hidden in the middle of a shopping center . we want locations comparable to blockbuster video . you never see a blockbuster store that is not very , very visible , ' loudermilk was quoted as saying in the october / november 1995 issue of progressive rentals . aaron ' s stores were on average 10 , 000 to 12 , 000 square feet , larger and more attractive than the competition , usually suburban in location , and serving customers with a higher income than other rent - to - own businesses . when he could not find a large enough store , loudermilk would build a stand - alone unit marked by aaron ' s unique design . aaron ' s franchise support center provided assistance to franchisees in selecting store location and training in management and operation .\nhere ' s the url for this tweet . copy it to easily share with friends .\nin addition , aaron\u2019s will be required to give clear notice and obtain express consent from consumers at the time of rental in order to install technology that allows location tracking of a rented product . for computer rentals , the company will have to give notice to consumers not only when it initially rents the product , but also at the time the tracking technology is activated , unless the product has been reported by the consumer as lost or stolen . the settlement also prohibits aaron\u2019s from deceptively gathering consumer information .\nwaltrip will continue to be one of the faces of aaron ' s in the next several years including new tv commercials , one of which will premiere during the daytona 500 on fox . the commercials are lighthearted and tie back to racing as well as play on waltrip ' s relationship with his brother darrell , which will connect with nascar fans ."]}
{"id": 54059, "summary": [{"text": "ballet nebraska is a professional ballet company located in omaha , nebraska .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the company 's season typically consists of three mainstage productions including a full-length fall ballet , the nutcracker , and a mixed-repertory/triple-bill annual spring production entitled momentum .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the company also tours regionally and nationally , with yearly performances at ballet vero beach in vero beach , florida .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "the company 's annual production of momentum , which features a series of shorter ballets that are different each season , is a three-time recipient of the omaha entertainment and arts award ( oeaa ) for best dance production .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "founder and artistic director erika overturff 's original version of the holiday classic the nutcracker is performed annually at the orpheum theater and on regional tours .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "the company collaborates with joslyn art museum by creating an original work each season inspired by a current work or exhibition at the museum .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "other collaborators include opera omaha , omaha symphony orchestra , omaha performing arts and arts center at iowa western .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "company repertoire includes many full length ballets ranging from classics of the romantic period , such as giselle and swan lake , and neo-classical work such as george balanchine 's valse-fantaisie , to more contemporary works , such as winthrop corey 's dracula , harrison mceldowney 's swing swing swing ! , oscar antunez ' a midsummer night 's dream , and kennet oberly 's alice in wonderland .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the company has performed many original shorter ballets choreographed by overturff and other renowned choreographers including , paul boos of the george balanchine trust , peter anastos , jeff satinoff and edward truitt , plus a staging of the 1909 ballet prince igor by former ballerina of the original ballet russe col. de basil , mme. tatiana bechenova .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "other master works in the company 's repertoire include folkine 's the dying swan ( 2012 , 2014 ) , the pas de trois des odalisques and medora variation from joseph mazilier 's le corsaire ( 2014 , 2017 ) , maurius petipa 's paquita ( 2015 ) , giselle ( 2015 ) , swan lake ( 2016 ) , and george balanchine 's valse-fantaisie ( 2015 ) . ", "topic": 30}], "title": "ballet nebraska", "paragraphs": ["ballet nebraska has some big news to share ! the community is coming together to advance the ballet to the exciting next phase in its development . ballet nebraska becomes american midwest ballet in 2018 - 19 . ballet nebraska becomes american midwest ballet in 2018 - 19 take a behind - the - scenes tour [ \u2026 ]\nballet nebraska celebrates a longstanding dance - art collaboration with joslyn art museum this summer .\nseason tickets for ballet nebraska\u2019s mainstage performances are on sale now through sept . 1 .\ne are pleased to invite you to join the ballet nebraska guild . the dedicated men and women of the guild support ballet nebraska while enjoying the company of other fine arts supporters .\noverturff is the founder of ballet nebraska and has danced with the montgomery ballet and the alabama ballet . she regularly creates new works for her company and has collaborated with opera omaha .\nin 2013 , ballet nebraska and the nebraska humane society created the \u201cmuttcracker\u201d program to promote the adoption of shelter pets . at each of ballet nebraska\u2019s performances of the nutcracker , a shelter dog is a featured guest star in the grand christmas party scene . the muttcracker [ \u2026 ]\neach season , ballet nebraska choreographs an original work inspired by an individual piece of art or exhibition at the museum .\nauditions are also open each season to all interested dance students in the community for ballet nebraska\u2019s annual production of the holiday classic , the nutcracker . students from the community may also be selected for other ballet nebraska professional productions throughout the season .\nwith hopes of eventually becoming a vero - based company , ballet vero beach is being launched in conjunction with a young company out of omaha , the four - year - old ballet nebraska .\nvalse - fantaisie is among the featured performances in ballet nebraska\u2019s award winning mixed - repertory production , momentum , set to hit stages this spring .\nprincipal pops conductor ernest richardson has been working on the new show with ballet nebraska artistic director erika overturff and other staff for more than a year . ballet nebraska dancers , choreographed and directed by overturff , will perform while the symphony plays prokofiev ' s score . local actor moira mangiameli will narrate .\nin addition to free events and performances , ballet nebraska dancers also serve as subjects for children\u2019s art classes and adult professional photography classes presented by the museum .\nthe iowa great lakes nutcracker and ballet nebraska will present two performances of the nutcracker at the sami bedell center for the performing arts on friday and saturday .\nit may be in only its third year , but ballet nebraska\u2019s \u201cthe nutcracker\u201d at the orpheum theater feels like the kind of holiday tradition that goes back generations .\nballet nebraska has created a \u201cswan lake\u201d that could rival many from older ballet companies in other cities . here\u2019s hoping they will plan a repeat engagement in the not - too - distant future so more omaha dance fans can see it .\nit was the first time professional ballet had been performed on riverside\u2019s main stage since dancers from miami city ballet gave a performance here in 2008 .\nallet nebraska offers engaging educational opportunities for young dancers to perform youth roles in its productions . additionally ,\nlaunched last year by schnell , the camp teams students with dance professionals to choreograph and perform works of ballet and modern dance . last year 20 students aged 10 to 18 signed up for the program . among their instructors were the artistic director and ballet master from ballet nebraska . they performed alongside the students at the camp\u2019s end .\nstudent dancers from nebraska , iowa , and minnesota have participated in ballet nebraska productions of the nutcracker , swing swing swing ! , momentum ( prince igor , cleopatra , sadako , party animals ) , a midsummer night\u2019s dream , dracula , alice in wonderland , snow white , giselle and swan lake .\nis an auxiliary organization and component of ballet nebraska , the region\u2019s professional dance company and the only arts organization of its kind in the area . the purpose of the guild includes the following :\nlighting design steven l . williams , \u201cdark play , or stories for boys , \u201d university of nebraska at omaha\nmay 25 , 2018 \u2014 omaha \u2014 saying farewell to its former identity as ballet nebraska , the freshly rebranded american midwest ballet is taking important steps this summer . artistic director and ceo erika overturff announced a groundbreaking ceremony is planned for friday , june 1 for the [ \u2026 ]\nas the region ' s only professional ballet company , ballet nebraska produces a full season of dance productions - - including the award - winning momentum , the nutcracker and other classical and contemporary works - - while also providing educational programs and community outreach , both and home and on tour . ballet nebraska\u2019s professional dancers are expressive artists and powerful athletes who hail from around the united states and abroad , making omaha their home while contributing to the cultural vitality of our city , state and region .\nthis year\u2019s momentum performance comprises six pieces ; overturff talked about some of the highlights . \u201cbournonville divertissements , \u201d was choreographed by august bournenville and staged for ballet nebraska by former new york city principal dancer , nilas martins .\nomaha \u2014 nov . 14 , 2017 \u2014 ballet nebraska\u2019s the nutcracker premieres this weekend as the classic ballet officially ushers in the holidays with a lively new russian dance . a special pre - thanksgiving performance at iwcc arts center ( sunday , nov . 19 at 2 : 00 pm ) , is followed by [ \u2026 ]\nthe ongoing partnership has spurred both organizations to discover innovative ways to share ballet and visual art .\nsunday , june 23 \u2013 ballet nebraska dancers performed bacchanale variations at joslyn\u2019s family fun day \u2013 a free event offered several times a year by the art museum . each short performance was followed by a 10 minute question and answer session with the dancers .\nguild members are recognized with other patrons on the donor list in each program printed for the ballet season .\nby evening\u2019s end , more than just flowers ( and candy and nutcrackers ) had come to life . as people made their way to the lobby , christmas spirits were high , ample evidence that ballet nebraska\u2019s classic approach to this holiday classic was winning indeed .\nare all things to expect from ballet nebraska\u2019s annual mixed repertory show , momentum , showing saturday , april 1 at the joslyn art museum and april 8 at the iowa western arts center . momentum is not just one dance , but several performances all in one evening .\nalong with performing established classical , neo - classical and contemporary ballet repertoire , ballet vero beach intends to add original choreography . it also hopes to bring in national and international dancers and dance companies to perform for the vero audience .\n\u201cthe pieces created are inspired by artwork in the museum and become part of each season\u2019s momentum , \u201d overturff says . momentum is ballet nebraska\u2019s award - winning mixed - repertory production featuring a series of original short works in variety of dance styles presented at joslyn\u2019s witherspoon hall .\nschnell will continue to run the dance program at riverside while getting ballet vero beach off the ground , he says .\nomaha \u2014 dec . 18 , 2017 \u2014 in past years , ballet nebraska\u2019s final performance of the nutcracker at the orpheum would usher in holiday break for our company dancers . this year , the dancers are heading south for the winter \u2014 earlier than our usual tour season [ \u2026 ]\ninterested in becoming a student member of our junior / senior repertory ensemble ? our ensemble groups are part of an exciting student dance collaboration between ballet nebraska and motion41 dance . students ages 8 and older are invited to audition . all studios are welcome . final auditions will be [ \u2026 ]\norganizer dawn fisher says a non profit organization was formed to continue to bring the ballet to the iowa great lakes .\nballet nebraska is coming here . we have a non profit corporation e started called iowa great lakes nutcracker , or igln . we fundraise , then do the rehearsals and organize everything , and you know , we have some great sponsors that ensure that this tradition is able to continue .\nwith ballet nebraska , the symphony has created a new production of\npeter and the wolf ,\nsergei prokofiev ' s 1936 piece that uses instruments to portray characters in a story \u2014 a clarinet for a cat , an oboe for the duck and horns for the nasty wolf , for example .\npast artistic collaborations include overturff\u2019s contemporary ballet connemara , based on a painting of the same name by artist may stevens , as well as cleopatra , a shorter story ballet created to celebrate the museum\u2019s 2012 exhibit to live forever : egyptian treasures from the brooklyn museum .\n\u201cwe are grateful to mr . boos for his work with our company , \u201d says ballet nebraska\u2019s artistic director erika overturff . \u201clearning this brilliant work from someone who trained so closely with mr . balanchine is an honor . \u201d boos staged choreography on the company and also taught a few classes during the week .\nballet nebraska , the region ' s professional dance company , continues it ' s fifth anniversary of the beloved holiday ballet the nutcracker at the orpheum theater . though this year the production is featuring a refreshed french scene with a new concept , choreography , and costumes . founder and artistic director erika overturff joins us with leading dancers , katie van der mars and stephen james . katie and stephen will be previewing the costumes for the newly - choreographed french dance .\nother highlights included two soaring breakouts : the dance neapolitan performed by marco clemente and rebecca brenner , in wonderful black , white and green polka - dot outfits , and the dance espa\u00f1ola , featuring jake godek and erika overturff , who is ballet nebraska\u2019s founder and artistic director . they performed carter\u2019s athletic choreography with precision and flair .\nfor the benefit , \u201cfirst steps , \u201d the professional dancers \u2013 without students \u2013 will perform saturday , august 17 . riverside theatre is donating use of the stage as well as personnel . dancers from boston\u2019s prometheus dance , two principal dancers with ballet nebraska , and vero\u2019s camilo rodriguez , a former professional dancer and an instructor at the riverside conservatory , will perform .\nit was as a student at school of american ballet ( sab ) that boos developed an intimate understanding of the connection between music and movement while working extensively with both george balanchine and jerome robbins . after dancing lead roles in balanchine\u2019s symphony in c and robbins\u2019 dances at a gathering as part of the sab workshop , boos was asked to join new york city ballet at the age of 18 . boos danced with the famed ballet company for 13 years before launching into the international scene as a guest teacher , initially with the royal danish ballet . boos was entrusted by the george balanchine trust to become a sanctioned r\u00e9p\u00e9titeur in 1992 . since then , he has staged ballets all over the world , including paris opera ballet , bolshoi , mariinsky , la scala and joffrey , among many others .\na russian folk tale was the basis for the original 1895 \u201cswan lake , \u201d choreographed by marius petipa and lev ivanov . prince siegfried ( ballet nebraska ballet master matthew carter ) falls in love with the noblewoman odette ( erin alarc\u00f3n ) and plans to marry her , but she is tricked into going with the sorcerer rothbart ( sasha york ) , who turns her into a swan and imprisons her at a hidden lake . siegfried finds her on a hunting expedition , promises not to kill her fellow swans and vows to break the spell by proclaiming his love for her .\nit featured a large , well - prepared cast , colorful and ethereal costumes from the milwaukee ballet company with additional designs by deborah overturff , and some standout performances from principal dancers .\nan opera , a theater , an art museum , an orchestra , choruses galore \u2013 all worthy of cities 10 times this town\u2019s size . but nowhere , among vero beach\u2019s rich cultural offerings , has serious dance been represented . finally , hoping to fill that void , riverside theatre\u2019s director of dance , adam schnell , has formed ballet vero beach , the city\u2019s first fully professional ballet company .\nalso on the board are elaine may , an attorney and real estate broker ; attorney david hancock , board member and legal counsel for vero beach opera ; and lisa mclaughlin , a close friend of schnell\u2019s and a longtime lover of ballet .\n\u201cit will let us build up the capital to have a studio , to fund a performance space and see where it goes for a couple of years , while vero has access to what the ballet vero beach esthetic is going to be . \u201d\nboard members for the ballet company include kelly ward , a long time civic volunteer and assistant to the business banking manager of wells fargo bank locally . her daughter , shanna ward , was a former student of schnell\u2019s and danced professionally in college .\nshe adds that dozens of local dancers work with the professionals from ballet nebraska to put on the show .\nwe have 76 local dancers , so that ' s the most we ' ve ever had in it , it ' s pretty exciting . i don ' t know about how many are in the company , they usually have about 25 dancers or so , but they bring their principles . their dancers are so patient and so encouraging , they ' re really great to work with . this is exactly like their omaha show , this is a big city production .\nmerican midwest ballet presents three main stage productions each season , performing a broad range of repertory . the company engages notable choreographers from the national dance community and produces new , innovative works by its own artistic staff . our spectacular season 8 features an all - new\nmay 29 , 2018 \u2014 omaha \u2014 american midwest ballet\u2019s newly redesigned website [ amballet . org ] is scheduled to go live on june 1 . artistic director erika overturff says the new site will include profiles of the company\u2019s artists for the 2018 - 19 season . this season\u2019s roster includes 28 [ \u2026 ]\nschnell\u2019s goal is for a company of at least 20 dancers . \u201cvero is a very affluent town and i can see us having 30 or 40 dancers , \u201d he says . \u201cmy passion is for the classic ballet structure and we need a company big enough to do classical ballets but also contemporary work . \u201d\n\u201cwe will perform momentum at witherspoon hall at joslyn art museum on may 1 , and again at arts center at iowa western on may 3 , \u201d says overturff . \u201cwe will also take balanchine\u2019s magnificent work on tour to florida this january as we perform at ballet vero beach\u2019s production , sixes and sevens . \u201d\nto start a new subscription or to add digital access to your print subscription , click sign up to join subscriber plus .\nneed help ? contact service @ urltoken or call ( 800 ) 234 - 6942 .\nplease support local journalism by becoming a digital subscriber or adding digital to your newspaper subscription .\nsorry , this zipcode is not in our deliverable area for this subscription service .\nlots of sunshine . high near 95f . winds sw at 5 to 10 mph . .\na clear sky . low near 70f . winds se at 5 to 10 mph .\nomaha symphony family series concert will feature a dancing forest , a dancing pond and some dancing ducklings .\npeter and the wolf\nis the story of a boy who lives with his grandfather in the woods . he accidentally leaves the garden gate open , clearing the way for wolves to pounce on barnyard animals . after a wolf swallows peter ' s duck friend , the boy catches the evil creature and makes the animals safe once more .\nthe production will feature a larger - than - life set by heartland scenic studio and new costumes by travis halsey . the symphony also commissioned garth neustadter to write a new introduction to the piece . he also orchestrated the recent\nceltic journey\nprogram for the orchestra .\nmangiameli has performed at the blue barn theatre and the omaha community playhouse , among other venues . she is the artistic director for respect , a company that uses theater to teach children and adults how to achieve healthy relationships .\nrichardson will conduct the program , which will feature the popular instrument petting zoo in the holland center lobby beforehand .\ncommenting is limited to omaha world - herald subscribers . to sign up , click here .\nif you ' re already a subscriber and need to activate your access or log in , click here .\nplease keep it clean , turn off caps lock and don ' t threaten anyone . be truthful , nice and proactive . and share with us - we love to hear eyewitness accounts .\nomaha . com , omaha , neb . \u00a92018 bh media group , inc . | terms of use | privacy policy | this website is intended for u . s . residents only .\nthat\u2019s because the dance company eschews contemporary gimmicks and instead follows a winning formula that choreographers have been using for decades : a classically danced \u201cnutcracker\u201d that focuses on sophisticated grandeur , elegant costumes and whimsical fantasy .\nit\u2019s a production that just as easily could have taken place in imperial russia as it did saturday night in omaha , and that\u2019s exactly what made the performance seem so beautifully timeless .\nthat\u2019s not to say there aren\u2019t surprises . while artistic director erika overturff cleaves to a predictable production , she provides plenty of fresh tweaks , most notably in the waltz of the flowers , and her interpretative flights of fancy enhanced the feeling of magic and wonder that are hallmarks of clara\u2019s yuletide adventure .\nclara , of course , is the heroine , the recipient of the eponymous nutcracker bestowed upon her by the mysterious drosselmeyer . she was danced charmingly by taylor neumann , who seemed younger than performers of years past . this proved a nice casting touch . having a preteen in the role gave the evening a more magical feel , much as experiencing christmas through the eyes of a child does .\nclaire goodwillie reprised her role as the rat queen , dancing the part with menacing relish as she engaged in her ill - fated battle with nutcracker . it was a thrilling scene filled with nicely cute mice and dramatic action .\nsnow queen katie van der mars presided over a glittering land of snow inhabited by whirling snowflakes and gently swaying branches . matthew carter partnered with her as the snow king , and the two held court with the backing of the opera omaha children\u2019s chorus , which sang in haunting accompaniment to the gracefully twirling dancers .\nit was a dreamy sequence , one you knew was successful by how jarring it felt when the house lights suddenly flared for intermission .\nthe second half featured some of the most famous music and dancing from \u201cthe nutcracker , \u201d including the iconic dance of the sugar plum fairy . performed with beautifully executed pointe work by erin alarc\u00f3n , the number also showcased impressive work by ryan christopher as her cavalier .\nthe ethnic dances flew by quickly , with each country seemingly outdoing the last , including the seductive arabian dance , the sweet french praline one and the cossack sequence , with the always impressive sasha york drawing cheers for his explosive dancing . even the north pole numbered among the nations , with santa and his elves delivering a winningly entertaining performance .\nthe new waltz of the flowers with kelsey schwenker as a graceful dew drop fairy was enchanting , not just because of her pas de deux with carter as a thistle , but also thanks to the intricately crafted costumes created by deborah overturff . her work went a long way toward crafting a beautiful scene distinctive for the grace and gentleness of a magical garden come to life .\nsign up for a digital subscription to the world - herald now and get your first month for just 99 cents .\n( if you ' re the kind of person who * needs * to see a newsletter sample before turning over your email address . . . fine , click here . )\nfalconwood park will continue its summer series of drive - in movies this week with \u201cindiana jones and the last crusade , \u201d which will start thursday night at dusk .\nincluding\nglow ,\nsharp objects ,\nthe general\nand\njustice league .\nyou\u2019d think after nearly two decades worth of comic book movies , the genre would start to feel a bit tired . and you\u2019d be right !\nthe winner in our quest for omaha ' s best bbq is . . .\nfood prowl : you can find omaha ' s best pad thai at . . .\nfood prowl : it ' s hot out there . here ' s where to go for some of omaha ' s best ice cream\nenter your email address to subscribe to kvno news and receive a daily digest of news articles by email .\nomaha , ne \u2013 on today\u2019s episode of \u201croad to omaha , \u201d kvno\u2019s brandon mcdermott spoke with oral roberts head coach ryan folmar .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe 2013 - 14 season will feature a work by matthew carter inspired by joslyn\u2019s spring 2014 exhibit poseidon and the sea .\nsays overturff \u201cour ongoing collaboration with joslyn is an extremely rewarding experience which enhances the opportunities to share our work with the community . \u201d\nmatt whipkey , center , won the artist of the year and local album of the year ( for\npenny park\n) awards .\njust like at the grammys and the oscars , omaha ' s top creative people are honored , too .\nat sunday night ' s omaha entertainment and arts awards ceremony , omaha ' s best and brightest in music , visual arts and performing arts were handed trophies for awards such as album of the year , best new media artist and best performance by a young actor .\nnominations were determined by a public vote , and winners were chosen by the oeaa academy made up of artists , industry professionals and journalists .\nvisual arts : best public art watie white , \u201cyou are here\u201d best solo exhibition neil griess , pleated field , wanda d . ewing gallery best 3d artist fredy rincon best 2d artist kim reid kuhn best new media artist nicholas jacobsen best group exhibition art seen , curated by karin campbell , joslyn art museum best 2\u2013person exhibition the subconscious element , reggie leflore & jeff king , wanda d . ewing gallery best emerging visual artist nicholas jacobsen best visual artist mary zicafoose\nsave my name and email in this browser for the next time i comment .\nour office hq : ( located at 4855 north a1a ) 1 . corey ' s pharmacy 2 . 7 - eleven ( south a1a ) 3 . major real estate offices\n1 . vero beach book center 2 . classic car wash 3 . divine animal hospital 4 . sunshine furniture\n\u201cwith the thirst for culture here and the economy turning a corner , they want more , \u201d says schnell of his hometown of 15 years .\nthe partnership will continue \u201cuntil we get off the ground . . . in two , three or five years , \u201d says schnell . the company will stage a kick - off benefit performance on riverside theatre\u2019s main stage in august , and follow up in march or april with a \u201cgala weekend\u201d of performances at a venue yet to be finalized .\n\u201ci\u2019m going to go up there and rehearse them in various repertoires , and they will come here to perform , \u201d he says . even with travel and lodging , that plan will reduce overhead , from employment to studio expenses , allowing the company to bank profit from ticket sales .\nthe inaugural fundraiser will take place on the last weekend of the riverside dance festival , a two - week dance summer intensive for pre - professional dancers .\n\u00a9 2015 vero beach 32963 media l . l . c . | privacy policy | terms | issue dates | subscribe to 32963 | jobs\nomaha \u2013 aug . , 28 , 2014 \u2013 master r\u00e9p\u00e9titeur and teacher paul boos was in omaha last week staging valse - fantaisie , a work choreographed by twentieth - century master , george balanchine . set to the music of mikhail glinka , russia\u2019s first national composer , valse - fantaisie features beautiful ballerinas attended by a male dancer , moving together in a whirl of perpetual motion .\nperformances are friday evening at 7 : 30 , with a matinee slated for 1 : 30 on saturday afternoon at the sami center in spirit lake .\nthe seven - year - old omaha dance troupe performed the iconic \u201cswan lake , \u201d set to the luscious music of pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky , at the orpheum theater for an appreciative audience that included more than a few budding ballerinas , dressed in their frilly finest . even tiny girls were mesmerized by the show .\nthe evil rothbart and his daughter , odile ( vivi dimarco ) , trick siegfried into declaring his love for odile instead , sending the prince into a tailspin and setting up a final confrontation at the lake .\ncarter , who also choreographed this version based on the original work of petipa and ivanov , is a gifted and expressive dancer , as were his fellow leads . his pas de deux with alarc\u00f3n after she becomes the white swan was beautiful . dimarco also has a triumph with her solo after odile becomes the black swan , performing pirouette after pirouette to the delight of the crowd . and york was sly and threatening as rothbart , especially when he was wearing one of the show\u2019s most impressive costumes , a sinister - looking collection of black fabric strips .\nlighting design by carol wisner and bill van deest enhanced the show\u2019s sometimes dark mood .\nbetsie covers a little bit of everything for the world - herald ' s living section , including theater , religion and anything else that might need attention . phone : 402 - 444 - 1267 .\nwhenever betsie freeman 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 .\nprovide mentoring to young dancers and bring outreach performances to locations such as hospitals and nursing homes .\njoin our dynamic group of volunteers ! register and pay online or print out a membership form to mail with payment .\nwhich hosts several special social , dance and fundraising events throughout the year specifically for our youngest patrons .\nall guild members are invited to monthly guild meetings and encouraged to join a committee , if they wish . we typically meet the first thursday evening of most months from august to april .\n\u201cit features several different works in an exciting variety of styles , \u201d overturff said , \u201cso we get to have a showcase for some classical work as well as some new work , stuff that\u2019s in more contemporary style and also a very comedic piece as well , so it\u2019s a great variety for the audience .\n\u201cwe\u2019ve found that it\u2019s a great introduction to dance for people that maybe haven\u2019t been before and aren\u2019t sure what to expect , because it does have that variety , \u201d overturff explained . \u201cdance enthusiasts who have been many times also enjoy it because there is so much to see , and you get to see the dancer\u2019s\u2014really their versatility in the show . \u201d\n\u201cwhile it\u2019s very aerobic , \u201d overturff explained , \u201cit\u2019s also very charming and stylized , so it should look very easy when you\u2019re watching it . so that has a nice connection as well with the joslyn art museum\u2014we always partner with them for our momentum performances , and this work is being presented in celebration of their european collection . \u201d\noverturff called one of the pieces , \u201cdance sport , \u201d by harrison maceldowney , a \u201ccomedic intersection\u201d of both worlds\u2014two kinds of athleticism that are not always imagined on the same stage .\n\u201c [ maceldowney ] had the idea to\u2014i think he was watching the sporting event on t . v . \u2014something like that and listening to the commentary , kind of like the olympics where people are constantly talking , \u2018oh she\u2019s about to try this , \u2019 and \u2018oh look at that happen , \u2019\u201d overturff said . \u201che thought wouldn\u2019t that be funny if we did that to dance and kind of took some of those elements of dance and then combined it with some of those features from sports , like the commentators and the instant replays and things like that . \u201d\nmomentum will also feature \u201cella , \u201d a tribute to jazz singer ella fitzgerald choreographed by overturff .\nmomentum will show at the joslyn art museum on saturday , april 1 , and at the iowa western arts center on april 8 . for tickets to the joslyn , go to ticketomaha . com . for more information , visit balletnebraska . org ."]}
{"id": 54063, "summary": [{"text": "the quietrevolution is a discontinued brand of ( vawt ) vertical axis helical turbine .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the helical design is most similar to the gorlov helical turbine .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "both are an evolution of the darrieus wind turbine .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "it has won several awards including the \" sustainable innovation award \" in 2006 .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the turbine consists of three vertical airfoil blades , each having a helical twist of 120 degrees .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "this feature spreads the torque evenly over the entire revolution , thus preventing the destructive pulsations of the straight-bladed giromill ( darrieus turbine ) .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the wind pushes each blade around on both the windward and leeward sides of the turbine .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "the qr5 turbine , rated for 6 kw , measures 3.0 m in diameter by 5m high .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "poor performance of a qr5 installed at welsh government offices in aberystwyth has been blamed on poor siting .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the turbine 's overall cost was given as \u00a3 48,000 and in 2012 it generated an average of 33 kwh per month , a value of \u00a3 5.28 per month . ", "topic": 24}], "title": "quietrevolution wind turbine", "paragraphs": ["more information on the helical wind turbine could be found on the quietrevolution website .\nthe british start - up quietrevolution developed a vertical axis wind turbine which is not only more aesthetic but is also better at gathering wind near and around buildings , which frequently vary in direction . the helical wind turbine is also quieter because the blade tip speed is lower .\nsmall wind turbine designed and developed in the uk , manufactured in the uk .\nthe creative thinkers at quietrevolution have taken the wind turbine one step further with their quietrevolution display . through the use of leds and a unique firing sequence coordinated with the spinning of the blades , a full color video image can be displayed as if it is hanging in the middle of space .\nvwt power ltd are manufacturers and suppliers of the qr6 quiet revolution vertical axis wind turbine . the qr6 wind turbine has been designed and developed in the uk . with it\u2019s recognised , iconic design and strong aerodynamic performance it is the ideal small wind turbine .\nthe biggest single factor on energy production for any wind turbine is the available wind resource . quiet revolution has invested considerable time and resource over the last few years to increasing the understanding of the complex nature of on - site small scale wind resource . quietrevolution is now recognised as an industry leader in methodologies for on - site wind prediction , especially where the wind environment is highly complex .\nvwt power limited trading as quietrevolution company number 9111957 , registered office hopkin , the heath , great waldingfield sudbury suffolk co10 0sa .\ni am a manufacture of wind turbine from china , yes , we have some successful case mounting a wind turbine on roof , it is perfect . pls add skype name\nqiao\nfor further talking .\nhow to build a homemade stator for a p . m . a generator ( wind turbine , hydroelectric )\nhe said using a wind turbine was a sound economic investment as long as it was in the right location .\nhow to build a homemade coil for a p . m . a generator . ( wind turbine , hydroelectric )\nthe company showed bbc wales a letter written before the turbine was installed which made it clear it was sceptical the location would expose the turbine to enough wind to make it viable .\nit ' s very important with any wind turbine to ensure it ' s in the most exposed location possible . they need unobstructed access to wind from all directions .\nthe quietrevolution ( qr ) was designed in response to increasing demand for wind turbines that work well in the urban environment , where wind speeds are lower and wind directions change frequently . the elegant helical ( twisted ) design of qr ensures a robust performance even in turbulent winds . it is also responsible for virtually eliminating all noise and vibration . at five metres high and three metres in diameter , it is compact and easy to integrate , and with just one moving part , maintenance can be limited to an annual inspection .\n# quiet # quietrevolution # rebelbmh # revolution # turbine # verticle # wind\nthe genius of the quietrevolution\u2019s qr5 is its vawt design , aka vertical axis wind turbine . the vawt enables the qr5 to gather power from the winds near around buildings that are constantly changing directions . it is also quieter than your typical wind turbine because the tip speed is slower , due to the triple - helix design , which in turn allows it to be situated closer to buildings and on towers .\n[ . . . ] another great wind turbine with beautiful design . great for urban areas . [ . . . ]\naccording to quietrevolution the qr5 will generate around 10 , 000 kwh per year in a site with an average wind of 5 . 9m / s . this is equivalent to about five low - energy houses\u2019 electricity demand , or the electrical needs of a twenty man office . unlike other turbines which are usually noisy the unique shape of the quietrevolution turbine allows it to operate in near silent which is ideal for operating close to residential areas . the distinctive helical shape of the turbine is also eye pleasing which is impotent since many communities rejected wind turbines because of their visual impact .\nit is not uncommon for an organisation to use a small wind turbine as a means of generating some of its own electricity .\nquiet revolution ltd has revolutionized the windmill with their new quietrevolution wind turbine , the qr5 . not only is it one of the most visually appealing wind turbines available on the market , its small scale allows it to fit seamlessly into an urban environment , providing a renewable energy resource in places where space constraints previously made it impossible to hook up green power systems .\nbut before it was installed , the turbine makers warned welsh government contractors it would not be exposed to enough wind where it was positioned .\na wind turbine that cost the welsh government \u00a348 , 000 to buy has been generating an average of just \u00a35 worth of electricity per month .\n[ . . . ] inhabitat \u00bb quiet revolution wind turbine . a very interesting windmill that can be placed in urban spaces . [ . . . ]\nthe turbine was put its aberystwyth office , rated excellent for sustainability , in 2009 .\nfor example , the welsh government office in aberystwyth includes a biomass heating system , solar panels and a wind turbine designed to power a small number of workstations .\nexactly how big is the quietrevolution turbine you ask ? currently in production , the qr5 is 5m high and 3 . 1m in diameter . two more sizes are currently being developed , the or2 . 5 ( 2 . 5m x 2 . 5m ) and the qr12 ( 12m x 6m ) . the qr5 is currently priced at \u00a325 , 000 , which includes the purchase of the wind turbine , integrated control electronics , peak power tracking , auto shutdown and generator . depending on placement and wind speeds , the qr5 will pay for itself within 15 years or less .\nthe quietrevolution wind turbines will come in three sizes , the first of which is the qr5 which stands 5m high by 3 . 1m in diameter . two other sizes are under development : the qr2 . 5 ( 2 . 5m x 2 . 5m ) and the qr12 ( 12m x 6m ) . the turbine will be mounted on a tall mast normally 3m , 6m , 9m or 15m tall . the cost of the turbine varies but is estimated at around 60 , 000 dollars including installation .\n< a href =\nurltoken\n> < / a > < a target =\nnew\nhref =\nurltoken\n> quiet revolution ltd < / a > has revolutionized the windmill with their new < a target =\nnew\nhref =\nurltoken\n> quietrevolution < / a > wind turbine , the qr5 . not only is it one of the most visually appealing wind turbines available on the market , its small scale allows it to fit seamlessly into an urban environment , providing a renewable energy resource in places where space constraints previously made it impossible to hook up green power systems . the genius of the < a target =\nnew\nhref =\nurltoken\n> quietrevolution\u2019s < / a > qr5 is its vawt design , aka vertical axis wind turbine . . . . < br > < br > < a href = ' urltoken ' > read article < / a >\nit ' s located next to tall buildings so even if there ' s a strong wind it will be displaced by the time it reaches the turbine , it will be very patchy and lacking in potential so the turbine won ' t get the chance to spin properly .\n[ . . . ] the post that drew my attention ( via engadget ) , was a beautiful design for a quiet wind turbine from a british company called quiet revolution . smaller and quieter than a normal wind turbine , the only drawback is the pricetag of \u00a325 , 000 . it does does however pay for itself within 15 years . [ . . . ]\nat that rate it would take around 452 years to offset the cost of buying and installing the turbine .\nhi , the wind turbine of eon model looks cool and futurestic one . being in india were enery through wind turbines are used for industrial purpose in a successful way and market for residential flats and homes are to be the next vast development in the country . i am very much interested on wind turbines workouts and energy output capasity details . awaiting for your valuable mail . regard , s . aravind\nvertical - axis wind turbine this type of wind turbine is not widely used today . it is employed in areas where wind speeds and directions are gusty and variable . there are two major categories : 1 . the darrieus turbine works on the lifting principle . it has two or three vertical blades which rotate into and out of the wind flow . this type of wind turbine provides ease of maintenance as the operating gears and controls are located close to the ground . however , it needs an external source to initiate the spin , e . g . an electric motor or some other type of vertical - axis rotor . 2 . the savonius turbine works on the resistance principle . the rotor turns relatively slowly , but yields a high torque . this type can be used for pumping water , but is not effective in the generation of electricity , as rpms above 1000 are generally best for producing electricity and this type usually turns below 100 rpm i just thought that this would be some helpful info . personally i love the darrieus design but i am holding judgement on its feasibility in urban areas .\nit is very interesting . i ' m working in argentina in a wind generator prototype , too .\na turbine this size should produce around 9 , 000 kwh per year which is a significant amount of power .\nits just an update on an old dalvanius turbine , nothing new here just a little redigned , plus they have inherent problems .\nthe company which manufactured the turbine , quiet revolution , said mechanical problems were not the main reason for its performance but its location .\ni would like to know how much power the unit will generate at what wind speed , and air density .\n[ . . . ] wind turbines\u201d before , but the \u2018wing\u2019 design is nothing like the large , static \u201cquiet revolution\u201d for the home , nor the tiny , plastic motorwind micro turbine for use in dense urban areas . \u2018wing\u2019 is [ . . . ]\nthe welsh government said there had been mechanical problems with the turbine and that throughout 2012 it was only operating at 26 % of its capacity .\nquiet revolution has developed an elegant and innovative vertical axis wind turbine . this cutting edge technology has been designed in response to the growing demand for renewable technologies and demonstrates that turbines can be elegant , quiet and a long - term , cost effective solution for generating energy .\na 5kw wind generator can produce 13087kwh electricity annually , suppose your country electricity is $ 0 . 15 / kwh , so electricity amount is $ 1963 . 05 , our wind generator life is 20 years at least , so it can bring value $ 39270 . how cost - efficient ! ! ! meanwhile , it takes good advantage of wind energy - - - - - free resource , protect environment .\nthird round ( if i get yellow - carded for not\nplaying nice\n) : i just remembered an article in my hometown paper from august , about a home - grown vwt ( vertical wind turbines ) . it does not have the elegant shape or artsiness of the quietrevolution , but it appears a good deal more compact , and thereby less of a threat to the birds ( even pidgeons and starlings ! ) and possibly more congenial to move - on modular housing ( think katrina / rita rebuilds , remote locations , urban infill ) . urltoken\nneither mitie nor the welsh government have been able to confirm yet whether quiet revolution ' s advice was taken into account when the turbine was given the go - ahead .\nthe turbine ' s output has been monitored officially since january last year and figures suggest it could take hundreds of years for it to offset the cost of its purchase and installation .\nwill it be able to slice and dice birds like the old fashion wind turbines ? the photo with the turbine that has the\neon\nlogo around it in an orange colour looks almost as if it ' s some sort of mesh cover that could prevent birds from flying straight into them . i wonder how feasible such a mesh is ? it looks pretty cool .\nyou can also find lots of information regarding our vertical axis wind turbines on our website urltoken and you can read all the latest news and developments here on our blog .\nthe welsh government confirmed in a response to a freedom of information request that between january 2012 and july this year the turbine generated 585 kilowatt hours of energy ( kwh ) - an average of 33 kwh per month .\npaul burrell from anemos , a company based in machynlleth , powys , which installs small and medium - sized wind turbines , said in the right location turbines like this could be very effective .\nthere is one finnish company producing\nwind turbins\n. their product have some similarities with this product . check out your self : urltoken here ' s some quotes from their pages :\nwindside wind turbines will produce at least 50 % more electricity in a year than traditional propeller models\ntheir design ensures a minimum requirement for maintenance .\nwindside wind turbines are soundless . ( 0 db ) they do not kill birds or people . for these reasons they are safe to use in population centres , public spaces , parks , wildlife parks and on buildigs .\nyour wind power device looks to be just what we would want , only a smaller version , and less costly . please consider making versions that could be used on farms and residences in rural areas .\nany one has an idea how if this could be done on a large scale , say for a township . . . a hybrid of wind and solar . . . any sites for further info ? regards mat india\nas energy problems increase and the danger of global warming becomes more and more apparent , alternative energy resources gain momentum . wind , one of the most important alternative energy sources has been used on a small scale for decades . recently , companies from around the world have been working on creating large scale wind farms . one example is the plan to build three hundred forty - one gigantic turbines near the thames estuary off the south - east coast of england , costing almost $ 3 billion , and producing up to one gigawatt ( gw ) of power ( approximately 25 % of london\u2019s domestic use ) .\nthe vibration and hence noise level is low because both ends of the helical blades are attached to rings . for the normal horizontle axis turbines , noise is a real problem and makes them unsuitable for urban areas . there is a design where the horizontle axis turbine blades have a ring that the blade ends attach to and this is supposed to reduce the noise . the chinese were the first to use vertical windmills many centuries ago . they did it with an ingenious idea - imagine a two panel turbine for ease of illustration . each panel is a bamboo mat ( say a rectangle 4 ' x 6 ' ) and there is a slightly smaller frame behind one mat ( say 3 . 5 ' x 5 . 5 ' ) and another similar frame in front of the other mat . the frames are rigidly attached to the vertical shaft and the mats are free to flap with three sides free and the side along the vertical shaft acting as a hingle for the flapping . for a given wind direction the mat in front of the frame presses against the frame turning the shaft while the other mat flaps back from its frame to let air pass through . the wind force differential is what turns the windmill . i don ' t know if i did a good job of explaining but it is a piece of trivia of ancient science for those who might be interested .\nhello , i am a retired aero engineer with a great interest in wind power and the possibilities of vertical axis turbines . however , my experience has been that they cant really compete with the present propeller turbines for the large mega watt energy grids , for two basic reasons . the swept area of vawts is much less than the prop jobs , plus when mounted at ground level , the important matter of wind speed is much lower , and fairly prone to turbulence . i have tried to design an efficient vawt but have failed to find an aerodynamic breakthrough that works . i cant believe the giant maglev turbine supposedly being built in china is for real ! even if it only claimed to be as efficient as one hawt , it would be hard to believe . maybe they have discovered a major breakthrough in physics and aerodynamics that i \\ \\ \\ ' m not aware of . mag lev is nice as a bearing , but it doesnt repel the laws of aerodynamics . please advise me if this monster is really being built ! thanks , glen bolton\nper david barnes post - could you expand on\nthey have inherent problems\n? what are the problems , has this company addressed those problems in any sugnificant way , and what negative effects would we see over time from these problems ? i ' d love to really discuss this - i don ' t have much knowledge of turbine technologies but i do have a strong curiosity and would appreciate more information .\nas a creative artist i can see this means of power on mountain tops as works of art . by all means , why doesn ' t the usa make the right steps now and apply this art to the areas with the most wind . we need to get our act into gear for our children ' s future . thank you for your time . ken stockton\nhello above friend , i think for industrial purpose , large power output , ours is smaller , our hummer wind generator from 350w to 10kw can load colour tv , refrigerator , water pumping , washing machine , street lamp , lake shipment , beacon , lighthouse . consumer can be resident , culturist , sea user , ship user and etc . you can load urltoken for a check , if you are interested , please send emai to [ email protected ]\nthe quiet revolution ( qr ) was designed in response to increasing demand for wind turbines that work well in environments close to people and buildings . the elegant helical ( twisted ) design of qr ensures a robust performance even in turbulent winds . it is also responsible for virtually eliminating noise and vibration . at five metres high and three metres in diameter , it is compact and easy to integrate , and with just one moving part , maintenance can be limited to an annual inspection .\nhey , i live in a tower ( 14th floor quarter ) in front of majestic powai lake at mumbai , india . there are plenty of wind all around the roof . the roof is clean and there is no cell tower there . can we install some vawt on this roof top ? . to get some electricity for the lift lights ? my company will sponsor the project . please let me know if you can provide me the design . reagrds . s . bera ntpc - mumbai\nwe are a team of architects and engineers putting together ideas for a riverfront redevelopment . as part of our marketing package , we are including sketches of people gathering places . one of our ideas to create a sort of interpretive center of alternative energy . as such , we would like to show wind turbines , solar collectors , etc . we like the aesthetic of your helix shaped product and would like to include a picture or two of it in our proposal . is it ok to copy and paste the images above into our promotional literature ? hope to hear from you soon . . . gary\nround 2 - - re : d . b . ' s and j . s . re\ninherent problems\nand\nlittle redesigned\nfrom a dalvanius turbine ( akin to one of those spinning\npark here\nsigns hazardous to unwary pedestrians ) . on face value alone , i ' d say the difference in design is like the difference between a wwi biplane and a modern high - performance sailplane ! the aerodynamic efficiency ( and therefore , energy efficiency ) is tremendously improved . another plus : if the aerodynamic efficiency is improved , the noise reduction is probably significant as well . i don ' t have the engineering chops to lay out the formulas and data curves , but i am enough of a designer to have my eyebrows raised and my interest piqued by this concept . . .\nsorry i made a boo boo . it ' s the darrieus ( vertical axis ) that operates in a wider wind speed range and is self starting . i do remember however having seen some that tore themselves appart , those are the ( ) shaped variety and i would suppose that when being overdriven it ' s not just the g - forces from spinning that damage it but that a large unsupported span of a certain airfoil is being driven into reynolds numbers it can ' t handle and will likely oscillate violently . in real english the wing is moving far too fast through the air and the air around it is changing so much that it starts fluttering incontrollably .\nif i remember correctly the main problems with most turbines on a vertical axis are the narrow operating range of windspeeds and the difficult start up , some even have to be spun to get going . i ' m going back to a highschool geography project for this so feel free to correct me . i can imagine this one would go a ways to ease of start up since there are acting surfaces 360 degrees around the axis . it should also put a dent into the operating speed problem because the foils are swept a fair it and that should both shed excess wind speed and stiffen the whole deal up a bit . and finally the combination of sweep and aggressive aspect ratio of the foils / should minimise the amount of disturbed air and thus drag and therefore noise . not being a certified aerodynamicist you should find out for yourself , but this is what i ' ve learned and the subsequent intuition tells me should be the case .\nto alex : the\neon\nconcept is a virtual sign , an optical illusion created by timed led lights on the blades , much like the art - pieces created by strip - lasers that depend on the brain ' s ability to freeze - frame motion in order to make sense of what it sees . as for the slice and dice issue , the lighting combiined with the verticality of the system moving within a compact cylindrical space ( as contrasted with a large vertical disk with swinging arms ) may be more compatible with bird perceptions of obstacles ( more tree - like ? ) and be less hazardous . that , combined with the ability to put them in close proximity to buildings , may also reduce the need to plant the wind farms out into more open migratory flyways . the hazard shifts to pidgeons and starlings , more akin to rats and cockroaches in urban areas . however , i am not advocating planting these in piazza san marco or trafalgar ! ( maybe on the national mall in washington , up by the commerce department . . . )\ntaking 16p as an estimate for the current price of electricity per kwh in the consumer market , it works out at a value of \u00a35 . 28 per month .\nsome improvements have been made and as of january this year it has been operating at 68 % .\nbut if it continues to operate at 68 % capacity then it will generate 55 . 25 kwh per month - electricity with a value of \u00a38 . 84 .\nthat letter was sent to a company called mitie which was acting as the contractor to the welsh government .\ni think the problem is quite simple - it ' s been put in the wrong place ,\nhe said .\nunfortunately the welsh government ' s one is located in a valley , two miles from the sea and has quite a short tower .\nthe payback period ( on initial capital investment ) can be anywhere between four and seven years ,\nhe added .\nthere are many examples of turbines across wales on track to do this .\na welsh government spokesperson said :\nwe have an ambitious carbon management strategy for the whole of our estate which includes a wide range of activities aimed at reducing co2 emissions .\nas a result we have seen a 17 % reduction in co2 emissions over the past two years and are well on course to meet the overarching target of a 30 % reduction by 2020 .\nthe foreign secretary quits , telling theresa may\nneedless self - doubt\nis leading to\nsemi - brexit\n.\nthe blades , spokes and torque tube are made of advanced composite materials including carbon fibre for weight , reduction , stiffness and longevity .\nthe brakes modified with enhanced anti \u2013 corrosive properties , increased power despite decreased energy consumption .\nvwt power ltd 11 edison road st . ives cambridgeshire pe27 3lf united kingdom tel no . + 44 ( 0 ) 1480 277360 mobile no . + 44 ( 0 ) 7407 714596 email info @ urltoken\nwe have an experienced and highly knowledgeable team based in cambridgeshire uk who will be happy to discuss your needs .\ni agree to receive emails from the site . i can withdraw my consent at any time by unsubscribing .\nsubscribe to get free weekly updates on the latest news on innovation and design .\nalmost finished . . . we need to confirm your email address . to complete the subscription process , please click the link in the email we just sent you .\nthere are already two of these in action outside sainsbury supermaket in greenwich ( uk ) , no danger to birds what so - ever , if you saw them you would realise that . no idea how much power they make though , but they look far prettier than the ones they replaced ( conventional 3 blade types )\nplease send further details regarding your technology , pricing and distribution plans for australia .\nam i mistaken or does this windmill look a lot like the turby ? that has been tested since 2002 . do a google on\nturby\nand you ' ll see what i mean .\ni am exploring the idea of 1 or more turbines at a location in pennsylvania , usa . varying winds , and directions , with conditions greater than the surrounding area because of geologic features . ideas welcomed , thank you , mike ross\nthis is a best thing to produce a power . i want to know about how much power will genarate & how many cost for this model ?\ngreat idea , we have proposed the use of these on our mumbai contract as the developer is interested in sustainability which we a very pleased about . please can we have some specs on how much current these units produce . our contract is a town centre in dadar central mumbai that was largely industrial area . thank you , philip gee\nthis is truly inspiring , innovative urltoken sets example to believe that creativity has no dead end .\nplease send further details regarding your technology , pricing and distribution plans for southeast asia . regards / roger , in bangkok\nthis looks like an excellant addition for a cell phone tower . if placed above the antenna array , it wouldn ' t have any effect on the radio waves or on worker safety . cool stuff , thanks !\nnoise \u2013 qr industry leading noise levels . the aerodynamic helical blade design results in very smooth , quiet operation .\nvibration \u2013 we have researched this issue in depth and deploy systems to reduce vibrations to levels that are not measurable within the building .\nsafety \u2013 we deploy a dual braking system and various sensors to detect faults / out of balance / impact / vibration etc .\nqr5 \u2013 at five metres high and three metres in diameter , it is compact and easy to integrate , and with just one moving part , maintenance can be limited to an annual inspection .\nthe blades , spars and torque tube are made of robust carbon fibre , and all moving parts are sealed to minimise maintenance .\nthe direct drive in - line generator has auto - shutdown and peak power tracking and is incorporated into the mast .\nfor more information about the feed - in tariff scheme or how much you could save and earn from installing an electricity generating system please contact us .\nyou are also paid for the amount of electricity you feed back into the national grid .\ncopyright \u00a9 eco energ solutions ( renewables ) ltd 2017 . all rights reserved . powered by white digital\nplease note : this site is scheduled to undergo maintenance on 2017 - 10 - 27 22 : 00 : 00 . we expect the site to be down for approximately 60 minutes . we apologize for any inconvenience .\nstroke : inherit ; stroke - width : 2 ; fill : none ; fill - rule : evenodd ; transform : translate ( 1 . 87 2 . 571 )\n>\nstroke : inherit ; stroke - width : 2 ; stroke - linecap : round ; stroke - linejoin : round ; fill : none ; fill - rule : evenodd ; transform : translate ( 1 . 87 2 . 571 )\n>\niddo has a b . a . in philosophy and cognitive science and an m . a . in philosophy of science from the hebrew university of jerusalem . he is currently writing his ph . d . thesis on the relationship between the scientific community and industry . iddo was awarded the 2006 bar hillel philosophy of science prize for his work on the relationship between science and technology . he is a member of the board of the lifeboat foundation and was the editor of several high - profile science and technology websites since 1999 .\nthe problem is quite simple - it ' s been put in the wrong place .\n\u00a324bn - a - year tax burden on pensioners . . . and it may rise\nsee today ' s front and back pages , download the newspaper , order back issues and use the historic daily express newspaper archive .\ncopyright \u00a92018 express newspapers .\ndaily express\nis a registered trademark . all rights reserved ."]}
{"id": 54064, "summary": [{"text": "cyan engineering was an american computer engineering company located in grass valley , california .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it was founded by ron milner and larry emmons .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the company was purchased in 1973 by atari inc. and was responsible for development of the atari 2600 .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it also carried out some robotics research & development work on behalf of atari , most notably in the form of the kermit mobile robot , originally intended as a peripheral or else direct extension of the colleen ( atari 800 ) computer system . ", "topic": 22}], "title": "cyan engineering", "paragraphs": ["1978 \u2013\nkermit\nthe robot by ron milner and larry nicolson of cyan engineering for atari inc .\ncyan engineering limited is an organization based in malta and which provides a variety of engineering consultancy services to the industrial and commercial sector . it builds on the experience of its key engineers who have been deeply involved for a considerable period of time in major industrial and commercial engineering installations .\nlocated in grass valley , a small gold rush era town in northern california\u2019s sierra nevada foothills , cyan engineering was at the epicenter of what would soon become a hotbed of r & d engineering firms for the emerging silicon valley .\ncyan tec systems provides industrial laser , inkjet integration and automation for a wide range of industry sectors .\ncyan engineering have a track record ranging from the design , operation and management of the generation and distribution systems of electricity in the maltese islands to contracting , construction and commissioning work associated with large building services installations .\ni recently ran across this fantastic and odd little gem \u2013 \u201catari\u2019s cyan engineering \u2013 splendor in the grass\u201d , a largely forgotten short documentary about atari\u2019s famous \u201cthink - tank\u201d shot in 1982 , two years before big brother was supposed to make life hell ( and 30 years before he actually would ) .\nthe cyan engineering team have worked on a number of major sporting projects , working closely with most football clubs and private sports complexes in the maltese islands . their flagship projects include the national stadium and national pool complexes , as well as major projects such as the football complexes managed by the gozo football association and premier league football team hibernians .\nthe cyan engineering offices , later known as atari grass valley , were located in an old hospital building up on a hill , in the center of a large piece of property owned by charles litton of litton industries fame , who purchased the site back in 1953 . known locally as \u201cold miner\u2019s hospital\u201d by many of the older residents who were born there , the area had been closed and generally off limits to the locals for decades , which spurred rumors of various military projects and \u201ctop secret\u201d inventions .\nmr . peddle , who had left motorola for mos technology after designing the mc6800 microprocessor , appeared at wescon - the annual west coast electronics show - in september 1975 , offering to sell his new microprocessor by the barrel at $ 8 apiece .\nof co urse , no one knew that he only had one barrel to his name ,\nrecalls steve mayer , cofounder of cyan engineering , atari ' s private consulting company in grass valley , and now senior vice president for r & d at atari .\ntwo prototypes of the stella were built : a functional prototype built by mr . milner to test the concept , and a gate - level prototype built by joe decuir , who was hired by cyan in late 1975 . the gate - level prototype was designed to mimic as closely as p ossible the intended final chip , using circuit - design techniques specific to mos integrated circuits .\nmr . mayer and ron milner , his colleague at cyan , went to see mr . peddle at wescon and found that the 6502 matched precisely the minimum specifications that they had laid out some time before in a blue - sky design for a programmable video game . the thre e went into the back of the mos technology suite , mr . mayer recalls , and in an hour the deal was struck . it started a revolution in home video games .\na year later atari ' s designers began devloping chess .\nthe guys were playing around ,\nallan alcorn , then head of engineering at atari , recalled ,\nand one guy said , ' i could write an algorithm , but i couldn ' t get a playfield on the screen . ' another gu y said , ' that ' s easy . '\nlarry wagner wrote the algorithm ; it took him two years with the help of national chess champion julio kaplan . mr . whitehead did the display in two days , developing the trick now known as venetian blinds [ fig . 2 ] .\ni did not build kermit . it was originally built by atari ' s engineering group in grass valley , california . kermit was abandoned in the sunnyvale offices , and i rescued him . i did some electronic work to make it run again ( needed some rework on a some parts , and all the motion sensors for the wheels and head needed to be changed ) and wrote some new software to make it do different things . as you can see , he is not in the best shape right now . it will power up ( the battery is dead , but a desk power supply will work ) but one motor has gone bad , and the sensors are out again . he also took a spill down the stairs at atari in his last few days ( my own fault for just letting him run free around the building ) and it cracked his head ( a plastic bowl ) and broke a bunch of the bulbs in the head dome . some day i may actually get him running again .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nit highlights some of the work developed here that atari became famous for such as the vcs ( video computer system / 2600 ) , and serves as a bit of a fun time - machine to back where they tinker with ideas , peer into the future and try to predict much of what we take for granted today . video conferencing and small portable \u201cbriefcase sized\u201d computers are mentioned for example , along with\ncompanies chose the location due to its proximity to the bay area , yet it was still remote enough to be free from the smog , noise and distractions of city life . the local culture was heavily into the creative arts which helped foster new ideas , a byproduct of being heavily populated by hippies who had relocated after the crash of san francisco\u2019s haight & ashbury \u201csummer of love\u201d movement , much to the dismay of older citizens .\nan active and ever - present security force only added to the mystique of the \u201cbuilding on the hill\u201d .\nthis is where things start to go awry\u2026 adjacent to the litton property along its back side , was the county high school , where in an attempt to consolidate and save money , thousands of students were bused in from the farthest reaches of one of the largest and rather sparsely populated counties in california . a horrible solution that resulted in kids from the furthest edges of the county riding school buses for several hours each day through all kinds of snow , floods and weather in the wee hours of the morning or the dark of night , arriving ( if they made it ) even more tired and angry then the average teen , if that is even possible .\nas luck would have it , this was my high school , nuhs ( nevada union high school ) . and , this documentary was also filmed when i was an angry , tired freshman at the angst ridden high school next door .\nmtv was suddenly a thing , as were friday night videos . punk & new wave were all the rage for clicks who insisted that \u201cskateboarding is not a crime\u201d \u2013 while heavy metal drove others to sneer , grab guitars and poke holes in our ears . ( i myself tried to diy a bull - ring through the nose \u2013 which ended very badly if you must know ) and we all began to tease valley - girls while questioning \u201cthe man\u201d .\nnow , just a few years earlier our small community had gotten our very first mcdonalds and they were still a bit of a novelty , the cool place to bee seen .\nneither of the two adjacent towns ( grass valley & nevada city ) wanted this commercial fast food mega - giant to spoil the down - town vibe of their historic gold mining districts , so after years of debate and fighting mcdonalds chose an unincorporated location directly between the two in an area known as \u201cbrunswick\u201d , which at one time had been famous as a wooden racing track , fairgrounds and swimming resort known as lake olympia , but had been closed and drained for many years .\nsoon other mega restaurants also rushed - in , burger king , jack in the box , taco bell , rax roast beef \u2013 all began to compete with the smaller a & w , foster\u2019s freeze , and local favorite humpty dumpty ( which has fantastic peanut butter milkshakes , btw ) .\nthe big problem however was that brunswick , this mecca of horrible food for geeky angry teens , was located over the hill on the opposite side of the litton property . older kids had cars , but there were no direct routes and it took a long time to drive all the way around , which usually resulted in a tardy slip . the fastest way to get over and grab a burger was to cut across the litton property by sneaking through the trees from our lower soccer field and then trying to outwit and outrun security .\ninevitably some would be caught , given detention or suspension , even expelled or sent to continuation schools . litton\u2019s security would get so fed up they\u2019d come over the high school to complain , and our principle would plead , warn , and then revoke our off - campus lunch privileges for the entire school for a week or a month , depending on how mad he was . the fact that we weren\u2019t supposed to do it and could get into real trouble only added to the allure .\n\u201comg , you went and got a burger ? you must be a bad - ass . \u201d\nthis went on for years and is still the first thing that comes to mind when many of us hear the word \u201clitton\u201d .\nwhat interests me most with this atari documentary though , is that none of us really knew what was going on inside that old hospital . and what\u2019s really cool is as it was being filmed \u2013 my friends and i are likely sneaking around just outside on our quest to get a highly coveted illegal burger\u2026\nthis film offers a taste of what local characters / engineers looked and talked like at the time , and many of the faces do look astonishingly familiar .\nnow , 3 decades later , the property has been turned into a community college satellite campus , and nothing is recognizable anymore . and amusingly , according to google maps that secret path we forged over that forbidden hill has now become a park trail . we won ! !\nbut really , check out the cool / odd video . talk about a trip , man .\nthey ' re all weirdly smirky and smug for a bunch of disco era poindexters . i guess they had it to lord over those shlubbs making electric cash registers and other pedestrian items .\neh . the weirld smirky smugness hasn ' t gone anywhere . that ' s alive and well in the tech community . less polyester , more tattoos these days . that ' s about all that looks really different to me .\ni totally expect programmers to be haughty these days . they ' re the golden children of silicon valley and san francisco , there ' s hollywood movies about the winklevoss twins . nerd is the word . but in 1980 i would think programmers were about as desirable as public telephone sanitizers .\ni blame disco . the late ' 70s were so hairy and macho ; that , and the general sense of entitlement guys in business have always had . now we have brogrammers .\ni was a high school kid at nuhs and worked at the atari office from 1980 - 1984 as the office gopher / janitor . cleaning up after the engineers and doing all the grunge work . not the most fun job in the world , but was still a fun place to work as a teen .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 atomic toasters - all rights reserved rss powered by wordpress & the atahualpa theme by bytesforall . discuss on our wp forum\nlorem ipsum dolor sit amet , omnes dissentiet mea cu , cu exerci efficiantur suscipiantur vix . quo ei maluisset persecuti , iriure theophrastus deterruisset duo ut . ut tota lorem mea . sea te cibo audiam moderatius , at mei enim habeo accommodare , vel audiam sanctus consetetur in . falli habemus no nam , nulla dicunt voluptaria per ea , nam quaeque perpetua no . eos at convenire incorrupte efficiendi , has ne laboramus delicatissimi .\nwe confirm that projekte global limited have been entrusted with fgura united football club\u2019s contract dated february 2010 for the design and building of a full - size field and a futsal field . this company completed our grounds from begainning to end . . .\nour terminal is equipped with two types of lighting towers . terminal 1 is equipped with abacus 40 meters side tilting towers whilst terminal 2 is equipped with lowering crown type towers supplied by others . durability abacus 40 mete . . .\nas director of a large school on the island with a population of over 1000 pupils graced with fairly extensive playing fields , i am delighted to learn that you are attending the fsb trade fair in cologne .\nwe confirm that this company have been awarded with the malta football association\u2019s contract under the uefa hatrick programme dated october 2009 for the supply and installation of 18 football pitches . in the period of 24 months , this company have f . . .\narch . ludovico micallef , a & c . e . ; vice president and architect in charge , malta football association\nwe confirm that this company have been entrusted with the university of malta\u2019s football grounds in 2011 . it has completed our 2 futsal pitches within 2 months from beginning to end including 60mm artificial turf , flood lightings , fencing , soft - nett . . .\nthis company have been entrusted with the sports grounds at de la salle college . the company offered us their full co - operation from the start to completion with the supply and installation of a full size football pitch and a 300m athletic track . t . . .\nbro . martin borg fsc . m . ed . , director ( de la salle college )\nour football club had contracted this company about two years ago , to install artificial turf on the playing surface of our 11 a - side football ground in pembroke and to finalise the ground preparation for its laying . we certify that we are completely . . .\nalex calleja , president ; alfred debono , director . treasurer ( pembroke athleta f . c . )\naddress : no . 13 , new street , off valletta road , luqa . malta\nowen rubin shows\nkermit\nataris prototype robot pet from jeri ellsworth on vimeo .\nthe hair was a joke of mine ! there is a small button under the hair , so if you pet him , he stops and purrs ! i also made the name badge , it was not an official badge . the security people were very angry that i made it , because it looked so good .\nif you look at picture 10 , you can see the sensors . the two big ones are ultrasonic , like the old polaroid cameras . his head can rotate 180 degrees in each direction so he can\nsee\n360 degrees . when he would bump something , or sense an object in his way , he would stop and rotate his head through the full 360 mapping all directions , then go in the direction that had the greatest distance clear .\nnext to the ultrasonic sensors are two microphones for sound . at the time , the only sensed sharp sounds like a hand clap . when the heard a clap . he would stop and turn his head towards the sound . a second clap would further define the direction and he would head towards the sound .\nbelow is a small heat sensor ( we wanted him to look for warm bodies , but he would head into fireplaces . never got that working . above is a light sensor ,\nwalk towards the light\nwas the idea . if a room went dark , he would look for light and sound .\nalso visible is a small\nleash\nconnector ( directly under the dome below his left ( our right ) mic . this was a pot with a small switch . if you pulled on the leash , the switch would close and kermit would try and center the leash to go that direction . he would continue to move\nforward\nor which ever way centered the leash until the switch opened ( ie , he got close ) and then wait for about 30 seconds before trying to move on his own . his first move was always straight backwards to see if the leash would tighten and close the switch .\nhe also has an antenna for remote control ( used an old radio shack walkie - talkie with some tones for remote ( required another board to be plugged into the bus slots ( there is one empty . )\nthere are 4 boards in kermit right now . photos 2 and 7 show the end board which had all the sensor interface circuits and light drivers for the head . in kermit 4 you can see the other board in the slots . the next one over is a\nmouse brain\n, which is a small 6502 and eeprom and ram . the third board is a sound driver , simple wave circuits for music like sounds . he sounds a bit like r2d2 ! the last board is the driver relays for the stepper motors for the back wheels .\nthe wheels are direct driven by stepper motors that are held in by springs against the wheels . the front wheel is simply a castor with a leaf switch attached . the idea was that if the leaf switch opened , kermit would do an\nemergency back\nmove . basically , an r2d2 scream sound and both motors back as fast as possible for a short burst . again , this was assumed that he was going over a ledge . unfortunately , his death was in just such a move , as his weight is too front heavy , and he screamed and spun his wheels backwards as he tumbled down the stairs at atari ( seems that the stairs were the longest open space , and while the switch did work , he weight tipped him over head first before he could back up . )\nno , this\nkermit the robot\nis not the robot version of\nkermit the frog\n.\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nby tekla e . perry and paul wallich associate editors , ieee spectrum originally in ieee spectrum , march 1983 , pp . 45 - 51\nin late 1975 , sales of devices that made it possible for consumers to play pong on home television sets were booming . at atari inc . , which had first introduced pong as an arcade game and had manufactured one of the most popular home versions of pong , engineers began looking for the next arcade game to put in consumer hands , anticipating that people would grow tired of two paddles and a ball .\nthey saw jet fighter and tank , but instead of designing a custom chip for each game , as was done for pong , they planned a system that would play both games , four - player pong if anyone was interested , and possibly a few other , as yet unknown games . the system was to be based on a microprocessor .\nin a few months , atari ' s designers in grass valley , calif . , had made a working prototype , and over the next year , designers from grass valley and from sunnyvale , calif . , refined what was to be the atari video computer system ( vcs ) . it was released in 1977 , and six years later ranks as one of the most successful microprocessor - based products ever built , with over 12 million sold at about $ 140 apiece .\nsuccess did not come without problems . production problems in the first two years caused atari losses estimated near $ 25 million . but once these problems were solved and enough software was developed , the vcs took off .\natari and other video - game companies had been making microprocessor - based arcade games for some time before the vcs was developed , but the cost of then - available processors - $ 100 or more each - made the idea of a home consumer product based on a micro processor impractical . then came chuck peddle and the 6502 .\nno one saw it that way at the time .\nwe were just trying to survive ,\nmr . mayer told\n. atari had entered the home video market with a one - chip version of its pong arcade game , and it was developing other home video games , but each was based on a single custom chip that took a year or more and over $ 100 , 000 to develop - by the time an arcade game reached the home market , consumers would have forgotten about it . a programmable home video game seemed a desirable alternative .\nthe key to the design was simplicity : making the software do as much of the work as possible , so that the hardware could be cheaper - silicon was very expensive in those days . the microprocessor was synchronized to the television scan rate and created the display one or two lines at a time . this synchronization reduces memory requirements for the television interface considerable , but the processor must continually update the registers in the interface to get any display at all . the program that fee ds information to the video chip ( called stella , after its designer ' s bicycle ) is known as a kernel .\nto further reduce memory requirements , mr . mayer and mr . milner decided to display the background of the screen at relatively low resolution , while displaying moving objects with higher resolution - low - resolution playfield , high - resolution players . t hey also eliminated any provision for vertical synchronization and gave that task to the programmer . a vcs kernel must count the number of lines displayed on the television screen and must finish displaying a single frame in exactly the same time - 15 . 24 milliseconds - that it takes the tv set ' s electron gun to make a single top - to - bottom sweep .\none critical mos - dependent feature was the use of a special counter - called a polynomial counter , or pseudorandom shift register - instead of a true binary counter to determine object positions on the screen . a polynomial counter occupies one - fourth the silicon area of an equivalent binary counter , but , unlike a binary counter , it does not count in any simple order . thus , a programmer cannot calculate a screen position for an object and load it into the position counter .\nthe original stella prototype had only one signal to the position counter : a reset that would trigger the immediate display of an object . mr . decuir and jay miner , who designed the production version of the stella chip , used this same concept in their design . as a result , displaying an object in a given position on the screen requires that the programmer count the number of clock cycles taken by a given set of instruction , figure out how far across the screen the electron beam would be after the inst ructions had been executed , and act accordingly . once the position counter for an object is reset at the proper point , it continues to display the object at that spot on succeeding lines .\nto move objects , the prototype blocked out four clock pulses from the position counters during the vertical blanking interval ; a programmer could then add pulses to move an object left or right - four pulses had to be added to keep the object in the s ame place . mr . miner added a set of motion registers , which add or subtract pulses automatically when a signal - called h - move - is sent by the microprocessor . the h - move can be sent during the vertical blanking interval , or during the horizontal blanki ng interval at the beginning of each line .\nthis seemed innocuous enough ,\nsaid larry kaplan , the first software designer hired to develop games for the stella project .\nbut i discovered early that it was possible to reposition player objects during a screen [ a frame of the tv picture ] , though that was not a consideration of the design .\nso mr . kaplan designed air - sea battle , which has horizontal bands of player objects , a technique used in countless vcs games , including space invaders , freeway , asteroids , and football .\nwithout that single strobe , h - move , the vcs would have died a qu ick death five years ago ,\nsaid mr . kaplan , now vice president of product development at atari .\nh - move and a feature that allowed two or three copies of an object to be placed on the screen let another vcs programmer , rick mauer , design a home version of the arcade hit , space invaders . that game hit the arcades in 1979 , when the vcs was going do wnhill after losing money in 1977 and 1978 .\nthe vcs was not doing that well - there were only a few million in the field , and it looked like it was dying - then space invaders came out , and bam ! it exploded ,\nmr . kaplan said . space invaders was the most popular game in the arcades , and the vcs , with rows of six objects across the screen ( two player - objects , copied three times each ) could recreate it in the home .\nanother hardware feature , one that actually cost a fair amount of silicon , was vertical delay , or vdel . the vcs writes two television lines at a time , explained mr . miner , but shifting objects by two lines between frames leads to jerky motion . a way had to be found to shift objects by only one line , and that way was vdel . two registers are used to hold the graphics information for each player - object , and vdel selects which register will be displayed on the screen .\nthe sequence of events is as follows : information sent to the display registers for one player object is loaded into its primary register ; when information is written to the other player object , the contents of the primary register for the first objec t are automatically duplicated in its secondary register ; if information for each player object is written every other scan line , the secondary register selected by vdel will display the same shape as the primary register , but one line later . this technique is now being used to load different information into the primary and secondary registers of each player object , thus yielding single - line resolution and other unintended bonuses .\nin addition to being able to determine the shape of an object , programmers can also determine its color and luminance . the decision to go with both color and luminance registers probably would not have been made but for the simplicity of the color con trol . television color is determined by the difference in phase between the color signal and a reference signal , or color burst , that is transmitted at the beginning of each line . the vcs ' s phase shifter is nothing more than a delay line tapped at appro priate intervals , and so it occupies fairly little chip space .\nan example of extensive color manipulation is a subroutine developed by mr . decuir to avoid burning game patterns onto the tv screen if the vcs is left unattended . the routine , which cycled through all possible color - luminance combinations , used only a dozen bytes , a great advantage in early game cartridges , which held only 2 kilobytes of rom .\nin 2k , you barely have room to brush your teeth ,\nmr . decuir said .\na similar variety of effects was produced with a minimum of chip space in the sound generator ; it contains simply a few dividers and polynomial counters that can be interconnected in a number of ways under program control . a 5 - bit polynomial counter , mr . decuir noted , produces a low , grumbling sound ( used in tank ) , and a 9 - bit counter produces a whooshing sound ( used in jet fighter ) . the rest of the sounds that the programmers have made the vcs produce come essentially free , and they have been extens ive - mr . mayer said he has even heard the vcs reproduce the words\ne . t . phone home .\nbecause the vcs hardware does so little on its own , a heavy burden is placed on the programmer . but though programming is arduous , few walls hold back software creativity .\nwriting the kernels that make up the game programs ,\nmr . mayer said ,\nis like solving acrostic puzzles with lots and lots of possibilities . there ' s a certain class of programmer that can deal in the microcode like that . if it were easier to program , we wouldn ' t have these programmers , because they ' d be bored . the vcs is an absolute challenge .\nanother way of saying it is that to deal with a vcs you have to unlearn every good programming practice you ' ve learned ,\nsaid mr . mauer , who designed space invaders .\nbob whitehead , senior designer and cofounder of activision inc . in mountain view , calif . , may be the most innovative vcs designer - he is credited with the most firsts in using a new trick . but he is philosophical about his innovations .\na computer i s a computer ,\nhe said ,\nand it only works in one way . if something new comes up , it ' s cute , but no more than that , because it ' s something the computer has always been able to do ; you just didn ' t discover it before . it ' s like finding a penny under the c ouch - it ' s always been there , but it ' s cute to discover .\nonce a trick is discovered and is implemented in a game , it becomes obvious to experienced vcs programmers , mr . whitehead noted , and soon the trick is copied in other games . less experienced programmers look at a program listing or pick up tricks by w ord of mouth .\ntoday , however , designers estimate that the hardware has been 70 to 80 percent exploited .\nmore and more the cute things aren ' t showing up ,\nmr . whitehead said ,\nbut then every time we discover something new , we think that it is the last thing .\nthe first trick popped up when mr . whitehead designed blackjack , and it is now used in nearly every vcs game . it is the capability to rewrite player objects\non the fly .\nbecause the microprocessor must feed information every line to the\nstella\nchi p to make a display , it can change the information even during a line to change the appearance of objects . the hardware can produce multiple copies of a player object - a feature added so that groups of biplanes could fight each other - and mr . whitehead discovered that he could change the displayed player object between copies . instead of putting up three copies of the same object , the vcs then displays three different objects : three different cards in the case of blackjack .\nobjects can also be rewritten as they are repositioned vertically , so the different rows of aliens in space invaders look different . this capability was carried to an extreme in activision ' s freeway , with 10 lanes of traffic and different cars and tru cks all over the screen . it was also used very successfully in asteroids , in which the rocks that appear to be careening all over the screen are in two rows , half moving up and half moving down .\nbut an initial limitation of rewriting player objects on the fly was that the copied objects had to move together , because the vcs produces multiple images only at set spacings . a trick developed by mr . whitehead to allow many graphically different ob jects to move independently is called flicker .\nflickering displays create the illusion of extra independent player objects by showing the objects only every other frame , or every third or fourth frame . the problem with this technique is that pronounced flicker can make a game difficult or even unp leasant to play . judiciously used , this tradeoff can make games possible that the vcs otherwise could not handle : starship , in which the stars are made of player objects that flicker ; adventure , in which flicker occurs only when there are more than two objects on the screen ; baseball and football games ; and defender , to name a few .\nironically , flicker has never been used at activision , the software company that mr . whitehead helped start when he left atari in 1979 . mr . whitehead did not say activision will never use the technique in a game , but he noted that the company ' s progra mmers will rethink the philosophy of a game to avoid it .\nit is a tradeoff that is not acceptable ,\nhe said .\nflicker can be avoided if the motion of objects is restricted to keep them vertically separated , or by use of more recent tricks . one of those tricks is\nvenetian blinds ,\nand it was first used in atari ' s chess game .\nwhen the vcs was first manufactured ,\nmr . kaplan recalled ,\nthe box had a chess piece on it . ' those marketing guys ! come on , ' we said . ' it ' ll never do chess . ' well , some guy in florida sued because there was a chess piece on the cover and we didn ' t have a chess game .\nto display eight chess pieces across the screen ( instead of the maximum six possible with triple copies ) , mr . whitehead displayed each object on every other scan line . on the first sweep across the screen , graphics for four objects were displayed ; on the next sweep , graphics for the other four were shown . the gaps were obvious , but the chess pieces were recognizable .\nwhile primitive in comparison with today ' s chess machines , the wagner - whitehead chess game , using 4 kilobytes of rom and 138 bytes of random - access memory , was as good as the chess machines then on the market . there was only one problem : the tv screen displayed random colors while the vcs calculated the next move ; no processor time was left for the screen .\nthe venetian - blind technique has appeared in many games since chess . it was used for horses in polo , a game by carol shaw that was never released , and in basic programming to get 12 characters on a line . it was also used in stampede , by mr . whitehead , to animate the animals ' legs , and most recently , in sky jinks , also by mr . whitehead , where parts of the balloon baskets are displayed on alternate lines . if used subtly , mr . whitehead noted , the technique is hardly noticeable .\nafter they had exploited variations on player graphics , programmers turned to other areas of the stella chip to look for tricks . one early discovery was that they could write the playfield - a low resolution background 40 bits across - on the fly . al miller did this in surround , where each block in a 40 by 24 grid can be turned on or off independently . the technique was used by mr . whitehead in chopper command to create an extra player object - the chopper the player commands [ fig . 3 ] .\nmr . kaplan first rewrote color on the fly , changing color line by line to get a figure in his bowling game that has a flesh - colored head , a blue shirt , gray trousers , and black shoes . that technique was picked up in superman to make the cartoon hero ' s costume red and blue , and it is used widely to display brightly colored alien attackers , as well as scenery that appears to recede as the colors deepen - including sunsets and oceans with rolling waves .\nmr . whitehead indicated that once a game is on the market any new tricks used are apparent to experienced programmers . this thesis was confirmed by\n' s discovery that two techniques considered trade secrets by activision at the time of w riting were widely known and , indeed , used by designers at other video - game companies .\none of the tricks designers have pointed out exploits the capability of the vcs to display an object in normal , double , or quad width depending upon the rate at which the player register is scanned . the trick comes in changing the size of the player o bject on the fly . in mr . whitehead ' s boxing [ fig . 4 ] , the game in which it is believed this technique was first used , a change in player size extends the boxer ' s arm into a punch . mr . whitehead also used the technique in skiing , and brad stewart at imag ic has included the trick in his newest game , sky patrol .\nanother trick first appeared in the game dragster . designer david crane , known in the industry as\na coding machine ,\nwrote an entire kernel on the fly . the code , of course , does not move physically , but rather moves in time , so that the program is n o longer in synch with the television set , and what would otherwise be a static display scrolls horizontally . when dragster first appeared , the trick was considered impossible to repeat , but it is now understood throughout the industry . one designer usi ng it is imagic ' s bob smith in the game dragonfire .\nperhaps the ultimate trick is being marketed by a company called starpath , in santa clara , calif . : a 6 - kilobyte ram module that fits into the vcs in place of a cartridge and accepts software from cassette tapes . ( this option had been considered for th e original vcs but was discarded . ) the extended ram allows programmers to use graphics tricks that would not fit in the vcs ' s 128 bytes - consistently finer resolution and sophisticated rewrite - on - the - fly techniques . adding ram to the vcs is not easy , n or is making cartridges with more than 4 kilobytes of memory . in order to save money , atari limited the cartridge connector to 24 pins , omitting read - write and clock lines for ram , as well as lines for addresses greater than 4096 . mr . miner and mr . decu ir agreed in retrospect that this decision was a mistake , since a 30 - pin connector would have cost only 50 cents for each vcs and 10 cents a cartridge and would have allowed both ram and a 64 - kilobyte address space .\nmany companies now use 8 - kilobyte cartridges by means of a technique called bank switching , where a read from a certain address triggers a flip - flop , directing all subsequent addresses to a different section of memory . the first bank - switched cartridg e was a 6 - kilobyte chess game by larry wagner ; the game was\nscrunched\nto kilobytes by bob whitehead , eliminating the need for bank switching , before it was marketed .\nram in cartridges is made possible by resynthesizing clock signals for ram from those timing lines that do find their way to the cartridge port . the increased speed of instructions dealing with the first 256 bytes of memory by the 6502 is all that mak es the vcs possible , and so the vcs uses similar techniques internally to conserve address space . a read and a write call to the same address may deal with two completely separate registers , mr . miner noted : the read - write line is actually being used as another address line , in addition to its intended purpose .\nthe vcs design , it sometimes seems , affords nearly limitless possibilities for programmers . but the basic design of the machine did not come easy . the mos layout was done directly on the screen of an automated ic drafting system , and circuit analysis was performed without sophisticated tools . mr . miner recalled simply counting the maximum number of gate delays in any line , adding the line delays , and multiplying by two for a safety factor . the first pass of silicon failed , he noted , because\nthere was one line that didn ' t go into the flip - flop i thought it did ; it went around it through 12 more gates . that was twice as many gates as any other line .\nthe vcs was also a near nightmare to produce , according to the people involved . for example , the mechanical design specified two sizes of self - tapping screw , and few workers on the production line could distinguish between the two . if the wrong screw was used , it shaved out myriad metal filings that raised havoc with the interior circuitry . further , when unassembled cases were stored for a time , the plastic would warp , and the two halves would not longer fit together . production workers learned the\nvcs karate chop\nto pop the cases together .\nbut if production problems were not enough , the vcs also had testing problems because so few of its internal states were accessible : instructions came in from the cartridge , and composite video came out through the television jack . digital testers cou ld not deal with the video signals , and analog testers were not sufficiently programmable , recalled mr . mayer , noting that atari had not faced such problems before , because\nwe ' d never built anything with more than one custom ic in it .\nthe inability to test sufficiently cost atari millions of dollars in the first year of production when one of its suppliers had process problems but the chips still passed incoming inspection . the chips were fast enough to make atari ' s test software r ate them as acceptable , but not fast enough to function properly when placed in an assembled vcs .\nwhile the process problems were being resolved , atari instituted a test program based on visual inspection of the final product : a test cartridge was developed , and inspectors would plug it in , plug in simulated controllers , and watch 20 seconds or so of\ngame\non a tv set to determine if each vcs were working .\neven though atari was late delivering the vcs to retailers for the 1977 christmas season , its sales volume went from $ 60 million to $ 120 million that year . still , the company lost money . in 1978 atari decided to build 800 , 000 vcs machines , more than twice as many as the year before . a total of 500 , 000 orders came in by late summer , and after fall shipments went out , they disappeared from retailers ' shelves in a few weeks . but few additional orders came , and atari was left with 300 , 000 unsold machin es ; the company had doubled its sales volume for the second year in a row , mr . decuir recalls , and still it lost money .\nwarner communications inc . , new york , had bought atari for $ 28 million in 1976 , largely on the strength of expectations for the vcs . but\nfor two years ,\nmr . mayer recalled ,\natari managed to single - handedly drag down the return on equity of warner st ock by a significant amount .\ntoday , thanks largely to the success of the vcs , atari is responsible for over half of warner ' s total profit .\nmessrs . mayer , milner , miner , and decuir set out to make a simple consumer product that would sell for two or three years - slightly longer than a dedicated game . by creating a machine with an elegant architecture that left all its inner workings acce ssible to the programmer , they ended up - as did early manufacturers of phonographs - creating an industry , one that today has over 70 companies competing for a share of the video - game software market , estimated this year at $ 2 . 4 billion .\nmany companies have tried to market programmable video - game machines , starting with fairchild ' s channel f in 1976 . most of these machines - including the fairchild - have sold poorly . the four programmable video - game units currently in demand are ata ri inc . ' s video computer system ( vcs ) , mattel electronics ' intellivision , magnavox ' s odyssey 2 , and colecovision , from coleco industries .\nthe intellivision is the vcs ' s major competitor . because it has far more random - access memory than the vcs , it can display an entire television frame without help from its processor - in fact , it must do so , because the processor can communicate with the video chip only during the vertical blanking interval .\nthe intellivision display has a background made up of a 20 - by - 12 -\ncard\narray , with the cards ' content specified by the programmer . with a\ncharacter set\nof different shapes , a designer can build up quite detailed scenes . however , because the proces sor cannot talk to the video chip while the display is being formed , line - by - line changes of background or moving objects are impossible . two or more of the intellivision ' s eight moving objects must be superimposed to get multiple colors . furthermore , p layer objects cannot be used again in the same frame , thus lessening the advantage that eight player objects give the intellivision over the vcs , which has only two .\nthe intellivision ' s forte , according to industry observers , is games with detailed but static displays . however , the speed of moving objects is entirely under the control of the programmer , since the hardware supports fast motion as least as well as t he vcs .\nmattel is the victim of realism ,\nsaid one hardware designer at mattel .\nits games are slow because people try to make them like the real world , and it takes time to move from one end of a football field to the other .\nsports and strategy games are well served by the intellivision controller , which combines a keypad with directional controls and action buttons , as opposed to atari ' s one - button joystick . on the other hand , some contend that the controller may be diff icult to use .\nalthough the intellivision ' s inflexibility is counterbalanced by its great power , the odyssey 2 does not fare as well in the estimation of those who have examined it :\nit is weak in everything ,\nsaid rober ogden , president of action graphics , a freelan ce game company in carey , ill . david johnson , an imagic game designer who works with the odyssey 2 , said that it was a more primitive game machine . it has only eight colors , compared with intellivision ' s 16 and the vcs ' s 128 ( 16 colors and eight luminan ces ) . its four movable objects have only half the resolution of objects on either the vcs or the intellivision . the objects have only a single color , as do intellivision objects , and can be reused only if the display is blanked completely while they are being rewritten ."]}
{"id": 54066, "summary": [{"text": "rex energy corporation nasdaq : rexx is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition , production , exploration and development of oil and gas , with properties concentrated in the appalachian , illinois , and permian regions .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "the company pursues a balanced growth strategy of exploiting its sizeable inventory of lower risk developmental drilling locations , pursuing its higher potential exploration drilling prospects and actively seeking to acquire complementary oil and natural gas properties . ", "topic": 22}], "title": "rex energy", "paragraphs": ["amid high leverage and loan defaults , rex energy ( rexx ) heads toward a restructuring agreement .\nrex energy initiates sale process for all remaining assets , filing voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of the u . s . bankruptcy code\nrex energy initiates sale process for all remaining assets , filing voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of the u . s . bankruptcy code\nas rex energy continues to expand its operations and grow as an organization , we are currently recruiting for the new positions listed below .\nrex energy corporation ( nasdaq : rexx ) , an energy company based in united states , saw significant share price volatility over the past couple of months on the nasdaqcm , rising to the highs ofread more . . .\nrex energy is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition , production , exploration and development of oil , natural gas and natural gas liquids . our strategy is focused on building shareholder value through increasing production and proved reserves within the appalachian and illinois regions .\nenergy recap : parsing the effects of the u . s . exiting the iran deal\nrex energy ' s success is the result of our seasoned and diversified employee base , which is comprised of expert personnel who use the latest technologies . our rapid growth is a result of challenging each employee to be innovative and creative . rex energy ' s employees are rewarded for their hard work as well as the company ' s overall successes .\nrex energy corporation ( nasdaq : rexx ) , a us $ 7 . 15m small - cap , operates in the oil and gas industry which has seen an extended oil price slump since 2014 . however , energy - sector analysts are forecasting forread more . . .\nif you want to work in a fast - paced environment that encourages teamwork and values people who put their ideas into action , we ask that you consider joining us at rex energy .\ntotal s . a . ( tot ) signed a natural gas resources development deal with the government of oman , while rex energy corporation ( rexx ) confirmed filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection .\nrex energy employees are offered a full suite of employee benefits that include medical , dental and vision coverage , health savings accounts , life and disability plans , and a 401 ( k ) plan .\ncategories : etfs yahoo financeclick here to see latest analysis etfs with exposure to rex energy corp . here are 5 etfs with the largest exposure to rexx - us . comparing the performance and risk of rex energy corp . with the etfs that have exposure to it gives us some etf choices that could give us similar returns with lower volatility . ticker . . . read more ( read more . . . )\nif you are looking to invest in rex energy corporation\u2019s ( nasdaq : rexx ) , or currently own the stock , then you need to understand its beta in order to understand how it canread more . . .\nleading rex energy corporation ( nasdaq : rexx ) as the ceo , tom stabley took the company to a valuation of $ 13 . 81m . recognizing whether ceo incentives are aligned with shareholders is a crucial partread more . . .\nrex energy ' s core operations is focused in one main area within the united states : the appalachian basin . in the appalachian basin , we are focused on natural gas and natural gas liquids production while targeting the marcellus , upper devonian burkett and ohio utica shales .\nrex energy operating corp . provides equal employment opportunities ( eeo ) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race , color , religion , sex , national origin , age , disability or genetics . in addition to federal law requirements , rex energy operating corp . complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities . this policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment , including recruiting , hiring , placement , promotion , termination , layoff , recall , transfer , leaves of absence , compensation and training .\nthe state college , pa . - based natural - gas fracking company\u2019s senior lenders , owed $ 261 . 3 million , would take control of the business upon its emergence from bankruptcy if a sale process is unsuccessful , according to papers filed friday in the u . s . bankruptcy court in wilmington , del . as part of the deal , senior lenders\u2019 existing debt will be \u201crolled up\u201d and given top priority for repayment under the chapter 11 financing , court papers say the bankruptcy financing must be approved by a judge . proceeds from any sale of rex energy\u2019s assets would be used to pay down its senior debt .\ncorp . said it expects to file for bankruptcy \u201cimminently\u201d after talks with lenders and bondholders on restructuring its balance sheet outside of court protection were unsuccessful . the state college , pa . - based natural - gas fracking company said in a regulatory filing this week it would seek chapter 11 protection after lenders , owed about $ 270 million , pulled the plug on restructuring talks and accelerated payment . rex also has more than $ 600 million in bond debt outstanding .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nenter up to 25 symbols separated by commas or spaces in the text box below . these symbols will be available during your session for use on applicable pages .\ndon ' t know the stock symbol ? 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{"id": 54069, "summary": [{"text": "obsello absinthe verte , or simply obsello was a brand of absinthe .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "obsello was an award-winning \" verte \" or green absinthe that was manufactured by distillation from eight herbs including grand wormwood .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "obsello was distilled in california . ", "topic": 17}], "title": "obsello absenta", "paragraphs": ["have a fact about obsello absenta ? write it here to share it with the entire community .\nhave a definition for obsello absenta ? write it here to share it with the entire community .\nobsello absenta - the f\u00e9e verte absinthe forum - the oldest , largest , most authoritative absinthe forum .\nobsello is for a fan of up - front french absinthes , and dirty old goths who once loved their precious , rareified spanish absenta . only this is better . our obsello was provided by the good people at absinthesalon for the purposes of review .\nnote : this absinthe is sold internationally with two different labels , one which say \u2018absinthe\u2019 and the other which says \u2018absenta\u2019 ( absinthe in spanish ) . they are exactly the same product .\nit was a great pleasure to see a stronger version of the nice segarra absenta . but that was quickly killed by the wrongful use of wormwood for coloring . that gives you a nasty bitterness . too bad .\nmany spanish distilleries also made their own absinthe , or absenta in spanish , and had done so since the peak of absinthe in the late 1800 ' s . several of these continued to do so well into the 70 ' s and 80 ' s . sadly they turned to cheaper methods to manufacture their absinthes as time passed and very few of the spanish absentas made after the 1970 ' s are actually any good . still today there are a lot of spanish absinthe available on the market , however only one - obsello absenta - is even close to the finer old spanish absentas such as escat , pre 1970 montana , argenti etc .\nthe obsello is the first traditional distilled absinthe from spain in decades . made by american distiller bryan davis in spain . it does present a little of the\nspanish\ntouch with citrus and mint .\nabsinthe obsello is the only spanish absenta on the sad spanish market , that has not to actually offer any absinthe on swiss quality - level otherwise . obsello absinthe is distilled , not macerated . here are used 8 different herbs and another quality - characteristic the wine - alcohol , that is won from vineyards in the penedes . only very small ranks are produced in the alambiques . thanks to the traditional manufacture , a complex absinthe with a remarkable quantity is offered to the absinthe - connoisseurs at thujon ( max ) . 10 mg / kg . exclusively natural herbs are used ( in contrast to other artificial essences ) , and this absinthe is distilled twice .\nobsello is worth trying imho , i ' m satisfied with the purchase . there is some mint , which probably is the most objectionable part for some , but after the initial recognition of it , it fades while some other unexpected characters come out - including a lovely mouthfeel and satisfying finish .\nthe colour is a beautiful crystalline peridot which louches to a lovely , thick impressionist sage green . the louche also amplifies the sweet floral character of the absinthe . interestingly my obsello passed the traditional absinthe nose test \u2013 i poured a glass , left the room and five minutes later i returned \u2013 and it has perfumed the entire room . not bad , pedro\u2026\ngiven the above , you can understand how excited i was when i found out that i was getting a bottle of obsello , the first premium , distilled absinthe verte to be produced in spain . if you are a crusty old fan of dodgy spanish absinthe , and remember sitting by candlelight , listening to bauhaus and waiting for the mailman to come \u2013 wait \u2019til you try this one .\nobsello is distilled on a grape alcohol base , which supports the lighter , upper notes of fennel and hyssop , while the wormwood offers a nice counter - balance quite apparent in the finish and lingers for a good few minutes . the anethole is characteristic , however it\u2019s not overpowering . i did get \u2018dead man\u2019s tongue\u2019 as i like to call it ( the distinctive numb tongue caused by the anethole . go through half a bottle of pernod and you\u2019ll dig what i\u2019m talking about ) , although it was very subtle , and rather enjoyable .\nalthough today , several different brands of absinthe are available on the u . s . market , it can still sometimes be hard to find . the best brands , i should add , also tend to be a little pricey . ( i personally like k\u00fcbler , obsello , and vieux carr\u00e9 absinthe , as well as marteau , la clandestine , and lucid ; i ' ve heard good things about leopold brothers , vieux pontarlier , and st . george , but i ' ve never tried them . ) you can substitute pastis in place of the absinthe in most absinthe cocktails ; indeed , for nearly a century , bartenders had to do just that .\ni was told that absinthe made today is not the same as historic 19th century absinthe . are your absinthes real ? do they contain wormwood ?\nall of our absinthes are made to the highest 19th century protocols and all contain wormwood . levels of wormwood vary between absinthe recipes and brands . our studies of unopened bottles of the best quality vintage absinthe have confirmed that the techniques we use give us absinthes of historic quality , taste and strength , without having to modify them to conform to modern regulations , and which still fall within legal limits .\none must remember that there were also many poor quality absinthes in the past , made with oils , poorly made base alcohol and even poisonous dyes . it is certain that these attributed to absinthe ' s bad reputation and you can be assured we do not try to replicate them !\nthe thujone content ( measured in miligrams per liter ) has nothing to do with the quality of absinthe . recent studies have proved that the best vintage absinthes were actually much lower in thujone than previously believed and that thujone levels do not have any provable bearing on absinthe ' s perceived ' effects . '\nif an absinthe is correctly distilled , using the same ingredients , including wormwood and methods of the best distilleries of the past , the end product will actually be relatively low in thujone . the thujone contents ( though slightly varied ) of all our absinthes are within the norms of the european union limits , i . e . less than 35 mg / liter , without any compromises to the original recipes or reduction in the quantity of wormwood used . that said , the quality and authenticity of our absinthes are not surpassed by any other absinthe on the market today , no matter what other promoters may try to convince you about thujone levels .\nthis is very difficult to answer , but it would depend on if you just want to try it once , or plan to develop your tastes and experiment with the different ranges and styles . we recommend to start with a ' lighter ' style absinthe such as one from the pernot un emile collection or a swiss ' la bleue ' type such as la ptite . the smaller , 20cl un emile flasks from pernot or the paul devoille fougerolles flasks are convenient for you to try both a green and clear absinthe to compare , before deciding to purchase a larger bottle .\nwhilst our absinthes are completely unsweetened they are in no way what should be considered unpleasantly ' bitter ' . the distillation process separates most of the bitter components from wormwood and leaves them in the still , only the aromatic compounds find their way into the final distillate . anise seed contributes to the ' body ' of absinthe which people can also perceive as sweetness .\nsome people just have a sweet tooth , in 19th century france it was common to add sugar to absinthe and other high - alcohol spirits and the ' sugar ritual ' became a part of the enjoyment of the drink . excess sugar can contribute ' body ' , mask high alcohol and also help hide defects in poorly made absinthes , which is why many absinthes have sugar added in the bottle . none of our absinthes have added sugar . in fact the addition of sugar changes the character of the drink considerably ; we recommend tasting our absinthes with and without sugar to appreciate the difference . you will be surprised !\nabsinthe was originally produced as a herbal tonic - high alcohol is the best method to hold and transmit the intense aromas and flavours and also preserves the chlorophyll which gives the greenish colour . when it is correctly diluted with water , absinthe can be no stronger than a glass of table wine .\nabsinthe is a high - proof alcoholic spirit and as such is not anywhere near as fragile as wine .\nit will be best stored at cellar temperature ( + / - 55\u00b0f ) but ambient / room temperature is fine , as long as it is not too hot . absinthe should be kept out of direct sunlight and upright , as the high degree of alcohol can have an adverse effect on the cork . you can store it anywhere that you comfortably store other spirits .\nabsinthe should never be refrigerated as it contains anethole from anise , and anethole can start to crystallize at less than 68 \u00b0f - this crystallization is a major reason why absinthe turns white when cold water is added . if bottled absinthe becomes very cold , as in lengthy exposure to freezing temperatures , it can cause tiny ' flakes ' to appear and hamper its aromas and flavour . the flakes will normally dissolve once the absinthe warms up and they will not cause a permanent adverse effect .\naeration will improve the taste and aromas as it disperses the high alcohol vapors and allows other aromas to surface . an opened bottle can remain good for years , in fact in most cases it will improve . however , if you plan to keep it for more than six months , it is best that it not remain in a decanter or a half empty bottle with a great deal of surface exposure to air .\nonly if the cork is bad , or does not create a good seal .\nabsinthe was traditionally served as an aperitif . during the belle \u00e9poque the time between 5 and 7 pm became known as ' l\u0092heure verte ' , or the green hour , because everyone would stop by their local caf\u00e9 for an absinthe on their way home from work , or in preparation for the evening meal . you can enjoy absinthe at any time but always in moderation . don ' t drink and drive !\nthis ' ritual ' was created as a marketing stunt in the late 1990 ' s and has been unfortunately accepted by many as an historical fact , especially after being incorporated into some modern films about the belle epoque . it does not increase any ' absinthe effects ' and only serves to add an unpleasant burnt caramel taste to your drink . your glass may also break apart due to the heat , and send flaming alcohol across your table or down your arm - so be warned !\nprice range any \u00a30 . 00 to \u00a310 . 00 \u00a30 . 00 to \u00a310 . 00 \u00a310 . 01 to \u00a320 . 00 \u00a310 . 01 to \u00a320 . 00 \u00a320 . 01 to \u00a330 . 00 \u00a320 . 01 to \u00a330 . 00 \u00a330 . 01 to \u00a340 . 00 \u00a330 . 01 to \u00a340 . 00 \u00a340 . 01 to \u00a350 . 00 \u00a340 . 01 to \u00a350 . 00 \u00a350 . 01 to \u00a3100 . 00 \u00a350 . 01 to \u00a3100 . 00 \u00a3100 . 01 . . . \u00a3100 . 01 . . .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nfrom the famed combier distillery , recognized as a historical landmark in france , jade liqueurs \u00ae brings forth its globally acclaimed absinthes and artisanal spirits .\nthe absinthes produced by jade liqueurs \u00ae are uniquely crafted using only the original equipment and methods employed by the artisans of the past , without compromises or shortcuts . these absinthes are carefully constructed using the full compliment of selected herbs , including artemisia absinthium ( grande absinthe ) , and are absolutely authentic down to exacting details . to ' refine ' or modernize our absinthes in the typical industrial fashion would be to negate their authenticity , which is unfair to the discriminating connoisseur , and equally unacceptable to us .\nupon savoring the bouquet and flavor of the absinthes offered by jade liqueurs \u00ae , the connoisseur is taken back to a time where artisanship and quality were honorable traditions . at jade liqueurs \u00ae , uncompromised historical accuracy and authenticity is our only recipe .\nare distilled directly from select botanicals , and are never fabricated from assembled distillates , commercial flavorings , or synthetic dyes . of critical importance to the production of historically authentic absinthes is the type and quality of the botanicals employed . plants vary widely in quality and essential oil characteristics depending on cultivation methods , terroir , climate , and harvesting techniques . most herbs in commerce today are unacceptable for our purposes .\njade liqueurs \u00ae employs rigorous scrutiny and quality control methods in selecting only the most fragrant plants of the correct original variety , regional origin , and essential oil characteristics . our attention to these details raises our materials costs substantially , but the difference in quality speaks for itself . in fact , our standards are so demanding that the availability of our absinthes is always limited by the availability of suitable botanicals .\nto ensure an ongoing supply of botanicals of correct variety , our team cultivates the most critical plants in the loire , including two distinctly different , historically significant cultivars of grande wormwood .\nwhile modern absinthes are almost always made using inexpensive alcohols , jade liqueurs utilizes only the most historically correct base spirits to create its vintage - style absinthes . the most renowned original absinthes were crafted using a specific class of spirits derived from certain wine producing regions of france , and were oftentimes transported by rail over a considerable distance from the vineyards to the distilleries . unfortunately however , the few wine spirits in commerce today tend to differ substantially in construction and content from the spirits in commerce in the 19th century , and are therefore unacceptable to us .\nthe absinthes offered by jade liqueurs \u00ae are crafted only with spirits prepared from a proprietary french eau de vie that adheres strictly to our specifications , and are derived only from specific grape varietals and terroir . our selectivity with respect to spirits raises our costs dramatically , but the use of anything less would compromise the historical accuracy and supple nature of the jade absinthes . as such , it can be said that the origin of jade absinthe lies in the ancient vineyards of the loire .\nthe delicate process of fine absinthe distillation demands considerable knowledge , expertise , and attention to detail . for various reasons that are not obvious to the casual enthusiast , a historically accurate absinthe cannot be realistically recreated from a paragraph or two of ' recipes ' or other generic information lifted from literature , the internet , or otherwise . the absinthes offered by jade liqueurs\nare uniquely derived from actual full , sealed bottles of the finest original absinthes , and represent the results of a decade of careful analyses .\nalembics that were acquired a century ago from what was perhaps the most famous original absinthe distillery in pontarlier , france .\nthese beautiful antique absinthe stills are quite a prize , having been purpose built entirely by hand circa 1870s , and feature full hydro - rectification to ensure an incomparably smooth product . these fabulous icons of the absinthe era have been returned to their full glory , producing the finest absinthes today just as they did during the 19th century .\nin the spirit of the finest originals , jade liqueurs ' \u00ae absinthes are never adulterated with sugar , commercial flavorings , non - traditional herbs , or chemical dyes . the authentic , natural tint of the jade absinthes is derived solely from a traditional , delicate process that is conducted entirely by hand , using only original materials and methods . this expensive step is the only way to obtain the correct tint and final flavoring , and perfecting this antique process on a historical scale is no small feat .\nare never packaged in screw - cap bottles . following a settling period that averages at least three years , the jade absinthes are properly bottled and corked by hand in quality heavy glass . like a fine wine , age brings to these fine absinthes a certain mellowing and marrying of flavors that can only be achieved through the passage of time . fine absinthe , like fine wine , deserves to be bottled and stored properly . the delicate natural coloring of these absinthes must be bottled in dark green glass in order to preserve the delicate natural color from oxidation . each bottle is topped by hand in the traditional wax , and each receives the jade liqueurs\n\u2022 not poisonous , and never was ? \u2022 not hallucinogenic , and never was ? \u2022 legal in the usa since the 1960s ? \u2022 not just a novelty ? there are fine absinthes , just like fine wine , whisky , and cognac . read more here :\nproperly preparing a glass of absinthe isn ' t as complicated as you may think .\nabsinthe enthusiasts often refer to absinthe preparation as the\nabsinthe ritual\n, but it ' s not very different from making a cup of tea .\ndo you know how to tell a great absinthe from a so - so absinthe ? what does one look for , or demand , in a glass of absinthe ? just as with fine wine , fine absinthe has a whole language and system for evaluation and tasting .\ni remember a time , not that long ago , when carfax and i would place an order to an online bottle shop in spain , and sit in our respective living rooms for about two weeks clock - watching and praying that we would get a lazy customs person this time , or that they wouldn\u2019t realise that the booze in their hand was illegal to import into australia , or that they didn\u2019t know what absinthe was . just let it get through ! most of the time it did . some of the time , however , it did not . it was the latter scenario which prompted us to investigate the prohibition on absinthe active in australia at the time , and led to an interesting discovery\u2026 but that\u2019s another story .\nwhat i was getting at is that i have very fond memories of my first spanish absinthe experiences , even though they were all oil mixes and of questionable connoisseurial value . though i do still say that serpis is one of my all - time favourites . it\u2019s red , for f * cks sake .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nmusset didn ' t write the way he did because he drank absinthe , instead he drank for the same reason for which he wrote just like that : namely out of despair .\nmany writers\nof old\nwrote poems or passages about absinthe . some drank it , some didn ' t . find some of them here as well as reviews and notes on modern books about absinthe .\nthe absinthe poetry section has seen several updates the past days . poems and information about more authors ; antonin artaud , arthur symons , francis saltus saltus , florence folsom and robert loveman . open your mind and have a drink while you enjoy their lyrics . read more . . .\nit ' s the new bistro , the new bar in town . a good place to meet when meeting in real life isn ' t always an option . meet me on facebook for more updates from the absinthe world .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\n* valid for shipping inside germany . delivery time for other countries and information for calculation of the shipping date look here : shipping info\nkeyword search - try again , but check your spelling , and / or use fewer search terms .\nif we don ' t have it today , create a ' want ' and receive an automated email when the item is listed for sale .\nfind books from over 100 , 000 booksellers worldwide , for easy searches and price comparison .\nby using the web site , you confirm that you have read , understood , and agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions . \u00a9 1996 - 2018 abebooks inc . all rights reserved . abebooks , the abebooks logo , abebooks . com ,\npassion for books .\nand\npassion for books . books for your passion .\nare registered trademarks with the registered us patent & trademark office .\nby using the web site , you confirm that you have read , understood , and agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions . copyright \u00a9 1996 - 2018 abebooks inc . & abebooks europe gmbh . all rights reserved .\nabsinthe libertine 72 intense 0 . 7l / 23 . 6 fl oz i recommended it . this absinthe is an interesting concoction\n23 , 90 eur 47 , 80 eur per liter 19 % vat incl . excl . shipping costs\n35 , 50 eur 71 , 00 eur per liter 19 % vat incl . excl . shipping costs\n40 , 50 eur 81 , 00 eur per liter 19 % vat incl . excl . shipping costs\n34 , 50 eur 69 , 00 eur per liter 19 % vat incl . excl . shipping costs\n35 , 90 eur 71 , 80 eur per liter 19 % vat incl . excl . shipping costs\n36 , 50 eur 52 , 14 eur per liter 19 % vat incl . excl . shipping costs\nabtshof magdeburg akveld ' s artisanale absinth . . bairnsfather / sebor baumg\u00e4rtner / eabsinth blackmint , k\u00fcbler & wy . . breaux , t . a . / combier jade bugnon , c . a . / artemisia cami cannax devoille , paul guy , distillerie / pontarli . . hill ' s huguet / lohmann l ' or special drinks lemercier fr\u00e8res licores sinc liqueurs de france / timber . . matter - luginb\u00fchl / erlebni . . monforte del cid , destil . montana perucchi neuzeller klosterbrennerei pened\u00e9s , destiler\u00edas del pernot , les fils d ' \u00e9mile provence , dest . et domaines provence , liquoristerie de rauter , felix roch\u00e8re , la schnapsmuseum , alt - wiener segarra , julian ulex vallesana , la valote / bovet valote , la wild , familie / eichelberge . . \u017eusy\nthe f\u00e9e verte absinthe forum - the oldest , largest , most authoritative absinthe forum . > absinthe & absinthiana > absinthe brands discussion\ninformed imbiber group : members posts : 801 joined : 29 - april 08 member no . : 3318\njust got a bottle of this yesterday , review will go up on ws before too long . has anyone else tried it ? i had a good time tasting it , some things caught me off guard , but overall i enjoyed it .\namateur d ' absinthe group : absinthe mafia posts : 3061 joined : 24 - september 03 from : san francisco member no . : 34\nmthuilli says eet ees sheeet ! hartsmar sent me a sample and i didn ' t think it was too bad . definitely a huge step up from the other spanish absentas .\nda froggy group : admin posts : 2445 joined : 6 - september 05 from : ( french ) west coast member no . : 1711\nthe sample i ' ve tasted was bad indeed . was it the sample ? the soiree ?\nanyway , was too minty and far from absinthe , we were 3 - 4 drunkards thinking the same .\ni ' d rather drink the segarra 45 if it wasn ' t so fookin ' expensive .\nsegarra definitely has to be considered apart from all other absentas . it is unique . i don ' t know if i would like it now or not . i bought a bottle back in like 2000 , when the only other ones i had tasted were mari mayans , deva , and serpis , and i didn ' t like it at all . but at that time i guess i had never tasted\nreal\nabsinthe . i never bought another bottle . i still wonder about it , but not enough to pay the price for another bottle . i loved peter ' s story about going to see julien . search for it if you haven ' t read it .\ntasted it again last year in nico ' s den at boveresse and i still like it . as a change .\nvaginafly trap group : absinthe mafia posts : 4682 joined : 13 - august 07 member no . : 2953\ni think many things may be worth trying . far fewer may be worth purchasing . your advocating putting down hard cash for this one ?\nwhen i wake up , i try to convince myself that my arm isn ' t there - - to retain my sanity . then i try to convince myself that it is . frank bidart\nif you ' re in the u . s . i would wait until it is available stateside ( which it should be soon ) . i ordered mine from spain and i would probably not advise paying the courier fees incurred by los monos del vuelo . i think it ' s worth the money to buy it domestically if you are not going to flip out about the mint . or a sample may be an option if you ' re in the u . s .\nabsinthusiast group : members posts : 211 joined : 25 - june 07 from : brescia , in the north of italy member no . : 2889\ni tasted marc sample too and disliked it\u2026 it wasn ' t actually soooo bad , but definitely unpleasant . i used to like segarra 45 , but the last time i tasted it ( 5 - 6 month ago ) i didn ' t like it very much\u2026 nico ' s den doesn ' t count , there you would like almost everything that is not a la bleue !\nelitist bastard group : members posts : 1889 joined : 22 - 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- under the bridge\nsign in to disable all ads . thank you for helping build the largest language community on the internet .\nhave a better pronunciation ? upload it here to share it with the entire community .\nsimply select a language and press on the speaker button to listen to the pronunciation of the word . leave a vote for your preferred pronunciation .\ncarry somers . . . working with co - operatives eliminates the intermediaries involved in the production process and enables the weavers to retain more of the value of the . . . certification of a fair trade , sustainable production process . . . tools were developed to analyse the entire production process raw material mapping , eco - mapping ( production , waste , chemicals , energy , water ) and production flow charts . . .\nproductivity - analyses - illustration of the real and income distribution processes . . . are from the above calculation example of the production model . . . the nine most central key figures depicting changes in production performance can be presented as shown in figure . . . vertical lines depict the key figures of the real process , production process and income distribution process . . .\nconcept of production functions . . . in micro - 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value . . . in part three of capital volume i , karl marx explores the production of absolute surplus value . . . to understand this one must first understand the labor process itself . . . according to marx , the production of absolute surplus value arises directly out of the labor process . . .\nof free creation ; its laws and principles are fixed , but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied . even the interpretation and use of words involves a\nthe only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it .\nso many stories , myths and rumours are heard and told about absinthe . the question is how much truth lies in it . to get to the bottom of that we need to go more than 200 years back in time and travel to the jura mountains in switzerland and france where absinthe as we know it started its journey .\ngenerally when we think or speak of absinthe , we think of the glittering parisian theatres , the moulin rouge , the artists , the caf\u00e9s and all the icons of the belle epoque .\nhowever , its origin is far more subtle than that . absinthe was first produced near couvet in switzerland , and nearby pontarlier in the doubs region of france . to many this rural part of france is still considered the home of absinthe .\nsupposedly it was dr . pierre ordinaire who invented absinthe in 1792 . it was shortly after the french revolution that he produced the first commercial absinthe , or more accurately it was actually a medicine , meant to cure just about anything . it was recommended for the treatment of epilepsy , gout , kidney stones , colic , headaches and worms .\ndr ordinaire travelled the countryside with his medicine and sold it as a cure - all to the people there . the medicine included typical herbs for the region as well as other herbs known for their medicinal properties . local wormwood , roman wormwood , fennel and several other ingredients made up the first version of what was to become france ' s most popular drink .\nanother man , major henri daniel dubied was very interested in the invention by dr . ordinaire . not as a medicine but rather as an aperitif . the recipe had changed slightly and the previously medicinal concoction had instead become quite potable and people started to like it , not only for its supposed medicinal qualities . dubied allegedly purchased what was reputed to be ordinaire\u2019s original formula from two sisters named henriod at the beginning of the 19th century and started a larger scale production . their distillery was located in the little town of couvet in val - de - travers , switzerland .\nfrench demand for the new drink from couvet across the border in switzerland - absinthe - became so great that a factory was built in pontarlier , france and started production there in 1805 . this eliminated previous problems with taxes and trade between the two countries . the company was run by dubied ' s son - in - law , henri - louis pernod . it was to become one of the largest and most successful companies in france . little did they know that the pernod absinthe would be such a success that others would try to copy not only the drink and the recipe but also the name .\nthe french troop fighting in algeria in the 1840 ' s used absinthe as a fever preventative , and upon their return to france , they brought the taste for absinthe with them . it became an instant success . the bars and bistros where crowded by people drinking absinthe , and every day at around 5 pm . it was\nl ' heure verte\n- the green hour .\nof course , since absinthe was such a success , and so was the pernod company , more wanted a piece of it all . there was a multitude of brands that more or less copied the name pernod , and many of them became truly successful as well .\nabsinthe hit its peak during the years from 1880 - 1910 . it was a quintessential part of belle epoque french society . the french consumed far more absinthe than any other country , and absinthe drinking was one of the special marks of paris in the 1890s and early 1900\u2019s . absinthe was a symbol of inspiration and daring , and became indelibly associated with the bohemian artists and writers who were revolutionising art and literature . many famous works of art were directly inspired by the drink , including some of degas\u2019 and van gogh greatest masterpieces , and the very first cubist paintings by picasso and braque .\neveryone drank absinthe \u2013 society ladies , gentlemen - about - town , businessmen and politicians , artists , musicians , ordinary working - men . in 1874 alone , france consumed 700 , 000 litres of absinthe , but by 1910 , this figure had exploded to 36 , 000 , 000 litres of absinthe per year . that sounds like a whole lot , but it actually accounted for only 3 % of the total french alcohol consumption , whilst wine had 72 % of the total . the french drank a lot !\nwhat is important to keep in mind though is that the majority of the binge - drinking of absinthe took place in the larger cultural capitols of france such as paris and marseille for example . in the countryside absinthe was just another drink you quietly enjoyed like any other drink be it wine or brandy .\nit was also in the major cities that the problems with adulterated cheaper artificial absinthes emerged . companies with little scruples but with a hunger for profit saw their chance to produce cheaper absinthes to the lower classes of society . much of absinthes trouble to come was due to these faux products and of course the rising problem of a steadily increasing consumption of alcohol in general .\nleading up to the ban of absinthe in several - but certainly not all - countries in the world was a series of incidents and a whole lot of lobbying from the anti - alcohol - league as well as the wine industry .\nseeing how the french people drank more and more much was done to prevent this and absinthe was hit hardest . being a high - proof spirit and , at least in the major cities , fairly cheap it was the perfect target .\non the one side there was the anti - alcohol - league providing scientific studies that proved absinthe to be a terrible poison . on the other side was their opponents providing studies contradicting those\nfindings\n. one of the most well known , and cited , scientists in this field was dr . magnan . he made several studies on the effect of absinthe . reading them today they ' re really not that scientific and would be heavily questioned , but at the time it made out the creme - de - la - creme of studies .\nhe did find a component in absinthe which was previously unknown , the so called active ingredient of wormwood - thujone . his studies on the effects of thujone was used to ban absinthe .\nthujone is a terpene and is related to menthol , which of course is known for its healing and restorative qualities . thujone is a naturally occurring substance in wormwood and is also found in the bark of the thuja , or white cedar and in other herbs besides wormwood - including tansy and the common sage used in cooking . aside from absinthe , other popular liquors , including chartreuse and benedictine , also contain small amounts of thujone .\ndr . magnans studies proved that thujone was indeed a poison , and giving a laboratory rat a certain amount of ordinary drinking alcohol and then later the same amount of concentrated thujone oil - which killed the animal - he\nproved\nthat since absinthe contained thujone and thujone killed the rat , absinthe was a poison . not taking into account of course the actual levels of thujone found in absinthe , which are well below the lethal dose for humans .\nfurther\nproving\nthe dangers of absinthe due to its containing thujone he stated absinthe to contain around 250 - 260 mg / kg of thujone . the numbers were mere calculations based on the amount of wormwood used in a standard absinthe recipe and the amount of thujone found in wormwood . again , not taking into account that not all of this follow in the distillation of absinthe , which makes the actual level of thujone found in the finished drink much lower . however , not even the 250mg / kg would actually kill a man drinking that absinthe .\nextremely high doses of thujone are however dangerous , and have been shown to cause convulsions in laboratory animals , but the concentration of thujone actually found in absinthe is many thousands of times lower than this . thujone ' s mechanism of action on the brain is not fully understood although certain structural similarities between thujone and tetrahydrocannabinol ( the active component in marijuana ) have led some to hypothesize that both substances have the same site of action in the brain . more recent scientific research however has completely discredited this idea . more important , thujone is rather irrelevant to absinthe itself .\nread more on thujone , the effects of thujone and a number of scientific studies on the subject here , on urltoken .\nabsinthe was originally fairly expensive , and largely a drink of the upper - middle classes . however , by the second half of the nineteenth century it had fallen dramatically in price , both because of increasing economies of scale in its production , and because most producers had switched from grape alcohol to far cheaper grain and beet alcohols . at the same time the number of brands exploded , with many catering for the very cheapest end of the market .\nit is quite a long story to tell , but to keep it simple , it goes something like this ; it was a man named lanfray . he killed his entire family with a shotgun , his wife who was four months pregnant and his four year old daughter . he tried to take his own life , but failed .\nsince he was quite the drinker , it was said that it was absinthe that drove him to commit this hideous crime . no one took any notice to the fact that lanfray during that day had more alcohol than anyone would consider healthy . and not only absinthe . absinthe actually accounted only for a very small part of it all . in the morning he started off with two absinthes , before he went to work . on the way there , he , his father and his brother stopped at a caf\u00e9 where he had a cr\u00e8me de menthe and a cognac . at lunch break at his work in the vineyards , he had no less than six glasses of\npiquette\n, a heady local wine . in the afternoon , just before he ended work , he had another glass of wine . at their way back from work , they again stopped at a caf\u00e9 , and had a cup of coffee laced with brandy . in the evening lanfray and his father each had another liter of\npiquette\n. and that wasn ' t enough . lanfray poured himself some coffee and laced it with his own powerful homemade brandy .\nhe got into an argument with his wife and asked her to polish his shoes for him . when she refused lanfray went to get his rifle and shot her once in the head , killing her instantly . his father fled and his four year old daughter , rose , heard the noise and entered the room . he then shot rose and her two year old sister . he shot himself in the jaw and was arrested by police which had been notified by lanfray ' s father .\nafter recovering from his selfinflicted injury he was put on trial for the murders of his own family . his attorneys argued that it was the two ounces of absinthe he had consumed before that was to blame for his actions . a leading swiss psycholigist , dr . alber mahaim also testified that jean lanfray suffered from a\nclassic case of absinthe madness\n.\nhowever , prosecuter alfred obrist , argued that the two ounces of absinthe he had ingested were minor in relation to the large amounts of other alcoholic beverages he had consumed during that day .\nsome producers opened up distilleries or hired distilleries across the border to spain to continue producing absinthe there , as it was never banned there . some of these include edouard pernod and pernod fils . the two eventually merged and pernod absinthe , although the recipe changed slightly over time , was continually produced in tarragona all the way up to around 1965 .\nthe stock that was left in france at the time of the ban in 1915 was allowed to be sold off and much of it was exported . eventually the government bought up large stocks and actually used it to manufacture explosives for the war .\nabsinthe is an anise - flavored spirit that was originally 136 proof and made with grande wormwood . it is typically made by distilling neutral grain spirits with herbs , predominately anise , florence fennel and grande wormwood . other herbs such as angelica root , coriander , dittany leaves , hyssop , juniper , nutmeg , melissa , star anise , sweet flag , and veronica are also used .\nthe color of the distillate is clear and is often bottled this way in a style known as blanche or la bleue or as a bright green .\nthe coloring is added , either through the chlorophyll from steeping herbs like hyssop , melissa and petite wormwood in the liquor or adding artificial coloring . other absinthes are available in red or blue hues .\nthis potent liqueur was outlawed in many countries for years following multiple instances of harmful effects and even deaths of its drinkers , most of which were due to over indulgence of the green spirit . since the 95 year absinthe ban was lifted in the united states in 2007 , many brands have been released with lower thujone levels . during the bans homemade absinthe kits became popular , however this can be dangerous . for instance too much wormwood or the use of wormwood extract can be poisonous .\nthere have been a number of famous absinthe drinkers throughout time , most notably among artists and other creatives in the 19th century . pablo picasso , edgar allen poe , arthur rimbaud , ernest hemingway , and oscar wilde made this list and absinthe is often found or has influenced their work .\npossibly the best known absinthe imbiber was vincent van gogh , who drank it for years ( presumably addicted to it ) , painted still lifes of absinthe , and some believe he was under its influence when he cut off his ear .\nabsinthe brands range in alcohol content , though you will rarely find one below 90 proof . most absinthe falls in the 90 - 148 proof ( 45 - 74 % abv ) range .\nabisante , anisette , pernod and herbsaint are often used to replace absinthe in cocktail recipes .\nabsinthe is commonly classified as a liqueur , however it does not contain any sugar and is actually a liquor .\nsince the shift of legality regarding absinthe we have seen many brands become available throughout the world . these are just a few :\nit is not recommended to drink absinthe straight because of its potency and pungent taste . consider it fair warning that if you do take a straight shot of absinthe , you may not taste anything else for a day or two .\na better way to drink absinthe is to use the preparation often called the absinthe ritual . it is a far more gentile option that involves water , a sugar cube and specially designed spoons and glasses .\nthere are many great absinthe cocktails available . when mixing with absinthe it is important to remember that the anise is a strong flavor and it is recommended to measure its portion according to the recipe . also , be sure to properly clean any bar tools that have contained absinthe as the flavor and smell can remain for quite some time and taint other , non - absinthe drinks .\nget easy - to - follow , delicious recipes delivered right to your inbox .\ni\u2019m not an expert on the subject of absinthe , but i\u2019ve had the good fortune of being able to drink quite a few different ones over the past three years , and i believe that knowledge base may be of some use to some people who are considering a purchase in the near future . while i\u2019ve taken notes on almost everything i\u2019ve ever sampled , and even published a number of reviews online , that would be a lot of unnecessarily detailed information to force someone to wade through before dropping a pair of benjamins on a couple of bottles of good absinthe . consider the numbers below to be the cliff\u2019s notes version , minus the notes .\ni\u2019ll continue to add new scores to this list as i sample more absinthes . perhaps at some later date , i\u2019ll also add in three or seven descriptors to provide a little extra insight and detail ( and yes , it has to be three or seven ; not only are they prime numbers , but they are magic ones as well , and i\u2019ve got to justify that title up there somehow , gentle reader ) . for now , though , the numbers below represent the final score ( which is given first ) , and then in parenthesis i have given the score for each of the two categories that i wrote about previously in this post \u2013 namely , appearance and aroma , as well as flavor and finish .\nas one or two of you may have noted in the comments section of one of my previous blog posts , i recently purchased a sealed bottle of vintage pernod fils tarragona . while the tarragona operation in spain was originally started by the edouard pernod distillery around 1910 in order to escape the swiss and ( soon to come ) french ban on absinthe , the operation was absorbed by the larger pernod group sometime around 1938 . at this time , the recipe appears to have changed from that of the spicier edouard pernod , to the more floral and somewhat \u201cfeminine\u201d pernod fils recipe , and continued on in that vein until 1960 , when a new master distiller and new recipe resulted in a drink which more closely resembled pastis ."]}
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", "topic": 18}], "title": "al wathba national insurance co", "paragraphs": ["abu dhabi - based al wathba national insurance co . pjsc ' bbb + ' ratings affirmed ; outlook stable overview\nfree health check - up for all , organized by al wathba national insurance in association with ahalia hospital .\nal wathba national insurance company is one of the leading national insurance company of abu dhabi , dubai , sharjah , uae . awnic deals in car , medical , travel insurance solutions\nal wathba national ins . bldg . najda st . p . o box : 45154 , abu dhabi , uae\non sept . 30 , 2016 ( q3 2016 ) , al wathba national insurance co . pjsc ( awnic ) reported bank overdrafts of united arab emirates dirham 164 million , which were used to fund the acquisition of vision capital brokerage co . llc ( vcb ) .\ni urgently required a car insurance and came across al wathba insurance through google search . mohamed from awnic got in touch with me and everything\nal wathba motor insurance coverage comes with extensive features and benefits . call : 600 54 40 40 to know more .\nin continuation of corporate social responsibility by al wathba national insurance in association with ahalia hospital was recently organized at al wathba insurance head office , abu dhabi . a team of eye , dental specialists and para - medical staff carried out a comprehensive checkup for all staff , walk - in customers . . . .\ninternational therapeutic diet initiative a team from al wathba national insurance co . ( awnic ) visited and present the gifts to the society of the \u201cinternational therapeutic diet initiative for volunteer\u201d . the visit comes in the context of the awnic\u2019s corporate social responsibility . . . .\non dec . 15 , 2016 , s & p ; global ratings affirmed its ' bbb + ' long - term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on abu dhabi - based al wathba national insurance co . pjsc ( awnic ) . the outlook is stable .\nal wathba fast service of issuing policy over the phone . you guys saved my day . thanks xoxo\na delegation from al wathba national insurance co . ( awnic ) visited dar zayed family care in al ain on 14 , august 2017 . awnic presented the gifts to the society of the zayed higher organization for humanitarian care and special needs . the visit comes in the context of the awnic\u2019s corporate social responsibility . . . .\nal rawdha area , old air road , opposite to al noor hospital , rdk building \u2013 block b , office no . 5\nal wathba tower , najda street , behind nissan showroom ( 8 , 163 . 77 mi ) abu dhabi , united arab emirates 45154\npolite and prompt to response to all inquiries by customer care center staff of al wathba . i had a smooth renewal for my car registrati\nthese products are offered by orient insurance pjsc and al wathba national insurance co for unb customers and are subject to approval . the terms and conditions of the product / insurance policy shall apply . unb is neither responsible for , nor guarantees or warrants the quality , fitness for purpose , suitability of the product / covers being offered and does not accept any liability and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising directly or indirectly to the customer taking the insurance or nominated beneficiaries or any others .\ncompanies that underwrite , market , and sell life insurance policies ( called life insurance for conventional insurance ; family insurance for islamic insurance ) that guarantee that insurance companies pay out a set amount of money upon the death / disability of the insured . the industry includes conventional and islamic companies .\nthe holy month of ramadan , coinciding with the \u201cyear of zayed\u201d making this moment very special to the uae people . we at al wathba national insurance company once again teamed up for the ramadan charity , we distributed more than 100 boxes of essential food items for a health iftar to the underprivileged families in uae . . .\nwe\u2019ve partnered with reputable insurance companies to bring you a range of comprehensive life insurance , health insurance and general insurance policies that will give you the robust protection and financial cover you need , at affordable premiums .\ncompanies that provide insurance against the loss of real property , tangible assets , and income , which includes auto and other vehicle , commercial , home owners , liability , travelers , and other types of insurance ( also known as general insurance ) . companies include conventional and islamic insurance providers .\nsheikha salama bin zayed bldg . m2 floor office 203 , p . o . box : 15883 , al ain , uae\ndon ' t expect to get any etihad miles when you renew your insurance .\ncompanies that provide insurance against the loss of real property , tangible assets , and income , which includes auto and other vehicle , commercial , home owners , liability , travelers , and other types of insurance ( also known as general insurance ) .\nal wathba insurance company also known as awnic is a public joint stock company that , together with its subsidiaries , engages in general insurance and reinsurance business in the united arab emirates . a national insurance company of the abu dhabi emirate , awnic was established in 1996 and today its capital base has jumped to aed 207 million . the company operates through segments like : fire , general accident , medical , marine , aviation , and investments . it offers fire and general accident insurance that covers fire and allied perils , property risks , business interruption , hotel comprehensive , money , fidelity guarantee , bankers blanket , jewelers block , shop keepers , home comprehensive , workmen ' s compensation liability , employer ' s liability , public liability , and medical malpractices liability , as well as group personal accident insurance . awnic also provides engineering insurance products , including contractors and erection risks , contractor ' s plant and machinery , machinery breakdown , machinery loss of profits , electronic equipment , deterioration of stock , and boiler insurance . in addition , awnic offers marine insurance products , such as marine liabilities , hull and machinery , yacht , and aviation insurance ; oil and energy insurance products covering offshore and onshore construction risks , as well as operational risks ; comprehensive and third party liability motor vehicle insurance ; and individual medical and travel insurance products , as well as medical insurance for the uae visitors . furthermore , the company provides capital market brokerage services . awnic holds bbb + ratings from s & p ; global rating . headquartered in abu dhabi , the company has regional offices in dubai , sharjahand al ain in addition to traffic offices in mahawi , mussaffah and abu dhabi .\nrecommend this brand to all my friends for best price and best service for their insurance needs .\ni recently renew my car insurance with them . quick and prompt support by leina ( she seems more concern than me about my car ! : - ) ) . extensive benefits insurance policy plan at competitiv\nnational bank of abu dhabi and etihad guest have teamed up to offer generous credit and debit cards , including many airline and lifestyle benefits such as welcome etihad guest miles , tier fast - track and complimentary golf .\nbody else could offer . i had insurance policy in couple of minutes with no hassles . i would definitely\nunited arab emirates property / casualty insurance sector carries an intermediate industry and country risk assessment , feb . 17 , 2016\nhas provided me with excellent insurance services for the past 2 years . i am very pleased . they are pro - active\nstics are not easy to find in abu dhabi . i recommend them to anyone looking for insurance services in abu dhabi .\n07 july 2015 gcc markets saw mixed performance during june - 15 with saudi arabia and kuwait witnessing a downward trend since the beginning of the month whereas the rest of the markets ended with a positive monthly return . the steep decline in the saudi stock indices and total trading activity came despite the stock exchange opening up to foreign investors owing to multiple factors that included co\nat q3 2016 , awnic reported bank overdrafts of united arab emirates dirham ( aed ) 164 million , a significant increase from the aed88 million reported at end - 2014 . the proceeds were used to fund the acquisition of vision capital brokerage co . llc ( vcb ) , a uae - based entity that provides brokerage services to local and international clients , of which awnic now owns 99 % .\nthe list shows which companies have been successful in obtaining a health insurance permit from dubai health authority as required under the law . this permit signifies that the company is allowed to sell or administer health insurance products in the emirate of dubai . as of 16 february 2014 only the listed companies have been granted a permit .\ni am waiting for the payment for my motor insurance claim for almost 49 days without proper response . i was informed that the payment will be received within two weeks . still waiting\nlet uncertainty be our problem , not yours . with unb general insurance , we cover the financial risks of loss or damage to your personal assets , while you carry on enjoying them\ngive your family the future they deserve , even if you aren\u2019t around . our life insurance cover will give them the income they need to cover their daily living costs and save for their future goals .\nestablished in 1996 , the company\u2019s growth has been consistent and the financial data speak for the same . awnic underwrites all types of general insurance products and is well supported by a panel of highly rated international reinsurers .\nthe service i received from this company ( name of the contact person is shimaa ) was high end . i received prompt response for all my queries and had my insurance so fast with a good rates . highly recom\ncompanies that provide , or facilitate , coverage of individuals and / or businesses whereby they agree to compensate them , or designated individuals , in case of an event ( loss , damage , injury , death , and / or other events ) om exchange for agreed payments . the industry includes companies that provide life and non - life ( general ) insurance , insurance brokerage , reinsurance , and other related services . the industry includes conventional and islamic companies .\nif you were affected by serious illness or injury , a health insurance policy would mean you wouldn\u2019t have to worry about how you\u2019d pay for quality medical care or your family\u2019s extra expenses . health cover lets you focus on getting well\ncompanies that provide financial services and products that facilitate the creation , liquidation , or change in ownership of money and other financial assets . includes credit - related services , investment - related services , oversight services , investment banking , all other banking , insurance , central banks and monetary authorities , and stock exchanges .\nwe treat the overdrafts as debt maturing in the next 12 months , and therefore apply a haircut of aed164 million to the company ' s short - term assets when we form our view of liquidity . it is our understanding that the overdraft facilities are unlikely to be recalled by the banks and that awnic holds some investments as collateral against the full amount . awnic is also considering liquidating some of its investments in order to repay part of the overdrafts . in addition to vcb , awnic reported investments in associates of aed132 million for q3 2016 . these represent 20 % of oman - based vision insurance saoc , 40 % of iraq - based ur international insurance , and 23 % of uae - based foodco holding pjsc . we see these actions as a sign of increasing investment risk appetite and tolerances . this comes at a time when awnic is experiencing a decline in its premium base and is exploring ways to redefine its strategy and grow profitably in the uae . hence , we are revising downward our view of management and governance to fair from satisfactory .\nfor the first nine months of 2016 , awnic reported gross premiums written of aed243 million , a 19 % drop from the same period last year ( q3 2015 : aed299 million ) . this is due to a reduction in life and health premiums , and reflects awnic ' s decision to reduce premiums from this line of business given the market conditions and unprofitable rates . the 2016 net combined ( loss and expense ) ratio is likely to be about 108 % , in part due to the medical portfolio and in part as a result of an increase in technical provisions resulting from insurance regulations expected to be enforced on jan . 29 , 2017 .\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 .\nall thomson reuters websites use cookies to improve your online experience . they were placed on your computer when you launched this website . you can change your cookie settings through your browser .\nasian refiners buying more oil from outside iran after u . s . sanctions - kpc ceo\nno breakthrough in nuclear talks as iran demands more after u . s . exit\nfor airlines , flexibility key to coping with u . s . - china trade war - emirates executive\nview the full company profile with details of ownership , investments , and subsidiaries on thomson reuters business development mena .\nhave questions regarding this company profile ? get detailed company information on thomson reuters business development mena .\nthomson reuters research team update company information from primary sources ( company annual reports , press releases , company websites , corporate briefings , official statements / interviews ) and reliable secondary sources ( stock markets , reliable third party publications ) .\nground floor shop no . 2 , sultan business centre , oud metha road , near lamcy plaza , p . o . box : 6807 , dubai , uae\nthe acquisition of vcb represents an increase in awnic ' s overall risk appetite and tolerances , and comes at a time where awnic is redefining its strategy to grow profitably in the uae . we are therefore revising our management and governance assessment to fair and liquidity to adequate .\nwe are affirming our ' bbb + ' long - term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on awnic .\nthe outlook is stable , reflecting our expectation that awnic will repay some of the outstanding bank overdrafts and maintain an adequate competitive position in the uae .\nwe view positively awnic ' s decision to reduce its premium base as it has chosen profitability over top - line growth . its net profits at q3 2016 stood at aed56 million , supported by a significant investment income and share of results of associates . awnic expects the underwriting performance to improve from 2017 onward as a result of rate improvements .\nthe stable outlook reflects our expectation that awnic will repay some of the outstanding bank overdrafts and that it will maintain an adequate competitive position in the uae , despite increasing competition . it also exhibits our expectation that awnic will maintain at least a very strong capital adequacy as measured using our risk - based capital model .\nwe could lower the ratings if awnic is unable to grow profitably in the uae market , leading us to lower our competitive position assessment to less than adequate . such a scenario would likely have a one - 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{"id": 54080, "summary": [{"text": "bancroft press is a general interest small press publishing company which publishes 3-6 books per year .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "it was founded 1992 by bruce bortz .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the company 's more significant publications include bill o'reilly 's first novel and a book of the month club-selected book about the assassination of john f. kennedy , live by the sword by gus russo . ", "topic": 15}], "title": "bancroft press", "paragraphs": ["disclaimers made necessary by false and unfounded accusations that bancroft press is a vanity press no bancroft press author is ever asked , much less required , to pay the press money in return for having bancroft press publish a book .\nall bancroft press authors are paid advances and royalties . all bancroft press authors have their books edited for free .\nbancroft literary\u0092s services are on this website for cost - saving reasons . otherwise , there is no connection between bancroft press and bancroft literary . any accusations that bancroft press is a vanity press are false and unfounded , and should be publicly retracted . failing that , the persons who make such false statements will be dealt with in the courts .\nhome | fiction | non - fiction | buy our books | media | about bancroft press | contact us ! bancroft press - p . o . box 65360 - baltimore , md 21209 410 . 358 . 0658 - 800 . 637 . 7377 - fax 410 . 764 . 1967 privacy statement - copyright \u00a92004 bancroft press website maintained by crescent communications\nmoreover , no would - be author submitting a manuscript to bancroft press is ever asked to pay monies to bancroft for editing , submitting , or any other reason or activity whatsoever .\nfor the various reasons i identified above , people in new york publishing houses have come to know bancroft press . indeed , it ' s the rare bancroft book that hasn ' t been validated by one of the big houses in some way - - a testimonial few small publishers can claim .\nbancroft press publishes titles we\u2019re passionate about . that\u2019s it . and we\u2019ve stuck around for twenty years on this principle : publish what you love . click here to learn more about our books . and thank you , fellow readers !\nthat bancroft has succeeded for more than 20 years outside new york speaks to bortz\u2019s commitment to quality publishing done his way .\nsince 1992 , bancroft has published 18 new titles . at least four of them have sold more than 10 , 000 copies . authors have included such big names as :\neditorial | what we do | what we have done | clients | fees | testimonials | author acknowledgements | contact us ! bancroft editorial - p . o . box 65360 - baltimore , md 21209 410 . 358 . 0658 - 800 . 637 . 7377 - fax 410 . 764 . 1967 privacy statement - copyright \u00a92004 bancroft editorial website maintained by crescent communications\nlike most houses , bancroft doesn\u2019t limit itself to print . the press\u2019 80 - plus backlist is available in digital editions . \u201cconverting the entire list to e - books has made it easier , \u201d says bortz . \u201cthe backlist keeps selling that way and provides a safety net . \u201d a self - described \u201crecorded book addict , \u201d bortz is current working with acx , part of audible platform , to convert all its books to downloadable audio .\nthe most interesting thing about bancroft press is that , as of 2014 , the company has survived for twenty - three years without a niche . the more time spent in the industry , the more one understands how rare that is . so many publishers are focused on having a brand \u2013 that is , they only publish sci - fi , or they only publish romance . and if we\u2019re talking small publishers , they rarely publish fiction at all .\nbeing a maverick also applies to the way bancroft promotes and sells its books . after signing with national book network to distribute the press\u2019s titles to the trade for the first eight years , bortz decided to take back distribution and do it in - house . \u201ci\u2019m not persuaded when it comes to the bottom line that we would do better with a distributor , \u201d he says . \u201chaving to give up 20 % to a distributor , you don\u2019t end up better monetarily . \u201d\nour entry into parenting , sandi shelton ' s\nyou might as well laugh ,\nmade the top ten book list put together by the wall street journal ' s work and family columnist sue shellenbarger . ( sandi went on to a two - book deal with st . martin ' s press . )\nmarketing plans another skill he has honed over the years is marketing . bancroft press no longer employs a distributor , and thus all distribution , advertising , publicity , and marketing falls squarely in our lap . he\u2019s become a master at developing and executing marketing plans for the books he releases ( one about every seven weeks ) because his book sales are his paycheck ! knowing that a solid , not to mention stellar , marketing plan can be the clincher to get a publisher to bite on a book proposal , or to make a marginal published book a financial success , he offers this indispensable service as well .\nwhen i tell people who apparently do not read city paper that i work for city paper and mostly cover art , i often hear in response something like : \u201cthat\u2019s good\u2014we need positive press about baltimore . it\u2019s not just murder and drugs here . \u201d because i rarely have the energy or patience to go down that . . .\nwe have consummated 21 deals and counting for ancillary rights to bancroft books , including seven book club deals , four paperback deals , three audio deals , two sales of excerpts ( both to reader ' s digest ) , two movie options , and three foreign publisher sales . on average , that ' s more than one ancillary deal per book .\nbancroft books have received critical attention usually reserved only for large publishers , having been regularly reviewed in the finest and most exclusive venues , such as kirkus , pw , lj , slj , the nyt , amazon . com , barnes and noble . com , the washington post , the philadelphia inquirer , the los angeles times , the baltimore sun , usa today , the cleveland plain dealer , etc . , etc . , etc .\nbecause of its importance , bancroft has also delved into the how - to / medical / health / self - help genre with what has come to be regarded as a breakthrough book - jim lynch ' s\na cry unheard : new insights into the medical consequences of loneliness ,\nwhich was a july 2000 follow - up to his surprise bestseller ,\nthe broken heart ,\npublished 23 years earlier by martin kessler and basic books .\n1 . the punishment begins tom breihan and ray cummings , two former baltimore city paper interns and big deal music writers who liked my amateur music blog , got me a meeting about possibly freelancing for city paper with bret mccabe , then the arts editor of the paper , back in 2007 . bret dropped a . . .\nin the early days of city paper , photography was almost an afterthought , with small , single images\u2014usually a portrait or a photo of a restaurant front\u2014illustrating long stories . starting with the editorship of evan serpick , who published the first online galleries , photography become as important . . .\n\u201cdo you have a favorite writer on the staff ? \u201d rebekah kirkman , the city paper visual arts editor and intern coordinator , asked on the other end of the phone as i paced nervously around my living room . truth is , i hadn\u2019t read the paper enough to know . \u201cjoe macleod , \u201d i answered , after flipping two . . .\nif the nice jewish boy from upper park heights had gotten the teaching job at the historic catholic high school for girls , the paper you are now reading might never have existed . \u201cmy interview went great , \u201d hirsch remembers of his chance to teach english at the institute of notre dame in east baltimore . . . .\ndan deacon & apos ; s\nspiderman of the rings\nand . . .\nvigil for the fourth anniversary of the tyrone west & apos ; s . . .\nhousing secretary dr . ben carson & apos ; s baltimore visit in . . .\ni started out at city paper answering phones , a gig i got through the calendar editor at the time , with whom i worked at video americain . once i made my artistic skills known ( by doodling on post - it notes ) , i was offered a job in the design department under athena towery . the job was more tetris . . .\nthe woman who called to get the hose turned on sticks in my mind . it was a few years ago , during a heat wave . she lived in public housing , and the outside faucets didn\u2019t work . maintenance had shut them down for some reason . the kids were hot ; it was too far from one of the few remaining open public . . .\n\u201cthese used to be the servants\u2019 quarters . the irony is not lost on us . \u201d that , or something to that effect , was what former city paper editor lee gardner told me as he showed me around the top floor of a grand old house at 812 park ave . , the paper\u2019s headquarters , after my job interview . it was once . . .\nthis week & apos ; s low murder count is luck . there were 23 non - fatal shootings , including four double - shootings . police arrested four people with handguns , and charged four people , including two women , with shootings . keith davis jr . was convicted of murdering kevin jones . tuesday , oct . 17 7 : 37 p . m . demetrius . . .\n\u2b06\ufe0e rich assholes elon musk showed up in maryland the other day digging a hole , and gov . hogan heartily approved .\nget hyped ,\nthe governor tweeted , referring to musk & apos ; s the boring company and his plans to dig an underground hyperloop along md rt 295 . meanwhile , mayor catherine pugh sent a love letter . . .\n\u2191 city springs elementary / middle and cardinal shehan school students at city springs elementary / middle , students in wyatt oroke & apos ; s humanities class helped raise thousands of dollars for hurricane harvey relief . the story got the attention of\nthe ellen show ,\nwhich featured a segment on oroke and . . .\nafter a light week we & apos ; re back to over one homicide per day . baltimore has averaged about eight per week lately ; the rate of killings is increasing despite city officials & apos ; efforts . another of the four men shot on the 3200 block of lyndale avenue during the sept . 26 mass shooting ( the city & apos ; s sixth . . .\nthe carnage continues . tuesday , oct . 24 2 : 22 p . m . kendel lecompte , a 27 - year - old african - american man , was on the 1000 block of w . north avenue in reservoir hill , when someone shot him . he died soon after at shock trauma . lecompte had lived on the 5100 block of chalgrove avenue . 4 : 43 p . m . antwan . . .\n\u2b06\ufe0e baltimore clayworks over the summer we all thought baltimore clayworks was gonna be gone for good\u2014with over $ 1 million in debt and a failed attempt to leverage the sale of their buildings in order to stay open , its board decided abruptly to close and file for chapter 7 bankruptcy . but after . . .\nthis week & apos ; s murder ink covers the past two weeks of murders . there were 27 murders in the past 30 days . police continue to seize illegal guns and arrest people , and shootings continue anyway : 15 people within the last week shot non - fatally . federal agents closed four city murder cases , revealed . . .\nwhere the hell is kekistan ? : how pepe - posting meme . . .\nthe undercard : it is a mistake for the baltimore blast to . . .\nthe great russian - american writer masha gessen was standing on the stage at bard college in new york in front of a sign that read \u201ccrises of democracy . \u201d it was the name of an oct . 12 - 14 conference sponsored by the hannah arendt center there .\ni think it & apos ; s safe to say that all of us are living in . . .\ndemocracy in crisis : activist home raided by d . c . police during a week of actions supporting j20 arrestees\nwork by artist oluseye at school 33 , photo by j . m . . . .\ni first visited ida b & apos ; s table ( 235 holliday st . , [ 410 ] 844 - 0444 , idabstable . com ) during the soft opening back in september while i was on my one - hour lunch break from my first - ever jury duty . i hadn & apos ; t been selected , and ultimately would not be , though my entire panel was required to remain at the . . .\nthe first time my wife and i walked into uncle & apos ; s hawaiian grindz ( 2315 belair road , fallston , [ 443 ] 966 - 3999 , eatatuncles . com ) last spring , we were greeted by an unusual sight : in the big , wood booth that forms the backbone of the generous indoor dining room , chef kaimana chee sat amid a family . . .\nprimarily maryland & apos ; s chief tax collector and accountant , comptroller peter franchot has in recent months become a leading advocate for the state & apos ; s breweries\u2014so much so that three have named beers in his honor .\nmost politicians collect honorary degrees at commencements , i collect beers ,\nhe jokes . . .\nfellow djs and friends gather at dj vicious v & apos ; s . . .\narrestee at the sit - in at wells fargo building downtown in . . .\na sit - in at wells fargo building downtown in solidarity with . . .\nchuck d of public enemy and prophets of rage talks to city . . .\nyou can & apos ; t be scared of shit , you have to be hard .\n- from\nspring breakers\ntry and imagine genuinely not giving a fuck for even just a moment . to let go of all the things so you & apos ; re present enough that , um , i dunno , if you were , say , at a frat party , you could catch a beer launched your way , take . . .\n& apos ; pennsylvania avenue hustle , & apos ; off todd marcus & apos ; upcoming album ,\non these streets ,\nan album powered by living and working in sandtown - winchester , is a manic tune that opens with foreboding cymbals and a running saxophone , and then dives into a frenzied , buoyant piano solo , soon sprinting , even . . .\nself help : kendrick lamar & apos ; s\ndamn .\nas intervention\nkung fu kenny , the 5 - foot - 5 giant and hip - hop & apos ; s resident vitruvian man , awoke from his sleep to deliver us his fourth studio album back in april\u2014\ndamn . ,\na proper follow - up to put detractors of 2015 & apos ; s\nto pimp a butterfly\nback in their cocoons .\ndamn .\nis a 14 - track , 55 - minute cathartic therapy . . .\njason isbell & apos ; s\nthe nashville sound\nis the summer soundtrack for those of us who fled small towns because of the sexism or the racism or the lack of opportunities , only to see all of those things amplified with the election of donald trump , rendering our hometowns almost hostile to our very existence . . . .\nthe hydragogic high point of andrzej zulawski & apos ; s 1981 movie ,\npossession ,\nan all - anxiety sci - fi / horror exploration of a relationship ripped apart , is the scene where a cackling isabelle adjani explodes in seizure , spewing blood and bile and other liquids\u2014conflating miscarriage , menstruation , diarrhea , . . .\nby the time robert altman has dumped & apos ; 50s leftover philip marlowe ( elliott gould ) into the & apos ; 70s , the utopian dreams of the & apos ; 60s are on the last legs of their own long goodbye . hippie communalism has given way to new age self - help . the discourse of civil rights is being co - opted by institutions . . .\ndamn , where & apos ; d you come from ,\na man who just walked out of the baltimore city detention center back in early june asked as he filled a plate with pit beef , watermelon , and vegetables and then\u2014\nthank y & apos ; all , bless y & apos ; all .\nwe & apos ; re doing like jesus did ,\nactivist and chef duane\nshorty\ndavis , who . . .\nfew things are as satisfying as a slow - motion shot of a bladed weapon cutting through a hanging pig carcass\u2014the scccclk sound that comes as steel carves through flesh . this revelation comes via\nforged in fire ,\nhistory channel & apos ; s competitive reality show in which bladesmiths try to make the sharpest . . .\nnosing into the decorative white - painted wooden walls and peering inside puerto rican artist eric rivera barbeito & apos ; s piece titled & apos ; gracias , & apos ; a small house structure with a metal roof near the gallery & apos ; s entrance , i feel a slight breeze against my knees coming from the ac unit that & apos ; s blasting in this . . .\nas artist stephen towns was heading south to watch the solar eclipse in south carolina last month , pondering nat turner & apos ; s epiphany which came to him during an eclipse in 1831 in virginia , some of towns & apos ; paintings that were inspired by turner & apos ; s rebellion were causing a stir at goucher college . now , . . .\ngloria garrett is moving her hands . she is moving her arms in wide circles . she is pacing , gesticulating , dancing , and talking . gloria garrett talks loudly :\nthose dolls are made from old sheets ! you cover them with wax paper and then iron them . that wreath is made from a hanger . this is the picture . . .\nin his essay & apos ; freaks and the american ideal of manhood , & apos ; james baldwin writes about how the\namerican ideal\nof sexuality and masculinity\nhas created cowboys and indians , good guys and bad guys , punks and studs , tough guys and softies\nand other such archetypes , resulting in\nan ideal so paralytically . . .\na line spirals out from the fountain and wraps around the interior perimeter of the\nbrutalist donut\nthat is the hirshhorn museum , spilling out onto the plaza beside the national mall . several hundred visitors are here\u2014foreign tour groups , art students , tourists with selfie sticks , families with . . .\ni . the river amazon is a river . it is an extremely long and voluminous river . passing through areas of bio - diversity , it is a good name for a company which sells books and diverse other products , this river . - leontia flynn , & apos ; jeff bezos names amazon , & apos ; from the collection\nrelentless : poems by jeff . . .\nvisual merchandising :\nthe ground\ntakes on origins , labor , commerce , and legacy at the hutzler brothers palace visual merchandising\nthe ground\ntakes on origins , labor , commerce , and legacy at the hutzler brothers palace by rebekah kirkman i . the river amazon is a river . it is an extremely long . . .\nthe 2017 fiction and poetry issue edited by rebekah kirkman saida agostini olu butterfly woods janea kelly charlie jay anna k . crooks suzanne doogan sharea harris grace davis maya martinez alain ginsberg lily herman caitlin goldblatt jessica hudgins ellen paul aurora engle - pratt celeste doaks evan . . .\nmuch as the parisian bourgeoisie of the late - 19th century lived in an era of the novel , we are living in an era of the rock & apos ; n & apos ; roll memoir . in the past six months alone we & apos ; ve gotten self - penned accounts by bruce springsteen , robbie robertson , johnny marr , maurice white , phil collins ( his sadly . . .\nthe christians\nthose who do not belong to megachurches tend to find them alienating , to put it kindly\u2014and i count myself here . for one thing , there & apos ; s the stripping away of any aesthetic value established by the old religions ( say what you will about the roman catholic church , at least they know . . .\nbortz also sells film rights directly for his books\u2014and doesn ' t take a commission from his authors . every year bortz and book editor harrison demchick make a pilgrimage to hollywood . they meet with up to 30 production company executives over the course of a week . to date bortz has sold or optioned film rights to a half dozen , including stephen besecker\u2019s thriller , the samaritan , which was just sold to moviemaker mace neufeld , a producer on invictus . demchick , who won the 2011 baltimore screenwriting competition , often writes a treatment for each book before the pitch meetings , and will research which director , actors , and agencies should be attached . bortz says that furnishing a screenplay , even if it isn\u2019t used , helps give a producer a more realistic notion of how a particular book could be a movie .\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 )\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nwe publish trade fiction and non - fiction , and we publish , quite simply , what we like . we ' ve done literary and commercial fiction , books on finance , sports , parenting , humor , history , biography . . . no topic is out of bounds for us if we think it ' s done well and will make an important contribution to society . we have never published children ' s fiction or poetry , and although we aren ' t opposed to working with these genres , it is unlikely we will ever publish them .\nwe ask for your patience in waiting for our response . we do our best to respond within 6 months , but occasionally are unable to do so . furthermore , if you would like your manuscript returned , please include an appropriately sized envelope with correct postage . if you would prefer we recycle your manuscript , please include this in your cover letter .\nshipping : do not bother sending submissions priority mail , fed - ex , overnight , etc . we receive many submissions each day , and the expedience with which it arrives does not affect the expedience with which it is read . please mark your shipment appropriately - non - fiction - attn : bruce bortz ; fiction - attn : bruce bortz .\nfiction : please submit an entire manuscript , or as many chapters as you have written . be sure to include a cover letter that details who you see as the audience for your work as well as a resume of your writing experience ( any periodicals in which you ' ve been published , any degrees related to writing you possess , etc ) . non - fiction please submit either an entire manuscript or at least 5 sample chapters . be sure to include a cover letter that details who you see as your audience , how marketable you think your work is , and any marketing contacts / experience you have . please also include a curriculum vita / resume .\nforeign rights / foreign distribution delia arevalo light rights & distribution 2131 hollywood blvd . hollywood , fl 33020 954 - 925 - 5242\ninternship opportunities are available to motivated students . contact your academic adviser for application details , or send your resume directly to the publisher for review .\nrobert kanigel , one of the very best writers in the u . s . , a fact that was recognized in 1998 , when he was voted the author of the year by the association of journalists and authors ;\nwe have successfully launched or advanced the literary careers of at least ten of our authors . at least six of them have gone on to successfully publish with large new york houses .\nlike fuqua ' s\nsam webber ,\nour second entry into ya fiction , matthew olshan ' s\nfinn : a novel ,\nhas been selected by the bomc / teen people book club . in addition , it has won a rare blurb from the nation ' s premier ya librarian , has hauled in testimonials from two national book award finalists , received a starred review from booklist , was made the subject of a c - span\nabout books\nbroadcast ( extremely rare for a book of fiction ) , and been nominated for a michael l . printz award . in sum , this march 2001 title has attracted more prestigious pre - pub praise than any of our other , earlier books .\nour football book , jon morgan ' s\nglory for sale ,\nwas called one of the few breakthrough sports books of the 1990s , and made widely known to the public and to policy - makers the importance of new stadiums to nfl franchises and their host cities .\nour humorous look at the world of complaining , john homan ' s\nwilber winkle has a complaint ,\ndrew reviews or feature stories from newspapers all over the country , and even produced a full - scale washington post editorial .\neven our trashy hollywood novel , mike walker ' s\nmalicious intent ,\nmade waves . it was called\nthe most salacious novel published in 1999 .\nto bring them to fruition , i acquired and negotiated all 18 book contracts , edited all 18 books , oversaw the design of all 18 books , marketed all 18 books ( including presentations of every title to a distributor ' s large and questioning sales force ) , and publicized all 18 books . i have also exhibited nearly all 18 at bea .\nhaving become intimately familiar with the nuances of a book contract , and its negotiation , i have come to know various new york agents and new york publishing houses , taking full advantage of the law degree i earned in 1978 , and my several subsequent years as a practicing lawyer .\nand i ' ve had to become aggressive in virtually every phase of publishing . not one of those 20 ancillary deals i mentioned earlier , for instance , came to me . i had to find and consummate each such deal .\ni also had to coach many a first - time author through the writing process . jonetta rose barras , for example , unreservedly refers to me as her best editor in a long and successful writing career . bill o ' reilly believes deeply in me as a judge of books , and greatly trusts my editing skills .\ni ' ve also applied my writing , publishing , and editing skills to ghostwrite three books , and to substantially rewrite a third .\nmuch to their surprise , we ' ve excelled in so many different and unexpected genres , even in our first attempt : narrative history with gus russo ' s kennedy book ; humor with sandi shelton ' s\nyou might as well laugh\nand\nwilber winkle has a complaint ;\nmainstream fiction with bill o ' reilly and mike walker ; and literary fiction with scott fuqua ' s\nthe reappearance of sam webber ,\nat a time when few , if any , small publishers even attempt fiction because of the odds of competing successfully against the output of the large houses .\nin the process of paying my publishing dues several times over , i believe i have gained the one intangible that may be the most important qualification of any book editor - 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{"id": 54085, "summary": [{"text": "the rockingham pottery was a 19th-century manufacturer of porcelain of international repute , supplying fine wares and ornamental pieces to royalty and the aristocracy in britain and overseas , as well as manufacturing porcelain and earthenware items for ordinary use .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it is best known for its finely decorated and , to modern tastes , somewhat gaudy rococo style of porcelain ; indeed its name has almost come to classify such a style and as such pieces by other factories are regularly and incorrectly attributed to rockingham .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "a famous piece is the ( 50 kg ) ornate item known as the rhinoceros vase ( of which two are known ) made to demonstrate the skill of producing such a large and complex item as a single piece of fired porcelain . ", "topic": 17}], "title": "rockingham pottery", "paragraphs": ["brownish glazed rockingham pottery originated in england , where it was named after the marquis of rockingham , who produced it at his swinton pottery .\nthe rockingham pottery / by arthur a . eaglestone and terence a . . . .\nsave rockingham pottery to get e - mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed .\nissued by rockingham pottery in 1985 using original moulds made by shorter & sons in 1940 .\n2 bennington / rockingham pottery collectibles , soap dish and mug , yell . . . lot 129\nrotherham\u2019s famous rockingham pottery has gone global thanks to a new website launched by rotherham borough council .\nantique rockingham pottery spill vase with gilt detail - 8 . 5cm high x 6 . 5 cm dia\nvisit our world famous collection of rockingham pottery , and marvel at the skill of our local potters .\nthe yorkshire potteries collection consists of around 300 items of ceramics produced by the non - rockingham potteries in yorkshire . these items were manufactured at other rotherham based potteries , such as holmes pottery , rawmarsh top pottery and kilnhurst old pottery , as well as at potteries further afield in yorkshire , for example leeds pottery and don pottery , both of which have rockingham connections .\nalfred bagguley\u2019s mark after he moved his pottery business from the rockingham site to bank street at mexborough . the rockingham brown glazeware was produced from his secret formula\nrice , dennis g . . 1971 . rockingham pottery and porcelain . london : p . 83 - 4\nrockingham pottery and porcelain by alwyn cox and angela cox : 42 hardcover , first edition . - rooke books pbfa\nlarge rockingham glazed molded pottery jar with cover , ht . 11 3 / 4 in . more . . .\nharker pottery : a collector ' s compendium from rockingham and yellowware to modern - $ 39 . 95 : schiffer publishing\ngroup of pottery items , including a redware spittoon , rockingham - glazed bowls and molds , a rockingham - glazed book flask , and a spongeware pitcher . more . . .\nthis 19th century pottery dog is in fantastic condition and these are quite rare to find in rockingham pottery . there are no cracks or chips . they were the state of vermont .\n( for the most comprehensive publication about the rockingham pottery please refer to \u201crockingham 1745 - 1842\u201d by alwyn and angela cox , antique collectors club publication , this is highly recommended ) .\nthese were my grandmother ' s who bought them at the pottery in bennington vt . \u2022 bennington pottery . \u2022 custard cup .\nin gratitude , the pottery was renamed the rockingham works ( after the earl\u2019s much admired uncle ) and the griffin crest of the wentworth family was introduced from then on as the pottery\u2019s mark .\nhow a distinctly english pottery became a uniquely american one is the subject of the new exhibit \u201c\u2018fancy rockingham\u2019 pottery : the modeller and ceramics in nineteenth century america , \u201d on view at the university of richmond . some 70 pieces of rockingham pottery \u2013 all from private new york area collections \u2013 tell the story of relief molded earthenware in america .\nmary louise mclaughlin\u2019s centennial experience motivated her to spearhead in 1879 the queen city oh pottery club , america\u2019s first all - women\u2019s pottery organization . her efforts set the stage for rookwood and the blossoming of art pottery in cincinnati . rookwood pottery was founded in 1880 by maria longworth nichols , another centennial convert . no other pottery matched rookwood\u2019s uniquely american style .\nmanufacturer to the king .\nrockingham plate\n. item : rockingham plate . maker : rockingham . materials : porcelain . age : early 19c . get images that . make supersized seem small .\na real nice brown splatterwarerockingham / bennington pottery bowl . unmarked but appears to be a piece of rockingham / bennington pottery . in very good condition but does have a hairline ( which you can no . . .\na real nice brown splatterwarerockingham / bennington pottery bowl . unmarked but appears to be a piece of rockingham / bennington pottery . in very good condition but does have a hairline ( which you can not feel ) .\nfancy rockingham pottery : the modeller and ceramics in nineteenth century america . diana stradling . university of richmond museum / richmond , va . 2004 .\ncox , alwyn . cox , angela . 1983 . rockingham pottery and porcelain 1745 - 1842 . london : p . 200 - 1 , 228\nrice , d . g . the illustrated guide to rockingham pottery and porcelain . london : barrie & jenkins , 1971 . pl . 71 .\nrockingham pottery & porcelain 1745 - 1842 by alwyn cox & angela cox : faber & faber , london 9780571130498 hard cover , first . - parrott books\nbennington rockingham - glaze pottery coachman bottle , mottled brown , finely detailed gentleman holding a mug , wearing a cape . impressed type a circular six - line mark with 1849 . book literature : barret - bennington pottery and porcelain .\nthe terms \u201crockingham\u201d and \u201cbennington\u201d pottery have long been used interchangeably , and although much of the nineteenth century wares made in bennington were rockingham , considerable quantities were produced in potteries scattered around the eastern half of the united states .\ngroup of mostly rockingham - glazed pottery , including an f . b . norton , worcester , massachusetts , floral cobalt - decorated two - gallon jug , six graduated rockingham - glazed bowls and three yellowware more . . .\ndutch pottery and porcelain . w . pitcairn knowles . scribner\u2019s / new york .\nbarber , the pottery and porcelain of the united states , pp . 438 , 439 ; diana stradling , jersey city : shaping america\u2019s pottery industry , 1825\u20131892 .\nwilliam and donna gray have been collecting and researching harker pottery for many years .\nvery old rockingham pottery plate with red griffin mark on back . it has green foliage pattern on cream background with gilt edging . otherwise in good condition .\nantique rockingham porcelain cup and saucer\n. \u200bmarks : 1383 painted on the base . rockingham griffin backstamp on the saucer . maker : rockingham . item : cup and saucer . \u200bcondition : minor gilding wear . . .\nantique rockingham porcelain cup and saucer\n. \u200bmarks : 1139 painted on the base . rockingham griffin backstamp on the saucer . maker : rockingham . item : cup and saucer . materials : porcelain . \u200bconditi . . .\nproduction of pottery had commenced in vermont in 1785 when captain john norton needed utilitarian earthenware and stoneware for his distilled products and established the norton pottery . the other major pottery in town was that of his brother - in - law christopher webber fenton , united states pottery company , which made ornamental yellowware with rockingham and the new flint enamel glaze , and other wares based on ones made in england .\nregrettably , unlike the nearby swinton ( rockingham ) pottery , very little historical documentation is available for the don works . the products of the don pottery provide a major field for research and identification both for the ceramic historian and the collector .\nantique rockingham porcelain cup and saucer\n. \u200bmarks : 844 painted on the base of the cup . rockingham griffin backstamp on the saucer . maker : rockingham . item : cup and saucer . materials : porcelain . . .\nbarret , bennington pottery and porcelain : a guide to identification , pp . 134\u201335 .\nthe largest and most important item within the rockingham collection is the rhinoceros vase .\n1840 ' s lge rockingham treacle glazed loving cup fighting dogs 2 frogs sprigging .\nrockingham - glazed pottery book - form flask , 19th century , ht . 5 1 / 2 , wd . 4 , dp . 2 in . more . . .\n1 the term \u201crockingham\u201d probably originated because the first of the dark brown glazed wares were produced at a pottery located on the estate of the marquis of rockingham in yorkshire ( goldberg 2003 : 27 ) . the manufactory was later renamed the rockingham works ( claney 2004 : 33 ) and produced a variety of porcelain and other expensive wares .\nchristopher webber fenton hoped to mimic josiah wedgwood\u2019s nomenclature genius by calling rockingham he made at the norton pottery \u201c flint enamel . \u201d local potters called fenton\u2019s nomenclature \u201chumbug . \u201d others called rockingham \u201cvariegated ware , \u201d \u201cfancy ware , \u201d or simply \u201crock . \u201d\nmolded , rounded rim , yellow brown streaks , summit pottery , 13 x 10 in .\nknowles & harvey - - - plant # 1 old end . e . liverpool pottery works\nwilliam bloor - - - east liverpool porcelain works - - u . s . pottery wrks\nset of 3 batter mixing bowls from bennington pottery in vermont . all in excellent condition .\nthis is an original rockingham pottery beverage pitcher . depicting the english fox hunt scene , with the fox handle watching the hounds from above . excellent condition . priced to sell .\na rockingham pottery shoe - form inkwell or botle . with evidence of wear from age and use . break and repair to opening at top with a loss to a piece .\nrockingham , in the united states , is a pottery with a brown glaze that resembles tortoiseshell . it was made from 1840 to 1900 by many american potteries . rockingham is also the name of a pottery in england in swinton working from 1745 to 1842 . other types of ceramics were also made by the english firm , but the name rockingham was used by collectors for any of the brown glazed pottery made in america . some of rockingham ' s most famous pieces had relief - molded designs including hunt scenes . animal sculptures and historical figures were also made . related pieces may be listed in the bennington category .\nbut most of the tonnage of 19th century rockingham was quite gaudy . therein lay rockingham\u2019s down side . the glaze\u2019s overpowering nature could make anything look \u201cfancy . \u201d so much so that in 1901 , years after rockingham\u2019s craze had run it\u2019s course , james carr sighed while recounting what might have been a common exchange between pottery owner and shop worker :\nbennington rockingham spatter ware spaniel dog figurine : unmarked , he . . . lot 127\nrockingham pottery takes its name from the estate of the marquis of rockingham in yorkshire , england , where potters in the mid - to late eighteenth century created household objects with a characteristic lustrous mottled brown glaze . when rockingham appeared in america around the 1820s , it acquired a whole new array of colors and patterns . ceramics scholar and exhibit curator diana stradling says the term \u201crockingham , \u201d strictly speaking , describes only brown glazed ceramic objects .\nbuffalo pottery deldare ware mug and plate , a doulton lambeth mug , and a rockingham - glazed toby jug , ht . to 8 1 / 4 in . more . . .\nwas started in 1745 , but it was not until 1826 that it assumed the name rockingham . it continued to operate until 1842 . rockingham porcelain , light in weight , was\nearly american pottery and china . john spargo . the century co . / ny . 1926 .\n\u201c\u2018fancy rockingham\u2019 pottery : the modeller and ceramics in nineteenth century america\u201d remains on view at the university of richmond museums through february 27 . for information , 804 - 289 - 8276 or urltoken\ngates and ormerod , \u201cthe east liverpool , ohio pottery district , \u201d p . 52 ; barber , the pottery and porcelain of the united states , p . 200 . an 1850 price list of his yellow and rockingham ware is illustrated in liebowitz , yellow ware , p . 43 .\namerican potters \u2013 mostly english \u00e9migr\u00e9s freed from the conventions of their homeland \u2013 lost no time in transforming rockingham into a dripped , splattered , sponged , polychrome marvel . pottery from bennington vt to east liverpool oh was slathered with it . within three years of it\u2019s introduction to these shores , rockingham by james bennett of pittsburg pa won the 1845 franklin institute pottery diploma . trenton nj was an epicenter of production , with ( \u00e9migr\u00e9 ) daniel greatbatch as perhaps rockingham\u2019s best practitioner .\n\u201crockingham\u201d originally described a rich chocolate brown glaze made on the marquis of rockingham\u2019s swinton estate in yorkshire , england beginning in 1757 . when the swinton pottery failed in 1842 the glaze went ( quite successfully ) to potteries in derbyshire . it also went with hordes of emigrating potters to america .\nhere you will receive this antique pottery spirits bottle in the primitive style . from a local estate .\nantique yellow ware milk pitcher with drip brown glaze know as bennington or rockingham pottery . this piece is unsigned . features raised design at shoulder of the pitcher . in very good condition with . . .\nan old molded pottery pen stand with a central inkwell and four holes for quill pens . images of nature with relief flower decorations on four sides ; wonderful rockingham or bennington glaze runs and color variations .\nrare harker semi porcelain 12 3 / 8\nantique plate platter harker pottery co u . s . a\nmanufacturers sometimes used the term \u201crockingham\u201d to describe stonewares , usually pitchers , teapots and flowerpots , dipped in brown manganese ( albany ) slip ( ketchum 1987 : 10 ) . rockingham is also sometimes mistakenly called \u201cbennington ware\u201d after the town in vermont that was home to the united states pottery company , which produced rockingham glazed wares ( gates and ormerod 1982 : 7 , ketchum 1994 : 222 ; spargo 1926 ) . since not all rockingham wares were produced in bennington , the use of this term is misleading .\nthe lion with the flam , impressed stamp that so many associate with don pottery did not appear until 1810 . it is observed that the don pottery book had a great similarity to the leeds pottery pattern books that were published in 1783 and 1794 respectively . this is perhaps not unsurprising considering the past relationships of the founders .\nbennington rockingham ware was first produced at the norton pottery circa 1845 during the period when it was owned by julius norton ( son of the founder , captain john norton ) and christopher fenton , his brother - in - law . eventually fenton split from norton ( circa 1849 ) and founded his own firm , the us pottery company , where most of the bennington rockingham ware was produced . the firm dissolved in 1858 .\nok , as a joke this is ridiculous . but it makes perfect sense when studying 19th century rockingham glazed pottery in the united states . every potter today knows \u2013 or should know \u2013 that making pottery is only half the story . using pots brings them to life . when we trace ownership and function from kiln to cabinet , some interesting patterns come to light \u2013 like the connectivity of spittoons in the rockingham market .\nmade at swinton , yorkshire , in a factory on the estate of the marquess of rockingham . the\nall the other three rockingham pattern books are in private hands and so are unavailable to the public .\nshe said : \u201crockingham is very special both to porcelain enthusiasts and to the history of rotherham . \u201d\npage from the rockingham pattern book dating from 1826 to 1830 showing tea ware patterns 676 and 677 .\ncake mold , american , mid - nineteenth century . rockingham glazed earthenware . d . 10\n.\nplate of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded , rockingham ceramic factory , swinton , ca . 1825 .\nthe pottery traded on as a large employer also attracting artists and designers from staffordshire . the don pottery was the second largest industrial pottery in yorkshire at this time employing some 600 people . its finished products were exported to russia , the middle east and south america with the canal used as the starting point for the long journeys .\n2 bennington / rockingham pottery collectibles , soap dish and mug , yellow with brown glaze : the rectangular soap dish is in one piece and has drain holes . the mug has flared sides and an applied handle .\nup for your consideration is an antique pitcher rockingham glaze bennington primitive yellow ware pottery . there are great colors and markings on this pitcher . th ank you . we will do what it takes to . . .\nfive mostly rockingham - glazed stoneware vessels , 19th century , a brown - glazed pottery pitcher with a drinking scene molded in relief , a spittoon , and three pitchers : one with portrait medallions more . . .\ncandlestick , lyman , fenton & co . / united states pottery company , bennington , vermont , 1849\u20131858 . rockingham glazed earthenware . h . 9 3 / 8\n. flint enamel was added to the glaze .\ndetail of the \u201camerican pottery\u201d mark on the collar band of hound - handle pitcher illustrated in fig . 15 .\nabout the author & colon ; william and donna gray have been collecting and researching harker pottery for many years .\nhound - handled pitcher , united states pottery company , bennington , vermont , 1852\u20131856 . rockingham glazed earthenware . h . 12 1 / 8\n. there are three stilt marks in a triangular pattern on the base .\nthe overwhelming naturalistic elements of \u201cfancy rockingham\u201d made it a natural for the university of richmond\u2019s lora robins gallery of design from nature , said university of richmond museum director richard waller . \u201cdesign from nature is in abundance in rockingham , \u201d he stated . having spent 20 years at the brooklyn museum of art , he was familiar with rockingham and rockingham collectors and believed that it was a perfect fit for the lora robins gallery .\ngates and ormerod , \u201cthe east liverpool , ohio pottery district , \u201d p . 79 ; barber , the pottery and porcelain of the united states , p . 199 ; barber , marks of american potters , p . 105 .\nrhinoceros vase from the rockingham factory , swinton , nr rotherham . \u00a9 rotherham museums , galleries & heritage service\nrockingham porcelain remains highly collectable , the cup , saucers and smaller pieces are generally easier to source , although they are becoming steadily harder to find . however , larger rockingham ornamental pieces are few and far between .\nunmarked , but this is a known rockingham design . maker : rockingham , but unmarked .\nantique porcelain cup and saucer\n. item : cup and saucer . materials : porcelain . age : early 19c .\nminiature toby jug in the form of the duchess of plaza - toro from gilbert and sullivan ' s the gondoliers . rockingham pottery , 1985 , from original moulds made by shorter & sons , 1940 , first issued in 1949\nsince the dark rockingham glaze obscured printed manufacturer\u2019s marks and filled impressed marks , making them difficult to read , rockingham - glazed wares were generally not marked by their manufacturers . the philadelphia firm of j . e . jeffords appeared to have marked more of their rockingham wares than other manufacturers ( liebeknecht , personal communication 2012 ) .\ndon pottery has been a specialised field of collecting for the doncaster museum and art gallery since its establishment in 1909 . the collection represents both the greens and barker periods and is the largest collection of don pottery in any public museum .\nfurther information about bennington rockingham wares may be found in bennington pottery and porcelain by richard carter barret . for many years the curator of the bennington museum , barret is generally considerd to be the foremost authority on the this topic .\ngroup of assorted pottery items , five rockingham - glazed , two redware dishes , a delft bowl , and a large staffordshire blue and white transfer - decorated platter . the collection of dr . howard p . more . . .\none popular line that fenton produced , rockingham , was not his invention , glaze - finished pottery produced in england and elsewhere in the united states . fenton added his own designs and unusual mottling techniques to rockingham , producing pieces with a streaked and spattered brown glaze that combined with the yellow body clay to make a tortoise - shell effect .\ngates and ormerod , \u201cthe east liverpool , ohio pottery district , \u201d p . 300 ; barber , the pottery and porcelain of the united states , p . 199 ; barber , marks of american potters , pp . 160 , 161 , 201 . an 1864\u20131865 price list of the vodrey pottery works of his rockingham and varigated ware and yellow ware is illustrated in joan liebowitz , yellow ware ( west chester : pa . : schiffer , 1993 ) , p . 45 .\nthe brown glaze was often used on a type of pear - shaped teapot called the \u201crockingham teapot\u201d after the last marchioness of rockingham who died in 1804 . she had ordered up to eighteen of the teapots at one time .\npitcher , american , mid - nineteenth century . rockingham glazed earthenware . h . 11 1 / 8\n.\nfour pieces of rockingham - glazed pottery , a lyman fenton & co . coachman flask , and unmark coachman flask , a hunt jug , and a bough pot , ht . to 10 1 / 4 in . more . . .\nfour pottery items , a rockingham - glazed cow creamer , and three redware items : a pitcher , a dish , and a jar , ht . to 5 1 / 2 , wd . to 7 in . more . . .\nenglish potter joseph bennett came in 1834 from derbyshire to america where by 1839 he established his own pottery in east liverpool , ohio . he was joined in 1841 by his brothers edwin , william and daniel . the next year james relocated the pottery to pittsburgh and edwin moved to baltimore and established his own pottery there . his brother william followed him in 1847 and the pottery was known as bennett & brothers . the \u201crebekah at the well\u201d teapot was one of their best - known products .\nbut the most varied and unsually most valuable bennington pottery is that produced in the short span by charles webber fenton , who married into the norton family and then started his own us pottery company in 1847 . while his in - laws concentrated on stoneware , fenton began intense experimentation in new types of pottery and porcelain , none of which have been exactly duplicated since .\nof all ceramic types made in the us during the 19th century , rockingham best held it\u2019s ground against the flood of british factory work , infatuation with chinese porcelain , attempts at copying english styles , etc . rockingham , with scratch blue stoneware as a close second , is the most truly iconic american pottery style of that , or any , era .\nthere was probably no clearer , nor more ironic , example of this situation than the trajectory of the rockingham glaze .\nthe site , by the council\u2019s museums , galleries and heritage section , is dedicated entirely to the rockingham pattern book .\nrockingham - glazed earthenware hunt jug , 19th century , ht . 10 1 / 2 in . more . . .\njohn brameld and son william set about developing the pottery . the premises were enlarged with a large paintshop and flintmill being erected .\nbennington pottery vermont batter bowl . great for pancake making ! black & grey spatter . marked on bottom bennington potters 1880 vermont .\npossibly rockingham ? . 19th century floral pot / vase 11 . 5x6cm . for sale is a possibly rockingham ? . 19th century floral pot / vase . it features a hand painted floral panel upon a fish scale blue ground . . .\nall of our ceramic collection is the swinton , brameld and rockingham pottery , collectively referred to as the rockingham collection . rotherham holds the best public collection of rockingham pottery anywhere in the world . since the first item was given to the museum in 1908 , many more items have been acquired by gift , purchase and bequest . the collection demonstrates an excellent range of wares including a full dinner service , and examples of tea and dessert wares , many of which match designs in the rockingham pattern book . the pattern book is the second of four volumes produced to illustrate the designs used in the production of porcelain at the swinton pottery site . it was acquired by heritage services in 2007 , with the aid of a heritage lottery fund grant . the original is held by archives and local studies , and there is a facsimile copy for customers to view in the ceramics gallery .\nthis is an antique bennington rockingham glaze yellow ware small bowl . the yellow with brown glazing gives the appearance of tortoiseshell .\nthis means that the new website will be of particular interest to various groups of people as well as the rockingham collectors .\nthis is an antique bennington rockingham glaze yellow ware large bowl . the yellow with brown glazing gives the appearance of tortoiseshell .\nrockingham went from a small country pottery to a royal porcelain manufacturer before going bankrupt but its legacy is some of the most highly - collectable porcelain in the country , of which some 1 , 200 pieces can be found in the borough council\u2019s own collection .\nthirty - one pieces of rockingham - glazed pottery , 19th / 20th century , including three pitchers : one with relief - molded fruit , one with lid , and one with foliate - molded band to rim ; six finger bowls , more . . .\nthere has been a long tradition of manufacturing pottery in south yorkshire and particularly at swinton . early pottery finds in the area go back to prehistoric times . the local tribes found rich local clays were ideal for making pots for storage , cooking , eating and drinking .\nbennington pottery , blue agate , round dish . stamped on back 1661 ya , bennington , vermont . great cond , see pics .\npitcher , attributed to the american pottery co . , jersey city , new jersey , ca . 1845 . rockingham glazed earthenware . h . 9 1 / 4\n. this molded pitcher is decorated with an elaborate design featuring gothic architecture and eight apostles . this example is unmarked although a similar pitcher with the american pottery co . mark is in the clement collection , brooklyn museum of art .\ncolors : bennington pottery rockingham glaze\nslip\nstyle mottled browns and yellow ware colors . old ernest and julio gallo cork used .\nspotless\nclean . size : 6\ndonut shape with 2 - 1 / 4\ncenter donut ho . . .\nrockingham ware in american culture , 1830 - 1930 . jane perkins claney . university press of new england / hanover . 2004 .\nin addition , rockingham collectors will also have the option of searching a wide range of categories to identify specific features or patterns .\nbut there were many others ; newcomb pottery in new orleans founded specifically to instruct young women ; mary chase stratton\u2019s pewabic pottery in detroit ; linna irelan\u2019s art pottery in san francisco , ca , which exclusively used native californian clays . these and many more set the stage for adelaide alsop robineau\u2019s porcelain work beginning in 1904 and culminating in her magisterial scarab vase . the stage was set for america\u2019s arts and crafts revolution .\nbennington ware was the product of two factories working in bennington , vermont . around 1847 - 1858 more fancy pottery was made , starting with the parian ware . in 1858 the pottery closed due to financial reasons making the production of parian ware only last 6 - 12 years .\nin the 1990\u2019s successful lobbying by local heritage enthusiasts paid off in swinton . the whole rockingham pottery site along with the surviving waterloo kiln was added to the scheduled stock of ancient monuments . also the locally named three cornered wood which has boundaries at warren vale road and blackamoor road was scheduled . the wood was a former clay pit which had extensive re - filling with pottery waste once the clay was exhausted .\nbarret , bennington pottery and porcelain : a guide to identification , p . 320 , pl . 417 , p . 321 , pl . 418 . john bell also copied this mug ( see comstock , the pottery of the shenandoah valley region , p . 130 , fig . 4 . 143 ) . coxon continued to make this mug with slight variations when he was at the swan hill pottery , ca . 1858\u20131860 .\nthe history of the reknowned rockingham pottery factory starts with the making of pottery , tiles and bricks at swinton on a small scale in the 1750\u2019s . the owner joseph flint rented land off the landowner , thomas watson - wentworth , 1 st marquis of rockingham . circa 1755 flint as operator was replaced by edward butler and his wife , elizabeth . they continued manufacture until 1765 when william malpass then took over the pottery from the butlers . with plans for expansion in , 1768 he went into partnership with a william fenney . fenney had previously been a glassmaker in catcliffe but who was bankrupted some eight years earlier in 1759 . some 20 men and 40 boys were employed by them .\nreadings : the pottery and porcelain of the united states . edwin atlee barber . g . p . putnam\u2019s sons / new york . 1909 .\nstephen theis made designs for the united states pottery at bennington , the pottery that was the source of much rockingham ware . the company also produced parian ware and several examples of theis\u2019s designs are on view . a pitcher in the \u201csunflower and tulip\u201d pattern and one in the \u201cpond lily\u201d design were both made in bennington . his \u201cpsyche and cupid\u201d pitcher was made in philadelphia , as was an 1870 serving bowl on view .\nperhaps the best known product of the swinton pottery was the rich brown glaze that came to be known as \u201crockingham glaze\u201d or \u201crockingham ware\u201d . this was first introduced in the 1770\u2019s . the bramelds made extensive use of it on products after 1806 . it was such a success that other factories began to copy the style . it was developed and made with a secret recipe developed by ex staffordshire potter alfred bagguley .\nof questionable taste but always well made and finished . a manganese - brown glaze called \u201crockingham glaze\u201d was used on the stoneware . from\nit will allow people right across the world the unprecedented opportunity to view the entire rockingham pattern book at the click of a mouse .\nwhat both reveal is that the , term\nbennington\ncan be applied to a vast array of pottery and porcelain made in the town , including salt - glazed stoneware , redware , granite ware , flint enamel , scroddled ware , rockingham , parian , and others . what they all have in common is that they were made by only two pottery companies , one of which was in business for a scant 10 years .\nrockingham is highly - fired earthenware or stoneware , generally with a buff to yellow paste and a brown mottled and streaked glaze , often characterized by patches of the vessel\u2019s body showing through . rockingham is generally not felt to be a specific ware type ; rather simply a type of glaze applied to yellow , buff or ( rarely ) white - bodied ceramics . rockingham is typically characterized by relief molded decoration .\nso , where did the spittoon fit in ? everywhere . it was the single commonest rockingham form ( for obvious reasons ) throughout rockingham\u2019s entire production history . spittoons were simply everywhere . tea parlors , public houses , homes , courthouses , trains , lady\u2019s bathrooms . everywhere .\nbecause the bennington potteries were the first to copy the english rockingham process , and produced the highest quality wares , there is a tendency to label all brown or spatter - glazed pottery as \u201cbennington . \u201d this is incorrect and only pottery made in bennington , vermont should be so indentified . the similar products of other potteries should be identified as \u201camerican rockingham\u201d . at bennington , at least until 1856 , the wares were exceptionally fine in finish because a double glaze technique was used . a glossy underglaze was applied to the clay piece . after an initial firing , the brown rockingham glaze was spattered on and the piece was fired again . the result was a final glaze effect of extraordinary depth and brilliance .\nsamuel barker of the mexborough old pottery purchased the don pottery works in july 1839 . he resided in \u2018mexborough house\u2019 situated where the post office now sits on mexborough high street . he was an extensive property and business owner . the mexborough old pottery was also situated on the south yorkshire canal , less than a mile north east of the don pottery . the site is used today by the liddle supermarket . it was established circa 1800 and was acquired in 1809 by the barker family . samuel barker ran the two potteries together until 1848 . thereafter the mexborough works was converted into an iron foundry and pottery making was confined to the don works . samuel barker\u2019s three sons joined the firm in 1857 and the firm then traded as \u201csamuel barker & son\u201d . the barker family worked the pottery until 1882 and then let the works out to john adamson , jon williamson , edward smith and charles scorah . this partnership continued trading as \u201csamuel barker & son\u201d until 1893 when the pottery closed and the stock was once again sold to pay the rent .\nbooks and journals cox , a , cox , a , rockingham pottery and porcelain 1745 - 1842 , ( 1983 ) , 1 - 254 cox , a , cox , a , ' transactions of the english ceramic circle ' in recent excavations at the swinton pottery : white slatglazed ston , , vol . 11 , 3 , ( 1983 ) , 232 - 254 cox , a , cox , a , ' journal of the northern ceramic society ' in the closure of rockingham works . pt 1 new documents relating to , , vol . 12 , ( 1995 ) , 93 - 150 cox , a , lockett , t , ' the connoisseur ' in the rockingham pottery , 1745 - 1842 , a preliminary excavation , , vol . march , ( 1970 ) , 171 - 176 cox , a , cox , a , ' transactions of the english ceramic circle ' in recent excavations at the swinton pottery : the leeds connection , , vol . 11 , 1 , ( 1981 ) , 50 - 69\nthe don pottery buildings were partly demolished in the 1880\u2019s and 1890\u2019s and houses and streets erected on part of the site ( new station road ) .\na rockingham teapot with the\nrebekah at the well\ndesign , lid stays on the teapot with a small notch on the lid .\noctagonal paneled pitcher , attributed to bennett & brothers , east liverpool , ohio , or pittsburgh , pennsylvania , ca . 1844 . rockingham glazed earthenware . h . 7 3 / 8\n. powdered flint was added to the rockingham glaze to produce the streaks of green and blue . a similar pitcher with a different rockingham glaze is in the collection of the east liverpool museum of ceramics , east liverpool , ohio .\nthe romans appeared in the area shortly after invasion circa ad54 . they built more complex pottery items like amphora\u2019s , mosaiques , oil lamps , dining pots and sets . danum ( doncaster ) and the fort at templeborough both evidenced extensive roman pottery manufacture . there were potteries operating in both rawmarsh and conisbrough in the 1500\u2019s . by 1750 , the demand for pottery products was growing , decoration of pieces improved and ornamental and utilitarian pottery both had a market . the boom of the industrial revolution and the building of canal networks through swinton in the 18th century meant that manufactured pottery could be transported easily to the larger cities and towns to sell to the masses . at swinton there was to be found an abundance of coal along with yellow , red and white clays , meaning raw materials were on hand locally . the abundance of these was the main reasons for the establishment of commercial pottery manufacture at swinton .\nfor the most part , however , american rockingham appeared in a range of designs that were particular to these shores . \u201cfancy rockingham\u201d objects reflect the fascination with naturalism that was sweeping the young republic . modelers took heed and incorporated flowers , trees , corn , marine life and animals in their pottery designs . much awed by images of niagara falls , modelers introduced fanciful \u201ccascade\u201d or \u201cwaterfall\u201d pitchers , several examples of which are on view .\nother cases display a dazzling array of flint enamel , a type of glazed pottery that is truly fenton ' s own . using powdered oxides to produce vivid shades of green , blue , and brown and then sprinkling them over a wet , clear glaze , fenton invented this type of pottery in 1849 .\nthe rockingham pottery / by arthur a . eaglestone and terence a . lockett by eaglestone , arthur a . ( arthur archibald ) ( 1892 - ) municipal museum and art gallery ( rotherham ) : cliffton park , rotherham : municipal museum and art gallery first edition . - mw books ltd .\ncolors : bennington pottery rockingham glaze\nslip\nstyle mottled browns and yellow ware colors . old ernest and julio gallo cork used .\nspotless\nclean . size : 6\ndonut shape with 2 - 1 / 4\ncenter donut hole and 1\nwhiskey spout extension and cork .\nrockingham glazed vessels were inexpensive , mass - produced wares of the mid - nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries , manufactured in both england and north america ( claney 2004 : xiii ) . the original use of the term rockingham can be traced back to the late eighteenth century in england . around 1770 , the swinton pottery developed a rich brown glaze for white earthenware that quickly became popular and eventually came to be known as \u201crockingham\u201d glaze ( cox and cox 1983 : 108 ) . ftn1 these expensive teaware vessels , often decorated with gold gilding ( as shown in the photo on the right ) or polychrome enamels in chinoiserie or floral motifs , bear little resemblance to the later rockingham wares that are the subject of this essay .\ndiana stradling , jersey city : shaping america\u2019s pottery industry , 1825\u20131892 ; barber , the pottery and porcelain of the united states , pp . 21 , 438\u201340 ; lura woodside watkins , \u201chenderson of jersey city and his pitchers , \u201d antiques 50 , no . 6 ( december 1946 ) : 390 , 391 .\npottery , one of the oldest and most widespread of the decorative arts , consisting of objects made of clay and hardened with heat . the objects made are commonly useful ones , such as vessels for holding liquids or plates or bowls from which food can be served . clay , the basic material of pottery , has\u2026\nthe don pottery was built in 1801 on the bank of the south yorkshire canal of rowms lane close to its boundary with mexborough . the pottery founder was john green who had been the managing partner of the leeds and swinton potteries who briefly took over the swinton pottery . he remained there until 1800 , when he unfortunatly became bankrupt . he was actually one of the most important and influential personalities of yorkshire ceramics . he had previously resided in hunslet but moved back to wath .\ndetail of the mark on the base of the yellow ware pitcher illustrated in fig . 22 . it is impressed \u201cswan hill / pottery / south amboy . \u201d\njohn brameld decided on action and appealed for help to the wentworth landlord , earl fitzwilliam ( marquis of rockingham ) . as a result of this , the earl provided a huge loan of \u00a32000 to allow john brameld to buy himself out of the partnership and take over the running of the pottery . the 2 nd earl fitzwilliam ( 1748 - 1833 ) owned the huge wentworth estate whose land stretched into swinton . he had inherited his estates from his uncle , charles watson - wentworth , the 2 nd marquis of rockingham and former prime minister who died in 1782 . the pottery then continued under the name of brameld .\neleven ceramic tableware items , including a yellowware jar and food mold , four rockingham - glazed bowls , and three spongeware pitchers . more . . .\nthe largest bowl has two hairline cracks and one rim chip . beautiful old pottery bowls for use or display . all with age - appropriate crazing in the finish .\n2 a number of patterns produced in rockingham glazed wares were also made in smear glazed stonewares . see diagnostic artifacts in maryland essay on relief molded stonewares .\nthirteen mostly english ceramic items , including two yellowware bowls , a rockingham - glazed toby jug , and a pair of pearlware shakers . more . . .\nrockingham glazed vessels were produced by many north american manufacturers , including firms in canada , the east liverpool pottery district of ohio , illinois , kentucky and in trenton and jersey city , new jersey ( goldberg 2003 ; liebeknecht 2000 ; white and liebeknecht 2002 ; genheimer 1987 ; mansberger and mounce 1990 ) . one of the best known manufacturers of rockingham glazed wares was edwin bennett of baltimore , in production under several different firm names between circa 1848 and 1936 ( kille 2011 ) .\nseveral american rockingham hound - handled jugs on view were made at henderson\u2019s in jersey city , at e & w bennett in baltimore and at potteries in cincinnati and east liverpool , ohio . a later example on view was made around 1848 or 1849 at the united states pottery company in bennington , vt . the modeler was greatbatch .\nhound - handle pitcher , american pottery company , jersey city , new jersey , 1840\u20131850 . rockingham glazed stoneware . h . 8 1 / 2\n. this molded pitcher has a reddish brown glaze outside and a putty colored glaze inside . a vine with leaves , tendrils , and grape clusters is on its neck and shoulder .\nutilitarian earthenware was the major product produced at the don pottery as occurred with the bramelds a drift into porcelain production started in 1810 - 12 . although the early pieces of pottery were rarely marked , shards have helped identify the products . the earliest marked pieces were the \u201corange jumper\u201d jugs issued to commemorate the election of 1807 . in this election the local landowner viscount milton , of the wentworth estate took part , standing as a whig candidate . these jugs have the motif \u2018don pottery\u2019 painted in red on their bases .\npretty rockingham cup and saucer in pale green and gold with floral decoration . in excellent condition - dated between 1830 and 1840 - please email me with any questions\nthe general ceramics collection includes pieces used locally and those used as reference samples for non - local factories to demonstrate the similarity to rockingham or other yorkshire potteries .\ndespite the ultimate failure of the bramelds and the rockingham works , many of their products survive to this day . they are much sought after by collectors worldwide .\ncommon marks from wares decorated by isaac baguley and his son alfred . the earlier mark used from 1842 to 1865 includes a griffin similar to the rockingham mark .\n\u2026first products made there were rockingham and yellow - glazed ware . in the decade following the american civil war , william bloor , isaac w . knowles , and others introduced the production of whiteware . by the last decade of the 19th century , production had grown until it was the largest pottery - producing area in the world . \u2026\nbecause the mottled sufaces were created in the imprecise way of dipping a paddle into a vat of glaze and then spattering it on the pottery , no two pieces of rockingham are exactly alike . the museum ' s cases of toby jugs , kitchen items , and animal figures reveal each item to have a speckled pattern of its own .\nhound - handle pitcher , east liverpool , ohio , ca . 1965 . rockingham glazed earthenware . h . 9 3 / 4\n. the upper portion and hound are covered with an off - white glaze . the impressed mark reads : \u201creproduction harker rockingham / mfg 1848 / u . s . a . 1965 . \u201d\nbook flasks were popular . the circa 1876 one pictured is attributed to jeffords pottery in philadelphia , and is executed in a desirable cobalt blue glaze on a cream color body .\npottery was initially manufactured by joseph flint near swinton in yorkshire on land rented from the marquis of rockingham in 1745 . however the business passed to an edward butler who in turn sold it to william malpass in 1765 . he went into collaboration with the glass manufacturer william fenney and together , they started to make high quality whiteware and cream enameled wares from good quality clays imported from cornwall and kent . the company thrived , becoming bingley , wood & co and it was then taken over by the leeds pottery in 1787 . however the leeds pottery interest in the company waned , and by 1806 the company was under the direction of the father and son team john and william brameld . they continued making good creamware pottery marked with an impressed brameld mark and also more durable stoneware and pearlware pottery . the latter was decorated with transfer prints and became quite popular . unfortunately the bramelds were not financially aware and the company fell into difficult times , running up debts of about \u00a3220 , 000 . however , they secured loans from earl fitzwilliam , heir to the marquis of rockingham . this funding allowed them to start making fine white soft paste porcelain formed from a combination of bone ash , cornish stone and china clay .\nmaker : rockingham .\nrockinham saucer\n. item : saucer . materials : porcelain . age : early / mid 19c . marks : griffin mark on base .\npresentation pitcher , probably south amboy , new jersey , 1860\u20131870 . rockingham glazed earthenware . h . 10\n. this pitcher may have been made by john l . rue and company , the swan hill pottery , or a later firm copying their work . it has an elaborate filigree - like design around a circular medallion with a bearded man\u2019s head . on the front , in white letters , is the name \u201cmrs john webb . \u201d the inside has a white glaze and a molded rockingham glazed frog on the bottom .\nreally nice mixing bowl with a wonderful rockingham glaze with a touch of green oxide added to give it that special glaze touch . each side is paneled , nice form .\nrockingham plate\n. item : plate . age : early 19c . marks : impressed and printed mark on base . get images that . make supersized seem small .\nlarge rockingham - glazed two - handled ceramic cup , 19th century , ht . 8 1 / 4 , wd . 13 1 / 2 in . more . . .\nthis is an antique bennington rockingham glaze yellow ware small bowl . the yellow with brown glazing gives the appearance of tortoiseshell . - bottom marked\n168 c 30\n.\nutilitarian objects were rendered with the principle of \u201cdulce et utile . \u201d a handsome covered chamber pot from the fenton pottery in bennington was made with a flint enamel glaze with striking patches of orange and blue over olive green on a cream body . a couple of book flasks on view were made in dazzling colors . an unmarked example that is attributed to the fenton pottery in bennington has a remarkable flint enamel orange and olive green glaze on a cream body . the other , attributed to jeffords pottery in philadelphia , is done in a cobalt blue glaze .\nrockingham plate\n. item : plate . marks : griffin mark on base . pattern 780 . age : early 19c . get images that . make supersized seem small .\ntheir advertising sheet states it was made by the harker china company / the oldest pottery in america / established 1840 as an \u201cauthentic reproduction of the first harker rockingham hound handled 2 qt . jug , produced in 1948 . \u201d they also created a hound - handle mug similarly glazed and a \u201crebekah - at - the - well\u201d teapot with an overall dark brown glaze .\narthur a . eaglestone and t . a . lockett , the rockingham pottery , new revised ed . ( rutland , vt . , and tokyo , japan : charles e . tuttle company , inc . , 1973 ) , pp . 89 , 90 ; frederick litchfield , pottery and porcelain : a guide to collectors ( new york : m . barrows and company , inc . , 1951 ) , p . 217 ; lura woodside watkins , early new england potters and their wares ( 1950 ; reprint , hamden , conn . : archon books , 1968 ) , pp . 7 , 212 ; richard carter barret , bennington pottery and porcelain : a guide to identification ( new york : crown publishers , 1958 ) , pp . 18 , 19 .\nclement , notes on american ceramics , p . 18 ; new jersey state museum , the pottery and porcelain of new jersey , 1688\u20131900 , p . 46 ; early arts of new jersey , the potters art , c . 1680\u2013c . 1900 ( trenton , n . j . : new jersey state museum , 1956 ) , p . 30 ; new jersey pottery to 1840 ( trenton , n . j . : new jersey state museum , 1972 ) . barber , marks of american potters , pp . 75\u201377 . barber was unaware at this time of the salamander works at woodbridge . new jersey state museum , t he pottery and porcelain of new jersey , 1688\u20131900 , p . 47 , no . 138 , and new jersey pottery to 1840 , fig . 119 .\nrockingham plate\n. item : dish or stand . make supersized seem small . marks : impressed mark on base . age : early 19c . place of origin : england .\nthe new site features all 366 pages of the pattern book , with its beautiful hand - painted designs that were copied by the craftsmen and painters at the rockingham factory in swinton ."]}
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2 : 30 pm at the southdale library , 7001 york ave s edina , mn 55435 . addendum has signed copies of her books at our store !\nbarry lyga spoke and signed books on saturday , april 13th from 1 : 00 - 2 : 30 pm at anoka high school , 3939 seventh ave n anoka , mn 55303 . addendum has signed copies of his books at our store !\na cappella books presents writers @ the wrecking bar , a monthly fiction series at our neighborhood brewpub , the wrecking bar .\na review copy of\ndirty wars and polished silver\nwas provided to me by the author and the publisher via tlc book tours . i was not compensated for this review and as always , my thoughts and opinions are my own .\nmany states are now using the common core state standards to teach specific learning objectives . to assist the teacher looking for materials that directly align with these learning objectives . i have correlated each tlc book to the common core state standards for kindergarten .\nthe antimesenteric borders of the ileum were approximated with a stay suture after mobilizing the spout to facilitate side - to - side ( functional end - to - end ) anastomosis using a tlc 75 stapler ( ethicon , uk ) . the apex of the loop and the spout was cross - stapled with a refill of the tlc 75 stapler . the abdominal wall was closed with interrupted nonabsorbable sutures and the skin was closed with interrupted nylon sutures , subcuticular pds ( ethicon ) sutures , or clips .\nbrowse our books - - from signed , first editions of the newest titles to used or rare copies of your old favorites .\nneal shusterman spoke and signed books on saturday , march 16 from 1 : 00 - 2 : 30 at the shoreview community center ( shoreview room ) 4580 victoria st n shoreview , mn 55126 . addendum has signed copies of his books at our store !\nandrea cremer spoke and signed books on saturday , march 23rd from 1 : 00 - 2 : 30 pm at the chaska community center theater , 1661 park ridge drive , chaska , mn 55318 . addendum has signed copies of her books at our store !\nalthough we love our bookshop , we have lots of broken bookshelves and it\u2019s in need of some tlc . so , the bookshop will be closing at 5pm on sat 9th september to be decorated and refitted . we will reopen on sat 23rd september .\nonce a month we hold a contest for a set of books for a book club . sign up to receive the monthly email !\ngold : the dark verse , vol . 3 : beyond the grip of time , by m . amanuensis sharkchild ( armored books )\nannounced a final dividend of kes . 0 . 70 on 09 - nov - 2017 ; books closure 29 - nov - 2017 ;\nlocal author steve brezenoff spoke and signed books on saturday , february 16th from 1 : 00 - 2 : 30 pm at the rh stafford branch library ( central park amphitheater ) 8595 central park place woodbury , mn 55125 . addendum has signed copies of his books at our store !\nthin layer chromatography ( tlc ) of product , 68 ga - dotatoc after c - 18 purification . a ) mobile phase : 0 . 1m sodium citrate , r f = origin . b ) mobile phase : 1m ammonium acetate : methanol r f = 0 . 4 .\nprime members enjoy free two - day shipping and exclusive access to music , movies , tv shows , original audio series , and kindle books .\njordan sonnenblick sopke and signed books on saturday , march 9th from 1 : 00 - 2 : 30 pm at prior lake high school ( auditorium on upper level , north entrance ) 7575 150th st w savage , mn 55378 . addendum has signed copies of his books at our store !\ndue to the ease of reproducibility of our books , all sales are final . we do not accept returns and do not provide refunds . thank you .\non monday , november 3rd , addendum sold books at st . kate ' s annual event , booked for the evening . this was a ticketed event .\nannounced a bonus of 1 : 10 on 29 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 27 - apr - 2018 ; posting date 31 - may - 2018 .\nannounced a bonus issue of 1 : 10 on 22 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 30 - apr - 2018 ; payment 25 - may - 2018 .\nannounced final dividend of kes . 3 . 00 on 04 - jul - 2017 ; books closure 22 - aug - 2017 ; payment ( subject to approval )\nannounced final dividend of kes . 10 . 00 on 04 - jul - 2017 ; books closure 22 - aug - 2017 ; payment ( subject to approval )\nlauren myracle was the third author in the melsa / tkb series . she spoke and signed books on saturday , february 23rd from 1 : 00 - 2 : 30 pm at the galaxie library ( in the atrium ) 14955 galaxie ave apple valley , mn 55124 . addendum has signed copies of her books at our store !\ncopyright \u00a9 common good books | info @ urltoken | 651 . 225 . 8989 | 38 s . snelling ave , st . paul , minnesota , 55105 | home\npublishers are bringing out new books about her , or re - issuing old ones . the calendar of special programming on television has been and continues to be extensive .\njay asher was the first visiting ya author for the melsa events . he spoke and signed books on saturday , february 9th from 1 : 00 - 2 : 30 pm at the dayton ave . presbyterian church ( 217 mackubin st . , st . paul , 55102 ) . addendum has signed copies of his books at our store !\nga - dotatoc to ccs was slightly lower with sodium acetate buffer than the hepes buffer . we hypothesize the varying amount of adsorption is due to difference in pka of the buffer system . in addition , cz and glass ccs had product yields within 10 % of each other . due to the unaffected product yields and tlc chromatograms (\nour weekly e - newsletter keeps you up to date on our full schedule of author events , the books we ' re into , and the literary beat around town .\nannounced a final dividend of kes . 0 . 60 on 02 - may - 2018 ; books closure 21 - jun - 2018 ; payment ( subject to approval ) .\nannounced a final dividend of kes . 7 . 50 on 18 - apr - 2018 ; books closure 14 - jun - 2018 ; payment 31 - jul - 2018 .\nannounced a final dividend of kes . 3 . 00 on 17 - apr - 2018 ; books closure 18 - may - 2018 ; payment 18 - jul - 2018 .\nannounced a final dividend of kes . 0 . 35 on 17 - apr - 2018 ; books closure 26 - jun - 2018 ; payment 26 - jul - 2018 .\nannounced a final dividend of kes . 8 . 00 on 16 - apr - 2018 ; books closure 31 - may - 2018 ; payment 25 - jul - 2018 .\nannounced a final dividend of kes . 0 . 35 on 29 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 27 - apr - 2018 ; payment 18 - may - 2018 .\nannounced a final dividend of ushs . 7 . 60 on 28 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 20 - jun - 2018 ; payment 06 - jul - 2018 .\nannounced a final dividend of kes . 1 . 50 on 27 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 27 - apr - 2018 ; payment 13 - jul - 2018 .\nannounced a final dividend of kes . 12 . 50 on 23 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 24 - apr - 2018 ; payment 25 - may - 2018 .\nannounced a final dividend of kes . 2 . 00 on 08 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 30 - apr - 2018 ; payment 29 - jun - 2018 .\nannounced a final dividend of kes . 4 . 00 on 05 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 13 - jun - 2018 ; payment ( subject to approval ) .\nannounced a final dividend of kes . 0 . 29 on 08 - sep - 2017 ; books closure 08 - dec - 2017 ; payment 08 - mar - 2018 .\nannounced an interim dividend of kes . 4 . 50 on 30 - aug - 2017 ; books closure 21 - sep - 2017 ; payment 19 - oct - 2017 .\nannounced an interim dividend of kes . 1 . 00 on 28 - aug - 2017 ; books closure 15 - sep - 2017 ; payment 06 - oct - 2017 .\nannounced an interim dividend of kes . 2 . 50 on 25 - aug - 2017 ; books closure 22 - sep - 2017 ; payment 27 - oct - 2017 .\nannounced an interim dividend of kes . 2 . 20 on 24 - aug - 2017 ; books closure 22 - sep - 2017 ; payment 13 - oct - 2017 .\nannounced an interim dividend of kes . 0 . 20 on 15 - aug - 2017 ; books closure 08 - sep - 2017 ; payment 13 - oct - 2017 .\nannounced an interim dividend of kes . 1 . 25 on 14 - aug - 2017 ; books closure 11 - sep - 2017 ; payment 29 - sep - 2017 .\nannounced an interim dividend of kes . 0 . 30 on 03 - aug - 2017 ; books closure 25 - aug - 2017 ; payment 01 - oct - 2017 .\nannounced an interim dividend of kes . 1 . 00 on 03 - aug - 2017 ; books closure 04 - sep - 2017 ; payment 31 - oct - 2017 .\nannounced a final dividend of kes . 5 . 50 on 28 - jul - 2017 ; books closure 25 - aug - 2017 ; payment 31 - oct - 2017 .\nannounced an interim dividend of kes . 2 . 50 on 26 - jul - 2017 ; books closure 15 - sep - 2017 ; payment 29 - sep - 2017 .\nannounced an interim dividend of kes . 3 . 50 on 20 - jul - 2017 ; books closure 21 - aug - 2017 ; payment 21 - sep - 2017 .\ntheme books consist of a collection of stand alone cut and paste lessons that may be used to enhance a particular season or theme . the lessons can be used to create an attractive classroom environment or to illustrate big books for the classroom . the lessons can be directed step - by - step to the whole group or modeled for independent use in a center . some theme book lessons can be saved and assembled into a child\u2019s own book . example : the two rhyme books , abc animals , and fairy tales .\ntheme books consist of a collection of stand alone cut and paste lessons that may be used to enhance a particular season or theme . the lessons can be used to create an attractive classroom environment or to illustrate big books for the classroom . the lessons can be directed step - by - step to the whole group or modeled for independent use in a center . some theme book lessons can be saved and assembled into a child\u2019s own book . example : the two rhyme books , abc animals , and fairy tales .\nannounced a final dividend of kes . 0 . 80 on 28 - feb - 2018 ; books closure 30 - apr - 2018 ; payment date 25 - may - 2018 .\nannounced a final dividend of kes . 22 . 50 on 16 - feb - 2018 ; books closure 16 - mar - 2018 ; payment date 11 - may - 2018 .\nannounced an interim dividend of kes . 2 . 00 on 26 - jan - 2018 ; books closure 30 - mar - 2018 ; payment date 20 - apr - 2018 .\nannounced a final dividend of kes . 0 . 75 on 16 - jan - 2018 ; books closure 26 - jan - 2018 ; payment date 21 - feb - 2018 .\nminnesota authors dawn klehr , elissa janine hoole , and kelsey sutton read at addendum books at 2 : 00pm on saturday , november 9th . these three ya flux authors celebrated their newest books with us - the cutting room floor ( dawn klehr ) , sometimes never , sometimes always ( elissa janine hoole ) , and some quiet place ( kelsey sutton ) .\njoin us for thursday\u2019s author lunch with daniel h . pink , author of six provocative books\u2014including his newest , the instant bestseller when : the scientific secrets of perfect timing . more \u00bb\nfirst - time author nathan hill spoke to mpr . you can hear that interview here . and you can meet him for yourself when he visits common good books on september 10 .\nyou can hear cline read a portion of her novel at mpr . once you ' re hooked , come in and get your own copy at common good books . - - david\nramsey county libraries brought patrick rothfuss to their roseville branch on thursday , october 8th at 7 : 00pm . addendum sold his books . 2180 hamline ave n , roseville , mn 55113\nannounced a first & final dividend of kes . 0 . 85 on 29 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 18 - jun - 2018 ; payment 27 - jul - 2018 .\nannounced a first & final dividend of kes . 1 . 30 on 29 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 27 - jun - 2018 ; payment 30 - jul - 2018 .\nannounced a first & final dividend of kes . 3 . 50 on 28 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 30 - apr - 2018 ; payment 24 - may - 2018 .\nannounced a first & final dividend of kes . 2 . 60 on 26 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 25 - may - 2018 ; payment 25 - jun - 2018 .\nannounced a first & final dividend of kes . 7 . 00 on 23 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 31 - may - 2018 ; payment 30 - jun - 2018 .\nannounced a first & final dividend of kes . 0 . 35 on 23 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 15 - may - 2018 ; payment 15 - jun - 2018 .\nannounced a first & final dividend of kes . 1 . 00 on 22 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 30 - apr - 2018 ; payment 25 - may - 2018 .\nannounced a first & final dividend of kes . 2 . 00 on 22 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 20 - apr - 2018 ; payment 31 - may - 2018 .\nannounced a first & final dividend of kes . 0 . 30 on 19 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 30 - may - 2018 ; payment 30 - jul - 2018 .\nannounced a first & final dividend of kes . 0 . 80 on 15 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 04 - may - 2018 ; payment 31 - may - 2018 .\nannounced a first & final dividend of kes . 0 . 12 on 15 - mar - 2018 ; books closure 21 - may - 2018 ; payment 23 - jun - 2018 .\nannounced a first & final dividend of kes . 0 . 50 on 23 - oct - 2017 ; books closure 30 - nov - 2017 ; payment 31 - jan - 2018 .\nannounced a first & final dividend of kes . 1 . 00 on 29 - sep - 2017 ; books closure 05 - dec - 2017 ; payment 15 - jan - 2018 .\nannounced a first & final dividend of kes . 0 . 60 on 26 - jan - 2018 ; books closure 19 - feb - 2018 ; payment date ( subject to approval ) .\nwe ' ve already posted our staff picks for the best books of 2015 . they ' re here , if you want to see them again . but what were the most popular books here in terms of sales ? what did you , our esteemed customers , choose to take home in the past year ? we ' ve crunched the numbers , and here are the results :\npeter fitzsimons is a well - respected columnist for the sydney morning herald and sun - herald , is the chair of the australian republican movement and has written over 27 best - selling books .\nmake - a - books consist of a collection of cut and paste lesson pages that when assembled create individual reading books that may be used when learning about different areas of the curriculum . the lessons can be directed step - by - step to the whole group or modeled for independent use in a center . the pages are collected and saved until the book is ready to be assembled .\nilsa j . bick read and signed books at addendum on thursday , september 19th , at 7 : 00pm to celebrate the release of the third and final book in the ashes trilogy - monsters .\njoin us at the 3rd annual tlc for storyboard workshops ! whether you consider yourself a writer or not , you have a story . storyboard workshops take the scary out of writing . we offer pathways and creative tools to help you get to your own memories , to still points in your life that help you share yourself with others . it all begins with a single moment\u2026 . . read more\naddendum hosted heather terrell on thursday , november 14th at 7 : 00pm to celebrate her book relic ( books of eva # 1 ) . addendum also hosted heather at a school visit during the day .\nthe event is a collaboration with several community partners : the berkeley county library system , berkeley county school district , berkeley chamber of commerce , old santee canal park , and cypress gardens . the inaugural tlc event drew in more than 50 local authors and 1 , 000 attendees in 2015 . the 2nd event hosted over 80 authors and publishers ! to view photos from 2015 year\u2019s event , click here .\nthrough the books i have been able to share ideas with teachers from new york to hawaii , canada to mexico , and even internationally from ireland to japan , from united arab emirates to africa and australia .\nbooksellers love to recommend books to our customers . it ' s a thrill to see a book we enjoy going home with an enthusiastic reader and to know that it ' s found just the right reader .\nprincess diana tv programming , books to mark 20th anniversary of her death family , friends and fans remember princess diana nearly 20 years after her death in paris car crash . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\napologies for any inconvenience this may cause . books can be renewed online with your borrower number and pin or at clonmel library 052 6124545 or can be posted through the letter box ( if they fit ) .\ni split my teaching years between the rialto and redlands unified school districts in california . when i began my teaching career in 1964 i had no idea the long lasting impact it would have on my life . i met my future husband at a teacher ' s party and decorated my children ' s nursery with tlc art from my classroom . i have presented workshops at education conferences all across the united states .\nlocal author abby cooper lead story time at addendum books at 11 : 00am on friday , february 5th . this week ' s selection was bear snores on , written by karma wilson and illustrated by jane chapman .\non monday , november 11th , addendum sold books at booked for the evening . the event was at 6 : 00pm at st . catherine university , rauenhorst hall , coeur de catherine . this was a ticketed event .\nour tlc committee organizes the delivery of three dinners made by members , for members , after the birth of a new baby or during difficult times . it is our hope that each member will commit to signing up for one meal delivery during the year so that our members can count on this support . meals can be ready - made from the grocery store or gourmet from your own kitchen - - it ' s up to you !\nenter your mobile number or email address below and we ' ll send you a link to download the free kindle app . then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone , tablet , or computer - no kindle device required .\nhere ' s the stack of books i ' m presently not reading . serious book rut . not helped by the 100 degree weather here which makes focusing on anything but ice impossible . how ' s your summer going ? reading anything good ?\none of the most delightful children ' s books ! the illustrations are captivating . i was reading to my 3 & 4 years old grandchildren when the 6 1 / 2 year old sat down with us & took over . they all loved it !\non sunday , june 23rd , at 2 : 00pm kirstin cronn - mills and rachel gold , two of the finalists for the 25th annual lammy awards , read from their nominated books ( beautiful music for ugly children and being emily , respectively ) . now in their twenty - fifth year , the lambda literary awards celebrate achievement in lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender ( lgbt ) writing for books published in 2012 . winners were announced during a ceremony on monday evening , june 3 , 2013 .\non sunday , june 8th , addendum books partnered with st . paul public library to bring you the dork diaries tour with author rachel ren\u00e9e russell ! book 7 came out in june , and rachel was on tour with a dork diaries bus promoting the book with her daughters . there was a dj , a photobooth , book signing and much more ! the event was at 1 : 00pm at the arlington hills library , and was a full afternoon of books and activities ! 1200 payne avenue , saint paul 55130 .\na lot of big books are getting attention this week , but there ' s also a little novel that you might not hear about that ' s still worth a look . if you enjoy a bit of armchair travel , this book could be just the ticket .\nare you a memoir fan ? i am and i have a great one to share on today ' s tlc book tour stop for dirty wars and polished silver : the life and times of a war correspondent turned ambassatrix by lynda schuster . i ' m pairing my review with bagels with two smears ( with recipes for smoked trout shmear and harissa - mint shmear ) , inspired by my reading . there ' s also a giveaway for a chance to win a copy of the book at the bottom of the post .\nthe tlc directed art lessons are designed to help the children develop their self confidence and creative ability . the children are given only squares and rectangles to create pictures . the children learn to cut circles , ovals and triangles from squares and rectangles . they learn how things fit together , can be transformed , and can be taken apart . once they have an understanding of how shapes work they become creative . all of the children begin with the same materials and follow the same directions , but the results are individual and no two creations look alike .\na large crowd joined addendum books and author jackie lea sommers at 7 : 00pm on tuesday , september 1st for the launch party of her debut novel , truest ! the event was held at the northwestern nazareth great room : 3003 snelling ave n , st . paul , 55113 .\non thursday , oct . 16th at 7 : 00 , andrew smith visited addendum for an event to celebrate all of his books . his newest - which was released on sept . 2 - is called 100 sideways miles . he recently won the boston globe - horn book award for grasshopper jungle .\na . s . king spoke at addendum at 7 : 30 on thursday , feb . 28 . she talked about her books , read from her newest one ( ask the passengers ) and also read a sneak peek of her next title , reality boy , which will be released in october .\nfor almost three decades , a cappella books has been serving the atlanta community with our unique selection of new , used , and antiquarian titles . together with a wide range of partners across atlanta , we bring great authors to the city all year long for book signings and literary events , and our signed titles garner us customers from all around the world . from our humble beginnings in little five points to our cozy current shop in inman park , we ' re always in the business of buying , selling , and trading used books . browse our website or give us a call for more details .\nthin layer chromatography ( tlc ) , using alumina - backed silica gel , was used to validate the radiochemical purity of the final product . two mobile phases , 0 . 1m sodium citrate ( sigma aldrich ) and 1m ammonium acetate / methanol ( sigma aldrich ) ( 1 : 1 v / v ) , were used to separate 68 ga 3 + , 68 ga - colloid and ga - dotatoc ( zhernosekov et al . , 2007 ) . with the 1 m ammonium acetate / methanol ( 1 : 1 v / v ) mobile phase 68 ga 3 + and 68 ga - colloid ( hydrolyzed 68 gallium ) remain at the origin ( r f = 0 . 1 ) while 68 ga - dotatoc moves towards the solvent front ( r f = 0 . 4 ) . conversely , the 0 . 1m sodium citrate mobile phase retains 68 ga - dotatoc and 68 ga - colloid at the origin ( r f = 0 ) , and 68 ga 3 + ions move to the solvent front ( r f = 0 . 9 ) . the radiochemical purity was the determined as the area of the peak with r f of 68 ga - dotatoc divided by the area sum of all peaks . plates were analyzed using a radio - tlc plate reader ( ar - 2000 , bioscan ) .\nwhere do the most ippy winners live ? for 2015 , the most medal - winning books came from california , with a whopping 81 winners ! new york is next with 35 winners , and then texas and massachusetts with 12 each ; pennsylvania has 15 winners ; colorado has 11 ; south carolina , north carolina and washington have 10 each .\nthis calendar makes a great christmas gift or end of the year memory book . in addition , the children learn about the twelve months of the year , holidays , seasons , and the concept of time . each month has two sections a tlc illustration at the top and the calendar page below . the twelve illustrations are : january ( snowman ) , february ( valentine photo ) , march ( duck ) , april ( rabbit ) , may ( butterfly ) , june ( sailboat ) , july ( flag ) , august ( sun ) , september ( apples ) , october ( scarecrow ) , november ( turkey ) , december ( presents ) , and cover . read more . . .\nholly black spoke and signed books with addendum on thursday , may 9th at 7pm to celebrate her newest book , doll bones . the event was held at dr . chocolate ' s chocolate chateau , 579 selby ave . , st . paul , mn 55102 ( just a few blocks down from our store ) . thank you to everyone who joined us !\n\u201cit took three years to get to publication , and i\u2019d got a wonderful team at hesperus who loved the book . it\u2019s such a fragile thing , this book \u2013 it is getting fantastic reviews , but i just don\u2019t know what the future is for it , \u201d said tearne . \u201cthe thing i want is that this book doesn\u2019t die . it isn\u2019t about the money . i went to a small publisher for the tlc , and i got it , so this is tragic . i found out as the publishing date was coming up . the editor was in tears telling me \u2013 they were terribly upset . my agent is now investigating . more than anything , i want the book to live . \u201d\non sunday , february 8th , at 2 : 00pm addendum sold books for the second story reading series at the loft literary center in minneapolis . hosted by authors swati avasthi and heather bouwman , the event paired\na first - time author with a more established voice in children\u2019s literature .\nthe authors on the 8th were margi preus and lise lunge - larsen .\non saturday , january 10th , addendum sold books for the authors at the hamline mfac residency . at 3 : 00pm matt de la pe\u00f1a spoke in the giddens learning center , room 100e at hamline university . his talk was followed by book sales at 3 : 30 by addendum in the giddens learning center lobby . author readings and pubic events continued throughout the week .\ni know , i know . it ' s only a bit after labor day , but the big fall books are already arriving . first up is the nix by nathan hill . the book has already prompted one of the season ' s best headlines :\nnathan hill is compared to john irving . irving compares him to dickens .\nfrom the new york times .\naddendum collaborated with local authors swati avasthi and heather bouwman and the loft literary center for their second story reading series . the event began at 2pm , and was held at the loft . guest authors this time were m . molly backes ( the princesses of iowa ) and julie schumacher ( the unbearable book club for unsinkable girls ) and panelist megan atwood . book sales provided by addendum books .\nin 2017 i read 40 books , and while it ' s on the leaner side ( compared to the years i was aiming for 200 + ! ) , it felt like the first year i was really back into reading in a way i hadn ' t been since i was pregnant in 2014 . i got much closer to my goal of being a free - range reader in 2017 , but i still struggled with balancing reading with other activities , and more importantly with regards to this blog , writing about my reads . ( here i am , almost halfway through 2018 , and i ' m seriously behind on reviews . ugh ! ) in 2017 , thirty - four of all the authors i read were women . seven were authors of color . four of my reads were audiobooks , which is a first for me ! i managed two non - fiction reads : one a memoir , the other a food / how - to guide . twenty - four of my reads were 2017 releases . as always , my top ten reads for the year were books that delighted me upon reading and have lingered with me after . all are books i ' ve recommended multiple times and / or won ' t shut up about . only one \u2026\nsppl hosted a . s . king this february as part of their\nread brave : read , respond , engage\nprogram . ( click on the ' read brave ' logo below for info on their website ) . three of the events were open to the public : wednesday , feb . 27th from 10 : 00 am - 12 : 00 pm at the avalon school ( 700 glendale st . , st . paul ) and 6 - 7 : 30 pm , a speaking event at the merriam park library ( 1831 marshall ave . , st . paul ) . thursday , feb . 28th 4 - 6 pm at the rice street teen zone ( 1022 marion st . , st . paul ) . addendum sold king ' s books at all the events . we have signed copies of her books at our store !\nhoverdraft is a recurring live show that features published kid lit authors and illustrators sharing yet - unpublished stories and pictures . guests witnessed the maiden flight of works - in - progress ! hosted by author stephanie watson , this hoverdraft event also showcased these other kid - lit luminaries : jennifer bell , molly beth griffin , peter pearson , and sarah warren ! at addendum books on saturday , march 28th at 7 : 00pm .\non thursday , february 13th , from 6 : 30 - 8 : 00pm , author anne ursu discussed her book the real boy as part of the john lighty series through minnesota life college ( event address : southdale ymca 7355 york avenue south edina , mn 55435 ) . from the mlc event info :\nanne ursu is a minneapolis writer of books for young readers and the mother of a young boy with asd . her latest book , the real boy , is a fantasy featuring an orphan boy who works as an apprentice to a magician , and the boy has many characteristics of asd . anne will talk about why she wrote this character and about the importance of giving asd kids novels with characters they can identify with .\nthe event was free and open to the public . addendum had all of anne ' s books available for purchase .\non thursday , december 5th , addendum hosted mary losure at 7 : 00pm . she talked about her two non - fiction books ( wild boy - the real life of the savage of aveyron & the fairy ring , or elsie and frances fool the world ) and signed copies . we have a few signed copies left at the store - they are a great idea if you ' re looking for gifts for the holidays !\nat - risk summer is a feature length documentary about teens mentored at no charge to themselves or their community organizations by young adult author / filmmaker e . e . charlton - trujillo in an effort to spark creativity , talk about tough topics , and ignite kids ' and teens ' voices ! the foundation for the unconventional book tour is the novel fat angie ( candlewick press , march 2013 ) . prominent authors for young people have been interviewed to discuss issues of writing for outsiders , bullying , and how they see teens today . the screening was held at central high school in st . paul at the corner of lexington and marshall . 275 lexington pkwy n , st paul , mn 55105 . author and filmmaker e . e . charlton - trujillo was present at the screening and available for a discussion . she also signed books ( book sales provided by addendum books ) .\nthe metropolitan library service agency ( melsa ) created an amazing line up of young adult authors who visited the twin cities metro area in the winter and spring 2013 for their teens know best author series . addendum was the official bookseller for all eight author visits . a portion of the proceeds of the sale of the books was donated to help support the metro area public libraries . click on the photos below to learn more about each event .\non sunday , november 9th , at 2 : 00pm we hosted our second annual fall middle grade panel . joining us this year were local middle grade authors with recently released fantasy novels . the authors were william alexander ( ambassador ) , kelly barnhill ( the witch ' s boy ) , brian farrey ( the grimjinx rebellion - book 3 of the vengekeep prophecies ) , and jacqueline west ( still life - book 5 of the books of elsewhere ) .\nwe celebrated the release of rachel gold ' s new book just girls ( companion novel to being emily ) and juliann rich ' s new book searching for grace ( sequel to caught in the crossfire ) on saturday , september 27th at 7 : 00pm . both authors read , held a q & a ; , and were available for book signing . there were treats and drinks and some fabulous giveaways as we celebrated these two local authors and their books !\non saturday , june 28th , addendum hosted our first teen open mic night with the loft . young writers read their own work to an audience - and joelle charbonneau ( author of the testing series ) was there to listen to the teens read and to celebrate the release of book three of her trilogy - graduation day ! she was available to sign books and talk with guests , as well as to answer questions and provide support for our teen readers !\nroma tearne , a sri lanka - born novelist whose books have been shortlisted for the costa and longlisted for the orange prize in the past , released her new novel , the last pier , with hesperus on 10 april . set just before the second world war , it \u201cvividly depicts the devastating impact of war on ordinary lives\u201d , said the independent , and \u201ccreates a palpable sense of some danger that\u2019s lurking in the shadows\u201d , but the novel is now facing obscurity with no staff to champion it .\na free day of fun for kids age 10 and under - - and their grown - ups . attendees discovered tons of fun activities , including live music from grammy award - winning the okee dokee brothers , the bazillions , paul spring and gustafer yellowgold ; presentations by children\u2019s book creators cori doerrfeld , sarah forss , michael hall , debbie bernstein lacroix , and stephanie watson ; performances , workshops , arts & crafts and more . merchandise sales were provided by addendum books . r & w ; is a minnesota legacy program .\non sunday , february 8th addendum books celebrated the launch of cori doerrfeld ' s new picture book , matilda in the middle . this was an open house event from 12pm - 3pm . cori read her book , drew pictures for guests , and gave out prizes at 12 : 30 , 1 : 30 and 2 : 30 ( guests could work around naptime if necessary ! ) . there was also a raffle for a free book and a print at those times . thank you to everyone who came to celebrate with us !\non sunday , june 8th at 1 : 00pm we hosted an event with rachel ren\u00e9e russell , author of the wildly popular dork diaries series ! this was an off - site event at the brand new arlington hills community center ( 1200 payne avenue saint paul 55130 ) . this was an amazing chance to get two of your favorite dork diaries books signed by the author herself . there was also a d . j . , photo booth , and of course , the tour bus ! this was a fun - filled day !\nthe loft literary center and addendum books proudly presented a second story reading with shannon gibney and carrie mesrobian on sunday , february 28th from 2 : 00 - 4 : 00pm . volunteer curated by children\u2019s authors megan atwood and heather bouwman , second story is the loft\u2019s reading series for young adult , middle - grade , and picture book authors . perfect for families and readers of all ages , second story pairs a first - time author with a more established voice in children\u2019s literature . the event is held at the loft at open book ( performance hall ) .\naddendum books hosted an event on monday , april 21st at 7 : 00pm with stuart gibbs to celebrate his newest book , poached , the sequel to belly up .\nteddy fitzroy is back for another zoo mystery\u2014only , this time , he\u2019s the number one suspect . kazoo the koala , the newest star attraction at funjungle , has been stolen and all the evidence points to teddy . the only way he can clear his name is to crack the case and find the missing marsupial\u2013 and he better do it fast , before he\u2019s shipped off to juvenile hall .\nprince charles : the passions and paradoxes of an improbable life , by sally bedell smith . smith is the acclaimed royal biographer whose books on the queen and on diana ( diana in search of herself ) were bestsellers . in her new charles bio ( published in april ) , smith manages to suss out new details of their marital discord : among them , she reports , during their many blazing arguments , when charles knelt down at night to say his prayers , diana would keep the fight going by hitting him on the head and continuing to shout at him .\non sunday , december 7th , addendum sold books at the second story reading at the loft . second story is\nthe loft\u2019s reading series for young adult , middle - grade , and picture book authors , volunteer curated by children\u2019s authors swati avasthi and heather bouwman . perfect for families and readers of all ages , second story pairs a first - time author with a more established voice in children\u2019s literature . typically , 4 - 6 readings are presented a year , usually on weekend afternoons .\non dec . 7th , the featured authors were shelley tougas ( the graham cracker plot ) and erin soderberg downing ( the quirks ) .\nmark jones \u2013 \u201call in all , it was 10 minutes of a long day in which i talked to hundreds of folks and sold dozens of books . but driving home that afternoon my mind kept returning to that first customer , that young girl with a passion for a book ( my volume ) , and a writer ( poe , not me ) . it was a nice reminder that those of us who labor in often lonely trade of writing , that something we helped create and put out into the world affects others , and even if it was one 11 - year old girl , it was worth the hours of work . \u201d\non saturday , march 7th at 7 : 00pm , addendum books hosted the launch of love & profanity , which\nfeatures more than forty brief , brilliant , and unforgettable true stories from writers both renowned and on the rise . discover strange and surprising scenes of people coming of age amidst the everyday intensity of teenage life . witness transformative moments arising from the mundane . behold the young adult in full splendor and horror , bursting with love and profanity .\neditor nick healy joined us for the launch party , as did the following authors : kara balcerzak , melissa brandt , steve brezenoff , ali catt , kasandra duthie , peter hautman , melody heide , patrick hueller , carrie mesrobian , esther porter , and trisha speed shaskan .\nthanks to all who joined us at addendum books on saturday , january 16th at 11 : 30am as we welcomed comedians katie goodman and soren kisiel to celebrate their book the night our parents went out !\nloaded with humor and heart , the night our parents went out reassures kids that their parents can handle a date night . in this book , two children brew up increasingly wild adventures that befall mom and dad in an evening . from runaway hot air balloons to vampire movie ushers , the kids reveal that when they are nervous , their imaginative prowess kicks into high gear . for the fortunate babysitter , the night our parents went out is the perfect way to lighten the atmosphere and make the kids feel comfortable when their parents depart .\nthank you for joining st . paul public library and addendum on thursday , february 27th and friday , february 28th as we welcomed rainbow rowell back to st . paul ! public events included : 2 / 27 - 2 : 00pm avalon school ( 700 glendale street , saint paul , mn 55114 ) ; 2 / 27 - como park conservatory 7 : 00pm ( rainforest auditorium , 1225 estabrook dr ) ; 2 / 28 - 9 : 30 am st . paul central library youth services ( 90 w 4th st ) . all events were free and open to the public . at each event , rainbow discussed her book and then was available for signing . addendum sold her books at each event . thank you to saint paul parks and recreation and st . martin ' s press for their support for read brave .\non thursday may 15 , from 6 : 00 - 8 : 00pm we were at the textile center ( 3000 university ave . se , minneapolis 55414 ) to celebrate michael hall ' s newest book , it ' s an orange aardvark ! , and to see his artwork exhibited . michael hall is the creator of the nationally best - selling picture book my heart is like a zoo , the acclaimed perfect square , and his most recent book , cat tale . he works as a graphic designer , and is co - owner and principal designer at hall kelley , inc . michael lives in minnesota with his wife , two daughters , and a pig named petunia . textile center studio will feature michael\u2019s giclee prints , paper collages and sketches from published and unpublished work on exhibit from may 15 \u2013 31 . addendum had all of his books for sale on opening night .\non saturday , may 24th at 7 : 00pm , we were pleased to celebrate the release of geoff herbach ' s newest book , fat boy vs . the cheerleaders with a launch party at addendum books .\nit ' s geeks versus jocks in an epic battle of the beverages ! here ' s a brand - new cast of quirky characters , pitting fat boy gabe against the high school cheerleading team in a battle over control of the school ' s soda machine . the war is on ! never have the stakes been so high . never have the trenches been so deep . never has one soda vending machine been so vital . when the high school cheerleading team takes over the machine\u2019s funds previously collected by the pep band , gabe will not stand for it . something must be done .\nalso joining us at the event was jason good , author of this is ridiculous , this is amazing .\nthank you to everyone who joined us at addendum books on saturday , january 23rd at 11 : 30am as we welcomed local author megan maynor to celebrate her debut picture book , ella and penguin stick together ! we celebrated this week in honor of penguin day , which was wednesday , january 20th .\nsometimes all you need is a good friend to help you be brave . ella has a surprise for penguin\u2014glow - in - the - dark stickers ! but to see the stickers glow , ella and penguin must be in the dark . and the dark is so . . . dark ! if only they could see the stickers glow in the light\u2014but that won ' t work . soon ella and penguin find out that if they stick together , they can face anything . megan maynor ' s sweet and lively text , paired with rosalinde bonnet ' s irresistible illustrations , will have readers clamoring for more ella and penguin .\nfirst line : okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond . i had to grit my teeth to get through this book . ( all 209 pages . ) i ' m ashamed to admit this since a surprising number of folks online and in person have cited this novella as one of their favorite books , but i found everything about this brief read to be agonizing - - the plot , the narrative style , the characters - - it and i just did not connect . i went in expecting to love this book given its reputation and subject matter . achebe depicts the story of a nigeria broken by white colonialism ; our hero is deeply flawed and stubbornly committed , living in a world with problems triply complicated by the unnecessary influence of white colonizers . achebe ' s narrative style is straight - forward and clear , even as he articulates a world deeply foreign to modern audiences . i suspect i didn ' t understand this book ; i ' m also not a huge fan of tragedies ( i loathe hamlet ) so okonkwo as a character didn ' \u2026\nthanks to all who joined us on saturday , may 17th from 10am - 4 : 30pm ( doors opened at 9 : 30am ) for the first ever teen lit con ( in collaboration with melsa ) ! the day was an incredible success ! we were joined by national authors : derf backderf ( my friend dahmer ) , ally condie ( matched trilogy ) , maureen johnson ( shades of london books ) , and david levithan ( two boys kissing ) , as well as local authors : swati avasthi ( chasing shadows ) , anne greenwood brown ( lies beneath trilogy ) , catherine clark ( how to meet boys ) , pete hautman ( the klaatu diskos trilogy ) , geoff herbach ( stupid fast trilogy ) , and carrie mesrobian ( sex & violence ) . this all - day event was free and open to the public . the event included : authors , book sales ( by addendum ! ) and signing , photo booth , exhibits , workshops , hands - on book arts , and food for sale . it was held at : henry sibley high school , 1897 delaware ave . mendota heights 55118 .\non saturday , october 24th from 1 : 30 - 4 : 00pm addendum was at the rondo branch of the st . paul public library ( 461 dale st . n . , st . paul 55104 ) to celebrate the 2014 - 2015 winners of the maud hart lovelace ( division i and division ii ) and star of the north awards ! all four winners were in attendance this year : mhl division i - stuart gibbs ( belly up ) , mhl division ii - marsha hayles ( breathing room ) , star of the north - david larochelle and mike wohnoutka ( moo ! ) . book sales by addendum books . schedule of events 1 : 30 - 2 : 00 pm meet the current book award nominees and activities learn more about the current nominees for the upcoming 2015 - 16 star of the north picture book award and the maud hart lovelace student choice book award 2 : 00 - 3 : 00 pm 2015 awards presentations watch the winning authors receive their 2015 award . each author and illustrator spoke briefly during the awards ceremony . 3 : 00 - 4 : 00 pm q & a followed by author book signing and refreshments ."]}
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", "topic": 2}], "title": "s - vox foundation", "paragraphs": ["s - vox foundation welcomes applications from persons of diverse backgrounds and is an equal opportunity employer .\ns - vox foundation is dedicated to supporting canadians , and in particular young canadian adults , in their spiritual exploration by developing and providing the resources necessary to create acceptance , inclusion and engagement among individuals , organizations and communities . with a focus on faith , belief in pluralism as a fundamental canadian value will be core to the work of the foundation . s - vox will achieve its mission and objectives by funding initiatives that primarily make use of the power of existing and emerging communications technologies as the key drivers of change and as a means to achieve its goals .\nplease send your resume and cover letter in one document to our ceo , andrea nemtin : anemtin @ s - vox . com . name the document as follows :\nfinancemanager _ firstnamelastname\n.\nthe finance manager is head of administration for the foundation and a key member of the leadership team . the finance manager is responsible for developing and executing the organization\u2019s financial strategy . this manager\u2019s responsibilities span finance & accounting , human resources , and information technology . the finance manager directs the foundation\u2019s relationships with its ca firm , employee benefit providers , its attorneys , insurance brokers , bankers and investing agents ; and also with the cra and other regulatory agencies . the manager further provides administrative support to the investment and finance & audit committees of the board of directors .\ninspirit foundation is a new grant - making organization encouraging engagement and exchange across and between people of religious and non - religious beliefs in communities throughout canada . the foundation will fund charitable groups involved in community - based social change efforts that involve collaboration between young canadians of different beliefs and faiths ( both religious and non - religious ) .\n\u2013 veritas storage foundation scalable file server by symantec veritas storage foundation scalable file server ( sfs ) by symantec is a software - based solution that transforms industry standard servers and fibre channel or serial attached scsi ( sas ) attached storage from different vendors into a scalable nas file serving solution . by being scalable , sfs enables tiered storage , including fibre channel , sas or serial ata ( sata ) disk drives , to be configured to support diverse application needs and cost criteria along with configuring the applicable number of nodes to meet performance and capacity requirements .\n( d ) of the total of category 7 programming broadcast during each broadcast week , no more than 10 hours shall originate from the u . s .\n\u2013 file sharing and data serving solutions need to be affordable both for initial purchase and from an ongoing basis as the solution scales and grows . putting it together \u2013 veritas storage foundation scalable file server by symantec veritas storage foundation scalable file server ( sfs ) by symantec is a software - based solution that transforms industry standard servers and fibre channel or serial attached scsi ( sas ) attached storage from different vendors into a scalable nas file serving solution . by being scalable , sfs enables tiered storage , including fibre channel , sas or serial ata ( sata ) disk drives , to be configured to support diverse application needs and cost criteria along with configuring the applicable number of nodes to meet performance and capacity requirements .\nthis initiative would be used to finance the creation of programs reflecting canada ' s diverse faith and cultural communities and provide education and mentoring to independent mosaic producers .\nof these attributes , three stand out in particular : scalability , high - availability and low cost . pound - for - pound , sfs offers a great value to the healthcare along with other industries it data sharing and storage needs . learn more about veritas storage foundation scalable file server by symantec along with other related topics at www . symantec . com .\n4 . for the purpose of fulfilling the canadian programming expenditure requirement , the licensee may not include any expenditure related to programming that has been funded out of the benefits package approved by the commission with respect to zoomermedia limited ' s acquisition of the assets of vision tv : canada ' s faith network / r\u00e9seau religieux canadien .\nacquisition by zoomermedia of the assets of the specialty television programming undertaking visiontv from vision tv : canada ' s faith network / r\u00e9seau religieux canadien ( vision tv network ) .\ncci shall , within 30 days of the date of this decision , submit the details of the expenditures of cci ' s remaining benefits to be expended by 31 august 2011 .\n4 . for the purpose of fulfilling the canadian programming expenditure requirement , the licensee may not include any expenditure related to programming that has been funded out of the benefits package approved by the commission with respect to the transfer of effective control of vision tv digital inc . from vision tv : canada ' s faith network / r\u00e9seau religieux canadien to zoomermedia limited ' s .\nthe commission also notes doc ' s comments about the level of funding allocated to the zoomermedia documentary fund and is of the view that its value is commensurate with the size and nature of the transaction .\nthe funds would be used to redesign the cin\u00e9math\u00e8que qu\u00e9b\u00e9coise ' s website to provide canadians with better access to its collection of films , documentaries , television programs , production documents , photos , magazine titles , etc .\nthe commission received numerous interventions in support of the applications , one intervention in opposition and several comments . the public record of this proceeding is available on the commission ' s website at urltoken under\npublic proceedings .\nin fulfilling this condition , all of the described video programming must be canadian , and a minimum of 50 % of the required hours must be original broadcasts . further , in calculating the required hours for the purpose of fulfilling this condition , the licensee may include up to one hour per week of children ' s described video programming at an appropriate children ' s viewing time ( which may be prior to or after 7 p . m . ) .\nas noted earlier , the commission approved cci ' s acquisition of chnu - tv and ciit - tv in broadcasting decision 2008 - 71 . consequently , the change in effective control of these undertakings would occur shortly after a previous sale .\na ) for the purpose of this condition of licence ,\nbalance programming\nis defined as programming devoted to providing differing views on issues and events presented during the station ' s primary programming and includes the presentation of different religions .\nfor the purpose of fulfilling the canadian programming expenditure requirement [ as set out in the conditions of licence for visiontv and one : the body , mind and spirit channel ] , the licensee may not include any expenditure related to programming that has been funded out of the benefits package approved by the commission with respect to zoomermedia limited ' s acquisition of the assets of vision tv : canada ' s faith network / r\u00e9seau religieux canadien and the shares of vision tv digital inc .\n9 . the licensee shall fulfill , by 31 august 2011 , all outstanding required tangible benefit expenditures flowing from christian channel inc . ' s acquisition of the assets of the television programming undertakings chnu - tv fraser valley and ciit - tv winnipeg approved in\nthe commission ' s practice is to include the following in the value of a transaction : the value of conditional future payments , the value of commitments related to operating leases and the value of debt assumed by the purchaser . it is also the commission ' s practice to calculate the value of a transaction as a whole without excluding certain elements . the allocation among different assets for the purpose of considering the proposed tangible benefits package only takes place after the assessment of the value of a transaction as a whole .\n, the commission is not requiring the applicant to provide a tangible benefits package for this change in effective control . nevertheless , as set out in the small - market benefits exemption policy , the commission expects the purchaser of an undertaking to fulfil any of the vendor ' s outstanding benefit commitments . accordingly , the commission directs cci to submit , within 30 days of the date of this decision , the details of the expenditures of cci ' s remaining benefits to be expended by 31 august 2011 . those expenditures must be fulfilled by the aforementioned date .\na ) for the purpose of this condition of licence ,\nbalance programming\nis defined as programming devoted to providing differing views on issues and events presented during the station ' s primary programming , which addresses matters from a christian perspective , and includes the presentation of different religions .\nin reply , zoomermedia noted that the commission has approved the creation of a production fund administered by the parties involved as tangible benefits of other ownership transactions . 2 as for the genre of documentaries that would be supported by this fund , zoomermedia responded that the productions would fall within the commission ' s definition of a documentary program and focus on social and political issues or have an historical and archaeological nature . finally , regarding doc ' s comments on the amount allocated to the zoomermedia documentary fund , zoomermedia noted that it is the most significant benefit of its proposed package .\nin reply , zoomermedia acknowledged that the broadband initiative / spiritual shorts would be administered by vision tv network . zoomermedia argued that the latter ' s expertise in commissioning and broadcasting programming of a spiritual nature and its commitment to the canadian production community are sufficient to make this a tangible benefit .\n( d ) notwithstanding paragraphs ( b ) and ( c ) above , during the licence term , the licensee shall expend on canadian programs , at a minimum , the total of the minimum required expenditures set out in or calculated in accordance with the licensee ' s condition of licence .\na number of interveners expressed the concern that should the commission approve the acquisition of assets of visiontv by zoomermedia , the station ' s programming would be changed from a multi - faith format to one that is more focused on spirituality and multiculturalism and that is skewed to the 50 - plus demographic .\n7 . in accordance with its commitment , the licensee shall file with the commission , concurrently with the annual return , annual reports setting out the details of all expenditures related to the tangible benefits associated with the acquisition of assets of vision tv : canada ' s faith network / r\u00e9seau religieux canadien by zoomermedia limited .\nthe commission notes zoomermedia ' s agreement to file annual reports on its progress and performance in implementing the proposed benefits . accordingly , the commission directs zoomermedia and one to file an annual report as long as monies are outstanding and imposes conditions of licence to this effect in appendices 1 , 3 , 4 and 5 to this decision .\n11 . in accordance with its commitment , the licensee shall file with the commission , concurrently with the annual return , annual reports setting out the details of all expenditures related to the tangible benefits associated with the transfer of effective control of christian channel inc . from vision tv : canada ' s faith network / r\u00e9seau religieux canadien to zoomermedia limited .\nthe commission considers that zoomermedia has adopted a conservative approach to valuating the stations , given that its calculations are based on past information . it is the commission ' s view that a purchaser acquires assets for the expected future profits and not past results , and that the valuation should reflect that reality , including expected synergies and the prospect of economic recovery .\n5 . in accordance with its commitment , the licensee shall file with the commission , concurrently with the annual return , annual reports setting out the details of all expenditures related to the tangible benefits associated with the transfer of effective control of vision tv digital inc . from vision tv : canada ' s faith network / r\u00e9seau religieux canadien to zoomermedia limited .\n10 . for the purpose of fulfilling the spending requirement on canadian programming , the licensee may not include any expenditure related to programming that has been funded out of the benefits package approved by the commission with respect to the transfer of effective of control of christian channel inc . from vision tv : canada ' s faith network / r\u00e9seau religieux canadien to zoomermedia limited .\n( d )\ncornerstone programming\nshall mean general interfaith programs produced or acquired by the licensee itself , while\nmosaic programming\nshall mean paid - time denominational presentations produced or acquired at arm ' s length by various faith groups . where cornerstone programming and mosaic programming are logged , the program classes used must be\ncor\nand\nmos\nrespectively .\n( the small - market benefits exemption policy ) , the commission relieved cci from the payment of additional benefits beyond those inherited from rogers . zoomermedia argued that the same relief should also be granted in this case . it indicated that cci ' s remaining benefits would be paid in part before the closing of the transaction with the balance to be expended by 31 august 2011 .\nupon surrender of the current licence for visiontv issued to vision tv : canada ' s faith network / r\u00e9seau religieux canadien , the commission will issue a new licence to zoomermedia limited . the licence will expire 31 august 2011 , the current licence expiry date , and will be subject to the terms and conditions specified therein and to those set out in appendix 1 to this decision .\nthe allocation of the value of the transaction is of particular importance in the context of these transactions because zoomermedia , on behalf of cci , expressed the view that it should not pay tangible benefits for chnu - tv and ciit - tv ' s change in effective control . the commission must therefore ensure that the valuation has been properly conducted and that the undertakings not subject to the benefit requirements are not overvalued .\n. however , in that case , the initiative was not categorized as an on - screen benefit . in the present case , the commission recognizes the value of the proposed funding for cin\u00e9math\u00e8que but notes that this initiative would not result in an on - screen benefit for any programming undertaking involved in these transactions . in the commission ' s view , this initiative would more appropriately be categorized as a social benefit .\n( e ) all solicitation of funds on vision tv must conform with the provisions of the licensee ' s code of ethics and program practices , as amended from time to time and approved by the commission , subject to the limitations as to time set out in this condition . however , the application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended if the licensee is a member in good standing of the canadian broadcast standards council .\nthe commission has allowed applicants to administer production funds in the past . in the commission ' s view , such practices are appropriate when no administrative fees are charged . the commission therefore reminds zoomermedia and one that no administrative fees may be charged for the zoomermedia documentary fund , the mosaic production enhancement initiative and the television and new media awareness and outreach on health and wellness for an aging population initiative , which are all self - directed funds .\n( b ) in each broadcast year of the licence term , excluding the final year , the licensee may expend an amount on canadian programming that is up to five percent ( 5 % ) less than the minimum required expenditure for that year calculated in accordance with this condition ; in such case , the licensee shall expend in the next year of the licence term , in addition to the minimum required expenditure for that year , the full amount of the previous year ' s under - expenditure .\nvision tv network , the current licensee of visiontv , is a not - for - profit corporation and the sole shareholder of cci , the current licensee of chnu - tv and ciit - tv . in addition , vision tv network is the sole shareholder of vision tv digital . in turn , vision tv digital holds a voting interest of 47 . 22 % in one , the current licensee of one : the body , mind and spirit channel , and exercises control by virtue of a voting trust agreement between one ' s shareholders .\nin light of the foregoing , the ratio of on - screen to social benefits of these transactions shifts from 85 % : 15 % to 70 % : 30 % , which is inconsistent with the commission ' s general approach requiring that the majority ( approximately 85 % ) of the benefits should result in on - screen programming . accordingly , the commission directs zoomermedia and one to submit , within 30 days of the date of this decision , an alternate proposal to the funding for broadband initiative / media literacy for approval by the commission .\nthe commission recognizes that the programming on visiontv may be modified once the change of ownership occurs . nevertheless , the commission notes that zoomermedia confirmed that it would operate the four undertakings it is acquiring under the same terms and conditions as those in effect under the current licences . the commission is satisfied that visiontv ' s nature of service condition of licence , as most recently set out in broadcasting decision 2004 - 397 , and the definition of a religious program detailed in public notice 1993 - 78 provide sufficient safeguards to ensure that the programming on visiontv remains consistent with its religious nature of service .\nthe commission questions zoomermedia ' s proposal to allocate funding to vision tv network , the current licensee of visiontv , for the creation of audiovisual elements called broadband initiative / spiritual shorts . the commission generally requires applicants to demonstrate that expenditures proposed as benefits will flow predominantly to third parties , such as independent producers . the commission considers it inappropriate to allocate tangible benefits to the party involved in the transaction . accordingly , the commission directs zoomermedia and one to submit , within 30 days of the date of this decision , an alternate proposal to the broadband initiative / spiritual shorts for approval by the commission .\nthe primary business objective of healthcare organizations is to provide cost effective and timely services to their patients in venues ranging from traditional doctors\u2019 offices , general or specialized clinics , urgent care or hospital emergency rooms ( ers ) . information technology ( it ) is not a core tenant and there is still a strong dependency on traditional paper - based records and associated error - prone and expensive human management . even with trends of deploying sophisticated medical technologies , including magnetic resonance imaging ( mri ) , that produce digital data stored on computer systems and voice based dictation and transaction to digital documents , physical paper - based records are still very much the norm , particularly in the u . s . and china .\ninformation identified as archived on the web is for reference , research or recordkeeping purposes . archived decisions , notices and orders ( dnos ) remain in effect except to the extent they are amended or reversed by the commission , a court , or the government . the text of archived information has not been altered or updated after the date of archiving . changes to dnos are published as \u201cdashes\u201d to the original dno number . web pages that are archived on the web are not subject to the government of canada web standards . as per the communications policy of the government of canada , you can request alternate formats by contacting us .\none : the body , mind and spirit channel inc . across canada application 2009 - 1224 - 7 , received 4 september 2009\nthe commission approves , subject to certain conditions , the applications by zoomermedia limited ( zoomermedia ) , on behalf of itself and on behalf of christian channel inc . and one : the body , mind and spirit channel inc . , for authority to effect a multi - step transaction involving the specialty television service visiontv , the category 1 specialty television service one : the body , mind and spirit channel and the television stations chnu - tv fraser valley and ciit - tv winnipeg , as well as for a new broadcasting licence to continue the operation of visiontv .\nfurther , the commission approves an application by mz media inc . for authority to transfer all its issued and outstanding shares from mr . moses znaimer to zoomermedia .\nthe commission received applications by zoomermedia limited ( zoomermedia ) , on behalf of itself and on behalf of christian channel inc . ( cci ) and one : the body , mind and spirit channel inc . ( one ) , for authority to effect a multi - step transaction involving the specialty television programming undertaking visiontv , the category 1 specialty television programming undertaking one : the body , mind and spirit channel and the television programming undertakings chnu - tv fraser valley , british columbia and ciit - tv winnipeg , manitoba , pursuant to section 10 ( 4 ) of the specialty services regulations , 1990 ( the specialty regulations ) and section 14 ( 4 ) of the television broadcasting regulations , 1987 ( the television regulations ) . zoomermedia requested a new broadcasting licence to continue the operation of visiontv under the same terms and conditions as those in effect under the current licence .\nthe commission also received an application by mz media inc . ( mz media ) for authority to transfer all the issued and outstanding shares of mz media , owner of the unlaunched category 2 specialty programming undertaking to be known as classical digital and licensee of the radio programming undertakings cfzm , cfmz - fm , cfmz - dr - 1 toronto and cfmx - fm cobourg , ontario , from mr . moses znaimer to zoomermedia , pursuant to section 10 ( 4 ) of the specialty regulations and section 11 ( 4 ) of the radio regulations , 1986 ( the radio regulations ) .\ntransfer to zoomermedia of all the issued and outstanding shares of vision tv digital inc . ( vision tv digital ) .\nzoomermedia is a public corporation effectively controlled by mr . moses znaimer , who owns directly and indirectly , through his holding corporation olympus management limited , 77 . 89 % of the voting interest in zoomermedia . following the transaction , mr . znaimer would own , directly and indirectly , a 66 . 28 % voting interest in zoomermedia and continue to exercise effective control of the corporation .\nbecause the commission does not solicit competing applications for authority to transfer the ownership or control of radio , television and other programming undertakings , the onus is on the applicants to demonstrate that the proposed value of the transactions is acceptable and reasonable .\nin accordance with the asset and share purchase agreement ( the agreement ) , the purchase price for all the transactions is $ 25 million .\nthe agreement provides for the conditional purchase of programming for visiontv for a maximum value of $ 3 million . further , the commission notes that zoomermedia will be assuming operating lease commitments that are valued at $ 1 , 369 , 358 in total . these lease commitments include commitments for premises before the move in one year to the broadcast centre purchased by zoomermedia , commitments for transmitters and other equipment and a proportion of 47 . 2 % of the commitments related to one reflecting the economic interest acquired . finally , the commission notes that zoomermedia will not be assuming any debt .\nof the $ 25 million purchase price , zoomermedia allocated $ 6 million ( 24 % ) to chnu - tv and ciit - tv and the balance ( 76 % ) to the specialty services .\nnotwithstanding the above and in light of the recently concluded sale and the economic downturn at the time of the transaction , the commission determines that chnu - tv and ciit - tv are not overvalued and accepts the portion of the purchase price allocated to these stations ( $ 6 million , representing 24 % of the transaction ) . accordingly , the commission applies the same proportions to the allocation of the revised value of the transactions as illustrated in the following table :\nas set out in public notice 1999 - 97 , the commission generally expects applicants to make clear and unequivocal commitments to provide tangible benefits representing 10 % of the value of a transaction , as accepted by the commission . such benefits should be directed to the communities served and to the broadcasting system as a whole . further , in order to be accepted as a benefit , the proposed expenditure must be incremental to expenditures that would generally be considered ongoing normal responsibilities of the existing licensee .\nzoomermedia , on behalf of cci , requested to be relieved from the obligation to provide a tangible benefits package equal to 10 % of the value of the transaction for the change of effective control of cci , licensee of chnu - tv and ciit - tv , beyond the benefits remaining to be paid by cci following its acquisition of the stations from rogers broadcasting inc . ( rogers ) pursuant to broadcasting decision\nto this effect are set out in appendices 4 and 5 to this decision .\nwith respect to the acquisition of the assets of visiontv and the change in effective control of one : the body , mind and spirit channel , zoomermedia and one proposed the following tangible benefits totalling $ 1 , 900 , 000 to be paid over a period of seven years from the date of closing . the commission reminds the applicant that tangible benefits must be expended in a timely manner and that expenditures must be equally distributed over the seven - year period from the date of closing .\nthe commission notes that the applicant proposed that the zoomermedia documentary fund , the mosaic production enhancement initiative and the television and new media awareness and outreach on health and wellness for an aging population initiative would be self - directed funds . a detailed description of all benefits is set out in appendix 6 to this decision .\nthe writers guild of canada ( wgc ) questioned the appropriateness of allocating funding to the broadband initiative / spiritual shorts , an initiative managed by vision tv network , rather than to producers not party to the transaction . wgc further argued that funding for the mosaic production enhancement initiative and broadband initiative / media literacy should not qualify as tangible benefits because neither would result in programming to be broadcast on visiontv . wgc suggested that some or all of these benefits be reallocated to independently produced drama programming .\nzoomermedia submitted that the mosaic production enhancement initiative should qualify as an on - screen benefit because it would serve to improve the production value and overall appeal of the projects submitted by independent mosaic producers , resulting in the eventual broadcast of their programs on visiontv and its affiliated stations . in addition , zoomermedia cited decision 2001 - 746 , in which the commission accepted funding for cin\u00e9math\u00e8que as a tangible benefit of an ownership transaction .\nbased on the information provided by zoomermedia , the commission considers that the mosaic production enhancement initiative would not only serve to create mosaic programs but also to improve the overall quality of the projects that would qualify for funding . in light of this , the commission is satisfied that this initiative is appropriately categorized as an on - screen benefit .\nthe documentary organization of canada ( doc ) and on screen manitoba raised concerns about the proposed zoomermedia documentary fund . doc argued that a self - directed fund such as this one eliminates the\nchecks and balances\nneeded to ensure that benefits are allocated as widely as possible within the production community . both interveners noted that a lifestyle series had been suggested as an example of a documentary that would be eligible for this fund . in their view , only long - form documentaries should be eligible . finally , doc submitted that the overall value of this fund is modest in comparison to similar ones created in the context of other benefits packages .\nconsidering the revised value of the transactions for the undertakings subject to the tangible benefits policy ( i . e . visiontv and one : the body , mind and spirit channel ) , the value of the proposed tangible benefits package will increase from the proposed $ 1 , 900 , 000 to $ 2 , 232 , 071 ( i . e . , 10 % of the revised amount of $ 22 , 320 , 712 ) . given the revised tangible benefits package , the commission directs zoomermedia and one to submit , within 30 days of the date of this decision , the details of the additional tangible benefits totalling $ 332 , 071 for approval by the commission , as determined by the commission in this decision .\nthe commission is satisfied that the proposed condition of licence will ensure that the tangible benefits expenditures are incremental to the canadian programming expenditure requirements imposed on visiontv and one : the body , mind and spirit channel . conditions of licence in this regard are set out in appendices 1 and 3 of this decision .\nthe commission also requires that the tangible benefits expenditures be incremental to the programming expenditures on conventional television stations . however , the applicant did not make any commitments to ensure incrementality of the programming benefits flowing from the specialty services in the case of programs that would be broadcast on chnu - tv and ciit - tv . the commission is therefore imposing conditions of licence , as set out in appendices 4 and 5 of this decision , to ensure that any benefit spending resulting in programs to be broadcast on these television undertakings would be incremental .\nsome interveners questioned whether zoomermedia , a commercial corporation , should be able to hold the broadcasting licence for visiontv , which was originally licensed to a not - for - profit corporation .\nzoomermedia submitted that the key issue was not whether visiontv should be owned by a for - profit or not - for - profit entity but rather what ownership would best sustain this canadian multi - faith and multicultural service and ensure its future success . zoomermedia added that the vision tv charity [ vision tv network ] board\nbelieved , and believes , that this can best be done under the proposed new ownership .\nthe commission does not require the licensee of a television station or specialty undertaking that provides religious programming to have a not - for - profit ownership and management structure . accordingly , the commission considers that it is appropriate to allow a commercial corporation to be the licensee of visiontv .\nzoomermedia agreed with the interveners that in the public interest visiontv must remain a multi - faith channel .\nthe commission has carefully reviewed the arguments presented by the vendor and the purchaser and is satisfied with them . furthermore , the commission notes that the change in effective control of cci and its undertakings is part of a larger multi - step transaction involving other assets that have not undergone a recent change in effective control .\nin light of the above , the commission is satisfied that the integrity of the licensing process is not compromised .\nin broadcasting and telecom regulatory policy 2009 - 430 ( the accessibility policy ) , the commission stated its intention to impose on television broadcasters and broadcasting distribution undertakings , at the time of their licence renewals , conditions of licence relating to accessibility provisions . accordingly , the commission will consider imposing such conditions of licence on visiontv , one : the body , mind and spirit channel , chnu - tv and ciit - tv at the time of their next licence renewals . in the meantime , the commission expects zoomermedia , one and cci to adhere , as soon as possible , to the applicable accessibility requirements specified in the accessibility policy .\nin light of the above , the commission approves , subject to certain conditions , the applications by zoomermedia limited , on behalf of itself and on behalf of christian channel inc . and one : the body , mind and spirit channel inc . , for authority to effect a multi - step transaction involving the specialty television programming undertaking visiontv , the category 1 specialty television programming undertaking one : the body , mind and spirit channel and the television programming undertakings chnu - tv fraser valley and ciit - tv winnipeg , pursuant to section 10 ( 4 ) of the specialty regulations and section 14 ( 4 ) of the television regulations , as well as for a new broadcasting licence to continue the operation of visiontv .\nthe commission reminds the licensee that it expects broadcasters operating in the mandatory markets identified in broadcasting regulatory policy 2010 - 167 to convert their full - power , over - the - air analog transmitters to digital by 31 august 2011 . chnu - tv and ciit - tv are both located in mandatory markets and are expected to convert to digital by that time .\nzoomermedia and one shall , within 30 days of the date of this decision , submit for approval by the commission an alternate proposal to the broadband initiative / spiritual shorts and the broadband initiative / media literacy , as determined by the commission in this decision .\nzoomermedia and one shall , within 30 days of the date of this decision , submit for approval by the commission a revised benefits package to allocate the additional tangible benefits totalling $ 332 , 071 towards the approved initiatives , as determined by the commission in this decision .\nthe commission has examined and is satisfied with the application by mz media for authority to effect a corporate reorganization through the transfer of all the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of mz media from mr . moses znaimer to zoomermedia , a corporation also controlled by mr . znaimer . as a result of the transaction , effective control of mz media will continue to be exercised by mr . moses znaimer .\naccordingly , the commission approves the application by mz media inc . for authority to transfer all of its issued and outstanding shares from mr . moses znaimer to zoomermedia limited , pursuant to section 10 ( 4 ) of the specialty regulations and section 11 ( 4 ) of the radio regulations .\ntransfer of effective control of 1708487 ontario inc . , 1738700 ontario inc . and chum television vancouver inc . to rogers media inc . , broadcasting decision crtc 2007 - 360 , 28 september 2007\ntransfer of effective control of chum limited to ctvglobemedia inc . , broadcasting decision crtc 2007 - 165 , 8 june 2007\ntransfer of effective control of tqs \u2013 transfer of the assets of cogeco radio - television inc . stations at trois - rivi\u00e8res , sherbrooke and chicoutimi / jonqui\u00e8re , affiliated with tqs and src \u2013 amendment to tqs licences \u2013 applications approved , decision crtc\ntransfer of effective control of ctv inc . to bce inc . , decision crtc 2000 - 747 , 7 december 2000\nthis decision is to be appended to each licence . it is available in alternative format upon request and may also be examined in pdf format or in html at the following internet site : http : / / www . crtc . gc . ca .\n1 . ( a ) the licensee shall provide a national english - language specialty television service devoted to interfaith , religious programming that is related to , inspired by , or arises from persons ' spirituality , including related moral or ethical issues .\n( b ) subject to 1 ( a ) , not less than 90 % of the programming provided by the licensee shall be drawn from category 4 religion as set out in item 6 of schedule 1 of the specialty services regulations , 1990 .\n( c ) the licensee shall devote not less than 45 % of the total hours distributed in any one broadcast year to the distribution of cornerstone programming .\n2 . in each broadcast year , the licensee shall devote to the exhibition of canadian programs not less than 65 % of the broadcast day and not less than 50 % of the evening broadcast period .\n( iv ) for the broadcast years commencing 1 september 2006 and in each subsequent broadcast year , 25 % of the previous year revenues generated from 4 cents of the total wholesale rate .\nii ) from the minimum required expenditure for any subsequent broadcast year of the licence term , an amount not exceeding the difference between the over - expenditure and any amount deducted under ( i ) above .\n( d ) notwithstanding paragraphs ( b ) and ( c ) above , during the licence term , the licensee shall expend on canadian programming , at a minimum , the total of the minimum required expenditures calculated in accordance with this condition of licence .\n5 . the licensee shall maintain over the licence term a mosaic program management group with the terms of reference , membership and mandate set out in appendix 2 to this decision .\n( d ) providing a description of the membership and activities of the mosaic program management group over the 12 - month period ending the preceding 31 august .\n8 . ( a ) subject to subsections ( b ) and ( d ) below , the licensee shall not distribute more than twelve minutes of advertising material during each clock hour . advertising material shall include all commercial activities , such as solicitations , merchandising and give - aways .\n( b ) in addition to the twelve minutes of advertising material referred to in subsection ( a ) , the licensee may broadcast partisan political advertising during an election period .\n( c ) the licensee shall not distribute any paid advertising material other than paid national advertising .\n( d ) where a program occupies time in two or more consecutive clock hours , the licensee may exceed the maximum number of minutes of advertising material allowed in those clock hours if the average number of minutes of advertising material in those clock hours occupied by the program does not exceed the maximum number of minutes that would otherwise be allowed per clock hour .\n( f ) the solicitation of funds in cornerstone programming shall together comprise no more than 90 seconds per half - hour and no accumulation shall be permitted .\n( g ) the solicitation of funds in mosaic programming shall together comprise no more than 90 seconds per half - hour and no accumulation shall be permitted .\n9 . the licensee shall charge each exhibitor of this service a maximum wholesale rate of $ 0 . 10 per subscriber per month for exhibition on the basic service . effective 1 december 2004 , the licensee shall charge each exhibitor of this service a maximum wholesale rate of $ 0 . 12 per subscriber per month for exhibition on the basic service .\n10 . the licensee shall adhere to the canadian association of broadcasters ' equitable portrayal code , as amended from time to time and approved by the commission . however , the application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended if the licensee is a member in good standing of the canadian broadcast standards council .\n11 . the licensee shall adhere to the canadian association of broadcasters ' broadcast code for advertising to children , as amended from time to time and approved by the commission .\n12 . the licensee shall adhere to the canadian association of broadcasters ' cab violence code , as amended from time to time and approved by the commission . however , the application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended if the licensee is a member in good standing of the canadian broadcast standards council .\n13 . together with the record required to be filed with the commission pursuant to subsection 7 ( 2 ) of the specialty services regulations , 1990 , the licensee shall provide in its program log or machine readable record for each solicitation of funds , the time of commencement and duration .\n14 . the licensee shall provide closed captioning for not less than 90 % of its programming during the broadcast day , with the exception of mosaic programming .\n15 . the licensee shall broadcast one hour a week of described video programming starting no later than 1 september 2005 and shall increase this level to three hours a week by 1 september 2009 .\n( b ) the terms\nbroadcast day ,\nbroadcast month ,\nbroadcast year ,\nevening broadcast period\nand\nclock hour\nshall have the same meaning as that set out in the television broadcasting regulations , 1987 .\nin accordance with implementation of an employment equity policy , public notice crtc 1992 - 59 , 1 september 1992 , the commission encourages the licensee to consider employment equity issues in its hiring practices and in all other aspects of its management of human resources .\nthe mosaic program management group is a structure designed to deal with matters of policy and action pertaining to mosaic programming , scheduling and adherence to the code of ethics and program practices .\n1 . the membership of the group will be composed of representatives of faith groups or religious entities purchasing time on the service .\n( d ) advise management on relevant developments within specific faith communities served by the members of the group .\n1 . ( a ) the licensee shall provide a national english - language category 1 specialty television service providing programming that discusses , reveals and explores the interconnectedness between body , mind and spirit . the programming will include holistic approaches to wellness , but not traditional , western medical theory or practices .\n( c ) no more than 10 hours of programming during each broadcast week between 6 : 00 pm and midnight shall be drawn from category 7 .\n( e ) no more than one feature film shall be broadcast during each broadcast week .\n( f ) no more than 5 % of all programming broadcast during each broadcast week shall be drawn from each of categories 4 , 10 , 12 , 13 and 14 .\n( g ) no more than 12 % of all programming broadcast during each broadcast week shall be drawn from each of categories 2 ( b ) , 7 and 8 .\n( h ) not less than 70 % of all programming broadcast during each broadcast week shall be devoted to category 5 ( b ) .\n( i ) not less than 30 % of all musical selections broadcast during each broadcast week shall be canadian musical selections .\n( ii ) from the minimum required expenditure for any subsequent year of the licence term , an amount not exceeding the difference between the over - expenditure and any amount deducted under paragraph ( i ) above .\nfor the purpose of these conditions , the term\nbroadcast day\nshall have the same meaning as that set out in the television broadcasting regulations , 1987 .\nthe commission expects the licensee to caption a minimum of 90 % of all programming during the broadcast day .\nthe commission expects the licensee to provide an audio description of all programming that provides textual or graphic information . the commission also expects the licensee to acquire and make available described versions of programming , where possible , and to ensure that its customer service responds to the needs of visually impaired customers .\n, 1 september 1992 , the commission encourages the licensee to consider employment equity issues in its hiring practices and in all other aspects of its management of human resources .\n1 . not less than 75 % of all programming broadcast by the licensee during the broadcast day and not less than 50 % of the programming broadcast during peak time hours ( 7 p . m . to 11 p . m . ) shall be devoted to programs drawn from category 4 - religion , as set out in schedule i to the television broadcasting regulations , 1987 .\n3 . the licensee shall broadcast a minimum of 18 hours per week of balance programming , of which 12 hours shall be canadian programs broadcast between 6 p . m . and 11 p . m . at least 15 . 5 hours of weekly balance programming shall be original first - run programming .\nb ) at least 7 . 5 hours of the 18 hours of balance programming referred to above shall be faith - specific programming produced by individual non - christian groups . this programming will include presentations from the buddhist , hindu , jewish , muslim and sikh perspectives and be broadcast on weekdays between 7 p . m . and 11 pm . and on saturdays from 8 : 30 a . m . to 1 : 30 p . m .\n4 . the licensee shall not broadcast more than six hours per week of canadian programs produced by cfmt - tv and / or cjmt - tv .\n5 . not less than 50 % of all programming broadcast during peak time ( 7 p . m . to 11 p . m . ) shall be canadian programs .\n6 . the licensee shall not broadcast more than 12 minutes of advertising material per hour , including solicitation . for clarification purposes , this condition applies to all regular programming as well as all brokered or\npaid to air\nprogramming .\n7 . the licensee shall provide closed captioning for not less than 90 % of all programs broadcast during the broadcast year .\n8 . the licensee shall broadcast , at a minimum , between 7 p . m . and 11 p . m . , the following amounts of described video programming :\nc ) in year 5 , and for the remainder of the licence term , an average of four hours per week .\n13 . the licensee shall adhere to canadian association of broadcasters ' equitable portrayal code , as amended from time to time and approved by the commission . however , the application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended if the licensee is a member in good standing of the canadian broadcast standards council .\n14 . the licensee shall adhere to the canadian association of broadcasters ' broadcast code for advertising to children , as amended from time to time and approved by the commission .\n15 . the licensee shall adhere to the canadian association of broadcasters ' cab v i olence code , as amended from time to time and approved by the commission . however , the application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended if the licensee is a member in good standing of the canadian broadcast standards council .\n1 . not less than 75 % of all programming broadcast by the licensee during the broadcast day and not less than 50 % of the programming broadcast during peak time hours ( 7 p . m . to 11 p . m . ) shall be devoted to programs drawn from category 4 religion , as set out in item 6 of schedule i to the television broadcasting regulations , 1987 .\n3 . the licensee shall broadcast a minimum of 18 hours per week of balance programming , of which 12 hours shall be original canadian programs . at least 2 . 5 hours of weekly balance programming shall be original locally - produced canadian programs from a faith - specific non - christian perspective .\nb ) at least 7 . 5 hours of the 18 hours of balance programming referred to above shall be broadcast between 6 p . m . and 11 p . m . and shall be original canadian programs .\nc ) the licensee shall submit , within 60 days of the end of each broadcast year , a report for each week in the broadcast year that includes the title , the broadcast date , broadcast time and duration of its balance programs , along with a brief description of each balance program that describes how the program served to fulfil the terms of this condition .\nthe licensee shall not broadcast more than 12 minutes of advertising material per hour , including solicitation . for clarification purposes , this condition applies to all regular programming as well as all brokered or\npaid to air\nprogramming .\n12 . the licensee shall adhere to canadian association of broadcasters ' equitable portrayal code , as amended from time to time and approved by the commission . however , the application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended if the licensee is a member in good standing of the canadian broadcast standards council .\n13 . the licensee shall adhere to the canadian association of broadcasters ' broadcast code for advertising to children , as amended from time to time and approved by the commission .\n14 . the licensee shall adhere to the canadian association of broadcasters ' cab violence code , as amended from time to time and approved by the commission . however , the application of the foregoing condition of licence will be suspended as long as the licensee is a member in good standing of the canadian broadcast standards council .\nthis fund would help finance between 13 and 15 hours of documentary programs made by canadian independent producers .\nsubject matter would deal with either spiritual questions of the human condition or works to dispel stereotypical views of aging .\nexpects to support between 10 and 15 projects with an average budget of $ 25 , 000 each and between 5 and 10 projects with budgets ranging from $ 10 , 000 to $ 15 , 000 ."]}
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", "topic": 38}], "title": "tc pipelines", "paragraphs": ["director , tc pipelines gp , inc . director , corporate compliance and legal operations transcanada pipelines limited\nnathan brown president and director , tc pipelines gp , inc . vice - president , u . s . natural gas pipelines financial services transcanada pipelines limited\nsean m . brett director , tc pipelines gp , inc . vice - president , power and gas storage transcanada pipelines limited\ntcp stock price & news - tc pipelines l . p . - wall street journal\nbrief - tc pipelines announces qtrly net income per common diluted unit $ 1 . 32\nbrief - tc pipelines lp reports qtrly \u200dnet income per common unit $ 0 . 77\u200b\nmalyn k . malquist ( 4 ) ( 5 ) director , tc pipelines gp , inc .\nkarl johannson chairman , tc pipelines gp , inc . executive vice - president and president , canada and mexico natural gas pipelines and energy transcanada corporation\njack stark ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) director , tc pipelines gp , inc .\ndownload a large version of the tc pipelines , lp asset map ( pdf , 1 . 07 mb ) .\ntc pipelines lp engages in nautral gas pipelines business . it transports natural gas in western , midwestern and eastern united states . the firm is managed by its general partner tc pipelines gp , inc . , which is an indirect , wholly - owned subsidiary of transcanada . the . . .\ntc pipelines , lp will not be preparing any partnership tax reporting information that may be required for jurisdictions outside of the united states .\ntc pipelines , lp is a united states limited partnership which has delivered value to its investors while maintaining a solid cash distribution coverage ratio .\nwalentin ( val ) mirosh ( 3 ) ( 5 ) director , tc pipelines gp , inc . president and corporate director mircan resources ltd .\nthrough its disciplined investment philosophy , tc pipelines now has investments in eight critical ferc regulated , low - risk energy infrastructure pipelines , capable of moving 9 . 4 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas . revenues from these assets are derived almost entirely from fee - based charges .\ntc pipelines , lp to attend 2018 mlp & energy infrastructure conference houston , may 17 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - tc pipelines , lp ( nyse : tcp ) ( the partnership ) will participate at the master limited partnership association\u2019s 2018 mlp & energy infrastructure conference from may 23 to 24 , 2018 in orlando , florida . nathan brown , president of the general partner , and other members of management will attend and meet with investors during the conference .\ntc pipelines , lp is a master limited partnership . the company acquires , owns and participates in the management of energy infrastructure businesses in north america . the company ' s pipeline systems transport natural gas in the united states . as of december 31 , 2016 , the company had four pipelines and equity ownership interests in . . . ( more )\nwith access to new gas supplies through support from its sponsor , transcanada corporation , who also operates our assets on our behalf , tc pipelines\u2019 assets are connected to two of the largest supply basins in north america that are positioned to grow over the next decade .\na call center is available to assist tc pipelines , lp unitholders with questions concerning information contained in their schedule k - 1 . please call k - 1 tax package support between 8 : 00 am and 5 : 00 pm central time at this toll free number :\ntc pipelines , lp to release first quarter 2018 results on may 2 houston , april 16 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - tc pipelines , lp ( nyse : tcp ) ( the partnership ) will release its first quarter 2018 financial results on wednesday , may 2 , 2018 . nathan brown , president - elect of the general partner , will discuss the partnership\u2019s financial results and latest developments in a teleconference and webcast on wednesday , may 2 at 10 a . m . ( cdt ) / 11 a . m . ( edt ) .\ntc pipelines , lp will mail 2017 tax packages to unitholders , including schedule k - 1 by march 3 , 2018 . we anticipate that unitholders may also access the 2017 k - 1 information online beginning february 28 , 2018 , through our online k - 1 reporting link :\ntc pipelines , lp acknowledges statements by sponsor regarding the impact of 2018 ferc actions houston , april 27 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - news release \u2013 tc pipelines , lp ( nyse : tcp ) ( the partnership ) today acknowledged statements regarding the partnership by transcanada corporation ( transcanada ) , the ultimate parent company of the partnership\u2019s general partner , in its quarterly report to shareholders for the quarter ended march 31 , 2018 . these statements were made in response to the recent federal energy regulatory commission ( ferc ) actions of march 15 , 2018 ( 2018 ferc actions ) .\ntc pipelines , lp announces 2018 first quarter financial results and cash distributions houston , may 02 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - tc pipelines , lp ( nyse : tcp ) ( the partnership ) today reported first quarter 2018 net income to controlling interests of $ 96 million and distributable cash flow of $ 112 million . additionally , in light of the march 15 , 2018 actions by the federal energy regulatory commission ( ferc ) and their potential adverse impact on our partnership\u2019s cash flow , the board of directors of tc pipelines gp , inc . , the partnership\u2019s general partner , declared the partnership\u2019s first quarter 2018 cash distribution of $ 0 . 65 per common unit payable on may 15 , 2018 to unitholders of record as of the close of business on may 9 , 2018 . this represents a 35 percent reduction from the distribution declared for the previous quarter . the reduced distribution level allows the partnership to retain a portion of the operating cash generated by its pipeline systems , to repay a portion of our debt to maintain prudent financial metrics and to fund near - term capital requirements in lieu of additional equity issuances .\n( d ) distributable cash flow and ebitda are non - gaap financial measures . for further detail , refer to the description of these non - gaap financial measures in the section entitled ' non - gaap financial measures ' and the supplemental schedule in the may 2 , 2018 , news release entitled ' tc pipelines , lp announces 2018 first quarter financial results and cash distributions ' .\ntc pipelines , lp ( the partnership ) is a publicly traded limited partnership which , as an entity , is generally not subject to federal or state income tax . instead , partners are required to report their allocable share of the partnership ' s items of taxable income , gain , deduction or loss in their individual income tax returns as though each partner had incurred such items directly .\nvisit urltoken to learn more about all of transcanada\u2019s natural gas pipelines and storage in north america , or download the transcanada asset map ( pdf , 3 . 55 mb ) .\nkarl johannson was appointed chairman of the general partner in march 2013 . in may , 2017 , he assumed the position of executive vice - president & president , canadian and mexico gas pipelines and energy . prior to this , he was executive vice - president & president , natural gas pipelines , responsible for overseeing transcanada corporation\u2019s natural gas pipeline network through canada , the united states and mexico .\n( b ) net income per common unit is computed by dividing net income attributable to controlling interests , after deduction of net income attributed to pngts ' former parent , amounts attributable to the general partner and class b units , by the weighted average number of common units outstanding . refer to the financial summary - consolidated statements of income section of the may 2 , 2018 , news release entitled ' tc pipelines , lp announces 2018 first quarter financial results and cash distributions ' .\nwith interests in approximately 6 , 300 miles of ferc regulated , interstate natural gas pipelines and a combined total deliverable capacity of 9 . 4 billion cubic feet per day ( bcf / d ) , our assets are essential infrastructure that supply approximately 13 percent of the average daily u . s . natural gas demand and are well interconnected to the key markets they serve .\nnathan brown was appointed president and director of the general partner , effective may 1 , 2018 . prior to this appointment , mr . brown served as the controller and principal financial officer of the general partner . he also holds the position of vice - president , u . s . natural gas pipelines financial services for transcanada where he is responsible for accounting , financial reporting , planning and budgeting . in this role , he also provides regulatory accounting support for rate filings , settlement negotiations , and other regulatory proceedings .\nnadine berge was appointed as director of the general partner in may , 2018 , and also serves as director , corporate compliance and legal operations for transcanada . ms . berge is responsible for corporate compliance programs and activities for all of transcanada\u2019s businesses in canada , the u . s . and mexico . her portfolio also includes leadership of operational matters for the transcanada legal department in all three jurisdictions .\nmr . stark brings more than three decades of experience in the finance and energy industries to his role as director of the general partner , a position he has held since july 1999 . mr . stark served as chief financial officer of imergy power systems , formerly deeya energy , an energy storage systems company from december 2013 to july 2016 .\nsean brett was appointed as a director of the general partner in may , 2018 . mr . brett also holds the position of vice - president , power and gas storage for transcanada .\nmr . mirosh was appointed a director of the general partner in september 2004 . mr . mirosh\u2019s principal occupations are president and corporate director of mircan resources ltd . , a private consulting company . prior to january 1 , 2010 mr . mirosh was vice - president of nova chemicals and special advisor to the president and chief operating officer . prior to april 2008 , mr . mirosh was vice - president and president of olefins and feedstocks of nova chemicals corporation , a commodity chemicals and plastics company ; a position he held since july 2003 . mr . mirosh was a partner of macleod dixon law firm from 1979 to 1993 and from january 2002 to july 2003 .\nmr . malquist was appointed a director of the general partner in april 2011 and chairman of the audit committee in july of the same year . mr . malquist has over 30 years of business experience in the energy sector . from september 2002 to march 2009 , he held various senior executive positions at avista corp . and served as the executive vice - 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", "topic": 3}], "title": "labour india", "paragraphs": ["labour india - the essence of education : : : the official website of labour india groups of companies ; labour india educational research centre , labour india publications ltd .\nlabour india knowledge city labour india hills marangattupilly p . o . kottayam dist kerala - 686 635\ncopyright \u00a9 2012 - 2013 labour india publications ltd . \u00ae all rights reserved .\nchild labour and responses . overview note - india - ieh - ethical trading initiative norway\nlabour file : a bi - monthly journal of labour and economic affairs the site contains articles on the current situation of labour in india . it is closely associated with the centre for education and communication , a labour resource centre based in new delhi , india .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at labour india , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the labour india company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at labour india .\ni applied in - person . the process took 1 day . i interviewed at labour india ( kottayam ) in june 2009 .\nalso on this server : labour history news labour history journals labnet asian labour dutch company archives women ' s history digital social history alternative germany russian archives communist posters art to the people and more . . . .\nlabour india respects the ancient indian culture and build up overall development of a child through traditional gurukulam system of education . here the difference is that \u2018shishyas\u2019 always question \u2018gurus\u2019 and never accept anything without sufficient reason . labour india do not teach but train students for life - long learning .\nthe school is owned by the labour india educational society , which is a registered trust and has opened a similar gurukulam international school in usa .\nthe cooperation between the ilo and the government of india in the field of child labour started in 1992 with the signature of a memorandum of understanding ( mou ) . among the un organizations , unicef has supported several initiatives against child labour , which have been undertaken by the government of india , as well as by civil society organizations . a great number of ngos , both local and international , work in the field of child labour in india .\nthis is the other part of the magic trick , the western perception of the supplier countries , born of ignorance and embarrassment . india , more than most , knows how to play on this . governments and celebrities fall over themselves to laud india for its progress . india is on the up , india is booming , india is very spiritual , india is vibrant . sure , the workers are poor , but they are probably happy .\nassociation of indian labour historians ailh ( delhi ) founded in 1996 , the association of indian labour historians is a professional body of historians , social scientists and scholars interested in furthering the historical understanding of the conditions of labour and labouring people .\nlabour india college is a new generation arts and science college affiliated to mahatma gandhi university , kottayam , kerala . the college is promoted by sri . george kulangara , a visionary leader in education in kerala . this is envisaged as a sister concern of labour india public school , marangattupilly and labour india college of teacher education . the college at present offers three ug programs bcom ( finance & taxation ) , ba communicative english ( literature , journalism & communication ) and bsc psychology .\nlack of education among the labour force leads to an improper representation of the workforce .\nin 2004 , labour india hrd foundation ltd . was set up to provide high quality education to indian and international students . the company has set - up labour india indo american international gurukulam school in vagamon to provide quality k - 12 education for indian and international students with an option to transfer to the bluefield school , usa .\nquiz india 2012 - 2013 comes out with lots of new items . . .\nin india , political parties support some large trade unions . this politicises them .\nlabour india public school & junior college was founded by mr . v . j . george kulangara on 4th june 1993 in his hometown marangattupilly in kottayam , kerala , south india . his guru ( teacher ) , the late prof . k . m . chandy , former governor of madhya pradesh , india , inaugurated the school .\nin 2005 , labour india teachers college came into being , to provide teacher training courses and to build teachers ( gurus ) who can make a significant difference in the education scenario in india . the first batch has already graduated in the year 2006 . in 2005 , labour india teachers college came into being , to provide teacher training courses and to build teachers ( gurus ) who can make a significant difference in the education scenario in india . the first batch has already graduated in the year 2006 .\nlabour india subscription is available on yearly basis . money orders / bank dds in favour of \u201clabour india publications\u201d need to be sent to the head office of labour india publications , marangattupilly ( po ) , kottayam district , 686 635 . value will be full cost of the journal for one year . for example , std . 10 , kerala syllabus means rs . 180 / - , medium of class ( kerala or cbse ) must be specified in your first communication . click here to see other price list .\nwe will soon explore the facility of online shopping . however at the present you can subscribe ( see q 2 ) to labour india products for your friends and relatives .\nthe decision has been taken on the recommendation of the technical advisory committee on child labour .\narchives of indian labour the ail is a repository of documents related to labour movement , personal narratives , memoirs and video and audio material . eight special collections comprising 40 , 000 printed pages , 100 hours of taped interviews are stored in digital form and made online available . in addition several special reports and articles on labour history of india , a detailed inventory of material and sources on labour history and papers on technical aspects of digital archiving are included .\nun replica world secretariat ( 8 , 971 . 73 mi ) marangattupilly , india 686635\nfollow us on : all rights reserved by government of nct of delhi , india .\n\u201cthe largest overall supplier of online labour according to the data is the traditional outsourcing destination india , which is home to 24 % of the workers observed ,\nthe report said .\nin pursuance of india ' s development goals and strategies , a national child labour policy was adopted in 1987 . it resolves to focus general development programmes to benefit children wherever possible .\nin india , the problem of child labour is well recognized . there are varying estimates of the number of working children in the country due to differing concepts and methods of estimation .\nadmit it . you love cheap clothes . and you don ' t care about child slave labour\ninviting french companies , especially those in the defence sector to manufacture in india and take advantage of low costs involved , the prime minister said india provides huge business opportunity for them .\nwhile software and technology services was the top sector for india , creative and multimedia services came second , and sales and marketing support was the third most popular online labour sector for the country .\npowered by the wageindicator foundation - share and compare wages , understand labour laws and spot career opportunities .\nindia is the fastest growing economy in the world . we have the labour and the market for your products ,\nmodi said at the india - france chief executives meeting here along with visiting french president francois hollande , according to a tweet by external affairs ministry spokesman vikas swarup .\n\u201cindia is the fastest growing economy in the world . we have the labour and the market for your products , \u201d mr . modi said at the india - france chief executives meeting here along with visiting french president francois hollande , according to a tweet by external affairs ministry spokesman vikas swarup .\nand from then on , there was no looking back . the gurukulam at labour india hills has grown to become a model educational institute , embracing traditional values even as we impart an international educational curriculum .\nuse the land board and emigration department\u2019s correspondence in co 384 for information about indentured labour practices and systems .\nfast fashion has engendered a race to the bottom , pushing companies to find ever - cheaper sources of labour . that cheap labour is freely available in many of the countries where textile and garment production takes place .\nestablishments working on holidays or beyond working hours are required to apply separately for permission from labour officer . similarly , establishments seeking to employ women beyond the permitted closing hours should obtain permission separately from concerned labour officer .\na nd from then on , there was no looking back . the gurukulam at labour india hills has grown to become a model educational institute , embracing traditional values even as we impart an international educational curriculum .\nthe labour india international gurukulam school & junior college is a dream come true , in fullfilling the aspirations of parents earning for better educational opportunities for their wards . it marks the emergence of a new dawn in learning .\nthe trade unions act , 1926 is the original act related to labour unions in india . the act provides for formation and registration of trade unions and in certain respects to define the law relating to registered trade unions .\nwith a dream to provide our students scientific and easier systems to learn shri george kulangara started his new endeavour \u201clabour india publications\u201d in 1983 at marangattupilly . within a short span of time labour india rose to meteoric heights and attained the status of a peerless institution in educational publication . in the course of time , labour india progressed from a private ltd company in 1992 to a public ltd company in 1995 . having started with a single magazine in 1983 , we now produce nearly 50 specialized educational journals ranging from the primary level to the entrance exam level courses - all to quench the thirst of the student , teacher and parent communities and to win their hearty admiration .\nunder colonial rule , india\u2019s population provided the british empire with a ready source of cheap and mobile labourers .\nprime minister narendra modi with french president francois hollande at chandigarh ' s rock garden . photo : pmo india\ncontact the british library . the asia , pacific and africa collections contain many records about indian indentured labour under colonial administration .\napplication in form - a duly completed with supporting documents are required to be submitted to the local labour inspector with necessary payment towards registration fee . the jurisdiction of the labour officer is based on the locality in which the business is housed from .\nl abour india public school & junior college was founded by mr . v . j . george kulangara on 4th june 1993 in his hometown marangattupilly in kottayam , kerala , south india . his guru ( teacher ) , the late prof . k . m . chandy , former governor of madhya pradesh , india , inaugurated the school .\nworkforce management solutions help drive business outcomes , engage your employees , control labour costs , increase productivity , and minimise compliance risk .\nchild labour is forbidden by law in most countries but continues to be rife in some of the poorest parts of the world .\nadmit it . you love cheap clothes . and you don ' t care about child slave labour | world news | the guardian\nnoting that innovation was france\u2019s biggest strength , mr . modi said both india and france could work in this field .\naddressing the business leaders of france and india here in presence of french president francois hollande , mr . modi said his government wants to ensure that foreign investors are clear about tax systems that will prevail in india over the next 15 years .\nnew order : shanmugaratnam , left , sees the opportunity for labour - intensive economic activity narrowing . | photo credit : v _ sudershan\nsofie ovaa , global campaign coordinator of stop child labour , says : \u201cthere are many girls in countries like india and bangladesh , who are willing to work for very low prices and are easily brought into these industries under false promises of earning decent wages . \u201d\nindia is followed by bangladesh , us , pakistan , philippines and the uk in what is being termed \u201cdigital gig work\u201c or freelance work offered online . over half of the online work supplied out of india is dominated by software development and technology sector .\nuse the library of the school of oriental and african studies , which is a major source for academic studies into indian indentured labour systems .\nour workforce management suite helps you drive business outcomes by engaging your employees , controlling labour costs , increasing productivity , and minimising compliance risk .\nchild labour is a particular issue for fashion because much of the supply chain requires low - skilled labour and some tasks are even better suited to children than adults . in cotton picking , employers prefer to hire children for their small fingers , which do not damage the crop .\nsalt lake society for labour studies ( calcutta ) a\nnon - profit association of professionals involved in academic projects on varied histories and cultures of labouring classes in eastern india during the colonial and post - colonial periods\n. details from a list of ith member institutes .\nthe trade unions act , 1926 regulates trade unions in india . as per the act , trade unions regulate employer - employee relationships .\nindia has witnesssed 40 per cent increase in foreign direct investments and established itself as an important destination for foreign capital , he said .\nthe constitution of india lays down that no child below the age of 14 years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment . an important judicial intervention in the action against child labour in india was the 1996 supreme court judgement , directing the union and state governments to identify all children working in hazardous processes and occupations , to withdraw them from work , and to provide them with quality education .\nthe records at the national archives are mainly concerned with how governments generally administered different indentured labour systems . they contain very little personal information about the labourers themselves .\n1 . constituting labour 2 . a deficient workforce 3 . rejection of the commitment concept 4 . factory workers as dominant class in the urban economy 5 . social profile and lifestyle 6 . the claim to dignity 7 . industrial work in the informal sector of the economy 8 . structuring the industrial labour market 9 . bibliography\nin india , trade unions are governed under national and state - specific legislations . the right to form and join a trade union , and engage in collective bargaining etc . are provided under these laws . also , the constitution of india guarantees a fundamental right \u201cto form associations or unions . \u201d\na televised visual travelogue . this travelogue is the outcome of the solo travels made by mr . santhosh george kulangara , managing director of the labour india group . this book consists of the snaps taken by mr . santhosh george kulangara during his travels . it also contains the complete script of each connected episode of\nat the next step of the chain , in the yarn and spinning mills , child labour is rampant . the somo report ( pdf ) found that 60 % of workers at the mills it investigated in india were under - 18 when they started working there ; the youngest workers were 15 when they joined .\nalthough a child has been defined a person who has not completed his twelfth year of age but it is to be read as fourteen year . it is pertinent to state that the employment of children as domestic servants in dhabas ( roadside eateries ) , restaurants , hotels , motels , teashops , resorts , spas or in other recreational centres has been banned from october 10 , 2006 not only in delhi but all over india . the ban , notified by the labour ministry has been imposed under the child labour ( prohibition & regulation act , 1986 . the decision has been taken on the recommendation of the technical advisory committee on child labour .\nin 1993 , the labour india gurukulam public school was founded by mr . v . j . george kulangara in marangattupilly in kottayam , kerala , to impart education and training that focused on the holistic growth of students , developing their faculties and potentialities , allowing them to harness their inherent skills to the very optimum .\nin 2003 , labour india group initiated to set up an indo - american education research foundation in u . s . a . the foundation envisages an indian village in its 160 + acre campus in bluefield , west virginia with facilities for k - 12 education , cultural interactions , yoga & meditation and tourism among others .\nthe prime minister said india\u2019s ranking in the \u2018ease of doing business\u2019 has improved by 12 points in a short span of time after his government took over .\n\u201cthe inflow of 40 per cent fdi in short period of time is a proof that the world has recognizes india as important destination , \u201d he said .\nuse the original correspondence for the relevant colony to find details of the indentured labour system . the correspondence consists of letters coming into london from the colonies . for example :\nyoung boys rescued from child traffickers at katihar station in bihar state , india , waiting for their parents to collect them . photograph : gethin chamberlain for the observer\ncolonial guilt helps . the british in particular feel awkward about india . we stole their country and plundered their riches . we don ' t feel able to criticise . but we should . china still gets caught out , but wages have risen and working conditions have improved . india seems content to rely on no one challenging it .\nlabour india aims at the overall development of the students through its educational journals . we bring out journals every month by incorporating topics from all subjects that are to be studied in that particular month . labour india journals present a comprehensive analysis of each lesson in detail with all possible questions and answers . we also provide relevant information regarding the various topics discussed in each month . monthly publication thus allows us to include updated information related to all subjects . it also enables us to publish flexible study materials as per the ever - changing evaluation patterns and methods . above all , our monthly journals are cheaper in comparison with other similar publications . hence , they are easily affordable to all classes of people .\nthe fair wear foundation has a list of over 120 brands that have signed up to its code of labour practices , which do not allow for the use of child labour . accredited brands must ensure with regular audits that all of the suppliers in the cut - make - trim stage of production meet these standards , meaning it goes beyond most companies\u2019 in - house policies .\nalthough a child has been defined a person who has not completed his twelfth year of age but it is to be read as fourteen year . it is pertinent to state that the employment of children as domestic servants in dhabas ( roadside eateries ) , restaurants , hotels , motels , teashops , resorts , spas or in other recreational centres has been banned from october 10 , 2006 not only in delhi but all over india . the ban , notified by the labour ministry has been imposed under the child labour ( prohibition & regulation act , 1986 ) .\nminimum wage rates in india are fixed under the minimum wages act , 1948 . since labour is a concurrent subject under the indian constitution , minimum wage rates are determined both by the central government and the provincial governments . minimum wage rates in india are declared at the national , state , sectoral and skill / occupational levels . minimum wage rates may be established for any region , occupation and sector . also , minimum wage is established for trainees , youth and piece - rate workers . minimum wage is determined by considering the cost of living .\ncentre for the study of culture and society ( bangalore , india ) . cscs aims to function as a site for interdisciplinary teaching and research spanning the humanities and social sciences .\nrt @ ldp _ india : an amber light means prepare to wait - unless it is not safe to do so . # roadsafetyweek # roadsafety # saferoad # redlight # gre\u2026\nhe said india also wants to play a significant role in a fight against global warming . \u201cwe want to reduce carbon foot print and move towards waterways , \u201d he said .\nlast week india ' s powerful planning commission claimed that poverty was at a record low of 21 . 9 % of the population . it did so on the basis that people could live on 26 rupees ( 29p ) a day in rural areas ( 33 rupees in urban areas ) . many inside india baulk at this . few outside the country did so .\nof the university of oxford published the report last week . it hosts the \u201cilabour project\u201c as part of which the online labour index is produced . this report analysed data for the first week of july .\nas the fastest growing big economy in the world , india has both the skilled workforce to produce as well be the market for french products , prime minister narendra modi said on sunday .\nthe labourers were mostly young , active , able - bodied people used to demanding labour , but they were often ignorant of the places they agreed to go to or the challenges they were going to face .\nas the first world war began , these textile mills faced more work . but more work did not mean more staff . working conditions deteriorated further . that is how unionism in india started .\ntraditionally , the function of trade unions in india was limited largely to collective bargaining for economic considerations . however , over time , trade unions have begun to play various other roles as well .\nmodi earlier met hollande at the rock garden here in the city created by french architect le corbusier , after the latter ' s arrival here on a three - day official visit to india .\n\u201cthe largest overall supplier of online labour according to the data is the traditional outsourcing destination india , which is home to 24 % of the workers observed . india is followed by bangladesh ( 16 % ) and us ( 12 % ) . different countries ' workers focus on different occupations . the software development and technology category is dominated by workers from the indian subcontinent , who command a 55 % market share . the professional services category , which consists of services such as accounting , legal services , and business consulting , is led by uk - based workers with a 22 % market share . \u201c\nlabour india gurukulam public school has added one more milestone to comprehensive education system . it has started an integrated entrance coaching programme called the super brain academy . this aims to set new benchmarks in iit - jee / neet coaching . the classes are timed in early morning and evening hours so that the regular school time activities are not affected . the classes are meant for students of grades 7 - 12 .\na recent report ( pdf ) by the centre for research on multinational corporations ( somo ) , and the india committee of the netherlands ( icn ) revealed that recruiters in southern india convince parents in impoverished rural areas to send their daughters to spinning mills with promises of a well - paid job , comfortable accommodation , three nutritious meals a day and opportunities for training and schooling , as well as a lump sum payment at the end of three years . their field research shows that \u201cin reality , they are working under appalling conditions that amount to modern day slavery and the worst forms of child labour\u201d .\nterming jobs as the country\u2019s biggest challenge that must be addressed urgently in order to avert a demographic crisis , he suggested giving real authority to cities and states to \u2018move the boundaries\u2019 of contentious labour and land legislations .\naround 260 million children are in employment around the world , according to the international labour organisation ( pdf ) . of them , the ilo estimates that 170 million are engaged in child labour , defined by the un as \u201cwork for which the child is either too young \u2013 work done below the required minimum age \u2013 or work which , because of its detrimental nature or conditions , is altogether considered unacceptable for children and is prohibited\u201d .\nthe last indentured labourers went to the west indies in 1916 . repatriation continued for many years after the time limit . the last ship carrying returning emigrants left the west indies for india in 1954 .\nthe committee had stated that the occupations mentioned were hazardous for children and had recommended their inclusion in the occupations which are prohibited for persons below 14 years under the child labour ( prohibition & regulation ) act , 1986 .\nmr . modi earlier met mr . hollande at the rock garden here in the city created by french architect le corbusier , after the latter\u2019s arrival here on a three - day official visit to india .\nthe fact that india is now the leader among large countries in universal digital identification and providing a unified payment interface is really impressive . you have leapfrogged the rest of the world , \u201d mr . shanmugaratnam said .\ntackling child labour is further complicated by the fact it is just a symptom of larger problems . where there is extreme poverty , there will be children willing to work cheaply and susceptible to being tricked into dangerous or badly paid work .\nwhat evolved from a dream to create a gurukulam back in the year 1993 , has emerged to be one of the premier educational institutions in india on par international standards , with over 750 students from 15 different countries .\n\u201cindia wants to enter the field of defence manufacturing . . . . i assure french companies present here , especially in the field of defence manufacturing that we can do a lot in the area of defence manufacturing . \u201d\nthe situation is improving . ilo estimates suggest child labour declined by 30 % between 2000 and 2012 , but still 11 % of the world\u2019s children are in situations that deprive them of their right to go to school without interference from work .\nwarning that the window of opportunity for labour - intensive economic activity is narrowing , he said the pace of adoption of artificial intelligence and robots in the manufacturing process will accelerate and robots are already being deployed in indian speciality chemicals and automobile industries .\nw hat evolved from a dream to create a gurukulam back in the year 1993 , has emerged to be one of the premier educational institutions in india on par international standards , with over 750 students from 15 different countries .\nas modernization crept , it influenced each and every field . even the education system was not unfazed by it . mr . george kulangara understood the effectiveness of this age - old gurukulam system . he felt the need of resurrecting this system as he foresaw it as a crucial force in changing the contemporary education system . his idea germinated in the form of \u201clabour india gurukulam school\u201d . here it is an amalgamation of the essence of the gurukulam system and the modern education methodologies .\nmr . modi announced that the controversial retrospective taxation is a thing of the past and this chapter will never be opened again in india , a statement aimed at addressing the concerns of foreign investors over predictability in the tax regime .\n\u201cretrospective tax is a matter of past . that chapter will not be opened again . we are ensuring that neither this government nor the future governments can open this chapter , \u201d mr . modi told the india - france business summit .\nin this book labour india educational research centre tries to explore this wonderful state with the help of the various maps available on kerala . included in this book are various maps that depict in detail the physiography , agriculture , rivers , various power projects , railway network , mineral wealth , roads , water distribution , climate , backwaters , lakes , and types of soil of kerala . such pieces of information on kerala are sequentially arranged so that quick reference is made possible . price rs . 35 / -\nthe term \u2018coolie\u2019 is of disputed origins : some believe it derives from an aboriginal tribe in the gujarat region of india , and others believe it comes from the tamil word \u2018kuli\u2019 , meaning \u2018payment for occasional menial work\u2019 ( oxford english dictionary ) .\n) - - traditional indian system of gurukulam education is undergoing a revamp for comeback in the 21st century to spread the light of knowledge to the world . this 3000 year old education system is being blended with modern educational practices and put to test in an international school in the southern state of kerala . the research is being headed by eminent researchers from labour india education research & training centre , which has decades of experience in modernizing education in the state through innovative research & practices , publications , products and services .\nhe said there are many opportunities to work on different fields between india and france . \u201cit is like \u2018made for each other\u2019 what you ( france ) have is our requirement and what you need is the market which we have , \u201d he said .\nchildren work at all stages of the supply chain in the fashion industry : from the production of cotton seeds in benin , harvesting in uzbekistan , yarn spinning in india , right through to the different phases of putting garments together in factories across bangladesh .\nvakilsearch is india\u2019s leading online legal services provider for businesses and individuals . as the official partner of the confederation of indian industry ( cii ) and knowledge contributor to sulekha . com , the hindu business line , entrepreneur magazine and the all india rubber association , vakilsearch reaches out to thousands of businesses , entrepreneurs and individuals on a regular basis . so when you visit vakilsearch . com , you can be assured of quality legal guidance and comprehensive documentation for your business and personal needs , at affordable prices .\none of the biggest challenges in tackling child labour in the fashion supply chain is the complex supply chain for each garment . even when brands have strict guidelines in place for suppliers , work often gets sub - contracted to other factories that the buyer may not even know about .\nwhile lauding india\u2019s infrastructure building efforts and macro - economic stability in recent years , the singapore deputy prime minister said there is still a long way to go and pointed out that the gap between laggard and advanced states , for instance , was becoming wider .\nquiz india yearbook is designed as a reference book for continuous references and studies . it is a complete general knowledge manual , which contains not only the routine quizzes but also the detailed information on various subjects . various topics , which every student should know about , like the countries of the world , scientific achievements , secrets of the universe , milestones in history etc , have been included and arranged scientifically . quiz india 2012 - 2013 is now available in malayalam and english languages . price rs . 100 / -\nbefore 1840 a large proportion of the labourers were so - called \u2018hill coolies\u2019 , aboriginal people from the plains of the ganges . later many others signed indentured labour contracts , including hindus , brahmins , high castes , agriculturists , artisans , mussulmans , low castes ( untouchables ) and christians .\n\u201cthe intangible change in the culture and building political support for good economics is the main lesson from india in recent years . the job\u2019s not done yet , but it\u2019s impressive how the culture is changing , how corruption and invisible money is being tackled , \u201d he said .\nno , they are not . india has made the brands look rank amateurs in the field of public relations . yes , we know it is protectionist , yes , we know working conditions are often diabolical , but we are in thrall to a country that seems impossibly exotic .\nfailure to issue appointment letters under section 34 of the act to the employee amounts to ' unfair labour practice ' resorted to deprive them of the benefits which accrue to them due to the length of their service ; bharat mudranalaya v . workmen , delhi gazette , dated 7 - 5 - 1970 ( it ) .\n\u201cwhether it is services or manufacturing , india has a problem of far too many small scale enterprises unable to move up to a higher level , \u201d mr . shanmugaratnam said and called for special efforts from the government to ensure that there is a level playing field for businesses and incumbent players aren\u2019t protected .\nthere are reports of children working under conditions of forced labor in rice mills in india , particularly in tamil nadu . these children are forced to work producing rice through a system of bonded labor , often working with their families . children of the lower castes , socially disadvantaged classes in india , are particularly vulnerable . according to an ilo study , over 1 , 000 families work in bonded labor in rice mills in one district of tamil nadu . families take an advance payment from recruiters and then are forced to work to pay off the debt . some children face harassment and restrictions on their movement from mill personnel . hindi translation\n\u201cacademic training is useful , but skills give jobs . india faces this more acutely , because you have a larger discord between education and the markets , \u201d he commented while calling for measured and concerted efforts to ensure that the country\u2019s demographic dividend of a young workforce doesn\u2019t become a demographic crisis in the years to come .\nlast week i revealed how poverty wages in india ' s tea industry fuel a slave trade in teenage girls whose parents cannot afford to keep them . tea drinkers were naturally upset . so the ethical bodies that certified assam tea estates paying a basic 12p an hour were wheeled out to give the impression everything would be made right .\nbut times are tough , consumers say . this is the most pernicious of the ideas the brands have encouraged . here ' s some maths from an observer investigation last year in bangalore . we can calculate that women on the absolute legal minimum wage , making jeans for a wkc , get 11p per item . now wave your own wand and grant them the living monthly wage \u2013 the \u00a3136 the asia floor wage alliance calculates is needed to support a family in india today ( and bear in mind that the women are often the sole earners ) . it is going to cost a fortune , right ? no . it will cost 15p more on the labour cost of each pair of jeans .\nhowever , the allahabad high court has held that if the workers are required to work for additional hours but if such additional hours will be less than 48 hours in a week , the employees will be entitled to wages and not overtime ; new victoria mills , unit of national textile corporation , uttar pradesh ltd . v . labour court ( 1 ) kanpur , 1990 llr 113 .\nlotte schuurman at the fair wear foundation says if parents have no education they will end up in low - paid work ; their children will be forced to work , they will miss out on their education , and they too will end up in low - paid work as adults . \u201cyou need to get out of that vicious circle of poverty to decline child labour , \u201d she says .\nfor the foregoing reasons , it seems to be clear that a labour inspector has no power to call upon the occupier of any shop or commercial establishment to produce the registers and other documents at his office and thus the failure of an employer or occupier to comply with the notice of the inspector requiring him to produce the records in his office , shall not expose him to any penalty .\neconomics is considered as ever green subject due to its high utility and huge demand in the job markets . economics is a very important discipline both for career as well as job point of view . the significance of economics has greatly increased post reform era . well trained economists are in huge demand not only in india but also across the world for rapidly globalizing economic scenario .\ngurukulam is a place where the disciples stay with guru and learns everything comes out of guru mukha . here in labour india gurukulam it is being followed with certain differences : this modern gurukulam is constructed at a small distance from the international school , neither too far , nor too close with cottages having all the facilities as residences . environment is similar to an \u2018ashrama\u2019 but facilities are there to satisfy each and every need of the student . modern technologies such as website administration , e - commerce , strategic marketing , bio - technology , multimedia tools development etc along with traditional jobs such as diary farm , goats rearing , organic farming etc are trained here . special emphasis is given on economics , politics , sociology , anthropology and philosophy . community living through learning and sharing is the core essence of the whole system .\n\u201cindia\u2019s biggest challenge is jobs , \u201d he said . the country has lost a lot of time because you have legislation that is really anti - employment , an education system that has not prepared people for the needs of the modern economy \u2013 ( both at the school and tertiary levels ) \u2013 and it\u2019s now a race against technology , which we all face , \u201d mr . shanmugaratnam said .\nthere are reports of children working under conditions of forced labor to produce bricks in india ' s kilns . the most recently available information from a trade union report indicates that in the state of haryana alone , as many as 40 , 000 children , many of them forced laborers , are working in brick kilns . bonded labor in the brick industry is found across india , including in punjab , haryana , and uttar pradesh . the kilns use a system of bonded labor in which children often work alongside other members of their debt - bonded families . some of these children are forced to work as a guarantee for loans to their parents . families take an advance payment from recruiters and then are forced to work to pay off the debt ; the debt rolls over from one year to the next , binding the worker in a cycle of debt bondage . children in scheduled castes , a socially disadvantaged class in india , and of migrant families , are particularly vulnerable to forced labor . some children are forced to work under threat of physical violence . some children and their families are not paid regularly , do not receive the promised wages , and are prohibited from leaving the worksite . hindi translation\nbusiness establishments in bangalore should not open before 6 . 00 am and the closing hours cannot be after 8 . 00 pm . business establishments in other cities were permitted to open till 9 . 00 pm . if any organization requires working beyond the closing hours , a separate permission from labour officer is required to be obtained . though this provision does not applies to certain establishments listed in s . 3 ( 2 ) of the act i . e . :\nan exam - centred study kit which helps in the collection of information along with many other activities . a collection of maps of the world , india and kerala which is an invaluable asset to students from classes v to x in accordance with the new syllabus for social science . also included are 14 outline maps and sufficient space to record data ; immensely useful for further studies as well . price rs . 20 / -\nthere are reports that children in india are forced to quarry stones . these children work in stone quarries , mines , and crushers under conditions of bonded labor . according to an assessment by the ilo , as many as 500 , 000 stone quarry workers , including entire families , in tamil nadu were bonded laborers . families receive an advance payment and become bonded for generations to pay off the debt . some children are used as a guarantee for the loan and are forced to work to pay it off . some children inherit the debt of their parents and may be bought and sold between contractors . children of scheduled castes , a socially disadvantaged class in india , and migrant children , are particularly vulnerable . the children live at the worksite and face isolation and restrictions on their movement . some children are forced to work under threat of financial penalties or physical violence , receive little pay , and are denied wages . hindi translation\nschuurman says there are practical steps that companies can take to rid their supply chains of child labour . \u201cbrands can start off by creating a supply register . fashion brands normally have 200 or more suppliers . you should start by knowing who your manufacturers are and visiting them . \u201d on these visits , she says brand representatives must watch out for signs the factory is sub - contracting ; they should be concerned , if the factory does not have enough workers for the amount of t - shirts it produces .\nclaim for overtime should be made within reasonable time . it has been held by delhi high court that the claim for overtime by the employee when he was in iraq or if he could not make his claim there , he should have served a notice in writing up to the employer as soon as he returned to india ; bhandari builders v . m . k . seth , 1988 ( 72 ) fjr 134 : 1988 llr 91 : 1988 ( 1 ) clr 279 .\nfor example , when the employee served a notice of one month on the employer on 17 - 7 - 1968 tendering his resignation to be effective from 16th august , 1968 and the employer accepted the same on 23 - 7 - 1968 with immediate effect , then the employee cannot insist on continuing in service till the expiry of the notice of one month on 16th august , 1968 ; dass studios v . r . k . baweja , labour court , delhi , 1972 ( 1 ) ilr 856 ( del hc ) .\nin one case before the supreme court , the management had prescribed 39 hours and had agreed to pay overtime wages for any work taken in excess of such normal working hours and up to the maximum , i . e . , 48 hours at 1\u00bd times the ordinary rate of wages and beyond the maximum , i . e . , 48 hours and up to 54 hours at double the rate of ordinary wages and the question posed was where the employer prescribes working hours less than the maximum permissible in the statute , does he incur the obligation to pay overtime wages at the rates prescribed in the tamil nadu shops & establishments act , 1947 . the supreme court allowed the appeals filed by the management and reversed the decision of the high court directing payment of overtime wages by twice the ordinary rates of wages for any work beyond the prescribed 39 hours and up to 48 hours ; philips india ltd . v . labour court , madras , air 1985 sc 1034 : 1985 ( 1 ) lln 633 : 1985 ( 66 ) fjr 474 .\nthe world today is turning towards renewable energy . global warming and climate change has finally opened the eyes of nations across the world . this seems to be the only way forward to bring down carbon footprint substantially and slowly reverse the greenhouse effect . the movement for renewable energy has gained momentum and in india too , the government is encouraging the shift to alternate energy sources . as of 2016 , solar power was just 1 % of total worldwide electricity production but is growing by leaps and bounds at approximately 33 % per annum .\non analysing the above definitions we see that the act virtually cover all types of business establishment and thus making it necessary for all business establishments ( with or without any employees ) in karnataka to register under the act . this is an important labour state level compliance requirement . the only case where one doesn\u2019t need to register under the act is when either the establishment is a factory when it will be covered under the factories act , 1948 or when it is exempted under the s . 3 ( 1 ) of the act . as per this section following establishments are not covered by the act :\nfor instance if an employer who proposes to effect any change prejudicial to the workmen , in respect of any matter specified in the fourth schedule to the act , should give the workmen concerned twenty one days notice under section 9a of the industrial disputes act . the real object and purpose of section 9a of the act is to afford an opportunity to the workmen to consider the effect of the proposed change and , if necessary , to represent their point of view on the proposal . such consultation further serves to stimulate a feeling of common interest of the management and workmen in industrial progress , efficiency and increased productivity . this approach on the part of the employer would reflect his harmonious and sympathetic cooperation in improving the status and dignity of the employee in accordance with the egalitarian and progressive trend of our industrial jurisprudence which strives to treat capital and labour as co - sharers and to break away from the tradition of labour ' s subservience to capital . in order to achieve the object underlying section 9a , it would be more appropriate to place on the fourth schedule read with section 9a of the industrial disputes act , a construction liberal enough to include change of weekly rest days from sundays to some other week day .\nindcat online union catalogue of indian unversities is unified online library catalogues of books , theses and journals available in major university libraries in india . the union database contains bibliographic description , location and holdings information for books , journals and theses in all subject areas available in more than 112 university libraries across the country . a web - based interface is designed to provide easy access to the merged catalogues . the indcat is a major source of bibliographic information that can be used for inter - library loan , collections development as well as for copy cataloguing and retro - conversion of bibliographic records .\nthe supreme court has observed that the preamble is a key to the enactment and it may legitimately be construed to solve any ambiguity or to fix the meaning of words which may have more than one , or to keep the effect of the statute within its real scope , whenever the enacting part is in any of these respects open to doubt . the scope of the act is a progressive piece of legislation and design to settle the disputes on a new pattern hitherto intention to judicial machinery set in the country . the object of all labour legislation is to ensure fair wages and to prevent disputes so that production might not be adversely affected ."]}
{"id": 54112, "summary": [{"text": "citic resources holdings limited ( sehk : 1205 ) , a subsidiary of citic group in china , is an integrated provider of natural resources ( including petroleum , coal , metals ) particularly petroleum business .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "in 2007 , citic resources paid us$ 1.15 billion for oil fields in kazakhstan and northeast china from its parent company , citic group .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "this accelerated citic resources to transform from metal producer to oil producer .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it expects to be the fourth largest oil producer in china , following petrochina , sinopec and cnooc . ", "topic": 35}], "title": "citic resources", "paragraphs": ["citic limited is the largest shareholder with about a 60 % interest in citic resources .\ncitic resources holdings limited ( \u201c citic resources \u201d ) has been listed on the hong kong stock exchange since 1997 ( stock code : 1205 ) .\nredemption and cancellation of us $ 1 , 000 , 000 , 000 6 . 75 % senior notes due 2014 issued by citic resources finance ( 2007 ) limited and unconditionally guaranteed by citic resources holdings limited\ncitic resources holdings limited is an investment holding company mainly engaged in the exploration and sale of natural resources . along with subsidiaries , the company operates its business through four segments . the aluminum smelting segment is engaged in the operation of the portland aluminium smelter ( pas ) , which sources . . . ( more )\nprincipal activities of citic resources include the exploration , development and production of oil and coal , investments in manganese , bauxite mining , alumina refining and aluminium smelting , as well as the import and export of commodities .\ncontinuing connected transactions - citic australia commodity trading pty . ltd . : results of special general meeting\noffer to repurchase for cash by citic resources finance ( 2007 ) limited of up to us $ 200 , 000 , 000 in principal amount of the us $ 1 , 000 , 000 , 000 6 . 75 % senior notes due 2014\noffer to repurchase for cash by citic resources finance ( 2007 ) limited of us $ 201 , 080 , 000 in principal amount of the us $ 1 , 000 , 000 , 000 6 . 75 % senior notes due 2014 : completion of the offer to repurchase\ncitic resources is an integrated provider of strategic natural resources and key commodities with particular focus on the energy sector . through a number of acquisitions in the past few years , the company and its subsidiaries ( collectively the\ngroup\n) have succeeded in expanding the business scope and building up a well - established operations in these industries with good partnership and collaboration with leading industry players , both within and outside china .\noffer to repurchase for cash by citic resources finance ( 2007 ) limited of up to us $ 200 , 000 , 000 in principal amount of the us $ 1 , 000 , 000 , 000 6 . 75 % senior notes due 2014 : expiry of early tender deadline\noffer to repurchase for cash by citic resources finance ( 2007 ) limited of up to us $ 200 , 000 , 000 in principal amount of the us $ 1 , 000 , 000 , 000 6 . 75 % senior notes due 2014 : increase in tender cap and expiry of offer to repurchase\nproposed spin - off and separate listing of citic dameng holdings limited on the main board of the stock exchange of hong kong limited . cornerstone investor .\ndiscloseable transaction - disposal of 7 % interest in coppabella and moorvale joint venture , termination of citic marketing agency agreement and acquisition of shares in macarthur coal limited . resumption of trading in shares .\ncompletion of acquisition of a 51 % participating interest and grant of put option by citic seram in respect of a 2 . 5 % participating interest , both in the seram island non - bula block , indonesia\nmr . wang yimin , aged 46 , joined in 2014 . he is the general manager of project management department of the company and was appointed an assistant to the chief executive officer of the company in may 2017 . mr . wang holds a bachelor of arts degree from the beijing foreign studies university . prior to joining the company , mr . wang was engaged in citic group . mr . wang has over 24 years\u2019 experience in project management and natural resources industry .\ncitic resources holdings limited is an investment holding company mainly engaged in the exploration and sale of natural resources . along with subsidiaries , the company operates its business through four segments . the aluminum smelting segment is engaged in the operation of the portland aluminium smelter ( pas ) , which sources alumina and produces aluminum ingots in australia . the crude oil segment is engaged in the operation of oilfields and the sale of oil in indonesia and china . the import and export of commodities segment is engaged in the export of various commodity products , such as aluminum ingots , coal , iron ore , alumina and copper . it is also involved in the import of other commodity products and manufactured goods , such as steel , and vehicle and industrial batteries and tires in australia . the coal segment is engaged in the operation of coal mines and the sale of coal in australia .\ncitic dameng holdings limited , an associate of the company , which is in charge of the operation of manganese mining and the sale of refined manganese products in the people ' s republic of china as well as the exploration of manganese mining in gabon , western africa .\nmajor transaction - deemed disposal in relation to the proposed spin - off and separate listing of citic dameng holdings limited on the main board of the stock exchange of hong kong limited . non - competition undertaking . adoption of the cdh share option scheme and closure of register of members\nmajor transaction - deemed disposal in relation to the proposed spin - off and separate listing of citic dameng holdings limited on the main board of the stock exchange of hong kong limited . connected transaction - deed of tax indemnity to be issued in favour of the cdh group . despatch of circular .\nmr . sun yang , aged 51 , joined in 2014 as an executive director and a vice chairman of the company . he is also a director of several subsidiaries of the company . he is responsible for the strategic and corporate development , management and operations of the group . mr . sun holds a master\u2019s degree in management from renmin university of china . he is the president of citic kazakhstan llp , an independent director of jsc ab bank of china kazakhstan and a director of kbm . mr . sun has held senior positions in several subsidiaries of citic group since 1995 . mr . sun has over 11 years\u2019 experience in the oil and gas industry .\nour key focus going forward is to boost the development capability , profitability and risk resistance of its businesses while leveraging both on its parent ' s unique position in the chinese business world and on its witnessed abilities to further increase market penetration and strive for competitiveness . in a nutshell , we shall continuously strengthen our core business and identify new investment opportunities with a view to further enhancing the profitability and maximizing our shareholders\u2019 value our businesses and interests in natural resources currently include :\nmr . wang xinli , aged 47 , joined in 2012 as a vice president of the company . he is a director of a subsidiary and several joint ventures of the company . mr . wang holds a bachelor of accounting degree from the beijing institute of machinery . he is a qualified accountant of china . prior to joining the company , mr . wang was engaged in several subsidiaries of citic group . mr . wang has over 24 years\u2019 experience in accounting and financial management aspects , especially in new project assessment .\nmr . fan ren da , anthony , aged 57 , joined in 2000 as an independent non - executive director of the company . he is the chairman of the audit committee of the company and a member of the remuneration committee , nomination committee and the risk management committee of the company . mr . fan holds a master\u2019s degree in business administration from the united states of america . he is the chairman and managing director of asialink capital limited . he is also an independent non - executive director of uni - president china holdings ltd . ( stock code : 220 ) , raymond industrial limited ( stock code : 229 ) , shanghai industrial urban development group limited ( stock code : 563 ) , china development bank international investment limited ( stock code : 1062 ) , technovator international limited ( stock code : 1206 ) , renhe commercial holdings company limited ( stock code : 1387 ) , cgn new energy holdings co . , ltd . ( stock code : 1811 ) , neo - neon holdings limited ( stock code : 1868 ) , hong kong resources holdings company limited ( stock code : 2882 ) and tenfu ( cayman ) holdings company limited ( stock code : 6868 ) , all listed on the main board of the stock exchange . mr . fan ceased to act as an independent non - executive director of lt commercial real estate limited ( stock code : 112 ) and guodian technology & environment group corporation limited ( stock code : 1296 ) in june 2017 and august 2017 respectively . he is also the president of the hong kong independent non - executive director association . mr . fan held senior positions with various international financial institutions .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nboris johnson resigned as britain\u2019s foreign secretary on monday as prime minister theresa may was battling to save her government .\nmr . johnson , perhaps the most high - profile advocate of brexit , is the second cabinet minister to quit in less than 24 hours .\neuropean countries , considering how to handle a disruptive american president at the military alliance\u2019s summit meeting , are caught between dependency and outrage .\npresident trump will announce his pick for the court on monday at 9 p . m . eastern . he said on sunday that he hoped to have made a decision by noon .\nrepublicans and democrats are returning from their recess to remarkable uncertainty . the disarray comes as november\u2019s elections could tip control of the house to the democrats for the first time in nearly a decade .\nthe trump administration , embracing the interests of infant formula manufacturers , turned to threats as it tried to derail a world health organization resolution that encouraged breast - 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( pocket - lint )\n5 ) is the serious runner a repeat purchaser or loyal committed customer ? explain and relate how this may have contributed to the failure of adidas 1 .\n' s shoe phone . adidas hopes to resurrect the circuited shoe with the adidas _ 1 , the only shoe on the market that thinks about running more than you do . now updated with better software , the adidas _ 1\nintelligence level 1 . 1\nhave sensors in the heels that measure the compressions when your foot hits the ground . the shoes adjust their stiffness appropriately by tightening or loosening a cables deep in the soles of the shoes . the idea is that a range of settings effectively crams the functionality of various types of sneakers into a single adjustable pair .\n6 ) analyze the market for adidas 1 and their sensor technology as you move from the innovators to the early adopters to the mass market . in doing so :\nin my ongoing quest for functional footwear , the adidas harden vol . 1 was a little different . the silhouette felt modern but a clean toebox kept everything simple . with the boost midsole offering a comfy invite , i took the harden vol . 1 out for a spin .\nfor the remaining questions , assume you have been hired by adidas to revive its adidas 1 and its related sensor technology . this time the company wants to avoid the mistakes of the past and move beyond a novelty technology to a mass - marketed item .\nhello tomorrow ( adidas version ) by karen o . & squeak e . clean\nback in 2006 , a $ 250 basketball shoe was a bit more of a stretch than it is now . adidas expanded their adidas _ 1 offering to the hardwood , where the computerized shoe was worn by tim duncan \u2014 to some , this may have seemed redundant .\nthe adidas _ 1 shoes certainly appeal , but they do have their drawbacks . the major one , apart from the price , is that due to the nature of the product , adidas advise you that the shoe is sensitive to moisture and dirt . the manual even goes on to say \u201cdo not use adidas _ 1 in excessively wet and muddy conditions as water and dirt may penetrate the electronic casing causing a system failure\u201d - so no cross - country training there then .\nadidas asked jog to develop a folder to support the launch of the adidas 1 shoe . the shoe was the first to use in - built technology to adapt to the runner during the run and adidas wanted something distinctive to hold the launch materials . the folder had to meet two key objectives . first it had to immediately strike the recipient as innovative and unique , building anticipation for product itself . secondly it had to create an instant and lasting connection to the adidas brand .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nmen ' s adidas\u00ae _ 1 smart ride : : you ' re looking at what is truly the smartest running shoe on the planet : the men ' s adidas\u00ae _ 1 smart ride . as you run , your stride changes depending on the terrain and how long you ' re out there . that ' s where the men ' s adidas\u00ae _ 1 smart ride comes in . with a built - in central processing unit that monitors heel impact forces up to 4000 times per second , it actually adapts the physical cushioning properties to your running stride to give you the perfect amount of cushioning at any given moment . 13 . 4 oz .\nhe is banking on the foothold adidas ' s subsidiary reebok has in india to keep production and distribution costs low . he believes in india , the firm can sell its trainers for $ 1 and still make money .\nwith the introduction of the new adidas _ 1 , adidas is furthering its lead in the field of intelligent sporting goods . the adidas intelligence team has already doubled in size and is using cutting edge equipment to develop technologies that will reinvent the industry . \u201cadvances in electronics come very quickly , \u201d says adidas innovation team leader christian dibenedetto . \u201cby using electronics in sporting goods , we are able to improve products ' capabilities quickly and keep moving forward . there is a lot of untapped potential in this field . \u201d\nthe first impression of the adidas _ 1 intelligence level 1 . 1 , to give its full name , is that it\u2019s a bit \u201cbling\u201d . the latest technological advances obviously need a dazzle of white and gold according to the shoemaker and so that\u2019s the colouring of the trainer - white and gold . it\u2019s a bit in your face and even chavey , and to be honest , and unless you\u2019re an extrovert , shy runners may feel the shoes will out - shine you .\nif you\u2019re looking to move away from tech - heavy basketball models but still need to euro - step around the haters , the adidas harden vol . 1 will have you doing all that with the finesse of the bearded one himself .\na full - length boost midsole pretty much guarantees that the adidas harden vol . 1 is a comfy shoe . however , don\u2019t pick them up expecting ultraboost level bounce . these are meant for the basketball court and are thus tailored a little differently .\nthe shoes will sell at an unspecified premium price but adidas plans to lower the cost as the technology develops .\nthe designers of james harden ' s first signature shoe detail its creation in the new era of adidas basketball .\nbetween the asymmetrical lacing system and the leather toe cap , the adidas harden vol . 1 presents a modern silhouette with some classic sentiment . the low cut also makes it an easy shoe to pair with jeans and an easy go - to in warmer weather .\nadidas 1 was the first shoe to use inbuilt technology to constantly adapt to the runner and to running conditions . the shoe senses the level of compression in the heel during a run and adapts the strength of heel cushioning . adidas commissioned jog to design a series of materials for the press launch of the shoe , including an innovative brochure that communicates the shoe\u2019s story in an appropriate and refreshing way .\nit wasn\u2019t the shot , but the contract heard around the world when adidas announced that they\u2019d be signing james harden to an unprecedented 13 - year , $ 200 million deal to bring the dynamic houston rockets guard to the three stripes . a statement was made . clearly , \u201cthe bearded one\u201d was a player that adidas wanted on their team , and one that they were poised to position as the new face of their entire basketball program . a year and two months later from that august 2015 announcement , adidas and harden are ready to prove just how serious their relationship is with the unveiling of his first signature shoe , the adidas harden vol . 1 .\nrelates to felt need above . it is not at all clear that alternative technologies involving non - electronic gear could yield the same advantages with a much lower price tag . also , weight is a key aspect for serious runners and adidas 1 was heavier enough to make them question the benefits .\nthe german sports giant believes the rise of india ' s 1 . 1 billion population , which is expected to surpass china as the world ' s largest in the next decade , is an opportunity to persuade aspirational indian villagers to trade their plastic chappals or flip - flops for one of the world ' s most iconic brands .\nadidas sought to eliminate the compromise and deliver optimum shock damping - - and therefore comfort - - under all conditions . it took three years and a whole new technology to do it . what the company came up with is the\n1 ,\nthe world ' s most technologically advanced shoe .\nyou can ' t really compare this to any other running shoe . this is the equivalent of a concept car for running shoes . a bit of history in the making . i ' ve ran them and they are surprisingly smooth , much better than the original adidas 1 disco shoe . . . !\nwhen building the harden vol . 1 , adidas worked classic styling into the modern tech . the majority of the upper is built of a woven mesh , backed by a layer of nylon . these materials hug the midfoot and back to the heel , while an independent leather toe cap wraps the forefoot .\nthe $ 1 trainers will be the latest in a growing trend which increasingly sees the world ' s poor as a potentially lucrative market rather than a begging bowl for aid .\noverall , i\u2019m most impressed by how well - rounded this sneaker is . no particular feature is outstanding , but rather everything just works together well . between the functionality and a design that is sure to be a canvas for some hot colorways , i\u2019m excited to see more from the adidas harden vol . 1 .\nthis video dates back to 2004 advertising the ' worlds first intelligent shoe\nand uses the famous adidas slogan\nintelligence is nothing\ncheck out all adidas - urltoken link to urltoken below : http : / / www . urltoken ? cm _ mmc = yout . . .\nkobe bryant is well known for his innovation with nike , but early fans of \u201cthe black mamba\u201d will never forget his humble beginnings with adidas . the three stripes have recently revealed a lifestyle take on bryant\u2019s nostalgic adidas kobe 1 . its makeover hosts premium materials throughout such as nubuck , leather and neoprene . its construction is something you may expect from adidas\u2019s tubular line thanks to its thick midsole and minimal aesthetic . the model will make its debut in a choice of two colorways in black or grey . each iteration will be supported by contrasting colors of white as the aforementioned neoprene will serve as its inner lining .\nadidas last month experimented with a pop - up store where customers could design a custom - fitted sweater and have it knitted in the store .\naccording to adidas , the microprocessor works by analysing your running style and terrain , then using the microprocessor changes the tension of the sole accordingly .\nthat i have read , understand and agree to the vip family membership terms above , and agree to be billed $ 1 . 99 for the first year membership and $ 24 . 99 annually thereafter .\nthe sports shoe firm adidas is to sell its trainers for less than a pound a pair throughout rural india to capitalise on the country ' s soaring population .\nadidas , the 83 - year - old german sporting - goods maker , is about to turn that fantasy into biomechanical reality in the form of a running shoe for men and women . sleek and lightweight despite its battery - powered sensor , microprocessor and electric motor , the shoe , named 1 , is expected to be in stores by december and will cost $ 250 .\nvip membership terms : normally $ 24 . 99 per year , but your web exclusive deal means you enjoy 3 months of vip family benefits for $ 1 . 99 . check out your savings and benefits below .\nlate last night , adidas unveiled their game - changing version of digitally fabricated shoes in partnership with tech company , carbon . the futurecraft 4d running shoes combine carbon ' s digital light synthesis manufacturing process with footwear design knowledge from adidas ' futurecraft team . the result ? a sleek sneaker that ' s way more complicated than it appears :\na closeup shows adidas ' s 3d - printed plastic sole on display at a news conference in the northern bavarian town of herzogenaurach , near nuremberg march 3 , 2016 .\nthe cold , wet mess that has been nyc lately made a formidable field test for the adidas harden vol . 1 . i was a little afraid of how the traction would hold up against slick surfaces as the grooves are not so deeply sculpted into the outsole . surprisingly , the grip was fairly efficient but after subjecting them to the outdoor elements ( and some impromptu pickup games ) for several days , the rubber did show some wear .\nlate last year adidas sold a few hundred pairs of running shoes with soles made by regular 3d printing for $ 333 us but they were relatively rigid and heavy and took 10 hours to print .\nit took a bit of wrangling , but we managed to score a pair of adidas 1 , those new running shoes that come with the 20mhz microprocessor built - in . we knew that reviewing these shoes would require some very serious sacrifices\u2014namely , that we remove ourselves from our chair and actually do some exercise\u2014but we couldn ' t resist finding out first - hand whether having a little computational power would make any difference in our , uh , daily workout .\nadidas executive board global brands member eric liedtke holds the new futurecraft shoe , featuring a 3d - printed sole , at an unveiling event in new york city on april 6 . ( joe penney / reuters )\nthe latest creation , and the first to incorporate digital technology , is the 1 running shoe . outside the shoe ' s development group , which seldom grew beyond seven designers , engineers , researchers and testers , few people ever saw the shoes as they took shape .\nlaunched by well - regarded researchers and funded with venture capital backed by chinese and u . s . pharmaceutical companies , it will sequence anyone\u2019s genome for just $ 1 , 000 and interpret it , too . in 2017 , it started offering to sequence newborns in china .\nadidas already lets people customize the colour and pattern of shoes ordered online , but new 3d printing methods will make small production runs , limited edition shoes and even soles designed to fit an individual ' s weight and gait economical .\nadidas initially plans batches of shoes tailored to specific sports or cities but hopes consumers will eventually be measured and tested in store to design perfectly - fitting shoes tweaked for an individual ' s gait , weight and type of sport .\nadidas launched a new sneaker on friday with a 3d - printed sole that it plans to mass - produce next year , part of a broader push by the german sportswear firm to react faster to changing fashions and create more customised products .\nadidas launched a new sneaker on friday with a 3d - printed sole that it plans to mass - produce next year , part of a broader push by the german sportswear firm to react faster to changing fashions and create more customized products .\ntransitioning to the indoor hoops , the harden vol . 1 still held me down just fine . my outdoor escapades ushered no separation from the sole or across the different materials of the upper . every cut and stop was supported as i hit the defense with my best crossover - hesitation - stepback - fadeaway jumpers .\nadidas had originally planned to launch its venture in bangladesh but switched to india after a pilot project lost money . the company ' s boss herbert hainer blamed high import taxes and the firm ' s lack of presence in the country for the failure .\nhowever , adidas says its new partnership with silicon valley start - up carbon allows it to overcome many of those difficulties to produce a sole that can rival one made by an injection mould , and at a speed and price that allow for mass production .\nadidas hopes to sell 5 , 000 pairs of its futurecraft 4d this year , and 100 , 000 next year as carbon cuts the time it takes to print a sole from the current hour and a half to as low as 20 minutes per sole .\n3d printing will also help cut the time it takes to get new designs to stores from the 12 to 18 months it usually takes for sneakers . to that end , adidas is also opening factories mainly operated by robots in germany and the united states .\nimages are available of the shoe upon request . video clips to see a breakdown of the shoe and what it is all about are available at urltoken . to learn more about the world ' s first intelligent shoe , visit the adidas website at urltoken .\non all the latest shoes or anything else you need from 7 / 1 - 7 / 31 . just follow the return / exchange instructions on your invoice . don ' t worry about the return fee . you ' re covered . experience the exhilaration of your vip warp speed promise when you order monday - friday 7am to 7pm .\nthe aim of the adidas techfit products is to coordinate the joints , balance the muscles and improve the posture for greater performance . the result will be better rapidity in situations where force or speed plays a crucial role like running , sideways movement ( tennis ) , sudden starts and stops ( football ) or at lifting great weights ( bodybuilding ) . the adidas techfit clothes are skintight manufactured and because of their compression materials they reduce muscle vibration and improve blood streaming thereby help the athlete to reach optimal and effective power effort and consumption .\nthis is a milestone not only for us as a company but also for the industry ,\nsaid gerd manz , adidas head of technology innovation , announcing the launch of its new futurecraft 4d shoe .\nwe ' ve cracked some of the boundaries .\nover a year in the making , james harden\u2019s very first adidas signature shoe is finally a finished product . the brand is currently throwing a grand unveil party for him in houston , complete with a full fashion show and music performance from the likes of travis scott .\n1 . cushion : for people with \u201cnormal foot alignment\u201d whose soles naturally tilt outwards . 2 . control : for people whose soles tilt inwards and thereby need a support which tilts the sole into the right direction . pro - modorator was designed for this purpose : an extremely lightweight midsole support system made out of thermoplastic urethane ( tpu ) .\nif your personal comfort zone is a little firmer or softer than the factory ' s programmed setting , two buttons let you adjust compression resistance up or down . the adidas system is powered by a replaceable battery that lasts for 100 hours of running time . the 1 is the only shoe that comes with an owner ' s manual on a cd . it ' s expected to hit the stores in december and sell for around $ 250 . forget about those shoes that light up or play tunes or boast dancing laces . the coolest shoe , by far , is the one that thinks . your knees will agree .\nadidas engineers designed a closed - loop system that senses the amount of shock input to the foot , and continuously adjusts the amount of damping to keep the cushioning level within an optimal preset zone . the system adjusts on the fly to any combination of running speed and terrain .\nmr . dibenedetto said he was surprised to learn that no one had ever precisely measured cushioning compression while a shoe was in use . to do that , he and mr . oleson inserted a sensor about the size of a sparrow ' s eye into the top of the heel of a standard adidas running shoe , and a magnet smaller than a dime in the bottom of the heel , creating a magnetic field that the sensor could measure . as the heel was compressed , the sensor , known as a hall sensor , measured the corresponding changes in the magnetic field strength to a tenth of a millimeter , 1 , 000 times a second .\ntake advantage of your offer on everything except previous purchases , gift cards , monitors , electronics , strollers , and select styles of adidas , altra , asics , brooks , hoka one one , mizuno , nike , reebok , saucony , garmin , fitbit , apple , polar and soleus .\nadidas hopes to sell 5 , 000 pairs of its futurecraft 4d this year , and 100 , 000 next year as carbon cuts the time it takes to print a sole from the current hour and a half to as low as 20 minutes per sole . ( joe penney / reuters )\ntake advantage of your offer on everything except previous purchases , gift cards , monitors , electronics , strollers , and select styles of adidas , altra , asics , brooks , hoka one one , mizuno , nike , reebok , saucony , apple , polar , soleus , garmin , and fitbit .\ncarbon ' s technology will allow adidas to make small batches of shoes far more quickly . small production runs were not economical before as the metal moulds for most soles need to be used 10 , 000 times to pay for themselves , and they take four to six weeks to cast and grind .\n' ' the whole concept of an intelligent shoe would be great , ' ' said christian dibenedetto , a scientist here at the north american headquarters of adidas . ' ' something that would change to your different needs during a marathon , or whatever you were doing , was always the fantasy . ' '\nas far as the contract goes , we know we have a long time with him , and that\u2019s great because right now we\u2019re on volume 1 , and we named it that way because you can start to think about chapters and how you can evolve the storytelling . we\u2019re just in the beginning phases of scratching the surface of what james\u2019 story means for him and what he wants to bring to life .\nto hear about every last detail of the process ( seriously , all of them ) , nice kicks caught up with brian foresta , adidas vp of basketball design and corey allen , adidas basketball product manager at the brand\u2019s portland , oregon - based village headquarters . read ahead for the in - depth interview , and let us know your thoughts in the comments section below on james harden\u2019s debut signature sneaker . they\u2019ll first release on december 3rd in the \u201cpioneer\u201d colorway \u2014 the black / white / red version seen above \u2014 which honors his high school mascot and the two state championships that first put him on the map as an emerging star .\nthe brochure needed to show the shoe working on several levels since much of the mechanism is not visible on the surface . it also needed to show how it responds in a variety of running conditions . this is a complex requirement for a brochure that must also push the brand strongly to ensure people associate these innovations with adidas .\nit does this by using the microprocessor to monitor the heel ' s impact on the ground 1 , 000 times per second while you run . it analyses that data and then sends calculated instructions to the motor which makes a physical change to the cushioning properties of the shoe as you run on the fly , making sure that you have the correct level of cushioning for your needs at any given time , be it on tarmac or gravel .\nthe shoe features both full - length boost and a primeknit upper , showcasing two of adidas\u2019 best - in - class current technologies . from there , the proportions and flows of the shoe get bendy , quirky and yes \u2014 \u201cdifferent . \u201d it\u2019s asymmetrical in parts , slanted in others and still retains a familiar and wearable look at first glance .\nnick depaula : when you guys signed james , it was such a big headline in terms of the number of years and the money involved . it was different than when you sign a rookie , because they have to earn their signature shoe . with james , signature was the expectation from day 1 . what were some of those early conversations like , and what were some of the things he mentioned he was looking for in his first collection ?\nwith that massive contract , harden\u2019s well - known distinct styles on and off the court , and other in - house factors to live up to like the current successes of the style - driven adidas yeezy and nmd lines , you can imagine the pressure looming over the heads of the designers tasked to create harden vol . 1 . but as you can see by the finished shoe , they had no problem dealing with the hype and high expectations . we recently sat down with vice president of basketball design brian foresta and basketball product manager corey allen\u2014the leaders of the project who are both sporting very harden - esque beards of their own\u2014to discuss how they created the high - performance and high - style sneaker , and what it was like working with james from the first meeting to the impressive final product .\ni tried these back when they cost $ 250 . they were so bad i had assumed adidas pulled it from the shelves , but i guess they ' re back . not only did the\nsmart\ncushioning not work ; they actually cut into my heel . i ' m not a fan of coming in from a run to find blood stains on my socks .\nserious runners may have used weight as a non - compensatory attribute . that is , weight could be used in a two - phased process \u2013 first , all shoes over a certain weight are eliminated . then , a more compensatory rule is used . any non - compensatory rule that involved weight as an important attribute would put adidas at risk of elimination by serious runners .\nnow is the fun part . the non - stop journey to get here and create a signature collection of both footwear and apparel has been in the works for over a year , ever since james harden inked his unprecedented 13 - year endorsement deal with adidas on last october 1st . the deal was reported as being worth $ 200 million , but that\u2019s with all incentives met , like meeting lofty sales thresholds and him winning finals mvp in every single year of the contract . \u201chey , we\u2019d love to pay him the full two hundred , \u201d joked one adidas executive after the deal was announced . if harden is able to meet all the incentives , of course , that\u2019d mean he was one of the greatest players to ever play the game .\nca : bringing james in and starting the signature process and getting to know him was a thing in its own right . he told the team a variety of colorways and things that he would like to see , and being that this is the first signature and we have a ways to go , you\u2019ll see more and more stories come to life . even with the naming of the shoe being volume 1 , it lends itself to being able to tell stories and different chapters .\nbf : about two years ago , we decided that it was time to really shake up what it meant for adidas to participate in the game of basketball . it felt like we had gotten to a point where we might\u2019ve become a little formulaic . i came over from originals , and we kind of switched the team up , and started to look at it a little bit differently . how do we be super expressive , and move forward , but also always progress the athlete forward ? i think the product you\u2019re seeing come to market now\u2014the crazy explosive , the new d rose , dame\u2019s next shoe\u2014is really just the tip of the iceberg . we started to look at adidas basketball completely differently . it\u2019s been great to bring all our guys along , and get more of a family atmosphere .\njacques perrault : the foot itself is a heterogeneous , multi - functional object . for the adidas future team , modern approaches to design are about getting closer to people and their sport . creating varying functional stiffness and response are the best levers to turn to make footwear more intimate and personalized . the core concept here is that by making product closer to the desired function , we can improve performance .\nin the hypercompetitive sporting - goods industry , of which the $ 15 billion sneaker market is only a part , innovation is seen more and more as a great differentiator . and while other companies , like nike in nearby beaverton , ore . , have made a name for themselves with new products , mr . vincent acknowledged that adidas had not established a firm reputation as an innovator in the american market .\nat the beginning of the month , adidas unveiled their newest materials experiment , forgefiber . the difference between this new manufacturing method and what we ' ve been seeing in the industry lately is simple\u2014no 3d printers . i know , crazy . instead of 3d printed material , forgefiber focuses on knit technology , varying densities with a tpu coated yarn that ' s then stitched and forged onto the sneaker ' s upper .\nmr . enderle , the analyst , predicted that even at $ 250 a pair , shoes that use digital technology effectively are likely to find a market . fortunately for adidas , he said , ' ' a lot of people who run - - business executives and the rest - - do have the money and love having the latest cutting - edge shoe that apply technology to make the running experience better . ' '\nit seems as though adidas is focusing on designing personalized footwear in parts\u2014midsoles and heel caps with the 3d runners and futurecraft 4ds and uppers with the futurecraft leather superstars and forgefiber . this may be a stretch , but i ' m left wondering if all these new shoes are just prototypes and there will be a mega sneaker that combines a little bit of everything in the works sometime soon . i guess we ' ll have to wait and see .\njm : it ' s an amazing time to be in footwear innovation . the market is demanding innovation on an increasingly faster timeline , and that is allowing us as designers and engineers here at adidas the resources to tackle big ideas like speedfactory , futurecraft 4d and forgefiber . it just proves that being an agile company and having a team capable of building new solutions internally and collaborating with industry leaders in manufacturing and material development is where future success lies .\nbf : well , we had to grow beards . [ laughs ] brian foresta , adidas vp of basketball design ca : we\u2019re still working on getting it to his level . [ laughs ] i don\u2019t know the exact amount of times that we met , but the access that he provided was unbelievable . we\u2019d be at his house or on facetime and there were no limits . he understood how much we needed to talk in order to hit timelines .\nadidas executives say the shoe is no gadget - dependent gimmick . instead , its designers say it represents a leap forward in wearable technology . each second , a sensor in the heel can take up to 20 , 000 readings and the embedded electronic brain can make 10 , 000 calculations , directing a tiny electric motor to change the shoe . the goal is to make the shoe adjust to changing conditions and the runner ' s particular style while in use .\ni love this shoe and i have the previous model . . i want to buy it but i don ' t know if there are any problems with the micro - chip cuz it ' s not on my country ' s market anymore ( greece ) . . also , i visited an adidas store and the salesman told me that it will be developed and a new one will come out in 2 years . . do u have any information ? ? ? : )\na classic example is the adidas copa mundial \u2014the stitching through the forefoot is there to control the natural stretch in areas of a kangaroo leather hide . by getting hands on with the process and building a deep understanding of these new materials , we are able to formulate new approaches that achieve higher levels of control of that stretch and reinforcement , while significantly reducing the amount of material needed to achieve those results . it also allows us to target fit , breathability , and flexibility .\njm : the adidas future team in pdx is very lucky in that it has its own specific\nmakerlab\nr & d area . it ' s a space where we ' re encouraged to experiment , build machines , try new things , and are given the freedom to fail fast in order to get to new solutions . it ' s also a space where we bring in new industrial prototyping machines that can be used for multiple purposes . that ' s where this concept came from .\nfrom the start of development in early 2001 , the shoe was viewed as an opportunity for adidas to innovate , said steve vincent , who leads the company ' s worldwide innovation team of about 50 people . mr . dibenedetto ' s group is one of seven in germany , italy and the united states that work in such secrecy that the units ' names are not mentioned to outsiders . to do otherwise , mr . vincent said from his corner office overlooking the willamette river , ' ' would just give away the farm . ' '\nca : it was great to also get his buy - in and his team\u2019s buy - in from day 1 in knowing how long the creation process takes . obviously , we were seeing social media comments and any product that we came out with that was a pe , people wanted to know , \u201cwell , where is his signature product at ? \u201d it\u2019s important to consider that not only with james , but for all of our marketing and brand communications teams , it was really important to have that full timeline so that we could create that holistic storytelling around project harden and trying to explain the whole process . we wanted to let people in earlier than we have before into the creation process , to answer those questions and educate people on how long the process is .\nfor the first mile or so , the 1 . 1s run like normal new shoes , albeit bulky , heavy shoes . but once they break in , the sneakers ' electronic adjustments are very noticeable\u2014and take some getting used to . i found the lowest setting preferable when running longer distances at a relatively slower pace . on the highest setting , the shoe stiffens noticeably in the heel and gives a forward push to the heel - to - toe transition , which is best for sprinting . but the shoes really hit their stride when running on varied terrain . when i the ground changed from pavement to wood across the brooklyn bridge and from asphalt to grass in prospect park , brooklyn , the shoes ' quick adjustments put a genuine spring in my step . it ' s great to be able to change surfaces without a hesitation in stride .\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 .\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 .\nkenzo ss18\nyo ! my saint\n, a film by ana lily amirpour and music by karen o feat . michael kiwanuka\ntrippy commercial , beautifully done , and you have karen o with the vocals . commercial is from the year 2005 .\nlisten . your knees are talking to you . when you run , your knees bear the brunt of the shock of your feet striking the ground . and they let you know about it . cushioning , or damping , this shock has long been the holy grail of running shoe manufacturers . shoe engineers are forever looking at ways to cushion shock by smoothly and evenly decelerating the runner ' s foot at heel impact . if the cushioning is too firm , like stiff shock absorbers in a car , the deceleration is too rapid and you experience shock . if the cushioning is too soft , your foot bottoms out in the shoe , like your car ' s suspension hitting the bump stops because of too soft or worn - out shocks . either way , you get it in the knees .\nshoe designers have come up with all kinds of progressive shock - damping strategies to try to optimize cushioning under varying conditions . gel pods , air chambers , progressive - rate polymer columns , variable - density - foam mid - sole platforms , even metal springs buried inside the heel - - they all seek to match cushioning to conditions . the problem is that not all runners weigh the same , so they don ' t compress the heel and midsole to the same degree . damping requirements become even more complicated when the same runner changes his pace or the running surface - - factors that affect cushioning requirements . so , all the existing damping systems are , at best , a compromise .\nimpact is measured by a magnetic sensing system . a sensor is placed just below the runner ' s heel and a magnet is located at the bottom of the midsole . on impact , the sensor measures the distance from top to bottom of the midsole to determine the degree of compression and the amount of cushioning being used . the sensor does this about 1000 times a second and relays the information to the system ' s brain - - a 20 - mhz microprocessor located underneath the shoe ' s arch . this mini computer can make up to 5 million calculations per second , which is probably more than you can .\nthe brain compares the cushioning level information from the sensor to its programmed optimum cushioning zone . the zone was determined by feedback from runners . the brain then activates a tiny motor , housed in the midfoot , which turns a screw . this in turn lengthens or shortens a cable that is connected to the walls of the plastic cushioning element . shortening the cable stiffens the element and limits the amount of compression . lengthening the cable increases compression travel for a\nsofter ride .\npopular mechanics participates in various affiliate marketing programs , which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites .\n2018 hypebeast limited . all rights reserved . hypebeast\u00ae is a registered trademark of 101 media lab , ltd .\n2018 hypebeast limited . all rights reserved . hypebeast\u00ae is a registered trademark of 101 media lab , ltd .\nshare your ideas , get instant updates and enjoy exclusive deals at our store .\nby signing up , you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy .\nbest price guarantee you ' re 100 % guaranteed the best price on top running shoes . if you find an identical shoe for less than your vip family price , we ' ll match it ! 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give us a call , chat , or email !\nwow , vip ! you ' re promised your new gear is on its way to you within 2 hours from the exact time you order it ! feel great knowing that the second your order hits our warehouse , a flurry of people leap into action zipping your gear on the truck .\nyou feel great by balancing your fitness with some good ' ol rest and relaxation ! just like you , your team of super packers deserve a day off once in a while , so on the holidays listed below , your warp speed promise will be just slightly delayed . count on your gear running out the door the next day business day , starting bright and early at 5 a . m . !\nnot a vip yet ? for a limited time you can enjoy free shipping on orders within the 50 united states and us territories as well as apo / fpo addresses . this special offer excludes international shipments or shipping upgrades .\nand your order is guaranteed on your doorstep in two to three business days when placed by 11 : 59 am pst monday through friday .\nif shipping to a po box , apo / fpo address or us territory , please allow an additional day for delivery .\n* special note : altra , asics , new balance , dunham , merrell , thorlo , mizuno , nuun , olukai , cw - x , hoka one one , timberland , salomon , saucony , apple , balega , body glide , gu , trigger point , yaktrax , spenco , nathan and brooks products are not available to be shipped internationally .\ngood but not $ 200 dollars good . if you ' re looking for cushion then just stay with asics . it ' s much cheaper and more versatile .\ni agree that the price is high . . . but i loved this shoes . . is very beautiful . . .\nmark rated this product 5 stars sat , april 25 , 2009 : if u had these in black with white stripes . i might bye these shoes . . . the price is a little high\nthe idea was inspired by mohammad yunus , the nobel prize - winning founder of the grameen microfinance bank in bangladesh , but the company now believes his plan to sell the world ' s cheapest trainers has more chance of success in india .\nin the past few years mobile phone companies like vodafone and india ' s reliance have had great success selling cheap mobile phones to rickshaw - pullers and roadside hawkers throughout india , while tata , which owns jaguar land rover , launched the world ' s cheapest car .\nthe tata nano was launched as the world ' s cheapest car for ' one lakh ' rupees or around \u00a31200 , and aimed to persuade families travelling five to a motorbike to trade up .\nthe company followed the model with india ' s cheapest water purifier and the country ' s lowest cost apartments .\nthe shoe will be sold in villages through a distribution network . we want the product to be self - funding ,\nhe said .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nsmart enough , that is , to sense their environment electronically , calculate how best to perform in it , and then instantly alter their physical properties to adapt to that environment . in short , the designers say , shoes that can do whatever is needed to deliver improved athletic performance or just a better experience in the ancient poetry of feet striking the earth .\n' ' what we have , basically , is the first footwear product that can change its characteristics in real time , ' ' said mr . dibenedetto , who led the group that created the shoe , of its ability to adapt its cushioning as the wearer runs .\nthe shoes will have push - button controls , light - emitting diodes to display settings and an instruction manual on a cd - rom that will advise wearers on , among other things , how to change the battery after every 100 hours of use .\nof all items of clothing , said rob enderle , a principal analyst for the enderle group in san jose , calif . , the shoe is a logical one to be a focus of wearable technology . unlike articles of clothing that must be washed or cleaned , shoes present a more stable place to add useful electronics , he said ."]}
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", "topic": 19}], "title": "hainaut - sambre", "paragraphs": ["the other main grouping of firms in the surrounding area became the hainaut - sambre company in 1955 , hainaut being the name of the province in which charleroi is situated . the two companies involved in the first merger were the usines m\u00e9tallurgiques de hainaut , founded in 1829 , and sambre - et - moselle , founded in 1835 . the merger between hainaut - sambre and thy - marcinelle et providence took place in 1979 , not long after the transfer of providence to tmm by cockerill .\nhainaut - sambre has merged entirely with cockerill . in belgian steel , this equity infusion was determined to be countervailable because the gob paid more per share than the market price of the stock at that time and , hence , its investment was inconsistent with commercial considerations . lacking any information on the nature of the merger between hainaut - sambre and cockerill , we presume that the benefits to hainaut - sambre are now conferred on cockerill as well .\nb . snsn capital for cockerill sambre ' s liege cold - rolling mill .\nthe cockerill sambre group of the late 20th century resulted from the 1981 merger of the two major iron and steel groupings of the walloon region of belgium . from its beginnings , the cockerill group had been based at seraing on the river meuse a few miles upstream from li\u00e8ge , while the company hainaut - sambre was based at the town of charleroi , some 65 miles east of li\u00e8ge on the banks of the river sambre . the sambre flows into the meuse and provides a geographical link between these two regions , formerly rich in coal . in both areas , iron and steel production dates back before the 18th century , based on the coal mines of the areas , but the majority of the companies that have been absorbed gradually into the group were originally founded between 1800 and 1838 .\ncockerill sambre entered 1998 as a majority state - owned company , 79 percent - owned by the regional government of wallonia ( the french - speaking southern half of belgium ) - - the remainder was publicly traded . in october 1998 french steelmaking giant usinor s . a . reached an agreement with the government to acquire a 75 percent stake in cockerill sambre , with the government retaining 25 percent .\nthe number of blast furnaces operating in wallonia declined from their peak of 30 during the postwar period up to 1963 : only a third of these were in use by the late 1970s , and by 1988 only four remained at cockerill sambre .\n1 . cash grants and interest subsidies under the economic expansion law of 1970 2 . government funding of early retirement pensions 3 . ecological incentives 4 . assumption of debt a . assumption of debt related to closing of valfil plant b . assumption of financing costs c . forgiveness of societe nationale de credite a l ' industrie (\nsnci\n) loans 5 . debt conversions a . 1984 conversion of sidmar debt ( not countervailable ) b . conversion of clabecq debt into ordinary and non - voting shares c . conversion of clabecq debt into parts and beneficiaries d . conversion of cockerill sambre debt to equity under the claes plan e . conversion of cockerill sambre debt held by the fund pour la restructuration des secteurs nationaux en region walloon (\nfsnw\n) into equity f . conversion of cockerill debt to equity under the gandois plan 6 . equity infusions a . equity infusions for hainaut - sambre b . the societe nationale pour des reconstruction des secteurs nationaux (\nsnsn\n) capital for cockerill sambre ' s liege cold - rolling mill c . 1981 equity infusion into cockerill sambre d . clabecq infusion from sococlabecq 7 . snci loans 8 . belgian industrial finance company (\nbelfin\n) loans 9 . the\ninvests\na . sidinvest b . boelinvest c . clabecqlease 10 . snsn loans 11 . fsnw loans 12 . government guaranteed loans 13 . exemption of corporate taxes for grants received under the 1970 law 14 . accelerated depreciation 15 . exemption from real estate taxes 16 . exemption from the capital registration tax 17 . european coal and steel community (\necsc\n) article 54 loans and loan guarantees 18 . ecsc redeployment aid 19 . european social fund 20 . water purification subsidies\na chronological perspective provides a clearer overview of the complexities of all these mergers and regroupings . beginning with the rise of the 19th - century companies , there were , to start with , four principal companies in each of the two regions of li\u00e8ge and charleroi . the first significant mergers did not take place until 1955 , following reorganization plans initiated after the formation of the european commission for coal and steel in 1952 . these resulted in the formation of hainaut - sambre in the charleroi region , and cockerill - ougr\u00e9e at li\u00e8ge . another ten years passed before the mid - 1960s witnessed two further rationalizations : the incorporation of providence to form cockerill - ougr\u00e9e - providence at li\u00e8ge , and the coming together of some of the earliest charleroi - based companies to form thy - marcinelle et monceau .\nin 1997 , while still seeking out potential partners , cockerill sambre reached the decision to focus its operations on three core areas : integrated steelmaking , steel distribution , and the manufacture of steel - based construction products . the company subsequently exited from the manufacture of automotive components with the 1997 disposal of ymos . by the beginning of 1998 cockerill had largely divested its environmental management services sector .\ncockerill sambre posted losses of bfr 1 . 39 billion in 1992 and bfr 6 . 5 billion in 1993 before recovering somewhat in 1994 , when it recorded net income of bfr 807 million . in early 1995 cockerill paid dm 150 million ( us $ 100 million ) for a 60 percent stake in gmbh eko stahl , which had run the largest steel plant in east germany prior to german reunification .\none of the largest industrial groups in belgium , the cockerill sambre group is a medium - sized integrated steelmaking concern . the group has three core activities : integrated steel manufacturing , particularly coated steel sheets ; steel distribution , operating primarily in france and the netherlands in addition to belgium ; and manufacturing of steel - based products for the construction industry . the group is also involved in several noncore areas , with these activities stemming from the historical development of the group and from a program of diversification embarked upon in the early 1990s . these include mechanical engineering and various services operations .\nbeat the crowds and enjoy a visit to emerald lake park either before or after the puffing billy journey . this park offers bbq facilities and picnic tables , playground facilities , a wading pool and paddle boats for hire .\nshare the grandeur and charm of a three hour steam train journey whilst savouring a delicious lunch in our fully enclosed , heritage dining carriages .\nany occasion is special enough to receive a puffing billing gift voucher . family vouchers are available and can been redeemed any time in 12 months .\nenjoy an intriguing night of murder , mystery and suspense aboard puffing billy\u2019s evening dining train .\nthis three - 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regulation regime under the ft editorial code of practice .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 1 / / en\nurltoken\ndata is delayed 15 - 20 minutes according to the distribution agreements set by the different exchanges .\nthe other key company from the li\u00e8ge area was esperance - longdoz . its origins can be traced back to the doth\u00e9e family , which was already trading in ironmongery , copper ware , zinc objects and utensils , sheet metal , and hardware during the early 18th century . esperance - longdoz was formed in 1836 , based on coal mines at esperance , near seraing , and with the involvement of john cockerill . the first blast furnace opened there in 1838 , followed in 1846 by a tin - plate works in the longdoz district of li\u00e8ge . the company was involved in joint ventures with cockerill to exploit mineral rights , and became a major coke producer of this period . esperance - longdoz proved to be one of the most dynamic companies in the history of the group , surviving as a separate entity for 135 years until one of the penultimate mergers in 1970 ; as late as 1963 a brand new steelworks was built by esperance - longdoz on a greenfield site at chertal , to the north of li\u00e8ge .\nwithin a few years of the implementation of the gandois plan , the success of the measures had become evident , with the company being given a new lease of life , and diversification into other steel - based products taking place . the mid - 1980s were a relatively stable period , culminating in further internal rationalizations , such as the decision to specialize in thin flat products on the steel production side ; the development of new products such as coated steel roof tiles by the french - based construction products division ; and concentration on heavy engineering in the mechanical engineering division . in 1990 came the acquisition of a majority holding in ymos a . g . , a major german manufacturer of metal and plastic parts for automobiles . other diversification moves included ventures into financial and data processing services as well as environmental management services .\nin the early 1990s , the entire european steel industry , largely state - owned at the time , was in crisis . international competition , most notably from japanese and korean steelmakers , kept prices chronically depressed . only a us $ 8 . 5 billion 1993 bailout from the european union saved the industry . privatization , restructuring , and consolidation were the watchwords of the decade , and mergers created three dominating european steel giants : arbed of luxembourg , usinor of france , and thyssen - krupp stahl ag of germany .\nin september 1996 the still struggling cockerill said that it would seek an alliance with another european steelmaker . the company also announced the launch of the\nhorizon 2000\nplan , a restructuring aimed at significantly reducing costs at one of europe ' s most inefficient steelmakers by the turn of the century . to implement the plan , the company expected to cut more than 2 , 200 jobs from its 10 , 000 - person workforce in belgium . in late 1996 merger discussions with privately owned belgian steelmaker usines gustave bo\u00ebl led nowhere . for fiscal 1996 , cockerill posted a net loss of bfr 8 . 97 billion , including exceptional costs of bfr 7 . 7 billion related to\nhorizon 2000 .\nprincipal divisions : integrated steel division ; distribution division ; construction division ; mechanical engineering division ; services division .\nalleur - li\u00e8ge , belgium : editions du perron , 1992 , p . 207 . smith , michael ,\nusinor to acquire majority stake in cockerill ,\n450 ans d ' esp\u00e9rance : la s . a . m\u00e9tallurgique d ' esperance - longdoz de 1519 a 1969 ,\nalleur - li\u00e8ge , belgium : editions du perron , 1990 . zwick , steve ,\nsteelmakers swarm to cockerill ,\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 . )\ncasting melt - holding vessels , e . g . ladles , tundishes , cups or the like\nclosures sliding - gate type , i . e . having a fixed plate and a movable plate in sliding contact with each other for selective registry of their openings\na l sl ' iding gate for metal - holding vessel - filed dec . 22 , 1967 i l se es 22 ' 25 26 25 22 / n ven toi ? . john a . @ rosko harney united states patent o 3 , 480 , 186 sliding gate for metal - holding vessel john a . grosko , whitaker township , allegheny county ,\npa . , assgnor to united states steel corporation , a corporation of delaware filed dec . 22 , 1967 , ser . no . 692 , 767 int . cl . b67d 3 / 00 ; b65d 47 / 26 ; f16k 3 / 02 u . s . cl . 222 - 512 2 claims abstract of the disclosure a metal - holding vessel with a bottom outlet has spaced beams secured therebelow , one on each side of the outlet and a closure panel slidably supported on the beams is adapted , in one position , to close said outlet . expansiblechamber motors are carried by the beams on each side of the panel and constantly urge it toward the bottom of the vessel . graphite blocks between the motors and the panel facilitate movement of the latter and protect the motors from the heat of the metal . another motor mounted on the beams actuates the panel to open or close the vessel outlet .\nbackground of the invention this invention relates to means mounting a closure panel for sliding movement on the bottom of a metalholding vessel having a bottom outlet and , in particular , to the means for urging the panel yfirmly against the vessel bottom so it will effect a tight closure of th ' e outlet .\nmore specifically , my invention is an improvement on the apparatus . of shapland patent no . 3 , 352 , 465 . that patent shows a sliding closure panel urged against the vessel bottom by compression springs working through levers of the first class . these springs are located relatively close to the stream of hot metal flowing from the vessel when the panel is in . open position and may be adversely affected by the heat therefrom .\nsummary of the invention according to my invention , i provide a plurality of expansible chamber motors on each side of the path of the closure panel , disposed and arranged to exert a direct upward force thereon tending to seat the panel firmly against the bottom outlet of the vessel . i further provide graphite bearing blocks between the motors and the panel to facilitate movement of the latter and protect the former from excessive heat .\nbrief description of the drawings a complete understanding of the invention may be obtained from the following detailed description and explanation which refer to the accompanying drawings illustrating the present preferred embodiment . in the drawings :\n3 , 480 , 186 patented nov . 25 , 1969 figure 3 is a partial cross section taken along the plane of line iii - iii . of figure 1 .\ndetailed description of the\npreferred embodiment referring now in detail to the drawings , a refractorylined vessel 10 adapted to hold molten metal , such as a ladle or the like , has a bottom outlet defined by a nozzle block 11 , controlled by a conventional stopper rod ( not shown ) . a plate 12 is secured by bolts 13 to the bottom of the vessel with a layer of thermal insulating board 14 therebetween . this plate has a central hole therein to accommodate the projecting lower end of nozzle block 11 . angle beams 15 are secured to plate 12 , one on ecah side of the nozzle block , by screws 16 . a nozzle - block support plate 17 having a central hole adapted to register with that through block 11 is secured to plate 12 by screws 18 . beams 15 are connected by upper cross plates 19 and 20 welded thereto .\na cylinder and piston 21 mounted on plate 19 effect sliding movement of a closure panel 22 along ways 23 on the inner faces of beams 15 , from the chain - line tothe solid - line position shown in figure 2 . when the panel is in registry with plate 17 , it blocks iiow of metal through nozzle block 11 . the panel has lateral flanges 24 riding on ways 23 .\nlower cross plates 25 extending between beams 15 ` support motor - housing blocks 26 , one on each side of the path of panel 22 . as shown in figure 3 the panel has shoulders or flanges 27 overhanging blocks 26 . while made principally of refractory material , the panel is metal clad on its lower surfaces . blocks 26 are bored to receive a plurality of expansible - chambcr motors 28 , such as bellows , and connections 29 extend therefrom to manifolds 30 connected to a suitable source of uid under pressure through a control valve ( not shown ) . graphite blocks 31 are disposed between motors 28 and shoulders 27 , the upper surfaces of blocks 26 being recessed to accommodate them . blocks 31 have their edges beveled , as shown in figure 2 , ` so that shoulders 27 will not be obstructed as panel 22 is pushed into place .\nit will be evident that motors 28 , acting through iblocks 31 , exert a constant upward pressure on panel 22 , tending to hold it closely against the plate 17 . this pressure - may be increased , if necessary , by opening the control valve and relieved , if excessive , by a conventional safety valve .\nwhen it is desired to permit metal iiow through block 11 , a panel 22 having a hole therethrough is placed on loading shelf 32 and motor 21 is operated ' to push it into registering position , such action , of course , also effecting removal lof closed panel 22 previously in position . to terminate iiow , panel 22 is replaced in the position shown .\nalthough i have disclosed herein the preferred embodiment of my invention , i intend to cover as well any change or modification therein which may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention .\n1 . the combination , with a metal - holding vessel having a bottom outlet and a flow - control panel slidable thereover , of support means for said panel comprising a pair lof spaced parallel beams secured to the bottom of said vessel , ways on the adjacent faces of said beams , said panel having laterally extending anges along its sides slidable on said ways , a block carried by each of said beams extending along oneside of said panel , and a plurality of expansible - charnber motors spaced along each block adapted to exert pressure urging said panel toward the vessel bottom .\n2 . an apparatus as defined in claim 1 , characterized by individual graphite blocks between said motors and said panel .\nreferences cited united states patents 2 , 654 , 924 10 / 1953 wood et al . 222 - 512 x 2 , 998 , 220 8 / 1961 grieselhuber 251 - 175 x 5 3 , 352 , 465 11 / 1967 shapland 222 - - 512 stanley h . tollberg , | primary examiner u . s . c1e x . r .\nsoldering or unsoldering ; welding ; cladding or plating by soldering or welding ; cutting by applying heat locally , e . g . flame cutting ; working by laser beam\na machine for forming at least a metal mesh comprising longitudinal wires and transverse wires , comprising at least a welding unit provided with a plurality of welders by means of which the longitudinal wires are welded to corresponding transverse wires , each of the welders comprising at least two electrodes , respectively upper and lower , selectively movable between a first feed position , in which at least a first electrode is distant from the transverse and longitudinal wires , and a second welding position , in which both the electrodes contact and weld the wires by means of a passage of current . the welding unit is electrically fed by a three - phase type system .\nthe present invention concerns a machine for forming one or more metal meshes , by means of welding . in particular , the invention is applied , preferably but not exclusively , to making electro - welded metal meshes used as reinforcements in reinforced concrete structures . for this reason , in the following description , specific reference will be made to this application , even though the invention can also be used for forming meshes of other types .\nmachines for producing electro - welded metal meshes are known , which meshes are made from a plurality of longitudinal metal wires or round pieces , distanced with respect to each other . corresponding metal transverse wires or round pieces are welded perpendicularly to the longitudinal wires , according to a predefined interaxis .\nsuch machines generally comprise a welding unit provided with a plurality of welders , at least one for every longitudinal wire , and a unit to feed the transverse wires .\nin particular , each welder comprises two electrodes , an upper and a lower one , able to be brought selectively nearer to each other so as to be moved between a first position for feeding the wires to be welded , in which at least one of the two electrodes is moved away from the two wires so as to allow them to be positioned , and a second welding position in which the electrodes are brought into contact with and grip the two wires in correspondence with one of their join sections . in the second position the two electrodes close the electric circuit , thus welding the two wires .\nthe functioning of such machines provides that a transverse wire , in some cases several transverse wires at the same time , is fed and disposed in an attachment position in which it is welded to the longitudinal wires by means of a relative welding unit .\nsubsequently , the longitudinal wires are simultaneously made to move forward by a pitch equivalent to the interaxis according to specifications between the transverse wires , so that a new transverse wire can be fed and disposed in the attachment position .\nthere is an ever - growing need to make production lots of metal meshes having different pitches , and therefore it may be required , even during the course of the same day , to re - equip the machine in order to modify the pitch between the longitudinal wires .\nto vary the pitch , so as to obtain a greater diversification of the types of mesh that can be made , the welders having a distance equal to the pitch required are electrically connected in pairs to each other by means of electric bridges . in this way , when the electrodes of each of said pairs are in the welding position , a closed electric circuit which allows the passage of the current needed for welding is formed for each of them . the pitch is therefore made either by means of a single welder , that is , a pair of an upper and a lower electrode , or by means of a plurality of welded pairs connected to each other for the passage of the current .\none disadvantage of the known machine is that this variation in pitch between the longitudinal wires entails complex and laborious operations to equip and calibrate the machines , which are typically carried out manually and mainly derive from the need to disconnect the pre - existing electric bridges and make new electric bridges , depending on the new pitch required for the longitudinal wires . this inevitably increases the times required for setting the machine , proportionally to the frequency with which this operation to modify the pitch has to be performed .\ndocument u . s . pat . no . 3 , 053 , 972 describes a feeding system for electrodes of the three - phase type , in which two upper electrodes are connected to two distinct phases of the three - phase system , while the third phase feeds a copper bar which acts as a lower electrode . document gb - a - 1 . 056 . 005 also shows a three - phase feeding system in which pairs of electrodes are fed in distinct phases of the three - phase system , but no indication is provided for the possibility of modifying the pitch of the mesh , that is , of varying the activation of at least some of the electrodes , thus guaranteeing that a balanced electric feed is maintained in any case .\npurpose of the present invention is to make a machine for forming a metal mesh which does not need complex and laborious operations of equipping and calibrating the machine , and allows to make meshes substantially of any shape and size quickly , easily and substantially automatically , considerably reducing the setting times .\nin particular , purpose of the invention is to reduce drastically the re - equipping times of the machine in the steps of modifying the pitch between the longitudinal wires , thus eliminating in practice the need to intervene with operations to assemble / disassemble mechanical parts in order to make the electric connection between specific welding units activated , and in any case keeping the electric feed perfectly balanced .\nthe applicant has devised , tested and embodied the present invention to overcome the shortcomings of the state of the art and to obtain these and other purposes and advantages .\nthe present invention is set forth and characterized in the independent claims , while the dependent claims describe other characteristics of the invention or variants to the main inventive idea .\nin accordance with said purposes , a machine according to the present invention is used , advantageously but not exclusively , to make a metal mesh of the electro - welded type comprising longitudinal and transverse wires .\nthe machine comprises a plurality of welding units , each consisting of a pair of electrodes , by means of which the longitudinal wires are attached by welding , with a pre - defined or pre - definable pitch , to corresponding transverse wires of the metal mesh .\nthe two electrodes , respectively upper and lower , of each pair are selectively and reciprocally movable between a first distanced position in order to feed the wires to be welded , in which at least one of the electrodes is distant from the two wires to be welded , and a second welding position in which both the electrodes contact and weld the two wires by means of the passage of current .\nin the following description , for the sake of simplicity , reference will be made to the case in which the lower electrodes are fixed in a welding position in contact with the wires to be welded , while the upper electrodes are selectively movable from said distanced position , not in contact with the wires to be welded , to the welding position .\nit obviously comes within the scope of the present invention that the upper electrodes are fixed and the lower electrodes are movable , or also that both electrodes are movable to be reciprocally closer / distanced with respect to each other .\nthe upper and lower electrodes are disposed in pairs respectively facing each other , and longitudinally distanced according to a regular interaxis equal to the minimum pitch of the mesh to be obtained .\naccording to a characteristic feature of the present invention , the welding unit is electrically fed by a three - phase system , in which at least the lower electrodes of the welders are each individually connected to a specific phase of the three - phase system .\naccording to the invention , the feed configuration of the lower electrodes is such that , as the required pitch of the mesh varies , and therefore that of the upper electrodes activated and brought into contact with the wires to be welded , the electric circuit between the upper electrode , the wires to be welded and the lower electrode of a triad of lower electrodes longitudinally adjacent is closed in such a manner that all three phases of the three - phase system to which the lower electrodes are connected are present , so as to guarantee a balanced electric feed .\nin other words , the upper electrode involved in the welding , even as the pitch varies , always forms with another two adjacent upper electrodes and with the relative and corresponding lower electrodes , sequential triads in which all three phases of the three - phase system of electric feed are present .\nin this way , as the pitch required by the mesh varies , it is not necessary to carry out any operation to mechanically re - configure the welding elements , but it is enough to selectively activate the upper electrodes involved , that is , to lower them onto the wires to be welded , thus always maintaining a balanced electric feed condition , and therefore optimal welding conditions .\naccording to one formulation of the present invention , the connection of the lower and upper electrodes follows a configuration of the star type of the three - phase system .\naccording to another variant , the upper electrodes of the welders are all connected to the centre of said star , and the star is in any case formed by triads that vary as the electrodes involved vary , depending on the desired pitch of the mesh to be made .\nfig . 3 is a front view of the machine in fig . 1 in a second operating condition ; and\nfig . 4 is a front view of the machine in fig . 1 in a third operating condition ;\nfigs . 5 a , 5 b , 5 c and 5 d schematically show different configurations of use of the machine according to the invention , respectively with the upper electrodes raised to feed the wires to be welded , with all the upper electrodes lowered to obtain the mesh with minimum pitch , and with some of the upper electrodes lowered to obtain , respectively , a double pitch ( fig . 5 c ) and triple pitch ( fig . 5 d ) of the minimum pitch .\nwith reference to the attached drawings , number 10 indicates in its entirety a machine for forming electro - welded meshes according to the present invention .\nin this case , the electro - welded meshes formed with the machine 10 comprise a plurality of longitudinal metal wires 12 distanced from each other and welded to corresponding transverse metal wires 13 , also distanced by a pre - defined interaxis .\nthe machine 10 substantially comprises a frame 11 and at least a welding unit 17 , mounted on the frame 11 . in this case a welding unit 17 is shown comprising a plurality of welders 14 , one adjacent to the other . the welders 14 can also be moved in a direction substantially parallel to the direction of feed of the transverse wires 13 . the machine 10 also comprises a longitudinal feed unit and a transverse feed unit , not shown , respectively able to feed the longitudinal wires 12 and the transverse wires 13 , to dispose them in cooperation with the welders 14 .\neach welder 14 is disposed in correspondence with the join zone between the respective longitudinal wire 12 and the relative transverse wire 13 , and comprises a first upper electrode 15 and a second lower electrode 16 . the electrodes 15 , 16 , electrically fed , allow to close , as will be described more fully hereafter , an electric circuit and therefore the passage of a current in correspondence with the wires 12 and 13 , thus determining the welding thereof .\neach upper electrode 15 is selectively movable vertically in the direction of the second electrode 16 , which is fixed , and the transverse wire 13 and the longitudinal wire 12 are able to be positioned on the latter in their join position .\nas we said before , the invention is also applied in the case where the upper electrode 15 is fixed and the lower electrode 16 is selectively movable .\nin particular , the first electrode 15 is selectively movable between a first feed position ( see for example the position of the upper electrodes in fig . 5 a ) , in which it is raised and distanced from the second electrode 16 and allows the free feed both of the transverse wire 13 and also of the longitudinal wire 12 , and a second welding position , in which it is near to the second electrode 16 and with the latter contacts the two wires 12 and 13 ( see figs . 5 b , 5 c and 5 d discussed in detail hereafter ) .\nthe welding unit 17 is fed electrically by means of a three - phase system in the known star type configuration , in which all the upper electrodes 15 of the welders 14 are connected to the star ' s centre and the lower electrodes 16 of the welders 14 are connected to different phases , indicated in the drawings with the letters r , s , t of the three - phase system .\nas can be seen better in figs . 5 a - d , each lower electrode 16 is connected to a respective phase r , s , t of the three - phase feed system .\nthe welders 14 of each triad 18 are distanced longitudinally with respect to each other by a quantity equal to the minimum pitch desired between the longitudinal wires 12 .\nin particular , as can be seen for example in fig . 5 b , when all the upper electrodes 15 are activated , that is lowered on the wires 12 , 13 to be welded , the minimum pitch of the metal mesh is obtained , which can correspond , for example , to 50 mm .\nthe machine 10 can however assume different operating conditions , each corresponding to the production of meshes having different pitches between the longitudinal wires 12 and the transverse wires 13 . as can be seen from the drawings , in each of said operating conditions , corresponding in the case of fig . 5 c to the double pitch with respect to that of fig . 5 b , and in the case of fig . 5 d to a triple pitch , the lower electrodes 16 of the welders 14 continue to form triads of adjacent electrodes , in relation to the respective upper electrodes 15 activated , which comprise all the three phases r , s , t ( even if not in the same order ) , thus ensuring the closure of the circuit in balanced feed conditions .\nas can be seen starting from fig . 5 b , in which all the upper electrodes 15 are activated in closing the respective electric circuits , the first three lower electrodes 16 form in sequence a triad r , s , t , the second three electrodes form a triad t , s , r , the third three electrodes 16 form a triad s , r , t , and so on , that is , adjacent triads of lower electrodes 16 always and in every case comprise all the phases of a triad .\nlooking at the situation in fig . 5 c , in which the upper electrodes 15 are activated alternately in order to double the pitch , the first three lower electrodes 16 form the triad r , t , s , the second three lower electrodes 16 form the triad s , t , r , the third form the triad t , r , s , and so on .\nfinally , in fig . 5 d , in which an upper electrode 15 of every three is activated in order to triple the pitch , the triads r , t , s ; s , t , r and so on are formed .\nin this way , as the chosen pitch varies , each triad 18 of adjacent lower electrodes 16 , associated with the upper electrodes 15 activated , always comprises all the three phases r , s , and t .\nin particular the machine 10 according to the present invention as described heretofore functions as follows .\nonce the desired pitch between the longitudinal wires 12 has been selected , starting from the end 19 of the mesh to be made , the upper electrodes 15 are moved into a welding position having a reciprocal distance equal to said pitch .\nthus the triads 18 of welders 14 are formed , contiguous ( fig . 4 ) or not contiguous ( figs . 1 , 3 ) in which each lower electrode 16 of each welder 14 of said triads 18 is connected to a different phase r , s , t of the three - phase system .\nin this welding position , the upper electrodes 15 of the triads 18 are electrically connected to the respective lower electrodes 16 . therefore the upper electrodes 15 of said triads 18 are in short circuit with the respective lower electrodes 16 . this corresponds to short circuit each phase of the three phase system with the star centre . the three - phase system of each triad 18 is therefore short circuited . consequently , for each of said triads 18 , a closed circuit is formed through which the current needed to weld the wires 12 , 13 flows .\nit is clear that modifications and / or additions of parts may be made to the machine for forming a metal mesh as described heretofore , without departing from the field and scope of the present invention .\nfor example , it comes within the scope of the present invention to provide to use two welding units 17 for each machine 10 , disposed in a specular manner with respect to each other in order to make at least two metal meshes in parallel . this solution therefore provides to use two star type configurations of the three - phase system disposed parallel with respect to each other .\nit is also clear that , although in the course of the description specific reference was made to a three - phase system , the present invention also refers to systems having phases with a different number , other than three .\nthe feed configuration of the lower or upper electrodes is such that , as the upper or lower electrodes activated and brought into contact with the wires to be welded vary , according to the welding pitch to be obtained , the electric circuit between the lower electrode , the wires to be welded and the upper electrode of a triad of longitudinally adjacent electrodes is closed in such a way that all three phases of the three - phase system to which the lower and the upper electrodes are connected are always present .\n2 . the machine as in claim 1 , wherein the connection of the lower and upper electrodes is performed according to a star type configuration of said three - phase system .\n3 . the machine as in claim 2 , wherein , in the case where the lower electrodes are respectively connected to the phases of the three - phase system , the upper electrodes are connected to the center of said star .\n4 . the machine as in claim 1 , wherein the lower electrodes are fixed and the upper electrodes are selectively movable .\n5 . the machine as in claim 1 , wherein the upper electrodes are fixed and the lower electrodes are selectively movable .\nto selectively move all , or only some of the upper or lower electrodes , according to the welding pitch to be obtained , so that the electric circuit between the lower electrode , the wires to be welded and upper electrode of a triad of longitudinally adjacent electrodes is closed in such a manner that all three phases of the three - phase system are always present .\ncasting melt - holding vessels , e . g . ladles , tundishes , cups or the like for bottom pouring\na mounting chassis , fixed by locking pivots to the base plate of a tundish in a continuous casting plant , supports an upper nozzle seated in a refractory brick . a replaceable lower nozzle coaxial with the upper nozzle is held in contact with the upper nozzle by a quick - release ring .\nthe present invention relates to molten steel pouring methods and apparatus , in particular ( but not solely ) for supplying continuous casting moulds .\npouring apparatus constituted by refractory nozzles fixed to the base plate of the liquid steel distribution tundishes provided in continuous casting plants is known . the utility of the nozzles , whose number corresponds to that of the casting lines , lies in the determination of the casting speed which is fixed by their diameter ; this speed may nevertheless be slightly adjusted by modifying the steel level in the distribution tundishes .\nit is known that the use of the continuous casting method contributes to decreasing the final cost price of iron and steel plants . for this purpose , the design of the majority of plants enables sequential casting in which the steel ladles are changed using a rotating turret and the distribution tundishes may possibly be changed\non line\nwithout having to reset the machine according to the\ndummy billet\nmethod .\nsequential casting is a major objective and is carried out in order to achieve both a saving in costs and an increase in the rate of use of the plants . however , the service life of the nozzles of distribution tundishes is a limiting factor with respect to the required performance , and the failure of a nozzle during the sequence is detrimental to production outputs . in order to remedy this drawback\non line\nreplacement of the steel distribution tundishes is one solution ; however , this operation is difficult in the case of plants having more than four casting lines and is accompanied by a deterioration of production outputs of the metal .\nthe present invention aims to remedy this difficulty by providing a particularly advantageous solution consisting in positioning , below and against the base plate of distribution tundishes , a static liquid - steel pouring device . the problem can thus be solved by the replacement , during the sequence , of a defective detachable nozzle by a new detachable nozzle .\na detachable nozzle of this type has , in respect of existing nozzles , the advantage of a considerable increase in production and an increased efficiency , enabling the achievement of performances which are normally obtained in sequential casting , whilst ensuring that the cast product has an improved quality , as this nozzle may be changed at any time when its jet becomes prematurely defective .\nthe discontinued casting line may then be restarted in accordance with the\ndummy billet\nmethod .\nthe present invention accordingly provides a static liquid steel casting method and an apparatus for carrying out the method comprising a mounting chassis positioned below and against the base plate of a distribution tundish for liquid steel , by one or a plurality of connection points , and acting as a component for retaining a liquid steel collector nozzle , inserted in a refractory seating brick of the distribution tundish , and directly below this collector nozzle and in contact with this nozzle there is coaxially disposed a regulator nozzle which is detachable with respect to the collector nozzle and is maintained against the latter by suitable means .\nat least one of the nozzles mentioned above may be of monobloc or one - piece design or may be of a compound design with an insert for example of stabilised zirconium oxide or electro - fused alumina .\npreferably , at least one of the nozzles has a frusto - conical external surface . however , various shapes and conicities , and different designs of the junction surfaces of the nozzles , may my envisaged . the junction surfaces are preferably constituted by an assembly of plane and curved surface elements in such a way as to advantageously enable the centering of the lower nozzle and to obtain a high degree of leak - tightness between the nozzles during the passage of the molten steel .\nthe two nozzles preferably have respective frusto - conical external surfaces which are orientated in opposite directions to one another . the use of a mounting having inverted conicity for the seating brick and the upper nozzle may be envisaged in the case of a cold distribution tundish enabling the upper nozzle to be mounted from the top . the lower nozzle may be of the immersed type .\nthe upper nozzle may be maintained against the seating brick by means of a rapid - locking fastening ring , the ring resting on the chassis . the lower nozzle may be releasably fixed against the upper nozzle by means of a rapid locking ring . the connection between the fastening ring for the upper nozzle and the lower nozzle may be provided by means of a mounting which is fixed with respect to the lower nozzle . this design enables rotation of the lower nozzle to be prevented during locking . rapid locking means include , for example , bayonet , threaded , wedge , or guide block locking means . a refractory joint , for example of ceramic fibre , may be interposed between the holding ring of the upper nozzle and the mounting supporting the lower nozzle ."]}
{"id": 54142, "summary": [{"text": "thai square is a uk restaurant chain with 15 thai-themed restaurants in london and south-east england .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "thai square was founded in 1996 when the first branch opened on the strand in central london .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the company is owned by haim danous , and the head office is at 17-19 cockspur street , trafalgar square , london . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "thai square", "paragraphs": ["thai square trafalgar square , london - st . james ' s - restaurant reviews , phone number & photos - tripadvisor\nthai cuisine emphasizes fresh ingredients , rich flavour and presentation . at our award winning thai square restaurant our focus is to bring the best of thai cuisine to our guests .\nat thai square restaurant our attentive staff will ensure you and your guests have an enjoyable stay .\nthank you very much for your support on thai square . i am happy to hear that you are satisfied with our thai food . it is the mission of thai square to serve the best authentic thai food to all of our customers , and our chefs . . .\nthai cuisine is renowned all over the world for it\u2019s fresh flavours with a kick of chilli . thai square has proven on many occasions to be one of the best restaurants in london for authentic thai taste . since thai square opened its doors for the first time in 1996 , we quickly established ourselves in london as the best thai restaurant , london has found it\u2019s favourite .\nthank you very much for choosing thai square . i apologise for your unfortunate experience with us , and i am sure that this is an isolated case . thai square is always determined to provide every customer with the best quality of food and services , and our . . .\nin 2008 , thai square continued its expansion to the beautiful town of lake macquarie , warners bay . in the first year of opening , it was awarded best restaurant of the year . to date , thai square covers the north , west and south of lake macquarie and is continuing its expansion to provided the taste of thai food at an exceptional standard .\nthe location looking onto one of the world ' s most famous landmarks , makes this - the flagship restaurant in the thai square group - an absolute ' must ' for lunch or dinner . the authentic interior decor , featuring beautiful thai artefacts , and the healthy thai cuisine ensure a memorable visit to the very heart of london . there is also a club downstairs so after a delicious diner you can dance the night away , making thai square , trafalgar square , the perfect one - stop evening destination .\ngreat thanks for your support on thai square , and i am very pleased to learn of your satisfaction with the quality of our thai dishes . it is always our determination to serve our customers with the best authentic thai cuisine , and your acknowledgement is a . . .\nthe first thai square opened in the strand in central london with a simple but powerful concept , to serve tasty , authentic thai food in thai - inspired surroundings . due to our success and popularity we have grown to 13 restaurant locations , we have also successfully expanded to include a night club and an award - winning thai spa .\nthank you very much for choosing thai square . it pleases me to learn of your satisfaction with our food . our chefs do take pride in serving the best authentic thai food to our customers . i am certain that they will make further improvement , and your . . .\nusing carefully curated spirits & thai ingredients , we have created a collection of signature concoctions like the mekhong iced thai tea a nd innovative twists on classic favourites .\ngreat food and service . pad thai was very good and serving very generous will go back\nsuperb thai food in an unpretentious atmosphere . your not going to find millennials ubering for the\u2026\nas one of the best restaurants near trafalgar square , thai square always delivers a memorable dining experience with its friendly and conventional environment . you will find different thai artefacts here , which bring out the characteristics of the restaurant . the impressive low hanging giant chandeliers gives off a warm glow , creating a calm and relaxed ambience perfect for dining . the restaurant areas are split into two open levels with an elegant spiral staircase adjoining the main seating area and the mezzanine level .\nthere is also a bar / club located downstairs which makes our trafalgar square branch the most ideal one - stop evening destination . after enjoying a delicious meal , you can drink and dance the night away with your friends . you will definitely have the best night - out with us at trafalgar square .\n\u201cmost of my thai friends fall in love with the floating market noodle soup . \u201d in 9 reviews\ncarri b . great food and service . pad thai was very good and serving very generous will go back\nthe largest thai restaurant group in europe . awarded the best restaurant in the national & luxury lifestyle awards 2012\nwe are very delighted to read your positive review on your experience with thai square . i trust that our team is happy with their success . it is always our aim to provide the best quality of services and food to our customers , and your feedback . . .\ni would like to thank you for taking your time to review your last visit at thai square . it is our mission to offer the best quality of services and food to our customers , and your comments are essential for our further improvement . i hope . . .\nthank you for choosing thai square . your positive comments on your last visit is a great recognition of our team\u2019s effort . we always aim at offering the best experience to every customer , and your input is very essential for our continuous improvement . i hope that . . .\nthank you for choosing thai square . i am so sorry to learn about your frustration with our services . our team pride themselves in providing the best quality of services to all of our customers , and this is believably an isolated experience . i am sure that . . .\nthis restaurant occupies a prime location just off trafalgar square across from canada house . walk - in visit on the 3rd of june 2018 . this the worst thai restaurant that i and wife have visited worldwide . food and service were appalling and the staff were lacking in . . .\ntrafalgar square is home to art galleries , museums , historic buildings and of course the mermaid fountain . it makes perfect sense to visit restaurants near trafalgar square for a spot of lunch or dinner and recharge your energy . so why not visit one of the best restaurants in london , regularly frequented by politicians , stars , locals and tourists alike .\ncame in for dinner and the pad thai was amazing - such good flavours . the cocktails are also quite good too\na group of us dined here and it was the best meal i ' ve had at any thai square restaurant . made a telephone reservation as it was friday night . was very busy when we showed up but service was good . there were four of us . the guys went . . .\nblaxland thai restaurant started in 1997 as a family business in the town of blue mountains . later in july 2006 , the first thai square restaurant was founded in redfern . and in january 2007 the 2nd restaurant opened in hazelbrook , back in the home region of the blue mountains . it was then expanded throughout the blue mountains from katoomba through to blaxland as well as western sydney in the suburb of mulgoa and erskine park .\nthis is a solid thai place ! the food is authentic and the prices are fair . to note , their thai iced tea is $ 2 . 95 and their floating market noodle soup is $ 10 . 95 with your choice of either thin , vermicelli or my personal fave , thick noodles . they recently updated their decor to accommodate more patrons and reflect thai culture .\norder our gold set menu at thai sqaure fulham and get free flowing prosecco ! head to our website for full details . urltoken\nthis is one of the best thai restaurant in town with new decor is a plus . love the new decor . food here is always amazing , real authentic thai food . i always order one of noodle soup dish yen - ta - four authentic thai - style noodle soup with seafood , crispy wonton skin , and special homemade red sauce . recommended , here they make it so good with seafood . hard to find form any other thai restaurant . somethings different form ka - prow - kai and floating noodle . and thai coffee for drink . delicious . parking . i parked over mrs chen ' s kitchen the chinese restaurant near by , 1min walk , very convenience . warning donot park at westmont shopping center . over all 5star +\nthis is one of the few authentic thai restaurant . in the neighborhood . portions are good size and can be share between 3 - 4 people . my favorite dishes are the crispy duck , beef pad see yeuw and garlic tofu . dont forget to get the thai ice tea . parking can be challenging : (\nwe pride ourselves in sharing the best of thai cuisine with our guests . our award winning restaurant is stylish and relaxed with an emphasis on flavour , presentation and service .\nour trafalgar square branch is located right in the heart of central london , a stone\u2019s throw away from the historic nelson\u2019s column and the four lions statues . this iconic location is perfect for our flagship branch which has hosted numerous high profile events and won many awards .\nsuperb thai food in an unpretentious atmosphere . your not going to find millennials ubering for the trendy atmosphere - another great reason to go . the whole fish and laarb alone are worth the trip .\nfor the last 20 plus years , this has been our go to legit thai place . even having moved away , we will drive the distance when craving thai . sad to hear it changed owners last november ( but happy for the owner who retired ) , yet we still ventured out . although the waitresses assured me the kitchen staff and recipes\nstayed the same\n, you can taste that hint of\nje ne sais quoi\nthat is missing . the meal was still good , just not the thai square i ' ve been accustomed to all these years . however , the crispy basil squid is still a must order . the floating market noodle soup i used to always order was on the bland side today and the crab meat fried rice , although good , was missing the char from the wok that made it what we love . the steak salad was flavorful and a healthy portion .\nfirst time visit after a huge renovation . love the decor of the restaurant made me feel like i were at hometown again . love in the fact that they have thai menu for thai people to chose from . we had ordered a couple of dishes that was difficult to find at any other places . all dishes were tasty and delicious . service was incredible , warm welcome and very attentive staffs . will definitely recommend and come back to try something else .\nthe food taste are really not my favorite and the service is rude . i did not feel comfortable in this place . my favorite one in this area is thai curry , the taste is the best and they have friendly staffs as well .\nthe search for the perfect thai place in nova continues but this is pretty solid option close to home . i ' ve been here a handful of times and have ordered the pad see ew with tofu . i ' ve had some inconsistencies with the noodles . some days are fluffier while others are flatter and more broken . arlington is really deprived of a 5 star thai spot but this one does the trick when it is on point . i ' ll definitely be back but expect some inconsistencies .\nupdated review . my last visit was awesome and i can ' t wait to try more of the menu . we ordered : pad thai chicken yum pla dook foo honey crispy basil duck the pad thai was standard , not amazing or anything but a good sized portion . would get again but will try the other noodle dishes first . the crispy catfish salad was amazing . i want an entire one for myself . fresh , light , very crispy catfish adds just a hint of funk . the salad is composed of iceberg and traditional papaya / mango salad ingredients . crispy duck is so good . fried perfectly , great crispy basil , touch of sweetness from the honey . served with rice . takeout is quick and easy . parking is difficult .\nyou can expect the highest standard of both food and service from our flagship venue , experience for yourself first hand why we are a multiple award winning thai restaurant group . our chefs are constantly adding innovative and authentic mouth - watering dishes to our vast menu selections . we also offer two and three course sumptuous pre - theatre set menus for you to start your theatre night out . remember to check them out in our special offer section . it is guaranteed one of the best london restaurants deals .\ncame here for to celebrate my mom ' s birthday so we ordered dishes to share between a party of 5 . out of everything here , the most memorable dish was the fried squid . it was so good ! i ' m usually not a fan of squid but the way they prepared it here made it so addictive . it ' s battered , deep fried , and then tossed in a sweet and salty sauce . i kept eating it like candy . this is the only thai restaurant i ' ve been to with this dish so i will definitely be back for it . the pad thai was good , but a tad too sweet for me . if it was a tad more sour , i think it would be great ! the crispy flounder was amazingly cooked . you know it ' s cooked right when the outer fins and bones are super crispy and edible . we asked for the sauce on the side so that it doesn ' t make the fish soggy . overall , we had a great time here . service was good . restaurant is a bit tight and gets crowded fast so i suggest to call and reserve for dinner !\nthis was the last of the three thai places that are less than a mile from my bfs . we had to try all three so we know where the best place to go would be . this one is a little smaller than bangkok but bigger than thai curry . theres only street parking so be careful . theres signs everywhere in the restaurant that says youll be towed in you park in the boston market shopping center and upon arrival they ask you where ' d you park to make sure you dont get towed . how nice of them . the decor is minimal here but the place is clean and staff is friendly . i ' m glad we got seated near the window because i loved the natural sunlight . we ordered the crispy spring rolls , pad see ew , and chicken red curry . they spring rolls were plump and very crispy hence the name . be careful though because they come up piping hot . the pad see ew wasn ' t as sweet as other places but i enjoyed the charred taste to the noodles . the red curry was great too . it had the right amount of heat and i enjoyed the bamboo shoots in it . * crispy spring rolls * pad see ew * red curry\nstop by on easter , very busy but luckily we got a table with no reservation . this time we tried something different , keaw jub , moo yang , kai yang , pla dook foo , som tum ( both thai and poo krapi ) , flounder with seafood and tamarine sauce . food was quick and delicious . kids enjoyed the sticky rice with moo yang and kai yang . whole flounder was very crispy ( no oily ) served with steam rice and sauce on the side . staffs were very nice to check on us at all time . we really enjoyed the food and had a great time today .\nthe food here is awesome . please note : read signs very carefully before parking ! if you park in the wrong spot , your car will get towed . within minutes your car will be gone . it ' s $ 160 to get your car back , ask me how i know that . with the towing experience aside , our lunch here was great . our server was friendly , attentive , and quick . there were only 2 servers during the time we visited , and they really held down fort . both worked so well together and super attentive . the dinning space is on the smaller side . if you want to roll in here with a larger group of people , i highly recommend making reservations . our food came out in a timely manner and we thoroughly enjoyed every dish . i can ' t say we liked one dish more than the other . they were all hits , seasoned well , good portions , and made with quality ingredients . only thing i should have asked for is less ice in my thai iced tea . the drink was mostly ice ! i ' ve worked as a server at a thai restaurant before and our boss always told us to fill the cups with mostly ice , i really hated that . other than that minor thing , our meal was amazing . our server was so sweet and compassionate . she heard us calling for a cab and the towing company . she gave us a free dessert , what a sweetheart and i am so grateful ! overall , the food here is memorable and we will be back . this time we will make sure we read the signs around us a billion times before leaving our car : p\njoin us in free flow prosecco every monday and tuesday 5 . 30 - 7 . 30pm until end of july .\nif you fancy sampling one \u2013 or better still two \u2013 then come along every evening between 17 . 30 and 19 . 30 and take advantage of our \u201cbuy one get one half price\u201d offer .\n2 - course early dinner set menu for only \u00a312 . 50 including one starter & one main course . our early bird set menu is served daily between 17 . 30 \u2013 19 : 00 .\nfor \u00a342 you receive a 4 course meal with 4 hand selected monsoon valley wines .\nwe cannot guarantee that any items are completely allergen free due to being produced in a kitchen that contains ingredients with allergens as well as products that have been produced by suppliers . guests with allergies , please be aware of this risk and should ask a member of the team for information on the allergen content of our food .\nprices are inclusive of vat . a discretionary optional gratuity will be added to your bill . gratuities are varied in each location\nwe are pleased to announce we will be offering our customers the ability to purchase gift vouchers online and in our restaurants very soon .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nyou can keep your insider ' s stock tip , your private sale at neiman marcus , your hot pick for the daily double . the secret that moves me to action is a little - 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having been undecided on where to eat , spotting this place and upon entering being quite entranced with the decor from entry hall to restaurant . service and waiting time were both bad , but little did we care as . . .\nservice was slow and unfriendly . plate given to us hot but by time food came out they were cold . kept having to ask for our water to be refilled . food was okay , crispy duck was \u00a316 but the duck had been blended in a food . . .\nnote : your question will be posted publicly on the questions & answers page .\ni haven ' t seen any disable toilet upstairs . you have to be on ground floor in order to use disable toilet in this restaurant .\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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{"id": 54147, "summary": [{"text": "damania airways was an indian airline headquartered in mumbai , that operated from 1993 to 1997 .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "it was promoted by the damania brothers , parvez and vispi . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "damania airways", "paragraphs": ["parvez damania , of the erstwhile damania airways fame , is finalising plans to set up a pilot training institute in maharashtra .\nnepc airlines , one of india ' s fastest - growing private carriers , has bought rival damania airways for some $ 33 . 3 million .\ndamania capital markets ltd . stock price , share price , live bse / nse , damania capital markets ltd . bids offers . buy / sell damania capital markets ltd . news & tips , & f & o ; quotes\ndamania last month visited grounded southern regional carrier air pegasus which has . . .\nthe government had way back in early 1990s suspended the flying licence of damania airways for about 10 days after two passengers got into a brawl ( one of them got inebriated ) after being served liquor on a mumbaigoa flight .\ndamania claimed that air pegasus did not have a business proposal that he found feasible to invest in .\nnepc is the fourth major private airline in the country to suspend operations since the union government announced an open skies policy in 1992 . east west airlines and modiluft suspended their operations after facing huge operational losses . the ailing damania airways was sold off to the nepc group . the khemkas took over control of damania in which it picked up less than five per cent equity stake and later made a public offering to pick up 25 per cent equity from the public .\njet airways is also planning to lease a further six aircraft to add to its seven 737 - 200s and three f27s . the airline is likely to opt for the 737 - 400 , say local sources .\nthe government had handed out the first few licenses to private operators , as\nair taxis\n. a dynamic civil aviation minister , madhavrao scindia , opened the sector to competition by modifying the air corporations act , 1953 . damania airways , which debuted in 1992 , ushered in a legion of pretty young things in short skirts and courteous service . the seats began filling up soon .\ndamania capital is in the finance - investments sector . it is listed on the bse with a bse code of 511678 and the nse with an nse code of damaniacm .\ndamania , which operates on main routes in western india , is believed to have fallen behind recently with lease payments to portuguese - based plm leasing , from which it leases two of its four boeing 737 - 200s . damania has not acquired additional aircraft , despite the government giving the go - ahead recently to purchase a boeing 737 - 400 .\nheir legacy as the pioneers of the aviation boom version 1 however endures in today ' s private airlines like jet airways and kingfisher who along with spicejet , paramount , indigo and go air command over 80 per cent of the civil aviation sector and fly 39 lakh passengers every month .\nin came the private players who dominated the skies as the aviation sector opened up in the nineties . brands such as damania and modiluft redefined the joy of flying altogether . the best standards were picked from across the globe and offered to the indian traveller . damania even went a step further and brought liquor into the india flying experience . i do remember early 6 a . m . breakfast flights having people demanding and getting their shots of breakfast whisky .\neventually , damania ' s smartest move was in reading which way the wind sock was blowing . he sold the airline brand and its five 737 - 200 aircraft to nepc ' s ravi prakash khemka in 1995 , less than three years after his maiden flight when\nthe numbers didn ' t add up\n. the buy - out was doomed and both nepc and damania passed into the crypt of the first wave of aviation entrepreneurs inscribed with brands like east west and modiluft . t\nit is unclear whether damania will remain a separate company , or be merged with nepc , which operates five fokker f27s on feeder routes in southern india . merger seems more likely since , under indian civil - aviation guidelines , private airline or air taxi licences are not transferable .\nin the year the government threw open the doors of india ' s moribund public sector economy , one enterprising poultry farmer from karjat had a bright idea . wouldn ' t it be great to launch an airline that offered great service and actually cared for its customers , parvez damania , then 32 , thought . in the days of whimsical flight schedules , when matronly indian airlines air hostesses and terrible food epitomised the stifling government control over the civil aviation sector , good service , a given today , was practically unthinkable .\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 .\nnepc airlines and its subsidiary , skyline nepc , have been grounded . the international air travel association ( iata ) has suspended them for non - payment of dues following which they have been taken off the computerised reservation system ( crs ) .\nthe cash - starved , chennai - based airlines owed money to indian oil corporation ( ioc ) , which impounded their aircraft for non - payment of dues .\nlast month , the pilots of both the airlines went on a strike following suspension of some of the aircraft commanders . this had led to further losses for the airlines . the airlines fleet consists of nine fokker planes and five boeing 737 - 200s .\nnepc , however , refused to confirm the grounding of its fleet . ravi prakash khemka , chairman of the food - to - wind power conglomerate , was not available for comment .\nthe airlines generated rs 350 crore revenues in the previous fiscal and was expected to achieve a turnover of rs 400 crore by the end of march 1998 . r p khemka had claimed last year that he had pumped in around rs 110 crore in his airlines business which included acquisition and leasing of new aircraft .\nthe group created a major stir last year when it made an open public offer to pick up 48 per cent equity ( about 3 crore shares ) in modiluft in a hostile takeover bid for the airline . the group offered to pick up shares at rs 29 per share which would have cost it around rs 87 crore . however , the bid turned out to be unsuccessful as it did not conform to sebi regulations .\nat one time , the group was also planning to acquire up air a joint sector airline , which flies on feeder routes in uttar pradesh and gujarat air , a company promoted by the suchantis who also control pressman advertising . both gujarat air and up air own two fokker aircraft each .\nthe group was also negotiating with air india for leasing out some of its aircraft in the domestic sector to carry passengers from various cities in the country to international airports .\nnew : get seamless access to urltoken at a great price . no additional sign - up required .\nby 1992 , they were carrying over two lakh passengers even though they accounted for just 2 per cent of traffic . but the dark clouds were fast filling up and scindia ' s resignation was only the first of their woes . capital was hard to raise and trained manpower difficult to recruit . making money was not as easy as the players had thought . they were further hobbled by harsh government rules on not advertising their flight schedules or hiring pilots from state - owned carriers .\nhere is something that rajiv gandhi forgot to do as prime minister . he talked about taking india into the 21st century , but forgot all about the present one and the opposition it may have in the future . p . v . narasimha rao , and his finance minister , manmohan singh , got it just right . on the one hand , they sang praises about nehruvian socialism . on the other , they took the country by the scruff of the neck and said move , or we all die . the fact that they drew practically no flak is an indication of how well the duo played the game . the industrial policy proposals were explosive . for one , they heralded the end of the licence raj . barely had parliament recovered from the industrial policy on july 24 , when it was presented with a budget that showed deft political footwork .\nairlines should strive to put the smiles back on customers\u2019faces . ( file photo ) v . v . krishnan\nwhat ' s wrong with the airline industry today in india ? once upon a time we had the best happening here . now , it is a complete breakdown of service standards .\nnalini , i share your pain . i am a fellow traveller with you in this pain and i have seen it unfold , pain point by pain point .\nindia and its airline players have been through the ups and downs . air india , the international player of old , was considered one of the best in the really old days . apparently in the days you and i had yet to take to air travel . and today , we do see a significant difference .\nand then there was a rejig . the current dominant players that include jet in its many avatars , kingfisher and spicejet and indigo and more are the ones that have attempted all the changes . changes that have redefined flying experience . some good , some bad .\nthe key point is one of profitability . as every airline vies with one another to get those profit margins , there is indeed a cut in service and service standards . many things have vanished . the candy on a tray , the cotton wool for all to take home in cute little packets , pens and headphones and even more .\nwhile that is all fine , there seems to be no free lunch on an airline as well today . many players in the low - cost space have done away with it altogether with obscenely priced in - flight menus that keep many a passenger hungry till landing . an empty stomach is really not a great start to building a positive brand .\neven if one can bear this , in total and true understanding of the cost - saving mindset that is necessary to run a good business , what is inexcusable is the quality of service offered by the ground staff . while the in - flight staff is still a well - trained and polite lot , the ground staff seem to be losing touch with the customer . a ruffled customer on the ground is not happy customer in the air for sure , never mind how good the in - flight experience is .\neven if one is to bear the on - ground experience as one that is all about cost savings again , what is crucial is the situation on flight delays and how it is handled . as low - cost flights delay and cancel flights at will , the \u201coperational reasons\u201d excuse is just not taken well by the passenger at large . and this is causing one more pain point that needs managing .\nnalini , there sure is a lot of pain . blame it on better cost management practices . blame it on the airline wanting to make better money as well . better money to keep the airline flying to take care of your future flying needs . the airline is a service , but the airline is a business as well . managing both these dimensions without trampling on the service requirements and standards of the passenger is the challenge at hand . sadly , few are managing this well .\ncomparisons are odious , but the indian traveller is still getting better service and better everything at large than the guy in the uk and the us and most certainly in europe , for sure . but i agree , nalini , we must aspire to the best . at this point of time , this is a matter of worry and the airlines just don ' t seem to be bothered to listen .\nin my company , there is a lot of emphasis on networking . i force myself to network , but don ' t really enjoy this . is there a solution ? and what is this networking all about ?\nrohit , i really hope you don ' t get into trouble with your company for asking this question . but it is a good one . a real one .\nnetworking is what networking does . and networking is what networking becomes . a disease at times . a disease that robs us of our sincerity . a disease that robs us of who we really are , and something that at times makes us what we really don ' t want to be . insincere beings .\nthe guy smiling at you in the post office queue is not a sincere human being . he is an amway salesperson out on the prowl . ouch !\nthe guy who gives you his card and gets back to you even before you have reached your hotel with a friendly e - mail is really not doing it just out of love for a fellow human being . everything today in the space of networking is highly returns - oriented . the genuine feel and flavour of life is really at threat .\nmy take is a simple one . i worry as many of us are progressively traipsing the path of the frivolous and the insincere , as against the solid and the real . many of us are really caught in the vortex of the insincere . many of us really find ourselves in what i call the insincerity trap . a trap that makes you as unreal and hollow as society wants you to be .\ncan we then attempt to throw networking out of the window , at least for a while ? take a networking break ? could we then interact and exchange calling cards only when we really want to ? not by force of habit . not by force of the networking disease that wants us to harvest another soul onto my network .\nand let ' s smile when we want to . let ' s recognise people who we really know , come across all the while , never mind their value to our networks . let ' s just get real . at least for a while ? rediscovering ourselves is really networking with ourselves first , before we attempt to network with others .\nthe explosively growing food delivery business in india is going upmarket , . . .\ncashing in on the popularity of videos , facebook\u2019s instagram has launched . . .\nthere will be $ 24 billion in net new advertising investment this year , the . . .\ntwo indian campaigns won grands prix at the cannes festival of creativity . . .\nthe 2018 world cup campaigns sport football legends old and new , life . . .\nthe ability of ceos to make tough calls and avoid feel - 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{"id": 54149, "summary": [{"text": "haitoglou bros s.a. is a greek food manufacturing and processing company .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "headquartered in thessaloniki , greece , the company began in 1924 as a small halva producer and gradually expanded its product range to include tahini and several other confectionery products .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "haitoglou primarily sells processed sesame seeds , tahini , halva , wafer rolls and jam .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "it is the leading sesame processor in greece .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it exports 45 % -50 % of its products to several countries , primarily within the eu and the us .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "haitoglou 's headquarters complex is located in kalochori , a small village outside thessaloniki , greece and consist of several production , warehouses and office facilities covering approximately 170,000 m2 . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "haitoglou bros", "paragraphs": ["haitoglou bros s . a . food manufacturers - confectionery ( sweets , caramel , nougat , pralin\u00e9 , . . . ) - kalohori - greece\noday , haitoglou bros , maintains as main location for its operation the district of kalochori of thessaloniki , and keeps producing traditional greek products which are utterly compatible with the mediterranean diet .\ntoday , haitoglou bros , maintains as main location for its operation the district of kalochori of thessaloniki , and keeps producing traditional greek products which are utterly compatible with the mediterranean diet .\nhaitoglou bros , implemented integrated e - invoicing ( edi ) solutions provided by retail @ link ( entersoft group ) for the automated exchange of invoices - receivables to collaborating retail customers .\nhaitoglou bros , established in 1924 , is based in greece and is one of the leading confectionery manufacturers in europe . our main products include sesame products ( tahini , halva , snacks ) , wafer rolls , jams and pralines .\n1997 : a new product range is launched , the chocolate coated halva . in the meantime haitoglou bros applies the product quality assurance system by elot ( greek organisation for standardisation ) in accordance with en iso 9002 stipulations . the production units link up to the natural gas network making haitoglou one of the first three companies in greece to be linked with the natural gas network .\nhaitoglou bros employs a food safety & quality system according to ifs standard version 6 , certified at higher level by lloyd\u2019s register ( lrqa ) and a quality and environmental management system according to iso 9001 : 2012 & iso 14001 : 2012 , certified by tuv .\nas stated by mr . thanasis ataliotis , financial services manager at haitoglou bros s . a . : \u201c our collaboration with retail @ link presents us with the opportunity to automate the exchange of data and files with collaborating super - market chains , significantly reducing administrative time and errors , that inevitably arise in paper - based and manual processes and offering many possibilities for expansion and generation of economies of scale . our mission in haitoglou bros is to keep our tradition alive ; and to this goal , modern technologies and collaborative tools is our ally . \u201c\nhaitoglou bros , established in 1924 , is based in greece and is one of the leading confectionery manufacturers in europe . our main products include wafer rolls , jams , pralines nut butters and sesame products ( halva , tahini , sesame butters , sesame snacks and sesame oil ) .\nsince 1924 , haitoglou bros sa , through a combination \u2013 wherever that is possible \u2013 of traditional production methods and the use of state - of - the - art equipment and cutting - edge technology , produces sesame - based traditional products of high nutritional value , perfectly integrated into the mediterranean diet .\nhaitoglou bros sa , through a combination \u2013 wherever that is possible \u2013 of traditional production methods and the use of state - of - the - art equipment and cutting - edge technology , produces sesame - based traditional products of high nutritional value sush as halva , sesame snacks , sesame oil . . .\nsince 1924 , haitoglou bros sa , through a combination of traditional production methods and the use of state - of - the - art equipment and cutting - edge technology , produces sesame - based traditional products of high nutritional value , perfectly integrated into the mediterranean diet . for 90 years , haitoglou bros sa has consistently addressed its customers with respect and affection . in this way , it has built a strong relationship based on trust , which includes all of the company ' s products , since , in addition to sesame products , the company produces and markets other foodstuffs , maintaining the consistently high quality of its finished products as its point of reference\nour company , haitoglou bros sa , was founded in 1924 . through continuous development , accumulated know - how and expertise in sesame processing , we have become the leading processor and supplier of sesame seeds and sesame related articles worldwide . our installations , conveniently located close to the port of thessaloniki in greece , are housed in 80 , 000m\nsince 1924 , haitoglou bros sa , through a combination of traditional production methods and the use of state - of - the - art equipment and cutting - edge technology , produces sesame - based traditional products of high nutritional value , perfectly integrated into the mediterranean diet . in our product range you can find for example halva , tahini and sesam oil .\nmacedonian halva and macedonian tahini are traditional greek snacks made from sesame , produced by haitoglou brothers . an old family company , established in thessaloniki , macedonia , since 1924 , produces one of the most famous halva in greece and abroad . haitoglou brothers produce a variety of halva and tahini and other sesame foods , which are utterly compatible with the mediterranean diet . in 2004 , haitoglou brothers begin the operation of a new sesame processing plant and virgin sesame seed oil was produced in greece for the first time ever .\nfor over 85 years , haitoglou bros sa has consistently addressed its customers with respect and affection . in this way , it has built a strong relationship based on trust , which includes all of the company ' s products , since , in addition to sesame products , the company produces and markets other foodstuffs , maintaining the consistently high quality of its finished products as its point of reference .\nhalva is a traditional greek food , that is made of around 60 % tahini & a mixture of sugars with the addition of nuts & flavours . thus , it contains all the ingredients of tahini at an equivalent percentage & is a good source of inorganic elements .\nhalva bar with cocoa\nfrom\nhaitoglou bros\nis a healthy & delicious snack that is ideally combined with orange juice drops .\nhaitoglou bros is a family business established in thessaloniki in 1924 . it started its operations as a small sized company situated at the center of the city . in 1930 , the business obtains the first factory and becomes an industry , according to the standards of that time . in 1962 kalochori district of thessaloniki was selected as the new main location of the company . in 1974 the company adopted an exporting orientation , with main exporting product the \u201cmacedonian halva\u201d , which made its debut appearance in the foreign markets . in 1994 , the year of the 70th anniversary since the establishment of haitoglou bros . , the company operates a new , modern halva production plant . in 2002 , a plant for the production of viennesse wafers started its operation and so a new product is launched in a variety of flavours , under the brand name twisties . finally , in 2004 the operation of a new sesame processing plant begins and virgin sesame seed oil was produced in greece for the first time ever .\nhaitoglou bros , the distinguished producer of traditional greek food products and a synonym to the traditional macedonian halva , connected to retail @ link\u2019s dynamically growing b2b network , opting for the r @ l e - invoicing edi solution . the e - invoicing edi solution , delivers automated interchange , controls and registration of outgoing invoices , directly into the back - end systems of collaborating super market chains , thus eliminating the need for manual data - entry and introducing a faster and efficient order - to - payment cycle . through the successful electronic interconnection with its clientele , haitoglou bros is able to secure prompt and flawless registration of daily invoice data from erp - to - erp , regardless the diversity of existing back - end systems in each trading relation . at the same time , the company has the opportunity to roll - out electronic interconnections and expand edi to every customer interested in accounts payables automation , thanks to retail @ link\u2019s large connected b2b network , requiring no additional changes or configurations in the existing infrastructure and it set - up .\nin 1924 , konstantinos , eleftherios and savvas haitoglou , three brothers from ikonio , asia minor , started to produce halva in thessaliniki , establishing afoi haitoglou s . a . in 1930 , the small \u2013 but developing \u2013 family business acquired its first privately owned plant . thirty years later , in 1962 , the company , having developed its capacity and expanded it production activities in new products , decided to translocate to a new privately owned plant , this time in the industrial zone of kalohori , thessaloniki .\nhaitoglou brothers have the largest market share in greece , as their products are famous and of high quality . almost 40 % of the production is exported all over the world , in usa , canada , australia , eu countries , russia , other eastern european countries , middle east and asia .\nit ' s a nutritious confection , part of the mediterranean diet . the main ingredient is ground sesame seeds . it is rich in proteins , vitamins , trace elements and antioxidants . gluten free . haitoglou bros is the european leader and a traditional manufacturer since 1924 . our most popular flavors are vanilla , cocoa , almonds and peanuts . a total of 17 flavors are available including organic and chocolate coated . we have a wide variety of packaging including : 20g bites , 40g bars , 100g , 250g pet tray w / paper sleeve , 400g pet tray in paper box and 500g metal tins ( gift box )\naitoglou bros is a family business established in thessaloniki in 1924 . it started its operations as a small sized company situated at the center of the city . in 1930 , the business obtains the first factory and becomes an industry , according to the standards of that time . in 1962 kalochori district of thessaloniki was selected as the new main location of the company . in 1974 the company adopted an exporting orientation , with main exporting product the \u201cmacedonian halva\u201d , which made its debut appearance in the foreign markets . in 1994 , the year of the 70th anniversary since the establishment of haitoglou bros . , the company operates a new , modern halva production plant . in 2002 , a plant for the production of viennesse wafers started its operation and so a new product is launched in a variety of flavours , under the brand name twisties . finally , in 2004 the operation of a new sesame processing plant begins and virgin sesame seed oil was produced in greece for the first time ever .\njoyva remains the leading manu - facturer of halvah in the united states ( in 2009 the new york food museum ran an exhibit entitled \u201c100 years of joyva\u201d ) , with more than $ 5 million in annual sales . it\u2019s also exported : in an interesting reverse migration , american halvah has become a hot item back in europe . \u201cnow you can find u . s . - style halvah throughout markets in the middle east and beyond , \u201d says mariani . halvah is made by both mom - and - pop operations and by large - scale manufacturers , such as haitoglou bros . , achva and camel . it is especially popular in israel , where it may be consumed as a dessert , an energizing breakfast or a mid - afternoon snack . vendors in jerusalem\u2019s machane yehuda market sell dozens of flavors , from carrot to vanilla , cut from large blocks and sold by the pound .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n, including processing buildings and warehouses . with a production capacity of 150 tons of sesame per day , our sesame processing plant is a modern installation of the highest hygienic standards and design , equipped with fully automated ; closed type processing lines .\nconstant development and extrovert orientation is omnipresent in our corporate activity . customer satisfaction and stable long lasting trade relations are the prime mover of investments in infrastructure , r & d and total quality management . our business partners include major multinational food industries , bakeries , confectionery manufacturers , retailers as well as medium size companies and individual professionals .\nwe have expertise in sesame procurement and processing , providing processed sesame seeds , tahini ( sesame paste ) , extra virgin sesame oil and sesame flour , of superior quality and safety standards . private label option is available on an agreement basis , for the whole assortment as well as custom made products and alternative packaging forms , tailored to the specific needs of our business partners .\nsorry , we couldn ' t find any results matching your search . please try again using these search tips :\nwith about 50 % of our production being exported to over 50 countries worldwide , we have extensive experience working as private label suppliers , developers and co - manufacturers for some of the best known companies in the industry and the flexibility to customize products to our customers\u2019 requirements , specifications and packaging .\nco - manufacturer for well known brands in the domestic , european and us market . our snacks have a high sesame seed content ( from 55 % to68 % ) . sesame snacks can be made with crunchy texture or soft ( pliable ) texture . can be combined with honey , all - natural whole nuts , fruits and whole grains . formats : rectangular in various lengths , weights and heights or bite sized flavors : peanut , pistachio , almond , hazelnut , orange , fig , etc . available as organic\nsince you are already registered , you can use your credentials to login by clicking here . if you forgot your password , click to recover it .\nwabel home , beauty & personal care summit - oct . 10 , 2018 .\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 .\nthe first time i tasted halvah was on manhattan\u2019s lower east side after a long night on the town . i wandered into a corner deli offering hundreds of potential dessert options , but i was drawn to a marbled halvah bar for sale at the counter . the turbaned , mustachioed sultan on the package beckoned me toward one last magic carpet ride for the evening . i couldn\u2019t resist .\nthe first bite was an intoxicating mix of sesame , vanilla and chocolate with an initially crumbly texture that smoothed into a slight chalkiness that wasn\u2019t unappealing . in contrast to the snickers and butterfingers i could have been eating , it wasn\u2019t too sugary . i finished the bar before i made it outside and have been a fan ever since .\nderived from the arabic word halwa , which means sweet confection , halvah\u2019s centuries - old origins are widely debated ; nearly every middle eastern culture claims it as its own . some scholars have suggested it originated near byzantium , now istanbul , some time before the 12th century , while others believe it dates back all the way to 3000 b . c . e . evidence exists that it was originally a somewhat gelatinous , grain - based dessert made with oil , flour and sugar .\nthe first known , written halvah recipe appeared in the early 13th century arabic kitab al - tabikh [ the book of dishes ] , and included seven variations . a cookbook from moorish spain in the same era tells of rolling out a sheet of candy ( made of boiled sugar , honey , sesame oil and flour ) , sprinkling it with rosewater , sugar and ground pistachios , and covering it with a second layer of candy before cutting it into triangles .\nultimately , halvah spread across the middle east , the mediterranean , central asia and the subcontinent . in each new locale , its name and ingredients changed slightly . egyptians called it halawa and mixed in pistachios , almonds or pine nuts , while indians shortened the name to halva and flavored it with regional products such as ghee , coconuts and dates .\none of the sweet\u2019s most prominent enthusiasts was suleiman the magnificent ( 1520 - 1566 ) , the ottoman empire\u2019s longest - reigning sultan , who had a special kitchen built next to his palace that was dubbed the helvahane [ house of halva ] , where some 30 varieties of the confection were produced . one , made with sesame tahini , was adopted by ottoman - ruled romanians who passed it on to ashkenazi jews in europe . it was this version that made the transatlantic journey to america in the early 20th century .\nstateside , the ancient candy\u2019s biggest promoter was nathan radutzky , a young jew from kiev , ukraine . in 1907 , the budding entrepreneur produced his first batch of halvah in his garage on the lower east side , which he then sold from his back door and pushcarts around the city . when business took off , he opened a small factory in brooklyn . in 1940 , he moved his company\u2014then called independent halvah & candies\u2014to a larger building in the borough , from which it still operates today . \u201cthe eastern europeans who were buying halvah when we started were looking for hearty , long - lasting foods , \u201d explains richard radutzky , a third - generation family member in the halvah business . his grandfather\u2019s take on the old world classic was a hit in the new world . \u201chalvah became much more popular in america than it ever was in europe , \u201d says john mariani , author of the encyclopedia of american food & drink .\nin the 1950s , rudutzky changed his company\u2019s name to joyva and adopted the smiling sultan as its logo , playing up halvah\u2019s exotic image . at the same time , joyva began enrobing some of its halvah bars in chocolate . \u201cwe love to chocolate coat things , \u201d says gil marks , author of the encyclopedia of jewish food . \u201cthat\u2019s a u . s . obsession . \u201d in another decidedly american twist , joyva also began to sell a king - sized bar . \u201cwe always maximize foods , \u201d adds marks . \u201clook at the cinnamon bun and the bagel ; both are much larger than they\u2019ve ever been in history . \u201d\n\u201cpeople either love it or hate it , \u201d admits radutzky ; in the united states , it is still most likely to be found in specialty stores such as jewish , persian and greek markets . halvah can also be found in health food stores : although its high levels of fat and carbohydrates prevent halvah from being considered \u201chealthy , \u201d its sesame seed base endows it with nutritious minerals , including copper , manganese , tryptophan , calcium and magnesium .\nhalvah continues to win over new fans and cross boundaries . korean american celebrity chef david chang , for example , has come up with a new method of halvah consumption : his customers can now order crumbled peanut butter halvah as a soft - serve topping at his wildly popular momofuku milk bar in new york . what more could one ask for after a meal\u2014or a night on the town ?\n[ \u2026 ] is a dessert that is known in many cultures , carrying a unique flavor that some may say is very sweet . stemming from the middle east region , [ \u2026 ]\ni heard somewhere that halva is the first know . candy . if a recipe was discovered 3000 . bc that could be true .\nthere is also a irutu kadai halva shop in tamilnadu in india . . city named tirunelveli\u2026 . . if u eat halwa there u will never go to ur country\u2026 . . ! ! !\nthere is a recipe in this morning\u2019s nytimes ( 10 / 7 / 15 ) for homemade halvah ! of course it doesn\u2019t have chocolate or nuts , but i think i can figure out that part . it\u2019s on my \u201cto do\u201d list ! look for it on the ny times cooking site on line if you don\u2019t get the actual paper .\ni knew about halvah from my classmate\u2019s presentation . her name is nana kawakami , she is from japan . on her presentation , she brought us pieces of \u2018halvah\u2019 made from sesame by seed + mill . it was delicious and memorable .\ni live in upstate ny and i saw this giant candy bar sitting on a grocery store shelf and ate it before work , chocolate cover . halva , it was the delicious . i am a huge fan . that is the reason i searched for the origins of this great food and found this little story and website . awesome\nget a year of moment magazine for just $ 19 . 97 , 52 % off the cover price ! subscribe now\nhe production plants place great emphasis upon the utilization of modern technology in order to ensure the quality of the final products . at the same time traditional methods of production are employed , wherever they are considered to be a critical factor in maintaining the authentic nature of the products . finally , the fully equipped quality control laboratories provide the possibility of continuous control , both of the raw materials and the final products .\nt the same time the company applies the product quality assurance system by elot ( greek organisation for standardisation ) in accordance with en iso 9001 stipulations , an environmental management system also certified by elot in accordance with the en iso 14001 stipulations and the revolutionary haccp , which more than satisfies the strictest international requirements for foodstuff industries .\nhe company employs approximately 500 people and through a well organized sales network , it promotes its products even to the most remote places of greece , thereby maintaining a large market share .\nlmost 40 % of the production is exported all over the world , in countries such as america , canada , australia , eu countries , russia , the market of the former eastern europe , middle east and asia .\nthe product quality assurance system by elot ( greek organisation for standardisation ) in accordance with en iso 9001 , with respect to the production process , raw ingredients and final products .\n1932 : a new industrial installation is acquired in damonos street , between the old and the new railway of thessaloniki .\n1962 : kalochori district of thessaloniki was selected as the new main location of the company .\n1974 : the company obtains an orientation towards export , with \u201cmacedonian halva\u201d as the main product , making it ' s debut in the foreign markets .\n1994 : at the 70th birthday since its establishment , the company operates the new production plant for halva , which is of the latest technology and covers 12 . 000sqm . during the same year , the company donates an experimental day nursery center to the community of kalochori in an effort to contribute towards the welfare of the community .\n2000 : an environmental management system is applied , also certified by elot in accordance with the en iso 14001 stipulations .\n2002 : a plant for the production of viennese wafers starts its operation and a new product is launched under the brand name twisties , in a variety of flavours . this line makes it ' s debut straight to the foreign markets .\n2003 : an upgrade to the product quality assurance system is applied and the company is certified by elot in accordance with en iso 9001 stipulations .\n2004 : the operation of a new sesame processing plant begins and virgin sesame seed oil is produced in greece for the first time ever .\n2007 : a new plant for the processing of sesame and packing of tahini starts its operation .\n2008 : the company obtains a unique international recognition for the virgin sesame oil by the international taste & quality institute , which is the leading independent chef - and sommelier - based organization dedicated to judging , awarding and promoting superior tasting food and drink from around the world . the itqs granded the virgin sesame oil with the superior taste award 2008 in a special award ceremony in brussels .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe company , trying to meet the huge demand which developed meanwhile in the domestic as well as the international market , invested large sums in modern mechanical equipment ( the most complete and productive throughout europe ) . the modern production methods , the excellent ingredients , and the dedication to tradition , were effectively combined with the expansion of the sales network , by making the makedonikos halvas , tahini , and others , leading brands in greece , as well as worldwide .\ntaking all this into consideration , in combination with the constant investments , the company now holds a leading role in the hellenic food industry .\nthe production plants place great emphasis upon the utilization of modern technology in order to ensure the quality of the final products . at the same time traditional methods of production are employed , wherever they are considered to be a critical factor in maintaining the authentic nature of the products . finally , the fully equipped quality control laboratories provide the possibility of continuous control , both of the raw materials and the final products .\nat the same time the company applies the product quality assurance system by elot ( greek organisation for standardisation ) in accordance with en iso 9001 stipulations , an environmental management system also certified by elot in accordance with the en iso 14001 stipulations and the revolutionary haccp , which more than satisfies the strictest international requirements for foodstuff industries .\nthe company employs approximately 500 people and through a well organized sales network , it promotes its products even to the most remote places of greece , thereby maintaining a large market share .\nalmost 40 % of the 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flavourings : rose , bergamot , vanilla , orange , strawberry , colour : e120 , e141 , e160a .\ntracking cookies are used to monitor which pages you visited and allow us to show you information tailored to your specific interests . accept cookies\nnce upon a time , far in the east , ali baba stood before a sealed cave & shouted :\nopen sesame !\n. . . & as the sesame fruit opens up to let the seed spill out like gold , so the cave opened up & all the riches of the world were laid out before him .\nhese treasures , symbols of the beneficial properties of sesame for man ' s health , were safeguarded in the traditions of all ancient civilizations .\nthe indians considered sesame to be\nthe king of seeds\n. the assyrian gods would drink sesame wine before heading out to battle . chinese & japanese used it in remedies , hippocrates & galene used it as a medicine & in weddings in ancient greece they offered a mixture of tahini & honey , a kind of halva .\ntahini ( ground sesame seeds ) , 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{"id": 54151, "summary": [{"text": "rum-running , or bootlegging , is the illegal business of transporting ( smuggling ) alcoholic beverages where such transportation is forbidden by law .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "smuggling is usually done to circumvent taxation or prohibition laws within a particular jurisdiction .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the term rum-running is more commonly applied to smuggling over water ; bootlegging is applied to smuggling over land .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it is believed that the term \" boot-legging \" originated during the american civil war , when soldiers would sneak liquor into army camps by concealing pint bottles within their boots or beneath their trouser legs .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "also , according to the pbs documentary prohibition , the term \" bootlegging \" was popularized when thousands of city dwellers would sell liquor from flasks they kept in their boot leg all across major cities and rural areas .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the term \" rum-running \" most likely originated at the start of prohibition in the united states ( 1920 \u2013 1933 ) , when ships from bimini in the western bahamas transported cheap caribbean rum to florida speakeasies .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "but rum 's cheapness made it a low-profit item for the rum-runners , and they soon moved on to smuggling canadian whisky , french champagne , and english gin to major cities like new york city , boston , and chicago , where prices ran high .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it was said that some ships carried $ 200,000 in contraband in a single run . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "rum - running", "paragraphs": ["rum - running is a romance , and , like all romances , it grows in the telling .\nlearn how st - pierre profited from canadian rum running . locals used alcohol barrels as building material .\nprohibition , rum running and the real mccoy rum running revisited six books look back at prohibition :\nthe real mccoy ,\nthe bootleg queen ,\nand the liquor fleet that fueled the roaring twenties .\nal capone toured st - pierre ' s rum running operations and left his hat with a local shopkeeper .\n' rum running ' vessels listed by government ; score of american and foreign ships engaged in violating prohibition law .\na nova scotia woman recalls her husband ' s rum running ; most smugglers were upright citizens in need of money .\njohn demont . 2003 . maritime drug smuggling and rum - running . the canadian encyclopedia urltoken ( accessed july 9 , 2018 ) .\nwith the headline : ' rum running ' vessels listed by government ; score of american and foreign ships engaged in violating prohibition law .\ndemont , john . 2003 . maritime drug smuggling and rum - running . the canadian encyclopedia urltoken ( accessed july 9 , 2018 ) .\n' rum running ' vessels listed by government ; score of american and foreign ships engaged in violating prohibition law . - the new york times\ncape may county met prohibition head - on , with rum - running becoming part of the daily life and still and bootleg operations throughout the county . eight 75 - foot coast guard ships patrolled from their headquarters at the cape may coast guard station in full sight of rum running activities .\n[ 227 ] philip p . mason , rum running and the roaring twenties , ( wayne state university press : detroit , 1995 ) , 62 .\n\u201che was , without question , the most successful and notorious of the old time rum runners . he was , literally , the father of rum row and the inventor of much rum - running technique . mccoy actually furnished 700 , 000 cases to slake america\u2019s thirst . \u201d\njohn demont , r . the canadian encyclopedia . ( 2003 ) . maritime drug smuggling and rum - running . retrieved july 9 , 2018 , from urltoken\ndemont , j . . r . the canadian encyclopedia . ( 2003 ) . maritime drug smuggling and rum - running . retrieved july 9 , 2018 from urltoken\ndemont , j . . r . the canadian encyclopedia . ( 2003 ) . maritime drug smuggling and rum - running . retrieved july 9 , 2018 from urltoken\ndemont , john .\nmaritime drug smuggling and rum - running .\nin the canadian encyclopedia . historica canada , 1985\u2014 . article published march 18 , 2003\njohn demont .\nmaritime drug smuggling and rum - running\nin the canadian encyclopedia . historica canada , 1985\u2013 . article published march 17 , 2003 . urltoken\nwhen private supplies began to run out , the demand for liquor increased , and the age of bootlegging , rum - running and illegal stills began in earnest .\ndemont , john .\nmaritime drug smuggling and rum - running\n. the canadian encyclopedia . toronto : historica canada , 2003 . web . 18 mar 2003 .\ndemont , john .\nmaritime drug smuggling and rum - running\n. the canadian encyclopedia . toronto : historica canada , 2003 . web . 18 mar 2003 .\njohn demont\nmaritime drug smuggling and rum - running\nthe canadian encyclopedia . eds . . toronto : historica canada , 2003 . web . 9 jul . 2018 .\nphase 1 ) bill mccoy founds rum row . phase 2 ) ? phase 3 ) repeal ! ( and rum smuggling magically ends . )\nsouthern california had its share of violent incidents , but its smaller population and more wide open landscape made rum - running a fairly easy task at first , especially along its miles of undeveloped coastline between ventura and san pedro , southern california\u2019s own \u201crum row . \u201d\nthough rum running continued throughout prohibition , the coast guard made it more difficult to get away with . prior to 1924 , the line where ships would line up outside of u . s . jurisdiction was called a rum row , and stood three miles beyond the maritime limit of the u . s . as rum running became a bigger problem , the u . s . extended the rum row to twelve miles . this made it much harder for ships to sneak into shore past the coast guard , though , of course , not impossible .\nfun facts so convinced were they that alcohol was the cause of virtually all crime that some towns actually sold their jails nascar speakeasies got its name because one had to whisper a code word or name through a slot in a locked door to gain admittance the human body produces its own supply of alcohol naturally on a continuous basis , 24 hours a day , seven days a week . therefore , we always have alcohol in our bodies what is rum running history of rum running beginning of time major people st . valentines day massacre impact on todays society major effects technology impacts wood creates to plastic bladders encouraged vehicular modifications inspired a sport today , anyone is able to make and distribute alcohol rum running rum running , or bootlegging , is the illegal business of transporting ( smuggling ) alcoholic beverages where such transportation is forbidden by law evolution of rum running - cargo ships and speed boats speed boats conditions during the exchange enforcements have become more resilient on drug and alcohol smuggling . nascar micro brewing plastic flasks cargo ships social effects new social values criminals / gangs abuse of substance government effects government officials were outgunned surpassed technology wise courts and jails overflowed economic effects alleviate emotional & financial distress elimination of jobs decrease in sales - dry counties - modern day rum runners - rum running in the media\nthe rum war at sea , by malcolm willoughby , fredonia books , 2001 .\n5 . fraser miles , slow boat on rum row , p . 237 .\nsource : detroit free press . the sleds were dragged underwater by cables running across the detroit river from ontario to michigan .\nrum - running also saw a revival and became a common trade in the u . s . liquor was smuggled in station wagons , trucks , and boats from mexico , europe , canada , and the caribbean .\nrun the rum in : south florida during prohibition , sally j . ling \u2013 2007\n7 . jim stone , my dad , the rum runner , p . 42 .\nanything that could conceivably be used to conceal the transport of smaller quantities of alcohol seemingly was . in the book\nrum running and the roaring twenties ,\na series of photos actually shows such smuggling devices as :\nemily schultz never asked her grandfather , herman , about his rum - running days in detroit . this was an experience that the man , who left school at 14 to support his mother and siblings , had hoped to conceal from relatives .\ni chanced upon your article about the rum running sloop \u201ci\u2019m alone\u201d and its demise at the dastardly hands of the uscg cutter dexter . i have a couple of things to add about the dexter aka yp - 63 you may find of interest .\n, and similar ships of\nrum row\noff the pacific coast of the us and mexico .\nthe term \u201cthe real mccoy\u201d came out of this era . it\u2019s attributed to captain william s . mccoy who facilitated a significant portion of the rum - running from ships during prohibition . he would never water down his imports , making his the \u201creal\u201d thing .\n, or other ships of rum row . the unnamed cargo is canadian liquor in wooden crates and burlap bags\n15 . \u201crum smuggler suspect forfeits $ 100 , 000 bond , \u201d washington post , 7 august 1934 .\nmiles , fraser . slow boat on rum row . madeira park , bc : harbour publishing , 1992 .\nthe im alone with her new set of sails . built for the rum running trade , she brought untold tons of alcohol to a thrrsty prohibitionist us , until she was illegally sunk on the high seas by an apparently frustrated us coast guard captain . photo credit : urltoken\nstone , jim . my dad , the rum runner . waterloo , on : north waterloo academic press , 2002 .\n, editor of flat hammock press , is a former coast guard officer and author of many books , including the dictionary of nautical literacy , and bottoms up ! : toasts , tales & traditions of drinking\u2019s long history as a nautical pastime . he teaches the subject of prohibition and the rum war at the u . s . coast guard academy . he is available for lectures , book readings and presentations on rum running .\nplacid higbee beach was the perfect place to bring in booze . a high sand dune was named signal hill to alert rum runners of a coast guard presence . freighters sat three miles off shore waiting for local boat captains eager to make some extra money . small creeks and hideaways - such as schellengerger\u2019s landing , dennis creek , and hereford inlet \u2013 that dotted cape may county made it an excellent location for rum running .\nat the very heart of the business of rum running was an invisible but very real line just three miles off the american coast known as the \u201crum line\u201d . a border which once crossed outside of , the american law no longer held provenance . a border which in many a young , adventurous entrepreneurs eyes , separated the suppliers from the consumers . in the year prior to nationwide prohibition , national imports of scotch totaled a handsome 914 gallons . within the first two years of national temperance those same imports rose to a staggering 386 , 000 gallons per annum \u2013 an increase which saw scotch sales alone increase over 400 times and yet scotch didn\u2019t come from the americas . rum running was the reason \u2013 and business was good .\nit is impossible to catalogue the definitive list of vessels involved in the trade . many vessel owners and operators made opportunistic ( sometimes one\u2013shot ) rum running voyages . this list is the result of \u2018best efforts\u2019 and is based on \u2018popular knowledge\u2019 and may be amended in the future as more information is discovered .\ndid any of bill mccoy\u2019s cuban rum end up in cape may county ? we assume so , but have no proof .\n- - jim stone ,\nmy dad the rum runner ,\nnorth waterloo academic press , waterloo ontario . 2002 .\nvessels formerly in the rum running traffic , which had been laid up for months and in some cases years , are now being outfitted and rushed back into the illicit traffic . recent official reports from canadian sources indicate during the past month a resumption of activity comparable only to the situation which existed several years ago before the coast guard was organized to effectively combat smuggling . international rum syndicates are quite evidently under the impression that law enforcement will be more lax than formerly ; that penalties meted out for violations of the customs laws will be much lighter and that in general there will be less risk and more profit in liquor running\u2026\nthe term\nrum\u2013running\nis more commonly applied to smuggling alcohol over water ;\nbootlegging\nis applied to smuggling alcohol over land . rum running is frequently viewed with a sentimentality that overlooks the fact that laws were being broken , and that the activity sometimes involved extreme violence and murder . the fact that prohibition was later repealed does not diminish the serious nature of the smuggling or the efforts to interdict it . in the early days alcohol was illegal in canada as well as in the united states . later as prohibition was lifted in canada it was only the smuggling of alcohol into the united states that was illegal .\nmontauk\u2014our favorite drinking village with a fishing problem\u2014has had a long love affair with the bottle . so when that romance was threatened during prohibition from 1920 to 1933 , long island\u2019s alcohol aficionados took matters into their own hands , spawning one of the most creative black - market rum running operations this side of the atlantic .\nrumrunning along the atlantic coast < / p > < p > william mccoy , a florida skipper , pioneered the \u201crum - running\u201d trade by sailing a schooner loaded with 1500 cases of liquor from nassau in the british colony of the bahamas to savannah and pocketing $ 15 , 000 in profits from just one trip .\nnew jersey has many distinguished titles and honors , but perhaps the best is being named the largest rum row location during prohibition . rum row is defined as a \u201cline of ships loaded with liquor beyond the maritime limit of the united states\u201d according to wikipedia .\nmacfarlane , john m . ( 2013 ) vessels owned and operated as rum runners on canada\u2019s pacific coast . urltoken 2013 . urltoken\nof mystic , connecticut , is republishing six books which are first - hand accounts of rum running . the books , most of which were first published in the late 1920s and early 1930s and long out - of - print , have been updated for modern readers with added insight , information and many never seen before photographs .\nthe case of american prohibition is often deployed in the rancorous debates that surround counter - narcotics policy . unfortunately , it is generally deployed ( to my thought , abused ) without an adequate understanding of what prohibition actually looked like . this is especially true of rum - running , which is generally retold something along these lines :\ninvestigators found roughly 26 specialized compartments constructed for smuggling , which led to the discovery of a storage site in north fort myers that hiner used to store cuban cigars and rum . there , agents seized about 27 , 000 assorted cuban cigars and 42 bottles of rum .\n2 . fraser miles , slow boat on rum row ( madeira park , bc : harbour publishing , 1992 ) p . 129 .\nrum running \u2014 the illegal transport of alcoholic beverages ashore across a forbidden border \u2014 began before the united states even had a nationwide ban on alcohol . this is because our friends to the north had their own set of prohibition laws throughout the provinces . between 1918 - 1920 , rum runners of the united states brought in enough liquor to help undermine prohibition in canada . when the time came , canadian runners returned the favor , bringing canadian beer and whisky into the united states .\nn katie kelley ,\nepisode 28 rum runner ,\na history of central florida , podcast video , october 1 , 2014 . urltoken\nlearn how nova scotia fishermen carried alcohol down the coast to mafia boats on rum row\u2014under risk of u . s . coast guard attack .\nb kelley , katie .\nepisode 28 rum runner .\na history of central florida . podcast video , october 1 , 2014 . urltoken\n3 . jim stone , my dad , the rum runner ( waterloo , on : north waterloo academic press , 2002 ) p . 19 .\nis the autobiography of gertrude lythgoe , a beautiful and enterprising american businesswoman who set up her own wholesale liquor business in nassau , bahamas , and sent shipload after shipload of the finest whiskey to the thirsty america . a woman well before her time , lythgoe earned the respect and admiration of the rum running fraternity and became crowned as the \u201cqueen of the bootleggers . \u201d\nmccoy , a non - drinker himself , began running rum from the caribbean to florida shortly after the prohibition began . one encounter with the coast guard shortly thereafter stopped mccoy from completing runs of his own . the innovative mccoy set up a network of smaller ships that would meet his boat just outside u . s . waters and carry his supplies into the country .\nthis half - hour land and sea documentary reveals how thousands of law abiding citizens of atlantic canada were lured into the alcohol smuggling trade during prohibition in the 1920s and 30s . prohibition was extremely unpopular with many americans and canadians , but for dozens of coastal communities in atlantic canada hard hit by a downturn in the fisheries and still recovering from world war i , it was seen as a golden business opportunity . rum running depicts the larger than life characters and the high stakes role that nova scotia and the french islands of saint pierre and miquelon played during the era . the film explores the social , economic and cultural impact that this illegal activity had on dozens of coastal communities and reveals how the impact of rum running still affects us today .\n\u201cprohibition is a time period so unbelievable that most americans today do not understand what , and how , it all happened , \u201d says robert mckenna , editor of flat hammock press . \u201cit was brought about by a well - organized movement and led to a polarized political and social climate\u2013\u2013one not unlike we are experiencing today . the first heroes of this era were the rum - runners , lawbreakers who were viewed as robin hood - like figures . \u201d mckenna has spent the past five years researching prohibition and rum running , examining period newspaper accounts and u . s . government files , to uncovering the personal journals , photo albums and correspondence of the rum - runners themselves . \u201cfor obvious reasons , \u201d says mckenna , \u201cnot much was written about prohibition from the smugglers\u2019 perspective . these six narratives : the real mccoy ; the bahama queen , diary of a rum - runner , confessions of a rum - runner ; rum row , and smugglers of spirits , are mainly all that exists . they are just as gripping and exciting as any adventure novel written then or since . . . and every word is true . \u201d\nsan diego , san pedro and santa barbara have become the focal point of the rum runners operating on the pacific coast . . . . it is believed that the bulk of the rum fleet will arrive in southern california waters , literally flooding this part of the state with booze of all descriptions .\nthe official log book for one of the chief skugaid ' s voyages to rum row , on the document photography table at the bc provincial archives .\nthe actual rum war at sea was a story of two dueling adaptive networks . until 1924 , the prohibition bureau ran their own \u2018dry navy\u2019 of a handful of sub - chasers \u2013 this whole enterprise was entirely a disaster , due to poor personnel polices , wholly inadequate imagination , and total ineptitude at sea . in 1924 , the coast guard ( somewhat unhappily ) took on the task . they managed to field a substantial , aggressive , and most importantly highly adaptive force built of everything from speedboats to destroyers . within a few months , they shuttered rum row . soon after , they chased the rum - running networks down to florida ( 1925 - 1927 ) and then across to the great lakes ( 1928 - 1930 . ) the coast guard fought the remnants of the rum - fleet to a stalemate through the early thirties , even after their budgets were cut . the rum trade came back in force one year after repeal , and a recapitalized coast guard fleet ended organized alcohol smuggling in 1936 .\n\u201ca huge rum fleet , carrying cargoes valued at several million dollars , is lying off southern california , \u201d the los angeles times reported in may 1925 .\nthroughout the prohibition era , there were persistent rumors and newspaper reports that boats\u2014both traditional and the underwater variety\u2014were running rum and other spirits from canada and the caribbean to thirsty american shores . coastal officials investigated these sightings , but also tried to downplay submarine stories , calling them \u201cabsurd , \u201d or reporting that what seemed to be submarine conning towers were , in fact , dorsal fins of dolphin .\nrum - running is the inaugural text in a promising series called \u201cstories of our past , \u201d published by the largest publisher in canada east of toronto , nimbus publishing . it chronicles the period from the early 1920s to the mid - 1930s , when the united states\u2019 rather disastrous experiment with prohibition led to a brisk , profitable ( and dangerous ) smuggling of alcohol from canada and other locales before the act was repealed in 1933 . the atlantic coast stretching from massachusetts down to florida came to be known as rum row . in this geographic area , a line of ships just outside of the twelve - mile jurisdictional limit would off - load cargoes of liquor to faster contact boats in international waters . those contact boats , evading trade within united states jurisdiction , would then bring liquor into america , and criminal organizations would distribute it . an episode in maritime history recently revisited , rum - running is a welcome addition to school library shelves .\nrepeal , 1933 . franklin delano roosevelt was elected on a platform that included the repeal of that act . he delivered on this promise in the early part of 1933 \u2013 the 18 th amendment prohibited \u2018intoxicating liquors , \u2019 while the volstead act defined \u2018intoxicating liquors\u2019 as anything 0 . 5 % alcohol by volume . as the 21 st amendment worked its way through the system , the cullen - harrison act reset the volstead definition to 3 . 2 % abv and thereby legalized light beers . this saw a brief drop in liquor traffic , though the trade rebounded quickly . rum - running had almost returned to 1932 levels , at least off of new york , when the 21 st amendment drove rum - running to an absolute low during the case . this lasted for about six months .\nsilent film , with title cards , of a rum runner voyage from victoria , bc canada , to rum row off the mexican coast , c . 1932 , by richard heurtley reed . courtesy of royal bc museum , bc archives . v1999 : 12 / 001 . 02 grateful acknowledgement is extended to archive staff .\nat the time the international limit for authority of a nation was 12 nautical miles from the coast . but us laws said their officials could stop ships suspected of rum running if they were within one hour\u2019s sailing from the coast . this of course caused some confusion , as different ships could travel at different speeds making the \u201cone hour\u201d rule rather nebulous and anywhere from 12 to about 20 miles .\nwhat little of the trade remained had fizzled out by 1936 , with the liquor ships melting back into the nova scotia fishing fleet , or in a few cases , hardening into opium or migrant smugglers . coast guard intelligence ceased tracking suspected rumrunners entirely on account of irrelevance by 1939 . operational life returned to traditional lifesaving missions and routine law - enforcement by 1936 with the end of organized rum - running .\n\u201cthe steamer mogul , once the pride of san diego ' s rum row , is now on her way home , to vancouver , b . c . , the loser in her long battle with united states customs officers and coast guard . . . . thus has california ' s rum row gasped its last breath . \u201d\n91 year old fisherman charlie tanner tried to join rum runners as a boy . french - owned islands were a crucial stop on the smuggling route to new york .\nvancouver , british columbia has a history riddled with controversial decisions , policies , and opportunities . in the 1920s and 30s , if you played your cards right there was money to be made in an enterprise that blurred the lines of legality . when it came to rum - running , legality was based primarily on which side of the border you were standing on and in which directions your money and booze were flowing .\n\u201crum smuggling and gun fights on the shores of palos verdes , \u201d by dennis piotrowski and monique sugimoto , palos verdes peninsula news , may 29 , 2014 , page 1 .\nin addition to smuggling , homemade booze also became a growing phenomenon , and the newspapers began to fill with accounts of arrests of moonshiners as well as bootleggers and rum - runners .\nprohibition was unpopular with many americans and canadians , but for dozens of coastal communities in atlantic canada hard hit by a fisheries downturn and recovering from world war i , it was seen as a golden business opportunity . the program depicts the high stakes role that nova scotia and the french islands of st - pierre - miquelon played during the era and explores how the social , economic , and cultural impacts of rum running affects us today . ( 22 minutes )\nin the south bay , the palos verdes peninsula became a favorite landing spot for rum running ships who would bring their illicit cargo up from mexico or down from vancouver , canada . ( these days , smugglers in the area are more likely to be carrying illegal immigrants or large quantities of marijuana . ) that area of the peninsula was much less developed than it is today , and its shoreline had lots of remote nooks and crannies suitable for such covert activities .\nlawlor goes into considerable detail on how a typical smuggling operation was run , including descriptions of how various vessels were refitted for their new role in smuggling , forms of radio communication , and ingenious diversionary or escape tactics used if boats were caught . she devotes a chapter each to rum running in nova scotia , new brunswick , and prince edward island , identifying the primary movers and shakers in the rum running trade ( everyone from royal navy captains to \u201cbooze czars\u201d operating out of hotels to enterprising businessmen ) . she then moves on to detail the ongoing efforts to fight smuggling , such as the canadian preventive service working at cracking down on illicit trade with less effectiveness than the us coast guard . the aftermath of prohibition is also briefly treated , showing how the legal repercussions of millions of dollars of unpaid tariffs by the smugglers are counterbalanced by the government\u2019s not - altogether sterling behaviour in reaping taxes for which refunds are impossible to claim .\nperhaps new jersey\u2019s hero was bill mccoy who sailed his schooner up from nassau and cuba loaded with cuban rum that he did not dilute \u2013 from this came the term \u201cthe real mccoy . \u201c\nlocally , brothers frank and tony cornero were rumored to be among the organized crime figures involved in the run - running activities . tony cornero would later turn up as the owner of the rex , the notorious gambling ship that operated off the south bay coast during the 1930s . ( link )\nlaw - abiding people in the united states know it only by hear - say ; but there is a basis to the hearsay and the romance is certain . not only the police records of rum ships captured inside the three - mile limit , not only the evidence of one ' s nose and eyes in almost any city of the states , but also the visible and unmistakable evidence of the goodly schooners that hang about just off the three - mile line tell the tale . off atlantic highlands , just south of new york city , or off block island , just east of long island , the rum - running ships from the west indies are as familiar a sight as coastwise freighters .\ntwo fort myers men have been indicted on federal charges that they illegally imported cuban merchandise ? including cigars , cigarettes , coffee and rum ? into the united states as part of a sailboat smuggling venture .\nwhile this article is slanted on the side of those who were rum runners or liked to drink , the coast guard of cape may was much respected , and certainly did its share of catching rum runners . in 1925 , the coast guard caught a cache of liquor valued at $ 100 , 000 . among this haul were cordials , champagne , and whiskey , all found hidden in a former sub chaser .\nbefore there were red states and blue states , there were dry states and wet states\u2013\u2013those that banned the sale and transportation of alcohol , and those where such activities were legal . in 1919 , it was the dry states , not the popular vote , which secured approval of the 18 th amendment to the u . s . constitution , prohibiting the manufacture , sale or importation of alcohol . an act to enforce prohibition was then twice passed by a two - thirds vote of the house and senate in order to override the veto of president woodrow wilson . beginning january 16 , 1920 , america was officially dry . an early result of prohibition was the development of a new industry known as rum running , the smuggling of liquor from other countries or nearby islands . at the outset , rum running was primarily the pursuit of individuals , chiefly mariners and fishermen . for these men , most of whom were not hardened criminals , there was high adventure , money to be made , a degree of romance , and a strong sense of fraternity .\nfor the runners themselves however , it was the final 3 mile stretch within the american border known as the \u201crum row\u201d that would require all their ingenuity and bravado if supply was to get through . consisting predominantly of caribbean rum , english gin and scotch whisky , the british bahamian port of nassau ( ironically the historic pirate capital of the old world ) quickly became a primary stocking port - of - call where runners could negotiate their purchases in liquor before heading for the rum row . with nassau located just 26 miles due east of miami and a straight shot north to the entire eastern seaboard , it was perfectly located to access anywhere on the american east coast from florida to maine . this busy new trade route established between nassau and the major rum row market off new jersey , became known to all merchants as \u201cthe great whiskey way\u201d .\nwhile rum - runners on the pacific coast worked directly from canada , on the atlantic side of the continent they used convenient foreign ports where alcohol could be received for transshipment into the us . the bahamas , cuba , british honduras ( belize ) and bermuda all served as conduits for booze from britain and canada . nassau , the capital of the bahamas , boomed in the early years of prohibition . daniel okrent points out that in the two years before america went dry , 914 gallons of scotch entered the bahamas ; by 1922 that amount had jumped to 386 , 000 gallons . another historian estimates that as much as ten million quarts of liquor passed through nassau in a year . of course , so much liquor was not meant for bahamians . as quickly as it could be transferred to the rum - running vessels it was on its way again , up the coast to \u201crum row , \u201d the off - shore marketplace between boston and atlantic city .\nliquor distilled in british columbia made it to the thirsty in the pacific northwest through puget sound . with its expansive and various beaches , puget sound was the stage of restless races between coast guards and rum runners .\nfinally , rum row by robert carse provides wonderful descriptions of the fleets that anchored off the population areas of all coasts , the characters that manned them , and the thrilling and dangerous times on ship and shore .\nas a teaser , i submit the following account of the post - repeal suppression campaign , excerpted from my forthcoming dissertation . i also include two animated infographics of capture records and intel reports , respectively . i hope that it will challenge standard conceptions of the rum war , and entice the reader to read further . for further reading , i recommend the standard coast guard account , rum war at sea , by cdr malcolm willoughby .\n[ 12 ] lawlor , rum - running . 93 . \u2018the customs revenue went down between $ 70 and $ 90m in two years\u2019 \u2013 it is unclear whether this is per year or total , but i assumed the former . since the 1930 us dollar was 2 . 07 canadian dollars , dividing by two accounts for the currency conversion . depending on the estimate , this could be cut in half once more if the $ 75 - 90m was an aggregate number . either way , there was some non - trivial sum of smuggling losses .\nagents discovered the austrian - flagged boat had numerous hidden compartments constructed for smuggling . they concealed 364 boxes of cuban cigars , 45 bottles of cuban rum , 30 pounds of cuban coffee and 100 cartons of cuban cigarettes .\nthe rum trade arrived at the perfect time for the small villages of atlantic canada , which were suffering through a cyclical downturn in the fishery . clement hiltz , like so many other young , adventurous men from lunenburg , found it easy to choose between an act that was illegal , but very lucrative , and another season of harvesting cod off the frigid banks of newfoundland . recalls the 90 - year - old , who still lives in lunenburg :\ni could make more money running one load of booze than i could in a year on the fishing boats .\nthe combination of a recapitalized patrol fleet , robust intelligence capabilities , and a burgeoning air fleet formed the final model of the rum war . the commandant explained this fusion of sea , air and intelligence in a 1934 tactics bulletin :\nbut rumrunners persisted . sightings of liquor - laden ships off southern california continued into the late 1920s . only the repeal of prohibition in 1933 brought an end to the lucrative trade and the 13 - year war against rum row .\nin 2013 , a couple years after moving from ontario to new york , schultz resumed writing and imagined a greater role for elsie moss , alfred\u2019s widow , who turns to rum - running herself in a bid for financial security . the characters on these pages are hustlers , and deception emerges as a dominant theme because of how common it was then to break the law . crossing the line is literally and figuratively emphasized by border crossings and the building of the ambassador bridge , which occurred from 1927 until 1929 , a time when civilians and officials alike were disillusioned with prohibition .\nin this episode of a history of central florida we spoke with dr . leonard lempel , dr . mark long , and john beale about a rum runner which can be seen along with many other artifacts at the halifax historical museum .\nthe smugglers risked not only arrest but their very lives . on march 21 , 1929 , a u . s . coast guard cutter sparked a cross - border dispute by firing upon and sinking the lunenburg - registered i ' m alone , which was carrying 2 , 800 cases of liquor while in international waters . one of the smugglers drowned . two years later , american authorities shot a lunenburg skipper , william cluett , who later died , while capturing the nova scotia rum - runner josephine k . at the entrance to new york harbour . and , in 1933 , a canadian agent named john\nmachine gun\nkelly killed a lunenburg man when he opened fire on a small boat unloading booze outside that town ' s harbour .\nit was scary out there ,\nsays hiltz , who took part in six different rum - running voyages before quitting to return to the fishing boats .\ni don ' t know who we were more worried about : the coast guard cutters or the gangsters on rum row who wanted to hijack our load .\nis the first - hand account of james barbican , a scotsman , who , like many of his countrymen , was out of work following his service fighting the great war . barbican , the pen name of eric sherbrooke walker , found a job , and made a great deal of money , smuggling liquor to the united states . walker later used his rum - running profits to open the treetops hotel in kenya , africa , best - known for being the place where princess elizabeth spent the night of february 5th , 1952 . during the night her father george vi , died and she became queen elizabeth ii .\nthe fact was , in the midst of the roaring twenties , americans wanted alcohol - - strong alcohol , and lots of it . and no matter how illegal or dangerous it was , bootleggers and rum runners were determined to satisfy the demand .\nsandwich town would become a major hub for the illegal alcohol trade . this was all done in spite of the fact that ontario had its own prohibition law entitled the temperance act . by 1928 in the windsor and detroit area there would be as many as 25 , 000 speakeasies , blind pigs , and clubs . while windsor was home to the shadier elements associated with rum running it would also become popular destination for many americans that wished to cross the border simply looking for a good time . windsor was perfectly situated to take full advantage of the criminal and civilian enterprises that would spring up during the prohibition era .\nthe chief skugaid , riding low in the water with a full load of liquor cases in her two holds . her actual length is 86 feet . no date , from\nslow boat on rum row\nby fraser miles , harbour publishing , 1992\nwhat started as a small display on prohibition in new jersey at the new jersey maritime museum on dock road , beach haven , has grown and grown . a video is constantly running , bottles are filled with a caramel colored liquid \u2013 real or not , we aren\u2019t telling \u2013 and photos show that people from cape may to north jersey were not impressed or impeded by prohibition .\nstarting on a winter night in 1927 , when rum - runner alfred moss appears to have sunk in the detroit river with a carload of scotch and cash , men walking on water tracks the fallout of this loss on a diverse cast that includes a deviant lutheran reverend , an american - born daughter of a chinese gangster , and an earnest teenage rum - runner . but the novel rewrites history with alfred faking his death and assuming new identities to seduce and swindle his way around prohibition - era america .\nin 1920 british columbia ended its policy of wartime prohibition , at the same time that the united states enacted the 18 th amendment to the american constitution . this constitutional amendment \u201ccompletely bann [ ed ] the manufacture , sale , importation , and transportation of alcoholic beverages\u201d in the united states . 1 thus arose an opportunity for canadians to lend a hand to their thirsty neighbours to the south , while making some money at the same time . this opportunity was seized in cities throughout canada , including vancouver , in the form of rum - running . henry reifel , and later his two sons , emerged as a major player in this enterprise .\nanother place we were searching the water tap was where the rum came out . you turn the hot water tap and rum would come out of a big tank in the wall . they had some good caches ; they were ingenious really . then lots of times you\u2019d come along at night and you\u2019d stop a car and there\u2019d be a keg in the trunk or in the backseat . there was a bootlegger in every community . sold it out of his house , out of his barn , out of his field . everywhere . just as soon as we found one hide they made a better one . and there was no stigma to being a bootlegger and handling contraband rum . everybody did it . there was nothing morally wrong . . . they weren\u2019t criminals , eh ?\nthe innovation of americans to get what they want is evident in the resourcefulness used to obtain alcohol during prohibition . this era saw the rise of the speakeasy , home distiller , bootlegger , rum - runner , and many of the gangster myths associated with it .\nthe liquor smuggling business included a complicated system of transport , communication , and legal manoeuvring . the primary rum - running operations out of vancouver did not take place over land borders , but instead used marine transport . this maritime smuggling operation took place primarily on the coast of the western united states , with a lot of action taking place on the coast of california , on what became known as \u201crum row . \u201d 2 since exporting liquor from canada was not illegal , yet importing it into the united states was , ships would leave vancouver with stated destinations that were not actually the intended destinations of their loads . 3 one option of transport ships was to \u201cshort circuit\u201d in which a destination was never reached , but instead the ship would unload somewhere and wait the appropriate amount of time before returning to port . 4 another option was reaching a port other than in the united states , receiving documentation , but not unloading the ship\u2019s cargo there . this would allow the cargo to reach its american destination , but appear to have been delivered elsewhere . 5 when united states pressure caused canada to formally change law to more strictly ensure that cargo was actually unloaded at the ships\u2019 destinations , rum - runners began choosing ports such as tahiti , where they knew officials would continue to sign off on the cargo without actually receiving any , after which the liquor would be delivered to the united states as originally intended . 6 \u2018mother ships , \u2019 as they were referred to by rum - runners , carrying large loads of alcohol would leave port and dock far off the coast . smaller ships would then come and offload the liquor . in addition to moving faster than the heavy \u2018mother ships , \u2019 the small transport ships reduced the risk of losing large loads of alcohol should anything happen to the transport ship on route to shore . 7 the malahat was a \u2018mother ship\u2019 for a vancouver based rum - running corporation , and is indicative of the type of ship used in such operations . 8 the smugglers used coded transmissions and communications to prevent being intercepted , and had to constantly adapt their methods to keep ahead of attempts from authorities to break their codes . 9\nthe one man who could be trusted was captain william mccoy , who is credited for establishing rum row . his schooner \u201carethusa\u201d was open for business 24 hours a day for anyone with the balls to paddle out to her . while other rum runners would water down their goods , mccoy was known for his fair prices , selling real , quality goods like johnny walker red and bacardi brought from two small french - owned islands off the coast of newfoundland . his product , so the legend goes , became known as \u201cthe real mccoy . \u201d\nthe books describe , in various forms , how rum - runners employed vessels of all descriptions , from fishing schooners , rust - streaked tramp steamers , luxury yachts , even retired navy ships , and set out from ports in europe , the bahamas , bermuda , cuba , jamaica , even the french islands of st . pierre and miquelon , loaded with scotch , rye , gin , bourbon , champagne and brandy , and headed for the major cities of the united states . this flotilla , known as \u201crum row , \u201d rode at anchor outside the limits of u . s . law enforcement , their holds wide open , ready , willing and able to do business with anyone who would come out to buy their liquor . intrepid individuals in small craft would come out from the beaches , inlets and bays to these floating liquor stores and offload case after case . \u201cthe profits were enormous , and cash was thick , \u201d says mckenna . \u201cbusiness went on around the clock ; with times being so busy that the deck of a rum - runner could look like the floor of the new york stock exchange . \u201d and as to risks , there simply weren\u2019t any . the limit of u . s . jurisdiction was three miles . the coast guard was powerless to do anything and the crews of the rum running vessels would taunt the enforcement officials by offering them bottles of liquor , and serenading them with songs like \u201chow dry i am\u201d and \u201cwhat do you do with a drunken sailor . \u201d\nthere were many rum rows along the american seaboard , all of them hovering in close proximity to the great ports with their big populations . the heaviest concentration of ships anchored off new jersey and long island , handy to the approaches to the great port of new york .\nthe booze ban officially went into effect on january 16 , 1920 , and literally the following day montauk\u2019s waters were populated with trafficking ships from nova scotia , england , and cuba , smuggling everything from canadian whiskey to jamaican rum . the boats would lurk 12 miles offshore , just past us territorial waters , in a line - up that became known as rum row . because of its harbors , bays , and inlets , along with its proximity to new york city , the east end was the perfect location for this kind of illegal activity .\nthen on march 20 , the coast guard ship walcott lucked into spotting the notorious vessel which had so long eluded them . several miles off the louisiana coast , ( the distance disputed but apparently just inside us waters ) the american cutter uss walcott hailed the im alone . the american ordered randell to stop , which was refused , and the schooner headed further into the gulf with the wolcott in pursuit two hours later and very safely in international waters , the us captain was allowed aboard the schooner where he and randelll talked . randell advising the american that the schooner was now outside us jurisdiction and had also not broken the rum running treaty between the us and britain and would not surrender .\nin the 1920\u2019s a nova scotia registered schooner , the i\u2019m alone became very well - known to us authorities as a rum runner . the ship , captained by an experienced newfoundland captain was able to escape and frustrate the us coast guard chasers time and time again for six years\nwithin a year the saint - pierre waterfront was transformed into a bustling metropolis with cargoes of scotch arriving from scotland , irish whiskey from ireland , champagne from france , rum from demerara , and rye and bourbon from canada . while vessels waited to take on a load their crews took advantage of the several bars on shore to drink and gamble . the demand for warehouse space soon outstripped the supply and every available building on the island was commandeered for storage . so many jobs were available loading and unloading the crates of liquor and working on the launches that carried the booze down to rum row that the locals abandoned the fishery altogether . eventually the fish - packing plant had to close ; it became a liquor storehouse instead . in 1923 more than a thousand vessels left saint - pierre for rum row carrying six million bottles of hooch .\nleading the list of books is the real mccoy , the story of rum - runner bill mccoy , the florida boatbuilder turned national hero whose quality liquor and fair dealing perpetuated the phrase , \u201cit\u2019s the real mccoy . \u201d for nearly four years mccoy slaked the thirst of the nation while leading authorities on a merry chase . he pioneered new smuggling methods , founded the notorious rum row , and built a bootlegging empire that made millions of dollars . in all his dealings mccoy remained personable and trustworthy and true to his standard that the liquor he carried be the best .\nin the end the reifels escaped their legal issues with the united states short $ 700 000 , but without criminal charges . the reifel\u2019s may have lost some money , a large amount especially in the 1930s , however it did not prevent them from funding or operating many prominent and well - known establishments throughout vancouver and the lower mainland . these include such places as the commodore ballroom , the vogue and studio theatres , the multi - million dollar mansion casa mia , and the george c . reifel migratory bird sanctuary . the legacy of the reifel\u2019s and their ventures in rum - running , provide insight into vancouver\u2019s diverse past as well as an era of hazy legality , fast flowing booze , and great opportunity ."]}
{"id": 54152, "summary": [{"text": "rowse honey ltd is a united kingdom honey manufacturer .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "its products are stocked by major supermarket chains and other stores .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "they also supply kellogg 's with honey for use in breakfast cereals .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "other products include lemon curd and maple syrup . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "rowse honey", "paragraphs": ["rowse honey - hithercroft road rowse honey was established in 1954 by tony rowse in ewelme . he moved it to a purpose - built factory in wallingford in 1971 , and the chairmanship passed to his son richard rowse . rowse honey - a family history\nrowse clear honey is the perfect all - rounder from breakfast to baking , in our traditional rowse hexagonal jar .\n\u201crowse honey is the uk brand leader in honey and pure maple syrups . \u201d\nrowse organic clear honey is from organic agriculture and certified by the soil association .\nthe rowse product selection not only includes 30 types of honey but also maple syrup .\nrowse relaunched our brand with a new - look logo and packaging . rowse also launched supahoney \u2013 a blend of manuka honey and clear honey , the perfect winter warmer .\nrowse pure honey and lemon lozenges with vitamin c are delicious and convenient to carry around .\nrowse started in 1938 when a chap called tony rowse started beekeeping at his home in ewelme , oxfordshire . he enjoyed it so much he decided to try and make a living from his hobby . and so , rowse honey was born .\ntony loved beekeeping so much he turned his hobby into a business and rowse honey was born .\ntony rowse began beekeeping in a shed in ewelme , oxfordshire in 1938 and he formed the rowse honey company in the village in 1954 , in 1971 it became a limited company .\nrowse greek honey is herbal and earthy , and has bold notes of liquorice , aniseed and malt .\nrowse launched manuka honey into british supermarkets , making it accessible to all for the very first time .\nrowse clear squeezy honey is the uk ' s best - selling honey , the perfect all - rounder from breakfast to baking .\nrowse light & mild honey has a milder taste , making it the perfect choice for those who prefer a lighter honey flavour .\nrowse orange blossom honey has a warm amber colour . this honey is zesty , with a soft citrus aroma and floral notes .\nrowse acacia honey is light in colour , fruity and has a typical waxy flavour and vanilla back notes .\nrowse honey limited . free business summary taken from official companies house information . free alerts . registered as 01024018\nrowse honey with a hint of cinnamon , the perfect way to add sweetness and flavour at the same time .\nrowse supahoney\u2122 is deliciously sweet and subtly herbal , and contains a blend of 5 + npa manuka honey and clear honey . natural winter defence\nrowse clear organic honey is deliciously sweet and fruity - we source it only from apiaries accredited by the soil association .\nrowse australian honey is rich and fruity , with naturally occurring notes of toffee , rum & raisin and christmas pudding .\n\u201cin 2003 rowse decided to replace all of its separate systems with a single integrated solution . \u201d\nrowse was sold to valeo foods who specialise in wholesome , nutritious and fun family food brands .\nrowse new zealand clover is light in colour , this is a velvety and glossy set honey , with a buttery flavour .\nrowse wildflower honey is sweet and rich in flavour , and is made by bees who forage on the nectar of wildflowers .\nfollowing the original redesign of rowse honey by brandopus in 2010 , the brand saw a significant uplift in sales . now the nation\u2019s best - selling spread and leading honey brand , it was time to create an iconic new presentation for rowse that would underpin their status as the foremost experts in honey , and which would help educate consumers about the different usage occasions that rowse honey has to offer .\npure & natural clear honey ; pure & natural set honey ; organic set honey ; organic clear honey ; fairtrade clear honey and light & mild honey .\nour brands have histories stretching back over 150 years , including jacob ' s , rowse & balconi .\nbrandopus has unveiled a bold , iconic redesign of rowse honey . the work continues the five - year relationship between agency and brand , and comes shortly after the grocer revealed that rowse has toppled marmite as britain\u2019s best - selling spread .\nrowse npa manuka honey is guaranteed 100 % pure and authentic . we blend our 5 + manuka with clear honey to create supahoney\u2122 , the perfect winter warmer .\nrowse cut comb in acacia honey contains a chunk of honeycomb in clear acacia honey . it ' s made by bees feeding from the nectar of acacia flowers .\njohn bennett , engineering manager of rowse honey , said : \u201cvarious types of honey are processed at rowse , so we decided to replace the original bulk storage system with separate vessels that could handle a number of processes simultaneously . this would provide us with greater flexibility and individual product control .\nrowse set honey is well rounded , velvety , rich and has a naturally occurring buttery flavour with distinct fruity back notes . perfect for spreading !\nkirstie jamieson , marketing director at rowse honey says of the new look , \u201crowse honey has enjoyed amazing success over the last 5 years and it is critical that we maintain the brand momentum . our continued partnership with brandopus is integral to this to increase consumer understanding of the many exciting and varied uses for honey . \u201d\nthe nearest competition in the uk market is the gales brand marketed by food giant nestle . the rowse honey company was established in oxfordshire in 1954 by the rowse family with only small premises and a handful of staff to manage beehives ( it was little more than a cottage industry ) .\nin 2003 rowse decided to replace all of its separate systems with a single integrated solution . this allowed a common set of data to be easily accessed and shared throughout the company . after evaluating a number of systems in depth , rowse chose an erp ( enterprise resource planning ) solution from index that addressed all of rowse\u2019s core requirements and integrated all of the various elements of the business .\nrowse organic set honey is well rounded , with a melt - in - the - mouth , buttery feel and fresh back notes . certified by the soil association .\nthis ad was homemade by our very own rowse staff . like it ? get it on national television by voting for it here urltoken\nin september 2006 wellness foods ( backed by swiss - based private equity firm lydian capital whose investors include irish horseracing tycoons john magnier and jp mcmanus ) purchased the rowse honey company for an estimated \u00a370\u201375m . wellness foods , which was founded in 2005 , added rowse to its portfolio of healthy food brands .\nthe company became limited in 1971 to form rowse honey company ltd . in 1987 , tony rowse , the founder , passed responsibility for the business to his son richard and the company moved to a new factory ( 30 , 000ft\u00b2 ) in wallingford , which now refines and processes more than 30 types of honey from all over the world .\ntry your hand at oh - so - cute animal toast with banana , blueberries , almonds and deliciously spreadable rowse set honey . we ' d love to see snaps !\nmodernghana can authoritatively report that some ghanaian distributors and sale agents of the world acclaimed , rowse natural honey from the uk , have been faking the originally made natural product .\nthe term \u201craw\u201d isn\u2019t recognised in the eu honey regulations and we believe the term is misleading , therefore it is not used by rowse in its labelling , marketing or website .\nrowse 5 + npa manuka honey is guaranteed 100 % pure and authentic . we measure our manuka honey using the npa activity rating system - the higher the npa rating , the higher the non - peroxide activity .\nrowse 10 + npa manuka honey is guaranteed 100 % pure and authentic . we measure our manuka honey using the npa activity rating system - the higher the npa rating , the higher the non - peroxide activity .\nrowse 15 + npa manuka honey is guaranteed 100 % pure and authentic . we measure our manuka honey using the npa activity rating system - the higher the npa rating , the higher the non - peroxide activity .\nif you\u2019re a journalist that wants to write about rowse , or if you need information about honey , bees or beekeeping , please contact rowsehoney @ urltoken and we\u2019ll be able to help you .\nthe staff at rowse honey have written , acted and filmed six of their ads . why not like your favourite ad and help it be the one that appears on the tv in april .\na sample of the product , ( pictured ) which is currently in the possession of modernghana , has apparently been diluted with pure white sugar being sold out as the original rowse organic natural honey .\n1 . this promotion is only open to residents of the uk who are aged 18 or over . so that we are completely fair , anyone professionally connected to rowse honey is not allowed to enter .\nthe eu honey regulations don\u2019t allow honey packers to heat honey to pasteurization temperatures as this may destroy the natural enzymes that have to be present to be lawfully declared as honey .\nthe upgrade of the rowse facility has not ended with the new processing and storage vessels . the company has also purchased a homogeniser as well as other equipment from cps .\nthis is nice tasting honey . my favorite though is the dark almost black buckwheat honey .\nthe company was also impressed with the flexibility of the system and chose to specify a number of enhancements to exactly match the system to the unique processes within honey manufacture . the system operates in multiple currencies to handle rowse\u2019s purchase of honey from all over the world .\nin early 2007 rowse honey installed seven processing vessels from carlisle process systems ( cps has now been sold to tetra pak ) to improve production versatility for the company\u2019s range of branded and own - label honeys . the continued growth of the company along with ongoing product innovation meant rowse required a new processing line to handle the increased demand for honey , while maintaining the extremely high product quality required by customers , which include all the major uk supermarkets .\nall our honeys arrive at rowse in their natural state and we gently warm them through to filter out bee wax or hive parts . the honey we pack into our bottles and jars is pure and natural and never pasteurized .\nat rowse honey , we adhere to strict standards that are set within the honey industry and local legislation at all times . before rowse accepts any honey , it must undergo a number of tests in both its home country and in the uk . every batch is also independently tested in an accredited laboratory . the honey we buy is not released for sale until it passes these stringent tests which include screening for a comprehensive list of pesticide residues , as well as necessary standards of traceability , transparency and authenticity like sugar syrup adulteration checks and antibiotic residue testing .\nhoney is a thick , golden liquid produced by honey bees , using the nectar of plants .\nsourwood honey is the best i\u2019ve ever had . i\u2019m looking forward to trying the acacia honey .\nfake natural honey sold in ghana . . . watch out for sugar mixed with natural honey !\nrowse travels the world to find naturally delicious honeys and their expertise is in knowing where to look for the best nectar sources . it ' s their nature to try and please every taste , so they gather honey from 16 different countries to provide a huge range of honey varieties .\ni love acacia honey . however , to me , black forest honey is the best ! but each type of honey is so unique , there really cannot be a \u201cbest\u201d honey , could there ?\nin 1938 , our founder tony rowse started beekeeping in a small shed in ewelme , oxfordshire as a hobby and he loved it so much he formed the rowse honey company . before long , tony was sourcing honey from beekeepers all over the uk , then from all over the world . in the 1980s , we had grown so big we moved to wallingford , oxfordshire ( close to ewelme ) and tony handed over the reins to his son richard . years later , we are very proud to be the nation ' s favourite honey !\nrowse clear squeezy honey is the uk\u2019s best - selling honey , the perfect all - rounder from breakfast to baking . with its medium to warm amber colour , this honey has a flavour reminding of mild caramel and distinctive fruity back notes . brilliant for breakfast ! delicious on porridge , granola , yoghurt , pancakes , waffles & fruit , or to sweeten drinks .\nyes , acacia honey is truly the best in the world . have eaten hungarian acacia honey and loved it .\nby far yemen sidr honey is the best honey i ever tried . much better than manuka honey . however , it is worth trying both if you can afford it \ud83d\ude09\nwe also launched our campaign for real manuka . there is some manuka out on the market that isn\u2019t the real deal . but with rowse , you can be sure it is genuine \u2013 read our manuka pledge here .\nin the boardroom of britain ' s biggest honey packer , rowse - based in the oxfordshire town of wallingford , at the heart of britain ' s\nhoney valley\n- operations director brian butcher says that for legitimate blenders ,\nthe trouble is there are so many places in the world where people are selling dodgy honey . once you spot a problem area , it moves elsewhere .\nyou know what makes me smile and what can a make a day for a stay at home mummy like me ? having a box of yummy cupcakes along with a jar of honey delivered ! rowse honey have a new campaign out which part of that was sending out yummy treats to some mummy bloggers ; these guys know how to make good friends .\nthis citrusy supahoney\u2122 is a blend of 5 + npa manuka honey , clear honey and natural lemon oil . natural winter defence\ni have to say that acacia is one of the best tasting honey\u2026 i just had some romanian acacia honey\u2026 . delicious .\nacacia honey sourced from robeinia pseudo acacia , is really best in taste and in benifits i have tasted acacia honey of ashmir india . it was really ing of honey , , , ,\nfour of the seven vessels installed by cps are used for storing various types of honey ; two are for processing seed honey and one buffer vessel is being used for processing sauce on the hot product line . in addition to the standard equipment requirements , cps was required to design the vessels for a very small footprint as additional space at the rowse premises was limited .\nwe have continued to source the best quality and most delicious honeys from england and beyond for over 70 years . you could say we know a quite bit about honey ! millions of honey lovers across the country trust rowse to top their toast every morning . straight from the bees to your porridge bowl , it\u2019s a delicious and natural way to wake up your breakfast .\nthis type of honey is sold in europe as acacia honey , but in the united states it is sold as american acacia or locust honey . this type of honey comes from the \u201cfalse acacia\u201d or black locust tree ( robinia pseudoacacia ) and seldom from acacia species at all . also , many confuse it with the honey locust ( gleditsia triacanthos ) , which does not produce honey .\nrowse honey has built up a specialist team of sensory panellists who approve all honeys to specific recipes depending on taste profiles and the natural colour of the honey . some honeys can be fruity as well as sweet , others can be slightly smoky , or taste of butterscotch , candy floss or toffee . we carefully choose different types of honey to achieve a final product that is consistent in flavour , colour , aroma and texture all year round .\nin 2002 rowse invested in a sidel rotary filler / capper monobloc for their pet plastic container line for liquid honey from f jahn and company ltd . the sidel rotary filler is equipped with a \u2018bottom - up\u2019 filling system and anti - drip devices to ensure a clean fill with no contamination of the container rim .\nno , our honey is gently heated below pasteurisation temperatures simply to remove any debris from the hives . our honey is classfied unpasteurised .\nrowse honey specially selects honeys from all over the world , from sources including south america , europe , australia , new zealand and asia , to produce a pure and natural honey that is consistent in flavour , colour , aroma and texture all year round . we do this by working with our supply base and bee keepers to follow the harvest and secure the correct quality honey . eu legislation stipulates we can only purchase honey from approved countries and also states we label it with either eu , non - eu , or both origins .\ni\u2019ve never tried acacia honey but after reading your comments , i\u2019m ordering some today . leather bark honey from tasmania , is also pretty good .\nplus , as the uk\u2019s favourite honey brand , it goes without saying that we love honey bees and we believe it\u2019s everyone\u2019s responsibility to give something back to the wonderful creatures that do so much for us . did you know that bees pollinate one third of the fruit and veg that you eat ? click the link at the top right of this page to read about the work that rowse do to save the bees .\nrowse , in 1993 , expanded its raw material warehousing by 10 , 000ft\u00b2 and in 2001 added a new 20 , 000ft\u00b2 finished goods warehouse and new offices . the company which has remained in the family until recently now employs over 100 people and has a turnover of over \u00a335m .\nthrough the years , rowse had evolved a number of different systems to address different aspects of the company\u2019s business . in the main , these systems were not integrated , so data often had to be entered more than once . the systems also relied heavily on manual processes and paperwork .\nsince its formation in 2010 , valeo foods has successfully completed multiple acquisitions across ireland , the uk and continental europe , adding to our portfolio of market leading products and brands that includes jacob ' s , rowse and balconi , whose histories stretch back over a century and a half .\nmeanwhile , another phenomenon has been adding to the turbulence in the global honey market - ultrafiltered or\nuf\nhoney . first noticed in the us , it is honey with almost everything taken out , including the impurities .\nrowse breakfast honeys are 100 % pure and natural - just like nature intended : with nothing added and none of the natural goodness taken away . they are perfect for waking up your breakfast , naturally and come in glass jars and squeezy bottles , as well as set and clear varieties .\nhow many of you have ever tasted acacia honey ? do you think it is the best honey in the world ? if not , what is the best honey in the world , in your opinion ? leave a comment below .\nhi karyn : that\u2019s interesting about your hating honey until you tried a kind you really liked . my sister used to hate honey \u2013 now she uses it each day in her cup of tea . she really loves creamed honey \ud83d\ude42\nchina challenges all attempts to brand its exporters as honey launderers , or its industry as the sole source of contaminated honey .\nit is just not fair to immediately classify as chinese honey anything containing chloramphenicol ,\nit says .\na detailed official statement to the guardian throws the chloramphenicol allegations back at other honey producers :\nantibiotic in honey is a global problem , not just a problem to china ,\nit says , adding that the industry organisation apimondia convened a world conference in germany two years ago to discuss this problem , after a survey of the international honey industry reported that\nsulfonamides were found in canadian honey , tetracycline and streptomycin in american , mexican and argentine honey , miticides and insecticides in american honey and chloramphenicol in chinese and european honey .\nif the look of these cakes have you craving some honey goodness why not try out this homemade honey cake recipe from the diary of a frugal family .\nhi constantin : glad to meet a fellow honey lover . what an excellent thing you are doing \u2013 taking care of bees so they make more honey ! ! i agree with what you say about the organic honey \u2013 bees must be fed honey and not sugar over the winter . keep up the great work !\nhoney has been used by many different cultures all over the world for as long there have been people to collect it from honey bees . early humans discovered how good honey was as a natural fuel and it has remained popular ever since .\nbeverly thank you for you insight concerning acacia honey . i got some imported from sweden . i\u2019ve eaten probably about every kind of honey there is . i used to think tupelo or sage was the best . this acacia blossom honey mild has to be on top of my 60 plus years of honey eating . thanks again\nchristopher : you will simply love acacia honey . haven\u2019t met anyone who doesn\u2019t like it ; unless , of course , they just don\u2019t like honey . enjoy \ud83d\ude42\narchaeologists have found jars of crystallised honey in tombs in egypt , and scrolls of papyrus detailing how to use honey to heal wounds . even thousands of years later , scientists have analysed the quality of the honey and have found that it is still an effective anti - bacterial ointment . the ancient egyptians would even sacrifice honey to the nile god and ramses iii once offered 14 , 000 kg of honey to the river .\nhoney is a by - product of bees so suitability is down to individual preference .\ni just had organic romanian acacia honey on my pancakes . i came across your blog when i googled for this \u2018new\u2019 honey to me . i was skeptical when i saw this pale coloured honey on the supermarket shelf but now i\u2019m glad i bought it . i\u2019d been drinking coffee without sugar because i don\u2019t want to take too much sugar , but will definately try with this honey . also will replace the sugar i used for the pancake batter with this honey too . thanks for the infos about this honey !\nhi , acacia honey , linden honey and forest flower honey from romania are the best . it\u2019s a 2000 years old tradition in the region and the people still use traditional methods to extract the honey . no processing . the best advantage is that romania still has virgin forests and a very fertile soil making this landscape paradise for bees and beekeepers . i am romanian but live abroad and i always bring honey from back home\u2026 as silly as it may seem to travel 14 hours with jars of honey : ) ) )\nof all the honey i\u2019ve tasted , i\u2019d have to say that acacia honey is right up there in terms of what really makes me happy \ud83d\ude42 what is the best honey in the world ? many consider it to be just that ! read all about this amazing honey below and see if it tempts you to run out and buy a jar .\nhoney never really goes off as it contains a high amount of natural sugar . we print best before dates on all our packaging and recommend that the honey is consumed before this date . we also recommended that you keep you honey in a cupboard at room temperature .\nraw honey organic . the best i have ever bought it is solid like hard butter .\nthe existing tanks at the rowse facility were not deemed robust enough to cope with the increased production volume . it was vital that the cps vessels were designed and manufactured to handle the heavy duty processing required . bennett added : \u201cthe quality of the vessels and mixers was obvious from first sight and they have been working very well since then . \u201d\nyou can never say your honey is a particular kind of honey or is free of pesticides until you look at the honey under a microscope . i am a bee keeper and i have no idea where my bees go since they will travel three to five miles to forge .\nacacia for sure is one of the best , all pure honeys are just amazing . have u ever tried , ziziphus mauritiana honey its also very good . good writing about acacia honey .\ni first had it in my other\u2019s hometown in italy and it was instant love ! this is my favorite honey to use although any honey that the carfagani family makes is truly delicious .\nhi maureen : thanks for the website . i\u2019m happy that you\u2019re excited to try the different kinds of honey . there are many varietals and they are all unique . enjoy your honey \ud83d\ude42\nhi mirjana : thanks for your insightful comments about honey . the honey from croatian island of hvar sounds amazing and very therapeutic . i\u2019d love to try it someday . thanks for stopping by !\ni absolutely love acacia honey , i just got a beautiful honeycomb in the mail today that i bought as a christmas present . is it the best honey in the world ? in my opinion , it\u2019s a close second , outranked only by the buttery goodness of the amazing tupelo honey !\ni grew up with this honey and sooo missed it . it will be in my kitchen always\nmy cousin just sent me a couple jars of acacia honey with sprigs of mountain pine in them from italy . haven\u2019t tasted it yet . raw mesquite honey is my fav at the moment .\nhi xuxa : thanks for explaining a bit about hungarian acacia vs bulgarian acacia honey . many people have a favorite acacia based on their personal criteria . in any event , acacia honey is awesome \ud83d\ude42\nrussell : that\u2019s the kind i am currently using for my honey / vinegar / tea tonics . it is \u201ccreamed\u201d raw honey , and yes , it looks like butter . it\u2019s very good ! !\nthis honey is a great tasting honey , it has a pure natural taste i use mine on my toast and cornflakes and its very delicious , in fact it is exactly as described by the manufacture .\nraw acacia honey is one of my favourite . it\u2019s pure , fragrant and very healthy . rich in anti - inflammatory properties and can be used for skincare as well as just eating however , only raw acacia honey has health the benefits . i think hungarian acacia honey is the best of all ! \ud83d\ude42\nhi alberto : love and respect beekeepers around the globe ! ! appreciate your input about acacia honey .\nhi slary : what a neat present to receive \u2013 a jar of honey . enjoy it ! !\nit\u2019s not the healthiest ( multifloral honey is ) but it\u2019s good for cooking and it is the slowest to crystalize . if you live in europe you can buy acacia honey from www . numacalca . ro\nacacia honey is tied for my favorite with sunflower ! ! i hated honey my whole life until i tried acacia . now that i\u2019ve moved back to the u . s . i\u2019m searching for it !\nyou got a nice jar of acacia honey ? you fortunate thing \ud83d\ude42 enjoy every drop of it .\nthere are so many varieties of honey from all over the world . some honeys are from a single flower or blossom and others are blended from different sources . depending on where the honey is from and which nectar was used by the bees , the honey will have a different colour , taste and texture .\nduring the two - year eu ban , the disappearance of legal chinese honey caused upheaval . for years it had been a basic ingredient in blended honeys because of its sweetness and cheapness ; now packers worldwide switched to argentine , mexican and east - european honey . yet chloramphenicol - tainted honey kept turning up .\ni have a very important question to ask , does this honey come from the bee or not ? i\u2019m asking this because my wife has a severe allergic reaction to the natural honey . thanks in advance !\nhi abdul : i going to have to agree with you . each honey is so unique and people\u2019s taste are too . it\u2019s impossible to say what honey is the best . but acacia honey , in my opinion , is right up there at the top ( lol ) . thanks so much for stopping by .\nhi laura : not silly at all to travel 14 hours with jars of honey ! ! it\u2019s wonderful to find a great acacia honey where you know the origin and that tastes amazing . enjoy your honey and i hope you don\u2019t run out . if you do that\u2019s a good reason to make a trip back home \ud83d\ude42\nthanks for all the information , i know more about honey now than i did 30 minutes ago . .\nwhere can i buy acacia honey ? i\u2019m a starving prisoner in north korea and will be free in approximately nine years time \u2013 i have never tasted honey so am looking forward to this taste when i have completed my interment at kaechon concentration camp . do you recommend an outlet in north korea where honey can be purchased .\nso , as you can see , acacia honey has quite an impressive \u201cresume\u201d . but , my friend , the only way to find out if it\u2019s the best honey in the world , is to taste it . \ud83d\ude42\nhello maria : thanks for sharing your experience with acacia honey . i have never sucked honey from the flower , but i would absolutely love to try it ! the fried flowers are excellent , too , i\u2019m sure \ud83d\ude42\ni\u2019ve just been given two bottles of organic raw acacia honey bought in the america . this honey apparently comes from india , the himalayas certified by ecocert . it\u2019s bottled in the united states . tow things i find strange about it , one that its called acacia honey these trees do not grow in the himalayas , not even real acacia grows there but certainly not \u201cfalse acacia\u201d which is what is used to make acacia honey . secondly it doesn\u2019t taste anything like acacia honey , slightly bland with a strange slightly bitter after taste like citrus oil almost . im wondering what and where this honey really comes from ? ! it\u2019s mildly granulated honey and quite dark , two other characteristics completely unlike acacia honey ? ! anyone know ? buyer beware ! it says collected from the wild but certainly as far as i know there aren\u2019t commercialy available quantities of this in the wild even to be selling all over the world ? the honey there is incredibly difficult to collect for domestic use never mind export .\nall honey coming into the uk is checked on entry by port health authority including random testing and must meet or exceed the compositional standards for honey as defined in the uk and european regulations . we carefully test every batch of our incoming supplies of all honeys to ensure their purity before we pack them into jars to give our consumers the best pure and natural honey . these checks include necessary standards of traceability , transparency , authenticity . we are very clear in the raw material specification that all the honey must comply with the honey regulations of 2015 .\nanton : the characteristics you describe are very strange indeed for acacia honey because this type of honey is very light in color and does not granulate very easily . you may try to contact them ( see if they have a webpage ) and ask questions about their honey . please report back as i\u2019m interested in what they say .\ninterestingly enough , there is quite a bit of confusion about where this honey actually comes from . acacia honey is from the black locust tree , ( also called \u201cfalse\u201d acacia ) native to north america . this tree is also found in europe , and in this region , it is called acacia , although the honey does not come from true acacias . in fact , in america , this honey is sometimes labeled black locust or american acacia .\naccording to butcher , who is also chairman of the honey association , a trade body , the british importers and packers who actually put most of the honey into the jars are on top of the problem .\nnow we test everything and we stick with suppliers we know and trust . when they found contaminated moldovan honey , every honey packer in the uk knew about it within the day . we are confident nothing will get through .\nthis product - as distinct from the\nfine - filtered honey\nmarketed in britain by companies such as gales - is , according to most honey experts , not honey at all . instead it is\na sweetener derived from honey\n- honey that has been diluted with gallons of water , heated up to a high temperature , passed through an ultra - fine ceramic or carbon filter , and then evaporated down to a syrup again . in the process , every trace of impurity - including , some believe , traces of chloramphenicol - are removed .\nin many ways , this makes honey similar to wine or whisky \u2013 even small changes in climate , time of year , rainfall and temperature can produce differences in the honey at the end of the process . in wine , this is known as \u2018terroir\u2019 and we can think of honey in much the same way . different \u2018terroir\u2019 produces different honey and because the season and weather is always changing , no two honeys will ever be quite the same .\nthe cosy - sounding world of honey - redolent of toasted crumpets and jars with flowery labels in country shops - has been going through turbulent times . when northumbrian honey farmer willie robson blew the whistle on a fellow beekeeper , richard brodie , for potting argentine honey and passing it off as scottish borders honey , the court case that resulted last week before berwick - on - tweed magistrates exposed some of the tough realities of an intensely competitive international business .\nour organic honey comes from approved supply bases all over the world . as we pack the honey in the uk the certifying body that we choose to use is the soil association . this is why the statement regarding their approved apiaries is present on our label . this statement applies to organic honey from any country , hence all organic honey must meet the same strict standards . any company that exports honey will be certified by an organic body . ( the body that they use does not necessarily have to be from the country the honey is from ) . we then have to supply the certifying body details to the soil association , who check the standards being used meet their requirements . if they do , we are authorised to use the honey with the soil association logo . we are audited by the soil association on a regular basis and checking that the certifying bodies are approved by them forms part of this audit . in addition to the soil association standards we also test organic honey on delivery to us in the same way that we test non - organic honey . this ensures that it is fully compliant to the uk honey regulations .\nthe honey association ' s technical adviser is peter martin , an expert on pollen analysis whose hobby is learning mandarin chinese and who keeps a freezer full of honey samples from all over the world in his kitchen . martin has travelled three times to visit chinese honey farms and is struggling to master the language because , he says , he believes the future for safe honey lies in persuading the chinese to produce it , not just telling the chinese to keep their honey to themselves . martin has never found chloramphenicol in any samples sent to him for analysis by british packers .\nthe different flowers that honeybees visit can affect the colour , flavour and even aroma of the honey produced . clever beekeepers can control the types of flowers that bees visit and , in turn , effect the type of honey produced .\ni have read in some sources that this honey does not actually come from the acacia tree , but instead from the black locust . is this true ? is this the same for north american as well as european acacia honey ?\none reason that brodie ' s scam rang food - safety bells is that argentine honey has come under scrutiny in recent times . for while brodie represented small - time honey laundering , argentina is among a number of nations suspected by eu and other industry sources of having laundered on a larger scale honey that is not their own in recent years .\ni am from tennessee and my grandfather always made honey . i am now an expat in the middle east which has tons of honey . i bought acacia in hopes i could get a flavor like home and it tastes just like his .\nin the export market there was a dramatic increase in honey on offer from vietnam , for instance , where the bees had gone into such an overdrive that a country not known as a significant honey exporter had thousands of tons for sale . and there was something else . thomas heck , a director of the leading british honey importer kimpton brothers , recalls being offered a container - load of vietnamese honey two years ago .\nstandard vietnamese honey is dark , but this was white ,\nhe said .\nit wasn ' t from one of our usual suppliers . we turned it down .\nthanks for your post . i\u00b4m beekeeper in spain and acacia honey is not well - known . only in north spain there are some small production , but in those years with too much rain in june , beehives can not collect a single drop of acacia - robinia nectar . most of spanish population don\u00b4t know this honey and only take other local honey . thanks\nas you mentioned , there is much confusion over where this honey comes from . the black locust tree is sometimes referred to as \u201cpseudo acacia\u201d . or\u201dfalse acacia\u201d . even though this tree is native to the united states , you can find it in europe , too . most honey labeled acacia honey is from this tree , even though it isn\u2019t technically an acacia .\nhi john : i\u2019d love to taste yemen sidr honey as i heard it was very , very good . i like manuka honey more for skin care and other medical applications . i rarely eat it because it tastes too strong for my liking .\nhi david : please do let us know of your results with honey after a month . i appreciate your stopping by \ud83d\ude42\nbruce boynton , chief executive of america ' s national honey board , told the guardian :\ni am not aware of chloramphenicol - contaminated honey entering the us any more . now it looks like they have found a way to remove the contamination . at least some of the stuff coming in from china appears to be something other than honey .\nin a test by the board earlier this year , nine out of 69 samples taken from american supermarket shelves proved to be uf honey .\nhello ! i am a diabetic and since you mentioned this honey is good for diabetics i wonder if you know how many grams of sugar is in this honey compared to others ? \u2026 . and does it not raise the blood sugar in diabetics ?\nthanks for sharing your experience with acacia honey . it is definitely on the top of my list as one of the very best honeys ! a bowl of nuts , yogurt , fruit and honey is one of my favorite all time treats , yummy \ud83d\ude42\na very nice tasting honey but when they arrived they were all crstalised a natural thing i suppose but no matter how i tried to heat the jars in hot water they would never clear . a very good honey and cheaper to buy in bulk a jar of this honey in supermarkets is about \u00a33 . 60 each so multiply that by six . good value ! ! ! ! !\nwe all know that honey is made by bees , after collecting nectar from flowers . but did you know that different nectars produce different types of honey ? which is lucky for us , because this means that we get loads of different flavours to try !\ni just got back from the big island of hawaii again . they have a very special honey there . the ohia lehua blossom is by far the best most sweetest honey i have ever had . there are red , yellow , orange , pink and white lehua blossoms . the ohia bush grows right out of the lava rock . you can see them everywhere when hiking at volcano\u2019s national park . i would recommend this honey to anyone who loves raw organic honey . i got my jar at big island bee\u2019s .\nhiya tina : glad you found acacia honey . i wouldn\u2019t be without it because i love it so much and use it for so many things ! i\u2019m sure you\u2019ll feel that way after you\u2019ve had a chance to experiment with it . honey is awesome \ud83d\ude42\nwhen a beekeeper keeps a hive in an area where bees have access to only one type of flower , the honey produced is known as \u2018monofloral\u2019 honey . the best thing about this is that the honey takes on the unique and complex characteristics of the source flower , which is why different beekeepers like to try all sorts of flowering plants for their bees . eucalyptus , clover , blueberry , avocado , sage , cactus \u2013 all of these have been used in honey - making and all make honeys that taste different .\ndear susan : a good resource is the honey locator on the urltoken website . it will show where and what kinds of honey is sold throughout the us . just put your state in and you should be able to navigate from there . hope this helps !\ni have tried the acacia honey but tried the lagnese the packed bottle one and im so much in love with that honey : ) for me its the best one comparably to other i have tasted . . i wish though i could try your original one \ud83d\ude42\ni have tried clover , blackberry and wheat honey . the acacia has to be the best flavor , no bitter after taste . it has a per oxidative affect and great for wound healing , gums , teeth . over night sensation . i recommend acacia honey .\ni love this honey . the first time i had it was at a friend\u2019s . he added some to a fruit salad and it was delicious . it is very sweet , but not as sweet as orange blossom honey . i like it drizzled over ricotta cheese .\ni tried it from marks and spencer and i thought that the best honey i have ever tasted . i had no idea that it was any thing special till i tried it . the taste wow i . that why i looked it up on the web to see what and where it came from . i started eating honey when i was in macedonia . some times honey has a tang that i am not keen on . but this honey is from another world , this is the champaign of honeys . the best i have ever tasted\nhoney bees are one of the few insects that do not hibernate in winter , instead they stay awake in their hive . in the summer months when there are lots of flowers around , they make honey so that they\u2019ll have something to eat in winter , when there are no flowers to forage from . nectar from flowers is the base of all honey \u2013 it contains about 80 % water , along with complex sugars . if left in its natural state , nectar would ferment , so in order to store the sugars to use during the winter , bees evaporate much of the water content , which converts the nectar into honey . they take the honey and cap it off in a beeswax cell , sealing it into the honeycomb so they can eat it later . bees always make more honey than they need , so there is enough for us to have some too . beekeepers always make sure that they leave enough honey for the bees to survive the winter months .\nsaid employbees were also sent off to latitude festival to entertain families with waggle dancing , observation bee hives and of course , honey sandwiches .\nthe comb to be seen through the jar . because of its mild flavor , it can easily be blended with other types of honey .\ni am a huge honey addict and acacia honey is one of my fav . i like to mix it with cinammon and obtain a sort of pungent , brown paste . you cannnot eat too much of it , but i just love it . it also has medicinal properties .\nsingapore suddenly discovered a penchant for beekeeping - surprising in a country which , according to bee culture magazine ,\nhas no bees\nin the commercial sense . overnight in early 2002 , just as chinese honey was banned by the eu , singapore became the world ' s fourth biggest honey exporter and the tonnage of honey sold to australia , which in 2001 had been zero , leaped to nearly 1 , 500 tonnes .\ni have hated honey all my life . i\u2019ve just been to tesco for a few bits\u2019n\u2019pieces , including some whisky \u2018cos i\u2019ve got a cold starting ( i think ) \u2013 it\u2019s not hayfever . wandering past the honey , i figured nothing ventured\u2026 . . anyway , after a good five minutes looking at the vast number of different varieties available ( whatever happened to runny , solid or with honeycomb only ? ) , i thought i\u2019d give the acacia honey a try ( it was on offer ) . it is absolutely scrummy ! one hot toddy with honey , whisky ( of course ) and lemon & ginger tea consumed and another one on the way . mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm\u2026\u2026 acacia honey ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !"]}
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' - wayne\ncopyright of invis inc . \u00a9 all rights reserved . ho : 600 - 5770 hurontario st . , mississauga , on l5r 3g5 brokerage license # : 10801 / 315928\ninvis is a product from the inventors of the wooden biscuit joinery technique in switzerland . this new , invisible , detachable joining system is a unique way to save time and efforts by allowing to join two parts with a completely hidden fastener , while leaving it detachable at any time . this offers almost limitless applications , using invis in combination with other joining techniques .\ncensus records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your invis ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .\ninvis - west coast mortgages # 201 - 1530 cliffe ave , courtenay , bc | t . 250 . 897 . 3550 | tf . 1 . 888 . 897 . 3550 | all rights reserved\ncensus records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your invis ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .\n\u201cthe great visuals , which pass in a split of a second , have helped in neutralizing the possible language barrier which the foreign viewers would confront , \u201c said hari , from invis multimedia , which did the visualization .\nhon ' ble prime minister of india mr . a . b . vajpayee at the releasing ceremony of \u2018ayurveda \u2013 the mantra of niramaya\u2019 an interactive cd - rom on ayurveda produced by kerala tourism in association with invis multimedia .\nbangalore , aug 23 : finally video greetings have also arrived ! ! invis multimedia , one of india\ns premier content developers proudly presents this novel concept on the net . these video greetings can be found in the website urltoken\nwe are the comox valley\u2019s locally - owned office of invis canada \u2013 one of canada\u2019s largest independent mortgage brokerage firms . our team of brokers from courtenay and neighboring communities are here to help you get the financing you need when you need it .\ndrilling gauge set rasto ( mono ) . one universal drilling gauge with pins and drill bushings for invis elements . includes a strong plastic jig , drills and bushings sizes 5 , 8 , 10 , and 12mm . all contained in a systainer case .\npublished by it solutions provider invis multimedia , the four e - books will be available at online stores for easy reading on e - book readers , mobile phones or computer screens . the digitization of the four coffee - table books was sponsored by kerala tourism .\npublished by the thiruvananthapuram based it solutions provider invis multimedia , the four e - books will be available at online stores for purchase for easy reading on e - book readers , mobile phones or computer screens . the digitisation of the four coffee table books was sponsored by kerala tourism .\nan unusually short lifespan might indicate that your invis 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 .\ninvis , along with affiliated company mortgage intelligence , is one of the largest and most respected national mortgage brokerages in canada , with mortgage consultants across the country , in every province , with representation in small and large cities ; urban and rural areas . the company has a strong history of success :\nnew mx starter kit - everything you need to start with the new mx joiners from invis . the kit includes the new minimag mx , a flexible extension shaft to access hard - to - reach places , two insertion tools for the new mx joiners and one box of 20 joiners . all contained in a compact systainer box .\nthere are others too who\u0092ve raked in large amounts of money even if they haven\u0092t faced the cameras themselves . take m . r . hari of invis multimedia , who started making videos for kerala tourism back in 1998 . \u0093i also made videos on everything from yoga to street magicians , ayurveda , and herbal medicines , \u0094 says hari .\nwhether you are looking for solutions to provide proprietary access , special aesthetics , knock - down installation , invisible clamping or joining dissimilar materials , invis can do the job . there is nothing comparable in the market and this is why the new product has won so many prestigious international awards . we hope to include you as one of our leading innovators .\nmonthly bills weighing you down ? if you have enough equity in your home , you could consolidate your debts into one easy mortgage payment , allowing you to save on interest and start paying extra on your mortgage . you might even be mortgage - free sooner ! call us , we can show you how . find an invis mortgage professional here : urltoken\nfrom invis multimedia ( www . greensymphony . com ) of trivandrum . ( disclaimer : i have no personal financial interest in this product or company ) . beautifully designed and easy to use , this cd - rom is also well - written , and provides a wealth of information about the state ' s extraordinary natural and cultural inheritance ; it is reasonably priced at rs 980 or $ 25 .\nthe portal contains clippings of land , people and culture of kerala . almost all major festivals of the state can be viewed from the site . \u201cour idea is to add 5000 video clips by september 2008 and 10 , 000 by march 2009\nsays hari m . r . , managing director of invis group . \u201cultimately this site with detailed description will become a video encyclopedia of the state\nhe adds .\nsymphony celestial seems like an apt title for the series of dvds brought out by invis multimedia portraying ten dance forms of india . other than the recording of the forms in a captive format , the dvds are a boon to those who would like to use them as reference material . each of the dvd is between 130 to 45 minutes with four to five of the traditional items in each style . simple , lucid introductions before each item performed by leading exponents and subtitles for the lyrics accompanying the dance provide additional flavour\nthe latest venture of invis multimedia is an attempt to portray 10 of the country ' s finest dance forms , mostly classical and some with antiquity that goes over 2 , 000 years . great master performers in exhilarating dance forms such as bharatanatyam , koodiyattom , kuchipudi , kathakali , manipuri , odissi , mohiniyattom , satriya , kathak and yakshaganam find a place in the dvd , which is a collector ' s item for any lover of art . the package claims to be an authentic and reliable reference material for students , researchers , libraries , and for any one with an interest in the country ' s dance forms .\nkalamandalam sivan namboodiri performs the kudiyattam , where his vast experience as senior faculty member of the kerala kalamandalam . the mohiniyattom is performed by dr . deepthi omchery bhalla . the simple yet expressive feminine angle to the dance is further embellished by the soulful music . kathakali is given expression by the artistes of the margi theatre , trivandrum \u0097 inchakkadu ramachandran pillai , kalamandalam ratheesan , margi vijaykumar .\nthe essence of kathak is presented by pali chandra manipuri in all its swaying glory is performed by bimbavati devi along with artistes of manipuri nartanalaya , kolkata .\nbharatanatyam is brought to life by cultural activist and the force behind the arangam dance theatre , chennai , anita ratnam . the dvd provides a comprehensive view of the beauty and rhythm of the dance form .\nfrom the land of jagannath \u0097 orissa \u0097 comes the enchanting dance form odissi , performed by sujatha mohapatra . manju bhargavee shows how kuchipudi from the village of kuchelapuri in krishna district of andhra pradesh , is still such a vibrant and colourful dance form . not as familiar as the other nine forms is satriya that comes from the island of majuli , one of the biggest riverine islands in the world in the middle of the brahmaputra river , assam . and anita sharma , the senior most disciple of guru jatin goswami , gives an elegant introduction to the dance form that is simple and delightful . replete with theatre and laced with rich music and movements yakshagana comes to life with the performance of the artistes of the yakshagana troupe \u0097 malla sri durgaparameshwari yakshagana kala mandali .\nkerala tourism has launched quick response ( qr ) code - aided tourism search , an innovative tool which makes it easier for travellers to find destinations and related information on the official website .\nthe facility has been rolled out as smartphones have started playing a key role in travel planning . the qr code - aided tourism search optimises interactive features of the site keralatourism . org .\nkerala tourism has already established hundreds of qr - coded signboards along the road network in the state . travellers can scan the qr code using a smartphone or a tab which has a qr - code reader . the radius of the location to be known can be selected . the predetermined distance varies from 2 km to 50 km . a total of 1 , 200 geo - tagged photos from various parts of kerala , with around 75 photographs from each district , have been uploaded on the website .\naddressing a press conference after launching the qr code here on wednesday , minister for tourism a . p . anil kumar said kerala tourism was the first to offer the facility in the country .\nkerala tourism is looking for a massive collection of geo - tagged images with people\u2019s participation in expanding the qr code database .\ngeo - tagged photographs with location information of possible tourism destinations can be uploaded on the website using a smartphone . this will be verified before including in the qr code - aided tourism search .\nclick on the menu icon of the browser , it opens up a list of options .\nhere click on the \u201cprivacy & security\u201d options listed on the left hand side of the page .\na pop up will open with all listed sites , select the option \u201callow\u201c , for the respective site under the status head to allow the notification .\nonce the changes is done , click on the \u201csave changes\u201d option to save the changes .\nurltoken introduces this new concept for sending video greetings during the occasion of onam , the major festival of kerala , india . video clips depicting onam celebrations , can be sent as onam greetings via e - mail . the user can customize the message to be send along with video . the greetings page is created with great usability , so that even a novice in internet can send video greetings to their near and dear .\nthe video portal , urltoken contains hundreds of professionally made video clippings of kerala , a state of india . kerala , popularly known as god\ns own country is one of the fifty destinations of a life time , according to national geographic traveller .\naccording to m . r . ajith , executive director , the speciality of kerala videos is that it contains only professionally created video clips . \u201cunlike user developed sites where visitors struggle to find out quality videos from umpteen number of videos , urltoken offers you the best of kerala\n.\nthe\noneindia\nword mark and logo are owned by urltoken digitech media pvt . ltd .\nwe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . this includes cookies from third party social media websites and ad networks . such third party cookies may track your use on oneindia sites for better rendering . our partners use cookies to ensure we show you advertising that is relevant to you . if you continue without changing your settings , we ' ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on oneindia website . however , you can change your cookie settings at any time . learn more\ntrivandrum : the millennia - old ayurveda is taking the digital route to reach a global audience captivated by the science of life . kerala tourism today launched two e - books on ayurveda in a first electronic publication of its kind by a tourism board in the country .\nstate tourism minister shri a p anil kumar released the two e - books on ayurveda , besides two other e - books , one on the socio - cultural history of kerala and the other on yoga and healthy living , at a function here . kerala tourism is a pioneer in using digital tools for promoting the destination .\nthe e - books on ayurveda are the award - winning coffee table books \u2018panchakarma : ayurveda\u2019s mantra of rejuvenation\u2019 , explaining panchakarma as a holistic rejuvenation therapy combining five therapeutic actions to detoxify the body and revitalise the body system ; and \u2018ayurveda : the mantra of niramaya\u2019 , an introduction to the medicine system using texts from ancient scripts to modern research papers .\nthe other e - books are \u2018kerala : a poem in green and gold\u2019 , a veritable storehouse of information on kerala by former chief secretary k jayakumar and \u2018yogasutra : the art and science of living\u2019 .\nin his remarks , the minister said , \u201cthe e - books on ayurveda are aimed at people around the world , to help them learn about the age - old system of medicine so that they can come to kerala and experience its health benefits\u201d .\nsuman billa ias , secretary , kerala tourism said , \u201cthe two ayurveda e - books and the other two e - books are part of our continuing efforts to inform the global audience about kerala and to help them become a part of the experience that is kerala\u201d .\nrani george ias , director , kerala tourism said , \u201cusing modern technological tools is important in today\u2019s digital age to reach a wider audience who are eager to travel\u201d . those buying the ayurveda e - books will get free e - brochure on kerala tourism .\ncopyright \u00a9 2009 \u2013 2018 kerala it news . all rights reserved . powered by sourcing partners .\no , i am not kidding . it is true that today just about the only things that california and kerala have in common are the following : a southwesterly physical location in their respective countries , and a population that is approximately 30 million . maybe also that both produce a lot of high - value agricultural products , and both have lots of sunshine . otherwise , there is pretty much no comparison . but that - - if n vittal can help it - - may be about to change .\nthe information technology advisory council for kerala , under the chairmanship of the irrepressible vittal , met recently and made a number of recommendations . the former union secretary of electronics and telecommunications and present chief vigilance commissioner seems to believe - - he does concede that he is an optimist - - that if these recommendations are followed through , kerala will indeed become a high - tech power .\nit has become a critical part of the future for kerala . for one thing , there is the element of competition : every other southern state , namely karnataka , andhra pradesh , tamil nadu and even neighbouring maharashtra , has latched onto it as a generator of prosperity for their burgeoning populations .\n- - who picked up yet another encomium as technology man of the year at the comdex india technology fair in new delhi - - has energised the region after explicitly identifying it as a core competency for his state . in tamil nadu , too , which was hitherto viewed more as heavy - industry location , former union industries minister murasoli maran has taken on the mantle of local champion for high technology .\nkarnataka , with its critical mass of technology industries centred around bangalore , and maharashtra with the weight of its industrial complex in bombay and pune , are already acknowledged centres of it . that leaves little kerala as the country cousin , and that probably means kerala simply will have to try harder - - it is hardly known for technology .\nwhat kerala is famous for , of course , is natural beauty , and in turn , tourism . in the short span of ten years it has evolved a remarkable campaign centred around the themes of heritage tourism and ayurveda . helped to some extent by the troubles in kashmir which have decimated the tourist traffic to that state , kerala ( with its clever advertising positioning as ' god ' s own country ' ) has suddenly emerged as a major tourist destination .\ninstead of attracting the free - spending , affluent , environmentally conscious visitor from overseas , kerala has largely attracted the backpack crowd - - thus kovalam , one of the most beautiful beaches in the world , sometimes feels infested with penurious european kids who spend little , go on drug binges , and are general , undesirable riff - raff . the pristine nearby varkala may , sadly , follow the same path .\nhouses that have been converted into spartan ethnic lodges serving up traditional cuisine and medicinal massage , and the ancient dance forms of kudiyattam , mohiniattam and kathakali .\njust as rajasthan has successfully promoted its variant of heritage tourism , with the splendid palaces , the tradition of chivalry , and the colorful pushkar fair , kerala has highlighted its more humble country homes , the tradition of herbal medicine , and the re - staging of a trissur pooram - like event with caparisoned elephants . even though purists may complain that kerala , like its look - alike bali in indonesia , is prostituting its culture for a few tourist dollars .\nanother area where kerala demonstrated vision was in the early establishment of keltron , the state electronics development agency , in an attempt more than twenty years ago to bring the manufacturing of electronic equipment into the state as a small - scale , even cottage industry , that would take advantage of its competencies . alas , keltron , for reasons that are not clear to me , has run into financial difficulties .\nthus , there are areas where kerala has been far - sighted and visionary . that ' s the good news . the bad news is that the kerala pattern of income redistribution and reform has run into a brick wall . this experiment , much beloved by development economists , has transformed kerala through thorough - going land reform and citizen empowerment .\nkerala has managed to reach first - world levels of human development and a physical quality of life at income levels that are a mere one - hundredth of the west . this has been achieved essentially through ensuring that whatever wealth is generated in kerala is made available to all sections of the populace . thus there is little of the grinding poverty seen elsewhere in india ; neither is there the unbelievable opulance .\nby richard franke and barbara chasin ; their later papers on the topic are available on the web . these numbers indicate the tremendous achievements made through redistribution as a development strategy .\nmore recent figures indicate that the literacy rate has inched up closer to 95 per cent , the life expectancy for women in kerala is slightly higher than that for white women in the us ; infant mortality has fallen ; and the birth rate is about 15 - - the state has reached zero population growth . it is also likely that the per capita gnp is probably an underestimate , as the average keralite expends considerable ingenuity in avoiding the eagle eye of the tax collector . after all , kerala accounts for the highest ( per capita ) sales of all sorts of consumer goodies .\nbut kerala is now beginning to run against what i suppose is a fundamental law of economics : there is no more wealth to redistribute . the state has little by way of productive industry ; its traditional agricultural strengths ( again millennia - old : the roman pliny complained that all the gold of rome was going to kerala to buy black pepper ) are being undercut by high factor prices and poor resource management .\nkerala is sustained primarily by its exports of human capital : the educated manpower that streams out of the state to the rest of india , the middle east , formerly to singapore , and now to north america , sustains the state with very large external remittances ( more than us $ 10 billion in 30 years ) that exceed the state budget , i am told . this is not exactly a healthy state of affairs , and the state government runs a persistent deficit in any case .\nalarmingly , the hard - fought gains in the physical quality of life index are now beginning to dissipate - - it is believed that unemployment is at about 12 per cent and that fully one - third of the population may be technically below the poverty line . thus , it is imperative for kerala to concentrate on wealth creation .\none of the best solutions appears to be it - - after all , it does not need great amounts of capital , it is non - polluting , and indians in general seem to be fairly good at it . the level of human capital in kerala is adequate , even though educational attainment levels are only average . the state ' s service sector is already 43 per cent of the economy : the highest level in india .\nfurthermore , the infrastructure in kerala is astonishingly good in patches - - it is the only state where there is a 2 megabyte fibre dot connection to practically all locations , a happy consequence of the long , thin geography . of course , this is an under - utilised resource , but it could form the basis for wiring the place for fast internet access .\none of the possibilities in kerala is the creation of internet content - - given the large numbers of educated but underemployed people , it might be feasible to put them to work doing the boring but necessary activity of turning paper documents into electronic content . and this could even be done at home , assuming the last - mile problem is addressed .\nsince kerala is in any case the biggest consumer of information in india , this possibility is not all that remote . already , there are some it - based services operating out of kerala , even though they are not very high - tech : for instance , medical transcription , legal transcription , etc . this is not very profitable work , but it could employ quite a lot of people .\neven if you are well - informed about kerala , this cd , which was sponsored by kerala ' s department of tourism and the technopark , will provide new insights . i would especially recommend it to diaspora malayali children , for it gives bite - sized information , never pedantically , about the land , the heritage , the history and places of interest in this , india ' s emerald coast .\ni have some minor cavils about the cd - - i do believe the video and audio clips from films could have been chosen more judiciously ; in other words , they did not put in my favorite film songs . sigh ! but the background music compensates for that , with traditional tunes and themes , for example the vadakkan pattukal ( northern ballads ) . my other problem is that the cd is mildly addictive - - i spent three hours straight with it when i first got a copy .\nall in all , however , the cd is a synthesis of high - tech and\nhigh - touch\n: precisely what kerala hopes will be its unique competence . the technopark in trivandrum is another example of this synthesis . kerala ' s boosters never tire of pointing out that it is the lowest - cost it location in the country , with a fully loaded cost at only $ 8 / hour , as compared to other locations which may be as much as three times as expensive . doubtless this gladdens accountants ' hearts .\nthe technopark has the usual techno - gobbledygook - - a captive power plant , a satellite earth station , access to an international airport , and so on . but what it has that no other site offers is an utterly stunning physical location atop a hill . if you look around , there is nothing but coconut palms and , on the horizon , the cobalt - blue arabian sea ; kovalam is a mere five miles away . come to think of it , i wonder how anybody gets any work done there .\ni am told quite a few companies , mostly small businesses and start - ups , have set up shop at the technopark . housing and other costs are also low : in 1997 - 98 , trivandrum had an inflation rate of 8 per cent in the consumer price index , as compared to say , delhi , with 14 per cent , according to recent figures . there is also an adequate flow of fresh engineers from the state ' s several schools .\nthere are a couple of flies in this ointment , however : one , the issue of money for investment ; the two , the issue of labour intransigence . on the first point , the it council suggested that 3 per cent of the budgets of all departments be set aside for computerisation ; if this money comes from the government , it is likely that the private sector will chip in , assuming there are profits to be made .\nlabour intransigence is a bigger problem . and a corollary is the feeling that the marxist government in kerala is likely to be generally anti - business . in both cases , to be quite honest , the issue is more perception that reality . officials reel off figures that show that the kerala worker has shaped up , and is not prone to strikes and industrial action any more - - they have seen too many factories down their shutters and leave the state .\nas for the marxists , they seem to have come to the realisation that they have to attract investment and support entrepreneurship . despite occasional tantrums , the marxists are indeed adapting . there may yet be hope .\nin sum , if all these plans come together , and brave entrepreneurs can be found , kerala might yet confound the nay - sayers and become a high - tech state . ' god ' s own computer country ' doesn ' t quite have that certain ring to it , but who knows ? watch out , silicon valley !\nthe union minister of state for tourism , renuka chowdhury , releasing symphony celestial , a dvd collection of indian classical dance forms , by giving the first copy to the tourism minister , p . sankaran .\nwhen it comes to showcasing the rich classical art forms , keralites are in the forefront and a thiruvananthapuram - based digital publishing house has come out with yet another dvd package titled ` celestial symphony ' , which was released on saturday by the union minister of state for tourism , renuka chowdhury , by handing over the first copy to the tourism minister , p . sankaran .\nwith an eye on the western audience , the series of dvds / vcds on classical dances of india , have english subtitles . honoured by unesco , koodiyattom art form is presented by kalamandalam sivan namboodiri , who has the distinction of being the first one to learn koodiyattom outside the ` chakyar ' community . the section on bharatanatyam features anita ratnam of arangam dance theatre based in chennai . mohiniyattom is perfomed by dr . deepti omcherry bhalla based in delhi . what takes the cake is the section on kathakali , which combines the facets of ballet , opera , masque and pantomime . there is unparalleled array of colours , music , expression , drama and dance , which prove to be a truly amazing audio - visual experience .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\nif the plan doesn ' t work , change the plan but never the goal .\nnow with such dedicated people at the helm and a government to support bold measures , such initiatives are bound to show positive results . gksf season 7 would be something to look forward to and maybe time to make a definite mark at the national and international level .\nkerala tourism has received a shot in the arm as its signature video has gone viral , securing more than 6 . 3 lakh views on its facebook page , besides 21 , 000 shares in three days , after it got uploaded on keralatourism . org . among the viewers ' comments , 60 % were from outside the state , which according to the tourism department , is a positive indication of the rising popularity of kerala as a preferred tourism destination .\nthiruvananthapuram : kerala tourism has received a shot in the arm as its signature video has gone viral , securing more than 6 . 3 lakh views on its facebook page , besides 21 , 000 shares in three days , after it got uploaded on keralatourism . org . among the viewers ' comments , 60 % were from outside the state , which according to the tourism department , is a positive indication of the rising popularity of kerala as a preferred tourism destination .\nclaiming that it ' s for the first time that an official video , which is also projected as the theme song for kerala tourism , is getting such a viewership , tourism director p i sheikh pareeth said that he was expecting it to cross 50 lakh in the days to come . \u201cwe have put everything that symbolizes kerala , its nature , culture , people and art forms , together to make this musical video , \u201c he added .\nthe 4 . 10 - minute long video features a song ` muthalam mudithalam kaliyadum nade nin thunjathu . . . ' in devagandhari raga , which one can relate to the ` god ' s own country ' and its ` sopana ' music . \u201cgiving music to these beautiful lines penned by manoj kuroor ( a writer and a chenda artist ) was a great feeling . he could give a rhythmic structure to each line , blending beautifully the traditions of kerala . but the unprecedented hit on social media came as a big surprise for me , \u201c said sreevalsan j menon , the music director .\n\u201cthe song also gets a feminine perspective , as it is sung by two female singers meera rammohan and sreeranjini kodampally , which according to the music director , projects the state as gender - friendly . however , the main focus is the rhythm of kerala which is achieved beautifully through the lyrics , music and visualization , \u201c he added .\nhe has just 2 weeks left & i need rs . 5 . 5 lakh to save him .\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\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved . for reprint rights : times syndication service\nkerala tourism is conducting an online painting competition for children worldwide in memory of edmund thomas clint , a prodigy who created more than 25 , 000 works of art before he died one month short of his seventh birthday .\n, a prodigy who created more than 25 , 000 works of art before he died one month short of his seventh birthday . clint ' s prolific output consisted of paintings and drawings - created mostly on used paper with charcoal , pencil , ball - point pens , crayons and watercolours - that depicted kerala ' s rich cultural heritage , especially its religious festivals and temple art forms .\ndied on april 15 , 1983 of kidney failure , but his masterful works continue to astonish art lovers and critics for their vibrancy , depth and maturity .\nwe hope this competition will become a lasting memorial to clint , the magical talent who was with us for such a short time . it is a tribute to an artist whose drawings are as awe - inspiring today as they were when he first drew them ,\nthe minister said .\nwe also intend to showcase kerala ' s culture and its uniqueness as a destination .\nthe paintings can be on any theme related to the state of kerala and the each participant can submit up to five entries online through the kerala tourism website urltoken . there is no entry fee for the competition which will be open from january 15 to may 31 , 2014 .\ntourism secretary mr suman billa said the idea of the competition is to let the world see ' god ' s own country ' through the eyes of a child .\nkerala is one of the most beautiful places on earth and it was even more beautifully rendered on canvas by clint . we want the world to be inspired by clint and by kerala .\nclint ' s father mr m t joseph thanked the kerala government for reviving his son ' s memory and honouring his prodigious talent thirty years after his death . he and his wife said while they have preserved tens of thousands of clint ' s works on paper , the prolific child had also used every inch of space on the walls and the floor of their home as canvas .\nwe hope the world will know clint better through this competition ,\nhe said .\nchildren living anywhere in the world can register online for the painting competition . upon registration they will be sent two e - books - one containing a portfolio of 30 works by clint and the other with 100 photographs on kerala to help them learn more about the region and its culture .\nadditionally there are more than 3000 video clips on the award - winning kerala tourism website for the children to browse through .\nthe painting should be on paper and created manually . the participants can scan the painting and submit the image to kerala tourism website using the log in id they receive at registration .\nthere are 125 prizes on offer . the top 5 winners ( and their parent / guardian ) will each get a tour package to explore kerala along with an economy class ticket to travel to the state .\nthe millennia - old ayurveda is taking the digital route to reach a global audience captivated by the science of life . kerala tourism recently launched two e - books on ayurveda becoming the first tourism body in the country to launch electronic publications . mr . a . p . anilkumar , minister for tourism , released two e - books on ayurveda ; besides two other e - books : one on the socio - cultural history of kerala and the other on yoga and healthy living .\nthe event , attended by mr . suman billa , tourism secretary , mr . vijayan thomas , chairman ktdc and dr . n . prashant , managing director , ktdc , also witnessed the launch of a 15 - minute film on kerala ' s western ghats , besides two brochures on the excavation site of the ancient port of muziris near kochi and the key festivals and events of the state in 2013 .\nthe e - books on ayurveda are the award - winning coffee table books ' panchakarma : ayurveda ' s mantra of rejuvenation ' , explaining panchakarma as a holistic rejuvenation therapy , combining five therapeutic actions to detoxify the body and revitalize the body system ; and ' ayurveda : the mantra of niramaya ' , an introduction to the medicine system using texts from ancient scripts to modern research papers .\nthe other e - books are ' kerala : a poem in green and gold ' , a veritable storehouse of information on kerala penned by mr . k . jayakumar , former chief secretary and ' yoga sutra : the art and science of living ' .\nthe e - books on ayurveda are aimed at people around the world , to help them learn about the age - old system of medicine , so that they can come to kerala and experience its health benefits ,\nmr . a . p . anilkumar said .\nthe two ayurveda e - books and the other two e - books are part of our continuing efforts to inform the global audience about kerala and to help them become a part of the experience that is kerala ,\nmr . suman billa said .\n' panchakarma : ayurveda ' s mantra of rejuvenation ' had won the prestigious pacific asia travel association ( pata ) gold award for promoting kerala as a destination for ayurvedic rejuvenation . ' ayurveda : the mantra of niramaya ' had won the national tourism award for the ' best publication in english . '\nuse of modern technological tools is important in today ' s digital age to reach out to a wider audience who are eager to travel ,\nms . rani george , director , kerala tourism , said .\nthe e - books , film on western ghats and the new brochures on muziris and kerala ' s festivals contain vital information suited to a wider section of people , both at home and abroad , and the young as well as the elderly ,\nshe said .\nthose buying the ayurveda e - books will get free e - brochure on kerala tourism . at the end of each chapter of the e - books , a link to the website of kerala tourism (\n) provides instant reference for the readers about kerala as a top tourism destination in the world .\ntitled ' the call of the wild ' , the 15 - minute film on kerala ' s western ghats cover seven major locations and the northern and southern bordering points of the ghats in the state . declared a world heritage site by unesco , the western ghats are one of the world ' s biodiversity hot - spots . the seven major locations appearing in the film are eravikulam national park , silent valley national park , mathikettan shola , pampadum shola national park , anamudi shola national park , myristica swamps and the palakkad pass .\nthe tourism minister also launched two brochures titled ' muziris ' and ' celebrations ' . it is for the first time that a brochure has been produced on muziris , covering the entire excavation project to unearth the remains of the ancient port city that had trade relations with rome .\nthe ' celebrations ' brochure covers the key festivals and events in kerala that are a huge draw among the tourists , especially from abroad , during 2013 . this is the second time that kerala tourism is bringing out a brochure on the state ' s festivals and events . the first ' celebrations ' brochure was published in 2012 . both ' muziris ' and ' celebrations ' will be distributed at national and international tourism fairs and road shows .\nkerala is tipped to become the first state to enforce food safety laws online with a pilot being scheduled for launch here on monday .\ntv anupama , commissioner , food safety , told businessline , a computer application has been developed and undergone trials .\ntablet - based app \u201cwe are now looking to develop a tablet - based app so that officers can take on - the - spot assessment and even keep the office of the commissioner informed in almost real - time .\n\u201cwi - fi connectivity can help them run through the procedures the same day , \u201d anupama said .\nthis will help speed up the \u2018response time\u2019 of the administration to instances of violation of food safety laws , bring those involved to book , and most importantly , fast track information to the public . \u201d\ntablets distributed currently , it takes 4 - 5 days to get through with procedures ranging from sample collection to lab testing ; issue of show - cause notices ; punitive action ; and appeals .\nanupama said that officers at the district level have already been given tablets . a primary level of training has already been given to them .\nthe tablet application will decide the success of the online initiative , anupama said . \u201cwe will keep a watch and try to get a feel of the app as we go along . \u201d\nlimited capabilities currently , use of technology is limited to the laboratory - level testing of samples collected . the new application will take it further upstream to the spot where the sample is sourced .\nthose who worked on the application had a tough job assimilating the myriad provisions of the food safety act \u2014 more than 100 of them with sub - sections , rules and regulations . state government - owned sidco was roped in with a mandate to find a one - stop it solution for both lab testing and enforcement .\nthe latter is also the it consultant for the kerala tourism department since 1998 .\na five - member software team got on the job with the guidance of food safety joint commissioners k anil kumar , d sivakumar and d ashrafudeen , and research officer g gopakumar .\na peek into the most important events happening in india and around the . . .\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 . . .\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 . . .\nayurveda and ` panchakarma ' have become the buzzword among tourists coming to god ' s own country . ` ayurveda : the mantra of niramaya , ' a coffee - table book brought out in association with kerala tourism , has bagged the national tourism special award for excellence in publication .\nthe book had earlier bagged the coveted pacific asia travel association ( pata ) award . it contains facts and opinions gleaned from the ancient primary texts of ayurveda . a general view of the principles and practices of ayurveda has also been included .\nthe 110 - page book , which has a foreword by ayurveda physician k . raghavan thirumulpad , is aimed at tourists coming to the state for ayurveda and rejuvenation therapy . the beautifully - illustrated book comprises seven sections - the history of ayurveda ; the philosophy of ayurveda ; the body mystique ; pharmacology ; rejuvenation ; frequently - asked questions ; and explanatory questions .\nphotographs of murals depicting lord dhanwantari and lord brahma imparting the knowledge of ayurveda to their disciple daksha prajapati ; daksha prajapati passing on the knowledge to the aswins , the twin gods ; and the aswins passing on the science of healing to indra , king of gods , are included in ` the history of ayurveda ' section .\nin ` the body mystique ' segment , ` doshas , ' ` dhatus ' and ` malas ' - the three elements that kickstart the various functions of the body - are described in detail .\nthe section on ` pharmacology ' deals with classification of ayurvedic drugs and how ayurvedic remedies are prepared .\nthe section on ` rejuvenation ' describes in detail the ` panchakarma . ' a blend of rejuvenation therapies aimed at detoxifying and revitalizing the body , panchakarma is claimed to be the most effective way of alleviating stress and combating functional impairments of the body . it tunes the body , organs , mind , breath , and nerves , and purifies the blood .\npurification therapies , treatment methods of panchakarma with the preparatory procedures , main treatment procedures and post - treatment care are included . from ` thalam , ' ` thalapothichil , ' ` sirovasti , ' ` pichu , ' ` netradhara , ' ` karnapoorna , ' ` udwartana , ' ` kativasti , ' ` urovasti , ' ` navarakkizhi , ' ` podikkizhi ' and ` ilakkizhi ' to ` shirodhara ' and ` takradhara , ' all are covered in the book .\nfrequently asked questions such as does ayurveda advocate vegetarianism , why are ayurvedic medicines not standardised , do ayurvedic drugs have side - effects , and why are most ayurvedic treatments time consuming are included .\nsharing workshop on creative language development efforts with govt . functionaries and school management committee members\nrotarians must work with mission and passion to bring about positive and sustainable . . .\nelectric vehicle service between jagannath temple and jagannath ballav math under \u2018swachh iconic . . .\nprime minister narendra modi , korean president inaugurate mobile manufacturing facility in . . .\npresident kovind dedicates \u2018anand bhawan museum and learning centre\u2019 , the ancestral house of the late biju patnaik , to people ."]}
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antitribu uprising , better known as the anarch revolt , the anarchs attacked the elders ' strongholds to destroy everything associated with their former masters . myca , on the other hand , played the monster while torturing symeon \u2013 repeatedly absorbing and regurgitating his sire before the final act of diablerie - but also took the role of scholar when he saved books at risk to his own existence . during the uprising , myca aided his allies , lugoj and velya , and proved pivotal aid to the nascent sabbat movement as priscus . in 1453 , myca was forced to flee constantinople and turned to roaming the landscape of transylvania as a part of several packs . forty years later , myca attended the convention of thorns , voicing his disagreement of hardestadt ' s plans by throwing his own genitals into the ventrue ' s face , though later vykos admitted that\nthat action\u2026 all those years ago\u2026 was vulgar and short - sighted\n.\nthe last one being the city of hazelwood parks and recreation department , which enabled myca to achieve its long overdue vision of having a full season of cricket . the indoor facility at hazelwood community center allowed the kids to continue their training throughout winter months .\nwelcome to the myca group of companies . leveraging technology as an enabler , each of our business units strives to help clients streamline costs , create operational efficiencies , and improve employee performance . please click on one of the links below to access specific service offerings .\nmyca is primarily focused today on launching and investing in early stage healthy lifestyle businesses and brands including restaurants , prepared foods , consumer and skin care products , and food related programs revolving around paleo , primal , atkins and other low carb high quality fat initiatives .\nyou further agree and acknowledge that where an instruction was received by cbl prior to such termination herein but has not been processed , and your access to myca is thereafter terminated , you shall neither hold cbl responsible nor liable for any failure to process the said instruction .\nyou shall , at all times , be responsible for obtaining and using the necessary internet browser and / or any other hardware and / or software necessary including any new and recent versions thereof , which is necessary to obtain access to myca at your own risk and expense .\nmanaging industrial waste is a complex process that involves far more than simply picking up trash . myca ' s waste management service ensures that companies achieve close to or even zero landfill . our hauler network covers the entire country and offers many options to reduce , reuse and recycle .\nyou agree and acknowledge that any information pertaining to your account ( s ) as reported through myca may not necessarily reflect or indicate transactions that are yet to be processed and updated and therefore , should not be taken as conclusive of your account balance and transaction history with cbl .\nphilippine squash academy president bob bachmann ( front ) with squashers joan aribado , myca aribado , aysah dalida , isabelle gotuaco , robert garcia , rafa yam , david pelino and macmac begornia , coaches jun paganpan and valentino bong and secretary - general vince abad santos in the sea games .\nthere are some specific things that we ask of you as a mentor for myca . they aren ' t difficult or even impossible to do . it is the positive growth of your mentor / cadet relationship that you report to us that make the montana youth challenge academy a success .\n\u201cthe crowd was amazed at our performance considering everyone knows we don\u2019t have jumbo courts in the philippines , \u201d said abad santos . \u201cwe\u2019re proud of what myca and aysah accomplished . it\u2019s the first silver ever won by the philippines in squash in the sea games so we made history . \u201d\nprior to forming myca partners , mr . frankfurt spent more than a decade as a partner and senior portfolio manager at various investment partnerships . his responsibilities included investment research and selection , risk management , deal negotiation , and working with senior managers of portfolio companies to further their strategic goals .\nyou shall be responsible for the maintenance of any account that you may have with a network service provider . for your access to myca and you hereby agree , acknowledge and understand that such access will , to that extent , be subject to the terms and conditions of your network service provider .\nsascha vykos , born myca vykos , is the signature character of the tzimisce clan in vampire : the masquerade and dark ages : vampire . this androgynous character \u2013 a noddist scholar , tzimisce scientist and cainite monster \u2013 has long been a staunch supporter of sabbat freedom , and acts as its chief torturer .\nyou agree and acknowledge that cbl reserves the right to debit your relevant account for the payment of any fees , charges and / or penalties imposed pursuant to this agreement including any government charges , stamp duties or taxes payable as a result of the use of myca and the banking services provided there under .\nyou agree and acknowledge that all fees and charges including but not limited to telephone and telecommunication charges , relating to your access and connection to myca including any fees and charges imposed by any network service provider shall be borne solely by you , and cbl shall neither be responsible nor liable in relation thereto .\nyou shall promptly notify cbl of any changes or variations in your personal particulars and cbl shall be entitled to assume that there have been no changes or variations until cbl has received notice thereof given by you . you can make any changes as per city bank normal procedure or through myca profile menu option :\nyou shall , at all times , be responsible for all instructions transmitted to cbl via your password , otp and myca user id regardless of whether they were made by you or someone purporting to be you and you hereby agree and acknowledge that cbl would be entitled to rely on and treat any instructions made , submitted or effected pursuant to the use and entry of your , password , otp and myca user id as having been made , submitted and effected by you and accordingly , cbl shall not be responsible or liable for any losses which you may suffer , whether directly or indirectly , as a result of the same .\nsubject to clause 3 . 7 , until cbl receives and logs such notification under clause 3 . 4 above , you shall be liable for all such transactions , which are conducted through myca via your myca password , otp and user id whether or not the same were conducted or authorized by you . for the avoidance of doubt , you shall be liable for all such transactions conducted through myca up to the point of time notification is made and logged pursuant to clause 3 . 4 above , or otherwise , up to the point of time notification is supposed to be made , which for the avoidance of doubt , is immediately upon you discovering or having reasonable grounds to believe that your password , otp and myca user id have been compromised in any way and / or you have received any statement , data or information which indicates that an unauthorized transaction has taken place or is otherwise not intended for you . where such notification is delayed for any reason , you shall in addition to being liable for all transactions conducted up to the above referred point in time , be liable for the actual loss which occurred after the mentioned point in time , until the actual notification made by you is received and logged by cbl subject to clause 3 . 8 below .\nyou\n,\nyour\nor\nyourself\nmeans cbl ' s or amex cardmember in whose name the account is held by cbl or and each person who uses or is authorized to use a password and a myca user id or other means of access as may be established or approved by cbl .\nyou hereby authorize cbl to accept and act upon any instructions made by you in respect of myca including but not limited to payment ( s ) point redemption or to otherwise deal with your account ( s ) without any further authority . further , you agree and acknowledge that subject to cbl having received notification from you pursuant to clause 3 . 4 herein , cbl will be deemed to have been duly authorized by you to accept and act upon instructions to cbl made via your password , and myca user id whether or not such instructions were in fact made by you or any other person ( s ) purporting to be you .\nyou , in submitting to cbl any application , instructions or in continuing with the account ( s ) or the use of myca , shall be deemed to have conferred upon in such application or by such conduct as the case maybe , your due authorization and permission for such disclosure in accordance with the terms hereof .\ncbl may inform you of such fees , charges and / or any variations thereof by giving fourteen ( 14 ) days prior notice in writing or posting at city bank ' s official websites or in any manner deemed applicable by cbl . should you disagree with the imposition of such fees , charges and / or variations thereof , you shall cease to use myca or the particular banking services to which such fees , charges and / or variations relate to . your continued use and access of myca or the particular banking service to which such fees , charges and / or variations relate to shall be deemed as your agreement and binding acceptance of the same .\nto replace your card in case of damaged / lost / stolen / name change request it through card management in myca profile section . select the reason from drop down and click replace . your request will be sent to the respective team and we will follow normal card replacement procedure . except atm captured , replacement fees may be charged\nnotwithstanding anything contained herein and for the avoidance of doubt , where the unauthorized use of your password , otp and myca user id is due to your actions , fraud , disclosure , abuse or misuse , which are deliberate , you shall be liable for such use even if a notification is made pursuant to clause 3 . 4 above .\nwe started myca health by questioning why healthcare seemed locked in a decades - old mindset ; paper - based , uncommunicative , inefficient and simply not rewarding for provider and patient alike . we then tapped into the practical needs and wants of the marketplace : physicians , patients , administrators , employers and insurers to guide the development of our technology .\nsubject to clause 19 . 3 , you agree and acknowledge that cbl reserves the sole right and discretion to suspend , terminate or restrict your access to myca or any part thereof for any reason , by giving seven ( 7 ) days prior notice to you and without any liability whatsoever to you or any other third party for doing so .\ni will not make the mistakes my progenitors have made . i will not choose fear or ignorance . i will not cower in terror of myself , of who and what i am . i will not hate myself , nor reject myself . i am myca vykos , and one night , the world shall know me for what i truly am .\nduring our first meeting , i told him of my vision to create a facebook - like platform that connects doctors with their patients that also had some sort of emr functionality to it to keep records . it\u2019s evolved tremendously since then , and i\u2019ve taken a position as chief medical officer / imagineer with myca to build this technology and create and roll out hello health .\nnotwithstanding your obligations to pay any fees and charges under any other terms relating to your account , you shall pay to cbl all fees , commissions and any other relevant charges at such rates and in such manner as cbl may impose and / or stipulate from time to time with respect to myca and / or any of the service ( s ) provided there under .\nyou agree and acknowledge that cbl has the right to invalidate your myca user id and your password without prior notice and without being obliged to provide any reason for such invalidation or to respond to any request for information from yourself . further you agree and acknowledge that you shall not hold cbl liable for any loss , which you may suffer as a result of such invalidation .\nall instructions transmitted to and / or received by cbl through your password , otp and myca user id shall be deemed as regular and genuine instructions made by you . for the avoidance of doubt , cbl is under no obligation to verify the said instructions with you to determine its authenticity but cbl may , at its sole right and discretion , do so for its own purposes .\nin the montana youth challenge academy our mentors are considered one of the most important parts of this academy . we rely on you to be a trusted friend , confidant , and support system to our challenge graduates . these youth need someone they can rely on in order to pursue their placement plans that they create and set for themselves while in the residential portion of myca . this someone is their mentor .\n\u201cwe\u2019re hoping to pick up a few more medals , \u201d said philippine squash academy secretary - general vince abad santos , who\u2019s in k . l . \u201cmyca got a bronze in women\u2019s singles in the last sea games so we\u2019re confident she can do it again or improve . robert is playing fantastic squash and we\u2019re looking forward to his first singles match which if he wins , will bring him to the semifinals . \u201d\nsuch notice may be provided to you either in writing addressed to the last address given by you to cbl ' s or in the form of a notice displayed at cbl ' s branches or in the form of a notice displayed at myca site or cbl ' s website , or to your email address or phone number as message or in such other manner as may be prescribed by cbl from time to time .\nif you continue to use myca , after the effective date of any additional or amended terms and conditions , or where no effective date is specified , after a period of fourteen ( 14 ) days upon your receipt of such notice , whether actual or deemed in accordance with clause 18 . 2 , then you shall be deemed to have accepted such additional or amended terms and conditions and agreed to be bound by the same .\nhe\u2019s still seeing patients the newfangled way . but he\u2019s changed course a bit , joining myca , a technology company in canada , to produce what he calls a facebook - like software platform for doctors to manage their practices . he\u2019s also looking to take his care concept and the new technology to doctors nationally through a franchise branded as hello health . ( you can watching the video for an overview and read a recent profile of parkinson here . )\nyou shall be solely responsible to understand the potentiality of various cybercrimes including but not limited to phishing scam at your own extent and safeguard your myca user id and password including relevant information that may deem confidential and case sensitive . you agree that cbl shall not be held responsible by any means , for your inability to understand the potential risk associated with such cyber scams , even if it incurs financial loss to you as a consequence of falling prey of cyber scam .\n25 / 7 / 2017 hi guys ! the registration for kdu open 2017 is now closed as it reaches the participant limit . for those who made it into the list good luck to you ! but for those who didn ' t make it into the list don ' t be sad because there will be more competitions coming up ! if you have any other enquiries regarding the payment system or the competition in general do not hesitate to find us .\nkeep calm and grab a cube\n- myca -\nif you discover or have reasonable grounds to believe that your password , otp and myca user id has been compromised in any way and / or you have received any statement , data or information which indicates that an unauthorized transaction has taken place or is otherwise not intended for you , you shall immediately notify cbl or via telephone at its call center specified in clause 12 . 1 . 1 . for the avoidance of doubt , all telephone calls made to cbl ' s call center shall be logged by cbl .\nyou agree and acknowledge that cbl will not be held liable for your inability to access myca or any part thereof , the rejection of your transactions , the incorrect processing of your transactions as a result of your failure to maintain your account with the network service provider or your failure to obtain or use the necessary internet browser and / or other hardware and / or software including but not limited to any failure to upgrade the relevant internet browser and / or software or to use the new and recent versions of the same as may be required by cbl .\nbut it won\u2019t be smooth sailing to bump up the harvest . this morning , the philippines takes on singapore in the men\u2019s team event and host malaysia in women\u2019s team . later tonight , the philippines\u2019 no . 1 male player and world no . 275 robert garcia battles the winner of the match between thailand\u2019s arnold phatraprasit and indonesia\u2019s mohammad nur tastaftyan in the quarterfinals of men\u2019s singles while the philippines\u2019 no . 1 female player and world no . 98 myca aribado faces the survivor of the match between thailand\u2019s tuddaw thamronglarp and singapore\u2019s sherilyn yang huixian in the quarterfinals of women\u2019s singles .\nat the april 2012 4 - h myca leadership weekend , a local foods forum was featured \u2014 led by got farms with a banc facilitator teaching selected youth how to lead an open space forum . saturday picking from the garden , cooking and learning to facilitate activities prepared the way for sunday\u2019s local foods forum with the local community invited . results of the local food forum spawned new efforts including a collaboration grant benefiting got farms with cooking lessons and an improved kitchen for the church across the street that they use ( also housing the community dinners featuring their garden\u2019s produce ) .\nat the april 2013 4 - h myca leadership weekend , the five sites taught each other : newport led anti - bullying activities ; milo showcased their hawt spot afterschool program ; buckfield showed off their garden , outdoor classroom , bunnies , and campfire circle ; bethel got farms showed their greenhouse , gourd house , and squash hill ; and bridgton showed their scuba diving skills with the underwater robot / camera system to ameliorate milfoil . together they ushered in the new youth voice , youth choice grant sites pledging to work as mentors to the new groups for youth leadership and service learning .\nthe young tzimisce had the memories of this event plucked away by his sire soon after it occurred , but he eventually remembered the episode moments before he had a bizarre encounter with another member of the trinity who used to rule constantinople , the true dracon . inside an obertus monastery in the outskirts of brasov , myca ' s lover , ilias cel frumos became an avatar of the tzimisce antediluvian and consumed the essence of his childe , dracon . he then proceeded to rape vykos , impregnating the young tzimisce ' s flesh , blood and his soul with the very essence of the dracon .\nin addition and without prejudice to any right which cbl may have under law or otherwise , all funds , instruments and other property belonging to you in the possession or control of cbl shall be subject to a general lien in favor of cbl in respect of all sums or other liabilities now or at any time hereafter due , owing or incurred by you to cbl on the account ( s ) , myca or on any of the banking services , or otherwise in any manner whatsoever , in any currency , whether actual or contingent , joint or several and cbl may apply the proceeds thereof in settlement of those sums and liabilities .\nsubject to clause 13 . 3 , you may be required to disclose to cbl all relevant information relating to any report , query or complaint including but not limited to your name , the relevant account ( s ) number ( s ) , a description of any such error , query or complaint , an explanation on why you believe it to be an error or why you require more information and the amount ( s ) involved in the suspected error , query or complaint , as maybe relevant . notwithstanding this , you shall not , at any time and under any circumstances whatsoever , disclose your password and / or myca user id to any cbl staff or representative .\nin his\noriginal\nchosen form , myca had a dusky african skin tone , long black hair , and large hazel eyes . his face seemed all planes and shadows , with his high cheekbones his most prominent feature . tall and slim , he had very long fingers and pointed , painted fingernails . for years , he affected robes and cloaks of the finest byzantine quality . his voice was cultured , his manner pleasant . such was his beauty ( enhanced by vicissitude ) that both sexes lusted after him . after the convention of thorns ,\nsascha\ngradually assumed an alien , androgynous aspect , refining his wicked vicissitude and shaping himself into a beautiful angel of death .\nthese terms and conditions ( hereinafter referred to as agreement ) , unless otherwise amended and notified by the bank from time to time , sets out the rights and obligations of you as the cardmember , and us as the bank , in connection with your use of the services under myca ( hereinafter also referred to as the\nservices herein\n) , and your access to myca through urltoken hereinafter referred to as\nthis website\nwhich is a american express online card management service provided by the city bank limited to its eligible american express cardmembers , in order to enable them to electronically access and use their card account . notwithstanding anything contained herein , you agree and acknowledge that although this terms and conditions regulate your access of this website and use of the services herein , the said services shall also be subject to the applicable terms and conditions of any agreements which may govern the subscription and use of the same any instructional material or user guide ( s ) provided by cbl or to you as well as any other terms , conditions and provisions which cbl or american express may prescribe from time to time in relation to your card or account or etc . as such , this terms and conditions shall be read in conjunction with the terms and conditions of those agreements as may be applicable . should there be any conflict between this terms and conditions and the terms and conditions of those applicable agreements , the latter shall prevail .\nmyca was responsible for orchestrating the attack at the village of thorns and renamed himself sascha vykos after the event , becoming one of the most iconic members of the early sect . since that time , vykos has served their sect as scholar and warrior . in both roles , they act as the wandering priscus , though their manner of advising regional cardinals seems more akin to making strong\nsuggestions\nthan polite recommendations . as a scholar , they maintain ancient libraries and repositories across the balkan states . in this role , sascha is an ally to the old - guard sabbat who appreciate the strength of knowledge . as a warrior , however , sascha is also a frightening tool of retribution . with mastery over vicissitude and thaumaturgy , they can best most adversaries . generally , though , they prefer to capture foes rather than kill them . many of sascha ' s prisoners have endured sessions of alternating torture and ecstatic pleasure that last for decades . sacha ' s victims are often unsure whether they are undergoing torture or rape .\nnews corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media , news , education , and information services .\nvolkswagen\u2019s all - electric effort to climb out of its p . r . hole\njay parkinson , a freshly minted physician , decided he had a better idea for caring for the under - 40 crowd in neighborhoods not far from health blog hq . he combined a pre - paid model ( no insurance hassles , please ) with housecalls and oodles of online support , which he told us about in an interview with us last september .\nparkinson has become something of an evangelist for bringing the power and coolness of the internet to internal medicine . today , he\u2019s speaking on \u201c the healthcare consumer fallacy \u201d to it and health gurus at a meeting put on by the healthcare information and management systems society .\nwe caught up with parkinson by im recently . here\u2019s the conversation , edited just a bit for length and clarity .\nwsj health blog : jay , last we talked with you , you were just starting off on an experiment in delivering primary care . can you tell us how it\u2019s been going ? jayparkinsonmd : it\u2019s been going better than i ever expected . without having any sort of referral system in place except \u201changing my shingle\u201d as a website , i amassed about 300 patients in 3 months . everything was going very well except one thing \u2014 all of the free pieces of technology i was using weren\u2019t communicating and it was starting to become very frustrating and inefficient . i knew i needed a unified , seamless platform to make this scale .\nwsj health blog : so what changes are you making ? jayparkinsonmd : in mid - december , a video news story was on the front page of yahoo for most of one day . i got about 200 emails an hour from people all over the nation either thanking me , providing encouragement , or asking if i could be their doctor . one of them was a gentleman from quebec city \u2014 nat findlay . he basically just said , \u201cwe need to talk . \u201d\nhe flew down the next day and we met for about three hours . nat was in the process of retiring from cardinal health after selling a company he started to cardinal about 5 years prior . he was looking to start a new company \u2014 one that focused on connecting doctors and patients .\nwe currently have about 15 developers in quebec cranking out code for the technology . however , selling this sort of technology to the traditional healthcare system is a losing battle so we\u2019re creating a healthcare delivery system focused on consumers who either want or need to pay for affordable primary care who also want to use internet communication to make their lives less complicated .\nwsj health blog : what sort of stuff is in the works ? jayparkinsonmd : think facebook , very effective data visualizations to view your patient\u2019s medical information , igoogle - like or apple dashboard - like browser \u201cwidgets\u201d to customize your interface based on function , interface , and workflow .\nwsj health blog : do you still see patients , and , if so , are you seeing them \u201coffice - less\u201d ? jayparkinsonmd : i am currently officially not accepting new patients but continue to manage the initial 300 . however , when i am in town i will see new patients on a case - by - case basis . i am definitely still seeing them \u201coffice - less . \u201d however , the first hello health will be located in williamsburg in brooklyn on berry and n . 8th st . it\u2019s a 600 square foot street - level storefront that has two exam rooms . we\u2019ll be doing about 80 % of our visits in the patients\u2019 homes , but meet patients at the \u201cstore\u201d for those exams and procedures that aren\u2019t appropriate for your home .\nwsj health blog : so to be clear , hello health is jay parkinson 2 . 0 ? a medical practice that\u2019s technologically enabled but that also has some of the more customary trappings , like an office ? jayparkinsonmd : hello health is a neighborhood - based , internet - enabled practice that sees you in person and communicates with you over the internet . patients become members for a netflix - priced monthly fee and then pay fee for service . in - person visits , whether house call or in - office , will range from $ 75 to $ 150 cash . we will submit your claim to your insurance for you so you can be reimbursed but you pay cash up front . it\u2019s interesting to note that half of my 300 patients have insurance . only two have filed for reimbursement \u2014 it\u2019s the rebate concept . how many people send in those $ 50 rebates ? it\u2019s quite low because it\u2019s just so painful to deal with the rebates just as it\u2019s painful to deal with insurance companies . i offer low - cost , convenient , valuable visits and people simply pay cash .\nwsj health blog : will hello health be a franchise arrangement then ? jayparkinsonmd : yes , it will . very much like chik - fil - a . when chik - fil - a opens a new restaurant , they announce their intentions and receive hundreds of applications for manager / operator .\nthey have a strict process to choose the very best one . they get so many applications because they guarantee something like a base salary of $ 30 , 000 . however , they profit - share with them 50 / 50 and the manager can then make up to $ 300 , 000 a year . we\u2019ll do the same with our doctors .\nfirst , we\u2019ll interview those doctors we think will embody the brand ( and keep in mind , it\u2019s going to be dr . smith , powered by hello health ) . docs don\u2019t have to become a brand . they retain their identity of course . second , we\u2019ll profit - share with them in both the monthly subscription fees and the episodic fees . essentially docs have to only come up with a few thousand dollars as a \u201cdown payment\u201d to become hello health doctors , but after this , they get vw and virgin airlines level marketing and the advertising to announce their services . in the end , they end up making over double the traditional pcp salary . it\u2019s a win / win for docs , patients , and us .\nwsj health blog : a couple of last questions on the experience with your solo venture . last fall a fair number of commenters to our post about you were skeptical about the technology and whether hipaa privacy rules would be a problem for you ? was it ? jayparkinsonmd : hipaa was my last concern . no , it wasn\u2019t a problem , especially since my patients were aware of the unsecure kinds of communication we were using because i made them aware of this . of course , people don\u2019t care about the vast , vast majority of this . they\u2019d rather choose convenience over privacy regarding their asthma for instance . also , since hipaa is a completely unenforced law , i wasn\u2019t concerned ."]}
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", "topic": 15}], "title": "the columbo group", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at the columbo group , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the the columbo group company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at the columbo group .\nsince 2014 , we ' ve partnered with the columbo group \u2013 a young and vibrant hospitality group \u2013 to deliver a comprehensive leadership development programme .\nlondon - based hospitality and nightlife group , the columbo group have spent the first half of 2016 improving their expert roster of live music and entertainment venues .\nthe columbo group limited . free business summary taken from official companies house information . free alerts . registered as 05181394\nbut the columbo group , which owns east london clubs xoyo and the nest , has bought the venue and will reopen it soon .\nanother of mama\u2019s former venues , the jazz caf\u00e9 , was sold to the columbo group last year , and reopened following refurbishment last week .\nthe columbo group \u2013 owners of xoyo and the old queen\u2019s head \u2013 have announced they have bought the electric social and plan to open it its third blues kitchen outpost .\nthe columbo group has an annual turnover of \u00a318m , and employs around 300 . it purchased the lease for the cat and mutton for \u00a3430 , 000 and for bar music hall for \u00a31m .\nsince 2006 , the columbo group has created an impressive portfolio of unique character rich venues which garner immediate recognition . a dedication to creating great experiences , and a commitment to building a team of talented individuals with a shared goal of elevating the standards of hospitality , distinguishes the award - winning group within the industry .\nlondon based portfolio of restaurants , bars , clubs and live music venues , the columbo group , owned and operated by steve ball and riz shaikh , have purchased the freehold of the blues kitchen for an undisclosed sum .\nthe london - based bar and restaurant group hopes to open the new venue on acre lane this autumn .\ncolumbo group founder steve ball , said : \u201cbrixton is currently one of the most exciting areas of london for restaurants , bars and clubs so we\u2019re thrilled to be opening our third blues kitchen site here .\nthe venue was bought by the columbo group in january , meaning it\u2019s now part of the same family as the blues kitchen , xoyo , paradise by way of kensal green , the nest , the old queen\u2019s head and new brixton club phonox .\nlondon - based bar and restaurant group the columbo group has announced the purchase of two of east london\u2019s most renowned venues : the cat and mutton on broadway market , and bar music hall ( the former brick lane music hall ) on curtain road . these latest acquisitions bring their growing portfolio of restaurants , bars , clubs and live music venues in the capital to eight .\neast londoners can be assured that the cat and mutton and bar music hall are in great hands . the columbo group has form with \u2018local legends\u2019 having breathed life into such popular neighbourhood venues as the old queens head and paradise by way of kensal green . the group knows its east london audience well , having launched high profile venues xoyo in shoreditch and the nest in dalston in 2010 .\nsteve ball , director of the columbo group said : \u201cthere are elements of all aspects of the jazz caf\u00e9 that we\u2019re going to improve on , taking from the experiences of our other venues , whilst of course respecting the lineage of what the jazz caf\u00e9 has come to represent . \u201d\nthe columbo group limited owns and operates clubs , bars , and restaurants . the company owns and operates blue kitchen , love and liquor , the nest , the old queens head , paradise , and xoyo . the company was founded in 2004 and is based in leeds , united kingdom .\nawards were dispensed across seven categories recognising the vitality and diversity of late - night hospitality , including a special icon award recognising the 25th anniversary of the ministry of sound nightclub . the columbo group brand blues kitchen took home the award for best food offer while revolution bars group was crowned best drinks winner . the deltic group scooped the best entertainment award while novus leisure\u2019s the forge site took the title of best late - night venue . intertain was named best for late - night marketing and promotion while beds and bars won the award for best service and team development\nthe columbo group was founded by steve ball and riz shaikh in 2006 . its existing venues include the blues kitchen in camden , paradise by way of kensal green , the old queens head in islington , xoyo in shoreditch , love & liquor in kilburn , and dalston\u2019s the nest .\nthe columbo group , which has an annual turnover of \u00a330m , and employs around 300 , is proud to reopen such a prolific venue . steve ball , founder and ceo of the columbo group comments : \u201cmany of us here at the columbo group have a personal history at the jazz caf\u00e9 ; its early days have fed into what we do at our other venues a great deal . what makes this purchase so special is that we now have the chance to channel that history in to taking the jazz caf\u00e9 forward . with a huge respect for the work they\u2019ve done and for the greats that have played there we\u2019re looking forward to taking this venue to the next level . there are elements of all aspects of the jazz caf\u00e9 that we\u2019ve improved on taking from the experiences of our other venues including xoyo , whilst of course respecting the lineage of what the jazz caf\u00e9 has come to represent . \u201d\nthis is the columbo group\u2019s third freehold purchase . the hospitality business has operated the popular blues kitchen barbeque concept at the 7500 square - foot , three storey property at 40 acre lane , london sw2 5ep since mid - 2015 , transforming the former electric social site into a 300 - capacity music venue , restaurant and bar .\n\u201cthe opportunity to take on these two classic east london venues was too great to pass up . they\u2019re both superb sites with great potential and a strong local story behind them . we are very excited about growing the columbo group\u2019s east london presence and introducing the blues kitchen concept to a new audience on the bar music hall site . \u201d\nthis latest acquisition brings the group\u2019s number of restaurants , bars , clubs and live music venues \u2013 which also includes the nest and the cat and mutton \u2013 in london to eight .\ncolumbo founder steve ball told brixton buzz that there are\nexciting plans in the mix\nand sources close to mixmag say that the space will indeed go back to being a night club .\nsecond - largest shareholder of the soho house group and owner of caprice holdings , the birley club group and bill\u2019s restaurants . following a five - month refurbishment of the ivy , recent successes have included the launch of market grill in covent garden and chelsea garden in sw3 . a pan - asian restaurant and private room in berkeley square launches this autumn .\nrecently acquired , live music venue the barfly in camden will become the columbo group\u2019s third music venue in the north london area . long known to many as a staple on the gig circuit , the barfly has seen the likes of coldplay , blur , oasis , the strokes and the libertines , as well as a collection of up and coming acts that are often penned as the next big thing . barfly will continue to operate in its present form , just taking on board the new ownership .\nthe handsome high - windowed corner pub over two floors was taken over by its former owners in 2003 , becoming a key hackney eating and drinking destination at the centre of the revitalisation of broadway market as a whole . it is currently closed for refurbishment and will reopen with a brand new look and new energy at the beginning of march in a partnership between the columbo group and tom gibson who owns ruby\u2019s cocktail bar in dalston .\nincludes risk score , credit limit , ccjs , mortgages & charges , director & secretary timeline , shareholders , ownership & group stucture . plus unlimited updates and free documents !\nthe personal and professional development of our people is at the very heart of the columbo group . we understand that for us to be a successful company , it\u2019s important to significantly invest in our workforce . one of the many ways we do this is through individually tailored development programs , created to aid you to develop your knowledge and skillset . no matter the stage you are at in your career , we offer you the opportunity do the job you love whilst building the career you dream of .\nthe columbo group have expanded organically at the rate of about one site per year , bringing the self - funded estate to 10 venues comprising the old queens head in islington ( 2006 ) ; paradise by way of kensal green ( 2008 ) ; xoyo in shoreditch ( 2011 ) ; the blues kitchen ( camden 2009 , shoreditch 2014 , brixton 2015 ) ; the nest in dalston ( 2010 ) ; phonox in brixton ( 2015 ) ; the jazz caf\u00e9 ( 2016 ) and the camden assembly ( 2016 ) both in camden plus music festival , sunfall ( 2016 ) .\ntwo more former mama & company venues have been sold off , following the group\u2019s live nation acquisition last year . the borderline in soho was handed over to dhp family on friday , with a deal for the garage in highbury expected to be completed with the same company shortly .\nthe group are known for their distinctive interior design , roster of cutting edge live music , and broad - minded approach to food and drink , which ranges from bbq and all - american diner to top quality classic british gastropub fare .\nthe nest is owned by the colombo group who , as the brainchild of fabric co - founder steve ball , know a thing or two about successful venues . they\u2019ll need to \u2013 occupying the site of iconic club barden\u2019s boudoir , the nest has a rather large space to fill in dalston\u2019s night time landscape . so far , though , the signs are good .\nthe first music festival from the group , sunfall , will launch this july promising to bring a celebration of the underground to london\u2019s brockwell park . curated by a group of people who live and breathe music , the festival promotes the sounds of london and its far - reaching scenes and sounds . the festival will implement new booking techniques to mirror the day and night programming of the festival , with each ticket purchased giving the ticketholder entry to the outdoor day festival as well as a night - session of their choice . artists will include benji b\u2019s deviation , goldie\u2019s metalheadz , dimensions festival ( croatia ) , phonox presents from glasgow to detroit , studio 89 , outlook festival x just jam , mister saturday night x rhythm section and a taste of afrobeat vibration as night - time hosts .\never - ambitious duo whose restaurant group d & d passed the \u00a3100 million turnover threshold in 2014 and whose iconic restaurants include launceston place , the bluebird and skylon . this autumn they release their first own - label wines , their king\u2019s cross restaurant german gymnasium opens in november and in 2016 they open a restaurant , bar and caf\u00e9 in the nova victoria development .\nhis post as chief executive of richard caring\u2019s the caprice group must feel like a distant memory . now he sells shrimp burgers and fish finger butties at his fish and chip shops in islington and liverpool street , while overseeing the gigantic holborn dining room , q grill and its sister in the city , plus a fourth pop - up on the roof at selfridges , vintage salt . edinburgh and york are next .\nlondon friday night skate , across london , urltoken if the weather is decent , grab your roller skates for a group blade across the city . the route can vary , but groups always meet nearby the achilles statue in hyde park . they offer both a friday night skate for those pretty confident on wheels , and a sunday stroll for those looking to take things a little easier . children are welcome if accompanied by an adult .\nhaving cracked the west , east and north , ball , 40 , is marching on south london this year with a new outpost of his rocking southern joint , blues kitchen and a new club planned for brixton . phonox , \u201ca proper club for proper clubbers\u201d from the xoyo team , will take over the old plan b site , bringing columbo\u2019s empire to eight sites . he also scored a coup this year by teaming up with the in - demand hemsley sisters to lay on healthy supper clubs at paradise in kensal green .\nenormously talented spanish chef who received a five - star review from fay maschler and a michelin star within six months of starting at this no - bookings restaurant . having begun as sous chef at fino , also part of the harts group , in 2003 , at barrafina she is now responsible for 4 , 000 covers per month , approximately 280 of which include the much - loved dish , milk - fed lamb kidneys .\nthe columbo group was founded by steve ball and riz shaikh in 2006 . known for their multifaceted approach to the bar , restaurant and club industries , they are unique in their approach to business . with an outsider\u2019s perspective and an understanding of young londoners\u2019 resistance to one - dimensional offerings and need for great food , drinks and live music under one roof they have gone on to expand at the rate of about one site per year , bringing the collection to 10 venues plus a music festival . its existing venues include : the old queens head in islington ( 2006 ) ; paradise by way of kensal green ( 2008 ) ; xoyo in shoreditch ( 2011 ) ; the blues kitchen ( camden \u2013 2009 , shoreditch \u2013 2014 , brixton \u2013 2015 ) ; the nest in dalston ( 2010 ) ; phonox ( 2015 ) . the company is known for its distinctive and stylish interior design , its roster of cutting edge live acts , djs and broad - minded approach to cuisine from bbq and all - american diner fare to top quality classic british cookery .\nthe daddy of the london cocktail scene , conigliaro is the owner of true speakeasy 69 colebrooke row in angel , the mastermind behind the drinks at the zetter townhouse bar and a collaborator on the small but perfectly formed new bar termini in soho which serves espressos in the morning and negronis by night . last month he opened the doors to his latest project : seymour\u2019s parlour at the marylebone townhouse .\nalmr chief executive kate nicholls paid tribute to the dynamism and hard work of the sector and emphasised the night - time economy was vital to the uk , to the health of local town centres and to the safe social life of customers .\nthe festival organisers have joined forces with london clubs phonox in brixton , the nest in dalston and xoyo in shoreditch to organise the event .\nthe south bank , urltoken don\u2019t take the south bank for granted : besides the beach , which is really quite pretty in the right weather , it\u2019s the perfect place to simply stroll along . come and appreciate just how magnificent london really can be : you can take the likes of st paul\u2019s , the london eye , tower bridge , the oxo tower , the royal festival hall , the tate modern and plenty more . just look up : what a place to live .\nst james ' s park , sw1a 2bj , urltoken the royal parks are all worth a visit , but st james\u2019s tops them for its wildlife : pop in to watch the pelicans being fed , or wander around the lake to see the mallards splashing about . the park also hosts the annual trooping the colour , and contains the mall and horse guards parade . inn the park is a nice spot for a glass of wine in the afternoon , too , and the park stays open late too , so you can picnic well after sundown .\nthe events will take place upstairs at islington hotspot the old queens head , with danielle moore , red greg and kon playing in the coming weeks .\nmodest founder of the cornwall project which he began in 2010 to create sustainable jobs in cornwall by supplying the region\u2019s superb produce to some of the best london restaurants including kitty fisher\u2019s , the ledbury , lyle\u2019s , the clove club , and som saa . has enormous buying power as owner of the newman arms and oversees the food offering at three other london pubs .\nthe cat and mutton , the popular pub at the gateway to broadway market by london fields , dates right back to the late 17th century when , under its original name of the cattle and shoulder of mutton , it was a busy alehouse used by drovers and agricultural workers making for market in the city of london .\nroyal air force museum , grahame park way , nw9 5ll , urltoken more than 100 historic craft sit here , helping tell the story of the raf\u2019s history . it\u2019s as much about the people as the planes too , and there are some fascinating tales being told . highlights include the 3d cinema , and the stirring light show our finest hour , which honours the battle of britain . that said , the planes themselves are a marvel .\narchie fairhurst will dj weekly from saturday the 2nd , temporarily replacing the club ' s resident dj , haai .\nthe natural history museum , cromwell rd , sw7 5bd , urltoken stunning from the outside , a marvel on the inside . it houses some extraordinary exhibits : the dinosaurs , of course , but the earth galleries are a marvel , the collection of mammals stunning ( and a reminder of how small we all are . ) don\u2019t miss the 3 . 5 ton cranbourne meteorite from australia , either .\nthe nightspot has retained the shape of the former basement rock joint ; the interior design is slicker and smoother , but arguably more sterile than before . this effect is offset by a smattering of salacious neon signs and nude posters that lend the place a smutty glamour , but fans of barden\u2019s may feel something has been lost from the sweat - dripping - off - the - walls mayhem of yore .\nfor generations , our guests have come back again and again . experience the very best of the city with its history , the iconic location and an outstanding standard of service .\nwiley , calibre , kahn & neek and more will join the uk dj across 13 weeks at the east london club .\ni understand the need to continue moving with the times . i cannot understand development for the sake of one ' s ego , which this whole plan seems to be . . . .\nsky garden , 20 fenchurch st , ec3m 8af , urltoken at 155m up , the sky garden offers arguably the best view of london there is . unlike some of the other sky - high spots in the capital , it\u2019s completely free to get up to sky garden and have a wander around . it\u2019s impressive during the day ; at night , the city is a glittering carpet under the floating dark . the bar isn\u2019t bad , but if you do feel like splashing out , both the darwin brasserie and fenchurch restaurant are excellent \u2013 fenchurch benefitting from terrific vegetarian offerings .\nthe xx member will be joined by names including goldie , joy orbison , mind against and zomby at sunfall , the first uk music festival from the team behind croatia\u2019s outlook and dimensions festivals .\nthe advertisements supplied by our carefully selected sponsors enable us to host and support the company data we share with our free members .\nfor generations , our guests have come back time and time again , seduced by the nostalgic charm of the galle face hotel .\nthe jazz caf\u00e9 in camden ; takeover the renowned indie music venue , barfly in camden ; and launch a new london music festival , sunfall . these latest acquisitions bring the growing business\u2019 portfolio of restaurants , bars , clubs and live music venues in the capital to ten , with the addition of music festivals to their expertise .\nbig ben , westminster , sw1a 0aa , urltoken climb the 334 stairs up the elizabeth tower to the famous bell , big ben . it\u2019s a london icon , but so few have made it up there . still , the views from the tower are stunning , while the insides of the clock faces are fascinating in their own way . tours are 9 . 00am , 11 . 00am and 2 . 00pm monday to friday and are free , but must be sponsored by an mp . that\u2019s easy enough to do , as it happens : all the details are the link . have fun .\nthe nordic - themed oslo offers food and drink throughout the day , as well as opening its venue space at night . it\u2019s not clear if this is the model akins is referring to , or if either of the new venues is really suited to daytime opening . full plans are expected to be announced in the coming weeks .\nworking with the general managers and members of the management team , our aim was to take participants through a six - module programme .\nthe wellcome collection , 183 euston rd , nw1 2be , urltoken the wellcome collection\u2019s location means it isn\u2019t as busy as some of london\u2019s other top museum , which has its advantages : for one , you\u2019ve more time to appreciate the exhibits and fewer tourists to mutter bitterly about . the library is not to be missed , and the medicine man collection is completely absorbing . don\u2019t miss the picasso , either .\nspeaker ' s corner , hyde park , urltoken celebrate eccentricity from around the world at speaker\u2019s corner , the last corner of the world where truly free speech is aired . sure , you\u2019ll hear some outrageous rubbish being spouted , but you might just catch something quietly revelatory , too . either way , the beauty of speaker\u2019s corner is the absence of the kind of hysterical self - righteous rage which plagues twitter .\ntuesdays mean the pub quiz at effra social . tommy mcardle hosts one of the busiest in brixton , with a cash prize for the winners and boobie prizes for second and second - to - last place .\n\u201cthis is fantastic site for us to have secured the freehold to , and reflects the great relationship we\u2019ve had with the brixton community . locals seem to appreciate how we go about what we do . we want to responsibly champion the unique spirit of brixton nights out . since the blues kitchen first opened on this site , we\u2019ve also opened club , phonox around the corner ; and now owning the blues kitchen building , it really feels like we\u2019re setting roots ready for a legacy . \u201d\nrichmond park , urltoken richmond park is the largest of london ' s eight royal parks , an extraordinary space where the grass seems greener , the flowers seem to smell better and the sun seems warmer . the park has a magic that ' s not tangible \u2013 go to the isabella plantation to see what we mean . it is a national nature reserve , london ' s largest site of special scientific interest and a european special area of conservation . the red and fallow deer that live in the park will bring a moment of silence to your day . they\u2019re beautiful .\ni found the trainer awesome ! the programme helped me attempt to integrate responsibility and courage whilst remaining authentic to myself . i would recommend it .\nwith an iconic history , location and standard of service , the galle face hotel is the city\u2019s venue of choice for outstanding meetings and events .\nsir john soane ' s museum , 13 lincoln ' s inn fields , wc2a 3bp , urltoken something about sir john soane\u2019s museum is unlike any other : once the home of the famous neo - classical architect , the gorgeous residence has everything from curious antiquities collected on his travels , greek and roman bronzes , art by the likes of canaletto , turner and hogarth . the private apartments tour is our highlight , but all of it is winning . it draws its character not from the displays themselves , but the sheer diversity of what\u2019s there , and the strangely homely feel . oh , and they host taxidermy workshops . there isn\u2019t a place like it . oh , and here\u2019s a fun fact : the tomb for his wife was the inspiration for the red telephone box . put that in your pub quiz file .\ndalston is now firmly on the radar of places to got out for clubbers from all over the capital , so it\u2019s perhaps inevitable that it will lose some of its appeal as the masses descend . for now though , the nest is the first of its type , bridging a gap between basement raves and more up - market establishments . in the words of a taxi driver outside : \u201cit\u2019s not like ten years ago . dalston is changing . \u201d\nthe top mixologist continues to cement his place in the bar world with white lyan and the newer dandelyan at the mondrian london hotel , which have won a brace of awards . this year saw the launch of coffee pop - up spin - off black lyan , which looks set to return permanently . when he\u2019s not consulting , he judges and speaks at events around the world from hong kong to australia and bottles up his pre - made libations .\naeroplane , alex from tokyo and daniel wang will join the french disco head during his month - long stint at the east london nightclub this summer .\nmuse know how to pack both energy and immense theatrics into a show , and this run of five nights at the o2 will be no different . the set - up will be quite something in itself \u2014 the band will perform in the round , on a stage shaped \u201clike a double - headed arrow\u201d and we hear the set will also feature \u201ca whole swarm of drones\u201d .\nthe amsterdam duo will follow andrew weatherall with a month - long residency for parallel , a series that aims to\ngive something back to the local community and people of london , outside the usual scope of club culture .\nthe street feast co - founder has a new venture . london union , a partnership with leon\u2019s henry dimbleby , plans to create a large central london food market after raising cash from the capital\u2019s foodies . it is the logical step after street feast took to the streets of dalston , tottenham and lewisham last year earning the loyalty of traders such as yum bun , smokestak and breddo .\nthe whitechapel gallery , 77 - 82 whitechapel high st , e1 7qx , urltoken the whitechapel bills itself as \u2018the artists gallery for everyone\u2019 and certainly , that\u2019s the feel this unpretentious cultivates . they\u2019ve an ever - changing roster of what\u2019s on , but all share a common theme : they\u2019re designed to provoke and to push , to make the audience think . an interesting place to be .\nthe french selector will bring along a few of his own favourite djs , including inner sense and dirty hans , for the club ' s parallel series .\nis the borough\u2019s only independent newspaper , and is now in its tenth year .\nhaving mastered mayfair with the wolseley and the colony grill at their hotel the beaumont , piccadilly where crowds go to brasserie zedel for cut - price boeuf bourguignon , and recently marylebone with the viennese fischer\u2019s , these two are now aiming at north london with bellanger , an all - day parisian - alsatian brasserie on islington green .\nas if a rare uk stadium gig from ac / dc wasn\u2019t exciting enough , this will be the first one at stratford\u2019s stadium once it completes being reconfigured after the 2012 games . the gig is part of the back in black performers\u2019 rock or bust world tour and is followed by a date in manchester on june 9 .\nit was my honour and pleasure to be working with one of my clients nicoccino at this prestigious event . it was a wondrous evening with all you would expect of an almr and propel collaboration . from the awards , to the guests to the band and the acrobatic silk work this was a truly tremendous event to be at .\nportobello road , w11 , urltoken gentrified as this market is , the fact remains it was a favourite of paddington bear , and that alone is reason enough to go . there are plenty of other attractions , too : if you\u2019re keen to shop , one - of - a - kind pieces are sat on all the stalls , and there are some beautiful editions of books nestled about . the fun of it is free , though : the shouting , the haggling , the beautiful painted houses .\nsri lanka\u2019s iconic landmark , the galle face hotel , is situated in the heart of colombo , along the seafront and facing the famous galle face green . one of the oldest hotels east of the suez , the galle face hotel embraces its rich history and legendary traditions , utilizing them to create engaging , immersive experiences that resonate with old and new generations of travelers alike . no visit to sri lanka is complete without staying at this majestic hotel , built in 1864 and recently restored back to its former glory . we are proud to announce that the galle face hotel has been nominated as one of asia ' s leading heritage hotels , vote for us below .\n\u201cthe lively mix of late night music and authentic bbq has been a great success in both camden and shoreditch and i look forward to bringing the party down south . \u201d\nor should i say that in every community the crimes of the poorer classes are policed harder , which is why there has to be more scrutiny when someone . . .\nhe ' ll play every friday from august 10th through 31st at the brixton club .\nthe new - look jazz caf\u00e9 is due to open may 24 . visit urltoken .\nnew ferry approach , se18 6dx , urltoken hardly glamorous , but taking this ferry is actually surprisingly good fun ( better , even , than sitting in the front seats on the dlr . really . ) you\u2019re out on the water , you can admire london from afar , and you\u2019ll have the sun in your face and the wind in your hair . it goes from woolwich and north woolwich , so it doesn\u2019t last especially long , but you can\u2019t have everything . if you\u2019re in the area , give it a go .\non a sunny day there is no lovelier place to eat lunch than at the river caf\u00e9 , the legendary michelin - starred italian restaurant founded by rogers and the late rose gray in 1987 where stevie parle and jamie oliver learnt their trade . rogers has credited much of the restaurant\u2019s success to her staff , who she believes should be respected \u201cas individuals\u201d .\nbarbican centre , silk st , ec2y 8ds , urltoken the curve room at the barbican is a permanently free space that fills up with intriguing new installations , such as the famous random international ' s rain room from a couple of years ago . beware of queues .\nthe original blues kitchen opened in camden in 2009 and its shoreditch site opened in 2014 .\nevery monday night at impact hub in pop brixton the open project night opens the doors to community groups , businesses and individuals to get their creative juices flowing over a . . .\nthe iconic english rock band , led by enigmatic frontman robert smith , will play wembley as part of their first european tour since 2008 . they\u2019ll be supported by the twilight sad .\nwoods , aka the cocktail guy , has the best view of any barman in london as cocktail maestro of duck & waffle and sushisamba . he\u2019s known for his culinary and experimental approach to cocktails which has included creations such as the blue cheese and chocolate martini and the kobe old fashioned . no surprise that last year he won the uk and ireland\u2019s most imaginative bartender award . you\u2019ll recognise him from his old - school waistcoat and liberal sprinkling of facial hair .\nlove him or loathe him , bieber is one of the biggest celebrities on the planet right now , and he\u2019s laying on a suitably epic - sized world tour to match . six nights at the o2 are backed up by three each in birmingham and glasgow and one in sheffield .\nalthough live acts are very much part of the music policy , the nest has more of a club feel than its predecessor . rachel barton , dj and promoter of the night lively at the nest , said : \u201ci think it\u2019s a good place to have a drink in , then go raving in afterwards . it also has air - conditioning unlike most clubs in dalston . \u201d\nknown for flavoursome persian and middle eastern dishes that she taught herself to make before serving at the regular sabrina\u2019s kitchen supper clubs in her flat . ghayour\u2019s debut cookbook persiana remains an amazon best - seller since its release in may 2014 , and was the only cookbook nominated for the bookseller\u2019s book of the year award . continues to launch pop - ups and collaborate with top chefs .\npartners in crime in both work and love , mr g and ms s curate their eponymous quarterly magazine , which is first to know who\u2019s moving and shaking in the cocktail world . when they\u2019re not running workshops , judging global competitions and campaigning for more women in the drinks industry , they\u2019ve also got two books in the pipeline , if they find the time to write them .\nwatch the new video for\ncharlev ,\nset in cuba and directed by leah walker .\nthe programme helped me understand the importance of focus on making a paradigm shift to push towards goals . it might seem unachievable at first but are attainable if everyone commits to raising their game .\nthe photographer ' s gallery , 16 - 18 ramillies st , w1f 7lw , urltoken the photographers gallery sadly is often overlooked , but as the largest public gallery in the capital dedicated to photography , it really , really shouldn\u2019t be . as well as work from up - and - coming artists , they\u2019ve a historical collection that shows off some stunning work , and work that shows how photography has evolved over the past century . entry is only free before midday , \u00a33 thereafter .\ngeffrye museum , 136 kingsland rd , e2 8ea , urltoken many places claim to show what life was like once upon a time , but the understated geffrye museum perhaps does it most authentically . wander between rooms dressed as they would have been decades ago . what\u2019s most intriguing is not simply seeing a room from the 1930s , or sometime in the 1800s , but the difference between them , the changing taste , and what\u2019s lasted from then to now . they\u2019ve also beautiful gardens .\nour nico team explained all about the new oral experience that has now hit the market , which took some people by surprise , but overall the product was welcomed with open arms and we are now in talks with several late night operators to ensure we stamp out the issue of smoking in some of their venues , let alone help generate another profit income for these bars . we look forward to what happens next , maybe the team and i will be in a venue near you soon !\nhis st john smithfield restaurant , now in its 20th year , set the tone for many nose - to - tail dining experiences in london \u2014 needless to say , his roast bone marrow and parsley salad never leaves the menu . also owns st john bread & wine , a counter in selfridges and the bakery room on maltby street which now also sells the minervois wines produced at his vineyard .\nthe old bailey , ec4m 7eh , urltoken while not every trial may be as compelling as hit series the people vs oj simpson , the old bailey offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of criminal law . the public galleries are open to anyone , and heading down , you\u2019ll soon find yourself bizarrely intrigued . just remember , you can ' t take in bags , cameras or mobile phones and there ' s no cloakroom . open monday to friday , 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 5pm .\nthis oxford - formed band are growing their fanbase by the day thanks to a style that combines indie with touches of punk and funk . this gig \u2014 part of their very first uk tour \u2014 will be the band\u2019s biggest to date , and comes with the added bonus of everything everything supporting .\ntracks from lanark artefax , pye corner audio and john beltran appear on the two - disc set .\nrough trade east , 91 brick ln , e1 6ql , urltoken brick lane ' s famous independent record shop hosts regular free gigs , and the line up in the past has included the likes of kendrick lamar ( pictured ) , gabrielle aplin and foals . wristbands are given out one hour before kick - off , and the events tend to be very popular . follow them on twitter for regular updates .\nthe country\u2019s longest - standing restaurant critic , maschler is always the first in to review a new dining room and her range includes everything from \u201csaucy thai food worth dirtying your nails and wrecking your shirt for\u201d at smoking goat , to mayfair\u2019s kitty fisher\u2019s by way of the utterly lovely nuno mendes\u2019s taberna do mercado .\nthe ante is also being upped in terms of food and drink . the new caf\u00e9 will feature a 69 - seater dinning area located on the building\u2019s remodelled mezzanine , and will serve dishes including chicken yakitori in soy and sake , seared tuna and avocado fattoush salad , and a brisket and bone marrow burger .\ncalling all musicians , singers , mcs , the local musical community , global family and beyoooond ! the wicked wednesday jam welcomes you to come , share and show your love for live music on . . .\nthat said , the new set - up gives more than a passing nod to its hackney location \u2013 the management has promised to focus on upcoming acts rather than headliners , leading to a reasonable door charge .\nthe alibi , 91 kingsland high st , e8 2pb , urltoken a dalston favourite and with good reason , the alibi always offers free entry . on mondays , they\u2019ve got a film club screening the classics \u2013 often with a horror slant \u2013 which is followed by a raucous karaoke night . always a good laugh .\nnational portrait gallery , st . martin ' s pl , wc2h 0he , urltoken the national portrait gallery is a london institution and rightly so . though some exhibitions must be paid for , the majority of it is free . go one evening , when it\u2019s a little quieter , to appreciate their wonderful collection : there are stories and stories and stories in these paintings . the best of it , to our minds , is in the 20th century rooms , where there are some extraordinary sculptures . oh , and keep an eye out for the most magnificent portrait in the place , in room 31 , of william maxwell aitke . a beautiful piece , and we promise we\u2019re not picking it because he once was the proprietor of this paper .\nblues kitchen shoreditch will offer texan bbq , live music seven nights a week and one of the biggest bourbon selections in london . the vast converted victorian warehouse will have a spacious diner alongside a capacity for 500 .\nother acts confirmed for the daytime session include digital mystikz , hunee , omar - s and ryan elliott .\nexplore the many benefits of having a premium branded profile on glassdoor , like increased influence and advanced analytics .\nhe added : \u201cthe jazz caf\u00e9 , at its heart , has had such a broad spectrum of music on offer , it ' d be impossible for us to represent all of that in the relaunch fortnight but we have assembled a very high quality sample of the sounds we ' ll be putting on moving forward .\nst martin - in - the - fields , trafalgar square , wc2n 4jj urltoken head to st - martins - in - the - fields one lunchtime for a spot of culture . full details can be found on their website , but the concert standard is uniformly excellent , and they\u2019ve a broad programme on \u2013 expect everything from pan flutes to piano recitals to snippets of mahler . the concerts are completely free , but donations are welcomed .\ncomedy cafe theatre , 68 rivington street , ec2a 3ay , urltoken this cosy east london loft space is funny each night of the week , but wednesdays are new act night , which is free . naturally , the quality varies , but the place generally attracts quality . who knows , you might just see a star being born .\nthe ever - excellent shackleton cruises across plateaus of sustained breakbeat before order is violently disrupted with the arrival of bass kicks . there\u2019s a humidity spike in the next tent along for fatima yamaha , with terrace chants for his rescued - from - obscurity track what\u2019s a girl to do . but he\u2019s no one - hit wonder \u2013 his set of dinky deep house , sprinkled with enraptured kawaii synths , is one of the day\u2019s most immediate pleasures .\norganisers promise that the festival will \u201creflect the many and varied sounds of london\u201d , and performances are set to span jazz , electronica , house , drum and bass , hip hop , dubstep , techno , soul and disco .\ni found the programme useful in understanding my way of management and how to communicate well when dealing with different styles of management . it gave me a good understanding of how to get the most out of your team in a structured and controlled environment . i thought the programme was very well structured and adapted to our industry very well .\ngrant museum of zoology and comparative anatomy , 21 university st , wc1e 6de , urltoken the only remaining university zoological museum in london is a compendium of oddities , a treasure trove of wonders . nobody could claim it\u2019s pretty , but there are some extraordinary pieces here . taxidermy and animal skeletons , the place leaves visitors a little creeped out and very curious . don\u2019t miss the elephant skull . extraordinary and , in the very literal sense , unique .\nlooking for a doctor , a hospital or just making an appointment ? let\u2019s start by selecting the options below .\nprivate and softly spoken , the executive chef at the trendiest spot in town also opened a tiny no - reservations portuguese restaurant inspired by the cooking from his home country in spitalfields in may . having closed his first major project , viajante , for which he won a michelin star , there are still plans to open it elsewhere in london .\npantha du prince , dave harrington , dam funk , egyptian lover , portico and pete josef are among the names which will feature on the re - launch programme , while there are also showcases from 22a and nts lined up .\nbritish library , 96 euston rd , nw1 2db , urltoken why haven\u2019t you been to the british library lately ? this building houses gold : two copies of the magna carta , rare beatles lyrics , documents from henry viii\u2019s reign , diamond sutra , the world ' s earliest dated printed book ( yup ! ) and the only surviving manuscript copy of beowulf . this is history , people , magnificent , magnificent history and you could be seeing it . marvels .\npostman ' s park , st martin ' s le grand , ec1a 4as , urltoken the park itself is peace in a city of noise , but the reason to go is the touching watts memorial , built in 1900 , which commemorates acts of heroism . it\u2019s somewhat tragic , given many of the doulton tablets tell stories of involving children , lost or nearly lost to fire , drowning or train accidents , but the bravery of those who died in their attempts to save them is , with no grandiloquence , somewhat life - affirming . sounds silly , but go see for yourself .\nvenues which will be hosting night sessions include peckham\u2019s bussey building , electric brixton and the coronet in elephant & castle .\nrunning nightly from august 14th through 18th , the celebrations will feature wiley , willow , lil ' louis and more .\nhe ' ll play 13 fridays from april through june , with shackleton , hunee and margaret dygas among the guests .\nparticipants were set action points throughout the programme to practice their new skills and embed their learning . they were also asked to give feedback at the end of each module on impact , relevance and what could be added to their programme .\nover the last year , plan b ' s bookings included calibre , chez damier , theo parrish , lenzman , session victim and marcus intalex , with the likes of innersoul , simply salacious , samurai music and need2soul throwing regular parties .\nacross london , urltoken london is full of free skate parks : take advantage of one . either try it yourself or , if you\u2019ve realised you\u2019re too ancient now , prove yourself the cool aunt / uncle by being in the know .\nit will take place in brockwell park near brixton in july , and uniquely every ticket will include access not only to the main daytime session in the park but also one of several specially - curated club nights across south and central london .\nglamorous sisters with an insatiable social media following who launched their wellness business in 2010 . they have cooked for clients including chanel and vivienne westwood and their first book , the art of eating well , was nominated for food & drink book of the year at the national book awards 2014 . their second book , good + simple , is due in spring 2016 .\nacross the lse campus , urltoken if you\u2019re harbouring a sinking feeling that since leaving education your brain has slowly been deteriorating , perk up with a free public lecture at one of the country\u2019s top universities , lse . they tackle some big subjects , like the refugee crisis , terrorism and gender equality , and attract big names too : jeremy corbyn will be speaking this summer .\nith signs giving the technical specifications of speaker stacks and a crowd more disposed to cans of craft ipa than balloons , sunfall positions itself as the muso\u2019s choice , and , giant toilet queues aside , does pretty much everything right on its first outing .\nafter two years touring the vineyards of south america and san francisco , husband and wife team charlotte and michael opened two of london\u2019s coolest wine bars , sager + wilde on hackney road and mission under the railway arches in bethnal green . their enthusiasm \u2014 for each other , and for bringing you quality hard - to - find wines minus the mark - up \u2014 is infectious .\nas well as having two weekly columns in the independent , being a speaker , documentary maker and serial novelist , dent is also the weekly restaurant critic for es magazine , in which her riotous and candid reviews take the temperature of everything from michelin - starred dining rooms to low - key fried chicken caf\u00e9s . her twitter feed , followed by 220 , 000 , is equally entertaining ."]}
{"id": 54190, "summary": [{"text": "nocturne records was an american jazz record company and label founded in 1954 by roy harte , a drummer , and harry babasin , a bassist .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "based in hollywood , california , nocturne concentrated on west coast jazz .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "on march 28 , 1955 , nocturne merged with liberty and issued the nocturne catalog under the liberty label , as the \" jazz in hollywood \" series .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "babasin , president of nocturne , remained to supervise the repertoire .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "roy harte also co-founded pacific jazz records in 1952 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "in 1988 , fresh sound reissued a digitally remastered cd box-set of the complete nocturne recordings : jazz in hollywood series . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "nocturne records", "paragraphs": ["nocturne records is a small canada based indie label run by josh furey . i was getting attention of this label through their pawn shop (\nawesome albums produced by geffen records i listen their tracks and really very impressive .\nofficial video song taken from debut album ' i found you here ' released by nocturne records 20 / 11 / 2015 filmed by chris jackson in october 2015 . pre - order the . . .\nti bon ange hits shelves june 9 via super secret records . pre - order it here .\nofficial video song taken from debut album ' i found you here ' released by nocturne records 20 / 11 / 2015 filmed by hannah fathers 23 / 01 / 2016 . boat to row are on . . .\na wonderful and fresh album , highly recommended . browsing the nocturne records roster brought me to the music of josh furey himself and his song\nwinter solstice\nand it ' s great mood , just perfect ! .\nsouth carolina - based extreme metallers lecherous nocturne have inked a deal with willowtip records . the band states :\nwe are excited to join this roster and eager to continue spreading our brand of metal upon the masses .\ntoday , austin texas band suspirians , are debuting the new video for \u201cnocturne\u201d . the track is off the band\u2019s current release ti bon ange , now out on super secret records . suspirians , play july 23rd in new orleans , la .\n[ 2003 - present ] geffen records 2220 colorado ave santa monica , ca 90404 [ 1994 - 1999 ] geffen records 9130 sunset blvd . los angeles , ca 90069 - 6197 9126 sunset blvd . los angeles , calif . 90069\nlist of invisible records artists , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this invisible records roster includes both past and present artists . popular invisible records bands and artists are all listed here with information such as what genre the bands fall under and what albums they ' re known for . if you ' re looking for any of these invisible records band ' s full discographies then click on their name and you can find them here on ranker . the artists and bands on this list might be pop , rap , rock , electronic or any other genre , but what they all have in common is that they were signed by invisible records .\none of austin\u2019s latest noise - rock bands , suspirians , has dropped the new raucous track , \u201cnocturne . \u201d for the all - woman trio of lisa cameron , marisa pool , and stephanie demopulos , \u201cnocturne\u201d registers as an earth shaking , punk - inspired anthem that will play on loop in your head after it ends .\nif any musical artists are missing from this invisible records artists list , you can add them at the bottom of the list . ( 19 items )\nlecherous nocturne ' s\nouroboros chains\nvideo can be seen below . the track comes off the group ' s third album ,\nbehold almighty doctrine\n, which was released on march 19 via unique leader records . the cd was recorded at soundlab studio in lexington , south carolina with longtime engineer bob moore .\ngeffen records was started by david geffen in 1980 . its first album was donna summer ' s\nthe wanderer\n, its second was\ndouble fantasy\n, the last album by john lennon ( in collaboration with yoko ono ) . it was distributed by warner bros . records until 1991 , when david geffen sold the label to mca records . geffen also distributed the first incarnation of rick rubin \u2019s def american recordings through warner bros . records from 1988 to 1990 . at the time of its sale , it was the world\u2019s largest independent label to have major - label distribution . in 1999 , after the merger between mca and polygram , which created the universal music group , geffen became a subsidiary of interscope records and was merged into the interscope geffen a & m division of the universal music group . in 2003 , geffen records absorbed the entire mca records catalog and roster when the mca name was retired . in 2013 , geffen was folded to interscope , but had since been revived in 2017 by interscope geffen a & m ceo john janick . labelcode : lc 7266 or lc07266 note : releases with references to dgc or david geffen company as a label , should be listed under dgc .\nwe\u2019re proud to announce that our next nocturne night will be on 6th march and is in aid of birmingham children\u2019s hospital . it\u2019s headlined by the wonderful paul murphy with support from midnight bonfires and tom peel .\nwould you like to hear that sirens and whitles just entered the studio again ? they gonna record their new track\nman ' s freedom\nexclusively for the first hiperbole records label compilation .\nrenegades of jazz presents\nnorthern nocturne\nan ode to the darkness . featuring music by hugo kant , hidden orchestra , bonobo , the q4 , pepe delux\u00e9 , ensemble du verre , loka , blend mishkin and many more . this compilation will be out digitally on 8th of october 2012 .\narriving june 9 via super secret records , ti bon ange finds suspirians parting the psychic sea for a remarkably accessible passage : 40 minutes\u2019 worth of feedback - drenched , brain - melting rock that straddles the line between the stooges\u2019 impatient punk and erickson\u2019s heady jams . \u201cwe would end up getting lost in the songs together in a sort of epic fever dream , \u201d pool says in a press release . \u201cwe did not overthink or over - control anything on this record . it was all about going with the flow and following our instincts . \u201d that primal approach informs \u201cnocturne , \u201d the album\u2019s new , gnarled single . give it a spin below .\nformed in 2012 , the band releases music on austin label super secret records , and it sounds like the group has found the perfect home amongst the local punk and underground bands on the label\u2019s roster . while suspirians\u2019 loud , aggressive style is common among austin rockers , it doesn\u2019t feel like they are trying to overdo things . this group has a natural flow and they stick to playing music that they know austinites will enjoy .\nse trouvant quelque part dans cette limite macabre au - del\u00e0 de l\u2019ordinaire , josh furey , fondateur de nocturne records existe en tant que force ang\u00e9lique . ses samples influenc\u00e9s par le hip - hop et ses chants fun\u00e8bres \u00e9lectroniques s\u2019unissent pour nous faire suffoquer dans les connotations riches d\u2019une enculturation \u00e9touff\u00e9e et capitonn\u00e9e . petals , qui suit l\u2019excellent album archaeology ( 2008 ) , comporte le m\u00eame genre de profondeur d\u00e9clar\u00e9e de fa\u00e7on imminente , un d\u00e9versement de cr\u00e9ation en c\u00e9ramique . cette musique est model\u00e9e et durcie \u00e0 partir d\u2019argile souterraine , fa\u00e7onn\u00e9e afin de ressembler aux vestiges des infusions inspir\u00e9es du blues et du jazz de la gloire du d\u00e9but des ann\u00e9es 90 . la collaboration de furey et de khalik allah prouve l\u2019\u00e9lan cin\u00e9tique du producteur . nous y trouvons un mouvement d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9 mais silencieux ; intentionnel mais discret . le refrain non - verbal , d\u00e9duit plut\u00f4t qu\u2019insinu\u00e9 , se voit \u00eatre un calme lent r\u00e9gnant sur le jour . un lent pas anim\u00e9 battant et d\u00e9ferlant vers le sommet de ces firmaments d\u2019art\u00e9facts logeant des gribouillages au ralenti \u00e9crits sur l\u2019asphalte en cursive couleur ocre brun .\nwe ' re super excited about our second nocturne release later this year ! ' i found you here ' is all recorded and ready for winter . we just need a little bit of extra help from you lot to make it a reality so we ' ve been running this pledgemusic campaign . we ' re a week and a half in and we ' re already 73 % there ! if you think you ' re going to buy the album it would mean so much to us if you ' d help us out and pre - order so we can get it out there .\nin a recent interview with xplosive metal , lecherous nocturne bassist james o ' neil stated about the making of\nbehold almighty doctrine\n:\nthe recording went very well . we recorded with bob moore at soundlab in columbia , south carolina over the course of one week in december 2011 . bob is a great guy and very easy to work with . a true master of his craft . the vocals were originally recorded by brett bently , whom myself and ethan had known for years . we went on tour with deicide , jungle rot and abigail williams in march of 2012 . after parting ways with the band during the tour , it was immediately decided that the vocals would be re - recorded . after searching for a vocalist for some time , we decided to get chris lollis . chris is an original member of lecherous nocturne and handled guitar on the previous albums ( self - titled ep , ' admiration of the blade ' and ' the age of miracles has passed ' ) . he also played bass and handled vocal duties for nile . chris has a very powerful vocal style and stage presence that matches the ferocity of our music . but his vocals are at the same time clear and legible .\nyour review has been added and will be available once approved by a moderator .\nthis website uses cookies to improve user experience . by using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our cookies 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 ! 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\namerican jazz record company and label based in hollywood , california . founded in 1954 by roy harte and harry babasin they concentrated on west coast jazz .\nthis week you can pick up our album on lp for \u00a310 , cd for \u00a37 . 50 or download t\nhe album for \u00a35 . to take advantage of these ' anniversary special ' price from the links below . . .\nfree download ! lauren laverne made ' time and time again ' her mpfree track yesterday and played it on her show . lovely lady !\nbirmingham baroque quintet , boat to row . their western - tinged \u2018time and time again\u2019 is a slow - building folk epic . download and savour it\nyou can download ' time and time again ' taken from our up coming record ' i found you here ' , for free clicking on the link below . . .\nthe dates for the ' i found you here ' launch tour have been announced . these will all be very special shows - not to be missed !\nboat to row ' s new song had it ' s first airing on bbc radio 2 the other night . thanks janice ! you can listen back to it here - urltoken\nthis friday join the wonderful paul murphy , midnight bonfires and tom peel ' s music at kitchen garden cafe kingsheath to raise money for birmingham children ' s hospital . we can ' t wait !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nit appears that javascript is disabled in your browser , or your browser doesn ' t support it . to sign up for a bandcamp account , you ' ll need to activate javascript .\nurltoken doesn ' t exist , but you can sign up for it right now .\nnot an artist ? sign up for a fan account or a label account .\nboat to row are off on tour next month to support the release of their new album . be sure to get yourself down there ! check out urltoken for more details\ncopyright \u00a9 1995 - 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album digitally early november , followed by a remix ep . meszecsinka is based in hungary and was formed by emil biljarszki and annamari ol\u00e1h . their sound ranges from funk and flamenco to tango and balkan , creating a unique sound with annamari ' s distinctive voice .\nwould you like to hear that this song is probably their best work up to date ? are you excited like we are to hear the final result ? . . . okay , stay tuned and check out this page for more updates and in the meantime we recommend their\ntwo souls , ala\ntryin ' to work out some linocut stamper for the sticker set paper bags . 2011 set ' s stamper nearly done for the david rinman set . still a lot to do . . .\nfor the latest goings - ons at hospital and to keep up - to - date with all of our artists .\nmatti limitless takes us through some of the best demo submissions we have received over the past couple months . you heard it here first .\n\u201cthe song was originally called \u2018oh mouchette\u2019 inspired by the robert bresson film mouchette . it\u2019s a loveless tragedy about a young girl who is treated cruelly by everyone in her life . thus the title \u2018 octurne\u2019 . i was in awe of the sad beauty of this film and related to it on many levels . mostly my own experience as a young woman navigating misogyny and abuse . writing and performing it has been a way to channel my personal trauma and rage in a positive way . but i put a twist on it and made my character in the song survive even if she had to carry her own head around to do it . its not a pretty song but it has meaningful core and is about finding strength in human misery . \u201d\n\u201cwe honestly didn\u2019t have much time to make a video , unfortunately ! but we brought friends together to make it happen . neil ebflow created the visuals by using modular video synths and our friend steve marsh of evil triplett helped edit live footage shot by our other friend \u00e1ngel delgado - reyes . it turned out cool ! \u201d\nrock music , when done right , will always take us into a netherworld that we never knew existed , but we always somehow felt was within ourselves . the cosmos of inescapable rhythm , in - your - face melody and words , all speak simple truths that perhaps we couldn\u2019t speak for ourselves . austin , tx trio suspirians summons that netherworld with their sophomore album ti bon ange .\nthe album title is taken from a haitian voodoo term that translates literally to \u201clittle good angel\u201d \u2014 the part of one\u2019s soul that holds one\u2019s individuality and personal qualities , which leaves the body when sleeping so you can dream . it\u2019s a title quite befitting of the experience listening to ti bon ange , where listeners become immersed in a sound , not just casually attending to it .\nfrom the first notes of the album , throughout its 7 - song , 40 minute duration it\u2019s clear that suspirians aim to deconstruct rock in a way that\u2019s both psychedelic and mysterious as much as it\u2019s direct , infectious and powerful . guitarist / vocalist marisa pool , bassist / keyboardist stephanie demopulos and drummer lisa cameron craft songs that shape - shift from part to part rather than follow traditional verse - chorus - verse structure . it\u2019s a wall of guitars and subtle synth layers , vocals drenched in reverb and on the brink of feedback , powerful and open drumming that allows the songs to flow like molten lava without ever sounding lethargic . points of reference bridge a wide array of psychedelic , punk and experimental sounds : pylon , siouxsie and the banshees , the stooges first album , frightwig , early butthole surfers , roky erickson & the aliens , late 70s british post - punk and more .\n\u201cwe would end up getting lost in the songs together in a sort of epic fever dream , \u201d pool says . \u201cwe did not overthink or over control anything on this record . it was all about going with the flow and following our instincts . \u201d suspirians\u2019 self - titled debut album \u2014 with original drummer anna lamphear \u2014 was comparatively a more straightforward and garagey affair . pool and demopulos began experimenting with their sound soon after and with the addition of cameron , they collectively found the aesthetic they were after . cameron\u2019s extensive musical history \u2014 having played with the legendary roky erickson , as well as celebrated austin psych band st37 and other improv / noise projects \u2014 helped the band expand its vision . suspirians\u2019 former synth player sheila scoville also guested on the recording .\nti bon ange was recorded at 5th street studios with engineer evan kleinecke , while the band was still navigating their way through the nascent songs . \u201cwe had some raw and powerful basic tracks to bounce off of and the rest of the time was just having fun playing really loud and experimenting , \u201d pool says . the results are equally as deliberate and completely free as groundbreaking rock\u2019n\u2019roll should be .\na brief lesson in etymology : ti bon ange , the forthcoming sophomore album from austin psych - rock trio suspirians , gets its name from the haitian vodou for \u201clittle good angel\u201d : the part of the human soul that departs the body every night for a trip to the dream world . it\u2019s an apt title , considering how the band\u2019s heady racket isn\u2019t too far off from having an out - of - body experience \u2014 and these three are no ordinary shamans . guitarist / vocalist marisa pool and bassist / keyboardist stephanie demopulos are staples in the austin psych scene , while drummer lisa cameron cut her teeth performing with roky erickson and st 37 ."]}
{"id": 54194, "summary": [{"text": "altjapan co. , ltd. is a tokyo based company specializing in the translation and localization of japanese entertainment .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "it is particularly active in manga and video game localization .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "it specializes in japanese-to-english and english-to-japanese translation , but also handles european language localization as well .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "it has worked on titles for companies including capcom , koei-tecmo , namco-bandai , konami , taito , and square-enix .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "credits include dragon quest viii , the ninja gaiden series , the dynasty warriors gundam series , lollipop chainsaw , lost planet 3 , and the 2014 remake of strider .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "in addition to localization of text , it also produces the recording sessions for video games as well , most notably on the dynasty warriors gundam and dead or alive series .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "altjapan 's manga translation credits include nura : rise of the yokai clan , togari , and dorohedoro .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "at the 2013 san diego comic-con , fuijko f. fujio productions announced that altjapan would produce the english version of the manga doraemon in conjunction with voyager japan .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "inc . original content produced by altjapan includes the books hello , please !", "topic": 15}, {"text": "very helpful super kawaii characters from japan ( chronicle books , 2007 ) and the attack !", "topic": 0}, {"text": "series , which includes yokai attack !", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the japanese monster survival guide ( kodansha , 2008 ) , ninja attack !", "topic": 0}, {"text": "true tales of assassins , samurai , and outlaws ( kodansha , 2010 ) , and yurei attack !", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the japanese ghost survival guide ( tuttle , 2012 ) . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "altjapan co . , ltd .", "paragraphs": ["all conference q + a deguchi hiroshi , vince shortino , matthew alt ( vice president , altjapan co . , ltd . )\nzutto dokushin de iru tsumori ? \u00a9 mari okazaki / shodensha publishing co . , ltd .\ncompany name : altjapan co . , ltd . established : january 1 , 2003 capital : 10 , 000 , 000 yen main bank : mizuho bank president : hiroko yoda\nthe judging committee this year consisted of urltoken ' s deb aoki , manga translator william flanagan , author and co - founder of altjapan co . , ltd . matt alt , and associate professor at kyoto seika university matt thorn .\nharuwa akebono tsukimo nau soramo nao \u00a9 machio same 2012 originally published in japan in 2012 by ohzora publishing co . , ltd .\ndorohedoro . 10 [ graphic novel ] / story and art by q hayashida ; translation , altjapan co . , ltd . ( hiroko yoda + matt alt ) ; touch - up art & lettering , maui girl .\napologise for the spoo . . . . . . glish translation by altjapan co . , ltd . , [ 6 ] in 8 tank\u014dbon volumes between july 10 , 2007 and september 9 , 2008 . [ 7 ] [ 8 ]\nindianapolis , i . n . ; the bobbs - merrill co . , publishers\naltjapan specializes in international co - productions , including full communication support for both japanese and english - speaking dev teams ( technical documents , email communications , interpretation , cultural consulting . )\n. . . north jersey st . r . co . 66 n . j . l . 424 ; 49 atl . 438 ; chicago city r . co . v .\n. . . writer and artist of comics . he was co - founder of the independent comics\na native of washington , d . c . , matthew has been working as a professional translator since the early 1990s . together with hiroko yoda he is the co - founder of altjapan co . , ltd . , a dedicated entertainment localization company that has produced the english versions of many top video games , toys , and manga , including the gundam series and the doraemon series . he is the co - author of numerous books about japan , including\nyokai attack ! the japanese monster survival guide .\nwill be messrs . john bale , sons and daniels - son , ltd . , s3 - 91 gr . . .\njudging from the logos and some simple induction , i have deduced that bitch started as a hostile parody to girl skateboards , and the net seems to name sal rocco , jr . at world industries as the original prankster ( he\u2019s the guy who gave the name \u201cwee man\u201d to \u201cwee man\u201d of jackass for those who like trivia ) . how this low - key parody ended up being licensed to crown f . g . co . , ltd in a deal brokered by tenacious ltd . and then distributed through yubisha sangyo co . , ltd is an amazing commercial adventure novel waiting to happen .\nwe produce english versions of japanese games , manga , & other stuff . co - author of yokai attack !\nborn in tokyo , japan , hiroko yoda has co - authored numerous books on the topics of japanese pop culture , history , and folklore with her husband and collaborator , matt alt . when they aren ' t hunting robots , yokai , ninja , or ghosts , they run altjapan co . , ltd . , a company that produces the english versions of japanese entertainment , including electronic toys , comic books , and video games . she also is the local language editor for the japanese edition of the popular travel website cnngo tokyo .\ncraig mod is a writer and designer who splits his time between san francisco and tokyo . he is a macdowell writing fellow and a techfellow award recipient for product design and marketing . he is co - founder of hi ( http : / / sayhi . co ) . he was previously a product designer at flipboard . he is also the co - author of the tokyo city guide , art space tokyo .\naltjapan is also the name of the translation / localization company matt runs with his wife , hiroko , in mitaka , tokyo , and the books that the two co - authored include \u201chello , please ! very helpful super kawaii characters from japan\u201d and \u201cyokai attack ! : the japanese monster survival guide . \u201d\naltjapan is a localization company based in tokyo , japan . we have more than a decade of experience localizing best - selling content for top publishers , televisio . . .\nmatthew alt , a native of washington , d . c . , has been working as a professional translator and writer since the early 1990s . his experience includes four years as an in - house technical japanese translator for the united states patent and trademark office . he currently runs altjapan co . , ltd . , a tokyo - based localization company that produces the english versions of video games , comic books , and other forms of entertainment . an expert in japanese folktales and character culture , he is the co - author of numerous books , including\nhello please ! very helpful super kawaii characters from japan\u201d and\nyokai attack ! the japanese monster survival guide . \u201d\nmatthew alt , a native of washington , d . c . , has been working as a professional translator and writer since the early 1990s . his experience includes four years as an in - house technical japanese translator for the united states patent and trademark office . he currently runs altjapan co . , ltd . , a tokyo - based localization company that produces the english versions of video games , comic books , and other forms of entertainment . an expert in japanese folktales and character culture , he is the co - author of numerous books , including \u201c hello please ! very helpful super kawaii characters from japan \u201d and \u201c yokai attack ! the japanese monster survival guide . \u201d\naltjapan is a localization company based in tokyo , japan . we have more than a decade of experience localizing best - selling content for top publishers , television producers , and video game studios in japan , america , and around the world .\nhe is the co - author of numerous books about japan , and a contributor to cnn , wired magazine , slate magazine , the independent , newsweek japan , the japan times , the new yorker , and many other publications .\nwhat sets altjapan apart is that we don ' t just translate . we are creators and scholars of pop culture . that hands - on field experience powers our localization of best - selling video games , manga , tv and film , books , and toys .\nprofessor deguch\u2019s research focuses on complex social systems , evolutionary economics , and cultural diversity . he is also the president of the japan association of simulation and gaming , and a member of the board of directors of the japan association for social and economic systems studies and the advisory board for the east asian journal of popular culture ( intellect ltd . )\nthe former editor of the japanese edition of cnngo , she is the co - author of numerous books about japanese folklore and an accomplished photographer whose work has appeared in photo you magazine , cnngo , on national geographic television , and more . she was also certified as a language examiner for applicants and employees of the federal bureau of investigation .\nauthor and translator matt alt runs altjapan , an entertaining and informative blog launched in 2006 . calling it a \u201cdigital scratchpad , \u201d the maryland native writes about a wide variety of japan - related subjects , ranging from the role of lolita girls in military simulations to the majesty of japan\u2019s toy robot culture . his topics may be off beat but weirdness for the sake of weirdness is not his goal .\nthey ' re the people in the shadows . you don ' t know their names , but you know their words . they localizers , the folks that take games not only from another language , but also another culture and open them up for another audience .\ngood translation is tough to quantify ,\nsays tokyo - based localizer matt alt .\nif it ' s well done , it sort of disappears . ideally the person playing the game doesn ' t even realize they ' re reading something that wasn ' t originally written in their native tongue .\nhe runs altjapan along with his wife ( and company president ! ) hiroko yoda out of a small second story office on tokyo ' s westside . and with 99 . 999 percent of the games altjapan works on that ' s true . well , save for one : ninja gaiden ii .\nsince the playstation 1 era , the altjapan team has been working on big aaa titles \u2014 games you ' ve probably played . games like dragon warrior vii , shenmue 2 , monster hunter , final fantasy xi , dragon quest viii and most recently ninja gaiden ii . like we said , big famous games that were made by big famous japanese game designers .\none of the big misconceptions about working in localization is that you have constant face - to - face contact with the game designers and directors ,\nsays alt .\nin reality , many times you have very little contact with the people who made the game outside of sporadic emails . the dev team is busy with their own work , trying to make their own milestones . so i can count the times i ' ve met directors of projects we ' ve worked on on one hand . if your deepest desire is to simply speak with star video game directors and designers , you ' re probably better off going into journalism !\nthough , for ninja gaiden ii , altjapan was doing more than mere translating .\njason karlin is an associate professor at the graduate school of interdisciplinary information studies at the university of tokyo , where he teaches gender and media studies . before coming to the university of tokyo in 2003 , he taught at the university of florida and michigan state university . he is the co - editor ( with patrick w . galbraith ) of idols and celebrity in japanese media culture ( palgrave macmillan , 2012 ) and the author of the eternal return of history : gender and nation in meiji japan ( forthcoming ) .\npatrick w . galbraith received a ph . d . in information studies from the university of tokyo , and is currently pursuing a second ph . d . in cultural anthropology at duke university . he is the author of the otaku encyclopedia ( kodansha international , 2009 ) , tokyo realtime : akihabara ( white rabbit press , 2010 ) , otaku spaces ( chin music press , 2012 ) and the moe manifesto ( tuttle , 2014 ) , and the co - editor of idols and celebrity in japanese media culture ( palgrave , 2012 ) .\naltjapan is kind of my second life as a blogger . i first started doing things online in about 1998 . i cofounded this blog \u2014 they were known as \u2018web sites\u2019 back then \u2014 called urltoken with this guy from boston . we were both toy geeks , we just loved japanese toys . he had already kind of started the site and i started giving him information because i was able to read japanese books and japanese magazines and stuff and it kind of snowballed . over course of three or four years , that site just blew up , i mean we were getting like millions of hits a month at its peak .\npatrick w . galbraith received his ph . d . in information studies from the university of tokyo in 2012 , and is currently pursuing a ph . d . in cultural anthropology at duke . he is the author of the otaku encyclopedia ( kodansha international , 2009 ) , tokyo realtime : akihabara ( white rabbit press , 2010 ) and otaku spaces ( chin music press , 2012 ) . he is also the co - editor of idols and celebrity in japanese media culture ( palgrave , forthcoming ) . he has published academic papers in mechademia , ejcjs and signs and is a former contributor to metropolis , otaku usa and cnn go .\nmechademia\u2019s keynote address will be presented by prof . hiroshi deguchi ( department of computational intelligence and systems science , tokyo institute of technology ) , one of the founders of comiket and a co - editor of the forthcoming essay collection the rise of japanese visual narratives : cultural , institutional , and industrial aspects of reproducible contents ( springer ) . other speakers who will be participating in mechademia include both a number of established who have written and lectured on anime / manga extensively , among them deborah shamoon , marco pellitteri , akiko sugawa - shimada , renato rivera rusca , stevie suan , wendy goldberg , heike hoffer and andrea horbinski , and scholars who are just entering the field . just some of the specific talks on the program include :\ni didn\u2019t start the altjapan blog until 2004 or 2005 . i really resisted it for a long time , because i kind of burned out on blogging or \u2014 whatever you call it \u2014 \u201cwebsiting\u201d for a while . not because it was bad or anything , but it was a niche web site , obviously . it was all about japanese toys and it was very successful at what it did . but the problem is you can only write about that one topic . nobody is really interested in maybe a deeper aspect or a side aspect of japanese culture . they want to know , \u201cwhen is the next toy coming out ? \u201d or \u201cwhy is this toy designed this way . \u201d i love that stuff \u2014 i still love it even now \u2014 but it got kind of stifling after a while . it became a hungry mouth to feed , that i had to keep shoveling information into , and it just started feeling like a job after a while .\nin addition to this game , the following people are listed as working on other games . no more than 25 people are listed here , even if there are more than 25 people who have also worked on other games .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\nburp , don ' t burp . slurp , don ' t slurp . the rules of social protocol around the world are as varied , and as conflicting , as countries on the planet . so how ' s a traveler to know what to do , when and where ?\nto misquote madness , don ' t watch that , read this . never again do you need to feel like a bull in a china shop . or a fairy in a bull ring .\n\u201cshanghainese men almost always carry the handbag or purse for their girlfriends . you don\u2019t see it anywhere else , except sometimes hong kong . but shanghai men are well - known for taking care of this for their women . \u201d\n\u201calthough most shanghai tourist guides include nanjing dong lu pedestrian street and several \u2018fake\u2019 markets around the city , shanghainese rarely shop there . we consider them \u2018tourist only\u2019 areas .\nthere are exceptions - - a lot of local women shop at historic food stores on nanjing dong lu , such as shen da cheng and shanghai no . 1 food store . for fashion , young shanghainese prefer to shop in the luwan , xuhui and jing\u2019an districts . \u201d\n\u201cwhen a group of thais go out to drink , rather than ordering individual drinks they will buy a large bottle of whiskey to share . the waitress keeps bringing small bottles of mixers and ice as required .\nat the end of the night , regardless of who has had more glasses of whiskey , the bill will be split evenly . \u201d\n\u201cin tokyo , a classic foreign tourist thing is going to a sushi bar and never ordering any raw fish . focusing on cucumber rolls or inari rice balls or tamago doesn\u2019t cut it .\nbasically , those items are for little kids in japan , so it\u2019s funny to see adults keep ordering them and avoiding what japanese consider to be the more flavorful fish . \u201d\ndefinitely do not answer your phone on a train . locals can expect to be lambasted by teenagers for the merest mumble , or at least get the evil eye from restrained salarymen .\nif you must pick up , the accepted gesture is to cup your cell with your hand , say nothing longer than , ' am on the train , will call you back , ' then bow to the disgruntled commuters around you .\n\u201cin mumbai just cross the street . just go . god will protect you . if you wait for cars to stop before you abandon the safety of the curb , you may never make it . \u201d\nwomen should not buy tobacco or alcohol from shops , or drink or smoke in public . or , if they do , they should prepare for some quizzical looks , and maybe even a raised voice asking what they think they ' re doing .\nin singapore , don\u2019t question why the locals refer to anyone older as \u2018auntie\u2019 or \u2018uncle\u2019 - - it\u2019s a singaporean thing .\n\u201clocals wear surgical masks at the mildest hint of flu . call it post - sars trauma . locals who have sniffles and are not wearing a mask may be evil - eyed by complete strangers on the street .\nit\u2019s also local habit to overreact whenever someone near them sneezes or coughs , especially on public transport . i\u2019ve been in a situation in which the people around me literally formed a little ring around me with their faces averted when i coughed .\n\u201ckoreans are pretty big on blood type , so have it ready when socializing . there\u2019s a pretty strong perceived correlation between one\u2019s personality and their blood type here . \u201d\n\u00a9 2015 cable news network . turner broadcasting system , inc . all rights reserved .\nhelp us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\nprime members enjoy free two - day shipping and exclusive access to music , movies , tv shows , original audio series , and kindle books .\ni needed a sounding board ,\nsays tokyo based localizer and former team ninja member andrew szymanski .\nso it was great having matt and hiroko .\nandrew , who joined tecmo after college and recently left the company last september , did an excellent job localizing the first ninja gaiden for the xbox , but felt it was somewhat stilted . if game development is a group effort , why should localization be solitary ? he was able to convince tecmo and microsoft to let him bring in matt and hiroko for the ngii localization .\nit was a reunion of sorts as the trio had previously worked on ninja gaiden : dragon sword and dead or alive xtreme 2 .\none of the things that helped me convince the higher ups ,\nrecalls andrew ,\nwas that matt and hiroko both are authors and write books together .\nboth are best known for titles like yokai attack ! or hello , please ! .\nfor localization , your skill at writing english is actually more important than your japanese ,\nsays matt . if you don ' t know a japanese word , you can always look it up or ask someone . but if you can ' t string together a sentence , you can always , no wait , you ' re screwed .\nteam ninja knew ninja gaiden ii wasn ' t aimed strictly at the japanese market .\nthe main target for ninja gaiden ii was the west ,\nsays andrew .\nthe market is global , and japan is more global than ever before .\nand since it ' s a game targeted for a western audience , it needed to be written in a western language : english . the game ' s story was conceived by ninja gaiden ii ' s director hiroaki matsui in highly detailed , manga - like stories boards .\nbut where did former team ninja lead ninja tomonobu itagaki factor in ? according to andrew :\nitagaki - san ' s main responsibilities are , of course , overseeing the development of the whole game , but he is often focused on combat design , enemy ai , level design , and other key gameplay elements . he trusts matsui - san implicitly for art and story direction , and thus we mainly worked with matsui - san to develop the dialogue , worldview , and key story points . he also relies on my judgement when it comes to the localization and the entire english version of the game as a whole , so it was great having the freedom and support to bring on matt and hiroko and create an english script that we were all proud of . it goes without saying that itagaki - san has final say over everything that goes into the retail game , and it was a tremendously satisfying feeling to hear his words of praise when it came to our finished voiceovers and other localized assets . it was great seeing him say \u2018submit , or die ! ' in english as he watched the cutscenes !\nat work and after work over bottomless beers , matsui gave andrew very vivid instructions of how he envisioned ninja gaiden ii ' s story and world .\nthese team ninja guys live and breathe this stuff ,\nsays andrew .\nso much stuff happens outside the office because they ' re always thinking about whatever they ' re working on .\nandrew then typed up a rough english draft . andrew then reconvened with hiroko and matt to punch up the first draft \u2014 which was also in english . meaning ? that the script team ninja was working from was in english and all the motion capture and voice acting was in english .\neven though it was being written in english , the trio were striving to make sure it stayed in line of what a ninja would actually say . explains andrew ,\nthe question we always asked ourselves was \u2018is this ninjy ? '\nbasically , would a ninja actually say this . continuing , he adds ,\nso i ninja would never say \u2018i am going to kill you . ' instead , a ninja would says , \u2018you will be the bloostains on my blade . ' that ' s ninjy .\nandrew , matt and hiroko weren ' t simply pulling out a dictionary and digging through to find words that\nmatch\n, but rather , entrenching themselves in the game from head to toe and back and again .\nthe first rule of localization ,\nsays andrew ,\nis to integrate localization into the development process .\nbut this wasn ' t * just * localization \u2014 ninja gaiden ii was something else entirely , somewhere between translation , collaboration and straight - up writing .\nninja gaiden ii is the game as team ninja conceived it \u2014 no compromises .\nit turned out exactly the way we wanted ,\nsays andrew . team ninja ' s plan , the original impetus , was to create a throw - back \u2014 you know , a spiritual successor to something you would ' ve played on the nintendo entertainment system .\nthis is a game where ninjas fight dinosaurs ,\nsays andy .\nif you can ' t have fun with that , where can you ?\nthe hardest projects i ' ve worked on have been the ones where the client doesn ' t appreciate the value of a good translation .\nsays hiroko .\nor ones where the contribution of a native japanese speaker to the english version isn ' t appreciated , which happened more often in the early days . the easiest ones are the projects where the dev team welcomes us in as part of the process , because the closer the you can work with the people who designed the game , the smoother the whole process goes .\nno matter how good your localization skills are , nothing can compare to working directly with the team that made the game to ensure that their vision makes it to gamers outside japan . that ' s exactly what happened with ninja gaiden ii . if any of the localizers had questions about what the developers originally intended , then hiroko and matt could immediately turn to andrew . if matt or andrew had any questions about the intricacies of japanese culture or nuances , they could refer to hiroko .\nit ' s so rare that a native japanese speaker confronts an english speaker about their english translation ,\nsays matt .\ni ' m not talking about errors , necessarily , but more like nuance .\nyou know , the stuff between the lines , not on the page . the ninjy .\nkinja is in read - only mode . we are working to restore service .\nthe tradition of narrative art or telling stories with a series of sequential images has been a part of japanese culture long before superman ever put on a cape . the earliest examples of pre - manga artwork that influenced the development of modern japanese comics are commonly attributed to toba sojo , an 11th - century painter - priest with a whimsical sense of humor .\ntoba\u2019s animal scroll paintings or choju giga satirized life in the buddhist priesthood by drawing priests as mischievous rabbits , monkeys engaging in silly activities including farting contests , and even depicted the buddha himself as a toad . while there are no word balloons or sound effects in toba\u2019s paintings , they do show a progression of events , happening one after another as the scroll is unrolled from right to left . this tradition of reading images from right to left continues today in modern manga .\nin later years , toba\u2019s influence on manga was acknowledged with the introduction of toba - e or \u201ctoba pictures , \u201d an 18th - century style of humorous images bound in books , accordion style . created by shimoboku ooka , toba - e relied on visual humor and used few words .\nanother influential artist in the development of modern manga was katsushika hokusai , the famous 19th century (\nfloating world pictures\n) artist and printmaker . while hokusai\u2019s iconic woodblock print images of 36 views of mount fuji are known the world over , his manga sketchbooks are also some of the best early examples of humor in japanese art .\nhokusai was also the first artist to use the term\nmanga\nor\nplayful sketches\nto describe his humorous images . hokusai\u2019s manga includes irreverent images of men making funny faces , sticking chopsticks up their noses and blind men examining an elephant . originally intended as sketches for his students to copy , hokusai manga was distributed throughout japan .\nshunga , or erotic art is another popular genre of japanese prints and painting that has influenced the development of modern manga .\nthe exaggerated eroticism of shunga (\nspring pictures\n) imagery often included suggestive metaphors for genitals such as long eggplants or mushrooms and even depicted outrageously large penises engaging in intercourse . shunga\u2019s influence continues to be seen in contemporary manga , especially hentai or sexually explicit manga .\nanother example of influential pre - manga japanese artwork includes prints of yokai or mythical japanese monsters .\ntsukioka yoshitoshi created several popular prints featuring yokai , as well as scenes of ghosts , warriors committing seppuku and true crime stories . his exquisitely rendered scenes of graphic violence have made him popular with contemporary art collectors and has influenced modern horror manga masters such as maruo suehiro ( shojo tsubaki , or mr . arashi\u2019s amazing freak show ) and shigeru mizuki ( ge ge ge no kitaro )\nmanga has a long and strong tradition of poking fun at society and mocking the rich and powerful . kibyoshi or\nyellow cover books\nsatirized japanese political figures and were very popular in the 18th century ( whenever they weren\u2019t banned by the authorities ) .\nafter commodore perry opened up japan to the west in 1853 , an influx of foreigners followed along with the introduction of european and american - style comics . in 1857 , charles wirgman , a british journalist , published the japan punch , a magazine modeled after a popular british humor publication . george bigot , a french art teacher , started toba - e magazine in 1887 .\nwhile both publications were originally intended for the non - japanese expatriates living in japan , the humor and artwork in the pages of the japan punch and toba - e caught the attention of native japanese readers and artists . ponchi - e or\npunch - style pictures\nbegan to appear as japanese artists were inspired by western - style comics and began the evolution toward the uniquely east - west style that is modern manga .\nat the dawn of the 20th century , manga reflected the rapid changes in japanese society , and the influence of western culture in this once isolated nation . manga artists responded enthusiastically to imported artistic styles and began mixing western comics with japanese ideas .\nrakuten kitazawa was one such artist who embraced this east meets west sensibility . inspired by popular comic strips such as the yellow kid by richard felton outcault and the katzenjammer kids by rudolph dirks , kitazawa went on to create popular comics features , including tagosaku to mokube no tokyo kenbutsu ( tagosaku and mokube\u2019s sightseeing in tokyo ) . in 1905 , he founded tokyo puck , a magazine showcasing japanese cartoonists .\nkitazawa is considered to be the founding father of modern manga and his artwork is displayed at the omiya municipal cartoon hall or manga kaikan in saitama city , japan .\nanother early pioneer was ippei okamoto , the creator of hito no issho ( a life of a man ) . okamoto was also the founder of nippon mangakai , the first japanese cartoonist & apos ; s society .\nkitazawa , okamoto and many other artists of this late meiji - early showa period tapped into the excitement and anxiety felt by many japanese people as their nation left their feudal days behind to become a modern industrial society . but this was only the beginning of even greater changes for japan because the land of the rising sun would soon go to war .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthis is haraguchi . i ' m filming ' death kappa ' and need an extra gaijin for a few scenes . can you handle it ?\ni was born to play this role , sir . literally .\nnow that the death kappa dvd / bluray is out , the true story can be told . this wasn ' t our first shot as extras in a monster movie - - that would be our epic , blink - and - you ' ll - miss - it roles in a crowd of yokai in takashi miike ' s\nyokai daisenso\n- - but this was the first chance we got to actually react . emote . method act . really express the essential humanity of . . . of . . . being in a japanese monster film .\nour role was to occupy the\ncommand center\nset up by the military to deal with the giant , nuclear kappa raging through downtown tokyo . things started quietly , with us as little more than human backdrops to the action . the extra ranks were filled with pals of the director . right to left in the photo below , flanking the\nreal\nactor , you can see kondo yutaka ( illustrator of ninja attack ! ) , hiroko , me , and the karasawas ( creators of the mind - bendingly awesome\nking of pachimono\nmagazine . ) this was a big step up for both of us but hiroko in particular , who spent most of her time on the yokai daisenso set wearing an enormous frog head .\nabout halfway through the day , haraguchi had a flash of inspiration .\ni need some freaks . kappa freaks . you !\nhe said , pointing at me ( big surprise ) , then kondo , and then naoki karasawa . our job was to react to news of the kappa defeating the human military forces - - and here ' s the result :\nso . total time spent on set : eight hours . total screen time : maybe eight seconds . compensation : a bento lunch . and the experience ? absolutely priceless . . . because now i ' m one step closer to that elusive goal of becoming a professional kaiju eiga extra . maybe i ' l really luck out and get to actually be stomped by the giant monster next time .\nhuh ? how ' s the actual movie ? also priceless . death kappa is the citizen kane of radioactive yokai movies . buy it now ! seriously ! it ' s a lot of fun .\ni missed seeing this at the roxy in sf by * one * day - i was disappointed . . . now i ' m heartbroken !\ndamn it ! i was dubious about this one and was planning on holding off on getting it .\nman , where there ' s a will to get a bunch of middle aged men to dress up in military uniforms for a monster movie , there ' s a way .\nyou must watch the mysterians over and over to learn how to properly be a gaijin extra with a speaking role . i recommend the scene when they start using the markalites .\nalso , you need some horn rimmed glasses . the cool frameless kind ( or the uber gay ' little hipster ' style ) are usually reserved for villain and men with secret agendas .\n> >\nheh that guy with the bucktooth looks a little like eric idle .\nthat ' s nabe yakan , seemingly in every b movie this country has to offer ( and if i sound jealous , it ' s because i am . : )\n> >\nyou must watch the mysterians over and over . . .\nnow where have i seen that face before ? ah yes , of course .\ni did a commercial that ran for a year and i got a bento and a 5 , 0000yen gift card . . ! ?\nhorror dining\nroppongi ' s goth - y trick or treat almost fills the gaping hole left by the departure of kichijoji ' s bar jap , but for better or worse it ' s more horror flick heaven than death - metal crashpad . plus it has the downside of being in roppongi . . . .\nreading rainbow i am now the master of unlocking . this friday , i ' ll be appearing on nhk world ' s show japan unlocked to discuss koji suzuki ' s pioneering j - horror book ring and japanese ghost stories in general . thrill to top - notch special effects as hosts jonathan . . .\ni love the gacha gacha doraemon too ! http : / / ww . . .\nwe get what you need . we get what your customers want . because from ancient folklore to cutting - edge technologies , we get japan .\na native of tokyo , japan , hiroko holds a masters degree in international peace and conflict resolution from american university in washington , d . c .\nher diverse experience includes interpretation for united nations delegations ; translation and localization of dialog for game software and comic books ; and translation and proofreading of television scripts .\na native of washington , d . c . , matthew has been working as a professional translator and freelance writer since the early 1990s .\nhis translation experience includes four years as an in - house technical japanese translator for the united states patent and trademark office .\nthere is no trivia on file . if you have any interesting trivia about this company , please add it .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nsad news : actor makoto shimotsuka , the pilot of super robot mach baron , passed away yesterday at the age of 65 . urltoken\njust stumbled on a street where the children apparently ritually slaughtered some kind of chalk creature . urltoken\nin 1983 the only\nanime expo\nwas strictly confined to rooftops ! one of the photogs from this session was in the audience at my 80s fandom panel at animenext & i asked him directly if any hook - ups between cosplayers resulted from this event . his reply ?\nno comment .\nthis is from some cosmetic company ' s ad campaign , but it really works better without any context at all . urltoken\nthings i learned from a 1963 esquire ad : 1 ) buying liquor can cause\nfeminine flutterings\n2 ) cutting the cheese is a real he - 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( well , the audio signal ' s digital anyway . the video was analog . )\naging awesomely : bandai announces a series of walking canes decorated in classic super robot motifs of tetsujin , mazinger z , and getter robo .\nsome people say ultraman has cheesy vfx , but this fight has two simultaneous fights choreographed across the foreground and background plates , pyrotechnics , and all of this with live camera movement . on a kids show budget . the chutzpah alone kicks the ass of most prestige shows\n32 years ago today in 1986 ,\nproject a - ko\nwas released in japan .\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 .\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 .\njapanese motion comic publisher mangapolo named the winners of its 2015 manga translation battle on tuesday . a panel of judges chose the winners based on their translations of one of four manga . readers also voted on their favorite translation , which received the audience award .\ngrand prize : alethea nibley & athena nibley , u . s . a . ryohei saigan ' s kamakura monogatari\nfirst prize : hayley tournier , u . s . a . ry\u014dsuke tomoe ' s museum\ncasey loe , u . s . a . yoko kamio ' s the crown of thorn\naudience award : hana ihaya , u . s . a . yoko kamio ' s the crown of thorn\nthe grand prize winner receives a trip to japan and a job offer to translate the manga . first prize winners receive a job offer to translate the manga and runner - ups receive a tablet computer . an awards ceremony and symposium to honor the winners will be held february 24 in tokyo .\nlast year ' s manga translation battle asked contestants to pick from masaaki nakayama ' s fuan no tane plus , ishiki ' s acchi kocchi , machiya hatoko ' s and eda yuuri ' s koi to wa yobenai , and fumiko tanikawa ' s saya saya to .\ncontest manager mangapolo is affiliated with online retailer tokyo otaku mode . mangapolo collaborates with publishers to bring legally produced motion comics to its youtube channel in japanese and english . series for which mangapolo has produced motion comics for include attack on titan , dragon ball , and vinland saga .\nthe summer anime season has begun , and we ' re reviewing every new anime of the season . check back daily for new reviews ! now available : drop kick on my devil ! - holmes of kyoto - phantom in the twilight - 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 - and much more !\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 . . .\nthis focus story for orario ' s toughest tavern elf offers plenty of colorful new details about the story ' s world in a must - read for danmachi fans .\n\u2015 ( note : because the main character ' s name is consistently transliterated as lyu rather than ryu in this novel , that spelling will be used throughout this review . ) in a franchise full of colorful characters , lyu leon is far from being among the most dynamic . . .\n\u2015 the kingdom hearts orchestra \u2013 world tour 2018 launched on june 9th with an unforgettable sold - out show at the dorothy chandler pavilion in los angeles . with composer yoko shimomura on stage , and surprise special appearance by director tetsuya nomura that announced the long - awaited release date of kingdom hea . . .\nflcl progressive started out pretty low - key - especially compared to the original - but the plot becomes a noisy riot of abstract ( yet familiar ) elements in this finale .\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 what ' s going on in the entertainment hall ? ( gallery ) premiere reports jojo ' s bizarre adventure : golden wind world premiere my hero academia : two heroes world premie . . .\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 # 437dacf1461e5612 - ord\non the plane bound for nagoya in summer 1996 , my friend dennis \u2014 who had been to japan many times before \u2014 mentioned that there was a japanese brand called bitch skateboards and the logo mark involved the international bathroom door symbol for men pointing a gun to the head of the international bathroom door symbol for women . to my seventeen year - old ears , this was the holy grail of engrish : a whole host of products not only emblazoned with a \u201cbad word\u201d but a totally politically - incorrect logo to match . i spent a lot of time during my three weeks in gifu prefecture searching for bitch goods , and for my first two weeks , my closest encounter involved snapping a blurry photo of a tiny tag on a backpack .\ni finally hit the mother lode / motherload one day in a neighborhood clothing shop targeted towards teenage girls and soon became the proud owner of a bitch skateboards lighter and a ridiculous bitch skateboards retractable umbrella . ( i liked the idea of using the latter in the u . s . , because seriously , who is going to stop you on a rainy day to voice a complaint against the offensive language and imagery on your umbrella . )\nin hindsight , i somewhat wince at the idea of brandishing bitch goods , but i can promise you that my early endorsement was completely ironic . i was very confident that the brand was a misguided and unconsciously - misogynistic commercial venture dreamed up by non - anglophones in japan . much to my chagrin , i later learned through the product tags that bitch was based out of a city called \u201clos angeles , california . \u201d so now the joke was not linguistic mishap as much as licensing gone amuck . as time goes by , the situation has lost its initial humor , but there remains the enigma of how bitch skateboards came to take over the second - rate shopping centers of rural japan in the mid - \u201990s .\nthe internet is very good at solving these kinds of history mysteries , but a simple search came up with very little in the way of thorough explanation . this \u201c bitch skateboards \u201d is not the decks we\u2019re looking for . the rise and fall of the brand unfortunately happened in the 1990s black hole of japanese internet coverage ."]}
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{"id": 54209, "summary": [{"text": "hazen and robinson was an architecture firm that practiced in lincoln , nebraska , from 1947 to 1967 .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "n. bruce hazen and marvin robinson were the two principle architects and founders of the firm .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "together they created buildings that till this day shape the landscape of downtown lincoln nebraska , the nebraska state capitol , and the university of nebraska-lincoln , one of the largest universities in the american midwest .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "additionally , they did many historic home districts in lincoln .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the firms \u2019 modernist approach to design was reflected in their design .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "this is most noticeable in their partnership with philip johnson on the sheldon art gallery , and other buildings including , the kimball auditorium , westbrook music hall and pershing auditorium . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "hazen and robinson", "paragraphs": ["all known building attributions for robinson were done on behalf of the hazen & robinson partnership . see the hazen & robinson buildings and projects .\nfrom 1949 - 1969 hazen was associated with marvin l . robinson in the partnership , hazen & robinson , architects . the following are recorded by hazen as principal works of that partnership . see hazen & robinson ' s buildings and projects for the work of that firm .\n1945 - 1969 : architect and partner , hazen & robinson , architects , lincoln , nebraska . [ 1 ]\nkaufman da 1 , gurka mj , hazen kc , boyle r , robinson m , grossman lb .\nfollowing robinson ' s retirement , hazen returned to private practice , sharing office space and sometimes partnering with a number of other lincoln architects .\n1947 - 1969 : architect and partner , hazen & robinson , architects , lincoln , nebraska . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ a ]\nfind any and all information about dwayne robinson . look up facts like where dwayne robinson lives including full address history , public records , cell phone number , email address and more for free ! lookup dwayne robinson ' s family members , old roommates , friends and more instantly .\nthomas d . robinson and robert m . robinson , a co - partnership doing business under the trade name and style of robinson roofing company , plaintiffs - appellants , v . williamsen idaho equipment company , inc . , a corporation , defendant - respondent .\nc . logan - peters , in\nhazen and robinson ,\ndescribes them as coordinating partners with johnson , while robinson , in\nart . . . ,\nuses the term supervising architects . [ 7 ] [ 10 ]\nb . hazen & robinson , architects , were the local coordinating partners of philip johnson , architect of the sheldon art gallery . [ 4 ]\n1971 : architect and partner , aitken , graf & hazen , architects , lincoln , nebraska .\nleeper tc , athanassiou z , dias rla , robinson ja , varani g .\n5 .\nproposed bath house and bleachers for seward , nebraska ,\nby n . bruce hazen , architect . nebraska state historical society collections , rg0822 . am . accessed april 30 , 2016 . urltoken the initials\nm . r .\nappear in the lower right corner of the drawing . this probably refers to\nmarvin robinson ,\nwho worked for hazen from 1939 - 1946 , and was his partner in hazen & robinson from 1947 - 1969 .\n8 . city of lincoln building permit # 78605 , may 1 , 1961 , $ 527 , 583 . hazen & robinson , architects ; kingery construction company , contractors .\n1974 : aitken , hazen , hoffman & miller , architects , lincoln , nebraska .\n1975 - 1978 : hazen , hoffman & miller , architects , lincoln , nebraska .\n1979 : partner , aitken , hazen , hoffman & miller , lincoln , nebraska .\nb . hazen & robinson commenced work on the new administration building in 1954 , following preliminary site and program planning directed by linus burr smith , then chair of the school of architecture . [ 5 ]\n15 . hazen & robinson ,\npossible proposal for student health center . . .\n( n . d . ) , image of proposal in architect ' s files .\nkerstin moehle , zafiria athanassiou , krystyna patora , + amy davidson , + gabriele varani , and john a . robinson\n7 . kay logan - peters ,\nhazen and robinson ,\nan architectural tour of historic unl ( university of nebraska - lincoln , unl libraries , 2005 ) . accessed april 29 , 2016 . urltoken\n4 . kay logan - peters ,\nhazen and robinson ,\nan architectural tour of historic unl ( university of nebraska - lincoln , unl libraries , 2005 ) . accessed april 29 , 2016 . urltoken\n3 . \u201crobinson , \u201d lincoln star ( february 14 , 1969 ) : 20 : 7 .\nathanassiou z , dias rla , moehle k , dobson n , varani g , robinson ja .\nathanassiou z , patora k , dias rla , moehle k , robinson ja , varani g .\n9 . city of lincoln building permit # 77417 , september 27 , 1960 , $ 30 , 000 . hazen & robinson , architects , m . w . anderson construction company , contractors .\n1972 - 1973 : aitken , hazen , hoffman & hull , architects , lincoln , nebraska .\n1978 - 1997 : aitken , hazen , hoffman & miller , architects , lincoln , nebraska .\n1974 : partner , aitken , hazen , hoffman & miller , architects , lincoln , nebraska .\nf . hazen & robinson are listed on the 1963 building permit for an\nadd [ ition ] on 3 sides\nto a 1948 house designed by martin i . aitken . [ 16 ]\nrobinson v . williamsen idaho equipment company , 498 p . 2d 1292 , 94 idaho 819 \u2013 urltoken\nrobinson , greg .\nparallel wars : japanese american and japanese canadian internment films .\ndiscovernikkei , jan . 26 , 2010 .\nthe collection consists of one item , an undated matted pencil drawing titled ,\nproposed bath house and bleachers for seward , nebraska\nby n . bruce hazen , architect . the initials\nm . r .\nappear in the lower right corner of the drawing . this probably stands for\nmarvin robinson\nwho was a partner to hazen .\n1970 - 1971 : aitken , graf , hazen , hoffman & hull , architects , lincoln , nebraska .\n1972 - 1973 : partner , aitken , hazen , hoffman & hull , architects , lincoln , nebraska .\nhazen designed or remodeled as many as 500 lincoln homes , many while employed at davis & wilson , including the first homes in the piedmont subdivision . [ 3 ] he was the senior partner in hazen & robinson for two decades in the middle of his career , a partnership that produced a number of prominent lincoln buildings .\n1970 - 1971 : architect and partner , aitken , graf , hazen , hoffman & hull , architects , lincoln , nebraska . [ 1 ]\nfasan r , dias rla , moehle k , zerbe o , vrijbloed jw , obrecht d , robinson ja .\n6 . the aia historical directory of american architects , s . v . \u201chazen , n . bruce , \u201d ( ahd1018993 ) . accessed april 30 , 2016 . urltoken hazen appears in all three editions of the directory .\nmarvin epstein is survived by ruth ( oswalt ) , his wife of forty years , and his younger brother , louis ( marlene ) , of sharon , pennsylvania , his daughter judy ( todd ) epstein endelman , son bill ( susan ) epstein , kathryn ( christopher ) sirr , brian ( joanne ) hazen , grandchildren michael ( nina ) endelman , flora ( jonathan ) endelman margolis , joshua ( lorri ) , david ( heloisa ) , and daniel epstein , kaitlyn , nicole , and zachary hurd , trevor and nathan hazen , great - grandchildren miriam and noa endelman , maya and ari margolis , mason , asher , and bia epstein , and his nephew and niece , richard epstein and georgia robinson .\ne . the design and construction of pershing auditorium was a collaboration of four architectural firms , working under the title of associated architects ; these were davis & wilson , schaumberg & freeman , hazen & robinson , and fritz craig . a fifth architect , steve cook , was superintendent of construction . [ 11 ]\na . the remodeling of the bonacum building was done in association with fritz craig , as hazen & craig . [ 2 ]\nnathan bruce hazen was born in peoria , illinois on march 13 , 1897 , son of elisha brewster hazen and agnes mcgill . he attended the bradley polytechnic institute in peoria from 1915 - 1917 , then the university of pennsylvania from 1917 - 1918 . after serving in the united states navy during world war i , hazen earned his bachelor of science degree from the university of illinois in 1922 . [ 1 ] [ 6 ]\n2 . \u201cmarvin lee robinson , lincoln architect , dies , \u201d lincoln star ( february 14 , 1969 ) : 6 : 46 .\nd . murphy & e . zimmer , \u201chazen & robinson , architects , \u201d in david murphy , edward f . zimmer , and lynn meyer , comps . place makers of nebraska : the architects . lincoln : nebraska state historical society , december 1 , 2017 . urltoken accessed , july 9 , 2018 .\n3 . \u201carchitect hazen , designer of many unl buildings , dies , \u201d lincoln star ( november 11 , 1985 ) , 7 .\n6 . \u201chazen , n bruce , \u201d who\u2019s who in nebraska . ( lincoln : nebraska press association , 1940 ) , 700 .\non the boards of demos , the national lgbtq taskforce , and the hazen foundation , and was a 2015 ebony magazine \u201cpower 100\u201d honoree . he been a contributor for abc , cnn , bet , npr , the guardian , the new york times , and others .\nnathan bruce hazen was born in peoria , illinois on march 13 , 1897 . he attended the bradley polytechnic institute in peoria from 1915 - 1917 , when he then switched to the university of pennsylvania from 1917 - 1918 . after serving for the united states navy in world war i from 1918 - 1919 , hazen eventually earned his bachelor of science in architecture from the university of illinois , in 1922 , at the age of 25 . hazen married sidna in 1938 , and would eventually have four children . hazen was a member of the public service lincoln zoning board from 1945 - 1950 , and started his own architectural engineering firm , aitken , graf , hazen , hoffman & hull , in 1970 . hazen died november 10 , 1985 . he designed or remodeled as many as 500 lincoln homes , many while employed at davis & wilson , architects [ davis & wilson ] , including the first homes in the piedmont subdivision . hazen was a member of the american institute of architects , a past board member of first federal lincoln , and an elder and church school teacher at the westminster presbyterian church for more than 50 years . biographical source\n1939 - 1946 : design , rendering , specifications , supervision , n . bruce hazen , architect , lincoln , nebraska . [ 4 ]\nrobinson served as a judge in the 1954 selection of a muralist for the capitol . he was a past vice president and board member of the nebraska art association , past president of the nebraska chapter of the american institute of architects , and a member of westminster presbyterian church , robinson\u2019s other numerous memberships included the university club , lincoln elks lodge no . 80 ; grid iron club , crucible club , the american legion , and the delta upsilon social fraternity . robinson died on february 13 , 1969 ; he was survived by his wife , margaret , and sons , peter and john , both of lincoln , nebraska . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]\nin fran\u00e7ois de dainville ,\nfrom the depths to the heights\ntranslated by arthur h . robinson ,\nsurveying and mapping\n, 1970 , 30 : 389 - 403 , on page 396\nmcfadden , donaldson , and shepard , jj . , and maynard , district judge , concur .\nmarvin lee robinson was born august 16 , 1907 . he received his bachelor\u2019s degree from the university of nebraska and his master\u2019s degree in architecture from princeton university . robinson was an instructor in architecture at the university of nebraska on numerous occasions , and was a member of the u . s . navy during world war ii . he was also involved in the design of the indianola internment camp , which was a project of davis & wilson . additionally , robinson had an interest in printing ; he began the tortoise press in 1961 , and printed four collections of recipes complete with wood engravings done by him .\n1 . the aia historical directory of american architects , s . v . \u201crobinson , marvin lee , \u201d ( ahd1037795 ) , accessed april 30 , 2016 urltoken\nrobinson , who has a keen understanding of the promise and limits of online activism , explained the unique role of the internet in politics to wired magazine last fall . \u201cfdr had radio and jfk had tv , \u201d he said . \u201cobama had the internet . \u201d\njeffrey hunter ( guy gabaldon ) ; david janssen ( sgt . bill hazen ) ; vic damone ( cpl . pete lewis ) ; patricia owens ( sheila lincoln )\nthis web version is dedicated to arthur h . robinson ( 1915 - 2004 ) , who inspired and encouraged our interest ; to antoine de falguerolles , who initiated it , and to les chevaliers des album de statistique graphique , who supported it with interest , enthusiasm , and resources . in particular , gilles palsky , antoine de falguerolles , antony unwin and ruddy ostermann contributed important images and background information . this work is supported by the national sciences and engineering research council of canada , grant ogp0138748 .\n1 . the aia historical directory of american architects , s . v . \u201chazen , n . bruce , \u201d ( ahd1018993 ) . accessed april 30 , 2016 . urltoken\nfind out more about our vision and strategic goals to advance a more inclusive , fair , and just world .\nthe 60 - mgd f . wayne hill facility converts phosphorus to a fertilizer and reduces energy costs using fog , co - thickening , and combined heat and power facilities .\nrashad robinson , executive director of color of change , will be sharing insights on movement - building in the digital age at our othering & belonging conference later this year in oakland .\n10 .\nart . . . what ' s it to you ? panel discussion : mr . marvin robinson ,\nlincoln sunday star ( february 20 , 1966 ) : 6d .\n7 .\nart . . . what ' s it to you ? panel discussion : mr . marvin robinson ,\nlincoln sunday star ( february 20 , 1966 ) : 6d .\nhazen acquired his initial professional experience as a draftsman and superintendent at urbana and peoria , illinois after the war , then moved to lincoln , nebraska where , in 1926 , he entered extended employment with davis & wilson . he was married to sidna nutting smith , june 26 , 1937 , at brimfield massachusetts . they had four children . [ 1 ] [ 3 ] hazen was a member of the lincoln zoning board from 1945 - 1950 , and an active member of the american legion , nebraska architects association , university club , and westminster presbyterian church . he died november 10 , 1985 . [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 6 ]\nminnie was born december 8 , 1878 , in bradford county , florida . she married emanuel hazen , who was born may 26 , 1874 , and died on april 27 , 1946 . minnie died may 1 , 1958 . they are buried in new hope cemetery .\nyou agree that the great courses may send you email and other marketing communications regarding your account and other products from the great courses .\nof walnut creek\u2014he served as treasurer for several years - - and enjoyed outings with his many grandchildren and , eventually , great - grandchildren .\nto the internal loop region . in contrast , resonances arising from the apical loop and the stem region close to the apical loop and from the 5\u2032 and 3\u2032 ends either remain unaffected or are shifted slightly (\npts . 3 and 4 ( december 1956 ) ; reprinted in studies in the history of statistics and probability theory , eds . e . s . pearson and m . g . kendall , london : griffin .\nstatistical cartography in the united states prior to 1870 and the role of joseph c . g . kennedy and the u . s . census office\nunited press international is a leading provider of news , photos and information to millions of readers around the globe via urltoken and its licensing services .\n) ; subsequent to this initial binding event , approximately 10 additional rev molecules oligomerize through protein\u2013protein and protein\u2013rna interactions and coat the entire rre . [\nre - published in wainer , h . and spence , i . ( eds . ) , the commercial and political atlas and statistical breviary , 2005 , cambridge university press , isbn 0 - 521 - 85554 - 3\n\u201c [ robinson ] is not using his big tech platform to get people to stand behind him , \u201d explained van jones . \u201che is using it to give voice to others\u2014to let a million - plus people speak for themselves . \u201d\nfirst federal savings and loan association , homestead office ( 1964 ) , 42nd and francis streets , omaha , nebraska . [ 4 ] [ 6 ]\nsequences and binding affinities of peptides biv - 5 and r - 01 to r - 28 to rre , as determined in emsa . [ a ]\nd . murphy , \u201cmarvin lee robinson ( 1907 - 1969 ) , architect , \u201d in david murphy , edward f . zimmer , and lynn meyer , comps . place makers of nebraska : the architects . lincoln : nebraska state historical society , march 5 , 2015 . urltoken accessed , july 9 , 2018 .\nd . murphy , \u201cnathan bruce hazen ( 1897 - 1985 ) , architect , \u201d in david murphy , edward f . zimmer , and lynn meyer , comps . place makers of nebraska : the architects . lincoln : nebraska state historical society , april 30 , 2016 . urltoken accessed , july 9 , 2018 .\nin this way , robinson\u2019s organization has mastered the art of putting pressure on organizations and leaders to demand accountability and tangible change . one of its most effective methods has been , paradoxically , using the mere threat of a loud social media campaign to demand change\u2014without resorting social media at all . by reaching out to targets via letters and mass calling , warning of an impending media blitz , color of change has found large success implementing the changes its communities want to see .\n( 1965 ) ( strict liability in tort and liability on implied warranty ) .\n( 1930 ) , discussing intervening factors in tort and warranty actions , respectively .\ndiscriminate only modestly ( less than tenfold ) between rre and tar . however ,\nthe faculty , staff , researchers , and affiliates of the haas institute work together with multidisciplinary approaches to learn , research , and construct solutions for society ' s most pressing issues . our programs and initiatives are all designed to effect transformative change .\nnews , research reports , presentations , videos , maps , and much more can be found in our resources section , all of which have been developed to make our work accessible and impactful for all who are working to advance inclusion and belonging .\nkrzywinski and colleagues have also developed what they call\nhiveplots\nas a perceptually uniform and scalable linear layout visualization for network visualization , also with applications to bioimformatics .\nin the decade since , color of change has grown that list to more than one million recipients , and has positioned itself at the vanguard of digital activism . it has developed new and effective ways to generate attention for important issues related to racial bias , including cultivating both on - the - ground actions and behind - the - scenes negotiations . robinson , who took the helm of the organization in 2011 , introduced the slogan \u201cpresence to power , \u201d with the aim of expanding online social justice work beyond mere public visibility .\njames and jennie bought land from her parents ; the deed dated august 21 , 1879 , in the bradford county courthouse in starke . they farmed this land and raised their children and eventually died on this same land . they were members of the new hope primitive baptist church near lacrosse , florida , as were jennie ' s parents and siblings .\nthis page is a contribution to the publication , place makers of nebraska : the architects . see the format and contents page for more information on the compilation and page organization .\nthe people that support the haas institute include staff , faculty , fellows , funders , and community partners who work together to effect change in research , policy , and practice .\nd . two building names and dates , from two different sources ; presumed here to be the same building . the former name appears in\nbeatrice home eyes . . . ,\nand gives an anticipated completion date of 1966 ; hazen ' s date , given in aia historical directory , registers the year as 1968 . the former source illustrates an expansive two story building , estimated to cost 1 . 4 million dollars . [ 12 ] [ 6 ]\napperley , m . d . , tzavaras , i . , and space , r .\na serious fall in the value of gold ascertained , and its social effects set fourth .\n4 . application for registration to practice professional engineering and architecture , nebraska state board of examiners for professional engineers and architects , august 14 , 1943 . nebraska state historical society rg081 sg2 .\n. ( 1982 ) . bohr , einstein , and the strange lesson of the quantum . in\n. ( ed . r . q . elvee ) . harper and row . san francisco .\n4 . \u201chomestead center is growing up ! , \u201d facts and fancies 13 ( july 1963 ) .\nin that event , they did not vitiate the proximate relation between that condition and the resultant damage .\nthe problem of species in the northern blue flags , iris versicolor l . and iris virginica l .\ntwo essays in political arithmetick , concerning the people , housing hospitals & c . of london and paris\nthe best thing about teaching a great course is how much you learn in the process\u2014from colleagues , from the fabulous great courses professional staff , and from listeners , who send amazing stories and ask amazing questions .\nthe haas institute for a fair and inclusive society at uc berkeley is a hub of engaged scholars , researchers , strategic communicators , policymakers , and community partners working to advance belonging for all members of society .\nh tocsy and noesy experiments of the free rna and biv - 5 - rre complex were recorded at 750 mhz ( bruker dmx - 750 ) at rna concentrations of 0 . 5\u20131 . 5 mm in d\nfirst federal savings and loan association , homestead office ( 1964 ) , omaha , nebraska . [ 1 ]\n] however , this approach has failed to yield inhibitors of sufficient potency and selectivity to warrant further development .\nmarvin continued to practice internal medicine and cardiology in walnut creek until he retired in 1993 . marvin remained active in the medical community and devoted more time to his many hobbies and pastimes . he wrote a memoir and history of his many years in medicine\u2014in sickness and health : the progress of medical care in contra costa county , 1951 - 2000 , which was published by the contra costa county historical society . always interested in his family ' s history and genealogy , in 2009 he published a family history and memoir , a modern country doctor . other interests included fishing , gardening , travel , photography , theater , opera , and weekly lectures at the fromm institute for lifelong learning at the university of san francisco . an inveterate new yorker reader , he subscribed for at least 75 years . always gregarious , positive , upbeat , and on the go\u2014friends called him the\nenergizer bunny\n- - marvin was an active member of the medical friends of wine , the\nbut it\u2019s not just obama . activists of all stripes have begun utilizing the full capacity of digital media to get the word out , and movements have subsequently become less dependent on single leadership figures to guide the way and more rooted in loosely organized coalitions , assembled through private whatsapp groups , twitter hashtags , and facebook events .\n\u00a9 2018 urltoken by ancestry . all rights reserved . terms and conditions \u00b7 privacy statement \u00b7 site map \u00b7 contact\n1931 - 1934 : instructor , drawing and design , deptartment of architecture , university of nebraska . [ 4 ]\nomission of findings of fact and conclusions of law on an issue of pivotal importance at trial should be corrected .\nmarried ( 1924 ) clara gone ( 1905 - 1996 ) marvin and clara are buried at crosby lake cemetery .\nmarried ( 1937 ) louise conerly ( 1916 - 19 - ) alpha and louise are buried at antioch cemetery .\n, in agreement with the structural changes observed upon rev binding when u72 becomes bulged - out . moreover , the c69 resonance disappeared and the c51 , c74 , and u66 resonances were shifted , further indicating the specific binding of\n, at 37 , in relation to this testimony of respondent ' s representative :\ni told him [ robert robinson ] that i didn ' t know how much he could put from one side to the other \u0097 had to be careful . i didn ' t know how much \u0097 i knew that it had to be a pretty even load and he had to keep it that way as he unloaded it .\nrptr . tr . 344 , lines 4 - 7 .\nsuggested that he was too young and immature to enter harvard that fall and should do an interim year close to home . he and a cousin rented a room in cleveland next to an aunt ' s apartment and attended classes at adelbert college of western reserve university for a year before transferring to harvard . marvin received his b . s . degree cum laude from harvard in 1943 and shortly after , received a draft notice . he failed the physical because of his chronic asthma , which allowed him to immediately pursue his goal of becoming a doctor . however , when marvin applied for admission to medical school , he faced rejection from nearly every school where he applied because of the jewish quota system in place at the time . he was eventually offered a position as a research fellow in physiology at the university of rochester school of medicine and dentistry and promised a place in the class of 1944 . marvin received his m . d . in 1948 . after three more years at rochester as an intern , research fellow , and assistant resident in medicine , he moved with his family\u2014wife mimi ( raben ) , daughter judy ( born 1947 ) and son bill ( born 1950 ) \u2014to california to serve as resident in medicine at the kaiser permanente foundation hospital in oakland . the family settled in pleasant hill and became active members of both the medical and jewish communities . in 1951 , they were among the founders of the contra costa jewish community center , today ' s temple isaiah . in 1952 , marvin went into private practice in internal medicine with harold s . robinson in walnut creek . a year later , he was drafted into the u . s .\nwe apologize for the inconvenience but your activity and behavior on this site has triggered a seciruty feature which detects bots .\nmarried ( 1950 ) lonnis thomas ( 1922 - 1984 ) donald and lonnis are buried at high springs , florida .\n. ( 1974 ) . prim - 9 : an interactive multidimensional data display and analysis system . stanford , ca .\nstudies in the history of probability and statistics , iii . a note on the history of the graphical presentation of data\nit is estimated to sell for $ 5 million to $ 7 million . another notable painting , wassily kandinsky ' s 1910 ' the last judgment , ' a transitional painting between realism and abstraction , is estimated in excess of $ 5 million . thee are four works by picasso in the sale , the most important of which is ' the races at auteuil , ' a 1901 barcelona - paris work that shows the influence of henri de toulouse - lautrec , valued at $ 3 . 5 million . other picassos are the 1955 ' woman in a turkish costume in an armchair , ' estimated at $ 4 million , the 1922 cubist ' violin and newspaper on a green cloth , ' $ 2 million , and a 1936 untitled still life , $ 900 , 000 . hazen was generous in loaning works from his collection and he also donated paintings to the fogg museum at harvard university , the national gallery in washington , d . c . , and the metropolitan museum in new york . his joseph h . fund has supported many arts institutions , conferences and lecture series .\nby clicking the ' subscribe now ' button , you agree to our terms of service and privacy policy . you agree that your subscription will begin immediately and that you will not have a statutory right to cancel and receive a refund . this will not affect your one month free trial period and you can still cancel at any time by logging into ' my account ' and following the cancellation process . you agree that when your free trial ends , the great courses will automatically continue your subscription and charge the subscription fee to your payment method on a monthly ( or yearly ) basis until you cancel . cancellation will be effective at the end of each billing period . no refunds or credits are given for partially used periods\nour extensive operations support experience drives the design perspective we bring to direct and indirect potable reuse facilities in that emerging market .\nmarried dilliard l . hicks ( 1903 - 1978 ) dilliard and blanche are buried in evergreen cemetery in jacksonville , florida .\n- - official title : executive vp and gm - - age : 38 - - date of hire : aug . 6 , 2014 - - college / education : cornell - - previous job : assistant general manager , rangers - - gms worked under : jon daniels , dan evans , paul depodesta , frank robinson - - front - office experience ( in years ) : 17 - - playing experience : none - - notable achievement : making the padres interesting , because his first hot stove season involved signing james shields and trading for craig kimbrel , matt kemp and wil myers . he already has flipped kimbrel to the red sox for a package of prospects , creating higher expectations for more mayhem at the winter meetings . - - does the buck stop with him ? yes .\nastros general manager jeff luhnow , left , and rangers gm jon daniels both guided their respective teams to the postseason in 2015 .\n1937 - 1939 : design , specifications , rendering and supervision , davis & wilson , architects , lincoln , nebraska . [ 4 ]\nquestion of whether respondent breached or complied with this duty was framed by the general pleading of negligence in appellants ' complaint , and was placed squarely in issue at trial when witnesses for both sides were closely and repeatedly examined concerning any warnings communicated by respondent to appellants .\nenglish translation : hugh p . whitt and victor w . reinking , lewiston , n . y . : edwin mellen press , 2002\nto know the quality of a department , college , or university calls for residence within it in some working capacity , together with academic experience and the judicial mind . and even then , the most that can be ascertained is whether , on the whole , the performance is outstanding , competent , or substandard . when the testimony is detailed and abundant , as it was in the late eighteenth century about the universities of scotland , one may conclude that as a group they attained excellence , and wisdom adds that some were better than others .\nwith a history of reliable reporting dating back to 1907 , today ' s upi is a credible source for the most important stories of the day , continually updated\u00ac\u2020\u00ac\u2020 - a one - stop site for u . s . and world news , as well as entertainment , trends , science , health and stunning photography . upi also provides insightful reports on key topics of geopolitical importance , including energy and security .\n- - official title : gm - - age : 36 ( born : july 28 , 1979 ) - - date of hire : october 1 , 2015 - - college / education : notre dame - - previous job : assistant gm , braves - - gms worked under : frank wren , john schuerholz , john hart , brian cashman - - front - office experience ( in years ) : 16 - - playing experience : none . - - notable achievement : for his blend of old - and new - school approaches using both scouting and sabermetrics ,\ncoppy\nwas named one of the top 10 gm prospects in june 2014 by baseball prospectus ; four others named there have subsequently become gms ( al avila , a . j . preller , david forst and mike hazen ) . - - does the buck stop with him ? no , or not yet . elder statesmen hart ( as president of baseball operations ) and schuerholz ( as team president ) still play significant roles .\non october 22 , 1965 , after return of the unit , the truck tipped on its side a second time when the hoist was extended and sacks of gravel were being transferred to a roof by an employee . appellants again brought the unit to respondent , demanding that it be made\ngood as new .\nrespondent installed new scissor bars , checked and switched the dual hydraulic cylinders , and reinforced the truck ' s frame and springs . on june 22 , 1966 , the unit was returned to appellants apparently with the claim that their\ntroubles were over ,\nand with a further instruction to distribute the loads evenly . respondent charged nearly $ 1 , 800 for this additional work .\n. ( 1994 ) . the table lens : merging graphical and symbolic representations in an interactive focus + context visualization for tabular information . in\n* * this work was supported by grants from the swiss national science foundation ( to jar ) and the nih ( to gv ) .\n( b ) it is expected to and does reach the user or consumer without substantial change in the condition in which it is sold .\ncolor of change , the nation\u2019s largest online racial justice organization , has fought since 2005 to change how people of color organize , empowering activists to plan actions and strategize online demand change from corporations and political leaders . some of its most notable successes include helping force the glenn beck show off the air and launching a large - scale defense of the jena 6 , a group of unfairly - charged black high school students in louisiana .\njennie married james c . crews , son of john and sabra dowling crews . he was born in pierce county , georgia , on december 27 , 1855 . he moved to bradford county , florida , in 1876 . james and jennie were married in starke , florida , on august 1 , 1877 . they had five children , minnie ella , wallace a . , alva nancy , calvin jerard ( raude ) , and gertie m .\nhell to eternity is centered on guy gabaldon ' s experience , and the issei and nisei characters are secondary figures , who all disappear midway through the film . yet in many respects it stands as one of the first mainstream japanese american movies ( along with the 1951 film go for broke ! and the crimson kimono from 1959 ) . it portrays in positive , if somewhat idealized terms , a representative nikkei family , and takes up the question of their assimilation . when the teenage guy comes to the une house , he is fearful of their foreign ways , especially after george teases him by describing the exotic food they eat . he is then relieved to discover that they are in fact typically american in their diet and habits .\nit was the dean and his committee that organized contemporary civilization and they took on the fight with its opponents wherever found . in general , the objection was not to the new course itself , but to assigning as teachers those at the instructor rank . these young men were doctoral candidates who were supposed to be writing their dissertations . now they would be expected to learn a good deal that was\noutside their field\nwhile carrying a heavy schedule : two sections of c . c . and a third course\u2014fourteen hours a week ; it would be ( and was ) grueling . the students benefited from the small sections and from their mentor ' s freshly acquired knowledge , but the instructor was delayed in his progress toward the degree .\nthis material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the department of the interior , national park service . any opinions , findings , and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author ( s ) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the department of the interior .\nindeed , by the mid - 1920s at columbia , the atmosphere of the university , and not alone that of the college , was permeated by ideas and feelings born of the war . three members of the history department , james t . shotwell , carlton j . h . hayes ' 09gsas ' 29hon , and parker t . moon had been involved in official work related in one way or another to treaty - making at versailles ; several of the younger members had been in the armed services ; and the undergraduate body itself included an influential group of\nveterans ,\nwho were completing their interrupted education or beginning it after postponement . their presence lent a touch of maturity to classwork in history : they had been to europe and had seen the war .\nwhen appellants concluded their case - in - chief the trial court , sitting without a jury , took under advisement respondent ' s motion for involuntary non - suit . at this juncture the court disclosed , without explanation , that he was limiting the issue of respondent ' s liability to questions of seller ' s misrepresentation and negligence in subsequent repairs . he then expressed the opinions that respondent had made no misrepresentations as seller , and that the case thus turned solely on the question of negligent repairs . in his subsequent memorandum opinion , and findings of fact and conclusions of law , the court held respondent not liable for any negligence in repairs to the hoist . particularly , the court found that respondent was not negligent in failing to install a flow control device of which it was unaware , and that , in any event , absence of a flow divider was not the proximate cause of the accidents . the court also specifically rejected , without further discussion , both liability in warranty and the strict liability in tort which appellants argued in a post - trial brief . [ 2 ] judgment was entered for respondent and this appeal followed , with appellants assigning error to the rulings on each issue of negligence , warranty and strict liability in tort .\n1935 - 1936 : lowell palmer fellow in architecture , and master of fine arts , school of architecture , princeton university . [ 4 ] [ 7 ]\nif you feel that you have reached this page in error or are frequently getting captcha please contact us and copy the alert id in your email mesage .\nmarried ( 1939 ) hattie elaine wynn ( 1917 - 1982 ) james purvis and hattie elaine are buried at good shepard memorial gardens , ocala , florida .\n] nmr spectroscopic and biochemical studies have shown that the distorted a - form rre rna defines a deep binding pocket that is recognized by the peptide . [\nmarvin epstein , long - time walnut creek resident and a leader of its medical community , died peacefully on august 11 , 2016 , after a long illness .\nhowever , neither the trial court ' s memorandum opinion nor the separate findings of fact and conclusions of law addressed this issue . while error is not presumed ,\nthis preamble is to make clear the character of what follows , namely , how the columbia history department appeared in the second and third quarters of this century , first to a student , next to a young colleague , then to a senior member , and finally to an academic administrator . these four witnesses are myself .\n- - official title : senior vp and gm < - - age : 44 - - date of hire : nov . 4 , 2015 - - college / education : university of virginia - - previous job : assistant gm and vice president of baseball operations , reds - - gms worked under : brian cashman , wayne krivsky , walt jocketty - - front - office experience ( in years ) : 10 - - playing experience : none . - - notable achievement : williams started out in investment banking and worked on george w . bush ' s re - election campaign in 2003 - 04 before joining the reds in 2006 when bob castellini purchased the team . his father and uncle are minority owners of the reds . he talked up his commitment to analytics when he was promoted last month . - - does the buck stop with him ? not yet - - jocketty is still in the picture as the reds ' president of baseball operations for a year , and former gms kevin towers and cam bonifay are in advisory roles - - but williams was and is the long - term internal candidate to fully take over .\nmemorial chapel and educational unit ( 1949 - 1953 ) , westminster presbyterian church , 2110 sheridan , lincoln , nebraska . [ 2 ] [ 6 ] [ a ]\nthe judgment of the trial court is vacated . cause is remanded for findings on respondent ' s alleged breach of duty to warn and implied warranty . if liability is\nalva was born december 11 , 1884 , in bradford county , florida . she married goldwire b . colson . he was born july 24 , 1883 . he died march 7 , 1962 . alva died february 26 , 1963 . goldwire and alva had two children - ressie and an infant son , who wasn ' t named .\nreprinted in fulford , tim ( ed . ) 2002 , romanticism and science , 1773 - 1833 , routledge . isbn : 0415219523 , pp . 95 - 101 .\nthe film , while founded in reality , diverges in some important respects from the actual facts . first , while the blue - eyed anglo actor jeffrey hunter ( who was also a head taller than his subject ) played the lead , gabaldon was in fact mexican - american . the film not only excludes all reference to guy ' s hispanic culture , but his birth family is erased . in reality , while gabaldon established a close relationship as a teenager with the nisei brothers lyle and lane nakano , and moved into the nakanos ' house as a surrogate son , he was not orphaned and he remained connected to his parents . what is more , he learned\nstreet japanese ,\nby his own estimation , and never became fluent in the language . finally , while gabladon did indeed try to enlist in the armed forces after lyle and lane nakano joined the army , and was initially rejected , the refusal was not solely for medical reasons , but also because he was then underage .\ncreef , elena tajima . imaging japanese america : the visual construction of citizenship , nation , and the body . new york : new york university press , 2004 .\n) , which is expected to interact strongly but nonspecifically with both rnas , mainly through electrostatic interactions . consistent with this hypothesis , and demonstrated by emsa , the arg\n- - official title : senior vp and gm - - age : 46 ( born : jan . 18 , 1969 ) - - date of hire : oct . 31 , 2007 - - college / education : colorado - - previous job : assistant general manager , cardinals - - gms worked under : walt jocketty , bob gebhard - - front - office experience ( in years ) : 23 - - playing experience : high school and american legion ( first base and pitcher ) - - notable achievements : his role in drafting albert pujols ( 1999 ) and yadier molina ( 2000 ) as the cardinals ' director of scouting might be his finest service , but trading popular veteran jim edmonds for david freese less than two months into the job was gutsy - - and successful . - - does the buck stop with him ? yes .\nfungal colonization data were analyzed retrospectively in 50 high risk elbw infants . weekly surveillance fungal cultures of the skin , gastrointestinal tract , respiratory tract and umbilicus had been performed from birth through the first 6 weeks of life . colonization was analyzed for time of initial colonization , site , species and spread of candida from one site to another .\nwere aware of the need to maintain even loads and always exercised due caution in this respect . in the meantime respondent repaired the hoist and charged appellants ' insurer approximately $ 1 , 000 for the work . upon completion , respondent ' s representative apparently expressed to appellants his belief that the unit\nwould do a good job .\nthe rna - binding sequence of rev is related to and belongs to the same class of protein ( arginine - rich domain ) as the tat proteins of the bovine immunodeficiency virus ( biv ) and hiv . recently , we successfully mimicked biv tat using macrocyclic peptidomimetics containing a hairpin - inducing d - pro - l - pro template (\n3rd edition , london : stockdale , 1801 ; french edition , tableaux d & apos ; arithm\u00e9tique lin\u00e9aire , du commerce , des finances , et de la dette nationale de l & apos ; angleterre ( paris : chez barrois l & apos ; a\u00e9 , 1789 ) re - published in wainer , h . and spence , i . ( eds . ) , \\ emph { the commercial and political atlas and statistical breviary } , 2005 , cambridge university press , isbn 0 - 521 - 85554 - 3\n- - official title : executive vp and gm - - age : 41 ( born : dec . 7 , 1973 ) - - date of hire : oct . 26 , 2011 - - college / education : wesleyan - - previous job : executive vice president and gm , padres - - gms worked under : theo epstein , mike port - - front - office experience ( in years ) : 14 - - playing experience : college ( shortstop and closer ) - - notable achievement : getting anthony rizzo away from epstein as padres gm in a december 2010 trade with the red sox in a package that sent adrian gonzalez to boston . less than three months after hoyer moved to the cubs , he and epstein acquired rizzo from the padres for andrew cashner and minor leaguer kyung - min na . - - does the buck stop with him ? no , but epstein , hoyer , assistant gm shiraz rehman and player development honcho jason mcleod are an exceptionally smart management team in an era of expanding management teams .\nfungal colonization occurs on the skin and gastrointestinal tract before the respiratory tract . in addition , c . albicans is more likely than c . parapsilosis to colonize multiple sites .\njuly 9 ( upi ) - - a polish historian giving an interview on a dutch news show was interrupted when his cat climbed his body and rubbed against his face .\n] because of its essential role in viral replication , the interaction between rev protein and the high - affinity rre binding site represents an attractive yet unexploited target for antiviral therapy .\n11 . del snodgrass ,\nmore than 15 firms had major part in building structure ,\nlincoln sunday journal and star ( march 10 , 1957 ) : 2 - e .\ncolonization with candida spp . is an important risk factor for systemic infection in very low birth weight ( vlbw ; < 1500 g ) and extremely low birth weight ( elbw , < 1000 g ) infants . elbw infants are at a higher risk than vlbw infants for fungal sepsis and its associated mortality , but few studies have examined fungal colonization exclusively in elbw infants .\nthe day after the truck left respondent ' s shop , it tipped over a third time while lifting gravel . rather than return the unit to respondent again , appellants permitted it to be repossessed without further repairs to the hoist . they brought this action against respondent for general and special damages on theories of negligence and breach of implied or express warranty . [ 1 ]\nthe film then jumps forward to pearl harbor . following the attack , guy is alienated by the discrimination he sees . he goes out on a ( platonic ) date with his brother george ' s girlfriend esther ( miiko taka ) and gets harassed by racist toughs . meanwhile , his nisei brother george ( george takei ) attempts to enlist , and is refused . [ 1 ] ultimately , the une family and their neighbors are removed by the army and sent to camp . outraged by the mistreatment of his family and rejected for service in the army due to a perforated eardrum , guy becomes despondent . after learning from george that the authorities have transferred his isssi foster parents to\ncamp manzanar\n( implicitly away from other\nregular\ncamps ) because of his father ' s delicate health , guy pays them a surprise visit . mama une tells him that his nisei brothers have volunteered for military service in order to make a better world , and tells him that he too should find some way to join . inspired , guy enlists in the marines , where he is accepted due to his language skills .\nfor the college students , the gap between branches was bridged by the opportunity in their third year to take any first - year graduate course and count it toward the b . a .\no at ph 6 . 6 in phosphate buffer ; right : schematic representation of the region of rre affected by peptide binding ( red ) and the region that remained unaffected ( green ) .\nraude was born december 5 , 1894 , in bradford county , florida . he married edna baxter . she was born october 15 , 1895 . edna died april 29 , 1946 , in bradford county . raude died may 2 , 1970 , in bradford county . they had two sons , donald and an unnamed infant . raude and edna are buried at dedan cemetery near brooker , florida .\nthis wind of doctrine blowing from all quarters was what swept history 1 out of the columbia college curriculum in 1919 and put\ncontemporary civilization\nin its place . the declared purpose of the course was to equip the student with a sum of knowledge enabling him to understand what had led europe to the war of 1914 - 18 and to the present civilization transformed by that worldwide event .\n[ 1 ]\ncovenants not to execute\nwere issued to the manufacturer of the hoist , the manufacturer of the truck , the truck dealership and another firm that initially installed the truck bed .\ncolor of change has led a number of major successful campaigns , employing both open public protest and behind - the - scenes negotiations to enact change . most recently , the organization worked to pressure airbnb to more strongly address its problem of systemic racism on the platform\u2014the campaign was so successful that airbnb worked closely with color of change to enact the structural changes and policy amendments that the organization wanted to see\u2014including deemphasizing user photos , blocking availability if a host claims a space is taken when it really isn\u2019t , and increasing the use of instant bookings , which don\u2019t require hosts to pre - approve guests .\nrehabilitation , medical , and research building - university of nebraska medical research facility building ( 1964 - 1968 ) , beatrice state hospital , beatrice , nebraska . [ 6 ] [ 12 ] [ d ]\nguy ' s first stop is in hawai ' i . there , along with his buddies bill and pete ( played by david janssen and vic damone ) , he dates a blonde war correspondent and a pair of nisei bar hostesses ( one of whom does a striptease , somewhat cut down for the censors ) . he then arrives in saipan during the bloody fighting . at first , guy is paralyzed by fear under fire , and horrified to see local japanese civilians ordered by imperial troops to commit suicide by jumping off cliffs\u2014he imagines that it could be the unes . enraged by the killing of his comrade bill , he then becomes driven by thoughts of revenge against the japanese soldiers . guy is ultimately able to meet with the general of the japanese troops ( played by famed ex - silent star sessue hayakawa ) , whom he persuades to surrender his hopelessly outnumbered forces , thereby preventing a bloody battle and the death of more civilians . the film ends with guy leading singlehandedly the masses of prisoners who have surrendered ."]}
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changing , multi - cloud world . .\narlington , va . , march 23 , 2017 - - divvycloud , a leading developer of innovative software to automate . . .\nthe value of divvycloud software has been proven with enterprise customers like general electric , discovery communications and fannie mae , among others . divvycloud is differentiated in the market with its native multi - cloud policy automation ; its patent - pending data harvesting technology ; and its platform - first strategy that allows customers and partners to leverage the divvycloud platform to develop their own cloud management solutions and products .\n\u201cfor two years , divvycloud\u2019s automation platform has been a foundational component of our enterprise cloud adoption strategy . divvycloud helps to ensure our fast - growing cloud footprint remains secure and cost optimized while helping to integrate cloud into our existing it operations , \u201d said dave duvall , svp of infrastructure at discovery communications . \u201cthe speed at which divvycloud innovates and introduces new capabilities helps us stay ahead of problems . \u201d\ndivvycloud software enables organizations to achieve their cloud computing goals by simplifying and automating the lifecycle management of it resources across leading public / private cloud technologies . divvycloud was founded by seasoned technologists who understand first hand what is necessary to succeed in today\u2019s dynamic , multi - cloud world . divvycloud delivers multi - cloud resource visibility , automation , monitoring and provisioning capabilities to improve security , reduce costs , and maintain operational agility .\ndivvycloud ' s revenue is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 1 . 9m .\narlington , va . , aug . 28 , 2017 - - divvycloud , a leading developer of innovative software to automate a . . .\nthe post what ' s new with divvycloud ? 18 . 4 - fourth feature release of the year appeared first on divv . . .\ndivvycloud software enables organizations to achieve their cloud computing goals by simplifying and automating the lifecycle management of it resources across leading public / private cloud technologies . divvycloud was founded by seasoned technologists who understand first hand what is necessary to succeed in today\u2019s dynamic , multi - cloud world . divvycloud delivers multi - cloud resource visibility , provisioning , automation , monitoring and migration capabilities to improve security , reduce costs , and maintain operational agility .\ntwice a quarter , we release updates to our divvycloud platform . take a deeper dive into the changes we ' ve made with release 18 . 4 :\nalmost made it to the weekend , just have to survive the day . . . # happyfriday from divvycloud . . . # cloud # cloudcomputing # dc # arlington # divvycloud # aws # azure # gcp # alibaba # dctech # startup # dcstartup # startuplife # entrepreneur # smallbusiness # goals # success # arlingtontech urltoken\nwith security threats , regulations , and laws ; migrating a large enterprise ' s data to the cloud isn ' t simple . find out how divvycloud takes action :\n( 4 - 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founder of divvycloud .\norchestrate the components of their online applications . divvycloud\u2019s on - premise software aims to overcome these obstacles by focusing on three pillars which are paramount to running any online product or service : management , cost analysis and auditing . by having a firm grasp on these , companies can focus more on development and less on managing their it infrastructure .\nproduct investments will include the expansion of industry specific policy automation , and incorporating new innovative cloud services from aws , azure , google and other leading cloud technologies . divvycloud also plans to launch support for container technologies such as docker later this year allowing automated enforcement of security , cost and compliance across the increasingly complex landscape of virtual cloud infrastructure .\nlarge it organizations embracing the agility and cost - effectiveness of a devops - driven cloud strategy face a dilemma : how can we keep our developer teams agile and productive while maintaining controls our business requires ? , \u201d said kirill sheynkman , managing director of rtp ventures . \u201conly a team that experienced these challenges firsthand can come up with a solution . and divvy nailed it - 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crunching resources made available by the app ecosystem , went from an ownership rate of 35 percent just five years ago to 68 percent today . tablets have taken a similar explosive trajectory , going from 3 percent ownership in 2010 to 45 percent today .\nthis growing hunger for mobile devices required exponentially more data processing power and a vast leap in traffic across wireless networks . the growth rate can only be described in terms of zettabytes ( trillions of gigabytes ) . in 2009 , the world had three quarters of one zettabyte under management . one year later , data generated across networks had nearly doubled to 1 . 2 zb , most of it enterprise traffic . by the end of last year there were 7 . 9 zb of data generated and 6 . 3 zb were under management by enterprises . in the next four years , you can expect there to be 35 zb of data created by devices , with 28 zb managed by enterprises .\ndevelopers have had to work furiously to restructure their approach to software , databases , and network management tools just to avoid being swamped in all this data .\na brief history of financial record keeping in the world of commerce , the data that matters most all relates to financial records . these define the health of the business today and the potential for growing the customer base in the future . that\u2019s why financial data has become ground zero in the war between cybercriminals and data - security experts .\nin the 1980s , the financial industry was still dominated by mainframes . the personal computer revolution that was sweeping the rest of the business world didn\u2019t impact finance . huge servers and clients were the only way to manage the vast amount of data ( compared to processor speeds at the time ) that had to be crunched . you might have to use cobol or write sql queries against a db2 database to get the financial answers you needed to make the right business decisions ( versus what is possible today ) . mainframes were normally closed systems with applications written specifically for them by outside consultants .\nall that changed dramatically in the 1990s , with the growth of faster servers , open systems , and the connectivity of internet protocols . mid - sized computers for business gained immense processing power at lower costs . mainframes began to be repurposed for back - end processing of transaction data as the finance industry consolidated batch - processing projects like billing .\ncomputers like the ibm as / 400 , which had run on ibm proprietary software in the past , gained the facility for running financial software like sap , peoplesoft , and jd edwards . by the late 1990s , the appearance of linux and virtual machines running inside mainframes opened up the entire finance sector to a flurry of new open - source development projects .\nsimultaneously , network connectivity to the internet and then the web opened up financial data providers to a new threat from outside : hackers . before , password management and inside jobs were the biggest threat to financial data security . connectivity opened a window to a new generation of cybercriminals .\nprogramming challenges for data security in the weeks after black friday in 2013 , as the holiday shopping rush was in full swing , a data - security specialist announced that a supermarket chain had become a target . his report warned that the breach was serious , \u201cpotentially involving millions of customer credit and debit card records . \u201d there had been attacks on companies before , but this attack netted financial data on 40 million shoppers during the busiest retail period of the year .\nthe biggest problem is that attacks like these are increasing in their intensity and sophistication . in fact , 2016 saw a 458 percent jump in attacks that searched iot connections for vulnerabilities . meanwhile , another front has opened up on employee mobile devices for enterprises . last year alone , there were over 8 billion malware attacks , twice the number of the year before , most of which went after weaknesses in the android ecosystem . in terms of the data most sought after by hackers , healthcare businesses registered slightly more attacks than even those in the financial industry .\ndata - security experts have to stay ahead of risks from both the outside and the inside , whether they are malicious or accidental . both can be equally devastating , regardless of intent .\nprotect the physical servers by tightly limiting access to a shortlist of only employees who must access them for work . make sure the list is updated regularly .\ncreate a network vulnerability profile . assess any weak points , update antivirus software , test firewalls , and change tcp / ip ports from default settings .\nprotect every file and folder that captures database information like log files . maintain access levels and permissions dynamically .\nreview which server upgrade software is necessary . all features and services not in common use provide an attack vector for cybercriminals .\nidentify and encrypt your most sensitive data , even if it resides on the back end with no interface to end users .\nthese are really just the basics , though . monitoring network traffic , recognizing malicious code , and responding in time to make a difference represent the biggest challenges for the future .\nwhat\u2019s next for fintech programming for financial technology ( fintech ) is among the most exciting , fastest changing areas of it right now . startups involved in online or peer - to - peer payments , wealth management , equity crowdfunding , and related innovations were able to bring in $ 19 billion in investment in the past year alone . the white house signaled its support for the contribution of financial software to the greater economy in saying , \u201ctechnology has always been an integral part of financial services \u2014 from atms to securities trading platforms . but , increasingly , technology isn\u2019t just changing the financial services industry , it\u2019s changing the way consumers and business owners relate to their finances , and the way institutions function in our financial system . \u201d\n\u201call banks have the same problems , but the capabilities to solve these problems have changed . banks are taking different approaches , but the endgame is the same , making sure the customers can access their money when they want and how they want . \u201d\nimagining the future the technologies developed to handle the above difficulties have much wider applications for programmers in 2020 and beyond . the bigger picture is that the coming age of ubiquitous connectivity will require much greater enterprise commitment to infrastructure maintenance and software performance . as the iot brings machine - to - machine ( m2m ) networking to our homes and cars , that will also demand a vastly higher bar in terms of experience . fortunately , those embracing the latest in devops best - practices are uniquely qualified to approach these problems with one eye on what customers expect and another on what will keep the business flourishing .\nthe post code compiled : a short history of programming \u2014 part iii appeared first on application performance monitoring blog | appdynamics .\npublished february 11 , 2017 \u0096 reads 4 , 629 copyright \u00a9 2017 sys - con media , inc . \u2014 all rights reserved . syndicated stories and blog feeds , all rights reserved by the author .\nin high - production environments where release cycles are measured in hours or minutes \u2014 not days or weeks \u2014 there ' s little room for mistakes and no room for confusion . everyone has to understand what ' s happening , in real time , and have the means to do whatever is necessary to keep applications up and running optimally . devops is a high - stakes world , but done well , it delivers the agility and performance to significantly impact business competitiveness .\nthe hierarchical architecture that distributes\ncompute\nwithin the network specially at the edge can enable new services by harnessing emerging technologies . but edge - compute comes at increased cost that needs to be managed and potentially augmented by creative architecture solutions as there will always a catching - up with the capacity demands . processing power in smartphones has enhanced yoy and there is increasingly spare compute capacity that can be potentially pooled . uber has successfully . . .\ncell networks have the advantage of long - range communications , reaching an estimated 90 % of the world . but cell networks such as 2g , 3g and lte consume lots of power and were designed for connecting people . they are not optimized for low - or battery - powered devices or for iot applications with infrequently transmitted data . cell iot modules that support narrow - 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13 , 2018 , new york city ) today announced the outline and schedule of the track .\nthe track has been designed in experience / degree order ,\nsaid schmarzo .\nso , that folks who attend the entire track can leave the conference with some of the skills necessary to get their work done when they get back to their offices . it actually ties back to some work that i ' m doing at the university of san . . .\ndigital transformation : preparing cloud & iot security for the age of artificial intelligence . as automation and artificial intelligence ( ai ) power solution development and delivery , many businesses need to build backend cloud capabilities . well - poised organizations , marketing smart devices with ai and blockchain capabilities prepare to refine compliance and regulatory capabilities in 2018 . volumes of health , financial , technical and privacy data , along with tightening compliance requirements by . . .\na valuable conference experience generates new contacts , sales leads , potential strategic partners and potential investors ; helps gather competitive intelligence and even provides inspiration for new products and services . conference guru works with conference organizers to pass great deals to great conferences , helping you discover new conferences and increase your return on investment .\ncharles araujo is an industry analyst , internationally recognized authority on the digital enterprise and author of the quantum age of it : why everything you know about it is about to change . as principal analyst with intellyx , he writes , speaks and advises organizations on how to navigate through this time of disruption . he is also the founder of the institute for digital transformation and a sought after keynote speaker . he has been a regular contributor to both informationweek and cio insight . . .\nandrew keys is co - 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{"id": 54215, "summary": [{"text": "the d. l. clark company was founded in 1886 in allegheny , pennsylvania , now part of pittsburgh , by david l. clark ( 1864 \u2013 1939 ) , an irish-born candy salesman .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "in 1921 , clark brothers chewing gum company was spun off as a separate corporation ( and later sold to philip morris ) .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the d. l. clark company was family-owned until sold in 1955 to beatrice foods , who sold it in 1983 to the pittsburgh food and beverage company .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the pittsburgh food and beverage company entered bankruptcy in 1995 , and many assets from the d. l. clark company , such as the rights to the clark bar and zagnut bar , were sold .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "other candy names include honest square , black jack/wild cherry/banana caramel , peanut butter log , coconut , light ( coconut frosted peanut butter crunch ) , teaberry/tendermint/winter green/fruit punch/cinnamon/peppermint / sweetwood gum , boomer , zig zag , and alligator eggs .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "with some of the remaining assets , clark bar america , inc. , was created ; this was acquired by necco ( new england confectionery company ) in 1999 for $ 4.1 million ( $ 6 million today ) . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "d . l . clark company", "paragraphs": ["guide to the d . l . clark company papers and photographs 1923 - 1992\ncollection spotlight : d . l . clark company records | heinz history center library and archives\n2 thoughts on \u201cblue collar candy : the history of the d . l . clark company\u201d\nguide to the d . l . clark company papers and photographs 1923 - 1992 | historic pittsburgh\ncity council declared january 1986\nsave d . l . clark month .\nhistory of the d . l . clark co . & the clark gum company from the victory old - time candy store\nblue collar candy : the history of the d . l . clark company \u2013 a visit to the idea factory\nmy goal remains to eventually write the story of the d . l . clark company and seek publication . this is an ongoing passion and project .\nthis collection has been made accessible as part of an nhprc - funded basic processing grant . for more information on the d . l . clark company records , please see the collection\u2019s finding aid .\nalthough much of my work is fiction , i have invested some considerable time into a few nonfiction projects over the years . one nonfiction topic that is of special interest to me is the history of the d . l . clark company , former producer of the clark bar and zagnut . the d . l . clark company has an incredibly interesting history that would immediately appeal to anyone fascinated by 20 th century pittsburgh lore .\nthe clark brothers chewing gum company made teaberry and tendermint gum . by 1931 , the candy bar business was so large that clark decided to sell the gum company and it was renamed the clark gum company .\nthe d . l . clark company traces its roots to pittsburgh\u2019s north side in 1886 when david l . clark , an irish immigrant , first began selling candies out of a horse - drawn wagon . in 1911 , the clark company considerably expanded their business by acquiring a candy and cracker company in the north side . during these years of development , the clark company quickly became renowned for their innovations in candy production . in particular , the company is known for its addition of mint , peanut butter and coconut to chocolate candies .\nthe d . l . clark company was founded in 1886 when clark started manufacturing candy in two back rooms of a small house in pittsburgh ' s north side . he began selling his candy in the streets of pittsburgh . during his lifetime , his company became a leading candy manufacturer .\nthe d . l . clark company remained in the hands of the clark family until it was sold to the beatrice food company , who operated the company until 1983 when it was sold to the pittsburgh food and beverage company . in 1995 the pittsburgh food and beverage was thrown into bankruptcy . the company was shut down for several months and its assets divested . restructured as clark bar america , the company operated until may of 1999 , when it was purchased by new england confectionery company ( necco ) , the oldest candy manufacturer in the united states .\nthe d . l . clark company records consist of photographs , postcards , newspaper clippings , advertisements , correspondence , annual reports , stock exchange documents , and newsletters related to the d . l . clark company . photographs , advertisements , and promotional literature document the various candy products manufactured by the clark company , such as zagnut bars , peanut butter logs , yogurt delights and clark bars . a vhs tape contains recordings of clark candy commercials . numerous photographs capture clark candy window and aisle displays , including a 1959 clark bar halloween window display at pittsburgh\u2019s dollar savings bank . other photographs record clark candy cameos in films such as poltergeist , wiz kid , and open all night .\nby 1920 the d . l . clark company was making about 150 different types of candy , including several five - cent bars , specialty items and a bulk candy line . clark was also manufacturing chewing gum in a building across the street from his candy factory . in 1921 they incorporated clark brothers chewing gum company as a separate business .\ninitially , i turned my research into a lecture ( blue collar candy : the history of the d . l . clark company ) . i have been fortunate enough to share this lecture with several historical organizations throughout the pittsburgh region over the last four years .\nby 1920 , the clark company was producing close to 150 different kinds of candy . the clark company also ventured into the market of chewing gum production at this time . the most enduring evidence of this venture is the company\u2019s production of teaberry gum . over the next ten years , d . l . clark recognized the growing market for candy bars and subsequently decided to concentrate production on five - cent chocolate bars . consequently , the company became internationally renowned for its production and sale of chocolate bars , including the clark bar and the zagnut bar .\nall throughout these years of production , the clark company remained at the north side location it acquired in 1911 . as a result , the oversized clark sign atop the factory became a longstanding pittsburgh landmark . in 1983 , the confectioner company , leaf , inc . acquired the d . l . clark company . although leaf , inc . closed the north side factory in the spring of 1986 , it chose to sustain clark candy manufacturing in the pittsburgh area by relocating production to a plant in o\u2019hara township . leaf , inc . then sold the rights to the clark bar to pittsburgh food and beverage company . after years of financial instability , this company reconstituted itself under the name of clark bar america in june of 1995 . in may of 1999 , this company was purchased by the new england confectionary company ( necco ) . clark company candy continues to be manufactured by necco today .\npittsburgh in the 19th and 20th centuries could , at times , be rough around the edges : the crackle of blast furnaces ; the roar of locomotives ; and the blast of steamboat whistles . those features made up the steel city we know and love \u2013 but that city had a sweeter side . amidst the coal barons , railroad tycoons , and industrialists , existed one of our nation\u2019s most successive chocolatiers and confectioners \u2013david l . clark . clark , an irish \u2013 born immigrant , established the d . l . clark company and helped pioneer various types of candy throughout the early 20th century . from the clark bar to the zagnut and every treat in between , d . l . clark company products have brought smiles to the faces of pittsburghers for over 125 years .\nthe history of clark bar begins all the way back in 1886 when a man named david clark ( see the connection here ? ) created the d . l . clark company after years of excelling in a multitude of professions . being the tough american entrepreneur with the \u201ccan do\u201d attitude that he was , david clark quickly grew his candy manufacturing business into a national success , creating innovative candies filled with coconut , mint and peanut butter . you know , all the good stuff . the d . l . clark company produced many successful treats throughout its time in operation , with the most famous one being the reason you\u2019re reading this right now : the clark bar . after several years of changing ownership , the clark bar has found a secure home with necco , a company known for its commitment to producing the classics , like the clark bar , at the high level of no - nonsense quality as david clark did back in 1886 .\nbbb reports on a company that is out of business for one year from the date the company closes its doors or ceases to do business .\nthe clark gum company is still operating under the same name . click on the packets below for more information about that particular flavor .\ni was immediately engrossed by the details of the company\u2019s history . david l . clark was an irish american , who had started his own confectionery in the back of his house . those early efforts would expand into a brand that would become synonymous with pittsburgh and introduce products that would continue to be made long after the company ceased to exist .\ntoday , workers complained , they have enough trouble getting local politicians interested in their problems , much less anyone in washington , d . c .\nthe clark bar has legions of hard - core fans , all addicted to the 114 - year - old chocolate - and - peanut - butter concoction first whipped up by irish immigrant david l . clark in a house on the north side .\nonce , the d . l . clark co . dominated pittsburgh ' s north side from its headquarters on martindale street . in those heady days , the plant was a hive of activity that buzzed at a volume unknown in recent years . hundreds and hundreds of workers swarmed daily into the plant beneath the towering red - and - white brick smokestack with the words\nclark bros .\nrunning down its 170 - foot length .\non friday , 20 - odd workers straggled quietly from clark ' s o ' hara plant , the broken and bankrupt remnant of the once - mighty candy bar company clark had founded and made famous beyond his wildest expectations .\nannual reports , correspondence , by - laws , stock exchange documents , and a spring 1977 issue of sweet talk , the clark company\u2019s employee newsletter , shed light on clark company business practices . annual reports from 1929 to 1953 document the major financial transactions of the company . the correspondence in this collection dates to 1926 and revolves around the sampling stage of teaberry gum production development . another material worthy of note is a 1967 procedure manual that contains detailed information regarding the composition and production of various clark candies . clippings taken from pittsburgh newspapers document both the debates surrounding the closing of the north side clark company factory and the plans surrounding the factory relocation to o\u2019hara township .\ngod bless the necco company for saving clark bars !\nsays a web site created by mark harp , a baltimore musician and clark bar connoisseur who can offer a detailed explanation on the flaws of butterfingers and 5th avenue bars .\nthe company doesn ' t break out figures for individual brands , but said clark bar is a solid contributor to necco ' s $ 100 million in annual sales . next month , necco will bring back a coconut crunch line from the clark family and begin offering a new package size of the smaller clark bar jrs .\ncopyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 - victory seed company - all rights reserved victory seeds \u00ae , victoryseeds . com\u0099 and victorysweets . com\u0099 are trademarks of the victory seed company . all other brands and trademarks are property of their respective owners .\nclark employees alvin mitchell , left , and russ sarver talk with reporters outside the company plant in o ' hara . mitchell has been a clark employee for 32 years ; sarver is a 34 - year veteran . ( steve mellon , post - gazette )\nclark bars are an american institution near and dear to our black - and - gold pittsburgh hearts . they were formulated right here in our hometown of mckeesport , pa at the turn of the century by a gentleman named david l . clark . the candy bar was originally made just a few blocks from the warehouse where our candy company has resided since 1927 ! since our founder ernest prince was friendly with mr . clark , we were probably the very first candy wholesalers in the nation to offer this treat .\nthe company later changed its name to \u201cdl clark company\u201d and moved to downtown pittsburgh . it graced the city with an illuminated candy - bar sign and remained until 1955 when it was acquired by beatrice foods . over the years , they would be acquired by leaf confections and then again by hershey , who returned the candy bar and its headquarters to its roots in pittsburgh . it remained for three short but blissful years until new england confectionary company acquired it .\nin 1886 , so the story goes , an irish immigrant named david l . clark began making candy in a small house on the north side , peddling his product on the streets of pittsburgh . it was a low - key venture , one without fanfare or flamboyance .\nfor weeks , clark bar america ' s work force had dwindled until only a skeleton crew was left friday . production of the company ' s signature chocolate - and - peanut - butter flavored clark bar stopped days ago at the request of pearson candy co . of st . paul , minn , which has offered $ 1 . 68 million for clark ' s trademark and production line .\nnothing worse than a stale clark bar . you could crack a tooth .\nnecco plans to eventually increase the clark bar ' s exposure in the midwest and even the far west . already , the massachusetts company ' s existing accounts along the east coast have boosted sales in places such as new york city .\ndespite their equanimity , workers like sarver spoke with some bitterness about putting their life into a company to get nothing in return . they criticized the management .\nit started with the company ' s namesake wafers , which have been around for decades . the only gimmick necco wafers offer is an odd tendency for the wintergreen ones to throw off sparks when they ' re cracked or chewed under proper conditions . yet , the company continues to sell more than four billion annually .\nchapin said clark bars have been a steady seller since the company was founded in 1996 . buyers often seem to be people who ' ve lived in pittsburgh or been through the area . real estate agents and people marrying clarks regularly order in bulk .\ndavid l . clark ( 1864 - 1939 ) was born in ireland and came to america when he was only eight years old . he entered the candy business working for a small manufacturer in new york . after three years as a salesman , he bought a wagon , horses , and merchandise and went into business for himself .\nby claiming your business profile , businesses can add custom text or descriptive information about their services , insert company logos , and add photographs for consumers to view .\nin truth , the workers ' quiet exit from clark bar america provided a perfect bookend to the company ' s humble beginnings . after 113 years , three locations , untold millions of candy bars and a parade of owners , the circle had almost closed .\ni guess they ' re fed up with it ,\nkaris said , referring to public assistance used to bail out the company during difficult times in the past .\nin 1985 , when clark was teetering toward failure and its parent company , illinois - based leaf inc . , talked about closing the pittsburgh plant and moving operations to chicago , the late mayor richard caliguiri formed a task force and pledged to work to reverse the decision .\nthere was still hope that someone would buy the company from owner jim clister during a bankruptcy court auction next month and keep the business here , hope that someone would preserve a pittsburgh icon .\nthe workers are represented by the same bakery confectioners and tobacco workers union that was active at clark bar america .\ni grew up in pittsburgh . i will always remember the 5th grade field trip to the clark candy factory on the north side . clark bars , zagnuts , teaberry gum to name a few . great times , great candy\nwhen leaf announced a second time that it would move its clark bar operations to chicago , local officials again rallied .\ncustomers order everything from jujubes to wax soda bottles . st . paul - based pearson candy co . , another bidder for clark last year , also has products on the site , including the bun bar bought from clark bar america in 1998 .\nin 1989 , necco gobbled up candy house buttons , those sheets of paper with little buttons of candy on them . at that point , the company was selling a total of about $ 20 million worth of candy a year .\ndespite clark\u2019s many owners and a few controversial ingredient changes ( that were fortunately reversed ) , clark bars remain a tried - and - true classic combination of crunchy peanut butter and creamy milk chocolate . today , this retro candy qualifies as a piece of edible americana .\nwhen considering complaint information , please take into account the company ' s size and volume of transactions , and understand that the nature of complaints and a firm ' s responses to them are often more important than the number of complaints .\nsupervalu reports selling about 15 cases a week each of clark bars and clark bar jr . bags out of its xenia , ohio , warehouse . that compares to about 24 cases of the six - pack snickers bars and about 35 cases of snack - size snickers cases .\nfans such as harp are the real assets that necco bought last year when it paid $ 4 . 1 million for the assets of clark bar america .\ndistribution outside the pittsburgh region has long been spotty . the search for a clark fix helped spur harp ' s creation of his fan site in late 1998 .\ni was an employee of clark bar america for 7 years . i was there until the end . i was very young at the time but i was aware of the great history of the clark bar name . this is a very interesting article and i just wanted to say hi , from someone that was there .\nalready , company officials report the candy has proven its sticking power among consumers . although necco rushed to get bars out as early as july 1999 , the three production lines bought at auction weren ' t really operational until january . within months , necco reports , the business was profitable .\nzimbalatti couldn ' t estimate the number of people who now make clark bars , since the work varies with the seasons . winter clarks , a white version popular in the summer , aren ' t made year - round . summer is the busiest time for cooking up the smaller clark bar jrs . , which are popular at halloween .\ni am 66 . the fact i got to be this age constantly amazes me . don\u2019t ask why it would be too embarrassing to explain ! my father was a cab driver for yellow cab when i was around 5 or 6 . mom always stuffed me in the 1955 pontiac for the drive to the cab company to pick him up at 2 or 3 am . ( hey , i was 5 ! ) the clark candy factory was right next door and i can still recall the sweet smell of the chocolate as i sat in the back seat waiting for dad to get off . i still eat clark bars to this day !\nbankrupt , hammered with high rent at the regional industrial development park , plagued with poor product placement in supermarkets , clark bar america ' s life in pittsburgh seemed to be winding down .\nthey were hankering for the clark bar . a strike by more than 400 workers had stopped production at the north side plant , at the time , one of the largest candy manufacturers in the country .\nas they made their way from the plant , television news cameras dutifully recording the undramatic moment , clark ' s employees refrained from outbursts , jeers , chants and breakdowns . they went out with a aplomb .\nyes , long may both of these classics wave ! the future of the clark bar is precarious as necco hasn\u2019t found a buyer but lets keep hope high and fingers crossed\u2026 thanks for visiting candyfavorites . com !\nthe candy ' s emotional appeal - - not to mention the 100 or so jobs it supported - - helped fuel at least two drives to keep clark in southwestern pennsylvania . both efforts ended in bankruptcy court .\nthese workers , most of whom had just ended what might have been the last shift at clark bar america inc . , were taking their historic role in stride . after all , they reasoned , what could they do ?\na half - century ago , the clark bar was more than a mere treat prettily packaged in a red - and - blue wrapper . it was a precious commodity that satisfied the sweet tooth of a nation at war .\ngrocery distributor supervalu , which supplies many shop ' n save and foodland stores , puts clark bar in the regional category . that means the candy isn ' t carried everywhere , and it ' s relegated to the candy aisles .\nat least twice more during the war , workers shut down production . by then , clark ' s daily shipments to the armed forces had risen to 1 . 5 million candy bars , or about 80 percent of its production .\ni grew up with the clark bar , although i hardly knew that particular candy bar as anything unique among the world of confections . oddly enough , the clark bar was actually the one candy item at my grandparents\u2019 house that was distinctly \u201coff limits\u201d to any visiting grandchildren . as a child , candy hunting at my grandparents\u2019 house was a tradition . my grandmother stockpiled chocolate candy and proceeded to stash the treats all over the place \u2013 often in very humorous and creative ways .\nhis dad sold the candy in a baltimore luncheonette , but that closed years ago . harp said he now receives e - mail from other people trying to find clark bars .\nit ' s a nationwide obsession ,\nhe said .\nwe knew the day was coming . we just made the best of it ,\nsaid russell sarver , 57 . with 34 years of employment under his belt , sarver has the most seniority of anyone on clark ' s payroll .\nthe clark bar is a classic ! my father\u2019s side of the family , the magees , are from pittsburgh since 1789 . i am 65 ( yipes ) and have recently fallen in love with clark bars only to learn of its pittsburgh heritage . seems a good match ! the other historical candy bar that i can\u2019t live without is goldenberg\u2019s peanut chews . made in philadelphia since 1912 these candy bars were used as food rations during world war i . absolutely spectacular both of them and long may they wave !\nthat made good sense to me . my grandfather\u2019s name is clark . the five - year - old me was fully satisfied thinking that my grandmother had diligently sought out candy for my grandfather that just happened to have his name in blue lettering on the wrapper .\nof course , that was wonderfully convenient . i didn\u2019t know anyone named \u201cgoodbar\u201d or \u201ctwix\u201d , so for a long time i satisfied myself with avoiding the clark bar and thoroughly enjoying whatever else i might find hidden away in the recesses of my grandparents\u2019 dining room .\non dec . 14 , 1942 , 11 days after the strike began , workers resumed production after an arbiter was appointed by the war labor board . the federal government had stepped in , and clark bars were considered by the government to be an\nessential\nwartime product .\nclark bar ' s resume matches up to any of those . one of its famous marketing hits came during world war i when , for the first time , each bar was individually wrapped to ease shipment to american troops . soldiers from all over the country then went home with a taste for the crunchy candy .\ni rediscovered the clark bar two decades later while on a field trip with a group of students in downtown uniontown . my mind was immediately perplexed with how i had been able to forget such a clear memory from my childhood \u2013 let alone an absolute local history bonanza . that rediscovery touched off many years of research .\nalvin mitchell , 53 , who lags just behind sarver with 32 years on the job , complained that public assistance was going to build sports stadiums but not to help a work force that numbered roughly 100 people early this year . greg karis , 39 , lamented that the 17 years he spent at clark were the best ones of his life .\nhi joshua , what an interesting read . i never knew the history behind the clark bar . i love the memories of your grandparents . i have quite a few of my own as well . it sounds like you have a pretty large mission in front of you i hope all goes well ! thank you for sharing with us at # simplifywednesdays . i hope to see you again next week ! shared and tweeted\na few days after the presentation , i received a letter from renee exler of monongahela , pennsylvania , who is a member of the monongahela area historical society and pittsburgh history and landmark foundation . what i received turned out to be a copy of a letter renee had sent to andy masich , the president and ceo of the heinz history center in pittsburgh , pennsylvania . renee was kind enough to pass a copy along to me . the letter spoke well of the presentation , pointed out my research to mr . masich , and stated that , \u201cpeople around the world have heard of the clark bar , perhaps eaten one , but this great pittsburgh history would be lost\u2026if it wasn\u2019t for someone like joshua scully . \u201d\nbut , in the past year , the faithful have transferred their adulation to cambridge , mass . , home of the candy ' s newest owner . the\n. bought the recipes and manufacturing equipment at a bankruptcy auction a year ago .\nharp knows pittsburgh was the birthplace of the crunchy bar . he watched from afar last year as the former owners ran out of money and headed into bankruptcy court .\ni cared deeply ,\nhe said , in an e - mail interview . his main concern seemed to be that the beloved candy not disappear .\nsales remain strongest in southwestern pennsylvania and ohio , where the bars are a regional favorite .\nwe get tons of consumer letters ,\nsaid lory zimbalatti , marketing manager for necco . many express gratitude for the candy maker ' s role in feeding their cravings .\nnecco has built an entire business on the simple premise that few people are as loyal as candy consumers .\nabout a decade ago , necco began assembling a counter full of so - called nostalgic brands , long - time favorites that can be hard to find in certain parts of the country .\nin 1990 , a deal for the stark candy co . snagged the sweetheart conversation hearts that have been in valentine boxes forever as well as the sticky mary jane molasses and peanut butter candies . a few years later , necco picked up haviland thin mints , formerly owned by borden .\nwe considered it a perfect fit with our other brands ,\nsaid zimbalatti .\nlengthy tenure isn ' t unusual in the candy business . m & ms ; were first sold in 1941 and remain a preeminent brand .\nyou could almost look at the whole candy category as a nostalgic one ,\nsaid jim corcoran , vice president of trade relations for the national confectioners association in mclean , va . he thinks many purchases are driven as much by memories as by taste .\nnecco ' s niche has been finding candies that people will actually hunt out . many of its brands qualify for inclusion at\n, a florida - based web site devoted to supplying fans of hard - to - find favorite foods .\nthe site carries only products still being manufactured - -\nit ' s just that you can ' t find it in your area ,\nsaid president colleen chapin .\ni was just on the phone with necco saying , ' where is my order ? '\nchapin reported , cheerfully .\nnecco moved manufacturing to an existing plant in massachusetts , under the theory that lower overhead expenses would make the balance sheet work .\nthat ' s been a major factor in necco ' s ability to make a profit so quickly , zimbalatti said .\nin addition , she said , necco has a few other advantages - - it has enough other products to keep workers busy despite seasonal shifts , and can give customers ' a variety of choices .\nnecco is aware many fans are still forced to search for clarks . its internet site lists several chains that carry the bars - - ames , dollar general , phar - mor and rite aid , for example .\nwe are selling slightly fewer than a year ago ,\nsaid ray west , spokesman for supervalu ' s central region . he said the drop has not been significant .\nharp hopes to find more in stores around him . it ' s still a hit - or - miss proposition at this point .\neven more important is the question of whether necco makes as good a bar as the last guys . so far , so good , according to harp .\ni ' ve only had the snack - sized so far , and they were very fresh and delicious ,\nhe wrote .\nnote : this page is for historical purposes only . it was last updated in 2012 and is no longer being maintained .\nthis entry was posted in business and industry , hidden collections . bookmark the permalink .\nenter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\naccess to the digitized content on this website is permitted for noncommercial educational and research purposes only . we are willing to hear from any copyright owners who are not properly identified so that appropriate information may be obtained and provided to users . upon request , we will remove material from public view while we address a rights issue . for more information , please contact library @ urltoken .\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\ndespite her efforts , we were often successful in finding the \u201cgoodies\u201d . there was always a variety .\nthe monongahela area historical society was the first organization to host the lecture in 2012 .\nand then there\u2019s the zagnut , which has really created a niche all to itself .\ndavid matter has led oxford development co . into new businesses , diversifying the long - time developer . ( tony tye , post - gazette )\nmachinery stopped . workers walked away , wondering if they would ever return , knowing that if they didn ' t , they wouldn ' t receive any severance pay because of concessions made when clister bought the business in 1995 . four employees will return to the plant next week to clean up and ship out whatever remains .\njust a year after the united state entered the war , a newspaper story appeared here beginning like this :\namerican soldiers all over the world are begging and bartering for candy . . .\nthat interruption was preventing 400 , 000 candy bars a day - - 40 percent of the plant ' s production - from going to the war effort .\nthe image of battle - hardened gis desperately scrounging for candy bars , like oliver twists in fatigues , seems absurd . but , according to one observer at guadalcanal in the south pacific , candy bars - - knownas\npogie bait\nto the enlisted men - - ranked close to ammunition in terms of importance .\nthey could take the bombings and the snipings , and they could get along without vegetables and fresh meat ,\nthe observer wrote .\nthey wouldn ' t yearn so much for the bright lights and the movies and the girlfriends - - if only they had some pogie bait . candy - - just candy . and there isn ' t any .\nin oct . 1943 , the u . s . labor secretary even became involved in bringing the workers back on the job , and the following year , government officials promised that soldiers and sailors would be on hand to safeguard them as they entered the plant .\nit will take all our inegenuity and strength to save it again . it ' s more important because of the history behind it ,\nformer county commissioner chairman tom foerster said in sept . 1990 . former gov . casey pledged the state would do everything it could to keep leaf in pittsburgh .\nnow we go home and cash the next to last check ,\nsarver said just before he and mitchell drove away . meanwhile , a woman was emptying sandwiches from the vending machines inside the plant and packing them into a truck .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\nhistoric pittsburgh is a collaborative effort from multiple institutions in the greater pittsburgh region and is hosted by the university of pittsburgh\u2019s library system .\nbbb rating is based on 13 factors : get the details about the factors considered .\nlicensing information is provided in the bbb business profiles to inform the public about industries that may require professional licensing , bonding , or registration . better business bureau encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met .\nbbb promotes truth in advertising by contacting advertisers whose claims conflict with the bbb code of advertising . these claims come to our attention from our internal review of advertising , consumer complaints and competitor challenges . bbb asks advertisers to substantiate their claims , change ads to make offers more clear to consumers , and remove misleading or deceptive statements .\nbbb reports on known significant government actions involving the business ' s marketplace conduct .\nbbb reports on unauthorized use of the better business bureau ' s name and / or logo for as long as the business continues to use it in any advertising , or for one year after the business ceases any repeated unauthorized uses .\nbbb reports on a business\u2019s bankruptcy as long as the business remains in bankruptcy .\nbbb reports when mail sent to the business was returned by the postal service .\nthe bbb customer review rating represents the customer ' s opinion of the business . the customer review rating percentages are based on the total number of positive , neutral , and negative reviews posted .\nthere are no reviews for this business . be the first to leave a review !\nbbb business profiles are provided solely to assist you in exercising your own best judgment . information in this bbb business profile is believed reliable , but not guaranteed as to accuracy .\nbbb business profiles generally cover a three - year reporting period . bbb business profiles are subject to change at any time . if you choose to do business with this business , please let the business know that you contacted bbb for a bbb business profile .\nas a matter of policy , bbb does not endorse any product , service or business .\n1101 fifth avenue , mckeesport , pa 15132 1998 - 2016 selavy ltd . / urltoken"]}
{"id": 54218, "summary": [{"text": "spot is a gps tracking device that uses the globalstar satellite network to provide text messaging and gps tracking ( depending on the subscription type purchased ) .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it has a coverage area that includes a large portion of the planet , with the exception of extreme northern and southern latitudes and parts of the pacific ocean .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "spot is simplex and can not receive user data .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "with the purchase of a basic ( annual ) subscription , spot allows short ( 41 character ) user-defined text messages to be sent to a list of telephone and e-mail addresses .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "this basic subscription also allows users to push their location to emergency services .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "for an additional cost , spot can transmit a breadcrumb trail of gps points , which users can configure to be displayed on a custom web page .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "these points are transmitted every 10 minutes , but include only latitude and longitude data , no elevation/altitude is possible .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "in march 2010 , spot claimed to have successfully \" helped initiate more than 550 rescues in 51 countries on land and at sea \" .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "in early 2013 , a variation of the spot satellite gps messenger called spot connect was released .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "it allows the user to compose a custom message in real time using a smartphone . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "spot satellite messenger", "paragraphs": ["the best satellite messenger inreach vs spot ? \u2013 what\u2019s the best satellite messenger . and how to best use both the inreach and spot\nbest satellite messenger inreach vs spot \u2013 a comparison of the pros and cons of the garmin inreach and the spot satellite messenger . and yes , i have a strong favorite\n2 . 3 out of 5 stars with 49 reviews for spot gen3 satellite gps messenger beacon .\nfinally , a satellite messenger should never be considered a license to do silly things or take unnecessary risks .\nthe spot satellite gps messenger provides a vital line of communication with friends and family when you want it , and emergency assistance when you need it . using 100 % satellite technology , spot works virtually anywhere in the world , even where cell phones don\u2019t \u2013 all with the push of a button .\npowered by 100 % satellite technology , the spot global phone allows you to make a call wherever your adventures take you . the spot global phone allows you to communicate with family , friends , work and emergency services from virtually anywhere in the world . spot global phone is the ultimate easy to use , lightweight handheld satellite phone , boasting superior voice quality and the fastest data speeds in mobile satellite industry today .\nall spot products described on this website are the products of spot llc , which is not affiliated in any manner with spot image of toulouse , france or spot image corporation of chantilly , virginia .\nsometimes a timely rescue is not possible . a trip plan and / or a satellite messenger like the garmin inreach and the spot satellite messenger is not the solution to everything . i have been in some extremely bad situations where rescue was not feasible even if i had sent out an sos . as they say , the best rescue is self - rescue . and to state the obvious , goal one is not needing rescue in the first place . so be sensible and safe out there .\nin summary : you might pay a slightly higher annual price ( unit and service plan ) for the inreach vs . spot , but you get far more functionality , safety , and peace of mind from the inreach . that being said , the spot is still a valid satellite messenger and is way , way better than not carrying anything at all .\nlast year we had a local backpacker freeze to death . they\u2019d likely be alive today if they had brought a satellite messenger & activated its emergency signal ( by the time they were reported missing and the search crews went out , they had frozen to death overnight ) . of course , there are many other good reasons to carry a satellite messenger . with newer , 2 - way satellite messengers you can get interactive help like medical advice ( assessment & treatment ) , other information like helicopter landing sites , best evacuation routes , etc . in fact , you may get enough information to help yourself and not even need a rescue\u2014the best possible outcome .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 globalstar . all rights reserved . privacy policy cpni policy all spot products described on this website are the products of spot llc , which is not affiliated in any manner with spot image of toulouse , france or spot image corporation of chantilly , virginia .\nlast updated 2018 - 05 - 04 . estimated coverage area . actual coverage may vary . success rates are forecasts for a spot messenger to successfully deliver a single message during a 20 - minute period , based on network availability . additionally , in everyday conditions it is normal for some messages to be blocked by your environment , such as hills or buildings . that\u2019s why the spot messenger is scheduled to automatically send multiple messages in every mode \u2013 giving you excellent overall reliability .\nself test : spot performs a self - test when you initially turn on your spot . if all visible lights flash red , the spot self - test has found a failure , and spot will not send a message . if the on / off light , gps light and message sending light all blink red , spot has a gps failure , but spot may still be able to transmit an sos or help message without your gps location . visit urltoken .\nspot message schedule : spot is designed to provide outstanding quality and reliability . with a perfect view of the entire sky , the spot messenger is designed to transmit virtually every message . in everyday conditions , the view of the sky is often blocked due to hills , buildings , or other obstructions so it is normal for some messages to be blocked . that is why the spot messenger automatically sends multiple messages in every mode , giving you excellent overall reliability . in some modes this means multiple attempts to send the same message , while in other modes it means regularly updating gps coordinates and sending a new message . placement of your spot unit can make a difference . experiment with placement until you are familiar with the reliability of your operating environment .\nspot gen3 ' s customized tracking features take your spot experience to the next level . only with spot gen3 is tracking motion - activated regardless of the level of tracking you choose ( basic or extreme ) . a vibration sensor tells your spot to send track updates when you are moving and to stop when you do .\n* this product is no longer manufactured , but is still supported by spot .\nsee lead picture of spot and inreach for a visual on these battery options .\n\u00a9 2018 spot llc . all rights reserved . privacy policy | terms + conditions | careers | site map | contact us all spot products described on this website are the products of spot llc , which is not affiliated in any manner with spot image of toulouse , france or spot image corporation of chantilly , virginia . * the spot rescue count does not include false alarms , duplicate alarms , test alarms , alarms that result in fatalities , or alarms received from lost or stolen units .\nsatellite messengers have heaps of advantages and useful functions for people who want to track their journey and communicate with the outside world whilst doing it . they\u2019re a great compromise , and one that should seriously be considered , but i guess a potential weakness is that the emergency function is generally stapled onto the side of a device that\u2019s primarily intended for non - emergency functions . some people i know carry a satellite messenger and a plb , although clearly that wouldn\u2019t appeal to light - weighters .\nspot gen3 ' s customized tracking features takes your spot experience to the next level . only with spot gen3 , is tracking motion - activated regardless of the level of tracking you choose ( basic , unlimited or extreme ) . a vibration sensor tells your spot to send track updates when you are moving and to stop when you do .\nmotion activated tracking : an internal motion sensor gives spot gen3 a theft alerting capability .\nfeature\u2019s that in - reach has that spot does not and would be worth it .\nwe look forward to working with symmetry and its customers to provide our voice , data and location services and technology using globalstar ' s satellite technology .\nfor the spot carry a spare set ( 4 ) four aaa lithium batteries . note : once the spot starts to blink red you don\u2019t have a lot of operational time left .\nalan , thanks for such a detailed post ! a question . i don\u2019t have a smartphone because i don\u2019t need one ( i know i\u2019m in the minority ) . if i want a satellite messenger and a gps , am i better off with the explorer ? or an se plus a separate gps unit ? or just get that iphone ? thanks much in advance !\nhow it works : once activated , spot acquires and sends your gps coordinates to your spot account and , if you choose , shared pages and spot adventures live maps , automatically every 10 minutes for 24 hours or until canceled . track progress must be reengaged to continue beyond a 24 hour tracking session . creating a spot shared page allows you to share your gps route with your friends and family easily in near real time on the web through a personal link . you can make your shared page private or public . your choice ! just share that url with your friends and family and they can easily track your adventures . you can also link your spot messenger to spot adventures , a social portal , where you can set up a profile and blog with others sharing their spot adventures . on spot adventures , your shared pages can stream in a live map widget that you can use on your own personal or event sites .\nreduced size : easier to carry and travel with , the spot gen3 is compact and light .\npower : to turn spot on simply press and hold the on / off button until the button blinks green . spot performs a self - diagnostic test . when power is on , the button will blink green every 3 seconds . this is helpful for making spot more visible in the dark . to turn spot off , press and hold the on / off button until the light stops blinking .\nyeah , tm the 2 - way messaging is huge . and sorry about your experience with spot customer support . i have a a few similar sounding stories about spot billing . warmest , - alan\nthe most complicated is if you want gps and a sos / satellite messenger . first if you actually want to send 2 - way text messages in any reasonable way then you want an inreach . the spot is fine as a tracker and sos device but it sucks as a text messaging device ( it really isn\u2019t one ) . in contrast , an inreach either with or without an smartphone is quite good at 2 - way texting via satellite . if you want a gps ( and think you really will get use of it as a gps ) then the cheapest option would be to get the inreach explorer + . and at $ 50 more it may be a better choice than the inreach se + .\nsat - fi2 gives you the power of the globalstar network through satellite wi - fi allowing you to access your emails , make phone calls and send text messages with your current smart device .\nhow it works : once activated , spot acquires your location from the gps network and routes it along with the help message through the spot satellite network every five minutes for one hour or until cancelled . your contacts will receive an sms text message including coordinates , or an email with a link to google maps\u2122 showing your location . important note : even if spot cannot acquire its location from the gps network it will still attempt to send a help message \u2013 without exact location \u2013 to your personal contacts .\nthe custom message functions exactly like your check - in / ok message you can also have access to your waypoints in your spot account so you can review your route at a later date . or link your spot account to spot adventures and save a map of your adventures using your spot waypoints , and enhance the story with photos and a blog . how it works : once you have activated your spot messenger and set up your account , you can change your contacts and customize your message at any time . when you push the check - in / ok button , you send one pre - programmed message to your contacts . your contacts will receive an sms text message including coordinates , or an email with a link to google maps\u2122 showing your location .\nlonger battery life : more than 2 x the battery life of spot 2 when using internal lithium batteries .\ni bought this new spot for my husband who takes part in long distance motorcycle touring . the spot gen3 i would say is better than previous models . having the ok button is a great feature for peace of mind .\noriginally bought the spot device , but promptly returned it when i realized the transmission success rate was basically unacceptable .\nhelp function for non - life - threatening emergencies , such as notifying your personal contacts that you need assistance . additional spot assist services can be purchased and programmed to the help button . when activated with spot assist , the help button will notify professional services either on land or water . spot has partnered with national service providers to offer assistance .\ncheck - in feature allows you to let your friends and family know all is well . send a pre - programmed message and your gps location via email or sms to up to 10 pre - determined contacts . your waypoint is stored in your spot account for later reference . stored waypoints can be easily integrated into a spot shared page or spot adventure account .\nspot gen3 ' s customized tracking features takes your spot experience to the next level . only with spot gen3 , is tracking motion - activated regardless of the level of tracking you choose ( basic or extreme ) . a vibration sensor tells your spot to send track updates when you are moving and to stop when you do . ( this is a great new battery - saving feature ! and , you don ' t have to remember to re - set your tracking after 24 hours . )\nwhen in tracking mode , carry your inreach or spot in the correct position for best transmission ( see owner\u2019s manual ) .\nthe garmin inreach se + is by a large margin the better device . the spot satellite gps messenger\u2019s lack of 2 - way messaging , lower transmission power , difficulty to carry in the optimal antenna orientation , and no confirmation that messages or waypoints have been successfully sent are problematic . especially since there is an alternative unit with similar cost that outperforms it ( the inreach ) . and there just are times when you need to send out a message but are in a crappy reception location ( like a deep forested canyon ) . it\u2019s good ( possibly critical ) to have higher transmission power and know that your message actually went out !\nnot necessarily so steven . i find the inreach more pack compatible than the spot . 1 ) it is easier to hold in its optimal upright on a shoulder strap pocket ( see pic in article ) or side pocket of your pack . in contrast the spot tends to hang vertically almost everywhere which is exactly the wrong orientation for it . 2 ) making things worse is that the spot\u2019s transmission power is less than the inreach\u2019s . in summary , the combo of poorer orientation and lower power makes for less reliable operation for the spot . note : that some have success orienting the spot flat on the top of their pack , but you need to be creative to get this to work , and you don\u2019t have access to the spot while you hike .\nhow it works : once you have activated your spot messenger and set up your account , you can change your contacts and customize your message at any time . when you push the check - in / ok button , you send one pre - programmed message to your contacts . your contacts will receive an sms text message including coordinates , or an email with a link to google maps\u2122 showing your location .\nmuch smaller that the original spot tracker with more features . it ' s quite expensive to own and run but a lifesaver if you have an accident . good for lone workers , mountain climbers , hill walkers , stalkers , and others that are away from phone or radio signals . not so good if you have tree cover or operate outside the satellite coverage areas .\nhi alan . i don\u2019t wish to criticise your excellent article about satellite messengers . on plbs , though , i\u2019d add ( for readers ) that they\u2019re genuinely dedicated emergency devices , albeit only intended to be activate in genuine emergency situations which require urgent attention .\n4x higher transmission power , 1 . 6 watts vs 0 . 4 watts for the spot . in my experience this gives you a higher percentage of successfully sent messages vs . spot . this is especially true in difficult transmission areas like dense tree cover and / or tight canyons\nthis is especially important for spot use because in bad reception areas , you will get no indication of whether you have successfully transmitted messages .\nas to the yb3 tracker . it has similar 2 - way satellite messenger functionality like the inreach . its downsides are 1 ) it is 2x to 4x more costly . its $ 600 ( for bluetooth \u201cstandard version\u201d comparable to inreach ) vs . $ 270 for the inreach and $ 150 for the spot . 2 ) at 10 . 75 oz , it is over double the weight of the spot and 50 % heavier than the inreach . 3 ) finally , this is mostly a us based site . the yb3 is a uk device and as such it appears to not be available for purchase in the us from stockists like rei and amazon . i take you at your word that it performs well in the field . and i am assuming that based in finland that a yb3 may be easier to procure for you than us in the us . thanks again for you thoughtful comments . all the best , - alan\nspot gen3 gives you a critical , life - saving line of communication when you travel beyond the boundaries of mobile service . the latest generation of award - winning spot devices , spot gen3 lets family and friends know you ' re okay , or if the worst should happen , sends emergency responders your gps location - all with the push of a button . add this rugged , pocket - sized device to your essential gear and stay connected whenever you roam .\ncheck - in / ok : this feature allows you to let your friends and family know that all is ok with a pre - programmed message along with your gps location . with a push of a button a message is sent via email or sms to up to 10 pre - determined contacts and your waypoint is stored in your spot account for later reference . your stored waypoints can be easily integrated into a spot shared page or spot adventure account . read more\nmotion - activated tracking - a vibration sensor tells spot to send your gps location when you are moving , conserving battery power and avoids sending duplicate tracks .\ngreat write up ! so from what i understand how devices need to be placed , i can put that for cycling the spot is a better solution as the spot is more easily placed on a backpack . rather then an inreach where the antenne has to be upright , which is more difficult on a bike .\nhas 2 - way communication similar to a sat . phone , but the device and service plan cost a lot less than a sat phone . garmin calls it \u201cthe satellite communicator that allows you to type , send and receive , track and sos all from the palm of your hand . \u201d\nspot s . o . v . ( save our vehicle ) : our 24 / 7 roadside vehicle assistance program will get help for you and your car , suv , atv , rv , trailer or motorcycle with the simple push of a button . it doesn ' t matter how far off the grid you go , you can always count on spot s . o . v . to get you out of a jam . ( additional service required ) . spot s . o . v .\nhelp : in the event of a non - life threatening emergency , you can use this function to notify your personal contacts that you need assistance . additional spot s . o . v . ( save our vehicle ) can be purchased and programmed to your help button as well . when activating spot s . o . v . , the help button will notify professional roadside services . spot has partnered with nation safe drivers ( nsd ) to provide a vehicle assistance program like no other . read more\n* the spot rescue count does not include false alarms , duplicate alarms , test alarms , alarms that result in fatalities , or alarms received from lost or stolen units .\naffordable and easy - to - use , spot trace is a no - brainer . protect your cars , boats , motorcycles , toys and other valuables . no worries .\ndepending on how much you use your unit , the annual service plan for the spot may or may not be less expensive than the as - needed freedom plan for the inreach .\ncontinuous tracking - when you upgrade to unlimited or extreme tracking , spot gen3 will send track messages until you turn off your spot . no need to reset after 24 hours . dock mode for watercraft monitoring : < br > a new feature is dock mode which is designed for asset monitoring of a vessel that is primarily stored on the water . dock mode changes the way the spot determines new movement from a vibration sensor , embedded within the unit , to accommodate constant movement of a vessel on the water when moored or at anchor . when multiple track points with similar gps coordinates are detected , tracking will go into standby mode . while in standby mode spot will not send track messages , but it will continue to attain your gps coordinates at the same rate as your track mode . once spot has determined movement over a 200m distance , tracking will resume normally . note : requires additional purchase of annual subscription .\nthe spot device should be oriented so the face is pointing to the sky ( unit horizontal ) . this is difficult to do while hiking . if you use the clip provided with the spot , it usually ends up hanging vertically ( face of the unit pointing away from your pack / body ) . while not optimal , it seems to work for many people .\nspot gen3 lets family and friends know you ' re ok or sends emergency responders your gps location when you are off - the - grid , all at the push of a button .\nbut this battery efficiency comes at a price . the spot\u2019s low 0 . 4 watt transmission power , based on my field experience means fewer successful waypoints / messages sent in difficult receptions areas .\nwill . good buy on the spot for $ 75 as it is not longer on sale anywhere at that price ! as of now the small difference in price between the older $ 250 delorme inreach se vs the $ 150 spot makes the se as a better deal . that is you get significantly more fictionality and safety for only a $ 100 more in purchase price . and you have to spread that $ 100 over the number of year of servicealble life which makes the price difference even smaller on a per / year basis . but enjoy your spot . warmest , - alan\nhi nick . hopefully the following will help you make a decision . yes , the plb is simpler and less expensive ( no plan needed ) . and for simply transmitting a sos signal , plbs with a full 5 watts of power are arguably more effective than the satellite messengers at 1 . 6 to 0 . 4 watts . it is a valid choice .\nnote s . o . s . coverage for sat - fi2 only applies to the areas shown above . sat - fi2 antenna must be fully extended in order to enable the s . o . s . feature . coverage may vary . map denotes coverage for satellite two - way voice and duplex data only . actual coverage may vary because of gateway deployment , local licensing and other factors . globalstar service is a satellite radio technology subject to transmission limitations caused by type of terrain , service area limits , customer equipment use and other variable conditions including the functionality and orbital locations of the satellites themselves . contact customer relations to obtain details on roaming and service availability prior to travelling . home zone only available on orbit and galaxy plans\ntracking : start / stop tracking at any time using your spot device . you can also mark a reference point or send check - in / ok messages from specific locations while in track progress mode . read more\ni would greatly appreciate your advice . i own a horseback riding business in southwest montana , we take guests for day trips into the lee metcalfe wilderness . the trail we use primarily is a creek drainage so it is a deep canyon with steep terrain and lots of timber . we do have visibility of the sky the entire time but not a lot . i\u2019m looking for a device that is simple that we can use in an emergency situation only . i have had spot recommended to me as well as inreach , also have looked into satellite phones . unfortunately this all seems a little above my head .\nthis is a very good write up , i found you page mostly because of your wind river write up , but saw yet another \u201cspot vs satellite vs inreach\u201d document ( and i\u2019ve seen you call those items out on trip reports ) . personally i have found that ham radio is far more reliable , a lot cheaper ( 15 . 00 test fee for basic tech license , you can get a sturdy but cheap radio for as little as 50 . 00 or go up to 600 . 00 if you want lots of battery draining features . ) , and if you couple in aprs on your radio you get spot like behavior as well . . anyway love your trip report on the wind river , i\u201dm considering planning a trip in the area for later this year and your page popped pretty high on the google results !\none lame feature on the spot is the support : a year after activating the spot , we noticed a renewal charge on our credit card statement . call spot the next day and they said they could not reverse the charges as it was over 7 days since it was charged . the support gal offered to escalate the request to her mgr who would tell me the same thing , a very \u2018value - free\u2019 phone conversation . the only recourse is to dispute the charge with the credit card company . my wife had requested a deactivation by email months ago , and we never received a bill ( only the only account receives the bill , not email , not home address )\nmake sure that you and your emergency contacts know / agree on the meaning of the basic message types , like ok , custom and help ( spot and inreach ) . and that they know what to do for custom and help messages . see\nthe spot trace offers advanced theft - alert tracking for anything . instantly receive a text or email when your most valuable assets move , or follow them on google maps anytime on your phone or computer . custom tracking options allow you to select the rate at which updates are sent \u2013 every 2\u00bd , 5 , 10 , 30 or 60 minutes . affordable and easy to use , spot trace is a no - brainer for your cars , boats , motorcycles , toys and other valuables . no worries !\nspot works around the world , including virtually all of the continental united states , canada , mexico , europe , australia , portions of south america , portions of north and south africa , north - east asia and hundreds of miles offshore of these areas .\ncustom message feature sends friends and family a custom message along with your gps location . use this feature as a secondary ok message or transfer your personal help alert to this message function if you ' re using a spot assist service on your help button .\nif you do need a rescue , the authorities will know what the problem is and therefore show up with the right personnel and equipment . [ vs . a \u201cblind\u201d sos message from a spot where they have no idea what the emergency / problem is . ]\ncustom tracking rate - spot gen3 ' s customized tracking allows you to change the rate that tracks are sent from 2 1 / 2 , 5 , 10 , 30 or 60 minutes when you upgrade to one of the new tracking services : unlimited or extreme tracking .\nfor both spot and inreach , delete all pre - trip / at - home messages and tracking points . this will make tracking the trip a lot easier than having a thousand ( s ) mile long track line from your home to the start of your trip .\nkorpijaakko , good points and thanks for commenting . first , i limited my article to \u201csatellite messengers\u201d and did not include plbs like the acr resqlink 406 mhz gps personal locator beacon because for me and i am guessing most of my readers , the messaging functionality is a huge benefit . i point out many of these benefits in this article and in my previous piece \u201cwhy you should make a trip plan . \u201d but you are correct that for simply transmitting a sos signal , plbs with a full 5 watts of power are arguably more effective than the satellite messengers at 1 . 6 to 0 . 4 watts . but that is a \u201cblind\u201d sos signal . there is no way to communicate \u201cthis is non - life threatening problem but we need rescue in 48 hours . \u201d no way to let sar personnel know the nature of the problem so they come fully prepared do deal with it . and there is no way to get interactive medical advice and other help that might avoid the need for a rescue . and the list goes on\u2026\nif you actually want a gps it gets more complicated . the iphone with gaia is hands down the best gps out there . so if you want gps only and no sos or satellite messaging it would be the clear choice . and you would have the advantage of owning a smartphone . i love my iphone 6 + and use it for a million non - frivolous , non - social media stuff every day . i\u2019ve written 75 % of some of my trip reports on planes / trains using it an a bluetooth keyboard .\nwhen your adventures take you beyond cell service , spot gen3 lets family and friends know you ' re ok or sends emergency responders your gps location , all at the push of a button . add this rugged , pocket - sized device to your essential gear and stay connected wherever you roam . long live adventure !\nwhen your adventures take you beyond cell service , spot gen3 lets family and friends know you ' re ok or sends emergency responders your gps location , all at the push of a button . add this rugged , pocket - sized device to your essential gear and stay connected wherever you roam . long live adventure .\ni think it is important to note the price gap between these two units has widened significantly . the se + now retails for $ 400 , yet the spot still goes for around $ 150 ( i actually purchase it at rei on sale recently for $ 75 ) . that is a rather large price difference .\ntemporarily out of service customers who have purchased their spot global phone / globalstar phone outside of this area : roaming is not currently available when traveling to the following countries and surrounding ocean areas : argentina , chile , uruguay , paraguay and antarctica . your phone will not work in these areas , however we are working toward resolving this .\nthis is a complex decision that is mostly based on what you want out of the device and how much you want to pay . for the very cheapest , \u201chelp me be safe\u201d option the spot would fit the bill . and if you are only hiking on popular trails and / or ok with maps , it would do you fine .\ncustom message : this feature allows you to let your friends and family now receive a custom message along with your gps location with a push of a button . use this feature as a secondary ok message or transfer your personal help alert to this message function if you are using spot s . o . v . on your help button . read more\nunit worked well for the most part , the latency for the \u201ci\u2019m ok\u201d messages varied wildly , my usual routine was to turn the unit on in the morning and send the \u2018i\u2019m ok\u2019 messages and leave the spot on for at least an hour . most days , my wife got the email and location coordinated . about every 5 days , no email .\neverything through design , construction , and the satellite network with which they communicate , is made to make them as reliable as possible . ( eg . where i am , in new zealand , some of the satphone networks have inconsistent reception if you cannot clearly see a northern horizon . ) with some irony , the plb design of being a useless brick is really a feature , because it means the owner can\u2019t run down the battery , prior to an emergency having happened , on non - emergency functions . as long as you\u2019re not beyond the stated expiry date ( and haven\u2019t already used it ) you can virtually guarantee that pressing the activation button will get a signal out to the full ability of official plb specifications .\nhi kate , good question . i would say the inreach because of it\u2019s significantly higher transmission power ( more chance of reaching a satellite ) and that you get confirmation that a message has actually been sent . when using the device in a deep canyon , if you can , try to get into the widest part of the canyon and avoid tree cover . satellites are on n - s orbits , so the more your section of canyon is oriented n - s the better . if not , at least try and find the widest width in a n - s orientation . with a bit of persistence i have been able to get messages out of some very deep canyons in utah . hope this helps . warmest , - alan\nthanks jamie . actually alison and i both have a license and we own a couple of handheld yaesus . compared to the spot they do have advantages assuming that you can hit a repeater . and in certain parts of the world it\u2019s still the major mode of communications for remote areas . but without a repeater nearby with somebody monitoring it , i think the inreach has significant advantages . best , - alan\nthanks for writing this article . good comparison and important topic\u2026 but if looking for \u201cbest\u201d shouldn\u2019t it include more than two options out of many ? for example i have great experiences from ybtracking yellowbrick ( no affiliation , just a happy customer ) which beats at least the spot about 6 - 0 , especially in demanding use . also for strictly for rescue - use a proper plb would be a great option as well .\nas of now the small difference in price between the older $ 250 delorme inreach se vs the $ 150 spot makes the inreach se as a better deal for price to performance . that is , you get significantly more fictionality and safety for only a $ 100 more in purchase price . and you have to spread that $ 100 over the number of year of serviceable life which makes the price difference even smaller on a per / year basis .\nhow it works : once activated , spot will acquire its exact coordinates from the gps network , and send that location along with a distress message to the geos international emergency response center every five minutes until cancelled or until the batteries are depleted . the emergency response center notifies the appropriate emergency responders based on your gps location and personal information \u2013 which may include local police , highway patrol , the coast guard , our country\u2019s embassy or consulate , or other emergency search and rescue teams \u2013 as well as notifying your emergency contacts about the receipt of a distress signal . important note : even if spot cannot acquire its location from the gps network it will still attempt to send a distress signal \u2013 without exact location \u2013 to geos , which will still notify your contacts of the signal and continue to monitor the network for further messages . 9 - 1 - 1 emergency services powered by geos search and rescue\nfor a bike , it\u2019s all going to depend on what type of mount you can get ( or devise ) . in this case i would say it should be equally easy to get either of these in the proper orientation given a decent mount . then the downside for the spot will be lower power and no 2 - way messaging . but at least it would be held flat in the optimal orientation . hope this helps . warmest , - alan\nas the title alludes to , this device is not tracking me correctly , and that on open ground on dartmoor , with device strapped to back of rucksac . i am currently emailing spot for a refund on whats left of my subscription . even when it does work , it takes an age to track / send message . update : spots customer service is almost non existent , they often do not respond to emails , and the phone number they tell you to use to cancel a subscription does not work , its always engaged , i ' ve tried for 2 days straight at every hour of the day ( even though its meant to be a 24hr line ) . . . utterly useless , im now in contact with my credit card provider to recover the subscription and i will avoid this company , gone back to garmin whilst more in cost , is a whole lot better to deal with ! even 1star for the service ive been provided with is too much !\nglobalstar connects you to the people and information that matter most from over 120 countries around the world .\nglobalstar offers a suite of solutions tailored to meet the needs of all of our customers . whether you are running a small fishing charter business or a fleet of trucks moving cross country , globalstar has a solution for you .\nbesides my automatic life raft , my gsp - 1700 is probably the most important piece of safety equipment i carry on my charter boat .\n- capt barry gibson\nglobalstar service works well beyond terrestrial networks to provide peace of mind to the multitude of companies , workers and outdoor enthusiasts who work and play beyond the limits of intermittent or unavailable cellular coverage .\nthe caller i . d . and sms text messaging for sat - fi are not available outside the home zone . voice calls and data transmissions for sat - fi will work the same as regular voice / duplex outside the home zone according to the following service areas :\nwithin the home zone , globalstar north american customers can freely roam without incurring additional airtime costs . this map is intended to highlight home zone coverage for orbit and galaxy customers in north america . coverage is subject to change without notice .\nnote s . o . s . coverage only applies to the areas shown above .\nyou are leaving urltoken and entering a website that globalstar does not control . globalstar has provided this link for your convenience , but does not endorse and is not responsible for the content , links , privacy , policy or security policy of this website .\nextreme tracking get all of the great features of basic tracking , but with the added ability to vary your track rate down to every 2\u00bd minutes . don ' t miss a step with increased track rates !\nextreme tracking upgrade enjoy even greater assurance with extreme tracking . get all the features of basic service , with the added benefit of being able to track your asset ' s gps coordinates down to every 2\u00bd minutes .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nmil - 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brainer for your cars , boats , motorcycles , toys and other valuables . no worries .\nextreme tracking get all of the great features of unlimited tracking , but with the added ability to vary your track rate down to every 2 \u00bd minutes . don ' t miss a step with increased track rates !\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nby signing into your account , you agree to rei ' s terms of use and consent to its privacy policy .\nearn an annual dividend , plus get access to exclusive products , events and offers .\nrei employees are not permitted to submit reviews or q & a ; at this time .\ncheck your inbox for your first email ( and a little surprise ) from rei . we & apos ; ll send you a few emails every week . you can easily unsubscribe at any time .\nat rei , we believe that a life outdoors is a life well lived . we ' ve been sharing our passion for the outdoors since 1938 . read our story\njoin the rei co - 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ultra high capacity power bank with one of the most powerful 4 . 8a output , poweriq technology for iphone 7 / 6s / se , ipad and samsung galaxy s8 / s7 and more ( black )\nthis is a bit of kit you will not know you really needed until you have one . it is customisable via a web app and allows you to set messages to send to pre - configured email or mobile numbers ( sms ) . one of the challenges when out on the bike is letting loved ones know you are ok often enough and this has a button specifically for that . i added my own email address to the list of recipients along with my wife ' s email and phone number . now when i press the\nok\nbutton a message that says\ni ' m ok , still moving and i will call when i stop\nis sent along with a map and my position at time of sending . there are other services you can subscribe to , like more frequent tracking and insurance for true sos calls so this is an all encompassing product in that sense though can look a little pricey when you take everything into consideration . however , what price safety and peace of mind ? like motorcycle gear , buying the best you can afford gives you the best protection and the best confidence , allowing you to crack on and enjoy the ride with no little niggles in the back of your mind . i highly recommend fitting one of these to your handlebars or keeping it in your chest pocket depending on the type of riding you do ( heavy offroad / enduro stuff might mean you are separated from your bike and injured for example ) but knowing you can get a message to whomever you need to whenever you need to is great peace of mind indeed . and the wife loves that too .\nabsolutely the best thing i have bought for hiking . for remote observation , post hike route checking or just for peace of mind - i have not seem anything that could beat it . high price - especially when you factor in the gps subscription fees , but honestly , what price do you put on the kind of backup this give you ! the mapping tools are a bit random ( there are three of them ) but they all kinda work . i use the phone app mostly and that works really well in a remote observation context . i can ' t recommend this highly enough - if you run scouts , explorers or dofe groups then this is going to change the way you run hikes and expeditions ."]}
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find out how squiz helped the electoral commission to deliver .\nif this screen appears , a user will need to change their password before they can log into the squiz matrix system .\nsquiz seach : is just that , a squiz search tool using the funnelback search engine that will deliver not just search results but contextual navigation too . this goes back to march when funnelback was integrated into mysource matrix . see the video for more on this .\ncontent management company squiz has acquired funnelback , an australian search firm spun off from the commonwealth scientific and research organisation ( csiro ) .\nseems some members of the matrix got jumpy after spotting a reference to a new 4 . 0 . 0 version in the mysource matrix code repository , in response to which managing director john - paul syriatowicz outlined on the squiz labs website exactly what squiz has in mind . in a nutshell , they\u2019re retiring mysource matrix open source web cms and releasing a new squiz suite focused on web experience management .\nsquiz already has expertise in personalisation and marketing automation through our partnership with marketo but our expertise around crm has been limited\u2026 until now .\nthe semen that leaks out of a vagina after sexual intercourse . semen leaking out of an anus is referred to as butt squiz .\nperson a : have you seen that video of miley cyrus ? person b : nah mate . i & apos ; ll have a squiz\nsimple edit user : this user type can log into squiz matrix and edit the contents of assets they have access to using edit mode .\nwhat made you want to look up squiz ? please tell us where you read or heard it ( including the quote , if possible ) .\n\u2018we figure that we might cut them some slack in this last week\u2026 at least until we get a squiz of our end of year results . \u2019\nmany in the international community see gpl as the defining characteristic of open source - - what makes open source ' free ' ,\nsquiz said .\nsimilarly to the new website , the doi is now focusing on sourcing feedback from internal customers to further develop the intranet , by utilising squiz\u2019s roadmap feature .\n\u2018in fact , having a squiz at david ' s site has convinced me to have a go at formatting this via css rather than through tables . \u2019\nedit mode offers a restrictive set of functions , allowing people with little to no squiz matrix training to update content on a single asset at a time .\nbackend user : this user type can log into squiz matrix and edit the contents of assets they have access to using both edit mode and admin mode .\nrollback data can be maintained through squiz matrix ' s rollback management tool . for more information , visit the rollback management tool chapter in the tools manual .\nthe bag is easy to fill and clean , thanks to its large opening , for a perfect hygiene . at the bottom the double zipper ensures perfect closure . simply close the bag by pressing with your fingers on the double zipper , which prevents the content ends up in your bag . squiz is made of very strong plastic , made \u200b\u200bup of three different layers . thats why squiz can be reused for approximately 50 times without any risc that squiz will tear up .\ncome november , squiz suite should see the light of day and is promised to consist of four different elements , including two rebranded products and two new products .\nwhile the name mysource matrix is going to be retired , it is only the name that is being retired . the product itself will \u201ccontinue to maintain the pivotal role\u201d under the rebranded name squiz matrix . to note here is that squiz says it won\u2019t be removing all references to mysource in the source code or interface .\nnicolas is the co - founcer . this engineer by profession took the leap in january 2014 and resigned from his job to join squiz ' s ecological cause .\nsquiz tries as much as possible to minimizes the impact on the environment . everything is therefore produced and packed close to home . with this we avoid polluting transport .\nsquiz is not only for parent who like to prepare self their food . parents with a busy schedule can also fill the squize baggs with fruitpur\u00e9e , yoghurt or pur\u00e9e from the supermarket . everyone has their own reason ( ecological , economical , nutritious ) to use squiz in everyday family life ! ecologically and ethically from a to z .\nyou might recall that in our open source alert at the end of july we mentioned that squiz ( news , site ) said it was working on something top secret .\nour technology is the engine for your digital enablement . our people provide the skills and guidance for its application . each squiz office houses a broad mix of talent , including\u2026\n\u2018then we discovered that when the auditor - general went in there to have a squiz , the officials did not even know whom they had been giving it to . \u2019\ngain b2b competitive intelligence , market penetration information and market insights on squiz products competitors based on firmographics such as geo , employee size , revenue , industry and department usage .\nas with some other commercially produced open source software such as the mysql database , squiz will also offer a second version of the software under a commercial licence , for a fee .\nin a statement , squiz managing director john - paul syriatowicz pledged to keep funnelback trading as a separate company , with its own brand .\nthere will be no changes to company structure , staffing or strategy ,\nhe said . however , he noted that funnelback ' s search solution would be closely integrated with squiz ' s mysource matrix content management solution .\nsystem administrator : this user type has access to almost all parts of squiz matrix . because this account is so powerful , only the root user can create a system administrator accounts .\nsquiz matrix allows users to separate incomplete or up for review content from which is completed and approved content . this separation is managed by setting assets within the system to a specific status .\nsquiz cms : previously known as mysource mini , the name is being changed to squiz cms as there are and will be so many features they couldn\u2019t call it mini any more . this is a fully editable cms from their viper inline interface . context sensitive help and a selection of pre - loaded design templates ensure that users can have a basic site up and running quickly .\nit will also preview the prerelease version at the squiz international user conference this october in melbourne between october 20th and 22nd , which will be followed in november by the release of the suite .\nroger warner , head of strategy at squiz added : \u201c18 - year - olds use mobile apps daily so it makes sense for universities to offer an experience of clearing which echoes other popular services .\nthe \u2018match made in salford\u2019 app , created by digital transformation firm squiz , offers essential , allows students to engage in the process of clearing in a way that many of them will be familiar with .\nthe level of access a user has within squiz matrix will depend on the type of user account they have . public users and users are not able to access the editing interfaces within squiz matrix . these user accounts can only view the contents of a site . a user , however , can access additional content on a site , not available to public users ( e . g . exclusive member content ) .\nhead of strategy at squiz , roger warner , said it was only a matter of time before a university launched such an app , considering so many younger people use similar and popular mobile apps every day .\n\u2018i then went over to margaret and fraka ' s tent and said a quick hello and told them i was \u2018just going over for a quick squiz at the rocks and wouldn ' t be very long . \u2019\u2019\nthe admin mode allows you to use all of the functionality available within the squiz matrix system . the amount of functionality that is available to a specific user will depend on the type of user account they have .\nback then , squiz was focused on automating many of the expensive and time - consuming aspects of web publishing . we were democratising the creation of websites , especially via the open source movement . and this was radical .\nsquiz matrix is a powerful enterprise - class cms that ' s loved by it and marketers alike . it can integrate with whatever systems you ' ve already got in place and scales easily to grow with your organization .\nsquiz\u2019s digital workplace intranet platform is a clever , quick to personalize and deploy system that will enable your people , teams and departments to collaborate , share and innovate - changing the way that your organization works for the better .\nlocal software vendor squiz has re - licensed its mysource matrix tool under the popular gnu general public license ( gpl ) , nearly two years after facing criticism the software ' s previous licence wasn ' t\nopen\nenough .\nsquiz did not disclose how much it paid for funnelback , which was spun off as a csiro - owned company in early 2006 . the search group boasts the federal government , oxfam and the australian broadcasting corporation amongst its customers .\nand that\u2019s about it for the moment . squiz labs says that over the coming weeks they\u2019ll be drip feeding information to a wider audience that will include sneak - peaks at the new products , screenshots and even mock - ups .\ncontent refers to all other components of a page including text , images , links etc . you can control the layout and formatting of the content of each page in a site using the editing interfaces and screens of squiz matrix .\nin rare cases , you may not be able to access the login screen , for example , due to a broken system defined login design . in such cases , you are effectively ' locked out ' of the squiz matrix system .\nsquiz matrix requires editors to lock an asset before they can make any changes to it . this lock prevents more than one person editing an asset at the same time and allows other users to see who is currently editing an asset .\nsquiz ' s statement also claimed the gpl decision illustrated that the open source development model could be followed as a successful commercial strategy - - instead of the traditional development paradigm which requires source code to be kept private and sold for a fee .\nsquiz matrix enables you to deliver extraordinary new experiences to every customer . our cms is designed to help you transform complex content into a series of seamless , personalized applications and services that create meaningful user interactions - across multiple devices and use cases .\nthe statuses available in squiz matrix are allocated numeric values for use in system configurations ( e . g . webservices and designs ) . each status is also assigned a colour , allowing you to quickly identify the statuses of assets in the asset map .\nsquiz will release version 3 . 12 of mysource matrix under the gpl .\nthis new version includes more than 80 new features and a series of extensions that were previously only available as commercial modules under a paid - for licence ,\nit said .\nalso worth noting is that squiz matrix will be fully supported and developed and will come with the brand new versions number 4 . 0 that will include all the existing features as well as some new ones , although what they will be syriatowicz didn\u2019t say .\na statement issued by squiz today said the decision to bring the software ' s licence into line was based on the gpl ' s\nacceptance by the majority of the open source community as the ' purest ' of the various open source licensing regimes\n.\n\u2018well , she ' s the version of samantha ' s sister ( can ' t for the life of me remember the name , and i can ' t be bothered getting up to walk to my room and taking a squiz at the book ) . \u2019\nthe university of salford in manchester has teamed - up with digital company squiz to create match made in salford which asks users to \u2018swipe left\u2019 or \u2018swipe right\u2019 when they are provided with personalised course recommendations , based on their grades , course , and career of interest .\nsquiz analytics : this is the first of the new products and will enable users test their sites supporting both a / b or a / b / c ( simple multivariate ) testing . it will also enable users develop customized testing and scenarios to identify most effective strategies .\n\u201cour biggest challenge is always going to be people . the technology plays a part , and when we started out working with squiz on mapping our transformation journey our conversations were technology oriented , but we released we needed to discuss people first , and technology second , \u201d said neath .\nsquiz matrix ' s performance mode analyses the load time of assets within the system , presenting this information to users through an in - depth timeline chart . this allows users to monitor the performance of their assets and pinpoints problem areas that may be causing excessing loading times on pages .\nthe commercial version of the software will be identical to the open source version , but will bundle support services and some add - on modules - - although the extra software will be available at no additional cost to squiz ' s government , education and not - for - profit clients .\ncreating new designs requires knowledge and experience using html and css and a good understanding of squiz matrix . for more information on creating designs , refer to the designs manual . for the purposes of this document , it is assumed that suitable designs have already been created and uploaded into your system .\nuser : in some cases you may wish to enable access to a ' members only ' area of your site . in these cases , you would give that person a user account . a person with a user account will not be able to access either of the editing interfaces within squiz matrix .\nthat ' s why we ' re proud to announce the acquisition of insightfulcrm . insightfulcrm have more than eight years ' experience in large - scale implementations of sugarcrm , making them the perfect fit in our cxp solution . with this acquisition , squiz will become sugarcrm ' s largest platinum partner in the world .\npublic user : these are the people who are browsing the internet , visiting pages within your site . in general , members of the public will not have any kind of user account i . e . they will be anonymous when they use your site . the public user asset in squiz matrix represents these people .\nthe digital transformation was part of an overall plan to run the government department more like a business with central governance over content and services . the initiative involved a contract with open software services firm , squiz , and the consolidation of 148 disparate department websites , more than 30 internal intranets , and \u201ccountless\u201d social media channels .\nan all - in - one accessory that can keep your snacks , warm , take and eat . squiz safes time . everything has been thought to the smallest detail to make your life easier : a place to write down the recipe and preparation date with a washable marker ; a transparent section to easily view the contents .\nwe recognise that customer - centricity isn ' t just a trend - it ' s an imperative for organisations that want to outpace the competition and build customer loyalty and retention . that ' s why we ' ve been evolving the entire squiz offering over the past twelve months to include what we call our ' customer experience platform ' ( cxp ) approach .\nlocal software vendor squiz has re - licensed its mysource matrix tool under the popular gnu general public license ( gpl ) , nearly two years after facing criticism the software ' s previous licence wasn ' t\nopen\nenough . mysource matrix is a content management system ( cms ) used within the australian government , in addition to commercial entities such as austereo .\nlooking ahead , instead of licensing fees , we will continue to sell support services which include warranty , help - desk support and uptime guarantees to organisations that need this level of certainty , whilst other mysource matrix users can choose to develop and support the product for themselves if that is what they prefer ,\nsquiz director and co - founder steve barker said .\nvery attentive to the needs of children and women , elizabeth has worked to create an association in turkey , bursa international women ' s association , to bring together turkish and foreign women for educational and charitable projects . elizabeth discovered reusable food pouches during a visit to the usa . she loved the idea and decided to bring this idea to france . squiz was born !\nsquiz offers a holistic customer experience solution that incorporates services such as ux , strategy , design and implementation with key technologies such as cms , marketing automation , enterprise search and now crm ( including sugarcrm , salesforce and others ) . this will empower our clients to truly know and understand their users and build websites and communication strategies that speak to them on a one to one level .\nsquiz is now a global technology company with around 500 employees across the globe in places like sydney , new york , edinburgh , london and melbourne . technology is still at the heart of what we do . our software is positioned within three gartner magic quadrants ( enterprise search , horizontal portals and web content management ) and we\u2019ve been named as a world leader by ovum in their web content management solution decision matrix every year since 2012 .\nthe menu allows users to navigate and view the pages of a site . a site ' s menu is dynamically structured , determined by the content and layout of the site within squiz matrix . as pages are renamed and reordered within the system , the site ' s menu will update accordingly . for more information on how the navigation menu of a site works , refer to the site navigation menu section of the using the asset map chapter in this manual .\nmysource matrix is a content management system ( cms ) used within the australian government , in addition to commercial entities such as austereo . the gpl is the most popular licence for open source tools - - which make their underlying programming code freely available to users .\nin april 2005 , the federal government used mysource matrix to demonstrate the viability of open source software compared with more closed , commercial alternatives . but the move subsequently came under fire due to terms in mysource matrix ' s custom licence which could have precluded the software from officially being classified as open source .\nby registering you become a member of the cbs interactive family of sites and you have read and agree to the terms of use , privacy policy and video services policy . you agree to receive updates , alerts and promotions from cbs and that cbs may share information about you with our marketing partners so that they may contact you by email or otherwise about their products or services . you will also receive a complimentary subscription to the zdnet ' s tech update today and zdnet announcement newsletters . you may unsubscribe from these newsletters at any time .\n\u00a9 2018 cbs interactive . all rights reserved . privacy policy | cookies | ad choice | advertise | terms of use | mobile user agreement\nprospective university students who are still mulling over what to do post exam - results just might end up being partnered - up with their ideal course \u2013 thanks to a new tinder - style clearing app .\ndelivered across mobile , desktop , and tablet , any \u2018match\u2019 in the digital clearing tool can be explored in more detail \u2013 with information provided about the course and institution too . matches are then added to a shortlist which can be viewed once the user has exhausted all course recommendations .\ndirector of marketing and student recruitment at salford , john mccarthy , described how , at this time of year , students are usually faced with lengthy and confusing lists of available courses and added : \u201cwith this tool , we\u2019re making our clearing process student - driven and much more interactive .\ntrue love is hard to find , but finding the course of your dreams is easy at the university of salford . # matchmadeinsalford # clearing\n\u201cbecause users are recommended a course based on their interests and long - term goals , it means that , when they telephone us , they feel more informed about the course they are enrolling on . \u201d\npraising the university for leading the way in how institutions should be interacting with students during this busy period , he added : \u201cthis digital service allows the university to quickly see which courses are being filled and where there is space available through a highly engaging experience . \u201d\nthe university said it saw over 10 , 000 unique visitors using the match - maker to find courses since it launched last month , with site engagement increasing by a staggering 264 per cent . prospective students are also being encouraged to share their matches by using # matchmadeinsalford .\nas organisations continue their inevitable move towards browser - centric information management , powerful , fully - integrated search will play an increasingly important role ,\nhe said .\ni believe 2010 will herald a fundamental shift in the content management systems and search marketplace as clients and vendors realise the two are inseparable . trying to treat them as discrete solutions simply doesn ' t work .\nsign up now to get free exclusive access to reports , research and invitation only events .\nthe nsw department of industry has undergone digital transformation to streamline operations , improve customer service and cost savings .\nthe department , formerly known as nsw trade and investment , is responsible for leading the nsw government\u2019s support of business growth and job creation across a range of sectors .\nfollowing the launch of a new website in 2014 , and the new department - wide intranet in july , the next stage of the department\u2019s digital journey will involve mapping customer journeys and applying continuous improvement , while actively seeking feedback from users .\na key challenge of the ongoing transformation , according to janelle neath , doi\u2019s strategic communications manager , was the complexity of government and the propensity for confusion around who owns particular services .\n\u201cour department really provides two different service types , but it appears to be hundreds when you actually get down to the detail . when we were able to distil that , it demonstrated these services were part of an overall department as opposed to just a single business unit , \u201d said neath .\nadding to the complexity , the march nsw state election resulted in additional restructure and renaming of the department , with various functions moved across ministerial portfolios .\nin order to maintain customer centricity , the doi sought permission from the department of premier and cabinet to maintain management of information and services around international trade , while new secretary simon smith has been pushing for further investment and engagement with data analytics and industry feedback to identify and find solutions to common problems .\n\u201cwe\u2019re excited to see how our digital platforms can help here , moving forward , \u201d added neath . \u201cpeople can now find information on exactly what we do and how we can support them , and i think that\u2019s a good starting point . \u201d\nthe next stage for the website will involve mapping the customer journey to identify any remaining or new issues and continue to improve ease of access and service provision .\n\u201cunderstanding those individual touch points is so critical , but at the same time it\u2019s very challenging , we\u2019re looking at quite possibly hundreds of different types of customer journeys . so how do we , as an organisation , simplify that process ? \u201d\na large driver for the consolidation was also cost , as previously each individual service was responsible for everything within that small business unit , whereas a consolidated enterprise approach provided greater simplicity and productivity in terms of content management systems , technical support , standards and governance .\nthe launch of the new department intranet in july provided a single location for information sharing for staff across hundreds of locations and sectors across the state , while allowing employees out in the field to access to the site via mobile devices .\n\u201cmany of our workers were incredibly disconnected from the organisation because they were out on the field , so the fact that they\u2019re able to be outside and still connected , that\u2019s where we had the groundswell of support \u2013 from the bottom up . \u201d\nanother major challenge for the department has been managing the cultural change and engagement strategy internally .\n\u201cfacilitating that culture change and getting the buy - in was critical . there were elements there where we had to work with people to get through the complexity , but in order to affect that change they had to go through the process themselves . \u201d\n\u201cthat\u2019s the part i\u2019m very excited about , because we\u2019ve provided that very base level platform to connect people and allow that dialogue to start , the next stage is empowering our people to tell us what they need to improve their work , and give them a voice that\u2019s never been there before , \u201d said neath .\n\u201cour communication has transformed from a very old government - style of hierarchy to saying , i want to hear from you , i want to hear what your problems and challenges are , and opening the dialogue means we have people who feel very valued . \u201d\nthe role of it teams within the department has consequently evolved to be more service oriented , while also creating a stronger partnership between marketing and it to create a customer - centric solution , led by new cio ian janson .\n\u201cwe had a number of projects that were technology - led and in the end they just missed the mark in terms of managing people\u2019s expectations . \u201conce ian [ jansen ] gets through managing all the significant legacy issues we have as a government organisation , he\u2019s chomping at the bit to actually look at how we can further improve working together and leveraging those possibilities , \u201d said neath .\njoin the cio australia group on linkedin . the group is open to cios , it directors , coos , ctos and senior it managers .\nsign up to gain exclusive access to email subscriptions , event invitations , competitions , giveaways , and much more .\nmembership is free , and your security and privacy remain protected . view our privacy policy before signing up .\nin pictures : \u2018innovate with analytics : the art of deeper insights ' - cio . . .\ncopyright 2018 idg communications . abn 14 001 592 650 . all rights reserved . reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of idg communications is prohibited .\nthe cms was developed for ease of use , speed and for non - technical users . matrix , on the other hand is for enterprise deployments with configurations that favour integration with other systems . it is also for more technical users .\nipg acquires acxiom for $ 2 . 3b , sparkpost names new ceo , more news\ncmswire is a leading , native digital publication produced by simpler media group , inc . we provide articles , research and events for sophisticated professionals driving digital customer experience strategy , evolving the digital workplace and creating intelligent information management practices . the cmswire team produces 450 + authoritative articles per quarter for our 750 , 000 community members . join us as a subscriber .\nread more about us or learn how to advertise here . we also have a reader advisory board .\n\u00a9 2018 simpler media group , inc . all rights reserved . privacy policy . terms of use .\npowered by sitecore and coveo . smgp v2 . 1 . 6653 . 37924 .\non crm : sugarcrm rolls out gdpr compliance features . what about your vendor ?\nthe university of salford has become the first institution to allow students to use a tinder - style app to find a course through clearing .\ndelivered across mobile , desktop and tablet , the digital clearing tool asks prospective students to \u2018swipe left\u2019 or \u2018swipe right\u2019 when they are provided with personalised course recommendations based on their grades achieved , course and career of interest .\nany \u2018match\u2019 can be explored in more detail within the service , with information provided about the course and university of salford . any matches are then added to a shortlist that can be viewed in full once the user has exhausted all course recommendations .\n\u201cusually students are faced with lengthy lists of available courses , but with this tool we\u2019re making our clearing process student - driven and much more interactive , \u201d said john mccarthy , director of marketing and student recruitment at university of salford .\n\u201cbecause users are recommended a course based on their interests and long term goals , it means that when they telephone us they feel more informed about the course they are enrolling on . we want students to be able to find their ideal course partner , and then look forward to a wonderful new life together in september when term kicks off . \u201d\nthe university saw more than 10 , 000 unique visitors use the matchmaker to find courses during this summer\u2019s clearing process , with time spent on its website increasing by 264 % .\nprospective students have also been encouraged to share their \u2018matches\u2019 on social media through the app using # matchmadeinsalford .\n\u201cuniversity of salford is leading the way in how institutions should be interacting with students during this busy , and sometimes stressful , period . offering this service as \u2018digital first\u2019 allows the university to make the clearing process enjoyable , more personal and engaging . \u201d\nsign up for our weekly email and get the latest tech news straight to your inbox .\n/ the global cyber academy advisory council is an international collective of cyber security professionals and policy - makers .\n/ \u201cchange will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time . \u201d\n/ keeping key enterprise applications up and running well is an absolute requirement for modern business .\nto purchase this document , you will need to register or sign in above .\nweb content management is no longer simply a tool for creating web pages \u2014 it ' s now vital software for increasing the effectiveness of digital strategies . it leaders responsible for wcm should consider the software ' s functions in the broader context in which they will deliver their full value .\n\u00a9 2014 gartner , inc . and / or its affiliates . all rights reserved . reproduction and distribution of this publication in any form without prior written permission is forbidden . the information contained herein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable . gartner disclaims all warranties as to the accuracy , completeness or adequacy of such information . although gartners research may discuss legal issues related to the information technology business , gartner does not provide legal advice or services and its research should not be construed or used as such . gartner shall have no liability for errors , omissions or inadequacies in the information contained herein or for interpretations thereof . the opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice .\nuse our freephone to call us mon - fri 8 a . m . to 5 p . m\ngartner delivers the technology - related insight you need to make the right decisions , every day .\n\u00a9 2018 gartner , inc . and / or its affiliates . all rights reserved .\nto improve your user experience . if you continue browsing , we assume that you consent to our use of\nthe women\u2019s institute , which is currently celebrating its 100th anniversary , is hoping to move away from its traditional middle england image by revamping its website and in turn enticing younger women to sign up .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe website has been made image - led and mobile - responsive , with its 242 , 000 members being able to upload information and photos of their local women\u2019s institutes .\n\u201cwe reached a stage where the website was filled with lots of information about the wi , but not with what people actually wanted to read , \u201d said charlotte fiander , head of communications at women\u2019s institute .\n\u201cwith the relaunch , the website provides the ability for each individual wi to take ownership , \u201d she said .\n\u201cthe renewed website will undoubtedly attract younger members as well , \u201d fiander said .\n\u201cthe responsive design has brought us up - to - date in that respect . nowadays , people expect to go online , and for a national organisation to have a well - organised site , \u201d she said .\n\u201cthe fact that half of our audience now comes from mobile devices supports what we are saying . \u201d\nin the first month since the relaunch the wi reported a 22 % rise in traffic , a 23 % rise in new users and a 20 % rise in mobile users . recent figures show that 49 % of its website traffic comes from mobile devices .\nthe organisation is now hoping to start working on a members - only section . \u201cit\u2019s a bit like an intranet , but much more easily accessible . we\u2019re looking towards a launch at the end of this year . \u201d\nthe chase for younger audiences is in line with a more general development within the company , which is gaining around 1 , 000 new members a week .\n\u201canecdotally , the average age is coming down , but we still have lots of members in their 60s , 70s and 80s , \u201d fiander said .\n\u201cwhat we have been seeing is groups of younger women who have moved out of the larger cities and started families setting up new wis , with help from the pre - existing wis . \u201d\nthe brand also believes that digital changes have led the women\u2019s institute to be \u201cvalued now more than ever\u201d .\n\u201cwhile it is important that people are sharing their lives and keeping in touch online , there\u2019s quite a lot of loneliness . certainly in big cities , \u201d she explained .\n\u201cwi continues to provide a space to meet people and offer real interactions . i\u2019d say the wi is valued now more than it was . \u201d\nthe charity has been celebrating its 100th anniversary over the past year , which so far has included a royal garden party with 8 , 000 members and an annual meeting at royal albert hall with the queen .\n\u201cthis year , the focus has mainly been celebrating with members and using the opportunity to promote wi for all women , \u201d she said .\non its official birthday on 16 september , the organisation will be holding around 600 separate parties throughout uk .\n\u201cwe are holding a \u2018big twitter stitch\u2019 , which is a digital craft celebration , where members will be stitching happy birthday messages from twitter onto a canvas , \u201d she said .\non 17 september the company will also present its biggest piece of research in the houses of parliament .\nfiander believes that the brand image has broadened , rather than changed over the years .\n\u201cthe very first women\u2019s institute focused on preserving food supplies during the war . thankfully , we don\u2019t need to worry about that in the uk anymore , \u201d she said .\n\u201cnowadays , health is a very big area of interest . our last couple of campaigns have aimed to improve the numbers of midwives and organ donors . so there are other issues we focus on . \u201d\ndespite the continued shift among brands towards mobile , the vast majority ( 71 % ) of digital marketers still see desktop websites \u2013 with the incentive of useful cookie data on consumers \u2013 as their top priority for customer experience , ahead of mobile sites ( 16 % ) and smartphone applications ( 10 % ) , according to a new study .\ncoca - cola has replaced urltoken with a new multimedia platform , coca - cola journey , which brings to life the company\u2019s newly - launched \u201cone brand\u201d strategy through a \u201cdigital magazine\u201d rather than a traditional website .\nsanctuary spa is launching its first brand campaign , putting five women aged 55 and over at its heart , in a bid to emotionally connect to the younger generation .\ncmos are seeking additional agencies to address challenges around using data and exploring new channels and devices as their confidence in managing the future of digital drops .\nfrom companies struggling with digital transformation to inflation weakening and email marketing click - through rates , here\u2019s all the stats you need to know this week .\njoin marketing week , the guardian\u2019s marketing director sonia sudhakar and itv consumer marketing director steve forde on thursday 12 july at 10am gmt for an exclusive video webinar on how they are meeting the challenge of increasing customer expectations .\ngood morning and welcome to marketing week\u2019s round - 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", "topic": 5}], "title": "chas a . stevens", "paragraphs": ["chas . a . stevens & company ( chicago , ill . ) archives .\nstevens operates 20 stevens stores in the chicago area as well as 5 chas stores , scaled - down versions of the larger stores , and 3 chas . a . stevens petites stores . in addition , it has a chas store in philadelphia .\nchas . a . stevens store records , part 1 [ manuscript ] , 1890 - 1959 .\nrelated materials at chicago history museum , research center , include charles a . stevens and company photograph collection ( 1989 . 0283 ) ; the chas . a . stevens & bros . photograph collection ( 2002 . 0225 ) ; the chas . a . stevens store records , part 2 ; and the ernest j . stevens papers .\nbut , whatever happened to the queen of them all : chas . a . stevens ? now , that was a store worth remembering .\nstevens began in 1886 as chas . a . stevens & bros . in dec . 1932 , charles a . stevens died . beginning in 1933 , the store was called chas . a . stevens & co . eventually it included a main store on state street in chicago plus other city and suburban stores . during the 1940s - 1960s , it was a fashion leader in women ' s clothing in chicago . stevens stores were sold and eventually liquidated in 1988 .\nthe east side of state street from randolph to madison , with ( left to right ) the columbus memorial building , chas . a . stevens , and wieboldt\u2019s .\ngift of chas . a . stevens stores ( 1989 . 0283 ) and gift of jeanne cameron in memory of anson w . anson ( 1990 . 0759 . 1 ) .\nchas . a . stevens co . , which operates 28 women ` s apparel stores in the chicago area , filed for bankruptcy reorganization wednesday with $ 22 . 5 million in trade debts .\nthe east side of state street from randolph to madison , with ( left to right ) the long - gone columbus memorial building , chas . a . stevens , and wieboldt ' s .\ncharles a . stevens & bros . to begin erection of 22 story structure at once .\nthe building is nineteen stories in height and the entire first seven floors , together with three basements , are occupied by chas . a . stevens & bros . the floors above the seventh are occupied principally by women\u2019s clubs , specialty shops and business lines catering to women\u2019s trade .\nedmondson , who joined stevens as executive vice president and general merchandise manager in 1982 , resigned earlier this month to pursue the leveraged buyout of the chain . he had been president of stevens since 1984 .\n` ` stevens is doing okay , and it ` ll do better operated in a more entrepreneurial way , ` ` crocker said in a telephone interview .\nrecords for chas . a . stevens department store ( chicago , ill . ) include company charter , minutes , notes for talks and lectures and misc . items , 1865 - 1979 . also included are the records of the american silk company that include their operating license and company minutes , 1902 - 1910 . collection includes oversize photocopies of clippings , many from a 1931 - 1932 scrapbook , about the stevens stores and other retailers of women ' s clothing in the chicago area .\nsome retail sources speculate that stevens ` biggest asset is the long - term leases it holds in many of the chicago area ` s most - desirable shopping centers . stevens stores range in size from 20 , 000 to 25 , 000 square feet .\nstevens filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization here , citing some $ 3 . 1 million in debts to its 20 largest creditors .\nsales at stevens were estimated at $ 70 million in 1985 , virtually unchanged from 1984 , with profits of less than $ 1 million .\ncrocker said the chain would continue to operate all 26 stores under the charles a . stevens name , with no changes in management . edmondson will continue as president , he said .\nan aggressive national expansion program , developed in 1987 , was scrapped for the remerchandising program when cash flow began to be a problem last fall , said a former stevens executive . when you ` re trying to conserve cash ,\nthe stevens building is located at nos . 17 - 25 north state street , between madison and washington streets , and extends through to wabash avenue , having a frontage on both streets .\nfounded in 1886 , stevens was the first store in the country to sell ready - made silk blouses and lingerie . in the 1960s , the retailer was the first in chicago to devote a floor to junior fashions , and boasts that ` ` many of today ` s women can recall buying their first mini - skirt at stevens . ` `\nin the 1986 leveraged buyout , edmondson and fellow investors borrowed against the company ` s worth to buy it from hartmarx , saddling stevens with heavy debts .\ncharles a . stevens , the 26 - store women ` s specialty retailer , has been sold by hartmarx corp . to a group of investors headed by the chain ` s president , john h . edmondson , the tribune learned thursday .\nin addition , the company owes $ 19 . 4 million to smaller trade and general creditors , said bill mcmahon , a manager in the chicago office of buccino & associates inc . , a financial consulting firm working with stevens on the reorganization .\nstevens holds an 11 percent share of the chicago market ( women who have shopped in the last 12 months ) , according to a shopper ` s survey conducted for the most recent chicago tribune retail strategies survey .\ncurrent owners of stevens , through cas holding co . , are general electric investment co . , 40 . 8 percent ; mckinley financial group , 13 . 4 percent ;\nlincoln village had a wieboldt ' s and a polk brothers store davidsins bakery . other stores .\ncharles a . stevens & bros . will begin at once the erection of a twenty - two story mercantile structure on the site of their present store at 17 - 25 north state street , extending from mandel bros new store to the columbus memorial building , through to wabash avenue .\nseigs was too small . they may be talking about lords in evanston . evanston was a mecca then branson ' s rothchilds wieboldt ' s fields baskins lords lyttons stevens sears small store wards catalog store kroc and brentanos woolworth kyesge neisners etc .\nadd your thoughts about any tweet with a reply . find a topic you\u2019re passionate about , and jump right in .\nthe financial package was arranged by the mckinley financial group , which is headed by douglas crocker . crocker said the chicago investment house , which is trying to diversify its predominantly real estate portfolio , has been working on the stevens deal since november .\na friend of mine just bought a clock that was supposed to have hung outside of weiboldts state st . does anyone know if and when that clock was sold ? how about a picture ? thank you\ni am not aware if the downtown store had a grocery in the basement ; i do know that it did have a budget store on the lower level . though i visited the store a number of times , i don ' t recall , nor do i have any evidence of a supermarket there . perhaps a chicagoan could clarify . bak\nunlike full - line retailers such as marshall field & co . and carson pirie scott & co . , which also sell home furnishings as well as men ` s and children ` s wear in all price ranges , stevens sells only higher - priced women ` s apparel .\ndid @ kelly _ clarkson have a stroke ? what doesn\u2019t kill you makes you stronger . . . but it might give you a droopy right eye .\nsix stories and basement store . the basement and the first six stories above ground will be occupied in their entirety by the business of charles a . stevens & bros , while the remaining twelve upper stories , each containing more than 10 , 000 square feet net rentable space , will be given over to the specialty shops , which will be reached by ten modern high speed elevators .\nin an effort to boost its market share , which had declined about 4 percentage points since 1984 , stevens radically remerchandised its stores this spring to appeal to career women interested in better and upper - priced clothing . all 20 of its larger chicago area stores were closed for two days in march to make the switch .\nmy friends and i loved that store [ so did my mother and her friends ] . seemed steven ' s always came through when i was in a pinch . a high school dance ? they would inevitably have the perfect dress . a new pair of shoes for easter ? great selection and a beautiful shoe salon . gift for mom ' s birthday ? you could find a bottle of a favorite perfume at an affordable price . it was a store beyond compare and if it were still here in la grange today , oakbrook would see lots less traffic , that ' s for sure .\nthe building will be nineteen stories above ground and three below , and will occupy 20 , 000 square feet of ground , whieh , on the basis of a value of $ 250 a square foot , represents a total value of $ 5 , 000 , 000 .\na unique feature will be a spacious arcade , \u201cstyle alley , \u201d extending through the entire block , with attractive show windows on side for the exclusive use of the shops above .\nare you familiar with a candy that they made called\nrose jellies\n. my mother and i thought they were such a wonderful treat ! i would love to know if i can buy them somewhere or is there a recipe book in the museum ? oh please !\nthe hip wiebolt ' s also had a section to buy cub scout uniforms and accessories .\nmy grandmother worked at a weiboldt ' s off broadway , between lawrence ave . and wilson .\n` ` we ` ve been hindered by the merchandise produced by the fashion industry , ` ` said john edmondson , stevens president and leader of the leveraged buyout that purchased the company from hartmarx corp . for $ 20 million in 1986 . ` ` the company isn ` t insolvent , but it is not able to meet its current obligations , ` ` he said .\ni ' m looking for a historical photo of the lakeview wieboldt ' s dept store . any chance you could tell me where i could order a print or drawing of the building ? thanks !\nthe store closings cost stevens $ 400 , 000 on top of $ 10 million in new merchandise ; more than $ 500 , 000 in writedowns on the old goods ; and $ 1 . 55 million on research , media and fixtures , said edmondson . those figures come atop the $ 5 million spent on store renovation and the $ 2 . 5 budgeted for renovations this year .\ni never remember a grocery store at the hip wieboldts or randhurst . . wish this site had some decent photos\ntwitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup . try again or visit twitter status for more information .\nwieboldt ' s at lincoln and belmont was a wonderful store . . . it was a great part of my childhood . my mom and brothers and sisters and grandma would go down when they had their side walk sale usually in june or july . i then worked there as a teenager in high school . . . some great memories .\nthe meadowdale wieboldt ' s was the best , and it was where my mom brought me to see santa . there were two outside displays and every christmas there would be a scene in one and santa in the other . great memories in the 60 ' s . my dad had a part - time job there clearing out the cash registers after closing and he brought me a couple of times . i had the run of the store , what a dream - come - true !\nthere was a hillman ' s in the basement . used to go there with my grandmother in the 60 ' s .\ni still have a $ 10 . 00 gift certificate from wieboldt ' s . my mom gave it to me years ago . she received it as a gift from a lady she worked with in montgomery wards keypunch . each time i come across it in the old file i can never quite toss it , like today . this time i decided to google wieboldt ' s\ni found a\nwom pum\ncoin in my old bungalow . anyone know what this is or how old it is ?\nthe fastest way to share someone else\u2019s tweet with your followers is with a retweet . tap the icon to send it instantly .\nthe decline in sales for retailers and manufacturers has been precipitous since last summer , according to a recent report by goldman , sachs & co . , a leading wall street investment firm . the industry ignored the fact that the population is aging , it charged .\nretail sources estimated that edmondson ` s group paid close to $ 20 million in a leveraged buyout of the marginally profitable chicago operation .\nwho was hillmen ' s grogery store own by . and what was the name of the grocery store in the basemant of sears at 63rd and halsted , could it have been hillmen ' s . wieboldt ' s at 63rd and green had a hillmen ' s in the basement which was only a block away from sears , two grocery store ' s with the same name only a block away .\nthe views expressed in this post are the author ' s own . want to post on patch ? register for a user account .\nwhen you see a tweet you love , tap the heart \u2014 it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love .\ni was lucky to buy 1 of the ribbon bow machines from the gift wrapping dept . still works great ! mary from gift wrapping taught me how to use it ! ! another great memory are the movie they filmed at the store after hours . cant remember the movies but i do remember how they would come in and change the 1st floor elevator into a bank teller window . or the fashion shows the vendors would do for the upcoming fashion season . oh my the toy dept was wonderful too thanks for this website . it brings back such great memories . you are right - service at that time was service . very different nowadays . does anyone remember the fabulous antique button store in the upper floor of the stevens building . spent many a lunch time in there ! ! ! !\nyes there was a wieboldts at stratford square mall in bloomingdale . bought a christmas tree their . suddenly all the merchandise was disappearing . i knew something was wrong . they never gave me their credit card until they were gonna go out of business . used it once .\nmy father was president of weibolts in the 1955 - 1965 . i remember doing the grocery shopping for my mother in the oak park store . i remember shopping in the store and getting a discount . my family had a wonderful life in chicago because of weibolts . monica\ni worked at the milwaukee ave store when i was in high school 1971 - - and thru college and it was a second job after college . . . after they closed the milwaukee ave store i was transferred to the state street store . . . . . that was a very fun time in my life i worked stock and on the docks and distributing the goods to the various dept ' s . . . . i remember that in the beginning of each year we would have to do inventory and that was a big job to do over the weekend esp at the state street store , working thru the night . but that was a nice check for a high school / college job . . . also there was a grocery store in the milwaukee ave store off paulina entrance , i want to say it was named hillmen ' s ? ?\na feature of the building is the main floor arcade running through from state street to wabash avenue , making a covered thoroughfare through the center of the busiest block in chicago . this arcade is lined on both sides by show windows , which are used by the occupants of the shops .\nthe suburban stores apparently all had supermarkets in the late 1950s ( source : billboard , 1958 ) . did the downtown flagship have a supermarket ?\nernst johann lehmann was the founder of the fair department store in downtown chicago . the store was eventually purchased by montgomery ward , which gave that chicago - based chain store an outlet on state street . before that , it was a part ( since 1925 ) of the kresge chain of department stores which had affiliates in newark , nj and washington , dc . ( note that these were complete department stores , not the kresge ' s many of us remember . i plan to add the fair to the exhibits in the department store museum when i can . if you have any access to the historical chicago tribune , such as through proquest historical newspapers from your library , you can do a search and learn a lot more . or , a simple google search for\ne . j . lehmann\nwill turn up a great deal of information . the fair store was a famous piece of chicago - style commercial architecture , which was first brutalized with a new front in the 1960s , and finally demolished , only to be replaced with something which can only be described as a detriment to state street . i am sure it was\nthe fair\nyour mom talked about . bruce\nhow sad . and yet how wonderful that we had our beloved steven ' s right here in la grange , if only for a little while .\nthe evanston store was at the northeast corner of oak street and church street . they had a parking lot / garage on the west side of oak street\ni know i ' m in slightly the wrong place but my lateral thinking isn ' t at best just now and anyway someone out there might just know the answer to my question . in the 1960s ( and before ) ( and for a while after ) there was a sheet music / record store on wabash avenue where one could go to listen to records in booths . anyone know the name of it ? it was a famous chicago music publisher i think .\ni worked at the evanston store in the summer of l955 when i was 15 . during the week i worked in the men ' s department for a manager named mr . maybee . on fridays and saturdays he would have me work in one of the square counter arrangements they would set up going all up and down the main aisles . there was a grocery store , and they would put out sausage , deli meats and cheeses in one of the squares and give me a scale and a knife for slicing . taking the bus home on those hot summer days i reeked of garlic , other spices from the various sausages and meats . even my hair would have those fragrances . there were many nice people working there . they had a great yard goods department on an upper floor , and i used my discount to buy some lovely fabrics from which my mom made my school clothes for the next school year . i remember a girl named mimi swanson who told me about a new singer she was nuts about . . . . . . . . . . elvis presley . . . . . . . . . . that was the first time i heard of him . i remember two boys who worked in the grocery store bob and bert . . . . . . . . . they flirted with all of us girls , and it was just a very special , fun time in a beautiful store .\ndoes anyone remember the hot fudge sundaes in the travertine room ? the hot fudge sauce was served in a silver pitcher to keep it hot . what luxury !\ni was a member of wieboldt\u2019s \u201cyouth board\u201d , back in 1975 . this was at the hip , and was run by a fabulous woman named romi reingruber . i also worked at that same store in 1976 , when i turned 16 . i worked in the card department . we also sold pet rocks ( remember those ? ) and some of the very first calculators . whenever anybody sold a calculator ( they were very expensive at that time ) , we\u2019d celebrate ! ! !\n@ anita , the lincoln village wieboldt ' s was a small soft - goods only store which was originally mandel bros . that wieboldt ' s bought in 1960 along with their state street flagship . i ' ve seen in their ads in the chicago tribune that the state street wieboldt ' s did not have a grocery department .\nmy first job was at the wieboldt ' s store at the hip . i worked on the 3rd floor in the s & h department . what a great memory !\nduring the early 1950 ' s they sponsored a radio program called the cinnamon bear at christmas time . the cinnamon bear appeared in their stores and gave out coloring books .\ni thought there was a wieboldt ' s at stratford square mall in the late 70s or early 1980s . wikipedia ( faint ammunition ) seems to back me up on this .\ni worked at the evanston wieboldt ' s store in my sophmore year ( 1967 ) in the first - floor stationery department and later graduated to the records / books department . it was the first job for a whole after - school busload of girls from st . scholastica high school on ridge blvd . in chicago . we infiltrated all the departments and felt so very grown - up . there was a restaurant on the first floor , next to the cigarette / cigar counter near the entrance . cigarettes and cokes on our break ! wieboldt ' s had a great employee benefit called ed paid . you received a non - immediate 20 % off every purchase ( even candy from the candy counter ) . the ed paid receipts would go the the head cashier at the end of the night . the weekly 20 % discount would be tallied and given to you in a cash envelope on saturday , along with a paycheck in cash money . we girls just naturally spent our pay and ed paid money back into wieboldt ' s . ingenious on their part !\ni met my husband at lakeview wieboldt ' s . i worked across the street at lakeview bank and one day i strolled through wieboldts on my lunch break and , there he was behind the jewelry counter . that was almost 30 years ago . wieboldt ' s was such a wonderful store , it was a very sad day for me when they closed !\ni found a wiebolts gift box in my mothers old home 20 1 / 2 x 13 it is still folded flat and never used . great condition . is it worth anything ?\ni ' m trying to find contact information for a former employee from the 70 ' s in chicago . romi reingruber . not exactly sure if the spelling is correct . she would be aprx . in her mid 80 ' s by now . if anyone might have a contact or have any clues , they would be greatly appreciated ! ! i ' ve spent hours trying to use the internet , but i have such limited information to start with i ' m at a loss . any help is appreciated ! ! thank you ! grantdrager @ urltoken\nmy parents would buy my sister ' s and i a treat that was sold here and later at marshall field ' s . it was found in the candy department . it was not chocolate or hard . it was crunchy and almost similar to a rice krispies treat , but not . last time i tasted one was over 30 years ago . when wieboldt ' s went out of business , my dad would buy the treat in a box . the box was about 1 . 5\nthick and about 1 ' \u00d71 ' . the top was yellow with a man on it making the treat . the bottom was white . i don ' t recall the name of the company or the name of the treat . can anyone help me\nmy name is james j . wieboldt . i once visited the store and had lunch there . i had a\nwieboldt ' s open faced sandwich\nwhich was great . i paid for it with my wieboldt ' s credit card . the cashier could not believe it and i had to show her my drivers license . i also bought clothing with the wieboldt ' s label . my son ' s name is william a . wieboldt - same as the founder of this store . it is realy something to see your name up on a store like that .\ni enjoyed reading all the comments . today i had a consignor bring in a box of silk scarves from marshall fields and wiebolts . i immediately called my mom , who used to work at carson ' s , to ask if she remembered wiebolts . of course she told me that they had just gone out of business 5 or 6 years ago . lol apparently , you could buy a silk scarf for 19 cents back in the day . some of the larger scarves from marshall fields were $ 2 . 75 similar style from wiebolts were $ 2 . 00 .\na few posts back someone asked about a department store in evanston owned by\ntwo jewish brothers\n. i recall selig brothers , a menswear shop on the 1700 block of sherman avenue in the 50 ' s and 60 ' s . i am happy to find this blog . i was general manager for bramson inc . and worked in the evanston , oak park , woodfield , and michigan avenue stores from my high school days in 1966 through their eventual closing in 1977 . i have collected ads , catalogs and other bramson memorabilia over the years . mike warmington , now in sea bright , nj\ndoes anyone remember the store at jefferson square mall in joliet , il . my mom worked there when i was a kid . i trying to research that particular store . . . to no avail .\nlike many others on this blog , i also had my first job at weibolt ' s when i was a young teen - ager . i worked at the evanston store . it was a holiday job , and my one claim to fame was ringing up a $ 101 sale when the total actually should have been $ 100 . i keyed in one of the prices incorrectly ( this was back in the days before scanners ) . that brought out my direct boss , the department manager , the floor manager and even one of the top managers down to take a look while they figured out how to correct that measly one dollar mistake . talk about feeling as though i wanted to sink through the floor ! otherwise , i shopped their often , collected my s & h green stamps and even redeemed them for stuff .\nwonderful memories , i worked at the state st store the last five years befor they closed . i met a lot of great people there , i started as a clerk in the buyers office on the 10th . floor and was promoted after one year to assistant buyer for bed linens . i was wondering if you ever heard of a\nlehman\ndepartment store in the chicago , il downtown area . i believe it would hae been there in the 1920 - 1930 ' s . i ' m not sure , my mother told me she went downtown to\nlehmans department store to pay a bill for my grandmother and the clerk asked her if she was related to the\nlehman\nowners of the store . my mother said no . . the name could also be spelled with ( 2 ) n ' s !\nborn in 1958 into an american family with deep polish roots , i was encouraged at an early age to take education wherever i could get it . i was taken across the country as a child , by my first - generation american parents , to see the wonders of our continent , and several world ' s fairs which my parents felt would be educational and fun for our family . all of these things have affected my life in so many ways since then . i achieved a couple of degrees in architecture , and attained licensure in 1990 . my specialty in the field is creative design , for which i have received a number of awards and accolades . i am happily married for the second time . i experienced the sadness and pain of being a widower after my first wife passed away suddenly in 1996 . i would not be telling the truth if i did not mention how central my roman catholic faith was in negotiating such a difficult time . it still is , in fact . i work for fieldstone a & e and , my free time is spent , learning , researching , writing , cooking , traveling , taking photographs , ballroom dancing , and enjoying my relationship with my wife and family with whom i am extraordinarily close .\nedmondson couldn ` t be reached for comment , and hartmarx declined to say anything until later in the day . crocker said a ` ` short , curt ` ` news release would be released later thursday .\nof all the stores that are now gone this was my absolute favorite . i bought the most beautiful clothes there when i was a young woman . and they had\nlay - away\n! ! !\ni do remember a wieboldt ' s in park forest plaza . am i correct ? somewhat later it was demolished about 1972 . a resturant named the\npickle jar\nwas at the east end of the building . it had been adjoined next to the\nplaza grill\nkiddy - corner to the main clock tower which also is no longer there . . could somebody help me out with my memory of this ?\nthe ford city store had a grocery when i worked there 1968 , they would hold my groceries in the cooler until i got off work . i did the wigs and hairpieces there and at harlem and irving .\ni never heard of wieboldt until i found an old war - time newsletter wieboldt window vol . xxvi no 8 chicago , ill . ma , 1948 in a box i bought at an estate sale . interesting .\ni remember the wieboldts at the hip quite well . s & h green stamps redemption was on the 2nd floor at the north end , and you could walk thru the store , out to the south end onto a parking lot which was above all of the stores in that part of the plaza . the ramp up and down was a little scary , especially when we drove those big land barges in the 60s and 70s !\n` ` they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time , ` ` said a leading chicago retail executive . ` ` everybody ` s really been hurt , but they had no where to turn . ` `\ni remember my mother buying my long length winter coat at gilmore ' s in oak park back in the day . i loved that coat ! funny how you remember certain clothes when you had when you were a kid . . . i remember the wieboldt ' s in yorktowne and they had a very high quality of clothing back in those days . as many of the department stores did back them . not like the garbage you get now .\ni ' m sure the wieboldt ' s store in evanston , illinois was there long past 1950 . we didn ' t move to evanston until 1950 and i used to go there on the bus when i was a teenager !\nanonymous commented above about not remembering a grocery store at the hip wieboldt ' s . yes , it most definitely did have a grocery store , on the first floor , towards the north end of the building . regarding randhurst , the mall had three anchors when it opened - carson ' s , wieboldt ' s and montgomery ward ' s . when wieboldt ' s closed , carson ' s moved from their original location to the wieboldt ' s store .\ni grew up in chicago and lived there from my birth in 1946 until 2008 and am most familiar with the wieboldt ' s stores in downtown chicago and in lakeview at school street , ashland and lincoln avenues north of belmont which was walking distance from where we lived . the lakeview store had a grocery department including fresh produce which faced onto lincoln ave . at the south end of the store . i don ' t remember a grocery in the downtown store .\nthe on - line museum of north america ' s independent department stores . the museum holds all sorts of information about classic department stores which either no longer exist , or are changed beyond recognition . a few of them are still with us , and provide an interesting connection to north america ' s retail past . the others are presented so that they may be properly remembered as a tangible part of the lives of their customers , shopping destinations where memories were often made .\nbruce , i think that wabash music store was the famous lyon and healy ' s who crafted and sold orchestral harps among other things . but more to the point , as a child i went downtown with my mom to buy clothes at mandel bros , where my grandmother worked in boys clothing ( i know , i know . . . it ' s like the hunter on safari who one night shot a lion in his pajamas . ) then we ' d all go for lunch at field ' s or carson ' s . years later , while in college , i worked for wieboldt ' s in the same building on state street as an elevator operator and , later , the starter . those were real operator - elevators with dead - man switch controls , fold - down seats and no inner doors or gates on the cars . one time , the story goes , a small boy fell forward , slipped between the elevator and the outer door and fell to the bottom of the shaft . he survived with minor injuries - a very lucky boy . that was before my time , and my grandmother is not around to confirm or deny . i ' m not sure what business ( es ) occupy the building today but , at a time when field ' s is macy ' s and carson pirie scott is a target , of all things , i feel like it doesn ' t really matter that much .\napparel sales around the country have been in a tailspin since last summer as consumers resisted what many called clothing ` s ` ` sameness , ` ` price increases of up to 20 percent on many designer labels and the mini - skirt .\nwe lived in palatine in the 70 ' s and i remember the\nwonderful\ncream puffs they made in their bakery at randhurst . does anyone have a clue how i can find the recipe ? carol in harrisburg pa csb1941 @ urltoken\ni worked at the wieboldts store at 1 n . state street in chicago back in 1983 - 1984 . it was a great experience , my first job that i got on my own without my dad ' s assistance ! i was happy to be part of the last of the glory days of state street ! i started in the bargain basement where pants were 1 . 97 a pair , and then moved up to the wabash ave side in the men ' s department selling lee , levi ' s and dungaree pants . christmas was still magical back then and most stores didn ' t unveil their windows until the day after thanksgiving ! - that ' s a long lost tradition ! we had a decent toy department , although it was waning from the heydays of the 30 ' s through the 60 ' s . people ' s tastes changed . . . . the candy department in the middle of the second floor was still decent , and they did have great prices ! alas , all good things come to a bungled end . . . . how come this store could survive the depression , but not the stupid 1980 ' s ? bad management should have been fired and the store could have survived ! james m .\nit will be one of the most modern business structures in chicago and it will be unique in that it also will become the home of a large number of retail shops , designed to give every advantage in the way of exclusive and attractive surroundings .\ni too worked at the evanston store in the late 1960 ' s as a evanston high school student . the store manager ' s name was george burns and his assistant store manager was robert\nbob\ntoehnies . the earlier posts about this fabulous store are all true and bring a smile to my face . there was a nice mixture of elder salespeople and students from several area high schools that would work part - time evenings and weekends . we wore suit and ties and learned the world of retail commerce . the 20 % discount was handy for buying clothes , and they carried good brands . they had and sold most everything from groceries to having an optometrist in one of the\nlicensed\n. departments . many of us got to be good friends and socialized on our own time .\nchocolate , dark chocolate with thick raspberry syrup in the middle . my mom was a checker - cashier at the wieboldt ' s store at milwaukee and paulina . in those days ( 1950 ' s ) most ladies did not drive . she would walk about 6 blocks to work with me in tow . i used to stay at my aunt genevieve ' s house right on ashland ave . less than a block away from wieboldt ' s . my mom would pick me up after work and had either a lemon merengue pie or some scrumptious dark chocolate candies that were filled with a thick raspberry syrup . i ' ve looked and tried candies from many places but have never been able to find anything that tasted that good . ah , memories are our secret treasures . . . we can ' t go back , but we can remember . . . the good ole days . if anyone remembers the name of those candies , or better yet , where i can get them , i would be forever grateful . the candy counter was just outside the grocery department .\nno worries . . . is the shop you are speaking of rose records ? i used to buy classical music there when visiting chicago ; they had a good selection on an upper floor , as well as one of my favorites , gramophone magazine from the uk . bruce\nhello , my mother recently passed away and in cleaning out her house i found a river city bowl in a wieboldt ' s box . having never heard of it , i looked it up and found this site . if anyone would like to have it , it is 9 1 / 2 inch square and in very nice condition . i don ' t know if it has any value , but before i dispose of it , i thought i would ask . if you are interested , you can reach me at lindash2317 @ yahoo . com .\ni have a picture of my mother cutting the grand opening ribbon of the harlem and irving store when she was about 7 y . o . she was the daughter of williams brother elmer wieboldt . that is about all i know . the family was not close as i remember .\nlike most commentors i got my first job as a stock boy at the\ndowntown\nstore\n, 1 no . sate st . , in 1962 , taking the\nl\nand getting off at the\nstate st . station\nlocated at the basement door of weiboldt ' s . i started during my sophomore of h . s in the shipping and receiving department on the 13th floor under the supervision of mr . thomas . he was a wonderful guy and took in many youngsters giving them a positive start in the work field . i have nothing but fond memories of gaining my financial independence for $ 1 . 25 an hr . it enabled me to buy my first car and i ' ve been making car payments ever since , thanks , mr . thomas . ( i really mean that , thanks mr . thomas wherever you are )\ni was on the junior fashion board of models at ford city back in 1973 . it was a treat to go to the finishing school there , and do modeling for the stores . does anyone reading this blog remember who ran the board at that time ? i would love to remember .\nrecently , however , it has concentrated on selling apparel and accessories to working women , a move seen as critical in differentiating it from department stores like marshall field & co . and carson pirie scott & co . , as well as from specialty retailers like lord & taylor and neiman - marcus .\nhi baker ' s daughter ! i loved your father ' s marble pound cake . i shopped at the weiboldts on milwaukee ave in the 60 ' s with my mother . i was a little girl i remember going there and the pound cake was sold by the pound and it was cut from large loaves . i remember the man cutting the loaf , he had dark hair and wore white shirt and pants . would love the recipe if you are so inclined and would gladly pay for the copy . one of my favorite childhood treats . you grew up in a great baker ' s family !\nwhat exactly happened to bring down wieboldt ' s ? i remember it vaguely from my childhood ; it seemed to just fade away and leave a lot of stores sitting empty for years . somebody on another site claimed that the acquisition of the mandel bros . store broke them financially ; is that true ?\nwe ' ll be out of town for our 7 / 23 purple carrot delivery ( vegan menu fox ) . three dinners for four people . they ' ll let us redirect to a different address . want to try it out ? the 7 / 23 box includes : 1 . cherry . . .\nnow , for the old timers who worked at mandel brothers , i worked as a stock boy , in 1955 at the age of 15 . the best thing was the christmas window at the corner of state and madison . how we loved walking state st . just viewing the windows . those were the days\ni thought that there was a department store owned by two jewish brothers in evanston ; i cannot recall the name ; if anyone could help me remember , i would appreciate it . roger plafkin plafkin farms - view on urltoken and urltoken 2150 buttrick ada , michigan 49301 1 - 616 - 676 - 0590 plafkin @ urltoken\ni sure loved the river forest , il wieboldt ' s christmas windows back in the 1950 ' s & 1960 ' s . in 1978 when i got married i purchased 3 sets of percale sheets from them . the top sheets & pillowcases are still in great shape . wish things would last that long now a days .\nwould anyone know where i can get information about a w south side wiebolt ' s robbery , sometime between late 1936 and 1938 . . . my grandfather was involved and shot and killed for his trouble . . i have heard many variations on this story over the years and would like to know the real story . .\nhow come this store could survive the depression , but not the stupid 1980 ' s ?\njames , they did not have the corporate raiders back then . but i remember that store at harlem iriving plaza ( the hip ) . when i was growing up my family and i went there a lot . i also remember the state street store . after awhile , the hip became an indoor mall . the store is now a carson pirie scott . wiebold ' ts went out of business when i was about 18 or 19 y / o . around 1985 or so , wieboldt ' s began selling junk merchandise that you would then find at kmart . then they closed all of their stores except for yorktown , the hip , and a couple of others . they of course said it was the big reorganization . brand names came back and wieboldt ' s assured us improvements were coming . but in reality they were just selling off what they had left in the warehouse . the third floor of the hip store was vacated , except for the credit office . the dupage sheriff seized the yorktown store . wieboldt ' s didn ' t make it to the 1987 christmas season . in fact the hip store became an outlet to sell seasonal goods . i remember a sign saying ,\nwe are no longer wieboldt ' s\n.\na friend gave me an oval sign ( cream background with gold edging and television in gold lettering . the sign has 2 hooks on the top and is about 47\nlong and 15 . 5\nhigh . she told me it came to her through her uncle who worked at weibolts and said it came from the tv department . she did not know which location or when the sign was removed and came into his possession . it is made of wood and for some reason i look at it and think 60 ' s . does anyone know anything about such a sign ? even better perhaps there are pictures ? would appreciate any help in getting the full story . thanks\ni grew up in berwyn and my mom used to take me shopping at wieboldt ' s in river forest . they had a hillman ' s grocery store that , if i remember correctly , was the first part of the store we entered from the parking lot . it was kitty - corner from marshall field ' s on lake and harlem .\nhi bak , i just found your website as i am preparing for a lecture i will be giving ,\nmannequin mystique ,\non feb 12 , 2012 at the university of chicago . one of the images i am using is of an ad featuring w . a . wieboldt & co from 1923 . it is actually promoting window display :\ncolorlighted using x - ray jove reflectors , color - ray portable window flood lights & spot light for each figure\ndated 1923 . i am excited to find your website . i have been researching the history of mannequins since 1978 . i can ' t wait to study your website . thanks for your contribution in this area ! marsha bentley hale\ni worked at weiboldts from about 1965 until 1974 when my first child was born . i was at the state st . store and worked as a buyer of handbags and small leather goods . i would love to hear from anyone that was there during that time . i have recently been trying to get information regarding the pension plan . i know that it is being maintained by an agency that handles businesses that have gone under . does anyone know how long the vesting period was for employees ? i think that i may have missed it by a year ( 9 instead of 10 years ) but would like to find out for sure . i can be reached at bjmorphy @ aol . com .\nmy wife and i met at wieboldts in ford city . she worked in toys and i started in stock . we met in 1979 , we were married in 1983 . she worked there until our daughter was born in 1984 . i stayed until they closed . i worked my last 8 year there on the dock , and was the maintenance depth supervisor until wieboldts farmed out the janitorial dept . to a private company . i have many memories of the store . we were all like a family . mr bloch , steve greenwood , douglas leach . peggy and juanita in the office . forth lewis in toys , paul harmon on the dock . does anyone have any pictures of wieboldts or any stories . ?\ni don ' t really remember a wiebolt ' s in lincoln village because i didn ' t really go there at that time , but the address you give for lincoln village is not correct . lincoln village is on lincoln avenue between peterson and devon at 6103 n lincoln ave in lincolnwood . 4041 n milwaukee ave is in chicago at milwaukee , irving park rd and cicero .\nwieboldt ' s did have hillman ' s as a grocery store , but it also had their own bakery with items made fresh daily . my dad was the baker . the first bakery was at milwaukee and paulina until the late 60 ' s early 70 ' s . then it moved to oak park and finally ended up at state steet until mid to late seventies when it closed . he went to work at the warehouse in desplaines on wieboldt drive after the bakery closed . at state street the bakery counter was in the bargain basement and baked goods were sent down from the bake shop which was up on the 13th or 14th floors . my dad worked monday thru saturday and would bring home freshly baked coffee cakes to have with his sunday morning coffee . a special treat was the pound cake , the loaves were about 7 inches wide and about a 18 in long . they were the best , especially the marble ones ! a few years after he retired , my dad became ill and had visiting nurses come in to take care and check up on him . one of the nurses , looked very familiar to him . after talking about where he worked , and the nurse worked , the two discovered they both worked at state street at the same time . she was the bakery counter girl and that ' s where they knew each other from . they talked about the\nold days\nand it cheered my dad up ! my dad worked for wielboldt ' s for 46 years and retired just before things got bad ."]}
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sdi outputs on the camera ' s rear panel .\n@ slowmohighspeed were very happy to take delivery last month for more two units of the new even brighter icarus led beam light from @ timpact . @ slowmohighspeed uses these lights for many applications including a recent ballistic gel trial , shot at ultra high speed @ photron _ hsv . urltoken\nfactors to consider when purchasing a high - speed camera by photron usa , inc . you have determined that your company or educational institution has a requirement for one or more high - speed video cameras . you have looked on the internet and found a number of companies . . .\nwhen you click\nsend request\n, we will record and send your personal contact information to photron usa inc . by email so they may respond directly . you also agree that photonics media may contact you with information related to this inquiry , and that you have read and accept our\nvarious applications require simultaneous recording from multiple camera heads or for cameras to be located in hazardous or space limited locations . photron offers unique high - speed imaging systems that allow multiple camera heads to be controlled from a single control module , providing a cost - effective solution to unique imaging applications .\nwhat does a robber fly detect when it hunts prey against the sky ? here ! looking thru their corneas , with high speed cameras , at hight magnification , outside our dept . wishing for better weather tomorrow ! @ photron _ hsv # worldrobberflyday # science # cool # newrig # improv urltoken\nfastcam mini cx : photron is very pleased to announce the upcoming release of our new fastcam mini cx high - speed camera . ideally suited for both on - board and off - board vehicle safety testing , the mini cx delivers an exceptional combination of resolution , frame rate , . . .\nin fluid dynamics , high - speed imaging provides an indispensable tool to measure and to visualize the complex behavior of liquids , gases and plasmas in motion . photron high - speed cameras have been designed to meet the requirements of specialized imaging techniques employed in fluid dynamics including particle image velocimetry ( piv ) , laser induced fluorescence\nthe photron fastcam 1024 pci is the world ' s first pc based mega pixel @ 1 , 000 fps high speed camera is perfect for high speed piv and dic applications . utilizing the same super sensitive cmos sensor used in the emmy award\u2122 winning ultima apx and ultima apx - rs cameras , the 1024 pci offers true 10 b . . . read more\neu gdpr compliance - this site uses cookies : we use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . if you continue without changing your setting , we will assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the photron website . however , if you would like to , you can change your cookie setting at any time . find out more .\nsan diego , april 25 , 2011 \u2014 photron inc . has added a device controller software development kit ( sdk ) for both matlab and national instruments\u2019 labview to the fastcam viewer ( pfv ) software package . the pfv functionality integrates control of the company\u2019s extensive range of high - speed cameras with customers\u2019 existing matlab and labview functionality , enabling seamless high - speed image acquisition and download .\nphotron specializes in r & d and manufacture of high quality light sources , graphite tubes and accessories . our single - element & multi - element hcls , d2 lamps , application source lamps , super lamps , tungsten lamps are compatible with varian , gbc scientific , agilent , perkin elmer , shimadzu , thermo fisher , unicam , analytik jena and many other aas , uv - vis , hplc instruments .\nin 1998 , mec incorporated and changed its name to motion engineering company , inc . in 2001 , mec became a distributor for photron usa\u2019s high speed camera line . in 2004 , mec became a distributor for fastec imaging high speed camera line . in 2012 , mec became a distributor for aos technologies promon process monitoring systems . in 2013 , mec became a distributor for monitoring technology\u2019s 20 / 20cam .\nthe photron fastcam 1024 pci is the world ' s first pc based mega pixel @ 1 , 000 fps high speed camera is perfect for high speed piv and dic applications . utilizing the same super sensitive cmos sensor used in the emmy award\u2122 winning ultima apx and ultima apx - rs cameras , the 1024 pci offers true 10 bit images all the way to a top speed in excess of 100 , 000 fps .\nphotron ltd provided an excellent product ( fastcam sa - z 2100k ) and outstanding technical support for our research group ( led by professor peter d lee at the research complex at harwell and university college london ) . our group is a core team of the epsrc manufacturing hub in manufacture using advanced powder processes ( mapp ) urltoken . our aim is to gain new insight into powder based processes , such as laser additive manufacturing ( lam ) , using high - speed imaging .\nthis year at photonics west , andrew bridges with photron focused on his company ' s line of miniature high - speed cameras . watch the video for information on their low - cost mini ux series , the mini ax series which is the industry ' s most light - sensitive high - speed camera , and the mini wx series - a 4mp camera capable of 1000 fps at full resolution . watch the video to learn more , and to see a demo real of some of their cameras in action .\nphotron respects and values the environment where everyone involved can grow as an individual brushing up one ' s heart and skills . we embrace the ideal of being tied with all people around by trust , and will strive to attain customer satisfaction with our efforts that exceed customers ' expectations . and , in order to maintain favorable relationship with customers based on trust , we will do our best to perform our role taking full responsibility , without betraying , deceiving or giving up , to prove ourselves useful to and welcomed by society .\nwe at photron , as a manufacturer , will continue to plan and develop new technologies and products directly related to imaging . however narrow and steep the road may be , as long as we know it is useful to society , we will pursue it deeply to the very end where no others would possibly follow . we take pride in our being creative without ever imitating others . we listen to customers to find out what they need , and based on the information obtained there , will always try , without hesitation , to open up new markets challenging requirement for new technologies . with all these as corporate assets to inherit , we will make ourselves a company that continues to focus its efforts on imaging .\nwe use two synchronized photron sa2 cameras to record predatory flights , which last as little as \u00bc of a second . in the field the temperatures reach 35 degrees ( celsius ) with 98 % humidity and the animals are free to fly away at any point . it is challenging and intensive work but we found the reliability of the hardware under such conditions to be outstanding . we are also time limited , and features that have increased the number of successful trials recorded include being able to use any of our lenses and recording at low light by using an ir light ( which is detected by the camera sensor but not by the animals ) . the ease of use means that anyone in our team can set them up quickly . crucially , we found the software to be very flexible , intuitive and always reliable , with functions that greatly improved our efficiency .\nsmall yet powerful , the fastcam mini series of high - speed cameras is redefining what users should expect from their cameras . all models are engineered for reliable operation under high - g loads , making them ideally suited for automotive and military applications .\nthe fastcam series of high - speed cameras provide a range of high performance features in a stand - alone configuration . some cameras in the series offer an optional sealed body designed with heat - pipe technology which provides a thermally stable and reliable high - speed imaging system suitable for use in the most challenging environments .\nthe ultra - high speed fastcam sa - z provides megapixel image resolution at frame rates up to 21 , 000 frames per second ( fps ) from its highly light sensitive image sensor ( monochrome iso 50 , 000 ) with 12 - bit dynamic range delivering the ultimate imaging performance . the fastcam sa - z provides frame rates greater than 2 million fps at reduced image resolution and shutter speeds as short as 159 nanoseconds ( export restrictions may apply ) .\nan innovative camera body design exploiting heat - 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planning , developing , manufacturing and selling products and supporting customers . we will try our best to improve the product and service quality in all respects to continue to offer security and solutions as a service - minded company that can be relied upon in case of need .\nprior to forming motion engineering consultants ( mec ) in december of 1986 , ron jones sold high - speed video systems for eastman kodak\u2019s motion analysis services division ( masd ) . after purchasing one of the high - speed kodak systems himself , ron began to provide an on - site consulting service to clients not yet in the market , or having the budget , to make a purchase . as the prices began to come down , mec transitioned into more of a sales organization , as well as continuing to provide the on - site consulting services . in an effort to provide additional services to a growing customer base , ron purchased several additional cameras to use for rentals . this became a great opportunity to provide customers hands - on use when challenged with a limited budget , or having a one - time need . the rental program has proven to be a great sales tool and has provided a respectable revenue stream .\nmec\u2019s operating philosophy is based on always respecting the relationships they have with their customers and vendors . doing what is best for the customer will always pay dividends of loyalty in the long run . by respecting their vendors , they are able to leverage their relationships in a positive way to gain greater access to technical knowledge and support , as well as to obtain competitive pricing .\nmec has been successful in developing high name recognition in the midwest . without question , they stand firmly behind what they have sold and will do whatever it takes to resolve any technical or support concerns .\nif you are interested in high speed imaging , call 1 - 800 - 447 - 7291 for more information .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n1999 . 09 . named\nthe most technologically advanced in venture companies\nthe second time .\n2000 . 06 . named one of the most\npromising fast venture companies\nby kyunggi - 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speed camera control and slow - motion video replay . the new intuitive user interface provides easy . . .\nsa - z , features 21 , 000 fps at megapixel resolution and more than 2 million fps at reduced resolution , making it possible to view . . .\ninc . provides synchronization of the company\u2019s high - speed cameras with the ni usb - 6251 bnc data acquisition module from national . . .\n( pfv ) software package . pfv functionality integrates control of the . . .\ninc . offers users 7500 frames per second ( fps ) at 1024 \u00d7 1000 - pixel resolution . based on proprietary high - speed video technology , the camera features . . .\nthe fastcam - x 1024 pci is a pc - based , high - speed video imaging system that offers megapixel resolution at up to 1000 fps , a 10 - bit cmos sensor with 17 - \u00b5m square pixels and an electronic shutter that . . .\n\u00a92018 photonics media , 100 west st . , pittsfield , ma , 01201 usa ,\nx we deliver \u2013 right to your inbox . subscribe free to our newsletters .\nwe use cookies to improve user experience and analyze our website traffic as stated in our privacy policy . by using this website , you agree to the use of cookies unless you have disabled them .\nthe company offers advanced software functionality for high - speed camera control and slow motion video replay .\nthe software\u2019s intuitive user interface provides easy access to integrate complex functionality with the camera\u2019s ability to capture , replay and produce high - speed image sequences in industry - standard file formats , including avi ( windows video ) , mov ( apple quicktime video ) , tiff ( 8 - or 26 - bit file formats ) , jpeg , bmp , png ( portable network graphics ) , raw and raww ( native camera file formats ) .\nbrowse cameras & imaging , lasers , optical components , test & measurement , and more .\nin stabilizing the line of sight , authors peter j . kennedy and rhonda l . kennedy provide a . . .\nhigh - speed imaging is applied to materials testing in order to measure the physical and mechanical properties of different materials or components . typical testing methods include : tensile testing , drop testing , compression , deformation , crush resistance , delamination and many more .\nhigh - speed camera analysis is utilized to understand and characterize events in interior , intermediate and terminal ballistics research . when studying projectile launch and inflight behavior , blast protection and personal armor development , high - speed imaging plays a vital role .\ndriven by the requirements of increased efficiency and environmental protection , high - speed imaging has become a key technology in the development of cleaner and more effective combustion processes . due to the complex and turbulent nature of combustion events , high - speed cameras play a vital role in both qualitative and quantitative analysis .\nhigh - speed image analysis is now an essential component of automotive safety testing . high - speed cameras are utilized within both on - board and off - board testing in a wide variety of tests including frontal and rear - end impacts , side impacts , roll - over tests , sled tests , airbag and seatbelt testing and more .\nnew product design and development is a crucial factor in the success of any organization . the utilization of new and innovative materials and processes requires a complete understanding of events that are too fast for the eye to see . high - speed imaging allows engineers and scientists to visualize , measure and characterize complex industrial processes and experimental scientific research .\nbacklight and shadowgraphy are widely used imaging techniques . under the correct conditions , these techniques can provide high contrast images of objects particularly in fluid dynamics imaging .\nthe sort pulse widths , narrow spectral range and high light intensity offered by laser light sources provides the opportunity for unique imaging techniques when combined with high - speed cameras .\nschlieren imaging is used as a means of visualizing changes in pressure , temperature and shock waves in a transparent medium such as air . in applications such as wind - tunnels and pressure chambers schlieren imaging provides clear and detailed information on changes of pressure and density .\nparticle image velocimetry , otherwise known as piv , is an optical method widely used in flow visualization and fluid dynamics research . piv provides detailed measurements of velocities , vectors and related properties in fluids .\nas an additive manufacturing researcher , i am often trying to capture images of small phenomena that change brightness quickly . the ax200 has worked really well for me . the software interface is easy to use and the high light sensitivity allows me to get clear images with little motion blur .\nlong - range spontaneous droplet self - propulsion on wettability gradient surfaces the directional and long - range droplet transportation is of great importance in microfluidic systems . however , it usually requires external energy input . here we designed a wettability . . .\npulse train ignition with passively q - switched laser spark plug abstract : leaner burning and downsizing are two concepts pursued by engine developers to reduce fuel consumption and emissions . both approaches lead to increasing challenges concerning ignition , . . .\ndynamic fracture in carbon - fibre composites : effects of steel and ice projectiles laurence a . coles , anish roy , leonid voronov , sergey semyonov , mikhail nikhamkin , vadmin v . silberschmidt abstract in this study the resultant ballistic dynamic response observed in a . . .\nmicrofluidics white papers three - dimensional measurement of micro - multiphase flow using digital holographic microscopy by : masamichi oishi , tsukasa matsuo , haruyuki kinoshita , teruo fujii and marie oshima this study aims to develop three - dimensional measurement . . .\nexperimental studies on the deformation and rupture of thin metal plates subject to underwater shock wave loading pengwan chen , han liu , shaolong zhang , haibo liu , ang chen , and baoqiao guo in this paper , the dynamic deformation and rupture of thin metal plates . . .\na novel interception strategy in a miniature robber fly with extreme visual acuity trevor j . wardill , samuel t . fabian , ann c . pettigrew , doekele g . stavenga , karin nordstrom , and paloma t . gonzalez - bellido robber flies are aerial predators . here , wardill , fabian , et . . .\nhighlights : mini ax200 release . speeder release . 2015 started as it so often does with two shows the first week of january ! the sicb experimental biology conference was held in west palm beach where we showed our low cost high - speed video camera , the fastcam mini . . .\nfirst things first\u2026 when it comes to the 68th annual meeting of the american physical society ( aps ) division of fluid dynamic ( dfd ) , we\u2019re number one \u2013 that ' s because we\u2019re exhibiting in booth # 1 in exhibit hall c of the hynes convention center ! at the aps meeting . . .\nas the world\u2019s leading manufacturer of high speed digital imaging systems , we\u2019re attending many expos this fall to bring our top - quality cameras and systems to industry professional and customers . we value interacting with our past customers as well as introducing . . .\na high - speed camera can record split second phenomenon at high frame rates , and then replays the images as super slow motion movie .\nregular video cameras record at 20 or 30 frames per second ( fps ) depending on your countries television standard . high - speed cameras record at considerably more than that \u2013 anywhere from 60 to over one million frames per second before replaying , in slow motion , at conventional tv rates . this enables us to see events that would be lost between the frames of a conventional 30 fps video camera . we further freeze motion by using very fast shutter times , down to hundreds of nanoseconds , independent of the framing rate selected , that remove any blur from even the fastest moving projectiles or events .\nhigh - speed cameras are used in various fields ; many are used at public / private research institutes , universities , and research departments at industrial companies . for example , we often have a chance to watch the movie of car crash safety test . not just for demonstration , researchers analyze the image data to better understand the interaction of the car and its occupants , and what part needs to be improved .\nthe bc2 hd provides four megapixel resolution ( 2048x2048 pixels ) at 1 , 000 fps , full 1080 hd resolution ( 1920x1080 pixels ) at 2 , 000 fps and frame rates up to 86 , 000 fps with reduced resolution .\nthe bc2 hd is compatible with industry standard broadcast accessories : pl , b4 , nikon f - 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{"id": 54243, "summary": [{"text": "biocon limited ( bse : 532523 ) is an indian biopharmaceutical company based in bangalore , india .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the company manufactures generic active pharmaceutical ingredients ( apis ) that are sold in the developed markets of the united states and europe .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "it also manufactures biosimilar insulins , which are sold in india as branded formulations and in both bulk and formulation forms .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "in research services , syngene international limited ( syngene ) is engaged in the business of custom research in drug discovery while the other fully owned subsidiary clinigene international limited ( clinigene ) is in the clinical development space .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "in december 2009 , biocon acquired the active pharma ingredients ( api ) undertaking from idl speciality chemicals ltd. , a subsidiary of gulf oil corporation limited .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "located with r&d in bangalore and api unit in hyderabad , india , biocon has two subsidiaries \u2014 syngene , a custom research organisation , and clinigene , a clinical research organisation .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "biocon \u2019s presence straddles four main therapeutic areas \u2014 diabetology , cardiology , nephrology and oncology \u2014 and plans to introduce two new divisions , comprehensive care , and immunotherapy , this year .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "biocon \u2019s cardiology , nephrology , diabetology and oncology products including bestor , basalogtm , biomab egfr , statix , nufil safe , insugen , tacrograf , erypro safe , and myokinase are claimed to be considerably less expensive than other leading brands .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "two of its novel programs on the verge of proof-of-concept stage are in-105 , which is the only oral insulin in the world to be in long duration clinical trials , and t1h , a novel humanised monoclonal antibody ( mab ) , the only first-in-class novel mab being tested in india for rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "between 2005 and 2010 , biocon entered into more than 2,200 high-value r&d licensing and other deals within the pharmaceuticals and bio-pharmaceutical space .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it has also expanded its global footprint to emerging and developed markets through acquisitions , partnerships and in-licensing .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "biocon \u2019s corporate social responsibility wing , the biocon foundation , is involved in numerous health and education outreach programs targeting the underprivileged sections of india .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "in 2009 \u2013 10 , biocon \u2019s net income increased 44 % to \u20b9 24.048 billion ( us$ 370 million ) , crossing the half-billion-dollar mark and profits grew 215 % to \u20b9 2.933 billion ( us$ 46 million ) .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "the pharmaceutical business exceeded \u20b9 200.871 billion ( us$ 3.1 billion ) in revenue and the net r&d expenditure increased to \u20b9 917 million ( us$ 14 million ) , growing 42 % over 2008 and up 282 % over 2005 , while its research services business crossed \u20b9 2.807 billion ( us$ 44 million ) .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "biocon , syngene and clinigene together employ approximately 4,500 personnel including biologists , chemists , medical practitioners , pharmacologists , engineers , finance/legal/marketing analysts , hr generalists and general administrators .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "around 6 % of its employees have phd degrees , 45 % have a master 's degree , and 33 % are graduates .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "biocon also collaborates with educational institutes to make courses more industry oriented . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "biocon", "paragraphs": ["biocon inaugurated biocon biopharmaceuticals , india ' s largest multi - product biologics facility at biocon park .\nbiocon board meeting of biocon limited scheduled on wednesday , january 24 , 2018 .\nsyngene inaugurated its new research centre at biocon ' s new facility biocon park .\nbiocon said that its wholly - owned subsidiary , biocon research ltd , has . . .\nbiocon divests enzymes division for usd 115 million to novozymes . biocon business portfolio to focus on biopharmaceuticals\nglassdoor has 1 biocon reviews submitted anonymously by biocon employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if biocon is right for you .\n1998\u2014unilever agrees to sell its shareholding in biocon to the indian promoters . biocon becomes an independent entity\nunilever acquired 50 % of the shares in bcz by acquiring the entire shareholding of biocon biochemicals limited , ireland and biocon limited , ireland . unilever also acquired shares in biocon from biocon biochemicals limited , ireland and biocon limited , ireland and others .\nbiocon divests enzymes division for usd 115 million to novozymes . biocon business portfolio to focus on biopharmaceuticals .\ndoes biocon limited require background check ? what kind of background check does biocon limited d . . .\nbiocon took its leadership role in the field of biotechnology forward to establish the biocon academ . . . .\nbiocon india is incorporated as a joint venture between biocon biochemicals ltd . of ireland and an indian entrepreneur , kiran mazumdar\u2013shaw\n29 november 1978\u2014biocon india is incorporated as a joint venture between biocon biochemicals ltd . of ireland and kiran mazumdar - shaw .\nbiocon ltd . stock price , share price , live bse / nse , biocon ltd . bids offers . buy / sell biocon ltd . news & tips , & f & o ; quotes\nbiocon acquires stake of its cuban partner cimab s . a . in their seven year old jv , biocon biopharmaceuticals pvt . ltd\nbiocon india is incorporated as a joint venture between biocon biochemicals ltd . of ireland and an indian entrepreneur , kiran mazumdar - shaw\ncollaboration partner : biocon limited co - development collaboration in which biocon and vaccinex jointly discover , develop and commercialize therapeutic antibody products .\nbiocon and bentley announce approval and expansion of bentley ' s nasulin phase ii studies in india . biocon ' s clinigene to conduct clinical trials .\nbiocon foundation recognized by who - india the csr arm of biocon has been awarded the public health champion award 2015 by the world health organization .\nbqil ( biocon quest india limited ) was established with biocon and unilever acquiring around 50 % stake each . bqil commenced manufacturing operations from august 1996 .\nicici ventures and its affiliate funds were inducted as shareholders of biocon by way of subscription to 15 . 35 % of the share capital of biocon .\n# highlightinvestment today # cash # premium and # biocon news cash premium call : sell biocon 633 targets 624 / 614 / 600 . 00 stoploss 643\n1989\u2014unilever plc . acquires biocon biochemicals ltd . in ireland and merges it with its subsidiary , quest international ; biocon receives us funding for proprietary technologies .\nbiocon ltd ( bse code : 532523 , nse : biocon ) , asia ' s premier biopharmaceuticals company , announced its q4 & fy16 results today .\nglassdoor is your resource for information about the health care & insurance benefits at biocon . learn about biocon health care & insurance , including a description from the employer , and comments and ratings provided anonymously by current and former biocon employees .\nbiocon was the first indian biotech company to receive us funding for proprietary technologies .\nglentec international acquired the entire shareholding of unilever in bcz , bqil and biocon .\nsince its establishment , biocon foundation opened four arogya raksha yojana primary healthcare clinics . biocon foundation established a cancer hospital along with dr . devi shetty of narayana hrudayalaya\nbiocon grants exclusive license to ferozsons laboratories limited for marketing biomab egfr\u00ae in pakistan .\nsyngene international , a subsidiary of biopharmaceutical major biocon ltd , has . . .\nbiopharmaceutical major biocon ltd has fixed the price band for the initial . . .\nbangalore - based biocon ltd , india\u2019s largest biotechnology company founded by . . .\nbiotechnology major biocon today said it is looking for partners to develop . . .\nbiocon and iatrica partner to develop novel immunoconjugate therapeutics against cancer and infectious diseases .\nbiocon runs free oral cancer screens in india biocon organized a week of free oral cancer screening activities across 23 indian cities from september 1 - 7 , 2014 .\nbecause biocon story & potential ( if at all ) will unfold from 2019 .\nbiocon won the coveted award under the category of turnover above inr 500 crores .\nif you are an investor who has shares of biocon ltd or you are an stock market analyst then i am sure you might for quarterly results of biocon ltd .\ncommitted to creating a globally competitive biotech ecosystem in india through skill development , biocon ltd introduces biocon academy - a center of excellence for advanced learning in applied biosciences .\nbiopharmaceutical major biocon has set up an educational arm biocon academy with the objective of training and developing industryready talent for india ' s $ 11 - billion biotech industry .\nbiocon was the first indian company to manufacture and export enzymes to usa and europe .\nbiocon began focusing on research and development , to develop novel enzymes for the biocon group worldwide through solid - state fermentation process technology referred to as\nkoji technology\n.\nbiocon along with unit trust of india / technology development and investment corporation of india ( uti / tdici ) , biocon biochemicals limited , ireland and others invested in bcz .\nbiocon grants exclusive license to ferozsons laboratories limited for marketing biomab egfr \u00ae in pakistan .\nbiocon ranked at no . 6 among top 20 global biotech employers by the science magazine\nbiocon is ranked among the top 20 global biotechnology companies ( med ad news ) .\nbiocon is the 7th largest biotech employer in the world ( med ad news ) .\nthe company history page lists out the major events in chronological order for biocon ltd .\n, the european union and european free trade association countries . biocon has exclusive rights for\nmylan and biocon are exclusive partners on a broad portfolio of biosimilar and insulin products .\noptimer taps biocon to supply commercial - scale api for c . difficile treatment | gen\nbiocon academy is a separate entity than biocon ltd . it is into the mission of training and developing industry - ready talent for the biopharma sector to enable global competitiveness .\nbiocon , advaxis to develop cancer immunotherapy against hpv biocon and advaxis will co - develop and commercialize adxs - hpv , a novel cancer immunotherapy for the treatment of hpv .\nit was good expirence to do boicon . it cares more who works for biocon .\nthis is the third segment biocon would be addressing , after oncology and cardio diabetes .\n2003\u2014biocon becomes the first company worldwide to develop human insulin on a pichia expression system .\nbiocon recognized for its sfe digital initiative , in bfi conferred with digipharmax 2017 award .\nbiocon was honoured with the prestigious bio - pharma excellence award at bangalore technology summit .\nbiocon sa , the wholly owned subsidiary of bangalore - based biopharmaceuticals company biocon ltd , is acquiring around 49 % stake in biocon biopharmaceuticals pvt ltd ( bbpl ) held by cimab sa , a cuban company . cimab sa was a joint venture partner with biocon , the company informed the stock exchange . the financial details of this transaction were undisclosed .\nbiocon received marketing authorization from the drugs controller general of india ( dcgi ) for its novel biologic itolizumab , anti cd6 molecule , for the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis biocon enhances partnership with mylan through strategic collaboration for insulin products biocon delivers a healthy growth of 22 % driven by strong traction in biopharma biocon launched alzumab \u2122 - a ' first in class ' novel biologic treatment for psoriasis patients in india biocon partnered with cytosorbents to market cytosorb \u00ae - a ' first - in - class ' therapy for sepsis management biocon ranked at no . 6 among top 20 global biotech employers by the science magazine biocon unveils biocon academy - a center of excellence for advanced learning in applied biosciences biocon & mylan received indian regulatory approval for trastuzumab for treating breast cancer biocon and quark pharmaceuticals collaborate to develop novel sirna based therapeutics biocon ' s alzumab \u2122 wins biospectrum biopharma product of the year , 2013 biocon academy ' s flagship program in collaboration with kgi takes off to a flying start 2014 biocon has been conferred with the sir j c bose memorial award \u2013 2013 ( institutional category ) by indian science monitor ( ism ) for its contribution in the field of biotechnology , with special reference to the launch of alzumab ( itolizumab ) biocon introduced canmab \u2122 - trastuzumab for treating breast cancer in india syngene , a subsidiary of biocon group , in collaboration with baxter sets up a dedicated research and development center at biocon park\nbangalore : biopharmaceutical major biocon has set up an educational arm biocon academy with the objective of training and developing industryready talent for india ' s $ 11 - billion biotech industry .\nbiocon acquired 99 . 99 % of syngene from its other shareholders , including icici venture and its affiliate funds , which divested their entire stake in syngene in exchange for issue of shares by biocon . syngene was made a 99 . 99 % subsidiary of biocon limited .\naddressing media , kiran mazumdar - shaw , cmd , biocon said , that owing to capital expenditure requirements , biocon was monetising its investment in syngene . \u201cat biocon , we have a large portfolio of biosimilars and need large capacity expansion and felt it justifiable to monetise the investment in syngene . it would allow biocon to tap into opportunities in regulated markets . \u201d\nbiocon ltd will announce its fy 2017 - 18 results in the month of april 2018 .\nbiocon disclosures under reg . 29 ( 1 ) of sebi ( sast ) regulations , 2011\nbiocon ' s proprietary bioreactor christened plafractortm based on solid matrix fermentation received a u . s . patent . biocon commissioned its first fully automated submerged fermentation plant to produce specialty pharmaceuticals .\nbiocon announces the launch of its nephrology division and a comprehensive portfolio of renal therapy products .\n1989 unilever plc . acquires biocon biochemicals ltd . in ireland and merges it with its subsidiary , quest international biocon is the first indian biotech company to receive us funding for proprietary technologies\nbiocon announced the launch of its nephrology division and a comprehensive portfolio of renal therapy products .\nbiocon has clocked another year of good performance , on the back of growth . . .\nsyngene international , a subsidiary of biocon ltd , a generics major that also . . .\nthe ipo is an offer for sale by biocon of a part of its shareholding in syngene . biocon , along with its subsidiary , biocon research holds 84 . 5 per cent stake in syngene and post issue , this will come down to 74 . 5 per cent .\npeople wrking with biocon always learn smart working . and very nice culture to work with .\n2014 - biocon launched canmab , a new injectable drug for the treatment of a highly prevalent her2 - positive breast cancer . the drug has been jointly developed by biocon and us - based generic pharmaceutical major mylan and will be manufactured in biocon ' s facility in bangalore .\nbiocon won the \u201cunnatha suraksha puraskara\u201d by national safety council ( nsc ) , karnataka chapter .\nbiocon - kgi certificate program in biosciences biocon - kgi certificate program is biocon academy\u2019s flagship program in biosciences . it is a ' best - in - class ' program that transforms graduate and post graduate students into professionals ready to take on the evolving challenges of the biotech industry .\n2006 biocon inaugurates biocon biopharmaceuticals , india ' s largest multi - product biologics facility at biocon park biocon inaugurates biocon park , india ' s largest integrated biotechnology hub , comprising an integrated cluster of research laboratories and manufacturing facilities spread across 90 acres in kiadb ( karnataka industrial areas development board ) industrial estate . biocon announced a licensing agreement with bayer healthcare ( bhc ) for the exclusive marketing and trademark rights for insugen \u00ae for the chinese market . syngene and innate pharmaceuticals ab , umea , sweden conclude a cooperation agreement to jointly develop , manufacture and market virulence blockers to counteract bacterial diarrhoeal disease . biocon launches india ' s first anti - cancer drug biomab egfr \u00ae .\nbiocon ltd will announce its q2 fy 2017 - 18 results in the month of october 2017 .\nbiocon ltd will announce its q3 fy 2017 - 18 results in the month of january 2018 .\nbiocon ltd will announce its q4 fy 2017 - 18 results in the month of april 2018 .\nnov 29 , 1978 - biocon\u2019s founding day - the start of a biorevolution in india . biocon commenced operations as a joint venture between our promoter ms . kiran mazumdar - shaw and biocon biochemicals limited , an ireland based multinational . biocon began the manufacture and export of papain , a plant enzyme , and isinglass , a marine hydrocolloid , which are key products for the brewing industry .\nthe commercial success of biocon ' s proprietary fermentation plant lead to a 3 - fold expansion .\nbiocon went for an ipo to raise rs 300 crores to fund its huge capital expansion plans .\nbiocon signs memorandum of understanding with deakin university , australia . to establish deakin research institute in bangalore\n2009 : biocon among top 20 indian companies in forbes ? best under a billion ? list .\nbiotech major biocon has tied up with cytosorbents , usa , to bring in a . . .\nms kiran mazumdar - shaw , chairperson and managing director , biocon ( file photo ) . \u2014\nask a question about working or interviewing at biocon limited . our community is ready to answer .\nbiocon ltd . - manufacturer of biosimilars , insulin & mammalian cell culture in bengaluru , karnataka .\n1993\u2014biocon ' s r & d and manufacturing facilities receive iso 9001 certification from rwtuv , germany .\nkiran mazumdar - shaw , chairperson and managing director , biocon . photo : hemant mishra / mint\nrakesh bamzai , president - marketing , biocon ltd , is leaving the company to . . .\nbiocon foundation has developed and implemented a mobile phone based management platform for cancer . . . .\nin the year 2000 the bioregio greifswald - rostock became biocon valley initiative . one year later first biocon valley mecklenburg - vorpommern e . v . , then biocon valley\u00ae gmbh were founded as central contact point for science and industry in the field of life science and health economy in mecklenburg - vorpommern . during this \u201cbioregio period\u201d biocon valley\u00ae was able to gather comprehensive experiences with publicly funded projects .\nthe 200 , 000 sq ft biocon research center ( brc ) at biocon park will be equipped with capabilities in molecular biology , biologics process sciences , formulation research , and preclinical and clinical development .\nbiocon divests its stake in its german subsidiary , axicorp gmbh , to the existing group of promoter shareholders , axicorp was the licensee for biocon ' s biosimilar insulin and glargine in germany and had the sole responsibility for commercializing these products . as a consequence of this divestment , these rights revert to biocon . biocon announced project commencement for first high - end biopharmaceutical manufacturing and r & d facility in bio - xcell , malaysia biocon launches insupen \u00ae , a convenient and affordable reusable insulin delivery device 2012\nin 2009 , biocon launched basalog - long lasting basal insulin for type 1 & type 2 diabetics . during the year , the company inked partnership with isb to launch the biocon cell for innovation management . during the year , biocon announced strategic collaboration with mylan to enter the global generic biologics market .\n2008 biocon acquires a 78 % stake in german pharmaceutical company , axicorp gmbh for a consideration of \u20ac30 million biocon launches a safety device in the form of pre - filled syringes for two of its life saving products , gcsf ( granulocyte - colony stimulating factor ) and epo ( erythropoietin ) in collaboration with safety syringes inc . erypro safe \u2122 and nufil safe \u2122 are the first two drugs that will marketed using this novel device with other injectable products to follow in the future . biocon is ranked among the top 20 global biotechnology companies ( med ad news ) . biocon is the 7th largest biotech employer in the world ( med ad news ) . biocon announced the results of an ascending dose study on its oral insulin drug ( in - 105 ) at the european association for the study of diabetes ( easd ) meeting in rome . 2009 biocon ' s syngene partners with sapient discovery to expand integrated drug discovery offerings biocon ' s syngene and dupont crop protection forge alliance partnership bristol - myers squibb and biocon ' s syngene open new r & d facility at biocon park biocon launches basalog - long lasting basal insulin for type 1 & type 2 diabetics biocon inks partnership with isb to launch the biocon cell for innovation management biocon announced strategic collaboration with mylan to enter the global generic biologics market biocon limited and amylin pharmaceuticals entered into a global development and commercialization agreement for a novel peptide hybrid . the program will focus on the potential treatment of diabetes . biocon and hcg group of hospitals join hands to fight against cervical\nuti / tdici transferred their entire shareholding in bcz to biocon limited , ireland . bcz commenced operations .\nbiocon signs memorandum of understanding with deakin university , australia . to establish deakin research institute in bangalore .\nbiocon divests its stake in its german subsidiary , axicorp gmbh , to the existing group of promoter shareholders , axicorp was the licensee for biocon ' s biosimilar insulin and glargine in germany and had the sole responsibility for commercializing these products . as a consequence of this divestment , these rights revert to biocon .\n2013 : \u2013 biocon ranked at no . 6 among top 20 global biotech employers by the science magazine\nunilever inks a deal with ici to sell its specialty chemicals division of which quest international is a part . unilever agrees to sell its shareholding in biocon to the indian promoters . biocon becomes an independent entity\nunilever plc . acquires biocon biochemicals ltd . in ireland and merges it with its subsidiary , quest international\nbiocon - mylan ' s breast cancer biosimilar gets thumbs - up from usfda ' s . . .\nhealth care : through its integrated health care initiatives , biocon foundation is constantly engaged . . . .\ndr . kiran mazumdar shaw established biocon foundation in 2004 . biocon foundation ' s vision is to promote social and economic inclusion by ensuring that marginalized communities have equal access to healthcare services and educational opportunities .\nin 2016 , mylan and biocon announced usfda submission for proposed biosimilar trastuzumab . mylan and biocon also announced that regulatory submission for insulin glargine and proposed biosimilar pegfilgrastim were accepted for review by european medicines agency . during the year , biocon launched its insulin glargine in japan . during the year , biocon and quark announced initiation of pivotal phase ii / iii study of qpi - 1007 in rare eye disease in india . during the year , biocon received its first generic formulation approval in european union . also during the year , biocon signed co - development & commercialization agreement with lab pisa for rh - insulin in usa .\na year later , biocon entered the european market by acquiring a 70 percent stake in german pharmaceutical company , axicorp gmbh . says dr kiran mazumdar shaw , chairman and managing director of biocon , \u201caxicorp is a key strategic investment for biocon as it heralds our european foray for biosimilars like recombinant human insulin . \u201d\nlocal firms that have worked with biocon include san diego ' s sapient discovery , which partnered with biocon ' s subsidiary syngene international to provide a full array of drug discovery services , and invitrogen \u2013 now known as life technologies \u2013 which signed a deal in 2007 to market biocon ' spharmaceutical - grade insulin .\nbiocon targets the rh - insulin opportunity in the us by collaborating with lab pisa , its long standing partner in mexico . pursuant to this , biocon has recorded an exceptional income of rs 268 cr on account of the changes in the nature of biocon ' s future obligations on the rh - insulin program .\nbiocon inaugurated biocon park , india ' s largest integrated biotechnology hub , comprising an integrated cluster of research laboratories and manufacturing facilities spread across 90 acres in kiadb ( karnataka industrial areas development board ) industrial estate .\n1998 unilever inks a deal with ici to sell its specialty chemicals division of which quest international is a part . unilever agrees to sell its shareholding in biocon to the indian promoters . biocon becomes an independent entity\nbiocon inaugurates biocon park , india ' s largest integrated biotechnology hub , comprising an integrated cluster of research laboratories and manufacturing facilities spread across 90 acres in kiadb ( karnataka industrial areas development board ) industrial estate .\npincode of syngene international pvt ltd bsez \u2013 s11 unit ii , biocon special economic zone , biocon park , plot no . 2 & 3 , bommasandra industrial area iv phase , bommasandra jigani link road , bangalore\nin addition to its herceptin biosimilar , the march inspection was also for mylan ' s and biocon\u2019s biosimilar of amgen\u2019s neulasta and the pen assembly for some of the insulin products biocon intends to launch in europe .\nas part of the collaboration , biocon would make an equity investment in vaccinex and both the companies would jointly work to identify at least four therapeutic antibody products , biocon informed the bombay stock exchange on thursday .\nwe are delighted to announce this partnership as vaccinex has a strong discovery - led platform that will be beneficial to biocon ,\nkiran mazumdar - shaw , chairman and managing director , biocon , said .\n2009\u2014syngene partners with sapient discovery to expand integrated drug discovery offerings ; syngene and dupont crop protection forge alliance partnership ; bristol - myers squibb and syngene open new r & d facility at biocon park ; biocon launches basalogtm \u2013 long lasting basal insulin for type 1 & type 2 diabetics ; biocon inks partnership with isb to launch the biocon cell for innovation management ; announces strategic collaboration with mylan to enter the global generic biologics market ; biocon and amylin pharmaceuticals enter into a global development and commercialisation agreement for a novel peptide hybrid .\nbiocon acquired the entire shareholding of bcz , bqil & hlx from glentec international , ms . kiran mazumdar - shaw and others in exchange for issue of shares by biocon . biocon became an independent entity glentec international acquired a majority stake ( approx 64 % ) in syngene as part of a fresh issue of shares .\n2011 - biocon divests its stake in its german subsidiary , axicorp gmbh , to the existing group of promoter shareholders , axicorp was the licensee for biocon ' s biosimilar insulin and glargine in germany and had the sole responsibility for commercializing these products . as a consequence of this divestment , these rights revert to biocon .\nunilever plc . acquired biocon biochemicals ltd . in ireland and merged it with its subsidiary , quest international .\nclinigene was incorporated to conduct longitudinal clinical studies in select disease segments as a wholly owned subsidiary of biocon .\nbiocon acquires a 78 % stake in german pharmaceutical company , axicorp gmbh for a consideration of \u20ac30 million .\n2005 biocon signs a commercial agreement for supply of insulin api to asia , africa and the middle east .\nbiocon explores investment in malaysia in partnership with biotechcorp biocon and bayer join hands to create awareness for self monitoring for diabetics syngene and endo pharmaceuticals , usa to jointly discover and develop novel biological drug molecules to fight cancer biocon acquires stake of its cuban partner cimab s . a . in their seven year old jv , biocon biopharmaceuticals pvt . ltd biocon and optimer pharmaceuticals announce manufacturing and supply agreement for a novel api , first - in - class anti - infective ( c . difficile ) biocon and the center of molecular immunology ( cim ) , based in havana , cuba strengthen their existing research partnership by joining forces for an integrated antibody program in immunology biocon announced a strategic foreign direct investment in malaysia with the malaysian biotechnology corporation sdnbhd ( biotechcorp )\n1998 : unilever inks a deal with ici to sell its specialty chemicals division of which quest international is a part . unilever agrees to sell its shareholding in biocon to the indian promoters . biocon becomes an independent entity\nthe ruling by the apex court , however , may not result in a big adverse impact for biocon .\nbiocon today is india\u2019s biggest biotech company . kiran mazumdar - shaw started out brewing enzymes in her garage .\nabraxis bioscience , inc . and biocon limited announce approval of abraxane in india for the treatment of breast cancer\nunder this agreement , abraxis would receive royalties from biocon based on net sales of abraxane in these countries .\nsource : biocon . disclaimer : this article does not necessarily reflect the views of asianscientist or its staff .\nbiocon limited to build us $ 161 million r & d facility in bio - xcell , malaysia indian biotech company biocon limited will build a biopharmaceutical manufacturing and r & d ; facility in iskandar malaysia , johor .\nbiocon diabetology - service provider of insulin - insugen , metadoze - ipr & trigpm in bengaluru , karnataka .\nver the last 5 years biocon healthcare has emerged as a significant player in the anti - diabetic market . today , biocon is perceived as a dependable partner in managing diabetes by offering high quality products and services .\nindian biopharmaceutical company biocon has teamed up with jdrf to test oral insulin on people with type 1 diabetes .\nbiocon foundation tries to plug the gap in math education through the chinnara ganitha math workbook . . . .\ndelivering on its commitment to affordable healthcare , biocon foundation has been setting up ary cli . . . .\noptimer pharmaceuticals and biocon inked a long - term supply agreement for the commercial manufacturing of fidaxomicin , optimer ' s lead candidate for the treatment of clostridium difficile infection ( cdi ) . biocon ' s expertise in fermentation technology and the team ' s prior analytical development work with fidaxomicin prompted optimer to enter this arrangement with biocon .\nbbpl ( biocon biopharmaceuticals private limited ) was incorporated to manufacture and market a select range of biotechnology based life saving drugs as a 51 : 49 joint venture with cimab ( cuban centre of molecular immunology ) and biocon .\npincode of syngene international pvt ltd bsez \u2013 s11 unit ii , biocon special economic zone , biocon park , plot no . 2 & amp ; 3 , bommasandra industrial area iv phase , bommasandra jigani link road , bangalore\nms . mazumdar - shaw said biocon could consider de - merging syngene in future . \u201cthat could happen only when biocon moves into bigger markets . it will certainly not happen for the next 3 - 4 years . \u201d\nexamples of how biocon puts the ip - partnership philosophy into practice are multiplying . take , for instance , the recent partnership between biocon and vaccinex inc . of new york , to take forward biocon\u2019s search for antibodies for use in immunotherapy - based cancer treatment . the companies are now jointly developing novel , fully human antibodies , by combining vaccinex\u2019s patented technology for generating human antibodies with biocon\u2019s expertise in clinical research and manufacture of biologics . biocon has forged similar partnerships with companies and research institutes as far away as cuba and scotland in the united kingdom .\nnovember 29 , 1978 biocon\u2019s founding day - the start of a biorevolution in india . over the years , biocon has evolved from an enzyme - manufacturing company into a fully integrated biopharmaceutical enterprise . today , we leverage a formidable combination of proprietary fermentation technologies and research skills to develop affordable therapy for unmet medical needs . biocon india is incorporated as a joint venture between biocon biochemicals ltd . of ireland and an indian entrepreneur , kiran mazumdar - shaw\nbiocon limited , signed a commercial agreement for supply of insulin api in asia , africa and the middle east .\n1989 : unilever plc . acquires biocon biochemicals ltd . in ireland and merges it with its subsidiary , quest international\n2005 : biocon signs a commercial agreement for supply of insulin api to asia , africa and the middle east .\nbiocon and optimer pharmaceuticals announce manufacturing and supply agreement for a novel api , first\u2013in\u2013class anti\u2013infective ( c . difficile )\np ortuguese investment bank espirito santo has raised concerns over the accounting processes of bangalore - based biotechnology company biocon .\nthere is absolutely neither any governance issue nor any accounting issue . biocon has always adopted a very transparent reporting practice and has taken full care to ensure we are in compliance ,\nbiocon said in an email response .\ncmd of biocon . she said two - three such contract research manufacturing agreements were presently underway at the company .\nit also expected a larger share of the rs . 125 crore immunosuppressants market , which biocon was already into .\nbiocon ' s insulin glargine becomes the first biosimilar from india and 2nd biosimilar glargine to be approved in japan .\nbiocon ' s quarterly consolidated revenue crosses the rs 1 , 000 cr milestone for the first time in q4fy16 .\nconcerned over the lack of industry - ready graduates in the biotech sector , biocon has launched its own academy .\nsilver leaf oak ( mauritius ) limited , an investment vehicle advised by india value fund advisors has agreed to acquire a minority 10 % stake in syngene international limited , biocon ' s research services subsidiary . silver leaf will acquire the stake from biocon research limited , a wholly owned subsidiary of biocon limited at a valuation of rs . 3800 crore\nin 2013 , biocon received marketing authorization from the drugs controller general of india ( dcgi ) for its novel biologic itolizumab , anti cd6 molecule , for the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis . during the year , biocon expanded its partnership with mylan through strategic collaboration for insulin products . in 2013 , biocon launched alzumab - a first in class novel biologic treatment for psoriasis patients in india . during the year , biocon partnered with cytosorbents to market cytosorb - a first - in - class therapy for sepsis management . during the year , biocon and mylan received indian regulatory approval for trastuzumab for treating breast cancer . in 2013 , biocon and quark pharmaceuticals announced collaboration to develop novel sirna based therapeutics .\n2004\u2014day 1 on the bourses closes with a market value of $ 1 . 11 billion , making biocon only the second indian company to cross the $ 1 billion mark on the first day of listing ; syngene establishes new research centre ; biocon launches insugen ; biocon partners with vaccinex to discover and co - develop at least four therapeutic antibody products .\n2011 : biocon divests its stake in its german subsidiary , axicorp gmbh , to the existing group of promoter shareholders .\nabraxis bioscience , inc . and biocon limited announce approval of abraxane in india for the treatment of breast cancer | biospace\nindian pharmaceutical company , biocon , announced on thursday the inauguration of its new integrated r & d center in bangalore .\nbiocon shares on tuesday closed at rs442 . 15 apiece on bse , down 0 . 89 % from previous close .\nbiocon has five key verticals\u2014small molecules ( apis ) , biosimilars , branded formulations , novel molecules and research services . it is also into cro through syngene and clinical trials through clinigene besides a drug discovery and development research arm biocon research .\nsets up a dedicated nutrition research and development center at biocon park in a collaboration between abbott and syngene international ltd .\nuntil the drug product facility gets clearance , biocon will not get marketing approval for its biosimilars in the european market .\n2006\u2014inaugurates biocon biopharmaceuticals , india ' s largest multi - product biologics facility at biocon park ; inaugurates biocon park , india ' s largest integrated biotechnology hub ; licensing agreement with bayer healthcare ( bhc ) for the exclusive marketing and trademark rights for insugen for the chinese market ; syngene signs a cooperation agreement with innate pharmaceuticals to jointly develop , manufacture and market virulence blockers to counteract bacterial diarrhoeal disease ; biocon launches india ' s first anti - cancer drug , biomab egfr .\nbiocon also have research focus in bio - technology and is one of the largest bio - tech company in india .\nbiocon\u2019s corporate communications team has been ranked at no . 13 amongst top 30 teams in india by reputation today magazine .\nkiran mazumdar - shaw , cmd , biocon , said : \u201cearly detection of cervical cancer through biocon foundation ' s screening program has led to early treatment at lower cost and greatly enhanced treatment outcomes in the rural communities we serve . \u201d\nthe first batch will start off with 25 students and biocon has plans to train 100 students in the first year .\nbiocon academy certificate program in faculty development biocon academy has introduced faculty development program a first - of - its - kind initiative to empower biotech faculty from various educational institutes by helping them upgrade their knowledge of emerging industry - specific technologies . it is a unique program which is aimed at the faculty who are teaching biotechnology . it is a 2 - weeks full - time program , delivered at the biocon academy which comprises of 20 interactive lectures delivered by subject matter experts from biocon and 24 hours of experiential learning at biocon\u2019s high - end and world class manufacturing facilities , quality and research labs .\nbiocon and bayer join hands to create awareness for self - monitoring for diabetics syngene and endo pharmaceuticals , usa to jointly discover and develop novel biological drug molecules to fight cancer biocon acquires stake of its cuban partner cimab s . a . in their seven - year - old jv , biocon biopharmaceuticals pvt . ltd biocon and optimer pharmaceuticals announce manufacturing and supply agreement for a novel api , first - in - class anti - infective ( c . difficile ) biocon and the center of molecular immunology ( cim ) , based in havana , cuba strengthen their existing research partnership by joining forces for an integrated antibody program in immunology biocon announces a strategic foreign direct investment in malaysia with the malaysian biotechnology corporation sdnbhd ( biotechcorp )\nwhile , biocon academy would certainly like to accept applications from the phd candidates who wish to pursue the biocon - kgi program , the recruiters who visit our campus for the recruitment program find it difficult to meet career aspirations of these candidates .\n2017 u . s . fda accepts biologics license application ( bla ) for mylan and biocon ' s proposed biosimilar pegfilgrastim for review biocon started commercial operations at its malaysia facility with the myr 300 million contract from moh , malaysia to supply rh - insulin u . s . fda accepts biologics license application ( bla ) for mylan and biocon ' s proposed biosimilar trastuzumab\nbiocon ltd ( bse code : 532523 , nse : biocon ) , asia ' s premier biopharmaceuticals company , today announced that its contract research subsidiary syngene international ltd ( \u201csyngene\u201d ) has filed the draft red herring prospectus ( drhp ) with the securities and exchange board of india ( sebi ) on april 22 , 2015 , seeking approval for an initial public offering ( ipo ) . this is an offer for sale ( ofs ) by biocon of a part of its shareholding in syngene . biocon along with its subsidiary biocon research limited ( brl ) currently holds an 84 . 5 % equity stake in syngene .\nin 2010 , biocon and bayer joined hands to create awareness for self monitoring for diabetics . during the year , biocon acquired the stake of its cuban partner cimab s . a . in their seven year old jv , biocon biopharmaceuticals pvt . ltd . in 2010 , biocon and optimer pharmaceuticals announced manufacturing and supply agreement for a novel api , first - in - class anti - infective ( c . difficile ) . during the year , biocon and the center of molecular immunology ( cim ) , based in havana , cuba strengthened their existing research partnership by joining forces for an integrated antibody program in immunology . during the year , biocon announced a strategic foreign direct investment in malaysia with the malaysian biotechnology corporation sdnbhd ( biotechcorp ) .\nbiocon ltd will announce its q1 fy 2017 - 18 results in august 2017 . will soon update the below mentioned table .\ncareers at biocon - all our employees are critical contributor in improving the state of global healthcare , by delivering affordable innovation .\nbiocon limited and vaccinex , inc . announce a broad strategic partnership to discover and co\u2013develop at least four therapeutic antibody products .\nsyngene enters into a research partnership with bristol\u2013myers squibb and completes the ground breaking ceremony of new research facility at biocon park .\n# highlightinvestment today # option and # biocon news option call : buy biocon 600 put above 15 . 00 targets 17 . 00 / 20 . 00 / 24 . 00 stoploss 11 . 50 get # intradaycashtips and 7 days free trial : -\nwith this programme on hold , biocon is aggressively progressing on its four other molecule programs addressing diabetes , oncology and psoriasis .\nmr rakesh bamzai , president \u2013 marketing , biocon , said the rs 80 - 100 crore domestic market for taxanes was alarmingly heading towards double the size in the next three years . biocon expected to earn rs 10 crore in the first year .\nwelcome to biocon ' s press room . here we feature a comprehensive press kit , news updates , press releases , brochures and other media resources . this section has been designed to provide reporters easy access to all the information needed on biocon .\nbiocon limited is listed on the national stock exchange of india ( nse ) and the mumbai stock exchange ( bse ) .\n1978 \u2013 founded by indian entrepreneur , ms . kiran mazumdar - shaw , as a joint venture with biocon biochemicals ltd .\nbiocon is a good house to work . and i have enjoyed a lot at the time of insupen launching . . .\nchairperson and managing director of biocon , kiran mazumdar - shaw , said with the launch of the new products , biocon anticipated a 25 per cent market share of the renal disease related medications market , estimated to be around rs . 300 crore .\n1996\u2014the commercial success of biocon ' s proprietary fermentation plant leads to a 3 - fold expansion ; enters biopharmaceuticals and statins .\n2013 will be an exciting year for the company as biocon prepares to introduce its\u2019 second novel molecule , itolizumab \u2013 an anti cd6 monoclonal antibody for psoriasis in india . this will hugely benefit the patients and will be an important milestone for biocon .\nbiocon received the award under the category of \u2018leveraging technology for use of both digital and onsite promotion for integrated digital marketing\u2019 .\nbiocon ranked 09 among global biotech employers for 2017 by science magazine . the only asian company to feature in top 20 .\nbiocon was conferred with the \u00b4the star exporter award\u00b4 by the federation of karnataka chambers of commerce & industry ( fkcci ) .\nadmission requests for the biocon - kgi certificate program in biosciences will be accepted online . please follow the below application process :\nbiocon foundation was established with the aim of identifying and implementing projects that will impact the social and economic scenario in the country . biocon foundation launched arogya raksha yojana , a unique micro - health insurance scheme for rural india in association with narayana hrudayalaya .\nit has also expanded its global footprint to emerging and developed markets through acquisitions , partnerships and in - licensing . biocon\u2019s corporate social responsibility wing , the biocon foundation , is involved in numerous health and education outreach programs targeting the underprivileged sections of india .\nbiocon during early 2008 had formed a strategic partnership including an investment in iatrica to develop a new class of immunoconjugates for targeted immunotherapy of cancers and infectious diseases . the companies were supposed to co - develop candidate products based upon iatrica\u2019s technology platform and biocon\u2019s expertise in drug development , biologics manufacturing , and clinical research . biocon has since provisioned for dimunition of its investment in iatrica .\nabout biocon established in 1978 , biocon limited is one of india ' s premier biotechnology companies . biocon and its two subsidiary companies , syngene international ltd and clinigene international ltd form a fully integrated biotechnology enterprise , specializing in biopharmaceuticals , custom research and clinical research . with successful initiatives in clinical development , bio - processing and global marketing , biocon delivers products and solutions to partners and customers across the globe . many of these products have usfda and emea acceptance . biocon launched the world ' s first recombinant human insulin , insugen \u00ae in november 2004 using pichia expression and india ' s first indigenously produced monoclonal antibody biomab - egfr \u2122 .\nbse code : 532523 nse symbol : biocon isin no . : ine376g01013 industry : biotechnology face value : rs . 5 . 00\nbiocon limited , announces the launch of insugen\u00ae , the new generation bio\u2013insulin , manufactured in asia ' s largest human insulin plant .\nbiocon\u2019s german subsidiary axicorp gmbh , which sells generic drugs in the local market , saw sales drop by 16 % , over the year - ago period , to rs 218 crore . it contributed about 36 % to biocon\u2019s sales in the first three quarters .\naccording to neopharma and biocon , neobiocon will be established in dubai , uae . the company will provide medicines to that country .\namylin and biocon announced thursday that they would develop , commercialize and manufacture the drug using amylin\u2019s peptide hybrid , or \u201cphybrid\u201d technology .\ncutting - edge : sections of the new lab that biocon inaugurated in bangalore in 2012 to do more biologics research and development .\nbiocon has also dedicated a research wing at brc in honor of prof . rao , which was also unveiled on the occasion .\nand bristol - myers squibb ( bms ) have extended their collaboration for the next five years , biocon said in a statement .\nmylan and biocon\u2019s proposed biosimilar trastuzumab is also under review by regulatory authorities in australia , canada , europe and several emerging markets .\nrestructuring of legal entities biocon has restructured its legal entities to align with its growth strategies represented by its strategic business units . we believe this restructuring will enable us to unlock greater value from our business segments at an opportune time . all our biosimilar assets will now be consolidated under the new legal entity , biocon biologics limited incorporated in uk as a subsidiary of biocon limited , india .\nthe excellent l & d ; initiatives at biocon has contributed to the company being ranked amongst the global top 10 biotech employers .\nbiocon foundation also aims to develop the pure sciences and experiential scientific learning by supporting organizations that are engaged in path breaking projects .\nthe asia best csr practices awards recognize corporates in asia that have had a significant and positive impact on people , communities and the environment . s . raman , vice president & head of biocon malaysia operations , received the award on behalf of biocon foundation .\nsignage for biocon ltd . is displayed at the company\u2019s campus in bengaluru , india . ( photographer : dhiraj singh / bloomberg )\nin this article you will find q1 , q2 , q3 , q4 and fy 2017 - 18 results of biocon ltd . that\u2019s not all , you can compare those results with previous year i . e . , fy 2016 - 17 results of biocon ltd .\nbiocon said ( pdf ) in a filing sunday that the european medicines agency found issues with its product plant in banglore and has told them a follow - up inspection will be required to insure biocon implemented changes before the ema will give it a thumbs up .\n, biocon has two subsidiaries\u2014 syngene , a custom research organisation , and clinigene , a clinical research organisation . biocon\u2019s presence straddles four main therapeutic areas\u2014diabetology , cardiology , nephrology and oncology\u2014 and plans to introduce two new divisions , comprehensive care , and immunotherapy , this year\nbiocon foundation biocon foundation\u2019s initiatives are primarily focused on healthcare , primary education and civic infrastructure . all projects are developed and implemented by biocon foundation based on need assessment through discussions with local communities , and government departments . project appraisals are done periodically by combining community feedback with evaluation metrics developed by the foundation . these metrics include patient footfall , health indicators , feedback from teachers , community satisfaction etc .\nin 2014 , biocon introduced canmab - trastuzumab for treating breast cancer in india . during the year , silver leaf oak ( mauritius ) limited , an investment vehicle advised by india value fund advisors agreed to acquire a minority 10 % stake in syngene international limited , biocons research services subsidiary . silver leaf will acquire the stake from biocon research limited , a wholly owned subsidiary of biocon limited at a valuation of rs 3800 crore . during the year , biocon expanded its strategic partnership with cytosorbents to treat sirs and cardiac surgery patients .\nbiocon scaled up its in - house research programme , based on a proprietary solid substrate fermentation technology , from pilot to plant level .\nbiocon limited and vaccinex , inc . announced a broad strategic partnership to discover and co - develop at least four therapeutic antibody products .\nsyngene enters into a research partnership with bristol - myers squibb and completes the ground breaking ceremony of new research facility at biocon park .\nbiocon and neopharma sign an mou to establish neobiocon , a joint venture company in dubai ' s biotechnology and research park , dubiotech .\nbiocon and neopharma sign an mou to establish neobiocon , a joint venture company in dubai ' s biotechnology and research park , dubiotech .\nbiocon announces a licensing agreement with bayer healthcare ( bhc ) for the exclusive marketing and trademark rights for insugen\u00ae for the chinese market .\nbiocon ltd said it would buy out the 49 per cent equity stake of its cuban partner cimab s . a . in their seven - year - old joint venture , biocon biopharmaceuticals p ltd . its note to the bourses did not disclose payment and other details .\nbiocon limited and vaccinex , inc . announce a broad strategic partnership to discover and co - develop at least four therapeutic antibody products .\nthe extension follows biocon\u2019s withdrawal of its application for approval for trastuzumab and pegfilgrastim , a drug used to fight infections in chemotherapy patients .\n\u201cthis three - month extension has no impact on the anticipated timetable for commercialization of this product in the us , \u201d biocon said .\ngaining confidence : arun chandavarkar , ceo and joint md , biocon , says a disproportionate amount of funds are being deployed in biopharma .\nthe certificate program is offered by biocon academy in association with keck graduate institute , which is a registered institute under the us law .\nin january , biocon had sold 10 per cent stake in syngene for rs . 380 crore to private equity fund silver leaf oak .\nsets up a dedicated r & d center at biocon park through a collaboration between its subsidiary , syngene international ltd . , and baxter\nrs 300 crore currently . biocon has targetted to capture 25 per cent of the marketshare in india in five years , he said .\n* mention of\nbiosimilar trastuzumab\nrefers to biocon ' s global programs and has no reference to the indian sub - continent .\non january 12 , 2015 , biocon research limited ( a wholly owned subsidiary of biocon ) transferred a 10 % stake in syngene to ivf trustee company private limited , sole trustee of india value fund iv , for a consideration of rs . 3 , 800 million .\nbiocon was honoured with the prestigious idma corporate citizen award 2017 at the 56th annual day celebrations of the indian drug manufacturers ' association .\nour philosophy as a socially responsible corporate , biocon acknowledges its responsibility towards the environment , its consumers , employees , and other stakeholders .\ndr . arun chandavarkar , ceo and joint managing director , biocon said :\nthe european approval for biocon\u2019s generic version of rosuvastatin calcium underscores biocon\u2019s unique strengths in the chronic therapies space and our compliance with global standards that enable us to achieve the highest quality standards for all our products . it augurs well for this nascent business , which will be one of our growth drivers in the coming years .\nin 2011 , biocon sold its stake in its german subsidiary , axicorp gmbh , to the existing group of promoter shareholders . axicorp was the licensee for biocons biosimilar insulin and glargine in germany and had the sole responsibility for commercializing these products . as a consequence of this divestment , these rights revert to biocon . in 2011 , biocon announced project commencement for first high - end biopharmaceutical manufacturing and r & d ; facility in bio - xcell , malaysia . during the year , biocon launched insupen , a convenient and affordable reusable insulin delivery device . in 2012 , biocon announced positive results from its global phase 3 study with recombinant human insulin . during the year , ge capital announced investment in syngene , biocons research services subsidiary . during the year , biocon announced positive efficacy data from phase 3 clinical study with its novel monoclonal antibody , itolizumab for psoriasis . biocon also announced positive results from its phase 1 comparative pk - pd study with biosimilar insulin glargine . during the year , biocon entered into an agreement with bristol - myers squibb for its in - 105 , an oral insulin drug ."]}
{"id": 54244, "summary": [{"text": "dagored was an italian record label based in firenze , formed in 1998 .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "they specialised in film soundtrack issues , including those produced by ennio morricone , nico fidenco , bruno nicolai and les reed . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "dagored", "paragraphs": ["i would say the pressings were ok but i haven ' t bought any dagored titles in over 10 years . they have released great morricone and goblin titles .\ni have a bunch of these giallo and morricone reissues ( on dagored and other specialty labels ) . they sound fine to me , including the new 2 x lp reissue of\ndagored has historically offered lower quality releases both on lp and especially when they released dvds . i ' m not sure who runs that label , perhaps a fan , but they seem to take the cheapest way out .\ndagored is total s * * t , sorry to say ! it is a great pity that they lack any quality control as they appear to be the sole distributor of some rather tasty morricone material and the vinyl is usually limited pressings too .\ni ' ve got a dagored pressing of suspiria and the artwork is pretty cool , but it doesn ' t sound great . it ' s also pressed on easily the heaviest vinyl i ' ve ever seen . it feels like putting another platter on the platter .\ni really enjoyed this canopo sound library reissue with the accompanying dvd . if only dagored would use the original canopo jacket . stickers can promote the lp ' s color and the dvd . i feel the clear plastic jacket usually doesn ' t hold up to wear and tear . the dvd is right in the middle of the jacket . fortunalty the songs are closer to the outer edge of the lp leaving room for the dvd . this way no songs are damaged . besides the packaging i love this idea and i hope dagored releases more sound library lp and dvd combinations .\ni ' ve recently been on a ennio morricone and italian horror film soundtrack kick . my local record store has plenty to offer in this department , but it ' s largely all on a single label called dagored . i bought one ( il poliziotto della brigata criminale ) and it sounds horrible . a mess of distortion and surface noise .\nthis great score for umberto lenzi ' s 1974 cult thriller spasmo , by the maestro ennio morricone , creates a disorienting and disturbing effect , with unusual , almost avant - garde - like sounds , instrumentation , and composition . dagored follows its sold - out record store day 2015 editions of this soundtrack with this transparent vinyl edition , presented in a deluxe transparent plastic cover .\nalso due out in 2015 is another exciting record from one way static , the score to the wes craven classic the people under the stairs . with lunaris records prepping up night of the demons , milan records readying bronson and finders keepers dropping alejandro jodorowsky\u2019s psychedelic classic the holy mountain\u2026 . . not forgetting releases due from invada , dagored and tiger lab\u2026 . . the sheer amount of upcoming soundtrack releases seems endless .\nennio morricone\u2019s legendary score for the big gundown ( italian la resa dei conti ) is so densely packed with pathos and drama that run so deep into the listener\u2019s mind . using almost the same great talents shown on sergio leon\u2019s the dollars\u2019s trilogy with the orchestra conducted by fellow bruno nicolai and the mighty twangin\u2019 guitar of alessandro alessandroni , the maestro morricone deliver similarly outstanding results ! the return of the spaghetti western sounds on dagored !\nanyone else have similar or different experiences with them ? my copy was used , so i ' m probably game to try another one before i write them off completely . if dagored is indeed meant to be avoided , does anyone have any other recommendations as far as this type of soundtrack stuff goes ? i ' d be happy with either cd or vinyl . most of the italian horror stuff seems so obscure i have to imagine there isn ' t much of a choice .\nthis great score for umberto lenzi ' s 1974 cult thriller spasmo , by the maestro ennio morricone , creates a disorienting and disturbing effect , with unusual , almost avant - garde - like sounds , instrumentation , and composition . dagored presents the complete score on vinyl for the first time , available in two record store day editions , both limited to 500 copies : this electric blue lp with\nthe mouth\ncover art ( this ) , and a clear blue lp with\nthe hand\ncover art . hand - numbered hype sticker on shrink wrap .\nthis is a record store day 2016 exclusive , limited to one per person . before jose larraz made his notorious cult classics vampyres and symptoms , he helmed three unique british horror films that aren\u2019t very well known today . his second feature film was deviation a quiet little film , with moody atmospherics followed by intense moments of perversity . first issue ever , in a limited edition of 500 copies for the record store day 2016 , dagored presents this haunting , sophisticated score composed by the great stelvio cipriani . - first release ever - limited numbered edition of 500 copies in transparent vinyl .\nthere is no indication on discogs as to who pressed the vinyl . the only thing i would say to you is that fixing a ' dished ' vinyl pressing is not too difficult on one of the dedicated japanese disc flattening machines . it may take a few cycles [ or more ] but they can usually be restored to perfectly flat . obviously , dagored or whoever it is presses their vinyl is doing something wrong for so many records to be dish warped ? if the vinyl was o . k . otherwise , that might be something worth considering if you want the music on the vinyl format .\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\nitalian - based label based near florence that now focus on movie soundtrack reissues . originally they also reissued dvds mostly sold at newsstands often together with magazines .\n( . . . ) the african continent rebuilt in \u2018microsolchi\u2019 by maestro umiliani in 1975 is therefore a projection , an image that is in uenced strongly by the affairs of overseas colleagues . all those artists from duke ellington to the art ensemble of chicago , through max roach , who have been fundamental in the genesis of african - american culture ( . . . ) over 40 years since its conception , it is a remarkable , pioneering work , a place of hypotheses and happy intuitions ( . . . )\nside b 1 . riscossa 2 . ultimo stregone 3 . continente nero 4 . preparativi 5 . oasi 6 . tribalismo 7 . giorno di mercato 8 . flauto africano\n( . . . ) keep in mind the release year , january 1972 , before approaching the matter covered in this precious jewel : the black rhythm of the incredible africa - to - day , the \u201cfourth world\u201d afflatus jon hassell - style of green dawn , the \u201cexotic\u201d touch a\u0300 la martin denny ( lonely village , echos ) , the sortile\u0300ge\u2019s reference to the electronic new wave ( really ! ) , the folk in uence ( rite , folk - tune ) . with many years in advance , umiliani synthesizes in africa sounds and styles that will make then the fortune of well - celebrated and famous artists . ( . . . )\nside a 1 . africa to - day 2 . savana 3 . green dawn 4 . rhythmical stress 5 . drums choral 6 . lonely village 7 . mysterious\nmusic by ennio morricone lp red244 - 2017 the soundtrack for this epic western movie featuring the great lee van cleef bears the signature of ennio morricone : guitars , flute , piano , timpani , drums and a native - american choir style make this motion pictures a kind of original masterpiece in the maestro oeuvre . i cantori moderni di alessandroni perform here in their own unique way with alessandro alessandroni on evidence with his original whistling . the main musical theme was employed by quentin tarantino in kill bill vol . 1 and in inglourious bastards !\nmusic by alessandro alessandroni lp red311 what would it be \u201ca fistful of dollars\u201d without the alessandro alessandroni\u2019s whistle ? alessandroni - not accidentally nicknamed by fellini \u201cil fischio\u201d - started his whistling career within the nino rota\u2019s orchestra to then become the hallmark of the spaghetti western era . first reissue ever for this stunning lp , originally released under the legendary flipper imprint in 1976 , who presents a collection of astonishing \u201cwhistle\u201d pieces by alessandroni - first reissue ever - strictly limited edition of 300 copies on white vinyl\nle foto proibite di una signora per bene ennio morricone picture disc red202p - 2017 the vibrant soundtrack composed by the great ennio morricone for the 1970 fetishistic and dark italian thriller \u201cle foto proibite di una signora perbene\u201d influenced by the works of bossa - nova artist antonio carlos jobim and featuring the voice unequalled and unsurpassed of soprano edda dell\u2019orso . satanik roberto pregadio & romano mussolini picture disc red238p - 2017 stunning jazz soundtrack for the 1967 movie based on the italian cult comic series\nsatanik .\nkriminal roberto pregadio & romano mussolini picture disc red239p - 2017 a great blend of 60s mood and italian jazz composed by the dynamic duo roberto pregadio and romano mussolini for the 1965 movie based on the mega cult italian comic hero\nkriminal .\ngli orrori del castello di norimberga ( baron blood ) stelvio cipriani picture disc red210p - 2017 the soundtrack of mario bava\u2019s 1975 cult movie la ragazza con la pistola peppino de luca picture disc red222p - 2017 incredible psych - groove soundtrack by peppino de luca , know for his collaboration with the \u201clibrary music band\u201d marc 4 , for the italian cult movie \u201cla ragazza con la pistola\ndirected by the legendary director mario monicelli , nominated for the academy award for best foreign language film in 1969 and starring monica vitti .\nside a 1 . kress ( or the ambiguities ) 2 . project for a dream 3 . dead flowers ( titoli ) 4 . cadaveri eccellenti ( discoteque ) 5 . black - connection 6 . cadaveri eccellenti ( macabre discovery ) 7 . tremendous stars side b 1 . round game 2 . kress ( or the ambiguities ) 3 . alternate version # 1 4 . contesto 5 . dead stars and flowers 6 . kress ( or the ambiguities ) 7 . alternate version # 2 8 . project for a dream ( strings version ) 9 . kress ( or the ambiguities ) 10 . alternate version # 3\nside b 1 . immagini del tempo 2 . belinda may 3 . canzone della libert\u00e0 4 . allegretto burlesco 5 . pennellate 6 . l\u2019alibi ( shake n . 1 ) 7 . guardando nel vuoto 8 . delicatamente 9 . l\u2019alibi ( samba ) 10 . sognando 11 . lo libero\nside b 1 . l\u2019alibi ( shake n . 2 ) 2 . animaletti 3 . belinda may ( versione 2 ) 4 . recitazione corale 5 . l\u2019alibi ( samba ) 6 . una fotogra a 7 . l\u2019alibi ( shake n . 3 ) 8 . in un filo d\u2019erba 9 . belinda may ( versione 3 ) 10 . l\u2019alibi ( interludio romantico ) 11 . l\u2019alibi ( marcetta grottesca ) 12 . immagini del tempo ( versione 2 ) 13 . l\u2019alibi ( shake n . 4 ) 14 . belinda may ( versione 4 ) 15 . una fotografia\nside b ( stereo mixes ) 1 . i giorni dell\u2019ira , pt . 3 2 . una notte serena , pt . 3 3 . l\u2019arma del killer , pt . 2 4 . i giorni dell\u2019ira , pt . 4 5 . fino all\u2019ultimo colpo , pt . 4 6 . una notte serena , pt . 4 7 . fino all\u2019ultimo colpo , pt . 5 8 . i giorni dell\u2019ira , pt . 5 9 . un uomo forte , pt . 2 10 . i giorni dell\u2019ira , pt . 6\nside b 1 . interlude in jazz , pt . 2 2 . infedeli , pt . 2 3 . portuense cha - cha - cha 4 . lalla veritable & blue somalia 5 . you are too sexy thank you annie , pt . 2 6 . paolo in love 7 . annie is diana 8 . speak only for you 9 . gli arcangeli twist , pt . 2 ( bonus track )\nlp red310 - 2017 originally released in 1980 under the legendary flower label , barocco & romantico is another wonderful and almost unknown gem from maestro alessandro alessandroni . great cinematic atmosphere in a selection of fantastic mellow tunes inspired by ancient melodies . \u2013 first reissue ever \u2013 limited edition of 500 in pink colored vinyl side a 1 . adagio romantico 2 . largo barocco 3 . sonata romantica 4 . minuetto in la magg . 5 . serenata antica 6 . sonata allegra 7 . canzone romantica side b 1 . duetto romantico 2 . sonata barocca 3 . giga per mandolino 4 . minuetto allegro 5 . mazurka moderata 6 . aria barocca 7 . variazioni romantiche\nside a 1 . veruschka 2 . intervallo i 3 . la bambola 4 . astratto i side b 1 . la spiaggia 2 . dopo l\u2019intervista 3 . poesia di donna 4 . le fotografie 5 . la bambola ( # 2 ) side c 1 . intervallo ii 2 . magia astratto iii 3 . veruschka ( # 2 ) 4 . astratto ii 5 . veruschka ( # 3 ) 6 . astratto iv 7 . la bambola ( # 3 ) side d 1 . astratto v 2 . poesia di donna ( # 2 ) 3 . la spiaggia ( # 2 ) 4 . astratto vi 5 . poesia di donna 6 . la bambola ( # 4 ) 7 . veruschka ( # 4 )\nlp red307 - 2016 tusco is one of the many pseudonyms that legendary composer and producer piero umiliani uses to not overcrowd the sonorisation market with his name . umiliani was a well - known italian soundtrack composer and jazz musician . he was one of the pioneers of styles such as exotica and lounge , and used a lot of funk moves in his soundtracks , too . he also composed a lot of library album covering genres such as spaghetti western , giallo , sex films and documentaries all self - produced in his mighty soundworkshop studio , equipped with the most advanced screening and editing systems of that time . suspence electronica is a very rare experimental / ambient electronic album from the early 80\u2019s with a great use of synthesisers . long time forgotten masterpiece of early electronic music reissued for the first time ever ! - first reissue ever - limited edition 500 copies on white vinyl\nside a 1 . sospetto 2 . segni premonitori 3 . relitti 4 . nave spia 5 . mutazioni 6 . ballata tragica 7 . attesa ansiosa side b 1 . incubo 2 . batticuore 3 . rintocchi 4 . sinistro carillon 5 . schizofrenia 6 . leggermente misterioso 7 . degrado\nlp red308 - 2016 ricordi d ' infanzia originally released on the legendary italian label flirt in 1975 , is an excellent library music lp by the great daniela casa . eleven tracks of soft , romantic , exotic pop with a sweet and childish atmosphere designed for use in radio , lm , tv , documentaries and educational projects . daniela casa is a true legend of early experimental electronic music and has been recently rediscovered as a great inspiration by many contemporary artists as madlib .\nside b 1 . fantastico 2 . serenita\u0300 3 . circo dei bimbi 4 . ricreazione 5 . batti le manine 6 . gatto silvestro\nthe only existing full - length recording of i cantori moderni di alessandro alessandroni the legendary vocal group that lent their voices to the amazing soundtracks of ennio morricone , piero umiliani and many of the most important italian composers of the \u201860s and \u201870s .\nlimited numbered edition of 500 on transparent vinyl side a 1 . una storia 2 . aria di provincia 3 . fuga d\u2019amore 4 . verso l\u2019infinito 5 . parata scherzosa 6 . insieme a te\nside b 1 . nella balera 2 . ghen - ghen - ghe 3 . la partenza 4 . l\u2019appuntamento 5 . valzer del baraccone 6 . giocando con le note\na fabulous jazzy , psyched - out score with extremely \u201cseventies\u201d vibes and high energy mood composed by the maestro stelvio cipriani ( concorde \u201979 ) for tentacles , a thriller directed in 1977 by ovidio assonotis and starring a bunch of hollywood stars such as shelly winters , john huston and henry fonda .\nside a 1 . small town pleasures 2 . she\u2019ll never come back 3 . my son\u2019s friend is a champion pisser 4 . summer and winter 5 . san diego , yellow cab 6 . happiness is having two killer whales as friends\nside b 1 . too risky a day for a regatta 2 . sorry i have to go 3 . scotch for two 4 . the killer whales\u2019 games 5 . the capture of the giant octopus 6 . two old kids 7 . tentacoli ( tentacles )\nside c 1 . small town pleasures ( alt . 1 ) 2 . small town pleasures ( alt . 2 ) 3 . tentacoli ( tentacles ) ( alt . 1 ) 4 . tentacoli ( tentacles ) ( alt . 2 ) 5 . tentacoli ( tentacles ) ( alt . 3 ) 6 . tentacoli ( tentacles ) ( alt . 4 )\nside d 1 . tentacoli ( tentacles ) ( alt . 5 ) 2 . scotch for two ( alt . 1 ) 3 . tentacoli ( tentacles ) ( alt . 6 ) 4 . tentacoli ( tentacles ) ( alt . 7 ) 5 . san diego , yellow cab ( alt . 1 ) 6 . tentacoli ( tentacles ) ( alt . 8 ) 7 . tentacoli ( tentacles ) ( alt . 9 ) 8 . tentacoli ( tentacles ) ( alt . 10 ) 9 . tentacoli ( tentacles ) ( alt . 11 )\nstunning jazz soundtrack from the legendary duo pregadiao / mussolini for the 1967 movie based off the italian cult comic series satanik , deluxe complete edition for the first time in a numbered limited edition of 500 copies in transparent red vinyl . - first time complete score on vinyl - limited numbered edition of 500 copies on transparent red vinyl\na stunning collection of psychedelic - funky - bossa tunes with lounge vibes from amedeo tommasi . one of the rarest library music album from the the legendary octopus label , originally released in 1970 . - first reissue ever - limited edition of 500 in orange vinyl\na really interesting soundtrack , composed by the cult author luciano michelini for the 1973 erotic thriller anna quel particolare piacere , which alternates romantic moments with the voice of the great edda dell\u2019orso and easy listening - funky tunes . limited vinyl edition with extra tracks .\nlato a 1 . il mestiere di uccidere 2 . anna , quel particolare piacere 3 . occhi di bimbo 4 . quell\u2019amaro tormento 5 . anna , quel particolare piacere ( # 2 - bossa ) 6 . la giostra dei pensieri 7 . ritratto di un boss 8 . e poi fuggire . . . 9 . due gocce di felicita\u2019 10 . tema anna 11 . operazione droga lato b 1 . il mestiere di uccidere ( # 2 ) 2 . e poi fuggire . . . ( # 2 ) 3 . la cruda realta\u2019 4 . e poi fuggire . . . ( # 3 ) 5 . il mestiere di uccidere ( # 3 ) 6 . anna , quel particolare piacere ( # 3 - bossa ) 7 . e poi fuggire . . . ( # 4 ) 8 . un passo dal buio 9 . finche\u2019 trema il cuore 10 . due gocce di felicita\u2019 ( # 2 ) 11 . il mestiere di uccidere ( # 4 ) 12 . una voce , una speranza\na dark and heavy sound for this incredible instrumental soundtrack composed by the great riz ortolani for the 1971 cult movie nella stretta morsa del ragno , directed by antonio margheriti and starring klaus kinski and anthony franciosa . heavy guitars , piano suites , harpsicord passages , deep bass all over in a fantastic mix very similar to ennio morricone\u2019s horror soundtracks of the period !\nlp red305 - 2017 societ\u00e0 malata ( sick society ) , originally came out in 1975 , is an extraordinary collection of experimental , ambient and electronic track from the italian cult composer daniela casa who acts as an aural reflection of the wickedness of humanity and the decay of our world . limited numbered edition of 500 copies on transparent vinyl\nracy and doomy soundtrack filled with incredible jazz dark tunes composed by the great piero piccioni for the italian cinema masterpiece le mani sulla citt\u00e0 directed by francesco rosi , winner of the leone d\u2019oro at the venice film festival in 1963 . piero piccioni has composed more than 300 scores for film , television , radio , ballet and orchestra , working with legendary directors as luchino visconti , vittorio de sica , dino risi .\nside a 1 . notte di rod 2 . lounge music 3 . notte di rod # 2 4 . lounge music # 2 5 . le mani sulla citt\u00e0 6 . banda 7 . le mani sulla citt\u00e0 # 2 8 . lounge music # 3 9 . notte di rod # 3\nside b . lounge music # 4 2 . notte di rod # 4 3 . lounge music # 5 4 . le mani sulla citt\u00e0 # 3 5 . lounge music # 6 6 . notte di rod # 5 7 . lounge music # 7 8 . le mani sulla citt\u00e0 # 4\nclassic soundtrack by the great nico fidenco ( black emanuelle ) for the western movie per il gusto di uccidere by the cult director tonino valeri ( my name is nobody , day of anger ) . fidenco is linked to the tradition of the great spaghetti western soundtracks such as the ones composed by ennio morricone and bruno nicolai , with a lot of classic musical elements and the help of i cantori moderni by alessandro alessandroni but with his personal and special \u201ctouch\u201d .\nside a 1 . the yankee fellow 2 . per il gusto di uccidere ( titoli ) 3 . il carico d\u2019argento 4 . lanky fellow , il bounty killer 5 . trasporto blindato 6 . la s da 7 . l\u2019orgoglio di lanky 8 . omaha 9 . addio lanky fellow 10 . la s da ( # 2 ) 11 . trasporto blindato ( # 2 ) 12 . per il gusto di uccidere ( titoli # 2 )\nside b 1 . per il gusto di uccidere 2 . per il gusto di uccidere ( titoli # 2 ) 3 . il carico d\u2019argento ( # 2 ) 4 . per il gusto di uccidere ( # 3 ) 5 . per il gusto di uccidere ( # 4 ) 6 . lanky fellow , il bounty killer ( # 2 ) 7 . omaha ( # 2 ) 8 . l\u2019orgoglio di lanky ( # 2 ) 9 . trasporto blindato ( # 2 ) 10 . omaha ( # 3 ) 11 . per il gusto di uccidere ( # 5 ) 12 . per il gusto di uccidere ( # 6 )\nside a 1 . il grande silenzio ( restless ) 2 . passaggi nel tempo 3 . e l\u2019amore verra\u0300 4 . barbara e tagliente 5 . prima che volino i corvi 6 . immobile 7 . viaggio\nside b 1 . voci nel vento 2 . gli assassini e la madre 3 . invito all\u2019amore ( silent love ) 4 . nel vecchio saloon 5 . l\u2019ultimo gesto 6 . dopo il martirio\nthis soundtrack by the great bruno nicolai ( case of the bloody iris , red queen kills 7 times ) for the classic italian thriller gatti rossi in un labirinto di vetro ( eyeball ) , directed by umberto lenzi ( spasmo ) is so pleasant and entertaining with an authentic 70\u2019s italian cinema feel to it and with a catchy main theme that is definitely one of his best .\nside a 1 . gatti rossi ( titoli ) 2 . barlington 3 . gatti rossi ( # 2 ) 4 . prodromi 5 . labirinto ( film version ) 6 . gatti rossi ( # 3 ) 7 . nell\u2019assolata alhambra 8 . una figura incappucciata 9 . una figura incappucciata ( # 2 ) 10 . barlington ( # 2 ) 11 . catena di delitti 12 . occhi 13 . barlington ( # 3 ) 14 . orbita vuota 15 . una figura incappucciata ( # 3 ) 16 . occhi ( # 2 ) 17 . gatti rossi ( # 4 ) 18 . occhi ( # 3 )\nside b 1 . gatti rossi ( # 5 ) 2 . barlington ( # 4 ) 3 . catena di delitti 4 . barcellona 5 . barcellona ( # 2 ) 6 . gatti rossi ( # 6 ) 7 . orbita vuota ( # 2 ) 8 . orbita vuota ( # 3 ) 9 . barlington ( # 5 ) 10 . l\u2019incubo \u00e8 finito ( finale ) 11 . catena di delitti ( alternate take - long version ) 12 . gatti rossi ( titoli ) ( alternate take - long version ) buy it here : sold out\nthe score for the cult sci - fi movie the humanoid directed in 1979 by aldo lado ( aka george b . lewis ) was composed by the legendary ennio morricone who created some catchy futuristic synthesiser - based arrangements , great electro - orchestral disco grooves and dissonant atmospheric soundscapes , marking quite a departure from his usual style .\nside a 1 . un uomo nello spazio 2 . estasi stellare 3 . infanzia , evoluzione e ritorno 4 . trasmissione difettosa , rotazione e rivoluzione 5 . incontri a sei\nside b 1 . informale primo 2 . robodog 3 . informale secondo 4 . estasi stellare , pt . 2 5 . trasmissione difettosa , rotazione e rivoluzione , pt . 2 6 . informale primo , pt . 2 7 . infanzia , evoluzione e ritorno , pt . 2 8 . estasi stellare , pt . 3\na tight , atmospheric and pretty damn funky soundtrack composed by the maestro ennio morricone for the 1970 crime - drama citt\u00e0 violenta starring the mighty charles bronson and directed by sergio sollima . another hard - hitting score by morricone with a quite dark mood flowing from the dramatic to psychedelic along with a touch of funkiness . the famous citta\u0300 violenta track , the score\u2019s main theme , is celebrated as one of morricone\u2019s most iconic theme .\nside a 1 . citt\u00e0 violenta 2 . rito finale 3 . mille volte un grido 4 . citt\u00e0 violenta ( # 2 ) 5 . momento estremo 6 . con estrema dolcezza 7 . svolta definitiva 8 . norme con ironie 9 . riflessione\nside b 1 . disperatamente 2 . rito finale ( # 2 ) 3 . con estrema dolcezza ( # 2 ) 4 . rito finale ( # 3 ) 5 . citt\u00e0 violenta ( # 3 ) 6 . dolcemente acre 7 . sospensione sovrapposta 8 . a caissa 9 . con estrema dolcezza ( # 3 ) 10 . riassunto buy it here : goodfellas\nitalian groovy lounge music , very sophisticated and classy , from the great walter rizzati , known for his legendary score for the house by the cemetery and 1990 : the bronx warriors . an absolute gem . long forgotten and reissued for the first time ever !\nside a 1 . park avenue 2 . above the skyscraper 3 . central park 4 . encantadora 5 . theodora 6 . sunshine in paris\nside b 1 . a step from lincoln center 2 . the ballade of the cobra 3 . on a pan am flight 4 . comanche rock 5 . together just once 6 . sweet brasileira\nincredible and rare italian library music masterpiece from the long forgotten and mysterious musician paolo ferrara . afrosound , bassbeat , sambasound , bossa feeling , tumbasound , pianobeat : funky tunes in a fantastic record ! originally pressed in only 300 copies in 1975 for the first time ever reissued on vinyl .\ncontains le film trouv\u00e9 - a rhythmic experience , a special dvd produced by sync archive film . an exciting musical journey into the past through amateurs movies collected from all over the world ! digitally - restored unreleased footage from film in format 8mm , super 8 and 16mm , in a exclusive production .\nside a 1 . afrotheme 2 . blues in rhythm 3 . bassbeat 4 . sambasound 5 . rockfolk 6 . stringslow\nside b 1 . bossa feeling 2 . tumbasound 3 . pianobeat 4 . slow in rhythm 5 . percussion blues 6 . 3 / 4 park\nultra rare italian library music from the great alessandro alessandroni , closest collaborator of the maestro ennio morricone . psych , funk , lounge , bossa in a legendary lp originally released in 1971 by the great italian label canopo .\ncontains le film trouv\u00e9 - a panoramic experience a special dvd produced by sync film archive , an exciting musical journey into the past through amateurs movies collected from all over the world ! digitally restored unreleased footage from film in format 8mm , super 8 and 16mm , in a exclusive production .\nincredible psych - groove soundtrack by peppino de luca , known for his collaboration with the \u201clibrary music band\u201d marc 4 , for the italian cult movie la ragazza con la pistola directed by the legendary mario monicelli , nominated for the academy award for best foreign language film in 1969 and starring monica vitti .\nside a 1 . in due 2 . ma chista chi \u00e8 3 . la ragazza con la pistola 4 . un folle amore 5 . ossessione psichedelica 6 . rapimento in sicilia 7 . cosa nostra 8 . trumpet shake 9 . my little love 10 . in due , pt . 2\nennio morricone for the marco bellocchio\u2019s masterpiece debut film i pugni in tasca composed some mysterious and obsessing music for soprano voice , harp , harpsichord , strings , alternated to lounge music of the period , swing and jazz , creating a great contrast with the dark mood of the movie .\nrevolver is one the finest ennio morricone thriller score , composed in 1973 for the great sergio sollima\u2019s giallo revolver : no sweeping themes , no quirky effects , no dissonance sounds just simple ideas , executed to perfection . contains \u201cun amico\u201d , the beautiful theme heard in quentin tarantino\u2019s inglorious bastaards and the masterpiece revolver , a 13 minute action piece that dazzles with its brilliance : an incredibly tense dramatic action music of the highest calibre .\nside a 1 . un amico ( titoli ) 2 . revolver 3 . anna 4 . un amico ( sung by daniel beretta ) 5 . quasi un vivaldi 6 . pericolo per anna\nthe legendary torso , considered one of the precursors of the slasher genre , was directed by sergio martino in 1973 , after the success of all the colors of the dark , featuring a stunning soundtrack composed by guido & maurizio de angelis also know as oliver onions .\nside a 1 . i corpi delle vittime ( titoli ) 2 . il primo omicidio 3 . perugia 4 . universit\u00e0 5 . macellazione 6 . il professore 7 . la strage ha inizio 8 . corpi smembrati 9 . ricordo di una tragedia lontana 10 . raccapriccio side b 1 . corpi smembrati ( # 2 ) 2 . la strage ha inizio ( # 2 ) 3 . ricordo di una tragedia lontana ( # 2 ) 4 . il primo omicidio ( # 2 ) 5 . macellazione ( # 2 ) 6 . perugia ( # 2 ) 7 . raccapriccio ( # 2 ) 8 . ritorno alla vita\nside c 1 . il primo omicidio ( # 3 ) 2 . la strage ha inizio ( # 3 ) macellazione ( # 3 ) 3 . raccapriccio ( # 3 ) 4 . il primo omicidio ( # 4 ) 5 . la strage ha inizio ( # 4 ) macellazione ( # 4 ) 6 . ricordo di una tragedia lontana ( # 3 ) side d 1 . il primo omicidio ( # 5 ) 2 . perugia ( # 3 - versione lunga ) 3 . la strage ha inizio ( # 5 ) 4 . il primo omicidio ( # 6 ) 5 . macellazione ( # 5 ) 6 . la strage ha inizio ( # 6 ) 7 . ritorno alla vita ( finale )\nside a 1 . bambole 2 . spasmo 3 . stress infinito 4 . bambole ( # 2 - single version ) 5 . spasmo ( # 2 ) 6 . stress infinito ( # 2 )\nside a 1 . spazio e materia 2 . elettrone 3 . segnali dal passato 4 . molecole 5 . abissi galattici 6 . musica delle sfere 7 . evoluzione cellulare 8 . elettromagnetismo 9 . rapsodia spaziale 10 . onde 11 particelle 12 moto celeste\nside b 1 . apocalisse atomica 2 . valchirie nucleari 3 . minaccia tecnologica 4 . l\u2019incognita del domani 5 . l\u2019orologio del tempo 6 . fotoni 7 . la volta stellare 8 . campo gravitazionale 9 . radiazioni 10 . radiazioni ii 11 . energia\nside a 1 . cosa avete fatto a solange ? 2 . raccapriccio 3 . anche un quartetto per lei 4 . una tromba e la sua notte 5 . c\u2019\u00e8 qualcuno qui ? 6 . cadenze 7 . aleatorio 8 . aleatorio secondo 9 . ostinazione al limone 10 . altre cadenze\nside b 1 . pensierosamente 2 . fragile organetto 3 . fine di solange 4 . cosa avete fatto a solange ? ( # 2 ) 5 . una tromba e la sua notte ( # 2 ) 6 . altre cadenze ( # 2 ) 7 . raccapriccio ( # 2 ) 8 . fragile organetto ( # 2 ) 9 . c\u2019\u00e8 qualcuno qui ? ( # 2 ) 10 . una tromba e la sua notte ( # 3 ) 11 . cosa avete fatto a solange ? ( # 3 )\nfor this 1968 cult italian thriller based on a script by dario argento , the maestro ennio morricone composed a dark and oppressive score , with experimental and avant - garde elements , that describes perfectly the brutality of the plot .\nside a 1 . comandamenti per un gangster 2 . primo comandamento : spara 3 . uno squarcio tra la nuvole 4 . secondo comandamento : non perdonare 5 . piet\u00e0 per un giusto 6 . terzo comandamento : l\u2019oro 7 . \u00e8 sereno i\u2019orizzonte 8 . quarto comandamento : dormi sveglio 9 . solo nostalgia 10 . quinto comandamento : tra pistole e un mitra 11 . sesto comandamento : non fidarti 12 . settimo comandamento : rubare\nside b 1 . ottavo comandamento : corri veloce 2 . nono comandamento : taci 3 . decimo comandamento : odio 4 . ultimo comandamento : uccidi i traditori 5 . solo nostalgia ( versione strumentale ) 6 . comandamenti per un gangster ( suite )\nstelvio cipriani\u2019s seminal soundtrack for the legendary 1972 movie , directed by the great steno who started the \u201cpoliziottesco\u201d genre and starring enrico maria salerno and mariangela melato .\n- first vinyl complete reissue - limited edition of 500 - light beige vinyl side a 1 . vigilato speciale 2 . la polizia ringrazia 3 . ondata di violenza 4 . notturno per un commissario di polizia 5 . omicidio nella notte 6 . rapimento\nside b 1 . morte di un commissario 2 . la polizia ringrazia ( finale ) 3 . la polizia ringrazia ( single version side a ) ( bonus ) 4 . la polizia ringrazia ( single version side b ) ( bonus ) 5 . morte di un commissario ( alternate version )\nmusic by piero umiliani lp red301 - 2015 \u201ci have dedicated these compositions to the spaceman , this new , modern ulysses going adrift on the galaxian oceans . . . \u201d ( p . umiliani , 1972 )\nthe words of the great piero umiliani describe perfectly the soul of this record , a long awaited reissue of one of the most rare releases of the legendary omicron label .\nside a 1 . nello spazio ( in the space ) 2 . allucinazioni ( hallucinations ) 3 . approdo lunare ( lunar landing ) 4 . pulsando ( pulsating ) 5 . addio alla terra ( abandoning the world ) 6 . stelle cadenti ( falling stars )\nside b 1 . sperduti nello spazio ( men lost in the space ) 2 . ii pianeta degli insetti ( the insects\u2019 planet ) 3 . asteroide fantasma ( the phantom asteroid ) 4 . nell\u2019ombra di plutone ( in the pluto\u2019s shadow ) 5 . polvere cosmica ( cosmic powder ) 6 . angoscia cosmica ( cosmic anguish ) 7 . vita primordiale ( primordial life )\na daring experimenter and former student of karlheinz stockhausen , guido baggiani aka ruscigan crossed the door of piero umiliano\u2019s legendary soundworkshop studio ' s to create together viaggio nel domani an album that still surprises the listener with its clarity of execution and the sense of musical research and adventurous sound .\nin 1968 the maestro morricone was at the height of his career scoring sergio leone\u2019s classic once upon a time in the west . for the soundtrack of roberto faenza\u2019s cult debut movie escalation , set in swinging london , 1968 , morricone teams up with fellow composer bruno nicolai and the vocalization of alessandro alessandroni\u2019s cantori moderni , making this one of his least minimal soundtracks . containing the legendary tune dies irae psichedelico , this is one of the most essential morricone soundtracks of all - time .\na sophisticated work by claudio gizzi for the soundtrack of the ultra cult flesh for frankeistein , the legendary movie directed by paul morrissey and produced by andy warhol , starring a young udo kier . with its sad tone the score perfectly matches the cold and cruel realism of this bizarre horror film .\nblood ) contains jazzy elements and classic sounds combined with great audio effects obtained by \u201ctorturing\u201d guitars , drums and the wind .\nlight hearted at some moments and brooding at others . il consigliori serves up prime\nultra rare ennio morricone ' s soundtrack for the 1982\u2019s horror / thriller the link ( aka extrasensorial or blood link ) , directed by alberto de martino . the maestro morricone delivers a stunning score that is by turns romantic and suspenseful , producing several layered foreground / background compositions and disturbing distortion effects , in accordance to the sophisticated mise en scene curated by cinematographer romano albani ( phenomena / inferno ) for de martino\u2019s movie .\nnico fidenco\u2019s emanuelle orient reportage aka black emanuelle goes east is one of the seminal soundtracks that will set you on an italian groove odyssey ! the film is probably the most depraved of all the volumes of the emanuelle series . maestro fidenco relies heavily on layered strings , horns , flutes , violins and an array of exotic instruments and aims for eclecticism in playing with versions of the main theme . no one is ever the same after . . . black emanuelle !\nthe legendary nico fidenco\u2019s score for black emanuelle is by turns sultry and serious , fun and funky . the sound is sophisticated , groovy and melodically memorable , mixing latin rhythms - in a continuous sexual tension with the exotic images of the beautiful laura gemser - and electronic textures that show the influence of early techno masters such as giorgio moroder and kraftwerk . jacket features deluxe double uv coating\nin 1971 for the great soundtrack of enzo castellari\u2019s gli occhi freddi della paura , ennio morricone called on the services the gruppo d\u2019improvvisazione nuova consonanza , the legendary avant - garde and improvisational combo of which he was a founding member . not only an historical soundtrack but also a classic of the experimental and free jazz genres .\nmorricone\u2019s soundtrack to the obscure 1970 italian thriller , le foto proibite di una signoraper bene , is a very nervous listening experience . in film , the atmosphere created by the effect of a disturbing soundtrack causes much of the tension . a percentage of this score has a very sinister ambience , highlighted by morricone\u2019s sublime usage of the human voice . italian sopranoedda dell\u2019orso\u2019s cascading vocal tones mix unsettlingly with the stabbing morricone strings , befitting the movie\u2019s hitchcockian moments . genius .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthere was an unexpected problem processing your request . we will look into the matter .\nthe soundtrack of enzo battaglia\u201a\u00e4\u00f4s 1963 film , and a super - rare italian jazz lp by sb ( aka narassa ) , featuring the wonderful helen merrill .\nlibrary music by the madlib favourite , originally released on the legendary italian label flirt in 1975 : sweetly naive pop exotica .\n\u2018psych , funk , lounge , bossa . \u2019 library music originally released in 1971 by the revered italian label canopo . clear vinyl , in a transparent plastic bag ; with a dvd of amateur movies from all over the world .\ntwenty - three oddities from 1976 , all less than two minutes for maximum entertainment , under the moggi moniker for omicron .\nsuspenseful , questing electronica , originally released in 1972 on his own omicron imprint . \u2018i have dedicated these compositions to the spaceman , this new , modern ulysses going adrift on the galaxian oceans\u2026\u2019\nhis ultra - rare , multi - layered soundtrack for alberto de martino\u2019s 1982 horror flick ( aka extrasensorial ) , by turns suspenseful and alluring , ambient and dramatic , with tasty distortion effects , in tune with romano albani\u2019s sophisticated cinematography . an audiophile edition , running at 45rpm .\nwe ship worldwide . the postage rates for your order are displayed before payment , which is processed using paypal . you can pay using your paypal account or any of the following cards . no need to join paypal .\nour full range of studio equipment from all the leading equipment and software brands . guaranteed fast delivery and low prices .\nour full range of dj equipment from all the leading equipment and software brands . guaranteed fast delivery and low prices .\nreview : along with moggi , rovi or tusco , m zalla was one of piero umiliani ' s most revered monikers from his early period . starting off in the early 70s , the legendary italian electronic wizard began to release weird and wonderful shapes of kinetic electronics , often inspired by the anthropology of africa , the mother continent . africa itself is one of his works from ' 72 , released just before the iconic problemi d ' oggi , and it has clearly inspired whole generations of different sorts of musicians . it ' s polyrhythmic waves of euphoria rarely tire of cease to provoke wonder , and this whole piece of work is a treasure chest that will simply not stop giving . for some , it ' s a source for samples and inspiration , while for others it ' s the perfect tool to add life to dj sets , whether at the beginning , in between tracks , or at the end . if you ' re a fanboy of peeps like durian brothers , look here first . essential .\nonly available to uk residents over 18 , subject to terms and conditions . more info here .\nthese rates of finance are based on this specific product and can be applied for once this item has been added to the cart . adding other products to your cart may change the rate of finance or deposit required .\nall image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents , and / or according to fair dealing as per the uk copyright , designs and patents act 1988 .\nwe ' d like to know what you think of juno ' s website . please send us your comments and suggestions via our\ni ' d stick to cd to be honest . the recent italian remasters have all been quite good . morricone ' s back - catalogue has been remastered recently and many titles have been reissued on cd . the lp ' s use the same digital file anyway . i have many italian horror soundtracks on cd from the likes of goblin , libra , morricone , frizzi , rizzati , franceso de masi etc . look out for gdm music releases and also sugar records ( reissues ) . i have many of these for morricone and nino rota . they are all very good .\nthanks so much . this is very helpful . i ' ll keep it in mind next trip i make . it ' s just so unfortunate because there are a bunch of these at the shop that i know i would love . but to have something that sounds bad to the point of distraction is just not worth it , especially when it ' s $ 25 new .\none that i had better luck with was bruno nicolai ' s\nall the colours of the dark\non finders keepers . not great sounding but at least acceptable by my standards . and the music itself is phenomenal .\nno disrespect to you intended here but i would question if you can say they are ok if by your own admission you haven ' t purchased any of their titles in\nover 10 years\n. i have only purchased some of their titles within the past 5 years so i believe my experience reflects the current state of play when discussing the quality ( control ) . unfortunately it has been a universally poor experience .\ni ' ve even been persuaded to fork out over $ 50 for a single cd of morricone just to get a soundtrack i wanted where their lp was so bad . the out of print gdm cd isn ' t scratched , warped , dished or noisy . bliss !\nhow about another label called ams records ? looks like they also have numerous morricone and giallo soundtracks .\nsoundtrack on motivator co . deluxe reissues . horrible , muddy , brickwalled mess . exactly what you don ' t want !\nstill , i find the analogue originals ( when i can afford them ) pack more punch . but the early 70s ones are hard to find and even here in europe they cost a fortune .\ntwo such titles to stay away from on vinyl reissues are morricone ' s\nbarbablu\nand orlandi ' s\nlo strano vizio della signora wardh\n( which is a bit rare ) . amazing music , but until they press those titles properly , the sonics are bad enough to pass on them .\nthey sound fine to me , including the new 2 x lp reissue of veruschka .\nlast year i was given their reissue of morricone ' s violent city / citta violenta on lp and i was able to enjoy it , but i could easily tell that the sound quality was worse than how the same tracks appeared on an old italian lp compilation that i have . that said , i got the impression that this was one of the better releases and they might be trying to improve .\nas for ams which another poster asked about , they have great artwork and they usually try to create good quality releases . that said , they pretty much mostly offer digital transfers without proper mastering , so if a recent cd issue sounds pretty good , their lp will sound pretty good . if it doesn ' t , theirs won ' t .\ni had never heard of this label before , but i took a chance and bought morricone ' s revolver on vinyl . spinning it for the first time now . still on side a , but i think it sounds alright so far . at least better then i feared after reading this thread . gz pressing it seems , but no crackle or surface noise to speak of . the polylined inner sleeve was a nice plus !\nto take full advantage of this site , please enable your browser ' s javascript feature .\nwarning : this product can expose you to chemicals including di ( 2 - ethylhexyl ) phthalate ( dhep ) and lead , which are known to the state of california to cause cancer , and birth defects or other reproductive harm . for more information , go to\nshow all genres indie avant . leftfield . post - rock . drone . experimental psych . krautrock . prog . rock folk . americana . blues . rock & roll ; synth - pop . alt - r & b ; . cold wave . industrial bass music . grime . jungle . future beats hip hop . r ' n ' b . trap house . techno . electronica . ambient . neo - classical disco . italo . cosmic . disco - not - disco . boogie balearic . yacht rock . new age . downbeat funk . soul . jazz . free jazz . broken beat soundtracks . library music . exotica . easy world . african . latin dub . reggae . dancehall . ska . rocksteady magazines . books bags . boxes slipmats . cleaners . dj equipment clothing miscellaneous piccadilly merchandise\ncat number red249 release date 30 mar ' 18 format info limited edition green vinyl lp .\na catching exploration of easy listening and lounge music by the legendary piero umiliani , one of the italian score masters who penned some of the most outstanding film music from the 60\u2019s and 70\u2019s . composed for the italian spy thriller requiem per un agente segret starring stewart granger and bond - girl , daniela bianchi . bellissima !\ncat number red248 release date 30 mar ' 18 format info limited edition orange vinyl lp .\nthe great bruno nicolai , one of ennio morricone ' s closest collaborators , composed this epic score for the second instalment of cult western trilogy sabata ( starring the legendary yul brinner no less ) employing a dramatic style to create what is considered one of the great masterpieces of italian western music .\ncat number red312 - 13 release date 5 jan ' 18 format info limited edition deluxe 2lp bundle .\nalong with moggi , rovi or tusco , m zalla was one of piero umiliani ' s most revered monikers from his early period . starting off in the early 70s , the legendary italian electronic wizard began to release weird and wonderful shapes of kinetic electronics , often inspired by the anthropology of africa , the mother continent . africa itself is one of his works from ' 72 , released just before the iconic problemi d ' oggi , and it has clearly inspired whole generations of different sorts of musicians . it ' s polyrhythmic waves of euphoria rarely tire of cease to provoke wonder , and this whole piece of work is a treasure chest that will simply not stop giving . for some , it ' s a source for samples and inspiration , while for others it ' s the perfect tool to add life to dj sets , whether at the beginning , in between tracks , or at the end . if you ' re a fanboy of peeps like durian brothers , look here first . essential .\nfor this 1968 cult italian thriller based on a script by dario argento , the maestro ennio morricone . composed a dark and oppressive score , with experimental and avant - garde elements , that describes perfectly the brutality of the plot ."]}
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2018 . login\nto learn more about mindfire or tap our community for your next creative challenge , visit us at : urltoken .\n\u201cwe have phenomenal clients who allow us to do work that makes a difference . as we help our clients grow , their continued trust in mindfire helps us grow as well , \u201d said mindfire president and co - founder lynn manternach .\na first for the agency , mindfire swept all three of the judge\u2019s choice awards given at the gala . mindfire also took home 11 other awards : two best of category / gold awards , two gold awards and seven silver awards .\ncopyright \u00a9 2016 . all rights reserved . social innovation journal - designed by phil conway bootstrap is a front - end framework of twitter , inc . code licensed under apache license v2 . 0 . font awesome font licensed under sil ofl 1 . 1 .\npfl is perceived as one of mindfire ' s biggest rivals . pfl was founded in livingston , montana } in 1996 . pfl operates in the business support services industry . compared to mindfire , pfl generates $ 13 . 2m more revenue .\nmindfire ' s revenue is the third highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ .\nmindfire has employees and is the fifth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 61 .\nraab associates inc . specializes in helping marketers to select and deploy marketing automation systems . typical projects include needs definition , vendor selection , and performance measurement . the firm also offers industry vendors assistance in understanding customer needs and establishing thought leadership through white papers , surveys and presentations .\nthe annual listing placed mindfire in the 4482 nd spot in the country , and 22 nd spot in the state of iowa .\nthe annual listing placed mindfire in the 3 , 106th spot in the country , and 11th spot in the state of iowa .\nzift solutions is seen as one of mindfire ' s top competitors . zift solutions is a private company that was founded in jersey city , north carolina in 2006 . zift solutions competes in the marketing services industry . zift solutions has 141 more employees vs . mindfire .\ndallas , texas , march 24 , 2018 / dscoop / - 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iowa city addy awards gala last month .\nmindfireinc is proud to have been named by inc . 500 as one of the fastest growing software companies in the united states for two consecutive years . thousands of clients across two dozen countries worldwide depend on mindfireinc\u2019s powerful automated marketing platform , comprehensive customer training , and unmatched customer service to manage tens of thousands of cross - media marketing campaigns annually .\nyou can continue to install mindfire studio through a web browser . please keep in mind that you need to use a browser that supports silverlight so that you can install mindfire studio . the most recent version of firefox doesn ' t support silverlight so you need to install the extended version of firefox to install mindfire studio . here is a link to download the extended support version of firefox . once you download the extended support version of firefox visit the install page and install the application .\nusing mindfire studio , you can visually create highly personalized campaign workflows and orchestrate multiple channels like direct mail , email , social media , sms text messaging , voice and microsites .\nat mindfire , we make hot - 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protected site . as an added incentive for participation , every idea posted on mindfire results in an agency donation to room to read , ketchum ' s philanthropic partner , for the purchase of local - language books for needy children in the developing world .\nmindfire communications had a smokin\u2019 hot night at the 48th annual american advertising awards in iowa city on february 27 . the gang of arsonists took home five gold awards , one silver award and judge\u2019s choice .\nmindfire communications had a smokin\u2019 hot showing at the annual american advertising awards gala by winning 15 awards , including the top honor of best of show , three judge\u2019s choice awards and two best of category awards .\n, manager of public affairs for the hertz corporation , said ,\nhertz recognizes the value of tapping into a global community of creative thinkers , and we have learned a great deal from mindfire members .\nthe voice app lets mindfire studio initiate phone calls and collect any responses , much like the email outbound . bulk calls can be scheduled to call a target audience contact list . individual calls can be triggered by contact activity .\n, senior director of public relations at frito - 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( nyse : omc ) , visit urltoken .\n, partner and chief innovation officer at ketchum and a co - developer of mindfire .\nwe received nearly 700 applications for less than 10 summer fellowship spots , but the ongoing contributions by lauren and two other students we hired ,\nsparks flew at the 49th annual american advertising awards in cedar rapids this weekend when mindfire was recognized with a total of 15 addy awards . awards included one judge\u2019s choice , three best in category , six gold and five silver awards .\nsuch parochialism is not what creativity today demands . global business challenges require the collective brain power of diverse minds , and tapping such thinkers means trusting ideas from many sources . the success of mindfire , ketchum\u2019s crowd sourcing community , makes a solid argument for opening up the creative process . tackling impossibly tight deadlines and divergent creative challenges , mindfire\u2019s global community of university students have been providing breathtakingly fresh perspectives and solutions to inspire ketchum\u2019s clients . participating clients have embraced and implemented some of the best ideas from \u201cthe crowd . \u201d this week mindfire received special recognition \u2014 winning product of the year in the sabre competition , beating many tough competitors . the judges , presumably , recognized the vitality of a brainpower collective .\ninga rundquist is a public relations arsonist and co - owner at mindfire . when she\u2019s not dreaming up ideas that will generate publicity , you can find her knee deep in the social media world , also known as the next pr frontier .\nsparks flew at the 49 th annual american advertising awards in cedar rapids this weekend when mindfire was recognized with a total of 15 addy awards . awards included one judge\u2019s choice , three best in category , six gold and five silver awards .\nwe are incredibly proud of this recognition , and we want to thank our clients for trusting us with their brand , \u201d said erik meade , co - founder of mindfire .\nour goal at mindfire is to create effective , engaging marketing that helps differentiate our clients , no matter if they are large or small . it\u2019s gratifying to be recognized for our work by a group of our peers , and we want to continue to raise the bar for creative work . \u201d\nintegrated marketing agency while still a student , i found that contributing my creative ideas to challenges posted on mindfire gave me a real taste of what a job in pr would entail , plus it gave me an edge in landing a position .\nadded the ability to add a flag to an account for that when a mistyped purl occurs on the microsite , instead of displaying an error message , we show the gurl version of the page . this could be done on request by the mindfire team .\nin addition , mike smith , co - founder of mindfire communications , was inducted into the organization\u2019s hall of fame . mike , who retired last year , had a storied career in the advertising industry and played a pivotal role in mindfire\u2019s early growth and success . he had more than 30 years of experience working as a creative writer and concepter with big name brands such as sony , nikon , toyota , ericsson , wal - mart , blue cross blue shield , alliant energy , mercy medical center , john deere and hitachi .\nmindfire studio is the only marketing automation software built for the tech - savvy marketer . our cloud - based application allows you to take your creative marketing ideas , build them into data - driven multi - channel marketing campaigns , and launch them in one integrated platform .\nit is possible to filter which leads are sent to studio by owner . by default , all leads are sent to studio . however , by adding users to the mindfire studio users permission set , you can determine the leads to sync by user and queue owners .\nthe top 10 competitors in mindfire ' s competitive set are directmail2 . 0 , pfl , zift solutions , silvian centiu productions , nu digital marketing , datamation , j2 global , sagetv , inside marketing automation and expertmetrix . together they have raised over 45 . 6m between their estimated 574 employees .\nas a mindfire client , from day one you\u2019ll have access to our world - class training resources and our dedicated technical support team to ensure your ongoing success . we offer a comprehensive library of step - by - step tutorials that will walk you through the process of developing , deploying , and managing your campaigns .\n\u201chelping our clients succeed is the top priority in everything we do . nonetheless , receiving recognition from our peers for the work that we do feels pretty good , too , \u201d said lynn manternach , cofounder and brand arsonist at mindfire . \u201cwe\u2019re so thankful to all our clients for trusting us with their brands . \u201d\nmore than 40 ketchum clients have used mindfire for creative inspiration , including hertz , wendy ' s , frito - lay north america and others .\ngreat ideas can come from anywhere , so frito - lay north america was delighted to tap into a crowdsourcing platform to gather inspiration from fresh - thinking minds ,\nsaid\nmindfireinc ' s innovative new marketing automation software , mindfire studio , is an easy - to - use drag - and - drop application that allows print and marketing professionals to create highly personalized marketing workflows , orchestrate direct mail , email , mobile and social media , automate drip - and - nurture sequences , and track performance with comprehensive analytics .\nmindfire studio allows you to build microsites with unlimited number of fully - customizable landing pages . you can create a personalized experience for your visitors by using content variables and applying advanced segmentation filters to drive conversions . and you are not limited to one or two domain names : you can use any custom domain name , as many as you desire .\n\u201cwe get our biggest thrills helping our clients succeed \u2013 but we have to admit that it\u2019s nice to be recognized by our peers for the work we do , too , \u201d said lynn manternach , co - founder and brand arsonist . \u201cwe are also excited to have mike\u2019s successful career celebrated not only by mindfire , but by our peers . \u201d\nyou\u2019ll use these marketing automation features to enable your programs and campaigns to keep working for you , even while you\u2019re asleep ! if at any time you want to check up on what\u2019s going on , you can use your program calendar to keep track of all media activities - just click publish , sit back , and let mindfire studio do the work for you .\ndespite our victory , we still face hurdles convincing smart colleagues and clients to regard outside thinking like they would inside thinking . we know intuitively that ideas come from many places , and only an open mind allows us to fall in love with someone else\u2019s idea . mindfire is a community of great thinkers you may not know personally whose ideas and imaginations are worthy of adoration .\nmindfire received the top american advertising award , best of show , as well as a judge\u2019s choice award and best of category award for its work on a hitachi trade show campaign . the campaign , prepared for the 2014 conexpo tradeshow , featured the slogan\nthe power of focus . \u201d and included the tradeshow booth design , banners , wall graphics , promotional items , direct mail and more .\nwe\u2019re very excited to have the designs featured among so many other great brands , \u201d said erik meade , director of client services for mindfire communications .\ndesigning spirit labels involves walking a fine line between strict federal requirements and creative execution . we feel the vodka and gin labels capture the heart and soul of the distillery\u2019s brand in a powerful and unique design that draws on the region\u2019s history and local flair . \u201d\n, general manager of ketchum hong kong , recently hired two mindfire members as interns , and believes that the program helps the agency and , ultimately , its clients .\nthe open innovation community platform lets me spot individuality , creativity , enthusiasm , and drive for a pr career in an instant , without having to trawl through the dozens of homogenous resumes i receive each month for internships or full - time positions .\nwaybetter marketing used mindfire studio to create a student application process for their client , university of colorado , denver . their program successfully guided students through the multi - page application and allowed students to complete the application all at once or over a period of time . waybetter marketing generated and scheduled triggered reminders dependent on how much of the application has been completed via direct mail , email , sms text , and automated phone call from a university counselor .\ndavid olson of the one to one group created and launched a campaign for nc state university\u2019s student aid association , the wolfpack club . david and his team utilized mindfire studio to send personalized direct mail and email campaigns to donors . by delivering a multi - channel campaign that seamlessly integrated a payment application within the program , the wolfpack club raised over $ 6 , 000 , 000 . ( you can find this case study and many other successful campaigns here . )\nmindfire studio dedup rules the studio has configurable rules that determine how a contact is considered unique . by default , this is based on the email address . this means that emails addresses are required and no two contacts can have the same email address . however , salesforce differs by allowing contacts and leads to have no email address or duplicate email addresses . you can change studio ' s dedup rules to make salesforce integration more compatible . for example , change the dedup field to sfapp _ id .\nmindfire is an open innovation community for college graduate and undergraduate students with demonstrated creativity , communications and digital skills . more than 300 students from 22 leading universities are presented with real creative challenges facing ketchum and its clients , challenges that they can work on individually or collaboratively during breaks in their schoolwork . in addition to getting experience to add to their resumes , students also receive career coaching , training and job alerts from ketchum , along with prizes provided by the client that issued each challenge . eager to give students practical work opportunities with large global corporations , professors from universities in\nthe construction of the award - winning sheridan street project in north philadelphia was the most mentioned \u201csuccess\u201d of infill philadelphia . while sheridan street is the only project to be built , most nonprofit clients interviewed expressed the intent , in some cases the certitude , that their infill project would eventually be built . some described making progress in the pre - development process\u2014such as fundraising , gathering permits , conducting business plans\u2014but being set back by the economic crisis . for example , during the commercial corridors phase , pec and cicada architecture / planning , inc . designed a prototype for the expansion of a family - owned restaurant on lancaster avenue into a full - service restaurant and jazz club . subsequently , pec made progress toward the completion of the project\u2014raising funds , developing a business plan , bringing in consultants\u2014only to have the economic downturn postpone their plans . a pec interviewee said , \u201cthe project was phenomenal . it really drew attention to that building , to that corridor . i really believe that if we hadn\u2019t had a big economic downturn , we would have gotten a lot further toward changing that business . \u201d most clients , including those who had not made substantial progress toward implementing the specific infill design , described ways in which they continue to use the prototypes designs to fundraise , even for unrelated projects .\nthe vest helps marketers purchase a marketing automation system that matches their needs . it provides more than 200 data points about each product , narrative descriptions of vendor strengths and weaknesses , and fitness ratings for small , mid - size and large marketing departments . products in the report include : act - on software , adobe campaign ( formerly neolane ) , calliduscloud leadformix , etrigue , hubspot , infusionsoft , leadlife , makesbridge , marketo , microsoft marketingpilot , mindfire studio , mindmatrix , net - results , ontraport ( formerly officeautopilot ) , oracle eloqua , redpoint global , right - on interactive , rightwave , urltoken pardot , salesfusion , sharpspring , silverpop , simplycast , teradata applications , treehouse interactive , and venntive .\nkaren loves winning trophies for clients , believing awards affirm how much strategy and creativity matter . as ketchum\u2019s chief strategy and creativity officer , as well as co - lead of ketchum\u2019s 50 + specialty , she is an evangelist for courage and creativity in communication , and she ensures strategic discipline and creative liberation for the firm\u2019s global network of planners . her devotion to studying human behavior , crowdsourcing creative ideas and working across silos have contributed to ketchum winning more awards for clients than any other pr firm . some of her initiatives include the creation of mindfire , ketchum\u2019s crowdsourcing site for fueling creative ideas ; the ketchum creative community and related passion panels to solve client challenges ; and the ketchum media optimizer , the first media planning discipline in the public relations business . as a member of the small minority of female agency creative chiefs , karen is on a mission to inspire and empower more women to take on lead creative roles .\ncopyright \u00a9 [ [ copyrightdate ] ] mindfireinc\u00ae . all rights reserved . & bullet ; privacy policy & bullet ; acceptable use policy & bullet ; terms of service\nwith our white label program , wholesale pricing , online and on - site training courses , and a team of seasoned technical support , you ' ll have everything you need to bring your ideas to life and create any marketing campaigns your clients need .\nat the heart of your marketing automation is your contact database . whether your contacts currently reside in your crm , or some homegrown system , or even in excel , your first step towards improved marketing effectiveness is to upload your prospects and customers into your powerful contact repository . upload from a csv , or pull directly from your crm . as required , create an unlimited number of custom fields , and configure deduplication rules to maintain the integrity of your data .\nas your marketing programs and campaigns unfold , your contacts ' behavior will be stored and made available to you as a means of refining your ongoing communication . that means your marketing will get smarter as you go along and your results will improve .\nthe studio provides you with the ability to architect a variety of campaign workflows , whether they be simple outbound email campaigns , or something highly sophisticated .\nfirst , you\u2019ll plan your programs and campaigns using an intuitive drag - and - drop canvas , enabling you to create a visual representation of your marketing workflow . start from scratch with a blank canvas , or get a quick start by using a campaign template .\nnext , you\u2019ll design your programs and campaigns in collaboration with other users , and manage roles - based permissions to control viewing and editing privileges . using the campaign canvas , you\u2019ll configure all aspects of the multi - channel campaign , including defining your target audience segmentation criteria , as well as each of the involved media .\nas you configure your media , you\u2019ll notice that they\u2019re all managed through similar interfaces , which means that once you learn how to use one form of media , learning others is a snap . in addition , all media provide you the ability to use full personalization , allowing highly targeted and personalized communications . as you work on your media , you\u2019ll be able to store and manage your digital assets ( like html , images , and more ) , for easy reference within any campaign element .\nsocial media ( twitter ) . send scheduled tweets or fully personalized direct messages to a group of followers\ngo beyond just personalization , version messages , offers , and calls - to - action by creating powerful business rules that are usable across your campaigns and all their media . pretty cool , huh ?\ntriggers . monitor a variety of events to trigger any number of outbound media or follow - up activities .\ngoals . set , track , and act on conversion points , for use in reports and other performance measurement .\nscoring . add or subtract contact scores based on activities ( events ) performed by contacts within your marketing program .\nkeep your finger on the pulse of your programs ' performance by measuring all aspects of your campaigns . view standard reports for all multi - channel elements , including email , sms , direct mail , twitter , and microsites . drill - down to details showing contact activity history across all marketing programs , campaigns , and elements .\nuse visual analytics to slice - and - dice campaign performance , uncovering patterns that will make you look like a genius . or better yet , share the reports with your clients , simply by clicking a button and sending an email .\nif you\u2019re lucky enough to know a developer or two , or if you\u2019re one yourself , you\u2019ll soon become friends with the platform\u2019s restful apis . you can create , manage , and report campaign activity , as well as methods that give you the ability to create your own extension modules , yielding flexibility to customize the platform\u2019s behavior .\nyou\u2019ll also meet the marketing application markup language ( maml ) . maml is a special form of extensible markup language ( xml ) , which you can describe each aspect of a marketing workflow , including media like email , sms , and landing pages , as well as the content and personalization required by each element . maml is fed to the marketing engine for program execution .\nthink of it as a smart , self - described document that holds not only the marketing content , but also instructions for how campaign respondents interact with each element . this provides greater automation , speed , cost efficiency , and ease of use . maml - enabled systems can interface with other systems such as print workflow management , crm software , and web - to - print .\nthe senior qa engineer will work with the product owner to understand product requirements , the product development team to prepare test plans , publish automated test scripts , execute the test cases and analyze the test results in accordance with the company guidelines and standards . the ideal candidate will be a great team player who possesses excellent skills and dedication . the position is based in the company\u2019s headquarters in sunny , irvine , ca .\nwe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company . we do not discriminate on the basis of race , religion , color , national origin , gender , sexual orientation , age , marital status , veteran status , or disability status .\nusing the outbound email element , you can send a a personalized email message to designated contacts within your database . don ' t worry if you don ' t yet have an email address for your contacts : simply capture it at your next inbound opportunity .\nthe hp smartstream outboundapp allows you to manage indesign templates and deliver personalized pdfs to a hot folder for processing by your hp indigo or other printers . completely automate your on - demand printing with this app .\nsms is used to reach contacts on their mobile phones , via sms ( sometimes called\ntext messaging\n) . using the outbound sms element , you can send an sms message to designated contacts within your database .\ndirect mail is used to reach contacts through the postal system ( sometimes called\nsnail mail\n) . using the outbound direct mail element , you can send direct mail to designated contacts within your database .\nthe studioscript app allows you to trigger and execute server - side javascript that can communicate with the studio or 3rd - party services using simple javascript libraries . it ' s the swiss army knife of outbound apps .\nbecome a world - class marketing automation specialist . learn how to build and run multi - channel marketing campaigns that drive sales results .\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nevery developer that works here is here because they love what they are doing .\nwork from home ( occasionally ) . free lunch . competitive salaries , better than other industry leaders in it . friendly team and employees .\nthis page was last modified on 27 june 2016 , at 18 : 46 .\ncontent is available under a creative commons attribution - sharealike 4 . 0 international license unless otherwise noted .\ndisclaimer : while this post ' s content is designed to help you understand the gdpr in connection with . . .\nhaving just returned from martech san jose , i picked up three key trends you need to know as a printe . . .\nyou need to use spf records today . picture this : you ' ve made the perfect email for your new campaign , . . .\nas a company who has worked closely with printers and marketing service providers who want to diversi . . .\nthe word is starting to spread : we ' re working on a new way to help you create more leads and sales , b . . .\ndo you earn income by reselling exacttarget email services ? if so , you may suffer from recent policy . . .\nget ready for another whattheythink monthly economics webinar . these monthly webinars look at the lat . . .\nonce again , what they think presents their monthly webinar ,\noctober economic update : 2018 outlook an . . .\nhaving just returned from martech boston , one thing ' s clear : marketing automation is in need of serio . . .\nexpanded technology offering will support growing demand for cross channel marketing campaigns prince . . .\nour growth has been on fire lately and we\u2019ve got three new arsonists to prove it ! between their experience and enthusiasm , they are already lighting fires for our clients .\nthe steamin ' hot mississippi river distilling company bottle labels are heating up the pages of a brand new coffee table book called labels and bottles of the craft spirit industry .\nthe book highlights the surging craft distillery industry in the u . s . by featuring the label and bottle designs of more than 200 distillers .\nthere is nothing that outwardly conveys the identity of a craft distilled spirit more than its label , \u201d it says in the book\u2019s description on amazon .\nit is the calling card that gives the consumer a hint about what is inside the bottle . and it speaks volumes about the individuality of the distillery , the distiller who made it , and why , \u201d\nthe featured designs were for mississippi river distilling company\u2019s river baron vodka and river rose gin .\nthis is one of many industry nods the designs have received . in addition to winning a gold addy , the design has been featured on industry blogs , and will be featured in the august 2011 issue of chois package .\nfor more information about the mississippi river distilling company , visit their website : urltoken .\nwe\u2019re turning the tables\u2026 for this installment of \u201cgrill the arsonist , \u201d the interview - er is now the interview - ee ! let ' s see what she had to say . . .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwe are a work - focused unit of 650 + people , 17 years old , that is just focused on doing good tech work .\nwe do only one thing - offshore small team software development - and we do it very well . from hiring to testing to reviews to environment to learning to culture , we are focused on being the rock - stars of software development . we are bad at sales and marketing and have no intention of changing it .\nwe specialize in software product development , and have delivered commercial - grade systems repeatedly . we follow agile methods and believe in collaboration more than documents to get new stuff developed . we are focused on getting to done , together with clients .\nwe have a flexible culture and laissez - faire atmosphere that is conducive to techies and geeks to flower , but is also prone to misinterpretation . we know the difference between a consciously un - managed organization and a mis - managed one .\nmindfireans invited as guest speakers at dev / tech day at mic , nepal .\neach new release is listed with details of what has been added . granted , some of it only makes sense if you are intimately familiar with the platform , so don ' t hesitate to let us know if you have questions or suggestions by contacting our team at\nimproved rest api endpoint - urltoken if while creating an account the defined user already exists as a user , check to make sure the user is associated to any active accounts . if not , the password for the user will be updated with the newly defined password .\nwe now have a new process for pointing a domain to studio for use on a microsite . instead of using an a - record to point to a single server ip , studio requires the domain ' s cname to be pointed at studio . this allows the microsite to leverage auto - scaling servers for improved microsite performance . this update will require changes to all pre - existing domains that are currently pointing their a - record at studio . support can help you in this process .\nwe have extended our url based content functionality and have implemented it as a variable as well , that way you can use it anywhere that studio currently supports variable usage . the only limit to this variable is that it should not contain html form because studio will not be able to map it back to the contact properly since it does not know what resides in the url based content variable . as long as studio can make a\nget\ncall to the url , it will return the data that responds from the url .\nimprovements made to queries made on custom fields . instead of querying the whole string , studio will only query against the first 100 characters in a custom field .\nresolved an issue where custom reports were not being inherited properly to the sub - account by default . moving forward , all sub - accounts will inherit the report from the parent account unless the sub - account has its own report designation .\nresolved an issue where a comma ( , ) in the name of a program would cause the contact profile view in the reporting dashboard to break .\nnew api endpoint : change user email . long story short , this endpoint allows an authorized api user to update an email of an existing studio user . currently only available if you have access to the api , but long term will be available in the studio ui .\nmoved email notification templates to be hosted on aws s3 , making them easily changed , and not requiring a release for the changes to take place .\nresolved a bug where the database and reporting were not showing the correct schedule name of the scheduled outbound trigger . all new schedules will reflect the proper name . ( note : old schedules will not be affected . )\nresolved a bug in which the and / or selector for a page flow condition filter was being changed or dropped based on the behavior of the user toggling between the different pages and filters . this is a tough one to explain . we have heard occasionally that filters have changed and / or were lost , and were able to figure out the cause . please feel free to contact support for more information .\nextended cloud connect to be supported as an inbound . this allows the user to call the cloud connect from the outside without an outboundcontact _ id . more documentation to come , but please contact support for more information if you are interested in this feature .\nsession expired behavior change : the only time now that the end user should see a session expiration is when they submit a form after the session has expired . you can control the session expiry timeout in your microsite settings .\ntrigger schedule ids are now visible at the element level . you are also able to see how many contacts have been targeted by a particular schedule .\nremoved schedule _ id as a standard variable in outbounds and the microsite . this only made sense to use as a filter in a target audience .\nrecord succeeded\nevent added to direct mail . this event persists each time the direct mail runs for a contact and can now be used in a behavioral filter .\nparent account level reports added to the reporting dashboard . to see this , log into your reporting dashboard and select your parent account . this will show you a new tab to the top left which will show you reporting across all accounts .\nsource - tracking reporting view - enables you to see which source was used to enter your microsite ( you will notice a source tracking link to the right of the microsite data ) . please reach out to support for more info .\nresolved a bug where the regex and required validation on form fields in the microsite was not html decoding and instead showed the html encoded equivalent . for example , an apostrophe would show as & # 39 ;\nupdated the regex on email fields within studio to support 2 - 100 characters in the top level domain ( i . e . the . com portion of the domain ) .\nresolved an issue where , when using\ndefault =\nin emails , it would change all characters to lowercase . we now maintain case sensitivity when replacing this content .\nimplemented batching of contacts to outbounds ( like email and direct mail ) to support outbound target audiences of above 500k targeted contacts . we have currently tested up to 1 . 1 million records in a single direct mail export file .\nupdated default email templates to remove the - 1 targeted number from contact import notification emails . the - 1 references a file that has not yet been picked to import by the studio engine . this email became misleading to the end user .\nextended outbound schedules to support multiple schedule data files on one schedule . this feature is important when your schedule data is large and you need to break your file apart into smaller files upon import to studio . to use this feature , while adding a new schedule to your outbound , separate the sets of schedule data with a comma .\nresolved a bug where a seed field would change from true to false if the seed contact submitted their own information into an add contact page within the microsite . the seed flag should not be updated through the add contact page unless included in the form with a set value by the contact .\nresolved a bug where the copy element option in studio would not copy the element properly . it took multiple clicks and sometimes would not work at all .\nresolved a bug where shared reports from the reporting dashboard had an issue with the html generation . the report would look like it ' s loading but nothing ever displayed .\nresolved an issue where in some cases a schedule had finished but remained on the\nin process\nstate within studio . the status should always update to complete once the process has finished .\nresolved a bug in the microsite concerning updating contact data through form fields that are either required and / or have regex validation set on the field . previously , a contact would pass through to the next page even if the data they provided for a field did not meet the regex validation set on that field within contact management . the data was not submitted to the database , yet to the end user it felt as though it had . now the contact will be notified of the error . even though this is resolved , we should still set up client side validation on these fields to control the error message in a more user friendly fashion .\nresolved a bug in the per - contact schedule time - zone selection for any outbound media ( such as email / direct mail / cloud connect ) . if the time zone selected caused the date to fall into the next day ( in relation to pst ) , the schedule would have an issue and not execute . for example : se asia standard time is 15 hours ahead of pst . if a schedule is set for 2pm se asia standard time on february 11 , the date / time in pst is actually 11pm on february 10 . this type of scenario could cause an issue with the schedule .\nresolved 2 bugs within the url based content feature : first , studio had an issue validating a form referenced by url based content . if had just 2 pages in your microsite workflow , a form page and a thank you page , studio would throw an error saying that you were missing form tags . second , special characters were not rendering properly in the browser and email . now , all utf - 8 characters should be properly recognized .\nin the studio ui , the session attribute variable was not properly formatted when selected . this has been resolved . wrong : # # sessionattributecount context =\npage visit\nfrom =\n2 / 11 / 2015 12 : 00 : 00 am\nto =\n2 / 11 / 2017 12 : 00 : 00 am\n# # right : # # sessionattribute context =\npage visit\nfrom =\n2 / 11 / 2015 12 : 00 : 00 am\nto =\n2 / 11 / 2017 12 : 00 : 00 am\n# #\ntarget audience - the target audience now supports targeting contacts by schedule id . within the standard filter in the target audience there is now an\noutboundschedule _ id\noption . select this option , and insert the schedule id of the contacts that you wish to target . you can add multiple schedule id ' s separated by a comma . schedule id ' s are unique by account so you can target cross - program . real world example : ever wanted to re - target contacts that were used in a previous direct mail schedule ?\ntarget audience - the target audience now supports filtering by event count , goal count , and score total account wide . by selecting this option , instead of counting the total for one contact , you count the total for all contacts . to use this feature open the behavioral filter tab from within a target audience and check the\nmatch all contacts ' behavior\ncheckbox . real world example : imagine you only want a page be seen for the first 1000 people that visit your campaign . now you can !\nresolved a bug in the copy element feature for raw data extract . previously , copying an rde element from one campaign to another would cause a break in the current program . this issue has been resolved by dropping the selected criteria during the copy .\nschedule data : you now have access to a new type of data that can be associated with a contact . with schedule data , you can import data for your contacts that you would like to associate with a specific schedule . more details / documentation to come soon ."]}
{"id": 54264, "summary": [{"text": "hickory records is a united states record label founded by acuff-rose music in 1954 which operated the label up to 1979 .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "present owner sony/atv music publishing revived the label in 2007 .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "originally based in nashville , and functioning as an independent label throughout its history , it has had several distributors .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "from its inception in 1955 to 1973 , hickory was distributed independently .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "mgm records then distributed the label in 1973 , and abc records began distributing it four years later .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "mca records inherited the abc distribution deal when it bought abc records in 1979 .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the relationship between acuff-rose/hickory and mca turned sour shortly afterwards , so the hickory label was discontinued , and its catalog was pulled when the distribution deal expired later in 1979 .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "in 1993 , scotti bros . records began reissuing the hickory catalog .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the entire hickory output is now owned by sony/atv music publishing , which owns the acuff-rose catalogue , and the hickory label was revived in 2007 with an album by elliott yamin .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the output of the revived hickory records is distributed by sony music 's red distribution unit .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "even though the label began as a strictly country music label , hickory did sign a few rock groups , such as neal ford and the fanatics , the sparkles ( from texas ) , and the newbeats , as well as distributing a few uk pye records artists , including donovan .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "pye distributed hickory in the uk .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "among the big hits that hickory had on the pop charts were those by sue thompson , kris jensen , donovan , and the newbeats . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "hickory records", "paragraphs": ["the hickory records story , vol . 1 by various artists ( cd , nov - 2001 , audium entertainment )\nhickory records story 1 - v / a - cd - * * brand new / still sealed * * .\nthe hickory records story , vol . 1 by various artists ( cd , nov - 2001 , audium entertainment ) | ebay\nlist of hickory records artists , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this hickory records roster includes both past and present artists . popular hickory records bands and artists are all listed here with information such as what genre the bands fall under and what albums they ' re known for . if you ' re looking for any of these hickory records band ' s full discographies then click on their name and you can find them here on ranker . the artists and bands on this list might be pop , rap , rock , electronic or any other genre , but what they all have in common is that they were signed by hickory records .\nhickory \u2014 hickory police charged a hickory man with larceny and resisting an officer in an incident at the fallas discount stores at 2108 u . s . hwy 70 se on friday . read more\nin 1973 , hickory began an association with mgm that lasted about three years , after which hickory switched to abc distributorship . the mgm - hickory labels were brown with the rainbow hickory logo across the top and an mgm lion to the right of the album title .\nif any musical artists are missing from this hickory records artists list , you can add them at the bottom of the list . ( 18 items )\nget all 15 30th floor records releases available on bandcamp and save 50 % .\nhickory \u2013 both hickory post 48 and maiden post 240 lost sunday night to put themselves on the brink of elimination from the american legion area iv playoffs . read more\nramsey has leased all 12 sides of his hickory recordings from hickory records , inc . they will be added to his website in cd form . the title of the cd will be\ntake a walk\n. these historic recordings were done in nashville at the famous rca\nthe last major publishing company ramsey wrote with was tree publishing company . ramsey now records for safari\nin addition to new releases we are proud to host an extensive backlog of records and projects past .\nthe world ' s largest music publisher will dust off dormant hickory records - - a label that it has owned since its 2002 acquisition of publishing firm , acuff - rose music \u2212 to put out the bright side , by 37 - year - old australian singer - songwriter lenka in conjunction with her own label , skipalong records .\nthe 1950s fan favorite also appeared in two films opposite divine and was the reason that warner bros . records was launched .\nramsey recorded 12 sides with the guidance of wes rose . his favorite hickory records release is one written by fred rose entitled\ni never let you cross my mind\n. that ' s the song ramsey sang when he debuted on the grand old opry .\nbut before reaching the u . s . , irma achieved a number of records that will have meteorologists talking about it for years to come .\nstarting with in 1977 , hickory was distributed by abc . the albums , which since the late 1960s had usually contained eleven tracks , now only had ten . the abc / hickory labels were a series of concentric rings , changing color from yellow at the edge to deep purple at the center hole . the early one had an abc records box logo on top , with the hickory logo to the left of the center hole . by 1979 , this had evolved to both logos on top , but the abc logo was now in a musical note .\nlabel formed by roy acuff and his partner in the acuff rose music publishing firm fred rose around 1955 . its biggest stars included the newbeats , sue thompson , don gibson , donovan and frank ifield . acuff himself recorded on the label from time to time and his son roy acuff jr . was signed to the label . hickory was an independent label in spite of distribution agreements with mgm records ( 1972 - 76 ? ) , abc records ( 1977 - 79 ) and mca records ( 1979 - 80 ) . acuff - rose music was sold to gaylord broadcasting , owners of the grand ole opry in 1985 ; it was sold to sony / atv music in the late 1990s\nhickoryrecord . com , hickory , nc \u00a92018 bh media group , inc . | terms of use | privacy policy | this website is intended for u . s . residents only .\nshapiro remembered that hickory , which was founded in 1954 and once distributed records for folk singer donovan in the united states in the 1960s , had been used to release american idol finalist elliott yamin ' s self - titled debut in 2007 and idol winner ruben studdard ' s fourth album love is in 2009 . ( yamin was a sony / atv artist ; studdard was not . )\nthe sony / atv co - president adds that the music publishing company\nis not getting into the record business ,\nin the way , for instance that music publisher songs recently did by hiring former jive / zomba records ceo barry weiss to start a label . but strick does say that\nhickory will continue to release artists on an occasional basis where we see an opportunity .\nraucous records is the longest establisted 1950s rock ' n ' roll , rockabilly and psychobilly cd , dvd and vinyl specialist on the internet . a world of rockabilly , psychobilly , surf , swing and 1950s rock ' n ' roll delivered to your door .\n[ 1977 ] jim chesnut wrote to us and said ,\nin the hickory / mgm deal the roster was full when wesley rose told roy acuff that he wanted to sign me to the company ( as a writer and singer ) . mr . acuff graciously offered his place to me . my first single was released on hickory / mgm ,\ngood lord , what happened to the trains\n/\na country love song\n[ hickory 369 ] .\ncalifornia lady / a loaf of bread ( a jug of wine ) / let me just say i love you / she ' s my woman / good morning dear / / next time / what got in the way / a country love song / oklahoma morning / let me love you now\nthroughout its life ( early 50s - mid 70s ) nashville\u2019s hickory label operated chiefly as a shop window for the copyrights of its publisher \u2018parent\u2019 , acuff - rose music . right from the start , almost every song that appeared on the label was from the a & r catalogue , while most of the artists who recorded for the label were also signed to the publishing company . although the label never really attempted to compete with music city\u2019s \u2018big boys\u2019 in terms of artist profile and chart records , it can still boast a number of genuine \u2018classic hits\u2019 throughout its catalogue , not to mention a selection of artists who would have been an asset to any roster .\nthe label has been dormant since then , and shapiro says he approached sony / atv co - president danny strick with the idea of reviving hickory to release the bright side in north america and engaging red to distribute the album and to provide marketing and radio support .\ndanny jumped at the idea ,\nhe says .\none of the first hickory artists \u2013 and , without question , one of the finest ever to record for the yellow and brown imprint \u2013 was allison theriot better known as al terry . his original 1954 version of good deal , lucille was one of hickory\u2019s first releases and it was also the label\u2019s first ever chart hit . it was popular enough for terry to re - cut it in 1957 , in a rock\u2018n\u2019roll - influenced version that\u2019s included here alongside the original . today it\u2019s considered as much of a cajun classic as its obvious inspiration , hank williams and moon mullican\u2019s jambalaya ( on the bayou ) . if it were the only recording that al terry had ever made , it would be enough to qualify him for a place in the louisiana music hall of fame . but as you will hear from this cd , it\u2019s by no means the only great recording that al made during his three and a bit years as a hickory artist . hickory\u2019s cajun hillbilly is the first ever cd compilation of al\u2019s best hickory sides , with an emphasis on upbeat recordings that also highlight the prowess of some of the finest pickers in 1950s nashville , including chet atkins and terry\u2019s steel playing brother charles ( known as bob ) . bob terry wrote many of the best tracks on this collection . his songs get the best out of al\u2019s warm , jim reeves - like , light baritone . brothers rusty and doug kershaw and pianist - vocalist wiley barkdull also feature strongly among the musical backup , making this set an essential purchase for anyone who bought and enjoyed their own 2cd ace set , \u201clouisiana men\u201d . besides great up - tempo sides like the johnny cash - influenced roughneck blues and the rockabilly classic watch dog ( with killer lead guitar from hank garland ) , there are magnificent examples of hillbilly balladry , such as house of glass , to savour . when you hear these recordings you will wonder why al terry never took his place among country music\u2019s elite . not only could he have been a contender , he should have been one\u2026 the great music on this cd is complemented by a typically exhaustive sleeve note from genre expert dave sax , and a handsome selection of label illustrations that will thrill any collector . with a blend of music that represents the genres incorporated in its title , \u201chickory\u2019s cajun hillbilly\u201d \u2018does exactly what it says on the tin\u2019 . by tony rounce\n[ 1972 ] reissue of hickory lpm - 117 with one track deleted . somebody touched me / turn your radio on / jesus died for me / wait for the light to shine / lord build me a cabin in glory / that glory bound train / i saw the light / i ' ll fly away / it ' s all right now / traveling the highway home / glory is coming\n[ 2 / 74 ] also issued by capitol record club as hickory sw - 95739 . back in the country / this world can ' t stand long / sing a country song / jole blon / plastic heart / don ' t worry bout the mule / old time sunshine song / family who prays never shall part / radio station s - a - v - e - d / when i lay my burden down / precious memories\ni didn ' t want to sign another deal with a major label , particularly if it was a worldwide deal because of my experience with epic , which was great for a while but then it wasn ' t great ,\nsays lenka , whose record will be distributed by modern sky in china , and by sony music in other asian territories , germany , austria and the benelux countries . ( red and hickory will release the album in all remaining territories . )\nalthough the former epic records artist has cracked the lower reaches of the billboard 200 only twice , she is a superstar in the lucrative world of tv , film and commercial synchs - - getting a song placed on the soundtrack of a movie or tv series , or for a commercial . sony / atv has secured more than 200 synchs for lenka ' s songs , nearly 70 of them for\nthe show ,\nthe first single off her eponymous 2008 debut album . the song has been used in old navy and crate & barrel commercials , a promo for the abc sitcom ugly betty and the 2011 film moneyball , which starred brad pitt .\nfor further information ) . if you continue to use it we\u2019ll assume you ' re happy to accept them\nsorry , but this website depends on javascript . please follow these instructions on how to enable javascript in your web browser .\nthe prolific comic book creator had claimed he was conned into signing over his name and likeness rights .\nava duvernay\u2019s \u2018central park five\u2019 to star michael k . williams , vera farmiga and john leguizamo\nwatch hollywood reporter ' s full , uncensored watch full drama actor roundtable with jason bateman , michael b . jordan\nchinese tech giant tencent plans u . s . stock market listing for music arm\ndakota fanning joins michael b . jordan in rooster teeth ' s ' gen : lock '\nmark rylance calls for mass protest during donald trump ' s u . k . visit\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\non june 16 , sony / atv music publishing will take the unusual step of releasing an album for one of its songwriters .\nshe ' s a stand - out artist in the synch world , a point reflected by the huge number and wide range of synchronization deals we have struck for her music over the past few years ,\nsays john campanelli , sony / atv vp , commercial music .\nlenka ( full name : lenka kripac ) had fronted the sydney - based electronic rock band decoder ring before moving to los angeles in 2007 to embark on a solo career . upon arriving in the states , she signed with sony / atv and shortly thereafter epic , but ultimately had very different experiences with the two sony - owned companies . her manager ron shapiro tells billboard ,\nover the course of two album cycles , epic effectively had five label - head changes - - an impossible environment for a developing artist , and hugely frustrating for us , as this roller coaster was juxtaposed with amazing synch and international success .\nher relationship with the music publishing company was such that when her relationship with epic ended in 2011 , lenka continued to submit songs she ' d written to sony / atv , which continued to secure synchs for her .\nshe kept sending me masters that she was doing that were unrepresented , we pitched them and had instant success ,\nsays campanelli . ( lenka and sony / atv share ownership of these masters . ) the company secured a dr . pepper ad for\nunique ;\na wendy ' s ad for\nit gets better ,\nand a jc penney commercial for\nwe are powerful .\nshapiro says lenka was working on the bright side and concluded that\n' unique ' and ' we are powerful ' worked in the concept of her album .\nwhen the record was finished , shapiro says ,\ni thought , before we go shop this or release it ourselves , who has been the most supportive of us ?\nwe ' ve had such luck with synch over the years that we felt this would be a really good opportunity to help lenka break a single in radio and do the marketing that ' s required to bring her to a wider audience ,\nsays strick .\nfor lenka , who managed to thrive in an industry decimated by napster and consolidation , the deal represents peace of mind .\ni don ' t have to feel that sort of fear of everything falling apart or people changing guard and then losing interest in me because i know that we ' ve got a great thing going on ,\nshe says of her relationship with sony / atv . the artist has released the first single and music video from the album ,\nblue skies .\nthe track was produced by damian taylor ( arcade fire , bjork , the killers ) and will go hot ac radio in june . lenka also recently premiered another song ,\ngo deeper\non nylon . she will begin a 20 - city u . s . tour in san diego on june 13 .\nthe online extension of billboard magazine , urltoken is the essential online destination for the music business .\n[ 1961 ] a compilation of recordings made 1954 - 1959 . red hen boogie / c . n . r . special / pins and needles / i ' m happy to know / make your last kiss the sweetest / in the palm of your hand / / banjo twist / mad banjo / banjo strut / haskel ' s five string / mccormick string picnic / banjo fling\n[ 1964 ] ( 10 - 64 , # 56 ) also issued as capitol record club t / st 90701 . bread and butter ( s ) / bye bye love ( s ) / the shoop shoop song ( it ' s in his kiss ) ( s ) / there oughta be a law ( bout the stuff i saw ) ( s ) / so fine ( s ) / pink dally rue ( s ) / / everything ' s alright ( s ) / a patent on love ( s ) / i ' m blue ( the gong - gong song ) ( s ) / tough little buggy ( s ) / thou shalt not steal ( s ) / ain ' t that lovin ' you baby ( s )\n[ 1965 ] ( 7 - 65 , # 30 ) this lp may have also been issued in electronic stereo . josie / catch the wind ( 45 version with just guitar and harmonica ; no added strings ) / the alamo / cuttin ' out / car car ( riding in my car ) / keep on truckin ' / / goldwatch blues / to sing for you / you ' re gonna need somebody on your bond / tangerine puppet / donna donna / ramblin ' boy\n[ 1965 ] ( 12 - 65 , # 85 ) stereo information not available . universal soldier / colours / sunny goodge street / jersey thursday / to try for the sun / circus of sour / summerday reflection song / candy man / belated forgiveness plea / ballad of the crystal man / little tin soldier / ballad of geraldine\n[ 1965 ] ( 1 - 66 , # 131 ) stereo information not available . run baby run / oh pretty woman / hang on sloopy / help / little child / it ' s really goodbye / / oh girls girls / ( i can ' t get no ) satisfaction / this old heart / come see about me / mean woolie willie / lookin ' for love\n[ 1966 ] parade of the matadors / poor jenny / skokiaan / hell ' s angels / run baby / acapulco / amigo no . 1 / oh lonesome me / only the lonely / tennessee waltz / i can ' t stop loving you / spanish eyes\n[ 1966 ] also issued as capitol record club t / st - 90753 . hey joe ( s ) / i remember you ( e , vee - jay hit version ) / lovesick blues ( s ) / i ' m so lonesome i could cry ( s ) / hoebe snow ( s ) / when my blue moon turns to gold ( s ) / / love song of the waterfall ( s ) / cattle call ( s ) / half as much ( s ) / oh lonesome me ( s ) / wolverton mountain ( s ) / long gone lonesome blues ( s )\n[ 1969 ] talk back trembling lips / i take the chance / d . j . cried / i wish / i love to dance with annie / my love for you is like a mountain range / / where do you go when you don ' t go with me / tender and true / new heart / sad face / scene of destruction / at ease heart\n[ 1970 ] sad movies ( make me cry ) - sue thompson ( s ) / billy and sue - b . j . thomas ( s ) / bread and butter - newbeats ( s ) / paper tiger - sue thompson ( s ) / torture - kris jensen ( s ) / run baby run ( back into my arms ) - newbeats ( s ) / / playboy - gene & debbie ( s ) / have a good time - sue thompson ( s ) / lovin ' season - gene & debbie ( s ) / norman - sue thompson ( s ) / break away ( from that boy ) - newbeats ( s ) / james ( hold the ladder steady ) - sue thompson ( s )\nwabash cannonball / low and lonely / pins and needles ( in my heart ) / great titanic / wreck of the old 97 / / tennessee central no . 9 / birmingham jail / don ' t make me go to bed and i ' ll be good / turn your radio on / great speckled bird ;\n[ 1972 ] in the beginning god . . . / man . . . god ' s creation and promise / child is born / great commandment / / love / prayer and preparation / cruxifixion / go ye therefore\n[ 8 / 72 ] woman ( sensuous woman ) / sunshine / we live in two different worlds / far far away / hurt goes on / lonesome no . 1 / is this the best i ' m gonna feel / watching it go / country girl ( i love you still ) / uphill all the way / too soon to know\n[ 1974 ] ( 7 - 74 , # 30 country ) oh lonesome me / ( i ' d be a ) legend in my time / touch the morning / just one time / country green / blue blue day / / i can ' t stop loving you / give myself a party / sweet dreams / woman ( sensuous woman ) / funny familiar forgotten feelings / lonesome no . 1\n[ 8 / 75 ] smokey mountain memories / take me home country roads / waltz of the wind / tennessee central no . 9 / country home folk / whole month of sundays / roof top lullaby / just a friend / touch the morning / wait for the light to shine / thank god\n[ 1977 ] woody is bill woody , jr . waltz of the winds / cryin myself to sleep / silly boy / morning girl / go away slow / / rhonda ' s song / never meant to be / just for you babe / ridin rainbows / making changes in my life\n[ 1978 ] reissued as mca 803 . juble lee ' s revival / westphalia texas waltz / wish i was / his eye is on the sparrow / the dragon and the mouse / / gone to alabama / it just doesn ' t matter anymore / i don ' t know what they wanted me to say / saint cecilia / juble lee ' s revival shout\n[ 1988 ] the stereo separation is not very wide for the stereo tracks , since many times it ' s just donovan with his guitar and harmonica . the tracks are very clean , though . catch the wind ( m ) / josie ( m ) / jersey thursday ( s ) / oh deed i do ( s ) / belated forgiveness plea ( s ) / colours ( s ) / sunny goodge street ( s ) / ballad of geraldine ( s ) / ballad of a crystal man ( s ) / universal soldier ( m ) / do you hear me now ( m ) / to sing for you ( m ) / hey gyp ( dig the slowness ) ( m ) / tangerine puppet ( m ) / turquoise ( m ) / you ' re gonna need somebody on your bond ( m ) / the little tin soldier ( s )\nthanks to frank frantik praha , hank rosen , diane johnson , jim chesnut , matt nichols , charles sorsto , and randy price .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\npelican ' s snoballs , corner pockets , the food factory and the peddler steak house were some of the spots photographer george johnston visited last week .\nour view : as this fourth of july week draws to a close , we are thankful for the diversity of america , as well as its freedoms . read more\na new york comedian and a cable channel have teamed up to try to solve the student - 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( photo by chip somodevilla / getty images )\na man takes shelter in a doorway from the high winds and rain of hurricane irma on september 10 , 2017 in miami , florida . hurricane irma made landfall in the florida keys as a category 4 storm on sunday . ( photo by joe raedle / getty images )\na door is seen blown in at a regions bank as hurricane irma passes through on september 10 , 2017 in miami , florida . hurricane irma made landfall in the florida keys as a category 4 storm on sunday . ( photo by joe raedle / getty images )\nmiami , fl - september 10 : a crane tower is seen after part of it collapsed from the winds of hurricane irma on september 10 , 2017 in miami , florida . hurricane irma made landfall in the florida keys as a category 4 storm on sunday , lashing the state with 130 mph winds as it moves up the coast . ( photo by joe raedle / getty images )\nboca raton , fl - september 10 : palm branches fall across us1 federal highway as hurricane irma strikes on september 10 , 2017 in boca raton , florida . hurricane irma made landfall in the florida keys as a category 4 storm today , lashing the state with 130 mph winds as it moves up the coast . ( photo by marc serota / getty images )\nfort lauderdale , fl - september 10 : fallen trees block north ocean boulevard as tropical storm strength winds produced by hurricane irma slam into the southern part of the state september 10 , 2017 in fort lauderdale , florida . the category 4 hurricane made landfall in the united states in the florida keys at 9 : 10 a . m . after raking across the north coast of cuba . ( photo by chip somodevilla / getty images )\nfort lauderdale , fl - september 10 : large waves produced by hurricane irma crash into the end of anglins fishing pier september 10 , 2017 in fort lauderdale , florida . the category 4 hurricane made landfall in the united states in the florida keys at 9 : 10 a . m . after raking across the north coast of cuba . ( photo by chip somodevilla / getty images )\nmiami , fl - september 10 : an awning is torn from a building from the high winds of hurricane irma on september 10 , 2017 in miami , florida . hurricane irma made landfall in the florida keys as a category 4 storm on sunday , lashing the state with 130 mph winds as it moves up the coast . 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{"id": 54266, "summary": [{"text": "a short sale is a sale of real estate in which the net proceeds from selling the property will fall short of the debts secured by liens against the property .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "in this case , if all lien holders agree to accept less than the amount owed on the debt , a sale of the property can be accomplished .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "a short sale is not to be confused with a short settlement .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "a short sale has two intrinsic and inseverable components .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "a short sale is successful when ( 1 ) the lien holder ( s ) ( a.k.a. mortgage company ) is agreeable to net less than the amount owed on the note ( debt ) as the result of ( 2 ) an arm 's length sale at or below the appraised value for that property .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "the agreeable selling price is intrinsically defined to be at or less than the appraised value allowing the process to be attainable .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "a prudent buyer will not pay greater than the appraised value , and a bank or finance company will not provide a mortgage for greater than the appraised value , thus limiting the short sale proceeds to a maximum gross yield of the property 's appraised value .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "it 's important to understand that a lien holder is not bound to accept the appraised value and can demand a greater selling price .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "in this case , a \" sale \" with a prudent arms length buyer is no longer a reasonable or attainable expectation .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "instead the demand for greater than the appraised value ( but less than the amount owed on the debt ) is called a \" short settlement \" .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "some lien holders will agree to a short sale but not a short settlement while demanding greater than the appraised value .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "this is a paradox as neither is achievable and both predestined for failure .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "therefore , a \" short sale \" can only be accomplished when a lien holder is willing to accept less than what is owed on the debt while also agreeing to accept a sales price that is at or below the appraised value for the property .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "creditors holding liens against real estate can include primary mortgages , second mortgages , home equity lines of credit ( heloc ) , homeowner association liens , mechanics liens , irs and state tax liens , all of which will need to approve the sale in return for being paid less than the amount they are owed .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "the lien holders do not have to agree to accept less , but they often do since the alternative is to let the property go to foreclosure .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "a short sale is a more beneficial alternative to foreclosure and has become commonplace in the united states since the 2007 real estate recession .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "other countries have similar procedures .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "for instance , in the uk the process is called assisted voluntary sale .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "while both short sale and foreclosure result in negative credit reporting against the property owner , because the owner acted more responsibly and proactively by selling short , credit impact is less . ", "topic": 36}], "title": "short sale ( real estate )", "paragraphs": ["find real estate , homes for sale , apartments & houses for rent - realtor . com\u00ae\nbefore we discuss the benefits of hiring a real estate attorney , let\u2019s briefly review what constitutes a short sale .\nno . a short sale is a very complicated real estate transaction and one that has very important implications for you . more than any other type of residential real estate transaction , a short sale should be handled only by a real estate broker who has substantial experience with the short sale process , and a strong track - record of success in negotiating short sales for their clients . you wouldn\u2019t have your family doctor perform heart surgery . and , you shouldn\u2019t expect any real estate broker to be qualified to handle this highly complex real estate transaction for you .\nhome , search the mls , search featured listings , minnesota foreclosures , lake minnetonka foreclosures , lake minnetonka omes , buying foreclosures in minnesota , minnesota short sales , what is a short sale , upside down on my mortgage , owe more than my house is worth , lake minnetonka real estate , eden prairie real estate , minnetonka real estate , chanhassen real estate , edina real estate , saint louis park real estate , chaska real estate , contract for deeds , urltoken , what ' s my home worth , rent to own , minnesota mortgage rates , loan application , selling your home , first time homebuyer , first time homebuyer tax credit , twin cities real estate market , andrew marceau , anthony marceau , buying or selling a home on a contract for deed . copyright \u00a9 2008 twin cities real estate group , inc . , all rights reserved .\nyou can get free advice from hud - approved housing counselors and licensed real estate professionals .\nfind a real estate professional who understands the territory . having a real estate agent on your side who knows how short sales work and who has negotiated others will increase the chances of closing the deal .\nreal estate news and views for metrowest massachusetts . published by bill gassett re / max executive realty\nit is important to work with a real estate professional with experience in short sale transactions to ensure the short sale addendum includes the items that will protect the buyer\u2019s interests during the short sale review and execution process .\nreal estate agent meg sullivan offers expertise on morris county , n . j . ' s historic homes\nreal estate investors can frequently make very profitable purchases of real estate through a short sale . many short sales do not get approved or fall through for a variety of reasons . learn here the step - by - step process to initiate a short sale , starting with the homeowner - borrower and moving through lender negotiations to the closing .\nwhat is a short sale ? short sales have been a significant player in the real estate world over the past several years and continue to be such , so it\u2019s important for a real estate investor or homeowner to truly understand the short sale concept and process . if this article wasn\u2019t the most definitive article answering \u201cwhat is a short sale , \u201d well , i don\u2019t know what is !\nif you\u2019ve decided to go for it , the first step is to have your real estate agent talk to the real estate agent representing the seller and determine the status of the short sale . below are items that most lenders require from a short seller . if the seller is unable or unwilling to provide this information , the short sale won\u2019t close and any buyer is wasting his or her time . your real estate agent should push for candor from the seller\u2019s agent .\nthere are too few active buyers in the real estate market these days \u2014 but every one of them seems to be looking to buy a foreclosure or a short sale .\ndebbie drummond , an experienced realtor who runs her own real estate agency in las vegas says that this isn\u2019t realistic for everyone .\nso , the short answer is : yes . you should hire a real estate attorney for your short sale . there are many advantages in having a professional at your side during such a stressful time .\n\u201cthey\u2019ll often take that frustration out on the property , \u201d says jason scott steinhorn , a maryland real estate investor with experience in foreclosures and short sales .\ndon\u2019t assume you\u2019re getting a great deal , says connecticut real estate investor jim randel , author of \u201cthe skinny on the housing crisis . \u201d\nat the time of writing , elizabeth weintraub , calbre # 00697006 , is a broker - associate at lyon real estate in sacramento , california .\nat the time of writing , elizabeth weintraub , dre # 00697006 , is a broker - associate at lyon real estate in sacramento , california .\nour core service areas include personal injury law , family , law , and real estate law . can we assist you with a free consultation ?\n\u201cone problem that will continue even with the streamlined short sale process is that homebuyers do not know where the homeowner stands in terms of approval for the short sale , \u201d says martin . \u201csome real estate agents go ahead and list a home as a short sale even before the lender has approved one . \u201d\neditor\u2019s note : bobbi dempsey is the co - author of two books on real estate including , \u201cthe complete idiot\u2019s guide to buying foreclosures , \u201d for which she researched extensively the short sale process nationwide .\nthe home seller hires a real estate agent to find a buyer for the short sale . the buyer makes an offer and , if the bank accepts it , the home is sold at a loss .\nnot all real estate agents adhere to the same standards . find out why it\u2019s better to work with a member of the national association of realtors\u00ae .\na short sale in the real estate industry is when the proceeds of a property sale fall short of the balance remaining on the property\u2019s mortgage loan . in other words , the seller owes more on the property than what he or she is selling it for .\nfirst , let\u2019s go over the difference between a short sale and a standard sale .\ni work hand in hand with a local short sale real estate attorney who knows how to get short sales done ! i will admit there is some luck involved in my success rate but the team i have put together does a stellar job .\na short sale is a complex real estate transaction where all parties involved ( i . e . . investors , lien holders , homeowner\u2019s associations and possibly mortgage insurers ) must agree on the terms of the short sale . upon completion of the short sale , homeowners will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the property and may be responsible for potential credit and tax implications .\nwhether you\u2019ve become aware of the distressed situation on a property through an agent , a fsbo ad or word - of - mouth , this is not a do - it - yourself project . a short sale is one real estate deal where you really need to get help from an experienced agent or attorney . not all real estate agents know how to handle a short sale , so make sure you consult with one who can demonstrate special training or a good track record with short sales .\nevery homeowner\u2019s situation is different , so we always recommend that you speak with a real estate attorney that can advise you on the legal and tax implications for your circumstances .\nin one instance , \u201cthe short sale approval process took so long that the real estate market improved and the bank increased the price they were willing to accept for the house , even though the borrower\u2019s offer had already been accepted . \u201d\nbecause the sale price is \u201cshort\u201d of the full debt amount in a short sale , the difference between the total debt and the sale price is the \u201cdeficiency . \u201d\nin a hafa short sale , your mortgage company works with you to determine an acceptable sale price .\na settlement statement , also known as a\nhud - 1 ,\nshows how the money from the sale is distributed to all of the participants in a real estate sale . before the seller ' s mortgage lender approves a short sale , it will look at the proposed settlement statement to review the following :\ni am not licensed to give legal advice and provide this information for general information purposes only . if you desire legal advice or more information , please contact a \u200b real estate lawyer .\nthe short sale niche is certainly growing in importance and popularity . lenders are overwhelmed with foreclosure properties , and the word is that they ' re getting a little easier to deal with on short sale offers . a successful short sale helps the lender to avoid yet one more foreclosure home on their books . these 8 tips will give the real estate professional a quick look at what they need to be aware of in working with sellers and lenders in a short sale transaction .\nthe mortgage lender ( commonly referred to as \u201cthe bank\u201d ) also has to agree to discount a loan balance or to take less money than what\u2019s owed . typically , the owner needs to prove financial hardship before a lender accepts a real estate short sale deal .\nyou must not have been convicted within the last 10 years of felony larceny , theft , fraud , forgery , money laundering or tax evasion in connection with a mortgage or real estate transaction .\nselling a home for less than the amount the current owner owes the mortgage company is called a short sale . buying a home that is a short sale is different from buying a property that is actually owned by the bank , known as an reo , or real - estate owned property , or a property that is in foreclosure .\nhow is a short sale different from a foreclosure , and what are the advantages and disadvantages of purchasing a short sale ? let\u2019s get started .\nthe short sale process is still a mystery to many people , even after all of these years , so there is no cause for alarm if you don ' t know exactly how the short sale process works . a lot of buyer ' s agents are confused ; puzzled buyers are looking for direction , and not every short sale listing agent knows how to do a short sale . you would hope that people who are in the real estate business would have learned a thing or two about the short sale process , but sadly , short sales are not everybody ' s cup of tea .\nbill gassett is a thirty year veteran to the real estate industry . he enjoys providing helpful information to buyers , sellers and fellow real estate agents to make sound decisions . his work has been featured on ris media , national association of realtors , inman news , placester , resaas , credit sesame and others . he was the # 3 re / max agent in new england for 2016 .\nyou must not have been convicted within the last 10 years of felony larceny , theft , fraud , forgery , money laundering , or tax evasion in connection with a mortgage or real estate transaction .\nin a short sale , the sale price is \u201cshort\u201d of the amount you owe to the mortgage lender . the difference between the total debt owed and the sale price is the \u201cdeficiency\u201d .\nwith a hafa short sale , the loan servicer approved the short sale terms prior to listing the home and then accepted the payoff in full satisfaction of the mortgage . this was different from regular short sales where the lender might be able to pursue a deficiency judgment following the short sale . ( to learn more about deficiency judgments in the short sale context , see how to avoid a short sale deficiency judgment . )\nbuyers can use an online database , such as a multiple listing service , or consult real estate professionals who have experience in short sale transactions . aside from\nshort sale ,\nsome key phrases to look for are\nsubject to bank approval ,\npreforeclosure ,\nthird - party review required ,\nand\npre - approved by bank\nwhich may indicate that the property is being sold on a short sale .\ntwin cities real estate group , inc . - 18279 minnetonka blvd . suite a - wayzata , mn 55391 phone : 952 . 278 . 7878 fax : 952 . 767 . 2420 email : info @ urltoken\nthe property\u2019s market value can easily be gauged by looking at comparable homes that have sold in the area recently . in today ' s improving market , short sale prices have risen dramatically . an experienced real estate agent will provide the best advice about how to negotiate a reasonable sales price .\nfor those who can afford to wait , can power through the uncertainty , and don\u2019t mind dealing with a project when they finally get the keys , a short sale might be worth it . there\u2019s a reason they\u2019re popular targets for real estate investors , after all\u2014the prices can be great .\nalso , a real estate attorney will be able to help you understand the terms of your short sale agreement . every legal document is full of complicated jargon that many people find confusing , and it\u2019s easy to miss important details that could cause trouble down the road . lawyers can make sure your short sale will leave you clear of any deficiency payments or other complications .\nfrom buying and selling advice for consumers to money - making tips for agents , our content , updated daily , has made realty times\u00ae a must - read , and see , for anyone involved in real estate .\nthe bottom line : don\u2019t choose a short sale if you\u2019re in a hurry .\nthe foreclosure process is too far along already to complete a short sale transaction .\nbefore you even start considering getting involved in a short sale , there are two situations in which an attempt at a short sale is almost certain to fail .\nand yet more and more lenders are willing to consider approving a short sale .\na detailed hardship letter explaining your situation and need for conducting a short sale .\nshort sales happen when a lender agrees to accept less than the amount owed against the home or because there is not enough equity to sell and pay all costs of sale . not all lenders will negotiate a short sale , and that is why a real estate agent or a lawyer can be a tremendous help by contacting the lender ' s loss mitigation department to find out .\nwhen calculating if your house is worth less than the amount owed on the loan , you should deduct out what you would pay in real estate commissions , closing costs , and state excise taxes to sell your home .\nif you\u2019re facing foreclosure but have been given the opportunity to sell your home in a short sale , you might be wondering if you should hire a real estate attorney to help you through the process . for many struggling homeowners , a short sale is a last resort in an attempt to avoid more financial hardship . however , without the proper guidance , this type of sale may actually leave you in worse shape than before .\nwhat\u2019s a short sale ? a short sale is when you sell your home for less than the total debt balance remaining on your mortgage and the proceeds of the sale pay off a portion of the mortgage balance .\nfind out if your state allows or prohibits deficiency judgments after short sale . | urltoken\nrate search : don\u2019t miss a short sale opportunity . get prequalified for a mortgage today\nwhen learning about what is a short sale , it\u2019s important to understand the process .\nan important part of learning what is a short sale is knowing the tax implications .\nnote that it is not uncommon for the lender to respond with a counteroffer . as with any real estate transaction , buyers will need to know beforehand what their limits are so they can either accept the counteroffer or walk away .\nensure that all renovations have been permitted and approved . \u201cif not , and there is a problem , the city can cite you , \u201d says brendon desimone , who manages two luxury real estate offices in new york\u2019s westchester county .\nnote : before you start the short sale process , you may want to talk to a real estate attorney in your area to review your situation . although agents will be involved to facilitate your sale , they cannot provide nor should you rely on any legal or tax advice they offer . each case is different , and with the legal and tax challenges , it\u2019s important you understand what is a short sale , along with your options and consequences .\nhomeowners pursuing the traditional short sale are not always approved . certain qualifications have to be met in order for a short sale to be considered or approved . while each bank will have different requirements for short sale approval , typically a bank will want to see :\nbrandon turner ( g + | twitter ) spends a lot of time on biggerpockets . com . like\u2026 seriously\u2026 a lot . oh , and he is also an active real estate investor , entrepreneur , traveler , third - person speaker , husband , and author of \u201c the book on investing in real estate with no ( and low ) money down \u201c , and \u201c the book on rental property investing \u201d which you should probably read if you want to do more deals .\n\u201ci think more short sales will be available in 2010 than in 2009 because everyone is cooperating to avoid adding more foreclosures to the market , from the government to the lenders to the homeowners , \u201d says matt martin , ceo of matt martin real estate management in vienna , va .\nduring this step , the homeowner chooses an experienced real estate agent to deal with . short sales are complicated events that should be assisted along with an agent who specializes in working with short sales . to find good short sale agents , make sure you do your research and ask the proper questions to narrow down someone who will understand the caveats of pre - foreclosure and can steer the homeowner clear of potential pitfalls .\nonce we have your file established , our negotiations team will take over from here and remain as your spoc ( single point of contact ) for the duration of the negotiation with your lender . throughout the process , real time notifications related to status changes in your file are sent to you along with your real estate agent so everyone is in the communication loop .\nlearn how to avoid owing your mortgage lender money after a short sale of your home .\na short sale may give rise to taxable income for cancellation of debt or capital gains .\nbecause of the complex nature of a short sale transaction , it is strongly recommended that buyers work with a real estate professional who has a track record in successful short sales . with the experience and connections , such an agent should be able to identify and help resolve possible hurdles , help put together a viable offer , protect the buyer\u2019s interests , and negotiate the best deal .\nthe materials contained within this page may not be reproduced without the express written consent of twin cities real estate group , inc . . the information herein is believed to be accurate and timely , but no warranty as such is expressed or implied .\na few states , like california , do prohibit deficiencies after a short sale . ( for more information on laws and pending legislation that prohibit a deficiency following a short sale see states that prohibit deficiency judgments following short sales . )\nonce the borrower is rejected for a loan modification through the hamp program , the borrower is then eligible to apply to the hafa short sale program or pursue a deed in - lieu - of foreclosure . since i don ' t know why anybody in their right minds would do a deed in - lieu , i ' ll stick to the short sale process . hafa will preapprove the price of that short sale and give the seller 4 months to sell the property through a real estate agent . here are the eligibility requirements :\nalbert einstein once said ,\nthe hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax . \u201d if you buy , sell , finance or own real estate , it gets even worse . property and taxes go together like blood and leeches .\na real estate attorney can also help you avoid or deal with a deficiency judgment . in pennsylvania , mortgage companies are allowed to obtain a deficiency judgment against homeowners who complete a short sale , even after the transaction as taken place . if the lender is successful , they may collect the remaining balance through garnishing wages or going after other assets .\nshort sale package submitted by the seller is incomplete . an experienced listing agent would prevent this .\ni have more than one mortgage on my house . can i still do a short sale ?\nbrandon , great article and resources on the basics on how a short sale works . thank you\nthis spring , real estate sales began picking up in many u . s . markets as buyers snatched up homes at depressed price levels . but not all sales have been proceeding smoothly . as a rule , sales involving foreclosures and short sales take longer than usual to close because of their inherent complexity .\nwhile doing a short sale will negatively affect your credit , there are many benefits to choosing a short sale over foreclosure . with a short sale , you are in control of the sale , not the bank . you may sleep better at night knowing who is buying your home , and you can spare yourself the social stigma of foreclosure .\na short sale in real estate is when a financially distressed homeowner sells his or her property for less than the amount due on the mortgage . the buyer of the property is a third party ( not the bank ) , and all proceeds from the sale go to the lender . the lender either forgives the difference or gets a deficiency judgment against the borrower requiring him or her to pay the lender all or part of the difference between the sale price and the original value of the mortgage . in some states , this difference must legally be forgiven in a short sale . in some states , this difference must legally be forgiven in a short sale .\nbefore you visit with a real estate attorney , gather up your financial records and a list of your assets , debts , and liabilities so he or she can have a clear picture of your situation . the short sale process is a complicated , often frightening one . it\u2019s important that you have a professional on your side who has your best interest at heart .\nmatykiewicz anticipates fewer foreclosures in 2010 and more short sales due to the streamlined short sales rules .\nyou are allowed a certain window of time to inspect the home , known as an inspection period . shortening an inspection period may give you leverage in a regular real estate situation when you\u2019re placing a bid , but don\u2019t skimp on or skip the inspection period when you\u2019re about to buy a foreclosed or short - sale home . use this time to make a decision .\nrequire the borrower to contribute funds at the close of escrow as a condition of the short sale .\nstill , shoppers may find a short sale a better bet than buying a foreclosure , he says .\nwhat is a short sale ? in the most basic definition , a short sale is the process of selling a primary residence for less than what is owed with the approval from the current loan company .\nin learning \u201cwhat is a short sale , \u201d it\u2019s still important to understand alternatives to this process .\nthough this isn\u2019t a hard and fast rule , short sales are more likely to be on sale for below market prices , and with a keen eye and some careful research , you can save a pretty penny . the one caveat ? since the owners have been strapped for cash , short sales are also more likely to need a little tlc . this makes them a great choice for real estate investors and weekend warriors .\nlenders will not talk to investors , potential buyers or real estate agents unless they are instructed to by the borrower . you will need to get their approval in writing , contact the lender with that approval , and make the first telephone contact . learn about it here .\nwant to work with a dedicated , knowledgeable realtor ? click the mls property finder icon to sign up to receive mls access for all homes , condos , land and other real estate for sale in massachusetts . beat other buyers to your dream home . see all new homes entering the market at the same time realtors do !\nspecial thanks to tracy royce , a short sale arizona specialist , for her assistance in answering \u201cwhat is a short sale ? \u201d without her help , this epic post would still be sitting in the shelves for months to come ! also , if you want to learn more about the short sale process from a short sale agent\u2019s perspective , don\u2019t miss the interview we did with tracy royce on the biggerpockets podcast .\nit\u2019s not uncommon for the lender to reject your offer or to come back with a counteroffer . as with any real estate transaction , you should figure out beforehand what your absolute highest limit is , and don\u2019t be afraid to walk away if the lender won\u2019t meet your figure .\nif you are considering pursuing a short sale at this point , besides learning \u201cwhat is a short sale , \u201d it\u2019s advisable to talk to a qualified professional to see if you may be liable for taxes .\ntherefore , many lenders choose to accept a loss from a short sale to save the time and fees that a foreclosure would take . essentially , a bank will agree to a short sale if it\u2019s in the bank\u2019s best interest to accept a short sale . although there is no guarantee a lender will complete a short sale , even if it seems to be everyone\u2019s interest , it is typically advisable for the homeowner to pursue the short sale in good faith . lender guidelines change often so it\u2019s important to set expectations going in .\nthe seller of the property will normally have to pay some money at closing or agree to an unsecured debt in order to have the short sale approved . if the seller refuses , then a short sale may fall through even if the seller has approved the sale .\ncosts that the buyer and seller may be responsible for as a result of executing the short sale contract .\nwondering \u201cwhat is a short sale and how do they work\u201d ? the below will give you the basics .\na deed in lieu of foreclosure , also known as a \u201cmortgage release , \u201d is kind of a halfway point between a short sale and a foreclosure in which the homeowner gives the property\u2019s legal title back to the lender . most lenders will want to see that attempts have been made to sell with a real estate agent for at least 90 days before allowing a deed in lieu of foreclosure .\nit can be helpful to work with an experienced real estate agent because they\u2019ll be able to help you navigate the process of putting an offer in and act as the go - between for you when communicating with your lender , the seller\u2019s lender , the seller and any other relevant parties .\nyou can claim a deduction for real estate taxes you paid as part of your mortgage closing costs . starting with 2018 , this amount will be capped at $ 10 , 000 . the same goes for prepaid interest . it will be included on the 1098 form your lender sends you .\nshort sale and foreclosure homebuyers need to be aware that the sale won\u2019t necessarily close as quickly as it would for a regular home purchase . the short seller\u2019s lender must approve the foreclosure terms or short - sale price , which will be less than what the seller owes . even so , banks may be slow to respond .\nthe short sale process may take more time than a traditional retail sale to complete and it may be difficult to pin down a firm closing date until the seller ' s mortgage lender ( s ) agrees to the short sale . junior - lien holders such as second mortgages , heloc lenders and other special assessment liens may also need to approve the short sale . if a buyer is bound by a specific timetable to buy a home , the short sale may not be an ideal route .\nwhen you short sell your home , the total debt owed exceeds the sale price . the difference between the sale price and the total debt is called a \u201cdeficiency\u201d .\na short sale is when a house is sold for less than what the homeowner owes on it , and the lender does not get all of its money back . a short sale occurs only with the lender\u2019s permission .\nan arm ' s - length affidavit is a document created by a short sale bank in an attempt to prevent sellers from selling to a relative and to curb mortgage fraud . the reason the bank does not want a seller to transfer title to a relative in a short sale is that sellers cannot profit from a short sale .\n\u2014 lenders almost never will accept short sale offers or requests for short sales until the borrower is far behind in payments and a notice of default has been issued .\nfind out if you ' ll have tax liability for mortgage debt that your lender forgives after a short sale .\npros : a buyer may be able to get a significant price reduction when buying a short sale . additionally , because of the hassle , there may be less competition for a property listed as a short sale as well .\nyou may have heard that buying a short sale is a great way for prospective homeowners to get a property at a bargain price . it\u2019s true that you may be able to buy a short sale for a lower price than in a similar home would sell for in a traditional sale . at the same time , you should be aware of the potential pitfalls associated with the short sale process .\nexcellent short sale question andrew . since i do not handle the negotiations directly i will check with the short sale attorney i am using to see what their experience is with this situation . i would suspect in some short sale instances it would make sense to get the 1st lien holder to give a little more to the 2nd lien holder .\nif the loan was sold to an investor , such as freddie mac or fannie mae , the investor will have to approve the short sale . investors will have their own requirements and review process before they approve a short sale .\neven though this isn\u2019t the ideal situation for the owner either way , a short sale is a much better option than going into foreclosure because a short sale typically doesn\u2019t hurt the owner\u2019s credit score as much as a foreclosure would .\n[ \u2026 ] you\u2019re not clear on what a short sale is , check out this article . if you\u2019ve already put an offer on a short sale , know that you are not alone . in 90 days your [ \u2026 ]\nif you owe more than your house is worth and can\u2019t afford your mortgage payments , you may qualify for a short sale . every situation is unique , but in general the basic criteria for qualifying for a short sale are :\nbefore negotiating with a bank , a lender will typically want to see that there is an accepted offer on the property . this can be done in one of several ways . a real estate investor may be working with a homeowner directly and offer on the property , at which point step # 1 and step # 2 would be reversed . however , it\u2019s more typical for the homeowner to list the home with the short sale agent , explaining to potential buyers that this is a short sale , and wait for an offer to be accepted .\nbefore we get into the purchase process , let\u2019s briefly go over the difference between a short sale and a foreclosure .\nmany of my sacramento home buyers wait 6 weeks to 6 months to close on a short sale , sometimes longer .\nthe seller will need to prepare a financial package for submission to the short sale bank . each bank has its own guidelines but - - with the exception of wachovia , which is the best short sale in the world - - the basic procedure is similar from bank to bank . the seller ' s short sale package will most likely consist of :\ncons : besides the obvious loss in the note value that the lender will face , a short sale still takes a lot of time and fees for a lender , so a short sale is not without financial cons for the lender .\nwhat makes you able to be the best short sale specialist for me ? you are looking for feedback like accreditations , experienced team in place , can point to additional resources , has worked with your lenders , can point out pitfalls , can negotiate effectively on your behalf , and overall , are upfront and realistic . you can also check the bbb , local real estate agent board , and online reviews for complaints and feedback as well .\nthe meat of your short sale presentation backs up the statements made in the hardship letter . you prepare a thorough and detailed set of documents and financial data to support the claim that a short sale is a good solution for the lender .\nfha adopted guidelines in 2010 that says a seller who is current and does a short sale may qualify to immediately buy another home . lenders aren ' t so quick to follow those guidelines . however , flagstar bank gave an elk grove short sale seller a new loan within 2 months of closing his short sale , and that seller was current at the time . fha may approve a loan for a short sale seller who qualifies under its back to work program after one year .\nthe homeowner has filed for bankruptcy . negotiating a short sale is considered a collection activity , which is prohibited in bankruptcies .\nof course , there\u2019s another reason a buyer might choose a short sale : sometimes , they just really like the property .\nfor many homeowners , real estate taxes and mortgage interest are by far some of their biggest tax deductions ,\nsays art ford , a certified public accountant in boston .\nif i pay $ 1 , 500 a month in mortgage interest , that ' s an $ 18 , 000 - a - year deduction .\nin a short sale , you sell your home for less than the total debt balance . the lender agrees to accept the sale proceeds and release the lien on the property . the proceeds of the sale pay off a portion of the amount owed . short sales are one way for borrowers can avoid foreclosure . ( learn more about short sales to avoid of foreclosure . )\nhow can a potential short - sale buyer be protected from getting involved in an extended negotiation that doesn\u2019t go anywhere in the end ? thompson says you should negotiate an agreement with the seller and the seller\u2019s real estate agent that your offer will be the only one presented to the lender . if the lender isn\u2019t flooded with offers , it will be more motivated to move forward . if the lender turns down the offer without countering , then the restriction disappears .\npros : a lender who agrees to a short sale is doing so to lessen the financial blow that a foreclosure may cost them . a short sale also gives the lender a better public image , as they are seen as helping rather than hurting .\na successful short sale means the seller ' s lender is willing to accept a discounted payoff to release an existing mortgage . just because a property is listed with short sale terms does not mean the lender will accept your offer , even if the seller accepts it . that ' s because sellers need to qualify for a short sale . if their agent sells very few short sales , that ' s a red flag for your buyer .\nthe basic shape of the short sale process and timeline isn\u2019t very different from your typical sale . however , there are some quirks along the way that you might want to keep in mind .\nafter a short sale , the lender may decide to come after you for a deficiency judgment . or it might forgive the deficiency\n\u2014 if the seller has filed for bankruptcy , forget it . few , if any , lenders will consider a short sale when the seller has filed for bankruptcy because negotiating a short sale is considered a collection activity and collection activities are prohibited in bankruptcies .\nknow what you\u2019re getting into before you buy a short sale or foreclosure property , and be mindful of these five common mistakes .\na short sale is negotiated so that you do not have a deficiency judgment against you . it is a settlement of debt !\nif you ' re a seller trying to decide whether to let a home go through foreclosure versus attempting a short sale , salvaging your credit may not be an advantage to doing a short sale , says coy . she reports that according to\nscore factor code # 22 , there ' s no credit score advantage for a delinquent borrower on a short sale over a foreclosure .\nthe short sale process is not always the most enjoyable event , but by following the proper steps and keeping excellent records , the short sale process can be navigated . the following section will detail the short sale process , but keep in mind that different lenders may have a slightly different process , so use this as a general guideline , but don\u2019t bet your life on this information .\nif you live in a state that does not have a statute that prohibits a deficiency judgment following a short sale , the only way to avoid one is to negotiate a waiver of the deficiency . the short sale agreement must expressly state that the lender waives its right to the deficiency and that the transaction is in full satisfaction of the debt . if the short sale agreement does not contain this waiver , the lender may later file a lawsuit against you to obtain a deficiency judgment after the short sale is completed .\nread on to learn which states prohibit deficiency judgments following short sales and what to do if you live in a state that allows a lender to obtain a deficiency judgment following a short sale .\ni ' m not saying that your intentions were not honorable , but due in part to the short sale flippers and shady double - escrow deals on short sales , banks have cracked down .\na short sale can be a good deal for a buyer , and it can help the seller avoid having a full foreclosure on his or her credit record . although a short sale and a foreclosure negatively affect a seller\u2019s credit score , in a short sale the damage can be minimized if the homeowner can persuade the lender to report the debt to credit bureaus as \u201c paid in full . \u201d\nwhether you should do a short sale or let your property go to foreclosure depends on several factors . in most instances , a short sale makes more sense than foreclosure . in general , when you want to obtain a loan to purchase a property in the future , more opportunities will be available to you if you do a short sale . and , contrary to popular belief , you can be current on your payments and still do a short sale . in fact , if you are current on your mortgage through a short sale , you can qualify for an fha loan afterwards without any waiting periods . the same option will not be available following a foreclosure .\nthe mortgage lender initially approved the short sale but the homeowner refused to make a contribution to help reduce the lender ' s losses .\nyes . each mortgage can be negotiated individually . however , multiple mortgages make a short sale more complicated and time - consuming . not only do you need the cooperation of the first lender , the second mortgage holder needs to agree to a short sale as well .\nforeclosure is a fairly well understood process , but as \u201cshort sale\u201d signs sprout like weeds , you may wonder what it\u2019s all about .\nif this is starting to sound kind of ominous , don\u2019t worry . there are plenty of reasons why buying a short sale works .\na short sale is where a homeowner elects to sell their home for a lesser amount that the total amount due on their mortgage ( s ) . conducting a short sale can relieve the homeowner of their current mortgage payments and possibly stop any foreclosure proceedings against them .\nit is essential that you review your credit report immediately if you anticipate applying for a new mortgage following a short sale . that is because short sales are frequently reported as \u201cforeclosures\u201d on credit reports . if your short sale is reported as a foreclosure on your credit report , you may be erroneously denied a new mortgage loan because :\nif there are first and second mortgage liens , the question becomes : what\u2019s the plan to satisfy these lien holders ? the seller and the real estate agent should have a plan that is more sophisticated than crossing their fingers , thompson says . in the best of all possible worlds , the seller will be willing to contribute to paying off the second lien , so the first lien holder gets the full amount from the sale .\nthe short sale process is complicated and time - consuming . it can take several weeks , or even months , to get a short sale approved . many lenders have several layers of management , insurers , and investors that will have to be satisfied before a short sale is approved . as a homeowner , it is important to be patient during this long process . it is also critical that you work with a short sale negotiator who is familiar with the various requirements of individual lenders to ensure that the process moves as quickly as possible .\nif you ' ve lost your home through a short sale and want to get another mortgage loan , you might be wondering how long you ' ll have to wait . your credit will take a hit after a short sale , although possibly not as much as it would if you had lost your home through foreclosure . nevertheless , a short sale will likely prevent you from getting another mortgage right away .\nif you are a homeowner facing foreclosure , a short sale might sound like the perfect solution to avoid foreclosure . however , if you complete a short sale , you could be subject to an income tax hit . read on to learn more about when short sales result in tax liability and when you are exempt from paying such taxes .\nthis statement ( which can be prepared by a closing agent or real estate lawyer ) outlines the purchase price , the closing costs and any other costs or fees involved in the transfer of the property . often referred to as a net sheet and the information can be entered onto a hud - 1 settlement statement to show the final , negative result at closing .\nin a short sale , the homeowner sells his or her home for less than the total debt balance remaining on the mortgage . the lender agrees to accept the sale proceeds and release the lien on the property . the proceeds of the sale pay off a portion of the mortgage balance . short sales are one way for borrowers can avoid foreclosure . ( learn more about short sales to avoid of foreclosure . )\nif you\u2019re house hunting and spot what seems like a great deal , chances are good that you are considering a short - sale property .\nyes , because in a short sale , the mortgage lender will be receiving less than amount the borrower owes on the mortgage . the lender needs to verify that the homeowner cannot continue to pay the mortgage and determine if a short sale is better than foreclosing on the property .\nthe hardship letter is the cover for the short sale package . it is a lot like the cover letter for a job resume . it must be convincing and complete . the lender must get the first impression that it ' s a short sale or a foreclosure or bankruptcy .\nit\u2019s not always possible or even desirable to get a home loan from the bank that has a mortgage on the short sale you\u2019re buying .\nno party to the short sale contract is a family member , business associate or a person who shares a business interest with the seller .\nfinally , when the bank has fully approved the home to be short sold and the paperwork has been fully signed by all parties , the sale can move on to the title and escrow company ( or the attorney\u2019s office if your state closes real estate transactions using attorneys . ) the transaction will typically close just like any other transaction . you will wire money or bring a cashier\u2019s check to closing ( or have your lender send loan docs ) , legal title will transfer , and the property will become yours ."]}
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. any food porn arousing shots using chicken tonight should come with their own classification warning and disclaimers .\nthe integer group australia managing director georgia bruton said : \u201cthe challenge of the brief was to re - engage consumers who remember chicken tonight as a 90s family meal staple , while introducing chicken tonight to a younger generation for whom there is less nostalgia associated with the brand and the decade .\n\u201cthe iconic \u2018i feel like chicken tonight\u2019 jingle makes a cameo appearance , but only in the context of representing a decade that we have all thankfully moved on from including our tastes in fashion , music , and of course food , with chicken tonight\u2019s new improved range taking centre stage . \u201d\nits advertising jingle stuck in the head of a generation of consumers in the 1990s . but it would appear unilever no longer feels like chicken tonight .\nbelow is a quick taste of what you\u2019ll see\u2014but for the full skit , check out robot chicken on adult swim tonight at 10pm eastern / pacific .\nmanaging director at simplot australia , terry o\u2019brien , said the purchase of chicken tonight will deliver growth for the business with a new entry into the simmer sauce category .\nthe original campaign in the united states included twenty - nine commercials , initially airing from 1986 to 1997 . doug jones played mac tonight in twenty - seven of them . a number of three - inch hard plastic mac tonight toys were available in happy meals . mac tonight also made a cameo in a big mac commercial in 1988 ,\nchicken tonight is asking the public to forgive it for \u201cthat dance\u201d featured in its ads during the 1990s in a new ad which focuses on how the world has changed since then .\nwhat do the stars of playstation all - stars battle royale do when they\u2019re not locked in mortal combat with one another ? that\u2019s the answer that robot chicken looks to find tonight .\nif you watch last week tonight , you know that there\u2019s no way oliver wasn\u2019t going to settle for just skewering of jones\u2019 online store . last week tonight has opened their own online store called infowipes , which sells a parody of jones\u2019 \u201ctactical wipes . \u201d no word yet on whether or not these tactical wipe shipments from last week tonight come with a bumper sticker .\nwhat do the stars of playstation all - stars battle royale do when they ' re not locked in mortal combat with one another ? that ' s the answer that robot chicken looks to find tonight .\nstay tuned : michael mechanic and matthew delmont will be back tomorrow to recap the roots finale , which airs tonight on history .\nsymington\u2019s will be forced to drop the knorr brand , currently on the chicken tonight labels , but will be \u2013 as part of the deal \u2013 manufactured in unilever ' s factory for the next three years .\njimmy reminisces about when he used to work at\ngood burger .\nsubscribe now to the tonight show starring jimmy fallon : urltoken watch the tonight show starring jimmy fallon weeknights 11 : 35 / 10 : 35c get more jimmy fallon : follow jimmy : urltoken like jimmy : urltoken get more the tonight show starring jimmy fallon : follow the tonight show : urltoken like the tonight show : urltoken the tonight show tumblr : urltoken get more nbc : nbc youtube : urltoken like nbc : urltoken follow nbc : urltoken nbc tumblr : urltoken nbc google + : urltoken the tonight show starring jimmy fallon features hilarious highlights from the show including : comedy sketches , music parodies , celebrity interviews , ridiculous games , and , of course , jimmy ' s thank you notes and hashtags ! you ' ll also find behind the scenes videos and other great web exclusives . kenan & kel reunite for\ngood burger\nsketch urltoken\na creamy sauce for chicken with white wine , carrots , mushroom and chives .\njapan : dozens queue to get their christmas fried chicken from kfc . . .\nwhen the clock strikes half past six , babe time to head for golden lights it ' s a good time for the great taste - - dinner ! at mcdonald ' s , it ' s mac tonight come on , make it mac tonight !\n.\n\u201cour message to busy modern australian families is simple ; we recognise that you\u2019ve moved on since the nineties and so has chicken tonight , with a new - look range that includes new flavours proudly made in australia . \u201d\njimmy shows a clip from the teen nick show\new !\nin which sara and her friend natalie play show and tell . subscribe now to the tonight show starring jimmy fallon : urltoken watch the tonight show starring jimmy fallon weeknights 11 : 35 / 10 : 35c get more jimmy fallon : follow jimmy : urltoken like jimmy : urltoken get more the tonight show starring jimmy fallon : follow the tonight show : urltoken like the tonight show : urltoken the tonight show tumblr : urltoken get more nbc : nbc youtube : urltoken like nbc : urltoken follow nbc : urltoken nbc tumblr : urltoken nbc google + : urltoken the tonight show starring jimmy fallon features hilarious highlights from the show including : comedy sketches , music parodies , celebrity interviews , ridiculous games , and , of course , jimmy ' s thank you notes and hashtags ! you ' ll also find behind the scenes videos and other great web exclusives .\new !\nwith taylor swift urltoken\ntake a trip down memory lane with this new take on the classic crumbed chicken .\nchicken delight has a colorful and important place in north american fast - food history .\nhorrified customer finds this real chicken ' s head in wings meal at . . .\nrecently , taiwan has begun to run mac tonight advertisements with mac speaking mandarin chinese . similarly , hong kong has a new commercial featuring the character , in which mac tonight is voiced by singer eason chan , in order to promote local branches ' new 24 - hour operation schedule .\nall day and all night , step out for a bite . oh for treats that delight , - - 24 hours a day ! come down to mac tonight , hey ! [ plays a short piece on a saxophone ] chill out , ( name of country ) , mcdonald ' s is 24 hours come down to mac tonight , - 24 hours ' round the clock . come on down to mac tonight !\nthe food and household product giant has sold the chicken tonight business along with its other sauces brand , ragu , in the uk and ireland for an estimated \u00a330m to \u00a340m , allowing it to concentrate on higher growth developing markets .\nthe hang up of their past chicken dance distracted them from maximizing the opportunity right in front of them . instead of flapping about that silly dance , they should have repositioned chicken tonight to tap into the masterchef mindset . where\u2019s the food porn arousing shots ? the promise of bringing out the \u2018inner - masterchef\u2019 in you ?\nof course last week tonight ordered a ton of these products and oliver tried them out in front of his audience ; that chocolate bone broth tastes about as good as it sounds . and as last week tonight learned , orders come with a free \u201c9 / 11 was an inside job\u201d bumper sticker .\nour delicious range of flavoursome sauces works wonders on dull chicken dinners and tired teatime dishes .\n3 . place the chicken in a casserole dish , stir in the sauce and cover .\nthe buttermilk marinade in this recipe tenderizes chicken and adds a tangy taste to the meal .\nwinnipeg couple jim and nadine cartman became the new owners of chicken delight in june 2012 .\nit begins with two pieces of chicken breast on a plate that has just been served .\nin a bid to raise awareness of the inhumane way chicken is manufactured , people for ethical treatment of animals ( peta ) has released a video depicting the process chick to chicken dinner .\nmac tonight no longer appears in commercials in the united states , but pictures and statues of him can still be seen in some mcdonald ' s restaurants .\nbreak your routine and lift your dinner game way up with these new ways to cook chicken .\nthe robot chicken nerd tackles the role of little red riding hood ; we show you the avengers in their new broadway show ; the robot chicken writers give their version of the next aliens film .\nsymington\u2019s australia marketing manager allen hunt said : \u201cwe have had considerable success \u2018rebooting\u2019 the iconic chicken tonight brand in the uk and achieved year on year double digit growth since relaunching the range in 2012 , so we believe we have the right recipe for success in australia .\ni actually do like chicken parm , . . . the frozen one encore makes is kinda crappy .\nwinnipeg entrepreneur otto koch purchased his first chicken delight franchise in 1969 . seeing the potential of the chain in canada , koch built and acquired additional franchise locations and in 1976 bought chicken delight of canada ltd .\nthe third all - new installment * of the hugely popular robot chicken star wars parodies airs tonight on cartoon network ' s adult swim . it is an hour long special . i have all of them on my dvr so far . i will be catching up on the past ones while waiting for tonight ' s episode . * yes , there was a 2 . 5 , but it was mostly a compilation of clips from the first two installments .\n2 . heat a little oil in a pan and gently fry 450g cubed skinless chicken breast until golden .\nas the rewind continues , chicken are shown dangling from a conveyer belt as they are drained of blood .\nit comes after one pensioner was revolted to discover \u2018excrement - like substance\u2019 on her store - bought chicken .\ncreated by the integer group , the ad features a flashback to the \u201990s which featured the \u2018i feel like chicken tonight\u2019 song and accompanying dance before looking at what else was bad about the \u201990s , finishing by suggesting they would forgive for the macarena if audiences can forgive them for \u201cthat dance\u201d .\n4 . cook in the pre - heated oven for 45 minutes , or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked .\nduring the late 1980s through the early 1990s , people in mac tonight costumes used to greet mcdonald ' s customers , along with people appearing as ronald mcdonald , grimace and other characters .\non the simpsons episode ,\nkiss kiss bang bangalore ,\nhomer uses a cardboard cutout of mac tonight as a surrogate father for his children when he has to leave go to india .\npeople for ethical treatment of animals ( peta ) has released an alarming video that shows chicken being cooked in reverse .\nthat ' s all of robot chicken . quick little sketches acted out in stop motion , usually with action figures .\ntunic marketed his method through small take - out and delivery locations . as this was all happening near the end of the korean war , many women were working outside the home and had no time to cook . the slogan \u2018don\u2019t cook tonight . . . call chicken delight\u2019 became a household phrase throughout north america .\nby providing quality service and cleanliness , the canadian operation prospered . this success led to koch\u2019s acquisition of the u . s . and international arm \u2013 chicken delight international inc . in 1979 . for the first time the total chicken delight system was under one roof . otto koch passed away in december 2010 \u2013 but that wasn\u2019t the end for chicken delight .\n2 . add the sauce , stir well and then cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked .\ntalk show host ( and onetime mcdonald ' s employee ) jay leno often makes references to his likeness to mac tonight and promos for his show during the credits of nbc programming show his face as a moon .\nall hail the humble chicken ! the trusty weeknight workhorse returns again and again in our culinary routines and it\u2019s all too easy to fall to the old familiars . chicken doesn\u2019t have to be boring . add spice , marinade , cook over hot coals , it\u2019s all good .\nunder their leadership , chicken delight is now undergoing a brand refresh with focus on renovating existing stores , adding new menu items and improving customer service . the cartmans and their team keep a close eye on the marketplace and are constantly looking to expand chicken delight through franchising .\nhob ( from ambient ) : 1 . heat a little oil in a pan and gently fry 450g cubed skinless chicken breast until golden .\nmd : the uk passed the slave trade act in 1807 and the slavery abolition act in 1833 . so chicken george should be free .\ndidn ' t watch robot chicken , but the first ' flashback ' gangster movie that comes to my mind is carlito ' s way .\ntunick coated some chicken in a spicy breading and lowered it into the hot oil , cooking it in a flash and sealing the juices inside .\npeta uploaded the video to their facebook page with the caption : \u2018people are so removed from the process . your chicken dinner , in reverse\u2019 .\ntoday\u0092s london is a perfect hub of the globe . it is home to over 30 ethnic communities of at least 10 , 000 residents each . in this city tonight , over 300 languages will be spoken by families over their evening meal at home .\nchicken delight quickly grew to more than 1 , 000 outlets throughout the united states and became the biggest fast - food company of its kind in north america .\nthen in 1958 a group of local businessmen in winnipeg purchased the chicken delight trademarks and franchising rights for canada and started the first store in portage la prairie .\nrobot chicken joins the dinosaur revolution as fred flintstone runs for his life ! sebastian has union trouble with his orchestra . the mcu holds an intervention for jessica jones .\nchicken tikka massala is now a true british national dish , not only because it is the most popular , but because it is a perfect illustration of the way britain absorbs and adapts external influences . chicken tikka is an indian dish . the massala sauce was added to satisfy the desire of british people to have their meat served in gravy .\nmm : yeah , like that jump cut from kizzy\u2019s initial rape to the delivery of chicken george . so was nat turner in the original roots ? it had to have been .\nthe clip then rewinds to the chicken being cooked in the pan , then being bought from the store proudly boasting a \u2018100 % fresh sticker\u2019 most consumers regard as a guarantee of quality .\nthe proud citizens of robot chicken stand up and demand the furby genocide be recognized ! who watches the watchmens ' mouths ? bitch pudding doesn ' t want to hear the sound of music .\ni actually ended up falling asleep to it , so i missed the last 15 minutes or so . it just wasn ' t doing it for me , and i generally like robot chicken .\nin 2007 , mac tonight was given a cgi makeover and starred in a new commercial in singapore , malaysia , indonesia and the philippines . he is no longer seen flying over the earth or a city with a piano , but instead he dances on top of a mcdonald ' s store singing and playing a saxophone .\nthe robot chicken team discovers the emotions of adulthood in inside out 2 . the pig from black mirror tells all to howard stern . the nerd forces his way through star wars : force awakens .\nthe robot chicken crew witness the straw that breaks captain planet ' s back . a spider - man secret is revealed thanks to j . jonah jameson . the nerd realizes his problems are legion .\nthe first thing we are going to do is talk to ian wright\n, he said referring to the last celebrity to flap his arms as if he were a chicken in the television advert .\nrobot chicken is there when one of scooby doo ' s villains realizes the silliness of his plan . super grover ' s secret identity is revealed ! calvin grows up but hobbes wants no part of it .\nrobot chicken ' s writers can ' t get a grasp of fight club ' s rules . was old rose ' s titanic flashback just a tall tale ? zack morris takes a time out with the avengers .\nmac tonight was a mascot introduced by mcdonald ' s restaurants in 1986 . the only mcdonald ' s advertising character not to appear in mcdonaldland commercials , he was intended to advertise mcdonald ' s late night hours to adults . he had a crescent moon for a head , wore a suit and sunglasses , and was depicted as being a jazzy lounge singer . the name was a play on words of the song\nmack the knife\n, made popular in america by bobby darin . the song that played over the advertisements , called\nit ' s mac tonight\n, was also a variant on that song , but with mcdonald ' s - themed lyrics , such as those featured in the original 1986 commercial :\nthe minds at robot chicken uncover the real reason indiana jones hates snakes . maxwell lord gets an inside look at supergirl ' s weakness . date my mom focuses on jessica rabbit ' s huge . . . personality .\nthese \u201chealth\u201d products come with a seal of approval from jones\u2019 \u201cmedical expert , \u201d dr . edward group iii . while jones bills the expert as an mit grad , last week tonight points out that group actually has a degree from texas chiropractic college . mit told the show that \u201cit is not accurate to say [ group ] has a degree from mit . \u201d\nthe creators of robot chicken revisit the pog craze for some reason . mulan ' s disguise has worked too well . rita repulsa advertises a new use for her wand , and the power rangers refuse to pay the price !\ntonight i want to celebrate britishness . as foreign secretary i see every day the importance of our relations with foreign countries to the strength of our economy , to the security of our nation , to the safety of our people against organised crime , even to the health of our environment . a globalised world demands more foreign contacts than even britain has experienced in the past .\ni saw this episode by pure chance , and i ' ve never watched robot chicken before . are the other star wars episodes a bunch of sketches from all the star wars movies , or is just this one like that ?\nmd : the dynamic among chicken george , tom lea , and kizzy was really well done . the scenes with kizzy and lea were difficult to watch , but they painted a clear picture of what surviving slavery looked like for kizzy .\nfrom the geniuses in robot chicken ' s writers room , witness how far miss frizzle will go to survive when the magic school bus crashes ! harry potter relives his golden years . dominic toretto gets fast and furious with the titanic .\nrobot chicken reviews all the star wars plot holes that galen erso helped close in rogue one . peppa pig ' s family deal with brexit fallout . some swine dare to make a knock - off of the broadway mega - hit hamilton .\nthe staff at robot chicken finally envision what a sailor earth would look like as the sailor scouts head out for churros . the wicked witch has some last - minute confessions you may not enjoy hearing . richie rich gets a lesson in capitalism .\nare the robot chicken writers the only ones to notice that king kong fell from the empire state building butt - first ? the teenage mutant ninja turtles don ' t have money to pay for that pizza . the smurfs try to smurf themselves some sudafed .\nmd : i think alex haley would have loved this episode . he did tons of research on cockfighting when he was writing roots , and it\u2019s clear from his notes that he was captivated by chicken george . i was surprised at how much time we spent with tom lea in this episode , though . the duel scene helped convey lea\u2019s class - status anxiety and it also cemented his relationship with chicken george , but it seemed thrown in to gesture toward game of thrones or something . like , \u201clet\u2019s get a sword fight in here ! \u201d\nlooking for a product other than fries , he and some friends tried cooking different foods until they landed on chicken \u2013 which , until then had been pan - fried , steamed or oven roasted and due to long cooking times had not been a good fast - food item .\nrobot chicken takes down christmas once again ! our writers reveal the origins of the heat miser and snow miser . witness ebenezer scrooge learn the true true meaning of christmas . learn the perils of getting a job at the north pole . discover how santa claus ruined world war one ' s greatest day !\nremember when mtv used to actually be about music ? the mtv logo does and it ' s out for revenge . the robot chicken nerd dreams of hanging out with michael knight from knight rider . a bunch of spock ' s from the future gather for a surprise party and the creators imagine what television will be like in the year 2013 .\n\u201cwhen playstation asked us at robot chicken to literally \u2018play\u2019 with their all - star line - up of characters , we were not about to say no , \u201d robot chicken co - creator and executive producer matthew senreich writes on the official playstation blog today . \u201cto make this animated short , we got one of our head writers douglas goldstein and our super gamer writers mike fasolo and rachel bloom ( check out her geek videos on youtube ) to create this fun off - hours scenario for all our favorite playstation characters . then we got our super geek director / writer zeb wells ( who y\u2019all may know from his comic book writing history ) to dive in and direct . magic in a bottle . \u201d\nso yes , all three star wars specials are just a complication of quick sketches . the first robot chicken star wars was really a mix of all star wars movies . it included a few sketches they had already done , as well as a lot of new material . the second and third ones focused almost solely on empire and jedi , respectively .\ninfowars host and alex jones sells a lot more than just conspiracy theories . as revealed on last week tonight with john oliver , jones has an extensive online store that sells products ranging from the odd to the downright bizarre . as host john oliver pointed out , jones spends a lot of infowars \u2018 running time directing viewers to his online store . there , they can buy survival gear , organic body wash , coffee , chocolate bone broth , and aggressively and masculinely branded moist wipes for \u201cthe perineal area . \u201d there\u2019s even a \u201cbill clinton rape whistle , \u201d because of course there is .\nmd : he has to deal with the knowledge that his father owns him . this episode also did a nice job of portraying a dynamic where lea only owns a handful of slaves . when he talks to chicken george about the possibility of george getting married , he is very clear that he expects him to keep his wife\u2019s \u201cbelly full\u201d in order to \u201cincrease my stock . \u201d\nmd : this duel scene was not in the book or the original series . i agree that it fits in the narrative . i could also see a more subtle commentary on what \u201ccivilized\u201d white culture looks like\u2014that you go out in a field and shoot at each other . i couldn\u2019t help laughing when chicken george has to encourage lea by saying , \u201cyou the gamecock now ! \u201d\nmd : it also showed how many of these enslaved characters have specialized knowledge that is really valuable . we didn\u2019t talk about that in the last episode , but kunta had skill with the horses , and mingo and chicken george have these valuable skills training the birds . what did you make of all the cockfighting ? this has to be the most cockfighting on television this decade , right ?\nmd : yes , this was a very violent episode , wasn\u2019t it ? and in very different ways : the duel is bloody , lea rapes kizzy repeatedly , and then the gamecocks are fighting to the death every other scene . each one has an impact on the lives and futures of the enslaved characters . one thing i liked about the cockfighting theme was the absurdity of chicken george\u2019s freedom turning on whether that bird won or lost .\nmd : chicken george and mingo become immediately suspect . it\u2019s like it suddenly dawns on lea and other slaveholders that enslaved people do not want to be held in bondage and might actively resist . the reference to nat turner also made me think of how much historical ground the series is trying to cover\u2014how we move from the war of independence to nat turner to [ in the finale ] the civil war . chunks of time keep passing by .\nprune face ! also i wish we could get a consensus on the movie reference because i am also sure the freeze frame , narration , song ( that specific song ) was from a movie . i saw a bit of this at nyc comic con so i knew going in it was an attempt at a long form story with skits orbiting around , i suppose if you didn ' t , it could be disconcerting since that is not robot chicken ' s style .\nyesterday , matt and i talked about the roots remake as an action flick , and the re - envisioning of kizzy , kunta kinte\u2019s daughter , as a warrior . ( you can stream past episodes here . ) today we dig into episode 3\u2014and , yes , there will be spoilers . this penultimate episode revolves around the upbringing of kizzy\u2019s son \u201cchicken george\u201d ( reg\u00e9 - jean page ) and george\u2019s tricky relationship with tom lea ( jonathan rhys meyers ) , his ne\u2019er - do - well master and unacknowledged father .\nmm : it\u2019s hard not to love chicken george . he\u2019s this cocky , vibrant young guy who is allowed to train and fight his master\u2019s gamecocks rather than working the fields . he\u2019s optimistic and trusting , whereas everyone around him , from his mom to old mingo\u2014who teaches him everything he knows about the birds\u2014has learned by experience that white people are not to be trusted . we also get to know tom lea , kizzy\u2019s serial rapist . he\u2019s a small - time slave owner , an irishman who pulled himself up by his bootstraps and aspires to be accepted by the southern gentry . i thought the acting was superb .\nmatthew delmont : yes , like # fergusonsyllabus , # charlestonsyllabus , # lemonadesyllabus , people are using this hashtag to share books , articles , films , and other resources related to slavery and african - american history and culture . five million viewers doesn\u2019t seem like a lot compared to the massive audience that watched roots in 1977 , but there\u2019s a whole different level of viewer engagement with this new roots . seeing people express their thoughts in real time on kizzy , chicken george , and tom lea is amazing , and then having some of the leading historians on slavery tweet to help contextualize this historical fiction is pretty cool .\n\u201cit has been a strategic acquisition for us as the brands have great synergy with our current portfolio , \u201d said o\u2019brien .\n\u201cit will allow us to be an even more effective competitor within the australian pasta sauce market and provides opportunity through innovation to meet emerging consumer preferences in australia , new zealand and asia , \u201d he said .\nsimplot says it will work with symington\u2019s over the next few weeks to help transition the brands over to simplot .\nsymington acquired the three brands from unilever in 2013 . the brands are currently still produced at unilever\u2019s factory in tatura , victoria .\nartificial sweeteners make consumers hungrier , uni of sydney study a new study out of the university of sydney has discovered why artificial sweeteners can make both h . . .\naccc won\u2019t appeal woolworths unconscionable conduct decision the australian competition and consumer commission ( accc ) said it will not appeal the federal court . . .\ntechnological innovation helps measure water stress of grapevines a new australian developed smartphone app is helping grapegrowers easily measure the water status of . . .\na2 milk reports better sales than expected the a2 milk company is experiencing higher than expected demand for its infant formula in china , ena . . .\nexciting industry opportunities in \u20183d printed meat ink\u2019 , australia seeks global role 3d printed meat may seem fanciful to the average australian , but it represents an exciting and reali . . .\nwoolworths to bring back fresh market updates woolworths is bringing back its popular \u2018fresh market updates\u2019 .\ninflux of mangoes expected to continue across festive season the influx of mangoes is expected to continue throughout the festive season with consumers ready to . . .\nbellamy\u2019s upgrades its revenue guidance bellamy\u2019s has upgraded its revenue and profit guidance for its 2018 financial year .\nthe late show classic skit featuring rob sitch and jane kennedy as the parents as well as nick a and mel b as the kids . also starring mick molloy , tony martin and judith lucy\ntony martin and ed kavalee reunite at a video store _ 7pm project . flv\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nit has been bought by symington\u2019s , a food manufacturer in leeds , which has a history stretching back nearly 200 years , when it invented pea flour . in more recent times it has specialised in manufacturing food brands under licence , as well as reinvigorating \u201cheritage brands\u201d .\nit makes aunt bessie under licence , owns the golden wonder brand , and makes campbell\u2019s powdered soups under a joint - venture with the us manufacturer , as well as making the packaged food ranges developed by the celebrity cooks ainsley harriott and james martin .\nlast year the two unilever brands had a turnover of \u00a320m in uk and ireland and the deal will increase symington\u2019s annualised sales to around \u00a3150m .\ndavid salkeld , chief executive at symington\u2019s , said : \u201cour plan is to bring back the famous advertising jingle . we think it\u2019s a key part of the brand .\nif the company ' s plan comes to fruition , the advert will be on television screens next year .\nfull flavour in 2 minutes . our quick - cook pour over sauces mean tasty meals in a flash .\n$ 10 game day food vs . $ 456 game day food \u2022 super bowl 2018\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nby browsing this site you accept cookies used to improve and personalise our services and marketing , and for social activity . read our updated privacy policy for more about what we do with your data , as well as your rights and choices \u2013 including how to manage cookies .\nwater , white wine ( 9 . 6 % ) , carrots ( 6 . 4 % ) , rapeseed oil , mushrooms ( 3 . 8 % ) , modified maize starch , onions , cream ( from milk ) ( 2 . 6 % ) , sugar , acid ( lactic acid ) , garlic , salt , pasteurised egg yolk , stabiliser ( xanthan gum ) , yeast extract , chives , ground black pepper , parsley\nstore in a cool , dry place . once opened , keep refrigerated and use within 3 days . , best before end date : see cap\ncooking instructions ( general ) : all cooking appliances vary , the following instructions are guidelines only .\noven cook ( from ambient ) : 1 . pre - 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store activations .\nmiranda ward worked for mumbrella from 2013 to 2017 , eventually becoming deputy editor . miranda joined mumbrella in september 2013 from sky news .\nquite like the creative ( even if it\u2019s a little unoriginal ) but finishing with \u2018a lot has changed , so have we\u2019 and then showing product that looks like it was lifted directly from the 90s ad says it all really . we\u2019ve updated our advertising , but our sauces are still languishing in the 90s\ni much preferred the old campaign . it had an idea - remember ideas ?\nfoodie culture is everywhere . instead they did a bashing of retro pop culture !\nso the client brief is to talk to two completely different target audiences with different awareness and affinity levels for the brand and and try to convince both of them in one 30 sec .\nagency has done an admirable job with the brief but for me the takeout is about re - engaging with older lapsed consumers .\nour roots go all the way back to 1952 illinois , when entrepreneur and fast food franchising pioneer al tunick purchased some deep fryers from a restaurant that was going out of business .\ni also know that we are likely to make our way more successfully in the world if we are secure in our british identity , and confident about its future . that security and confidence is important for the inner strength it gives us in our conduct of business with others . i want to argue the case why we can be confident about the strength and the future of british identity .\nsadly , it has become fashionable for some to argue that british identity is under siege , perhaps even in a state of terminal decline . the threat is said to come in three forms .\nfirst , the arrival of immigrants who , allegedly , do not share our cultural values and who fail to support the england cricket team . few dare to state this case explicitly , but it is the unmistakable subliminal message .\nsecond , our continued membership of the european union , which is said to be absorbing member states into \u0091a country called europe\u0092 .\nthird , the devolution of power to scotland , wales and northern ireland , which is seen as a step to the break - up of the uk .\nthis evening , i want to set out the reasons for being optimistic about the future of britain and britishness . indeed , i want to go further and argue that in each of the areas where the pessimists identify a threat , we should instead see developments that will strengthen and renew british identity .\nthe first element in the debate about the future of britishness is the changing ethnic composition of the british people themselves . the british are not a race , but a gathering of countless different races and communities , the vast majority of which were not indigenous to these islands .\nin the pre - industrial era , when transport and communications were often easier by sea than by land , britain was unusually open to external influence ; first through foreign invasion , then , after britain achieved naval supremacy , through commerce and imperial expansion . it is not their purity that makes the british unique , but the sheer pluralism of their ancestry .\nlondon was first established as the capital of a celtic britain by romans from italy . they were in turn driven out by saxons and angles from germany . the great cathedrals of this land were built mostly by norman bishops , but the religion practised in them was secured by the succession of a dutch prince . outside our parliament , richard the lionheart proudly sits astride his steed . a symbol of british courage and defiance . yet he spoke french much of his life and depended on the jewish community of england to put up the ransom that freed him from prison .\nthe idea that britain was a \u0091pure\u0092 anglo - saxon society before the arrival of communities from the caribbean , asia and africa is fantasy . but if this view of british identity is false to our past , it is false to our future too . the global era has produced population movements of a breadth and richness without parallel in history .\nthis pluralism is not a burden we must reluctantly accept . it is an immense asset that contributes to the cultural and economic vitality of our nation .\nour cultural diversity is one of the reasons why britain continues to be the preferred location for multinational companies setting up in europe . the national airline of a major european country has recently relocated its booking operation to london precisely because of the linguistic variety of the staff whom it can recruit here .\nand it isn ' t just our economy that has been enriched by the arrival of new communities . our lifestyles and cultural horizons have also been broadened in the process . this point is perhaps more readily understood by young britons , who are more open to new influences and more likely to have been educated in a multi - ethnic environment . but it reaches into every aspect of our national life .\ncoming to terms with multiculturalism as a positive force for our economy and society will have significant implications for our understanding of britishness .\nthe modern notion of national identity cannot be based on race and ethnicity , but must be based on shared ideals and aspirations . some of the most successful countries in the modern world , such as the united states and canada , are immigrant societies . their experience shows how cultural diversity , allied to a shared concept of equal citizenship , can be a source of enormous strength . we should draw inspiration from their experience .\nto deny that britain is european is to deny both our geography and our history . our culture , our security , and our prosperity , are inseparable from the continent of europe .\nunderlying the anti - european case is the belief that there is an alternative future available to britain . it used to be argued that the european union is not europe and that britain could exist perfectly comfortably as one of a number of european countries maintaining a loose association with brussels . but with the majority of non - eu states now clamouring for full membership , the changing geopolitics of europe have consigned that argument to the past .\nsome anti - europeans now argue that britain ' s destiny lies outside europe , as part of \u0091the english - speaking world\u0092 and a member of nafta .\nyet britain trades three times more with the rest of the eu than we do with nafta . the reason why over four thousand us companies have located here is because they want to export to europe . if they only wanted to sell to nafta , they would have stayed at home .\neurope is where our domestic quality of life is most directly at stake , whether the issue is environmental standards , the fight against organised crime , policy on asylum or stability on the continent .\nbut it is not simply a question of economic and political realism that ties britain to europe , compelling as those arguments are . britain is also a european country in the more profound sense of sharing european assumptions about how society should be organised . the last international survey of social attitudes put britain squarely within the european mainstream on our approach to social justice and public services , such as health .\nthere are strong ties of kinship between britain and north america . these are an immense asset to us in the modern world . the us and the uk are each other\u0092s closest allies . but our value as an ally to our friends in washington is in direct proportion to our influence with our partners in europe .\ni do not accept that to acknowledge our european identity diminishes our britishness . nor do i accept that membership of the european union is a threat to our national identity .\nnone of our european partners , with their own proud national traditions , seem afflicted by this self - doubt and insecurity . the idea that the french , the germans or the spanish are attempting to erase their national identities by constructing a \u0091country called europe\u0092 is the mother of all euromyths . on the contrary , our partners see their membership of a successful european union as underwriting , not undermining , their assertion of national identity .\nfor france , germany and italy , the european community was central to the renewal of their nations and the regeneration of their economies in the post - war period . to spain , portugal and greece , joining the european community was an affirmation of their freedom from fascism and a guarantee of a democratic future . to austria and finland , joining the european community was a celebration of the end of the cold war , which enabled them to make a free choice in their national orientation .\nthe same is true of the dozen new candidates for membership from the former communist bloc . all of them aspire to membership of the european union because it will be an affirmation of their regained independence . none of them see it as a threat to their national identity .\nireland joined at the same time as britain . its period of membership has transformed ireland into a country with a dynamic economy and a cosmopolitan society . the result has been a new assertiveness of national identity , and confidence in their culture . we can see that for ourselves in britain through the new affection for irish music and dance , and the attachment to irish pubs ."]}
{"id": 54277, "summary": [{"text": "bravofact ( foundation to assist canadian talent ) is a canadian fund established in 1995 to fund the creation of canadian arts-based short films and videos .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "bravo!fact funds shorts from various subject matters , genres and styles including animation , drama , comedy , dance , and more .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "bravo!fact was established in 1995 by bravo , a canadian specialty television channel devoted to the arts , as a condition of licence .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "the fund was supported entirely by bravo , and the shorts air on bravo !", "topic": 39}, {"text": "weekly , on in short and previously on bravofact presents .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "in may 2017 , at the request of bell media , the crtc deleted the condition of licence requiring bravo !", "topic": 26}, {"text": "to financially contribute to bravofact , effectively putting the future of the foundation in jeopardy . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "bravofact", "paragraphs": ["according to the bravofact page , since 1995 the foundation has \u201cdistributed millions of dollars in awards to canadians for the production of short form scripted projects . \u201d ( that includes music videos , although not to the same degree as muchfact ) . \u201ctoday , bravofact continues to provide awards to canadian producers and directors who seek to create entertaining and engaging short - form content , both scripted and documentary , for bell media . \u201d this past october , at the canadian independent music association\u2019s ( cima ) annual general meeting in toronto , bell media ' s lennox was the guest speaker , there to discuss the company\u2019s commitment to music \u2014 most notably through their launch of iheartradio in canada \u2014and hold a q & a . ; that\u2019s when artist manager jake gold ( who has managed the tragically hip , the watchmen , the cliks and sass jordan ) asked him about the future of muchfact .\nwhere futures are known and happiness is guaranteed by g . o . d . , a mother is given a choice - her child or her perfect future . writer / director : geordie sabbagh dop : juan montalvo editor : bern euler composer : jeff morrow actors : karine vanasse , david cronenberg , wendy crewson , dawn greenhalgh , angela besharah producer : geordie sabbagh producer : ashleigh rains production company : we ' ll be over here productions funder : bravofact show less\nher most recent , ingrid & the black hole was the recipient of the $ 35 , 000 wift / bravofact pitch prize . it was showcased at cannes not short on talent and fantasia film festival and went on to win best canadian short at both edmonton international and silver wave film festivals . it recently swept the awards at vancouver island short film festival ( best picture , best editing , best screenplay , best technical achievement ) and made the longlist for consideration in the 2018 academy awards .\nnow , however , muchfact and another fund , bravo ! fact , are in jeopardy because of bell media ' s ( which bought muchmusic , in 2006 ) request to delete the condition of license to contribute to them financially was approved in may by the canadian radio - television and telecommunications commission ( crtc ) , the public regulatory agency . \u201cbell media was granted flexibility by the crtc in making contributions to muchfact and bravofact no longer conditions of license for its much , gusto , and bravo specialty channels , \u201d the mass media giant issued as a statement . \u201cwe are currently reviewing both programs and no decisions have been made regarding their future at this time . both programs continue to accept grant applications in anticipation of their next funding deadlines later this year . \u201d\nproduction title : 8 count production type : bravofact ( actra t . i . p . program ) length : 5 min format : hd director : lynne kamm director\u2019s website : urltoken producer / casting : cody campanale contact : 8countbackground @ urltoken compensation : t . i . p . rates ( $ 90 . 00 / day ) shooting dates : september 24th \u2013 25th 2011 synopsis : a retired heavyweight boxing legend ( played by heavyweight champion george chuvalo ) in a fit of jealousy foolishly competes in a machismo box - off with a fast - footed , lightning fisted , younger , buffed contender ( played by internationally known boxer troy ross ) who ultimately is elated when his hero wins the bout . this short film is an exploration of rhythm in a boxing gym .\nphones . films . seduction . it\u2019s not what you think . . . ten two - minute films in production for mobile , tv , cinema and web\nthe lure of politics , a glimpse at social change or the promise of intimacy - - seduction has many faces . chum television\u2019s bravo ! fact ( foundation to assist canadian talent ) and the national film board of canada ( nfb ) are pleased to announce production has begun on the 2006 shorts in motion . produced by marblemedia ( in co - production with the nfb ) , shorts in motion : the art of seduction will tantalize and inspire with 10 two - minute shorts for mobile , television , cinema and online .\non april 5 , executive director of bravo ! fact , judy gladstone , and director general of english program for the nfb , tom perlmutter , will participate on the mobile tv content showcases part 2 panel , an event focussing on short films created for mobile ( location : audi k , level 4 , 1pm ) . gladstone and marblemedia producer and partner matt hornburg are participating in the miptv rights and financing workshop on friday , april 7 ( location : audi k , level 4 , 10 : 30 am ) .\nin producing shorts in motion : the art of seduction , the producers are using an innovative process to tell distinctive stories that audiences will be able to enjoy on their choice of medium : mobile devices , television , the web and in cinemas . the anthology of films will be complemented with additional interactive , mobile and online content to create a truly unique experience .\nthe 10 films will continue and expand upon the success of the first shorts in motion films , including the experimentation and content exploration that filmmakers don mckellar , sook - yin lee , sudz sutherland and mark mckinney started in the first phase of shorts in motion ( produced by foundry films and the film farm ) . don mckellar\u2019s films , phone call from imaginary girlfriends ( ankara and istanbul ) were filmed using a cell phone and , in addition to being downloadable on video - enabled , subscriber - based cell phones , they also premiered on bravo ! and at the toronto international film festival .\ni\u2019m sorry and phone call from imaginary girlfriends were the only canadian official nominees for best made for mobile tv content / format category at the mipcom 2005 mobile tv awards .\nshorts in motion : the art of seduction is a presentation of chum television\u2019s bravo ! fact and a co - production of the nfb and marblemedia . to be completed in the summer of 2006 , the initiative involves partners : ericsson , telefilm canada new media fund , the ontario media development corporation\u2019s interactive digital media fund and the nyc - based sundance channel .\nthe commission renews the broadcasting licences for the various english - language television stations and services that will form the bell media group in the next licence term , from 1 september 2017 to 31 august 2022 .\nin addition , the commission renews the broadcasting licences for various television services that are not included in the bell media group in the next licence term , from 1 september 2017 to 31 august 2022 .\nfor bell tv on demand ( terrestrial pay - per - view service ) and bell tv on demand ( direct - to - home pay - per - view service ) , the commission revokes the current broadcasting licences , effective 31 august 2017 . new broadcasting licences will be issued for the services , which will take effect 1 september 2017 and expire 31 august 2022 .\nbell media inc . ( bell media ) , on behalf of itself and the licensees listed in appendices 1 and 2 to this decision , filed an application to renew the broadcasting licences for the english - language television stations , discretionary services and other services set out in the appendices .\nspecifically , bell media is seeking the renewal of the broadcasting licences for the ctv and ctv two television stations across the country , the satellite - to - cable services ctv two alberta and ctv two atlantic , several discretionary services and the on - demand services . this list includes cjdc - tv dawson creek , cftk - tv terrace , tmn and tmn encore , which bell media acquired from astral media .\nthe commission received various interventions and comments in regard to this proceeding . the public record for this proceeding can be found on the commission\u2019s website at urltoken or by using the application number provided above .\nthe commission\u2019s determinations relating to issues common to all of the english - language ownership groups are set out in broadcasting decision 2017 - 148 ( the introductory decision ) , also issued today , which should be read in conjunction with this decision .\nin the introductory decision , the commission set out its determinations on various issues , including setting a standard minimum requirement for canadian programming expenditures ( cpe ) and expenditures on programs of national interest ( pni ) , as well as setting standard requirements for local programming and local reflection . these determinations are reflected below and in the conditions of licence for the services .\nin its application , bell media requested the removal of the conditions of licence relating to ctv two alberta\u2019s status as the provincial educational station of alberta .\nas the provincial educational station , the service has neither a cpe nor a pni obligation . bell media stated that , should its request be approved , it would accept cpe and pni requirements for the service .\nbell media stated that it understands that should the commission approve the proposed licence amendments , the service would no longer be automatically entitled to mandatory carriage under the broadcasting distribution regulations . in this respect , bell media requested that ctv two alberta be treated in the same manner as ctv two atlantic , including treating the service like a local television station for the purposes of simultaneous substitution and allowing it to continue to form part of the basic service for the province of alberta .\nbell media stated that viewers in alberta and throughout the canadian broadcasting system would be better served by two separate services ( i . e . , a private service and a dedicated educational service ) , each focusing on their own specific mandate .\nknowledge network , british columbia\u2019s educational broadcaster , was in support of bell media\u2019s request . it stated that it has been involved in ongoing discussions with the government of alberta regarding relaunching a publicly owned and operated educational broadcast service in the province .\nthe canadian ethnocultural council , the consumers\u2019 association of canada , the council of senior citizens\u2019 organizations of b . c . , the national pensioners federation and the public interest advocacy centre ( collectively , piac et al . ) argued that the commission should reject bell media\u2019s proposal stating that bell media provided no evidence to support its claims .\npiac et al . also argued that there is value in the educational service and that bell media should not be allowed to abandon its commitment to the province to simply align the alberta service with ctv two atlantic . it further stated that if the commission were to approve this request , ctv two alberta should be treated as a discretionary service and not be afforded the privilege of being on the basic service .\nthe ontario educational communications authority ( tvo ) intervened in the proceeding to state that it does not agree with bell media\u2019s assertion that viewers no longer look to television for educational programming in the same way . according to tvo , 10 . 7 million ontarians watch tvo on linear television each year , including 82 % of children aged 2 to 10 years . it submitted that the fact that bell media is seeking to withdraw from ctv two\u2019s role as the designated educational broadcaster demonstrated that the \u201chybrid privatization\u201d route of designating educational broadcasters without the benefit of public funding , is not sustainable .\ndesignation of an educational service is the purview of the provinces and territories . in this regard , the government of alberta did not intervene in the proceeding but did send a letter to bell media in which it did not object to the changes proposed for ctv two alberta . further , knowledge network stated that it is in talks with the government of alberta regarding relaunching a publicly owned and operated educational broadcast service in the province . in light of the above , the commission removes the conditions of licence relating to the educational aspects of the ctv two service .\nwith respect to bell media\u2019s request for the service to be treated in the same fashion as ctv two atlantic\u2014both ctv two alberta and atlantic are licensed as satellite - to - cable services .\nctv two atlantic has been offered on the basic service in a similar manner as an over - the - air station since its original licensing in the 1980s and ctv two alberta has always been the educational station in alberta . while ctv two atlantic has never been designated as a provincial educational broadcaster , distribution of the services has been similar , in that both have been available to their respective viewers on the basic service and can avail themselves of simultaneous substitution .\nthe commission considers that it would be appropriate to continue to authorize the inclusion of ctv two alberta on the basic service . this would allow albertans to continue to receive the service and its regionally relevant programming and thus would fulfill part of the objective set out in section 3 ( 1 ) ( i ) ( ii ) of the act , which states that the programming provided by the canadian broadcasting system should be drawn from local , regional , national and international sources .\nhowever , the commission considers that ctv two alberta should have exhibition and expenditure requirements for regional programming ( i . e . programming for albertans ) similar to the local programming requirements for other bell media stations , including ctv two atlantic . conditions of licence to this effect are set out in appendix 3 to this decision .\nfurther , the commission considers that the six hours of regionally reflective programming on ctv two alberta should be unique to the service . since bell media operates two other alberta - based ctv stations that could share programming with ctv two alberta , the commission imposes a condition of licence requiring that those six hours be unique to ctv two alberta . ctv two alberta should be able to meet this requirement through the original regional programming that it currently broadcasts .\naccordingly , the commission approves bell media\u2019s request to continue to allow ctv two alberta to be offered on the basic service in alberta . the commission will issue notices of consultation calling for comments on amendments to the general authorizations applicable to terrestrial and direct - to - home broadcasting distribution undertakings ( bdus ) and to the simultaneous programming service deletion and substitution regulations to permit bdus to include ctv two alberta as part of the basic service and to allow ctv two alberta to request simultaneous substitution .\nbell media owns some originating television stations that operate as regional stations . these stations\u2019 local programming requirements have historically been calculated on a regional basis rather than station by station . the two groupings of regional stations are :\nchbx - tv sault ste . marie , cici - tv sudbury , cito - tv timmins and ckny - tv north bay ; and\ncjcb - tv sydney , cjch - dt halifax , ckcw - dt moncton and cklt - dt saint john .\ncollectively , the total amount of programming offered by each of these groups of associated stations generally averages out to the standard local programming requirement of seven hours or more of local programming per week .\nbell media proposed to maintain the current levels of local programming for these regional stations instead of requiring each station to broadcast seven hours per week of local programming .\nbell media also requested that the exhibition requirement for locally reflective news and information programming take into account the regional mandate and structure of the stations and be calculated based on grouping of stations rather than station by station .\nbell media proposed to maintain the lower local programming requirements for some smaller market stations ( cicc - tv yorkton , cipa - tv prince albert , cfcn - dt - 5 lethbridge and cfrn - tv - 6 red deer ) , which are currently set at 2 . 5 hours per week . bell media argued that it would not be financially feasible to increase the number of hours of local programming for these stations .\nin addition , bell media requested an exception to the locally reflective news and information exhibition requirement of at least three hours per week for non - metropolitan markets . instead , it proposed that the above stations be required to broadcast a minimum of one hour per week of locally reflective news and information programming .\nin broadcasting regulatory policy 2016 - 224 ( the local tv policy ) , the commission adopted measures to ensure continued local reflection , including requiring that local television stations maintain historical exhibition levels for locally reflective news and information as well as maintaining the current overall exhibition levels for local programming .\nmaintaining existing local programming exhibition requirements for the regional and small market stations , albeit lower than the standard seven hours of local programming required for non - metropolitan markets , would maintain the level of local programming received by these communities and would be consistent with the local tv policy . the commission therefore approves bell media\u2019s request for an exception to the standard exhibition requirements for local programming for the stations listed above . conditions of licence to this effect are set out in appendix 3 to this decision .\nin addition , the commission considers it appropriate to allow for a similarly reduced requirement with respect to the amount of locally reflective news and information programming that bell media\u2019s regional and small market stations are required to offer . the commission approves bell media\u2019s request for an exception to the standard exhibition requirement for locally reflective news and information programming for some stations . conditions of licence to this effect are set out in appendix 3 to this decision .\nthe commission is imposing these requirements by condition of licence to reinforce the importance of local programming and locally reflective news and information programming and to better ensure that viewers receive this programming .\ncurrently , tmn must abide by a condition of licence requiring that the service devote no less than 30 % of the period from 6 p . m . to 11 p . m . and 25 % of the remainder of the broadcast day to the broadcast of canadian programming . for its part , tmn encore must devote 20 % from 6 p . m . to 11 p . m . and 20 % for the remainder of the broadcast day to the broadcast of canadian programming .\nin broadcasting regulatory policy 2015 - 86 , the commission stated that it would apply at licence renewal a standardized canadian programming exhibition requirement of 35 % for discretionary services .\nbell media requested an exception to the standardized requirement . it argued that , unlike the majority of the former category a services , the new standard exhibition requirement of 35 % canadian content would be an increase for tmn and tmn encore . bell media stated that requiring both services to abide by that requirement would result in more repetition , which is of little value to the services and goes against what the commission was trying to accomplish in broadcasting regulatory policy 2015 - 86 .\nto compensate for the proposed reduced canadian programming exhibition requirement , bell media proposed to abide by a nature of service condition of licence restricting the services to the broadcast of drama and comedy series , documentaries , films , sports and events .\none of the objectives of broadcasting regulatory policy 2015 - 86 was to standardize the requirements for discretionary services . in the commission\u2019s view , bell media did not provide sufficient justification to warrant an exception to the standardized canadian programming exhibition requirements for discretionary services . accordingly , the commission denies the request .\nas part of the above condition of licence , tmn was also eligible to claim a 150 % time credit for broadcasting a new canadian production at certain peak viewing times . this credit would also be inconsistent with the commission\u2019s determinations in broadcasting regulatory policy 2015 - 86 in regard to both the standardization of the requirements for discretionary services and the elimination of genre protection . accordingly , the commission removes this credit from tmn\u2019s conditions of licence .\nbell media requested that the licences for tmn and tmn encore be merged into a single licence , which would allow it to offer the tmn encore multiplexes under tmn\u2019s licence .\nbell media argued that the services were licensed separately only because of genre protection\u2014one for new productions , the other for older productions . it stated that tmn and tmn encore are often packaged together .\nbell media further stated that , at present , bdus sell tmn\u2019s six feeds together and tmn encore\u2019s two feeds together . a subscriber can choose to take the six tmn feeds , the two tmn encore feeds or all eight feeds together . bell media stated that , should the licences be merged , nothing would change in this regard . specifically , eight feeds would be available , and could be purchased as six , two or all eight . bell further stated that it would not permit consumers to buy each multiplexed feed individually on a pick - and - pay basis .\nin broadcasting regulatory policy 2015 - 96 , the commission stated that it was concerned that further multiplexing of services may place limits on the ability of canadians to pick and pay for individual services . in that policy , the commission stated that it will require services that wish to offer multiplex channels to apply for explicit authorization to add new multiplexes and to demonstrate why it would not be more appropriate to licence a new service ( or register an exempt service ) rather than authorize a multiplex .\nthe commission considers that merging the two licences would be inconsistent with the determinations set out in broadcasting regulatory policy 2015 - 96 regarding multiplexing as it would combine the two set of multiplexes into one service , thereby creating incentives to package the multiplexes . this could potentially further inhibit consumer choice by reducing consumers\u2019 ability to purchase the feeds on a pick - and - pay basis .\nbell media requested an amendment to standard condition of licence 2 for mainstream sports services set out in broadcasting regulatory policy 2009 - 562 - 2 . currently , licensees must devote not less than 60 % of the broadcast day and not less than 50 % of the evening broadcast period to the broadcast of canadian programming . bell media requested that the broadcast day requirements be reduced to 50 % and that the evening period requirement be eliminated .\nbell media submitted that , as with other discretionary services , category c services should have reduced requirements for canadian content . bell media argued that easing the requirements would not affect the nature and purpose of sports services like tsn , but would increase the variety and diversity of sports programming broadcast .\nthe commission examined exhibition requirements in the let\u2019s talk tv proceeding and chose to maintain the exhibition requirements for mainstream sports services . bell media has not adequately justified an exception to standard condition of licence 2 . accordingly , commission denies bell media\u2019s request . tsn will therefore be required to continue to abide by standard condition of licence 2 for mainstream sports services set out in broadcasting regulatory policy 2009 - 562 - 2 .\nbell media requested an exception to standard condition of licence 4 for mainstream sports services set out in broadcasting regulatory policy 2009 - 562 - 2 . it requested that tsn be allowed to average advertising time over the entire broadcast day , rather than over the course of each clock hour . this exception would mirror the flexibility granted to national news services in broadcasting regulatory policy 2015 - 436 .\nbell media argued that this additional flexibility would improve the viewing experience of canadian consumers . it stated that , with the ability to include advertising spots at other parts of the same day , sports services would not feel the pressure to shoehorn advertising inside of a live event program , especially one whose running time or advertising availabilities are affected by the game itself .\nthe commission is mindful of the nature of live sports and the unpredictability of its scheduling . advertising flexibility may make for a better viewing experience for the consumer and would be of benefit to tsn . accordingly , the commission approves the request for an exception to standard condition of licence 4 set out in broadcasting regulatory policy 2009 - 562 - 2 to allow tsn to average advertising time over the entire broadcast day . a condition of licence to this effect is set out in appendix 5 to this decision .\nbell media argued that it is too costly to maintain these transmitters and that they generate no incremental revenue and attract little to no viewership given the growth of bdu subscriptions . none of the 40 transmitters offer any local or other original programming that differs from its other stations . bell media also stated that it is aware of the loss of certain regulatory privileges ( distribution on the basic service , the ability to request simultaneous substitution ) that would result from the shutdown of these transmitters .\naccording to bell media\u2019s figures , a total of 726 , 000 canadians live within the contours of the transmitters to be shut down . bell media stated at the hearing that 38 of the affected 40 communities are served by terrestrial bdus and the other two communities are served by satellite . customers of these terrestrial and satellite bdus would not be affected by the removal of these transmitters . in addition , in 12 of the 40 affected communities , there are other over - the - air transmitters that serve the same areas .\nin broadcasting regulatory policy 2015 - 24 , the commission stated that it will continue to require licensees of television stations to maintain an over - the - air presence to retain certain regulatory privileges . broadcasters electing to shut down their over - the - air transmitters will not be permitted to retain the privilege to be distributed on the basic service , nor will they be able to make requests for simultaneous substitution in the manner described in the simultaneous programming service deletion and substitution regulations .\nin the introductory decision , the commission determined that a public process would be required in the event of the closure of the local television station . in this instance , since no originating stations are being shut down , there would be no loss of local or other original programming in the broadcasting system . as set out in appendix 1 to this decision , the transmitters listed above have been deleted from the licences .\nbell media requested the deletion of various conditions of licence and expectations for certain services . given that the proposed changes are consistent with commission policies , the commission\nfor mtv , to delete the expectation that the licensee acquire programming from independent production companies and that it allocate $ 50 , 000 , in each broadcast year , to independent production companies for concept and script development .\nin addition to the 12 minutes of advertising material during any clock hour in a broadcast day permitted by condition of licence , the licensee may broadcast such additional minutes of advertising material calculated in accordance with incentives for english - language canadian television drama , broadcasting public notice crtc 2004 - 93 , 29 november 2004 , as may be amended from time to time .\nvideo - on - demand ( vod ) services are required to contribute 5 % of gross annual revenues to canadian programming in each broadcast year . if the vod service is \u201crelated\u201d to a bdu , gross revenues are deemed to be 50 % of total revenues received from customers . for the northwestel inc . ( northwestel ) vod service , this requirement is found in condition of licence 5 as set out in the appendix to broadcasting decision 2008 - 362 .\nthe commission reviewed northwestel\u2019s annual returns and found that the licensee did not make any of the required contributions to canadian programming during the current licence term . the total shortfall for the period reviewed , the 2008 - 2009 to 2015 - 2016 broadcast years , is $ 93 , 777 .\nnorthwestel stated that it had wrongly understood that investing a percentage of total vod revenues in community television operations would satisfy the requirements of that condition of licence . it agreed to make a payment for the shortfall amount for the 2015 - 2016 broadcast year but stated that assessing contributions back to the 2008 - 2009 broadcast year would not be appropriate .\nin light of the above , the commission finds northwestel in non - compliance with the condition of licence relating to contributions to canadian programming . the commission considers that any shortfall incurred over the licence term must be paid . the commission therefore directs northwestel to make a payment of $ 80 , 523 to the canada media fund for the shortfall covering the 2008 - 2009 to 2014 - 2015 broadcast years by 14 august 2017 . the commission directs northwestel to make a payment of $ 13 , 254 to the bell fund for the 2015 - 2016 shortfall by 14 august 2017 . lastly , the commission directs northwestel to provide proof of payment for both payments by 12 september 2017 . a condition of licence to this effect is set out in appendix 7 to this decision .\nthe annual return for the 2016 - 2017 broadcast year is not due until 30 november 2017 . the commission expects the licensee to file proof of payment demonstrating that the required payments for the 2016 - 2017 broadcast year have been made with the 2016 - 2017 annual return .\nin regard to the three national bell tv on - demand services , the commission finds the licensee to be in compliance with the current requirements and all applicable regulations .\ngiven that the licences for bell tv on demand ( terrestrial pay - per - view service ) and bell tv on demand ( direct - to - home pay - per - view service ) do not expire until 2019 , the commission revokes the current broadcasting licences effective 31 august 2017 . new broadcasting licences will be issued for the services , which will take effect 1 september 2017 and expire 31 august 2022 .\nthe commission renews the broadcasting licences for the television services that form part of the bell media group as set out in appendix 1 to this decision , from 1 september 2017 to 31 august 2022 .\nthe commission also renews the broadcasting licences for the television services that are not included in the bell media group as set out in appendix 2 to this decision , with the exception of the two bell tv on demand services above , from 1 september 2017 to 31 august 2022 .\nthe licensees shall adhere to the applicable conditions of licence set out in appendices 3 to 7 to this decision .\nthe licensee must pay any remaining tangible and intangible benefits that were required by the commission in previous decisions .\nthe licensee must also submit any annual reports required by the commission in previous decisions by no later than 30 november following the end of each broadcast year .\ncftk - tv terrace and its transmitter cftk - tv - 1 prince rupert ( licensee : bell media radio ( toronto ) inc . and 4382072 canada inc . , partners in a general partnership carrying on business as bell media radio g . p . )\ncjdc - tv dawson creek and its transmitter cjdc - tv - 2 bullhead mountain ( licensee : bell media radio ( toronto ) inc . and 4382072 canada inc . , partners in a general partnership carrying on business as bell media radio g . p . )\nthe licensee shall , by 1 september 2019 , provide described video for all english - and french - language programming that is broadcast during prime time ( i . e . , from 7 p . m . to 11 p . m . ) and that is drawn from program categories 2 ( b ) long - form documentary , 7 drama and comedy , 9 variety , 11 ( a ) general entertainment and human interest and 11 ( b ) reality television , and / or is programming targeting preschool children ( 0 - 5 years of age ) and children ( 6 - 12 years of age ) .\nin accordance with a group - based approach to the licensing of private television services , broadcasting regulatory policy crtc 2010 - 167 , 22 march 2010 , the licensee shall in each broadcast year devote to the acquisition of or investment in canadian programming a minimum of 30 % of the previous year\u2019s gross revenues of the undertaking .\nthe licensee may count expenditures made for the acquisition of or investment in canadian programming by one or more television stations from the bell media group in the same broadcast year towards fulfilling the requirement set out in condition 2 as long as these expenditures are not used by those television stations towards fulfilling their own canadian programming expenditure requirement .\nthe licensee may count expenditures made for the acquisition of or investment in canadian programming by one or more discretionary services from the bell media group in the same broadcast year towards fulfilling a combined maximum of 25 % of the requirement set out in condition 2 , as long as these expenditures are not used by those discretionary services towards fulfilling their own canadian programming expenditure requirement .\na 25 % credit against its canadian programming expenditure requirements for expenditures made on canadian programming produced by an official language minority community producer and claimed as canadian programming expenditures during that broadcast year . the licensee may claim the credit if :\nthe programming is produced outside the province of quebec and the original language of production is french .\nthe licensee may claim the credits calculated in accordance with condition 5 until the expenditures made on canadian programming produced by indigenous producers and by official language minority community producers , including credits , reach a maximum of 10 % of the canadian programming expenditure requirement for the bell media group .\nin accordance with a group - based approach to the licensing of private television service s , broadcasting regulatory policy crtc 2010 - 167 , 22 march 2010 , the licensee shall in each broadcast year devote to the acquisition of or investment in programs of national interest , as defined in paragraphs 71 to 73 of that regulatory policy , a minimum of 5 % of the previous year\u2019s gross revenues of the undertaking .\nthe licensee may count expenditures made for the acquisition of or investment in programs of national interest by one or more undertakings from the bell media group in the same broadcast year towards fulfilling the requirement set out in condition 7 as long as these expenditures are not used by those undertakings towards fulfilling their own programs of national interest expenditure requirement .\nat least 75 % of the expenditures in condition 7 must be made to an independent production company .\naccess that women have to key leadership positions , by providing information regarding the employment of women in key creative leadership positions in the productions broadcast , as well as any other information the commission requires to this effect .\n5 % of the previous year\u2019s gross revenues of the undertakings that form the bell media group to the acquisition of or investment in programs of national interest .\nwhere the licensee , in concert with the other undertakings that form the bell media group , expends an amount for that year on canadian programming or programs of national interest that is greater than the minimum required expenditure calculated in accordance with conditions 11a ) and 11b ) respectively , the licensee or another undertaking from the bell media group may deduct that amount from the total minimum required expenditure in one or more of the remaining years of the licence term .\nnotwithstanding conditions 12a ) and 12b ) , during the licence term , the licensee shall ensure that the undertakings that form the bell media group expend on canadian programming and programs of national interest , at a minimum , the total of the minimum required expenditures calculated in accordance with conditions 11a ) and 11b ) .\nif the licensee operates a station in a non - metropolitan market , it shall broadcast on that station at least 3 hours of locally reflective news each broadcast week .\nthe licensee shall , in each broadcast year , devote to the acquisition of or investment in locally reflective news 11 % of the previous broadcast year\u2019s gross revenues of the undertaking .\nthe licensee may count expenditures made for the acquisition of or investment in locally reflective news by one or more television stations from the bell media group in the same broadcast year towards fulfilling the requirement set out in condition 14 as long as these expenditures are not used by those television stations towards fulfilling their own locally reflective news expenditure requirement .\nsubject to condition 17 , the licensee shall , for each broadcast year , make sufficient expenditures such that the television stations from the bell media group collectively devote to the acquisition of or investment in locally reflective news 11 % of the previous year\u2019s gross revenues of those television stations .\nwhere the licensee , in concert with the other television stations from the bell media group , expends an amount for that year on locally reflective news that is greater than the minimum required expenditure calculated in accordance with condition 16 , the licensee may deduct that amount from the minimum required expenditure in one or more of the remaining years of the licence term .\nnotwithstanding conditions 17a ) and 17b ) , during the licence term , the licensee shall ensure that the television stations from the bell media group expend on locally reflective news the total of the minimum required expenditures calculated in accordance with condition 16 .\nin the two years following the end of the previous licence term , the licensee shall report and respond to any commission enquiries relating to expenditures on canadian programming , including programs of national interest , made by the licensee and by the bell media group for that term .\nthe licensee shall be responsible for any failure to comply with requirements relating to expenditures on canadian programming , including programs of national interest , that occurred during the previous licence term .\nsubject to conditions 20b ) and 20c ) , the licensee shall operate the television station and that station shall remain part of the bell media group , for the duration of the licence term .\nshould the licensee wish to operate the television station outside the bell media group or cease its operations , the licensee shall apply to the commission for that station to be removed from the bell media group no later than 120 days prior to operating the station outside the bell media group or ceasing its operation .\nthe licensee shall ensure that the list of undertakings that form bell media group is accurate at all times .\nin accordance with paragraph 90 of policy framework for local and community television , broadcasting regulatory policy crtc 2016 - 224 , 15 june 2016 , the television station is hereby designated a \u201cdesignated local television station . \u201d the station shall maintain this designation for the licence term so long as all the television stations from the bell media group remain in operation .\nthe licensee is authorized to operate the television station and transmitters according to contours and technical parameters that differ from those approved in its most recent application and / or listed on its licence , to the extent that these new contours and technical parameters have been approved by the department of industry ( the department ) as a result of the department\u2019s repurposing initiative of the 600 mhz frequency band as described in decision on repurposing the 600 mhz band , slpb - 004 - 15 , 14 august 2015 and its april 2017 digital television ( dtv ) allotment plan , digital television ( dtv ) transition schedule and the broadcasting procedures and rules entitled bpr - 11 \u2013 broadcasting television application procedures during the 600 mhz transition .\nfor the purpose of the broadcasting distribution regulations , the licensee is deemed to be operating the television station and transmitters under the contours and technical parameters approved by the commission and in effect on 15 may 2017 .\nthe above authorizations are valid only if the commission receives confirmation from the department that the revised contours and technical parameters resulting from the department\u2019s repurposing initiative of the 600 mhz frequency band satisfy the requirements of the radiocommunication act and the regulations made thereunder , and that a broadcasting certificate has been or will be issued to the licensee in respect of the revised parameters .\nthe licensee shall not include or enforce any provision in or in connection with an affiliation agreement that is designed to prevent , or is designed to create incentives that would effectively prevent another programming undertaking or broadcasting distribution undertaking from launching or distributing another licensed programming service .\nthe licensee shall provide a minimum of 90 days\u2019 written notice of the impending launch of a new programming service to all broadcasting distribution undertakings . such notice shall be accompanied by an offer that sets out the general terms of carriage of the programming service to be launched .\nrequire an unreasonable rate ( e . g . , not based on fair market value ) ;\nimpose , on an independent party , a most favoured nation ( mfn ) clause or any other condition that imposes obligations on that independent party by virtue of a vertically integrated entity or an affiliate thereof entering into an agreement with any vertically integrated entity or any affiliate thereof , including its own .\nthe application of the foregoing condition of licence is suspended so long as the wholesale code , set out in the appendix to the wholesale code , broadcasting regulatory policy crtc 2015 - 438 , 24 september 2015 , is in effect .\nif the licensee has not renewed an affiliation agreement that it signed with a licensed or exempted canadian television programming undertaking or a broadcasting distribution undertaking within 120 days preceding the expiry of the agreement and if the other party has confirmed its intention to renew the agreement , the licensee shall submit the matter to the commission for dispute resolution pursuant to sections 12 to 15 of the broadcasting distribution regulations .\nrefuse to make programming services available on a stand - alone basis ( i . e . , requiring the acquisition of a program or service in order to obtain another program or service ) ;\nimpose terms that prevent an unrelated distributor from providing a differentiated offer to consumers .\nthe licensee shall not refuse to make available or condition the availability of or carriage terms for any of its licensed programming services to any broadcasting distribution undertaking ( bdu ) on whether that bdu agrees to carry any other separately licensed programming service , provided that this condition does not prevent or limit the right or ability of the licensee to offer bdus multiservice or other discounts , promotions , rebates or similar programs .\nthe licensee shall negotiate with broadcasting distribution undertakings ( bdus ) for non - linear multiplatform rights to the content broadcast on the licensee\u2019s programming service at the same time as linear rights for its programming service and provide those rights to bdus on a timely basis and on commercially reasonable terms .\nfor certainty , nothing in this condition of licence shall prevent or otherwise restrict the licensee from requesting compensation in exchange for making such non - linear rights available to bdus . the application of the foregoing condition of licence is suspended so long as the wholesale code , set out in the appendix to the wholesale code , broadcasting regulatory policy crtc 2015 - 438 , 24 september 2015 , is in effect .\nthe licensee shall file with the commission all affiliation agreements to which it is a party with a television programming undertaking or broadcasting distribution undertaking within five days following the execution of the agreement by the parties . the application of the foregoing condition of licence is suspended so long as the wholesale code , set out in the appendix to the wholesale code , broadcasting regulatory policy crtc 2015 - 438 , 24 september 2015 , is in effect .\nas an exception to condition of licence 5 set out in appendix 1 to standard requirements for television stations , discretionary services , and on - demand services , broadcasting regulatory policy crtc 2016 - 436 , 2 november 2016 , the licensee shall broadcast at least 14 hours of regional programming in each broadcast week .\nas an exception to condition of licence 13 , the required 6 hours of local news broadcast by ctv two alberta may consist of regional news but shall be unique to the service .\ncondition of licence specific to chbx - tv sault ste . marie , cici - tv sudbury , cito - tv timmins and ckny - tv north bay\nas an exception to condition of licence 6 set out in appendix 1 to standard requirements for television stations , discretionary services , and on - demand services , broadcasting regulatory policy crtc 2016 - 436 , 2 november 2016 , the licensee shall broadcast at least 7 hours of local programming per week among all four stations , averaged over the broadcast year , to the communities served by these stations .\nas an exception to condition of licence 13 ( b ) , the licensee shall broadcast at least 3 hours of locally reflective news among all four stations to the communities served by these stations each broadcast week .\nthe licensee may broadcast no more than 6 . 5 % of the commercial availabilities on ckco - tv - 3 oil springs separately from those broadcast on ckco - dt kitchener for each hour of station - produced programming broadcast exclusively on ckco - tv - 3 oil springs each week .\nthe licensee may broadcast no more than 6 . 5 % of the commercial availabilities on ckny - tv - 11 huntsville separately from those broadcast on cici - tv sudbury for each hour of station - produced programming broadcast exclusively on ckny - tv - 11 huntsville each week .\nthe licensee may substitute on cfrn - tv - 6 red deer for each hour of original station - produced programing broadcast exclusively on the undertaking each week , separate commercial messages in that hour , for those broadcast by cfrn - dt edmonton , up to a maximum of 6 . 5 % of the commercial availabilities .\nas an exception to condition of licence 6 set out in appendix 1 to standard requirements for television stations , discretionary services , and on - demand services , broadcasting regulatory policy crtc 2016 - 436 , 2 november 2016 , the licensee shall broadcast at least 1 hour of local programming per week , averaged over the broadcast year .\nas an exception to condition of licence 13 ( b ) , the licensee shall broadcast at least 1 hour of locally reflective news to the community served by the station each broadcast week .\nthe licensee shall alter , at its own expense , the signal of civt - dt vancouver that it provides to the licensees of the cable distribution undertakings serving terrace , kamloops , kelowna , prince george and dawson creek , or their successors , by covering over those commercials that are not carried on all television stations owned or controlled by bell media inc . with program promotions and / or public service announcements .\nthe licensee shall permit the licensees of television stations cfjc - tv kamloops , ckpg - tv prince george , cjdc - tv dawson creek and cftk - tv terrace to cover over , at their expense , the above - noted program promotions and public service announcements with commercials sold by these four local television stations , provided that the licensees of the cable distribution undertakings serving the four communities concerned have received the necessary regulatory permission to alter the civt - dt signal .\nas an exception to condition of licence 13 ( b ) , the licensee shall broadcast at least 3 hours of locally reflective news news among all four stations to the communities served by these stations each broadcast week .\nas an exception to condition of licence 6 set out in appendix 1 to standard requirements for television stations , discretionary services , and on - demand services , broadcasting regulatory policy crtc 2016 - 436 , 2 november 2016 , the licensee shall broadcast at least 2 . 5 hours of local programming per week , averaged over the broadcast year , on each station ."]}
{"id": 54278, "summary": [{"text": "joyent was founded in 2004 under the name textdrive by the canadian typographer , art director , designer , writer and programmer dean allen , the creator of textile markup , who was looking to create an ideal hosting environment for the content management system he was developing , textpattern .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "textdrive was incorporated in california in may 2004 with allen as chief executive officer and jason hoffman as president and chief operating officer .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "textdrive was positioned as \" a hosting company run by and for people who love publishing on the web . \" ", "topic": 18}], "title": "textdrive", "paragraphs": ["dean allen , who agreed to take over the new incarnation of textdrive , has more or less gone awol where it concerns the current customers of textdrive .\nadded : sometime around feb . 16th , the textdrive wiki became password protected .\ndean allen hasn ' t posted to the official textdrive forum since november of 2012 .\nthe textdrive forum has a bit of activity , mostly in the thread discussing alternative hosting options .\nso as you can see , textdrive is just kind of sitting there with seemingly no one in charge .\ni was told different , by support . i could chose between the 5 year offer , or textdrive .\ncorrection 5 : 47 est 03 / 04 / 14 : an earlier version of this story incorrectly identified jason hoffman as the co - founder of both joyent and textdrive . he is only the co - founder of textdrive .\ni choose to give them the benefit of the doubt . both textdrive and joyent cloud have been highly productive enterprises . i hated to see textdrive fall by the wayside but i still trust them more than a run - of - the - mill exit - seeking startup . i hope the new textdrive makes money and is around for a long time .\nin 2004 , jason hoffman and dean allen co - founded textdrive . that year , hoffman and his textdrive co - founder offered lifetime subscriptions to textdrive for $ 200 , pitching the idea as a way to ensure the company ' s future . although the customers weren ' t formal investors , they always thought of themselves as a part of the company , even after joyent acquired textdrive in 2005 . the subscriptions were honored after the merger , and joyent continued to offer new lifetime subscriptions until at least 2006 .\nalso , for anyone looking to relocate from textdrive ( or just looking for a new web host ) you could try out kaizen garden . they ' re a new host put together by jacques ( a . k . a . the reliable one ) from textdrive .\nhere\u2019s what\u2019s going on : joyent acquired a web hosting company called textdrive back in 2005 . textdrive was founded in 2004 by dean allen , creator of the content management systems textile and textpattern , and jason hoffman . as watts martin explains , textdrive sold lifetime subscriptions to customers to fund the company rather than raise venture capital . customers felt like investors in the company . drew mclellan wrote on hacker news :\nas techcrunch noted , a company called textdrive had offered lifetime hosting plans as a way to bring in money and avoid seeking venture capital .\nas anyone looking for decent support or even useful information over the past few months can attest , the revival of textdrive has not been a success .\njoyent shifted its focus over the years from cheap , commodity web hosting packages to more complex cloud infrastructure offerings that compete with amazon web services . then , in august 2012 , joyent announced that it would shut down textdrive because the old textdrive servers had become too expensive to maintain . allen , who had left the company , then resurfaced to create a new textdrive hosting service that ran on joyent ' s infrastructure , throwing those early investors a lifeline .\nin 2005 a company named textdrive - - which had affiliations with joyent at the time - - offered beginning customers lifetime access to web hosting services for an initial invest of $ 499 . textdrive eventually folded into joynet and yesterday joyent informed select users that the lifetime web hosting offer would be coming to an end .\nthe twitter search for\ntextdrive\nhas several variations of\nwhat is going on ?\nand\nwhere is my site ?\nin recent tweets .\nremember that the key wording was\nas long as the company exists\n. once the spinoff is complete , textdrive can be shut down while joyent continues on .\nthank you for posting that link , it adds a lot more depth to this story - - anyone not familiar with the textdrive lifetime subscription needs to read this .\nso , anyone with anything left on the textdrive servers has less than two weeks to get their content off ( and switch dns , transfer email , etc . ) .\nif we haven ' t met , i ' m dean allen , a founder of textdrive , the shared hosting company started by jason hoffman and me in 2004 . i ' m also a founder and erstwhile president of joyent , which some time ago merged with textdrive , though i haven ' t been active with that company for a while .\njoyent followed that tradition and continued to offer lifetime accounts after it acquired textdrive , including the above mentioned offer that said the services would be available \u201cas long as we exist . \u201d\nwhat began in mid - 2012 as an exciting challenge fueled by good intentions and lean resources quickly turned into a cleanup project with almost no resources ,\nthe announcement on the company ' s website says .\nit is disappointing to report that after a year and a half of uphill battles and unimagined setbacks , after several costly efforts to regroup and find another way , options to keep textdrive growing have run out .\nfoltz says many textdrive customers are moving their sites to kaizen garden , a new hosting service marneweck started after leaving textdrive .\nso why make this decision then ? joyent\u2019s business has fundamentally changed since the textdrive days . today it sells higher end cloud hosting services , not commodity shared web hosting . hoffman writes :\nat the moment , dean allen ' s own website seems to be down . i wonder if it happens to be on one of the textdrive servers that can ' t seem to stay online .\nalthough most customers feel that they got more than their money ' s worth out of the service , many are disappointed with the way the situation was handled by the founders of textdrive and joyent , which used the lifetime memberships to stay afloat during its early years . the demise of textdrive is a cautionary tale for anyone who puts their money into kickstarter campaigns or other efforts to crowdsource venture funding .\ni\u2019d like to announce that on november 1st , 2012 , textdrive will relaunch anew as a separate hosting company , staffed and funded , run by me . please consider the recently announced end - of - life for joyent\u2019s shared hosting customers now revised to be a continuation - of - life , to be carried out in the same friendly , creative , publishing - centered spirit of textdrive\u2019s early days .\ntextdrive support was unresponsive to the problems , foltz says , until the announcement this week that the service will be shut down on march 14 . allen hasn ' t posted to the support forum since november 2012 , and his personal website is now offline , and his twitter account hasn ' t been updated since june . according to marneweck , textdrive have not paid his salary since it was spun out of joyent in february 2013 .\nwe are sorry for the inconvenience our change in plans has caused . this is the only option available . we will continue to honor your original lifetime purchase , and you will continue to receive hosting services from textdrive .\nthe beginning of the end started when textdrive became joyent , we kind of knew that the lifetime hosting would come to an end at some point and to be honest i\u2019m surprised it lasted as long as it did . when textdrive re - emerged ( spat out ) from joyent late in 2012 in a brave move to support the lifetime hosting accounts everyone was happy , although there was a sense of something fighting a brave retreat with no direction .\nwhat started to seem like a promising rebirth of textdrive , after the bungled jettison of customers from joyent , has once again turned sour . really sour . in fact , it appears that no one is minding the store anymore .\nsuffice it to say that his view , and the offer , whether tongue - in - cheek or not , to send t - shirts that read\ni bought a lifetime hosting account at textdrive and all i got is this lousy t - shirt ,\nfell woefully short , further antagonizing many and creating a neat package of negative pr that will likely follow the company for some time . joyent and textdrive made some critical mistakes that entrepreneurs should learn from :\ndean allen resurfaced after a year awol to post a message about the end of service in march 2014 . textdrive legend jacques marneweck @ txdjm started a new hosting company called kaizen garden , which already looks like being a huge success .\ni believe the issue at hand was that textdrive sold\nlifetime\nhosting packages , was then subsumed by joyent , who then ( about a decade later ) reneged on the lifetime hosting packages , scheduling them for cancellation later this year .\nupdate march 3 , 2014 : well , it looks like we have our answer . the textdrive home page was wiped of any real content , and this message was posted to the urltoken domain ( taking down the forums in the process ) :\nbut the experiment didn ' t quite pan out \u2013 at least not for the mini - vcs . on march 14 , according to a message posted to its website , textdrive will shut down , after months of unreliable service and no technical support .\nthe\nlifetime hosting\ndeal i signed up for years ago looks like it is finally going belly up . i ' ve moved anything hosted on textdrive elsewhere . right now , i ' m more an observer of this mess than anything else .\nit ' s a sour note for textdrive to end on , even though foltz and other customers did get several hundred dollars worth of hosting out of joyent and textdrive over the years . mostly , they feel like they ' re not being properly appreciated by joyent , which went on to raise over $ 100 million in venture capital from more traditional sources .\nif you look at it from the perspective of making an investment and believing in someone , then , yeah , i think we were given the cold shoulder ,\nhe says .\nis the new textdrive supposed to be financially self - sufficient ? that doesn ' t seem possibly . even if joyent gives them all the hardware and bandwidth for free , who is going to pay for the support and maintenance ? the handful of paying shared hosting customers ?\nit is disappointing to report that after a year and a half of uphill battles and unimagined setbacks , after several costly efforts to regroup and find another way , options to keep textdrive growing have run out , and we will cease operations on the 14th of march , 2014 .\nmany affected users seem particularly upset because they viewed their initial investment in the web hosting services as a sort of crowd - sourced venture investment to help get textdrive off the ground . in response for taking a chance on the company and investing in it , they were promised the lifetime of services .\ni was one of the original 200 to back textdrive in with the vc200 accounts . the risk , of course , was that the venture wouldn\u2019t be successful and we\u2019d be laying out $ 200 for less than $ 200 worth of hosting . if they were successful , $ 200 would buy a reasonable shared hosting account for life .\nit showed an inventive approach to running a business . there are always more sources for money than vcs , and textdrive ' s management dean allen calculated that the cost of carrying some people perpetually would be more than offset by the advantages of not having to sell part of the company and getting enough cash to start the business .\nthe end of the road for textdrive has been on the cards for a number of months . tickets have gone unanswered , dean allen , the saviour of all things td has been awol since the split from joyent and the entire infrastructure was bravely supported by jacques marneweck , a single engineer in south africa who as it turned out , wasn\u2019t getting paid .\nimage from joyent website . according to this archive posted on the community forum , the initial offer cost $ 499 and included 15 top - level domains , 20gb of bandwidth per month and 2gb of storage space from textdrive , along with a\ncomplete hosted application suite\nfrom joyent for up to five users that is good for\nas long as we exist .\nand so it ended . many are still bitter at joyent turning its back on its initial investors , but in reality usd 200 for ten years hosting represents astonishing value for money at usd 1 . 5 per month . technology continues to move at a blistering pace and is incredibly fickle , so with that in mind we\u2019d have been fools to think that textdrive could have lasted forever .\nin 2006 , textdrive became part of cloud computing company joyent . both companies shared a co - founder in common and had complementary services and products . initially joyent promised to continue to support the lifetime accounts\nfor as long as we exist .\nbut it didn ' t last . joyent ultimately decided to stop offering lifetime hosted accounts , not only for new customers , but also for those who had previously held them .\ncreated in 2004 , the web hosting service offered lifetime subscriptions for a mere $ 200 , and those who signed up and paid their money were billed as\nmini - vcs\n\u2013 mini - venture capitalists \u2013 who would help feed the progress of the company and receive a life ' s worth of service in return . cloud computing company joyent honored these subscriptions after acquiring textdrive in 2005 , and even continued selling these mini - vc packages .\ni intend to have all current paying and lifetime shared hosting customers moved from our old data centers to new , modern and efficient infrastructure by november 1 . we ' ll be doing all we can to automate the migration process and keep discomfort at bay . more communications and instructions on the migration process will follow . for now , know that joyent shared hosting customers , whether paid or lifetime , are now textdrive customers and that service will not be interrupted .\njacques marneweck , former director of operations for the new incarnation of textdrive , says in an e - mail that the new venture was initially part of joyent , but was then spun - out as a separate company . everything was fine until last year , when the service became increasingly unreliable .\npeople were complaining about their servers going down for a week or so ,\nsays foltz .\ni think mine was down for about three days in november .\ni no longer trust them to offer a similar shared hosting service a ) reliably and b ) actually lifetime . it was probably never a good idea to finance a company this way and it ' s certainly not a good idea to spin this off into a new company with zero paying customers but actual real life costs that can no longer be written off as a cost of doing business . how long before this new textdrive folds ? 5 years , 6 months ?\na story of corporate communication amateur hour ; so i have to read on hn that my textdrive / joyent hosting is stopping . bit pissed i write an email to support that i ' d like more time to move stuff and that a refund would be nice . i get a canned reply with a repeat of the email mentioned on hn . then on their support forums the joyent president suddenly is all helpful and grants everyone refunds . we ' ll have to ask / haggle with support about it though . so i email support again quoting their fearless leader . this time the support staff promptly grants me a refund ( which i haven ' t heard or seen anything about since i should add ) . i ' m happy enough with that outcome for now though and start moving all my sites to other hosting options . fast forward to today ( about a week later ) . again on hn ( still not on that mailing list it seems ) i have to read that textdrive is restarting after all ( tada ! ) and we can keep our precious hosting accounts running . wow , thanks good timing as well . can i still get my refund and get the f out though ?\nfar from being naive and \u201cfalling\u201d for the pricing model , my assessment was that 1 ) 200 shared hosting accounts ( one server ? ) is a completely plausible lifetime offering for a successful hosting company , 2 ) $ 200 is a low risk punt , and 3 ) these are good guys and i think they can realistically make a go of it textdrive was a success , now continues to be a success as joyent , and 200 shared hosting accounts ( the state of play when i signed up ) should be trivial for them to provide \u2013 even if they outsource that obligation to another provider .\ntextdrive pro easy to use & configure phone automation app / auto responder that can be used for various purposes . can be used for safe driving , meetings , good sleeping , etc . just turn text auto responder on and it will run in the background and auto reply to calls and texts . features : \u2714 able to read incoming sms text messages and auto reply with a custom message \u2714 automatic activation via familiar bluetooth device \u2714 able to decline calls and let the frequent callers come through ( urgent calls ) \u2714 reads the caller ' s and the sender ' s name \u2714 able to setup a separate response to calls and sms \u2714 set text auto responder to send only one auto reply to the same person during activation \u2714 reply to the same contact once again after a predefined amount of time \u2714 set text auto responder only to auto reply to your contacts \u2714 set sms autoresponder to auto reply only to calls or only to texts \u2714 set presets with different configurations for different purposes , such as driving or meetings \u2714 reads messages from popular messaging apps and email clients \u2714 set the text to speech ( tts ) language and speed from the available options on your device \u2714 much more to come . . . \u2606 this is an ad free version of textdrive , ad supported version can be downloaded here : \u2606 urltoken\nit\u2019s not that customers haven\u2019t gotten their money\u2019s worth . textdrive shared hosting service was priced at $ 12 a month in 2006 . that means five years of that service alone would be worth $ 720 . joyent went back on its word to offer the lifetime service \u201cas long as we exist , \u201d but that\u2019s not the only issue here . the real issue is that the customers felt like investors , even if they didn\u2019t have a formal investment relationship . joyent has gone from a small hosting company to one of the big names in cloud computing and just closed $ 85 million round of funding last year . the people who helped them get to that point by putting up cash feel like they\u2019re being left out in the cold .\nback in 2006 , cloud computing company joyent offered a lifetime subscription to bundle of hosting services for a one time fee of $ 500 . now , according to an e - mail sent to customers , joyent is pulling the plug on those lifetime accounts . customers are predictably upset , but not for the reasons you might expect .\ni asked joyent for comment and their representative pointed me to a forum post by hoffman , who is now cto of joyent . \u201cit\u2019s ironic that our biggest advocates are the ones most affected by this and i know many of you are disappointed in me , \u201d he wrote . and : \u201cwe\u2019re only here because of the initial community that trusted us , and i\u2019m genuinely grateful for the support . i\u2019m sorry that i\u2019ve lost that trust and i\u2019ve upset you . you have a right to be upset . \u201d\nmaking the decision to discontinue the service was extremely difficult . it was driven by some simple things : the hardware is simply old ( 6 - 8 years old ) , it\u2019s failing , there isn\u2019t an upgrade path from it , there\u2019s more than many of you likely realize and oddly enough it\u2019s more expensive with time ( while not being used much ) . the rest of the joyent\u2019s business has been paying for that , and i can\u2019t make the argument as to why it can continue .\nwhat lessons can be learned from this ? instapaper creator marco arment writes : \u201canyone who bought this should be annoyed , but buyers should also blame themselves for casting insufficient skepticism on the deal in the first place . nothing in this business is ever truly \u2018unlimited\u2019 , and \u2018lifetime\u2019 never means your lifetime . \u201d ( instapaper sells a mobile app for a one time fee , but also runs ads on the web version to make money . )\nbut again , the real issue isn\u2019t the money . the users got their money\u2019s worth . it\u2019s the fact that they were used as investors and are now being left out in the cold . companies eying kickstarter and other alternative ways of raising money should look at this situation and be careful what they promise or risk alienating the very supporters that got you off the ground . and customers should be wary of investing in for - profit companies that will only offer cheap , commodity services as a pay off .\nlocking in long - term customers could mean a steady source of revenue . but at a start - up , very little is steady .\nfor a consumer , there ' s nothing like a lifetime guarantee - - until you find that the company has gone out of business and you have a problem . but there is something worse : a lifetime guarantee - - until it ' s revoked .\nthat ' s what one tech company decided to do recently and the aftermath wasn ' t pretty .\nand then the dark rain of customer kickback began . the more understanding customers complained about the mass email the company had sent , with comments like ,\ni really hate that you chose an approach that showed us we were never more than customers , and suckers at that .\nothers ratcheted up the displeasure , saying that being offered fewer than 80 days to move to some other service was an unreasonably short amount of time and others demanding an immediate refund . ( according to joyent ' s pr agency the company\nis not currently commenting on the end of life decision [ but ] will be making a statement in the next week or so .\n)\nmaking the decision to discontinue the service was extremely difficult . it was driven by some simple things : the hardware is simply old ( 6 - 8 years old ) , it ' s failing , there isn ' t an upgrade path from it , there ' s more than many of you likely realize and oddly enough it ' s more expensive with time ( while not being used much ) . the rest of the joyent ' s business has been paying for that , and i can ' t make the argument as to why it can continue .\nit ' s fine to offer something like lifetime service or guarantees , but be sure that your business can actually afford to provide them . if not , you ' re lying to customers , and that ' s never a good idea .\nthere is little you can offer customers if you can ' t keep your word . everything rides on that .\neverything has its price . if customers fund your start - up , then don ' t assume you can back out when things are inconvenient . pretend they are venture capitalists and treat them with the same respect - - because , after all , they are and you owe it .\nto be fair , conditions change and sometimes you might find that you can literally no longer provide what you had wanted to . if you do need to change a long - standing expectation for more than just convenience or the desire to pull in a few extra dollars , bring customers into the process and get them to help fashion a resolution . people are far more understanding ( and less vengeful ) if they feel like you ' re addressing their concerns .\nupdate on 8 / 30 : joyent just announced that it will extend its lifetime service offer to customers who had originally paid for it . a predictable move just late enough to make people suspicious going forward .\ncloud computing company joyent informed customers this week that a\nlifetime\nweb hosting offer that it promised more than six years ago would be coming to the end of its life this fall .\nfor many business reasons , including infrastructure performance , service quality and manageability , these early products are nearing their end of life . we plan to sunset these services on october 31 , 2012 ,\njoyent officials informed select customers , according to an email user ken mckinney posted on his google + profile . similar letters were posted by other joyent customers , all noting that users receiving the email were\none of the few customer still on our early product .\nas consolation , joyent is offering customers the free use of one of the company ' s smartmachines for one year . that wasn ' t enough for user nick carroll , who posted on his blog that\njoyent conned me with a lifetime hosting deal .\nlifetime means a lifetime ,\nsaid member odinsdream .\nin describing the end - of - life announcement on the joyent community forum , joyent cto jason hoffman apologized , saying that the company ' s business has changed and the hardware to support the web hosting was\ntoo old ,\nis not worth replacing and is costing the rest of the business money .\ni ' m sorry that i ' ve lost that trust and i ' ve upset you . you have a right to be upset . this was a tough decision with some nuance to it and none of this is lost on me ,\nhoffman wrote . he adds ,\nit ' s ironic that our biggest advocates are the ones most affected by this ,\nbut overall , he says ,\ni can ' t make the argument as to why it can continue .\njoyent offers a series of high - performance cloud computing , analytics , storage and networking features and is one of a crop of infrastructure - as - a - service ( iaas ) companies looking to gain market share in the industry . earlier this year , joyent announced a new round of $ 85 million in venture capital funding .\nothers didn ' t seem as surprised by the news . responding on mckinney ' s google + post of the news from joyent , another user , mike greenberg , noted ,\nare you surprised that ' lifetime ' was just marketing ? such claims should always be taken with a grain of salt .\nnetwork world staff writer brandon butler covers cloud computing and social collaboration . he can be reached at bbutler @ urltoken and found on twitter at @ bbutlernww .\nto comment on this article and other pcworld content , visit our facebook page or our twitter feed .\npcworld helps you navigate the pc ecosystem to find the products you want and the advice you need to get the job done .\na place where you could host a website . it was an experiment in venture funding , a means of bootstrapping a much larger company .\ni ' m not disgruntled or anything ,\nsays david foltz , a user experience architect who used the service to host personal projects . but he does point out that joyent is apparently still thriving , in part of because of the\ninvestments\nfrom him and others .\ni knew fully well . . . that one day it wouldn\u2019t be possible to support lifetime subscriptions anymore , and i knew , when the day came that it was no longer possible , i would step back in and take care of those people , \u201d allen told gigaom at the time .\nfoltz thinks a classier move by joyent would have been to fully refund all of its customers back in 2012 .\nthat would have been more appropriate thing for a company with deep pockets like joyent to do ,\nhe says .\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 .\nupdate march 31 , 2014 : the march 14th date came and went without much happening . the servers seemed to still be up , thanks to jacques . but then sometime in the last few days ( maybe the 28th ) , the remaining servers finally went dark . throughout all that time , before and after the 14th , there was never a notice from dean allen about the pending shutdown . there were only two ways you could have found out about the shutdown : 1 ) you tried to visit the forums and saw the announcement , or 2 ) you happened to see it mentioned on twitter .\nspeaking of twitter , there are now loads of messages from those just now finding out that their websites are gone and their email no longer works .\nthroughout all of this , jacques marneweck has been a saint , and he ' s doing what he can to recover whatever data he can for those who hadn ' t migrated off in time ( mainly because they had no idea ) . there ' s a quickly - growing list of folks hoping that their data can be recovered over on the kaizen garden forums .\nwhat began in mid - 2012 as an exciting challenge fuelled by good intentions and lean resources quickly turned into a cleanup project with almost no resources .\nfor those who wish to know , details of what went wrong will be made available once shutdown operations have completed .\nyou can still read the details below , although any links to the forums are no longer working . for discussion , there ' s still a post at hacker news open , and also the ex - joyeurs google group .\nthe one employee that was actually doing any work , jacques , is no longer being paid . i believe he ' s since taken a new job , but will occasionally pop in to try and help keep servers online .\nthe @ txd twitter handle hasn ' t been updated since august of last year .\nthe @ textdrivestatus twitter handle has been a bit more active , but most recently from jacques ' attempts to revive servers . again , without being paid .\nhis own twitter handle , @ textism , hasn ' t been updated since june of last year .\nadded : the forum banner text\nhey . nothing will be deleted or shut down until migration is complete .\nwas removed sometime around feb . 17th .\nat this point , it is safe to assume that no one is handling incoming support issues , and as of yet , there is no one else to take over keeping things running .\nthere ' s also an\nex - joyeurs\ngoogle group that sprung up when we were initially getting the boot from joyent .\n@ davidspeed no clue . still waiting for an answer on that from dean .\nauto reply to texts sms / calls . silent mode , black list . emergency . 1touch on / off\neasy to use dice roller app , simply shake your phone to roll the dice .\nby purchasing this item , you are transacting with google payments and agreeing to the google payments terms of service and privacy notice .\nit was a fairly sad demise for a community project that was created with the best intentions over a decade ago , offering a lifetime of hosting to small time venture capitalists attracted to the fairly unorthodox start up mentality . i was into it from the start , i loved the chat on the forums and being part of something different than what i was used to with traditional hosting . we all felt a bit special , part of a larger picture , kind of a digital community for free thinking developers .\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 .\nrecompile all coffee script code ( unit tests + mocks ) in test / unit / .\nrecompile all less files in app / less / and create css files in app / css / .\ncapture chrome canary , start watching all the source files and run unit tests on change .\ncreate build / package - * . zip / package , ready for uploading to chrome web store .\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 .\ni requested that they honor the refund offer ( as i ' d already started migrating away , and as they ' ve destroyed any remaining trust i had in them . ) i just received the reply :\nso , no , we can ' t get our refunds and get the f out . i ' m deeply unhappy with how they ' ve handled this , start to end . ( i too failed to receive any of the mass mail - outs . )\nbased on the history of the last 8 years , i have to assume that this is purely based on dean allen having been out of the picture for years , but now feeling some sense of duty to try to straighten things out based on his involvement in the original pitches way back when .\ni ' m wondering this as well . but the bigger question on my mind is whether i want to stay with them . i am almost finished migrating my data off of the hosts and onto google apps . i ' m not going to undo what i just did , so i don ' t see any reason to keep my lifetime accounts .\nsomeone please correct me if i am wrong , but by relaunching as a separate company from joyent , it opens up the ability to truly shut down the service and avoid all of the lawsuits .\nperhaps i am too cynical , but i see no other reason to jump through all of these hoops and separate .\ni don ' t think this was ever about joyent wanting to escape their lifetime hosting obligation . it was more about them not wanting to be in the shared hosting business - they don ' t want to do that work . they still don ' t want to be in that business , but they old founder has offered to come back and do it . all it will cost them is a little money , which is not so much when they think of all the damage this publicity could cause their business in years to come .\nsure , but all it was really costing them in the first place was infrastructure and support costs .\nthis is one of my main concerns too . what ' s the business plan here ? how can i trust\nlifetime\nwill mean something more than a year or two ? as much as i appreciate dean stepping in , it may be too late .\nobviously they will have to build a real business . they will have the incentive to do it this way though .\nfair enough , but it seems like it would be hard to build a shared hosting business even without having to support a bunch of non - paying customers from day 1 .\ni think you are being too cynical . imho , i don ' t think the lawsuits were a serious threat or a factor in this decision . they ( obviously ) believe they have the right to shut down the service regardless of who owns it .\ni already finished migrating off of my td lifetime account and onto webfaction . i don ' t see why i should put my sites back on td . so i guess my td lifetime account is a spare , for now . i ' m sort of glad to hear they ' re doing the right thing , but they did it the wrong way .\ni wonder what this means to the 5 - year hosting or full refund offer given to lifetime account holders .\nit means those offers have been withdrawn . they are no longer an available option . ( i just heard back from support . )\nbeen withdrawn - which is a really crappy thing to do to the people who had already accepted that offer .\nwhile i would like to beleive that they will fix all the problems , my previouse experience with joyent tells me that this may be an attempt to try to get away from the a lawsuit .\ni posted a coment here two weeks ago [ 1 ] and i received dozens of responses - if anyone would like to join the class action to ensure our rights are not lost please conact me . i am not really interested in lawyers - i hope we can work something out .\na couple of weeks ago i received , at the same time as joyent\u2019s shared hosting customers , a message announcing an end to support for shared hosting , affecting customers who\u2019ve been with us for years , some of whom invested in accounts we had intended to support for the rest of the life of the company . the announcement struck many as abrupt . some took it to be an abandonment of , if not an insult to , your good faith , written in marketing and lawyer speak .\ni soon spoke with my friend jason , who by then was deluged with abusive emails and imaginative threats . after i rubbed some salt in his wounds , we began imagining what it would take to continue providing what we ' d intended all along to those who put their faith in us . after some wrangling , we\u2019ve found a way to make it work .\nno matter its humble beginnings , joyent now operates in a very big arena , producing heavy artillery for the armies of cloud computing , and it ' s been years since the company has been structured to service the retail hosting customer . moreover , the servers on which your accounts still reside are old , slow , inefficient , and they go down on occasion . everyone deserves better .\ncurrent shared hosting customers can expect to have at least double the resources provisioned have now , running on vastly more stable and efficient infrastructure . running , in fact , on the very heavy artillery mentioned above .\nfor updates and resources click here [ the page linked by the op ] .\ni wish i had received this email , i think i missed out on one of the migrations at some point and i dropped off the list , but i re - added myself now .\nit really makes me feel happy to see dean to come out of the woodwork and handle this . i ' m sure there ' s a million things he ' d rather do than be involved in web hosting anymore , but he obviously felt some obligation to all of us who believed in his vision 8 years ago , and that more than makes up for a thousand what ' d - you - expect - from - shared - hosting - you - idiot comments on hn and elsewhere .\nthe lifetime package subscribers ( and the community at large ) were up in arms about it . here ' s the earlier yc thread :\niirc it was originally a shared web host . i think they also had a gimmicky lifetime subscription if you pre - paid for a year ' s worth of service .\ngoogle ' s really good for those sorts of questions . but yes , they were a shared hosting provider that was one of the early leaders in supporting rails application deployment .\nwe ' re in the process of moving radar to the new oreilly . com .\nclearly , this signals the beginning of the ruby - on - rails mania reaching the financial markets ! next year : 37signals \u2018 ipo pops 300 points on its first day\u2026 ."]}
{"id": 54287, "summary": [{"text": "mutha records was a jersey shore based punk rock record label established in 1982 , which released material by new jersey hardcore bands such as the worst , chronic sick , and fatal rage .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the label 's activities were primarily based in monmouth county beach communities such as long branch and asbury park .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "mutha did not exclusively release bands from new jersey .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "also issued by the label are recordings by youth in asia from canada and rattus from finland .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "however , the youth in asia album noted below , pulling out the plug ( mutha 024 ) , is from the nj band youth in asia .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "at the time of their release , mutha lps were not widely respected .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "however , today they are very popular in the indie records world and among some of the most sought after punk albums in the underground music world .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "some albums have been known to sell for thousands of dollars . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "mutha records", "paragraphs": ["chronic sick cutest band in hardcore cutest band in hardcore e . p . jersey shore mutha records\nthis is a documentation of the mutha records label . if you want to contribute something , get in contact . for more punk and hc records please check my blog\nmassivewaste\nhavoc records and distribution p . o . box 8585 minneapolis , mn 55408 usa\nseller spectrumgreen73 has been selling off the collection mark chesley of mutha records fame ( aka mark the mutha ) for the past couple months , and has sold a lot of great shit so check out his listings for what is probably going to be a ton of great punk , metal and rock / psych records . i don\u2019t think any of us noizenheimers have tapped into his listings yet , so here goes\u2026\n\u00a9 2015 havoc records and distribution | p . o . box 8585 minneapolis , mn 55408 usa\npremiere : nail \u2014 voodoo ( g . markus g - mix ) [ monologues records ] by suprematic sounds\nsecret syde - hidden secrets lp , mutha records 007 , 1983 a hole where a pocket should be / i ' m alone / hurt and pain / versailles / / moonlight marine / drury lane / i see through your mind one of the most legendary mutha releases . sounds to me that secret syde were one of the most unique bands on the scene . very melodic and shows definate psychadelic influences . one of my top ten favorite records ever and i ' ve even got one of the 5 test pressings . the sounds and especially cover art may make this seem totally out of place on mutha records , but that ' s just another reason why this label rules ! quote from urltoken\ngarage / psych with amped - up guitars and great songs . too punk - rock for the 60s revivalists ; too 60s for the punks . an unheralded classic .\nurltoken urltoken hidden secrets was reissued in the uk on hosehead records , 001 , 1986\npre618 in his description states that this e . p is an original mutha pressing ( mutha 02 ) it\u2019s a 1st pressing w / pasted sleeve front / back . this copy does not come with an insert , so for all those collector scum who need the insert , be weary of this auction .\nyou can contact phonica records via email at customerservice @ urltoken or by telephone on 02070256071 between 11 : 30 and 19 : 30 monday to saturday .\nthe worst - 7\nep , mutha records 001 , 1982 time zone / high velocity / futur / / frustration / don ' t be afraid do it ( vocals ) , trezza ( guitar ) , jerome ( bass ) , sudz ( drums ) the sound absolutely explodes from the speakers ! one of the best nj punk records i ' ve ever heard . raging hardcore thrash from the worst , what a way to start a label ! urltoken . . . zone - ep - 7 /\nsend help - 7\nep , mutha records 009 , 1983 you don ' t fit / i love it / / sex with sheep / buffy ' s dead basic punk from these nj clowns . obnoxious singer singing obnoxious lyrics about living in suburbia , not fitting in & having sex with sheep . one of the rarest mutha releases . mostly fast punk but a great slow number\ni love it ( suburbia )\nin the mix .\nsex with sheep\nis the real hit here , anyone who hears it would agree . . . maybe ?\nchronic sick - 7\nep , mutha records 008 , 1983 reagan bands / crotch rot / blood type x the second and last release from chronic sick , just as rare as the 12\n, just as good if not better .\ncrotch rot\nis yet another punky laugh riot from these geniuses . the other two tracks are more hardcore . . . you figured i was gonna say that right ? i ' d cassify\nreagan bands\nas brutal hardcore and\nbloodtype x\nas raging hardcore . urltoken\nphonica records now also supports facebook and twitter logins . if you have an account with one of those social services , you can use it to log in to our website . please click one of the corresponding buttons below in order to do that .\nseller shippingisnot4 . 00usd who was covered earlier this week with the antidote 7\u2033 has got some more heat that hasn\u2019t been talked about . this featured auction is for chronic sick\u2019s cutest band in hardcore e . p . . this came out on a jersey shore label called mutha records . aesthetically i think both the band name and the label has some of the coolest early 80\u2019s hc punk logos . on the back of the e . p . . chronic sick is typed out with a very cool \u201cc\u201d and a very ss looking s with a big fat punk hand fastened with studs flipping the bird . the mutha records logo looks as if it could have been done by the same person and with the same punks arm . the punks arm is featured with a bandana some chains and holding a knife . just look at the 2nd picture and decide for yourself how cool it looks . as far as the pressing for the record , 1000 pressed : 850 black vinyl ( this ) , 150 on light aqua blue vinyl . this is definitely going to go for a pretty penny so throw it in your watch list .\nthis one is the white whale for any serious mutha records collector . only 4 test pressings of this exist , and unlike for example the test pressing for the chronic sick 12\n( which sold on ebay a few weeks ago by the way ) and from which it is supposed to exist only one piece , this one never made it to vinyl , neither as a regular release nor as bootleg . or the rattus\ntest\npressings ( which have regular labels ) - just listen to their countless reissues . not with this . it is not even on youtube .\nwe aim to dispatch the same day if orders are placed before 4pm monday to friday so anytime after this we can usually say that they are \u201con their way\u201d . depending on which delivery service you choose we may be able to track your records , please see shipping methods below .\nsecond in a series of re issues by disfear , live the storm was the last lp from 2008 now re issued on vinyl by la familia records of germany . this lp features uffe from entombed on guitar which adds death metal madness to the d beat mayhem which was already underway .\nidris muhammad ' s superb disco jazz funk album \u2018turn this mutha out\u2019 , recorded from the kudu label in 1977 . \u2018could heaven ever be like this\u2019 \u2013 a long - term favourite is like being momentarily transported to jazz funk paradise , a magical track that has become a classic . \u2018camby bolongo\u2019 is a delightful percussion heavy rhythmic instrumental featuring randy brecker on trumpet and jeremy steig on flute . \u2018crab apple\u2019 is a wonderfully funky track with a great bass line and groove that has found favour with samplers . \u2018moon hymn\u2019 is a beautiful etherial track featuring david tofani on soprano sax , that develops into a mid tempo funky groove . the more disco - fied \u2018turn this mutha out\u2019 and \u2018tasty cakes\u2019 are club floor fillers .\nthe burnt - the m . p e . p . 7\n, mutha 010 , 1983 let me out / the luftwaffe / up the river / / industrial accident / the flintstones / teacher ' s pet / horse meat armen - bass , b . t . - guitar , doug - vocals , reno - drums members of the burnt formed one of new jerseys greatest and longest lasting punk groups the wretched ones & started headache records , but that ' s another story for another time ! the debut by the burnt is a killer , another mutha rarity .\nyou just had an industrial accident !\nthe burnt aren ' t singing about politics or unity or any of that crap . they ' re singing about eating horse meat , having industrial accidents , joining the luftwaffe , and most of all the flintstones . another one of the best hardcore records ever ? urltoken\nthe burnt were a true\nworking class\nband that wrote non - political songs about working , drinking , and all the dumb things that were particularly native to northern new jersey . being punk was just a natural side effect of growing up and hateing the music that was playing in the clubs at the time . spiked hair , punk clothes , and all the rest of the halloween effect that went along with the\nclassic\nview of punk , was not where the burnt were at .\nfatal rage - lp , mutha records 004 , 1983 struggle / assault / jump & die / die lady di / fatal mistake / v . o . a . / / copy bands / i ' m appalled / yelling / wartime / kick that kicker 20 minutes of punk rock bliss ! fatal rage are a great band who play insanely catchy punk tunes , like\ndie lady di\njump & die\n&\nfatal mistake\nalongside short hardcore blasts like\ncopy bands\n&\nv . o . a .\npossibly the best album you ' ve never heard !\nformed in 1981 , fatal rage was the hardest , fastest , and most outrageous of the\nshorecore\nbands .\nurltoken\nthe worst - expect the worst 12\n, mutha records 005 , 1983 we are those / emergency room / i don ' t know / going to new york / go to hell / / face / city of sin / loud & fast / i wanna stop the worst are back , and their 12\nis even more devestating than the 7\n! louder , faster , crazier ! the songs are barely a minute , the 12\nclocks in at about 11 minutes .\nloud & fast\nwas a way of life to this group . incredible record . this has been bootlegged recently as a 7\n.\nthe worst started terrorizing the jersey shore in the late 70 ' s and didn ' t stop until the mid 80 ' s .\nchronic sick - cutest band in hardcore 12\nep , mutha records 002 , 1982 there goes the neighborhood / dress code / public suicide / / man rape blues / mucho macho / pain for profit very un - pc hardcore punk here because of the first song complete with the n word . plus the first song on the second side about being raped in jail . one look at the cover and you can see they ' re not meant to be taken seriously . whether meant in satire ( like jello biafra -\nnigger knocking for the master race\nfrom\nwe ' ve got a bigger problem now\n) or whether they were just stupid kids from new jersey that didn ' t know better , who even knows ! songs like\npain for profit\npublic suicide\nand\nmucho macho\nare well written catchy hardcore punk . my opinion is the 1st track is in very poor taste , but not too different in theme to the body count ( rapper ice t ) song of the same name . . . . one of the rarest nj punk records , selling for $ 500 + urltoken . . . csick . html\nthe beast - power metal 7\nep , mutha 006 , 1983 the beast / radical man / / enemy ace / the shape i ' ve never heard it , here ' s descriptions from ebay :\none of the best singles ever made ! all 4 songs are power metal with a bit of punk influence which makes it just perfect . unbelievable that they didn ' t make it .\nand\nappeals to both punk and metal collectors .\nthe vinyl factory group ( the vinyl factory limited , trading as the vinyl factory ) , including our subsidiaries vinyl space limited , vinyl factory manufacturing limited , vinyl factory records limited ( trading as phonica records ) , vinyl factory productions limited , vinyl factory music limited , vinyl factory publishing limited ( trading as the spaces , fact magazine or factmag and fact tv ) and store x limited ( trading as the store x ) ( also referred to as\nwe\n, \u201cus\u201d or \u201cour\u201d ) is fully committed to both protecting and respecting your privacy . the vinyl factory group manufactures , licenses and sells music related products , publishes music and property related blogs , broadcasts recorded and live streamed material , organises , promotes and hosts events and exhibition , retails books , music products , clothing , fashion and accessories , furniture and art .\npublic disturbance - 7\nep , mutha 011 . 1983 s & m / / destroy the fad / do the gilly i have never heard the last track .\ns & m\nand\ndestroy the fad\nare really great scream - along punk rock tunes . better songwriting and better performance than on the lp . sadly this was the last the world ever heard from public disturbance ! ! urltoken urltoken . . . nce _ 7 . html\ninstigated a mini - riot at point pleasant middle school when they were asked to play a school dance . .\nmonologues records is the label spawned from ben gomori ' s monologues podcast , where artists mix an hour of only their own productions 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this or any of our websites ( also referred to as \u201csites\u201d ) you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this 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 ! 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\nengineered & mixed at ron angel studio , staten island , n . y . copyright 1989 cyanide track a4 on label :\ni ' m me\nthe stisism band * - introducing . . . . stisism ( vinyl ) at discogs\nthings are always slow in mail order this time of year , and not so many new releases are coming in . but i have one shocker for you . a vinyl re issue of the massacre 68 lp .\ndisfear\na brutal sight of war\nre issue on havoc / familia is scheduled for release in august .\nas long as it doesn ' t rain , i will be set up at the extreme nois punk flea market on saturday , june 30th .\noustanding collection of these out of print 7\ns and the demo . this band has been a personal favorite since i bought the loony tunes 7\nfrom squat or rot . rampaging swedish hardcore , truly the masters of the genre . i know this kind of music is out of style at present , but if for the true believers , this is the sword in the stone , none shall defy . note , this is the regular version , i didn ' t get any with the bonus 7\n.\nraging scandinavian hardcore steamroller . down - tuned crust - core blasts with a hint of the melody of early swedish punk and classic swedish death metal . this was originally planned to be a tour 7\nfor wolfbrigade ' s 2004 us tour . as it happened the material was too long for a 7\nand the band opted to release it as a 12\nep ( a popular format in those days , see tear it up 12\nabove ) soon after the rehearsals for the recording session singer micke lost his voice . as it happened he had some sort of tumor on his throat and would have to have surgery and years of therapy to sing again .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nlast edited by d77 on 29 nov 2006 19 : 10 , edited 3 times in total .\nlast edited by d77 on 17 nov 2006 16 : 03 , edited 1 time in total .\nlast edited by d77 on 29 nov 2006 19 : 15 , edited 2 times in total .\nlast edited by d77 on 29 nov 2006 19 : 11 , edited 1 time in total .\nanyway , it is beyond me why this never saw the light of the day . secret syde were well - known and successful at their time - if you can speak in terms of\nsuccess\n- but at least their first lp was licensed through hosehead in europe . so why did they never release this lp , which is equally as good as their first lp ? if you search the internet , you always stumble upon some intentions through the years to release it , but they never did . i 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( contractors ) limited pension scheme - j kennedy & co ( contractors ) limited segregated part\nmotilal oswal securities limited is registered as a research analyst under sebi ( research analyst ) regulations , 2014 . sebi reg . no . inh000000412\nbeijing enterprises holdings limited ( behl ) is 61 . 96 % controlled by beijing enterprises group company limited ( be group , unrated ) , which is in turn 100 % owned by the beijing municipal government and supervised by the beijing state - owned assets supervision and administration commission .\nspecific recommendations and views expressed by research analyst ( s ) in this report . the research analysts , strategists , or research associates principally responsible for preparation of most research receive compensation based upon various\nuntil the past year , the state owned all defense enterprises in russia . with\npiramal enterprises ltd . acquires kentucky based specialty pharmaceutical cdmo , coldstream laboratories inc .\npiramal enterprises ltd . consumer products ' division acquires the brand caladryl\u00ae in india .\nthe g c bateman group of companies pension and life assurance scheme - tremellen realisations limited ( formerly known as f . a . bateman limited ) segregated part\noswal securities limited in india . this research is distributed in singapore by motilal oswal capital markets singapore pte limited and it is only directed in singapore to accredited investors , as defined in the financial advisers regulations and the\nanglo - soviet shipping co . 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( ph : imi ) announced that it has entered into an agreement with the shareholders of sti enterprises limited for the acquisition by imi , through its subsidiary integrated micro - electronics uk limited , of an 80 % stake in sti , subject to completion conditions .\nhong kong , april 06 , 2017 - - moody ' s investors service says that beijing enterprises holdings limited ' s ( behl , baa1 stable issuer rating ) 2016 results are in line with expectations and consistent with its current ratings .\nstarted collaborative research with centre for biochemical technology in the field of gene technology .\nequigrade is a flagship product under equity research and grading services offered by care .\nevans & reid investment co limited ( 1971 ) pension & life assurance scheme - evans & reid investment co . ltd section\npiramal enterprises acquires five brands from organon india pvt . ltd . ( oipl ) and msd bv for its consumer products business .\nthe research analysts contributing to the report may not be registered / qualified as research analyst with finra . such research analyst may not be associated persons of the u . s . registered broker - dealer , mosipl , and therefore , may not be subject\nthe prometey institute develops and producesadvanced alloys and conducts research in metallurgical and welding techniques .\npiramal capital & housing finance , a wholly - owned subsidiary of piramal enterprises , plans to set - up a proposed . . .\nbiosyntech , inc . , canada is acquired by piramal enterprises ltd . , part of the life sciences vertical , bio - orthopedics division\ncentum electronics limited received new orders worth rs . 100 crores from an indian defence enterprise for the development and delivery of mission critical subsystems .\ncapital markets ( hong kong ) private limited for distribution of research report in kong kong . this report is intended for distribution only to \u201cprofessional investors\u201d as defined in part i of schedule 1 to sfo . any investment or investment activity to\nto be the most effective research and technology organization in the world , stimulating sustainable domestic prosperity .\ninvestors are advised to refer through important disclosures made at the last page of the research report .\nother business from the company or companies that are the subject of this material and that the research professionals who were involved in preparing this material may educate investors on investments in such business . the research\nwrf funds water research on behalf of its subscribers , and facilitates collaboration among organizations seeking funding partners for high - priority issues . wrf awards a contract through a competitive process and coordinates an independent technical review project through a staff - assigned project manager . all qualified entities \u2013 including international organizations and disadvantaged business enterprises \u2013 are encouraged to submit research proposals .\nmotilal oswal research is available on urltoken bloomberg , thomson reuters , factset and s & p capital .\nour research department . our research professionals may provide input into our investment banking and other business selection processes . investors should assume that most and / or its affiliates are seeking or will seek investment banking or\npozitron is the leading former soviet productionfacility for the manufacture of resistors , capacitors and television components . pozitron producesa variety of military equipment , including electronic components and tensile condensers formissiles . it is composed of several enterprises , a research institute , and a design bureau .\npiramal enterprises enters into an agreement to acquire ash stevens inc . , a us based contract and drug manufacturing orgnisation ( cdmo ) for high potency apis ( hpapis )\nresearch road in leaside is named for a short - lived but amazingly productive high technology war industry company named research enterprises limited ( rel ) . occupying 55 acres southeast of eglinton and laird , rel at its peak it employed over 7 , 500 people in buildings covering 750 , 000 sq . ft of engineering and manufacturing plants . it produced an incredible $ 220 , million worth of high technology radio machinery and precision optical instruments in its six short years . little remains , just a few red brick buildings on eglinton and on research road . incorporated on july 16 , 1940 , and closed in september , 1946 , research enterprises was the largest single employer ever to operate in leasid . war conditions gave canadians a chance to show they were among the world\u2019s best in establishing a high technology facility and at maintaining very high production volumes throughout the war . noteworthy was the equal staffing of men and women , with the latter providing most of the inspection staff .\nto support volume production , the canadian government created a crown corporation in toronto , called research enterprises limited ( rel ) . rel stayed in business until september 1946 . during the war , more than 8300 radar sets were produced at r . e . l . for the canadian , u . s . and british forces . most of these sets were either production versions of nrc designs , or adaptations of british designs to north american components and practices .\nbesides a great deal of practical operational experience , the tizard mission brought at least two key pieces of technology to canada : the cavity magnetron and the basic plans for a gun - laying , antiaircraft radar system . the nrc took the gun laying plans and developed the gl iiic . the gl iiic was one of the first mass - produced radar systems built by research enterprises limited . though the canadian built version did not see action in britain , it was installed in australia , south africa , russia and canada . the gl iiic is probably not so important for its contribution to the war effort , but more so for solidifying the equipment production role of research enterprises limited and pushing the envelope of electronic parts design and production in canada . many of the british vacuum tube designs required in the gl iiic , and the cavity magnetron itself , had to be redesigned and manufactured using canadian resources and production lines .\nthe water research foundation is seeking pre - proposals for funding consideration under its 2018 subscriber priority ( sp ) research program , which is reserved for subscribers . the sp research program is designed to encourage collaboration with foundation subscribers on research . subscriber priority projects typically address applied research topics that may be local or regional in nature . the research topic should be broadly applicable to wastewater , stormwater , drinking water and / or seawater . proposals should complement the foundation\u2019s ongoing research and not duplicate any current or pending project . sp proposals are accepted once per year under a two - step process . an initial pre - proposal of no more than four pages in length is first submitted for review and screening . in the second phase , full proposals are requested for those pre - proposals judged to have the greatest potential outcome .\nnicholas forges alliance with scientists from imperial college of the uk to carry out research in the field of rheumatoid arthritis .\nthe g c bateman group of companies pension and life assurance scheme - b . o . l . realisations limited ( formerly known as batemans ( opticians ) limted ) segregated part\nthe radar scientific research iinstitute designs anddevelops ship radars and surveillance systems . it is a part of the scientific and productionassociation ravenstvo .\nthe vavilov institute , like the u . s . national instituteof standards and technology , sets the standards for all optics institutes , plants , and enterprises inthe former soviet union . roughly 60 percent of vavilov ' s research and design efforts werededicated to military and space projects . it includes the scientific research institute of testingcomplexes for optical electronic instruments & systems , 188537 sosnovyy bpr , leningradoblast , and a branch for hydroponics & thermal optics , 190000 st . petersburg . pochtamtskaya3 .\nradar development in canada : the radio branch of the national research council of canada , 1939 - 1946by w . e . knowles middleton\nmost and it\u2019s associates have not received any compensation or other benefits from the subject company or third party in connection with the research report .\nthe okeanpribor scientific production associationis a major research and production facility engaged in the development of hydroacoustic systemsand equipment for both submarines and commercial vessels . .\nheavy armor research and development ; metallurgical research for shipbuilding ; defectoscope quality control measures ; titanium - alloy forsubmarine hull construction ; non - magnetic steels and alloys for anti - submarine vessels ; high - strength hull steels , advanced propulsion system materials , aluminum alloys ; titanium alloysfor machinery system applications .\nto nasd rule 2711 and nyse rule 472 restrictions on communication with a subject company , public appearances and trading securities held by a research analyst account .\nthe water research foundation ( wrf ) will be offering funding for research projects under the unsolicited research program that can be the catalyst for transforming our understanding of our water resources and our ability to protect and preserve them in a sustainable and cost effective manner and to minimize impact on public health and the environment . wrf is seeking pioneering pre - 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up costs , and shorten time to market .\nsource of information : radar technical overview by w . e . knowles middleton and alex mair reprinted courtesy of national research council of canada and the university of alberta\ngain independent research support for your initiatives . we help private and public organizations quantify the job and revenue - creating effects of their policies , projects and operations .\nztt group is insisting of \u201ctechnology reinforces enterprise\u201d , and pays attention to university - industry collaboration . thus it has cooperated with many famous colleges and research institutions ; for example , ztt has national enterprise post - phd study station , enterprise institution study station of jiangsu province , chinese academy of sciences & ztt superconducting technology joint research and development center , ztt research institute , and many scientific and technological innovation platforms . ztt also has established ztt college , so as to train various kinds of talents .\nintegrated circuits ; multilayer chip capacitors ; semiconductors for research ; thermal detectors ; sensors / potentiometers ; reverse engineering ofjapanese and western electronic equipment ; ceramic capacitors ; tantalum capacitors .\nunderstanding the small manufacturer\u2019s point of view on manufacturing issues requires an understanding of the markets for their products . commodity product manufacturers sell to the end user , as well as to wholesale entities or distributors . in addition , they sell to larger manufacturing enterprises that then incorporate the product or service into their own products or services . some of these larger companies may have business relationships with the department of defense ( dod ) . job shop manufacturers tend to be dependent for business on component suppliers to larger enterprises . this type of sme may also do some value - 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(\nmosipl\n) . any business\nbeing a manufacturing division of electronic enterprises ( i ) pvt . ltd . ( eeipl ) gave one more dimension to para electronics capability . eeipl , a strong marketing organization , adds sales and marketing and after sales support of all para electronics products all over the country .\nthe bhf will re - sell any suitable devices , donating 100 % of the profits to their life saving research to fight coronary heart disease , the uk\u2019s single biggest killer .\ndrg has acquired healthcare business insights ( hbi ) , a trusted provider of best practice research , training and services to more than 1 , 400 hospitals across the u . s .\nresearch enterprises ltd . was established in toronto , canada , by the national research council of canada ( nrc ) . from 1940 to 1946 rel produced more than 8300 radar sets . rel also produced most of the components , including vacuum tubes , magnetrons , klystrons , crts , spark - gaps or trigatrons , tr and atr cells , rectifiers , neon rf indicators and any other tube required for their radar production . often derived from already existing british or u . s . devices , most of the tubes were custom designed for a given application ; other were the result of independent studies of the nrc scientists , as the first 3ghz , strapped cavity magnetron .\nmotilal oswal securities limited ( mosl ) is not a registered broker - 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producer of the equipment would be needed and the wartime role of r . e . l . was established . during the war , more than 8300 radar sets were produced at r . e . l . for the canadian , u . s . and british forces . most of these sets were either production versions of nrc designs , or adaptations of british designs to north american components and practices .\ncoordinated radar resource management for \u2026 radar resource management for networked phased array radars peter w . moo and zhen ding radar sensing exploitation section defence research and development canada ottawa , canada k1a 0z4 email : peter . moo . . .\ndpsus and ordnance factories have , as a policy , been outsourcing many of their requirements and have over the years developed a wide vendor base which includes a large number of medium and small scale enterprises apart from large scale industries . in addition , the dpsus and ofb are also striving to increase the indigenous content in equipment and products , manufactured by them .\nthe unsolicited research program supports wrf in its mission by funding research projects that can be the catalyst for transforming our understanding of our water resources and our ability to protect and preserve them in a sustainable and cost effective manner and to minimize impact on public health and the environment . wrf is seeking pioneering research pre - 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proposals , which are due on friday , july 13 , 2018 . please contact unsolicitedproposals @ urltoken if you have questions on the unsolicited program . \u200b\u200b\nsti is a private limited company based in the united kingdom which provides electronics design and manufacturing solutions in both printed circuit board assembly and full box - build manufacturing for high - reliability industries . the company currently has two factories in the united kingdom in hook and poynton as well as one in cebu , philippines and operates a design center in london .\nthis program will deliver targeted research , technology development and demonstration , and direct technology support to canadian industry \u2013 elements that are crucial for canadian companies to thrive in a highly competitive global market . in 2015\u201116 , research initiatives started in the previous fiscal year under this program will be in full implementation mode and several of them will deliver either early , short - term outcomes and / or crucial milestones important for outcomes planned to be achieved over a mid - term time horizon .\nthe company ' s debt position rose significantly after its eur1 . 438 billion acquisition of eew in march 2016 . in addition , behl ' s wholly owned subsidiary , beijing gas group company limited ( unrated ) , announced in november 2016 that it would invest in a 20 % stake in verknechonskneftegaz ( v - gaz , unrated ) for usd1 . 1 billion .\ncompany ( ies ) . this report is for personal information of the selected recipient / s and does not construe to be any investment , legal or taxation advice to you . this research report does not constitute an offer , invitation or inducement to invest in\nmost and / or its affiliates and / or employees may have interests / positions , financial or otherwise of over 1 % at the end of the month immediately preceding the date of publication of the research in the securities mentioned in this report . to enhance\ncan seriously jeopardize the business . small manufacturers have small management teams that struggle to meet all the demands on them . many small manufacturers have been forced to become leaner and , as a result , have limited legal , marketing , and human resource personnel . this leanness makes them more vulnerable to potential lawsuits that may arise from the increasingly complex liabilities related to products and services , workforce issues , federal regulations , and corporate issues . in an sme , capital is typically dedicated to operations , with limited access to capital for improvements such as equipment upgrades , facility expansions , marketing and sales force expansions , or the incorporation of new technology . small manufacturers are usually fighting for survival and must therefore focus on day - to - day operations , rather than planning future growth .\ninformation identified as archived is provided for reference , research or recordkeeping purposes . it is not subject to the government of canada web standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived . please contact us to request a format other than those available .\nravenstvo is a mid - size company whose primaryproduct has been ship radars and control systems . it is now expanding its production tocommercial products in the oil and gas , mining and electronics industries . it includes the radarscientific research institute and the ravenstvo - servis state enterprise .\njames prince , branch manager , john lewis leeds , said : \u201cwe are excited to be working with the british heart foundation on this scheme . it\u2019s a great way to encourage local customers to recycle their electronic equipment while also helping to fund this critical research . \u201d\nmeeting the immediate needs of industry also means looking longer - term at emerging technologies that will underpin the future of canadian industry . nrc works with key collaborators in industry and in other research organizations to accelerate the development of new technologies and help clients bring innovations to market .\nnrc is a departmental corporation of the government of canada ( goc ) , reporting to parliament through the minister of industry . nrc works in partnership with other members of the industry portfolio to leverage complementary resources to promote the innovation of firms , to exploit synergies in key areas of science and technology ( s & t ) , to promote the growth of small and medium - sized enterprises ( smes ) and to contribute to canadian economic growth . nrc ' s council provides independent strategic direction and advice to the nrc president and reviews organizational performance . the president provides leadership and strategic management and is responsible for the achievement of nrc ' s long - range goals and plans within the guidance of the nrc council . each of nrc ' s seven vice presidents is responsible for a number of areas composed of research programs , initiatives , centres , the industrial research assistance program , and / or corporate common services . vice presidents and nrc managers are responsible for executing plans and priorities to ensure successful achievement of objectives .\nelectronic enterprises ( i ) pvt ltd , has two streams of business . one team looks after \u2018foreign representation\u2019 in turn deals with many foreign companies and assist them to establish them into indian market . our sales and marketing offices at mumbai , bangalore , hyderabad , kolkata , delhi , kota and chennai , market the products by approaching customers through telephonic conversations , personal discussions , email communication etc . since time is essence prompt service is assured by us .\nin 2015\u201116 , activity in natural health products will be expanded by co - 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repayable funding for cost - shared innovative projects based on merit . nrc - irap industrial technology advisors provide smes with technology and business advice without charge and connect them with partner organizations that can provide further assistance such as financing , research and development , intellectual property , and technology transfer . nrc will support job creation in canadian smes through the youth employment program and will also enable smes to gain access to a canada - wide network of technical and business expertise at universities , colleges and research institutions through the business innovation access program .\nthis sub - program manages canada ' s astronomical observatories as mandated in the national research council act , and it compiles and disseminates astronomical data while leveraging access to international observatories for canadian researchers in astrophysics . this sub - program uses funding from the following transfer payment : contributions to the international astronomical observatories program .\nthe tefremova institute is a leading designer oflasers , particle accelerators and other specialized electrical equipment for research and industry . it developed the tokomak controlled thermonuclear fusion installation , and has participated inthe building of all large accelerator , laser and thermonuclear fusion installations in the formersoviet union . it was formerly a part of npo elektrofizka .\nin 2015\u201116 , a key priority in mining r & d will be to evaluate membrane separation technologies for more energy efficient process improvements . research on mining equipment will evaluate the wear and corrosion mechanism for fine particles . this work is required for the subsequent development of low - 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line technical support directly from the factory to the all locations in the country . customized products are one of the major areas where para electronics specialises about . many such products have been designed and developed over past 25 years .\nthe industry portfolio will help sustain job creation and economic growth by effectively managing programs and services that help canadian companies compete and innovate . canadians can depend on our government to invest in programs that benefit them the most . in 2015\u201116 , the industry portfolio will continue to invest in world - class research and innovation that help companies compete at home and abroad .\nthis program manages national science facilities and infrastructure critical to research , development and innovation by canadian scientific and technological communities . this includes operating and administering canada ' s astronomical observatories . it also fosters development and maintenance of canada ' s metrological infrastructure system that provides industries and researchers access to reliable measurements that are traceable to recognized national standards maintained by the program . the program helps clients make the most of this infrastructure by facilitating access to a wide range of canadian and international user communities and by participating in networks . in addition , the program provides stewardship of the triumf sub - atomic research facility . this program uses funding from the following transfer payment : triumf ( canada ' s national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics ) .\nnational research council of canada ( nrc ) bridges the innovation gap between early stage research and development ( r & d ) and commercialization , focusing on socio - economic benefits for canada and increasing national performance in business - led r & d and innovation . a federal leader in technology development , nrc supports canadian industry to enhance their innovation capabilities and capacity and become more productive in the development and deployment of innovative products , processes and services for markets of national priority and importance . with a presence in every province , nrc combines its strong national foundation with international linkages to help canada grow in productivity and remain globally competitive . nrc works in collaboration with industry , governments and academia to maximize canada ' s overall r & d investment .\nover the coming fiscal year , our government will be looking to the national research council of canada ( nrc ) to continue playing a critical role in supporting canada ' s business innovation . nrc is ideally positioned to provide innovative canadian - 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' s core industry and believes behl ' s ratings are comparable to those of other issuers with similar credit risk .\nnrc ' s sap business system will be used to support effective program and project management , including planning and performance tracking . in 2015\u201116 , three - year reviews of r & d initiatives will take place to enhance performance and outcomes , support program management and investment decisions on continuance , adjustments or termination , and inform future r & d initiatives . nrc will build its strategic intelligence practices and processes for enhanced research and business opportunity identification and assessment . external communication efforts will increase the awareness of nrc and its business offerings in the marketplace , and supporting marketing and outreach activities with a new brand management strategy . internal communications efforts will develop a new employer brand and enhance the employee experience . finally , nrc will develop and implement a knowledge management strategy that will facilitate the increased research and business value of nrc ' s knowledge and information assets .\nztt group has passed a lot of international management certificates such as ul , uj , rohs , iso9001 , iso14001 , ohsa28001 and so on . for another , ztt group also has passed some world - famous test , for example , kema and kinectrics . ztt group used to focusing on production quality , and this philosophy gave ztt a lot of honorable reputation , such as \u201ctop china brand\u201d , \u201cchina top brand\u201d , \u201cchinese top 100 scientific and technical enterprise\u201d , \u201celectronic information in china hundred enterprises\u201d , \u201cchinese top 50 comprehensive enterprise of communication field\u201d , \u201cchinese top 10 competitive brands of optical cable\u201d , \u201cchinese leading enterprise of fiber optical cable\u201d , and so on .\nin 2015\u201116 , research efforts will be applied on advancing transmission technologies in order to achieve a significant increase in vehicle fuel economy over the next few years . this will include validation and specifications for low friction coatings , which are part of the development of low friction , wear resistant , high strength materials for power trains . a new formulation of iron powder for use in transmission components will also be developed , in partnership with industry .\ntriumf , canada ' s national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics , is owned and operated by a consortium of 19 canadian universities . triumf operations are supported by nrc , the natural sciences and engineering research council , natural resources canada , the canada foundation for innovation and the government of british columbia . triumf will continue to support the canadian and international particle and nuclear physics community in alignment with the subatomic physics long range plan , by :\nthis priority aligns with the government of canada ' s commitment to an efficient and competitive marketplace , a healthy and innovative knowledge - based economy , and a competitive and sustainable business community . as canada ' s national research and technology organization ( rto ) , nrc has the ability , experience , and national presence to actively engage with businesses in de - risking technologies , encouraging further investment and adoption by industry , thereby amplifying business innovation and national productivity .\nthe processes and techniques of manufacturing have changed substantially over the decades and that evolution continues today . in order to examine the potential impacts of these changes , the department of commerce asked the nrc to design a workshop to focus on issues central to the changing nature of manufacturing . the workshop brought together a number of experts to present papers about and to discuss the current state of manufacturing in the united states and the challenges it faces . this report presents the results of that workshop . key challenges that emerged from the workshop and that are discussed include understanding manufacturing trends ; manufacturing globalization ; information technology opportunities ; maintaining innovation ; strengthening small and medium - sized enterprises ; workforce education ; and rising infrastructure costs .\n3 . to the extent permitted by law , moody\u2019s and its directors , officers , employees , representatives , licensors and suppliers disclaim liability for : ( i ) any indirect , special , consequential , or incidental losses or damages whatsoever arising from or in connection with use of the information ; and ( ii ) any direct or compensatory damages caused to any person or entity , including but not limited to by any negligence ( but excluding fraud or any other type of liability that by law cannot be excluded ) on the part of moody\u2019s or any of its directors , officers , employees , agents , representatives , licensors or suppliers , arising from or in connection with use of the information .\nthe svetlana joint - stock company is a largeconglomerate primarily involved in the research , design , and manufacturing of electronic , microwave and electronic instruments . svetlana also produces a wide variety of other productsincluding medical , transportation , communications , agriculture , and recreation equipment andhousehold appliances . the svetlana joint - stock company consists of approximately five separateplants , five experimental design bureaus , and two addresses , 27 prospekt engelsa and 2 prospektsvetlanskiy , for the main svetlana facility in st . petersburg .\nztt group is an international high - tech enterprise , which among 500 chinese enterprises . ztt ' s main fiber - optic - communication and power - transmission products have been formed nearly 100 series and over 1000 varieties . ztt has embraced the latest products and technology of chinese optical and electrical cables , and filled a number of domestic blank . the products have been applied in the first - class backbone of china netcom , china telecom , china mobile , china unicom , china railway telecom , communication center of state grid , national defense and so on . thus ztt has made contributions to promote the constructions of national informationization , smart grid , ocean development and national defense . in 2012 , ztt group has entered solar photovoltaic industry .\nexploring research and development of tantalumcondensers for televisions ; 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contributions to organizations ; youth employment program ( yep ) ; and contributions to canadian hiv technology program ( chtd ) , business innovation access program ( biap ) and canada accelerator and incubator program ( caip ) .\ncontinue work to be a\none - stop - shop\nfor nano - materials solutions for security materials technology . nrc will contribute to developing and delivering cost - effective , highly efficient , next - generation , nano - materials and armour systems , including testing and performance evaluation . over the coming year , nrc will collaborate with defence research and development canada and industry partners to develop targeted applications focused on improving the performance - to - weight ratio for armoured vehicles and personal protective equipment .\nthe srednenevsky shipyard , located near the junctionof the izhora and neva rivers in the kolpino district of southern st . petersburg , is an importantbuilder of mine warfare ships for the russian navy . the yard probably dates back to 1911 , whenthe st . petersburg metals plant , then a builder of marine turbines , established a shipyard atust - izhora to build destroyers . between the world wars the ust - izhora yard was limited to theconstruction of river barges . it was expanded into a major builder of minesweepers and othersmall combatants after world war ii and built ships of the steel - hulled t - 43 , t - 58 , turka , andnatya classes in the 1950s and 1960s . it has also built a few large tugs and small tankers forservice as naval auxiliaries .\nthis sub - program develops and advances technologies and techniques for enhancing the innovation capacity and growth of canada ' s natural resources and utility sectors . these sectors are important contributors to canada ' s gdp that are challenged by volatile global markets and growing environmental pressures . to remain sustainable , industries in these sectors require technologies to reduce production costs . results are achieved through multi - disciplinary collaborative research and development services in addition to specialized advisory and technical services for transferring or advancing technologies into industrial solutions for the marketplace .\nin collaboration with industry , this sub - program develops vaccines and biologics for enhancing the prosperity of the canadian bio - therapeutics industry , and to provide more effective treatments to canadians . activities include developing biologic materials for treating and preventing infectious and chronic diseases , and technologies to deliver therapeutics from circulation in the blood to the central nervous system . results are achieved through multi - disciplinary collaborative research and development services in addition to specialized technical services for transferring or advancing technologies into deployed solutions and improved practices for the marketplace .\nthe radio branch of the national research council ( nrc ) was the focal point of canada\u0092s contribution to the development of radar technology during world war ii . it grew from about 12 personnel in 1939 to more than 300 by 1945 , and was aided by canadian military services personnel , as well as the universities of western ontario , toronto , mcgill , and queen\u0092s . the radio branch developed about 12 types of radar that were put into mass production and about twenty types were produced in small quantities for specific services requirements .\nnrc will work with partners to ensure that national s & t facilities remain at the leading edge through ongoing technology development . canadian and international user communities will continue to have access to an array of national and international facilities to conduct their scientific research . nrc provides stewardship over facility maintenance and access as well as developing supporting tools and instrumentation , often in collaboration with industry . nrc also develops measurement standards , assisting in the responsible introduction of new technologies to the market , and allowing emerging technologies to be commercialized and enabling companies to access international markets ."]}
{"id": 54290, "summary": [{"text": "sieur d'arques is a wine producer cooperative located in limoux in the languedoc-roussillon area of france .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it produces the red bicyclette brand of wine , marketed in the united states by e & j gallo winery .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "in 2012 , pierre mirc retired as chairman of sieur d'arques .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "current executives include maurice lautard , chairman ; laurent lechat , general manager ; guilhem marty , technical director . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "sieur d ' arques", "paragraphs": ["une histoire d ' hommes et de passion . film institutionnel pr\u00e9sentant la maison sieur d ' arques\nfour centuries later , in 1946 , the founding winemakers of our winery christened their wine , sieur d\u2019arques .\nthe cave sieur d ' arques is always a wonderful way to show visitors the beautiful sparkling wines . . .\nbefore arriving at the cave sieur d ' arques , we decided to drive through this beautiful small . . .\nsieur d & apos ; arques premiere bulle sparkling 2011 - 1 bottles , rrp $ 27 . 5 per bottle\na lawyer for sieur d ' arques , jean - marie bourland , told agence france - presse :\nthere is no prejudice . not a single american consumer complained .\nin a statement on its website it said it was\ndeeply disappointed\nto learn its supplier , sieur d ' arques , had been found guilty of selling falsely labelled french pinot noir .\naimery sieur d\u2019arques is situated 25 km from carcassonne . one of the leading wine organizations in the languedoc region , aimery sieur d\u2019arques combines the latest wine producing technology with a healthy respect for tradition . considered a pioneer in languedoc roussillon in terms of quality of production and wine - growing techniques , la cave des vignerons du sieur d\u2019arques was one of the first wineries in the eighties to develop plot - based selection in its 2800 hectares of aoc vineyard . the terroir which benefits from the mediterranean sun , tempered by the proximity to the pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es and the influence of the atlantic ocean , combines the ideal conditions for producing great wines .\nthe defendants , from two firms , received suspended jail sentences and fines between 3 , 000 and 45 , 000 euros . reuters reports that one firm , sieur d\u2019arques , had to pay a fine of 180 , 000 euros .\na view of the sieur d ' arques wine merchant in limoux , southwestern france , thursday feb . 18 , 2010 . a french court has convicted wednesday a dozen wine merchants and wine growers for selling and exporting fake . . . more\nles vignerons du sieur d\u2019arques avenue du mauzac 11300 limoux phone1 + 33 4 . 68 . 74 . 63 . 24 phone2 + 33 4 . 68 . 74 . 63 . 00 fax + 33 4 . 68 . 74 . 63 . 13\naccording to the french investigation , however , gallo had little to do with the production of the wine . rather , gallo , which has not been implicated in any wrongdoing , bought bulk wine from a company called sieur d ' arques , which in turn purchased the alleged \u201cpinot noir\u201d from a bulk wine broker , ducasse wine merchants . both sieur d ' arques and ducasse were convicted of the fraud , though sieur d ' arques maintained that it was duped into buying fraudulent wine it believed to be pinot noir . apparently the ducasse firm purchased cheaper merlot and syrah from various cooperatives around carcassonne and passed it off as the more expensive pinot noir . french authorities believed the scam amounted to about 7 million euro profit from january 2006 through march 2008 , according to an article in the guardian .\nsieur d ' arques , created in limoux in 1946 , is a major player in languedoc wine sector . endowed with latest technical expertise and a long rich tradition of winemaking . discover how the cooperative operates , how the vine is worked , grape harvesting . . .\nthe cave sieur d ' arques is always a wonderful way to show visitors the beautiful sparkling wines of limoux . they have a small museum that shows the history of blanquette de limoux and has many artefact that were used in the olden days . there are . . .\nella mai \u2013 boo ' d up ( remix ) ft . nicki minaj & quavo\na view of the sieur d ' arques wine merchant in limoux , southwestern france , thursday feb . 18 , 2010 . a french court has convicted wednesday a dozen wine merchants and wine growers for selling and exporting fake pinot noir in a lucrative fraud scheme . a leading u . s . wine merchant in the case says he may appeal . among others , the fraud victimized california - based giant e . & j . gallo winery . sieur d ' arques , was convicted of fraud and fined euro 180 , 000 ( $ 244 , 000 ) . less\nat sieur d ' arques , we are eager to satisfy every occasion and every palate with our sparkling wines . that is why we create history every day by signing - out sparkling wines of great finesse and elegance in order to make each tasting moment a unique and memorable experience .\nbefore arriving at the cave sieur d ' arques , we decided to drive through this beautiful small speciality region . the winding road climbs gently higher until it reaches les serpent , literally at the foothills of the pyrenees . in early october the picking must have just finished as . . .\nthe fines ranged from 1 , 500 euros ( $ 2 , 050 ; \u00a31 , 300 ) to the top figure of 180 , 000 euros ( $ 247 , 050 ; \u00a3156 , 500 ) for sieur d ' arques . the judge said that the accused together made seven million euros in profits from the scam .\non february 17 , 2010 , 12 people from the languedoc - roussillon region of france were convicted by a court in carcassonne in connection with the fraud , including the head of ducasse , claude courset ( described as the\nkingpin\nof the scheme ) , executives at sieur d ' arques , and several cooperatives .\ncourses arques la bataille 9 avril 2012 ( cani - cross - cani - vtt - trail . . . )\nsince 1946 , sieur d ' arques , located in limoux ( 25km from carcassonne ) , perpetuates a passionate tradition that has established the languedoc - roussillon as a creator of exceptional vintages . their historical expertise , their eternal quest for quality , excellence and technical mastery allow them to sign - out some great wines for the enjoyment of all demanding wine lovers .\nbonus : sieur d arques toques et clochers is available at bevmo now . take advantage the bevmo 2 for 1 sale to give your fledgling wine cellar a boost , fill in the \u201choles\u201d of an established cellar or expand your horizon and venture out into unchartered flavors . plus if you buy a case in - store you receive an additional 10 percent off !\nthe history of the languedoc vineyards dates back to the fifth century bc , when the greeks introduced the vine and its cultivation techniques . but it wasn\u2019t until 1531 that the benedictine monks of the st hilaire abbey , a village close to limoux , produced the first sparkling wine in the world\u2026 the world\u2019s first sparkling wine was born . seduced by this sparkling wine , a local lord , the sieur d ' arques got into the habit of quaffing\nflascons\nof blanquette to celebrate his victories . four centuries later , in 1946 , inspired by this historical anecdote , the winery\u2019s founders took on the name of sieur d ' arques . since that day , the company has perpetuated the work of its remarkable artisans in a true desire to share their ancestral know - how with all lovers of exceptional wines .\nthe fallout of what we ' ll call pinotgate began last month with 12 fraud convictions in a french court for selling to e & j gallo wine labeled as pinot noir that was nothing of the sort ; it was actually merlot and syrah . the defendants , vintners and co - ops in southern france , were accused of distributing wine through sieur d ' arques , a large languedoc wine merchant , that went into gallo ' s red bicyclette label .\nsieur d ' arques , created in limoux in 1946 , is a major player in languedoc wine sector . endowed with latest technical expertise and a long rich tradition of winemaking . discover how the cooperative operates , how the vine is worked , grape harvesting and the limoux wines making process . finally , a wine tasting session about the different wines of the appellation limoux . every year , we organize four walks to explore the wines of toques et clochers .\nsteeples of limoux\u2019s soils have , for over twenty years , conquered the great chardonnay lovers . with this cr\u00e9mant toques & steeples , sieur d\u2019arques sign another great wine , inspiring and vibrant , sophisticated and complex expression of a terroir revealed by a singular compelling expertise . this blend dominated by chardonnay , strictly selected for its smoothness and radiance , was fired in april and disgorged in january . it was me great pleasure to have been those who have given birth to this cr\u00e9mant toques & steeples .\nthe history of the languedoc vineyard dates back to the 5 th century bc when the greeks first introduced grape vines and their cultural practices . it was in 1531 , one century before dom p\u00e9rignon , that wines from limoux stepped onto the world stage thanks to benedictine nuns from the st hilaire abbey , a neighbouring village , who created the first sparkling wine in the world : la blanquette de limoux . the earliest written references to blanquette de limoux can be traced back to the lord of the region , \u201cle sieur d\u2019arques\u201d who swigged down \u201cflasks of blanquette\u201d to celebrate his victories .\nthis excellent chardonnay comes from the caves du sieur d ' arques cooperative based at limoux in the aude region of the languedoc . the co - op was founded in 1946 and today has over 400 members . the ' toques et clochers ' chardonnay was first introduced in 1989 and takes its name from the gala dinner held every year and cooked by a celebrity chef ( hence the chef ' s hat - ' toque ' ) whilst the wine is auctioned and the proceeds used to maintain the church bells of a different wine village every year ( hence the ' clochers ' ) . aged in new oak , this superb white bears many of the hallmarks of a lighter white burgundy .\n\u201cwe are deeply disappointed to learn today that our supplier sieur d\u2019arques has been found guilty of selling falsely labeled french pinot noir as recently as march of 2008 . based on the available information of the pinot noir that the french courts have investigated , gallo imported less than 20 % of the total and is no longer selling any of this wine to customers . we believe that the only french pinot noir that was potentially misrepresented to us would have been the 2006 vintage and prior . we want to assure our consumers that this is not a health and safety issue and that we will continue to work with the appropriate u . s . authorities to determine any next steps required for potentially mislabeled pinot noir in the marketplace . \u201d\nwe went for a wedding near limoux . while there , new friends introduced us to brut . they advised us to go to sieur to try out the different bruts and enjoy the inexpensive taste of heaven . the museum was cool to go to . . . nothing too elaborate but . . .\nfollowing the recent scandals about horse meat found in \u2018beef\u2019 burgers and , worse , \u2018calimari\u2019 made with pig rectum , we thought we\u2019d have a look at some oh - so - shocking scandals in the global wine industry from dubious labelling , to the wrong wine in the bottle and the addition of \u2018special\u2019 ingredients .\nlanguedoc has been known for centuries for producing simpler and cheaper wine , which has sometimes been passed off by wine merchants as more expensive wine from bordeaux or burgundy . the french appellation d ' origine contr\u00f4l\u00e9e ( aoc ) system was created in the 1930s to prevent the practice of mislabeling or diluting expensive wines with cheaper ones .\nsieur d ' arques toques et clochers - haute vall\u00e9e 2012 - limoux tasted by the best sommelier in the world andreas larsson . crisp , green apples , fresh almonds white wine , with a quite light almost transparent colour , there\u2019s a slight hint of straw yellow . the nose is clean , it also feels rather on the young side . i would call this more restrained in a cooler climate style , with fresh lemon , almond , rather white fruit like quince and green apple ; feels more like a cool climate chardonnay . palate is still youthful , it has a fresh crisp acidity , classically bone - dry , nicely salivating on the palate . it has a slightly lighter body , but good , nice fruitiness , still a bit youthful and restrained . some notes of lemon zest on the finish , young fruit , quince , green apple . vinified in a nice , clean and fresh style . a wine that can perhaps get a slight aeration or another one to two years to open up . more information : urltoken facebook : urltoken . . . twitter : urltoken blog : urltoken\ni remember buying a bottle of this in florida a couple of years ago and actually tossing out the second half of the bottle because the stuff was just undrinkable . i ' d sooner have drunk a glass of vinegar . i blamed the storage at the place i bought it but i see that i may have been unfair to them now .\nin regard to the tasters guild international wine competition , the tastings are done blind . the only information that is provided to the judges is the varietal , vintage , and the residual sugar . tasters guild international has two annual competitions . the competition in the washington d . c . area takes the price point into consideration whereas the michigan judging does not .\nbut believe me when i tell you that there is nobody , not even a person whose tastebuds have been destroyed by a lifetime of cigarettes , who would not have noticed the shortcomings in that bottle of wine . the only reasonable answer is that nobody at e & j ; gallo ever bothered to taste the stuff themselves . i ' m sure they ' d have known .\ndamien , are you suggesting most major champagne houses are taking us for a ride ? ! i\u2019d put a lot of money on any given retailer being unable to give you the names of the growers for any major champagne houses . additionally , knowing who makes the wine once it\u2019s in the winery doesn\u2019t help either because you can\u2019t guarantee it won\u2019t be fiddled - with there ( ref : duboeuf or brunello scandal ) .\ntake for example the 1985 diethylene glycol wine scandal in austria which embroiled a small number of wine producers who thought they\u2019d be clever and add this toxic substance ( which incidentally is also a primary ingredient of some types of antifreeze , a fact the media loved ! ) to their wines to make them taste sweeter and more full - bodied . they were discovered when the adulterated wine was sent to germany and ( again illegally ) blended into german wines \u2013 german quality control labs then picked up the diethylene glycol and , as they don\u2019t say in france , le vin hit the fan . all in all though it was probably a good thing for the austrian wine industry long term . short term of course it was a total disaster since the mere suggestion of \u2018antifreeze\u2019 in austrian wine was enough to cause a complete collapse of wine exports . but it did force the industry to take a good , long , hard look in the mirror and to focus production on other types of wine , moving away from sweet wines towards dry white wines and targeting a higher market segment .\nall we can eat is a meeting place for the food - obsessed , a traffic signal at the ever - crowded intersection of politics , culture , aesthetics , desire and the dinner plate .\nif it is from 2006 or earlier , gallo says , red bicyclette pinot noir is no such thing . ( gallo )\ndo you really know what you ' re drinking ? headlines this week screaming fraud in wine production in france for a popular brand sold in the united states may make you wonder .\nyesterday , a french court in carcassonne convicted 12 people from the languedoc - roussillon region of passing off merlot and syrah wine as pinot noir to the u . s . firm e & j ; gallo for its red bicyclette brand .\nred bicyclette debuted with the 2005 vintage and sells for about $ 8 . there are also a chardonnay , syrah , merlot and a ros\u00e9 that have not been implicated in any scandal . gallo markets the brand as offering a taste of southern france . a tech sheet for the 2006 pinot noir on the brand ' s web site gives details about the soils where the grapes were grown , how the grapes were handled during production and how a mere 3 percent of the wine was matured in french and american oak barrels , giving the impression that gallo was intimately involved in the production of the wine . ( the tech sheet also states that the wine contains 10 percent grenache and 5 percent syrah , which while not stated on the label is quite legal . the u . s . government allows a wine to be labeled as single varietal if 75 percent or more of the wine is from that grape . )\nhow did the french authorities cotton on to the scam ? well , someone noticed that more pinot noir was being sold from the languedoc - roussillon than the entire region produced . that ' s pretty easy math .\nnot surprisingly , the british press reacted to the news of the convictions with glee as a chance to show that americans really don ' t know anything about wine . the guardian gloated that gallo had been duped into buying 18 million bottles of plonk thinking it was the \u201cintoxicating red feted with such style in the oscar - winning 2004 wine comedy ' sideways . ' \u201d ( that would be news to santa barbara pinot producers . ) the paper sneered at the unsuspecting \u201ccalifornian wine buff\u201d sniffing his glass of plonk for hints of \u201cdark fruit aromas\u201d and \u201cflavors of black cherry and plum . \u201d\nthe london times even took a swipe at me . after noting that producers in the languedoc had improved quality and \u201cengaged in clever export marketing , \u201d it quoted the washington post ' s \u201cwine critic\u201d as writing that \u201cthe languedoc and roussillon have shown tremendous improvement in quality over the past decade , and they remain a source of high - value wine at reasonable prices . \u201d\naccurately quoted from my sept . 16 , 2009 , column . but the paper didn ' t mention that in the column i also discussed the fraud investigation , then in its early stages , or that i cited the influential french wine magazine , la revue des vins de france , as touting the region ' s success . never mind that my recommendations that week were from small quality - driven wineries in sub - appellations of the region , with nothing labeled \u201csouth of france . \u201d nor did the brit press mention that british wine writer jancis robinson , columnist for the financial times , has lavished praise on some of the region ' s better wineries .\nmaybe we americans deserve a little bit of ribbing , though . after all , we did buy a lot of red bicyclette .\nall good since there wasn ' t an issue with the ' healthiness ' of the wine . but , is there good quality control on imported wine to make sure we ' re not being poisoned ?\nhere ' s to two - buck chuck . i always thought it was so amusing whenever someone ordered pinot noir . not to being dismissive of the varietal , but most of these people were doing it because they saw sideways . i say we ship a bunch of schlitz labeled as bud and send it over to french . that will show them .\ne & j ; gallo has failed to say what steps they have taken to ensure that the rest of their import portfolio is true to the varietal listed on the label . companies this big put huge pressures on their supply chain and then tend adopt a position that they are not responsible when a supplier cheats . in this case even though the family ' s sonoma winemaker , gina gallo , has made pinot noir since 1991 and should know what it tastes like .\nanyone who knows anything about languedoc wines should have been highly suspicious of a pinot noir from that region . those grapes are simply rarely grown there .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\na dozen french winemakers and traders have been found guilty of a massive scam to sell 18 million bottles of fake pinot noir to a leading us buyer .\nthe judge in carcassonne , south - west france , said the producers and traders had severely damaged the reputation of the languedoc region .\nthe 12 more than doubled profits passing off the wine to e and j gallo under its red bicyclette brand .\nthe court ruled the 12 had deliberately and repeatedly mislabelled the wine as one of the more expensive varieties of grape in order to get a better price from e and j gallo .\nthe red bicyclette pinot noir single grape wine is hugely popular in the united states .\nthey found the amount of pinot noir being sold to gallo was far more than the region produced .\nthe judge handed out suspended jail sentences ranging from one month to six months for the most prominent wine trader and ordered all the defendants to pay fines .\nthe judge said :\nthe scale of the fraud caused severe damage for the wines of the languedoc for which the united states is an important outlet .\na lawyer for three other defendants argued his clients had delivered a wine that had pinot noir characteristics .\ne and j gallo said it was no longer selling any of the wine to its customers .\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 .\nthe question now is whether gallo somehow knew that what was portrayed as industrial - grade pinot was nothing of the sort . the modesto wine giant has said it is\ndeeply disappointed\nin its supplier , and when asked about checking the wine for pinot purity , a gallo spokesperson said ,\nthere is no way to chemically test wine to establish its varietal composition with certainty .\nat least one other big wine company found itself entangled . constellation brands bought wine from the same supplier . it says some wine was\ntested internally ,\nand some tested independently , which doesn ' t quite mesh with gallo ' s assertion about verifying the putative pinot .\nthe outcry has been enough to get the feds involved , with the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau launching a probe into label violations .\nit depends upon what they knew and when they knew it ,\nsays ttb spokesman art resnick . and of course , there ' s also a class - action lawsuit .\nwine people don ' t usually get such high drama , which is why this mess will probably take the trophy for schadenfreude of the year : american wine giant gets duped by the french . the freedom - fry cooks are heating their oil .\ngallo , being the biggest of targets , has taken a lot of flak : how could they not know ? didn ' t anyone taste it ? indeed , it ' s possible no one tasted the wine in more than a cursory way . or it might have been a vinous case of\ndon ' t ask , don ' t tell .\nwelcome to the underbelly of the global wine market ; cheap wine may not have the quandaries of cheap beef , but still requires a lot of legerdemain . and if any grape would expose the system ' s shortfalls , it would be pinot . even when treated with care , it ' s an uneven performer .\nin the post -\nsideways\nworld , the real story of modern pinot is found on any supermarket wine shelf . the fine print on bottles of $ 8 or $ 12 pinot reveals a self - contained tale of globalization . the labels may scream california - beringer , meridian , bv coastal , pepperwood grove - but the small print tells a different story : vin de pays de l ' herault ( france ) , provincia di pavia ( italy ) , valle central ( chile ) .\nperhaps no one called foul on the faux pinot because plenty of real , cheap pinot doesn ' t have much pinot character . to prove this point , i went out and bought several such wines under $ 10 . of the lot , only the beringer - also sourced from the languedoc - channeled pinot in a simple , table - beverage way . mostly , i found lots of hollow , tinny flavors . merlot would have been an improvement .\npinot partisans have been growing irate that their heartbreak grape is being ruined by the masses . it is an affirmation of every pinotphile ' s conspiracy theory : that our beloved grape has been defiled by large - scale industrial winemaking .\njust one problem : for all the hand - wringing about the french pumping us with fake pinot , the same adulteration has been at work on these shores for years - all of it perfectly legal . the road to cheap pinot is paved with more robust grapes ; many inexpensive pinot noirs contain merlot , syrah , petite sirah and even chardonnay . labeling laws make it all perfectly legal .\nso who ' s to blame ? we all are . the wine industry didn ' t wake up one day and decide to make one of the most notoriously difficult grapes into a mass product . it responded to a huge demand .\nyou could argue that big wineries have been misleading novice drinkers into a false view of what pinot should be . but an alternative argument is we either accept that some wines just can ' t be made on the cheap , or we drink the wine we deserve .\nif we ' re that worried about merlot being blended into cheap pinot , there ' s an easy solution : stop drinking cheap pinot .\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 .\nthank you very much for this beautiful article , we are delighted to read it . excellent blanquette tasting !\nproducts from a great local winery . the sparkling wines are of good value , service is friendly , we bought 3 bottles .\nmy friend took me here , as he was already familiar with the local area and wanted to take me to the place where his favourite wine comes from . it ' s now easily my favourite too . the museum was interesting , with lots of history and information about . . .\nhi , thanks for your comment . we are very happy you enjoyed your visit ! if you whish more wine we have an online boutique . have fun !\nstopped by for a tasting of the famous blanquette de limoux . though it was off - season , the staff let us into the free museum ( apologising for the lack of heat ) . interesting and informative displays . nice map of the four local terroirs , complemented by jars of soil . . .\nwe are delighted that you enjoyed your experience , thank you for your comment .\njust back from a flying visit here and had to share what fabulous service we had from simone . not only was she knowledgeable about the wines , but she was super helpful telling us of places to eat in limoux and in the smaller town of . . .\nwe are very delighted that you enjoyed your experience with us . it was a pleasure to welcome you . thanks for your comment .\nwe popped in here before lunch whilst exploring limoux . the museum was free and well laid out with plenty of information about the production of sparkling wine in general and information more specific to the area . we then had a taste of some of the . . .\nwe are delighted you enjoyed your tasting experience and the museum , thanks for you comment .\nwe were disappointed that they had stopped the tour apparently due to\nhealth and safety\nreasons . thought this only applied to gb ! . museum quite interesting but the video had obviously been produced for marketing purposes . views of the barrels in the caves quite impressive .\ndear sir , we are providing a tour for our visitors to discover how our wine and especially our sparkling wine is made . this tour is absolutely the same for any customers whatever the customers nationality . moreover , it would be absolutely dangerous to show some technical . . .\nthis museum is free to the public . it is interesting to see the scale of production in this area . we did some wine tasting of the different blanquettes after - which are very good - and not too expensive .\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 . . . (\ntripadvisor llc is not responsible for content on external web sites . taxes , fees not included for deals content .\nproducts from a great local winery . the sparkling wines are of good value , service is friendly , we . . .\ntripadvisor gives a certificate of excellence to accommodations , attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travelers .\nfor more information about this wine please call 1 514 . 932 . 2626 .\nyou must be 18 or older to visit our website . \u00a9 philippe dandurand wines , 2011 . all rights reserved .\ntraditional method the traditional method gives us the blanquette and cr\u00e9mant de limoux , the ideal partner for all lovers of bubbles .\nancestral method developed using a process as mysterious as it is natural , the ancestral method is well known to wine - lovers . its typical taste lies in a bold signature , revealing naturally sweet and fruity aromas . .\n- take part in a unique experience - relive the history of the first sparkling wine in the world .\n- on your visit , you will discover the secret of how these exceptional wines are made , combining the best of tradition and the latest winemaking techniques .\n- the visit culminates in a tasting featuring several of our wines and during which your guide will help you discover new aromas and taste sensations .\n- information and reservations : + 33 4 . 68 . 74 . 63 . 45\nlimoux is best known for its sparkling wine , blanquette de limoux . this is reputed to be the oldest sparkling wine in france and dates back to 1531 when benedictine monks from saint hilaire abbey discovered that the wine they had laid down had fermented and formed bubbles . this was the beginning of limoux\u2019s bubbly - the blanquette de limoux which was the first aoc to be created in the languedoc area . the process ( the locals say ) was stolen by dom perignon who went on to create \u2018champagne\u2018 . however the limoux sparkling wine is a very high quality champagne substitute and cr\u00e9mant , which was developed in 1990 , has a top class reputation . now a prestigious event attracting buyers from all over the world , \u201ctoques & clochers\u201d puts up for auction the most promising barrels of aoc limoux . a share of the proceeds are then used to finance the renovation of bell towers in surrounding villages . every year the auction is hosted by one of france\u2019s great chefs popularly referred to as a \u201ctoques\u201d , the traditional white chef\u2019s hat . . . .\nhistory tells us that blanquette de limoux , the world ' s first sparkling wine , dates as far back as 1531 . at the time , the monks of the benedictine abbey of saint - hilaire , near limoux , were producing a somewhat unusual white wine in their cellars . inside its glass flask , with a cork top - very rare for wines at this time - it acquired a natural sparkle . this was the forefather of the brut which is tasted today at the world ' s most prestigious tables . since they first started cultivating vines , the growers of limoux have aimed at maintaining the originality of the blanquette de limoux growth and developing its quality . the region ' s surrounding hills protect it from the extremes of the mediterranean and atlantic climates , with the area enjoying a microclimate particularly suitable for making quality white wine . the vines classified in the appellation are always planted at the top of southern - facing slopes , giving the best exposure . the soil here is shallow and sparse , full of chalk and stone . . . .\nblanquette et cr\u00e9mant m\u00e9thode : traditionnelle 10 . 00 \u20ac to 30 . 00 \u20ac\nsituated in the foothills of the pyrenees and surrounded by its vineyards , domaine gayda is a new destination in the languedoc , 25km south west of carcassonne , in the village of brugairolles . nestled in the vines , our new \u201cpaillotes\u201d offer a unique barbecue dining experience whilst the restaurant , incorporated in the winery building , also makes for an exceptional environment in which to discover our food and wines . enjoy the spectacular views and the modern french cuisine prepared with the passion and creativity of our chef pascal ledroit , an inspiring new face of food and wine for the region . . . .\nlocated in limoux , the hotel & restaurant moderne et pigeon greets you at the heart of the cathares castles . 11 guest rooms with all mod cons , a traditional restaurant for the whole family where adults and children can both enjoy . a variety of sets menus are available for you to choose from : tasting menu ; gourmet menu or sweet - tooth menu . the hotel moderne et pigeon is a former covent dating from 1501 . first it was a covent , then it became a boutique hotel and a bank at the beginning of the 20th century . the hotel is decorated with centuries old stained glasses and frescoes . you will enjoy the charm of a fine dining restaurant and a luxury hotel . we look forward to greeting you soon . . .\nhotel - restaurant auberge de la corneilla located in cournanel ( aude ) near limoux , and twenty five kilometers from the city of carcassonne welcomes you in the cathar country in a warm and friendly atmosphere with two large rooms and a shaded terrace at the edge of the river . very nice in the summer for its rural setting . . . during holidays we offer special menus ( christmas , valentine easter , mother ' s day , etc . . . ) two to three times per year at the change of season we change the map and menu with seasonal ingredients . in the weekend we offer in addition to the normal map a menu at 26 \u20ac with drinks ( wine and coffee ) included . . .\nhotel limoux located at the entrance of limoux ( drive from carcassonne ) , hotel limoux offers 12 quiet rooms , comfortable and functional ( from 1 to 4 people ) . each with a private entrance , you have direct access to the patio of the hotel . carnaval in limoux ,\nlos fecos\n. this typical village f\u00eate is held in late summer when the nights are still warm , and the crops and grapes have been harvested . but this annual f\u00eate in limoux , is different in almost every respect . for a start it lasts not three days , but over two months ; and not in summer but mid winter . it is the earliest and longest f\u00eate on the french calendar , starting in january and continuing until two weeks before easter sunday . . .\nit is with great pleasure that our brasserie near carcassonne will let discover the specialties of the region on your plate . friendliness , good humor and regional cuisine : the recipe of this etablissement is also caf\u00e9 and guesthouse in operation for over 100 years . . a caf\u00e9 - brasserie near carcassonne , founded more than 100 years ago , tivoli has crossed the times with the times . this caf\u00e9 - brasserie near carcassonne was taken completely renovated in 2004 by jean - marc guiraud . former manager of a bar atmosphere\nthe barjo\n, this passionate rugby player is a heavy hitter now to offers of new services including the side of the theme bar . the catering , a family story that lasts for 3 generations in guiraud !\na creative , respectful cooking of the seasons and the products of the soil . a comfortable place for a very nice meal waits for you there . shop and restaurant la maison de la blanquette , the house of blanquette . town of limoux . limoux . languedoc . the wine shop and tasting room . the set menus in this restaurant offer local dishes to accompany the famous blanquette de limoux and other local wines . epicurean tastes throughout - well balanced food and an excellent wine list . . .\nthe restaurant ' s odalisque ,\nla cuisine mise \u00e0 nu\nis right in the heart of limoux in a warm , rustic and modern environment , where chef christopher roussat mixes pleasure of the senses and food throughout the seasons . chef roussat christopher cut his teeth at the castle of pomar\u00e8de ( 1 michelin star ) and the moulin de mougins ( 2 stars michelin ) . he does everything possible to serve gourmet cuisine open to all , both with original and inventive products and fresh seasonal vegetables . . . .\nplease select agenda , events beach , strand campings caves , gorges , . . chateaux , abbay . . for sale / te k . . g\u00eetes - chambr . . golf sports hotels leisure links museums rental homes , v . . restaurants sports , sporten vtt - cycling - . . walking , hiking . . watersports wine domains , w . .\nthe occitanian word \u201cmerlot\u201d translates to \u201cyoung blackbird . \u201d an accurate description for this popular , early - budding . . .\n\u201cking of the red wine grapes . \u201d the colonizer of the vineyards , pushing native wine grapes into its shadows . the caber . . .\nhistory of the grape : colombard is believed to be a crossing of gouais blanc and chenin blanc , although horticultural . . .\nthe irony here is that syrah\u2019s origins could give carmen sandiego a run for her international wallet . syrah\u2019s deepest . . .\nbritish wine writer and critic , jancis robinson , once noted that throughout the 80\u2019s and 90\u2019s in the united states , c . . .\nquesto vino / spumante ( metodo classico ) , \u00e8 prodotto a limoux ( francia ) nei migliori appezzamenti ai piedi dei pirenei . \u00e8 vinificato a partire da un vitigno raro il\nmauzac a grani duri\n. un vino che sviluppa profumi di fiori di acacia e mela . ottimo abbinamento con olive verdi e nere . read more\ntasted the 2009 vintage . tastes like something way more expensive than it is ! very rich and toasty , with a dry finish . nice golden apple and biscuity flavors . great alternative sparkler ! read more\nnot bad . medium - bodied , aroma of berries and leather , tasting notes of berries & oak , fruit - forward and a bit grapey even , with touches of bit of pepper , spice , and licorice in the background . crafted for the american palate . read more\nhi or bonjour my name is pat a french national , i am 43 y . o . , happily married to a ct native and we have a teenage daughter . i was born in the south of france in rose country . i never really drank the stuff when i grew up there and was mostly into german / danish / dutch beers . i have lived in the usa for close to 20 years and the wine bug bit me a co . . . read more\nurltoken china , india is going to be the next biggest growth market . how will there preferences drive the way wine is produced in the next deca . . . read more\nsnooth : get snooth ' s free wine newsletter for a daily dose of what to drink right now , pairing ideas , wine country travel tips , and more .\nwine tips : a daily postcard with a few simple words of wine wisdom .\nso it ' s been a while since i ' ve been on here but i was just . . .\ni know of a number of people in the craft beer world who are . . .\nis any1 selling any ? my wife loves to drink a wine with smoke taint . . .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 snooth , inc . all rights reserved . terms of use | privacy policy | sitemap | contact us | made in nyc\njavascript is disabled on your browser . to view this site , you must enable javascript or upgrade to a javascript - capable browser .\nwe will make every effort to supply orders exactly as listed above but if necessary will replace any out of stock wine with a similar bottle of equal or greater quality . cheers !\nall rights reserved . licence no . 51402336 . abn 26130782919 . liquor licensing act 1997 ( sa ) it is against the law to sell or supply alcohol to , or to obtain alcohol on behalf of , a person under the age of 18 years . winemarket supports the responsible service and consumption of alcohol .\nhigh - performance mortar for anchoring and sealing . mapefill f is used for . . .\ntwo - component , high - strength , castable epoxy - polyurethane sealant for . . .\ntwo - component , solvent - free epoxy primer used as bonding promoter for . . .\nself - levelling , ultra - quick hardening mortar with special hydraulic . . .\nthis website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience . to find out more , including how to manage the cookies , read our cookie policy . by continuing to browse this website , you agree to our use of cookies .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 mapei s . p . a . all rights reserved mapei s . p . a . via cafiero , 22 20158 - milan italy - phone + 39 - 02 - 376731 fax + 39 - 02 - 37673214 - mapei @ urltoken - p . iva 01649960158 - company data\nthe pinot noir passing - off controversy arose in 2010 within the wine industry over the passing - off by french distributors of merlot and syrah wine as pinot noir in the united states . the controversy involved the mislabeling of wines from vintners in southern france which were falsely sold to american distributors e & j gallo winery as pinot noir . the mislabeling resulted in a french court convicting twelve people for fraud .\npinot noir wine is considered particularly difficult to make well . american law requires that wine sold as being from a single varietal must be at least 75 % composed of the grape in question , and within the european union , the requirement is a minimum of 85 % . accordingly , many american winemakers add less expensive but more robust merlot and syrah to improve the mainstream appeal of inexpensive pinot noir . california wine brands often sell pinot noir from france , italy , chile , and germany , because it is less expensive to produce there than locally . as a result of the blending and importation practices , wine sold as pinot noir often does not have the characteristic taste of the grape , and can easily be confused by consumers and experts for other varietals .\nthe scheme was discovered during an audit of ducasse wine merchants . french investigators were suspicious that the firm was buying pinot noir wine at 40 % less than the going rate , in quantities that exceeded the historical production level of the region .\nthe scandal , described as the largest in french winemaking in recent years , was a public relations\nnightmare\nthat hurt the credibility of the red bicyclette brand , and of french wine production generally , at least in the united states . pinot noir had gained some recognition and popularity among american consumers , in large part due to a conceit in the 2004 independent film sideways that it was superior to merlot wine . as a result , consumers had been willing to pay more for the supposedly superior grape . the british press used the occasion to scoff at american consumers for their supposed lack of sophistication in wine . in march , 2010 , a wine writer for the san francisco chronicle coined the name\npinotgate\nto describe the scandal .\ngallo denied any prior knowledge of the fraud and was not accused of complicity . it has been accused by some of not sufficiently overseeing the quality and authenticity of wine purchased from suppliers . a class - action lawsuit was filed against gallo in connection with selling the mislabeled bottles .\nnobody was hurt by the austrian tampering but the same can\u2019t be said of a similar , but lethal , scandal which came to light in italy in 1986 . at least twenty three people died when they drank odore barbera , a wine from the north of italy dubbed \u2018poison plonk\u2019 by time magazine , which was contaminated with methyl alcohol ( another ingredient of antifreeze ! ) .\nthe austrians and italians are not alone in adulterating wine . there is a wine spread practice of \u2018watering down\u2019 wine , know as jesus units , generally to bring down the alcohol level . it\u2019s also not unheard of to find that an \u2018exclusive\u2019 wine is in fact not 100 % the real mccoy but has been blended with other less prestigious wines . burgundy wines for example have been analysed to reveal they have been blended with less expensive red wines ; in 2006 vins georges duboeuf was found guilty of just that , blending in lower grade wine with much better - quality crus and labelling it cru beaujolais .\nscandals aren\u2019t confined to the old world , it seems everyone is in on the game . there have been reported cases in asia of lafit or petrus which turned out to be wine from gaochang or shandong province . but probably the biggest \u2018fake\u2019 scandal in asia was between 2007 - 2010 when 400 , 000 bottles of mont tauch fitou aoc were imported , supposedly from france . suspicions were raised by the mont tauch team in asia when they heard reports of it being sold at an inexplicably low price \u2013 it turned out to be south american bulk wine in very well faked packaging !\nfriday supper : braised lamb shanks with crushed herb potatoes . served with excelsior cabernet sauvignon\nenter your email address to follow ' the horse ' s mouth ' and receive notifications of new posts by email .\nwe would love to hear from you with your comments and suggestions for wine and industry related posts . thehorsesmouthblog @ urltoken\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 html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\na french court found 12 executives guilty of selling the equivalent of 18 million bottles of cheaper wine as pinot noir . the buyer was california\u2019s e & j gallo for their red bicyclette brand , which sells for about $ 9 a bottle .\nafp reports that generic red wines fetched 45 euros ( about $ 62 ) per one hundred liters while the premium pinot noir fetched 97 euros . one of the firms involved had been paying 58 euros for the wines it sold to gallo . the accused made seven million euros ( $ 9 . 5 million ) in the scheme .\ngallo issued a statement saying that they were \u201cdeeply disappointed\u201d to learn of the fraud at one of their suppliers . the statement continued : \u201cwe believe that the only french pinot noir that was potentially misrepresented to us would have been the 2006 vintage and prior . \u201d they also added that there was no health risk and that they would be withdrawing the wine from the market ."]}
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", "topic": 9}], "title": "smilingstart", "paragraphs": ["enjoy # friday . # quotes that inspire , amaze & do good . # smilingstart . com\ndo good , be good with smilingstart . com . know how much good your startpage can do . urltoken\ntell me and i forget , teach me and i remember , involve me and i learn . # smilingstart\nsmilingstart , thalia technologies ltd . , 380 , 3rd floor , happy home , matunga , maharashtra , india 400019\nsmilingstart on twitter :\n@ creativect join urltoken and support charities without spending a penny from your pocket .\nmother - in - laws gone senile & stares through the window all day . if it rains i\u2019ll let her back in\n@ dannorman2 # smilingstart # cheerschegs\nthe founder - ceo of the business , tejas sangoi , says it is their goal to reach 1 , 00 , 000 users in indian alone . he claims , with such an audience size smilingstart can raise close to rs 5 crore for its partner charities each year .\nsmilingstart has partnered with three prominent charities \u2013 the akshaya patra foundation , k . c mahindra education trust and pratham . as we write this , 150 + people have already signed up enabling 353 mid day meals for school kids , 190 days of education for under privileged girls and 252 days of shelter for street kids .\nsmilingstart is a self funded startup venture of thalia technologies pvt ltd which is a profit driven organization with an intense social objective . tejas argues that \u2013 \u201cthe profit motive encourages efficiency and innovation and the social motive brings satisfaction of contributing to the society . we strive to maximize every cent of investment and minimize expenses incurred in creating and delivering value\u201d . the project is funded by his personal savings and family funds .\nthe wallpapers are sponsored by various brands which pays money to have its wallpaper displayed on the user homepage . once user get started supporting smilingstart . com , the user than need to select one charity program , then after every new wallpaper which says something about any brand will be displayed on daily basis , the brands will than be charged for each day . 75 % of the revenue is then donated to the charity selected by the users .\n\u201ceducate a man , you educate one person , educate a woman , you educate a complete family . \u201d\nreports estimate that more than 50 percent of girls in india fail to enroll in school and those who do are likely to drop out by the age of 12 .\nas in a series of other aspects , the girl child is also discriminated against extensively in the right to education , even basic at times .\nlack of education denies the girl child , the knowledge and skills needed to advance their status . education enables the child to realize her full potential , to think , question and judge independently ; to be a wise decision - maker , develop civic sense and learn to respect , love his fellow human beings and to be a good citizen .\nfigures also report that there is discrimination even in the field of higher education . at least a 40 % of girls are not allowed to pursue higher studies , due to the conservative familial ideologies .\nin 1994 , the government of india passed a universal female education bill that offers parents incentives for access and punishment for keeping a girl out of school .\nin another important initiative , the government also announced free and reduced cost education for girls . the program has been designed with the aim to offer free education at high school level to all girls of single child families .\nthe offer also includes provisions for fellowships of us $ 45 per month for those undertaking post - graduate studies .\nreceive beautiful images and raise funds for charity every time you open a new tab page for browsing .\nimages that amaze . watch the full gallery of a stunning swimming act . urltoken\nindia \u00b7 the best startpage that you ' ll have . be inspired , amazed & do good\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwelcome to our careers section . please review the positions we are currently hiring for and apply to the ones that interest you .\nwe are looking for individuals that love working on the web , can think independently and want to express themselves through creative marketing . we offer an opportunity for such a marketing enthusiast to take up the challenge of implementing an innovative social media campaign , in a fast - paced , fun - loving , entrepreneurial environment .\ncreate campaigns to help us gain followers and extend our messages , generate new ideas for social media integration across all distribution platforms and research news and trends in social / new media .\nmanage day - to - day operations of the brands\u2019 social media presence , including working with team members to engage and grow the social media audience .\nonline advocacy , writing editorial , community outreach efforts , promotions , blogging , engaging in online dialogue etc .\ndemonstrated ability in crafting & developing compelling audience - specific messages and tools ( videos , customer success stories , presentations , demos , how to guides etc . ) , to be used on the web , live events and in content marketing campaigns\na young mumbai based social entrepreneur has launched an innovative charitable fundraising movement that allows internet users to contribute towards causes without spending a rupee called urltoken .\nin this new unique concept users don\u2019t have to pay anything at all , simply set urltoken as their browser homepage and each day receive a beautiful wallpaper which is actually an advertisement .\nto get started with this concept you don\u2019t have to download or install anything on you computer you just need internet connection to get new visually appealing wallpapers . users can even track their donations over a period of time and see the exact impact they have incurred .\nlike this content ? sign up for our daily newsletter to get latest updates .\nevery venture is not about capital ! independent digital media & free press is supported solely by contribution from individuals like you . unlike other digital media entities in india , urltoken do not take a cent from business , investors or political parties , so your contribution makes a big difference and helps us stay independent without any equity to investors - - contribute\nvardaan : founding editor at indianweb2 , he ' s been writing at indianweb2 since 2007 . apart from blogging he had a professional career of software developer , ux developer and search engine marketer in past . his vision of indianweb2 has been laid down so as to showcase , encourage and propagate indian startups , innovation and entrepreneurship ideas .\nthis is a b2c idea , and it takes a lot of marketing / publicity to get good traction in the b2c space .\nrevenues are from advertising , and it is very difficult to make money from advertising in india . and the user numbers have to be huge before you start making good money .\nwhat you have going for you is the whole 75 % goes to charity angle . that will make it easier to convince people to install and use your screen , as well as to promote / evangelize it . but it ' s still going to be tough , because you ' re competing with pinterest , instagram and even facebook .\nfigure out some way of segmenting your audience by demographics and interests . maybe you can have channels ( photos of nature , sports , celebrities , news ) that people can subscribe to .\nsee if people are interested in more than simple pretty photos . a ' thought for the day ' channel . this can broaden the appeal and at the same time allow you to target the ads properly .\ncreate\nshare this photo with my friends\nfunctionality . 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", "topic": 38}], "title": "elemental technologies", "paragraphs": ["former pixelworks engineers brian lewis , sam blackman and jesse rosenzweig started elemental technologies .\nannounced this afternoon that it\u2019s acquiring elemental technologies , a backend mobile video service .\nview information on current and former elemental technologies inc building locations . find leasing information , previous sales and currently active for sale and lease listings of properties where elemental technologies inc is located . research elemental technologies inc information , location photos and more .\nelemental technologies adds $ 14 . 5 million investment , led by global broadcasters telstra and sky\nelemental technologies is the leading supplier of software - defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery .\nelemental technologies inc . is headquartered in portland , oregon and launched operations in august 2006 .\nelemental technologies adds $ 14 . 5 million investment , led by global broadcasters telstra and sky | urltoken\nelemental technologies closes $ 14 . 5 million series d funding round , adds telstra and sky as investors\nelemental technologies , which has outgrown its downtown portland office , will head down the street to new digs .\nweigh the pros and cons of technologies , products and projects you are considering .\nelemental technologies inc has been a past or current tenant within the buildings involved in these sale and lease transactions .\n\u00a7 if you love elemental technologies , lend your vote to the streaming media readers\u2019 choice awards ( 0 ) we know that portland - based elemental technologies\u2014the second fastest growing software company in the us\u2014is doing some amazing work . \u2026\nelemental technologies , one of portland ' s biggest technology employers , said monday it ' s taking a new name .\nelemental technologies closed a $ 7 . 5m fundraising round in 2010 , bringing the total raised to more than $ 14m\nelemental technologies closes $ 14 . 5 million series d funding round , adds telstra and sky as investors \u00ab blog . devoncroft\nsenior marketing manager at elemental technologies , anevia , ateme - it , video technology , telecoms , and video security solutions .\nelemental technologies , which has been known for its software encoding solutions , has broadened its product portfolio with the introduction of elemental delta , a comprehensive video delivery platform . elemental delta . . .\nelemental technologies , the biggest of a new generation of young portland tech companies , sold its business thursday to amazon web services .\n\u00a7 if you\u2019re looking for a new gig , it\u2019s elemental , dear watson : 10 open jobs at portland startup elemental technologies ( 1 ) if you\u2019re looking for a job with an up - and - coming portland startup , elemental technologies is a really good place to start your search . \u2026\nelemental energy technologies ltd has taken out the top honours in the annual engineering excellence awards sponsored by the newcastle division of engineers australia .\naiming to further develop its core probing technology to create products that meet needs at the leading edge , mjc is focusing on r & d into elemental technologies , including technologies for electronic measuring , precision machines , materials , and mems .\nelemental makes video encoding technologies , which broadcasters including the bbc , comcast , espn and hbo use to prepare their programming for transmission online .\namazon web services ( aws ) is bolstering its already substantial cloud - based video offerings with the acquisition of portland , or - based elemental technologies .\nin may 2012 , elemental technologies closed a $ 13m fundraising round led by norwest venture partners ( nvp ) , which brought the total amount of funding raised by elemental to just under $ 30m .\n2017 - 04 - 13 \u2013 elemental technologies today announced plans to debut new video processing technologies at nab 2017 . elemental\u2019s latest innovations will offer pay tv providers , content programmers , broadcasters and enterprise customers the ability to quickly , easily and economically build and scale advanced video workflows to deliver highly differentiated viewing experiences .\nelemental technologies is hoping that existing customers will see the provision of statistical multiplexing as an opportunity to use the same compression solution across all its video services . keith wymbes , chief marketing officer at elemental technologies , cites examples of where his company was previously brought in to cover specific applications and then expanded its remit .\namazon web services , an urltoken subsidiary , announced on thursday that it is in the process of acquiring elemental technologies , a software company that provides mobile video solutions .\nnow we know how much amazon paid to acquire elemental technologies . in an sec filing posted on friday , amazon revealed that it completed its acquisition of . . .\nmulti - 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accelerated solutions currently in development . elemental server is available for sale directly from elemental . learn more about elemental server at urltoken . about elemental elemental technologies is the leading provider of massively parallel processing solutions for video applications . using off - the - shelf , programmable graphics processing units ( gpus ) for compute - intensive video processing and conversion tasks , elemental\u2019s products are ideally suited for a variety of video applications including consumer media processing , professional video editing and internet video processing . founded in 2006 , elemental is headquartered in portland , oregon . to learn more about elemental , visit urltoken .\nthis loopnet elemental technologies inc 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 .\naws ' acquisitions of nice , elemental technologies and cloud 9 hint at a pattern of small , service - focused buys . if aws opens its wallet again , here ' s how it could spend .\nsam blackman , ceo of elemental technologies , introduces elemental delta at ibc 2014 in amsterdam . in this presentation , sam discusses how this new video delivery platform allows media companies to provide next - generation tv services , monetize premium content and reduce ip distribution costs .\nelemental technologies solutions allow pay tv operators , content programmers , broadcasters and enterprise customers to perfect the media experience . companies worldwide use video elemental ' s processing solutions for instantaneous and ubiquitous provisioning of professional video content on any screen , anytime - all at once .\n\u00a7 want to have lunch with imogen heap today ? elemental technologies can help . in streaming 1080 hd . ( 1 ) and today , you get the chance to do that as elemental\u2019s technology helps power imogen heap\u2019s concert from royal albert hall at 7 pm gmt\u2013\u2026\nmjc is developing elemental technologies in line with the advancement of probing technologies . in the area of probe cards , mjc focuses on responding to the higher density and miniaturization of devices and high speed , high frequency and greater capacity of signal transmission . in the area of wafer probers , mjc aims to push these probe card characteristics as far as possible .\n\u201cthe commercial viability of the seaurchin enables it to rapidly meet the large and growing market for renewable energy technologies , \u201d said the engineers australia judges .\npixelworks inc . spinout elemental technologies inc . has landed $ 7 . 1 million in venture capital investment , the downtown portland startup said this afternoon , and plans to begin selling its first products this fall .\nelemental technologies announced that it has closed a $ 15m series d funding round , led by led by australian telco giant , telstra , who in august 2014 acquired online video platform provider ooyala for $ 360m .\nelemental also announced support for adobe flash media server 3 . 5 and dynamic streaming , and said it is working on support for microsoft silverlight ' s smooth streaming . callahan said elemental server is especially suited for deployments with these streaming technologies , as it can ingest one video file and output the multiple resolution and bitrate copies necessary for technologies faster than traditional quad - core servers . for more : - see urltoken ' s article on elemental here - see the press release here\nelemental ceo sam blackman speaks at techfestnw in 2014 . elemental is one of portland\u2019s most successful startups in recent years .\nelemental technologies counts some of broadcasting ' s biggest brands as clients . hbo , espn , the bbc and many others use the fast - growing portland company ' s technology to format their programming for online broadcasts .\nportland , ore . \u2013 november 17 , 2010 \u2013 elemental technologies , the leading provider of massively parallel video processing solutions , today announced it will leverage amazon cluster gpu instances with its elemental accelerated cloud transcoding ( elemental act ) family of services . in a tiered cloud services offering , elemental act will provide customers a wide range of options for accelerated video conversion with amazon web services ( aws ) .\nin response to these diversifying test requirements , mjc is striving to improve precision machine technology combined with elemental technologies and to propose efficient testing environments , such as by reducing running costs and reducing the time required for testing .\ndavy stevenson , a software engineer at elemental technologies , is developing a new user interface for the company ' s products . her t - shirt ,\ndesigned by elemental in oregon ,\nplays on apple ' s signature tagline - -\ndesigned by apple in california .\nglobal media franchises , pay tv operators , content programmers , broadcasters , government agencies and enterprise customers rely on technologies from aws elemental to create agile , scalable and secure video workflows that bring content to life . discover how aws elemental perfects the media experience and get in touch today .\nelemental technologies has added statistical multiplexing to its bag of tricks . elemental statmux is a multi - codec , multi - resolution statistical multiplexer that operators , broadcasters , and anyone else who handles video to mix and match different codecs within their workflows and delivery networks to optimize bandwidth usage .\nurltoken has used elemental encoding solutions for more than five years . the new deployment adds new elemental server transcoders to the existing solution comprising elemental live , elemental server , and elemental conductor products , with elemental apis simplifying integration with other systems , boosting workflow efficiency , and supporting a rapid time - to - market for urltoken \u2019s new 4k service , according to the vendor .\nread it now : how to compete with broadcast latency using current adaptive bitrate technologies : part 1 . and stay tuned for additional installments in the coming days .\nelemental technologies \u2014 which develops software - defined video systems for multiscreen and ultra hd streaming \u2014 has raised $ 14 . 5 million in its fourth round of funding , led by australian telco telstra and europe - based sky .\nportland , oregon - based elemental technologies announced today that it has closed a series b financing round of $ 7 . 5 million , with steamboat ventures joining general catalyst and voyager capital , existing venture backers of the company .\nportland , ore . \u2014 october 16 , 2006 \u2014 elemental technologies inc . today announced that pixelworks , inc . ( nasdaq : pxlw ) , a leading provider of system - on - chip ics for the advanced display industry , has agreed to provide seed funding for the company . elemental technologies ( eti ) is a start - up semiconductor design company founded by three engineers , including mike west , a pixelworks co - founder . elemental is focused on creating a revolutionary network - aware distributed display processing architecture .\nelemental technologies represents a potential for rebirth in oregon ' s electronic display industry , once its most robust homegrown technology . but foreign competition and failed product launches , among other troubles , have all but driven the sector from oregon .\nthe best overall submission will receive the scte 2015 technological innovation of the year award . last year\u2019s winner of this award was bridge technologies for its vb288 content extractor .\nelemental technologies , makers of the badaboom gpu - based encoding application , released today its elemental server , an enterprise - grade encoding platform . the company said the gpu architecture delivers speed and energy usage improvements over cpu - based encoding servers , thereby saving cash and decreasing processing time for multi - format video .\ndevelops technologies for video encoding , compression and streaming to enable content providers such as comcast , disney and hbo to offer instantaneous video content on tvs , computers and mobile devices .\nelemental technologies has made its name providing compression and transcoding for live and on - demand multiscreen / ott services that are typically delivered using adaptive bit rates ( abr ) . the introduction of statistical multiplexing opens the way for customers to migrate to elemental technologies compression for their linear broadcast services if they want to . it also confirms a trend among vendors to support multiscreen and broadcast operations from a unified headend or backoffice . in this case , it could result in unified linear video delivery infrastructure .\nwhen a customer has an extensive workflow , utilizing many different elemental products or many nodes is where elemental conductor can be a huge asset .\nelemental technologies will be demonstrating its new compression plus statistical multiplexing capabilities at nab 2015 , marking the point at which the company starts to compete for the headend market in general rather than just the multiscreen and ott headend ( with a few exceptions ) .\nelemental technologies\u2019 badaboom is a video transcoding program that converts video files into other formats . the conversion process can be up to 18 times faster when done on a geforce gpu , getting the job done in a few minutes instead of a few hours .\nportland , ore . - - sam blackman , one of portland\u2019s highest - profile tech executives , died over the weekend . a portland native , blackman had deep ties to the community and built elemental technologies into one of the city ' s biggest startup successes .\nthis was the fourth year of the bend venture conference . all 5 presenting companies would have won in previous years ; elemental technologies was the clear winner against such stiff competition .\nsaid bruce juhola , managing member of the bend venture conference investor llc .\nit\u2019s always nice to see portland startups getting recognition . especially when it\u2019s on the world stage . and such is the case with portland\u2019s elemental technologies , who has been nominated for awards at the ibc \u2014arguably the most important tradeshow of the year for their industry .\nthat hope appears to be coming to fruition . elemental \u2014 now called aws elemental \u2014 just moved into a new headquarters building in downtown portland . the office houses not only elemental but employees from other amazon business units as well . the plan is for both elemental and amazon to grow here .\ntags : elemental technologies , emma lloyd , fundraising , general catalyst partners , investment , mark sherman , multi - platform content delivery , multi - screen , norwest venture partners , ooyala , ott video , sam blackman , telstra , voyager capital comments off , pings off .\n\u201cthis year , elemental brings the technologies most relevant to the future of video to the forefront at ibc , \u201d said keith wymbs , vp of marketing for elemental . \u201cwe have a mature solution set for content programmers and pay tv operators worldwide and we see ibc as the critical stage for showcasing our leadership in the global multiscreen video processing market . \u201d\nelemental is a strong choice for high - volume video publishers or those already using elemental hardware , but it doesn ' t come at a bargain price .\nelemental technologies ' new investment is led by seattle - based voyager capital and by a boston firm , general catalyst partners . the $ 1 . 6 million in private\nangel\ninvestment eti raised last year is being rolled into this venture round , according to the company .\nthe investment by pixelworks is providing seed capital to assist in the formation of elemental technologies and for funding initial research and development efforts . as part of the terms , allen alley , president , ceo and chairman of pixelworks , inc . , will hold a board observation seat .\nwe are still in the early innings of online video usage and innovation ,\nnoted geoff entress , a member of the seattle - based alliance of angels .\nelemental technologies ' software represents a substantial improvement to current state - of - the - art video processing performance . the elemental team is uniquely qualified to create real value in this space .\nelemental is already used for sky ' s ott service , sky go . telstra is expanding its mobile video delivery services and intends to standardize on elemental technology .\nelemental cloud serves customers across the globe with availability in all aws regions worldwide . elemental cloud leverages multiple availability zones each region which includes physically separated data centers .\nhigh - end video transcoder shootout : elemental vs . telestream - streaming media magazine\nguarantees uniform video and audio stream configuration for aws elemental live video encoding tasks .\nvideo is ubiquitous and market advances occur quickly . you ' ll be working with emerging and forward - looking technologies , helping amazing customers address complex challenges . you\u2019ll never stop learning here \u2013 we guarantee it .\nas elemental looked for space to grow , employees said they preferred to stay downtown . both elemental and amazon believe they can attract the best talent within urban cores .\nearlier generations of video technology have had to navigate competing regional technologies and government - mandated standards . online video is much less encumbered , according to blackman , creating an opportunity for rapid growth as internet speeds increase .\nproof : by december 2016 , portland had the # 1 fastest - growing tech sector of all u . s . cities . and amazon web services made a long - term investment in portland when it purchased elemental technologies \u2013 an investment that\u2019s paying off for today\u2019s aws elemental employees with intellectually challenging work in a beautiful , spacious environment designed for the needs of a thriving tech community .\n\u201cthe availability of high - performance graphics processors with amazon gpu instances allows us to implement scalable and efficient video processing in the cloud , \u201d said sam blackman , ceo and co - founder of elemental technologies . \u201crunning elemental act services on amazon cluster gpu instances will give our customers maximum speed , flexibility , and price - performance in creating video content targeted to multiple screens and devices . \u201d\nan aws elemental spokesperson said the company is focused on supporting blackman ' s family .\nastro uses aws elemental cloud to power its ott service , astro on the go .\nleading brazilian pay - tv operator globosat uses aws elemental live for its video processing .\nhbo uses aws elemental to prepare video for its popular multiscreen service , hbo go .\nleading south korean telco kt leverages aws elemental hevc software to support 4k uhd offerings .\nelemental meets beet . tv at ibc 2012 , debuts h . 265 video compression standard\nelemental\u2019s north american customers include comcast , directv , and globosat , hbo and turner .\nhere is a diagram of how elemental cloud leverages aws infrastructure . customers select the elemental cloud services to instantiate in their deployments . elemental cloud then provisions ec2 instances within a vpc for each deployment . elemental cloud has a deep integration with s3 including progressive processing to allow processing of content to begin while the asset is still being transferred from s3 .\nmeanwhile , the other 15 companies on the list grew at an annual average of nearly 23 percent . the fastest growth came at elemental technologies , a well - funded downtown portland startup mining broadcasters ' voracious appetite to stream their video online . its sales more than doubled last year , topping $ 21 million .\nportland , ore . \u2014 october 23 , 2008 \u2014 badaboom ! it ' s done . elemental technologies inc . , the leading provider of massively parallel processing ( mpp ) solutions , announced today the launch of the badaboom tm media converter , a dynamic new platform for formatting video files for portable media players .\nelemental no longer breaks down its employment numbers . the last time it did the team was north of 300 people . there are roughly 50 job openings on the elemental website .\nin february , amazon acquired italian software as a service company nice , which develops products to help customers centralize high - performance computing and visualization workloads . in september of 2015 , amazon acquired elemental technologies , a back - end mobile video service that aws used to strengthen cloud infrastructure services , for $ 500 million .\nelemental technologies says elemental statmux is the industry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first software - based , multi - codec , multi - resolution statistical multiplexer . the product has been developed internally over 18 months , has been sold to a few customers and is already deployed with the uruguayan satellite pay tv operator tcc for its linear tv \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the first publicly announced customer . this solution is also being trialled by a bunch of other operators .\nelemental technologies is the leading provider of massively parallel video processing solutions for broadcast and online video customers . elemental ' s products use off - the - shelf , programmable graphics processing units ( gpus ) for compute - intensive video processing and conversion tasks . the product line is ideal for digital media workflows that require video encoding for internet and mobile delivery , faster - than - real - time transcoding , or support for adaptive bit rate distribution . elemental helps content owners and distributors deliver any video to any screen , at any time \u2013 all at once\u2026it\u2019s media multiplied\u2122 . founded in 2006 , elemental is headquartered in portland , oregon . to learn more about elemental , visit urltoken .\nduring my tenure at adobe , we brought critical internet technologies like acrobat and flash to the market ,\nsaid bruce chizen , former ceo of adobe systems .\nelemental ' s gpu - accelerated software is similarly disruptive in nature and will radically improve how video is processed for content providers and end users .\nthe investment will fund the commercialization of elemental ' s rapihd tm video platform . the software platform achieves the performance levels of specialized components using off - the - shelf hardware .\neti is honored by this vote of confidence in our technology from northwest investors ,\nsaid sam blackman , ceo of elemental technologies .\nwe look forward to applying these funds to our product rollout in the next year .\nelemental faces competition from big networking companies including cisco , plus video specialists envivio and harmonic .\nas a startup , elemental donated shares to a philanthropic organization called the entrepreneurs foundation of the northwest . that stock was worth roughly $ 300 , 000 when elemental sold to amazon , and the proceeds created the elemental community investment fund , part of the oregon community foundation .\nthe fact that very large end - users are investing in elemental is an interesting development .\npress release : elemental fuels global ambitions with $ 14 . 5m in telstra - led financing\ncolumbus communications uses aws elemental to stream live and on - demand video content to subscribers .\nmedia prima deploys aws elemental live to ramp its multiscreen offerings to internet and mobile users .\nthe nba relies on aws elemental live to encode video at its digital media management complex .\nlatin american pay tv leader tcc uses aws elemental statmux to optimize its linear video delivery .\nthe weather channel uses aws elemental to prepare video for cross - platform distribution of programming .\nthe deal with badaboom - more details on elemental ' s gpu accelerated h . 264 encoder\nthe technology path that the elemental technologies team is pursuing holds promise for creating products that are complementary to our mediaprocessor ics . mike west has demonstrated his outstanding talent as a technical visionary who helped us build pixelworks into a successful fabless semiconductor company and we have confidence that he will do it again ,\nsaid alley .\nnow known as aws elemental , the company pioneered software for transmitting video over the internet . if you stream espn or hbo on your smartphone , you ' re using technology elemental built .\nblackman added that existing and new elemental customers will see the company\u2019s \u201cpace of innovation accelerate and our investment in service and support increase , \u201d while elemental\u2019s internal team will \u201csubstantially grow . \u201d\naudio over ip ( aoip ) has become one of the most important technologies to ever enter the media landscape . the protocol allows facilities to leverage today\u2019s mature ip platforms for audio applications resulting in lower costs , faster installations , improved quality o\u2026\nelemental technologies is the leading provider of massively parallel video processing solutions for broadcast and online video customers . elemental ' s products use off - the - shelf , programmable graphics processing units ( gpus ) for compute - intensive video processing and conversion tasks . the product line is ideal for digital media workflows that require video encoding for internet and mobile delivery , faster - than - real - time transcoding , or support for adaptive bit rate distribution . elemental helps content owners and distributors deliver any video to any screen , at any time - all at once . . . it ' s media multiplied\u2122 . founded in 2006 , elemental is headquartered in portland , oregon . to learn more about elemental , visit urltoken .\nportland , ore . \u2014 july 17 , 2008 \u2014 elemental technologies inc . ( eti ) , a leading provider of massively parallel video processing software , has closed its first round of venture capital financing . industry leaders general catalyst partners of boston , massachusetts and voyager capital of seattle , washington co - led this $ 7 . 1m investment .\nelemental ' s headquarters on southwest broadway in downtown portland . ( mike rogoway / the oregonian )\nelemental provides ktvz the ability to transcode all of its 28 hours of syndicated content in groups of 4 simultaneous transcodes , cutting the workday workflow down to 7 hours on a single elemental server .\nfubotv uses aws elemental mediatailor server - side ad insertion to monetize video content with personalized advertising .\nitv uses solutions from aws elemental to modernize its streaming video capabilities and deliver quality viewing experiences .\njapan broadcasting corporation ( nhk ) ramps distribution of live streaming video using aws elemental video processing .\nviacom utilizes aws elemental live to deliver and manage content across its traditional and new media platforms .\nsome of the general drivers for elemental products . and this is one of many reasons why customers chose elemental for their video compression and transcoding needs . elemental is built on a software platform , unlike some competitors that specialize in hardware for transcoding , elemental provides 3 unique ways for customers to provide content to their consumers . in premises hardware , virtualized on blade infrastructure , and cloud .\ni think this is going to be a wonderful home for elemental ,\nblackman said .\nthe portland native , who grew up lifeguarding at a public pool , leaves a young family and a rapidly growing business that helped transform oregon ' s silicon forest . he led elemental technologies from tiny startup to one of the city ' s major employers before selling it to amazon in 2015 for $ 296 million . he stayed on as ceo .\n2018 - 04 - 05 \u2013 amazon web services , inc . ( aws ) , an urltoken company , today announced plans to demonstrate new video processing and delivery technologies at the 2018 nab show in las vegas , nevada , april 9 through 12 .\nelemental chief executive sam blackman , though , said his company remains unknown to many asian major broadcasters .\nabc news streamlines content conversion using aws elemental server to prepare video for the abc news ipad app .\nfoxtel employs solutions from aws elemental to power its ott and tv everywhere video services on the go .\nmlb leverages aws elemental systems to create on - demand content for viewing online and on mobile devices .\nnasa tv uses video processing software from aws elemental to support its multi - channel live streaming applications .\ngerman broadcaster ndr utilizes aws elemental live to perform round - the - clock encoding of live content .\noceanic time warner relies on aws elemental to stream live and on - demand college sporting events online .\nred bee uses aws elemental to create live and on - demand broadcast content for its redplayer platform .\ntheplatform uses aws elemental delta for its time - shifted video and live - to - vod services .\nlet\u2019s take a look at the elemental live solution . our live video encoder with deep video processing expertise\nto schedule a meeting with an elemental representative the scte cable - tec expo , please contact us .\nelemental technologies , headquartered in portland , oregon , is a software company providing high - performance video solutions that take advantage of massively parallel architectures . the software platform achieves the performance levels of specialized components using off - the - shelf hardware . the rapihd tm video platform is ideally suited for applications ranging from broadcast infrastructure to professional video editing to internet video processing .\nportland , ore . \u2014 december 14 , 2007 \u2014 elemental technologies inc . , a provider of multicore - accelerated video processing technology , announced today that it successfully secured $ 1 . 05m in seed funding . the round was led by the oregon angel fund , with participation from several other northwest angel investing groups including the bend venture conference and seattle alliance of angels .\nsam blackman , ceo of elemental technologies and vijay pande , associate professor of chemistry , stanford university and director of the folding @ home project discuss using the power of nvidia geforce\u00ae graphics processing units ( gpu ) and nvidia\u00ae cuda\u2122 c - programming technology to significantly improve the performance of non - graphics applications by transferring the workload from the cpu to the more efficient gpu .\nhigh - end transcoding tools cost anywhere from $ 10 , 000 for a software - only system to \u201cif you have to ask , you can\u2019t afford it . \u201d they\u2019re the lifeblood of organizations that encode high volumes of daily , weekly , or monthly videos . in this article , we describe the factors you should consider when purchasing such a high - end system and present quality and performance comparisons of two systems , elemental technologies\u2019 elemental server , and telestream\u2019s vantage lightspeed server .\nelemental technologies highlighted its time - shifted services at ibc . elemental delta enriches live tv experiences and can be adapted for multiscreen viewing and offer new ways to package live content alongside targeted advertising . increasingly , consumers expect their video anywhere , on any device and want to view that content with dvr controls like time delay , pause or repeat . between 2011 and early 2014 , the number of urban television consumers watching time - shifted content increased from 30 % to 43 % .\nelemental is one of the last descendants of oregon ' s once - flourishing electronic display industry . blackman and two co - founders left their engineering jobs at video chip company pixelworks to start elemental in 2006 .\nthis one , i hope , is something that draws a lot of eyes to what portland engineers and portland entrepreneurs can build ,\nblackman said in 2015 .\nthe teams here are building such great technologies . i really think this is just the beginning .\n2017 - 04 - 17 \u2013 aws elemental , an amazon web services company , today announced that frontier communications has chosen aws elemental video processing for its vantage tv by frontier\u2122 live and on - demand video services .\nformer elemental board member kevin o ' hara said blackman built a company of smart people with open minds .\njust last week he said he was proud that elemental\u2019s community engagement is filtering into broader amazon as well .\naws elemental processes channel one programming for delivery of high - quality video over ip networks to multiple devices .\nmtv uses aws elemental at its headquarters in new york and in production trucks at events around the world .\npac - 12 networks uses solutions from aws elemental to power its tv everywhere service and youtube international service .\ntruevisions powers its high - definition and multiscreen video services in south asia with aws elemental video processing solutions .\nturner ' s video on - demand platform cnngo uses aws elemental delta to manage its multiscreen delivery deployments .\naws elemental video processing enables viaplay to deliver premium live and on - demand content to internet connected devices .\nsimplifies the operational task of managing aws elemental on - premises hardware - based and virtualized video encoding infrastructures .\nurltoken has selected elemental technologies video processing solutions to power its new 4k video - on - demand ( vod ) services . the agreement expands the broadcaster\u2019s existing elemental deployment with added video infrastructure to process streaming 4k content with hevc compression . urltoken provides digital platforms and services for brazil\u2019s grupo globo , connecting online audiences to an array of publishing , video , and data properties grupo globo operates , including globo tv\u2019s broadcast networks , film studio globo filmes and over - the - top tv service globo play .\nto respond to new needs with an eye toward the future and achieve better product characteristics , mjc is constantly researching and developing technologies for mastering new materials . mjc evaluates materials through experimentation and verification of their electrical and mechanical characteristics and optimizes the characteristics to improve product quality and performance .\nxconomy has covered elemental extensively over the last seven years , including this 2011 piece that noted amazon\u2019s moves into online music and video and elemental\u2019s status as \u201cone to watch\u201d among only a few remaining independent video processing technology providers .\nelemental raised seed capital in 2007 from the alliance of angels , bend venture conference , and oregon angel fund .\nbig ten network leverages aws elemental live for its btn2go service , streaming live games to pcs and mobile devices .\nespn uses aws elemental to create on - demand video offered via web , iphone , ipad and android devices .\nntv plus designed and deployed an end - to - end 4k hevc workflow powered by aws elemental video processing .\nstn utilizes aws elemental video processing to power the unified headend delivery of broadcast and ott tv content in hevc .\ntata sky employs aws elemental video processing solutions to process and deliver live - linear 4k / hevc streamed content .\ntelstra , australia\u2019s leading mobile services provider , uses aws elemental delta for its next - generation content delivery services .\naws elemental server transforms high quality video into new revenue via turnkey , cloud - based and virtualized deployment models while using parallel architecture to achieve high - density transcoding . aws elemental server increases outputs with a smaller hardware footprint .\nif you have an active aws elemental service plan , the aws elemental user community also gives you access to your own private support space , where you can contact our technical support team and submit and manage your support cases .\nelemental ceo sam blackman stands on top of the company hq in downtown portland with one of its big satellites .\nthese capabilities can be especially useful to support unified delivery of both linear and ott services , according to elemental .\nelemental said hinders will focus on the expansion of elemental software - defined video ( sdv ) solutions in the americas market as pay tv operators and content owners abandon hardware - based video processing solutions for the of sdv approaches .\nelemental , which makes technology used to stream content across the internet and over multiple devices , was bought by amazon last year . at the time , blackman noted that the seattle tech giant intended to invest heavily in elemental .\nelemental technologies will take its software - defined multi - screen content delivery offering to the next level at nab with the launch of statmux , a software - based multi - codec , multi - resolution statistical multiplexer that brings new flexibility to content owners and pay tv operators who distribute content linearly as well as on - demand . other features include end - to - end redundancy and multiscreen content delivery .\nlet\u2019s take a look at the two tested systems and then move to our updated quality and performance tests . as an overview , we tested the fastest system each vendor could provide in a single box . for elemental , this was the elemental server , and our test system was configured with a 2 . 7 ghz 12 - core ( 24 with htt ) intel xeon e5 - 2697 v2 cpu , with two nvidia k10 tesla gpus , with 16gb of ram and running centos . elemental technologies declined to provide current pricing for the system , though the last time we looked , in may 2012 , the system cost $ 25 , 950 .\n\u201camazon cluster gpu instances gives our customers the power of high - performance computing , the efficiency and speed of gpus and the highly available , scalable and affordable cloud environment our customers have come to expect from aws , \u201d said peter de santis , general manager of amazon ec2 . \u201dwe\u2019re excited to work with elemental technologies to bring gpu - accelerated video encoding and transcoding to customers generating multi - formatted video . \u201d\nwith badaboom , elemental technologies has harnessed the power of the nvidia processor for video transcoding with amazing speed and quality ,\nsaid michael steele , nvidia general manager .\nanyone who wants to watch video on multiple devices and doesn ' t want to wait all night for the cpu to complete the conversion needs this tool . it ' s the ultimate platform for anytime , anywhere access to your video .\naws elemental mediatailor lets video providers serve multiscreen content with individually personalized advertising while maintaining broadcast quality - of - service .\nfrontier communications uses aws elemental video processing to deploy its vantage tv by frontier\u2122 live and on - demand video services .\nqvc uses aws elemental live to expedite video delivery of live television broadcasts to online platforms in the uk and italy .\ntf1 group uses aws elemental live to support delivery of live and catch - up content for the multiplatform mytf1 product .\nwarner bros . uses aws elemental server to drive large - scale content conversion and create studio - grade video assets .\nworld wrestling entertainment ( wwe ) brings complex pay - per - view productions to online viewers using aws elemental live .\nin a blog post , blackman wrote today that elemental and amazon share similar core values and have aligned cultural values .\nelemental is slated to move into the new space , which has access to a rooftop deck , in may 2017 .\nelemental became a member of the aws product portfolio in late 2015 adding best in class software defined video encoding and transcoding . learn what elemental offers and how video from major broadcasters to podcasters is being processed on premises and in the cloud . learn how the elemental solutions work in tandem with the amazon elastic transcoder and our global content delivery network , cloudfront .\n\u201conly software - defined video solutions from elemental can offer linear tv and pay tv service providers alike complete control of the entire content delivery chain through unified infrastructure , \u201d said aslam khader , chief product officer for elemental . \u201cas linear content providers add additional service offerings , they are able to quickly scale up and introduce new features with flexible software from elemental . \u201d\n\u201cwe are truly honored to be recognized by such distinguished industry programs , \u201d said keith wymbs , chief marketing officer at elemental . \u201cwe are immensely proud to see the elemental delta video delivery platform receive the iabm design & innovation award upon its launch and for elemental to be named a technology enabler to three highly regarded multiscreen offerings that serve customers through innovation . \u201d\nelemental will feature its full suite of software - defined video solutions at ibc 2014september 12 - 16 at the rai exhibition and convention centre ( hall 4 , stand 4 . b75 ) in amsterdam . the company will demonstrate how its video processing and delivery products can automate repurposing of live video content for on - demand catch - up tv , pause tv , and npvr video services and support end - to - end content encryption , integration of third party drm technologies and ad insertion for content monetization . elemental will also showcase its leading hevc and 4k uhd tv video processing ; software updates to its elemental live and elemental stream products - - including support for new hevc and 4k uhd services at 50 / 60 frames per second and 10 - bit color ; and , elemental cloud for live and on - demand video processing and delivery in pure cloud and hybrid ground - cloud deployments . elemental is named as a technology enabler to the bbc and turner sports , both of which were designated finalists for the ibc 2014 innovation awards . award winners will be announced at the show . to schedule a meeting with an elemental representative at ibc , please contact us .\nfinancials : not disclosed , but elemental says 2011 revenues were\neight figures\n- - at least $ 10 million .\nblackman left in 2006 with colleagues to start elemental , which capitalized on the surging demand for streaming video over the internet .\nelemental will continue operating in portland under its own brand , but will more deeply integrate with aws , the companies said .\nthe bbc successfully delivered a 4k uhd tv broadcast of the world cup over an ip network using aws elemental live encoding .\ncin\u00e9polis deploys an integrated cloud solution from aws elemental and amazon web services to support its tv everywhere service , cin\u00e9polis klic .\nmolotov uses reliable solutions from aws elemental to deliver live and on - demand content through the user - friendly urltoken app .\nmultimedios televisi\u00f3n uses an integrated solution from aws elemental and amazon web services to process , distribute and store online video content .\npbs uses aws elemental server ' s faster than real - time video processing to convert and deliver file - based content .\na complement to existing cdn topologies , elemental delta is based on elemental\u2019s software - defined video approach that allows video providers to run software across an optimal combination of dedicated and virtualized resources in private and public data centers . together , elemental delta and software - defined infrastructure enable easy integration of live - to - vod services into existing broadcast workflows , from live broadcast capture to video encoding at the network edge . elemental delta is available as a cloud service , vm subscription , or appliance .\n\u201cthis necessitates a new class of video delivery infrastructure , such as elemental delta , that is specifically architected for multiscreen content delivery and emerging , value - add live - to - vod services , \u201d said aslam khader , chief product officer for elemental .\ninitially focused on consumer technology , elemental adapted quickly when it became clear there was a larger , corporate market for its software .\nthough elemental is four years old , its business and technology are still in their infancy . prospective customers from big tv networks and modest web sites are putting elemental ' s software through an intensive evaluation phase to determine how well it suits myriad video systems .\ncable onda uses a suite of aws elemental video processing solutions for a consistent viewing experience across multiple networks , screens and services .\njapan ' s line streamed a live suchmos concert in immersive virtual reality through its line live player using aws elemental video encoding .\nmegafon delivers a combination of subscription and video - on - demand ( vod ) solutions with support from aws elemental video processing .\nmultichoice uses aws elemental ' s suite of software - defined solutions to drive vod workflows and optimize delivery of live streamed content .\nnowo delivers digital cable and over - the - top ( ott ) video services using a unified headend powered by aws elemental .\naws elemental provides file transcoding and system management for the telef\u00f3nica global video platform video - on - demand ( vod ) network .\nterra uses aws elemental to stream major sporting events such as the olympics and pan american games to the web and mobile devices .\nelemental conductor is a unified video management tool that helps customers simplify their workflows and offered a robust high availability and redundant architecture .\nat nab , elemental will show a bandwidth - saving solution that lets operators simplify creating multi - codec multi - delivery video .\nelemental announced that brightcove and five other unnamed online video platforms are already using the server , which is still in beta testing . while elemental does not release specific price points , elemental server product manager mike callahan claimed the product comes in at well under half the price of traditional quad - core cpu server deployments , as customers need significantly fewer total servers to handle their video inventory .\nelemental will continue to operate as a standalone company . the acquisition is expected to close in the the fourth quarter of 2015 .\nelemental technologies is among the pioneers for hevc - based 4k / uhd compression and this could provide a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcfoot in the door\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 at satellite and cable providers for linear broadcast services . the wider target market is platform operators who are sufficiently impressed with elemental multiscreen solutions to use the company for their broadcast hd and sd services . the vendor is confident that its focus on software - based compression and transcoding , including its early focus on virtualized and cloud - based video processing , will be an advantage for linear broadcast video processing as well as for multiscreen linear ( and on - demand ) .\naws elemental , an amazon web services company , combines deep video expertise with the power of the aws cloud . solutions from aws elemental give customers the power to quickly , easily and economically scale and optimize video operations , freeing them to focus on what matters : transforming ideas into compelling content that captivates viewers . to learn more about aws elemental ' s products and services , visit urltoken show less\nat the ibc innovation awards on september 14 , turner sports was named the winner and the bbc a finalist in the content delivery category . the nba league pass streaming subscription service from turner sports is powered by elemental\u00ae live and elemental\u00ae server . the media factory cloud transcoding service at the heart of the bbc iplayer catch - up and video - on - demand service is powered by elemental\u00ae cloud .\nemma lloyd , sky\u2019s director of corporate business development and startup investments , said \u201cinternet - delivered video is fundamental to sky\u2019s business and will continue to grow in importance as more and more customers access content across multiple screens and devices . by investing in elemental , we not only strengthen our existing commercial partnership , but we have the opportunity to share perspectives and insight into how the combination of new technologies and changing customer demands will shape the video landscape of the future . \u201d\nanother accusation that was made about amd ' s implementation of the avivo video converter was that it didn ' t really use the gpu in its transcoding process as evident from our initial article and the cpu utilization graphs therein . the following two graphs were presented by elemental technologies and shows how their software scales with different nvidia gpus versus how amd ' s avivo software scales with different amd gpu and how each software application scales with a few different cpu platforms as well .\nportland , ore . \u2013 september 18 , 2014 \u2013 elemental technologies , the leading supplier of software - defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery , today announced that it was recognized at ibc 2014 with an iabm design & innovation award for elemental\u00ae delta , the company\u2019s newly launched video delivery platform for the monetization , management and distribution of multiscreen video . the company also received recognition with ibc innovation award winners turner sports and vienna state opera as well as finalist bbc . the company will showcase its award - winning video solutions at the scte cable - tec expo in denver , colorado , september 22 - 25 ."]}
{"id": 54300, "summary": [{"text": "transcopic was a record label created in 1998 by blur guitarist graham coxon for his solo releases , as well as those of other left field artists .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "along with coxon 's music , the label issued records by acts such as ooberman , the buff medways , you am i , and billy childish .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "it was co-owned by jamie davis , who subsequently co-founded ark recordings .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "coxon issued his first five solo albums and their associated singles on the label between 1998 and 2005 .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "after the closure of transcopic , coxon released his sixth album , love travels at illegal speeds ( 2006 ) , via parlophone . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "transcopic records", "paragraphs": ["glassnote records has slapped glover with a lawsuit over a $ 700 , 000 streaming royalties dispute .\nrare promotional only paper bag issued in limited quantities by parlophone records in 2003 to promote the album release .\nsmall record label . appears to be affilated with graham coxon himself . director , a & r : jamie davis distribution : transcopic is distributed by vital distribution urltoken\nthe latest signings to ex - blur guitarist graham coxon ' s transcopic label , madcap humorists mower have just released their second album , ' people are cruel ' . julia willis talks to the trio about their first eighteen months together\nafter a few shows in and around london , they sign with food records and change their name to blur , as suggested by food co - boss andy ross . debut release she ' s so high enters uk top 50 .\nofficial promo only condom issued in strictly limited quantities by domino records to selected individuals within the music industry to promote the ' do you want to ' single and ' you could have it so much better ' album releases in 2005 .\nblur members branch off into personal pursuits - coxon releases a lo - fi solo album , the sky is too high , on his own label , transcopic ; james joins forces with keith allen , damien hirst and joe strummer in fat les , scoring big novelty hits over the summer and again at christmas ; rowntree learns to fly aeroplanes .\ni first came across ooberman via the transcopic records website - bought their first single sugar bum because it was infectiously bouncy , dancey , wonderful . when i saw this album i bought it because i loved sugar bum so much - initially i was a little disappointed because the other tracks on the album weren ' t as punky ( and even the version of sugar bum on here has less of a raw edge ) , but very soon i got to love every single song on here . my wife and i even ended up leaving our wedding ceremony to the sound of ooberman singing\namazing in bed\n. ooberman approach music - making and lyric writing in a way that it completely , uniquely their own , and the result is a magical emotion - laden world that will make you laugh and cry more than any other band i can think of .\nthe much anticipated fourth dragster album will finally be released via john robb ' s louder than war records label . the coventry ( uk ) based five piece have gained a worldwide unique cult - like following thanks to their enigmatic b - movie inspired style of song - writing and adrenaline fuelled live performances led by the mesmerizing antics of their lead singer , fi .\n101 hits , 2 cd originals , 2 lp ' s en un cd , 2cd originais , 3 cd originals , 3cd originals , a time to remember , additive , ardeck , axis ( 3 ) , blue line , chemistry , classical moods , dance for ever , disco dr\u00f8net , do you remember ? , electrospective , emi creative services , emi dance house , emi digital , emi operations italy s . p . a . , emi premium , emi studio , emi ' s pop f\u00f8r serie , escape , hi fi collection , historical archives , hydra , jazz masters ( 5 ) , just great songs , master of funk & soul series , masters of funk & soul , musica poderosa , nutbush , power exchange records & tapes , price attack ! , queen 25 , sbk ( 2 ) , sesam , sidewalk , starline , syncopate ( 2 ) , talent ( 15 ) , transcopic , transglobal emi , wereldsterren , world record club\nthe moldy peaches were established in the mid - 90s by adam green and kimya dawson , after meeting in upstate new york . the duo helped spawn the \u201canti - folk\u201d music genre movement , bringing a more quirky , lo - fi punk element into the indie music scene . after releasing their own music for a few years , they collected their best material for a proper album , and in 2001 shared \u201cthe moldy peaches\u201d via rough trade records .\nfour years after releasing their merge debut , frozen letter , spider bags return with an lp that ascends to new levels of aural punch and perspective . the years that elapsed between records were crucial in enabling that progress to take place . recorded in memphis at bunker audio by andrew mccalla ( who also engineered 2012\u2019s shake my head ) , someday everything will be fine leverages the limitations and glory of the tascam 388 , a vintage recording / mixing device that\u2019s acquired a mythos via its association with legendary records by dinosaur jr . and others . unlike the error - erasing editing software spider bags frontman dan mcgee has favored in the past , the tascam\u2019s charms are more immediate , and it has a visceral resonance all its own . someday everything will be fine , which is about the importance of saying f * * k it and dancing to a rock and roll record , is an album only spider bags could make .\nfourth album from sunn 0 ) ) ) , featuring a new expanded line - up with julian cope , joe preston ( thrones , ex - earth , ex - melvins ) and runhild gammels ( thorr ' s hammer vocalist ) . sunn 0 ) ) ) converged in august 2002 in magnetic park studios ( curated by rex ritter of fontanelle / ex - jessamine ) portland , oregon . the results of this diverse yet visionary collaboration are certainly sunn 0 ) ) ) ' s most eclectic , pro / regressive birthing . julian cope guests on the incredible\nmy wall\n. for fans of earth , jessamine , 70s miles davis , warp records and drugs !\nwhen sarah records went down the pan , fey indie kids everywhere gasped with panic . where were they going to get their sweet little tunes from now ? fortunately , ooberman are there to fill this gap with the magic treehouse ' s tales of snogging , love , lsd , geeks at the physics ' disco , bongo drums and blossoms . and they sing bits in french . this is lovely , melodious , sugary indie pop , with harmonious vocals and melodious tunes . stand out tracks include the opening , rousing toe - tapper\nmillion suns\nand the gentle , calming breakthrough\nhit\nshorley wall\n. just make sure you brush your teeth after listening . - - helen marquis\na former writing student of central st martins and the faber academy , watson uses his own fiction writing as a spring board for his lyrics , a method he has also used for his previous records . the new album takes inspiration from the reoccurring themes and language of the jg ballard novel ' hello america ' . now that i\u2019m a river was co - produced by watson with longtime collaborator david glover at tesla studios in sheffield and features a hand - picked band , including guillemot ' s fyfe dangerfield and hot club de paris ' paul rafferty . rozi plain and members of the deep throat choir and trashkit also make an appearance on the album title track ' now that i ' m a river ' .\n\u201cdriving pop fuelled by simple , incessant guitar lines , combined with phillips\u2019s facility for a hook - laden melody . \u201d the wire / / \u201cthe songwriter that helped kick off indie rock as we know it . \u201d npr / / \u201ccapable of rousing rock and breathtaking beauty . \u201d pitchfork / / \u201cthe group\u2019s loose and energetic and its signature pop - rock is still potent and the melodies as catchy as ever . \u201d pop matters / / following on from \u2018the bbc sessions\u2019 on fire records , the chills released their first full length album in nearly two decades . \u2018silver bullets ' hailed the return of one of new zealand\u2019s most respected exports ; bursting with chiming dunedin - pop anthems , melodic rock and phillipps\u2019 playful punk - rock tendencies , the thrilling new album brings them to the next chapter . recorded at albany street studios in dunedin ( nz ) the album instantly reaffirms phillipps\u2019 aptitude for writing intelligent and timeless pop songs delivered with conviction .\nthese records where singers were making really eclectic and outward looking productions - writing * through * the process of recording , and literally * playing * with technologies tha t were totally new to them . all the gear that i gathered to make the album was basically discarded or devalued . i got a bunch of stuff from craigslist that interested me : a cheap fm synth , some hindustani electronics , and an old three - head tape deck to use as a\npoor man ' s space echo .\nthe icing on the cake is a one - of - a - kind homemade digital synthesizer called\nthe mutant\n. i worked with my brother to design it . he built it and coded it . the concept of the synth is parallel to the concept of the album itself . it ' s an electronic take on\nfolk\nsounds ( bends , drones , modal playing ) and folk creative approaches ( a cobbling together and reformatting of existing elements ) .\nyet so much lies in the shadows behind these tracks : other states , other lives , other dreams , other relationships\u2014fogged over , perhaps , but there nonetheless . yes , baby grand has its share of breakup songs but this time , even as something is being mourned , something else is being worked through . listen as the heartbreak and yearning of \u201cnew amsterdam\u201d come crashing down into the beautiful stasis of \u201csouthern doldrums\u201d ( the former was inspired by cyndi lauper and joy division , mclamb claims , while the latter draws upon john cale\u2019s meditative solo records ) . \u201ci\u2019ve embraced the idea that getting murky is what the band is , \u201d says mclamb of the various assemblies of players and the various genre influences that have fuelled the love language at different points in time . \u201ci love bands like the ramones that have one thing that really works , and i love a good restaurant that serves one really good dish . but i get bored\u2026 i want this album to showcase different types of pop songwriting and structures . \u201d the song \u201cjuiceboxx\u201d is what you\u2019d get if mick jagger crooned his \u201cemotional rescue\u201d falsetto over a backing track by the style council .\nlondon band average sex have announced the release of their second ep \u2018melodie\u2019 , released on tim burgess\u2019 o genesis recordings . the ep was produced by tim burgess and james spencer and recorded in cheshire and is the follow - up to the acclaimed debut ep \u2018ice cream\u2019 that was released in december . with average sex it ' s love at first sight and love at first listen - just depends whether you see them live or hear one of their records first . if you like girls , boys , guitars , melodies and something to dance to then laetitia , sam , louise , finn and jamie might well be your new bffs . finding love , falling out of love , slashing tyres , eating ice cream - all the major subjects are covered in classic three - minute pop gems that you will still be humming days later . their songs are gorgeous and their gigs are hectic . and now they have a new ep with four reasons to love them more : \u2018ne m\u2019oublie pas\u2019 , \u2018u suck\u2019 , \u2018melodie\u2019 and \u2018sociopath\u2019 are future classics . average sex are like the band you ' ve been matched with on a dating site , so be free and go meet them for a drink\nthis naidoc week , we ' ll be celebrating the music of aboriginal and torres strait islander musicians on rage .\ntune in to the rage naidoc week special next saturday july 14 from 10am and again from 11 : 43pm on abc tv .\nnamed after a character in the godfather , this week ' s guests luca brasi are going to make you an offer you can ' t refuse .\ntune in to luca brasi on rage saturday july 7 from 10am and again from 12 : 00pm on abc tv .\nbringing his chilled out vibes to the red couch this saturday morning is didirri .\ntune in to didirri on rage : 8 : 30am saturday 7 july on abc .\nthis week ' s guests , camp cope demand attention , for both their melodic songwriting and take no prisoners punk attitude .\ntune in saturday june 30 from 10am and again from 11 : 57pm on abc tv .\nthis clip was shot using a high - powered military thermal camera to create its stunning aesthetic .\nan energetic new music video from funk and r & b legend , chaka khan .\nhe\u2019s involved in some heavy shit . he\u2019s talking to some pretty crazy people in the ufo area .\nthe fresh prince of arnhem land has taken home another three trophies for the cabinet .\nabc me is a dedicated digital and broadcast service designed for primary - school age children which reflects and celebrates the lives , interests and diversity of young australians .\nchoose from a variety of musical compilations on cd and dvd including retro , 90 ' s , dance music , rage in love , most chosen and more .\ncan ' t get enough ? catch the best of rage in full screen on iview at a time that suits you .\nwhether you ' re listening online , on your tv , or on digital radio , double j is a station for music lovers .\ntriple j is the place for the best new music from around australia & the world . listen via radio or stream online .\nthe music show is about the creation and enjoyment of music , from handel to hip - hop , plainsong to punk .\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\nmanchmal fragen wir uns , ob das , was wir sehen in den filmen tats\u00e4chlich wahr ist oder nur ein haufen von mortadella von hollywood l\u00f6schte zu unterhalten . wenn sie jemals poker film aller zeiten gesehen haben , haben sie ihnen zu gehen n\u00fcsse gesehen \u201eerz\u00e4hlt\u201c und viele male versucht , die herzfrequenz des gegners zu sehen . in einem k\u00fcrzlich erschienenen dank heimspiel zu einer gro\u00dfz\u00fcgigen frau , fand ich mich aus versehen den gegenstand eines experiments in die g\u00fcltigkeit dieses stigma hollywood .\nich spiele poker monatlich zu einem festen heimspiel in meiner nachbarschaft . wir sind seit etwas mehr als ein jahr zusammen spielen jetzt und es ist eine gro\u00dfe gruppe von jungs . ich genie\u00dfe es immer , mit ihnen jede chance zu spielen , die ich bekomme .\nvor ein paar monaten , habe ich zuf\u00e4llig eine aktivit\u00e4t tracker zu tragen , die herzfrequenz zusammen mit schritten verfolgt usw . meine frau es mir vor kurzem als geschenk gegeben hatte , und ich hatte es f\u00fcr ein paar wochen getragen . ich trug es 24 / 7 , da es auch schlaf verfolgt . als es zeit war , poker zu spielen , dachte ich nicht einmal zweimal \u00fcber die tatsache , dass ich es trug . allerdings habe ich gelernt , eine wertvolle lektion aus den auf dem ger\u00e4t an diesem abend erfassten daten .\nerst am n\u00e4chsten tag , dass ich erkennen ich etwas wirklich cool hatte . bei der \u00fcberpr\u00fcfung ein diagramm , das meine herzfrequenz f\u00fcr die letzten 24 stunden zeigte , bemerkte ich einige dinge aus der zeit des pokerspiels , dass mein auge gefangen . was ich sah , hat mich tiefer graben mehr zu erfahren .\nauf meinem chart meine herzfrequenz f\u00fcr die letzten 24 stunden zeigt , fand ich zwei wichtige dinge . zuerst habe ich bemerkt , dass meine herzfrequenz f\u00fcr fast die gesamte poker - spiel erh\u00f6ht wurde . zweitens fand ich gro\u00dfe spitzen in meiner herzfrequenz an verschiedenen punkten .\nich habe eine normale ruheherzfrequenz von etwa 60 schl\u00e4gen pro minute . ihre ruheherzfrequenz als die herzfrequenz definiert , dass ihr k\u00f6rper hat , wenn es in ruhe ist . es wird oft festgestellt , w\u00e4hrend sie f\u00fcr eine ganze weile entspannt worden sind ( wie auf der couch einen film sehen ) oder w\u00e4hrend sie schlafen . grunds\u00e4tzlich ist ihre ruhe - herzfrequenz etwa dort , wo ihre herzfrequenz sein sollte , wenn sie nicht aus\u00fcben oder betonend , sich in irgendeiner form .\nw\u00e4hrend ich poker in dieser nacht spielte , habe ich nicht bemerkt ein gef\u00fchl , \u00fcberm\u00e4\u00dfig gestresst . ich erinnere mich , auf jeden fall einige h\u00f6hen und tiefen ( wie bei jedem pokerspiel ) , aber ich ging nicht dort aus gef\u00fchl , wie ich war gestresst . doch zu meiner herzfrequenz diagramm betrachten , w\u00fcrden sie anders gedacht haben . meine durchschnittliche herzfrequenz w\u00e4hrend des gesamten spiels war etwa 120 schl\u00e4ge pro minute , die mehr ist als meine ruhe - herzfrequenz verdoppeln .\nich war erstaunt zu sehen , dass meine herzfrequenz f\u00fcr das gesamte spiel , das hoch gehoben hatte . sie k\u00f6nnen den moment sehen das spiel gestartet und in dem moment , als ich am finaltisch ausgeschlagen . vor und nach dem war meine herzfrequenz in einem normalen bereich .\ndie andere sache , die ich aus dem datum auffiel , war , dass es auf ein paar punkte spikes waren . an seiner spitze , meine herzfrequenz erreicht kurz 151 schl\u00e4ge pro minute . mit blick auf die zeit , die aufgetreten sind , war es mir klar , dass spike fiel mit , wenn ich fr\u00fch auf den nut flush floppte im spiel . innerlich war ich super aufgeregt und anscheinend so war mein k\u00f6rper . es gab ein paar anderen spikes als auch an diesem abend , was geschehen aussehen haben , als ich bluffen , erschrocken , oder aufgeregt . es war sehr cool , diese daten zu haben .\nnach \u00fcber diese daten kommen , habe ich einige mehr forschung auf eigene faust zu sehen , wie ich diese daten verwenden , k\u00f6nnte mein spiel zu verbessern . nat\u00fcrlich muss es etwas sein , das ich aus diesen daten nehmen kann . im folgenden werde ich ihnen helfen , zu verstehen , was ich gelernt , so dass auch sie ihr pokerspiel durch die vermeidung von diesem physischen tell verbessern k\u00f6nnen .\nein spieler herzfrequenz kann am pokertisch eine physische tell zu ihrem wettbewerb . spieler f\u00fcr dieses tell sucht , wird versuchen , den hals schauen des spielers puls zu messen . eine beschleunigte herzfrequenz k\u00f6nnte bedeuten , dass der spieler blufft oder dass er auf einer gro\u00dfen hand ist .\neine herzfrequenz des spielers erh\u00f6hen k\u00f6nnte , wenn er einen bluff gemacht hat und von einem drohenden anruf angst . auf der umkehrung , die herzfrequenz des spielers k\u00f6nnte beschleunigt werden , wenn er sich auf eine gro\u00dfe hand ist und auf der innenseite angeregt . so oder so , wenn die herzfrequenz beschleunigt wird , wird es potenzielle informationen zu ihrer konkurrenz zu geben , und es ist daher wert zu verstehen , wie k\u00f6nnen sie beide spur und besser ihre herzfrequenz voran steuern .\nsie k\u00f6nnen ihre herzfrequenz \u00fcber einen tats\u00e4chlichen herzfrequenzgurt irgendeiner form einer vorrichtung entweder verfolgen , die herzfrequenz - tracking hinein gebaut hat . ich werde decken sowohl im folgenden n\u00e4her .\nwenn es um die riemen herzfrequenz , gibt es zwei formen zu diesem zeitpunkt . erstens ist die klassische herzfrequenzgurt ein , das vor allem von sportlern verwendet wird . es handelt sich um einen zoll breit , und es geht um ihre gesamte brust knapp unter deinem herzen sitzt . diese b\u00e4nder k\u00f6nnen leicht unter ihrem hemd verborgen werden , ohne dass ihre wettbewerber jemals zu wissen , dass sie eine tragen .\nmarkennamen wie garmin , polar und wahoo fitness alle machen diese traditionellen herzfrequenz riemen , die sie um die brust zu tragen . sie neigen dazu , f\u00fcr ungef\u00e4hr $ 40 - $ 100 , und sie werden paaren mit anwendungen auf ihrem handy f\u00fcr den einzelhandel , so dass sie die herzfrequenzdaten zu bekommen .\nder neueste trend in herzfrequenzmonitor riemen ist die optische herzfrequenz . optisches herzfrequenz riemen m\u00fcssen um die brust nicht gehen und k\u00f6nnen an orten wie der arm oder das handgelenk verwendet werden . statt des zuh\u00f6rens f\u00fcr ihr herz schlug wie ein standard - herzfrequenz - messger\u00e4t , optische herzfrequenz - monitore verwenden licht ihre herzfrequenz durch die haut zu messen .\nin unserem leitfaden f\u00fcr fu\u00dfball - wetten verbringen wir viel zeit zu sagen , was sie tun sollen . wir bieten alle arten von tipps , was zu betrachten faktoren , wenn sie ihre auswahl getroffen , die art der eins\u00e4tze sollten sie platzieren sein , und die strategien sollten sie verwenden . wenn sie all diese ratschl\u00e4ge befolgen , haben sie eine sehr gute chance , etwas geld zu verdienen .\nerfolgreiche fu\u00dfball - wetten sind nicht nur darum , wenn die richtigen dinge zu tun . es geht auch um nicht die falschen dinge zu tun . es sind die fehler , die sie , dass machen letztlich geld kostet , wenn wetten , so dass sie offensichtlich so wenig wie m\u00f6glich machen wollen . du wirst immer expekt etwas machen , vor allem , wenn sie anfangen , aber sie auf ein minimum reduziert wird dazu beitragen , ihr guthaben zu sch\u00fctzen .\nauf dieser seite stellen wir einige der h\u00e4ufigsten fehler fu\u00dfball - wetten . wir bieten auch einige ratschl\u00e4ge , wie man sie vermeiden zu machen und im anschluss an diese wird ihnen helfen , auf dem richtigen weg zu halten .\neinige leute k\u00f6nnten argumentieren , dass eine erfolgreiche fu\u00dfball - wetten ist \u00fcber die statistiken und daten zu analysieren . wir stimmen nicht zu . zu wissen , welche informationen zu suchen und diese informationen zu analysieren , in der lage sind sicherlich wichtige attribute f\u00fcr ein fu\u00dfball bettor , aber sie sind weit von den einzigen , die materie .\naus unserer sicht ist die f\u00e4higkeit , ein fu\u00dfballspiel zu sehen und die relativen st\u00e4rken und schw\u00e4chen beider teams zu beurteilen ist gleicherma\u00dfen wertvoll . in der tat ist es vielleicht sogar noch mehr . und doch viele wettern nehmen nicht alle vorteile der im fernsehen fu\u00dfball im angebot und stattdessen ausschlie\u00dflich auf spielberichte st\u00fctzen und die relevanten ver\u00f6ffentlichten statistiken . das ist ein fehler .\nfu\u00dfball im fernsehen k\u00f6nnen sie wertvolle einblicke in team die st\u00e4rken und schw\u00e4chen geben .\nes besteht kein zweifel , dass viele fu\u00dfball beobachten kann ihnen helfen , fundiertere wettentscheidungen betway zu treffen . sie werden viel mehr \u00fcber die arten und qualit\u00e4ten der verschiedenen teams und spieler kennen lernen , und dies kann unglaublich n\u00fctzlich sein , wenn sie versucht , vorherzusagen , wie ein spiel herausstellen wird .\nmit fu\u00dfball , solch ein beliebter sport , gibt es keinen mangel an menschen bereit sind , ihre meinung zu ihm bieten . einige dieser leute sind h\u00f6renswert auch , aber einige von ihnen sind es nicht . leider sind viele der menschen , die sie besser ignorieren die medien auf sie etwas gesto\u00dfen .\ndie medien geben eine enorme menge an aufmerksamkeit auf fu\u00dfball , vor allem in den vereinigten staaten . es gibt praktisch permanente berichterstattung w\u00e4hrend der saison , von denen viele geh\u00f6ren so genannte experten geben ihre meinung \u00fcber teams , spieler und kommenden spiele . zwar gibt es sicherlich einige bona - fide - experten sind , die wissen , was sie reden , es gibt viele , die als der durchschnittliche fu\u00dfballfan nicht mehr auskennen .\nviele wettern setzen viel vertrauen in dem , was die \u201eexperten\u201c zu sagen haben , und lassen diese ihre wetten entscheidung beeinflussen . wir glauben , dass dies ein fehler zu sein . es ist immer sinnvoll , zus\u00e4tzliche einblicke und sichtweisen zu erhalten , die sie nicht 888sport bonus code in betracht gezogen haben , so dass die abdeckung der fu\u00dfball - medien k\u00f6nnen sich in einem solchen ausma\u00df n\u00fctzlich sein . allerdings ist es wichtig , nicht nur , dass alles \u00fcbernehmen sie h\u00f6ren oder zu lesen ist richtig . sie k\u00f6nnen sicher , dass es an bord nehmen , aber sie sollen schlie\u00dflich ihre eigene meinung sein bilden .\nwenn sie alle ihre wetten entscheidungen \u00fcber teams offensive f\u00e4higkeiten basieren zu machen , dann machst du einen gro\u00dfen fehler . leider ist dies etwas , das viele freizeit wettern tun . sie k\u00f6nnen f\u00fcr diese wirklich vergeben werden , da die medien in der offensive weit mehr als auf die verteidigung konzentrieren neigt . sehen sie jedes spiel im fernsehen und es ist fast immer die offensive bewegt , die hervorgehoben und diskutiert werden die meisten .\nein team f\u00fcr den erfolg oder mangel an , wird immer kommen , um die summe seiner teile nach unten . ein guter angriff geht offensichtlich ein team punkten zu helfen , und das ist , warum es dazu neigt , die meiste aufmerksamkeit zu ziehen . die opposition von scoring 10bet bonus 2018 zu verhindern , ist auch wenn von entscheidenden bedeutung . tats\u00e4chlich ist es oft verteidigung eines teams , das ein spiel bestimmt , wie gespielt wird .\nwenn die erstellung von prognosen \u00fcber das , was ein team ist wahrscheinlich in einem kommenden spiel zu tun , m\u00fcssen sie so viele faktoren wie m\u00f6glich ber\u00fccksichtigen . wenn ihre strategie ist einfach die teams mit der besten offensive zu unterst\u00fctzen , dann werden sie wahrscheinlich geld auf lange sicht zu verlieren .\nverletzungen k\u00f6nnen auf einem team der leistung einen gro\u00dfen einfluss haben , sowohl in der einmaligen spielen und w\u00e4hrend einer saison . jedes team verliert seinen star - quarterback , zum beispiel , wird deutlich betroffen . aus diesem grund ist man immer auf berichte \u00fcber verletzungen jeder spielwoche aussehen sollte , bevor sie ihre wetten entscheidungen zu treffen .\nes ist wichtig , dass sie die wirkung von verletzungen richtig obwohl interpretieren . viele wettern wird automatisch ein team abschreiben , wenn sie ohne einen ihrer gro\u00dfen namen spieler sind , aber nur sehr wenige teams sind auf einem einzelnen individuum allein angewiesen . sie sollten nicht ein team zum scheitern verurteilt \u00fcbernehmen , nur weil sie einen ihrer sterne verloren haben .\ndies funktioniert auch in beiden richtungen . es ist ein irrtum zu \u00fcbersch\u00e4tzen die auswirkungen einer verletzung auf einen gro\u00dfen namen , aber es ist auch ein fehler untersch\u00e4tzen die auswirkungen einer verletzung eines weniger bekannten spieler . manchmal relativ unbemerkt spieler sind integrale bestandteile eines teams .\nes gibt keine festen regeln f\u00fcr die m\u00f6glichen auswirkungen von verletzungen der beurteilung , wie es im wesentlichen darum geht , pers\u00f6nliche entscheidung . das wichtigste ist , eher eine richtige analyse zu tun , als nur annahmen getroffen werden .\nviele , vielleicht die meisten , wettern konzentrieren sich ausschlie\u00dflich auf der national football league , wenn wetten auf fu\u00dfball . dies ist durchaus verst\u00e4ndlich aufgrund der tatsache , dass es viel mehr berichterstattung \u00fcber die nfl ist als jede andere liga , und vieles mehr in der art von daten und statistiken . es ist immer noch , obwohl ein fehler .\ndas grundlegende ziel , wenn wetten auf fu\u00dfball ist es , m\u00f6glichkeiten zu identifizieren , f\u00fcr eins\u00e4tze platzieren , die gute wert . dies ist im grunde , wie sie geld verdienen . wenn sie nur wetten , wenn sie wert finden , dann sollten sie einen gewinn auf lange sicht machen . es ist selbstverst\u00e4ndlich , identifiziert tats\u00e4chlich die richtigen m\u00f6glichkeiten , die die herausforderung ist . begrenzen sie ihre beschr\u00e4nkte sich auf die nfl und college - football und canadian football league zu ignorieren , macht es noch eine herausforderung .\nthe new solr search is live on musicbrainz as of 12 : 00 gmt , 30 june 2018 . for more details see this blog post .\nsubsidiary of emi . roster includes graham coxon , bill childish and the buff medways , neon , mower , you am i .\nbrought to you by metabrainz foundation and our sponsors and supporters . cover art provided by the cover art archive .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ngraham coxon has come a long way since leaving blur . anthony strutt examines his new dvd , which was filmed at an oxford gig and showcases all four of his four solo albums\nthe godfather of garage rock , billy childish has put 100 albums under various monikers . ben howarth watches his latest band , the buff medways , put on an electrifying performance at a free festival in kent\nkiller stretch ( a . e . r . o . b . i . c . )\nitalian division of emi released on mid 80 the budget\ntalent\nseries . on this series were reissued a selection of successfull albums published by italian emi and related companies : pink floyd , kraftwerk , sex pistols and lots of others . there wasn ' t any logo on sleeves , inner sleeves or labels to identify the album released on the series . just only the shrink - wrap had the\ntalent\nlogo ( all albums were released sealed ) . anyway , most album have a new , different catalogue number from the original release and / or from previous reissues .\nthis group ' s official name is wild billy childish & the friends of the buff medway fanciers association , but they generally shorten it to the buff medways .\nshow all genres indie avant . leftfield . post - rock . drone . experimental psych . krautrock . prog . rock folk . americana . blues . rock & roll ; synth - pop . alt - r & b ; . cold wave . industrial bass music . grime . jungle . future beats hip hop . r ' n ' b . trap house . techno . electronica . ambient . neo - classical disco . italo . cosmic . disco - not - disco . boogie balearic . yacht rock . new age . downbeat funk . soul . jazz . free jazz . broken beat soundtracks . library music . exotica . easy world . african . latin dub . reggae . dancehall . ska . rocksteady magazines . books bags . boxes slipmats . cleaners . dj equipment clothing miscellaneous piccadilly merchandise\nthe 1982 - cult - album\n13 . 13\nremastered and containing previously unreleased live recordings . limited to 499 copies on red vinyl , including poster . no - wave / post - punk icon lydia lunch is renowned for her excessive live performances . the singer , spoken word artist and actress was an integral part of the burgeoning new york no wave scene in the late 1970s , founding teenage jesus and the jerks with james chance and later working with thurston moore , the birthday party , immigrant newborns , jim thirlwell / foetus , henry rollins and the experimental filmmaker richard kern . this classic dives into the dark side of early 80 ' s l . a . and the dark , shattering lyrics , supported by lunch ' s fearful vocals , make you feel the breath of murder and desperation on your neck .\nformed in the late 1970s as an art collective , the mekons are one of the longest - running and most prolific of the first - wave british punk rock bands . through the years , the band ' s musical style has evolved , incorporating aspects of country music , folk music , alternative rock and even occasional experiments with dub . following the release of new single\nstill waiting\n, and the success of mekonville - a weekend - long music festival organised and curated by the mekons themselves - the re - united 1977 line - up have continued to play live shows , and have now recorded their first album together since 1980 .\noriginally from sheffield , liverpool & the forest of dean , the three lovers met in the network of little mesters music studios on john street in sheffield .\ninitially engineering , producing and playing on each other ' s projects , they subsequently teamed up to form speed for lovers in 2010 .\nthe past eight years have been spent wearing out rave trainers , building studios in their attics and sheds , geeking out with sound on sound articles and faffing with tech .\nwith two members who came and stayed and one who couldn ' t leave , ' hot yoga emoji ' is the band ' s ode to sheffield .\nfield recordings of late nights out and early stumblings home link tracks together and place their moments of creation in the city .\nspurred on by sheffield ' s kabal nights and trips to the electric chair in mcr , ' hot yoga emoji ' mixes live drums and bass guitar with pocket sound generators , old synths and vocals to create an album of irresistible live dance music . !\nsomebody pinch me ! i ' ve darted back through some sort of temporal twister and found myself carefree and keyed up , losing my shit to a dance punk masterpiece . recalling the best bits of golden era dfa , gramme or crazy p , this sheffield crew are here to make you move .\nsongwriter jack tatum makes music as wild nothing and sounds about as removed from his home of blacksburg , va . , as one could imagine . like a blend of cocteau twins and atlas sound , the songs on his breakthrough full - length debut , gemini , are willowy and ethereal , but tethered to a sturdy and sinewy backbone . \u201cchinatown\u201d waltzes through a timeless , misty tableaux of wispy vocals and plucky guitars , with a wonderfully faint verse / chorus / verse skeleton , while tracks like the fantastically sticky \u201csummer holiday\u201d and \u201cour composition book\u201d have a jangly melancholy the evokes johnny marr and the smiths . tatum uses his charmingly imperfect falsetto on \u201cconfirmation , \u201d darting in and out of hazy keyboards and shyly bubbling guitar and bass lines . his voice takes on a darker , flatter intonation on songs like the murky \u201cpessimist\u201d and the bittersweet \u201clive in dreams . \u201d gemini is a beautiful , aural space that\u2019s perfect for getting lost in .\nthe spitfires announce the release of their third album ' year zero ' on 27th july 2018 . available on cd , standard 12\nvinyl , limited edition coloured 12\nvinyl and digital download .\nunhinged aussie grunge captured just as the scientists were imploding / attempting to explode . recorded over three days in february 1986 , weird love is the band\u2019s last ditch effort to bring their bad vibes to bedrooms the world over , a colossal failure and brilliant mistake that sounds best when blasting out of 1982 corolla\u2019s blown alpine tweeters .\ncat number moshilp82 release date 18 may ' 18 format info pink marble vinyl .\ncharles watson \u2013 the london based songwriter / producer and member of indie duo slow club and garage - rock super group the surfing magazines \u2013 announces the release of his debut solo record .\nnot only is this watson\u2019s solo debut but it also marks his first foray into production . exploring his relationship with traditional harmony singing , watson worked with sampled versions of his own voice to create unusual vocal textures .\nbona dish were a scratchy pop punk group from hertfordshire villages , brought together by their love of the velvets , supremes and each other . they were cool , handsome and gorgeous . the songs are simple , but at the same time complex . the dichotomy of a two female , two male line - up added a tension that was both sexual and musically fragile . you feel it might all fall apart any second , but it rarely does .\nafter their \u201ccassette in a tube\u201d ploy worked for a john peel play , the band released a cassette on in phaze and disbanded not long after . here , bona dish are a rediscovered gem with the zaragoza tapes , showcasing the zest and spontaneity that gripped the uk diy scene of the time ; their music easily stands the test of time against contemporaries like television personalities , the homosexuals and marine girls .\ntexas\u2019 genre - bending rock \u2018n\u2019 roller israel nash presents his latest long play , lifted . it is a modern day hippie - spiritual , a tonic for those needing to put aside the mess of the daily grind . with luscious beds of strings , horns and well adorned towering walls of sound , lifted finds nash continuing his tradition of creating a sonic experience of feeling that is at once both vast and intimate - soaring and untamed at times , placid and sincerely personal at others . inspired by methods pioneered by john cage , nash randomised sounds and music and rearranged them according to the i ching ( the book of changes ) . utilising these recording and tracking techniques help create a sonic and very present picture of nash\u2019s texas hill country home and his life . accompanied by his longtime band , with arrangements by jesse chandler ( mercury rev , midlake ) , horns by members of austin\u2019s cumbia / funk compadre\u2019s grupo fantasma , and strings from kelsey wilson and sadie wolf of indie pop\u2019s wild child , nash , alongside co - producer and engineer ted young ( kurt vile , the rolling stones ) , presents an album that soars as a masterwork of american roots songs , meticulously crafted and gently sprinkled with life meaning and multi - hued rock and psychedelia .\ncat number bec5543602 release date expected 21 sep ' 18 format info 2lp + cd french edition + 2lp + cd english edition limited numbered edition ( 10 000 copies worldwide . 3k in the uk ) contains : french version : 2 black vinyls with discobag inner - sleeves in gatefold sleeve with exclusive alternate cover . 30x60cm french version poster . 1cd french version included english version : 2 black vinyls with discobag inner - sleeves in gatefold sleeve with exclusive alternate cover . 30x60 alternate english version poster . 1cd english version included .\nchristine and the queens announces her eagerly anticipated second album . titled chris , the record will be released by because music in digital and physical formats , including double cd and vinyl versions , as well as limited edition boxset , there are two versions of the album ; one sung exclusively in english and one sung exclusively in french .\nchris was written , arranged and performed by christine and the queens . it is the follow up to her already - iconic debut record chaleur humaine , released to near - universal acclaim in france in 2014 and the uk in 2016 , and selling more than 1 . 3 million copies to date .\ncontains : french version : 2 black vinyls with discobag inner - sleeves in gatefold sleeve with exclusive alternate cover .\nenglish version : 2 black vinyls with discobag inner - sleeves in gatefold sleeve with exclusive alternate cover .\ncat number bec5543600 release date expected 21 sep ' 18 format info 2cd in 3 - panel softpack , 28 - page stapled booklet .\ncat number bec5543599 release date expected 21 sep ' 18 format info 2 black vinyls with discobag inner - sleeves in gatefold sleeve . 30x60cm french version poster . 1cd french version included .\ncat number bec5543601 release date expected 21 sep ' 18 format info 2 black vinyls with discobag inner - sleeves in gatefold sleeve . 30x60cm english version poster . 1cd english version included . vinyl comes with cd version of the album enclosed .\ncat number firelp530x release date expected 14 sep ' 18 format info clear with white splatter vinyl is for indie stores only .\nthe latest postcard from the chills\u2019 epic journey is an album about \u201cconsolidation , re - grouping , acceptance and mortality , \u201d claims the chief chill . \u201chopefully a kind of carole king \u2018tapestry\u2019 for ageing punks . \u201d\nwow ! are rock bands allowed to grow old gracefully and assess the world\u2019s and their shortcomings in the process ? is it possible to swerve the obvious and make something that\u2019s bittersweet in tone but harmonious on the ear ? of course it is .\non \u2018snow bound\u2019 lost heroes are lamented , relationships are re - evaluated , atonement is sought , mortality is mulled over and fake news is undercut . it\u2019s serious stuff , the thoughts of a dysfunctional 50 - something wrestling with maturity and discovering that their post - punk diy beliefs still have a real voice that resonates between the fans of their early years and which can now pass down to the next generation .\ncasting our minds back , we can recall that the guardian mused , \u201cthey sound almost like the musical embodiment of autumn , \u201d when confronted with \u2018silver bullets\u2019 . three years on , \u2018snow bound\u2019 nestles heartily in its own winter of discontent . and all this with a humalong melodic verve , phillipps\u2019 gift for the tempered dalliance of verse and chorus and those gorgeous euphoric organ fills . let the soul - searching commence\u2026\ncat number fbn84cd release date expected 7 sep ' 18 format info the remastered 4xcd set is housed in a clamshell card box , with inner wallets and liner notes by reilly , wilson , mitchell , reininger and metcalfe .\nfactory benelux presents a deluxe 4xcd edition of without mercy , the fourth studio album by cult manchester group the durutti column , originally issued in 1984 and widely regarded as vini reilly\u2019s most ambitious album .\nin 1983 durutti column mentor / manager tony wilson asked vini reilly to abandon fleeting guitar miniatures in favour of a long - form modern classical piece . the result was an ambitious 20 minute instrumental suite , without mercy , performed by core durutti duo vini reilly and bruce mitchell along with blaine l . reininger and john metcalfe ( violas ) , caroline lavelle ( cello ) , tim kellett ( trumpet ) and maunagh fleming ( cor anglais ) .\nexplains vini : \u201ctony had just come in for a conversation one day and said , \u2018look , you keep making these albums that you want to make , and i\u2019m quite happy with you doing that , but just give me this one album and do it my way . \u2019 he wanted it to have a narrative determined by a keats poem , la belle dame sans merci , which he said was the poet\u2019s version of a pop song : boy meets girl , falls in love with girl , loses girl , blah blah blah . it was a very , very tony way of looking at it . he had aspirations that i should be taken seriously . \u201d\nproduced by reilly and wilson at strawberry studio and britannia row , without mercy was originally split into 19 separate stanzas , some of which have now been restored using digital cue points on the cd . bonus tracks include the original recordings of duet , estoril a noite and favourite descending intervals ( all re - worked for inclusion on without mercy ) , as well as companion ep say what you mean , mean what you say , collaborations with john metcalfe , steven brown and benjamin lew , and two previously unreleased live sets across discs 3 and 4 , recorded at london school of economics in december 1984 and oslo in december 1986 .\nthe remastered 4xcd set is housed in a clamshell card box , with inner wallets and liner notes by reilly , wilson , mitchell , reininger and metcalfe .\ncat number count147 release date expected 17 aug ' 18 includes mp3 download code .\nnashville resident conner youngblood crafts melodies through a wide range of obscure instrumental arrangements . often centered around a specific place of natural landscape or human connection his songs embody delicate , nuanced moments in nature and the introspection of these moments .\nwhere many musicians pick their instrument of choice and let it be their primary songwriting vessel , youngblood finds different instruments allow him to tap into varied parts of his songwriting brain . his debut album \u2018cheyenne\u2019 features no less than 30 different instruments \u2013 a harp , a bass clarinet , a tabla , etc \u2013 all of which are played by youngblood on a record featuring no guests . instead it\u2019s simply him and an engineer he\u2019s known and worked with since he first started releasing music back in high school . though he\u2019ll be building up a band to play live , he has before now mimicked the sounds of certain instruments on stage and supported people such as janelle monae , sohn and angus & julia stone .\n\u201clistening to music there are certain ways you think are the right ways to create songs , then you realise you can write however you want . like , \u2018oh , i can play bongos , accordion and a guitar\u2019 \u2013 as long as it sounds good , \u201d youngblood explains of his writing process . though he initially started out learning clarinet , he\u2019s been collecting instruments from a young age , often being gifted a new one for birthday and christmas or seeking out cheap and used rarities from local stores .\nthe result of this lifelong process of collecting and playing instruments means \u2018cheyenne\u2019 is a record that\u2019s rich in atmospheric , organic sound . sitting somewhere between the more low - key elements of the band ( who youngblood wrote a thesis on while studying at yale ) , the beautiful melodics of moses sumney and the grammy nominated songwriter justin vernon of bon iver , this latest collection of songs feel embedded in the fabric of life \u2013 youngblood examines what makes us human , the earth , translating his findings back into music .\nfor those who may not already be aware , the release of \u2018cheyenne\u2019 comes off the back of an already illustrative career for youngblood . born and raised in dallas \u2013 a city he describes as \u201ca lot of concrete\u201d \u2013 youngblood spent his formative years switching between skateboarding ( he had built a half pipe in his backyard ) , wrestling and playing in local coffee houses . his first few releases \u2013 \u2018monsters\u2019 , \u2018australia\u2019 and \u2018a summer song\u2019 \u2013 shot immediately to the top end of the hype machine chart and clocked up hundreds of thousands of plays and attracted offers from labels in the process .\nthough the opportunity was there , however , youngblood decided to pursue his studies before music . that youngblood continued his education in american studies at yale is an interesting point . his real name is kneeland conner youngblood , after his father , a former physician who participated in sit - ins at princeton university , while his grandfather was initially turned away from princeton for being black - making youngblood the next in a strong , essential american lineage .\nthough the 13 songs on \u2018cheyenne\u2019 all have their own story , they each centre around a familiar theme . the record was written over a two year period , during which youngblood travelled extensively . lead track , \u2018the birds of finland\u2019 , is a perfect example of these expeditions , touching on the tonality of these places scattered across the globe . \u201ctravel might be a response to not feeling comfortable to stay in one place too long . i love meeting new people and seeing new terrains , \u201d he explains . \u201cwith that being said , i do feel like the idea of a home is very important . otherwise traveling ends up feeling more like drifting . \u201d\nthe response is a record that involves travel , but also the grounding aspects of the people youngblood has encountered along the way , in particular the women in his life . in essence , \u2018cheyenne\u2019 \u2013 which follows 2016\u2019s \u2018the generation of lift\u2019 ep \u2013 is youngblood having introspective conversations with himself about the relationships he holds and tying them together with specific places . that doesn\u2019t mean these songs are specifically focused around love stories , instead the tracks on this record are about people that \u201chave come and gone , stayed ; family and friends ; exes ; people i like and don\u2019t like . \u201d\n\u201ci ' ve never consciously written about women , but for some reason i felt inclined all of a sudden . and one song led to the next with this album . i usually enjoy writing about places , but this time it was nice to put different people into places , \u201d says youngblood of the writing process . since he has five siblings , all of whom are sisters , one of these tracks in particular stands out \u2013 \u2018my brother\u2019s brother\u2019 \u2013 which was written by youngblood after a break - up and \u201cwishing i had a brother to talk to about it . \u201d\n\u201ca lot of the times i\u2019m writing down what i want to try out as combinations before i\u2019ve even started a song , \u201d says youngblood , about the songs on the record , many of which have been laboured over often for weeks at a time ; as a living entity that needs to be explored , played around with and worked out . . \u201cfor example\u2026 on \u2018stockholm\u2019 , i specifically wanted to do a song with 808s and a harp , and see where it goes from there . i ended up using a vocoder too . i often think about what i haven\u2019t used together , and use it in different ways . \u201d"]}
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", "topic": 24}], "title": "federal bank", "paragraphs": ["federal bank - reappointment of mr . ganesh sankaran as executive director of the bank\nfederal bank received the npci award for excellence in promotion of inter bank payment service .\namid shares of axis bank , federal bank , yes bank , punjab national bank , state bank of india and kotak mahindra bank , ban nifty at present is found trading handsomely .\nfour private sector banks - dhanlaxmi bank , federal bank , karnataka bank and south indian bank - hit their respective 52 - week lows .\nfederal bank ltd . stock price , share price , live bse / nse , federal bank ltd . bids offers . buy / sell federal bank ltd . news & tips , & f & o ; quotes\nbank products and services are offered by bofi federal bank . all deposit accounts through bofi federal bank brands are fdic insured through bofi federal bank . all deposit accounts of the same ownership and / or vesting held at bofi federal bank are combined and insured under the same fdic certificate 35546 . all deposit accounts through bofi federal bank brands are not separately insured by the fdic from other deposit accounts held with the same ownership and / or vesting at bofi federal bank . for more information click here .\nfederal bank closes above 30 - day moving average of 83 . 81 today .\nfederal bank closes above 30 - day moving average of 88 . 09 today .\nfederal bank closes above 50 - day moving average of 94 . 40 today .\nfederal bank closes above 30 - day moving average of 92 . 52 today .\na foregone conclusion : the founding of the federal reserve bank of st . louis\nimportant topics on digital banking specially for federal bank po and clerk . . .\nathens federal community bank views philanthropy as a vital component of support for communities .\nfederal reserve bank of kansas city 1 memorial drive , kansas city , mo . 64198\nthe federal bank hormis memorial foundation trust has been formed which will be the vehicle for all csr activities of the bank .\nfederal bank fastag is a perfect solution for a hassle free trip on national highways . .\nthe company history page lists out the major events in chronological order for federal bank ltd .\nevergreen federal bank is committed to serving customers locally while reinvesting in the communities we serve .\nthe federal bank sbi platinum credit card will offer distinct and exclusive benefits to customers , especially for fuel payments , dining , etc . shyam srinivasan , md & ceo , federal bank , said the federal bank - sbi credit card is an offering to cater to the clients\u2019 retail needs .\nfederal bank along with mathrubhumi launched the seed programme . seed ( student empowermen . . . .\nfederal bank wishes to reiterate that selection / appointment in the bank is done purely on merit basis . federal bank does not appoint any agent / agency / individuals to make / issue offers of employment / benefits on its behalf .\nfederal bank and sbi card on monday announced their collaboration to launch federal bank - sbi co - branded credit cards . through the alliance , federal bank will launch two new variants of visa credit cards for its customers , namely platinum and gold \u2018n more , according to a press release on tuesday .\ndbs bank , singapore\u2019s largest bank and a leading bank in asia , officially unveiled digibank , india\u2019s first mobile - only bank . digibank is india\u2019s first paperless , signatureless , branchless bank .\nbank started the federal skill academy at ernakulam and coimbatore aimed at up skilling hund . . . .\nlearn about the 22 - floor , limestone and sandstone headquarters of the federal reserve bank of new york .\nfederal bank has registered an 18 . 33 - per cent growth in its net profit at . . .\n\u2013 the st . george union bank ltd . puthenpally was merged with the bank\nfederal bank received the npci award being the highest contributor in number of transactions in the month of august 2012 .\n18 . the federal reserve bank of new york was made a permanent member of the fomc in 1942 . from 1935 to 1942 , it alternated annually with the federal reserve bank of boston as a member . return to text\nq : i am a former federal reserve bank of atlanta employee . whom do i contact regarding pension questions ?\nfederal bank sparsh\n- 5 days residential workshop for children with speech and hearing disabilities at ima kochi .\ncontact : peter e . garuccio federal home loan bank of atlanta pgaruccio @ urltoken ( 404 ) 888 . 8143\nthe athens federal foundation was established by athens bancshares corporation , the holding company for athens federal community bank , and its shareholders as part of the bank\u2019s 2009 stock conversion . the foundation was created to provide funding and support for charitable causes within the bank\u2019s market area .\nfederal reserve board governors and reserve bank presidents contribute to the federal reserve ' s transparency with frequent public speeches and other communications . i believe that support for the federal reserve as a public institution is sustained by the public expression of our diverse views . 27\nregarding full - time employment , the federal reserve bank of atlanta publishes job opportunities in atlanta and the other five branch locations , as well as linking to the other federal reserve districts .\nfederal bank has won the ? great mind challenge ? award for implementing the most innovative solution for business . this award is being introduced by ibm for the first time in india for business development initiatives . federal bank is the first bank in india to receive the award .\nthe bank is also integrating its platform with mobile payments application \u2018 chillr \u2018 . through chillr , non - federal bank users will be allowed to instantly open a federal bank account through a selfie and an \u2018aadhaar\u2019 identification number that will allow them to receive payments through \u2018chillr\u2019 .\nas the central bank of the united states , the federal reserve system conducts the nation ' s monetary policy and helps to maintain a stable financial system . three key components of the federal reserve system - - the federal reserve board of governors ( board of governors ) , the federal reserve banks ( reserve banks ) , and the federal open market committee ( fomc ) - - interact to accomplish these goals .\nfederal bank has a wide range of savings accounts with smart features like internet banking , fund transfers . . . .\nwe identify , preserve and make available institutional records that document the history of the federal reserve bank of new york .\nkerala - headquartered federal bank has adopted a two - pronged strategy to seek an edge in the digital banking space .\nshares of federal bank closed at \u20b986 . 90 , down 0 . 29 per cent on the bse on monday .\njust as the federal reserve ' s mission areas are a blend of various components , the nine director seats on each federal reserve bank ' s board are filled through a variety of methods .\nfederal bank disclosure pursuant to regulation 30 of the securities and exchange board of india ( listing and obligations requirements . . .\nfederal bank disclosure pursuant to regulation 30 of the securities and exchange board of india ( listing obligations and disclosure . . .\ntrust first federal bank for all of your personal banking and loans , business banking and loans , investment needs and more .\nfederal bank has also launched start - up branches called launchpad in ernakulam and bangalore to cater to young and budding entrepreneurs .\njason meyerhoffoer , ceo and president of first federal bank , says the voluntary board chooses organizations that go along their policies .\ndr . sachidananda kamath , president , indian academy of paediatrics , kerala inaugurated the\nfederal bank sparsh\nwith mr . harikrishna pisharady agm zonal office , federal bank and dr . samuel n mathew executive director , nish on 20 th may 2013 .\njust as the federal reserve ' s mission areas are a blend of various components , the nine director seats on each federal reserve bank ' s board are filled through a variety of methods . learn more about\nfederal bank disclosure pursuant to regulation 30 of the securities and exchange board of india ( listing obligations and disclosure r . . .\nphoto : raju hormis , head csr and sparsh team with the participants at the closing ceremony of\nfederal bank sparsh\n.\nunder section 4 of the federal reserve act , each federal reserve bank , including the federal reserve bank of new york , operates pursuant to the supervision of a board of directors , in addition to the general supervision of the board of governors in washington , d . c . the bank\u2019s board of directors has nine members , all chosen from outside the reserve bank , who are divided into three equal classes\u2014designated a , b and c .\navail a discount of rs . 100 for movie tickets worth more than rs . 300 booked through bookmyshow with federal bank debit card .\nwhat do you need ? with first federal bank , it ' s always personal - from our tailored products to our exemplary service .\naccording to shyam srinivasan , md and ceo , federal bank will look to deploy more customer - relationship managers at its existing branches .\nyou can view name of chairman , ceo , cfo , management team , board of directors and key executives of federal bank ltd .\nfederal bank reappoints ganesh sankaran as executive director . get intraday & short term trading calls on mobile whatsapp me on 7477272781 click here now urltoken\n\u2013 federal bank was one of the first banks in kerala to implement information communication technology ( ict ) / business correspondents model in 12 villages allotted to the bank one year before the schedule .\n1 . my remarks today reflect my own views and not necessarily those of the board of governors of the federal reserve system or the federal open market committee . return to text\nbank has been acclaimed as the \u2018best private sector bank for implementing the pmry scheme ' in the state .\n\u2013 in the board meeting held on 24 . 3 . 1947 , it was resolved to change the name of the bank as ' the federal bank limited ' . the third branch of the bank was opened at perumbavoor on 18 . 4 . 1947\nprivate sector lender federal bank is looking to go slow on branch expansion even as it targets customer acquisition by upping the ante on digital offerings .\ngold custody is one of several financial services the federal reserve bank of new york provides to central banks , governments and official international organizations on behalf of the federal reserve system . learn about the new york fed ' s gold vault .\ntest your knowledge about federal reserve history through this quiz . additional quizzes are also available .\n\u201cthe federal savings bank is proud to be active in the communities we serve , \u201d said steve calk , chairman and ceo of the federal savings bank . \u201cas a father myself , if the bank\u2019s support of chai lifeline and camp simcha will afford just one sick child with the experience of a lifetime , this sponsorship will be a tremendous success . \u201d for more information about the event , visit urltoken or to learn more about the federal savings bank\u2019s services , go to www . thefederalsavingsbank . com .\nfedelight \u2013 gift cards from federal bank are perfect gifting options for all occasions where you can give your loved ones the gift of choice . . .\nfederal bank ltd . , incorporated in the year 1931 , is a banking company ( having a market cap of rs 16770 . 26 crore ) .\nthe federal reserve , the central bank of the united states , provides the nation with a safe , flexible , and stable monetary and financial system .\nlast year , federal bank launched fedbook selfie , india\u2019s first mobile app for bank account opening . it has other popular digital solutions such as missed call banking , mobile recharges and fund transfers , among others .\n\u2013 the long cherished dream of the federal family , the multi\u2013storied administrative building complex was inaugurated by a ghosh , dy . governor , reserve bank of india\n\u2013 federal bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with national small industries corporation ( nsic ) with the objective of facilitating smooth credit flow to the msme ( micro , small and medium enterprises ) sector . the tie\u2013up would provide a broader platform for extension of easy credit to federal bank ' s msme customers .\nfederal bank won the award for the best use of digital and channels technology among small banks in the iba banking technology conference , expo & awards 2017 .\nthe trust will oversee , organise and execute the entire csr activities of federal bank in compliance with statutory stipulations . the csr committee will evaluate the proposals taking into consideration the presence of the bank in respective geographies .\nthe authority of the board of directors of a reserve bank is established in the federal reserve act , which says that the reserve bank \u201cshall be conducted under the supervision and control of a board of directors .\ndirectors are also governed by the bank ' s bylaws .\nfederal bank , earlier known as travancore federal bank , was incorporated in 1931 . though initially it was known as the travancore federal bank , it gradually transformed into a full\u2013fledged bank under the able leadership of its founder , k p hormis . the name federal bank limited was officially announced in the year 1947 with its headquarters nestled on the banks on the river periyar . since then there has been no looking back and the bank has become one of the strongest and most stable banks in the country . it began operations with an authorized capital of rs 5 , 000 . in the beginning it was engaged in auction chitty and other banking transactions related to agriculture and industry . today it is the largest traditional private sector banks in the country .\nfederal bank offers you internationally accepted visa , mastercard and rupay debit cards which can be used all over the world for shopping and withdrawal of cash . . .\ndigital banking awareness questions for upcoming banks and insurance exams sbi po , ibps po / clerk , federal bank , rrb po / clerk , rbi , ippb .\nwe are proud to call southern oregon home . the people and lifestyle are why evergreen federal bank has been doing business in southern oregon for over 80 years .\n22 . the statutory mandate was added in the federal reserve reform act of 1977 . return to text\nhome federal bank originated in 1920 in middlesboro , kentucky as the peoples building and loan association . in those early years , with modest assets and prudent management , we established a record of dependability . in 1961 , we became a federally chartered institution . home federal bank opened its second location in harlan , ky in 1975 .\nshri shyam srinivasan took charge as the managing director & ceo of federal bank on 23rd september 2010 . he joined federal bank , equipped with the experience of over 20 years with leading multinational banks in india , middle east and south east asia , where he gained significant expertise in retail lending , wealth management and sme banking .\nthis article is adapted from the federal reserve bank of philadelphia\u2019s publication \u201cthe first bank of the united states : a chapter in the history of central banking\u201d available online at urltoken . to order print copies of the publication visit urltoken\nfor federal bank , corporate social responsibility ( csr ) has been an inherited and inbuilt element of its culture from the day the bank was founded . our founder ' s values and ethos based on trust got embedded in the bank ' s policies and principles which reflect on its day to day business . csr in federal bank began with the first act of cultivating banking habits in an agrarian society - to effectively utilize idle money for productive purposes .\nyour credit card is just two clicks away . we have different cards for different needs , go for the federal bank sbi card best suited for you . . .\n\u2013 federal bank is awarded for best use of information technology in retail banking by iba and infosys . the runner up status reveals the strength and innovation in technology initiatives\nthe federal bank believes in digitally influencing the life of customers with a guiding philosophy of \u2018digital at fore , human at core\u2019 . we are at the forefront of the\ngathered in this part of west virginia , we are located in the fifth federal reserve district , which stretches down from here to south carolina and east to the atlantic ocean ( figure 1 ) . more than 100 years ago , the organizers of the federal reserve system divided the country into 12 of these districts , each with its own federal reserve bank . together , the board of governors in washington and the 12 reserve banks are the key elements of the federal reserve system .\nshyam srinivasan , managing director of federal bank , said that the bank has a dedicated startup fund worth $ 3 . 7 mn ( inr 25 cr ) which it would like to use to fund or lend to promising startups .\nit has come to our attention that certain fraudsters may be contacting candidates / their parents offering false employment in federal bank . the fraudsters requesting for personal information and / or money for offering appointment shall not be given any details in whatsoever manner . through this fraud alert , we wish to caution all job seekers applying to federal bank .\nsome extra : in august 2015 , creating history , federal bank launched india\u2019s first mobile app for bank account opening . bank introduced this unique facility of mobile based bank account opening as an upgrade to fedbook , its e - passbook app . with the new avatar of fedbook , anyone having an aadhaar card and pan card , can open a savings bank account and get their account number instantly using a mobile from anywhere .\nhome federal bank regularly donates used computer equipment , office equipment and furniture to community organizations . for more information , please contact kat herrin at 318 - 841 - 5394 .\nkerala - based federal bank will be spending about rs 21 crore this year on its corporate social responsibilities activities , including about rs 15 - 18 crore in the state .\nfor federal bank , corporate social responsibility ( csr ) has been an inherited and inbuilt element of its fundamentals right from the day the bank was founded . some of the major accomplishments and activities for the year 2012 are given below .\nshri . sumit kakkar has joined federal bank as chief credit officer effective from august 29 , 2016 . prior to joining federal bank , mr . kakkar was with yes bank where he was the group president and chief credit officer overseeing corporate , institutional and commercial banking . before his stint at yes bank , he was with hdfc bank as its senior vice president and head of credit risk for mid market segments . mr . kakkar is a seasoned credit specialist who has donned various senior level roles in leading organizations over a career spanning twenty years .\nat federal bank , he is in charge of creating a robust business architecture that straddles across the wholesale bank , micro & rural bank and business banking as well as bring senior leadership & strategic insight into building a high quality retail bank . further , he is responsible for the international offices of the bank . as part of the top team , he drives the organization vide maximization and optimization initiatives for enhancement of stakeholder ' s value .\nabout the federal savings bank the federal savings bank is a federally chartered savings bank . the bank , established in 2011 , became profitable within its first 3 months of operations , and has grown from nine employees and one office to more than 500 employees throughout nine offices . in 2011 the federal savings bank was named by the american bankers association journal as the most profitable bank in america with total assets of less than $ 100 million dollars . it has deposit and loan production offices in overland park , ks , and chicago , il with eight loan production offices throughout the united states . the bank\u2019s avoidance of higher risk business has paid off for customers , employees and shareholders , allowing it to focus on meeting customers\u2019 home financing needs through competitive products , unparalleled customer service and convenience . the federal savings bank is proud to have the best mortgage bankers and processors on its team , many of whom have served in the u . s . military . as a result , the bank is rebuilding america - one home loan at a time .\nthe college fed challenge is a team competition for undergraduates inspired by the working of the federal open market committee .\nshares of mrpl , adani power , ashok leyland , jain irrigation , sequent scientific , cholamandalam finance , federal bank and idfc bank were under pressure while just dial , pvr , strides shasun and cg power secured gains by up to 11 % .\nfor federal bank , corporate social responsibility ( csr ) has been an inherited and inbuilt element of its fundamentals right from the day the bank was founded . some of the major accomplishments and activities for the period 2010 - 11 are given below .\nthe bank was adjudged as the best performing bank in ernakulam district under the kudumbashree microcredit programme of the kerala state poverty eradication mission .\nfederal bank block deal on nse , qty : 522 , 900 , deal price : 83 . 00 , value ( cr ) : 4 . 34 , time : 11 : 08am\nfederal bank block deal on nse , qty : 514 , 280 , deal price : 82 . 50 , value ( cr ) : 4 . 24 , time : 09 : 23am\nfederal bank block deal on nse , qty : 524 , 305 , deal price : 86 . 95 , value ( cr ) : 4 . 56 , time : 10 : 26am\nfederal bank block deal on nse , qty : 506 , 288 , deal price : 99 . 05 , value ( cr ) : 5 . 01 , time : 10 : 30am\nfederal bank block deal on nse , qty : 543 , 073 , deal price : 96 . 40 , value ( cr ) : 5 . 24 , time : 10 : 14am\nfederal bank block deal on bse , qty : 500 , 080 , deal price : 92 . 65 , value ( cr ) : 4 . 63 , time : 10 : 12am\n\u201cwhile we have very good digital orientation in products , the market doesn\u2019t see us as a leading digital player . we are keen to ensure that customers enjoy using federal digital services and we have an effective digital strategy in place , \u201d shyam srinivasan , managing director , federal bank , told businessline .\nmr . deepak maheshwari , is a graduate in commerce and a certified associate of indian institute of bankers . he has served in state bank of india and in hdfc bank and has banking experience of over 40 years in various capacities . he was responsible for the asset quality of wholesale loans portfolio in hdfc bank . at federal bank , he is appointed as a non executive independent director .\n\u2013 the federal bank limited ( the erstwhile travancore federal bank limited ) was incorporated with an authorized capital of rupees five thousand at nedumpuram , a place near tiruvalla in central travancore on 28 . 4 . 1931 under the travancore company ' s act . it started business of auction \u2013chitty and other banking transactions connected with agriculture and industry . the bank though successful in the earlier periods , suffered setbacks and was on the verge of liquidation .\nhe brings with him very rich and varied exposure spanning over thirty four years , having worked in state bank of india covering the entire gamut of banking functions including treasury , international banking , trade finance , corporate banking and branch banking . prior to joining federal bank , he was cgm and head - treasury in idbi bank . presently , he is also a director in idbi federal life insurance company limited , a life insurance company in which federal bank holds 26 % stake . he has a very keen eye on the financial markets and features regularly in panel discussions in fedai / fimmda conferences and also on various television channels .\nbank has been adjudged as the best private sector bank for priority sector lending including financial inclusion category across the country by dun & bradstreet .\nfederal bank became the runner up for the ' best customer relationship achievement ' award in the banking technology awards instituted by iba & tfci for the outstanding achievements in technology infusion and dissemination .\nwe work with teachers , students and the public to enhance understanding of economics , personal finance and the federal reserve .\nbank has launched the\nfederal ashwas trust\nand opened three\nfederal ashwas financial literacy and credit counseling centers\nin alleppey district in december 2009 , in association with gandhi smaraka grama seva kendram ( gsgsk ) , alapuzha , the only ngo from kerala figuring among the crisil top 50 mfis in india .\nfederal bank block deal on bse , qty : 2 , 003 , 335 , deal price : 90 . 00 , value ( cr ) : 18 . 03 , time : 09 : 57am\nfederal bank block deal on nse , qty : 1 , 031 , 781 , deal price : 89 . 90 , value ( cr ) : 9 . 28 , time : 10 : 01am\nfederal bank block deal on nse , qty : 4 , 018 , 148 , deal price : 90 . 30 , value ( cr ) : 36 . 28 , time : 11 : 29am\nfederal bank block deal on nse , qty : 1 , 220 , 228 , deal price : 90 . 15 , value ( cr ) : 11 . 00 , time : 10 : 47am\n\u2013 federal bank wins two prestigious awards for best use of it in retail banking & best payments initative from iba and tfci . this is the second consecutive time that the bank has won the award for best use of it in retail banking . more details available here\nthe bank will also consider investing in eligible start - ups with innovative ideas , potential for high growth and ability to bring socio - economic impact . federal bank is one of the very few banks to have created a corpus exclusively for investment in start - ups .\nprivate sector lender federal bank is all set to start \u2018launchpad\u2019 , a dedicated service for startups . these services will pilot in bangalore and ernakulam , reported et . these specialised lounges in the bank\u2019s branches will offer advice on capital , regulatory support and even disburse funds .\nthe latest annual report chronicles the impact of federal reserve policies and includes data on the new york fed ' s operations .\nathens federal encourages employees to volunteer and be involved in community activities and provides resources such as schedule flexibility and membership reimbursement .\nthe banking technology excellence award for the year 2010\u201311 in the category ? it for internal effectiveness ? among small banks was conferred on federal bank by the idrbt , at a function held in hyderabad .\neach of the 12 federal reserve banks is led by a local board of directors . the board ensures broad and diverse views from the public are a part of the central bank\u2019s monetary policy deliberations .\n# # share market update : private bank stocks mixed ; yes bank climbs nearly 3 % # # private bank stocks were trading mixed during morning trade on thursday . the nifty private bank was trading 0 . 44 per cent up at 15 , 098 around 10 : 10 am . shares of yes\n) owned institution in december 1992 . while keeping a focus on the surrounding markets , home federal bank saw opportunity in tennessee and opened our existing new tazewell branch , in the mid 1990 ' s .\ndirectors have a special role with respect to monetary policy and credit policy . in this function , directors , with their diverse backgrounds , bring to the federal reserve system the greatest benefits of regional autonomy : a diversity of viewpoints on economic and credit conditions . this input helps the federal reserve anticipate changing trends in the economy . the federal reserve act gives each reserve bank the power to establish discount rates , subject to review and determination by the board of governors .\nthe bank acted as the federal government\u2019s fiscal agent , collecting tax revenues , securing the government\u2019s funds , making loans to the government , transferring government deposits through the bank\u2019s branch network , and paying the government\u2019s bills . the bank also managed the us treasury\u2019s interest payments to european investors in us government securities . although the us government , the largest shareholder , did not directly manage the bank , it did garner a portion of the bank\u2019s profits . the treasury secretary had the authority to inspect the bank\u2019s books , require statements of the bank\u2019s condition as frequently as once each week , and remove the government\u2019s deposits at any time for any reason . to avoid inflation and the appearance of impropriety , the bank was forbidden from buying us government bonds .\nat federal bank , he will be in charge of creating a robust wholesale bank as well as bringing senior leadership strategy insight in building a high quality franchise . he is expected to play a significant role in the organization vide maximization & optimization initiatives , for enhancement of stakeholders value .\nat federal bank , he has been instrumental in implementing various path - breaking initiatives which include : increasing the presence and visibility of the bank to a national level ; creating an inherent capability within the bank to reinvent and re - implement processes - especially the customer - critical ones , initiating the total quality management journey of the bank , focusing on under - writing quality at every stage right from credit selection , incubating the human resource potential of the bank and so on . he continues his mission to create a culture of ethics and excellence in the bank , which he so believes in .\ndec 10 , 2002 federal bank introduces fedalerts , and fedmobile , another first of its kind service among traditional banks in india . real time transaction alerts across the globe , and customisable options make the service unique\nfederal bank has instituted a public charitable trust by name federal bank hormis memorial foundation in 1996 to perpetuate the fond memory of late k . p . hormis , the founder of the bank . the trust is striving hard to inculcate in people better knowledge and awareness in the field of banking through training programmes , focused seminars , awards and so on . the trust and its activities were inaugurated by the then union finance minister shri . p . chidambaram at ernakulam on 18 . 10 . 1996 .\n10 . see roger lowenstein ( 2015 ) , america ' s bank : the epic struggle to create the federal reserve ( new york : penguin press ) ; and allan h . meltzer ( 2003 ) , a history of the federal reserve , volume 1 : 1913 - 1951 ( chicago : university of chicago press ) . return to text\nin 2001 , home federal bank became a state chartered commercial bank that allowed us to concentrate more on commercial business . with this new charter , we were able to provide our customers with all their needs , from a variety of loans and deposit products including cash management for commercial customers .\nthe winner , who would be adjudged as federal bank youth of the year - kerala ' , will get a scholarship of rs 3 lakh and a cash reward of rs 50 , 000 , besides a rolling trophy in the name of late k p hormis , bank ' s founder .\na : as one of 12 reserve banks in the federal reserve system , the atlanta fed does not provide banking services for individuals .\nthe platinum variant of federal bank - sbi credit card offers reward points for every use at dining , departmental and international stores . international airport lounge access and golf course access are the other attractive options for it .\nboards of our charlotte and baltimore branch offices consist of seven directors , three of whom are appointed by the board of governors and four of whom are appointed by the directors of the federal reserve bank of richmond .\nrecent changes in federal reserve system governance in recent years , the governance of the federal reserve system has continued to evolve . the 2010 dodd - frank wall street reform and consumer protection act provided that directors representing financial institutions - - the class a directors , of which there are three on each reserve bank board - - may not participate in the appointment of reserve bank presidents and first vice presidents . the federal reserve board has long had policies preventing reserve bank directors from participating in supervisory matters or in determining the appointment of any reserve bank officer whose primary duties involve supervisory matters . these directors continue to provide highly valuable information about developments in their markets , and take part fully in other roles with the other six directors .\n\u2013 the bank opened its second branch at angamally on 26 . 1 . 1946\nd ) payments bank can give a loan of up to only rs 1 lakh . e ) payments bank can enable transfers and remittances through a mobile phone .\nbank supported collector ' s corpus fund for endosulfan victims at kasargod in 2011 .\nthe bank has imposed restrictions on financing industries producing / consuming ozone depleting substances .\nbefore the federal reserve the question of how to structure our nation ' s financial system arose in the early years of the republic . in 1791 , congress created an institution known as the bank of the united states , often considered a forerunner of the federal reserve . the bank was created in part to assist the federal government in its financial transactions , a typical responsibility of central banks at that time . it was also designed to help america ' s financial system meet the needs of a growing economy - - the same purpose behind the founding of the federal reserve more than 100 years later . the most famous proponent of the bank was alexander hamilton , who has recently achieved the central banker ' s dream of being the subject of a hit broadway musical ( figure 2 ) .\nfederal bank has introduced automated chat facility , a first by an indian bank . customer wanting to check the bank\u2019s products and services can now visit its website and chat with its virtual relationship officer / agent . this service is fast , efficient and available around the clock , according to a bank statement . the service is powered by cognicor , whose virtual agent solution works on artificial intelligence - based technology . the virtual agent generates personalised responses to customer queries .\neveryday at federal bank is filled with challenges . creativity , innovation and out of the box thinking is required not just at the corporate level but also the front line . we are a bank that strives to give the very best to our customers and it requires us to be on our toes .\n26 . platinum + magazine partner proposal # 1 single : 7 . 5 lacs quarter : 15 lacs kitchen magazine will have a two page section named\nlaunchpad\nand will be distributed across all federal bank branches .\nreserve banks operate under the general supervision of the board of governors of the federal reserve system in washington , d . c . the board of governors has established policies regarding the roles and responsibilities of reserve bank directors .\na bank committed to the society and its environment . a bank that does more than just banking , federal bank works within the society and for the well being of individuals , families , communities and the environment at large . very much a green institution , the bank has been slowly adopting practices that are eco friendly . our workforce is very much part of our csr activities and their involvement inspires us to reach out to more people across the country and beyond .\n\u2013 k nandan , a veteran banker from state bank of india took the stewardship on 1\u20131\u20131996 : the bank had steady growth . the bank ' s business crossed rs . 100000 million mark as on 31 / 3 / 98 for the first time\nsee the world ' s largest accumulation of gold as you learn about the new york fed and federal reserve system on a free tour .\nfirst bank to launch automated telephone bill payment through interactive voice response system ( ivr ) . bank launched an innovative product ' fed\u2013e\u2013pay ' for automated payment of utility bills\na : federal reserve banks provide currency to depository institutions that have accounts with the federal reserve . we do not distribute currency to individuals . to obtain a specific note , we recommend you contact the institution you bank with to see if they will honor your request . additionally , you can purchase money from the bureau of engraving and printing ' s online store .\nproposed by alexander hamilton , the bank of the united states was established in 1791 to serve as a repository for federal funds and as the government\u2019s fiscal agent . although it was well managed and profitable , critics charged that the first bank\u2019s fiscal caution was constraining economic development , and its charter was not renewed in 1811 . the second bank was formed five years later , bringing renewed controversy despite the u . s . supreme court\u2019s support of its power . president andrew jackson removed all federal funds from the bank after his reelection in 1832 , and it ceased operations as a national institution after its charter expired in 1836 .\na : as with notes , federal reserve banks provide currency to depository institutions that have accounts with the federal reserve . we do not distribute currency to individuals . to obtain a specific coin , we recommend you contact the institution you bank with to see if they will honor your request . alternately , you can purchase coins directly from the u . s . mint .\nfederal bank , a leading private sector bank is on the constant lookout for talented and dynamic individuals who wish to take up a challenging and fulfilling career . a job in federal bank is not just a job , it is a journey filled with loads of exciting moments and opportunities which will develop you into a holistic banker and make you a warm and a wonderful person . if you want to be part of this one big family , please use this moment to register yourself in our job portal and we will get in touch with you shortly .\neach federal reserve bank has a board of nine directors . member banks of each federal reserve district are classified by size : small , medium or large . each group elects one class a and one class b director . class a directors represent the member banks , and class b directors represent the public . the board of governors appoints three class c directors to represent the public .\n21 . ben bernanke , former chairman of the federal reserve board , referenced the motto in a 2007 speech . see ben s . bernanke ( 2007 ) ,\nfederal reserve communications ,\nspeech delivered at the cato institute 25th annual monetary conference , washington , november 14 . return to text\nthe federal reserve bank of new york works to promote sound and well - functioning financial systems and markets through its provision of industry and payment services , advancement of infrastructure reform in key markets and training and educational support to international institutions .\nin addition to its activities on behalf of the government , the bank of the united states also operated as a commercial bank , which meant it accepted deposits from the public and made loans to private citizens and businesses . its banknotes ( paper currency ) most commonly entered circulation through the loan process . it extended more loans and issued more currency than any other bank in the nation because it was the largest financial institution in the united states and the only institution holding federal government deposits and possessing branches throughout the nation . banknotes issued by the bank of the united states were widely accepted throughout the country . and unlike notes issued by state banks , bank of the united states notes were the only ones accepted as payment of federal taxes .\n\u2013 the bank launched an instant online remittance solution to the visa debit card holders across the country , in association with visa , the first bank in india to do so .\n\u2013 the bank was licensed under sec . 22 of the banking companies act , 1949 on 11 . 7 . 1959 . bank floated several kuries one after another . it also introduced several new deposit schemes . these strategies helped the bank to grow at a greater pace\nin september 2015 , the 70 - year - old aluva - based federal bank had started this $ 3 . 78 mn startup fund to exclusively look at small - ticket projects with funding up to $ 15k ( inr 10 lakh ) .\nall 12 federal reserve districts are represented on a commemorative website from the federal reserve board of governors . brief fed facts , information about key economic events , details about instrumental people who shaped the fed and insights into the fed\u2019s purpose , make up the 11 , 000 artifacts housed on this interactive site .\ndear readers , federal bank po and clerk examination are scheduled on 24 th september ( officers exam ) and 26 th september ( clerk ) . we hope you all were preparing well for the examination . in the exam pattern digital banking topic was newly added and many of the aspirants were requesting us to provide study materials on it . here we have provided important topics on digital banking , candidates those who are preparing for federal bank po and clerk examination can make use of it .\nkarnataka bank ltd has introduced ' cash @ pos ' facility through its network . . .\ndues from big wilful defaulters of punjab national bank fell 0 . 87 per . . .\n\u2013 bank ' s first atm was inaugurated at ernakulam north on 27 . 02 . 97\nc ) payments bank must maintain cash reserve ration ( crr ) as decided by rbi .\n* bank of america gave over $ 200 million in 2013 to support pressing community needs .\nthe bank has also plans to extend \u2018samrudhi\u2019 to more panchayats during the current financial year .\nmember of the committee on financial sector legislative reforms set up by reserve bank of india .\npatricia l . clarke president and ceo , first national bank of raymond raymond , ill .\nfinance shall not be a red signal when your dream car opens door for you . . . drive home with federal car loan in a few clicks .\nkisan credit card ( kcc ) accounts - this is a comprehensive scheme of the bank to extend adequate and timely support to the farmers . this aims at financial inclusion of small and marginal farmers . it is atm enabled with\nfederal haritha card\naluva is the home town of federal bank . bank has developed and is maintaining a highway garden between thottakkatukara junction and bye pass junction in nh47 at aluva with permission from the national highway authority . the garden forms the divider between the incoming and outgoing lanes and it covers the approaches to the marthandom bridge from either side . the traffic lights at both ends and the high mast lamps at the bypass junction are also provided by the bank\nfednet is federal bank ' s initiative towards 24x7 virtual banking . with a host of exciting facilities like viewing account statements , performing funds transfer , payment of utility bills , opening term deposits and recurring deposits online , doing mobile / dth recharge , ordering cheque books and demand drafts , shopping online , you can bank anytime from just about anywhere .\nduring the 19th and early 20th century , financial panics and bank runs plagued our nation . the panic of 1907 prompted many americans to call for a central bank . in response , congress passed the federal reserve act , which president woodrow wilson signed into law on december 23 , 1913 , to provide our nation with a more stable financial system .\nthrough the federal home loan bank of new york , peapack - gladstone bank is proud to be a sponsor of ingerman , in providing high - quality , state - of - the art construction of both the residences at symphony hall and the willows at westampton providing vital low - income housing and enriching residential communities within the state of new jersey .\na : federal reserve bank services can answer your questions about these and additional services that the fed provides to banks / financial institutions . its website has extensive information as well as faqs and detailed contact information . it also offers a tool where you can enter your bank ' s aba number so you can learn who your specific service representative is .\naluva is the home town of federal bank . bank has developed and is maintaining a highway garden between thottakkatukara junction and bye pass junction in nh47 at aluva with permission from the national highway authority . the garden forms the divider between the incoming and outgoing lanes and it covers the approaches to the marthandom bridge from either side . the traffic lights at both ends and the high mast lamps at the bypass junction are also provided by the bank .\nworking within the federal reserve system , the new york fed implements monetary policy , supervises and regulates financial institutions and helps maintain the nation ' s payment systems .\nwhile carrying out its activities , bank is duty bound to ensure that its products and services serve the best interests of the society . bank has approved a policy for sustainable development , which ensures that bank ' s activities are conducive to sustainable social welfare . in addition to this , bank has to directly participate in social activities to help the development of specific areas / segments .\nthe bank\u2019s branches were all located in the fledgling nation\u2019s port cities . this made it easier for the federal government to collect tax revenues , most of which came from customs duties . locating the branches in ports also made it easier for the bank to finance international trade and help the treasury fund the government\u2019s operations through sales of us government securities to foreigners . furthermore , the bank\u2019s branch system gave it another advantage : it could move its notes around the country more readily than could a state bank . the bank\u2019s branches also helped to fund and encourage the country\u2019s westward expansion , particularly with the establishment of a branch in new orleans .\nthis decentralization was thought by some to have undermined the federal reserve ' s response to the great depression . 16 with that experience in mind , the 1935 banking act modified the distribution of power within the federal reserve system , giving the board of governors 7 of the 12 seats on the federal open market committee ( fomc ) ( figure 10 ) . 17 the other 5 seats are held by the reserve banks . the federal reserve bank of new york has a permanent seat , and the other reserve banks share the remaining 4 seats on a rotating basis . 18 while fomc members are free to dissent from the majority decision about open market operations , the reserve banks are nevertheless required to adhere to that decision in conducting open market operations .\n\u2013 k p hormis , and his close relatives / friends obtained controlling interest in the bank .\nbank ' s 400th branch was inaugurated at calcutta\u2013 shakespeare sarani on 19 . 2 . 1999 . the total business of the bank exceeded rs . 110000 million as on 31 . 03 . 99\nc ) under upi person will have a single identity and password for using multiple bank accounts .\nwhich of the following is not true about aadhaar - enabled payment system ( aeps ) ? a ) aeps enables bank customers to access their aadhaar - linked bank accounts through the aadhaar authentication ."]}
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", "topic": 18}], "title": "riverhead books", "paragraphs": ["founded in 1994 by susan petersen kennedy , riverhead books is now well - established as a publisher of bestselling literary fiction and quality nonfiction . throughout its history , riverhead books has been dedicated to publishing extraordinary , ground - breaking , unique fiction and nonfiction writers . riverhead\u2019s books have won pulitzer prizes , national book critic circle awards , and numerous other distinctions .\nget your riverhead tote here ! ( eleanor roosevelt not included , sorry . )\nriverhead will also be promoting a number of literary events and competitions , with the chance to win signed books , cash prizes and the opportunity of seeing your own book published and on the shelves of the city\u2019s leading bookshops .\nthe surrendered by chang - rae lee ( riverhead books ) : the lives of a korean war orphan and a young gi collide in an orphanage where they vie for the attentions of a beautiful yet deeply damaged missionary wife whose elusive love seemed to transform everything .\nriverhead picked a good year to turn 20 . in january , the penguin random house imprint released the bestselling on such a full sea , by critical darling chang - rae lee . in the spring , the final book from the late literary giant peter matthiessen , in paradise , also hit the bestseller lists . summer brought emma straub\u2019s the vacationers , one of the biggest books of the beach - going season . and this fall , a brief history of seven killings novelist marlon james landed on the cover of publishers weekly\u2019s issue devoted to the best books of 2014 ( lee also made pw\u2019s cut , in addition to another riverhead author : helen oyeyemi , for boy , snow , bird ) .\nhow to read the air by dinaw mengestu ( riverhead books ) : a young man leaves behind his marriage and job in new york to retrace his parents\u2019 honeymoon as young ethiopian immigrants , weaving together a family history that will take him from the war - torn country of his parents ' youth to a brighter vision of his life in america today .\ntake pleasure in your own work . writing is difficult , to be sure , and the dark moments really are dark , but great books were written by people who meant it , loved it , and felt those sentences completely .\nnames tell the machine goodnight as one of the best sci - fi books of 2018 :\nsome novels defy explanation , and katie williams ' debut fits in that category . . . . it ' s so beautifully crafted .\nin keeping with what kloske describes as riverhead\u2019s \u201cauthor - focused\u201d atmosphere , the imprint\u2019s writers have participated in various anniversary events throughout the year , in addition to the moth collaboration . at the riverhead holiday party in december , wolitzer and straub will be providing the cookies , novelist andrea chapin the chocolate cake , and the miniature wife writer manuel gonzales and save the date author jen doll the pies .\nlooking ahead to the next twenty years , kloske acknowledged that despite the steadfast riverhead model , the industry\u2019s fluctuating landscape has made change the new norm . \u201cwe do books that decades ago would have been review driven , \u201d said kloske . \u201cas that space became scarcer , we had to fight harder and come up with new ideas , new gambits . just when you think you have it all sorted , everything shifts a little bit . and that keeps it exciting . \u201d\nthe gendarme by mark mustian ( amy einhorn books / putnam ) : a world war i veteran , nearing the end of his life , is suddenly beset by memories of escorting armenians from turkey , churning up troubling details he and others have denied or purposely forgotten .\nthroughout this milestone year , v - p and publisher geoffrey kloske admitted that those at the imprint have been \u201clooking back a little bit more than we normally would , \u201d taking stock of what riverhead has accomplished and endured in the last two decades . despite coming of age in one of the most disruptive periods in publishing history , riverhead\u2019s foundational goal has held firm , said kloske . \u201criverhead was [ created ] for discovery of emerging authors , and that\u2019s something more or less we\u2019ve remained true to , \u201d he said , adding that \u201ca good portion\u201d of the imprint\u2019s list is devoted to debuts or early - stage authors .\nmartin also spearheaded the 20th - anniversary celebrations , which kicked off with a panel at the association of writers & writing programs conference in february . in may , at bookexpo america in new york , riverhead hosted more than 400 people at an anniversary party on the hudson river . the highlight of the celebratory year , said kloske , came in september , when , in conjunction with npr\u2019s moth radio hour , five riverhead writers\u2014james , wolitzer , mcbride , maile meloy , and jon ronson , with sarah vowell as host\u2014told stories to a sold - out audience at the great hall at cooper union , in a show titled \u201c20 years of riverhead . \u201d\nto be eligible for the 2011 awards , english - language books must be published or translated into english in 2010 and address the theme of peace on a variety of levels , such as between individuals , among families and communities , or among nations , religions , or ethnic groups .\nbut now , as we reflect on that success , we must remember that the opportunity hasn\u2019t ended , but just started . and to celebrate this , riverhead is looking forward to discovering more of the area\u2019s writing talent .\nlesley nneka arimah has had quite a year ! we knew we wanted to do a riverhead table with lesley from the moment she said that one of her favorite things to do in new york is finding new nigerian restaurants to try with her friends .\nriverhead\u2019s main aims when it was launched over fifteen years ago was to help and promote hull\u2019s wealth of unsung , writing talent and raise the creative profile of the city . and , following the city\u2019s unique success in 2017 , that aim remains stronger than ever .\nfounded as a division of putnam in 1994 by susan petersen kennedy , the new venture was intended to be a home for , as kloske put it , \u201cdistinct , idiosyncratic , and voice - driven\u201d projects . riverhead became part of penguin following putnam\u2019s purchase of penguin and , like all of penguin , is now part of penguin random house . \u201cpenguin random house has extraordinary capabilities , \u201d said kloske . \u201cwe do everything we can to leverage all those many , many strengths . but riverhead is small . the imprint can fit in the elevator . \u201d\ni wrote most of my first two books on my bed in a little wooden house in newport beach . i wrote sons and daughters of ease and plenty and awayland between my couch in santa barbara , someone else\u2019s couch in santa fe , and caf\u00e9s in berkeley . soon i\u2019ll be setting up shop in a little studio shed in my new backyard in boulder , colorado !\nthis long - term publishing strategy of building each author\u2019s career , rather than focusing on a single format or publication , requires \u201celbow grease\u201d and patience , said kloske . \u201cit\u2019s really hard , \u201d he continued . \u201cyou have to have the ability to work with someone over enough time . . . in order to get to that place where you can finally reach the audience you hope to . \u201d some of the earliest books the imprint published were by authors who are still with riverhead today\u2014drown , by junot diaz ; the color of water , by james mcbride ( whose the good lord bird won the 2013 national book award for fiction ) ; and lee\u2019s native speaker . the roster of authors now also includes nick hornby , khaled hosseini , anne lamott , and meg wolitzer .\nriverhead draft is a new , bimonthly series in which we ask our authors seven questions , touching on everything from their writing routines ( both ideal and real ) and preferred methods of procrastination to what brings them creative sustenance . for our inaugural post , we spoke to the effervescent ramona ausubel , whose short story collection awayland was published in march .\n\u201cthere is a sense that because we are so small , we are all entrusted with the entire list and making it work , \u201d said martin . \u201cthe overall riverhead list is small enough that our whole publicity and marketing team reads more or less every book we publish . \u201d martin holds group brainstorms , where all members of the publicity and marketing departments are meant to contribute \u201cout of box\u201d ideas on every title . one broad tactic the imprint employs is partnering with companies to \u201cpush book content where it formerly didn\u2019t exist , \u201d said martin . in the last year , riverhead placed an \u201cespecially sexy\u201d etgar keret short story on a dating site , and paired with printer makerbot to create the first - ever 3 - d - printed slipcover for on such a full sea .\nas riverhead\u2019s 22 employees stick by the imprint\u2019s original credo , they also strive for innovation\u2014especially in the increasingly difficult task of getting debut novels and relative unknowns into the hands of readers . one way they achieve this , kloske said , is by creating \u201cpublicity kits like you\u2019ve never seen before . \u201d to that end , the imprint hired publicity director jynne dilling martin away from random house in 2011 and , this year , added associate publisher to her title .\nkennedy , who will step down as president of penguin group usa at the end of 2014 , echoed kloske\u2019s characterization of the imprint as an intimate , author - driven place . \u201cthe quality of the writing was always important and remains so , but first and foremost riverhead was meant to be personal , \u201d she said . \u201cwe wanted to be personally invested in every book we published . . . [ by ] writers who made us laugh , made us cry , enlarged our understanding of the human condition . writers who made each of us feel less alone , and writers who made the \u2018other being\u2019 before us more comprehensible . we wanted to be their midwife , their shepherd , their companion , their admirer . and we wanted to look after them as the years went by because we knew they carried something timeless . \u201d\ncontact : patrick kowalczyk , patrick @ urltoken jenny chang , jenny @ urltoken pkpr , 212 . 627 . 8098\n\u2013 celebrating the power of literature to promote peace , the dayton literary peace prize foundation today announced the finalists for the 2011 dayton literary peace prize in fiction and nonfiction .\ninspired by the 1995 dayton peace accords that ended the war in bosnia , the dayton literary peace prize is the only international literary peace prize awarded in the united states . the prize celebrates the power of literature to promote peace , nonviolent conflict resolution , and global understanding .\na winner and runner - up in fiction and nonfiction will be announced on september 20th . winners receive a $ 10 , 000 honorarium and runners - up receive $ 1 , 000 . 00 . they will be honored at a gala ceremony hosted by award - winning journalist nick clooney in dayton on sunday , november 13th .\n) will be the recipient of the 2011 richard c . holbrooke distinguished achievement award , formerly known as the lifetime achievement award and renamed this year in honor of the celebrated u . s . diplomat . previous lifetime achievement award winners include studs terkel ( 2006 ) , elie wiesel ( 2007 ) , taylor branch ( 2008 ) , nicholas kristof and sheryl wudunn ( 2009 ) , and geraldine brooks ( 2010 ) .\nthis year\u2019s finalists help readers to see pressing political issues through the eyes of individuals whose lives are inextricably bound up with the larger world around them ,\nsaid sharon rab , chair of the dayton literary peace prize foundation . \u201ceach work , in its own way , reminds us that even the most personal decisions can have a profound effect on the lives of people halfway around the globe and far into the future . \u201d\nbeneath the lion\u2019s gaze by maaza mengiste ( w . w . norton and company ) : an epic tale of a father and two sons , of betrayals and loyalties , and a family unraveling in the wake of ethiopia\u2019s revolution .\nkapitoil by teddy wayne ( harpercollins publishers ) : a young financial wizard from qatar , fluent in numbers yet baffled by human connections , creates a computer program that predicts oil futures and reaps record profits for his american company \u2013 but carries heavy moral implications that force him to examine his loyalties .\ncrossing mandelbaum gate : coming of age between the arabs and israelis , 1956 - 1978 by kai bird ( scribner ) : pulitzer prize winner kai bird\u2019s memoir of his early years spent in israel , jordan , egypt , saudi arabia , and lebanon provides an original and illuminating perspective on the arab - israeli conflict .\nlittle princes by conor grennan ( harpercollins publishers ) : after trading his day job for a life of globe - trekking adventure , the author finds a greater purpose when he volunteers at a nepalese \u201corphanage\u201d full of children whose families believe they\u2019ve been led out of the war - torn country to safety .\nunbroken by laura hillenbrand ( random house ) : the bestselling author of seabiscuit offers a vivid account of louis zamperini , a former olympic runner who was shot down over the pacific during world war ii and drew on deep wellsprings of ingenuity , optimism , and humor to survive thousands of miles across the ocean followed by even greater trials as a prisoner of war .\nfor us surrender is out of the question by mac mcclelland ( soft skull press ) : part investigative journalism , part memoir , mcclelland\u2019s fascinating debut recalls her experiences as a midwestern twenty - something girl illegally aiding refugee activists on the burma - thailand border .\nin the place of justice : a story of punishment and deliverance by wilbert rideau ( alfred a . knopf ) : a death row inmate in louisiana ' s angola penitentiary , at the time the most violent in the nation , finds redemption as a prison journalist in this uplifting memoir .\nthe warmth of other suns by isabel wilkerson ( random house ) : wilkerson tells the stories of three black americans who fled the south for an uncertain existence in the urban north and west in what became known as the great migration of the mid - 20th century .\nfinalists will be reviewed by a panel of prominent writers including ken mcclane , eric bates , ron carlson , and april smith .\nthe dayton literary peace prize honors writers whose work uses the power of literature to foster peace , social justice , and global understanding . launched in 2006 , it has already established itself as one of the world\u2019s most prestigious literary honors , and is the only literary peace prize awarded in the united states . as an offshoot of the dayton peace prize , the dayton literary peace prize awards a $ 10 , 000 cash prize each year to one fiction and one nonfiction author whose work advances peace as a solution to conflict , and leads readers to a better understanding of other cultures , peoples , religions , and political points of view . the richard c . holbrooke distinguished achievement award is also bestowed upon a writer whose body of work reflects the prize ' s mission ; previous honorees include studs terkel , elie wiesel , taylor branch , nicholas kristof and sheryl wudunn , and geraldine brooks .\npromoting peace and literacy around the world dayton literary peace prize , p . o . box 461 , wright brothers branch , dayton , oh 45409 - 0461 tel : ( 937 ) 298 - 5072 : : email : sharon . rab @ urltoken\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nwe\u2019re a publisher dedicated to extraordinary , ground - breaking , unique fiction and non - fiction writers and their work .\n' s the female persuasion , calling it ,\nwonderfully dense and wise , a page - turner that succeeds both at character and ideas . it felt true to life .\n(\none of my occasional book recommendations - this , by @ megwolitzer , a novel about power , ambition and contemporary feminism , is really good . urltoken\ni\u2019m reading this novel , the incendiaries by @ rokwon , obsessively . and in fact it\u2019s about how desire can tilt into obsession and i just looked down and wonder if i\u2019m a little susceptible myself ? urltoken\na question i ask myself often is ,\ncan poets just do everything well ?\ni ' d say the answer is a resounding yes . . . and the latest example of this is new zealand poet\nboth timely and timeless . . . groff\u2019s florida is not just a place , but a particular kind of energy .\n# alanhollinghurst in conversation with @ marlonjames5 on the violent world of jamaican gangsters in the 1970s and the london of # margaretthatcher in the 1980s . # thelineofbeauty # abriefhistoryofsevenkillings # manbooker50 @ southbankcentre urltoken\n923751 / camilla - 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renowned authors like juan gabriel vasquez , \u00e1lvaro enrigue and carlo rovelli , we ' re dedicated to bringing our readers the very best in literary fiction and serious nonfiction .\nthat was , oh , over a year ago , before she exploded on to the national literary scene . her fantastical and revelatory story collection what is means when a man falls from the sky won multiple prizes\u2013most recently the prestigious nypl young lions award and kirkus prize in fiction\u2013and was named a best book of year by the new yorker , buzzfeed , npr , the root and dozens more publications .\nwe were finally able to step into the kitchen with lesley earlier this month , and the meal she put together was worth the wait . there were no recipes to follow : just lesley working from memory to teach us how to make a delicious home style nigerian lunch with a cajun twist .\nheat oil in a large , heavy - bottomed pot over medium heat . add onion and shallots and cook for several minutes , until translucent . stir in all other ingredients except for the coconut milk and rice , bring to a boil , and let simmer , uncovered , for 8 - 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{"id": 54312, "summary": [{"text": "gather-scatter is a type of memory addressing that often arises when addressing vectors in sparse linear algebra operations .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "it is the vector-equivalent of register indirect addressing , with gather involving indexed reads and scatter indexed writes .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "vector processors ( and some simd units in cpus ) have hardware support for gather-scatter operations , providing instructions such as load vector indexed for gather and store vector indexed for scatter . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "gather - scatter ( vector addressing )", "paragraphs": ["have a fact about gather - scatter ( vector addressing ) ? write it here to share it with the entire community .\nhave a definition for gather - scatter ( vector addressing ) ? write it here to share it with the entire community .\nthis article is about the vector addressing type . for the i / o method , see vectored i / o .\ngather - scatter instructions may not be the optimal choice of instructions when you are trying to achieve superior performance on the intel\u00ae xeon phi\u2122 coprocessor . however , if your code uses indirect addressing or performs non - unit strided memory accesses , gather - scatter instructions may be the best option . this document reveals the operation of gather - scatter instructions and introduces - opt - gather - scatter - unroll , a new compiler switch added to intel\u00ae c + + compiler 14 . 0 and intel\u00ae fortran compiler 14 . 0 that may provide improvements in certain codes that use gather - scatter instructions .\nnote that the gather - scatter - unroll compiler switch may not provide a performance improvement for all codes . its primary target are codes that use indirect addressing or perform non - unit strided memory accesses .\nhigh performance computers are centered around the concept of vector processing . the first super - computer generation is single processor oriented . the last trends introduce parallel processing concepts in this field ( e . g . cray 2 ) . in this context , we propose to associate a specialized processor in vector addressing to vector processors . this one takes in charge the whole computation required to access either a contiguous vector , or a sparsed vector controlled by an index vector ( gather / scatter operations ) . an elementary vector access processor is in charge of vector operand fetching with a limited length . a modular cluster will increase length of fetched vectors .\n\u2022 fetching non - contiguous data elements from memory using vector - index memory addressing . these \u201cgather\u201d instructions introduce a new memory - addressing form , consisting of a base register and multiple indices specified by a vector register ( either xmm or ymm ) . data elements sizes of 32 and 64 - bits are supported , and data types for floating - point and integer elements are also supported .\non page 488 , pdep and pext are parallel bits deposit and parallel bits extract . they are essentially scatter / gather instructions for bits .\nfig . 13 illustrates a flow diagram of a process for packed loading and storing of data in a gather / scatter distribution in accordance with an embodiment .\nas shown in the above two examples , gather - scatter instructions are generally followed by a conditional branching instruction which is used to test whether the gather - scatter is complete and re - trigger the instruction if it is not . however , this conditional branching is an added overhead to the execution of the program .\nbefore we dive into the details of how and when to use the compiler switch and why it even works , let us review the operation of gather - scatter instructions .\nthe operation of the scatter instructions is very similar to that of the corresponding gather instructions . the only difference being that the instruction stores data elements into the memory instead of loading them into an output vector register . similar to the gather instructions , only those elements will be stored into memory for which the corresponding mask bits are set .\nin certain cases , a programmer may know that in his application , most gather - scatter sequences take n number of invocations for completion . in such cases , the programmer may use the - gather - scatter - unroll = n compiler switch to hint the compiler to unroll the re - trigger loop n times , thereby alleviating the overhead caused by the branching instructions .\nthe write mask register , also known as the source mask , plays an important role in the operation of the gather . the mask register has one bit corresponding to each element that can be held by the output vector register . the elements of the mask register for which the corresponding bit is set are known as the active elements . in a gather instruction , data is loaded from memory to the vector register for only the active elements of the vector . on a given invocation of a gather instruction , the following operations are performed :\nin the following code , we know ( based on prior information ) that all the data elements are widely scattered in memory and , in general , will need 16 invocations of the gather - scatter instructions . in this case , we can add a \u201c - gather - scatter - unroll = 8 \u201d switch to the compiler call . we use an unroll factor of 8 as this is the greatest unroll factor allowed by the compiler . the compiler will unroll the loop , alleviating the overhead incurred due to the branching instructions . the unrolled code generated by the compiler with the \u201c - gather - scatter - unroll = 8 \u201d switch is shown below :\n\u2026ulations when loading from an address that ' s computed by adding two registers together , x86 can scale one of them by 2 , 4 , or 8 , for free as part of the addressing calculation . this change makes the code generated for gather and scatter use this . for the cases where gather / scatter is based on a base pointer and an integer offset vector , the gsimprovementspass looks to see if the integer offsets are being computed as 2 / 4 / 8 times some other value . if so , it extracts the 2x / 4x / 8x part and leaves the rest there as the the offsets . the { gather , scatter } _ base _ offsets _ * functions take an i32 scale factor , which is passed to them , and then they carefully generate ir so that it hits llvm ' s pattern matching for these scales . this is particular win on avx , since it saves us two 4 - wide integer multiplies . noise runs 14 % faster with this . issue # 132 .\nas with the gather instruction , memory is accessed at a granularity of 64 bytes , and hence all the elements present in a given 64 bytes of memory are \u201cscattered\u201d in a single invocation of the scatter instruction . again , a scatter instruction will generally be re - executed ( i . e . re - triggered ) until all the required data has been stored to memory .\ni suspect that for these ones , it ' s going to be good - this looks too fundamental to the sorts of changes first described in larrabee programming guides . the hope is that many of these functions ( conditional loads , scatter / gather , etc ) will allow a much larger proportion of loops to be parallelized than is currently the case . obviously not everything is amenable to parallelization due to serial dependencies , but having scatter / gather to do multiple load / store stuff makes it a lot easier .\n6 . the method of claim 5 , wherein a plurality of addresses of the second plurality of non - contiguous locations in the memory of the data elements to scatter are distributed in separate register file elements of the vector computation register file .\ndue to the special behavior of the mask register , it can be used to allow conditional looping of the gather instruction until all the elements from a given write mask have been successfully loaded . a typical usage of a gather instruction along with the re - trigger loop is shown below :\nin this example , since the compiler has no prior information as to the order that data elements of arr2 will be accessed , the compiler will generate gather - scatter instructions to load the different data elements into a vector register and to store those data elements back to memory once the data elements have been incremented . without the switch , the code generate by the compiler will look similar to the following :\neach processing slice within the processing element 400 includes a memory access pipeline ( load / store pipeline ) and an arithmetic pipeline . managing flow through the lsu 420 as a load / store pipeline can enable computation of one address per vector data element or sub - element , and facilitates the gathering and scattering of data from and to memory . gather / scatter capabilities provide access to data stored in non - contiguous memory locations by realizing multiple vector data element accesses simultaneously , despite their disjoint distribution in non - contiguous memory . the processing element 400 provides the ability to perform associated fixed - point effective address ( i . e . , virtual address ) computations to support gather - scatter functionality . the arithmetic pipeline through the alu 418 can include a robust assortment of floating - point and fixed - point operations to support a variety of workloads .\n\u2022 vector shift instructions with per - element shift count . data elements sizes of 32 and 64 - bits are supported .\nthe sparse scatter , denoted y | _ x \\ leftarrow x is the reverse operation . it copies the nonzero values of sparse x into the corresponding locations in the dense vector y , i . e . y ( idx ( i ) ) = x ( i ) .\npacking a second number of the data elements into less than the width of the register file elements of the vector computation register file .\nconsider the vgatherdps instruction which gathers a float32 vector using signed dword indices . the inputs and outputs of the vgatherdps instruction are shown below :\nif multiple data elements required by the gather sequence are present in the 64 bytes then all the corresponding elements of the output register are updated with the values from the accessed memory .\nmiura k . ( 2011 ) fujitsu vector computers . in : padua d . ( eds ) encyclopedia of parallel computing . springer , boston , ma\n> primitives for permutations of bits , see section 1 . 29 . 2 on page 81 . a bit - gather and a bit - scatter instruction for sub - words of all sizes a power of 2 would allow for arbitrary permutations ( see [ fxt : bits / bitgather . h ] and [ fxt : bits / bitseparate . h ] for versions working on complete words ) .\nin embodiments , processing elements are implemented as vector processors . in a vector processor , memory accesses and arithmetic instructions can act upon full vectors or generally continuous portions of vectors , where vectors enable parallel processing on multiple data elements . for some operations , memory accesses or calculations for randomly distributed elements of the vectors may be immaterial . to reduce traffic through a memory hierarchy , and the associated energy consumed , by unnecessary memory accesses , the vector processors include vector mask register files for use in predication of instructions and as targets of comparison instructions . predication of instructions allows for selective execution of certain elements of the vectors based on a mask .\nnote that during a single invocation of the gather instruction , only 64 bytes of memory are accessed and the output register is updated with only those elements that are present in these 64 bytes . since gather instructions are generally used to fetch data elements that are dispersed in memory , it is unlikely that the all required data elements will be present in the accessed 64 bytes of memory . hence , it is generally required for the programmer to execute gather statements in a loop until all the required data elements have been loaded into the output register . as each data element is gathered , the corresponding bit in the write mask register is reset . the completion of the gather sequence is signaled by the write mask register being zero , i . e . when all the bits of the mask register have been cleared ( zero ) .\ndavid a patterson , lecture 6 : vector processing , 1998 , 60 pages , retrieved from the internet on may 7 , 2015 , retrieved from url < urltoken > .\npdep uses a mask in the second source operand ( the third operand ) to transfer / scatter contiguous low order bits in the first source operand ( the second operand ) into the destination ( the first operand ) .\nthese are extremely interesting instructions . it ' s worth noting , however , that things like gather / scatter live and die by the quality of their implementation . i would hope that these are considered worth delivering high - quality implementations , but let ' s just say that intel has occasionally been known to deliver complex instructions that are all but useless due to poor latency and reciprocal throughput . sse4 . 2 , i ' m looking at you .\nalthough the example process 1300 of fig . 13 has been described in reference to gathering data elements followed by scattering data elements , it will be understood that data elements can be scattered and then gathered . furthermore , multiple gather and scatter load / store commands can be initiated in parallel across multiple processing slices in the processing element 400 . scattering and gathering can reference a common data set to read / modify / store distributed data values or can operate on different data sets , where a first data set is gathered - read , processed , and a resulting second data set is scattered - written to different non - contiguous memory locations . additionally , scattering and gathering may be performed independently of each other , where non - contiguous data is gathered , processed and stored contiguously ( no - scatter ) or contiguous data can be read ( no gather ) , processed , and scattered - written non - contiguously .\nmatsuura t , miura k , makino m ( 1985 ) supervector performance without toil : fortran implemented vector algorithms on the vp - 100 / 200 . comput phys commun 37 : 101\u2013107\nat the processing slice level , computation can occur on floating - point and fixed - point data types at , for example , a 64 - bit granularity in a temporal simd manner on 64 - bit vector elements , and in a temporal and spatial simd manner on narrower vector sub - elements , which can be 32 - bits , 16 - bits , or 8 - bits wide .\npacking and loading the set of data elements into a set of register file elements of a third register file entry of the vector computation register file by the processing element based on the second instruction .\nmiura k ( 1986 ) fujitsu s supercomputer : facom vector processor system . in : fernbach s ( ed ) supercomputers : class vi systems , hardware and software . north - holland , amsterdam , pp 137\u2013152\nscattering and storing , by the processing element , the plurality of data elements to a plurality of non - contiguous locations in the memory based on the instruction and a plurality of addresses in parallel with performing the at least one sub - instruction accessing the register file entries of the scalar computation register file , wherein each of the plurality of data elements is individually addressable and is narrower than a width of the plurality of register file elements of the vector computation register file , wherein an address of one of the non - contiguous locations in the memory of each of the data elements to scatter is distributed in each of at least two separate register file elements of a first register file entry of the register file entries of the vector computation register file .\n7 . the method of claim 6 , wherein the addresses of the second plurality of non - contiguous locations in the memory of the data elements to scatter are different addresses than the addresses of the first plurality of non - contiguous locations in the memory from which the data elements are gathered .\nfor the case where the element size is 2 , 4 , or 8 , we ' d like take advantage of the free scale by 2 / 4 / 8 in the x86 address calculation ops . it should be pretty straightforward to update one of the gather / scatter optimizations to do this ; the trick is to emit a pattern that llvm identifies . early experiments suggest that for the i32 offset case , the key is to sext to i64 first , then do a scalar multiply by 2 / 4 / 8 , then gep with base address and the offset before the load / store .\n17 . the method of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of addresses of the non - contiguous locations in the memory of the data elements to scatter are different addresses than the plurality of addresses of the set of non - contiguous locations in the memory from which the set of data elements are gathered .\nfig . 13 depicts an example process 1300 for packed loading and storing of data in a gather / scatter distribution in an active memory device , such as the active memory devices of figs . 1 - 3 . the blocks depicted in fig . 13 may be performed by one of the processing elements of figs . 1 - 4 in an active memory device . for example , the blocks may be performed by a processing element in an active memory device , where the processing element accesses portions of memory ( e . g . , memory vaults sharing a stack with the processing element ) and performs operations on data accessed from the memory . for purposes of explanation , the processing element is described in reference to processing element 400 of fig . 4 . although fig . 13 is described relative to an active memory device , it will be understood that the process of fig . 13 can be implemented in systems that include a processing element 400 in communication with memory in other configurations , such as memory located remotely from the processing element 400 . accordingly , the processing element 400 need not be located within an active memory device and can perform gather / scatter operations on remotely located memory including , for example , memory located in a separate active memory device .\nfig . 7 is similar to the example of fig . 6 , where data in memory 702 has the same width as the register file elements 704 a - 704 f of register file entry 705 in vector register file 703 , but with the data is scattered in memory 702 rather than contiguous . since processing element 400 supports the gathering and scattering of data from / to memory , the processing element 400 can load data element values a - f in fig . 7 into the register file elements 704 a - 704 f of register file entry 705 , with the result being that the data ends up in the vector register file 703 exactly the same as it did in vector register file 603 in fig . 6 when the data was contiguous in memory 602 .\nfig . 9 is similar to the example of fig . 8 , where data in memory 902 has a narrower width than the register file elements 904 a - 904 f of register file entry 905 in vector register file 903 , but with the data scattered in memory 902 rather than contiguous . since processing element 400 supports the gathering and scattering of data to / from memory including narrower width data , the processing element 400 can load data element values a - f in fig . 9 into the register file elements 904 a - 904 f of register file entry 905 , with the result being that the data ends up in the vector register file 903 exactly the same as it did in vector register file 803 in fig . 8 when the data was contiguous in memory 802 .\n\u2022 cross - lane functionalities are provided with several new instructions for broadcast and permute operations . some of the 256 - bit vector integer instruc - tions promoted from legacy sse instruction sets also exhibit cross - lane behavior , e . g . vpmovz / vpmovs family .\nmiura k , uchida k ( 1984 ) facom vector processor vp - 100 / vp - 200 . in : kowalik js ( ed ) high - speed computation , nato asi series f : computer and systems sciences , vol 7 . springer , berlin , pp 127\u2013138\n13 . the method of claim 12 , wherein the vector computation register file is accessible by the load - store unit and the arithmetic - logic unit , wherein each of the plurality of addresses comprises a greater width than a width of each of the plurality of data elements .\nmiura k , nagakura h , tamura h ( 1991 ) vp2000 series dual scalar and quadruple scalar models supercomputer systems \u2013 a new concept in vector processing . in : proceedings of compcon spring 91 , san francisco , ca . ieee computer society press , washington , dc , pp 294\u2013302\n16 . the method of claim 15 , wherein packing and loading the set of data elements into the set of register file elements by the processing element based on the second instruction further comprises distributing the set of packed data elements into fewer register file elements than are consumed by a plurality of addresses of the set of the non - contiguous locations in the memory to gather .\nfujitsu vector machines are the series of supercomputers developed by fujitsu from 1976 to 1999 . they are based on the pipeline architecture , and vpp systems have also incorporated a high degree of parallelism with distributed memory in the system architecture , utilizing the full crossbar network for non - blocking system interconnect .\noverall it ' s like a wet dream for bit - bashers . pdep ? pext ? byte field extract ? scatter ? 256 - bit integer simd ? i was almost too excited to speak when i first skimmed this ( moderated somewhat by the 2013 release date and lingering concerns that some of the better insns will have latency 8 and reciprocal throughput 5 or something disappointing like that ) .\na vector processor may support multiple memory accesses in parallel . when data types being accessed have different widths , particularly smaller than a nominal width , gathering the data in parallel and storing the data in parallel can result in inefficient use of memory , such as leaving potentially unusable gaps between data elements stored and read from memory .\nfig . 11 shows an embodiment , whereby narrower data is scattered throughout memory 1102 , yet is still loaded and packed into fewer register file elements 1104 a - 1104 c of register file entry 1105 in vector register file 1103 than in register file elements 904 a - 904 f of register file entry 905 of fig . 9 .\nfig . 12 illustrates an example of packed loading and storing of data in a gather / scatter distribution in accordance with an embodiment . in fig . 12 , narrower data is scattered throughout memory 1202 , yet is still loaded and packed into fewer register file elements 1204 a - 1204 c of register file entry 1205 in vector register file 1203 than in register file elements 904 a - 904 f of register file entry 905 of fig . 9 . fig . 12 also depicts that addresses of the narrow data elements can be distributed over register file elements 1206 a - 1206 u of register file entry 1207 , extending to a greater number of register file elements than the number used to hold the data associated with the addresses in register file elements . for example , data element values a - u are packed into register file elements 1204 a - 1204 c of register file entry 1205 , but the addresses associated with the data element values a - u are distributed between register file elements 1206 a - 1206 u of register file entry 1207 . additionally , in the example of fig . 12 , the width of address elements is the same as the register file elements 1206 a - 1206 u ( 8 bytes wide ) in vector register file 1203 , while the data element values are 1 byte wide . additionally , the processing element 400 can support packing and accessing less than the full width of the register file elements , such as register file element 1204 c of register file entry 1205 that only packs 5 of 8 bytes .\n3 . the method of claim 2 , wherein packing and loading the data elements into the one or more of the register file elements further comprises distributing the packed data elements into fewer register file elements than are consumed by the addresses , and the second register file entry is subsequent to the first register file entry in the vector computation register file .\nfig . 10 is an example of narrower data types arranged contiguously in memory 1002 being packed into fewer register file elements 1004 a - 1004 c of register file entry 1005 in vector register file 1003 than in register file elements 904 a - 904 f of register file entry 905 of fig . 9 . the data can be loaded as if the data type was the same as in fig . 6 , since it is arranged contiguously .\nin exemplary embodiments , the processing element 400 supports gathering and scattering of narrow data types to / from memory into a register file , such as the vcr 414 , in a packed fashion in addition to other size and distribution patterns . fig . 6 shows data which is arranged in memory 602 in a contiguous manner , and which has the same width as the register file elements 604 a - 604 f . the data is loaded into the vector elements of an entry of a vector register file 603 , such as vcr 414 , having a multiplicity of elements associated with each addressable entry . in the example of fig . 6 , each of the register file elements 604 a - 604 f of register file entry 605 includes 8 bytes ( 64 bits ) , and data element values a - f each include 8 byes ( 64 - bits ) arranged contiguously across 32 - bytes of memory 602 .\navx2 promotes the vast majority of 128 - bit integer simd instruction sets to operate with 256 - bit wide ymm registers . avx2 instructions are encoded using the vex prefix and require the same operating system support as avx . generally , most of the promoted 256 - bit vector integer instructions follow the 128 - bit lane operation , similar to the promoted 256 - bit floating - point simd instructions in avx . newer functionalities in avx2 generally fall into the following categories :\nat block 1312 , the processing element 400 scatters and stores data elements to non - contiguous locations in memory based on the second instruction . similar to gathering , scattering can be managed using the vcr 414 , lsu 420 , and erat 422 , as well as the lsq 404 . the lsq 404 can control sequencing of gathering and scattering based on addresses generated by the lsu 420 and translated by the erat 420 . the addresses of the non - contiguous locations in the memory of the data elements to scatter can be different addresses than the non - contiguous locations in the memory from which the data elements are gathered .\nfig . 8 shows an arrangement of a narrower data type in a contiguous manner in memory 802 . the data element values a - f are loaded into register file elements 804 a - 804 f of a register file entry 805 , with the extra space of the wider registers left vacant . for example , the data element values a - f are each 1 byte wide in fig . 8 while the register file elements 804 a - 804 f of a register file entry 805 are each 8 bytes wide in vector register file 803 .\npacking and loading the data elements into one or more of the register file elements of a second register file entry of the register file entries of the vector computation register file by the processing element based on the instruction , such that at least two of the data elements gathered from the first plurality of non - contiguous locations in the memory are packed and loaded into a single register file element of the second register file entry as a plurality of packed data elements in parallel with performing the at least one sub - instruction accessing the register file entries of the scalar computation register file .\nat block 1304 , the processing element 400 gathers a plurality of individually addressable data elements from non - contiguous locations in the memory which are narrower than a nominal width of register file elements in the processing element 400 based on the instruction . for example , the vcr 414 of the processing element 400 can include a plurality of register file entries , where each of the register file entries includes a plurality of register file elements . in the example of fig . 12 , each register file element per register file entry has a width of 8 bytes ( 64 bits ) and supports data elements as narrow as 1 byte ( 8 bits ) . addresses of the non - contiguous locations in the memory of the data elements to gather may be distributed in separate register file elements of a register file entry in the vcr 414 . the lsu 420 can use the addresses from the vcr 414 to gather data elements from non - contiguous locations in memory , where each address in the vcr 414 can map to an independent data element to be gathered as part of a single instruction . as previously described , the lsu 420 can operate in parallel with other units , such as alu 418 . the addresses in the vcr 414 can be translated into a physical address by the erat 422 . as can be seen in the example of fig . 12 , the addresses in the vcr 414 can have a greater width than a width of the data elements ( e . g . , 8 bytes vs . 1 byte ) .\nin an embodiment , the active memory devices include stateless processing elements within a memory cube . processing elements appear to a program in the main processor as long latency functional units . the processing elements themselves are programmable engines , comprising an instruction buffer , an instruction unit , including branching capability and instruction decode , a mixture of vector , scalar , and mask register files , a plurality of load / store units for the movement of data between memory and the register files , and a plurality of execution units for the arithmetic and logical processing of various data types . also included are address translation capabilities for converting program virtual addresses to real addresses , a unified load / store queue to sequence data movement between the memory and the processing elements , and a processor communications unit , for communication with the main processor .\nprograms configured to execute on the processing element 400 can contain data types of different widths , and the data may be located in a contiguous manner in memory , or it may be scattered about in a random fashion . the processing element 400 , which supports multiple - sized data types within its register files such as in vcr 414 and scr 416 , can load its register files with any data type that is arranged in a contiguous manner . the processing element 400 can also support the gathering and scattering of each data type into one entry or vector element of the register files . rather than limiting register file entries or elements to a fixed bit width or leaving vacant space within an entry or element when loading a data type of a size less than the nominal width of the register file , the processing element 400 can pack smaller data types , whether or not they are arranged in a contiguous manner in memory .\nfig . 4 depicts an example of a processing element 400 coupled to an interconnect network 402 as an embodiment of one of the processing elements of figs . 1 - 3 . the processing element 400 is a programmable vector processing element , situated in an active memory device , such as one of the active memory devices of figs . 1 - 3 . in the example of fig . 4 , the processing element 400 includes a load - store queue ( lsq ) 404 coupled to the interconnect network 402 and to an instruction buffer 406 . the instruction buffer 406 is also coupled to a lane control unit ( lcu ) 408 and a decoder 410 . a processor communication unit ( pcu ) 412 provides a communication interface between the processing element 400 and the main processor or other processing elements through the interconnect network 402 . the lsq 404 is also coupled to a vector computation register file ( vcr ) 414 and a scalar computation register file ( scr ) 416 . the vcr 414 and scr 416 are coupled through multiple multiplexers to an arithmetic logic unit ( alu ) 418 and a memory - access unit 420 , also referred to as a load - store unit ( lsu ) 420 . the alu 418 is coupled to itself and to the lsu 420 through multiplexers , and is also coupled to the vcr 414 and the scr 416 . the lsu 420 may also be coupled to itself , to the lsq 404 , to an effective - to - real address translation unit ( erat ) 422 , to the vcr 414 and to the scr 416 ( all connections not depicted ) . the erat 422 is also coupled to the lsq 404 . as will be appreciated , numerous other connections and elements can be included in the processing element 400 . for example , connections between the decoder 410 and other elements are not depicted for clarity . additionally , depicted connections in fig . 4 can be modified or omitted , such as the depicted connection between decoder 410 and pcu 412 .\nat block 1310 , the processing element 400 unpacks data elements from the register file entry based on the second instruction . the unpacking of the data elements from the register file entry by the processing element 400 based on the second instruction can include reading the packed data elements as narrower data types ( e . g . , 1 byte ) and reading the addresses as wider data types ( e . g . , 8 bytes ) . the processing element 400 can unpack at least a first number of data elements filling the nominal width of register file elements , such as 8 1 - byte data elements from register file element 1204 a of register file entry 1205 , and unpack a second number of data elements occupying less than the nominal width of register file elements , such as 5 1 - byte data elements from register file element 1204 c of register file entry 1205 , where the register file elements in the vector register file 1203 are 8 bytes wide in the example of fig . 12 .\nat block 1306 , the processing element 400 packs and loads the data elements into a register file entry based on the instruction , such that at least two of the data elements gathered from non - contiguous locations in the memory are packed and loaded into a single register file element . packing and loading the data elements into the register file elements by the processing element 400 based on the instruction can include distributing the packed data elements into fewer register file elements than are consumed by the addresses . for example , in fig . 12 , each address is one 8 - byte entry distributed over register file elements 1206 a - 1206 u of register file entry 1207 , for a total of 21 full register file elements in register file entry 1207 . the data elements associated with the addresses are packed 8 : 1 into three register file elements 1204 a - 1204 c of register file entry 1205 , for a total of two full and one partial register file elements . therefore , only 21 bytes are occupied for data elements in the example of fig . 12 , while 168 bytes are occupied for addresses . moreover , the data elements in fig . 12 are loaded in a contiguous order in the vector register file 1203 even though they are scattered at non - contiguous locations in the memory 1202 . the processing element 400 can pack at least a first number of data elements to fill the nominal width of register file elements ( e . g . , 8 1 - byte data elements to fill an 8 - byte register file element width for register file element 1204 a ) , and can also pack a second number of data elements into less than the nominal width of register file elements ( e . g . , 5 - 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", "topic": 2}], "title": "exos", "paragraphs": ["like exos 101 ? want to learn more fundamentals of the exos system ? visit exos knowledge for hundreds of comprehensive guides for improving your performance in sports and life .\nviability when exos activity is absent . thus , we tested the hypothesis that exos - mediated intracellular survival involves evasion of acidified intracellular compartments , and that without exos , internalized bacteria are trafficked to acidified vacuolar compartments wherein they lose viability .\non december 18 , 2014 exos acquired medifit corporate services inc . [ 9 ]\ncomputer workstations and a separate dc track ( tm ) exos database server . a\nexos launches new label x / oz with compilation , invisible limits vol . 1\n] . mutants in the t3ss that cannot express exos , e . g .\nexos in eukaryotic cells . mol microbiol 37 : 287 - 299 . doi :\nexos , the leader in proactive health and performance solutions , today announced a partnership with odell beckham jr . \u2014 the nfl\u2019s 2014 rookie of the year \u2014 as a brand ambassador for exos\u2019 line of high - quality nutritional supplements , exos performance nutrition .\nexos and exot . rev physiol biochem pharmacol 152 : 79 - 92 . pubmed :\nexos with endosome vesicles . j biol chem 282 : 13022 - 13032 . doi :\nexos , formerly named athletes ' performance , is an american limited liability company founded in 1999 . in 2014 exos acquired medifit corporate services , which staffs corporate wellness centers nationwide . the brand names athletes ' performance and the subsidiary core performance were integrated into the brand name exos as well .\nrequires the adp - ribosylation domain of exos . microbes infect , 14 : 1366\u201373 . pubmed :\nexos earns a place on the list for its 113 - percent growth and strong job creation .\nexos is one of the most experienced and respected techno artist from iceland . view the full artist profile\nwhen not expressing the adpr activity of exos , one of its t3ss effectors . evasion of this fate by exos adpr activity correlates with suppression of acidification , a feat that it can accomplish even when bacteria are trapped inside vacuoles , and are without the translocon normally used to transport t3ss effectors across host membranes . how exos accomplishes this when known targets of exos are located within the cell cytoplasm is to be determined .\nexos is honored to be named to fast company ' s list of the world ' s top 10 most innovative companies of 2015 in fitness . exos made the list \u201cfor improving the entire health and fitness industry . \u201d this is the third time in five years that exos has been named to fast company\u2019s list .\nexou , exos , and exot to virulence in the lung . infect immun 72 : 6969 - 6977 .\nexos rhogap and gfp - rhogdi cooperatively stimulated cell rounding in cho cells\u2014 to investigate the role of rhogdi in exos rhogap - stimulated reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton , the combined effect of gfp - rhogdi and exos rhogap on actin cytoskeleton was tested . both exos rhogap and gfp - rhogdi stimulated a dose - dependent cell rounding ( fig . 2 a ) . at high concentrations of dna transfection ( > 50 ng / ml ) , exos rhogap elicited \u223c80 % cell rounding , whereas gfp - rhogdi elicited \u223c50 % cell rounding . at lower concentrations of dna transfection ( 5\u201320 ng / ml ) , neither gfp - rhogdi nor exos rhogap effectively elicited cell rounding , but upon co - transfection of gfp - rhogdi and exos rhogap , an additive effect on cell rounding was observed ( fig . 2 a ) . controls showed that exos ( 1\u2013234 ) r146k , a mutated form of the exos rhogap domain that does not possess rhogap activity , failed to stimulate cell rounding alone and did not enhance the rounding potential of gfp - rhogdi ( fig . 2 b ) . this indicated that the rhogap activity of exos is required for the cooperative stimulation of actin reorganization by exos rhogap and rhogdi . exos ( e381d ) , the full - length exos with a defective adp - ribosyltransferase activity , elicited a similar additive effect on reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton with gfp - rhogdi ( fig . 2 c ) .\nreduce pesky pains and sidestep injuries with prehab , or prehabilitation , a proactive approach used in exos training programs .\nclick the button below to add the 2009 - 2013 forte sedan exos clear fuel door replacment to your wish list .\nif you\u2019re new to exos , this is the place to start . this series of articles and sample workouts will bring you up to speed on our innovative approach . begin experiencing the health and performance benefits of the exos system in less than five minutes .\nin 2017 , two more lawsuits were filed against exos citing civil rights and employment discrimination , which are still pending . [ 11 ]\nout in july , the label ' s 20th release also includes music by ptu , exos and pilldriver ( aka marc acardipane ) .\nmutants ( exos secretion capable ) suggests they represent different compartments , consistent with the fact that only the latter can replicate inside vacuoles .\nexos is required for membrane bleb niche formation and bacterial survival within epithelial cells . infect immun 78 : 4500 - 4510 . doi :\nthousands of elite athletes , fortune 500 companies , and everyday folks use the exos system to improve health , fitness , and performance .\n87 of the 335 players invited to this year\u2019s nfl combine prepared with exos at one of its 6 facilities spread across the united states .\nthe cooperativity between p50rhogap and gfp - rhogdi in reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton suggests the presence of a similar mechanism of rho gtpase inactivation by eukaryotic rhogap and rhogdi . apparently , exos rhogap functions as a molecular mimic of eukaryotic rhogaps to modulate host actin cytoskeleton , and this modulation is through coordinating with eukaryotic rhogdi . although exos rhogap mimics eukaryotic rhogap , direct comparison between exos rhogap and p50rhogap indicated that exos rhogap is \u223c3 - fold more potent than p50rhogap in eliciting actin reorganization ( data not shown ) . exos rhogap also appears more resistant to the actions of dominant active rho gtpases ( data not shown ) . this could be due to the different subcellular localization between exos rhogap and p50rhogap . exos localized to membranes through an n - terminal membrane localization domain ( mld ) ( 41 ) , whereas p50rhogap is primarily localized in cytosol . therefore , exos rhogap can constitutively inactivate rho gtpases in membrane , whereas p50rhogap may only act on rho gtpases on membrane through temporal membrane localization ( 42 ) . the differences between exos and p50rhogap in reorganization of actin cytoskeleton and in resistance to the actions of dominant active rho gtpases could also be due to their different specificity toward rho gtpases . both in vitro and in vivo studies showed that exos rhogap targeted rhoa , rac , and cdc42 equally well ( 5 , 6 ) , whereas p50rhogap prefers to target cdc42 relative to rho and rac ( 43 \u2013 45 ) . the crystal structures of p50rhogap ( 46 , 47 ) and exos rhogap ( 48 , 49 ) showed that although the two proteins shared the common catalytic arginine finger , there is little similarity between the two structures , indicating a convergent evolution between the eukaryotic rhogaps to exos rhogap .\nexos adpr activity acts upon multiple cellular targets [ 40 ] . for example , inhibition of endocytic vesicle trafficking and lysosomal degradation of the epidermal growth factor receptor results from exos adp - ribosylation of rab5 and rab9 [ 39 ] . thus , exos inhibition of phagosome maturation through adp - ribosylation of rab5 , and perhaps exos adpr effects on other rab gtpases ( e . g . rab6 or rab9 ) with which it is known to interact [ 41 ] , could explain our results . those effects of exos could help internalized bacteria remain in immature phagosomes rather than trafficking to inhibitory lamp3 + , acidified ( mature ) phagolysosomes . arguing against rabs being the critical target for this activity of exos adpr activity , however , is that popb mutants inhibit vacuolar acidification and replicate intracellularly . these mutants remain in vacuoles and should be unable to translocate exos across host ( vacuolar or plasma ) membranes to access rabs that are located in the cytoplasm outside of vacuoles . none of the other known targets of exos adpr activity including ras [ 42 ] and the erm proteins ( ezrin , radixin , moesin ) [ 43 ] , however , are known to be located inside vacuoles . however , it remains possible that exos can escape vacuoles in a translocon - mutant background through an alternative mechanism to exert its effects on vacuole acidification .\nsome individual bacterial cells among populations of mutants lacking exos adpr activity were found in lt - ( non - acidified ) vacuoles . while it is possible that\n\u201cthe core pillars are mindset , nutrition , movement , and recovery , \u201d said mark verstegen , founder of athletes ' performance . \u201cexos defines our brand in a way that is about the xs and os of the winning gameplans that we build for people everyday . that\u2019s really the foundation of what exos is to us . \u201d\nover the last few years , exos has trained roughly half of the nfl first round draft picks , according to verstegen . during the same time period , the training and performance company has placed anywhere between 75 to 100 players into the league each season . additionally , exos has worked with the last 3 mls cup winners .\nclick the button below to add the ( usa warehouse clearance ) 09 - 13 forte sedan exos gloss black door pillar set 6pc free shipping to your wish list .\npseudomonas aeruginosa uses a type iii secretion system to promote development of severe disease , particularly in patients with impaired immune defenses . while the biochemical and enzymatic functions of exou , exos , and exot , three effector proteins secreted by this system , are well defined , the relative roles of each protein in the pathogenesis of acute infections is not clearly understood . since exou and exos are usually not secreted by the same strain , it has been difficult to directly compare the effects of these proteins during infection . in the work described here , several isogenic mutants of a bacterial strain that naturally secretes exou , exos , and exot were generated to carefully evaluate the relative contribution of each effector protein to pathogenesis in a mouse model of acute pneumonia . measurements of mortality , bacterial persistence in the lung , and dissemination indicated that secretion of exou had the greatest impact on virulence while secretion of exos had an intermediate effect and exot had a minor effect . it is of note that these results conclusively show for the first time that exos is a virulence factor . infection with isogenic mutants secreting wild - type exos , exos defective in gtpase - activating protein ( gap ) activity , or exos defective in adp - ribosyltransferase activity demonstrated that the virulence of exos was largely dependent on its adp - ribosyltransferase activity . the gap activity of this protein had only a minor effect in vivo . the relative virulence associated with each of these type iii effector proteins may have important prognostic implications for patients infected with p . aeruginosa .\nin a new piece released this week , forbes discussed how several new products from exos\u2019 new supplement line , exos performance nutrition , are now nsf certified for sport . the nsf certified for sport products include aminos ( lemon and berry ) , whey protein isolate ( chocolate and vanilla ) , multi - vitamin elite , and catalyte isotonic .\nexos , the leader in proactive health and performance solutions , today announced , together with thorne research , the launch of exos performance nutrition , a new line of high - quality nutritional supplements to support the needs of consumers ranging from everyday adults to elite athletes . exos and thorne research , a leader in developing and manufacturing pure , high - quality nutritional supplements , have been working together to ensure the efficacy and safety of their unprecedented line of nutritional supplements to help people achieve their health and performance goals .\nit has been shown that exos deficiency leads to the secretion of cleaved il - 1\u03b2 in both alveolar macrophages and in the lungs of mice infected with p . aeruginosa ( galle et al . , 2008 ) . exos is a bifunctional protein containing an amino - terminal rho gtpase activating protein ( gap ) domain , which modifies host cell targets that control the cytoskeleton , such as cdc42 , rho and rac1 ; and a carboxy - terminal adp - ribosyltransferase domain ( adprt ) with ribosylation activity causing cytoskeleton rearrangements . of note , the adprt domain , but not the gap domain of exos , is essential to inhibition of il - 1\u03b2 mediated by the exoenzyme . the importance of ribosylation activity of exos in this process allows speculating that modulation of host cell cytoskeleton dynamics is a possible mechanism through which exos inhibits the inflammasome . for instance , it has been recently reported that organelle transportation activity of microtubules is critical for activation of the inflammasome mediated by nlrp3 ( misawa et al . , 2013 ) . finally , exos induces caspase - 3 dependent apoptotic cell death in response to infection but pro - inflammatory death of macrophages is also increased in the infection of macrophages with mutants lacking exos . whether this effect is due to a putative exos - mediated inhibition of caspase - 1 - dependent pyroptosis or caused by cytotoxic effects independent of inflammasome activation has yet to be addressed .\nthis dominant - negative mutant of rhogdi was used to test the role of rhogdi in the actin reorganization by exos rhogap . gfp - rhogdi ( i177d ) inhibited the membrane - cytosol translocation of gfp - cdc42 stimulated by exos rhogap alone and also inhibited the cooperative effect of gfp - rhogdi and exos rhogap on translocation of gfp - cdc42 from membrane to cytosol ( fig . 4 c ) . this indicates that gfp - rhogdi ( i177d ) serves as a dominant - negative mutant for both endogenous rhogdi and gfp - rhogdi to inhibit the membrane - cytosol translocation of rho gtpases . together , the cooperativity between exos rhogap and rhogdi on the actin reorganization suggests that exos rhogap and rhogdi function in series to interact and inactivate rho gtpases , and extraction of gdp bound rho gtpases on the cell membrane by rhogdi was the rate - limiting step of rho gtpase inactivation .\nexos is a bifunctional type iii cytotoxin of pseudomonas aeruginosa with n - terminal rho gtpase - activating protein ( rhogap ) and c - terminal adp - ribosyltransferase domains . although the exos rhogap inactivates cdc42 , rac , and rhoa in vivo , the relationship between exos rhogap and the eukaryotic regulators of rho gtpases is not clear . the present study investigated the roles of rho gtpase guanine nucleotide disassociation inhibitor ( rhogdi ) in the reorganization of actin cytoskeleton mediated by exos rhogap . a green fluorescent protein - rhogdi fusion protein was engineered and found to elicit actin reorganization through the inactivation of rho gtpases . green fluorescent protein - rhogdi and exos rhogap cooperatively stimulated actin reorganization and translocation of cdc42 from membrane to cytosol , and a rhogdi mutant , rhogdi ( i177d ) , that is defective in extracting rho gtpases off the membrane inhibited the actions of rhogdi and exos rhogap on the translocation of cdc42 from membrane to cytosol . a human rhogdi small interfering rna was transfected into hela cells to knock down 90 % of the endogenous rhogdi expression . hela cells with knockdown rhogdi were resistant to the reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton elicited by type iii - delivered exos rhogap . this indicates that exos rhogap and rhogdi function in series to inactivate rho gtpases , in which rhogdi extracting gdp - bound rho gtpases off the membrane and sequestering them in cytosol is the rate - limiting step in rho gtpase inactivation . a eukaryotic gtpase - activating protein , p50rhogap , showed a similar cooperativity with rhogdi on actin reorganization , suggesting that exos rhogap functions as a molecular mimic of eukaryotic rhogaps to inactivate rho gtpases through rhogdi .\n( effector translocation ) t3ss mutants were only found in vacuoles . the acidification state of occupied vacuoles suggested a relationship with exos expression , i . e . vacuoles occupied by the\nmutants , showing its viability is suppressed by vacuolar acidification . taken together , the data show that the mechanism by which exos adpr activity allows intracellular replication by pa involves suppression of vacuolar acidification . they also show that variability in exos expression by wild - type pa inside cells can differentially influence the fate of individual intracellular bacteria , even within the same cell .\nexos is honored to be recognized on inc . \u2019s annual list of the 5 , 000 fastest - growing private companies in the united states for the second year in a row .\nsmall interfering rna provides a powerful and convenient tool to investigate the roles of rhogdi in reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton mediated by exos rhogap . hela cells with knockdown expression of rhogdi were resistant to the actin reorganization elicited by type iii - delivered exos rhogap . this indicates that rhogdi is required for exos rhogap - mediated actin reorganization . therefore , rhogdi appears to be a major regulator of rho gtpases activity and actin cytoskeleton . rhogdi extracting rho gtpases off the membrane and sequestering them in cytosol may be the rate - limiting step in rho gtpases regulation .\napril 20 , 2017 exos extended their partnership with adidas , despite their worker rights violations in the garment industry across indonesia , cambodia , and el salvador . [ 12 ] [ 13 ]\nwith their speed and strength specialists , position coaches , dieticians , therapists , and array of other service offerings , it is no surprise that so many sports agents direct their clients to exos .\nexos was founded as athletes ' performance , inc . in tempe , arizona in 1999 by mark verstegen . [ 5 ] the same year , the company formed a partnership with adidas . [ 6 ]\nrhogdi ( i177d ) is a dominant - negative mutant that inhibits rhogdi and exos rhogap - stimulated membrane - cytosol translocation of gfp - cdc42\u2014 interestingly , studies performed by other groups showed that rhogdi inhibited both intrinsic and rhogap - stimulated gtp hydrolysis of rho gtpases in vitro ( 16 , 32 ) . these in vitro data were further supported by structural studies showing that the n - terminal regulatory arm of rhogdi binds to switch i and switch ii regions of rho gtpases and interferes with rhogap binding to the same regions ( 18 ) . in the present study , exos rhogap and rhogdi cooperatively inactivated rho gtpases in vivo , which indicates that rhogdi does not inhibit binding of exos rhogap to rho gtpases in vivo ; instead , rhogdi and exos rhogap function in series to interact and inactivate rho gtpases . that is , exos rhogap first converted gtp - rho to gdp - rho on the cell membrane and rhogdi subsequently extracts gdp - rho from the cell membrane to the cytosol , inhibiting the reactivation of rho gtpases by gefs on membrane .\naway from acidified compartments within epithelial cells that have internalized them , and that this enables intracellular replication . thus , exos mutants lacking adpr activity traffic more often to acidified compartments , where they fail to thrive .\nto further investigate the roles of rhogdi in the exos rhogap - mediated actin cytoskeleton reorganization , sirna technology was applied to knock down the expression of endogenous rhogdi in hela cells . using a control sirna , which has a fluorescent conjugate , the sirna transfection efficiency reached \u223c 90 % . transfection of rhogdi - specific sirna into hela cells , at 68\u201372 h post - transfection , reduced expression of rhogdi to 10\u201320 % of endogenous levels ( fig . 5 a ) . the knockdown in expression of rhogdi was confirmed by immunofluorescent staining with \u03b1 - gdi antibody ( fig . 5 b ) . compared with wild type hela cells , the cells with knockdown rhogdi appeared flatter and produced extended actin cytoskeleton structures ( fig . 5 b ) . although type iii - delivered exos rhogap , exos ( 1\u2013234 ) - ha , efficiently elicited cell rounding and actin reorganization in wild type hela cells , the hela cells with knockdown expression of rhogdi were resistant to the cell rounding elicited by exos rhogap ( fig . 5 c ) , and cells with knockdown expression of rhogdi and infected with exos rhogap retained extended actin cytoskeleton structures , such as stress fibers , lamellipodia , and filopodia , indicating the presences of active rho , rac , and cdc42 ( fig . 5 d ) . quantitative analysis showed that type iii - delivered exos rhogap elicited \u223c90 % actin reorganization in wild type hela cells , whereas it elicited only \u223c30 % actin reorganization in rhogdi knockdown cells ( fig . 5 e ) . this indicated that rhogdi is a major regulator of rho gtpases , and rhogdi is required for exos rhogap to elicit reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton and showed that depletion of rhogdi is critical for cellular resistance to exos rhogap effect .\nin 2009 , the core performance brand opened the first corporate performance center with google , which had been previously contracted and staffed by plus one heath management and then by medifit corporate service prior . the company was named fast company\nmost innovative company in sports\nin 2011 , while the exos training center in az was ranked 4 among the top 10 most ludicrously expensive gyms . [ 7 ] in 2012 , exos supported training for 60 london olympic medalists , including 24 gold medal winners . the same year , exos trained 14 nfl 1st round draft picks and supported the la galaxy soccer team back to back mls cup wins . [ 8 ]\nif you\u2019re new to exos , this is the place to start . this series of articles and sample workouts will introduce you to several key fundamentals of our methodology . start here to improve your health , fitness , and performance today .\nwhether exos inhibits vacuolar acidification directly , or by redirecting bacteria to other compartments within the cell is yet to be directly determined . supporting the latter possibility , wild - type pao1 traffics to membrane blebs , where they are free to replicate without suppression by intravacuolar factors . however , popb ( translocon ) mutants , which also replicate within cells in a exos adpr activity - dependent fashion , do not traffic to blebs and instead replicate within vacuoles [ 30 ] . supporting the likelihood that exos acts locally upon the vacuole to inhibit acidification / promote intracellular replication is our data showing that popb mutant infected cells , like cells infected with wild - type bacteria , harbor a larger percentage of bacterial - occupied vacuoles that are not acidified compared to cells infected with exsa mutants . also supporting the probability of direct manipulation , rather than an escape mechanism , is that exos adpr activity , when introduced into cells without bacteria , blocks endocytic vesicle trafficking [ 39 ] .\ncitation : heimer sr , evans dj , stern me , barbieri jt , yahr t , fleiszig smj ( 2013 ) pseudomonas aeruginosa utilizes the type iii secreted toxin exos to avoid acidified compartments within epithelial cells . plos one 8 ( 9 ) : e73111 . urltoken\nto further test whether the rounding phenotype elicited by gfp - rhogdi is due to disruption of actin cytoskeleton through inactivation of rho gtpases , gfp - rhogdi was co - transfected into cho cells with gfp fusion rho gtpases . the actin cytoskeleton structure was visualized by phalloidin staining after transfection . as previously described ( 6 ) , expression of gfp - cdc42 , gfp - rac1 , or gfp - rhoa stimulated unique structures of actin cytoskeleton , whereas expression of gfp - rhogdi disrupted the unique phenotypes elicited by the respective rho gtpases ( data not shown ) . the reorganization of actin cytoskeleton elicited by gfp - rhogdi was similar to that elicited by exos ( 1\u2013234 ) , the rhogap domain of exos , indicating that exos rhogap and rhogdi may function in the same signal pathway to modulate rho gtpase activity .\nexos human capital llc is a private personalized performance training institute , with an estimated 1001 to 5000 employees and $ 100 - $ 500 million annual revenue . their primary competitors include plus one health management , health fitness , and aquila ltd . [ 3 ] [ 4 ]\nenvironment , and express virulence traits that help the bacteria evade host defenses . in the latter regard , the type iii secretion system ( t3ss ) plays a major role through the expression of one or more of four known effector proteins exos , exou , exot and exoy which promote\npseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram - negative opportunistic pathogen that causes life - threatening infections in cystic fibrosis patients , the immune compromised , and burn patients ( 1 ) . p . aeruginosa pathogenesis involves cell - associated and secreted virulence factors as well as intrinsic antibiotic resistance . secreted virulence factors include the type iii cytotoxins exos , exot , exoy , and exou , which are delivered by the bacterium into mammalian cells ( 2 ) . exos is a bi - functional cytotoxin that contains a rho gtpase - activating protein ( rhogap ) 1 domain within the n terminus and a 14 - 3 - 3 - dependent adp - ribosyltransferase domain within the c terminus . transfection of the c - terminal adp - ribosyltransferase domain into cultured cells resulted in cell death ( 3 , 4 ) , whereas transfection of the n - terminal rhogap domain stimulated reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton ( 5 ) . the n - terminal rhogap domain of exos reorganizes the actin cytoskeleton through inactivating cdc42 , rac1 , and rhoa in vitro and in vivo . arg 146 is a residue that is required for the exos rhogap activity ( 5 , 6 ) .\nthe observation that acidified vacuoles were sometimes within membrane blebs suggests that vacuolar trafficking might also be impacted . if so , that may or may not involve exos . a potential mechanism could be lysosomal exocytosis , a process triggered by plasma membrane damage including that induced by a t3ss as shown for\n\u201cthe biggest difference is how comprehensive the program is , \u201d said laboy of what differentiates exos from its competition . \u201cthere\u2019s a lot of training options that we have at different price points . their ability to put a total program together and keep it together for as long as they have is impressive . a lot of training facilities only have strength training . others may have a little bit better physical therapy . with [ exos ] , they do all of the things you would want to have during the pre - draft process for your players . they do all of them very well . \u201d\nlacking exos adpr activity ; inhibiting acidification reduces the activity of acid - dependent antimicrobial factors , e . g . acid - hydrolases , within epithelial vacuoles by drug - induced elevation of vacuolar ph and / or the prevention of phagosome maturation by inhibition of lysosome fusion as shown previously for autophagosome maturation [\nwas exos ' s second full - length , and came at a time when dub and minimal techno from iceland\u2014produced by artists like thor , ozy and a\u00f0alsteinn gu\u00f0mundsson\u2014was flourishing . originally released on ae recordings , the album has become a cult favourite since , and arrives at a time of increased interest in icelandic dub techno ( thule\non july 24 , 2015 a class action lawsuit was filed by francisco flores , individually , and on behalf of all others similarly situated against medifit . exos , also referred to as medift corporate services inc . , agreed to pay $ 1 . 3 million to settle the numerous labor code and wage and hour violations . [ 10 ]\ntranscriptional reporter , and as expected these tended to localize to acidic vacuoles . low levels of exos expression by those bacteria might follow loss of viability because they had been trapped in acidic vacuoles . alternatively , these could be low - level expressers among the viable population and that is why they were trafficked to acidic vacuoles . the t3ss of\nalthough the enzymatic actions of the bacterial gaps or gefs toward their specific rho gtpases are well characterized , little is known about how these bacterial gaps and gefs interact with the host regulators of rho gtpases . therefore , the present study investigated the roles of rhogdi ( rhogdi - 1 ) in reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton stimulated by exos rhogap .\nlike exos , yope of yersinia and sptp of salmonella are type iii cytotoxins that possess rhogap activity . yope is a gap for cdc42 , rac1 , and rhoa ( 50 , 51 ) , whereas sptp is a gap for cdc42 and rac1 ( 52 ) . it is likely that yope and sptp also modulate the actin cytoskeleton through rhogdi .\ncarrying weight doesn\u2019t have to mean shouldering a heavy burden and these light , lighter , lightest options from osprey ensure that backpackers can concentrate on simply enjoying their time outdoors . check out the atmos / aura ag , exos / eja and levity / lumina series today ! | \ud83d\udcf7 : @ backcountryedge | # ospreypacks # backcountryedge # beoutdoors # backpacklight\nthe present study is the first report addressing the roles of rhogdi in reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton stimulated by a bacterial rhogap that noncovalently modulates the nucleotide state of rho gtpases , which linked the action of this bacterial rhogap to the host regulators of rho gtpases . although previous biochemical and structural studies indicated that rhogdi inhibited both intrinsic and rhogap - stimulated gtp hydrolysis ( 16 , 32 ) , the observed cooperative effect between exos rhogap and gfp - rhogdi in reorganization of actin cytoskeleton suggests that , in vivo , exos rhogap and rhogdi function in series to inactivate rho gtpases . that is , exos rhogap converts gtp - rho to gdp - rho , and rhogdi subsequently extracts gdp - rho from the cell membrane and forms a tight complex with gdp - rho in cytosol . this effectively inhibits the reactivation of rho gtpases by gefs on the cell membrane . this model is supported by the previous studies showing that rhogdi prefers to bind to gdp - rho than gtp - rho ( 40 ) , and gdp - rho complexed with rhogdi is resistant to the actions of gefs ( 25 ) .\ne381d ) or a vector control ( pucp18 ) . data are shown as the mean ( + / - sem ) values of bacteria - occupied vacuoles per cell . grey columns denote lt ( - ) vacuoles , black columns denote lt ( + ) vacuoles . calculations excluded cells showing bleb - niche formation . without exos adpr activity ( complementation with pucp18 or pucp\nthe gram - negative bacterium p . aeruginosa is an opportunistic extracellular pathogen ubiquitously found in the environment . antibiotic - resistance and vast distribution make p . aeruginosa a major source of nosocomial acute infection of immunocompromised individuals and infection associated to the use of contaminated medical devices . p . aeruginosa is also often associated to the infection of chronic cystic fibrosis patients ( garau and gomez , 2003 ) . the bacteria express a functional t3ss through which four known effectors , exoenzyme s ( exos ) , exot , exou , and exoy are secreted into host cell ( engel and balachandran , 2009 ) . of note , expression of the exoenzymes varies among the different strains of p . aeruginosa ( engel and balachandran , 2009 ) . activity of these effectors trigger signaling cascades , such as synthesis of camp ( exoy ) , cleavage of phospholipids ( exou ) , and modulation of cytoskeleton dynamics ( exos , exot , exou ) that potentially can lead to activation of cell death pathways , although cytotoxic effects have been described to exos and exou only ( pederson and barbieri , 1998 ; sato and frank , 2004 ) .\nimportantly , the t3ss - dependent effector proteins of p . aeruginosa have been shown to inhibit the inflammasome activation in macrophages both in vitro and in vivo . from the four described effectors secreted by p . aeruginosa t3ss , exos , and exou inhibit inflammasome - dependent responses , arguing that if not inhibited this pathway can play a pivotal role in immune responses and bacterial clearance .\nt3ss effectors ( e . g . the gap activity of exos and exot ) can inhibit host cell invasion and that the desirability of being internalized by a cell can depend on the host cell type and the prevailing extracellular conditions . whatever the case , the fact that not all bacteria within a population express the t3ss at a given time point could explain the paradox of how invasive\nexos stands among those who represent the forefront of the electronic music nowadays . his musical masterpieces seem to be made for the intense listener . his abilites to build aesthetic minimal deep techno with dub and experimental influences impresses even the most experienced specialists . you can measure his artist potential by the density of the elements on his tracks . the musical conception of this musician suggests that he absorbed the philosophy of the basic channel crew of moritz von oswald and mark ernestus of the beginning of the nineties , but expressed it in his own way . exos can go from the most experimental compositions to the more elegant underground dancefloor tunes , alway with a very particular sense of harmony , like ' maya ' , one of the highest examples of total quality soundwaves . . .\n( pa ) can enter epithelial cells wherein they mediate formation of plasma membrane bleb - niches for intracellular compartmentalization . this phenotype , and capacity for intracellular replication , requires the adp - ribosyltransferase ( adpr ) activity of exos , a pa type iii secretion system ( t3ss ) effector protein . thus , pa t3ss mutants lack these capacities and instead traffic to perinuclear vacuoles . here , we tested the hypothesis that the t3ss , via the adpr activity of exos , allows pa to evade acidic vacuoles that otherwise suppress its intracellular viability . the acidification state of bacteria - occupied vacuoles within infected corneal epithelial cells was studied using lysotracker to visualize acidic , lysosomal vacuoles . steady state analysis showed that within cells wild - type pao1 localized to both membrane bleb - niches and vacuoles , while both\nimmunofluorescent staining of the actin cytoskeleton , rhogdi , and exos ( 1\u2013234 ) ha\u2014 hela cells were fixed with 4 % paraformaldehyde and permeabilized with 0 . 1 % triton - x - 100 for 10 min . the permeabilized cells were incubated with a polyclonal rabbit anti - human rhogdi antibody ( santa cruz biotechnology ) and / or a monoclonal mouse anti - ha antibody . subsequently , the cells were incubated with the secondary antibodies with different fluorescein conjugates . the endogenous rhogdi was labeled with a goat anti - rabbit antibody conjugated with alexa fluor 488 ( green ) , and exos ( 1\u2013234 ) ha was labeled with a goat anti - mouse antibody conjugated with alexa fluor 546 ( red ) . the actin cytoskeleton was stained either by phalloidin alexa fluor 546 ( red ) or 448 ( green ) .\nsports agent c . j . laboy , who just today left octagon football for relativity sports estimated that octagon has had 40 to 50 players train with exos over the past 10 years , including seattle seahawks running back marshawn lynch , and the cincinnati bengals\u2019 leon hall . this year , laboy is representing a handful of clients , including one of the nfl draft\u2019s top rated cornerbacks , justin verrett of tcu .\nplasmid construction\u2014 glutathione s - transferase - rhogdi expressing vector , pgex - rhogdi , was a gift from dr . klaus aktories . the cdna encoding rhogdi - 1 in pgex - rhogdi was subcloned into the bamhi sites of pegfpc1 to produce a gfp - rhogdi - 1 fusion protein . the mutations i177d and l55s , l56s on pgfp - rhogdi were obtained through standard site - directed mutagenesis procedures using a quikchange mutagenesis kit ( stratagene ) . the pcr products were confirmed by dna sequencing . pexv - p50rhogap was a gift from dr . alan hall . the dna encoding p50rhogap was amplified by pcr using primers containing hindiii / ecori sites and c - terminal ha tag ( positive primer : 5\u2032 - gat ctc gag aag ctt gcc atg gat ccg ctc tca - 3\u2032 ; negative primer : 5\u2032 - gtc gac gaa ttc tca caa gct ggc gta gtc ggg cac gtc gta ggg gta gag ccc gct ggg gtc c - 3\u2032 ) . the pcr product was confirmed by sequencing and cloned into the hindiii / ecori sites of pegfpn1 vector to produce p50rhogap - ha . mammalian expression vectors encoding exos ( 1\u2013234 ) , exos ( 1\u2013234 ) r146k , exos ( e381d ) , and gfp - cdc42 have been described previously ( 6 ) .\ntranscriptional output using a threshold value of 1000 units of gfp fluorescent intensity ( green ) based on expression levels observed under t3ss - inducing conditions ( see results ) . prior to imaging , epithelial cells were infused with lysotracker dnd - 22 ( blue ) . exos - expressing bacteria ( high output , green ) [ solid arrows ] were located primarily outside of acidified ( blue ) intracellular compartments , which often contained bacteria with low\nrhogdi is required for exos rhogap - mediated actin reorganization . a , hela cells at 40\u201350 % confluency were either mock transfected or transfected with control sirna or human rhogdi sirna . at 68\u201372 h post - transfection , whole cell lysates were collected and subjected to sds - page followed by western blots using \u03b1 - rhogdi igg or \u03b1 - actin antibody . b , at 68\u201372 h post - transfection , the cells were fixed and permeabilized , and endogenous rhogdi was probed with rabbit \u03b1 - rhogdi igg followed by goat \u03b1 - rabbit igg conjugated with alexa fluro 488 ( green ) . f - actin was stained with phalloidin alexa fluro 546 ( red ) . c , at 68\u201372 h post - transfection , the cells were infected with p . aeruginosa pa103 ( \u03b4 exou , exot : : tc ) expressing exos ( 1\u2013234 ) ha at an multiplicity of infection of 8 : 1 . after a 3\u20134 - h infection , hela cells were fixed , permeabilized , and stained with rabbit \u03b1 - rhogdi igg followed by goat \u03b1 - rabbit igg conjugated with alexa fluro 488 ( green ) or mouse \u03b1 - ha igg followed by goat \u03b1 - mouse igg conjugated with alexa fluro 546 ( red ) . d , a representative cell transfected with rhogdi sirna and then infected with p . aeruginosa expressing exos ( 1\u2013234 ) - ha was stained by mouse \u03b1 - ha igg followed by goat \u03b1 - mouse igg conjugated with alexa fluro 546 ( red ) and by phalloidin alexa fluro 488 ( green , shown in gray scale ) . the arrow points to bacteria . e , the percentage of hela cells alone ( - ) or transfected with rhogdi sirna ( + ) that exhibited actin reorganization upon infection by type iii - delivered exos rhogap ( + ) or without infection ( - ) was quantified from three independent experiments by determining the number of hela cells containing actin structures ( f - actin staining ) divided by the total number of transfected cells \u00d7 100 % .\nrhogdi and p50rhogap cooperatively stimulated actin reorganization in cho cells\u2014 because the relationship between mammalian rhogaps and rhogdi - 1 on actin reorganization has not been addressed , p50rhogap was co - expressed with gfp - rhogdi in cho cells . as observed for exos rhogap with gfp - rhogdi , co - expression of p50rhogap - ha and gfp - rhogdi cooperatively stimulated reorganization of actin cytoskeleton in cho cells ( fig . 7 a ) and translocated gfp - cdc42 from membrane to cytosol ( fig . 7 b ) .\nthose who had the pleasure of walking around the nfl combine this weekend in indianapolis saw the likes of defensive end jadeveon clowney , quarterback blake bortles , offensive lineman greg robinson , and tight end eric ebron , all among the top draft eligible prospects at their respective positions . the aforementioned quartet all trained at athletes ' performance , or what is now referred to as exos . athletes ' performance , arguably the leader in human and health performance , along with core performance recently combined forces last month under one unified brand .\nexos and rhogdi cooperatively stimulated actin reorganization in cho cells . indicated concentrations of pegfp , pegfp - rhogdi , pexos ( 1\u2013234 ) - ha , pflexos ( e381d ) - ha , or pexos ( 1\u2013234 ) r146k - ha were transfected or co - transfected into cho cells . the total transfected dna was normalized with pcmv - luciferase . at 24 h post - transfection , the cells were examined by fluorescent microscopy , and the percentage of cell rounding was calculated . the data from at least three independent experiments are shown . a , results from cho cells transfected or co - transfected with indicated concentrations of pegfp , pegfp - rhogdi , or pexos ( 1\u2013234 ) - ha . b , results from cho cells transfected or co - transfected with indicated concentrations of pegfp , pegfp - rhogdi , or pexos ( 1\u2013234 ) r146k - ha . c , results from cho cells transfected or co - transfected with indicated concentrations of pegfp , pegfp - rhogdi , or pflexos ( e381d ) - ha ( full - length exos defective in adp - ribosyltransferase ) .\nin 2004 , exos founder , mark verstegen , released his first book\ncore performance . the next year , the company started a relationship with the german national soccer team in preparation for the 2006 world cup . in 2006 , the company began providing solutions to the united states military . the company launched cpro and cpesd products in 2008 and entered an innovation and development partnership with adidas micoach . from inception until 2008 , more than 25 first round picks were api athletes , including 8 each in the 2005 and 2006 nfl drafts .\nthe mechanism of cooperativity between exos rhogap and rhogdi is studied by using a dominant - negative mutant of rhogdi , rhogdi ( i177d ) , which is capable of binding to switch i and switch ii regions of rho gtpases with the n - terminal flexible regulatory arm but is defective in extracting the isoprenyl moiety of rho gtpases off the cell membrane through the hydrophobic binding pocket . rhogdi ( i177d ) inhibited the membrane - cytosol translocation of rho gtpases by gfp - rhogdi and exos rhogap , suggesting that rhogdi plays essential roles in exos rhogap - stimulated rho gtpase inactivation , and extraction of the isoprenyl moiety of gdp - rho off the membrane by the hydrophobic binding pocket of rhogdi is the rate - limiting step . the present study is consistent with the previously proposed two - step model for the interaction of rhogdi with the membrane - bound cdc42 based on the kinetics and structural studies , in which the n - terminal flexible regulatory arm of rhogdi binds to the switch i and switch ii regions of cdc42 ( fast step ) , and the c - terminal hydrophobic binding pocket of rhogdi extracts the isoprenyl moiety of cdc42 off the membrane ( slow step ) ( 18 , 35 ) . although rhogdi ( i177d ) inhibited the ability of rhogdi and rhogap to translocate rho gtpases from membrane to cytosol , it did not inhibit cell rounding stimulated by rhogap and gfp - rhogdi . similar to gfp - rhogdi , expression of gfp - rhogdi ( i177d ) in cho cells stimulated cell rounding in a dose - dependent manner , whereas gfp - rhogdi ( l55s , l56s ) did not stimulate cell rounding ( data not shown ) . this indicates that the binding of the n - terminal regulatory arm of rhogdi to gdp - bound rho gtpases on the membrane also inhibits gef - stimulated activation of rho gtpases .\none demonstration of the selectivity of the export signal rules is that only the chicken adp - ribosyltransferase nrt2 chk shows major violations of the rules even though this protein is more similar to hopptos1 and s2 than either of the type iii - secreted adp - ribosyltransferases from p . aeruginosa , exos and exot ( see petnicki - ocwieja et al . , proc . natl . acad . sci . usa 99 : 7652\u20137657 ( 2002 ) ; u . s . patent application ser . no . 10 / 341 , 180 to collmer et al . , filed jan . 13 , 2003 , each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety ) .\ngfp - rhogdi ( i177d ) inhibited the membrane - cytosol translocation of gfp - cdc42 by gfp - rhogdi ( wt ) and exos rhogap . a , upper panels , cho cells were transfected with pgfp , pgfp - rhogdi - ( i177d ) , or pgfp - rhogdi ( l55s , l56s ) at a concentration of 20 ng / ml . at 24 h post - transfection , the cells were examined by fluorescent microscopy . lower panels , at 24 h post - transfection , the cells were fractionated , and the membrane ( m ) and cytosolic fractions ( c ) were subjected to sds - page followed by western blot using anti - gfp monoclonal antibody as primary antibody . b and c , cho cells were transfected with pgfp , pgfp - cdc42 ( cdc42 ) , pgfp - rhogdi ( gdi - wt ) , pgfp - rhogdi ( i177d ) ( gid - dn ) , pgfp - rhogdi - ( l55s , l56s ) ( gdi ( ll / ss ) ) , and pexos - ( 1\u2013234 ) ha ( exos - gap ) at the indicated concentrations ( ng / ml ) . the total transfected dna was normalized with pcmv - luciferase . at 24 h post - transfection , the cells were harvested , lysed , and fractionated into post - nuclear supernatant ( p ) , membrane ( m ) , and cytosol ( c ) fractions . the equivalent fractions were subjected to sds - page followed by western blot with anti - gfp antibody for detection of gfp and gfp fusion proteins or \u03b1 - ha antibody for detection of exos ( 1\u2013234 ) - ha . gfp was used as a cytosolic marker . the images were developed , and the density of the gfp antibody immune reactive bands was measured in fluorchem8900 . the membrane - cytosol ( mem / cyto ) ratio of gfp - cdc42 was calculated as ( 0 . 65 / 0 . 35 ) i177d ; ( 0 . 15 / 0 . 85 ) l55 , 56s ; ( 0 . 08 / 0 . 92 ) gfp . the data from three independent experiments are shown .\nrhogdi is required for the exos rhogap - mediated reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton\u2014 although rhogdi ( i177d ) inhibited the ability of rhogdi and rhogap to translocate rho gtpases from membrane to cytosol , it did not inhibit cell rounding stimulated by rhogap and gfp - rhogdi . similar to gfp - rhogdi , expression of gfp - rhogdi ( i177d ) in cho cells stimulated cell rounding in a dose - dependent manner , whereas gfp - rhogdi ( l55s , l56s ) did not stimulate cell rounding ( data not shown ) . this indicates that the binding of the n - terminal regulatory arm of rhogdi to gdp - bound rho gtpases on the membrane inhibits gef - stimulated activation of rho gtpases .\ngfp - rhogdi and p50rhogap cooperatively stimulated actin reorganization in cho cells . a , cho cells were transfected with pegfp , pegfp - rhogdi , or p50rhogap - ha as indicated . total transfected dna was normalized with pcmv - luciferase . at 24 h post - transfection , the cells were examined by fluorescent microscopy , and the percentage of cellular rounding was calculated as previously described . the data from three independent experiments are shown . b , cho cells were transfected with pegfp - cdc42 ( 200 ng / ml ) , pegfp - rhogdi ( 10 ng / ml ) , and p50rhogap - ha ( 10 ng / ml ) as indicated . total transfected dna was normalized with pcmv - luciferase . at 24 h post - transfection , the cells were lysed and fractionated . the equivalent membrane and cytosol fractions were subjected to sds - page followed by ecl western blotting with anti - gfp antibody ( for detection of gfp or gfp fusion proteins ) or anti - ha antibody ( for detection of exos ( 1\u2013234 ) - ha and exos ( 1\u2013234 ) r146k - ha ) . transiently expressed gfp was used as a cytosolic fractionation marker . the density of the gfp antibody immune reactive bands were measured in fluorchem8900 , and the membrane - cytosol ( mem / cyto ) ratios of gfp - cdc42 were calculated . the error bars represent the standard deviations from at least three independent experiments . an asterisk indicates a statistically significant difference ( p < 0 . 05 ) relative to the membrane - cytosol ratio of gfp - cdc42 elicited by gfp - rhogdi or p50rhogap individually .\nwe\u2019re joining our fellow @ thruhikesyndicate sponsors to give away all the same trail - tested gear used by the 2018 # thruhikesyndicate ambassadors ! for five seasons # ospreypacks has supported the thru - hike syndicate , a group of determined , tenacious # thruhikers who each set off to complete a long distance trail in its entirety . enter for a chance to win our renowned and newly updated exos / eja pack , trusted on the trail by weekend warriors , backpackers and long distance thru - hikers alike . the prize pack also includes gear from our fellow ths sponsors @ vasquefootwear , @ nemoequipment , @ darntoughvermont , @ lekiusa & @ otterbox . enter by 7 / 3 at : urltoken ( case - sensitive url ) or via our most recent instagram story . \ud83d\udcf7 : 2018 ths ambassador @ browngaltrekker\nexos ( 1\u2013234 ) and gfp - rhogdi cooperatively translocated gfp - cdc42 from membrane to cytosol . cho cells were cotransfected with pgfp - cdc42 , pexos ( 1\u2013234 ) - ha , pexos ( 1\u2013234 ) r146k - ha , and pegfp - rhogdi at the indicated concentrations ( ng / ml ) . the total transfected dna for each plate was normalized with pcmv - luciferase . at 24 h post - transfection , the ells were harvested , lysed , and fractionated . the equivalent membrane and cytosol fractions were subjected to sds - page followed by western blot with anti - gfp antibody as primary antibody . the images were developed , and the density of the gfp antibody immune reactive bands was measured in fluorchem8900 . the membrane - cytosol ( mem / cyto ) ratio of gfp - cdc42 was calculated . the data from three independent experiments are shown .\nexos rhogap and gfp - rhogdi cooperatively translocated cdc42 from the membrane to cytosol\u2014 gtp - bound rho gtpases are active and localize to the membrane , whereas gdp bound rho gtpases are inactive and complexed to rhogdi in the cytosol . changes in the activation states of rho gtpases can be measured using the preferential binding of rho - gtp to the rho - binding domains of rhotekin and p21 - activated kinase ( 23 , 24 ) , which is useful for measuring the activation of rho by toxins , such as cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 ( 25 , 26 ) , but has limited resolution when measuring the inactivation of rho , because p21 - activated kinase binds only a fraction of rho - gtp within a cell extract ( 6 ) . an alternative method to measure the activation state of rho gtpases is to measure the relative distribution of rho gtpases within membrane and cytosol fractions ( 6 ) . transfection of pexos ( 1\u2013234 ) or pegfp - rhogdi in cho cells at 100 ng / ml stimulated the translocation of gfp - cdc42 from membrane to cytosol , whereas lower amounts of transfected pexos ( 1\u2013234 ) and pegfp - rhogdi ( 10 ng / ml or 20 ng / ml ) did not affect the localization of gfp - cdc42 ( fig . 3 ) . co - transfection of pexos ( 1\u2013234 ) and pegfp - rhogdi at 10 or 20 ng / ml stimulated the translocation of gfp - cdc42 from membrane to cytosol . as control , transfection with pexos ( 1\u2013234 ) r146k at 100 ng / ml did not stimulate the translocation of gfp - cdc42 from membranes to cytosol , which indicated that the exos rhogap activity was required to stimulate membrane - cytosol translocation of gfp - cdc42 ( fig . 3 ) . in addition , co - transfection of pexos ( 1\u2013234 ) r146k and pegfp - rhogdi at 10 and 20 ng / ml did not stimulate the translocation of gfp - cdc42 from membranes to cytosol ( data not shown ) ."]}
{"id": 54316, "summary": [{"text": "pallywood , a portmanteau of \" palestinian \" and \" hollywood \" , is a coinage that has been used to describe media manipulation , distortion or fraud by the palestinians and other arabs designed to win the public relations war against israel .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the incidents of the muhammad al-durrah tapes and the 2006 lebanon war photographs controversies ( dubbed \" hizbollywood \" or \" hezbollywood \" ) are notable events which have been cited as examples .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "the term has been coined and publicized in part by richard landes , as a result of an online documentary video he produced called pallywood : according to palestinian sources , alleging specific instances of media manipulation . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "pallywood", "paragraphs": ["on my blog , i deconstructed the pallywood claim in an entry called from pallywood to the hollycaust .\n[ \u2026 ] cnn uses video footage of faked palestinian ' injuries ' i didn ' t see another thread on this . pallywood : a history | augean stables pallywood : history definition the term \u201cpallywood\u201d refers to the staging of scenes [ \u2026 ]\nhome our movies according to palestinian sources pallywood ,\naccording to palestinian sources . . .\nbut you won\u2019t see that movie in pallywood , or read about it in the new york times .\nthe # pallywood hashtag is prolific on twitter . here\u2019s an example from infamous israeli lawfare group shurat hadin :\nsigh . . . . now # pallywood comes to a gaa match in navan . # tyrone # meath urltoken\npallywood / hizbollywood / fauxtography : staged lethal narratives for wmsnm use purveying israel - goliath / palestinian - victim frame .\nfor more on pallywood , including extensive raw footage revealing some of its most pervasive activity , see the second draft\u2019s dossier .\nthese pallywood claims are the response one might expect from desperate people . zionists are beyond desperate . they are verifiably insane .\npallywood ! it remind the reality that the linguistic iq of the zionists is always spent in the service of human regression .\n# pallywood father of the year stages his toddler son tries to get him to throw stones calls border police to shoot . urltoken\n\u201cpallywood is all about creating a theater of conflict in which palestinians are portrayed as victims and israelis as murderous oppressors , \u201d he wrote . \u201cthe goal of the pallywood culture is to push a political agenda by either misrepresenting events or staging them altogether . \u201d\nthe common practice of falsifying injuries on film among arab activists has reached the point where it has been termed\npallywood .\n\u201cpallywood is the equivalent of jewywood ? please . the palestinians are not a religion or an ethnic group . they\u2019re a nationality . \u201d\nexpert who famously coined the phrase \u201cpallywood\u201d to describe palestinian obfuscation and lying in reporting news , weighs in on hamas tactics in latest war .\n\u2013 by its sheer drama pallywood leads to western romantization of the palestinian struggle and justification of the most atrocious methods to achieve their aims .\nfor years , pro - israel media watchdogs have beseeched the government to take a more pro - active approach in refuting ' pallywood ' tactics .\nwell it must be some kind of a miracle ! this terrorist miraculously went from disabled to cured in a matter of seconds . # pallywood urltoken\ni rate this 2nd in pallywood lies . my favorite pallywood lie was the fake funerals in jenin remember after the jenin massacre was proven to be a lie . the palestinians were going to cemetaries and digging up bodies and talking how they were killed in jenin . the greatest example of pallywood , was the palestinians having fake funerals staged for the media to believe they were killed by israel . watch this video of a supposedly dead palestinian the plo said was killed in jenin until the \u201ccorpse\u201d falls off and magically regains consciousness . a definite contender for best pallywood video of the year award . urltoken\nthe media loves to victimize the palestinians . this picture pretty much sums it up . ready and . . . . . action ! # pallywood urltoken\n[ \u2026 ] ontwikkelen frauduleuze technieken van zgn . \u201cfauxtography\u201d voor foto\u2019s en \u201cpallywood\u201d voor video\u2019s . isra\u00ebli\u2019s waren zelfgenoegzaam over de noodzaak van wat zij [ \u2026 ]\nred crescent worker shows # pallywood child star photo of idf incident : \u201cgood job , \u201d he told the child .\nwe got them .\nurltoken\nben barrack\u2019s new book , unsung davids , features a chapter on richard landes about his fight with pallywood , in addition to a chapter on walid shoebat .\nwhile the bbc may be unrepentant , this episode has served to put the media on alert for any further instances of pallywood staging going on in gaza .\nright wing israeli : ignore that video of soldiers kicking a palestinian kid . it & apos ; s pallywood . mainstream israeli : i don & apos ; t know , it looks pretty authentic . right wing israeli : no , no , israeli soldiers wouldn & apos ; t do that . it must be pallywood .\nwhat depth of cynicism does pallywood have to fall to to stage this show with santa clauses ? everybody knows that santa is nobody in islam . i . . .\nmelissa jane kronfled of the wjc interviewed me today on pallywood and its implications . she\u2019s an excellent interviewer , and i stayed largely coherent despite my characteristic roundabout answers .\nhonestreporting\u2019s video of this sequence has now been viewed over a quarter of a million times on youtube , helping to expose pallywood to an audience beyond our regular readership .\n[ \u2026 ] the story begins with israel\u2019s retaliation which must , by definition , be disproportionate . pallywood footage is created to meet the demands of this framing [ \u2026 ]\n[ \u2026 ] this under al dura , pallywood , the syrian boy on the beach and the rest of the fiction as news enemedia churns out daily . [ \u2026 ]\n[ \u2026 ] fake news is in the well - known \u201cpallywood\u201d category : created with staged video and photos to foster a false narrative . actual people may [ \u2026 ]\n5 . pallywood portrays israel as the aggressor by propagating the ratio of casualties between the two sides as if those with the greatest number of casualties must be the victims .\nphan nguyen has some great observations on the \u201cpallywood\u201d smear on his twitter feed . he says he might write up a longer column on it and i hope he does .\n[ \u2026 ] poi , oltre ai \u201cbambini shahid\u201d le costruzioni pallywood , delle quali il \u201ccaso al dura\u201d fu l\u2019antesignano . questo fenomeno di \u201cnews\u201d confezionate per le [ \u2026 ]\npeople argued to me then , and a decade later are still arguing via email and letters , that a pallywood staging had to be the explanation . they thought i was naive and gullible to think otherwise . from my point of view , i was applying normal skepticism . yeah , maybe it was pallywood . but where ' s the proof ?\na powerful image from yesterday\u2019s riot on the border with # gaza circulating on # socialmedia . # tip next time crop out the suspicious guy on the ground . # pallywood urltoken\n\u201conce again , you are being dishonest . the word \u201chasbara\u201d is used widely by israelis and their government . \u201cpallywood\u201d is a racist slur . the words are not equivalent . \u201d\nthe fatal shooting of two palestinian teens in the west bank this summer ? not faked . not \u201cpallywood . \u201d not even close . it was exactly what it appeared to be .\nlandes , who has written extensively on dura , presented evidence at the talk that the affair falls under the rubric of \u201cpallywood\u201d \u2013 a staged death to provoke international outrage at israel .\nhophmi : once again , you are being dishonest . the word \u201chasbara\u201d is used widely by israelis and their government . \u201cpallywood\u201d is a racist slur . the words are not equivalent .\n[ \u2026 ] the twin fraudulent techniques of \u201cfauxtography\u201d for still pictures and \u201cpallywood\u201d for videos . israelis used to be complacent about the need for what they call hasbara , or [ \u2026 ]\n[ \u2026 ] t\u00e9cnicas fraudulentas relacionadas de \u201cla manipulaci\u00f3n\u201d de la instant\u00e1nea y \u201cla producci\u00f3n pallywood\u201d en el caso de los v\u00eddeos . los israel\u00edes sol\u00edan mostrarse complacientes en la necesidad de [ \u2026 ]\nthe stringers the news wire services use in gaza are all hamas supporters , hence the pallywood productions . some formerly anti - jihadist websites used to be quite good at exposing this chicanery .\nlandes , who famously coined the phrase \u201cpallywood\u201d to describe palestinian obfuscation and outright lying in reporting news events , laid out a comprehensive framework to understand how hamas\u2019s narrative took over the public sphere .\npallywood and the use of false claims for propaganda purposes has a long history , and the palestinians are very good at it . gullible westerners eat up this hype like , well , chocolate .\n[ \u2026 ] hat mich einmal , dass prof . landes den beginn von \u201epallywood\u201c in den libanonkrieg von 1982 legte . offensichtlich wurden dort schon f\u00e4lschungen vorgenommen und die medien \u00fcbernahmen eine offen [ \u2026 ]\n[ \u2026 ] charles enderlin , and that his collaboration with abu rahmah goes back to this time ( 1988 ) . indeed , i would date the first \u201cheyday\u201d of pallywood to this [ \u2026 ]\n[ \u2026 ] creative , developing the twin fraudulent techniques of \u201cfauxtography\u201d for still pictures and \u201cpallywood\u201d for videos . israelis used to be complacent about the need for what they call hasbara , or [ \u2026 ]\ni don ' t have much faith in the media these days , particularly television , which i ' ve given up watching . i came across a link to a short documentary called pallywood . from the\nwalid shoebat , the grandson of the muslim mukhtar of beit sahour - bethlehem , explained it as another attempt by palestinians to manipulate media and create condemnation for israel , which has been coined \u201cpallywood . \u201d\n[ \u2026 ] d\u00e9veloppant deux techniques frauduleuses semblables : la \u00ab fauxtography \u00bb pour les images et \u00ab pallywood \u00bb pour les vid\u00e9os . les isra\u00e9liens avaient coutume de d\u00e9laisser quelque peu le besoin de ce [ \u2026 ]\n[ \u2026 ] canada what zev chafets documents for the usa in double vision , but also the idea that in the 1980s , pallywood took a great step forward . i intersperse some comments in [ \u2026 ]\n# pallywood is in # gaza . many thanks to # afp the injured man is obviously unconscious and severely injured , but still manages to hold tight to his buddy , with his left hand ! ! urltoken\n[ \u2026 ] f\u00fcr mittelalterliche geschichte an der boston university . prof . landes war ma\u00dfgeblich an der aufdeckung der al \u2013 durah aff\u00e4re beteiligt2005 ver\u00f6ffentlichte er eine 18 - min\u00fctige dokumentation pallywood : according to [ \u2026 ]\nthis documentary , a continuation of the earlier\npallywood\n, examines the circumstances surrounding the shooting of the explosive footage about muhamed al durah and his father jamal at netzarim junction , september 30 , 2000 .\neven dead palestinian children are suspected of acting in pallywood videos . according to blogger thomas wicker , 20 - year - old salem shamaly , executed by an israeli sniper in the gaza neighborhood of shujaiya and caught on film by joe catron / international solidarity movement during the hours of a humanitarian ceasefire in israel\u2019s 51 day 2014 summer slaughter in gaza , was another example of pallywood . but let\u2019s get back to the kids .\n[ \u2026 ] pallywood : history the term \u201cpallywood\u201d refers to the staging of scenes by palestinian journalists in order to present the palestinians as hapless victims of israeli aggression . they are able to succeed in this endeavor in large part due to the credulity and eagerness of the western press to present these images , which reinforce the image of the palestinian david struggling valiantly against the overpowering israeli goliath . pallywood has led to astonishing lapses in western journalistic standards in which badly staged scenes regularly appear on the news as \u201creal events . \u201d this page attempts to outline how such lapses could have come about , producing the current situation . [ \u2026 ]\n[ \u2026 ] developing the twin fraudulent techniques of\nfauxtography\nfor still pictures and\npallywood\nfor videos . israelis used to be complacent about the need for what they call hasbara , or [ \u2026 ]\n[ \u2026 ] in altri paesi , ove non vere e proprie sceneggiate , secondo lo stile ormai noto come \u201cpallywood\u201c . queste immagini sono ovunque sui siti dei media e sui social network e vengono ancora oggi [ \u2026 ]\nisrael\u2019s defenders on social media are pushing a \u201cpallywood\u201d narrative in reaction to the video gone viral documenting a soldier\u2019s brutal treatment of a child in the occupied village of nabi saleh last friday . shortly after the uk\u2019s daily mail publicized the incident , it revamped its headline , claiming palestinian teen ahed tamimi was a \u201cprolific \u2018pallywood star\u2019 \u201cand then claimed that \u201cquestions have been raised over the authenticity \u2026\u201d of the event and the proliferation of the video .\npallywood ,\naccording to palestinian sources . . .\na film by richard landes . international news media extract a few convincing instants of staged scenes - sight - bytes , and present them as news . . .\nhow is it that reuters does not know the source of its own footage ? it\u2019s completely unacceptable for a supposedly respectable news agency to package unsourced and unverified footage , particularly when the pallywood phenomenon is a known possibility .\n[ \u2026 ] the jihadists make their case . \u201chamas does pr , \u201d by brian c . ledbetter at snapped shot , pallywood history * \u2019mother of all suicide bombers\u2019 warns of rise in attacksa captured iraqi terrorist [ \u2026 ]\n[ \u2026 ] could also notice a measure of irritation with karsenty , along with the growing questioning of \u201cpallywood , \u201d \u201chezbollywood , \u201d \u201csyriawood , \u201d and almost any other mideast production . snj , the french [ \u2026 ]\npallywood is the equivalent of jewywood ? please . the palestinians are not a religion or an ethnic group . they\u2019re a nationality . the equivalent term for the israelis is hasbara , which you throw around here all the time .\nreinforcing my suspicion that this bbc picture editor is part of a pallywood script , a sharp eyed blogger has found an image of a dead child being held by his father , presented by hamas as a victim of an israeli strike .\nin times like this , when terror strikes israel , but global news come out twisted and biased , it ' s important to share with everyone what pallywood is , so that people would think twice before falling for the lies . i\nwhen people talk about pallywood , they\u2019re very clearly talking about the palestinians as a national group , not the palestinians as an ethnic group ; otherwise , palestinian - israelis would be included in this definition , and they are clearly not .\n[ \u2026 ] major news stories . these fake news productions are so common that they are referred to as \u201cpallywood . \u201d google the word if you want to see just how bad the problem is . yet why don\u2019t news companies [ \u2026 ]\nplease retweet : # mainstreammedia # fake that is how the fake works , this is also done by the # bds movement as well . the # hamas and their # pallywood mates also work in a similar way . # greatreturnmarch # marchofchaos urltoken\ni don\u2019t like using small children to front adult protests , no . but while i find the term \u201cpallywood\u201d derogatory , i regard it as a criticism of the tactics of a national movement , and not as a criticism of an ethnic group .\nthe phenomenon that is pallywood was discovered by richard landes after he gained access to the france 2 studios and was exposed to raw footage or \u201crushes\u201d from the palestinian territories . his 2006 documentary blew the lid off of a despicable strategy used by palestinians .\n4 . pallywood conveniently chooses to downplay and excuse attacks on israel by palestinian terror groups . the 1700 rockets fired by from gaza into israel in 2008 were almost exclusively ignored by the western media , whilst the israeli response was , naturally , heavily publicised .\n[ \u2026 ] stand by its commitments and not , at the sight , for example of another pallywood production like muhammad al durah , go ballistic and turn on the israelis . this is a rather tenuous branch on which to put so much [ \u2026 ]\n# terrorist group # hamas continues to sacrifice # palestinian civilians to gain the sympathy of the world and the media . . . and it ' s working ! # greatreturnmarch # jerusalemday # nakba70 # israel # gaza # gazastripe # bds # bdsfails # pallywood urltoken\n[ \u2026 ] the world to boycott coca cola in order to stop israelis from killing palestinians like this man . pallywood : a history | augean stables guests cannot see images in the messages . please register to forum by clicking here to see images . [ \u2026 ]\nlarry derfner described the denial fiasco that swept the upper echelon of israeli diplomatic and military defenders following the release of video footage of the killings of two palestinian teens , nadeem nawara and mohammad mahmoud odeh abu daher during the nakba day\u2013 a catastrophe for \u2018pallywood\u2019 conspiracy theorists .\nthe accusations of poison constitute the first clear - cut case of pallywood : atrocities staged by palestinian activists , depicting the israelis poisoning innocent palestinians , done for the sake of \u2013 and embraced by \u2013 both local and foreign press . the first intifada , 1987 - 91 ?\nwill the israeli minister of culture retract her demand that the idf was humiliated and the perpetrators should have been shot . would that scenario ( shooting those who resist ) also be a major pallywood production and be the latest proof that palestinians are about to take over hollywood .\npallywood is the propaganda vehicle of the palestinian\ncause\n. it is an alliance between islamist & secular terrorist organisations ( the internal military , political and information arm ) , left - wing ngos and\ncharities\n( the external political arm ) , and western media organisations ( the external information arm ) with an insatiable hunger for imaginary israeli war crimes involving dead children . the primary objective of pallywood is the destruction of israel . it ' s role with in that objective is to disseminate propaganda which is damaging to reputation of israel . techniques include :\nwhile jenin and mohammed al dura pallywood presentation are the award winners , i particularly love when an ambulance magically appear moments after a supposed attack and then young pally\u2019s are carried to them only to be let off ten feet later to run back and be carried again to other ambulances .\nas shown by the replies , you fell hook , line and sinker for a piece of # pallywood propaganda . that placard was not about palestinians , but terrorists . you should have the humility to admit this and try to mitigate your tweet linking to an article promoting hatred of israelis .\nhow is pallywood a racist slur ? what race / ethnicity / religion are the palestinians ? they\u2019re none of these things . they\u2019re a nationality , quite clearly so . i\u2019ll give you that it\u2019s a not - nice way of describing palestinian propaganda , but it\u2019s not in any way racist .\nthe term \u201cpallywood\u201d refers to the staging of scenes by palestinian journalists in order to present the palestinians as hapless victims of israeli aggression . they are able to succeed in this endeavor in large part due to the credulity and eagerness of the western press to present these images , which reinforce the image of the palestinian david struggling valiantly against the overpowering israeli goliath . pallywood has led to astonishing lapses in western journalistic standards in which badly staged scenes regularly appear on the news as \u201creal events . \u201d this page attempts to outline how such lapses could have come about , producing the current situation .\nnot ' foreign ' . not ' their ' land . not ' illegally occupied ' . not ' dispossessing ' . not ' protest ' . not ' violation of your rights ' . so many lies in one tweet , you are on the rigtht track to break a record ! # pallywood\nthey are calling for everyone to rise up and help the palestinians against the \u201csatanic zionists\u201d ! criticising the msm for being \u201cpro - israel\u201d ( i have never noticed that myself , only the opposite except in very rare cases ) pallywood certainly is back , and being successful , god help us all .\n# pallywood more and more # fakenews \u201ephotos and films\u201c coming out of the # gaza studios did the # hamas # propaganda managers really believe that the world is so stupid ? even the mainstream media\u2019s going more and more of the side of # israel even there going sick on the hamas lie\u2019s . urltoken\nyes , the # iranian ppl are fed up w / # pallywood concocting material for the # islamist # regime in # iran to use as justification for its enmity w / # israel and funneling of millions of dollars annually to # palestinian # terrorist organizations . that money belongs to the # iranian ppl urltoken\n[ \u2026 ] both poller and landes in his writings have emphasized that the al dura story is hardly unique in terms of deliberate misreporting or completely fabricating the news concerning israel and the palestinians . landes calls the staged productions - whether on a gaza beach , or a lebanese village , \u201cpallywood . \u201d [ \u2026 ]\ntitle deeds & other records over the centuries prove , as do memri broadcasts of palestinians complaining to egypt jordan & saudis , that they lie , were planted in 1947 . use 1john1 : 9 , ask god yourself , for the proof . else , he will punish you severely for anti - semitism . # pallywood\nand a very popular one among right - wing israelis and diaspora jews . i ' ve been writing for years against the\npallywood\ntheory \u2013 the right - wing notion that videos showing palestinians getting killed by israelis are really elaborate fakes meant to blacken israel ' s name . yet it ' s only this morning i realized that the term\npallywood ,\nwhich was coined by boston university prof . richard landes , is an ethnic slur , and a particularly ugly one . it not only mangles the name of an entire people , it does so in the most contemptuous context \u2013 it links the name palestinian with the telling of lies , and\u2026\ndid you see that video of an israeli soldier beating an innocent little kid with night stick ?\nyes i did see it and i noticed that the night stick kind of wobbled a little like it was rubber .\nyou know what ? this video deserves an oscar for it is most definitely pallywood !\nthey are able to succeed in this endeavor in large part due to the credulity and eagerness of the western press to present these images , which reinforce the image of the palestinian david struggling valiantly against the overpowering israeli goliath . pallywood has led to astonishing lapses in western journalistic standards in which badly staged scenes regularly appear on the news as \u201creal events .\n[ \u2026 ] ich erinnere an kfar kana . an die get\u00f6tete familie am strand von gaza , die mit h\u00f6chster wahrscheinlichkeit nicht von einem israelischen gescho\u00df get\u00f6tet wurde , obwohl die ergebnisse der untersuchung es nie in die gro\u00dfen internationalen medien geschafft haben . an mohammed al dura ( ein hochinteressanter eintrag bei shrinkwrapped mit links ) . ich sage nur pallywood . [ \u2026 ]\nthe boys shown are healthy , well fed and bright - eyed . their mother is consumed by grief as she describes what happened to them . . . hang on , let\u2019s read that one again . her children are healthy , well fed and bright - eyed . so why is she weeping as if they have all been killed ? looks suspiciously like another hamas \u2018pallywood\u2019 production to me .\nit is because of that possibility that james bennet wanted to see the little bodies in the morgue . and because provocative imagery is sometimes faked , a few people i interviewed in israel and the united states claimed that it must have been faked in the al - dura case . the boy could not possibly have been shot ! the whole thing was staged by the\npallywood\npropaganda film industry .\nyes , he changes jumper at some point ! ! ! . i did not at first realise what he was holding , where is the proof it is a child even ? all very suspicious but i dont of course want to play down someone\u2019s grieving , whatever side they are on , only , i have just experienced too much \u201cpallywood\u201d as no doubt many more reading this have , it makes one cynical .\nare the soldiers being set up to star as villains in a \u201cpallywood\u201d video ? if so , one would think israel should stop targeting palestinian children . and stop invading villages in the middle of the night . but no . ayed abu eqtaish , account\u00adability program director at defense for children internation\u00adal - palestine ( dcip ) , told the arab weekly 700 children were put on trial in israeli military courts in 2014 .\nthe movie was quite convincing . now the question becomes how widespread is this , both in pallywood and more generally . rawr , if you haven ' t watched the story then you may not realize that it directly implicates the cameramen as willing participates in setting up fake news . it also strongly implies that editors back in washington know or should know what ' s going on since they get the complete reel .\narmed israeli forces target , chase and capture palestinian children all the time , routinely . the country tries to suppress the news by arresting and attacking journalists and photographers . or breaking their equipment as documented in the oscar nominated documentary 5 broken cameras . a case of pallywood meets hollywood ? you be the judge . documentaries like budrus and 5 broken cameras are not just art , they tell real stories about real events .\nperhaps the best way to understand how pallywood was able to have such success at this juncture is to examine what happened on september 29 , the day after sharon visited the temple mount / haram al sharif . that day , news agencies reported violent clashes between israeli troops and palestinians enraged by sharon\u2019s visit . ap published a photograph of a young man , bloodied and kneeling in front of an angry israeli brandishing a baton .\nso where\u2019s the palestinian gandhi ? a few of them are living in nabi saleh . gandhi would be a pallywood star too , convicted of protest organizing and participating in illegal marches . look at this headline : nabi saleh\u2019s bassem tamimi convicted by israeli courts based on coerced testimony from 15 - year - old boy . did that get the world\u2019s attention ? no . bassem and his wife have just recently been arrested again .\nthe earliest clear signs of an emerging pallywood come from the lebanese invasion of 1982 . there , for the first time , the media seems to have embraced an openly hostile stance towards israel , which led to a widely discussed article entitled \u201cj\u2019accuse\u201d ( commentary , september 1983 ) , by norman podhoretz who charged america\u2019s leading journalists , newspapers and television networks with \u201canti - semitism . \u201d the alleged hostility was characterized by the following incidents :\ni received this letter today from rena cohen from canada , prompted by a viewing of my new video , everyone agrees . given its substance , and its historical interest , i put it up as its own post . it not only confirms for canada what zev chafets documents for the usa in double vision , but also the idea that in the 1980s , pallywood took a great step forward . i intersperse some comments in italics .\njust as israelis were the original occupants of palestine so they were the first to occupy pallywood . surely blockbusters like exodus have had far greater impact than all the so - called \u201cviral\u201d videos from the west bank . if only the palestinians could call upon a director like otto preminger , a screen - writer like dalton trumbo , and a cast comprising the likes of paul newman and ralph richardson . false narratives beat grim realities hands down .\nthat said , it will take more than the prosecution and even a conviction of one policeman for justice to be served . for that , the numerous officials in the israeli government and media , as well as american rabbis and bloggers who accused nadim siyam nawarah of not falling correctly after being mortally wounded , and who responded to images of his parents crying over his casket by screaming \u201cpallywood\u201d and \u201cactors , \u201d must also apologize or otherwise be repudiated .\n7 . appealing to decisions made by ngos such as the united nations , amnesty international and various islamist influenced\ncharities\nwhose agendas have been hijacked by those who are committed to the destruction of israel . there is a symbiotic relationship between each arm of pallywood . western media organisations require dead bodies , particularly of children , to create sensational stories . images of dead children are good for the cause of terror groups who are only too happy to oblige .\n\u2013 to make the facile , \u201ceven - handed\u201d comparison misses a major distinction between the rough and tumble criticisms of a free press in israel and the intimidation and high propaganda content of the press in arab authoritarian societies . if one cannot understand these differences , one cannot understand the value and importance of self - critical free press sustaining civil society . tolerance for criticism and for variant viewpoints marks the commitment to civil society . why is it important to denounce pallywood ?\n[ \u2026 ] originally posted by confederate bayou oilman wait a minute . i saw a pic of that girl on the left yesterday dead and being carried through the streets in someones arms but she wasn ' t charred like that on the slab . i ' ll try to find it . i think the little girl on the slab is not the same girl on the left . edit : that pic was in another post on citi data forum . give me a minute and i will post it . edit again . you might not want to watch this video of the little girl on the slab but she was still alive when found . brace yourselves folks . israeli attack on gaza leaves burned , mutilated child victims | grant j . kidney , at war with the establishment ! 3rd update : here is what i saw yesterday . she obvious isn ' t the charred girl on the slab . another pallywood production pallywood : a history | augean stables [ \u2026 ]\non f24 english , nov 16 , 23 : 25 israel time , new - media reporter creedon explained the term \u201cpallywood\u201d , saying it\u2019s a rare phenomenon , and showed the above bbc clip , exposed by you . but he made an effort to side with the bbc , saying that the clip may have been poorly edited , showing an earlier event ( man on feet ) at a later time , or perhaps the man just fell and was given help , but not actually wounded .\nthose paying attention to matters of pallywood , or the faking of news in order to target a given population with lethal narratives , had a double feast yesterday and today . first unrwa , the un agency for helping the palestinian refugees , used a picture of a forlorn syrian girl , living in ruins caused by the wars of rule and resistance in that part of the arab political world , to relay a lethal narrative about israel , all for the benefit of fundraising for the work of unrwa .\npallywood is the term we coined to designate a palestinian film industry that systematically stages scenes of palestinian injury and evacuation on the one hand , and \u201cresistance\u201d on the other . the resulting propaganda footage , designed to \u201cframe\u201d the conflict as the brave palestinian david fighting the cruel israeli goliath , is then passed on to the news media which fails to spot ( or ignores ) the staging , edits it into the most believable \u201csight - bytes\u201d and presents it to their audiences as \u201creal news . \u201d\nthe pendant to \u201cpallywood\u201d is not jewywood , made - up word . it\u2019s holowood . describing properly and with scientific precision the goddam theatre you and your zionist accomplices have been playing day in day out for all these years to extort money and tolerance to banditism , as reparations paid not to victims but to an aggressor moloch of a state that did not even exist back then . it is way superior , as con job theatricals , to anything anyone can put on . repeat with me : holowood .\naccording to defence of children international / palestine , in january 2015 alone 163 palestinian children were abducted and prosecuted in the israeli military court system , february \u2013 182 , march \u2013 182 , april \u2013 164 . and it continues month after month after month . very few of those abductions , often harrowing scenes of children being taken from the arms of parents , activists or friends , are recorded on video . when they are , israel supporters call it pallywood . but make no mistake it is very real .\nthe jails are full of palestinian village children who protest the confiscation of their land . soldiers grab the children , torture and imprison them until they sign something in hebrew against the leader organizing the protests . it\u2019s either your land or your kids . so fun to be a pallywood star ! and these villages have the miserable fortune of being placed where israel covets their land , where settlers are actively expanding illegal settlements against international law , and the soldiers are there to serve that expansion . that\u2019s why they go to these villages .\nannie : \u201cthe jails are full of palestinian village children who protest the confiscation of their land . soldiers grab the children , torture and imprison them until they sign something in hebrew against the leader organizing the protests . it\u2019s either your land or your kids . so fun to be a pallywood star ! and these villages have the miserable fortune of being placed where israel covets their land , where settlers are actively expanding illegal settlements against international law , and the soldiers are there to serve that expansion . that\u2019s why they go to these villages . \u201d\nthat strategy involves staging scenes for news cameras in which palestinians fake injuries or other scenes that make the israelis look like oppressors while the palestinian actors look like persecuted victims . in some cases , palestinian children are taught to taunt israeli soldiers in front of cameras to provoke a response that can easily be exploited . now , in the wake of increased fighting in gaza , the pallywood actors are at it again . watch as this heavy set man is carried away , allegedly because he\u2019s injured , only to be up and walking around without a scratch minutes later .\nat the end of her videos janna turns the camera on her own face and signs off \u201cwith her name like a professional . \u201d she\u2019s become popular on facebook , many of her videos have gone viral . little janna jihad circa 2011 , confronted soldiers after her very good friend mustafa tamimi was killed by israeli military forces . she saw him dead on the ground . pallywood ? or real life . how is a parent to protect a child from an invading force whose leaders regard them as blades of grass , in the famous \u201cmowing the lawn\u201d metaphor for cutting down palestinian resistance ?\nan excellent job done here , annie , in countering the disgraceful \u2018pallywood \u2018 smear of the daily mail et al . in my comment to ckg\u2019s original report of the first version that the mail published and which was spot on , i said that i could hardly believe my eyes that the same story was reported by the mirror and the mail , but thought that \u2018brilliant\u2019 . so disappointing that zio - watch got their oar in\u2013 in fact i was seething with anger that these poor brave kids and women had become so misreported in later articles . so there is still much to be done this side of the pond !\n[ \u2026 ] we find it interesting that at 2 : 23 in the ism video , the man in the green shirt appears immediately to the left of the person with the camera and then two seconds later , the camera goes black and purple ( a possible edit ) and then the man in the green shirt is what looks like at least 5 feet away from the cameraman . we also find it interesting that the 3 individuals ( aid workers ? ) in yellow jackets aren\u2019t running to flee for their lives after the alleged sniper attack whereas most people would be terrified . instead , they just look from overhead . this has the hallmarks of a pallywood production . [ \u2026 ]\nnobody asks the right questions because it is far more convenient to fall back on good old anti - semitism . the pallywood lies are just a new form of\nbloodlibel\nwith which the world is so comfortable . isn ' t it interesting that for every\nism\nthat is being derided the only one that seems to rear its ungly head and nothing gets doen about it is anti - semitism . but then again with an anti - semite as president of the united states the haters smelled blood right away . too bad so amny jews are just hiding their heads in the ground . you know when you live like an onion someone is bound to chop off your bulb .\nonce again with feeling ! reuters removing weapons , blood from images of gaza flotilla return of the living dead staged desperation pallywood - watch the palestinians create fake\nnews items\nliars in action in gaza - ( and . . ckers will buy the lies as usual ) mohamed al - durra : a\nstaged fake\n- found paris court palestinian word games pa historians falsify history : palestinian falsehoods saeb erekat , the notorious\nliar , liar\nis here again :\nalarm for journalists !\nred cross ambulance used for transport of palestinian terrorists the\nanti anti - terror barrier protest\ntheater patv : israel conspired to burn al - aqsa mosque , golda meir\nlaughed\nerik wemple argues in a very tough critique of frum ' s claims for the washington post that imbalanced , one - sided skepticism was the main problem with frum ' s apology . he was willing to believe the worst about the motives and standards of the nation ' s leading news organization , while accepting at face value some pallywood - style fantasies about all - fronts fakery . ( ali gharib spoke at length with one of frum ' s original sources . the results are fascinating . bag newsnotes also applies a convincingly skeptical view to this source . for the record , i have also seen tips from this source but didn ' t write stories about them because i didn ' t find them believable . )\nwestern cyber - optimists argue that information technology like satellite television and the internet will so inundate the arabic - speaking middle east with images and information that it will entirely reconfigure arab societies . but this has it exactly wrong : culture is more powerful than technology , and how a society uses any given technology is determined by its culture . this is why no one wants the islamic republic of iran to have a nuclear bomb , but no one has a problem with frances weapons program . this is also why the internet is not going to open the eyes of those arabs who are instead more inclined to use it to spread disinformation . pallywood is nothing more than the nexus where an arab culture of lies meets western technology .\nwhat never ceases to amaze me is how these people who are supposedly traumatised and have lost loved ones manage to stand in front of the cameras . pallywood , all reports and footages that come out need to be forensically examined and investigated because i am sure if you analyse and scrutinise many of these incidents they just do not stack up . i could be very wrong but have just been on the beeb and have looked at thegaza journo who is supposed to have lost his son in israeli strike an 11 month old baby . i could be wrong but to me it did not stack up . i bring this one up tongue in cheeck because i do not want to be spreading lies but it did not ring true to me needs verification .\npallywood\nis a soviet - style propaganda offensive aimed at soft - core israel supporters and undecided american voters who tend to rely on tv news media for international news coverage . by crafting stories about vast conspiracies and faked videos , this initiative can help contain criticism of israel whenever it violates international law in its policies and attacks upon palestinians and others . if americans who don ' t have any particular reason to favor or disfavor the\nright\nside can be made to think any palestinian injuries and deaths are fake , it ' s lots easier to convince them they ' re all fake . american culture puts a high value on honesty and portraying palestinians as liars and cheats is a sensible strategy for israel to deny they have ever done anything wrong .\n3 . aside from staging\natrocities\n, palliwood uses human shields to lure the idf into killing non - combatants . this includes conducting military operations among or within the immediate vicinity of non - combatants in order to simultaneously gain military advantage and put the idf at risk of\ncausing\na highly emotive situation . an incident of this nature occurred during the 2006 war in lebanon where hezb ' allah placed katushya rocket launchers on top of an air raid shelter . the idf attacked the site and , in the process , unknowingly killed 50 + non - combatants . in early 2009 , a similar incident occurred where hamas combatants fired mortar shells from a school compound in gaza . the return fire from the idf resulted in the deaths of 40 civilians . the information arm of pallywood , the western media , steadfastly refuses to acknowledge that the conduct of military operations among civilians is in breach of the geneva conventions .\non may 15 , four palestinians , three of them children , were shot in the town of bitunya during a demonstration near the ofer prison . two of them , nadim siyam nawarah and muhammad mahmoud salameh , both 17 , died of their wounds . cctv footage of the shootings clearly showing both boys collapsing after being mortally wounded went viral around the world and was immediately met with conspiracy theories , first by bloggers and then by current and former high - ranking israeli officials , that the shootings had been staged .\nin some versions , as promoted by rabbi kenneth l . cohen , director of the vine and fig tree project , a religious pro - peace organization , as well as many other prominent commentators , the boys were said to not have fallen \u201ccorrectly\u201d or in a manner \u201cconsistent\u201d with their having been shot . having seen many films of shootings while doing research on war crimes , i questioned the validity of such arguments in a previous blog post , noting that people fall in a variety of ways after being shot and that the footage was in no way \u201cinconsistent\u201d with the young men having been shot in the upper torso .\nsoon after the initial conspiracy theory of staged shootings made its way around the internet , even more involved and unlikely conspiracy theories began to be promoted by prominent officials . on may 22 , former israeli ambassador to the u . s . michael oren , speaking on cnn , not only said that the boys had fallen in a manner inconsistent with their having been shot but stated that they may have never died in the first place . this , despite numerous interviews with the young men\u2019s parents and the doctors who tried to save their lives and a plethora of footage of their funerals on youtube .\nwhile oren and many others , including israeli army spokesman major arye shalicar , alleged that the film had been tampered with , the dominant official israeli narrative that emerged over the following months was that no live - rounds had been fired during the incident . in different versions presented by israeli officials , nawarah and salameh were said to have alternatively been shot by unknown ( presumably palestinian ) shooters or killed by rubber - coated bullets . this , despite footage shot by a cnn cameraman which clearly showed that nawarah had fallen at the exact moment that an israeli border policeman had discharged his weapon , and despite the recovery of a bullet that had lodged in nawarah\u2019s backpack .\nyesterday came word that an israeli border cop has been arrested in connection with nawarah\u2019s death , the bullet found lodged in nawarah\u2019s backpack having been allegedly traced back to his gun . early indications are that the border policeman will face a murder charge while his commander has been charged with not reporting the incident . the full extent of the indictment and evidence against the officer remains under military censor .\nlike many others watching this case over the past six months , i was frankly shocked by the development . i had figured that after the heinous murder of three israeli teenagers in the west bank in june , the brutal revenge - murder of an arab boy in east jerusalem and shortly thereafter operation protective edge , which left more than 2 , 200 people dead in gaza , as well as 66 israeli soldiers and 6 israeli civilians \u2014 that after all that , far too much blood had since passed under the bridge for such a prosecution to occur . not to mention that going forward with such a prosecution contradicts the idf\u2019s own version of events and the numerous conspiracy theories promulgated by israeli officials .\nbut even with everything that has happened in the past six months , the israeli government is moving forward with the case . and that unexpected development is undoubtedly a credit to israeli society .\nwhat\u2019s more , the constant meme that any and all palestinian suffering caught on camera is to be presumed fake until conclusively proven true by non - palestinians needs to be called out for what it is : racism . and ultimately the jewish community as a whole needs to weed out and eliminate the type of thinking that leads to our religious leaders tweeting that a boy seen dying on film did not die \u201ccorrectly\u201d even before his mother has had a chance to bury him .\nthe views and opinions expressed in this article are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily reflect those of the forward .\njoin thousands of readers and give today to help fund the forward \u2019s reliable reporting , intelligent analysis , and a jewish voice you can trust on news , culture , lifestyle and opinion . thank you for making a generous donation now .\nthe forward welcomes reader comments in order to promote thoughtful discussion on issues of importance to the jewish community .\nall readers can browse the comments , and all forward subscribers can add to the conversation . in the interest of maintaining a civil forum , the forward requires that all commenters be appropriately respectful toward our writers , other commenters and the subjects of the articles . vigorous debate and reasoned critique are welcome ; name - 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{"id": 54328, "summary": [{"text": "the g-unit clothing company is american clothing retailer established in 2003 when 50 cent teamed up with selman hasanaj and marc eck\u014d the founder of eck\u014d unltd .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "to create a line of clothing and accessories by 50 cent and g-unit .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "since its initial launch , the brand has generated $ 100 million in retail sales , although production of the line has ceased since 2009 , with tentative plans to re-launch . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "g - unit clothing company", "paragraphs": ["g - unit records , g - unit clothing company , g - unity foundation inc . , g - unit books\n50 cent ' s clothing company , g - unit clothing , has officially severed ties with its parent company , marc ecko enterprises , it was announced friday ( february 8 ) .\nhis once - sizable fortune boasted endorsement deals for such products as reebok , right guard and the aforementioned vitaminwater , as well as his own g - unit records and g - unit clothing company .\nlaunched in spring 2003 , the g - unit clothing company unites two of the most successful and creative forces in hip hop culture . the g - unit clothing company is a line of clothing and accessories inspired by 50 cent\u2019s raw image and die - hard personality , combined with the fashion sensibilities of marc ecko .\nrumors swirled that the rapper ' s four - year - old clothing company was on its last leg with ecko , and on friday morning , staffers at g - unit clothing were notified that they would be let go .\ncopyright \u00a9 1999 - 2016 maydream , inc . parent company of adforum . com\nsources close to g - unit clothing told mtv news on friday they first heard of the potential split just this week , on wednesday , as the rumors began . it wasn ' t until friday morning that employees were notified firsthand .\npoor young buck . just as everyone started to forget about his embarrassing ousting from the g - unit camp , we learned yesterday that his clothing line , david brown , is calling it quits . to keep it 100 , we completely forgot dude had a clothing line , which he supposedly launched last april when things were a bit rosier for the nashville , tn native . but now that the entire country is hemorrhaging money quicker than ma $ e ' s time on g - unit , there ' s just no place for up - start clothing lines ran by unsigned hypes .\nbrooklyn mint created by : notorious b . i . g . founded : 1995 / 6\nshop men ' s jeans , t - shirts , shoes , shirts and clothing online .\nbefore he launched his rich & infamous clothing line , which is a generic clothing line re - branded with his logo and random bandanna designs , snoop launched his eponymous apparel line which basically consisted of re - branded t - shirts , jeans and sweatshirts . same ol & apos ; g thang .\nthe sum is in addition to the $ 17 million a federal judge ordered 50 to hand over to headphone manufacturer sleek audio after an arbitration hearing ruled that the g - unit records head copied the design of sleek audio\u2019s product .\nin addition to his record label , movie company , credit card company and toy line , master p decided to add clothing to his portfolio . he even designed face plates for pre - paid mobile phones he sold to match the pieces in the line . but when no limit records went bankrupt , everything else went with it . no worries , though , master p re - up & apos ; d and launched p . miller clothing which is still going strong at wal - mart . so , yeah , there & apos ; s that .\nwhile dr dre is hip hop ' s most successful entrepreneur , he is not the first rapper to venture into his own commercial business . the growing firmament of\nhip - hopreneurs\nincludes 50 cent who banked $ 100m when he sold his stake in water brand glac\u00e9au to coca - cola in 2008 and also has a g - unit clothing line and record label in his extensive commercial portfolio .\nthe key to the deal could lie in beats music , the sister company that runs a subscription music streaming service . it only began in january but already has 250 , 000 paying subscribers , according to apple , and it is this side of the company that is thought to have first piqued the buyer ' s interest .\nrecently , a commissioned g - unit showroom and office for 50 were placed in the marc ecko enterprises compound in new york . it ' s unknown as of press time whether 50 would continue to work out of the building . calls placed to representatives for marc ecko enterprises were not returned as of press time .\nbeats has a unique brand , it speaks to a nice young demographic , which is really interesting to marketers ,\nsays peter csathy , former president of musicmatch .\nwhen i think about beats , i think about it as a lifestyle , i think of it as a media company , not just a hardware and music - focused company .\ng - unit\u2019s having the best week ever . at the very least , it\u2019s the best week the southside collective has had in many years . after reuniting at summer jam on sunday , the unit released three remixes that had people pining for the days when the yayo dance was still a thing and 50 cent was the biggest rapper in the world . you remember those days , right ? sure you do . you must remember when 50 and g - unit was so poppin\u2019 , that they could sell absolutely anything\u2014sneakers , headbands , even baby clothes . we almost forgot about all of that until we came across some of their amazing ads , some of which featured the clique surrounded by inflamed motorcycles and kids practicing martial arts in a dojo . yeah\u2026 we don\u2019t know , either . but they were great . take a look .\nin order to feed his\nlifestyle\n, dmx started a clothing line to be sold at concerts and specialty shops . we can & apos ; t say we were as surprised as dmx to find out that no one wanted to dress like a transient crack head garbage man . x should have stuck to doggy clothing , doggy .\n50 cent\u2019s first business venture was in form of a \u2018vitamin water\u2019 drink in 2004 titled \u2018formula 50\u2019 . along with that , 50 cent has two film production companies wholly owned by him titled \u2018g unit films\u2019 and \u2018cheetah vision\u2019 indulged in producing low budget action thriller films . over the years , 50 cent has also invested in shares and bonds , which enabled him to secure millions of dollars over the years .\nbefore talks even began with apple in march , dr dre raked in a reported $ 110m from beats in 2012 and the company has now expanded into audio systems for cars , computers and smartphones , as well as standalone speakers called beats pill .\nbut while the original 50 cent robbed people , the rapper got rich thanks to sharp business acumen . he invested early in vitaminwater , then made a reported $ 60 million to $ 100 million after the company was sold to coca - cola in 2007 .\nthis week has been an eventful one for 50 cent : he appeared on dj kay slay ' s satellite - radio show to refute claims he was kicking young buck out of the crew . the tennessee rap star didn ' t join the rest of the camp on a tour overseas recently , and when 50 dropped his latest mixtape , buck ' s contributions were limited . young buck also told a radio dj he was dismayed by the lack of communication at the time , but pledged his loyalty to g - unit .\nbut he & apos ; s not the first rapper to launch an anti - climactic clothing line , and we & apos ; re sure he won & apos ; t be the last . so in an attempt to dry mr . brown & apos ; s tears and show him that he & apos ; s no so alone afterall , we & apos ; re taking a look back at the history of failed clothing lines launched by rappers . pour a little liquor below . . .\nsean\ndiddy\ncombs , known for his track\ni get money\n, has an estimated fortune of $ 700m generated in part by commercial ventures , including clothing line sean john , record label bad boy , premium vodka brand c\u00eeroc and multi - platform music channel revolt tv .\nwhen outkast announced that they were going to launch their own clothing line , andre said that fans would be able to get\neverything . . . the furs , the leathers . . . hats . . . everything .\nbut when it hit stores it looked like a rehashed enyce . it didn & apos ; t represent 3 stacks , the george clinton of hip hop style or big boi & apos ; s fly pimp stylings . it was just kinda boring . and they never wore it . rule # 1 of the celebrity clothing game : if you don & apos ; t wear your clothes , no one else will .\nunit along with tony yayo and lloyd banks . the mixtape they produced titled \u2018guess who\u2019s back\u2019 grabbed eminem and dr . dre\u2019s attention and they signed 50 cent up immediately for their respective record labels shady records and aftermath entertainment . however , the mix tape was mostly 50 cent and his crew mocking other rappers while duplicating their music , but his talent showed and new york nightclubs started buzzing with them .\nlooking to capitalize on the success of be and be pt . 2 : finding forever , lonnie decided to get into full capitalist mode and team up with italian hat company la coppola storta on a line of high - end hats . we were excited for the complex cover star until we found out the hats that could best be described as\nbohemian driving caps\nwere priced at $ 125 . come on . smarten up , com .\nearlier this week , hip - hop news maven miss info reported on her web site that 50 would likely retain complete ownership of the brand and attempt to relaunch the line with another manufacturer . a similar situation occurred with eve ' s clothing line , fetish , and marc ecko enterprises . the female rap star ' s line , however , failed to garner much attention after the split .\nunit titled \u2018beg for mercy\u2019 came in late 2003 to a widespread acclaim . in 2005 , 50 cent released his second official album titled \u2018the massacre\u2019 . for the following six weeks , the album held the top spot at the billboard 200 . in 2007 , 50 cent released his third album \u2018curtis\u2019 , taking the number 2 spot at the billboard 200 . the album was supposedly based on real life events witnessed by 50 cent as a kid .\nlooking to capitalize on the skull and crossbones rocker style that he and julez traded their throwbacks , girbaud jeans and vasque boots for , dipset / byrdgang capo started a clothing line presumably so he didn & apos ; t have to go far for his glittery glamor . strangely , as soon as jimmy & apos ; s music career took off , nostic disappeared & apos ; even on 125th st .\n1999 was a good year for busta & apos ; he had two great albums under his belt , his flipmode imprint found a home at elektra and , like any other successful rapper , he was in the midst of dropping his own clothing line . according to busta , bushi meant :\njapanese warrior ; brooklyn & apos ; s way of saying bourgeois ; a cool way of saying , & apos ; busta & apos ; s shit ! & apos ; and\ncouture meets the street .\nsounds like a perfect match for anyone named spliff star .\neven though he was black and ugly as ever , biggie still managed to stay dipped in the finest fashion labels . so it & apos ; s no wonder that his clothing line was going to be aimed at larger fellows that dreamed of being gucci & apos ; d down to the socks . unfortunately , big passed before the label had a chance to blow up . in 2005 , his mother and former managers mark pitts and wayne barrow tried to bring the name back , but by that time we had enough straight to marshalls / tj maxxx rapper lines to clothe the needy .\ncomment disclaimer : comments that contain profane or derogatory language , video links or exceed 200 words will require approval by a moderator before appearing in the comment section . xoxo - mn\nwe ' ve joined the bhm digital family of websites and have updated our terms of service and privacy policy . by continuing to use this site , you agree to our updated terms of service and privacy policy .\nmadamenoire is a sophisticated lifestyle publication that gives african - american women the latest in fashion trends , black entertainment news , parenting tips and beauty secrets that are specifically for black women . black women seek information on a wide variety of topics including african - american hair care , health issues , relationship advice and career trends - and madamenoire provides all of that .\n' it ' s not what people think it is , ' 50 says of buck ' s absence from recent tour , mixtape .\nthe partnership between 50 cent and ecko began in spring 2003 . as an exploding superstar , 50 entered into a number of business , including a partnership with reebok and , most famously , a stake in glac\u00e9au vitaminwater .\nduring the international tour , buck was scheduled to go on the young rich tour , that was the tour [ his manager ] sha money [ xl ] was putting together for him and rich boy ,\n50 told kay slay .\ni didn ' t know that didn ' t materialize while i was overseas , but that ' s why you didn ' t see buck overseas with us . and he was just in nashville while i was in new york the weekend we decided to put the tape together .\nit just looks crazy because he wasn ' t there , then you come back and see the tape and he [ isn ' t on it ] , but it ' s not what people think it is ,\n50 added .\n\u00a9 2018 viacom international inc . all rights reserved . mtv and all related titles and logos are trademarks of viacom international inc .\ncurtis james jackson iii ( born july 6 , 1975 ) , better known by his stage name 50 cent , is an american rapper , singer , entrepreneur investor and actor from new york city . born in the south jamaica neighborhood of the borough of queens , jackson began selling drugs at age twelve during the 1980s crack epidemic . although he left drug - dealing to pursue a musical career , he was struck by nine bullets in a 2000 shooting . after jackson released the compilation album guess who\u2019s back ? in 2002 , he was discovered by eminem and signed by shady records , aftermath entertainment and interscope records .\ncinnamon is one of the power spices that have numerous medicinal values . people have been using it since the ancient times due to its distinctly warming , sweet taste and its surprising health benefits . its high - level of antioxidant has made it one of the most useful herbs . its numerous benefits are mainly attributed to the presence of essential compounds such as cinnamic acid , cinnamate and cinnamaldehyde , and flavonoids . these are the compounds responsible for its immunity boosting , anti - diuretic , anti - inflammatory , anti - microbial and diseases fighting abilities .\ncinnamon is rich in vitamin k , calcium , manganese , fiber and iron . daily consumption of cinnamon can help you in boosting your immunity , blood sugar levels , and digestion . also , this herb is sugar - free making it useful in fighting neurodegenerative diseases , cancer , and diabetes .\nresearch and studies conducted have revealed that cinnamon is beneficial in reducing the risk factors such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure both of which are associated with heart diseases . in addition to that , it is led with other useful compounds that are helpful in reducing the levels of bad cholesterol in the body , increasing blood circulation , fighting heart attacks , stroke , and heart diseases .\nthis herb is loaded with essential antioxidants that your body from free radical damage as well as slowing down the ageing process . researchers have proven that this herb has about forty different protective compounds . being free - radical - scavengers , these antioxidants are helpful in reducing a multitude of different diseases and symptoms .\ncinnamon has been proven to be a natural anti - fungal , anti - microbial , antibiotic and antiviral agent . this has made it very effective in defending the body against the common forms of illnesses , viruses , and infections . also , it has protective abilities against the bacterial that affects the digestive tract . its power in boosting the immune system has also made it effective in reducing the risks of contracting viral diseases such as hiv .\nthis herb has anti - microbial and antibiotic properties that are useful in protecting your skin from rashes , irritations , infections and allergic reactions . cinnamon is applied directly on the skin to reduce swelling , inflammation , redness , and pain .\ncinnamon\u2019s compounds are helpful in fighting the symptoms associated with allergies thereby providing relief against allergy . it has a powerful ability to fight histamine reactions in your body as well as reducing inflammation .\nyou will always find many teachers who graduate from colleges and universities every year . these teachers are faced with a certain degree of anxiety , and they are prone to making some mistakes during their first lessons . their teaching style is very different from that if the experienced teachers . the flowing are some of the mistakes made by these teachers\nthese teachers are known for taking tons of papers and book home . this means that they have little time for other activities . some of these teachers think that it is necessary to mark every piece of homework , class work , and project work . this is something that can be solved by emphasizing more on quality work instead of quantity . again , students should be held accountable for the work done . balancing your life will make you happier as a teacher .\nnew teachers use authoritative approach ( \u201cyou listen , i talk\u201d ) . even if this might help you in building self - confidence , it is considered is a poor classroom management technique .\na student can easily differentiate between a well - organized lesson and a poor one . he or she can easily identify a new teacher . lack of proper classroom management can make a teacher appear more vulnerable . students love testing the limits of a new teacher .\nthe teaching business involves a lot of things . it is not just matter of how you survive in class . enrolling for professional development courses either online or offline can greatly enhance your teaching skills . joining a professional association can also help you .\nnew teachers feel guilty , and they will always try to keep off from their principals . they think that the principals are tracking them due to discipline issues . supportive principals are always ready to help their new teachers and encourage them .\nit is always important to value your experiences and share them with the other teachers . this is one of the greatest ways of raising your confidence level . experienced teachers are always ready to learn new ideas . again this is another way of building your teaching career .\nthe new teacher is encouraged to keep a teaching journal in the first few years . this is meant to help them with the planning and reflective process .\neuropean fit , combed cotton tank top true to size 100 % combed cotton model wears a size medium . .\neuropean fit , combed cotton t - shirt true to size 100 % combed cotton model wears a size m . .\nyou want it we got it | copyright \u00a9 2018 urltoken all rights reserved .\nin order to provide you with the best online experience this website uses cookies . by using our website , you agree to our use of cookies . more info .\nfat joe wasn & apos ; t always a johnny - come - lately when it came to new trends . his fj560 line started with the best of intentions : fed up with the way blacks and latinos were sending their money outside of the community when they bought clothes , joe opened up a store called half - time and started accepting designs from local designers to sell in the store . what happened to fj560 ? we & apos ; re not sure , but we & apos ; re guessing armageddon , cuban link and tony sunshine could point us in the right direction .\nwith his stake in rocawear dead and gone , dame set out to start another empire . only this time he had no superstar rapper to pawn all the shit he was trying to sell , so the ceo line went the way of the roc box . remember the roc box ? didn & apos ; t think so .\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 .\ncurtis \u201c50 cent\u201d jackson didn\u2019t actually feel the first round of bullets hit his legs . he was too consumed with dealing with the shock of it all .\neven in his volatile neighborhood of south jamaica , queens , the may 2000 shooting that nearly took his life was brazen .\nat 11 : 22 a . m . , in front of his grandmother\u2019s home , the future rap superstar was greeted by a hail of gunfire while his young son was just steps away inside the house .\nnine bullets connected , slicing through jackson\u2019s left cheek , his arms , legs , chest , hands and hip . the queens native and his associate curtis brown \u2014 who was hit in the hand \u2014 didn\u2019t wait around for the police or emts , instead driving directly to jamaica hospital .\n\u201ci was supposed to get shot , \u201d 50 cent told this reporter back in 2007 . he credited the experience with jump - starting his drive for success \u2014 from former crack dealer to one of hip - hop\u2019s most bankable acts , selling nearly 30 million albums worldwide .\n\u201ci lost something in life that i didn\u2019t find until after i was shot . initially , i was conditioned to believe in god . my grandparents took me to church every sunday \u2026 i lost that \u2026 along the way , but after taking nine , it was like , \u2018how was that possible ? \u2019 \u201d\nwhile plenty of rappers put up a tough front , 50 cent walks the walk . besides that myth - making shooting , his history is littered with vindictive actions against enemies \u2014 and even the occasional bystander .\nthings may have come to a head in july , when he filed for bankruptcy in connecticut .\nblame it on living large \u2014 and brazenly reckless behavior . the bankruptcy filing comes on the heels of a court decision ordering him to pay $ 7 million to a woman whose sex tape he posted online without her consent . the impetus ? she dated his enemy .\naccording to the dvd \u201cthe infamous times \u2014 volume i : the original 50 cent , \u201d the rapper took his name from notorious brooklyn thief kelvin \u201c50 cent\u201d martin . vibe editor - in - chief datwon thomas \u2014 who featured the rapper on that magazine\u2019s august cover \u2014 points out , \u201c [ jackson ] knew what he was doing when he took on that name . \u201d\n\u201cthe original 50 cent was a gangster from fort greene , brooklyn , \u201d says thomas . \u201cif you lived in brooklyn [ in the 1980s ] , you heard the name . he was \u2026 a powerful presence in the streets . \u201d\njackson borrowed not just martin\u2019s name ( the latter died in 1987 ) , but also his tough - guy swagger . in fact , jackson\u2019s shooting was related to the fearless lyrics of his 2000 song \u201cghetto qu\u2019ran , \u201d which called out a local drug boss\u2019s criminal exploits .\ninvestigators believe the drug boss hired darryl \u201chommo\u201d baum to assassinate 50 in retaliation for the song . 50 declined to press charges following the shooting , and baum himself was killed three weeks later . but that didn\u2019t stop 50\u2019s braggadocio .\non his first big hit , 2003\u2019s \u201cin da club , \u201d 50 boasted about \u201cmy crib , my cars , my pools , my jewels\u201d as well as being \u201chit with a few shells but i don\u2019t walk with a limp . \u201d\nfans loved it , buying some 25 million copies of his albums between 2003 and 2009 . black eyed peas frontman urltoken says that , at that time , there were not many stars shining brighter than 50 .\n\u201cin america , the only rap artists that had 50 cent\u2019s international reach were the black eyed peas , \u201d will . i . am , who recruited 50 for the remix of bep\u2019s no . 1 single \u201cboom boom pow , \u201d tells the post . \u201che and i would always bump into each other in italy , spain , portugal and germany . i don\u2019t think people understand how huge 50 was [ internationally ] . \u201d\n\u201c50 cent made around $ 300 million in two years , \u201d says zack o\u2019malley greenburg , forbes senior editor , who has frequently covered the rapper for forbes\u2019 annual hip - hop cash kings list . \u201che has always been really good at profiting off whatever his situation is . he even marketed getting shot nine times ! \u201d\nbeing shot didn\u2019t turn 50 into an anti - gun advocate . he appeared on the cover of his 2002 mixtape \u201cguess who\u2019s back ? \u201d menacingly pointing a pistol . the image fed into the public perception of him as a take - no - prisoners badass .\n\u201c50 is an aggressive rapper , \u201d explains vanessa satten , editor - in - chief at xxl magazine . \u201cyou have this guy walking around in a bulletproof vest , backed by his crew and remaking other artists\u2019 tracks . 50 basically said , \u2018i can take your song and make it better than you [ did ] . \u2019 \u201d\namong his public beefs have been verbal and physical altercations with rappers jadakiss and the game . a spat with ja rule led to 50 being stabbed in march 2000 by ja\u2019s label mate black child .\nbut it\u2019s his feud with rapper rick ross that\u2019s about to do damage to 50\u2019s bank account .\nthe two have traded jabs for years , with 50 singing , \u201ci\u2019m a f\u2013k your life up for fun , \u201d and ross rapping that 50 is cheap : \u201ccurtis jackson baby - mama ain\u2019t asking for a cent . \u201d now ross\u2019s baby - mama has taken 50 to court \u2014 and won .\n50 cent was ordered to pay lastonia leviston $ 7 million this past july for posting a sex tape online without leviston\u2019s consent . the rapper bought the tape from the man in the video , maurice murray , and added his own voice - over narration \u2014 referring to leviston as a \u201cslut\u201d and mocking her physical appearance .\nseemingly , the only connection 50 has to the woman is that she has a child with ross , his rival .\n50 claimed that he had nothing to do with the video hitting the web . in late august , 50\u2019s legal counsel alleged in a connecticut court that the rapper was the victim of a shakedown .\n\u201cms . leviston wants her pound of flesh , \u201d his lawyer , james berman , said in filings . \u201cit is not enough that she obtained a jury verdict and assessment of punitive damages \u2026 she wants to punish [ jackson ] by continuing to litigate against him in this bankruptcy case . \u201d\ni was supposed to get shot . i lost something in life that i didn\u2019t find until after i was shot .\n\u201ci hope he learned a lesson , \u201d an emotional leviston told the press after she won her case .\nas a result , 50 promptly filed for bankruptcy . per forbes , his assets total $ 24 , 823 , 899 . 18 . the court rulings pushed his debt to $ 32 , 509 , 549 . 91 .\npapers from us bankruptcy court show that 50 takes in over $ 185 , 000 a month from marketing and promotional deals , but spends $ 72 , 000 on his 18 - bedroom farmington , conn . , mansion \u2014 which he is reportedly looking to lease \u2014 in addition to $ 108 , 000 in other expenses .\nin a surprising twist , though , 50 has claimed that the luxe trappings \u2014 bentleys and ferraris , private jets , flashy jewelry \u2014 he plays up on social media aren\u2019t all they appear to be , and that he actually borrows or rents many of them .\nthough he admitted to buying a rolls - royce in july , he noted that he \u201ctook two others back . \u201d\ncourt filings requested that details of an endorsement deal with effen vodka remain secret .\n\u201cno entertainer wants the terms of its endorsement contracts made public because \u2026 that disclosure would be disastrous by giving competitors an unfair advantage , \u201d the file stated .\nasked about album earnings , 50 said he made only 10 cents a record . recent roles in movies \u201cspy\u201d and \u201csouthpaw\u201d netted him $ 100 , 000 \u2014 not even enough for his monthly expenses .\nthe court , however , wasn\u2019t buying it . 50 was promptly told to pay sleek audio and leviston .\nthe rapper\u2019s latest studio album , 2014\u2019s \u201canimal ambition , \u201d has sold just under 200 , 000 copies . 50 moved five times that in his first week of release during his commercial peak .\nbut after cheating death and sparking a million - dollar label bidding war just when he seemed destined to become a mere hip - hop footnote , surviving bankruptcy and a few embarrassing headlines seems like a walk in the park .\nback in 2000 , as his bullet - riddled body lay in a hospital bed , 50 was dropped by columbia records . he spent five months in physical therapy , relearning how to rhyme with his new bullet - inflected speech impediment .\n\u201ci think people that haven\u2019t been in those environments , they might ask you to go to counseling , \u201d he told xxl in august 2003 when asked how he got through those trying times . \u201cbut that s\u2013t is not really necessary for me . when i got out of the hospital , i was out of town for a little bit . i wouldn\u2019t let people come see me in the hospital because i was bent up a little bit . i can\u2019t let them see me in a compromising space . \u201d\n\u201cthe [ reason ] that eminem and dr . dre signed him was based on the fact that 50 got up off his butt , released those mixtapes and made the industry take notice , \u201d vibe editor thomas says . \u201che didn\u2019t have any cosigns after he was shot . everyone had left him . that alone should tell you you should never bet against 50 . \u201d\nnews corp . is a network of leading companies in the world of diversified media , news , and information services .\ncopyright \u00a9 1995 - 2018 ebay inc . all rights reserved . user agreement , privacy , cookies and adchoice\njust look at the shyt he is responsible for . . urltoken this isnt even counting the vitanim water shyt\non august 30 , 2012 darrell\nchris\nlighty was killed . within 24 hours it was declared a suicide and the case was closed . dna and gun testing to date are but two of many items that should be done to\n. dr . baden , who has been retained to perform a second autopsy has been hampered in his efforts as the evidence requested from the bronx da ' s office has not after nine months been given to him so that the autopsy can be done . what really happened to chris ? will his children and family get justice ? we implore the public for their\nand those in his industry to speak out so that the questions that remain unanswered can be resolved . we implore the bronx da ' s office to officially reopen this case so that it can be investigated . if it were your loved one who died would you not want answers ? so does the lighty family . please help us\nthis site uses cookies to help personalise content , tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register . by continuing to use this site , you are consenting to our use of cookies .\n50 cent ( curtis james jackson iii ) is an american rapper , record producer , businessman and actor . this biography profiles his childhood , life , career , achievements and gives some fun facts .\n50 cent was born as curtis james jackson in a jamaican neighbourhood in queens , new york city on july 6 1975 to a drug dealer mom . when 50 cent was 8 years old , she died in a strange fire accident , which compelled his father to leave as well and the little james was left in care of his grandmother .\nas a kid , 50 cent had no musical aspirations and in order to make the ends meet , he followed the footsteps of his mother and started trading drugs by the age 12 . he would bring guns and drugs to his school and even got caught once .\nhis street peddling career came to a halt when he got arrested for possession of cocaine , heroin and crack while he was a teenager . he was sentenced to prison and for the first time , had a reflection of where his life was headed .\nhe says that he started boxing at the age of 11 , because he wanted to be able to defend himself against his enemies , which apparently he made quite a lot as a young street kid .\ndmc . jam master jay was a member and the first person to understand 50 cent\u2019s potential and promised to help him to come out with his debut album , a promise which he couldn\u2019t keep . 50 cent then approached columbia , who also gave a false hope to the young aspirant .\neminem collaborated with 50 cent on the \u20188 mile\u2019 soundtrack and the song \u2018wanksta\u2019 became a hit . eminem and dr . dre then mentored 50 cent and his debut album \u2018get rich or die tryin\u2019 came out as a result , to a massive success in 2003 . the album had a few tracks produced by eminem and dr . dre and coveted magazine the rolling stone gave it thumbs up . the album debuted at the top spot in the billboard 200 chart and 50 cent became an instant sensation .\nin 2009 , 50 cent unveiled his fourth studio album titled \u2018before i self destruct\u2019 which was a moderate commercial success . in 2012 , over a beef with interscope records , 50 cent left with his next album still unreleased . the album titled \u2018animal ambition : the untamed desire\u2019 got released in 2014 after 50 cent reworked on it and included some more songs .\napart from being a hip hop master , 50 cent is known for his impeccable business sense as well . he has invested in a lot of profitable ventures which enabled him to own a fortune . he happens to be involved in industries such as gaming , liquor , book publishing , footwear , apparel , video games and many more .\nin 2006 , 50 cent\u2019s girlfriend gave birth to his son and claimed usd 50 millions for taking care of him . her appeal was rejected as the judge called it \u2018a love affair gone sour\u2019 . the son was named marquise jackson and 50 cent said that his son changed his outlook on life and compelled him to change his ways to lead a better life .\nmodel daphne joy and 50 cent dated for some time and had a child together , who was named sire jackson . at the age of two , sire modelled for a headphone brand and earned more than half a million from the deal .\nin 2005 , 50 cent expressed his political views and condemned the statement where the fellow rapper kanye west said that \u2018george bush doesn\u2019t care about black people\u2019 .\nin 2000 , while visiting his grandmother , 50 cent was shot nine times , surviving miraculously . however , the attacker was killed a few days later . 50 cent was hospitalized for two weeks .\n50 cent has been known for constant beefs with fellow rappers such as the game , rick ross and ja rule .\nthe takeover of beats electronics is the most expensive acquisition in apple\u2019s history . photograph : diverseimages / chi modu / diverseimages / getty ima\ndr dre be the name , still running the game ,\nthe artist once rapped . fifteen years on , the words have never rung truer . the confirmation that apple had finally agreed on wednesday night to pay $ 3bn ( \u00a31 . 8bn ) for beats electronics , the headphone and speaker brand co - founded by the hip hop artist dr dre and record industry executive jimmy iovine , has sent ripples through the music industry .\nnot only is it the most expensive acquisition in apple ' s 38 - year history , it also confirms dr dre ' s status as rap ' s richest man \u2013 worth almost $ 1bn . known as the genius behind some of the biggest hip hop records ever produced , dr dre ' s formidable musical legacy includes launching the careers of eminem and 50 cent and working on albums by snoop dogg , the game and kendrick lamar .\nyet the millionaire lifestyle was not one the rapper , otherwise known as andre romelle young , was born into . he started life in the tough los angeles suburb of compton to a mother who was only 16 years old when he was born . steering clear of the gang and gun violence that was rife in his school , the young dre eventually dropped out to pursue his career as a dj , rapper and later , the world ' s most influential hip - hop producer .\nhaving co - foundedhis own music label in 1991 , death row records , which generated over \u00a3500m in revenue , dr dre was no stranger to the business world . however , his move into the commercial side of the industry reportedly came during a walk on a beach with iovine in 2006 , when the rapper was contemplating starting his own line of footwear . the story goes that iovine turned to dre and said ,\nfuck sneakers . let ' s sell speakers\n\u2013 and their beats empire was born .\nthe pair hooked up with audio firm monster to design and manufacture the beats headphones and , since then , have cornered the market in headphones . using dr dre ' s name and celebrity connections such as justin bieber and lady gaga , dr dre and iovine ensured their headphones became a must - have accessory .\npeople thought we were crazy ,\nluke wood , beats ' chief executive , told time magazine this year .\nthey said the marketplace would never support a $ 300 headphone .\ndan charnas , a former hip - hop record producer and author of the big payback : the history of the business of hip - hop , said the entrepreneurial spirit demonstrated by artists such as dr dre was\nin the dna of hip hop\n.\nhip hop originally fostered entrepreneurialism because , without that culture , without people like russell simmons setting up their own ventures like def jam , nobody would ever have heard any of the music to begin with ,\nhe said .\npeople had to do a lot of this stuff on their own before the record industry opened their doors to hip hop artists . in the last 15 years , hip hop artists like jay - z and 50 cent have been venturing into consumer products so this deal is just a progression on from that .\nyet , reviews of the fashionable headphones remain doubtful that they produce a billion - dollar sound quality and say they prioritise style over substance . in a recent guardian review , they were deemed\nbig bold showy headphones . . . with lacklustre sound\nwhile what hi - fi said they were a\none - trick trendy pony\nwith sound that lacked detail or articulation .\nwe think these guys have a very rare talent ,\ntim cook , apple ' s chief executive , said of iovine and dr dre ,\nwe love the subscription service that they built \u2013 we think it ' s the first subscription service that really got it right .\nit ' s obvious apple don ' t need beats for the headphones . what apple is after is the streaming service , but what ' s interesting about that is that it is just a baby , it has no way got the subscribers and following of other music streaming services like spotify .\nwe ' ve seen how they ' ve tried launching their own services like genius and itunes radio which just haven ' t taken off so i think it shows apple ' s desperation to get into this market in a cool way without having to create their own system .\nspeaking to the wall street journal , doug morris , sony music entertainment ' s chief executive , said the deal would make apple\ncool\nagain by uniting iovine ' s feel for\nthe culture of young people\nwith apple ' s\nmany millions of young peoples ' credit cards\n.\napple was starting to lose their edge ,\nadded morris who , as a former chief executive of universal music , was once iovine ' s boss .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved ."]}
{"id": 54338, "summary": [{"text": "hopson development holdings limited or hopson development ( sehk : 754 ) , established in guangzhou , china in 1992 , is one of the five largest real estate private company in guangdong province .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "( the others are country garden , evergrande real estate group , r&f properties and agile property . ) it focuses on property developments , including residential property , commercial property , hotel and tourist property , and property management business , in major mainland cities such as guangzhou , beijing , tianjin and shanghai .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "it was listed on the hong kong stock exchange in 1998 . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "hopson development", "paragraphs": ["hopson development holdings limited is a hong kong - based investment holding company principally engaged in property businesses . the company mainly operates through four segments . property development segment is mainly engaged in the development of residential properties in china . its development properties include hopson regal rivera in beijing , hopson town in shanghai , hopson international garden\nhopson development holdings limited is a hong kong - based investment holding company principally engaged in property businesses . the company mainly operates through four segments . property development segment is mainly engaged in the development of residential properties in china . its development properties include hopson regal . . . 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{"id": 54340, "summary": [{"text": "craft lake city is an arts non-profit that produces an annual outdoor alternative arts festival in salt lake city , utah , held every second weekend in august .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "the festival features do it yourself ( diy ) items like silk-screened posters , reconstructed clothing , knitted items , jewelry and other arts and crafts along with live entertainment that includes craft demonstrations , street performers and musical acts , and local food vendors .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "craft lake city received their nonprofit 501 c-3 status in 2011 . ", "topic": 5}], "title": "craft lake city", "paragraphs": ["the craft lake city diy festival is held at gallivan center ( 239 main st . , salt lake city ) , on\nsign up to have our monthly newsletter delivered to your inbox and stay up to date with what ' s going on at craft lake city .\ncraft lake city was modeled after national alternative craft festivals such as the renegade craft fair and the bazaar bizarre , festivals that feature eclectic creations . while few colleges or universities offer technical degrees in craft techniques such as zine or collage printing , that ' s the appeal of crafts and what the festival aimed to capitalize on , moses said .\nfor immediate release : mar . 1\u00ad craft lake city , the temporary museum of permanent change and the center for the living city announce open applications for local artists for the spring 2017 celebration of the hand exhibition .\nhalen seevinck prints on a bag using yudu personal screen printer at the gallivan center in salt lake city saturday .\nour sister organization dedicated to the continued well - being and enrichment of the libraries in the salt lake city system .\nvisit the craft lake city parenting lounge for a quiet and comfortable place to nurse , change your baby , or just catch your breath . the parenting lounge is located behind the main stage .\nthe goal of celebration of the hand is to engage citizens and visitors by enlivening downtown salt lake city and creating a walkable outdoor gallery that showcases the work of local artisans , including those who have participated in craft lake city\u2019s annual diy festival . the exhibition makes use of eight permanent , adjacent plakats that are installed along the downtown salt lake sidewalks . each plakat is approximately 4\u2032 x 9\u2032 in size .\nso is craft lake city honoring its mission \u201cto educate , promote , and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the utah arts community through science , technology , and art\u201d ? definitely , yes .\nsalt lake ' s monarx harvests $ 3 . 4m on quest to rethink cyber defense\n\u00a9 two four tix , llc p . o . box 1452 salt lake city , utah 84101 - 1452 to the future and beyond !\nthe center for the living city , in collaboration with craft lake city and the temporary museum of permanent change , curates this seasonally rotating outdoor art exhibition for the salt lake community . the exhibits feature visually inspiring and interactive artwork meant to engage viewers and passersby , and provide the local artisan community a venue to showcase their talent and contribute to the city\u2019s cultural enhancement . the artists build upon jane jacobs\u2019 ideas of self - organized city planning in their work , as they design opportunities for animating the evolving cultural district of downtown salt lake city . the exhibit allows the public a firsthand experience of jane jacobs\u2019 vision of self - organized urbanism as the plakat artisans contribute to the city landscape and essentially become city builders themselves . if you are interested in learning more about jane jacobs\u2019 work , visit the center for the living city\u2019s website : urltoken\nfor the spring 2017 exhibition , on display march\u00adjune 2017 , craft lake city invites artists to visually tell a personal story about a time when they confronted a fear and conquered it . the spring 2017 exhibit will be on display march through june 2017 .\ncraft lake city is accepting submissions for both 2d and 3d works . artists will be paid a $ 150 stipend and must supply their own materials and supplies . as part of the application process , artists are required to submit a concept sketch for approval .\nabout craft lake city : craft lake city is a 501 - c3 charitable organization . our mission is to educate , promote and inspire local artisans while elevating the creative culture of the utah arts community through science , technology and art . in an effort to keep the community active , educated and aware of local diy culture , craft lake city hosts monthly workhops , gallery shows , fundraisers and an annual festival to promote regional spending with independent artisans and businesses . the 2017 diy festival will be held at the gallivan center , 239 s . main street , on friday , aug . 1 from 5 p . m . to 10 p . m . ; saturday , aug . 12 from noon to 10 p . m . ; and sunday , aug . 13 from noon to 7 p . m .\nat the gallivan center saturday more than 75 artists and crafters from across the beehive state presented their wares to the public and provided helpful tips and tricks , so any homebody could do the same . while craft festivals elicit thought bubbles in the shape of scrap books and quilts , products on display at craft lake city shook up existing stereotypes and added some flavor to the formula .\nthere ' s a real misconception when people talk crafts , they think of knitting and scrapbooking , but crafts can be young and fun ,\nsaid jeanette moses , managing editor of salt lake underground magazine , the host of craft lake city .\nthis is about people making goods that people want to buy and have because they were made by people they can know .\ncouncil hall , capitol hill , 300 n . state street , salt lake city , ut 84114 1 - 800 - 200 - 1160 \u00a9 utah office of tourism . all rights reserved .\nkid row is a space at the craft lake city diy festival especially for local youth artisans ages 14 and younger to sell , promote and exhibit their work . kid row debuted at the 2017 diy festival and featured 26 youth artisans vending items such as coloring books , jewelry , toys , and more .\nthe city library has a long history of supporting the arts through a program of changing exhibits . these exhibits expose thousands of salt lake city residents to a wide variety of art media , including paintings , watercolors , drawings , collage , photography , and sculpture .\nyou can\u2019t exactly say that the craft lake city diy festival created the do - it - yourself culture in salt lake city , because , after all , the state\u2019s pioneers and forebears have historically been crafty by nature and have had a knack for that of the hand - made . it\u2019s a bit like the chicken and the egg conundrum . the summer festival , however , has certainly been pivotal in creating a modern - day marketplace and collaborative center for diy artisans and engineers \u2014 one that\u2019s vital for several reasons .\nthe salt lake city film festival could be a beloved institution in the making . festival directors chris bradshaw and matt whittaker put on the first annual festival this august . hosting movies at the tower theatre , the main library , and the u . of u . fort douglas post theatre , the salt lake city film festival reminds locals that film festivals do not need glittery hollywood stars to promote great independent films .\nnote that , in this mostly christian city , some shops close on sundays .\nbrown had visited craft festivals such as the renegade craft fair and bazaar bizarre , and she thought that a diy festival would not only fit well in utah , but that it would help the local arts thrive . so , she took matters into her own hands .\nlastly , points five and eleven address whether the city has a downtown and craft breweries . an obvious and distinct downtown is necessary because it is considered the \u201cbones\u201d of the city , the reflection of everything the area represents and stands for . its appearance and functionality matter , and salt lake city has , in my opinion , one of the nicest downtowns i\u2019ve ever seen . it\u2019s clean , airy , has great proximity to everything ( mountains , resorts , recreation , freeways , other major state cities , etc . ) , and is well - organized and managed . craft breweries matter as an indicator of entrepreneurship and appeal to young people . utah , as of now , has more than ten craft breweries , which my twenty - year - old self hears are pretty great .\ncraft lake city founder and executive director angela brown \u2014 also the publisher of salt lake underground aka slug , a music and action - sports zine \u2014 launched the event eight years ago because of two important reasons : she observed that talented artists were leaving town in troves for more lucrative artistic opportunities in cities like portland , ore . , and seattle , wash . ; they had good reason to , because it was exceedingly difficult to make a living as an artist in the beehive state .\nkuching is the capital and largest city of the east malaysian state of sarawak and the district of kuching , as well as the largest city on the island of borneo .\neverywhere you turn in salt lake city\u2014especially during the warm nights of summer\u2014someone is screening film for the public , for free . take the friday night flicks series , which highlights a different salt lake city park each week during its summer stint . then there\u2019s the sundance outdoor film series down at the gallivan . or , for year - round fun , there are the multiple film series housed at the main library including science films , foreign films and even senior movie afternoons .\none can enjoy sightseeing of kuching city at various locations . what is unique of kuching city in sightseers ' eyes is how the skycrapers built in the vicinity of lush green jungles .\nfish feeding . if you love feeding fish , try bring those fish food at the lake of sarawak state library , also at the friendship garden .\nutah shakespeare festival , pirates of the caribbean : curse of the black pearl in concert , salt lake acting co . : saturday\u2019s voyeur 2018 and more .\n311 city services administrative hearings animal care & control aviation budget & management buildings bus . affairs & consumer protection city of chicago tv civilian office of police accountability cultural affairs & special events emergency mgmt & communications\nas the population of salt lake city becomes more diverse , the need for materials in other languages has steadily increased . this area provides books , magazines , and newspapers in 25 languages , and language study materials for people learning english as well as those learning other languages .\n[ fallows ] suggests that the appearance of a craft brewery is one effect of community health\u2014but i\u2019d argue that it\u2019s at least in part the cause of a community\u2019s vitality .\na place to relax with a cup of coffee was one of the most requested services by the public . the city library is pleased to be able to provide this space next to the browsing library where you can enjoy a drink or snack from the salt lake roasting company .\nwhether you\u2019ve been quilling for years or are just getting started , lake city craft company is a complete resource . with our tools and your creativity , there\u2019s no limit to what you can make . in our online store you\u2019ll find kits , books , paper , tools and more , we even post free patterns once in a while . plus , as quilling enthusiasts ourselves , we\u2019re always glad to answer your questions and point you in the right direction .\n\u201cwe are happy to be here in san bernardino and other brewers who questioned whether our town is a craft beer town , have found out they were wrong , \u201d sutfin said .\nin the harmons vip lounge at the center of the festival action , you\u2019ll enjoy food prepared by harmons\u2019 chefs , craft cocktails , foodie demos , pairings and more ! stay tuned for more information .\npullman kuching , 1a jalan mathies , \u260e + 60 82 222888 [ 60 ] . pullman kuching is the newest addition to the 5 - stars international brand in the city . located in the heart of kuching on top of the hill at jalan mathies , pullman kuching offers astonishing panoramic view of the city and the sarawak river . the hotel is adjacent to a two storey city life - style shopping centre \u201chills shopping mall\u201d and within walking distance to commercial centre and city attractions .\nlet your kids get their inner crafter out at the children\u2019s area , which hosts make - and - take art projects , a bounce house , a craft - food project , and other interactive activities .\npusat kemahiran seni , sarawak cultural village , [ 30 ] . a traditional sarawakian dancing class is available at the centre , also lessons in playing traditional musical instruments like sape and craft lesson for beginners .\nfind books , music , movies and more in the city library ' s collection that would be of interest to adults .\nit\u2019s vintage harris , a rowdy epic about a reporter called vicious , played by x96\u00b4s bill allred , running around salt lake city trying to save the world from bigfoot . in harris\u2019 world , the idiots run the asylum and the intelligent are brain - washed by tv . which sounds about right . harris is currently deep into internet tv , so\nchris craft catalina , 305 chevy motor ( rebuilt ) inboard , shaft driven , 28 foot . $ 9 , 500 . 00 or best offer serious inquiries only . call 738 - 9143 . or 333 - 1648 .\n32 ft chris craft stinger . twin 454 chevrolet ( mercruiser ) @ 330 hp each . borg warner reverse gears and trs ( mercruiser ) drives , counter rotating with a stainless tie bar . stainless steel props . . .\nolder model chris craft speedboat . boat needs a new drivers seat . other than that everything runs perfectly . boat will need to be serviced for summer use as it is still winterized . boat is 17 feet . . .\n[ fallows ] mentions that the mayor of greenville , sc pointed out how many languages are heard on the sidewalks in that city , which is something i\u2019ve often commented on in my articles about our city . i think the frequency of just that is increasing in knoxville .\nin kuching , you can enjoy various sightseeing activities . among them are visiting museums , sightseeing of kuching city and sightseeing for nature lovers .\nsome craft brewers are not as small and craft - ish as you think , according to this list of corporate ownership of \u201ccrafty\u201d brews , from men\u2019s journal . this is a complicated subject \u2014 if we were describing it in beer ( or wine ) tasting terms , we could even say it was \u201clayered\u201d and \u201ccomplex\u201d ! a shift in ownership to a much larger parent company makes a brewery less \u201clocal , \u201d by definition . it doesn\u2019t necessarily make it bad .\nthere is definitely no better way to see the sights of kuching city than by bicycle . you don ' t have to be lance armstrong to take a full day bicycle tour of the city . roads in kuching are adequate for moving around by bicycle . bicycling is a healthy and budget conscious way to explore the city and it enables you to explore and see things you simply cannot achieve by walking or taking the bus .\nthe main bus terminal in kuching is located opposite the old mosque near the old city center . all the buses listed below leaves from here .\nkuching is unusually pedestrian - friendly for a malaysian city , with tree - lined sidewalks and pedestrian crossings , and the city core is compact enough to cover on foot . good walks include the kuching waterfront and the pedestrian shopping street of jalan india ( kuching ' s little india ) .\nstarbucks , plaza merdeka ( city center ) , inside kuching international airport , next to kfc ; and inside the spring . another popular franchise .\nariva gateway kuching , 9 jl bukit mata . \u260e + 60 82 250958 [ 59 ] . comfortable serviced - apartments in the city centre .\nthe limetree hotel [ 50 ] , 50 room & suites boutique hotel in city centre adjacent to chinatown and min away from the waterfront and malls .\na follow - up article by tanner is here , making the case that salt lake city stands up well on an official 11 - point checklist for civic success . no offense meant ! we have another season of reporting - travel coming up this summer and fall and might be in the vicinity . meanwhile i salute the spirit with which tanner closes out her series , especially the wry final line .\nabout the temporary museum of permanent change : the temporary museum of permanent change is a community based , participatory project that uses the ever - changing development processes underway in salt lake city as catalysts to animate city life . the museum engages a variety of audiences using a collaborative , multidisciplinary approach that includes performance art and video production , visual art , urban archaeology , anthropology , local history , existing businesses and ongoing deconstruction and construction processes as spectacles for people of all ages . together these elements provide teachable moments in our efforts to manage and celebrate change . this museum has no specific address . rather it is a construction of ideas , installations and illuminations that comprise a new way of seeing our city .\nposting for my father . will have more pictures available later . it ' s a 1979 chris craft , 30 feet long and 9 ' 6\nwide . twin sbc chevy v8 , starboard engine is brand new this spring . transmissions are . . .\nsarawak transport company ( stc ) - these green and beige stc buses mainly serve downtown and along the protocol roads leading southbound out of the city centre .\nuntil now , i\u2019ve always considered myself on good terms with the \u201c crossroads of the west , \u201d also known as slc . since my first visit there on a boy scout trip , i\u2019ve returned many times . my wife deb and i have put in visiting stints at both brigham young university , in provo , and at the university of utah , in salt lake city itself . it\u2019s a great place !\nlocated on pei . . 1995 chris craft 21 concept . 21ft , 5 . 0 volvo penta , efficient engine good on fuel . sx drive . 4 blade prop . 670hr . cuddy with removable toilet . rear fresh water shower . in floor . . .\n26 ' 1985 chris - craft stinger . has 454 mercruiser engine . bravo 1 out drive . stainless steel prop . thru hull exhaust . custom candy apple red paint job . boat is located in pei . $ 7000 obo . call or text . . .\nfeeling intimidated by the diy festival application process ? we\u2019re here to help ! application assistance days are open to anyone who would like assistance when applying for the diy festival . craft lake city staff are on hand to help answer questions and make the process painless . additionally , we provide free professional photography services to help you show your work at its best . our photographers will help stage and photograph your items , and will provide you with a handful of professional quality photos that are yours to keep and use at no cost . no appointment is necessary\u2014just show up at any of the following scheduled application assistance days at public libraries . we recommend applying early to avoid the last minute rush .\nthe craft lake city diy festival is an outdoor event . therefore , the weather , especially in the month of august , can vary by day , including unforeseen storms , wind and other adverse weather patterns . the diy festival will take place rain or shine . no refunds will be provided due to inclement weather or other acts of god that may take place during the festival weekend . unfortunately , pets will not be allowed at the diy festival , except for service dogs . if you do attend with a service dog you may be approached and asked about your service companion . we do love our furry friends , but we ask that you please leave them at home due to venue rules and regulations . thank you !\nthe city library ' s creative lab provides a space with dedicated equipment and software to create , edit , and convert digital media projects including , but not limited to , video , audio , photography , and 3d modeling . the creative lab is intended for individuals or small groups and provides the community with access to technology resources that they may not otherwise have . the creative lab requires users to have a current basic or expanded salt lake city public library card in good standing ; however , a library card is not required in order to attend creative lab classes . all equipment is for use solely within the creative lab .\npolitical rhetoric suggesting that the country is on the verge of collapse , and meanwhile a city - by - city , person - by - person sense that the apocalypse is still quite some distance away \u2014 yes indeed ! that sounds very much like the country my wife deb and i have been reporting on and trying to describe in our pages .\nmembers of san bernardino\u2019s \u201cgeneration now\u201d last year . the nyt has a story about work they and others are doing to improve a hard - pressed city . ( deborah fallows )\npadungan road is in the city centre , in the chinatown area . there are a handful of bars along this stretch that mainly cater to the working - class yuppie crowd .\nis utah\u2019s largest local - centric , three - day arts festival , with over 250 local artisans , diy engineers , vintage vendors , and craft food creators , the google fiber stem building , two stages of music and dance performances , local food trucks , and approximately 20 , 000 attendees .\nkuching has often been declared as one of the cleanest cities in asia and still can hold the record for the cleanest city in malaysia . the air pollution is minimum , while the sarawak river is constantly being cleared from rubbish . some part of the city might be a little bit dirty and messy . however , tourists spots are always being maintained clean .\nmedan raya complex , located at petra jaya . originally planned as the state government administrative centre with a dual - carriageway boulevard linking the kuching north city hall and wisma bapa malaysia , currently just having one building on the site called baitul makmur , which houses four state ministries . this area is perfect for jogging , walking and sightseeing of romantic ( sometimes erotic ) couples . a man - made lake lies in the centre of the complex , where locals usually race their rc speed boats after office hours , much to the annoyance of anyone living within the radius of a kilometre . at night , the fine stretch of road crossing the lake often becomes an illegal dragstrip . come at the wrong time and the long arm of the law awaits you . be warned .\nlink . kuching civic centre 22f , jl . budaya [ 35 ] . located 22 stories up the civic centre ( press level 2 in the lift ) . its very posh , classy , and expensive - but has stunning 360\u2070 views of kuching city . you will need to grab a taxi to get here as it is located outside of the city centre .\naccording to santiago calatrava , the quadracci pavilion\u2019s design \u201cresponds to the culture of the lake : the sailboats , the weather , the sense of motion and change . \u201d and \u201cin the crowning element of the brise soleil , \u201d he stated , \u201cthe building\u2019s form is at once formal ( completing the composition ) , functional ( controlling the level of light ) , symbolic ( opening to welcome visitors ) , and iconic ( creating a memorable image for the museum and the city ) . \u201d\nwindhover hall is the grand reception hall and among the pavilion\u2019s many architectural highlights . complete with flying buttresses , pointed arches , ribbed vaults , and a central nave topped by a 90 - foot - high glass roof , it is calatrava\u2019s interpretation of a gothic cathedral . an average - sized , two - story family home would fit comfortably inside it . the hall\u2019s chancel is shaped like the prow of a ship , with floor - to - ceiling windows looking over lake michigan . adjoining the central hall are two tow - arched promenades , the baumgartner galleria and schroeder galleria , with expansive views of the lake and downtown .\non this front i think our mayor has been particularly keen in welcoming everyone and framing that into city policy . our state and county doesn\u2019t always help matters . i\u2019m thinking of incidents like sheriff jj jones threatening to \u201cstack immigrants like cord wood , \u201d in jail . that doesn\u2019t help . still , in speaking specifically of the city , i think we do well on this variable .\nthe other is the opening of a craft brewery in san bernardino : brew rebellion , which three days ago had its grand opening in what was once the commissary of the former norton air force base , now san bernardino international airport . the san bernardino sun wrote all about it here . as the sun story said :\nkuching park hotel . lot 606 pandungan rd . \u260e + 60 82 239 888 , [ 49 ] . a standard 2 - 3 star hotel located a short drive away from the city centre .\ngetting there / away : kuching city is about 20 minutes away by taxi . purchase a fixed fare rate , rm26 , from the taxi coupon stand just outside arrivals . your pre - paid taxi can take you directly to your hotel or intended destination in kuching city . ignore the touts , even if they show you price lists . from the city , you can get a private vehicle for around rm20 or catch a mini bus ( rm7 . 99 for tune guests ) ; rm10 for others . must be booked at least one day in advance leaving hourly from 8 : 30am - evening .\nthe old bus company ' chin lian long ' has been taken over by city public link [ 22 ] . you wouldn ' t miss it because it is bright green and you notice it frequently plying around kuching city . the old rickety stage buses has been wiped out by the government in 2009 . with these new buses , traveling around kuching city has become more comfortable now . perhaps , the only downside would be the waiting time for a bus . frequency is about 30 mins and the fare ranges from rm1 . 80 to rm2 . 30 depends on the number of stops you are taking and you paid on the bus .\ncity weekly once again honors some of the finest work by local painters , actors , dancers , comedians , writers , craftspeople , filmmakers and more , in addition to the many people who support that work through their efforts .\nnighttime photo of the liberty bridge , over the reedy river , in downtown greenville , south carolina . this was the focus of a long struggle to revive the city\u2019s downtown . ( rosales and partners / wikimedia commons . )\npetra jaya transport - these white buses with red , yellow and black striped livery serve the outskirts of kuching city north ( routes ending at damai and bako ) and also the kuching - kota sentosa - kota samarahan route .\nhere are two positive recent stories about the city . one , in the nyt , covers the group generation now ( which we\u2019ve frequently written about ) , plus others active in public arts as part of san bernardino\u2019s civic revival .\nplaza merdeka , [ 32 ] , 88 pearl street ( in the city center , near chinatown ) . multi storey modern shopping mall with parkson department store , lots of international brand shops , supermarket , food court , fast food outlets and starbucks\ni mention it now on general principles , and because its site now features an interesting piece by jeff alworth , author of the beer bible , extending my premise that craft breweries have become a no - joke indicator of larger civic revival . this is how he explains it , in a way that rings absolutely true to what my wife deb and i have seen from georgia to california to mississippi to minnesota :\nas we\u2019ve described in previous visits and in the latest article , duluth , minnesota , has gone from being a grain , timber , and ore metropolis of yesteryear , plus model for zenith city in sinclair lewis\u2019s babbitt , to being a center of aerospace tech , health care , and outdoors - tourism . early this month cirrus aircraft , main player in the regional aerospace business , announced an expansion that will bring 150 additional manufacturing jobs in the city , for a total of 825 inside duluth .\nthe plazas , water features , and gardens of the main library are designed in the same spirit of other great public spaces\u2014a place to meet friends , relax with a book , watch a concert , participate in a debate , or celebrate the city .\ni\u2019ve met the mayor of knoxville , madeline rogero , and agree about what she is trying to do in the city . we\u2019ll try to take a closer look soon . ( thanks to knoxville resident and longtime friend neil mcbride for the tip . )\nmatang transport company ( mtc ) - these orange and beige mtc buses serve the kuching - matang road and suburban settlements along the northern bank of the sarawak river . this company is the only one not included in the kuching city bus services consortium .\nas of september 2016 uber can be used in kuching . simply download the app . expect responsible fares . a 15 minute ride from airport to city center costs less than rm10 . however you can also use the app ' s fare estimate feature .\nsarawak state library ( pustaka negeri ) , petra jaya , near to masjid jamek . for sightseeing purpose , visitors can opt for aerobic sessions hosted every afternoon at the library compound . the lake in front of the library is the most suitable place for aquatic lovers . a lot of fishes from different species are bred here . they normally get foods from the visitors , so bring your fish food or breads here .\nthe city library ' s audiovisual collection , including cds , dvds , and more , houses the most popular items in the library , according to circulation statistics . three small rooms in the audiovisual area allow patrons to preview these materials before checking them out .\nif you are looking for an authentic experience in borneo jungle without having to go far from kuching city , check this out ! the company work closely with the locals in padawan region to share about their natural backyards , culture and tradition straight to you .\nsidewalk cafe , green heights ( towards airport , on the right - hand side of the bdc flyover / roundabout ) . alfresco style western food away from the city near the airport . its only open in the evenings till late and is popular with locals .\nabout the center for living city : the center for the living city \u2018s purpose is to expand the understanding of the complexity of contemporary urban life and through it , promote increased civic engagement among people who care deeply for their communities . the center provides portals for community engagement through the lens of urban ecology to further the understanding of the interconnected human and ecological systems in our communities . our multi - disciplinary approach to community engagement is applied through educational programs , collaborative projects , fellowships , on - line portals , workshops and publications .\ncrown square , towards pending , opposite hock lee centre . a medium - sized , newly refurbished shopping mall . the tenants include mr . ho ' s fine foods - which serves authentic fusion cuisine . the largest mummycare and kiddycare in the city is located here .\nceria cafe , satok . this shop served best halal sarawak laksa in the city . if you demand for omelette strips in your laksa , ask for special which is a mere rm1 addition to the regular price . you can try their mee jawa and kopi keras .\nthe short answer is cost of living . you cannot have creative community in a city that is exorbitantly expensive . it could work if the people with all the money gave to the things that needed to be supported , but unfortunately , that ' s not the case .\nthe three - day event now welcomes 40 , 000 attendees who shop for myriad diy goods . the festival runs the gamut in its offerings , because \u201ccraft\u201d is a term that they are trying to broaden to encompass all things handmade . during the festival , you can attend workshops , learn about technological advancements , eat from local vendors , hear live music , and see performance art on two stages , and , of course , shop , shop , shop .\nthe quadracci pavilion is the iconic sculptural addition to the milwaukee art museum designed by santiago calatrava . the spanish architect was inspired by the \u201cdramatic , original building by eero saarinen , . . . the topography of the city , \u201d and frank lloyd wright\u2019s prairie - style architecture .\nbatu kawa - batu kawa got its name from volcano crater found at gunung serapi . it has now emerged into important satellite city of kuching , which consist of mjc commercial area ( with condominium housing , elite housing areas and shoplots ) , sg . maong and pekan rantau panjang .\nthe lack of homogeneous language used by the peoples is also clearly reflected around the city . signs such as road names are written in malay and chinese . street signs are in malay . shop names and other private signs are usually written in malay , english or / and chinese .\nfor city weekly \u2019s annual artys awards , we\u2019re once again inviting readers to vote for the best contributions to utah\u2019s arts scene over the past year . from theatrical and dance performances to gallery exhibitions , from comedy shows to fascinating books , local artists have given us plenty of amazing work .\ntaxis are somewhat reasonable in kuching . although taxis are metered , the drivers seldom use it and sometimes will slightly overcharge . they may also hide the meter behind a rudimentary cover and claim to have no meter . the red / yellow taxis are budget cabs at lower prices , while the blue taxis are ' executive ' level and are more expensive . take your time an appraise the honesty of the driver before proceeding . a reasonable taxi fare from kuching city centre to santubong / damai ( 45 km / 50 mins ) is rm60 and from kuching city to the airport is about rm26 . taxis can also be hired by hourly basis upon request and is normally charged at a rate of rm40 per hour . some hotels provide their own shuttle vans or buses to designated tourism spots and city centre . check with your hotel should they provide this kind of service .\npadawan - it is a small town located on the outskirts of the city of kuching . it is well - known for its traditional bidayuh kampongs and longhouses . this area is also home to multiracial communities that include the bidayuhs , javanese , malay , chinese , iban and orang ulu settlers .\ntabuan jaya - tabuan jaya , like bdc , was long time ago a remote housing area . today , it has emerged into kuching satellite city . it is also well connected to other important areas in kuching such as pending , bdc , muara tabuan industrial estate and demak jaya industrial estate .\nbike tour & adventure : paradesa borneo [ 25 ] . an adventure tour company that pioneered bike tours in kuching . located near the kuching waterfront , the operation offers popular bike tours both inside the city and the more adventure biking in the surrounding rainforest . travel globally , cycle locally . urltoken\ncreative entrepreneurs , including artists , makers and product designers are poised to create job growth and economic prosperity within our communities . join this session to hear a discussion on how creative entrepreneurs are the emerging face of small business and how city and community organizations can foster and encourage them throughout chicago .\nthe economics of brewing : while waiting for your subscription copy of all about beer to arrive , you could check out its stories on economic / city growth trends . for instance , \u201c breweries flourish in industrial parks \u201d and \u201c beer as an economic stimulus . \u201d seriously , these are interesting .\nnow a note that arrived from igor ferst , who recently moved from s . f . to columbus , ohio . columbus is of course a relatively large city , # 15 by population in the united states . it\u2019s also the home of the ohio state university and the state\u2019s capitol and government offices . but for media purposes it\u2019s in flyover territory and is featured mainly during political events ( like today\u2019s primary ) or for sports news . also , in our reports from there , we emphasized the city\u2019s consciousness of being just the right size : big enough to offer just about anything , small and manageable enough to get things done .\nthe biggest improvement to our quality of life is not a lower median house price ( though that doesn\u2019t hurt ) . rather , it is a sense of freedom that comes from finding personal and professional fulfillment in a vibrant and welcoming city , away from the bay area\u2019s grinding commutes and careerist , status - obsessed culture .\nriverside shopping complex , jl . tunku abdul rahman ( opposite sarawak plaza ) . one of the older malls in the city , it is home to the first parkson in kuching . other anchor tenants include lfs cineplex and giant supermarket . it is also home to riverside superbowl - one of the 2 bowling centres in kuching .\ntracks bed & breakfast , 1st floor , no . 5 , jl . green hill . \u260e + 60 19 6407372 , [ 42 ] modern b & b at the heart of kuching city centre , in the \u2018golden triangle\u2019 area near the kuching waterfront . staff happy to give assistance or advice with travel and local customs .\nall major roads in kuching city and suburban areas are well tarred and fairly maintained . driving orientation is on the left and is generally slow - paced . speed limits on dual - carriageway roads can reach a maximum of 90 km / h and can be reduced to 80km / h or 70 km / h during festival seasons .\nthe city library has a small but very interesting collection of old and rare materials , plus examples of various types of publishing and items of special significance to our region . our librarians are happy to help you use the materials in the special collections , but the fragile nature of these collections requires that they be used in this room .\nthe children ' s library is a light - filled , five - story atrium which may be observed from all of the floors above . cloth\nclouds\nor\nsails\nmay be pulled across the space to provide shade when necessary . along the outer edge you will find space for coats , backpacks , and strollers ; a small room in which parents may attend to the needs of their babies ; and an alcove filled with multimedia equipment loaded with educational games and learning programs . large craft and story rooms house many of the children ' s programs .\nled by local chicago choreographers who were participants in the regional dance development initiative in 2016 , this artist - to - artist exchange will be a communal dialogue about the relationship between artists and the city where they live and work . this is a first - of - its kind space to kindle relationships and action within the live arts community .\nthe sarawak transport company ( stc ) bus no . 12a no longer serves the 5 daily trips between the airport and the city centre . there is a series of other buses which can drop you off or pick you up next to kuching sentral bus termninal approximately one km ( 0 . 6 mi ) west of the airport ( turn left as you exit the airport and walk to the main t intersection , turn left again and walk until you reach the big roundabout and catch a bus heading north to town namely 3a , 6 , 8g and 9 . the most convenient place to catch these buses back to the airport intersection is at the main bus terminal located in the city .\nthe response was a mix of cheers and chuckles . the governor\u2019s question had come somewhat in jest , tacked to the end of a lengthy list of love - seeking entreaties for the many local elected democrats who had joined him inside a poorly - ventilated , inner - city recreation center decorated with the iconography of historic brooklyn and african american leaders .\nfind yourself meandering down rows upon rows of booths with merchants selling everything from antique signs to olde world bread to hand - sewn scarves . each year , 35 to 40 percent of the vendors at the festival are new , so there\u2019s always something fresh . a jury goes through the nearly 800 applicants ( submitted online ) across all categories and selects who will sell and exhibit each year . so what you get is the best of the best of what utah and the intermountain west has to offer within the world of artisans , craft foodies , vintage sellers , commercial vendors , and nonprofit organizations .\nnew to lake fx for 2017 , the access lab is an energized resource fair connecting participants with industry leaders and organizations through fun and informative one - on - one talks and small group activities . businesses and industry organizations such as high concept labs , fractured atlas , etsy , arts alliance illinois , lawyers for the creative arts and more will be on - site to discuss your marketing and branding initiatives , review portfolios , provide access to legal information , assess and guide your pitching and fundraising strategy or business plan and offer fun hands - on activities for chicago - based creative artists and entrepreneurs .\nonce the capital of the white rajahs of sarawak , now with a population of some 600 , 000 , kuching is small enough to walk around but interesting enough to keep you there for several days , and a good base for exploring sarawak . it ' s safe and relatively clean . the name of the city , kuching , is thought to derive from the malay word kucing , meaning cat . many of the locals refer to kuching as the\ncat city\nbut it more likely comes from the chinese word for port (\ncochin\n) coupled with the malay name mata kucing ( cat ' s - eye ) for the longan fruit , a popular trade item . from verbal local history sources :\nthere was a small tributary of the sarawak river called sungei kuching . it was from this stream that kuching got its name . however , the stream has since been filled in and built over .\nthe people of kuching take pride in being the cleanest city in malaysia and their diverse cultures , so be prepared for a totally different experience from that of west malaysia .\njoin legendary creator and artist alex ross and robert milazzo , founder of the modern school of film and murmur radio , as they explore current modalities , highs , lows , future visions and professional trends for audiences and practitioners of film , television , comic books and performance . the discussion will include a deep - dive into art and craft , and where they collide with the realities of culture and commerce . ross will be sharing examples of both motion and graphic media to support his sense of how things stand and will continue to develop across both large and small scale platforms . autography / signing immediately following .\nhear from a few of the newest galleries around the city making space for and showing work by emerging and established artists in and outside of chicago . they will share the basics of what it means to run a gallery space including how they choose artists , how they keep the lights on , how they build an audience and where they fit into chicago ' s current gallery ecosystem .\nthe city library has made a strong commitment to reaching out to and serving young adults . designed to appeal to teens , the canteena contains materials of high interest for that age group as well as literature published especially for them . the media and technology in this area encourage group study as well as individual exploration . a cantilevered stair takes teens directly from the canteena to the cafe on level 1 .\nkuching prides itself on being one of the most multi - racial cities in malaysia . the chinese speak hokkien , hakka and foochow . other notable\ndialect\ngroups among the chinese include the cantonese , teochew , hainanese and heng hua . the malays , who are comprised of kuching ' s original inhabitants as well as migrants from neighboring indonesia , form only slightly less of the population than the chinese , while ibans form about 5 % of the population . there are also original indian migrants who have lived in kuching for many decades . the indians are divided evenly between tamils , sikhs and punjabis . the remainder are other indigenous races , most notably the bidayuhs , melanaus , javanese and orang ulu settlers . what makes kuching city unique from other towns in sarawak is , kuching city population does not reflect the true demography of the whole sarawak .\nkuching kayaking [ 26 ] . you can choose to kayak in the sarawak river ( in the city ) for a leisurely and unique perspective of kuching ; or you can choose to kayak in the sea where you may bump into dolphins ; or you may choose to kayak through the rainforest and experience the sights and sounds of the jungles of borneo . whichever you choose , its an experience you won ' t soon forget .\ntun jugah , jl . tunku abdul rahman ( opposite sarawak plaza ) . named after the first sarawakian politician in malaysian parliament , the mall stands majestically twelve storeys tall at the commercial and financial hub of kuching city . it comprises 3 levels of retail space , 9 levels of office space , and 2 levels of basement car park . it also has one of the major local bookstores , popular , as one of its main tenants .\npending - pending is an industrial area with connecting wharf , ports & harbour . it is a mostly chinese majority populated area of the white & blue collar middle working class , living in sub - areas of kenyalang park & bintawa . major industrial players here with their factory setup , among them are komag , cms concrete , taiyo - yuden , kuching plywood , gold coin fertilizer and sarawak clinker plant . pending is connected to kuching city centre via padungan .\nexplore how gatherings that harness the energy of party and club environments are cultivated and naturally become spaces for empowerment , resistance and inclusion . this conversation will focus specifically on established veterans who have been creating these types of spaces for over a decade , as well as the newly established projects making waves around the city . the minds behind these projects will share why they started each project , how they built their followings and the significant role this work plays in maintaining creative communities .\nthe spring , [ 33 ] , jl . simpang tiga . ( between the city centre and airport ) . opened to the public in january 2008 , ' lifestyle ' shopping mall . it offers many international brands like esprit , elle , mango , charles & keith , starbucks , mac and quiksilver etc . the mall is spread over 4 stories including a carpark basement . the main tenants are parkson @ the spring , ta kiong supermarket , padini concept store , and mbo cinemas .\nkuching city mosque , located near the open air market . it was previously the main mosque for kuchingites and known as the sarawak state mosque , later it was re - designated as the kuching divisional mosque . it was built in 1968 on a site originally used for a wooden mosque as early as 1852 . it has a striking design , featuring a combination of mid - western and italian architecture . it is still now a perfect place for muslims visiting kuching to stop by for prayers ."]}
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", "topic": 16}], "title": "offset press inc .", "paragraphs": ["see more of bencel z press , inc . , offset printing philippines on facebook\np & p press , inc . - reliable web offset & digital printing - peoria il\ncurrently there are no reviews for ' cleveland offset press inc ' . be the first to write a review for them !\nprinting services : bencel z press , inc . offset printing - an offset printing solutions company that has proudly been serving filipinos with their high quality volume printing for more than 20 years .\nbencel z press , inc . , offset printing philippines - printing service - quezon city , philippines | facebook - 1 review - 172 photos\nbetween 1903 and 1904 paper manufacturer ira washington rubel of nutley , new jersey developed the first commercial lithographic offset system , or offset press , for printing on paper .\ncrossmark graphics , inc . has proudly announced the addition of the kba rapida 106 to its production lineup . the kba rapida is a renowned offset press for medium format projects .\nexpress press , inc . south bend \u2022 michigan city \u2022 niles , mi \u2022 valparaiso \u2022 elkhart \u2022 indianapolis customerservice @ urltoken\nhistory | dickinson press is an offset and digital book printer specializing in perfect bound , case bound and saddle stitched books .\ntimsons inc continues to dedicate ourselves to providing the highest level of support to our customers .\nbesides , c & c has a number of overseas offices , including : c & c offset printing co . , ( usa ) inc . , c & c offset printing co . , ( n . y . ) inc . , c & c offset printing co . , ( chicago ) inc . , c & c offset printing co . , ( u . k . ) ltd . , c & c offset printing co . , ltd . , france branch office , c & c printing japan co . , ltd . , and c & c offset printing co . , ltd . , australia office . in addition , c & c has entered into a number of joint ventures , in beijing , shanghai and shenzhen , including :\nlocated in peoria illinois , p & p ; press inc . has been providing high quality , affordable offset printing for over 30 years . our offset services include : an all digital pre\u00adpress department with computer to plate technology . quad stack presses with high quality color proofing stations at each press . an ultra violet press for gloss paper applications . a full bindery department with saddle stitching , perfect binding , inserting , and inline mailing . these web offset capabilities allow us to be a leader in providing magazines , catalogs , newspapers , booklets , newsletters , and mailers to our clients .\nthe timson zero make - ready press is the flagship of timsons line of offset book presses . the zmr offers continuous single color production or high quality 2 color .\nat present , by printing 55 million copies of school books with an average of 144 pages , 100 million copies of 8 pages full colour newspapers , 38 million copies of magazines with an average of 36 pages each , 2 million copies of books , having the most recent technology , enormous volume of production and by having pre - press , press and post - press all under one roof we can proudly state that offset press inc . is the largest printing company in middle east .\nhowever as physical book demand has diminished , timsons inc has also needed to change with the times and modify our support structure .\ncleveland offset press inc can be found at e 17th st 1378 . the following is offered : printing facilities . the entry is present with us since sep 8 , 2010 and was last updated on nov 14 , 2013 . in cleveland there are 73 other printing facilities . an overview can be found here .\nin july 1957 offset press inc . was founded with one thousand shares , in which most of the share holders were publishers of that time . at the time opi began its operation , the printing industry in iran was suffering from both quality and not sufficient quantity of print . offset press inc . revolutionised the country\u2019s printing industry by importing the latest printing technology of the time and started printing school books in large quantities for the first time in iran . four single colour offset printing machines and a klimsh camera were the equipments that opi started operation with . soon after four double 4 . 5 page , two double page roland type favourite , one manual folder , one monophoto typesetting machine and one letter press machine were added to the production line . at this stage the main operation of the company was school books and some work were also done for the national geographic centre .\nrubel ' s first offset press was operated in rubel ' s new york plant for a year before it was sold to the union lithographic company of san francisco for $ 5 , 000 . after it had been shipped out to california , the press waited out the 1906 san francisco earthquake and fire on a wharf in nearby oakland . it began operation in san francisco in 1907 . rubel ' s original offset press is preserved in the smithsonian institution , washington , d . c .\n2018 clinton press , all rights reserved . designed by c @ pstone signature solutions\nthe history of offset press inc . ( opi ) and hoe it became the largest company in iran , perhaps in middle east , is an interesting story that would require one to think that opi did not come to existence over night , that fifty years of careful planning and use of modern technology together with experience workforce has made opi one of the leading companies in iran .\ntimsons inc . will no longer provide service directly , however the original service personnel have aligned with amerikal products corporation , to offer onsite service to timson and amerikal clients .\ntrade press , inc . is a full - service printing company located in the northeast suburbs of the twin cities . we have been in the printing business since 1984 and attribute our success and loyal customer base to the personal and reliable service that we give .\na history of the printing press , including a discussion of johannes gutenberg ' s work .\n\u201cthis rapida offset press is so exciting because of the combination of speed and quality it offers for medium format jobs , \u201d said brian dobrzynski , production manager . \u201cthis machine is a trustworthy workhorse for our clients\u2019 packaging , promotional kits and printed materials . \u201d\noffset press inc . is a bright name in iran\u2019s printing industry not for its huge size and large volume of production , but for its new and exciting ideas that has changed iran\u2019s printing industry forever . printing some of the most sensitive materials in large quantities with a quality that is second to none together with training some of the most skilful workforce , we have not gone out of our way to claim opi is one of the backbones of country\u2019s economy and culture .\nin the 1960s we began to specialize in the religious market , and in the 1980s installed the first mitsubishi four - color sheet fed press . eventually we upgraded to a six color perfection press . we were the first in the united states to produce bibles with lightweight paper on a heatset web press .\na demonstration of printing on the type of press that was used in the 16th and 17th centuries .\n\u2026will be encountered on the production press . specially built proof presses make this possible . in appearance they resemble four conventional press units placed end - to - end , and the sheet of paper is passed in turn over the four plates . however , because the production press employs not the original flat plates but curved\u2026\nas recently reported , timsons engineering ltd . in partnership with kolbus will still manufacture offset presses for the book market . in north america sales enquiries will be answered by william songer .\n\u00a9 2018 dickinson press , llc . all rights reserved . employment opportunities | website policy | terms and conditions\n\u2026was the concept of the printing press itself , an idea that had never been conceived in the far east . \u2026\nthe inspiration was an accident . while operating his lithographic press he [ rubel ] noticed that if he failed to insert paper the stone plate would transfer its image onto the rubber impression cylinder . when he then placed paper into the machine it would have the image on two sides , one from the stone plate and one from the rubber impression cylinder . to rubel\u2019s amazement , the image from the rubber impression cylinder was much clearer ; the soft rubber was able to give a sharper look than the hard stone litho plate . soon he created a machine that repeated this original \u201cerror\u201d . this process was also noted by two brothers , charles and albert harris , at about the same time . they produced an offset press for the harris automatic press company not long after rubel created his press\n( wikipedia article on offset printing , accessed 04 - 22 - 2009 ) .\nthe invention of the printing press itself obviously owed much to the medieval paper press , in turn modeled after the ancient wine - and - olive press of the mediterranean area . a long handle was used to turn a heavy wooden screw , exerting downward pressure against the paper , which was laid over the type mounted on a wooden platen . in its essentials , the wooden press reigned supreme for more than 300 years , with a hardly varying rate of 250 sheets per hour printed on one side .\nthe printing press itself , vital for securing a firm and even print over the whole page , was an adaptation of the screw press already familiar in the winepress and other applications . the printers found an enormous demand for their product , so that the technique spread rapidly\u2026\nhere are just a few examples of our work . clinton press offers a complete line up of printing , direct mail and fulfillment services .\nthe employees of p & p ; press have earned our confidence through their hard work and careful attention to details of our publishing needs .\nfor over 30 years , atlanta - based trinity press has been proudly serving the printing , fulfillment and promotional needs of clients like you .\ntrinity press has put our stamp on many creative and successful direct mail campaigns for our clients . let us send some results to you .\nkeystone press has been serving the new england area since 1915 , to meet all your business printing needs . our new equipment can perform any commercial print job for the best possible price . please contact keystone press today to see what we can do for your next print marketing project .\nif you\u2019re thinking big , think trinity press . our print and bindery solutions are perfect for your large order of paper back books or manuals .\nthe lithographic press prints with scraping pressure . the press itself consists of a metal frame that accommodates a travelling steel plate ( the bed ) , which passes with the stone under a scraping bar ( or yoke ) . the bed can be lowered ( to position the stone ) and raised ( to\u2026\nif you\u2019re considering a printing or promotional project , let us earn your business . click here or call today . trinity is your press for success .\nself - employment taxes . an s corp can provide savings on self - employment or social security / medicare taxes , and it allows owners to offset non - business income with losses from the business \u2014 unlike a c corp which is a completely separate tax entity .\nillustration of a printing press and a composing stick from the first edition ( 1768\u201371 ) of the encyclop\u00e6dia britannica , vol . 3 , plate cxlvii , figure 1 .\nbencel z press was originally conceived to strengthen family ties . in november 1996 , after months of trial operation , bencel z press was born at the 21 st ave , cubao , quezon city . the \u2018z\u2019 in the logo stands for zamora , our family name . the word \u2018bencel\u2019 originated from the names bening and celing , the parents of the company directors .\nhours : mon . - fri . 8 : 00 - 5 : 00 pm call us : 336 - 275 - 8491 clinton press printing 7921 industrial village rd . greensboro , nc 27409\np & p ; press has done another excellent job ! we appreciate all of the extra efforts you and your staff make to accomplish such a fine job for us . thanks so much !\nafter islamic revolution in 1979 , the growth of population and expansion of education system that became a priority in iran meant that opi had to cater for 180 million copies of school books which required an investment and expansion of machinery and equipments to meet this demand . hence in the last two decades renew and equipping the lithography , plate setters , buying three offset rotation machines and three post press machines have been some of the works carried out by opi to meet its goal in accordance to the growth in population and education system .\nthe company started as a partnership in 1964 under the name industrial offset press in caloocan city . it was originally conceived by two partners who were already exposed to the printing business \u2013 one partner was a technical man ; and the other , a sales agent in a printing company . early in the business , the partners were able to gain the confidence of its customers , who are mostly in the foods , drugs , and cosmetic industry , big and small , because of their exposure in the industry . it did not take long for the company to grow until it was able to buy more machineries and purchase a one hectare lot in marikina . however , as the once small company grew , the partners decided to dissolve the partnership in 1974 . one of the partners , and that is benjamin lim , continued operating as a single proprietorship and retained the business name , industrial offset press . from then on its clients increased steadily and the company again changed its form of organization and was incorporated in 1986 . until now , it has retained most of its prestigious customers who have been faithfully patronizing our services .\nthe primary and most important operation of the company since it was founded was printing school books , and if the capacity would allow other materials that school books to be printed , those works were also taken on board . in 1992 hamshahri group decided to print a full colour newspaper for the first time in iran . by considering the printing capacity of the companies at the time , a very careful and perhaps right decision was taken and printing iran\u2019s first full colour newspaper was handed to offset press inc . although opi did not have any experience in printing newspapers , it was important for the company to be the first printing company that prints iran\u2019s first full colour newspaper and again bringing exciting new experience to printing industry in iran . this was a milestone in the newspaper printing industry and four years later iran newspaper was added to the newspaper printing line at opi . with careful management and full co - operation of its skilful workforce , this step was taken and now the school\nin late 2015 , blackford capital , a grand rapids based private equity firm invested in dickinson press . this investment affords us additional capital and resources to help us expand operations and compete in a broader market .\np & p ; press has gone above and beyond to help me recently , donating lots of hours of it help to keep us running . we have a good relationship that keeps us from switching printers .\nwe utilize proven technology and equipment to ensure that our printed products are of the highest quality . our professional press - operators are masters at maintaining ink consistency and coverage , maintaining accuracy , and meeting tight deadlines .\nwe deliver a full lineup of effective , affordable printing services that will help you succeed . whether you need digital or offset printing , bindery services , direct mail , graphic design or promotional items , trinity is your single , reliable source . our culture has been fine - tuned to provide support , flawless service , impeccable quality and timeliness you won\u2019t find anywhere else .\nsince 1987 , crossmark graphics , inc . has been helping clients find their happy place through high quality print production and trustworthy service . we offer a full spectrum of services , includ - ing : creative development , pre - press , large format digital , small - and medium - format litho , on - demand printing , lenticular , bindery , promotional giveaways , wearables , fulfillment and more . from direct mail and promotional kits to retail signage and packaging , we make it easy for our clients to stand out among their customers . tight deadlines ? confining budgets ? last - minute changes ? we\u2019re up to the challenge of making the impossible happen .\nit was not long , however , for its owners to realize that bencel was more than just a symbolic and sentimental object . bencel provides practical benefits and excitement . not surprisingly , therefore , its members were unfazed by the prevalent economic crisis during the period . to meet its challenges particularly in price competition , they decided to relocate to a commercial area along molave st . , project 3 , quezon city on sept 1 , 1998 ; reduce the company\u2019s headcount ; and outsource some pre - press activities to longer experienced establishments . after three more difficult years , they acquired a heidelberg offset printer , a faster and more accurate machine . the pre - press department as restored for faster response to customer needs and better quality control . on january 2003 another heidelberg printer was acquired and the total operations area was doubled to accommodate additional machines currently contemplated .\nour newsletter will keep you informed of the latest industry trends and all of the exciting happenings at clinton press . meet our team , learn about new technologies - such as our work with augmented reality - and a lot more !\nof new york had perfected a power - driven cylinder press in which a large central cylinder carrying the type successively printed on the paper of four impression cylinders , producing 8 , 000 sheets an hour in 2 , 000 revolutions . the\nbuild your revenue . grow your customer base . send your marketing message loud and clear . you can do it all with the help of a results - oriented , service - driven , multi - faceted printing company : trinity press .\nsince its establishment , c & c has become diversified in business scope , covering book printing , commercial printing , security printing , packaging printing ; as well as web printing , digital printing , card printing , etc . it also handles a full array of services , including pre - press , post - press and different kinds of fulfillment services . the company constantly updates its technology and renews its equipment to improve productivity and quality . in addition , it employs modern management techniques to improve its services and other corporate management practices .\napart from the introduction of electric power , advances in press design between 1900 and the 1950s consisted of a great number of relatively minor mechanical modifications designed to improve the speed of the operation . among these changes were better paper feed , improvements in plates and paper , automatic paper reels , and photoelectric control of colour register . the introduction of computers in the 1950s revolutionized printing composition , with more and more steps in the print process being replaced by digital data . at the end of the 20th century , a new electronic printing method , print - on - demand , began to compete with offset printing , though it\u2014and printing generally\u2014came under increasing pressure in developed countries as publishers , newspapers , and others turned to online means of distributing what they had previously printed on paper .\nmarketing is an important part of every consumer purchase . without a professional , well - designed printed piece , your marketing efforts could fail to reach your target audience . graphic design and marketing is best left with the professionals , which is exactly what you ' ll find at keystone press .\n\u2026new technologies ( above all , the printing press ) promoted the creation of pornographic works , which frequently contained elements of humour and romance and were written to entertain as well as to arouse . many of these works harked back to classical writings in their treatment of the joys and sorrows of marital\u2026\nkba\u2019s drivetronic technology allows for speeds up to 20 , 000 sheets per hour , while maintaining a smooth , error - free feeding . the rapida has 35 ink keys that support a variety of inks\u2014 including conventional , led and uv inks . the press includes inline gloss , matte , spot varnish and uv varnish finishing options .\nwe offer top - notch creative design in addition to our reputable printing and bindery services . our in - house design team will bring your project from concept to completion , with the quality you know and the service you expect from us . no matter how big or small your project is , keystone press ' creative team can help .\nby 2006 , we continued to lead by being the first printer in the united states to take delivery of the radically advanced timsons t - 32 multi - module heat set web press capable of printing 192 pages in a single pass . during the same period of improvement we became involved with the risc market targeting process for more creative versioning . we also introduced our real - time online job status report program .\nc & c is the special blend of experience and expertise inherited from the merging in 1980 of two hong kong printing works of two predecessors in mainland china , namely chung hwa book company with a history of 103 years up to 2015 , and the commercial press , established 118 years ago . c & c became one of sino united publishing ( holdings ) limited\u2019s group members , when the group was formed in 1988 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nin 1962 one of the share holders of the company sold 600 of his shares to department of social services and this organization became the main share holder of opi . in 1967 with changes to business laws in iran , opi became private corporation and again in 1976 became public corporation company . during 1960\u2019s and 1970\u2019s opi was operating in two separate sites , one at gothe street in the heart of tehran and one in sorkheh - hesar which was in the eastern suburb of the city . by 1975 the company\u2019s value was over fifty times its original value and its production was about 85 million copies of school books . at the beginning of 1970\u2019s , industries management organisation of iran carried out a research in ways to expand opi and the outcome of the research was to expand the site in sorkheh - hesar . in accordance with this proposal the expansion of opi began in 1973 importing the first series of the roll printing equipments and the last set of these machines were imported and installed in 1977 .\nbooks are being printed during the day and newspapers are being printed over night . since then 140 thousands copies of full colour newspaper have been printed at opi .\nit ' s all about price . . . the low , low ganley price !\nquality cemetery memorials , pet memorials , granite , bronze , engraving , restoration , lettering and business signs .\nknow more about this business than we do ? cool ! please submit any corrections or missing details you may have .\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 .\nprinting | direct mail | fulfillment | 7921 industrial village rd . , greensboro , nc 27409 |\nwith over 60 years providing communication solutions , we can help you with your design , printing , and mailing needs .\nup to five colors , a wide variety of papers and other substrates . brochures , folders , booklets , flyers , cards and envelopes - you get the picture - we can print just about anything you need .\nour in - house mail room has state - of - the - art capabilities , including up - to - date national change of address software . need to target your brand message ? clinton ' s variable printing capabilities will personalize your mailings .\nmake an impact , leave an impression ! we print brochures , marketing materials , and large posters .\nlet us take care of your direct mail needs . we can print , apply postage , and pre - sort for delivery to the postal service .\nwe have the experience and equipment to help you showcase your bound materials . leave a lasting impression !\nwe will help you through the entire printing process . give us a call 336 - 275 - 8491 !\nfind local listings of businesses and services near you . get driving directions , reviews and ratings , phone numbers , addresses and more on local . com .\nan easy recipe for crab and mango salad an elegant meal in . . .\n74 - d rosario bldg , molave st . , project 3 ( 6 , 991 . 17 mi ) quezon city , philippines 1103\nwith the help of the folding machine . urltoken # folding # offsetprinting # printing\nwe were founded by the dickinson brothers , albert and randel , in painesville ohio , in 1884 . two years later they moved to grand rapids , michigan . from that time until now , this market has flourished and grown into a major graphic arts and media center that has attracted a skilled and dependable workforce over the years .\nas the city grew so did we . we have matured from our early 40 , 000 square - foot building downtown , to our present , suburban location , strategically located with easy access to the i - 96 expressway and the gerald r . ford international airport .\noriginal occupancy of our new , 78 , 300 square foot location took place in 1987 . it has since grown to 123 , 500 square feet , to make room for our steadily growing need for equipment upgrades , paper and inventory warehousing .\neach succeeding generation has respected the reality that age alone does not guarantee excellence . it is how these years are used to grow and improve that make the difference between old age and established leadership .\nin the 1920s we developed a unique emulsion for making separation negatives , and are credited with printing the very first four color process catalog in the country .\nthe core of all this growth and expansion remains today , as it was in the beginning . . . a total commitment to excellence , fair dealing , innovation , and customer satisfaction .\n5100 33rd st . se grand rapids mi 49512 \u2022 p 616 . 957 . 5100 \u2022 f 616 . 957 . 1261\nthe current managers were former managers of other companies . the ceo was a former senior officer of a prominent bank . they aspire to make the company a member of the bigger league . it remains a distant vision . rough roads lie ahead , but they are determined to be there . how ? every manager and staff of the company work to exceed the customer\u2019s expectation of quality , accuracy , timeliness , and economy . they expect this policy and effort to carry them forward .\nthe number of regular and loyal clients of the company has been growing . some of its clients are from maritime academy of asia and the pacific , la salle green hills , landbanker\u2019s , natcco network , philippine institute for development studies , etc . aside from that , new clients have also been entering such as customers requesting for printing of flyers for provinces and printing of comic books .\n1 ) type of product ex . brochure , yearbook , magazine , etc .\n2 ) material of paper and cover ex . c2s 80 , matt 80 , book 60 , etc .\n3 ) color of inside pages and cover ex . full color - both sides , black and white - one side , two colors - both sides , etc .\n4 ) size of paper ex . 8 . 5 x 11 , short bond , a4 , etc .\n5 ) quantity / no . of copies ex . 1000 , 3000 , 5000 , etc .\n6 ) number of pages ex . total pages of the product , etc .\n7 ) lamination ex . none , matte , plastic , spot uv , etc .\n8 ) binding ex . perfect binding , hardbound , saddle - stitched , etc .\nmetal presses began to appear late in the 18th century , at about which time the advantages of the cylinder were first perceived and the application of steam power was considered . by the mid - 19th century ,\nplaten or a cylinder to hold the paper , continued to be used for job printing .\n, in which the printing ( blanket ) cylinder runs continuously in one direction while paper is impressed against it by an impression cylinder .\n\u2014used for books , newspapers , magazines , business forms , and direct mail\u2014continued to be the most widely used printing method at the start of the 21st century , though it was challenged by ink - 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", "topic": 16}], "title": "schott ag", "paragraphs": ["schott solar pv is a subsidiary of germany\u2019s schott solar ag , a global company with production and distribution facilities in north america , europe , asia and latin america .\n\u00a9 2015 schott xinkang \uff08schott xinkang drugs packaging co . , ltd . \uff09copyright |\nschott solar ag is a germany - based manufacturer of special glass and glass ceramics . the company ' s product portfolio comprises glass for exterior and interior , radiation protection , sensors and electronics , protective devices\nestablished the joint venture with schott group , schott xinkang pharmaceutical packaging co . , ltd\ncover , most likely it will be from schott ,\nsaid schott ' s jose zimmer . challenge accomplished .\nour schott glass magazine features articles , reports and interviews on the solutions schott provides for technological challenges from all over the world .\nfind out more about our products like schott conturan\u00ae anti reflective glass for displays , schott glass for restoration produced through the fourcault process or schott narima\u00ae color effect glass for interior or exterior applications .\nschott solar ag is a germany - based manufacturer of special glass and glass ceramics . the company ' s product portfolio comprises glass for exterior and interior , radiation protection , sensors and electronics , protective devices , motor control , energy storage , nuclear power plants , oil and gas applications , displays , water and air . . . ( more )\nschott is a leading international technology group in the areas of specialty glass and glass - ceramics .\nplease find here the annual report of the schott group , fy 2016 / 17 . annual report 2016 / 17\ngoodreau said schott\u2019s announcement is part of a broad shakeup in the solar industry that has yet to touch bottom .\nrestaurant am k\u00f6lner schokoladenmuseum laden seit einigen monaten zwei outdoor - feuerstellen mit gebogenen schott robax\u00ae kaminsichtscheiben zu pizza & pasta ein .\nwithout reservation , otto schott supported the socio - political ideas of ernst abbe that led to the creation of the carl zeiss foundation . his business in jena was the breeding ground for the schott technology company today , with its headquarters in mainz .\nschott\u2019s albuquerque plant received a $ 33 million tax credit , also from stimulus money , from the federal government in january 2010 .\nthe world market for solar panel makers has been particularly volatile since last year . speculation was circulating among local solar industry leaders that schott may announce it\u2019s shutting down all photovoltaic manufacturing operations worldwide to focus on concentrated solar , and on schott\u2019s traditional glass - making business .\nmost of new mexico\u2019s solar photovoltaic integration and installation firms have used schott panels on commercial - scale projects around the state . a one - megawatt system at the albuquerque international sunport\u2019s parking facility is powered by schott panels , the last phase of which was finished in late may .\nsee how schott zerodur\u00ae and the european extremely large telescope ( elt ) are looking to help scientists unlock the hidden secrets of the solar system .\n\u201cwe are extremely sorry to hear about the closure at schott solar , \u201d albuquerque mayor richard berry said in a statement . \u201cour first concern is for the employees and their families , and we appreciate that schott will be working with the community\u2019s resource groups to help these folks make a transition into other jobs . \u201d\nschott solar was seen as a critical part of new mexico\u2019s growing solar industry and a potential magnet for suppliers and other solar - related companies to locate here .\nwhen it comes to energy production and protecting the environment , going down new paths is more critical than ever before . schott has been active in the field of solar technology for decades . with this experience schott develops new solutions for sustainable energy supply . solutions , ensuring a responsible use of the resources of our planet .\nhis theory of optical imaging of the microscope established abbe as the founder of scientific optics . this theory \u2013 combined with new optical glass materials from otto schott ( 1851 \u2013 1935 ) \u2013 gave the zeiss company an enormous technological advantage . when the \u00bbschott & associates glass technology laboratory\u00ab was founded , both abbe and zeiss certainly counted as \u00bbassociates\u00ab .\nschott uses cookies on this website to enhance the user experience and provide the best possible service . by continuing to browse the website , you consent to our use of cookies .\nin 1879 dr . otto schott began to research the combination of components of optical glass . he informed the jena physicist prof . dr . ernst abbe as to his results .\nschott is a leading international technology group in the areas of specialty glass and glass - ceramics . with more than 130 years of outstanding development , materials and technology expertise we offer a broad portfolio of high - quality products and intelligent solutions that contribute to our customers\u00b4 success . schott is an innovative enabler for many industries , including the home appliance , . . .\npeer into the future of augmented reality where major engineering feats can take place in your living room . with schott realview\u2122 , you can transform your surroundings into an immersive new reality .\nschott ceased manufacturing solar panels in 2013 , but the company is still in existence and so available to honor any warranties for exisitng panels . they have an australian office in nsw .\nare you looking for a new career challenge ? schott career offers diverse entry opportunities for students , graduates and professionals . start with an apprenticeship , an internship , a final thesis , a job or with our international graduate program ( traineeprogramm ) . become an employee of a leading , innovative technology company . sie suchen eine neue herausforderung f\u00fcr ihre karriere ? schott career bieten ihnen einstiegsm\u00f6glichkeiten f\u00fcr eine ausbildung , ein praktikum oder eine abschlussarbeit , sowie als trainee oder direkt f\u00fcr einen job . werden sie mitarbeiter von schott , einem internationalen , innovativen technologie - unternehmen .\nalbuquerque , n . m . \u2014 schott solar pv inc . is shutting its manufacturing plant at the mesa del sol master - planned community in south albuquerque and laying off 250 employees .\nthose companies are under less pressure than panel makers , but they\u2019re affected by changing market conditions as firms like schott scale back operations , said dpw vice president for business development kevin goodreau .\nsmart glasses need smart glass : discover how schott\u2019s realview\u2122 glass wafers enable the augmented reality devices of the future - with a field of view that was never seen before . urltoken show less\nuntil recently , schott executives had said publicly that the u . s . market for solar panels and products remained strong , and that the company\u2019s albuquerque plant was operating at normal production levels .\nit ' s time to celebrate : schott has successfully delivered 100 , 000 transparent glass door systems for refrigerated cabinets . the transparent termofrost\u00ae doors are not only found in german supermarkets . . .\nfor the first time , schott developed specialized glasses with precisely defined properties for a wide variety of applications and turned his laboratory into an industrial company of international stature . with the development of entirely new types of glass and new production methods , schott not only became the founder of modern glass science and glass technology , but also of the specialized glass industry as a new industrial branch .\nin 1884 the glastechnisches laboratorium ( glass technology laboratory ) , which later became the jenaer glaswerke & gen . was founded by otto schott , ernst abbe , carl zeiss and roderich zeiss in jena .\nschott is a multinational company with more 100 years of experience in different fields and industries such as pharmaceuticals , optics , appliances , automotive , electronics and solar energy . in the late 1950s schott developed solar cells for use in satellites . is not new to the pv business , since they first joined the industry in the late 50\u2019s to develop solar cells that were to be used for traveling into space .\nschott unveils schott realview\u2122 , a breakthrough in high - index glass wafers that allows more immersive augmented reality ( ar ) applications . they are made from optical glass with a high refractive index , enabling a wider field of view ( fov ) in ar devices . the geometrical precision of the wafer surface is controlled to unprecedented accuracy , creating superior picture quality with the best contrast and highest definition , enhancing the user experience . schott is positioned as a global leader in ar materials with its unique fully integrated manufacturing capabilities , the mass production of optical glass , and its capabilities in high - index wafer and tailored optical coatings .\nroboterwerk hat glas als ideales tr\u00e4germaterial f\u00fcr die kennzeichnung von flugdrohnen identifiziert . dabei wird das ultrad\u00fcnne glas von schott in einem speziellen verfahren mit einer beschriftung aus einem glas - titan - kohlenstoffverbund ( keramik ) versehen .\nsolar photovoltaic directly converts sunlight to electricity , while concentrated solar uses reflectors to heat liquids in tubes , creating steam to run a turbine generator . schott makes solar panels and components for concentrated solar systems at the plant .\nschott recently inaugurated a $ 100 million state - of - the - art solar manufacturing facility in albuquerque , nm , where it expects to reach 85 mw of production capacity by the end of 2009 .\nas one of the pioneer solar technology facilities , billerica has an important place in the history of photovoltaic industry development ,\nsaid gerald fine , president / ceo of schott north america .\nsolar manufacturing has evolved over the years , and current production facilities are built at a scale that is not achievable in billerica . \u201d the company said that customer questions and warranties on products manufactured at the massachusetts plant will continue to be handled through its north american sales office in roseville , ca . schott solar leases the billerica facility , which will be returned to the landlord once vacated .\nschott is a leading international technology group in the areas of specialty glass and glass - ceramics . with more than 130 years of outstanding development , materials and technology expertise we offer a broad portfolio of high - quality products and intelligent solutions that contribute to our customers\u00b4 success . schott is an innovative enabler for many industries , including the home appliance , pharma , electronics , optics , life sciences , automotive and aviation industries . the group maintains a global presence with production sites and sales offices in 35 countries with 15 . 100 employees .\nehre f\u00fcr marga faulstich : mit schott entwickelte sie mehr als 300 typen optische gl\u00e4ser , rund 40 patente reichte sie ein . sogar die auszeichnung f\u00fcr eine der 100 wichtigsten innovationen des jahres 1973 erhielt sie . auch google ehrte sie zu ihrem 103 geburtstag mit einem doodle . urltoken\nschott solar will shutter its 15 - mw module manufacturing facility in billerica , ma , effective july 31 as part of efforts to streamline its global manufacturing operations . the move will affect 180 full - time employees and 45 temporary workers at the plant , although the company said it will offer jobs to those affected at other sites where available . the company stated that because of limitations in the size and scale of the billerica factory ( which was acquired by schott in 2005 after buying out jv partner rwe ) , it decided further investment in the site was not a viable option .\nthree lighting solutions from schott have received awards for their innovative power . the german design council recognized the heliojet \u00ae spectrum cc aircraft interior lighting with the german innovation award in gold . the jury was particularly impressed by the innovative sensor system , which ensures the perfect ambience in the flight cabin . two further awards went to the light - conducting puravis \u00ae glass optical fibers , which help doctors \u201csee more\u201d with their medical devices , and to the new schott luminaline concept , a glass - composite light guide with a brightly shining interior that sets the right accents in cars , kitchens and more .\nwhen it comes to energy production and protecting the environment , going down new paths is more critical than ever before . we do just that . schott solar has more than 50 years of experience in solar technology and combines expert knowledge in receiver technology for solar power plants with parabolic trough technology and photovoltaics under one roof . welcome to the future .\neven as a young boy , otto schott was fascinated by his father\u2019s glassmaking business in witten ( westphalia ) . he was so enthusiastic about the family tradition of glassmaking that he studied chemistry , mineralogy and physics in aachen , w\u00fcrzburg and leipzig , and , in 1875 , he wrote the dissertation \u00bbcontributions to the theory and practice of glass fabrication\u00ab in jena .\nin an interview with bernice wright , expert hr marketing / recruiting 1 . in which market ( s ) does your company operate ? what products / services does it offer ? schott is a leading international technology group in the areas of specialty glass and glass - ceramics . the company has more than 130 years of outstanding development , materials and technology expertise and offers a . . .\nschott received some property tax breaks from the city as part of a 2008 industrial revenue bond deal , said deirdre firth , a division manager in the city\u2019s economic development department . under the agreement , the plant\u2019s closure means the company will have to repay 60 percent to 80 percent of the tax abatements it received , she said . the city is still researching how much that will be .\nafter the death of zeiss , ernst abbe founded the carl - zeiss - stiftung ( foundation ) in 1889 to protect the long - term independence of the zeiss and schott companies from owner interests and to offer their employees a high level of personal , social and economic security . the foundation statute written by abbe in 1896 ranks as one of the most important documents of german economic and social history .\nin the year 1879 , he began conducting basic research on the melting , glass forming and crystallization behavior of many different chemical compounds . in 1882 , he moved to jena to reinforce his collaboration with the physicist ernst abbe ( 1840\u20131905 ) and carl zeiss ( 1816\u20131888 ) , the owner of an optical workshop . this is where he founded the \u00bbschott & associates glass technology laboratory\u00ab , together with abbe and zeiss , in 1884 .\nvisitors from north america , please click here to go to the websites of our us - subsidiaries , they will be able to serve your needs best .\nthe print edition of our customer glass magazine is published twice each year in both english and german .\nglobal sales of 2 . 05 billion euros , 86 % generated outside of germany 15 , 100 employees worldwide , 5 , 200 of whom are in germany production sites and sales offices in 34 countries sales by region\nwe\u2019d like to invite you to participate in our survey regarding the usability of our web presence . your feedback is important to us and will help us to further improve our information offer .\nplease take the opportunity to share your opinion with us . it will only take 5 min of your time .\nthe company , which opened the 200 , 000 - square - foot operation in 2009 , will close down its solar photovoltaic panel production line on friday , immediately letting 200 workers go , spokesman matthew kraft told the journal .\n\u201cwe are \u2026 ceasing operations in albuquerque , \u201d kraft said . \u201cit\u2019s primarily the ( photovoltaic ) line that\u2019s shutting down . the ( concentrated solar power ) line will ramp down over the course of the summer . \u201d\nkraft said the company was informing its employees about the closure on thursday as they came in to work on shifts . until all had been notified , the company was not publicly discussing the reasons for closing , kraft said .\n\u201cwe are staying in the ( concentrated solar ) business in the u . s . , but not in new mexico , and not from a production standpoint , \u201d kraft said . \u201cthat\u2019s all i can say at the moment . \u201d\na sharp drop in silicon prices , coupled with low production costs in asia , has led to a surge in imports of inexpensive solar panels from china . that , combined with depressed demand in european markets , has pressured u . s . - 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", "topic": 13}], "title": "lytx", "paragraphs": ["lytx ; drivecam powered by lytx ; lytx drivecam ; lytx engine ; lytx insights ; sense , predict , prevent ; delivering insights . driving results . are trademarks of lytx , inc . drivecam and drivecam online are registered trademarks of lytx , inc .\nlytx ; drivecam , powered by lytx ; lytx engine ; lytx insights ; sense , predict , and prevent ; spp ; delivering insights . driving results . ; and rair are trademarks of lytx , inc . drivecam and drivecam online are registered trademarks of lytx , inc .\nglassdoor has 94 lytx reviews submitted anonymously by lytx employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if lytx is right for you .\nin total , lytx had raised $ 70 . 5 m . lytx is a subsidiary of gtcr\nglassdoor has 6 lytx reviews submitted anonymously by lytx employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if lytx is right for you .\npana - pacific has chosen lytx as its sole video telematics partner , selling and installing lytx drivecam program through the company\u2019s heavy - duty truck dealerships .\nselect dealerships will also be certified to install the lytx dc3p video event recorder used with the lytx drivecam program in their on - site service department .\na state - of - the - art lab for lytx\u2019s research and engineering teams .\nabbott will be replacing the retiring rob bartels , the longtime lytx commercial and market development executive .\nlytx says its executive team will continue in their roles , and the company plans to expand its san diego headquarters . brandon nixon , who became lytx ceo in 2008 , will continue as board chairman .\nlytx made the announcement in conjunction with the recent 2016 ata management conference & exhibition in las vegas .\nlytx \u00ae safety and compliance programs protect more than 3 , 000 clients and 850 , 000 drivers globally .\nsteve joined lytx in 2018 and leads all finance functions including corporate finance , planning , treasury and accounting .\ntonya\u2019s responsible for building a world - class lytx team that matches the company\u2019s values and culture of excellence .\nlytx \u00ae safety and compliance programmes protect more than 3 , 000 clients and half a million drivers globally .\nthe lytx executive leadership team will continue in their roles , and nixon will remain chairman of the board .\ndrivecam powered by lytx identifies and addresses the causes of risky driving behavior by capturing data from multiple technologies and sensors and combining it with the lytx engine technology and lytx insights program to help the company\u2019s clients be safer on the roads every day . the company\u2019s rair compliance services is also now part of the lytx family . rair helps dot - regulated fleets comply with safety regulations , complementing the safety services offered through the drivecam program . the name change takes effect immediately . lytx is pronounced like the last part of the word\nanalytics .\nwe ' re making it possible for fleet and operations managers to virtually be in a vehicle or in the field when it matters most\u2014and up to a week later\u2014with our powerful new lytx video services . lytx . . .\npenney , who has more than 20 years of experience in the european transportation sector , joins lytx as paul jones , who has been leading the european team , returns to lytx corporate headquarters in san diego , ca .\ndrivecam inc . has changed its company name to lytx inc . the company\u2019s flagship product will now be called drivecam , powered by lytx , and the company will continue to offer the same driver safety solutions and service .\nthe service is available for select lytx drivecam clients immediately and will be available industry - wide in january 2016 .\nthe company\u2019s flagship product will now be called drivecam powered by lytx\u2122 , and the company will continue to offer the same industry - leading driver safety solutions and service that its clients rely on every day . drivecam powered by lytx identifies and addresses the causes of risky driving behavior by capturing data from multiple technologies and sensors and combining it with the lytx engine\u2122 technology and lytx insights\u2122 program to help the company\u2019s clients be safer on the roads every day . watch video\nthe new 75 , 000 square foot headquarters provides 67 percent more space than lytx\u2019s previous home and includes a host of design features and spaces that will further inspire lytx employees to deliver breakthrough results for its clients . campus features include :\nlytx says its new driver safety solution activevision is designed to help detect , analyze and address distracted and drowsy driving .\n\u201ci was drawn to lytx for many reasons \u2014 the growth trajectory , the work the company does and how we do it \u2013 always pursuing new ways to add value for our clients , \u201d richard said . \u201ci\u2019m energized by joining lytx at such an exciting time in its history and to help accelerate to the continued success of lytx and our clients . \u201d\napril 8 , 2015 \u2013 london \u2013 lytx\u2122 , inc . , the global leader in video - based driver safety , today announced that damian penney is joining lytx to serve as vice president and general manager , for the european region . penney is responsible for providing executive leadership to lytx\u2019s european operations with a focus on driving the company\u2019s growth and momentum forward .\nthe lytx \u00ae speed management program enhancement can help you identify and coach drivers who speed frequently or excessively to reduce collision risk .\nlytx , the largest supplier of camera - based technology for trucking , has introduced unisyn , a platform that allows lytx customers to custom configure cameras on their trucks . according to a lytx press release , fleets \u201ccan access , review , and manage video . . . when , where , and how they want , in real time , or a few days after an incident . \u201d\nrob abbott , vice president for safety policy with american trucking associations is joining video telematics company lytx to lead its commercial team .\nshelley is responsible for lytx\u2019s legal , legislative affairs , and regulatory compliance matters and also serves as corporate secretary and chief privacy officer .\nmore recently , lytx has been emphasizing its growth story . the company said in 2015 it added 365 companies as new customers and more than 300 , 000 new subscriptions for its analytic services , which lytx said represents a year - over - year increase of nearly 80 percent .\nat lytx ( formerly drivecam , inc . ) , we harness the power of data to change human behavior and help good companies become even better . our flagship product , drivecam powered by lytx\u2122 , sets the standard for driver safety in the industries we serve , and our rair\npaired with the lytx drivecam \u00ae safety program , lytx video services \u2120 technology transforms your vehicles into mobile , insight - gathering machines equipped with continual - recording of the road view . you get more insights , more control , and the unprecedented vision you need to transform your business .\nlytx\u2019s video - based safety and compliance solutions are experiencing rapidly accelerating adoption across most transportation sectors . due to its track record of client success and rapid program roi , lytx is the preferred partner in every significant commercial transportation segment , and has continued to double subscriptions every two years .\n\u201crob\u2019s deep expertise in transportation safety and his advocacy for trucking is further evidence of the meaningful partnership that lytx seeks with its clients , particularly in trucking where safety policy so profoundly affects how a carrier operates , \u201d said doron lurie , lytx executive vice president and chief commercial officer .\nthe lytx \u00ae adas management program enhancement captures behaviors common during long - haul driving to give you data and insights that can help prevent collisions .\nthe lytx \u00ae fleet tracking programme enhancement provides a real - time view of your vehicles\u2019 locations at all times . it seamlessly integrates with the lytx drivecam \u00ae safety programme to help you improve customer service , better protect business assets , increase driver productivity , and lower fuel and maintenance costs .\nfounded in 1998 as drivecam , the company raised roughly $ 69 million in venture capital from 2005 to 2009 , according to angellist . ( drivecam changed its name to lytx in 2013 . ) lytx has not detailed its total venture funding , but it would appear to be substantially more .\nunisyn was not the only lytx announcement at the ata convention . the company also introduced updates to the drivecam system , including new video trigger events .\nthe chicago private equity firm gtcr has agreed to pay more than $ 500 million in cash to acquire lytx , the san diego - based provider of dashboard video telematics and driver risk management services , according to a statement this morning from lytx . the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter .\nlytx further enhanced its blue - ribbon client list in 2016 , adding 907 new clients . among them are many top brands in commercial transportation , including :\na ribbon - cutting ceremony held at the new campus was attended by rep . scott peters , san diego city council president sherri lightner , san diego regional chamber of commerce president & ceo jerry sanders , and other dignitaries including lytx customers , some of whom brought their lytx - protected vehicles to the ceremonies .\nthe lytx \u00ae fleet tracking program enhancement offers a near real - time view of your fleet\u2019s operations , helping you monitor and track every vehicle in your fleet .\nsince its founding in 1998 , lytx , formerly known as drivecam , has developed subscription - based fleet safety services for more than 1 , 400 clients worldwide .\nin 2015 , lytx drove nearly 80 percent year - over - year growth in the number of subscriptions sold , totaling more than 300 , 000 subscriptions . in a january 2016 report , industry research firm frost & sullivan reported lytx market share at 66 percent , more than four times the share of its nearest competitor .\nlytx has 1 . 17k number of twitter followers . the number of followers has grown 1 % month over month and grown 6 . 6 % quarter over quarter\nlytx has about 300 employees in its office in utc , and ceo brandon nixon says they acquired about 365 new customers in 2015 . photo by melissa jacobs .\n\u201cwe believe lytx will take us into a future where we\u2019re building and managing a continually evolving database of expertise to help our clients maximize their safety and productivity , \u201d nixon said . \u201clytx stands for the entire process of sense , predict and prevent\u2122 , which uses our patented technology to advance the science of driving . \u201d\nharnessing the power of lytx video is a wise choice for fleets of any size , particularly for small to medium fleets , whose businesses can be devastated by just one severe collision ,\nsaid eliot feldstein , lytx senior vice president of strategy and corporate development .\npana - pacific ' s intense customer focus is why they ' re the perfect partner for lytx \u2013 we both want what ' s best for the long - term safety and well - being of the fleet .\nlytx\u2019s flagship product is the gold standard drivecam \u00ae video telematics safety program that now protects more than 650 , 000 drivers . despite new entries into the growing marketplace , throughout 2016 , lytx maintained its global leadership with 65 percent market share \u2013 five times the share of the closest competitor - - according to industry analysts frost & sullivan .\nlast month , lytx said it now holds about 66 percent of the global market in commercial fleet video safety technology , according to the market research firm frost & sullivan .\nthe lytx \u00ae fuel reporting program enhancement identifies the impact of driver and vehicle factors on fuel consumption to help you curb gas - guzzling behaviors and optimize every vehicle\u2019s fuel potential .\nsan diego , ( nov . 4 , 2013 ) \u2013 drivecam , inc . today announced it has changed its company name to lytx , inc . as a global leader in delivering driver safety and compliance solutions , the lytx\u2122 brand represents a significant evolution of the drivecam business and reflects the company\u2019s mission of harnessing the power of data to change human behavior and help good companies become even better . lytx expresses what sets the company apart : its ability to translate insights from data into actionable information that drives real change . learn more\nat lytx ( formerly drivecam , inc . ) , we harness the power of data to change human behavior and help good companies become even better . our flagship product , drivecam powered by lytx\u2122 , sets the standard for driver safety in the industries we serve . we protect drivers from more than 500 commercial and government fleet clients worldwide who drive more than 20 billion miles annually . our clients realize tremendous roi by lowering operating and insurance costs , while achieving greater efficiency and compliance . most of all , we strive to help save lives \u2013 on our roads and in our communities , every day . lytx is privately held and headquartered in san diego . for more information , visit www . lytx . com .\nlytx has identified its major investors as insight venture partners , integral capital partners , jmi equity , menlo ventures , triangle peak partners , and welsh , carson , anderson & stowe .\nat lytx , inc . we harness the power of data to change human behaviour and help good companies become even better . our flagship product , drivecam powered by lytx , sets the standard for driver safety in the industries we serve . we protect more than 1 , 300 commercial and government fleet clients worldwide who drive billions of miles . our clients realise significant roi by lowering operating and insurance costs , while achieving greater efficiency and compliance . most of all , we strive to help save lives \u2013 on our roads and in our communities , every day . lytx europe ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of lytx inc . and is privately held with offices in london and headquarters in san diego . for more information , visit urltoken\nfebruary 20 , 2015 \u2013 san diego , calif . \u2013 lytx\u2122 , inc . , the global leader in video - based driver safety technology , today celebrated a grand opening at its new global headquarters in san diego , california . the move highlights the company\u2019s continued growth trajectory fueled by the success of its more than 1 , 300 clients . the fourth quarter of 2014 marked lytx\u2019s 25th consecutive quarter of double - digit growth . with this move to accommodate a rapidly growing workforce , lytx is now based in the heart of san diego\u2019s technology hub .\nindustry leaders in every significant commercial segment choose lytx , and the company is proud to serve customers like waste management , sysco , con - way freight and greyhound . more than just a technology provider , lytx is a business partner , focusing on clients\u2019 bottom - line results delivered through its comprehensive program , industry expertise , benchmarking and analytics , and open , innovative and upgradeable technology platform . the program also provides access to lytx subject matter experts who aid in minimizing financial , operational , legal and driver risk . as the only provider that has deployed its solutions fleet - wide to organizations with enterprise - scaled fleets , lytx has developed proven industry - leading methodologies to positively transform organizations in as little as six months of program launch .\nthe company\u2019s rair\u2122 compliance services is also now part of the lytx family . rair helps dot - regulated fleets comply with safety regulations , complementing the safety services offered through the drivecam program .\n\u201ci\u2019ve spent years interacting with lytx drivecam users in my daily work with the ata , and i\u2019ve seen firsthand the immediate and positive impact that the drivecam program can have on safety and on csa scores , \u201d said abbott . \u201clytx is a visionary company that can help so many more companies achieve positive results , and i\u2019m looking forward to being a part of its future . \u201d\ndrivecam is the lytx flagship product , combining video - based coaching with predictive analytics to improve fleet safety . the program is designed to change driver behavior to lower fleet risk and improve productivity .\nrichard joins lytx from thermo fisher scientific , where she most recently led the cross - functional business integration of thermo fisher scientific\u2019s life science solutions group and life technologies , following a multi - billion dollar acquisition , lytx said . her responsibilities included cost and revenue synergies , functional consolidation , change management , brand transition , quote to cash integration , and site consolidation . prior to the acquisition , lytx said , richard served for seven years as vice president of finance and chief accounting officer at life technologies , where she similarly scaled the finance organization as the company experienced similar growth and expansion .\nlytx was launched in 1998 in san diego as a result of a road - rage incident where the company founders had a mission to capture what was actually happening in a traffic incident . with a goal of making our roads a safer place to travel , lytx was relentless in its mission to use innovative technology to manage driver risk . it\u2019s this passion and commitment that secured lytx the top spot as the global industry leader \u2013 employing hundreds of engineers , scientists , and client services team members , and protecting more than 1 , 300 commercial and government fleet clients globally who drive billions of miles .\n\u201cwith the launch of the activevision service , lytx is priming to deliver comprehensiveness in the video safety market , \u201d said sathyanarayana k , research manager for automotive and transportation for frost & sullivan . \u201cwith real - time driver alerts and feedback , the lytx activevision service can reduce the risk of potential collision through a collective understanding of drivers\u2019 in - cab behavioral patterns and on - road driving style . \u201d\ndirector of safety , security , and training , george gerth , of grammer industries shares how video evidence helped exonerate an innocent driver . his story outlines how lytx systems can provide a truc . . .\ni worked for lytx for almost two years . it has an amazing office , some great coworkers , a cool product , high growth potential , and they ' re making it better all the time .\nlytx wanted the design of their new corporate headquarters to reflect both their identity and culture as well as a design that would attract and retain employees and clients . id studios designed the space and used wood and stone throughout lytx corporate headquarters , they determined that laminate was the ideal solution for high - traffic areas such as caf\u00e9s and break rooms . lamin - art provided an outstanding product for this use .\ndiscover how drivers had their opinion changed when the lytx drivecam program helped to exonerate them after an accident . official website : urltoken join us on facebook ! https : / / www . fac . . .\nsee how the lytx drivecam team is there for you , supporting your fleet and drivers with excellent reporting and customer service . over 250 , 000 subscriptions and nearly 2 decades of experience . of . . .\nphiladelphia . driver monitoring system provider lytx has developed a new technological package aimed detecting and addressing \u2013 both in real time and over time \u2013 distracted and drowsy driving along with \u201cfollowing - too - close\u201d behaviors .\nthe lytx drivecam safety programs combine video - based coaching with predictive analytics allowing fleets to improve safety . the programs are designed to change driver behavior and sustain those changes to lower fleet risk and improve productivity .\ntogether , the lytx brands protect drivers from more than 500 commercial and government fleet clients worldwide who drive more than 20 billion miles annually . lytx clients realize tremendous roi by lowering operating and insurance costs , while achieving greater efficiency and compliance . the company\u2019s clients include top - tier fleets from a wide range of industries including : concrete / construction , distribution , government , transit , trucking , utilities and waste and environmental services .\nintroduced at the american trucking assns . annual management conference , activevision will be made available for select lytx drivecam clients immediately and industry - wide in january 2016 , according to brandon nixon , the company\u2019s chairman and ceo .\nkerker has more than 25 years of global marketing experience with a successful track record of developing winning market positions , solutions and products , through strategic marketing system design , scaling , and operational management , according to lytx .\nbrandon nixon has led lytx since 2008 , drawing upon an entrepreneurial background leading high - growth communications and technology businesses . he joined the company from viasat , where he was senior vice president responsible for the company\u2019s commercial businesses .\nlytx is a market - leading innovator that develops technologies to change driver behavior and make roadways safer . the company employs over 400 employees worldwide , all of whom make meaningful contributions to helping their clients save lives every day .\neliot is responsible for developing and guiding lytx\u2019s business strategies , and for leading the company\u2019s corporate development and m & a activities . in addition , he directs and oversees the company\u2019s strategic partnerships , industry affairs , and channel relationships .\nvideo telematics provider lytx has signed an agreement to be acquired by chicago - based private equity firm gtcr . the deal is expected to close in the first quarter as an all - cash transaction of more than $ 500 million .\nthe name change takes effect immediately . the new brand logo includes the new name and a tagline : delivering insights . driving results\u2122 . the lytx logo also features a prism that represents the company\u2019s focus , order , clarity and direction .\nems world top innovation award submission lytx\u2019s drivecam video safety program + gps fleet tracking pairs industry leading video telematics with up - to - date fleet tracking abilities that enable fleet owners , operators and / or ma . . . continue reading\n\u201chaving led a consulting practice for more than a dozen years , ms . kerker will apply her deep expertise in building organizations for scale and accelerated growth to advance the benefits lytx brings to the market and our customers , \u201d the company said .\nlytx senior director of corporate communications gretchen griswold confirmed the unisyn customization applies to all unisyn onboard cameras - - including a driver - facing camera if there is one . but unisyn is really designed for cargo security , not driver monitoring , she noted .\nsan diego ( feb . 21 , 2017 ) \u2013 more than 900 fleets from all segments - - from small businesses and local governments to fortune 100 brands and large national fleets of 20 , 000 + vehicles \u2013 set upon a path to optimize their fleet visibility and operations by becoming new lytx \u00ae clients in 2016 , contributing to continued double - digit growth for the company and bringing its total client count to more than 2 , 200 . in addition , nearly half of lytx\u2019s existing clients expanded their drivecam deployments in 2016 .\nwhen combined with the lytx drivecam safety program , activevision can help drivers improve performance and mitigate safety risks . the service also includes driver - facing features such as in - cab alerts and prompts , as well as post - drive coaching focused on improving a driver\u2019s skills .\n\u201cwe are honoured to have damian penney lead our business in europe . his extensive knowledge and expertise is a great addition to our already outstanding team and growing market presence , \u201d said brandon nixon , ceo at lytx , inc . \u201cwe\u2019ve experienced tremendous growth at lytx year after year , and plan to continue our growth trajectory in europe by constantly elevating the value we offer our clients , through innovative programme enhancements and solutions to critical fleet and driver safety needs . we will continue to innovate and help make good drivers better all over the world . \u201d\nsafe driving saves lives and money , and we\u2019re in the business of helping drivers be safe . since 1998 , lytx \u00ae has grown to help protect more than 3 , 000 clients , more than 850 , 000 drivers , and countless communities through its safety programs and services .\nthe device also includes a new featured dubbed \u201cautotune , \u201d which minimizes the likelihood of false alerts . thus the system\u2019s pattern recognition algorithms , computer vision and machine learning technologies help create a comprehensive view of what\u2019s happening and how potentially dangerous situations can be mitigated , lytx said .\nlytx\u2019s 24 - 7 review operations also provide human oversight of captured events . this provides continuous feedback loop on incoming data to fine - tune algorithms powering the in - cab alerts . this allows the service to improve and be updated and become more precise as the system is used .\n\u201clytx\u2019s growth is showing the success of our region\u2019s innovative spirit , \u201d said congressman scott peters , who represents california\u2019s 52nd congressional district in the san diego area . \u201cthe company is an example of how locally - crafted technology can make our communities and our roads safer and save lives . \u201d\npana - pacific supplies audio and electronics for all heavy - duty truck manufacturers as well as the manufacturers of construction , school bus , emergency , vocational and transit vehicles . the company will offer the lytx drivecam program through its dealerships , spanning a large cross section of the transportation market .\nthe fifth generation lytx system aims to reduce the costs associated with distract and drowsy driving , behaviors that contribute to 6 , 000 deaths , 500 , 000 injuries , and more than $ 175 billion in economic costs each year , according to national highway traffic safety administration ( nhtsa ) data .\n\u201cthis new chapter will allow us to significantly expand the portfolio of services delivered to our growing installed base , and give us the room to deliver a broader variety of actionable data to help our clients solve tough business problems , \u201d said lytx chairman and ceo brandon nixon in the press announcement .\nprior to joining lytx , penney was managing director at peak - ryzex & movilitas consulting uk , where his organisation provided end - to - end managed services , consultancy , enterprise mobility , printing and mobile data capture solutions for organisations focused on supply chain optimisation and field - based business processes .\nlytx added that the activevision service allows for more \u201csophisticated pattern detection\u201d to help reveal and address otherwise hidden patterns of potentially dangerous driving behaviors \u2013 such as lane departures , improper lane positioning , or following too closely \u2013 yet places those behaviors within the \u201cenvironmental context\u201d of current roadway conditions to reduce false alerts .\nthe event recorder also includes an led and audible user interface , bluetooth and ethernet connectivity , an accelerometer , gyro sensors , and alerts for lane departure warnings and headway warnings . the lytx activevision service is also designed to be adaptable and allows for expansion as sensor technologies advance and understanding of road safety evolves .\nprior to her consulting practice , kerker was with hewlett packard\u2019s consumer business in the u . s . and europe for a decade , according to lytx . the company added that her hp career included leading north american consumer marketing during a period of rapid structural change , expansion , and record growth and market share positions .\nlaunched in 1998 and originally known as drivecam , lytx is the largest provider of video - based safety systems for trucking . drivecam is still the name of the company\u2019s flagship video program . fleets using drivecam include swift transportation , nfi , dart transit and us foods , the sixth - largest private fleet in north america .\nyou go all in no matter what you do , and so do we . you want to use your powers for good , and that\u2019s exactly what we do at lytx . our team is made up of hungry , humble , and capable people making a difference every day with technology that saves hundreds of lives each year .\nwe are lytx\u2014as in analytics , which is at the core of our precise , actionable , and personalized coaching insights . we capture data from tens of billions of miles driven . we then leverage our patented technology to analyze driving and vehicle data to distill it into insights that empower you to run a safer , more efficient fleet .\n\u201ci\u2019m thrilled to join lytx , and i want to thank paul for his entrepreneurial initiative and leadership in establishing a great foundation for our european business , \u201d added penney . \u201ci\u2019m extremely excited about joining the pioneer and leader in video - based driver safety at a time when europe is seeing increased adoption of technology to reduce collisions and costs . \u201d\nunisyn is different . its \u201calways on\u201d feature enables a camera to record at times of management\u2019s choosing for up to seven consecutive days . it also enables managers to see what the camera sees in real time , virtually live . according to lytx , the unisyn platform can synchronize all cameras on a truck . they can include a driver - facing camera .\n\u201ckara and kelli bring invaluable experience that perfectly complements that of our existing leadership team , \u201d nixon said . \u201cour ability to attract talent of this caliber is a testament to our company and people , our positive culture , and our growth trajectory . we have never been better positioned to take lytx to the next level for the benefit of our clients . \u201d\nlytx drivecam \u00ae programmes combine video - based coaching with predictive analytics to help you take action before a collision happens . our programmes are proven to change driver behaviour and deliver rapid roi , saving you time , money\u2014and most importantly , lives . when you invest in your drivers , you\u2019ll be rewarded with sustained changes that can help lower your fleet\u2019s risk , and improve productivity .\nlytx ( formerly known as drivecam ) is the leading provider of video telematics that help commercial and public sector fleets improve driver behavior and reduce collisions and collision - related expenses . the company serves some of the largest commercial fleets in the world and enables its clients to realize significant return on investment by lowering operating and insurance costs while achieving greater efficiency , safety and compliance .\na lytx drivecam driver - facing camera records in a loop , continuously overwriting its memory . when triggered by an event like hard braking or a collision , however , the system saves the video from 10 seconds before and 10 seconds after the trigger . that video is sent to a cloud server where fleet managers can review driver actions alongside video from a forward - aimed camera .\n\u201cthe new headquarters is simply the beginning of a transformative year for lytx , \u201d continued nixon . \u201cwe have just celebrated historic milestones of more than 200 , 000 subscriptions in service , and experienced a 150 percent increase in employee growth . we are now positioned to further accelerate our growth and continue to be the go - to global partner in video - based driver safety technology . \u201d\nthe company named kara kerker as executive vice president and chief marketing officer , leading all global marketing efforts including marketing strategy , communications and product management . kelli richard will take on the role of senior vice president and chief financial officer , leading all finance functions including corporate finance , planning , treasury and accounting . both will report to brandon nixon , chairman and ceo . these additions are effective immediately , lytx said .\n\u201cour new company name reflects the evolution of our business and exemplifies our company vision , \u201d said brandon nixon , chairman and chief executive officer of lytx . \u201cwe started out as drivecam , and the name has served us well , but our value has never truly come from devices . it comes from the way we provide our clients with insights and understanding that form the cornerstones of their world - class safety programs . \u201d\n\u201csuccess last year with its core drivecam program , rapid adoption of its new activevision \u00ae service , and the introduction of the unisyn \u2122 platform emphasizes how rapidly video telematics have changed the way businesses protect their fleets , \u201d said frost & sullivan research manager sathya k . \u201cit\u2019s not just about safety and changing driver behavior ; lytx is offering unparalleled visibility into what\u2019s happening within a fleet to improve operations and efficiency , ultimately helping profitability . \u201d\nstephen joined gtcr as a vice president in 2011 . prior to joining gtcr , stephen worked as a vice president at bain capital . prior to that , he worked as an associate consultant at bain & company . stephen holds an mba from harvard business school and a bs with honors in finance from the university of illinois at urbana\u2013champaign . stephen is currently a director of avention , lytx , and rural broadband investments . he was previously a director of past gtcr investment assuredpartners .\nlytx isn ' t perfect , but there are a lot of good aspects . sales are great , and the company continues to hit it ' s goals . nice gym . the it teams are doing really well . systems are stable , and we get to work on projects that make our life ' s easier , and that improve our service delivery ( new data centers , automation ) . we ' ve got some really smart people on our teams , and solid leaders .\ncompliance services helps dot - regulated fleets comply with safety regulations , complementing the drivecam program . we protect more than 950 commercial and government fleet clients worldwide who drive billions of miles . our clients realize tremendous roi by lowering operating and insurance costs , while achieving greater efficiency and compliance . most of all , we strive to help save lives \u2013 on our roads and in our communities , every day . lytx is privately held and headquartered in san diego . for more information , visit\nthough vc - backed auto tech exits have only recently begun to gain traction , a healthy variety of sub - disciplines have seen exits . telematics has seen a pair of $ 500m + exits to date , the first being fleetmatics \u2018 ipo back in october 2012 . the company was recently acquired by verizon earlier this month , as part of the telecom provider\u2019s major push into vehicle telematics services . the other was the exit of lytx , a video telematics provider , which was acquired by chicago - based private equity firm gtcr in february 2016 .\nbrandon nixon is chairman and ceo of lytx . prior to joining the company in 2008 , mr . nixon was senior vice president at viasat , responsible for the company\u2019s commercial businesses . prior to viasat , he was ceo of enerdyne technologies , inc . , when it was acquired by viasat . prior to joining enerdyne , mr . nixon spent nearly two decades in a variety of executive roles at hewlett - packard , texas instruments , pcsi / cirrus logic , saic and private equity firm housatonic partners , where he founded the firm\u2019s communications practice .\ngreat benefits and the recruiter is in a class of his own bar none . manager , field techs and hr department are awesome too . i experienced a very quick and detailed hiring process . i received positive feedback from everyone and i feel that i will be a perfect fit as well as a company asset for lytx and my new team members . two weeks total time for me to talk to the recruiter to the last call to the hr department until i was hired . be yourself and confident in your skill set / work experience that you have .\nsteve has more than 30 years of experience leading financial strategy , processes and enterprise systems . he has led both entrepreneurial and public companies and has extensive experience in operational effectiveness , mergers and acquisitions , public offerings and investor relations . before joining lytx , he served as cfo of fleetmatics , a global fleet management telematics and software - as - a - service ( saas ) firm , supporting the company\u2019s growth , 2012 initial public offering , and ultimately their 2016 acquisition by verizon for $ 2 . 4 billion . he has held the cfo position at authoria , lionbridge technologies , the dodge group and marcam corporation and served as an independent director and chair of the audit committee for amicas , inc . steve earned a bachelor of science in accounting and marketing from skidmore college .\ncreate real change in your organization : reduce injuries , decrease days away from work , promote a safety culture , improve insurance rates . sign up today\ncar crashes are the no . 1 cause of death for teens , yet these crashes are preventable . individuals and organizations across the united states are working to keep teens safer on the roads , and nsc recognizes these efforts with the teen driving safety leadership award .\ndanielle branciforte is the winner of the 2017 teen driving safety leadership award . her efforts have had a measurable impact on efforts to save teen lives .\ndanielle has worked hand - 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- ( market wire ) - - april 5 , 2006 - - the red herring announced that it has narrowed the field of contenders for its annual\nred herring 100 north america\nlist to 200 companies . well over 1 , 000 privately held technology companies submitted to this year ' s edition of the prestigious award , giving evidence to the invigorated innovative and entrepreneurial strength of the technology ecosystem .\nfollowing another rigorous review process , the\nred herring 100 north america\nwill be unveiled at the exclusive\nred herring spring 2006\nceo summit , may 23 - 25 in monterey , california , during which the technology industry ' s most - innovative ceos , venture financiers , and corporate strategists will gather to meet this next wave of disruptive companies .\nwe can see the resurgence of the tech sector reflected in the quantity and variety of excellent companies that we had to choose from in putting our list together ,\nsaid joel dreyfuss , editor - in - chief of red herring .\nit was difficult to choose the 200 finalists and we are very happy with the stellar quality of the companies on this short - list .\nthe\nred herring 100 north america\naward is an important part of red herring ' s tradition of recognizing new and innovative technology firms and their entrepreneurial founders . the over 1 , 000 nominees were rigidly evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria such as financial performance , technology innovation , quality of management , execution of strategy , and integration into their ecosystem . this unique assessment of potential complemented by a review of the actual track record and standing of a company allows red herring to see past the\nbuzz\nand make the list an invaluable instrument for discovering and advocating the greatest business opportunities in the industry .\nas part of this tradition to honor innovation and entrepreneurship in the business of technology , red herring will again host\nred herring spring ,\na two - day invitation - only summit for the ceos and founders of the red herring 100 winners and finalists in monterey , california . the summit ' s c - level attendees will convene under the theme\nthe pursuit of disruption\nto discuss major trends and opportunities and to explore partnerships , alliances , investments , and m & a activities . further information regarding the event and how to register is available at\nred herring is a sophisticated insider ' s guide to the business of technology , featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economy , from the internet to wireless communications and digital entertainment . red herring reports on how innovation and entrepreneurship are transforming business and how the business of technology is transforming the world , providing readers with a deep understanding of venture capital and capital markets . recognized as an essential resource in today ' s fast - changing business world , red herring gets the right answers before anyone else even thinks to ask the questions . more information on red herring is available on the internet at\nfor a better experience using this site , please upgrade to a modern web browser .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\na system for creating a coaching session comprises one or more processors and one or more memories . the one or more processors are in communication with the event detector and configured to : receive data of a driving event from an event detector associated with a vehicle ; analyze the\na system for evaluating risk in driving comprises a processor and a memory . the processor is configured to determine whether a spacial motion data does not fall within the vehicle profile and , in the event that the spacial motion data does not fall within the vehicle profile , to change\na method and system for tuning the effect of vehicle characteristics on risk prediction is disclosed . the system many incorporate many of those driver risk assessment system features previously disclosed by assignee ' s prior applications . the present system provides a major functional\nsystems and methods for computer assisted cueing and selective reviewing of driving data in order to save time in the data review process are provided . the method allows identifying essential portions of the data , selecting the essential portions , reviewing the selected data and retr\nsystems and methods for taking risk out of driving are presented . the system comprises an event capture device that records audio , video , and other information that collectively comprise an event . the event data , including the audio , video , and other related information , is provided to\ndriving events are captured at an event detector in a vehicle and stored in an associated data storage area . the output of a sensor in the vehicle is monitored , and the stored driving event data is sent to an evaluation server over a wireless communication network when a data transfer\nlower costs related to collisions , claims , fuel use , maintenance , and much more .\ncultivate safer , better drivers to reduce the risks and costs to your business .\nbrowse resources to find industry - and issue - specific content to read and share .\ndrivecam \u00ae safety programs combine video - based coaching with predictive analytics to help you take action before a collision happens . our programs are proven to change driver behavior and deliver rapid roi , saving you time , money\u2014and most importantly , lives . when you invest in your drivers , you\u2019ll be rewarded with sustained changes that can help lower your fleet\u2019s risk , and improve productivity .\nour most comprehensive program for improving driver behavior and reducing collisions , claims costs , and fuel use .\nstreamlined safety program for lean fleet operations needing an efficient way to manage the riskiest fraction of their fleet .\nrair \u00ae compliance services offer a single , online compliance management solution for all dot - regulated fleets . with a careful focus on each csa basic , rair services can help you quickly identify , prioritize , and address your fleet\u2019s safety and compliance issues .\naudit of dot - required documentation , plus automated reminders for items coming due .\nreduce the costs of collisions , claims , insurance , fuel use , vehicle maintenance , and repairs to improve your bottom line .\nkeep your brand and company safe with insights that help you reduce risk , improve compliance , and exonerate innocent drivers .\nmaximize driver and vehicle performance to increase efficiency and service , optimize productivity , and get the most value possible from your fleet .\nidentify unsafe and inefficient driving behaviors in your fleet , coach drivers to improve , reduce risk , and increase driver retention .\nfind out what we\u2019re doing in the world of driver performance and fleet safety .\nwe\u2019re engaged with organizations that share our desire to get drivers and their cargo to their destinations safely .\ndrivecam\u00ae safety programs combine video - based coaching with predictive analytics to help you take action before a collision happens . our programs are proven to change driver behavior and deliver rapid roi , saving you time , money\u2014and most importantly , lives . when you invest in your drivers , you\u2019ll be rewarded with sustained changes that can help lower your fleet\u2019s risk , and improve productivity .\nthe activevision service helps detect distracted and drowsy driving in real time , so you can take action to improve driver behavior and prevent collisions .\nrair \u00ae compliance services are fully - integrated to help dot - regulated fleets comply with safety regulations . this web - based solution helps carriers manage csa , driver logs , and qualification files that can help companies improve safety , reduce risk , and operate more efficiently .\n\u201cseeing is believing . with the drivecam program , our drivers are seeing more clearly where the risks are , as well as where they need improvement . that\u2019s a win . \u201d\nbrandon joined the company from viasat , where he was senior vice president responsible for the company ' s commercial business . prior to viasat , he was ceo of enerdyne technologies , inc . , when it was acquired by viasat . prior to joining enerdyne , he spent nearly two decades in a variety of executive roles at hewlett packard , texas instruments , pcsi / cirrus logic , saic , and private equity firm , housatonic partners , where he founded the firm ' s communications practice . brandon holds a b . s . degree in computer engineering from university of california , san diego and an mba from the stanford graduate school of business .\ndoron joined the company in 2005 and leads the client development , sales and value - added reseller teams who initiate relationships with our clients\u2014addressing their unique needs and challenges , and optimizing their results through our consultative approach to understanding their business model and strategic priorities . doron develops new markets and channels for our products and services and brings awareness of our solution to commercial fleets worldwide .\ndoron has more than 20 years of experience introducing disruptive technologies to the wireless , software , and service industries . most recently , he served as senior vice president at profitline , a venture - backed telecom expense management outsourcer . prior to that , doron served as chief operating officer of commnet cellular , managing director of mobilink , a nationwide joint venture of wireless companies , and led domestic market operations and international initiatives for verizon wireless / vodafone group . doron earned a bachelor of commerce ( honors ) and cpa degree in south africa , and mba from harvard business school .\ndave is responsible for ensuring the company provides an unparalleled client experience\u2014from implementation to deployment and ongoing program management .\ndave joined the company in 2009 from arrival communications , which he founded . as cco , he created a reputation for outstanding service by understanding what his customers valued and building a business based on this premise . while with telepacific communications ( who acquired arrival ) , dave built its account management and churn analysis , prediction , and reduction capabilities . prior to arrival , dave was a strategic management consultant with mercer management consulting . he received a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from yale and an mba from harvard business school ."]}
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", "topic": 0}], "title": "club ( cigarette )", "paragraphs": ["if you have an interest in collecting cigarette packets or general tobacco memorabilia , you will find club news , history , membership application forms and contact information here .\nnew high resolution gallery , grand total of 486 cigarette packets , all in glorious full colour .\nthank you . you are now subscribed to sam ' s club insider emails .\ndelivery estimates , taxes , and fees are based on zip code . club pickup orders are based on your club\u2019s current price and item availability on the day of payment .\nby all accounts his stay was enjoyed by him , and also by the polish footballers . he was presented with a silver cigarette box as a memento of his time there by the polish football club : polonia warsaw .\nget info on savings events , special offers , new items , in - club events and more . privacy policy\nget updates on savings events , special offers , new items , in - club events and more . privacy policy .\nin 1935 ogdens produced a new series of club captains . this included portraits of daniel blair , jack bruton , sam cowan , dai richards , dixie dean , tom cooper and william tremelling . a set of these cards are currently valued by the cigarette card catalogue ( 2007 ) at \u00a3110 .\nthe first british company to issue cigarette cards was w . d . & h . o . wills . the first card appeared in 1887 and were at first used to advertise its products . ogdens , a company based in liverpool , introduced the first series of cigarette cards in 1894 . this series of photographic cards became known as\nguinea golds\n.\nmajor companies had their own studios devoted entirely to the production of cigarette cards in the 1930s . the trade was given a further boast by the decision of the london cigarette card company in 1933 to establish a magazine for collectors , cigarette card news . a series of caricatures by\nmac\n( douglas machin ) were published by ogdens in 1935 . a set of these cards are currently valued by the cigarette card catalogue ( 2007 ) at \u00a3130 . the series included dai richards , alex stevenson , dai richards , charlie phillips , david martin , albert geldard , henry hibbs , bob gurney , george male , ray westwood , jackie bray , eric brook , cliff britton , wilf copping , and eddie hapgood .\ngolf club history books cover some of the most famous golf clubs , worldwide , from the early days and beginnings of the sport to today . included are also rare and unusual golf books and publications about clubs , such as the 1895 publication ,\nbanff golf club bazaar\n. this rare booklet was published to commemorate the bazaar held to raise funds for the new club - house and course alterations .\nmany stories exist about the club . for instance there was the time that the artisans were reprimanded by the club for using parts of their own shack as fire wood just to keep warm . as you would expect of a club so steeped in history it has had some wonderful visitors . six open champions , vardon , braid , taylor , herd , white and havers have pitted their wits against this deceptively difficult golf course .\n\u201c alex james was a great footballer and a great club man . he did as much as anybody to make arsenal what they have become\u201d .\nthere are many other , old and rare golf books in this section about golf club history , such as the 1912 , ' dalbeattie : the book of the dalbeattie golf club ' along with items of golf memorabilia with very personal stories of golf history . a copy of ' pine valley golf club : a chronicle ' is actually sir peter allen ' s copy , signed and dedicated to him by the author , warner shelley . pine valley golf club is the course , where sir peter played his first game in 1933 . there are some golfing gems in this section with fascinating histories to tell .\nthis season we\u2019ve been asked to write a regular page in the official arsenal magazine based on a historical object related to the club . magazine and programme editor\nfurther north another course was mapped out by the masters of epsom college , which adjoins the club , and began its life as the royal medical benevolent college in 1851 .\nthe collecting of football cigarette cards was extremely popular in the 1920s . in 1925 lacey ' s produced a series of 50 black and white photographs . the series included charlie buchan , jack leslie , harry bedford and vic watson .\nin 1906 ogdens produced an attractive set of football club colours . these cards showed the club ' s star player in his full kit . this was one of the first sets of cards in full colour . the set featured everton , aston villa , wolverhampton wanders , newcastle united , blackburn rovers , middlesbrough , tottenham hotspur , sheffield united and arsenal .\nthe outbreak of the second world war caused a severe shortage of paper and tobacco companies were forced to bring an end to the production of cigarette cards . this shortage remained after the war and it was too expensive to provide free cards in packets of cigarettes . in 1947 carreras printed pictures of on the sliding part of the cigarette carton for collectors to cut out . the following year they issued a set of 50 footballers . these cards are currently valued at \u00a34 each .\nwe aim to promote the appreciation and enjoyment of cigarette packet artwork & design as it has reflected social history through the decades . we are also interested in associated items such as tobacco labels , tins , counter display items , proofs and packaging .\nthe fact that epsom golf club was officially formed following a burn\u2019s night celebration nods to some cultural influences in its formation . in fact , the course began as two separate rudimentary golf courses .\narnold bennett once remarked that\nsome boys will grow up with cigarette cards as their sole education\n. another writer , clifford hough , pointed out that cigarette cards were dubbed\nthe working man ' s encyclopedia\nbecause\nthey brought pictures of famous faces and fascinating places to the attention\nof the masses . hough adds that on\nthe reverse side the captions contained many interesting facts and pieces of information that often sunk into a boy ' s mind to a greater extent than any dull textbook from schooldays .\nit is known that well before the formation of the club , dr laidlaw purves of the royal wimbledon golf club and mr richardson of sutton \u2018knocked a ball about\u2019 upon the downs . a mr t . w . lang lived close by and made the most of the rough and ready natural greens between the racing grandstand and the rifle butts playing with other \u2018wimbledonians\u2019 . the number of other local notaries joining them rapidly grew .\nto begin with the clubhouse as such was a room next to the hussar ( which exists to this day as a corner shop ) . very soon the club moved to a bungalow owned by founding member john nightingall .\nfor lovers of golf and its history epsom is a club to visit and to enjoy for the traditional downland challenge it offers and to soak up the atmosphere of bygone days in the clubhouse . we look forward to welcoming you .\npublished\nfootball club colours\n. the following year saw the publication of\nfootballers portraits\n. in 1914 it published a series that was very different from what had previously appeared . these were coloured action pictures with individual portraits as insets .\nwe ' ll send you updates on price savings events , special offers , new items , in - club events , and more . at this time , registration for email is unavailable in puerto rico . for more information , see our privacy policy .\nas gordon howsden points out in his book , collecting cigarette and trade cards :\nat a time when the average family could not afford books , and with the technique of reproducing photographs in newspapers still some years away , these cards could inform and amuse , and bring a little bit of colour into what were all too often very drab lives .\nthe following year , cohen weenen published a similar series entitled football club captains . this included captains in division 1 , division 2 and the southern league . these are valued at \u00a313 each card . however , the reprinted set ( 1998 ) can be purchased for around \u00a310 .\nthe clubhouse , albeit with a number of improvements and extensions , remains as an architectural icon to this day . typical of the recreational trends of \u2018gentlemen\u2019 in the edwardian period , an extension was built to house the snooker table . to enter the snooker auditorium , for that is what it is , is to take a step back in time . the victorian snooker table , the wooden panels that adorn the room , the ancient scoreboard , the pictures of the club captains representing more than a century all conspire to create an ambience which exudes history . only the billows of cigar and cigarette smoke , that would surely have immersed the room in the early days , are missing now .\nthe tobacco companies discovered that these sporting cards were a great way to obtain brand loyalty . in 1896 the first football set appeared . footballers & club colours was published by marcus & company , a small firm in manchester . these cards are extremely rare and individual cards are valued at \u00a3170 . this is true of all the early football sets that were issued at this time : footballers & club colours ( kinner , 1898 ) ; footballers ( j . f . bell , 1902 ) ; footballers ( f . j . smith , 1902 ) and footballers ( percy e . cadle , 1904 ) . the cost of individual cards of these sets vary from \u00a340 to \u00a3160 .\nthese include the older blends such as wall ( formerly wallflower ) , rows ( formerly rose ) of sharrow , jockey club , crumbs of comfort , ani & euc ( formerley aniseed and eucalyptus ) , s . p . , s . s . , tom buck , sharrow medicated , irish high toast and queen ' s extra strong .\nin october 1928 john player and sons produced a series of 50 illustrated action cards . this was followed by another 25 in february , 1929 . the first series included david jack , sam cowan , tom mcdonald and stanley earle . the cards were only available for a limited period and so collectors would often find themselves with only a part set . they therefore needed a source from which to obtain the missing numbers . in 1927 the london cigarette card company was formed to acquire , store and sell individual cards or complete sets .\nthe story goes that when harry vardon put on an exhibition match the club collection was short for his fee and the hat had to be sent round a second time . in the year he won the open , sandy herd took 10 strokes on the 18th \u2013 a signature hole and one which has changed little since that time . sandy\u2019s ball lodged in the hedge which straddled the 18th hole \u2013 which is perhaps why today a gap exists for the ball to travel through .\nthe job brand of papers possess some claim to prominence . in 1838 , the company commissioned paul harvey to paint pictures featuring the brand , in a manner reminiscent of the popular art nouveau style of alphonse mucha . popularity of the rolling papers in general saw an increase around the year 1883 , when cigarette rolling machines were invented \u2014 another innovation from the lacroix family . their basic design is still in use in rolling machines today . shortly thereafter , the zig - zag brand of rolling papers introduced what is now a very popular method of packaging rolling papers \u2014 the\ninterleaving\nmethod , by which each paper in a packet is folded so as to link it to the next paper .\nthe earliest company producing rolling papers was pay - pay , formed in spain in 1703 . the known history of cigarette rolling papers can be said to begin with alexandro rizlette de cramptone lacroix , progenitor of the lacroix family which was eventually to create and , for centuries , control the rizla + rolling papers company . the story goes that the frenchman lacroix , in the year 1532 , traded a bottle of champagne for rolling papers that french soldiers were carrying back with them from spain . he then copied that paper ( just like the french do to this very day ) . rolling papers were invented in spain , not france . the french didn\u2019t trade tobacco with the new world until a lifetime after the spanish already were .\ntowards the end of 1888 encouraged by mr mackey residents started to take up the game paying a small subscription to pay for the rolling and sweeping of the first proper greens . a preliminary meeting was held at bromley hurst in church road , the home of mr g . f . burgess on 25 january 1889 , which happens to be burn\u2019s night , and perhaps nods to the influence of the founding scottish members . it was resolved that a club be formed with an annual subscription of 10 shillings and 6 pence . the lord of the manor , mr j . s . strange granted permission and mr alexander patrick of wimbledon was employed to lay out a course roughly combining the master\u2019s course and the one which had become known as \u2018lang\u2019s\u2019 course .\nhome sizes covers series 1 series 2 designs colours albums weavers packaging j . wix & sons more . . .\nin common with most brands of the time kensitas were available in 10\u0092s and 20\u0092s in card packets . larger amounts of 50\u0092s and 100\u0092s were available in tins .\nlike the silks themselves the packets and tins can be found with different printings . the normal advertising slogan for the period was : -\nsome packets do not have the ' i ' dotted in kens i tas . some do not have a full stop after kensitas .\nthe study of these packets , tins & slogans is another story and only a brief introduction has been given .\nappearing on all of the containers and advertising literature of the time is the kensitas butler - \u0091jenkyn\u0092 . he is always portrayed presenting the cigarettes on a tray and he continued to be used by kensitas in their advertising until the late 1950\u0092s .\nkensitas were keen to point out that ' their cigarettes were made by the kensitas private process which includes the use of the ultra violet rays ' . who knows what this was meant to imply ?\nyour throat protection against irritation . . . . . against cough !\ncopyright \u00a9 1999 - 2011 [ ray wilmshurst ] . all rights reserved . information in this document is subject to change without notice . other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or mark holders . web site design by wayne robbins .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nurltoken 250 thumbnails , size 75 , user ' nosha ' , sorted by date photographed .\nurltoken photos by user ' listentoreason ' , with default photo number , size , and sorting options ( can change ) .\nour privacy policy has been updated . take a look . follow @ flickrhivemind welcome to flickr hive mind . if you log into flickr you will see your private photos and larger thumbnails .\nkarelia ` s om\u00e9 superslims cigarettes ( tar 6 mg nicotine 0 . 6 mg carbon monoxide 6 mg )\nkarelia ` s om\u00e9 superslims yellow cigarettes ( tar 3 mg nicotine 0 . 3 mg )\nwe are dedicated to provide our valued customers with the lowest possible prices along with excellent service .\nclubcigarette is a fully licensed international provider of duty - free products for over 12 years . by leveraging our business and trade relations , along with our experience in top quality duty - free products , we are able to offer you a wide variety of brand name products at amazing low prices .\nblack & mild jazz plastic tip cigar , upright , prepriced $ 0 . 89 ( 1 pk . , 25 ct . )\ngrizzly long cut wintergreen tobacco ( 5 cans , 1 . 2 oz . each )\nl & m ; blue king box ( 20 ct . , 10 pk . )\ngrizzly wintergreen long cut tobacco ( 1 . 2 oz . cans , 5 ct . )\nswisher sweets cigarillo pom pom sweet pre - priced ( 3 pk , 15 ct . )\nl & m ; 100s box ( 20 ct . , 10 pk . )\ngrizzly wintergreen tobacco pouches ( 1 . 2 oz . can , 5 ct . )\nl & m ; menthol 100s box ( 20 ct . , 10 pk . )\ncopenhagen long cut wintergreen ( 1 . 2 oz . per can , 5 cans )\nl & m ; menthol king box ( 20 ct . , 10 pk . )\nblack & mild original cigar , upright ( 1 pk . , 25 ct . )\ngrizzly long cut mint tobacco ( 5 cans , 1 . 2 oz . each )\ngrizzly dark wintergreen long cut tobacco ( 5 cans , 1 . 2 oz . each )\ncopenhagen fine cut ( 1 . 2 oz . can , 5 can roll )\nblack & mild original plastic tip cigars ( 5 pk . , 10 ct . )\nshow white grape cigarillos , pre - priced 5 for $ 1 ( 5 pk . , 15 ct . )\nmarlboro gold 100 ' s soft pk . ( 20 ct . , 10 pk . )\nwhite owl cigars , white grape , prepriced 2 / $ 0 . 99 ( 2 pk . , 30 ct . )\ngrizzly natural fine cut tobacco ( 1 . 2 oz . can , 5 ct . )\nshow spiral sweet cigars , pre - priced 5 for $ 1 ( 5 pk . , 15 ct . )\nin 1871 the american company of allen and ginter began inserting pieces of card to protect the cigarettes from being damaged . it was not long before tobacco companies had the idea of printing advertisements on these cards , or\nstiffeners\nas they were called in the trade . in about 1876 companies began producing a series of cards that the smoker could collect . it was believed that this would encourage the smoker to continue using that particular brand .\nin 1896 the first set with a sporting theme appeared . this was a series by w . d . & h . o . wills of 50 cricketers .\nin 1902 w . d . & h . o . wills published a set of 66 football cards . this included george clawley ( tottenham hotspur ) , matt kingsley ( newcastle united ) , george hedley ( sheffield united ) , jimmy crabtree ( aston villa ) , ernest needham ( sheffield united ) and fred spiksley ( sheffield wednesday ) . interestingly , most of the players were photographed in suits .\nin 1905 singleton & cole of shrewsbury published a black and white series of photographs called\nfootballers\n. these now sell for \u00a3120 a card but the series was reprinted in 2001 and can now be obtained for a reasonable price from dealers . the series included billy meredith , john doig , william balmer and fred blackburn .\none of the most prolific producers of football cards was taddy & company . in 1907 the company issued a set of 595 cards entitled\nprominent footballers\n. the oval shaped images were in black and white . further sets were followed in 1908 ( 403 ) and 1913 ( 406 ) .\npinnace , a company based at 112 , commercial st , produced cards for godfrey phillips . in 1920 the company issued a series of 1 , 100 football cards . this was followed by 2 , 462 in 1922 and 940 in 1923 .\nafter a period of black and white cards , ogdens returned to using full colour for their\ncaptains of association football clubs and colours\nset in 1926 . the series includes paintings of donald mckinlay ( liverpool ) , henry healless ( blackburn rovers ) , charlie parker ( sunderland ) , frank barson ( manchester united ) , william caddick ( wolves ) , frank moss ( aston villa ) , fred reed ( west bromwich albion ) , clem stephenson ( huddersfield town ) , thomas hamilton ( preston north end ) and george kay ( west ham united ) . they are currently valued at \u00a33 . 00 a card and \u00a3130 a set .\nthey were followed by gallaher who produced a set of 50 famous footballers later this year . these cards were produced in large numbers and individual cards can be obtained from dealers for around \u00a32 . 20 .\na series of caricatures by\nrip\n( r . p . hill ) were published by john player and sons in august , 1926 . another series , this time illustrated by\nmac\n( douglas machin ) appeared in september , 1927 and featured players like jimmy ruffell and dixie dean . sets of these can be obtained from dealers for around \u00a365 .\nin 1928 gallaher published footballers in action . these were painted scenes from football matches . these cards are in short supply and sets cost in the region of \u00a3130 .\nin september , 1934 , john player and sons produced a series entitled hints on association football . it included advice on defensive and attacking throw - ins , back passes , free kicks , triangular wing movement , bringing the ball down , heading , passing , corner - kicks , trapping the ball , etc .\nin the 1930s several companies produced painted portraits of football players . in 1931 lambert & butler , produced a series of painted portraits that included west ham ' s star centre - forward , vic watson . this was followed by carreras in 1934 who produced a series entitled\nfamous footballers\n. the set included thomas hetherington , jack bruton , dixie dean , robert kelly , ted critchley , ernie hine , jock mcdougall and jim barrett . original sets can be obtained for about \u00a370 but a reprinted set in 1997 can be purchased for about \u00a313 . 50 .\nfootball cards continued to be popular and it was not uncommon for print - runs in the millions . to encourage the collecting of a particular series , the tobacco companies produced special albums that could be purchased from local tobacconists . the most impressive cards produced during the 1930s included painted portraits of football stars . these looked so realistic that they appeared to be painted photographs . the first company to use this technique was ardath . its 1934 series was entitled famous footballers and included portraits of raich carter , jimmy mcgrory , ray westwood , hughie gallacher , jimmy hampson , robert kelly , eric brook , sammy crooks , stanley matthews , cliff bastin , eddie hapgood , sam cowan , billy barraclough , james allen , jack bruton , alex james , gordon hodgson and reg hollingsworth .\ncarreras also published a set of 48 cards entitled popular footballers in 1936 . these painted portraits included jimmy hampson , william mckay , bryn jones , billy wrigglesworth , ted hancock , percy grosvenor , john thompson and arnold whiteside . the scale of collecting cards is shown by the fact that in 1936 w . d . & h . o . wills printed 600 million cards for their series on railway engines .\nw . d . & h . o . wills produced a series of these cards called association footballers in 1935 that contained impressive portraits of eric brook , stanley matthews , raich carter , reg hollingsworth , eddie hapgood , ted drake , jimmy connor , bob pryde , willie hall , ray westwood , jimmy hampson , john morton and george mutch . thousands of these sets were collected and as a result they can be obtained from dealers for around \u00a360 . however , they can be purchased via ebay for about half this price .\nassociation footballers , w . d . & h . o . wills ( 1935 )\ngodfrey phillips was also active in this market and produced some very attractive sets in the 1930s . soccer stars in 1936 included ted drake , charlie phillips , alf young , bob gurney , jimmy connor , hughie gallacher , cliff bastin , ray westwood , raich carter , sammy crooks , george camsell , james marshall , dixie dean and wally boyes . famous footballers also appeared in 1936 and the following year saw the publication of international caps .\nin 1938 churchman moved away from colour portraits by producing a set of action shots in black and white . the first series featured stan cullis , peter doherty , ted drake , harry goslin , stanley matthews , frank o ' donnell , george mutch , tommy lawton , vic woodley , george roughton , bob iverson , len goulden and john morton .\nchurchman produced a second series in 1939 . this series included stan foxall , willie fagan , beaumont asquith , stanley matthews , frank broome , vic woodley , tommy lawton , stan cullis and raich carter . the first series can be obtained for only \u00a335 . however , the second series was not produced in such large numbers and you will probably have to pay twice as much for that set .\nin 1939 w . d . & h . o . wills produced another series of association footballers . the set included impressive portraits of peter doherty , bert sproston , ray westwood , bob pryde , james allen , andrew beattie , edwin bowden , bryn jones , george vose , tom galley , tommy lawton , raich carter , fred worrall , ephraim dodds , frank broome , len goulden and stan cullis .\nassociation footballers , w . d . & h . o . wills ( 1939 )\nsubscribe to our spartacus newsletter and keep up to date with the latest articles .\nthe first wilson to come to sharrow mills was thomas , a shearsmith , who rented the water wheel and buildings from the duke of norfolk in 1737 . he was an important figure in sheffield industry , having been master of the famous cutlers ' company in 1731 .\nthomas was followed by his son joseph , a highly successful international merchant and entrepreneur , who was associated with boulsover during the manufacture of the first sheffield plate . joseph carried on this silver - plating and various other manufactures such as saw - making at sharrow mills , as well as at a number of other places in sheffield .\nhis main interest , though , was in snuff making . at some point , he had come in to possession of the secrets of the trade , and he was able to expand from this into his other ventures .\nby the 1760 ' s , joseph decided to continue the snuff business entirely by himself . it had become the most important part of his activities at sharrow mills - and it was at this time that he started making sp , for which sharrow has been famous for ever since .\nin 1763 , a fire at the mills destroyed thousands of pounds worth of his stock - in - trade , which included ' tobacco snuff ' . the business was considered so vital to tax revenues that a national collection was ordered to recompense joseph and his partner ( insurance was by no means universal in industry at that time ) .\na further six generations of the wilson family have followed thomas at sharrow mills and the business - which is now known as wilsons & co . ( sharrow ) ltd . - is still wholly owned and run by members of the wilson family .\nsteam power was introduced in 1797 and the capacity of the mills has been gradually increased over the years . despite this , the original water wheel - which derives its power from the little river porter - is still working .\nsharrow snuffs were originally sent out in barrels , boxes and bladders . today , a wide range of packaging is used , with the most popular being 5 , 10 and 25gr . tins ( approximate weights ) .\nin terms of variations , snuff is now made in a number of flavours , although the range has recently been reduced .\nin addition , newer snuff flavours have been introduced such as dynamite , super cool ( formerly super menthol ) , sm 500 and bee cool ( formerly honey menthol ) .\nthe wilsons name is recognised for outstanding quality . from our base in sheffield , we continue to produce many of the world\u2019s most renowned snuffs .\nwe are an on - line shop and not able to accommodate visitors , unfortunately . we only supply to over 18s , if you are under 18 please leave this website . this site will only accept payment from eu issued credit and debit cards .\nthierry henry , dennis bergkamp and alex james : these three names always crop up when discussing the best attacking player in arsenal\u2019s history , but the outstanding player from the 1930s is our subject here .\nalex james was a mercurial talent who joined arsenal , just following cliff bastin , in early june 1929 for \u00a38 , 750 after negotiations with herbert chapman in glasgow which included an additional job at selfridges to get around the footballer\u2019s maximum wage . he made his debut in the opening game of the 1929 - 30 season on 31 august 1929 versus leeds united .\njames was a key figure in all the 1930s trophy winning arsenal sides except the final league title win as , by that time , he had retired from playing . consequently he won four championship medals in 1930 - 31 , 1932 - 33 , 1933 - 34 & 1934 - 35 , and two fa cup winners\u2019 medals in 1930 and 1936 .\nhe was arsenal captain from 1932 to 1937 , and in all played 261 matches scoring 27 goals for the gunners . george allison who took over as manager from chapman said of james :\n\u201che was , without doubt , the greatest natural born player i have ever seen\u201d .\nafter he retired he was invited to poland on more than one occasion and in the summer of 1939 took the role up to coach the elite players and coaches of their game in preparation for the scheduled 1940 olympics . he had been earmarked to take their team to those games and it was seen as the beginning of a fruitful coaching relationship .\narriving on 6 june 1939 he was greeted at warsaw airport by members of the polish fa who had arranged for loudspeakers to blare out \u201cthe lambeth walk\u201d in his honour . he was boarded at an apartment in the academy of physical training just outside warsaw and began a schedule of three two week training sessions . he also lectured in the evening and had a column in the \u2018sporting press of poland\u2019 paper where he could expound his views and were full of copious photos of him .\nwhile there he played in a couple of games and , owing to his lack of match fitness , suffered afterwards saying he felt as though he had \u201cbeen run through a mangle . \u201d he was very impressed with his charges\u2019 ball skills and ability to juggle , but not so much with their tactical nous , strength or stamina \u2013 so he worked on these elements .\n\u201ci was sorry to leave for i made some good friends , and i felt i had been reasonably successful in doing my bit for polish football . \u201d\nit was inscribed to help alex remember his polish friends and dated 28 july 1939 .\nhe left the country on 11 august 1939 , having to leave earlier than anticipated as the geo - political situation deteriorated . the polish fa wanted him to return on a regular basis but events were to stop this from ever happening .\ntwo weeks after he left the country poland beat hungary 4 - 2 in , in a friendly showing strength and stamina and bit of nous in coming back from 2 - 1 down . a few days later germany invaded poland leading to the second world war .\njames was called up into the royal artillery in an anti - aircraft unit in 1942 , and later that year was hospitalised at windsor after suffering from a fractured rib at a gun site in south england . he spent the rest of the war as gunner james in the ra maritime division . such was his fame and popularity in the country that his name was the password in a naval exercise in 1943 .\nafter the war he was brought back into the arsenal regime , as a coach to the juniors in 1949 , by manager tom whittaker . whittaker , the gunner\u2019s trainer and physio during the 1930s , had witnessed alex james\u2019 genius on the pitch as arsenal dominated the english game . he was in no doubt as to james\u2019 role in this ascendancy :\nhas kindly given us permission to reproduce the match reports on our blog . we will also be including additional material that didn\u2019t make the final edit of the magzine .\ndon\u2019t forget to subscribe to the blog ( top right ) . you know it makes sense .\nfor more information on this arsenal great , we would suggest the book : alex james life of a football legend by john harding .\nenter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\narthur jackson was appointed the first professional , soon to be replaced by willie dunn , who went on to great success in america .\nthe fact that by 1893 the first purpose built clubhouse in surrey was built , funded by the members , indicates that they must have been people of some substance . j hatchard - 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{"id": 54354, "summary": [{"text": "film farm india is a production house based in mumbai , india .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it produces indian soap opera 's for various channels like colors , zee tv.it is promoted and established by pintoo guha & rupali guha", "topic": 31}], "title": "film farm india", "paragraphs": ["directors of film farm india private limited are kalyan dulal guha , rupali guha kalyan , .\nfilm farm india pvt . ltd . bangalow no - 129 , s . v . p . nagar , mhada , 4 bangalows , andheri ( west ) , mumbai 400053 , india . - google my maps\nknow more about film farm india pvt ltd with information of turnover and no of employees . also get contact details of key executives with business email id .\ntake a look at the latest works of film farm india or contact them in mumbai directly . find on production paradise the best creative professionals and production services for commercial production , commercials / advertising directors , commercials / animation directors , commercials / comedy directors , feature film production , photo agents .\nfilm farm india private limited ' s annual general meeting ( agm ) was last held on 30 september 2016 and as per records from ministry of corporate affairs ( mca ) , its balance sheet was last filed on 31 march 2016 .\nfilm farm represents a panel of both international and indian directors from the advertising and feature film fraternities . all its directors are highly acclaimed and bring with them a range of talent and experience , giving the company a superior creative edge . film farm has also collaborated with companies in the uk , thailand , malaysia and south africa , working with local directors and capitalising on their expertise .\nthe company also provides line production support to international production companies and clients looking to shoot in india . with a team of professionals working full time film farm is able to provide logistical and technical support to ensure a smooth production . by working with some of the most accomplished technicians in the country and the world over , its commitment to providing quality - 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{"id": 54356, "summary": [{"text": "open world entertainment is a south korean independent record label and talent management company .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "it was founded in 2000 by jang seok-woo and its current roster of recording artists include kim horam , the boss and x-5 as well as actors ko joo-won and shin ji-soo .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "its records are distributed by loen entertainment and has a partnership with sony music entertainment japan . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "open world entertainment", "paragraphs": ["open world entertainment\u2019s ceo was charged for sexual assaulting several female trainees . photo : viet bao\nopen world entertainment ceo , jang suk woo , will be serving a six - year jail sentence for his past crimes .\non april 23 , mbc \u201c good day \u2013 entertainment plus \u201d gave a detailed report on the sexual harassment and assault case of open world entertainment \u2018s ceo . the show interviewed an anonymous ex - girl group trainee , who was one of many victims of sexual harassment at open world entertainment .\nthe ceo of open world entertainment has been prosecuted on charges for sexually assaulting his female trainees . the women / children criminal inv\u2026\nshinhwa ' s junjin has ultimately decided not to renew his contract with open world entertainment . his contract with the agency ended on may 24th\u2026\nin a world - first , the company will open a hologram entertainment centre , holoverse , at southport on the gold coast next month .\npolice confirm that open world ent . ' s ceo forced male idols to sexually harass trainees\nwe believe we will branch out and open other hologram centres around the world .\nshinhwa member jun jin is under agency open world entertainment , where the ceo is currently in a scandal . but the situation has nothing to do with\u2026\nwoollim entertainment , weekly idol , lovelyz , running man ( tv series ) , s . m . entertainment\nidol group the boss , housed under open world entertainment , has decided to cancel their new album release due to their ceo ' s recent scandal . th\u2026\nthe ceo of open world entertainment will not have a lawyer from a big law firm for his upcoming hearing at the supreme court . the ceo had been \u2026\nshinhwa ' s jun jin ' s contract with his current agency , open world entertainment , will to be expiring soon . representatives of jun jin revealed , \u2026\nperfect world entertainment is a leading publisher of online multiplayer games . founded in 2008 , perfect world entertainment has published over 20 popular titles including neverwinter , star trek online , and pwi . by specializing in constantly evolving online games , perfect world entertainment is one of the leading publishers in the gaming market .\nthe ceo of k - pop record label open world entertainment is sentenced to six years for sexually assaulting three aspiring stars , two that were signed to his label .\nopen world entertainment ceo , jang suk woo , will be serving a six - year jail sentence for his past crimes . after several hearings and appeals to get his\u2026\nboy group x - 5 , who made their debut in 2011 , is said to have ended their contracts with their agency , open world entertainment . a source close \u2026\n\u00a9 2018 perfect world , inc . all rights reserved . perfect world and its logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of perfect world , inc .\nmr . jang , was arrested on april 13 with the charge of sexually assaulting 11 trainees who were under his agency ,\nread an official statement from open world entertainment in 2012 .\nwhile the case of open world entertainment ' s ceo jang seokwoo is still continuing , more articles have been showing up adding more information about what happened and will possibly happen in the future .\none world entertainment are promoters of local and international music , theatre and sporting events throughout australia , new zealand and asia .\nthroughout the 2010 fifa world cup\u2122 , sony aims to deliver new 3d excitement to people around the world .\n\u00a9 2016 atlantic recording corporation & warner bros . entertainment inc . for the united states and wea international inc . & warner bros . entertainment inc . for the world outside of the united states .\n\u2117 2016 atlantic recording corporation & warner bros . entertainment inc . for the united states and wea international inc . & warner bros . entertainment inc . for the world outside of the united states .\nthe new warframe open world expansion includes a new open world landscape , populated with both familiar and never - 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( 12 items )\n2 jisun debuted in 2002 with loveholic under fluxus music . she transferred to woollim entertainment in 2007 .\nkerber is the first german to make the us open final since steffi graf beat monica seles here in 1996 and also the first from her country since graf to become world number one .\ndecember 3 , 2010 - foster city , calif . - perfect world entertainment inc . , a wholly owned us subsidiary of perfect world co . , ltd . ( nasdaq : pwrd ) , today announced that its upcoming mmo , legend of martial arts , which is currently in closed beta testing , will be launching into open beta on december 15 , 2010 . previously known as kung foo ! , perfect world entertainment took player feedback from the first closed beta and revamped the game with a complete graphic overhaul along with a plethora of new content and features .\ndiscover the promise and possibilities of the digital future at dell technologies world 2019 .\ntrwaj\u0105 przygotowania do przysz\u0142orocznego open ' era ! przed nami miesi\u0105ce og\u0142osze\u0144 artyst\u00f3w i oczekiwania na te cztery lipcowe dni .\nentertainment mogul simon cowell backed conservative david cameron for british prime minister in 2010 , the daily mail reported .\ntokyo , japan - during the 2010 fifa world cup\u2122 , sony corporation ( hereafter\nsony\n) will open a variety of pavilions in seven countries ( including south africa ) where visitors will be able to experience the\n3d world created by sony ,\nfeaturing vivid 3d images of football as well as entertainment content including music , movies and games from across the sony group .\nangelique kerber hailed an\nincredible\nday after she celebrated her ascent to the top of the world rankings by beating caroline wozniacki 6 - 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time grand slam finalist and end up world number one .\nopen road cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of open road actors includes any open road actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each open road actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of open road have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nwith open world entertainment ' s previous statement fresh in our minds , it was now officially revealed that the boy group members allegedly involved in the case were cleared of all charges and assumptions made against them . while it was earlier mentioned that one of the members had been involved in the harassment since his teenage years , no mention of this has been made since and charges have been dropped . a representative of open world entertainment mentioned on behalf of the members ,\nthey feel very intimidated because they say they haven ' t done anything wrong , but the investigators keep picking on trivial things , and the media has been paying explosive attention to it . they just hope everything can be settled quickly .\nstructural - functionalism was the dominant perspective of sociology between world war ii and the vietnam war .\nthere are many industries that will benefit where we can give them real - world experience .\nfor assistance with your walt disney world visit , please call ( 407 ) 939 - 5277 .\nin 2015 african media will reach even greater corners of the world , market researcher idc predicts .\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 .\nforsaken world launches , it is the first game to launch in the us & eu simultaneously .\nneverwinter launches for pc . the first game to be launched from cryptic studios under perfect world .\nfemale singers such as bessie smith emerged during this period of postwar equality and open sexuality , paving the way for future female artists .\nmanila , philippines - gab valenciano took to social media to open up on why he left the philippines and the local show business .\nhowever i guess it is already know that entertainment industries are shady as hell and people will do anything for fame and fortune .\nwith interactive attractions , an extensive range of retail outlets , and numerous dining options , this central zone promises hours of entertainment .\nno matter the day of the week or time of year , you\u2019ll never lack for nightlife at grand sierra resort and casino . in fact , our reno shows , concerts and entertainment are unrivaled , whether you\u2019re looking to dance ' til dawn , enjoy live music , or sing along at a concert with some of the biggest names in entertainment . we have your after - hours entertainment covered !\nthe queensland - based company has a team of 35 employees in australia and offices around the world .\nonce you leave the walt disney world website , different terms of use and privacy policy will apply .\nhome to many of the world ' s most celebrated classical recordings as well as iconic film soundtracks .\na hub of jazz , art and creation since its founding in leimert park in 1989 , the world stage is alive and in a new location . and this weekend , it hopes to reintroduce itself to the city with an open house and fundraiser .\nhowever , the defendant worked hard for the spread of hallyu and is a true businessman in the nation ' s entertainment industry .\ndiscover the hottest new events that mgm resorts has to offer ! our resorts are home to some of the best entertainment in the industry .\nmany hotels are within walking distance of ca world and there are new outdoor programs to complement your stay .\nwe\u2019ve put together a letter to help show the powers that be the business impact of enterprise world 2018 .\nmany coastal cities around the world are looking to their waterfronts to revitalise urban centres and encourage sustainable tourism .\nimax corporation is one of the world ' s leading entertainment technology companies , specializing in immersive motion picture technologies . the worldwide imax\u00ae theatre network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event hollywood films around the globe , with imax theatres delivering the world ' s best cinematic presentations using proprietary imax , imax\u00ae 3d , and imax dmr\u00ae technology .\nthe male ex - trainees revealed horrific sexual acts they were forced to perform , and the times they were raped by their entertainment\u2019s companies ceo .\nthe companies atrocities don\u2019t stop there , with the another ex - trainee revealing more and more shocking details into the runnings of their entertainment company .\nhong , grace danbi ( august 9 , 2013 ) .\nwoollim entertainment merges with sm c & c ; to become woollim label\n.\ngetty images is honored to have been chosen to distribute datg ' s photographic collection which features today ' s premier television entertainers ,\nsaid roxanne motamedi , vice president of entertainment , north america for getty images .\ngetty images is committed to providing the most comprehensive entertainment coverage to our customers around the world . we view datg ' s choice of getty images as its exclusive third - party distributor as a powerful endorsement of the progress we have made in building our entertainment business and we look forward to a long and successful relationship .\ngive your feedback to qut ' s commercial and property law research centre ' s queensland property law act review . submissions are open until 24 august 2018 .\ntickets are issued subject to conditions of entry established by malaysian open and the tournament shall be entitled to refuse admission to any ticket holder for any reason .\nopentext enterprise world 2018 is the world\u2019s largest information conference . over three days , you will gain inspiration from your colleagues , cultivate your network , learn to harness the value in your digital information and move your company forward .\nthe enterprise world conference gave me the insight into the various solutions opentext offers and the future of the company .\nto be in the final means a lot and to be number one in the world sounds amazing .\nhuawei\u2019s smartphones transformed the world of smartphone photography . now we reveal who is the best smartphone photographer in europe .\n\u201cthis is a historic moment in the music business , \u201d said irving azoff , chairman and ceo of azoff msg entertainment , who organised the letter .\nstarting today , perfect world entertainment will reward players for redeeming closed beta keys as well as referring their friends . for each key redeemed , a player will be entered into the raffle sweepstakes and one additional entry ( up to 2 ) for each friend who redeems a referral key for a chance to win 1 of 5 astro gaming a30 headsets ( msrp $ 129 . 95 ) as well as for the grand prize , 1 ibuypower chimera 2 desktop computer ( msrp $ 1 , 299 . 00 ) . for players who have already redeemed a closed beta key , they can enter by simply logging into legend of martial arts once open beta launches on december 15 , 2010 through to december 31 , 2010 . in addition , perfect world entertainment will be rewarding players with in - game items for open beta based on how many friends players refer .\nregion : songpa - gu seoul type : amusement parks / tourist resorts jamsil special tourist zone includes lotte world , lotte world tower , along with various amusement facilities , shopping malls , and historic sites in the nearby . . .\nthere is a range of free , paid , undercover and open car parks at crown , including over 3 , 000 free parking bays available across the resort .\npmk * bnc\u2019s president monica chun has co - authored \u201cthe art of branded entertainment , \u201d the first book ever written by a cannes lions jury , scheduled for release on june 14 . the book is an exploration of what makes compelling entertainment content from a diverse group of experts . \u201cthe art of branded entertainment\u201d also looks at how content has changed over the years and continues to evolve in the digital era , while highlighting the most effective ways to balance brand messaging and consumer engagement . a portion of the proceeds from sales of \u201cthe art of branded entertainment\u201d will benefit the 4a\u2019s foundation , which is . . .\nregion : songpa - gu seoul type : shops / malls 3f the market ( jeoja ) street of the lotte world folk museum is located on the third floor of the lotte world shopping mall . traditional restaurants are located . . .\nregion : songpa - gu seoul type : shops / malls\nlocated inside lotte world tower in songpa - gu , seoul , avenuel world tower branch of lotte department store is south korea\u2019s largest luxury shopping complex . co . . .\npenny hosking - potts graduated from qut and took on the world , moving to work as a teacher in singapore .\npmk\u2022bnc is the definitive leader in entertainment and culture . we drive and create the biggest moments and stories for our clients . through integrated communications and marketing strategies we deliver impactful business solutions for some of the world\u2019s most prominent consumer brands , represent a powerful roster of the most recognizable artists , creators and entertainment properties in the world , and we possess a unique and inherent understanding of the most important consumer conversations taking place across the globe . we employ a staff of more than 250 professionals across offices in los angeles , new york and london .\nyg entertainment and daesung reached a civil settlement with the family and the singer took a six month break from the spotlight to reflect on his \u2018reckless driving\u2019 .\nas if to add insult to injury , open world entertainment issued a statement of apology to the public for having caused disappointment , but noticeably absent from the apology\u2019s text was any mention of the victims or the abuse that they have suffered . the apology did , however , ask the press to refrain from making speculations on the involvement of any of the agency\u2019s artists , who have suffered from the wrongful accusations the media has hurled at them .\nshedding light on such a situation , on behalf of the open world entertainment\u2019s officials and agency artists , ceo jang suk woo\u2019s legal representatives request the withdrawal of articles , and will take legal action against media outlets that do not issue out correction apology articles as well as the rest of the media outlets that have been blindly following the false , exaggerated reports , and will also make sure that there will be no reports defaming agency artists . \u201d\njapanese actor kentaro sakaguchi has expressed his desire to work with bts . on the july 9 broadcast of mbc ' s ' section tv entertainment ' , kentaro sakagu\u2026\nperfect world entertainment inc . , a subsidiary of perfect world co . , ltd . ( nasdaq : pwrd ) , publishes free - to - play online games and provides online services in north america . the company primarily publishes online games based on the perfect world proprietary game engines and game development platforms . the company ' s releases include\nheroes of three kingdoms ,\nbattle of the immortals ,\nether saga online ,\njade dynasty\nand\nperfect world international ,\na free - to - play mmorpg which is currently played by millions of people worldwide ; and a single - player action - rpg\ntorchlight .\ndiscover the entertaining world of mgm resorts international . our event venues are designed to deliver the best possible entertainment experiences . we have some of the biggest names in comedy , music and sports every year on our stages . find out more about upcoming shows and events at your favorite destination .\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 malaysian open , kuala lumpur 2011 is an atp world tour 250 series event , and one of only five atp world tour tournaments in asia . now in our third year , the singles main - draw features a field of 28 players , whilst the doubles draw features 16 teams . there is also a qualifying tournament played during the first weekend , where 32 players complete for four spots in the main draw . the tournament features world - class atp players ( in 2010 five of the world\u2019s top eleven participated ) competing for usd 947 , 750 in prize money and valuable atp ranking points . local players are given the chance to participate through a number of wild cards .\nunique lists featuring pop culture , entertainment and crazy facts . covering the hottest movie and tv topics that fans want . the most lol - worthy things the internet has to offer . a fresh take on sports : the biggest news and most entertaining lists . the only place to satisfy all of your guilty pleasures . the go - to source for comic book and superhero movie fans . pregnancy and parenting news , given to you in a way nobody else has . the most entertaining quiz site in the world . the world ' s most entertaining car website a one - stop shop for all things video games . website for moms seeking advice , community , and entertainment . simply the world\u2019s most interesting travel site .\nregion : songpa - gu seoul type : tourist hotel jam sil tourist hotel is located in jamsil , seoul near the city air bus terminal , coex ( world trade center in seoul ) , jamsil olympic stadium , lotte world , and o . . .\nthe highlights of enterprise world include receiving the opentext elite award and the elite breakfast with muhi majzoub and his r & d leaders .\nbinge - watch , browse and share the best moments from dell technologies world 2018 . watch select sessions , panel discussions and interviews .\nwith the ambitious goal of an open world driving game running at a smooth 60 fps , driver : san francisco presented tough challenges for every member of the team . from an art direction perspective , we\u2019ll explore some of the solutions and compromises in reaching the goal of 60 fps while still maintaining a strong visual direction .\nsony ' s 3d experience pavilion at the nelson mandela square will open to the public starting wednesday , june 9 . visitors can expect to see for the first time in 3d music videos from shakira and south african group freshlyground , the 2010 fifa world cup\u2122 official song\nwaka waka ( this time for africa ) ,\nand misia ' s\nmaware maware ,\n( only artist chosen from japan and asia for the official 2010 fifa world cup\u2122 album\nlisten up\n) . also at the nelson mandela square , sony will offer an array of additional live 3d entertainment , including performances by south african music artists featured on the\nhello afrika\nalbum from sony music entertainment , such as lira , freshlyground , vusi mahlasela and many more . additional surprise performances by leading international and south african artists are planned .\nafter 17 years , shinhwa have gained the rights to their group\u2019s name . shinhwa was a trademarked name that was owned by sm entertainment , and the trouble started in 2003 after \u2026\ntriple h released full group teaser images for ' retro futurism ' . the cube entertainment co - ed unit with the members hyuna , e ' dawn , and hui are getting \u2026\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 .\nthe 3d video featuring the official song of the 2010 fifa world cup\u2122 by shakira feat . freshlyground will debut on june 9 in south africa\n\u00a9 milwaukee world festival , inc . \u2022 639 e . summerfest place \u2022 milwaukee , wisconsin 53202 usa \u2022 414 - 273 - 2680 urltoken\nexhibition sales will be opening exclusively to bapla members on october 14th , with sales to non - bapla members launching in november . visiting the show is free and registration will open in january 2010 .\nopposition to industrialization in the south following world war i was a popular theme among southern renaissance writers , who became known as \u201csouthern agrarians . \u201d\nthis month not only saw the first african qualification for africa ' s first fifa world cup , but the first of what will be hundreds of multilingual articles , photographs and audio recordings made available for publication through an ambitious program to help the rest of the world see through african eyes .\nat these\nsony 3d experience\npavilions , visitors will also be able to watch - for the first time in 3d - highlights of the 25 matches filmed during the 2010 fifa world cup\u2122 ( promotional trailer of the official fifa film in 3d on blu - ray disc to be produced and distributed by sony pictures home entertainment ) .\ndirections [ subway ] jamsil station ( seoul subway line 2 , 8 ) , exit 4 . - lotte world is directly connected to the station .\nenterprise world was bigger and better than ever . it ' s an exciting time to be driving digital transformation with opentext products , partners and services .\ndarren throop has been a director of the company since june 2015 . mr . throop has been president and ceo of entertainment one ltd . , a leading international entertainment company that specializes in the acquisition , production and distribution of film and television content , since july 2003 . from 1999 to 2003 , mr . throop was chief executive officer , records on wheels group partner . previously , mr . throop was the owner of urban sound exchange between 1991 and 1999 . mr . throop has over 20 years of executive management experience in the entertainment industry . mr . throop serves on the board of directors of the entertainment one ltd . he is a member of the international academy of television arts and sciences . mr . throop is a member of the company\u2019s compensation committee . mr . throop\u2019s experience in the growth of an entrepreneurial and international entertainment company which is engaged in film distribution , television and music production , programming , merchandising and licensing further strengthens the board\u2019s expertise in these areas .\nwe have been reporting about exo - m\u2019s kris\u2019s lawsuit against sm entertainment all week and we thought we should revisit some of the biggest scandals and controversies that have hit k - pop over the years .\nthe opentext elite booth at enterprise world was a friendly spot for meeting and networking with other elite members , and for sharing experiences from our opentext journey .\ni came into this tournament ranked 74 in the world and probably people ruled me out but it ' s nice to prove people wrong once again .\nas most of our readers have probably heard , open world entertainment\u2019s ceo , jang seok - woo , was arrested last week on suspicion not only of sexually abusing female trainees , but of coercing male idols signed to his agency to do so as well . on april 12 , the kangnam police station in seoul released a statement saying that jang , who had initially denied all charges levied against him , had admitted to a portion of them being true ( though exactly which charges he admitted to was unspecified ) ; three days later , another statement was released confirming the worst :\nthe open letter arrives as house judiciary committee chairman bob goodlatte ( r - va . ) is slated to soon announce a framework for us copyright reform legislation following three years of hearings and consultation with various interested parties .\nexactly two months ago , they released a great new album . and over 7 months ago , they interrupted their holidays to perform as a replacement , especially for you . always exceptional for us - welcome to open\u2019er !\nlate 2013 , urltoken released nude photos of ailee to the general public . her agency , ymc entertainment was quick to release a statement in her support and said that the photos were taken before her debut .\ngreg foster joined the company in march 2001 as president , filmed entertainment and was appointed ceo , imax entertainment and senior executive vice president , imax corporation in july 2013 . previous to that , mr . foster held the position of chairman and president , filmed entertainment from september 2004 to january 2013 . in january 2013 , mr . foster\u2019s title changed to chairman and president , imax entertainment as a result of a change in the title of the filmed entertainment department . prior to joining the company in 2001 , mr . foster was executive vice president of production at mgm / ua . prior to that , he held other senior positions , including senior vice president of motion picture marketing research during his 15 years at mgm / ua . in 1999 , mr . foster founded umogul , a financial services company and held the position of chairman , co - founder and president . he is a member of the board of directors of imax china holding , inc . mr . foster is a member of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences .\nart deco : an eclectic artistic and design style that began in paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s and into the world war ii era .\nmovies and television shows are a great source of entertainment for us . there are all kinds of things to watch from drama to romance to action or adventure . if someone can think of it there has been a\nted is a nonpartisan nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas , usually in the form of short , powerful talks . ted began in 1984 as a conference where technology , entertainment and design converged , and today covers almost all topics \u2014 from science to business to global issues \u2014 in more than 110 languages . meanwhile , independently run tedx events help share ideas in communities around the world .\nthe pavilions will vary in size , with the premier location being nelson mandela square in sandton , johannesburg . pavilions will also be located at three 2010 fifa world cup\u2122 stadiums including soccer city , durban , and cape town , as well as at the\ninternational fifa fan fest\u2122 ( ifff )\npublic viewing events in six cities ( berlin , mexico city , paris , rio de janeiro , rome , and sydney ) . pavilions at the ifff events will open during the 2010 fifa world cup\u2122 starting from the first match on june 11 through july 11 .\nwalt disney : in 1928 , walt disney gave the world \u201csteamboat willie , \u201d aka mickey mouse , followed by numerous other cartoon characters who have become instantly recognizable .\nwhatever you want to study , our range of courses will give you the hands - on learning , industry connections and real - world perspective you\u2019ll need to succeed .\nwe ' re extremely excited to see such positive feedback for legend of martial arts and receive confirmation that the game ' s new direction of development is in line with our community ' s feedback ,\nsaid jonathan belliss , director of marketing for perfect world entertainment , inc .\nit has been rewarding to see a great reception from players both old and new alike .\nthe sexual objectification of women ( and increasingly men ) in the south korean entertainment industry \u2014 or really , in just about any entertainment industry \u2014 is certainly nothing new or even shocking . k - pop fans in particular have sadly been largely desensitized to issues involving the inappropriate sexualization of the female form , and the pervasive influence of so - called \u201cuncle fans\u201d in driving the market for girl groups is hardly shocking and indeed even expected .\non march 21 , 2016 sm c & c ( sm culture & contents co . , ltd . ) announced that it decided to separate its video content business from its music content business . sm c & c will establish woollim entertainment ( woollim entertainment co . , ltd ) to handle its music content business , with sm c & c owning all stocks of the company . the partition came into effect on june 8 , 2016 .\nher rise began in january with a maiden major triumph at the australian open , where she had to defend match point against japan ' s misaki doi in the first round , and could now end with another success in flushing meadows .\nthe beloved story of aladdin comes to thrilling theatrical life in disney\u2019s bold new musical comedy . discover a whole new world in a whole new way . from 19 july 2018\nmichael tiemann came into the music industry with an unlikely backstory : in 1989 , with $ 6 , 000 and no business experience , he cofounded cygnus solutions , the first company to provide commercial support for free , open - source software .\nthe entertainment industry in the philippines made me feel like one of the most worthless artists in the history of artists , and i ' m sure many more can empathize but can ' t speak out ,\nhe said .\n( s . m . c & c ) to create an independent label\nwoollim label\n, whose music will be different from sm entertainment ' s sounds with their own color of music and an eclectic lineup of artists .\nis your destination for entertainment and nightlife throughout the year including concerts , festivals , parties , family events , watch parties and more . check out all the great things we have to offer and hopefully we will see you soon !\nnot nearly enough for what he did to his victims , but korea is hardly the only place in the world that is lax on criminals who sexually assault and rape others .\ndwight trible , executive director of the world stage in leimert park , performs at the angel city jazz festival in 2011 . ( brian van der brug / los angeles times )\nduring the global financial crisis many of the game companies around the world closed down , but that was the time i was forming my company ,\nmr dell said .\npeter sagan is a triple world champion and the most charismatic rider in professional road cycling . he is now the leader of the 2018 tour de france , writes rob arnold .\nqut researchers have developed a new way for robots to see the world from a more human perspective , which has the potential to improve how technology , such as driverless cars .\nlearn more about what makes us a university for the real world . read about our goals for future growth , achievements and success , and the organisational structures that support us .\nsee in the new year 2019 , twice , with the most glamorous travel trip in the world . but book quickly as they only have space for 30 people . . .\n\u00a9 milwaukee world festival , inc . \u2022 639 e . summerfest place \u2022 milwaukee , wisconsin 53202 usa \u2022 414 - 273 - 2680 \u2022 contact us \u2022 privacy policy \u2022 disclaimer\nlandscapes ( open zones ) :\nuntil now , warframe missions have taken place in relatively closed environments . with the plains of the eidolon expansion , players will set foot in a vast natural landscape free to explore on their own terms .\ntickets shall not be resold and shall not be purchased or obtained from or through any person , commercial agent , company or otherwise than directly by malaysian open authorized agent - ticketpro malaysia sdn bhd . any tickets advertised for sale will be void .\nthis service may include material from agence france - presse ( afp ) , aptn , reuters , aap , cnn and the bbc world service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced .\ngerman expressionism began before world war i and exerted a strong influence on artists who followed throughout the 1920s . initially focused on poetry and painting , expressionism typically presented the world from a solely subjective perspective , radically distorting it for an emotional effect that evokes moods or ideas rather than physical reality . many artists , however , began to oppose expressionist tendencies as the decade advanced .\nwe all love a great show or a great movie . memories from a classic scene can last a lifetime . on the other hand , memories from a bad scene can last just as long . in the world of entertainment , there are some really good actors and actresses . we get spoiled with the great performances and come to expect them all of the time . that\u2019s why it\u2019s so noticeable when someone doesn\u2019t fall into that category .\ncould you bring yourself to support england ? are the french or belgians more your cup of tea ? we want to know who your pick is to take out the 2018 world cup title .\nmore than 100 journalists from 34 countries have been selected to participate in the twenty ten program , a collaboration between the world press photo foundation , freevoice , africa media online , and lokaalmondiaal .\n\u201c this is a problem dealing with jun jin\u2019s agency ceo . open world entertainment has no relations to shinhwa . this does not at all affect jun jin , and shinhwa will not run into any problems because of it \u2026 . we\u2019re extremely upset that jun jin\u2019s name was included in the articles like he was somehow linked to the situation . if any questioning is required in the future , we will sincerely agree to it \u2026 shinhwa has gotten back together for the first time in 4 years \u2026 the members are more determined this time around than they ever have been . they are baffled at the unexpected news , but they will not be shaken whatsoever . they will work hard as always for their fans . \u201d\nchoosing to plan a trip to las vegas will be the easy choice . picking which show you want to take in will be a more difficult decision . every month , mgm resorts hosts a new , exciting concert or show in one of our resort destinations . las vegas is famous for entertainment and the best in entertainment is at mgm resorts . t - mobile arena , the park theater , mgm grand garden arena and mandalay bay events center and six cirque du soleil shows will surely offer something for everyone .\nfpo : by clicking\ncontinue\nyou will be leaving walt disney world and will be redirected to hong kong website to purchase hong kong disneyland park tickets from hong kong international theme parks limited .\nserena williams ' shock defeat less than 40 minutes before kerber ' s match in arthur ashe stadium sealed the german ' s place as world number one when the latest rankings are published on monday .\npliskova may not have 22 grand slam titles behind her , in fact she had previously never been past the third round of a major tournament , but the world number 11 remains a dangerous prospect .\nkorean media dispatch came forward and released a transcript of a phone conversation it had with ailee\u2019s ex - boyfriend . it then released a full audio recording and allkpop\u2019s daniel lee confirmed on sbs\u2019s one night of tv entertainment that it was his voice in the recording .\nregion : songpa - gu seoul type : museums lotte world folk museum shows the complete history of korea from the paleolithic age to the korean independence in a creative and friendly manner . of particular . . .\nthe eclectic style emerged from the years between world war i and world war ii , often referred to as the interwar period , and combined traditional craft motifs with machine age imagery and materials and an embrace of technology . visually it is characterized by rich colors , lavish ornamentation , and geometric shapes . artists employing the art deco style often drew inspiration from nature and initially favored curved lines , though rectilinear designs became increasingly popular .\nfor wozniacki , this was a disappointing end to a superb fortnight , in which the world number 74 showed glimpses of the form that once saw her placed at the top of the rankings in 2010 and 2011 .\n\u201cwhen he got drunk , his hands were always the problem . he\u2019d sometimes grope the bodies of female employees . \u201d another who requested to remain anonymous added , \u201cthe entertainment industry is already well aware of his atrocities . he\u2019s one of the worst customers you want when drunk . \u201d\nregion : songpa - gu seoul type : discount shops lotte mart jamsil branch ( formerly named world branch ) is a discount store complex offering fresh groceries , high - quality living essentials , and popular fashion . . .\ni went down the street to the 24 - hour grocery . when i got there , the guy was locking the front door . i said , ' hey , the sign says you ' re open 24 hours . ' he said , ' yes , but not in a row . '\nfor african americans , world war i highlighted the widening gap between u . s . rhetoric regarding , \u201cthe war to make the world safe for democracy , \u201d and the reality of disenfranchised and exploited black farmers in the south and the poor and alienated residents of northern slums . in france , black soldiers experienced the kind of freedom they had never known in the united states , but returned to find that discrimination against blacks was just as active as it had been before the war . many african - american soldiers who fought in segregated units during world war i , like the harlem hellfighters , came home to a nation whose citizens often did not respect their accomplishments .\nthe most significant limitations of symbolic interactionism relate to its primary contribution : it focuses on the ongoing construction and contestation of meanings in society ( e . g . , norms , rules , cultures , and interpersonal experiences ) , which can only be grasped via examination of small groups or individual beings . as a result , symbolic interactionism typically focuses on\nhow\nthings are done ( e . g . , the ways people accomplish things that can be observed in real time and in the natural world ) rather than\nwhy\nthings are done ( e . g . , hypotheses that can only be examined within mathematical and / or experimental settings disconnected from the natural world ) . as a result , symbolic interaction is more adequately suited to explaining how the world is , but is unable to demonstrate and document predictions about how the world might differ , if circumstances were hypothetically altered .\neveryone said it was silly ,\nhe remembers ,\nbecause while obviously the open - source software was better than the proprietary , nobody would pay money for free software . but i believed that if everyone saw it was better , they would value it , and i would have no competition .\nindeed , the room is optimized for acoustic instruments , a request tiemann made of lachot early in the process . thanks to tiemann ' s enthusiasm , word of the studio spread early , so another well - funded startup , zenph sound innovations , approached the studio with a project long before it was open .\nthe surfacing of flappers\u2014women noted for their flamboyant style of dress , progressive attitudes , and modernized morals\u2014began to captivate society during the jazz age . this coincided with a period in american society during which many more opportunities became available for women , in their social lives and especially in the entertainment industry .\nrysy match hypnotic beats with idm , breaking the sonar experiment with a catchy tune . results : a\nnarrative , conceptual project\nthat you can dance to . rysy are joint forces of wojtek urba\u0144ski and \u0142ukasz stachurko ( sonar soul ) with guest vocals from fellow open\u2019er artist justyna \u015bwi\u0119s ( the dumplings ) .\nwe\u2019re on a quest : bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiences , ever . hard work , iteration and polish go into the blizzard \u201csecret recipe , \u201d but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision . if that sounds like you , join us ."]}
{"id": 54357, "summary": [{"text": "gioia sails is a custom canvas company the sells canvas and upholstery products for boats .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it was established 1966 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the company opened a second location in flagler county , florida in 2013 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the company produces silverton motor yacht 's interior and exterior upholstery and also sea ray as a client .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "it makes coaming pads , bedding , enclosures , canvas , and upholstery products .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "it sells wholesale and retail .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the company is owned by don gioia . ", "topic": 23}], "title": "gioia sails", "paragraphs": ["home > new jersey > lakewood > boat covers > gioia sails , inc .\nhad gioia sails do all my exterior cushions , bimini top and moring cover . met all my expectatio\ngioia sails , a lakewood , n . j . - based manufacturer of canvas sailing products , is moving its florida operations to palm coast .\nthe relocation was announced at a meeting of the economic opportunity advisory council . gioia sails , which is headquartered in lakewood , n . j . , purchased a facility at 5 hargrove grade in palm coast . gioia sails manufactures canvas sailing products and works closely with another flagler county employer , sea ray boats .\nthe company will bring about 30 employees to the new facility and wants to hire 10 more . gioia sails south vice president pat moynihan said the company has plans to expand .\ngioia sails southern division is relocating its florida operation to flagler county , bringing 30 employees to the area and hiring eight to 10 more within the next year , officials announced wednesday .\ngioia sails south llc provides boat and yacht canvas , interior , furniture and enclosures for manufacturers as well as owners of any type of marine vessels . gioia sails has decades of experience manufacturing marine components for yacht makers like searay , regal , and the luhrs marine group . the plan for the flagler county facility includes expanding its operation to produce awnings and provide re - upholstering services .\ngioia sails south llc provides a full menu of boat and yacht canvas , interior , furniture and enclosure solutions for oem manufacturers as well as owners of any type of marine vessels . decades of experience manufacturing marine components for yacht makers like searay , regal , and the luhrs marine group brands has proven gioia sails south llc to be the # 1 yacht and boat outfitter in the southern united states !\nthe company is not receiving any state or local incentives , said helga van eckert , executive director of the flagler county department of economic opportunity . but the county will be working with gioia sails to help the company grow .\nwe contacted no fewer than seven canvas shops and chose gioia sails hands down . we met with don the owner who consulted with us as far as material and colors and gave us a tour of their fabulous two story facility ! gioia sails has silverton patterns ready for their machines . they did all of silverton ' s upholstery and canvas until 2009 when silverton starting doing it themselves apparently . don or his daughter dawn and the people to see for silverton upholstery . our windshield cover was less than half of what others quoted . we are having gioia sails do our new flybridge cover due to their excellent service and quality and their legendary knowledge of silverton ( they do all makes however )\ngioia sails will be renovating its new facility , a process that is already in the works , said helga van eckert , director of flagler county\u2019s economic opportunity department . the company will get its permits from the city of palm coast today and expects its doors to be open in four weeks , van eckert said .\ne went through hurricane sandy with its gioia top in place . when the sun came up the top was still there ! don , dawn , paul are all good people . they know silverton .\nwe bought a complete enclosure from them . we put up the bimini top then tried the rest of the enclosure it wouldn ' t fit . tried several times according to gioia to no avail . they said they would come\nowner don gioia said the company was founded 46 years ago and is moving its southern division to flagler county to be closer to one of its major customers , sea ray boats , according to the daytona beach news - journal .\n\u201cwe are happy to be locating in flagler county , \u201d don gioia said . \u201cwe had a very productive interaction with the county department of economic opportunity , the bunnell economic development and the city of palm coast building department .\ni have used gioia for my boat . best investment i ever made . they custom made my full camper canvas and my mooring cover about 10 years ago . i have to say the quality and workmanship was perfect from day one . perfect fit and now 10 years later the canvas ' s are still in excellent condition . i have only had to restitch a piece last year for the first time but they are still looking excellent .\nabsolutely the worst business experience . we run a 5 star charter service out of ac and i explained to paul that if i placed an order with gioia for cockpit flooring that i would absolutely need them done with\nno later than a 5 week turnaround\nfor which he insisted they would be completed and installed by our timeline . after week 6 i called to speak with paul for a new timeline and was told he would return my call . . . , , , needless to say multiple phone calls and emails were not returned and by the time we got paul on the phone ( 5 weeks later ) we already had to cancel on two charters ( $ 1200 ) . paul gave a halfazz apology and offered to throw in our swim platform carpet for compensation . well we finally received our cockpit flooring after week 10 and guess what ? paul had no recollection of the verbal agreement for the small swim platform . i ' ve never left a review before in my life but this whole ordeal was ridiculous and i ' d hate to see someone else get suckered . i also have been hearing other horror stories around the docks so it ' s not a one off situation obviously . do as you wish but you ' ve been warned . capt mike\n\u201cwe were in st . augustine and needed to come closer , \u201d he told members of the county & apos ; s economic opportunity advisory council at its monthly meeting wednesday morning , the newspaper reported . \u201cwe & apos ; re very happy we & apos ; re here . \u201d\nthe company purchased a building in palm coast and began renovating the facility on april 24 . work is expected to be completed in a month .\n\u201cour five - year plan for the company is to expand our boating industry services and customer base throughout florida as well as gain a stronger presence in customization and reupholstering throughout the country , \u201d moynihan told the paper .\nbrunswick establishes power products integrated services to ensure that parts and systems work well together .\ntwo groups of more than 60 employees from correct craft traveled to montego bay , jamaica , on service trips between june 29 and july 8 .\nthe trade group met with congressional offices and the army corps of engineers last week .\nthe 98 - foot energy observer can transfer hydrogen directly from ocean water to power the yacht .\n\u00a9 2018 cruz bay publishing , inc . an active interest media company . all rights reserved .\n\u201cthis is one of the initiatives that our office has been working diligently to develop ,\nsaid barbara revels , flagler county commissioner , in a statement .\n( this uses ) the clustering technique , whereby new businesses relocate to the area to support existing businesses and vice versa . additionally , the expansion of sea ray is good news for our newest manufacturer . \u201d\nvan eckert said the company is a perfect match for flagler county . palm coast mayor jon netts also expressed enthusiasm for the change .\nthe announcement marks the fourth manufacturing firm to come to flagler county since it created its economic opportunity department last year . designs for health , the first of those , is a health supplement company that now has 17 employees .\nwp rawl , a vegetable growing , shipping and processing company , is currently constructing a 34 , 000 suqare foot facility in west flagler county . coastal cloud llc . , an internet technology company opened its doors in february .\n\u201cwe are proud of the progress we have been able to make in economic development in flagler county in the past year , \u201d county administrator craig coffey said . \u201cflagler county is being recognized as open for business and that will help hold down the tax rate for our residents . \u201d\nbrowse a digital collection of our other publications and special sections such as arts & culture , business observer , holiday gift guide and more .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwhile we are well known for our oem quality enclosures , we also have decades of experience in custom interiors . whether its reupholstery , new seating , carpeting , or sheets and linens , you can be assured of a quality result with the finest materials .\nfor more information on oem or custom canvas , enclosures , or interior / exterior upholstery , please fill out our quote form .\n1951 rutgers university blvd ( 2 , 561 . 00 mi ) lakewood , new jersey 08701\nns and then some . better than the factory . thank you don sr . for your at\nup and fix it ! ! when they came 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{"id": 54359, "summary": [{"text": "fast food advertising promotes fast food products and utilizes numerous aspects to reach out to the public .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "along with automobiles , insurance , retail outlets , and consumer electronics , fast food is among the most heavily advertised sectors of the united states economy ; spending over 4.6 billion dollars on advertising in 2012 .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "a 2013 ad age compilation of the 25 largest u.s. advertisers ranked mcdonald 's as the fourth-largest advertiser ( spending us$ 957,000,000 on measurable advertisements in 2012 ) and subway as the nineteenth largest ( us$ 516,000,000 ) . ", "topic": 21}], "title": "fast food advertising", "paragraphs": ["the fast food chain has been criticised for what its critics say is a cynical move to addict children to fast food .\ntelevision nonprogram content time was assessed across 6 mutually exclusive categories that included food products , non - fast food restaurants , fast food restaurants , other products , public service announcements , and tv promotions . food advertising was assessed according to 7 food categories - - cereal , snacks , sweets , beverages , fast food restaurants , non - fast food restaurants , and other food products - - and then examined across more detailed categories .\nsocial networking sites can have a major impact on children\u2019s perception of fast food .\nrestaurant brands ' kfc is not the only fast food franchise to sponsor sports .\nhere are six ways to make good choices in the face of fast food ads .\nhealth campaigners have warned that fast food giants are increasingly turning to the internet to circumvent moves designed to curb advertising aimed at children .\ncraypo l , purcell a , samuels se , agron p , bell e , takada e . fast food sales on high school campuses : results from the 2000 california high school fast food survey .\na mcdonald ' s spokeswoman says the fast - food chain supported sports clubs in a responsible manner .\nthe proportion of children with any recall of food after seeing fast - food television advertising , by company ( mcdonalds , burger king ) and ad type ( children\u2019s , adult ) .\nfast food marketing via social media and mobile devices \u2014 media that are popular with teens \u2014 grew exponentially .\nalcohol , tobacco , and fast - food industry sponsorship of sport sends the wrong message to the population .\nthe industry does have a voluntary children ' s food and beverage advertising initiative .\nthe study uncovers that when advertising for some fast food companies , marketers target programs with a greater spike in black viewership to expose consumers to their product .\nthe organisers of the olympic games have been criticised for accepting sponsorship from fast food giants and fizzy drinks manufacturers .\ne all know that sex sells , and fast food advertising is littered with subtle and not so subtle allusions to beef and buns . in 2009 , a singaporean\nin conclusion , this study assessed what children recalled after seeing mcdonald\u2019s and burger king television advertising for fast food . children were less likely to recall food after viewing children\u2019s compared to adult fast food television ads , and few children recalled the healthy foods that both companies purported to be advertising in their children\u2019s ads . instead , they commonly recalled a premium or a movie character tie - in . self - regulation of children\u2019s fast food advertising aims to achieve a de - emphasis on premiums and to communicate healthy menu choices . the results of the present study raise concerns about self - regulation of children\u2019s fast food advertising , along with the need to move toward pattern or practice assessments in the evaluation of all commercial advertising aimed at children .\nin the united states , the fast food companies mcdonald\u2019s and burger king participate in marketing self - regulation programs that aim to limit emphasis on premiums and promote emphasis of healthy food choices . we determine what children recall from fast food television advertisements aired by these companies .\nfood and beverage advertising targeted at children influences their product preferences , requests and diet .\nadvertising expenditures for us food products were $ 7 . 3 billion in 1999 . [\nmorton h . the television advertising of food to children : a south australian study .\nthe effects of fast food on the body [ infographic ] , pietrangelo a and carey e , healthline ( 2 november 2015 ) . fast foods often contain too many calories and too little nutrition .\nquestionable nutritional standards aside , fast food firms have a history of producing outlandish , eyebrow - raising advertising . here are 11 more of the weirdest and most controversial campaigns .\nthe proportion of children with any recall of 1 ) a premium / tie - in , 2 ) any food , or 3 ) healthy food after seeing fast - food television advertising targeted to children , by company ( mcdonalds , burger king ) .\ntwo years after making its first ever loss , the world ' s biggest fast food company is back in the black .\nwhile the american love affair with fast food is in some ways subsiding\u2014as seen by fast food giants like mcdonald ' s , that are struggling to attract customers\u2014some people are still hooked . a gallup poll from last year found that some 16 percent of people in the country eat fast food several times a week , while nearly a third still eat it once a week .\nwe welcome ofcom ' s decision to restrict advertising junk food to under - 16s .\ngamble m , cotunga n . a quarter century of tv food advertising targeted at children .\na spoonful of sugar . television food advertising aimed at children : an international comparative study .\namerican kids see , on average , three to five ads for fast food per day . and about 50 percent of all ads directed at children are for food .\neating fast food has pretty much become routine for many families , the researchers found . one - third of children and teens reported consuming fast food at least once a week , and 16 % to 17 % of adolescents\u2019 caloric intake came from fast food restaurants . on an average visit to a fast - food restaurant , teens ordered 800 to 1 , 100 calories in a single meal ( 30 % of which came from saturated fat or sugar ) \u2014 that\u2019s half of their recommended daily caloric intake .\nit ' s all very well banning advertising of the food to kids , but kids are still going to be eating the food because there ' s point - of - sales advertising and there ' s the pressure that ' s put on the parents to go out and get a fast food burger .\nit ' s hard to blame people for craving fast food when they are inundated with advertising from such a young age . but what\u2019s disturbing is just how far fast food companies will go to target kids from groups already more likely to suffer from obesity \u2013 including the poor , rural americans and black americans .\nfood industry advertising that targets children and youth has been linked to the increase of childhood obesity .\nparents can do their part to minimise the impact of junk food advertising and encourage healthy eating .\nadvertisements for unhealthy food products are everywhere and children and teens continue to be a main target audience . television is still where you will find the most fast food advertising ; however there has been a rise in advertising through mobile devices and social media , which are popular with young people . more fast food advertisements than ever before are appearing on facebook , youtube , twitter , and kids\u2019 websites . there are even fast food mobile apps available that offer special deals and games , called \u201cadvergame\u201d which prominently features the company\u2019s products and reinforces the brand .\nthe full report , tools for consumers and researchers , and more information about the potential impact of food advertising on childhood obesity are available online at the fast food facts website . follow the rudd center on twitter at @ uconnruddcenter .\na team of public health researchers from yale university\u2019s rudd center for food policy & obesity spent more than a year compiling data on 12 of the nation\u2019s big fast - food restaurants , and what they found surprised even them : despite industry efforts to reduce marketing aimed at children , fast - food advertising geared toward 2 - to - 18 - year - olds increased .\nthe purpose of this article is to examine the food advertising and marketing channels used to target us children and adolescents , the impact of food advertising on eating behavior of youth , and current regulation and policies . the emphasis of this article is on food advertising and marketing practices in the united states .\nthe study also uncovers that in addition to more fast food advertising , two thirds of the food ads exposed to minority children included\npromot [ ing ] products that are high in sugar , saturated fat and / or sodium .\n\u201cwith a lifetime customer worth an estimated $ 100 , 000 to a retailer , fast food companies have taken to force - feeding junk food advertising to kids through mobile phone applications and social platforms such as youtube , \u201d said godfrey .\nthe end goal of fast - food marketing is to improve brand affinity starting at an early age , the researchers found . in fact , much of the chains\u2019 advertising was targeted at parents \u2014 the thinking is that the more exposure mom and dad have , the more routine fast food dining would seem . it helps also that the current generation of new parents is the first to have grown up with exposure to fast - food advertising themselves . these parents already have a built - in childhood connection to companies like mcdonald\u2019s .\nthe latest report by yale rudd center found that the fast food industry has increased its spending on advertisements , up 8 % from 2009 , to $ 4 . 6 billion a year to advertise mostly unhealthy products . every day on television , preschoolers view , on average , 2 . 8 ads , children view 3 . 2 ads , and teens view 4 . 8 ads for fast food . the problem is that advertising is effective , with research showing that children exposed to fast food advertising are more likely to consume fast food and have increased weight . advertisements targeting children encourages consumption of nutritionally poor items and contribute to poor diet and obesity among young people .\na 9pm watershed should be introduced immediately which includes a ban on junk food brand advertising .\none in four australian children is overweight or obese . is junk food advertising part of the problem ?\nto examine exposure to food advertising on television ( tv ) among children aged 2 through 11 years .\ncitation : bernhardt am , wilking c , gilbert - diamond d , emond ja , sargent jd ( 2015 ) children\u2019s recall of fast food television advertising\u2014testing the adequacy of food marketing regulation . plos one 10 ( 3 ) : e0119300 . urltoken\nthere is also a growing trend of fast food vendors in schools . about 20 % of us high schools offer brand - name fast foods , such as pizza hut , taco bell , or subway . [ 47 ] the results from the 2000 california high school fast food survey conducted in 171 us school districts with 345 public high schools found that 24 % of districts with a fast food or beverage contract gave exclusive advertising promotion rights to that company , including placement of the company ' s name and logo on school equipment and facilities . [ 49 ] only 13 % of the districts did not allow advertising on campus .\nthe king of fast - food . the biggest japanese video game company . nintendo and mcdonald ' s have been in cahoots for years .\nmcdonald ' s fan and conservative mp boris johnson is not taken by the idea of being told by the fast food giant to exercise .\nthe report also found that african american kids and teens are exposed to at least 50 % more fast food ads than their white counterparts .\nanother fast food brand , mcdonald ' s , is also closely linked to sport in new zealand , supporting junior football and the olympics .\nwhy we chose this publication : while previous studies have examined the association between childhood obesity and television viewing , this study provides evidence that a ban solely on television fast - food restaurant advertising may effectively reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children . these researchers suggest that the elimination of the tax deductibility of television fast - food restaurant advertising may serve as another policy option worthy of further exploration .\nwhat researchers found : overall , exposure to fast - food restaurant advertising increases the likelihood of children and adolescents being overweight . banning fast - food and restaurant television advertisements would reduce the number of overweight children ages 3\u201311 by 18 percent . the number of overweight adolescents aged 12\u201318 would decrease by 14 percent . by eliminating the tax deductibility of food advertising costs , the number of overweight children and adolescents would reduce by 7 and 5 percent , respectively .\naustralia\u2019s voluntary advertising codes around the marketing of fast food to children are not very effective in protecting them from being manipulated by innovative online marketing , especially in social media , our new research has found .\nsome fast food advertisers target black children when trying to market their products , but a recent study shows just how disproportionate that marketing can be .\nthe current methods for preparing fast food are less likely to be found in cookbooks than in trade journals such as food technologist and food engineering . aside from the salad greens and tomatoes , most fast food is delivered to the restaurant already frozen , canned , dehydrated , or freeze - dried . a fast food kitchen is merely the final stage in a vast and highly complex system of mass production . foods that may look familiar have in fact been completely reformulated . what we eat has changed more in the last forty years than in the previous forty thousand . like cheyenne mountain , today\u2019s fast food conceals remarkable technological advances behind an ordinary - looking fa\u00e7ade . much of the taste and aroma of american fast food , for example , is now manufactured at a series of large chemical plants off the new jersey turnpike .\ngallo ae . food advertising in the united states . in : usda / economic research service , editor .\ncouncil of better business bureaus . ( 2013 ) children ' s food and beverage advertising initiative . available :\nadvertising self regulatory council ( asrc ) ( 2010 ) caru refers haribo advertising to ftc for further review . available at :\nof critical importance is whether youth - targeted marketing and advertising of food products has any impact on children ' s food behaviors or body weight . almost all of the studies on the impact of food advertising on children ' s food preferences and behaviors were conducted in the mid 1970s and the 1980s . these studies focused on the relationship between children ' s exposure to television advertising and their food preferences , food choices , food intake or purchase requests . a recent review [ 37 ] on the effects of television food advertising on preschool and school - age children ' s food behavior concluded that : 1 ) studies of food preferences using experimental designs have consistently shown that children exposed to advertising will choose advertised food products at significantly higher rates than children who were not exposed ; 2 ) findings from food purchase request studies based on surveys , diaries , experimental trials , and direct observation of mother - child pairs shopping have consistently shown that children ' s exposure to food television advertising increases the number of attempts children make to influence food purchases their parents buy ; 3 ) purchase requests for specific brands or categories of food products also reflect product advertising frequencies ; and 4 ) fewer studies have been conducted on food advertising effects on actual food intake , in part due to difficulty in controlling children ' s exposure to advertising or to foods outside experimental settings . [ 37 ]\n\u2018poor quality food\u2019 naturally means high fat / high carbohydrate food . or food high in sugar to enable a \u2018low fat\u2019 label to be used .\nnext time you see a fast food commercial , watch how long it takes before you get info about the food itself . often , ads can be a lot of flash and not much else .\nchoice said the sponsorship of children\u2019s sporting events by fast food companies undermines the healthy eating messages that governments and parents try to promote to children , while normalising the relationship between junk food and sport .\ni do not mean to suggest that fast food is solely responsible for every social problem now haunting the united states . in some cases ( such as the malling and sprawling of the west ) the fast food industry has been a catalyst and a symptom of larger economic trends . in other cases ( such as the rise of franchising and the spread of obesity ) fast food has played a more central role . by tracing the diverse influences of fast food i hope to shed light not only on the workings of an important industry , but also on a distinctively american way of viewing the world .\nwhile our major sporting bodies kicked the cigarette - sponsorship habit years ago , it seems like they can ' t get enough greasy fast food money .\nusing the 1979 child - young adult national longitudinal survey of youth and the 1997 national longitudinal survey of youth , researchers estimate the effect of fast - food restaurant television advertising on children and adolescents and being overweight .\nofcom has been told by the government to draw up a regime that will control the advertising of unhealthy food .\nchoice said the growing popularity of mobile phones has caused fast food brands to develop a range of sophisticated strategies aimed at promoting their \u201cunhealthy offerings\u201d to children .\nanother possibility would be to outlaw all food advertising - even healthy products - before a watershed . this would stop junk food manufacturers being singled out for a ban .\n\u25ba there is insufficient research on the direct effects of food advertising on child health . \u25ba using nationally representative individual - level data , this study analyzes the effect of advertising on consumption . \u25ba exposure to 100 incremental tv ads for sugar - sweetened carbonated soft drinks was related to a 9 . 4 % rise in children ' s consumption of soft drinks . \u25ba fast food advertising was significantly related to body mass index for children \u226585th bmi percentile . \u25ba evidence suggests that advertising can increase overall consumption of unhealthy food categories .\nofcom ' s ban on junk food advertising during programmes targeted at under - 16s does not go far enough .\nofcom has acted in the interests of the advertising and junk food industry , not our nation ' s children .\nfood and drink companies now have many ways to reach children as the line between entertainment and advertising is increasingly blurred .\na japanese professor calls the trio of obesity , diabetes and heart disease the \u2018mcdiseases\u2019 , because fast food is seen as a cause of rising levels of disease .\nthe government does not currently regulate marketing practices in the fast food industry . chains like mcdonald ' s have launched voluntary initiatives to improve the quality and nutrition of the foods they offer to children , and committed to shifting their kid - focused marketing to healthier items . examples of industry initiatives include the children ' s food and beverage advertising initiative , which promises to curb the advertising of unhealthy foods , and kids livewell program , which is meant to boost to the number of healthy offerings at fast food restaurants .\nchildren\u2019s net impressions of television fast food advertising indicate that industry self - regulation failed to achieve a de - emphasis on toy premiums and tie - ins and did not adequately communicate healthy menu choices . the methods devised for this study could be used to monitor and better regulate advertising patterns of practice .\nwhen comparing in - game ( ground and uniform signage ) and in - break television advertising , it was clear that viewers had significantly more time exposure to alcohol and junk food products through in - game advertising than they did through in - break advertising .\nit is still working with \u201cstakeholders from the media , advertising , retail and food industries\u201d as well as the advertising standards authority of singapore ( asas ) to draft guidelines for this . this was first announced in 2012 , and authorities also conducted an online public consultation exercise that year . ( read : no more fast - food marketing for children ? )\nthat ' s right , tv shows with a larger audience of african - american viewers are fed more junk food advertising .\nvictorian television viewers were exposed to a higher volume of junk food and alcohol advertising during sports broadcasts than during other programming .\n] in - school commercial activities related to food and beverages include 1 ) product sales ; 2 ) direct advertising ; 3 ) indirect advertising ; and 4 ) market research with students . [\nin 2012 the fast food industry spent $ 4 . 6 billion to advertise mostly unhealthy products , and children and teens remained key audiences for that advertising , according to a report by the rudd center for food policy & obesity . the report highlights a few positive developments , such as healthier sides and beverages in most restaurants\u2019 kids\u2019 meals , but also shows that restaurants still have a long way to go to promote only healthier fast - food options to kids .\nelitists have always looked down at fast food , criticizing how it tastes and regarding it as another tacky manifestation of american popular culture . the aesthetics of fast food are of much less concern to me than its impact upon the lives of ordinary americans , both as workers and consumers . most of all , i am concerned about its impact on the nation\u2019s children . fast food is heavily marketed to children and prepared by people who are barely older than children . this is an industry that both feeds and feeds off the young . during the two years spent researching this book , i ate an enormous amount of fast food . most of it tasted pretty good . that is one of the main reasons people buy fast food ; it has been carefully designed to taste good . it\u2019s also inexpensive and convenient . but the value meals , two - for - one deals , and free refills of soda give a distorted sense of how much fast food actually costs . the real price never appears on the menu .\nthe companies will argue that they can ' t control it if some people eat more fast food than others , but at the same time , they ' re increasing the disproportionate demand through their marketing ,\nharris said .\nfor that reason regulating marketing in fast food companies is the only way to solve this problem .\nfrom lighting tricks to photoshop alterations , fast food brands know exactly what to do to get their burgers looking juicy and bread looking fluffy when they advertise to the masses .\nbusiness insider looked at some of the most popular menu items from the uk ' s top fast food restaurants to see how their promo photos differ from the real thing .\nkaiser family foundation ( 2007 ) . food for thought : television food advertising to children in the united states . washington , d . c . : author . retrieved from urltoken .\nalready , fast foods account for too many calories and feed too many children in this country . nearly a third of american kids between the ages of 2 and 11 \u2014 and nearly half of those aged 12 to 19 \u2014 eat or drink something from a fast food restaurant each day , according to a study from 2008 . and fast food accounts for roughly 13 percent of total calories eaten by children and teenagers aged 2 to 18 in the united states .\nthe sociologist george ritzer has attacked the fast food industry for celebrating a narrow measure of efficiency over every other human value , calling the triumph of mcdonald\u2019s the irrationality of rationality . others consider the fast food industry proof of the nation\u2019s great economic vitality , a beloved american institution that appeals overseas to millions who admire our way of life . indeed , the values , the culture , and the industrial arrangements of our fast food nation are now being exported to the rest of the world . fast food has joined hollywood movies , blue jeans , and pop music as one of america\u2019s most prominent cultural exports . unlike other commodities , however , fast food isn\u2019t viewed , read , played , or worn . it enters the body and becomes part of the consumer . no other industry offers , both literally and figuratively , so much insight into the nature of mass consumption .\nchildren aged 2 through 11 years are exposed to a substantial amount of food advertising through tv , but the dramatic increase in childhood obesity rates during the past few decades was not mirrored by similar changes in food advertising exposure . however , we found evidence of a very recent ( 2000 - 2005 ) upward trend in the amount of exposure to food advertising on tv among us children .\nmarketers are smart - - they know how to make fast food look so tasty , cheap , even fun . in fact , you\u2019ll probably see four or five ads for fast food on tv today . their goal is to get you to spend your money . it\u2019s up to you to weed through the hype and choose what\u2019s best for your body .\nwhat researchers studied : fast - food restaurant television advertising data was collected from competitive media reporting ( cmr ) . both the1979 child - young adult national longitudinal survey of youth and the 1997 national longitudinal survey of youth provided information on children and adolescents .\nmost fast food restaurants stepped up advertising to children and teens , \u201d said jennifer harris , the rudd center\u2019s director of marketing initiatives and lead author of the report . \u201cmost advertising promotes unhealthy regular menu items and often takes unfair advantage of young people\u2019s vulnerability to marketing , making it even tougher for parents to raise healthy children . \u201d\nhorgan kb , choate m , brownell kd . television food advertising . in : singer d g and singer j l , editor .\nthe mediterranean diet wasn\u2019t planned for good health \u2013 this was the food produced locally by the inhabitants . it has persisted for so long because of the low income level of the southern mediterranean area \u2013 they couldn\u2019t afford less nutritious \u2018fast\u2019 food !\nthe second meta - analysis appears in the american journal of clinical nutrition and is a bit narrower in scope : it looked only at studies on how exposure to unhealthy food advertising affects food consumption .\n) . it is unclear how much money is spent on food advertising specifically directed at children and adolescents , but estimates are available for overall youth - oriented advertising in the us . it is estimated that over $ 1 billion is spent on media advertising to children , mostly on television . [\nbig food and drink companies are under fire from health advocates and parents for bombarding children with junk food advertising and sophisticated marketing techniques . it ' s not just tv advertising influencing children anymore \u2013 they can be reached in many ways , through new and constantly evolving media platforms .\nmarketing of food to children on the internet is even more complex since the boundaries between content and pure advertising is often less clear than on television . only a minority of advertisers include reminders distinguishing content from pure advertising .\nfood companies spend less than one half of 1 percent of their marketing dollars to promote fruits and vegetables , according to a 2012 report from the federal trade commission . instead , they peddle mainly fast - food restaurant items , sugary beverages and cereal .\nin the face of strong evidence that junk food ads are part of the obesity problem , the food industry has created voluntary codes to restrict the advertising of unhealthy foods\ndirected primarily at children\n.\ni reckon so , which is why i was struck by the huge hypocrisy of sports which want to fight youth obesity , but fail to examine their own sponsorship deals with fast food companies .\nnational association of broadcasters ' first adopted self - regulatory toy tv advertising guidelines .\nwhat ' s the big dif ' ? : differences between marketing and advertising .\nnational council of better business children ' s advertising review unit . 2003 . urltoken\nadvertising self regulatory council ( asrc ) ( 2010 ) caru refers haribo advertising to ftc for further review . available at : urltoken . accessed 2013 october 22 .\nthis study gauged the net impression of children\u2019s fast food televised advertising on the intended audience . we found that two thirds of children shown mdc ads and half shown bkc ads failed to recall any food at all and were just as likely to recall premiums , even though the advertisements were supposed to emphasize food and make premiums secondary . when children did recall food , they rarely mentioned the healthy choices these companies purported to be advertising under cfbai , even though such images were included in all of the children\u2019s ads . in contrast , most children recalled food after watching adult fast food advertisements , which shows that they had the developmental capability of noticing food when it is the primary focus of the advertisement . these findings are consistent with those of a recently published content analysis that assessed television ads from both companies and concluded that there was an under - emphasis of food in children\u2019s ads compared to adult ads [ 13 ] .\na hamburger and french fries became the quintessential american meal in the 1950s , thanks to the promotional efforts of the fast food chains . the typical american now consumes approximately three hamburgers and four orders of french fries every week . but the steady barrage of fast food ads , full of thick juicy burgers and long golden fries , rarely mentions where these foods come from nowadays or what ingredients they contain . the birth of the fast food industry coincided with eisenhower - era glorifications of technology , with optimistic slogans like better living through chemistry and our friend the atom . the sort of technological wizardry that walt disney promoted on television and at disneyland eventually reached its fulfillment in the kitchens of fast food restaurants . indeed , the corporate culture of mcdonald\u2019s seems inextricably linked to that of the disney empire , sharing a reverence for sleek machinery , electronics , and automation . the leading fast food chains still embrace a boundless faith in science - and as a result have changed not just what americans eat , but also how their food is made .\nthe report , \u201c fast food facts 2013 , \u201d is a follow - up to a report released in 2010 . using the same methods , researchers examined 18 of the top fast - food restaurants in the united states and documented changes in the nutritional quality of menu items along with changes in marketing to children and teens on tv , the internet , social media , and mobile devices .\nover the last three decades , fast food has infiltrated every nook and cranny of american society . an industry that began with a handful of modest hot dog and hamburger stands in southern california has spread to every corner of the nation , selling a broad range of foods wherever paying customers may be found . fast food is now served at restaurants and drive - throughs , at stadiums , airports , zoos , high schools , elementary schools , and universities , on cruise ships , trains , and airplanes , at k - marts , wal - marts , gas stations , and even at hospital cafeterias . in 1970 , americans spent about $ 6 billion on fast food ; in 2000 , they spent more than $ 110 billion . americans now spend more money on fast food than on higher education , personal computers , computer software , or new cars . they spend more on fast food than on movies , books , magazines , newspapers , videos , and recorded music - combined .\nlewis mk , hill aj . food advertising on british children ' s television : a content analysis and experimental study with nine - year olds .\npolicy experts in the u . s . says they ' re not particularly optimistic about the prospects of legislation restricting food advertising to children here .\nburger king corp . ( 2007 ) burger king corporation\u2019s pledge . council of the better business bureaus children\u2019s food and beverage advertising initiative . available :\nmcdonald ' s usa . ( 2007 ) mcdonald\u2019s usa support . council of the better business bureaus children\u2019s food and beverage advertising initiative . available :\ncouncil of better business bureaus . ( 2013 ) children ' s food and beverage advertising initiative . available : urltoken . accessed 2014 october 29 .\nthis particular study , though it also assessed the frequency with which fast food companies advertised to specific demographics , did not look at whether the content of the ads was different depending on the audience .\nit is evident that food advertising targeting children is well - funded and saturates their environment from multiple channels . furthermore , much of the non - television advertising , such as the food companies ' web sites , toys , in - school marketing , is indirect and subtle ( e . g . , is it a toy or an ad ? ) . finally , available evidence suggests that food ads on television have an influence on children ' s food choices . as children have become an increasingly important target market for the food industry , consumer and child advocate organizations have become increasingly concerned that adequate safeguards exist to protect children from exploitative commercial gain . [ 72 - 74 ] concerns over the effects of advertising to children have raised issues about the need for tighter controls on food advertising to children . this section reviews us regulations related to food advertising to children .\nadvertising self - regulatory council ( asrc ) ( 2012 ) the advertising industry ' s process of voluntary self - regulation . council of better business bureaus . available :\nyears from now , we will undoubtedly look back at how we approve of food advertising today as illogical - - and possibly immoral . the sooner we can change the rules of the game for food advertising and realize that we are nurturing poor eating habits , the sooner we can make an impact .\nat this point there ' s little evidence that self - regulation has had an impact on the amount of junk food advertising children are exposed to .\nfollowing an announcement in 2012 on its intentions to restrict advertising of unhealthy food to children , local authorities have firmed up their intentions with a deadline .\nalcohol and junk food advertising and promotion through sport ( pdf - 666 kb ) , victorian health promotion foundation , research highlights ( 2014 ) . this research summary highlights the amount and the nature of alcohol and junk food advertising and promotion during sports broadcasting on television in victoria . key finding were :\nchildren\u2019s exposure to tv ads for unhealthy food products ( i . e . , high - calorie , low - nutrient snacks , fast foods and sweetened drinks ) are a significant risk factor for obesity .\nwhile it is clearly positive that ' cartoon time ' advertising has been banned , the danger is children will still be bombarded by slick advertising messages to consume the kinds of food that are , quite literally , making them ill .\nofcom also said there would be new rules governing advertising to primary school age children .\n) . these books are being promoted as teaching tools but are clever advertising ploys .\nstrasburger vc . children and tv advertising : nowhere to run , nowhere to hide .\nwise up to teens : insight into marketing and advertising to teenagers , 2nd edition .\nholak sl , tang ye . advertising ' s effect on the product evolutionary cycle .\nchildren ' s advertising review unit ( 2009 ) self - regulatory program for children ' s advertising . new york , ny : council of better business bureaus . available :\nour interviews indicate children are influenced by the promotion of fast food products as well as the complimentary toys , exploiting their natural curiosity about new foods and love of novelty . eventually , this leads to likely purchase of the advertised food and a change of their eating habits .\nand melanie leech , director of industry body the food and drink federation , said :\nofcom notes tv advertising has a modest , direct effect on children ' s food choices and is only one among many influences .\nchildhood obesity around the world , and particularly in the united states , is an escalating problem that is especially detrimental as its effects carry on into adulthood . in this paper we employ the 1979 child - young adult national longitudinal survey of youth and the 1997 national longitudinal survey of youth to estimate the effects of fast - food restaurant advertising on children and adolescents being overweight . the advertising measure used is the number of hours of spot television fast - food restaurant advertising messages seen per week . our results indicate that a ban on these advertisements would reduce the number of overweight children ages 3 - 11 in a fixed population by 10 percent and would reduce the number of overweight adolescents ages 12 - 18 by 12 percent . the elimination of the tax deductibility of this type of advertising would produce smaller declines of between 3 and 5 percent in these outcomes but would impose lower costs on children and adults who consume fast food in moderation because positive information about restaurants that supply this type of food would not be banned completely from television .\nthis is a book about fast food , the values it embodies , and the world it has made . fast food has proven to be a revolutionary force in american life ; i am interested in it both as a commodity and as a metaphor . what people eat ( or don\u2019t eat ) has always been determined by a complex interplay of social , economic , and technological forces . the early roman republic was fed by its citizen - farmers ; the roman empire , by its slaves . a nation\u2019s diet can be more revealing than its art or literature . on any given day in the united states about one - quarter of the adult population visits a fast food restaurant . during a relatively brief period of time , the fast food industry has helped to transform not only the american diet , but also our landscape , economy , workforce , and popular culture . fast food and its consequences have become inescapable , regardless of whether you eat it twice a day , try to avoid it , or have never taken a single bite .\nin sweden , tv advertising to the under 12\u2019s has been illegal since 1991 . other european countries , including italy , poland , belgium and ireland , are actively debating the issue of advertising to kids . and britain\u2019s pressure groups regularly call for stricter controls on food advertising to the young so that they don\u2019t gain extra weight .\nfood magazine provides analytical feature driven content directly related to the concerns and interests of food and drink manufacturers in production and technical roles .\nfast food restaurants in black neighborhoods have significantly higher odds of using kids ' meal toy displays to market their products to children compared to restaurants in white neighborhoods ,\nsaid punam ohri - vachaspati , the lead author of the study .\nthe associations we observe are troubling because we know that black children are at higher risk for consuming unhealthy diets including fast food , and have higher prevalence of obesity .\ndespite creating voluntary codes to restrict the television advertisements of unhealthy foods to children , consumer group choice has found that fast food companies aren\u2019t applying the same restrictions to their social media marketing and mobile phone apps .\nfor more information on food advertising and resources for parents , see junkbusters , the parents ' jury , obesity policy coalition , or the healthy kids association .\nfood ads on television make up 50 percent of all the ad time on children\u2019s shows . these ads are almost completely dominated by unhealthy food products ( 34 percent for candy and snacks , 28 percent for cereal , 10 percent for fast food , 4 percent for dairy products , 1 percent for fruit juices , and 0 percent for fruits or vegetables ) . children are rarely exposed to public service announcements or advertising for healthier foods .\nis advertising such a demon anyway ? a review of 20 studies by the british \u2018social affairs unit\u2019 said that it was \u2018naive\u2019 to suppose that children were easily manipulated by advertising .\nfood companies will also feel the effects . giants like pepsi and kellogg in 2007 , trying to squelch calls for government regulation , said they would stop advertising products that failed to meet various nutritional standards to children under 12 . food companies then started pushing healthier items and reformulating junk food products .\nin recent years , the food and beverage industry has viewed children and adolescents as a major market force . as a result , children and adolescents are targeted aggressively by food advertisers , and are exposed to a growing and unprecedented amount of advertising , marketing , and commercialism through a wide range of channels . the principal goal of food advertising and marketing aimed at children is to influence brand awareness , brand preference , brand loyalty , and food purchases among youth .\nharris jl , bargh ja , brownell kd ( 2009 ) priming effects of television food advertising on eating behavior . health psychol 28 : 404\u2013413 . pmid : 19594263\nthe same black communities that suffer more from diet - related diseases , like heart disease , obesity , and diabetes , tend to consume more fast food ,\nsaid dr . jennifer harris , the director of marketing initiatives at yale ' s rudd center for food policy & obesity .\nthey amount for a total ban on advertising for dedicated children ' s channels .\ndisney and mcdonald ' s are not renewing an agreement that saw the fast - food chain promote disney movies exclusively for the past 10 years , often with tie - ins to the restaurant chain ' s happy meals for children . a report in today ' s los angeles times suggested that disney chose to end the relationship because it did not want to be linked to childhood obesity , which is often associated with fast - food menu items .\nthe restrictions on ads extend to saturday - morning cartoons on abc stations owned by disney . under the new rules , products like capri sun drinks and kraft lunchables meals \u2014 both current disney advertisers \u2014 along with a wide range of candy , sugared cereal and fast food , will no longer be acceptable advertising material .\nbetter business bureau ( 2013 ) statement from elaine kolish , vp & director , cfbai , and wayne keeley , vp & director , caru on \u201chow television fast food marketing aimed at children compares with adult advertisements\u201d . available :\nmost australian adults want fast food chains like mcdonald ' s and kfc to stop sponsoring kids ' sport , amy bainbridge , abc news ( 14 december 2013 ) . a national survey of more than 1 , 200 adults , aged 18 to 64 , was conducted by the centre for behavioural research at cancer council victoria and the obesity policy coalition . most australian adults are unhappy with fast food chains sponsoring children ' s sport , this research shows .\n\u2022 build public support by increasing awareness among parents , educators , and consumers on the nature and extent of food advertising and marketing to children , especially young children .\nburger king corp . ( 2009 ) burger king corp . \u2019s fourth supplement to pledge . council of better business bureaus children\u2019s food and beverage advertising initiative . available :\nstitt c , kunkel d ( 2008 ) food advertising during children ' s television programming on broadcast and cable channels . health communication 23 : 573\u2013584 . pmid : 19089704\n] the forms of advertising and marketing on the web differ significantly from television commercials . utilizing the unique features of the internet , companies can seamlessly integrate advertising and web site content . [\nthe department of health is putting the fast food companies mcdonald ' s and kfc and processed food and drink manufacturers such as pepsico , kellogg ' s , unilever , mars and diageo at the heart of writing government policy on obesity , alcohol and diet - related disease , the guardian has learned .\nin the fast food restaurants of colorado springs , behind the counters , amid the plastic seats , in the changing landscape outside the window , you can see all the virtues and destructiveness of our fast food nation . i chose colorado springs as a focal point for this book because the changes that have recently swept through the city are emblematic of those that fast food - and the fast food mentality - have encouraged throughout the united states . countless other suburban communities , in every part of the country , could have been used to illustrate the same points . the extraordinary growth of colorado springs neatly parallels that of the fast food industry : during the last few decades , the city\u2019s population has more than doubled . subdivisions , shopping malls , and chain restaurants are appearing in the foothills of cheyenne mountain and the plains rolling to the east . the rocky mountain region as a whole has the fastest - growing economy in the united states , mixing high - tech and service industries in a way that may define america\u2019s workforce for years to come . and new restaurants are opening there at a faster pace than anywhere else in the nation .\nthe company\u2019s standards are based on the federal government\u2019s dietary guidelines for americans and the federal trade commission\u2019s proposed guidelines for food marketing to children . disney also looked at the children\u2019s food and beverage advertising initiative , a self - policing effort by food giants like burger king and campbell soup to set their own marketing limits .\nthe danger of pitching french fries , hamburgers , and other fast foods to kids is that it can lead to an unbalanced and potentially harmful diet - - not only in childhood , but in adolescence and even adulthood . children who eat fast foods tend to eat more calories , fat , sodium , and sugars , and less fruits , vegetables , and dairy than those who don ' t . eating fast food has also been found to cause higher body fat and insulin levels in adolescence , and an increased risk of obesity in adulthood .\nour research used in - depth interviews to find the strategies used by social networking sites to actively craft children\u2019s attitudes to and consumption of fast food . this includes tactics such as giveaway vouchers and toys to engage a young audience .\nthe appealing pictures in the advertisements clearly create positive perceptions of the consumption of fast food . many of the children admitted that they were enticed to try the foods depicted in the online ads because of their eye - catching visuals .\nit has been estimated the ban will cost broadcasters an estimated \u00a339 million in lost advertising revenue .\nthey are set to cost broadcasters an estimated \u00a339 million in lost advertising revenue , ofcom said .\nthe call for more consultation is another delaying tactic . the time has come to say goodnight to junk food advertising for kids - we need action not more paperwork .\nthe takeaway ? we need more strategies and policy options to reduce children ' s exposure to food advertising \u2014 not just in the u . s . , but everywhere .\nmcdonald ' s usa ( 2010 ) mcdonald ' s usa support updated february 2010 . council of better business bureaus children ' s food and beverage advertising initiative . available :\nin response to g2 ' s findings , the department of health said it had already expressed its concern to food and drink manufacturers and advertisers about these practices and was\nmonitoring closely the change in the nature and balance of food advertising\n.\nexposure to visual food cues like food ads can influence eating behavior and contribute to weight gain , a study published in the journal obesity reviews found .\none of the largest fast food chains in the country , mcdonald\u2019s canada decided to face myths and misconceptions about the brand head on and gave the public a backstage pass on how things work in the company . in the spring of 2012 , mcdonald\u2019s canada launched a digital platform called \u201cour food . your questions . \u201d giving people a chance to ask the company anything about its food ."]}
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", "topic": 27}], "title": "information and communication technology authority ( kenya )", "paragraphs": ["she has over 15 years experience in communication , specifically in government communication , print media , broadcast media , digital media and development communication .\nmr . ochieng has 17 years\u2019 work experience in the field of information and communication technology in the public service . mr . ochien\u2019g has also served as ict manager with public procurement oversight authority for 6 years .\nhe was appointed to the communication authority of kenya ( ca ) \u2019s board on 29th april 2016 for a period of three years .\nprof . levi obonyo is an associate professor of communication and media studies , and also the dean of the school of communication , language and performing arts at daystar university .\nto receive regular news , updates , and information about ict authority , please signup for our monthly newsletter below .\nthe authority\u2019s board of directors is responsible for the supervision of overall affairs of the authority .\nms . judy munyinyi mumo is the acting secretary for information and the alternate to the principal secretary , state department of broadcasting and telecommunications , ministry of information , communications and technology ( ict ) , at the ca board .\nmr . jerome ochieng has been appointed the new principal secretary for ict and innovation . until his appointment , mr . ochieng was the director of the integrated financial management information system ( ifmis ) at the national treasury and a member , board of directors at the information , communication authority .\nbefore joining the ca , he worked at the kenya posts and telecommunications corporation and was a senior lecturer at the kenya college for communications technology .\nhe has worked in the ministries of transport and communication , public works and lands , housing and urban development for 32 years .\njulie zoller serves as acting u . s . coordinator of international communications and information policy .\nmr . ngene gituku is the chairman of the communications authority of kenya ( ca ) board of directors .\nshe was appointed to the communications authority of kenya\u2019s board on 29th april 2016 for a period of three years .\nhe was appointed to the board of communications authority of kenya in april 2016 for a period of three years .\nin february 2017 , i visited kenya to meet with leaders from government , the private sector , and civil society . it was fantastic to see first - hand how kenya is harnessing its entrepreneurial legacy to position itself as a leading information and communications technology ( ict ) hub in africa and creating new opportunities for the united states and kenya to work together .\nhe holds a masters\u2019 degree in information engineering from the university of the ryukyus , okinawa , japan . he is a registered fellow of the computer society of kenya and a licentiate member of the institute of management information systems ( imis ) , uk .\nhe was the first chief executive officer of the kenya ict board ( now ict authority ) , where he is credited for developing key international and local partnerships that fostered kenya\u2019s rise as a technology innovation hub . he was also instrumental in the establishment of the konza techno city , billed as kenya\u2019s silicon savannah .\nict authority , teleposta towers , 12th flr , kenyatta ave . , nairobi , kenya . p . o . box 27150 - 00100 , nairobi , kenya .\nthe communications authority of kenya is an equal opportunity employer and our policy is to seek and employ individuals who are qualified by job related standards of education , vocational training and experience to best contribute to the objectives of the authority .\ncabinet secretary for information communications and technology joe mucheru flags off roadshow vehicles during official launch of t - kash by telkom at radisson blu hotel today - 12 / 3 / 2018 . looking on are ( from left ) telkom chairman eddy njoroge , communications authority director general francis wangusi , and telkom ceo aldo marouse .\nthe kenyan officials i met , including , francis wangusi , the director general and ngene gituku , the chairman of the communications authority of kenya and samuel itemere , principal secretary at the ministry of information , communications and technology , underscored that kenyan government fully supports policies which encourage innovation and investment in the ict sector . i greatly look forward to deeper discussions on policy matters and sharing best practices .\njulie zoller and visiting usg colleagues pose after a meeting with the executive director and chair of the board of directors and staff of the communications authority of kenya .\nshe is currently pursuing a phd in business information systems in the school of informatics and innovative systems at jaramogi oginga odinga university of science & technology . she holds an mba from howard university , washington d . c . and bs in computer information systems from southeastern university , washington d . c . ms sirma has also published in different journals in the area of cyber security / information security . she is a member of institute of electrical and electronics engineers ( ieee ) .\nthe ict industry is dynamic and rapidly evolves . to keep up with the changes in technology , regulatory practices , policy , changing business models and other industry issues , the authority carries out research from time to time .\nthis is an annual event that provides a platform for the convergence of technology and business exchange between indian and african ict companies . read more\nhe is a consultant on technology value addition and inclusion working across east africa and south africa . he helps organizations in efforts to deploy technology across value chains . mr . kukubo is a member of the board of directors of brck , an integrated hardware and software company that designs and engineers a rugged , self - powered , mobile wifi device , which connects people and things to the internet in areas of the world with poor infrastructure . he serves as chairman of rafica company ltd , a software technology solutions company and collabmed ltd a healthcare technology company .\nmr . david kitur is businessman and an engineer with interests in the technology industry . he is the executive director of microlan africa .\njohn holds a business administration bachelors degree from the university of columbia , usa and msc , information systems management from the bowie state university .\nhe has vast experience in the ict industry having worked as an engineer at the then voice of kenya ( now kbc ) , kenya railways , kenya power , amarco and umeme services .\nthe kenya communications act ( no . 2 of 1998 ) and as amended by the kenya communications ( amendment ) act , 2009 , provides the framework for regulating the communications sector in kenya .\njohn sergon has been appointed the acting chief executive officer of the ict authority effective 22nd march , 2018 .\nmr . guyo has previously worked at barclays bank of kenya ltd as a senior hr business partner - retail and business banking . he had earlier worked in senior positions at chevron kenya ltd , shell - managed , kenya petroleum refineries and post bank . he was appointed to the board of the communications authority of kenya ( ca ) in april , 2016 for a period of three years .\nministry of information , communications and telecommunication telposta towers , kenyatta ave . koinange street p . o box 30025 - 00100 , nairobi kenya telephone : ( + 254 ) 020 4920000 / 1 e - mail : info @ urltoken\nthe kenya national bureau of statistics ( knbs ) in collaboration with the central bank of kenya ( cbk ) and the kenya investment authority ( keninvest ) is conducting foreign investment survey ( fis ) 2018 from june to august , 2018 . this is the fifth survey after fis 2010 , fis 2013 , fis 2015 and fis 2016 .\nhe holds a master of science ( msc . ) degree in software systems technology from sheffield university , uk and a bsc . in electrical and electronics engineering from the university of nairobi .\nms jerotich sirma is a lecturer of information systems at egerton university , nakuru town campus college . ms sirma has enormous experience spanning over 20 years in the field of information systems . she has worked for ibm corporation and other private and public sectors in the united states of america by managing , deploying and performing systems integration as well as implementation and infrastructure analysis of large scale systems .\nmr . guyo is a member of the institute of human resource management ( ihrm ) - kenya , and hr council member for the kenya institute of management .\nvacancies are open for recruitment through ict authority . the summary of the vacancies can be downloaded here while full job read more\ndr . kibicho has taught in various institutions of higher learning in kenya and outside the country . they include jomo kenyatta university of agriculture and technology ( jkuat ) where he served as the chairman and senior lecturer in the department of mechanical engineering . he has served as an external examiner at the university of dares salaam , visiting lecturer at the central university of technology , free state , south africa and a part - time lecturer at the university of cape town .\nprior to going to private business , ms . tikolo worked at the kenya wildlife service as the head of corporate communications . she earlier worked as public relations officer for a number of parastatals and ngos , where she rose through the ranks to the manager corporate communications at the kenya civil aviation authority .\nhe has extensive experience in planning and coordinating international , regional and local conferences as the current director of state functions . he has also been a member of several committees such as member of kenya vision 2030 , national communication dissemination strategy and also a member of the task force on restructuring of human resource requirement of the permanent presidential music commission , 2006 .\nmr . sergon brings to the ict authority over 24 years\u2019 experience in public service , mainly in the ict and security sectors . he is married and has three sons .\nmr . sammy itemere is the principal secretary in the ict ministry in charge of broadcasting and telecommunications with oversight role in the state parastatals that include , kenya broadcasting corporation ( kbc ) , postal corporation of kenya ( pck ) , communications authority of kenya ( ca ) and kenya institute of mass communications ( kimc ) . prior to the appointment in december 2015 , mr . itemere was senior partner at business persons mentor limited , a consultancy firm dealing with business development , strategy formulation , partnerships growth , training and up - skilling .\nthe ict authority is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and gender equality . we seek and employ individuals who are qualified for the various job roles and are committed to contribute to the vision and objectives of the organisation .\nfrancis w wangusi has been the director - general of the communications authority of kenya ( ca ) \u2013 the government regulatory agency responsible for icts and postal development , since august 2012 , having carried out the role in an acting capacity for the previous year .\nhe started his career in information technology at ncr kenya ltd , a multinational computer company , and soon after joined the local media industry where he served in various capacities . he joined the nation media group in 1980 as a marketing assistant and rose through the ranks to the position of assistant advertising manager in 1985 . in 1987 , mr . gituku joined the standard group of newspapers as the group circulation manager . in this position , he was in charge of the distribution and general marketing of all the standard group \u2018products\u2019 , including local and overseas newspapers , and magazines . in 1991 , he left the standard group to start his own business . in the public sector , mr . gituku has in the past served as a director on the board of the kenya pipeline company and the kenya broadcasting corporation .\nthe government of kenya is committed to the safety , security , and prosperity of our nation and its partners . download the cybersecurity strategy\nhe is a former chairman of the media council of kenya . he currently serves as a member of the advisory council to kenya national commission to unesco ( knatcom ) specializing on communications .\njulie zoller poses with a group of women entrepreneurs who are part of the wecreate kenya training program .\na board member of the global alliance for pr & communication management , kentice is the immediate past chairman of the public relations society of kenya ( prsk ) , and a member of the media , arts & entertainment board of machakos county ( machawood ) . she is also a member of the chartered institute of public relations ( cipr ) , federation of african public relations association ( fapra ) and sits on the committee of the media in environment , science , health and agriculture ( mesha ) .\nhe was named company secretary of the year 2011 by the institute of certified public secretaries of kenya . in 2017 he was cited by chambers global as a recognised practitioner in the commercial & corporate lawyers ranking for kenya .\nshe is the founder and managing director of impact africa limited , a strategic public relations & communications firm , based in nairobi , kenya .\nshe has held senior editorial positions in media houses in kenya , starting off in television as a business news anchor and diversifying into newspaper and magazine production , digital content management and corporate communications .\nshe is a member of the association of media women in kenya ( amwik ) and a fellow of the international volunteers leadership programme , usa .\nhe has previously served as a board member of the privatization commission of kenya , and currently sits on a number of boards , including the council for kenyatta university , mayfair bank limited and seriani asset managers limited .\nhe has published over 20 peer refereed papers in engineering journals and conference proceedings besides supervising many engineering projects at bsc , msc and phd levels . dr . kibicho has served as a management trainee in the kenya tea development authority ( ktda ) , production engineer at the auto - springs manufacturers and participated in various gok taskforces . besides being a member on various bodies in his capacity as the permanent secretary , he is the chairman to gathuthi - ini hope foundation and a bog member of various institutions of learning among other social responsibilities .\nhe holds bachelor of science in electrical engineering from university of nairobi . he is also a registered electrical engineer and an associate member of the institution of engineers of kenya ( iek )\nmr . wangusi has more than 20 years of experience in ict and joined the ca ( which was then the communications commission of kenya ) in 2000 as assistant director . he later became director in charge of broadcasting and special projects and director in charge of licensing , compliance and standards .\nkenya national bureau of statistics hereby releases monthly consumer price indices ( cpi ) and rates of inflation , for april , 2018 . these numbers were generated by conducting a survey of retail prices\u2026\na former chairman of the marketing society of kenya , mr . kukubo is also a member of the international association of business analysis and has previously served a chairman of the national ict master plan committee , the task force on creative industries and a board member of multimedia university . during early 2016 , he served as a member of the kenya presidential national task force on coffee sub - sector reforms .\nkenya\u2019s economy is estimated to have expanded by 4 . 9 per cent in 2017 compared to a revised growth of 5 . 9 per cent in 2016 . the slowdown in the performance of\u2026\nit is important that women are also able to participate in kenya\u2019s tech revolution \u2013 and when i visited the wecreate center in kenya , a u . s . state department - funded initiative devoted to training women entrepreneurs , i saw for myself how such programs can help female entrepreneurs succeed . the day of my visit , more than a dozen women entrepreneurs were working to scale up their businesses . bilhah maina , the founder of bilhoney , for example , was getting advice on potential export markets for her honey such as the united states . the success of these entrepreneurs will undoubtedly be part of kenya\u2019s effort to create jobs and opportunities for young kenyans .\nhe has vast experience and competency in various fields of hr including reward and remuneration , employee relations , performance management , and policy and strategy formulation . his other areas of expertise include talent development and management , leadership development , learning and training management , expatriate administration , employee value proposition development , diversity and inclusion .\nmr . christopher guyo is a seasoned human resource professional with over 18 years experience . he is currently the hr and administration director at the dib bank kenya ltd ( in - formation ) , a subsidiary of dubai islamic bank - uae .\nkenya national bureau of statistics hereby releases monthly consumer price indices ( cpi ) and rates of inflation , for june , 2018 . these numbers were generated from a survey of retail prices that targeted a basket of household consumption goods and services . the survey was conducted during the second and third weeks of the month , with prices being\nfollow the bureau of economic and business affairs on twitter at @ econatstate and on facebook .\nmugambi nandi is an advocate of the high court of kenya , with many years\u2019 experience in corporate and commercial law . he is the senior partner at kn law llp , advocates & notaries public , where he specializes in mergers & acquisitions , private equity , capital market transactions and energy law .\nmr . wangusi has played a pivotal role in a number of important ict and postal development projects in kenya . in recognition of this , he was awarded the presidential honour of the moran of the order of the burning spear ( mbs ) in 2013 .\nkenya national bureau of statistics hereby releases the producer price index ( ppi ) for the second quarter of 2018 . producer price index measures the gross changes in the trading price of products on the domestic and non - domestic markets , at all stages of processing .\nit is not surprising that u . s . businesses are finding kenya an ideal base to collaborate on digital economy projects . i met with leaders of several american companies who are active in the kenyan market including surf , a last - mile u . s broadband provider , seeking to connect one million low - and middle - income kenyan subscribers to the internet . i also met with andela , an american company which is training world - class software developers . and the biggest names in the u . s . tech market - - including microsoft , google , facebook , ibm , mastercard and cisco - - are among the american businesses exporting technical expertise and equipment to kenya .\nhe was reappointed in march 2018 for another term of three years . he served as ca chairman from 2014 to 2017 , prior to which he had been a board member at the then communications commission of kenya ( now ca ) .\nhe holds a bachelor of science degree in mathematics and meteorology from the university of nairobi and a diploma in marketing .\ndr . kibicho has attended various short courses in management , leadership and capacity development skills . he has also attended short courses in public procurement and disposal regulations , implementation of iso 9001 : 2008 , budgeting and procurement , and hiv / aids in workplaces among others .\nhe has , and continues to serve in several boards . he is a columnist , has published many articles in academic journalists , chapters in books , and co - authored journalists and the rule of law .\nms . munyinyi holds a bachelor\u2019s degree from daystar university and is currently pursuing her masters in diplomacy and international studies at the university of nairobi .\nprior to joining the banking industry , she worked extensively in the telecommunications and water engineering industries in various capacities including retail management , customer experience management , contact centre management , dealer and mpesa business management , operations and sales management .\nbefore current appointment , he served as the permanent secretary in the ministry of foreign affairs and international trade , ministry of transport industrialization and ministry of industrialization .\nmr . festus king\u2019ori is the alternate to the principal secretary / national treasury . he holds a bachelor of commerce degree from the university of nairobi and is finalizing an mba from jkuat . he also holds a postgraduate certificate in investment appraisal and management from harvard university , among others . he has also undergone extensive training in general management , strategic leadership and financial management . he has extensive experience in public policy , particularly with regard to public investments , gained form local and international institutions , having worked on secondment by the gok to the world bank . mr . king\u2019ori has served on several other boards in the same capacity . he is trained in corporate governance and is a full member of the kenya institute of management .\nother courses attended include those mines and mineral processing , national metallurgical laboratories , jamshedpur , india ; and experimental methods in fluid mechanics , tottori university , japan .\nhe holds a bachelor of laws degree and a master of business administration degree from the university of nairobi , and a diploma in financial management from the acca .\nlearn more about the bureau of economic and business affairs on state . gov .\nmr . kukubo holds global mba from united states international university ( usiu - africa ) and a bachelor of arts in economics and sociology from the university of nairobi .\ni was impressed by the energy and enthusiasm of the kenyans i met , and their willingness to seize new opportunities . i see a bright future for collaboration between the united states and kenyan governments , motivated by entrepreneurs , to ensure the global policy environment fosters new ideas , technologies \u2013 and jobs \u2013 in both of our countries .\nsupervise the design , development and implementation of critical ict projects across the public service .\nmr . sammy itemere - mr . sammy itemere , principal secretary , broadcasting and telecommunications\nsee the profile of mr . sammy itemere , principal secretary , broadcasting and telecommunications here\nms . patricia kimama has over 19 years\u2019 experience in career spanning the banking , telecommunication and water industries . she has held roles in business , project and operational management .\nmr . kitur has attended short courses in public procurement and corporate governance , among others .\nshe is a dedicated change leader with a passion for operational excellence and superior customer experiences .\nuntil her appointment to the current position , ms . munyinyi was director of research in the presidential strategic communications unit ( pscu ) , based at state house , nairobi . among her notable achievements in that role was serving as the media lead for the global entrepreneurship summit / and the visit of us president barack obama to kenya in july 2015 . she managed all aspects of media engagement , including hosting an energy panel discussion with key energy sector leaders , which was broadcast across africa .\nmr . paul kukubo is a consultant with vast experience in the local and regional ict sector .\nhe is a businessman with interests in real estate development , construction , distribution , transportation and supplies .\nthe publications on our website will show : annual reports , licensing fliers , strategic plan and national broadband strategy .\nms . kentice tikolo is a communications expert with over 15 years\u2019 experience in strategic corporate communications and public relations .\nhe joined the ca board in may 2014 and reappointed in april 2016 for a further term of three years .\nhe has also served as a nominated member , parliamentary business committee representing ministry of sports culture and social services .\nshe is currently the head of cash management and e - channels at the commercial bank of africa where she is charged with the responsibility of driving the group\u2019s strategy for non funded income streams from cash management and e - channels .\nms mercy pendo is an accountant at the malindi water and sewerage company sacco . she previously worked as an assistant in the internal audit department of the same organisation . she holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in economics and finance from kenyatta university .\nshe previously served in various roles , including scientific research , administrative and management positions in several multi - cultural settings .\nthe liberalization of the communications sector has had a positive effect on the deployment of communications infrastructure and services in the country .\nbecause 65 percent of kenyans are under 35 , it is crucial that kenyan companies create jobs and opportunities for the emerging generation of aspiring entrepreneurs . and i visited some enterprises that are doing exactly that . for example , ihub is a kenyan incubator which hosts both aspiring and already - successful start ups including ushaidi , founded by entrepreneur daudi were . ushaidi is a crowd - sourcing app used to pinpoint crisis areas during elections and natural disasters , well - known and widely used throughout the world . at ihub i also visited brck , an innovative company providing broadband solutions to rural areas using a portable , solar rechargeable device that provides wi - fi .\nmr . peter wanjohi is the alternate director to the principal secretary , interior and coordination of national government . he is a holder of mba in ethno - musicology from university of south africa ( unisa ) and a bachelor business administration degree from new port university .\nhe holds mba in human resource management from the university of nairobi and currently pursuing his doctor in business administration at the catholic university of eastern africa . he also holds a bachelor of education ( arts ) degree from moi university , higher national diploma in hrm , and practitioners diploma in executive coaching from academy of executive coaching and an advanced certificate in strategic hr management from cornell university , usa .\ndr . kamau thugge is currently the principal secretary at the national treasury . he has oversight responsibility for the national treasury . he has previously worked in the ministry of finance as head of fiscal and monetary affairs department , economic secretary and as a senior economic advisor .\none of the first things i noticed is that cell phones were ubiquitous and that kenyans were using them the same way that americans use debit and credit cards . nearly 90 percent of kenyans have access to mobile phones , and 85 percent of kenyans have access to the internet , primarily through mobile broadband connections . and instead of credit or debit cards , kenyans were using m - pesa a mobile money platform \u2013 that allowed kenyans to make 400 million money transfers worth approximately $ 5 billion in the third quarter of 2016 alone . mobile money platforms like m - pesa allow for safe transfers of cash and facilitate micro - financing , opening new prospects for entrepreneurs without access to a bank .\nbefore joining the ministry of finance he worked with the international monetary fund ( imf ) both in the policy and non - policy making departments as a senior economist and deputy division chief respectively . dr . thugge holds a bachelors of arts ( economics ) ( 1980 ) from colorado collage , usa , master in economics ( 1982 ) from johns hopkins university , usa and a doctor of philosophy ( phd ) in economics ( 1990 ) from johns hopkins university , usa .\nms . tikolo holds a master of science degree in public relations from the university of stirling in scotland , and a first degree in education from kenyatta university .\nprovisional estimates of gross domestic product ( gdp ) indicate that the economy expanded by 5 . 7 per cent during the first quarter of 2018 compared to 4 . 8 per cent in a similar quarter of 2017 . the significant acceleration in growth was mainly attributable to improved weather conditions and a boost in business and consumer confidence after the co\nshe is credited for conceptualizing and implementing the beyond zero initiative for the office of the first lady , which kicked off with the first lady\u2019s half - marathon in 2014 .\nprof . obonyo holds a phd in mass media and communications from temple university philadelphia , usa . he also holds a postgraduate diploma in tertiary education from potchefstroom university for christian higher education , south africa .\nhe holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the university of cape town , south africa , a masters of science ( msc ) degree in mechanical engineering and a bachelor of science ( bsc ) in mechanical engineering .\nhe started his career as a news correspondent in various media houses and later worked as an editor for magazines before joining academia . for over 20 years , prof . obonyo has taught media studies at university level in several institutions .\na career banker , he has a wealth of experience spanning over 20 years in running retail , corporate , enterprise banking as well as bank operations . he was country managing director of kcb south sudan limited a subsidiary of kcb group which is the largest regional bank . he has also held senior positions in imperial , eck , barclays and credit banks . mr . itemere holds a ba economics ( hons ) and mba ( marketing option ) from university of poona , india\nmr . kukubo founded 3mice , one of east africa\u2019s pre - eminent digital solutions companies and later served as ceo of the east african exchange ( eax ) , the first regional commodity exchange in africa , meant to transform the governance of africa\u2019s agricultural sector .\nuntil his appointment , he was the director of ict at the ministry of ict in the state department of ict & innovation , overseeing the numerous high value ict projects under the ministry . before then , he was the ag . ict secretary , directorate of e - government and director ict at the directorate of e - government , in the office of the president .\nhe has a master\u2019s degree in space sciences with specialisation in satellite communications from the international space university , france ; a bsc in telecommunications engineering from the university of rome , italy , and a charted engineer part ii certificate from the institute of electronics engineering , uk . he also has a global executive masters degree in business administration ( gemba ) from the united states international university ( usiu ) .\nthank you for your interest in applying for the presidential digital talent programme 2017 / 2018 internship . i wish to notify you read more\nin addition , john has a wealth of experience in the security sector where he was the director ict in the national security intelligence service from 1999 to 2008 , a post he held until he was transferred to the directorate of e - government .\neng . eliud waithaka is the acting chief engineer ( electrical ) in the ministry of land , housing & urban development .\ndr . kamau thugge , e . b . s . , m . b . s .\nsee the profile of dr . kamau thugge , principal secretary , national treasury here\nhe was appointed to the ca board on 29th april 2016 for a term of three years .\nshe holds\u2019 a masters in business administration ( strategic management ) from daystar university . she also holds a masters certificate in project management from george washington university as well as senior management leadership training from strathmore university .\nshe was appointed to the ca board on 29th april 2016 for a period of three years .\nhe was feted the moran of the order of the burning spear ( mbs ) for his contribution to ict growth by president mwai kibaki in 2012 . he also scooped the thought leadership award in 2012 , in cape town , south africa .\nhe was appointed to the ca board on 29th april 2016 for a period of three years .\nin the first quarter of 2018 , the current account deficit improved to ksh 107 . 9 billion from ksh 129 . 7 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2017 , merchandise exports grew by 7 . 1 per cent to ksh 162 . 9 billion in the first quarter of 2018 , while merchandise imports valued on free on board ( fob ) basis grew by 6 . 5 per cent to ksh 432 . 1 billion , i\nprovisional estimates of gross domestic product ( gdp ) indicate that the economy expanded by 5 . 7 per cent during the first quarter of 2018 compared to 4 . 8 per cent in a similar\u2026\nin the first quarter of 2018 , the current account deficit improved to ksh 107 . 9 billion from ksh 129 . 7 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2017 , merchandise exports grew by 7 . 1\u2026"]}
{"id": 54368, "summary": [{"text": "the hotel2tango ( sometimes referred to as thee mighty hotel2tango and abbreviated h2t ) is a 24-track analogue recording studio situated in the mile end district of montreal , quebec .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the current facility is the second to bear the name , and was preceded by a similar operation in the same neighborhood until 2007 when the studio changed locations .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the majority of recording projects undertaken at the studio are helmed by one of the facility 's four partner-engineers : efrim menuck and thierry amar , both members of thee silver mt. zion memorial orchestra & tra-la-la band and godspeed you !", "topic": 19}, {"text": "black emperor ; radwan ghazi moumneh , member of jerusalem in my heart ; and howard bilerman .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the hotel2tango is often closely associated with constellation records , a montreal-based record label .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "before becoming a dedicated studio , the original hotel2tango acted first as a living space and later as a live performance venue . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "hotel2tango", "paragraphs": ["it ' s @ tonymarinaro hanging with my pal howard bilerman at @ unautreresto on st . viateur . # hotel2tango urltoken\nand just in case you are wondering , yes , that old hotel2tango , the old recording studio that arguably served as the hub of alternative music in montreal .\nafter winter must come spring was recorded and mixed by howard bilerman & efrim menuck at montreal\u2019s hotel2tango ( wolf parade , arcade fire , godspeed you ! black emperor ) .\n# themiddle is out now . thanks for your sweet work : @ babettehayward @ petertogni @ theoclstudio @ planetstudios @ noahmintz @ taylorknoxmusic @ thomasstajcer # jeffmcmurrich # howardbilerman # hotel2tango @ nathanrpilon urltoken\nhotel2tango : the arcade fire , molasses , the dears , more . ! | tape op magazine | longform candid interviews with music producers and audio engineers covering mixing , mastering , recording and music production .\nback in today with @ michaelfarber3 @ rayferrarotsn pierre mcguire @ nhl _ aaronward @ pierrevlebrun @ noelpbutler & talented young singer - songwriter @ campbellwoodsm w / howard bilerman . # hotel2tango and we\u2019ll give something away ! # tsn690\nmega multi - artist one night music festival coming to @ clubsodamtl friday april 6th . tickets on sale friday morning . @ allmanbrothers @ staxrecords @ mssoundstudio @ sunrecords @ gtbbmemphis # hotel2tango @ pauldeslaurier @ dtwlive @ shanemurphymtl @ jjmagistery @ andrearamolo & ? ? ?\nrecorded and mixed at hotel2tango , with howard bilerman , in late february and early march of 2010 ,\nexpo 86\nis the name of the new and third album by montreal ' s wolf parade .\nexpo 86\nfollows the . . .\n, released this time last year . they sound like a joyous version of a silver mount zion / godspeed / any number of other names , probably not surprising as they issue from canada and the hotel2tango studios . i strongly recommend this album , it ' s the opposite of it ' s title , so\n\u201cat the time , there were quite a few lofts that had parties and shows , like the hotel2tango and others in old montreal , \u201d pezzente recalls . \u201cthey started leaving or getting kicked out around that time . there were no real venues other than jailhouse rock , which was a really crappy rock club . \u201d\nas one of the few remaining all - analog recording facilities , the hotel2tango is a world - renowned studio where virtually every constellation release , as well as records by arcade fire , wolf parade , and basia bulat among others were created and captured . when asked how h2t functions as a collective enterprise , bilerman , is mock - perplexed .\nbefore the hotel2tango studio existed in its present incarnation with the three of you , you [ efrim ] and thierry worked primarily in an 8 - track studio environment with your own gear , and howard , you had your own studio . what kind of gear were you all working with at the time , and was this an entry into learning about the recording and engineering process ?\nthey transformed a warehouse space into the hotel2tango , a diy hive of activity with band rehearsal rooms , silkscreen and wood shops , and weekend shows that took place under the radar . the group settled into a permanent nine - member line - up by late 1998 , with aidan and bruce on drums , thierry and mauro on basses , efrim , dave and roger on guitars , and norsola and sophie on cello and violin respectively .\nbozulich is more direct and pointed about her feelings for the label . critics hailed 2006\u2019s evangelista , her constellation debut , as one of the albums of the year and a \u2018return to form . \u2019 enjoying her work with montreal musicians , bozulich returned to the hotel2tango for this past spring\u2019s hello , voyager \u2014a mighty and emphatic follow - up . still , when asked what keeps her coming back to canada and working with constellation , bozulich is almost too overwhelmed to answer .\nthe hotel2tango is an analog based recording studio in the mile end of montreal owned & operated by efrim menuck , howard bilerman , radwan moumneh & thierry amar . we also have the modern conveniences of a protools hd system , with 24 tracks of lynx convertors , should you need it . we tend to be booked 5 months in advance , but there are always holes in the schedule , or last minute cancellations . please feel free to contact us with any questions . thanks !\none of the most impressive , physical manifestations of this commitment is the aforementioned building purchased by constellation and closely associated businesses . the label\u2019s office space and warehouse are on the top floor , while the basement houses harris newman\u2019s greymarket mastering studio and also the newest , and hopefully final address for the hotel2tango recording studio , which is owned and operated by menuck , godspeed and mt . zion member thierry amar , radwan moumneh , and one - time arcade fire drummer , howard bilerman .\na couple of months ago , we went into hotel2tango studio in montreal to record and film a live - off - the - floor video for a couple of songs from collider . the first installment is\nlongitude\nand another will follow in the weeks to come . lizzie powell , who performs the song on the album , came out of the woods , leaving behind her dogs and songs to rekindle the fire with us . dave pawsey is behind the camera work and editing and the sound was captured by the illustrious howard bilerman . enjoy - - sr\nindeed , chesnutt\u2019s ability to overcome a severe disability and write his wondrous songs has inspired legions of fans and musicians over the past 20 years . he\u2019s composed critically - acclaimed records , collaborating with the likes of lambchop , bill frisell , emmylou harris , and more recently , elf power and jonathan richman . after urging from his friend , filmmaker jem cohen , chesnutt visited montreal\u2019s hotel2tango studio in 2007 and made a rejuvenating record called north star deserter . upon its release on constellation records , he toured the world with picciotto and members of silver mt . zion . the core group recently reconvened to create another astounding album borne of structure and improvisation in at the cut .\nwhile nabatian\u2019s joking , it\u2019s obvious he\u2019s used to being part of an ensemble that lives in the shadow of one of the most popular indie - rock bands on the planet . richard reed parry and sarah neufeld might be best known for their membership in arcade fire but , some nine years ago , they and drummer stefan schneider quietly formed the explosive instrumental ensemble bell orchestre to create live soundscapes for dance theatre troupes . pietro amato of torngat ( also a one - time touring member of arcade fire ) and nabatian soon joined the fold and the five - piece entered montreal\u2019s hotel2tango studio with howard bilerman to make a record in 2003 , just as arcade fire began to supernova .\n\u201cso we went for a beer one afternoon and that\u2019s how we met , \u201d menuck continues . \u201ca few months later , i\u2019d moved into this loft space up on [ avenue ] van horne and we named it the hotel2tango and started to have shows there . they were promoting a dub narcotic show and wanted to do it at the hotel and from that point on , it seems like we\u2019ve always been doing stuff together . by the time godspeed were making our first record at the hotel , when we set levels but needed someone to hit \u2018play\u2019 and \u2018record , \u2019 it just made sense to have don and ian come and do it , and when the record was made , it made sense for them to ask us to put it out . \u201d\n\u201ci think a lot of it is because they like to be with me and work with me , and i do them , \u201d she says finally . \u201ci mean , i made red headed stranger and , even though that had willie nelson on it , it took me years to find a label to put it out . i paid for the recording and it was done and i just wanted a label to pay me back for that and put it out . even now that i have , the label hasn\u2019t paid me one penny for all the years they\u2019ve been selling the album . i just can\u2019t tell you how incredible it is to be on a label like constellation that\u2019s conscientious , has a real connection to the music , really gives a shit , and loves me . that\u2019s just the label ! then , when you get into the musicians , and efrim at hotel2tango , and all that , it\u2019s almost like \u2018pinch me , am i dreaming ? \u2019 it\u2019s too great ; i get choked up just thinking about it ! \u201d\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nor if you would like to email an engineer in particular . . . efrim - - howard - - radwan - - thierry for mastering inquiries please contact harris newman at grey market mastering . if you are looking for an affordable place to stay , that is within walking distance to the studio , may we recommend the pensione popolo p . s . we are not looking for interns at this time\nthierry : actually we worked on a teac 1 / 4\n4 - track before getting the tascam 8 - track . the first molasses record was done here at the hotel on the teac 4 - track with a tascam board and dynaco speakers , and that was it .\nefrim : we did a lot of tinkering on borrowed 4 - track machines for a lot of years , headphones as microphones and obsessive track bouncing . recorded a pile of little things on 4 - track when thierry and me still lived at the hotel . later on we bought a tascam 8 - track and an allen & heath 24 - channel board from carter , labradford ' s keyboard player . labradford and godspeed were touring together and carter had the tape machine and board laying idle in his apartment and offered to sell it to us . we recorded the first silver mt . zion record on that gear , eight tracks feeling like so many sprawling , luxuriant acres at the time .\nhoward : i had a 16 - track studio in old montreal called mom & pop sounds . i had majored in sound in university before that , although i knew how to record bands already . i just enrolled to use the studios for free . they had an 8 - track 1 / 2\nstudio with lots of beautiful akg mics . in 2000 , when i was looking for a new space , thierry and efrim were looking to buy some new gear , so we just brought my gear over here to the hotel .\nh : because molasses electrocuted our mtr 90ii , we ' re now using an mx - 80 24 - track 2\nmachine and a neotek series ii board . our mixdown deck is an otari mtr - 10 1 / 4\n.\npeople who record bands often differ wildly on the use of compression . i was wondering if you could talk about your take on compression and the different situations where compression can be hindrance or help .\nh : i think what makes a recording exciting is dynamic range , and when you over use compression you ' re getting rid of that dynamic range . i think a lot of people use compression on drums by default . . . like somehow that ' s what you are ' supposed ' to do . i mean , drums sounds don ' t come from boxes , they come from players . the best drum sounds i ' ve ever heard are by great players , like michel langevin from voivod who played on elizabeth anka vajagic ' s record . you don ' t need to compress those drums because they already sound great .\nt : i try to avoid it actually . i mean , it can be useful if you want something to sit in the mix properly , but to me you either use it transparently or you use it creatively . i ' m just starting to appreciate compressors for creative means .\nh : it ' s interesting to just run a signal through the compressor , without actually compressing it . it changes things sometimes in a really nice way . the difference between the 1178 and the la5 and the dbx are like night and day in that regard .\nh : well , there ' s the two urei la5s , two dbx 163xs , a langevin photo - optical compressor , a urei 1178 , a bunch of valley - people dynamites , and the rnc 1773 which is really quite versatile \u2014 does subtle well and over - the - top really well too .\nh : both . there ' s a pretty huge difference between 15 and 30 ips , in particular how the transients sound . for things like drums , you don ' t need to eq in mixdown as much when you record at 30 ips . having said that , at 30 ips you lose the low end a bit . the flip side to that is that it doesn ' t get muddy down there , and the lack of 20 - 40 hz actually makes things like kick drums and acoustic . . .\nthe rest of this article is only available with an archive subscription or by purchasing back issue # 47 . for an upcoming year ' s free subscription , and our current issue on pdf . . .\nstuart hallerman has run seattle ' s avast ! studio since 1990 . stuart left his hometown of chicago in 1980 to attend evergreen college in olympia , wa . after\nthe 5 - year plan\nat evergreen ' s recording . . .\ni first met gina fant - saez at an aes show where she was showing her new internet - based start - up company called esession . com . esession has been in development since winter of 2004 and went into public . . .\nchris breest is an entrepreneur and jack - of - many - trades . he is the ceo and founder of plymouth rock recording studio in plymouth , michigan , plays music with bandb and other groups , works as a music . . .\nmartin bisi : working with eno , sonic youth , iggy pop . . .\nat the end of the afternoon , martin said ,\noh , by the way , i ' m just thinking . the problem with having too much material to work with . . . i think the mind can ' t really remember like five takes or seven . . .\nsometimes recordists ( and musicians , more broadly ) have to ship a piece of gear \u2014 either to the manufacturer for repairs , or to the retailer as a return or exchange . just as recording is more . . .\nthough emitt wrote the songs , played every note , and acted as his own engineer and producer , when mixing time rolled around the tapes were whisked away to sound city where the team of keith olsen and . . .\ncopenhagen may get all of the attention , but just three hours away lies the second largest city in denmark : the port city of aarhus . with it ' s huge university , and rich nordic history , it ' s long . . .\ns . husky h\u00f6skulds is a very gifted engineer , mixer and sound designer . born in iceland , he studied audio engineering at the university of california in los angeles , and worked as an assistant . . .\nit ' s not everyday you hear a band that makes music unlike anything you ' ve heard before . when i first heard dalek it made me feel really good to know that someone was making truly challenging music . . . .\na couple weeks after this article appeared , the artists who occupied the former hotel2 tango , located in an old building wedged between van horne just east of parc ave and the train tracks , were given their one month\u2019s notice .\nthe new landlord , owner of miniac repairs , decided he could not abide the \u201cnoise\u201d ( otherwise known as music ) . he limited even more the time the musicians could jam ( though they still had to pay ) as mr . miniac claimed \u201ctheir racket\u201d wrecked the zen garage space he was trying to create . even the pitter patter of dog feet from a visiting pet would send him ( illegally ) up into the space to complain .\nmy husband happens to be among the displaced artists . j had been there for five years . his studio was one of the larger ones , looking out on to the traffic of van horne below . it was perfect - a ten minute walk from our home in parc - ex . close to other studios and stores . best of all , he had daily contact with other artists and musicians in his space - talking ideas , listening to the bands jam , well you know - basically taking part in the whole artistic fermentation process . the rent was affordable , the space was large and he had a place to connect with other artists .\nthe new zoning amends the city\u2019s urban plan to recognize the importance of the creative economy and limits heights and densities to that of the district\u2019s existing buildings . while a grandfather clause protects current companies , the new rules bar warehouses , wholesalers , transport firms and heavily polluting industries from moving in . new occupants are limited to 500 square metres .\nbi - laws are all well and good , but nothing will get in the way of a new entrepreneur who does not want you there . there had recently been a big turnover at the space where the former managers had vacated . it was being run on a volunteer basis by one of the tenants of the space , but there was no lease . of what i heard , even the hydro was in the name of someone who had vacated the space years before .\nthough the artists fought for their space , there was nothing much they could do . mr . miniac would not stand any noise at all . he wanted to up the rent and kick out all the musicians . i suspect he has some ulterior motive , some other plans for the space , but his dealing with the artists was underhanded and dishonest , so who knows ? he also entered their space illegally on more than one occasion and , i repeat , just in case you didn\u2019t get it before , limited the time the musicians , who had paid to use the space for practice , could actually practice .\nnow my husband , who works as a scenic painter and as a visual artist , has his paintings , sculptures , boxes of rusty bits ( he really likes his rusty bits ) in our basement and at the warehouse where he works . he has not had time to find another studio and probably won\u2019t until august . he is using the coffee table in our very small living room to make large drawings , and i worry for his posture ( he is always leaning over his drawing like a myopic jeweler inspecting an old lady\u2019s diamond ) .\nwhat pisses me off is that the signs of montreal turning into another new york , where the artists who made it such a funky place to live in the first place can no longer afford to be there , are popping up . we have already had to move our home north of the tracks and now his studio will be going that way too . at this rate , we will be in the arctic by the time we are 60 .\nit pisses me off that mr . miniac did not have enough respect for his new tenants to be straight up with them and tell the hotellers exactly what he was planning , but instead strung them along thinking things might work out and then making unreasonable demands . it felt very much like it was a calculated unreasonableness , one where he was being unbearable in order to get them out and do something more profitable with the space . though i could be wrong . it has happened before . time will tell . if you go by and see some major construction though , i reserve the right to say i told you so . ( yes , i am that petty )\nthe attitude towards artists also pisses me off . mr . miniac was very worried that the hotellers were going to trash his place before they left ( granted , we did not put much effort into the clean up but there was no trashing - we are not frat boys after all - oh geez - did i just stereotype frat boys after getting mad about the stereotyping of artists ? yes . yes , i did . ) . when j went to look at other spaces he came up against the same attitude - \u201cwe do not want any riff raff here . sorry . \u201d\nwell , for starters , the artists must organize . not in a vigilante or even union kind of way , but in a hey ! we should have a lease ! kind of way . figure out a good way to cover the expenses for the space . even put some away for a rainy day . part of the tragedy of the hotel was that it had been through so many hands so recently , nobody really knew or even remembered who had signed what . collectives are good . cooperatives . if only to protect your space and the right to do what you set out to do in it . j and another hoteller are semi - looking for a space with exactly that plan in mind , however work and family and approaching absences make it unfeasible at the moment - so this story is to be continued .\nalso public awareness - i guess . that sounds so lame . public awareness of what ? that artists are not usually the caravaggio - esque debauched criminals , the rimbaud - esque gun - running , nihilistic sops that will eat away at a space like foppish termites ?\nstudio tours are good ( they do happen around mile end , i see them ) .\nblog posts like this too i think ( though i do confess to a goodly amount of vitriol - you would too if your house was once again invaded by rusty bike chains and other things i can\u2019t identify ) .\nand yes , having the support of the community also helps quite a lot . bravo for mile end for regulating the real estate bi - laws ! now what kind of bi - law regulation is there to contain unreasonable jerks ?\nthis entry was posted in uncategorized and tagged gentrification , pigeonholing , ranting , studio space . bookmark the permalink .\ni noticed people migrating from mile end to the point a few years ago\u2026 faces i recognized from when i used to live in mile end navigating stretcher frames up the charlevoix subway stairs . the point is slowly getting expensive too , but there ' s lots of social housing and community awareness that market economy real estate shouldn ' t be allowed to push everyone out to the boonies . too bad the point is so far from you . 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rock . drone . experimental psych . krautrock . prog . rock folk . americana . blues . rock & roll ; synth - pop . alt - r & b ; . cold wave . industrial bass music . grime . jungle . future beats hip hop . r ' n ' b . trap house . techno . electronica . ambient . neo - classical disco . italo . cosmic . disco - not - disco . boogie balearic . yacht rock . new age . downbeat funk . soul . jazz . free jazz . broken beat soundtracks . library music . exotica . easy world . african . latin dub . reggae . dancehall . ska . rocksteady magazines . books bags . boxes slipmats . cleaners . dj equipment clothing miscellaneous piccadilly merchandise\ncat number onovitalija release date 24 mar ' 17 format info hand stamped cdr ( wrapped in recycled paper donated by artists involved with the project ) with paper or clear plastic envelope and a riso printed booklet .\nanother of ono ' s expansive and highly creative projects .\nwe are for a while\nis a fully realized multimedia experience , detailing the working process for vitalija glovackyte ' s sonic and visual tale about recycling . vitalija first sourced a plethora of broken and salvaged instruments , their acquisition alone worthy of a tale ( told in the accompanying booklet ) . after repairing instruments to a ( somewhat ) playable state , glovackyte then set about recording the album you hear now - a collection of electro - folk meanderings , broken ambience and fairytales from industrial sites . it ' s a heartfelt homage to re - using instead of replacing and is highly evocative in the process . the booklet comes with photos detailing the process as well as a written narrative from glovoackyte . it ' s another brilliant addition to the art / music cannon that is ono records . highly recommended .\nhand stamped cdr ( wrapped in recycled paper donated by artists involved with the project ) with paper or clear plastic envelope and a riso printed booklet .\nmuch been said about vincent oliver in the past eighteen months ; his unique approach to songwriting that fuses the quirky lyrical elements of diy pioneer r . stevie moore and arab strap ' s aidan moffat while musically leaning on the thin line between the shoegazing electronica of\npygmalion\nera slowdive and the utter popness of new order ' s\npower , corruption & lies\n. his first two eps on loaf have been a starting point for a young songwriter with infinite pop potential .\nep3\nconcludes the series of eps of vincent oliver ' s bedroom recordings with reinterpretation and remixes from some of his most notable fans . border community ' s young star and tour mate , nathan fake , lends a hand to re - arrange the blissfully confusing\ncluods in the haed\n; into a psychedelic techno affair that has been getting dancefloor support from james holden . there ' s also remixes from hrdvsion , andrea ' s kit , isan , rothko and an extended live version .\npost - minimalist , post - ambient , post - something else . history freely dilates and collapses on valgeir sigur\u00f0sson\u2019s \u2018dissonance\u2019 , his first solo release since 2012 . its three largescale works are haunted by the old western tradition , infused with the ethereal workings of electronics and sound manipulation . recorded and produced between september 2015 and november 2016 at greenhouse studios , \u2018dissonance\u2019 is disarmingly human , reflecting the most extreme four years of sigur\u00f0sson\u2019s life full of ecstatic joy and deep sorrow . \u2018dissonance\u2019 is a personal and collective musical treatise to explore and question a world that is collapsing under its internal dissonances .\na lost collection of home studio tape manipulations and vcs3 synthesizer experiments from the unsung australian composer val stephen . a practising medical anaesthetist turned electronic music innovator , stephen ' s study of tape music originates back as early as the 1950s . throughout the following decades he created a remarkable personal archive of uncharted electronic compositions and experimental music sketches using a range of resourceful tools and pioneering techniques . with only two of his compositions ever published ( folkways - electronic music . 1967 ) abstractum is an amazing look into the previously undocumented world of this silent innovator . a hallucinogenic hybrid of sedated synthesis & primordial musique concrete that will appeal to those interested in experimental music such as basil kirchin ' s worlds within worlds and pierre henry ' s le voyage .\ncat number gps126 release date 4 sep ' 15 format info white vinyl pressing of 500 copies only .\nnext up on the great pop supplement is the ace new 45 from matt valentine - temporarily dropping the mv + ee tag for a solo 45 where he\u2019s joined by the likes of j mascis , woods\u2019 jeremy earl , magik markers\u2019 pete nolan and the always great mick flower .\n\u201cbefore it\u2019s gone\u201d began in earnest back when the icelandic volcanic ash cloud of 2010 prevented mick returning to the uk after a stint as part of matt\u2019s the golden road backing band . an intense period of jamming produced the embryo to the track here from which mv then recruited first pete nolan ( featuring his previously unheralded backing vox savvy ) then on visits to vermont , jeremy and j to fill it out and slow cook those edges . ( the full story is expertly told by mv on the record\u2019s insert\u2026 )\nbeautiful , killer , stoned out soft psych released in perfect time for tail end of summer as a ltd one time pressing of 500 only . cool sleeve as ever from the gps and on tasty white wax\u2026 .\nit ' s been nearly 5 years since brock ' s highly acclaimed\nwhite clouds drift on and on\ndebuted on echospace earning a plethora of critical acclaim including many coveted top albums of the year list from ra to the wire . brock returns in beautiful form with what he ' s said to us is his most personal and self defining moment in his fruitful musical career . this album however strikes on a very different chord from the last , rather than find contentment in repeating himself he ' s sculpted a unique sound slightly out of focus from his previous work , a sound one could only say is like drifting in and out of consciousness . a place where early lsd experiments reveal third dimensions of the mind and evoke emotions so powerful they haunt you forever . here we see brock ' s true dedication to vision , maturity and growth , the reason why so many people have gravitated to his heart tugging productions . on ,\nhome ' he paints a near 3 hour exploration so beautiful and hypnotic the listener feels as if only moments passed by , a second to forever . this is a welcome return to form in the one place brock refers to as ,\nhome\nhere on echospace . if burial were to meet eno in the studio of a bbc radio workshop session with tape masters sent to steve roach for further deconstruction this might be the unique result , residing somewhere in the ether .\nafter the release of 2016 ' s ' when shall this bright day begin ' , jozef van wissem returns to consouling sounds for the follow - up album ' nobody living can ever make me turn back ' . the album is inspired by a vanitas painting by the belgian artist cindy wright , which is also the cover of the album . this inspiration is beautifully reflected in the music of the album : jozef van wissem ' s lute arrangements sound fragile , his sparse vocals delicate , as if the vanity , the temporality and senselessness of everything has been rendered audible .\nfirst single taken from third full album from highly acclaimed four piece , norfolk based melodic punk outfit . the single features two exclusive tracks not featured on the album .\nthird full album from highly acclaimed four piec , norfolk based melodic punk outfit .\nthird time lucky\nhas received superb reviews from kerrang / rock sound / metal hammer / big cheese / fracture & maximum rock n ' roll .\ntombed visions newest beautifully crafted outing comes in the form of ' vanishing ' , featuring paddy shine of gnod fame and a host of talented and likeminded drone soldiers . ' brighton ' presents a softly spoken northern monologue draped liberally over a dark backdrop of chamber classical strings , gothic organ swells and earth - shaking percussion . presented like dark ambient , but showing the grace of classical music and the melodic intonations of soaring post - rock buried under a shroud of gloom . as we move into ' night vision ' , the pensive vocal flourishes turn quickly into beastlike distorted whispering , while the percussion steps up a notch into syncopated distorted mayhem , gating airy swells and cavernous basses into an amalgamation of industrial and electronic influence .\nmoving further along and ' the forger ' is once again led by a bleak spoken monologue , but the backing has progressed into an echoic chamber of lengthy plate verbs applied to squeaks of noise and what sounds like train sounds , all underpinned by a heartfelt but shadowy piano refrain . ' bronze misnomer ' threatens to break into full electronic meltown at any point , with droning feedback and paddy ' s free - jazz sax noodlings providing relief to the stark electronic backbone .\nit really is brilliant this one , it takes time to devlop and it demands your attention , turning from a noisy drone into a nuanced and impeccable ambient masterstroke with repeated listens . bleak , bold and stunningly beautiful .\ngloomy dystopian futurism and industrial rhythms , juxtaposed with striking classical instrumentation and beautifully visceral spoken word segments . it ' s drone for the uninitiated , classical for people who love a story . brilliantly immersive and hypnotic , a winner .\nalbum n\u00ba3 from christina vantzou is the result of a two - year process of composing , arranging , rearranging , experimenting , and melding classical instruments with synths and electronics . recorded in belgium with a 15 - piece ensemble of strings , horns , woodwinds and micro - choir , the tracks vacillate between orchestral , ambient soundscapes and more structured works that the composer refers to as\npillars .\nthe internal core of the record , however , is unwavering . all tracks head in the direction of otherworldly drones surrounded by soft , subtle and sometimes intense veils or points . the structured tracks mark a new direction for vantzou . whereas 100 % of the music on n\u00ba1 and n\u00ba2 was composed without time structure or steady click , the pillars on n\u00ba3 adhere to a solid mathematical scheme . perhaps vantzou ' s day job as a math teacher is starting to have an in\ufb02uence . n\u00ba3 ' s virtual instruments and voice samples hearken back to vantzou ' s time with the dead texan , speci\ufb01cally tracks like\naegina airlines\nand\nwhen i see scissors i cannot help but think of you\n. the synths on n\u00ba3 were given special attention and were recorded over a 2 week period using a dx7 , yamaha cs20 , roland juno - 6 , and a selection of eurorack modular synths , making n\u00ba3 very much a hybrid record , both symphonic and synth - based . to complete the album , vantzou made 2 slow motion videos using a phantom high - speed camera and a 16mm short \ufb01lm .\nbrand new release from this classic band . they have been making punk records since 1981 and this is their first in five years . pure old skool punk .\nfounding member of uran gbg with a past in swedish cult bands such as lava , and appearing on stage and in studio with some of gothenburg\u2019s more prominent acts , jerker jarold is one of the cornerstones in the city\u2019s psychedelic scene . by the name of v\u00e4stl\u00e4nken , jarold is now making his first release as a solo artist on h\u00f6ga nord rekords . the music on tracks\nautobaba\nand\nmoebel\nis a mixture of dub , ambient , kraut and techno where a few but tasteful components builds the sound . v\u00e4stl\u00e4nken ' s transcendent qualities lies in jarolds ability to limit himself in matter of recording techniques and instrumentation ; one synthesiser , one delay pedal and one mobile studio is all he needs to make these delicate but highly tuned musical utterances .\nthis six - piece from denver have toured with all and sundry including boysetsfire , vendetta red , static lullaby and the used to name but a few . they play loud and frantic post hardcore with a three guitar attack that will blow your speakers . alternative press named them one of the ' 100 bands you need to know in 2003 ' this cd shows you why .\nfrom 2012 ' s\nhassan\nlp to his\nterritories\nrecord from a couple years back we now hear jorge velez taking his sound into new realms on this five track long ( ish ) player . in what can be called a foray into animal - themed electronic experimentation - recorded using only fairlight cmi samples and a microbrute synthesizer - we hear a melodic side to his sound previously not present in his other works . hints of musique concrete as well as eastern influences creep about in a teasing manner bringing the listener into a dream world of digi - nature , electronic bird chips and 8 - bit waterfalls . . a welcome and refreshingly unique listen .\ncat number timesig008x release date 4 may ' 18 format info uk indies exclusive magenta vinyl .\n\u201can appetite for the unknown\n- daniel lanois no collaboration is unlikely when the end goals are the same . a meeting of two artists who illustrate different corners of the musical landscape , come together to create a new statement that takes their collective strengths to higher elevations and encompasses new terrains . so it is on the first collaborative journey of canadian musicians venetian snares and daniel lanois . what started as mutual respect for one another\u2019s work , led to several years of a creative germination resulting in an eight - track full - length exploration released may 4th on timesig / planet mu . the path began in 2014 , after lanois reached out to venetian snares ( aaron funk ) as a fan of his work . the project started to take root in summer of 2016 , after funk hung around toronto between shows .\ntaking his gear to lanois\u2019 studio , the two began to play for the first time together in what would prove to be a formative moment in their creative journey together . \u201ci love making music with dan , he has a real understanding of how to create a world and build what may exist within that world . bassdrums are trombones and they are a colossal whale which floats on clouds of leaves speaking to the blast furnace feeding the mammoth . a small painting of forest horses hangs in the cranium of the sea horse . \u201d \u2013 aaron funk recorded live in a former buddhist temple - turned - studio in toronto , ' venetian snares x daniel lanois ' travels to new zones in what lanois describes as \u201ca body of work driven by exploration\u201d . like all the best collaborations , it ' s brought something new out of both musicians . equipped with their production acuity , they let their natural workflow guide them through uncharted waters . funk laid the groundwork with drums while lanois rode the pedal steel , weaving their sounds together in a new sonic tapestry . the two ultimately landed at their destination , their work ready to be shared with those willing to explore . in daniel lanois \u2019own words :\nto come upon a new form reassures the head that frontier lives on the unlikely pairing of venetian snares and daniel lanois may very well have provided us with a nice new pair of shoes to walk to new sonic frontier a melange of gospel and electronics as madness of the world trips over its heels these canadian sonic innovators prepare for travel a body of work driven by exploration , brings to us in our modern times what we remember and admire from the jazz explorations of the 50s a splintering an appetite for the unknown\nwe all know what snares sounds like , and it tends to veer towards the ' skittish cat trapped in a synth ' vibes , this one expands on that by underpinning the whole thing with some held synth pads , ambient washes and contrasting serene textures .\ndanilo plessow ( aka mcde ) and marcus worgull return as vermont with another gorgeous lp of the finest modern kosmische . turn on , tune in and drop out !\ncat number soup1cd release date 22 oct ' 01 format info the cd comes with a 12 page booklet of original drawings and photos .\nwhat an unbelievable recording . the entire unreleased score for the entire clangers tv series - that ' s music for all 26 episodes . it grows organically ( as does the series ) from small and simple phrases to complex passages of pure pastoral space music . it all climaxes with the awesome\nharmony of the spheres\n. the running order is exactly as it ran with all 26 episodes and includes some sfx , tiny clanger and oliver postgate ' s timeless introduction . this cd also comes with the unique and sweet\nclangers opera\ncompiled by oliver postgate , an adventure on the clangers planet starring the iron chicken . the cd booklet includes rare photos , early clangers sketches and a libretto for the clangers opera written by oliver postgate .\nthis excellent young emocore band are based on the east coast of america and look to be heading for big things , there ' s a real buzz about them , a vitality and fire that you can ' t ignore . veronica ( a daft name ) will be sitting alongside jimmy eat world , blink 182 and the ataris in next to no time ."]}
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{"id": 54379, "summary": [{"text": "urltoken is a career resource that caters to canadian students and recent graduates .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the site specializes in entry-level jobs , internships , and co-op programs and is based on milkround.com , a uk-site that also caters to students and new graduates .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the company was created in april 2008 by lauren friese and is based in toronto .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it is meant to replace traditional forms of on-campus recruitment .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "the target demographic of the website is 18 - to 25-year-olds .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the site includes job opportunities , company profiles , career resource articles , an employer directory , email notifications , and more .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it currently boasts traffic of 250,000 visitors per month from across canada , with a projected audience of 3 million in 2013 . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "talentegg", "paragraphs": ["in 2016 , more than 3 million students and recent graduates will use talentegg during their job hunt .\neach year , talentegg hosts the national campus recruitment excellence awards and conference to recognize the innovations and exceptional efforts of canada\u2019s top recruiters and career centres . as a part of the conference , the talentegg awards celebrate empl . . .\nif you are an employer or advertiser looking for more information on working with talentegg , go here to learn more .\nannouncing the winners of talentegg\u2019s 2018 national campus recruitment excellence awards since 2012 , talentegg has hosted the annual national campus recruitment excellence awards and conference . this year was no egg - ception as we had one of our best years . . .\ntalentegg is the award - winning job board and online career resource that connects employers with top student and recent graduate talent .\nunsure about your career path ? talentegg\u2019s career guides offer information and in - depth resources on a variety of egg - citing fields .\nthe mission of campus recruitment 360 by talentegg is to be the home of useful , actionable content for the professional campus recruitment community .\nthe best way to stay up - to - date on all talentegg news and ( very fast ) progress is through our blog .\nin her spare time , she started researching , calling and planning , and eventually left her consulting job to move back to canada and start talentegg . the first version of the website launched in april 2008 , and today talentegg is the definitive leader in online campus recruitment in canada .\nto date , talentegg has attracted a lot of attention from the media . if you ' d like to interview one of our team members , or would like talentegg to comment on issues such as gen y recruiting , gen y in the workplace , youth entrepreneurship , or gen y in general , please get in touch .\nlearn how talentegg can help you attract , target and recruit ambitious , career - minded interns , co - op and summer students , and new graduates to your organization .\nsince 2008 , talentegg has helped millions of students and recent grads hatch their careers , and worked with hundreds of canadian employers to successfully attract top gen y talent to join their organizations .\nhundreds of canadian employers \u2013 big and small , and from a wide variety of industries \u2013 already rely on talentegg to help them effectively attract , target and recruit top students and recent grads .\ncampus recruitment 360 by talentegg is an award - winning resource hub and community for campus recruiters and hr professionals where you can learn and share ideas , tips , tricks and best practices for excellence in campus recruitment .\ntalentegg has thousands of resources to help you get cracking with your career . learn how to write a resum\u00e9 for your dream job , research career prospects in your industry , and much more with our insightful articles and videos .\nalong the way , both talentegg and lauren have earned numerous awards for their success , innovation and positive impact on students , and lauren has become a well - respected leader on issues relating to youth employment and campus recruitment .\ntalentegg was created to provide access to meaningful opportunities for students and new graduates , coast to coast , and to provide an efficient way for employers and organizations to reach students who increasingly use the web to research their careers .\nwhether you ' re looking for a job , trying to figure out how to prepare for a job interview or hoping to ask an employer important questions that will help you with your career , you can find it all on talentegg .\ntalentegg was founded by lauren friese after she and many of her friends experienced difficulty transitioning from school to work . upon graduating from queen ' s university with a bachelor of arts in economics in 2005 , lauren wasn ' t sure exactly what to do next . like many students , she opted for grad school , attending the london school of economics in the uk .\nyou ' ll find meaningful , career - launching jobs from top employers in canada on talentegg , of course . but you ' ll also find thousands of free career resources created specifically with students and recent grads in mind , as well as an active and diverse community of people who are passionate about improving youth employment in canada , including employers , career centres , educators , parents , and students and recent graduates themselves .\na huge part of talentegg\u2019s strategy to bridge the gap between gen y and employers has included providing content \u2013 articles , videos , interviews , etc . \u2013 to help guide students through the process of transitioning from school to work . the how - to articles , recruiter tips and new grad success stories have helped them feel inspired and more prepared to tackle the daunting task of finding a meaningful , career - related job .\na healthtech company using ai to digitize the diagnosis system has raised a new funding round . metaoptima technology has raised\u2026\nit comes around every four years and it fills up bars and brings work schedules to a crawl . the world cup\u2026\none of canada\u2019s leading connected car companies has announced a new investment and partnership . mojio has announced that they have\u2026\na canadian cleantech company has received a massive investment to spread their sustainable systems throughout the u . s . pond technologies has\u2026\nmassive funding rounds continue to dominate 2018 as a leading pos system has locked down a massive amount of capital\u2026 .\npaypal announced today that it has agreed to acquire hyperwallet , a leading global payout platform , for $ 400 million in cash\u2026 .\nthe most successful professionals never stop learning . expand your knowledge and sharpen your skills with continuing education at top schools and training institutions .\nstudents & grads have an egg - cellent opportunity to interact with industry professionals and get answers to career questions .\nthese top employers want to meet you ! get to know them by checking out their profiles .\nstudents and grads \u2013 it\u2019s time to hatch your career ! find student jobs , entry - level roles , internships , co - ops , talent programs , and more .\nevery day , urltoken is updated with new internships , co - ops , summer jobs and entry level jobs from top canadian employers .\ncontinuing education opportunities at ryerson university ' s g . raymond chang school of continuing education\nthe hospitality industry is one of the most misunderstood industries in the world , and yet it\u2019s the # 1 global employer that\u2019s never short of work . humber college\u2019s school of hospitality , recreation and tourism has a wide variety of innovative hospitality p . . .\nhow many times have you applied to a so - called \u201centry level\u201d position , only to find out that the company expects over 2 years of prior experience ? although you would assume that an entry level position would be lenient or understanding of an applicant\u2019s li . . .\non may 23rd , we hosted our office hours event with akilah , hr talent acquisition , learning & development specialist at mercedes - benz financial services . we covered a variety of topics , including career paths , professional development , company culture , . . .\nget to know a variety of different industries through our career guides . find expert advice from professionals in the industry , average starting salaries , and more .\nready to make a great first impression ? find a career event happening near you .\noffice hours is a 1 - hour live - chat , where students & grads have an egg - cellent opportunity to interact with industry professionals and get answers to career questions .\nas the most popular online resource for students and grads looking for meaningful , career launching opportunities , there ' s no better place to share your recruitment message and job opportunities to reach top gen y and z talent .\nas a leader in online campus recruitment in canada , we ' re often approached by the media to provide feedback on topics related to student and recent grad recruitment and youth employment .\ncareer guides are curated microsites that provide all the information you need to know about starting a career in any of the following industries .\ndiscover jobs and online resources designed to connect first nations , m\u00e9tis , and inuit students and recent grads to rewarding careers .\nthe accounting field offers a wide range of opportunities to explore . use this guide to gain insights on the industry , or to learn how to hatch a student or entry - level accounting job .\ngrow a successful career in agriculture ! use this guide to discover what it ' s like to work in this in - demand industry , or to learn how to hatch a student or entry - level agriculture job .\nbanking careers provide students and grads infinite opportunities to explore . use this guide to find out more about this egg - citing industry , or to learn how to hatch a student or entry - level banking job .\nthe construction industry holds a vast number of opportunities for students and grads . whether you ' re looking to work in office or in field , you ' ll find great resources within this career guide .\nconsulting is a dynamic industry with many opportunities . use this guide to learn more about the industry , or to learn how to hatch a student or entry - level consulting job .\nthe consumer packaged goods industry offers students and grads a variety of exciting opportunities to explore . use this guide to learn more about the industry , or to learn how to hatch a student or entry level job in consumer packaged goods .\ndiversity in the workplace is an important element for students , grads and employers alike . use this guide to learn more about what workplace diversity is and why it matters .\nengineering is an exciting industry with a multitude of career opportunities . use this guide to learn more about the industry , and how to hatch a student or entry - level engineering career .\ncareers in financial services offer a wide range of opportunities for students and new grads to explore . use this guide to learn more about the industry , or to learn how to hatch a student or entry - level job in financial services .\ngraduate school helps aspiring professionals realize their potential . use this guide to learn everything you need to know about the grad school experience .\nhealthcare is a rewarding industry with many exciting and diverse career opportunities . use this guide to gain valuable insights on the industry , or to learn how to hatch a student or entry - level job in healthcare .\nthe insurance field offers a wide range of opportunities for students and grads to explore . use this guide to learn more about the industry , or to learn how to hatch a student or entry - level job in insurance .\nlooking for an egg - citing career ? find a wide variety of opportunities in the mining industry . use this guide to learn more about this field , or to learn how to hatch a student or entry - level job in mining .\nthe oil and gas industry offers exciting career opportunities for students and grads to explore . use this guide to learn more about the industry , or to learn how to hatch a student or entry level job in oil and gas .\nretail is a dynamic industry where students and grads from a variety of backgrounds can hatch a successful career . use this guide to learn more about the industry , or to learn how to hatch a student or entry - level retail job .\nlooking for an exciting , fast - paced industry ? a career in sales and marketing is in high demand . use this guide to gain valuable insights , or to learn how to hatch a student or entry - level job in sales and marketing .\ncareers in the skilled trades are in high demand . use this guide to learn more about the industry , or to learn how to hatch a student or entry level job in the skilled trades .\ntechnology is an innovative industry with unlimited opportunities . use this guide to learn more about the industry , or to learn how to hatch a student or entry - level job in tech .\nthe vehicle & equipment finance industry is in - demand ! students and grads from a variety of different backgrounds can hatch successful careers in this industry . use this guide to learn more about this field and the opportunities within it .\nurltoken is canada\u2019s most popular job site and online career resource for students and recent graduates .\nthere , she discovered , it was much easier to make the transition thanks to a number of career websites that allowed her to research job opportunities and browse free resources . she got a job in consulting in london , but she couldn ' t help but wonder why there was nothing like this available in canada to help students start their careers .\nwe ' re a passionate team that is dedicated to bringing only the highest quality internships , co - ops , summer jobs , student jobs , entry level jobs and early career jobs to budding young professionals who are looking for meaningful work related to their education .\nfrom our office in toronto ( also known as the egg carton ) , we ' re working hard to help students and recent graduates across the country hatch their careers and also to provide organizations with an innovative , efficient and cost - effective way to reach generation y . learn more about some of our team members below .\nwe soon realized , however , that similar resources were in demand from campus recruiters and human resources professionals who were constantly searching for better ways to attract , target and recruit top students and recent graduate talent .\nthe national campus recruitment excellence awards recognize egg - cellent work in canadian campus recruitment .\nthe awards provide an opportunity for employers to be recognized within the industry and among your peers , and to gather valuable feedback from top students and recent graduates on your campus recruitment initiatives .\nthe awards are open to all employers who hire college and university students and recent graduates in canada .\ncategories range from traditional activities , such as on - campus , in - person activities , to excellence in online recruitment . employers are invited to submit applications in all categories that apply .\nyou can make a difference ! volunteer your skills , time and energy for a cause that you care about and gain valuable contacts and egg - cellent work experience . best of all - - you can help make the world a better place .\nfrustrated with entry level jobs that ask for experience you don ' t have ? get valuable experience by volunteering ! there are lots of skills employers look for that you can develop in a volunteer position .\na great way to have relevant experience on your resume is by volunteering in an area where you want to build your career . a recent survey showed that 73 % of employers would recruit a candidate with volunteering experience over one without .\nvolunteering is a natural , non - awkward way of networking with like - minded , committed people . you never know who might be the contact to lead you to the job you always wanted .\nno one is in a better position than your volunteer manager to vouch for your dedication , work ethic and character ! key qualities that employers want to see in new employees .\nif you have recent volunteer experience , you will feel more confident and have more to talk about in your job interviews . some organizations actually interview their volunteers , so it ' s also great practice for your job search .\ndid you know ? for more than a decade , canadian youth have volunteered more than any other age group ! the 2013 general social survey - 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{"id": 54386, "summary": [{"text": "us bellows is a manufacturer of metal bellows , fabric expansion joints , and metallic expansion joints including refractory lined , hinged , gimbal , slip-type , in-line pressure balanced , and elbow pressure balanced expansion joints .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "it was acquired by piping technology and products in 1997 from ketema-u.s. bellows , inc. and is now located in houston , texas .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "u.s. bellows , inc. provides a variety of expansion joints for piping and duct systems and has been a member of the expansion joint manufacturers association , inc. since 2002 .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "in december 2011 , u.s. bellows acquired all bellows assets of the former lortz manufacturing companies , doubling its manufacturing capabilities .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "it is a privately held company owned by durga d. agrawal .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it is a subsidiary of piping technology and products .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "these companies provide pipe supports and expansion joints to international companies including dow chemical company , chevron corporation , exxonmobil , and bechtel . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "us bellows", "paragraphs": ["send us your pipe expansion joint inquiries via e - mail at sales @ urltoken or via fax at + 1 - 713 - 731 - 8640 . please contact us for further discussions . we look forward to doing business with you .\nexpansion joints , metal bellows catalog - u . s . bellows , inc .\nhome > bellows > u . s . bellows acquires lortz manufacturing & doubles manufacturing capabilities\nfacilities : u . s . bellows is located on a 35 acre property in houston , texas , usa , within more than 450 , 000 square feet of covered shop space ( approximately 10 acres ) . our proximity the houston ship channel , one of the largest ports in the united states and in the world , makes us a convenient supplier to projects around the world . u . s . bellows recently completed the construction of a 100 , 000 square foot expansion to our manufacturing plant and we continue to grow . we invite you to visit our manufacturing facility and give us the opportunity to demonstrate our engineering and manufacturing capabilities .\nu . s . bellows is a manufacturer of all types of bellows and expansion joints , ranging from metallic bellows to fabric expansion joints . we can supply replacement and equivalent expansion joints and / or bellows repair for other manufacturers .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 u . s . bellows , inc . all rights reserved . privacy policy\nexpansion joint webinar registration to attend free live technical webinars - u . s . bellows , inc .\na houston - based expansion joint manufacturer , u . s . bellows , inc . has acquired all bellows assets of the former lortz manufacturing company . this acquisition includes the fabrication equipment , expansion joint and bellows drawings , design software , customer lists , and all engineering history and other historical data associated with lortz manufacturing .\nregister to attend a free live webinar featuring technical information about metallic and fabric expansion joints and stock bellows .\nthe expansion joint equipment was transferred from bakersfield , california to the u . s . bellows facility in houston , texas . the additional machines will be incorporated into the current u . s . bellows location , and therefore significantly expand u . s . bellows\u2019 ability to provide high quality expansion joints more quickly and efficiently to customers around the world .\nu . s . bellows , inc . has been designing and manufacturing engineered pipe expansion joints for the industry since the 1960s . today , u . s . bellows consists of manufacturing resources of rm engineered products of ladson , sc ( acquired in 1995 ) and ketema - u . s . bellows , inc . of san diego , california ( acquired in 1997 ) .\nu . s . bellows will be hiring and relocating some of the former lortz welders and other employees to their manufacturing headquarters in houston . besides expansion joints and bellows , the company also offers field services and quick - turn service for emergency situations . u . s . bellows has over 50 years of experience and is prepared to provide expansion joint repair , refurbishment or replacement for past lortz - supplied expansion joints .\ndon ' t forget to register for our live webinar 10 am on thursday june 14th . the presentation will be on fabric expansion joints by u . s bellows\nthe universal pipe expansion joint consists of two bellows separated by a pipe section or spool . the primary purpose of this arrangement is to have a unit which will accept large amounts of lateral deflection . the amount of lateral deflection they can accept is a function of the amount of angulation each bellows can absorb and the distance between the bellows . for a given bellows element , the amount of lateral deflection capability can be increased or decreased by simply changing the length of the center spool . in this catalog three standard overall lengths are given with their lateral movement capability . if the piping problem requires greater capability , then the overall length can be increased to suit . read more . . .\nu . s . bellows is a proud member of the expansion joint manufacturer ' s association ( ejma ) , since 2002 with representation on both the technical and management committees .\nadditionally , u . s . bellows has focused expertise in the design and engineering of pipe expansion joint products for particular vertical markets and applications . these applications include the following :\nu . s . bellows , a member of the expansion joint manufacturers association ( ejma ) , supplies an assortment of metallic and fabric expansion joints for a wide variety of applications .\ndon ' t forget to register for our live webinar thursday , may 24th at 10am on fabric expansion joints webinar by u . s . bellows , inc . sign up at : urltoken\nquality control : additionally , u . s . bellows does extensive physical testing to prove designs . each bellows and pipe expansion joint unit goes through in - process quality control using a system of travelers . final in - house inspection and testing is performed prior to shipping , based on customer requirements . u . s . bellows has performed a variety of tests on pipe expansion joints ranging from x - ray tests and hydrotests to helium leak tests ( using a mass spectrometer ) . our manufacturing shop also has asme section viii code certification for jobs requiring code certification .\nu . s . bellows , inc . is available on a 24 x 7 basis to fulfill any emergency requirements that might arise . for the quickest response , please fill out the emergency request form .\nu . s . bellows , inc . has been designing and manufacturing engineered pipe and duct expansion joints for the industry since the 1960s and has been a proud member of the expansion joint manufacturer ' s association ( ejma ) since 2002 .\nthis expansion joint will not resist any deflections with any force other than the resistance of the bellows , which is a function of the spring rate times the deflection amount . it is incapable of resisting the pressure thrust along its axis , which is the product of the pressure times the effective , or cross sectional , area of the bellows . large diameter units , even with low pressures , can generate very large axial pressure thrust forces , which must be reacted by main and directional anchors . otherwise the expansion joint will extend with disastrous results .\nthis pipe expansion joint is simply a bellows element with end connections . regardless of accessories , such as liners and covers , it will deflect in any direction or plane that the bellows will . it is the least expensive type , but requires that the piping be controlled as to the direction of the movements required of the unit . the pipe expansion joint should not be expected to control the movement of the pipe . if the piping analysis shows that the pipe expansion joint must accept axial compression , then the piping must be guided and constrained so that only that movement will occur . read more . . .\nengineering & design : engineering and design is done per ejma equations as well as per the latest revisions of the asme b31 . 3 , asme b31 . 1 , and asme section 8 , division 1 . design calculations are performed using design software developed in - house and calculations are further checked using hand calculations . u . s . bellows also has full in - house finite element analysis capabilities and we often use this methodology to prove designs . u . s . bellows offers 24 - hour service and we have often provided emergency field service during installation or plant shutdowns . our history in pipe expansion joints goes back a long way : our founder first wrote a fortran program to design expansion according to koppe and sair ' s early paper on pipe expansion joint design circa 1975 .\nsince deflections are usually the result of piping thermal expansion , and universal expansion joints are usually long , our units are designed so that the thermal expansion of the entire unit ' s length is accepted as compression by the two bellows elements . in this way , the overall length of the unit does not change when the piping is heated . the standard units in this catalog have all been designed to accept the thermal expansion of their length when the temperature is up to the design temperature shown .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\naerosun - 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{"id": 54395, "summary": [{"text": "oc transpo is the urban transit service of the city of ottawa , ontario , canada .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the system carries approximately 97.1 million annual riders ( 340,000 daily trips ) .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "an integrated hub-and-spoke system of services is available consisting of : regular buses travelling on fixed routes in mixed traffic , typical of most urban transit systems ; a bus rapid transit ( brt ) system \u2014 a high frequency bus service operating on the transitway \u2014 a network of mostly grade-separated dedicated bus lanes within their own right-of-way and having full stations with park & ride facilities further supported by on-road reserved bus lanes and priority traffic signal controls ; a light rail transit ( lrt ) system known as the o-train operating on one north-south route , the trillium line ; and a door-to-door bus service for the disabled known as paratranspo .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "in december 2012 , ottawa city council approved a major infrastructure project to build a 12.5 km east-west lrt line , the confederation line through the downtown to replace the existing brt by 2018 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "oc transpo routes also provides service to the downtown core of the nearby city of gatineau , quebec , especially during rush hour .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "rush-hour service is also provided to a park and ride lot in the township of russell . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "oc transpo", "paragraphs": ["this isn\u2019t the first time oc transpo has come under fire for allowing a controversial ad to be displayed on oc transpo property .\nthe oc transpo travel planner requires javascript enabled . / le planificateur de trajet d ' oc transpo n\u00e9cessite l ' activation de javascript .\nfrustrations with oc transpo manifested in a recent viral video that features what\u2019s supposed to be an oc transpo employee mocking commuters and laughing about the service\u2019s disarray .\nan oc transpo information booth will be set up at the rideau centre\u2019s oc transpo customer service centre from 10 a . m . to 6 p . m .\nmore than 40 oc transpo double - decker buses will undergo repairs this weekend .\nmr clement has moved second reading of the oc transpo payments act , 2000 .\noc transpo of ottawa 1999 orion bus industries orion vi 06 . 501 # 4114\nnew additions to oc transpo ' s fleet include double decker and hybrid buses .\nboth pilot buses . 4201 sent to oc transpo around the end of 2003 .\nfound these in an old wallet . oc transpo tickets from the 70 ' s\noc transpo operators will announce a stop when they are requested to do so .\nvia rail and oc transpo at pleasant park in ottawa ontario . grade crossing and buses\nthe new year will be bringing big changes to oc transpo fares and pass systems .\noc transpo gmc fishbowl . | trolleys , etc . | pinterest | fishbowl and busses\nsolved : oc transpo ' s website , urltoken was introduced . . . | urltoken\noc transpo ' s purchasing is done through the city of ottawa supply management division .\n( 2002 info from oc transpo ' s bus fan club , forwarded by alan gryfe aug 2002 . 2007 , 2010 and 2013 surveys from oc transpo website \u201crural transit\u201d page )\noc transpo will soon allow all customers with small pets to board both buses and trains .\nafter offering free transit on canada day oc transpo put new fare increases into effect wednesday .\noc transpo worked with safer roads ottawa to find the best locations for bike repair stations .\npresto card users will feel the biggest sting if proposed oc transpo fare increases are approved .\nthe longest strike in oc transpo history was on larry o ' brien ' s watch .\noc transpo 8825 - 8832 were orion bus industries 01 . 501 buses built in 1980 .\noc transpo 8801 - 8806 were orion bus industries 01 . 501 buses built in 1978 .\noc transpo 4440 - 4502 are new flyer d40i built and delivered in 2006 / 2007 .\ntaking transit got easier on july 8th when oc transpo launched its updated mobile web browser .\nfound these in an old wallet . oc transpo tickets from the 70 ' s : ottawa\noc transpo personnel may refuse access to cyclists due to unsafe conditions . oc transpo is not responsible for damages incurred or caused by or to bicycles , or for lost or stolen bicycles .\nif you feel harassed let oc transpo know by calling transecure or submitting an anonymous online report .\nif you feel threatened let oc transpo know by calling transecure or submitting an anonymous online report .\nif you feel harrassed let oc transpo know by calling transecure or submitting an anonymous online report .\nsome presto card users will feel the biggest sting if proposed oc transpo fare increases are approved .\ntour shuttles will depart from oc transpo\u2019s greenboro transitway station , at the park & ride level .\nprogress report on the implementation of the jury\u2019s recommendations from the inquest into the oc transpo tragedy .\nan oc transpo benefits information booklet , tailored to each employee group , was delivered to employees .\nif you feel unsafe let oc transpo know by calling transecure or submitting an anonymous online report .\nas mentioned above , there would be no more oc transpo tickets or paper passes under these proposals .\nas september begins and classes resume , oc transpo is adjusting its schedules to meet the new demand .\n52 . we recommend that oc transpo bays , hoists and lanes be uniquely identified to avoid confusion .\nwith the 89 old buses off the road , oc transpo\u2019s fleet is now 100 per cent accessible .\nyou can get your new regular pass at urltoken or in person at oc transpo customer service centre .\nreaction has been strong on social media to this anti - abortion ad running on oc transpo buses .\nfor anyone unable to safely use oc transpo\u2019s conventional transit service , para transpo\u2019s door - to - door service may be an option . check your eligibility .\nlearn more about how to use ticket machines and how they make travelling with oc transpo even more convenient .\na sense of disbelief swept over oc transpo employees and ottawa - area residents alike . transit users filed onto buses the following week and offered drivers their condolences . others left flowers outside oc transpo ' s headquarters .\nit ' s probably because oc transpo , the bus system used in ottawa , is relevant to ottawa .\nsto passes and transfers are accepted across the oc transpo network , including at the new fare gates . customers with a valid sto paper transfer will be able to show their transfer to oc transpo staff who will open the gates . sto tickets and the multi e - wallet are not accepted at trillium line stations or aboard oc transpo buses . in order to begin a trip on an oc transpo route , customers who pay - per - ride must buy an oc transpo single ride ticket or pay using the presto e - purse .\noc transpo has launched a $ 1 million dollar advertising campaign to get residents ready for light rail transit .\nif you are a para transpo customer who never uses oc transpo , you should not buy the access pass . the pass will not offer you any savings .\nmanconi said about 82 percent of oc transpo customers are on the presto card , but adjacent to the high tech presto card readers are fare boxes more than 30 years old , which oc transpo says is by design .\nseven routes are being renumbered ahead of the opening of the new lrt lines in 2018 . ( oc transpo )\nroute 40 replaces routes 114 and 298 with service between st . laurent and greenboro stations . ( oc transpo )\nbill 129 , an act to authorize payments to the estates of the victims of the oc transpo tragedy / projet de loi 129 , loi autorisant des paiements \u00e0 la succession des victimes de la trag\u00e9die survenue chez oc transpo .\noc transpo employees will have access to , and participate in training provided by the corporate training and development branch .\noc transpo has retired all its remaining high - floor buses , making the entire fleet 100 per cent accessible .\nmost oc transpo riders will have to make a new connection from either bus to train or bus to bus .\npara transpo service is also available to qualified people visiting ottawa on a temporary basis , who have a mobility impairment which prevents them from using conventional oc transpo bus service .\noc transpo is asking the public to say \u201cthanks\u201d to their bus driver over the weekend for transit driver appreciation day . \u201coc transpo , para transpo and o - train operators are on the road seven days a week and often drive in very complex traffic and weather conditions to safely get you\nthe access pass offers full fare on oc transpo bus and train services . on para transpo trips , the pass will let you save one - third of the single - ride fare . the access pass is the same price as the community pass . it can offer savings for para transpo customers who also ride oc transpo bus and train service .\noc transpo head john manconi also expressed his condolences , adding that his staff are\ndevastated\nover the crash .\noc transpo ' s proposed fares for 2016 , which will increase by an average of 2 . 5 per cent .\narea residents created a makeshift memorial near the scene of the september 2013 oc transpo - via rail crash in ottawa .\nas students get set to go back to school and oc transpo gets ready for rail , route changes start sunday .\nbut oc transpo president john bonsall hoped to keep the buses running friday and ordered all employees to report to work .\nfollowing the transit strike , he said , oc transpo ' s employees and managers have more work to do again .\nin april 2000 , oc transpo appointed a change coordinator dedicated to the coordination of the implementation of the jury recommendations .\n47 . we recommend that oc transpo install both audible and visual alarms throughout the workplace for fire and emergency purposes .\na via rail train and an oc transpo bus collided in ottawa\u2019s west end wednesday , sept . 18 , 2013 .\nquestion : oc transpo ' s website , urltoken was introduced in 1996 , was originally targeted at providing . . .\nlast week , an oc transpo double - decker bus caught fire on an early - morning route in the southeast end .\ndrisdelle said oc transpo works with the city\u2019s traffic operations department on issues , with that agency\u2019s 475 cameras position around ottawa .\nthe gunman was a former oc transpo employee who police say was\nextremely distraught\nas he drove to his former workplace , parked , walked in with his rifle and began shooting . all four victims were thought to be oc transpo employees .\nit will also been made available to the families of the victims , employees of oc transpo and members of the media .\nthe city of ottawa announced on tuesday that oc transpo has officially retired the last of its remaining high - floor buses .\ntitle : the spirit of oc transpo artist : bhat boy year : 2014 materials : acrylic on canvas location : oc transpo admin . bldg . , 1500 st - laurent blvd . , main floor city of ottawa art collection : 2015 - 0001\nthe take - home message from tuesday\u2019s oc transpo briefing is that the city\u2019s public transit system is about to undergo a massive overhaul that will almost certainly affect every single rider . here are five things you need to know about the new oc transpo\nsocial media is abuzz after a picture of an anti - abortion ad on an oc transpo bus surfaced on the weekend .\noc transpo\u2019s enforcement chief says there are plans to beef up the foot patrol program , which runs from may through october .\napplication by terrance j . green pursuant to subsections 172 ( 1 ) and ( 3 ) of the canada transportation act , s . c . , 1996 c . 10 , regarding whether oc transpo operators failed to apply oc transpo ' s policies and procedures concerning calling out major stops or any other stop requested by a passenger , including those requested by mr . green on oc transpo bus no . 5 on november 16 , 2006 and oc transpo bus no . 1 on november 23 , 2006 .\noc transpo operators do not announce every stop . rather oc transpo operators announce only those stops that are deemed to be\nmajor stops\n, and stops at transitway stations . the number of\nmajor stops\nvaries greatly from route to route .\nmonitor compliance with oc transpo ' s policy of operators calling out major stops and those requested by passengers with visual impairments through the use of inspectors or other persons on board oc transpo buses and follow - up on reports of infractions with the operators .\nas more students head back to school and oc transpo gets ready for rail , route changes start sunday , sept . 3 .\noc transpo built a new extension of the southwest transitway in 2005 . the new roadway was built parallel to woodroffe avenue from the\nthe inquest into the tragedy resulted in 77 recommendations \u2014 many of which were aimed at improving the workplace environment at oc transpo .\nnew hr resource is dedicated to working collaboratively with oc transpo to identify and implement components of the employee recognition working committee\u2019s recommendations .\nsince ghgenius is not tailored to oc transpo\u2019s operational environment , it will be used as a benchmark to indicate engine emission reductions .\n[ 67 ] notwithstanding oc transpo ' s long - standing policy and the foregoing initiatives , the agency notes that oc transpo has provided no operational reasons as to why major and requested stops are still not consistently called as reported in the case at hand .\nfind information about bus schedules and routes , the o - train and tickets , passes and the presto card from oc transpo .\nthe city will retire oc transpo route 76 in recognition of those who died in last fall\u2019s fatal bus - train collision near barrhaven .\nfor more information on the accessibility features on oc transpo ' s vehicles and at transitway stations , please view the accessibility features page .\ntour shuttles will depart from oc transpo\u2019s place d\u2019orleans transitway station , located across from place d\u2019orleans on the north side of hwy 174 .\nnov . 25 , 1996 : oc transpo drivers stage a strike , suspending bus service for 24 days before a settlement is reached .\nif that were true they ' d be dead with third degree burns with the amount of flame that the oc transpo rightfully gets .\noc transpo presented a preliminary report to the transit services committee , the families , employees and the coroner on june 28 , 2000 .\ntwo people injured in this morning\u2019s oc transpo bus and via rail crash were taken to the civic campus of the ottawa general hospital .\na via rail train and an oc transpo double - decker bus collided in ottawa\u2019s west end wednesday , sept . 18 , 2013 .\nmayor jim watson and the transit comittee announced tuesday that oc transpo has officially retired the last of its remaining high - floor buses .\nit ' s little things like that that show oc transpo ' s inability to understand the public that it ' s catering to .\nif you board the bus before 9 am , you need to have an sto - oc transpo rider smart card . ( sto - ontario residency card is no longer accepted ) . u - pass holders don ' t need the sto \u2013 oc transpo smart card .\nall shelters are provided and maintained by oc transpo . many shelters have advertising panels that are sold and maintained by a private company .\n\u201cthe information that we have is that there are varying degrees of success with shields , \u201d said oc transpo general manager john manconi .\nthese were the first set of oc buses to be painted in the maple leaf design . now , the symbol is becoming a permanent fixture on nearly all oc transpo vehicles including the supervisors ' cars .\n( from left ) transit commission chair stephen blais , oc transpo general manager john manconi and oc transpo assistant general manager pat scrimgeour go over city staff ' s plans for the transition to the confederation light rail line ' s opening in 2018 . ( andrew foote / cbc )\ncity staff are recommending changes to what and how oc transpo riders pay to ride ottawa ' s new bus and train network in 2018 .\nthe route , which travels between barrhaven and downtown , will be renamed route 72 when oc transpo\u2019s fall schedule comes into effect in september .\nchelsea werba and elvis azzi met on an oc transpo bus , and that ' s also where elvis asked chelsea to be his bride .\nan inquest into the 1999 shooting revealed an atmosphere of bullying at oc transpo and that management hadn ' t been taking workplace complaints seriously .\n10 park & ride lots located in rural parts of the city have morning and afternoon bus service to downtown on oc transpo rural routes .\noc transpo commissioners were set to debate proposed fare increases at a meeting wednesday . low - income residents are looking for a price break .\ni didn ' t post the pictures as a\nrage against oc transpo\n. i posted them as a piece of ottawa history .\n[ 25 ] oc transpo argues that the agency lacks jurisdiction to consider this application on the basis that the alleged oc transpo operators ' failure to call out major stops and / or those requested by mr . green does not impede mr . green ' s\naccess to oc transpo buses , nor does it impede his mobility while on board\n. to support this argument , oc transpo cites the case of the federal court of appeal decision in the matter of via rail canada inc . v . canada ( canadian transportation agency et al . ) .\noc transpo bus routes 1 and 2 will be re - numbered because those numbers will be assigned to the two o - train lines .\noc ' s average weekday ridership is 346 , 800 and covers 413 sq . km of service area . in 2006 oc transpo recorded 91 . 8 million riders , an increase of 2 . 6 % from 2005 . there are approximately 2 , 734 people employed by oc transpo , and 6 , 360 bus stops located across the city of ottawa .\nyou cannot buy an access pass through parapay . instead , purchase your access pass on a presto card . this will allow you to use your pass on oc transpo buses and the o - train . you will need to set your discount at an oc transpo customer service centre .\n' section accessed through the\naccessibility\nlink at the top of your page . information on senior riders , para transpo , and all accessibility features provided by oc transpo can also be found in this section .\nwhen it comes to seeing the challenges oc transpo faces in moving the city of ottawa , all you need are five minutes at hurdman station .\nthe standoff between the amalgamated transit union and the city was complicated by the fact oc transpo is federally mandated because it crosses over into quebec .\nthe chief coroner has requested that oc transpo provide a response on the progress of the implementation of the jury\u2019s recommendation by april 30 , 2001 .\n48 . we recommend that training and standard operating procedures be developed for the security officers who are assigned to the oc transpo central control room .\nall oc transpo buses are now low - floor equipped , 100 % accessible , and include the automated next stop announcement system ( nsas ) .\nconnections with sto buses can be made on rideau and wellington streets . sto also provides service to tunney ' s pasture station during peak periods . oc transpo passes and transfers may be used anywhere on the sto system , provided they are valid . expired transfers , tickets , and the oc transpo cash fare are not accepted , and sto fares must be paid . the same policy applies for sto fare media used on oc transpo .\noc transpo 4201 - 4202 are new flyer d40i buses built and delivered in 2003 . they were pilot buses for the 4203 - 4273 order .\ncouncillor diane deans and mayor jim watson cheered , waved and even blew kisses to old oc transpo bus behind them as they posed for photos .\nas of jan . 1 , all oc transpo routes will require regular fare only , including \u201cconnexion\u201d routes ( formerly known as express routes ) .\n\u201cpredictable and reasonable\u201d was how the head of ottawa\u2019s transit commission characterized a proposed average increase of 2 . 5 per cent to oc transpo fares .\npeople love to post things about oc transpo and then have a big circlejerk about how it ' s the worst bus service in the world .\ntitle : inflorescence artist : deborah margo year : 2015 material : copper location : oc transpo customer service / booking operations , 925 belfast road .\ncrews prepare to tow an oc transpo bus away from the bus shelter it crashed into on thursday morning in orl\u00e9ans . ( giacomo panico / cbc )\noc transpo isn\u2019t predicting trains full of bikes with the opening of the confederation line . the transit agency this week provided council with numbers after coun .\ninside oc transpo\u2019s operations center , information is integrated where employees monitor everyday actions of operators and field about 1 , 000 calls per day from operators .\nmy experience with oc transpo drivers have been nothing but pleasant . the reliability of their service , on the other hand , is a different story .\nthe families of connor boyd and karen krzyzewski filed separate lawsuits tuesday against the city of ottawa and the estate of oc transpo bus driver dave woodard .\nfamilies affected by oc transpo / via collision can go to the nepean sportsplex or call 311 . a reunification centre has been set up . # ottcity\n, oc transpo once had 140 orion vi buses in its fleet , which were purchased in 1999 . all have now been retired or sold off .\nsavings in other areas will mean oc transpo will add new mid - day , evening and weekend service in fast - growing areas of the city .\noc transpo will shed between 505 and 608 positions when the confederation line lrt opens in 2018 , prompting management to ask for ideas to prevent layoffs .\nbut oc transpo bus driver theresa lewis believes if shields can offer her any amount of protection from injury \u2014 or worse \u2014 they\u2019re worth a try .\npersons with a disability are generally considered eligible for para transpo service if by attempting to use oc transpo\u2019s regular fixed - route transit service , their health would be severely endangered or the attempt would likely lead to bodily harm .\n@ wjm well , a lot of it was from the ottawa room at the main library , manually pulling data from oc transpo ' s annual reports ( it made for a fun afternoon , let me tell ya ) . 1999 - present , though , is available on the oc transpo website : urltoken\npierre lebrun , 40 , had quit his job at oc transpo a few months before the incident . on the afternoon of april 6 , 1999 , he walked into the oc transpo garage on st . laurent boulevard and killed four of his former colleagues . another two were wounded before lebrun shot himself .\ndaily route changes resulting from detours and cancelled trips are listed here by oc transpo staff on weekdays , saturdays until 9 pm and sundays until 5 pm .\noc transpo has stated on several occasions that it is committed to implementing the jury\u2019s recommendations as quickly as possible and the new city\u2019s administration shares that commitment .\n49 . we recommend that the security officer in charge of the oc transpo central control room be able to activate and de - activate an emergency alarm .\nthey are the first urban transit double deckers in ontario to comply with the highway traffic act and do not require some excess height permits . they are also the first oc transpo vehicles to have led headlights , and the first oc transpo vehicles since the orion iii not to be manufactured entirely in north america .\n[ 26 ] oc transpo adds that the agency ' s jurisdiction\nis limited to determining whether there are physical characteristics of a transit vehicle that impede a disabled persons ' s mobility\nand that a failure by oc transpo to call out a stop requested by a blind person did not impede his mobility .\none support person only can travel for free on the sto system with oc transpo support person card . the rider being accompanied must pay the applicable fare .\nwe\u2019re not a homogenous society , so it should be no surprise oc transpo hasn\u2019t been able to come up with a policy where its ads never offend .\ndeans had no issue with the message , but couldn\u2019t believe someone at oc transpo thought it might be age appropriate , aimed as it was at teens .\nwe ' ll do everything to protect our members ,\nhe said , adding that he will be meeting with oc transpo management again in august .\nclose to midnight on friday , bargaining teams for the city of ottawa and oc transpo ' s union reached a tentative agreement on a new collective agreement .\noc transpo has pulled about a third of its fleet of double - decker buses off the road for repairs after a wire harness on one of them overheated .\non top of farebox revenues , oc transpo gets funding from property taxes and gas taxes , along with some federal funds and a small amount from advertising revenues .\nin the fall he quit his job at oc transpo , and in january he headed out to british columbia , telling his family he wanted to start over .\non february 29 , 2000 , the jury from the coroner\u2019s inquest into the tragedy which occurred at oc transpo on april 6 , 1999 , presented 77 recommendations .\nthe majority of these recommendations were addressed to oc transpo , both management and unions , while the others spoke to agencies such as the police and emergency services .\na string of bus route cancellations and detours are listed on the oc transpo website . routes 94 , 95 and 173 are all dealing with detours and delays .\n, the orion vi buses retain the characteristic maple leaf on the back of the bus , but the oc transpo name and other branding has apparently been removed .\noc transpo has an employee management system and conducts internal investigations to ascertain\nthe legitimacy of failure to stop complaints\n. operators are disciplined progressively where warranted .\nthe advertisement caused waves on social media when the picture was published in a post by algonquin college student danika sabourin in which she called oc transpo \u201cignorant . \u201d\n\u201ci can\u2019t give you a solid number right now , \u201d said jim babe , oc transpo\u2019s chief special constable . \u201cwe\u2019re still looking at all the numbers . \u201d\natu 279 , which is transpo\u2019s largest union , includes transit operators and mechanics .\nwell no one likes incompetence , especially when it is in the public service department . it is not like i ' m going to praise oc transpo drivers for doing what they ' re supposed to do since i already pay a huge fee to use it . i can ' t tell you how many times i ' ve wanted to snap at an oc transpo driver , but i work in the courthouse , and i can tell you that oc transpo wins more often than not .\nit was a fitting place for a marriage proposal ( she said , \u201cyes , \u201d by the way ) because the pair actually met on an oc transpo bus .\noc transpo was definitely a corporation when it was established in 1972 ( it was a commission , which is just another name for a corporation ) . however , sometime in the late 1990s or when the cities amalgamated the commission was dissolved into a city department ( i ' m pretty sure the process had started before amalgamation , with various arms of the rmoc providing services to oc transpo that oc transpo had formerly done in - house ) . so financial statements will be those of the city .\noc transpo uses clever devices on its system to monitor buses and find which are running on time , where the hotspots in the system to keep buses on time .\noc transpo faces unique challenges operating in a cold climate city , but plans for winter storms and using facilities wisely keeps buses on the roads in an efficient manner .\nabout 2 , 300 drivers , mechanics and dispatchers at oc transpo went on strike dec . 10 . the major issue was a management proposal to change driver scheduling .\noc transpo security personnel were on the scene almost immediately , mr . servant said . they laid out the victim on the closed trunk of their car . mr . servant , who has driven buses for oc transpo for 27 years , said he clearly saw blood on the man ' s shirt and bullet holes in his back .\nlebrun moved to the ottawa area from outside kapuskasing more than 15 years ago . he was hired as an oc transpo bus driver on nov . 17 , 1986 .\nsubsequently , the oc transpo joint advisory group , comprised of representatives from unions , employees and management , struck a sub - committee , the jury recommendations working group .\na via rail train and an oc transpo double - decker bus collided in ottawa\u2019s west end wednesday , sept . 18 , 2013 . the canadian press / terry pedwell\noc transpo operates 126 different bus routes plus the o - train - - and the system map shows them all , except for the 600 - series school routes .\nthere are also 10 park & ride lots located in rural areas outside of ottawa , that have morning and afternoon bus service to downtown on oc transpo rural routes .\noc transpo has two rapid transit systems : the transitway , a bus rapid transit network , and the o - train , a diesel - powered light rail line .\npredictable and reasonable\nwas how the head of ottawa ' s transit commission characterized the proposed average increase of 2 . 5 per cent to oc transpo fares .\nmanconi doesn\u2019t believe shields are a cure - all . instead , oc transpo is relying on surveillance cameras and training programs for both drivers and passengers , he said .\npublic opinion is that oc transpo is greedy , selfish . does the oc transpo not see how badly this is affecting their image ? and why hasn ' t the media picked up on this ? cbc and ctv are great at branding poltiicians ( dion , harper , may ) , why not brand a public service organization this time ?\nsave the oc to get e - mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed .\nwell , transit commission chairman stephen blais ended the mystery friday afternoon , outlining the oc transpo\u2019s position and revealing a 2016 fare table in a memo to his council colleagues .\noc transpo special constables are responsible for monitoring bus speed on the transitway . generally , oc transpo considered speeding to be 12 km / h or more in excess of the posted speed limit . prior to the accident , however , there is no record of special constables having issued any ticket or citation to a bus driver for speeding violations .\nthe scene of a horrific crash between an oc transpo double decker bus and a via rail train near the fallowfield station in barrhaven , a suburb on ottawa\u2019s west end .\ntoronto \u2013 the city of ottawa activated an emergency plan after at least six people were killed wednesday morning in a collision between a via rail train and oc transpo bus .\nbesides , i wouldn ' t count this as an\noc transpo post\nbut more of a\nlook what i found , some old stuff !\npost .\nthe strike was settled by binding arbitration . but the contract left bus drivers unhappy with their schedules and oc transpo paying huge amounts of overtime to keep the system running .\n[ 36 ] oc transpo states that the operator asserted that he always calls out a stop when requested and he is especially sensitive to the needs of customers as he was previously a para transpo bus operator . oc transpo suggests that mr . green may not have heard the stop when it was announced as mr . green stated that there was\nconsiderable background noise caused by rain as well as the other passengers talking\n.\nyou will still need to pay the full fare to ride para transpo on wednesdays .\nas of feb . 5 , 2018 , lifemark health services processes para transpo applications .\nonce approved for para transpo service , it is the customer\u2019s responsibility to inform para transpo of any change in their disability , personal / contact information , or assistive device .\npara transpo taxi coupon program 1500 st . laurent blvd . , ottawa on k1g 0z8\nthe city will retire oc transpo route 76 in recognition of those who died in last fall ' s fatal bus - train collision near barrhaven , mayor jim watson announced friday .\nchelsea werba was finishing her oc transpo route on thursday night when she got a call from transit control . they were sending over special constables to investigate graffiti on her bus .\nchelsea werba was almost done her shift driving the no . 8 bus when she got a call from dispatch to meet an oc transpo special constable unit at billings bridge station .\nat a press conference that angered many but shocked absolutely no one , oc transpo\u2019s senior management team announced that ottawa\u2019s public transit service would be doing away with bus schedules altogether .\nit had been hoped a last minute meeting would avert the strike , however , oc transpo official jacques guay said it was up to the union to ask for a meeting .\nscrimgeour said the biggest challenge with buses is getting them through the downtown core . oc transpo can\u2019t run more than 180 buses per hour per direction , which is causing issues .\nat the time of the shooting , said jim smith , who has been an oc transpo driver for close to 30 years , the relationship between management and employees was strained .\n51 . we recommend that all rooms , offices and areas in the oc transpo complex have a unique identification and appropriate signage to assist in identifying the location of an emergency .\nthe sto - ontario residency card was replaced with a smart card called the sto - oc transpo rider card . ( the sto - ontario residency card is no longer valid )\nsupport persons can travel for free on the oc transpo system when they show an sto support person privileges card . the rider being accompanied needs to pay his or her fare .\nthe take - home message from tuesday\u2019s oc transpo briefing is that the city\u2019s public transit system is about to undergo a massive overhaul that will almost certainly affect every single rider .\noc transpo is scrapping its premium fare for express routes and proposing a new fare structure to compensate for the $ 6 million in fare revenue that will disappear as a result .\nwhile charter confirmed that the investigation was completed , he said he could not comment on who the operator was and if there was any action taken against him by oc transpo .\noc transpo ' s largest union is\nvery disappointed\nafter the transit service revealed it is looking to cut between 500 and 600 positions once lrt comes online in 2018 .\noc transpo has reached a tentative deal with its transit union that addresses some issues that caused the bitter strike in the winter of 2008 - 09 , the union head says .\nlooking at those photos brings back memoirs riding oc when i was just a young kid .\nadam brody mischa barton - the oc o . c . cast - 2 posters centerfold 940a\n[ 34 ] with respect to the second part of its policy , ( i . e . , calling out requested stops ) , oc transpo explains that it interviewed the operators involved in the events of november 16 and 23 and although the result of oc transpo ' s interviews shows that neither operator recalls the incidents of november 16 and 23 , oc transpo claims that the two operators in question did not fail to announce the requested stops . the agency will now consider the supporting evidence and information filed by the parties in this regard .\nseven oc transpo routes are being renumbered ahead of the lrt opening in 2018 , while two routes in both kanata and greenboro are undergoing service changes . ( danny globerman / cbc )\nthis help section outlines basic computer configurations necessary for using some of the tools provided on the oc transpo website , and also provides basic guidance for locating information and trip finder tools .\noc transpo drivers make a maximum salary of $ 85 , 599 . 24 . not bad for a guy with a high school education . better pay that in hi - tech .\nthe development in selective catalytic reduction and advanced exhaust re - circulation technologies will be closely monitored in the short - term to determine which is more suitable for oc transpo\u2019s operating conditions .\n\u201cthat\u2019s what we heard people weren\u2019t interested in , \u201d he told reporters wednesday after oc transpo\u2019s proposed budget of $ 478 million was tabled at a special meeting of the transit commission .\npattison outdoor advertising is in charge of the ads on the buses . if the company feels oc transpo should be given a heads up , it\u2019s sent to the commission for approval .\nkeep a copy of the completed form in case para transpo does not receive the original .\ntranspo\u2019s current forecast for reductions is 571 full - time equivalent positions . at the same time , lrt will create more than 105 new positions , softening the blow to transpo\u2019s workforce .\ncity staff say they ' re working with via rail to give their riders an option to include an oc transpo fare in their via ticket , as is the case in other cities .\noc transpo buses and the o - train are fully accessible . their low floors allow for easy boarding . we have allocated spaces in each vehicle for customers using assistive or mobility devices .\nuniversity and college students now have access to the fall u - pass . the u - pass pass is valid on all oc transpo and sto routes from september 1 to april 30 .\na via rail train and an oc transpo double - decker bus collided in ottawa\u2019s west end wednesday , sept . 18 , 2013 . the front end of the bus was severely damaged .\nthe change was initiated at oc transpo as early as september 2004 to support the use of particulate traps on some buses . the use of ultra - low sulfur diesel decreases smog formation .\nhome / study / business / operations management / operations management questions and answers / oc transpo ' s website , urltoken was introduced in 1996 , was originally targeted at providing . . .\ntap your card on the reader on the bus or on the o - train station platform every time you ride with oc transpo . if you don\u2019t tap , you may be fined .\noc transpo has reached a tentative deal with its transit union that addresses some issues that caused the bitter strike in the winter of 2008 - 09 , the union ' s head says .\nin 2015 oc transpo drivers were assaulted , spat on or threatened 85 times \u2014 about once every four days \u2014 according to documents obtained by cbc news through an access to information request .\nnow that they don\u2019t have to worry about the logistics of scheduling bus arrivals , oc transpo stated that it will be switching its focus to providing more training for aspiring professional race car drivers .\nbut blais says he wanted to provide residents and oc transpo riders with predictability for 2016 , so he worked with transit officials to build a fare table as part of the 2016 budget process .\nforty - three buses were grounded on friday after a driver reported fumes on a bus thursday night , oc transpo director of transit operations troy charter said in a statement released by the city .\nfebruary 22 - at the city council meeting on this date , oc transpo general manager alain mercier is fired . his replacement is city of ottawa public works general manager john manconi , effective immediately\noc transpo is adding another 37 double decker buses to the fleet , which will have wi - fi . the o - train , the lrt will be cellular enabled including in the tunnel .\ni ' ve honestly never had a problem with an oc transpo driver . in fact , i ' ve had multiple occurrences where they ' ve gone out of their way to accommodate me .\nten years after a former oc transpo worker shot four of his colleagues and then turned a gun on himself , there are still questions about the work environment at ottawa ' s transit authority .\nroutes 5 , 7 , 14 and 16 will also be shortened or split into two routes to connect with downtown o - train stations and , according to oc transpo officials , improve reliability .\noc transpo staff are proposing to end ' express ' prices , hike regular fares and get rid of paper tickets and passes to prepare for the confederation light rail line ' s opening in 2018 .\nthe provincial restraint legislation bans work - stoppages of any kind by municipal employees . officials for the city transit company , oc transpo , have said the planned 24 - hour strike could be illegal .\nthe addition of alexander dennis double decker buses made the agency more efficient . after they were put in place three years ago , oc transpo saw operating costs drop by $ 10 million per year .\nstill when morin heard the radio news reports of a shooting at oc transpo ' s main garage by a 40 - year - old gunman , he had an inexplicable gut feeling who it was .\nthe chief coroner of ontario , dr . young , has indicated that oc transpo may be in a position to implement recommendations 2 to 3 and 5 to 53 , for a total of 51 .\noc transpo 6001 - 6037 were 2000 model new flyer d60lf buses built by nfi in 2001 . fleet numbers 6001 - 6012 were previously used on the ex - ttc gmc tdh - 5301 units .\noc transpo\u2019s mobile web browser was first launched in march 2008 and receives approximately 500 visits a day . it features bilingual information regarding bus stops , route schedules and trip planning with the travel planner .\nanother noticeable thing is on the gm new look the middle window . in 1971 - 7137 & 7131 are in the otc colours and you can clearly see the middle window is a sliding window , will bus 7301has a solid window , while bus 7006 has the sliding middle window , but the bus is done up in the oc transpo paint scheme minus the oc transpo logo at the rear .\n[ 12 ] mr . green is blind and uses a cane and a guide dog ; he needs assistance from the operator of oc transpo buses in determining when he has reached his chosen stop .\n[ 66 ] moreover , oc transpo explains that it is planning to introduce a global positioning system ( hereinafter gps ) on oc transpo buses in 2008 which will automate the announcing of major stops . oc transpo adds that this option has already been successfully implemented on its light rail system ( hereinafter lrs ) , and this option will complement the policy of announcing non -\nmajor stops\nthat are requested to be announced . mr . green states , however , that he has been on the lrs when the gps was turned off and also when the gps was calling out incorrect stops .\n[ 74 ] the agency also encourages oc transpo to ensure that in cases where a public address system or gps is not used , an alternative is available so that operator announcements are clearly heard .\nensure that its global positioning system ( gps ) is always activated once installed on oc transpo buses and that it correctly announces major stops , in combination with operator or gps announcements of requested stops .\nfor lewis , an oc transpo driver for nearly a decade , threats and insults from unhinged passengers have become a disturbingly common occurrence , an unnerving workplace hazard she fears won\u2019t stop until tragedy strikes .\njs ( cc ) 46b 80th anniv of the raf . air transport . flown in hercules signed oc\nremember a few weeks back when i said oc transpo wants to raise fares by an average of 2 . 5 per cent next year , but wouldn\u2019t say exactly how much that would cost individual riders .\noc transpo is proposing to raise fares by an average of 2 . 5 per cent next year , but wouldn\u2019t say previously exactly how much that would cost individual riders . that left some councillors frustrated .\noc transpo is journey mapping the new system for riders , manconi said and working with them the next 18 months in preparation for the new system in order to get them on board with the changes .\nten years after a former oc transpo worker shot four of his colleagues and then turned a gun on himself , there are still questions about the work environment that exists at ottawa ' s transit authority .\n53 . we recommend that oc transpo have current maps of all complexes and these maps be in the possession of key personnel ( security personnel , security vehicles , and in central or prime locations ) .\nif you need assistance to travel , you can get a free support person card . the support person card will allow someone to accompany you on oc transpo at no charge when you pay your fare .\nthe driver\u2019s union wants to see more of oc transpo\u2019s special constables getting out of their own vehicles and boarding buses in an effort to cool passengers\u2019 tempers and cut down on the frequency of the assaults .\nthere is no fare for support persons using para transpo as this is covered by the customer fare .\n[ 71 ] it is obvious to the agency that problems exist , that these are broad in nature , and that oc transpo policies and initiatives in place fail to meet the level of accommodation needed by persons who are blind or visually impaired , resulting in a serious impediment to the mobility of persons who are blind or visually impaired and reducing their confidence to travel safely and with certainty on oc transpo buses .\n[ 50 ] further , mr . green provided electronic testimonials during pleadings , where other persons who are blind have reported oc transpo operators not calling out major and requested stops ; a november 15 , 2006 letter to the ottawa citizen from an individual who advised that stops were rarely called out when he travelled on bus nos . 85 , 86 and 97 from october 24 to november 15 , 2006 and that an oc transpo representative had explained that stops are never called out ; and , his own statement that a senior manager at oc transpo ( whom he named ) had admitted to him at a january 8 , 2007 meeting that\noc transpo management were well aware that operators do not call out major stops and that calling out specifically requested stops was a recognized problem\nwhich she had herself witnessed as a transit user .\nelvis azzi met werba when he started working as a special constable for oc transpo . he said he knew that when he proposed to his girlfriend of one year , it had to be aboard her bus ."]}
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( c ) copyright the game creators ltd . all rights reserved . urltoken\nlink to the game creators by selecting a button and using the embed code provided more . . .\nbut support for low - end pcs doesn\u2019t mean the engine lacks clout , the game creators duo insist .\ndownload fps creator from the game creators ( but make sure you get the right version - see the video for details ) .\nfamous movie quotes :\nadventure . excitement . a jedi craves not these things .\n( c ) copyright the game creators limited 2005\nthis board is for any third party tools for gameguru , they are not officially supported except by the creators .\nthe game creators , the firm that built the software , has already used appgamekit to develop driving test , hazard perception and highway code apps with publisher focus multimedia .\nthe game creators develop and publish game making tools for hobbiest and indie game developers . flagship titles include the dark basic range and the fps creator products . the team are dedicated to bringing affordable and easy to use software tools to the mass market .\nfps creator x10 is the game creators latest engine bringing forth stunning visuals , only for windows vista and directx 10 . advanced ai character behaviours . . .\nonly game developers have been listed here . hardware or peripheral creators were not included . in some cases , if the hardware / software were all - 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a solution that is easier , more intuitive and affordable than any of its competitors . a product grounded and shaped by one of the longest - running game making communities out there . developing game creating tools is what drives us and we ' re super passionate in finding ways to make the whole game creation process as easy as possible .\nthis is a demonstration of the popular flappy bird game . you are the bird , and you need to . . .\nthis feature will allow you to change the size of the app window at game run - time for windows and mac .\npopulate your world by placing down characters , weapons , ammo and other game items .\nas the name suggests , our principal focus is to develop and publish easy to use game creation software .\na hybrid ninja / sci - fi shooter game with rpg elements that is free to play ? that\u2019s warframe . how did digital extremes break industry trends to build a aaa - style game on an indie budget ? by building a great game and working directly with the player community .\nrole - playing games seem to be in warren spector ' s blood . after working on a handful of pen - and - paper rpgs for dungeons & dragons creators tsr in the late ' 80s , he moved to richard garriott ' s origin systems , working as a producer on the wing commander and ultima franchises .\nno articles were found matching the criteria specified . we suggest you try the article list with no filter applied , to browse all available . post article and help us achieve our mission of showcasing the best content from all developers . join now to share your own content , we welcome creators and consumers alike and look forward to your comments .\nno engines were found matching the criteria specified . we suggest you try the engine list with no filter applied , to browse all available . add engine and help us achieve our mission of showcasing the best content from all developers . join now to share your own content , we welcome creators and consumers alike and look forward to your comments .\nwith the proliferation of games platforms over the last few years and the onset of the new generation of consoles with the ps4 , xbox one and wii u , picking the right game engine can be tricky .\nmox blox 2005 is a puzzle - type game inspired by the classic tetris . the main difference with tetris is that you can play mox blox on a 3d board . the game offers several views , different 3d shapes , different game levels , two game types , dynamic cubes ( bombs , freezes , etc . ) , side cameras , sound , lighting , and personalization of music . download moxblox from : urltoken .\nfor more great tech , check out our comprehensive guide featuring 100 + game development tools .\ndo game designers get any more eccentric or brilliant than richard garriott ? not bloody likely .\nof game play . here ' s a link to one of his threads . . .\nbased in the north west of the uk , we are one of the most recognised indie providers of game creation software , with a great range of affordable game creation tools that make it easier for anyone to make their own apps and computer games .\na pioneer in the sports game genre , scott orr is just as responsible for the success of the madden football series as richard hilleman is . after all , it was orr who was brought on to help redesign the disappointing apple ii football game and it was orr , under hilleman ' s guidance , who shaped how the game would look , play and feel - - creating what then became the iconic madden game . this is back in the day when a two - man team could do most of the work and get away with it .\ngameguru is a non - technical , fun and easy to use game maker . it allows you to build your own game world , using easy to use , creative and enjoyable tools . populate your world by placing down characters , weapons , ammo and other game items , then by pressing just one button , your game is built automatically for you , ready to play and share .\n8th jul 2018 14 : 51 in game launcher creator available ( ve . . . by thedoctor989\n8th jul 2018 18 : 43 in jurassic park game ( untitled ) . . . by amenmoses\ngameguru offers you a game maker that ' s open to non - programmers and designers / artists , or anyone who aspires to create their own 3d game . it also has . . .\nit\u2019s never been easier to get into indie game development . get inspired , connect with the community , and find the tools you need .\nthis engine is the code behind\nthe game creator ' s\nfps creator development tool , a powerful , yet rough fps engine .\nin today\u2019s \u201ca closer look at\u201d guide we will be taking a look at the app game kit 2 game engine . the closer look at series is a combination preview , review and getting started tutorial aimed at giving you a solid overview of what working in a particular game engine is like . app game kit is a cross platform game engine capable of making games for windows , mac , ios , android and blackberry devices using mac or windows development environments . app game kit regularly costs $ 99 , although if you are reading this near the publish date ( 7 / 12 / 15 ) it is currently available in the humble gamedev bundle with several other tools .\nthe engine allows users to craft 3d game worlds \u2013 specifically first - person titles for launch \u2013 from within a given game itself , without the need for code , node - trees and other conventions of development ; though getting further under the bonnet is optional .\nsubatomic studios was one of the first indie game makers to score a hit on ios with the tower defense game fieldrunners . for an encore , they needed something familiar , but that brought new gameplay and visuals to the franchise . fieldrunners 2 does just that .\n7th nov 2016 14 : 41 in\nshadow of the dam\n( game - guru mult . . . by sparrowhawk\narguably , that is something minecraft has achieved , and we all know how that game\u2019s story goes .\nappgamekit is an easy to learn game development engine , ideal for beginners , hobbyists & indie developers .\nour aim to make the process of game making as easy as possible and at the same time ensure you can be as creative as you like .\nappgamekit solves many problems caused by mobile device fragmentation . with it you can code your game once and then deploy your game to multiple platforms . different resolutions and input systems are all easily handled by appgamekit .\nstart organizing your ideas in the game design document . create concept art for your characters and environments . begin developing your story .\nin just a few commands you ' ll be able to create a 3d terrain as the basis of your 3d game world .\nthis cross - platform development tool focuses on mobile , pc and mac support . code can be written in agk basic once and then compiled to each platform without any changes being made to the source code . programmers can also create their apps in c + + , and the game creators have developed a c + + library that mimics the tier 1 basic script , enabling developers to write applications that compile to all compatible platforms . the app game kit can be licenced for $ 59 . 99 or tested through a free trial . agk v2 , which raised \u00a333 , 000 on kickstarter , is also due for release later this year .\ngameguru offers you an easy yet comprehensive game creation process that is open to non - programmers and designers / artists , or anyone who aspires to become a game creator . it also has powerful editing tools for those who want to take their game creation to an even greater and more complex level . the power is there at your fingertips !\ngameguru offers you an easy yet comprehensive game creation process that is open to non - programmers and designers / artists , or anyone who aspires to become a game creator . it also has powerful editing tools for those who want to take their game creation to an even greater and more complex level . the power is there at your fingertips .\nthe dark game sdk has received a major upgrade based on the 5 . 8 fixes and other changes specific to the sdk itself . just as important however is that we are also changing the license restrictions on the sdk .\nplatinum arts sandbox free 3d game maker - rpg spell effects and ragdolls for 2 . 4 rc 1 !\nthere is no way t3dgm will make a game like runescape , or any rpg at all , sorry .\nreach3dx is a brand newcross - platform game engine from gamebase , the creators of gamebryo , another development platform that has been used in numerous titles such as el shaddai and epic mickey 2 : the power of two . unlike that engine however , reach3dx will focus on mobile and web platforms and is based on the openfl framework and haxe . the new tech is still based on the modular architecture of past engines such as the aforementioned gamebryo . gamebase has said it wants to decrease development times so users can get their games to market faster . an open beta will be live throughout april .\ncreate , share & sell your game \u2013 the final result ! once you have your finished game you can make it available to your friends and other gamers . gameguru is unique in what it can offer , all at no additional cost :\naccessible game development tech is now a given in the industry . numerous tools support the indie uprising , and in the uk and beyond building games is making an impact in schools .\ncongratulations are in order to the guys behind the excellent shooter mono . it was our issue 25 cover game and it appears we ' re not the only ones to love it .\nusers can download a free version of fps creator , which comes with some restrictions . you will get the same editor and design features that are built in to the full version . multiplayer and the ability to build a standalone game are disabled , although the option to upgrade at any time is available through the game creator store , directly accessible through the editor .\nwe define a game creator as anyone who contributes to the creative or technical development process of a game . this can include ( but is not limited to ) artists , sound engineers , composers , programmers , planners , designers , and producers .\n9th jul 2018 20 : 05 in [ official ] three keywords game jam [ j . . . by scraggle\nadd wings , wheels or legs to any player object to create a game that ' s unique and different .\nappgamekit is a cross platform , mobile friendly 2d / 3d game engine , although 3d is a work in progress . agk is programmed primarily using agk script , which is a basic dialect with some c + + style features . if the word basic caused you to recoil in terror from your screen , don\u2019t worry , agk is also available as a c + + library . if the word c + + just recoiled from your screen , hey\u2026 there\u2019s always agk script\u2026 : ) over the course of this article we will take a quick look at both . appgamekit 2 was the result of a successful kickstarter campaign and is a product of the game creators who previously developed dark basic and 3d gamemaker .\nwith appgamekit\u2019s low cost and pay once model , you can easily afford to start developing with your games and apps . the engine has commands that deal with all aspects of 2d and 3d game development allowing you to more easily code your game ideas .\nto all the latter can add whatever textures we want , modify the lighting and create corridors to connect the different rooms we ' ve created , so that we can shape up the screens of our video game .\nwelcome to the april edition of our newsletter . this month the game creators had our company - wide meeting where we discussed the current projects and how things should progress for the future . a few important decisions regarding licenses were made that will be good news for all you sdk and fpsc users - in a nutshell , we ' re dropping them . all games made with fpsc v1 will be free of all licenses , so you can sell them without restriction . the games also won ' t feature splash screens at the end either . as for the dark game sdk we ' re dropping the shareware license totally and converting it to a full commercial license with no restrictions on what you can sell or earn with it . for more details please see the sdk 1 . 1 and fpsc news articles respectively .\nchurch ' s collaborative role extends to present day , where he often contributes to educational programs fostered by the international game developers association , helping colleges and game design schools to integrate their curriculum in way that will allow students to break into the industry with a complete set of skills or offering tutorials to introduce core concepts to existing devs . he also became an eager participant in the igda ' s indie game jam , and in 2005 headed to ea to collaborate with steven spielberg on his three - game deal with the uberpublisher / developer , the first of which was boom blox .\nthis doesnt count as a game engine . its good for anyone under the age of 10 . if you really want to make a game , learn to code it yourself and stop using crappy point and click engines that look like * * * * .\nactualize ' s upcoming game - building tool will let players create a wide variety of custom games quickly and easily .\nthere is more than one way to buy this game . please select a specific package to create a widget for :\nwith appgamekit you will learn the building blocks of coding , and quickly be able to create and style your first game or app from scratch .\ni spent quite a bit of time messing around with game guru the easy game maker and posted up some impressions for those of you thinking of diving in . if you want to try out the map for free without having to own the game then download the file from here : urltoken steam store page : urltoken enjoy the video please subscribe to help grow the channel . subscribe here : urltoken check out the channel : urltoken please visit : urltoken join me online on xbox one / 360 gamertag shadowmask join me online on ps3 / ps4 - shadowmask72\nfull support for the new android based ouya console will be added to agk ' s arsenal of features . ensuring the game controls are easily supported and the in - app purchasing for the ouya store is available within agk commands .\nsubscribe below and we\u2019ll send you a weekly email summary of all new game development tutorials . never miss out on learning about the next big thing .\nechoes + is an intense retro action space shooter created with app game kit 2 . it will test your reactions and concentration levels to the max !\nnext time i decide to publish a game , who knows ? maybe i ' ll outsource to my wife and daughter .\nwhen ubisoft wanted to revive the prince of persia franchise they called on mechner , who worked tirelessly to write a compelling script for the successful reboot , prince of persia : sands of time . it was simple and elegant , and was the perfect spiritual successor to his original work , bringing the prince into the current generation without feeling dated . even though mechner ' s resume isn ' t as packed as some of the other creators on our list , all of his games are a hell of a lot of fun , and still hold up to this day .\nwelcome to the first update to the gameguru construction site pack , bringing with it more top quality game - ready assets for your next game making project . in addition to the huge collection of construction props , you now get a light generator , disassembled so you can reposition the light tower , additional cinder blocks , wooden palette , spare wheel and drywall sheets .\nin 1987 , amano ventured into game design when he joined the struggling company squaresoft to work on what was thought to be its last game , an rpg aptly titled final fantasy . the game achieved unprecedented success , and amano returned as the character designer and illustrator for the next five games in the franchise . beginning with final fantasy vii , the younger , more contemporary tetsuya nomura took over the character designs for the landmark series , while amano continued in his role as illustrator , providing promotional artwork as well as his own impressions of nomura ' s characters . he returned once more to design the cast of final fantasy ix .\nusing the steamworks sdk isn ' t required , it ' s just recommended because you ' ll probably want to include some steamworks features in your game .\nyou only want to code your game once , so use agk and then deploy it to the various app stores to maximise your chance of sales success .\nit was decided that the licenses that come with the dark game sdk will now change . traditionally we offered a freeware license and a shareware game license ( with no provision for a commercial release ) . we are keeping the low - cost freeware license as it serves as a great introduction to the sdk , but the shareware license is changing to a full un - restricted commercial license . that means that you are free to sell anything you make with the dark game sdk with no restrictions at all ( just as with darkbasic professional ) . there will be no increase in price either . all current shareware license holders will be upgraded to the commercial license free of charge . this change will take place on the dark game sdk website in the coming weeks .\nfps creator started life way back in 2005 . the idea was to make a game maker that was simple to use , allowing you to make an action fps game in seconds . it succeeded in this and many thousands of users had lots of fun making their own games . you could create your games instantly with the intuitive 3d editor . using drag & drop mouse controls walls , lights , doors , enemies , ammo , weapons and more could be placed around your game world . then with one click your game was constructed and you can have fun playing it .\nbest known for his work as the producer , designer , and lead programmer of the critically - acclaimed pc game fallout , timothy cain has been programming computer games for over two decades .\nalongside ron gilbert ( with whom he shadowed early on and later collaborated with ) , tim schafer is one of the most well - known adventure game creators to come out of the golden days of the scumm engine . a computer science major from uc berkeley in 1989 got him in the door at lucasarts , and while programming was certainly a role schafer filled on multiple titles , it was his knack for writing and dialogue that eventually led to him co - designing monkey island 2 and day of the tentacle . head design roles soon followed , including full throttle in 1995 and the dia de los muertos - tinged noir - heavy grim fandango in 1997 . all of which are among the most celebrated and popular adventure games of all time .\nkoizumi ' s first project was actually to do the art and layout for the instruction manual to the legend of zelda : a link to the past . koizumi - san told wired . com ,\n. . . it didn ' t seem like they ' d really figured out what most of the game elements meant . so it was up to me to come up with story and things while i was working on the manual .\nkoizumi ultimately became a script writer on the project , coming up with much of the story . the game was a smashing success , both critically as well as commercially . the game ' s narrative managed to engross players the world over and bring a new dimension to the hylian hero , link .\nwhen you first launch gameguru , it may appear to be a simple level editor , but it ' s actually crammed with lots of useful tools you will need to make your own game , including a character creator , model importer , building maker , complete scripting language and of course , over 6gb of complimentary game assets to get you started . the fact it ' s as easy as any in - game level editor is a plus , and unlike level editors , you get to save out what you ' ve made and even sell your game !\nthough he cut his teeth on hardball ii and test drive 2 for accolade , it ' s safe to say that chris taylor already made a name for himself by the time he ' d started work on his fourth game , total annihilation : a real - time strategy game that used undulating terrain more than sheer troop numbers to help determine strategy . it was the first game for the then - fledgling development house cavedog and the only series it would release before eventually folding about five years after being founded .\napp game kit ( agk ) will be a new and enhanced version of our current app game kit product . agk is already used by hundreds of developers around the world , helping them to quickly create games and utility apps that can be coded once and then deployed across popular mobile platforms .\nour mission our mission is to develop an open world game creator that ' s easy to use and produces very high - quality results in all areas ; such as superior art & animation , smooth gameplay and top class game experiences . we ' re a uk indie development team with over 20 years of experience and we ' re an intel black belt developer . gameguru is being designed by gamers for gamers and we want to design and create it along with our active and enthusiastic community . our vision our vision is to produce the ultimate game creator for the pc - the de facto standard by which all other game making products will be compared . a solution that is easier , more powerful , affordable and flexible than any products available . a product grounded and shaped by the community that gives it life . we ' ll embrace new and exciting hardware , acting as champions as we pioneer new experiences and in the process creating fresh new game creating communities . we ' ll keep expanding the gaming possibilities of gameguru as we move forward . developing game creating tools is what drives us - we ' re super passionate about finding ways to make the whole game creation process as easy as possible . the technical stuff for those who want to understand more \u2013 here are the main elements of gameguru : 3d game engine & editor\nluckily , develop has put together a quick guide to 16 of the top game engines for 2014 . the development platforms below span across a number of platforms and costs range from free , subscription and all the way up to the top pricing tiers .\nle and cliffe are the brains behind one of the most popular first - person shooters of all time : counter - strike . they made most of the game themselves , even going so far as to record voices for it . that ' s cliffe ' s voice saying\nstick together , team .\npart of what made cs so popular was that every time it was patched it added new maps , weapons , and game modes . counter - strike was constantly changing and evolving , usually to counteract imbalances in the game ( remember the\nhall of death\nand the in - game voice chat and text that let players act as ghost spies after they had been killed ? good times ) .\nthe story of these guys is every modder ' s ultimate dream . two friends working out of dorm rooms , modded half - life and made a game that was so popular , so unique , and so much freaking fun that it became a retail title and they ended up working for the company whose game they worshiped .\nagk is an easy to use cross platform game dev engine . supporting ouya , ios , android , mac , windows & blackberry .\nfollowing space channel 5 ' s positive reception , mizuguchi went to work on the music - driven playstation 2 shooter rez . although the game garnered a positive critical response , commercial attention in the united states was pretty low .\nthe whole game scene can be modified with your own shader effects . in addition we ' re adding the ability to render the scene to any image . this is great for creating split screens and picture in picture displays .\ngameguru is not designed to compete with professional development tools such as unity , unreal and cry - engine which are ideally suited to producing commercial apps and games . gameguru is a recreational game maker , not a professional tool , and is still very much in development . gameguru is unsuitable for serious game development projects at this time , and we highly recommend you visit the forums and ask many questions before you make a decision on the game making tool for you .\nappgamekit has commands for all the important areas of game creation . these can all be called as basic commands or as library calls in c + + and xcode .\nso revered was avellone ' s work on fallout 2 that his fallout bible has become the de facto standard for insights into the game ' s ( and series ' ) history , mythology , facts , timelines , development decisions and secrets ( among other things ) , leading to the verbose scribe and game designer ' s talents being in very high demand indeed .\nmany , many developers will work their whole lives and never build up the kind of credibility or attention that the folks on our list have garnered . fumito ueda did it with the first game he directed - - which incidentally , was only the second game he ' d worked on ( the first being an animator on kenji eno ' s enemy zero ) . how ' s that for success ? of course , when your first game as director is ico , it ' s a little understandable that people would come to look at you as a wunderkind .\nin kodu , you can program how characters or objects in your game act simply by string together\nflash cards\nthat describe behaviors .\nwe chatted with michael rud jakobsen about wartile , his journey from ceramics to game development , and what inspires him to keep making games .\nit was twisted metal 2 , however , that catapulted jaffe into the limelight . the game was not only met with great success by consumers , but also by critics and fellow game developers . it had done what all sequels are supposed to do - - take an already - engrossing formula and expand upon it in nearly every possible way .\nnow anyone can build their ideal game in seconds . with just one click of a mouse , you can create a uniquely playable game without needing any programming knowledge or artistic skills at all . offering over 12 billion gaming options , the 3d gamemaker opens up a whole new concept in gaming , providing fun for all the family . features :\ncommands appgamekit has commands for all the important areas of game creation . these can all be called as basic commands or as library calls in c + + and xcode .\nin its day , darkbasic professional was an advanced games development package built on the basic language . it was easy to use and it started many a young programmer on their journey into the game business .\nthe multi - talented stieg hedlund is a figure that stands out in the industry for many reasons . toting over 20 years of experience working on games of nearly every genre , hedlund is best known as the man behind the best - selling pc game diablo ii .\nthe basic has lots of game based commands that make it a cinch to create sprites , play sounds , add physics , code multiplayer games and much , much more . once your game is compiled you can take the resulting project byte code and run that through special players that we have created for the support platforms ( ios , android , windows , mac , blackberry ) .\nuse ide to load ' dark basic pro shared \\ dark basic pro \\ projects \\ fpscreator \\ fpsc - game ( english ) . dbpro '\nfps creator used custom scripts for every element of the game . from the enemy ai behaviours , to the ways a key might open a door . we tried our best to ensure that nearly everything was controlled via a script rather than hard - coded into the program .\nmatsuura took a concept not yet seen in videogames , combined it with the crude , yet lovable art of rodney greenblat , and made parappa the rapper , a memorable game about hip - hopping your way through life . the game has seen a sequel , and a spiritual successor with um jammer lammy . sure , matsuura ' s parappa didn ' t invent the rhythm game , but it is largely responsible for making it popular . the style was unique , the songs were hilarious and catchy , and the ability for players to freestyle to earn more points gave it a more open gameplay experience than other rhythm efforts . the parappa series is incredibly fun , bursting with personality and great characters .\nthe vice president of game design for blizzard entertainment , rob pardo , has given us all the things we love so much about the company . sure , pardo had a livelihood before he joined the team in 1997 , where he produced the 3do version of the iconic first - person shooter wolfenstein 3d , and contributed to descent , the definitive 3d space - mine blaster of yesteryear . but it was when he joined blizzard to assist with the design of starcraft - - widely considered the best real - time strategy game ever - - that pardo ' s career really took off .\nat a recent tgc conference one of the most exciting things we agreed upon was that there will be no commercial restriction or license required for any game you make with fps creator . we will also be removing the splash screen in the v1 release from the end of your games . this means you will be able to sell any game you make with fps creator and not have to pay us a single penny beyond your initial purchase of the software .\ncommence game jam ! commence mojam ! minecraft studio mojang , a group of indie studios , and the folks behind the humble bundle have teamed up for mojam 2 , a 78 - hour game jam that starts right now . watch along via twitchtv and be prepared to pay what you want for any new pixelated creations that catch your eye . read more \u00bb\nthe game built upon the idea of adventure , but expanded the limited vocabulary into a database of hundreds of words . player ' s weren ' t limited to simple verb - noun commands \u2013 the game could interpret entire sentences . blank and some of his team formed the development studio edetic and developed a few more zork titles . for a while blank and his team developed software for the apple newton , one of the first personal digital assistants on the market . after the newton ' s sales dropped the company went back to videogames . eidetic had a bit of a rough patch in the mid ' 90s , with the infamously bad bubsy 3d , widely regarded as one of the worst games of all time .\nthere\u2019s also the none - too - insignificant detail of the engine being sold on steam under the games category , rather than alongside the other tools on the store .\nback in the main engine , and in keeping with the light generator , we have recently improved the pbr shader to respond accurately to dynamic lights placed in your game level , which means placing a bright dynamic light in front of the light tower will create a pbr lighting effect as though the generator was active .\nthe company behind appgamekit has expanded the software\u2019s remit to target the education sector with the release of a free new add - on .\nfor technical support you can contact the gameguru team using either the form above or the green ' help ' tab to the right .\ndeveloping the apps has improved appgamekit significantly along the way and the commercial features that have been added mean that app developers and hobbyists now have a credible alternative engine to consider when developing their idea \u2013 be that a simple game or a commercial app .\nthis cross - platform game engine has been around for years , and provides an object - oriented c + + api . the development tech is optimised for last - gen consoles and pc . the full game engine licence includes licences for havok vision , ai and behvaior as well as autodesk\u2019s ui solution scaleform illumination middleware beast . the toolset ships with the source code and 3ds max and maya exporters . as of yet the tech does not support ps4 and xbox one .\nalthough not the first real - time strategy game , command & conquer popularized the genre in tandem with warcraft during a time when most strategy games used turn - based hex grids and medieval fantasy themes . adapting its formula from dune ii ( considered the blueprint of the modern rts ) , westwood made a complex and addictive strategy opus set in an alternate earth where factions fight over the precious mineral tiberium . the game ' s huge success and numerous awards raised the bar for pc strategy ventures with concepts that still have a foothold today .\nthe game , dubbed\ngun porn\nby criterion , had its story and screenplay penned by ward ( among others ) , and he served as one of the game ' s executive producers . he ' s continued to guide the company ' s future releases , including burnout ' s move to an open world racer in burnout paradise , and often serves as the company spokesman when dealing with the press . from rising up the ranks from the bottom of the industry totem pole to heading up creative duties at one of the most consistently bankable developers , alex ward definitely deserves a spot on our list .\nralph baer is the godfathers of videogames , or more accurately , videogame consoles ( and let\u2019s face it - - for a long while the games were the consoles ) . while certainly not the first person to create an electronic game , baer developed the technology to bring them to the television . and this was back in 1966 - 67 , years before anyone invented the first arcade machine .\nafter completing symphony of the night , which to this day is recognized by many as the single best castlevania game and among the greatest 32 - bit games ever made , iga went on to serve as the producer on castlevania : chronicles , and has remained in that position ever since .\nnot to scare you off belg , but the 3d game creator makes games that are simple , and makes them with simple click and play ease . if you are to make a game like runescape you will need a more powerful program like dark basic pro . however that is a lot harder than a simple game . and unless you are some super whizz coder i don ' t think you can get that java ' d either . . then again i ' m no super whizz coder ."]}
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", "topic": 9}], "title": "canadian anti - racism education and research society", "paragraphs": ["the group claims to be protecting the public , but alan dutton of the canadian anti - racism education and research society is skeptical about the canadian chapter\u2019s motives .\nracism and anti - racism ; combatting racism ; non - governmental policies and programs ; human rights ; education ; hate crimes .\nthe canadian anti - racism education and research society grew out of the attempts by a number of social activists and academics to organize farm workers in british columbia , canada .\nthe canadian anti - racism education and research society ( caers ) - the canadian anti - racism education and research society is a frontline anti - racism organization , established in british columbia that provides a variety of different services . among these , caers offers anti - racism workshops and training in non - violent solutions to racism and hate group activity . it also provides workshops on cross - cultural , equity and diversity issues and institutional change . caers has a strong youth component to many of its programs and initiatives . website : urltoken\nthe canadian anti - racism education and research society grew out of the attempts by a number of social activists and academics to organize farm workers in british columbia , canada . caers provides expertise and research to provide strategic advice and direction .\nbennett , c . ( 2001 ) . genres of research in multicultural education .\nthe exposure is a huge blow to hate groups that organize online across canada , said helmut - harry loewen , a university of winnipeg sociology professor and a member of the canadian anti - racism education and research society .\nbannerji , himani ( 1987 ) introducing racism : towards an anti - racist feminism , resources for feminist research , may .\nanti - racism directorate . \u201c ontario combatting systemic racism and breaking down barriers . \u201d news release , 7 march 2017 .\nas a monthly magazine and portal , monitor racism acts as a channel to bring the most innovative research on racism around the world to global civil society and policy communities .\nthe anti - defamation league fights anti - semitism and all forms of bigotry in the u . s . and abroad through information , education , legislation , and advocacy\nthe canadian race relations foundation is canada ' s leading agency dedicated to the elimination of racism and all forms of racial discrimination in canadian society .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 . \u201c ontario passes anti - racism legislation . \u201d news release , 1 june 2017 .\nhelfenbein , r . j . ( 2003 ) . troubling multiculturalism : the new work order , anti anti - essentialism , and a cultural studies approach to education .\nas part of its focus canada public opinion research program , the environics institute partnered with the canadian race relations foundation to update its ongoing research on canadian attitudes about immigration and multiculturalism .\nthe research cluster in emotions in society is an interdisciplinary research group which examines the role and impact of emotions in society . by bringing together academics from different disciplines and with divergent areas of expertise but a common inte\nimplementing targeted public education and awareness initiatives on racism in all its forms , including islamophobia and antisemitism .\nzine , j . ( 2003 ) . dealing with september 12th : the challenge of anti - islamophobia education .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 . the current state of multiculturalism in canada and research themes on canadian multiculturalism 2008\u20132010 , 2010 .\nin february 2016 , the government of ontario announced that it was establishing an anti - racism directorate to address systemic racism in government policies , decisions and programs .\nflecha , r . ( 1999 ) . modern and postmodern racism in europe : dialogic approach and anti - racist pedagogies .\non 1 june 2017 , the anti - racism act , 2017 was enacted . it provides for the following :\nthe foundation continues to support diversity - related research through such initiatives as its annual directions journal , which features academic research papers and editorials .\njenson , jane . ( 1998 ) . mapping social cohesion : the state of canadian research . prepared for the policy research network . ottawa : renouf , cprn f03 .\nthe food action research centre or foodarc is a research centre at mount saint vincent university committed to research and action to build food security in nova scotia and beyond . foodarc ' s projects and activities are grounded in four pillars : research , building capacity , sharing knowledge , and advocacy and policy change .\n. toronto , on : osgoode society for canadian legal history , university of toronto press .\nthe canadian race relations foundation has a wealth of information including current programs , educational resources , special events , an education and training center and an on - going in depth analyses of critical race and racism - related issues . it is the largest anti - racism campaign of its kind in canada .\noffice of the premier of ontario . \u201c ontario establishing an anti - racism directorate . \u201d news release , 16 february 2016 .\ncornell , d . , & murphy , s . ( 2002 ) . anti - racism , multiculturalism , and the ethics of identification .\nclick the button below or mail your check to : canadian anti - racism 268 - 4111 hastings street burnaby , b . c . canada v5c 6t7 email : support @ urltoken\nthe house of commons special committee on visible minorities in canadian society issued its equality now ! report .\nanti - racist groups hope the exposure hampers online recruitment by white supremacist organizations .\nthis lack of an adequate explanation resonates with an audience ' s preconceived notions about other people and other countries , and culminates in the reinforcement of racism at all levels of society . this is particularly so when the society itself has a history of racism .\ncanada became a full member of the task force for international cooperation on holocaust education , remembrance and research ( now known as the international holocaust remembrance alliance ) .\nthe multiplicity of ways in which these values conflict is the subject of this book . it examines this phenomenon and analyzes the impact of \u201cdemocratic racism\u201d on canadian society and its institutions .\n1975\neducation and international migration\nin education and population : mutual impacts , h . v . musham ( ed . ) , belgium : ordina editions .\nburnet , jean . \u201cmyths and multiculturalism . \u201d canadian journal of education . vol . 4 , 1979 , pp . 43\u201358 .\nthe anti - racism approach has been applied in several settings in north america and elsewhere ( see [ 60 ] ) . here , four of such initiatives\u2014dismantling racism ; project change at levi strauss foundation in the usa ; seattle city government race and social justice initiative ; undoing racism , new orleans , usa\u2014are reviewed and pertinent lessons are drawn for the canadian milieu .\nthe canadian chapters share the same name with an anti - immigration group that originated in finland last year amid the refugee crisis in europe .\nafrican canadian legal clinic - aclc is a not - for - profit organization which was officially opened in october 1994 to address systemic racism and racial discrimination in ontario through a test case litigation strategy . in addition , a significant part of the work of aclc is to monitor legislative changes , regulatory , administrative and judicial developments , and to engage in advocacy and legal education aimed at eliminating racism ( anti - black racism in particular ) . website : urltoken /\neuropean network against nationalism , racism , fascism and in support of migrants and refugees .\na new chapter has been added in this edition of the colour of democracy , racism in canadian society . in chapter 11 , racism in sports , tim rees analyzes the role that sports play in reinforcing racialized ideology . sports are viewed by many scholars as a powerful socializing agent in promoting stereotypical ideas about blackness and other forms of \u201cotherness . \u201d the chapter , focusing on how racism affects sports in canada , explores the intersection between sports and racism in other institutions , including education and the media .\nkellner , d . ( 2003 ) . toward a critical theory of education .\ngrant , c . , elsbree , a . r . , & fondrie , s . ( 2004 ) . a decade of research the changing terrain of multicultural education research . in j . a . banks & c . a . m . banks ( eds . ) ,\non 7 march 2017 , the government of ontario published a better way forward : ontario ' s 3 - year anti - racism strategic plan , an action plan outlining the government ' s strategy to eliminate systemic racism . the plan included :\nsoroka , stuart , and sarah roberton . a literature review of public opinion research on canadian attitudes towards multiculturalism and immigration , 2006\u20132009 . citizenship and immigration canada , march 2010 .\nin february 2018 , the standing committee on canadian heritage published a report entitled taking action against systemic racism and religious discrimination including islamophobia .\nmurray , catherine ( ed . ) . ( 1998 ) . cultural policies and cultural practices . ottawa : canadian cultural research network . available at url : urltoken\ngovernment of ontario . a better way forward : ontario ' s 3 - year anti - racism strategic plan ( 999 kb , 2 pages ) , 7 march 2017 .\nwilson , seymour v . \u201cthe evolving policy of multiculturalism in canada . \u201d state of the art review of research on canada ' s multicultural society . multiculturalism and citizenship canada , 1992 .\nfurther to this motion , in february 2018 the standing committee on canadian heritage published a report entitled taking action against systemic racism and religious discrimination including islamophobia . the report made 30 recommendations , including updating and reinstating the previous canadian action plan against racism , establishing uniform pan - canadian guidelines and standards for the collection and handling of hate crime data and hate incident data , developing an anti - racism framework , and increasing multiculturalism funding dedicated to eradicating systemic racism and religious discrimination and to promoting greater intercultural understanding and awareness . the report also recommended that 29 january be designated as the national day of remembrance and action on islamophobia and other forms of religious discrimination .\ncarrington , b . , & bonnett , a . ( 1997 ) . the other canadian \u2018mosaic\u2019 - \u2019race\u2019 equity education in ontario and british columbia .\ncanadian race relations foundation the canadian race relations foundation ( crrf ) is committed to building a national framework for the fight against racism in canadian society . crrf will shed light on the causes and manifestations of racism ; provide independent , outspoken national leadership ; and act as a resource and facilitator in the pursuit of equity , fairness , and social justice . the canadian race relations foundation aims to help bring about a more harmonious canada that acknowledges its racist past , recognizes the pervasiveness of racism today , and is committed to creating a future in which all canadians are treated equitably and fairly .\nwithin the antidiscrimination framework , several canadian scholars and consultants on equity in the workplace have advanced the concept of anti - racism that poses pointed questions about power disparities and other forms of inequity ( e . g . , [ 40 ] ) . dei [ 58 ] puts forth a comprehensive definition of anti - racism as an action - oriented strategy for institutional systemic change that addresses racism and other interlocking systems of social oppression . it is a critical discourse of race and racism in society that challenges the continuance of racializing social groups for differential and unequal treatment . antiracism explicitly names the issues of race and social difference as issues of power and equity , rather than as matters of culture and ethnic variety ( page 252 ) .\nthe canadian consultative council on multiculturalism ( later renamed the canadian ethnocultural council ) was established to support the minister .\nthe canadian race relations foundation is committed to providing support for transformative education and training initiatives in the pursuit of eradicating all forms of racial discrimination in canada .\nthe new york city anti - violence project empowers lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender , queer , and hiv - affected communities and allies to end all forms of violence through organizing and education , and supports survivors through counseling and advocacy .\nhouse of commons , special committee on visible minorities in canadian society . equality now ! 2 nd session , 32 nd parliament , 1984 .\nthe canadian association of university teachers suggests that , if current trends continue , access to post - secondary education will be increasingly divided along income lines .\nthe association is especially committed to issues that are on the agenda of the jewish people , and works to combat racism , xenophobia , anti - semitism , holocaust denial and negation of the state of israel .\ncanadian council for multicultural and intercultural education ( ccmie ) - ccmie is a nongovernmental national organization composed of provincial and territorial multicultural associations , councils , and teachers ' organizations representing the cultural , linguistic , and regional diversities in canadian society . among its main objectives , the ccmie seeks community support in preparing youth to participate fully in canadian society . ccmie attempts to fulfill this objective through different youth projects and initiatives . e - mail : national _ office @ urltoken website : urltoken /\nstables , a . ( 2005 ) . multiculturalism and moral education : individual positioning , dialogue and cultural practice .\nhenry , frances , tator , carol , mattis , winston , & rees , tim . ( 2000 ) . the colour of democracy : racism in canadian society ( 2nd ed . ) . toronto : harcourt brace canada .\nincreased public awareness , understanding and dialogue with respect to multiculturalism , racism and cultural diversity in canada .\nin november 1999 , the crrf with its partners and sponsors , launched\nsee people for who they really are : unite against racism ,\nthe largest anti - racism campaign of its kind in canadian history . as part of its efforts to engage canadians in a national dialogue about racism , the campaign featured the public service announcements ( psas ) produced by directors from across the country ( nova scotia , qu\u00e9 . . .\nl . m . johnson , b . f . antle , and a . p . barbee , \u201caddressing disproportionality and disparity in child welfare : evaluation of an anti - racism training for community service providers , \u201d\nquebec is a democratic society in which everyone is expected to contribute to public life .\nstatistics canada . ethnic diversity survey : portrait of a multicultural society , september 2003 .\nboyte , h . ( 1994 ) . review of civitas : a framework for civic education .\n, pp . 121\u2013126 , higher education university of toronto press , toronto , canada , 2008 .\n, pp . 53\u201358 , higher education university of toronto press , toronto , canada , 2008 .\ncanadian race relations foundation . our canada : exploring canadian values through culture , faith and identity \u2013 report on canadian values ( 803 kb , 20 pages ) . toronto , 19 november 2014 .\nassisting school boards to develop a capacity for equity in all areas the diversity and equity leadership institute ( deli ) is a highly interactive and experiential course grounded in adult pedagogy and layered with cutting - edge information from the fields of neuroscience , social psychology , and bias research . by combining anti - racism strategies with emotional intelligence and conflict resolution , . . .\nthe sentinel project aims to prevent genocide by creating an early warning system and cooperating with threatened communities and other anti - genocide organisations .\nmanitoba ' s multicultural society is not a collection of many separate societies , divided by language and culture , but is a single society united by shared laws , values , aspirations and responsibilities .\ndisability rights international promotes the human rights and full participation in society of people with disabilities worldwide .\non the positive side , project change enhanced the national and internal dialogue on institutional racism by disseminating information to organizations , corporations , funding bodies , policy makers , and at meetings and conferences . the project also resulted in a number of publications and resources , including an online network and clearinghouse for anti - racism news and activities [ 63 ] .\ns . jeanquart - barone and u . sekaran , \u201cinstitutional racism : an empirical study , \u201d\nt . m . sintonen and t . takala , \u201cracism and ethics in the globalized business world , \u201d\nimportantly , anti - racism approach has been criticized for creating psychological discomfort for the dominant group . strong emotions such as guilt , humiliation , sadness , shame , and embarrassment can result , leading to increased prejudice [ 68 ] . as this educator and author of the present paper experienced in her classrooms in us and canada , students from the dominant culture may disengage from anti - racism discussions as they become overwhelmed with discussions of race .\nthe government of canada is committed to helping new and established canadians succeed in building a strong and inclusive society . the work that canadian heritage and other federal government organizations perform is crucial in creating an environment where canadian diverse cultures and identities are acknowledged and celebrated , and where all canadians enjoy full participation in our society and a deep sense of belonging to our great country .\nsince organizations differ in their internal cultures , no cookbook recipes can be suggested for dealing with racism ; however , there are significant commonalities in the aforementioned case studies in terms of intervention strategies , outcomes , and key learnings . it is interesting to note that although several of these interventions included diversity training as one of their components , authors such as yee and dumbrill [ 22 ] and lopez and thomas [ 40 ] maintain the distinction between the anti - racism approach and diversity training and cultural competence models : they emphasize that the anti - racism approach must acknowledge that racism exists in society and that conflicts between ethnoracial minorities and the dominant group are not due to lack of understanding between groups , but rather a manifestation of power differentials between the dominant group and racialized minorities .\nparliament adopted the canadian human rights act , which established the canadian human rights commission to monitor and mediate disputes over human rights in canada .\neducation and training initiatives focus on capacity building for organizations to create just , equitable and inclusive environments . the foundation ' s work has crossed diverse segments of canadian society and inspired learners to value diversity , communicate across differences , and transform injustice so that all members can achieve success and reach their full potential .\nannotated bibliography on structural racism present in the u . s . food system : fifth edition\nthe northern alberta alliance on race relations ( naarr ) is an organization dedicated to the elimination of racism . naarr develops and promotes anti - racist educational tools and resources for schools . naarr also raises awareness about the consequences of racism , its sources and causes , as well as ways to combat racism through many year - round events . community research is another of the organization ' s activities . naarr commemorates march 21 , the international day for the elimination of racial discrimination . on this day , naarr coordinates and facilitates many activities for people of all ages .\nvan dijk , teun a . ( 1991 ) racism and the press . london and new york : routledge .\nin order to promote understanding of diversity , in 2008 british columbia launched embracebc . with support from the provincial and federal governments , this program provides information resources as well as funding for community - based anti - racism and multiculturalism projects .\nhouse of commons , standing committee on canadian heritage . taking action against systemic racism and religious discrimination including islamophobia , 1 st session , 42 nd parliament , february 2018 .\nsecondly , the anti - racism framework believes that modern racism exists in ways that may be hard for those who do not experience it to fully understand . members of the dominant culture often discourage alternative perspectives by simply ignoring or denying the relevance of other groups\u2019 experiences with racism [ 7 , 22 , 50 ] . anti - racism educators firmly believe that the dominant group must be educated to recognize that they do indeed live in a different world than racial minorities and that the latter\u2019s experiences may be fundamentally different from their own . this can trigger dialogue instead of shutting down conversations about racism . through dialogue the visible majority and minority groups can become more aware of each other and themselves , which enhances the possibilities for working together toward common goals .\na significant shift in ideology and practice occurred from about 1995 onward , however . municipal , provincial , and federal levels of governments began to alter their anti - racism and equity policies , programs , and funding commitments . perhaps the first and most dramatic change occurred in ontario with the election of a neoconservative government led by mike harris and his common - sense revolution . almost overnight , the provincial government brought to an abrupt end all anti - racism initiatives . other provincial and municipal governments followed a similar strategy .\nquell , carsten , et al . diversity in canada : regions and communities . centre for research and information on canada , montr\u00e9al , october 2005 .\nhate groups have made considerable progress as a result of their use of new media , but the anti - racist movement has been very slow in supporting initiatives that can attract and motivate youth . in fact , too many anti - racists present lectures and dry presentations of fact . motivational presentations in accessible media are key to th development of a vibrant and sustainable anti - racist culture . ( p . 9 )\nregrettably , barriers to legal education for these very groups continue to exist . despite the models discussed earlier regarding law schools implementation of program initiatives promoting equity and diversity , it is apparent that there are several areas requiring attention in legal education . there have been numerous concerns raised about the lsat , what it measures , its relevance and effectiveness in determining success in legal education . the canadian bar association\u2019s report racial equality in the canadian legal profession cites several arguments and statistical data on this matter .\n) , was initiated in the us as a systems change intervention strategy to address institutional racism in organizational settings . dr is a collaborative effort between anti - racism trainers , researchers / evaluators , community organizers and leaders working in partnership with organizations and communities . the pivotal characteristic of dr is that it is a process to assist leaders and organizations to understand and address racism , both within their organization and also in the community where the organization operates or is located [\nquebec is a pluralistic society that respects the diversity of various cultures from within a democratic framework .\ndiversity calgary has commissioned studies and has a strong community focus in the fight against racism . website : urltoken\nabout annotated bibliography on structural racism present in the u . s . food system : fifth edition\nthis annotated bibliography provides current research and outreach on structural racism in the u . s . food system for the food system practitioner , researcher , and educator . structural racism in the united states has been defined as the \u201cnormalization and legitimization of an array of dynamics\u2014historical , cultural , institutional , and interpersonal\u2014that routinely advantage whites while producing cumulative and chronic outcomes for people of color . \u201d\nthe institute of race relations is at the cutting edge of the research and analysis that inform the struggle for racial justice in britain , europe and internationally .\ncanada is a member of the international holocaust remembrance alliance ( ihra ) , an intergovernmental organization that promotes holocaust education , remembrance and research both nationally and internationally . through its membership , canada has the opportunity to share its expertise and play a central role as a conciliator and bridge builder .\nwe wish to acknowledge the financial support of the social sciences and humanities research council for their financial support through the aid to scholarly journals program .\nmitchell , k . ( 2001 ) . education for democratic citizenship : transnationalism , multiculturalism , and the limits of liberalism .\nin each of these sectors , resistance to anti - racism policies and programs and the backlash against equity initiatives is found among individuals , organizations , and systems . widespread opposition to any change in the status quo dramatically reduces the effectiveness of any efforts to promote equity .\nwhen we come together to bridge cultural differences between us , we build our society in enduring ways .\nin 2009 , canada became a full member of the task force for international cooperation on holocaust education , remembrance and research . this organization was renamed the international holocaust remembrance alliance ( ihra ) in 2012 . canada chaired the ihra from march 2013 to february 2014 .\nthis paper explores how increasing tuition fees create barriers for aboriginal and subordinate racialized group members seeking to pursue legal education in canada . the history of racial discrimination in legal education in canada is briefly reviewed to illustrate the roots of these barriers .\npch supports and promotes a four - day celebration of canada\u2019s diversity that begins on june 21 with national aboriginal day , continues with saint - jean - baptiste day ( june 24 ) and canadian multiculturalism day ( june 27 ) , and comes to a spectacular finish on canada day ( july 1 ) . these activities aim to bring canadians together in their communities to discover and appreciate the wealth and diversity of canadian society . canadian multiculturalism day festivities provide an opportunity to celebrate canada\u2019s diversity and to appreciate the contributions of the various groups and communities in canadian society . in 2015 - 16 alone , pch funded 123 canadian multiculturalism day celebrations across canada .\nart plays an essential role in the life and development of the individual and society and states must protect , defend , and assist their artists and artistic freedom .\n( no . riim wp 02 - 13 ) . vancouver , bc : vancouver centre of excellence : research on immigration and integration in the metropolis .\nthe tahirih justice center works to protect immigrant women and girls from gender - based violence through legal services , advocacy and public education programmes .\ncanadian human rights foundation . multiculturalism and the charter . carswell , toronto , 1987 .\nprovide in - depth studies of policy issues . they feature historical background , current information and references , and many anticipate the emergence of the issues they examine . they are prepared by the parliamentary information and research service , which carries out research for and provides information and analysis to parliamentarians and senate and house of commons committees and parliamentary associations in an objective , impartial manner .\nthis conflict between democratic liberalism and the collective racism of the dominant culture creates a dissonance in canadian society . there is a constant and fundamental moral tension between the everyday experiences of racialized and aboriginal peoples and the perceptions of those who have the power to redefine that reality\u2014politicians , bureaucrats , educators , judges , journalists , and the corporate elite . while lip service is paid to the need to ensure equality in a pluralistic society , most canadian individuals , organizations , and institutions are far more committed to maintaining or increasing their own power .\nschick , c . , & st . denis , v . ( 2005 ) . troubling national discourses in anti - racist curricular planning .\nparkin , andrew , and matthew mendelsohn . a new canada : an identity shaped by diversity . centre for research and information on canada , montr\u00e9al , october 2003 .\ncharles c . smith is the equity advisor to the canadian bar association , lecturer , cultural pluralism in the arts , at the university of toronto scarborough and facilitator of the national secretariat on hate and racism canada . he has recently authored several papers for the canadian bar association .\nmulticultural education in canada was conceived as a response to cultural pluralism in society . canadian educational policies , research , and practices , as well as the critique of these practices have followed a singular development path . educational institutions are seen as having the obligation to provide continuity and content to the ongoing dialogue about the nature of multiculturalism and the management of diversity , and educational reforms are often identified as initiatives needed for the integration of immigrants into majority - language institutions ( kymlicka , 2001 ) .\nliving in civil society , one might think , is like living in prose . ( walzer , 1995 )\nthe elementary teachers\u2019 federation of ontario ( etfo ) is the professional and protective organization representing over 70 , 000 teachers , occasional teachers , and education workers employed in ontario\u2019s public elementary schools . a strong union for teachers and education workers is vital to the quality of education in ontario and ensures that their voices are heard . the work of etfo focuses on those measures that will attract and keep excellent teachers and help them do a better job with their students . in addition , etfo takes the responsibility to work for social justice in the larger society . as a reflection of its members\u2019 concerns and values , etfo is devoted to advancing the cause of education , raising the status of teachers and education workers , promoting high standards for the profession , working for social justice and leading the way against poverty , violence , and inequality .\nchinese , japanese , south asian and aboriginal peoples were prohibited from becoming members of the law society of british columbia until 1947 , and 1948 for people of japanese descent . further , until it was amended in 1951 , the indian act required aboriginal peoples to relinquish their status if they were to pursue higher education . this prevented many aboriginal peoples from entering university and considering legal education .\nanother risk entailed in the anti - racism approach is that it can mistakenly portray racism as mainly perpetrated by the dominant group , thereby creating a simplistic binary between visible minorities and the dominant culture and perpetuating an \u201cus - versus - them\u201d perspective . the atmosphere of alienation and bias against white people thus engendered can further widen the schism . the generic label of an \u201coppressor\u201d may lead dominant culture participants to avoid interracial contact completely , deny their race , or resist learning about race and racism [ 69 ] .\nthe center provides resources and support to individuals and organizations who wish to prepare and shape the role of white people in our emerging multiracial society .\nwhile the concrete steps of an anti - racism approach would depend on the workplace culture and dynamics of each organization , there are certain common principles underlying this framework . firstly , the antiracism approach asks unsettling questions about the emphasis placed on people\u2019s ethnocultural differences and interrogates the ways in which organizations are structured to reinforce inequities [ 40 ] . in contrast to \u201ccultural competence , \u201d the growing anti - racism movement scrutinizes \u201csystemic racism\u201d\u2014a term used to refer to the ways in which racism is produced and reproduced by seemingly normal ways in which work is structured , monitored , and rewarded . racism is , thus , seen as a by - product of apparently neutral procedures of doing business . for example , studies have shown that recruitment processes often screen out people of color who do not have the same background as white people who were recruited in the past [ 7 ] .\nmartinez , thomas m . ( 1969 ) how advertisers promote racism , civil rights digest , fall issue .\ncottle , simon ( 1992 )\nrace\n, racialization and the media : a review and update of research , sage race relations abstracts , 17 : 2 may .\n1990 multiculturalism and the economic agenda in australia : adult e . s . l . , overseas recognition and anti - racist strategies , ottawa : dpar publications , multiculturalism and citizenship canada\nannouncing the 2018 awards of excellence the canadian race relations foundation ' s awards of excellence program recognizes public , private , or voluntary organizations whose efforts represent excellence and innovation in combating racism in canada .\nvan dijk , teun a . ( 1989 ) mediating racism , the role of the media in the reproduction of racism , in language , power and ideology , edited by ruth wodak . amsterdam and philadelphia : j . benjamin publishing company .\ng . e . miller and j . i . a . rowney , \u201cworkplace diversity management in a multicultural society , \u201d\n\u201ccanadian public opinion about immigration and multiculturalism , focus canada \u2013 spring 2015 , environics institute .\nderwing , t . m . , & munro , m . j . ( 2007 ) . canadian policies on immigrant language education . in r . joshee & l . johnson ( eds . ) ,\nthe council of ministers established the european monitoring centre on racism and xenophobia ( eumc ) in vienna in june 1997 as part of a coordinated action to develop a policy to combat racism and xenophobia . this included the declaration of 1997 as the eu\nhuman resources and skills development canada , racism - free workplace strategy website . the government of canada labour program , 2010 ,\nfacilitate the integration of cultural communities into quebec society , especially those sectors historically excluded or under\u2011represented within institutional settings .\n. in : guo s . , wong l . ( eds ) revisiting multiculturalism in canada . transnational migration and education . sensepublishers , rotterdam\nmulticulturalism association of nova scotia ( youth against racism ) - youth against racism ' s train the trainer initiative started in 1996 , and has been supported by schools across nova scotia . this is a youth - run project ; students receive anti - racism and leadership training . the multicultural association of nova scotia ( mans ) recognized the need for youth to talk to youth about racism . this organization has been in existence since 1975 , and has spearheaded a number of multicultural and diversity related projects . mans was the driving force behind bill 9 , the act to promote and preserve multiculturalism in nova scotia . e - mail : multicul @ urltoken website : urltoken\nmoore , timothy e . and leslie cadeau ( 1985 ) the representation of women , the elderly and minorities in canadian television commercials , canadian journal of behaviourial science , 17 : 3 .\n. ( no . riim wp 99 - 02 ) . vancouver , bc , canada : vancouver centre of excellence : research on immigration and integration in the metropolis .\nin the february budget , the federal government announced commemorative and educational initiatives to highlight the contributions of ethnocultural groups particularly affected by war measures or the immigration policies of the day . in march , the federal government released a canada for all : canada ' s action plan against racism . between august and november , the federal government announced agreements - in - principle with the ukrainian - canadian , italian - canadian , and chinese - canadian communities as part of the acknowledgement , commemoration , and education program announced in the february 2005 budget .\nin march 2017 , motion m - 103 on systemic racism and religious discrimination was passed by the house of commons , and on 8 june 2017 , the standing committee on canadian heritage began a study on these subjects .\nhoffman , d . m . ( 1996 ) . culture and self in multicultural education : reflections on discourse , text , and practice ( english ) .\nto its credit , the canadian government initiated the racism - free workplace strategy ( rfws ) as a key part \u201ca canada for all : canada\u2019s action plan against racism\u201d in 2005 . aiming to augment the effectiveness of the eea , the goal of the rfws is to remove the systemic discriminatory barriers faced by both visible minorities and aboriginal peoples . rfws focuses on increasing awareness about racism - related issues in the workplace and building strong partnerships with organizations , employers , and unions [ 45 ] . in 2007 , rfws delivered 75 racism - free workplace workshops to 515 private sector employers throughout canada [ 46 ] . in 2008 nine regional racism prevention officers were hired to work with employers and stakeholders directly .\n, which initiates and supports the activities of canadian individuals and groups relating to human rights and democratic development around the world .\nfollowing an attempt to further entrench the assimilation of aboriginal peoples through the 1969 white paper on indian affairs , in 1973 the federal government officially endorsed the national indian brotherhood\u2019s ( predecessor to the assembly of first nations ) indian control of indian education . this policy document called for native control over education and that \u201cband councils should be given total or partial authority for education on reserves , depending on local circumstances , and always with provisions for eventual complete autonomy , analogous to that of a provincial board vis - a - vis a provincial department of education . \u201d\ndespite these changes , there has been little research on the content or effects of these policies . more needs to be known about how racism affects education and the impact of antiracism policies and programs . further , evidence of discrimination and disadvantage persist . across canada , particularly in toronto , the country\u2019s most densely populated as well as racially and culturally diverse urban centre , the failure of mainstream educational institutions to respond effectively to non - dominant groups has been repeatedly discussed and analyzed .\nat the federal level of government , there is still no substantive policy to deal with racism ( see chapter 12 ) . some argue that multiculturalism , as a public policy enshrined in legislation , provides a framework for legitimizing cultural and racial diversity and for ensuring the rights of all canadians . yet , despite the multiculturalism act\u2019s affirmation of the pluralistic nature of canadian society , canadians appear deeply ambivalent about the public recognition of other cultures , the freedom of non - white racial and non - european cultural groups to maintain their unique identities , and the right of minorities to function in a society free of racism .\ns . fox and l . e . stallworth , \u201cracial / ethnic bullying : exploring links between bullying and racism in the us workplace , \u201d\nin order to maintain a balance between cultural distinctiveness and equality , the act specifies the right of all to identify with the cultural heritage of their choice , yet retain \u201cfull and equitable participation \u2026 in the \u2026 shaping of all aspects of canadian society . \u201d in effect , the act seeks to preserve , enhance and incorporate cultural differences into the functioning of canadian society , while ensuring equal access and full participation for all canadians in the social , political , and economic spheres . it also focuses on the eradication of racism and the removal of discriminatory barriers as ways to fulfill canada ' s human rights commitments .\nthe canadian charter of rights and freedoms enshrined equality rights in the constitution and acknowledged canada ' s multicultural heritage .\nconcerns on the education of subordinate groups have been emerging over a considerable period of time . discrimination in education is mirrored and reinforced by discrimination in society , e . g . through statutes , social policy , institutional practices or individual and community actions . this has been a continuous part of canadian history and is critical to any understanding of access to law school . for example , shortly after the end of slavery in 1833 the nova scotia education act of 1836 allowed for the establishment of separate schools for \u2018blacks or people of colour\u2019 . in 1842 and 1843 , new brunswick established two statutes explicitly recognizing the existence of black schools as a means of segregating black and white students .\ngranatstein , j . l . who killed canadian history ? harper collins , 1998 .\nthis paper reviews various strands of diversity management in canada : it is found that the business imperative for diversity and strategies to enhance workforce diversity form the bulk of diversity management literature in the country . while recent years have seen an increase in diversity and cultural competence initiatives , these strategies do not address racism in the workplace , and their impact has been limited in terms of retaining visible minority employees . following a critique of current diversity management initiatives in the canadian context , this paper examine the strengths and limitations of the emerging antiracism approach that has been tried in several urban locales and is considered more potent to tackle racism in the workplace and in the larger society of which the workplace is a part . after assessing the major principles underlying the anti - racism framework , the paper ends with suggestions for its nuanced adoption in the canadian context to create a more inclusive and non - discriminatory work environment .\ninter - action supports the socio - economic integration of individuals and communities and helps them to contribute to building an integrated , socially - cohesive society .\nfollowing increased criticism of the multiculturalism policy voiced by various groups and individuals from different parts of canadian society , the department of canadian heritage launched a comprehensive review of its multiculturalism programming activities in 1995 . in 1997 , the federal government announced a new policy that focused on three objectives : social justice ( building a fair and equitable society ) ; civic participation ( ensuring that canadians of all origins participate in the shaping of our communities and country ) ; and identity ( fostering a society that recognizes , respects and reflects a diversity of cultures so that people of all backgrounds feel a sense of belonging to canada ) .\ncommittee for the elimination of racism through education ( certe ) - certe is a group of high school students from edmonton , alberta who promote respect , acceptance , and equality among and within all cultures . their goal is to raise public awareness about the origins and consequences of racism and , most importantly , to encourage today ' s youth to have an optimistic attitude towards the elimination of racial discrimination . e - mail : dsanhueza @ urltoken\nmcleod , k . a . ( 1993 ) . introduction : multicultural education . in k . a . mcleod ( ed . ) ,\nthis report summarizes the society ' s major programs and initiatives for the year , including workshops , educational initiatives , action in cases of racist crime and human rights violations , community development and practical research . also included are lists of the organization ' s activities , conferences , and publications over the past decade as well as its annual financial record .\nthe students commission - the students commission has created a proactive forum for youth to direct public policy . their voices have been heard ; national reports are presented to the prime minister , the governor - general , cabinet ministers , provincial premiers and business , education , community and labour leaders across canada . among their activities in anti - racism , the students commission has developed workshop materials for the international day for the elimination of racial discrimination . website : urltoken\nabstract : this paper provides a general overview of the types , membership bases , major positions , and political strategies of cultural groups and policy networks in canadian cultural policy . there is a need for independent and critical research which can assess and respond to the growth of the several cultural coalitions operating throughout civil society . within this context , the canadian and multilateral initiative around a separate cultural accord in global politics offers an avenue of possibility for canadian rethinking of the value of cultural diversity on the local , national , and international levels . the paper concludes with some suggestions for applying the principles of civic realism to the politics of cultural diversity .\noas , ( organization of american states ) , executive secretariat for integral development\u2014sedi . racism - free workplace strategy , 2012 ,\nthe canadian race relations foundation ( crrf ) was created by parliament to combat racism and discrimination . since its creation in 1996 , crrf has fulfilled its primary mandate , as prescribed in the canadian race relations foundation act , \u201cto facilitate throughout canada the development , sharing and application of knowledge and expertise in order to contribute to the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination in canadian society . \u201d the foundation was established by a one - time $ 24 million endowment fund , with $ 12 million contributions from both the national association of japanese canadians and the government of canada .\nbrown , s . c . , & kysilka , m . l . ( 1994 ) . in search of multicultural and global education in real classrooms .\n4 ) each canadian province and territory has a different standard of setting educational qualifications , training and certification of professionals .\n3 . rather than assume a moral tone in coverage of issues of racism , the media have to take an active stance against racism . that means locating the story within a legal framework , and not providing racists any platform from which to spout their rhetoric .\nmanitoba provides funding for projects that promote multiculturalism and combat racism through the ethnocultural community support program , part of the department of sport , culture and heritage .\nvan dijk , teun a . ( 1993 ) elite discourse and racism , sage series on race and ethnic relations , volume 6 . usa : sage .\na range of historical research initiatives , including support for the work of dr . marinel mandres in ontario , who is investigating the internment of ethnic serbs and romanians from 1914 to 1920 .\nout has been in existence for almost 20 years and is dedicated to the building of healthy and empowered lgbt communities in south africa and internationally , while reducing hetrosexism and homophobia in society .\ncommunity support and participation \u201cto support the full and equitable participation in canadian life of individuals and communities from canada ' s racial and ethnocultural minorities . \u201d\nalexandroff , alan s . ( 2000 , january - february ) . guerilla theatre and the uncivil society . policy options , 106 - 110 .\nmirroring pue\u2019s comments , in the law society of upper canada and ontario\u2019s lawyers : 1797 - 1997 , christopher moore notes that \u201c [ t ] he vast majority of nineteenth century ontario lawyers were english , scots , or irish in origin and protestant in religion , and they tended to take in students of their own class and kind . . . \u201d . it was not until 1855 that robert sutherland was called to the bar in ontario , becoming the first black canadian lawyer . this was followed by delos rogest davis in 1885 whose call to the bar required a special act of the ontario legislature to which the law society of upper canada protested . while information on other blacks called to the practice of law is difficult to ascertain , it appears certain that the effects of discrimination in education combined with racism in society generally limited the number of blacks who entered into law school and , further , those who did faced barriers in undertaking legal education , particularly in attracting articling positions .\nb ' nai birth canada brings jewish men and women together in fellowship to serve the jewish community through combating anti - semitism , bigotry and racism in canada and abroad . these initiatives are accomplished through carrying out and supporting activities which ensure the security and survival of the state of israel and jewish communities worldwide , through various volunteer activities , cultivation of leadership , charitable work , advocacy , and through government relations\nbased within the university of leicester ' s highly regarded department of criminology , the leicester centre of hate studies is a new centre designed to bridge the gap between academic research and professional practice .\nin the february 2005 budget , the government announced a five - year investment of $ 56 million for canada ' s action plan against racism . the budget also allocated $ 25 million over the following three years for an acknowledgement , commemoration , and education ( ace ) program that would undertake commemorative and educational initiatives to highlight the contributions of ethnocultural groups particularly affected by war measures or the immigration policies of the day . agreements - in - principle were reached with the ukrainian - canadian , italian - canadian , and chinese - canadian communities , but the government changed before these agreements could be put in place .\naccording to the evaluation undertaken by the centre for assessment and policy development ( capd ) , project change succeeded in changing policies and practices in some institutions , including the composition of boards and governing bodies . tackling institutional racism was the project\u2019s biggest challenge , due to lack of clarity and significant resistance from some institutions . taskforce leaders felt limited in their ability to reduce institutional racism . these challenges were compounded , given limited resources and the broader economic and political context for addressing institutional racism [\nmeanwhile , in march 2005 , the government released a canada for all : canada ' s action plan against racism . its objectives were to strengthen social cohesion , to further canada ' s human rights framework , and to demonstrate federal leadership in the fight against racism and hate - motivated crime .\ndeveloped by the levi strauss foundation in 1991 , project change is an initiative to address racial prejudice and institutional racism in four communities in the usa where levis strauss operates its facilities : albuquerque ( new mexico ) , el paso ( texas ) , valdosta ( georgia ) , and knoxville ( tennessee ) . although project change has concluded , several of its anti - racism activities and networks continue to operate , both within some of the communities , as well as at a national level [\nnaarr websites offers many resources that are directly related to teaching and learning about racism in the class room . many of their programs and teaching units are directed at youth and eliminated racism at school . naarr\u2019s website also publishes upcoming events as well as youth programs for children in the area to get involved in ."]}
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", "topic": 2}], "title": "veolia transport", "paragraphs": ["veolia transport became veolia transdev in 2011 , following a merger between veolia transport and transdev .\nveolia transdev has announced plans to sell its dutch subsidiary veolia transport netherlands as part of parent company veolia environment ' s gradual withdrawal from the transport sector .\n\u201cthe new contract will add an international dimension to veolia transport\u2019s business in germany , \u201d veolia said .\nreolian transport company is a joint venture of hn group limited and veolia transport in france - paris metro .\nborn out of the merger of veolia transport and transdev , a subsidiary of veolia environment and caisse des d\u00e9p\u00f4ts , veolia transdev is the world ' s leading public transport operator .\nveolia operates transport systems around the world , including tramways in 10 european countries .\nveolia transport merged with transdev in march 2011 to form veolia transdev . however from 2012 - 2013 , veolia divested itself of its stake in veolia transdev and left the transportation sector . veolia transdev has been rebranded as transdev . in some instances , the veolia name has been retained .\nin 2012 , veolia announced that it would divest itself of veolia transport and exit the transport business by 2014 , so its present luas contract is the final one .\nveolia transport ( through its subsidiary veolia transport netherlands ) and transdev ( through its subsidiary connexxion ) offer public transport services throughout the netherlands as well as taxi services ( both contracted and non - contracted ) .\nfind out how to pay or query a public transport fine issued by auckland transport .\nveolia is seeking a fleet allocator to efficiently allocate logistics collection schedules of veolia vehicles .\nveolia transportation , the veolia transport subsidiary in north america , expands its transportation - on - demand services with the acquisition of supershuttle .\nveolia transport india pvt . ltd . in new delhi , delhi , india - company profile\nabout transport america : . transport america believes in exceeding expectations . at transport america our goal is simple - to deliver excellence . . . .\n( formerly veolia transport auckland ) operates the auckland passenger rail network on behalf of auckland transport , with a contract that runs until june 2016 .\nmumbai metro one operation pvt ltd . , veolia transport , ratp india - local business | facebook\nin 2010 , veolia transport and transdev generated a combined turnover of 8 . 2 billion euros .\nveolia transport ( formerly connex ) was the international transportation division of veolia environnement , a french utilities and service company . veola transport operated bus and train service in metropolitan areas spread over five continents :\nthat year , french firms veolia transport and ratp dev , in a joint venture named veolia transport ratp asia , acquired hong kong tramways . the joint venture was later renamed ratp dev transdev asia .\nour client is transport infrastructure ireland , the government body with responsibility for luas and other transport projects .\nas well as its luas operation , veolia has a second irish subsidiary , veolia transport ireland bus ltd . the company did not trade in 2010 .\nveolia transport finland veolia transport finland is one of finland ' s largest public transport companies and offers sophisticated and sustainable transport and mobility solutions for cities , towns , local authorities and the private sector . the company operates in the finnish capital helsinki and in the west of finland . veolia transport finland is part of the world ' s largest private public transport company , veolia transdev , which has annual sales of 7 . 8 billion , employs 102 , 000 people in 27 countries and makes 3 . 3 billion journeys a year using 13 different means of transport .\nveolia transport central europe - georgenstr . 22 , mitte , berlin , germany - phone number - yelp\nveolia transport sa and ratp development , two of the world\u2019s leading private operators in public transport , have formed a 50 : 50 joint venture company \u201cveolia transport ratp asia\u201d that jointly manages activities in india , china , hong kong and korea and explores new opportunities in the public transport sector thereby strengthening its asian footprint .\nveolia is seeking a fleet routing and logistics officer to efficiently allocate logistics collection schedules of veolia vehicles .\nin bogot , colombia , lefevre was instrumental in helping veolia transport build its strategy , bringing issues of transport and climate to the forefront of decision - making .\nveolia transport has been awarded a new five - year contract to operate rail services on the \u00f6resundstrafiken network .\nveolia environnement ' s transport division operates in 28 countries and employs 83 , 654 people . veolia transport posted revenue of \u20ac6 , 1 billion in 2008 . veolia transport operates 40 , 675 road and rail vehicles and carries more than 2 , 6 billion passengers per year . veolia transport contributes to remedy the shortage of urban space and avoids 4 . 1 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions ( equivalent co2 ) per year .\nveolia environnement ' s transport division operates in 30 countries and employs 81 , 532 people . veolia transport posted revenue of \u20ac5 . 6 billion in 2007 . veolia transport operates 38 , 076 road and rail vehicles and carries more than 2 , 5 billion passengers per year . veolia transport contributes to remedy the shortage of urban space and avoids 3 . 6 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions ( equivalent co2 ) per year .\nveolia environnement ' s transport division operates in 28 countries and employs 78 , 000 people . veolia transport posted revenue of \u20ac5 , 8 billion in 2008 . veolia transport operates 40 , 675 road and rail vehicles and carries more than 2 , 6 billion passengers per year . veolia transport contributes to remedy the shortage of urban space and avoids 4 . 1 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions ( equivalent co2 ) per year .\nveolia environnement ' s transport division operates in 28 countries and employs 83 , 654 people . veolia transport posted revenue of \u20ac6 , 1 billion in 2008 . veolia transport operates 40 , 675 road and rail vehicles and carries more than 2 , 6 billion passengers per year . veolia transport contributes to remedy the shortage of urban space and avoids 4 . 1 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions ( equivalent co2 ) per year . urltoken\nveolia environnement\u0092s transportation division is present in 25 countries and employs 72 , 302 people . in 2005 , veolia transport had revenue of 4 . 5 billion euros . veolia transport operates 30 , 800 road and rail vehicles and transports more than 2 billion passengers a year . urltoken\nestablished in 1999 , campus veolia uk is the sole training and development unit for all veolia uk subsidiaries .\n2 . this equivalency certificate authorizes veolia es canada services industriels inc . and its clients to handle , offer for transport or transport , and authorizes any person to handle or transport on behalf of veolia es canada services industriels inc . , by road vehicle , dangerous goods that are :\nborn out of the merger of veolia transport and transdev , a subsidiary of veolia environment and caisse des d\u00e9p\u00f4ts , veolia transdev is the world\u2019s leading public transport operator . veolia transdev advises and supports regional authorities , from the pre - project stage to the daily operation of public transport networks , including project management assistance . with 102 , 000 staff in 27 countries , the group operates 60 , 000 vehicles and 25 tram systems . in 2011 , veolia transport generated turnover of 7 . 8 billion euros . urltoken\nto mark international day against racism , dublin transport providers are carrying the message : \u201cdublin\u2019s transport links \u2013 racism divides\u201d .\nveolia transport finland is one of finland\u2019s largest public transport companies and offers sophisticated and sustainable transport and mobility solutions for cities , towns , local authorities and the private sector . the company operates in the finnish capital helsinki and in the west of finland . veolia transport finland is part of the world\u2019s largest private public transport company , veolia transdev , which has annual sales of 7 . 8 billion , employs 102 , 000 people in 27 countries and makes 3 . 3 billion journeys a year using 13 different means of transport .\nveolia\u2019s share price jumped by 15 per cent yesterday when it announced it was in exclusive talks over its transport interests .\ntransdev is honoured to have won ' passenger transport company of the year ' at the irish logistics & transport awards 2018 .\nransdev worldwide is one of the largest public transport operators in europe with a reputation for delivering high quality local public transport .\na subsidiary of caisse des d\u00e9p\u00f4ts and veolia environnement , transdev is one of the world ' s leading public transport companies .\nto get instant updates about ' veolia transport norway ' on your mypage . meet other similar minded people . its free !\nserbia ' s ikarbus to sign 2 . 0 mln euro bus supply deal with local unit of france ' s veolia transport\npinsent masons advised veolia transport on the due diligence and other hong kong law aspects of a 50 - 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project stage to the daily operation of public transport networks , including project management assistance . with 119 , 000 staff in 27 countries , the group operates 60 , 000 vehicles and 25 tram systems .\nborn out of the merger of veolia transport and transdev , a subsidiary of veolia environment and caisse des d\u00e9p\u00f4ts , veolia transdev is the world ' s leading private player in the field of sustainable transport . veolia transdev advises and supports regional authorities , from the pre - project stage to the daily operation of public transport networks , including project management assistance . with 119 , 000 staff in 27 countries , the group operates 60 , 000 vehicles and 26 tram systems .\n1 . this equivalency certificate authorizes veolia es canada services industriels inc . and its clients to handle , offer for transport or transport , and authorizes any person to handle or transport on behalf of veolia es canada services industriels inc . , by road or railway vehicle , or by ship on a domestic voyage , dangerous goods that are :\nthe partial audit of veolia transport dublin light rail ltd ( veolia ) has shown the company to have invested time and effort to develop an effective safety management system focused on addressing matters proportionate to risk .\nin 2010 , veolia transport generated turnover of 5 . 7 billion euros , while transdev ' s turnover was 2 . 5 billion euros .\nhowever the company\u2019s irish holding company , veolia transport ireland ltd , reported a pre - tax loss of \u20ac13 . 33 million for 2010 .\nbus line operator veolia transport litas ( urltoken ) and ikarbus will sign the contract on wednesday , serbia\u2019s economy ministry said in a statement .\nin march 2013 , a french court upheld a 2007 ruling that dismissed the claim filed in a suit filed by the palestine liberation organization and the association france palestine solidarit\u00e9 against veolia transport , alstom and alstom transport .\nwith the acquisition of veolia transport central europe\u2019s operations in 2013 , arriva has become the largest international operator in the capital with a strong position in the pozerevac region as well as the school and personnel transport markets .\nveolia environnement is well established in the region , including fairly recent contracts for passenger transportation systems won by its veolia transport subsidiary . veolia transport is now present in china , south korea and india ; it already operates buses in nanjing and will be operating line 9 of the seoul metro from july 2009 and line 1 of the mumbai metro from 2010 .\nthe railway procurement agency has a contract with the irish transdev subsidiary , veolia transport dublin light rail ltd , for the running of the luas .\nthis means that veolia transport rail as ( vtb ) is the only private company with a license to run both trains and trams in norway .\nsweden : the blekinge , kalmar , kronoberg and sk\u00e5ne transport authorities have jointly awarded veolia transport a contract to operate three local rail services for five years from december 2013 , with an option for a further three years .\ntransport america provides the miles and advantages you want for your great driver experience ! transport america offer drivers the choices they need for the . . .\ndear friend , connex transport ireland is part of the business group veolia environnement . veolia environnement has four divisions within the group : water , waste , energy and transport . all the divisions will become veolia . this brand roll out project , decided on by the company ' s executive committee at the prompting of henri proglio , chief executive officer at the end of 2004 , has the following objectives : \u00b7 enhance international recognition of veolia environnement \u00b7 foster a common , unifying in - house culture \u00b7 and send a strong signal of our long - term strategy , for everyone , everywhere the new division names within veolia environnement are : veolia transport , veolia water , veolia energy - dalkia , veolia environmental services ( previously onyx ) . one company , one name and one new symbol to embody the union of all our strengths and expertise , and representing one business : environmental solutions . in connex transport ireland this change will commence in april \u201906 with the company change of name . this means that connex transport ireland will change its name to veolia transport ireland . should you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me . regards , richard dujardin managing director\nin a statement on the veolia transport netherlands website , veolia said :\nthe main objectives of the company are to reorient to a more balanced portfolio of contracts and debt reduction while maintaining growth capacity in countries with better distributed market positions . following this new strategy , veolia transdev published a list of possible sales , which include veolia transport netherlands . because veolia transport netherlands is a healthy business with good prospects for the future , it would be an interesting investment for a new strategic shareholder , affording a better position for future development and improvement of its and our market position .\nveolia transport australasia pty ltd , part of veolia transdev s . a . , is one of the largest transport operators in the world . veolia transdev operates over 40 , 000 buses throughout 27 countries . it already has a presence in australia with over 1200 buses currently in operation in perth , sydney and brisbane . veolia transdev also operates light rail and monorail services in sydney and is the operator of ferry services in sydney and brisbane .\noperator industrial services - pilbara veolia australia & new zealand ( veolia ) is the only global company to provide a full range of . . .\nveolia transport netherlands operates bus services , ferries , and regional train services , based on contracts tendered by regional governments . it is envisaged that the buyer will continue to operate existing franchises and contracts as veolia has concluded them .\ntransport america is excited to offer a dedicated opportunity in your area ! at transport america we are passionate about investing in our drivers while treating . . .\nveolia transport has sent an open letter to german federal transport minister mr alexander dobrindt calling for the end of discrimination against rail in the german transport market , particularly in the long - distance arena , where trains have faced an onslaught from cheaper buses since the liberalisation of the german bus market in january 2013 .\nthis equivalency certificate authorizes veolia es canada services industriels inc . , and its clients to handle , offer for transport or transport , and authorizes any person to handle or transport on behalf of the certificate holder , by road or railway vehicle , or by ship on a domestic voyage , dangerous goods that are :\nveolia is now seeking a mechanical technician to provide mechanical maintenance for the veolia water operations within the hunter region . this is an exciting . . .\no - gauge - veolia transport germany traxx p160 ac2 electric engine w / proto - sound 3 . 0 ( scale wheels ) * pre - order *\ngide loyrette nouel acted as lead counsel for veolia transport . the due diligence and hong kong aspects of the transaction were handled in collaboration with pinsent masons .\ndr . kim is currently on leave from kaist , where he teaches green transport policy in the graduate school of green transport , to serve as president of koti . prior to joining kaist , he served as the ceo of veolia transport korea , which operates seoul subway line 9 , from 2009 to early 2011 .\nquick transport solutions , inc . po box 3686 hayward , ca 94544 - 3686\nin the medium term , to help reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector .\ntoward better public transport : experiences and achievements of seoul . sdi , 2005 .\nthe team will then transport them safely and securely to their destination . the team will keep the transport vehicles and all equipment clean and deliver for . . .\nveolia transport , as managing agent of the 4tdg consortium comprising 18 local partner firms , has been awarded the contract , to manage the department ' s sole delegated public passenger transport service . the delegated public service contract covers all scheduled routes and school bus services for the gard department . the 10 - year contract , involving 450 vehicles , will generate annual revenues of 16 million for veolia transport .\nquicktsi will provide this website / profile as a marketing platform for veolia es technical solutions llc . let potential shippers learn more about veolia es technical solutions llc . quicktsi will publish veolia es technical solutions llc . business information here .\nthe project has been awarded to a consortium led by the railway system provider hyundai rotem . veolia transport korea , through its operation and maintenance company seoul metro 9 , will operate line 9 for ten years . veolia transport has an 80 % stake in seoul metro 9 , while the remainder is held by rotem .\nveolia australia & new zealand ( veolia ) is the only global company to provide a full range of environmental services in the fields of water . . .\ndo you have more specific information about the location of veolia transport ? why didn ' t you say so ? you can improve yelp by sharing it here .\nveolia transport netherlands has taken the government of limburg to court in a row over terms and conditions for new regional rail and bus contracts in the dutch province .\nat transport america our drivers are the heroes of our operation , pure and simple . at transport america we are passionate about investing in our drivers while . . .\nin the netherlands , veolia transdev subsidiary connexxion has recorded a string of successes .\nveolia transport finland provides public transportation services in finland and belongs to the french veolia group . in 2009 , its turnover was 50 million euros , and it employed circa 790 people . the company\u2019s key market is in the finnish metropolitan area . urltoken\nquick transport solutions , inc . 11501 dublin blvd . suite 200 dublin , ca 94568\nveolia transdev advises and supports regional authorities , from the pre - project stage to the daily operation of public transport networks , including project management assistance . with 102 , 000 staff in 27 countries , the group operates 60 , 000 vehicles and 25 tram systems . in 2010 , veolia transport generated turnover of 7 . 8 billion euros .\n\u0093 the acquisition of supershuttle gives veolia transport in the united states access to a new type of transportation - on - demand service that could fill the missing link between heavy transportation systems and individual cars . we hope to develop this service in other countries where we operate , \u0094 said st\u00e9phane richard , chief executive officer of veolia transport .\nveolia transport is a part of the veolia environment group and operates in four continents covering 28 countries . it employs 78 , 000 personnel worldwide , operates 37 , 000 buses , tramways , metros , suburban and long - distance trains and ferry boats .\nin the area of management and deregulation of its rail network , germany has always been a pioneer . veolia transport has been active since the opening of this network and is very steadily winning new market share . i congratulate our german teams for these fresh successes that strengthen our position in this country , where veolia transport has always had high ambitions\nveolia transport central europe ( vtce ) became a part of arriva group , after aquired by deutsche bahn , arriva ' s mother company , it has been announced today .\ndr . benoit lefevre leads an inter - disciplinary team working to promote the development and acceleration of sustainable transport solutions in emerging economies at embarq . he\u2019s a published author and has also designed useful tools , including the first transport nationally appropriate mitigation actions ( namas ) database , which empowers developing countries to create low carbon transport and strengthen sustainable transport systems .\nwelcoming the contract award , veolia transport sweden chief executive gunnar sch\u00f6n said that punctuality and customer satisfaction had both improved since the company began operating trains on the \u00f6resundstrafiken in 2011 .\nveolia transport netherlands currently operates two train services : the maas line ( nijmegen - venlo - roermond ) and the heuvelland line ( maastricht randwijck \u2013 heerlen - kerkrade centrum ) .\nveolia transdev central europe operates regional bus transport in six central eastern european countries ( croatia , poland , serbia , slovakia , slovenia and the czech republic ) . db arriva ,\nmr dobbs said that local bus services are a vital link in the public transport network .\nin the demand - responsive transport sector , thanks to 3 new contracts : a major demand - responsive transport network in the city of amsterdam , the operation of the transport network for persons of reduced mobility , also in amsterdam , and the white cross transport system specialising in health and ambulance transport in the hague . covering 5 years and with an annual value of 9 . 8 million euros , this contract has a total value of 49 million euros .\nunder this contract , veolia transport , working through hom , initially will be responsible for planning and development services and advising in the planning , design and integration of the rail lines , systems and maintenance facilities and the light rail vehicles for the project . once revenue service begins , veolia transport would be responsible for all aspects of the new light rail network .\nveolia environmental services has been working with the transport for london freight operator recognition scheme , lambeth council and cycle training uk to reduce conflict and raise awareness between cyclists and hgv drivers .\nconnex central europe gmbh , a limited liability company organised in germany ( the \u201ccompany\u201d ) , which is fully owned by connex s . a . ( \u201cconnex\u201d or \u201csponsor\u201d ) . connex is a leading private european public transport operator and subsidiary of veolia environnement ( \u201cveolia\u201d ) .\nfor the first time veolia transport , in a venture with the transport operator resalp , has won its first contract with the hautes - alpes departmental council , to operate the scheduled service between brian\u00e7on and serre - chevalier , representing annual revenues of \u20ac800 , 000 over 5 years .\nveolia said part of the regional rail network between munich and holzkirchen has been served for the past 10 years by bayerische oberlandbahn ( bob ) trains , a subsidiary of veolia verkehr .\ndomestic customers of heating systems managed by veolia can access user guides or contact our helpdesk .\nfounded in 1998 , veolia transport central europe provides passenger and freight transportation services for local , regional , and national authorities . > core business activities focus on inner - city . . .\nhong kong tramways limited is wholly owned by veolia transport china limited since 8 march 2010 . the tramway began operations in 1904 under the authority of the tramway ordinance , cap . 107 .\nin asia , veolia transport ratp operates the seoul metro line 9 , 2 , 200 urban buses in nanjing , the hong kong tramways and very soon some 250 urban buses in macau .\nis flanders\u2019 leading private bus operator , providing a daily urban and interurban service under the authority of the public transport companies de lijn and tec . hansea is also active in school transport , staff transport and charter services . in 2016 this belgian company managed a fleet of around 775 buses .\n( a ) the dangerous goods are handled , offered for transport or transported in compliance with packing instruction 801 of transport canada standard tp14850e\nsmall containers for transport of dangerous goods , classes 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 . 1 , 8 , and 9 , a transport canada standard\n, 2nd edition , october 2010 , cited in the rest of this certificate as tp14850e ;\nthe company veolia transport litas has recently procured 12 new buses made by ikarbus . on that occasion , in the space of the pozarevac hippodrome , the global leader in the field of public transport celebrated the fifth anniversary of the acquisition of litas and the entrance to the market of serbia .\n9292 has a lot of knowledge about public transport . we can assist you with all your mobility needs ! such as informing your visitors about public transport departures , assisting you in calculating travel times , or letting you get started with our public transport data ! view our business solutions portfolio below .\ndespite its decent spell as a feature of the dublin transport system , veolia is still a relatively little known corporation in this country , yet has been operating in ireland for over 20 years .\nas veolia transport and ratp d\u00e9veloppement have expanded in asia , it has become clear that there is an excellent fit between the two companies in the markets to operate urban and commuter transportation systems .\nsubsidiary responsible for regional transport outside of germany , operates bus and rail transport in twelve european countries . these include the central eastern european markets in poland , slovakia , the czech republic and hungary .\ntransdev is a major private operator of public transport in the world , active in over 20 countries with major o & m contracts covering all modes of transport . transdev is owned by caisse des d\u00e9p\u00f4ts group ( a french public financial institution serving general interest and economic development ) and veolia environment .\nveolia es technical solutions llc is an active operating under usdot number 609181 and mc number 295758 .\ndaniel cukierman , veolia transport china chief executive , said yesterday : ' from our very first approach to wharf transport , it has always been our intention to own the tram business fully . after nearly one year of management of the company , we are confident and ready to execute the option . '\nopportunity in wallonia , where public transport isn\u2019t liberalised as in flanders . thanks to a joint investment with\nthere are many things going on within the public transport . the start of the new time tables , and new stations to be opened . you can find here most relevant news items about public transport .\nreolian public transport operated 26 routes throughout the region . all routes listed were circular unless stated otherwise .\nseoul metropolitan subway in south korea is the most widely used rapid railway transport system in the world .\nwe also work in partnership with transport for nsw to continually increase bus services to cater for sydney ' s growing demand and strongly advocate the greater use of public transport and its social and environmental benefits .\nview all transport corporation of america , inc . jobs in north jackson , oh - north jackson jobs\nhis career in transport policies and management spans nearly two decades with engagement in both the public and private sectors with specific interests in public transport , such as subways and buses . he serves as a member of the transport committee of seoul metropolitan government as well as the committee for rail division of the board of audit and inspection . additionally , kim currently heads the public transport committee of korea transportation research society .\na \u20ac1 billion investment fund based in luxembourg is in negotiation with french company veolia environment in relation to its transport interests , which include a 50 per cent stake in the company that operates the luas .\nthe nma has reviewed the impact of the merger on the national markets for public transport ( road , rail , water ) and transport by taxi in the netherlands . almost all public transport activities in the netherlands are subject to public procurement rules . the contracts for public transport in the major cities ( amsterdam , the hague , rotterdam ) fall outside the scope of this definition , as these are not subject to tendering .\nif you can see this text , your web browser does not support iframes . this iframe contains the transport info trip planner . if you wish to use the trip planner , please visit the transport info website .\nuri starkman , left , founder of veolia\u2019s operations in israel ; and denis gasquet , senior vp .\nthe veolia group maintains its competitive edge thanks to its in - house technological incubator , claims denis gasquet , senior executive vice president of veolia . no other company has a parallel system , he says .\nnj transit ( veolia ) bus : nabi 416 . 15 # 6131 on the 832 at monmouth mall\nveolia offers you a variety of careers opportunities in the administrative and technical area at many different locations .\ntransdev has sold its subsidiary , veolia transport central europe gmbh to db mobility logistics , a subsidiary of deutsche bahn ag , which specializes in passenger transport ( train and bus ) as well as rail , air and maritime freight . the divestiture includes the entirety of veolia transport central europe gmbh , a german company operating in poland , czech republic , slovenia , slovakia , croatia and serbia , as well as all of its activities . the ebrd ( european bank for reconstruction and development ) was a minority shareholder in the company .\nratp dev is wholly owned by ratp which operates the public transport network in the greater paris , one of the biggest multimodal transport networks in the world . ratp dev was set up in 2002 to develop ratp\u2019s activities in transport system operation and maintenance outside of paris . it operates bus , tram , train and metro worldwide .\nthe role of hector rail is strictly as a sub - contracted traction provider . the service concept on board and the offer to the passengers is in the hands of our customer , in this case veolia transport .\n- veolia is extremely interested in taking part in the city transport in belgrade . for that reason we have invested eur 3 million in the procurement of 25 buses , which will be operating in belgrade as of august . the belgrade public transport is a very profitable market and we intend to keep our presence in that domain .\nveolia is withdrawing all of its interconnex trains between leipzig , berlin and germany ' s baltic coast from the timetable change on december 13 and mr christian schreyer , ceo of veolia transport , cited\nthe overwhelming competition from parallel - running long - distance buses which pay no toll\nas the reason for the withdrawal .\nvtce has been present at the bus passenger transport in serbia , in belgrade and it also provides regional and international charter transport in pozarevac . in slovenia , it operates in ljubljana and novo mesto and in croatia the company operates in servicing regional , interregional , international transport . vtce realized an annual profit of eur 252 mil in 2011 .\nto reduce the environmental impact of the transport system . [ egi min ( 09 ) 21 / 8 refers ]\nit looks like we don ' t have a specific address for veolia transport , which makes giving directions tricky . this business might not have an official storefront , or it might move to multiple locations throughout the day .\nthe winner of the this year\u2019s north holland concession was connexxion , a company owned by the french group veolia transport , which pro - palestinian advocates targeted several years ago for its role in building jerusalem\u2019s first light rail .\nif board members are unsatisfied with the negotiations , burgos said they could decide to sever ties with veolia .\nnj transit ( veolia ) bus : nabi 416 . 15 # 6146 on the 836 at centrastate medical center\nveolia suggested potential technological innovations and solutions which enable the hospital to be at the cutting edge of technology .\nit is important to place on record the very open and constructive way in which veolia approached this audit .\nin terms of prior conduct , veolia was considered a \u2018good corporate citizen\u2019 with no record of prior contraventions .\nveolia offers airports energy efficiency , waste treatment and water management solutions . in addition , with its experience and innovations in the field of smart systems and monitoring , veolia helps airports develop their industrial and commercial competitiveness .\nandrew cheng kar - foo , deputy chairman of the legislative council ' s transport panel , said : ' there has been no change in the operation of hong kong tramways over the past year since veolia bought a stake , so i do not think the new operator will ruin the character of our trams in the future . veolia is a well - known transport operator . i hope they can improve the service of hong kong tramways . '\nhong kong\u2019s icon , the 100 year old trams , are set to undergo change after a hong kong conglomerate wharf ( holdings ) which owns the hong kong trams , has sold a 50pc stake to french giant veolia transport .\nlow - price long - distance buses are proving stern competition to rail operations across germany to the extent that veolia ' s interconnex service was withdrawn in december . christian schreyer , veolia verkehr ' s ceo , outlined his\u2026\nleading european passenger transport group arriva plc todayannounced it has contracted to acquire danish bus company veoliadanmark for an undisclosed consideration .\nyour role as a transport america otr solo driver will be hauling general commodities across the operating area . . . .\ntransport america is one of the leading truckload carrier in north america & our drivers are the heroes of our operation .\n\u2019s request for annulment of the contracts and for ending the construction activities . according to alstom and veolia\u2019s lawyers ,\nveolia is seeking a diesel mechanic to join our team based at arndell park - day shift . 2pm till 10pm\nveolia is seeking a domestic waste collection contracts manager to manage resources and completion of jobs within the domestic depot .\nin total , veolia transdev now operates nearly 600 buses in santiago and carries 100 million passengers a year there .\nthe partnership has as its overarching goal to mobilize global support to reduce the growth of ghg emissions generated by land transport in developing countries by promoting more sustainable , low carbon transport . transport in developing countries is the one of the largest , and fastest growing , source of ghg emissions . transport related co2 emissions are expected to increase 57 % worldwide in the period 2005 ? 2030 , and it is estimated that transport ( passenger and freight ) in developing countries will contribute about 80 percent of this increase . at the same time transport is largely missing in climate change mitigation policies and actions worldwide and in particular those aimed at the developing countries . growing ghg emissions from the transport sector in developing countries are inextricably linked to an overall lack of sustainability expressed by poor urban planning , increased motorization , increased air pollution and noise , growing congestion and decreasing road safety . technological improvements by themselves will not be enough for the transport sector to make a significant contribution to mitigation of ghg ; a sector wide re - orientation to low carbon sustainable transport is required which combines policies and measures to ( a ) avoid / reduce the need for travel , ( b ) shifts to , or keeps transport at the most efficient mode , and ( c ) improves efficiency of motorized modes of transport . developing countries should seize the opportunity to make their transport systems and infrastructure low carbon and more sustainable through a combination of : increased public awareness , low - carbon , sustainable transport policies , supportive policy instruments , institutional capacity development , appropriate pricing mechanisms and mobilization of financial resources .\nthe combination of veolia transport and the ratp will enable the new joint venture to become a major player . it will have the capacity to find answers to the transportation problems that are resulting from the rapid growth of countries across asia .\nalstom and its subsidiary alstom transport , appealed the decision of the tribunal de grande instance in november 2009 . veolia did not contest the ruling ; it sold its shares in the city pass consortium to dan bus company in september 2009 .\nveolia ( as connex ) entered the united states with the acquisition of yellow transportation in baltimore , maryland . followed by the acquisition of atc in 2005 . prior to the 2011 merger with transdev , veolia operated the following systems :\neurope : transdev completed the sale of its veolia transport central europe subsidiary to db mobility on may 16 . transdev , formerly veolia transdev , said the sale of vtce gmbh for an undisclosed price was the first step in a financial restructuring which aims to re - focus its international activities on ' promising markets in which the group can ensure development ' .\nreolian public transport ( portuguese : sociedade de transportes p\u00fablicos reolian ) was a public bus operator in the macau special administrative region . reolian was a joint venture between veolia transport - ratp asia ( veolia transport and ratp d\u00e9veloppement joint venture ) and h . nolasco & cia . , lda . on september 23 , 2009 , the macau transport bureau , opened tenders for operation of it ' s public bus system . reolian ' s submitted a bid and was accepted . they were granted three groups of routes to operate beginning october 15 , 2010 . however due to the ongoing debate over the sociedade de transportes colectivos de macau ' s bid , the date was pushed back . they began operations on august 1 , 2011 .\nwe are the largest private provider of multiple modes of transport in north america . see more facts about transdev north america .\nthis is also reflected in the ever increasing levels of investment in public transport committed to by all state governments .\ndriver will transport the material to a disposal , transfer or recycle facility when trucks reach legal load capacity . . . .\ntransport america is looking for professional drivers to run solo dedicated freight for one of our customers , transplace . . . .\nthe campus road transport training unit ( rttu ) focuses on the provision of training related to all aspects of driving skills .\nhi , gus i ' m trying to book the train ticket from stockholm to kiruna in dec , 31th , 2014 . after checking the sj website , it shows that there is no train on that day . it is said that the veolia - transport also operates the same route . but on the veolia website : urltoken i didn ' t find any place to book the train ticket . can anyone tell me how to book the veolia train ticket ? thank you .\nbloomberg subsequently reported caisse de depots et consignations , a french state - owned investment bank that is veolia\u2019s partner in the veolia transdev operation , as saying that french bank , natixis sa , was the party involved in the exclusive talks .\nimmersed in the world circa 2040 , veolia ' s sixth press day was held on 8 february 2018 at ensci .\nchamb\u00e9ry m\u00e9tropole has just renewed the contract for the operation of its urban transport network for a 6 - year period , but with an area enlarged to include three additional municipalities from the lac du bourget metropolitan region and the additional provision of its school transport services . veolia transdev has committed itself to raising the number of journeys per inhabitant from 80 to 100 by 2017 .\nla communaut\u00e9 d ' agglom\u00e9ration du grand avignon has agreed an 8 - year deal with veolia transdev ' s tcra subsidiary for the operation , in conjunction with its partner tga ( transport du grand avignon ) , of its urban public transport network , which is due to be fully restructured in september 2012 and of which the network coverage has been increased by 10 % .\nout of all the public transport groups , transdev is the most internationally oriented , offering the widest range of intermodal and integrated services . it is virtually unique in its involvement in every stage of public transport projects , including design , operation and maintenance .\nveolia environment north america withdraws water from the environment , produce and distribute drinking water , collect and transport wastewater to the treatment plants where the water is made fit for recycling or discharged back into the ecosystem . veolia water\u2019s prime focus is always on the safety of consumer health : from the point of withdrawal through to the consumer\u2019s tap , drinking water undergoes constant monitoring .\nconnex , one of europe ' s largest passenger transport companies , confirmed yesterday that it acquired yellow transportation inc . of baltimore .\njersey ' s transport minister has approved the final tender from ct plus for the island ' s public and school bus contract .\nthe partnership has four specific objectives : a . the integration of sustainable , low carbon transport in climate negotiations , as well as national and local climate policies and programs , b . the integration of climate considerations in regional , national and local transport policies , c . mainstream sustainable , low carbon transport in strategies and operations of international development organizations , d . contribute to sustainable development and the millennium development goals especially providing access to or for goods and services by lower income groups . the thematic scope of the partnership is on land transport in developing countries and includes freight and passenger transport . both motorized and non - motorized transport is included . the geographical scope of the partnership is developing countries . the partnership will initially focus on asia , latin america and africa . the partnership builds on previous work on sustainable transport by un - desa within their mandate as defined by agenda 21 and the csd and a large series of events on sustainable transport and climate change by the members of this partnership in both asia and latin america .\nstatistics from the hong kong transport department show that an average of 180 , 000 people took the tram every day last year .\nmetro rail services are funded from a mixture of fare box revenue , and subsidies from the regions and the nz transport agency .\ntransport america\u2019s certified professional truck driver program is approved by the department of veterans affairs and the department of labor . . . .\nin a rigid container , a wooden slatted crate or on a pallet with a capacity exceeding 450 l . this equivalency certificate also authorizes the certificate holder to transport these dangerous goods on shelves , which are permanently fixed and secured to the means of transport .\nthe contract will be operated by buslink vivo , a 50 / 50 partnership between buslink connect , a subsidiary of buslink australia , the northern territory ' s leading private bus company , and vivo connect , veolia transdev australasia ' s passenger transport division .\nthe contract offer on the table calls for veolia to receive about $ 1 . 77 million annually for its management services .\nrta chairman cesar burgos said the interim agreement with veolia lets both sides work together closely while a final contract is fashioned .\n\u201cwe look forward to integrating veolia danmark witharriva\u2019s efficient danish operations and developing furthertransfer of best practice and economies of scale . \u201d\ndiversity & inclusion focused on recruiting different backgrounds and improving cultural awareness within our workforce , veolia actively promotes diversity and inclusion .\nveolia is uniquely positioned to service industry , government and commercial entities in improving performance , managing water , waste and energy .\nyou can search for all available roles across our energy , waste and water activities by using the veolia vacancies search tool .\n\u201cthere are many who have worked hard for us to win the competition , and this is a victory for all employees of veolia transport who every day are doing their utmost to make our passengers to get a good and safe trip , \u201d said sch\u00f6n .\nvdl bus & coach is to supply 48 citeas to veolia transport finland . of these 48 buses , 10 are citea sle - 129 / 255 ( 2 - axle ) models and 38 are citea xle - 145 / 310 ( 3 - axle ) models .\nthe market for inter - city passenger traffic in sweden is open . veolia transport was the first company to launch a regular service . since 2009 they have been operating mainly between stockholm and malm\u00f6 . from the beginning , veolia transport has contracted hector rail as traction provider . the parties have now signed a five year contract . according to the new contract hector rail shall from this fall provide locos approved for 200 km / h . hector rail works as a sub - contractor and only provides the traction for the trains .\nveolia provides innovative environmental solutions in water , waste and energy in the middle east . download our corporate brochure to know more !\nin the united states , veolia transdev is still going from strength to strength by making new gains and consolidating its presence there .\nearly january 2013 veolia transport finland started running their new helsinki scheduled operation . since then they have put the 48 vdl citeas in service . they are operating on the lines between the city centre and the northern parts of the city . in june 2012 vdl and veolia signed the contract for 10 citea sles - 129 / 255 ( 2 - axle ) and 38 citea xles - 145 / 310 . in 2012 vdl has delivered 120 citeas to finland , making vdl the market leader in public transport vehicle supply in this country .\nfinland from the beginning of january 2013 veolia transport finland has started running its new helsinki scheduled operation and has put 48 new vdl citeas into service . they are operating on the routes between the city centre and the northern parts of the city . in june 2012 vdl and veolia signed the contract for 10 citea sles - 129 / 255 ( two - axle ) and 38 citea xles - 145 / 310 . in 2012 vdl delivered 120 citeas to finland , making vdl the market leader in public transport vehicle supply to the country .\nveolia transport , division train in sweden run the lapland train , that goes all the way from malm\u00f6 in the south , via lule\u00e5 and then west towards norway and narvik . the first train this season arrived narvik station at 20 . 30 , saturday june 27 ."]}
{"id": 54415, "summary": [{"text": "acadia pharmaceuticals , inc. is a biopharmaceutical company .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the company has a portfolio of four product candidates , including pimavanserin , which is in phase iv development as a treatment for parkinson 's disease psychosis .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "it is also developing agn xx/yy , a product candidate in phase ii for chronic pain ; and ac-262271 , a product candidate in phase i for glaucoma , both in collaboration with allergan , as well as am-831 , a product candidate in ind-track development for schizophrenia in collaboration with meiji seika kaisha .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "the product candidates in the company 's pipeline emanate from discoveries made using its proprietary drug discovery platform . ", "topic": 33}], "title": "acadia pharmaceuticals", "paragraphs": ["see what the ihs markit score report has to say about acadia pharmaceuticals inc .\nhere ' s why acadia pharmaceuticals inc . is soaring today - - the motley fool\nhere ' s why acadia pharmaceuticals inc . is soaring today @ themotleyfool # stocks $ acad\nacadia pharmaceuticals and celgene corporation have both significantly underperformed the broader market this year . are they now outstanding bargains ?\nacadia pharmaceuticals is named after acadia national park based on its initial ties to new england and the park\u2019s beauty . brann also wanted a name that started with an \u201ca . \u201d\nacadia pharmaceuticals has become one of the most highly valued biomedical companies in san diego largely on the promise of an experimental drug for psychosis .\nshareholder alert : levi & korsinsky , llp notifies investors of an investigation involving possible securities fraud violations by the board of directors of acadia pharmaceuticals inc .\nnew york , july 09 , 2018 - - levi & korsinsky announces it has commenced an investigation of acadia pharmaceuticals inc . concerning possible violations of federal securities laws . . on april 9 , 2018 , acadia . . .\nps . if you are not interested in acadia pharmaceuticals anymore , you can use our free platform to see my list of over 50 other stocks with a high growth potential .\nhacksell was the long - time ceo of acadia pharmaceuticals who left the firm in early 2015 . he exercised stock options granted between 2006 and 2011 as he stepped out of the company .\nacadia pharmaceuticals\u2019 ( acad ) nuplazid ( pimavanserin ) is commercialized in the us market for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions related to parkinson\u2019s disease psychosis . the company believes that it has the potential to avoid many of the side effects of existing antipsychotics , none of which have been approved by the fda . acadia pharmaceuticals also believes that the drug can potentially address key medical needs in neuropsychological and psychiatric disorders in addition to parkinson\u2019s disease psychosis .\nlosses were broad based as eight out of nine sectors finished the trading session in red . urltoken has initiated research reports on the following biotechnology stocks : acadia pharmaceuticals inc . ( nasdaq : acad ) , achaogen inc . ( nasdaq : akao ) , achillion pharmaceuticals inc . ( nasdaq : achn ) , and acorda therapeutics inc . ( nasdaq : acor ) .\nthis increase was due to the 120 % volume growth of nuplazid sales aided by the higher selling price of the drug . for 2018 and 2019 , acadia pharmaceuticals is expected to report revenues of $ 261 . 41 million and $ 421 . 44 million , respectively . the cost of sales incurred by acadia pharmaceuticals fell marginally from $ 2 . 26 million in q1 2017 to $ 2 . 15 million in q1 2018 due to higher manufacturing levels .\nhacksell joined the company as chief executive in 2000 , while brann served as president and chief scientific officer . ( brann left the company in 2006 to establish another san diego biotech , abbey pharmaceuticals , which received seed funding from acadia . )\nacadia pharmaceuticals ( acad ) is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing and bringing to market innovative medicines targeted at central nervous system disorders . of the eight analysts covering acadia pharmaceuticals in july , seven have given the stock \u201cbuy\u201d or higher recommendations , while one has given it a \u201chold\u201d rating . the mean rating for the stock is 2 , and its target price is $ 47 . 29 , implying a potential upside of 193 % over the stock\u2019s trading price of $ 16 . 13 on july 2 .\nacadia pharmaceuticals inc . , a biopharmaceutical company , focuses on the development and commercialization of small molecule drugs that address unmet medical needs in central nervous system disorders . the company offers nuplazid ( pimavanserin ) for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with parkinson ' s disease psychosis . it is also developing pimavanserin as a treatment for dementia - related psychosis and as an adjunctive treatment for schizophrenia that are in phase iii clinical trials ; and pimavanserin as an adjunctive treatment for major depressive disorder . acadia pharmaceuticals inc . was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in san diego , california .\ntoday , acadia pharmaceuticals ( acad ) is trending higher on news of the fda\u2019s approval of a 34 mg capsule and 10 mg tablet of nuplazid ( pimavanserin ) for patients with parkinson\u2019s disease psychosis - related hallucinations and delusions . the stock was up ~ 12 % in pre - market trading .\nsix to nine months after the fda application is submitted , acadia is scheduled to submit a marketing application for european sales .\nacadia is comprised of dedicated people working together to improve the lives of patients with central nervous system ( cns ) disorders .\nacadia ceo uli hacksell in his san diego office . / photo by k . c . alfred * u - t san diego\nacadia pharmaceuticals inc . ( acad ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines that address unmet medical needs in central nervous system disorders , today announced that it will present at the jmp securities life sciences conference on wednesday , june 20 , 2018 , at 11 : 30 a . m . eastern time in new york city . acadia is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines to address unmet medical needs in central nervous system disorders .\nacadia pharmaceuticals inc . ( acad ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines that address unmet medical needs in central nervous system disorders , today announced that it will present at the bank of america merrill lynch health care conference 2018 on tuesday , may 15 , 2018 , at 10 : 40 a . m . pacific time in las vegas . acadia is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines to address unmet medical needs in central nervous system disorders .\nacadia pharmaceuticals inc . ( acad ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines that address unmet medical needs in central nervous system disorders , today announced that it will present at the goldman sachs 39th annual global healthcare conference on wednesday , june 13 , 2018 , at 10 : 40 a . m . pacific time in rancho palos verdes , california . acadia is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines to address unmet medical needs in central nervous system disorders .\nfurther down the pipeline , acadia is testing two drugs for chronic pain and glaucoma , both with the pharma company allergan as its partner .\nnew york , ny / accesswire / may 7 , 2018 / pharmaceutical companies acadia and portola saw their shares bursting on friday . acadia moved higher on strong first quarter results of its parkinson\u2019s disease drug nuplazid while portola soared higher after receiving fda approval for andexx , an anticoagulant - reversal antidote .\nacadia plans to sell nuplazid on its own , without a pharmaceutical partner . so the company intends to hire about 135 people for its sales staff .\nacadia , with a stock value of more than $ 3 . 2 billion , has gained a following among investors and stock analysts who believe nuplazid will succeed . shares of acadia closed tuesday at $ 30 . 17 , down 6 . 4 percent for the day and up 21 percent for the year .\nin february 2001 , at the end of a buoyant biotech market , acadia filed for an initial public offering . but the company withdrew its offering in september of that year , citing poor market conditions . acadia then succeeded with its ipo in 2004 , raising $ 35 million at $ 7 per share .\nit took years for acadia\u2019s shares to recover from the loss of the schizophrenia drug , with the first sustained rally beginning in november 2012 , when shares traded for less than $ 2 apiece .\ni suggest investors seek some degree of margin of safety due to high institutional ownership in acad , in particular due to the strong presence of active hedge fund investors . this will allow an investor to reduce the impact of non - fundamental factors , such as volatile block trading impact on their portfolio value . however , other important factors we must never forget to assess are the fundamentals . i recommend you take a look at our latest free analysis report on acadia pharmaceuticals to see acad\u2019s fundamentals and whether it could be considered an undervalued opportunity .\nbeyond that , acadia ' s report shows it ' s having success at moving its clinical pipeline forward . long - term shareholders have plenty of reasons to remain optimistic about this company ' s future .\nthe company endured a major setback in june 2008 , with the failure of a schizophrenia drug in mid - stage clinical testing . its shares dropped 44 percent in one day , and acadia scrapped the medication .\nit underwent a dramatic makeover four years later : the business moved to san diego , adopted its present name and changed its business focus . instead of helping other companies find drugs , acadia decided to develop its own .\nacadia was founded in winooski , vt . , in 1993 as receptor technologies by mark brann , a professor at the university of vermont . the company originally focused on identifying drug candidates with its technology for rapid genomics screening .\nacadia ' s q2 results continue to support the idea that nuplazid is off to a fast start . that ' s great news for investors , and illustrates the benefits of entering a market where there is no competition in sight .\nat acadia , we are passionate about improving the lives of patients with central nervous system ( cns ) disorders . we are building the foundation to become a leading biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative therapies in the cns area .\nacadia pharmaceuticals inc . ( acad ) today announced fda approval of a new capsule dose formulation and a new tablet strength of nuplazid ( pimavanserin ) to help in the treatment of patients living with hallucinations and delusions associated with parkinson\u2019s disease psychosis . the fda approval of a 34 mg nuplazid capsule formulation will provide patients with the recommended 34 mg once daily dose in a single , small capsule , reducing patient pill burden versus the current administration of two 17 mg tablets . in addition , the fda approval of a 10 mg tablet provides an optimized lower dosage strength in those patients who are concomitantly receiving strong cytochrome 3a4 inhibitors which can inhibit the metabolism of nuplazid .\nuli hacksell , chief executive for acadia , said the u . s . food and drug administration has recognized the importance of nuplazid , giving it a \u201cbreakthrough therapy\u201d designation this past summer . drugs with that categorization get expedited review by the agency .\nin this article , i will take a quick look at acadia pharmaceuticals inc\u2019s ( nasdaq : acad ) recent ownership structure \u2013 an unconventional investing subject , but an important one . ownership structure of a company has been found to affect share performance over time . the effect of an active institutional investor with a similar ownership as a passive pension - fund can be vastly different on a company\u2019s corporate governance and accountability to shareholders . while this may be more interesting for long - term investors , short - term investors can also benefit by paying attention to when these institutions trade in order to take advantage of the heightened volatility . now i will analyze acad\u2019s shareholder registry in more detail .\nlooking ahead , acadia will be presenting data from its phase 2 alzheimer ' s disease psychosis ( adp ) trial at a medical conference in november . since adp represents a larger market opportunity for nupalzid than pdp , it remains a must - watch program for shareholders .\nsometime in the first quarter of 2015 , acadia plans to submit a marketing application for its medication nuplazid . the drug , also known by its generic name of pimavanserin , has successfully completed phase 3 testing for parkinson\u2019s disease psychosis . it\u2019s in phase 2 clinical trials for schizophrenia and alzheimer\u2019s disease psychosis .\nif you want to work in an environment where you can make a difference and help build things , acadia is the place to be . for people like me , this provides challenge and excitement every day . what inspires me is that what i\u2019m doing today will actually matter to patients living with parkinson\u2019s disease psychosis .\nwe hire talented people who thrive in a dynamic environment and have the experience , resilience , and flexibility to get results . our job satisfaction is rooted in knowing that the work we do can have a real impact on the lives of patients , caregivers and the healthcare community who serve them . it is this talent , dedication and shared purpose that make acadia an exciting place to work .\nin keeping with our commitment to the communities in which we do business , and in compliance with state and federal law , acadia is an equal opportunity employer . our employment policies and procedures ensure that we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all aspects of employment without unlawful regard to race , color , religion , national origin , ancestry , sex , sexual orientation , age , veteran\u2019s status , marital status , medical condition , and physical or mental disability , or any other characteristic protected by law . as an equal opportunity employer , we hire without consideration as to race , religion , creed , color , national origin , age , gender , sexual orientation , marital status , veteran status or disability , or any other characteristic protected by law .\nnext year , the 21 - year - old company expects to begin delivering on that promise .\ntogether , these conditions represent a huge population of patients \u2014 and thus a potentially huge pharmaceutical market .\nproduct : nuplazid , which has gone through phase 3 clinical testing for parkinson\u2019s disease psychosis with good results . company is expected to seek marketing approval for the medication next year from u . s . food and drug administration .\nscientists have found no cure for parkinson\u2019s disease , a neurodegenerative movement disorder that affects about a million americans , or for alzheimer\u2019s , which afflicts more than 5 million . as both diseases are linked to aging , the number of patients is expected to grow .\nthere are treatments for schizophrenia , which affects roughly 1 percent of the u . s . population , but they frequently don\u2019t work .\nwhile these diseases have very different causes , they\u2019re often associated with delusions , hallucinations and agitation \u2014 symptoms that nuplazid is designed to counter .\nclinical testing indicates that nuplazid doesn\u2019t produce the dangerous side effects of other anti - psychotic medications . in addition , the drug promotes sleep , an important benefit in its own right .\nnuplazid blocks a specific cellular receptor \u2014 a molecular target on the surface of a cell \u2014 used by the neurotransmitter serotonin . it counteracts psychosis symptoms in parkinson\u2019s patients without interfering with other parkinson\u2019s medications , which often act on another neurotransmitter , dopamine .\n\u201cwe think pimavanserin has a good shot at improving on the atypical ( anti - psychotic drugs ) for the same reason it appears to do so in parkinson\u2019s disease psychosis : efficacy with a cleaner safety profile due to more targeted activity , \u201d analyst charles duncan of the research firm piper jaffray wrote in a nov . 11 research report .\n\u201cthis tells us they share our view of the unmet medical need in parkinson\u2019s disease psychosis , and that they are also impressed by the clinical data we have , \u201d hacksell said . \u201cso things look very good , very exciting . \u201d\nhallucinations related to this type of psychosis can be especially disturbing , he said . \u201cit\u2019s very common that they see a deceased relative on the other side of the table , \u201d hacksell said .\nand the burden of caring for the patient frequently falls on his or her spouse , who may not know how to cope with the deterioration in behavior .\n\u201cthey have paranoid delusions , they are afraid their spouse is having an affair . all of this causes a lot of stress in the relationship , \u201d hacksell explained . \u201cparkinson\u2019s psychosis is the major reason why parkinson\u2019s patients have to go to nursing homes . the caregiver can\u2019t deal with the patient anymore . \u201d\n\u201cwe could have gone one of two ways \u2014 build up the company for short - term revenue as a research tool company or become a drug - discovery company , \u201d brann said in a 2005 interview . \u201cmy passion was to be a drug - discovery company , to develop drugs , and that\u2019s the path we went down . \u201d\nnow , with years of testing data to buttress nuplazid\u2019s efficacy , prospects are looking up , hacksell said . assuming all goes well , the company could have fda marketing approval sometime in mid - 2015 .\nmeanwhile , more clinical trials are planned for nuplazid \u2014 one for schizophrenia and another for parkinson\u2019s patients with sleep disturbances .\n\u2022neurodegenerative disorder that makes movement increasingly difficult . symptoms include tremors , slurred speech and changes to a person\u2019s gait .\n\u2022as many as 1 million americans have the illness , according to the parkinson\u2019s disease foundation .\npimavanserin for patients with parkinson ' s disease psychosis : a randomized , placebo - controlled phase 3 trial . the lancet , 383 , 533 - 540 ( 2014 ) .\nnew york , ny / accesswire / july 9 , 2018 / u . s . equities posted solid gains on friday , ending the week on a positive note , supported by a stronger - than - expected jobs report . the dow jones industrial average . . .\nthese biotech stocks have taken a beating this year . but are any of them ready to rebound ?\nthe company saw a net income of - $ 54 . 29 million in q1 2018 compared to - $ 87 . 84 million in q1 2017 . this resulted in the company\u2019s net income per share rising to - $ 0 . 44 in q1 2018 from its net income per share of - $ 0 . 72 in q1 2017 .\nthis represents an increase in short interest as investors who seek to profit from falling equity prices added to their short positions on june 26 . index ( pmi ) data , output in the healthcare sector is rising .\nshares pop after the company reports upbeat regulatory news . here ' s what shareholders need to know .\nshort interest is moderately high for acad with between 10 and 15 % of shares outstanding currently on loan . this represents an increase in short interest as investors who seek to profit from falling equity prices added to their short positions on june 26 . over the last month , growth of etfs holding acad is favorable , with net inflows of $ 6 . 37 billion .\nnew york , ny / accesswire / june 21 , 2018 / u . s . markets were mixed wednesday as global trade concerns continue to be a focus . the nasdaq and s & p 500 index posted gains driven by deal making activities . . .\nnew york , ny / accesswire / june 14 , 2018 / u . s . markets fell wednesday after the federal reserve raised interest rates and hinted at more increases were coming in 2018 . the dow jones industrial average . . .\nthe last change in the short interest score occurred more than 1 month ago and implies that there has been little change in sentiment among investors who seek to profit from falling equity prices . index ( pmi ) data , output in the healthcare sector is rising .\nfounded in 1993 by brothers tom and david gardner , the motley fool helps millions of people attain financial freedom through our website , podcasts , books , newspaper column , radio show , and premium investing services .\nshares popped after the company reported better - than - expected second quarter results and issued bullish full - year guidance .\nreporting blow - out earnings and sharing upbeat guidance , shares of the commercial - stage biopharma , which focuses on diseases of the central nervous system , were trading 13 . 9 % higher as of 1 : 35 p . m . edt on wednesday .\nrevenue from sales of the company ' s parkinson ' s disease psychosis ( pdp ) drug nuplazid totaled $ 30 . 5 million - - far ahead of the $ 19 . 6 million that wall street had expected . however , it should be noted that the figure included a one - time benefit of $ 3 . 6 million because the company transitioned its revenue recognition method of accounting to the sell - in method .\nnet loss was $ 67 . 4 million , or $ 0 . 55 per share - - far lower than $ 0 . 71 loss that market watchers had anticipated .\nmanagement guided for full - year sales of nuplazid to land between $ 105 million and $ 115 million . the midpoint of this range is far ahead of the $ 94 million in revenue that wall street had projected .\nthe company held an end - of - phase - 2 meeting with the fda related to its alzheimer ' s disease psychosis program . management says that the meeting went well , and that a phase 3 study will kick off in the next few months .\n25 new sales reps were deployed to expand the company ' s focus on the long - term care market . the company now has more than 150 total sales reps deployed in the field .\ngiven the better - than - expected q2 results , upbeat guidance , and positive meeting with the fda , it is easy to understand why shares are rising today .\nbrian feroldi has no position in any stocks mentioned . the motley fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned . the motley fool has a disclosure policy .\nbrian feroldi has been covering the healthcare industry for the motley fool since 2015 . brian ' s investing goal is to find the highest quality companies that he can find , buy them , and then to sit back and let compounding work its magic . see all of his articles here and make sure you follow him on twitter . follow @ brianferoldi\nhow pandora media inc . shares soared 63 . 5 % higher in the first half of 2018\nenter up to 25 symbols separated by commas or spaces in the text box below . these symbols will be available during your session for use on applicable pages .\ndon ' t know the stock symbol ? use the symbol lookup tool . alphabetize the sort order of my symbols\nsign up now to become a urltoken member and begin receiving instant notifications when key events occur that affect the stocks you follow .\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 .\nyou have selected to change your default setting for the quote search . this will now be your default target page ; unless you change your configuration again , or you delete your cookies . are you sure you want to change your settings ?\nplease disable your ad blocker ( or update your settings to ensure that javascript and cookies are enabled ) , so that we can continue to provide you with the first - rate market news and data you ' ve come to expect from us .\nwith an institutional ownership of 78 . 83 % , acad can face volatile stock price movements if institutions execute block trades on the open market , more so , when there are relatively small amounts of shares available on the market to trade however , as not all institutions are alike , such high volatility events , especially in the short - term , have been more frequently linked to active market participants like hedge funds . considering hedge funds hold a stake of 21 . 16 % in the company , acad shares may experience high short - term volatility as this class of institutions are frequently found to sell significantly during market - wide shocks . we should dig deeper into the company\u2019s ownership structure to find how the rest of its ownership structure can impact its investment case .\nanother important group of shareholders are company insiders . insider ownership has to do more with how the company is managed and less to do with the direct impact of the magnitude of shares trading on the market . a stake of 0 . 18 % in the large - cap acad is relatively significant . this means there is some alignment of interest with shareholders . a higher level of insider ownership has been found to reflect the choosing of projects with higher return on investments compared to lower returning projects for the sake of expansion . i will also like to check what insiders have been doing recently with their holdings . insider buying may be a sign of upbeat future expectations , however , selling doesn\u2019t necessarily mean the opposite as insiders may be motivated by their personal financial needs .\nbill gates dropped out of college to found microsoft . he ' s a prodigy who has become one of the richest men in the world . but when it comes to the stock market , he follows the advice of billionaire investor warren buffett . so what stocks is he holding today ? click here to view a\ncameron graduated from a double degree in finance and economics . he currently works as an analyst at a small asset management company . he has never been a fan of shorting , and has always believed that the only type of investment strategy is going long for the long term . he says the best way to get into the market is to find a mentor who has invested and to read a lot of books and articles . reach cameron by sending an email at cameron . brookes @ urltoken .\nsimply wall st is an award winning start - up aiming to replace human stockbrokers by providing you with high quality financial data and analysis presented in a beautiful visual way everybody can understand , at a fraction of the cost ( try our free plan ) .\nthe opinions and content on this site are those of the contributing authors and not simply wall st . apply to become a contributor here . the information should not be considered advice and it does not take into account your investment objectives , financial situation or needs . you should seek independent financial and legal advice to consider if an investment is appropriate for your personal circumstances .\nthe u . s . food and drug administration today approved nuplazid ( pimavanserin ) tablets , the first drug approved to treat hallucinations and delusions associated with psychosis experienced by some people with parkinson\u2019s disease .\nhallucinations or delusions can occur in as many as 50 percent of patients with parkinson\u2019s disease at some time during the course of their illness . people who experience them see or hear things that are not there ( hallucinations ) and / or have false beliefs ( delusions ) . the hallucinations and delusions experienced with parkinson\u2019s disease are serious symptoms , and can lead to thinking and emotions that are so impaired that the people experiencing them may not relate to loved ones well or take appropriate care of themselves .\n\u201challucinations and delusions can be profoundly disturbing and disabling , \u201d said mitchell mathis , m . d . , director of the division of psychiatry products in the fda\u2019s center for drug evaluation and research . \u201cnuplazid represents an important treatment for people with parkinson\u2019s disease who experience these symptoms . \u201d\nan estimated 50 , 000 americans are diagnosed with parkinson\u2019s disease each year , according to the national institutes of health , and about one million americans have the condition . the neurological disorder typically occurs in people over age 60 , when cells in the brain that produce a chemical called dopamine become impaired or die . dopamine helps transmit signals between the areas of the brain that produce smooth , purposeful movement - - like eating , writing and shaving . early symptoms of the disease are subtle and occur gradually . in some people parkinson\u2019s disease progresses more quickly than in others . as the disease progresses , the shaking , or tremor , which affects the majority of people with parkinson\u2019s disease , may begin to interfere with daily activities . other symptoms may include depression and other emotional changes ; hallucinations and delusions ; difficulty in swallowing , chewing , and speaking ; urinary problems or constipation ; skin problems ; and sleep disruptions .\nthe effectiveness of nuplazid was shown in a six - week clinical trial of 199 participants . nuplazid was shown to be superior to placebo in decreasing the frequency and / or severity of hallucinations and delusions without worsening the primary motor symptoms of parkinson\u2019s disease .\nas with other atypical antipsychotic drugs , nuplazid has a boxed warning alerting health care professionals about an increased risk of death associated with the use of these drugs to treat older people with dementia - related psychosis . no drug in this class is approved to treat patients with dementia - related psychosis .\nin clinical trials , the most common side effects reported by participants taking nuplazid were : swelling , usually of the ankles , legs , and feet due to the accumulation of excessive fluid in the tissue ( peripheral edema ) ; nausea ; and abnormal state of mind ( confused state ) .\nnuplazid was granted breakthrough therapy designation for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with parkinson\u2019s disease . breakthrough therapy designation is a program designed to expedite the development and review of drugs that are intended to treat a serious condition and where preliminary clinical evidence indicates that the drug may demonstrate substantial improvement over available therapy on a clinically significant endpoint . the drug was also granted a priority review . the fda\u2019s priority review program provides for an expedited review of drugs that offer a significant improvement in the safety or effectiveness for the treatment , prevention , or diagnosis of a serious condition .\nthe fda , an agency within the u . s . department of health and human services , protects the public health by assuring the safety , effectiveness , and security of human and veterinary drugs , vaccines and other biological products for human use , and medical devices . the agency also is responsible for the safety and security of our nation\u2019s food supply , cosmetics , dietary supplements , products that give off electronic radiation , and for regulating tobacco products .\npage last updated : 05 / 02 / 2016 note : if you need help accessing information in different file formats , see instructions for downloading viewers and players . language assistance available : espa\u00f1ol | \u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587 | ti\u1ebfng vi\u1ec7t | \ud55c\uad6d\uc5b4 | tagalog | \u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 | \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629 | krey\u00f2l ayisyen | fran\u00e7ais | polski | portugu\u00eas | italiano | deutsch | \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e | \u0641\u0627\u0631\u0633\u06cc | english\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 : 2 ; board : 4 ; shareholder rights : 8 ; compensation : 10 .\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 ."]}
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", "topic": 26}], "title": "house sitting", "paragraphs": ["we know some house sitters who do use house sitting agreements , but many others who don\u2019t .\nwe asked three of the top international house sitting platforms what they think . they all offer non - legal \u201chouse sitting agreements\u201d for their members .\nhouse sitting is a wonderful win - win transaction - perfect for house owners , house sitters and lots of lucky pets .\nas with many decisions when house sitting , it appears that the best advice is to trust your instinct . weigh up each house sitting assignment individually .\nsome home owners like to use a house sitting agreement to prevent any potential problems . house sitters uk offers a house sitting agreement template that you can adjust to suit your needs .\nthere\u2019s a lot of talk about house sitting being a \u201ctrust based community\u201d as part of the \u201csharing economy\u201d . so we\u2019ve always been a little bemused that most of the international house sitting platforms recommend and offer downloads of \u201chouse sitting agreements\u201d .\nhouse sitting in santa barbara , calif . , provided views like this one .\nhousesitmatch offer lawyer - prepared templates for house sitting agreements to all registered members .\none of the biggest trends in travel right now is house sitting . if you\u2019re not familiar with the concept of house sitting , don\u2019t worry : it\u2019s pretty simple . house sitting involves looking after someone else\u2019s property while they\u2019re away , in exchange for free accommodation .\nmy advice is to protect yourself against the unexpected and create a house sitting agreement . \u201d\nare their house sitting jobs that pay to for you to be their house sitter ? because their should be i think .\nyou can read house sitting magazine\u2019s extensive article about the expectations of both house sitters and home owners , by clicking here .\nno your not cranky you have every right to be angry . i\u2019m actually house sitting / dog sitting and i have been very respectful of their belongings .\nps . as a member you can also explore house sitting for free . more . . .\nthe true and simple rules for house - sitting . - surviving and thriving | surviving and thriving\ngavin merritt has five years of house sitting under his belt . he sums this up very succinctly :\nurltoken is an online service that matches homeowners to a community of house sitters offering pet & house sitting services . so whether you need a house sitter or you ' re looking for house sitting opportunities with free access to view & create house sitter profiles & vacancies , helpful customer support & privacy protected communication \u2014 urltoken is the # 1 place to find house sitters and house sitter jobs !\nbut pets are the reason for 80 percent of house - sitting arrangements , said andy peck , the founder of trustedhouse\u00adsitters . com , who started out house - sitting on a multimillion - dollar estate in spain .\non this blog , nomador shares news , stories and tips about house - sitting , travel and pets .\nbargain babe\u00bb month of groceries for $ 30 , kfc for life , and house sitting rules - [ . . . ] true and simple rules for house sitting ( surviving and thriving ) [ . . . ]\nthough the form is not mandatory for our members , we do actively encourage them to use the house sitting agreement form , it absolutely helps the parties to ensure clear communication from the outset of the house sitting assignment . \u201d\nnot all house - sitting jobs are terrible . i hope you get another chance to do a satisfying one .\ngenerally the house sitter pays for what they use , however if the house sitting position is not that desirable the homeowner may entice a house sitter by covering all the cost incurred by the house sitter , except maybe phone calls .\nin the unlikely event that good will falters and you ' re unable to resolve a dispute that may arise from a house sitting assignment your signed copies of our house sitting agreement will provide a legal basis on which to proceed .\nthe united kingdom is rich with beautiful hidden treasures , and house sitting is a great way to discover it all .\ni have found a number of housesitting opportunities through housesitmatch . the last one helped me stay in london last summer for some fantastic people , a lovely house owner and her family away on holiday . the process through the site was straightforward , well thought out and allowed for us to sort everything out ahead of house sitting in london in detail . i loved sitting in london . i\u2019ve done dog sitting , guinea pig sitting and rabbit sitting , all really fun . what\u2019s more , this sitting website saved me a lot of money instead of paying for an airbnb . i like doing a bit of house and pet sitting , it feels like a good barter . very happy and would recommend .\nfor the purposes of this article we are talking generally about house sitting assignments listed with match making platforms , or through personal recommendations . not those organized by house and pet sitting agencies , where \u201cemployees\u201d are paid for the period of the assignment .\nwith at least one good house - sitting reference under your belt , you\u2019ll have a better shot at convincing a stranger across the world that you\u2019re worthy of their trust . there are several good house - sitting websites out there to match homeowners with house sitters ( all have membership fees ) :\nregardless of the reason you start house sitting , there are many wonderful benefits that only reveal themselves once you get into it .\nhouse sitters register to list their profile on the house sitters uk database . here they can be found by uk homeowners via the website . these homeowners are able to contact the house sitter directly and make enquiries if they would be interested it a house sitting position .\nas a part time dog sitter london based for my work i try to stay local . and while it\u2019s easy for me to stay house sitting in london , since discovering house sit match i have managed to exchange my experience as a dog sitter and doing cat sits in places further afield . listed as one of the housesitters uk based , i really loved house sitting in spain and house and pet sitting in france ! such a great way to see the world on a budget . a small but good sitting website . love it !\nwe\u2019re a retired american couple and really enjoy traveling around the world by house sitting . we\u2019re making great friends all over , and because we\u2019re happy to be house and pet sitting like old fashioned property guardians but we don\u2019t charge . it\u2019s a pleasure for us to discover new cities and countries while we love the pets . we really love the pets whether it\u2019s a cat pet dog or anything else . we lov\u2019em all . sitting in london is a great way to learn about the capital city , and it\u2019s a heck of a lot cheaper . we love house sitting in america , but house sitting in london is our favourite , there\u2019s so much to see and do in one city . good sitting site . best membership we have .\npet & house sitting service - whilst you ' re away , you can have complete peace of mind , knowing that one of our angels will be looking after your house and pets .\nyou might be wondering , why people would choose to house sit for free . the truth is - because they love animals and the unique travel experiences that house and pet sitting provides !\noften referred to as the ' most livable city in the world ' we ' ve recently had a surge of opportunities for house sitting melbourne . with a food and arts scene that is second to none in australia , melbourne is a great place to start your house sitting journey .\nreferences are vital for reassuring owners . your references don\u2019t have to be from previous house sitting experiences , as you can use a character , landlord , or employer reference instead . then , once you have become a house sitter and gained some experience , always remember to request a reference from the owners to start strengthening your house sitting profile\ndalene heck and her husband pete are behind the blog hecktic travels , which chronicles their journey since selling all their belongings in 2009 . they\u2019ve recently written an ebook on house - sitting that contains even more juicy goodness , including examples of successful profiles and application letters , a three - page checklist on everything to look for in a new house - sitting job , as well as a discount to their favorite house - sitting website .\nhello ! i\u2019ve always been interested in house sitting out here in california , but never knew where to start , or where to apply at .\nwe offer cat sitting , dog sitting and even smallholding or exotic pet sitting services for animal owners across the uk giving you the freedom to take a short break , holiday or business trip with total peace of mind . visit our who we are page to learn more about animal angels .\nevery house sit is different . you can get a good idea of just how different they are by browsing through the latest house sitting assignments on trusted housesitters . during my \u2018career\u2019 as a house sitter i\u2019ve experience all kinds of house sits : modern apartments , ramshackle chateaux , you name it .\nwe have a constant flow of new house sitting job ads every month . on top of that , there are many more house owners who choose not to place an ad but contact sitters directly .\nwe are enjoying our housesits very much and making new friends . we are now house sitting until the end of march thanks to your site . regards\npreparing a house sitting agreement , or at the very least a questionnaire , means all of these things are considered and thought through by all parties .\nhi gerry , thank you for getting in touch . house sitting sounds like it would be a great solution for you ! to find out everything you need to know and to create your listing go to urltoken i hope we can see your listing on the site soon . happy house sitting ! lisa\nhouse sitting should not be considered a career or job as such even though a person responsible for overseeing another person\u2019s property must be professional . in fact , house sitting should be considered closer to an alternative way to find accommodation , travel , or experience something new . there are many advantages of becoming a house sitter , here are some of them :\nthis is another advantage of becoming a house sitter . this is especially effective if you land a job house sitting in a house for 6 months to one year . you don\u2019t pay travel fees in order to get to your work and if you become a house sitter , you can save lots of money .\nhi , i wanted to start by saying that i loved being part of the house sitting community and want to thank you and your website for existing . i had some lovely housesits and met some lovely homeowners and pets via you . i would love to continue house sitting in the future using your site .\nwe have our own house sitting agreement that we are always prepared to offer home owners , but after three years of house sitting , we\u2019ve only used it once . this was for new home owners and it provided them with a level of reassurance , making them feel more comfortable about letting strangers into their home .\nyou might be surprised to know you can even set yourself up as a professional house sitter and enjoy all the benefits of house sitting . there are numerous situations where you might be looking for somewhere to stay , something different for a vacation , need to help a friend out or just escape for a while . the benefits of house sitting address these needs plus some .\nif you have any concerns about the legality and possible consequences of using house sitting agreements in the usa , talk with a lawyer experienced in us contract law .\nthere are many advantages and benefits to house sitting and pet sitting . the majority of our home owners do have pets , so if you are a pet lover , you have a definite advantage , however , if you\u2019re not , there are still plenty of opportunities out there for you ! some of the advantages of house / pet sitting are obvious , but there may be a few on the list you weren\u2019t aware of .\nit\u2019s my long time dream to do something like house - sitting when the time comes for my retirement . thank\u2019s a lot for the article , great job ! !\nif a house owner wants to stop receiving first contact messages they can simply de - activate their house ad .\nhi ruth , thanks for your question . you can browse available house sitting assignments on urltoken there are plenty of opportunities in all the regions you are interested in visiting ! only registered members can see the latest house sitting assignments as they don ' t appear for 24 hours unless you are a member . once you have joined and created a profile you will receive a daily email alert with all our new house sitting assignments so that you can contact homeowners to offer to house sit . i hope we can see your listing on the site soon . lisa .\nhi anne thanks ! that ' s a really good idea - we ' ve heard of a few people do it this way . good luck and happy house sitting !\ndear marie , great to hear that you are enjoying urltoken . we do have house sitting members in their mid twenties who have been successful in securing house sitting assignments . the most important aspect of house sitting is trust so you will need to demonstrate to homeowners via your profile why they can trust you and why you would be the perfect house sitter for them . put plenty of time into creating a great profile - include photos and a video - then apply for references . if you don ' t have a police records check already then get one of these . be flexible with when and where you want to house sit and consider a local house sit first so you can get that all important first urltoken reference . this is what other younger members of the site have done . read james and jemma ' s blog for more info on this - urltoken i hope we can see your profile on the site soon and that you will be on the way to your own house sitting adventure . happy house sitting ! lisa\na house sitter ' s primary responsibility is to make the house look occupied while the owners\u2019 are away . the easiest way to do that is to move into the house .\nwe currently have a lot of positions for house sitting sydney . with its rich history , warm sunny beaches and wealth of culture and activities , sydney is one of australia ' s fastest growing cities for both house sitters and homeowners .\nso . . . feed the pets , water the garden , make a coffee and get cracking . house sitting is a practical and fun way to save money . become a house sitter . hey , there\u2019s a button just here !\nhouse - sitting is one more example of the upending of the travel industry by the combination of social networking and the sharing economy . the difference between house - sitting and companies like couchsurfing \u2014 in which the person who owns the home is paid \u2014 is that no cash is exchanged . neither i nor the homeowners i sit for spend any money .\nhi carol we have a number of house sitting positions which appear in the us . just take a look at the current listings for house sitting in us - homeowners from all round the world register every day - we can never say where or when the next one will be , but to be the first to hear bout these house sits you need to be registered and create a profile . good luck , rachel\nthis has to be one of the top benefits of house sitting . this is especially effective if you manage to land a job house sitting in a home for six to twelve months . you don\u03b2\u0080\u0099t have to pay travel fees to get to your job and if you are frugal with how you spend money otherwise then you can save a lot of money .\nour house sitting agreement also contains a template for a security deposit lodgement form . if the deposit is paid directly to the home owner , this form can simply function as a receipt . also use this form if you can find a trusted third party to both hold the security deposit and act as a mediator at the end of the house sitting assignment .\ngood day john , sounds like you need a house sitter for your home while you are house sitting . we have great neighbors that watch over our home and wet pets ( 8 koi ) we like long term sitting jobs as it gives us a chance to explore new areas , get to know people and make great friends . check out our bio / profile on \u201ctrusted house sitters\u201d maybe we can be of assistance .\nthanks for the article . house sitting is definitely a good option for those wanting to travel and may not have enough money for accommodation . and the links are very helpful too !\nhouse sitting is such a great idea . it is a near - perfect transaction , saving everyone lots of money and providing in - home care for thousands of very happy pets .\nif you are still unsure , you can always talk to the customer service advisors at the house sitting platform you\u2019ve signed up with , or start a conversation in the comments below .\n* free : house sitting is usually free , for both sitter and house owner , although this is completely up to the individuals . there are usually some costs that need to be covered by either the sitter or the house owner e . g . electricity , phone usage , vet fees etc . how these costs are handled needs to be agreed before the sit begins . house sitters pay a single annual membership fee , while house owners pay nothing to advertise their house or to contact sitters .\nhi am very interested in house sitting . i do not smoke , drink or party . i can travel if necessary . all my children are grown and i\u2019m free to start immediately .\n\u201cthe interesting thing ( and i know it\u2019s only perception ) , is that we love a lifestyle of trust and appreciation . it was why house and pet sitting fitted so well . having a questionnaire promotes that lifestyle for us , while contracts and house sitting agreements seem to detract from it . we feel that building relationships works better than any written word ever could . \u201d\nis the first thing that owners will see and so it needs to engage with the owners and their pets , straightaway . you can get that picture perfect pet and house sitting profile by\u2026\nvery nice blog . house sitting has been an interest of mine for a while , your site has a lot of useful info . i ' ll be following your postings . thanks !\ni do home exchanging and frequently also hire house sitters . i think it is the homeowner\u2019s responsibility to clear clutter prior to the person arriving . in a house sitting situation , this is particularly true if the person\u2019s \u201ccompensation\u201d is use of your home .\nsorry . i don\u2019t know what a free flop is . i\u2019ve never house sat before . i wasn\u2019t looking to house sit .\nhi ann thank you for your message . in short , yes ! we know of many people who supplement house sitting with motorhome travel - especially in nz , australia & across europe , it ' s the ideal way to get around from place to place with a roof over your head in between house sits . we ' ll have a blog post soon about the joys of house sitting while enjoying a motorhome road trip across australasia & europe .\nwow , great article . i work somewhat seasonally at my normal job . house sitting sounds like a great way to spend the off season . thanks for all of the links & details .\nwhile developing your reputation and feeling your way in the house sitting community , an agreement may be a good option . it could avoid conflict when things go wrong that are outside your control .\ni am a 66yr old single woman from chriistchurch nz and i am very keen on house sitting on the gold coast as my 2 grown children have moved over to australia and i thought this would be a good way for me to keep in touch and also to do house sitting without having to rent . i look forward to a reply from you . thanks very much . julie\nyour house sitter is working for you even though the relationship between home owner and house sitter is not based on money but on trust and the free exchange of services ( house and pet sitting ) for goods ( accommodation ) , your house sitter is , in essence , working for you . it is a house sitter ' s job to ensure that the needs of your animals and property are met in all the ways that you specify . the relationship between home owner and house sitter is most often a mutually agreeable and productive one with good lines of communication established early on . your house sitter will expect to be asked to perform a whole range of tasks to maintain your land and house in the same condition as when you left it . when negotiating the terms of the house sitting assignment , your house sitter will also agree to care for your pets to maintain their good health and happiness .\nwhat a great write up , and you\u2019re right ! i don\u2019t think enough people consider house sitting while travelling . like you said , you just have be extremely flexible and have the best reputation .\n\u201cthe spirit of house sitting is usually one of mutual trust . nevertheless , signing a contract is always important because it provides a formal framework for the relationship . it helps avoid any ambiguities or misunderstandings .\nto help our members secure their dream pet and house sit , we have gathered together our top 10 tips on becoming a house sitter .\nhouse sitting gives you a great opportunity to travel to various areas of your country . you can become a house sitter in your locality , in a different state or even in a different country . for me this is one of the most exciting advantages of being a house sitter because it allows you to be adventurous and visit many new places .\nhouse sitting assignments vary depending on the needs of the homeowner but home minding benefits both the owner and the sitter . in fact , it gives both parties the opportunity to travel and explore fantastic locations . happy house sitters is committed to making house - sits a success . our members have access to our free e - book that has all the necessary information to help both new and experienced house sitters and home owners .\nit seems like a very good way to travel and see new places . however , i have the following two q : 1 ) does house sitting involve just taking advantage of free house or one also gets paid to include food and air ticket ? 2 ) it does include responsibility to maintain the house which may involve expenses etc to get things fixed !\nwe are retired now and have done a bit of travelling and would like to try house sitting and wondered if you could help us get involved . we have house sit for friends and neighbours locally . we live in a condo in red deer alberta . any information would be appreciated .\nlife is short , and the usa is a big , beautiful country with a full kaleidoscope of places and experiences on offer . house sitting is a wonderful way to enjoy some of what this country has to offer .\nif you want to take a look at some house sitting agreements and associated documents , you\u2019ll find most of the major platforms have useful downloadable resources . you\u2019ll usually find these on their websites or within their member areas .\ngreat article and great comments ! house sitting is our business . we own and operate 5 regional house sitting sites ( australia , new zealand , uk , usa and now canada ) . we\u2019ve had so many wonderful success stories over the years . it\u2019s really quite overwhelming just how much people love house sitting and how the homeowners love using house sitters . my advice would be to join multiple sites as you find there are different house sits on the different sites . if you can\u2019t afford this then do your research into the int that suits you the most . check how many current homeowner ads are listed , how popular the site is on google ( if it can\u2019t be found easily then you won\u2019t be found easily either ) . take advantage of free registrations if available as you have nothing to lose .\nwith happy house sitters , house sitting is easy to organise . don ' t just take our word for it . read our testimonials to see what our members have to say . contact us on 1300 780 809 if you have any queries or to register as a sitter or a house owner . get ready to connect with our online community , and enjoy the journey .\nhi melanie , it sounds like you would make a great trusted house sitter ! lot ' s of people use the site to find shorter assignments - anything from a weekend - so that you can plan a house sitting assignment around work commitments . i hope we can welcome you to urltoken soon .\nthe majority of our last three years traveling have been spent house - sitting , saving us well over $ 30 , 000 in accommodation costs and allowing us an incredible set of travel experiences we might never had enjoyed otherwise .\ni am quite interested in doing house sitting . i am soon to be retired from my fire department . i have nothing holding me down . i am curious to know if i should need to get licensed and bonded ?\nin international house sitting , the degree to which a contract is recognized in law may vary . it will depend on the countries of origin and nationalities of the parties . but a written contract will formalize each party\u2019s commitments .\nstill , i am interested in house - sitting . though , i would have to speak with the owner to get a feel for what s / he expects and what s / he could / should expect from me .\na dead - tree update . - surviving and thriving | surviving and thriving - [ \u2026 ] a recent post , \u201cthe true and simple rules for house - sitting , \u201d i wrote about how startled i was to come\u2026\nhi denyse and paul , it ' s great to have you on board and thank you for your kind words about our site . keep in touch and let us know how you get on . happy house sitting ! lisa\nit\u2019s a great way to enjoy a rent - free sabbatical : there are house sits all over the world . house sitting has given me the chance to live in the south of france , in portugal , and in spain : and i\u2019ve been offered opportunities in places like singapore and the caribbean too .\nbecause house sitting is so popular , sometimes a home owner won\u2019t reply to you when you email them to apply . the most important thing is not to let that get you down . there\u2019s a house sit out there for everyone , and if you keep trying you\u2019re sure to find your dream assignment .\nthe best way to get started on your house sitting journey is to visit urltoken and explore all our exciting house and pet sits ! costing less than a night in a hotel room , trustedhousesitters annual membership unlocks a year of free accommodation in amazing locations , with adorable animal companions to share the memories .\nwhen two perfect strangers meet and arrange to take care of each other ' s house sitting requirements , it ' s a good idea that they both go into the situation equipped with a copy of our house sitting agreement . we ' ve tried to cover all the bases with this plain - english document but as you go through it together you may think of further amendments , clauses and deletions you ' d like to make to suit your particular situation .\njust to point out one major advantage when you join house sitting experience is that we have decades of practical knowledge , skills and experience in property management and maintenance , global travel , community networking , home and pet ownership , house and pet sitting as well as digital media and marketing . as a member , you will enjoy the advantage of getting free access to all we have learned in order to have a successful house sitting experience . we have plenty of tips and strategies you can implement which you\u2019ll find nowhere else . we have created a cutting edge membership website designed to connect you with just the right housesitters for your needs\u2026 where ever you are in the world , quickly and easily !\nhi anne we have lots of house sitting opportunities in uk & europe - to apply you need to register at urltoken and create a profile . you ' ll then receive our daily email alerts of the latest homes looking for house and pet sitters and can contact the homeowners directly to apply . thanks , rachel\ngoogle map search option . to see all mindahome house sitting positions in australia click the map icon above and then zoom in to your preferred location . clicking the map icon after using ' advanced search ' will only show you the positions in and around the location you have chosen . when viewing the map click a house sitting position marker to read a brief description of the job . click the link in the brief description to go to the home owners ad page .\nthere\u2019s no question about it : house - sitting is a job that needs to be taken seriously . in exchange for a free place to stay , you\u2019re being asked to take care of someone\u2019s worldly possessions and perhaps their beloved furbabies .\nhouse sits run smoothly 99 % of the time . in the house sits where something may end up broken or damaged by the house sitter generally the house sitter covers the cost happily if it was their fault . if the damage was caused due to the age of the house etc then the homeowner is usually happy to cover the costs of the repairs and not expect the sitter to pay .\nthe second video is for house sitters who may or may not pet sit .\nhey meg ! a lot of people who do house - sit are retired , and are also like us ( can work remotely ) . however , house - sitting also works for people who just want to vacation ! all it requires is some flexibility in your plans to find one that would work for a holiday !\nto download the pdf version of our house sitting agreement , you will need a copy of the acrobat reader software on your computer . you can get either a free copy or upgrade your existing version by visiting the adobe website urltoken / .\never since my last adventure in house - sitting , i also have relied on friends and neighbors to watch the funny farm and feed the pets . many neighbors are happy to watch your place , in return for knowing you\u2019ll watch theirs .\nhi jewelle , great to hear you are interested in our website . to find out about the latest house sitting assignments in italy and around the world you need to be a registered member . you can find more details on our homepage urltoken\ni ' ve just been looking on your website and am very interested in joining as we would like to combine house sitting with motorhome hire whilst travelling in australia and new zealnd at the end of the year . is that a possibility ?\nhi susan we do not normally operate as a swapping site but more for finding sitters and being a house sitter - you can register with a combined membership which will give you the best of both worlds . finding someone to care for your pets and finding somewhere to go and house sit independent of each other . house sitting offers more flexibility than a house swap - meaning you don ' t have to find like for like and for dates to fit with yours . many homeowners use the site to secure a house sit then once they have secured a sit , they then find a house sitter via the website to care for their home and pets while they are on a house sit . a combined member will have an icon of a blue house on their house sitter profile to show other homeowners that they also use the website to find sitters for their home . kind regards , rachel\nthis is up to the homeowner and the house sitter to negotiate . a house sitting agreement is helpful in clarifying the owner\u2019s expectations and ensures both parties are clear on the terms of the arrangement . it is very important to discuss all aspects of the house sit before it begins to avoid confusion and ensure everything runs smoothly . terms that may be noted in the agreement include : details of pet care , information on house and garden care , who is responsible for paying for utilities etc .\nour house sitting service gives homeowners the opportunity to choose from three , four , or more ideal candidates . likewise , for sitters , they can initiate discussions with several owners soon after becoming members , and close a deal without wasting much time .\nhere at happy house sitters , we want to make it as easy as possible for home owners and house sitters to connect with each other . we began operations in 1999 and have successfully helped many homeowners find reliable and experienced home minders . we have one of the most efficient and user - friendly platforms , making it easy for people to find the right house sitting opportunity , or carer for your home .\ndo you get many requests for house sitters in the usa . i live near dallas tx and looking for home and pet care positions . am 71 yrs of age , and retired from my business . have been doing pet sitting for over 15 yrs as a side business , in denver , co . i would like to get sitting positions in the no . tx area , to supplement my social security .\nwe make it easy to enter into a formal agreement with the homeowner . all you need to do is download our house sitting agreement , speak directly to the owner regarding the terms and conditions , complete the agreement , and you ' re set .\nit is rare that house sits go wrong . when they do , however , having a clear understanding of each others original expectations goes a long way to preventing a situation of conflict . this can be either a verbal contract based on trust , or a written house sitting agreement or other document that provides a higher level of reassurance .\nsave for your house , take a break for study or finally write that screenplay .\nthink i am better with a house rental\u2026 . but i shall continue to do research\npet sitters find out more . . . house sitters find out more . . .\ndear sandra house sitting via urltoken is not really seen as a career move as the majority of house sitters do not charge homeowners . instead they can enjoy a free retreat , while spending time with some four legged friends either in their own country or overseas , it can be a great way to enjoy a different kind of vacation and can be a real win - win for both homeowner and house sitter . thanks , rachel\nhouse sitting agreements ensure there are no misunderstandings about what you need to do on the assignment . ours is comprehensive and covers key areas for the house sitter . this includes ( but is not limited to ) , expectations of behaviour , and requirements within the home and for the pets . it can also cater for any agreed financial arrangements .\ngreat post , and very timely for me and my girlfriend , as we\u2019re setting for for our around the world travel in just over two months . we\u2019ve already considered house sitting , but most of the gigs seem to be in europe and north america . we\u2019re starting in se asia though . but we still hope to find at least one place . we set up a house sitting page on our blog , although this needs some more work . will join the sites mentioned above and ask family and friends . we already know some people in chiang mai that are away often , so we\u2019re hoping our first house sitting job could be there . we\u2019ll update you with how we get along . if anyone out there needs a house sitter in se asia , then please get in touch with us via our website . i\u2019m a bit of a neat freak , so your house will probably be in better shape than when you left it .\nexcellent information . i never knew that house sitting could be so lucrative . i suppose when you add up all that you save on the cost of living it really mounts up . i\u2019m sure many of your readers will want to look into this now !\nhouse - sitting appeals , doesn\u2019t it ? otherwise you wouldn\u2019t have read so far . so what sort of home - sitters ? retired persons ? a young couple ? from your home country ? or from abroad ? house - sitting agencies are one solution . or you might want to advertise personally for a home - sitter and select from among the candidates that respond . there are benefits and drawbacks to each approach . but whichever way , the approach that you want , is the one that\u2019s best for you !\nit ' s easy ! homeowners can either place a free house ad and have one of our registered house sitters contact them with our internal messaging system . or they are able to scroll through the list of house sitters and directly contact those they feel are suitable . we recommend doing both to increase your chances of finding that perfect house sitter .\nan empty house is a target for burglars and vandals , and many insurance policies won\u2019t cover the house if you\u2019re away for too long . a house - sitter can also deal with emergencies ( eg storm damage ) and are always just a phone call away .\njust wanted to say , i have been house sitting for a couple of years now \u2013 locally . thought i would try it out close to home and then start travelling . problem is \u2013 i am becoming so popular that i may never get to travel .\nthank you for an informative article on house sitting . being single , independent and extremely responsible , this seems like an ideal living arrangement or me . i grew up overseas and have travelled extensively . plus , i am self - employed and can reside nowhere .\ngreat article ! i have been entertaining the idea of adding house sitting into my experiences while traveling as i mostly volunteer now on various projects and the idea of having some more personal time seems inviting . thank you for this write up ! ! cheers ! !\ntweets that mention the true and simple rules for house - sitting . - - urltoken - [ . . . ] this post was mentioned on twitter by elle , donna freedman . donna freedman said : new post : e - mails you don ' t want\u2026\nfrom open source beehive projects to car sharing and community dog - sitting , the sharing economy is gaining ground despite signs of economic recovery . photograph : f1 online / rex features\nwe\u2019ve been looking into the idea of house sitting and also home sharing . we have a home in south florida and would love to do a winter trade with someone in alaska or canada . does anyone know of a solid home sharing service that can accommodate this ?\nso . . . feed the pets , water the garden , make a coffee and get cracking . house sitting is a practical and fun way to save money . and it ' s surprisingly easy , you could be organizing your first\nsit\nin minutes .\nwant a chance at a $ 100 amazon card ? join this tweetchat tomorrow . | surviving and thriving - [ . . . ] to new york and philadelphia in july : companion fares on alaska airlines , the megabus , five days of house - sitting , and\u2026\ni am very interested in starting a new career in house sitting in the new england area . i am a single 55 yr young women with no children and am very responsible and trustworthy . can anyone give me some information on how to get started ? thank you\n\u201cif a house sitter or a home owner finds peace of mind and therefore confidence in having a signed agreement , then they should absolutely use one . however if either party are feeling to follow their instincts and trust the essence of the win / win fair exchange benefits of house sitting , the only documentation required is a handbook , or manual of instructions .\n3x2 brick / iron cottage house seeking reliable , mature person / couple who love cats and dogs to house & pet - sit while we are away . to look after house , pets , and attend to basic tasks including mail collection and watering of plants . read more\na house sitter provides personal , loving home - based pet - care while you\u2019re away .\nmake sure your oasis is verdant and flourishing on your return - get a house sitter .\nit may seem easier to lock your house up and simply walk ( or drive ) away rather than go through the process of finding a house sitter but your home is probably your most valuable asset and as such , deserves the protection that a house sitter can offer .\nargha ! don\u2019t get me started on house - sitters . just be glad they didn\u2019t steal you blind and then later send their sh ! thead boyfriends around to burglarize your house !\nhouse sitters are in great demand in major australian cities such as melbourne and sydney . singles , couples , retirees and people from all walks of life look for sitters throughout the year . as a housesitter , you get to live in rent - free accommodations without having to worry about buying furniture and appliances or setting up utility connections . you can use the opportunity to save money for your own home . you could even consider house sitting if your own residence is being renovated . most house - sitters end up saving more than $ 15 , 600 per year by house - sitting instead of renting . you could even escape the busy vibe of cities such as melbourne and sydney and opt for a house - sit in rural areas . if you hate paying rent and love being around pets , you ' ll enjoy your role as a house - sitter . the possibilities as a hour sitter are endless .\ni started house - sitting inadvertently , when an acquaintance in santa barbara wanted someone to mind her cats for two weeks . she had tapped out her family connections . i was already spending four to six weeks of every winter and summer \u2014 when the weather in st . louis is either lethally cold or horrifically hot \u2014 in california , so i jumped at the chance . we\u2019ve repeated the arrangement every year since , with the length of her vacations , and mine , gradually growing . that got me wondering about other house - sitting opportunities .\nthe bottom line is it ' s all negotiable between you and the house sitter . in a lot of the cases it ' s just a straight swap ; house sitter cares for the house and pets in exchange for free accommodation . however there may be times when a homeowner will offer some money for the house sitting job . for example if the house was situated in an undesirable location , and / or the length of the sit was not really desirable ( too short ) , and / or there were lots of pets to care for and jobs to do , then the homeowner may offer to pay the house sitter something or at the very least they might cover the house sitters utility cost ( eg electricity , gas , phone etc ) . remember it ' s all negotiable between the home owner and the house sitter . you should be able to work something out that seems fair to both parties .\ni listed my availability on craigslist ; no response . i considered contacting universities , looking for professors going on sabbatical , but that seemed like a lot of trouble . eventually i googled \u201chouse - sitting\u201d and found several websites that registered \u00adhomeowners and house sitters . they cost between $ 10 and $ 100 a year for membership , which gives you access to the listings .\ngreat tips , all of which i do when house sitting and caring and find they are very appreciated buy the home owners . as a photographer , i also take portraits of the pets i care for and leave those as a present for owners . excellent blog ! thanks .\ni would like to add one more thing from my experience so far of house sitting . before you agree with helping towards expenses such as heating or other such bills check what they are likely to be . some houses are notoriously expensive to heat , so take care before committing . if you are retired it could be a costly house sit . we house sitters are providing a free service in exchange for keeping pets happy and / or houses warm and dry ."]}
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up with each day and execute pre - scheduled follow - up activities and appointment reminders . request a free demo or trial today and see how blitz can help you streamline your sales process , improve productivity and employee performance !\nintegration with crm and import sales data from your excel files . blitz adapts as your sales commission plan changes and your company evolves .\ncapgemini unleashes m & a ; blitz , buying u . s . digital consultancy , insurance it services firm - page : 1 | crn\nthis is not a\ncon\nfor the software . i am the only one in the office with crm experience . i spent almost 7 years using another product . i need to retrain my own mind to work off of the terms that your software uses .\nthe buyers we\u2019ve helped at software advice tend to be looking for some of the more basic aspects of crm systems . their top - requested features , by far , are contact management , interaction tracking , and scheduling / reminders , all defining features of crm software .\ndepending on the specific needs of a software buyer , a product in any of these sub - 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on - investment ( roi ) for your business . you can use this roi as a selling point when trying to justify the purchase price , as we outline in detail in our article how to build a business case for crm software .\nusing the blitz lead management system has made lead tracking so easy while increasing efficiency and productivity ! i can ' t imagine tracking leads any other way . tina , from blitz , keeps in touch with my agency to let us know of any new features and to help train new producers on using the system .\nmicrosoft and class counsel have reached proposed settlements of lawsuits pending in a number of states ( listed below ) in which plaintiffs have alleged that microsoft unlawfully used anticompetitive means to maintain a monopoly in markets for certain software , and that , as a result , it overcharged consumers who , during specific time periods , licensed in the united states for use in the specific states below microsoft ' s operating system software and / or certain of microsoft ' s applications software . microsoft denies these allegations and maintains that it developed and sold high - quality and innovative software products at fair and reasonable prices .\noverall : sometimes i do not like that the blitz features do no work together with allstate features , but i believe that is more the fault of allstate .\ntina , from blitz , keeps in touch with my agency to let us know of any new features and to help train new producers on using the system .\ncons : really nothing . i have been using the software for a bit more than one year and can not see anything i do not love .\nif using blitz load testing to test a site protected by cloudflare , note that blitz load testing (\nrushes\n) will need to be directed to your origin server , so you can learn the real baseline limits of your application . these results will not reflect cloudflare acceleration , nor will cloudflare security block the test .\ncomments : using the blitz lead management system has made lead tracking so easy while increasing efficiency and productivity ! i can ' t imagine tracking leads any other way .\nmarketing automation software : provides tools that helps marketers reach out to potential customers through a variety of channels , especially email , and tailor messages to them .\nmost vendors will price crm software based on a \u201cper user , per month\u201d model , but there are frequently up - front costs that come with implementation .\nblitz provides a migration service that will update your leads in blitz that you export from another system . this allows you to switch systems without starting over from scratch . all we need is to update the status , milestone , source , and assigned user of your previous system to get started . interested in learning more , click here .\na sales software helps users increase performance by automating sales tasks and processes . this matched with tracking and reporting provide transparency from start to end of your sales pipeline . this type of software is vital to keeping up with your contacts and allowing your staff to be on the same page when communicating with each contact .\nblitz comes in both the professional version and the more advanced professional plus version . pick the plan that works for you and sign up today ! see all the features .\nor , talk to one of our experienced software advisors about your needs\u2014it\u2019s quick , free , and there\u2019s no - obligation\u2014by calling ( 844 ) 687 - 6771 .\ncomments : aside from the lead management software being one of the most user friendly programs , and best integrative technology , blitz has great customer service . julie calls me every couple of months just to touch base , and make sure i am optimizing the program , and i continue to learn something every time . great company , great product .\nthere is no hardware or software . cloudflare works at the dns level . it takes only 5 minutes to sign up . to learn more , please visit our website\nwhen evaluating crm vendors , don\u2019t just rely on the information they provide . request a demo , where a representative walks you through the software and its various features .\ntoday , lincoln is becoming a mini palo alto , home to more than 100 software startups . and once - abandoned buildings now house coworking spaces and incubators .\nblitz\u2019s custom workflow tool can be set up to automate tasks that take up extra time in your office . workflow can be set up to automatically email certain leads or customers at certain times , and automatically add follow up reminders to your staff\u2019s schedules . this intelligent functionality filters through the leads in your sales software to know who to contact , and when .\nbased on an analysis of the crm software buyers we speak to here at software advice , business budgets for crm systems vary widely . the highest percentage of buyers , about a quarter , budget for $ 100 - 195 per user , per month , while only 3 % , are willing to budget more than $ 300 / user / month .\nblitz is cutting edge and has allowed us to streamline our sales processes , improve productivity , and increase employee performance . i ' m not sure how we functioned without it !\ncomments : blitz is a great tool for organizing leads , it speeds up the productivity of my staff , and we can see the work we ' ve done all in one convenient location .\nof course ! blitz mobile allows you to access all the contacts as well as continue the day to day work while you are on the go meeting new clients and booking more deals . read more\u2026\nthese two cons are not really blitz ' s fault . i have only good things to say about blitz and the team . alex is down to earth , he understands our needs and is always available to help . having him backing us on this is huge , because this is a new system for us and he makes it super easy to use and be successful . thanks ! ! !\none of the biggest challenges of purchasing crm software is getting your team to use it , especially sales teams who are often attached to practices they don\u2019t want to interrupt with new technology .\nscores are based largely on reviews from real software users , along with other product performance details ( e . g . , what features they offer , how many customers they have ) .\nsales force automation software : helps companies manage their sales team\u2019s activities , and helps the sales team to close more deals by keeping thorough , accurate records of their interactions with all sales prospects .\ncustomer experience software : combines frontline customer service applications , such as live chat and tools for self - service knowledge bases , with tools that connect departments in order to oversee individual customer experiences .\nif you have a small or no it department , it will be important to know whether or not you\u2019ll require ( potentially costly ) tech support in order to implement and maintain the software .\nprivacy policy | terms & conditions | software license agreement hudl is a product and service of agile sports technologies , inc . all text and design \u00a9 2007 - 2018 . all rights reserved .\nblitz is a cloud - based customer relationship management ( crm ) solution that caters to small and midsize businesses and helps them to manage their interactions with existing and potential customers . it can be tailored to suit businesses in industries such as real estate agents , mortgage brokers and non - profits . in addition to its standalone sales automation and marketing automation modules , blitz offers call center , field service functionality and more .\ni ' m a new allstate agent and purchased blitz through blueprint . nick contacted me as soon as i opened up , but i didn ' t follow through with all the training . this was an error on my part . i ' ve been working with nick this past week and regret not using this tool from day 1 . i have called colleagues and suggested they start using blitz to track all their leads .\noverall : i ' m a new allstate agent and purchased blitz through blueprint . nick contacted me as soon as i opened up , but i didn ' t follow through with all the training . this was an error on my part . i ' ve been working with nick this past week and regret not using this tool from day 1 . i have called colleagues and suggested they start using blitz to track all their leads .\nwhatever business you\u2019re in , chances are you frequently have to deal with customers , prospects or other important contacts . when dealings with those contacts , crm software gives you advantages over your competitors by helping you :\nlive chat software : allows companies to have real - time conversations with website visitors in order to improve customer service , help increase online sales and encourage repeat business by providing customers with precisely what they want .\nthe sales process can be complicated , and can vary from lead to lead . using blitz can simplify this by automating tasks , reminding employees when to call , and tracking the process in order to make improvements when necessary .\nblitz helps companies to manage sales processes and capture relevant leads . the solution offers users pop - up notifications , functionalities to schedule follow - ups and a reporting and analytics engine that helps them to generate custom reports , which help them to spot trends and make business - related decisions . blitz also helps users to track former customers and retarget them with specific and relevant content . the solution also features \u201cclick to call\u201d , auto dialer and drip emails functionalities .\ncomments : i started using blitz to manage my leads for insurance sales , but with it ' s array of benefits , i ' ve been able to use this product in many facets outside of that . furthermore , managing a sales team and their processes can ' t be made much easier than using this system . with follow - up being so important in any sales organization , blitz streamlines the functions of running a sales force and holding everyone accountable .\ni found blitz very useful when i was trying to squeeze faster response times out of my wordpress setup , tweaking my caching system options and adjusting nginx and php configurations . since they use the connections at their datacenter , you get more real - world results than if you simply ran apache bench locally on the server , or from your residential internet connection . both tools have their uses , of course , and blitz is a good one to have in your arsenal .\ncertain crm features are more critical depending upon your business\u2019 stage of growth . here are some of the most crucial features for different business sizes ( see \u201ctypes of businesses using crm software\u201d for definition of business sizes ) :\nbntouch mortgage crm is a mortgage - specific crm system that offers mortgage brokers and bankers alike a solution featuring marketing automation capabilities . the software offers features for each step of the mortgage process , from . . . read more\nevery product in this quadrant offers a balance of capability ( how much the products can do ) and value ( whether they\u2019re worth their price / cost ) that makes them stand out in the race for small business software success .\ncustomer relationship management ( crm ) software helps automate and manage the customer life cycle of an organization . it is usually used by the customer - focused side of businesses to maintain contact with those customers and quickly respond to their needs .\nplan sales follow - up activities with your contacts . blitz\u2019s fully customizable automation puts the power of planning system actions in your hands . you can also organize and properly segment contacts to make sure each contact gets the proper messaging you want them to receive .\nurltoken is a self service load and performance testing platform . it ' s a new offering from mu dynamics , leaders in the application testing space , and we ' re thrilled to make blitz instantly available to cloudflare customers right now as a cloudflare app .\nebba blitz , our new corporate ceo , has made herself at home in our palo alto office and in 2016 will be boosting our presence on the us west coast . \u201cthere is a growing need for encryption - the potential that exists for alertsec makes the company\u2019s future truly exciting , \u201d blitz said . she added that smb security would remain a focus , particularly in laptop encryption . \u201cwe are here to help smbs get the same level of security as fortune 500 companies , providing the support and expertise they often lack internally . \u201d\nour efforts in desktop software development are focused on productivity applications and 2d / 3d content creation tools . we have proved experience developing complete client applications for windows , mac os and linux . our experience in graphics and 3d programming is our greatest asset .\nbecause it is such a staple of so many industries and businesses , crm software vendors make their money more through volume than through nickel - and - diming customers . as such , there are few hidden costs , with one notable exception : implementation .\ngartner notes crm software market grew 12 . 3 percent . in may 2016 , julian pouter , research director at gartner , noted that the greater than 30 notable crm acquisitions from 2015 had led to a 12 . 3 percent growth in the market .\nbusiness management is constantly trying to find systems to help them evaluate the effectiveness of their staff . with blitz you have the ability to track sales opportunities , track sales pipeline milestones , generate on / offline reports , and monitor and coach your people to get better results .\nbusinesses primarily use sales software to streamline their current processes and practices in their office , creating more time for improving lead and customer relationships . by keeping data and employees organized , offices are able to easily collaborate and focus on the same goal\u2014closing the sale .\nleads\u2019 information , notes , sales opportunities , and upcoming appointments are all conveniently stored on one screen in blitz . this information can be accessed quickly and easily by searching , and can even be set up to automatically pop up when a lead or client calls into your office .\ni like how they continue to improve the software , as well as take feedback from the users . one of the customer rep is very helpful every time i speak with her , and she checks on us frequently . great customer support for a great product .\n\u201ci like how they continue to improve the software , as well as take feedback from the users . one of the customer rep is very helpful every time i speak with her , and she checks on us frequently . great customer support for a great product . \u201d\npros : i like how they continue to improve the software , as well as take feedback from the users . one of the customer rep is very helpful every time i speak with her , and she checks on us frequently . great customer support for a great product .\nhelp desk software : stores customer information in a searchable database , tracks interactions and automates the issue resolution process using an issue tracking system , for either external customers ( consumers or businesses that have purchased goods or services from your company ) or internal customers ( employees ) .\nbeing able to define your sales process in blitz gives you the ability to create a program that fits into how you already do things . imagine being able to track any activity you want , search or filter based on any criteria , and create custom templates and forms to simplify your office !\ntina is our account representative and she always takes the time to go out of her way to assist us with any questions , training opportunities , and recommendations . we have been happy with the performance of the software , but having a representative like tina makes the overall experience excellent .\ncomments : tina is our account representative and she always takes the time to go out of her way to assist us with any questions , training opportunities , and recommendations . we have been happy with the performance of the software , but having a representative like tina makes the overall experience excellent .\n\u201cit is nerve - racking when you have to rely on your user\u2019s word that nothing was downloaded , stored locally , or had passwords saved in the browser , when an asset goes missing . a machine with alertsec installed on it just takes that whole uncertainty out of the equation\u201d ebba blitz , ceo of alertsec inc .\nurltoken offers a developer - friendly command line user experience . this interface deliberately isn ' t point and click , since keyboard control gives savvy customers an efficient way to run familiar commands with the power of blitz at their fingers . the reports , though , are presented visually , for full pattern - recognition power - - see examples below .\n\u201ci was very hesitant about making the switch to blitz from a different lead management system used previously in the past . after working with my account manager , i am excited to use the system when i open my agency on march 1\u2026 i value such amazing customer service and care and can\u2019t wait to see all the system is capable of . \u201d\nblit software was founded in 2007 by engineers with extensive experience in the video game industry . due to the rich user experiences we were used to while working in games , we realised that apps needed to undergo dramatic visual improvements . so we put our passion for graphics programming at the service of companies who share that vision .\nreporting software . management can use crm tools to track performance and productivity based on activities logged in the crm system\u2014for instance , how many new contacts were added to the database that day , or how much revenue was generated . these tools can also be used for forecasting , such as for the next - quarter sales pipeline .\ntcube solutions , meanwhile , specializes in property and casualty insurance software and services , with offerings around integrated policy management , billing , claims operations , reinsurance management systems and data strategy . the company started in 2007 and employs more than 300 people focused on the systems integration needs of insurance clients in north america and the united kingdom .\nthe majority of crm systems can run without dedicated it support , either internally or from the vendor , so extra costs come out of paying the vendor to install the software and provide training sessions for key users . depending on the vendor and the system , this cost can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars .\nthe paris - based company , no . 6 on the crn solution provider 500 , said its acquisitions of palo alto , calif . - based idean and columbia , s . c . - based tcube solutions would enhance its digital design and strategy skills and its expertise around duck creek technologies , a provider of insurance software and services .\ncustomer service is definitely one of the biggest pros that i ' ve experienced with this service . i ' m an allstate agency owner and blitz co - created allstate lead manager tool , which makes the job a million times easier . i spoke to dalton who is the supervisor there and he was able to walk me through the entire system with great detail .\nas of november 2017 , the udacity blitz program has officially wound down . there will be no further projects after our current engagements are complete . we sincerely thank everyone who has participated in and supported this ambitious program . udacity ' s mission is to democratize education on a global scale . we have a large and growing number of nanodegree program students around the world . to support this community , we have decided to focus all of our efforts on our top - notch career services , as well as hiring partnerships with world - leading companies . thank you for all of the support , hard work , and feedback ! we are excited to work on more ways to educate and empower students everywhere . sincerely , the udacity blitz team\ncustomer data management . most products provide a searchable database to store customer information ( such as contact information ) and relevant documents ( such as sales proposals and contracts ) . while most crms offer this functionality , it can also be incorporated into other industry - specific systems . for example , customer management is a core component of salon management software .\npros : customer service is definitely one of the biggest pros that i ' ve experienced with this service . i ' m an allstate agency owner and blitz co - created allstate lead manager tool , which makes the job a million times easier . i spoke to dalton who is the supervisor there and he was able to walk me through the entire system with great detail .\ncons - i would love if i update a lead that is also in e agent to auto load into e agent too . its not the end of the world but it is an extra step . i am also not able to have 2 windows pop for my fonality so only eagent pops and i have to manually pop blitz . also not the end of the world .\nscale your business . if you only have 100 contacts to deal with , then you might be able to keep all of their information straight using a simple excel spreadsheet , or even pen and paper . larger companies , however , deal with thousands or potentially millions of contacts and customers , which requires crm software in order to keep that information well - organized and accessible .\nblitz allows us to maximize our time and customize our processes to make us more efficient . while this isn ' t necessarily easy to set up and achieve , once you get the hang of it and with get the help of one of their customer service reps . , you ' ll be selling more business in no time . alex ( our account manager ) is exceptional and top notch !\ncomments : blitz allows us to maximize our time and customize our processes to make us more efficient . while this isn ' t necessarily easy to set up and achieve , once you get the hang of it and with get the help of one of their customer service reps . , you ' ll be selling more business in no time . alex ( our account manager ) is exceptional and top notch !\ni was very hesitant about making the switch to blitz from a different lead management system used previously in the past . after working with my account manager , i am excited to use the system when i open my agency on march 1 . the support team have been extremely supportive and accommodating . i value such amazing customer service and care and can ' t wait to see all the system is capable of . thanks\ncomments : i was very hesitant about making the switch to blitz from a different lead management system used previously in the past . after working with my account manager , i am excited to use the system when i open my agency on march 1 . the support team have been extremely supportive and accommodating . i value such amazing customer service and care and can ' t wait to see all the system is capable of . thanks\nhudl is a leading software company revolutionizing the way coaches and athletes prepare for and stay ahead of the competition . founded by david graff , brian kaiser and john wirtz in 2006 , hudl now offers the tools to edit and share video , interact with stats , and create quality highlight reels for entertainment and recruiting purposes . the whole experience is available online , giving coaches and athletes secure access at home and on the go .\nspirent communications ( lse : spt . l ) is adding some flavor to its cloud security service testing strategy by reaching an agreement to acquire privately - held mu dynamics for $ 40 million in cash . sunnyvale , calif . - based mu is best known as a provider of automated performance and security testing software that it says can replicate applications to perform the security and performance testing for service providers , vendors , and government agencies .\nblitz is a configurable service that will pound your site with page requests , allowing you to specify the concurrency , timeout , and duration of the onslaught . as it goes about this , it builds statistics and plots them along timelines . you can watch response times , errors and timeouts as it slowly ramps up the number of concurrent users until it reaches the maximum . at the end , it even projects how many hits per day your setup can handle at that rate .\ncrm software is typically hosted online and licensed out to companies on a \u201cper user , per month\u201d basis , alongside one - time implementation costs . some vendors may have a flat monthly fee , regardless of the number of users , though it varies between different market segments ( for example , sales force automation is almost universally sold per user / month , while marketing automation often is sold via a flat monthly fee ) and is increasingly uncommon .\noriginally from blue springs , missouri , john earned his bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s at the university of nebraska , spending his undergrad in the raikes computer science program with brian kaiser as a roommate and david graff across the hall . john started as a developer in hudl\u2019s early stages before taking over the sales team for a short time . now he serves as chief product officer , making sure the software\u2019s expansive list of features always stays ahead of the curve .\nthe revolution sparked by the iphone and its apps showed people that there was a need for a better - designed user experience for all kinds of software . our prior experience in developing for platforms with limited power ( such as game consoles ) gave us a competitive edge in creating apps used by vast numbers of people every day . that enabled us to expand the services we offered , which were later extended to the rest of mobile platforms that successively appeared .\nwe ' re delighted to announce the promotion of ebba blitz to the position of corporate ceo . fredrik loevstedt , chairman of the board of directors and company founder , highlighted how growth of cloud services is driving unprecedented opportunity for alertsec , and ebba will manage the company ' s expansion in the us and global markets . read more about this below . are you using the cloud as part of your backup and company data storage solution ? if so , then you need to read our article below about cloud storage encryption ; specifically , the importance of protecting not only your data in the cloud but also your data handling endpoint devices . and don\u2019t forget that endpoint encrypt now includes free media encryption . if you are going to the rsa conference 2016 in san francisco , the alertsec team would love to meet you ! as well as answering your cloud and data security questions , it will be a great opportunity to meet with ebba blitz and discuss how we can support your upcoming plans .\nwant to test how your server performs under load ? if you\u2019re in the process of optimizing a server , or have just installed a caching solution , it\u2019s good to see the effect your changes have had .\nthe service has a generous free tier , though they offer paid upgrades for higher concurrency and duration . the free tier offers 250 concurrent users over a one minute rush . ( though if you sign up with this invite link , they will add additional concurrencies to your account . )\nenclose phrases in quotes . use a + to require a term in results and - to exclude terms . example : + water - europe\nshares of spirent fell in early trading on the london exchange from its opening price of $ 168 . 30 and by 10 : 20 et had rebounded to $ 166 . 90 , about 30 percent below opening .\n\u00a9 2018 questex llc . all rights reserved . 275 grove street , suite 2 - 130 newton , ma 02466\njumpstart your career or get ahead by developing these financial advisor manager skills . working in the financial industry usually means that you are good at math and have strong financial knowledge . but those aren\u2019t the only skills that you need to develop to . . .\nthese simple insurance sales tips can help you increase your commission ! selling insurance can be tricky , especially if you\u2019re a young or inexperienced insurance agent . insurance can sometimes be expensive and isn\u2019t a product that the customer can see , hold , or touch . . . .\nthinking of a new career and want to know how to be a financial advisor ? working as a financial advisor can be a challenging but wonderful career choice for many people . financial advisors are the individuals that empower their customers with the monetary resources . . .\njust pick up the phone and give us a call . we will help you choose the perfect plan to suit the needs of your company .\nwe sure do ! if you are looking to just get your feet wet to see if this is the system for you , we do offer a 30 - day free trial of our pro package . this package does not include our intelligent automation called workflow but it will be a good starting point for your company to get going in the system . to get started with our trial period , click here .\nwe accept visa , mastercard , american express and discover card . we do not accept paypal .\nservices are offered on a monthly subscription basis that includes support via phone , email and other online resources .\ni wish there was a option to text the prospect thru the website . sometimes , text works better and that would be a really cool feature !\nquick and easy scheduling makes this work for me . i like the option to set for a weekly call cycle\nfollows up with prospects through email even when i can ' t make a call . keeps us in front of our prospects .\nworkflows and the ability to set up automated emails . i also like the tage function allowing me to target market .\nwould like some flexibility to change the info that comes into my system from web lead providers . i would also like an option to put in the the premium on opportunities not just revenue .\nability to do many things to drive sales . able to see as an administrator how active each of my lsp ' s are with the use of this system . also enables me to distribute leads effectively , great tool for new lsp ' s to use .\nseems like there is constant changes , so if you are not a frequent user it is like having to start all over again .\nthank you for your review , christina ! we really appreciate the feedback from your agency .\nhow easy they make it to keep things moving ! they continue to add features that make it easier to use .\ni don ' t particularly care for the categories that you need to choose from to make a history record . like\nattempted contact\n. i feel that it can be misleading when revisiting lead lists and more options should be available .\nthanks phil for the positive feedback . we are happy tina has provided you with excellent customer service !\nmy account manager , alex eding , is phenomenal . he explains everything seamlessly and his one on one training has helped me streamline my follow up process for new customers . the automatic workflow is excellent and the attention i get from alex is great . i wouldn ' t want to work with anyone else .\nwe consider ourselves very luck to have been assigned an account rep like julie . she has followed up with us and kept in touch even though we were not completely ready to get things going right away . today , we finally have our first campaign going and she walked us through step by set and made things very easy to understand .\nneeded to add a new user to my account today ( family life insurance group ) . julie alley did an excellent job of walking me thru the process , but what really impressed me is that she called me back to help me set up the new user . nice !\ni love the fact that it will send us reminders to make phone calls for leads and it sends follow up emails out for us . this is critical instead of relying on the human brain to remind us on every lead . there ' s just too many leads to do this .\ni ' m not sure if it ' s a con or just my lack of computer knowledge , but there ' s a lot to learn with this system . this may be my lack of knowledge with a system like this .\nstill learning , but nick has been great on training and follow up . i know a lot more today due to nick ' s patience , great attitude and knowledge .\nnick has been great to work with . he has walked me through the steps of the program and very patiently answered my questions . i ' ve had to call when i couldn ' t figure things out on my own and he calls back very quickly , which is very much appreciated !\nit is very intuitive to use . however , i wish the clients could have flexibility in moving the\nfields\nview including custom fields ) their own liking . also , in the country field , could you make the united states the default drop - down at the top . i am guessing most of your customers us based . if you used the system a lot , little things like that save time . you guy have been great to work with so far . calvin peters help today was exceptional . eric , ian , and moby have all been very helpful as well .\nalex is a fantastic trainer and i couldn ' t be happier with the support and guidance he has provided . as a new agency owner he has been invaluable to me and my agency . he absolutely rocks .\nwe develop mobile apps for windows phone , ios and android for all kinds of smartphones and tablets . augmented reality , second screen , 3d simulation and video based apps are some of the app categories we excel at . our previous experience in the video games industry has put us in the best position to develop this graphically demanding mobile apps .\nwe port games to ps4 , ps3 , steam , xbox 360 , ps vita , ios , android & wii u . as a group of passionate engineers , game porting is not just a service , it\u2019s a great technical challenge we love to deal with . we consider game porting as the next step from our previous experience in creating console emulators .\nnice drawing on the cross - platform dilemma . which pain do you prefer ?\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nprotein presence or absence . lets you rapidly determine if the protein in your sample binds . positive and negative controls are recommended to reliably analyze presence or absence of the specific protein of interest .\nstandard curve . lets you create a standard curve for protein quantitation . the standard curve can be reused later for testing unknowns under identical conditions .\nprotein quantitation . lets you determine the concentration of your protein . this measurement is quantitative for the active protein in a specific test . concentration for unknown samples can be determined using a saved standard curve .\nlets you analyze the kinetic binding profile of a protein in solution interacting with an immobilized protein on the biosensor . a concentration series of the protein in solution can be tested to determine association (\nadvanced kinetics . lets you immobilize a protein on the biosensor or create a customized biosensor , followed by analysis of the kinetic binding profile of a protein in solution interacting with the biosensor . rate and affinity constants can be determined . any other assay format involving multiple bindings in layers can be performed .\nwe use cookies to deliver the best possible experience on our website . by accessing our website , you agree to our privacy policy and general user terms .\nany company that is looking to automate sales follow - up . insurance agents , mortgage brokers , real estate agents , financial advisors , home services , building services , manufacturing and more .\noverall : we consider ourselves very luck to have been assigned an account rep like julie . she has followed up with us and kept in touch even though we were not completely ready to get things going right away . today , we finally have our first campaign going and she walked us through step by set and made things very easy to understand .\npros : how easy they make it to keep things moving ! they continue to add features that make it easier to use .\ncons : i don ' t particularly care for the categories that you need to choose from to make a history record . like\nattempted contact\n. i feel that it can be misleading when revisiting lead lists and more options should be available .\ncons : i wish there was a option to text the prospect thru the website . sometimes , text works better and that would be a really cool feature !\npros : i love the fact that it will send us reminders to make phone calls for leads and it sends follow up emails out for us . this is critical instead of relying on the human brain to remind us on every lead . there ' s just too many leads to do this .\ncons : i ' m not sure if it ' s a con or just my lack of computer knowledge , but there ' s a lot to learn with this system . this may be my lack of knowledge with a system like this .\ncomments : needed to add a new user to my account today ( family life insurance group ) . julie alley did an excellent job of walking me thru the process , but what really impressed me is that she called me back to help me set up the new user . nice !\npros : quick and easy scheduling makes this work for me . i like the option to set for a weekly call cycle\npros : ability to do many things to drive sales . able to see as an administrator how active each of my lsp ' s are with the use of this system . also enables me to distribute leads effectively , great tool for new lsp ' s to use ."]}
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", "topic": 12}], "title": "avasant", "paragraphs": ["the post avasant foundation golf for impact 2018 album appeared first on avasant . . . .\nglassdoor has 28 avasant reviews submitted anonymously by avasant employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if avasant is right for you .\navasant blog avasant ceo , kevin s . parikh honored as bronze stevie\u00ae award winnter in 2018 american business awards\u00ae\navasant ' s ceo , kevin s . parikh , currently has an approval rating of 85 % . avasant ' s primary competitors are\navasant is a management consulting firm that provides outsourcing , technology and globalization advisory services . avasant was founded in 2001 . avasant ' s headquarters is located in el segundo , california , usa 90245 . avasant ' s ceo , kevin s . parikh , cu . . .\nowler has collected 15 screenshots of avasant ' s website since may 2014 . the latest avasant website design screenshot was captured in jun 2018 .\navasant on twitter :\nhow can digitally enabled business models propel societies forward ? watch avasant ceo kevin s . parikh recent keynote urltoken\navasant currently has 254 fans on facebook . as of december 2014 avasant had 58 fans . that ' s a 337 percent increase in 4 years\navasant is a management consulting firm that provides outsourcing , technology and globalization advisory services . avasant is a private company . kevin s . parikh is the ceo of avasant and has an approval rating of 85 from owler members . avasant ' s top competitor is isg , led by michael p . connors , who is their chairman & ceo . avasant has 474 followers on owler .\navasant currently has 11 , 326 followers on twitter . as of july 2013 avasant had 243 followers . that ' s a 4560 percent increase in 4 years\navasant announces the acquisition of sourcingboard llc , a texas based sourcing advisory firm .\navasant empowering beyond summit 2018 panel : oneamerica , merck & co . , and flex\nglobal management consulting firm avasant hosted its flagship annual conference , empowering beyond su . . .\navasant\u2019s intelligent automation services identify automation opportunities by analyzing the enterprise value chain . avasant will prioritize value chains and automation models , produce solutions and proofs of concept , and spearhead the program execution , oversight and governance . avasant intelligent automation services offer three types of integrated automation approaches :\navasant is a leading management consulting firm focused on translating the power of technology into realizable business strategies .\navasant is a leading management consulting firm focused on translating the power of technology into r . . .\navasant empowering beyond summit 2018 panel : amazon , warner bros . , tesla , and drake star partners\nhow can digitally enabled business models propel societies forward ? watch avasant ceo kevin s . parikh recent keynote\nfor more information on an exciting career as an avasant associate , please contact us at careers @ urltoken .\nover the last 12 months , avasant foundation , has been implementing its digital learning and employmen . . .\navasant is recognized as a leading strategic sourcing , technology optimization and globalization consulting firm . the international association of outsourcing professionals ranked avasant no . 3 in their world\u2019s best outsourcing advisors for 2013 . vault consulting recognized avasant among \u201ctop it consulting\u201d and \u201cbest to work for\u201d consulting firms for 2013 . avasant has also been honored as the black book of outsourcing\u2019s\nnumber 1 bpo advisor\nand a\ntop 10 full service advisor .\navasant foundation is a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) not for profit organization in the state of california .\navasant ceo , kevin s . parikh honored as bronze stevie\u00ae award winnter in 2018 american business awards . . .\navasant ' s empowering beyond symposium london , hosted in conjunction with wipro and uipath , was succes . . .\nbroadening its ever - growing global presence , avasant has announced the launch of its trinidad and tob . . .\non saturday september 3 , 2016 , avasant foundation celebrated the fourth and final graduation of its d . . .\navasant\u2019s digital business imperatives ( dbi ) identification approach helps organizations synergize the impact of digital on businesses . through avasant\u2019s dbi approach , organizations can reimagine their value chains and identify areas of opportunities and risks to achieve sustainable business outcomes .\nisg is seen as one of avasant ' s biggest rivals . isg is headquartered in stamford , connecticut , and was founded in 2006 . isg competes in the business support services field . isg generates 557 % the revenue of avasant .\navasant was recently recognized as a global sourcing association ( gsa ) uk top performer 2018 in the s . . .\navasant is a global management consulting firm that advises private and public sectors in many parts of the world . avasant is recognized globally as a leading advisory firm for strategic sourcing , business & it transformation , globalization and digital transformation services .\navasant ' s robotic process automation practice helps organizations discover the business case and candidate business processes through a holistic approach . by combining the power of leading automation tool vendors and analytical capabilities , avasant ensures alignment with business objectives and increased savings .\n) - - avasant llc announced today it has completed the acquisition of sourcingboard llc , a leading boutique sourcing advisory firm .\navasant\u2019s digital readiness assessment ( dra ) helps organizations conduct an all - rounded assessment of their maturity to achieve their digital business imperatives . with avasant\u2019s dra approach , organizations can plug any identified gaps through a set of achievable and prioritized digital initiatives .\nfor the tenth consecutive year , avasant has been awarded as a world ' s best outsourcing advisor by iao . . .\nfor the ninth consecutive year , avasant has been ranked among the\nworld ' s best outsourcing advisors\n. . .\nlast week , avasant foundation ' s fourth annual golf for impact fundraiser raised over $ 200 , 000 toward . . .\nfor the eighth consecutive year , avasant has been awarded as a world ' s best outsourcing advisor by th . . .\neverest group is one of avasant ' s top rivals . everest group is a private company that was founded in dallas , texas in 1991 . everest group competes in the business support services industry . everest group has 14 more employees vs . avasant .\n4 . \u00a9 2015 avasant , llc provider connect 2015 avasant deals \u02c3 when an opportunity comes up , contact avasant vertical and horizontal leads \u02c3 understand avasant\u2019s expertise , relationships and engagement approach so you know where avasant is the best fit . \u02c3 initiate dialog early on , with transparency and strong collaboration ( the more we know , the more we can help ) \u02c3 establish a path to enable the client and avasant to achieve mutual success and client satisfaction \u02c3 ensure involvement by senior leadership , not just advisor relations and sale resources enables provider success \u02c3 organizational readiness \u2022 proper competency & capability \u2022 adequate capacity \u2022 effective role relationships \u2022 proper vmo / governance \u02c3 operational stability \u2022 proper process interaction \u2022 effective operational alignment \u2022 active service orchestration enables exceeding client expectations \u02c3 coaching \u2022 effective client engagement \u2022 focus on what the client wants \u2022 better preparation \u2022 right teams / culture \u02c3 more client interaction \u2022 working sessions \u2022 deeper information exchange \u2022 enables targeted solutions avasant philosophy provider & clients success collaboration transparency how to engage with avasant\navasant is a leading management consulting firm specializing in digital and it transformation , sourcing advisory , global strategy , and governance services .\npace harmon is seen as one of avasant ' s top competitors . pace harmon was founded in 2003 , and its headquarters is in vienna , virginia . pace harmon operates in the business support services industry . pace harmon has 77 more employees than avasant .\navasant\u2019s digital governance and sustenance approach enables organizations to develop a flexible and modular governance model that sustains ongoing value realization and fosters continuous innovation . avasant\u2019s approach brings in governance best practices combined with the right technology and professional expertise in strategic sourcing and digital execution management .\navasant has employees and is the sixth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 40 , 758 .\navasant ' s strategic sourcing unit works with global 2000 , public sector and non - profit clients to identify ways to reduce costs while improving service and efficiency . avasant\nsupports its clients across the entire sourcing lifecycle including strategy , provider selection , implementation and governance .\navasant ' s revenue is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 5 . 3b .\nrise of ai native companies heralds the age of # ai enabled enterprise . ai is the essential fuel for # digitaltransformation @ avasant # oaiss urltoken\navasant global ceo , kevin s . parikh , noted , \u201cavasant continues its march toward providing a \u2018red - carpet\u2019 management consulting service with a focus on our people and clients . \u201d parikh added ,\nthe acquisition of sourcingboard was designed to support a marked increase in both client demand and our global expansion of the firm\u2019s consulting offerings . \u201d avasant has been on a strong growth trajectory doubling its growth in the last two years . sourcingboard ' s strong experience with fortune 500 companies is expected to further enhance avasant\u2019s reach by providing additional delivery capability on the east coast and in other global locations .\navasant was recently recognized as a global sourcing association ( gsa ) uk top performer 2018 in the support community greats \u2013 consultants category for strategic sourcing .\navasant\u2019s sourcing and digital execution approach helps organizations build a comprehensive internal ecosystem and market - based external capabilities to ensure seamless execution of identified digital initiatives .\navasant forces you to get out of your comfort zones , and expects an entrepreneurial , can - do attitude . requires a high degree of drive .\n10 . \u00a9 2015 avasant , llc provider connect 2015 view avasant provider connect presentations the age of digital transformation by kevin s . parikh unleashing the digital dragon by edward wilson - smythe collaborative approaches to sourcing and deal making by carlos hernandez motivated by invention , driven by perfection by jason mendenhall view all presentations here\navasant ' s global strategy practice works mainly with governments and other organizations in emerging markets to support economic development objectives related to bpo , ites , and ict projects .\nthe acquisition of sourcingboard is the latest strategic move by avasant , and follows a string of acquisitions and regional expansions in europe , latin america , and the united states .\navasant has a long history of providing strong prospects for individual career advancement , a nurturing environment including mentorship with top industry professionals , and a collaborative and dynamic entrepreneurial spirit .\nfollowing the announcement , ravi mahalingam , avasant ' s general counsel , added ,\nit is imperative for executives to understand organizational changes that create legal and operational ' risk ' to the underlying business .\navasense will be offered both as a software - as - a - service (\nsaas\n) and as a client hosted solution . the new company will be wholly owned by avasant global holdings , inc . and will be based at avasant ' s global headquarters in los angeles , california . for more information visit : urltoken .\navasant is a leading global management consulting firm with a strong focus on outsourcing and technology advisory . in 10 + years of sourcing expertise , avasant has negotiated over $ 100 billion worth of sourcing contracts . avasant ' s seasoned professionals average over 20 years of industry - honed expertise , having conducted over 1 , 000 engagements in over 50 countries . the l . a . - headquartered firm assists clients in six key practice areas : digital , global strategy , managed governance , strategic sourcing , transformation , robotic process automation , and it price benchmarking .\navasant is a well - recognized outsourcing and it consulting firm globally . as such , the international association of outsourcing professionals ( iaop ) has awarded a 5 - star rating on the\nworld ' s best outsourcing advisors\nlist for 2017 and has recognized avasant among top 5 outsourcing advisors every year since 2010 . in 2009 , the firm was also honored as the world ' s no . 1 outsourcing advisor by the black book of outsourcing . national outsourcing association nominated avasant for its ' outsourcing advisory of the year ' award for 2013 and 2012 .\ni ' ve been with avasant for several years after working with and at other consulting organizations . avasant fosters a collaborative work environment , where the leadership team is supportive and has an open - door policy providing excellent opportunities to interact and learn . at avasant i ' ve had the opportunity to work and interact frequently with our clients ' senior leaders , most of which have been fortune 500 companies . providing invaluable experience and networking opportunities . this has differed from other companies i have worked for where interaction at that level was usually reserved for the executive level .\njoin us at avasant ! our trinidad and tobago office is currently seeking highly qualified and ambitious individuals for senior consultant , consultant , and hr / compliance roles . for more information , see\navasant is a next generation management consultancy firm with internationally recognized expertise in sourcing and globalization solutions . avasant has been ranked as the no . 1 bpo advisor in the world and a top 10 full services advisory firm in 2009 according to the black book of outsourcing ( as published by the wall street journal ) . avasant ' s experts have extensive experience in helping both commercial and governmental organizations keep pace with rapidly changing requirements through the use of strategic sourcing and global market expansion . for more information about sourcing advisory services or globalization consulting services , visit : urltoken .\navasant is a next - generation management consulting , research and globalization advisory firm servicing fortune 500 clients across the public , private and non - profit sectors . avasant ' s experienced team of consultants , analysts and technologists ' average more than 15 years of industry - honed experience and have conducted more than 1 , 000 sourcing , it strategy and globalization engagements in over 40 countries worldwide .\nevery avasant associate is a valued member of our firm\u2019s ecosystem , and has a key part to play in how we help organizations solve complex problems , mitigate business risks and execute global strategies .\navasant ' s digital practice helps clients across verticals to optimize their investments in digital technology thereby maximizing business outcomes . it also assists enterprises in charting a strategic roadmap for a successful digital transformation .\nthank you for your feedback . we take every opportunity to ensure avasant is one of the best places in the world to work . we are always striving to build a positive and supportive work environment\n8 . \u00a9 2015 avasant , llc provider connect 2015 what is new and different transition & sourcing implementation 1 . holistic focus as implementation 2 . direct engagement with providers from the beginning to the end 3 . ensure integration , not just pure transition 4 . service orchestration as common denominator 5 . 3 way collaboration with avasant\u2019s leadership and accountability 6 . long term view , for the duration of the agreement\ni worked full time for avasant and they became my second family . you have to work hard and like a challenge , but the rewards surpass anything you can imagine and the people are simply lovely .\navasant ' s managed governance services allow clients to manage vendor portfolios through best practice processes , automation and state - of - the - art technology to maximize sourcing value and improve alignment with business strategies .\npresented at the 2018 outsourcing world summit ( ows18 ) , the global impact sourcing award , in partnership with the rockefeller foundation , was awarded to avasant foundation for its work to advance and promote impact sourcing . recognition has been given to avasant foundation\u2019s leadership in working with governments and bpo companies in developing nations to create and promote impact sourcing models to hire youth in high unemployment areas . avasant foundation has been a champion of impact sourcing for many years and has worked to encourage it around the world . the foundation\u2019s emerging work in haiti is also identified as a possible role model for impact sourcing in other emerging economies .\n7 . \u00a9 2015 avasant , llc provider connect 2015 evaluation and selection process client interaction avasant interaction engagement update \u02c3 sourcing strategy update \u02c3 potential models \u02c3 transformation opportunities \u02c3 innovation and digital discussion \u02c3 understanding of the rfp \u02c3 manage expectations from the client \u02c3 provide feedback to the client \u02c3 adjust proposal and delivery teams pre - rfp release \u02c3 present the requested solution \u02c3 provide innovative approach \u02c3 actual delivery team \u02c3 don\u2019t sell . just show how you will execute \u02c3 executive commitment oral presentation \u02c3 demonstrate capability in an specific situation \u02c3 role pay in a similar situation \u02c3 consultative approach \u02c3 solution driven \u02c3 accountability case study avasant\u2019s collaborative approach\nsourcingboard\u2019s ceo warren gallant stated ,\nthe entire acquisition was completed in just two months due to a strong cultural alignment and a common vision . \u201d he added , \u201cavasant is an excellent firm with a clear strategy to provide global management consulting services . sourcingboard is proud to join this fast - growing and exciting team .\nmr . gallant looks forward to supporting the company\u2019s rapid growth as a distinguished member of avasant\u2019s advisory board and foundation .\navasant global ceo and founder , kevin s . parikh , noted expert and thought leader on sourcing , digital and business transformation will present his keynote at cifs finserv 2018 in irving , tx , july 16 - 19 ! for more information :\ncaribbean , and the united states . in 2015 and 2016 , af chairman kevin parikh and executive director chitra rajeshwari were recognized for enabling employment for over 90 % of the deserving youth in jamaica and haiti who graduated from avasant digital youth employment initiatives .\ntoday\u2019s digital opportunities are ushering in a new era of customer engagement and business process . these are fundamental changes which impact the way services are developed , delivered , and consumed . avasant focuses on leveraging the potential of disruptive technologies to define business strategies for our clients .\ndesigned by avasant ' s team of sourcing experts , avamark\u2122 is a cloud - based on - demand benchmarking and analytics platform that provides clients with market price comparison in real time , so they can make intelligent and accurate decisions on the best price for their services .\nduring avasant ' s annual partner meeting , we invited partners and employees to conduct an exercise around what our brand means to them for the purpose of delivering the best service to our clients . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ follow news , photos and video from avasant at urltoken twitter at urltoken and using # empoweringbeyond facebook at urltoken linkedin at urltoken show less\nthe top 10 competitors in avasant ' s competitive set are isg , pace harmon , everest group , zinnov , alsbridge , neo group , hackett group , gartner , ey and kpmg international cooperative . together they have raised over 553 . 3m between their estimated 465 . 7k employees .\nit is easy to get into avasant and equally easy to get out . if you don ' t brown nose them they find reasons to fire you . if the business is not doing well they fire you . you don ' t have access to all the systems and training needed to do your job . terrible !\nlos angeles , ca - - ( marketwire - may 4 , 2010 ) - this morning , during avasant ' s quarterly press conference , kevin s . parikh , global ceo , announced the launch of a new avasant company , avasense , inc . parikh described avasense as\na state - of - the - art web - based system designed to go far beyond typical financial and performance reporting for ito and bpo contracts .\navasense includes advanced business analytics to assess contract data , invoicing and performance . the objective of the system is to provide predictive information designed to permit organizations to be less reactive . parikh added ,\nwe want to help decision makers solve problems before they become problems .\navasant foundation has expanded its impact in providing education , employment and entrepreneurship opportunities in the digital economy for deserving youth globally . i am pleased to see the growth of the foundation as we scale our footprint , using our resources to foster integrity , inclusion and opportunity . our work prepares youth for success in the ever - changing digital economy of today and tomorrow .\nif you want a job where you are challenged to be your best and get amazing opportunities for growth , this is the right firm . there is travel as this is a consulting job . the clients are platinum plated fortune 500s . the avasant executive team is very connected and gets it . the firm is very diverse and represents personnel from na , europe , latin america and india .\nanupam govil , partner , avasant , in conversation with payal bhattar , ping network . anupam govil talks about how disruption as a concept can be misunerdstood . tune in to watch updates from all delegates and speakers and to find out whats new at the nasscom india leadership forum 2016 . don ' t miss the interviews , sessions , and most importantly the excitement this year follow this link to our channel and subscribe : urltoken\n5 . \u00a9 2015 avasant , llc provider connect 2015 sourcing approach what is new and differentavasant\u2019s sourcing approach 1 . shorter approach 2 . simpler process 3 . emphasis on provider success and client readiness 4 . more collaborative and interactive 5 . alternative sourcing models \u2013 delivery , technology , pricing 6 . focus on transformation , not just ongoing services 7 . focus on implementation 8 . winners and losers \u2013 not all providers will make it in the new world\naccording to the firm ' s website , the word avasant was born from merging the latin word ' ava ' meaning ' advisor ' and the sanskrit word ' sant ' meaning ' sagely ' ; thus , sagely advisor . the merging of the two languages reflects the firm ' s worldwide reach with its offices spread across the globe . the firm is headquartered in the usa and has a strong presence in north america , europe , asia , as well as africa .\nemerging technologies and digital ecosystems are presenting opportunities for revenue growth . avasant developed a digital business strategy for the second - largest international airport in north america to optimize their non - aeronautical core operations and processes . our experts identified long - term strategic partnerships , sourcing strategies , and gain sharing models to create a digital ecosystem . the client realized a 10 - 15 % increase in non - aeronautical revenues , 20 - 25 % process cost reduction in core operational processes , and over 35 % reduction in utility it costs .\nvery innovative , excellence driven work culture . was a revelation after having worked for other big name consulting firms . open and collaborative work culture - open door policy to senior management , including the ceo . over the last 3 years of my work here , i ' ve had the opportunity to experience several industry verticals and varied service areas , almost invariably working in diverse , cross border teams . the all company annual offsites are unique to avasant , and provide an informal setting to network with the colleagues across all levels .\ncorporate spokesperson shevy magen noted that several clients are already using the system and report savings of over 20 percent within the first four weeks of implementing the technology . bob randolph , avasant cfo , added ,\nat its core , the avasense dashboard is designed to provide useful financial and business analytics to support contract governance .\nincreasingly , buyers of outsourced services are demanding improved services from providers ; more recently with the advent of business process outsourcing , buyers also expect regulatory compliance , efficiency gains , savings realization and improved service .\nwhere input from employees and partners is valued and taken seriously . as a firm , we are always evaluating risk . we go to great lengths to ensure our teams and company are in compliance with the laws across multiple geographic locations . as a technology consulting firm , we are always encouraging our employees to strengthen their knowledge and understanding of our business strategies . the book authored by our ceo and other avasant employees outlines avasant ' s market perspective . all employees are reimbursed for the cost of the book , as it is required reading . as our company matures , we continually look for ways to enhance employee benefits . we work hard all year on events like our annual company retreat . the 3 - day event is a fun way for employees to foster relationships , and participate in team building activities and extracurriculars , in a beautiful destination city with 5 - star accommodations . we are sorry to hear you did not enjoy our last event as much as the rest of the company . in employee feedback surveys about employee satisfaction , the event routinely ranks in the 90th percentile . the foundation and success of the company are reliant on our people . in the spirit of keeping the lines of communication open , we encourage you to reach out to partners to express your concerns .\n2 . \u00a9 2015 avasant , llc provider connect 2015 unprecedented velocity of change drives sourcing innovation \u02c3 accelerated adoption of cloud , analytics , automation , iot , mobility create a hybrid it environment \u02c3 xaas adoption driven by business , sometimes without involvement of it / procurement \u02c3 blurring of lines between software , platform and services vendors \u02c3 service providers rapidly acquiring software , cloud and platform capabilities \u02c3 rapid shifts in business cycles drive scalable and flexible it and operating model \u02c3 rise of the connected enterprise and big data driving need for analytics and business predictive models \u02c3 technology is impacting all functions in businesses . every company is a tech company today \u02c3 increased global competition predicates need for more innovation in business services and engagement models \u02c3 powershift from procurement to cio as services become more strategic and linked to tech and digital platforms \u02c3 business agility powered by technology , services and operations transformation is becoming the key driver \u02c3 multi - tower constructs converging into multi - sourcing deals based on domain and technology prowess \u02c3 rapid change in technology and services landscape means that 5 to 10 year contracts are history ! avasant sees a quantum shift in sourcing models driven by rapid changes in market , technology and vendor landscape\u2026 . requiring a more innovative approach to sourcing new technology platforms and xaas market is changing rapidly shifting sourcing dynamics and business drivers @ chernandez3901\n9 . \u00a9 2015 avasant , llc provider connect 2015 vmo organizations are becoming strategic in nature and expected to deliver the full potential of outsourced services evolve accelerate validate improve knowfuture vmo accelerate the vmo value in the past transactional activities have been blocking the value of the function of the vmo . importance of vmo is now better understood and accepted know your sourcing integrated management information system vmo evolving size of the vmo team has been decreasing and responsibilities increasing . strategic decisions are now possible based on reporting derived from vmo improve relationships consolidated information and vendor communication enables improved relationships with service providers validate and protect monitor and manage slas , paybacks and vendor relationship sourcing management services ( mgs ) @ chernandez3901 # avasantproviderconnect\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ncontact : shevach magen partner , business development shevy . magen @ urltoken o : ( 310 ) 643 - 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suited execution path for your digital initiatives .\nbuild a cost - effective and operationally efficient digital governance model to preserve value and enable sustained growth .\navasantx operates at the nexus of technical , creative and business strategy for incorporating a comprehensive user experience ( ux ) across all digital channels , which enables a customer - driven and agile organization .\nideate solutions and experiences that enable and enhance customer engagement . engagement enablers can include digital profiling and intelligence , social media engagement , omni - channel access , and more\nautomate value chains across back - office functions , core operations and revenue channels by leveraging technology accelerators .\ndefine and implement automation within existing technology environments . this enables quick wins at a relatively low cost without fundamentally changing underlying technologies\nleverage automated workflow and decision - making capabilities readily available in bpm solutions . this can be implemented either as a replacement or micro service accelerator of current technologies\nintegrate cognitive and analytics into core application workflows and decision models . this enables back - office to front - office integration and analytics - driven decision making\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 .\nnone of the leaders are true information technology consultants so employees who are new to the industry are at an even par with the existing staff .\nno focus on the customer , which makes the day - to - day work for the onsite employees difficult . for example , the company self published a book with an employee named as the author to hand out at a golf party we hosted . the company has sent us employees numerous urgent emails to buy it on amazon and write a favorable review . as of today there is only one review and we are still being contacted to buy the book . meanwhile there is a lot of work backlogged for our employees in the field . the environment at our global headquarters is casual with yelling at employees . the company takes everyone in the field on a trip once a year to a cheap resort and it is really uncomfortable because he the organizer gets reprimanded in front of all of the employees . my coworker asked for time off after a family member died and coincidently their position was eliminated . sometimes they have cash flow problems and vendors aren ' t paid on time which makes it uncomfortable when bill collectors call the office . they treat people nice if you are agreeing to everything but they will stab you in the back if you even bring up an idea to improve an area of the business and they disagree with you . there is not in - country support for employees in the field working outside the us .\ntake the money you spend on the trip to the resort each year and instead spend it on a hr manager . no one wants to travel with work colleagues . you act like it is some big perk but we would rather be with our family . employees get drunk and act rowdy , which can be fun , but it also can lead to some awkward and unprofessional situations .\nthis is not the firm for a person that wants to work from home and skate by life . but , if you are an engaged and open minded person , this firm will be great for you .\nthe firm is moving in the right direction with the global offsite and new employee training program . keep up the great benefits and gym program !\nkeep up the great internal culture and entrepreneurial spirit . continue to invest in people .\na large amount of travel is required to support this collaborative approach to consulting , significant client face time and interaction .\ncontinue to maintain the current culture of the organization . keep up the focus on employee growth and opportunities\ngreat culture , amazing and extremely intelligent coworkers , depending on your role you may be able to work from home at least some days each week , great opportunities for growth and travel , ceo is very personable and approachable and his expectation of excellence is highly promoted .\n- great leadership : i work directly with the senior leadership of the company . they invest in your personal growth and allow you the breathing room you need to take risks and make mistakes you can learn from . - 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", "topic": 34}], "title": "furuno", "paragraphs": ["39 furuno inosuke denki hensh\u016b iinkai ed . , furuno inosuke , p . 193 .\n70 furuno inosuke denki hensh\u016b iinkai ed . , furuno inosuke , pp . 171 , 193\u20134 .\nenl - proudly representing furuno in new zealand for 70 years . choose a region to find your furuno dealer .\nthe furuno drs4d 4kw digital radome can be added to any navnet 3d system to gain a high powered 36 nautical mile radar . compatible with furuno tztouch and furuno navnet 3d .\ndeveloped the world ' s first dual - frequency searchlight sonar opened furuno dong guan factory in china . established furuno deutschland gmbh in germany . established furuno eurus llc in russian federation . established the furuno ins training center ( instc ) in denmark .\nthe furuno gp1971f c - map 4d bundle includes the standard furuno gp1971f package with your choice of one c - map 4d full .\nthe furuno gp1871f c - map 4d bundle includes the standard furuno gp1871f package with your choice of one c - map 4d full .\nthe furuno navnet tzt2 12\nweather bundle features the standard packaged furuno navnet tzt2 12\nchartplotter fishfinder bundled with the furuno bbwx3 weather module and the shakespeare sra 50 weather antenna . sirius subscription required .\nfuruno dff1 digital 600w / 1kw black box sounder module for your furuno navnet vx2 or navnet 3d network systems . ( transducer sold separately )\nanother testament to the furuno & enl partnership is furuno of japan . the company has been the wassp distributor in 22 countries since 2010 .\nestablished furuno electric co . , ltd . by taking over operations from furuno electric industries , ltd . ( capitalized at 8 million yen )\nfuruno gp330b nmea2000 gps receiver is designed for pinpoint accuracy with your furuno navnet 3d or tztouch display . nmea 2000 network required when installing without drs radar .\nhistory 1930s . 1938 furuno electric shokai was founded in nagasaki , japan ; 1940s . 1948 commercialized the world\u2019s first practical fish finder . it established furuno \u2026\ni need to take the pins out of the plug in my furuno radar .\ncan i disable the key beep on the gp - 150 furuno gps navigator .\ncompleted miki factory established furuno ( uk ) ltd . in the u . k .\nhi i have 2001 furuno 1712 radar . the display unit is a rdp - 134\ntrying to take furuno radar rsb - 0071 off t - top for canvas replacement .\ni fave a furuno 511 auto pilot . i went to turn it on and got\nfixed an issue in importing furuno navnet3d points where an extra carriage return character would cause the import to fail . also fixed an icon issue in exporting to furuno navnet3ds .\n- calypso - rock ( deane - weissman ) trans . : fred jorge - kikuo furuno\nestablished furuno u . s . a . , inc . in the u . s .\nin 1971 , furuno won the best product award in the fish finder category from nmea .\nall the boats i ' ve worked on have run furuno , and when i look at what other successful skippers in new zealand and around the world use - it ' s furuno .\nthe furuno bbwx3 satellite radio / weather receiver provides up - to - the - minute weather and audio information for your furuno navnet 3d and tz touch . sirius antenna and subscription required .\n27 furuno had been the head of the bureau of domestic news and the bureau of foreign news at reng\u014d\u2019s headquarters in tokyo , while higashikawa kaichi had managed osaka - based economic news ( especially news of the stock market ) . after higashikawa\u2019s death , in october 1931 , furuno absorbed this osaka operation , and became general manager in charge of all regions in japan . \u2018furuno inosuke nenpu\u2019 , in furuno inosuke denki hensh\u016b iinkai ed . , furuno inosuke , p . 532 .\n- waltz ( zica bergami ) trans . : kikuo furuno ; recorded : 7 aug 1960 .\nfuruno acquired eride inc . established furuno hellas ltd . in greeca . established furuno broadband service center aps in denmark . product launch of ku - band vsat fv - 100 and inmarsat fleetbroadband felcom250 / 500 . commencement of mobile satellite communications service for ocean - going fleets\nsafecomnet\n.\nhere are three ways i don ' t use . urltoken wonder how this guy pronounces furuno .\nadded waypoint import / export capability for the new furuno tz touch machines using the tzd format .\nfound that i had broken the furuno navnet exporter if the user chose\ninclude inlet\n.\nthe furuno mu150hd 15\nlcd display is made for use in the rough and wet marine environment .\nthe furuno mu190hd 19\nlcd display is made for use in the rough and wet marine environment .\nfuruno inosuke source : ts\u016bshinshashi kank\u014dkai ed . , ts \u016bshinshashi ( tokyo : editor , 1958 ) .\ndeveloped kinematic gps and gps for aircraft . established furuno espana , s . a . in spain .\n56 sasaki , \u2018kokuts\u016b no shinwa o kataru\u2019 , p . 32 ; ts\u016bshinshashi kank\u014dkai ed . , ts\u016bshinshashi , p . 356 ; furuno inosuke denki hensh\u016b iinkai ed . , furuno inosuke , pp . 187\u20138 .\ndeveloped fishery monitoring radar , automated bonito pole - and - line fishing system developed the world ' s first video loran . established furuno danmark a / s in denmark . established furuno sverige ab in sweden .\n- guar\u00e2nia ( j . a . flores - m . ortiz guerrero ) trans . : kikuo furuno ;\nenl has been furuno\u2019s exclusive new zealand distributor for over 50 years . the relationship was solidified in 2014 when furuno took a 10 % shareholding in the company , increasing that to 29 . 5 % in 2015 .\nfixed issues with the furuno tzd export , the gpx export , and the lowrance version 4 usr export .\ndeveloped equipment for the research submersible shinkai 6500 system increased capital to 7 , 535 million yen launched spirit of furuno 21 , a fishing boat - type testing vessel . established furuno france s . a . in france .\ndeveloped the tanken - maru system , a fish finder for recreational fishing boats . established furuno polska sp . z o . o . in poland . opened the furuno european distribution centre ( fedc ) in the netherlands .\nthe furuno mu240t monitor is a multi - purpose , multi - touch marine 24\nlcd that features the unmatched quality and reliability which everyone has come to expect from furuno when paired with a navnet tztouch black box system .\nmodified the garmin adm exporter to handle some newer models . improved import handling of a corrupt furuno rou file .\nfixed an issue with furuno 3 - d exporting where icon numbers over 31 caused the gps import to halt .\nthe professor joined the meeting and explained to furuno his theory and the results of his experimental work . in cooperation with furuno , professor morii started conducting experiments in furuno ' s rice paddies .\nwhen i observed furuno ' s rice paddy with the ducks , i realized that the water in the rice paddy was muddy from the ducks paddling ,\nsays professor morii . ? gthat made me believe my theory would work with ducks in the rice paddy .\n- calypso - rock ( greenfield - sedaka ) trans . : fred jorge - kikuo furuno ; reciting : get\u00falio alves\ndeveloped radio navigation system and full - circle scanning sonar . developed gyrocompass established furuno norge a / s in norway .\nmanufactured in japan , furuno has an enviable name for quality and reliability of their depth sounders or fishfinders , gps and mapping units for both recreational and commercial applications . furuno has rightly earned an outstanding world - wide reputation for performance and reliability , supplying a good range of marine technologies across a range of price solutions to suit every boater . you can buy furuno products online or check out the full range of furuno fishfinders / echo sounders at the ch smith marine electronics department .\nrelationships have been key for enl . it has been furuno\u2019s exclusive new zealand distributor for over 50 years , and the relationship remains strong . the close association with furuno is one of the key relationships that have characterized enl\u2019s growth and ongoing position as the country\u2019s top marine electronics company\u2019s . the relationship was solidified when in 2014 furuno took a 10 % shareholding in the company , increasing that to 29 . 5 % in 2015 . another testament to the furuno & enl relationship is that furuno of japan ; the largest marine electronics company in the world has been the wassp distributor in 22 countries since 2010 .\nadded a new import capability to imp - exp for the furuno gp1650 mrk files . added a furuno rat / rou routes importer . worked on purge duplicates so that a user can quit the search and delete what was done so far . added a cancel function . fixed an issue with the furuno navnet 3d importer that occurred if just one group was identified .\nthe company also runs a network of 70 furuno dealers in new zealand and the south pacific and 30 wassp distributors globally .\ncleaned up the furuno gp39 gpx export to conform to furuno requirements . fixed an issue with the calibrate conversions routine due to an unrelated change elsewhere in the code . added error handling on two routines that would crash the program on an error .\nadded import / export routine for furuno gp1670f and gp1870f machines . also fixed the find function when displaying on a chart .\nadded import / export for nobeltec onf formatted files . also added import tracks capability for garmin adm , lowrance usr , raymarine fsh , furuno navnet , and gpx . made sure that groups are handled ok with furuno navnet 3d import / export .\nfuruno\u2019s drs4dl + uhd now with fast target tracking and arpa provides 4kw of power in a compact 19\u201d radome . compatible with furuno\u2019s navnet tz touch and tztouch2 the drs4dl has a 5 . 2\u00b0 beamwidth and range scales from 1 / 8nm to 36nm .\nthe furuno mfdbb is a full functioning navigation system designed to be viewed on a 12 , 15 or 17 inch marine display .\nfuruno will be busy working on the extension of the duck and rice farming method that will help farmers and researchers in agriculture .\nautopilots furuno autopilots use self - learning adaptive software with an algorithm designed for optimum course piloting . here are some popular models :\ndeveloped automatic identification system ( ais ) and voyage data recorder ( vdr ) . developed fully - automated clinical chemistry analyzer . established furuno navintra oy ( now furuno finland oy ) after acquiring . finnish company navintra began in - house production of pulse magnetron .\nthe all - new furuno fcv - 2100 was designed with larger fishing vessels in mind , such as purse seiners and trawlers .\n[ furuno its journal ] geneva show in switzerland . flying cars and maas maas ( mobility as a service ) were hot topics .\nk . furuno 1 , a . kagawa 2 , o . kazaoka 2 , t . kusuda 3 , and h . nirei 4\nfixed an issue with the furuno time zero ( . tzd ) import / export for windows 10 that was preventing it from working .\nthe furuno navnet exporter set some waypoints as black and that was not accepted by the gps . these are changed to dark blue .\nadded the capability to handle icons and colors in the furuno navnet import / export and fixed a minor bug in the import routine .\nmcgregor jc , furuno jp . optimizing research methods used for the evaluation of antimicrobial stewardship programs . clin infect dis . ( in press )\ncommercialized the world ' s first practical fish finder . established furuno electric industries , ltd . in nagasaki began manufacturing and selling fish finders .\nrevised the furuno gp1650f import to handle more variations . made the name length setting take effect immediately after a warning about duplicates creation . .\nadded import and export capability for furuno gp1870f routes ( pnt extension ) . fixed a few issues in the gp1870f waypoint import and export .\nthe furuno fcv 295 digital fishfinder puts professional fish finding features into a 10\nlcd display with 1kw , 2kw , or 3kw power options .\nthe method and philosophy that furuno introduced in agriculture have been highlighted among organic / sustainable agriculture supporters in many countries all over the globe . but furuno says that sometimes he feels there is a gap between his fundamental thoughts and the intellectual / socio - political discussion about the industrial agriculture .\nnavigation electronics vary slightly from boat to boat but include two radars , a gyro - azimuthed stabilized furuno fr1510mk2 or mk3 with arp15 target plotter with gps and depth data interface . the second radar is a gyro - azimuthed stabilized furuno fr8111 or fr8100d with gps data interface . the gps itself is a trimble nt300d or navtrac xl . the loran c is furuno ; the depth - sounder is a 200 - khz furuno ls6000 . some of the vessels have been fitted with nera worldphone marine inmarsat mini - m satellite systems . the gyrocompass with universal gyro pilot is a sperry mk37 .\nch smith marine has been providing a great choice of the best fishfinders to the australian market for over 50 years . since our original relationship started with furuno in 1957 , we are proud to be an authorised retailer of the quality furuno brand and have it among our range of specialist marine electronics products .\nfuruno has been a highly regarded brand since the 1930s , when the company was founded . it is among the world\u2019s first producers of fish finders . furuno produces a variety of marine electronics as well as global positioning systems ( gps ) . the company is based in japan but is an international business ,\nthe name\nfuruno\nis not only a clear depiction of our company name , but it has been familiar to people inside and outside the company for a long time . in addition , the furuno logo displayed on a radar antenna has made an impression of our company on a large number of people .\nchart plotters furuno chart plotters use the latest technology available to make navigation easier than ever before . ten models are currently available for sale , including these :\ndeveloped ais ( automatic identification system ) receiver fa - 30 for fishing vessels and recreational boats . established furuno shanghai co . , ltd . in china .\nfuruno autopilot pump for navpilot 711 , 12 vdc , 1 . 7 cubic inches per second for ram sizes of 14 cubic inches to 25 cubic inches in volume\n38 iwanaga y\u016bkichi , \u2018kokkateki daits\u016bshinsha setsuritsuron\u2019 , december 1931 , reprinted in furuno ed . , iwanaga y\u016bkichi kun , ( part iii ) , pp . 163\u201373 .\n[ furuno its journal ] companies attempt new vehicle - to - infrastructure communications , including traffic volume measurements and vehicle positioning . - its asia pacific forum in fukuoka -\nthe furuno fcv1150 takes fish finding to the next level with a 12\ndisplay and all new features to show the bottom , fish and bait like never before .\ntakao furuno has developed and disseminated a sustainable , integrated organic rice and duck farming system . this method significantly increases yields and has been replicated in thousands of locations across\nupdated the furuno navnet 3d waypoint importer to handle the case where the 3 associated files are not present . also to handle files where there are blanks between lines .\nadded loran station 9980 for the mediterranean and corrected the 6731 station for a change in location of one slave . added a comma catcher for the furuno nn3d export .\nj n taylor and co pty ltd , trading as furuno australia offer a complete range of marine electroncs including : furuno , actisense , airmar , flir , hatteland display , maretron , maxsea , icom and mobilarm . if you require marine electronics for your boat , or your next boating fit - out then our experienced team can help .\nthe furuno gp1670f represents the entry - level offering of furuno\u2019s fishfinder / chart plotter combo systems . it offers a lot of the advanced features found in the more expensive models . the unit is targeted at boaters who want the combination of accurate gps / waas ( wide area augmentation system ) performance and enhanced chart plotting and fish finding capabilities .\niwanaga y\u016bkich at the centre with crossed arms . russell kennedy is on the right side of iwanaga with glasses and a bow tie . furuno inoseuke is right behind iwanaga .\nfuruno introduced its 24 - inch solid - state \u00addrs4d - nxt radome this past february . nxt features pulse compression and employs doppler technology , which aids in collision avoidance .\naccording to enl , the 50 - year relationship with furuno has been key to the company ' s success and remains as important as ever . in 2014 , furuno took a 10 % shareholding in the company , increasing to 29 . 5 % in 2015 . the japanese company has also been a wassp distributor in 22 countries since 2010 .\nadded capability for import and export of furuno gp39 , import of gpx with groups and modified the import of humminbird version 5 . made changes to accommodate the new raymarines .\nthe innovations of furuno continued through the 1970s and 1980s with products such as the marine autopilot system , satellite positioning , ultra - compact radar , and the marine fax machine .\nfuruno , y . ( 2002 ) . japanese translation in the 1970s : a transitional period [ non - fiction translation ] . japanese studies , 22 ( 3 ) , .\nfuruno , yuri .\njapanese translation in the 1970s : a transitional period [ non - fiction translation ] .\njapanese studies . 22 . 3 ( 2002 ) : .\nfuruno is a company that designs and produces marine electronics and global positioning systems ( gps ) , as well as other high - tech products . one of these products is the furuno fcv587 fish finder , which has 600w / 1kw power , an 8 . 4 - inch lcd in color , and bottom discrimination capability . this is an exemplary product , adapted\nbroadbill swordfish . they are the bucket list fish ! good electronics are a must for this game , here ' s a run down on how to chase them using your furuno .\nfuruno\u2019s biography claims that mofa took the initiative , and iwanaga and furuno played a key role in bringing an otherwise reluctant army on board . it explains that the army and dents\u016b news agency opposed iwanaga\u2019s proposal to amalgamate dents\u016b and reng\u014d . this was because both dents\u016b and the army saw the amalgamation as the creation of a reng\u014d - centred news agency . as mofa had been close to reng\u014d , it continues , the army saw this move as a mofa plot to dominate the proposed institution . 70 iwanaga asked furuno to overcome army opposition to the amalgamation . furuno used his contact , lieutenant - colonel suzuki teiichi ( 1888\u20131989 ) , whom furuno had known since their time together in beijing in the early 1920s . furuno , as his biography claims , proposed to iwanaga to involve suzuki not only in the negotiations for this amalgamation , but also in the inter - ministry committee on information . 71 the politics of the amalgamation of dents\u016b and reng\u014d was , therefore , far more complex than the simple dichotomy of pro - aggression army ( dents\u016b ) versus peace - loving mofa ( reng\u014d ) .\nthe furuno hub101 is the center of your navnet 3d system or tztouch / tztouch2 systems connecting all of your displays and components together and allowing for the distribution of information across the network .\nfuruno , yuri . 2002 .\njapanese translation in the 1970s : a transitional period [ non - fiction translation ] .\nin japanese studies , 22 , no . 3 : .\nfish finders both commercial and sport fishermen rely on furuno fish finders . they are considered the most reliable on the market . units are available for any type of vessel and include the following :\n\u2022 gp7000 / nt \u2013 this is the entry - level chart plotter from furuno . it can work with a variety of vessel types . it has a 7\u201d color display and uses either a\nfuruno , y . 2002 ,\njapanese translation in the 1970s : a transitional period [ non - fiction translation ]\n, in japanese studies , vol . 22 , no . 3 ,\nmade a correction to the c - map userimg . bin file import so that it will tolerate a 0 . 0 longitude in the file . fixed an issue with the furuno nn3 exporter for negative lat / lon . fixed another one for the import of raymarine archive . fsh files where a rare occurrence caused an import abort . added handling of 2 versions of the furuno nn3 import .\nfuruno ' s duck - rice system is the result of continuous study of a natural symbiotic relationship after years of trial and error adjustments . one season , disease destroyed his entire crop . for three years , dogs ate furuno ' s ducks until he got the idea to install electric fences . furuno has identified the optimal age at which ducklings should be released into rice fields , the number that should be introduced per tenth of hectare and the moment when ducks should be removed . through experimentation , he discovered that the addition of certain fish ( loaches ) and a nitrogen - fixing weed ( azolla ) to the field boosted rice and duck growth . in addition , furuno has successfully marketed duck rice , which now sells at a 20 - 30 % premium over conventionally grown rice in\nthe furuno rd33 data organizer will communicate with nmea 0183 , nmea 2000 and can bus interfaces . the bright 4 . 3\u201d color screen will display instrument data that is clear and easy to read .\nfound a problem with the furuno navnet 2 uploader . it was shifting the names 1 down from the waypoints . this caused the names to not line up with the wapoints they were supposed to represent .\nfuruno electric co . , ltd . ( headquartered in nishinomiya , japan , president : mr . yukio furuno ) is pleased to announce that its latest multi - gnss receiver module \u201cgn - 87\u201d has been adopted for the new quadricopter \u201cbebop drone\u201d of parrot sa ( headquartered in paris , france , chief executive officer : mr . henri seydoux ) , a leader in advanced technology wireless products for consumers and professionals .\nthe furuno fa50 class b ais transponder is a great add on for any vessel traveling long distances or working in crowded shipping lanes . receive and transmit important information like ship\u2019s position , course , speed and call sign .\nin 2016 , raymarine ( quantum ; $ 1 , 599 ) , furuno ( drs4d - nxt ; $ 2 , 600 ) and garmin ( fantom ; $ 1 , 999 to $ 7 , 499 ) entered the solid - state radar race with pulse - compression units ; humminbird followed in early 2017 . in the case of furuno and garmin , those solid - state radars also came with a perennial weather favorite : doppler technology .\nhe received another invitation to give a speech at another international meeting on rice cultivation last year . the meeting was attended by participants with phds and a few farmers . furuno reviewed the meeting , saying he was disappointed to realize that most of the participants didn ' t understand his basic idea of ? gmaking farming easy .\n( note : furuno received a bs degree in agriculture from one of japan ' s finest and oldest universities ) .\nfuruno\u2019s gp1971 - f combination gps / fishfinder offers a 9\u201d customizable touch screen display . true 1kw chirp sonar with accu - fish and bottom discrimination , wireless drs4w radar connection , c - map 4d chart compatibility and more !\nmarine radar is one of the specialties of furuno marine electronics . compact starter models work at 2 . 2 kw , while commercial - grade radar units operate at 50 kw . some of their popular models include the following :\nfuruno\u2019s fcv588 with rezboost technology offers a bright , 8 . 4\u201d color display that will clearly display fish and bottom composition . a 600 / 1kw sonar , rezboost improves resolution and enhances target separation when paired with a narrowband transducer .\nfuruno jp , noble bn , horne kn , mcgregor jc , elman mr , bearden dt , walsh ew , fromme ek . frequency of outpatient antibiotic prescription on discharge to hospice care . antimicrob agents chemother . ( in press )\nfuruno jp , comer ac , johnson jk , rosenberg jh , moore sl , mackenzie td , hall kk , hirshon jm . using antibiograms to improve antibiotic prescribing in skilled nursing facilities . infect control hosp epidemiol . ( in press )\nwarden ba , freels jp , furuno jp , mackay j . impact of a pharmacy - managed heart failure medication education and discharge instruction program . am j health syst pharm . 2014 ; 71 ( 2 ) : 134 - 9 .\nprofessor kirschenmann believes that synergistic solutions for sustainable agriculture , like furuno ' s method , will be adopted in developing countries before they are adopted in the industrial world and\ncould well give farmers in developing countries a competitive advantage .\nupdated the calibration files for the southeast chain . fixed an issue introduced a year ago that made the export gpx routine double up on the waypoints if\ninclude inlet\nwas checked . added capability to import furuno gp3300 mrk files .\nthe furuno navnet tz touch 9 delivers full network capability in an edge to edge glass 9 inch touchscreen display . timezero technology , pre - loaded maps and pinch to zoom capabilities make this unit a must have for any fisherman or cruiser .\nhirshon jm , comer ac , rosenberg jh , johnson jk , moore sl , mackenzie td , hall kk , furuno jp . methodological challenges associated with developing and implementing antibiograms in nursing homes . infect control hosp epidemiol . ( in press )\nalbrecht js , gruber - baldini al , fromme ek , mcgregor jc , lee dsh , furuno jp . quality of hospice care for patients with dementia . j am geriatr soc . 2013 ; 61 ( 7 ) : 1060 - 5 .\npointing to a wesmar scanning sonar , grant says they installed the first one in 1973 . \u201cit had an 800 foot down range . \u201d alongside it is a furuno radar and a pair of loran c\u2019s\u2014a northstar 6000 and a raynav 570 .\nthe image of an asian rice farmer is probably one of a taciturn man in a straw hat with whom it is difficult to converse about anything except his local area . in contrast , you will find takao furuno quite a surprise . his passion for the preservation and health of the small family farm is backed up by a deep understanding of how modern society works .\nmy dream ,\nsays furuno ,\nis to see ducks cheerfully swimming around in all the rice paddies of\nalbrecht js , gruber - baldini al , hirshon jm , brown ch , goldberg r , rosenberg jh , comer ac , furuno jp . hospital discharge instructions : comprehension and compliance among older adults . j gen intern med . ( in press )\nlast year , furuno was invited to lecture at the iowa state university ' s leopold center for sustainable agriculture in the united states . professor frederick l . kirschenmann , director of the center , shares a similar agriculture philosophy with the japanese farmer .\n. rather than using chemicals , furuno introduces ducks into rice paddies to fertilize and strengthen rice seedlings and protect them from pests and weeds . this process boosts farmers ' incomes and decreases their workload , while reducing environmental damage and increasing food security .\nfuruno is a global company and leading manufacturer of marine electronics . their equipment is used in private , commercial , and government vessels of all types around the world , including powerboats , sailboats , and commercial and sport fishing vessels . their products include\nadded an importer for the koden _ kgp model . fixed an issue in the sitex hy importer to avoid extra lines . changed some furuno tzd icon translations for import and export . fixed an issue with the gpx exporter when used with groups .\nan insightful interview with nathan adams who has used furuno to find swordfish , hapuka , bass , snapper and gamefish for 30 + years . nathan is the man behind red gill custom lures and has fished commercially and recreationally very successfully in new zealand .\nfuruno\u2019s gp39 gps with 12 channel receiver offers a 4 . 2\u201d lcd color display . mark up to 3 , 000 track points , 10 , 000 waypoints and 100 routes ( each with up to 30 waypoints . can display loran td position format .\nfuruno\u2019s 1815 radar comes packaged with a 8 . 4\u201d color display with a 4kw dome . low power consumption , the 1815 includes target tracking , true trail mode and true view mode . a perfect solution for a standalone radar at an affordable price point\nfuruno\u2019s mcu002 remote offers nearly complete control of your tz touch 9 , 14 , tztouch2 12 , 15 or black box . a simple joystick with 10 dedicated hardware keys and push function allows your tz to expand from multi touch to a keyed operation !\nalbrecht js , mcgregor jc , fromme ek , bearden dt , furuno jp . a nationwide analysis of antibiotic use in hospice care in the final week of life . j pain symptom manage . 2013 ; 46 ( 4 ) : 483 - 90 .\ntoday furuno marine electronics operates from headquarters in 79 different countries and has an estimated 50 percent share in the marine radar market . their headquarters is now in hyogo , japan where they continue to develop their \u201csensing , processing , and communications technologies . \u201d\nfixed a date issue with the lowrance v4 / 5 importer . fixed a download issue with some furuno nn2 and earlier gpss having marks interspersed with waypoints . made the plotting of routes better by eliminating a spurious line to the center lat / lon .\nfuruno\u2019s navnet tztouch 2 offers a bright 12\u201d all glass display with built - in 56 channel gps receiver and 600w / 1kw dual frequency rezboost fishfinder with bottom discrimination and accu - fish . simple touch screen and newly refined user interface makes operation a breeze .\nfuruno ' s unique and award - wining approach to social problems is to simply release ducks into rice paddies . with this simple method , he has achieved a higher rice yield with much less labor and financial outlay , while at the same time maintaining environmentally sustainable agriculture . he has perfected and spread this technique since 1988 , and today over 75 , 000 small rice farmers throughout asia have taken up his method . rice yields from farmers using furuno ' s method are almost twice those of conventional plots in the same area .\nthom ka , standiford hc , johnson jk , hanna n , furuno jp . effectiveness of an antimicrobial polymer to decrease contamination of environmental surfaces in the clinical setting . infect control hosp epidemiol . 2014 ; 35 ( 8 ) : 1060 - 2 ( in press )\nthe furuno 1835 has a crisp 10 . 4\u201d color lcd display and a 4kw , 24\u201d radar dome that can mark targets from a maximum distance of 36nm . this stand - alone radar is perfect for any larger sport fishing , commercial fishing or cruising boat or yacht .\nalbrecht js , gruber - baldini al , hirshon jm , brown ch , goldberg r , rosenberg jh , comer ac , furuno jp . depressive symptoms and hospital readmission in older adults . j am geriatr soc . 2014 ; 62 ( 3 ) : 495 - 9 .\nthe fishtrack project boat is a 1990 , 40 - foot egg harbor convertible . before we updated the boat , the electronics included a raytheon radar from the dark ages , a 1990s furuno 1850 sounder / gps / plotter and a datamarine speed , depth and temperature instrument .\nfixed an issue in the hondex export having to do with not having a leading 0 on longitude . made sure the lat / lon format was right even if the user was using different format . added icon and color recovery for importing furuno gp1650 / gp3300 mrk files .\nfuruno\u2019s fcv - 628 is a dedicated 600w fishfinder producing exceptional sonar imaging . designed with rezboost technology , the 628 increases resolution and enhances target separation when paired with a narrowband transducer . added features such as bottom discrimination and accu - fish come standard in this affordably priced fishfinder .\nthe furuno 1945 has a crisp 10 . 4\u201d color lcd display and a 6kw , 4 ' open array radar that can mark targets from a maximum distance of 64nm . this stand - alone radar is perfect for any larger sport fishing , commercial fishing or cruising boat or yacht .\nrosenberg jh , albrecht js , fromme ek , noble bn , mcgregor jc , comer ac , furuno jp . antimicrobial use for symptom management in patients receiving hospice and palliative care : a systematic review . j palliat med . 2013 ; 16 ( 12 ) : 1568 - 74 .\nmagnetron radars require a warmup period . heating the magnetron to get it on frequency used to take as much as two and a half minutes , says furuno\u2019s tim moore , general manager of the company\u2019s east coast facility . but that waiting time has been reduced to about 60 seconds .\nthe furuno gp33 is the perfect navigator as a backup or primary gps . the gp33 will display in lat / lon or td and can provide distance , direction and eta to a given waypoint . along with navigation information , the gp33 can save 10 , 000 waypoints and 100 routes .\niwanaga at a dinner party held by kent cooper of ap , new york , autumn 1932 . iwanaga is in the front , third from the left . source : furuno , inosuke ed . , iwanaga y \u016bkichi kun ( tokyo : iwanaga y\u016bkichi kun denki kank\u014d iinkai , 1941 ) .\nin windows 10 , the import and export of the furuno tzd format and the import of google earth kmz was not working , so that was fixed . in importing a text file , if the file had soft paragraph marks , it wouldn ' t work and that was fixed . .\nthe gp - 1871f from furuno offers a 7\u201d customizable touch screen with slide out menus . simple to operate , this powerful combination unit comes with an internal gps antenna , is compatible with c - map 4d charts , and includes true 1kw chirp sonar with accu - fish and bottom discrimination .\nthe furuno 1935 has a crisp 10 . 4\u201d color lcd display and a 4kw , 3 . 5 ' open array radar that can mark targets from a maximum distance of 48nm . this stand - alone radar is perfect for any larger sport fishing , commercial fishing or cruising boat or yacht .\ntakao furuno , a japanese farmer , has devised a simple , ecological rice farming method using ducks , which is attracting the attention of the schwab foundation , a sustainable agriculture center in the u . s . , as well as the attention of a university researcher on global warming in japan .\ndeveloped gps - steered time & frequency generator . began in - house sales of etcs won a long - term supply contract for the navnet series of network - compatible navigational equipment from the us coast guard . established furuno softech ( dalian ) co . , ltd . in dalian , china .\nadded tracks import and export for gp1870 , a terminal function for serial cable upload and download of older gpss that initiate the process . added group to export options . added a terminal style upload and download for furuno gp32 , 33 and any other gps that initiates a data transfer by itself .\nadded an importer for sitex hy file type and fixed the furuno navnet 3d routes export . changed the icon\nx\nfor google earth export to lower case as upper case did not display . added a point o on the error distribution display after calibration to mark the center of the plot .\nreng\u014d tried to implement iwanaga\u2019s proposal in manchuria . in january 1932 , furuno travelled to mukden , the headquarters of the guandong army , and met top officers , lieutenant - colonel honj\u014d shigeru , colonel itagaki seishir\u014d , and lieutenant - colonel ishiwara kanji . he also saw doihara kenji , the head of the army\u2019s special service unit at harbin . furuno had known itagaki well since the time he had been posted to kokusai\u2019s beijing bureau in 1920\u201323 . 56 these officers endorsed iwanaga\u2019s proposal . they shared iwanaga\u2019s view that \u2018news was central in propaganda and a news agency would be a crucial institution of propaganda war\u2019 . 57\ntoday , enl group company operates three offices in auckland , nelson and , more recently , a satellite office in europe supporting its locally manufactured wassp ( wide angle sonar seafloor profiler ) multi - beam sonar . it also supports 70 furuno dealers in new zealand and the south pacific and 30 wassp distributors globally .\nin its formative years , the company\u2019s primary focus was the servicing of electronics for the commercial fishing industry . enl then diversified into manufacturing radio direction finders and double sideband radios . during the early 1960s former navy man jack williamson ( mbe ) took over the company and signed up as new zealand\u2019s furuno agent .\nthe magnetron\u2019s powerful signal usually means it picks up small targets much farther away than solid state , making it the best option for bird radar . furuno\u2019s new drs6a x - class ( $ 5 , 395 to $ 6 , 240 ) , a magnetron product , was specifically designed and dialed in to find birds .\nfuruno\u2019s latest multi - gnss receiver module , gn - 87 can receive gps ( usa ) , satellite - based augmentation systems ( sbas ) and quasi - zenith satellite system ( qzss , japan ) and glonass ( russia ) concurrently , which significantly improves positioning success rate and robustness against interferences by using different frequency bands .\nintroducing the world\u2019s first wireless radar . furuno\u2019s drs4w allows access to your radar directly from your ios devices anywhere on the boat . download the free app from the app store , plug in the power cable and you\u2019re ready to go , even access from two ios devices simultaneously . * ios device required and sold separately .\najao ao , harris ad , johnson jk , roghmann m , perencevich en , schweizer ml , zhan m , chen wh , furuno jp . association between methicillin - resistant staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection may not differ by age group . infect control hosp epidemiol . 2013 ; 34 ( 1 ) : 93 - 95 .\nfuruno\u2019s nxt features a three - speed motor that operates at 48 rpm on short range , 36 rpm at slightly longer ranges , and finally 24 rpm at its farthest range of 36 nm . it also employs beam - sharpening or - narrowing techniques ( as do raymarine and simrad ) that can dial up target detail .\ncitation : furuno , k . , kagawa , a . , kazaoka , o . , kusuda , t . , and nirei , h . : groundwater management based on monitoring of land subsidence and groundwater levels in the kanto groundwater basin , central japan , proc . iahs , 372 , 53 - 57 , urltoken 2015 .\nthe furuno navpilot 711c takes staying on course to the next level . with self - learning and adaptive software program for step by step calculations the navpilot 711c takes important information into consideration and adjusts navigation accordingly to keep you on course . a bright colored day / night graphic display makes viewing easy no matter the time of day .\npfeiffer cd , cunningham mc , poissant t , furuno jp , townes jm , leitz a , thomas a , buser gl , arao rf , beldavs zg . establishment of a statewide network for carbapenem - resistant enterobacteriaceae prevention in a low incidence region . infect control hosp epidemiol . 2014 ; 35 ( 4 ) : 356 - 6 .\najao ao , johnson jk , harris ad mph , zhan m , mcgregor jc , thom ka , furuno jp . risk of acquiring extended spectrum \u03b2 - lactamase producing klebsiell a species and escherichia coli from prior room occupants in the intensive care unit . infect control hosp epidemiol . 2013 ; 34 ( 5 ) : 453 - 8 .\nthe fcv - 627 is a high - performance digital fish finder that is mainly designed for use on small fishing and leisure boats . furuno has made a name for itself for over five decades as a leading manufacturer of marine electronic equipment , as seen in the high - quality and user - friendly design of the fcv - 627 .\nless labor is the most critical issue in agriculture . it is an issue that has helped promote and justify modern industrial agriculture for the past 50 years . regardless of the intellectual and philosophical argument about organic / sustainable agriculture , modern agriculture will win unless the issue of less labor in the field becomes the top priority , says furuno .\nover the last thousand years or so , the people of asia have been devising means of producing more food in smaller areas under limited conditions . crop rotation and cash crop methods require time to be effective , but farming with ducks is effective at once . in the end , the ducks and the fish can be eaten , says furuno .\nrussel thomas and duncan cox to provide servicing of marine electronics for the commercial fishing industry . it was taken over by former navy man , jack williamson , in the 1960s who took on the agency for japanese electronics company , furuno . in 1986 the company was bought by mike hodson whose son , gareth , is the current managing director .\nin the next three decades , population growth will lead to a 70 % increase in the demand for rice . the green revolution , which increased food yields through intensive monocropping and use of inorganic fertilizers , pesticides and herbicides , is recognized today as unsustainable and environmentally unsound . annual increases in the use of chemical fertilizers now outstrip the growth of rice yields , causing declining incomes and intensifying rural to urban migration . alternative systems are necessary . in the mid 1970s , takao furuno , a high - spirited farmer who had been influenced by rachel carson ' s silent spring , was determined to turn his farm organic . furuno spent ten years doing the backbreaking work of pulling out weeds by hand . in 1988 , he came upon a traditional practice of using aigamo ducks to protect rice . the ducks eat insects , pests and snails . they also use their feet to dig up weeds , in the process oxygenating the water and strengthening the roots of rice plants . furuno lovingly calls this method the\nduck effect\nand his farm yields have soared .\nthere are currently a few solid - state compasses available for the recreational marine - electronics market . players include airmar\u2019s gh2183 and h2183 sensors , b & g\u2019s precision 9 , garmin\u2019s nine - axis heading sensor , maretron\u2019s ssc300 solid - state compass and raymarine\u2019s ev1 . each of these provide night - and - day performance improvements over windancer\u2019s old fluxgate compass . additionally , furuno\u2019s pg700 heading sensor is a \u201chybrid\u201d compass that uses a solid - state accelerometer and a flux - gate magnetometer whose core continually floats , thanks to an \u201cinfinite\u201d axis design . according to eric kunz , furuno\u2019s senior product manager , this hybrid \u00adsolution offers \u201cthe same accuracy of the latest mems designs without the computational requirements to achieve it . \u201d\na report on furuno ' s study was published in a well - known academic journal in japan and helped promote his theory with an ngo called the japan aigamo duck association . later , through experimentation , he discovered that the addition of certain fish ( loaches ) and a nitrogen - fixing weed ( azolla ) to paddies boosted rice and duck growth .\nprofessor morii had confident in his theory and experimental work , but the biggest issue was how his experimental work could be applied to rice paddies outside a lab . one day , the professor saw a local news program on tv , reporting on furuno ' s duck and rice farming business and saying he would have a lecture at a location near his university .\nwe ' re blessed with some amazing fishing here in new zealand ! arguably the worlds best snapper , kingfish , swordfish and striped marlin fisheries . make the most of it with the worlds best fish finders ! at furuno new zealand we ' ve got the best range of fish finding marine electronics to help you make the most of your time on the water .\nakao furuno , a spirited farmer who was influenced by rachel carson ' s\nsilent spring ,\nwanted to make his kyushu farm all - organic about 25 years ago and since then he has mainly produced quality organic rice . in 2001 , he was chosen as one of the 40 outstanding social entrepreneurs in the world by the schwab foundation for social entrepreneurship .\ngarmin introduced its fantom 4 - and 6 - foot open arrays with doppler in february and its dome versions ( fantom 18 and 24 ) in november . furuno introduced its nxt 24 - inch doppler radome this past february . both companies\u2019 products show approaching targets ( moving more than 3 knots ) in red ( or in one case with garmin , magenta ) .\nthe program has also added capability for more import / export flexibility . in particular , it will now handle the c - map , raymarine c / e - series , furuno rat / rou and garmin userdata . adm formats directly . i also made the ascii ( text ) import / export routines be much more flexible to handle almost any organization of data .\ndeveloped fcv - 620 , a fish finder with a 5 . 6 - inch lcd for the recreational boat market . purchased a 49 % stake in french company signet s . a . and convertible bonds . established furuno europe b . v . in the netherlands . developed s - vdr ( simplified voyage data recorder ) vr - 3000s . developed ultra sensitive gps receiver .\nhad an issue with international use of a comma for a decimal point and fixed that . put limits on lat and lon so that in the event the format was not quite right , nonsense values would not be displayed . found that / windows 10 did not include a library called comctl32 . ocx , so added that . fixed an issue with importing furuno tzd files .\nthe second group of experts was from reng\u014d , namely iwanaga and furuno , and sasaki kenji , who was sent to mukden as a reng\u014d correspondent in mid - november 1931 . 42 while the smr men worked on propaganda within the military - occupied manchuria , the guandong army relied on reng\u014d for overseas propaganda . reng\u014d eagerly offered help . according to sasaki\u2019s memoir of 1942 , upon his arrival at mukden as reng\u014d\u2019s correspondent on 17 november 1931 , he called on the guandong army headquarters . the guandong army told him that it saw \u2018internal\u2019 propaganda going well in manchuria , but was concerned with its \u2018bad international publicity\u2019 . they asked sasaki\u2019s advice on \u2018international publicity\u2019 . he contacted furuno in tokyo , who assured sasaki that reng\u014d would come up with a good solution .\nradar ( 1934 ) developed as a rudimentary but functional pulse unit in 1934 at the u . s . naval research laboratory , radar \u2014 radio detection and ranging \u2014 was further refined by british scientists . the first small - boat radars came from decca , furuno and raytheon as early as 1954 . in addition to its navigational function , radar provides vital weather data for mariners .\nnew zealand ' s favourite fish finder just got even better ! the all new tztouch 2 with inbuilt rezboost fish finder combines furuno ' s superior fish finding capabilities with the ease of use of a touch screen . scroll back and mark bait balls on your sounder and overlay them on your plotter , see just how big the fish are with accufish and all for a hot new price .\nwireless radar ( 2015 ) furuno\u2019s drs4w 1st watch wireless radar proved to the world that it\u2019s possible to display and even control marine radar on a mobile device . the compact , 4 kw radome broadcasts a wi - fi signal and uses a free app to display radar returns on up to two devices at once . the 12 - volt power to the dome draws less than 2 amps .\n71 ibid . pp . 193\u20134 . it is unclear , however , whether such negotiations took place before or after june 1932 . furuno\u2019s biography mentions the involvement of uchida yasuya , shigemitsu mamoru , and am\u014d eiji . uchida was foreign minister after july 1932 . shigemitsu became vice minister one year later in may 1933 , and am\u014d became director of the department of information , also in june 1933 .\nchanged the icon column so that you can enter icons not on the list . be aware that the import export routines translate my icons into what i think is the appropriate icon for each brand . added a warning in the furuno navnet importer if the lat / lon is corrupt . added the capability to use the function keys during data entry for numbers in the lat / lon and loran fields .\ni ' m going to name my own thread\nstupidest question of the hour ,\nbut how do you pronounce furuno ? i ' ve never heard anybody actually say it , but i say it\nfyur - ai - no .\ni ' m not sure if it ' s like fur - a - no or fu - rue - no , or whatever . . how do you say it ?\nformed in december 1945 , the company started as a small public company by dr russel thomas and mr duncan cox . 70 years later the enl group company operates between its three offices in auckland and nelson , and more recently a satellite office in europe supporting its locally manufactured global brand wassp multi - beam sonar . add to that its 70 furuno dealers in new zealand and the south pacific and 30 wassp distributors globally ."]}
{"id": 54452, "summary": [{"text": "the british south africa company ( bsac or bsaco ) was established following the amalgamation of cecil rhodes ' central search association and the london-based exploring company ltd which had originally competed to exploit the expected mineral wealth of mashonaland but united because of common economic interests and to secure british government backing .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "the company received a royal charter in 1889 modelled on that of the british east india company .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "its first directors included the duke of abercorn , rhodes himself and the south african financier alfred beit .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "rhodes hoped bsac would promote colonisation and economic exploitation across much of south-central africa , as part of the \" scramble for africa \" .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "however , his main focus was south of the zambezi , in mashonaland and the coastal areas to its east , from which he believed the portuguese could be removed by payment or force , and in the transvaal , which he hoped would return to british control .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it has been suggested that rhodes ' ambition was to create a zone of british commercial and political influence from \" cape to cairo \" , but this was far beyond the resources of any commercial company to achieve and would not have given investors the financial returns they expected .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "the bsac was created in the expectation that the gold fields of mashonaland would provide funds for the development of other areas of central africa , including the mineral wealth of katanga .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "when the expected wealth of mashonaland did not materialise and katanga was acquired by the congo free state , the company had little money left for significant development after building railways , particularly in areas north of the zambezi .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "bsac regarded its lands north of the zambezi as territory to be held as cheaply as possible for future , rather than immediate , exploitation .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "as part of administering southern rhodesia until 1923 and northern rhodesia until 1924 , the bsac formed what were originally paramilitary forces , but which later included more normal police functions .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "in addition to the administration of southern and northern rhodesia , the bsac claimed extensive landholdings and mineral rights in both the rhodesias and , although its land claims in southern rhodesia were nullified in 1918 , its land rights in northern rhodesia and its mineral rights in southern rhodesia had to be bought out in 1924 and 1933 respectively , and its mineral rights in northern rhodesia lasted until 1964 .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "the bsac also created the rhodesian railway system and owned the railways there until 1947 . ", "topic": 34}], "title": "british south africa company", "paragraphs": ["british south africa company medal and queen\u2019s south africa medal awarded to 3158 sergeant j . dardis\nbritish american tobacco south africa proprietary limited is incorporated in the republic of south africa .\nplease visit the following to contribute to the profile of british south africa company .\ninformation as to mining in rhodesia , supplied to the british south africa company .\nstamps of rhodesia - 1922 british south africa company . id forged surcharges - cd\nbritish south africa company 1896 / 97 c . o . a . 3 / - used\n1999 : the global merger of rothmans international with british american tobacco results in the largest tobacco company in south africa , now known as british american tobacco south africa .\nsave british south africa company to get e - mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed .\nthe british high commission in south africa maintains and develops relations between the uk and south africa , lesotho and eswatini .\nimpact of the merger between british petroleum southern africa ( bpsa ) and castrol south africa on blendcor ( a joint venture between shell southern africa ( ssa ) and british petroleum south africa ) .\ncompany to extend british rule into central africa without involving the british government in new responsibility or expense .\nout letters from the london office of the british south africa company , 1890 - 1907 . microfilm .\nsg 10 british south africa company \u00a31 deep blue . a very fine used cds example . . .\nbritish south africa company 1896 / 97 c . o . a . 4d , 8d , specimen overprint\nsouth africa company in north - eastern rhodesia and portuguese mozambique . it declared that\n3 october 1902 . assistant secretary a . p . millar , british south africa company to foreign office .\nstamps , n . & s . rhodesia , british south africa company to 10 / - fine used .\nstamps - rhodesi a . 1896 . 4d \u201cbritish south africa company\u201d overprint . sg : 62 . fu .\nrhodesia 1892 british south . africa company 3d mint light hinge ( 2017 / 05 / 26 # 2 )\nstamps - rhodesi a . 1896 . 2d \u201cbritish south africa company\u201d overprint . sg : 60 . fu .\n( 3005 ) british south africa company 1896 / 97 c . o . a . 4 / - specimen overprint\nthe history of minting coins in south africa goes back to the period when south africa comprised four separate regions that later became provinces of the union of south africa .\nthe british consulate - general in cape town represents the uk government in south africa .\ninformation to assist those bereaved following the death of a british national in south africa .\nbritish american tobacco south africa has a long legacy in south africa . operating in the country for more than 100 years , the company\u2019s official history began with the creation of the united tobacco company in 1904 .\nthe british south africa company was set up with the idea of extending capitalist interests on the african continent particularly southern and central africa . [ 3 ] in the case of southern africa , the company operated from south africa and it was responsible for the colonisation of zimbabwe .\norange growing on the british south africa company ' s estates at mazoe , umtali and sinoia , southern rhodesia . . .\nbefore 1924 the arms of the british south africa company ( bsac ) were also used as the arms of northern rhodesia .\nsouth - west africa , now namibia . the boundary between the congo free state and british\nbritish american tobacco south africa will not intentionally collect any information about visitors to this website who are under eighteen years of age . if british american tobacco south africa becomes aware that a child has provided any information this will immediately be deleted from british american tobacco south africa\u2019s records .\na british businessman in south africa , member of parliament in the cape colony , prime minister of the cape colony , imperialist , acquired a british royal charter , formed the british south african company ( bsac ) that colonized zimbabwe .\nthe british south africa company of cecil rhodes first demarcated the present territory during the 1890s ; it became the self - governing british colony of southern rhodesia in 1923 .\nthe ' 96 rebellions : originally published as the british south africa company reports on the native disturbances in rhodesia , 1896 - 97 .\nthe south african bank note company prints all the banknote denominations currently in use in south africa it also prints banknotes for neighbouring countries .\nafter 1888 , when southern rhodesia became a british possession , the british south africa company was set up to run the territory as a commercial venture . the british high commission for south africa was responsible for its overall supervision from 1898 , although the company continued its activities , particularly in commercial agriculture and mining .\n\u2026the limpopo river , founded the british south africa company , and in 1890 dispatched a pioneer column to occupy what became known as rhodesia . \u2026\nthe first page of the royal dublin fusiliers british south africa company medal roll . source : national archives u . k . wo100 / 77 .\n1 . the principal fie1d of the operations of the british south africa company ( in this our charter referred to as \u201cthe company\n) shall be the region of south africa lying immediately to the north of british bechuanaland and to the north and west of the south african republic and to the west of the portuguese dominions .\nbritish south africa company ' s medal ( rhodesia 1896 reverse ) salisbury field force : corpl , c . j . de jager . salisbury fld fce .\nto make these conditions of use easier to read , we use a few definitions . the terms \u201cbritish american tobacco south africa\u201d , \u201cwe\u201d , \u201cus\u201d and \u201cour\u201d are used to refer to british american tobacco south africa proprietary limited .\n\u2026rights from lobengula for rhodes\u2019s british south africa company ( bsac ) , which was granted a royal charter by the british government to exploit and extend administrative control over a vast area of south - central and southern africa . across the zambezi , where the british were anxious to preempt european rivals , rhodes engaged the\u2026\nthe colonization of modern day zambia began in the 1890s , when the lozi chief lewanika was deceived into signing a concession that gave the british south africa company an excuse to invade their land . upon obtaining this concession the british south africa company began mining copper and lead . in addition they sold land to british farmers , sometimes for as little as 10 cents a hectare in order to encourage more european settlers . however , in 1924 the british south africa company gave up control over northern rhodesia . thereafter , it was administered by the british government .\nthe british south africa company incorporated by royal charter 1889 - 1939 by malcolm , dougal o . : herbert fitch & co . cloth , first edition - urltoken\nregistered address : 25 du toit street , stellenbosch , south africa , 7600 .\nthe view out the window of a train in south africa\u2019s north west province .\nfor years charts and books showed red and blue ensigns of the british south africa company . these were warranted in 1902 for ships in the service of the company . alas , the company never had any ships , as its sphere of operations was entirely inland .\nservices if you ' re visiting , studying , working or living in south africa . includes information about trading with and doing business in the uk and south africa .\nwas administered by the british south africa company ( bsac ) in terms of a royal charter granted to cecil john rhodes by queen victoria . the charter empowered the bsac to ,\ngeorge cawston was a barrister - at - law and one of the people who signed the petition asking for the british south africa company to be incorporated under a royal charter .\nin our monthly study of the conflicts that lie behind treasured campaign medals , this month , we examine the conflicts behind the british south africa company medal , 1896 - 1897 .\nthe english imperialist , financier , and mining magnate cecil john rhodes ( 1853 - 1902 ) founded and controlled the british south africa company , which acquired rhodesia and zambia as british territories . he founded the rhodes scholarships .\nthe terms \u201cbritish american tobacco\u201d , \u201cthe group\u201d and \u201cthe british american tobacco group\u201d are used to refer to british american tobacco p . l . c . and the group of companies constituting its direct and indirect subsidiaries worldwide , including british american tobacco south africa .\nthe medal issued to trooper f . dale of the british south africa police .\nrhodesia 1896\nreverse , no bar .\nto abolish the trade ; british antislavery ships soon patrolled the western coast of africa .\nthe global merger of rothmans international with british american tobacco in 1999 created the business as it is known today \u2013 and led to the creation of british american tobacco south africa .\nin south africa cecil rhodes formed the british south africa company , which received its charter in october 1889 . its objects were ( 1 ) to extend the railway from kimberley northward to the zambezi , ( 2 ) to encourage immigration and colonization , ( 3 ) to promote\u2026\nin south africa cecil rhodes formed the british south africa company , which received its charter in october 1889 . its objects were ( 1 ) to extend the railway from kimberley northward to the zambezi , ( 2 ) to encourage immigration and colonization , ( 3 ) to promote\u2026\nadvice for british people living in south africa , including information on health , education , finance , moving to the uk and more .\nthe south african mint is responsible for the manufacturing of all circulation coins issued in south africa and also produces coin for other countries .\n, south africa , to be used for a revolution by\noutlanders ,\nmainly british . a strip of land on the borders of the transvaal was awarded to the chartered company by\n\u00a9 1999 - 2018 urltoken south africa , all rights reserved . terms | privacy | paia\nsouth africa is the only country to have produced nuclear weapons and then voluntarily dismantled and destroyed them . on march 24 , 1993 , south africa n pres . f . w . de klerk informed the country\u2019s parliament that south africa had secretly produced six nuclear devices and had\u2026\nwhere to get tested for tuberculosis ( tb ) in south africa for your visa application .\nincludes investing and setting up a business in the uk and doing business in south africa .\nteam massmart , south africa\u2019s only elite women\u2019s running team , made their debut at the comrades marathon a memorable one with team lead ann ashworth winning south africa\u2019s ultimate human race . \u2026\nbritish american tobacco south africa is home to south africa\u2019s top six cigarette brands - market - leader peter stuyvesant , dunhill , princeton , rothmans , craven a , and kent \u2013 and is the country\u2019s leading cigarette manufacturer and distributor .\nthe british south africa company ( bsac ) was a mercantile company incorporated on 29 october 1889 by a royal charter given by lord salisbury , the british prime minister , to cecil rhodes . the company was modeled on the east india company and was expected to annex and then administer territory in south - central africa , to act as a police force , and develop settlements for european settlers . the charter was initially granted for 25 years , and was extended for another 10 in 1915 .\nyou hereby agree to indemnify british american tobacco south africa against any costs , claims , losses and damages ( including legal fees ) incurred by or awarded against british american tobacco south africa as a result of your misuse of this website or your breach of these conditions of use .\nbased in johannesburg , south africa , comair serve a wide variety of destinations across southern africa . sun - air of scandinavia a / s\n, or that of the company , which was the netherlands flag bearing the company ' s cipher\n.\nthis african battalion is now the only askari regiment in africa , as south africa and independent africa have for their different reasons ended the askari tradition of african troops being officered by europeans .\nwhen the decision was made in 1958 to print south african banknotes domestically rather than abroad as was the practice at the time , the bank and a british banknote printer , bradbury wilkinson , established as a joint venture company , the south african bank note company ( pty ) ltd , with the sole objective of printing banknotes for south africa .\ntowards the end of 1914 , the british south africa company raised the first rhodesia regiment , which was made up of 500 european volunteers and a small number of african scouts . the rhodesia regiment helped south african troops in the invasion of german south west africa . after the german surrender in july 1915 , the regiment was disbanded , with many of its members joining british army regiments (\nedmonds and groves\u2019 mayfair headquarters is owned by an company registered in the british virgin islands . \u00a9global witness\nthe english businessman and financier cecil rhodes founded the modern diamond industry and controlled the british south africa company , which acquired rhodesia and zambia as british territories . he was also a noted philanthropist ( working for charity ) and founded the rhodes scholarships .\nboer troops lining up in battle against the british during the south african war ( 1899\u20131902 ) .\nfind out about the uk government ' s diplomatic , security and development work in south africa .\ninformation on key security and political risks which uk businesses may face when operating in south africa .\nas with the areas being colonized by rhodes at this same period in southern africa , the british government is reluctant to take active responsibility for the region of east africa which is now its acknowledged sphere of interest . instead it assigns to a commercial company the right to administer and develop the territory . the imperial british east africa company is set up for the purpose in 1888 , a year ahead of rhodes ' s british south africa company . the region given into the company ' s care stretches all the way from the east coast to the kingdom of buganda , on the northwest shore of lake victoria .\nwhen the government sold the south african mint to the bank in 1988 , it was decided to house the coining activities in a wholly owned subsidiary company , the south african mint company ( pty ) ltd .\nwe ' re sorry ; this specific copy is no longer available . here are our closest matches for the british south africa company incorporated by royal charter 1889 - 1939 by malcolm , dougal o . .\nbritish south africa company medal 1890 - 97 , reverse matabeleland 1893 , 1 clasp , rhodesia 1896 ( troopr . j . middlemass , raaf\u2019s column ) clasp slightly bent , nearly very fine \u00a3300 - 360\nthe british south africa company ( bsac ) was a mercantile company incorporated on 29 october 1889 by a royal charter given by lord salisbury , the british prime minister , to cecil rhodes . [ 1 ] the company was modeled on the east india company and was expected to annex and then administer territory in south - central africa , to act as a police force , and develop settlements for european settlers . the charter was initially granted for 25 years , and was extended for another 10 in 1915 . [ 2 ]\nand regional services within southern african under the british airways livery as part of our licence agreement with british airways plc and launched south africa ' s first low - fare airline , urltoken in 2001 .\nbritish american tobacco south africa\u2019s empowerment initiatives support previously disadvantaged individuals by providing training and education to unlock opportunities for self - improvement and self - sufficiency .\nat the beginning of the war , southern rhodesia\u2019s only armed force was the company\u2019s british south africa police . in 1915 , the governor general for south africa , sydney buxton , 1 st earl buxton , authorised the raising of two further companies of police , consisting of 250 men , to defend northern rhodesia .\nthat the petitioners ; and others are associated for the purpose of forming a company or association , to be incorporated , if to us should seem fit , for the objects in the said petition set forth , under the corporate name of the british south africa company .\nand indian minorities gave an extra dimension to anticolonialism . in south africa , between 1906 and 1913 ,\nthe british public relations firm bell pottinger is having to salvage its own reputation over its work for a south african company owned by a family of controversial businessmen .\n29 october 1889 marked the commencement of formal colonial takeover for zimbabwe . a company known as the british south africa company ( bsac ) was given a charter on 29 october 1889 by the british government . the company was the brainchild of cecil john rhodes , a british businessman and politician . the colony of zimbabwe was renamed rhodesia , after cecil rhodes . the charter was a semi - permanent instrument of government until such time as nay settlers could take over the administration of the colony . according to the charter , the british south africa company was to administer the colony for at least twenty - five years before the contract was tampered with .\nrhodes\u2019 british south africa company established what is today known as zimbabwe and zambia , the southern african territory once called rhodesia . yes , in 1895 , the british colony was named after him . also , rhodes university in south africa took his name . he had a vision of creating a cape to cairo railway that would run exclusively through british territory , an idea to which he dedicated a lot of his time .\nplease send legal notices and all other correspondence in relation to this website ( including any enquiries or complaints ) to the corporate and regulatory affairs department of british american tobacco south africa proprietary limited , 25 du toit street , stellenbosch , south africa , 7600 .\ndespite all that , rhodes ' british south african company survived until 1923 as the last remaining british chartered company . rhodes died in much earlier , in march 1902 , only a few months before the end of the anglo - boer war . he was 49 years old .\nbritish american tobacco will become the biggest tobacco company to show a television advert for e - cigarettes in britain .\nbat , the world\u2019s second - largest traded cigarette maker , has agreed to buy south african vaping company twisp .\nthere is now the hint of its re - emergence in the ' homelands ' of south west africa .\n, renowned hunters , were the major suppliers . they penetrated deep into south - central africa , decimating the\nprovided for a state security advisory board in which south africa played a role . commenced : 22 july 1977\n( v ) the registration of members of the company , and the transfer of shares in the capital of the company .\nrevelations about the pr company\u2019s efforts to design a social media campaign which stoked racial tensions in south africa last week prompted bell pottinger\u2019s chief executive to make a rare apology .\nalthough this did not happen , basutoland , bechuanaland , and swaziland were locked into south africa\u2019s economy . all three territories , which had been grain and cattle exporters at the turn of the century , became increasingly dependent on the south african labour market , especially after south africa\nrhodes hoped to find in south - central africa a \u201csecond rand\u201d to outflank the south african republic . in 1888 his agents secured exclusive mining rights from lobengula for rhodes\u2019s\nthis act debars indians from holding seats on regulatory boards . it also controls imports and exports to south africa .\na british private security firm is denying claims its employees administered electric shocks and injected inmates with anti - psychotic drugs at a maximum security prison it ran in south africa .\nan aviation company founded in 1946 , comair limited is managed and owned by south africans through its listing on the jse .\nby the time gandhi left south africa for the last time in 1914 , he had already earned the appellation mahatma ( or great soul ) for his work in securing significant legal concessions for the local indian population in south africa .\n20 june 2002 : camec pays namibian resources company $ 2 . 5 million for 75 % of namibia\u2019s goantagab tin and tantalum company ( proprietary ) ltd . namibian resources company was registered by nerine .\n. in 1880 , he founded the de beers mining company . in 1885 , he persuaded the british government to establish a protectorate over bechuanaland . rhodes founded ( 1889 ) the british\n\u2026in the form of the british south africa company , which in 1890 used the road through the bechuanaland protectorate to colonize the area soon to be called rhodesia ( zimbabwe ) . but the protectorate itself remained under the british crown , and white settlement remained restricted to a few border areas , after an\u2026\nthe greatest 19th - century extension of british power took place in africa , however . britain was the acknowledged ruling force in egypt from 1882 and in the sudan from 1899 . in the second half of the century , the royal niger company began to extend british influence in nigeria , and the gold coast ( now ghana ) and the gambia also became british possessions . the imperial british east africa company operated in what are now kenya and uganda , and the british south africa company operated in what are now zimbabwe ( formerly southern rhodesia ) , zambia ( formerly northern rhodesia ) , and malawi . britain ' s victory in the south african war ( 1899 - 1902 ) enabled it to annex the transvaal and the orange free state in 1902 and to create the union of south africa in 1910 . the resulting chain of british territories stretching from south africa northward to egypt realized an enthusiastic british public ' s idea of an african empire extending\nfrom the cape to cairo .\nby the end of the 19th century , the british empire comprised nearly one - quarter of the world ' s land surface and more than one - quarter of its total population . ( see the map . )\nthe british south africa company ( bsac ) was a mercantile company based in london . it was incorporated in 1889 under a royal charter ( at the instigation of cecil rhodes ) with the object of acquiring and exercising commercial and administrative rights in south - central africa . the charter gave the bsac rights to maintain or distribute vast territory , to make treaties , to establish a police force , and to set up banking firms .\nthis adventurous brand has since inception revolutionised air travel in south africa by making flying easier and more affordable to customers .\nsouth africa\u2019s position in the lcei 2017 highlights that adaptation efforts toward resilience are essential to help brace for the future .\non 30 june 1914 , the two men signed a pact bringing to an end the satyagraha campaign in south africa .\nsouth africa was at the centre of britain\u2019s southern africa policies . nevertheless , until the 1930s the union was poor , divided , and dominated by international capital . white settlers were britain\u2019s closest allies . although it overpowered its immediate neighbours , south africa\u2019s expansionist ambitions in the region were largely blocked .\nthe germans were the last imperial power to arrive in africa . their annexation and control of south west africa was eased by the intense cleavages that had opened up between the local\n, black hopes of inclusion in the wider society were dashed by the south africa act of 1909 and by the establishment of settler - only representative institutions elsewhere . white racism , though still embryonic outside south africa , fueled african nationalism throughout the\nusing the rudd concession , despite initial protests by the british government , rhodes managed to acquire a royal charter ( approval from the british monarch ) for his british south africa company . the royal charter allowed rhodes to act on behalf of british interests in matabeleland . it gave the company full imperial and colonial powers as it was allowed to create a police force , fly its own flag , construct roads , railways , telegraphs , engage in mining operations , settle on acquired territories and create financial institutions .\nlondon ( reuters ) - bell pottinger\u2019s british arm collapsed on tuesday after the global public relations agency\u2019s clients deserted it over a racially - charged political campaign it ran in south africa .\na shadow still hangs over south africa ' s police , years after the marikana massacre . a report last year claimed that\npronounced him guilty of grave breaches of duty as prime minister and as administrator of the british south africa company . thereafter he devoted himself primarily to the development of the country that was called rhodesia ( since 1980 , zimbabwe ) in his honor . in the\n( bsac ) , which was granted a royal charter by the british government to exploit and extend administrative control over a vast area of south - central and southern africa . across the zambezi , where the british were anxious to preempt european rivals , rhodes engaged the newly appointed british consul for malawi and mozambique ,\n\u201cup through south africa , the train labored in the heat . . . slicing on hot wheels , ever north . this was where cecil john rhodes had intended for we british to go . from cape to cairo had been his dream . one long stain of british territory up the spine of africa . \u201d\nbritish american tobacco says it has agreed to pay $ 575m to settle litigation with the flintkote company regarding disputed dividends and asbestos claims .\nexcept as expressly provided for on this website , british american tobacco south africa is not responsible for the content or use of any web pages or any messages sent or received by you .\n) , and swaziland\u2014three landlocked territories that , through a variety of historical accidents , had remained outside south african control . african and humanitarian opposition and britain\u2019s desire for a foothold in the region prevented this incorporation , and the territories remained british protectorates . until the mid 20th century , however , both britain and south africa assumed that the territories would ultimately become part of south africa .\nbritish american tobacco south africa ( bat ) , south africa\u2019s leading manufacturer of cigarettes , began exploring ways to improve delivery to clients by offering direct store sales ( dss ) in addition to the existing wholesale service network in south africa . the project was considered a level - 5 implementation , the highest rank which bat could attribute to its supply chain projects . furthermore , dhl is contracted to provide the warehouse pickings and deliveries for dss staff .\nhas stressed was more closely involved in rhodesian history than is often remembered . the british south african company ' s police ( to give it its full title ) was in origin part of the bechuanaland border police ( itself the successor of the bechuanaland mounted police ) which was run down in 1889 - 90 and finally disbanded and taken over by the british south africa company in 1895 ; then after the jameson raid the british south africa police was constituted by the british high commissioner , not the company , and under the command of a british , not a company , official , to police bechuanaland and the countryside ( but not the towns ) of matabeleland , mashonaland and ' north zambesi ' ( meaning barotseland and north - west rhodesia , it seems , and not the mount darwin area , as gibbs ( p . 209 ) has it , this fourth division disappeared in 1899 on the creation of the barotse native police ) .\nif you are in breach of these conditions of use british american tobacco south africa may suspend or block your access to this website and refuse to provide you with any further access to it .\nthis thesis is about agricultural extension education . the context is agricultural extension in south africa . it addresses the following questions : to what extent does current agricultural extension education in south . . .\nhe commanded troops at kimberley and was besieged there for a time . he died in south africa and is buried in zimbabwe .\na \u201cknow before you go\u201d guide to help uk businesses on how to protect and enforce your ip when trading in south africa .\nof joining the union of south africa , asked for the continuation of the charter pending the grant of self - government . the\nas a young lawyer in south africa , gandhi took up the fight against racial oppression . image : photographer unknown / wikimedia commons\nit was clarified that the dutch east india company had responsibility for dutch trade east of the good hope and the dutch west india company from the west . this effectively cut africa into two different halves as far as dutch interest and administration was concerned . the dutch east india company would take control of the cape itself and various harbours up the east coast of africa whilst the dutch west india company became embroiled in west africa and challenged the existing trade routes across the atlantic and especially in brazil .\nboer and british troops at the battle of belmont , nov . 23 , 1899 , during the south african war ( 1899\u20131902 ) .\nwind of change : a historically significant address made by british prime minister harold macmillan to the parliament of south africa on february 3 , 1960 , in cape town . he spent a month in africa visiting a number of what were then british colonies . the speech signaled clearly that the conservative - led british government intended to grant independence to many of these territories , which happened subsequently in the 1960s .\ncommenced : 31 march 1971 . repealed by sch 7 of the constitution of the republic of south africa act no 200 of 1993 .\nmarriage act no 4 of 1973 created a local marriage recognition regime , distinct from that of south africa . commenced : 19 april 1973\nher ideals were only to become reality almost a hundred years later in 1994 when the first democratic elections were held in south africa .\nbritish american tobacco south africa has partnered with stop hunger now southern africa , an initiative that aims to alleviate hunger and address the issue of food security in the region . through this partnership , we encourage our employees to volunteer their time to the stop hunger now cause .\nduring the apartheid era , south africa maintained an extensive and effective intelligence community . the national intelligence service and the department of military intelligence were responsible for foreign intelligence , counterintelligence , and covert action . south africa \u2019s military intelligence supported and trained guerrilla movements in angola , \u2026\nbritish american tobacco has reported lower revenue and profit for six months , hurt by the strong british pound and a slight decline in volume .\nawarded for the four campaigns to suppress the mashonas and matabele tribes in south africa . these medals were struck with four corresponding campaign reverses .\nminister of interior , sir patrick duncan , introduces class areas bill , which proposes compulsory residential and trading segregation for indians throughout south africa .\n26 november 2002 : southern african resources buys 50 % of birkwood\u2019s stake in south african platinum company biz afrika 1673 for \u00a380 , 000 plus 30 million shares . birkwood was registered in the british virgin islands by nerine .\nthe shareholding of bradbury wilkinson in the joint venture company was subsequently taken over by the reserve bank and the south african bank note company ( pty ) ltd is currently one of the four wholly owned subsidiary companies of the bank .\n( i ) the further definition of the objects and purposes or the company .\n( xiii ) the government and regulation of the company and of its affairs .\nportraits of nabobs , or representatives of the east india company . photograph : alamy\nmatters , and in 1899 a rearmed south african republic issued an ultimatum to the british that amounted to a declaration of war . over the next three and a half years , nearly 500 , 000 british troops were\nat about the same time as the creation of the union flag with bsac badge , two other company flags were designed . they were the british blue and red ensigns with the company crest in the fly . in the case of the\nthe cape colony flew an undefaced british union flag until it formally adopted a distinctive colonial badge in 1876 , whereafter defaced british ensigns were flown .\nthe rudd concession enabled rhodes to get a charter from the british government for the british south africa company in 1889 . he also formed consolidated goldfields of south africa , and the combined capital of his two enterprizes was about \u00a313 , 000 , 000 . the company could hire their own police , make roads , railways , telegraphs , and harbors , and establish banks and mining operations ; but the colonial secretary could veto most actions and had the authority to settle disputes with chiefs and foreign powers . the company was actually owned by the central search association that had formed in april with rhodes , beit , gifford , cawston , a . o . maund , and charles and tom rudd as directors . they agreed to let the chartered company use the rudd concession for half the profits , and in july 1890 it became the united concessions company .\n\u2026granted a charter to rhodes\u2019s british south africa company ( bsac ) , bestowing powers of administration and enabling it to stake claims to african territory at the expense of other european powers . the unique butterfly shape of zambia resulted from agreements in the 1890s between britain and germany , portugal , and the belgian\u2026\nby the beginning of the 20th century , however , parts of south africa had already experienced almost a century of christian endeavour . the scope of\nan introductory brief from the uk science and innovation network which covers the local science and innovation landscape , uk priorities and successes in south africa .\n. but 5 , 500 miles away there was a chill in the air as the company ' s biggest south african mine became a frenzy of activity .\nafter unification of south africa in 1910 the country used british coin , as well as coin of the zuid - afrikaansche republic . the latter remained legal tender until 1938 , while british coin remained legal tender until 1961 . coining operations in pretoria evolved into the south african mint , which was established in 1923 , and functioned as a division of the central government .\nthe first flag of sovereignty flown over what is now zimbabwe was the british union flag ( union jack ) raised at fort salisbury on 13 september 1890 , which marked the beginning of prolonged british influence in the region . instrumental in bringing european pioneers to the area was the 19th century british imperialist and financier , cecil john rhodes , whose british south african company ( bsac ) was later given prospecting and mining rights by the matabele king , lobengula . the company ' s own flag had not been received from england when the pioneer column - financed by rhodes and whose mission was to establish ' control ' of mashonaland - set out from south africa , so a union jack was carried instead , the first company flag only arriving in fort salisbury in 1892 .\n( literally\noutlanders\n) to revolt . rhodes sent a detachment of the british south africa company ' s police force , under the command of leander starr jameson , south from bechuanaland to assist the uprising . jameson learned too late that the revolt had failed , and was forced to surrender to transvaal authorities on january 2 , 1896 , 25 miles short of johannesburg .\nthat the existence of a powerful british company , controlled by those of our subjects in whom we have confidence , and having its principal field of operations in that region of south africa lying to the north of bechuanaland and to the west of portuguese east africa , would be advantageous to the commercial and other interests of our subjects in the united kingdom and in our colonies .\nbritish american tobacco south africa reserves the right at any time and without notice to enhance , modify , alter , suspend or permanently discontinue all or any part of this website and to restrict or prohibit access to it .\nsouth africa was the crucible that forged gandhi\u2019s identity as a political activist and was an important prelude to his return to india , where he played a pivotal role in securing its independence from british rule in august 1947 .\nwith the discovery of gold , the remaining independent african polities south of the limpopo were conquered and annexed , and both within and beyond colonial frontiers concessionaires were spurred by prospects of further discoveries and the availability of speculative capital . the limpopo constituted no barrier , and between 1889 and 1895 all the african territories south of the congo territory were annexed . in south - central africa the british competed with the south african republic , portugal , germany , and belgium , while in east - central africa , to the west and south of lake nyasa , the thrust from the south encountered the less powerful but still significant antislavery missionary and trading frontier from the east .\nthe flag badge described for northern rhodesia under the year 1910 is simply the crest of the british south africa company . northern rhodesia was separated administratively from southern rhodesia in 1910 , but both territories remained under control of the bsa company . only in 1924 , when the bsa company ceased to be the political power , did northern rhodesia formally become a british protectorate ( and southern rhodesia a crown colony ) . the bsac continued to function in land development , and was only wound up some years later . the bsac not only controlled the countries now called\nafter the great war began in august 1914 , the british navy seized the port of l\u00fcderitz while the germans captured walvis bay . afrikaners such as hertzog opposed the war . col . maritz defected to the germans in october , and general de wet revolted in the orange free state . general louis botha used only afrikaner troops to put down the rebellion . by january 1915 the germans had abandoned their northern ports . botha led 50 , 000 european troops against 2 , 000 german regulars and 7 , 000 reservists , capturing windhoek in may . the remaining germans fled north and surrendered in july . more than 30 , 000 black south africans served in south west africa as south african troops occupied south west africa until 1921 . the league of nations awarded the mandate for south west africa to the union of south africa .\nmanpowergroup named\nbest company to work for women\nin the u . s .\nfor a century , the east india company conquered , subjugated and plundered vast tracts of south asia . the lessons of its brutal reign have never been more relevant\nrhodes is now rich beyond the reach of everyday imagination , but he wants this wealth for a very specific purpose . it is needed to fulfil his dream of establishing british colonies north of the transvaal , as the first step towards his ultimate grand vision - a continuous strip of british empire from the cape to the mouth of the nile . the terms of incorporation of both rhodes ' s mining companies include clauses allowing them to invest in northern expansion , and in 1889 he forms the british south africa company to fulfil this precise purpose . established with a royal charter , its brief is to extend british rule into central africa without involving the british government in new responsibility or expense .\nthe prca launched an investigation into bell pottinger following a complaint from south africa\u2019s main opposition party , the democratic alliance ( da ) . the da blamed the pr company of working to \u201cdivide and conquer the south african public by exploiting racial tensions in a bid to keep jacob zuma and the anc in power\u201d .\nsuitable factory premises for printing banknotes were erected and the domestic production of banknotes commenced in 1961 at the time when south africa adopted a decimal currency .\nthe conditions of use and the content of this website are governed by the laws of the republic of south africa whose courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction .\nin 1888 , king lobengula of the ndebele ( or matabele ) tribe , whose capital was at bulawayo ( in modern zimbabwe ) , was persuaded to cede all mineral rights in his territory to a group of british colonial venture - capitalists headed by cecil rhodes . in 1890 , rhodes dispatched a pioneer column of 700 settlers and bsa ( british south africa company ) police to begin exploitation .\non the 12th of september 1890 , acting on the strength of the charter , a group of british settlers arrived at what is now harare in mashonaland and hoisted the union jack ( british flag ) , a sign of effective occupation . the place was then named fort salisbury . a town was created and a police force set up . the occupation was secured through dishonest and fraudulent means , given that the black natives were oppressed to british occupation of their territory . on 9 may 1891 , the british government brought into being the \u201csouth africa british protectorate . the idea was to secure the territory from occupation by the south african republic . however , the company remained in control of the territory .\nso powerful was this form of non - violent resistance that , as gandhi was leaving south africa in 1914 , he described it as ' perhaps the mightiest instrument on earth ' . his prophetic words were borne out , not least in south africa where there were many instances of peaceful marches against apartheid .\nduring this same time rhodes built a career in politics . he was elected to the cape parliament in 1880 , the governing body of south africa . in parliament , rhodes succeeded in focusing attention on the transvaal and german expansion so as to secure british control of bechuanaland by 1885 . in 1888 rhodes secured mining grants from lobengula , king of the ndebele , which by highly stretched interpretations gave rhodes a claim to what became rhodesia . in 1889 rhodes persuaded the british government to grant a charter ( authority from the british throne ) to form the british south africa company , which in 1890 put white settlers into lobengula ' s territories and founded salisbury and other towns . this sparked conflict with the ndebele , but they were crushed by british forces in the war of 1893 .\nthe company , which was this week stripped of its membership of the industry\u2019s trade association after an investigation into its conduct in south africa , said that \u201call options are still being considered\u201d when contacted by the independent , declining to comment further .\nthe marikana massacre in 2012 and the recent murder of bazooka rhadebe are examples of british - linked mining projects in south africa associated with appalling violence , including violence on the part of the state ,\nsolly from the london mining network said .\nthe british government should put its efforts into supporting the workers and communities struggling to get justice from british - linked companies .\n6 . the company shall always be and remain british in character and domicile , and shall have its principal office in great britain , and the company\u2019s principal representative in south africa and the directors shall always be natural born british subjects , or persons who have been naturalized as british subjects by or under an act of parliament of our united kingdom ; but this article shall not disqualify any person nominated a director by this our charter , or any person whose election as a director shall have been approved by our secretary of state , from acting in that capacity .\n( sable later told the news publication africa confidential that alpha mohammed had done legitimate work for the company , preparing a document about possible mining opportunities in guinea . )\nour mandela day partnership began in 2013 when british american tobacco south africa employees volunteered their time on mandela day to pack thousands of meals for the less fortunate . since then , this employee volunteerism initiative has become an annual event , with the company\u2019s employees packing 120 , 000 meals for charity in july and august 2016 .\nin july 1890 rhodes became the prime minister of the cape colony , after getting support from the english - speaking white and non - white voters and a number of afrikaner - bond , whom he had offered shares in the british south africa company . one of rhodes most notorious and infamous undertakings as prime minister in south africa , was his institution of the glen grey act , a document that is often seen as the blueprint for the apartheid regime that was to come .\nthe nfc was established with the aim of deepening the domestic money market , thereby ensuring the utilisation of capital in the best economic interests of south africa .\n, occupying the southern extremity of the african continent . prior to the establishment of the union of south africa in 1910 , the area was known as the\nthe colonial and legal history of zimbabwe , although unique and independent , is interconnected and interrelated to the history of south africa\u2019s legal developments and colonial developments .\nfor smuts , gandhi was something of a thorn in his flesh and he was not unhappy to see his indian adversary depart south africa\u2019s shores in 1914 .\ngandhi and jan smuts reach an agreement to relax certain restrictions on indians in return for ending the satyagraha campaign . gandhi and kasturba leave south africa for good\nare you are an ambitious hr professional working in or with south africa ? receive our free urltoken newsletter and keep track of what is new in hr .\nthe colonisation of africa has a long history , the most famous phase being the european scramble for africa of the nineteenth century . . . [ more ]\nat the beginning of the 20th century by far the strongest demand for labour came from the gold mines of south africa . with the creation of the union of south africa there was for the first time a state strong enough to ensure the effective implementation of the laws and labour policies that had developed in kimberley and on the witwatersrand to control the workforce . the development of south africa as the most powerful and industrialized country in modern africa was built upon the labour of a poorly paid , mistreated , and disenfranchised workforce drawn from the entire subcontinent .\nno black person will eventually qualify [ for south african nationality and the right to work or live in south africa ] because they will all be aliens , and as such , will only be able to occupy the houses bequeathed to them by their fathers , in the urban areas , by special permission of the minister .\nconnie mulder , south african information and interior minister , 1970 . repealed by the constitution of the republic of south africa act no 200 of 1993 ."]}
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", "topic": 19}], "title": "videostream", "paragraphs": ["apparently videostream updated , and the new version doesn ' t work . at all . : videostream\nif you can still cannot get videostream work , try to contact the developer of videostream extension . they may give you a solution .\nhey everyone ! your friendly neighbourhood videostream dev here with our newest update ( yes , we still work on videostream alongside viddit ! ) .\ni use videostream on a linux system and it also stoped working . chromecast works ok but plays no video with videostream app , just the videostream logo appears on tv . non off the above solutions work either . please help .\nyes google cast is installed . and it works fine for chrome tabs or desktop casting . but videostream crashes all chrome processes as soon as i launch videostream\nevery attempt i make results in a ' your firewall is blocking videostream ' .\nvideostream does absolutely nothing . after installation , clicking on it simply closes the window .\napparently videostream updated , and the new version doesn ' t work . at all .\nubuntu 18 google chrome 67 . 0 . 3396 . 79 , videostream does not work anymore\nare there rules for folder & filenames ? syncing videostream doesn ' t find all videos .\nvideostream extension for chromecast is very simple to setup , just like any other chrome extensions .\ntwo things ! 1 ) soft subtitle support . . . - videostream for chromecast | facebook\nthe videostream chrome app is one of the most popular chrome apps for casting to chromecast . open your video in the videostream app and click the \u2018language settings\u2019 button next to the seekbar .\ntldr ; work in progress . give videostream access to folders , launch videos right from your device . don ' t even need videostream open : ) , it ' ll auto launch !\nlooks like your connection to videostream community was lost , please wait while we try to reconnect .\nthe videostream extension for chromecast is free . for most users , the free features are sufficient .\nyup ! ! videostream supports over 400 audio and video codecs so with almost complete certainty , yes .\nthere are some limitations of using videostream extension to stream local media files to chromecast . these include :\nvideostream is under active development , so we ' ll likely be seeing some upcoming updates with new features . the developers are open to feedback and encourage videostream users to email them feedback and feature requests .\nfor those stating vlc will replace videostream . . . it has its own issues as well ( not as stable as videostream chrome app ) , and no remote control app , which is an awesome feature .\nthere are no known problems of videostream on windows 8 . i just tested on windows 8 . 1 .\nperfetc ! works pretty well . got exactly what i needed . thanks to this post . chromecast is awesome with videostream app . hee hee hee ! ! ! happy now . 10 / 10 for videostream app .\nvideostream - ( finally ! ) has customizable subtitle styles , 5 . 1 audio support , and more !\nonce you select the file , the videostream extension will start to search for chromecast devices in your home network .\nvideostream also supports subtitles , though that feature is in beta and requires a srv or webttv file loaded separately .\nupdate 2 : if you are not sure how to launch videostream after initial installation , you may check this guide .\nafter initial installation , next time , you can launch videostream for google cast in three different methods : from chrome apps page ( chrome : / / apps ) , using a desktop shortcut for videostream app , or from bookmarks bar .\nvideostream - ( finally ! ) has customizable subtitle styles , 5 . 1 audio support , and more ! : chromecast\nwait what ! ? you can ' t browse files on your phone and cast them to videostream ? ? because i am able to do this in videostream , you just pair your computer . it was added a long time ago . . . i sync the folders i want videostream to look in and boom , i do everything from my couch .\nthe products that we use from cisco utilizes a technology called videostream as a countermeasure to this issue . videostream can identify streaming on a network and converts the data - packets so that the streamingtraffick takes a much smaller toll on the network .\nmy recommendation for windows system is avast ! antivirus with default windows firewall . videostream should work with the combination without issues .\nmp4 is the most efficient file type you can use , as it\u2019s supported by the chromecast natively . but videostream actually supports practically any media file type . if necessary , videostream will automatically transcode the file as it streams it to your chromecast .\nall the repeated frustrations i ' ve had with videostream makes me wish vlc would hurry up and finish their chromecast support .\nto stream local videos to chromecast , here is another ( 4th ) simple method using a chrome extension : videostream for chromecast .\nsearch for videostream in the web store as shown below . click the free button to add the extension to your chrome browser .\nupdate 1 : videostream for chromecast is now named as videostream for google cast following google\u2019s naming convention changes . google now refers software as google cast , and hardware as chromecast . we don\u2019t think it is necessary to update the page for such a name change .\nvideostream supports over 400 video and audio codecs out of the box . this means you can play almost any video on your chromecast !\nactually , once you finish the installation , the videostream extension starts automatically . click \u201cselect a movie to play\u201d button as shown below .\nplease refer to this guide for details on how to launch videostream for google cast app ( and other chrome apps as well ) .\nas i know videostream gets frame rate from the fire and play it accordingly . you have to use other apps to change frame rate .\nyes yes yes ! this ! , i just wrote an email to the videostream team about this . please enable us to view directories !\nyou will be able to give videostream access to your folders and it ' ll auto - sync your video files to your mobile app .\nvideostream was working great and now it stopped . when i click on it , it opens a separate blank box with nothing in it . i have uninstalled and re - installed both chrome and videostream . i have also uninstalled my malware prevention program . please help , thank you .\nvideostream ' s secret sauce is its use of ffmpeg , a multimedia framework for transcoding video files . this allows videostream to convert file types on - the - fly and stream them to chromecast . so it should be able to convert virtually any media file you throw at it .\nas of 2018 , google is discontinuing chrome apps . the newest version of videostream ( v2 , baby ! ) installs right onto your computer .\nthis happens even when the vpn client is not running , it just needs to be installed , if i uninstall it , videostream works fine .\ntop work aside from that . videostream has been working great otherwise - but still , fingers crossed i get what i came for ! = )\nhi , videostream works like a charm and the app works great . i\u2019ve created a playlist with pretty much all my videos and its great just sitting back and selecting what i wanna watch and when . now my computer is usually left on in the evenings and there\u2019s nothing worse then lying back and going to open videostream on my phone to pick something and realising i have to get back up and connect to videostream on the computer , i know it\u2019s lazy . is there any way i could connect to videostream via my phone just so i can be more of a couch potato .\navi files may have very different codecs . some of them cannot be handled by videostream . plex should be able to handle almost all of them .\ni have multiple chromecasts but videostream is only showing a single one . i cannot scroll down to select second one . any suggestions on how to fix ?\nvideostream for google chromecast requires the official google cast extension . if you haven\u2019t installed it , you may use the similar procedure to install google cast extension .\nalthough uncommon , but still possible , the problem is caused by other extensions . you may try to temporally disable other extensions except google cast and videostream .\nhi there . i used to use videostream on chrome on linux , but as i changed computers i noticed it is not supported on the get videostream page , the one i ' m taken to after adding the chrome extension . is there a workaround to make it work on linux , even if it not officially supported\nyou can use videostream chrome extension to stream local media for chromecast immediately after the installation . no setup is required ( although there is a setup icon ) .\ni ' m able to reproduce it on windows 7 with avast anti - virus . the problem only occurs when i launch videostream using the chrome app launcher .\nthat\u2019s it . just like other chrome extensions , it is very simple to install . this videostream extension does not require any unnecessary permissions . it is very clean .\nin my experience , videostream only supports . srt subtitles . what kind of subtitles are you using , if in the file you can use mediainfo to find out .\ni ' ve been a passionate videostream supporter for years ( premium almost from the get - go ) and i ' ve ran in to a bit of an issue .\nyou should get a confirmation message . it tells you what permissions the videostream extension for chromecast are requiring . to install this chrome extension , click \u201cadd\u201d as shown below .\ni moved my chromecast to a tv much closer to my wifi router and videostream now works perfectly . i guess the wifi strength was not enough for the original location .\nlet me start by saying that i recently bought the lifetime premium membership and i absolutely love videostream . it is my favorite thing in the world after pizza and coca - cola .\ni am asking because when streaming the same video through my wd tv live media player , it always stops to buffer but with videostream , it works without any problems or buffering .\nthink of it like this : you don ' t pay us , we can ' t pay ourselves . then videostream sadly has to go byebye because we all starved to death .\ni agree , this is a big issue for me and being able to make the most of videostream . would love it if we got word is was being worked on : )\nyou can also create a shortcut in the desktop . once in the apps page ( chrome : / / apps / ) , right click videostream icon , then you can find the option to \u201ccreate shortcut\u201d . this will add a shortcut in your desktop . you can use videostream directly from the shortcut without manually opening chrome browser ( and manually finding the app ) .\nstill encountering this problem for a mkv file i ' m using with videostream premium . on vlc media player it says the codec is dvd subtitles ( spu ) . any chance for a fix in the future ? right now , on videostream , the subtitles are a completely unrelated stream of gibberish about power rangers ( weird ) , while they work properly on vlc media player\nmine has been doing this for months now . i keep the videostream window on my laptop open then connect to chromecast before i even touch my phone . it ' s very frustrating .\nthe insertion is done just - in - time ( jit ) in the transmultiplexing process . this allows targeted , even personalized delivery of ads within every single requested tv - or videostream .\ni just wanted to say how much i love videostream . i use it almost every day . now that i can select files right from my phone , it is a completely hassle free experience .\nno support for photos or pictures . videostream extension is primarily for videos ( and audios ) . if you want to cast your photos to your guest on tv , this is not for you .\nyou can also use your android phone as remote control for the casting . they released the app in play store : videostream chromecast : remote . it is simple and functional without bells and whistles .\ni feel like every time i see anyone asking anything about the chrome cast on this sub it seems to be people who just didn ' t take the time to learn how to use videostream .\ni am using videostream on my mac with chrome as an extension . when i try to stream web pages or youtube , it seems to be fine . when i try to stream local media ( . mkv , . wmv , or so\u2026 . ) this happens : \u2013 videostream opens the selected video \u2013 i can select the streaming device from the list ( i have only that one chromecast in it ) \u2013 the file\u2019s name shows on the middle of computer screen in a blue box , saying \u201cit is playing on chromecast1234 ) \u2013 on the tv display i see only a videostream logo / screen\nworks on old tv , new sony xe90 it doesn ' t . i have no idea why or what setting on my tv / chromecast / videostream i need to change to get it to work .\ni ' ve put a lot of effort into organizing my media library on my pc so its all neat and tidy , but that pretty much goes out the window for videostream . i have\n( 2001 ) cowboy bebop\nin ~ media library \\ movies \\ anime . that clearly shows up in videostream mobile as\ncowboy bebop .\ncool , it even removed the year for me , that ' s pretty helpful ! but i also have the entire show in ~ medialibrary \\ tv shows \\ anime under\ncowboy bebop\nwith every episode neatly titled\nsession x - ' episode name '\nat first i thought it wasn ' t appearing in videostream at all , because i couldn ' t find it . however , it is actually called\nsession\nin the videostream app . . .\nif you don ' t want to sit at your computer or use a laptop to control playback , you can also download the videostream chromecast remote for android . it allows you to control playback , volume , and manage playlists from an android smartphone or tablet ( sorry iphone owners , there ' s no ios version ) . the app is free and works with both the basic and premium versions of videostream .\ni use videostream for a while now , since today i upgradded to the premium version . i can ' t get subtiles that are embedded in * . mkv files to show on the tv / chromecast .\nthis would be wonderful . as much as i appreciate the work videostream tries to do in disambiguating my files , there are many cases where a simple file system view would be much easier to work with .\nwe ' re the next generation of entertainment on your tv . with over 300m + internet - connected tvs in the market ( passing 750m by 2018 ) , videostream is bringing internet video content . . .\nlast couple of days , it seems that videostream doesn ' t load subtitles at all . i ' ve tried different videos and nothing works . . . external or internal subtitles btw . am i the only one ?\nhad a video up and it just started buffering . the app wasn ' t open anymore . clicked the\nlaunch videostream\nicon on chrome and it just went to the website\nurltoken\nand nothing happened .\nairflow keeps stopping every couple of minutes and the videostream app wants me to download something external next to the app , which i don\u2019t want to do . . in conclusion , none of those two work for me .\nwe want videostream to be even better , including making it easier to users to fix issues when they arise . this is a searchable troubleshooting platform , where you can find fixes to common problems and answers to common questions .\nhi , our local files are buffering almost constantly via videostream . other platforms like netflix & popcorntime ( when available : ) work fine . have reduced the quality value but still painfully intermittent w buffering . any suggestions ? sinead\nwe\u2019ve been impressed with videostream for google chromecast . it\u2019s a chrome app and you can use it for free . you\u2019ll have to pay $ 0 . 99 if you want playlist support , but everything else is currently free .\nvideostream for google cast is one of the best solutions to stream local media contents to chromecast . it is a free chrome app and gives almost all features you may want to stream local contents without installing any media server packages .\ni have been using videostream for some time . suddenly , it stopped working . now i am trying to again download the extension . every it is giving the message - \u201d could not move extension directly into profile\u201d . please help\ncisco systems is showcasing its new videostream technology as a method to push high - definition video to mobile users across its enterprise wlan architectures . by pulling together several components in both the wireless controller and deployed access points , cisco is promising video over wlan without the overhead currently associated with multi - cast video streams . cisco ' s videostream technology will be included as a no - charge option in the upcoming 7 . 0 release for cisco ' s wireless controllers an\nis maple syrup sweet ? ! you bet ! playlists let you binge watch movies , tv shows , and even listen to music on your chromecast . you can even shuffle or repeat your playlist ! grab your playlists in videostream premium ,\nyou need install google cast extension as well . we will not cover the installation of google cast extension because the installation procedure is exactly identical to that of videostream extension . actually , almost all chromecast extension installation procedure is identically simple .\nthe problem could be due to some security settings . you may try to remove the the videostream and google cast extension , clear the cache ( browsing history ) in chrome , apply default settings of chrome browser . then try again .\ni am using videostream on my mac and it works like a charm . i was just wondering if there is any limitation to the bit - rate or in other words , what is the max data speed it can cast with ?\nnow , i only have chromebook - a decent one , but still a chromebook - so i am not completely aware of alternatives to videostream , but i don ' t really want any , as i like the app and the devs .\nyou can try to remove the videostream extension , clear cache for the chrome ( clear history ) . then add it again . you may also try to add the google cast ( beta ) extension , which sometimes solves some strange problems .\nhello , videostream always worked great when playing from desktop . but lately afther a few minutes the streaming starts to buffering with no playin at all . and on my desktop the video keeps on playing . everything else works great youtub netfilx .\nif you just want to watch a few videos now and then , videostream does the same thing without any setup process . but , if you want to set up a full - blown home media server , plex will work for you .\nyou bet ! since you are streaming video from your computer directly to your chromecast or androidtv , videostream doesn ' t use any of your internet bandwidth ! that means no extra usage on your bill , no slowed down traffic on other devices .\ngreat update unfortunately for some reason since this update i get ' communicating with chromecast ' when i try to stream anything . mediastream works though and casting from my phone directly still work so it seems to be something wrong with the videostream premium plugin .\nsimon , tried that , no luck . chrome simply hangs as soon as i launch videostream app . it opens up the vs page but nothing after that . can\u2019t switch to another chrome window or tab either . i can\u2019t seem to figure out the problem .\nattempted the 3 separate fixes i found you recommended and it still doesn\u2019t work . the videostream tech support recommendations are lacking . since i bought the product to stream videos , i would appreciate some sensible support in getting this to work . chrome casting works fine .\nrochester institute of technology in new york has installed a new wireless network in an effort to beef up access to collaborative technologies and to distribute educational materials and replays of major campus events . for the deployment , rit used cisco 802 . 11n wireless gear and cisco videostream .\ni\u2019ve been using chromecast and videostream for 3 - 4 months with no problem , i have recently updated to windows 10 and this is the first attempt to videostream a file to my tv but when i click google cast nothing happens , where i\u2019d usually pick my chromecast to send it to . . i can right click and go to options , just not cast to my tv . i pick my video as normal , just no casting works . i\u2019ve uninstalled cast extension and reinstalled . i can still cast from my phones and tablets just not files from my pc .\ncisco systems is showcasing its new videostream technology as a method to push high - definition video to mobile users across its enterprise wlan architectures . by pulling together several components in both the wireless controller and deployed access points , cisco is promising video over wlan without the overhead currently associated with multi - cast video streams . cisco ' s videostream technology will be included as a no - charge option in the upcoming 7 . 0 release for cisco ' s wireless controllers and access points . release 7 . 0 is currently in beta testing with a planned availability in may 2010 .\nfollowed your instructions to install \u201cvideostream for google chromecast\u201d app . but when it launches the app in chrome , chrome hangs . all my chrome windows stop responding and i have to kill everything . have tried this many times , tried changing my windows firewall etc . but there is no change\nwhen opening a . avi file directly in chrome , it finally opens in windows media player . . is that good , or is that the reason why videostream every now and then refuses to stream a . avi file to my tv ? do i need plex media server for these files ?\ni ' m running videostream premium off a windows 7 laptop and in the last 48 hours it has stopped working , i have reinstalled , rebooted and tried every sequence possible but all i get is this on my laptop and tv . can you help please i ' m getting withdrawal symptoms !\nanyway , a company i use for cloud storage called pogoplug launched a cast app today that allows you to do this . it doesn ' t support as many formats as videostream , but i hit them up about it and they told me that they are working on getting transcoding in there .\nevery time i use videostream , after using it my computer and phone are unble to find chromecast on my wi fi and i need to reset my chromecast and reboot my router in order to make it work again . is there some other free chrome extension i can use to cast my local videos with subtitles ?\nvideostream for google chromecast is easy to use and fast . if you only need to stream the occasional video to chromecast , then the free version should suit you just fine . however , if the chromecast is your main media hub , then you might want to check out the premium version for its handy playlist support .\nchrome : videostream for google chromecast is a chrome extension that can push virtually any video file you throw at it through to your chromecast to play on your hdtv . it\u2019s fast , flexible , supports local video files on your pc or on the network , is easy to use , and it even has an android remote control .\nthe videostream app is free , but there ' s also premium plan with additional features like creating playlists for videos , beta features , premium support , and a completely ad - free environment . premium plans start at us $ 1 . 49 monthly , $ 14 . 99 per year , or $ 34 . 99 for life .\ni tested various file types with videostream , including avi , mkv , mp4 , wmv , flvs , and vob files ripped from dvds . for audio formats i had no problem playing mp3 , m4a , flac , ape , and even ogg formats . everything streamed to the chromecast and played with little or no problems ( though mkv videos would sometimes freeze in the middle ) . overall , the streaming quality is adequate , but there can be a bit of degradation in video quality with some file types . but considering that videostream is encoding it on - the - fly \u2013 while supporting so many different media file types \u2013 i don ' t see that as a deal - breaker .\n@ nikkim i have a temp work around , as i was having the same issue last night and this seemed to work . click on this link to open up the chromestore and tell videostream to open up in there . this is just a temp work around until the devs find a solution to why the chromecast extension is acting up . urltoken\nwe ' re the next generation of entertainment on your tv . with over 300m + internet - connected tvs in the market ( passing 750m by 2018 ) , videostream is bringing internet video content to your tv , for free , via a lean - back , easy to use experience . in 6 months , videostream has picked up impressive traction , already reaching over 495 , 000 installs , 100 , 000 in the past month alone . engagement is also growing month over month - users watch over two year\u2019s worth of video every day . with a 5 - strong full - time technical team , we move and execute fast , and we\u2019re \u201cgrowth - hacking\u201d fanatics . this space is new , thanks to devices like the appletv , chromecast , roku , androidtv , and the firetv - we ' re excited to finally be able to develop for the largest screen in your house . we are raising a seed round to finance the development and growth of the next revisions to our popular videostream product . our plan is to make your smartphone an indispensable companion to your tv .\nso i ' ve been using videostream since day one of having my chromecast to cast downloaded videos . works awesome , but my number 1 complaint has been that you cant browse the videos on your computer using your phone . the beauty of chromecast is that you can do everything from you phone , so it ' s annoying to have to use my laptop .\nhi is there support of ios devices . i have chromecast . videostream works perfectly with my gf adroid device but when i try to use my ios device such as my iphone it only states i can use it as a remote control . i want it to be able to browse the files on my pc and play them back as it does on android devices .\nyou could use apps like realcloud player , plex , beamer , airflow , or videostream to cast video saved on your computer to your tv . you can use a keyboard shortcut , too . first , download the latest version of the chrome browser . then , open the browser and simply press control + o ( chromebook and windows ) or command + o ( mac ) .\ni tried premium for a month when it was on sale last christmas but decided it does everything i need on the free version . it ' s been great for me . only thing i wish is that it had better sorting features for my folders . i have a lot of tv shows and despite being organized on my computer it came out messed up in the videostream app .\nrit is deploying the videostream technology to deliver video relay and transcription services to deaf and hard - of - hearing students . the video relay services allow students to use laptops and other mobile devices to view close - captioned lectures , visual signing , and transcription services in real - time . rit ' s student population includes about 1 , 100 deaf and hard - of - hearing students .\nthis is a bit of a pet peeve with me and such apps - i do work to put my files in a nice , easy - to - navigate structure , and the app simply ignores all of that and presents me with a hard - to - use mess . videostream is better than most , but the option to switch to a simple folder view would be greatly appreciated .\ni need this vpn client to connect to some machines , however videostream will refuse to work when it is installed , claiming that i need to open ports on my computer , when they are open and firewall is disabled . every other app / program continues to work fine , not sure what is different in this case . btw windows firewall is disabled always , i ' m running pfsense .\ni ' m having the same issues , i select the file i want to play , select the device i want to cast to , and it just goes back to the screen to select a file ; using videos i ' ve watched previously so i know it ' s not a file issue , and bubbleupnp is working from my android devices , so it ' s definitely videostream specific .\nis there a way to stop my windows 10 pc from going into sleep mode whilst casting with videostream ? every time i\u2019m watching something , as soon as it hits the sleep timer , the pc shuts down and streaming stops . only thing i can find that seems to work is turning off sleep mode altogether but i would rather not do this . is there a setting somewhere that i\u2019m missing ?\nwhen we say videostream supports just about any file format , we mean it\u2014we threw avis , mkvs , and more in addition to standard mp4s and mpgs at it , and it worked like a charm every time . even audio files play back ( although obviously there\u2019s no video . ) the app even supports subtitles , which is an amazing bonus . hit the link below to learn more and install it .\ni installed the videostream app and it seems to connect ok . the only problem i have is that the video palys for 3 \u2013 4 seconds , then freezes for 5 or so seconds and then repeats the stuttering . it looks like its bufferring , but it happens very frequently . i have tried both a 1080p and a 720p video as well as an mkv and mp4 format with the same results .\njust bought my chromecast . installed it and it\u2019s working fine . but installed the videostream app and it\u2019s not working at all . support doc said to run a utility for my firewall which i did . also says to add exceptions to ms security essentials ( but doesn\u2019t tell you how ) which i did . also says to open two ports in my firewall ( but doesn\u2019t say how to do it ) which i did .\nthese file formats cannot stream with videostream . 1 . start chrome browser , drop the video file to the blank chrome tab . chrome browser should play it . you can then use chrome tab casting ( as shown in this guide : urltoken ) 2 . if chrome browser cannot play the file ( it will download and save a copy ) , you can use plex media server ( as shown in this guide : urltoken )\nhi ! i have a problem with video stream , when i use the app in chrome the video works fine but the audio fail , a few days ago the app works fine , but now i can\u2019t hear the audio . i tested others apps and the audio works fine , the problem its just when i am using videostream with chrome . also the movie that i am trying to cast worked well in videstream before .\nyou can stream seemingly anything to your tv using a chromecast , but tracking down the software you need can be time - consuming - - and it frequently won ' t pull media from other devices on your network . it ' s a good thing that videostream has released its namesake chrome add - on , then . the extension lets you stream almost any locally stored video through google ' s media stick , regardless of type . it ' ll also play videos from networked pcs and drives . there ' s an android remote control if you ' d rather not leave the couch , and the future should bring an ios remote , media playlists and hardware support beyond the chromecast . videostream isn ' t as elegant as a software portal like plex , but it could be handy for that occasional obscurely formatted clip that you absolutely have to watch on a big screen .\nbased on third - party testing cited by cisco , enabling the videostream option significantly improved the wlan ' s media delivery index ( mdi ) , a metric that combines delay factor and media loss rate to determine video streaming quality . cisco also notes that while it recommends only using 802 . 11n for hd video , its technology will work with older 802 . 11a / b / g access points , albeit with lower quality video streams .\ni will buy a lifetime account the next time there is a sale if the library is fixed . i definitely use it enough and am glad to support you guys . its frustrating to have 26 seasons of the simpsons and videostream separates it into something like 30 folders instead of 26 . some folders will have fewer episodes . they were all labeled with filebot and are the same format . i don ' t know why it messes up .\nopen chrome browser , in the top left area ( below the left and right arrows ) , you should be able to find the apps button ( with text of apps ) . click it to see all apps / extensions installed for chrome browser . you should be able to find videostream . you can also access the same page by simply type : chrome : / / apps / in the address bar . you can bookmark this page as well .\nfinally did a english blog to explain the demo video . check this out please . urltoken a simple demo of the cisco video stream technology . on the left side , the pc is receiving the video stream via multicast over the air ; on the right side , the pc is receiving the video stream ( being converted from multicast to unicast at the ap level ) over a videostream configured ssid . you can see the video quality is clearly different .\nwindows 7 , videostream for google chromecast , videostream chromecast : mobile ( on android s8 ) . i have trouble getting vs on my phone to see all the videos that are in the directories that it ' s supposed to sync with . is there a maximum length of folder or filenames ? are some characters not allowed ? such as ( ) or [ ] as a test i put 2 copies of the same video in a folder & named them ,\ntest ( 1234 ) . avi\nand\ntest ( 1234 . avi\n. on my phone the first showed up as ' uncategorized ' with no info except the folder & filename , but the 2nd video was displayed as ' test ' and below that , the season and episode of the file that i had copied ( an episode of columbo ) . are there filename rules that i should be following or are there other reasons that some filenames won ' t sync ?\ngoogle opened up the chromecast sdk to developers earlier this year , and some new and exciting apps are starting to pop up . one of them is videostream for google chromecast . the developers describe it simply as\nwhat you bought your chromecast for .\nit allows you to stream your local videos from your computer , nas , and other network locations to the big screen . the big draw here is that it supports virtually any video or audio file type you have .\nhey roger . sounds like a good venture . my best advice would be to enlist the entrepreneurial meetup communities and get locals to advance the agenda by\nhosting\nlocal events that would be based on taking part in the hopefully two way videostream . i ' m a bit active in israel , i ' ve been around london , berlin and zurich meetups , which have alot of active members and organizers . this is i think the best strategy with almost 0 cost of acquisition .\nnew to videostream . i am able to stream via my laptop , and able to stream via my tablet as well . however , i am unable to stream via my mobile . when i try to play a file via my mobile , it gets stuck on\nloading .\nhowever , if i started the file via my laptop or tablet , i am able to control the file on my mobile , i just can ' t initiate the file , how can i address this ?\nthe chromecast obviously doesn\u2019t provide any way to plug in a usb drive and play local files , so you\u2019re stuck streaming them over the network . videostream and plex take advantage of this , setting up one of your computers to function as a media server the chromecast streams just the video file from . that\u2019s why they\u2019re so much more efficient than tab and desktop - streaming , which requires your computer to record the screen , encode a video , and stream it to your device on the fly .\n@ grahamkennery if you look at the second screenshot i posted where it says ' cast this tab to ' when videostream is working there is usually a long string of letters and i have managed to get it to work on it once today , but then it went back to the above . i am having no issues with casting tabs from my iphone , or indeed from my macbook , or pc laptop . not sure what else i can tell you in an email but i ' ll be in touch ta\nas we learned with the increasing capacity of ethernet from 10 mbps to 10gbps , adding more bandwidth to the network doens ' t always solve performance issues . 802 . 11n , which can achieve 100 mb / s or more , has more bandwidth than 802 . 11 a / b / g . throughput is only one factor in pushing applications on to wifi . as more mobile users make wireless the primary form of access to enterprise networks and video use increases , look for more compelling solutions like cisco ' s videostream from other infrastructure and video distribution vendors to be rolled out in response .\ni contacted support which told me that i need to ' unblock ports 5556 and 5558 ' . i am a complete and uttter idiot when it comes to networks , routers , life , etc . so i really don ' t know what i am doing . i contacted my isp and they told me that in order to set up port forwarding ( if that even is what i really need to get videostream working again ) , they need to provide me with a static ip address , which would cost an extra \u00a35 a month , which i am not willing to pay , because fuck that .\nhey all , having an issue streaming local media files . i have the most up to date version of chrome . recently got the videostream app . the chromecast itself works fine when casting a normal tab , streaming youtube clips is perfect . even screen casting my nexus 5 works fine . but when i jump in to video stream and select a file to stream , after it asks me to select a device to cast to ( and i do that ) it just sits \u201ccommunicating with chromecast\u201d forever . and the video stream logo just bounces around my tv . tried with multiple file types , same thing every time .\ni am relatively new to adsense , i have a youtube videostream , in which i apply all my videos . i had applied for monetization of my videos , now let me be clear , i was not sure i had to apply for an adsense account before clicking the monetize button on my videos . but , in all my videos , it says monetized and all my friends say , ads do appear on my videos ! i really don ' t know if i have an adsense account or not . if not , i don ' t how to create one through youtube , i tried creating an account through google adsense , n when i entered the required website as\nafter opening videostream ( vs ) on my brand new lenovo pc with win 10 , i select the video ( mkv ) file i want to watch , then i select my chromecast device and it starts to load on the tv then suddenly the pc gets the windows blue screen sad face and says its encountered an problem and has to shut down and restart . i can ' t find the report on the event on my pc and haven ' t been able to catch the error / stop code . i have removed both vs and the extension launcher twice . i ' ve been googling for hours and haven ' t found anyone with this problem . i don ; t get any alerts from mcafee or any other warnings / messages .\ni\u2019ve used videostream for a while , and have intermittent issues with buffering . we first used it and it worked great . then , after a while , it started buffering more and more frequently . this has occurred both on a windows 7 laptop , and then on a brand new windows 8 . 1 laptop . the computer can handle the files just fine , but once we try to use vs , it buffers a lot . the videos are mostly . avi files , a mix of sd and hd , movies and tv shows of various lengths . we have a comcast x1 combo modem / router , if that matters . the only devices on our network are a laptop , two phones and the chromecast . any suggestions for ways to fix it ?\ncisco ' s videostream technology uses a combination of solutions to deliver manageable video to wireless clients . by utilizing the reliable multicast protocol , stream prioritization and resource reservation control , cisco believes that it has solved the video over wlan problem . when enabled , the wireless controller passes the stream to access points that have subscribed to the multi - cast stream . the access points then convert the multi - cast streams to unicast and send the video to the specific wireless clients that subscribe to the video . stream prioritization places video before other applications ; rsvp reserves bandwidth for the video . both ensure that the video will have the capacity and performance characteristics required to deliver decent video . of course , streaming video is bandwidth intensive , so admission control is applied at the ap , ensuring a given access point is not overwhelmed with more wireless clients than it can support .\nif you don ' t want to go through the trouble of setting up a plex or mediabrowser server , videostream for google chromecast is the perfect app to stream your media to your chromecasts . select a file , choose your chromecast , and you ' ll be up and streaming ! show notes : urltoken - - - want more tekzilla ? catch a new , full - length episode of tekzilla every tuesday on our site ! urltoken have tip ideas ? submit them to / r / tekzilla : urltoken or email us : tekzilla @ urltoken check out diy tryin , patrick ' s new do - it - yourself show : urltoken watch patrick on hd nation : urltoken subscribe on youtube : urltoken subscribe via rss : http : / / urltoken / feed / hub / tekzill . . . watch us on iphone and ipad with the revision3 ios app : urltoken tekzilla on twitter : urltoken patrick on twitter : urltoken shannon on twitter : urltoken tekzilla on facebook : urltoken tekzilla on google + : urltoken\nthe video above , from our friends over at tekzilla is a great walkthrough of the app and its features ( and also how we found out about the app itself ) so give it a watch if you want to see it in action . it\u2019s a simple install , and once you have it in chrome , connecting to a chromecast on your home network is easy . from there , you can browse your computer , network , nas , or any other file location for video to play , and play it .\nkinja is in read - only mode . we are working to restore service .\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 .\nby purchasing this item , you are transacting with google payments and agreeing to the google payments terms of service and privacy notice .\nbrooklyn nine nine \u00a9 2013 - 2015 fremulon , dr . goor productions ( pg )\nplay , pause , & seek from your couch with free android and ios remotes .\njust choose a video and . . . no really , that ' s it !\nno fiddling about with extra services , just find the file you want and have it play in the big screen .\n- gizmodo\nit transformed my chromecast from a netflix and youtube machine to a watch - whatever - i - want - machine . which is great !\ni have a very large movie collection on a networked drive , and it never fails to load the movies , cast them , load subtitles , etc . it ' s a piece of technology and media genius , so thank you all .\ndo you play _ _ _ files ? ( mkv , mp4 , avi , wmv . . . )\ninstalled the app on my computer . was streaming to my downstairs tv so really was hoping they had a app to pause and such . boom they do ! installed it , easy , loaded my library easy . click play and it says it starting then gives me a error . i don\u2019t know why because i can play the videos from my pc to my chrome cast device with zero issues . just this app doesn\u2019t want to work . hope they fix it .\nalso this app should detect when something is already streaming and just profile the play controls .\ninstalled the app on my computer . was streaming to my downstairs tv so really was hoping they had a app to pause and such . boom they do ! installed it , easy , loaded my library easy . click play and it says it starting then gives me a error . i don\u2019t know why because i can play the videos from my pc to my chrome cast device with zero issues . just this app doesn\u2019t want to work . hope they fix it . also this app should detect when something is already streaming and just profile the play controls .\nthis app works in conjunction with a streaming application on your local network . the control options from the mobile app are abysmal and hang when you try to type search criteria . the developers charge you to create playlists and auto playing of consecutive files neither of which work well . the playlists are not even accessible from your mobile device . add a total lack of support to the equation and you\u2019ve got \u201cvideosqirm\u201d the app ! ! !"]}
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( c ) dog ear records co , . ltd .\nthe flap of the ear ; the outer ear supported by cartilage and surrounding tissue .\na small , neat ear with the flap folding forward , covering the opening of the ear .\n[ images courtesy of aniplex records and dog ear records . this article is available in french on squaremusic and in italian on urltoken . translation by ryojiro sato . photos by jeriaska ]\n( c ) & ( p ) furyu corporation 2012 . all rights reserved . ( c ) dog ear records co . , ltd .\none or more individuals recorded in the akc records as the owner of a dog .\ndiagnosis of an ear hematoma is relatively easy based on clinical signs and palpation of the ear . ear swabs and ear otoscopy are very important diagnostic tools to check for infections of the ear canal or other underlying causes such as ear polyps . video otoscopy , where the ear canal and drum can be seen on a screen , is a specialized instrument that helps us to visualize the deeper ear canal and ear drum to identify abnormalities that may not be possible with a simple handheld otoscope . we are fortunate to have this technology available to our patients at ahna so that we can fully examine the ear drum and detect middle ear infections .\n/ view / news / 118487 / interview _ uematsus _ dog _ ear _ records _ head _ talks _ final _ fantasy _ retro _ piano . php\nalso known as wappa - san , ogawa has previously operated the dog ear records blog , organized the company ' s shinzoku kaigi events and overseen album releases .\nirish dogs have 2 letters in the right ear and 3 letters in the left ear . the first letter of the tattoo in the right ear establishes the year your greyhound was born in .\nthe original soundtrack for guin saga is being prepared for a june 24 release . is this a different kind of project for dog ear records because it is an animated series ?\nyou write blog entries for the dog ear records website under the name wappa . is there a general difference in the duties you conduct as wappa and as ogawa - san ?\nwe followed all of dr . duncan\u2019s and lorraine\u2019s instructions and beau\u2019s ear is now fully healed ! his fur has grown back on his ear and you would never know that there was anything amiss with his ear .\na term used for an individual dog registration application . see dog registration application .\na black - and - tan coonhound from colorado was certified this week by the guinness book of world records for his massive earspan : a 13 . 5 - inch right ear , and a 12 . 25 - inch left ear .\nin the second of two video interviews coinciding with the release of nobuo uematsu ' s ten short stories in japan , miyu hears from hiroki ogawa , the director of the dog ear records music label .\nregistration : the act of deleting a dog or litter from akc records after an investigation . nullifies akc registration of the dog or puppies and impacts the stud book .\nin addition to publishing an album of music by cellythm , dog ear records released an ep this month on itunes worldwide from uematsu\u2019s new project \u201c nobiyo uematsu and the dog ears . \u201d ogawa is currently working together with aniplex records on preparing the soundtrack for the animated series guin saga , featuring over fifty original themes by uematsu .\naward : wins removed from a dog\u2019s record due to the dog\u2019s ineligibility to compete .\namong the projects by dog ear records , a dvd of the black mages ' darkness and starlight concert has gone on sale recently in japan . what were some of the major challenges organizing the rock concert ?\na small drop ear that folds over and back so as to reveal the burr .\n( c ) & ( p ) 2009 , 2010 smile please co . , ltd . / ( c ) koji shibano / ( c ) tsutom / ( c ) 2010 dog ear records co . , ltd .\nan award given at dog shows to the best dog ( winners dog ) and best bitch ( winners bitch ) competing in regular classes .\nmy golden retriever , beau , who is 12 years old , has always had ear issues . even when he was a little puppy and we lived in new orleans , we seemed to always be treating him for one ear malady or another . so when i noticed him scratching his ear more than usual and even rubbing his ear against the carpet , i wasn\u2019t surprised . however , i was surprised when i inspected his ear . it was huge !\nthe practice of mating a dog to a member of an earlier generation of the dog\u2019s bloodline .\nentering a specific dog in an akc event and physically using a different dog at the event .\n[ now that final fantasy music supremo nobuo uematsu has a japanese record label , dog ear records , gamesetwatch contributor jeriaska catches up with label boss hiroki ogawa to discuss cello quartet final fantasy remixes , uematu ' s plans , and more . ]\nfor more amazing record breaking animals plus the latest records in science , nature , sport , entertainment and everything else , check out the upcoming guinness world records 2012 edition on the 15th of september .\nprestigious , scrappy independent alligator records has reached dizzying heights in celebrating the blues .\n\u2014rolling stone\nthe inside of the ear ; i . e . , the irregular formation visible within the cup .\nthe puppies were adopted quickly , including lucy with her now - famous ear . only a few days later , mamma dog found a new home too .\na title awarded to a dog that has been recorded a tracking dog excellent as a result of having passed an akc licensed or member tracking dog excellent test .\na title awarded to a dog that has been recorded a tracking dog urban as a result of having passed an akc licensed or member tracking dog urban test .\ndog ear records has sought to foster familiarity between listeners and musicians by organizing music events in the tokyo area . the second edition of their performance and meet - and - greet event , called shinzoku kaigi , took place recently and included the appearance of cellythm .\nbefore surgery the ear must be shaved and cleaned for the incision site . jen patiently shaves beau ' s ear ( see above photos ) . you can see how swollen the ear is . ( photo below ) poor beau . he is asleep so it doesn ' t bother him to have it shaved .\nthe auditory organ , consisting of three regions : inner ear , middle ear , and the most important pinna ( or leather ) , which is supported by cartilage and which affects the expression of all breeds .\nyou can usually trace your greyhounds racing history from his ear tattoos . if you know the racing name of your greyhound , or you can read his ear tattoos , you can look up his racing history on urltoken\nthe name , selected by the customer , assigned to a dog at the time the dog registration application is processed .\nan ear that stands up , with a broad base , rounded at the top , with opening facing forward .\nif your dog only has tattoos in his right ear , he is english and you will need to call the english stud book on + 44 ( 0 ) 1638 667381 .\na form used by akc inspectors when conducting an inspection of an individual\u2019s records , identification practices , and kennel conditions .\na dog whose sire and dam are representatives of two different breeds . a crossbred dog cannot be registered by the akc .\non - dog system whereby a dog may be identified to a record ; i . e . , microchip or tattoo .\nharbor did fall short of the dog with the longest ears ever : bloodhound tigger , who boasted more than 27 floppy inches of ear when he departed for doggie heaven in 2009 .\nthe name of the dog that won the race . for trials with two dogs the name of the other dog is given .\na service provided for those individuals whose records have been lost or destroyed . there is a $ 50 charge per hour of work involved . records are not reconstructed over the telephone ; a signed statement must be received from the person requesting the information .\nbut not for her a mere collar tag or microchip . instead , lucy has a perfect self portrait on her left ear .\nthe markings on the black and white puppy ' s ear show two floppy ears , eyes , a nose and a mouth .\nyou can also telephone the stud book who are usually very helpful and can trace your greyhounds past from the ear tattoos . .\n' we had put up a picture of her trying to get her adopted , and someone commented , ' oh look , she\u2019s got a dog on her ear , ' zeh told the outlet .\nhiroki ogawa is the director of dog ear records , the record label founded by final fantasy series composer nobuo uematsu . updating the company\u2019s derblog weblog in both english and japanese under the pseudonym\nwappa ,\nhe has participated in the organization of live performances of the music of lost odyssey , blue dragon and the black mages .\nmany dogs dislike nail trims , ear cleans , baths or being touched in certain areas . we can show you how to get your dog to not only tolerate these things but to actually enjoy them .\nan on - site review of an individual\u2019s ownership , breeding , and litter records . an inspection of the identification practices and kennel conditions .\nownership , breeding , or litter records that individuals are required to keep as stated in akc regulations for record keeping and identification of dogs .\nreed x . says , \u201cour sister store in ri . chock full of records , cds , dvds and all things music related ! \u201d\nthe act of someone , other than the handler , getting a dog\u2019s attention in the ring to help the dog to show or look better .\ncustomers who did not receive akc registration papers from a breeder , broker , pet shop , or other dog owner when they acquired their dog .\na title awarded to a dog that has been recorded a tracking dog as a result of having passed an akc licensed or member tracking test .\nmiss troy added : ' when we tell people about her ear they don ' t tend to believe us until we actually show them .\na dog born without a tail , or a dog with a tail docked very short . often used as a name for the old english sheepdog .\nour boston store warehouses approximately 50 , 000 records , cds , 45s , 8 - tracks , cassettes , dvds , vhs , posters , turntables , cartridges and drive belts . thousands of people shop at in your ear every year because we care about what you put between your ears !\ntigger , a bloodhound in illinois who passed away in 2009 , still holds the world record for having the longest ears on a dog . his right ear is 13 . 75 inches long and his left ear is 13 . 5 inches long . tigger landed the record in 2004 . his owner says the long ears required a lot of cleaning and daily maintenance .\nplacements / awards removed from a dog\u2019s record for a specified reason . for conformation events , the dog is counted in computing points . for performance events , the dog may or may not be counted , depending on the event .\na black and tan coonhound named ' harbor ' , aged 8 , from boulder , colorado , usa , has earned a spot in the upcoming guinness world records 2012 edition for having the longest ears on a living dog .\nsometimes this is marked as a\ntrial\n; this is where the dog is run either by itself or with another dog for assesment of performance .\n\u201cthere are tons of records , cds , cassettes , and even a rack of 8 - tracks ( remember those ? ) . \u201d in 7 reviews\ndr . duncan confirmed my suspicion that beau had an ear infection and then went on to explain to me that beau also had an ear hematoma , which are often caused by ear infections and increased shaking of the head . we talked over all our options , including surgery , while dr . duncan and dot fed a very happy beau lots of treats . because i wanted a quick and definitive treatment , i decided to move forward with surgery .\noutreach program , put on by a club , which tests a dog\u2019s behavior .\nto brush , comb , trim , or otherwise make a dog\u2019s coat neat .\nregistered or protected name used in a dog\u2019s registered name . also called prefix .\nthe dog may no longer compete in akc events . permanent disqualification occurs if :\nany akc document received that warrants a change on a dog or litter record .\nthe award given to the second place dog or bitch in the winners class .\nposed as to make the most of the dog\u2019s appearance for the show ring .\na dog whose measurements from withers to ground equals that from forechest to rump .\npost - operative pain management is very important . this may include anti - inflammatories , pain medications and antibiotics . in addition , treatment of any ear infection or any other underlying cause is imperative in prevention of future ear hematomas . the prognosis for complete recovery , just like beau had , is very good .\near hematomas are caused by increased shaking of the head or trauma to the ear flaps . discomfort from an ear infection is the most common cause of the head shaking and scratching or rubbing the ears . the ear flap contains two layers of cartilage with small blood vessels between them , so the centrifugal force of shaking or the trauma of scratching or rubbing can cause rupture of these very small blood vessels resulting in pooling of blood between the layers of cartilage . this accumulation of fluid can be reabsorbed by the body , but it is a very slow process . meanwhile , there is pain due to pressure of fluid within the space .\ni\u2019ve had this happen in specific situations to dogs i\u2019ve groomed . 90 % of the time if i have to shave the ends of a dog\u2019s ears off because of heavy matting everything is just fine . however , i do occasionally get a dog who\u2019s ear flaps are more sensitive to the clipper and peeling off heavy matting with a shaver causes a form of razor burn . in the ears in particular , the dog can start shaking their head excessively - basically beating the ear leathers over their heads until blood vessels break inside . its unfortunate and unpredictable in a dog you havn\u2019t seen before and entirely impossible to avoid if the ears are extremely matted .\nrestricted registration of offspring that prohibits both akc registration of any puppies produced by this dog and participation in conformation events . limited registration is assigned to a dog by its breeder on its dog registration application . it can be removed only by the breeder .\nharbor ' s ear - span is greater than the height of the world ' s shortest man - junrey balawing ( phl ) is 23 . 5 in !\nthe best dog that is of the opposite sex to the best of breed winner .\nmale dog or term used to refer generically to all dogs , male or female .\na command to urge the dog on ; used in hunting or in field trials .\nrear assembly of the dog ( pelvis , thighs , hocks , and paws ) .\na system of tagging , tattooing , or microchipping used to uniquely identify a dog .\nthe choppy , up - and - down gait of the straight - hocked dog .\na dog that has won conformation show , field trial , and obedience trial championships .\nwe can teach you how you can have a housetrained dog by following 3 steps .\nnorman holds the world record for fastest 30 meters on a scooter by a dog .\none happy hound : shelter dog ' s huge smiling face helps win . . .\na title awarded to a dog that has been recorded a utility dog and a tracking dog excellent by the akc as a result of having won certain minimum scores in utility classes at a specified number of akc licensed or member club obedience trials and has been certified by two judges to have passed a licensed or member club tracking dog excellent test .\nhiroki ogawa , director of dog ear records : for the concert , music from the opera scene from final fantasy vi was included . there were some twenty actors on stage , which was very unusual . previously there were just the mages in front of the audience . we could only rehearse in a small studio with everyone packed together , so the day of the concert was the first time everyone was on stage together .\na title conferred on a dog by the akc as a result of defeating a specified number of dogs in specified competition at a series of akc licensed or member dog shows .\nstarting price ; the betting odds for the dog in the race . an\nf\ndenotes the dog was favourite , a\nj\nthat it was joint favourite .\nevent records : if an award in any of the regular classes is canceled , the dog judged in the next order of merit will be given that award . the result of the award will be counted the same as if it had been the original award .\nwhen all the parts of the dog , moving or standing , produce a harmonious image .\ndog selected by the judge as the best representative of a particular breed on that day .\nthe reach ( front ) and drive ( rear ) that the dog exhibits during motion .\na person especially interested and active in some phase of the sport of purebred dog shows .\na dog that has one testicle retained or hidden in its abdominal cavity . see cryptorchid .\na limitation sometimes put on a canadian dog by its breeder to limit breeding ; therefore , not eligible to compete in akc events . restriction may be lifted by the dog\u2019s breeder .\na conflict involving one of more parties concerning the recorded ownership of a dog or litter .\nthe portion of the dog\u2019s forelock hanging straight down over the eyes or partially covering them .\nif you can ' t find your dog in our database please contact your local studbook .\nmr johnson said : ' everyone thinks she is so cute and then when they spot her ear they usually say , ' oh my gosh that is super cool ' . '\nyour dog ' s racing name this is the best thing to search on if you know it . if not the next best method is by their ear tattoos ( our page on tattoos gives information about irish and uk ear marks ) . this should mean you get straight to your dog and their pedigree and history . however the database does not have every dog , particularly if , like monty , they never actually raced , and there are some errors , so double check \u2013 if it looks wrong check you have spelt the name and / or read the tattoos correctly ; it ' s easy to make a mistake with tattoos ( when hooch came to stay we were told he was rathoneen dan , vx\u2013hxi ; he turned out to be bankers wish , vx\u2013nxi ) . and there are dogs that have the same ear - marks , so if you are absolutely sure you have the right marks but get the wrong dog either the database contains an error or one of the dogs is a ringer ( for example , troy appears to share his ear marks with banbury slippy ) .\nis your dog frightened , worried or unsure of things . we can help you to teach your dog that his world his safe , using the most up to date , humane methods .\ndoes your dog pull like a freight train when you take her for a walk ? this is very common , there are so many interesting things that your dog wants to explore when outdoors . we can help and in a way that will be fun for both you and your dog\ncorrection of an ear hematoma is typically accomplished with surgery . many different techniques can be performed . in beau\u2019s case , the procedure involved making an incision in the ear flap to drain the fluid , then placing sutures through the affected portions of the ear flap . these sutures create scar tissue to seal the cartilage back together with the goal of preventing fluid accumulation . the incision was left open to heal on its own . a light pressure bandage was placed around the head to help control bleeding . sutures are usually removed in 2 - 4 weeks .\nwatch : video : meet harbor - the new dog with the longest ears in the world .\nthe dog\u2019s hair covering . most breeds have two coats : an outer coat and an undercoat .\ndog moves with its body at an angle to the line of travel . also called sidewinding .\na document published by the american field publishing company in chicago . it is possible for a dog to be registered with both the fdsb and the akc , but not every dog is eligible .\nfaulty structure of wrist joint allowing it to flex forward under the weight of the standing dog .\nthe joint of the hind leg between the thigh and the second thigh . the dog\u2019s knee .\nhear ye , hear ye - stop and stare at the longest dog ears in the world .\nthe akc board of directors\u2019 requirement that everyone with akc registered or registerable dogs maintain the required records except those individuals who own only one or two dogs and never breed or sell them .\nonly a very small blood sample is necessary to measure your dog or cat ' s blood glucose level . veterinary partner presents a very helpful video showing how to collect a blood sample by pricking your pet ' s ear . this is the easiest method to obtain the blood samples .\na puppy named lucy born at an animal shelter in october to a homeless mutt was born with something special besides her sweet personality - a mirror image of herself on her left ear .\nthere was a big pocket in his ear that seemed to be full of liquid . the swollen area was slightly warm to the touch . beau has typical golden ears in that they are floppy and very furry so it wasn\u2019t until i touched and held his ear that i realized the extent of the problem . i immediately called animal hospital of north asheville for an appointment .\nfounded in 1884 , the akc is the recognized and trusted expert in breed , health and training information for dogs . akc actively advocates for responsible dog ownership and is dedicated to advancing dog sports .\nthis place is great . i just sold / donated a ton of old records to in your ear , about 8 grocery bags worth , and the guys helped me carry them from my car down to the store , and gave me a very fair price for them . not to mention that they ' re just extremely cool and chill dudes , super nice people . even friendly to my dog ! they ' re clearly incredibly knowledgable about their business . hidden gem near bu .\nnational dog day , celebrated every year on aug . 26 , honors all dogs\u2014mixed and pure breeds , service and police canines , those that died in the line of duty and those that possess talents some humans couldn\u2019t harness . here are 10 dogs that earned guinness world records for their feats :\na dog that has coat coloration or markings not conforming to that which is acceptable for the breed .\ntop : francis barraud\u2019s \u201cdog looking at and listening to a phonograph , & # 8221 wikimedia commons .\ntook a ride over to in your ear records and walked out with a few records . definitely a great selection . . . i just wish i had more time to spare to really do a deeper dig . on the surface they had a nice variety of practically everything . prices appeared fair and the condition of the records i picked up were good . the guys behind the counter were nice and helpful . they also offered a lot of other media ( so many cassettes to choose from ) and vintage stereo equipment . only downside is it was a bit cluttered and dusty . they need a few air purifiers in there to freshen it up . if you ' re in boston and looking to check out a record shop , this place should be one of the first ones you check out !\nakc - sponsored class that evaluates the abilities of the young handler , not the quality of the dog .\nthe act of placing a dog or litter on hold indefinitely based on the outcome of an akc inquiry .\nthe intense , stylized stance of the hunting dog , taken to indicate the presence and position of game .\nwhen the dog crossed the finishing line for the first time ( not the end of the race ) .\nthe position of the dog at each bend ; the first number is the first bend and so on .\nafter the cleaning of the surgery site , jen injects a local anesthetic to numb the nerve that supplies the ear . even though he\u2019s asleep during the surgery and won\u2019t feel anything , this injection , called a nerve block , will allow a lower plane of general anesthesia ( safer ) and prevent any discomfort in the ear when he wakes up . the whole time jen is monitoring and recording beau ' s vitals .\nour boston store warehouses approximately 50 , 000 records , cds , 45s , 8 - tracks , cassettes , dvds , vhs , posters , turntables , cartridges and drive belts . thousands of people shop at in \u2026\nmy brother\u2019s dog just went to the groomer\u2013came back with her eye tightly shut\u2013it\u2019s the weekend \u2014 damn groomer\u2019s place is closed\u2013they need to be really careful when they shave on dog\u2019s faces\u2013since they are \u201ctrained\u201d as dog groomers . . it is the groomer\u2019s fault to cause the dog this problem \u2014 who knows what actually goes on behind closed doors\u2013it really is worrysome \u2014 you just hope these groomers are dedicated and honest\u2014\u2014and take responsibility for their actions\u2014\u2013 i really hope his dog is ok\u2014you wouldn\u2019t want your eye / cornea abrased ! ! hurts like hell and can cause blindness sometimes\u2013\na leather , nylon , or chain neck band for restraining or leading a dog when the leash is attached .\na strap or wire cage attached to the foreface to prevent the dog from biting or from picking up food .\na prefix title or designation conferred on a dog that has won the national championship field trial for its breed .\njen then finishes the surgery with cleaning and bandaging beau ' s head . the bandage helps put pressure on the incision to reduce post - operative bleeding , and keeps beau from shaking his head and reinjuring his ear .\ni ' d have to agree with the others who have commented on in your ear records and say that it is probably the best record store in boston . the combination of convenient location , incredible selection , and really cool employees make it my top pick . this place has a ton of music ; records , cds , cassettes , anything that you could desire . i could ( and have ) spend hours in this place perusing their immense selection of music . i would have to admit that i got lost trying to find it the first time i came ( its downstairs ) but once you enter the shop you are in a world of vinyl . they truly have everything that you be looking for , which is shown by the fact that i walked out in my most recent trip with albums from simon & garfunkel ( 1960s ) and beach house ( 2000s ) ( pretty diverse selection ) . sidenote : there is nothing cooler than hearing from a record store owner that you picked a couple great records ! in a world where people usually click to download their music on itunes it is refreshing to have a place like in your ear where you can get back to the roots of shopping for music . i highly recommend clearing an afternoon and visiting in your ear to browse an abundant music selection the old fashioned way !\na title awarded to a dog that has been recorded a utility dog excellent by the akc as a result of having won certain minimum scores in utility b and open b classes at a specified number of akc licensed or member club obedience trials and has been certified by two judges to have passed a licensed or member club tracking dog excellent test .\nall records listed on our website are current and up - to - date . for a full list of record titles , please use our record application search . ( you will be need to register / login for access )\nat an all - breed show , the only dog left undefeated at the end of all judging on that day .\nused to register an individual dog of a registered litter . also called blue form , blue slip , or blues .\na number assigned to an akc - registered , american - owned dog enabling it to compete in events in canada .\na prefix title or designation conferred on a dog that has won the national amateur championship field trial for its breed .\na number assigned to a dog by the akc that allows a dog belonging to one of the akc - recognized breeds ( registerable breed or miscellaneous breeds ) , that could not or was not registered ( for whatever reason ) , to participate in some performance events . the dog must be spayed or neutered , and it cannot compete in conformation events .\nback in 1971 , 23 - year - old blues fanatic bruce iglauer was frustrated and motivated . as a shipping clerk for bob koester\u2019s chicago - based blues and jazz label , delmark records , iglauer wanted the label to release an album by his favorite band , hound dog taylor & the houserockers . koester just wasn\u2019t interested , so iglauer gathered up what little money he had and decided to do it himself . after paying the band and the studio , he used his last remaining money to press 1000 copies of hound dog taylor & the houserockers . and with that , alligator records ( named after the way iglauer clicks out rhythm patterns with his teeth when he likes a song ) was born .\ndoes your dog have housetraining mishaps , does he go crazy whenever a skateboarder goes by or does he growl at strangers ? yaletown dog training can help . we are well equipped to deal with any issue in a safe and humane manner .\nsweat pea has balance and doggedness . the australian shepherd and border collie mix set two world records for being able to walk 100 meters , or about 328 feet , in the fastest time of 2 minutes and 55 seconds with a can on top of her head . the pooch also holds the world record for walking down the most steps , facing forward , while balancing a 5 - ounce glass of water on her head . both records were set in 2008 .\nnumber worn on an exhibitor\u2019s arm that corresponds to the number in the event catalog and the judge\u2019s book . this number is the identifier that links the dog in the ring to that dog\u2019s information as published in the catalog . the number is also used to associate any points , awards , or placements with the dog\u2019s akc registration number . also called arm card .\nat first , in your ear records looks like it might be a total dumpster dive . it ' s a basement filled with old records , but it actually doesn ' t take much digging to find something good to take home . i think the staff can get all the credit for that . the guys behind the counter had some thoughtful advice and opinions about various records and how to best play them , and they seemed truly passionate about what they were talking about . the stock was well organized , and there was a fun section of really cheap singles , along with used turntable parts , odd remote controls , posters , videos , cds , cassettes , and 8 - tracks . i had a lot of fun visiting with a friend who lives in the area . we spent a good amount of time there , and i think it makes for a good excursion whether you have a few minutes or a few hours to spare .\nat field trials , an odd dog remaining after the dogs entered in a stake have been paired in braces by drawing .\na title conferred by the akc on a dog who has earned the td or tdu , tdx , and vst titles .\nasking the exhibitor to remove a dog from the event for any reason listed in the rules or regulations pertaining to competition . in conformation and obedience events , a dog that is excused does not count as having been present in computing points . in performance events , a dog that is excused may or may not be counted in computing points , depending on the event .\nperson 18 years old or older , other than the owner or co - owner , designated by the owner or co - owner of an entered dog to be the handler of , and the person responsible for , the dog at the event .\nthe food or object that an exhibitor uses to get a dog\u2019s attention or to have it look alert in the ring . the term bait or baiting can also be used to describe the action of getting the dog\u2019s attention using food or an object .\nwe understand how challenging this can be for you and realize that it can be embarrassing when your dog growls or tries to bite someone . we can help you to understand what is going on and teach your dog to be more comfortable around strangers .\norganizations that keep official records on specific subjects . with respect to dogs , there are registries of purebred dogs for tracking lineage and health registries for rating certain health conditions ( e . g . , orthopedic foundation for animals , etc . ) .\nconformation / obedience : a decision made by a judge or an event committee following a determination that a dog has a condition that makes it ineligible for any further competition under the dog show rules or obedience regulations , under the standard for its breed or due to an undesirable feature of the dog that results in this action . see one - time disqualification or three - time disqualification .\nthe collection of bones of the hind leg forming the joint between the second thigh and the metatarsus ; the dog\u2019s true heel .\nthe black and white newfoundland dog , so - called from the name of the famous painter who used such dogs as models .\na dog whose sire and dam belong to the same breed and who are themselves of unmixed descent since recognition of the breed .\nthe document issued by the akc to the owner of a dog when it is individually registered or transferred to a new owner .\nwhich trap the dog was in ; 1 to 6 for uk and irish races , 1 to 8 for us and australian .\nputting the race and dog grades together you get to eaxctly what type of races your dog ran in ; for example an a2 race was a graded race over the standard four bend distance for the second grade of dogs over that distance at that track .\njiff , the famous hollywood pomeranian , previously held two world records for quickly running on his hind legs and front legs . the talented and tiny canine in 2014 made it into the record books for fastest 10 meters on hind legs ( 6 . 56 seconds ) and fastest five meters on front paws ( 7 . 76 seconds ) . while his records have since been beaten , the pooch became an internet sensation and even had a starring role in pop star katy perry\u2019s music video , dark horse .\nan inspection conducted at the written request of the customer to determine whether or not he / she has been able to bring records and / or identification into compliance with the akc\u2019s rules and regulations . ( a prior inspection found the customer in noncompliance . )\nas a pup of uncertain origins , lucy the rescue dog probably feels safer having some id on her every time she goes walkies .\nthe portion of the dog carried farthest from the substratum ( i . e . , away from the ground ) during normal locomotion .\nin performance events : when dogs are reported for having attacked another dog ( two or three times , depending on the event ) .\nyaletown dog training is committed to using proven , positive reinforcement methods . we want both humans and canines to enjoy the learning process .\nmy dog comes back from the groomer with sores on the ends of his ears which later turn to large scabs . this has happened for the 3rd and last time . i am afraid to ask how this happens . has anyone else had this happen to their dog ? jan\nan individual or kennel that appears in the chain of title for a dog and whose business operations largely consist of buying and selling dogs .\na specified amount of time granted by the akc to an owner to enter a dog in an event prior to it becoming individually registered .\nto restore akc privileges to an individual or dog as a result of compliance with akc rules and regulations or completion of a suspension period .\nthe guinness folks took notice in time to include harbor in the 2012 edition of their book for the longest ears on a living dog .\ntoday , alligator records is the largest independent blues label in the world , and has been repeatedly honored for its achievements . three alligator recordings have won grammy awards , and 41 titles have been nominated . the label and its artists have received well over 100 blues music awards and more than 70 living blues awards . but even with all of the accolades , alligator records never rests on its laurels . according to iglauer ,\nalligator should be the label that ' s exposing the next generation of blues artists and bringing their music to the next generation of blues fans . i want to keep bringing blues and roots music to new fans and getting them as excited about the music as i am . i want the future of the blues and the future of alligator records to be one and the same .\ni took my dog to the groomer . i got a call from the groomer who explained that while my dog was in the tub my pet sustained an injury and one of the nails / foot was damaged and i would need to take my dog to the vet . it was bleeding and my dog was limping so the groomer put on a bandage . i asked if i should bring the vet bill on the next business day and the groomer stated it would not be covered and that this injury could have happened any time ( while walking on the sidewalk for example ) \u2026 it just happened to happen while the dog was getting groomed . i was sick to my stomach and have not slept .\nyou would be surprised of how many groomers out there are not passionate and wants the money . i\u2019ve seen this when i working at a grooming salon and left for that reason . i\u2019ve seen and heard groomers neglecting the dog whining and abused it physically because it wont sit still through a groom . if the groomer cant handle the dog during the groom , the groomer should tell the dog owner that they cant cut it .\nthis is now my favorite record shop ever , let alone in boston ! the place is jam - packed with records , and you can get lost for hours . sure , it ' s a little cramped at times , but i ' d rather go to a record store filled to the brim , then one with high prices and a limited selection . the prices are fantastic , and many records are a great bargain . to top it all off , the staff is really friendly , and very knowledgeable . i ' ll be going back .\nperson at a dog show who helps the handler care for the handler\u2019s dogs , prepare the dogs for the ring , and show the dogs .\nsurgical procedure that permanently changes the carriage of the tail or ears . such a procedure renders a dog ineligible to compete in akc conformation events .\na dog , in the opinion of the judge , attacks any person ( s ) in the ring ( see one - time disqualification ) .\nthe bones of the central axis of the dog posterior to the skull , including cervical , thoracic , lumbar , sacral , and caudal vertebrae .\nthe alligator records 45th anniversary collection clearly lays out alligator\u2019s wide - ranging , forward - looking vision with tracks from newer voices\u2014 shemekia copeland , selwyn birchwood , toronzo cannon , moreland & arbuckle and jarekus singleton\u2014seamlessly programmed next to blues and roots stars including curtis salgado , rick estrin & the nightcats , joe louis walker , delbert mcclinton , anders osborne , the holmes brothers , guitar shorty , jj grey & mofro and roomful of blues . together , the alligator records 45th anniversary collection presents a comprehensive portrait of the label\u2019s singular , rooted , soul - stirring american music .\nshe\u2019s a ghost . even at her most lonely and melancholic , macgillivray often manages to maintain the faintest outline of grace \u2013 somewhere between the swooping flights of choral music and the pastoral warmth of folk .\n- attn magazine review of once upon a dirty ear , 2015 .\nthe in your ear on comm ave is much larger than the one in harvard sq , enabling it to pack in a lot of records . unfortunately , sometimes less is more and i found myself thinking this when i was trying to browse through the shop . there is some basic organization for most genres , but then there is also a lot of spill over and surplus that seemingly is not organized at all . because of this , it ' s hard to say how good the selection really is , and selection is really the key to a record store . if it ' s all filler , it doesn ' t really matter how many records there may be . i went through all the miscellaneous letter sections for the rock section and really didn ' t see anything that wowed me . i went through a couple smaller sections ( exotica and new arrival 7\ns ) and still , nothing impressive . it may just be that all the non - picked over records are buried in the unorganized surplus crates scattered around the store . i certainly saw some good lps on the wall , but those were all cherry - picked by the staff and priced as you ' d expect . if you don ' t mind spending a few hours searching through crates and crates of records , you might come away with some good stuff . then again , you might have just wasted an afternoon . it ' s really hard to say .\nevents : dogs that , according to their owner\u2019s records , have completed the requirements for a championship after the closing of entries for the show ( but whose championships are unconfirmed by the akc ) may be transferred from one of the regular classes to the best of breed or variety competition .\nalligator celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1991 by hitting the road with koko taylor , katie webster , lil\u2019 ed & the blues imperials , elvin bishop and lonnie brooks for a cross - country tour , resulting in a grammy - nominated double - cd set , the alligator records 20th anniversary tour . noted filmmaker robert mugge documented the proceedings in his film pride & joy : the story of alligator records , including electrifying concert footage and a behind - the - scenes look at the inner workings of the label . in 2016 the film was re - released on blu - ray .\nwhen the hocks turn in and pasterns drop straight to the ground and move parallel to one another , the dog is moving close in the rear .\nan award conferred on a dog for completing specific qualifications earned at akc events or akc - sponsored activities . more information on akc titles and abbreviations .\nsarah is the most amazing , compassionate , effective dog trainer ! ! her kindness , patience , compassion and incredible results are something to witness ! my little dog , tykie , was very leash aggressive and would react strongly when he saw other dogs . now he barely bats an eye at them !\ni ' ve shopped for vinyl in nyc , chicago , detroit , cleveland , buffalo , orlando , pittsburgh , etc etc . this is the best place i ' ve been to . part of my choice to move to boston was to be around this shop - no joke . the place is endless . you can spend hours here and not scratch ( excuse the pun ) the surface of what they have to offer in vinyl , much less their dvds , cds , posters , magazines , etc . their vinyl is never scratched . it ' s so rare in a used record shop to not have to check the records before buying them . even their $ 0 . 50 records are in great condition ! the place and atmosphere is guaranteed to be interesting . b - sides don ' t begin to explain the taste of the employees . they are knowledgable , friendly , and open to suggesting records you might like . this past weekend i was in town for a wedding and took 4 of the 6 hours i had free to hit in your ear . i got 12 lps and 2 45s for $ 32 . 00 . can ' t beat that anywhere .\ngaiting fault resultant of a dog\u2019s stride being shorter in the front than in the rear ; forefeet strike the ground hard before the rear stride is expended .\nthe blues and roots music alligator records has been releasing since 1971 - - created by iconic giants of the genre like hound dog taylor , koko taylor , albert collins , luther allison , james cotton , elvin bishop and mavis staples , and label - nurtured legends including son seals , lil\u2019 ed & the blues imperials , saffire\u2014the uppity blues women , and michael \u201ciron man\u201d burks - - has more than stood the test of time . with the new double - cd set , the alligator records 45th anniversary collection , iglauer , along with his 15 - person staff ( many of whom have been with the label well over 20 years ) celebrate alligator\u2019s extraordinary past , history - in - the - making present , and a future filled with more genuine houserockin\u2019 music ."]}
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", "topic": 17}], "title": "olympus pen e - p3", "paragraphs": ["olympus issues firmware v1 . 1 for pen e - p3 , fixing minor bugs\nolympus pen e - p3 12 mp live mos interchangeable lens camera with . . .\nsee all details for olympus pen e - p3 12 mp live mos interchangeable lens camera with . . .\nolympus e - p3 pen camera black 14 - 42mm ii r lens kit 12mp 3 . 0 touch oled fhd\nolympus pen reloaded not a compact . not an slr . it ' s a pen .\nolympus pen e - p1 12 . 3 mp micro four thirds . . .\nthe olympus pen e - p3 , aka the pen or p3 , will be on sale at the end of august , but the lite and mini variants will be following in late early autumn .\nolympus pen e - p3 compact system camera - black ( includes m . zuiko digital 14 - 42mm ii r lens )\nolympus master 2 . x ( olympus studio 2 ) olympus studio 1 . x / olympus viewer\nolympus pen e - p3 body with msc m . zuiko digital ed 17mm f2 . 8 prime lens estimated street price : $ 899 . 99\nolympus pen e - p3 12 . 3 mp live mos mirrorless digital camera with 14 - 42mm zoom lens ( white ) ( old model )\nbusting out of chez olympus just in time for summer is the company\u2019s new top - of - the - range olympus pen e - p3 micro four thirds system camera .\nstk ' s olympus bls - 1 battery - 1800mah for olympus ps - bls1 , bls - 1 batteries and olympus pen e - pl1 , e - pm1 , ep3 , epl3 , evolt e - 420 , e - 620 , e - 450 , e - 400 , e - 410 digital slr cameras .\n* olympus pen e - p3 body with msc m . zuiko digital ed 17mm f2 . 8 prime lens estimated street price : $ 899 . 99\nolympus pen e - p3 ( silver / white / black ) with m . zuiko digital 14 - 42mm f3 . 5 - 5 . 6 ii r\n( a simpler version of the pen e - pl5 and the successor to the e - pm1 ) .\nolympus v205082be000 pen e - pl8 14 - 42 mm camera ed m . zuiko ez pancake lens kit - black\ndigital camera updater olympus master 2 . x ( olympus studio 2 ) olympus master 1 . x\nhamburg , 30 june 2011 \u2013 when olympus launched its pen micro four thirds system cameras , it created a whole new camera category . now it has launched a visionary new pen flagship that defies categorisation altogether . the pen e - p3 , or simply \u2018pen\u2019 , has the fastest auto - focus of any camera with interchangeable lenses .\nthe pen e - p3 14 - 42 kits is available with the body in classic black , white or silver from august 2011 , for \u00a3799 .\nkudos to olympus for keeping battery continuity in the line . the original models used the bls - 1 , and that can be used in the e - p3 . more recent pen models have used the bls - 5 , and that ' s what comes with the e - p3 .\navailability the olympus pen e - p3 kit will be available in stylish black , white and silver , starting in august 2011 . it includes the pen e - p3 body , lens , usb cable , video cable , bls - 1 li - ion battery pack , li - ion battery charger , shoulder strap , olympus [ ib ] software cd - rom , manuals and registration card .\nolympus imaging corporation ( president : shuichi takayama ) is pleased to announce the introduction of the\nolympus pen e - p3\n, the flagship of the pen series of new generation system cameras conforming to the micro four thirds system standard , scheduled for release on 22nd july , 2011 .\nwith its recent announcement of the pen e - p3 , e - pl3 ( l standing for lite ) and the e - pm1 ( m for mini ) , however , olympus has attempted to deal with this identity crisis as well as make a few other improvements .\nthe latest olympus pen models are claimed to have the fastest af of any interchangeable - lens camera . we find out how the new e - p3 handles and if it lives up to this bold statement\nwhen i set out with the olympus e - p3 and e - pl3 , i expected to prefer the latter camera for its smaller size and more modern appearance . but as i wandered around , i found i preferred some of the extra features that are only present in the e - p3 .\nlook what you can do with the new olympus pen e - p3 . it blends high - quality still images expected of a digital single lens reflex ( dslr ) camera with high - definition ( hd ) video , ac3 dolby digital audio ( comparable to studio recordings ) and in - camera creativity in an ultra - portable body . the pen e - p3 has it all .\nthe olympus e - p3 will be thrusting into stores from august , with the camera body and 14 - 42mm kit zoom package selling for \u00a3799 .\nrear , olympus e - p1 ( with protective shipping film ) . enlarge .\nin a first for the olympus pen system , the p3 has a touchscreen . this is a 3in 610 , 000dot oled device and unlike other cameras that have a resistive screen , the p3 ' s is capacitive like the screen on an iphone .\nthe olympus pen micro four thirds family features eight fully - compatible micro four thirds lenses . the legendary olympus zuiko digital four thirds range of 27 high - quality lenses , om - series and other manufacturers ' lenses can be attached to olympus pen cameras with optional adapters . the olympus pen e - p3 comes packaged with the movie and still compatible ( msc ) ed m14 - 42mm ii r f3 . 5 / 5 . 6 zoom lens ( 28mm - 84mm equivalent )\nu . s . pricing / product configurations olympus pen e - p3 body with msc m . zuiko digital ed 14 - 42mm ii r f3 . 5 / 5 . 6 zoom lens estimated street price : $ 899 . 99\n\u201c with a classic , compact , all - metal body reminiscent of the olympus pen e - p1 , the pen e - p3 offers an unprecedented level of portability to help you capture great images and videos on the go , \u201d said katie roseman , senior product manager , olympus imaging america inc . \u201cthis camera has the creative flexibility to give you a true professional experience . \u201d\nolympus stabilizes legacy lens video with om - d e - m5 firmware v1 . 5\nolympus e - p1 . note bare sensor which is always exposed inside . enlarge .\nbeing a micro four thirds model , the p3 can accept lenses with the micro four thirds mount from olympus and panasonic .\nshooting with the e - p3 more over the weekend , i got to know it better . i snapped the 14 - 150mm f / 4 - 5 . 6 lens on , attached the strap , and went out with relatives for the weekend . through a variety of activities , the olympus e - p3 proved its mettle , and i learned a few more things about the e - p3 along the way .\nthe olympus e - p3 ' s noise suppression handles the background well , but not quite as well as the g3 . color also fades , particularly yellow in these shots . the e - p3 still handles the red leaf swatch and the pink swatch beneath a little better than the g3 .\nlike the pen lite and mini cameras , the olympus p3 has a four thirds type 17 . 3 x 13 . 0mm live mos ( cmos ) sensor with 12 . 3 million effective pixels .\nfor the same price as the olympus pen e - p3 , you can get a canon rebel t3i / eos 600d dslr . and if you want a viewfinder on your olympus , that ' s an additional $ 249 . 99 . the ep - 3 is just crazy - overpriced .\na couple of years have passed since we reviewed the very first olympus pen camera , the e - p1 . it seems longer , because so much has changed in this space . the pen e - p1 was the first of the small micro four thirds cameras , at the time the smallest , but since its debut a war has broken out for the title of the smallest compact system camera . while the smaller olympus pen lite and pen mini have entered the fray in the\nsmall\narena , olympus saw fit to also update and revamp the original pen with more functionality .\nremarkable that i just bought into the system six years later ! olympus e - p5 .\ninstant af with its compact design , user - friendly features and first class picture quality , olympus\u2019 award - winning pen system camera range is already a firm favourite with both ambitious amateur photographers and professionals looking for a practical second camera . led by the e - p3 , the new pen generation significantly enhances that reputation .\nolympus pen lite e - pl3 ( red / silver / white / black ) with m . zuiko digital 14 - 42mm f3 . 5 - 5 . 6ii r\nolympus pen e - p2 12 . 3 mp micro four thirds interchangeable lens digital camera with 17mm f / 2 . 8 lens ( electronic view finder not included )\nolympus pen e - p1 ( 2009 - ) quarter - frame , 3\nlcd , $ 750 - 900 \u00a9 2009 kenrockwell . com . all rights reserved .\nmaintaining the sophisticated pen design , the e - p3 takes performance to another level . the world ' s fastest af system , fast ( frequency acceleration sensor technology ) af * 1 , a new sensor , and new image processor that realizes the highest pen image quality , and an intuitive touch panel all make the 3rd generation pen an outstanding camera .\nso the e - p3 certainly looks to be the most complete and most impressive pen model to date , but with the competition having also progressed rapidly over the past year , expectations are higher than ever .\ncenter valley , pa . , june 30 , 2011 \u2013 today olympus announces a new flagship pen camera designed for the hobbyist or advanced photographer who desires superior image quality , fast ( frequency acceleration sensor technology ) autofocus tracking system and total creative control in a body portable enough to travel the world : the pen e - p3 .\n\u2013 welcome back to the pen story and the next chapter : \u201cback to black\u201d . this latest retro - chic digital olympus\nactually , any products related with\nolympus pen e - pl5\ncan be shipped to any place in ireland , including leinster , ulster , munster , and connacht .\naf illuminator the e - p3 is the first pen series camera incorporating an af illuminator to support autofocusing in low light . the light covers a range of about 3 meters and can be switched on / off .\nnew lenses and accessories for every shooting challenge the olympus pen micro four thirds family features eight fully - compatible micro four thirds lenses . the legendary olympus zuiko\u00ae digital four thirds range of 27 high - quality lenses , om - series and other manufacturers\u2019 lenses can be attached to olympus pen cameras with optional adapters . the olympus pen e - p3 comes packaged with the movie & still compatible ( msc ) ed m14 - 42mm ii r f3 . 5 / 5 . 6 zoom lens ( 28mm - 84mm equivalent ) or the m17mm f2 . 8 ( 34mm equivalent ) . today , olympus is proud to announce several new movie & still compatible ( msc ) lenses with high - speed , near - silent autofocus during still shooting and high - definition ( hd ) video capture . also , several new accessories will complement the pen e - p3 perfectly and broaden the creative horizons for all pen photographers .\nolympus imaging corporation ( president : shuichi takayama ) is pleased to announce the introduction of the\nolympus pen lite e - pl3\n, a new generation system camera that conforms to the micro four thirds system standard . it is designed as the centerpiece of olympus ' s popular pen series of versatile , high - performance interchangeable - lens digital cameras .\njust posted : olympus e - p3 studio raw files and raw conversions . we ' ve been given access to an early beta of adobe camera raw 6 . 5 which will include raw support for the recently - announced olympus pen e - p3 . we ' ve used it to process our standard studio samples , allowing direct comparisons between the pen and its peers . we ' ve also included the original raw files for download so that you can put them through your own image workflow as raw processors become available that offer support .\nhelpfully , olympus has given the p3 ' s screen an anti - fingerprint coating that should reduce the amount of smudging on its surface .\nmcg - 2 exchangeable camera grip : available exclusively for the pen e - p3 , this comfortable grip enhances the grip area of the camera to fit any photographer\u2019s hands perfectly . it is available in black and beige .\nlaunched in march 2010 with the introduction of the olympus pen lite e - pl1 , olympus ' s\npen lite\nmodels were originally designed to expand the digital slr market by focusing on entry - level users . now , however , that role has been taken over by the new line of\npen mini\nmodels , allowing olympus to reboot the\npen lite\nproduct concept , emphasizing the spirit of innovation and concentrating on putting big - size functionality and performance into a small - size body .\nwith today ' s introduction of the om - d e - m10 iii , we thought it would be nice to jump back in time to 2009 , when olympus announced the pen e - pl1 , its first mirrorless camera .\njust posted : although it retains its predecessor ' s styling , the olympus pen e - p3 shares very little else with its forebears . there ' s still a 12mp four thirds - sized sensor at its heart , but its autofocus , rear screen and movie capabilities have all been radically overhauled . crucially , olympus has also managed to squeeze a flash into the body . now sitting at the top of a three - model range , the e - p3 is clearly positioned as a camera for enthusiasts . so , do its third - generation refinements and promises of world - beating af performance make the e - p3 into the camera that the pen series always promised to be ?\nolympus e - 3 professional digital slr camera ( 10 . 1 megapixel , supersonic wave filter , 2 . 5\nlcd ) ( olympus malaysia )\nthe olympus pen series of compact system cameras ( cscs ) brought a classic feel to the market and attracted a more fashion - conscious user to this type of camera . the latest incarnation sees the range expanded to three models , headed by the flagship e - p3 .\nolympus pen e - pl5 - the complete information and online sale with free shipping . order and buy now for the lowest price in the best online store ! discounts & coupons .\nthe e - p3 is olympus ' third iteration of the micro 4 / 3 pen concept , and comes just over two years since the original version . i mention that fact because , in two years in the camera business you expect a complete makeover of any individual model . if you ' re not familiar with the pen concept , please read my e - p1 review before embarking on this one .\nthe olympus e - p1 really does have the technical image quality of a dslr , or better .\nthe olympus e - p1 is entirely made in china : camera , lens , battery and charger .\nolympus uk is offering a free m . zuiko digital 17mm 1 : 2 . 8 pancake lens to anyone who buys a pen e - pl5 or pen e - pm2 from an authorised uk stockist . the lens can be claimed though the the company ' s website , and the promotion runs until 15th september 2013 .\nin fact , the goods by request\nolympus pen e - pl5\ncan be shipped to any place in the uk , including england , scotland , wales , and northern ireland .\nthe first of the reborn\npen lite\nmodels , the olympus pen lite e - pl3 is an interchangeable lens type digital camera that conforms to the micro four thirds system standard . combining the attributes of high performance and compact ease of use , the pen lite is designed to serve as the centerpiece of the pen series of new generation system cameras . its target is the young families who have special tastes for what they possess .\nolympus e - system firmware update for om - d series firmware update for pen series firmware update for m . zuiko digital lenses firmware update for four thirds series firmware update for zuiko digital lenses\nthe olympus pen e - p3 uses a variety of features to achieve speed rivaling that of the professional olympus e - 5 dslr . focus and shoot faster with the camera ' s 12 . 3mp live mos image sensor , truepic vi image processor and fast af tracking system . the olympus pen e - p3 offers 35 separate focus points spread over nearly the entire sensor , enabling the camera to pin - point focus accuracy on small subjects wherever they appear in the frame . selectable 3x3 groups within the 35 - point area are especially effective when shooting active subjects . the camera ' s fast shutter response time ensures that you will never miss the shot , even in the toughest shooting environments\nthe olympus pen e - p3 looks a lot like its forebears - not just the e - p1 and e - p2 but , just as significantly , the company ' s film era pen f camera . significantly because , in an age in which the major electronics giants are building their photographic presence , olympus is one of only a handful of companies with genuine heritage to turn to . and , despite modern cameras making high image quality more accessible than ever , there is an undeniable reverence for the look and feel of 1960s cameras .\nfor experienced users , the pen has more special treats in store \u2013 two dials on the back for making quick adjustments to exposure and aperture , plus in - body image stabilisation that counteracts camera shake irrespective of the attached lens . the pen e - p3 14 - 42 lens kit is available from august 2011 for \u00a3799 .\nalthough its price ranks as one of the highest in its class , the olympus pen e - p3 offers a number of improvements over its predecessors , most notably performance . in fact , other than a rather paltry 3 frames - per - second burst speed , it\u2019s one of the fastest\u2014if not the fastest\u2014mirrorless cameras on the market to date . improved performance alone may provide enough motivation for pen users to upgrade and certainly gives the e - p3 an edge over the competition , particularly in combination with its well thought out feature set .\na range of interchangeable lenses , accessories and strobes that are compatible with the e - p3 and are available to support all different types of photography needs .\ninstant compatibility like every other pen , the pen e - p3 is a system camera . the moment users purchase it , they gain instant access to more than 500 micro four thirds , four thirds and other lenses ( via a adapter ) , including olympus\u2019 legendary m . zuiko digital range of high - quality optics . highlights of the range are two new fast - aperture lenses .\nolympus pen mini e - pm1 ( white / silver / black ) ( pink / purple / brown ) m . zuiko digital 14 - 42mm f3 . 5 - 5 . 6ii r\nthe e - p3 ' s similarity of appearance to its predecessors could , all too easily , suggest that olympus has again been subtle with its changes . but this isn ' t the case at all , and the new model brings with it a whole raft of updates and refinements . olympus has addressed many of the key criticisms of the older models , to the extent that we ' d be tempted to say that the e - p3 is finally the camera that the pen has always promised to be .\nolympus e - 30 slr digital camera ( 12 . 3mp , 2 . 7\nswivel lcd , dual card slot - xd & cf ) ( olympus malaysia )\nlike nikon , but unlike canon , the olympus e - p1 stays on if you open the battery door .\nolympus has been supporting the creativity of photographers by incorporating easy - to - use art filters in its lens interchangeable type digital cameras . the new e - p3 incorporates all ten art filters , as well as all the art filter variations and art effects developed by olympus .\nolympus has launched the e - p3 , its fifth generation micro four thirds camera . the p3 features a familiar - looking pen body and revised 12mp sensor but almost every other aspect of the camera has changed . the latest flagship pen features what the company claims to be the world ' s fastest af - s performance , as well as a 614 , 000 dot vga - equivalent oled touch - sensitive screen and built - in flash . in addition it can shoot 1080i60 hd movies in the avchd format . we ' ve been using the e - p3 for a while now and have prepared a full preview with studio and real - world sample images .\nalthough it doesn ' t have a viewfinder built - in , the p3 has an accessory port ( see below ) to accept olympus ' s optional external electronic viewfinder ( evf ) . the viewfinder slots into the p3 ' s hotshoe , which means it can ' t be used with an external flashgun , but the p3 also has a flash unit built - in .\nthe olympus e - p3 is the third - generation flagship camera in the olympus pen line of micro four thirds format mirrorless , interchangeable lens cameras . it has a 12 - megapixel live mos sensor , seriously improved auto focus , full hd video , a beautiful oled ( organic light emitting diode ) touchscreen display , a solid metal body and pro - level exposure controls .\noptics . like all pen - series cameras , the olympus e - p3 features a micro four thirds lens mount capable of accepting quite a selection of dedicated lenses from olympus , panasonic , and voigtl\u00e4nder . courtesy of several adapters , it can also accept older glass including om - series lenses , leica ' s m and r - mount lenses , and lenses made for olympus and panasonic ' s full - sized four thirds cameras .\ncs - 30b leather body jacket the cs - 30b is a genuine leather body jacket designed exclusively for the olympus pen e - p3 . it protects the sensitive parts of the camera body without detracting from its design . in addition to the practical aspect of camera body protection , the body jacket ' s genuine leather and rugged construction exude a sense of both traditional craftsmanship and contemporary styling . the ideal complement for the olympus pen e - p3 , this jacket makes the camera even more fun to carry . naturally , shooting and playback is possible while viewing the rear - panel lcd without taking the camera out of the body jacket .\nolympus om - d e - m1 mark ii mirrorless micro four thirds digital camera with m . zuiko . . .\nwe recommend updating your camera using the olympus digital camera updater . how to update your camera using olympus digital camera updater\nolympus pen series cameras put you in the director ' s chair , offering even more freedom to the creative shooting experience and enabling instant experimentation , feedback and gratification . for the first time , the olympus pen e - p3 features full 1080 60i hd video . push the direct hd video button to instantly start filming your hd video with a choice between acvhd and avi formats with uncompressed cd - quality 16 bit / 44 . 1khz linear pcm stereo recording or ac3 dolby digital audio\nstabilization . as with its predecessors , the olympus e - p3 includes a sensor - shift image stabilization system with three operating modes . in mode 1 , the e - p3 ' s is system will correct for either horizontal or vertical motion . in modes 2 and 3 , the is system will instead correct only for vertical motion , allowing horizontal panning with landscape or portrait - orientation framing respectively .\nthe new camera incorporates truepic vi , a new image processing engine first introduced on the e - p3 . this engine improves image - processing quality and reduces processing time .\nolympus imaging corporation ( president : shuichi takayama ) is pleased to announce the introduction of the\nolympus pen mini e - pm1\n, the new entry - level model of the pen series of new generation system cameras that conform to the micro four thirds system standard . featuring the ultra compact and lightweight body , this model is targeted at the fashion - sensitive younger generation .\nyou can add new functions and operability improvements by updating your e - m1 mark ii , e - m1 and e - m5 mark ii to the latest firmware version . please update your camera to use these functions . for instructions regarding the added functions , refer to the revised instruction manual . download manuals : olympus om - d / pen series\ncreative freedom olympus pen series cameras put you in the director\u2019s chair , offering a new level of freedom to the creative shooting experience and enabling instant experimentation , feedback and gratification . for the first time , the olympus pen e - p3 features full 1080 60i hd video . push the direct hd video button to instantly start filming your hd video with a choice between acvhd and avi formats with uncompressed cd - quality 16 bit / 44 . 1khz linear pcm stereo recording or ac3 dolby digital audio .\nthe level gauge in the olympus pen e - p3 is a tremendous benefit for architectural photographers who must ensure that images of buildings are as centered and true as the walls of the buildings themselves . this feature detects the camera\u2019s pitch and roll during live view operation so photographers can make sure subjects appear where they should in the frame .\nthe same art - class slr quality as the flagship\ne - p3\ncondensed in the small / light body weighing only 217 grams . six body color variations * 1\nolympus claims that the truepic vi processing engine in the new pen cameras is faster than panasonic ' s venus engine vi fhd device , so it can get more speed out of the af system . consequently , olympus believes that the p3 has the world ' s fastest af when used with its msc ( movie stills compatible ) optics .\nthe e - p3 came out in 2011 as the premier , top of the line olympus mft camera . it has a much improved auto focus , movie capability , and this camera cost twice as much as a pl1 and pl2 and it shows up in the excellent build quality and extra features . the e - p3 takes the same batteries and uses all the same data cords as earlier oly mft cameras . there ' s a built in flash , a large touch oled screen , and lots more features than older cameras . the e - p3 is a bargain because it used the 12mp sensor , now replaced by 16 and 20 megapixel sensors in the latest cameras . but the 12mp sensor made some beautiful photographs , especially jpeg photos , and this model was the top of the line for the 12mp sensor . the e - p3 is a joy to use , with fully automatic settings and the capability to shoot raw and set all the camera functions manually . it ' s a worthwhile upgrade from any older oly mft camera . i loved the e - pl1 and love the flagship 12mp sensor e - p3 even more . olympus still supports the e - p3 , and it ' s as usuable today as it was six years ago .\nup against the 14 - megapixel nx100 , the olympus e - p3 does pretty well , with noticeably better noise suppression in the shadows , though the nx100 does a little better with the mosaic label in some areas . the red leaf swatch looks bad from either camera , though the samsung gets the color closer to correct ; but the e - p3 gets the pink swatch below it a little closer to reality .\nthe level gauge in the olympus pen e - p3 is a tremendous benefit for architectural photographers who must ensure that images of buildings are as centered and true as the walls of the buildings themselves . this feature detects the camera ' s pitch and roll during live view operation so photographers can make sure subjects appear where they should in the frame\nthe e - p3 is the only pen with a built - in flash so its accessory port is more readily available for add - ons such as an electronic viewfinder , bluetooth pen pal for wirelessly transmitting images to your smartphone ( android , blackberry , but not iphone ) or to another pen pal equipped camera . additional options include an external microphone and a very cool and useful macro arm light . compatible with micro four thirds lenses from olympus , panasonic , and third party manufacturers , standard four thirds lenses can also be accommodated with an adapter .\nfor the first time in any pen model the display is a touchscreen , allowing touch focus , touch shutter and some adjustment control directly on the screen . another first for the e - p3 is a built - in flash . while olympus e - pl models had this , previous e - p cameras featured a hotshoe addition only . the new range also sees the selection of art filters expanded to include secondary options and the ability to maintain exposure control with some settings .\nafter its great success over the past several years in refurbishing its pen line , olympus is continuing its quest for innovation by updating other legendary cameras of the past .\nhigh image quality inherited from the e - p3 - new 12 . 3 - megapixel high - speed live mos sensor with full hd movie compatibility - new truepic vi image processing engine\n1 . the same art - class slr quality as the flagship\ne - p3\ncondensed in the small / light body weighing only 217 grams . six body color variations *\nthe e - p3 doesn ' t innovate enough from an image quality standpoint to justify an upgrade , and for newcomers , that $ 900 price point is awfully hard to swallow .\nconnectivity . the olympus e - p3 includes usb 2 . 0 high speed data connectivity , type - c mini hdmi high definition video output , and ntsc / pal switchable composite standard definition video output with monaural audio . it ' s also compatible with olympus ' optional rm - uc1 usb remote control unit , which plugs into the combined usb / av port . as mentioned previously , the e - pl3 allows for bluetooth data transfer with the optional olympus penpal accessory . like other pen models , no dc - input port is provided .\ntechnology and design in perfect harmony combining modern technology with the timeless style of the classic olympus pen series , the removal of the mirror box allows the olympus pen e - p1 to be reduced to a remarkably compact size . such mirror - less construction is also the foundation for a stunning new design . a stylish metal finish and the optional fl - 14 flash give the camera a retro - look reminiscent of the classic olympus pen f . through its compactness and usability this legendary camera became one of the most popular and revolutionary products in the history of photography .\neasily pen your story with a brand new pen this third generation of the olympus pen series combines powerful features in an easy - to - use package that will make capturing your life more fun . the new direct record button makes taking videos easier than ever and the new live guide functionality makes it simple to learn photography techniques without requiring the skills of a pro shooter .\nbuilding on brilliance the new generation of pen ( e - p2 ) boasts an enviable pedigree . it comes hot on the heels of olympus\u2019 award - winning first micro four thirds system camera inspired by the revolutionary maitani design of the original pen series . this second digital model takes usability and functionality even further by with diverse fresh features :\nthe fast af system that made the olympus pen e - p3 the world ' s fastest autofocusing camera has been further refined , setting a new benchmark for the industry once again . olympus has also solved the problem of moving object tracking capability with a newly developed 3d tracking af system . now , quick and accurate focusing is possible with any subject , whether it ' s standing still or burning down the track .\nwith the launch of the e - m5 , olympus harks back to one of its most fondly - remembered camera systems - the olympus om range of 35mm slrs . the e - m5 is the first camera in an om - digital lineup that will run alongside the pen series and , according to the company , its four thirds models . read more from urltoken\ncommitted to\nproviding the maximum image quality performance to all pen models\n, olympus has generously endowed the e - pl3 with the same new 12 . 3 - megapixel high - speed live mos sensor and new truepic vi image processing engine incorporated in the new flagship of the pen series , the e - p3 , due for release at the same time as the e - pl3 . this has made possible full hd 1080i movie recording and improved the maximum sensitivity to iso12800 . the newly developed truepic vi image processing engine achieves both improvement of image processing quality and reduction of processing time .\nhigh image quality inherited from the\ne - p3\n- new 12 . 3 - megapixel high speed live mos sensor with full hd movie compatibility - new truepic vi image processing engine committed to\nproviding the maximum image quality performance to all pen models\n, olympus has generously endowed the e - pm1 with the same new 12 . 3 - megapixel high - speed live mos sensor and new truepic vi image processing engine incorporated in the new flagship of the pen series , the e - p3 , due for release at the same time as the e - pl3 . this has made possible full hd 1080i movie recording and improved the maximum sensitivity to iso12800 . the newly developed truepic vi image processing engine achieves both improvement of image processing quality and reduction of processing time .\nthe olympus pen e - p3\u2019s built - in , pop - up flash makes it easy to illuminate low - light subjects , reduce red - eye and fill in dark areas . the camera is compatible with sdhc , sdxc and uhs - 1 memory cards for greater speed and capacity and can be utilized with the olympus penpal\u00ae or various eye - fi\u2122 cards for instant wireless uploads to your favorite social or photo sharing websites .\nthe olympus pen e - p3 ' s built - in , pop - up flash makes it easy to illuminate low - light subjects , reduce red - eye and fill in dark areas . the camera is compatible with sdhc , sdxc and uhs - 1 memory cards for greater speed and capacity and can be utilized with the olympus penpal or various eye - fi cards for instant wireless uploads to your favorite social or photo sharing websites\nsuperior image quality a large 12 . 3 - megapixel live mos image sensor delivers the highest quality images . take great photos in low - light environments thanks to the camera\u2019s built - in flash , af illuminator and iso up to 12 , 800 . to improve color and speed , the olympus pen e - p3 features the new truepic vi image processing engine . photos and hd videos taken with the pen e - p3 will be crisp and clear thanks to three modes of in - body image stabilization . image stabilization built into the camera\u2019s body enables photographers to take advantage of this feature with every lens . the camera\u2019s award - winning supersonic wave filter\u2122 patented dust reduction system vibrates to remove dust and other particles from the front of the image sensor , capturing it on an adhesive membrane every time the camera is turned on . blazing speed the olympus pen e - p3 uses a variety of features to achieve speed rivaling that of the professional olympus e - 5 dslr . focus and shoot faster with the camera\u2019s new 12 . 3 - megapixel live mos image sensor , truepic vi image processor and new fast af tracking system . the olympus pen e - p3 offers 35 separate focus points spread over nearly the entire sensor , enabling the camera to pin - point focus accuracy on small subjects wherever they appear in the frame . selectable 3x3 groups within the 35 - point area are especially effective when shooting active subjects . the camera\u2019s fast shutter response time ensures that you will never miss the shot , even in the toughest shooting environments .\nyou can add new functions and operability improvements by updating your pen - f to the latest firmware version . please update your camera to use these functions . for instructions regarding the added functions , refer to the revised instruction manual . download manuals : olympus om - d / pen series\nthe e - p3 does noticeably better than the nx100 at iso 3 , 200 . the nx100 has an odd blue cast to the image and employs such aggressive processing its images look odd .\ncenter valley , pa . , january 5 , 2011 \u2013 today olympus announces the new powerfully simple pen e - pl2 , the fourth generation of the award - winning and pioneering olympus pen family of compact interchangeable lens digital cameras . known for pro quality , point - and - shoot simplicity and high - definition video , the pen e - pl2 continues the pen family ' s legacy of simple design , intuitive interface and digital single lens reflex ( dslr ) image quality . the new camera also expands your creative potential with live guide ii , new in - camera creative features , new auxiliary lenses , a new close - up spotlight accessory ( mal - 1 ) and the new olympus penpal\u2122 bluetooth accessory . capturing amazing still images and hd video just got a lot more fun . further proof that olympus lets you capture it all .\nwhile sharing the same basic specs , the three new models are designed to appeal to different users . the pen e - p3 sits at the top of the range and caters for advanced users , the e - pl3 is in the middle for those perhaps looking to upgrade from a high - end compact model , while the e - pm1 ( mini ) is for photographers who want a very a compact camera that accepts interchangeable lenses .\nbuy used and save : buy a used\nolympus pen e - p3 12 mp live mos interchangeable le . . .\nand save 64 % off the $ 899 . 00 list price . buy with confidence as the condition of this item and its timely delivery are guaranteed under the\namazon a - to - z guarantee\n. see all used offers .\nolympus has updated the firmware for its range - topping pen e - p3 mirrorless camera . firmware v1 . 1 corrects a bug that stopped the buttons working if the touch screen was contacted when an optional electronic viewfinder is used . it also corrects the fault by which the af points were not shown when the camera is used with an eye - fi card . users must download the olympus digital camera updater software to apply the update .\nand the found goods by query\nolympus pen e - pl5\nin south dakota can be received in sioux falls , rapid city , aberdeen , brookings , watertown , mitchell , yankton , pierre , huron , spearfish , vermillion . . .\nnormally , any products related with\nolympus pen e - pl5\nin vermont can be delivered to the following cities : burlington , south burlington , rutland , barre , montpelier , winooski , st . albans , newport , vergennes , etc .\nin looks the olympus pen e - p3 isn\u2019t a huge departure from the original e - p1 , but in terms of features it is a huge step forward , even from the e - p2 model that was launched just over 18 months ago . although the sensor resolution remains unchanged , the e - p3\u2019s new processor allows for faster operation and focusing . the focusing has been improved to such an extent that olympus claims it is the fastest of any interchangeable - lens camera . this claim is based on its full - time af system , which is designed to adjust the focus constantly rather than waiting for you to half - press the shutter \u2013 so even if it is as fast as they claim , it is not based on the standing start you might expect .\npen the pen series was first introduced in 1959 as a half - frame camera . with its revolutionary design and price , this camera made photography available for a much bigger user group . the idea behind its design was pure and elegant \u2013 to create a camera that was as easy to carry and use as a pen . the pen was designed by legendary olympus designer yoshihisa maitani , one of the most famous product designers in the history of photography . in 1963 the pen f was launched as the world\u2019s first 35mm half - frame system slr . by the time it was introduced , 16 lenses were available . 17 million pen cameras were sold , making it one of the most popular and successful cameras ever . today pen cameras are a much sought after collector\u2019s item and are traded for incredible prices on the second - hand market .\npen the pen series was first introduced in 1959 as a half - frame camera . with its revolutionary design and price , this camera made photography available to a much bigger user group . the idea behind its design was pure and elegant \u2013 to create a camera that was as easy to carry and use as a pen . the pen was designed by legendary olympus designer yoshihisa maitani , one of the most famous product designers in the history of photography . in 1963 the pen f was launched as the world\u2019s first 35mm half - frame system slr . by the time it was introduced , 16 lenses were available . 17 million pen cameras were sold , making it one of the most popular and successful cameras ever . today pen cameras are a much sought after collector\u2019s item and are traded for incredible prices on the second - hand market .\nstorage and battery . the olympus e - p3 stores images and movies on secure digital cards , and is compatible not only with the higher - capacity sdhc and sdxc card types , but also with higher - speed uhs - i cards - - still a relatively rare capability as of this writing ( june 2011 ) . the e - p3 also supports wi - fi enabled eye - fi secure digital cards , for wireless transfer direct from the camera body .\nas well as improving autofocus speed , olympus has also increased the total number of focus points in its system , which still has fixed point locations , even though it uses contrast detection . where earlier pen - series cameras offered 11 - point autofocus , the olympus e - p3 now offers up 35 point focusing , with the points are arranged in a 7 x 5 array that covers most of the image frame , with the exception of the extreme edges . the e - p3 also provides the ability to configure the camera to address 3x3 groups of focus points instead of individual points if preferred . olympus further notes that it has improved autofocus tracking performance , and can now use color information and account for the locations of faces in tracking a moving subject . one final difference of note with respect to autofocusing is that the olympus e - p3 now includes a small , built - in autofocus assist lamp , positioned roughly where the self - timer lamp was in earlier cameras .\nolympus om - d e - m10 mark ii camera with 14 - 42mm lens , silver and m . zuiko digital ed . . .\nsteve huff , the panasonic 20 1 . 7 ii lens on the olympus e - p5 , steve huff photo , august 23 , 2013\nnew truepic vi image processing engine the e - p3 incorporates the newly developed truepic vi image processing engine . it achieves both improvement of the image processing quality as well as reduction of processing time .\nthe olympus e - p3 draws power from a proprietary bls - 1 ( or bls - 5 ) lithium ion battery pack . battery life is rated to cipa testing standards as 330 shots with 50 % flash usage , when writing to a class 6 sdhc card .\nintroduced this past summer , the pen e - pl3 and pen e - pm1 are the latest micro - four - thirds cameras from olympus . these 2 new models are intended to complete the pen ep3 series and thus offer a whole range of compact cameras with interchangeable lenses . each model offers a different set of controls with a different size , depending on whether you need more directly - accessible controls while shooting , or if you favor a pocketable camera . but as we ' ll see , given that they ' re based on the same sensor as the pen ep3 , these cameras perform equally well ( or poorly ) in term of image quality .\nolympus pen boldly brings fun and simplicity back to slr quality . it\u2019s the next exciting chapter in a photographic story that is set to run and run . available from january 2010 for\nevoking the classic design of the original om series introduced 40 years ago , and transforming it for the modern age , the olympus om - d series is a new and entirely unique micro four thirds camera system . it combines outstanding features found in the olympus e - system dslr line with those of the compact olympus pen\u00ae series to meet the requirements of discerning photographers who demand more performance and portability from their interchangeable - lens cameras . the compact and ready - for - action olympus e - m5 boasts breakthrough innovations inside , including :\nwith the new\npen mini\nseries , olympus is bringing the concepts of ultracompactness , simplicity and stylishness to slr photography . aimed directly at first - time interchangeable lens digital camera users . the first in this new line of new generation system cameras , the olympus pen mini e - pm1 is an interchangeable lens type digital camera that conforms to the micro four thirds system , which is targeted at the fashion - sensitive younger generation .\nthe e - p2 represents almost as subtle an enhancement as the company ' s e - 450 does , compared to the remarkably similar e - 420 . the two models will sell alongside each other , with all e - p2 kits including the plug - in viewfinder . the launch of the e - p2 so soon after e - p1 might prompt the more cynically inclined to wonder whether this is the product olympus originally planned to create - though its similarity should mean early adopters of the e - p1 don ' t feel stung for having excercised their credit cards so readily .\nwith previous pen series models , the body size was reduced by eliminating the quick - return mirror while maintaining key slr advantages such as high performance and high image quality . olympus has made the e - pl3 even smaller by redesigning all of the internal structures .\nin other words , the products by request\nolympus pen e - pl5\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 .\nolympus has been on the fast track with its pen mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras since june 2009 , when the e - p1 was introduced . now in its third generation , the 12 megapixel e - p3 easily slides into the flagship position of the olympus micro four thirds line , which includes the e - pl3 and the e - pm1 . there were only subtle differences between the first two models\u2014the e - p1 and the e - p2\u2014but the e - p3 ( $ 900 with 14 - 42mm lens ) marks a more pronounced step forward . some improvements , like a new live mos sensor are under the hood while others , like the 3 - inch oled semi - touch screen are more visible . additional updates include speedier performance , full hd video , built - in flash , and a maximum native iso of 12 , 800 . these are all welcome improvements that make this camera even more appealing to dslr shooters who want a small but capable second camera and consumers who want better image quality and flexibility without the bulk of a dslr .\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 ,\nolympus pen e - pl5 2018\n) .\nolympus has a working agreement with panasonic and the sensor in the new pen camera hails from panasonic ' s factories \u2013 it is believed to be the same sensor as in the panasonic gf3 .\nnew exterior design , same pen dna the e - pl1 streamlines the olympus micro four thirds pen series form and is available in three new body colors , including black , champagne gold and slate blue . thanks to its compact size ( 4 . 51\nw x 2 . 84\nh x 1 . 63\nd excluding protrusions ) and light 10 . 4 - ounce body , the e - pl1 won\u2019t weigh you down when you\u2019re on the go .\npre - ces 2011 : olympus has announced the micro four thirds pen e - pl2 . sitting below the e - p2 in the company ' s pen lineup , the e - pl2 boasts the same 12mp sensor but adds a raft of improvements , including a restyled body , larger lcd screen and improved af . the innovative live guide mode , first seen in the e - pl1 has been improved too , and the e - pl2 comes with a redesigned version of the collapsable 14 - 42mm f / 3 . 5 - 5 . 6 kit lens ( which debuted with the japan - only e - pl1s , last year ) . we ' ve had a production e - pl2 in the office for a while - just long enough for us to prepare a full hands - on preview including studio comparison and real - world samples ."]}
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caribbean literature at university of texas in san antonio . her book , searching for sycorax : black women haunting contemporary horror , is forthcoming from rutgers university press .\nnarrative is the official journal of the international society for the study of narrative , the association for scholars interested in narrative . narrative \u2019s broad range of scholarship includes the english , american , and european novel , nonfiction narrative , film , and narrative as used in performance art . individual subscriptions to narrative include membership in the international society for the study of narrative . johns hopkins university press handles all ohio state university press subscriptions and customer services . clicking the order button below will take you directly to their ordering page .\nreynaldo anderson is associate professor of communications at harris - stowe state university and co - editor of afrofuturism 2 . 0 : the rise of astro - blackness .\nfrances gateward is associate professor of cinema and television arts at california state university , northridge . she is the editor of seoul searching : cultural identity and cinema in south korea .\nwe ' ll be in touch every so often with health tips , patient stories , important resources and other information you need to keep you and your family healthy . welcome to our online community here at the ohio state wexner medical center !\nhave you or someone you know been affected by the opioid crisis here in ohio ? do you have a story to tell ? click here to learn more about participating in a book project about the ohio opioid crisis and about how your story can be a part of it .\nand congratulations to the editor of our journal , inks : the journal of the comics studies society , and co - editor of our comic studies book series , for his nomination for his book , the comics of charles schulz : the good grief of modern life , edited by jared gardner and ian gordon ( university press of mississippi ) and to the editor of our latinographix series for the nomination of his book , latinx superheroes in mainstream comics , by frederick luis aldama ( university of arizona press ) see the full list of nominees here .\nthe ohio state university press was established in 1957 and currently publishes 50 - 60 new books a year . we specialize in literary and cultural studies , ( including comics , narrative theory , victorian studies , and medieval studies ) american studies , rhetoric and communication , gender and sexuality studies , and race and ethnic studies ( including black studies and latinx studies ) . we also acquire books in regional studies on our trillium imprint , creative works , on our mad creek imprint , and linguistics , and publish the annual winners of the journal \u2019s non / fiction and poetry prizes .\nworks cited page . all submissions should include a double - 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", "topic": 23}], "title": "european recycling company", "paragraphs": ["european metal recycling ( emr ) . emr is a global leader in metal recycling , employing 4 , 500 staff across 170 locations around the world . . . .\nmonitoring international and european publications ' information and ensuring implementations progressed . . . .\nmother tongue english , other european language are an asset . suez recycling & recovery offers solutions for the management and recovery of all types of waste to . . .\ncaerphilly , castle gate ( uk ) - recycling ho . we are currently looking for a marketing executive to join our award winning european marketing team , supporting . . .\nwe make recycling and compliance easy for you . our straightforward solutions cover weee , batteries , and packaging recycling \u2013 all supported by our unique data services .\nvariety club earns less than \u00a34 . 50 a year from each shoe recycling bank\nensure all product change initiatives resulting from european ssrs , product launches etc are effectively implemented into allocated markets through clear phase . . .\nthe mills have a combined output of 2 , 8 million tons recycled paper , making ds smith by far a leading european manufacturer . . . .\nohanian ' s german company , soex textil , which recycles clothes for the german red cross , made close to \u00a37m in underlying profits on sales of more than \u00a360m in 2009 , according to accounts filed in germany .\nprovide fast reaction for after sales field issues on nev vehicles in uk and european markets . responsible for providing nev related after - sales field support . . .\nvariety club earns less than \u00a34 . 50 a year from each shoe recycling bank | society | the guardian\nerc recycles in the uk only under variety club auspices . the company said that in 2010 it donated more than \u00a319 , 000 from the variety club shoe collection . turnover that year was just over \u00a32m , according to figures seen by the guardian which erc would not confirm or deny .\nearlier this year , the guardian revealed that a private business had made more than \u00a310m over three years from collecting secondhand clothes for the salvation army . the registered charity was asked by the standards board to investigate complaints that it may have misled donors and now makes clear how much its trading company receives for a tonne of clothes and how much goes to the private sector operator .\nempty and clean bins and remove waste to designated area , including the separation of waste , i . e . recycling . structural soils limited , a member of rsk group plc . . .\nshoe recycling banks set up across the uk to benefit the variety club are delivering less than \u00a34 . 50 each a year for the charity ' s good causes , a guardian investigation has revealed .\nerc is controlled by nerses ohanian , whose german and swiss - based businesses makes millions a year in profits from textile recycling under the soex brand . his registered headquarters are in zug , the swiss tax haven .\nthe fundraising standards board , the charity sector ' s self - regulatory body , said it was looking into whether the scheme breaches legal guidelines that require recycling points for good causes to display a breakdown of the figures involved .\nin 2011 , the donation was set to be more than \u00a330 , 000 from 7 , 000 collection points , the charity said . donors voiced surprise at the size of the charitable contribution and called for the amount given to be written clearly on the recycling points .\nwe use two slogans \u2013 ' every pair of shoes donated helps us to help them [ children ] ' or ' recycling your shoes could help buy a wheelchair for a child ' \u2013 and they are both true ,\nsaid agnieszka swita , a spokeswoman for the variety club .\nas a minimum , the recycling points should comply with the law which requires all commercial participators to confirm the amount raised for every tonne of shoes donated , how much the commercial participator is receiving and how it has been calculated ,\nsaid alistair mclean , chief executive of the board .\nit is very hard to pay full freight , pair the shoes , sort them and to make money . yes , we make money , but two to three years ago it was much better because productivity per box has gone way down . the question is , do we pay the charity right ? i don ' t know how much they pay , if there is more then we have to improve to pay more , but i can tell you the profitability on recycling is 10 % to 15 % gross margin .\npeople giving shoes to the variety club scheme are surprised at the size of the charitable contribution raised . photograph : graeme robertson for the guardian\nthe ratio is ridiculous ,\nsaid bozena przybyla , 56 , who was giving a pair of shoes to a variety club bank at tesco in edmonton , north london .\nobviously they have expenses , but i thought that at least 60 % of the proceeds would go to poor people .\nerc owns and operates variety club - branded bins located in supermarket car parks , council waste sites , and shops and offices around the country . it collects thousands of tonnes of secondhand shoes each year before sending many to be processed in germany and onwards for commercial sale in the open market in uganda and other developing countries .\nthe charity banks have recently collected more than 2 , 000 tonnes a year , erc confirmed .\nthe variety club \u2013 which is backed by entertainment figures including joanna lumley and michael parkinson and corporate supporters such as nestl\u00e9 and british airways \u2013 defended the operation which , over the past three years , has turned over on average \u00a31 . 9m per year from shoe sales . it said that this year donations have helped 250 children , including days out for children from deprived areas and\nlife - enhancing equipment for sick and disabled children\n.\nthe way we work with erc is a simple and transparent corporate fundraising mechanism that is used all the time by the charitable sector and benefits those who need it most .\nohanian denied the donations were too small .\nwhatever we pay to the charity , we have a very , very small margin and we cannot afford to pay more ,\nhe said .\nohanian is listed on the accounts as the sole director of erc , but described himself as a\npassive shareholder\n. he said soex ' s chief executive , andy haws , has responsibility for its management .\npeople see the variety club and they say : ' every shoe i put in here , its value will go through to the variety club , '\nhaws said .\nwell , no , because you have operational profits , the same as the salvation army has , the same as oxfam has . we are growing and we will continue to give bigger donations to the variety club \u2026 we are increasing our collections through development . we run a commercial business and it is important the business is sustainable and continues to grow and continues our growth to the variety club .\nwe are not misleading , we have never misled , we have always been extremely open with the variety club .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\ntip : enter your city or postcode in the\nwhere\nbox to show results in your area .\napplications are invited for a postdoctoral research assistant in perovskite thin - 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{"id": 54502, "summary": [{"text": "ostgut ton ( also known as ostgut tontr\u00e4ger ) is the label owned by the club berghain in berlin .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "jenus baumecker-kahmke is the label manager .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "the label 's first releases were by berghain/panorama bar residents such as andr\u00e9 galluzzi , cassy , and ben klock .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "amongst the producers that have released for the label are andr\u00e9 galluzzi , ben klock , cassy , edit-select , len faki , luke slater , marcel dettmann , marcel fengler , murat tepeli , my my , nick h\u00f6ppner , paul brtschitsch , prosumer , samuli kemppi , shed , tama sumo , tobias freund and tim paris . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "ostgut ton", "paragraphs": ["the thirty tracks of ostgut ton | zehn on ten individual 12\nrecords .\n. ostgut ton label manager jenus baumecker said the aim of the project was\nto make an overstimulated public take note .\nall 16 compositions will be released as a single album via ostgut ton in june .\ntopping the ra best labels . . . ostgut ton , r & s , hessle , hotflush & punch drunk .\nostgut ton | zehn limited cd hardcover box , includes 4 mini lp sleeves , 3 cds and a 28 - page - booklet .\ntailored communication was the sole promotion agency for ostgut ton from 2005 to 2014 . building the complete profile for the label and it ' s artists as well as those on it ' s booking agency .\nfiedel chronicles three decades of club culture and flyer art for the vinyl factory \u2013 from ufo to ostgut .\non the mix cds by andr\u00e9 galluzzi , cassy and marcel dettmann released so far on ostgut ton , the focus lies on capturing immediate , authentic moments . none of the mixes went thorugh digital postproduction , as in our opinion nothing is more boring than flawless perfection . especially marcel dettmann\u2019s mix \u201eberghain 02\u201c has won wide spread , critical acclaim . it contains unreleased material by artists like tobias . , norman nodge and shed . on the occasion of its release , german goove magazine dedicated a cover story to marcel as well as ben klock . \u201eberghain 02\u201c has also just been voted \u201abest compilation in 2008\u2019 at resident advisor . the influential and highly frequented website also voted ostgut ton \u201abest label 2008\u2019 and made shed\u2019s debut album \u201eshedding the past\u201c on ostgut ton their favourite album of the year . in just a few years , ostgut ton managed to foster an idiosyncratic style with an uncompromising and coherent release policy . it is no exaggeration to say that the label has become one of the most influential platforms for techno and house of today , of which a lot may be expected in the future . we are looking foward to it .\nberghain ostgut gmbh r\u00fcdersdorfer stra\u00dfe 70 10243 berlin - friedrichshain email : tontraeger @ urltoken phone : + 49 30 . 293602 - 54 fax : + 49 30 . 29351830\nwith releases by prosumer & murat tepeli , tama sumo , nick h\u00f6ppner and mymy , the label also caters for the different shades of house music represented by all the djs at panorama bar . wether it\u2019s a very personal take on chicago\u2019s oldschool sound as on prosumer & murat tepeli\u2019s debut album \u201eserenity\u201c , or wether it\u2019s mymy\u2019s contemporary style tailor made for dancefloors , ostgut ton hardly knows stylistic boundaries , as long the music meets the label\u2019s quality standards . with all sleeves designed by friendly artists , there\u2019s a visual counterpart to the club\u2019s and label\u2019s concept .\nthe soundtrack to the berlin club ' s latest venture into the fine arts features contributions from marcel dettmann , efdemin and henrik schwarz among others .\nis a jointly curated affair by the berlin state ballet and berghain . it consists of three performances written by three choreographers\u2014nadja saidakova , xenia wiest and tim plegge\u2014with each performance scored by well - known producers . the first piece ,\n, will be accompanied by a six - track suite of guitar , piano and electronics from henrik schwarz . second is a collaboration between marcel dettmann and\nthe first performance will take place on may 4th at halle am berghain , a disused space within the berghain complex , with stage design taken care of by painter norbert bisky . there will be a further ten performances of\nat the club throughout may . it ' s not the first time berghain has hosted a ballet performance\u2014back in 2007 they worked with the berlin state ballet on a show called shut up and dance ! updated . we spoke with baumecker about the project :\nit was one of the berghain owners ' idea to do another co - production with the staatballett berlin after shut up and dance ! updated , which was performed at berghain in 2007 . standing inside the huge cube that is the giant hall behind berghain ( a previously derelict space ) , he imagined the mass ( in german : masse ) of people that could fit in there and how it has become more difficult for an artist in our fast - moving age of information overload to really capture the imagination and hearts of an audience . combining modern electronic music with a visual experience of contemporary ballet in a fine art stage setting ( designed by german painter norbert bisky ) , and pairing this with the idea of\nas the concept for the choreographies and music compositions should go some way to make an overstimulated public take note . at the same time the project questions its own methods inside the three suites that comprise\nafter proposing the collaboration to the staatsballett berlin they immediately wanted to be part of it . the choreographers were chosen together\u2014all three of them are ambitious individuals who do not shy away from a challenge , and are already building reputations for themselves for opening new frontiers inside the ballet scene and contemporary classical genres . after some meetings , a selection was made as to which choreographers should work with which artists . the pairings kind of happened by themselves .\nrehearsals for the three pieces started almost immediately , before the music was fully written . in meetings , ideas were discussed and the musicians and choreographers developed their ideas together ; some artists also took part in rehearsals with the dancers and worked directly with them to create their music ideas . then there was studio time for the musicians and stage time for the choreographers . from the beginning there was the idea to also produce an audio cd which should work independently from the ballet performances , so the musicians had to keep both those aspects in mind . in the end the productions for the cd were almost the same as for the stage production but not completely identical .\ncd , the musicians are still involved in the production of the ballet which is not completely finished at this point . when the stage and sound system is fully set up in halle am berghain , there will be time for the artists to do a final mixdown in the space to achieve the best possible sound quality . to perform the scores live by all producers at every show sadly is not possible and was never an objective for the project , as the events are not concerts as such . however it will be quite a different experience to be in the audience of the ballet compared to enjoying just the music as it manifests on the\nwe are the generation that ' s watched several other generations of musicians turn to drugs and turn to excess and coping mechanisms that have destroyed them .\ntim westwood ' s crib sessions with the likes of bside , 1011 and zone have moved over to the pornography site .\nthe swedish producer ' s latest endeavour is for live acts only , and its first showcase will take place at freerotation this weekend .\nformer live nation executive james barton makes another move into europe ' s festival scene .\nthe mysterious manchester producer has a 12 - inch and an archival lp , via disciples , on the way this month .\ndj and producer marcel dettmann is recognised as one of the most influential proponents of contemporary techno . widely associated with iconic trademarks including berlin , berghain and hard wax , dettmann stays true to his roots by consistently innovatin . . view the full artist profile\nthey ' ll first reissue a rare 1994 record credited to fundamental knowledge & dr . rhythm , before releasing a lory d 12 - inch featuring a marcel dettmann edit .\nkit macdonald visits the danish capital to investigate its emergence as a hotbed for 140 bpm dance music .\ndetroit ' s long - running electronic music festival takes over the motor city this weekend .\nricardo villalobos , nina kraviz and jamie jones feature on the october event ' s 22 - strong bill .\nit ' s martin jenkins ' second lp for not waving ' s ecstatic label .\nparty founders tale of us have revealed all the artists playing this summer ' s 15 - week residency .\ndownload fiedel ' s \u2018berghain 08\u2019 mix incl . tracklist , liner notes and artwork via urltoken\n\u201c ( \u2026 ) \u2018voids\u2019 in many ways circles back to ( the ) formative period ( of \u2018great lengths\u2019 in martyn ' s ) career . but his latest lp isn ' t nostalgic . if anything , \u2018voids\u2019 proves deijkers is as comfortable in the here and now as he ' s ever been . ( \u2026 ) \u201d \u2013 check out holly dee\u2019s thoughtful review at resident advisor : urltoken later tonight : martyn album launch with doc scott , head high and virginia at s\u00e4ule urltoken artwork : jeroen erosie , urltoken\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\nsamuel l . bronkowicz presents . . . favorite labels of all time ! ! ! - the labels that have shaped my tastes and others that continue to pop up on my digging . . . nuff respekt ! ! by d - jcb\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwe\u2019ve updated our privacy policy to give you more control over your information and support new european data protection laws . you can review the changes here .\nrichard bramich a wonderful collection that i ' ve been enjoying since its release . there ' s some brilliant midtempo tunes for the heads as well as deep rollers for the wormhole crew . excellent overall .\nincludes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app , plus high - quality download in mp3 , flac and more .\nthe records are housed in ten picture sleeves but they come without the first issue limited box .\nvia the free bandcamp app , plus high - quality download in mp3 , flac and more .\nl . b . dub corp - roller feat . function ( len faki interpretation )\na great comp at a great price . it ' s impossible to write a proper review of over 100 tracks , so i ' ll just skip to the part to where i say buy it .\na really good album of what techno is all about at this moment . deep , ambient , hypnotic with a top notch production . . . a 2015 must - have !\nthe latest single from magic mist is dark and overcast , with jagged , gothy guitar lines cutting through funereal synths .\ntense post - punk from big supermarket , \u201c1800\u201d threads bent - wire guitars through blinking keys and dead - eyed vocal lines .\nthese reworks by andy hanley focus on the gentle core of the source material , delivering songs that are rich and soothing .\nbright , harmony - laden indiepop from yoya , \u201cthe half turn\u201d is by turns sweet and soulful .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nis an affecting , earth - shaking listen . he ' s the latest guest on the forum chatting life , death , jazz and his thirst for musical diversity . read here > >\nmartyn ' s next album voids is influenced by max roach ' s m ' boom . we did some digging on the blog .\n\u2019s \u2018voids\u2019 lp . catch him at j\u00e6ger tonight with g - ha & olanskii .\nbig up @ martyn3024 a great feature in the new mixmag . go buy a copy and get the low down . photo taken at @ 93feeteast from the our first summer sunday session . urltoken\nis reflective of an artist who has survived a life - changing trauma and , in doing so , visited the very darkest places a mind can go .\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 ? 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", "topic": 9}], "title": "first party leads", "paragraphs": ["\u00a9 2018 leadcrafters - first party leads / 1st party leads . all rights reserved .\ncyber loss : first party vs . third party losses - insurance leads | hometown quotes\nthe cookies being deleted / blocked are third - party party cookies , as opposed to less problematic first - party cookies .\nthe america first union party , or simply the america first party , is a political party in the united states that combines traditional populism with neo - capitalist modes of organization .\n* hometown quotes uses a blend of our own , sem generated leads and validated partner leads . 1 deposit match offer is for first time customers only .\nhowever , actually generating your own leads \u2013 also known as first - party leads \u2013 isn\u2019t easy . the traffic is out there ( over 72 percent of the u . s . population is online ) . many dealers have jumped in headfirst and are successfully using the internet to generate special finance leads . are you harnessing the power of the internet to generate first - party leads ? some of the ways you can generate special finance leads online are through :\nthat exercise would be asinine , of course , as would the practice of just working first - party leads . that said ; let\u2019s at least make sure you\u2019re doing everything you can to generate the maximum number of first - party leads possible before casting the wide net i wrote about last month .\nthe first past the post voting system is designed to make this outcome more likely by translating smaller national leads in percentage terms , into bigger leads in terms of seats .\nadditionally , anti - spyware software and privacy settings do not target first - party cookies .\nopentracker provides services that allow the companies and websites to track their visitors with first - party cookies .\nfirst party data is loosely defined as information you yourself have collected about your audience . ( the \u0093first party\u0094 is you . ) in the context of display advertising , first - party data is most often cookie - based data , and it can include information gathered from website analytics platforms , crm systems , and business analysis tools .\nit\u2019s no secret ; dealer - generated leads close better than purchased , third - party leads . not only can third - party leads get expensive , but some in the industry are saying third - party leads aren\u2019t what they used to be . \u201cthird - party leads have definitely slumped off , and that\u2019s mainly because if you look at the industry , dealers are concentrating more on their own web sites and doing a better job , \u201d said alex snyder , e - commerce director of checkered flag motor car corp . in virginia beach , va . he believes consumers are noticing the change , \u201ctrusting the dealer web sites more , \u201d and submitting leads on more dealer sites compared to past years .\ni should caution you that generating first - party leads can become so addicting that you might eventually utter something nonsensical like \u201ci\u2019m only focusing on first - party leads , because that\u2019s where i get the best results . \u201d ( i\u2019ve heard this more than a dozen times from otherwise well - meaning internet managers . ) the thought that dealers need not worry about other lead types ( because first - party leads deliver such great results ) is akin to a dealer principal saying \u201cwe\u2019re only going to be open on saturdays , because that\u2019s when we sell the most cars . \u201d\nfirst party data is always the most useful and valuable , but eventually you\u2019\u0092re likely to find yourself in a position where you want to reach an audience that you don\u0092t have first - hand information about . this is where second - party and third - party data become useful .\n63 . example : an ad leads to a google search for the dealership .\nin response to these trends , the first step is to find out if the statistics that you collect utilise first - party or third - party cookies . ask your statistics or tracking company . asking questions usually leads to more questions , always a good thing when it comes to gathering and analysing data .\nhelp us continue to put new zealand and new zealanders first by becoming a member of new zealand first today .\ntoday we remember an inspirational woman in enid lyons . as the first female member of parliament and the first fema\u2026 urltoken\na web site , whether blind or branded , is simply a portal that allows consumers to submit leads . to create first - party leads , dealers must push consumers to their web site ( s ) and have effective lead submission points available on the site that entice customers to submit information .\n\u201cmy team is focused on how are we using that first party data to respond to actionable intent , \u201d she said .\nvarious embodiments described herein relate to apparatus , systems , and methods associated with an apparatus and method for detecting first party fraud .\nthe poll results , published just before a televised debate between english and ardern , placed the labour party ahead of the national party for the first time since the left - wing party , then led by helen clark , ruled the country between 1999 and 2008 .\nwe use first party cookies as our first line of analysis , and ip number with user agent as the secondary line . aol users are identified more specifically because their ip number changes with every click .\n18 . the computerized method of claim 1 further compromising merging a first party fraud score associated with the application , origination stage with transaction data from the post - book stage to produce a second first party fraud score associated with the application and the post - book stage .\nour dealer traction website is so well optimized and produces so many leads that we were able to discontinue purchasing third - party leads . the response time of their support team and their ability to produce awesome creative content on short notice is a pleasant surprise as well .\nruling party candidate leads in ecuador\u2019s presidential vote outcome could alter whether wikileaks ' julian assange can stay at london ' s ecuador embassy . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nfirst - party leads and lead generating activities run the gamut from email marketing to search engine optimization to social media ; though in the interest time and space , i\u2019ll just focus on the activities dealers can take to generate more first - party leads from the existing traffic on their websites . ( for most dealers , this represents the greatest opportunity and the lowest hanging fruit . plus , all of the following tips and products are mind - numbingly simple to implement and / or relatively inexpensive . )\nthe uspto patent , number 7 , 904 , 335 titled \u201cweb site lead generator , \u201d covers virtually all uses of undefeatable pop - ups and pop - unders to generate sales leads or gather consumer information from client websites . screencrafters has been providing this technology to automotive dealers since 2006 and currently drives first party leads for nearly 2 , 000 websites .\nfollowing the 2017 general election , the party retained 9 seats in the house of representatives and formed a coalition government with the new zealand labour party . party leader , rt hon winston peters , became deputy prime minister of new zealand and the party secured three other cabinet positions and an undersecretary role .\nthe new zealand first party , which has in the past been key to forming a government , however , dropped by two points to eight percent .\nmaking use of the \u2018gift\u2019 of first party data and using management platforms as the gateway to omnichannel activation underpins woolworths in - 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party - leads ) ! marketers are continuously discovering different ways to entice visitors to want to leave us with their information , hence the development of multiple types of\u2026\n53 . real dealers & real results dealer 2 \u2013 service offer honda dealer in florida addi $ onal iden $ fying informa $ on redacted . dealer 2 : 62 leads - \u00ad\u2010 first 45 days\nthe america first party was founded in 1934 by senator huey long of louisiana . after the defeat of the democratic party in the 1932 presidential election , long decided to create his own party to support his growing\nshare our wealth\nprogram . with its support centered on the depressed agricultural regions of the south and midwest , the america first party calls for redistribution of wealth and social welfare , but within a strong centralized corporatist economic structure , controlled by a paternalistic economic and political elite .\nwhile that simple banner generates many of the dealership\u2019s first - party sf internet leads , there are some other lead submission points on urltoken that generate a substantial amount of sf leads and aren\u2019t necessarily sf - focused . for example , the home page has a \u201cvehicles under $ 10k\u201d link , which produces quite a few leads . cole said those vehicle listings generally draw attention from two types of people\u2014\u201ceither perfect credit customers that want to buy something for their kids or special finance customers that think they need to have a cheap vehicle . \u201d\nin most previous british general elections one party has won an absolute majority in parliament .\ndealer traction has created a powerful new first party lead generation solution that provides dealerships significantly improved levels of internet visibility . our lead sites are designed to occupy multiple positions on the search engine results page and push your competition and third party lead sites off the page . our lead sites will generate and capture exclusive high quality leads for your dealership that are never sold or shared .\nthe concept of attracting and converting visitors is so critical to a dealer\u2019s online success that it should guide every decision they make with respect to their dealership website . understanding this , dealers can and should follow three simple rules for driving the maximum number of first - 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book stage to produce a second first party fraud score associated with the origination stage and the post - book stage for the customer and one or more associated lines of credit .\nfirst - person essays , features , interviews and q & as ; about life today .\none reason for that , according to party members , is the man xi has put in charge of the campaign : wang qishan , often called the communist party\u2019s \u201cfirefighter in chief . \u201d\n25 . the machine - readable medium of claim 23 that provides instructions that , when executed by a machine , further cause the machine to merge a first party fraud score associated with the application , pre - activation stage with transaction data from the post - book stage to produce a second first party fraud score associated with the origination stage and the post - book stage .\nfairhope , al , march 9 , 2011 \u2014 screencrafters , a top provider of first party leads for automotive dealers and many other industries , announced today that the united states patent and trademark office ( uspto ) awarded the veteran , boutique technology firm a patent for their highly successful lead generation and delivery system . the system , sometimes called siteencore\u2122 or last man standing , often doubles or even triples the number of sales leads clients generate from their own websites .\nfairhope , al , march 9 , 2011 \u2014 screencrafters , a top provider of first party leads for automotive dealers and many other industries , announced today that the united states patent and trademark office ( uspto ) awarded the veteran , boutique technology firm a patent for their highly successful lead generation and delivery system . the system , sometimes called siteencore\u2122 or last man standing , often doubles or even triples the number of sales leads clients generate from their own websites .\nfor about two years , harr cjd has had two sites\u2014harrcjd . com and massezcredit . com . mike gross , general manager , said the dealership , located in worcester , mass . , is in a big subprime market , and although they get a significant number of walk - ins that are sf , the dealership used to purchase a large amount of third - party sf leads . \u201cthey get costly , so we just figured we could come up with a way to generate leads ourselves . \u201d the massezcredit site generates between 50 and 75 sf leads a month , and those leads account for 35 to 40 percent of the store\u2019s business .\nwith first - party data , you can target returning customers by leveraging information that you already have about their past purchases and product interests . this strategy is a major element in amazon\u0092\u2019s astonishing success : their personalized recommendations of books and other products are a perfect first - party data example . overall , the more dynamic and personalized the ad , the better the chances for conversion .\nwithin the america first party , in addition to long , there are four other individuals who command authority within the organization . the first is gerald smith , a clergyman and leader for the\nshare our wealth\nprogram . the second is father charles coughlin , a catholic priest with a weekly radio program known for particularly racialist and anti - semitic beliefs . next is william dudley pelley , who leads the more authoritarian and militaristic faction of the party and has often criticized long for being too soft . lastly , the popular and well known charles lindbergh represents the less influential democratic and moderate portions of the party .\nin \u201cthird - party cookie\u201d , the word \u201cparty\u201d refers to the domain as specified in the cookie ; the website that is placing the cookie . so , for example , if you visit urltoken and the domain of the cookie placed on your computer is urltoken , then this is a first - party cookie . if , however , you visit urltoken and the cookie placed on your computer says stats - for - free . com , then this is a third - party cookie .\nthe new zealand labour party led an opinion poll for the first time in 12 years , becoming a potential candidate to win the elections scheduled on sep . 23 , local media reported friday .\ngetnet says the opposition\u2019s plan is to push for \u201cfreedom first\u201d rather than challenging the government\u2019s policies .\nhuawei unveils mediapad \u2013 world\u2019s first 7 - inch android 3 . 2 honeycomb dual - core tablet\nretargeter can then optimize your display ad campaign on a granular level using first and third party data ( and second party data , if you have such a partnership ) to reach and convert your target audience . that way , you can be sure your online ad display spend is perfectly maximized .\nyilkal getnet , leader of opposition rising star the blue party , says the claims of economic development are \u201cnot real\u201d . the blue party captured 16 % of the vote in addis ababa this time , but failed to secure a seat under the first - past - the - post electoral system .\ndealer traction created an online marketing campaign for goudy honda that generated thousands on new visits to our website , resulting in hundreds of high quality , 1st party leads , and ended up saving us money with our marketing budget in the process .\ngengras harley - davidson started using trade cycle\u00ae in mid - july , and in 30 days they\u2019ve received 76 leads ! trade cycle\u00ae is a new service exclusively for powersports dealers and the industry\u2019s first and only website instant trade appraisal lead conversion technology .\non a night awash in history , hillary clinton triumphantly became the first woman to lead a major american political party toward the white house , breaking through a barrier that painfully eluded her eight years ago .\nshe leads a party still grappling with divisions . moments after clinton claimed the nomination , a group of sanders supporters left the convention and headed to a media tent to protest what they said was their being shut out of the party . at the same time , protesters who had spent the day marching in the hot sun began facing off with police .\nthere are tentative signs that some ruling officials recognise a need for change : privately , individuals fret at the lopsided results produced by the party\u2019s ruthless efficiency and the first - past - the - post system .\nabout screencrafters : candsnet , inc . dba screencrafters , based in fairhope , al , was founded in 1998 by steve and cindy crim and is the leading provider of first party leads to the automotive industry and the developer of the newly patented web site lead generator technology used by numerous verticals to enhance their digital marketing efforts . contact information : [ email protected ]\nthe ruling national party , led by prime minister bill english , fell by three points to 41 percent .\nreports and research on the subject of website tracking tell us that the rejection of third - party cookies is growing . increasing numbers of people are either manually blocking third - party cookies , or deleting them regularly .\naddressing thousands of zanu - pf cadres drawn from the party\u2019s three wings and affiliates who gathered at the zanu - pf national headquarters in harare yesterday , the party\u2019s secretary for administration cde ignatius chombo counselled against painting all war veterans with the same brush , saying there were many who stood by the party and president mugabe .\nwith world ' s first kirin ai processor , huawei mate 10 delivers a faster , personalized mobile experience .\n\u201cwe have used screencrafters lead generation system on our websites for over five years . \u201d stated mark burshears , technology director for the o\u2019brien auto group . \u201cscreencrafters regularly generates about 40 % of all email leads from our website and we consistently close 18 % of those leads . our results have been outstanding . \u201d\nthis is when one party wins more seats than all the other parties put together . technically speaking , a party must win 326 of the 650 seats in the house of commons in order to win an absolute majority .\nif you\u2019re like most dealers , you\u2019ll close between 20 and 25 percent of the first - party leads you generate . putting it another way , you can expect to sell one car for four to five leads generated from your web site and parasites . knowing this , i can\u2019t imagine a better exercise for you or your team than to review your website , and find and employ each and every conversion design element you can . just be careful you don\u2019t stop there ( the truly successful dealers do cast a very wide net ) .\nof course , various dealers take different approaches . some dealers have one main dealership site and generate ample sf leads , while others have two or three sites .\nanalyzing data associated with one or more previously flagged , post - booked stage credit lines for elements to be used in a model to predict first party fraud in one or more of the post - booked stage credit lines .\nshe described the first lady as a war veteran in her own right as she was looking after the president .\nintroducing the world ' s first leica triple camera , huawei p20 pro offers you a revolutionary smartphone photography experience .\nsecond - party data is essentially somebody else\u0092s first - party data . second - party data isn\u2019\u0092t usually commoditized , but you can often work out an arrangement with trusted partners who are willing to share their customer data with you ( and vice versa ) . for instance , a high - end watch company might partner with a yacht blog to find new customers , based on demographic overlap . second - party also plays a large role in audience extension and audience targeting . the possibilities are endless , and the key is to seek out , form , and maintain mutually beneficial partnerships .\nsome of the zanu pf party supporters who participated in the solidarity march in harare yesterday . - picture by munyradzi chamalimba\nzanu - pf youth league secretary cde kudzanayi chipanga said they would not watch while the first lady is being denigrated .\nin many cases , a first patent application will be filed at a single patent office . if protection is to be sought through further patent offices , further applications are filed within one year from the first application . these further applications can claim the\npriority\nof the first application . this strategy has the advantage of keeping the initial costs low .\nhuawei to launch mate 10 pro in february in the u . s . , world\u2019s first hybrid smart home network solution\nhenderson h - d is taking advantage of a new \u2018value your trade\u2019 tool for powersports , trade cycle\u00ae . they can now expect a 50 % boost in website leads .\nthe anti - immigrant sweden democrats are the most popular political party in the nordic country , according to a new poll .\nthis application claims the benefit of u . s . pat . no . 61 / 033 , 351 , entitled \u201cdetecting first - party fraud abuse\u201d filed on mar . 3 , 2008 , the contents of which are hereby fully incorporated by reference .\nr & d agreements raise similar issues . the parties need to decide how ownership will be allocated , how patent prosecution and enforcement will be managed , what happens in the event one of the parties declares bankruptcy , and how disputes will be managed . the research plan of an r & d agreement is usually more extensive and should spell out what each party will do . the research plan is often used to determine whether a party is considered an inventor of patent rights that arise under the r & d agreement . for example , if the first party is merely following the direction of the second party , according to the research plan , the second party could end up being the sole owner of the patent rights invented by their employees .\nanalyze data associated with one or more previously flagged , post - booked stage credit lines for transaction based profile variables to be used as variables in a model to predict first party fraud in one or more of the post - booked stage credit lines .\nwhile it\u2019s still too early to tell how successful the blind site will be for metro ford , the dealership has had the branded sf site ( getautocredit . com ) for years . as expected , it generates the majority of the dealership\u2019s first - party sf leads . while effective , the branded sf site is very simple . aside from the home page and contact page , it features a credit application , a loan calculator and faqs .\nwe believe in individual freedom and free enterprise ; and if you share this belief , then ours is the party for you .\nthe idea of urban disobedience forcing change is anathema to the eprdf , which styles itself as the party of the rural masses .\n- the world\u2019s first android 4 . 0 ics based quad - core tablet of 8 . 8 m thickness and 580 g weight\nwhite said , \u201cthe blind route has worked for us to generate leads . i don\u2019t know that it works for everybody , and you can\u2019t just flip a switch and make it work . \u201d\nthree - site approach metro ford of schenectady , n . y . , took generating first - party leads one step further and has three separate web sites\u2014a main site ; a separate , branded sf site ; and a separate , blind sf site . metrofordny . com , the main site , was launched in early 2009 as the store\u2019s new site . the store\u2019s blind site , 24hourcreditapproval . com , was also new to the dealership\u2019s arsenal in early \u201809 .\nare you responding as fast as you can ? it would be foolish not to . but how fast can you respond if you\u2019re waiting for your staff to notice a new lead in your crm or email in your inbox , etc . the boost you can get for reaching them in the first minute is a crazy 391 % ( more\u2026 ) to learn how you can have your leads connected to you in the first minute , visit urltoken or get started below .\nthe conclusion of a recent gartner survey found that salespeople came in last place as the person your customers , your sales leads , want to speak with ( after technical and industrial experts , services and support , and senior executives ) . yep , that last place as , \u201cthe most influential personal interactions across the entire buying cycle . \u201d what\u2019s the problem with your sales leads ? 74 % \u2026\n1 . positioningmake sure your form appears above the fold so that the viewer doesn ' t have to scroll down the page to see it . think\nimmediate visibility .\n2 . lengthhow long should it be ? this one is tricky question because the length of your form inevitably leads to a trade - off between the quantity and quality of the leads . people will be more willing . . .\na second data analysis component for analyzing data associated with one or more previously flagged , post - booked stage credit lines for transaction based profile variables to be used as variables in a model to predict first party fraud in one or more of the post - booked stage credit lines .\n\u201cwe do not have any other leader other than them . we won\u2019t hesitate to deal with anyone who insults the president and first lady . \u201d\n54 . real dealers & real results dealer 3 \u2013 sales offer buick gmc dealer in illinois addi $ onal iden $ fying informa $ on redacted . dealer 3 : 40 leads - \u00ad\u2010 cpl : $ 15\nhow many people or software tools delete third party cookies ? the numbers given can be as high as 40 % . if you count that many anti - spyware applications and default privacy settings also block 3rd party cookies , then it is possible that a high percentage of cookies are being blocked .\naccording to its website the party believes \u201cthe overall net impact of mass immigration from distant countries [ is ] strongly negative , both economically and socially\u201d .\na man herds his animals near a billboard of blue party candidate amlaku fiseha ishete on the outskirts of addis ababa . photograph : tiksa negeri / reuters\n\u201cthe war veterans who are insulting the first family are doing so because there are some who are dreaming to rule . that will be impossible . \u201d\nit says multiculturalism \u201cleads to fragmentation and segregation where culture clashes occur\u201d , and wants to \u201cseverely limit\u201d family immigrations and reunification \u201cto combat forced marriage , trafficking , and economic costs resulting from\u201d families being unable to support themselves .\nthe chinese commission has far more latitude than those u . s . agencies and is much more politicized . it operates entirely outside the legal system , as a communist party justice mechanism . its investigators need no warrants to seize evidence . and it has the power to imprison and interrogate any party official .\non september 1 , 2006 , the soon - to - be - father went missing from princeton , louisiana after attending a party over labor day weekend .\nhuawei mate 10 series , huawei p10 series and recently launched huawei p smart are among the first devices to be validated as \u201candroid enterprise recommended\u201d by google .\nthe new \u201csuper code\u201d is leadcrafters call - to - action that captures even more leads from your website . although leadcrafters has been delivering 2 opportunities for a website visitor to convert into a lead , we can now do so from any of your web pages they land on . the first is like a greeter presenting itself to your visitor and requesting their information when they first arrive on your website , and the second , a subtle tab left elegantly behind the visiting page to be discovered later as a \u201clast man standing\u201d offer to connect .\na computerized method includes analyzing data associated with a credit line during an origination stage for predictive variables for use in a model for first party fraud , and flagging an account during the origination stage when at least one or more predictive origination stage variables cause a model score to exceed a pre - defined fraud likelihood threshold . the computerized method also includes analyzing data associated with one or more previously flagged , post - booked stage credit lines for data elements or transactions to be used as variables in a model to predictive of first party fraud at the customer - level or in one or more of the post - booked stage credit lines .\n78 . roi \u2013 where to start ? 3 . or , start at the point of lead generation for lead ads \u2022 are your leads being delivered to your crm at the time they are created ? if not \u2013 change your vendor . \u2022 facebook leads are even more highly sought after than any 3rd party lead . \u2022 remember : the same rules that your dealership has been trained to follow when it comes to any type of lead is ampli\ufb01ed here . keep in mind these customers have provided you their best methods of contact . \u2022 have you used facebook messenger ? have you suggested it to the potential client ?\nsome party members worry that the zhou investigation , and other cases it might spawn , could wreck the balance between factions that has provided political stability to china .\ninvestigators need to be savvy , since they can find themselves pulling on threads that can lead to top party leaders and industries they have no clearance to probe .\nat our core , we are a party that supports aspiration . we are a party that says : \u2018our job is to enable you to do your best , not to tell you what is best . \u2019 we want to make sure you have every incentive to get ahead , have a go , do your best .\ntwo - site approach while hare generates enough first - party traffic with one web site , several other dealers maintain two or three web sites . both suzuki of wichita in wichita , kan . , and harr chrysler jeep dodge in worcester , mass . , have a main dealership site and a blind special finance site .\nrt @ rodlaver : fifty years ago @ billiejeanking won the first open women ' s singles title at wimbledon as did i in the men\u2019s . so muc\u2026 urltoken\nwar veterans , youths and women turned zanu - pf headquarters into a sea of green and yellow as they sang revolutionary songs in support of the first family .\nthe data these large companies provide is typically purchased on a large scale from publishers . the benefit of third - party data is the sheer volume of user data you can access . however , this data is also widely accessible to competitors , so you aren\u0092\u2019t gaining unique audience intelligence when you tap into third - party data resources .\nhowever , in reality the winning threshold is 323 , as mps from northern irish party sinn fein don ' t attend parliament , as a matter of longstanding principle .\n2 . try to create a formal coalition by officially joining up with one or more party in the house of commons to form a government with an absolute majority .\nwang qishan leads the central commission for discipline inspection , which has become chinese president xi jinping\u2019s main weapon in an anti - corruption campaign that has gone further than any other in the country\u2019s modern history . ( feng li / getty images )\nthe urltoken team has been great to work with . their lead generation tools have given us excellent internet visibility in a very competitive market and now we ' re seeing a significant increase in leads and traffic to our dealership website . thanks dealertraction !\nhe is also a fan of the netflix drama \u201c house of cards , \u201d according to party officials , apparently impressed by the character frank underwood , a ruthless politician .\ncompanies such as bluekai , peer39 , and exelate sell third - party data . these companies are also known as data aggregators . they\u2019\u0092re the behemoths of the data world .\nthe poll also indicated that the green party would reach five percent of the votes , giving them a chance to win a seat in the lower house of the parliament .\nblue party spokesman yonatan tesfaye said he was encouraged by the \u201chuge\u201d support the party received in the may vote . now it wants \u201cdialogue with the government on reforming election and press laws in order to create a fairer environment\u201d . if that doesn\u2019t work , \u201cit will be up to people to come out and confront repression , \u201d he said .\nhuawei matebook x pro is the first ultra - slim notebook with fullview display and uncompromising performance which gives user an opportunity to be creative in every part of their lives .\nthe dealer traction team has been great to work with . their lead sites have given us excellent internet visibility in a very competitive market and now we ' re seeing a significant increase in leads and traffic to our dealership website . thanks dealer traction !\nyesterday\u2019s gathering testified to zanu - pf\u2019s mobilisation capacity and vindicated projections by think - tanks and analysts that another runway victory was on the cards for the revolutionary party come 2018 .\ncde chombo urged zanu - pf supporters to turn the enthusiasm they are showing in attending rallies into votes and ensure a crushing victory for the ruling party in next year\u2019s harmonised elections .\non the very day ethiopia\u2019s ruling party celebrated another crushing electoral victory , a young blogger on trial under anti - terrorism laws in an addis ababa courtroom lashed out at the authorities .\nabel asrat , an online entrepreneur who is politically independent , said the blue party shrewdly capitalised on popular anger over the execution by isis militants of ethiopian migrants in libya in april .\nbeyene petros from the medrek coalition , the main opposition party , disagrees , arguing that peaceful resistance is necessary to \u201cpush this group to the negotiating table on levelling the electoral landscape\u201d .\nin managing display advertising campaigns , it\u2019\u0092s important to make the most of your budget by taking advantage of all available forms of intelligence about your audience . that way , you can determine how to most efficiently and effectively reach them . retargeter uses three kinds of audience intelligence data to optimize ad campaigns : first , second , and third party . all are important .\nlittle is known about how decisions are made in the most divisive cases , such as those involving bo xilai , a party official purged in 2012 , and zhou , china\u2019s former security czar . but two officials who have worked with the central commission said sensitive cases need the approval of the party\u2019s politburo and , in some cases , the seven - member standing committee .\nthe handful of war veterans insulting the first family do not represent the sentiments of the generality of war veterans and zanu - pf structures will not stand by and watch the unwarranted abuse .\nshenzhen , china - july 27 , 2017 : huawei consumer business group today announced its 2017 first half year financial results : sales revenue for the first six months of 2017 increased by 36 . 2 % year - on - year to cny105 . 4 billion . smartphone shipments also rose to 73 . 01million , a year - on - year increase of 20 . 6 % .\nmuharrem ince , presidential candidate of turkey ' s main opposition republican people ' s party ( chp ) , delivers a speech from the roof of a bus during a campaign meeting in istanbul .\nsuzuki of wichita also has a blog , and white said , \u201ci don\u2019t know that it generates more leads for us , but i think it enhances our closing percentage because it just makes us [ seem ] more legitimate and people want to buy a car from us . \u201d\n52 . real dealers & real results dealer 1 \u2013 service offer dodge chrysler jeep ram dealer in virginia addi $ onal iden $ fying informa $ on redacted . dealer 1 : 106 leads - \u00ad\u2010 cpl : $ 8 - \u00ad\u201018 - \u00ad\u2010 28 % cr - \u00ad\u2010 procision insights\ndespite the veneer of sophistication in the investigations , however , the tool investigators rely on most remains interrogation . they have the power to spirit away any party member for months at a time for questioning \u2014 a much - feared process known as shuanggui . ( literally , the word means \u201cdual designation\u201d and refers to the party\u2019s power to designate a time and place for questioning its officials . )\nit ' s hard to imagine the public being enthused about yet another campaign , and the history of such second elections suggests that it would likely lead to a very similar result to the first .\nthe computer system 200 as shown in fig . 2 and generally shown as a computer 2000 in fig . 1 , carries out a computerized method 300 . fig . 3 shows a flow diagram of the computerized method 300 , according to an example embodiment . the computerized method 300 includes analyzing data associated with a credit line a credit application during an first origination stage ( application , pre - activation / post - activation stage ) for predictive variables for use in a model for first party fraud 310 , and scoring a credit line application , pre - activation / postactivation or origination stage 312 and flagging a credit line account during the application , pre - activation stage when at least one or more predictive pre - activation stage variables cause the first party fraud model to exceed a fraud likelihood threshold , 314 . the predictive originations stage variables may result in flagging 314 when the fraud score from scoring the credit line during the application , originations stage 312 exceeds a pre - described fraud likelihood threshold .\nother tips for dealers who want to generate sf leads through their main web site instead of creating a new site dedicated to sf , landing pages allow dealers to get more out of sem . a landing page is an offshoot of the main site and may have a url like urltoken .\nlas vegas , usa , january 10 , 2012 : huawei , a leading global information and communications technology ( ict ) solutions provider , today announced that the huawei mediapad is now one of the world\u2019s first tablets to come pre - loaded with the new android 4 . 0 ice cream sandwich operating system . first launched in june 2011 , the original mediapad was the world\u2019s first 7 - inch android 3 . 2 tablet . this latest version of the mediapad once again provides users with the very latest android experience , along with access to the newest and hottest services and apps available in the android marketplace .\ndealers must own the online consumer relationship third party lead providers work very hard to build relationships with online car shopper . they create highly functional websites that are well optimized to attract online . . . more\nno sign identifies the drab beige building off a busy thoroughfare in downtown beijing . there is nothing to indicate that within its walls lies the most feared agency in china for members of the communist party .\naccording to a poll by 1 news colmar - brunton , the labour party , led by 37 - year - old politician jacinda ardern garnered 43 percent , up by six points from the previous poll .\nthird party data is great for demographic , behavioral , and contextual targeting , and can be used to remove bot traffic . it also plays a critical role in solutions like audience targeting and audience extension . third party data providers charge a fee to use their segments , usually on a cpm basis . depending on the data , the cpm can be anywhere from $ 0 . 50 to $ 5 . 00 .\nalthough the worst official punishment the commission can mete out is booting cadres from the party , its investigations are often transferred after the fact to the judicial branch , where the expelled officials usually receive heavy sentences .\nwith more than 59 % of polling stations reporting , ruling party candidate lenin moreno had over 38 % of the votes , compared to just under 30 % for former banker guillermo lasso , the closest contender among seven opposition candidates . exit polls had indicated a tight race , with one predicting the two would have to face off in an april runoff and another pointing to a close first - round victory for moreno .\nthe rally was in solidarity with the first lady following a barrage of insults she is receiving from a section of war veterans led by mr chris mutsvangwa , who has since been expelled from zanu - pf .\na first search is often conducted by the inventor herself / himself using public databases . although this cannot replace an official search it may provide valuable information that allows a better understanding of what can be patented .\nhuawei device ( thailand ) , the world ' s second largest android smartphone manufacturer , has just entered into thai smartphone market , introducing its first brand ambassador and its flagship smartphone to gain the market share .\nfiguring out how to best address the issue of improving third - party app accessibility is not a trivial matter ; rather , it\u2019s a complex problem with some potential pitfalls . it makes sense to first consider apple\u2019s responsibility here . from a developer perspective , the company encourages accessibility by providing documentation for best practices for coding accessibility , as well as devoting much time during wwdc sessions talking about accessibility on ios and the mac .\nchina\u2019s one - party political system and its centrally planned economy have long provided fertile ground for graft . there are few checks on power such as an autonomous legal system , independent news media or legal political opposition .\neven those who believe that the anti - \u00adcorruption campaign\u2019s real goal is to benefit xi and strengthen the party\u2019s image \u2014 not to clean up government \u2014 acknowledge it has reached further than any other in modern history .\nnew zealand labour party leader jacinda ardern ( r ) in front of the parliament in wellington , new zealand , 24 november 2014 . epa - efe / aap / file / sarah robson australia and new zealand out\nhung parliaments make passing legislation very difficult for the party in government . this is because , in theory , all other parties in the commons can team up to defeat the government on laws it wants to pass .\nthe democratic convention drew the party ' s biggest stars to sweltering philadelphia for the week - long event . on monday night , first lady michelle obama made an impassioned case for clinton as the only candidate in the presidential race worthy of being a role model for the nation ' s children . president barack obama and vice president joe biden will speak wednesday , along with virginia sen . tim kaine , clinton ' s new running mate .\n\u201cfor those first weeks it was horrible , \u201d carolyn said , \u201cevery time the phone would ring , i\u2019d say , \u2018oh , god . please let it be clinton . \u2019 [ but ] it never was . \u201d\nhuawei unveiled the huawei matebook x pro , the huawei mediapad m5 series and the huawei 5g customer - premises equipment ( cpe ) , the world\u2019s first commercial terminal device supporting the globally recognised 3gpp telecommunications standard for 5g .\nideally , you\u0092\u2019ll first define your marketing goals ( do you want to focus on reaching new customers , or on increasing revenues from existing customers ? ) and then partner with a provider like retargeter who specializes in campaign optimization .\nlexmark filed patent infringement suits on two fronts by seeking patent remedies against identified groups of toner cartridge remanufacturers . a first group of defendants included domestic remanufacturers who did not abide by the resale restrictions that lexmark alleged would transfer with later possession of empty lexmark toner cartridges . a second group of remanufacturers targeted by lexmark included the above - noted remanufacturers who repurchased lexmark toner cartridges abroad after the toner cartridges had been first sold by lexmark in foreign jurisdictions .\n\u201cthere are individuals who are unbecoming and trouble - makers but the majority respect the party and we work with them well . those t - shirts insulting the first lady , dr grace mugabe that you see are not the work of war veterans but a few individuals . it is the duty of the police to deal with those that denigrate the person of the president . that is why you have seen in recent weeks some of them being arrested . \u201d\nsmaller provincial disciplinary commissions are often tasked by local party bosses with pursuing lower - ranking officials . the central commission in beijing , however , is the only one allowed to investigate officials with the rank of vice minister or higher .\non rare occasions , the winning party does not gain enough seats to form an absolute majority , i . e . it has won fewer seats than all the other parties put together . this is\na hung parliament .\n\u201cour constitution stipulates that every five years we go for elections . next year , we would have reached five years as a government . we must go for elections for people to choose their leaders . if we like the president and the first lady as we have shown today , let\u2019s take this enthusiasm and energy back to the provinces and deliver an overwhelming victory next year . the president and the first lady would be very happy indeed , \u201d he said .\ndriving traffic to a blind site is one hurdle white had to clear . in addition to radio spots for autoapproved . com , he focuses on seo . he said , \u201ci don\u2019t have [ a large ] amount of money to spend on pay - per - click campaigns , so i have to be able to generate leads organically . \u201d to rank well organically , he wrote several educational articles , posted customer testimonials and compiled glossaries for the site . compared to many blind sites with only a few pages , suzuki of wichita\u2019s includes quite a bit of content . on average , suzuki of wichita receives about 500 sf leads a month from both of their sites ."]}
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", "topic": 36}], "title": "brooke cars", "paragraphs": ["brooke cars is based near honiton in devon , with test drives strictly by prior arrangement .\nbrooke cars limited . free business summary taken from official companies house information . free alerts . registered as 04811595\nmagazine , devoted exclusively to the greatest performance cars in the world . if you ' re passionate about performance cars then\nnumber 1 , built and sold to its only owner in 2005 by the brooke motor company . one of 9 cars bu . . .\n1892 . universal improved steel friction clutch ( brooke and hay ' s patent ) .\n45112 sale of used cars and light motor vehicles - maintenance and repair of motors .\n1874 john walter brooke opened his own foundry on his return , and named it after adrian , michigan .\nuse mykbb to save vehicles , track listings , compare cars and access your content from any device .\nyou ' ve added your first car ! as you save even more cars and classified listings , find them here for easy reference .\nthe team at brooke is already planning its next move . apparently it would be quite simple to drop a coupe body onto the double r and turn it into a mini - gt like the lotus exige . ' we ' re quite ambitious , ' says rose . combine that with a talent for thorough engineering and impressive dynamic tuning and big things can happen . i ' ve a feeling that brooke cars will stay on the scene this time .\nwithin the site you will find information on the latest selection of quality used cars on our virtual showroom , which is updated constantly , listing the latest cars with images and details , currently in stock . all of our pre - owned vehicles are prepared to the highest standards . they are only presented for sale when we are confident that they can meet the very high standards necessary to be on display .\nyou know some cars are well sorted almost as soon as you start to drive them , and it takes just a few hundred yards to appreciate that the boys at brooke know what they ' re doing . it ' s the ride quality that impresses first ; the double r feels planted but pliant and resists being distracted by bumps and hollows . the steering is manageable when manoeuvring and retains a handy weighting at speed , while the cosworth engine delivers abundant smooth power from low revs .\nthe gearshift of mid - engined cars can be difficult to engineer , but the brooke ' s rose - jointed linkage gives a short but positive action that you quickly trust , although selecting fifth works some odd arm muscles . there are plans to move the lever inboard slightly , and apparently i ' m not the first to suggest that the wheel should be larger in diameter and fully round . you ' re so quickly at ease with the brooke ' s dynamics that you ' re soon exploiting the cossie engine ' s huge grunt , testing the excellent traction of the rear tyres and leaning on the substantial grip of the fronts . the steering effort rises after a certain amount of lock , which a bigger wheel would lessen , helping the car to flow even more naturally .\ni remember road - testing the brooke in its first incarnation . it appeared in the mid - ' 90s , not long after the light car company ' s rocket , and was clearly influenced by the gordon murray / chris craft design . however , the brooke sat its passengers side - by - side rather than in tandem , and was powered by a longitudinally mounted car engine rather than a transverse motorbike engine . it showed potential , being small , light and low - slung , but it was clearly under - developed and soon faded from sight .\nmany affordable mid - engined sports cars take the easy route when it comes to selecting a drivetrain , opting for a ready - made package of a transverse engine and end - on gearbox from a front - drive car ( examples include the lotus elise , mgf and ariel atom ) . the brooke doesn ' t ; the cosworth engine is installed longitudinally and drives the rear wheels through a renault - sourced five - speed transaxle . this results in better weight distribution , which should be a positive dynamic factor in a car weighing just 550kg .\nyou can also find details on how you can contact us whether regarding service , sales or simply to request information on any of the vehicles you ' ve seen in our virtual showroom . we appreciate your ongoing support and hope you will visit our site regularly for news or to simply gaze upon the vehicles on display . come and visit us and we are sure you will agree that our cars and our service are second to none .\nyou don ' t have to wring the brooke ' s neck to be entertained , though . it ' s easy to imagine the double r in a lower state of tune for those who simply want to enjoy the low - slung , open - air experience and unique outlook . fully built road versions start at \u00a327 , 995 for the 200bhp model , which looks pretty good value considering the standard kit . this 260 is \u00a332k and there ' s a 300 on the books at \u00a337k . race and trackday versions start from less than \u00a324k .\nlooking around the double r , there ' s an impressive attention to detail and an obvious pride in the way the car has been put together . standard features include aero - section double wishbones , 280mm discs with aluminium callipers , adjustable spax dampers and aluminium uprights . there are also toyo 888r trackday - style tyres - 195 / 55 front , 215 / 50 rear - fitted to 15in oz alloys .\nbeneath the engine cover the wiring , hoses and braided cables are neatly routed , while the square - tubed chassis is tidily welded by the same company now producing caterham ' s spaceframes . the engine in this , the development car , is a 2 . 3 - litre , 260bhp cosworth in - line four , very similar to that in caterham ' s csr 260 , but with cosworth roller - 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{"id": 54506, "summary": [{"text": "a rocket sled is a test platform that slides along a set of rails , propelled by rockets .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "as its name implies , a rocket sled does not use wheels .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "instead , it has sliding pads , called \" slippers \" , which are curved around the head of the rails to prevent the sled from flying off the track .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the rail cross-section profile is that of a vignoles rail , commonly used for railroads .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "a rocket sled holds the land-based speed record for a vehicle , at mach 8.5 . ", "topic": 8}], "title": "rocket sled", "paragraphs": ["the rocket sled interactive simulates the motion of a horizontally - moving rocket sled . learners can modify the propulsion force , the resistance forces ( friction and air resistance ) , and the mass of the rocket sled . the net force and velocity of the sled are displayed .\nstapp sustained bruises , blisters and temporary blindness in the epic rocket sled test run .\nthe main barrier to making a cost effective rocket sled launch is the atmosphere . it ' s a huge barrier to making a cost effective rocket sled launch for a few reasons :\nstresses of moving a rocket through the atmosphere at higher speeds requires stronger rocket structures that are necessarily heavier .\nrocket sled begins as our 100 % wheat beer fermented on coolship - caught microbes . the\u2026 show more\nso in summary , the barriers to economically feasible rocket sleds are problems that have yet to be overcome in the design of rocket sled launches and more promising alternatives .\nhigh - speed photography shows the shock waves produced by the rapid acceleration of the 4 - stage rocket sled .\nvisitors to the new mexico museum of space history in alamogordo , new mexico can view the sonic wind rocket sled 1 .\nfrom episode 1 of our discovery channel series\nrocket science\n: dr . john paul stapp ' s extraordinary 1954 rocket sled run . ( full 13 - part series available at www . foolishearthling . com )\na rocket - propelled sled that travels along rails and is used to study the effects of acceleration and deceleration , and crash survival techniques .\nit has been 60 years since col . john p . stapp sailed down a test track , strapped in tight onboard sonic wind rocket sled 1 .\nthis is the sonic wind 1 rocket sled , which was powered by nine solid fuel rockets with 40 , 000 pounds total thrust for five seconds .\n3 - d ( rocket , each ) : 49 . 9kg ( 110lb . )\nspacex launched the world ' s most powerful rocket . so , what ' s next ?\nthe new sled operates much like a rocket launching into orbit . it\u2019s powered by 13 separate motors organized in four stages , each attached to its own part of the sled . as each stage burns out , it detaches , while the next stage ignites and pushes the sled to an even higher speed .\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged launch high - altitude - launch rocket - sled launch - assist or ask your own question .\nall the above said , since the atmosphere is the main barrier , on bodies like the moon with no atmosphere , a rocket sled is a much more attractive option .\nspace museum says farewell to famous rocket sled 11 , 000 pound sled removed by crane and driven to washington d . c . to be part of smithsonian national air and space museum ' s exhibit on speed . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\n@ localfluff & erik - you ' re both right - i left out part of my question . i never intended to propose a direct sled - to - orbit - just using the sled to get the rocket closer to orbit , instead of from the ground .\nthe sonic wind 1 rocket sled used by col . john p . stapp to become the\nfastest man on earth\nis now displayed at the new mexico museum of space history .\nthe physics classroom would like to thank nerd island studios for generously contributing the rocket sled interactive to our physics interactives collection . more great stuff by nerd island studios can be found at their website :\nstapp arrive at holloman in 1953 . there he developed , in cooperation with the northrop corporation , a far more powerful rocket sled he called sonic wind no . 1 . this sled had a full propulsion section attached behind it and a water brake system at the end of the track ; a scoop attached to the underside of the sled would dig into a series of dams placed between between the rails , absorbing the energy of the run and stopping the sled .\nstapp ' s research with rocket sleds also led to him working with general motors to create seat belts in vehicles .\ncol . john p . stapp comes to the end of his record - setting rocket sled test at the holloman high speed test track , dec . 10 , 1954 , as shown in this series of photos .\nthat pioneering ride on dec . 10 , 1954 earned stapp the title ,\nthe fastest man on earth\n\u2013 a speedy rocket - powered trip that propelled him to a rate of 632 miles per hour and subjected the test subject to more than 40 gs given the rocket sled ' s 1 . 4 second stop in motion .\nstapp rode the sled during the parade commemorating the opening of the new mexico museum of space history and afterwards the sled became one of the first artifacts on display at the outdoor exhibit named in honor of stapp . stapp rode the sled one last time during another parade in 1998 .\nthe sled was transferred to the smithsonian in 1966 by the u . s . air force .\nproject smart\nsupersonic survival\nu . s . air force sled track at hurricane mesa 50794\n. john p . stapp hurtled down the holloman high speed test track aboard the sonic wind rocket sled 1 at a rate of 632 miles per hour on dec . 10 , 1954 , earning the title of\nthe fastest man on earth .\nsending a sled along a rail track at hypersonic speeds\u2013more than five times faster than the speed of sound\u2013isn\u2019t easy . when you\u2019re traveling the equivalent of 31 football fields per second , there\u2019s no room for error . a 1994 run for the record failed when metal \u201cslippers\u201d holding the sled to the track delaminated , requiring the sled to be redesigned .\nupon completion of the historical test , the air force gave the sled to stapp as a souvenir . stapp donated the sled to the smithsonian institution , where it became part of their collection . stapp was one of the founders of the space hall of fame and requested the sled ' s return when the museum opened in alamogordo in 1976 .\neven if a direct launch to orbit from the sled isn ' t feasible , i ' d think that this would be a efficient way to get a regular rocket into the upper atmosphere at significant velocity , instead of starting from a standing start on the ground . the rocket would then be able to push the payload the rest of the way into orbit with far less fuel than a traditional one would need .\nrocket sleds have been used for a variety of research purposes over the years , both manned and unmanned . they helped in the development of aircraft ejection seats , and tested the limits of human endurance during rapid acceleration . holloman has been a center of rocket sled research since 1950 , and held the previous land speed record set in october 1982 when it blasted a 25 - pound payload to a speed of 6119 mph .\nthe sled weights 11 , 000 pounds and cost the smithsonian $ 30 , 000 to move to washington d . c .\nsonic wind no . 1 , the famous rocket sled col . john p . stapp rode to become the fastest man alive in 1954 , has left the new mexico museum of space history to be apart of the smithsonian national air and space museum in washington , d . c .\nand there might be easier avenues at the moment for cost savings . designing fully reusable vehicles might be able to save more money in launches than the minimal fuel and structure reductions a rocket sled launch could make . also , a working scramjet engine would be able to use aircraft to get rockets up beyond the atmosphere and to orbital speed , which would replace almost all the rocket fuel needed to get to leo with much cheaper aircraft fuel .\ngradually , more objectives were added to these test runs , including human tolerance to wind blasts . a sled run on august 20 , 1954 , had the sled\u2019s speed increased to 502 miles per hour with stapp exposed to the elements . he survived .\nbeefing a rocket up isn ' t actually that expensive construction but it ' s extra weight - - and the rocket equation is brutal indeed . every extra pound holding your booster together is a pound that comes off your payload . you only want to go to these costs if there is a substantial benefit to be gained .\nvibration encountered at high speeds ruled out the use of wheels . the sled travels on a pair of pads called \u201cslippers . \u201d\nalamogordo \u2013 sonic wind no . 1 , the famous rocket sled col . john p . stapp rode to become the fastest man alive in 1954 , has left the new mexico museum of space history to be apart of the smithsonian national air and space museum in washington , d . c .\nof course in that case you ' d hope from a little slower acceleration because the way this rocket sled hops off the starting line really looks like it would give you whiplash . not to mention the video doesn ' t show what happens after it has finished its record - setting sprint .\nthe april test marked the culmination of a 5 - year , $ 20 million hypersonic upgrade program that resulted in an improved rocket sled , new propulsion systems and precise alignment of the rail system . the result is what the air force calls \u201cthe longest , straightest , fastest track in the world . \u201d\nsonic wind no . 1 , the famous rocket sled that john p . stapp rode to become the fastest man alive in 1954 , was removed from the new mexico museum of space history wednesday morning and is on it ' s way to the smithsonian national air and space museum in washington d . c .\nthis is the sonic wind 1 rocket sled , which was powered by nine solid fuel rockets with 40 , 000 pounds total thrust for five seconds . air force lt . col . john stapp first rode the sled on march 19 , 1954 , at holloman air force base , new mexico , and reached a speed of 613 feet per second . during acceleration , he was subjected to a force of 22 times that of gravity ( 22 g ' s ) . he made his second run on the sled on august 20 , 1954 attaining a speed of 735 feet per second .\nas i watched sonic wind no . 1 drive away , there was a big hole in my rocket park and a big hole in my heart ,\norwoll said .\n2 ) you have a big problem with the strength of a rocket . rockets are normally built like eggshells - - strong against the intended load , very weak against forces they aren ' t going to encounter . you ' ll need to beef your rocket up substantially so it can survive sitting there on the launch cradle before someone pushes the button .\nit might make the ultimate amusement park ride , if anyone could survive . hitting hypersonic speeds of mach 8 . 5\u2013that\u2019s 6416 mph , in civilian terms\u2013a 4 - stage rocket sled took just 6 . 04 seconds to blast the more than 3 - mile length of track at holloman air force base in new mexico .\nthe rocket sled interactive is shown in the iframe below . there is a small hot spot in the top - left corner . clicking / tapping the hot spot opens the interactive in full - screen mode . use the escape key on a keyboard ( or comparable method ) to exit from full - screen mode .\nimages of that experiment were publicized around the world . and for aspiring space cadets it was an early , albeit scary , introduction to rocket travel and g - force face time !\nif you thought maglev trains were fast , this rocket sled is here to tech you a thing or two about speed . rigged by air force researchers from the 846th test squadron , the new test at holloman air force base took the world record for the fastest speed ever traveled by a magnetically levitating vehicle : 633 mph .\nwhat made you want to look up sled ? please tell us where you read or heard it ( including the quote , if possible ) .\nthe sled is on display within the john p . stapp air & space park , named after international space hall of fame inductee and aeromedical pioneer .\nrocket sled design and marketing has the experience and expertise to help your business grow . we provide web design and development , commercial photography , video production , drone photography , graphic design , email marketing , social media solutions and more . don ' t navigate the changing world of marketing and advertising alone , call us today at 828 - 559 - 7312\nbut lets say you didn ' t want a stronger , heavier rocket , and just wanted to get up to the speed the shuttle usually got to at mountain - altitude . i ' ve been told the amount of fuel it takes to get up to orbital height is only a small fraction of the amount of fuel it takes to get up to orbital speed ( 8 km / s ) , which would mean you can ' t save much fuel from a mountain - altitude rocket sled . it would certainly save some , but possibly not much .\na navy jet shot from a carrier by a steam catapult might reach 8 or 9 g\u2019s , about as much force as a human can take before blacking out . the unmanned , bullet - shaped payload on holloman\u2019s rocket sled reached 157 g\u2019s , or 157 times the force of gravity . the air force estimates that when the 192 - pound payload slammed into its target , it carried the energy of a car hitting a brick wall at 2020 mph . the sled itself slides beneath the target , so it can be reused .\nthe whole purpose of these rocket sled tests was really to see how many g - forces a human body could take ,\nsaid museum curator sue taylor .\nthe tests originally started in california at edwards air force base when stapp was out there . he always insisted on doing the tests himself because he didn ' t want to get anybody injured .\na critical difference between then and now : in 1982 , the hhstt was a monorail system . the sled rode on a single slipper\u2013wheels wouldn\u2019t survive such speeds\u2013and created a lot of vibration . the upgraded track is a narrow - gauge track , and the sled rides on a pair of slippers . \u201cthat reduced the vibration fourfold , \u201d explains lt . col . james jolliffe , 846th test squadron commander , \u201cproducing a smoother ride , \u201d and making it less likely the sled would jump its track .\n1b ) a medium launch velocity , say mach 10 . things get even worse - - you need to beef up your rocket to handle this and you ' ll still bleed most of the velocity to drag .\n11 , 000 pound sled removed by crane and driven to washington d . c . to be part of smithsonian national air and space museum ' s exhibit on speed .\naccording to budget documents , plans for 2018 included sled tests of full - scale hammer weapon system , and preparing to transfer the technology to the air force next year .\nstrapped into an exact replica of a jet pilot\u2019s seat , stapp rode the sonic wind for the first time on march 19 , 1954 . six rockets produced 27 , 000 pounds of thrust to propel the sled to a top speed of 421 miles an hour . it was a land speed record , and when the sled stopped stapp was subjected to 22 gs .\nthe u . s . air force set a new world speed record for magnetically levitated sled systems ( maglev ) sending a rocket propelled sled down a 2100 ft track reaching 633 mph ( 1018 . 71 km / h ) at holloman afb on march 4 , 2016 . the current speed record for a maglev train is 366 mph , set by the japanese . the current world land speed record stands at 763 . 035 mph , set in october 1997 by british royal air force pilot andy green driving the jet - powered thrust ssc . unit - 846th test squadron film credits : sra breeann sachs\nfor context , the current fastest maglev train in japan has a top speed of a little more than half that , a respectable 366 mph , and without any rockets to give it a hand . the rocket sled you ' ll see snagging the record below , on the other hand , has gotten up to 513 mph before , but its latest record - setting run is a heck of a thing to see .\nholloman air force base , n . m . ( afpn ) - - the 846th test squadron here set the world land speed record for a railed vehicle of 6 , 453 mph , or mach 8 . 5 , april 30 . the six - second event created a flash as the rocket - propelled sled traveled 16 , 120 feet . ( u . s . air force photo by 2nd lt . heather newcomb )\nstapp\u2019s rocket sled career might have been cut short but his results went far . he proved , by extrapolation , that a pilot could survive ejecting from an aircraft traveling 1 , 800 miles per hour at 35 , 000 feet . he also demonstrated that , with the proper restraints , a pilot could withstand up to 45 g\u2019s in a crash . jet pilots ' seats were subsequently strengthened to protect men from stronger impacts .\ntotsuka , the world cup points leader this season , lay on his back at the bottom of the pipe for several minutes while medics skied down and loaded him onto an orange sled .\nof the 17 , 014 ft . traveled by the sled , 11 , 000 ft . was through a 184 - in . - dia . tube filled with lightweight helium gas , simulating flight through the upper atmosphere , where friction is sharply reduced . the sled accelerated \u201clike a jet hitting its afterburners , \u201d according to capt . steve georgian , 846th ts acquisitions management chief .\non december 10 , 1954 , he made his last and most notable ride on the sled reaching a speed of 632 miles per hour . stapp underwent a force of 40 g ' s , the highest g force any human had endured to that time . the sled rides helped determine the effects of extreme acceleration on the human body , data that was very useful in aerospace medicine .\nin the years after the second world war , airplanes were starting to fly higher and faster thanks to new streamlined fuselages and powerful jet and rocket engines . but pilots weren ' t getting any more robust ; higher flight in faster airplanes meant more dangerous bail out conditions and harder crashes , which meant flying was an increasingly hazardous job . the disparity between powerful aircraft and human frailty presented a unique opportunity to study human tolerances to extreme environments , and that appealed to air force flight surgeon john paul stapp . in the name of pilot safety , stapp strapped himself to a rocket sled and shot across the desert only to stop suddenly at the end of the track pulling upwards of 40 gs .\nby june 8 , 1951 , volunteers had made 74 runs on the sled . stapp himself was one of the most frequent riders , fracturing his wrist twice on more violent runs . but the sled at edwards wasn\u2019t enough . he wanted to try faster speeds and more violent decelerations , an opportunity he got when he was transferred from muroc to the holloman air force base in new mexico .\n1a ) a fairly low launch velocity , say mach 1 . the launch impulse is basically bled away in drag . you gained nothing but lost a lot of energy while your rocket turned from horizontal to vertical . ( something that rockets don ' t do well . )\na special case of a launch sled would be to incline it up the side of a mountain . at which point , the lower end would be in the atmosphere , the top end thinner due to altitude .\nthe final two stages each use single super roadrunner , or srr , rocket motors . designed specifically for the hhstt , they weigh in at a mere 1100 pounds apiece . yet , during burns of just 1 . 4 seconds , each produces a total of 228 , 000 pounds of thrust .\nthese example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ' sled . ' views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of merriam - webster or its editors . send us feedback .\nmaybe i ' m missing something , but i ' m still not following you . why would the acceleration need to be significantly more than that in a traditional rocket ? simply to make up for the fact that it isn ' t entirely vertical ? more of it takes place lower in the atmosphere ?\nstapp ' s first tests took place on a 2 , 000 - foot long track at muroc ( now edwards ) air force base that had originally been built for american scientists to study the v - 1 buzz bomb . by adding rockets to a sled , stapp could accelerate down the length of the track to near crash speeds . a series of 45 clasping pairs of brake surfaces would stop the sled at the end of the track , mimicking what a pilot would experience when crashing at high speeds .\nrocket sled begins as our 100 % wheat beer fermented on coolship - caught microbes . the base is light and refreshing with low acidity . we used the same concept behind our other dry - hopped beers , this time using 100 % cryogenically extracted mosaic and simcoe hop powder ( lupulin glands ) . these glands are the flavor - center of fully matured hop cones , and produce a punch of hop character in the tiniest of packages . when used , they create tremendous hop flavor without any of the chlorophyll\ngreen\nflavor that is usually extracted from hop leaves . the final result is a beer that is sessionable , with a light acidity and a punch of hops . show less\nsubscribe : urltoken like : urltoken visit : urltoken follow : urltoken john paul stapp fastest man on earth - rocket sled to test pilot safety equipment 1954 this footage is available for purchase and usage . this is a low - resolution sample . watermark does not appear on master . to order this material as broadcast - quality full screen / full resolution , send a request ( with link ) to footagerequest @ publicdomainfootage . com . all material public domain and royalty - free saving you hundreds and even thousands . total buyouts . no licensing hassles . lowest rates on newsreels , archival stock footage and contemporary stock footage packages . everything from the historical to the hysterical . if we don ' t have it we ' ll personally search the national archives for you .\nshortly afterwards , the air force doctor ( dr . john paul stapp ) who rode a sled on the deceleration track to a stop , pulling 40 gs , gave a press conference . he said that their good safety record on the project was due to a firm belief in murphy ' s law and in the necessity to try and circumvent it .\nthe test broke a 20 - year - old standing land speed record . but at a cost of $ 750 , 000 , the objective of the run was to do a lot more than get into the guinness book of records . \u201dwe\u2019re fighting tomorrow\u2019s wars today , \u201d says lt . col . russ kurtz , operations director at the 846th test squadron , after the successful test at the upgraded holloman high - speed test track ( hhstt ) . the rocket sled carried a 192 - pound instrument package designed to simulate the warhead of a ballistic missile defense system . the only ground test facility capable of punching payloads up to that speed , the hhstt is a key part of the u . s . air force missile defense warhead test program , and is being used to simulate full - scale intercepts of enemy rockets .\nwhen the cloud broke , the test was on . the nine rockets behind stapp came to life . in five seconds he reached 632 miles per hour , which is about mach 0 . 9 . kittinger watched at the sled outstripped his t - 33 . almost as suddenly as it started , the run ended . from the moment the scoops first dug into the water , it took just 1 . 4 seconds for the sled to come to a complete stop . this rapid deceleration translated to more than 40 gs , making stapp momentarily weigh 6 , 800 pounds as his body slammed forward . the force of the stop was the same that a driver would feel smashing into a brick wall at 120 miles per hour .\njolliffe calls holloman\u2019s missile defense tests a graduation step between computer models and simulation , and a test flight . it\u2019s certainly a lot cheaper than actually launching a missile defense test . the pentagon expects to spend just over $ 10 million on 16 hypersonic sled tests . the tests supposedly will eliminate the need for four missile launches , which would ring up a $ 300 million bill .\nsonic wind no . 1 weighs 11 , 000 pounds and was removed from the museum on wednesday morning by crane . the smithsonian institution paid about $ 30 , 000 to move it from alamogordo to washington , d . c . once the sled arrives in washington , d . c . , it will be on the national mall as part of a new gallery called speed .\nat this speed , the sled could cover the distance from nyc to la in less than four hours , if it took a straight - line path . it is basically a jet but on the ground . it ' s just a hair shy of the maximum hyperloop speeds that elon musk is hoping for , which gives you an impression of how fast those capsules will speed through the tubes if they ever reach max speed .\nbefore he had fully recovered from his injuries , stapp was already planning to add more rockets to the sled for the next test . he wanted to get it up to 1 , 000 miles per hour to go faster than the speed of sound , but the air force finally intervened . he was \u201cgrounded\u201d from doing any more high speed research runs . his life and work were too valuable to risk on another high speed run .\nstapp ' s record - breaking sled run was the final manned - run in a series of windblast and deceleration tests designed to understand human tolerance to high - speed ejections from aircraft ,\nair force research laboratory historian kevin rusnak said in a statement .\naside from the positive publicity the event garnered for the air force , it more importantly brought international recognition to stapp ' s mission to improve the safety of airmen and pilots .\nstapp\u2019s last sled run on december 10 , 1954 , was also his more noteworthy . three more rockets had been added to sonic wind\u2019s propulsion system for this run ; the full cluster nine of solid fuel rockets could produce 40 , 000 pounds of thrust . because there was no windscreen , stapp\u2019s arms and legs were secured to decrease the chances of injury from his limbs flailing in the wind . he wore a helmet and had a bite block in his mouth to protect his teeth .\nand then the sled was still . stapp waited for emergency personnel to remove him from the seat and take him to hospital . his body was in shock from the extreme g - forces . all the blood vessels in his eyes had burst , rendering him momentarily blind ; for a few nervous minutes didn\u2019t know whether he would ever regain his sight . he had cracked ribs , both his wrists were broken , and the deceleration had taken a toll on his respiratory and circulatory systems . he was banged up , but in good spirits . time magazine subsequently named stapp the \u201cfastest man on earth . \u201d\natmosphere . just take a breath and you ' ll know what the problem is . you have to use muscles to replace only a litre or so of air . orbital velocity is about 8 km / s . how many\nmach\nis that ? 25 ? how fast do you propose that something would go from zero to 25 mach ? you might say\nwater ! everyone needs water , insensitive launch payload\nbut even water would burn at 25 mach . it ' s like firing a gun ( or train ) into a mountain . conventional rockets graciously avoid that problem by rising slowly through the dense parts of the atmosphere . though the sled might be a great idea on the airless moon !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ntest sets world land speed record > u . s . air force > article display\nafghan # airforce work together to deliver 900 pounds of supplies via airdrop to afghan commandos . \u2026 urltoken\n. @ usaf _ acc participated in an # airforce first by testing the reporting capabilities of a mission defense team . \u2026 urltoken\nthe primary mission of the cv - 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2 spirit is the world ' s only stealth bomber . because of this , our adversar . . .\nthe success of the joint force depends upon air force capabilities , requiring ai . . .\npart 2 although all dogs have an emotional connection with their owners , it tak . . .\nhappy # warthogwednesday ! the 190th fighter squadron of the idaho air national g . . .\non the evening of june 25 , 1996 , a large gas truck , followed by a car , made its . . .\nthe c - 5 galaxy is huge ! width : 222 feet length : 247 feet height 65 feet if . . .\nit took the air force more than two decades to best its old land speed record . but it\u2019s not likely to wait that long to do it again . the track can reach mach 9 , and holloman officials acknowledge mach 10 is a possibility though they won\u2019t say when they expect to get there . they\u2019re also planning to upgrade the hhstt to carry even heavier payloads .\ngoogle is building a city of the future in toronto . would anyone want to live there ?\na record number of folks age 85 and older are working . here\u2019s what they\u2019re doing\nthe web had failed to serve humanity : tim berners - lee was crushed when russia used facebook to meddle in u . s . elections\nthe future of surveillance : watch this a . i . security camera spot a shoplifter\nimpact lab is proudly powered by wordpress \u2022 entries ( rss ) and comments ( rss ) . \u2022 xmark theme by : lisa sabin - wilson\nmurphy ' s law (\nif anything can go wrong , it will\n) was born at edwards air force base in 1949 at north base .\nit was named after capt . edward a . murphy , an engineer working on air force project mx981 , ( a project ) designed to see how much sudden deceleration a person can stand in a crash .\none day , after finding that a transducer was wired wrong , he cursed the technician responsible and said ,\nif there is any way to do it wrong , he ' ll find it .\nthe contractor ' s project manager kept a list of\nlaws\nand added this one , which he called murphy ' s law .\nactually , what he did was take an old law that had been around for years in a more basic form and give it a name .\nthe site of his adventure was the holloman high speed test track in new mexico , an experiment to ascertain the impact on a pilot ejected at 35 , 000 feet at twice the speed of sound .\nthe effects of that run were relatively negligible , but the data obtained was invaluable ,\nstapp reportedly once said of the flight , according to the u . s . air force .\nstapp retired from the u . s . air force in 1970 as a colonel and died at his home in alamogordo , n . m . in 1999 .\nleonard david has been reporting on the space industry for more than five decades . he is former director of research for the national commission on space and is co - author of buzz aldrin ' s 2013 book\nmission to mars \u2013 my vision for space exploration ,\npublished by national geographic , with a new updated paperback version to be released next year . follow us @ spacedotcom , facebook or google + . originally published on urltoken .\nexploring the history of space - age efforts that never got off the ground . by amy shira teitel\nstapp\u2019s interest in human tolerance tests was first peaked when he witnessed ejection seat tests in 1946 at wright field . ejection wasn\u2019t a new idea , but it did raise some interesting biomedical questions . a pilot bailing out of his aircraft at high speed and high altitude would be hit with a blast of wind and a load of g - forces . what could be survive ? textbooks of the day put 18 gs as the limit of human tolerance , but was that really the limit ? and if it wasn\u2019t , could there be a way to protect a pilot during a high speed crash ? deceleration tests would go a long way in answering these questions , and so that became one of stapp research projects .\nstrapped in an unable to move , stapp and his team waited for the clouds overhead to break . stapp needed clear skies because part of the test involved photographing the run . high speed cameras on the ground were trained on the track , and a photographer in the back of a t - 33 piloted by joe kittinger would capture the end of the run from above .\nstapp also set the record for the highest known g force ever voluntarily experienced by a human , which may not be an honour many strive to hold . he also sustained no serious lasting damage from the tests . stapp died in 1999 at the respectable age of 89 .\nsources :\nhistory of research in space biology and biodynamics\nusaf historical division , office of information ;\nthe pre - astronauts\nby craig ryan ;\nanimals in space\nby colin burgess and chris dubbs ; edwards afb ( via internet archive ) ; urltoken ; new york times .\nmany products featured on this site were editorially chosen . popular science may receive financial compensation for products purchased through this site .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 popular science . a bonnier corporation company . all rights reserved . reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited .\nvisit us in washington , dc and chantilly , va to explore hundreds of the world\u2019s most significant objects in aviation and space history .\nthe lunar module represents one of humanity\u2019s greatest achievements : landing people on another heavenly body .\ndon\u2019t miss our fast - 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fri 9 : 00 am - 5 : 00 pm by appt .\nlocal web design , marketing and photography service to marion , old fort , linville falls , lake james , nebo , little switzerland , black mountain , morganton , hickory and asheville , north carolina .\nour site uses cookies . if you ' re good with that , please click ok .\npopular mechanics participates in various affiliate marketing programs , which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites .\nstack exchange network consists of 174 q & a communities including stack overflow , the largest , most trusted online community for developers to learn , share their knowledge , and build their careers .\nthis site uses cookies to deliver our services and to show you relevant ads and job listings . by using our site , you acknowledge that you have read and understand our cookie policy , privacy policy , and our terms of service . your use of stack overflow\u2019s products and services , including the stack overflow network , is subject to these policies and terms .\nwith this concept the launch vehicle is supported by an eastward pointing rail or maglev track that goes up the side of a mountain while an externally applied force is used to accelerate the launch vehicle to a given velocity . using an externally applied force for the initial acceleration reduces the propellant the launch vehicle needs to carry to reach orbit . this allows the launch vehicle to carry a larger payload and reduces the cost of getting to orbit . when the amount of velocity added to the launch vehicle by the ground accelerator becomes great enough , single - stage - to - orbit flight with a reusable launch vehicle becomes possible .\nthe idea has been used in fiction several times , but so far as i know , no one is even discussing building one . in these days of spacex and competitors , i ' d expect that someone would be talking about it if it were feasible , so i assume that it ' s not currently .\ni think air breathing jet engines can\nget closer to orbit\nalready . still , only about 1 km / s at 20 km altitude . a far cry from the 8 km / s needed to be in the lowest orbit of about 300 km altitude . acceleration on the ground does not look attractive . unless on an airless world like the moon or some asteroid . but the effort of building heavy rails there puts it out of our lifetimes . and by then something better will have been thought of .\nsuch concepts have constantly been proposed in various forms and shapes , some even seriously considered by nasa et al . from , say , the argus launch vehicle with maglifter launch assist to more recent any number of ground - based launch assist concepts that found their way into nasa ' s integrated technology roadmap . and i believe some of this was discussed during past few nasa innovative advanced concepts ( niac ) symposiums . would have to check .\natmospheric drag at terrestrial altitudes reduce the effectiveness of building up speed on a terrestrial track .\nsimilarly for reaching higher altitudes where the atmosphere would pose less of an issue , i don ' t know how to estimate the feasibility of building the structure it would take to get much higher than earth ' s mountains .\nthis is the only answer which actually addresses the actual question about an angled mountain launch . it could be improved with some actual numbers , but it ' s good enough that i ' m ( belatedly ) going to accept it .\n1 ) as localfluff says , atmosphere . any velocity component from any sort of launch track is going to be basically horizontal . if you ' re in vacuum and the launch velocity is a good portion of orbital velocity this would be a good thing .\n1c ) a very high launch velocity , say mach 40 ( yes , i realize this is above orbital velocity . you ' ll need to be well above orbital velocity to make up for drag losses . ) this could actually be of some use . it ' s only for payloads that can tolerate a lot of gs , both because of the launcher and the brutal deceleration that will happen when it hits the atmosphere . you ' ll also need a beefy launch capsule to do this , but you get to orbit for only the cost of a circularization burn . if you have enough such cargo it might make sense .\ni ' m not sure how applicable this answer is - it ' s based on a horizontal launch , and what i ( and the quote ) are envisioning is an angled one up the side of a mountain . depending on the mountain and the engineering of the ramp , that should be able to get you a significant vertical component . also , you have to balance the extra weight vs the fuel you don ' t need to carry . . . but you can ' t jettison the weight . i don ' t know how that balances out .\n@ bobson if you ' re getting a substantial vertical component from going up the side of a mountain you ' re talking about accelerations far beyond what a human can survive . at that point you might as well go with my case 1c .\n@ loren pechtel : i don ' t see the acceleration problem . unless i ' ve forgotten my physics , a 5g acceleration should get you from 0 to speed of sound in 1 . 25 km . there are plenty of mountains that offer much longer slopes .\n@ loren pechtel : why isn ' t getting to the speed of sound ( or several times that ) without expending any fuel , or having to build tankage for that fuel , not going to do much good ? it ' s eliminating a good bit of your first stage . see for instance the wikipedia article on saturn v launch urltoken and note how much fuel is burned to get it to sonic speed at altitude comparable to catapult ejection - 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new rolling stone ! everything you need to know from the authority on music , entertainment , politics and pop culture .\nsign up for our newsletter and go inside the world of music , culture and entertainment .\nhe was very strong , and without his drive , his strength . . . we wouldn ' t have this success ,\nsinger says of late father\nthat was so obviously about money . the legacy was being plundered ,\nguitarist says of canceled orchestral shows\nwe want to hear from you ! send us a tip using our anonymous form .\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 rolling stone , llc , a subsidiary of penske business media , llc . powered by urltoken vip\nsale ! many of the above cds are now available at a knockdown price of eur 5 ! more here .\npingback : catch up with ex sparks martin gordon and new album - art noise .\nhello martin thanks for the cd and signed lyric sheet . now that i realise i don\u2019t have a cd player anymore , is there anywhere i can download the album to enjoy on various devices ?\nwell , i must that buying a cd despite not having a device to play it is above and beyond the call of duty . check your email for a solution !\nexcuse me : do you sell we love you ? a double cd with rolling stones versions ? let me know please . thanks !\ni\u2019m afraid that\u2019s not one of ours , even though we have a track on it .\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\namerican showbiz twins ditch the yank elements of their band sparks and pitch up in the uk , where they get some hits . martin gordon plays bass on ' kimono my house ' . more : urltoken\nhand - crafted by albanian virgin sheep , all paid a minimum hay - wage and allowed one day ' s free grazing every four months in reward for their undying loyalty and wool . see also urltoken\nradio stars should not be confused with radio stars , namely stars that produce by means of chemical and electrical discharges , emissions of various radio frequencies , whether constant or pulsed . radio stars , no matter whether constant or pulsed , will under no circumstances produce discharges or emissions . well , under no circumstances to which we can refer in polite company , at any rate . see urltoken\ndescribed as the missing link between glam and punk , jet find acclaim only decades after they have all died . see urltoken\nsparks and radio stars ? some of them are good people . but gordon was never in them ! nancy boys and punk , well , who needs it ? people have said this . it\u2019s a ph . . .\nwarning \u2013 contains constructive ambiguity\u2026 what\u2019s new in september ? well , work on the new album : the new album continues to gather momentum , gravitas and no discernible moss . it is to all intents and practicalities finished . now it has to undergo rigorous stress testing to make sure that it is entir . . .\nsongs from the pop hinterland . and a special teeny , tiny , not - at - all yuge trump - friendly preview of martin gordon ' s new album .\nand the ' thinking inside the box ' plaudits keep rolling in , this time from uncut and reissue roundup .\ndozens of crackling pop punk classics\nsays one journalis\nt who still possesses his own hair ,\na crate - load of smashing singles\nsays another also clearly still not in need of tonsorial support .\nhe continues :\nperfect listening for people who love stoopid punk songs but who are smart enough to know blink 182 , 5 seconds of summer and everything in their wake isn\u2019t real punk\n. that means you . but not you , mr riga .\na few days ' time , revitalised and full of scrotal cheer and utter trumpery , just in time for the terminal decline .\nreviews : mirth and silliness . gamely running . rick wakeman . sviidish lyrical bafflement . bizarre facial hair . arthur sullivan ' s rapid - fire lyrical wit . stripped\ndown . stuffed full of . only person . imbued with . neither rickenbacker basslines . more : urltoken\nit ' s only words . peeble who needle peeble . are the needliest peeble . in the wurble .\nall the words to gilbert gordon & sullivan , by ( mostly ) william schwenk gilbert .\nwe are strangely happy to share with you the news that the \u2018gilbert gordon & sullivan\u2019 album finally makes its public appearance today . some people might say th\nbased ( tremendously loosely ) on the works of gilbert gordon & sullivan , the album stands out like a red telephone box in a sea of smartphones . it features absolutely no reality - tv celebrities making guest appearances . it includes participation from no rapping clothing manufacturers at all . it makes no reference whatsoever to the size of its bank account , its recent purchase of expensive training shoes or its current state of indebtedness . it has not recently published a selfie with a loony shoe - bomber and thus has not broken the internet in any way . this alone is enough to justifiably ensure gg & s lifelong exclusion , total rejection and severe punishment . believe us when we tell you that we will not rest until this goal is achieved .\na veritable tribute album to gilbert & sullivan , packed with remarkably faithful but gorgeously individual takes on some of that team\u2019s best known numbers : a rock opera in literal terms , then , and you probably know every song in the set , regardless of whether you\u2019ve heard of them .\n( dave thompson in goldmine )\none of the best listening experiences in years . . . it\u2019s clear to me that this remarkable recording is a painstaking and lovingly painted canvas , packed with exquisite detail and imagination . the whole package is garish yet respectful , exuberant yet precise and restrained where needed , familiar yet rejuvenated , the complete artistic labour of love . in other words , irresistible before you\u2019ve even heard a note . musically , it\u2019s a highly pleasing mix of crisply - recorded singalongs , all overlaid with that gorgeous , beautifully - recorded rickenbacker bass sound .\n( richard whitehead in website comments )\nthe big news this month is that martin gordon\u2019s long - discussed \u2018gilbert gordon & sullivan\u2018 album is complete and has taken up its position on the starting blocks . it is , to be frank , and we are , gagging for it . the timeless tunes of ws gilbert and arthur sullivan wowed the anglophone world in the 80\u2026\nthe main news right now is that the long - awaited , gilbert gordon & sullivan cd has finally appeared . release date is april 2016 but , and it ' s a big but , advance copies are available right now .\nin 2014 , the legendary sparks album ' kimono my house ' celebrated its 40th birthday . some critics noted that it was inspired by gilbert and sullivan , incorrectly as it turned out , but a nice try nonetheless .\nrockets upwards to # 13 on the reverbnation alternative charts for berlin , de .\nradio stars : no russians in russia ( stop it ep , chiswick ) firstly , just a little politics . the 1976 american presidential race featured the first televised debates since jfk had gone head to head w . . .\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\nmartin gordon began his career in the seventies as bass player with the american band sparks , who found success in the uk with hits \u2018this town ain\u2019t big enough for the both of us\u2019 and \u2018amateur hour\u2019 from their 1974 album \u2018kimono my house\u2019 . following his dismissal for reading the newspaper while rehearsing , he moved swiftly on and formed jet , described by all music guide as \u2018the first supergroup of glam\u2019 . they were also described as \u2018clambering aboard the glam - rock bandwagon just before the sparkly wheels fell off and deposited the occupants in the cosmic ditch\u2019 .\njet featured gordon , singer andy ellison and drummer chris townson from legendary proto - punks john\u2019s children . they released a solitary , eponymous album ( working with queen - and foreigner - producer roy thomas baker ) and dissolved in a welter of ill - feeling and lack of interest . in recent years , the re - released album has established jet as the \u2018missing link between glam and punk rock\u2019 . the release of a collection of material recorded for their projected second album ( \u2018more light than shade\u2019 ) was stymied by burkes .\nhe returned to the uk in the early 80s and , after forming the short - lived blue meanies , began working as keyboard player and studio hand with such sensitive artists / blithering idiots as george michael , boy george , blur , primal scream , kylie minogue , s\u2019express , the tiger lillies and many other whose names are lost in chronological space .\nat the beginning of the nineties , \u2018world \u2018music\u2019 beckoned \u2013 his ensemble mira recorded an album , created an extravagant dance theatre show , performed at the montreux jazz festival and expired . he worked in bombay with the legendary hindi film singer asha bhosle , in istanbul with epoch - defining turkish diva sezen aksu and became a sought - after location recordist , working in such cosmically - well - starred locations as bali , egypt , the gambia , ghana , india , morocco and pakistan . simultaneously , and also at the same time , he helped out some old pals in a 20th century revisitation of john\u2019s children .\nfollowing his return to pop territory in 2003 with the release of his first solo cd \u2018the baboon in the basement\u2019 , he has never looked back , although he will not say why . gordon , oddly but presciently described in 2009 by classic rock magazine as being \u201clike brian eno fronting 10cc at a cleverness convention\u201d , released the sixth and final part of the mammal trilogy \u2018include me out\u2019 in 2013 .\nplease note our website uses cookies to improve your experience . i understand . for more information see our privacy notice & cookie policy .\n\u00a9 2018 rhapsody international inc . all rights reserved . napster and the napster logo are registered trademarks of rhapsody international inc .\nmartin gordon & the warmblodiga sviidish mammals @ sk\u00e5l , stockholm on june 1st 2011 . eleventh ( if you count the rick - intro as a tune ) song of the evening . . .\nbefore the knack , bassist / songwriter doug fieger had a band called the sunset bombers . and the sunset bombers recorded ' dirty pictures ' , and changed the . . .\nwe got no russians in russia . we got pelle almgren on vocals . we got brian church and ernie kim on guitar and vocals , martin gordon on bass and steve . . .\nlive in the brauhaus sudstern , berlin , on march 24th 2018 . well , this is what happens if your brand spanking new radio transmitter fails and you have to rely . . .\nrevised for the modern era , the sad tales of a beast . he crept up from behind in the middle of the bosphorus , but they didn ' t hear him coming . what a naughty . . .\njanuary 19th 1978 . radio stars and an unnamed newsreader ( in fact one - time beaver enthusiast kelly st john ) appear on top of the pops in order to plug their . . .\naustin powers and martin gordon and mel brooks ' love power from the producers . high art . urltoken\nfor a nicely - recorded version on cd with a full - colour booklet and the occasional lobster , look here : urltoken featuring pelle . . .\nget it together was enough to reduce anyone to a nervous wreck . and who was that bird who kept butting in for no clear reason ? but at least there were no . . .\non the very day that he is reincarnated as a holy easter rabbit or saint chicken , depending upon preference , heeeeere ' s god in the brauhaus sudstern in . . .\na once - ( or rather twice - ) in a lifetime experience , as jet reform to play the fragrant dancehalls of europe in 1999 . martin gordon ( on bass ) and trevor white ( on . . .\nsparks and radio stars ? some of them are good people . but gordon was never in them ! nancy boys and punk , well , who needs it ? people have said this .\nwielding rickenbackers at rickenbacker ' s in berlin on august 19 2017 . intro , linguistic discussion , decision - making : 00 : 00 political correctness ( gone mad ) : . . .\nfrom the album ' thanks for all the fish ' . find fine fish at urltoken idiots 00 : 00 political correctness gone mad 00 : 53 thanks for all the fish . . .\non february 14th 1978 , radio stars performed a daring musical segue for the benefit of bob harris and his old grey whistle test , who frankly couldn ' t even . . .\n' idiots ' lyric video . surgically removed from the album ' thanks for all the fish ' . graphic by yaneev topyol . switch captions on to view lyrics . guitars mario . . .\nthe captain of the pinafore - from ' god ' s on his lunchbreak ' . larry graves drifts off in the bath . . . . . and dreams of a video created by canadianstudmuffin .\nmartin gordon & the warmblodiga sviidish mammals @ sk\u00e5l , stockholm on june 1st 2011 . ninth ( if you count the first six and then add three ) song of the . . .\ncelebrating drummer romain vicente ' s 30th bidet at blackland , berlin on jan 13th 2017 . quite what he does with them all is not made clear , but he is certainly . . .\nmartin gordon & the warmblodiga sviidish mammals @ sk\u00e5l , stockholm on june 1st 2011 . twelveth ( if you count the first four and then add seven ) song of the . . .\nlyrics version of ' modern major general ' from ' gilbert gordon & sullivan ' . single release date march 1st 2016 , album april 1st 2016 . more gilbertian . . .\none - time sparks and boxer guitarist adrian fisher talks to the bbc ' s ' expats ' programme in 1999 about his ex - patriate life in thailand . he died the following . . .\nmartin gordon , pelle almgren and the warmblodiga sviidish mammals @ sk\u00e5l , stockholm on june 1st 2011 . the fourth tune of the soiree from the mammals : . . .\nfilmed in 1973 at the montagu motor museum , beaulieu , which coincidentally enough is the home of tomkinson ' s mother in michael palin ' s ripping yarns . . .\nperforming live in the home of form - filling and mind - boggling detal , only one dream seems the perfect soundtrack . savagely rearranged in order to reduce . . .\njohn ' s children perform at the notre dame ballroom , london ( feb 21st 1998 ) to an audience of drug - addled nuns and people who can ' t remember anything at . . .\nit was nothing to do with them , claimed jet in the year 2000 . andy ellison , martin gordon , ian macleod and chris townson were given added gravitas by the . . .\nfrom the marc tv show episode 1 ( and also episode 7 , says wikipedia , and who are we to argue ? ) . there were no serbs in croatia , claimed the band . today . . .\nit was in england , in 2000 . it was at dingwalls , in london . they didn ' t know who they were or what they were doing . were they jet ? john ' s children ? radio . . .\nmartin gordon & the warmblodiga sviidish mammals @ sk\u00e5l , stockholm on june 1st 2011 . seventh ( if you count the previous six ) song of the evening from . . .\nneed some protein wisdom ? stanley green is your man . he wandered the streets of london for 30 years dispensing invaluable information about fish , birds , . . .\nradio stars at the 100 club in jan 2010 . having never played this song before , except once in the studio , they now announce ' it ' s all over ' for the teenties .\npositive summer vibes straight from poland ! big room house hit by polish dj and producer dj inox with guest vocals by new york based singer adam joseph .\nthe big star original , interpreted ( but only a bit ) by the 70 - five . getting into the spirit of things , the car crash in the middle reflects the spirit of the eternal swedish . . .\nmartin gordon w / tristan da cunha & pelle almgren live in boston august 2007 . urltoken\nradio stars at the 100 club in jan 2010 . the cameraman is attacked at the top of the tune by someone who crept up from behind and he didn ' t see him coming . . .\ndownload / stream : urltoken \u25cb subscribe to our youtube channel : urltoken \u25cb more music on . . .\ngilbert gordon & sullivan rf019cd - release date april 2016 - pre - release info at urltoken lord high . . .\ntodas as m\u00fasicas para baixar neste site s\u00e3o disponibilizadas pelo youtube . n\u00e3o cobramos pelas m\u00fasicas . site distribu\u00eddo com total intuito de disponibilizarmos m\u00fasicas gr\u00e1tis para todos cidad\u00e3os . nem as hospedamos . n\u00e3o h\u00e1 pirataria neste site !\nwho we really are . what we really stand for . and why . also how . also also when . more at http : / / radiantfuture . eu .\nhe ' s in a trumpable mess . he was then , and he is now . are you the bbc ? are you the fbi ? are you the kkk ? are you the pdf ? are you the diy ? are you the . . .\nmira perform todd rundgren ' s ' tiny demons ' at the 1997 montreux jazz festival . bassist martin gordon and his temporary bogus world music ensemble . . .\nmartin gordon & the warmblodiga sviidish mammals @ sk\u00e5l , stockholm on june 1st 2011 . the final tune from martin gordon , pelle almgren and the sviidish . . .\nlive in berlin and subject , as everything always is , to spontaneous rearrangement - quick , leave that verse out , turn that one into an instrumental and then add . . .\nthe final act in the mammalian set , an oldie from hogwash . the reverend rodney ristjobb waits in the wings to deliver his homily . we pass the collection plate , . . .\nmartin gordon live in boston 2007 w / tristan da cunha & pelle almgren . urltoken\nit is cold outside , and all sensible farmers are at home asleep in the barn with their camels , rats , donkeys and . . . . . other animals that you would find on a farm .\nmartin gordon tune from the john ' s children album ' black and white ' , previously recorded by the blue meanies . more at . . .\nstill seated , but with a change of waistcoat as requested , and various flora and fauna attending , including assorted beavers , moles and lobsters . this selection . . .\nthey had pop sensibility . they had no integrity . their bank was in love with them . parrots used to follow them in the streets in great colourful flocks . gary holton . . .\nlive at rickenbacker ' s inn , berlin , germany 10 . 10 . 2015 w / ralf leeman on guitar and romain vicente on drums . a four - song mini - extravaganza consisting of : 1 : . . .\nkim appleby ' glad ' 1991 a live ( ish ) vocal from kim , with barrie thomas rapping and rotating vertically , martin gordon keeping his head down on keys , . . .\nmartin gordon & the warmblodiga sviidish mammals @ sk\u00e5l , stockholm on june 1st 2011 . the second ( if you count the first song as one ) song of the evening . . .\nmartin gordon & the warmblodiga sviidish mammals @ sk\u00e5l , stockholm on june 1st 2011 . eighth ( if you count the first six and then add two ) song of the . . .\na musical welcome to the apocalypse , which is propping up the ex ' n ' pop bar and demanding a final drink before donning the black cloak with the hood thing . . .\nmartin gordon ' s new single - released 01 . 02 . 2018 , prior to the new album thanks for all the fish , released 01 . 03 . 2018 . rickenbacker bass solo , electric saw . . .\nit is the final song in the radio stars set at the forum , december 2008 . the stage manager rushes on and tells them to get off . drummer steve budney gets off , . . ."]}
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", "topic": 10}], "title": "arnott ' s biscuits", "paragraphs": ["get inspired with our collection of tasty recipes using some of australia\u2019s favourite arnott\u2019s biscuits .\narnott ' s assorted creams biscuits 1 . 5kg bulk pack $ 13 . 55\narnott ' s family assorted biscuits 1 . 5kg bulk pack $ 13 . 10\nfind out everything that ' s happening in the world of arnott ' s .\n\u201cwe all know that it\u2019s cold and that \u201cshrinkage\u201d happens , but it\u2019s a shame that it\u2019s happening to your biscuits . \u201d\nthe first popular biscuits were essentially what we refer to as \u2018plain biscuits\u2019 . these biscuits were either sweet or savoury and retailed in bulk . the distinctive brightly decorated arnott\u2019s biscuits tins with the iconic rainbow lorikeet image became an important part of our retail culture and was even extended to the arnott\u2019s delivery trucks .\narnott ' s joined forces with peter ' s ice cream to develop four new flavours .\nkingston biscuits were the last of the assorted creams to roll off the production line at arnott ' s burwood plant last night , marking the end of about 50 years of arnott ' s biscuit manufacturing in melbourne .\nearlier this week , arnott\u2019s announced they had joined forces with peter\u2019s ice - cream to roll out four new flavours .\narnott\u2019s biscuits were originally delivered in tins . tins were returned and recycled . however , biscuit tins which were damaged or broken were crushed . many were buried under the car park and arnott\u2019s bowling green ( which is now part of the powell\u2019s creek corridor ) .\ncheck out our newest products and promotions across all your favourite arnott ' s brands .\nmillions of australians have grown up with arnott\u2019s over the past 150 years . for them , arnott\u2019s is more than a food company \u2013 it\u2019s a piece of australia\u2019s history and a national icon . arnott\u2019s portfolio of brands includes household names like tim tam , shapes , iced vovo , sao , vita - weat , salada and tiny teddy .\nand for those of us who were fond of arnott\u2019s assorted creams \u2013 here\u2019s an advertisement for them , again courtesy of the australian women\u2019s weekly ( may 1970 ) .\nthere was also a snob factor , especially after ww1 , with women preferring to offer neater , uniform biscuits rather than rough homemade biscuits . they had seen the \u2018perfect hostess\u2019 handing around a dish of arnott\u2019s \u2013 to everyone\u2019s apparent delight . this move to manufactured brand biscuits also reflected the importance placed on morning and afternoon tea .\nyou should contact arnott\u2019s directly . i am unaware of any tours of the new arnott\u2019s factory at huntingwood . i noticed an article in time out about a visit to the factory urltoken\narnott\u2019s has indicated they may not take any action if the products are withdrawn from sale today .\nshare your arnott\u2019s stories , pictures or facts with us , we\u2019d love to hear from you .\nsusan massasso , asia - pacific marketing director of arnott ' s biscuits , concurs : ' ' it ' s still a tradition to have a jar of biscuits at home to break out . if someone drops in and you click the kettle and put biscuits on a plate you are saying , ' welcome \u2026 come , sit , share ' . ' '\n\u201cdisgraceful , deceptive , rip off and turn off ! \u201d one person wrote on arnott\u2019s facebook page .\npolice had alleged thomas threatened to poison arnott ' s biscuits unless four nsw police officers took lie detector tests over evidence they gave against her son , convicted murderer ronald henry thomas .\nyou might be surprised to learn just how many delicious types of arnott\u2019s biscuits there are . from sweet to savoury , chocolate to fruit , indulgence to simple pleasures ; it\u2019s no wonder millions of australians have grown up , celebrated , relaxed , indulged and sustained themselves with our biscuits . for 150 years , arnott\u2019s has been baking quality into our biscuits using the finest ingredients . there\u2019s simply no other biscuit brand that has been loved by so many for so long . come and explore our world of biscuity deliciousness , made to bring everyone together .\narnott ' s bakes four different ginger nuts to suit the tastes of people in each state and territory .\ngroups of workers hugged and swapped telephone numbers as bright red arnott ' s trucks filed through the gates .\nconnect with us to find out more about the arnott ' s business and learn about working with us .\narnott\u2019s said that the company chose to reduce the size rather than charge retailers extra to stock the products .\nsome tins were melted and used for land reclamation in nearby mason park . albert mason was the mayor of homebush and chief electrician of arnott\u2019s biscuits . the park is named after him .\nbiscuits p403 butternut snap / choc ripple portion control 2 pack $ 34 . 01\na forensic biologist ' s change of mind about dna evidence today ended the case against an elderly woman accused of the 1997 arnott ' s biscuit extortion .\naround 30 million packs of this chockie bikkie are sold each year \u2013 that\u2019s nearly 300 million biscuits , or two packets for every australian . on a per capita basis , they are the world\u2019s biggest - selling chocolate biscuits . and in case you were wondering :\nin april , arnott\u2019s angered customers when it overhauled its shapes recipes to improve the lunch box snack\u2019s health star rating . many described the new flavours as \u201cdisgusting\u201d .\nin the 1960s , a series of amalgamations resulted in those different companies coming under the arnott ' s banner .\nfollowing customer backlash , arnott\u2019s told urltoken that they were forced to resurrect the original recipe because of \u201cpopular demand\u201d .\nthis site is the only historic industrial site that the arnott family used as a bakery and represents their origins in the area they settled , after arriving from scotland . many see this site as , if not the birthplace of the arnott ' s biscuits , at least a significant component of the company\u2019s origins .\nportion controlled arnotts butternut snap and farmbake chocolate chip biscuits carton 150 $ 32 . 80\ni don\u2019t know . maybe contact arnott\u2019s directly whether they have maintained one of the old trucks for viewing or promotion .\nwe make four different ones to suit the tastes of people in different states ,\nnicky thomson from arnott ' s told abc radio canberra ' s lish fejer .\nof the thousands of workers arnott\u2019s employed , details of their generosity have filtered down through employee\u2019s relatives of the memories , heartfelt stories that are relayed to us nearly everyday .\nthe arnott\u2019s factory was relocated to huntingwood in 1997 and the homebush factory was closed . the former factory has been readapted into the bakehouse quarter . this site provides many references to its arnott\u2019s history ranging from the sao sign to small arnott\u2019s parrot emblems woven into building facades . george st has been recast with a cobblestone road and edwardian style - lighting harking back to the days in the early twentieth century when the arnott factory was first built .\narnott\u2019s exports continue to grow , with our australian - made biscuits now being shipped to more than 40 countries around the world including japan , the usa , canada , united kingdom , indonesia , tahiti and new zealand .\nbiscuits are linked to moments from childhood and remind people of their parents or grandparents or best friends , so there ' s that nostalgia factor .\narnott\u2019s , australia\u2019s largest biscuit supplier , is threatening legal action against donut chain krispy kreme for alleged violation of their \u201ciced vo - vo\u201d trademark \u2013 which they first registered in 1906 .\nbut i love the orange slice ! always had them at my grandma ' s so they bring back beautiful childhood memories . don ' t ever take them away arnott ' s !\njoin our facebook community for all the latest in all things arnott ' s , as well as recipe ideas and cooking inspiration .\nthe biscuit shelves of supermarkets now offer rows and rows of biscuits . it wasn\u2019t always so .\narnott\u2019s biscuits were originally established in newcastle . the first sydney factory was opened at forest lodge in 1894 . in 1905 , the arnott family wanting to expand , decided that a larger factory was required . requiring access to the railway for transportation , the arnott\u2019s purchased a six and half acre site at homebush in 1906 . the factory was designed by architect charles slatyer and built in 1907 at a cost of \u00a310 , 400 .\nfor over 150 years , arnott ' s has been bringing families together to share delicious sweet moments over its famous biscuits . come and explore our range , from simple everyday pleasures , creamy - centred treats and indulgent cookies to iconic fancy topped favourites , playful kid\u2019s fun and fruity delights .\nms thomson said while small variances between bakes and batches were inevitable , arnott ' s had learnt to keep changes to a minimum .\narnott\u2019s is copping another backlash , after the company decided to cut the size of shapes and tiny teddies \u2014 but not the price .\nbiscuit making , biscuit eating and the purchasing of packaged commercially manufactured biscuits have all experienced social change .\nthe homebush factory had little difficulty in finding workers in the district and it has been commented that there were few families in homebush who didn\u2019t work for arnott\u2019s . the arnott\u2019s were regarded as good employers . during the economic depression of the 1930s , arnotts reduced the operational hours of the factory rather than dismissing their workers , which was the usual practice . many members of the arnott family lived in strathfield , including the founder william arnott .\nduring world war ii , arnott\u2019s kept its customers informed about the reasons it was not producing as many \u2018favourites\u2019 . their factories were working at full capacity to fulfil war orders ( presumably sending shredded wheat biscuits and other basic staples to soldiers on the front line ) . australian women\u2019s weekly \u2013 16 january 1943 .\nwilliam arnott was born on the 6th december 1827 in pathhead , fifeshire , scotland to david millie & isabella arnott . he was the first of 8 children .\n' ' like vegemite and sitting in the front seat of a taxi , the biscuits we eat define our nationality , ' ' massasso says . when campbell ' s took over arnott ' s in 1992 , the american conglomerate was told that it messed with the parrot at its peril . australians would not stand for their biscuits being americanised \u2026 they must be australian - made to traditional recipes and never called cookies . ' ' campbell ' s respected that and preserved the portfolio . ' '\na few of the early sea biscuits have survived in museums because they had been painted on \u2013 the sailors used the hard biscuits to paint maritime scenes of whale hunting , sailors relaxing , jack ashore pictures etc similar to scrimjaw and sea - chest paintings . the painted biscuits were usually sold to buy drinks when they went ashore .\nmore than 50 , 000 australians have worked with arnott\u2019s during the past century . today , arnott\u2019s employs around 2 , 400 australians across all states and territories . we also employ several thousand people across the asia pacific region , in countries such as new zealand , indonesia , malaysia , singapore and japan .\nthe purchase was known as \u2018arnott\u2019s folly\u2019 as the site was considered too far from the city to attract workers . however , the homebush factory which opened in 1908 was eventually the largest in the southern hemisphere and exported biscuits from homebush to the rest of the world .\nfollow us to stay up - to - date with arnott ' s news and be the first to find out about new products , offers and competitions .\nthe arnott family went on to make a great contribution to australia\u2019s development and provided an example of hard work and entrepreneurial business activity for others to follow .\nhard tack biscuits were important to the fledgling colony of botany bay , especially when it experienced lean times . by the goldrushes of the 1950s flour replaced the need for biscuits and we developed many damper recipes to fill our empty bellies .\nin the latter half of the 19th century and well into the 20th , weekly baking of cakes , bread and biscuits was common . many of the early biscuits were variations on a theme \u2013 no self - respecting australian woman , in the city or bush , would want to be caught out without a stash of biscuits in case friends arrived unannounced .\nour delicious range of savoury biscuits are designed to give a real flavour hit . pick up a box of your favourite shapes today \u2013 there\u2019s a flavour to suit every mood and occasion !\nyou may be interested in an archaelogical assessment that was written in 1995 about the arnott\u2019s site . a copy of this assessment is available at urltoken ' s _ factory _ site . pdf ; query = strathfield ; brand = default\nyou would have to contact arnott\u2019s directly . if they aren\u2019t making the biscuit , maybe they should reveal the receipe for all the honey snap devotees out there !\nif eaten as biscuits they were more likely dipped in water , tea , coffee or even brine . they were also served with the sailor\u2019s basic stew or soup slop . it must be remembered that the general standard of dental health was bad so consumption of the biscuits must have been hard going for most sailors .\nif you\u2019re a fan of crunchy , crumbly biscuits sandwiched with mouth - watering creamy centres , then you\u2019ll love our delicious cream biscuits . a little indulgent , but not too decadent , they\u2019re the perfect treat for sharing with friends and loved ones .\nwe don\u2019t organise tours of arnott\u2019s factory as the factory has been redeveloped into a shopping / restaurant / office district called the bakehouse quarter , which anyone can visit .\narnott\u2019s has reduced the size of some of their biscuit varieties , with shoppers now getting less bite for their buck when purchasing some tiny teddy and shapes snack packs .\nwilliam arnott is the great , great , great grandfather of stephen arnott , owner of morpeth sourdough . stephen , a 6th generation baker , is continuing his family tradition at the same bakehouse in morpeth where william and his brother david ran their business during the 1860\u2019s .\na spokesman for arnott\u2019s said in a statement to urltoken that the change was due to energy costs , and that it was a necessary move for the business to make .\nsix packages containing poisoned monte carlo biscuits and demand letters were sent to identities and corporations in nsw and queensland in february 1997 .\nit is surprising how many australians have vivid recall of growing up near a biscuit factory way back when manufacturers were ubiquitous all over australia ' s capital cities , and savouring the aroma of biscuits being baked . one insists that even today , long after the arnott ' s bakery at sydney ' s north strathfield has been turned into a shopping and office complex , he can drive by and find his senses suffused by that heady and delicious smell .\narnott\u2019s , which has been working with the retail food group ( the owner of the donut king franchise ) to create a range of products linked to arnott\u2019s brands , alleges a breach of the trade marks act and trade practices act . they are consequently contemplating seeking injunctions , damages , orders for corrective advertising and / or an account of profits .\nwhen we consolidated our baking operations to new south wales we tried to put the [ original arnott ' s ] nsw ginger nut out nationally ,\nms thomson said .\nover the past decade , arnott\u2019s has spent more than $ 3 billion purchasing raw ingredients and services from local farmers and businesses , fuelling the economy of rural and regional australia .\nin 1865 , a small bakery opened on hunter st in newcastle , nsw , north of sydney . it supplied bread , pies and biscuits to the local people and to the crews of the many ships that docked at the port to load coal . from these humble beginnings rose a company whose name is now synonymous with australia\u2019s favourite biscuits .\nthe first biscuits in australia were as hard as nails and , by all accounts , tasted dreadful . they were \u2018sea biscuits\u2019 , or as the old time sailors called them \u2018hard tack\u2019 or \u2018ship\u2019s biscuits\u2019 because they were such a standby for early sailors . the word \u2018tack\u2019 was already in use to describe any ship\u2019s food . the \u2018sea biscuit\u2019 had been introduced into the british navy in the 17th century and was traditionally made with flour , water and salt . they had an extremely long shelf life and were the saviour of many the sailor blown off course without sufficient rations . the biscuits , along with salted beef , were the staple diet and prepared in several ways to make them digestible .\na scientist ' s ute with the lot . . . it must be australia\nwestern\u2019s wagon wheels were extremely popular because they were the first biscuit to be sold at picture theatres . individually wrapped , large \u2018wagon wheel\u2019 shaped , these were an ideal sweet for kids about to see the next exciting serial of hopalong cassidy . my sister , eight year\u2019s older than me , was figure - conscious and seemed to live on vita - wheat biscuits . these were extremely thin yet hardy plain biscuits . she had vegemite on hers and i had peanut butter which i would use to make \u2018worms\u2019 by pressing the paste between the biscuits until the worms started to appear .\npeople don ' t like change , but we ' ve learnt in particular they don ' t like their biscuits to change .\nbecause australia ' s iconic biscuits have remained unchanged for a lifetime or longer , to many , they evoke the past . ' ' biscuits have a unique nostalgia factor and can connect us to older , perhaps happier days , ' ' arnott ' s global communications and diversity director toni jones says . ' ' my brother and i would go to my beautiful nanna ' s house and she ' d give us honey jumbles and i ' d get the pink and he ' d get the white , and today , all these years later , it takes just one bite of a honey jumble and i tear up . ' '\nperfect for a snack or lighter lunch option with a bit of crunch . add your favourite fresh toppings or enjoy plain . arnott\u2019s crispbreads are a versatile option for a healthier snack or meal .\n\u201ci have always supported arnott\u2019s but no longer ! why are you trying to rip us off by reducing the amount of product in your boxes but at the same price ? \u201d another said .\narnott\u2019s said the change also meant that the portion - sized snack - packs would now be sold in environmentally - friendly cardboard boxes \u201cthat fit better on the supermarket shelf and in your pantry\u201d .\nin august 1887 , the sydney morning herald published this comprehensive description of the arnott\u2019s biscuit factory . the full article describes the machinery , the ingredients and the employees required to produce a weekly quota of biscuits . it also references the removal of a biscuit import duty which , despite early fears , did nothing to interfere with the popularity of the brand .\na party was held for workers between morning and afternoon shifts at the plant yesterday . tearful workers walked through the gates for the last time , clutching arnott ' s bags filled with mementos and keepsakes .\nthese are good cream cracker biscuits with various flavours of cream including lemon , orange , chocolate , and custard flavours . they are an ocassional treat and would be nice to serve for unexpected guests also . my favourite is the lemon because i love all things lemony and the outer biscuits are salty and different .\narnott\u2019s is one of the largest food companies in the asia pacific region . our ongoing growth has been supported by the campbell soup company\u2019s investment in the business and its iconic brands . it is our goal to be the best food company in the region , making everyday moments a little more delicious .\nthe campaign has not been well received at arnott\u2019s though , with claims that krispy kreme are being misleading as the donut resembles the iced vo - vo biscuit and the iced dough - vo tag is phonetically similar .\nsaw kk advertising this when i walked past my local outlet , and thought immediately that arnott\u2019s would be getting legal - happy over this\u2026 kk seem to be trying a little too hard to localise the menu methinks .\nmilk arrowroots were launched in 1888 . scotch fingers , iced vovos and saos look and taste exactly as they did when introduced in 1906 . saladas are 61 years old . tim tams date from 1964 and were named after a racehorse that had impressed arnott ' s scion ross arnott when he had a flutter at the 1958 kentucky derby .\nbiscuits come in square , rectangle , oval , round & animal shapes . they are large and tiny and the supermarket shelves are always bulging with stock . we australians , thankfully , continue to call these confections \u2018biscuits\u2019 and despite continual exposure to american television , and a barrage of marketing campaigns , we refuse to succumb to \u2018cookies\u2019\nin 1865 william arnott established his first biscuit factory in newcastle ( having been a baker in maitland prior to then ) .\nit ' s taken a great toll on her health and that ' s a matter of concern today . i ' d ask that you let her simply go home ,\nhe said .\naustralians enthusiastically bring certain words to an affectionate abbreviation . kevin becomes kev , barry baz , banana nana , and so on . biscuits are regularly referred to as \u2018bickies\u2019 .\nwomen baked every week and usually made two or three - dozen biscuits \u2018for the biscuit tin\u2019 . as society changed , especially after federation , to reflect new labour - saving household inventions , the availability of electricity and gas , and the reality that women could also work in factories and offices , the introduction of commercially manufactured biscuits was well received .\nby submitting your email you are agreeing to fairfax media ' s terms and conditions and privacy policy .\ni know its a long shot but i am looking for records of some employees of the arnott\u2019s factory in early 1926 . the names i am after are the surname cuneo and anne millard . i think anne was employed as a packer . does anyone know if there are records of the employee\u2019s anywhere and if there is where i might find them .\nsince 1997 , arnott\u2019s has invested more than $ 400 million in our australian biscuit facilities , including $ 40m in a fully automated biscuit packing line at our virginia bakery , which is one of the largest robotic installations of its type in the world .\nin 1934 , secondary products ( biscuit caddies ) were being widely advertised \u2013 australian women\u2019s weekly 8 september 1934 .\nthe distributors - best product choices and range options - australia\u2019s leading national independent , convenience segment wholesalers and distributors .\nthe biscuits were also eaten straight from the \u2018packet\u2019 - which , in this case , would have been a barrel . they were prone to weevil infestation that might have added something to the taste !\nit is considered that the presence of this second profile substantially weakens the prosecution case that the accused ' s dna on the stamps is only reasonably and rationally explicable as a result of the accused ' s knowing participation in the extortion .\ni am currently compiling our family history and my mother ( patricia dyason ) said she worked at arnotts biscuits in homebush as a young girl before she got married . it would have been about 1943 - 1945 after she left school . she said it was her favourite place to work . she had a lot of friends there and arnotts was good work for . she also said she loved those pink vovo biscuits !\nfor as long as i ' ve had assorted creams , orange slice has been like the older , fatter and less attractive sibling of the creamy family . it doesn ' t really have a place these days outside a morning bingo session or christian camp . there are definitely more worthy cream biscuits that could take it ' s place .\ndear managment of arnotts biscuits please do something about bringing back the good old days of honey snap biscuits , as a young lad many years ago the times spent with family with a plate of honey snaps . i believe that there is a lot of aussies that feel the same way please do consider this request . or tell me were i can get the original arnotts recipe from . there is no substitute for a arnotts biscuit .\nmy father told me that during the depression men would sit outside the factory waiting to be given broken biscuits . while waiting they used to draw on the footpath with chalk and he said many were quite accomplished artists .\nit ' s because they ' ve either moved interstate or they ' ve bought a pack while they were travelling interstate .\nronald thomas was convicted of the shooting murders of peter wade and maureen ambrose at wade ' s gold coast unit in 1991 .\ni am old enough to know and remember what arnotts cream biscuits used to taste like and these aren ' t them . ever since the americans bought arnotts there has been a very fast deterioration in size , flavour , and ingredients anything to save money . the result is such and inferior product that i have stopped buying any arnotts biscuits . i wrote to the company several times over the years and never had a response so much for customer service .\n\u201cwe did receive a request from lawyers representing arnott\u2019s that we withdraw these from the shelves in our stores because we were allegedly in breach of various trademarks , \u201d ceo of krispy kreme australia , john mcguigan , told the abc . \u201cwe\u2019ve taken advice on that of course , and that advice is , that\u2019s not the case , and that krispy kreme customers are pretty smart and they can tell the difference between a doughnut and a biscuit . \u201d\nhello , i just wanted to enquire about the modern arnott\u2019s factory . can one visit it ? we are curious to find out about the different technologies used in the factory in order to compare them to how they were previously . we are also interested in finding about about the production methods . thanks : )\nwhy have they never bought back the large tin of assorted biscuits from the mid sixties . they had a dome bicky with hundreds and 1000snds and iced bickies my favorite they were extremely popular . can anybody name the other bickies in the tin .\nbiscuit manufacture was not always so sublime . ' ' the colony ' s first biscuits were ' hard tack ' , comprised of flour , water and salt , ' ' fahey says . ' ' they were hard as rocks and tasted awful . ' ' it took pioneering ingenuity to render them digestible . the biscuit was pulverised into powder , which was mixed with water and whatever else was handy to provide taste . fahey says : ' ' a popular method was to mix the powder with pig ' s blood , egg powder , more flour and salt , and then fashion them into large pancakes which were fried in pig ' s fat . these were called ' blood pancakes ' . if there was nothing to mix with the powder , water was simply added and it became a gruel known as ' cracker hash ' . biscuits were stored in a barrel , and were prone to weevil infestation \u2026 which could only have improved the taste . ' '\nmy mother , who is in her mid 90\u2019s , would love to hear any news about her uncle or that long lost branch of her family .\nmr rutledge said mr blair , of queensland ' s john tonge centre , now agreed with mr szabo the stamps contained the dna profiles of two people .\nthe sao , first sold in 1906 , is a dry cracker , better enjoyed with butter , vegemite or tomato , than unadorned . perhaps more interesting than the biscuit itself is the genesis of its name . theories abound : that ' ' sao ' ' is an acronym for salvation army officer , because founder william arnott ' s son arthur was a salvo ; that it was the name of a sailing boat moored at sydney ' s royal yacht squadron ; that it was in honour of a woman named catherine sao , whose claim to fame seems to have been lost to time . another theory goes that samuel arnott was doodling his initials on a pad \u2026 and added an ' ' o ' ' .\narnott\u2019s lawyers have sent a request to krispy kreme to cease the use of the \u201ciced dough - vo\u201d for one of their new range of donuts by no later than 5pm today , the abc reported . the iced dough - vo is one of a range of australian flavours the donut retailer is using as part of an \u201caustraliana\u201d theme running until june 8 .\nthe plant ' s closure was announced 18 months ago , and more than 200 workers lost their jobs as operations wound down . the final 131 finished yesterday .\nwriter peter luck calls the humble milk arrowroot - 125 years old this year - ' ' a biscuit you could trust \u2026 a good , solid biscuit you could fight a war on , win a footy grand final on , get married on and raise another whole generation of babies on ' ' . in an early ad for the oval - shaped , eminently dunkable , starch - rich bikkie made from flour and the arrowroot vegetable , the manufacturer spruiked that they had the power to help babies grow : ' ' how doth the busy little boy get bigger every hour ? arnott ' s milk arrowroot biscuits gave him health and power ! ' '\n' ' since the late 1800s , ' ' fahey says , ' ' biscuits have been a symbol of community spirit ' ' , as loved ones , friends and workmates down tools to have a bite and a sip and natter about family intrigue , politics , sport and the price of fish : ' ' it ' s pleasant and it ' s calming . ' ' kevin rudd acknowledged the ritual on election victory night , 2007 , when advising his wired and celebrating staff to settle down with a cup of tea and an iced vovo before the hard work of governing the nation began next day .\ntop 7 reasons why australia rejects imported foods at the border the assistant director of australia\u2019s imported food section , mr stuart grant , has revealed why many . . .\ntim tams were first launched in 1963 . they were named after a horse that ran in the kentucky derby in 1958 . a member of the arnott family , ross arnott , attended the race day and decided \u2018tim tam\u2019 was the perfect name for the new biscuit he was about to launch . enthusiasts for the biscuit say that a taste sensation can be obtained by biting off one end and sucking tea or coffee through the biscuit .\ncorner shops , before shopping malls and convenience stores , were usually well - run family businesses . no self service here as uniformed mum and dad responded to your shopping list . the biscuits were served either from the tins or from the \u2018broken biscuit box\u2019 . the latter being considerably cheaper .\nphyllis mander - jones , ' arnott , william ( 1827\u20131901 ) ' , australian dictionary of biography , national centre of biography , australian national university , urltoken published first in hardcopy 1969 , accessed online 10 july 2018 .\nthe crown case hinged on the evidence of a forensic biologist , barry blair , who found the stamps sent to mr boe ' s office only contained dna consistent with that of thomas .\nin addition , william arnott and his wife were dedicated to the church and the community during their life . they committed much of their spare time to helping the needy and as such there are several plaques in the hunter valley commemorating this contribution .\nliquor , hospitality and miscellaneous workers union , assistant secretary , terry breheny , said the union was angered by the plant ' s closure , and would work to avoid a similar situation in the future .\nneither wilkes or baker provides clues of when this slang first appeared . they do agree that it is used in the context : \u201cdo you want some tea and bickies ? \u201d and that it has also entered our colloquial language to mean large amounts of money = \u201che was holding big bickies . \u201d and in statements such as \u201che was not the full packet of biscuits . \u201d\nmy grandmother\u2019s maiden name was greenland and she grew up in waratah , a suburb of newcastle , in the late 1800s . her brother , harry greenland , worked as an accountant for arnotts in newcastle and then in homebush .\nwhen i was young in the 1950s you had a sweet plain square biscuit named either \u2018lemon cream\u2019 or \u2018cream lemon\u2019 biscuits . they were beautiful . then in later times there was a round biscuit called \u2018tea cake\u2019 with lattice pattern on the top and fluted around the edge . why have they discontinued these ? also i think a nice plain sweet biscuit would be the \u2018monte carlo\u2019 without the cream .\nhis life\u2019s achievement was as the entrepreneur who built one of the largest biscuit companies in the world . an iconic australian brand that is deemed the second most prestigious and well known trademark in australia ( the abc logo is the first ) by ip australia .\ngeoff storer , who worked in the factory ' s mixing department for nearly 30 years , said it was an emotional day .\ni ' m a little sad . . . they pulled the mat out from under us , but i ' ve had a good innings ,\nhe said .\nconsidering the vast quantity of tea and coffee consumed in the 19th and 20th centuries it is probably not surprising that our biscuit consumption ( where available ) was extremely high . ( i refer readers to the articles section of the site where a history of tea and coffee drinking is available . ) . older australians will find it easy to imagine the \u2018tea ladies\u2019 who pushed their trolleys down factory and office aisles and the \u2018honour\u2019 system whereby those who took biscuits would put some money into the kitty . the usual rate was twenty pence a day .\nfrom all reports hugh jackman is a congenial guy , but today he was miffed . he and nicole kidman were on oprah in 2008 spruiking their new movie australia , and to mark the occasion the actor gifted the host and each member of the studio audience with an australian national treasure , the tim tam . all was going munchingly well \u2026 then disaster . oprah thanked hugh for the cookies . cookies ! ' ' tim tams are biscuits ! ' ' hugh put her straight . ' ' in australia , we don ' t have cookies . we have bikkies ! ' '\narnott was survived by his wife ( d . 1902 ) , two sons and two daughters of his first marriage and five sons and three daughters of the second . the sons of his first marriage , leslie and samuel , became chairmen of directors of the business and were succeeded by their half - brothers , william , john maclean and halse rogers ; while robert fleming became an engineer and arthur smith a colonel in the salvation army .\n+ this is a great australian family biscuit . it is made in australia . i like the lemon flavoured biscuit the best because it is very different to the others , not so sugary in my opinion . the monte carlo ' s are great and are always a hit . it is nice to dip into a coffee or hot chocolate .\nwilliam arnott ' s success was founded on hard work , integrity and insistence on quality . he was a sincere christian , noted for his lovable and kindly nature . he and his wife were active in philanthropic work and the wesleyan church . in 1857 he was elected a trustee of the church in maitland ; in newcastle he was connected with the sunday school for twenty - four years , in twenty of which he was superintendent . an example of his honesty in business dealings was in 1883 when he repaid in full his 1862 maitland creditors ; they presented him with an address and a gold medal and held a luncheon in his honour . one of his recreations was rifle shooting . he joined the volunteer rifle corps in 1860 and won the first three contests for the silver belt presented by the mayor of maitland .\nthe first task was to smash the biscuit with a hammer to render it into powder form ( yes , they were that hard ! ) . the powder ( sometimes called \u2019dust\u2019 and this possibly explains why some bushmen called flour by the same name ) was then mixed with water and whatever was available to provide taste . a popular method was to mix the powder with pig\u2019s blood , egg powder more flour and salt , and then fashion them into large pancakes which were fried in pig\u2019s fat . these were called \u2018blood pancakes\u2019 . another recipe saw the powder soaked in water with raisins to make \u2018dandy funk\u2019 . if there was nothing to mix with the powder it was simply mixed with water and eaten like a gruel known as \u2018cracker hash\u2019 .\n' ' in an age of short - lived fads and virtual reality , we cherish the real and enduring , ' ' massasso says . ' ' it ' s comforting to consume a product made from basic , timeless , unadulterated ingredients - eggs , milk , flour and sugar - that have been baked in an oven . baking in itself is an ancient and generous act involving patience , skill and sharing the results . ' '\nin 1888 the family moved to mayfield , near newcastle , and in 1893 arnott left his sons in charge and visited scotland with his wife and a daughter . on his return in 1894 he bought a factory in sydney and took his sons into partnership . he had some forty employees in 1880 and by 1894 the number had increased to nearly eight hundred in sydney and newcastle . he retired in 1899 and moved to strathfield near sydney , where he died on 22 july 1901 . for several years the management of the business had been left to his sons but he had supported the plan for a new factory , built at homebush between 1906 and 1908 .\nif you ' re a fan of the ginger nut , you may have noticed something odd \u2014 the iconic aussie biscuit differs depending on which state or territory you ' re in .\nfrom colour , texture and taste to packet size and labelling , ginger nuts vary greatly across the border .\nthe recipes for the four varieties date back to 1906 and were originally baked by different biscuit companies across the country .\nbut we got told by people in different states , who had been enjoying ginger nuts made by different biscuit companies , that they preferred the one they were used to .\nso the regional varieties have been maintained , despite all now being baked in the same facility in huntingwood in new south wales .\nthe ingredients list are actually really similar between the four different varieties ; what changes is how long we bake them for and how much of each ingredient goes into different bakes ,\nms thomson said .\nthe four ginger nuts ( from left ) victoria , queensland , sa / wa / nt and nsw / act .\nwhen laid out on a plate , each of the ginger nuts is noticeably different in size , colour and texture .\naccording to ms thomson , the nsw / act ginger nut is the thickest and the hardest and\nthe best for dunking in a cup of tea\n.\nthe queensland recipe is\nthin , sweet and darker in colour \u2014 more like a gingerbread - style biscuit .\nin victoria and tasmania , ginger nuts are bigger , softer and sweeter , and\nclosest to traditional ginger nuts from overseas\n.\nthe south australian / west australian / northern territory version looks similar to its victorian counterpart but is sweeter .\ngrowing your own tea at home could do more than just benefit your wallet .\nwe often get phone calls and contact from people saying , ' what have you done to the ginger nut ? you ' ve changed them and we ' re not happy about it ' ,\nms thomson said .\nsometimes a box of nsw ginger nuts accidently gets delivered to a shop in queensland , and then we have quite a few people [ contact us ] .\nif you have inside knowledge of a topic in the news , contact the abc .\nabc teams share the story behind the story and insights into the making of digital , tv and radio content .\nwe ' ve ranked the top 50 wimbledon players over the last 50 years .\npeter sagan is a triple world champion and the most charismatic rider in professional road cycling . he is now the leader of the 2018 tour de france , writes rob arnold .\ncould you bring yourself to support england ? are the french or belgians more your cup of tea ? we want to know who your pick is to take out the 2018 world cup title .\nthe beautiful game has shown an ugly side in russia , with the treatment of the referees coming into sharp focus .\nthis service may include material from agence france - presse ( afp ) , aptn , reuters , aap , cnn and the bbc world service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced .\nkrispy kreme appears unconcerned by the threat , however , advising that they will not remove the iced dough - vo from their menu .\nweet - bix becomes latest australian product to take china by storm australian breakfast staple weet - bix is the latest australian product to attract heavy demand from c . . .\nfood companies win at 2016 telstra business awards two food companies have taken home top prizes at the 2016 telstra business awards .\nwestern australian new findings on vitamin d deficiency and childhood asthma australian research has found that children with vitamin d deficiency are more likely to develop ast . . .\ntasman butchers\u2019 new direction tasman butchers are shaking things up with a rebrand and new products targeted at the ethically - mind . . .\naccc issues warning over incorrect country of origin claims the australian competition and consumer commission ( accc ) is urging businesses to review their count . . .\ndeakin uni to study supermarket influence over improving diets deakin university has announced a new study which will explore whether traditional supermarket marke . . .\nunilever in streets battle on min . conditions the australian manufacturing workers union has urged australian consumers to boycott streets\u2019 ice cr . . .\nthis site uses akismet to reduce spam . learn how your comment data is processed .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\ncharges against joy ellen thomas , 72 ( 72 ) of tweed heads , were dropped in the brisbane district court just as she was about to stand trial .\nthomas was charged with four counts of extortion after her dna was found on two stamps attached to a demand letter sent to the offices of solicitor andrew boe .\nbut the department of public prosecutions today dismissed the charges five years after the alleged extortion bid .\nbut prosecutor paul rutledge told the court today mr blair had changed his mind this week after speaking to forensic biologist laszlo szabo , who tested the stamps for the defence .\nthe second profile is very weak - it is not sufficient to identify the person who placed it on the stamp ,\nmr rutledge said .\ntaking into account that fact . . . the prosecution is of the view that the case against joy ellen thomas is not sufficiently strong to justify the proceedings continuing .\nmr rutledge earlier told the court it was not possible to say whether the dna was as a result of a deposit of saliva or some other mechanism such as someone coughing in the presence of the stamps .\nit is also not possible to date at what stage the dna was originally deposited on the stamps ,\nhe said .\nthomas refused to comment as she left the court today surrounded by her lawyer and family members .\nmr swanson said thomas was likely to make a statement about the conduct of the john tonge centre early next week .\nthe john tonge centre , funded by queensland health , manages the examination of human and other materials used as evidence in inquests and serious criminal trials .\na criminal justice commission report last year found best - practice policies were not followed or enforced at the centre and the recording of specimens were\nopen to error\n.\nmr storer from ashwood said he was a\nlocal boy\nand was sorry he couldn ' t stay at the factory until he retired .\njana samardzija loved working at the factory and does not know what she will do now :\ni started here when i was 22 , and in the middle of your life you have to look for something new . . . i see monday come , and in the morning where do i go ?\nit is the breakdown of a family , a community that has been together for the last 20 and 30 years ,\nhe said .\ndoctype html public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nmark colvin presents pm monday to friday from 5 : 10pm on radio national and 6 : 10pm on abc local radio . join mark for the latest current affairs , wrapping the major stories of each day .\nthis is a transcript from pm . the program is broadcast around australia at 5 : 10pm on radio national and 6 : 10pm on abc local radio .\nget up to date news and information , as well as recipe ideas and inspiration .\nwhats going on with the monte carlos ? ? less and less cream filling , its getting a bit sparce now . i swear they use to almost go to the edges and was thicker \ud83d\ude22 .\nare you a fan of the buttery scotch finger snap ? do you do the monte carlo twist ? have you experienced the tim tam slam or the flavours of shapes ? our bestsellers are delicious favourites for a reason . come and discover them here .\nhave a suggestion , feedback , or just want to say hi ? we\u2019d love to hear from you .\nerror : ( # 4 ) application request limit reached type : oauthexception code : 4 please refer to our error message reference .\nit looks like you may be having problems playing this video . if so , please try restarting your browser .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nindeed we do , and why do these crisp or crumbly , sweet , chocolate or savoury , square , round , oval or animal - 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' ' stopping to dunk a cheap and delicious biscuit in a cuppa at home or in the office and factory is enshrined in the fabric of our society , ' ' folklorist and biscuit aficionado warren fahey says ."]}
{"id": 54528, "summary": [{"text": "a prison commissary ( commissary being a word taken out of context in such situations ) or canteen is a store within a correctional facility , from which inmates may purchase products such as hygiene items , snacks , writing instruments , etc .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "spices , including those packaged with instant ramen noodles , are a popular item due to the often bland nature of prison food .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "typically inmates are not allowed to possess cash ; instead , they make purchases through an account with funds from money contributed by friends , family members , etc. , or earned as wages .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "typically , prisons set a maximum limit of funds that can be spent by each inmate on commissary ; in the u.s. federal system , it is $ 290 per month .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "it is generally prohibited for inmates to trade items purchased on commissary .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "however , certain items tend to be used as currency .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "cigarettes were a classic medium of exchange , but in the wake of prison tobacco bans , postage stamps have become a more common currency item , along with any inexpensive , popular item that has a round number price such as 25 or 50 cents .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "as prison budgets are cut in the usa , ramen has become a popular commodity to supplement food needs .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "mylar foil packets of mackerel fish or \" macks \" are one such item .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "in 1930 , the u.s. department of justice authorized and established a commissary at each federal institution .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "some prison commissaries are staffed by government employees and inmates , while others have been completely privatized .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "significant price markups are common in prison commissaries , although some prison systems set maximum markups ; for instance , the delaware department of correction has a 20 % maximum markup .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "$ 100 million in purchases were made from texas ' prison system alone in 2009 .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "prison commissary is a privilege that is often taken away for infractions . ", "topic": 36}], "title": "prison commissary", "paragraphs": ["prisoners can purchase extra items such as food , drinks and hygiene products from the prison commissary .\nmany privileges are taken away from people once they go to prison , but most inmates are allowed to buy their own items at a prison commissary . check out these 25 items available for sale to prison inmates - - some of the items may surprise you .\nyou may associate prison food with nondescript gray mush , but think again - there ' s a prison in colorado that allows inmates with a sophisticated palate to order baby octopus .\n. but although prison does completely suck , if you have money , things can suck a little less . a prison commissary ( a type of general store ) actually has way more stuff than you ' d ever think . sure , it varies depending on your particular prison and security level , but there ' s quite a bit you can buy to make life behind bars just a little more bearable .\nhe said the idea behind commissary is to control contraband more than anything else .\nleonbruno said gifts from visitors to inmates are problematic , hence the need for commissary .\nprison time is slow time , so you need something to keep the mind occupied . it ' s hard to imagine tough - guy inmates\nfriends and family may make commissary purchases for eligible offenders up to the maximum quarterly spend .\nwho knew that there were people making photo albums in prison ? however , you can make memories just about anywhere - at least this way they can look pretty .\nan inmate ' s custody level determines the items inmates are permitted to purchase from the department of corrections ( doc ) commissary system . the commissary is operated by pennsylvania correctional industries , a division of doc .\nfederal prisoners have access to a commissary , where they are permitted to purchase extra items they may need .\nthese formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs are trying to keep people out of prison . unlocked futures funds startups formed by and for people who have dealt with the justice system . urltoken # wrongfulconvictions\nfirst comes trial , then comes guilty , then comes sentencing to years locked away with psychotic criminals even more dangerous than you are . join us on a whirlwind tour of prison !\non a good day , you wouldn ' t want to get oysters from just anywhere - and probably the last place you would want to get them is a prison commissary , because there ' s a pretty good chance you ' ll die of food poisoning . especially if they cost that little .\nthe department of justice began allowing prison commissaries at each federal prison back in 1930 . family and friends have to deposit money so prisoners can buy basic items like shampoo as well as\nluxury\nitems like the radio that made it easier for kerman to do her time . prisons can ' t let family members ship these items directly because they might try to smuggle in contraband .\nthe nueces county commissary brings in more than $ 900 , 000 annually with the inmate benefit trust fund receiving about 41 percent . statewide , prisoners spent more than $ 95 million on commissary items in 2010 , according to texas tribune data .\nhowever , since the contractors that provide commissary items don ' t have to cater directly to prisoners , not every prisoner has access to name - brand snacks like these . america ' s biggest supplier of prison products is a privately owned company called keefe group that doesn ' t offer a ton of appetizing products , davidson notes .\nto purchase commissary items , all federal prisons use commissary order forms , which you fill out and turn in . some prisons have you turn the form in at a window in the commissary building at the time of purchase , while others have you submit the form ahead of time . inmate commissary workers then fill the order and a guard scans the items at a cash register . as the guard does so he or she generally will pass the items to you through a slot ( much like a bank teller does ) .\nlake county sheriff ' s office chief deputy frank leonbruno said inmates rarely spend as much on commissary purchases as zimmerman at the local level .\nhere is a list of some stuff you may never have expected to see in a prison and just what it costs to obtain it . check it out , you never know when it ' ll come in handy . . .\nif you\u2019re wondering how much to send your loved one for commissary , $ 200 is good to get them started . this will get them the basics , like shoes , a radio , mp3 player and hygiene products . with $ 50 from home a month , you can buy everything that you need . with $ 100 per month you can live very well in prison .\njesse spikes , jr . stocks up at the commissary at the lake county jail . assisting him are officers mike kato , left , and gary cooper .\nto transport your items from commissary to your cell , you can use the two laundry bags that were issued when you received your clothing . prisoners often carry their laundry bags with them when they go to commissary and use them to transport commissary purchases back . if you have too many items to carry yourself , it is typical to offer a friend an ice cream to help you carry your purchases . this can be particularly helpful when purchasing bulky 12 - packs of soda .\nfor that reason , the jail operates commissary four days a week , giving inmates the privilege to spend their own money on items the jail knows are safe .\naccording to leonbruno , selection at state prison commissaries is far wider than at a local jail since prisoners are housed at those facilities for a longer period of time . items available at prisons could include clothes , shoes , and in some cases , even small electronics .\naccording to a dayton daily news report , ohio prisoners spent $ 38 million on commissary purchases last year on items that are marked up about 25 percent , on average .\nonly inmates with money in their trust fund account are permitted to shop , as commissary is a personal privilege , not a taxpayer - funded activity . friends and family can send money to inmates by depositing money in the inmate\u2019s commissary account via a u . s . postal money order to the national lockbox or electronically through western union or moneygram .\ngeorge zimmerman , who gained a tremendous amount of weight before his trial , used his commissary money mostly to buy snacks , nbc news reported last year . his $ 99 commissary tab included cheez - its , big grandma ' s chocolate chip cookies , animal crackers , twix , peanut m & ms ; , cheetos , and strawberry pop - tarts .\naccording to rose , the size of an account , and how much is spent on commissary purchases , varies wildly from one inmate to the next , so estimating an average is difficult .\nregardless of how much money inmates spend , jails and prisons do not make a profit from commissary . by state law , all money made from the store must directly benefit the inmates .\nfor some prisoners , a trip to the jail commissary , a small store that sells food and supplies , might provide a small slice of happiness at an otherwise bleak point in their lives .\ninstead , detention centers provide inmates the privilege of purchasing commissary items \u2014 varying from envelopes and postage stamps to spices \u2014 that give those behind bars a taste of home and create some revenue for the jail .\nwhen you ' re arrested , any money you have on you is put on your commissary account ,\nleonbruno said .\nyou get back any money left on the account when you leave .\npurchase specific commissary items for the offender from tdcj\u2019s online catalog ( delivered to the offender within 5 business days after tdcj receives the order ) . please note that unit security or staffing issues can override this timeframe .\necommdirect lets friends and family make deposits into the account of an offender incarcerated in a tdcj facility and purchase commissary goods . this secure service offers online convenience and greater control of what happens with the funds you provide .\ncuriosity surrounding the april incarceration of george zimmerman , the florida neighborhood watch captain who killed unarmed teenager trayvon martin , led to published reports about the various products zimmerman picked up at commissary to make his stay a little more bearable .\nwhile inmates actually end up using the products sold in the commissary , it ' s the prisons that choose contractors and stock commissaries . as one private contractor told davidson ,\nthe institution is our customer . not the prisoner .\nwe provide a bar of soap , shaving cream and other basic items when someone comes to jail ,\nleonbruno said .\nif someone wants a better shampoo or toothpaste or a different soap , they can buy them at commissary .\nwriting in the new york times , davidson notes that prisons all have a commissary , a bodega of sorts where inmates can buy toiletries like deodorant and fun items like m & ms ; , and private contractors run these commissaries about half the time .\ninmates in texas are allowed to buy common household goods from prison markets , known as commissaries . the following treemap visualizes nearly $ 100 million in purchases made during 2009 by grouping them in categories ( dry goods , grooming , etc . ) . rectangles change in size depending on the number of times an item was sold . color represents annual sales by dollar amounts . right click on an item to zoom into its category , or search for a specific item below .\nto protect your purchases , prisoners are assigned a locker located next to their bunk or in their cell ( depending on the type of housing ) . at the commissary you can purchase a combination lock to secure your property . but more important than this , be mindful of your surroundings and who you associate with . leaving an mp3 player sitting on a chair in the day room during chow is a great way to get it stolen . likewise , inviting known thieves into your cell , even if you are friendly with them , is also a great way for stamps to come up missing .\nsource : texas department of criminal justice | download . csv | created with many eyes\ntexas tribune donors or members may be quoted or mentioned in our stories , or may be the subject of them . for a complete list of contributors , click here .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nyou may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server . please enable scripts and reload this page .\nkeystone state . proudly founded by william penn in 1681 as a place of tolerance and freedom .\nwell , a wide variety of items actually . federal prisoners can get various types of meat ( e . g . , tuna , mackerel , chili ) , beverages ( e . g . , sodas , tea , coffee , drink mixes ) , snacks ( e . g . , little debbie\u2019s snacks , trail mix , chips ) , and a plethora of personal items ( e . g . , clothing , shoes , hygienic items , radios , mp3 players , postage stamps , copy cards ) .\nif a prisoner\u2019s family can\u2019t send them money , prisoners can use money from their institutional work assignments , which is usually around $ 10 to $ 20 per month .\ngenerally speaking , federal prisoners are permitted to shop once a week on an assigned day . while they can generally purchase what they want , there are limits to some items ( e . g . , two 12 - packs of soda , two ice creams , 20 first class stamps ) and overall spending limitations . you are currently permitted to spend up to $ 360 per month . however , some items , such as copy cards , postage stamps , and over - the - counter medications do not count against this limitation .\ncopyright \u00a9 2011 - 2017 , middle street publishing . all rights reserved . middle street publishing is a south carolina non - profit corporation dedicated to social justice . privacy policy | legal disclaimer\nopen the tools menu in your browser . this may be called \u201ctools\u201d or use an icon like the cog or menu bars\nselect the option or tab named \u201cinternet options ( internet explorer ) \u201d , \u201coptions ( firefox ) \u201d , \u201cpreferences ( safari ) \u201d or \u201csettings ( chrome ) \u201d .\nlook for a box or option labeled \u201chome page ( internet explorer , firefox , safari ) \u201d or \u201con startup ( chrome ) \u201d .\ncorpus chisti \u2014 hot tap water , ramen noodles , fritos , canned sausage and cheese .\nthe concoction is one of many that supplement the distaste to bland food served at nueces county jail , sheriff jim kaelin said .\n\u201cit\u2019s jail culture , they don\u2019t want to eat what comes out of the kitchen ; that\u2019s usually the no . 1 complaint , \u201d he said .\nthe meals served three times a day on an aluminum thermal tray are as appealing as their presentation , kaelin said .\n\u201cwhen you serve 1 , 000 plus inmates you don\u2019t worry about presentation , \u201d kaelin said . \u201cthere are no sprigs of pretty and tasty things on it , and we\u2019re not going to season it up . they don\u2019t make jail food that way . \u201d\nthe noodles , honey buns , coffee and jalape\u00f1o pretzels made the list of favored delicacies for inmates .\n\u201cour business has grown , \u201d he said of the about $ 400 , 000 in sales revenue the jail directs to the inmate fund .\nwhen he took over as sheriff in 2006 , the trust averaged about $ 60 , 000 .\nthe fund this year paid for improvements to the jail\u2019s camera system and labor for its installation as well as laptops and a printer for its first inmate re - entry program , kaelin said .\nmore than $ 500 , 000 was spent on upgrading 92 of its cameras and adding 122 to the jail\u2019s surveillance system , kaelin said . and about $ 6 , 000 was spent on the jail\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 writing course , which coaches inmates for job preparedness after release .\n\u201cthe money can only be spent on things which directly benefit inmates , \u201d kaelin said .\nexpenses also have been directed to uniforms , blankets , hygiene kits , towels , mattresses , jailhouse sandals and more .\n\u201cwe\u2019re the biggest hotel in south texas , \u201d kaelin said . \u201cbut people that come here don\u2019t come in with an overnight bag . \u201d\nan inmate signed up for ramadan fast . now he ' s suing because he got hungry\ncorrectionsone is revolutionizing the way in which the corrections community finds relevant news , identifies important training information , interacts with each other and researches product purchases and suppliers . it has become the most comprehensive and trusted online destination for correctional professionals nationwide .\naside from the usual things , like hygiene products and other basic necessities , you can treat yourself to everything from seafood specials to scrapbooking supplies - not to mention a few items that seem a little risky , like cables and scissors .\nthe yarn itself goes for about $ 4 - 10 . a six pack of crochet hooks is $ 1 . 95\n. as long as they keep the supplies away from anyone who might misuse them . . .\nanyone who ' s been there will tell you : jail is no picnic .\nthey ' ll say the food is notoriously bland and inmates are provided only the barest essentials to get through the mind - numbing hours spent in their cell .\nan nbc news report found zimmerman picked up $ 98 . 90 worth of snacks including cheetos , jolly rangers , twix as well as undergarments , aspirin and stationary in his first two days at the john e . polk correctional facility in sanford , fla .\nsometimes people will try to bring in a book , but they ' ll drop liquid drugs onto a page and send their friend a letter telling them to suck on the top corner of page 10 ,\nhe said .\noftentimes , contraband can be even more dangerous than drugs as attempts to smuggle in matches or weapons in seemingly innocuous gifts such as greeting cards do sometimes happen .\nleonbruno said family members and friends can also contribute $ 30 at a time to an inmate ' s account and that prisoners can visit the store once a week .\ninmates can select from a limited array of snacks and personal hygiene products that supplement the basic items furnished free of charge .\nat the geauga county jail , inmates are allowed to spend up to $ 60 a time at the store , which is open twice a week .\njail administrator lt . kathy rose said since january , the top - selling items have been tuna fish , instant soups , protein bars and , not surprisingly , coffee .\ncoffee is always a good seller because they can ' t get it otherwise ,\nrose said .\nsome people use it as a grocery store and buy a lot , others pick out just their very basic needs ,\nrose said .\nalthough commissaries exist to limit crime within the facilities , rose said officers are always vigilant to be sure the products purchased are used only for their intended purposes .\nif ( an inmate ) bought 20 cans of soup today and another 20 tomorrow , it would be confiscated ,\nrose said .\nwe make sure they ' re not storing it or trading it with other inmates for any reason .\nin addition to snacks , leonbruno said games - - playing cards , checkers and chess sets - - are popular items to help inmates spend the long hours stuck in their cells .\nimagine spending 30 days stuck in your living room ,\nhe said .\neven if you have hbo , which our inmates do not , you ' ll go a little stir crazy .\ncommissaries also might be of use when inmates prepare for life on the outside . rose said the store offers rta bus passes for those who need it .\na lot of our inmates , when they get released , don ' t have a ride home ,\nrose said .\nofficials said the funds are spent on maintaining the jails ' legal libraries , providing ged classes , bibles for church services and other supplies and programs .\nif someone is here for a longer period of time , they can work on getting their diploma so they can leave a better person than when they came in ,\nleonbruno said .\nin lake county , the money also goes to pay for a weekly movie night on fridays . leonbruno said showing movies once a week is sometimes seen as pampering , though it ' s really an effective way to keep inmates from acting out .\nthey know they have to behave or the whole range will not get to watch the movie ,\nhe said .\nhearst television participates in various affiliate marketing programs , which means we may get paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites .\n* copyright \u00a9 2018 insider inc . all rights reserved . registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our\nin the book\norange is the new black\nthat inspired the series , it ' s clear prisoners aren ' t really the commissaries ' customers when the protagonist piper kerman has to wait months to buy a portable radio to play while she jogs .\nkeefe group doesn ' t have to worry about appealing to hungry prisoners who want peanut m & ms ; , though . as davidson writes , those hungry prisoners aren ' t the ones selecting the private contractor .\nwelcome to ecommdirect \u2013 a direct purchase program for texas department of criminal justice ( tdcj ) offenders .\nnote : you are not setting up an account with urltoken to make future purchases or deposits .\nyou are not required to make a purchase and a deposit at the same time .\nhours : ecommdirect store is closed weeknights from 8 : 30 pm cst to 4 : 00 am cst .\noffenders may receive a maximum of one online purchase per day . important : if you fill your cart and then decide not to complete the transaction , select \u201ccancel\u201d on the payment page so the offender is still eligible for purchases that day .\noffender trust fund deposits may be made at any time with a limit of $ 300 per deposit transaction .\nthe payment processing system used by this website will not accept payment from government issued credit / debit cards such as child support , plasma , or social security cards . attempting to use these types of cards can result in a temporary hold being placed on your card . please use another form of payment for this website .\nthe products displayed on the website are items currently available for purchase in most tdcj facilities .\nno credit or refund shall be given for items purchased but not received by the intended recipient due to that person\u2019s release , change in custody level or other sanction which would not allow receipt of goods . if specific products purchased cannot be delivered within 30 days , the dollar amount of the direct purchase will be deposited into the offender\u2019s trust account . online purchases are subject to substitutions if the item is unavailable at the time of distribution . all deposits made to an offender\u2019s trust account are final and no refunds will be issued . chargebacks to a credit card will affect offender\u2019s eligibility . tdcj reserves the right to capture and retain ip address information for fraud detection .\ndisclaimer : you must be 18 years old to use this application . all offenders banking information including transaction and balance information is restricted and confidential .\nthis online service is provided by texas . gov , the official website of texas . the price of this service includes funds that support the ongoing operations and enhancements of texas . gov , which is provided by a third party in partnership with the state ."]}
{"id": 54533, "summary": [{"text": "morgan kaufmann publishers is a burlington , massachusetts ( san francisco , california until 2008 ) based publisher specializing in computer science and engineering content .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "since 1984 , morgan kaufmann has published content on information technology , computer architecture , data management , computer networking , computer systems , human computer interaction , computer graphics , multimedia information and systems , artificial intelligence , computer security , and software engineering .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "morgan kaufmann 's audience includes the research and development communities , information technology ( is/it ) managers , and students in professional degree programs .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the company was founded in 1984 by publishers michael b. morgan and william kaufmann and computer scientist nils nilsson .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "it was held privately until 1998 , when it was acquired by harcourt general and became an imprint of the academic press , a subsidiary of harcourt .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "since 2001 it is an imprint of the science and technology division of the elsevier publisher . 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{"id": 54534, "summary": [{"text": "oysters \u043e\u043e\u043e ( in russian : \u00ab \u043e\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0441 \u00bb ) is a russian company , designing and manufacturing consumer electronics , known for manufacturing advanced sailfish os smartphone oysters sf as partner of jolla the developer of the os .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "company is vendor of digital devices since 2010 , and one of the largest russian vendors of this kind .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "produced devices are branded with name oysters like e.g. car video recorders , car navigation devices , smart phones , tablet computers , radar detectors . ", "topic": 35}], "title": "oysters llc", "paragraphs": ["\u00a9 copyright 2006 - 2018 gatehouse media , llc . all rights reserved \u2022 gatehouse news\nthat ' s partners , plural . there ' s the intex aqua fish and now the oysters sf . what sets the oysters sf apart are better specs .\noysters is a russian company that designs and manufactures consumer electronics . since its incorporation in 2010 it has become one\nbecause of incorrect information supplied to the times , a story on page a3 of thursday ' s times about the seapit river shellfish grant incorrectly stated todd stressenger ' s title and his company ' s location . stressenger is managing member of east falmouth - based atlantic oysters llc .\noysters products are an epitome of user - friendliness , quality materials and superb design . our production process relies on advanced in - house solutions that enable us to offer our customers unusually rich functionality at a competitive price . our extensive network of service\nthe oysters sf is a dual - sim phone ( with a space for a microsd card too ) , has lte connectivity ( cat . 4 , 150mbps / 50mbps ) ) and is going to the russian market for a yet - unknown price .\nsony xperia xz2 premium goes on pre - order in the us for $ 999 . 99\nyou get a free xperia ear duo true wireless headset if you grab it from amazon .\nfirst images of samsung galaxy tab a2 ( 10 . 5 ) and tab advanced2 leak\nthese are the successors to the galaxy tab a 10 . 1 ( 2016 ) .\namazon echo account for over 50 % , followed by 30 % for google home and 4 % for apple homepod .\nthe unique phone will appear in russia , malaysia , india , taiwan , and hong kong by the end of july .\nthe huawei nova 3 is expected to be unveiled 10 days earlier , on july 18 .\nif all recent rumors turn out true , the samsung galaxy s10 + could have as many as five cameras .\nthe plant in uttar pradesh was unveiled by indian pm narendra modi and south korean president moon jae - in .\nphones can be purchased with a cny100 coupon while the stocks are traded for under hkd17 .\nthe phone will have the kirin 970 chipset , gpu turbo tech and a 6 . 9 - inch amoled .\nsamsung dominates this week ' s top 10 chart only two oppo phones and three xiaomi handsets .\nthe extra cameras can be wide , tele , b & w ; or just . . . there . but even the huawei p20 pro with its three cameras can ' t cover all options .\nembrace the future now , or wait for the kinks to be ironed out .\n3d face scanning is a good secondary option , but won ' t cut it by itself .\ngoogle and nokia are out of the running ! check out the final four and cast your vote .\nsamsung galaxy tab s4 10 . 5 samsung galaxy tab a2 10 . 5 samsung galaxy tab advanced2 vivo z1i samsung galaxy on6 oppo a5\nof the largest russian vendors of digital devices . the company produces tablet computers , smart phones , car navigation devices , car\n123103 , moscow , zhivopisnaya str . , 5 , block 6 , building 2\nare you ready to meet the most advanced sailfish phone ? i ' ll pretend i didn ' t hear the\nwhat ' s sailfish ?\nquestions . and - surprise ! - the phone doesn ' t come from jolla , the maker of the os , but from one of its partners .\nit has an octa - core processor ( mediatek mt6753 , 64 - bit cortex - a53 at 1 . 3ghz ) , while the jolla c and aqua fish have quad - core processors ( 32 - bit cortex - a7 at that ) . and you get a bigger 3 , 000mah battery .\nnot bad for a phone with a 5\nscreen . the resolution is 720p , just like the other two ( at least it ' s an ips ) . you also get a higher resolution camera - 13mp vs . 8mp - plus a 5mp selfie cam ( vs . 2mp for the other two ) . the main camera can record 1080p video .\nupdate : oh , no ! i forgot the turing phone , which has a 5 . 5\n1080p screen , 13mp camera and snapdragon 801 chipset with 3gb of ram . that one started life as an android phone , but dropped the google os in favor of sailfish .\nugly looking phone . they should ' ve just stick to the design from the original jolla like intex .\nyes ! ! ! another alternative to my 1 + year old jolla . . . beautiful , but what ' s up with those bottom buttons ? 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{"id": 54545, "summary": [{"text": "southdown psv is a medium-sized country bus operator with 18 various routes across east surrey and west sussex .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "most of their routes are operated on behalf of surrey county council , other work includes railway replacement services for emergencies and planned engineering work .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "southdown also operates a 7 days a week service , linking the europa gatwick hotel and russ hill hotel with gatwick airport .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "southdown psv operates mainly in oxted , haywards heath , horley , redhill , westerham , crawley , lingfield , caterham , and east grinstead their only operating garage is in copthorne .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "as at november 2014 , southdown psv operated a fleet of 29 buses .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the engineering division in addition to maintaining the southdown fleet and preparing vehicles for sale , also provides engineering to other operators . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "southdown psv", "paragraphs": ["please note southdown psv no longer sell buses . former southdown md steve swain has taken over the successful bus dealership business of southdown psv . therefore for new and used bus sales please click on the link below which will take you to the home page of chartwell bus and coach sales , the new name for southdown psv bus sales . chartwell bus and coach sales .\ncopthorne , west sussex - based southdown psv has announced that its dealership and operating arms will be split from 1 september .\nsouthdown psv is a bus company providing local and school bus services , bus sales and bus engineering in the west sussex area .\nmr swain stresses that it remains business as usual for operators who currently work with southdown psv in its dealership capacity , both before and after the transition to chartwell .\nfrom september 1 , the dealership side of southdown psv will trade as chartwell bus and coach sales ltd . the other founding director , financial director peter larking , together with operations director gary wood , will remain with the operational side of southdown .\n\u201csouthdown psv has grown continually since we established it in 2002 and now has 60 staff . peter larking , who was also a founding director of the business , and operations director gary wood will remain with southdown , while operations manager steve wallis will step up to become managing director . \u201d\nvolvo b10b with northern counties paladin body . this was new to whitelaw of stonehouse in august 1993 and later became part of the operational fleet of southdown psv . it was obtained from them in april 2003 and operated for isle coaches until may 2008 , when it went back to the southdown psv dealership . the photo shows it in owston ferry market place just prior to it ' s departure on the 09 . 00 service 291 to doncaster on may 24th 2007 .\nmr swain says that while the contact number will remain the same , he will no longer be involved with the operating arm \u2013 which will continue to be known as southdown psv \u2013 as he shifts all of his attention back to sales .\nas part of the change , the bus sales undertaking will trade as chartwell bus and coach sales . it will be headed by current southdown psv managing director steve swain , who will resign from his existing position from the date of the change to focus on chartwell .\n\u201cthe driving force behind this change is that while i have always handled sales for southdown psv , i want to take a back seat to other parts of the business . as md it is not easy to do that , hence my decision to resign and concentrate on chartwell .\nsouthdown driving has been a leading supplier of agency staff in the southampton and portsmouth area since 1999 . at southdown we pride ourselves in supplying high quality professional drivers to a wide range of businesses from transport and logistics firms to companies involved in manufacturing , waste management and supermarket distribution . whether you are looking for work or looking for drivers ; you can be certain that southdown has the skill and experience to satisfy your requirements .\nestablished bus operator and dealer , southdown psv , has decided to split the two areas of its business . founding director , steve swain , has resigned as md and will take the bus dealership with him . from 1 september he will trade as chartwell bus and coach sales ltd . the other founding director , fd , peter larking , together with operations director , gary wood , remain with the operational side of southdown . from september the east surrey network will be a mainly commercial operation requiring additional buses , therefore three new scania based adl enviro400s have been purchased .\n\u201cwe now have 30 vehicles with a great team of drivers , engineers and managers that makes southdown the quality bus operator it is and i wish the company every success for the future .\nwe have an excellent and dedicated team of skilled psv engineers who work under the direction of francis reed , who himself has 25 years experience of bus and coach engineering . for engineering enquiries please call 01342 717333 .\nwelcome to our website , for details of the local buses we operate , including timetables , fares , season and term tickets please click onto bus operations . if you are looking for a used or new bus to purchase then please click onto bus sales . finally if you own a bus and require a quote for repairs , servicing mot etc then please click bus engineering . all our contact details are on the relevant page . thank you for your interest in southdown psv . always have your mobile on you ?\nsouth down shores - southdown on lake winnipesaukee - long bay on lake winnipesaukee - southdown shores and long bay on lake winnipesaukee . south down shores and long bay . search all lakes region properties for sale . the private , gated , waterfront communities of south downs shores and long bay on lake winnipesaukee provide a quality of life that ' s unsurpassed in new hampshire ' s lakes region . south down shores has approximately 450 properties , carefully planned with meticulous landscaping . underground . . .\nnibs , wickford . ex maynes of manchester scania n113 / nc g117 sba , has come via ensign . scania 113l / els p653 / 5 vwx have been resold via southdown psv , to isle coaches , owston ferry , south yorkshire . withdrawn is dennis dart / nc l110 hhv . dennis dominator / el h265 mfx ; acquired for spares only \u2013 has gone for scrap . above : dennis dart / nc l110 hhv , at billericay rail station in february 2007 ; on the sundays / holidays only 222 brentwood - southend service .\ncommenting on how the split will affect the two businesses , steve said , \u2018it will not be too different to how things are now . although my office will not be based here , i will be relocating to my home town , an agreement is in place to use the large yard currently used at southdown . it is close to the airport , which is good because we sell a lot to scottish and irish customers . nothing will really change but the name . chartwell will be the new name as far as bus sales at southdown . \u2019\nplant & equipment . welcome to southdown aero services . innovative solutions for the aerospace industry . welcome to southdown aero services . the structural repair people . specialising in b737cl and ng , b757 , b767 , b747 , b777 , a300 , a310 , a320 ( family ) , a330 / a340 , dc10 , md11 , bae 146 / rj . based at lasham airfield in alton , hampshire uk , with an aviation heritage dating back to 1956 . please contact us using the quick contact form opposite or telephone 44 ( 0 ) 1256 381816 . thank you for visiting our website .\nsteve swain said , \u2018i am immensely proud of what we have achieved since we started in 2002 with one mcw metrobus . we now have 30 vehicles with a great team of drivers , engineers and managers that makes southdown the quality bus operator it is and i wish the company every success for the future . vehicle sales has always been my passion and my area of expertise and i look forward to assisting bus and coach operators with their fleet acquisitions and disposals . \u2019\nlearn about southdown shar . decision making team and their initiatives . with questions or comments . welcome back to school . welcome to the pta webpage . for more information about the pta as a national organization please see http : / www . nyspta . org . huntington septa website can be found at http : / urltoken ed septa . html . for the huntington union free school district please see http : / www . hufsd . edu . we also have a facebook account and a twitter account ! click here to download the flyer .\nover on the fringes of essex , east london bus group ( elbg ) took over tfl route 248 on re - tender from blue triangle at the end of september . the eastern end of the 248 terminates at cranham , right by the buffer stops of the district line , and about as far east as you can go before greater london merges into essex . elbg has some new scania omnicity double deckers on order for the 248 ; but but as these were still in build as the new contract began , temporary buses had to be sourced . initially these were alexander alx400 bodied dennis tridents , drawn from both east london and selkent ; supplemented by some east lancs bodied tridents \u2013 sourced from the southdown psv dealership . these latter machines were new to metrobus of orpington , although some has latterly seen use with carousel buses at high wycombe . the new scanias will come on stream as the autumn progresses . above : east london \u201cshort\u201d dennis trident / alexander alx400 no 17538 at cranham terminus in october 2008 . this is usually a romford north street ( ns ) based bus , but was on loan to the reopened rainham ( rm ) depot , to help launch the \u201cnew\u201d 248 . the london underground district line depot is just behind the fir trees .\nsteve also mentioned the possibility of getting back into coach sales . he can be contacted on 01342 711840 or 07950 616 106 .\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 .\nfounded in 2016 by director steve swain who has over 30 years\u2019 experience in the uk bus industry . chartwell offers a wide range of new and used buses from 22 seats through to 80 + to suit all specifications and budgets . over numerous years steve has brought and sold 100\u2019s of buses and forged many lasting friendships with operators , manufacturers , suppliers , finance companies and other dealers . chartwell has a simple philosophy , to treat people as you yourself want to be treated , to be honest and communicate well , this philosophy has proved to work time and time again by the repeat business that steve receives . if your requirements are not listed on the chartwell website , then please call : 01403 756 804 or 07950 616 106 to discuss your vehicle needs in detail . often there are vehicles due in that have been purchased , are coming \u201coff lease\u201d or that chartwell are selling for another operator . steve would be delighted to find you the right vehicle , use his time not yours !\nregistered in england company registration number : 10277457 registered office : solo house , the courtyard , london road , horsham , west sussex , rh12 1at .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nprivacy is a fundamental human right . this site uses cookies . read my cookie policy .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n\u201cmy industry background is in sales , and this change will allow me to continue doing what i love , which is buying and selling buses and coaches .\n\u201cwe have some very loyal customers , and i will continue to deal with them on the same basis as before . stock vehicles will remain at the copthorne premises and i will be delighted to meet customers there to view them . \u201d\nnews stories are free to read . click here for full access to all the features , articles and archive from only \u00a32 . 99 .\nfounding director steve swain has resigned as managing director , and will take the bus dealership side of the business with him , leaving behind the bus operations .\nfrom september , the east surrey network will be a mainly commercial operation requiring additional buses . therefore three new double - decker adl enviro400 - bodied scanias have been purchased .\nsteve swain said : \u201ci am immensely proud of what we have achieved since we started in 2002 with one mcw metrobus .\n\u201cvehicle sales has always been my passion and my area of expertise and i look forward to assisting coach and bus operators with their fleet acquisitions and disposals . \u201d\nsir brian souter threatens to withdraw 500 buses and four depots if controversial quality contract plan is implemented protracted argument and discussion over the continued stance taken by regional transport authority nexus to forge ahead [ . . . ]\nlothian country , a wholly - owned subsidiary of lothian , has today announced plans to expand its services to west lothian \u2013 creating in excess of 65 new jobs . beginning on sunday 19 august , three new routes will [ . . . ]\ncoach and bus week ltd . unit 3 , the office village forder way , peterborough , pe7 8gx\neast grinstead - lingfield - dormansland - edenbridge - westerham - 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15 . south downs college board of governors . starting a new year at south downs college . staff and student log on . 24 advanced learning loan . a level entry requirements 2015 / 2016 . a level open evening . a level open evening . access to higher education . how do i upgrade or . . .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , world , . . . more\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nbus sales . . . to offer a range of good quality new and pre - owned buses , that are typically 10 years old or newer . our new bus stock is sourced from various chassis & body manufacturers whom we have forged good business relationships with over many years . the new buses we offer will meet most operator ' s specifications & budgets . we offer full dealer facilities including finance & part - exchange . we can also , if required , retrim , respray and mot buses prior to delivery . our experience as operators enables us to provide the kind of service that operators need and should expect from a dealer .\nlocal bus operation . . . to provide quality , reliable local bus services and rail replacement services in the counties of kent , surrey and sussex . we are currently contracted to provide a network of local bus & school services serving the towns and villiages of reigate , limpsfield , godstone , redhill , horley , smallfield , crawley , charlwood , copthorne , westerham & oxted , plus a 24 hour hotel shuttle at gatwick airport .\nbus engineering . . . to offer a full range of engineering services to bus and coach operators , to support our dealership and to maintain our own fleet . this range of services includes refurbishment , servicing , test preparation , repairs and conversions .\nour headquarters are conveniently located at copthorne , west sussex , just 10 minutes from gatwick airport and 5 minutes from the m23 at junction 10 . not only are we easily reached by customers based in the south of england , but also from the remainder of the british isles and abroad .\nplease contact our professional and friendly sales team to discuss any aspect of the services we offer on 01342 715222 . remember , we are often able to source vehicles to satisfy customers ' specific requirements even if they are not currently in stock . . . so it ' s always worth a phone call !\nbusmopolitan \u2013 essex and district bus and rail news page 2008 - 2024 . october 2008 .\nensignbus placed its new volvo b9tl / optare olympus double deckers into squadron service from monday 4th october . your editor had the opportunity to road test one of these vehicles . the drive was pleasant , with a \u201ccar like\u201d cab environment , and steady smooth acceleration . top speed was 57 mph . the interior was bright and spacious , and heating was adequate , although warmth did seem to be concentrated at the rear of the saloons ; probably because that was where the engine was located ! \u201d the bus also seemed very manouverable , and the writer\u2019s only criticisms were lack of space in the cab , and the substantial windscreen pillars , which created a blind spot , but were fine when you got used to them . one thing that was irritating though , was the one piece , flat windscreen which had significant reflections from the interior lights , if driving along unlit roads after dark . such windscreen can also be expensive to replace , if damaged . overall , i feel these b9tls give a positive image of bus travel , which i feel is particularly important with \u201creluctant\u201d bus passengers ; such as those on railway replacement . above : ensignbus volvo b9tl / optare olympus no 116 at beckton in october 2008 ; on a docklands light railway ( dlr ) replacement service ; between there and canary wharf . ensign is using these new buses on both stage and rail work .\nanitas coaches , stansted . the first volvo 9700 / prestige plus integral coach to be reported is ry08 ern .\narriva east herts and essex . at harlow is ex arriva the shires is dennis dart slf / plaxton pointer 3190 ( p190 sro ) . former ware dennis trident / alexander alx400 5451 ( w451 xkx ) , which was withdrawn due to fire damage , has passed to mk metro , who have repaired it \u2013 and repainted it orange !\narriva southend . ( grays ) : vdl sb120 / wright cadet 3971 ( ye06 hpx ) has gone to arriva kent thameside . ( southend ) : another ex arriva kent thameside daf sb220l / plaxton prestige is 3918 ( t918 kkm ) . more leyland olympians withdrawn are alexander rl bodied 5394 / 5 ( f574 / 5 smg ) , 5829 ( e229 cfc ) . olympian / alexander rl 5399 ( f579 smg ) has gone to arriva kent and sussex ; for conversion to a sos bus , for use at maidstone by kent constabulary .\nbeestons of hadleigh , suffolk . mercedes 0814d / plaxton beaver ay55 dge has passed to mulleys of ixworth , while sister ay55 dyz is now with paul winson of loughborough . volvo b10m / van hool n715 uvr ex 226 lrb , has passed to a south yorkshire operator .\nblue triangle . following the loss of tfl248 ( romford - cranham ) to elbg ; dennis trident / plaxton president pdl1 ( x601 egk ) has returned to london general . dennis trident / el lolynes tl901 - 9 ( v901 - 9 fec ) , tl911 / 3 ( po51 umg / k ) have passed to ensign . tl902 / 4 / 5 / 8 were resold to tappins of oxford ; tl911 / 3 to blackpool transport .\nburtons of haverhill . ex classic at annfield plain is optare ewxcel n204 lck . all leyland olympian 249 ( h49 mjn ) is withdrawn following its low bridge collision . mcw mk ii metrobus tve 804 has passed to a yorkshire preservationist . this bus was new as south yorkshire pte c950 hwf .\ncarters of capel st mary . adl / enviro 400 ay58 cyz is the first brand new double decker for this operator . above : carter\u2019s ex go north east , originally london central daf db250 / optare spectra k310 fyg , at colchester north railway station , in a midsummer dusk of june 2008 . it was on an e - rail to / from witham , due to a derailment at eight ash green .\ncedrics . on loan from ensign in 10 / 08 was leyland olympian / optare e915 drd . volvo b10m / plaxton excalibur r5 ced , is now with thomas of west ewell , surrey .\ncolchester coaches , clacton . volvo b10m / plaxton premiere k285 nhu is now the second coach here .\ndocklands buses . on loan from london general for tfl167 ( ilford - debden ) in 10 / 08 was dennis dart slf / plaxton pointer ldp77 ( r477 lgh ) . dennis trident / el lolynes tl912 / 5 ( po51 umh / l ) have moved to london general . operation of the scania omnicity double deckers on tfl425 ( stratford - clapton ) began in 10 / 08 . this meant that the temporary use of the ex blue triangle dennis tridents on this service could cease . this arrangement had arisen due to the omnicities not being able to negotiate part of the 425 route ; a problem that is now rectified . above : docklands buses ex blue triangle dennis trident / el no tl921 at bow bridge in august 2008 , while temporarily covering for scania omnicities on tfl425 .\nabove : docklands buses new scania omnicity no soc2 at beckton in october 2008 , on tfl 474 ( canning town - manor park ) ; which the type has to initially work om , instead of tfl425 ; which was covered by ex blue triangle dennis tridents and scania omnidekkas , due to a physical restriction .\neast london bus group . former metrobus dennis trident / els 18875 / 6 ( t402 / 11 smv ) , 18878 - 84 ( lv51 ycn / o / c / e / f / g / h / k respectively ) were acquired for temporary use on tfl248 ( romford - cranham ) . 18875 / 6 were ex carousel of high wycombe ; 18877 / 8 were direct from metrobus , while the rest were ex metroline . all came via a dealer . these are to cover until the new scania omnicities arrive , and have replaced some of the \u201cnative\u201d dennis tridents . above : selkent dennis trident / alexander alx400 17877 seen off its usual south east london patch , in october 2008 . it was north of the thames at cranham , covering tfl248 , which elbg had just gained from blue triangle .\nensignbus . the new volvo b9tl / optare olympuses are 111 - 120 ( po58 npg / j / k / n / p / u / v / x / y , nre ) . they entered squadron service from 4 / 10 / 08 ; mainly on 83 ( lakeside - chadwell st mary ) . 112 entered traffic before the rest , initially on x80 ( chafford hundred - bluewater ) . withdrawn are daf db250l / optare spectras 101 / 2 ( yj51 zve / h ) ; dennis dart slf / plaxton pointers 700 ( v800 cbc ) , 711 / 2 ( p201 / 2 olx ) , 753 ( wlt 753 ) , 782 ( r182 vla ) , dp41 ( w141 wgt ) ; dennis dart slf / uvgs 701 ( p81 mor ) , 783 ( r83 gnw ) and temporary dennis dart / marshall capitals r866 / 8 mce . spectras 101 / 2 have been sold to geldards of leeds . ex metroline volvo olympian / alexander rh s128 rle has been re - registered wjy 759 and numbered 159 . sister s138 rle has also become a permanent fleet member , as no 138 . dart slf / pointer 753 has reverted to its original p720 ryl mark . another ford transit crew ferry acquired is s549 xnp , a ford transit 7 seat minibus . above : volvo olympian / alexander rh no 159 , at upminster on london underground district line replacement to / from barking in october 2008 .\nabove : ensignbus dennis dart slf / plaxton pointer no 700 at valley drive , gravesend on 30 / 6 / 06 ; the last day route x80 ran here , before truncation back to bluewater . no 700 was ex wilsons of carnwath as wil 9217 .\nabove : ensignbus crew ferry ford transit s547 xnp ; at purfleet depot in september 2008 .\nessex county council ( passenger transport section ) . sold is iveco 45 / euromotive welfare bus v706 dng . above : essex cc community link iveco 45c / euromotive welfare bus gn05 xww , shows its notice for the saffron walden community bus service ; july 2008 .\nexcel . dennis dart slf / caetanos 105 ( hx51 lrj ) , 355 ( hx51 lsn ) have come from network colchester . mercedes 0814d / plaxton beaver s550 bnv has become an internal airside bus at stansted airport . it has the \u201cdummy\u201d registration of \u2018air 1\u2019 and has replaced mercedes 709d / plaxton beaver k397 ghj . sister s553 bnv is also now used on internal airside . s550 bnv is pictured below , at stansted in september 2008 .\nflagfinders , braintree . offered for sale is leyland olympian / ecw coach plz 2876 , new as eastern national 4510 ( d510 ppu ) .\ngodward , wickford . leyland olympian / optare e917 drd is now with moxon , oldcoates , via ensign .\nhedingham . pictured on a sylvan cambridge road , colchester in june 2008 ; is volvo b6 / plaxton pointer l283 . it is one of a pair originally used by bcp parking at gatwick airport .\nimperial bus company , rainham . from 8 / 10 / 08 , the harlow section of route h1 was withdrawn between the bus station and hospital . another ex metroline dennis dart slf / marshall capital is r874 mce .\nlondon heritage travel , rettendon . the latest aec prv routemaster here is rmc1462 ( 462 clt ) , ex nostalgiabus of mitcham . above : london heritage routemaster rml2714 , leads ensignbus aec regent iii / weymann lowbridge rlh61 , at excel docklands in july 2006 . they are on car park shuttles .\nnational express operations . an archive view of scania k113 / vh j111 sas , which passed from national express to stort valley in 2002 ( along with j555 sas ) ; as part of a deal in which nx got start hill depot . the coach is pictured with stort valley , and was found at gorleston , norfolk in june 2003 ; showing a destination for the eastbourne - london nx service !\nnetwork colchester . on loan from stephensons is leyland olympian / nc e852 dpn . optare solo 502 ( w442 cwx ) , has movewd to classic coaches at annfield plain , while the last \u201cbreadvan\u201d , mercedes 0814d / plaxton beaver 708 ( s108 hgx ) is withdrawn . above : network colchester optare excel no 429 on military road in september 2008 , with the colchester skyline in the background .\nnew horizon , frating . offered for sale are optare excels v388 / 90 kvy .\nnibs , wickford . an optare solo has arrived , in the shape of mx08 uzk , via mistral rentals . it has fleet number 808 and \u2018niblet\u2019 fleet names . the essex cc suns / hols brentwood - southend service has been renumbered from 222 to 251 . above : a previous generation of nibs \u2018niblet\u2019 . mercedes 811d n811 csc , at wickford depot in july 2005 .\nregal busways . new are optare solo m710s 204 / 5 ( yj58 cde / f ) ; mainly for the new essex cc contract on braintree town service 34 ( bocking - great notley ) .\nrichmonds of barley . new coaches are van hool t916 integrals 593 fgf , 438 xya . both carry \u201ccherished\u201d richmond\u2019s registration marks .\nstagecoach cambus . haverhill outstation operated route 113 ( cambridge - kedington ) has been renumbered to 13 . dennis trident / plaxton president no 18057 is seen on the service at haverhill , in october 2008 .\nstephensons of essex . two optare solos have arrived , for witham link services . one is new eu08 wnd , a m880 model ; the other is mx07 ntf \u2013 a m780 hired from mistral . another solo is due . eu08 wnd is seen ( above ) , at witham morrisons in october 2008 . ex fargo volvo b10m / plaxton paramount gil 8879 has been offered for sale through stephensons dealer arm . sister hil 2154 has been exported . leyland olympian / ecw coach d511 ppu , has passed to a private owner in norfolk . lelyand olympian / ecw bus a512 ejf and leyland olympian / els c46 / 7 kbe have passed to leicestershire operator macphersons of donisthorpe .\ntalisman coachlines , great bromley . has acquired ex city sighseeing open top leyland fleetline / alexander nfx 136p , and mcw mk i metrobus ewf 453v , via ensign .\ntransit group , stansted . dennis dart / plaxton pointer j304 whj is sold .\ntrimmer ( coach trippers ) , romford . leyland tiger / el tpc 114x , has gone for scrap . above : trimmer travel\u2019s ex stagecoach kingston upon hull dennis dominator / alexander rh c125 cat , at gillingham , kent ; on a south eastern trains replacement to / from dartford , in january 2006 .\ntrustybus , harlow . has adl / enviro 200 8 . 8 metre kx58 gtf . dennis dart slf / plaxton mini pointer kx52 rxf has returned to dawsonrentals , off lease . leyland olympian / alexander rh h764 pvw is now with halifax joint committee , via ensign . mercedes 711d / uvg n159 mtg has passed to a private owner at braintree . above : ex chesterbus dennis dart / plaxton pointer k58 llg , in trustybus livery . seen at perry road depot , in may 2008 .\ntwh , stapleford abbots . leyland olympian / nc g551 vbb now has a led destination . from 11 / 10 / 08 , a new saturdays only harlow - lakeside service , numbered l55 started . this indiectly replaced a withdrawn sm coaches facility . from 13 / 10 / 08 , the 55 loughton - harlow service became 24 hour , with night journeys being numbered n55 . a new schooldays only service is 80 ( kelvedon hatch - brentwood ) .\nviceroy of essex , saffron walden . scania k113 / irizar m307 vet is now with wood of pollington , east yorkshire .\ni could legitimately say that i \u201cgot in the doghouse\u201d by snapping this former ipswich buses leyland atlantean ( rdx 20r ) . no i didn\u2019t get into trouble , but you see , some of the passenger on this bus were of the canine variety .\npaws is an animal sanctuary , and this \u201cdog\u2019s \u2018decker\u201d was found near stotfold in bedfordshire .\nbusmopolitan \u2013 essex and district bus and rail news page \u2013 2008 to 2014 . september 2008 .\nfirst essex has begun competing with network colchester , on the southern part of the latter\u2019s service 1 . the first route is numbered 60 , and runs just ahead of network colchester workings . there are however , no \u201canti competitive tactics\u201d visible , such as rival buses blocking each other at stops . both first and network seem to be running cordially side by side , and all buses seem to carry reasonable loads of passengers .\nmeanwhile , at the other end of the county , ensignbus has taken delivery of ten brand new double deckers . worth some \u00a31 , 7 million , they are volvo b9tls with optare olympus bodies . these are the first brand new \u201cconventional\u201d , as opposed to open top \u2018deckers since 1991 , when ensign was involved in london regional transport ( predecessor of transport for london ) work .\nin southend , double deckers continue to decline , with arriva importing more mid life saloons from elsewhere .\nup in the north west of the county , excel have opened an extra depot at great dunmow , and their fleet is now up to 35 vehicles , helped partly by taking on stansted based easybus work from arriva the shires .\namber coaches , rayleigh . unusual leyland royal tiger doyen pij 3531 has gone for scrap .\napt travel , rayleigh . ex craske of sutton ( norfolk ) is scania k113 / irizar m308 vet . sold to lewis of blackheath ( london ) is volvo b10m / jonckherre r953 rch , while dennis javelin / neoplan transliner s6 pcl has gone to a lincolnshire operator .\narriva east herts and essex . ex arriva the shires is dennis dart / marshall 3834 ( m504 vjo ) . withdrawn is mercedes 0814d / plaxton beaver 2189 ( r189 dnm ) . above : recently withdrawn by arriva east herts and essex ; volvo b6 / alexander dash 3241 , is seen in its arriva colchester days . picture taken on lexden road in april 2005 ; in the closing days of route 5 .\narriva southend . ex arriva kent trhameside are scania l113crl / wright axcess - ultrflows 3250 - 3259 ( n250 - 59 bkk ) . withdrawn are leyland olympian / alexander rl 5808 ( f578 smg ) , and leyland olympian / ncs 5891 / 3 - 5 / 7 ( f891 bkk etc ) . above : arriva southend leyland olympian no 5892 ; seen at the travel centre in june 2005 . this bus was new to maidstone and district .\nbarkerbus , roydon . now has neoplan skyliner wiw 4748 , ex smith of ashington , county durham . sold are unusual duple helstair 425 integral pil 3178 , and bedford ynt / plaxton paramount sib 3276 . above : a november 2005 view of the barkerbus depot . neopolan skyliner wiw 4749 ( centre ) has now been sold , with the registration mark being transferred onto a leyland olympian coach . setra s228 rji 6569 ( right ) was still in stock at 9 / 08 . left is ex gale of harlow , former arriva iveco 59 / dormobile k709 fno .\nbeestons of hadleigh , suffolk . ex thames travel of wallington , oxfordshire is scania omnidekka yn55 ndy . ex stagecoach yorkshire volvo b10b / alexander m901 drg came via ensign , but was returned to ensign , unused .\nblue triangle . tfl248 ( cranham - romford market ) passed to east london bus group from 27 / 9 / 08 , on re - tender . dennis trident / els tl911 / 4 ( po51 umg / k ) have returned from docklands buses . similar tl908 ( v908 fec ) is the latest blue triangle bus to be repainted overall red , although most of this fleet are still red with cream relief . volvo olympian / nc countybuses nv114 / 17 / 27 / 39 ( p914 / 17 / 27 ryo , r339 lgh ) retain blue livery , ( from their london central / general driver training days ) but now have \u2018blue triangle\u2019 fleet names , so at last , there are some blue triangle buses , that are actually \u201cblue\u201d !\nburtons of haverhill . new is vdl sb4000 / vh yj57 bou . leyland olymp [ ian 249 ( h49 mjn ) was deroofed under a low railway bridge at little saxham , near bury st edmunds , on 9 / 9 / 08 . fortunately , the bus was empty . above : still in wiltax colours ; burtons former dublin bus leyland olympian / alexander rh h155 pvw , on nxea rrp at witham in june 2008 .\ncastlepoint bus company ( s and m ) , bowers gifford . metrobus wyw 38t has been sold via ensign , to delta force paintball of newcastle upon tyne , as a static prop for paintball games . it is pictured above , stripped of parts , awaiting collection from purfleet in september 2008 .\ncedrics . moved out of their wivenhoe depot during september 2008 . this ended 80 years at number one , the avenue . the new base is at ardleigh . it is a former petrol station , ex haulage depot / truckstop on the a120 colchester - harwich trunk road . top : a front view of cedric\u2019s wivenhoe garage , taken in june 2008 . above : the cedric\u2019s yard at wivenhoe , seen shortly before closure in september 2008 .\nchambers of bures . ex stagecoach yorkshire ( via ensign ) is volvo b10b / wright endurance p515 uug .\nclintona of brentwood . from 6 / 9 / 08 , the essex county council evening / sunday / holiday contract of basildon town service 5 ( felmores ) , was gained from blue triangle on re - tender . clintona normally uses a low floor mercedes sprinter .\ncolchester coaches , clacton . has sold bedford ynt / plaxton paramount b23 xkx , leaving this operator with just one coach .\neasybus . from 21 / 9 / 08 , eb1 ( stansted - london victoria ) became non stop . above : easybus mercedes sprinter / optare scirocco yx08 hwe at baker street , london in june 2008 ; nearing the end of its journey from stansted .\nenigma travel , colchester . sold is daf mb / jonckherre nij 2636 . it was pictured ( above ) , on maldon road , colchester in may 2007 .\nessex county council ( passenger transport section ) . following the takeover of fleet management by vls , a number of minibuses was sold via auction . these were a mixture of \u201cpool\u201d and time expired vehicles . some \u201cpool\u201d vehicles were used to replace older minibuses .\nexcel . ex silver choice , east kilbride , scotland is scania m124ib6 / irizar t12 dts . ex 1car1 at stansted is ford transit 14 seater ys04 guk . an extra depot has ben established at little canfield , near great dunmow . this is due to fleet expansion , ( caused by the transfer of easybus work here ) .\nabove : first essex dennis dart slf / alexander alx200 43744 , on king harold road , colchester , at the outer end of new route 60 ; in september 2008 .\nflagfinders , braintree . ex brylaine of boston is scania n113 / alexander rh h810 wkh .\nhedingham . ex metroline volvo olympian / alexander rh s127 rle , has fleet number l366 , and is allocated to kelvedon ( kn ) . essex cc contract changes from 1 / 9 / 08 , saw hedingham lose 16 ( wethersfield - chelmsford ) to regal busways , but this was offset with the introduction of two new schooldays only serbvices in braintree / uttlesford districts . these are 418 ( great saling - newport ) , and 419 ( finchingfield - newport ) . theyt complement existing 417 ( rayne - newport ) . interestingly , all of 417 / 8 / 9 are hail and ride . above : hedingham dennis dart slf / plaxton pointer l328 , departs chelmsford bus station , on an outbound 16 working , in 2006 .\nhunny ( twh ) , stapleford abbotts . commercial service 55 ( loughton - harlow ) started from 6 / 9 / 08 ; competing against imperial bus company route h1 . above : ex stagecoach yorkshire scania l113 / el m298 twb ; awaits collection by twh from ensign in july 2008 .\nimperial , rainham . two optare solos have arrived ; yj57 ycf and yj58 cde . another ex metroline dennisc dart slf / marshall capital is s520 kfl . this is cream with a green roof and skirt . acquired for the ex clintona essex cc 71 , 72 ( brentwood - blackmore ) services are two plaxton mini pointer \u2013 dennis dart slfs . x371 cuy was ex burtons of haverhill , but new to midland red ; while sn05 hdf was originally with scottish operator davidson of bathgate . both buses are in green / white livery ; rather than imperial\u2019s usual green / cream . mk i mcw metrobus thx 103s and leyland titan kyn 302x have gone for scrap . above : imperial ex lothian long wheelbase leyland olympian / ecw b760 gsc , at frog island depot in april 2008 .\ninghams ( was crown bus ) , sible hedingham . mercedes 709d / alexander n977 nap , has passed to freedom travel of ely . above : inghams renault master ex08 yow , at pitsea in april 2008 .\njacksons of bicknacre . dennis javelin / plaxton paramount f78 vwk , is now with fox of hailsham , east sussex .\nlodge , high easter . ex stans coaches of great totham is dennis javelin / plaxton paramount b3 cec .\nlondon bus limited . this company was incorporated on 7 / 8 / 08 , as a subsidary of east london bus group ( elbg ) . it is running the ex blue triangle tfl248 ( cranham - romford ) contract , from the elbg premises at rainham ( rm ) . the site is coded rm , which between 12 / 07 and 5 / 08 has been the operational base for the mercedes citaro bendybuses ob tfl25 ( ilford - oxford circus ) . when the new west ham ( wh ) garage opened in may 2008 ; rainham became a maintenance only facility , but has now reverted to a \u201cfull\u201d bus depot . from march 2009 , it will also run 372 ( hornchurch - lakeside ) ; again gained from blue triangle . a fleet of new scania omnicity double deckers will enter traffic on the 248 ; but initially , dennis tridents borrowed from other elbg depots were used .\nm and e coaches , southend . now has leyland olympian / ecw \u201cbig bertha\u201d double deck coach b693 bpu ; ex k and j \u2013 a staffordshire operator . this vehicle was new as eastern national no 4505 .\nnational express operations . interesting transfers have been of daf sb3000 / vhs d301 / 3 / 7 - 9 ( y301 hua etc ) , to travel london , for driver training purposes . ex apcoa parking , heathrow scania l94ub / wright t362 jwa has appeared at stansted . stored at stansted in 9 / 08 , were ex hotel hoppa volovo b6ble / wrights p230 / 46 / 9 / 50 aap ; these having been replaced by new adl / enviro 200s at heathrow . ex cambridge coach services vehicles with new owners are volovo b10m / plaxton premieres v320 ( s320 vnm ) \u2013 now with graham of epsom ; and v325 ( t325 app ) \u2013 with lewis of greenwich . t325 app had been name \u2018ian roberts\u2019 , after a former managing director of cambridge cs . above : scania l94ub / wright t362 jwa at national express start hill depot , stansted in september 2008 . below : ex cambridge coach services volvo b10m / plaxton premiere v311 , at stansted coach station in 2005 .\nnetwork colchester . back from classic buses are volvo b10ble . alexander alkx300s 901 / 2 ( w901 / 2 ujm ) . 901 was pictured ( above ) , ascending north hill , colchester in september 2008 . daf db250l / plaxton presidents 131 / 3 ( t131 / 3 aua ) are now in tgm livery , ex wiltax ; while dennis dart slf / caetano 105 ( hx51 lrj ) has lost its burtons branding . despite having lost the essex cc contracts for 1e , 2e , 8e , 83 to first ( see above ) ; network colchester was awarded ( from 31 / 8 / 08 ) , all evening / sunday / holiday essex cc journeys on 78 ( colchester - brightlingsea ) . these had been previously operated by a mix of contractors ; first / network colchester mon to sat ; or first / hedingham on sundays / holidays . the new school contracts for which the ex excel scanias came are 701 / 2 / 3 , which run to colchester norman way , from great holland , walton and jaywick , respectively . above : network colchester dennis dart slf / plaxton pointer 529 , on an evening 1e journey ; at maldon road in june 2007 .\nregal busways , chelmsford . has done well in the latest round of essex cc local bus tenders . it gained ( from 1 / 9 / 08 ) , 16 ( wethersfield - chelmsford ) \u2013 from hedingham ; plus 34 / a ( white court - braintree - marks farm ) , 89b ( sats only ) ( braintree - halstead - great yeldhamn / haverhil ) \u2013 from transit group . vehicle news is that leyland olympian / ecw sjr 617y is withdrawn .\nruffles of sible hedingham . former shearings scania k93 / plaxton premiere j299 nnc is sold .\nsm coaches , harlow . has registered two new commercial harlow town services ; 2a , 2b . no start date has been announced . coaches re - registered are scania k113 / irizar kkz 7562 back to its original l230 rdo mark , with bova futura l385 ryc now becoming kkz 7562 . l230 rdo has passed to holmeswood of ruffold , lancashire .\nsouthend radio cars . mcw mk i metrobus big 8757 has reverted to its original mark of gog 225w . above : hardy miles of southend mcw metrobus mk i big 8750 at the canvey gathering in october 2006 .\nstephensons of essex . the latest ex east yorkshire leyland olympian / ncs have received fleet numbers as follows : h155 / 6 / 8 / 9 bkh = 855 / 6 / 8 / 9 ; j562 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 9 hat = 862 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 9 ; h547 / 9 / 51 / 2 vat = 947 / 9 / 51 / 2 . ex fargo volvo b10m / plaxton paramount gil 8879 has fleet no 179 ; ex excel volvo b10m / alexander ps m453 vxw is numbered 235 . vehicles withdrawn are ex fargo volvo b10m / plaxton paramount hil 2154 , and leyland olympian / ecw coach d511 ppu . service revisions from 1 / 9 / 08 , saw a reshuffle of work between depot ; meaning better use of the ex fargo resources . witham town routes 38 , 39 transferred from malodon to witham depot , along with some school contracts . a new scholars service is 524 ( mayland - southend ) . above : stephensons leyland olympian / nx e852 dpn , in full fleet livery , at colchester in september 2008 . below : e852 dpn in \u201cas acquired\u201d east yorkshire colours , at marks tey racecourse in february 2008 .\nabove : stephensons dennis dart slf / plaxton mini pointer no 417 ; departs witham morrisons on town service 38 in august 2007 .\nswallow of rainham . further used acquisitions are iveco eurorider / beaulas fj03 zzp , ex redwing of camberwell ; and mercedes 0814d sn54 fhu \u2013 last with a scottish operator . scania k113 / irizar m307 vet has passed to gainsbury of barking .\ntalisman , great bromley . ex burtons all leyland olympian h47 mjn has been restored to original style colchester borough transport livery . the above picture shows it is \u201cas acquired\u201d condition , at great bentley in june 2008 . on loan in 7 - 8 / 08 was evobus demonstrator bv08 zwl ; a mercedes tourismo ."]}
{"id": 54557, "summary": [{"text": "fiesta marina cruises was an experimental short-lived subsidiary cruise line of carnival cruise lines .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the cruise line was marketed toward the latin/spanish-speaking population , residing in the united states and abroad .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the cruise line sailed out of san juan , puerto rico and caracas , venezuela .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the cruise line operated only one ship , the fiesta marina .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the ship was named in miami , florida on october 18 , 1993 .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "the cruise line was a total marketing failure and was dissolved in september 1994 .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the fiesta marina was sold to epirotiki cruises to sail as the olympic .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "in 2007 , the carnival corporation started a joint-partnership with the orizonia corporaci\u00f3n to start a new cruise line called iberocruceros .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "just like fiesta marina , the new cruise line was marketed toward the latin/spanish-speaking population .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the cruise line operated out of south america and europe , independently from carnival , but was managed by costa cruises .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "iberocruceros was closed in 2014 and its ships transferred to costa or elsewhere . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "fiesta marina cruises", "paragraphs": ["yes , this was the very first time we were in cabo san lucas . we were traveling with friends . we loved the beach , the suite at the marina fiesta resort , the restaurants and especially the customer service at marina fiesta .\nwith an increasing number of newbuilds joining the fleet , carnival finally opted to divest itself of the former empress . in a bold move , the company formed a new latin - themed subsidiary , fiesta marina cruises , and took the redundant carnivale to miami for a re christening as the fiesta marina in october of 1993 .\nnice hotel in great marina location . and we always felt very safe and it\u2019s close to everything we wanted beach downtown and marina restaurants and shops !\nfiesta cruises is a family owned business that has been operating out of bayside marketplace , in downtown miami , since 1995 . our tour boat , fiesta i , is a newly renovated 52\u2019 double deck catamaran with twin caterpillar diesel engines and is u . s . coast guard licensed for 76 passengers .\nmarina fiesta resort offers a european - style spa , a freeform pool with swimup bar , a children ' s pool , and several dining options , including a poolside thatched - roof restaurant .\nall - inclusive room rates at marina fiesta resort & spa are available . these rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate ( some restrictions may apply ) .\nthis entry was posted in cabo activities , cabo resorts and tagged cabo , cabo san lucas , cabo travel , insider tips , los cabos , marina fiesta , resorts . bookmark the permalink .\nspanish - speaking cruise line in october 1993 , carnival cruises launched fiesta marina , a cruise line for spanish - speaking travelers . nine months later , fiesta marina was gone . according to allan jordan , there were several reasons the demise . for one thing , the line\u2019s flagship , formerly carnival\u2019s carnivale , was 37 years old and more than a bit worn . for another , many latinos felt the product was too segregated . this was one ship that just didn\u2019t \u201chabla\u201d to the people .\nandy , family and friends just got back from their first visit to marina fiesta resort and couldn\u2019t be happier ! this centrally located resort boasts an incredible setting directly overlooking the state - of - the - art marina in cabo san lucas , mexico . it\u2019s just steps to the area\u2019s best dining , nightlife and activities including fishing charters and sunset cruises . here , andy shares some highlights :\nafter a mere three months , she was withdrawn . meanwhile , a planned merger with mediterranean - based epirotiki cruises ( in order to strengthen carnival ' s\neuro\npresence ) was fizzling . in a concessionary move , carnival traded the fiesta marina to the greek company and withdrew from the deal .\nour favorite restaurant was the lobster co . in cabo san lucas . we also enjoyed all of the restaurants at marina fiesta\u2019s sister property , hacienda encantada . one of the highlights of being a guest at marina fiesta is the access to the dining and amenities of hacienda encantada , so we had the opportunity to enjoy both . we really loved the tour at cabo dolphins ( swimming with the dolphins ) .\ncapt jimmy lewis is a 3rd generation floridian and fisherman who realized that there was no better way to see miami than by water . he and his wife bought their first tour boat in 1995 and fiesta cruises was born .\nmarina fiesta resort & spa places you within 2 miles ( 3 km ) of popular sights like land ' s end and the arch . this 155 - room , 4 - star resort has 2 outdoor pools along with a marina and a full - service spa . centrally located in cabo san lucas , the resort is also a short walk from marina cabo san lucas and san lucas bay .\nmarina cabo san lucas : 5 - min walk , 0 . 2 mi / 0 . 4 km\nthe full - service european spa at marina fiesta resort offers a range of massages , including aromatherapy massage ; treatments such as body wraps and scrubs ; facials ; and manicures and pedicures . guests can also unwind in the spa tub or sauna .\nbefore being sold to carnival in 1976 , carnivale was called queen ann maria for the operator greek line . in 1993 , carnival transferred her over to a subsidiary cruise line , fiesta marina cruises . after a few other cruise lines and the ultimate name of topaz sailing under the peace boat organization , she was retired and laid up in april 2008 . that summer , the ship was beached in india to be scrapped , and the process was completed in 2009 .\nthe 155 air - conditioned suites have patios with pool or marina views . amenities also include sofa beds , kitchenettes , and lcd tvs .\nmarina fiesta resort & spa features a marina , a full - service spa , and 2 outdoor pools . free valet and self parking are available\u2014or if you ' re not driving , take the shuttle from the hotel to the airport for mxn 900 per vehicle . the front desk has multilingual staff on hand 24 / 7 to help with luggage storage , concierge services , and securing valuables . other amenities at this spa resort include a children ' s pool , a fitness center , and a spa tub .\nthe rust - streaked queen anna maria was purchased , pulled from mothballs , sent to newport news , va for a refurbishment , and delivered to carnival cruises as the carnivale in february of 1976 .\nall of marina fiesta resort & spa ' s 155 rooms are air - conditioned and have an array of amenities , including microwaves , coffee makers , and ceiling fans . lcd tvs come with satellite channels , and guests can stay connected with wifi and wired internet . bathrooms have hair dryers and free toiletries . safes , phones , and desks are also available .\nmy family and i really enjoyed our trip ! very convenient to marina and a short walk to the beach . excellent veg / vegan restaurant steps away , too .\n6 restaurants and 5 bars offer a variety of dining choices at the resort . an independently operated mini - market near the marina offers snacks , a coffee shop , a pharmacy , and internet access . guests may also enjoy dining at a selection of fine restaurants and bars outside of the resort , at the marina and along the boardwalk .\nempress of canada enchanted isle eugenio c fedor shalyapin festivale fiesta marina franconia islandbreeze ivernia ivory jean mermoz lurline madagascar mardi gras margarita l marianna vi marianna 9 mayan empress mermoz monarch star monterey ms philippines olympia olympic principe perfeito princesa victoria regal empress renaissance rhapsody regent star s . a . vaal sappho serenade shota rustaveli spero statendam stella maris ii stella oceanis stella solaris tahitien the big red boat ii\nthe disappearing midnight buffet it used to be a cruise clich\u00e9 , the gluttons\u2019 favorite meal : the midnight buffet . these days , the midnight buffet is slim pickings , indeed - - if you can find one at all . how come ? cruise lines are just reflecting the tastes of today\u2019s passenger , offering lighter fare and specialty eating events instead of the late - night groaning board . for example , carnival now offers its \u201cgala midnight buffet\u201d just once on cruises seven days or longer , and norwegian cruise line usually offers one midnight chocolate buffet on its cruises . if you\u2019re a stickler for tradition , try costa cruises , which still indulges its passengers with its lavish , over - the - top midnight buffets .\ndon\u2019t miss the show ! there is no better way to see the july 4th fireworks downtown than on fiesta cruises ! our open upper deck and bow allow for the best views of the fireworks . our trip leaves bayside at approximately 8 : 30 and returns around 9 : 45 . this trip sells out every year . get your tickets early and enjoy the fireworks in true miami style . prices are $ 32 for children under 10 and $ 49 for 10 & over . get a 20 % discount if you purchase before june 27th !\njubilee was built in sweden in 1986 for carnival cruise line , and celebration and holiday were her near - sister ships . in 2004 , she was transferred to p & o cruises australia and renamed pacific sun . in 2012 , pacific sun left p & o and was sold to hna cruises , who named her henna . she sailed for them until november 2015 , when hna shut down operations after three years of losing money . since the ship\u2019s last cruise with them , she\u2019s been laid up at the scrap yard in alang , india .\nanita dunham - potter is a pittsburgh - based travel journalist specializing in cruise travel . anita ' s columns have appeared in major newspapers and many internet outlets , and she is a contributor to fodor ' s\ncomplete guide to caribbean cruises 2006 .\ne - mail anita\nstaff were very friendly and professional . hotel was clean , felt safe , and close to everything at the marina and walking distance to town . sky bar on rooftop was very cool , never crowded , and raul the bartender rules !\nshe was renamed queen anna maria , after the second monarch to christen her , in march of 1965 . her new passenger capacity of 1 , 313 was divided accordingly for crossings : 109 first , 59 interchangeable , and 1145 tourist . on cruises , she carried 742 passengers in one class . the newly - measured 21 , 716 grt ship was used for the new york - to - mediterranean service ( piraeus , palermo , naples , lisbon , halifax , new york , returnng via boston , lisbon , naples , palermo , piraeus , limassol , and haifa ) and off - season cruises , being fully diverted to cruises by the 1970 ' s . in 1975 , greek line fell deeply into debt , and queen anna maria abandoned her new york cruise program , fleeing to greece for lay - up at perama , where she was arrested .\nthe recently renovated , 155 - suite cabo san lucas resort welcomes guests in an impressive marble lobby displaying greek murals . situated on a hillside toward the nearby marina , the resort resembles an adobe village , complete with raw - log accents .\noutstanding customer service . everyone at this resort was very accommodating ! staff at the pool bar was excellent ! ! ! ! ! we always had drinks ! the location of this resort was so convenient we could walk to all restaurants , shopping and bars downtown . we reserved a 2 bedroom suite that was perfect it also had a private jacuzzi on the patio that we did not know we were getting + + + + + + bonus ! ! all inclusive plan was great ! i can ' t wait for my next trip at marina fiesta resort .\nthis resort in the center of town overlooks cabo san lucas marina , departure point for sport - fishing adventures ; shops and nightlife are within walking distance , and a safe swimming beach is a 5 - minute walk . the casino is also close at hand .\nformal attire ? it\u2019s optional dressing to the nines is a thing of the past as most cruise lines have adopted a more casual approach to cruise attire than the old ball - gown - and - dinner - jacket standard . yes , cruise lines like cunard and silversea cruises continue to offer plenty of black - tie evenings because that\u2019s what their clientele prefer , but even aboard these swanky ships , a dark suit and tie will do . ( if you\u2019re determined to wear a tuxedo , you can rent one aboard most cruise ships . ) elsewhere , dress codes range from carnival\u2019s mainstream wear - what - you - want dictum to the laid - back - luxury style of windstar cruises .\nfiesta marina quietly sailed for perama and the waters from which she was retrieved by carnival eighteen years earlier . in the handsome livery of epirotiki , she emerged in the spring of 1995 as the olympic for that company ' s aegean - based cruise program . the largest ship in the fleet to date , and with her deep draft , she was not without her maneuvering difficulties ( an incident where she collided with the pier at kusadasi in the summer of 1997 would be testament to that fact ) , but she was beautifully maintained and loved by her passengers . her crew was especially proud of the ship ' s heritage , and for a time , the old liner was once again\nqueen\nof the greek fleet .\noverlooking the marina ' s fishing and pleasure boats , the hotel ' s free - form pool and swim - up bar provide a relaxing place for guests to unwind and cool down . a children ' s pool , two 2 - person spa tubs , a steam room , pool umbrellas , and lounge chairs are also provided .\ntropicale was a monumental ship for carnival , as she was their very first new build . she began sailing in 1982 mainly in the caribbean . the ship was then transferred to costa as costa tropicale , then p & o australia as the pacific star . after that , she was sold to pullmantur cruises , refurbished , and sailed as ocean dream . as of 2012 , ocean dream left pullmantur , and is chartered to peace boat .\nthe olympic was remeasured at 31 , 500 gross tons and carried 950 passengers and 470 crew . she was slightly\ntoned down\nfrom the splashy interior look rendered by the 1990 carnival refit . in 1996 , epirotiki lines merged with longtime competitor , sun lines , to form royal olympic cruises . at this time , their ships adapted a new funnel logo , which was a combination of epirotiki ' s byzantine cross and sun line ' s\nshining sun\nemblems .\nno smoking ! oh , never mind in november 1998 , carnival cruise lines launched the paradise , the world\u2019s first completely nonsmoking ship . the ship was designed and built by nonsmokers and smoking on board was verboten ; in fact , anyone caught smoking was given the heave - ho at the next port and was slapped with a $ 250 fine . fast - forward five years : now the paradise has been moved to the west coast , where it sails three - and four - day cruises to mexico - - smoking permitted .\njust got back yesterday stayed here for my birthday for 3 nights . the location is perfect walked to medrano beach , on the marina , and downtown . staff was amazing anytime we asked for anything they were at our room in less than 5 min . very attentive and helpful at the front desk made phone calls for us to make sure we had a ride back to the airport . didnt pressure us like most about time share asked us once and that was that\n\u201cit kind of creeped me out because they would go through my stuff to locate my pajamas , \u201d says linda coffman , editor of cruise diva , a cruise web site , and author of \u201cfodor\u2019s complete guide to caribbean cruises . \u201d coffman says that despite her best efforts to hide her pajamas from the stewards , they would always find them . on one cruise she came back to her cabin to find her nightgown folded into a shape of a frog . but sensibilities differ , and some cruise lines , like seabourn , still offer this service ( without the frogs ) .\ncarnival\u2019s ship holiday was ordered and built for them in denmark , and entered service in 1985 . in 2003 , she was refurbished , and in 2005 during hurricane katrina , she was used as temporary housing for victims of the storm . she sailed from alabama to the western caribbean until 2009 , when she was transferred to the fleet of iberocruceros , another cruise line owned by carnival corp . after that , she was transferred to the ibero cruises fleet , and was transformed into a floating hotel for the 2014 sochi winter olympics . in spring of last year , she was sold to the british cruise line cruise & maritime voyages and sails for them under the name magellan .\nthe pros : the location is nice . you can walk straight into the marina and over to squid roe where all the excellent restaurants and bars are . some of the staff are very friendly . the back pool is great and quiet . the cons : room view ( at least ours ) was a pile dirt out back , and no upgrades available . some of the staff were rude . the drinks are overly expensive ( 8 us for a margarita , 5 for a beer ) . got pressured into a time share pitch which was supposed to be 90 minutes was actually over 3 hours ! they put you on a bus ( without telling us when we agreed ) and shipped us to another location 15 minutes away which turned out to waste of 1 / 2 day . the beds were not comfortable and the pillows are too thick and firm . they were unable to provide us with pillows that weren ' t 1 ft thick !\ncruise history : april 1991 carnival carnivale ( freeport , nassau ) april 1992 carnival festivale * ( don ' t remember where to . . . had too much fun ) april 1993 carnival ecstasy * ( don ' t remember where to . . . had too much fun ) april 1994 carnival tropicale * ( don ' t remember where to . . . had too much fun ) april 2010 carnival fascination ( key west , nassau ) sept 2012 carnival conquest ( cozumel , grand cayman , montego bay ) sept 2013 carnival dream ( nassau , san juan , st . thomas , grand turk ) sept 2015 carnival dream ( roatan , belize , cozumel ) sept 2016 carnival valor ( st . maarten , st . kitts , san juan , grand turk ) sept 2017 carnival triumph ( cozumel , progreso ) hospitalized and had to cancel . august 2018 carnival sunshine ( aruba , curacao , grand turk ) * some places i went on these cruises included , but are not limited to : aruba , caracas , st . thomas , st . martin , grenada , dominica , grand cayman , ocho rios , playa del carmen & barbados .\nthe hotel was overrun by of all people , texans ! yep , loads of them . the discussion around the pools consisted of\ni feel naked without my guns and knives on me\n. and\ni wish my 12 year old daughter had her gun on her down here its just not safe\n. in all i spoke with 5 families , all easy to spot in camo and 50 to 100 lbs over weight . i was terrified for the first time in 15 years of traveling to mexico , and it wasn ' t because of any mexicans . i love mexico and the people of mexico and have absolutely no idea why people from certain parts of the us continue to travel to what they see as unsafe . i watched one man throw change in a fountain for mexican children to jump in to to retrieve and another yell at vendors on the marina walk ,\ni dont want your s & & t ; get away\n. i am embarrassed to be an american abroad and do all i can to bridge the hate spewed from american tourist . please keep you hate in the parts of the us were it is condoned and institutionalized . please go and spend your money on american soil , perhaps by touring the south , guns in tow with fast food every mile and a half .\ninto service by one year . she was britain ' s first fully air - conditioned liner . initially running on the north atlantic from liverpool , she ran her first winter caribbean cruise from new york in january 1960 . as time passed , more of her time was spent cruising as air travel hit the atlantic market , and her final atlantic voyage was number 123 , completed in october 1963 , only seven years after her maiden voyage .\nin 1965 , running a fortnightly service to new york calling at naples and lisbon . following the collapse of the greek line , she was sold to carnival , joining the the\n25500 gross tons , length : 640ft , 160 first class , 894 tourist passengers ( 650 on cruising ) , speed 20 knots , engines : steam turbines , twin screw .\ni have yet to find this postcard for my own collection . if you can help , please email :\nthis was the complete greek line fleet at the time of the financial collapse of the line in 1975 .\n, with funnel logo modelled on the final cp colours . still an attractive looking ship .\n, showing greek line additions aft , which at least followed the original lines .\nthere are two tear - out card copies of each photo , the larger at ' continental ' size . the following 10 views are from this booklet . ( fisa , barcelona , s / n : 50 )\nhaving been launched by a queen and later named for a queen , the majestic the topaz was a rare survivor of the great postwar british shipbuilding era . throughout five decades of service , she evolved from a cold weather transatlantic liner to a full - time cruise ship .\non 22 june , 1955 , hm queen elizabeth sent the hull of the canadian pacific steamship co ' s first all new post war liner empress of britain down the ways at the fairfield shipbuilding and engineering yard at glasgow , scotland . the first of three handsome liners built for the liverpool - montreal run , she entered service in april of 1956 .\ncp ' s third empress of britain measured 25 , 516 gross tons , and was 640 by 85 . 3 feet , with a draft of 29 feet . her two sets of double reduction geared fairfield pametrada turbines were designed to achieve a combined output of 27 , 000 shp ( 30 , 000 max ) to drive her twin screws at a service speed of 20 knots ( 21 maximum ) . she was built to carry 160 first and 894 tourist class passengers and 464 crew .\nin november of 1964 , the empress of britain ended her cpr service and sailed to genoa ' s marriotti yard to be refitted for her new owners , greek line . her stern area was enlarged to incorporate four outdoor pools and a lido that stretched all the way aft , and her capacity was increased by 200 . underneath the expanded lido , a large nightclub was built aft of the cinema , wrapping around the stern in a fashion outwardly similar to the 1960 oriana ' s stern gallery .\nalthough her refit entailed little structural change , the carnivale ' s tonnage was officially listed at 18 , 952 grt according to panamanian standards . despite this , carnival advertised her as\n27 , 250 tons of fun ,\nand placed her on weekly miami service . the former part - time two class ship was permanently transformed into a one class cruise ship with a new capacity of 1 , 297 passengers . some of the rich wood paneling , brass fixtures , etched glass panels , and linoleum decking were covered in shiny wallpaper or hidden underneath festive carpeting . carnival did not have the funds to completely restyle a somewhat dated looking ocean liner , so she was\ntarted\nup in certain cosmetic respects .\nin 1990 , carnivale was given a major refit that sadly saw the removal of most of the polished woods and nickel in her public rooms and cabins . it was as if the company had done everything they could to hide the fact that carnivale was 35 years old . museum quality fittings and fixtures were covered up or disposed of , and the warm wood veneers were replaced with acres of magenta and violet formica surfacing crisscrossed by flashing lights and neon .\nshe was sold to kyma shipmanagement in 1997 and as the topaz , she was sent to the eleusis shipyard in december of 1997 , where a $ 20 million refit saw the installation of more cabins on forward upper deck , the addition of a buffet - style restaurant on aft verandah deck , and numerous interior revisions . with a new tonnage of 32 , 327 and capacity of 1050 , the topaz returned to service on a bare boat charter to thomson holidays in the spring of 1998 .\nshe was the\ndarling\nof the fleet , offering an\nall - inclusive\ncruising experience ( meaning liquor was also covered in the fare ) to a mostly uk - based clientele . the topaz ' dining areas were fitted out with performance spaces and her cinema was even transformed into a dinner theater .\nshe sailed under the thomson banner until mid - 2003 , when she was chartered to the japanese - based peaceboat organization to circumnavigate the globe until being sold for scrap on april 13 , 2008 . the venerable liner completed her final peace boat voyage on april 28 in yokohama and proceed from there to singapore where she was struck by another ship whilst in the anchorage , then sailed onward to alang for scrapping as topaz .\n2015 pk productions . all rights reserved . no portion of this website may be reproduced without prior written permission .\nsubscribe to our mailing list and get interesting stuff and updates to your email inbox .\ncarnival cruise line , formed in 1972 , is known today as the most popular cruise line in the world . since its conception , the cruise line has only had seven ships that aren\u2019t currently sailing with them anymore . some have long been scrapped , and some continue to sail under other cruise companies today . check out a bit of history behind their seven former ships , and see where they are now .\nmardi gras was sold to carnival from canadian pacific in 1972 , and was just over 18 , 000 gross registered tons . she sailed under carnival until 1993 , and was then sold to epirotiki . many names and a few cruise lines later , the ship was laid up and ultimately sold for scrap in 2003 . she was in service for a total of 42 years .\ncarnival acquired festivale in 1977 from the south african marine corporation . she was originally a mail service ocean liner , but when carnival bought her , they refit her into a cruise ship in japan for $ 30 million . a few cruise lines later , she ended up with premier cruise line sailing under the name big red boat iii . when premier went bankrupt in 2000 , their ships were seized , and big red boat iii was so old , no one else wanted her . she was ultimately scrapped in 2003 .\nthe celebration was built for carnival in 1986 in sweden . she sailed for them until 2008 , when she underwent a refurbishment and began sailing for iberocruceros as the grand celebration . in may 2014 , she was transferred to costa , and after a very short - lived run , was sold to the newly formed bahamas paradise cruise line to begin sailing in february 2015 . the ship currently continues to sail with bahamas paradise cruise line .\nhi , this may be of interest to you : 7 former carnival ships - where are they now ? . this is the link : urltoken\nwe are now operating on our winter season schedule . see below for schedules and prices miami is known for its beautiful white sand beaches , picturesque aqua ocean , which is warm enough to swim . . .\ncapt jimmys tarpon feeding experience capt jimmy has fished all his life and wanted to share the wonder of some of our native tarpon that have come to live in bayside . they know jimmy and wait for him . . .\nmiami is well known for being a favorite spot for celebrities and the well to do , and although there are many things to do , we realize that certain individuals prefer more exclusive and unique opportunities . we . . .\ncapt jimmy has fished all his life and wanted to share the wonder of some of our native tarpon that have come to live in bayside . they know jimmy and wait for him to come in and feed them and he knew that many people would love the opportunity to feed a fish that can grow to almost 300 pounds so he designed an area that would let people get up close and personal but be safe enough for even young children .\nwe also understand there is a need for more personalized tour and fishing packages for those who want to upgrade to more distinctive first class services and we have the ability to cater to this demand . please look around our website to make sure you find the many quality services we offer .\nmonday & thursday \u2013 12 : 30 , 2 : 30 & 4 : 30 pm homes of the rich & famous sightseeing ; 6 : 30 pm historic skyline sightseeing .\nplease feel free to call 305 - 371 - 3033 if you have any questions or if you have a large group . thank you !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\nrecently , i tuned into an old episode of \u201cthe love boat\u201d and watched passengers having a good time skeet shooting off the back of the pacificprincess . that got me to wondering : whatever happened to skeet shooting ? come to think of it , what ever happened to formal night ? and cash tips ? and the midnight buffet ? some venerable cruise traditions have recently died a natural death , while others , less loved , have gotten the hook . herewith a look back at some cruise highlights that have come and gone .\nwith teams using more than 100 unique apparatuses to launch globular projectiles a half - mile or more , the 27th annual world championship punkin chunkin event is our pick as november\u2019s weird festival of the month .\n\u201cwith only one ship operating this itinerary , we couldn ' t limit the vessel to nonsmokers , \u201d says carnival spokesman vance gullicksen . while that may be true , cruise industry insiders say the decision to go smoking came down to money . where there\u2019s smoke , there\u2019s revenue - - specifically , gambling revenue . turns out nonsmokers don\u2019t drink or gamble as much as their nicotine - addicted shipmates .\nturn in your shotguns alas , the days when captain stubing and his passengers happily fired away at clay pigeons are long gone .\n\u201cwe discontinued skeet shooting many years ago for a variety of reasons , including environmental , safety , and the noise impact on the guest cruise experience , \u201d says carnival\u2019s gullicksen .\nothers say liability issues forced the end of skeet shooting , along with the practice of hitting golf balls off the back deck . \u201chanding out loaded shotguns on the back deck always made for some fun moments , especially when you had passengers who had never done it before swing around points onto the deck to say , \u2018hey look at me holding a shotgun ! \u2019\u201d says allan e . jordan , a cruise industry writer and noted ship historian . while skeet is gone , many ships do offer golf simulators or golf nets for passengers who itch to make that long drive .\ncash tips cruise lines used to hand out envelopes so that passengers could divvy up their tips and distribute them personally to their worthy servers . these days , most cruise lines offer onboard charge programs that let passengers charge tips to their shipboard account , thus eliminating the need to carry cash around . cashless tipping is especially convenient on big ships where you might not see the same waiter twice . that said , some travelers still prefer to reward good service with a more personal touch - - say , a handshake and an envelope of greenbacks ( and most crew members like it , too ) .\nwaste not cruise lines have come a long way since the bad old days of throwing their garbage overboard . today\u2019s cruise ships have their own waste and treatment facilities for refuse that includes a separation process for plastics , glass , aluminum , paper and food . most garbage is offloaded into landfills or recycling facilities in ports where these are available ; otherwise it is incinerated or treated and then discharged into the ocean . most food waste is discharged into the ocean , but strict guidelines call for the food to be processed into pulp particles small enough to fit through a 25 - millimeter mesh screen . the pulp is then sent through an underwater discharge port while the ship is moving . food can only be discharged at sea if the ship is at least 12 miles offshore .\npajama game it was once an evening tradition for cabin stewards to lay out guests\u2019 pajamas , but passenger complaints led to the demise of this dubious practice .\ntastes change . modern cruisers like rock - climbing walls , wave pools and ice - skating , but who knows ? these \u201cmust - have\u201d amenities may be gone tomorrow . heck , in 10 years we may even be asking ourselves , \u201cwhatever happened to hairy - chest contests ? \u201d\nanyone remember this ship ? i did a cruise on it back in march of 1993 . only have 2 terrible pictures from the cruise . i ' m sure the ship is scrapped by now , right ?\ni don ' t know what has happened to the old carnivale , or where it is , but i had write and say it was on this ship , that i took my very first cruise ! it was awesome . it was in 1977 , and my high school senior trip to the virgin islands and puerto rico ! i loved it and have been hooked on cruising ever since .\nhi cruizcuz , thanks for the response . wow , you were on in 1977 and me in 1993 . so seems like this ship was in service for a good amount of time .\ni too had my first cruise on her . i think it was in 1992 . unfortunately , all i remember about the cruise was that it was a 4 - day , from miami to freeport and nassau and that i really enjoyed myself . i used to drink a lot back then .\nwe sailed on the carnivale in 1990 for our honeymoon and it was also our first ever cruise . we loved it and have been doing cruise vacations ever since . we actually sailed on the carnivale again in 1993 . now we are booked on the victory for our 20th anniversary .\nok , i just had to google that ship for some pics lol and found this . . . . urltoken\nthere are some good discussions of the old ships over on the\nwhatever happened to . . . . .\nboards . never had the pleasure to sail this ship . i lost track of it after carnival tried to make it a\nspanish\nship .\nok , i just had to google that ship for some pics lol and found this . . . .\nthanks to all for the info . batch5 , great response ! the ship has some history .\nca ~ loved the pics . we took our kids on their frist cruise in 1988 on her ! we thought it was the biggest , most beautiful thing afloat ! ! boy have things moved along since then ! who would ' ve ever thought of 5 , 000 or more passengers on a ship . let alone all the wonderful things to do on one now !\nwe ' ve come along way , baby !\ni did a three night on her way back in the early 90 ' s i think . we booked it with a disney package way before disney had their own cruise ships and before the red boats ( if memory serves me correctly ) had a porthole room way in the front of the ship . probably the worst cabin i have ever had and the rockest cruise i have ever taken . still fun thought . .\nthis was also dh & i first cruise way back in 1990 ! i fell in love with the bahamas . we had a terrible cabin ( rookies ) and the air conditioning was not working , so not the best cruise - but i knew i had to try again , and i ' ve been hooked ever since !\nwe were on this ship for our honeymoon - june 1993 - to freeport and nassau . had a great time .\ni had quite a different experience on the carnivale . . . it was my first carnival cruise in 1985 , after 3 on sitmar . after this cruise , i swore i would never cruise carnival again . . . . in 2003 , i ventured onto the spirit for an 8 day exotic caribbean cruise . . . and i have sailed carnival ever since . . .\nthe carnivale was our first cruise in feb 1991 . we had a cruise and stay package , included flight , car rental , 4 day cruise to nassau & freeport , stay in orlando , nasa and disney tickets , all for $ 500 . pp . dod was only 2 . 85 and served in glass jars . there were no towel animals , they used your night clothes . port canaveral 1991 aft bar lingerie animals\nrobvan , your ship pick shows the mardi gras . . . . . wrong ship or wrong picture ? lol\nfor customer service , call us toll - free at 1 - 800 - 397 - 3342 . for customers outside the us , please call 1 - 404 - 728 - 8787 . international calling rates will apply .\nthis email has already been used to sign up with connected _ third _ party _ names . try signing in with connected _ third _ party _ names or use another email address .\nby creating an account , i agree to the terms of use and the privacy policy .\nfind a cheaper hotel within 24 hours of booking and we will refund the difference .\nas a member , you receive price matching up until midnight before check - in . not a member ? join now .\nthis cabo san lucas resort also includes a spa with a variety of massage and skin treatments ( surcharge ) , as well as a fitness center with treadmills , step machines , an elliptical trainer , and free weights .\nbusiness and event amenities include a conference center , business center , business services , computer rental , 262 square meters of meeting space , ballroom , exhibit space , audio - visual equipment , technology support staff , event catering , and wedding services .\nbabysitting and childcare are available onsite ( fees may apply ) . additional services include multilingual staff , a concierge , front - desk safe , atm / banking , currency exchange , dry cleaning / laundry services , on - site medical assistance , and luggage storage . valet parking and free self parking is available with in / out privileges .\npresto ristorante - timeless italian specialties from chef roberto macciadri , served in a modern bistro atmosphere . classic fare features savory homemade soups , salads , carpaccios , pasta , gourmet pizza , and foccacia and cibatta sandwiches . serves a la carte for lunch and dinner .\njack ' s bar and grill - pirate atmosphere offering an eclectic mix of seasonings , spices and flavors with meats , pastas , seafood , sandwiches and salads . serves a la carte breakfast , lunch , and dinner .\nimomo sushi - sushi house with a unique and casual atmosphere , ideal for a dining family and friends . available for a la carte dinner from 6 pm to 10 : 30 pm .\nla cantina by tequila museum - offers a variety of drinks and mexican appetizers from noon to 11 pm .\nla palapa \u2013 shaded by a thatched roof , this open - air , swim - up poolside restaurant serves a la carte breakfast and lunch .\nla tequila lobby bar \u2013 bar with a vintage ambiance . features a piano in the neighboring gallery . open from 1 pm to 9 pm .\non - site recreation includes a spa with a variety of massage and skin treatments ( surcharges ) as well as a fitness center with treadmills , stair machines , an elliptical trainer , and free weights .\nsport fishing , golf , and whale watching are among the many recreational opportunities available in the cabo san lucas area .\nthe recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel ; fees may apply .\nif you have requests for specific accessibility needs , please note them at check - out when you book your room .\ncribs ( infant beds ) are available for mxn 270 . 0 per night .\ngovernment - issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check - in for incidental charges .\nspecial requests are subject to availability upon check - in and may incur additional charges . special requests cannot be guaranteed .\nthe following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service , check - in , or check - out .\nthe above list may not be comprehensive . fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change .\nreservations are required for massage services and spa treatments . reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival , using the contact information on the booking confirmation . the property has connecting / adjoining rooms , which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation .\nwe need both a check - in and a check - out date to check availability .\nyour dates seem to be a bit off . please enter your travel dates like this : mm / dd / yyyy .\nexpedia , inc . is not responsible for content on external web sites . \u00a9 2018 expedia , inc . all rights reserved .\nwrite a short note about what you liked , what to order , or other helpful advice for visitors .\nout side seating is best , strawberry balsamic or spice of love to drink . bacon wrapped dates , goat cheese croquettes and bone marrow to eat ! : )\nwhen you go to dogma you must try the made fresh daily mint lemonade because it is out of this world . i would also recommend their garlic fries over the traditional chili . dogma is a perfect lunch .\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 .\nget the latest specials straight to your inbox ! subscribe to our newsletter . . .\nit was a great experience planning our trip with urltoken . kimberly was our sales agent and was a great agent , very friendly , patient and professional . i think without kimberly\u2019s assistance and encouragement , we would not be ready to take the trip to cabo this year because our family just came back from a cruise on the \u201doasis of the seas\u201d in march 2016 and a trip to vietnam in january 2016 . she made the planning process easy and effortless .\nanything else you\u2019d like to add ? ( favorite activities , restaurants , etc ) .\nercilia shares the latest info about los cabos , mexico travel , ecology , events and fun from urltoken via our blog , facebook and twitter . we specialize in los cabos , mexico travel representing over 100 vacation rentals in cabo and 50 beachfront resorts . in addition to our outstanding accommodations and villa rentals , we offer an exceptional level of personalized guest service . to start planning your los cabos vacation , contact our reservations team at 1 - 855 - 745 - 2226 .\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\nsign up for our newsletter with the latest cabo specials , news , fun and more . . .\nall rights reserved \u00a91994 - present \u2022 earth , sea and sky vacations inc . \u2022 cst # 2060094 - 40\nearn free travel rewards with orbitz rewards . by joining orbitz rewards , i accept all terms and conditions .\nroom was extremely loud . next to air condition units . difficult sleeping due to noise . had to purchase ear plugs\nwe had a great time at this hotel ! great food and friendly staff . everyone was very helpful . can ' t wait to return and stay at this hotel right in the middle of downtown . gated , secure , safe . great pool area friendly for all ages .\nthe hotel was nice enough , but at checkout i was presented with a receipt from a restaurant for a meal that i did not have . the receipt had what appeared to be something close to my signature . i looked at the time of the receipt , and i had not even arrived at the hotel . i was still in the shuttle on the way to the resort . i was very disappointed and the issue was not resolved . i also had a separate receipt , for one drink , that i left a 10 mxn peso tip . the gentleman at the bar added this in as a 10 us dollar tip , even though i wrote mxn next to the amount . unfortunately i did not have much time to argue with them as i had a flight to catch and shuttle was waiting . they would not budge on my bill . my advice . . . please please keep every copy of your restaurant receipts and go over this with the hotel the night before you leave .\nnice , clean , quite hotel . cabo is expensive so consider going all inclusive . the drinks from the pool bar are between $ 8 - $ 10 , including beers . the rooms are clean and comfortable but the bed was very firm .\nroom was great ! staff was very helpful and friendly . good food choices at golden zone draw back limited alcohol and food choices inside resort . especially after 9 pm\nservice at the hotel is the worst i have seen in mexico . the concierge gave us false information on numerous occasions . the hotel needs an update very soon and not close to the beach at all . the drinks we ordered were very bad . many better options to choose from .\nwe have stayed at this hotel for the past 13 years . we come here at least three times a year . we always get the same room so it ' s like coming home . the pool is a wonderful place to relax and enjoy the sun . if you find the hidden pool , that ' s the place .\nunfortunately , when i was leaving packed everything except i could not find my ipad in our room , but after making a report with security i left for the airport it mysteriously appeared in our room safe and i had to pay $ 80 to have a taxi bring it to me at the airport . there was nothing in our safe when we left the room .\nenjoy the pool views at la palapa , one of 6 onsite restaurants . savor a meal from the privacy of your room with room service , or get a pick - me - up at the coffee shop / caf\u00e9 . for your convenience , breakfast is available for a fee .\ndear guest , we really appreciate you took a few minutes of your time to share your experience and your feedback ; all your comments are extremely important for us , please feel free to write us an email with more details about your stay . hope to see you soon , best regards .\ndear brian , thank you for making the time to share your experience . feel always welcome at the heartbeat of cabo , would be our pleasure to host you again . best regards !\ndear james we ' re sorry to hear your stay wasn ' t 100 % pleasant , we offer you an apology for the inconvenient . be sure that our priority is always to provide you wonderful experiences and the best quality of service ; that ' s why we really appreciate you took a few minutes to share your experience thru this review . overall , we really hope you had a great trip and please feel always welcome !\nla palapa - poolside restaurant and bar open for breakfast , brunch , and lunch . alfresco dining available ( weather permitting ) . kid ' s menu available .\npresto ristorante - restaurant serving lunch and dinner . alfresco dining available ( weather permitting ) .\nimomo sushi - restaurant and bar specializing in sushi and serving lunch and dinner ."]}
{"id": 54568, "summary": [{"text": "bomb damage assessment ( bda ) , also known as battle damage assessment , is the practice of assessing damage inflicted on a target from a stand-off weapon , most typically a bomb or air launched missile .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "it is part of the larger discipline of combat assessment .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "assessment is performed using many techniques including footage from in-weapon cameras , gun cameras , forces on the ground near the target , satellite imagery and follow-up visits to the target .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "preventing information on battle damage reaching the enemy is a key objective of military censorship .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "for nuclear weapons special techniques may be required due to the extensive damage caused and difficulty in approaching the site . ", "topic": 28}], "title": "bomb damage assessment", "paragraphs": ["the official insisted on anonymity as he discussed the pentagon ' s preliminary bomb damage assessment .\nbomb damage , forensic assessment .\nworld of forensic science . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nrecapitulation of bomb damage assessment for the period 31 jan - 24 feb 1966 | cia foia ( foia . cia . gov )\nwe also talk about radically reducing the logistics demands of our deployed forces through increases in reliability , and frankly , better use of our precision capability , and a good look at bomb damage assessment and / or battle damage assessment .\nbomb damage , forensic assessment .\nencyclopedia of espionage , intelligence , and security . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nbomb damage , forensic assessment .\nworld of forensic science . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nyou must have an aviation week intelligence network ( awin ) account or subscribe to this market briefing to access\nbomb damage assessment\n.\nbomb damage , forensic assessment .\nencyclopedia of espionage , intelligence , and security . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nwe have detectable damage on 38 to 40 % of the radars , and we still have some ( data ) coming in\n, said on official , discussing the pentagon ' s preliminary bomb damage assessment .\nfires and explosions are closely related phenomena in physical and chemical terms . appropriately , bomb - damage assessment is an aspect of forensic science closely related to arson investigation .\nunwavering adherence to an established intelligence process , regardless of the demands of the situation , hampered bomb damage assessment and rendered intelligence support of the overall effort less than optimal .\nthis collection consists of three images of hiroshima and three images of nagasaki taken by william jones during the low altitude atomic bomb damage assessment photography of hiroshima and nagasaki in january 1946 .\nsee also accelerant ; architecture and structural analysis ; bomb detection devices ; bomb ( explosion ) investigations ; explosives .\nlaser remote sensing techniques are an established and mature scientific method used extensively in civilian research such as environmental monitoring and atmospheric research . this paper discusses specific problems inherent with established technologies applied to reconnaissance , surveillance and bomb damage assessment , and proposes specific applications for laser remote sensing methods , which resolve the ambiguities which may result from the use of established reconnaissance , surveillance and bomb damage assessment sensors .\nbomb damage assessment ( bda ) has historically been a task of considerable difficulty because the wide range of munitions utilised , target types attacked and modes of attack used have precluded the application of any single reliable method .\nsuitably implemented , laser remote sensing methods could be profitably applied to reconnaissance and bomb damage assessment . the use of this technology in conjunction with conventional sensors provides a means of determining chemical traces in the area of interest , which for many target types can provide the necessary information to confirm target type or damage level . this can then be used to resolve uncertainties in the output from conventional sensors and available intelligence , thereby increasing the level of confidence in targeting and damage assessment .\nin nagasaki , very heavy plaster damage was observed in many buildings up to 9 , 000 feet ; moderate damage was sustained as far as 12 , 000 feet , and light damage up to 15 , 000 feet .\nthis 461 - page study showcases pioneering french efforts in the technology and tactics of bombing enemy forces from the air including the development of aerial bombs , bomb - dropping mechanisms , bombsights , intelligence - based targeting packages , formation flying , night flying and navigation , long - range fighter escorts , and aerial photography for bomb damage assessment .\njust as fires and explosions are closely related phenomena in physical and chemical terms , bomb - damage assessment is an aspect of forensic science closely related to arson investigation . in both cases , authorities analyze a crime scene for telltale signs of the nature of the materials that facilitated the conflagration . in the united states , the two agencies most concerned with bomb - damage assessment at the federal level are the bureau of alcohol , tobacco , and firearms ( atf ) , and the explosives unit of the federal bureau of investigation ( fbi ) .\nin nagasaki , very heavy damage to window frames and doors was observed up to 8 , 000 feet , and light damage up to 12 , 000 feet .\nthe us took all steps to avoid civilian casualties and collateral damage .\nthe first limitation is in the need to carry specialised equipment in addition to existing reconnaissance sensors or bomb damage assessment cameras . this will add weight to the aircraft ' s sensor suite , as well as increasing the cost and maintenance requirements of the aircraft ' s systems .\nsevere damage to gas holders occured out to 6 , 500 feet in both cities .\nin the light of our experience during the air campaign , the uk national battle damage assessment / targeting process has been fully reviewed and a series of recommendations for follow - up action highlighted . these include :\nvideo provided by the pentagon showed a huge cloud of smoke after the bomb exploded .\nin hiroshima , steel frame buildings suffered severe structural damage up to 5 , 700 feet from x , and in nagasaki the same damage was sustained as far as 6 , 000 feet .\nexplosions can be accidental , such as the rupture and ignition of a propane tank , yet they can also be the deliberate result of the detonation of a bomb . in assessing a crime scene , forensic scientists look for the telltale signs of the cause of the bomb damage .\nroof damage extended as far as 16 , 000 feet from x in hiroshima and in nagasaki .\nin addition to the atf , the fbi operates a laboratory to which other law - enforcement agencies submit materials for investigation . at the international level , bomb damage assessment may be performed by security services of various nations , or even by international teams , which may include civilians . such was the case in the investigation of the scene in bali , indonesia , where islamist terrorists detonated a bomb that killed several hundred people in october 2002 .\nthe bomb also destroyed the base used by the militants and blew up a large stash of weapons .\non 9 september , north korea confirmed it had carried out its fifth test of a nuclear bomb .\nair forces have traditionally relied upon photographic evidence to assess the damage inflicted upon the target . the photography may be carried out by the delivery aircraft with an onboard bomb damage assessment camera , or by a post strike reconnaissance sortie flown by another aircraft . the latter has the advantage of potentially cleaner photography due to the absence of smoke and dust clouds produced by the delivered munitions , as well as better quality imagery due the use of specialised reconnaissance camera equipment .\naleppo bomb blast kills six - syrian state tv a bomb blast killed six people and injured 32 in the salah al - din district of aleppo , syrian state television reported on wednesday without giving further details .\nthe roads , and railroad and street railway trackage sustained practically no primary damage as a result of the explosion . most of the damage to railroads occurred from secondary causes , such as fires and damage to bridges or other structures . rolling stock , as well as automobiles , trolleys , and buses were destroyed and burned up to a considerable distance from x . streets were impassable for awhile because of the debris , but they were not damaged . the height of the bomb explosion probably explains the absence of direct damage to railroads and roads .\nhe massive ordnance air blast ( moab ) bomb used is widely known in the us military as the\nmother of all bombs\n. it is the first time the bomb has been used against an enemy .\n\u201ca great majority of scientists were opposed to the sudden employment of the atom bomb . \u201d in einstein\u2019s judgment , the dropping of the bomb was a political \u2013 diplomatic decision rather than a military or scientific decision .\nin 1967 a study of the effectiveness of bombing bridges in north vietnam was made by oer analysts . a sample of 46 joint chiefs of staffs ( jcs ) target bridges which had severe damage was used . the study covered the period from the start of bombing through january 1967 . photography provided most of the information for the assessment of the extent of damage to the bridges , and bomb damage assessment reports provided data on the volume and types of ordnance used . the study revealed that there were 249 hits out of 11 , 744 bombs dropped , for an average of one hit for every 47 bombs dropped in other words , slightly over 2 percent of all bombs dropped succeeded in damaging a bridge to such an extent that it needed extensive repairs .\nalthough complete window damage was observed only up to 12 , 000 feet from x , some window damage occurred in nagasaki up to 40 , 000 feet , and actual breakage of glass occured up to 60 , 000 feet .\nthe only wholly reliable method of bomb damage assessment to date has been to overrun the target with friendly land forces , and examine the damage inflicted by the air attack . this is not a practical proposition in most wartime situations , as the target may not be readily accessible , or it may be heavily defended by hostile land forces . an alternative is to deploy special operations forces to observe the target from shorter distances , however this method is problematic as it uses a scarce wartime resource .\na large part of the electric supply was interrupted by the bomb blast chiefly through damage to electric substations and overhead transmission systems . both gas works in nagasaki were severely damaged by the bomb . these works would have required 6 - 7 months to get into operation . in addition to the damage sustained by the electrical and gas systems , severe damage to the water supply system was reported by the japanese government ; the chief damage was a number of breaks in the large water mains and in almost all of the distributing pipes in the areas which were affected by the blast . nagasaki was still suffering from a water shortage inside the city six weeks after the atomic attack .\nthe first peacetime detonation of a nuclear bomb happened on bikini atoll in the pacific ocean in 1946 . in total , more than 20 tests were carried out on the atoll . a huge hydrogen bomb , code - named castle bravo , was detonated in 1954 . it was 1 , 000 times more powerful than the hiroshima bomb .\nthe bomb explodes in the air and creates a massive shockwave . the resulting\noverpressure\ncollapsed the tunnels .\nsean spicer , spokesman for the white house , said the bomb was dropped at 7pm local time in afghanistan .\nwashington decided that japan had been given its chance and now it was time to use the a - bomb .\nhowever , most of the manhattan project scientists who developed the atom bomb were opposed to using it on japan .\nin the post cold war context , where economy of force is a critical factor , laser remote sensing offers the potential for significantly more accurate strategic and tactical reconnaissance as well as bomb damage assessment . this in turn will provide for substantially better utilisation of air assets , thereby creating a force multiplication effect within any air force deploying this capability . the potential payoff should not be underestimated . \u017e\npost - strike imagery shows extensive damage to the left side of the building . due to precision weaponeering on the part of us targeteers , no apparent damage to neighboring buildings is visible . ( digitalglobe imagery as of 1 april 2003 )\nthe tsar bomb caused a 100 megaton explosion in 1961 . the last test at novaya zemlya took place in 1991 .\nbritain shares u . s . assessment that it is ' highly likely the regime was responsible for a sarin attack ' on april 4 - british u . n . envoy\nthe panels are a rare collection of well - preserved aerial shots showing damage in both cities , spokesman jim baird said .\nhe size of the bomb , measuring 30ft long , meant that a us air force mc - 130 cargo plane with a rear door had to be used and it was pushed out of the aircraft rather than dropped from a bomb bay .\n128 the mod ' s short answer to the question ' how much damage was done ? ' was ' enough ' . [\nsuch forensic investigations can take place at the municipal and state level , if the involved agencies have the capability to conduct the investigations . certainly , such capability exists at the national level . in the united states , the two agencies most concerned with bomb - damage assessment at the federal level are the bureau of alcohol , tobacco , and firearms ( atf ) , and the explosives unit of the federal bureau of investigation ( fbi ) .\n126 in assessing the overall effectiveness of the air campaign , we are therefore hampered by two particular uncertainties . the first , on a practical level , is the revealed shortcomings of nato ' s battle damage assessment , and the inability to assess fully the damage done to strategic targets while milosevic remained in control of serbia . the second , on a more political level , is the difficulty of disentangling the coercive impact of the attacks on serbia .\nshowing page 1 . found 6 sentences matching phrase\nbomb damage analysis\n. found in 8 ms . translation memories are created by human , but computer aligned , which might cause mistakes . they come from many sources and are not checked . be warned .\nwithin seconds , the largest non - nuclear bomb america has ever used in combat hurtles towards an isil complex of caves and tunnels .\n] however , there was some collateral damage . on 7 may , the chinese embassy in belgrade was hit by us jdam missiles . [\nsome bombs are relatively unsophisticated . one example is a pipe bomb , which is typically little more than a metal pipe containing shotgun powder .\nthermal imaging or infra - red photography , using either flir ( forward looking infra - red ) equipment , or purpose designed reconnaissance linescan cameras , has provided some notable gains over conventional photographic methods of bomb damage assessment . a thermal imager will register temperature differences in a target with contrast , or subject to postprocessing , false colour . infrared radiation will also penetrate many obscurant aerosols far better than visible wavelengths , as the wavelengths are larger in relation to the aerosol particles in the atmosphere .\nas intended , the bomb was exploded at an almost ideal location over nagasaki to do the maximum damage to industry , including the mitsubishi steel and arms works , the mitsubishi - urakami ordnance works ( torpedo works ) , and numerous factories , factory training schools , and other industrial establishments , with a minimum destruction of dwellings and consequently , a minimum amount of casualties . had the bomb been dropped farther south , the mitsubishi - urakami ordnance works would not have been so severely damaged , but the main business and residential districts of nagasaki would have sustained much greater damage casualties .\nheavy fire damage was sustained in a circular area in hiroshima with a mean radius of about 6 , 000 feet and a maximum radius of about 11 , 000 feet ; similar heavy damage occured in nagasaki south of x up to 10 , 000 feet , where it was stopped on a river course .\nthe u . s . air force has awarded a $ 480 , 000 contract to northrop grumman corp . to demonstrate its munition - deployed bomb damage assessment system . the system includes an airborne video sensor and an rf datalink designed to provide battlefield commanders with critical , real - time information about the effectiveness of air strikes . the sensor separates from the munition after release and trails 1 , 000 ft . behind it on a tether , generating high - speed , high - resolution images until after munition . . .\nthe bomb , also known as the gbu - 43b , was dropped in the achin district of nangarhar province , close to the border with pakistan .\nin my opinion , the japanese war was really won before we ever used the atom bomb . thus , it wouldn\u2019t have been necessary for us to disclose our nuclear position and stimulate the russians to develop the same thing much more rapidly than they would have if we had not dropped the bomb .\nthe limitation of both photographic and thermal imaging methods is that they can only provide contrast information in the visible and infrared bands . while this is suitable for bomb damage assessment and identification of many target types , it may not be adequate for assessing hardened targets or targets housed in hardened facilities . a very good example are bunkers used as command posts , and hardened aircraft shelters concealing aircraft . the desert storm air campaign is a good instance of this problem , in that many such targets were needlessly reattacked due to inadequate bda .\nthe war would have been over in two weeks . . . . the atomic bomb had nothing to do with the end of the war at all .\nin hiroshima , multi - story brick buildings suffered structural damage up to 6 , 600 feet , and in nagasaki up to 6 , 500 feet from x .\nan area of partial damage by blast and fire lies just outside the one just described and comprises approximately 35 . 8 square miles . of this area , roughly 1 / 6th was built up and 1 / 4th was water . the extent of damage varied from serious ( severe damage to roofs and windows in the main business section of nagasaki , 2 . 5 miles from x ) , to minor ( broken or occasionally broken windows at a distance of 7 miles southeast of x ) .\nisrael ' s military said on wednesday it believes syrian president bashar al - assad ' s forces still possess several tonnes of chemical weapons , issuing the assessment two weeks after a chemical attack that killed nearly 90 people in syria .\nsome of the targets appear difficult to justify . no clear explanation of the decision to bomb the danube bridges at novi sad yet appears to have been given .\nunderground air raid shelters with earth cover roofs immediately below the explosion had their roofs caved in ; but beyond 1 / 2 mile from x they suffered no damage .\nn a 2003 review of the legality of using the bomb , the pentagon concluded that it could not be called an indiscriminate killer under the law of armed conflict .\nasked if he had authorised the use of the bomb , mr trump said :\neverybody knows exactly what happened and what i do is i authorise my military .\nwith the explosive power of up to 30 thousand tonnes of tnt , the latest north korean warhead was more powerful than the bomb dropped by the united states on hiroshima .\nwar was really won before we used a - bomb , u . s . news and world report , 8 / 15 / 60 , pg . 73 - 75 .\nliu also miscalculates that \u201ca 20 - kiloton bomb detonated at optimum height would have a maximum emp damage distance of 20 kilometers\u201d in part , because he assumes \u201c15 , 000 volts / meter or higher\u201d in the e1 emp component is necessary for damage . this figure is an extreme overestimation of system damage field thresholds . damage and upset to electronic systems will happen from e1 emp field strengths far below liu\u2019s \u201c15 , 000 volts / meter or higher . \u201d a one meter wire connected to a semiconductor device , such as a mouse cord or interconnection cable , would place hundreds to thousands of volts on microelectronic devices out to ranges of hundreds of miles for low - yield devices . based on our experience with many emp tests , semiconductor junctions operate at a few volts , and will experience breakdown at a few volts over their operating point , allowing their power supply to destroy exposed junctions .\nwilliam jones was an aerial photographer in the army air corps during world war ii . during the occupation of japan , jones photographed the atomic bomb damage of both hiroshima and nagasaki at low altitude . after his discharge he continued in his photography career , owning and operating a studio , jones photos , in columbia city , indiana , for over 43 years .\nsuch severe nuclear contamination is created in fractions of a second . when a nuclear bomb explodes underground , the rock surrounding the device is vaporized . rock lying further from the bomb is melted as temperatures rise by several million degrees . in many cases , the ground above collapses into the molten cavity , allowing radiation to spread into the atmosphere and surrounding environment .\n121 the choice of targets during this phase was controversial , and the risks of collateral damage were high . civilian casualties were another of the weak spots of the alliance targetted by milosevic ' s counter - coercive tactics , and the serbian propaganda machine exploited them to maximum effect . the considerable efforts made by the raf , together with other nato air forces , to keep collateral damage to a minimum were largely successful . the chief of joint operations told us that uk attacks , so far as we know , did not result in any collateral damage . [\nin hiroshima over 60 , 000 of 90 , 000 buildings were destroyed or severely damaged by the atomic bomb ; this figure represents over 67 % of the city ' s structures .\n[ i ] concluded that even without the atomic bomb , japan was likely to surrender in a matter of months . my own view was that japan would capitulate by november 1945 .\nin contrast to blackouts caused by single - point or small - scale failures , a nuclear emp attack would inflict massive widespread damage to the electric grid , causing millions of failure points . with few exceptions , the us national electric grid is unhardened and untested against nuclear emp attack . in the event of a nuclear emp attack on the united states , a widespread protracted blackout is inevitable . this common sense assessment is also supported by the nation\u2019s best computer modeling . [ 14 ]\nthe advent of thermal imaging ( flir ) targeting systems such as pave tack and lantirn has added a new aspect to conventional bomb damage assessment . these systems use a thermal imaging camera boresighted with a near infrared pulsed laser ( typically 1 . 066 um nd : yag ) . the laser is used both for rangefinding and designation of targets with a coded pulse stream , for use by laser guided munitions . if the thermal imagery is fed into a video tape recording device , a real time record of the attack will exist for post flight analysis . this feature of the f - 111f pave tack and f - 117a dlir was used extensively for bda during the gulf campaign .\nmacarthur\u2019s views about the decision to drop the atomic bomb on hiroshima and nagasaki were starkly different from what the general public supposed \u2026 . when i asked general macarthur about the decision to drop the bomb , i was surprised to learn he had not even been consulted . what , i asked , would his advice have been ? he replied that he saw no military justification for the dropping of the bomb . the war might have ended weeks earlier , he said , if the united states had agreed , as it later did anyway , to the retention of the institution of the emperor .\nu . s . nuclear regulatory commission historian j . samuel walker has studied the history of research on the decision to use nuclear weapons on japan . in his conclusion he writes , \u201c the consensus among scholars is that the bomb was not needed to avoid an invasion of japan and to end the war within a relatively short time . it is clear that alternatives to the bomb existed and that truman and his advisors knew it . \u201d ( j . samuel walker , the decision to use the bomb : a historiographical update , diplomatic history , winter 1990 , pg . 110 ) .\non september 9 , 1945 , admiral william f . halsey , commander of the third fleet , was publicly quoted extensively as stating that the atomic bomb was used because the scientists had a \u201ctoy and they wanted to try it out . . . . \u201d he further stated , \u201cthe first atomic bomb was an unnecessary experiment . . . . it was a mistake to ever drop it . \u201d\naccording to an account by walter brown , assistant to then - us secretary of state james byrnes , truman agreed at a meeting three days before the bomb was dropped on hiroshima that japan was \u201clooking for peace\u201d . truman was told by his army generals , douglas macarthur and dwight eisenhower , and his naval chief of staff , william leahy , that there was no military need to use the bomb .\nnato attacked a total of 440 static targets during the air campaign , with more than three - quarters assessed to have suffered moderate to severe damage . nato figures suggest that the targets destroyed or significantly damaged included :\ngives rather more detail on the different processes involved in assessing damage to fixed as opposed to mobile targets . damage to fixed targets is inherently more easily verifiable but additionally , after kfor ' s deployment into kosovo , an assessment team was able to visit a representative sample of fixed targets such as tunnels , bunkers , petroleum facilities and other facilities . generally the post - strike inspections confirmed the in - campaign assessments . although the destruction of around 100 aircraft on the ground is classified under attacks on fixed targets , it is presumably possible to conceal the evidence of such attacks in the same ways as for damaged mobile targets . this number is interesting , as it compares with only 6 serbian fighters destroyed by the allies in air combat . [\nthe fire damage in both cities was tremendous , but was more complete in hiroshima than in nagasaki . the effect of the fires was to change profoundly the appearance of the city and to leave the central part bare , except for some reinforced concrete and steel frames and objects such as safes , chimney stacks , and pieces of twisted sheet metal . the fire damage resulted more from the properties of the cities themselves than from those of the bombs .\nphotography as a method for assessing bomb damage has its limitations . static single frame images , using single aperture or stereoscopic photography , will suffer limitations in resolution due the film medium and camera ' s performance , as well as being unable to provide clear definition through haze , cloud , smoke or other obscurants . a clever opponent may successfully defeat conventional photographic reconnaissance by using smoke generators , camouflage or decoys with suitable accuracy in shape , size and contrast .\nthe story of estimating bomb damage and analyzing north vietnamese countermeasures abruptly ended on 31 october 1968 when the bombing program was stopped . however , the expertise and voluminous files that were built up over three years of work are still useful these assets now provide the basis for estimating the extent and speed of reconstruction rather than the cost and effect of destruction . also , they will provide a valuable data base for the historian or anyone doing a post - mortem on the rolling thunder program .\nin [ july ] 1945\u2026 secretary of war stimson , visiting my headquarters in germany , informed me that our government was preparing to drop an atomic bomb on japan . i was one of those who felt that there were a number of cogent reasons to question the wisdom of such an act . \u2026the secretary , upon giving me the news of the successful bomb test in new mexico , and of the plan for using it , asked for my reaction , apparently expecting a vigorous assent .\nif surrender could have been brought about in may , 1945 , or even in june or july , before the entrance of soviet russia into the [ pacific ] war and the use of the atomic bomb , the world would have been the gainer .\nalthough the blast damaged many bridges to some extent , bridge damage was on the whole slight in comparison to that suffered by buildings . the damage varied from only damaged railings to complete destruction of the superstructure . some of the bridges were wrecked and the spans were shoved off their piers and into the river bed below by the force of the blast . others , particularly steel plate girder bridges , were badly buckled by the blast pressure . none of the failures observed could be attributed to inadequate design or structural weaknesses .\n] in the us , further study is underway within the department of defense to integrate the findings of all available data and to develop insights ' on a variety of important topics ' . these topics include understanding attack effectiveness , what systems proved most accurate and timely in helping the assessment of attack effectiveness , and how should the inevitable uncertainty over this information be handled . [\nthe us secretary of war , henry stimson , told president truman he was \u201cfearful\u201d that the us air force would have japan so \u201cbombed out\u201d that the new weapon would not be able \u201cto show its strength\u201d . he later admitted that \u201cno effort was made , and none was seriously considered , to achieve surrender merely in order not to have to use the bomb\u201d . his foreign policy colleagues were eager \u201cto browbeat the russians with the bomb held rather ostentatiously on our hip\u201d . general leslie groves , director of the manhattan project that made the bomb , testified : \u201cthere was never any illusion on my part that russia was our enemy , and that the project was conducted on that basis . \u201d the day after hiroshima was obliterated , president truman voiced his satisfaction with the \u201coverwhelming success\u201d of \u201cthe experiment\u201d .\nthe scientists questioned the ability of destroying japanese cities with atomic bombs to bring surrender when destroying japanese cities with conventional bombs had not done so , and \u2013 like some of the military officers quoted above \u2013 recommended a demonstration of the atomic bomb for japan in an unpopulated area .\npractically every wooden building or building with timber frame within 2 . 0 miles of x was either completely destroyed or very seriously damaged , and significant damage in nagasaki resulted as far as 3 miles from x . nearly all such buildings collapsed and a very large number were consumed by fire .\nnato needs to have an improved and standardised target approval methodology in future . the level of national scrutiny should be limited to only the most sensitive targets . nato must ensure that combat assessment teams are staffed by those who would not have restrictions on their access to information because of its classification . sufficient analysis needs to have been carried out before hostilities begin to enable targets to be matched with specific mission objectives .\nwhen assessing the potential vulnerability of us military forces and civilian critical infrastructures to emp , it is necessary to be mindful of the complex interdependencies of these highly - networked systems , because emp upset and damage of a very small fraction of the total system can cause total system failure . [ 12 ]\nin his article , lewis also suggested that vehicle transportation would continue after an emp event based on the fact that only 6 of 55 vehicles were shut down by a single simulated emp test on vehicles . [ 10 ] however , the emp test protocol limited testing vehicles only to upset , not to damage , because the emp commission could not afford to repair damaged cars . even with this limitation , one vehicle was still damaged , indicating that at least 2 percent of vehicles were severely affected by emp damage . over 50 years of emp testing indicates that full field damage to vehicles would probably be much higher than 2 percent . modern vehicles are even more susceptible to emp attack because of their much larger complement of electronics than present in the vehicles tested by the commission more than a decade ago . furthermore , vehicles cannot run without fuel and gas stations cannot operate without electricity . gas pumps could also be damaged in an emp attack .\nbetween march 27 and april 1 , the facility was repeatedly hit with several highly visible above - ground strikes . the post - strike examination of the inside of the bunker by independent news media revealed no appreciable damage to the underground bunker , despite the repeated strikes . ( digitalglobe imagery as of 1 april 2003 )\ni think that the japanese were ready for peace , and they already had approached the russians and , i think , the swiss . and that suggestion of [ giving ] a warning [ of the atomic bomb ] was a face - saving proposition for them , and one that they could have readily accepted .\nthe commander in chief of the u . s . fleet and chief of naval operations , ernest j . king , stated that the naval blockade and prior bombing of japan in march of 1945 , had rendered the japanese helpless and that the use of the atomic bomb was both unnecessary and immoral . also , the opinion of fleet admiral chester w . nimitz was reported to have said in a press conference on september 22 , 1945 , that \u201cthe admiral took the opportunity of adding his voice to those insisting that japan had been defeated before the atomic bombing and russia\u2019s entry into the war . \u201d in a subsequent speech at the washington monument on october 5 , 1945 , admiral nimitz stated \u201cthe japanese had , in fact , already sued for peace before the atomic age was announced to the world with the destruction of hiroshima and before the russian entry into the war . \u201d it was learned also that on or about july 20 , 1945 , general eisenhower had urged truman , in a personal visit , not to use the atomic bomb . eisenhower\u2019s assessment was \u201cit wasn\u2019t necessary to hit them with that awful thing . . . to use the atomic bomb , to kill and terrorize civilians , without even attempting [ negotiations ] , was a double crime . \u201d eisenhower also stated that it wasn\u2019t necessary for truman to \u201csuccumb\u201d to [ the tiny handful of people putting pressure on the president to drop atom bombs on japan . ]\n[ 7 ] high - altitude emp ( hemp ) , the phenomenon under discussion , results from the detonation of a nuclear weapon at high - altitude , 30 kilometers or higher . all nuclear weapons , even a primitive hiroshima - type a - bomb , can produce levels of hemp damaging to modern electronics over large geographic regions .\nin general , the atomic bomb explosion damaged all windows and ripped out , bent , or twisted most of the steel window or door sashes , ripped doors from hinges , damaged all suspended wood , metal , and plaster ceilings . the blast concussion also caused great damage to equipment by tumbling and battering . fires generally of secondary origin consumed practically all combustible material , caused plaster to crack off , burned all wooden trim , stair covering , wooden frames of wooden suspended ceilings , beds , mattresses , and mats , and fused glass , ruined all equipment not already destroyed by the blast , ruined all electrical wiring , plumbing , and caused spalling of concrete columns and beams in many of the rooms .\nin nagasaki 14 , 000 or 27 % of 52 , 000 residences were completely destroyed and 5 , 40o , or 10 % were half destroyed . only 12 % remained undamaged . this destruction was limited by the layout of the city . the following is a summary of the damage to buildings in nagasaki as determined from a ground survey made by the japanese :\nthe human and environmental devastation caused by decades of nuclear testing is still being felt today . the people of bikini atoll were told they would have to leave the island for just three months before it would be safe for them to return home . more than 60 years after the detonation of the castle bravo bomb , the island is still too dangerous to live on .\nfor the mod to say that\nenough\ndamage was done is not good enough . the mod , and the alliance more generally , cannot simply rely on the response that because milosevic conceded , the campaign was a success . they need to demonstrate that they have seriously addressed these questions before they are faced with another situation in which recourse to military force for coercive diplomacy is chosen .\nin hiroshima , all utilities and transportation services were disrupted for varying lengths of time . in general however services were restored about as rapidly as they could be used by the depleted population . through railroad service was in order in hiroshima on 8 august , and electric power was available in most of the surviving parts on 7 august , the day after the bombing . the reservoir of the city was not damaged , being nearly 2 miles from x . however , 70 , 000 breaks in water pipes in buildings and dwellings were caused by the blast and fire effects . rolling transportation suffered extensive damage . the damage to railroad tracks , and roads was comparatively small , however . the electric power transmission and distribution systems were badly wrecked . the telephone system was approximately 80 % damaged , and no service was restored until 15 august .\nthe next most seriously damaged area in nagasaki lies outside the 2 . 9 square miles just described , and embraces approximately 4 . 2 square miles of which 29 % was built up . the damage from blast and fire was moderate here , but in some sections ( portions of main business districts ) many secondary fires started and spread rapidly , resulting in about as much over - all destruction as in areas much closer to x .\n[ 8 ] according to electric infrastructure security council , report : ussr nuclear emp upper atmosphere kazakhstan test 184 , ( urltoken ) , citing research by oak ridge national laboratory , a comparable emp event over the u . s . today \u201cwould likely damage about 365 large transformers in the u . s . power grid , leaving about 40 percent of the u . s . population without electrical power for 4 to 10 years . \u201d\n[ 14 ] modeling by the us ferc reportedly assesses that a terrorist attack that destroys just 9 of 2 , 000 ehv transformers\u2013merely 0 . 0045 ( 0 . 45 % ) of all ehv transformers in the us national electric grid\u2013would be catastrophic damage , causing a protracted nationwide blackout . modeling by the congressional emp commission assesses that a terrorist nuclear emp attack , using a primitive 10 - kiloton nuclear weapon , could destroy dozens of ehv transformers , thousands of scadas and electronic systems , causing catastrophic collapse and protracted blackout of the us eastern grid , putting at risk the lives of millions . for the best unclassified modeling assessment of likely damage to the us national electric grid from nuclear emp attack see : us federal energy regulatory commission ( ferc ) interagency report , coordinated with the department of defense and oak ridge national laboratory : electromagnetic pulse : effects on the u . s . power grid , executive summary ( 2010 ) ; ferc interagency report by edward savage , james gilbert and william radasky , the early - time ( e1 ) high - altitude electromagnetic pulse ( hemp ) and its impact on the u . s . power grid ( meta - r - 320 ) metatech corporation ( january 2010 ) ; ferc interagency report by james gilbert , john kappenman , william radasky , and edward savage , the late - time ( e3 ) high - altitude electromagnetic pulse ( hemp ) and its impact on the u . s . power grid ( meta - r - 321 ) metatech corporation ( january 2010 ) .\none difference between lower - level explosives and their more sophisticated cousins is the fact that the latter requires a detonator or blasting cap , a device to make it active . investigators will , therefore , seek not only the telltale physical and chemical residue that will lead to a determination of the type of bomb used , but also for evidence of detonators and other components such as tapes , wires , timers , switches , and batteries .\nfire fighting and rescue units were stripped of men and equipment . almost 30 hours elapsed before any rescue parties were observable . in hiroshima only a handful of fire engines were available for fighting the ensuing fires , and none of these were of first class type . in any case , however , it is not likely that any fire fighting equipment or personnel or organization could have effected any significant reduction in the amount of damage caused by the tremendous conflagration .\nthus , even if north korea only has primitive , low - yield nuclear weapons , and if other states or terrorists acquire one or a few such weapons as well as the capability to detonate them at an altitude of 30 kilometers or higher over the united states . as , the emp commission warned over a decade ago in its 2004 report , \u201cthe damage level could be sufficient to be catastrophic to the nation , and our current vulnerability invites attack . \u201d\nreal world failures of electric grids from various causes indicate that the congressional emp commission , us department of defense , us federal energy regulatory commission ( ferc ) , us department of homeland security , and us defense threat reduction agency are right that a nuclear emp attack would have catastrophic consequences . significant and highly - disruptive blackouts have been caused by single - point failures cascading into system - wide failures , originating from damage comprising far less than 1 percent of the total system . [ 13 ]\nit definitely seemed to me that the japanese were becoming weaker and weaker . they were surrounded by the navy . they couldn\u2019t get any imports and they couldn\u2019t export anything . naturally , as time went on and the war developed in our favor it was quite logical to hope and expect that with the proper kind of a warning the japanese would then be in a position to make peace , which would have made it unnecessary for us to drop the bomb and have had to bring russia in .\nin nagasaki , buildings with structural steel frames , principally the mitsubishi plant as far as 6 , 000 feet from x were severely damaged ; these buildings were typical of wartime mill construction in america and great britain , except that some of the frames were somewhat less substantial . the damage consisted of windows broken out ( 100 % ) , steel sashes ripped out or bent , corrugated metal or corrugated asbestos roofs and sidings ripped off , roofs bent or destroyed , roof trusses collapsed , columns bent and cracked and concrete foundations for columns rotated . damage to buildings with structural steel frames was more severe where the buildings received the effect of the blast on their sides than where the blast hit the ends of buildings , because the buildings had more stiffness ( resistance to negative moment at the top of columns ) in a longitudinal direction . many of the lightly constructed steel frame buildings collapsed completely while some of the heavily constructed ( to carry the weight of heavy cranes and loads ) were stripped of roof and siding , but the frames were only partially injured .\nin estimating the cost of repairing damage to a bridge , the structure was broken down into its component parts ; abutments , piers , and superstructure . relative costs for each of these components were then derived for each damaged bridge , and only the destroyed components were considered in estimating the cost of both temporary and permanent repair or replacement . the estimated total cost figure for rebuilding all bridges to their original state rose from about $ 10 million after the first year of bombing to over $ 30 million by the end of the rolling thunder campaign .\nthe most illuminating perspective , however , comes from top world war ii american military leaders . the conventional wisdom that the atomic bomb saved a million lives is so widespread that \u2026 most americans haven\u2019t paused to ponder something rather striking to anyone seriously concerned with the issue : not only did most top u . s . military leaders think the bombings were unnecessary and unjustified , many were morally offended by what they regarded as the unnecessary destruction of japanese cities and what were essentially noncombat populations . moreover , they spoke about it quite openly and publicly .\n[ 2 ] peter v . pry , statement before the united states senate subcommittee on terrorism , technology , and homeland security hearing on terrorism and the emp threat to homeland security : \u201cforeign views of electromagnetic pulse ( emp ) attack , \u201d march 8 , 2005 , urltoken . ; min - sek kim and jee - ho yoo , \u201cmilitary source warns of north\u2019s emp bomb\u201d joonang daily , september 2 , 2009 ; daguang li , \u201cnorth korean electromagnetic attack threatens south korea\u2019s information warfare capabilities\u201d tzu chin , june 1 , 2012 , 44 - 45 .\nas the bombing campaign progressed , policy - makers and high - level presidential advisors started asking the intelligence community to assess the effectiveness of the effort . among the questions posed were those on the status of damaged bridges and north vietnamese countermeasures to bypass the bridges . the secretary of defense specifically wanted to know the number of bridges damaged , the estimated cost of repairing the damage , whether or not the flow of traffic south was being effectively impeded , how quickly the bridges could be restored , and the net impact on logistics capabilities . answering these questions proved to be a knotty problem .\nthough most americans are unaware of the fact , increasing numbers of historians now recognize the united states did not need to use the atomic bomb to end the war against japan in 1945 . moreover , this essential judgment was expressed by the vast majority of top american military leaders in all three services in the years after the war ended : army , navy and army air force . nor was this the judgment of \u201cliberals , \u201d as is sometimes thought today . in fact , leading conservatives were far more outspoken in challenging the decision as unjustified and immoral than american liberals in the years following world war ii .\nas the document concerning marshall\u2019s views suggests , the question of whether the use of the atomic bomb was justified turns \u2026 on whether the bombs had to be used against a largely civilian target rather than a strictly military target\u2014which , in fact , was the explicit choice since although there were japanese troops in the cities , neither hiroshima nor nagasaki was deemed militarily vital by u . s . planners . ( this is one of the reasons neither had been heavily bombed up to this point in the war . ) moreover , targeting [ at hiroshima and nagasaki ] was aimed explicitly on non - military facilities surrounded by workers\u2019 homes .\nduring his recitation of the relevant facts , i had been conscious of a feeling of depression and so i voiced to him my grave misgivings , first on the basis of my belief that japan was already defeated and that dropping the bomb was completely unnecessary , and secondly because i thought that our country should avoid shocking world opinion by the use of a weapon whose employment was , i thought , no longer mandatory as a measure to save american lives . it was my belief that japan was , at that very moment , seeking some way to surrender with a minimum loss of \u2018face\u2019 . the secretary was deeply perturbed by my attitude\u2026 ."]}
{"id": 54570, "summary": [{"text": "creative loafing , also known as cl inc. , was an atlanta-based publisher of alternative weekly newspapers in the united states , including several creative loafing titles , which operated 1972 \u2013 2012 .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the atlanta creative loafing launched the career of best-selling author and american humorist hollis gillespie by debuting her weekly column \" moodswing , \" which first appeared in 2001 and ran for eight years .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "jill hannity , the wife of sean hannity , was the managing editor of the newspaper 1993 \u2013 1996 until their move to new york city , which commenced sean hannity 's television career .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "creative loafing began as a family-owned business in the 1970s , expanding to other cities in the southern united states in the late 1980s and 1990s .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "in 2007 it doubled its circulation with the purchase of the chicago reader and washington city paper ; the $ 40 million debt it incurred , along with an economic recession , forced the company into bankruptcy one year later .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "by 2012 it had sold all of its properties to other publishers . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "creative loafing", "paragraphs": ["retail ben eason creative loafing atlanta creative loafing inc . media industry mergers & acquisitions southcomm\ntags : financial , management , creative loafing ( atlanta ) , creative loafing ( charlotte ) , creative loafing ( tampa ) , cl , inc . , ben eason\nglassdoor has 18 creative loafing newspaper reviews submitted anonymously by creative loafing newspaper employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if creative loafing newspaper is right for you .\nsouthcomm acquired the creative loafing media group in 2012 and will retain the tampa - based creative loafing and washington city paper .\nthis just in : we ' ve got a new owner . that would be\nwe ,\nas in creative loafing tampa and creative loafing charlotte .\ntags : creative loafing ( charlotte ) , southcomm , inc . , charles womack\na message from ben eason , chairman and ceo of creative loafing , inc . :\nsouthcomm acquires two publications from creative loafing | southcomm , inc . | a diverse media portfolio\npssst . byblos cafe has kicked off its . . . - creative loafing tampa | facebook\nabout cl inc . : cl inc . owns six of america\u0092s leading city weeklies \u0097 creative loafing charlotte , the chicago reader , creative loafing atlanta , the washington city paper , creative loafing tampa , and creative loafing sarasota . its holdings also include websites associated with those newspaper properties , the straight dope ( straightdope . com ) and urltoken sites , and the digital advertising network .\ncreative loafing , inc . | 3 - 14 - 2012 05 : 28 pm | industry news\nsouthcomm inc . announced today it has acquired creative loafing charlotte and creative loafing tampa from cl inc . , the parent of the chain of alternative newspapers . terms of the transaction were not disclosed .\ncover story : south end has lost a lot of . . . - creative loafing charlotte | facebook\nlocal publishing company and nashville post parent southcomm has sold creative loafing of atlanta to the former ceo of creative loafing inc . , who also is a member of the family that founded that company 45 years ago .\nbogdan acknowledged that even his new employees , especially creative loafing ' s journalists , will be highly skeptical .\nthe reader was certainly showing major signs of stress when creative loafing bought it . the weekly , which launched in 1971 , was losing money and advertising . creative loafing stopped the bleeding through several rounds of job cuts , new printing and distribution arrangements , shared resources with other creative loafing papers and a transformation into a smaller tabloid .\nwalsey , deborah and elton eason are the principal shareholders of creative loafing , while the children own nonvoting shares .\nsouthcomm will hang onto creative loafing ' s tampa , fla . edition , as well as the washington city paper .\nsouthcomm inc . , the parent of nashvillepost . com , announced today it has acquired creative loafing charlotte and creative loafing tampa from cl inc . , the parent of the chain of alternative newspapers . terms of the transaction were not disclosed .\nunder terms of the offer , accepted june 30 , creative loafing co - publisher scott walsey will be publisher of five atlanta papers : creative loafing , gwinnett loaf , the topside loaf , the scene and motorsport america , a monthly publication .\ncreative loafing is making the purchase with an investment from bia digital partners , a private investment firm in chantilly , va .\ntags : creative loafing ( tampa ) , miami new times , new times broward - palm beach , michael e . miller\ncreative loafing inc . of tampa retains control of its six papers , including the reader , a bankruptcy judge ruled tuesday in tampa . atalaya , a capital management firm owed about $ 32 million by creative loafing , had asked to be awarded the papers , arguing in court that ben eason , who is creative loafing ' s ceo , was running the company into the ground .\natlanta alternative weekly newspaper creative loafing in december will take on groupon , scout mob and other online deal services with loafdeals . com .\ntags : financial , management , cl , inc . , chicago reader , creative loafing ( atlanta ) , washington city paper , besha rodell\nthe shareholders of atlanta - based creative loafing inc . have accepted a bid for the company from the children of its founder , it was announced today . the purchase agreement calls for creative loafing to merge with weekly planet inc . , which operates weekly newspapers in tampa and sarasota .\nalternative newsweekly creative loafing is going back to its roots - literally . ben eason , son of the original owners , has purchased back the brand .\ncreative loafing inc . owns a group of america\u2019s leading urban weeklies \u2014 the chicago reader , creative loafing atlanta , and the washington city paper . its holdings also include websites associated with those newspaper properties , the straight dope ( straightdope . com ) and urltoken sites , and the digital advertising network .\nin a tangentially related but also noteworthy transaction , southcomm business media ' s parent company , southcomm inc . , sold the atlanta edition of alternative weekly creative loafing back to ben eason , former ceo and son of creative loafing ' s original founders , deborah and chick eason , according to reports .\nhere ' s a report from creative loafing tampa blogger wayne garcia . he writes that judge caryl delano explained from the bench she ' d heard no evidence\nthat creative loafing\u2019s woes are anything beyond those being experienced by all newspaper and news media companies in this recession .\nbut as for creative loafing ' s counterargument that the company ' s value had doubled since it filed for bankruptcy last september , the judge said that\njust defies belief . \u201d\ncreative loafing media was founded in 1972 by eason\u2019s parents while he founded the creative loafing titles in charlotte and tampa in the late 1980s . the family lost control of their company in a 2009 chapter 11 bankruptcy filing . eason then founded an agency that markets digital programs for daily and specialty publishers across the country .\ndeborah and ben eason are discussing her role in the new company . in recent years , she has led creative loafing inc . ' s foray into online publishing . an online subsidiary , creative loafing ntwrk , publishes global websites on music , movies , dining and other subjects , and offers links to other alternative newspapers .\ncreative loafing ' s acquisition of the reader and city paper also solidifies the status of florida ' s tampa bay area as an unlikely media capital of sorts .\nabout cl inc . creative loafing inc . owns a group of america\u2019s leading urban weeklies \u2014 the chicago reader , creative loafing atlanta , and the washington city paper . its holdings also include websites associated with those newspaper properties , the straight dope ( straightdope . com ) and urltoken sites , and the digital advertising network .\n( charlotte , july 6 , 2010 ) \u0097 wendy goldstein , a senior advertising executive with mcclatchy newspapers , has been named associate publisher of creative loafing charlotte .\natalaya took control of the reader and five other alternative weeklies after florida - based owner creative loafing inc . filed for bankruptcy . the remaining assets - - washington city paper and creative loafing in atlanta - - are both up for sale , according to brad bulkley , president of bulkley capital , which is managing the transactions .\nthe purchase agreement calls for creative loafing inc . to be merged with the weekly planet inc . , which operates a weekly in sarasota , fla . , as well as the tampa paper . in addition to its atlanta newspapers , creative loafing inc . operates weeklies in charlotte , greenville , s . c . , raleigh and savannah .\nsouthwest atlanta is back in the news again thanks to the atlanta beltline . creative loafing\u2019s staff has picked the atlanta beltline southwest trail as the \u201c best urban hike : atlanta beltline\u2019s southwest trail \u201d for their 2013 \u201c best of atlanta \u201d selection . thank you creative loafing for putting westview and southwest atlanta in the spotlight with this award !\ntags : tribune company , editor & publisher , david radler , conrad black , sun - times media group , creative loafing inc . , allison hantschel , fritz & jen\no ' shea said he is confident the new ownership will fund growth at creative loafing ' s six titles , despite the advertising downturn that has plagued the entire industry .\non wednesday , representatives of ben eason , whose family started creative loafing more than 30 years ago , appealed to a judge to block its largest creditor from winning the auction .\nnew york hedge fund atalaya capital management were the winners in a bankruptcy auction in tampa today to see who would control the creative loafing newspaper chain , owners of the washington city paper and other alternative weeklies , reports the st . petersburg times . atalaya was creative loafing ' s largest creditor by far , and they took control of the company by significantly outbidding a partnership made up of now former loafing ceo ben eason and another hedge . . .\ncreative loafing inc . , the owner of washington city paper , announced this morning that it has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy . in a conference call with top company officials , ben eason , the company ' s ceo , said that the step would allow the six papers in the creative loafing portfolio to establish a greater online presence while the company reorganizes its operations .\ncreative loafing atlanta has been purchased by southcomm inc . , a nashville - based media company . the sale also includes cl ' s sister publication washington city paper in d . c . ( here ' s wcp ' s write - up of the sale . ) once the transition to new ownership is complete , creative loafing inc . will no longer exist as a company .\ncreative loafing inc . completed an acquisition on monday that nearly doubles the size of our company . two of the nation\u00e2\u0080\u0099s most outstanding alternative newsweeklies \u00e2\u0080\u0094 the pa - st . petersburg and sarasota .\neason expressed a desire to expand late last year when creative loafing entered the venture capital market , one of several chosen presenters for the annual florida venture forum conference in boca raton last january .\nwalsey , deborah eason and chick eason are the principal shareholders of creative loafing inc . , while four other individuals own smaller shares . the children already own non - voting shares in the company .\nhe ' s an incredible multi - media guy ,\nsaid eason .\nhe got his start at creative loafing doing podcasts . he ' s very fluent in the digital world .\nnashville , tenn . \u2014 southcomm inc . announced today it has acquired creative loafing charlotte and creative loafing tampa from cl inc . , the parent of the chain of alternative newspapers . terms of the transaction were not disclosed . the charlotte and tampa publications are the fourth and fifth alternative weeklies under the southcomm umbrella . the company also owns the nashville scene , leo in louisville and the kansas city pitch .\n\u201cwe will miss having atlanta creative loafing as part of the southcomm family , \u201d said chris ferrell , ceo of southcomm . \u201cbut we are thrilled to have the brand reunited with its founding family . \u201d\ncourt documents show that the reader ' s loss of classified revenue sent it into the red shortly before creative loafing bought it . the new company restored cash flow by cutting editorial staff , outsourcing some operations and reformatting the paper into a tabloid . but after rounds of cuts and layoffs at its various papers , creative loafing filed for chapter 11 protection in september 2008 , with atalaya as its biggest creditor .\n\u201cby combining elements of surreal , personal narratives and her quasi - brazilian - style strum , adron\u2019s songs [ are ] at once baroque and hypnotic , \u201d writes music critic chad radford at creative loafing .\nandisheh nouraee , a columnist for creative loafing from 2000 to 2010 who now works at the non - profit care , said people he has spoken to who are still working there are\ncautiously optimistic .\non tuesday , a new york - based hedge fund took control of the reader ' s parent , creative loafing inc . , by winning a bankruptcy court auction against the weekly chain ' s founding family .\ncharlotte \u2014 chris ferrell , ceo of southcomm , inc . announced today that the company had reached an agreement with charles womack of womack newspapers , inc . to acquire the assets of creative loafing charlotte . womack is the founder and publisher of yes ! weekly , the alternative newsweekly based in greensboro , north carolina . southcomm will continue to own and operate its creative loafing papers in atlanta and tampa . \u201ccharles has had a long interest in the creative loafing paper in charlotte and has a successful track record of running a similar paper in the triad . i think the publication will have a bright future under his watch , \u201d said ferrell .\nthe paper ' s first african - american editor in chief carlton hargro s tarted last month . he oversaw cl ' s cultural coverage in the mid - 2000s and ran the charlotte creative loafing for several years .\nwithout a mountain of debt , creative loafing is generating positive cash flow , he said , and that makes it feasible to\nput the resources in place and do our best to make the papers grow .\ncreative loafing , an alternative weekly newspaper published in atlanta , tampa and charlotte , n . c . , is preparing to launch an orlando edition . ' ' we ' re just doing groundwork , ' ' said tom ferme , a former longwood stockbroker now heading the orlando effort . neither ferme nor deborah eason , publisher of creative loafing in atlanta , the company ' s headquarters , would give details about their plans for orlando . ferme , formerly publisher of the orlando funnies , a small humor and comic monthly , said he did not know when the first editions of creative loafing would appear in orlando but said it would be january at the earliest .\nsaid eason :\ni do think that the reader and washington city paper and creative loafing are all far better off today together , given the footprint and given what we ' ve been able to accomplished digitally .\nseveral key people have left creative loafing in recent months including former editor - in - chief deborah michaud ( now at care ) , former news editor thomas wheatley ( now at atlanta magazine ) and music writer rodney carmichael .\ncaleb j . spivak ( cjs ) is the founder of what now atlanta ( wna ) . he was featured in the new york times , creative loafing ' s\n20 people to watch ,\nnamed\nlifestyle blogger you need to know\nby rolling out magazine and highlighted as atlanta ' s metropolitan male in fashion magazine , 944 . wna has been named\nbest of atlanta\nby creative loafing , and atlanta and jezebel magazines .\nthe deal is a transfer of ownership from parents to children , said ben eason , the major stockholder of the weekly planet . he is the son of creative loafing founder deborah eason , who started the company in 1972 with the help of her husband , elton eason . deborah eason ' s role in the new company has not been determined , but she recently has led the charge into online publishing , creating a subsidiary called creative loafing ntwrk .\nthe sun - times media group filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy tuesday , joining the tribune company , which is already there , and also creative loafing inc . , which owns the reader . all the best newspapers . . .\nfunding for the acquisition includes an investment from bia digital partners , a virginia - based private investment firm . gregg johnson will represent bia digital on creative loafing ' s board . specific terms of the deal were not released .\nthe washington business journal has a rather curious update on the bankruptcy proceedings for creative loafing , the owner of the washington city paper , among other publications . judge caryl e . delano will decide whether the tampa chain will remain under control of publisher ben eason or atalaya capital management , which says it\u2019s owed $ 31 million in loans used by the paper to purchase washington city times and chicago reader in 2007 , according to creative loafing . . .\ncreative loafing ' s margarita wars friday , july 28th | tpepin ' s hospitality centre vip : 6 p . m . to 10 p . m . | ga : 7 p . m . to 10 p . m .\ncreative loafing was launched in atlanta in 1972 before expanding to charlotte in 1987 , tampa in 1988 and sarasota in 1999 . the tampa and sarasota papers spent years known as weekly planet but reverted to their former name last year .\nsome of you remember the beginning of these newspapers . we\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve been a part of atlanta since my folks , debbie and chick eason , founded the first creative loafing in atlanta in 1972 . we expanded to charlotte in 1987 , tampa in 1988 and we expanded into sarasota in 1999 . we are a minority investor in the birmingham weekly . my sisters , taylor and jennie , work with me at creative loafing , and this is still very much a family business .\ncreative loafing owns papers in atlanta , tampa , charlotte , sarasota , chicago , and washington . it acquired the last two in july 2007 . the company , however , disavows a causal link between those acquisitions and the bankruptcy filing .\nit ' s not yet clear whether creative loafing , an atlanta alternative newspaper chain , will wind up as owner of the orlando edition of the weekly . but creative loafing has been spending money . in march , it bought an alternative paper in savannah , ga . - its third . scott walsey , loafing ' s associate publisher who was at the weekly ' s offices tuesday , said friday , ' ' there is no done deal . . . . i hope to know something this week . ' ' mario sgroi , the weekly ' s ceo , said there might be an announcement wednesday .\ncreative loafing encourages a healthy discussion on its website from all sides of the conversation , but we reserve the right to delete any comments that detract from that . violence , racism and personal attacks that go beyond the pale will not be tolerated .\nin this case , bogdan and his hedge fund , atalaya capital management , lent $ 30 million in 2007 to a smallish tampa company called creative loafing inc . so it could take over the struggling chicago reader and its sister washington city paper .\nnow , after winning a bankruptcy court battle against creative loafing ' s founding family last week for control of the company , bogdan has joined the ranks of money men searching far and wide for a newspaper business model that can survive the digital age .\ncreative loafing , a chain of alternative newspapers based in atlanta , wednesday announced plans to launch a print and pay - per - call entertainment guide in orlando next month . the free pocket - sized guide , with information on area restaurants , clubs and events , will be published quarterly , said eva goss , an atlanta public relations specialist hired by creative loafing . the telephone guide , offering the same type of information , will be updated weekly , she said . callers would pay 99 cents a minute .\ncreative loafing chief executive ben eason said the acquisitions of the reader and city paper will give his company a presence in three of the top 10 media markets , which he argued will help pitch all of its publications to advertisers , particularly on the web .\ndelano said creative loafing has\nan uphill battle\nahead of it , garcia reports , because atalaya can vote against any reorganization plan the company submits .\ndelano suggested mediation for the two sides ,\nwrites garcia ,\nbut after a 30 - minute recess in which the two sides ' lawyers talked by telephone , the idea of having a mediator appointed was tabled . . . at least until april 20 , when creative loafing reveals more details of its reorganization plan , including possible new investors .\ntampa ' s eason family , which founded creative loafing and bought the chicago reader in 2007 with a $ 30 million loan from atalaya , argued to the court that the hedge fund would seek to liquidate the chain of six papers to recover its money .\nthe recent wave of consolidation in the u . s . alternative press took a somewhat surprising turn tuesday with the sale of two of the industry ' s most venerated titles , the chicago reader and washington city paper , to creative loafing of tampa , fla .\n( from left ) glen nocik , maria nocik and jeffrey barninger are partnering to expand the creative hub that is c3 lab .\noctober 10 , 2011 to : all cl employees fm : cl , inc . board of directors re : sale and organizational announcements the board of director\u2019s of cl , inc . would like to inform you of the sale of creative loafing tampa and creative loafing charlotte to southcomm inc . , parent company to nashville scene and kansas city pitch . the sale is effective today . southcomm\u2019s expertise in operating mid - market alternative weekly publications in the southeast makes them a strong and strategic owner of the tampa and charlotte markets . in conjunction with the sale of tampa , marty petty has resigned as ceo effective today . we thank marty for her hard work , passion and commitment to creative loafing over the last two years . alison draper has been named vp / group publisher and will remain publisher of the chicago reader . tammy bailey remains as vp / cfo . alison , tammy , and the board will work in partnership to lead the company going forward . alison and tammy will report directly to the board . washington city paper publisher , amy austin , and creative loafing atlanta publisher , sharry smith , will report to alison regarding strategic planning , revenue performance and marketing initiatives and to tammy for operational and financial matters including expenses , cash management , contract negotiations , it , and human resources . the sale of the charlotte and tampa properties now positions cl , inc . to focus on brand value , audience and revenue growth for its flagship publications : chicago reader , creative loafing atlanta and washington city paper . further communication will come from alison and tammy . sincerely , the creative loafing board\nin an unusual merger between a community paper and an alternative newsweekly , two savannah , ga . , weekly publications have become one . connect savannah , a community newspaper that is a part of morris multi - media inc , and creative loafing , formerly of the creative loafing inc . chain , folded into one weekly paper on october 1 .\nboth papers were growing and both were doing ok ,\nsays kyle sims , formerly co - owner of creative loafing .\nbut we looked at the market and we figured that we could expedite the growth process . that was the motivating factor .\nconnect will incorporate many of the former creative loafing ' s columns as well as its standard alternative take on city politics , arts and entertainment , sims says . in addition , the new paper will use half of creative loafing ' s freelancers and its one full - time editorial staffer . connect will remain a free paper with a circulation of 40 , 000 .\nwe tried to take what creative loafing was doing and expand on it while also utilizing what connect had to offer ,\nsays sims . no staffers at creative loafing lost their jobs as a result of the merger , but three at connect were laid off . sims , who remains publisher of connect savannah , says all three were given\nfairly large severance packages .\nfor several months before the merger went into effect , sims and his partner debbie eason had been talking to the owner of connect savannah , charles morris , owner of morris multi - media inc . , which operates 94 different publications , four television stations , and a handful of radio stations . sims says that once he , eason and morris were at the table , they\nrealized that teaming up made a lot more sense than competing against each other .\neason was a co - founder of the creative loafing chain and was its ceo until last summer , when she sold the company to her children . she and sims also recently teamed up again to buy creative loafing greenville , s . c . , along with its publisher lori coon . nearly three weeks into the merger , sims reports that he had heard only a scattering of complaints .\nwhat we want to do is provide readers with the best possible alternative to the daily paper that we can .\nmatt pulle is a staff writer for the nashville scene .\nthis is all about a fresh start ,\nstated eason , who hastened to add that the filing entails no liquidation , no layoffs , and\nno terrible , terrible things .\nall creative loafing employees and vendors will be paid on schedule , he said .\nvia editor & publisher , the washington city paper , along with the chicago reader , which the city paper owns , has been sold to atlanta - based company creative loafing , publisher of four other alternative weeklies in atlanta , tampa , sarasota , fla . , and charlotte , n . c . the city paper name will remain in place , despite the other four papers all carrying the\ncreative loafing\nname . in a post to the city paper ' s staff blog , city desk , senior editor mike debonis said . . .\nloaf deals is two - pronged . first , there\u2019s the \u201cdeal of the day\u201d available for purchase for 24 to 96 hours . second , there is a discount gift certificate program that gives retailers a chance to leverage their products or services in a barter partnership with creative loafing .\nthe good news is that creative loafing is starting fresh . atalaya agreed to wipe out more than half its claim against the company , and what ' s left it now owes to itself . the $ 5 million atalaya paid to take control also will resolve claims by trade creditors .\nabout cl charlotte : creative loafing charlotte and its website , www . clclt . com , are charlotte\u0092s leading sources of information about life in the carolinas\u0092 largest city . the newspaper was founded in 1987 and reaches more than 90 , 000 readers weekly . it is owned by cl inc .\natlanta - - the children of the founders of the creative loafing publishing chain have a deal to buy a majority of the company from their parents , deborah and elton eason , and co - publisher scott walsey . it is unclear what role deborah eason , the co - publisher and editor of the atlanta - based chain of alternative publications , will have after the sale . she and her husband founded creative loafing in 1972 .\nwe are just in conversations about what her role is ,\nsaid ben eason , the couple ' s 35 - year - old middle child .\ncreative loafing inc . now has a total circulation of over 500 , 000 papers and more than 10 million page views online every month . we think we\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll be more attractive to national advertisers than we were separately , and it will be a real advantage to combine forces in expanding our web publishing .\nit ' s likely a positive development ,\nhe said .\nthere ' s no doubt ben loves creative loafing and wants it to succeed . i think the paper needs that . the mission is more relevant than ever . it ' s the advertising business model that ' s troublesome .\ncreative loafing ' s former chief executive , ben eason , warned that as a financial buyer , atalaya would only seek to liquidate the company to recover what it could . but bogdan said that even if that ' s what he wanted to do , it simply wouldn ' t make any business sense .\nfounded in 2004 in a garden apartment by travis sawyer and cale hall , creative approach is the realization of a dream for a lo . . .\n\u0093i am excited about joining henry and the rest of the cl charlotte team , \u0094 goldstein said . \u0093 creative loafing plays an important role in the life of the city , a role that we intend to expand in coming months to cement our position as the source of information about life in charlotte . \u0094\nthe acquisitions will bring creative loafing ' s total circulation to just under 500 , 000 weekly and more than 10 million page views per month on the papers ' various web sites , company officials said . it also will expand the company ' s offerings into the third and eighth largest media markets in the country .\ni am seeing some incredible trends particularly back to local publishers ,\neason said in an interview today from the home of his parents in morningside where the paper began in 1972 .\ni thought it was time to get back into publishing again . and creative loafing is such a part of the fabric of atlanta .\nin 1987 , the same year rick died , i moved back to atlanta to become editor of creative loafing for the second time . i was glad to be home but horrified to realize that aids here was catching up with houston . i dreaded watching another group of friends die while surviving friends wandered in the blackness of grief .\nlaunched in 1971 by a group of carleton college graduates , the free paper ' s business model was built in large part on its wide - ranging classified ads . that model proved less viable in the digital age as classifieds migrated online , sending the weekly into the red shortly before creative loafing bought it , according to court documents .\ncompared to the tribune company ' s $ 13 billion debt , the $ 600 million or so the stmg owes the internal revenue service is chump change . the investment bankers that creative loafing owes $ 31 million to don ' t expect to ever see that money , and to make up for it , they ' ve been trying to take over the reader and the five other weeklies creative loafing controls ; it would be interesting - - if perhaps unlikely - - to see the irs go the same route . imagine the sun - times and the other papers in the media group federalized , supported by tax dollars . they could end up the only newspapers still publishing in america .\nthe deal raises the profile of creative loafing , which publishes weeklies of the same name in atlanta and in the far smaller markets of tampa , sarasota and charlotte , n . c . those four publications claim a combined average circulation of nearly 275 , 000 , compared to 135 , 000 for the reader and 80 , 000 for city paper .\ni may have competed them for years but i really hope he can bring some passion to the brand ,\nsaid patrick best , who owned rival the sunday paper from 2004 until 2011 but also worked at creative loafing 1999 to 2004 during its heyday .\ni hope he can come in and reinvigorate the staff . more power to him !\ncreative loafing inc . has acquired chicago reader and washington city paper , adding to publications it already owns in tampa , sarasota , atlanta and charlotte , n . c . the deal also includes the rights to the\nstraight dope\nsyndicated news column , whose associated web site receives nearly 2 . 3 million page views a month , company officials said .\n? ? rather than disengaging , he says , the creative community should be\nasking the hard questions of commercial developers and holding elected officials ' feet to the fire .\n\u201ccreative loafing is a very strong brand and these two papers are well read and well run , \u201d ferrell said . \u201cwe look forward to having them as part of the southcomm family of publications . we are excited to grow in charlotte and tampa , which are very good cities for us to build out our model of having multiple niche publications in each market . \u201d\nword of the sale of creative loafing of atlanta comes shortly after southcomm sold its ems world division to a pennsylvania - based publisher and event producer specializing in health care . gulch - based southcomm is the nation\u2019s second - largest publisher of alternative weeklies and one of the largest publishing companies serving chambers of commerce . it also runs a portfolio of more than 30 b2b publications .\nwith the help of her husband , former georgia state university math professor elton\nchick\neason , deborah eason founded the newspaper in 1972 as an arts and culture publication . walsey , who joined the company in 1979 , has concentrated on advertising sales . with a distribution of 120 , 000 , creative loafing / atlanta is now the state ' s second most widely circulated newspaper .\nactor\u2019s express theatre advertising research foundation aicba accenture ace ( insurance ) aflac american express american lung association atlanta testing & engineering the americasmart the architect\u2019s collaborative , inc . barclays bbdo boar\u2019s head blue cross / blue shield callaway gardens carter\u2019s cfa institute chase manhattan bank cheerwine choicepoint cibavision cigna cingular wireless citibank conagra comcast cox communications cramer - krasselt creative loafing ceasarstone del monte deloitte consulting ddb donnelly doremus dyson empire city\ncreative loafing bought the reader and its sister washington city paper in 2007 to fulfill ceo ben eason ' s dreams of building the second - largest publisher of alternative weeklies in the nation . he already had four titles : in tampa , atlanta , charlotte , n . c . , and sarasota , fla . adding chicago and washington doubled the company ' s circulation to almost 500 , 000 copies weekly .\nlike mainstream daily newspapers , alternative weeklies are wrestling with the shift of readers and marketers to the internet . but they haven ' t been subject to the same cost - cutting pressure as many dailies have , thanks to lower operating costs and the fact that even consolidators like village voice media and creative loafing remain privately held and are willing to put up with smaller profit margins than those demanded on wall street .\ncourt documents show that eason ' s management team was estimating that a restructured creative loafing would finish 2009 with about $ 27 million in revenue and $ 1 . 2 million in operating cash flow . they predicted a drop in revenue in subsequent years to between $ 22 million and $ 23 million . declining print revenue would be partly offset by increased online revenue . cash flow would be maintained by cost cuts .\nthe announcement was shared with staff today . \u201cto say i am excited about this deal would be an understatement , \u201d said womack . \u201ci have been a reader and huge fan of creative loafing for many , many years . the paper has a strong , recognizable brand and serves one of the fastest growing cities in the country . i sincerely want to thank chris ferrell for working through this deal with me and i look forward to learning the in\u2019s and out\u2019s of the charlotte market from the loafing crew . \u201d the transaction is expected to close by the end of the month . terms of the transaction were not disclosed .\nbogdan , 33 , joined the firm in 2006 after graduating from the university of pennsylvania and working for several other financial firms , mostly in private equity . when the creative loafing deal came along the next year , he said the numbers seemed to support combining the company ' s alternative weeklies in atlanta , tampa , charlotte , n . c . , and sarasota , fla . , with the reader and washington city paper .\nhere ' s a little secret : when this paper started , hardly any of us really knew what we were doing . creative loafing had been a presence in atlanta for 17 years when founder deborah eason decided to bring an alternative newsweekly to charlotte . it was the company ' s first expansion into another city , and the nuts and bolts of how to do it , more often than not , were up in the air .\nour expansion into chicago and washington reflects our confidence in the future of alternative publishing - - in print , on the web and in other media as they emerge ,\nsaid ben eason , creative loafing ' s chief executive , in a release .\nwhile others may be looking at publishing companies through the lens of old print media , we are pioneering the opportunities offered by convergent print , web and new media applications .\ndavid clapper , who used to work at 97 . 1 / the river and works part - time at rock 100 . 5 , came aboard last month as an ad executive .\nit ' s pretty exciting ,\nhe said .\nthis gives us an opportunity to bring some fun stuff back to creative loafing that has been missing a bit . . . . i felt like having corporate ownership chained us down a little bit .\nas has been the case with union shop , nocik has dedicated c3 lab to showing more experimental pieces and installations , like chrysalis , a recent exhibit by local artist and performer lara americo originally inspired by her photo essay trans & queer in the workplace , which ran in creative loafing . chrysalis included three - dimensional busts done by americo , a rare medium in local exhibits but one the c3 team would like to showcase more often in the new space .\ni love the fact that it ' s just more of a collective creative work space ,\nclousher said .\neverybody ' s got a lot of creative energy . everyone ' s working and doing different stuff around you , so that ' s kind of cool . if i don ' t know how to do something i can always ask somebody else . i ' ve definitely learned some stuff since i ' ve come here .\nthe easons founded the weekly , which typically covers local culture , entertainment , and dining , in atlanta in 1972 , before expanding the operation over the next 40 years to encompass a network of weekly publications stretching from raleigh , n . c . to sarasota , fla . a troubled partnership with cox enterprises and one great recession later , mounting debt forced creative loafing into bankruptcy . the remaining properties were eventually acquired , in multiple parts , by southcomm in 2011 and 2012 .\nyesterday creative loafing , the owner of the washington city paper , announced it had filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection . in a post on city desk , city paper editor erik wemple quoted loaf ceo ben eason playing the filing off as not as bad as it sounds , since bankruptcy will give the company the breathing room it needs to finish a structural reorganization directed toward the internet . urltoken ' s the feed blog dug into the loaf ' s financials , . . .\nthe washington city paper will continue to be owned by creative loafing inc . , thanks to a ruling handed down today by u . s . bankruptcy judge caryl e . delano in tampa . ceo ben eason will retain control of the alternative newspaper chain despite an attempt by creditor atalaya to take over the company , reports wayne garcia from loaf hq in tampa , who was careful to get the name of the d . c . publication correct this time . eason . . .\nhere is what is great about creative loafing . not only is it a great weekly , but they do giveaways quite often and you have to go down to the office to pick up the passes . the staff is always super friendly and they have a little sitting area with plenty of magazines to peruse while you wait . i will say that the address is deceiving as it is an 18th street address , but the office doors are actually on market street ( hiding behind h & m ) .\nlast week creative loafing wrote an article about invest atlanta , the city of atlanta\u2019s economic development arm , voting to purchase the westside trail land from the georgia department of transportation ( gdot ) for $ 1 . 64 million . the atlanta beltline westside trail comprises of former railroad land that goes from washington park to adair park ( including westview ! ) . the board\u2019s vote to acquire the land puts the $ 43 million atlanta beltline trail project one step closer to starting construction in the fall of 2014 .\nthe toronto sun publishing corp . , which never made money on the orlando edition of the weekly , thursday announced the sale of the publication to metrotimes inc . , an alternative newspaper publisher in detroit . neither the sun nor alan turner , associate publisher of metrotimes , would give the sale price ; however , one source close to the negotiations said it was less than $ 250 , 000 . creative loafing publisher debbie eason , a losing bidder , estimated the sale price at slightly less than $ 200 , 000 .\nthe orlando edition of the weekly , a free tabloid owned by the toronto sun publishing corp . , could be sold within a few days , mario sgroi , the weekly ' s chief executive officer , said tuesday . sgroi said tuesday that four potential buyers had approached the publication , two with written offers . he would not identify the parties , but representatives of creative loafing , an atlanta alternative newspaper chain with editions in atlanta , tampa and charlotte , n . c . , were at the weekly ' s winter park offices tuesday .\nafter saying it would launch an orlando publication , creative loafing , an alternative weekly newspaper based in atlanta , has begun to backtrack . ' ' at this point , we ' re just doing research in this area , ' ' said sharon kraun , promotions director . for months , the newspaper had been rumored to be on the verge of starting an orlando edition . and in october , the newspaper hired a former longwood stockbroker , tom ferme , to research the orlando market . he began approaching businesses and nonprofit groups , asking for event information .\nnothing else save for c3 lab , the creative hub that nocik opened with his wife maria in april 2015 . over the last two years , the lab has operated as a coworking space , gallery , art studio , music and event venue and home for the nociks ' sign business .\ncreative loafing , the alt weekly news firm , has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy , the first in the long line of smaller newspaper companies that may likely do so over the next year or so . about a year ago the company announced an undisclosed amount of mezzanine funding from bia digital partners , the media pe firm , when it also bought two of the industry ' s most venerated titles , the chicago reader and washington city paper . it has papers in tampa bay area , charlotte , n . c . , birmingham , ala . , atlanta , chicago and washington d . c .\nin addition to hosting the corporate offices of creative loafing , the region is home to the main offices of famed newspaper designer mario garcia , who oversaw the recent redesign of dow jones ' wall street journal ; the st . petersburg times , one of the nation ' s largest independent daily newspapers , and its nonprofit owner the poynter institute ; the headquarters of the regional media group of the new york times co . ; and the corporate offices of software vendor saxotech , which provides web publishing platforms for regional newspapers and trade journals published by gannett , the new york times , crain ' s communications and other media companies .\nthis is a big step for us . i\u00e2\u0080\u0099m confident it will enhance our mission : to help urban explorers enrich their lives and strengthen their communities . we are thrilled that cl will be in a better position to lead our industry of alternative newspapers into the excitement of new local search , the next model for online classifieds and better ways to connect with people who share similar passions for culture and life . we hope you\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll continue to push us to meet your needs for content and that you\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll continue to share our hopes for the future of our civic life . this is the essence of what creative loafing is all about .\nhaving done their deeds during this year ' s legislative session , state lawmakers are set for a hot and heavy campaign season . . . and we ' re baaack . in partnership with dad ' s garage and hands on atlanta , creative loafing will host its next political party , a live talk show , on wed . , april 12 . leading politicians will field questions about upcoming the elections from our host , cl senior editor john sugg , and from the audience . guests include rep . tyrone brooks , d - atlanta ; sen . curt thompson , d - norcross ; and sen . chip rogers , r - woodstock .\nadron is rapidly being recognized as one of the most uniquely gifted songwriters and vocalists of this generation . named best songwriter of 2012 by the atlanta - based arts and culture magazine creative loafing , she has managed to unite audiences from wildly far - flung backgrounds , age groups and subcultural scenes with her universally communicative and infectious music . in a style nearly impossible to describe using the terms of conventional genres , she playfully blends brazilian samba , bossa nova and tropic\u00e1lia with classical harmony , the sincerity and thoughtfulness of singer - songwriters like joni mitchell and harry nilsson , and the full - bodied rhythms of 1970\u2019s pop and r & b . ;\n? ? while malone and creative director courtney hammond are hustling to keep dashboard afloat in a city where arts funding is notoriously tight , appleton tends to strategize on an entirely different fiscal scale , she says .\ni can ' t even tell you how much i ' ve learned from his crazy ambition .\n? ? page ? ? ? as appleton continues the tour of wonderroot ' s future home , he talks about how much the organization has changed over the past decade . it parallels his own personal maturation from the creative writing major who wore dreads for three years and had a penchant for following phish around on tour .\n? ? in addition to lobbying for increased arts funding , a pac would also prioritize the collective concerns of artists . with the recent boom in mixed - use development , the creative community is feeling the pinch as the third wave of gentrification hits the city . rising rents have turned affordable housing into a democratizing concern .\n? ? he sees the formation of a local arts pac , which would also vie for an increase in overall arts funding , as one tactic among many . he also questions the notion of creative placemaking , in which arts and culture is leveraged to reignite communities . increasingly across the country , commercial developers are co - opting that process and leaving artists hard up .\nthe release announcing garcia ' s resignation hinted at a future partnership between the two organizations that has now morphed into a consolidation effort : during the past year , she and the maacc staff partnered with the atlanta regional commission conducting major research on creative industry data and co - hosting public forums on the value of arts and culture in economic development , regionalism , education and quality of life . plans are underway to conduct the first regional cultural master plan , through the arc .\n? ? ? ? former wonderroot creative director maggie ginestra , who started the organization ' s notable walthall fellowship before leaving the role in 2014 for philadelphia , values appleton ' s ability to be both altruistic and business - oriented .\nhe really lives in those two mindsets and can make them talk to each other in a way that a lot of people can ' t ,\nshe says , attributing his ability to craft a coherent narrative as one of his main leadership strengths .\nhis power for transformation lies in his ability to craft story , honor story , and uphold story . he ' s a storyteller .\nas usual , the common refrain throughout the arc ' s press release was the notion that a vibrant arts and culture scene is\na true economic driver and quality of life measure for our residents .\na popular talking point these days , but also a true statement , and backed by plenty of studies . just last month , in fact , a study by americans for the arts ' creative industries research project revealed that atlanta is home to the most arts - related businesses per capita in the nation . but funding for the arts , i noted in an april column , is ridiculously meager compared to other top - ranking cities ."]}
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", "topic": 28}], "title": "sterling drug", "paragraphs": ["sterling drug , inc . - company profile , information , business description , history , background information on sterling drug , inc .\nsterling drug ( malaya ) sdn bhd does not have any active jobs right now .\nask a question about working or interviewing at sterling drug . our community is ready to answer .\nlehn & fink division of sterling drug bought by reckitt & colman , pty . ltd . from eastman kodak .\nbaum\u2019s interviews with reluctant congressional drug warrior eric sterling are especially poignant . ( sterling has since spent his life trying to repair the damage congress did in the 1980s . )\ncategories : 12 steps , addiction , alcoholics anonymous , drug addicted baby boomers , drug addiction , heroin drug abuse , history of drug abuse , marijuana , the 40 ' s | tags : 1940 drug abuse , 1940s , amphetamine abuse in the 40s , amphetamine abuse ww2 , drug abuse hipsters , drug abuse in the 1940s , heroin abuse in the 40s , hipsters , history of aa , history of alcoholics anonymous , history of drug abuse , the original hipsters , world war ii drug abuse .\ncollins , joseph c . ; gwilt , john r . ( 2000 ) .\nthe life cycle of sterling drug , inc\nevery sterling coworker is an ambassador of the sterling experience\u2014both in our stores and throughout our communities . we surround ourselves with people . . .\ncashier every sterling coworker is an ambassador of the sterling experience\u2014both in our stores and throughout our communities . we surround ourselves with . . .\nthe building was built by contractor ralph r . kitchen ( who built numerous other important buildings in wheeling in the 1920s , including the capitol music hall ) . sterling drug did buy out bayer during wwi , and went on to make lots of money in the drug business . we have a lot of information on william weiss , one of the founders of sterling drug .\nthis position is part - time with evening and weekend hours at approximately 15 hours per week . every sterling coworker is an ambassador of the sterling . . .\nsilver sterling edwardian 1912 r . pringle sheffield hm cased fork & spoon set exc\nantique geo v sterling silver teapot by hardy bros sheffield 1912 heavy 725 . 9g\nsterling silver demitasse coffee spoon - j . thompson & sons - sheffield - 1910\nenglish sterling silver & enamel cigarette case with regency coaching days scene . . .\nin fact , the goods named\nsterling drug\ncan be shipped to any place in ireland , including leinster , ulster , munster , and connacht .\n. the various companies which would eventually acquire sterling chose to keep the factory open .\nsterling drug - the complete information and online sale with free shipping . order and buy now for the lowest price in the best online store ! discounts & coupons .\ndecember 19 , 2013 : obama grants eight pardons to recipients of harsh sentences for drug offenses , including a man serving three life sentences for a drug deal .\na 1920 agreement between sterling and bayer ag granted sterling the rights to the\nbayer\nbrand to sell aspirin . in return , bayer was allowed back into its former latin american markets . in 1922 , 50 % of sterling ' s new holding company ,\nsterling has everything you need to start your new life together . . . from home decor to dishes and dishtowels , you ' ll find it all at sterling in austin !\nin fact , the goods by your query\nsterling drug\ncan be shipped to any place in the uk , including england , scotland , wales , and northern ireland .\nsterling ' s most promising drug awaiting approval is milrinone , a treatment for congestive heart failure . after abandoning an attempt to gain fda approval for a similar drug , amrinone , when a decreased count of platelets or blood clotting mechanisms were found in test patients , sterling subsequently developed milrinone . this new drug is being promoted as a drug which has the potential for capturing a large market share . its capability of increasing the heart ' s ability to contract may have a beneficial effect on a patient ' s daily existence .\njustin whitlock dart became president of united drug company in 1943 . within four years he\nbut despite promises by the us president to re - evaluate us drug policies , more than half of obama ' s drug control budget continues to go towards law enforcement .\non his way to work one swampy june morning that year , eric sterling noticed in the paper that len bias had died the night before . strange , sterling thought ; bias was so young . but not being a sports fan , sterling wasn\u2019t much interested in the story .\npretty english cameo glass and sterling silver perfume vial . made by gorham in providence , circa 1900 . tapering dagger form with neck collar and threaded bun cover in sterling silver . . .\nact . in 1919 , sterling sold its dye division for $ 2 . 5 million to the\nthey make up about 13 per cent of the us population and about the same percentage of all us drug users , but according to the american civil liberties union , they account for over 35 per cent of all drug arrests . they also represent 55 per cent of all convictions for drug possession and 74 per cent of all people imprisoned for drug possession .\n) . in june 1994 , eastman kodak sold the prescription drug business of its sterling winthrop subsidiary to sanofi for us $ 1 . 675 billion and the return of kodak ' s minority stake in sterling health europe . a week later , sanofi announced that it was not interested in the\nsterling drug was established in west virginia in 1901 , and acquired the u . s . assets ( under the alien property custodian act ) of the german company bayer ag at the end of ww i . [ germany to the u . s . ] sterling drug ( aka sterling winthrop ) was acquired by eastman kodak in 1988 , but in 1993 kodak turned around and sold the company to what is now sanofi ( headquartered in france ) . [ u . s . to france ]\nu . s . government action against sterling could have taken the form of antitrust litigation or the severing of all sterling subsidiaries with any connection to farben . yet before any such action was initiated a young group of sterling executives reached an agreement with the government to use the sterling - farben relationship as a newly declared battleground for allied economic policy . tom and david corcoran , two executives at the sterling ross subsidiary in latin america , enthusiastically enlisted government support for the offensive against farben . a short time later sterling emerged from its near brush with government sanctions as one of the bastions of free trade enterprise .\n' mad men ' meets ' dr . feelgood ' : this is sterling cooper draper pryce on drugs\nswiss drug companies ciba - geigy and sandoz merged in 1996 to form novartis . [ switzerland ]\nwhile lehn & fink continues today to be a sterling subsidiary , this encounter with the ftc was not the only problem facing sterling . in late 1971 the food and drug administration , concerned about possible adverse effects of hexachlorophene , ordered all products containing this chemical to be sold on a prescription basis only . this sharply reduced the sales of sterling ' s phisohex which had become the largest - selling anti - bacterial cleanser .\na lovely pressed glass vanity jar topped with a sterling silver lid . the hallmark is that of boots pure drug company , birmingham , england , 1913 . boots was founded in nottingham , englan . . .\nwith the headline : u . s . agents seize 17 in raids to dismantle jamaican drug ring .\na fine and impressive antique george v english sterling silver photograph frame ; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection . this exceptional antique sterling silver photograph frame has a waisted serpentine form with a domed upper portion . . .\ninside story us 2012 , with presenter shihab rattansi , discusses with guests : deborah small , the executive director of break the chains , a drug policy reform advocacy organisation ; eric sterling , the president of the criminal justice policy foundation ; and kevin sabet , a former senior drug policy adviser for the obama administration .\nbesides the ftc order sterling was confronted with other difficulties . in 1982 when tylenol was removed from the shelves due to the tragic cyanide poisoning of seven people , panadol , a sterling acetaminophen used outside the u . s . , could successfully have captured a large portion of the vacated market . yet sterling had not planned on introducing the drug in the u . s . until the following year and by then tylenol recaptured four - fifths of its former market . in addition , sterling faced new competition from ibuprofen , a generic name for a former prescription pain - reliever . receiving fda approval to market the drug over - the - counter , american home products and upjohn entered the ibuprofen market and threatened to take away sales from sterling ' s rufen and motrin .\nthe gang used drug profits to buy lavish houses in uniondale and hempstead , l . i . , where they stored drugs , and to buy businesses that were fronts for drug operations , the police said .\nand of course , any things related with\nsterling drug\nin vermont can be bought in burlington , south burlington , rutland , barre , montpelier , winooski , st . albans , newport , vergennes , etc .\ndrug arrests have swelled since the 1970s and african - americans make up a disproportionate percentage of those arrested .\nsmithkline said it will use cash proceeds from the bayer deal to pay off debt from its recent acquisition of sterling .\nresidents of 1367 sterling place said yesterday they were relieved by the arrests but worried that mr . vassell would return .\nnaturally , any products related with\nsterling drug\nin south dakota can be shipped to sioux falls , rapid city , aberdeen , brookings , watertown , mitchell , yankton , pierre , huron , spearfish , vermillion , etc .\nby 1978 the dispute over controversial advertisements reappeared . the food and drug administration claimed sterling had distorted one of their reports on the safety of pain - killers . since sterling had only partially revealed the report findings , the fda accused the company of misrepresentation . the company agreed to remove the advertisements , but the dispute was not over . in 1981 , based on the complaint filed in 1973 , a ftc administrative law judge ordered sterling to\nrefrain from making claims about its nonprescription drug products ' efficacy or superiority unless those claims are based on competent and reliable scientific evidence .\nart nouveau glass and sterling silver inkwell . made by gorham in providence . rectilinear clear glass block bulbous well . sides have carved ornament : fluid scrollwork and stylized flowers . short neck in sterling silver collar surrounded by squarish sa . . .\nactually , any things related with\nsterling drug\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 .\nprincipal subsidiaries : sterling pharmaceutical group ; winthrop - brown laboratories ; glenbrook laboratories ; cook - waite laboratories , inc . ; lehn and fink products group ; minwax company , inc . ; the d - con company , inc . sterling drug also has subsidiaries in the following countries : australia , canada , england , japan , new zealand , and switzerland .\ngeorge gekas , republican of pennsylvania , wanted to cut to the chase . \u201ci do intend to pursue the death penalty in narrowly circumscribed cases of drug abuse , \u201d he said . \u201ci mean , drug trafficking . \u201d . . .\nlikewise , there was federal experience with mandatory minimums to draw upon . in 1956 congress enacted mandatory sentences for various drug laws , but repealed them in 1972 because they \u201chad not shown the expected overall reduction in drug law violations . \u201d\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 ,\nsterling drug 2018\n) .\nbayer has been fighting since then to regain u . s . rights and has traded lawsuits with sterling for more than 50 years .\npcp is a drug primarily abused by adolescents and young adults . older users tend to have started using when they were young .\nbasically , the products related to the term\nsterling drug\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 .\nkodak to sell remaining sterling winthrop unit : drugs : smithkline beecham will buy the consumer health products business for $ 2 . 925 billion .\nthe 1940\u2019s were kind of a slow time in the history of drug abuse or maybe drug abuse wasn\u2019t as well documented . if it wasn\u2019t well documented it may have been because many of the illicit substances we know today to be illicit weren\u2019t illicit yet . meaning , a lot of the drugs today that are illegal weren\u2019t illegal yet , so drug abuse wasn\u2019t really classified as drug abuse yet . also , in the 1940\u2019s drug abuse and addiction were not problems of enough magnitude to capture space in newspapers since hitler and the buildup to ww ii dominated america\u2019s attention . this doesn\u2019t mean there was no drug abuse going on because there was especially with alcohol and alcoholics - in fact because of this the 1940s saw the rise of a program you may know well , alcoholics anonymous .\nthe average cost of an antique boots pure drug co . furniture is $ 725 . the price can vary from $ 275 and $ 1 , 076 based on the condition , age , materials and aesthetic value for a specific boots pure drug co . furniture .\ngenerally , the goods related with\nsterling drug\ncan be shipped to any place in new zealand , including north island , south island , waiheke island , and smaller islands . naturally , the products by requestcan be sent tothe delivery is also available in , etc .\ndedicated to main street america ' s finest institution , the rexall drug store . random presentations of history , images and recollections 1902\u20131982 .\njust two weeks ago , smithkline bought sterling ' s worldwide otc business from eastman kodak co . for $ 2 . 9 billion . bayer had lost out to british - based smithkline in the bidding for the entire sterling business , but it now will get about a third of it .\nsterling was based in bay city , michigan and yet , i\u2019ve found a few of these houses in virginia . according to rebecca , there\u2019s a sterling windemere in lynchburg . she found a testimonial in an old sterling homes catalog and the location listed for this house was lynchburg . i\u2019ll be driving up to lynchburg soon to find this house . if anyone knows the address or area , it sure would be helpful to have that !\nit is only in recent years that sterling drug , inc . has developed innovative ethical drugs through its own research . for a company that manufactures bayer aspirin , the leading american aspirin brand , this seems like an unusual occurrence . yet the company ' s success has always relied more heavily on growth through acquisition and advertising rather than on research and development . while this approach to business has made the company vulnerable to anti - trust suits and the scrutiny of the federal trade commission , sterling drug has nonetheless managed to forge a comfortable niche in the pharmaceutical industry .\nkodak to sell remaining sterling winthrop unit : drugs : smithkline beecham will buy the consumer health products business for $ 2 . 925 billion . - latimes\nnormally , the goods by your query\nsterling drug\nin montana can be delivered to billings , missoula , great falls , bozeman , butte , helena , kalispell , havre , anaconda , miles city , belgrade , livingston , laurel , whitefish , lewistown , sidney and smaller towns .\nif you or someone you know is in need of drug abuse treatment , please give us a call at 800 - 951 - 6135 .\nhow democrats , in an effort to recover from their soft on crime reputation , pushed through a drug bill that introduced mandatory minimum sentences .\nit goes without saying that the products related to the term\nsterling drug\nin west virginia can be shipped to charleston , huntington , morgantown , parkersburg , wheeling , weirton , fairmont , martinsburg , beckley , clarksburg , south charleston , st . albans , vienna , bluefield , etc .\nother significant collections came directly from pharmaceutical companies or manufacturing pharmacists including the american cyanamid company , the dial corporation , garfield and company , kiehl\u2019s pharmacy , norwich eaton pharmaceuticals , procter & gamble , and sterling drug . archival collections related to business , manufacturing , and marketing often accompanied these acquisitions .\nan exceptional , fine and impressive antique george v english sterling silver double photograph frame ; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection this exceptional antique . . .\nnormally , the goods related with\nsterling drug\nin wyoming can be bought in cheyenne , casper , laramie , gillette , rock springs , sheridan , green river , evanston , riverton , jackson , cody , rawlins , lander , torrington , powell , douglas , worland , and so on .\nin the ivax - zenith deal , the stock - swap transaction would merge two intensive competitors and add to ivax ' s substantial drug lineup .\nhere ' s a how the federal government made harsh drug offense sentences the law , and what ' s being done to roll that back .\nwhile the early 1970 ' s initiated an era of comfortable growth for sterling , the company was not expanding without its share of setbacks . arguing that control of health care , beauty and home products lay in the hands of a small number of companies , federal trade commission attorneys ( in an appeal on a previously failed anti - trust suit ) brought suit against the 1969 sterling drug - lehn & fink merger . according to the ftc , the combinations of lehn & fink , the manufacturers of lysol products , and sterling drug represented a reduction in competition among packaged goods advertisers . with the companies spending a disproportionately large amount of money on advertising ( compared to the amount of money generated from sales ) the attorneys claimed consumers were denied a fair review of products .\nin the 1950 ' s many large companies began to diversify with the growing economy , and rexall drug was no exception . primary acquisitions were in chemicals and plastics , including the purchase of tupper corp . in 1958 for $ 16 million . a corporate name change to rexall drug and chemical company took place in 1959 , and expanding interests prompted yet another metamorphosis ten years later to dart industries , with rexall drug company organized as a division .\nthe sterling businesses going to smithkline beecham also include panadol analgesics , phillips milk of magnesia , valda products for coughs and colds and stri - dex skin treatments .\n, was given to the german bayer company , while the american bayer retained the rights to use bayer brand . in 1923 sterling purchased a 25 % interest in\nan exceptional , fine and impressive antique george v english sterling silver photograph frame ; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection . this exceptional antique sterli . . .\nweiss ' decision soon proved disastrous ; the u . s . government interdepartmental committee , composed of members of the departments of state , justice , and treasury , ordered the resignation of sterling management . in spite of sterling drug being placed on a british blacklist for weiss ' compliance with farben ' s requested shipment , the company continued the process of establishing new companies in latin america to protect both itself and farben from the possibility of expropriation during the war . these activities of the company , in addition to german ownership of portions of sterling subsidiaries and stock , severely compromised its position during a mounting u . s . war effort .\nsoon afterwards sterling began its own series of aggressive advertisements to strengthen its entire product line . spending some $ 153 million in 1973 alone , sterling became one of the nation ' s largest advertisers . while dr . mark hiebert , chairman and chief executive officer of sterling until 1974 , was trained as a physician , his real ability was in marketing . under hiebert ' s direction several sterling household products performed exceedingly well . yet at the end of his term the ftc began an investigation into misleading analgesic advertisements . the ftc , citing sterling , bristol - meyers , and american home products , claimed the companies had made unqualified statements of comparative effectiveness and required further proof of clinical testing . dr . hiebert , however , stood by the bayer aspirin advertisements claiming the product was promoted\nin good conscience and with facts .\ndrug business which had been generating about $ 1 billion in revenue annually , to the british firm smithkline beecham for us $ 2 . 925 billion cash .\nand this drug was approved in 1949 . millions of patients were treated with the new antibiotic before reports of rare but fatal aplastic anemia began to emerge .\nit\u2019s difficult to overstate just how profound an impact bias\u2019s death had on america\u2019s drug war . dan baum\u2019s book \u201c smoke and mirrors \u201d is the definitive history of the u . s . drug war , at least through the early 1990s . here\u2019s an excerpt about the frenzy on capitol hill after bias\u2019s death :\nin the early 1970 ' s sterling began researching and developing their own ethical drugs . as well as marketing neo - synephrine nasal decongestant , negram , an antibiotic used to treat urinary tract infections , sulfamylon , a cream used on severe burns , and phisohex , an antibacterial skin cleanser , sterling also released pentazocine , a prescription analgesic ( trademarked under the name talwin ) potentially regarded as highly profitable in the future . during this period total sales for sterling products reached over $ 500 million a year .\nin 1966 , lehn & fink was bought by sterling drug , a u . s . pharmaceutical company . sterling drug was acquired by eastman kodak in 1988 , the various components of lehn & fink were separated and dorothy gray along with tussy and some other components were sold first to reckitt & colman in 1994 and then to playtex products in 1998 . after some unsuccessful reorganisations , playtex sold a number of its brands , including dorothy gray and tussy to cenuco in 2005 . unfortunately , cenuco also had financial problems and , after renaming itself ascendia brands in 2006 , sold dorothy gray and tussy to kcm brands for $ 1 million in 2008 .\nbayer was a losing bidder for the purchase of sterling winthrop , but in september 1994 , it purchased the over the counter division of sterling winthrop in the us , canada and puerto rico from smithkline beecham for $ 1 billion . bayer also re - acquired the brand rights to the\nbayer aspirin\nname it had lost because of\ndemocrats ' fear of being labelled soft on crime was the impetus behind the 1986 law that introduced mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses . the residual effects of that are evident today \u2014 president obama is planning on granting clemency to\nhundreds , perhaps thousands\nof non - violent drug offenders serving mandatory long sentences ,\noctober 27 , 1986 : reagan signs into law the anti - drug abuse act of 1986 . frontline writes that the law allocated funds to new prisons , drug education , and treatment . but its main result was to create mandatory minimum sentences . the harsh sentences on crack cocaine use disproportionately affect african - americans .\nmarch 13 , 2014 : holder testifies before the u . s . sentencing commission recommending a change in the way federal drug crimes are sentenced , according to the huffington post . if passed , the new policy would reduce sentences by an average of 11 months and affect 69 . 9 percent of drug trafficking offenders .\ngerman firm to reclaim bayer aspirin name : drugs : it will acquire sterling winthrop ' s over - the - counter business and recover the rights it lost after wwi .\nsmithkline said it will retain north american rights to panadol , a non - aspirin painkiller sold in canada , as well as the rest of sterling ' s worldwide business .\na fine and impressive antique george v english sterling silver photograph frame ; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection this fine antique george v silver photo frame , . . .\nundoubtedly , the products related to the term\nsterling drug\nin nebraska can be received in such cities as omaha , lincoln , bellevue , grand island , kearney , fremont , hastings , norfolk , north platte , papillion , columbus , la vista , scottsbluff , south sioux city , beatrice , lexington , and so on .\nsterling winthrop ' s global consumer health products business generated more than $ 1 billion in revenue for 1993 . smithkline already has a $ 2 - billion consumer health products business .\nan exceptional , fine and impressive antique george v english sterling silver photograph frame ; an addition to our range of birmingham silver . this exceptional antique george v sterli . . .\nan exceptional , fine and impressive antique george v english sterling silver photograph frame ; an addition to ac silver ' s ornamental silverware collection . this fine antique george . . .\nmeyer js , greifsenstein f , devault m . a new drug causing symptoms of sensory deprivation . j nerv ment dis . 1959 . 129 : 29 - 40 .\nwe have , of course , seen a dramatic shift in public attitudes about some drugs since then , particularly with marijuana . but we haven\u2019t lost the consequences - be - damned instinct to legislate and prosecute our way out of what is ultimately a health problem . the drug in question may change , but the pattern remains . stories percolate about a new drug - related public health problem . a high - profile death attributed to that drug ( not always accurately ) starts the panic . demagoguing law - and - order types , anti - drug activists and editorial boards demand that something be done . rash legislation gets passed , followed by decades of unintended consequences .\nof course , the goods by request\nsterling drug\nin connecticut can be shipped to bridgeport , new haven , hartford , stamford , waterbury , norwalk , danbury , new britain , bristol , meriden , milford , west haven , middletown , norwich , shelton , torrington , new london , ansonia , derby , groton , and so on .\nas you know , the products related to the term\nsterling drug\nin delaware can be bought in wilmington , dover , newark , middletown , smyrna , milford , seaford , georgetown , elsmere , new castle , millsboro , laurel , harrington , camden , clayton , lewes , milton , selbyville , bridgeville , townsend , and so on .\nnormally , any things related with\nsterling drug\nin maine can be bought in portland , lewiston , bangor , south portland , auburn , biddeford , sanford , saco , augusta , westbrook , waterville , presque isle , brewer , bath , caribou , ellsworth , old town , rockland , belfast , gardiner , calais , hallowell , eastport .\ni had a personal encounter with another one of kodak ' s strategic blunders . in january 1988 , i was standing next to a fax machine on the executive floor of kodak ' s rochester , new york headquarters . i watched in astonishment at a scrolling fax of a contract for kodak to acquire sterling drug for $ 5 . 1 billion .\nsterling was not financially harmed by this litigation . by the early 1970 ' s sales for bayer aspirin were more than $ 50 million a year . today , sterling drug retains exclusive rights to the use of the bayer trademark for its aspirin product in the u . s . , while the german company and its u . s . subsidiaries manufacture an assortment of industrial items under the same name . outside the u . s . and its territories and canada , use of the bayer trademark belongs solely to the german company .\ngerman firm to reclaim bayer aspirin name : drugs : it will acquire sterling winthrop ' s over - the - counter business and recover the rights it lost after wwi . - latimes\nbarton ch , sterling ml , vaziri nd . rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure associated with phencyclidine intoxication . arch int med . 1980 . 140 ( 4 ) : 568 - 569 .\nand of course , the goods named\nsterling drug\nin nevada can be received in such cities as las vegas , henderson , reno , north las vegas , sparks , carson city , fernley , elko , mesquite , boulder city , fallon , winnemucca , west wendover , ely , yerington , carlin , lovelock , wells , caliente , etc .\nto do that , kodak would have needed capabilities that it lacked - - such as the ability to come up with new , valuable , patented drugs or to make generic drugs at a rock - bottom cost . it only took six years for kodak to realize that sterling drug was not a good fit for kodak and sell it off in pieces .\nin 1938 , congress cemented the connection between cosmetics , drugs , and medicine when it passed the food , drug , and cosmetics act . this act provided the food and drug administration with some oversight over the cosmetics industry . today , congress is considering the personal care products safety act , which would amend and further strengthen the 1938 act .\nin a 1921 ruling that had far reaching consequences for the pharmaceutical industry judge learned hand approved generic use for the word\naspirin .\nas a result , sterling resorted to using\nbayer\nin their product name in order to maintain a trademark for their product . thus , at the beginning of the decade sterling held a major portion of the worldwide aspirin market .\nedwardian art nouveau sterling silver picture frame . made in birmingham in 1907 . oval window with floral and foliate ornament . shaped top and bracket feet with volute scrolls . frame mou . . .\nwinthrop ' s poor quality - control system , failure to report the contamination to fda , and failure to quickly and effectively recall the tainted pills prompted fda to require detailed controls of sulfathiazole production at winthrop . the incident strongly influenced the 1962 drug amendments to the 1938 food , drug & cosmetic act , which tightened controls over pharmaceuticals and mandated good manufacturing practices .\ni think that tracking patents covering approved drugs can yield greater granularity and precision , without the need for rigorous company history tracking . because companies must disclose patents covering drugs in the us ( the world\u2019s largest drug market ) , and because patents must list all inventors , and because inventor locations are listed on patents , you can track inventor locations through drug patents .\nit was not long before the company began competing with its german counterpart . in latin america , representing at the time a vast untapped market for the western pharmaceutical industry , the two companies competed for the same market with a confusing tangle of trademarks . to avoid litigation , and to gain access to expensive ethical drug research as well , sterling signed an agreement with i . g . farben , bayer ' s new parent company . in the 1923 agreement sterling gave bayer 50 % of its stock in winthrop laboratories , a sterling subsidiary , in exchange for bayer ' s manufacturing information and the transfer of bayer patent and technical data for future discoveries . the latin american market had been carefully divided in order to create a balance of power between the two pharmaceutical companies .\nas always , any products related with\nsterling drug\nin idaho can be received 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 . . .\nand of course , the products by request\nsterling drug\nin australia can be received in sydney , melbourne , brisbane , perth , adelaide , gold coast , tweed heads , newcastle , maitland , canberra , queanbeyan , sunshine coast , wollongong , hobart , geelong , townsville , cairns , darwin , toowoomba , ballarat , bendigo , albury , wodonga , launceston , mackay .\nassociated press ( august 30 , 1994 ) .\nkodak to sell remaining sterling winthrop unit : drugs : smithkline beecham will buy the consumer health products business for $ 2 . 925 billion\n.\nin 1914 , the harrison narcotic act outlawed cocaine in the united states and usage declined throughout the 1940s through the 1960s . in the 1970s cocaine regained popularity as a recreational drug and was glamorized in the u . s . popular media . articles from the time proclaimed cocaine as non - addictive . the drug was viewed as harmless until the 1985 emergence of crack .\nas always , the goods related with\nsterling drug\nin the united kingdom can be received in such cities as london , birmingham , leeds , glasgow , sheffield , bradford , edinburgh , liverpool , manchester , bristol , wakefield , cardiff , coventry , nottingham , leicester , sunderland , belfast , newcastle upon tyne , brighton , hull , plymouth , stoke - on - trent .\nin addition to the sale of proprietary drugs that included a new arsenal of pain relievers ( cope , vanquish , measurin , and midol ) , sterling had entered the consumer product market and had become the most diversified member of the pharmaceutical industry . the product line for consumer items ranged from cosmetics and beacon wax to fragrances and d - con insecticides . sterling also manufactured chemicals and animal health products .\nin his seven years working for congress , sterling had never seen such a frenzy grip the capitol . usually , committees would hold hearings on a bill , refine points of law , and finally bring the bill into a markup session to polish the language . now , though , members were having staff members draw up hardline proposals and rushing them straight into markup sessions \u2014 without benefit of hearings . sterling found himself in one such session , in which members of the crime subcommittee found themselves , by the seat of their pants , writing laws to put the drug defendants\u2019 attorneys in prison .\nthe drug bill\u2019s absurdity and political utility were plain for all to see . it\u2019s \u201cout of control , \u201d david mccurdy of oklahoma told newsweek , \u201cbut of course i\u2019m for it . \u201d\nnormally , the products by request\nsterling drug\nin canada can be received in such cities as toronto , montreal , calgary , ottawa , edmonton , mississauga , winnipeg , vancouver , brampton , hamilton , quebec city , surrey , laval , halifax , london , markham , vaughan , gatineau , longueuil , burnaby , saskatoon , kitchener , windsor , regina , richmond , richmond hill .\namerican sterling silver flower bowl , circa 1890 . shaped oval well has wide mouth and turned - down rim with overlapping daisies on open stems . a tactile tribute to a humble field flow . . .\nof course , the found goods by query\nsterling drug\nin maryland can be delivered to baltimore , frederick , rockville , gaithersburg , bowie , hagerstown , annapolis , college park , salisbury , laurel , greenbelt , cumberland , westminster , hyattsville , takoma park , easton , elkton , aberdeen , havre de grace , cambridge , new carrollton , bel air , and other cities and towns .\nwhen a urine drug screen is finally obtained on the inpatient unit in a moment of relative calm , cannabis is present , but so is pcp . later that evening , radiography also confirms a right wrist fracture about which the patient has yet to complain . unbeknownst to jay , his marijuana had been laced with pcp by his drug dealer to\ngive it a bigger kick .\nlundberg gd , gupta rc , montgomery sh . phencyclidine : patterns seen in street drug analysis . clin toxicol . 1976 . 9 ( 4 ) : 503 - 11 . [ medline ] .\nhow many shipments got through will never be known , but if drug - running was legitimate huck could certainly have expected to be featured in business magazine lists of europe ' s richest entrepreneurs .\ntoday the products related to the term\nsterling drug\nin alaska can be purchased if you live in anchorage , fairbanks , juneau , sitka , ketchikan , wasilla , kenai , kodiak , bethel , palmer , homer , unalaska , barrow , soldotna , valdez , nome , kotzebue , seward , wrangell , dillingham , cordova , north pole , houston , craig , hooper bay , akutan . . .\nseventeen people have been arrested in raids against what federal agents called a ruthless jamaican drug - trafficking gang that controlled crack houses in brooklyn and dallas and has been linked to at least 10 killings .\nin june 1984 , the complaint charges , mr . vassell ordered the death of the former landlord of the sterling place building , joscelyn d . watson , because he had frequently called the police to the neighborhood .\nas always , the products related to the term\nsterling drug\nin north dakota can be delivered to 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 . . .\nnormally , the goods named\nsterling drug\nin new zealand can be bought in 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 , and other cities and towns .\nwhatever real or imagined designs germany had in regard to its latin american market , however , it soon became apparent that it was neither economically nor politically viable for sterling to continue conducting business with farben . coming within a hairsbreadth of suffering u . s . government action , two sterling subsidiaries in latin america , winthrop products , inc . and the sydney ross co . , suddenly became the advanced guard for a u . s . trade - war policy against germany . in other words , an all out economic war to gain hegemony over the latin american market was waged against farben ; as far as sterling was concerned the cartel ceased to exist .\nthis looks like the house i lived in when i was 2 - 4 yrs old , 1960 - 62 . it is on euclid avenue , corner lot , down the street from the old westover drug store . has 2 staircases , i snuck down the back one and out hte door at 4 and road my tricycle into the drug store where they gave me ice cream and called my mom ! !\nthose arrested thursday night were charged yesterday in federal court with drug trafficking and money laundering as well as participation in 10 murders . prosecutors said state murder charges and a federal racketeering indictment are being prepared .\nart deco cartier sterling silver and gold picture photo frame with cabochon sapphire . frame measures 10\nx 12\nand the opening for picture 8\nx 10\n. it is marked hand made cartier . . .\nconsumer products such as lysol and beacon wax generated sales of $ 123 million and $ 30 million , respectively . bayer aspirin continued to maintain the lead with 1973 sales at $ 70 million . furthermore , wescoe ' s medical background ( he was dean of the medical school at the university of kansas ) prompted him to overhaul sterling ' s research facilities . due to wescoe ' s influence several promising ethical drugs emerged from sterling labs .\nyet despite milrinone ' s potential , sterling ' s lackluster performance in the mid - 1980 ' s has disappointed investors . overseas earnings were hurt by the strong u . s . dollar and ibuprofen continues to make inroads in bayer ' s market . while milrinone ' s potential for huge profits may have caused sterling stock to increase in 1985 , one wall street analyst attributed the rise in price to a rumor of a company takeover .\nlarge , sterling silver , heart - form picture frame , dominick & haff , new york , circa 1895 . pierced work allows burgundy velvet to show through the design . edges of heart - shaped glass a . . .\npair of edwardian sterling silver candlesticks . made by tiffany & co . in new york , circa 1910 . each : oval , faceted , and tapering shaft , stepped oval foot , and faceted and urn socket . . .\nkodak did not sit still and simply watch its business diminish , although in some cases it may have been better if they did . the company did focus on some digital photography innovations during the 1990s , including the creation of the film - based photo cd and a computer printing dock for photos . but its focus on film\u2019s profitability and the chemical processes used to create that film led the company to make some inadvisable business decisions . for example , in 1988 kodak paid $ 5 . 1 billion to acquire american pharmaceutical company sterling drug . the company hoped to utilize its expertise in chemical engineering to create drugs with high profit margins , but lacked the ability and resources to apply that knowledge in creating patented pharmaceuticals or extremely cheap generic medications . kodak dismantled the sterling operations and sold off the remainder of their pharmaceutical business for less than $ 3 billion only six years after acquiring sterling .\nand of course , any things related with\nsterling drug\nin new mexico can be shipped to 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 . . .\nsterling ' s victory over farben was viewed as a microcosm of the allied victory over germany . in 1945 when all german properties were again seized by the u . s . government , sterling paid $ 9 . 5 million to buy out the one - half german interest in its winthrop subsidiary . yet the animosity between the two companies did not end . in 1952 the west german company , through its american subsidiaries shenley laboratories and norex laboratories , filed an antitrust suit against sterling demanding that the company either pay royalties on the now illegal 1923 and 1926 agreements or allow the american subsidiaries to manufacture and sell bayer products in the u . s . based on a previous 1949 agreement .\nusually , any things related with\nsterling drug\nin new hampshire can be shipped to such cities as manchester , nashua , concord , derry , dover , rochester , salem , merrimack , hudson , londonderry , keene , bedford , portsmouth , goffstown , laconia , hampton , milford , durham , exeter , windham , hooksett , claremont , lebanon , pelham , somersworth , hanover , amherst , raymond , conway , berlin and smaller towns .\nundoubtedly , any products related with\nsterling drug\nin virginia can be shipped to 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 .\noutside of the united states where the company was not bound by the strictures of the 1938 food , drug and cosmetic act ( fdca ) , \u2018lubricate\u2019 was replaced with \u2018nourish\u2019 but otherwise things were much the same .\nolmos , david ( september 14 , 1994 ) .\ngerman firm to reclaim bayer aspirin name : drugs : it will acquire sterling winthrop ' s over - the - counter business and recover the rights it lost after wwi\n.\nfrancisco talavera , pharmd , phd adjunct assistant professor , university of nebraska medical center college of pharmacy ; editor - in - chief , medscape drug reference disclosure : received salary from medscape for employment . for : medscape .\naccording to various sources , churchill could have been treated with sulfapyridine , sulfathiazole , or sulfadiazine . the likelihood that the life - saving drug was sulfapyridine is discussed in ref . [ 22 ] , p . 159 .\nit\u2019s not enough to seize their fees , congressman clay shaw of florida argued . \u201cthe only way we will get at this [ drug ] problem is to let the whole community , the whole population , know that [ defense attorneys ] are part of the problem and they could very well be convicted if they knowingly take these funds . congressman dan lundgren of california , an attorney , wanted to exempt lawyers but nobody else who deals with a drug pusher . make it illegal for a dry cleaner or a grocery store to take money from a drug dealer , he argued , and if they do , seize the business . put the merchant in jail .\nnormally , the goods named\nsterling drug\nin iowa can be received in des moines , cedar rapids , davenport , sioux city , iowa city , waterloo , council bluffs , ames , west des moines , dubuque , ankeny , urbandale , cedar falls , marion , bettendorf , marshalltown , mason city , clinton , burlington , ottumwa , fort dodge , muscatine , coralville , johnston , north liberty , altoona , newton , indianola , and so on .\nrochester , n . y . - based kodak had previously announced it was selling sterling ' s pharmaceutical business to sanofi of france for $ 1 . 675 billion in cash and sanofi ' s interest in a consumer health products joint venture .\nthe club kids , led by impresario michael alig , turned places like the limelight into backdrops of drug - and techno - induced drama , while live music dens like the village gate presented stages to some great jazz musicians .\ngil kerlikowske , barack obama ' s drug tsar , has said the us war on drugs has not been successful and that\nit ' s very clear we can ' t arrest our way out of this problem\n.\nnormally , the goods related with\nsterling drug\nin colorado can be sent to 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 . it ' s also available for those who live 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 . . .\nnew york \u2014 eastman kodak co . announced monday that it has agreed to sell its remaining sterling winthrop business , including non - prescription remedies such as bayer aspirin , to health care giant smithkline beecham for $ 2 . 925 billion in cash .\nedwardian horn - handled corkscrew with sterling silver mount . easy - grip form with irregular ribbing . mount vacant with applied shell - and - scroll rim . hallmarked jf fradley , a new york maker active , 1866 - 1936 . . . .\nbey t , patel a . phencyclidine intoxication and adverse effects : a clinical and pharmacological review of an illicit drug . cal j emerg med . 2007 feb . 8 ( 1 ) : 9 - 14 . [ medline ] .\nin the distant future , a police marshal stationed at a remote mining colony on the jupiter moon of io uncovers a drug - smuggling conspiracy , and gets no help from the populace when he later finds himself marked for murder .\nand of course , the products by request\nsterling drug\nin louisiana can be delivered to the following cities : new orleans , baton rouge , shreveport , metairie , lafayette , lake charles , kenner , bossier city , monroe , alexandria , houma , marrero , new iberia , laplace , slidell , prairieville , central , terrytown , ruston , sulphur , harvey , hammond , bayou cane , shenandoah , natchitoches , gretna , chalmette , opelousas , estelle , zachary , etc .\nand of course , the products by request\nsterling drug\nin hawaii can be received in such cities as honolulu , east honolulu , pearl city , hilo , kailua , waipahu , kaneohe , mililani town , kahului , ewa gentry , mililani mauka , kihei , makakilo , wahiawa , schofield barracks , wailuku , kapolei , ewa beach , royal kunia , halawa , waimalu , waianae , nanakuli , kailua , lahaina , waipio , hawaiian paradise park , kapaa , and other cities .\nas you know , the goods by request\nsterling drug\nin rhode island can be purchased if you live in providence , warwick , cranston , pawtucket , east providence , woonsocket , coventry , cumberland , north providence , south kingstown , west warwick , johnston , north kingstown , newport , bristol , westerly , smithfield , lincoln , central falls , portsmouth , barrington , middletown , burrillville , narragansett , tiverton , east greenwich , north smithfield , warren , scituate and smaller towns .\nthe first quinolone antibacterial was discovered in the early 1960s by george lescher and co - workers at sterling - winthrop research institute when a by - product from an earlier synthesis of the antimalarial drug chloroquine was included in a new screening program . the quinolone by - product exhibited modest activity against gram - negative bacteria and subsequent synthesis of many similar compounds led to the discovery of nalidixic acid , a 1 , 8 - naphthyridine , which became the first clinically approved antibiotic in this family (\nbayer has said previously that it wanted to expand its drug business in the important u . s . market . last year , bayer acquired a minority stake in schein pharmaceuticals , a large u . s . maker of generic drugs .\nlsd was accidentally discovered and ingested by dr . albert hofmann , a swiss chemist working for sandoz laboratories , who found himself embarking on the first lsd \u201ctrip\u201d in history in 1943 . soon after hofmann\u2019s initial experimentation with lsd , he provided samples of the drug to psychiatrists at the university of zurich for further testing into possible uses . in the 1950s , the u . s . military and cia researched lsd as a possible \u201ctruth drug , \u201d which could be used for brainwashing or inducing prisoners to talk . however , after military interest in lsd waned in favor of other drugs , the psychiatric community began to research and issue reports on the drug\u2019s possible therapeutic capabilities for psychotic , epileptic , and depressed patients ."]}
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", "topic": 16}], "title": "gk software", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 6 gk software reviews submitted anonymously by gk software employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if gk software is right for you .\ngk software ord share price . 0nau - stock quote , charts , trade history , share chat , financial terms glossary . gk software ag gk software ord shs\ngk software is overvalued based on earnings compared to the gb software industry average .\ngk software is overvalued based on assets compared to the gb software industry average .\ngk software ' s ceo , rainer gl\u00e4\u00df , currently has an approval rating of 60 % . gk software ' s primary competitors are\n( pr - inside . com ) gk software ag ( gk software ) is a store solution provider . the company provides softw . . .\ngk software ag engages in the business of providing automation solutions to retailers and businesses . gk software was founded in 06 / 1990 . gk software ' s headquarters is located in sch\u00f6neck , other , de 08261 . gk software ' s ceo , rainer gl\u00e4\u00df , currently ha . . .\nbelow we compare gk software ' s growth in the last year to its industry ( software ) .\nowler has collected 15 screenshots of gk software ' s website since jun 2014 . the latest gk software website design screenshot was captured in jun 2018 .\ngk software ag engages in the business of providing automation solutions to retailers and businesses . gk software ' s headquarters is located in sch\u00f6neck , other . for every employee , gk software generates $ 145 . 7k in revenue . gk software ' s top competitor is ncr , led by michael d . hayford , who is their ceo . gk software has 16 followers on owler .\n( 4 - traders . com ) dgap - news : gk software se / key word ( s ) : preliminary results gk software continues to . . .\n( 4 - traders . com ) dgap - news : gk software se / key word ( s ) : miscellaneous gk software changes its legal . . .\nthe current share price of gk software is above its future cash flow value .\nunable to calculate sustainability of dividends as gk software has not reported any payouts .\ngk software used its assets less efficiently than the gb software industry average last year based on return on assets .\ngks . de profile | gk software inh o . n . stock - yahoo finance\ngk software se\u2019s iss governance qualityscore as of n / a is n / a .\ngk software ' s earnings are expected to grow significantly at over 20 % yearly .\ngk software ' s cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments .\nunable to perform a dividend volatility check as gk software has not reported any payouts .\ngk software se develops and sells retail sector software worldwide . the last earnings update was 96 days ago . more info .\ngk software has a total score of 0 / 6 , see the detailed checks below .\ngk software has a total score of 5 / 6 , see the detailed checks below .\ngk software has a total score of 1 / 6 , see the detailed checks below .\ngk software has a total score of 3 / 6 , see the detailed checks below .\nwhat portion of gk software ' s earnings are paid to the shareholders as a dividend .\ncurrent annual income from gk software dividends . estimated to be 0 . 62 % next year .\ngk software ' s 1 - year earnings growth is negative , it can ' t be compared to the gb software industry average .\ngk software se completely took over valuephone gmbh on 7 june 2018 . completes the portfolio by adding solutions\u2026\nbelow are the data sources , inputs and calculation used to determine the intrinsic value for gk software .\ngk software ' s year on year earnings growth rate has been positive over the past 5 years .\ngk software is overvalued based on earnings compared to the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland market .\ngk software has not efficiently used shareholders\u2019 funds last year ( return on equity less than 20 % ) .\ngk software ' s earnings growth is expected to exceed the low risk savings rate of 1 . 4 % .\nunable to verify if gk software ' s dividend has been increasing as the company has not reported any payouts .\nthe purview of this partnership covers leading store - operations software products , which are tightly integrated with sap software . these include applications such as sap point - of - sale by gk , sap open scale management by gk , sap store device control by gk , sap label and poster printing by gk and sap offline mobile store by gk , which offer state - of - the - art omni - channel capabilities for international retailers .\n\u201eall deliveries of the gk software ag were made punctually and had a high quality . we are very satisfied .\ngk software usa , inc . 9121 anson way , suite 150 raleigh , nc 27615 p + 1 984 255 7995\n( 4 - traders . com ) dgap preliminary announcement financial reports : gk software se / preliminary announc . . .\nmichael jaszczyk , ceo at gk software usa , explains that there is a silver lining for savvy retailers . . .\ngk software ' s earnings growth is expected to exceed the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland market average .\ngk software ' s revenue growth is expected to exceed the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland market average .\ngk software is expected to efficiently use shareholders\u2019 funds in the future ( return on equity greater than 20 % ) .\ngk software ' s use of capital has not improved over the past 3 years ( return on capital employed ) .\nwipro will offer end - to - end implementation services for joint projects . wipro consultants have completed an advanced training program at the gk software academy in order to develop expertise in the software products , which will be key to this partnership . gk software will provide consultancy services and customer support . the sap store management applications by gk will be sold directly by sap .\nbook your appointment : from 27 february to 1 march 2018 at the eurocis fair , prudsys and gk software . . .\nncr is perceived as one of gk software ' s biggest rivals . ncr was founded in 1884 , and its headquarters is in atlanta , georgia . ncr competes in the it services field . ncr has 33 , 407 more employees than gk software .\nkorala associates is gk software ' s # 3 rival . korala associates is a private company that was founded in edinburgh , scotland in 1989 . korala associates is in the personal services industry . korala associates has 462 more employees vs . gk software .\nfiserv is one of gk software ' s top rivals . fiserv is a public company that was founded in 1984 in brookfield , wisconsin . fiserv operates in the diversified financial services industry . compared to gk software , fiserv has 23 , 407 more employees .\ngk software has employees and is the second highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 638 .\n( 4 - traders . com ) dgap total voting rights announcement : gk software se / total voting rights announcem . . .\nif you bought \u20ac2 , 000 of gk software shares you are expected to receive \u20ac0 in your first year as a dividend .\nunable to evaluate gk software ' s dividend against the top 25 % market benchmark as the company has not reported any payouts .\n( pr - inside . com ) this comprehensive swot profile of gk software ag provides you an in - depth strategic . . .\ngk software ' s 1 - year earnings growth is negative , it can ' t be compared to the 5 - year average .\ngk software is able to meet its short term ( 1 year ) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets .\ngk software has a total score of 0 / 6 , this is not included on the snowflake , see the detailed checks below .\n( 4 - traders . com ) gk software se completely took over valuephone gmbh on 7 june 2018 . completes the por . . .\ngk software ' s level of debt ( 88 . 9 % ) compared to net worth is high ( greater than 40 % ) .\nunable to evaluate gk software ' s dividend yield against the bottom 25 % of dividend payers as the company has not reported any payouts .\ngk software ' s revenue is the third highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 176 . 5m .\nall data from gk software company filings , last reported 3 months ago , and in trailing twelve months ( ttm ) annual period rather than quarterly .\ngk software ' s revenue is expected to grow by 12 . 2 % yearly , however this is not considered high growth ( 20 % yearly ) .\ngk software ' s revenue and profit over the past 5 years is shown below , any years where they have experienced a loss will show up in red .\nraleigh , n . c . - - ( business wire ) - - gk software , a global leader in omni - channel retail , today announced . . .\nthe sap and gk software development teams work in close collaboration . this ensures that your store - level software automatically includes the latest innovative concepts such as sap hana , sap car and suchlike , thus enabling you to rapidly leverage their potential .\nindian department of electronics . policy on computer software export , software development , and training . new delhi , india , november 1986 .\nwipro ltd . ( nyse : wit ) , a leading global information technology , consulting and business process services company , and gk software ag , a leading technology developer and provider of standard software for the retail sector , today announced a partnership designed to achieve fast and flexible implementations of sap\u00ae store management applications by gk , for customers across the world .\nno need to calculate the sustainability of gk software ' s dividends in 3 years as they are not expected to pay a notable for united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland .\nall sap applications that have been developed by gk software are based on sap netweaver and can be directly integrated with the other sap retail systems as standard . existing sap customers who choose solutions developed by gk have access to the same service and support systems that are available for all other sap applications .\n( 4 - traders . com ) dgap - media / 07 . 02 . 2018 / 10 : 27 eurocis 2018 - into the cloud with ai : gk software la . . .\nmr . rainer gl\u00e4\u00df is a co - founder of gk software ag , and serves as its chief executive officer and chairman of the management board . mr . gl\u00e4\u00df is an engineering graduate .\npress release : gk software : dgap - pvr : correction of a release from 19 . 07 . 2016 , 14 : 58 cet / cest - correction of a release from 14 . 07 . 2016 , 17 : 32 cet / cest - gk software ag : release according to article 26 , section 1 of the wphg [ the german securities trading act ] with the objective of . . .\nthe gk store solutions offer unparalleled integration with sap . with the sap store solutions by gk , you can extend sap into your stores , thus enabling you to enjoy the advantages of seamless , end - to - end integration from a single supplier .\nas a result of this acquisition , gk software anticipates a defined and boosted growth in the north american market . a reputable team with customers and partners alike , possessing many years of experience managing complex store projects , will reinforce the visibility and proven implementations record in this market . with this move , gk software precedes one more step in the further development of one of the largest retail markets in the world .\nthis treemap shows a more detailed breakdown of gk software ' s finances . if any of them are yellow this indicates they may be out of proportion and red means they relate to one of the checks below .\ngk software ag is one of europe\u2019s leading technology developers and providers of standard software for the retail sector , and offers an extensive range of products for stores and enterprise headquarters . thanks to its open software solutions in the gk / retail suite , which can be used with any platform and is fully programmed in java , the company has established itself as one of the retail market\u2019s leading providers of technology and innovations . its software supports retail chains with numerous stores in optimally managing their business operations , offering them significant potential for saving costs and implementing customer loyalty programs , hence helping them improve their competitiveness .\nthe majority of the gk / retail business suite solutions have been specially customized for sap and are now also marketed globally by sap itself .\nthe dbs segment \u201eretail\u201c , which focuses on the implementation of store projects , has successfully administered countless roll - outs of the former sap - pos solution ( triversity ) . therefore , long - standing and grounded customer relationships exist within a market setting that is of particular interest to gk software . the most important software solution in the portfolio of dbs \u201eretail\u201c is oriented toward the connection of various hard and software components for the implementation of electronic payment processing in north america . an uncomplicated and quick integration of this solution into gk software\u2019s world of solutions will bring a simplified and accelerated implementation of customer projects within this market sector .\nglass , robert l . \u201csoftware reflections : a pioneer\u2019s view of the history of the field . \u201d journal of systems and software 36 ( 1997 ) : 203 - 9 .\nhoch , detlev j . , et al . secrets of software success : management insights from 100 software firms around the world . boston : harvard business school press , 2000 .\nhalstead , maurice h . elements of software science . new york : elsevier , 1977 .\nheeks , richard . india\u2019s software industry . new delhi , india : sage , 1996 .\n\u201cthe history of software and controls . \u201d american machinist 142 ( 1998 ) : 170 .\ninternational resource development inc . computer services and software markets . international resource development , 1975 .\nglass , robert l . and iris vessey . \u201ctoward a taxonomy of software application domains : history . \u201d journal of systems and software 17 ( february 1992 ) : 189 - 99 .\nrainer glaess , ceo of gk software commented , \u201cthe partnership with wipro permits a very attractive joint product and implementation offer for retailers around the world . wipro is a highly experienced partner with a strong global network that we expect will give our international customers confidence that industry - leading solutions will be implemented for them , on time and in a cost - efficient manner . for gk software , the partnership offers the opportunity to scale our international business , further accelerating the growth of the company . \u201d\n\u201cas a trusted sap global service provider , wipro is an ideal implementation partner for sap store management applications by gk . we expect that the combined expertise between gk software and wipro will help achieve our shared vision of providing best - in - class , differentiated solutions to our retail customers across the globe , \u201d said lori mitchell - keller , senior vice president and head of global retail ibu , sap .\ngk software was founded more than 25 years ago and has enjoyed rapid growth ever since . the key requirements on the way to becoming the leading european provider of integrated store solutions were the high degree of continuity in management as well as motivated and productive employees .\nkay , alan . \u201ccomputer software . \u201d scientific american ( september 1984 ) : 52 - 9 .\nhere we compare the current share price of gk software to its discounted cash flow analysis . value . the discounted cash flow value is simply looking at what the company is worth today , based on estimates of how much money it is expected to make in the future .\nthe top 10 competitors in gk software ' s competitive set are ncr , fiserv , korala associates , diebold nixdorf , wincor nixdorf , escher group , tsys , unisys , verifone and iqmetrix . together they have raised over 974 . 0m between their estimated 127 . 5k employees .\nhumphrey , watts s . managing the software process . reading , ma : addison - wesley , 1989 .\nkolence , kenneth w . \u201csoftware physics . \u201d datamation 21 ( june 1975 ) : 48 - 51 .\nfounded in 1990 , we consistently used java as a platform for all our solutions since 1997 . our gk / retail solution suite has been productive for over ten years now and has been continuously developed based on the latest technologies and open standards during this period . in 2000 , gk / retail was the first store solution that was certified for sap .\ngaller , bernard a . \u201cthoughts on software engineering . \u201d in proceedings of the 11th international conference on software engineering , may 15 - 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7 .\ngries , david . \u201cmy thoughts on software engineering in the late 1960s . \u201d in proceedings of the 11th international conference on software engineering , may 15 - 18 , 1989 , pittsburgh , 98 . ieee computer society : acm press , 1989 .\nhamilton , dennis . \u201cthe icp million dollar awards . \u201d business software review ( june 1985 ) : 32 - 40 .\nhoard , bruce . \u201ccomputer upholds ruling on software tangibility . \u201d computerworld 16 ( july 26 , 1982 ) : 15 .\nholliday , linda l . \u201cprotecting computer software . \u201d louisiana bar journal 32 ( august 1984 ) : 90 - 8 .\nhoughton , raymond c . , jr . \u201csoftware development tools . \u201d ieee computer 16 ( may 1983 ) : 63 .\nkonodia , lalit s . \u201csatellite use could boost software exports . \u201d dataquest ( february 1990 ) : 147 - 50 .\nthe calculations below outline how an intrinsic value for gk software is arrived at by discounting future cash flows to their present value using the 2 stage method . we use analyst ' s estimates of cash flows going forward 5 years for the 1st stage , the 2nd stage assumes the company grows at a stable rate into perpetuity .\ngarlan , david . \u201cresearch directions in software architecture . \u201d acm computing surveys 27 ( june 1995 ) : 257 - 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3 .\nhead , robert v . and evan f . linick . \u201csoftware package acquisition . \u201d datamation 14 ( october 1968 ) : 22 - 7 .\nkayton , irving . \u201cupdate of legal protection of computer software via patents . \u201d apla quarterly journal 8 ( 1980 ) : 273 - 8 .\nkeplinger , michael s . \u201ccomputer software : its nature and its protection . \u201d emory law journal 30 ( 1981 ) : 483 - 512 .\nkoepke , david j . \u201cthe evolution of software design ideas . \u201d m . s . thesis , california state university - northridge , 1985 .\nkumar , arun . \u201csoftware policy : where are we headed ? \u201d economic and political weekly 22 ( february 14 , 1987 ) : 292 .\ngaller , bernard a . \u201csoftware of the future . \u201d proceedings of the second national ( israeli ) conference on data processing , 459 - 70 .\ngillin , paul . \u201csupreme court decision seen as win for software houses . \u201d computerworld 17 ( january 10 , 1983 ) : 65 - 8 .\njacobs , morton c . \u201cpatents for software inventions : the supreme court\u2019s decision . \u201d jurimetrics journal 13 ( spring 1973 ) : 132 - 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64 .\njussawalla , meheroo . the economics of intellectual property in a world without frontiers : a study of computer software . new york : greenwood press , 1992 .\nkuck , david j . \u201cilliac iv software and application programming . \u201d ire transactions on computers c - 17 ( august 1968 ) : 758 - 69 .\ngrindley , peter c . \u201cthe future of the software industry in the united kingdom : the limitations of independent production . \u201d in the international computer software industry : a comparative study of industry evolution and structure , ed . david c . mowery , 197 - 239 . new york : oxford university press , 1996 .\ngelperin , d . and b . hetzel . \u201cthe growth of software testing . \u201d communications of the acm 31 ( june 1988 ) : 687 - 95 .\ngemignani , michael c . \u201cproduct liability and software . \u201d rutgers journal of computers , technology , and the law 8 ( 1981 ) : 173 - 204 .\nglass , robert l . , ed . in the beginning : personal recollections of software pioneers . los alamitos , ca : ieee computer society press , 1998 .\nhafner , katherine m . \u201chow computer associates climbed to no . 1 in software . \u201d business week ( july 11 , 1988 ) : 50 - 1 .\niandiorio , joseph s . \u201cprotecting software and other computer - related inventions and innovation . \u201d boston bar journal 26 ( may 1982 ) : 22 - 6 .\nkeplinger , michael s . \u201ccomputer intellectual property claims : computer software and database protection . \u201d washington university law quarterly ( summer 1977 ) : 461 - 7 .\nkubie , elmer c . \u201crecollections of the first software company . \u201d ieee annals of the history of computing 16 ( summer 1994 ) : 65 - 71 .\nin its annual premium qualification process , sap stringently tests each solution to ensure that it achieves the same quality standards as all its other products . this clearly underlines the high quality of the gk solutions and the wide variety of applications for them around the world .\nwhether mobile solutions , centralized architectures or enterprise - wide monitoring of thousands of stores in different countries , gk / retail has set the trends in modern applications for chain store companies for years . this is also one of the reasons that sap sells our solutions worldwide .\nhashagen , ulf , reinhard keil - slawik , and arthur l . norberg , eds . history of computing : software issues . new york : springer , 2002 .\nhead , robert v . \u201cthe travails of software resources . \u201d ieee annals of the history of computing 24 ( january - march 2002 ) : 82 - 5 .\nhopper , grace murray . \u201ccomputer software . \u201d in world computer pioneer conference : computers and their future . llandudno , wales : richard williams and partners , 1970 .\njohnsen , torkil c . \u201cobservations on the patentability of computer software . \u201d international review of industrial property and copyright law 2 ( 1971 ) : 71 - 6 .\nwe can also value a company based on what the stock market is willing to pay for it . this is similar to the price of fruit ( e . g . mangoes or avocados ) increasing when they are out of season , or how much your home is worth . the amount the stock market is willing to pay for gk software ' s earnings , growth and assets is considered below , and whether this is a fair price .\nhumphrey , watts s . \u201csoftware unbundling : a personal perspective . \u201d ieee annals of the history of computing 24 ( january - march 2002 ) : 59 - 63 .\nkraft , philip and steven dubnoff . \u201cjob content , fragmentation , and control in computer software work . \u201d industrial relations 25 ( spring 1986 ) : 184 - 96 .\ngarcia - murillo , martha angelica . \u201cinstitutional development in the software industry : intellectual property protection . \u201d ph . d . diss . , university of southern california , 1998 .\ngibbs , norman e . \u201cthe sei education program : the challenge of teaching future software engineers . \u201d communications of the acm 32 ( may 1989 ) : 594 - 605 .\nichbiah , daniel . the making of microsoft : how bill gates and his team created the world\u2019s most successful software company . rocklin , ca : prima pub . , 1991 .\nkeet , ernest e . ( lee ) . preventing piracy : a business guide to software protection . reading , ma : addison - wesley pub . co . , 1985 .\nkohun , frederick gregg . \u201ctechnical innovation and diffusion in medical software : a case study in mumps . \u201d ph . d . diss . , carnegie mellon university , 1990 .\nkosey , d . air force command and control : information processing in the 1980s\u2014trends in software technology . report r - 1012 - pr . usaf project rand . june 1974 .\ngoetz , martin a . \u201cmemoirs of a software pioneer , part i . \u201d ieee annals of the history of computing 24 ( january - march 2002 ) : 43 - 56 .\nkestin , hesh . twenty - first century management : the revolutionary strategies that have made computer associates a multi - billion software giant . new york : atlantic monthly press , 1992 .\ngrad , burton . \u201ca personal recollection : ibm\u2019s unbundling of software and services . \u201d ieee annals of the history of computing 24 ( january - march 2002 ) : 64 - 71 .\nkeefe , arthur john and terry g . mahn . \u201cprotecting software : is it worth all the trouble ? \u201d american bar association journal 62 ( july 1976 ) : 906 - 7 .\nkhazam , jonathan and david c . mowery . \u201ctails that wag the dog : the influence of software - based \u2018network externalities\u2019 on the creation of dominant designs in risc technologies . \u201d in the international computer software industry : a comparative study of industry evolution and structure , ed . david c . mowery , 86 - 103 . new york : oxford university press , 1996 .\nthis company is the real deal . it brings business execution , finance discipline , marketing charisma , engineering innovation , and . . . above all . . . devotion for the ultimate retail experience for all the retail companies out there . i ' ve worked at some of the top companies in the retail software sector and i can definitely say that this company is the best company i worked for so far . if you want easy , touchy - feely , or comfy job , you might look elsewhere ; but if you want to work at one of the few retail software companies that actually has top talent at all levels who can deliver real results , this is a great place to be . sap ' s support only makes it better . in addition , and really important to me , the gk software team is full of really devoted , interesting people .\ngemignani , michael c . \u201clegal protection for computer software : the view from \u201979 . \u201d rutgers journal of computers , technology , and the law 7 ( 1980 ) : 269 - 312 .\nhaigh , thomas . \u201csoftware in the 1960s as concept , service , and product . \u201d ieee annals of the history of computing 24 ( january - march 2002 ) : 5 - 13 .\nkernighan , brian w . and samuel p . morgan . \u201cthe unix operating system : a model for software design . \u201d science 215 ( february 12 , 1982 ) : 779 - 83 .\ndbs inc . was established in 1977 and has since been managed by its founders . the company is focused on solutions for hospitality and retail industries and in the course of its history , has served more than 2 , 000 customers . the planned acquisition is strictly related to the dbs business segment \u201eretail\u201c , focusing solely on the retail sector . this business segment is geared on the one hand toward project development and consultation , and on the other hand complements with its solutions gk software\u2019s offering for the retail market .\nheywood , john s . and george nezlek . \u201cthe gender wage gap among software workers : trends over the last two decades . \u201d social science quarterly 74 ( 1993 ) : 603 - 13 .\ngilburne , miles r . and ronald l . johnston . \u201ctrade secret protection for software generally and in the mass market . \u201d computer / law journal 3 ( spring 1982 ) : 211 - 72 .\nharris , thorne d . the legal guide to computer software protection : a practical handbook on copyrights , trademarks , publishing , and trade secrets . englewood cliffs , nj : prentice - hall , 1984 .\nkraft , philip . \u201cfrom \u2018programming\u2019 to \u2018software production\u2019 : the industrialization of computer programming . \u201d in case studies in the labor process , 1 - 17 . new york : monthly review press , 1979 .\ngrad , burton and luanne johnson . \u201cguest editors\u2019 introduction : the start of the software products industry . \u201d ieee annals of the history of computing 24 ( january - march 2002 ) : 3 - 4 .\njohnson , allen m . , jr . and miroslaw malek . \u201csurvey of software tools for evaluating reliability , availability , and serviceability . \u201d acm computing surveys 20 ( december 1988 ) : 227 - 69 .\njohnson , luanne ( james ) . \u201ca view from the 1960s : how the software industry began . \u201d ieee annals of the history of computing 20 ( january - march 1998 ) : 36 - 42 .\nkoenig , c . frederick iii . \u201csoftware copyright : the conflict with contu . \u201d bulletin of the copyright society of the u . s . a . 27 ( september 2 , 1983 ) : 930 - 1 .\ngk software ag is planning the acquisition of the \u201eretail\u201c business segment of united states based dbs data business systems inc . ( dbs ) , as part of an asset deal . this business segment provides products and services in the areas of payment processing , customer engagement and loyalty . the native virginia company has been successfully focused on retail and hospitality for decades . the dbs segment\nretail\n, whose acquisition is planned , is based in raleigh , north carolina , and has generated revenue of about 6 million us dollars in 2014 being highly profitable . the \u201cretail\u201d segment has currently 21 employees .\nhartman , philip h . and david h . owens . \u201chow to write software specifications . \u201d in proceedings of the fall joint computer conference , 779 - 90 . washington , d . c . : thompson books , 1967 .\n\u201cthis partnership is in line with our consistent focus on delivering real - time , transformational agility to our customers in the retail and consumer packaged goods industries , \u201d said natarajan srinivasan , global head , sap application services , wipro ltd . \u201cour partnership with gk software ag will enable better collaboration across business functions to consistently provide end - to - end integrated solutions for omni - channel retailers . the solutions enabled by this partnership are capable of organizing thousands of stores and devices , hundreds of thousands of articles , and catering to millions of consumers , while providing a unified shopping experience , \u201d he added .\nhorning , james j . and heywood s . osborne . \u201cyes ! high level languages should be used to write systems software . \u201d in proceedings of the acm , 206 - 8 . new york : association for computing machinery , 1975 .\nhume , j . n . patterson . \u201cthe development of systems software for the ferut computer at the university of toronto , 1952 - 1955 . \u201d ieee annals of the history of computing 16 ( summer 1994 ) : 13 - 9 .\ngolden , john r . , et al . \u201csoftware cost estimating : craft or witchcraft . \u201d data base : a quarterly newsletter of the special interest group on business data processing of the acm 12 ( spring 1981 ) : 12 - 4 .\nheeks , richard . \u201cnew technology and the international division of labour : a case study of the indian software industry . \u201d development policy and practice research group , faculty of technology , the open university . working paper no . 17 . october 1989 .\nhounshell , david a . \u201care programmers oppressed by monopoly capital , or shall the geeks inherit the earth ? \u201d in history of computing : software issues , eds . ulf hashagen , reinhard keil - slawik , and arthur l . norberg , 167 - 75 . new york : springer , 2002 .\nvisit us at the 2018 edition of paris retail week , which will highlight smart phygital , the global and agile retail ecosystem ! retailers are experts in organic revolution . fro . . .\nwe deliver the most innovative and flexible retail applications to place our customers in a position to act successful in competitive markets .\nin order to provide you with the best online experience this website uses cookies .\nby using our website , you agree to our use of cookies . read more\nwith more than 262 , 000 installations in over 50 countries , we are one of the most important players in the international market for store solutions . our success in the market is based on the quality of our solution portfolio as well as a powerful corporate structure with which we can successfully implement major international projects .\nour success has also paid off economically . we have multiplied our revenues by nine and increased our number of employees to over 1 . 026 since our ipo .\nthe goal of our work is to optimally support our customers in offering excellent service in the store . our success is our customers\u2019 success .\namounts are as of and 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 .\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nlocation location worldwide us - all cities \u2013 los angeles , ca area germany - all cities \u2013 sch\u00f6neck / vogtl . \u2013 berlin area\nyour trust is our top concern , so companies can ' t alter or remove reviews .\nok salary , matching 401k with matching contributions over 5 year vestment period . decent medical benefits . flexible hours . easy - going management .\nthere is no formal process for evaluating employee performance . higher positions are acquired externally . managers are not trained for handling personnel . communication is a key issue . most development is done in europe . it ' s difficult to get help with the product . product is not documented very well . very traditional company with perks like game tables and free snacks .\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 .\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 .\nwipro ltd . 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{"id": 54575, "summary": [{"text": "the briglin pottery was a studio pottery founded in 1948 by brigitte goldschmidt ( later known as brigitte appleby ) and eileen lewenstein in the basement of premises at 66 baker street , london .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "its object was \" to produce well designed , attractive pots that could be used in the home , and to sell them at affordable prices . \"", "topic": 17}, {"text": "it produced a large quantity of domestic pottery , much of it recognisable from its dark earthenware body , muted colours , white glaze and wax resist designs .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "in some ways briglin was atypical of post-war studio potteries : it made tin-glazed earthenware when most others were making stoneware , it employed staff at the time when most studio potters worked alone or with a few assistants , and its pottery and shop were in the west end of london when many potters preferred the country .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "appleby said of the pottery , \u201c while the london location presupposes high salaries and overheads , it has the advantage of easy access to raw materials , a perpetually changing patronage as well as an unlimited choice of assistants . we employ at our studio fifteen people and make over three thousand pieces a week . \u201d one of her staff , michael crosby-jones , commented , \u201c yes , briglin is very commercial . this means that the pottery is a viable concern and the ten full-time employees plus half a dozen part-time employees are very pleased about this . \u201d their staff included donald mills , who worked with them from 1948 \u2013 52 , and anthony barson who specialised in painted decoration .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "due to a fire in 1952 , the pottery moved to 22 crawford street where it continued until its closure in 1990 .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "lewenstein left the pottery in 1959 to set up her own studio .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "both she and appleby were active in forming the craft potters ' association and served it for many years .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "lewenstein co-edited its journal ceramic review from 1970 until 1997 .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "brigitte appleby died in april , 2000 and eileen lewenstein in march , 2005 .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "in 2002 anthea arnold published a history of the pottery .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "example of briglin 's pottery are included in the collection of the university of warwick", "topic": 15}], "title": "briglin pottery", "paragraphs": ["briglin studio pottery london vase . owl & dog money boxes vase & owl impressed\n1960s / 70s briglin studio pottery teapot , with brushwork decoration of an apple .\nthe pottery studio is a knowledge base for lovers of studio pottery , art pottery , craft pottery , and just about any other kind of pottery . help keep the site alive and growing by telling others about us and supporting our sponsors .\nbriglin pottery dougal / dog animal ( red clay ) . vintage moneybox stamped . 70s bank\nnice looking pair of briglin pottery owl shaped money boxes . 12 cms tall and 8 cms tall both impressed briglin mark to base .\na . arnold , ' briglin pottery 1948 - 1990 . the story of a studio pottery in the west end of london ' , maidstone 2002\nvery interesting book about this pottery and the people who ran it . ideal for studio pottery collectors .\nhere is a retro briglin studio pottery 7 . 5\nhigh vase with a sgraffito thistle design .\nbriglin pottery - tall mug beautiful vintage briglin pottery mug . brown with abstract pattern . briglin impressed or side of base . 4 1 / 2\nhigh . excellent condition . lovely piece for the retro briglin collector . thanks for viewing . please visit our ebay shop for lots of similar items .\nbriglin pottery . it is impressed briglin on the base rim ( see photo ) . cylindrical vase decorated with a stylised leaf design in tan & black .\nvintage ' briglin pottery ' money box - owl shaped , c . 1960 , 1970 , hand crafted ,\nvintage ' briglin pottery ' money box - cone shaped , c . 1960 , 1970 , hand crafted ,\nthis is a sugar bowl in the briglin swirl pattern . it is marked\nbriglin\non the base .\nstamped to the base rim\nbriglin\n. a super collectable briglin pot ! wax resist abstract swirls in browns .\nstamped to the base rim\nbriglin\n. a super collectable briglin mug ! wax resist abstract swirls in browns .\nan excellent if short book on the history of briglin pottery . this book was sent quickly and the transaction was very efficient .\nbriglin pottery was set up in 1948 by brigitte goldschmidt and eileen lewenstein in crawford street , in london ' s fashionable w1 area .\nan adorable stylised hedgehog by briglin pottery , london , from the 60s or 70s . a lovely collectable example of a briglin creature . we employ at our studio fifteen people and make over three thousand pieces a week .\nan adorable stylised large owl by briglin pottery , london , from the 60s or 70s . a lovely collectable example of a briglin creature . we employ at our studio fifteen people and make over three thousand pieces a week .\nan adorable stylised dougal style dog by briglin pottery , london , from the 70s or so . stamped to base with ' briglin ' . unused moneybox - ie empty . ( these had no option to open to get money out ) . lewenstein left the pottery in 1959 to set up her own studio .\nimpressed briglin and also has two rare labels . one is a briglin made in england label , the other is for the british design centre london .\ndating from around 1970 , these briglin goblets ( 11cm / 4 . 5\ntall ) feature a funky swirl pattern . impressed briglin mark to the base of each item .\ni have a copy in front of me on my coffee table , it sits beside a briglin lamp and a few 70 ' s tiles and some briglin pottery i have collected . the book is for the briglin collector . if you want to know about briglin then it ' s a good book . i would like more pictures and more items , more colour and something about all the potters who worked there , but since it ' s the only book about briglin pottey then i can ' t complain . thanks anthea , bw , alex .\nthe pottery closed in 1990 . brigitte appleby died in april , 2000 and eileen lewenstein in march , 2005 .\nhe has the briglin and england incised to the base . ' owl ' shaped . hand crafted .\nthey all have the briglin mark . one has a small chip on the edge the handle as shown .\nas seen and is stamped with briglin on base . it stand approx 11 cms and mug part is 7 cms deep .\nin 1948 , in a baker street basement , lewenstein set up the immediately successful briglin pottery with appleby , producing lively , functional , scandinavian - inspired earthenware . in 1959 , she left briglin to work on her own , inspired by the hand - built ceramics of ruth duckworth and helen pincombe , and the idiosyncratic clay sculpture made by the self - taught cer - amicist catherine yarrow .\nan account of a pottery in london , which was producing work , not t0 my ( bernard leach - ish ) taste . a good description\ndonald mills , at whose pottery the ladies met , worked with them for the first four years . in 1950 , when she married , brigitte ' s surname became appleby - the name she is remembered by . eileen left briglin in 1959 to set up her own studio .\na nice little book about the pottery in london , informative and some nice pictures , but would have liked to have seen a few more of their later work . . . the animals etc\nimpressed briglin , england on the base . money box in the shape of the dougal dog . lovely textured dog with droopy ears , small tail and large button nose .\na terracotta coffee set , painted with a splash flowerhead design , comprising ; coffee pot and cover , milk and sugar basin , six cans and saucers impressed briglin 22cm . high\nstarted in 1948 in a basement in the west end of london in the 1960s and 1970s , this pottery became one of the most important training grounds for fast , good throwing , finally closing in 1990 .\nthe mark is the word ' briglin ' sometimes in a circular ' hand made in england ' . the painted initials ' ab ' indicate that a piece is decorated by anthony barson .\ndating from around 1970 , this briglin coffee pot ( 30 . 5cm / 12\ntall ) , milk jug ( 11 . 5cm / 4 . 5\ntall ) and sugar bowl ( 6 . 5cm / 2 . 5\ntall ) feature a funky swirl pattern .\nsweet little briglin bird . i assume it is a salt cellar as has a hole in the base and the eyes are holes . ( i have another the same but solid ) the stopper is missing , but could easily be replaced . about 1 . 5 inches tall . i cant find another on the internet so i assume they are rare . lovely glaze .\nstudio pottery set up by brigitte goldsmith ( 1926 - 2000 ) and eileen mawson ( 1925 - 2005 ) in the basement of 66 baker street , london , moving to 22 crawford st in 1958 . in 1966 a shop and gallery was openind at 23 crawford street and the first exhibition was held in 1967 , opened by sir david attenborough . brigitte goldsmith , later appleby , was born in leipzig ; her family settled in the uk in the 1930s . she married in 1950 . eileen mawson , later lewenstein , was born in london , studied painting at the west england school of art in bristol , then at beckenham school of art . they met at the central schools of arts & crafts where they both took pottery classes with donald mills . eileen married to oscar lewenstein , who had run the unity theatre in london and became director of the royal court theatre in 1952 .\nthe review ' s co - editor until 1997 , and a founder member of the craftsmen potters association , lewenstein was crucial in giving a public face and scholarly documentation to the postwar studio pottery movement . she knew all the leading ceramicists of the day , and also mixed with the radical intelligentsia , including the writers alexander baron and edward upward , and theatre director joan littlewood . her interests embraced innovative theatre and film , avant - garde music , leftwing politics and feminism .\nin 1945 , while teaching at derby high school for girls , she attended pottery evening classes given by rj washington , one of william staite murray ' s most imaginative pupils . she joined the communist party in that year and , in 1946 , was back in london . together with brigitta appleby , a fellow central school student , she became a co - partner in a pot tery in the borough district of southwark , south london , set up by her lover and fellow cp member donald mills .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ntheir object was to produce well designed , attractive pots that could be used in the home , and to sell them at affordable prices . although this concept did not fit well with their chosen address , and despite their style being quite different to that in vogue at the time , the venture was successful . the white - glazed earthenware pots with painted decoration were , as specified , appealing , functional and reasonably priced .\nboth women were active in the forming of the craft potters association and served it for many years .\nplease support our sponsors and help offset the cost of maintaining this site by clicking on the banner links .\nin 1970 , eileen lewenstein , who has died aged 79 , and her co - editor emmanuel cooper , brought out the first issue of ceramic review , still today one of the world ' s best ceramics journals .\nfrom the start , it was filled with thoughtful editorials and articles by scholars , practitioners and polemicists . in those early days , it was also a beautiful example of modernist typographical design , and , as a meticulous virgo , lewenstein made sure it ran at a profit .\nlewenstein was born in london ; her father worked for the pearl assurance company and her mother was a keen amateur watercolourist . in 1939 , aged 14 and billeted in a luxurious house in surrey , she was introduced to the principles of socialism by a fellow evacuee ; subsequently , at school in bristol , she read herbert read ' s the meaning of art . the key interests of her life - art and politics - were beginning to emerge .\nshe studied painting on a scholarship to the west of england school of art , went on to beckenham school of art and , in 1944 , took an art teaching diploma at the institute of education , london . students were sent to the central school of arts and crafts for practical classes , and it was there that eileen was introduced to clay .\nin 1947 , having volunteered to design a bulletin for the socialist unity theatre , eileen was interviewed by oscar lewenstein , then manager of the goldington street unity theatre and later a theatrical impresario ( luther , billy liar , what the butler saw ) and film producer ( a taste of honey , tom jones ) . they married in 1952 .\nthe 1960s were a time of great success . lewenstein had two small sons ; she was a lecturer at hornsey school of art , from 1960 to 1969 ; and she was producing ambitious work in stoneware , culminating in a 1966 show of a series of abstract forms in a grid framework at the eva hauser gallery . a commission for a large external screen for the convent of our lady of sion , in chepstow villas , west london , followed .\nlewenstein left the cp at the beginning of the 1960s , but retained an interest in eastern europe . her book new ceramics ( 1974 ) , co - written with cooper , gave full coverage to studio ceramics in eastern and western europe for the first time . her membership of the council of the international academy of ceramics gave further scope to her international outlook .\nin 1975 , she and oscar moved to live permanently in their second home , in east sussex . lewenstein had a fine collection of pots ( including well - chosen oriental examples ) and paintings , and a wonderful ceramic library . her walks along the beach - often with camera in hand , for she was an imaginative photographer - enabled her to build up an ever - changing vocabulary of ceramic forms .\nthere was a grand sequence of press - moulded dishes decorated with shimmering waves of colour . there were tough - looking modules that could be configured in an infinite number of sequences , based on the angular forms of the concrete breakwaters near her house . perhaps loveliest of all were her paired , thrown and altered porcelain pieces that interlocked . memories of brancusi ' s the kiss float up as two vessels are transformed into a pair of lovers .\ngenerous with her time , a kind but firm critic of both writing and ceramics , lewenstein was an essentially shy person , though she could also be formidable , even steely . she never abandoned her radicalism , but , perhaps uncharacteristically , accepted a richly deserved obe in 2002 . her work can be seen in many collections , including the victoria and albert museum .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nowl money box approx height 4 1 / 2\n( 11 . 5cms ) x width 3\n( 7 . 5cms ) x depth 3 1 / 8\n( 8cms ) small chip on the one ear . as seen in the photos . vase approx height 4 1 / 8\n( 10 . 5 cms ) x width 4\n( 10cms ) at widest part .\n3 sunflowers on front and back . it has a good cane handle with no defects .\nthis lovely wine goblet has a smooth blue speckled glaze and a rough biscuit colour to the foot and stem . the front has a grey circle which shows an embossed church . the banner inscription says st elizabeth ' s minsteracres 1854 - 2004 . measuring 12 . 2 cm tall 9 cm rd rim 7 . 5 cm rd base i can ' t see a definite makers mark anywhere but i ' m not sure if the base has markings which have faded . please see photos . thanks for viewing and why not come follow me at my ebay shop as i am always adding new and varied stock at birch & roses collectables . i use recycled materials whenever possible for postage and i aim to post asap .\napprox height 4 1 / 8\n( 10 . 3 cms ) x width 4\n( 10cms ) with lid . in good condition .\ncopyright \u00a9 1995 - 2018 ebay inc . all rights reserved . user agreement , privacy , cookies and adchoice\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 1 / / en\nurltoken\ncomment : shipped from the uk . used in very good condition . we are a not - for - profit social enterprise trading in used books to help people , charities and the environment .\nfeeling crafty ? see our wide range of hobby tools to help make your projects shine .\ninstantly receive a \u00a310 urltoken gift card if you\u2019re approved for the amazon platinum mastercard with instant spend . representative 21 . 9 % apr ( variable ) .\ncredit offered by newday ltd , over 18s only , subject to status . terms apply .\nenter your mobile number or email address below and we ' ll send you a link to download the free kindle app . then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone , tablet , or computer - no kindle device required .\nexcellent value for hardback & so interesting for the collector & enthusiast , would highly recommend , best price i could find on interne .\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\n78pp , 12 colour pages and many black and white illustrations . cloth with jacket\nnote : for deliveries outside the uk , please contact us for postage costs . international orders with insufficient postage will encounter an additional invoice before the order is dispatched .\nthe british museum uses cookies to ensure you have the best browsing experience and to help us improve the site . by continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies . 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", "topic": 12}], "title": "mobile21", "paragraphs": ["win a \u00a31000 bonus by playing at mobile21 ! deposit just \u00a350 to receive a place in our prize draw . urltoken\non 1999 - 09 - 02 , nintendo corporation and konami corporation announced the establishment of mobile21 co . , ltd . , with the mobile adapter gb on sale in april 2000 .\non 1999 - 09 - 02 , nintendo corporation and konami corporation announced the establishment of mobile21 co . , ltd . , with game boy color phone adapter on sale in april 2000 .\non 1999 - 09 - 02 , nintendo corporation and konami corporation announced the establishment of mobile21 co . , ltd . , with the mobile adapter gb on sale in april 2000 . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]\nmobile21 video poker - aces and faces is a standard video poker game anyone can play . there are no wild cards and the maximum payout is 4 , 000 coins . you play the cards you are dealt in this one and the game plays like a poker based slot\nmobile21 blackjack - a real casino connoisseurs choice our blackjack game features 2 standard packs of cards , randomly shuffled before each game . 21 is the magic number as you play to beat the dealers hand ! same value cards can be split for maximum winnings and of course you lose nothing if the hand is tied\nmobile21 roulette - this game is based on european style roulette . the wheel has numbered pockets ranging from 0 to 36 . the objective of roulette is to predict into which pocket the ball will drop . you can bet on red or black , odd or even , low to high numbers or endless combinations ad infinitum . this is the classic sophisticated game for casino cognoscenti\nmobile21 keno - keno is a lotto / bingo hybrid board game marked with the numbers 1 to 80 . twenty numbers are drawn at random . you win by predicting the numbers drawn . the game is easy to play and exciting to master . the 10 , 000 jackpot is reached on an accumulator basis . you can bet a maximum of fifteen of the eighty numbers per play\nin japan and europe respectively ) was released in 2001 for the then - fledgling game boy advance and follows the\nclassic\ngradius formula almost to a t . it was also the first gradius title to be developed by a team other than konami ' s own internal development staff ( mobile21 , a japanese joint partnership between nintendo and konami did the honors ) . what is perhaps most notable about the title , however , is its opening sequence which displays a series of screenshots from the gradius series beginning with scramble\u00e2\u20ac\u201deffectively officially introducing it as the first installment in the gradius pedigree .\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 !\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 .\nit21 develops comprehensive enterprise mobility software . built on extensive experience in designing software and integrated solutions for fortune 500 customers , it21 now focuses on delivering leading - edge software for enterprise iot environments in the healthcare , industrial , digital media , and retail sectors .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nfind the big treasure on your mobile phone . play our treasure nile slot game today and win the big jackpot ! urltoken\nplay poker from your mobile phone and win cash . register now for free at urltoken\ncrazy a bout slots machines ? 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? ? ? if something has no consequences , does it really count as a sin ? ? ? ? if something goes against a commandment , but that action is not a sin , is the commandment wrong ? ? ? ? . blessings .\ndear his son : there ' s no controversy about what the bible says . there ' s controversy about the way some people interpret the meaning of being born again . the bible says :\njesus answered , verily , verily , i say unto thee , except a man be born of water and of the spirit , he cannot enter into the kingdom of god .\n( jn 3 , 5 ) jesus is explaining exactly how the sacrament works : god gives a specific grace at the same time the minister gives the material sign of it ( the water ) . in other words : we can make a distinction on the theoretical level between the two , the water and the grace , but because they come together we can ' t make a practical distinction . despite what the bible clearly syas , there are people who believe the\nborn again\nprocess is different than that of baptism . they claim that if you were baptized while being a child , you - as an adult - have to undergo a certain process so you can be\ntruly born again\n. that would mean god ' s grace is subjective and not objective , and that ' s where we do not agree . blessings .\nhi shamman : have you noticed how the only church the devil bothers to attack is the catholic church ? ? ? ? ? well , if you haven ' t , then i guess you ' ve been living under a rock . . . . . . . . . . . if you were the devil , which one of these churches you would attack ? ? ? ? ? : a ) the catholic church , founded by jesus christ and the only one to fulfill the mt 16 , 18 prophecy b ) the anglican church , that is o . k . with\nactive homosexual bishops\nand the like c ) some of the 33 , 000 christian\ndenominations\nif you answered\na )\n, then you are of course right . i invite you to leave aside all your silly dan - brown - like lies about the only church founded by the lord on earth and convert . blessings !\nhi all ! with time i came to realize that what went on in my life was not the devil ' s work but god ' s ! . the bible tells us this :\nour fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best ; but god disciplines us for our good , that we may share in his holiness . no discipline seems pleasant at the time , but painful . later on , however , it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it .\n( heb 12 , 10 - 11 ) it turns out the lord disciplined me and it was for the better ; at the time i couldn ' t understand exactly what was going on , but everything i had to\nsuffer\ntaught me a lesson of a lifetime . for all of you who wonder what causes lots of bad things in your life , think about the consequences that situation brings to your life : if the\nfruit\nis good then it comes from god even if it seems rather difficult to understand . blessings .\nactually , there is a reason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the reason is that too many ppl have been deceived by this false doctrine . too many ppl believe in some\nlabel\nof\nbeing born again\nand think that no matter what they do , they ' ll be saved because of the\nborn again ritual\n. i think that ' s a pretty good reason . blessings .\ndear steve hut : so the person doesn ' t have to have faith or repent to be baptized ? that would be news to me . otherwise , yes , i agree with your point . since jesus says you have to be born again to be saved , and christians claim to be saved , then how can you be saved without being born again ? a very inconsistent position , indeed . < { post _ snapback } > i do not claim to be\nsaved\n. you have to persevere till the very end to be saved , that ' s what scripture says , so you have to keep being faithful from baptism to death ( till god grants you life here on earth , that is ) . this is why i say the\nborn again\ndoctrine makes no sense whatsoever ; it ' s a doctrine that has no practical consequences because no matter how you put it , you have to persevere till the end . why to believe in a doctrine that is good for nothing ? this is my point . blessings .\nhi ernie : the thief was indeed baptized . there are 3 types of baptism : 1 ) baptism of water 2 ) baptism of fire 3 ) baptism of desire the thief received the baptism of desire . the grace is the very same in the 3 of them . then again , this puts you at odds with scripture since the bible talks so much about those sacraments . . . . . . . . . . . ! . this sounds like\noptional\nand i don ' t think the truth is optional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . if you know something to be true , then you have to live according to that truth and not saying\nit ' s all optional\n. i think this idea of\noptional\nis yet another consequence of the\nfear of commitment\nthing of modern culture . ppl don ' t seem to want to be christians unless the only thing they have to do is to declare one time & one time only jesus as their lord & savior . i believe the exact opposite is true : to be a christian is to have a commitment that lasts a lifetime . blessings .\nhi ! & thanx . so basically you believe that the sacrament of baptism carries no particular grace with it ? . if that ' s so , then why you think jesus emphasizes baptism and gives to it the same importance as to preaching the gospel ( mt . 28 , 19 ) ? .\nhi all ! . as you may know , the majority of protestants keep at least one sacrament : baptism . sacraments ( baptism included ) provide an objective grace that does not depend on the individual ( if it would , it ' d be subjective ) so baptism is indeed being\nborn again\n. but in protestantism , this\nborn again\nthing teaches that you can divide among baptized ppl , those who are\nborn again\nand those who are not ; it depends on who you ask what is being\nborn again\nbut most seem to think that it ' s an intellectual level of realization of one ' s religion ( that implies to talk more about your faith and so on ) . this kind of thought is inconsistent with the reality of baptism itself , because if you believe in the objectivity of grace , then you can ' t at the same time believe in a doctrine that preaches subjectivity of grace ( hence , separating baptism from\nborn againess\n) . so , what you believe is being\nborn again\n? ? ? if a person is baptized and then doing the\nborn again\nthing . . . . . . . . . has that person being born again 3 times ? ? ? or just 2 ? ? ? ? ? ( meaning the first time you were born with the original sin , then being born again through the grace of baptism and then through the experience mentioned above ) . is the content of the born again doctrine biblical , or it ' s just a biblical name with an unbiblical content ? . if you have been baptized but not have the\nborn again\nsocial distinction . . . . . . does it really matter ? . and last but not least , what ' s the value of this born again\nemotional baptism\nwhen compared to the true baptism ? . see you later ! .\ndear gianour : i believe sabbath in the ot is saturday as well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . but that changes nothing . our lord resurrected on sunday and he presided over the very first eucharist after his resurrection ( and after it was instituted ) on sunday ( lk 24 , 13 ; 30 ) and that ' s why we christians worship on sunday . besides , adventism makes no sense because it relies on the mosaic law but doesn ' t accept it as the whole 613 commandments ; they only accept the\n10 commandments\nso they say they live by the law but that ' s not true because they just ignore the truth on purpose .\nit ' s worth the time but i ' m really tired right now so lemme sum it up : 1 ) i do not believe in mary having other children because the scripture only mentions one\nson of mary\nand that ' s jesus . the other ones ( jesus ' cousins ) are sons of another mary , not the same person . i will never believe in jesus '\nhalf - brothers\nuntil someone shows me a biblical verse where it says :\nlisa , the daughter of mary the mother of jesus\nor\nbart , the son of mary the mother of jesus\n. i ' m sure that ' s not too much to ask because that ' s how the holy scriptures identify someone ' s son or daughter . 2 ) there have been 4 immaculate persons in history : adam , eve , jesus and mary . 3 ) there are 4 persons currently alive in body and soul : enoch , elijah , mary and jesus and the 4 of them appear in revelations precisely because of that same characteristic of having a body ( enoch & elijah are the two witnesses ) .\nthe mobile adapter gb service began on 2000 - 01 - 27 , and was terminated on 2002 - 12 - 14 . however , the wireless feature was later found in game boy advance wireless adapter .\n\u2014 la liste chronologique des shoot them up r\u00e9pertorie les shoot them up . la date indiqu\u00e9e correspond \u00e0 la premi\u00e8re sortie du jeu , toutes r\u00e9gions et plates formes confondues . sommaire : 1962 1971 1975 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 \u2026\nwe are using cookies for the best presentation of our site . continuing to use this site , you agree with this . ok\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 .\n[ tas ] gba doraemon : midori no wakusei dokidoki daikyuushutsu ! by pgcx864 in 26 : 07 . 67\nthe mobile adapter gb service began on january 27 , 2000 , and was terminated on december 14 , 2002 . however , the wireless feature was later found in\ntam , a .\nfun ' n games in the new economy\n, japan \u2013 business people technology , j @ pan inc . october 2000 . accessed 22 march 2012\nthis page was last edited on 3 february 2018 , at 08 : 53 .\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 .\nwelcome to the first installment of figs : a recurring column that looks at particular series , eras , or quirks in gaming history . if it ' s historical or interesting , figs just might cover it ! is there anything you want to see in future installments ? let\nn our age of fancy 3ds and 4ds there ' s a kind of game not many people seem to pay much attention to anymore : shooters . classically referred to thusly , but colloquially over the last few years as\nshmups\n( short for shoot ' em ups ) , these games are products almost wholly of a bygone era : the one when\narcade - perfect\nactually meant something in a home conversion and you could measure the amount of entertainment you ' d have at the mall by the size of the lump of quarters in your pocket .\nbut while the genre ' s been recently undergoing a somewhat innocuous revival at the hands of the hardcore in shmups lovingly placed into the shooter subsection called\nbullet - hell\n( a classification sure to be dealt with in a future column ) , shooters of the old - style have gone almost completely by the wayside . you see , before you could subsist solely on your pocket of quarters , ensuring that with enough money you would obtain certain and swift domination of whatever arcade game you happened to be standing in front of , a particular company set out to make you feel like you were fighting an enemy with finesse instead of brute force . a player with a single quarter had a chance as great as one with a handful . that company was konami , and those games were\nto put it more truthfully , those games were gradius to some of us . in other parts of the world they were\n? in actuality , all of these games are gradiuses ! or nemesises . nemises ? to be sure , the gradius series has one of the most title - shifting and confusing pedigrees in gaming history , marked by releases , name - changes , pseudo - sequels , spin - offs , conversions , and ports spanning two decades from arcades to japanese home computers to the ps2 . even\n, the ( arguable ) forefather of all traditional multi - level side - scrolling shmups , is now officially part of the gradius series according to konami .\n. while all these games went on to become incredibly popular , they shared something in common : all of them took place on a single , static field of play . scramble was different because of what it pioneered : it was the first multi - leveled shooter , with different\nlevels\nseamlessly sliding past your jet ( jet , i guess , since that ' s what your ship ' s called in - game ) as the screen endlessly pushes you forward .\nwhat scramble does that virtually no other shooter following it ( or preceeding it ) does is provide a fuel system , meaning that you get ten points for every second you stay alive since once your\nfuel\nruns out you die . the only way to rectify this is to shoot little fuel tanks peppering the landscape . in that way the game provides the player with options : keep your jet high and avoid the ground - launched missiles but run out of fuel , or play break - neck daredevil style and risk certain doom in the hopes of staying alive . they ' re crude , but the foundations of the gradius series can be seen here ( which is probably why konami retroactively declared it the first in the series in 2001 ) .\nthe real game that started it all came four years later in 1985 . gradius ( known upon its original release as nemesis in the united states and europe ) pioneered the hallmarks that would follow the series through its lifespan and influence many other outside games . chief among these is the weapons system , which allows the player to upgrade the vic viper ( the classic gradius ship ) as he or she sees fit . every\ncapsule\ncollected advances the slider one notch , with more capsules pushing the indicator to better power - ups . through this system players who value speed over all else can upgrade that first , players who want spread - fire can go for that , shields wait at the end of the bar to protect the ship from incoming fire .\nanother innovation here is the\noption\nsystem ( called\nmultiples\noutside of japan ) .\noptions\nare small orange orbs that follow your ship , serving as invulnerable dispensers of extra firepower . these compound the ship ' s attack strength and range without adding extra liability ( as in earlier shmups like capcom ' s\nit ' s at around this point that the gradius chronology begins to become a little tricky to follow . konami of japan first released\nto arcades there as a follow - up to gradius with a few marked changes . first of all , the scrolling bar power - up system from the original game was replaced with a simpler upgrade system where options and lasers could be acquired simply by collecting them , no capsule system necessary . in addition , the game added vertical - scrolling levels that would come between horizontal levels . salamander was also one of the first shooters to feature two - player simultaneous play with a second - player buy - in .\nand the palettes and stage backgrounds were recolored to fit the game ' s new , american storyline : you are a small ship travelling through a human body to eliminate a giant tumor .\nbut it doesn ' t end there ! not content to let this exciting new premise pass them by , konami of japan took the american life force , re - drew the previously mechanical , robotic graphics to make them look more organic - styled , and re - instituted the original gradius power - up system ( the upgrade bar ) . this could then probably be deemed the most\ndefinitive\nversion of salamander , what started as a lightly gradius - inspired experiment ending up as a game cohesively cut from the gradius cloth .\nsalamander , life force ( us ) , and life force ( japan ) .\nafter salamander , life force , and a numbered spin - off ( see inset ) , the gradius series continued on in the arcades with this true sequel . never released in north america until its inclusion on a compilation disc for the psp nearly twenty years later ,\nin europe ) retained the classic gameplay of the original gradius while adding the ability to choose from four different upgrade bars at the start , each including slightly different power - up arrangements .\nanother addition was the choice of shield type ; players could pick either the front - shields from the first game , which absorb numerous hits from the front but leave the rest of the ship vulnerable , or a new force - field option which absorbs shots from any direction but can only take three hits before dissipating .\nhit arcades in december of 1989 and was reportedly considered so difficult that it was pulled from them not too long after the new year . the chief reason for this difficulty is primarily regarded as the lack of any continue feature whatsoever ; after losing your initial lives you are forced to start over at the beginning of the game . even through arcade operator dip - switches there is no way to enable continuing , though default life allocation can be increased . the japanese release featured a special\nbeginners\nmode that allowed the player to take on the first three levels at a decreased difficulty level\u2014this option was removed from some other releases but offset with a slightly easier level of play .\nthe game did introduce a series of interesting additions , though : a new edit mode allowing the player to customize their upgrade bar makes its first appearance here , and the fourth stage of the game is a peculiar\nthird - person\nstage where the view shifts to behind the ship in a sort of 3d mode and the player has to avoid coming into contact with the sides of the passageways .\nultimately , gradius iii is widely regarded as being so difficult that many players consider the home port for the super nes to be the superior version due to its much more forgiving difficulty and introduction of a continue system , despite two levels ( one of them the 3d level ) having been removed from the game .\nperhaps still wary since the relative failure of gradius iii , konami took their sweet time before issuing another installment of the already storied gradius franchise . when it finally did come out in 1995 , it wasn ' t even\n, a sequel ten years removed from the original salamander and the fifth game ( discounting the life force revamps ) in the main series thus far .\nlike the original salamander , salamander 2 foregos the traditional capsule upgrade system of gradius in favor of upgrade - specific icons that can be collected . options can be consumed to shoot single high - powered lasers , and collecting repeated upgrades to weapons enable temporary high - powered attacks ( lasting no more than a few seconds in duration ) .\nin marked contrast and perhaps due to gradius iii ' s inordinately high difficulty level , salamander 2 is one of the few games in the series to re - start the player exactly where they died in the event of a ship being lost instead of starting them over at a level check - point ala gradius . this contrast makes salamander 2 one of the easier games in the gradius saga , but the title is still notable for its graphics , which were quite impressive for a side - scrolling shmup at the time of its release .\nmuch like salamander 2 before it , the next official installment in the main gradius series didn ' t arrive until ten years after the closest predecessor , in this case the infamously challenging gradius iii . while gradius iv doesn ' t do anything markedly different from previous gradius games , it is notable for actively reversing some of the trends that gradius iii started , most specifically elimination of the power - up bar ' s edit mode and difficulty .\nin addition , and perhaps to offset the removal of edit mode , two new preset power - up configurations were introduced to bring the total to six selectable choices . new weapons were also implemented , from fire - pillar style bomb to an armor - piercing round that penetrates multiple enemies at once . the game ' s subtitle ,\nfukkatsu ,\nwhile being a relatively unfortunate branding decision for english - speakers , translates to\nrevival\nand signifies the series return to relevance . it is perhaps a trifle peculiar then that we don ' t see the series true revival by way of the next installment in the series for another five years .\nthe first main - series gradius to never get an arcade release ( officially due to a lack of time but perhaps also because of the wavering arcade scene ) also happens to be the most innovative and critically acclaimed since the inception of the series .\n, produced from a joint collaboration between konami and treasure ( well - renowned for their experience with\nold - school\nshooting and ironically originally founded by former konami employees in 1992 ) signals a self - instituted\nnew direction\nfor the series , much more receptive towards the changing tastes of long - time shmup fans .\nthe game introduces for the first time player - controllable options , with a series of configurations allowing the options to be angled , aligned , or even rotated around the vic viper . it also marks the series ' first foray ( save for the relatively unknown solar assault ) into full 3d ; though the graphics are entirely rendered in 3d the perspective remains traditionally two - dimensional . this rendering method allows the camera and backgrounds to swing around the ship and push scenery in and out of perspective , offering new play experiences . in what is perhaps a bit of a throw - back to the classic gradius titles , gradius v is also exceedingly difficult , though not due to any lack of a continue system ( extra\ncredits\nare unlocked as time is logged on the title , a nod to the old coin - drop system of arcades ) .\nmost interesting about gradius v , however , is its leanings towards the\nnew - school\nbullet - hell styled shooters , with huge series of enemy bullets being tossed at the player , who is required to carefully navigate through it . to accommodate this change the vic viper ' s hitbox has been shrunk , much like other bullet - hell shooters where player craft will sometimes only register hits if enemy fire crosses a single pixel or slightly more . does this design philosophy signal a new direction for the future of the gradius series ?\none thing is certain : despite being one of the original two - dimensional shoot - em - ups with ancestry running all the way back to 1981 , gradius is poised to remain just as relevant and entertaining as it was all the way back then . hopefully konami ensures that there will always be a niche carved out for the gamers that remember the gradius series fondly ( and with any luck , future installments will come to pass with far less confusing name changes ) .\n, a vertically - oriented driving game released in 1984 . in this game you have to drive over blinking\nfuel cars\nto refill your gauge ; crash too much and you ' re empty just like your pockets after this one gets its delightful fangs in .\nis almost ten times as infuriating as its buddy . you control a helicopter this time , your sole goal being ( according to the game ' s attract screen ) to\ninvade the base and carry away booty .\nunlike scramble , which starts out simple and works the challenge in as you progress through the levels , super cobra pours it on from the start with tight passageways , gun turrets , and relentlessly quick enemy missiles . of quaint note is the fact that the game has no relation to the eventual nes\na recognizable recurring theme to any long - time gradius fan is definitely those weird moai heads ; nearly every gradius features a level where you have to destroy them as they shoot annoying multi - colored rings at the poor vic viper . in fact , the little moai head continues to make its way secretly into konami games even to this day (\ncontains one hidden in a vent . ) reportedly the fixation comes from a konami staff member who was working on the original gradius ; his forehead was evidently flat and angled like a moai and he earned the nickname\nmoai\n( and recognition in konami ' s games ever since ) .\n( with a 2 , not a ii ) was released in 1987 exclusively for the japanese msx home computer . not considered a true sequel , the player controls a ship called\nmetalion\nas opposed to the traditional gradius vic viper .\nserved as a pseudo - sequel to the main - series gradius ii . it was released in europe as\n, making us really wonder how many different variations can possibly exist on the names gradius and nemesis and roman versus arabic numerals .\nthough many gradius games have been ported to home systems , occasionally they do not faithfully represent their arcade originals . for example , the nes version of life force confusingly is a sort of hybrid between the arcade life force and the original salamander , with certain levels removed to make way for new content . gradius iii for the super nes features an easier difficulty than the arcade version , strips the third - person behind - the - ship level , and adds a new boss .\nfor the game boy , which confusingly is not a port of the original nemesis / gradius , but instead an amalgamation of gradius and gradius 2 ( the msx spinoff ) . an even more ridiculous piece of trivia is that it was later ported and released on the game boy color in\na quaint curiosity : many konami arcade games of the gradius era have factory - set default high scores of 57300 . in addition to being acceptably challenging marks to reach by players , the\n573\ncan be seen as a japanese play on letters , with go ( meaning five ) , na ( for nana , meaning seven ) , and mi ( an abbreviated form of mitsu , for\nthird\n) making an interesting way of putting\nkonami\n( or something like it ) at the top of every fresh new game .\nin 1991 for the little handheld that could\u00e2\u20ac\u201dit broke with tradition by including very few of the traditional gradius thematic staples of stage design or music . it was released in japan as\n, despite being not only not a\nnemesis\ngame but also not at all related to gradius ii ( or gradius 2 , for that matter ) . and the naming and numbering fun continues . . .\n, a straight - to - the - playstation gradius title in 1997 . incorporating multiple ship selection , new weapon configurations , and seven scalable difficulty settings , gradius gaiden is highly regarded as one of the better gradius titles . though not initially released in north america , it eventually found a home on the psp ' s\n. featuring a third - person perspective passively reminiscent of the 3d level from gradius iii , the spin - off was never officially branded a gradius title but borrowed its power - up meter and allowed selection of the vic viper . the title has never been released for any home consoles and remaining arcade cabinets are exceedingly rare .\n. using the same basic gameplay structure but parodying their own\nserious\ntitles , the parodious games feature scantily clad women as bosses , judicious uses of moai heads , and main characters riding spread eagle on an assortment of traditional gradius ships including the vic viper .\njavamobiles - free java games download for mobile phones . java applications , software , jar , apps for nokia , samsung , touch screen , 240x320 screen\ndictionary of philosophy , learn and consult terms of philosophy , complete philosophical multilingual dictionary . using the\nselect language\nbutton to change language .\nthe best free environment dictionary , learn and consultation terms from a to z .\nweight loss programs include exercises and strict diet plans . it is likely that you have encountered some of them .\nsome were helpful , but some did the opposite \u2013 it made you gain more pounds in the long term .\nin today\u2019s busy world , people are always in a hurry . always on the run to meet deadlines and reaching goals .\nlife can be demanding if we allow it . if we do , it can keep us from doing other things that are actually important but may not seem like it at first \u2014 such as preparing our meals , spending time to squeeze in exercises , and yes , attending to family commitments .\nyour face is always exposed to outside dirt , fumes , and other pollutants from various sources . this is the reason why you should clean your face daily with a safe - to - use solution .\nfood cravings \u2014 we all have that at one time or another especially when you\u2019re pregnant . they are difficult to deal with especially if you want to lose wait or control your food intake .\nfood that are rich in carbs and fats is the worst enemy of people who follow a strict diet .\nanother spicy plant is increasingly becoming popular . this mainly of the health benefits it offers in addition to its culinary uses .\nyour brain is the leader of your body . the brain manages and facilitates all the bodily functions . so as a leader , it is just right and very important to stay it functional and healthy .\nevery year , new trends are discovered inevitably , especially those which can bring something positive for your overall wellness .\nintermittent fasting is buzz right now \u2014 particularly in the world of fitness and fat loss . the reason why it is so popular today : simple yet very effective .\nin essence it is not a diet , but the timing of your meals . you can then incorporate your preferred diet within the parameters of your \u2018timing\u2019 .\nyou basically choose a time window for fasting and the remaining time of the day will be the eating window . it doesn\u2019t change what you eat , but rather changes when to eat .\nyou\u2019re maybe familiar with most herbs . you may grow some of them in your garden . for sure , you know that many of these herbs offer various health benefits , distinctive flavors , and fascinating aromas . perhaps you are now enjoying such wonderful gifts of nature in one way or another .\neventhough you\u2019re acquainted with most of them , there are still other herbs ( some are fairly uncommon ) that you may not have encountered or even know .\nconsidering the number of herbs in the world , it\u2019s natural to miss out on some herbs with powerful health benefits .\nover the last year , you\u2019ve seen a wide range of food craze ( drinks too ) which changed your attitude towards eating and lifestyle .\nthis year we expect more alternative methods , substitutes , and newer flavors . 2018 will be focusing more on environmentally - friendly ways of consuming agricultural products .\nthese are the forecast on new food obsessions and new trends that will rise to prominence . expect more eye - catching food this coming new year as well as surprising concepts that will blow your mind \u2014 and tastebuds .\nthese past years , the food industry has been focusing on different important aspects in food \u2014 culinary strategies , innovative foodservice technologies , and modern marketing .\n\u2018a ( n ) [ insert fruit here ] a day keeps the doctor away . \u2019\nthis is not just some quip . there\u2019s truth to this \u2014 regular fruit eaters are generally healthier than people who are not .\ntoday , heart diseases and cancer rates are getting high . these resulted mostly from unhealthy lifestyle and consumption of processed food products .\nin a busy city , ready - to - eat food and flavored drinks are extensively available . yes , they can fill you up and satisfy your taste buds at an instant but most of them are loaded with harmful ingedients which could chip away your health . before you know it , you are already a candidate for lifestyle - related diseases .\nmental health is the state of psychological well - being which includes your emotional , psychological , and social well - being .\nit affects your way of thinking , how you feel , how you respond , how you cope , and how you interact with others .\nso , keeping your mind healthy at every stage of your life is very important , from childhood , to adolescence and to adulthood and even later years of life .\nhoney had already been popular centuries before modern civilization begun . for centuries , it has been used by many cultures around the world . it served various purposes \u2013 in religious ceremonies , embalming the deceased , medical treatments and of course , used in cooking food preparation .\neating fresh fruits everyday is vital to your health , that\u2019s no secret . they are excellent sources of important nutrients for your physical and mental wellness .\nbecause of this fact , fruits are always included in your daily diet . but sometimes , you missed on how to eat these fruits the right way .\nmostly , you peel fruits as a traditional way of preparing them , and these skins end up in the compost or in trash cans . you know what you did ? you just stripped away a layer of the fruit which has great nutrient value .\nto understand better , here are some facts why you need to consume the following fruits without peeling the skin off .\ntrick - or - treating is one event which kids love and enjoy to do during halloween . they love dressing up into different costumes , doing face painting and applying scary makeup .\nchildren are very excited to hop from one house to another , doing tricks or collecting candy treats . speaking of candy treats , every year you usually prepare candies just bought from nearby grocery stores or candy shops to avoid any hustle - bustle during halloween .\noryza sativa or commonly known as rice , has different varieties \u2013 most popular ones are white rice , brown rice and red rice . the rare type is the black rice .\nblack rice is an ancient grain in asian countries . it is known as the forbidden rice , because way back in china thousands of years ago , only the emperor or wealthy families could eat black rice .\nvervain is a verstile herb . it belongs to verbenacea plant family with a botanical name of verbena officinalis .\nothers call it with names like juno\u2019s tears , pigeon\u2019s grass , wild verbena or wild hyssop . other varieties of vervain are verbena hastata ( blue vervain ) and verbena urticifolia ( white vervain ) .\nvervain is native to the mediterranean region in europe , but grows wildly on bare and dry grounds often along roadsides . it is a slim plant with hairy leaves alternatively arranged in a square - like stem and with a beautiful lilac - colored flowers .\ntoday we are going to be making a matcha face mask . this , again , is super easy , you probably already have the ingredients at home .\nmatcha , on the other hand , can be hard to find . you can get it from a health food store . otherwise , buy it online and that\u2019s quite easy .\neverybody just love eating popcorn when going to the movies , or when you fire up your dvd player to watch a late night flick with family or with your sweetheart at home .\nbut probably many of you don\u2019t know that this is a considerably healthier snack you\u2019re not eating frequently enough . popcorn is more than a movie buddy \u2014 it\u2019s a health snack .\nyes its true ! tasty and guilt - free popcorn is a healthy whole grain food that is low in calories and high in fiber . not the one drenched with butter , coloring , additives and different flavors ; but the plain and air - popped popcorn .\npreparing food is a fundamental daily human activity . shaped by geography and culture , the preparation of meals vary . the way we cook and serve differ from one culture to another .\nkarela ( momordica charantia ) is a unique fruit - vegetable food . it derives from a flower and usually bears seeds , and in culinary classification , any part of a plant can be a vegetable \u2013 roots , stems , flowers , fruits and leaves .\nbut whether it\u2019s a fruit or a vegetable , one thing is certain . karela is a healthy food .\nnow , your kitchen is not just a place to prepare your favorite dishes , but also your source of diy beauty ingredients .\nbut there are several differences between these cacao and cocoa other than their spelling . each of them has its own unique taste , as well the health benefits and cost . yes , even though they both came from the same source \u2014 the\ntahini is a paste made from ground sesame seeds . sesame seeds , as you might already know , are packed with vitamins and minerals especially the type with outer hull intact .\ntahini is considered to be one of the oldest condiments in the world and plays an important role in cooking sweet and savory cuisines particularly in the past . using tahini now is definitely a very good thing since this paste offers amazing health benefits like other super foods such as walnuts , flax seed , and others .\nwhen it comes to buying milk , you usually pick the one with most nutrients , the tastiest , with minimal processing and which can be used in most of your cooking .\nnowadays , plant - based milk substitute is gradually taking over and there is no sign of slowing down . there are dozens of brands and options to choose from . it is just a matter of meeting your preferences .\nis one of the oldest cultivated crops in the history . it belongs to a family of wheat and usually known as dinkel wheat in germany , farro wheat in italy , or hulled wheat because it is covered by a tough outer husk or hull which protects the grain against disease - carrying insects and toxic pesticides ; preserving the freshness and nutritive value of the grain .\nin your visit in the supermarket or convenience store , you may notice that there are varieties of bottled and flavored water on the aisle . if you are one to study nutritional facts , it would take time analyzing the best healthy beverage for you .\nflavored water is specially made for people who dislike the taste of pure spring water or to bored to drink plain water . it offers an alternative to hydrate your body ."]}
{"id": 54578, "summary": [{"text": "skinner 's is a british brewery founded in 1997 by steve and sarah skinner in truro , cornwall , england , uk .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the company produces cask ales and bottled beers , the names of which often come from cornish folklore .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "several recent ales have a connection to surfing culture , such as skin dog cornish lager , which is named after the owner 's son , ben \" skindog \" skinner who is a surfer .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "several beers have won campaign for real ale ( camra ) and siba awards .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the company 's pub , the skinner 's ale house in newquay , was sold , and is now called leadbelly 's .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "skinners ' new pub , \" the old ale house \" in truro , serves their own ales , regular guest beers and ciders , and bar meals .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "they run tours of their brewery for individuals or groups .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "the company sponsors the skinner 's brewery cornwall cup .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "in 2010/11 the company closed two of its sites at chacewater and devoran after purchasing a 10,000 square feet site next to its headquarters for storage and distribution . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "skinner ' s brewery", "paragraphs": ["tour of skinner ' s brewery with steve skinner followed by betty stogs advert .\ntour of skinner ' s brewery with steve skinner followed by betty stogs advert . - youtube\ntoday\u2019s post features skinner\u2019s brewery . located in truro , cornwall they brew award winning ales using whole flower hops and the finest cornish ingredients .\nvisiting the truro district ? a holiday lettings rental is a great home base to see skinner\u2019s brewery and other great sights .\n1 - when our customers see our skinner\u2019s logo we want them to know and feel that\u2019s the sign of top quality cornish ale .\ntake a guided tour of skinner ' s brewery with steve skinner . learn about our brewing process , ales , the history of the company , cornish knockers and the queen of cornish ales betty stogs .\nif you would like to experience a brewery in action , sample our award - winning ales and discover the secrets of our success , book to go on the skinner\u2019s brewery tour . our brewery tours and group brewery visits are popular so must be booked in advance .\nnot quite as real ale - focused as in the skinner ' s days but still a reasonable range and quality .\nthe brands now all have their own identity , but you can clearly see they are all part of the skinner\u2019s family .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 . all rights reserved in the uk . company number 04497014 . telephone 01872 271885 . skinner ' s brewery , newham rd , truro , cornwall , tr1 2dp .\nin 1997 steve skinner set out to start up his own community brewery on the banks of the truro river in cornwall . he started brewing his first golden ale \u2013 cornish knocker \u2013 named after the faeries of local folklore . today , despite its success as one of the best breweries in the uk , skinner\u2019s brewery remains a family business rooted within the local area , whether that means sourcing cornish - grown barley or enjoying some surf between work . skinner\u2019s brewery is part of a thriving beer community in cornwall , with local pubs supporting local craft breweries and a huge number of beer enthusiasts spreading the news about skinner\u2019s across the uk !\nloves : working with such an enthusiastic team . everyone at skinner ' s lives for ale and i love to share that passion with our customers .\nsharp\u2019s brewery gets my vote . i love there doom bar brew . noticed on our recent uk trip that it\u2019s on tap in a lot of pubs now also .\nsharp\u2019s brewery was founded in 1994 when enterprising brewer bill sharp set out on a mission to make exceptional beer on the north cornish coast . sharp\u2019s cornish heritage and coastal location feeds into every drop of beer the brewery produces . sharp\u2019s most iconic beer brand , doom bar , is named after a centuries old sandbank near the brewery in rock .\nyou are stuck on a desert island , what three things are you taking with you ? definitely my wife lainey , my skindog surf board and skinner\u2019s brewing yeast .\nwe visited skinner ' s brewery in truro yesterday and did a tour of the brewery to see how they make their various beers from start to finish . afterwards we went into the bar and sampled several drinks so we could compere tastes and flavours . it was . . .\nwho are you / what do you do ? my name is steve skinner and i\u2019m the founder of skinner\u2019s brewery in truro , cornwall . my official title is director , but for years i have also been chief executive and head taster . tasting our beers and making sure they are in top form has always been my forte \u2013 tough job !\ntring brewery gets my vote . been enjoying the beer since 1993 , and it\u2019s as good now as it was then .\nloves : meeting all our excellent retail buyers , landlords and bar managers who serve our beer so well makes me very happy . as a skinner ' s fan , it ' s an honour to talk about my favourite subject each and every day .\ni vote for skinner\u2019s brewery because they are not only professional in alk that they do to produce an excellent range of beers but di so with good humour and a spirit of fun involving their betty stogs character in loads of fundraising for good causes .\ncopyright 2018 . all rights reserved in the uk . company number 04497014 . registered at bishop fleming llp chy nyverow , newham road , truro tr1 2dp . telephone 01872 271885 . skinner ' s brewery , newham rd , truro , cornwall , tr1 2dp .\neveryday : i manage the old ale house , skinner ' s tap room in cornwall . this means training the team , managing the bar and restaurant , and keeping all our customers happy .\nvisiting cornwall ? book a rental on holiday lettings and you\u2019ll have the perfect base to see sharp\u2019s brewery and other great attractions nearby .\nbrewed with time - honoured techniques and only the finest ingredients , each beer in sharp\u2019s award - winning range has its own unique style . from wolf rock to sea fury , there\u2019s a sharp\u2019s beer to suit everyone .\nlushingtons is a cool , hop - laden pale ale brewed using traditional methods with cornish water ; whole - flower citra , belma and willamette hops ; cornish malted barley and wheat ; and skinner\u2019s unique yeast .\nloves : brewing a product that ' s enjoyed by so many people in cornwall and the rest of the country . it ' s a great feeling .\nloves : i love meeting the people who champion and sell our beer through various pubs , restaurants , clubs , cafes and shops and also looking for new venues to take our beer and cider . i also really enjoy giving advice and training on all that skinner ' s brewery offer .\nthe public tasting tours offer a unique opportunity to see behind the scenes and are followed by tutored beer tasting in the brewery\u2019s tap room . all brewery visits and tours are led by experienced guides who\u2019ll teach you about the brewing process , share their stories of the brewery and provide a fascinating insight into our ales .\nbrewers : discover our brewer resources here . are you affiliated with this brewery ?\nwe\u2019ve scoured the country to find the uk\u2019s best craft breweries serving the best beer around\u2014from the cornish coast to bermondsey railway arches . but there can only be one winner . cast your vote for the uk\u2019s best most popular brewery before midnight on 18 august !\nthe daily brewery tasting tour lasts around an hour and a half . this is followed by a tutored beer tasting in the tap room , where one of our experts will talk you through each of the skinner\u2019s ales . the tasting lasts for around an hour but we are quite a relaxed bunch and it can last longer .\nbeing situated 350 yards from the four marks steam railway station on the watercress line provides a great way to get to the brewery\u2019s popular shop while seeing the beautiful hampshire countryside . there\u2019s an open day every august where visitors can enjoy a lazy day drinking ales and listening to live music while learning how the brewery makes its award - winning ales .\ncome along to find out about the brewery and learn about the craft of brewing .\nas head taster , steve skinner still loves nothing better than working with our small team of master brewers , experimenting with whole - flower hops and the finest cornish ingredients . it\u2019s an approach that\u2019s produced incredible new hop - forward beers like porthleven and lushingtons . you can taste our brewing experience , pioneer spirit and love of fine ale in every pint .\nhome to the mischievous hobgoblin , wychwood brewery is one of a kind , located in the idyllic cotswolds town of witney . running tours throughout the year , the oxfordshire - based brewery brews a wide range of award - winning ales . the tour lasts approximately two hours , and customers can expect to learn how the beer is produced as well as the famous folklore surrounding the brewery and mythical hobgoblin . tours are led by the brewery team , who will guide you through an extensive tasting of the wychwood range in the brewery\u2019s very own bar .\nas part of the set up and creation of the star and tipsy toad brewery , i was very lucky to employ the services of a brewing consultant who not only taught me to brew , but created our early recipes and has been a constant influence on my brewing career ever since , helping me to set up a second tipsy toad brewpub in jersey in 1994 and the setting up of our first skinner\u2019s brewery site in truro in 1997 and the second and present site in 2003 also in truro . during those days in the early nineties , with dave\u2019s help , i visited and brewed with other small breweries of the time in the north of england : malton brewery , kelham island brewery sheffield and hambleton ales amongst others .\nfill in this form to book a tour or enquire about an exclusive group brewery tour .\nskinners brewery , fantastic staff & lovely beer , also very active in the local community .\n@ samyare89 yes . it ' s in the warehouse and should be online / in store shortly .\neveryday : my day - to - day is spent maintaining the hundreds of already great relationships that skinner ' s brewery have made over the last ( almost ) 20 years , telling them all about the current and future beers . at the same time i am always on the lookout for new customers . driving all over cornwall to some stunning places is such a hard life !\nin 1997 , armed only with his own surname , a chap called steve skinner dreamed of setting up a community brewery in cornwall . on the banks of the truro river , he and his family brewed a ground - breaking golden ale and named it after the tin - mining faeries of local myth .\nstaycation staple of uk sunseekers , cornwall\u2019s many attractions are no secret : glorious rural landscapes , breathtaking . . .\nloves : cornwall , and seeing the brewery grow and grow . making a positive contribution to the local economy and community through our team ' s shared vision , without taking ourselves too seriously , makes me very happy .\nin the heart of hop - growing country , shepherd neame\u2019s award - winning guided tour takes visitors around the home of britain\u2019s oldest brewer to see how beer is made at its traditional home . it\u2019s a sensory experience offering touch , taste and smell and includes a visit to the old brewery store , featuring displays of historic delivery vehicles and a collection of hop picking and brewing memorabilia . it ends with a tutored tasting of their traditional kentish ales and speciality lagers .\nas a team , we\u2019re dedicated to making sure that every time you drink one of our ales you know you\u2019re drinking skinner\u2019s . our people are what set us apart , defining our reputation and aspirations . here are just a few of the people who every day come to work to create , brew and deliver the perfect ale .\nwhat is your favourite style of beer ? i love very pale beers where the hops are the prominent influence on your taste buds and i know this is reflected in some of the beers i have created at skinner\u2019s . i also love saisons and sour beers which also really suit my palate . when i was in canada , a couple of years ago , i loved some of the small brewery sour beers i tried \u2013 amazing ice cold with a good cigar !\nthis year , the triple fff brewery celebrates its 20 - year anniversary . all their regular ales have won major camra awards at the great british beer festival , the pinnacle of which was supreme champion beer of britain in 2008 , \u201calton\u2019s pride\u201d .\nsherwood brewery tour was fantastic . hobgoblin is my favourite beer in the world , cracking taste and not overpriced like some .\nlovely the best ale ' s in cornwall . i go there very often to pick up real ale for parties and . . .\nhome of the famous shere drop , the independently owned surrey hills brewery opened in 2005 . located on the denbies wine estate , the brewery is in the heart of the surrey hills area of outstanding natural beauty at the foot of box hill . the brewery shop is open monday to saturday where you can purchase fresh draught beer to drink in and even to take away .\nbrewery tasting tours run from monday to friday ( booking only from the end of october ( see below for details ) ) .\neveryday : i take customers orders for their beer and organise beer deliveries all around the country to our wholesalers as well as all our local pubs , clubs and restaurants . we support local and national charities through donations and i assist with co - ordinating this . i stay in touch with our customers to answer any questions and ensure they are serving our beer at its best . i also make sure our traders have all the skinner ' s brewery materials they need to introduce their customers to our fantastic beer .\nwold top brewery is a family - owned and run farm diversification business . they use home - and wolds - grown cereals and chalk - filtered water ( that travels only metres from a borehole to the brewery ) to brew award - winning real ales . fourteen years from launch , they are proud to have become one of the north\u2019s leading breweries , with a growing range of premium ales .\ntriple fff for me . breweries should be judged on the range & quality of their beers ! ! ( and it\u2019s still independent ! )\nas well as our public tasting tours , we offer large groups exclusive access to the brewery for private guided tours , bespoke beer tastings and private parties . we offer these group tours for 10 to 50 people from monday to saturday . our group tours include an exclusive guided brewery tour , beer tasting with our experts , exclusive access to the brewery tap room and a hot cornish pasty .\nwhat was the inspiration for starting the brewery ? we sold the tipsy toad brewpubs in 1996 and due to overstretching ourselves financially and some underhand moves from our business partners we walked away from the jersey business penniless . fortunately my family and i have always had a great passion for surfing , having competed when i was younger , and so on my fortieth birthday we decided to move to cornwall with our four children and our cat called toad , do lots of surfing and look for the best place to start brewing again , setting up our new business again from nothing : skinner\u2019s brewery . truro was always our first choice , it\u2019s such a beautiful city and once we\u2019d found a perfect spot by the river we didn\u2019t look back and cornwall quickly became our home and somewhere we all fell in love with .\ntring brewery is fabulous , they get my vote . great brews , wonderful staff , and community oriented . loved their christmas pudding !\nwe arrived at the brewery at 2pm after a rainy morning in cornwall and following tripadvisor searching . we were greeted by dave who took our payment and poured us a drink . amazing little micro brewery . lots of informative facts and fab ale to taste and . . .\nvisiting london ? book a rental on holiday lettings and you\u2019ll have the perfect base to see anspach & hobday brewery and other iconic attractions .\ncountless barrels and hundreds of awards later , our brewery has grown but remains a family business rooted in the area we live and work , whether that\u2019s in sourcing cornish - grown barley , doing our bit for our corner of the planet or enjoying a bit of surfing and shanty - singing .\ni vote for wychwood brewery . good products available everywhere ! i particularly like their seasonal specials especially dunkel fester , dry neck and bah humbug .\nthroughout these years my passion for ale did not subside and i achieved my long time ambition of opening my first brewpub in jersey , the star and tipsy toad brewery , in 1992 . i had attended my first brewing course where i experienced my first brew at pitfield brewery in shoreditch with martin kemp and rob jones , who were known then as the yeastie boys \u2013 rob went on to create the superb dark star brewery in brighton .\ntring brewery was founded in 1992 , reviving the art of brewing in the picturesque hertfordshire town of tring . currently celebrating their 25th anniversary , many folks consider them one of uk\u2019s best breweries already ! with demand ever increasing , they relocated to a new 30 - barrel brewery in 2010 and have continued to attract new customers and awards ever since . this year brings a whole new range of innovative \u201csmall batch beers\u201d thanks to two additional , smaller brew kits .\nloves : working with so many people that are genuinely passionate about the brewery . developing such an iconic cornish brand is something that makes me very proud .\neveryday : i am driving the business forward with a focus on our biggest asset . the beer . whether it ' s working on new recipes , conducting a brewery tour or serving beer at an event , i ' m always listening to our friends and followers to make sure we ' re the best we can be .\nthe brewery is just a short walk from truro city centre , five minutes from truro bus station and around 15 minutes from truro train station . there is ample parking for visitors at the brewery . if you are coming in a coach , please let us know in advance so we can reserve you a parking space .\neveryday : as national accounts manager , i work closely looking after our wholesalers , retailers and pub co ' s to ensure every cask , pint and bottle they sell is perfect .\nif your mum knows her beer then we\u2019ve got the perfect mother\u2019s day gift for her . a choice of delicious beers to suit every palate , ranging from ales with floral\u2026 read more\nplease note : you must be over 14 years old to go on any of our brewery tours or visits . the tour includes several flights of stairs , so those with mobility issues may find the tour challenging . if you have any questions about this , feel free to call us . no open - toed shoes are permitted in the brewery .\nour award - winning ales use whole - flower hops and the finest cornish ingredients , along with the south west\u2019s trailblazing spirit , to add zest for life into every pint we brew .\nthe welcoming brewery bar and visitor centre has benches laid out in the orchard for people to enjoy a pint in the wonderful ( and sometimes sunny ) beer garden , large windows for viewing the brewery , and a selection of bottles for sale . fridays and saturdays offer popular street food options , including wood - fired pizza , indian and spanish cuisine .\nwith cornish knocker , steve set out his stall for concocting trailblazing ales , following it with another legendary brew , a brazen cornish bitter called betty stogs , which camra named britain\u2019s best bitter .\nwe are proud to say that our tap house - the old ale house in truro - was named camra\u2019s kernow pub of the year 2017 . find out what makes this pub so great . read more\neveryday : i am tirelessly developing recipes for our beer . i source the best raw ingredients , oversee the brewing and , of course , taste all the beer before it leaves the brewery .\nstorehouse brewery is problably the best beer money can buy its one of those ales that once you tried it you keep coming back to it , as its soooo good and its consistent good and enjoyable .\nestablished in 2007 by aussie shane and his welsh wife alison , stonehouse is a family - run brewery situated next to the old cambrian railway . a range of beers ( from summery pale ales to rich porters ) are brewed on site , as well as a legendary natural cider . it\u2019s tough to narrow down their best beer though , as multiple styles\u2014the cambrian gold ale , witbier , and sunlander pale\u2014have all won awards .\nlovely the best ale ' s in cornwall . i go there very often to pick up real ale for parties and have had only good experiences regarding the ale and the service . the initial guided tour was excellent too .\neveryday : i support our customers with technical services to make sure everything is working well and they ' re happy . i also take orders , set up new accounts and take people on tours of the brewery .\nanarchy brew co is an award - winning craft brewery . their first batch of beer was brewed in january 2012 . some five years later , they supply most of the capitals of europe and scandinavia , as well as russia\u2019s fabulous moscow . they\u2019ve gone from strength to strength and now have around 20 beers to their name , from blondes to stouts , session strength to imperial strength , some of which conquered the world beer awards in 2015 .\neveryday : i ' m responsible for the commercial side of the business and help to shape the strategy for the brewery . this means measuring performance , driving the sales and marketing strategy and supporting the development of the team .\nhi , well - behaved dogs are allowed in the visitors centre area but not into the actually brewery . someone would have to be with the dog at all times as they cannot be left unattended . hope that helps !\nyeovil ales is a family - run brewery which was founded in october 2005 by rob and dave sherwood . their passion for quality , service and developing innovative new brews has led to a host of local and national awards .\ntriple fff are a gem of a brewery , just a few steps away from a steam railway station . how can you not fall in love with a beer called pressed rat and warthog ? ! deff get my vote .\nhi sheila , babies are welcome in pushchairs in the visitors centre area of the tour and shop . babies and children cannot go on the actual tour through the brewery production area . hope that helps - any further questions . . .\nfounded in 2014 by paul anspach and jack hobday , anspach & hobday is a contemporary microbrewery located in a railway arch in bermondsey , london . they brew a wide variety of beers , ranging from classic london porters and stouts , to innovative styles such as fruit - infused sour beers and barrel - aged saisons . every weekend the brewery tap room opens , and customers are able to try up to nine brewery - fresh beers in the very location that they\u2019re brewed .\nskinners brewery for me . all there beers have something different and a taste that makes them stand out from other regions . they are really good at educating the pubs they supply on how to look after and serve a top beer .\nbrewers of the finest , hoppiest beers in cornwall , we focus all our efforts at our brewery on brewing the best beers we can . we love to share our beer too , so be sure to visit us next time you\u2019re in cornwall .\nhi sheila , babies are welcome in pushchairs in the visitors centre area of the tour and shop . babies and children cannot go on the actual tour through the brewery production area . hope that helps - any further questions please feel free to ask .\n2 \u2013 when they look at our artwork , they can see a sense of fun , that\u2019s pleasing to the eye , but also has a story behind it . we also want to purvey a sense of humour that also tells you we don\u2019t take ourselves too seriously .\nwell it blew mine \ud83d\ude00 fantastic brewery and very friendly and helpful staff . at the end of the tour you get to sample their beers and omg do they know how to serve real ale . must be done for real ale / proper beer lovers .\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 .\nwe took this tour on a very wet day - ideal ! we received a great welcome from the staff of this family run business . the brewery tour is informative and fun - with a great tasting experience . we were encouraged to try different drinks and . . .\nstone house brewery has my voice . really nice to be treated as a person in the pub . shane must treat the stuff well as everyone is always upbeat , really happy and friendly and the beer you just need to try it winner in my book all the way .\nevery member of our team is dedicated to making sure our ales are served perfectly . we ' ll do everything we can to provide you with the support you need whether it ' s taking your orders , getting a delivery to you in super fast time or letting you know about new brews .\nbooked a tour for my husband ' s birthday 14 . 30hrs . \u00a38 . 50 per adult . 5 of us attended . were attended to by shop dave & emma . both really passionate about their products and very knowledgeable about the brewing process . initially watched a film in the bar , while supping . . .\nvisit the brewery shop or call us on 01872 271885 from 9 . 30am - 5 . 30pm for more information on the tour and to book your space . daily tours can be booked as a ' drop - in ' but booking is advised in order to avoid disappointment , especially in busy periods . exclusive tours are booking only .\nare there any other breweries which have influenced you ? hop back , malton brewery , harviestoun , dark star and oakham . i love the beers from these guys and i\u2019ll always go for them if i see them on the bar . i like the balance and hop combinations of their beers , which is something we have always been conscious of ourselves , when creating any of our own beers .\nwhat was your first drink and where were you when you had it ? bass was my first cask ale that i tasted , as it was the only ale you could get in jersey when i was growing up . in those days it was all keg beers apart from bass . i remember also having sips of my dad\u2019s double diamond when i was little and loving the bitterness that the hops gave you , even then .\nstonehouse brewery gets my vote every time ; sometimes several times a week ! a full range of excellent beers to suite all tastes and always well produced . shane , alison & their team run an excellent bar there and early doors beer on a sunny friday evening surrounded by friends is always looked forward to . good luck , you deserve to win , and thank you for the pleasure you bring .\nmany breweries are experimenting with adding unusual flavours to their beers . are there any you think work well together and are there any you would like to try ? this isn\u2019t really a new trend - it\u2019s been going on for years . i think some of the belgium beers i\u2019ve tasted have amazing complex flavours . i love some of the flavours you can produce from using fruit , heather , honey , wild yeast and other natural ingredients but i don\u2019t like any beers using synthetic flavourings .\nnow in their 11th year , arbor ales have been at the heart of bristol\u2019s thriving craft beer scene since 2007 . their focus has always been making drinkable and flavoursome beers of all kinds . to date , they\u2019ve created over 300 different brews ( of which several have become successful regulars ) and \u201ctoo many one - offs to remember\u201d . their flagship favourite is yakima valley , an american ipa , while among their more unusual brews is \u201cbreakfast stout\u201d ; a coffee , chocolate and oatmeal concoction .\njen is happiest with a pen in her hand , whether that\u2019s at work ( as a copywriter for tripadvisor rentals ) or in her spare time scribbling stories for her adorable nephews . she feels most at home by the sea or in the lake district , where she can stumble upon a country pub , chat to the locals and sample any real ale on offer . at the weekends , you\u2019ll most likely find her ringing church bells ( no , not a joke ) or mooching around a museum .\nit\u2019s said , somewhere way down south , in a cove between st ives and padstow , you\u2019ll find a perfect beach , where you can spend hazy , lazy summer days lying in the warm sun with good friends and not a care in the world . and , as the sun begins to sink into the sea , the only thing that could make life any better would be a glass of cool , hop - laden pale ale . this is the place and the moment that lushingtons was brewed for .\nwhere do you see , or hope to see , the brewery in 5 years time ? we are expanding all the time and constantly re - investing \u2013 there are some exciting opportunities in every direction , especially with our bottled and packaged beers . we have just opened a brand new bottling and packaging facility which has allowed us to be total masters of our own destiny and double our production . we are starting to look at export as well , which really does open up so many opportunities .\nlooking ahead , what new things can we expect from skinners over the coming months ? we have our stout pennycomequick out in october in bottle and then possibly keg . it has had great success in cask , winning lots of competitions and building up a large following . considering how dark it is , it really does drink so light and the hops we are using gives the stout it\u2019s wonderful subtle fruity flavours . we can\u2019t wait to try it in bottle , which it will be in for the first time this year . we have plans to create a saison sometime in the future but this is dependent on our capacity \u2013 watch this space !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nnewquay ( 0 . 2 miles ) , quintrel downs ( 2 . 5 miles )\n> current user rating : 7 . 7 / 10 ( rated by 12 users )\nberties bar , newquay ( 0 . 1 miles ) , buzios , newquay ( 0 . 1 miles ) , towan blystra , newquay ( 0 . 1 miles ) , griffin , newquay ( 0 . 1 miles ) , steam , newquay ( 0 . 2 miles ) - see more nearby pubs\nplease note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors , so don ' t take them too seriously .\nwhy tell us what has been posted before , 2 . 5 years later ?\nclosed and converted into a shop . a real loss because it offered something different to the usual tourist pubs in the town .\nstill a decent selection of skinners and sharps beers . live music regularly on the menu and tends to miss out on a lot of the alco - pop crowd . well worth a look\nplease read our reviews policy before posting . only registered users can post reviews . please log in . if you don ' t have an account yet , register here .\n\u00a9 urltoken 2001 - 2018 . all rights reserved . calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras .\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\nwe ' ve got the perfect recipe for the summer - beer ice cream ! chef freddy bird has created a recipe using our very own smooth - drinking milk stout pennycomequick for a rich chocolate ice cream with malt flavours . read more\nwe set ourselves the challenge of visiting the best pubs in cornwall starting at the border with devon and working our way right to the tip of lands end . and after hours of drinking and eating we found the best . . . read more\never fancied brewing your own beer ? if the thought has ever crossed your mind , the process of brewing a great pint isn\u2019t as complicated as you might think . in fact if you\u2019re pondering making a pint ( or two ) then we\u2019ve even got a few tips . . . read more\nthunderous drums , awesome guitar , raucous vocals and rock steady bass ( and keyboards ) deliver an authentic live show , befitting the originals . the essence of led zeppelin , how it should be . read more\nrock out with three minute warning - playing covers from acdc , led zepplin , motorhead , metallica , and guns n roses . read more\nlove our beer ? if you ' re a pub , restaurant , shop or festival and would like to work with us , get in touch to find out more about our great deals , training and support .\nour creative seasonal ales that are brewed in limited batches for you to enjoy .\nwith seven distinctive ales in our core range , and even more in the aleblazer list , our ales provide a wealth of different styles and flavours to enjoy . learn how to serve each beer properly and understand their individual flavours .\nour group tours are popular and must be booked with as much notice in advance as possible to avoid disappointment . sorry , but we do not currently run tours on sundays or public holidays but can cater for special requests if you are a large group .\nadult \u2013 public tour \u00a39 . 50 concession \u2013 public tour \u00a37 . 50 child + 14 years \u2013 public tour \u00a35 . 50 adult \u2013 exclusive tour \u00a318 . 50\nuse this form to send us a message . we ' ll come back to you very soon .\nas with everything we do , we take care and this means we\u2019re committed to minimising our impact on the environment by minimising water usage , materials and process waste , and by using local ingredients that can be recycled by local farms as feed . our aim is not to use anything we don ' t need , to reduce consumption of what we do need and to recycle wherever we can along the way .\nwe\u2019re like a busy , bustling family , brewing our ales with care , supporting our fantastic stockists when they need it and working together to get our beer to everyone in perfect condition . and , always with a smile .\neveryday : i work closely with the trade everyday . whether i ' m installing a new account , setting up a bar at an event or helping clean equipment , i always love providing assistance to our customers .\nloves : taking pride in the fact that i ' m helping our loyal customers to maintain their equipment to a high standard . this means i know they ' re always going to be serving the best possible beer . happy customers make me happy .\neveryday : i ' m kept busy organising our weekly brewing schedule , wholesale deliveries and bottling of our beers . reporting on our sales and stock levels is also my domain .\nloves : seeing all our beer flying out to our customers everyday is fantastic . beer production is a complicated business and its brilliant when it all goes to plan .\neveryday : i make sure our ale gets to our customers in good condition and on time . this means keeping the depot and our fleet of vehicles in pristine condition . we wouldn ' t want our customers to be kept waiting for our precious cargo !\nloves : working out the routes for the team so they can get to all our customers as swiftly as possible . knowing i ' m helping the country get their hands on our beer makes me proud and happy .\nloves : making a fine product and working with such an excellent , bright team , united by our love for good beer .\nloves : seeing our customers happy at the end of the evening is a joy . our tap room provides the perfect atmosphere to enjoy one or two of our ales .\neveryday : i am thinking about the business , managing operations and making sure we ' re as efficient as possible . we ' re always developing and learning .\nloves : the fact that i ' m surrounded by people who love what they do and how they deliver . it makes me extremely proud of the company and my colleagues .\neveryday : i work with the team to brew the perfect ale and keep everything running smoothly . this means overseeing the brewing process , maintaining equipment and lots of cleaning . i also train and teach others in the team .\nloves : the fact that no day is ever the same . i love speaking to customers and helping as a tour guide , sharing what we do and how we do it . our customers feel like part of the business . they are such a lovely bunch !\neveryday : i support our lovely customers taking orders , sorting out deliveries and make sure our beer gets to the right place at the right time .\nloves : i love being part of such a friendly & enthusiastic team , every day is different and never boring ! we all work so well together to make sure all the customers are happy . born and bred in a little cornish fishing village i love cornwall and i enjoy working for such an iconic cornish brand .\nour team are what sets us apart , defining our reputation and aspirations . if you love ale as much as we do , and would like to be part of our team , get in touch\nabout you : you will already be working in a marketing role for a minimum of 3 years with an understanding of all digital and social network platforms . you will also be commercially minded ; able to manage and set budgets and write and action strategies ; be experienced in managing relationships with a range of stakeholders ; be self - driven and able to work autonomously . you will also possess excellent writing ability and analytical skills . knowledge of the hospitality / food and beverage industry would be desirable , as would cim qualification . for full role details , apply now !\nas well as permanent vacancies , we offer seasonal work and bar work . to receive our latest vacancies via email , sign up to our newsletter .\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 .\nif you are into your ales then this is a great place to go . really interesting tour , great ale and . . .\nif you are into your ales then this is a great place to go . really interesting tour , great ale and you get a free pint as well !\nvisited in early april , and was thoroughly impressed . great service from start to finish . we were a bit late for the scheduled tour , so we were given our own tour after the main one had finished , and were given some beer to keep us going . . .\ntravelled with a group from plymouth citybus . we were given a tour by a knowledgable and enthusiastic tour guide . they have a real passion for what they do and the brews are great ! we were then offered drinks and given a pasty ! whats not to . . .\nvisited with group from jersey reds rugby club . made most welcome with excellent tour followed by interesting tasting and first class cornish pasty . great way to spend afternoon on our way to the game the following day .\nnote : your question will be posted publicly on the questions & answers page .\ni will be traveling to cornwall on 26 july and will be staying 5 days . i wondered if i stayed in truro would it be possible iravel by public transport to some of the other towns . i am interested in pretty towns and interesting museums or historical buildings . i have previously visited padstow and port hardy . i have found it is only 20 minutes by bus to st agnes .\nit is possible depending on where you want to go . buses in cornwall aren ' t always frequent or reliable but truro is probably the best base for getting around by bus . you can always get the train too which goes up through the . . .\nit is possible depending on where you want to go . buses in cornwall aren ' t always frequent or reliable but truro is probably the best base for getting around by bus . you can always get the train too which goes up through the county towards bodmin and onwards ( good to stop and walk to lanhydrock house ) or down towards st ives and penzance . if you want to go somewhere off the beaten track ( places such as polkerris or menabilly for example ) you ' d honestly be better of hiring a car and getting a good sat nav ! there is a lot of cornwall which isn ' t really accessible by bus and that would be my best suggestion for making sure you get to see whatever you like . if you want to look at buses the cornish one is called first group and shows the routes . to get to smaller places you might be looking at connections too . happy to advise if you had any particular places in mind : )\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 .\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 .\nhow to clean and prepare a squid , and cook it in real time . calamari .\nbursting with fruit , within its bittersweet scent you\u2019ll pick up lime and mangoes with a little lychee . and its creamy texture contains a slight strawberry finish . enjoy with white meats , fish or a 99 .\nlushingtons\u2019 beautiful label has been created by a - side , a dynamic cornwall - based team of illustrators that has worked with pioneering south - west brands such as origin coffee roasters , dorset cereals and the port eliot festival .\nsign up for our newsletter and you could be supping a few bottles of real ale on us . find out more on our blog . read more\nare you curious to know about the people behind the beers you buy ? or perhaps you want to know what inspires brewers to brew and beer bloggers to blog ? our \u201cq & a\u201d posts are a light hearted way of getting to know people working in , and connected to , the beer and alcohol industry .\nwhen did your love affair with beer begin ? i was born in jersey , my parents were prominent publicans and hoteliers there and i lived and grew up in pubs . i moved to london in my late teens / early twenties to further my career in the pub trade , working for ind coope ( allied breweries ) first as an office boy and then as a managed house stocktaker , looking after pubs in soho and the city .\nit was then that i first fell in love with the city pubs , their atmosphere and ales and also the firkin chain of brewpubs , which had an early influence on what i wanted to do in the future . i also loved the early camra beer festivals at alexandra palace which were great fun .\ni moved back to jersey in 1979 when my dad passed away to run the family pub , and then for the next 27 years began a successful career running some of the best and busiest pubs in jersey , including setting up two brewpubs . during that time i became the founding chairman of the british institute of inn - keeping channel islands , setting up many licensed trade training programs along the way .\nwe see that your bottle labelling has been revamped . can you tell us about the labelling \u2013 where does the inspiration come from ? we have always loved cornish folklore and all our original beers were and still are named after cornish folklore characters . betty stogs is still our best selling beer by far . the last two beers created in our range lushingtons and porthleven have been named after surfing spots in cornwall with spectacular waves , appealing to a young audience \u2013 these beers are very pale in colour and by using some spectacular american hops we have created the most refreshing zingy citrusy beers you can imagine . they also both won siba awards this year in the golden ale category .\nwe have always used illustration as part of our style and design and with this in mind we decided to use a different artist for each beer brand . for continuity and provenance betty stogs was redesigned by her original artist , the extremely talented nick beringer .\nwhat have you found to be the hardest thing to master when learning to brew ? consistency is something we strive for with every pint and certainly takes years of practice and dedication .\nwhat do you think makes a great beer ? balance , exciting your taste buds , condition , consistency and being able to drink more than one pint .\nwhat drink can you no longer face having had one too many ? armagnac \u2013 hate the stuff .\nwhat is the silliest thing you\u2019ve done whilst drunk ? in my youth i played water polo for jersey and on one occasion returning on the ferry , victorious from our annual grudge match against guernsey . we had been celebrating in the bar all the way home and just as the ferry was being docked in the jersey harbour the whole team decided to jump off the back of the ferry ( three stories high ) , fully clothed and swim to shore making our escape in different directions . the police were called and we were rounded up and arrested in \u201cgreat escape\u201d style , most of us were found in various pubs around the harbour , given away by the puddle of water surrounding us while we stood at the bar . luckily we all survived the jump and apart from a serious telling off from the police and making the front page of the local newspaper we were not charged and lived to beat guernsey another day ."]}
{"id": 54581, "summary": [{"text": "badia spices is an american manufacturer of spices and herbs that began in 1967 .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the spices are manufactured in doral , florida , where the company was founded and maintains its headquarters .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the company was started by a jos\u00e9 bad\u00eda , an cuban exile who fled the island nation in the 1960s .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "though he had a hardware business in cuba , bad\u00eda started the spice business in a small shop in the little havana neighborhood of miami .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "in 1970 , bad\u00eda hired his son , joseph \" pepe , \" to manage daily operations , and pepe is now the majority owner and president of badia spices , inc . today , badia spices sells over 120 products , including raw spices and herbs , blended spices , and dried chili peppers , throughout the united states and in 67 other countries .", "topic": 31}], "title": "badia spices", "paragraphs": ["badia gourmet blends five spices 16 oz $ 5 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia gourmet blends five spices . 4 oz $ 2 . 99 rating : not yet rated\ncomplete seasoning ( 6 packs ) x 1 . 75 lb badia sazon completa spices , for meats\nbadia gourmet blends five spices 16 oz . 2 pack . $ 14 . 99 rating : not yet rated\ningredients : salt , garlic , onion , spices , monosodium glutamate and tricalciom phosphate ( as anticaking agent ) .\nother elements that have been key to badia spices\u2019 success \u2014 quality products , competitive prices and modern production capacity \u2014 will also likely determine its future .\nfor assistance , email us , or call 305 . 629 . 8000 badia customer service . po box 226497 doral , fl 33222 - 6497 \u00a9 badia spices inc . 2012\ndaisy d\u00edaz , the chef and owner of sabores restaurant in doral , buys badia spices for her restaurant and home . \u201ci use badia spices because they have amazing flavors , \u201d said d\u00edaz , who is from ecuador . \u201ci\u2019ve tried other brands , but i prefer badia \u2014 it\u2019s the only spice i use . i make my own dressings , sauces and desserts at sabores , and they have spices from all over the world , so their products are very important for my cuisine . \u201d\na u . s . department of agriculture report supports this : \u201crising domestic use of spices reflects growing hispanic and asian populations , a trend toward the use of spices to compensate for less salt and lower fat levels in foods , and heightened popularity of ethnic foods from asia and latin america . \u201d\n\u201cwe offer an attractive , quality product at prices 30 to 50 percent below the competition , \u201d bad\u00eda said . the company buys some raw materials from u . s . suppliers , but most of its spices come from overseas because many spices are not produced in the united states . china , india , vietnam and sri lanka are major suppliers .\ncarolyn wilson , a u . s . postal service employee who lives in coconut creek and shops at publix , has been buying badia spices for about 10 years . \u201ci cook for a large family , and their spices are to my taste , \u201d wilson said . \u201cthey have more flavor than the other brands . for people who cook , it\u2019s not about the price , it\u2019s about the taste . \u201d\nbut once he tasted success while managing the family business , his ambition grew . because of that , badia spices inc . \u2014 a company that today ranks as one of the largest in the business \u2014 blossomed . once a seedling , the business has become a towering figure in the world of spices . and now its products have been sold and savored in 78 countries , including all corners of the united states .\nbadia ham flavored seasoning 7 oz bottle expiration date always fresh for over 30 years , badia spices has brought to market the best ingredients from all corners of the world , making it a favorite among every type of cook , from newbies to foodies .\nin the united states , the company has been riding a trend to spice up american cooking . \u201cthe spice market in the u . s . is growing by 5 percent per year , \u201d bad\u00eda said . \u201cspices are universal . they\u2019re used in all types of cuisines . our sales even improved during the recession , since many people cut down on eating at restaurants , cooked more at home and bought more spices . \u201d\nit is also a useful ingredient in salads , stews , sauces and vegetables . badia complete seasoning ingredients : dehydrated vegetables ( garlic & onion ) , salt , monosodium glutamate , spices , herbs and tricalcium phosphate ( as anti - caking agent ) .\npart of what has driven badia spices\u2019 success was luck : it entered the miami market at just the right time to meet a burgeoning demand . after the first large numbers of cubans arrived in miami , the city\u2019s hispanic community expanded even more in later years as tens of thousands came from mexico and central and south america . immigrants brought with them a taste for the strong flavors and piquant dishes of their homelands . demand for a broad range of spices increased across south florida .\nmany stores are now selling this brand of spices . i believe they are of poor quality and as such i contacted the florida packager who infomred me that garlic , for instance , is imported from china and packed in the usa\na woman from ghana was visiting a family in new jersey , bad\u00eda said , and tasted a chicken prepared by her hostess . the cook had used badia\u2019s complete seasoning , and the visitor liked it so much she contacted badia spices and began selling its products when she returned home .\nfrom 1990 onward , badia steadily expanded its reach in the united states , launching products in the tampa bay area and atlanta and selling mexican chiles and spices in texas . it also moved into the new york - new jersey area and made new inroads overseas .\n\u201cbadia spices has been a supplier for wakefern food corp . for 25 years , \u201d said joe gozzi , the company\u2019s director of food service . \u201cwakefern is a cooperative made up of 50 members \u2014 all family - owned business , just like badia . this makes for a natural partnership .\n\u201ci wanted to be a dentist , \u201d said bad\u00eda , president of doral - based badia spices . as a young man , he had studied at miami - dade junior college at the end of the 1960s , after a stint in the u . s . army .\nin the early years , pepe bad\u00eda financed the company\u2019s first steps with savings and , eventually , cash flow . to buy delivery trucks and costly equipment to process , blend and pack spices and sauces , he obtained bank credit and other financing .\nfor over 30 years , badia spices has brought to market the best ingredients from all corners of the world , making it a favorite among every type of cook , from newbies to foodies . rich in flavor , aroma and color , our products are as appealing in taste as they are in value .\nin the late 1960s and \u201970s , pepe bad\u00eda concentrated on expanding the customer base among bodegas , working until 3 - 4 a . m . to fill containers at a tiny store in miami . later , he used his station wagon to deliver packets of spices , chorizo and even brooms to clients during the day .\nas sedano\u2019s added new stores , badia products appeared on their shelves . today , sedano\u2019s has 34 stores , and badia spices are sold in all of them , as are products from its competitors , including mccormick . \u201cwe sell badia products 10 - to - 1 against mccormick , \u201d herr\u00e1n said . \u201clike any business , you cater to your customers . when pepe and his father started , they knew what was missing in the market . \u201d\n\u201cand hard work didn\u2019t hurt , \u201d bad\u00eda said . even after the tiny operation acquired its first mechanical packaging equipment early on , he continued to arrive before dawn to mix and package spices and get them ready for delivery : \u201ci\u2019ve done it all \u2014 mopping floors , filling bottles , running machines , driving trucks and selling our products . \u201d\nrobinson said that mccormick\u2019s lawry\u2019s line has the no . 1 seasoned salt and garlic salt among hispanic consumers . \u201cwe believe the hispanic community is a promising market for our business , and with that in mind , we are developing new products such as the galeo line of hispanic spices available in select stores in the miami area , \u201d she said .\nworking part time , pepe , as he is still widely called , helped his father mix and package 30 to 40 bottles a day of spices by hand . and by 1970 , when the elder bad\u00eda needed a full - time employee to help manage the daily operations , he offered the job to his 23 - year - old son who was fresh out of the army .\nas he tells it , the roots of the company\u2019s success lie in the wave of cubans who fled to the united states after fidel castro took power . among them were young pepe , who at age 14 had been sent to miami in 1960 . he was then sent to new jersey to live with friends and family . later , his father , jos\u00e9 , and mother , azucena , arrived in miami , and the family moved to puerto rico . in 1967 , the elder bad\u00eda , who had been in the hardware business in cuba , started a new career in miami , this time in a tiny store at the corner of southwest first street and 22nd avenue \u2014 the original badia spices . there he packaged garlic , pepper , vanilla and a variety of other spices , selling them to about 30 bodegas around the city .\nby the mid - 1980s , badia spices began selling its products outside of the mainland united states . pepe bad\u00eda saw sales opportunities in puerto rico in 1985 and launched his product line there in several winn - dixie supermarkets and other outlets . this was the company\u2019s first foray outside florida . later in the decade , it sold to the netherlands antilles ( aruba , cura\u00e7ao and bonaire ) and found other markets in the caribbean and latin america .\nasked if mccormick was concerned about badia\u2019s growth in the u . s . hispanic market , lori robinson , mccormick\u2019s vice president for corporate branding and communications , said : \u201cmccormick has been in business for 125 years and we are accustomed to competition . approximately 17 percent of our total sales for herbs and spices come from hispanic buyers . \u201d the company is not only the spice market leader in the united states , but also leads among hispanic consumers , with a 41 . 2 percent value share , she said .\nat the doral production facility \u2014 while standing among tall shelves packed with bagged garlic from china , pepper from india , and other products from vietnam and california \u2014 bad\u00eda described the company\u2019s journey . open and friendly , he conversed easily about the complexities of the spice business and the steps he took over the last four decades to grow his company . while clearly proud that badia spices has become an important supplier of products to domestic and international markets , he is modest about his accomplishments and never fails to give credit to his employees .\nbadia adobo seasoning without pepper 7oz $ 1 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia cream of tartar 2 lb $ 18 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia fajita seasoning 21 oz . $ 7 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia fajita seasoning 21 oz . 2 pack . $ 14 . 99 rating :\nbadia thyme leaves ground 12 oz $ 5 . 89 rating : not yet rated\nbadia ground cumin 16 oz . $ 5 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nanis estrellado badia 7 oz . $ 6 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia celery salt 2 lbs . $ 4 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia barbecue seasonig 16 oz . $ 12 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia bag annato seed 1 oz $ 0 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia chimichurri steak sauce 8 oz $ 2 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia complete seasoning 35 lbs . $ 167 . 97 rating : not yet rated\nbadia fajita seasoning 2 . 75oz $ 1 . 89 rating : not yet rated\nbadia louisiana cajun powder . 2 . 75 oz $ 1 . 99 rating :\nbadia mojo marinade sauce 20 oz $ 2 . 79 rating : not yet rated\nbadia sour orange marinade 10 oz $ 1 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia yellow coloring 1 . 75 $ 1 . 39 rating : not yet rated\nbadia sazon without annatto 7 oz $ 3 . 29 rating : not yet rated\nbadia sazon with saffron 7 oz $ 3 . 29 rating : not yet rated\nbadia ham flavored seasoning 7 oz $ 4 . 49 rating : not yet rated\nbadia meat tenderizer powder by kosher gluten - free ablandador de carnes net . 2lb\nwhile badia\u2019s lower prices attract many consumers , others say it\u2019s the taste that counts .\nbadia complete seasoning 1 . 75 oz $ 0 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo seasoning with pepper 8 lb $ 21 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo seasonig without pepper 8 lbs $ 21 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo seasoning with pepper 15 oz $ 3 . 19 rating : not yet rated\nbadia steak seasoning 1 . 75 lb $ 10 . 79 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo seasoning with pepper 7 oz $ 1 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo seasonig without pepper 2 lbs $ 4 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo seasoning with pepper 2 lb $ 4 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia seafood seasoning creole blend . 1 . 5 lbs $ 14 . 99 rating :\nbadia paprika 16 oz pack of 2 $ 18 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia white pepper ground . 16 oz $ 17 . 99 rating : not yet rated\ngranulated garlic badia 1 . 5 lb $ 7 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia peppercorn blend gourmet . 16 oz $ 18 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia whole black pepper 16 oz . $ 13 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nflax seeds whole by badia 16 oz $ 7 . 49 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo seasoning without pepper 15 oz $ 2 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia oregano ground 1 / 2 oz $ 0 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia bag peppermint 1 / 4 oz $ 0 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia bag rosemary 0 . 5 oz $ 0 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia cayenne pepper 1 . 75 oz $ 1 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia chili powder 5 . 5 lbs $ 27 . 89 rating : not yet rated\nbadia onion chopped 5 . 5 oz $ 2 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia ground sage 1 . 25 oz $ 1 . 59 rating : not yet rated\nbadia thyme leaves 1 / 2 oz $ 0 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia whole oregano 2 . 25 oz $ 2 . 89 rating : not yet rated\nbadia whole oregano 5 . 5 oz $ 4 . 59 rating : not yet rated\nbadia yellow coloring 1 . 00 oz $ 1 . 09 rating : not yet rated\nbadia yellow coloring 9 . 5 oz $ 6 . 49 rating : not yet rated\nbadia whole bay leaves . 17 oz $ 1 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia imitation vanilla dominican style 4 oz $ 2 . 39 rating : not yet rated\nbadia complete seasoning 12 oz pack of 3 $ 9 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia herbes de provence gourmet blend 8 oz $ 6 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia cream of tartar 2lb pack of 2 $ 34 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia ground basil 14 oz pack of 2 $ 11 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia nutmeg ground 16 oz pack of 2 $ 38 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia butcher block black pepper . 16 oz $ 14 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia smoked paprika 16 oz pack of 2 $ 18 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia caraway whole seeds . 16 oz . $ 3 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia bag linden leaves 1 / 4 oz $ 0 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia bag star anise 1 / 2 oz $ 0 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia bag whole oregano 1 / 2 oz $ 0 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia complete seasoning 35 lbs pack of 2 $ 297 . 97 rating : not yet rated\nbadia garlic salt 4 . 5 oz . $ 1 . 89 rating : not yet rated\nchia seeds by badia 22 oz dispenser jar $ 9 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia sazon with coriander and annatto 7 oz $ 3 . 29 rating : not yet rated\nbadia sazon caliente 5 . 75 oz . $ 2 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia almonds sliced & blanched jar 3 pouds $ 39 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo without pepper 15 oz pack of 3 $ 8 . 69 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo with pepper 15 oz pack of 3 $ 8 . 69 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo seasoning with pepper 3 . 75 oz $ 1 . 79 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo seasoning without pepper 3 . 5 oz $ 1 . 79 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo without pepper 7 oz pack of 3 $ 5 . 89 rating : not yet rated\nbadia bay leaves whole . 1 . 5 oz $ 5 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia curry powder 16 oz . 2 pack . $ 10 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia onion powder 14 oz . 2 pack . $ 10 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia ground cumin 16 oz . 2 pack . $ 10 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia lemon pepper seasoning mix 1 . 5 lbs $ 6 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia italian seasoning 5 oz . 2 pack . $ 8 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia garlic powder 16 oz . pack of 2 $ 18 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nanis estrellado badia 7 oz . 2 pack . $ 12 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia fennel seed 14 oz . 2 pack . $ 8 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia poultry seasoning 22 oz . 2 pack . $ 17 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia celery salt 2 lbs . 2 pack . $ 8 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia barbecue spice 16 oz . 2 pack . $ 23 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia poultry seasoning southern blend 5 . 5 oz $ 3 . 49 rating : not yet rated\nbadia gourmet steak seasoning . 6 . 5 oz $ 3 . 49 rating : not yet rated\nbadia garlic powder . 4 pound institutional size container $ 35 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia mojo marinade 1 gallon . pack of 4 $ 45 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia organic onion powder 1 . 75 oz . $ 2 . 49 rating : not yet rated\nbadia sazon without annatto 7 oz pack of 3 $ 9 . 59 rating : not yet rated\nbadia sazon with saffron 7 oz pack of 3 $ 9 . 59 rating : not yet rated\nbadia ham flavored seasoning 7 oz pack of 3 $ 11 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia - complete seasoning 28 oz / 1 . 75 lbs ( 4 pack ) - sazon completa\nbadia - ground ginger 12 oz / 0 . 75 lbs ( 2 pack ) - jengibre molido\nan aromatic annual herb of the parsley family . quality badia dill weed . 4 oz each .\nbadia complete seasoning 1 . 75 oz pack of 2 $ 1 . 89 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo seasonig without pepper 8 lbs pack of 2 $ 39 . 59 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo seasoning with pepper 8 lb pack of 2 $ 39 . 59 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo seasoning with pepper 7 oz pack of 3 $ 5 . 79 rating : not yet rated\nbadia louisiana cajun seasoning blend powder . 23 oz . $ 9 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia whole black pepper 16 oz . 2 pack . $ 24 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nflax seeds whole by badia 16 oz pack of 2 $ 13 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia seafood seasoning creole blend . 4 . 5 oz $ 3 . 49 rating : not yet rated\nbadia garlic powder 10 . 5 oz pack of 2 $ 10 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia ground coriander ( culantro ) 1 . 75 oz $ 1 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia mojo marinade sauce 10 oz . pack of 6 $ 10 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbread crumbs with complete seasoning by badia 15 oz . $ 2 . 39 rating : not yet rated\nbadia imitation vanilla dominican style 4 oz pack of 3 $ 6 . 49 rating : not yet rated\nbadia complete seasoning 3 . 5 oz . pack of 3 $ 5 . 39 rating : not yet rated\nbadia complete seasoning . institutional size 6 lbs pack of 2 $ 49 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia steak seasoning 1 . 75 lb . 2 pack . $ 19 . 49 rating : not yet rated\nbadia garlic and parsley blend . 1 . 5 lbs . $ 10 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo seasonig without pepper 2 lbs . 2 pack . $ 8 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo seasoning with pepper 2 lb . 2 pack . $ 8 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia butcher block black pepper . 16 oz 2 pack . $ 28 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia msg , ( monosodium glutamate ) 1 . 75 lbs $ 6 . 00 rating : not yet rated\nbadia white pepper ground . 16 oz . 2 pack . $ 36 . 79 rating : not yet rated\nbadia caraway whole seeds . 16 oz . 2 pack . $ 7 . 99 rating : not yet rated\ngranulated garlic badia 1 . 5 lb . 2 pack . $ 14 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia peppercorn blend gourmet . 16 oz . 2 pack . $ 39 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia sazon caliente 5 . 75 oz . pack of 3 $ 7 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia ground garlic and parsley blend . 5 . 5 oz $ 3 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia minced garlic in olive oil . 8 . oz . $ 2 . 49 rating : not yet rated\nbadia sazon tropical seasoning . no msg 6 . 75 oz $ 3 . 29 rating : not yet rated\nchia seeds by badia 22 oz dispenser jar pack of 2 $ 27 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia sazon with coriander and annatto 7 oz pack of 3 $ 9 . 59 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo seasoning without pepper 3 . 5 oz pack of 3 $ 4 . 89 rating : not yet rated\nbadia adobo seasoning with pepper 3 . 75 oz pack of 3 $ 4 . 89 rating : not yet rated\nbadia herbes de provence gourmet blend 8 oz . 2 pack . $ 12 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia rotisserie chicken seasoning 1 . 5 lb . 2 pack . $ 19 . 97 rating : not yet rated\nbadia set of complete seasoning , mojo & garlic powder\n$ 11 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia tropical seasoning with coriander & annato no msg 6 . 75 $ 2 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia organic onion powder 1 . 75 oz . pack of 3 $ 3 . 49 rating : not yet rated\ncelery salt is a delicius s easoned salt used as a food seasoning , made from ground seeds by badia .\nrecently , for example , badia garlic powder , one of its most popular products , retailed at a local publix for 38 percent an ounce below the same product sold by mccormick , badia\u2019s biggest competitor . badia paprika , another big seller , costs publix customers $ 1 . 10 an ounce , compared to $ 2 . 49 an ounce for the mccormick brand . badia\u2019s packaged product \u2014 labeled in english and spanish \u2014 is 56 percent cheaper than mccormick\u2019s brand .\nbadia louisiana cajun seasoning blend powder . 23 oz . 2 pack . $ 17 . 29 rating : not yet rated\nbadia bay leaves whole . 1 . 5 oz . 2 pack . $ 10 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia lemon pepper seasoning mix 1 . 5 lbs . 2 pack . $ 12 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia anise seed 16 oz ( anis espa\u00f1ol ) . 2 pack . $ 22 . 49 rating : not yet rated\nbadia seafood seasoning creole blend . 4 . 5 oz pack of 3 $ 9 . 59 rating : not yet rated\nbread crumbs with complete seasoning by badia 15 oz . pack of 2 $ 4 . 29 rating : not yet rated\nbadia garlic and parsley blend . 1 . 5 lbs . 2 pack . $ 19 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia sazon tropical 3 . 5 oz . 20 envelopes - contains no msg $ 2 . 49 rating : not yet rated\nbadia msg , ( monosodium glutamate ) 1 . 75 lbs . 2 pack . $ 10 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nbadia sazon tropical with coriander & annato 3 . 5 oz - 20 envelopes . contains no msg $ 1 . 89 rating :\nbadia and mccormick buy the same quality raw materials , often from the same countries overseas . badia , though , can sell at lower prices because it accepts lower margins than publicly traded mccormick , the company said . also , it has lower overhead than market leader mccormick , including marketing and advertising expenses .\ntoday , publix has 1 , 077 stores in florida and five other states , and all stores are authorized to carry badia products , depending on local demand .\n\u201cthe badia brand has grown more mainstream over the years as more and more people explore the flavors of latin american cuisine . in fact , what was originally offered in about 50 shoprite stores has now expanded to a wide array of badia products in more than 250 shoprite stores and 56 pricerite stores , \u201d gozzi said .\nanother major growth spurt for badia came after publix supermarkets introduced its products to a broader consumer market during the decade . \u201cpublix began carrying badia products in 1989 , \u201d said nicole krauss , media and community relations manager for the miami division of publix super markets . \u201cthey first appeared in a store in miami lakes and expanded eight months later to 12 stores . \u201d\nbadia hulled hemp seeds promote cardiovascular health and are gluten free . calories : 90 total fat : 8g protein : 5g sugars : 1g iron : 10 % dv vitamin c : 2 % dv\nsometimes , serendipity plays a role in the company\u2019s expansion . that was how badia came to be distributed in ghana \u2014 its first foothold in africa , where it is now expanding to nigeria and other markets .\nla pimienta roja molida de badia es ideal para sazonar carnes , pescados , aves , tortillas o cualquier plato que necesite un toque de picante . cayenne pepper its an ingredient of sausage seasonings and curry powder .\nin recent years , the company has also expanded to latin america , africa and europe . in latin america , badia is negotiating with walmart to place products in hundreds of its stores in mexico and costa rica .\nbadia reached out to the large hispanic communities in the new york and new jersey areas . it began working with wakefern food corp . , a regional food distributor to shoprite and pricerite stores in new jersey , new york and adjoining states .\nbadia jerk seasoning , 24 oz . heat oven to 350 degrees . in a shallow glass oven - proof pan , add olive oil . add chicken to the pan and cover the chicken with the seasoning . the more jerk seasoning , the spicier it is .\nthe company also is committed to sharing its success with the community . badia donates a share of sales of different products to several charities , including the dan marino foundation , the national breast cancer foundation and here\u2019s help , which assists young adults with drug problems . ( what little tv and radio advertising the company does is usually linked to its charitable activities . ) badia contributes to a culinary school to help train young people at here\u2019s help . it also provides scholarships at florida international university . last year , total dollar donations were in the high six figures .\nbadia capitalized on that by expanding into south florida supermarket chains within and beyond the hispanic community ; using quality products with competitive pricing ; broadening the product line ; taking risks by entering new national and international markets ; making steady investments ; and hiring a first - class team of employees .\nas the company grew , badia also saw opportunities to sell a wider range of products . \u201cwe\u2019re not just a spice company , \u201d pepe bad\u00eda said . \u201cwe also sell olive oil , hearts of palm , sauces , coconut water , tea , herbs , nuts , seed , toppings and specialty items . \u201d\nbadia representatives meet with distributors , assess their market reach and sign agreements with them . often distributors come directly to miami to meet with company executives and look over its products and pricing , bad\u00eda said . company representatives also travel to other parts of the u . s . and overseas to meet potential distribution partners at trade shows or in person .\n\u201cwe opened our first store in hialeah in 1962 , and started selling badia products around 1970 with our second or third store , \u201d said jos\u00e9 herr\u00e1n jr . , sedano\u2019s coo . \u201cwe first carried small pouches and blends \u2014 people then sent them back to cuba , as \u2018care\u2019 packages . we were definitely the first market chain to carry their products , and when competitors saw this , they started carrying them too . \u201d\nas bad\u00eda reflected recently on his company\u2019s roots , he was surrounded by the infrastructure that helps nourish its success : a 100 , 000 - square - foot production facility , 10 production lines , huge stores of raw materials , a fleet of trucks and a team of 187 employees . the company also has a 70 , 000 - square - foot distribution center nearby . badia today ranks as one of the country\u2019s major spice companies , competing with concerns like mccormick & co . , the country\u2019s largest spice producer , and goya foods . its dollar sales last year \u201creached nine figures\u201d for the first time , bad\u00eda said , and are poised to increase 20 to 25 percent this year . ( the family name has an accent , but the company name does not . )\nour journalism takes a lot of time , effort , and hard work to produce . if you read and enjoy our journalism , please consider subscribing today .\n\u201cif i worked full time with the spice business , i could earn $ 100 a week . that was pretty attractive back then , so i accepted the job , \u201d said bad\u00eda , now 68 . \u201cwe had a very small business . but as the cuban community grew in miami , so did we . \u201d\npepe bad\u00eda and his father , jos\u00e9 , worked together closely until the elder bad\u00eda\u2019s passing in 1995 .\nmeanwhile , sedano\u2019s \u2014 which today is the largest hispanic - owned u . s . supermarket chain \u2014 was adding new stores in miami at the time . bad\u00eda reached out to sedano\u2019s , placing its products in some of the chain\u2019s earliest stores around 1970 .\n) , herbal teas and minced garlic in oil . \u201cat the time , only the hispanic neighborhood stores carried this product , \u201d krauss said . \u201cbringing them to our stores allowed us to better serve our diverse customer base and provide them with the products they are interested in . \u201d\n\u201cthe key to expanding anywhere is to find a good distributor and salespeople , \u201d bad\u00eda said . distributors in the united states and overseas typically buy from manufacturers or wholesalers and sell to retailers . they have established relationships with supermarket chains , local markets and other types of stores , and are critical for opening up new markets . \u201ci\u2019m only as good as my distributors , \u201d he said .\n\u201ci didn\u2019t go to ghana \u2014 ghana came to me , \u201d bad\u00eda said .\nmccormick also sees strong growth ahead in the spice and herbs market . \u201cthe retail spice market is showing robust growth and is certainly an expanding market , \u201d robinson said . \u201cthe dry spice category is strong across both the general market and hispanic market . both markets grew herb and spice category dollars by 11 percent ( $ 266 million ) from 2011 to 2013 . we are seeing growing influences from regions around the globe , including chiles and mexican - inspired flavors , and anticipate that the market for flavor will only continue to grow as consumers expand their palates to include new , bolder flavors . \u201d\nas demand for the company\u2019s products increased , bad\u00eda moved his business to larger buildings , acquired new equipment and expanded and trained his workforce . last year , the company invested about $ 3 million for new x - ray equipment to detect any tiny bits of metal in imported raw materials , and to expand its product line .\nbad\u00eda expects capital investment to be even higher in 2014 to expand the company\u2019s doral production center , add new air - conditioned spaces with state - of - the - art dust control systems , acquire 19 forklifts , and build new spice - blending facilities .\nbad\u00eda does not see himself as the only force behind a company that has grown to $ 30 million , $ 50 million and now around $ 100 million in annual sales . he works hard to provide a good work environment for employees and gives each one a $ 250 bonus for birthdays , a $ 500 bonus for thanksgiving and $ 1 , 000 at christmas .\n\u201cour employees are why we are here , \u201d bad\u00eda said . \u201ci didn\u2019t do this alone . \u201d\nthe spelling of the sedano ' s coo was incorrect in earlier versions of this article .\nsmall butcher shops are in ' a renaissance . ' how did they survive the supermarket offensive ?\nthis miami man created the florida prepaid college plan . he also owned studio 54 .\neach is perfectly packaged to seal in the pure flavor and freshness of the ingredient , enhancing any meal whether a classic mainstay or culinary novelty .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nseafood seasoning creole blend . 1 . 5 lbs . 3 pack . $ 39 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nminced garlic , dry . 1 . 5 lb pack of 3 $ 29 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nminced garlic , dry . 1 . 5 lb $ 12 . 99 rating : not yet rated\nsign up to discover your next favorite restaurant , recipe , or cookbook in the largest community of knowledgeable food enthusiasts .\ndecoding serving sizes can be downright confusing\u2014so we\u2019ve devised a clever way to help you keep portion sizes in check .\nthese best - served - cold dishes will have you begging to spoon them .\nthis summer , we ' re taking advantage of the abundance of sweet , ripe stone fruit with these crowd - pleasing peach desserts\u2014before the season flies by .\nlonghorn steakhouse signature grill seasoning : bold blend combines cumin , garlic and peppers . brings out the flavor of anything you put on the grill !\noriginally from jamaica , this seasoning is a balanced mixture of tropical ingredients with a pungent flavor and irresistible aroma . product details . expiration date always fresh .\nebay determines this price through a machine learned model of the product ' s sale prices within the last 90 days .\npeppercorn m\u00e9lange - 2 ounces - . smoked paprika - 2 ounce4 . 5 ounce . pink himalayan salt grinder - 4 . 5 ounce . garlic pepper - 6 ounces . garlic salt - 4 . 5 ounces . ginger - 1 . 5 ounce . orange pepper - 6 . 5 ounces .\nour peppercorns are a mix of black , white , green , and pink pepper .\nadobo seasoning - with pepper - 7ounces - best by date 3 / 23 - . adobo seasoning - no pepper - 7 ounces - best by 3 / 23 . jerk seasoning jamaican style 5 ounces - best by 2 / 23 . taco seasoning 2 . 75 ounce - best by 2 / 23 .\ncertified gluten\u2011free . use about 1 tsp . do not add salt . \u2022kosher .\nbottle - sazon tropical - expiration date 01 / 2023 - no msg ! kosher certified . gluten free certified .\ncopyright \u00a9 1995 - 2018 ebay inc . all rights reserved . accessibility , user agreement , privacy , cookies and adchoice\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 ."]}
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keep up with developerworks rational content . every other week , you ' ll receive updates on the latest technical resources and best practices for rational software .\nusing the new features of uml modeler in ibm rational software architect version 7 . 5\ninstalling and configuring websphere portal v6 . 0 servers for development with rational application developer v7 . 0 and rational software architect v7 . 0\nrational will join other software purchases including tivoli and lotus as a new brand and new division of ibm ' s software group .\nfrom the rational edge : software architecting is a recognized , emerging discipline in the field of software development . as the third in a series on software architecture , this article describes the various ongoing activities of the software architect during the software project lifecycle .\nunderstand more about how the new functionality of the uml modeler component common to both ibm rational software architect standard edition version 7 . 5 and ibm rational software architect for websphere software version 7 . 5 by reading this article using the new features of uml modeler in ibm rational software architect version 7 . 5 .\nlearn about jazz technology : ibm rational ' s new technology platform for collaborative software delivery .\nextending the uml to c + + transformation by using ibm rational software architect 7 . 0\nthis article describes how to use the model metrics analysis view in ibm rational software modeler , rational software architect , or rational systems developer to analyse models and discover potential problem areas , such as classes with too many dependencies or dependents .\ntips for c + + transformations using rational software architect : part 4 . for standard edition users\nthis article shows how you can use ibm rational software architect to define a software architecture . it assumes that you are familiar with the ibm rational unified process methodology , and with iterative development .\nwhat & apos ; s new in rational software architect 8 . 5 and design manager 4 beta\nlearn how to use the ibm rational xde java code model importer to migrate your projects from rational xde for java to rational software architect or rational systems developer . by using this tool , you can migrate both your code and code model in a way that enables you to use them with the various uml and code modeling capabilities of rational software . .\nfrom the rational edge : software process expert philippe kruchten offers a meditation on the role of the software architect based on an ancient chinese text .\nto get product information , such as how to buy a rational product , or to see a business case study , explore the rational software information center .\nlearn how to use the ibm rational rose model importer to migrate uml models from rational rose to ibm rational software architect , ibm rational systems developer , or ibm rational software modeler . this article gives you step - by - step instructions on how to migrate the uml models in a way that enables you to use them with enhanced modeling capabilities of these newer products .\ncomparing and merging uml models in ibm rational software architect : part 8 . model management without a repository\nanatomy of a topology model in rational software architect version 7 . 5 : part 1 : deployment modeling\nthe following products can output one or more specifications that ibm rational software architect design manager can consume .\nthe following products can consume one or more specifications that ibm rational software architect design manager can output .\nthis article is intended for microsoft . net application developers . it explains how to model . net c # applications using the modeling capabilities available in rational modeling tools as extended by ibm rational modeling extension for microsoft . net . this extension can be used with ibm rational software modeler , ibm rational systems developer , and ibm rational software architect . the article assumes that you are familiar with basic uml modeling concepts using rational modeling tools .\nbuild a java data objects application by using rational software architect 8 . 0 and the google app engine sdk\nrational build forge automates , orchestrates , manages , and tracks all processes between each handoff within the assembly line of software development , creating an automated software factory .\nexperience in sysml using ibm rational rhapsody or sparx enterprise architect . software test manager . experience in ibm rational doors . \u00a328 . 00 ph ltd co . . . .\nnote : for simplicity , the transformations here are described in terms of rational software architect . however , the information also applies to these editions and related ibm\u00ae rational\u00ae products :\nanatomy of a topology model used in ibm rational software architect version 7 . 5 : part 2 : advanced concepts\nimport microsoft visio diagrams into ibm rational software architect : part 3 . transferring and converting network diagrams to topology diagrams\ntransformation to soa : part 4 . how web service processes transform from uml to bpel in ibm rational software architect\nwhat & apos ; s new in rational software architect 9 . 0 and design manager 4 . 0 . 3\nthe fundamental purpose of the rational unified process is to provide a model for effectively implementing commercially proven approaches to development , for use throughout the entire software development life cycle . taking elements from other iterative software development models , the rational unified process framework was initially created by the rational software corporation , which was bought out by ibm in 2003 .\nthis article will show you in detail how to author uml profiles using ibm rational software architect and ibm rational software modeler . it addresses both ui and programmatic approaches . you should be familiar with the uml 2 . 0 specification .\nthis article explains the steps for manually merging rational functional tester scripts and ways to adapt them . we use a case study of the rational software architect automation suite as an example .\nthis three - part series of articles describes the soa transformation uml functionality included in ibm rational software architect for developing service - oriented architecture ( soa ) for software . this article explains how to use ibm websphere business modeler and rational software architect to transform a business process to an soa model .\nrational software architect design manager extends the rational solution for collaborative lifecycle management to architect , design , and develop software and systems in an iterative and collaborative way . share designs , stay current with others , and understand downstream impacts of design changes .\nonce the acquisition is completed , ibm plans to sell rational ' s application development software through the rational sales force , which will incorporate into ibm ' s own sales team , the companies said . in addition , ibm intends to integrate rational ' s products more tightly with its own software offerings , they said .\nthis article provides an overview of the new features of ibm rational software architect v7 . 0 , which is the premier ide for architecting , creating , testing and deploying software applications .\nthis article provides an overview of the new features of ibm rational software modeler v7 . 0 , which is one of the premier applications for modeling and architecting software solutions and applications .\nibm corp . agreed friday to acquire longtime customer rational software corp . for $ 2 . 1 billion , the largest in a recent string of acquisitions to bolster its software operations .\nthe acquisition of rational would allow big blue to offer a wider range of software development tools to its customers , said steve mills , ibm ' s senior vice president for software .\nlearn how to create and invoke an ant task capable of running in headless ( command line ) mode to produce a list of changes between two uml models . prerequisite : version 7 . 0 . 0 . 5 of any of these tools : ibm rational application developer , rational software architect , or rational software modeler .\nbookmark and visit the ibm\u00ae developerworks\u00ae rational site to learn more about the rational software delivery platform , whether you are a new user of rational products or an expert . it is updated weekly with the latest rational - related events , product announcements , and additions to the extensive collection of technical materials , such as how - to articles .\ncomparing and merging uml models in ibm rational software architect : part 7 . ad - hoc modeling \u2013 fusing two models with diagrams\ntransformation to soa : part 1 . from business process to service model architecture using ibm websphere business modeler and ibm rational software architect\nibm corp . has agreed to acquire rational software corp . for us $ 2 . 1 billion , the companies said friday .\nshort for r ational u nified p rocess , a software development methodology from rational . based on uml , rup organizes the development of software into four phases , each consisting of one or more executable iterations of the software at that stage of development .\npure : : variants for ibm rational rhapsody is the most efficient tool to create and maintain reusable uml and sysml models with ibm rational rhapsody .\ni . b . m . took a significant step to increase its stake in the software business yesterday with the purchase of the rational software corporation for $ 2 . 1 billion in cash .\nvisually model software : based on the unified modeling language ( uml ) , the rational unified process provides the means to visually model software , including the components and their relationships with one another .\nrational provides open , industry standard tools , best practices and services for developing business applications and building software products and systems , including embedded software for devices such as cell phones and medical systems .\nibm already offers close integration with a wide variety of rational ' s software products . the ibm websphere tools , built on the company ' s eclipse open - source platform , provide a single portal - like interface that gives software developers access to a wide range of tools from other software vendors , including those made by rational .\ngovernance at the software and systems delivery level plays a major role in helping enterprises meet businesss imperatives \u0097 and the ibm rational software delivery platform supplies the automated controls that managers need to institute it .\nthis article presents some of the tips , techniques , and best practices for integrating integrated development environment ( ide ) and software configuration management ( scm ) tools in a gdd environment . these tools include ibm rational software architect , ibm rational application developer , and ibm rational clearcase by means of the ccrc ( clearcase remote client ) plug - in .\nimport microsoft visio diagrams into ibm rational software architect : part 2 . using the visio import feature to import uml class and use case diagrams\nimport microsoft visio diagrams into ibm rational software architect : part 1 . overview of the new visio import feature introduced in version 8 . 5\nmodel - driven and pattern - based development using rational software architect : part 1 . overview of the model - driven development paradigm with patterns\nthis article walks you through the steps to extend the ibm rational software architect uml - to - wsdl transformation feature by customizing the bindings .\nrational asset manager offers a definitive library to help your organization manage and govern the business and technical assets involved in software and systems delivery .\nrational , with customers in 89 countries and more than 3 , 400 employees , estimates that more than 600 , 000 software developers use its software tools . rational will be integrated into ibm as the fifth brand of ibm software group , a $ 13 billion business in 2002 . idc estimates the market opportunity for application development software will grow from $ 9 billion in 2002 to $ 15 billion in 2006 .\nverify software quality : assists with design , implementation , and evaluation of all manner of tests throughout the software development life cycle .\nintegrated development environments ( ides ) give developers specialized tools to create software . rational software architect and rational application developer are ides that provide automated tools to quickly create high quality code . an ide makes it easier to detect , prevent , and resolve defects as the software is being developed . the savings gained by more efficient software maintenance can be applied to the effort to create more innovative products to increase revenue .\na further catalyst for m & as in the software market is the two significant software deals that were announced at the end of 2002 . for $ 541 million , veritas software acquired the small , private company , jareva , and the publicly traded company , precise software . more importantly , ibm acquired rational software for $ 2 . 1 billion . the size of the ibm / rational deal makes it significant because it shows that multibillion - dollar deals are still possible . furthermore , these deals demonstrate that larger vendors are getting into new software markets , which shows that the software industry still has growth potential .\narmonk , n . y . - based ibm plans to merge rational ' s operations into its software group and keep michael devlin , rational ' s chief executive and co - founder , as its general manager . ibm said it expected to retain most of rational ' s 3 , 400 employees .\nlaunched last year , the eclipse project is managed by a consortium of vendors that includes borland software corp . , fujitsu software corp . , red hat inc . and sybase inc . in addition to rational .\nibm rational software and systems delivery practices help you define , automate , and integrate the key aspects of software and systems delivery across roles , from the analyst to the architect , developer , tester , and project manager . ibm rational solutions are proven , complete , open , and modular .\nibm * rational * software provides a comprehensive suite of tools to help you manage business - application software , including tools for virtually all system i * customers . while the rational brand is well known for its application - development tools , it also focuses on the management of business applications .\ntips for c + + transformations using rational software architect : part 1 . techniques for controlling the c + + code generated from a uml model\ntransformation to soa : part 2 . creating a custom extension for the business process - to - service model transformation feature in ibm rational software architect\nthe uml project that contains the order model can be downloaded , extracted , and imported into rational software architect workspace ( see downloadable resources ) .\nunicom engineering : : unicom\u00ae global acquires ibm\u00ae rational\u00ae system architect from ibm corp .\nthe third article in a series that discusses best practices for generating compliance - relevant reports . this article shows how to use rational publishing engine to generate archetypical design documents by extracting model information from ibm rational software architect design manager .\nrational makes tools used to build , test and manage software projects , typically involving teams of programmers . while its toolkit also works with microsoft ' s . net , i . b . m . and rational executives emphasized that a major advantage of the merger would be to more tightly integrate rational ' s tools with i . b . m . ' s competing websphere software .\nthis article discusses the new features of ibm rational software architect for websphere which are available in the version 7 . 5 release . this article focuses on the new modeling and transformations features in rational software architect . new ibm rational application developer features around ejb3 and jpa , web 2 . 0 and other areas are detailed in the companion article referenced at the end of this article .\nfamiliarity with uml is desirable , particularly in the rational toolset . design consultancy to all disciplines at all stages of the software lifecycle . . . .\nexperience of agile & rational team concert , a software development team collaboration tool . gui development , architect , mentoring for team members . . . .\ntips for c + + transformations using rational software architect : part 2 . functions and classes for controlling the c + + code generated from uml model\nupdate on uml modeling features in ibm rational software architect version 8 . 0 : part 1 . modeling perspective , properties , navigation , and diagramming enhancements\nin rational software architect , open the modeling view and create a new model project by selecting file > new > model project from the main menu .\nthe sip modeling toolkit for ibm rational software architect is a set of domain extensions to the rational software architect platform . the toolkit provides the tooling necessary for you to leverage the rational software architect platform in a natural way to design and develop the domain - specific technology for the session initiation protocol ( sip ) . this article also demonstrates how you can integrate the rational software architect platform with domain specific language ( dsl ) elements to form a single development environment . the toolkit extensions include unified modeling language ( uml ) profiles , reference models , custom user interface elements , transformations , and transformation extensions .\ndevelop software iteratively : encourages iterative development by locating and working on the high - risk elements within every phase of the software development life cycle .\nthis is the first article in four - part series devoted to ibm rational software analyzer , as well as its related capabilities for static analysis in rational application developer and rational software architect . it focuses on static analysis in high - level , generic terms . other articles in the series are devoted to using and extending some of the features of analyzer to help you learn the intermediate - and advanced - level features faster if you want to fully exploit everything that this software offers .\ntransformations to support design contract management protocols were introduced in rational software archictect version 7 . 5 releases . this is an introduction to some of the transformation features .\nrational has worked closely with microsoft in creating tools for the . net technology and will continue to do so , according to i . b . m . and rational executives .\npart of a series covering tips , tricks , and best practices for using ibm rational publishing engine to generate compliance - relevant reports , this article shows how to generate ibm rational software architect design manager design documents using a diagram - based reporting approach .\nrational is an important element of our e - business on demand initiative ,\nsaid steve mills , ibm senior vice president and group executive , ibm software group .\nrational ' s complete , open software development platform can improve the speed , quality and predictability of software projects . it ' s a perfect complement to our existing four brands - websphere , db2 , lotus and tivoli .\nsoftware by numbers is a significant new contribution to value - based , financially responsible software engineering . . . \u2014barry boehm , ph . d . , director , usc center for software engineering , creator of cocomo and spiral model\nfrom the rational edge : the development environment is not a domain that traditionally concerns workers in the software architect role . read why this domain should in fact be emphasized as a key component in the architectural view of a software development project .\nrational , which is located in cupertino , california , provides software tools and services for developing business applications and other products , such as embedded software for cell phones , medical systems and other devices , the companies said in a joint statement .\nthe trial is fully functional and includes extensions for integrated architecture frameworks , deployment planning , and soa and web applications . the trial does not include websphere portal v6 . 1 test server or rational application developer for websphere software build utilities , which are available only in the for - purchase version of rational application developer for websphere software .\nthis article will teach you how to use your ibm rational rose model importer tool to migrate uml model subunits from your ibm rational rose solution to your ibm rational software architect environment . part two in a series of articles , this piece will show you , in a step - by - step format , how to migrate rose model subunits so that you can benefit from enhanced modeling capabilities found in your software architect environment .\naccelerate time to market while reducing the costs of maintenance with rational developer for system z .\nweb application security rational appscan provides web application security vulnerability scanning , testing , and reporting .\nibm and rational anticipate closing the deal in the first quarter of 2003 , they said .\nuse rational quality manager to plan , construct , and execute tests throughout the development lifecycle .\ndefine and capture business needs and manage all types of requirements across the project lifecycle . as of version 5 . 0 , rational requirements composer is renamed to rational doors next generation .\nthis article is for those who are interested in applying the modeling guidance found in the traditional ibm rational unified process ( rup ) to their use of ibm rational software modeler , ibm rational systems developer , or ibm rational software architect . you will learn how these products support the model types defined by rup ; the implications of rup modeling style for model organization and team modeling ; what is worth modeling ; and the business value , organization , and content of the rup use case , analysis , and design models .\nthis article covered the basics of the application of java transformations that are included in the rational software architect family of products for using design contract management protocols for interactive development of java applications . see the help documentation in the software for more details .\nthe linkage between uml model elements and requirements is often of critical importance to your development organization . the approach described in this tutorial enables you to construct traceability reports using ibm rational software architect , ibm rational requisitepro , and business intelligence reporting tools ( birt ) .\nexperience of uml and uml design tools such as rational software architect \u2013 desirable . a number of digital technical architects , based in one of our offices in . . .\nas a professional in the software industry , you know that productivity , creativity , and precision teamwork are the keys to your company ' s success . rational can help you with these needs . but do you need help explaining rational ' s proven software development and delivery concepts to your upper management ? here are a few resources that can help business managers understand how rational delivers innovation , a strong return on investment , and competitive differentiation :\nibm rational application developer v7 . 0 and rational software architect v7 . 0 are the first products in the ibm rational software delivery platform range of products to include full - featured support for ibm websphere portal v6 . 0 development . this gives youu the convenience of websphere portal v5 without the limitations . this article provides tips on how to reduce the amount of resources that the setup consumes and how to optimize its performance for your requirements .\nthis article is for software architects , designers , and developers who want to use ibm rational software architect to reverse engineer uml class and sequence diagrams from java source code . the authors explain limitations of reverse engineering with rational software architect and describe techniques to overcome them . you will benefit from using these technical tips and tricks to identify components and generate high - level abstractions as uml class and sequence diagrams from java classes .\nlearn how to leverage model - driven development by integrating the ibm rational software architect and ibm rational team concert configuration management environment . this article uses an actual parallel development scenario between two users to show how to compare and merge uml models and changes to those files .\nwith ibm rational software architect v9 you can model rest services that can be accessed using ibm worklight software , build oslc - compliant tools with the eclipse lyo software development kit ( sdk ) , and import and export uml models . take advantage of support for new platforms , extended business process model and notation , and the ability to import microsoft visio diagrams into rational software architect . in ibm rational software architect design manager v4 . 0 . 3 , new functions make it easy to manage design changes , collaborate effectively , make use of lifecycle traceability , and understand the impact of a requirement or design change . in addition , you can now capture architectural decisions as part of models .\nthere are no plans for layoffs of rational workers and no plans to relocate workers at rational ' s main development centers in cupertino , california , and lexington , massachusetts , according to sweeney .\nrational insight is a comprehensive performance measurement solution for automatically and objectively reporting program and project progress .\nin this article rational automation guru brian bryson describes how the\n4 + 1 view model of software architecture\napplies to building a testing scheme for assuring full system quality .\nrational co - founder and ceo mike devlin will serve as general manager of the division , reporting to ibm senior vice president and software group executive steve mills , ibm said .\nibm rational software is delivered using two packaging scenarios designed to optimize each product . much of the software is built on the internationally accepted industry - standard open - source eclipse framework of desktop tools , which run on windows * and linux * desktop machines .\nibm rational offers comprehensive , integrated change and release management products for successful software delivery . these solutions help software and systems development teams improve productivity and team collaboration , gain better visibility into projects , automate processes , improve quality , manage distributed teams , and provide traceability across the software development lifecycle . ibm change and release management solutions include :\nsoftware by numbers : low - . . . has been added to your cart\nsmart software testing solution\u2019s pcloudy emphasizes continuous development and testing as well as debugging .\nsanta clara - based rational software corp . agreed to acquire sqa inc . for stock valued at $ 282 . 4 million . the maker of software for telecommunications and aerospace businesses said it will pay 0 . 86 share for each outstanding share of sqa , or $ 35 . 26 a share . sqa , of burlington , mass . , makes software that tests how well applications work on computer networks .\nthis probably fills an area where they [ rational ] were weak competitively ,\nsaid catlin wolfard , an analyst at arcadia investment corp .\nsqa is an acknowledged leader in windows - based testing software .\nrational software said it will take a charge to cover costs of the sqa purchase in its fiscal fourth quarter ending in march . sqa shares dropped 25 cents to close at $ 25 . 50 . rational software dropped 75 cents to $ 41 .\n' ' rational really rounds out i . b . m . ' s software portfolio , and gives i . b . m . a much better chance in this integration market , ' ' said amy wohl , an independent software analyst in narbeth , pa .\nas with ibm ' s other purchases , rational will retain its brand name . but ibm may look to move some of its other , complementary technologies under the rational umbrella , according to mills .\nfrom the rational edge : this fourth and final article in a series , peter eeles covers the benefits that a business and an it organization can derive from a sound software architecture .\nin this technical tip , you will learn how to efficiently migrate your models to the new format used by the ibm rational software architect 8 . 0 solution . to take advantage of faster model opening times in this version of the software architect solution , you must first migrate your existing models to the software architect 8 . 0 format . the technical tip shows you how to make a smooth migration to the software architect development tool .\nritesh prasad describes how to import network diagrams created in microsoft visio 2010 into ibm rational software architect version 8 . 5 and later . he also describes what to expect from the import .\nibm rational tools can help improve the overall effectiveness of managing your business systems regardless of whether you develop applications in - house extensively , occasionally with a focus on extensions to vendor software or utilize a third - party vendor to handle all customization and changes to commercially supplied software .\nthe ibm rational business - driven development approach addresses each phase in the software and systems delivery lifecycle . this results - oriented focus helps teams manage value , develop flexibly , and control risk and change . with the ibm rational software delivery platform , as well as a host of products specifically built for systems design and development , you get tools and best practices that help your team be successful . key roles in the software and systems delivery lifecycle gain these substantial benefits :\nlearn about the ibm rational software architect model - driven development ( mdd ) tooling support , as well as the asset - based development framework that complements mdd by enabling you to reuse assets .\nthis article highlights some of the new functionality of the uml modeler component in ibm rational software architect version 7 . 5 ( and later ) , and explains how to leverage several recently added features .\ntraining and certification : includes rational classroom courses , online education , and self - study materials . also , check the course catalog of rational computer - based , web - based , and instructor - led online courses .\nlearn about the salient features of rational data architect ( rda ) and its place and use within the software development lifecycle using the rational software development platform . in today ' s world of service - oriented architecture ( soa ) , data is a vital component . this article explains how rda addresses the issue of data ' s importance in soa , and how rda is used in a business environment .\nibm clm solution provides proven capabilities for accelerating software delivery , and reduces the costs of inefficient , multiplatform software delivery . five imperatives for effective collaborative lifecycle management to improve organizational productivity :\nsoftware testing testing earlier with production - like environments to eliminate bottlenecks . test early and often\nthis course is intended for anyone involved in the production , deployment and maintenance of software .\nfrom the rational edge : this article discusses the various kinds of reusable assets available to the software architect , explains their characteristics and interrelationships , and offers tips on how best to make use of them .\nfrom the rational edge : if , in movie - making terms , the software project manager is the producer , since they make sure that things get done , then the software architect is the director , who makes sure that things are done correctly and , ultimately , satisfy stakeholder needs . as the second of a four - part series , this article describes the role of software architect .\nibm\u00ae rational\u00ae appscan\u00ae and rational policy tester are web site security and compliance solutions that automate application and content analysis . these tools help organizations identify vulnerabilities , assess compliance requirements , and improve the accuracy and reliability of online systems .\nthe total economic impact of the ibm rational solution for clm report by forrester consulting , ( june 2013 ) .\nsummary : part of ibm\u2019s larger rational testing platform , the rational functional tester uses data - driven testing to automate functional and regression testing . it supports a variety of applications and allows for both storyboard testing and test scripting .\noffers code - free testing and real - time reporting as well as root cause analysis tools . ibm rational performance tester also compares test results to sla targets , integrates with ibm rational quality manager and includes a test recorder .\numl is a general - purpose language . ibm rational software architect and ibm rational systems developer allow you to extend uml modeling to support constructs that are specific to the c + + programming language . the uml to c + + transformation in rational software architect and rational systems developer converts uml models to c + + . this article discusses various tips on how to achieve finer control over the c + + code generated when you run the uml to c + + transformation . this article is divided into several sections , with each section describing a technique . you don ' t need to refer to the sections in any particular order .\nby using the uml coloring plug - in , you can define rules to automatically color uml elements as they are placed on the diagram surface in either ibm rational software modeler or ibm rational software architect uml models . this helps you apply a consistent coloring scheme to model elements , based on element traits . coloring models in a consistent way can be a significant aid to improving others ' understanding of the model .\nin addition , these capabilities help managers manage the inherent risks involved in software projects , which currently have a discouraging 66 percent failure rate . from asset discovery through solution deployment , ibm rational solutions can provide a holistic view of an evolving technology to all stakeholders in the software development process , including :\nin 2003 , the software industry will experience an increase in mergers and acquisitions . software vendors with strong balance sheets will use their financial advantage , as the weaker vendors become consolidation targets .\nlearn how to create a platform - independent analysis model and realize use cases with ibm rational software architect version 7 . 5 . using the process outlined in this article can help you create model - driven architecture and maintain traceability of requirements from the use case model to the rational unified process ( rup ) analysis model .\nthroughout this article we\u2019ll explore the rational unified process in detail , examining the best practices , its fundamental building blocks , and the core life cycles that software will iteratively progress through , before we outline a few advantages and potential disadvantages to using the rational unified process in for your own projects . let\u2019s take a look !\nibm rational software testing and quality management solutions transform the way that teams work together to deliver enduring quality . offering a full set of software delivery process guidance , best practices , and integrated tools , these solutions support a broad range of heterogeneous applications to help testers and software quality teams achieve improvements in cost efficiency , quality metrics , and time - to - value for business - critical projects .\nthese pages are designed to put you on the fast track to efficient project management , improved return on assets and investments , and successful project delivery . your success is the primary focus of ibm rational software .\nibm gained test data management capabilities in 2005 through its acquisition of ascential software . its infosphere optim test data management solution supports data masking , data subsetting and data generation and integrates with the rational test workbench .\nif you purchase floating licenses , and you want to use license keys to control usage within your organization , you will instead log into the rational license key center to download the rational license manager and generate the appropriate license keys .\ndownloads : provides free trial copies of many of the rational products , along with evaluation resources and links to information on how to buy the product . support downloads and ibm partner ready for rational plug - ins are also available .\nthis series presents techniques for creating models to specify and communicate the architecture of software - intensive systems . it illustrates the elaboration of the online catering architecture for a fictional company , yummy inc . using an iterative approach , it describes the key architectural activities that are necessary to specify a software - intensive system with ibm rational software architect . part 1 of the series explained how to create a vision for the architecture during early stages of your project . in part 2 , we describe how the architecture is iteratively refined using rational software architect . both articles assume that readers are familiar with methodologies based on iterative development .\napplication lifecycle management deliver high - quality apps with collaborative , agile software development . read about alm\njira software essentials - second edition : plan , track , and release great applicati . . .\nthe complete software developer ' s career guide : how to learn your next programming . . .\nbefore you get lost in the deep indexes of google trying to figure out the best software testing tools for your needs , take a look at this trusty list developed by the software testing experts here at qasymphony . be sure to checkout qasymphony\u2019s software testing tools after spending some time here .\nwatchfire is a good recent example . \u201crational has products that span the software development lifecycle , from architecture and modeling to coding tools , but did not have many capabilities in the area of security , \u201d says weider , who founded the company to build software that automatically evaluates websites and web - based applications for\nthe uml to c + + transformation in ibm rational software architect version 7 . 0 transforms uml models to c + + sources . this article describes how you can extend the transformation to customize the generated sources .\nrational team concert is a collaborative software development tool that teams use to manage all aspects of their work , such as iteration and release planning , change management , defect tracking , source control , and build automation .\nweb site compliance rational policy tester provides content scanning analysis for privacy , quality , and accessibility compliance testing and reporting .\nibm rational performance tester is cloud enabled and offers web and desktop support , but its mobile support is extremely weak .\nthis article provides an overview of the extensibility features of the ibm rational software architect uml - to - wsdl transformation feature , and then it illustrates a technique to build extensions to support jms end points and soap headers .\nhe noted that rational is profitable and has a strong balance sheet , positioning the company well now that the worst of the technology bust seems to have passed . rational also has valued its independence for more than 20 years , he said .\nthe agile developer ' s handbook : get more value from your software development : get . . .\nsanta clara - 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eight of the fortune 100 companies , including ibm , already use rational ' s tools , according to the statement .\nrational lifecycle integration adapters extend the rational application lifecycle management ( alm ) solution with integrations to a number of third - party tools . customers are able to practice alm in a diverse lifecycle tools environment , allowing them to leverage their current lifecycle tools investments .\nas the diagram that follows shows , rational capabilities address the needs of system engineers and software engineers alike , whether they ' re working to transform their company ' s it organization or building a smarter product that will outshine the competition .\narmonk , n . y . - 21 feb 2003 : ibm ( nyse : ibm - news ) today announced the completion of its $ 2 . 1 billion acquisition of rational software corp . ( nasdaq : ratl - news ) .\napplication lifecycle management manage the flow of people , process and information across the software and systems delivery lifecycle .\nconsulting services : leads you to experts who can help you design , implement , and monitor software applications .\nrequirements workflow : used to define all potential requirements of the project , throughout the software development life cycle .\nmob4hire is a moderately well established testing community that specializes in functional and usability testing for mobile software only .\nthis article is the second in a three - part series looking at the use of uml modeling ( in particular , when using ibm rational software architect ) to model a detailed design of standardized web services . this article describes modeling web services and generating web service definition language ( wsdl ) using the uml 2 . 0 profile for software services .\nthe larger software vendors are trying to provide more of a total solution , which is creating larger portfolios for enterprises to buy from a single vendor . this is exemplified in the rational and precise deals . both were healthy software vendors ( precise demonstrated growth in this down economy ) , and ibm and veritas wanted to enlarge their software portfolios . much of the future consolidation will be with larger vendors expanding their software portfolios , squeezing out smaller vendors in the process . it is more likely that healthy midsize software vendors will be acquired because they are healthy . this will force these\nsqueezed\nvendors to look to be acquired , which will further perpetuate the consolidation cycle .\nibm rational provides a rich set of capabilities delivered as part of a collaborative and integrated range of products . rational software is powered by jazz technology and supported by proven best practice processes and an entire ecosystem of ibm and partner capabilities . our integrated tools allow practitioners to operate more efficiently to deliver innovative products and services that differentiate business performance in both good times and bad .\nlearn how to use the modeler plug - in for ibm rational software architect and the unified modeling language ( uml ) to model the standardized web services metadata . although the uml - to - xsd transformation is one of several model - to - model and model - to - text transformations delivered with rational software architect , this article focuses on modeling and generating the functional web services description language ( wsdl ) aspect and the nonfunctional web services policy framework ( ws - policy ) aspect .\nmodel - driven development ( mdd ) is a style of software development where the primary software artifacts are models from which code and other artifacts are generated . its goal is to improve the productivity and quality of enterprise application development . patterns play an important role in model transformation and code generation in mdd . this series of articles discusses in detail the model - driven and pattern - based development paradigm using ibm rational software architect , an integrated development environment supporting mdd .\nthe first part of this series ( uml traceability using requisitepro , rational software architect and birt , part 1 : reporting requirements ) focused on creating a birt report that connected ibm rational requisitepro proxy requirements with the uml model elements to which they were linked . this part of the tutorial shows you how to continue building that report to include requirements that trace to the proxy requirements .\nthis article discusses the new features of ibm rational software architect that are available in version 8 . 0 . it focuses primarily on the core features , thus it only lightly covers the new extensions . future articles might provide more details on those .\nin 2009 , the company launched its studiolive \u2122 series of digital mixers , which incorporate a firewire interface and integrate tightly with bundled presonus capture live - recording software ( 2009 ) , studio one artist daw ( 2009 ) , virtual studiolive bidirectional control software ( 2010 ) , and qmix monitor - mix control software ( 2012 ) . in 2012 , presonus integrated a custom version of rational acoustics \u2019 high - end smaart audio - analysis technology into virtual studiolive\u2014yet another first .\nentire team : collaborate and automate across the entire project lifecycle to help streamline software and systems development and delivery .\nassembling software development and delivery teams with multiple skill sets , encompassing knowledge of both new standards and legacy systems .\nremove waste and automate manual processes so that software can be delivered more efficiently , and with reduced cycle times .\nthe acquisition will allow ibm in armonk , new york , to provide a software development environment for companies that want to integrate their business processes and software infrastructure across their operations , including suppliers and customers , the companies said .\nrational software corp . , expanding its expertise in offering software - programming products , said it agreed to buy rival pure atria corp . in a stock deal initially valued at about $ 839 million . both companies ' stocks plunged , however , after sunnyvale - based pure atria said its first - quarter earnings would be far less than wall street had expected because of difficulties the company has had managing its own acquisitions . under terms of the acquisition , santa clara - based rational would pay 0 .\nversion 8 . 5 of ibm rational software architect introduced a new feature for importing microsoft visio diagrams . in this second article in a three - part series , rakesh choudhary describes how to import uml class and use case diagrams created in visio 2010 .\nthis article shows how to use ibm rational software architect to create a deployment topology diagram . after completing this exercise , you will be able to model the physical deployment of either a java enterprise edition ( jee ) or microsoft . net web application ."]}
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", "topic": 6}], "title": "mexicoach", "paragraphs": ["taking tourismo express formerly mexicoach to tijuana makes crossing the international border more relaxed . . .\nmexicoach was late picking us up in tj and then left us at the border . took us 3 1 / 2 hours to get back to our car . will never use mexicoach again ! will never go to tj again ! will tell everyone i know to never use a worthless and unreliable company like mexicoach ever !\nthe mexicoach picks up at the trolley and then drives across the border to downtown tijuana , i e - mailed them .\ni think it is possible to catch mexicoach only in tj . i don ' t think they cross the border at all .\nwe\u2019re still waiting for the official scoop . beat us to the news by messaging mexicoach to learn specifics about their style and services .\ni haven ' t seen a mexicoach bus in ages . i would suspect they ' ve gone under but can ' t confirm it .\nwe don\u2018t know mexicoach \u2018s story by heart , but we can assure you it\u2018s pretty awesome . message them to get to know more about their business .\nour driver didn ' t really tell us what to do afterwards . so we missed the part where the mexicoach pulls up and takes you back to the parking lot . we walked .\nyou would use mexicoach if you were going to rosarito beach ( 30 min . south ) or ensenada ( an hour and 15 min . to an hour and a half south . you would , of course , take the mexicoach back , and that ' s where you might have a long wait . crossing into the u . s . is unpredictable ; sometimes very quick ; sometimes hours .\ni used mexicoach round trip in november or december 2015 . picked it up at the border station crossing parking lot , they had a person standing at the shack selling tickets for $ 5 . i don ' t think the bus even said mexicoach on it . and it was definitely a very small plain white shuttle van that picked us up from tj to go back to san diego later that afternoon .\nif i could give zero stars , i would . mexicoach is no longer running . i repeat , mexicoach is out of business . the mexicoach terminal on ave revolucion in the shopping district of tijuana is just the remains of a building . i don ' t know why this information isn ' t anywhere on the web , but i found out for myself so i ' m letting everyone else know . if you ' re heading to rosarito , just grab a cab from the end of the pedestrian walk - way when you come through the border . make sure to negotiate . you should be able to get to rosarito for $ 20 usd give - or - take , and it ' s always cheaper to use pesos . $ 300 - 350 pesos is what you should aim for . again , mexicoach is defunct .\ni was really disappointed with the mexicoach on december2 . there was a bomb scare at the san ysidro crossing and it was closed . we were taken to another crossing real far away and were told that the mexicoach would take us back to the parking lot after we crossed . we were all stranded there and had to take taxis to get back to the san ysidro side . they sure made a lot of money off that fiasco . and , there sure were no mexicoach buses waiting after we crossed the border either . the taxi would not let us off at the parking lot so i had to take another taxi to get back there . was anyone else stranded there ?\nbtw i heard that uber now operates in the tijuana - rosarito area , while i doubt many drivers would be crossing the border i wonder is uber a good idea for local transportation within tijuana and rosarito to avoid the hassle of dealing with buses and taxis there . i am guessing i would need to ride one of the other cross border buses from the bus station to get the same line bypass advantages as mexicoach if mexicoach no longer does it .\ni just used mexicoach for san ysidro to rosarito over christmas , and it was vip service all the way ! we went on the mexicoach bus to tijuana and then they provided a private car to go down to rosarito as there were only two of us going that far . on the way back , same thing . also , the bus was fairly crowded from tijuana to san ysidro and the supervisor made sure that we had a place for our luggage before the crowd got on the bus .\ni was wondering whether mexicoach went out of business as no one answers phones and its website is under construction for more than a year . the company had operated for quite a long time i believe around 12 years and was pretty successful as its really helpful for a novice crossing the border to avoid getting lost in the confusion and lets one sit in air conditioning through a very short line rather than stand in long lines on foot or idling for hours in a car . though i notice that many travel guides , wikitravel , and independent travel / hotel websites including rosarito beach hotel still point to mexicoach as a means of transportation to get to the hotel in rosarito . therefore i am confused does it still exist or i would be waiting in a parking lot for a bus that will never arrive . i can find no resources online that state mexicoach is no longer in service . i bet many people might still expect to be able ride mexicoach and may be surprised its not there anymore .\ntaking tourismo express formerly mexicoach to tijuana makes crossing the international border more relaxed and convenient . no more waiting in long lines and no more costly auto insurance . it\u2019s the easiest and safest way to go to and come back from tijuana , mexico .\nunless you have a large group , this is the most affordable option . the main bus service for tourists is mexicoach , which charges $ 6 for a round trip ticket between its downtown tijuana depot and the rosarito beach hotel . mexicoach can be found at avenida revolucion between calle 6 and calle 7 or just catch the bus at the parking lot in san ysidro located on the corner as you get off on the last u . s . exit - camino de la plaza . the cost is only $ 1 . 00 as of this writing and you can park in the lot at the posted rates . mexicoach runs four round trips daily , the first bus leaving tijuana at 11 a . m . and the last bus departing rosarito at 8 p . m .\ni ask this because my boyfriend and i went on mexicoach while he was visiting from netherlands . we asked all questions at the mexicoach office and on the return asked the bus driver . luckily , one of the four languages i am fluent is spanish . so i was able to communicate and understand that mexicoach is one of the bus lines that goes across the border from san diego to tijuana . as well as mexicoach also goes to rosarito or ensenada and back for a minimal fee compared to other bus lines that go to both sides of the border . prior to our trip we checked tour prices and we noticed that for 2 people other bus tours charge anywhere starting from $ 75 to $ 220 roundtrip from san diego to ensenda per person or $ 50 - 100 roundtrip to rosarito and back to sd . that is pricey ! but then again it would of been pricier for us to get a car rental , pay for gas , car insurance and still waste time waiting in line to cross back at the border . we also checked the border times to get anapproximate idea of how long it would take which made us realize it something like 4 hours if we drove back in our a car or 3 hours to get across in the line to cross back that day . on a regular basis it standing in line to cross back during the week or weekend can take anywhere from 2 to 4 hours . so all these factors made the mexicoach bus ride inexpensive .\ntourismo express formerly mexicoach runs daily express buses from san ysidro to downtown tijuana 7 a . m . - 6 p . m . these departures are from border station parking in san ysidro every hour on the hour and until 6 p . m . the fare is ( $ 10 ) each way .\nwe called them when our original shuttle company , five star tours , failed . mexicoach picked us up on time at our baja hotel and drove us in style back to san diego . the shuttle was clean and new , the driver was nice , the price was cheaper than the other company . success !\ndriving south on freeway 5 or 805 take the exit\ncamino de la plaza last usa exit\n. at the end of the ramp theres a traffic signal . make a right and right , and there another right to get into the san ysidro border station parking lot . the mexicoach station is inside the parking lot .\ni used the mexicoach to cross the border from san ysidro border parking lot to tijuana back in 2012 . it was a very nice alternative to driving or even walking across the border where heavy traffic , long lines , and confusing directions plague border crossers . mexicoach takes riders from the border parking lot and drops people directly in the middle of zona centro after clearing mexican immigrations and customs in a exclusively for bus passenger checkpoint with minimal wait . on the return trip mexicoach uses the bus sentri / fast lane to return to us immigration checkpoint which bypasses the long driving or even walking lines . i heard they even have connections to rosarito and beyond . based on my good experience i planned to use the service again soon , alas for some reason their website was down since a year ago and the phone appears to be disconnected . i have to assume to suddenly went out of business . though i wonder are there other similar bus services that provide similar cross border express bus service ?\ni used mexicoach on dec . 29 , 2007 . i parked in the ' last exit ' lot and picked up the mexicoach there in the parking lot . round trip ticket was $ 8 . because i read the above posts before my departure i knew what to expect and easily made it back to the bus , after going thru customs . i didn ' t walk across the border to us because the line was very long . people were actually coming out of the line and getting onto a van shuttle to cross back to the us . oh , and by the way , there is a restroom near the back of the parking lot you can use before you board the bus .\ni ' ve read a few postings about mexicoach . the rate seems reasonable and the proximity to the trolley is great . how about the time it takes to actually cross the border ? is it hours ? i had read somewhere that the mexicoach takes some sort of\nexpress lane\nbut then i read that we can be sitting on the bus for almost 2 hrs . just to cross . just wondering about the conflicting info and if it is a long wait , is it worth it just to say we had been to tijuana ? we ' re only looking to do a little souvinir shopping and hope to stay only a couple of hrs in the am . any advice would be great . thx .\nwhat a disaster ! mexicoach totally missed the pick up date for a group i had going from sd to tijuana . after calling them they send a unit , so the group is 2 hrs late getting to their meetings . next day the unit overheats and driver has to add water in front of the whole group . manger admits having ' issues ' with the unit ( hello , this is what they do . . . give maintenance to the darn units ! ) . totally unprofessional . will not use their serivce again , buyer be ware . . .\na fan of living on the edge , while in san diego , i went against the advice of the state department and others and took the family to tijuana for a few hours . we parked at a lot in san ysidro right near the las americas outlets and took the mexicoach bus right from the lot . it was a shuttle type bus and cost $ 6 . 00 rounf trip per person . the trip across the border into mexico was uneventful . the driver pulled into a special bus lane and a border officer boarded the bus , looked and got off . i do not believe that there was any conversation at all and we were through . the mexicoach terminal in tijuana is on aveenida revolucion and is scheduled to leave tijuana every hour on the hour , however our return bus was 40 minutes late leaving ( luckily , so were we ) . the ride back was longer due to the traffic going to the us but the bus got to take advantage of a special lane that got us to the border in about 30 minutes instead of what could have been several hours . once you get to the border , you get out and go inside to clear immigration . the bus takes longer and the driver instructed us just to continue walking for 5 minutes to the lot which was fine . very friendly service .\nanyhow , mexicoach only charges $ 20 roundtrip to rosarito . i think is somethingaround $ 10 roundtrip from san diego to tijuana and back . this is one of the most inexpensive ways to see baja california without the hassle . that is why when the bus reaches the border and if its not full the driver lets people on before a certain point which is us territory ( the gate near the embassy office ) these people that get on not only includes mexican residents but also us citizens travelling from other parts of the country , southern california locals and foreigners like yourself . any person in their right mind in a hot day . especially if they know that to get on the bus it cost something like $ 5 dollars per person one way .\ni live a few minutes south of rosarito beach and recently had to leave my car in san diego for repairs . i called mexicoach to inquire about using thier service to get to their stop at the rosarito beach hotel from the station on revolucion in tijuana . the quote for this short trip was $ 130 . 00 dollars . their website lists the cost of the trip at $ 26 . 00 dollars for one person , but that one person must become a part of a five person charter . if you want to use the service you have to schedule your trip and become a part of the five person charter . if it happens to be on a date you need and no charters are scheduled , the cost is $ 130 . 00 dollars . my advice is to walk across the border and get one of the yellow cabs a few steps after getting across , and the ride will cost around $ 20 . 00 dollars for the cab .\nso first off , very disappointed to have to give even one star here ! this company isn ' t worth the headaches ! if you want to listen to the best advice you will ever get pertaining to bus transportation , do not use mexicoach ! ! ! ! ! i am a 24 year volunteer and past president of an amazing organization that provides cleft palate and lip surgeries for those less fortunate children in mexico . we had reserved two buses for over two months to transport our volunteers who take time out of their busy work schedules and families to come provide service to the children that desperately need our services . buses never showed and no phone call . . . . . . . . . . really ! ! ! it is hard to contact them and their makeshift office is in a kiosk at the swap meet near the border . what i don ' t understand is how someone can run a business like this that caters to getting people to a destination at a certain time . i am coordinating a reunion in which we will be chartering a bus to long beach to board a cruise ship next year . i had thought of using them but that is no longer in the cards for them . can you imagine them not showing up for that and everyone misses the boat ? no pun intended ! best of luck in your travels ~ mark\nin the print and enhanced in the online versions of barry berndes\u2019 san diegan , used annually by 20 million newcomers , visitors & residents . we showcase fun things to see & do including attractions with coupons , balboa park , restaurants , shopping , recreation , suburb reviews & events . plus , fabulous getaways to mexico resorts , catalina island , julian , borrego springs & wine tasting adventures .\neat free on your birthday in san diego to lend credibility to these recommended places to . . .\nhow to get to tijuana you need mexican insurance map factory outlet shopping shopping . . .\nwe are the coupon king with coupons , coupons , and more san diego coupons ! we are always on . . .\ngusher farmacias is the number one pharmacy in all of tijuana . yes , gusher farmacias , which is the leading . . .\nall of these restaurants have been personally recommended by san diego ' s dean of restaurant reviewers . . .\nvisiting mexico ? for the best and safest place to park your car , go to . . .\ndine at great san diego restaurants that are dedicated to serving free meals to kids . . .\nattractions in san diego are almost unlimited beginning with sea world , which is set on 189 . . .\nwe\u2019re the # 1 city guide with personally researched & reviewed content based on the print version of barry berndes\u2019 san diegan , who appears on the cover of all of his books dining in great restaurants . since 1969 , barry has been engaged in writing the \u201chonest guide\u201d to san diego , by reviewing every aspect of his hometown including dining in 1 , 000\u2019s of restaurants . he goes unannounced , paying for his own meals and inspecting the kitchens of each restaurant he reviews . this is your assurance that you will receive the same experience he enjoyed . with over 5 million copies in print , he has gained international recognition with numerous on air interviews and numerous articles written about him . as a result , 6 . 8 million locals , newcomers and visitors actively follow his recommendations annually online and in print , and so should you .\ndon\u2019t forget that american citizens need a valid u . s . passport to enter and leave mexico . if you are 21 years or older you can bring back one quart of liquor duty - free . victor and sons liquor ( 10 ) at 1020 ave . revolucion in downtown tijuana has the best selection .\ntourismo express also takes people to the new airport border crossing cbx for a fee of ( $ 10 ) each way . until the city of san diego builds a bigger parking lot , the best way to avoid getting a ticket for parking too long on the street near the terminal and getting your car towed away and having to pay a huge fee to get it back is to opt for a shuttle service . tourismo express makes multiple stops at cbx , the tijuana airport terminal \u2014 in san diego daily .\nsan ysidro is home to the world\u2019s busiest land border crossing , where u . s . interstate 5 crosses into mexico at tijuana . each year over 14 million vehicles and 40 million people enter the u . s . at the san ysidro port of entry .\nthe great majority of these are workers ( both of mexican and u . s . nationality ) commuting from tijuana to jobs in the greater san diego area and throughout southern california . there is also a thriving reverse traffic , both of workers traveling to maquiladoras in mexico and those purchasing services ( vehicle repairs , hair and beauty services , childcare , medical and dental ) or seeking entertainment in tijuana .\ncrossing times are notoriously slow at san ysidro , particularly for those entering the u . s . in cars . for this reason many cross on foot , which is frequently much faster than the vehicle lane . some pedestrian travelers own a car in each country , and store them in one of the large parking lots located near the border post , or use the respective public transportation systems of both cities ( both systems have a bus station built solely to serve the border crossing point ) .\nour tijuana tourist terminal is located in downtown tijuana - mexico on avenida revolucion between 6th and 7th street , the main tourist avenue of this city .\nsubscribe to our monthly newsletter and stay up to date on events , and exclusive offers in the tijuana area .\ncopyright \u00a9 2014 comit\u00e9 de turismo y convenciones de tijuana . portal oficial de promoci\u00f3n de la ciudad de tijuana .\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\nintercalifornias does it . i ' m not sure where they stop in san ysidro ; the wait is never very long going south , and going north you can have a cab drop you at ferrocarril and frontera ( just say\nd\u00e9jeme a los vans pa ' l norte por favor\nif you have language issues ) and there are a million vans that can use the bus lane . usually runs $ 5 or so .\nintercalifornias does not go out of the border area . the first mexican stop is at the l\u00ednea bus station , though , and from there you can get an abc bus to rosarito or you can just take a cab ; shouldn ' t cost more than $ 15 - 20 dlls . for a cab .\nif you ask your taxi to drop you off on ferrocarril you will see all the vans that will take you in the bus lane for $ 5 .\ni guess the company changed names . though it is quite shady that there is no name nor any type of contact information .\nthis topic has been closed to new posts due to inactivity . we hope you ' ll join the conversation by posting to an open topic or starting a new one .\nwe remove posts that do not follow our posting guidelines , and we reserve the right to remove any post for any reason .\ntijuana work permit for u . s . citizen - is single - day avail ?\nmembers who are knowledgeable about this destination and volunteer their time to answer travelers ' questions .\n* tripadvisor llc is not a booking agent and does not charge any service fees to users of our site . . . 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go somewhere else people !\nstill running . terribly unreliable , but the price is okay ( $ 3 each way ) . it does help to bypass the walking line - - but you shouldn ' t expect much from the service . we waited almost two hours for the coach ( it was\nheld up\nat the border ) . the staff was super unfriendly and unhelpful . the bus was crowded ( a lot of people were standing ) .\nthe ride to rosarito beach was good ! ! but the ride back was a different story they took us to some side stop where it look for shady back there and switched drivers . then we had to stop in tj to pick up passengers and like 25 freakin people got on so it was so uncomfortable . then once we got to the border there was another driver that got on and then the other driver came back to drive again i don ' t know what the hell was going on but we sat in that line for about 2hours even though we were close to the gate . the good thing all 25 people were together and they decided to get off and wait in the line so the 2hour wait was ok . it was a good ride with us ladies talking and there were 2 other people left on the bus with us and they said you ladies made the time go by fast it was better then reality tv . : )\nthe $ 5 price roudn trip sounded good . from sd to tj , the trip was okay , but didn ' t like the stop at the flea market before crossing the border , i guess it depends on what side of the highway you board from . the return back to the border was one of the worst expereinces we ever had . they said it would take 20 minutes and we sat just a few yards from the border for an hour , some people got off and stood in the long line . we watched them cross over the boarder as we were still seated on the bus . what ! ! the buss then moved a few feet and we asked to get off but the driver refused and said he and us would be fined . total bs ! ! ! . we yelled to the custom offiicals that we being held hostage and we were let go by the driver . what law is it again that you can ' t leave a bus ? ? we waited in foot line and waved to our bus mates as we passed them still in the same spot . i would just haggle with a taxi next time .\nyour trust is our top concern , so businesses can ' t pay to alter or remove their reviews . learn more .\nheads up : from now on , other yelpers will be able to see how you voted . want to chime in ?\nwe calculate the overall star rating using only reviews that our automated software currently recommends .\nthat sounds horrible ! i ' ll continue to advise people to rent a car and drive to rosarito . for me , being in charge of your destiny yourself makes up for a few extra dollars to rent a car .\ni am sure you got your moneys worth . as also would like to suggest for any time you go outside of australia that it pays to know a second language or to learn a bit of the local language . at least thats been my case in the multiple countries i have been abroad in central europe , scandinavia , eastern europe and latin america . in your case , according to you you had a terrible experience and i can understand that the driver was probably not the best . but then again let me ask you this . how much did you pay to get across the border and was tijuana your only destination ? how do you know the people that got on were illegals ? did you check the passport of each of those\nillegals\n? did you ask where the drop off was or the procedure before boarding the bus ?\nfor those that don ' t know - buses pay us immigration / customs a yearly fee to get on special lane called\nsentri line\n. the bus after crossing the border picks up passenger from san diego heading to tijuana and goes back . that is why when you reach the checkpoint where the customs officer is marks end of the bus route . unless you paid to go another city in california thru their bus company or want to pay to go back then you should get back on . but thats the end of the route for everyone . the officer checking the bus ask you to stand on a special sentri line for bus passenger which is also quite short and nothing compared to the regular lines to cross immigration therefore , you should not say they are illegals . . . and i doubt theres anything to feel unsafe about because all these people that get on the bus are not concerned with you or what you have . but are concerned in getting home , going to work , going shopping , catchinga tour bus to go on holiday or contnue their vacation .\n@ cass015 . i respectfully suggest that i did not get value for money at all . no bus service should abandon paying passengers half way to their paid destination . . . especially in the dark . also , it was pretty easy to work out the young mexican nationals who boarded our bus were illegals . they didnt even have passports and were booted out of the customs line and sent back into mexico when trying to enter usa . . you don ' t need a degree , or a second language to work that one out . . .\njust went . the parking lot in to the right on the\nlast exit before mexico\nexit . it ' s 8 bucks round trip . the come every 30 minutes and they drop you off in ave . revolucion near 6th .\nthe return is hell . the bus stops at door where you have to walk across the border with your bag and such .\nadvice : when you get near the border and are stuck in traffic . just ask the driver to let you off and walk across . it will be faster . it took us 1 hour and 15 minutes to get a across the border . walking up when we got close would have been only 10 .\nsorry , you had problems with the bus crossing . i was confused with their information too .\nsorry about the event on dec . 2 ! bus drivers don ' t seem to speak much english and i was thankful i had read the above posts .\ni - 5 south | e st . to camino de la plaza = last us exit =\nit takes no time to cross into mexico . you walk across after parking your car in the lot right by the border or you take the trolley . going back to the u . s . , you will also walk across the border .\nif you are just going to tijuana , you can walk . the tourist area is close to the crossing or you can take a cab to the zona rio , a nice shopping center . you ' ll find items at the stores in the zona rio to be more expensive than in the u . s . the tourist area will have the handcraft type items you are probably thinking of .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\ncoming from san diego to rosarito is easy by car , bus , route taxis , or one of the yellow taxi cabs . please see our driving directions page for more info on how to get here .\nyellow cabs are in plentiful supply if you walk across the border to tijuana from san ysidro . these cabs will charge from $ 25 to $ 30 to take a carload to rosarito . work out the price with the driver before getting in the cab . once in rosarito , you can hire a cab to take you back when you are ready . in rosarito you can take an eco taxi or one of many route taxis constantly going back and forth to and from tijuana .\nservice from boulevard benito juarez to tijuana only cost $ 1 or less , but route taxis are always the slowest and least comfortable means of transportation as they really pack them in with three in the front , four in the middle and three in the back of the station wagon . rosarito cabs are typically big 1980s ford and chevy station wagons .\nyou can drive by way of the libre ( free road ) or the cuota ( toll road ) . by far the nicest method is the toll road . the toll is currently 24 pesos ( about $ 2 . 10 ) . the toll road receipt is your insurance receipt should you have an accident while driving on the cuota . the cuota also has the\ngreen angel\nservice . they are radio - dispatched green trucks to help distressed vehicles . there are telephones about every 2 miles . they have gasoline , battery cables , etc .\nwhile driving in downtown rosarito , the far right lane is not a driving lane . this is for taxi pick ups and a lane to make backing out of parking easier . do not park where the curb is yellow . you will be towed and the fine is $ 70 for the towing charge and a four hour ordeal ! ! !\nthere are several pemex stations in rosarito . super unleaded at the moment is $ 2 . 40 per gallon . buy your gasoline in pesos for the best deal as the exchange rate at the gas station is usually not the greatest . and don ' t let your tank get really low . on some holiday weekends , the demand from tourists causes them to have long lines , especially if a motor home caravan of 100 rigs appear at once , and they do !\nyou are welcome to bring your animals to mexico . mexico does not check registration and shot records , but when you go back north , you may possibly need those records to get your pet ( s ) back into the u . s . there are no leash laws in mexico and your pets can enjoy the beach with you . be sure to inquire if your condominium or hotel will allow pets . there are pet sitters around town , but they really get booked up , so plan early .\nnot under any circumstances should you attempt to purchase a\nmexican pretty green parrot\nfrom the street corner and think it would be\ncute\nto take home . u . s . customs considers that almost as bad as drugs and has a healthy fine and a 50 year jail term !\nmaking your move to baja and bringing your household goods into mexico has new structure that you should be aware of , because if it is not conducted correctly , you could have to pay duty tax .\nyou need the fm - 3 mexico document , which is your legal status in mexico as a foreigner . you need four copies of the following items when you come :\nyp , the yp logo and all other yp marks contained herein are trademarks of yp llc and / or yp affiliated companies ."]}
{"id": 54589, "summary": [{"text": "constantia wyn ( wine ) is a south african dessert wine .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it is made from muscat blanc \u00e0 petits grains ( muscat de frontignan ) grapes grown in the district of constantia , south of cape town .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it was widely exported to europe .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "however , production of constantia ceased in the late nineteenth century following the devastation of south african vineyards by the phylloxera epidemic .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "production resumed at klein constantia in 1986 , at groot constantia in 2003 and at buitenverwachting in 2007 . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "constantia ( wine )", "paragraphs": ["the wine cellar houses a wine museum exhibiting wine making equipment , especially wine storage and wine drinking vessels .\nsimon van der stel founded constantia\u2019s first wine farm , groot constantia in 1685 .\ncape silversmiths buying wine at groot constantia \u2013 cloete wine ledger , 1825 & 1840 , groot constantia manor house .\ntoday , other estates have joined groot constantia to form the scenic constantia wine route . these estates include klein constantia , buitenverwachting , constantia uitsig , steenberg , constantia glen , eagles ' nest , silvermist vineyards and beau constantia .\ntwo of the five wine and chocolates you can savour at the groot constantia wine and chocolate pairing .\nhaving subsequently been subdivided into smaller farms , constantia uitsig is now one of a select handful of wine estates that together make up the constantia valley wine route .\nthe constantia wine valley is the oldest in the country , groot constantia having been established by simon van der stel in 1685 .\nfollowing his death , and with no remaining family at the cape , van der stel\u2019s constantia farm is subdivided into groot constantia , klein constantia ( later named hoop op constantia ) and bergvliet .\nas the oldest wine - producing region in the southern hemisphere , constantia\u2019s uninterrupted history of wine making stretches back over 300 years .\nbuitenverwachting was established in 1796 , klein constantia in 1823 , eagles\u2019 nest and silvermist in 1984 , constantia glen in 2000 and beau constantia in 2002 .\nspecial thanks to constantia wine route for all their work in helping us uncover the area .\nstellenbosch is celebrated for wine , food , people and culture . explore this acclaimed wine region with your expert wine guide .\ngroot constantia\u2019s revered history tells us how a man\u2019s love of wine established the first wine farm in south africa , going back 330 years .\nfeel like royalty and visit a wine estate , which originally formed part of the constantia estate .\nvisit a wine estate , which originally formed part of the much larger , historical constantia estate .\nsimon van der stel founded constantia\u2019s first wine farm , groot constantia in 1685 . constantia is a rich and diverse destination of its own within cape town , with wine farms , restaurants & many other attractions to look forward to on a short or long visit !\nconstantia valley shops offer the ultimate shopping experience from big brand names to unique boutiques the constantia valley has it all .\nour wine tasting options range from r45 to r90 per person , depending on your wine selection . if you purchase wine to the value of r350 , one wine tasting fee will be waived .\nklein constantia - described as one of the world\u2019s most beautiful wine estates , this wine farm is set amidst ancient trees on the upper foothills of the constantiaberg .\nthe constantia valley\u2019s nine wine farms located just 20 minutes from the city centre are in fact cape town\u2019s vineyard .\nconstantia glen is ideally located below constantia nek , just moments from the bustling cape town city centre . we are a picturesque boutique wine estate producing ultra - premium , cool climate wines . steeped in history , constantia is the oldest wine producing region in south africa dating back to 1685 .\ncomte de las cases . napoleon & constantia wine . my residence at the cape of good hope , balkema 1970 .\naside from the occasional afternoon tea in the the historical groot constantia , i haven ' t really ever spent much time exploring the offerings or enjoying the wine of the other wine farms located right on my doorstep in the constantia valley .\nthere are no less than 9 wine farms that make up the constantia wine route , starting from the top of constantia nek near hout bay , moving down the valley all the way to just below the steenberg mountains near tokai . . .\nall the farms are close together , meaning you can hop from one to the other with minimum fuss , but we would recommend taking two to three days to really explore the area properly . each farm has its own unique selling point and charm , but one thing they all have in common is fantastic wine and superb attention to detail . groot constantia , klein constantia , steenberg vineyards , constantia glen wine estate , beau constantia , buitenverwachting , constantia uitsig , eagle\u2019s nest and silvermist all await you in the valley . for help in unpacking it , contact constantia wine route .\nconstantia , south africa\u2019s oldest wine producing region , is situated less than 20 minutes from the cape town city centre . constantia glen welcomes wine enthusiasts to embark on a wine tasting experience with us . tasting our wines while enjoying the sweeping views from our tasting room and the vineyards is a rare pleasure .\na custom - made wine tour in the wine valley of legends with exclusive access to certain farms and the option of meeting a local wine - maker , makes for a memorable experience in one of cape town\u2019s top wine regions .\nof course , constantia has more on offer than the wine farms , with a huge amount of restaurants and bars to choose from .\nas portfolio ' s kathryn recently discovered , there are many hidden gems on the constantia wine route just waiting to be enjoyed . . .\nunwind with a glass of wine and scrumptious french cuisine in front of a blazing fire at the quaint brasserie pastis , in constantia . situated alongside the vineyards of groot constantia , it exudes warmth and an informal vibe .\nou constantia wyn , c . j . orffer , 1990 , unpublished mss .\ncontract with loius philippe , king of france at the groot constantia manor house .\nhidden gem : constantia glen 5 is a classic constantia blend of the five archetypal bordeaux varieties \u2013 cabernet sauvignon , merlot , cabernet franc , malbec and petit verdot .\nin the picturesque constantia wine valley , you\u2019ll find cape town\u2019s oldest and most beloved wine estate , groot constantia . it has a whole lot going for it including a beautiful estate , hundreds of years of history , wonderful food and of course the most incredible range of wines . what makes the estate\u2026\nconstantia valley restaurants offer a wide selection of dining experiences catering for all tastes and ages .\nthe constantia wine valley is situated on the green slopes of the constantiaberg mountain range and is a mere 15 - minute drive from the center of cape town . dating back to 1685 , constantia is the oldest wine region in south africa boasting eight award - winning wine estates and boutique wineries . the area\u2019s climate favors the production of white wines , notably sauvignon blanc , and is renowned for its sweet wines that first won acclaim in the 17th century . be sure to visit groot constantia , the very first south african wine farm , and indulge in wine tasting and gourmet food al fresco at one of the many on - site restaurants .\nwine lovers from around the world travel far and wide to visit groot constantia , south africa\u2019s oldest wine producing estate . here , guests are delighted by cellar and vineyard tours , wine tastings of a number of award - winning wines , a handful of world - class restaurants and the iziko museum set up in the\u2026\ndie alledaagse lewe op groot constantia tussen die jare 1685 \u2013 1885 . 2 vols , m . p . s . van der merwe . \u2013 groot constantia sale , vol . 11 , p . 294 . colyn supervising winemaking at groot constantia vol . 1 , p . 71 .\ngroot constantia is a historic farm estate that dates back to 1685 , thus making it one of the oldest wine farms in south africa . a visit to groot constantia gives you the chance to relive it\u2019s rich history and discover its development over time , including slavery on the estate . the wine museum gives you a glimpse of the life of a wine merchant and exhibits wine storage and drinking vessels from antiquity to the early 20th century . groot constantia is a fun day out and a magnificent way to gain insight into the life of a successful 18th to late 19th century cape farmer .\nbeau constantia - laying claim to the highest vines in the valley , planted to an elevation of 350 metres above sea - level on some of the steepest agricultural slopes in the cape , this is a beautiful boutique wine farm situated right at the top of constantia nek .\nletter ordering wine for france , 1847 . cloete papers , accessions no . 452\njoin our wine club to receive special news and exclusive offers from the estate .\naccommodation in the constantia valley offers visitors views of historical vineyards , lush greenbelts and glorious mountain ranges .\nnestled between tokai forest and the the constantia valley , this market boasts magical vineyard and mountain views .\ndie geskiedenis van wynbou en wynhandel in die kaapkolonie , 1795 - 1860 , professor d . van zyl , cape town , 1975 \u2013 constantia a natural sweet wine , p . 74 .\nnot only uninterrupted , constantia\u2019s history is also internationally admired . muskadel from the constantia valley won acclaim during the 18th century from famous authors , poets and statesmen alike . napoleon bonaparte had as much as 1 , 126 liters of the cloete family\u2019s constantia wine shipped in wooden casks each year to his home in exile on st helena from 1815 until his death in 1821 . and in sense and sensibility , jane austen\u2019s character mrs jennings recommends a little constantia for \u201cits healing powers on a disappointed heart . \u201d\nvan der stel built the house and used the land to produce wine as well as other fruit and vegetables , and for cattle farming . following van der stel ' s death in 1712 the estate was broken up and sold in three parts : groot constantia ; klein constantia ; and bergvliet .\nconstantia shifted it\u2019s focus to the world market , with the first wines exported by 1761 . by 1788 , the constantia dessert wines ( constantia wyn ) , were highly acclaimed in europe , having been enjoyed by notable historical characters such as frederick the great of prussia , charles dickens , jane austen and napoleon bonaparte .\nnobody knows constantia better than a local . when you\u2019re in town be sure to visit the closest vic at kirstenbosch where staff can help you really uncover the magic on offer in constantia and surrounds . also be sure to visit urltoken for all the ins and outs of what is on offer in the constantia valley .\nconstantia uitsig - known until 1940 as constantia view , this beautiful wine farm is currently undergoing extensive refurbishments to make it one of the most appealing for visitors to the valley . there is a small wine tasting area and the recently opened open door restaurant which comes highly recommended as one of the best foodie experiences in the valley , plus there are also big plans to create a beautiful kitchen garden , picnic area , larger wine tasting facilities and another casual restaurant .\nour glass hire service includes wine glasses , flutes and hi - ball tumblers . *\nthe groot constantia wine range boasts an exquisite array of wines that pay tribute to the amazing terroir and climate that the estate finds itself in . each wine contains notes that make it fit extremely well into its category and stand out at the same time . despite their uniqueness , each wine has a common characteristic , that of being a fantastic and easy wine to drink while at the same time hiding interesting and complicated tasting notes within its bottle .\nrecords of the cape colony , ed . g . mccall theall , govt . printers 1897 . \u2013 king george iv & constantia wine , 1827 , p . 74 , 77 & 278 .\nsince constantia glen is a working farm , for your own safety we can not allow any pedestrian access .\nprepare your palette to be amazed with the chocolate & wine pairing , that has unlocked interesting flavour combination by groot constantia with the help of a team of chocolatiers who came together to collaborate on creating not only a sweet way to taste wine , but also a way in which some of their wines with more complicated notes could be tasted and understood . each wine has been delicately paired with a chocolate and the expertly trained staff at groot constantia guide you through the tasting . groot constantia has six options from which they select a daily five flavour pairing option , depending on stock availability .\nnew york ' s largest producing wine region , the finger lakes has more than 100 wineries dotting the panoramic hills around the lakes . tasting rooms and tours abound , and you ' ll be able to sample such varietals as chardonnay , pinot noir , vidal blank , and riesling . start your tour of the region with a stop at the new york wine & culinary center , which offers wine tastings and information on the region . two popular wine routes to check out are the cayuga wine trail and the seneca wine trail . both showcase the region ' s finest wineries . explore this region ' s wine scene with these\ncape town and its surrounds is a world renowned wine region , recognised internationally for its fine wines . while the cape\u2019s famed winelands have spread to stellenbosch , paarl , franschhoek and beyond , it all began in constantia , quite literally cape town\u2019s back yard . with a wine - making tradition that spans more than 300 years , the constantia valley and its surrounds is the oldest wine - producing region in the southern hemisphere , its picturesque farms still producing world class , award - winning wines .\none of the handful of farms in the constantia valley wine region , constantia uitsig is one of the farms that were created after former governor simon van der stel\u2019s constantia was broken up into smaller estates after his death . the estate produces a host of award - winning white wines , as well as a great red blend . uitsig is also home to the recently opened open door restaurant and a bike park for cycling enthusiasts .\nnestled beneath table mountain national park and commanding vistas of the constantiaberg and table mountain ranges lies constantia , the oldest wine - making region in the southern hemisphere . filled with heritage and landscapes of unsurpassed beauty , constantia is the perfect place to base yourself when visiting cape town , the mother city in south africa .\nbut all that changed recently with a visit to some of the hidden gems of the constantia wine route . . . which inspired me to visit a few more and discover their secret delights . . .\nin 1885 groot constantia was purchased by the government of the cape of good hope and was used as an experimental wine and agricultural estate . following a disastrous fire in 1925 the house was extensively restored .\nwe cover everything to do with sa fine wine . wine magazine was published from october 1993 until september 2011 and now lives on in digital form as winemag . co . za .\ngreat food with amazing views . . . perfect location to eat after a wine tour !\nthink the shire with a modern - day twist and you may come close to the boutique wine farm that is beau constantia . close , but not quite on the money , because chances are you have never experienced a wine tasting in a venue quite like it . a rolling green embankment is the\u2026\nthe constantia wine tour is a leading wine touring company in cape town . we provide tours in the constantia valley , the origin of south african wines . we have a selection of tour options available which include premium tastings , private rooms , exclusive access high up onto the mountains that look over the vineyards , cellar tours , meeting the winemaker , sit down a la carte lunches and photographs taken throughout your day ! !\nhugh johnson ' s modern encyclopaedia of wine , mitchell beazley , 1983 , p . 480 .\ncape town is a favourite destination for wine connaisseurs from around the world , and some of the best and oldest wine farms in the region can be found right in the city\u2019s back yard .\nin the picturesque constantia wine valley , you\u2019ll find cape town\u2019s oldest and most beloved wine estate , groot constantia . it has a whole lot going for it including a beautiful estate , hundreds of years of history , wonderful food and of course the most incredible range of wines . what makes the estate really special is the unique experience it offers for its visitors , including an exquisite chocolate and wine pairing and a visitor route experience . have a look at the not - to - be - missed activities when visiting this estate :\nparadiso is a family run guesthouse and self - catering cottage , offering guests friendly and personal service is set in a tranquil treed garden with sweeping views of the distant constantiaberg mountains , constantia valley and its wine farms .\nlearn more about our august history , winemaking philosophy , unique terroir and the people who bring klein constantia to life today .\nyou\u2019ll find senhor prego at taste at simon\u2019s , a new market at groot constantia . we love his pregos , too .\nthe constantia valley was made for trail junkies . the constantia green belts provide a number of relatively easy routes for runners . if you\u2019re looking for more of a challenge , you can head up constantia nek for some tough climbs and single track . just make sure somebody knows where you are . and take a map ! you can find these at our visitor information centres .\nalthough steenberg is the oldest private estate in the constantia valley , having been granted to free burghers hans and catharina ras , groot constantia is really its grande old dame . it was groot , or grand , constantia that put constantia on the international wine map , as well as being its stand - out estate for more than 300 years . i love to take guests there and make them walk from the old entrance gates down the oak - lined avenue to the main manor , with the old werf ( farmstead ) buildings flanking on the right and vineyards sweeping away to false bay to the left .\nstopping off at groot constantia , eagles\u2019 nest and beau constantia , there\u2019s no better way to see the wine route than with cape town\u2019s beloved red bus , the city sightseeing bus . with an informative audio guide in 15 languages , you\u2019ll get clued up while marvelling at this picturesque neighbourhood of cape town as you hop on and off as you please .\nthis popular wine estate offers lovely views , delicious wine , and its famous 1 000 - strong duck parade . enjoy all of this , as well as a market - style brunch , every saturday .\nwhile established wine destinations ( like stellenbosch , franschhoek and constantia ) remain the most popular destinations , there is an increasing demand to experience more than just the food and wine . visitors are requesting unique tours that allow them to meet producers and gain exclusive access to experiences outside the standard offering . and the statistics support this claim .\npart of the popular primi piatti franchise , the constantia branch is a staple in the old village square at constantia village . serving pasta , pizzas , burgers and more , the food is wholesome and well - priced and the restaurant is very family friendly .\nthis constantia wine tour was an unbelievable one with good memories made with friends . we were taken around to many beautiful wine estates by blake gowar who shared his extensive knowledge of the delicious wines we tasted and lots of other interesting information . his warm and kind nature made our visit that much much more memorable . this is definitely a tour i would love to do again with family and friends . if you are looking for a wine tour where you are exposed to the beautiful vineyards of constantia with excellent tour guides , this is the tour you want to experience .\none of the oldest areas in cape town , and south africa , constantia is home to incredible wine farms , unrivalled natural beauty and some of the most renowned restaurants in town . see why locals and visitors love it so much :\ngoing wine tasting is a charming way to spend a day or a weekend . it is so enjoyable , in fact , that wine tasting has become a vacation in itself . wine tourism has increased in the past 10 years and many wineries around the globe now provide exquisite tasting rooms with scenic vineyard views , wine tasting dinners , and tours of the vineyards and cellars . an oeno - experience , one might say .\ndating back to 1685 and described as one of the world\u2019s most beautiful wine estates , klein constantia is set amidst ancient trees on the upper foothills of the constantiaberg , with views across false bay . the perfect location for cool climate wines , klein constantia produces some of south africa\u2019s top wines , including one of the world\u2019s best natural sweet wines , vin de constance .\ngroot constantia is the oldest wine producing estate in south africa . when simon van der stel\u2019s constantia was subdivided into three farms , and in 1777 hendrik cloete bought one of these farms on the neglected estate . cloete worked hard to restore the farm to its former glory and after his death in 1817 the farm was further divided between his two sons , with jacob pieter inheriting the lower portion of the farm , now known as groot ( big ) constantia , and his brother johan gerhard the upper portion , now known as klein ( little ) constantia . in the nearly 200 years since , every subsequent owner of the groot constantia contributed its success , with wines favoured by the likes of napoleon bonaparte along the way . today groot constantia produces an array of award winning whites and reds that ships around the world . the farm also includes two top class restaurants and a conference / events venue .\nconstantia valley surrounded with full of greens and grapes garden a fantastic place to visit . i must say one should visit this place during their lifetime . the courtesy shown by the people at the wine manufacturing place awesome and very great gesture .\nland was granted to governor simon van der stel . he planted 10 , 000 vines , naming the farm after the voc ( dutch east india company ) ship , constantia . the original property comprised 763 hectares , stretching from the modern - day constantia to dieprivier .\nsituated on the forested southern slopes of table mountain and within the table mountain national park , this rustic luxurious 60 - acre lodge is just minutes away from cape town\u2019s wonderful beaches , constantia wine lands and restaurants and boasts 22 self - catering cottages .\nsituated in the heart of the constantia suburb , constantia village has all the convenience of a mall , but its wide , open spacing creates the ambience of a village square . there are a number of high - quality restaurants and coffee shops , high - end boutiques and big - name shopping chains . whether you are looking for an intimate dinner for two or some retail therapy , you will be well served at constantia village .\nthe following two owners , carl georg wieser and his stepson jacobus van der spuij , respectively owned constantia from 1734 - 1759 and from 1759 - 1778 . wieser had a good knowledge of viticulture and enlarged the vineyards . van der spuij on the other hand did not trouble himself with wine making . he owned a slave who acted as cellar master and wine maker . in 1778 jan serrurier bought constantia from van der spuij , but eleven months later sold it to hendrik cloete , owner of the farm nooitgedacht near stellenbosch .\nwe have already mentioned the wine farms , but it deserves a second mention , a third , and a fourth\u2026 you get the idea . right on the city\u2019s doorstep , the constantia valley is home to some of the oldest and most prestigious farms in the country .\njust 30 minutes from cape town international airport and 20 minutes from the v & a waterfront , constantia valley truly is cape town ' s vineyard .\nsweet luscious & excellent wine\nr . percival , an account of the cape of good hope , london 1804 .\nif you receive an unsatisfactory bottle , we will always replace , refund , or recommend another wine we think you\u2019ll love \u2013 and there is no need to return the bottle to us . if you do not enjoy a bottle you ordered , simply get in touch with your local majestic wine store , let them know you did not enjoy this wine and our highly knowledgeable staff will be more than happy to replace the wine with something else we think you\u2019ll love or refund the full amount to you .\nah tuscany ! chianti is the first word that comes to mind , the ever - pleasing red wine that pairs so perfectly with meats and pastas . amid the gently sloping hills of tuscany , filled with medieval houses and castles , are acres of grape vines with wineries open for tours and tastings . this is old world wine culture at its finest ; wine - makers still crush the grapes with their feet here , and wine is stored in long , vaulted basement cellars carved right out of the rock .\nelysian fields\nhugh johnson . the world atlas of wine , mitchell beazley , london , 1979 . p . 246 .\nanwilka , our sister farm in stellenbosch , produces world - class red blends under the guidance of internationally acclaimed bordeaux wine experts .\nsouth africa\u2019s wine heritage starts here\u2014in the lush valley of constantia where vineyards slope gently up the constantiaberg mountains and are fanned by sea breezes from false bay . the climate , soil , and cooling winds have played their part in the production of fine quality wines since the 17th century and the\u2026\nthe selection of vineyards in cape town and its surrounds can be quite overwhelming , making it difficult for even a seasoned wine lover to know where to start . the guys at explore sideways offer tailor - made private wine tours with some of south africa\u2019s top guides , and they\u2019ll be more than happy to help you make the most of your next trip to cape town\u2019s famous wine lands .\none of the oldest areas in cape town , and south africa , constantia is home to incredible wine farms , unrivalled natural beauty and some of the most renowned restaurants in town . see why locals and visitors love it so much : where to eat and make merry : restaurants and bars the\u2026\nvan der stel was very keen to acquire a farm and in 1685 a piece of land of more than 2454 hectares was granted to him . he named it constantia and , probably in the same year , built a double - storey house on it . vegetables and fruit were grown on the farm , in addition to the practice of viticulture and the production of wine . the produce was supplied to ships which called at the cape . van der stel also specialized in cattle - breeding on his leased land . he died in 1712 . in 1716 , constantia was divided into three portions before being sold . two parts became known as bergvliet and klein constantia and the third part on which the van der stel house stood , became officially known as groot constantia during the mid - 19th century .\nprefer something sweet ? - try our famous wine and chocolate pairing or finish your tasting experience with one of our mouthwatering new desserts .\nwe hope you enjoy the exciting list of fine values , rising stars and historic producers that populate wine spectator \u2019s 2015 top 100 .\nthis open - air market held at the kenilworth racecourse boasts more than 50 food , wine , beer , craft and clothing vendors .\nin 1779 the portion of the estate including van der stel ' s cape dutch - style manor house was sold to the cloete family , who planted extensive vineyards and extended and improved the mansion by commissioning the architect louis michael thibault . the wine cellar was added by cloete in 1791 . the house remained in the possession of the cloete family until 1885 , during which period the estate became famous for its production of constantia dessert wine .\nfind out more about our elegant estate wines , kc range of easy - drinking wines , and icon wine\nvin de constance\n.\nenjoy the new visitor route experience where one ticket gives you entrance to the historic manor house museum , the original cloete cellar , a cellar tour , wine tasting and spiegalau crystal wine glass . the manor house is the original cape dutch homestead , beautifully preserved so you can look back in time . at the cloete cellar you\u2019ll find a fascinating and unusual collection of historic wine and archeological equipment as you learn more about this area , the wine and the history of the estate . it\u2019s an enthralling and unforgettable tour that aims to show , not tell .\nthe history of constantia from then on became the story of mainly three families . oloff bergh was the second owner of the farm . after his death in 1724 , his dynamic wife of slave descent anna de koningh , became the owner . she owned the farm until her death in 1734 . agriculture and viticulture continued on constantia during this period .\njust outside of cape town is south africa ' s world - renown cape winelands , where fertile soil and a moderate climate enables growers to produce fine sauvignon blanc , chardonnay , cabernet sauvignon , shiraz , and pinot noir . south african wines have grown in popularity over the last decades , and the region is well - prepared for a wine - tasting holiday . visit groot constantia , one of the most famous and oldest wine farms in the region ; the wines here are stellar , and the views are breathtaking . other wine routes to visit are stellenbosch , paarl , and franschhoek . try a\nlocated in close proximity to the area\u2019s restaurants and with easy access to all major attractions , constantia cottages has been endorsed as highly recommended by the aa quality assured accommodation program .\nthe groot constantia wine and chocolate tasting is a truly unique experience that should be on every cape town bucket list as an experience that is not to be missed . not only is it unique in its presentation , but does a wonderful job in educating and highlighting characteristics of our favourite wines that we so often miss .\nthe constantia valley has an appeal that offers something of interest to everyone , from visiting the award - winning wine estates and restaurants , to an array of experiences such as picnics , festivals , tours and adrenaline adventure sports . the mountain ranges and greenbelts offer breathtaking photo opportunities with hiking , horse riding and mountain biking trails .\nthe 2015 top 100 emphasizes how much the wine world has changed since wine spectator put together its inaugural honor roll , in 1988 . that year , the top 10 counted three bordeauxs , four burgundies , two italian reds and one california cabernet . now , less than three decades later , outstanding wines from almost every corner of the globe compete with these historic leaders for attention . put simply , it\u2019s a great time to be a wine lover .\nnestled among the tygerberg hills , just a 20 - minute drive from cape town , lies the durbanville wine valley . the region consists of 12 wine estates each complemented by some of the best fine dining restaurants in cape town . durbanville\u2019s signature cultivar is sauvignon blanc followed by cabernet sauvignon , merlot , shiraz and chardonnay . during the summertime , the region hosts several wine festivals where you can enjoy premium wines and delicious cuisine with family and friends .\nconstantia remained cloete property from 1778 - 1885 and the cloetes gave a new lease of life to the farm . hendrik cloete gave the farm a new look by having a new wine cellar built , situated at the back and on the same axis as the entrance to the farm and the manor house . he also had the original house adapted by structural changes such as adding gables , sash and new casement windows , and a higher and more pitched roof . cloete also expanded the outbuildings in front of the manor house . he improved the vineyards and introduced his own wine making methods to the farm . his wine became world famous .\nthe paarl wine route is the second oldest in the country and is known for its signature cultivar , shiraz , although their red and white blends are also highly regarded . an easy 40 - minute drive from cape town , the paarl wine route consists of 70 wine producers ranging from historic family - owned estates to larger cellars . apart from its wineries , paarl is also known for its craft breweries , brandy cellars , artisanal cheeses as well as olive and olive oil producers . like franschhoek , paarl is bordered by scenic mountain ranges and is the perfect location to enjoy cheese and wine underneath tall oak trees .\nmorgenster is a thriving olive and wine farm with a history dating back to 1711 . at just 35 minutes from cape town , this internationally acclaimed estate sits at the gateway to the cape winelands in somerset west . wine lovers and foodies , don\u2019t miss the chance to taste award - winning bordeaux - style wines\u2026\non - demand tourism : the research revealed that wine tourism is the top activity ( 83 % ) requested by tourists visiting the cape , which is 15 % more popular than culture activities and 44 % more popular than adventure activities . out of all food and wine activities requested , fine dining restaurants and guided wine tours were most popular . the research further revealed a shift towards a new type of luxury travel in which an overwhelming number of visitors ( 82 % ) seek out authentic and immersive experiences around food , wine , culture and spectacular scenery . a supporting trend shows that bookings for guided tours have risen in the last year with a focus on tailor - made itineraries and specialist guides with insider knowledge that go beyond just wine cultivar , origin and pairing advice .\ngroot constantia - a unique heritage wine estate offering historical tours of the manor house , to a busy day time restaurant under the oaks , large lawns for kids to run on and prepared picnic baskets to feast from . enjoy panoramic views across to false bay or enjoy some live music at simon ' s restaurant - there is something for everyone .\none of the best ways to take in the constantia valley is on horseback . there are a number of companies that offer outrides through the vineyards as well as pony rides for the kids .\nconstantia glen is happy to have added a selection of flammkuchen and delicious summer salads to our current repertoire of tasting experiences available at the tasting room . you may also enjoy one of our popular cheese\nsilvermist - located just over the rise at constantia nek , this vineyard straddles the neck of the mountain providing magnificent views in either direction - hout bay and constantia . certified organic by the bio - dynamic & organic certification authority , the natural fynbos is encouraged to grow amongst the vineyards alongside selected lupins and grains thus creating a rich biodiversity and ducks provide the pest control while fertilizing the vineyards !\ntake a step back in time with a guided tour through the cellar and learn more about this rich history while enjoying a chocolate and award winning wine pairing .\nmore significantly , it was the cape that produced the southern hemisphere ' s first great wine : constantia . simon van der stel ' s estate on the flank of table mountain , where several varieties of muscat flourished , was the source of a red that would soon be compared with some of the world ' s best dessert wines . if you like history , you can still visit the place where it was made . or better still , you can drink a ( white ) wine that is modelled on van der stel ' s creation . the luscious , abundantly aromatic , orange marmalade - scented 2004 vin de constance , klein constantia ( \u00a325 per 50cl , 14 % , majestic ) remains one of the best sweet wines on the planet .\ncradled in a secluded valley high up on the slopes of the constantia mountains , the farm originally served as a refreshment station for travellers on the mountain pass between wynberg and hout bay harbour . devastating fires destroyed most of the farm in 2000 , save for its historic buildings . it has since been turned into an esteemed wine estate , known for its award winning reds .\nthe oldest restaurant in cape town , constantia nek , has undergone some serious renovations by the harbour house group and now houses a harbour house restaurant and a la parada . the former serves fresh , tantalising , light meals with arresting views of the idyllic constantia valley , while the latter serves up some of the best spanish - inspired tapas in town . it\u2019s the best of both worlds , with an unrivalled view !\nthe valley was the cradle of quality winemaking in south africa and the name constantia is linked with the most famous wines ever produced in this country . enjoyed by napol\u00e9on bonaparte and royalty in the 18th century .\nwesgro , in partnership with explore sideways , has completed a survey with tour operators in the western cape to profile wine and food tourists and determine the sector\u2019s main trends .\nbuitenverwachting - living up to it ' s name which means \u201cbeyond expectations\u201d , this is a beautiful historical wine farm that was originally part of groot constantia . i love to take the trip to their tasting room as it takes you on a slow meander through vineyards , past paddocks and down an avenue of oaks . . . transporting you to another world in just a few minutes .\nthe future of the cape\u2019s food and wine tourism : creating awareness amongst tour operators about fine dining and wine tasting experiences is therefore a crucial marketing tool to draw both foreign and local customers . the key takeaway for the future of food and wine tourism in the cape is that real , authentic experiences are more valuable than standard concepts of luxury . according to one operator , \u201cluxury is more about experiences tailored to specific interests and having a truly inspiring , insightful tour rather than a fancy car and expensive restaurants . \u201d\nthe cellars - hohenort is ideally situated as a central point from which to experience the diversity of activities , including cape point , robben island , table mountain , kirstenbosch botanical gardens , the constantia valley wine route and the famous beaches of boulders and camps bay . all 48 rooms and suites boast panoramic views of the iconic mountain or over the 9 . 5 acres of beautifully manicured gardens .\nthis seaside market is a good place to enjoy the stunning views of the bay and table mountain while sipping a cold beer or glass of wine as the sun goes down .\nwhen duggie jooste bought klein constantia in june 1980 , he and professor chris orffer , world - renowned authority on wine varieties , stood on the stoep of the homestead after dinner .\ndo you realise ,\nsaid orffer ,\nthat in the 18th and 19th centuries only one truly great wine was ever made in the southern hemisphere , and do you know where it was made ?\nwhere ?\nasked duggie .\nright here ,\nsaid orffer excitedly ,\nright here in this valley and this farm of yours is part of those vineyards .\nwe took a half day tour of the constantia wineries and it was very enjoyable . after the first winery we already had a buzz . they give you a spittoon if you don\u2019t want to swallow the wine samples , but since we were not driving , we drank it all and it was a blast . highly recommended . there are full day tours , but i believe half day is plenty .\nthe target base : although the western cape attracts visitors from all over the world the tour operators indicated that visitors from the usa , canada , australia and europe show the most interest in wine and food tourism while relatively few visitors from africa pursue such tours . there is therefore a huge opportunity to expand the number of people participating in wine and food tourism .\none of the most well - known farms in the durbanville valley wine region , diemersdal has been producing wine for more than three centuries , originally under the watchful eye of captain diemer . in 1885 the louw family took over the farm and today , six generations later , the louws are still producing award - winning whites and reds for both the local and overseas markets .\nset on one of the most renowned ( and picturesque ) wine estates in the country , this market has over 70 vendors selling a vast array of fresh produce , art and crafts .\nthe perfect way to spend a relaxed day with family and friends , this market\u2019s unpretentious farm vibe is what makes it unique . in addition to a delicious variety of food stalls , an interesting selection of crafts , wine tastings , and entertainment for the kids , its location on one of the oldest and most picturesque wine estates in south africa make it a wonderful day out .\nduring this period they acted as wine supplier to the exiled french emperor napoleon bonaparte on st . helena . in 1823 jacob pieter bought the farm from his mother , and continued the highly established viticultural standards . during his ownership the farm officially became groot constantia . jacob pieter cloete died in 1875 and he was the last private owner of the farm . the farm remained in his estate and his son henry acted as farm manager . the vine disease phylloxera urged him to leave for europe to study methods for treatment , and during his absence his two sons were left in charge . henry returned in 1885 and it was decided to sell groot constantia by auction .\nwhen bergh in turn died in 1724 , groot constantia was owned for a time by a freed slave , his wife . neither had been much interested in wine making , so the property was neglected . and so it remained until it was bought by wealthy stellenbosch wine farmer hendrick cloete in 1778 , when begins its golden years . cloete had the manor remodeled in the neo - classical old cape style by the outstanding architect - craftsman of the day , frenchman michel louis thibault , and added a large new cellar , the pediment with its bacchanalian bas reliefs sculpted by famous cape artist , german - born anton anreith .\nin 1685 , during an annual visit to the cape , hendrik adriaan van rheede tot drakenstein granted the grounds of groot constantia to simon van der stel , the voc ( dutch east india company ) governor of the cape of good hope .\nfor your final stop , you will head up the mountainside to one of the highest tasting room in the constantia valley . you\u2019ll finish your tour with a view across the bay all the way to the beginning of the helderberg mountain range .\nworking for him was anna de koningh , daughter of a freed slave angela van bengale , who married the commander of the cape town castle , captain olaf bergh . when the governor died , in 1712 , bergh bought the major portion of groot constantia , with the portions bergvliet and klein constantia going to pieter de meijer . but one incident occurred here in 1705 that throws some light on the controversial willem adriaan , son of simon who had succeeded his father as governor in 1699 .\nnight market at waldorf school constantia on the last friday of every month , not sure of times . i\u2019m definitely favouriting this page . i\u2019m always looking for new markets to check out , especially on a friday night . thanks for this ! \ud83d\ude00\ndessert wines were first made on the constantia estate in the late 1660s and were celebrated in the literature of austen , dickens and baudelaire . produced in the oldest winemaking area in the western cape from hand harvested , shrivelled grapes . released after four years . fresh , floral muscat aromas with a hint of spice , and a rich , opulent palate of stone - fruits , nuts , vanilla , wood spices and honey . well balanced by crisp acidity with a long , succulent finish . this wine can age for up to twenty years , but if you can ' t resist it the wine is eminently drinkable now with tarte tatin or br\u00fbl\u00e9e .\neagles\u2019 nest is cradled in a secluded valley on the slopes of the constantia mountain range , forming part of the world heritage site , table mountain . the farm\u2019s origins go back to when it was used as a refreshment station between the area now known as wynberg in the east , and the harbour of hout bay in the west . enjoy a leisurely afternoon of sipping on wine , under the tall trees , enjoying the relaxing sound of the babbling brook .\ngroot constantia has two remarkable restaurants on site : jonkershuis and simon\u2019s . while the former serves decadent breakfasts and lunches next to the fire place or uner the amcient oak trees , the latter has relaxed al fresco or a la carte meals and special outdoor picnics .\nstellenbosch is one of the most popular tourist destinations for wine tasting in the western cape . steeped in history , the district features some of the best examples of dutch architecture and is home to around 150 wine estates and producers . stellenbosch is known for the quality of its blended reds and produces wines from almost all the grape varieties . due to the vastness of the district , the stellenbosch wine route has been divided into five sub - routes , namely bottelary hills , greater simonsberg , helderberg , stellenbosch berg and stellenbosch valley . take advantage of the many scenic tours on offer and enjoy some of the best wines in the country .\nnestled between majestic mountain ranges , this picturesque town is home to a variety of 300 - year - old wine estates and contemporary boutique wineries \u2013 many have their own superb restaurants on - site too . it all started 300 years ago when the french huguenots arrived in south africa , bringing with them their age - old wine and food culture . today franschhoek is known as the gourmet capital of south africa , boasting several award - winning restaurants and wine estates . franschhoek\u2019s vineyards produce all the classic varieties as well as many unique blends . visit this magnificent town and enjoy luscious wines paired with world - class cuisine amid breathtaking scenery ."]}
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", "topic": 33}], "title": "artificial pancreas", "paragraphs": ["an artificial pancreas uses man - made technology to match the way a pancreas works .\nthe most widely tested artificial pancreas is a \u2018closed - loop insulin delivery system\u2019 , also referred to as a closed loop artificial pancreas .\nthere was no significant difference in blood glucose control or hypoglycemia between the single - hormone artificial pancreas and the dual - hormone artificial pancreas .\nthis study concluded that a single - and dual - hormone artificial pancreas improved glucose control at night . however , the dual - hormone artificial pancreas is not more effective than the single - hormone artificial pancreas in controlling glucose levels .\nthe artificial pancreas device system is a system of devices that closely mimics the glucose regulating function of a healthy pancreas .\nthe artificial pancreas : current status and future prospects in the management of diabetes .\nthe 6 developmental stages of artificial pancreas device systems ( copyright jdrf ) . 5\nsummary of the closed - 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pubmed - ncbi\nstg - 22 , a bedside - type artificial endocrine pancreas system with closed - loop .\nthis interim analysis showed that an artificial pancreas can robustly reduce hypoglycemia overnight in the home setting .\npatients were prospectively randomized . perioperative blood glucose levels were continuously monitored using an artificial endocrine pancreas ( stg - 22 ) . glucose levels were controlled using either the sliding scale method ( sliding scale group , n = 13 ) or the artificial pancreas ( artificial pancreas group , n = 17 ) .\nthe bio - inspired artificial pancreas \u2013 biap \u2013 is attached to the abdomen via a thin tube .\nthe artificial pancreas : current status and future prospects in the management of diabetes . - pubmed - ncbi\na successful artificial pancreas would be a life - changing advance for many people with type 1 diabetes .\n. ; ap @ home consortium . mpc based artificial pancreas : strategies for individualization and meal compensation .\n. the artificial pancreas is still undergoing clinical trials , and is not currently used in diabetic patients .\nkono thanazaki kyazawa k et al . pancreatic polypeptide administration reduces insulin requirements of artificial pancreas in pancreatectomized dogs .\ncite this article : the first fda - approved artificial pancreas system - medscape - jan 11 , 2017 .\n14 participants receiving regular insulin pump therapy experienced hypoglycemia ( dangerously low blood glucose levels ) . 6 participants receiving the single - hormone artificial pancreas experienced hypoglycemia . 3 participants receiving the dual - hormone artificial pancreas experienced hypoglycemia .\nthis seems due to the challenging daytime circumstances with glucose perturbations due to physical activity and carbohydrate intake during meals and snacks . consequently , depending on the user - friendliness of the first commercialized artificial pancreas systems , artificial pancreas - when - at - home could be considered as a concept for first commercial introduction of the artificial pancreas .\nan artificial pancreas is a man - made device that is designed to release insulin in response to changing blood glucose levels in a similar way to a human pancreas .\nthe illustration below describes the parts of a type of artificial pancreas device system and shows how they work together .\nbequette bw . a critical assessment of algorithms and challenges in the development of a closed - loop artificial pancreas .\nwhen discussing the project , kovatchev cited the multi - disciplinary collaboration necessary to make the artificial pancreas a reality .\nday and night use of a bihormonal artificial pancreas system has been shown to reduce both mean glycemia and hypoglycemia .\n] showed that an artificial pancreas can reduce mean glucose overnight in the home setting without an increase in hypoglycemia .\nartificial pancreas to undergo long - term clinical tests | harvard john a . paulson school of engineering and applied sciences\nkropff j , devries jh . continuous glucose monitoring , future products , and update on worldwide artificial pancreas projects .\nthese studies will help to make the artificial pancreas a reality . a safe and effective artificial pancreas will be a game - changer for treating type 1 diabetes , lifting the burden of managing this condition from patients and their families .\nartificial pancreas systems are being studied as a possible treatment option for people with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes .\ncontinuous postoperative blood glucose monitoring and control by artificial pancreas in patients having pancreatic resection : a prospective randomized clinical trial .\nhovorka r , wilinska me , chassin lj , acerini cl , dunger db . the artificial pancreas : making headway .\nthis study is the first to directly compare insulin - only and bihormonal artificial pancreas devices in a research ward setting .\none needs to look no further than the biotech companies working to develop an artificial pancreas / closed - loop system .\nthis study examined whether the combination of glucagon and insulin in an artificial pancreas is more effective compared to insulin alone .\nartificial pancreas : 1 . glucose levels monitored continuously 2 . required insulin dose calculated 3 . insulin does delivered automatically .\nthe objective of this study is to investigate 1 ) if announcing postprandial exercise to the artificial pancreas is beneficial in reducing the risk of hypoglycemia and 2 ) if an insulin bolus reduction is necessary when announcing the exercise to the artificial pancreas .\nmay 23 , 2017 in al . com , \u201c alabamian with diabetes built her own artificial pancreas , gives code away \u201c\nthis blog post is the first in a series detailing what i will call \u201cthe magical control of the artificial pancreas . \u201d\ndoyle fj , huyett lm , lee jb , et al . closed - loop artificial pancreas systems : engineering the algorithms .\nhaidar a , smaoui mr , legault l , rabasa - lhoret r . the role of glucagon in the artificial pancreas .\no\u2019keeffe dt , maraka s , basu a , keith - hynes p , kudva yc . cybersecurity in artificial pancreas experiments .\nthis collaboration is the latest development within jdrf ' s artificial pancreas project , and stems from the progress made since 2006 in the jdrf - funded artificial pancreas consortium , a group of university - based mathematicians , engineers and diabetes experts that has developed the computer programs needed for an artificial pancreas , and established its scientific feasibility . these academic studies within the artificial pancreas project are an excellent complement , and essential to jdrf ' s work with industry participants to develop first - generation systems . jdrf announced the first major non - exclusive industry initiatives of the artificial pancreas project in january 2010 , when it entered into a non - exclusive partnership with animas , a johnson & johnson company , to develop a first - generation artificial pancreas system .\nthe fda ' s guidance , the content of investigational device exemption ( ide ) and premarket approval ( pma ) applications for artificial pancreas device systems , addresses requirements for clinical studies and premarket approval applications for and artificial pancreas device system , and provided a flexible regulatory approach to support the rapid , safe and effective development of artificial pancreas device systems . ( see below ) .\nfurther optimization concerning both algorithm and devices could enable the artificial pancreas becoming a promising future therapeutic option for people with type 1 diabetes . read more about profil expertise in the area of artificial pancreas , or read more ont he ap @ home project .\ndiabetes uk is proud to be funding groundbreaking research aimed at developing and testing an artificial pancreas for adults with type 1 diabetes .\nperioperative use of an artificial endocrine pancreas to control pancreatogenic diabetes after pancreatic resection is an easy and effective way to maintain near - normal blood glucose levels . the artificial pancreas shows promise for use as insulin treatment for patients with pancreatogenic diabetes after pancreatic resection .\nkeenan db , cartaya r , mastrototaro jj . the pathway to the closed - loop artificial pancreas : research and commercial perspectives .\nphillip m , battelino t , atlas e , et al . nocturnal glucose control with an artificial pancreas at a diabetes camp .\nthe artificial pancreas is composed of three components : glucose sensor to read glucose levels , insulin pump to infuse insulin and a dosing mathematical algorithm to decide on the required insulin dosages based on the sensor ' s readings . the artificial pancreas has the potential to reduce the risk of exercise - induced hypoglycemia but the importance of announcing exercise to the artificial pancreas is yet to be explored .\nap , artificial pancreas ; fda , us food and drug administration ; gmp , good manufacturing practices ; sh , severe hypoglycemia .\nthis system , which is worn like an insulin pump , has been termed the ' artificial pancreas ' because it monitors and adjusts insulin levels just as the pancreas does in people without diabetes .\nhaidar a , legault l , messier v , et al . comparison of dual - hormone artificial pancreas , single - hormone artificial pancreas , and conventional insulin pump therapy for glycaemic control in patients with type 1 diabetes : an open - label randomised controlled crossover trial .\ninstead , the artificial pancreas is designed to oversee and adjust insulin delivery as needed . at the center of the artificial pancreas platform \u2013 known as incontrol \u2013 is a reconfigured smartphone running advanced algorithms that is linked wirelessly to a blood - sugar monitor and an insulin pump that the patient wears , as well as a remote - monitoring site . people with the artificial pancreas can also access assistance via telemedicine .\nthe open artificial pancreas system project ( # openaps ) is an open and transparent effort to make safe and effective basic artificial pancreas system ( aps ) technology widely available to more quickly improve and save as many lives as possible and reduce the burden of type 1 diabetes .\nbreton m , farret a , bruttomesso d , anderson s , et al ; international artificial pancreas study group . fully integrated artificial pancreas in type 1 diabetes : modular closed - loop glucose control maintains near normoglycemia . diabetes . 2012 ; 61 ( 9 ) : 2230\u20132237 .\npancreas transplantation continues to evolve as a strategy in the management of diabetes mellitus . in most cases , pancreas transplantation is performed on individuals with t1d with end - stage renal disease . the majority of pancreas transplantations ( > 90 % ) are simultaneous pancreas - kidney transplantations\ncontinuous postoperative blood glucose monitoring and control by artificial pancreas in patients having pancreatic resection : a prospective randomi . . . - pubmed - ncbi\nprovides an overview of currently ongoing studies , investigating longer - duration artificial pancreas use and use in specific patient groups like adolescents and children .\n, et al . overnight closed loop insulin delivery ( artificial pancreas ) in adults with type 1 diabetes : crossover randomised controlled studies . bmj\ndel favero s , bruttomesso d , di palma f , et al . first use of model predictive control in outpatient wearable artificial pancreas .\na full - year trial of an artificial pancreas for youth aged 6 - 18 will begin this year at the university of cambridge in england . the study seeks to enroll 130 youth for a full year of use of an artificial pancreas system that uses a smartphone as one component .\nin 2016 human trials are due to start on an artificial pancreas created at de montfort university in leicester which can be inserted into the body .\nokabayashi t , nishimori i , yamashita k , et al . continuous postoperative blood glucose monitoring and control by artificial pancreas in patients having pancreatic resection\nand of course , check out medivizor\u2019s library : here\u2019s a link for medical journal summaries on insulin pumps , continuous glucose monitors and artificial pancreas .\nuk research team : cambridge university ( cambridge enterprise ) . part of the jdrf artificial pancreas project ( app ) consortium and ap @ home consortium\npeyser t , dassau e , breton m , skyler js . the artificial pancreas : current status and future prospects in the management of diabetes .\nkudva yc , carter re , cobelli c , et al . closed - loop artificial pancreas systems : physiological input to enhance next generation devices .\nhaidar a , legault l , matteau - pelletier l , et al . outpatient overnight glucose control with dual - hormone artificial pancreas , single - hormone artificial pancreas , or conventional insulin pump therapy in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes : an open - label , randomised controlled trial .\nin 2016 , her team showed that the artificial pancreas is safe and effective for pregnant women to use in a home setting . 16 women used the device for a month , and then 14 of them chose to continue using the artificial pancreas for the rest of their pregnancy and during birth .\nmore information about the jdrf artificial pancreas project can be found online at urltoken the site includes information for people with type 1 diabetes about research leading to the development of an artificial pancreas , as well as interactive tools , project timelines , chats with researchers and access to information about clinical trials .\nfor edward damiano , phd , a biomedical engineer , developing the artificial pancreas is\na race against time .\ndamiano has a son with type 1 diabetes and wants to send him off to college in 2017 equipped with an artificial pancreas . though other researchers may not have as specific a target date as damiano , scientists around the globe are focused on bringing the artificial pancreas to people whose lives will be forever changed by this technology .\na new device for diabetes care reduces risks of automated insulin control . it\u2019s the closest thing on the market to the long - sought artificial pancreas .\nday and night use of insulin - only artificial pancreas systems has been shown to reduce mean glycemia or hypoglycemia but not both in the same trial .\n, the realisation of a successful , fully automated artificial pancreas is a dearly held dream ,\nsaid niddk director dr . griffin p . rodgers .\nartificial pancreas systems aren\u2019t an option for most diabetics , however . efforts today focus on treating type 1 diabetics , whose pancreas produces little or no insulin . type 1 patients make up no more than 10 % of all diabetics .\nin 2016 , the european commission announced it will fund a cambridge university trial testing test whether an artificial pancreas can help young children manage type 1 diabetes .\nel - khatib fh , russell sj , nathan dm , sutherlin rg , damiano er . a bihormonal closed - loop artificial pancreas for type 1 diabetes .\ntotal insulin requirement of the sliding scale ( n = 13 ) and artificial pancreas ( n = 17 ) groups after pancreatic surgery . p < . 01 .\nkovatchev bp , renard e , cobelli c , et al . safety of outpatient closed - loop control : first randomized crossover trials of a wearable artificial pancreas .\nvan bon ac , brouwer tb , von basum g , hoekstra jb , devries jh . future acceptance of an artificial pancreas in adults with type 1 diabetes .\ntrevitt s , simpson s , wood a . artificial pancreas device systems for the closed - loop control of type 1 diabetes : what systems are in development ?\nnow scientists have developed an artificial pancreas that uses a computer programme to balance sugar levels in the body and could help patients maintain near - normal sugar levels .\nuntil very recently , artificial - pancreas studies were conducted exclusively within the confines of hospitals . the computer programs that ran the experimental devices were housed on laptop computers , with wires snaking between participants ' pumps and cgms . in the first studies , an artificial pancreas wasn ' t even enabled to directly dose insulin . instead , for extra safety , a nurse or doctor would check the laptop to see what insulin dose the artificial pancreas calculated and manually enter dosing instructions for the pump .\nthe eventual , ultimate goal of the jdrf artificial pancreas project is speeding the development of automated diabetes management systems . the goal of an artificial pancreas has also been embraced by the u . s . food and drug administration , which , along with jdrf and the national institutes of health , brought together scientists , regulators , industry and patients for scientific workshops on the subject in 2005 and 2008 ; the fda has designated an artificial pancreas as one of its\ncritical path\ninitiatives .\nfor those who find themselves to be candidates for an artificial pancreas , the experience stands to be far more life - changing than simply eliminating the discomfort of finger - prick tests . indeed , an artificial pancreas can take charge of care . and one day they may have the luxury of being squeamish about needles , too .\nin the future , kovatchev intends to continue working with the artificial pancreas by releasing newer generations of the system . he also hopes to extend its capabilities to serve people with type 2 diabetes , as well as to transform the artificial pancreas into a digital health ecosystem \u2014 allowing comparison of patient data with genetic and medical records .\nartificial pancreas systems have become a hot topic of news in the last few years . catch up on some of the biggest stories in this area of diabetes treatment .\ndiabetes uk - funded researchers are currently working to tailor the artificial pancreas system for adults with type 1 diabetes , and for women with type 1 diabetes during pregnancy .\nthe juvenile diabetes research foundation ( jdrf ) launched its artificial pancreas project six years ago to stimulate the development of a practical , mechanical , and artificial pancreas . the jdrf formed a global consortium of academic and government researchers and private corporations to carry out an orchestrated research and development agenda leading toward a functioning first - generation device .\ncolton ck , avgoustiniatos es . bioengineering in development of the hybrid artificial pancreas . j biomech eng . 1991 may ; 113 ( 2 ) : 152 - 70 .\nbakhtiani pa , zhao lm , el youssef j , castle jr , ward wk . a review of artificial pancreas technologies with an emphasis on bi - hormonal therapy .\nresearchers and manufacturers are developing three main categories of artificial pancreas delivery systems . they differ in how the insulin pump acts on readings from the continuous glucose monitoring system .\nanimas corporation urltoken is supplying its insulin delivery products to ucsb / sansum and will be supplying them through the animas investigator initiated study program to other members of the artificial pancreas consortium , which comprises those teams participating in jdrf ' s artificial pancreas project . the artificial pancreas system ( aps ) platform was developed in santa barbara by ucsb in collaboration with sansum , and is being used by researchers around the world . the insulin delivery products provided by animas seamlessly configure with ucsb / sansum ' s aps .\nlonger free - living , home use trials without restrictions on diet and activity will be necessary to evaluate the relative merits of insulin - only and bihormonal artificial pancreas systems .\nthe artificial pancreas is designed to oversee and adjust insulin delivery as needed . it uses a platform that features a reconfigured smartphone running advanced algorithms that is linked wirelessly to a blood - sugar monitor and an insulin pump that the patient wears , as well as a remote - monitoring site . artificial pancreas users can also access assistance via telemedicine .\nbarnard kd , pinsker je , oliver n , astle a , dassau e , kerr d . future artificial pancreas technology for type 1 diabetes : what do users want ?\ninsulin pills and an artificial pancreas are two new tools being tested for preventing and treating diabetes . each could free patients from daily blood tests , needles and insulin pumps .\nan ' artificial pancreas ' or closed - loop device can lift this burden and dramatically improve blood glucose control by automatically calculating and delivering the precise amount of insulin needed .\nthe wearable artificial pancreas ( also known as the closed - loop system or cls ) is a new automated technology that continuously senses blood glucose levels and delivers the right amount of hormones by pump to keep these levels in a target range . dr . perkins wants to know if using this technology , alongside a certain diabetes medication ( an sglt2 ) improves blood glucose control after eating , in comparison to using the artificial pancreas and standard carbohydrate - counting without the additional diabetes medication . results of this clinical trial may show that the use of the artificial pancreas in combination with sglt2s can relieve the burden of carbohydrate - counting and improve glucose control for people with type 1 diabetes on the artificial pancreas .\nresearchers and manufacturers are coming closer to developing an \u201cartificial pancreas . \u201d but these devices will not replace proper physician care , which is the source of success . photo by istock\nthis article describes recent progress in the automated control of glycemia in type 1 diabetes with artificial pancreas devices that combine continuous glucose monitoring with automated decision - making and insulin delivery .\nis developing closed - loop systems ( artificial pancreas ) that could serve as a \u2018bridge\u2019 until a cure in the form of either stem cell therapy or islet transplantation becomes available .\nin april 2011 , dr hovorka published encouraging results from two studies evaluating the performance of the artificial pancreas compared with conventional treatment in 10 men and 14 women with type 1 diabetes .\nthough the term artificial pancreas is widely used , medical professionals tend to steer clear because some patients hear it and think they\u2019re in for an organ transplant . they\u2019re not . an artificial pancreas doesn\u2019t replace the actual organ . devices aren\u2019t implanted or surgically attached . moreover , they only take over one of the organ\u2019s digestive responsibilities : that is , regulating glucose levels .\nexisting studies into artificial pancreas systems have largely been short - term , but these new trials will be conducted in larger groups over longer periods of time and in largely unrestricted conditions .\nthe artificial pancreas systems being tested are the result of collaboration between researchers at the university of virginia and harvard john a . paulson school of engineering and applied sciences ( seas ) .\nin the first of the two trials planned as part of the new nih - funded study , 240 patients with type 1 diabetes will test the safety and effectiveness of the artificial pancreas for six months while going about their normal daily routines . the control - to - range artificial pancreas system for this trial was developed at uva and is now licensed to typezero technologies . the artificial pancreas will be compared with a standard insulin pump on two key measures : how well blood - sugar levels are controlled and whether the risk of hypoglycemia is reduced .\nresearch on a similar artificial pancreas device at boston university and massachusetts general hospital has also been presented at the american diabetes association conference and published in the new england journal of medicine .\nglobal artificial organ bank market will reach usd 45 . 18 billion by 2022 : zion market research\nwithin a few years , scientists are hoping to start the large clinical trials that will provide the data the fda will use to decide whether or not to approve some version of an artificial pancreas . the people in those studies will use the experimental product in their daily lives , so scientists are now focusing on making the artificial pancreas robust , portable , and user friendly .\nalthough artificial - pancreas prototypes are chugging along with existing pump and cgm components , enhancements in insulin delivery and speed of action are needed . doyle says that getting tight control with a truly hands - free artificial pancreas may depend on using insulin that works faster . that ' s because the artificial pancreas calculates insulin doses based on sensor readings , which lag behind rapid fluctuations of blood glucose . so , by the time blood glucose starts to increase after eating , existing insulin formulations that are delivered in response have too little time to prevent blood glucose from going too high .\n\u201calthough it may be a while until the artificial pancreas is available for everyone with type 1 diabetes , ongoing research like this is taking us closer to breakthrough moments in treating this condition .\na self - regulating system , the artificial pancreas would monitor blood sugar levels continuously and automatically release the right amount of insulin at the right times , effectively automating the daily management of diabetes .\nabbreviations : aid , automated insulin - alone delivery ; apd , artificial pancreas device ; app , artificial pancreas project ; ctr , control to range ; ctt , control to target ; eu , european union ; fl , fuzzy logic ; mh , multihormonal ; mpc , model predictive control ; pid , proportional integral derivative ; ttr , treat to range ; ttt , treat to target .\nnimri r , muller i , atlas e , et al . night glucose control with md - logic artificial pancreas in home setting : a single blind , randomized crossover trial - interim analysis .\nthis study showed a reduction in mean glycemia without a significant change in hypoglycemia vs . sap over day and night in an outpatient setting over 7 days with an insulin - only artificial pancreas .\nfeb . 9 , 2017 \u2013 clinical trials are now enrolling to provide the final tests for an artificial pancreas to automatically monitor and regulate blood - sugar levels in people with type 1 diabetes .\na woman wears an early prototype of a bio - artificial pancreas ( bap ) at the european center for the study of diabetes on july 3 , 2014 , in strasbourg , eastern france .\nin earlier attempts , artificial pancreas have only focused on supplying insulin , which hasn\u2019t succeeded in preventing hypoglycemia . the present \u201cpancreas\u201d comprises a continuous blood sugar monitor , two pumps that inject the hormones under the skin and a laptop that runs the algorithm which facilitates communication between the two pumps .\nthe first so - called artificial pancreas systems \u2013 wearable devices that take charge of the crucial process of measuring glucose levels and delivering precise doses of insulin \u2013 are now beginning to come to market .\npostoperative blood glucose levels in the sliding scale ( n = 13 ) and artificial pancreas ( n = 17 ) groups during the first 18 hours after pancreatic resection . * p = . 05 .\ntwo clinical trials with the artificial pancreas will soon be underway \u2014 the first of which will involve 240 patients with type 1 diabetes and testing the artificial pancreas function as study participants go about their daily routines . the second will follow 180 patients of the first study for an additional six months to test a harvard university - developed algorithm and determines whether it further improves the control of blood sugar .\nso it comes without surprise that when i was offered the opportunity to join an artificial pancreas study at stanford with dr . trang ly and dr . bruce buckingham , i quickly agreed to participate .\nthis study showed a reduction in mean glycemia and hypoglycemia vs . usual care or usual care with remote safety monitoring over day and night in outpatient setting over 5 days with a bihormonal artificial pancreas .\nthe goal of the artificial pancreas is to eliminate the need for people with type 1 diabetes to stick their fingers multiple times daily to check their blood - sugar levels and to inject insulin manually .\nzisser h , dassau e , lee jj , harvey ra , bevier w , doyle fj . clinical results of an automated artificial pancreas using technosphere inhaled insulin to mimic first - phase insulin secretion .\nan artificial pancreas is a system composed of an insulin pump and a continuous glucose monitor . the continuous glucose monitor sends information on blood glucose levels to the insulin pump wirelessly . the insulin pump then\ndr helen murphy has led on a project to adapt the artificial pancreas to control blood glucose levels during pregnancy . this research could drastically reduce the risk of complications for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes .\nthis study was supported by the juvenile diabetes research foundation artificial pancreas project . the authors thank dr . aaron kowalski , director of the artificial pancreas project , for inspiring the discussion of control - to - range strategies ; john lum , jaeb center , for constructive comments and stimulus to provide in silico use cases ; and chiara toffanin , university of pavia , for technical support in running in silico experiments .\nartificial pancreas technology has the potential to reduce acute and chronic complications of diabetes and mitigate the burden of diabetes self - management . successful outpatient studies bring these technologies one step closer to availability for patients .\nin both studies , the artificial pancreas was initialized with information about the pre - experiment insulin - dosing regimen . this allowed personalization of the algorithm , but is vulnerable to poorly optimized insulin parameters ; this problem led to a discontinuation due to hypoglycemia in the first study . an artificial pancreas initialized in this way could not be the initial therapy for a newly diagnosed patient without an established insulin regimen . although the artificial pancreas can adjust subsequent insulin delivery to compensate for insufficient or excess insulin , the requirement that individuals count carbohydrates leaves the system vulnerable to large errors on the part of the individual and doesn\u2019t relieve the burden of diabetes as much as approaches that do not require carbohydrate counting . finally , artificial pancreas systems designed for use during the daytime will ultimately have to be tested without restrictions on vigorous exercise .\ndamiano believes a successful artificial pancreas may need glucagon to compensate for people ' s active lifestyles and impulsive natures because\nonce insulin is given , it can ' t be taken back .\nhe notes that , in the human body , the pancreas has evolved to rely on glucagon to prevent hypoglycemia .\nyale researchers are partnering with colleagues across the united states and around the world to test devices known as the \u201cartificial pancreas , \u201d the last step before requesting regulatory approval for permanent use . \u201ca successful artificial pancreas would be a life - changing advance for many people with type 1 diabetes , \u201d the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases ( niddk ) said in a press release issued last week .\n\u201cto be ultimately successful as an optimal treatment for diabetes , the artificial pancreas needs to prove its safety and efficacy in long - term pivotal trials in the patient\u2019s natural environment , \u201d kovatchev said . \u201cour foremost goal is to establish a new diabetes treatment paradigm : the artificial pancreas is not a single - function device ; it is an adaptable , wearable network surrounding the patient in a digital treatment ecosystem . \u201d\nthe first artificial pancreases\u2014clunky hospital - bound devices\u2014were born in the 1970s . in the past decade , as technology has matured , researchers have gotten serious about developing a portable artificial pancreas for home use . the effort has accelerated in just the past few years , thanks in part to the efforts of the food and drug administration ( fda ) to expedite the process . the fda is interacting closely with scientists and industry to ensure they know what types of studies are necessary to advance the artificial pancreas through each stage of approval .\nhovorka r , kumareswaran k , harris j , et al . overnight closed loop insulin delivery ( artificial pancreas ) in adults with type 1 diabetes : crossover randomised controlled studies . bmj 2011 ; 342 : d1855\nthe artificial pancreas would also benefit from further development of cgm technology . cgms now measure glucose levels in the interstitial fluid , the liquid that bathes the body ' s cells . while that measurement reflects blood glucose levels , there is a time lag between when blood glucose levels change and when those changes show up in the interstitial fluid . what ' s more , better cgm accuracy would improve artificial - pancreas performance .\nthe artificial organ bank market is expected to witness significant growth within the forecast period on account of increasing accident incidences which increase the demand for artificial organs and thus accelerated the growth of artificial organs bank market . in addition , increasing geriatric population and rising life expectancy coupled with increasing adoption of artificial organs are also expected to boost this market in coming five years . furthermore , technological innovations to develop more affordable artificial organs / bionics are also expected to supplement the market growth for artificial organ bank . moreover , the rise in the waiting list of patients requiring organ transplantation and scarcity of donor organs is also an important driving factor for the growth of this market . despite , the high cost of artificial organs is expected to hamper the growth of this market .\nnow researchers studying type 1 diabetes believe they have found a way to help patients avoid the tightrope walk altogether . several academic and commercial groups are conducting clinical trials for the latest generation of what ' s known as the artificial pancreas . contrary to what the name might suggest , artificial pancreas systems involve no transfer of tissue . rather , the term refers to a complex technology that uses computer algorithms to automatically and continuously sense a person ' s unique blood glucose balance and then substitute the endocrine function of a healthy pancreas .\nthe first \u2018artificial pancreas\u2019 systems are coming to market that\u2019s welcome news for the nation\u2019s 30 million diabetics , who stand to get some relief from lancets , test strips and syringes . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\ngetmedia / a8343899 - 9b81 - 408b - ac32 - f5bb031d54f3 / the _ artificial _ pancreas _ project _ thumb . jpg . aspx ? width = 60 & height ; = 60 & ext ; = . jpg\nthe artificial pancreas system was able to automatically calculate the right amount of insulin at the right time , maintain near - normal blood glucose levels and , in turn , prevent nocturnal hypoglycaemia in both early and late pregnancy .\nalthough not a cure for diabetes , the artificial pancreas would provide a life - saving bridge to diabetics while researchers pursue a cellular - level solution . like all bridges , its success will hinge on feats of engineering .\nhovorka r , kumareswaran k , harris j , et al . overnight closed loop insulin delivery ( artificial pancreas ) in adults with type 1 diabetes : crossover randomised controlled studies . bmj . 2011 ; 342 : d1855 .\nweinzimer sa , steil gm , swan kl , dziura j , kurtz n , tamborlane wv . fully automated closed - loop insulin delivery versus semiautomated hybrid control in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes using an artificial pancreas .\nclarke wl , anderson sm , breton md , patek sd , kashmer l , kovatchev bp . closed - loop artificial pancreas using subcutaneous glucose sensing and insulin delivery and a model predictive control algorithm : the virginia experience .\nziegler c , liberman a , nimri r , et al . reduced worries of hypoglycaemia , high satisfaction , and increased perceived ease of use after experiencing four nights of md - logic artificial pancreas at home ( dream4 )\nislet transplantation is the transplantation of isolated islets from a donor pancreas . it is an experimental treatment for t1d\nthe wearable artificial pancreas is a new diabetes technology that continuously senses blood glucose levels and delivers the right amount of hormones by a pump to keep blood glucose in a target range . dr . rabasa - lhoret\u2019s team is conducting clinical trials comparing two versions of the artificial pancreas ( one that only delivers insulin , and one that delivers insulin and glucagon ) with traditional insulin pump therapy in adults and adolescents with type 1 diabetes . this artificial pancreas has a great potential to improve the quality of life and health of people with type 1 diabetes , to prevent hypoglycemia , reduce hyperglycemia and to lessen the burden of diabetes for both families and health - care providers .\nease of use is especially important because participants in artificial pancreas studies are highly motivated , and it remains unclear how well these devices will perform for patients who are less engaged in their own care , dr . forlenza noted . \u201cour concern is that patients will hear \u2018artificial pancreas ' and think that the device will make diabetes care go away , \u201d he said . \u201cwe wish that were true , but we ' re not there yet . \u201d\ndr roman hovorka at the university of cambridge has generated a first - generation artificial pancreas prototype and evaluated its ability to improve blood glucose control at home and reduce the risk of overnight hypos in adults with type 1 diabetes .\ngetmedia / 5754727d - 5283 - 4171 - 9925 - 981e78344040 / the - artificial - pancreas - gets - real _ thumb . jpg . aspx ? width = 60 & height ; = 60 & ext ; = . jpg\nthus , in addition to the four academic trials planned by the niddk , companies such as insulet , tandem , and bigfoot biomedical are conducting trials of artificial pancreas systems in inpatient and outpatient settings , dr . forlenza said .\nthe study , funded by diabetes uk and carried out by researchers in cambridge , london and sheffield , involved 24 adults with type 1 diabetes use the artificial pancreas system overnight for four weeks in their homes without medical supervision .\ntwo trials are planned as part of the nih - funded study . in the first study , 240 patients with type 1 diabetes will test the safety and effectiveness of the artificial pancreas for six months while going about their regular daily routines . the artificial pancreas will be compared with a standard insulin pump on two key measures : how well blood - sugar levels are controlled and whether the risk of hypoglycemia , or low blood sugar , is reduced .\nvery few data are available on artificial pancreas devices in type 2 diabetes , dr . forlenza noted . \u201ci suspect that patients with type 2 diabetes who are on insulin therapy will gradually begin to use artificial pancreas systems , but the scientific data is several years behind the data for type 1 patients , \u201d he added . \u201cthe systems may also need to be tweaked in terms of how they handle larger insulin doses and more insulin - resistant patients . \u201d\nin 50 % of participants receiving the dual - hormone artificial pancreas , blood glucose levels were in the target rang e ( 4 - 8 mmol / l ) 81 % of the time . blood glucose levels were in the target range 76 % of the time in participants receiving the single - hormone artificial pancreas . the blood glucose levels were in the target range less often in participants on the regular insulin pump ( 47 % of the time ) .\nwith an artificial pancreas , a computer program , instead of the person with diabetes , calculates how much insulin the pump delivers based on readings from the cgm . such a\nclosed - loop system\nrequires little , or possibly no , input from the user . a person using an artificial pancreas would have the option to make dosing adjustments in certain situations , but the device would mostly act automatically to keep blood glucose levels within a target range .\nanimas corporation has been instrumental in supporting the addition of their pump to our artificial pancreas platform ,\ncommented dr . howard zisser , director of clinical research and diabetes technology at sansum .\nthis milestone should improve the communication performance of the system while also expanding the number of possible research centers that can use it to help close the loop for automated insulin delivery for patients with type 1 diabetes . the extended communications range will also allow research subjects greater freedom during clinical trials .\nthe significant progress that the researchers at ucsb have made with their artificial pancreas system is proving to be a critical component in allowing us to see a first - generation artificial pancreas commercially available in the near future ,\nsaid aaron kowalski , ph . d . , assistant vice president of glucose control for jdrf and director of the jdrf artificial pancreas project .\nbuilding on the announcement we made with animas earlier in the year , we are all aware of the near - term impact on quality of life that even a partially automated artificial pancreas system can have on people with diabetes , and we are excited to see this development move forward .\nhuman trials have already started on the world\u2019s first artificial pancreas , created by 39 - year - old dr oliver\u2019s team . it would offer sufferers of type 1 diabetes , an auto immune disease , the most effective treatment available .\nresearch is driven by a jdrf - funded artificial pancreas consortium including diabetes researchers , engineers , and biochemists from nine institutions in the u . s . and europe . all participants are required to share their findings with the consortium .\nthe artificial pancreas works as a closed - loop advisory system , which means that it links a continuous glucose monitor with an insulin pump . thus , patients with type 1 diabetes would not have to constantly monitor their glucose levels .\nsanta barbara , calif , june 25 , 2010 - - - the university of california santa barbara ( ucsb ) and sansum diabetes research institute ( sansum ) announced today the achievement of a milestone in the artificial pancreas project funded by the juvenile diabetes research foundation ( jdrf ) . the world ' s most flexible artificial pancreas system platform , currently being used in clinical trials around the globe , now has the benefit of compatibility with animas corporation insulin delivery products .\nstudies have shown that glp - 1 improves and preserves the health of the pancreas\u2019s insulin - producing beta cells .\nregardless of the form the first artificial pancreas takes or whether it ' s called a bionic pancreas , the device is inspiring hope in people with type 1 diabetes .\ni was told there would be a cure in 10 years . for the first time , i see that light ,\nsays scolnick .\npeople need to know that this really is on the horizon .\naccording to damiano and doyle , an artificial pancreas is likely to hit the market within three to five years\u2014and that might be in time for damiano ' s son to take one to college .\nboth insulin - only and bihormonal artificial pancreas systems have shown benefits compared with comparators in clinical trials , but there are no published studies directly comparing them in the outpatient environment . a recent inpatient study compared a bihormonal artificial pancreas with an insulin - only version of the same system and sap in a three - way crossover study [ 39\u25aa\u25aa ] . both the bihormonal and insulin - only artificial pancreas systems significantly reduced time in the hypoglycemic range relative to sap , with the bihormonal system reducing hypoglycemia significantly more than the insulin - only system . in outpatient day and night studies , a bihormonal artificial pancreas achieved lower mean glucose with either similar or lower levels of hypoglycemia than insulin - only systems , despite fewer restrictions on activity and no requirement for carbohydrate counting [ 27 , 28\u25aa\u25aa , 30\u25aa\u25aa ] . however , head - to - head trials in free - living settings will be necessary to assess the relative merits of these approaches .\nin a person without diabetes , the pancreas releases insulin to keep blood sugar levels under control . in those with type 1 diabetes , the insulin - producing beta cells of the pancreas have been destroyed by an autoimmune reaction and no longer produce insulin . the artificial pancreas is designed to automatically monitor blood sugar levels and release insulin or a combination of insulin and glucagon , a hormone that raises blood sugar levels , to keep the user in their target range .\nto design the artificial pancreas , kovatchev said they began with a \u201cquantitative understanding of the human metabolic system\u201d driving the cycle between consumption and metabolism of sugars . from there , the team developed mathematical models containing several parameters catered to individuals .\nellingsen c , dassau e , zisser h , grosman b , percival mw , jovanovic l , doyle fj . , 3rd safety constraints in an artificial pancreas \u03b2 cell : an implementation of model - predictive control with insulin on board .\n] . these studies were required to support the testing of artificial pancreas systems in outpatient environments , which present a much broader array of challenges than tightly controlled inpatient settings . this article focuses on outpatient studies that began appearing in 2013 .\nthe goal of the artificial pancreas is to relieve the person with diabetes from some of this burden , providing excellent blood glucose control with minimum effort . it ' s not a cure , but it may be the next best thing .\nthe aps platform facilitates researchers from around the world to focus on developing the core algorithms for the artificial pancreas without the burden that is associated with the integration of hardware , software and a human machine interface ,\ncommented dr . eyal dassau , lead scientist for ucsb ' s artificial pancreas system .\nthe aps is the only system that allows fully automated closed - loop clinical trials and its design allows it to be expanded as new devices become available .\nmeanwhile , researchers at the university of california santa barbara have run computerized tests on an implantable \u201cartificial pancreas\u201d to do the job for the organ that naturally produces insulin in healthy bodies , but fails to do so in people with diabetes .\npostoperative blood glucose levels in the sliding scale ( n = 13 ) and artificial pancreas ( n = 17 ) groups during the first 18 h following pancreatectomy [ ] . significant statistical difference ( a p < 0 . 05 ) .\nthere have been two randomized trials comparing sap with insulin - only artificial pancreas devices in outpatient settings during both the night and daytime . these trials exposed the artificial pancreas device to greater challenges than the night - time - only studies , namely meals and physical activity . in one study , 18 adult individuals participated in two 40 h experiments each , in random order , staying in a guesthouse or hotel with some outside excursions [ 27 ] . there were no restrictions on diet , and individuals participated in light exercise ( walking ) , but vigorous exercise was not permitted . the artificial pancreas was initialized with each individual\u2019s carbohydrate ratio , correction factor , and basal rate pattern . the carbohydrate count for each meal was announced to the artificial pancreas , and the meal bolus was calculated by the algorithm . the artificial pancreas reduced the mean time with glucose less than 70 mg / dl ( 1 . 25 vs . 0 . 7 % ) and significantly reduced the need for carbohydrates to treat hypoglycemia ( mean of 2 . 4 vs . 1 . 2 episodes ) . however , there was a statistically significant increase in the mean glucose ( 152 vs . 161 mg / dl ) .\nwhat is an artificial pancreas ? at this point , it is not an implanted pancreas substitute . perhaps it should really be called a closed loop system , joining the insulin pump with a continuous glucose monitoring device ( cgm ) . the excitement around the closed loop system is that the software or algorithms involved \u201cdecide\u201d on the need for insulin or glucagon .\nwe aim to provide an overview of the development of cgm technology and its effect on diabetes treatment . we will discuss the impact of cgm on clinical outcomes and innovative approaches and will give an overview of current and ongoing artificial pancreas studies .\nthrough a marriage of control engineering with medical practice and behavioral science , the artificial pancreas system is designed to supply the appropriate levels of insulin by not only reacting to changes in the body , but accurately predicting blood glucose levels in advance .\ndel favero s , place j , kropff j , et al . multicenter outpatient dinner / overnight reduction of hypoglycemia and increased time of glucose in target with a wearable artificial pancreas using modular model predictive control in adults with type 1 diabetes ."]}
{"id": 54597, "summary": [{"text": "the moscow state jewish theater ( russian : \u043c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0433\u043e\u0441\u0443\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0435\u0432\u0440\u0435\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0442\u0435\u0430\u0442\u0440 ) , also known by its acronym goset ( \u0433\u043e\u0441\u0435\u0442 ) , was a yiddish theater company established in 1919 and shut down in 1948 by the soviet authorities .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "it was founded by alexander granowsky as the jewish theater workshop , in st. petersburg , in 1919 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "in 1920 , when granowsky 's theater was taken over by the people 's commissariat of enlightenment , it relocated to moscow , and became the moscow state jewish theater .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it early on attracted solomon mikhoels , who eventually became the leading actor and , in 1928 , its director .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the design of goset 's foyer , as well as decorations sets and costumes for its first production , were done by marc chagall .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the theater 's repertoire included adaptations of sholom aleichem , such as tevye the milkman ( also adopted in the west as fiddler on the roof ) , and of avrom goldfaden , such as bar kokhba , as well as works by contemporary soviet yiddish writers , such as perets markish and dovid bergelson .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the theater also performed william shakespeare 's king lear to great acclaim .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "many of the theater 's plays were ostensibly supportive of the soviet state , but closer readings suggest that they actually contained veiled critiques of stalin 's regime .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "in january 1948 , mikhoels was murdered by the mvd , and his death was made to look like a car accident .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "months later the theater was shut down , and the members of the jewish anti-fascist committee ( also headed by mikhoels ) were arrested .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "at least thirteen prominent soviet yiddish writers were executed on august 12 , 1952 in the event known as \" the night of the murdered poets \" ( \" \u043d\u043e\u0447\u044c \u043a\u0430\u0437\u043d\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u043f\u043e\u044d\u0442\u043e\u0432 \" ) . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "moscow state jewish theatre", "paragraphs": ["increasingly disillusioned by soviet rule after moving to moscow in 1920 , chagall left russiain 1922 . before he did , he produced one of the high points of his career : the murals for the interior of the state jewish chamber theatre in moscow .\nnatan al\u2019tman\u2019s set design for le trouhadec by jules romain , moscow state yiddish theater , ca . 1920s . ( yivo )\nknown in yiddish as melucha , and in russian as goset . this theatre was founded in leningrad in 1919 by alexander granovsky [ abraham ozark ] ( 1890\u20131937 ) as the jewish theatre studio for . . .\nset design by robert fal ' k for mendele moykher - sforim ' s kitser masoes binyomin hashlishi ( the brief travels of benjamin iii ) , produced by aleksandr granovskii , moscow state yiddish theater , 1927 . oil on canvas . ( gdc 989 . 313889 ; \u00a9 federal state institution of culture\na . a . bakhrushin state central theatrical museum ,\nmoscow )\nbenjamin harshav , professor of comparative literature at yale university , has chaperoned and enhanced the growing interest in goset since his involvement in the 1992 guggenheim exhibition . prior to the exhibition , he conducted research in moscow and wrote an important essay on the chagall murals for its catalogue . his attractive new book , the moscow yiddish theatre : art on stage at the time of revolution , contributes handsomely to the literature on the now celebrated artistry of the moscow state yiddish theatre .\n\u00a9 2018 - jewish quarterly . all rights reserved . jewish quarterly , jewish literary trust , 28 st . albans lane , london nw11 7qe company no : 01189861 , charity commission number : 268589\none of nivinsky\u2019s costume illustrations for the golem appears on the visually arresting cover of the book , though the book is devoted to yiddish , not hebrew , theatre . it is easy to understand harshav\u2019s eagerness to reproduce all the gorgeous pictures included in the book , all of them from the bakhrushin theatre museum in moscow ; yet , at times one has the impression of a child who won\u2019t let go of any single piece of candy . true , harshav mentions the habima in his essay , and notes briefly that \u2018jewish\u2019 and \u2018yiddish\u2019 mean one and the same in russian , an argument that may explain his deliberately vague title \u2018moscow yiddish theatre\u2019 rather than \u2018the moscow state yiddish theatre\u2019 which was goset\u2019s official title . this double meaning of \u2018jewish\u2019 is reminiscent of older people who , years ago , would say that someone sopke \u2018jewish , \u2019 by which they meant \u2018yiddish\u2019 . for today\u2019s reader , however , this double meaning is anachronistic and confusing .\nthe moscow state yiddish theatre ( moskver idisher melukhisher teater ) , usually referred to by its russian acronym , goset , was one of the crown jewels of modern jewish creativity . its story has the making of shakespearean drama : daring , uplifting and tragic . it is a tale of innovative artistry , personal talent , jewish commitment , political shenanigans , great hopes and broken promises which ends with assassination and institutional liquidation .\nzrelishscha ( entertainment ) , no . 89 ( june 1924 ) . the cover of this moscow journal features a montage by i . makhlis celebrating the goset ( moscow state yiddish theater ) , with aleksandr granovskii as the locomotive that pulls the train and actor solomon mikhoels as the conductor atop the engine . ( yivo )\nthis situation began to change sixteen years ago . in 1992 , the guggenheim museum presented marc chagall and the jewish theatre , an exhibition that captivated new york , and later chicago , with a display of the large mural paintings chagall had prepared for goset\u2019s first home in moscow . the fate of the murals was tied to the oblivion to which the soviet authorities had consigned the theatre : after its demise in 1950 , the murals had been rolled up and left in storage in the state tretiakov gallery in moscow ; goset was written out of theatre history . chagall himself did not know if his work had survived , and only in 1973 , when he returned to the soviet union for the first time since 1922 , did he reunite with the murals and apply his signature to the canvases .\nwith their dreamy , pale colours and detailed compositions these works act as a manifesto for chagall\u2019s deliberately hybrid aesthetic , in which broad bands of colour plainly derived from suprematism are the backdrop \u2013 but only the backdrop \u2013 for resolutely non - abstract portraits of performers , artists and livestock . these monumental paintings packed with activity present chagall\u2019s panoramic vision of the jewish theatre as the theatre of life .\nduring the second world war , mikhoels became a prominent jewish leader . he became involved in the jewish anti - fascist committee , travelled to the west and the united states and established contacts with jewish organizations outside the soviet union . he was to pay dearly for his involvement . on the night of 12 january 1948 , mikhoels was murdered in minsk on direct orders from stalin , the murder camouflaged as a traffic accident . some 10 , 000 people paid their respects when the body lay in state in the auditorium of goset . but the theatre was doomed and a year later it was liquidated . on 12 august 1952 , actor benjamin zuskin , mikhoels\u2019s right hand and friend , was executed with eleven other jewish soviet writers and intellectuals .\ngoset was established in 1920 , when the petrograd - based jewish chamber theater , directed by aleksandr granovskii ( 1890\u20131937 ) , was taken over by the people\u2019s commissariat of enlightenment and relocated to moscow . situated in the center of moscow , goset emerged as one of the soviet union\u2019s foremost theaters . its leading actors , solomon mikhoels ( 1890\u20131948 ) and veniamin zuskin ( 1899\u20131952 ) , became national celebrities , and it employed many of the country\u2019s major jewish playwrights , artists , and musicians . its yiddish theater school , established in 1929 , trained new cadres of performers for both the moscow stage and yiddish theaters throughout the soviet union .\ninterest in goset was enhanced by en masse emigration of russian jews \u2014 including family members of the theatre\u2019s leadership \u2014 to israel , america , and western europe , where they created disaporic communities that were greatly interested in their russian / soviet roots . in 2000 , historian jeffrey veidlinger published the first english - language history of goset , taking advantage of archival materials that had become available since the fall of the soviet union . the saga of goset and its artists has also inspired jewish artistic works , notably an opera and a couple of stage plays . last but not least , a new exhibition , titled chagall and the artists of the russian jewish theatre , has recently opened at the jewish museum in new york and is attracting numerous visitors .\nsolomon mikhailovich mikhoels presiding over a reading at the moscow yiddish theater , ca . 1930s . photograph by d . sholomovich , press photoagency . ( yivo )\nmordechai altshuler , ed . , ha - teatron ha - yehudi bi - verit ha - mo\u2018atsot ( jerusalem , 1996 ) ; b\u00e9atrice picon - vallin , le th\u00e9\u00e2tre juif sovi\u00e9tique pendant les ann\u00e9es vingt ( lausanne , switz . , 1973 ) ; jeffrey veidlinger , the moscow state yiddish theater : jewish culture on the soviet stage ( bloomington , ind . , 2000 ) ; seth wolitz , \u201c shulamis and bar kokhba : renewed jewish role models in goldfaden and halkin , \u201d in yiddish theater : new approaches , ed . , joel berkowitz , pp . 87\u2013104 ( new york and oxford , 2003 ) .\none of the most famous and critically acclaimed yiddish - language theaters in the world . the moscow state yiddish theater ( also referred to as mosgoset or simply goset , from [ moskovskii ] gosudarstvennyi evreiskii teatr ) was , in the words of the yiddish literary critic and cultural activist nakhmen mayzel , \u201cour greatest theatrical marvel . \u201d widely considered one of the best theaters in the soviet union , it was often heralded by the government as a model of jewish cultural achievement under communism .\nthe soviet postwar political climate was hostile to jewish culture and yiddish theater . official russian national chauvinism and the emergence of zhdanovism and the anticosmopolitan campaigns against soviet jews restricted the repertoire and frightened many potential audience members away . in january 1948 , stalin unleashed a new wave of antisemitic violence with the assassination of mikhoels , under the guise of a truck accident . this was followed by the arrest of many of the theater\u2019s leading writers and activists . zuskin , who had replaced mikhoels , was arrested in december 1948 . throughout the following year numerous jewish institutions in the soviet union were shut down . the moscow state yiddish theater was closed in november 1949 .\nthe art critic abram efros , who had recently become the theatre\u2019s artistic director , recruited the artist in november 1920 as a designer . for the first season\u2019s opening night , chagall was asked to design the sets and costumes for three one - act plays by sholem aleichem . in addition to this , chagall decided to decorate the entire room in which the tiny theatre was located by painting a set of wall and ceiling murals on canvas , as well as a stage curtain . the wall panels introduction to the jewish theatre , music , dance , drama , literature , love on the stage and the wedding feast frieze survive , while the curtain and ceiling mural are lost . chagall\u2019s frenetic month - long endeavour transformed the space into a totally immersive allegorical environment that was quickly nicknamed \u2018chagall\u2019s box\u2019 .\nthe most celebrated period in the life of the theatre began with its move from st . petersburg to moscow , where it began to perform in january , 1921 . there , in the capital , granovsky and his actors , well - trained in acrobatics , captivated the art world with an original and iconoclastic theatrical language that they applied to classical yiddish works , notably goldfaden\u2019s operetta the witch , sholem aleichem\u2019s 200 , 000 , i . l . peretz\u2019s night in the old market and mendele moykher sforim\u2019s the voyage of benjamin the third . shortly after the move to moscow , chagall became associated with goset . he decorated the theatre with his now famous murals , and applied his folksy modernism to the design of sets , costumes and make - up , influencing the aesthetic of goset productions and sharpening its acting style .\ngoset emerged in a period in which the soviet government actively fostered the development of yiddish language and culture , along with the cultures of other national minorities . during its first decade in power , the soviet government believed that it could best reach minorities by appealing to them in their native languages . goset thus functioned along with yiddish - language newspapers , schools , courts , and governmental organizations as part of a network of yiddish - language institutions intended to influence the jewish population . the ideological success and international reputation of the moscow state yiddish theater helped it survive the curtailment of yiddish cultural activity in the 1930s . the theater , which remained open until 1949 , was one of the last surviving jewish institutions in the soviet union under stalin .\nin his book , harshav focuses on the period up to 1928 , setting the intellectual and artistic context for a deeper understanding of the theatre\u2019s achievements at its most creative stage . the book consists of two main parts . the first part includes two essays by the author : \u2018the yiddish art theatre\u2019 and \u2018chagall\u2019s theatre murals\u2019 . the rest of the book includes translations from yiddish and russian of source materials , as well as translations of two skits by sholem aleichem produced by goset . the book includes a bibliography and two generous sections of beautifully produced colour plates . of these , the first is devoted to works by chagall and other designers who worked for goset , while the second offers a potpourri of set and costume illustrations and images , including those prepared by robert falk for granovsky\u2019s production of the travels of benjamin the third , sketches by alexander tyshler for the 1935 production of king lear , designs prepared for the belorussian , ukranian and birobidjan state yiddish theatres , and five sketches by eugene nivinsky for habima\u2019s 1925 hebrew - language production of the golem .\n( at night at the old market ) . isaak rabichev , moscow , 1925 . pen and india ink on paper . poster design for a goset production of the play by y . l . peretz . ( hillel kazovsky )\nthe history of goset consists of a prologue , two main acts and an epilogue . founded in 1918 in st petersburg , its creative path was carved out by alexander granovsky , its artistic director , a brilliant regissueur who had studied with reinhardt in berlin and collaborated with maxim gorky and fedor chaliapin before fully devoting himself to the creation of a modernistic yiddish theatre . granovsky , a cerebral director , had no interest in illusionist literary theatre and was keen on developing a new theatrical vocabulary that synthesized text , rhythm , movement , sound and visual devices . this approach reflected the new spirit of the russian theatre . it was fascinated by machine - age contructivism and the notion of the crowd as hero , adored the carnivalesque and experimented with non - western theatrical practices . while stanislavski was revered as the grand old man of the russian stage , it was meyerhold and his system of biomechanics , which demanded rigorous acrobatic training for actors , that was fresh and appealing . when such modernistic practices merged with traditional jewish materials , the results were innovative and exciting .\nduring its lifetime ( 1918\u201350 ) and the decades following its brutal demise , the theatre has been the subject of several books of scholarly and semi - scholarly nature , as well as personal memoirs , written in yiddish , hebrew , russian , french and german . essays in english appeared every so often in specialized academic journals , yet in the absence of an english - language monograph , goset remained below the radar . two reasons for this relative obscurity appear to be the cultural tensions created by the cold war and the fact that the theatre never toured britain or the united states .\nalthough the theater experienced artistic decline beginning in the early 1930s , this trend was halted in 1935 with its critically acclaimed production of shakespeare\u2019s king lear , starring mikhoels and zuskin , and translated into yiddish by shmuel halkin . this production was widely regarded as the theater\u2019s greatest moment . however , the lack of jewish content threatened to turn goset into a theater of translation with no direct connection to jewish culture .\ngoset began its 30 - year history with a series of performances that adapted works of popular yiddish writers into modernist theatrical frameworks . it made its moscow debut with a highly successful series of one - act plays by sholem aleichem , which were presented together under the title sholem aleykhem ovnt ( an evening of sholem aleichem ; 1921 ) . the sets and theater decorations , designed by marc chagall , included the artist\u2019s now famous mural vvedenie v evreiskii teatr ( introduction to the jewish theater ) .\nthe theatre\u2019s creative chapter lasted until 1928 , when the soviet authorities ended goset\u2019s triumphant tour of central europe and granovsky decided to defect to the west . the company returned to moscow , where the government began to intervene in artistic matters , implementing a policy that would lead to the imposition of socialist realism as the officially required style . actor solomon mikhoels was appointed director . he was a phenomenal actor but not a great director . this , and the increasing stringency of policies governing the arts , caused goset to lose much of its original artistic edge , while mikhoels , a wise politician , immersed himself in navigating the murky waters of the stalinist regime . in 1934 , after a few lacklustre years of forgettable productions , mikhoels stunned the theatre world with his breathtaking rendition of king lear , with benjamin zuskin , his perennial sidekick , in the role of the fool . it was mikhoels\u2019s crowning role , marking him as a shakespearean interpreter of the first order . it is most fortunate that segments of his performance were recorded on film . to this day , the old and grainy images convey the power of an exceptional performance . the story behind this extraordinary production is uniquely russian : it was conceived by les kourbas ( ne\u00e9 oleksander ) , the most important ukrainian theatre director of the twentieth century . kourbas , known as the ukranian meyerhold , knew yiddish , and mikhoels had been trying for years to get him to work with goset . he finally did so in 1933 , but before completing his work was arrested as a counterrevolutionary and executed four years later ( 1937 ) . the production was finished by the more conventional director sergei radlov , a party favorite , who was given full credit for the stage direction .\nduring the theater\u2019s european tour in 1928 , granovskii defected , leaving mikhoels as its new director . under pressure from the state , mikhoels reoriented the theater toward a repertoire of works by leading soviet writers on contemporary themes . dovid bergelson \u2019s der toyber ( the deaf ; 1930 ) and m . daniel \u2019s fir teg ( four days ; 1931 ) were both intended to teach audiences about revolutionary ardor and the ideological principles of soviet communism . although these plays were not popular favorites , they helped assure that the theater was on safe ideological ground .\nregular summer tours through ukraine and belorussia kept the theater in contact with the large jewish populations of these regions . during the 1920s , goset became one of the soviet union\u2019s leading avant - garde theaters and a prototype of yiddish art theaters . new york times reviewer c . hooper trask wrote of the production of masoes binyomin hashlishi : \u201cit was one of the most originally conceived and beautifully executed evenings in the modern theater\u201d ( 24 june 1928 ) .\ni wish harshav had provided us with an explanation for his choice of source materials as well as a brief introduction to the excerpts he selected , the cumulative effect of which borders on hagiography . the same applies to the raison d\u2019\u00eatre of the two sholem aleichem skits . such authorial clarifications would give the book a more focused rationale . this being said , the author and the publisher must be praised for this sumptuous volume , which enhances our understanding and appreciation of a sterling example of jewish creativity at its very best .\nthe theater responded to the 1934 formula \u201cnational in form ; socialist in content\u201d with two adaptations by halkin of works by avrom goldfadn : shulamis ( 1937 ) and bar kokhba ( 1938 ) . both were set in the land of israel during the roman era and portrayed jews as heroic warriors . although many of the overt religious motifs in goldfadn\u2019s originals were removed , the plays retained distinctly national elements in line with the new soviet toleration of expressions of national pride among minority nations . during this period , the theater also achieved success with perets markish \u2019s birobidzhan epic , mishpokhe ovadis ( family ovadis ; 1937 ) and sholem aleichem\u2019s tevye der milkhiker ( tevye the dairyman ; 1938 ) . both productions , about the generational conflict within individual families , were intended to aid audiences in adjusting to postrevolutionary changes to the jewish community .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nover the next six years , the theater followed this success with adaptations of avrom goldfadn \u2019s di kishef - makherin ( the witch ; 1922 ) , sholem aleichem\u2019s tsvey hundert toyznt ( two hundred thousand ; 1923 ) , y . l . peretz \u2019s bay nakht afn altn mark ( night in the old marketplace ; 1925 ) , and mendele moykher - sforim \u2019s masoes binyomin hashlishi ( travels of benjamin iii ; 1927 ) . these productions all interpreted prerevolutionary yiddish works within a social and ideological structure corresponding to soviet ideals . through symbolist and expressionist theatrical techniques , the theater emphasized themes of class struggle and antireligious rebellion .\nafter the nazi invasion of the ussr in june 1941 , goset was evacuated to tashkent , where it added to its repertoire plays glorifying the soviet war effort . perets markish \u2019s an oyg far an oyg ( an eye for an eye ; 1942 ) and yekhezkl dobrushin \u2019s a vunderlekhe geshikhte ( a marvelous history ; 1944 ) presented a narrative of the war in accord with the soviet doctrine of the friendship of nations . the plays emphasized the cooperation between jews and other nationalities in defeating the fascist enemy . the theater celebrated the soviet victory with zalman shneer - okun\u2019s freylekhs ( joy ; 1945 ) , a wedding story about the renewal of life ; it was awarded the stalin prize in 1946 .\nrg 118 , theater , yiddish , collection , 1890s - 1970s ; rg 8 , esther - rachel kaminska theater museum , collection , ca . 1900 - 1939 .\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 ) . 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{"id": 54598, "summary": [{"text": "dolphin music is an online retailer selling a vast array of musical instruments and recording equipment online and is currently owned by s&t audio .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "it first began in liverpool , england in 1999 . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "dolphin music", "paragraphs": ["mr davies was invited to write this review by dolphin music . learn more .\nphillip harrison was invited to write this review by dolphin music . learn more .\nsteve reynolds was invited to write this review by dolphin music . learn more .\npin a was invited to write this review by dolphin music . learn more .\njames buckingham was invited to write this review by dolphin music . learn more .\nroland denning was invited to write this review by dolphin music . learn more .\no yates was invited to write this review by dolphin music . learn more .\njemima harrison was invited to write this review by dolphin music . learn more .\npaul underwood was invited to write this review by dolphin music . learn more .\n101 masterpieces of music and their composers ( a dolphin reference book no . 081 )\nthe remarkable life and tragic death of pioneering south l . a . music producer john dolphin\nrelaxing music for stress relief . healing music for meditaion , soothing for massage , deep sleep , spa\njohn dolphin , left , and billie holiday , center , talking at dolphin ' s of hollywood . ( credit : dolphin ' s of hollywood entertainment )\nmr williams , who founded liverpool - based online music equipment retailer dolphin music , died after reportedly becoming lost in a forest with his friend jason tavaria in verbier .\nthe remarkable life and tragic death of south l . a . music producer john dolphin | l . a . weekly\ndolphin had done ivy a favor by recording the singer ' s music , which never made any money . ivy believed otherwise , and killed dolphin for money that wasn ' t there .\nsleep music 5 - dolphins and wave sounds wsleep music 5 - dolphins and wave sounds will lull you to sleep ill lull you to sleep . or sit back and relax to the music .\n101 masterpieces of music and their composers ( a dolphin reference book no . 081 ) : martin bookspan : 9780385057219 : urltoken books\njohn and wife ruth dolphin , who took over the business upon his death in 1958 . ( credit : dolphin\u2019s of hollywood entertainment )\n\u201cwhere are \u00fc now\u201d and electronic dance music helped justin bieber sing for grown - ups . a story of how music is made today .\ncaroline boyce also acts as administrator for the music catalogs such as keith allison of git - tar keith music formerly of paul revere & the raiders .\n\u201curgent : if anyone has or knows rob williams of dolphin music\u2019s mobile , please send . mtn rescue in progress , \u201d he wrote last night .\ndolphin\u2019s of hollywood was bustling even while the entrepreneur\u2019s radio show , \u201charlem hit parade , \u201d was on air . ( credit : dolphin\u2019s of hollywood entertainment )\n\u201che was just a businessman with a love for music , \u201d jamelle said .\nafter dolphin ' s murder , his wife , ruth , took over management of the store , which closed in 1989 . but over the following decades , dolphin ' s cultural contributions all but vanished from the public eye . thanks in part to the efforts of dolphin ' s grandson , jamelle dolphin , that ' s finally changing .\ngreat service by both dolphin music and gary the delivery driver who delivered my order almost to the second of the promised time . once again thank you . alan from st helens\nmagic dolphin music is dedicated to keeping the legacy of boyce & hart alive by connecting with fans through social media and by promoting it ' s music catalog for usage in television , movies , commercials , and to have its songs recorded by new or existing artists .\ncaroline boyce formed magic dolphin music , inc . in 1995 as the result of music copyrights reverting to her as widow of singer / songwriter tommy boyce . tommy is best known for playing a pivotal role in creating the monkee sound with his songwriting partner bobby hart .\nrelaxing music for deep sleep . delta waves . calm background for sleeping , meditation , yoga\n\u201cyou related to john dolphin ? \u201d is a question he\u2019s fielded on a regular basis .\ndolphin eventually prevailed , leading a march in protest of a police blockade of his business in 1954 .\ndolphin\u2019s of hollywood was always open for business\u201424 hours a day including on sundays\u2014and popularized a new marketing strategy\u2014\u201cbuy one , get one free\u201d\u2014that became one of the record industry\u2019s most profitable sales campaigns . dolphin was said to have pioneered the \u201ccrossover\u201d music concept and broadcast black music on white radio station krkd . white youth would fill the record shop in south l . a . \u2014skipping wallach\u2019s music city in hollywood\u2014to hear the latest , most popular acts on am radio including chuck berry , little richard , big moma thornton , the platters , the cadillacs , the silhouettes , fats domino and a host of others who made music history .\nin 1958 , dolphin was murdered in his office by a disgruntled songwriter ; the incident was witnessed by bruce johnston who had come by to see if dolphin would sign an unknown band from hawthorne , the beachboys .\nlos angeles ( cbsla . com ) \u2014 jamelle dolphin learned at an early age his surname held weight .\ndolphin ' s grandson hopes the new production will reignite interest in john dolphin ' s artistic contributions , not just to african - american or l . a . music but to culture as a whole .\nsoon we will have his name on a star on hollywood ' s walk of fame , where it belongs .\nto l . a . residents , however , john dolphin was iconic \u2014 the founder of dolphin\u2019s of hollywood , a name that emerged in defiance during an era of racial segregation and during the infancy of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll .\nhis influence grew , and dolphin\u2019s of hollywood became a local chain and a destination for wide - eyed singers .\n\u201ceverybody wanted to be a singer back then . john dolphin was the outlet for them , \u201d jamelle said .\nthat influence became his undoing , when a misguided singer , percy ivy , shot and killed dolphin in 1958 .\nlong before musicians toked up in laurel canyon or hair - metal bands prowled the sunset strip , l . a . ' s african - american community fostered a vibrant music scene , concentrated in jazz clubs along central avenue in the 1930s and 1940s . it set the stage for the success of a man by the name of john dolphin ( 1902 - 1958 ) , an african - american businessman , record label owner and music producer whose store , dolphin ' s of hollywood , became a nexus for r & b music and the early days of rock & roll .\nin 1991 two essex boys with a passion for music had a vision , most music stores and guitar shops seemed sad , lacking atmosphere , direction or any retail know - how so they decided to inject some new ideas into the music industry and p . m . t was born . over twenty years later , pmt is now one of the most established brands in musical instruments & music equipment retail and has firmly positioned itself as the uk ' s finest supplier of guitars , drums , synths , keyboards , live sound & pa systems , computer music and recording products .\ndolphin was known for highlighting the accomplishments of african - american artists who were casualties of\ncrossover music ,\nwhen white musicians would rerecord songs originally created by african - american musicians , leaving the original artists little or no recognition to the original recording artists . at the time , krkd was a predominantly white radio station , but by buying airtime on it and other white stations , and broadcasting from his store , dolphin popularized the black music format , bringing much - deserved attention to the original artists . his efforts helped introduce african - american music to all audiences , years before motown .\n\u201cthat was the first thing people would ask me when they heard my last name was dolphin , \u201d he said .\nthis very informative book : 101 masterpiece of music & their composers by martin bookspan is really a reference book to classical music . it consists of biographies of great composers ; background notes and key passages ; critical evaluations and current records and tapes .\n\u201cbefore motown existed , there was the john dolphin story , \u201d reads a promo . jamelle stands firm in the sentiment .\nbut what exactly is dolphin ' s legacy , and why hasn ' t it been recognized before now ? a new musical opening this week called recorded in hollywood , co - written by dolphin ' s grandson , seeks to answer those questions .\n\u201cwe\u2019re trying to do something outside the box , \u201d he added , because dance music \u201chad become so congested and homogeneous . \u201d\na new play , \u201crecorded in hollywood , \u201d will run from april 11 through may 17 at the lillian theatre in hollywood to recall an often overlooked era of music in los angeles . based on the biography of the innovative music entrepreneur , the play recounts the days of the popular dolphin\u2019s of hollywood record shop and includes a memorable score of 16 original songs and covers of original tunes launched by dolphin , including sam cooke\u2019s \u201cyou send me , \u201d \u201cearth angel\u201d by the penguins and \u201cwheel of fortune\u201d by the hollywood flames .\ndolphin\u2019s wife , now a single mother to five children \u2014 one of them jamelle\u2019s father \u2014 took over her husband\u2019s empire . but eventually dolphin\u2019s of hollywood closed its doors , the first location in south l . a . being the last to shutter in 1989 .\njohn dolphin , aka lovin ' john , was born in alabama and raised in oklahoma ; he landed in los angeles by way of detroit . in 1948 , he opened dolphin\u2019s of hollywood in south los angeles , on vernon near central avenue . dolphin put\nhollywood\nin the name of his store because laws would not allow a black individual to operate a business in hollywood at the time . as dolphin reasoned , if he couldn ' t bring his people to hollywood , then he would bring hollywood to them .\nthe business partners had met at liverpool university and launched the music equipment and instrument firm dolphin music . they are one of the leading providers of musical equipment on the internet and have also opened a flagship guitar shop in liverpool city centre . they employ 54 staff and have achieved sales in excess of \u00a39 . 2 million in 2007 , when it was ranked britain ' s 11th fastest - growing company .\nand thus , we can feature miles davis\u2019s three different recordings of the standard \u201con green dolphin street\u201d without fear of boredom or repetition .\nprime members enjoy free two - day shipping and exclusive access to music , movies , tv shows , original audio series , and kindle books .\njamelle dolphin , who grew up in santa monica , works as a marketing director and real estate broker , and continues to run and operate dolphin ' s of hollywood llc , a record company , with his brother and sister . in 2011 , he published a book about his grandfather , recorded in hollywood : the john dolphin story . he set out to write it in 2008 but quickly learned how much work would be involved .\nget the most out of your experience with a personalized all - access pass to everything local on events , music , restaurants , news and more .\n\u201cdolphin\u2019s of hollywood\u201d opens saturday with performances fridays and saturdays at 8 p . m . and sundays at 3 p . m . through may 17 .\nthe two had recorded music together but the songs were never released . and after a disagreement over money and ownership of the recordings , ivy came armed to dolphin\u2019s office in hollywood , where his once - shunned business had eventually expanded . he was fatally shot in the chest and died at his desk .\ndolphin started operating his own independent record labels in 1950 . he sold his first label , recorded in hollywood , to decca in 1954 , then launched lucky records , which was followed by two more labels , money and cash . throughout , dolphin urged all his artists to retain their own publishing rights . but that wasn ' t enough to prevent a disgruntled artist , percy ivy , from marching into dolphin ' s office in 1958 and shooting him to death .\n\u2019 compilation . satriani is also extending his decades - long relationship with sony music and has signed a new multi - album deal with legacy for future recordings .\nmore than 60 years ago , his grandfather , a music promoter earning a living as a used - car salesman , had just moved to l . a . from detroit . but dolphin was quick to establish himself , opening the first 24 - hour record store in los angeles , off central avenue , in 1948 .\n\u201cjohn started from scratch and evolved into one of the most important figures in the history of american music , \u201d said jamelle dolphin who penned the biography of his grandfather . \u201cwhen he realized that no one was going to let him open his record store on all - white hollywood boulevard , he brought hollywood to central avenue . by naming the store \u2018dolphin\u2019s of hollywood , \u2019 he was telling the world that he was going to stare discrimination in the face and not blink . \u201d\ndolphin music have taken over three months to deliver a product to me , with no communication to tell me it would take so long , and didn ' t respond on their inquiries and complaints e - mail address when i contacted them to ask if something had happened to my package . would never use again . 0 / 10 .\nmr . bieber at the billboard hot 100 music festival . \u201ci\u2019m just breaking through as being accepted by the masses and not necessarily a young generation ,\nhe said .\n\u201crecorded in hollywood : the john dolphin story\u201d gives long - overdue credit to the man jamelle says influenced the likes of sam cooke , the penguins and the hollywood flames .\noperating on dance - music terms , skrillex and diplo did no promotional buildup for the song . at midnight as feb . 27th began , they suddenly released their debut album as a duo , \u201cskrillex and diplo present jack \u00fc . \u201d the pop - oriented songs , diplo said , are \u201ca huge departure for ourselves ; also for dance music . \u201d\njustin bieber , in front , and skrillex performing \u201cwhere are \u00fc now\nas part of the billboard hot 100 music festival at jones beach theater in wantagh , n . y .\n\u201con green dolphin street\u201d : what a strange name for a song . it was a theme song for a film , but who wrote it ? does anybody even remember the film ?\nthe ruling on brown v . board of education wouldn\u2019t come for six years . but during that time , dolphin built on his influence and established recorded in hollywood , his first record label , in 1950 .\nthis is the classic description of the basic repetroir . glad to have gotten my hands on a copy . agreat reference to find the greatest pieces of music . we are on our own to find the best contmeporty recordnings .\na radio show would follow . \u201charlem hit parade , \u201d taking its name from the billboard chart , broadcast on krkd , with dolphin using it as an outlet to promote the work of up - and - coming artists .\nthere was something very different going on in the eighties : changes in the world economy meant that spending hit a low . fashions changed , but more importantly , pop music changed it ' s face again . the synthesizer that we all knew and loved for it ' s odd and unpredictable noises became more and more sophisticated , until whole records could be created completely electronically . the popularity of disco , kick started a dance music movement that has lasted until today .\nthe town was well and truly painted , with orange amps and cabs behind all the biggest names in contemporary music . magazine covers , tv , posters , papers . . . there was simply no escaping the glare of the brand .\nnow , decades later , with the last of what would become six dolphin\u2019s of hollywood locations closing its doors in the 1990s , jamelle is keeping his grandfather\u2019s legacy alive with a musical opening this weekend in , where else , hollywood .\n\u201cthey wouldn\u2019t allow a black person to operate a black business in hollywood , so he opened the shop on central and called it dolphin\u2019s of hollywood , \u201d jamelle explained . \u201che said he was going to bring hollywood to central . \u201d\nscreams greeted the song\u2019s opening whoosh ; there were loud , high - pitched singalongs as the lyrics flashed on screen . \u201cjustin , c\u2019mere , \u201d skrillex called out , and mr . bieber climbed up to join him , dancing alongside skrillex on top of the long d . j . console as the \u201cdolphin\u201d trilled . the pop star was in the realm of dance music and the d . j . was a pop hitmaker . for this top 10 moment , their paths had converged .\nhalfway through , the track pauses , then offers another hymnlike verse ; the dance beat returns , a little pushier with electronic handclaps , and the refrain and \u201cdolphin\u201d carry the song to the end , with a final , echoing \u201ci need you the most . \u201d\naccording to jamelle , his grandfather paid for everything in cash , never borrowed money and was never in debt . although dolphin was a savvy businessman , jamelle also describes his grandfather as a consummate family man , one whose life was cut short by senseless tragedy .\ngreen dolphin street is a 1947 film starring lana turner , van heflin , and donna reed about two english sisters who fall in love with the same man and the confusion that follows . it\u2019s complicated , and you can check wikipedia for the plot details if you want .\nmr . bieber also started turning up as jack \u00fc\u2019s surprise guest when diplo and skrillex worked the spring and summer electronic dance music festivals , beginning with the ultra music festival in miami on march 29 . mr . bieber still marvels at the response . \u201ceveryone\u2019s applauding and cheering , and giving me a reaction that i never thought i would get , especially for that type of crowd , \u201d he said . \u201ci\u2019m just breaking through as being accepted by the masses and not necessarily a young generation . it opened my eyes to a whole new audience , a whole new platform . \u201d\nthanks to jamelle ' s book , john dolphin ' s story has inspired a biographical theater production called recorded in hollywood : the musical , opening this week at the lillian theatre . it features a live band onstage and an 18 - member ensemble , performing 16 original songs as well as covers of hits that dolphin helped champion , including\nyou send me\nby sam cooke ,\nearth angel\nby the penguins and\nthe wheel of fortune\nby the hollywood four flames . his radio show and the store were among the first places where white audiences heard them .\na brand new addition to the reason family is the attractively priced reason essentials which does exactly what it say on the tin . this entry level daw delivers pro quality recording , editing , effects , instruments , and mixing tools and is user friendly enough to ensure you get to focus on your music .\nthe 29 - year - old died after he and business partner , jason tavaria , who together run a multi - million pound music firm , became separated from their party during a blizzard at the swiss resort of verbier , while on a trip with michelle dewberry , the winner of bbc television reality show the apprentice .\nfor nearly 10 years , dolphin recorded a host of top acts on a series of record labels with evocative names like \u201clucky , \u201d \u201cmoney , \u201d \u201ccash\u201d and \u201crecorded in hollywood\u201d and helped launch the careers of jesse belvin , charles mingus , pee wee crayton , major lance and many others who would eventually change the way teenagers listened to music . his cavernous store had a big , plate - glass window to showcase famous disc jockeys spinning the latest platters ( 45 rpm ) for eager teens . names like hunter hancock ( \u201cooold h . h . \u201d ) , dick \u201chuggy boy\u201d hugg and charles trammel performed live and would often greet customers and sign autographs .\nandy cooper penned more than a dozen original songs to which the musical is set , with music director stephan terry amping up the nostalgia with hits like cooke\u2019s \u201cyou send me , \u201d the penguins\u2019 \u201cearth angel , \u201d and \u201cwheel of fortune\u201d by the hollywood flames , all songs jamelle says first broke on the dolphins of hollywood radio show , also featuring .\nit was a very important project for me and deeply extensive ,\njamelle tells l . a . weekly .\nso much of the information about john dolphin and dolphin ' s of hollywood was scattered . it seemed as though there was never more then a paragraph or two in any one place . although much of the information i found was documented , i also spent many hours interviewing family , friends and old acquaintances . it took about two years to complete the research and interviews . the original manuscript was double in size and had to be cut down for the book . much was left out , and i am still gathering information and continuing to learn more about my grandfather every day .\nmiles davis never stood still . similar to coltrane and picasso , davis\u2019s artistic evolution stemmed from a restless pursuit of new ideas and a desire to always keep his music fresh . he once said he\u2019d rather work with a new group of inferior musicians compared to better players in past groups simply so as not to sound the same . such was davis\u2019s sensibility and modus operandi .\nin the late 1940s\u2014a full decade before motown records\u2014john dolphin opened his world - famous record shop at vernon and central avenues in south los angeles . it was an immediate hit with teenagers of all colors as rock \u2019n roll and rhythm & blues began to supplant the big band and jazz sounds once favored at sock hops and record hops that were so popular among the high school set .\nin the early nineties , people were again looking for a change in popular music . on the underground scene , bands resumed writing rock . these new bands finally broke through into the mainstream with grunge and brit - pop , bringing with them the valve amps they had spent their advances on . oasis were one of the bands who turned to orange when they needed great tone and great volume !\nand they devised the \u201cdolphin\u201d \u2014 the song\u2019s most instantly recognizable , most insinuating hook . it\u2019s not an acoustic or electronic instrument : it\u2019s a brief snippet of mr . bieber\u2019s vocal line , a subliminal reinforcement of the melody . it\u2019s pitched two octaves above the original , run through distortion and equalization effects and given a very short tail of reverb , creating a digital sound with a human core .\nmr . bieber , 21 , has been a pop star since he was 13 , a pinup for squealing fans . but teen idols don\u2019t last , and his challenge is to make the transition to a lasting career . after a series of tabloid embarrassments , he had not released any music for more than a year . ( another song he was working on , he said , was titled \u201cno pressure . \u201d )\nfor years , yvonne watched her pioneering mom perform with a succession of popular rock groups . in fact , hilda - now in her 8 th decade - still plays the occasional gig . as her mom ' s # 1 fan , yvonne couldn ' t help but notice the physical struggle that petite hilda went through each time she ' d strap on a heavy electric bass and take the stage to play the music she loves .\nfor the uninitiated , reason is effectively a virtual studio rack delivering a broad selection of powerful production tools and instruments in a format similar to what you may encounter in a real commercial studio environment . this makes for a logical workflow and can also inspire up some inventive processing chains . reason has long since learnt it stripes in the professional arena and it\u2019s legacy can be heard everywhere from the pop charts to underground electronic music to film and video game scores .\nthe song arrives in a swirl of electronic sound and vanishes in a distant echo , like a phantasm . but behind it , as with most top 10 hits , is a matrix of inspirations and decisions , coincidences and hard work , marketing and luck . in a series of interviews , the people behind the hit provided a detailed look at the work that went into \u201cwhere are \u00fc now , \u201d for a case study in the way pop music is made today .\nlike many current hits , \u201cwhere are \u00fc now\u201d is an electronic confection facilitated online . mr . bieber was not in the studio with skrillex and diplo , and didn\u2019t even know the song was being produced . \u201cwhere are \u00fc now\u201d is also an alliance of musicians from diverse musical camps . it\u2019s a mutually advantageous coalition , but an unexpected one : the electronic dance music underground meeting a teen idol . diplo recalled thinking : \u201cno one would expect it . it would be so insane . \u201d\nthe song opens hushed and hovering , with a stereo - panning whoosh , four somber piano chords and mr . bieber\u2019s electronically stuttered voice , leading into a mournful verse about a friend or lover he helped , who has now abandoned him . eventually a dance beat kicks in and a mysterious , flutelike squiggle \u2014 skrillex calls it the \u201cdolphin\u201d \u2014 announces itself again and again as the vocals all but disappear : there\u2019s just the occasional refrain , \u201cwhere are you now that i need you ? \u201d\nlast sunday at the jones beach theater in wantagh , n . y . , skrillex and mr . bieber were main - stage headliners at the first billboard hot 100 music festival . an audience of pop fans danced and shouted to skrillex\u2019s set as it whipsawed in and out of other jack \u00fc songs amid blasts of smoke , sparks and streamers . after mr . bieber sang a short set of his previous hits , full of sweet romantic promises , skrillex returned to cue up a remixed \u201cwhere are \u00fc now . \u201d\nthe second version of \u201con green dolphin street\u201d was recorded live on march 22 , 1960 at a concert in stockholm , sweden . coltrane had already told davis he was leaving the band after this european tour , and indeed left as soon as the tour ended . it\u2019s a different band , with wynton kelly at the piano and no cannonball adderley . coltrane\u2019s solo is a tour - de - force ; one can discern \u2018trane\u2019s continued evolution even only two years after the 1958 studio recording . the sound , by the way , is in glorious mono .\njamelle dolphin also feels it ' s upsetting that his grandfather hasn ' t been recognized for his accomplishments , especially in los angeles .\nhe was such an important figure . but he was hated for challenging an overtly racist power structure that did not want this integrated scene , and they did their best to downplay him in the media and wherever they could . his murder was barely covered by the press . but he is not forgotten , and his impact is still felt today . he forged important changes in the status quo and helped society to grow .\n\u201cwhere are \u00fc now\u201d is tucked in near the end of the album , the ninth track . it didn\u2019t stay hidden long . that afternoon , mr . bieber tweeted about the song for the first time to his tens of millions of twitter followers . \u201cthis one is special , \u201d he wrote , garnering more than 81 , 000 retweets and 92 , 000 favorites to date . in march , he asked his twitter followers to begin requesting the song on the radio . \u201cwe got one , \u201d he wrote . later that month , he wrote , \u201clet\u2019s make it about the music . \u201d\nthe song\u2019s composer , bronislaw kaper , was born in warsaw , poland , in 1902 and started musical training at six . he moved to berlin to write music for films , then to paris as the nazis came to power . offered a seven - year contract by louis b . mayer at mgm in 1935 , he moved to hollywood . kaper also scored the marx brothers\u2019 a night at the opera ( 1935 ) , orson welles\u2019s the stranger ( 1946 ) , green mansions starring anthony perkins and audrey hepburn ( 1959 ) , and mutiny on the bounty with marlon brando ( 1962 ) .\nto call miles davis an innovator would be an understatement . in his 1989 book miles : the autobiography , author quincy troupe tells a story of when davis\u2019s wife cicely tyson was invited to a 1986 white house function hosted by then - secretary of state george p . shultz . a prominent d . c . socialite asked davis why he was at the event in a somewhat condescending way . davis replied , \u201cwell , i changed music five or six times , \u201d then looked at the woman coldly and asked , \u201cnow tell me what have you done of any importance other than being white\u2026so tell me what your claim to fame is ? \u201d message here ? don\u2019t mess with miles .\npenguin guides were always worshipful towards karajan , who though probably not a nazi sympathizer , certainly was an egregious opportunist . bookspan was right to disdain his oeuvre . karajan was the poster boy for one who knows everything but understands nothing . toscanini , on the other hand , felt music to the marrow of his bones , as did bernstein . that ' s why bookspan favored them . the guides also are also extremely anglo - centric , filled with paeans to hundreds of years of mediocre british composers . it ' s a shame bookspan wasn ' t able to update the book in the 90s and since . i would trust his critical judgment above any other as to cd recordings , including sonics .\nalthough 30 years old , this is an excellent beginner ' s reference for those interested in learning about and buying selected classical masterpieces of the great composers . the information in this book is still relevant in the world of cds . the greatest works of 36 composers from bach to vivaldi are discussed with just the right amount of detail . a brief biography of the composer is provided along with several recommended recordings ( vinyl or tape ) for each work . you would need to , of course , go to the latest penguin guide or grammophone guide , for example , for the comparable cd recordings . it is interesting to compare yesterday ' s recordings with the latest cd productions , something i am doing as i replace the vinyl in my collection . this book is not anywhere near a complete reference , but it also doesn ' t overwhelm the novice , and is therefore a satisfying introduction to classical music .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nrob williams , one of britain ' s leading young entrepreneurs , has fallen 60ft to his death on a snowboarding holiday , in a tragedy played out live on social networking website twitter .\nurgent appeals were posted by her on the twitter website and mr tavaria , also 29 , sent his friends and rescue teams a gps satellite navigation signal from his iphone , which pinpointed his location . he was rescued six hours later .\nmr williams , however , had fallen 66ft down a cliff on to rocks below and due to the\nwhite - out\nconditions , a rescue helicopter could not be scrambled . search teams on foot found him seven hours after he had gone missing , by which time the businessman had died in the freezing conditions .\nafter the initial posts left on twitter , there was a long period of silence as the tragic death of mr williams became known .\nthey were among a party of 30 young entrepreneurs , many of whom work in new technology , who flew to switzerland on friday on a working holiday .\nover the weekend , miss dewberry , who won the bbc show in 2006 , wrote on twitter :\nam having the best time here in verbier . finished skiing for the day tho because it ' s a complete whiteout !\nat about 4pm on monday , in similarly poor weather conditions , the group noticed that two of their number were missing .\nmiss dewberry posted an urgent appeal , saying :\n2 of our ski party been missing since 4pm . conditions terrible . 1 guy found but trapped . 20 man team searching for other .\nthe party put out a request on twitter in order to learn the numbers of the lost members ' mobile phones , so they could use the signals to track them down .\nthe\ntweet\nwas forwarded around the world and soon after the numbers came back to the group via the networking site .\nthe party was able to call the missing skiers on their mobile phones and mr tavaria used google maps to generate a latitude and longitude of their position before sending it back . it was passed on to rescue teams .\nanother of the group of technology entrepreneurs , alex hoye was soon able to relay the news that mr tavaria had been found . he wrote :\nrob ' s number rec ' d via twitter ; jason now found using gps / google maps & phone ; still working on finding rob .\nin the early hours of tuesday another of the group posted :\nit ' s 00 : 12h in verbier . 0 degrees outside . search team still looking for rob . no update yet . will let everyone know as soon as we hear .\na spokesman for the police in verbier said : \u201cthe two men became lost in a forest . in the early evening rescuers were alerted . a search was undertaken . a helicopter rescue was impossible because of the weather .\n\u201cthe men were found at 11pm . the irish national was uninjured . his friend was unfortunately discovered dead . he was an english national .\n\u201che had slipped 20 metres down a steep mountain face and landed on rocks .\n\u201cwe believe that the man who died had removed his snowboard before he slipped . the men were lost and the weather was setting in . \u201d\ntwitter users have paid tribute to british snowboarder rob williams who died after falling down a 60ft cliff on the swiss alps .\nentrepreneur mr williams , 29 , was on a trip to the resort of verbier when he went missing on monday .\nmr tavaria was found unscathed but mr williams is understood to have fallen 60ft to his death .\nhe was on holiday in a group which included michelle dewberry , the winner of the second series of tv show the apprentice .\nshe posted a twitter message last night , saying : \u201cmy thoughts are with rob\u2019s family . \u201d\nthe rescue operation to save the pair was played out on social networking site twitter , with the discovery of mr williams\u2019 body also reported on the site .\nhe wrote : \u201ci just got off the phone to one member of the trip . they said : ' everyone literally said they\u2019d just had the best time on the trip . and then it went straight to the opposite . we are all in shock\u2019 .\n\u201ci never knew rob , but on behalf of myself and techcrunch , we\u2019d like to pass on our deepest sympathies to his family . \u201d\nmr williams and mr tavaria , also 29 , got into difficulty after becoming separated from fellow snowboarders in the upmarket resort .\nmr tavaria , an irish national , was found after dewberry launched an online rescue on twitter when she wrote : \u201c2 of our ski party been missing since 4pm . conditions terrible . 1 guy found but trapped . 20 man team searching for other . \u201d\nthe two men were part of a group of internet entrepreneurs who had gone on holiday together and the events unfolded on the web .\nfellow entrepreneur alex hoye updated twitter with a series of messages on monday night , the first of which appealed for help from the online community .\n( < / b > joshmarch org\u2019d ) ; still working on finding rob . \u201d\njavascript seems to be disabled in your browser . you must have javascript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website .\nbig price drop on native instruments komplete 11 and komplete 11 ultimate ! only while stock lasts .\n\u00a9 2018 contents \u00a9 urltoken technical specifications for guidance only and cannot be guaranteed accurate . errors and omissions excepted .\nto our knowledge , this company collects reviews by asking its customers to share their experiences on trustpilot . read more\nthis company has claimed its trustpilot profile , but to our knowledge , doesn ' t actively invite its customers to write reviews on trustpilot . read more\nthis company hasn ' t claimed its trustpilot profile and to our knowledge , doesn ' t actively invite its customers to write reviews on trustpilot . read more\nordered a guitar on friday from this company , they took the money from my credit card but i received no further update . . . ? phoned them today and they said they couldn ' t do it at that price and wanted another \u00a324 . . . . . . jokers ! ! ! steer clear ! ! !\nexcellent service cannot fault it , went on their recommendation for a practise bass amplifier . this arrived on time and is perfect for my needs .\ndophin accepted my payment for a discounted but new advertised item then wouldn ' t send it because they had run out out stock . instead of obtaining another one for me in order to fulfil the contract they insisted on a refund only . there was no compensation , only an assertion that they were acting according to their own terms and conditions . hardly great customer service .\ngood price , easy to navigate web site , quick delivery , very pleased .\ni paid for my order and it said that i should get it in two or three working days . i expected them within this time , and i was in need of them rather urgently . when they didn ' t arrive i checked the state of the order / it had never been shipped . they took about a week or more to arrive . i am ok with what arrived , it is exactly what i expected , and it arrived in perfect condition , but the lack off information regarding it ' s shipping was a nuisance and inconvenient for my work .\ngood website . items well described . easy ordering . quick delivery and superb communications during transit . good quality product . what else is there ?\ni would recommend that you check stock status before ordering or find another retailer .\ngreat company , i ordered 2 items , the second product was a day later than specified but no huge issue .\ni was told if i ordered before 4pm it would be delivered the next day , it didn ' t arrive the next day and i needed the item urgently so was disappointed .\nexcellent service - minor problem with website stating in - stock item was out of stock but soon sorted with a phone call .\nmy order took over 2 months and i wasn ' t offered any sort of compensation for this . awful . wouldn ' t use again\nabsolutely the go - to company for audio kit . i know i can rely on expert advice ; that you will listen to our needs and recommend the best product at the best price - which is very often hundreds of pounds cheaper than the product you * could * sell us . recommended with absolutely no reservations .\ni contacted them by phone to see when my product would arrive as it was out of stock , it was delivered 2 weeks before they said it would and i was kept informed by email and text for the delivery date .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nyour current browser isn ' t compatible with soundcloud . please download one of our supported browsers . need help ?\nto most in london , the second of september 1968 was nothing more than a blustery day . little did they know that , in a dingy basement shop in old compton street , the first legendary british guitar amplifier was being created !\norange was founded by mr . clifford cooper , who remains at the helm to this day . a quiet and reserved man , and certainly not one for the megastar lifestyle , cooper is probably the last man you would expect to be behind such a highly - acclaimed musical company . with just \u00a3300 borrowed from his father and armed with the enthusiasm of a young man of the time , cooper had set up the shop selling a variety of musical instruments .\nbecause of his age and low - profile establishment , the majority of the large manufacturers of the time were more than a little reluctant to accept cooper as a dealer . so , if he couldn ' t buy them in , the most logical thing was to build them in - house . with a background in electrical engineering himself , he engaged a team of the best design engineers around who set about creating all - valve amplifiers just when the fine and well - established valve technology was being overtaken by transistor - based contraptions . this new wave of amplifiers were cheaper to produce , but could never capture the magical warmth and colour of the old valve setups .\ncooper had acquired a quantity of an orange - coloured vinyl , the material used to cover the wooden shell of amplifiers and cabinets , and it wasn ' t long before the shop was proudly displaying the very first amplifiers to carry the now famous livery . with that , orange amplification was born .\nthe thing was , these new peculiar - looking boxes sounded rather good , and the news of them was soon spreading like proverbial wildfire . so much so , in fact , that orange was almost an overnight success . before long , orange was standard backline equipment for stages , studios and rehearsal rooms worldwide .\nshortly after this , the big acts of the time started snapping up the products for use as part of their usual set up . fleetwood mac were among the first famous orange users in the uk , followed by stevie wonder in the states . peter green ' s les paul + orange amp combination in fleetwood mac was responsible for some of the most remarkable guitar sounds of the late sixties !\nthe seventies was a time of big - budget international tours , with bands packing stadiums and festivals the world over . but , when these bands finally washed up on british shores , they found that there was simply nothing powerful enough to drive such big gigs . in stepped orange , who set about on the construction of a ridiculously over - sized public address system , neatly packed into a fleet of bright orange lorries . gigging in the uk meant being chased around by the men in orange , who travelled the length and breadth of the country providing big sound for big acts . bands such as black sabbath and led zeppelin were amongst the most famous orange users . jimmy page still uses orange amps today .\nvery few rock bands survived , and most of those that did were american . the rising popularity of rack based amplifiers and effects left little room for all tube heads . improved transistor technology allowed younger guitarists to save money by buying cheap combos . orange were not prepared to lower standards and production was reduced to a trickle of amplifiers to those who truly believed in the quality , warmth and tone of well - built british valve technology .\nin 1997 , orange , seeing new potential in the guitar amplifier market , developed and launched the otr\u2122 system , which was the first major change to the design of the amplifiers that began all those years ago . it was an improvement that was loved by rock and blues musicians from the word go , and orange was well and truly back on track .\norange amplifiers now has distribution offices in the uk and usa and are represented by companies all over the world . as times have changed , so has orange . with a new generation of employees driving the company forward , orange is growing faster than ever !\n1999 saw the development of the ad series amplifiers , 2001 the launch of the crush series and in 2004 the rockerverb series was unveiled to the world .\nthe noughties brought a new generation of rockers with renewed interest in valve amps and , naturally , orange once again became one of the top choices , with bands such as the arctic monkeys and the cribs using orange .\ntoday , orange is doing better than ever , with a more varied selection of guitar gear than ever befor in the company ' s history : they make the orange crush series , possibly the best solid - state amps available today , with fully - analog signal path . and , on the other end of the spectrum , they still manufacture the popular rockerverb series of valve amps , still one of the top choices for the professional rockers . their range of small terror valve amps was innovative when first launched and is still popular , offering valve quality at affordable prices .\nthe new designs are fresh , innovative and retain the high standards of that first orange amplifier built in 1968 . cliff cooper ' s orange is a company that has never lost it ' s ability to build the best amplifiers in the world !\nmeet yvonne de villiers , the accomplished stained - glass artist who envisioned luna guitars . yvonne ' s inspiration for a line of guitars designed to maximize playing comfort came from her mother , hilda williers , an electric bass player for more than 40 years .\nthere must be other female musicians like her mother , yvonne reasoned . women who ' d welcome a guitar uniquely tailored to fit their bodies , their hands , and their musical styles . with them in mind , yvonne created luna guitars - a line of instruments made for female musicians of all ages and crafted with a luminous visual beauty to engage women ' s minds and spirits along with their talent .\nher 25 - year career in creating and producing award - winning architectural stained glass - she calls it\nsculpting light\n- enabled yvonne to hone the fine artistic skills needed to envision and bring to life the exquisitely delicate inlaid designs that make luna guitars so captivating .\nwith the eye of the consummate artist , yvonne applied the same passionate and radiant color palette that graced her glasswork to her new line of guitars . rich hues that shimmer and shine with every movement provide an eye - catching complement to the full - bodied musical tones luna guitars deliver . yvonne ' s design expertise has led so many men to respond to luna ' s well - crafted , spirit - engaging instruments that the company now creates guitars for both female and male musicians of all ages .\nif her mom first inspired the guitars ' design , what moved yvonne to name these exciting new instruments luna ?\nthe moon has a cool , guiding light ,\nshe explains .\ni envisioned luna embodying that same healing and enchanting essence . not a hot look - at - me attitude , but a reflective look - at - yourself . . . you ' re beautiful quality . with that in mind , i feel that luna guitars and the individuals who play them will express each other perfectly ."]}
{"id": 54610, "summary": [{"text": "tamil nadu tourism development corporation ( tamil : \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0bbe \u0b95\u0bb4\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd ( \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bc1 ) ) is a state-government public sector undertaking of the government of tamil nadu located in the indian state of tamil nadu .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "tamil nadu has been entrusted with the promotion of tourism and development of tourist related infrastructure . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "tamil nadu tourism development corporation", "paragraphs": ["get quick answers from ttdc tamil nadu tourism development corporation - day tours staff and past visitors .\ntamil nadu tourism complex , no . 2 wallajah road , chennai - 600002 .\nthe tamil nadu tourism development corporation ( ttdc ) ' s tirupati tour remains the favourite destination among the 30 - odd packages offered by it , seeing a 15 . 32 % increase in 2017 - 18 over the previous year ' s bookings .\nemployees of chandigarh industrial and tourism development corporation ( citco ) are up in arms against the decision of the management to privatise outlets .\ntamilnadu tourism development corporation also operates various hotels , youth hostels , restaurants , tours , boat houses and telescope houses for the benefit of travellers .\ncontents owned and updated by concerned departments and coordinated by information technology department secretariat , fort st . george , chennai 600 009 , tamil nadu , india\nthe tourism development project , concentrating on the area based development ( abd ) zone comprising rockfort and vintage trichy , will spruce up six tourist spots including historical places .\nttdc or tamilnadu tourism development offers comfortable accommodation at reasonable cost at all tourist important centers in tamilnadu . basic facilities include\nttdc takes initiative to expose the abundant charms of tamil nadu to visitors from both india and abroad . it highlights the special tourist spots in tamilnadu that make the state so very popular with visitors . along with it also introduces new areas of exploration every now and then . for this ttdc or tamilnadu tourism development corporation offers numerous packages to travellers including sightseeing tours , inter state tours , ltc tours and train tours .\ndeputy chief minister sushil kumar modi said on monday hotel patliputra ashok of india tourism development corporation ( itdc ) would soon be handed over to state tourism department , which will either run it with its own resources or in public - private partnership ( ppp ) mode . the state would get 1 . 5 acre land from itdc as well as the hotel building .\ntamilnadu tourism participated in patwa from 07 . 03 . 2018 - 11 . 03 . 2018\ni am a great believer in the government tourism corporations and have always explored the conducted . . .\ndepartment of tamilnadu tourism ( t . t . d . c ) - offer the travelers a spectacular destination of ancient wisdom bestowed with eternal grace of nature ! come and explore the true beauty of this state with the tamilnadu department of tourism .\n- - head of income - - business income or income from house property special right or privilege to franchisees - - the assessee was a wholly owned government of tamil nadu undertaking engaged in the business of development of tourism in the state . it was stated by the assessee before the ao that the assessee in its meeting , had resolved to lease / franchise uneconomic units to avoid further cash loss and to improve the existing units significantly . based on the government order , the assessee had called for open tenders for leasing the hotels . hence , the assessee claimed it as a lease income from house property . the ao rejected the submissions of the assessee and disallowed the deduction claimed at 30 per cent , by the assessee under the head\nincome from house property\nholding that the assessee had given the hotel premises to private parties on franchise only , which was one of the activities of the regular / ordinary business of the assessee . while completing the assessment , the ao disallowed the statutory deduction of 30 per cent . the cit ( a ) granted the benefit in favour of the assessee and allowed the appeals . the tribunal came to the conclusion that what was derived as income out of the property was business income and not income out of house property and , hence , the assessee was not entitled to 30 per cent , deduction . accordingly , the tribunal allowed the appeals filed by the revenue . held : the assessee corporation continues to be in the business of tourism activities , though not directly but through the franchisees and has received income as franchisee fee and that cannot be lost sight of while determining the nature of income , hence assessable as business income , and not income from house property .\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 .\nfrom the various clauses in the agreement , the assessee has not leased out the property merely as a land and building but also with further conditions as to how the business of the lessees / franchisees should be conducted with regard to the hotel industry only . the special conditions of contract make it clear that the name of the assessee should clearly , in fact , prominently be indicated in the name board and the name of the franchisee should be below the name of ttdc , thereby , making it clear that the ttdc continues to be operating their business through their franchisees . thus , the special conditions make it clear that the assessee - corporation continues to be in the business of tourism activities , though not directly but through the franchisees and has received income as franchisee fee and that cannot be lost sight of while determining the nature of income . [ para 13 ] there is also much force in the findings of the tribunal that the properties let out by the assessee are business assets of the assessee corporation , as they have not treated the leased out properties as non - business assets of the assessee - corporation . [ para 14 ] the assessee has given a special right or privilege to the franchisees to undertake a particular business in the property of the assessee on receipt of franchisee fee . therefore , the income is clearly in the nature of business income and not income from house property . [ para 16 ] the reasoning of the tribunal is justified on the facts of the case . accordingly , there is no question of law , much less any substantial question of law arises for consideration in the above tax case ( appeals ) . [ para 17 ]\nwell i would say that this is a really good tour considering it is a government organised one . i would say the tourism office staff is very helpful and i appreciated their help alot . i had booked online a half day tour of chennai and . . .\nthe one day tirumala tirupati tour organized by tamilnadu tourism by ac volvo bus is one of the best way to have darshan at tirumal tirupati . the tour starts at 5 . 30am to 6 . 00am boarding at wallajah road - ttdc office . breakfast is served on the . . .\ni am a great believer in the government tourism corporations and have always explored the conducted tour packages offered by them . last december my bigger family ( parents , in - laws , wife , kids and self ) booked for the 8 days tamilnadu tour organized by ttdc . we made the . . .\nis a tourist ' s paradise . a rich culture . a regal tapestry of history . a nature ' s bliss of blue beaches and clear skies . . . . . a modern state . to get a full view of this enchanting state , you are most welcome to tamilnadu any time . the tamilnadu department of tourism is here to help you and to make your holidays very special .\nthe one day tirumala tirupati tour organized by tamilnadu tourism by ac volvo bus is one of the best way to have darshan at tirumal tirupati . the tour starts at 5 . 30am to 6 . 00am boarding at wallajah road - ttdc office . breakfast is served on the way to the tirumala tirupati and there is a dedicated guide in the bus . we are lucky since we had a nice gentleman who coordinated the whole process of lord balaji darshan well . we reached tirumal by 10 . 30am by transferring into tirumala bus at tirupati . the transfer was smooth as the ghat vehicle was made ready exactly . upon reaching tirumala , time was given to the passengers for tonsuring and the whole group went for darshan around 11 . 30am . the guide made all the necessary arrangements and was very good . we entered the vaikumtum complex and lord balaji darshan was completed in 1 hour since we are lucky due to less crowd . lunch was offered the darshan at a decent hotel and then bus went the lord padmavathy thayar temple for darshan . after completing the darshan , we proceed to chennai and arrived back at chennai around 9pm . the whole tour was organized in a excellent manner .\nwell i would say that this is a really good tour considering it is a government organised one . i would say the tourism office staff is very helpful and i appreciated their help alot . i had booked online a half day tour of chennai and it covered fort st . george , govt . museum , valluvarkottam , snake park , kapaleeswarar temple and marina beach . i am glad i booked it since in half day on our own we could not have covered all these areas . the guide did not even rush us and we over all had a good experience . yes i agree that the guide can brush up the skills a bit and can tell us about areas which we cross while travelling rather than we having to ask him but still over all very good . we then booked a day tour to kanchipuram & mamallapuram via taxi as group tour on our date was not available . again the driver was driving safely and covered all areas and there was no problem except that if he spoke a bit more of english few avoided hassles like locating him could be avoided and he could have been helpful with giving us information . but over all there were no usual problems of over charging or going to places of commissions or anything like that . we had a good safe trip .\n> stream x\u009c\u043d \\ [ \u045f \u0447q\u0086dq\n\u008f\bi\u0094\u044dcq\u0452\u0092u\u044cd\u043b\u0092\u044f\u0438\u044f\u0097\u0444\u0449c\u0010 # @ \u0090\u0017\u0019\u0004\u045c @ \u0447 ) a \u0004\u0454\u0003 ) \u045f h\u0435l _ \u043e\u009a\u0449\u0439s\u0456x ' @ . { g\u043a\u045b\u045a\u043f\u043av\u0455 ~ \u007f\u0430\u0007e\u007f\u0096\u043f\u045f\u00a7\u044d\u0435\u045f\u007f\u0017\u000f\u007f\u045c\u043f + 5\u045f\u045fw\u045f \\ > \u045c\u2116\u0447\u045b\u044f\u045f\u0444\u0093\u0087\u007f | e\u000f\u0457\u0083\u0436s\u0088 ) ^ \u00a7\u0447\u0095\u009ar\u000eq\u009b\u0452 \\ \u008as\u0430 & b\u044e\u0093\u0449\u0456\u2116\u044a\u044d\u0435\u0451\u009d\u0433\u045b\u045f\u043e\u045a\u044d\u045b\u045b\u044fx > \u0455\u0456d\u044d ! 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r\u0016\u0447s ) \u044f\u0447e \u0440\u0010w\u0451f\u044e\u0446m | ' \u043f \u0458 > \u0447\u0087\u0458\b\u009f\u0446\u0437\u0459\u008fb\u0011f1\u0001q\u0452\u0088u\u0442 ^ \u0451\u00988 $ \u008e\u008b\u0433\u0442 = i\u0432y\u0006\u0444 & y ; \u0457 | l \u0092\u045f\u0449\u043f * v\u0455h ) u\u0016 * ! \u0445\u000ee\u009b\u0089l\u0432\u009ca } \u0455r\u0446\u0445 # # o\u008e\u045c z } \u0434 \u00a7 \\ \u0434 ? z , z : \u045a\u045e\u0096\u0454 \u0435\u043e ' 3\u0095b\u008caz\u008b1\u043e\u008d\u0459 ? @ \u000f\u0433s\u0448\u008f\u04471\u0446\u043f\u0430\u0007\u0454 ! \u0436\u045c\u044f\u0088 \u0444\u0004\u044e\u0441\u0088 \u0446\u043a\u0435a\u043c 1\u0452\u0445 \u04445\u0080 . \u043e \u0451\u044f\u0445\u0017x\u0080 _ \u0441a > \u0446 ' \u0458\u0457\u045c : \u043f\u0443\u0447\u0005c\u0454\u0437\u0003f\u0443 - h\u0015k0\u0087 ' \u0445 b\u0015\u043f\u0002 \\ \u0014\u045f # ' \u044b\ny & \u044be\u0095 a6\u000f\u044a\u00870\u009f\u045f\u0449w\u0444\u045b\u008ap & ( 7 ( \u044d\u044a\u000e\u0445\u0447 & izmz ; \u043c\u0434\u0437t\u043c\u0454\u0013\u0433\u044f\u044dv\u0453\u044d\u0451 = \u0442\u0093 \u0004\u008f | u s\u045a\u0444z\u043aomb\u044a\u043f\u008b\u0437 \u0097\u044f\u0016\u0097\u0458\u009fe coy\u0432i6\u0089 : 1\u009b\u0004 a\u0096o t\u044b ^ \u0433\u044b\u044c\u0012\u0449d\u0437\u0448 { & \u0089\u045f\u008bb\u0439 \\ \u0099 , \u0093i3\u043e7\u0012 + \u0444\u0003\nd\u044f\u2116 + ti\u044cc\u0456m\u0095 ' \u0445 ~ \u0431r\u044eu u\u045a\u0458 - \u043a\u0081 > i\u0438\u0458c\u045a\u0451\u001a\u045e\u0442\u043a\u043da\u009b\u0430b\u0445\u0452 \u04523\u043de\u0093u ^ 6m\u00106\u044da\u0445\u0003\u0093\u0090\u045fc \u009c\u0443b\u045e + \u045f\u0440s\u043c $ 2\u0010\u00ad\u0439\u0442ar\u0453l\u0447s\u0440\u0453\u0451\u0006\u045e \u0099 ? 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{"id": 54614, "summary": [{"text": "in mathematics , katugampola fractional operators are integral operators that generalize the riemann \u2013 liouville and the hadamard fractional operators into a unique form .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the katugampola fractional integral generalizes both the riemann \u2013 liouville fractional integral and the hadamard fractional integral into a single form and it is also closely related to the erdelyi \u2013 kober operator that generalizes the riemann \u2013 liouville fractional integral .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "katugampola fractional derivative has been defined using the katugampola fractional integral and as with any other fractional differential operator , it also extends the possibility of taking real number powers or complex number powers of the integral and differential operators . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "katugampola fractional operators", "paragraphs": ["katugampola , un : new approach to generalized fractional integral . appl . math . comput .\nthis manuscript is based on the standard fractional calculus iteration procedure on conformable derivatives . we introduce new fractional integration and differentiation operators . we define spaces and present some theorems related to these operators .\nhua chen , and udita n . katugampola , \u201chermite\u2013hadamard and hermite\u2013hadamard\u2013fej\u00e9r type inequalities for generalized fractional integrals , \u201d\nkatugampola , un : a new approach to generalized fractional derivatives . bull . math . anal . appl .\ngiorgio s . taverna , and delfim f . m . torres , \u201cgeneralized fractional operators for nonstandard lagrangians , \u201d\nin this paper we present a generalization to two existing fractional integrals and derivatives , namely , the riemann - liouville and hadamard fractional operators . the existence and uniqueness results for single term fractional differential equations ( fde ) have also been established . we also obtain the mellin transforms of such generalized fractional operators which are important in solving fractional differential equations .\nabdeljawad , t , baleanu , d : monotonicity results for fractional difference operators with discrete exponential kernels . adv . differ . equ .\nryan m . evans , udita n . katugampola , and david a . edwards , \u201capplications of fractional calculus in solving abel - type integral equations : surface\u2013volume reaction problem , \u201d\nthis paper was devoted to an investigation of the fractional derivatives and integrals obtained by iterating conformable integrals . we obtained left - and right - fractional conformable integrals . with a standard fractional procedure we found left - and right - fractional conformable derivatives in the sense of riemann - liouville and caputo . we proved that these fractional integrals and derivatives have properties similar to the standard fractional integrals and derivatives . we also define the fractional derivatives of functions belonging to specific spaces in order to find the relation between these new fractional differential operators . the presented left - and right - fractional integrals are different from those defined by katugampola since their kernels depend on the end points a and b and hence need a different convolution theory when the conformable laplace is applied .\ngao , f , yang , xj : fractional maxwell fluid with fractional derivative without singular kernel . therm . sci .\nrespectively . we suggest that iterating the above integral will end up with new fractional operators with two parameters and kernels different from the usual kernels of usual fractional derivatives and integrals . from the data analysis point of view we suppose that this new type of calculus will provide better understanding of the complexity of the dynamics of the phenomena from porous media .\n] . as is well known , systems possessing a memory effect often appear in real world phenomena . however , for each type of data we always ask what is the optimal corresponding nonlocal model to be applied . moreover , many authors studied new fractional operators with local , nonlocal , singular and non - singular kernels ( see [\nfor the right - fractional conformable derivatives , we can state a similar lemma .\npodlubny , i : fractional differential equations . academic press , san diego ( 1999 )\nkilbas , aa : hadamard type fractional calculus . j . korean math . soc .\n, we define the left - and right - fractional conformable integrals and derivatives . in section\nmagin , rl : fractional calculus in bioengineering . begell house publishers , redding ( 2006 )\nabdeljawad , t : on conformable fractional calculus . j . comput . appl . math .\nwe study incommensurate fractional variational problems in terms of a generalized fractional integral with lagrangians depending on classical derivatives and generalized fractional integrals and derivatives . we obtain necessary optimality conditions for the basic and isoperimetric problems , transversality conditions for free boundary value problems , and a generalized noether type theorem .\n] , in what follows , we recall some basic definitions and tools about classical fractional calculus .\nhilfer , r : applications of fractional calculus in physics . word scientific , singapore ( 2000 )\n, we define the fractional conformable derivatives of functions belonging to certain spaces and state their properties . in section\nmatheus j . lazo , and delfim f . m . torres , \u201cvariational calculus with conformable fractional derivatives , \u201d\nin this section , we consider the fractional conformable derivatives of functions belonging to spaces stated in the following definitions .\n] and the references therein ) . the standard fractional calculus may not provide us the required kernel in order to extract important information from these types of systems . at this stage , we ask the following question . can we generalize the standard fractional riemann - liouville integrals in a way such that we obtain unification to riemann - liouville , hadamard and other fractional derivatives [\nbefore we state the inverse properties and the composition of two caputo fractional conformable derivatives , we shall consider the following lemmas .\nel - nabulsi , ra , torres , dfm : fractional action - like variational problems . j . math . phys .\nin this section we define the left - and right - fractional conformable derivatives in the sense of caputo and present their properties .\na . b . malinowska , and d . f . m . torres , \u201cfractional calculus of variations of several independent variables , \u201d\nshakoor pooseh , ricardo almeida , and delfim f . m . torres , \u201cdiscrete direct methods in the fractional calculus of variations , \u201d\ndina tavares , ricardo almeida , and delfim f . m . torres , \u201ccaputo derivatives of fractional variable order : numerical approximations , \u201d\natangana , a , baleanu , d : new fractional derivative with non - local and non - singular kernel . therm . sci .\na generalized fractional calculus of variations - control and cybernetics - tom vol . 42 , no . 2 ( 2013 ) - baztech - yadda\ntatiana odzijewicz , agnieszka b . malinowska , and delfim f . m . torres , \u201cvariable order fractional variational calculus for double integrals , \u201d\ntatiana odzijewicz , agnieszka b . malinowska , and delfim f . m . torres , \u201cgreen ' s theorem for generalized fractional derivatives , \u201d\nmichael a . zhuravkov , and natalie s . romanova , \u201creview of methods and approaches for mechanical problem solutions based on fractional calculus , \u201d\nroberto garra , giorgio s . taverna , and delfim f . m . torres , \u201cfractional herglotz variational principles with generalized caputo derivatives , \u201d\nwe present the fractional conformable derivatives in the caputo setting and state their properties . finally , the last section is devoted to our conclusion .\ncaputo , m , fabrizio , m : a new definition of fractional derivative without singular kernel . prog . fract . differ . appl .\nlosada , j , nieto , jj : properties of a new fractional derivative without singular kernel . prog . fract . differ . appl .\nin the area of fractional calculus and its applications in many branches of science and engineering , several fractional derivatives were mainly utilized . the most common used were caputo and riemann - liouville derivatives , which were successfully utilized in modeling complex dynamics appearing in physics , biology , engineering and many other fields [\njarad , f , abdeljawad , t , baleanu , d : caputo - type modification of the hadamard fractional derivative . adv . differ . equ .\ngastao s . f . frederico , and delfim f . m . torres , \u201cfractional noether ' s theorem with classical and riemann - liouville derivatives , \u201d\nsamko , sg , kilbas , aa , marichev , oi : fractional integrals and derivatives : theory and applications . gordon & breach , yverdon ( 1993 )\nyang , xj , gao , f , machado , jat , baleanu , d : a new fractional derivative involving the normalized sinc function without singular kernel .\njarad , f , abdeljawad , t , baleanu , d : on the generalized fractional derivatives and their caputo modification . j . nonlinear sci . appl .\nmohammad maleki , ishak hashim , saeid abbasbandy , and a . alsaedi , \u201cdirect solution of a type of constrained fractional variational problems via an adaptive pseudospectral method , \u201d\nabdeljawad , t , baleanu , d : on fractional derivatives with exponential kernel and their discrete versions . j . rep . math . phys . ( to appear )\ngambo , yy , jarad , f , abdeljawad , t , baleanu , d : on caputo modification of the hadamard fractional derivative . adv . differ . equ .\nkilbas , a , srivastava , hm , trujillo , jj : theory and application of fractional differential equations . north - holland mathematics studies , vol . 204 ( 2006 )\nhegagi m . ali , fernando lobo pereira , and s\u00e3\u00adlvio m . a . gama , \u201ca new approach to the pontryagin maximum principle for nonlinear fractional optimal control problems , \u201d\nadjabi , y , jarad , f , baleanu , d , abdeljawad , t : on cauchy problems with caputo hadamard fractional derivatives . j . comput . anal . appl .\nmatheus j . lazo , and delfim f . m . torres , \u201cthe dubois\u2013reymond fundamental lemma of the fractional calculus of variations and an euler\u2013lagrange equation involving only derivatives of caputo , \u201d\nloic bourdin , tatiana odzijewicz , and delfim f . m . torres , \u201cexistence of minimizers for generalized lagrangian functionals and a necessary optimality condition - application to fractional variational problems , \u201d\nabdeljawad , t , baleanu , d : integration by parts and its applications of a new nonlocal fractional derivative with mittag - leffler nonsingular kernel . j . nonlinear sci . appl .\ns . s . ezz - eldien , e . h . doha , a . h . bhrawy , a . a . el - kalaawy , and j . a . t . machado , \u201ca new operational approach for solving fractional variational problems depending on indefinite integrals , \u201d\n] . the core of this procedure is to decide which differentiation operator should be used as a starting point for the iteration procedure . for the standard fractional calculus , we iterate the usual integral of a function and using the cauchy formula we obtain the integral of higher integer orders and then replace this integer by any complex number . in [\nthis dissertation is only available for download to the siuc community . others should contact the interlibrary loan department of your local library or contact proquest ' s dissertation express service .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nfaculty of computer science , bialystok university of technology , 15 - 351 bia\u0142ystok , poland , a . malinowska @ urltoken\n\u00a9 wszelkie prawa zastrze\u017cone przez konsorcjum baztech | baza utrzymywana i dystrybuowana przez icm uw | system oparty na platformie yadda default , ver . 1 . 12 . 10 - snapshot , rev . 40776 | \u00a9 icm uw 2005 - 2018\nto receive news and publication updates for abstract and applied analysis , enter your email address in the box below .\ntatiana odzijewicz , 1 agnieszka b . malinowska , 2 and delfim f . m . torres 1\ncopyright \u00a9 2012 tatiana odzijewicz et al . this is an open access article distributed under the creative commons attribution license , which permits unrestricted use , distribution , and reproduction in any medium , provided the original work is properly cited .\nthe following is the list of published articles that have cited the current article .\ndelfim f . m . torres , and agnieszka b . malinowskapp . 1\u2013275 , 2012 .\nrajesh k . pandey , and om p . agrawal , \u201cnumerical scheme for generalized isoperimetric constraint variational problems with a - operator , \u201d\nrajesh k . pandey , and om p . agrawal , \u201cnumerical scheme for a quadratic type generalized isoperimetric constraint variational problems with a - operator , \u201d\n] , it was suggested that the conformable integral should be fractionalized properly . we recall that an integral type like the one from [\n$ $ \\ bigl ( \\ mathbf { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f \\ bigr ) ( t ) = \\ frac { 1 } { \\ gamma ( \\ alpha ) } \\ int _ { t } ^ { b } ( y - t ) ^ { \\ alpha - 1 } f ( y ) \\ , dy . $ $\n$ $ \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } d ^ { \\ alpha } f \\ bigr ) ( t ) = \\ biggl ( \\ frac { d } { dt } \\ biggr ) ^ { n } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } \\ mathbf { i } ^ { n - \\ alpha } f \\ bigr ) ( t ) , \\ quad n = [ \\ alpha ] + 1 . $ $\n$ $ \\ bigl ( d _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f \\ bigr ) ( t ) = \\ biggl ( - \\ frac { d } { dt } \\ biggr ) ^ { n } \\ bigl ( \\ mathbf { i } _ { b } ^ { n - \\ alpha } f \\ bigr ) ( t ) . $ $\n$ $ \\ bigl ( { } ^ { c } d _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f \\ bigr ) ( t ) = \\ bigl ( \\ mathbf { i } _ { b } ^ { n - \\ alpha } ( - 1 ) ^ { n } f ^ { ( n ) } \\ bigr ) ( t ) . $ $\n$ $ \\ bigl ( \\ mathfrak { j } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f \\ bigr ) ( t ) = \\ frac { 1 } { \\ gamma ( \\ alpha ) } \\ int _ { t } ^ { b } ( \\ ln y - \\ ln t ) ^ { \\ alpha - 1 } f ( y ) \\ frac { dy } { y } . $ $\n$ $ \\ bigl ( \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f \\ bigr ) ( t ) = \\ biggl ( - t \\ frac { d } { dt } \\ biggr ) ^ { n } \\ bigl ( i _ { b } ^ { n - \\ alpha } f \\ bigr ) ( t ) . $ $\n$ $ \\ bigl ( { } ^ { c } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f \\ bigr ) ( t ) = \\ biggl ( \\ mathfrak { j } _ { b } ^ { n - \\ alpha } \\ biggl ( - t \\ frac { d } { dt } \\ biggr ) ^ { n } f \\ biggr ) ( t ) . $ $\n$ $ x _ { c } ^ { p } ( a , b ) = \\ biggl \\ { f : [ a , b ] \\ rightarrow \\ mathbb { r } : \\ | f \\ | _ { x _ { c } ^ { p } } = \\ biggl ( \\ int _ { a } ^ { b } \\ bigl \\ vert t ^ { c } f ( t ) \\ bigr \\ vert ^ { p } \\ frac { dt } { t } \\ biggr ) ^ { 1 / p } < \\ infty \\ biggr \\ } . $ $\n$ $ \\ bigl ( { } ^ { c } d _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha , \\ rho } f \\ bigr ) ( t ) = \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } i ^ { n - \\ alpha , \\ rho } ( - \\ gamma ) ^ { n } f \\ bigr ) ( t ) = \\ frac { 1 } { \\ gamma ( n - \\ alpha ) } \\ int _ { t } ^ { b } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { y ^ { \\ rho } - t ^ { \\ rho } } { \\ rho } \\ biggr ) ^ { n - \\ alpha - 1 } ( - \\ gamma ) ^ { n } f ( y ) \\ frac { dy } { y ^ { 1 - \\ rho } } . $ $\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } \\ begin { aligned } [ b ] { } _ { a } i ^ { n , \\ alpha } f ( x ) & = \\ int _ { a } ^ { x } \\ frac { dt _ { 1 } } { ( t _ { 1 } - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } \\ int _ { a } ^ { t _ { 1 } } \\ frac { dt _ { 2 } } { ( t _ { 2 } - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } \\ cdots \\ int _ { a } ^ { t _ { n - 1 } } \\ frac { f ( t _ { n } ) \\ , dt _ { n } } { ( t _ { n } - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } \\ \\ & = \\ frac { 1 } { \\ gamma ( n ) } \\ int _ { a } ^ { x } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( t - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } \\ biggr ) ^ { n - 1 } f ( t ) \\ frac { dt } { ( t - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } . \\ end { aligned } \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) = \\ frac { 1 } { \\ gamma ( \\ beta ) } \\ int _ { a } ^ { x } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( t - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } \\ biggr ) ^ { \\ beta - 1 } f ( t ) \\ frac { dt } { ( t - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } . $ $\n$ $ { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) = \\ frac { 1 } { \\ gamma ( \\ beta ) } \\ int _ { x } ^ { b } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { ( b - x ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( b - t ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } \\ biggr ) ^ { \\ beta - 1 } f ( t ) \\ frac { dt } { ( b - t ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } . $ $\n$ $ { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { \\ gamma } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigr ) f ( x ) = { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta + \\ gamma } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) , \\ qquad { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } ^ { \\ gamma } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigr ) f ( x ) = { } ^ { \\ beta + \\ gamma } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) . $ $\n$ $ z = \\ frac { ( t - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( u - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( u - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } . $ $\nthe second formula can be proved in a similar way or by using the action of the q - operator . \u25a1\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } & \\ bigl ( { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } ( b - t ) ^ { \\ alpha \\ nu - \\ alpha } \\ bigr ) ( x ) = \\ frac { 1 } { \\ alpha ^ { \\ beta } } \\ frac { \\ gamma ( \\ nu ) } { \\ gamma ( \\ beta + \\ nu ) } ( b - x ) ^ { \\ alpha ( \\ beta + \\ nu - 1 ) } . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } ( t - a ) ^ { \\ nu - 1 } \\ bigr ) ( x ) = \\ frac { 1 } { \\ gamma ( \\ beta ) } \\ int _ { a } ^ { x } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( t - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } \\ biggr ) ^ { \\ beta - 1 } ( t - a ) ^ { \\ alpha \\ nu - \\ alpha } \\ frac { dt } { ( t - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } . $ $\n$ $ \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } ( t - a ) ^ { \\ nu - 1 } \\ bigr ) ( x ) = \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha ( \\ beta + \\ nu - 1 ) } } { \\ gamma ( \\ beta ) \\ alpha ^ { \\ beta } } \\ int _ { 0 } ^ { 1 } ( 1 - u ) ^ { \\ beta - 1 } u ^ { \\ nu - 1 } \\ , du = \\ frac { \\ gamma ( \\ nu ) } { \\ alpha ^ { \\ beta } \\ gamma ( \\ beta + \\ nu ) } ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha ( \\ beta + \\ nu - 1 ) } . $ $\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } & \\ bigl [ { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } ( b - t ) ^ { \\ alpha \\ nu - \\ alpha } \\ bigr ] ( x ) = \\ alpha ^ { \\ beta } \\ frac { \\ gamma ( \\ nu ) } { \\ gamma ( \\ nu - \\ beta ) } ( b - x ) ^ { \\ alpha ( \\ nu - \\ beta - 1 ) } . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } f = { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { - \\ alpha } f , \\ qquad { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } = { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { - \\ alpha } f . $ $\n$ $ \\ frac { d } { dx } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { n - 2 } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = \\ frac { 1 } { ( x - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } \\ int _ { a } ^ { x } \\ psi ( t ) \\ frac { dt } { ( t - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } + \\ frac { { } _ { a } ^ { n - 1 } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) } { ( x - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } . $ $\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } { } _ { a } ^ { n - 2 } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) = & \\ int _ { a } ^ { x } \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( t - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } \\ psi ( t ) \\ frac { dt } { ( t - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } \\ \\ & { } + { } _ { a } ^ { n - 1 } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } + { } _ { a } ^ { n - 2 } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } { } _ { a } ^ { n - 3 } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) = & \\ frac { 1 } { 2 ! } \\ int _ { a } ^ { x } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( t - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } \\ biggr ) ^ { 2 } \\ psi ( t ) \\ frac { dt } { ( t - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } + { } _ { a } ^ { n - 2 } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { 2 \\ alpha } } { 2 \\ alpha ^ { 2 } } \\ \\ & { } + { } _ { a } ^ { n - 2 } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } + { } _ { a } ^ { n - 3 } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } f ( x ) = & \\ frac { 1 } { ( n - 1 ) ! } \\ int _ { a } ^ { x } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( t - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } \\ biggr ) ^ { n - 1 } \\ psi ( t ) \\ frac { dt } { ( t - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } \\ \\ & { } + \\ sum _ { k = 0 } ^ { n - 1 } \\ frac { { } _ { a } ^ { k } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) } { \\ alpha ^ { k } k ! } ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha k } . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } f ( x ) = & \\ frac { 1 } { ( n - 1 ) ! } \\ int _ { x } ^ { b } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { ( b - x ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( b - t ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } \\ biggr ) ^ { n - 1 } \\ frac { ( { } ^ { n } t _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ) ( t ) } { ( b - t ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } \\ , dt \\ \\ & { } + \\ sum _ { k = 0 } ^ { n - 1 } \\ frac { ( - 1 ) ^ { k } \\ , { } ^ { k } t _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( b ) } { k ! } \\ frac { ( b - x ) ^ { \\ alpha k } } { \\ alpha ^ { k } } . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) = & \\ frac { 1 } { \\ gamma ( n - \\ beta ) } \\ int _ { x } ^ { b } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { ( b - x ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( b - t ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } \\ biggr ) ^ { n - \\ beta - 1 } \\ frac { ^ { n } t _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( t ) } { ( b - t ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } \\ , dt \\ \\ & { } + \\ sum _ { k = 0 } ^ { n - 1 } \\ frac { ( ( - 1 ) ^ { k } \\ , { } ^ { k } t _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( b ) ) ( b - x ) ^ { \\ alpha ( k - \\ beta ) } } { \\ alpha ^ { k - \\ beta } \\ gamma ( k - \\ beta + 1 ) } . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ f ( x ) = \\ frac { 1 } { ( n - 1 ) ! } \\ int _ { a } ^ { x } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( t - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } \\ biggr ) ^ { n - 1 } \\ frac { ( { } _ { a } ^ { n } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ) ( t ) } { ( t - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } \\ , dt + \\ sum _ { k = 0 } ^ { n - 1 } \\ frac { { } _ { a } ^ { n } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) } { k ! } \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha k } } { \\ alpha ^ { k } } . $ $\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) = & \\ frac { { } _ { a } ^ { n } t ^ { \\ alpha } } { ( n - 1 ) ! \\ gamma ( n - \\ beta ) } \\ int _ { a } ^ { x } \\ int _ { a } ^ { t } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( t - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } \\ biggr ) ^ { n - \\ beta - 1 } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { ( t - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( u - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } \\ biggr ) ^ { n } \\ \\ & { } \\ times \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { n } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( u ) \\ bigr ) \\ frac { du } { ( u - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } \\ frac { dt } { ( t - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } \\ \\ & { } + \\ sum _ { k = 0 } ^ { n - 1 } \\ frac { { } _ { a } ^ { n } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) } { k ! \\ alpha ^ { k } } \\ alpha ^ { \\ beta } \\ frac { \\ gamma ( k + 1 ) } { \\ gamma ( k + 1 - \\ beta ) } ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha ( k - \\ beta ) } . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) = & \\ biggl ( \\ frac { \\ gamma ( n - \\ beta ) \\ gamma ( n ) { } _ { a } ^ { n } t ^ { \\ alpha } } { ( n - 1 ) ! \\ gamma ( n - \\ beta ) \\ gamma ( 2n - \\ beta ) } \\ int _ { a } ^ { x } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( u - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } \\ biggr ) ^ { 2n - \\ beta - 1 } \\ frac { ( { } _ { a } ^ { n } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ) ( u ) \\ , du } { ( u - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } \\ biggr ) \\ \\ & { } + \\ sum _ { k = 0 } ^ { n - 1 } \\ frac { { } _ { a } ^ { n } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) } { \\ alpha ^ { k - \\ beta } \\ gamma ( k + 1 - \\ beta ) } ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha ( k - \\ beta ) } . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ { } _ { a } ^ { m } t ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta - m } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) ; \\ qquad { } ^ { m } t _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = { } ^ { \\ beta - m } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) . $ $\n$ $ { } _ { a } ^ { \\ gamma } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta - \\ gamma } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) ; \\ qquad { } ^ { \\ gamma } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = ^ { \\ beta - \\ gamma } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) . $ $\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } { } _ { a } ^ { \\ gamma } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) & = { } _ { a } ^ { m } t ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { m - \\ gamma } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) \\ bigr ) \\ \\ & = { } _ { a } ^ { m } t ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta + m - \\ gamma } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) \\ \\ & = { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta - \\ gamma } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = f ( x ) ; \\ qquad { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = f ( x ) . $ $\nand utilized the properties of the gamma and beta functions . the last step in the proof is to use lemma 2 . 1 in [\n$ $ { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = f ( x ) - \\ sum _ { j = 1 } ^ { n } \\ frac { ( - 1 ) ^ { n - j } \\ , { } ^ { \\ beta - j } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( b ) } { \\ alpha ^ { \\ beta - j } \\ gamma ( \\ beta - j + 1 ) } ( b - x ) ^ { \\ alpha \\ beta - \\ alpha j } . $ $\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = & \\ frac { 1 } { \\ gamma ( \\ beta ) } \\ int _ { a } ^ { x } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( t - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } \\ biggr ) ^ { \\ beta - 1 } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { n } t ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { n - \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( t ) \\ bigr ) \\ bigr ) \\ frac { dt } { ( t - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } \\ \\ = & \\ frac { { } _ { a } ^ { 1 } t ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ gamma ( \\ beta + 1 ) } \\ biggl [ \\ int _ { a } ^ { x } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( t - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } \\ biggr ) ^ { \\ beta } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { n } t ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { n - \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( t ) \\ bigr ) \\ bigr ) \\ frac { dt } { ( t - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } \\ biggr ] . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = & { } _ { a } ^ { 1 } t \\ biggl [ { } _ { a } ^ { 1 } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) - \\ sum _ { j = 1 } ^ { n } \\ frac { ( { } _ { a } ^ { n - j } t ^ { \\ alpha } ( { } _ { a } ^ { n - \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) ) ) } { \\ gamma ( \\ beta + 2 - j ) \\ alpha ^ { \\ beta - j + 1 } } ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha \\ beta - \\ alpha j + \\ alpha } \\ biggr ] \\ \\ = & f ( x ) - \\ sum _ { j = 1 } ^ { n } \\ frac { { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta - j } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) } { \\ alpha ^ { \\ beta - j } \\ gamma ( \\ beta - j + 1 ) } ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha \\ beta - \\ alpha j } . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ { } ^ { c \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) = { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ biggl [ f ( t ) - \\ sum _ { k = 0 } ^ { n - 1 } \\ frac { ( - 1 ) ^ { k } \\ , { } ^ { k } t _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( b ) } { k ! \\ alpha ^ { k } } ( b - t ) ^ { \\ alpha k } \\ biggr ] ( x ) . $ $\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } { } ^ { c \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) & = \\ frac { ( - 1 ) ^ { n } } { \\ gamma ( n - \\ beta ) } \\ int _ { x } ^ { b } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { ( b - x ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( b - t ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha } \\ biggr ) ^ { n - \\ beta - 1 } \\ frac { ^ { n } t _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( t ) } { ( b - t ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } \\ , dt \\ \\ & = { } ^ { n - \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( ^ { n } t _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } { } ^ { c \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) & = { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) - \\ sum _ { k = 0 } ^ { n - 1 } \\ frac { ^ { k } t _ { a } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) } { \\ alpha ^ { k - \\ beta } k ! } \\ frac { \\ gamma ( k + 1 ) } { \\ gamma ( k - \\ beta + 1 ) } ( x - a ) ^ { k \\ alpha - \\ beta \\ alpha } \\ \\ & = { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) - \\ sum _ { k = 0 } ^ { n - 1 } \\ frac { ^ { k } t _ { a } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) } { \\ alpha ^ { k - \\ beta } \\ gamma ( k - \\ beta + 1 ) } ( x - a ) ^ { k \\ alpha - \\ beta \\ alpha } \\ \\ & = \\ frac { 1 } { \\ gamma ( n - \\ beta ) } \\ int _ { a } ^ { x } \\ biggl ( \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } - ( t - a ) ^ { \\ alpha } } { \\ rho } \\ biggr ) ^ { n - \\ beta - 1 } \\ frac { { } _ { a } ^ { n } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( t ) } { ( t - a ) ^ { 1 - \\ alpha } } \\ , dt \\ \\ & = { } _ { a } ^ { n - \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { n } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ \\ bigl \\ vert { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta - k } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr \\ vert \\ leq \\ frac { \\ vert f \\ vert _ { c } } { \\ vert \\ gamma ( \\ beta - k ) \\ vert ( \\ operatorname { re } ( \\ beta ) - k ) } \\ frac { ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha ( \\ operatorname { re } ( \\ beta ) - k ) } } { \\ alpha ^ { \\ operatorname { re } ( \\ beta ) - k } } . $ $\n$ $ \\ bigl \\ vert ^ { c \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr \\ vert \\ leq \\ frac { \\ vert ^ { n } t _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f \\ vert _ { c } } { \\ vert \\ gamma ( n - \\ beta ) \\ vert ( n - \\ operatorname { re } ( \\ beta ) ) } \\ frac { ( b - x ) ^ { \\ alpha ( n - \\ operatorname { re } ( \\ beta ) ) } } { \\ alpha ^ { n - \\ operatorname { re } ( \\ beta ) } } . $ $\n$ $ { } _ { a } ^ { c \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = f ( x ) ; \\ qquad { } ^ { c \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = f ( x ) . $ $\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } & { } ^ { c \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = f ( x ) - \\ frac { { } ^ { \\ beta + 1 - n } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( b ) } { \\ alpha ^ { n - \\ beta } \\ gamma ( n - \\ beta ) } ( b - x ) ^ { \\ alpha n - \\ alpha \\ beta } . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ { } _ { a } ^ { c \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) - \\ sum _ { k = 0 } ^ { n - 1 } \\ frac { { } _ { a } ^ { k } t ^ { \\ alpha } ( { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) ) ( x - a ) } { \\ alpha ^ { k - \\ beta } \\ gamma ( k - \\ beta + 1 ) } . $ $\n$ $ { } _ { a } ^ { c \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = f ( x ) - \\ sum _ { k = 0 } ^ { n - 1 } \\ frac { { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta - k } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) ( x - a ) ^ { \\ alpha - k - \\ beta \\ alpha } } { \\ alpha ^ { k - \\ beta } \\ gamma ( k - \\ beta + 1 ) } . $ $\n) is proved . the second identity can be proved by using the same arguments .\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } & { } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( ^ { c \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = f ( x ) - \\ sum _ { k = 0 } ^ { n - 1 } \\ frac { ( - 1 ) ^ { k } \\ , { } ^ { k } t _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( b ) ( b - x ) ^ { \\ alpha k } } { \\ alpha ^ { k } k ! } . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ \\ begin { aligned } { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { c \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) & = { } _ { a } ^ { \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { n - \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { n } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) \\ bigr ) \\ \\ & = { } _ { a } ^ { n } \\ mathfrak { i } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { n } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) \\ \\ & = f ( x ) - \\ sum _ { j = 1 } ^ { n } \\ frac { { } _ { a } ^ { n - j } d ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) } { \\ alpha ^ { n - j } \\ gamma ( n - j + 1 ) } ( x - a ) ^ { ( n - j ) \\ alpha } \\ \\ & = f ( x ) - \\ sum _ { k = 0 } ^ { n - 1 } \\ frac { { } _ { a } ^ { n } t ^ { \\ alpha } f ( a ) } { \\ alpha ^ { k } k ! } ( x - a ) ^ { k \\ alpha } . \\ end { aligned } $ $\n$ $ { } _ { a } ^ { c \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( { } _ { a } ^ { c \\ gamma } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = { } _ { a } ^ { c ( \\ beta + \\ gamma ) } \\ mathfrak { d } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) ; \\ qquad { } ^ { c \\ beta } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } \\ bigl ( ^ { c \\ gamma } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) \\ bigr ) = ^ { c ( \\ beta + \\ gamma ) } \\ mathfrak { d } _ { b } ^ { \\ alpha } f ( x ) . $ $\nall authors contributed equally to the writing of this paper . all authors read and approved the final manuscript .\nspringer nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations .\nopen access this article is distributed under the terms of the creative commons attribution 4 . 0 international license urltoken which permits unrestricted use , distribution , and reproduction in any medium , provided you give appropriate credit to the original author ( s ) and the source , provide a link to the creative commons license , and indicate if changes were made .\njarad , f . , u\u011furlu , e . , abdeljawad , t . et al . adv differ equ ( 2017 ) 2017 : 247 . urltoken"]}
{"id": 54617, "summary": [{"text": "the free state brewing company is a microbrewery based in lawrence , kansas .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it opened in 1989 as the first legal brewery in kansas in over 100 years .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "in 2010 , the brewery announced plans to expand to distribute to vendors in kansas and missouri , and as far east as st. louis .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "on may 21 , 2010 free state brewery began to distribute bottled beer to stores in lawrence , kansas .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "four bottled beers were released : copperhead pale ale , oatmeal stout , ad astra ale , and wheat state golden . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "free state brewing company", "paragraphs": ["becca k . is drinking a cloud hopper imperial ipa by free state brewing co . at free state brewing company\ndayle s . is drinking a free state golden by free state brewing co . at old chicago pizza & taproom \u2013 hays\nfree state brewing co . - lawrence , ks - beers and ratings | untappd\njeff is drinking a juicebox ipa by free state brewing co . at the anchor\nchris k . is drinking an oatmeal stout by free state brewing co . at the hon room\nthe worst thing about the free state brewing co . is the distance between theri door and mine .\nmatt h . is drinking a copperhead pale ale by free state brewing co . at la casa de campsite\npassed the institute for brewing and distilling\u2019s general certification in brewing with distinction in 2008 .\nwhen it comes to his love for beer , chuck magerl comes by it honestly . you see , many years before chuck founded free state brewing company , his grandfather was getting into the business himself \u2013 an act that was highly illegal during the height of prohibition , and leading to a stint in leavenworth .\nin 1989 , free state brewing company became the first legal brewery in kansas in over 100 years . since opening the doors at our mass street hq , we\u2019ve been working day in and day out to be a haven for beer lovers , where good beer and good food can inspire lively conversations and memorable experiences .\nprepared with care using only the freshest ingredients , our daily specials make the perfect pairings with our tasty free state brews .\nfree state is always a stop when i visit lawrence . the food , the beer , and the service are always fantastic !\ni\u2019m a \u201892 jayhawk alum . brought my family to lawrence for the day . we chose free state brewing for lunch and was perfect . watched the world cup . great food . yummy ipa beer . good prices . super swee\nis a reminder of my days at ku . always worth finding an excuse to get back to larry and have a little free state .\nskip the wait stopping by the brew pub ? text \u201cfree state\u201d to 626 - 414 - 3210 to get your name on the wait list .\nwant to learn more about the fellas that brew up your favorite free state beer ? of course you do , so come on in and read their stories .\nbut don\u2019t worry \u2013 free state wasn\u2019t founded on passion alone . chuck ' s background in biology , engineering and history is the foundation of the brewery , and he remains an avid student of all things beer .\na full - bodied stout with a well - rounded , balanced flavor and silky texture . this rich , tasty brew goes down smoothly , and on a chilly evening in the free state , it simply can\u2019t be beat .\n* awards : the 2006 william a . hipp scholarship recipient at the master brewers association of america\u2019s ( mbaa ) concise course in brewing and malting science .\nat free state , we don\u2019t always strictly adhere to rules about beer styles , and we aren\u2019t tied to marketing surveys . our mission is much simpler than that : provide good folks with great - tasting beer that is perfectly suited for almost any occasion .\nafter stints at maritime pacific brewing co . , liberty malt supply , pyramid breweries and pike brewing co . , geoff was experienced in seattle beer circles . but after seven years out west , he knew it was time to come back to the free state \u2013 and that\u2019s just what he did . since signing on as a brewer in 2002 , geoff has continued to master his craft under the direction of our head brewer , steve bradt . he\u2019s won some awards , * been invited to judge some pretty prestigious events * * and even took over as the big kahuna at our downtown brewery in 2009 . geoff was also a contributing writer to the oxford companion to beer .\nyep \u2013 he\u2019s come a pretty long way since that summer busing tables back in the day , and we\u2019re proud as can be to call him a free stater .\nnice head that dies fairly quick , beer is a deep dark amber in color . smells sweet of slight hops and breadiness . tastes nicely balanced between malt and hops with a bit of breadiness and slight sweetness . free state calls this one an amber ale . overall it ' s a nicely balanced easy drinker , a well done beer .\ntoday , chuck can be found roaming the halls of the brewpub or the bottling facility , making sure his passion and knowledge come through in every pint served at the bar and bottle shipped to your local liquor store . if you see him , say hi . because after all , good beer and good conversation are what free state is all about .\nif you talk to steve for even a few minutes , it becomes obvious how he\u2019s managed to thrive . he\u2019s clearly one sharp guy , especially when it comes to life science , history and all things mechanical . this , combined with his tireless study and refinement of the brewing process , makes him quite useful to have in your corner .\nharvest festivals around the world have set the stage for beer fests . whether it ' s munich , denver , lawrence , manhattan or wichita , there is a full line - up of free wheeling , beer loving celebrations to satisfy your enthusiasm for a world of beer flavors .\ngeoff may have been born in iola , ks , but he was raised right here in lawrence , graduating from lawrence high in \u201990 ( while holding down a summer job busing tables at the brewery ) and the university of kansas in \u201995 . after getting his degree in art history ( a lot of good that did him ) geoff took off for seattle to pursue a career in brewing .\nthis ale is the first brewed in kansas since pioneering days . the name\nad astra comes from the kansas state motto - ad astra per aspera , latin words meaning\nto the stars through difficulties\n. we ' ve blended pale , caramel , and munich malts for a rich amber beer . the hops balance this malty sweetness , and we ' ve chosen northern brewer and fuggles hops for their flavor .\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 .\ni didn ' t care for it . it isn ' t sweet or bitter . . . . it just is . not really bad , but not something i ' d buy again either . i drank it cold straight from the bottle .\nthis brew is a clear and very dark color . the head is a creamy tan color and the aroma is a little malty , with toffee and cracker . . . the taste is drier than i was expecting , with some malt and roasted notes . a little caramel . the finish is , again , dry . just moderate\nlook : 2 | smell : 3 | taste : 3 . 5 | feel : 3 | overall : 3 . 5\npours a rich bloody - burgundy with a finger of khaki head . head foams up nicely , leaving a solid ring of foam around the top of the beer . lacing is strewn around the glass after each gulp . aroma brings about a barrage of lighthearted malts in the form of toasted and slightly bready notes . earthy hops sit right below . flavor profile opens up wonderfully , with notes of toasted and breaded malts , and earthy hops yet again . caramel and toffee notes peak out ever so slightly at the height of the flavor profile . mouth feel has a slight bit of grain to it , otherwise the carbonation adds some texture . it has a smooth , fairly crisp , medium - thin consistency . overall , a solid beer . it focuses on a select few notes , and delivers well . it ' s easy to gulp with its thinner feel , and tasty flavor .\nl : small head that leaves a little bit of lacing . body is a dark copper color .\nt & f : very malty and toffee - like up front . dark fruity finish . some bitterness in the aftertaste but doesn ' t linger very long . moderate carbonation and body .\nlook : 4 | smell : 3 . 25 | taste : 4 | feel : 4 | overall : 3 . 75\nnice beer . i am no expert but it ' s very drinkable and is not a one and done type beer .\nbeautiful color . pairs great with food . not a strong alcohol taste . the price is even more attractive .\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 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nwe ' re always out and about . come see what we ' re up to next .\nour 14 - barrel brewhouse is made up of some of the best equipment available to the small brewer , but we still think the most important ingredients are the care and respect that our enthusiastic , knowledgeable staff has for each and every beer that we make . and now that we\u2019re producing bottled beers in our expanded bottling facility , our attention to detail and dedication to great taste and quality can be experienced by people all over kansas , nebraska and missouri .\nbecause without beer , things do not seem to go as well .\nyou can now check our beer list on the go when you visit our facebook page and click on the\nuse app\nbutton . you ' ll be redirected to a live view of our menu , including abvs , ibus , brief descriptions , and pricing hosted by our friends at untappd .\nbecause without beer , things do not seem to go as well .\nwant to check out our list right here on our website ? just click below .\nthis boldly hopped ale will take you to new heights of hoppiness . copious amounts of chinook , columbus , and cascade hops combine to evoke far off places with the scents and flavors of tropical fruit , pine needles , flowers and a hint of freshly mown grass . a choice malt bill lifts the hops , providing balance and keeping this beer on course .\nby the time you\u2019re done exploring our menu , you will be . click a section to get started .\nfrom our lively spot in lawrence , kansas , we have been serving up great food and great beer to great people for over 25 years now . our home on historic massachusetts street is still where all of our newest brews are crafted , and where many of our most loyal customers enjoy their brews alongside a fresh batch of black bean quesadillas , crispy fish & chips or one of our featured daily specials .\nour brewers are always busy thinking up fresh new brews . come see what we\u2019re pouring today .\nand while you may think that breaking even the stupidest , most controversial laws may be wrong , you can\u2019t help but admire the passion . and that same passion , passed down two generations , is what drove chuck to change the laws in topeka , and open the first brewery in kansas in over a century .\nmeet steve . he\u2019s our brewmaster , and he\u2019s been hangin\u2019 around since 1989 , when he took the role as our first full - time assistant brewer .\nsteve has been a judge at the great american beer festival and the world beer cup , and he holds the rank of national judge with the beer judge certification program . he\u2019s also on the board of directors of the brewers association and serves on their events committee , which plans the great american beer festival , world beer cup and the craft brewer\u2019s conference . steve is also the president of the kansas craft brewers guild .\nthere\u2019s a rumor going around that he also sleeps from time to time , but we\u2019re not sure we believe it .\n* * judging : geoff has thrice been invited to judge at the great american beer festival , the nation\u2019s largest and most prestigious beer festival and competion , and also at the world beer cup .\nthink i ' ve ever had . . . i even commented on it . locally sourced product . . .\nwe had heard good things and decided to give it a try . we were very disappoint\nely . i wouldn\u2019t recommend the penne primavera or the gumbo . the gumbo tastes like hormel canned chili \ud83e\udd2d . i wi\ng my son\u2019s 19th birthday in lawrence because my oldest son goes to ku and he\u2019s too busy to come home . we were seated upstairs\nin a semi private room with a table of 8 . it was loud , but everyone was just having a good time . the beer was great as always . i had a yakimaniac\ne sour and ended with oatmeal stout . we had a burger , a rueben , a turkey sandwich , fish and chips and my son had the steak special , all were great as usual . the server heard us say \u201cbirthday boy\u201d and brought my son a scoop of ice cream with a candle on it and the whole room sang him happy birthday , which embarrasse\nd him a little and made him laugh a lot . i took a couple of spoonfuls of my son\u2019s birthday ice cream and finished off dinner with an oatmeal stout flout . great night , a lot of fun , thanks fsbc . i promise to bring him back when he\u2019s 21 !\nexcellent food , great price and friendly service . it is loud and can be hard to have a conversati\n. ) they offer some tasty vegan options , including a black bean burger and hummus . i just wish that hot mulled win\ni have not been here since before facebook existed , but it was great back in the mid 90 ' s . going to make back to the old stomping grounds and check out a ku basketball\nservice was slow , server was mia and my appetizer was cold as ice . my entire ' was pretty good . overall , mediocre experience\nalways great service & food here , even when they are very busy . never disappoint\ns in the midwest . no matter where i travel in the world , i always compare all beers to my beloved copperhead\nbeing from the pacific northwest where we have many many breweries i can honestly say that my cousins brewery is at the top of the list . the food was great and the beer was better . if you are anyw\nmy happy place ! great beer . great food . great service . great people .\nand this is why we started putting our beer in cans ! enjoy a yaki on the lake today friends \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\udf7b \ud83d\udca5 \ud83c\udfa5 - luke l .\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 .\nthis faithful rendition of an american pale ale features a floral nose and a good deal of zesty citrus - like character in the finish . columbus , centennial , idaho 7 , and simcoe hops play together with the highest fidelity . light bodied with a golden orange hue .\nthis quick sour beer is light in body and big on flavor with a tart finish accentuated by guava fruit added to the conditioning vessel .\nthis is the strongest and arguably the most flavorful of the english style ales . a special treat made annually and set aside to age ( sometimes as long as ten years ) , this complex and warming beer is full of malt and hop character married in harmony .\nthis one has hops on the brain . . . \u2026 [ + ] expand description\nthis beer has hops on the brain to be sure , with additions throughout the process totaling close to three pounds per barrel . unfiltered , golden - hued , and extremely dry , this ipa features the lemony , citrusy character of centennial and citra hops grown in the hop capital of north america , yakima , wa .\nour pilsner has a pleasant malt flavor , a medium body , and a finely balanced hop character . choice pilsner malt combines with prized german saphir hops .\nextremely balanced , with a hint of hops . \u2026 [ + ] expand description\na full bodied ale , with a hint of hops to balance the sweetness that comes from three different malt varieties . the perfect way to take your taste buds to the stars .\nlight and refreshing golden beer brewed in a style all our own . goes down easy and finishes clean .\nfine hop character , with a distinctive citrusy aroma and rich flavor . \u2026 [ + ] expand description\nfine hop character , with a distinctive citrusy aroma and rich flavor . this pale ale has as almost as much bite as the slithering serpent who was the inspiration for its name .\nin kansas , like other states in the great plains , the words \u201camber waves of grain\u201d come alive . and as people who are no strangers to farms and farming ourselves , we thought it valuable to craft a beer that is made from the grain that kansas is known for , and positively perfect for quenching your thirst at the end of a long , hard day of work \u2013 or play ."]}
{"id": 54618, "summary": [{"text": "taylor hobson is an english company founded in 1886 and located in leicester , england .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "originally a manufacturer of cameras and cine lenses , the company now manufactures precision metrology instruments .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "in particular , profilometers for the analysis of surface textures and forms .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "taylor hobson is now part of ametek 's ultra precision technologies group . ", "topic": 27}], "title": "taylor hobson", "paragraphs": ["taylor - hobson are lens and precision instrument manufacturers based in leicester , england .\ntaylor hobson\u2019s ongoing developments support automation , data exchange and process control in manufacturing environments .\ntaylor hobson is an ultra - precision technology company operating at the highest levels of accuracy within the field of surface and form metrology and alignment . taylor hobson is a subsidiary of ametek inc . visit urltoken\n1949 talyrond 1 - the world\u2019s first roundness measuring instrument invented but only 1 unit was made and used at taylor hobson ' s premises . customers had to send parts to taylor hobson to be measured .\ncooke lenses were designed and made substantially by hand in leicester , england since 1893 . taylor - hobson currently manufactures fine metrology instrumentation , while the legacy of innovation and quality optical design established and developed by the taylor brothers at taylor , taylor and hobson continues today under separate ownership at cooke optics limited .\ntaylor hobson was founded in 1887 , thomas s . taylor , one of the founders died in 1938 , his brother william taylor had died the previous year . h . w . hobson retired from the firm in 1896 . a photograph of w . taylor is in the ap 18 / 6 / 19 .\nt - h lenses may be dated from their serial numbers . taylor , taylor and hobson also made talykron shutters that some of these lenses are mounted in .\nthe company was founded as t . s . and w . taylor in 1886 by engineer william & optician thomas smithies taylor . in 1887 , w . s . h . hobson joined the company .\nalfred steiglitz ' eastman view 2d camera ( c . 1921 ) mounted with his taylor , taylor & hobson rvp lens ( c . 1890 ) . photo courtesy of george eastman house , rochester new york .\nspectrum metrology is the approved technical / applications support and service centre for the world - renowned taylor hobson range of electro - optical metrology products * .\n1940 taylor hobson began to manufacture more accurate lenses , and realised the need for instruments that would measure the perfection of each lens . without anything else on the market , taylor hobson invented something themselves , the first talysurfs and talyronds , which led the inspection and measurement industry for years to come .\nwilliam barker mason owned or was connected with taylor & co . , chemists , later to become taylor ' s drug co . he was also a partner in watkinson & co . who probably manufactured cameras for taylor ' s . later taylor ' s merged with timothy whites .\n1896 partnership dissolved . ' . . . the partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned thomas smithies taylor william taylor and herbert william hobson carrying en business as scientific instrument makers at slate - street leicester and no . 8 charing cross - road london under the style or firm of taylor taylor and hobson has been dissolved by mutual consent as and from the first day of september 1896 . all debts due to and owing by the said late firm will be received and paid by the said thomas smithies taylor and william taylor who will continue to carry on the business . . . ' [ 1 ]\nin the kelowna area , many of the early orchardists were of british origin . these included pooley , carruthers , stirling , taylor , turton , and hobson .\n1893 h . dennis taylor the manager of t . cooke and sons , patented the\ncooke triplet\nlens , made of three optical elements of different sorts of glass . with this construction , chromatic aberration was reduced to a minimum . taylor took his design to taylor , taylor and hobson ( no connection ) for manufacture . this lens became the most consistent in quality worldwide .\nspectrum metrology is also the authorised distributor ( uk and ireland ) for the taylor hobson surtronic workshop range of products for the measurement of surface texture , form and roundness .\n1939 taylor hobson came to supply over 80 % of the world ' s lenses in film studios , especially in america , where hollywood was beginning to dominate the industry .\nhaving no desire to enter the photographic lens business , t . cooke & sons offered the manufacturing rights to taylor , taylor & hobson of leicester , optical instrument makers who had a reputation for producing quality optical products since 1886 when william taylor founded the company in leicester with his brother , thomas smithies taylor . william taylor ' s philosophy :\ndon ' t do what everyone else can do ; go out for something new ,\ncoined in 1886 holds true at cooke optics today .\nin 1932 , the first cooke zoom lens was introduced for cine applications . around this time , taylor , taylor and hobson was part - owned by bell and howell . [ 2 ] by 1939 , taylor - hobson claim to have produced over 80 % of lenses for film studios across the world [ 3 ] . like much of the british photographic industry , the company became part of rank at some time in the ' 40s . [ 2 ]\nin 1893 they produced their first cooke lenses , designed by h . dennis taylor ( no relation to the company founders ) - optics manager of t . cooke & sons , york . taylor was attempting to eliminate the aberrations at the outer edge of lenses , and in 1893 patented the cooke triplet design ( british patent no . 1991 ) [ 1 ] . manufacturing rights were offered to taylor , taylor & hobson , as the company was then known .\n1968 new division established within rank precision industries to focus on development of scientific instruments business ; initially involved hilger and watts , rank taylor hobson , rank bush murphy electronics , rank electronic tubes [ 7 ] .\n29 . direct instrument measurement method \uf0a7 the following methods are the direct instrument measurement methods of surface roughness : 1 . profilometer 2 . tomlinson surface tester 3 . the taylor \u2013 hobson \u2013 talysurf surface roughness tester\ntaylor hobson is an ultra - precision technology company operating at the highest levels of accuracy within the field of surface , roundness and form metrology , providing contact and non - contact measurement solutions for the most demanding applications .\ndennis taylor was understandably excited about his development , and on 7th september , 1893 wrote a letter to taylor , taylor & hobson , enclosing a photo of york minster taken with\na trial lens constructed on my new principle , having a equivalent focal length of 7 1 / 4 inches . the exposure was made on an edward\u2019s landscape plate ( slow ) and with a stop equal to f / 7 . 7 ( by careful measurement ) .\nwilliam d . hobson , educated in cambridge , england , planted his first fruit trees on 27 acres of land in the benvoulin area of kelowna in partnership with hugh rose . by 1902 hobson went into fruit farming in okanagan mission on his own (\nopportunity for\n, 1986 ) .\ntaylor brothers , colour printers , sovereign street , leeds . hours of business : usual . established in 1868 by johnw . taylor . present principals : john w . taylor and robert thomas taylor . specialities : chromo almanacs , coloured supplements for magazines and newspapers , art calendars . award : silver medal , dresden exhibition . connection : united kingdom , foreign , colonial . telephone : no . 461 central , leeds . telegraphic address :\nalmanac , leeds .\ngeorge eastman [ of eastman kodak ] told wt [ william taylor of taylor , taylor and hobson ] that 90 percent of the 16mm film used in america passed behind lenses made in leicester .\n( the life and times of william taylor , page 74 . written and privately published by harry dagnall . ) this quote dates back to the early 1930s but george eastman\u2019s statement proved true through at least the 1950s . the popular bell & howell eyemo cameras used for newsgathering , documentaries and by the armed forces during world war ii came supplied with cooke lenses , as did the bell & howell 8mm filmo camera for home movies .\ntaylor & sanderson and the taylor & sanderson steam shipping co . ; ltd . , 34 , west sunniside , sunderland . hmv of business : 9 a . m . to 5 p . m . established in 1877 by j . wallace taylor and john sanderson ( d . ) . joined by john wallace taylor ( jun . ) . incorporated as a limited company in 1899 . managing directors : john wallace taylor , j . p\u201e john wallace taylor ( jun . ) . the taylor & sanderson steam shipping co . , ltd . branch office : milburn house , newcastle - on - tyne . business : ship brokers , ship owners , and coal exporters . telephone : no . 31 ( national ) sunderland . telegraphic address :\ntaysand , sunderland .\nbankers : north - eastern banking co . , ltd . ( sunderland ) .\nwilliam taylor was also responsible for testing golf balls in a wind tunnel , and developing a dimpled golf ball [ 3 ] .\nthe first cooke photographic lens was made by tt & h in 1894 based on dennis taylor\u2019s cooke triplet patent of 1893 . ( there is no familial relationship amongst dennis taylor and brothers william and thomas . ) . tt & h went on to produce subsequent lens designs by dennis taylor through series v . the licensing agreement stated that the lenses would be sold under the trade name\ncooke\n. the very first lenses made were brass and included the inscription\nh . d . taylor ' s patents .\nthe first cooke photographic lens was made by tt & h in 1894 based on dennis taylor ' s cooke triplet patent of 1893 . ( there is no familial relationship amongst dennis taylor and brothers william and thomas . ) . tt & h went on to produce subsequent lens designs by dennis taylor through series v . the licensing agreement stated that the lenses would be sold under the trade name\ncooke\n. the very first lenses made were brass and included the inscription\nh . d . taylor ' s patents .\ntaylor hobson is a high precision technology company , operating at the highest levels of accuracy within the field of surface , roundness and form measurement . we provide contact and non - contact metrology solutions for the most demanding applications , with a worldwide infrastructure to support our clients on a global basis . show less\ntaylor brothers , cocoa and chocolate manufacturers , holland street , blackfriars , london , s . e . hours of business : 9 a . m . to 6 p . m . established in 1832 by henry taylor , william taylor , and john taylor . incorporated as a limited company in 1890 . subsequently , in 1907 , sold to james epps & co . , ltd . , the present proprietors , who conduct the business under the original title . speciality : maravilla cocoa . telephone : no . 2380 hop . telegraphic address :\nepps , london .\ntaylor , j . b . , & co . , fancy box manufacturers , york road , leicester . hours of business : 8 a . m . to 6 . 30 p . m . established in 1860 by john barratt taylor . taken over in 1892 by john goodman taylor ( retired 1899 ) and william goodman taylor ( sons ) . present principal : william goodman taylor . premises : moved from their old factory in newark street to new factory in york road , erected in 1910 , containing four floors , each covering 170 feet by 44 feet . staff 110 . specialities : all kinds of cardboard boxes , shirt , hose and sock boards , and paper merchants . telephones : nos . 367 and 368 private branch exchange , leicester . bankers : lloyds bank limited . mr . john barratt taylor was a guardian of the poor for twenty - five years , and a town councillor for about five years .\na & g taylor were leading photographers of the time , some cameras carry their name plaque . their studio is described in the photographic studios of europe .\ntaylor , seth . head office : waterloo flour mills , waterloo bridge , s . e . , and st . saviours flour mills , mill street , dockhead , london , s . e . established in 1861 by seth taylor . business was originally started by the father of the present propriotor at flour mills , camden town , in 1848 . connection : united kingdom , foreign , colonial . telephones : nos . 281 and 282 hop . telegraphic address\nseth taylor , london .\n1886 formation of the company t . s . and w . taylor when brothers william taylor and thomas smithies taylor started a company to make lenses . william was the genius of the company and believed that it wasn ' t worth starting to make a product before you could measure it . this led him to examine the processes of lens making and the methods of grinding and polishing glass . it would be another 50 years before the company , hampered by lack of suitable inspection equipment , would develop its own metrology products .\n, h . dennis taylor attempted to eliminate the optical distortion or aberration at the outer edge of lenses . in 1893 he designed and patented the revolutionary , and now famous ,\ntaylor , j . , & son , wholesale china , glass , earthenware and hardware merchants , 344 to 346 , st . james ' road , old kent road , london , s . e . hours of business : 8 a . m . to 7 p . m . established in 1879 by j . taylor & son . present principal : thomas t . taylor . branch : 294 , st . james ' road , s . e . business : china , glass , earthenware and hardware for household use , ' hotels . connection : united kingdom , colonial . telephone : no . 2315 hop , london .\ntaylor & lodge , manufacturers of plain and fancy worsted and woollen suitings , trouserings , overcoatings , & c . , rasheliffe mills , huddersfield . established in 1883 by john t . lodge and t . w . taylor . present principal : chas . h . kaye . premises : extensive ; 140 looms . staff : 360 . business : manufacture of all kinds of worsted and woollen suitings , trouserings , overcoatings , & c . connection : united kingdom . foreign , colonial . telephone : no . 679 huddersfield . telegraphic address :\ntaylor lodge , huddersfield .\nbankers : london city and midland bank , ltd .\ntaylor ( thomas ) & co . , paint , colour and varnish manufacturers , avon paint and varnish works , saltford , bristol , hours of business : usual . established in 1897 by thomas taylor , the present principal and manager . premises : situated on the river avon , midway between bristol and bath , with ample water power . specialities : painters colours , enamels , stainers , & c . trade mark :\navon brand .\nconnection : united kingdom and colonial . telephone : no . 2 saltford ( bristol area ) . telegraphic address\ntaylor , saltford . ' bankers : union of london and smiths bank , ltd .\ntaylor ( walter ) & sons , furniture removers , warehousemen , and house furnishers , taylor ' s depository , ranelagh road , lupus street , pimlico , london , s . w . hours of business : 9 a . m . to 5 p . m . ; saturdays , 9 a . m . to 1 p . m . established in 1850 . premises : warehouse space with floors exceeds twenty acres . branch : furnishing department , 58a , brompton road , s . w . connections : world - wide . telephones : no . 3356 victoria ; no . 690 kensington . telegraphic address :\ntaylor ' s depository , pimlico .\nfrom the 1940s rank started to consolidate several british optical and engineering companies , originally these had a connection with the film industry . these included : gaumont british ( taken over in 1941 ) , gb - kalee ( part of gaumont british and kershaw ) , british acoustic films ( a subsidiary of gaumont british ) , taylor , taylor & hobson ( a subsidiary of british acoustic films ) , a . kershaw & sons ( 1947 ) , pullin ( 1964 ) , hilger & watts ( 1968 ) and aldis . wray optical was already part of hilger & watts . gb equipment was also listed in the 1940s , this may have been established by rank or a subsidiary of gaumont british . the companies were organised into british optical and precision engineers ltd . a subsidiary of rank .\ntaylor ( richard ) & son , boot and shoe manufacturers , victoria factory , kettering road , northampton . hours of business : 7 . 30 a . m . to 6 p . m . ; saturdays , 8 a . m . to 12 noon . established in 1875 by richard taylor ( d . 1899 ) . present principal : john edward taylor . specialities : high class ladies ' and gents ' boots and shoes . also high grade tennis and cricket goods . trade marks :\nreliance\nand\nphealatees ,\nhigh class welted boots . award : first class medal , melbourne centennial exhibition , 1888 . connection : united kingdom ( chiefly ) . telegraphic address :\nreliance , northampton .\ntaylor , w . howson , maker of\nruskin\npottery , ruskin pottery , west smethwick , near birmingham . hours of business : 8 a . m . to 6 . 30 p . m . established in 1898 by the late edward r . taylor . present principal : w . howson taylor . premises erected in 1898 covering 1 , 500 square yards . agencies throughout the world . specialities : artistic pottery and enamels , buttons , hat pins . the name\nruskin pottery\nis registered by the board of trade . awards : grand prize , st . louis , 1904 ; milan , 1906 ;\nhors concours ,\nchristchurch , new zealand , 1907 ; grand prize , franco - british exhibition , london , 1908 ; two grands prix , brussels , 1910 ; grand prix , turin , 1911 . connection : united kingdom , foreign , colonial . telegraphic address :\nhowson , taylor , west smethwick .\nbankers lloyds bank limited ( smethwick ) .\ntasker , sons & co . , ( proprietors , john taylor , dunford & co . , ltd . , 12 and 14 , dean street , newcastle - on - tyne ) , curriers , belting and hose pipe manufacturers . hours of business : 8 . 30 a . m . to 6 p . m . established in 1839 by john tasker ( d . ) . continued by charles tasker and john tasker ( sons ) . present principals : john taylor , dunford & co . , ltd .\nclarence white and alfred stieglitz , master impressionist photographers , among others , used a taylor , taylor & hobson lens known as\nthe rapid view\nor\nportrait lens\n( brass lens engraved\nr . v . p .\n) produced by tt & h in the late 1880s . by 1913 , because of the influence of these acclaimed photographers , the company received numerous requests for the rvp lens that predated the sharp cooke anastigmat . in response to an avalanche of requests , they reproduced the single lens rvp as the\ncooke achromatic portrait lens f / 7 . 5\n( as engraved ) in four focal lengths : 10 . 5 inch for 4x5 , 12 inch for 5x8 , 15 inch for 6 . 5x8 . 5 and 18 inch for the 8x10 format . the\nnew\nversions of these lenses included an iris diaphragm .\ntaylor ( enoch ) & co . , australian merchants , sydney and botany ( n . s . w . ) ; 5 , laurence pountney hill , london , e . c . ' lours of business : usucti , established in 1851 by enoch taylor . claim to bo th\u00a9 oldest boot house in australia . specialities : boots , shoes and machinery . telephone : no . 1196 city , london ; no . 40 sydney . telegraphic address :\nenoch ,\nlondon and sydney . code : a b c ( 5th edition ) .\nin 1935 , the director of photography of metro - goldwyn mayer studios said ,\nall of our productions are made with the taylor - hobson cooke lenses at least 50 % of our productions are made with speed panchros . i will try to name a few pictures that were made with speed panchros : rasputin , reunion in vienna , viva villa , going hollywood , riptide , treasure island . . . and others too numerous to mention . as i said before all of our productions are made with cooke lenses as this studio is practically 100 % cooke equipped .\n( quoted from a 1935 cooke advert . )\nin uk from 2000 until now , taylor hobson entered a new phase of innovative product design using advanced software [ 32 \u2013 34 , 36 ] . roundness measurements on an automotive fuel injector have been detected using the new talyrond - 365 . 2d graph represents the radial variations output from the injector measurements as a polar profile . the circumference measurements showed deviation form that reveals surface roughness and the presence of a scratch that can cause leakage . a scratch is more likely to cause component failure if it is aligned with the component axis . the pass / fail criteria can be programmed and exported to software of the averaged measurement data .\ntaylor , thos . , & sons ( barnsley , ) limited , linen , union , and cotton drill manufacturers , bleachers and printers . head office and works : barnsley , yorkshire ; also at 81 , peter street , manchester , 17 and 18 great pulteney street , golden square , london , and 26 , cite treviso , paris ; and 45 , textile buildings , belfast . established about 1725 . incorporated as a limited company in 1907 . directors : hy . herbert taylor burbury , j . p . ( chairman ) , rev . thos . thornely taylor , m . a . , francis wm . burbury , j . p . , g . h . peake . one of the oldest firms in the trade . specialities : cloths of linen for vestings and suitings , especially for tropical wear . telephone : no . 79 . telegraphic address :\ntaylors , barnsley .\ntaylor ( thomas ) & sons , ltd . , cotton spinners and doublers , grecian mills , bolton . hours of business : usual . established about 1820 by thomas taylor and sons . incorporated as a limited company . present proprietors : the fine cotton spinners and doublers association , ltd . one of the oldest firms in the trade . premises : very extensive mills , fitted with up - to - date machinery . staff : 700 to 800 . business : spinning of fine combed yarns , doubling of all kinds of yarns . connection : united kingdom , foreign , telephone : no . 31 bolton . telegraphic address\nacorn , bolton .\ntaylor brothers , steel manufacturers , adelaide works , sheffield . established in 1832 . speciality : saws . patents : perforated saws and guide lined saws . awards : at leading exhibitions . corporate - mark :\nadvance .\nconnection : united kingdom , foreign , colonial . telephone : no . 417 central ( sheffield ) . telegraphic address :\nadelaide , sheffield .\ntaylor & worthington , steamship owners and brokers , 20 , chapel street , liverpool , and dalecrest steamship co . , ltd . hours of business : usual . established in 1909 . present principals : harold taylor and arthur worthington ; also managing directors of dalecrest steamship co . , ltd . business : steamship owners and brokers ; also own two steamers , s . s .\ndalecrest ,\n7525t , and s . s .\ndalebank ,\n7545t , engaged in general trades ( dalecrest steamship co . , ltd . ) . connection : united kingdom , foreign and colonial . telephone : no . 1011 central , liverpool . telegraphic address : propice , liver - pool .\ncodes : scotts ( 10th edition ) 1906 , and watkins . bankers : bank of liverpool , ltd .\nas optical manager of t . cooke & sons of york , makers of astronomical telescopes , h . dennis taylor attempted to eliminate the optical distortion or aberration at the outer edge of lenses . in 1893 he designed and patented the revolutionary , and now famous , triplet design ( british patent no . 1991 ) . the cooke triplet concept was a simple and elegant solution to design issues that plagued lens designers of the era .\nadams & co . | agilux | aldis | apem | aptus | artima | barnet ensign | beard | beck | benetfink\u200e | billcliff | boots | british ferrotype | butcher | chapman | cooke | corfield | coronet | dallmeyer | dekko | de vere | dixons | dollond | elliott | gandolfi | gnome | griffiths | g . hare | houghtons | houghton - butcher | hunter | ilford | jackson | johnson | kentmere | kershaw - soho | kodak ltd . | lancaster | lejeune and perken | lizars | london & paris optic & clock company | marion | marlow | meagher | mpp | neville | newman & guardia | pearson and denham | perken , son and company | perken , son & rayment | photopia | purma | reid & sigrist | reynolds and branson | ross | ross ensign | sanderson | sands & hunter | shackman | shew | soho | standard cameras ltd | taylor - hobson | thornton - pickard | underwood | united | watkins | watson | wynne ' s infallible | wray\nt . w . stirling , born in 1866 near manchester england , came to the okanagan in 1893 . he was a wealthy retired navy lieutenant - commander who came with the intention of developing the fruit industry . stirling and pooley formed a marketing company in 1908 and opened an office in london , england in 1910 to sell land in east and south kelowna . in 1911 , stirling and l . e . taylor , a native of ireland , formed the bankhead orchard company ( gray , 1971 , p . 98 ) .\ntaylor ( fred . ) & sons , cotton manufacturers , 17 , bloom street , manchester . hours of business : 8 . 30 a . m . to 5 . 30 p . m . established in 1829 . staff : about 1000 . branches : prospect mill , hinclley ; pioneer mills , radcliffe . specialities : all classes of cotton goods . connection : united kingdom , foreign , colonial . telephones : nos . 1070 and 1071 central , manchester . telegraphic address :\namici , manchester . code : a b c . bankers : manchester and county bank , ltd .\ntaylor & co . , clothing manufacturers 45a , st . james street , leeds , and laveracks , ltd . , high baxter street , bury st . edmunds . hours of business : 8 a . m . to 6 p . m . established in 1888 by robert bourke , the present principal . premises : cover 5000 square yards . staff : 500 . specialities : cutting , making and trimming all classes of clothing for the wholesale trade only . connection : united kingdom and colonial . telephone : no . 1374 central , leeds . telegraphic address :\napparel , leeds .\ntinker , shenton & co . , limited , engineers , hyde boiler works , hyde . hours of business : 9 a . m . to 5 . 30 p . m . incorporated as a limited company in 1872 . directors : james e . shenton ( managing director ) , richard shenton , and booth taylor . premises : very extensive , fitted with all the latest improvements . staff : 250 . specialities : highpressure steam boilers , boiler fittings , & c . ; superheaters . telephone : no . 21 ashton - under - lyne . telegraphic address :\nduplex , hyde .\ntaylor ' s typewriter co . , ltd . , typewriters bought , sold , exchanged , and repaired ; ms . copied ; 74 , chancery lane , w . c . , and 92 , queen street , cheapside , london , e . c . hours of business : 9 a . m . to 7 p . m . established in 1884 . works : 15 , theobalds road , w . c . connection : united kingdom , foreign , colonial . telephones : no . 4881 holborn ; no . 8325 bank ; no . 7093 central ; no . 2075 city . telegraphic and cable address :\nglossator , london .\ntaylor , lang & co . , ltd . , textile machinists , castle iron works , stalybridge . hours of business : 8 . 30 a . m . to 5 . 30 p . m . saturdays , close at 12 noon . incorporated as a limited company . specialities : in mixing and blowingroom machinery and self - acting mules for coarse , medium , and fine counts , also waste spinning mule . patents : original patentees of the\nbuckley\nopener and numerous others in connection with the preparing and spinning of cotton . connection : united kingdom , foreign , colonial . telephone : no . 107 stalybridge . telegraphic address\nlang , staly - bridge .\ntaylor ( thomas ) & co . , manufacturers and export merchants , 11 , panmuro street , dundee , and airleywight linen and jute works , bankfoot - by - perth ; also at belfast and manchester . established in 1860 . agencies in various continental and foreign centres . specialities : all classes of linen , union , cotton , and jute goods , bags , bagging , & c . , & c . connection : united kingdom , continental , foreign . telephone : no . 582 . telegraphic and cable address :\nthomas , dundee .\ncodes : private ; lieber ' s ; a b c ( 4th and 5th editions ) ; samper ' s ( 2nd edition ) .\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 .\ntabrum & son , hop merchants , 42 , high street , southwark , london , s . e . established in 1813 . partners : burnett tabrum , j . p . , burnett tabrum ( jun . ) , f . b . anderson . one of the oldest houses in the trade . speciality : finest english and foreign hops for home consumption or export trade . special department for small packets hydraulically pressed . connection : united kingdom , colonies , foreign . telephone : no . 2409 hop . telegraphic address :\ntabrum , london .\ntaddy ( james ) & co . , tobacco manufacturers , 42 to 45 , minories , london , e . hours of business : 9 a . m . to 5 . 30 p . m . ; saturdays , 9 a . m . to 1 p . m . established about 1740 . is one of the oldest and best known of the representative english firms engaged in the manufacture of tobacco , snuff , and cigarettes . premises : bonded factory at nos . 42 , 43 , and 44 , minories , london , e . ; offices , no . 45 . staff : between 400 and 500 hands . connection : united kingdom , foreign , colonial . telegraphic address :\ntaddy , london .\ntagart , beaton & co . , timber merchants and agents , 47 / 51 , king william street , london , e . c . established in 1886 . branch in liverpool . connection : united kingdom , foreign , colonial , united states ( pitch pine ) , russia , norway , sweden . telephone : no . 182 and 183 avenue . telegraphic address :\ntagart , cannon , london .\ntailor and cutter\n( the ) . \u2014see williamson ( john ) co . , ltd . ( the ) .\ntait ( stormonth ) & co . , port wine shippers , 5 / 6 , hart s t . , mark lane , london , e . c . , and at oporto . hours of business : usual . speciality : port wine . awards : gold medals , st . louis exhibition , 1904 , and milan exhibition , 1906 . connection : united kingdom , foreign , colonial . telephone : no . 1338 avenue . telegraphic address :\nstormonth , london .\nbankers : national bank of scotland .\ntangyes limited , engineers , cornwall works , birmingham ; london , manchester and glasgow . hours of business : usual . established in 1858 by the brothers tangye . incorporated as a limited company , 1881 . chairman : george tangye , j . p . managing director : william tangye , j . p . premises : very extensive , fully equipped works , covering about twenty - five acres . staff : nearly 3000 . specialities : gas , oil and steam engines , pumps , hydraulic machinery and lifting appliances . patents : many . con - nection : united kingdom , foreign and colonial . telephone : no . 6460 central , birmingham . telegraphic address :\ntangyes ,\nbirmingham and branches . codes : all standards used .\ntanner , r . t . , & co . , ltd . , paper merchants and wholesale stationers , 15 and 16 , dorset street ; 39 and 40 , hutton street ; 40 , 41 and 42 , primrose hill , salisbury square , fleet street , london , e . c . hours of business : 9 a . m . to 6 p . m . established in 1877 by r . t . tanner . incorporated as a limited company . directors : f . garrett ( managing director and chairman ) , a . tanner , a . eames , h . s . pearsall . specialities : all kinds of papers for printers , publishers , & c . patent : pleated wrappers for newspapers , periodicals , music , & c . telephone : no . 7054 city ( three lines ) . telegraphic address :\ntanner , london .\ntanqueray ( george ) & co . , wine , spirit , and cigar merchants , 5 , pall mall east , london , s . w . hours of business : 10 a . m . to 5 . 30 p . m . ; saturdays , 10 a . m . to 1 p . m . established about 1839 or earlier . founder , george tanqueray . has since descended from father to son . present principals : william m . tanqueray , walter b . hubback , hew j . brown . premises : offices , warehouses , and cellars at above address . specialities : fine old wines , and wellmatured spirits . connection : united kingdom , foreign , colonial . royal warrants : special appointment to his late majesty king edward vii . and to h . m . king george v . telephone : no . 3778 gerrard . telegraphic address :\ntanqueray , london .\ntanqueray , gordon & co . , ltd . , distillers , rectifiers , british brandy and cordial manufacturers , whisky blenders and wholesale wine and spirit merchants , 91 and 132 , goswell road , and 6 and 8 , pear ' free street , london , e . c . established in 1769 . incorporated in 1898 . directors : r . c . w . currie ( managing director ) . j . a . combo ( assistant managing director ) , richard combo ( chairman ) , 0 . p . sorocold ( vice - chairman ) , c . j . phillips . specialities : gordon ' s london dry gin and special scotch whisky , which have become widely known ; british brandy ; special blends of whisky . telephone : no . 4677 ( three lines ) london wall . telegraphic address :\ngordon , barb , london .\ncable address :\ngordon , london .\ncode : a b c ( 5th edition ) .\ntate ( henry ) & sons , ltd . , sugar refiners , liverpool and london . registered office : 21 , mincing lane , london , e . c . secretary : william hughes . established in 1859 by the late sir henry tate , bart . incorporated february 27th , 1903 . directors : sir william henry tate , bart . ( chairman ) , edwin tate ( vice - chairman ) ; ernest william tate , alfred herbert tate , claude robinson , john william macdonald , lionel alfred martin ( managing directors ) . the house is universally known as one of the largest and most important in the sugar - refining industry . connection : united kingdom , foreign , colonial . telephone : no . 581 avenue . telegraphic addresses :\ntateson , fen , london\n;\ntateson , liverpool .\nbankers : barclay & co . , ltd . , 54 , lombard street , london , e . c . sir william henry tate ( second baronet ) , chairman of the company , is a d . l . for the county of lancaster , and a director of the liverpool and london and globe insurance co . , and of the bank of . liverpool .\ntattersfield & co . , wool merchants and top makers , halifax commercial bank buildings , bradford , yorks . hours of business : 9 a . m . to 6 p . m . established in 1897 . present principal : george henry tattersfield , f . r . g . s . branches : in karachi ( india ) and boston . business : dealers in russian , indian , chinese , syrian , mesopotamian , european and english wools . connection : sell to mills using their specialities in great britain , united states and the continent . telephone : no . 4017 bradford . telegraphic address :\nglutamic , bradford .\ncodes : western union , lieber ' s , a b c ( 5th edition ) , wool and fibre and private . bankers : lloyds bank limited . mr . tattersfield has travelled 220 , 000 miles since 1900 , in india , united states , europe , asia , & c . he is a fellow of the royal geographical society , and member of the london chamber of commerce . club : national liberal ( london ) . pastimes : travelling , riding and cycling .\ntearne & sons , manufacturers of transfers , heraldic , & c . , & c . , all saints road , birmingham . established in 1856 by samuel tearne the elder . present principals : leslie j . menzies , frank e . tearne . business : manufacture of transfer s , heraldic , ornamental and useful , for use on railway carriages , saloons , locomotives , and tramway cars , and for all other purposes , contractors for the last fifty years to the indian and other governments ; also to the railway companies in the united kingdom , india , and the colonies . telegraphic address :\ntearne , birmingham .\ncode : a b c ( 4th edition ) .\ntees furnace co . , limited , ( the ) , iron masters and mine owners , lackenby iron works , grangetown , and roseberry mines , great ayton . head office : prudential chambers , albert road , middlesbrough . works : lackenby . mines : roseberry . incorporated as a limited company in 1896 . directors : w . h . hustler ( chairman ) , w . r . innes hopkins , e . b . richardson , geo . a . burton , r . j . mounsey , jas . b . peat , and j . j . burton ( managing director ) . formed to acquire the tees side iron works , which were subsequently dismantled . in 1902 the lackenby furnaces were purchased , and , by arrangement with the present managing director , the roseberry ironstone mines were added in 1907 , and the ayton banks ironstone mine in 1913 . the furnaces built in 1870 by the lackenby iron company were rebuilt in 1909 - 10 , and the entire plant brought up to date . speciality : highclass cleveland foundry pig iron for home and canadian use . brand :\nlackenby .\nconnection : united kingdom , colonial . telephone : middlesbrough ( national ) , no . 686 . telegraphic address :\nfurnace , middlesbrough .\ntelegraph construction & maintenance co . , ltd . , ( the ) , the manufacture , laying , and repairing of submarine telegraph cables , 38 , old broad street , london , e . c . incorporated as a limited company in 1864 . directors : earl of selborne ( chairman ) , sir james ponder , bart . , c . f . campbell , p . v . luke , c . i . e . ; f . r . lucas and w . s . smith ( managing directors ) . secretary : c . w . clarke . the company laid the first atlantic cable . employed the\ngreat eastern\nfor laying cables from 1865 to 1874 . laid the all red pacific cable in 1902 . premises : works at wharf road , city road , and enderby ' s wharf , east greenwich . business : the manufacture of submarine cables ; also the laying and repairing of the same . connection : united kingdom , foreign , colonial . telegraphic address :\ntelcon , ave , london .\ntelford & telford , organ builders , 109 , st . stephen ' s green , dublin . hours of business : 9 a . m . to 6 p . m . established in 1830 . claim to be the oldest firm of organ . builders in ireland . speciality : fine church and other organs , built entirely of irish manufacture , including the casting of organ metal and making metal pipes . awards : winners of two large gold , one silver , and two bronze medals . connection : united kingdom , foreign , colonial .\ntennant , c . , sons & co . , limited , merchants and agents ; chemicals , iron , ferro manganese steel , copper , tin , & c . , 9 , mincing lane , london , e . c . established by charles tennant over a century ago . present principals : rt . hon . lord glenconner , william augustus tennant , charles atkins , edgar bee beck , and e . w . d . tennant . connection : all parts of the world . telephones : no . 2166 avenue ; no . 11239 central . telegraphic address :\ntonnants , fen , london .\ntennants ( lancashire ) , ltd . , chemical manufacturers , 1 , booth street , manchester ; mill street , bradford , manchester ; and 6 , oldhall street , liverpool . works clayton , manchester . telegraphic address :\ntennants ,\nmanchester and liverpool .\nteofani & co . , ltd . , turkish tobacco importers , and manufacturers of the celebrated\nteofani\ncigarettes , london . hours of business : 9 a . m . to 6 . 30 p . m . ; saturdays 9 a . m . to 2 p . m . established in 1880 . branch : cavalla , turkey . speciality : highest quality cigarettes . awards : grands prix , gold medals , croix d ' honneurs , & c . hors concours\u2014membres du jury , brussels , 1908 , 1906 ; london , 1907 ; vienna , 1906 ; liege , 1905 ; brussels , 1904 ; antwerp , 1904 ; geneva , 1904 ; lyons , 1904 ; paris , 1903 ; lorient , 1903 ; brussels , 1910 , expert member of the jury of awards . royal warrants : purveyors by appointment to his majesty the king of spain , to his majesty the king of the hellenes , to 1 - 1 is majesty the king of portugal , and to his highness the khedive of egypt . telephone : no . 3366 gerrard . telegraphic address :\nteofani , london .\ncode : a b c ( 5th edition ) .\nterrey ( charles ) & co . , die sinkers , relief stampers , menu and christmas card manufacturers , & c . , 11 , lensden place , golden lane , london , e . c . hours of business : 9 a . m . to 7 p . m . established in 1855 by charles terrey . present principal : joseph henry deacon . staff : forty . branch : 85 , queen ' s head street , islington , n . business : trade workers in christmas cards and kindred trades , relief stampers , and die sinking in all its branches , aerographers . patents : auto . matic die stamping machines ( not regis tered ) . connection : united kingdom , canada , south africa , and india . telephone : no . 4687 city , london . code : a b c ( 5th edition ) . bankers : london county and westminster bank , ltd .\nterry ( herbert ) & sons , the spring specialists , novelty works , redditch . hours of business : 8 a . m . to 6 p . m . established in 1855 by herbert terry . staff : about 350 . specialities : high grade springs of all descriptions . presswork and wirework . patents and inventions : very numerous . patents worked for inventors . connection : united kingdom , foreign , colonial . tele phones : no . 61 ( three lines ) . tele - graphic and cable address :\nsprings , redditch .\ncode : a b c ( 5th edition ) and western union . bankers : metropolitan bank ( of england and wales ) , ltd .\ntetley ( joshua ) & son , ltd . , brewers , tho brewery , leeds . hours of business : usual . established in the eighteenth century by william sykes . continued by\u2014 ( 1 ) joshua tetley ; ( 2 ) joshua tetley & son . incorporated as a limited company in 1897 . directors : charles francis tetley ( chairman ) and charles foster ryder . one of the oldest houses in the trade . premises cover about six acres , fully equipped . stag : about 600 . branches in several towns . specialities : the east india pale ale ( bitter ale ) , and all qualities of beers . connection : united kingdom chiefly . large family trade . and with licensed houses . telephones : nos . 507 and 1503 leeds . telegraphic address :\ntetley , leeds .\nbankers : beckett & co . ( leeds ) .\ntetley & whitley , east india merchants , 56 , bloom street , manchester . hours of business : 8 . 30 a . m . to 5 . 30 p . m . present principals : c . g . tetley and a . b . thomson . branches : thomson , tetley & co . , colombo , ceylon ; tetley & whitley , madras , india . business : export manchester piece goods , import kauri and other hard varnish gums and gum copals , also ceylon and madras produce . connection : united kingdom , india , ceylon , java , singapore , new zealand , & c . telephone : no . 3863 central , manchester . telegraphic addresses :\nshipment ,\nmanchester , colombo , madras .\ntett ( henry s . ) & co . , ltd . , wholesale agricultural , & c . , implement makers . registered address : 10 and 11 , market street , faversham ; 61 , high street , sittingbourne ; preston works , faversham . employees : over 100 . hours of business : 6 . 30 a . m . to 7 . 30 p . m . established in 1872 by henry s . tett and john hussey , as tett & hussey . continued in 1884 by henry s . tett . incorporated as a limited company in 1904 . business : wholesale agricultural builders ' merchants and furnishing ironmongers , agricultural implement makers , sole manufacturers of tett ' s kent drills , & c . specialists for hop and fruit growing and patentees of horse hop washers and nozzle for fruit washing , & c . award : about fifty medals at various agricultural shows . connection : home and foreign trade . telephones : no . 195 faversham ; no . 38 sittingbourne . telegraphic address :\ntett ,\nfaversham and sittingbourne .\ntextile mercury\n( the ) . \u2014 see marsden & co . , ltd . , carr street , manchester .\nthacker , w . , & co . , publishers and exporters , 2 , creed lane , london , e . c . ( calcutta and simla , thacker , spink & co . ) . telephone : no . 11174 central . telegraphic address :\nmofussil , london .\nthackray , charles frederick , surgical instrument maker , great george street , leeds . hours of business : 8 a . m . to 8 p . m . established in 1906 by charles frederick thackray , the present principal . speciality : surgical instruments . connection : united kingdom , foreign and colonial . telephones : nos . 3723 and 3724 central , leeds . telegraphic address :\naseptic , leeds .\nthames export packing co . , ltd . , ( the ) , packers and forwarders , insurance agents , wharfingers , & c . , bowater ' s wharf , 42 and 44 , bankside , london , e . g . , morden wharf , e . greenwich , and glasgow . hours of business : 9 a . m . to 6 p . m . ( two shifts working night and day ) . incorporated as a limited company . directors : sir t . vansittart bowater , major frank h . bowater , fred w . bowater . premises : extensive riverside warehouses . stag : 140 . business : packers of all classes of goods for export , finishers . wharfingers , forwarders to all parts of the world . insurances effected . connection : worldwide . telephones : no . 898 hop ; no . 1097 new cross .\nthe earl of rosslyn ' s collieries , limited , colliery owners , dysart , scotland . shippers of\nrosslyn hartley steam coal .\nshipping ports : dysart , burntisland , and methil . secretary : philip clark . telephone : no . 8 dysart . telegraphic address :\ncolliery , dysart .\nbankers : bank of scotland ( dysart ) .\nthe john williamson co . , ltd . , publishers of \u2022 the tailor and cutter ,\n& c . \u2014 see williamson ( john ) co . , ltd . ( the ) .\nthom , lamont & co . , ltd . , steam pump makers , hawkhead works , paisley . hours of business : works , 6 a . m . to 5 . 30 p . m . ; office , 8 . 30 a . m . to 5 . 30 p . m . ; saturdays , close at 12 noon . established in 1895 by john thom and thomas w . lamont . incorporated as a limited company in 1909 . directors : james black ( managing director ) , r . tennent , j . h . thom and s . thom . premises : cover three and a half acres . specialities : pumping machinery of all descriptions . connection : united kingdom ( chiefly ) , foreign , colonial . telephone : no . 262 paisley . telegraphic address :\nhawk , paisley .\ncode : a b c ( 5th editiod ) .\nthomas ( c . carey ) & son , produce importers , 46 , 47 , and 48 , bute street , cardiff . hours of business : 9 a . m . to 6 p . m . established in 1879 by c . carey thomas . present principals : charles carey thomas and arthur percy thomas ( son ) . claim that no . 48 , bute street was the first bonded warehouse built in cardiff , and wa3 known as no . 1 bond . premises : consist of extensive warehouses in bute street . staff : large . business : importers of foreign and colonial cereals , & c . , and wholesale dealers in spices , peppers , & c . connection : united kingdom . telephone : no . 539 cardiff . telegraphic address :\nmidlothian , cardiff .\nbankers : lloyds bank limited .\nthomas , christr . , & bros . , ltd . , soapmakers , candlemakers , refiners of edible oils , broad plain , bristol . hours of business : 8 . 30 a . m . to 5 p . m . established in 1745 by samuel fripp . joined at end of eighteenth century by christopher thomas . incorporated as a limited company . directors : j . l . ferguson ( chairman ) , e . was , e . briggs . one of the oldest houses in the trade . premises : cover three and a half acres , fully equipped . stall : 120 . works employees , 750 . branches : offices , london ; depots , cardiff , newport , swansea , plymouth , exeter . specialities : household soaps , candles , puritan olive oil soap , fripp ' s olive oil soap made by the same formula as in 1745 . patents : various . connection : west of england , wales , midlands , south of england , general export trade . telephone : no . 1957 bristol ( private branch exchange ) . telegraphic address :\nthomas , bristol .\nbankers : london city & midland bank , ltd . ( bristol ) .\nthomas , e . e . , fruit , flower and potato salesman and importer , new street , cardiff . hours of business : summer , 5 . 30 a . m , ; winter , 6 . 30 a . m . established in 1898 by e . e . thomas , the present principal . had a varied experience in london and america . business : wholesale distribution of english and foreign fruit and flowers . connection : united kingdom , foreign and colonial . telephone : no . 2651 ( two lines ) cardiff . telegraphic address :\napricot , cardiff .\ncode : a b c . bankers : london and provincial bank , ltd . mr . thomas is hon . secretary of the sully coursing club . club : cardiff conservative . pastimes : coursing and golf .\nthomas , g . b . , & son , corn , cake , flour and seed merchants , 7 and 9 , castle square , carnarvon , and morfa nevin stores . hours of business : 8 a . m . to 8 p . m . thursdays , close at 1 p . m . established in 1838 by simon hobley . present principal : william griffith thomas . business : corn merchants , district representatives of j . bibby & sons , cake manufacturers , liverpool . welsh oats a speciality . connection : united kingdom . cargoes received from new zealand . telephone : no . 42 carnarvon . telegraphic address :\ngranary , carnarvon .\ncode : a b c ( 5th edition ) . mr . thomas is a justice of the peace for the county of carnavon .\nthompson & capper , ltd . , manufacturing and wholesale chemists , manesty buildings , college lane , liverpool . hours of business : 8 . 30 a . m . to 6 . 30 p . m . established in . 1843 by george thompson . incorporated as a private limited company in 1912 . governing director : edwin thompson . branches : liverpool ; manchester ; birkenhead ; sheffield ; southport ; huddersfield ; leeds ; bradford . specialities : compressed tablets , homoeopathic medicines , photographic apparatus , microscopic apparatus and accessories , pharmaceutical preparations , & c . sole british agents for the f . j . stokes machine co . , philadelphia , u . s . a . , manufacturers of pharmaceutical machinery . telephone : royal 2093 . telegrams :\nsanitas , liverpool .\ncode : a b c ( 5th edition ) .\nthompson ( george ) & sons , tanners , curriers and leather belting manufacturers , stone mill tannery , sowerby bridge , yorks . hours of business : works , 6 a . m . to 5 . 30 p . m . ; saturdays , 6 a . m . to 12 noon ; offices , 8 a . m . to 6 p . m . established in 1846 by george thompson , continued by george thompson & sons . specialities : leather belting . connection : united kingdom , foreign , colonial . contractors to h . m . government , colonial governments , and continental railways . telephone : no . 525 halifax . telegraphic address :\nleather , sowerby bridge .\ncode : al , and a b c ( 4th and 5th editions ) , private . bankers : halifax joint stock banking co . , ltd . ( sowerby bridge ) .\nthompson ( joseph ) & co . , timber importers and merchants , saw and planing mill owners , hendon lodge , sunderland . hours of business : 6 a . m . to 5 p . m . established in 1845 by joseph thompson ( d . ) . partnership successions : ( 1 ) joseph thompson and h . h . thompson ; ( 2 ) joseph thompson & co . ( oswald . and alan c . thompson ) . present principal : alan c . thompson . premises : offices , hendon lodge ; saw mills , saw mill and planing mills , south dock ; hardwood yard , lawrence street ; deal batten and board stocks , south docks , sunderland . timber ponds at claxheugh . specialities : joiners ' work , mahogany and all hardwoods , pitch pine and all quebec timbers . all kinds of deals , batten , and boards from the baltic . connection : united kingdom . telephones : nos . 13 and 457 ( national ) , sunderland . telegraphic address :\nlodge , sunderland .\nthompson , robert , & sons , limited , shipbuilders , repairers , salvors , engine repairers , and coppersmiths , southwick yard and bridge dockyard , sunderland . hours of business : 9 a . m . to 5 . 30 p . m . established by robert thompson , grandfather of present directors . succeeded by ( i ) robert thompson ( junior ) , ( 2 ) robert thompson and sons . incorporated as a limited company in 1906 . directors : richard charles thompson , j . p . , ( chairman ) , joseph lowes thompson . premises : the southwick shipbuilding yard has a capacity for building vessels up to 400 feet . three graving docks , 442 feet , 356 feet , and 320 feet . also extensive coppersmith works , brassfoundry , engineering shops , & c . business : shipbuilding . make a speciality of cable and oil boats , ship repairing , and engine repairing ( oil vessels ) , and lengthening vessels . copper pipe outfits , brass work , & c . connection : united kingdom , foreign . telephones : nos . 7 and 8 sunderland ( southwick yard ) ; nos . 160 and 1105 ( bridge dockyard ) . telegraphic addresses :\njet , sunderland\n( southwick yard ) ;\ndockyard , sunderland\n( bridge dockyard ) . mr . richard charles thompson is consular agent for france in sunderland ."]}
{"id": 54621, "summary": [{"text": "the delhi metro rail corporation ltd. , abbreviated to dmrc , is a centre-state public sector company that operates the delhi metro .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the dmrc is also involved in the planning and implementation of metro rail , monorail , and high-speed rail projects in india and abroad .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the work of dmrc is broadly fragmented into various parts namely projects , operation and maintenance , finance , human resources etc. which are controlled by the respective directors under the direction of managing director . ", "topic": 15}], "title": "delhi metro rail corporation", "paragraphs": ["systra was awarded a consultancy contract by delhi metro rail corporation ( . . . )\ncopyright 1999 - 2014 delhi metro rail corporation ltd . ( dmrc ) . all rights reserved .\ncopyright 1999 - 2010 delhi metro rail corporation ltd . ( dmrc ) . all rights reserved .\ndelhi metro recruitment 2018 has begun today on the official website of delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) . dmrc plans to recruit over one thousand candidates .\nthe uttar pradesh government tuesday appointed delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) as its\ninterim consultant\nfor launching the metro rail project in the state capital , officials said .\nshri satish chandra , claims commisioner , delhi metro rail corporation limited , room no . 1 , block b , ground floor , delhi metro it park , east approach road , shastri park , delhi - 110053 .\nthe minister had stated that the board of kerala monorail corporation ltd ( kmcl ) has decided to appoint delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) as turnkey consultant of the light metro projects in thiruvananthapuram and kozhikode .\ndelhi metro rail corporation ltd . organized , two days training for executives of power grid corporation of india ltd . , in association power grid corporation of india ltd . on 18 . 07 . 2013 and 19 . 07 . 2013 .\nthe maharashtra metro rail corporation ltd now invites eligible consulting firms to express their interest in providing the consultancy services . maharashtra metro rail corporation envisages e - project management were the need for the documentation in hard copies has to be bare minimum\ndelhi metro awarded the work of\nmanagment consulting services ` for jakarta metro construction work .\nq3 2011 \u2013 delhi metro rail corporation invited global icb bids for the construction of cc - 05 in august 2011 , and for cc - 07 in september 2011 .\ndelhi metro rail corporation ltd ( dmrc ) is responsible for implementation and operation of metro rail facility in delhi and ncr . information on services such as commuters guide , feeder bus , metro parking , stations facilities , etc . is available . users can check fare , route and stations by selecting given fields . get information on training schools , recruitment , vigilance matters metro museum , etc . details about delhi metro rail police station , metro citizen forum , tourist spots in delhi , etc . are also available .\nmaharashtra metro rail corporation ltd . is a joint venture company of govt . of india ( goi ) and government of maharashtra ( gom ) established under the companies act 2013 for the purpose of implementation of the project pune metro rail project . delhi metro rail corporation has carried out the investigation and studies for pune metro rail project and prepared a detailed project report ( dpr ) in november , 2015 based on which the project is proposed to be implemented .\nmr anuj dayal chief public relations officer delhi metro rail corporation ltd . metro bhawan fire brigade lane , barakhamba road , new delhi - 110001 , india ph : + 91 - 11 - 23418415 fax : + 91 - 11 - 23418416\nis being implemented through a spv mumbai metro rail corporation ( mmrc ) . bidding process is in progress for award of civil works .\nnotice inviting tender dmrc / co / st / pur / it / s & t 05 . 15 . 49 delhi metro rail corporation ltd . for and on behalf of the delhi metro rail corporation ltd . invites open tender through e - procurement system for the supply of the following item : supply of various sizes signaling cables for detail information log on to urltoken nit\nfor implementation and subsequent operation of delhi mrts , a company under the name delhi metro rail corporation was registered on 03 - 05 - 95 under the companies act , 1956 . dmrc has equal equity participation from goi and gnctd .\nthe ministry of urban development ( moud ) has instructed the delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) to set up a separate company to provide consultancy services . the dmrc offers consultancy services to several metro projects in the country and abroad .\nthe delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) has been awarded the work of \u2018management consulting services\u2019 for the first phase of the jakarta mass rapid transit system in indonesia , comprising of 15 . 7 kilometres .\nsystra india was designated project manager of line 3 by bmrc ( bangalore metro rail corporation ltd . ) , to provide detailed design consultancy services for viaduct and stations\ndelhi metro sees steady rise in daily ridership to 26 . 98 lakh in february\nthe order came after the court noted the delhi metro rail corporation\u2019s submissions on affidavit that there were 128 water dispensing kiosks and over 200 shops in the stations where water was available , but at a price .\nnotice inviting tender dmrc / co / st / pur / 1355 : delhi metro rail corporation ltd . invites open tender through e - procurement system for the supply of the following item supply & installation of electronic rail greasing machine : for detail information log on to urltoken nit\nexpression of interest no . eoi / 1 / 2017 dmrc invites delhi metro rail corporation invites expression of interest for 141 refrigerated & non - refrigerated automatic vending machines ( avms ) at various metro stations . for detail information log on to urltoken eoi\nthe metro rail service has proved to be a boon for the people of the union territory . the best thing that has happened since the introduction of the delhi metro is the reduction in traffic and pollution levels in delhi . the expansion plans of the delhi metro had started especially for the 2010 commonwealth games .\nnotice inviting tender contract dmrc / it / amc / c & s 2015 : delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites open e - tenders from eligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the work , \u201camc of computers , associated peripherals and servers of delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) \u201d for detail information log on to urltoken nit addendum - 1\ndelhi metro rail corporation ltd ( dmrc ) invites open e - tender for consultancy servicescontract in connection with taxes and duties against various contracts of dmrc phase - iiion account of various concessions granted by govt . of india .\ndelhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites open e - tenders on competitive bidding from eligible applicants who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the scope as :\nnotice inviting tender delhi delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders for contract no : oaw - 57 - level 3 - level 4 service including supply ofspares for bank note acceptor of ticketvending machine for detail information log on to urltoken nit\ndelhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) was established by the government of india and the government of delhi in march 1995 to build a new metro system in the capital . the project is being carried out in phases \u2013 phase i ( 65 . 11km ) and phase ii ( 128km ) have been completed .\ndelhi metro rail corporation ltd . ( dmrc ) invites expressions of interest ( eoi ) forimplementation of emv and rupay based open loop ticketing in dmrc includingcomprehensive maintenance of afc system of phase i , ii , and iii stations .\narchitect / consultant should ensure that filled inenrolment form along with necessary enclosures must reach the o / o chief architect , delhi metro rail corporation , 5th floor , b - wing , metro bhawan , fire brigade lane , barakhamba road , new delhi 110001on or before 01 / 05 / 2018 , 15 : 00 hrs .\nnotice inviting tender smart card paper jackets delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites tenders , through e - tendering process , from reputed agencies by themselves for the work of\nsupply of smart card paper jackets for commuters of delhi metro\nfor detail information log on to urltoken nit tender documents corrigendum - 1\nthe delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) limited requires experienced , dynamic and motivated persons of indian nationality for requirement of claims commisioner for dmrc on re - employment basis . the closing date for receipt of applications is 12th january 2018 .\ndelhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) has set april , 2018 as the fresh deadline for the completion of its longest upcoming corridor , named as the pink and magenta lines . originally the project was supposed to be completed by december 2016 .\nnotice inviting tender contract op\u201301 / 2015 delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites sealed tenders from tenderers for \u201csupply of security instruction cum notice board & xbis cum not in use standee for cisf\u201d of dmrc ltd . nit tender documents\nquality policy delhi metro rail corporation training institute is committed to harmonise and control training processes in order to enhance overall productivity , develop competence for various job profiles and to provide training keeping abreast with changes in technology and continuously improving training processes .\ndelhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) is going global . the indonesian government has awarded it the work of ' management consulting services ' for the first phase of the jakarta mass rapid transit system in indonesia , comprising of 15 . 7 kilometres .\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders \u201ccontract pd - 13 : property development at pd area outside tilak nagar mrts station . \u201d for detail information log on to urltoken nit pd - 13 dla\ndelhi metro rail corporation limited invites applications from experienced , dynamic and motivates persons of indian nationality for the post of manager ( legal ) to be filled on deputation / direct recruitment basis . the last date for receipt of applications is 8th june 2018 .\ndelhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) limited invites applications from experienced , dynamic and motivated persons of indian nationality , having relevant experience and working , in legal department on direct recruitment basis . the last date for receipt of applications is 10th january 2018 .\nnotice inviting tender contract no . op - 2016 - 03 delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites tender in two bid system for \u201crunning contract for installation of signages at metro stations upto 31st march 2017\u201d , through etendering process . for detail information log on to urltoken nit reply to queries\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ltd . invites applications from reputed and established , contractors / agencies for all type of horticulture & landscaping including maintenance of horticulture works in dmrc / o & m . notice inviting pre \u2013 qualification applications pre - qualification document\nhow to apply : application in the prescribed format . the duly filled in application form should be sent in an envelope super scribing on the cover prominently - name of post , latest by 15 / 01 / 2018 , by speed post at general manager ( hr ) delhi metro rail corporation ltd metro bhawan , fire brigade lane , barakhamba road new delhi .\nthe pil had raised concern over lack of feeder buses at metro stations in south and southeast delhi .\nhow to apply : eligible candidates are required to fill prescribed application form along with photo - copies of required documents should be reach to chief general manager ( hr ) , delhi metro rail corporation ltd metro bhawan , fire brigade lane , barakhamba road , new delhi . the last date of receipt of filled in application through speed post is 12 / 06 / 2018 .\nnotice inviting tender delhi delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders for contract no : otw - 31 - provision of live pa system at line - 1 & 2 ( phase - 1 stations ofdmrc ) from occ with interfacing to existing pa system for detail information log on to urltoken nit\nthe delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) said between the opening of a corridor of the magenta line in december and a section of the pink line in march , ridership has seen an upward trend . the total number of interchange stations has now grown to 16 .\nthe delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) has launched a smartphone application to help users gain delhi metro - related information easily . the users of smartphones can receive information through gps as the application works on both iphones as well as android smartphones with internet or gprs access . the application can also be downloaded from the official website ( www . delhimetrorail . com ) of dmrc .\ndelhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) on monday awarded the contract for general consultancy for phase ii construction to a consortium of five companies comprising pacific consultants international ( pci ) , parsons brinckerhoff international , japan railway technical services , tonichi engineering consultant and rites ltd . these companies had earlier provided consultancy for phase i of the delhi metro project as well , said an official release .\nthe introduction of the metro rail service in delhi has changed the face of transportation in the national capital territory of india . the metro has been specifically designed keeping in mind the comforts of the passengers and the traffic on the road . the metro rail service in delhi has been appreciated all over the world . the metro railway network has covered almost the entire city and with continuous endeavours towards expansion , most of the neighbouring areas and suburbs will also be covered by the metro railway by the end of 2021 .\nmetro rail bridge over northern railway tracks , kirtinagar ( delhi ) date of starting : 2003 , open to traffic : 2005 , total value : rs . 18 . 23 cr . ( appx ) type : metro rail bridge over a road flyover , supply fabrication & erection span : 60m steel work : 525 mt . ( appx ) challenges during construction : the total erection was carried out over rail track without disturbing the rail movement . delhi metro rail bridge , rajagarden ( delhi ) date of starting : 2003 , open to traffic : 2005 , total value : rs . 21 . 26 cr . ( appx ) type : metro rail bridge over a road flyover , supply fabrication & erection span : 60m steel work : 525 mt . ( appx ) challenges during construction : the total erection was carried out at night keeping the traffic flow intact .\nthe delhi metro rail corporation has brought out a book titled\na dream revisited\n( an archival journey into the making of the delhi metro rail ) , which describes the history , growth , new technologies , routes and issues which faced the delhi metro project since its planning upto its implementation . it also has a host of selected newspaper archives about the metro system which are informative and are a historical record . this is an international class colour publication in hard cover which has been printed on imported art paper of the highest quality and consists of 256 pages ( size 11\nx 8 . 75\n) .\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ltd . ( dmrc ) invites e - tender in the prescribedproforma from irda approved non - life insurance companies for taking variousinsurance policies , for a period of 1 year from 01 . 07 . 2017 to 30 . 06 . 2018 , nit\nnotice inviting tender installation of signages delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites tenders , through e - tendering process , from reputed agencies by themselves for the work of\nrunning contract for installation of signages at metro stations upto 31st march 2016\nfor detail information log on to urltoken nit tender documents reply to queries\nhow to apply : eligible and interested candidates may apply as per the application format . all relevant documents should be attached with the application . completed applications should be reach to general manager ( hr ) , delhi metro rail corporation ltd , metro bhawan fire brigade lane , barakhamba road , new delhi by speed post . the last date for receipt of applications is 12 / 01 / 2018 .\nnotice inviting tender dmrc / ael / bhs operation / 2015 / 01 delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites tenders in two bid system , through etendering process , from reputed agencies by themselves or as joint venture / consortium / partnership for the work of\noperation of baggage handling system ( bhs ) equipment at stations of delhi metro airport express line metro stations [ new delhi , shivaji stadium , airport ( including bhs scada & tunnel bhs at airport ) metro stations ] and bhs equipment installed in metro trains of delhi metro airport express line ( dmael ) .\nfor detail information log on to urltoken nit tender document general conditions of contract addendum - 1 reply to query cum addendum - 2\nalthough the delhi metro is not the first metro railway in india , it can be said to be the first of its kind in the country . constructed with utmost architectural brilliance and state - of - the - art facilities , the delhi metro is very different from the other metro rails in the world . apart from being technologically sound , the major aspect that has been given prime importance within the delhi metro is security .\ndelhi air pollution : if completed on time metro phase 3 could have taken 1 . 4 lakh cars off road\nto provide better services to its commuters , the delhi metro has taken certain initiatives . these are listed below :\nnotice inviting tender contract dgtzn16 delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites e - tenders from prequalified agencies as mentioned in the annexure 6 of itt for the work , dgtzn16 : digitization of documents i . e scanning , indexing & verification . for detail information log on to urltoken nit\ninformation about tourist places near delhi metro stations provided by delhi tourism department . get details on accessible tourist places like jama masjid , red fort , qutub minar , etc . according to nearby metro stations such as chandni chowk , rajiv chowk , new delhi , chattarpur , patel chowk , etc .\nthe book is priced at rs . 1000 / - and is available at all the seventy one metro stations for sale . the book can also be purchased by sending a demand draft in favour of\ndelhi metro rail corporation ltd\nfor rs . 1000 / - as it includes courier charges . for international courier extra charges will be applicable .\nthe delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) limited invites applications from retired / experienced , dynamic and motivated persons having experience of working with indian railway / railway psus for the post of deputy general manager ( rolling stock ) in dmrc to be filled on re - employment basis for dmrc mumbai office .\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites open e - tenders from eligibleapplicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , forthe work , \u201ccontract cpm / 7 / 38 ; miscellaneous finishing works at ncb colony and ballabhgarh metro stations of escorts mujesar\u2013ballabhgarh corridor of delhi mrtsph\u2013iii project\u201d . for detail information log on to urltoken nit - cpm / 7 / 38\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ltd . invites open e - tenders ( rfp document ) for \u201cproperty development at seelampur mrts station ( package - 2 ) \u201d for detail information log on to urltoken rpf - pd - 12 r draft lease agreement drawing pd - 12r reply to pre - bid queries\ndmrc is scheduled to organize the computer based tests from 9th april to 20th april 2018 , against advertisement number no . dmrc / om / hr / i / 2018 and no . dmrc / om / hr / ii / 2018 for recruitment of candidates to various posts in the delhi metro rail corporation .\nnotice inviting tender dmrc / env / monitoring / 2016 / 261 / 01 delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites eoi for \u201cempanelment of agencies for environmental monitoring\u201d . for detail information log on to urltoken nit pre - bid clarification / replies addendum / corrigendum 2nd pre - bid clarification / reply\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for thework contract chk - w - 10 / 2016 : mechanized cleaning and housekeeping works fromnew delhi to igi airport metro station of airport line . for detail information log on to urltoken nit - chk - w - 10 / 2016\nnotice inviting tender nit no . 27 / 2016 , dated : 25 . 01 . 2016 ) tender for licensing of commercial spaces at new delhi metro station on delhi airport metro express line for detail information log on to urltoken nit tender document\neligible and interested candidates apply in the prescribed application format . the duly filled in application form should be sent in an envelope super scribing on the cover prominently - name of post . the completed applications addressed to general manager ( hr ) , delhi metro rail corporation ltd . , metro bhawan fire brigade lane , barakhamba road , new delhi by speed post . the last date for receipt of applications is 10 / 01 / 2018 .\ndmrc , a joint venture of the railway ministry and the delhi government , has been involved in the spadework for the lucknow metro rail project and had earlier prepared a detailed project report ( dpr ) for it .\nkochi : the delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) will not be involved in the construction of the second phase of kochi metro project from jawaharlal nehru stadium to kakkanad and its role will end with completion of the metro extension till s n junction in trippunithura , \u2018metroman\u2019 e . sreedharan said on thursday . \u201cwe\u2019re not needed for the second phase implementation . by now , the kochi metro rail ltd ( kmrl ) is equipped with implementation of the project all by itself , \u201d he said while conducting the inspection of stations ahead of the prime minister\u2019s visit on saturday .\nnotice inviting tender ( nit ) tender no . webamc / cc / 2017 delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) invites single bid e - tenders from eligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria for amc of dmrc website maintenance & updation . for detail information log on to urltoken nit for website corrigendum reply to queries addendum\nthe delhi metro consists of six lines , with a total length of 190km with 142 stations , including 35 underground stations .\nthe delhi metro takes six per cent of the project cost as its fee , which translates to around rs 66 crore in earnings next year from the jaipur and kochi metro .\na blood donation camp was jointly organized at training institute , delhi metro rail corporation ltd . , shastri park , delhi on 23 . 08 . 2013 ( friday ) from 10 : 00 hrs . to 15 : 00 hrs by dmrc training institute and deputy commissioner ( revenue ) , north east , delhi with the support of blood bank , indian red cross society . several staff members from various departments including trainees participated voluntarily in the camp and donated blood .\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders from eligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the work \u201ccontract no : dmrc / tpt / 2018 : hiring of vehicles on monthly / daily basis at metro bhavan and other site offices of dmrc in delhi / ncr region\u201d . for detail information log on to urltoken nit - tpt\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) , a joint venture of the government of india ( goi ) and the government of the national capital territory of delhi ( gnctd ) implementingthe delhi metro rail projects , has been mandated by ministry of urban development ( moud ) to undertake value capture from property development initiatives for sustainablerevenue generation for the dmrc vide its policy circular no k - 14011 / 8 / 2000 - mrts ( pt . ) dt 30 . 03 . 2009 . for detail information log on to urltoken nit rfp document document - cpd - 37r nit dla document document - cpd - 37r\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders from eligibleapplicants , who fulfil qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the work : provisionof feeder services undercentralcluster for last mile connectivity for detail information log on to urltoken nit fbs - 05\nrequest for proposal for selection of consultant for \u201csocial impact assessment\u201d - maharashtra metro rail corporation limited - 28 apr . 2017 - ngo jobs in india , jobs in ngo in india , grants for ngos in india , india csr , csr projects in india\nofficials said the decision was taken by the moud after the delhi metro was appointed as a consultant in the kochi metro rail project . since the kerala government insisted on having dmrc as a consultant , the centre allowed dmrc to serve as a project consultant and prepare a detailed project report for the kochi metro . delhi metro is also acting as the consultant for all major metro projects in the country including those in mumbai , chennai , bengaluru and kolkata . it is also carrying out the construction work of a 9 . 25 - km metro corridor in jaipur .\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders from eligible applicants , who fulfil qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the work \u201c contract : cpd - 49 - facility management service for pd area at huda city centre metro station\u201d for detail information log on to urltoken nit cpd - 49\ndelhi metro is thought to have inspired greater support for mass transit systems ; india has many projects now in the planning stage .\nin april 2013 , the dmrc awarded a contract of 486 coaches for the phase - iii of delhi metro to hyundai rotem .\n8 . vision of dmrc commuting experience in delhi metro to be consumer\u2019s delight . mission of dmrc \uf0b7 to cover the whole of delhi & adjoining areas with a metro network by the year 2021 . \uf0b7 to serve customers including \u2018differently abled\u2019 commuters with passion . \uf0b7 to make delhi metro safe - sustainable . \uf0b7 to sustain the image of being number one in the transport sector in india and to be among the top 3 metro rail system in asia , with regard to : \uf0b7 safety \uf0b7 reliability \uf0b7 punctuality \uf0b7 quality \uf0b7 responsiveness to customers\nstp activities document delhi metro rail corporation ltd . invites sealed quotations from existing as well as advertisersassociated with dmrc during the last 2 ( two ) years to license out short term promotional ( stp ) activities inside selected metro stations from samaypur badli to arjangarh of line - 2 of dmrcnetwork . schedule for calling of the quotations is appended below for the aforesaid stp activities : stp activities document corrigendum\nthe delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) completed the tunneling of 1 , 351 metres between kashmere gate and red fort . the construction under the phase iii for the stretch of tunnel on 9 . 37 km on the central secretariat - kashmere gate passed beneath the current kashmere gate elevated metro station . as per dmrc , the tunnel passes dara shikoh library , lothian bridge and ambedkar university .\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for theworkcontract chk - w - 07r / 2016 : mechanized cleaning and housekeeping works fromgreen park to arjangarh metro stations . for detail information log on to urltoken chk - w - 07r / 2016\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for theworkcontract chk - w - 05 / 2016 mechanized cleaning and housekeeping works ofgurudronacharya to huda city center metro stations . for detail information log on to urltoken nit - chk - w - 05\nnotice inviting tender cm - 1 delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites open e - tenders on local competitive basis ( lcb ) from eligible applicants , who fulfil qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for contract cm - 1 \u201cempanelment of travel agents in delhi ncr for engaging the services of domestic / international air & rail bookings for various business related travels in india and abroad of its executives / officers . \u201d for detail information log on to urltoken nit\ndelhi metro rail corporation limited ( dmrc ) invites online applications from young and dynamic engineering , diploma , iti , graduates of indian nationals for jobs recruitment of the following category of executive and non - executive posts in dmrc on regular basis and contract basis . the online registration open from 27th january 2018 and close on 12th march 2018 .\ntrial runs on this section were launched from the ito station in august 2016 and an independent safety assessor ( isa ) conducted an inspection of the signalling system in late - march 2017 . the delhi metro rail corporation submitted its application to the cmrs in april following which a 2 - day inspection was conducted on may 22 - 23 .\nthe delhi metro is also acting as the consultant for all major metro projects in the country including mumbai , chennai , bengaluru and kolkata . it is also carrying out the construction work of a 9 . 25 km long metro corridor in jaipur .\nthe delhi metro is also acting as the consultant for all major metro projects in the country including mumbai , chennai , bengaluru and kolkata . it is also carrying out the construction work of a 9 . 25 kilometre long metro corridor in jaipur .\nnearest metro station to reach metro bhawan is barakhama road metro station on blue line of the dwarka - noida city center / vaishali corridor ( line 3 and 4 ) .\nnotice inviting tender amc16 delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites open e - tenders from eligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the work , \u201camc of it equipments ( computers , associated peripherals and servers ) \u201d . for detail information log on to urltoken nit\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for thework contract chk - w - 12 / 2015 : mechanized cleaning and housekeeping works fromlaxmi nagar to vaishali metro station for detail information log on to urltoken nit - chk - w - 12 / 2015\ntender notice : no . dmrc / stores / svd / scrap / train door material is lying at sarita vihar depot situated near mohan estate metro station of delhi metro terms & condition material composition\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders from eligible applicants , who fulfil qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the work : provision of feeder services under east cluster for last mile connectivity . for detail information log on to urltoken nit fbs - 03\nnotice inviting tender contract amc17 delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites open e - tenders from eligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the work , \u201camc of it equipment ( computers , associated peripherals and servers ) \u201d . for detail information log on to urltoken nit\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for thework contract chk - w - 16 / 2015 : mechanized cleaning and housekeeping works fromnehru place to badarpur metro station . for detail information log on to urltoken nit - chk - w - 16 / 2015\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for thework contract chk - w - 15 / 2015 : mechanized cleaning and housekeeping works from itoto kailash colony metro station . for detail information log on to urltoken nit - chk - w - 15 / 2015\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ltd . invites bids through open e - tender , in two packet system from reputed advertising agencies which may be a sole proprietor firm , partnership firm or a company incorporated under the companies act 1956 / 2013 or as a joint venture / consortium of such entities to license out exclusive advertisement rights of delhi metro trains on line no . 1 in dmrc network . for detail information log on to urltoken nit tender document corrigendum - 1 corrigendum - 2\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for thework contract chk - w - 10 / 2017 : mechanized cleaning & housekeeping works from saraito ballabhgarh metro stations at line - 6 . for detail information log on to urltoken chk - w - 10 / 2017\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for thework contract chk - w - 02 / 2017 : mechanized cleaning & housekeeping works fromkrishna nagar to shiv vihar metro station at l7 . for detail information log on to urltoken chk - w - 02 / 2017\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for theworkcontract chk - w - 08 / 2017 : mechanized cleaning & housekeeping works from munirkato nehru enclave metro station at line - 8 . for detail information log on to urltoken chk - w - 08 / 2017\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for theworkcontract chk - w - 14 / 2015 : mechanized cleaning and housekeeping works frompaschimvihar ( west ) to mundka metro stations . for detail information log on to urltoken nit - chk - w - 14 - 2015\nnotice inviting tender contract dgtzn15 : delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites open e - tenders from eligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the work , \u201cdgtzn15 : digitization of documents i . e . scanning , indexing & verification for detail information log on to urltoken nit\nin an online survey conducted by the global metro benchmarking groups , the nova group of metros and community of metros ( comet ) , delhi metro has been ranked second in terms of overall customer satisfaction among the 18 international metro systems . as per media reports , more than 41 , 000 people gave their feedback for the online survey conducted worldwide through social media and online websites . according to the reports , the commuters of the delhi metro rated \u2018crowding\u2019 and \u2018reliability\u2019 as some of the priority areas . a spokesperson from the delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) said that the survey was conducted as per the european norm 13816 and few of the areas covered were accessibility , ease of use , availability , information prior to travel , customer care , etc .\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for theworkcontract chk - w - 07 / 2017 : mechanized cleaning & housekeeping works fromjanakpuri west to vasant vihar metro station at line - 8 . for detail information log on to urltoken chk - w - 07 / 2017\nthe construction work for the phase iii of the delhi metro started on 11 may 2013 and is projected to be operational by september 2017 .\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ltd . invites e - tenders in two packet system , from reputed agencies or as joint venture / consortium / partnership to license out advertisement rights on outside civil structures from sarai to escorts mujesar and future extension from escorts mujesar to ballabhgarh . for detail information log on to urltoken nit tender document queries outdoor addendum - 1\nnotice inviting tender nit / 11 / gm ( s & t ) 2014 - 15 delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites sealed open tender ( on 02 packet system ) for the work of \u201cprovision of radio communication for dmrc security including camc\u201d nit pre - bid meeting addendum - 1 revised addendum - 1 pre - bid queries addendum - 2\nbeing the capital city of india , it does not come as a shock that new delhi is the most populated city in india in term of people and vehicles . the population of delhi and vehicles on road are ever increasing leading to problems like traffic , pollution and high fuel consumption . considering all this \u2015the delhi metro comes as a huge relief for the people of delhi .\nnotice inviting tender tvs\u201301 delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tendersfrom eligible applicants , who fulfil qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 ofnit , for the work contract package dmrc / tvs - 01 / 2017 lot - 1 & lot - 2 : provision ofticket vending services at metro stations & associated locations . for detail information log on to urltoken nit document - tvs\u201301\ndespite resolution passed by the delhi assembly against the fare hike , delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) has refused to halt the decision . the hike , which comes five months within the last one , will affect every commuter of the delhi metro who travels beyond 5 - km . the revised fare structure will be : up to 2 km \u2014 rs 10 , 2 to 5 km \u2014 rs 20 , 5 to 12 km \u2014 rs 30 , 12 to 21 km \u2014 rs 40 , 21 to 32 km \u2014 rs 50 and for journeys beyond 32 km \u2014 rs 60 .\nnotice inviting tender the ed / s & t / p - 1 , delhi metro rail corporation ltd . , nbcc place , 5th floor south tower , bhishm pitamah marg , pragati vihar , new delhi \u2013 03 , invites tenders through open e - tendering process up to 1500 hrs till 21 . 12 . 2017 for the work migration of \u2018re classic\u2019 to \u2018re flexi\u2019 module in sap . for detail information log on to urltoken nit - re01\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for theworkcontract chk - w - 04 / 2017 : mechanized cleaning & housekeeping works from mayurvihar pocket - i to karkarduma court metro station at line - 7 for detail information log on to urltoken chk - w - 04 / 2017\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for thework contract chk - w - 01 / 2017 : mechanized cleaning and housekeeping works frommajlis park to durgabai deshmukh south metro stations of line - 7 . for detail information log on to urltoken chk - w - 01 / 2017\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for thework contract chk - w - 09 / 2017 : mechanized cleaning & housekeeping works from noidasec - 34 to noida electronic city metro station at line - 3 extension and dwarka tonajafgarh metro station at line - 9 . for detail information log on to urltoken chk - w - 09 / 2017\nthe delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) has received an invitation from the government of kuwait to act as a consultant for the metro system coming up in kuwait city , a dmrc official said . \u201cwe have replied to them asking for the current status of the transport systems and the population spread . this will help us get a better understanding of the situation on the ground . they haven\u2019t responded yet , \u201d the official said .\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for thework contract chk - w - 06r / 2017 : mechanized cleaning & housekeeping works from newbus adda to sahid nagar metro station at line - 1 extension . for detail information log on to urltoken chk - w - 06r / 2017\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for thework contract chk - w - 05 / 2017 : mechanized cleaning & housekeeping works frommundka industrial area to city park metro station at line - 5 extension . for detail information log on to urltoken chk - w - 05 / 2017\ndelhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites open e - tenders from eligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause no . 1 . 3 and 1 . 4 of nit from bonafide , competent and experienced agencies of good repute , credentials , and sound financial standing for empanelment of agencies for providing reprographic services at corporate office , metro bhawan and other site offices / work places of dmrc called \u2018the work\u2019 .\nmetro bhawan fire brigade lane , barakhamba road , new delhi - 110001 , india board no . - 23417910 / 12 fax no . - 23417921\nfinance depertment , 6th floor metro bhavan fire brigade lane barakhamba road new delhi - 01 on 03 . 08 . 2015 upto 15 . 00 hrs\nnotice inviting tender contract ksk15 delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites open e - tenders from eligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the work , \u201ccontract ksk15 : supply , installation , testing and commissioning of touch screen kiosks at 5 stations of dmrc\u201d for detail information log on to urltoken nit\nnotice inviting tender no . dmrc / finance / insurance / 02 / 2015 installed at all sections / installations of delhi metro including metro bhawan , nbcc & ashoka road for detail information log on to urltoken nit\nnotice inviting tender name of work : delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders from eligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the work contract chk - w - 07 / 2016 : mechanized cleaning and housekeeping works of green park to arjangarh metro stations . for detail information log on to urltoken nit chk - w - 07 - 2016\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders from eligible applicants , who fulfil qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the work \u201c facilitymanagement service at it park ( block - 1 , 2 & 3 ) , shastri park\u201d for detail information log on to urltoken nit cpd - 42 r\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders from eligibleapplicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the workcontract rswc / spd - 170 : comprehensive cleaning of rolling stock ( metro trains coaches ) and house keeping of depot premises at shastri park train depot of dmrc ltd . for detail information log on to urltoken rswc / spd - 170\nnotice inviting tender tvs - 02 delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tendersfrom eligible applicants , who fulfil qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 ofnit , for the work contract package dmrc / tvs - 02 / 2017 lot - 1 & lot - 2 : provision ofticket vending services at metro stations & associated locations . for detail information log on to urltoken nit document - tvs - 02\nfive year comprehensive annual maintenance contract ( camc ) of environmental control systems ( electrical , mechanical , ro plant & bms ) for 09 underground metro stations of line - 2 ( i . e . udyog bhawan , race course , jor bagh , ina , aiims , green park , hauz khas , malviya nagar & saket ) and 04 underground metro stations of line - 6 ( i . e . central secretariat , khan market , jawahar lal nehru stadium & jangpura ) of delhi metro rail corporation ltd . \u201d\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders fromeligible applicants , who fulfil qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , forthe work contract package dmrc / wws - 01 / 2017 : provision of watch & ward services atmetro stations & associated locations . for detail information log on to urltoken nit wws - 1\na section of the dmrc staff council had threatened to go on strike from saturday midnight after talks between its representatives and the delhi metro authorities failed .\ndelhi metro was designed to be integrated with other public transport and dmrc signed an agreement with bus operator delhi transport corporation ( dtc ) to integrate management and through - ticketing . however , limited take - up has led dmrc itself to supply around 200 buses of a quality consistent with metro operations to work feeder routes to stations . selected private bus operators will pay back dmrc over five years . there are 18 designated parking sites at metro stations to further encourage use of the system .\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders from eligible applicants , who fulfill qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the work contractrswc / mkd - 003 : comprehensive cleaning of rolling stock ( metro trains coaches ) and housekeeping of depot premises at mukundpur & vinod nagar train depot of dmrc ltd . for detail information log on to urltoken rswc / mkd - 003\nnotice inviting tender ( nit ) delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders from eligible applicants , who fulfil qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the work contract : geo - technical - 1 , detailed geotechnical investigation work for rithala - bawana - narela corridor & janakpuri - majlis park ( including ) corridor of phase - iv of delhi mrts project . for detail information log on to urltoken nit\n28 . references urltoken urltoken urltoken 44418 . html urltoken urltoken largest - in - world - by - 2016 . html urltoken urltoken urltoken disadvantage - of - metro - rail - transportation\nnotice inviting tender - cs31 delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites open e - tender from eligibleapplicants , who fulfil qualification criteria stipulated under clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , forthe work \u201c contract cs31 : independent checking of control table of traincontrol & signalling system of phase - iii\u201d for detail information log on to urltoken nit - cs31 document addendum - 1 addendum - 2\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites e - tenders from eligible , bonafide , competent and experienced manufacturers / agencies of good repute , credentials , and sound financial standing for empanelment of manufacturers / agencies for installation and operation of dispenser and supply of packaged drinking water through 20 liter jars at various metro stations , offices / work places of dmrc called \u2018the work\u2019 . for detail information log on to urltoken nit revised nit corrigendum - 1\nnotice inviting tender contract nit no . 008 / 2015 licensing of advertisement on delhi metro smart token for detail information log on to urltoken nit rfp clarification 1\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ltd . invites bids through open e - tender , in twopacket system , from reputed agencies which may be a sole proprietor firm , partnership firm or a company incorporated under the companies act1956 / 2013 or as a joint venture / consortium of such entities to license outexclusive advertisement rights of delhi metro trains on line no . 7 & 8 in dmrc network . for detail information log on to urltoken tender - document line 7 and 8 nit corrigendum - 1 corrigendum - 2 corrigendum - 3 reply to pre - bid queries\nnotice inviting tender delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders from eligibleapplicants , who fulfil qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the work : provisionof feeder services undernorthcluster for last mile connectivity with procurement , operationand maintenance of 16 - 22 seater low floorac cng buses . for detail information log on to urltoken nit fbs - 04\nnotice inviting tender contract / o & m / a - 37 delhi metro rail corporation limited ( dmrc ) invites offers for selecting alternate form factor ( wrist watch / mobile cover / key chain / wrist band etc ) for dmrc smart cards & the alternate form factor should not be in form of default smart card . for detail information log on to urltoken nit request for proposal corrigendum 1 corrigendum 2\nnotice inviting tender geo - technical - 3 delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites online open e - tenders from eligible applicants , who fulfil qualification criteria as stipulated in clause 1 . 1 . 3 of nit , for the work contract : geo - technical - 3 : detailed geotechnical investigation work for tughlakabad \u2013 terminal 1 , igi airport corridor & lajpat nagar - saket g block corridor of phase - iv of delhi mrts project . for detail information log on to urltoken nit\nservices were suspended between kashmiri gate and central secretariat stations for around 90 minutes today due to what metro rail authorities said was a ' glitch ' in the ' over head electrification ' .\ndmrc training institute has started training in sign language for its staff . the training is imparted by faculty from indian sign language research & training centre ( islrtc ) . this training programme will help delhi metro\u2019s frontline staff ( cras ) in understanding the language of people with impaired hearing who travel in the delhi metro .\nnotice inviting tender - oomisc - 65 delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) ltd . invites open tender through e - tendering system ( i . e technical and financial bid ) from competent and experienced agencies of good repute , credentials , and sound financial standing for the service \u201cengagement of traininginstitutes / agencies for conducting communication skills and spoken english training fordmrc officials\u201d at dmrc training institute , shastri park train depot , delhi - 110053 . \u201d for detail information log on to urltoken nit _ oomisc - 65 document\nlatest by 14 . 00 hours of 21 . 07 . 2015 in conference hall , 7th floor , metro bhawan , barakhamba road , new delhi - 110001 .\nsince inception , dmrc has appreciated the need of competency building in rail based urban transportation systems . in its efforts to impart world class training a dedicated training institute was set up & inaugurated on 19 july 2002 in shastri park train depot of dmrc . the training institute is iso 9001 : 2008 accredited for design , development and delivery of training programmes . training institute is equipped with state of art training infrastructure , most advanced simulators for training in the field of operations and maintenance of rail based urban transportation systems . we have distinction of training not only dmrc employees but also employees from other metro systems such as bangaluru metro , chennai metro , jaipur metro , mumbai metro and kochi metro . we are also equiped to train staff of neighboring countries in the fild of urban rail trasportation ."]}
{"id": 54625, "summary": [{"text": "\" japanese boy \" is a uk no. 1 hit single by scottish singer aneka , released in 1981 .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the song became her biggest hit and provided the singer with a memorable japanese image , which she found difficult to discard . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "japanese boy", "paragraphs": ["the cover drawing of\njapanese boy\nis very much like the japanese pop star hideki saijo .\nmister can you tell me where my love has gone ? he ' s a japanese boy . i woke up one morning and my love was gone , oh , my japanese boy , ooh , i miss my japanese boy .\nmister , can you tell me where my love has gone ? he ' s a japanese boy . i woke up one morning and my love was gone , oh , my japanese boy , ooh , i miss my japanese boy .\nmister can you tell me where my love has gone ? he ' s a japanese boy . i woke up one morning and my love was gone , oh my japanese boy .\nthis japanese \u2018ghostbusters\u2019 cover dares to do what fall out boy and ray parker jr . did not\n( cnn ) yamato tanooka , the japanese boy who was missing in woods for six days , has been released from hospital on the northern japanese island of hokkaido .\naneka ' s ' japanese boy ' sample of t . comer ' s ' the oriental riff ' | whosampled\njapanese cover of \u2018ghostbusters\u2019 theme song dares to do what neither fall out boy nor ray parker , jr . did\njapanese boy is a song performed by aneka featured in the radio station flash fm in grand theft auto : vice city .\naneka - - japanese boy ( video live s - l top pops2 1981 ) ( audio ing . sub . esp . / ing . ) hd\nthe boy had been undergoing treatment and tests in hospital for dehydration and signs of malnutrition since friday , when he was found at a empty japanese military base .\nafter questioning the boy for an hour on monday , hokkaido police told japanese news agency kyodo that his story was consistent with his parents ' version of events .\n9 , 700 lbs - weight of the\nlittle boy\natomic bomb . .\nnoisy boy was said to be the 2nd best robot in the wrb at his time .\n1914 - cartoonists were among the first japanese artists to experiment with animated motion pictures .\naneka - japanese boy 1981 he said that he loved me never would go , oh oh , oh oh . now i find i ' m sitting here on my own , oh oh , oh oh . was it something i ' ve said or done that made him pack his bags up and r ' un ? could it be another he ' s found ? - it ' s breaking up the happy home . mister , can you tell me where my love has gone ? he ' s a japanese boy . i woke up one morning and my love was gone oh my japanese boy ooh i miss my japanese boy . people ask about him every day , oh oh , oh oh . don ' t know what to tell them what can i say ? oh oh oh if only he would write me or call a word of explanation that ' s all . it would stop me climbing the wall . - it ' s breaking up the happy home . mister , can you tell me where my love has gone ? he ' s a japanese boy . i woke up one morning and my love was gone oh my japanese boy ooh i miss my japanese boy . was it something i ' ve said or done that made him pack his bags up and r ' un ? could it be another he ' s found ? - it ' s breaking up the happy home . mister , can you tell me where my love has gone ? he ' s a japanese boy .\njapanese - introduction - immigration . . . - classroom presentation | teacher resources - library of congress\n1941 - the japanese government used cartoonist to make comic strips with propaganda to use against their enemies .\nanime ! a beginner ' s guide to japanese animation by helen mccarthy , titan books , 1993 .\nnoisy boy has fought all over the world , and is a popular veteran of the sport of robot boxing .\nnoisy boy cost 25 , 000 , 000 dollars to build . charlie bought him for 50 , 000 dollars .\nmanga ! manga ! the world of japanese comics by frederik l . schodt , kodansha international , 1983 .\nan atomic bomb of the ' little boy ' type , which was detonated over hiroshima , japan 68 years ago .\nthe only fight noisy boy is seen in is in the underworld , while he is a bot designed for the wrb league .\nnoisy boy makes a creaking , humming noise because of his modified motor ( hence his name ) , which cost a winding $ 290 , 000 .\ni ' m ready to start reading tile values and converting them to japanese text . at first glance it would appear there are two lines of text in pok\u00e9mon but there ' s actually four . two lines are used to display the japanese characters and two lines are used to display the dakuten ( dots above japanese characters a . k . a voiced ) and handakuten ( circles above japanese characters a . k . a half - voiced ) when in rendaku ( voiced characters ) form . take a look at the image below to see how this works .\n\u201ckubo and the two strings\u201d ( in theaters aug . 19 ) may be the most ambitious film the stop - motion animation company laika has made . it is a sweeping tale of a young japanese boy\u2019s adventures , featuring fierce samurai warriors battling evil spirits and journeys across oceans and harsh winter landscapes .\nannouncer ' s quote :\nall the way from japan , it ' s the manga mangler . make some noise . . . for noisy boy !\ni ' d need a way of converting these characters in rendaku form back into their unicode japanese character equivalent . this was done by processing two lines at a time , tile by tile and checking to see if the rendaku line contained a dakuten or handakuten and then converting this to the appropriate japanese character .\nnoisy boy didn ' t lose to midas because he was a worse bot , but simply because charlie hadn ' t learnt all of his moves , and got hammered .\n1 , 800 + feet - the distance above ground that\nlittle boy\ndetonated over hiroshima after it was released from the b - 29 bomber\nenola gay .\nin august 1945 , the united states dropped two atomic bombs over the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki . what happened to people on the fringes of the blasts ?\njapanese animation , also known as anime ( pronounced\nani - may\n) , is a popular form of animation in japan which is quickly spreading in the u . s . the major difference between anime and american cartoons is that unlike american cartoons , which are only watched by children , anime is popular among the japanese adults and is watched by millions . the audience is not merely directed to children but to teens and adults as well . the same applies to japanese comics known as manga .\nafter atom defeated blacktop , in the scene when max re - painted atom ' s name , it is shown that noisy boy was being re - built by charlie in the background .\ni stopped learning japanese last weekend just long enough to work on an idea i ' ve had in mind for a couple of years . i enjoy playing through japanese games as source of study material but dictionary lookups can be a little time consuming . i wanted an application that could read text from a game and provide a means of instant dictionary lookup .\nthe boy answered reporters ' questions about his condition , saying\ni am okay .\nhe told them he is looking forward to going back to school and taking part in sports day .\nwhere did all these cartoons come from ? to find the answer one must look no further than in japan , the birthplace of japanese animation , the main source for all of this madness .\nwhen tezuka made a name for himself in the industry , he managed to establish his own production company in 1962 . he formed mushi productions , where he released his best work , astro boy . with astro boy , many recognized tezuka ' s original style and approach that was new to the entire industry . the style of his illustrations and characters came from french and german cinema . his characters exploded with life and emotion , and his stories would unfold themselves on hundreds of pages . by 1963 , astro boy crossed international borders and was premiered on nbc stations all over the us and was still successful with american audiences .\none of his special moves , wakizashi straight , is a homage to his appearence , in which the samurai draw their sword out at high speed . wakizashi is a term for japanese short sword .\nyamato ' s father takayuki expressed remorse after his son was found on friday , following a six - day search that involved more than 200 rescue workers and members of the japanese self - defense forces .\nnoisy boy ' s previous controller ( before charlie ) did not appear on screen for the film . however , bailey mentions him , and charlie can be seen talking to him on his phone ( after ambush got destroyed ) .\nsony pictures japan posted the video on its official youtube channel , so it\u201ds being used in some official capacity \u2013 perhaps the song will be used instead of fall out boy\u201ds in theaters in japan , but that\u201ds not clear yet .\n80 , 000 - people who died instantly in hiroshima , japan , on august 6 , 1945 , when the first ever atomic bomb was used in war . the code name of the uranium - based bomb was\nlittle boy .\nlater , he was sold to charlie kenton who took him to the crash palace to fight , and arrogantly decided to put him against midas , one of the strongest bots there , and lost with noisy boy losing an arm and his head .\nray parker , jr . got his groove on in the music video for his classic ghostbusters theme song . but it\u201ds nothing like the way the quartet of comediennes dance their hearts out in the newly released japanese version of the song .\naround 1998 , i came across cartoon network , and i started seeing more anime . i watched more sailor moon , as well as robotech , voltron , ronin wariors , and many others . then i did some research on the internet and learned more about anime , the different types of anime , and some terms used in the japanese pop culture . along with that , i also learned about manga and realized that many anime start out as japanese comics before they become animated features .\n1951 - osamu tezuka created the milestone manga , tetsuwan atom or astro boy , as it was known in the us . as a result , years later he became a pioneer in anime , and was the man responsible for the success of anime and manga worldwide .\nfor the wrb belt in 2016 and lost by luck . he had a wrb record of 15 - 1 . his only wrb loss was to rubicon in 2016 which was a close match up until the third round where rubicon got lucky with an uppercut that knocked out noisy boy .\nin order to understand anime and its invasion into the us , a look into its history would be most appropriate . the best place to start is around world war ii , since that was the time when the anime and manga ( japanese comics ) industry evolved significantly .\nonce this was all working i started working on filling my tile number to japanese character map . thankfully the pok\u00e9mon games don ' t use any kanji apart from \u5186 for the money so i didn ' t have to spend too long getting all the characters and symbols in .\nthis figure features basic articulation in the shoulders , elbows , knees , ankles and hips . as is the main gimmick of the basic action figures , when his head is pushed down , he lights up . in noisy boy ' s case , the light is red , matching his glow color in the film .\nduring world war ii the entire japanese nation was mobilized . the people were forced to conform to the government ' s demands or pay the ultimate price . according to frederik schodt ' s book , manga manga : the world of japanese comics , those who failed to cooperate were punished by\npreventive detention , bans on writing , and social ostracism , while those who recanted were rewarded with rehabilitation programs and support from the community . . . artists who had spent most of their lives criticizing the government did an about - face and offered wholehearted support to the militarists\n( schodt , 55 ) .\n3 . kubo\u2019s stories concern his heroic samurai father , hanzo . here , hanzo fights a paper - spewing chicken , a figure based on the basan , a fire - breathing creature from japanese folk tales . both of these origami characters are puppets and are not made of paper because it would deteriorate quickly under an animator\u2019s hand .\ni was re - watching all the old power rangers , now that netflix has them up . then , in the episode\nfor whom the bell trolls\n, episode 9 season 1 , i noticed right behind the megazord during the\nbattle\nthere was a random little boy just standing behind it . weirded out man . . . i guess some people forgot to cut the old sentai footage alot better back then . . . kinda makes me wonder what the story was in the old japanese sentai version of the show was all about , and if the kid was supposed to be there or if he was just some kid who stumbled in the scene , and then had his face melted off by rita ' s magic blast .\nsome of the earliest japanese immigration to lands that would later become part of the united states was illegal . in 1868 , the hawaiian consul general secretly hired and transported 148 contract laborers to hawaii , although they were eventually discovered and returned . beginning in the 1880s , however , legal barriers to emigration began to drop , and major emigration soon followed . the japanese government showed significant interest in the process , often selecting emigrants from a pool of applicants , favoring ambitious young men with good connections . many prospective emigrants enlisted the support of prominent citizens to underwrite their expensive journey to the u . s . at first , most emigrants planned to return home eventually , and saw their sojourn as a quick path to wealth and respectability .\nby the time of the trinity test , the allied powers had already defeated germany in europe . japan , however , vowed to fight to the bitter end in the pacific , despite clear indications ( as early as 1944 ) that they had little chance of winning . in fact , between mid - april 1945 ( when president harry truman took office ) and mid - july , japanese forces inflicted allied casualties totaling nearly half those suffered in three full years of war in the pacific , proving that japan had become even more deadly when faced with defeat . in late july , japan\u2019s militarist government rejected the allied demand for surrender put forth in the potsdam declaration , which threatened the japanese with \u201cprompt and utter destruction\u201d if they refused .\nsince 1639 , japan had maintained an official policy of isolation from europe and most of its colonies , and emigration was strictly controlled . however , in the years that followed perry ' s arrival , japan underwent a tremendous social transformation , and for many japanese the u . s . increasingly became a model not only of modern military might , but also of a desirable way of life .\nat noon on august 15 , 1945 ( japanese time ) , emperor hirohito announced his country\u2019s surrender in a radio broadcast . the news spread quickly , and \u201cvictory in japan\u201d or \u201cv - j day\u201d celebrations broke out across the united states and other allied nations . the formal surrender agreement was signed on september 2 , aboard the u . s . battleship missouri , anchored in tokyo bay .\nhe was a g2 at his time because he used a remote . but when he got the voice command from the brazilian people that handled noisy , he somewhat became a part of the current generation 3 . this also implies that his last controller was brazillian . however , his voice command was set to japanese when charlie got him . this challenges the theory of his last owner being brazillian .\nafter the meiji restoration in 1868 , japan ' s rapid urbanization and industrialization brought about great social disruption and agricultural decline . as farmers were forced to leave their land , and workers were left jobless by foreign competition , they looked more and more for a better life outside the islands of their homeland . as japanese wages plummeted , and word of a booming u . s . economy spread , the lure of the united states became difficult to resist .\nback in japan , after world war ii , a young aspiring artist named osamu tezuka became a cartoonist and released his first work shintakarajima ( known in english as\nnew treasure island\n) . as a child , tezuka was a fanatical fan of walt disney ' s early animations . many were impressed by tezuka ' s original style . however , it was not until tezuka released his ultimate work tetsuwan atomu ( astro boy ) that he achieved success ; he was pronounced\nthe father of manga and anime\n.\nafter the success of astro boy , tezuka released another work , jungle taitei ( kimba the white lion ) . there was much controversy in the past about this anime after disney released a similar version with the movie the lion king with simba as the main character . although disney denies this , many believe that disney stole the anime and recreated it with their own version . ( to learn more about the conflict between disney and tezuka visit tezuka ' s\njungle king\nand disney ' s\nlion king\n) .\nfirst things first , i needed some way of communicating with bgb , my gameboy emulator of choice . i ' d recently read though where the author wanted to display the japanese game text by the side of the english game on snes games . he had looked into the possibility of communication via scriptable emulators but without much luck and had decided to read the memory of the emulator instead . as i ' d seen seen evidence that this approach could work i decided to go down this route .\nthese ladies had fun with this music video . also they dared to actually sing the word \u201cghostbusters\u201d \u2013 repeatedly \u2013 something neither parker nor the members of fall out boy do , though elliott raps the word once ( a chorus shouts out the response to \u201cwho you gonna call ? \u201d in english - language both versions ) . parker has said that \u201cit\u201ds hard to write a song where your main objective is to use the word \u2018ghostbusters . \u201d\u201d difficult to write , or difficult to let go of the cool and sing that admittedly goofy word ?\nthough i hardly found any japanese animation in the states i continued to watch my arabic translated anime since we owned a sony vcr brought from saudi arabia . on occasion when my father would travel , i would give him a list of anime that i wanted and he would get it for me . of course , many of these tapes were under different titles than the original anime from japan . among the arabic anime i have seen are mazinger , grandizer , metal man ( al - rajul al - hadidy ) , sandibell , sally ( the little princess ) , lady , captain majid , captain thabit , ninja , al - darba al - sa iqa , al - ramyatul multahiba , and many more . for many of you otakus out there , you may not recognize these titles . unfortunately , i do not know the original japanese title they were under . however , those of you familiar with arabic anime may recognize some of these titles . anyhow , that was my source of anime but it still was not enough for me . i knew there had to be anime here is the states , i just did not know where to look .\nnoisy boy ' s fighting style is built off of pre - programed professional moves that are plenty powerful . unfortunately , the moves can be intercepted because they can ' t change , but the sheer amount of pre made combos and the creation of new combo ' s via basic commands can compensate for said weakness . he is designed to fight in the wrb league , so he is very vulnerable to illegal moves . due to being controlled by voice command coupled with many pre - set moves , he cannot directly react to the moves of his opponent and does not respond to moves he is not programmed to recognize .\nhiroshima , a manufacturing center of some 350 , 000 people located about 500 miles from tokyo , was selected as the first target . after arriving at the u . s . base on the pacific island of tinian , the more than 9 , 000 - pound uranium - 235 bomb was loaded aboard a modified b - 29 bomber christened enola gay ( after the mother of its pilot , colonel paul tibbets ) . the plane dropped the bomb\u2013known as \u201clittle boy\u201d\u2013by parachute at 8 : 15 in the morning , and it exploded 2 , 000 feet above hiroshima in a blast equal to 12 - 15 , 000 tons of tnt , destroying five square miles of the city .\njapanese immigrants began their journey to the united states in search of peace and prosperity , leaving an unstable homeland for a life of hard work and the chance to provide a better future for their children . however , before the first generation of immigrants could enjoy the fruits of their labor , they had to overcome hostile neighbors , harsh working conditions , and repeated legislative attacks on their very presence in the country . acceptance came only after the immigrants and their children were forced to endure one of the 20th century ' s worst crimes against civil liberties , and from that crucible fought to claim their place in the life of the nation .\ni searched for the array of bytes again a few times . it moved from 0237ddc1 to 0240ddc1 to 023fddc1 . interestingly the last two byes remain the same which i didn ' t expect . i checked bgb ' s vram viewer again and found that the array of bytes i was searching for starts from 9dc1 in the virtualised game boy ' s memory . i guess the developer of bgb has kept the last part dc1 aligned to memory in the same way ( by the way , this is why i went with the first address and not the second ) . i can certainly see how it would be faster instead of mapping onto offset memory values requiring an additional calculation on every access .\non august 6 , 1945 , during world war ii ( 1939 - 45 ) , an american b - 29 bomber dropped the world\u2019s first deployed atomic bomb over the japanese city of hiroshima . the explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80 , 000 people ; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure . three days later , a second b - 29 dropped another a - bomb on nagasaki , killing an estimated 40 , 000 people . japan\u2019s emperor hirohito announced his country\u2019s unconditional surrender in world war ii in a radio address on august 15 , citing the devastating power of \u201ca new and most cruel bomb . \u201d\nhiroshima\u2019s devastation failed to elicit immediate japanese surrender , however , and on august 9 major charles sweeney flew another b - 29 bomber , bockscar , from tinian . thick clouds over the primary target , the city of kokura , drove sweeney to a secondary target , nagasaki , where the plutonium bomb \u201cfat man\u201d was dropped at 11 : 02 that morning . more powerful than the one used at hiroshima , the bomb weighed nearly 10 , 000 pounds and was built to produce a 22 - kiloton blast . the topography of nagasaki , which was nestled in narrow valleys between mountains , reduced the bomb\u2019s effect , limiting the destruction to 2 . 6 square miles .\nafter a bit of thought i came up with the idea of looking for one of the background map areas in the gameboy ' s vram ( video ram ) . these define which tiled graphics are used to draw a background to the screen by referencing areas of the gameboy ' s character ram which is where the tiled graphic data is stored . once discovered the idea was then to read an array of bytes and map the values of the bytes to japanese characters . this approach will only work providing the tile data always stays in the same place though i ' m guessing this will be the case as it would be more bother for the developers to keep moving it around .\nthe largest pane in bgb ' s debugger window shows all of the game boy ' s memory but is focused on a particular area of interest starting at 9d80 , placing it somewhere with the second background map memory area 9c00 - 9fff . i ' ve highlighted the first byte 79 . this is a reference to the address of a tile stored in the character ( tile ) memory area which ranges from 8000 - 97ff . in this case 79 references memory address 9790 . i carried on looking down the list and saw how this same code was also responsible for the picture of professor oak currently on my screen which really confirmed my initial assumption that i ' d found part of a routine for populating the screen from the background map .\nthe first idea i had for finding the japanese text currently displayed on the screen was to look for some kind of unique identifier for the current line , and then reading it from the rom after having loaded the whole rom into memory . this is the same technique that is used in the article i previously mentioned . the downside of this is that any placeholders e . g . for a player name , location , character name and so on would be missing and i had decided pok\u00e9mon was a good candidate game for my application but didn ' t want text that read\n[ placeholder ] sent out [ placeholder ] . go [ placeholder ] !\nand\n[ placeholder ] used [ placeholder ] attack\n.\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nsearch for\nbring back . . . the one - 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s . p . d . | superheroes\nin 1853 , commodore matthew perry of the united states navy sailed gunships into tokyo harbor , forcing a reclusive nation to open itself up to trade with the u . s . , and incidentally providing the people of japan with an unprecedented glimpse of an alien culture .\nbetween 1886 and 1911 , more than 400 , 000 men and women left japan for the u . s . and u . s . - controlled lands , and significant emigration continued for at least a decade beyond that . the two most popular destinations were the archipelago of hawaii and america ' s pacific coast . in both places , the immigrants would discover a new and radically different way of life , but the two destinations each responded to , and were shaped by , the newcomers in a unique and distinctive way .\nintroduction | hawaii : life in a plantation society | the u . s . mainland : growth and resistance | behind the wire | rebuilding a community | view basic version\nthe 15th amendment of the constitution provides african - american males with the right to vote .\nplessy v . ferguson : supreme court ruling that \u0093separate but equal\u0094 accommodations for african americans and whites were constitutional ; decision allows legalized segregation .\npresident roosevelt signs executive order 8802 : forbids discrimination in federal hiring , job - training programs , and defense industries .\nthe united states admits persons fleeing persecution in their native lands ; allowing 205 , 000 refugees to enter within two years .\nimmigration and nationality act : individuals of all races eligible for naturalization ; reaffirms national origins quota system , limits immigration from eastern hemisphere ; establishes preferences for skilled workers and relatives of u . s . citizens and permanent resident aliens ; and tightens security and screening standards and procedures\nbrown v . topeka board of education : supreme court rules that \u0093separate but equal\u0094 educational facilities were unconstitutional .\nimmigration reform and control act ( irca ) legalizes illegal aliens residing in the u . s . unlawfully since 1982\ncongress bans the importation of slaves but slavery in the united states continues to grow .\nthe compromise of 1820 admits maine and missouri into the union as a free and a slave state , respectively . this legislation also prohibited slavery in territories north of missouri .\nabraham lincoln takes the presidential oath of office ; southern confederacy ratifies a new constitution , elects jefferson davis as first confederate president ; civil war begins .\nthe union army permits black men to enlist as laborers , cooks , teamsters , and servants .\nthe emancipation proclamation abolishes slavery , permits african american men to join the union army .\nwith the gameboy ( and with many consoles of the era ) there is no such thing as\ntext\n, there are only tiled graphics so any text you see on the screen is merely a series of tiled graphics strung together . for this reason the gameboy can ' t print\nhi\n, instead it is told to display two tiles on the screen at a given location and those two tiles contain an image of\nh\nand\ni\ncharacters . the tiles are 8x8 pixels and to the best of my knowledge , most games that deal with a lot of text typically store a single alphanumeric character in a single 8x8 tile . i imagine it would get very messy otherwise . anyway , let ' s take a look at the image below for some clarification .\nin bgb ' s vram viewer window ( pictured above ) you can see all of the tiles held in the character area of the gameboy ' s vram ( memory area 8000 - 97ff ) . some of these will be used to display what is currently drawn to the screen . in this instance you can see that each hiragana and katakana character , including numerals and special characters , has been loaded into vram and occupies a single tile . the fact that the whole character set is present in vram is good news as it means they are likely static and don ' t move around throughout the game . not all games work this way however but my idea relies on them staying in the same place so that when i read the reference to tile number b1 ( pictured above ) in the gameboy ' s background map i can safely assume it is an \u3042 and not some other character . apart from being reasonably text heavy this is another reason that pok\u00e9mon was a good choice .\ni ' m going to show you what one of the gameboy ' s background maps actually looks like . there are two and they are nothing more than defined areas of vram . they start at one address and end at another . according to this gameboy memory map they exist at 9800 - 9bff ( background map data area 1 ) and 9c00 - 9fff ( background map data area 2 ) . using bgb ' s debugger we can easily find them .\nup until now we ' ve been using bgb ' s tools to look at the memory of virtualised gameboy hardware but our application won ' t have access to these tools . it will need to look inside bgb ' s allocated memory area inside our computers ram to find the virtualised gameboy memory areas we are interested in .\nwe will need another tool to enable us to search inside bgb ' s allocated memory . initially i used ollydbg but switched to cheat engine as i found it a little easier to work with despite it not really being built for this task . with the game open in cheat engine i needed something to search for . the text \u306f\u3058\u3081\u307e\u3057\u3066\uff01 was currently shown in the game and by using bgb ' s vram viewer we can work out this will be stored as tiles ca , bc , d2 , cf , bc , c3 , and e7 ( the bc tile is used for both \u3058 and \u3057 but more on this later ) and should appear in this order somewhere inside the virtual gameboy ' s background memory , which is somewhere inside bgb ' s allocated memory . now we can start looking for an address to use in our application that will take us straight to the background map memory area within bgb ' s allocated memory .\nas you can see in the picture above i found two address where the array of bytes i was searching for exists . at first i thought this might be the echo area of ram . the gameboy has an area of ram you ' re not supposed to use that just echos the content in c000 - ddff . however , the background maps aren ' t stored in that range so i ' ve no idea what the second address is for , but it seems to contain a full copy of the background map .\ni decided to go with the first address ( for a reason i ' ll explain later ) so now i want to try something , i close bgb , start it back up again , same game , same point in the game , check 0237ddcc1 and i don ' t see ca bc d2 cf bc c3 e7 anymore . not really surprising as every time a program starts it is allocated a different range of memory to run with .\nhandy as it is that the last part is always ddc1 , i now need a way to get the whole address . i decided to see when this area of code was being accessed and attached cheat engine ' s debugger to bgb ' s process . using\nfind out what accesses this address\n. i threw up a couple of instructions and the first looked quite interesting . i could see that at some point register eax held the address where my array of bytes started from and that this address had been moved from register ebp into eax . i hit the\nshow disassembler\nbutton to find out more .\nthe disassembler shows that the value in register ebp had been created by adding registers ax + edi together . i decided to toggle a breakpoint on mov eax , ebp which was just after the lea ebp , [ eax + edi ] instruction so i could take a look at the values of the registers eax and edi prior to eax being modified .\nas you can see in the image above . eax contains 0241c000 , edi contains 00001dc9 and the result of the two added together , 0241ddc9 was in ebp . as i ran the code i saw eax remained the same and edi was incremented by one . this was probably part of a routine for drawing a background map to the screen .\nafter seeing how the address i was interested in was comprised of two addresses being added together , the first of which wasn ' t as i ran through it i decided i ' d search for an array of bytes containing 0241c000 . but first , i was curious about something and decided to poke a little further . cheat engine has a\nfind out what addresses this instruction access\nfeature . this gave me a long list of memory addresses that looked like areas of the background map . the first address in the list was 0241dd80 . let ' s browse this memory region .\nin the middle of the picture you can see an area of memory . at the top our address 0241dd80 with contents 79 ( a tile number ) . look at bgb ' s vram viewer on the left and you ' ll see tile 79 is the top left corner of the box that text appears in during the game . this should now look very familiar as is the same thing we were previously looking at in bgb ' s vram viewer .\ni went with the first address in my list 004fe295 . now i ' d be able to read the first two byes of this address then append ddc1 and this would give me a reliable way of drilling down into the area of memory in the bgb process i ' m interested in that would persist across restarts of the software .\nyou can see how the gameboy screen is comprised of 8x8 tiles and how each character takes up one of those tiles but what about the \u3058 and \u30dd characters ? the dakuten and handakuten both sit on their own lines of text for these . this was done because there wasn ' t enough room for all of those characters in their rendaku form .\nby this point in time my application was just spitting things out the console but it needed a proper interface . the instant lookup dictionary i wanted to use was rikaichan which i use on a daily basis . this is a web based so i ' d need a web based interface to make use of this . after i got a quick http server piping out my data i wrote a quick html page and some javascript to poll my application for changes and update only when a change is found .\ni ' d now got a working prototype that could assist in my studies . the prototype is written in c # though i ' ll admit c + + seems like a better fit for this but i wanted a chance to play around with c # and it seemed like a good language for a quick proof of concept .\nthere are a few improvements i ' d consider making to my application . in the near future i ' d like to rework the code to support other games . in the distant future perhaps i ' ll use websockets instead of polling as it feels cleaner to me and i might even consider reworking the code to support other emulators .\neven before the outbreak of war in 1939 , a group of american scientists\u2013many of them refugees from fascist regimes in europe\u2013became concerned with nuclear weapons research being conducted in nazi germany . in 1940 , the u . s . government began funding its own atomic weapons development program , which came under the joint responsibility of the office of scientific research and development and the war department after the u . s . entry into world war ii . the u . s . army corps of engineers was tasked with spearheading the construction of the vast facilities necessary for the top - secret program , codenamed \u201cthe manhattan project \u201d ( for the engineering corps\u2019 manhattan district ) .\nafter world war ii , most of hiroshima would be rebuilt , though one destroyed section was set aside as a reminder of the effects of the atomic bomb . each august 6 , thousands of people gather at peace memorial park to join in interfaith religious services commemorating the anniversary of the bombing .\nover the next several years , the program\u2019s scientists worked on producing the key materials for nuclear fission\u2013uranium - 235 and plutonium ( pu - 239 ) . they sent them to los alamos , new mexico , where a team led by j . robert oppenheimer worked to turn these materials into a workable atomic bomb . early on the morning of july 16 , 1945 , the manhattan project held its first successful test of an atomic device\u2013a plutonium bomb\u2013at the trinity test site at alamogordo , new mexico .\naccess hundreds of hours of historical video , commercial free , with history vault . start your free trial today .\nwe strive for accuracy and fairness . but if you see something that doesn ' t look right ,\n\u00a9 2018 , a & e television networks , llc . all rights reserved .\nby submitting your information , you agree to receive emails from history and a + e networks . you can opt out at any time .\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 .\nat this time we are unable to complete your subscription . this email address has been previously opted out from receiving any emails from a + e networks . if you changed your mind , please contact us and indicate that you would like to subscribe to history emails .\nif you completed your subscription and still have not received an email , please contact us .\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 .\nbut the adventures begin with a little origami . the paper - folding art form is the centerpiece of a storytelling show that kubo ( voiced by art parkinson ) performs for his village .\n\u201cif you must blink , do it now , \u201d he says as he begins . then , using a guitar and a little magic , he brings sheets of paper to life as characters that act out a story . that narrative is a miniature version of the movie\u2019s plot , which is the first of laika\u2019s films to be directed by its president and chief executive , travis knight .\nusing one frame from the film , here is a closer look at how the origami sequence came together , including commentary from mr . knight and one of the animators , kevin parry .\n1 . kubo electrifies a crowd with his samurai tale . \u201cthe deeper i got into the movie , the more of myself i saw in this kid , \u201d mr . knight said . \u201che\u2019s an artist , he\u2019s a storyteller , he\u2019s a musician , and he\u2019s an animator , really . \u201d\nkubo\u2019s design stands in sharp contrast to the perfect geometric shapes of the fantasy paper figures . for the design of kubo and the other human characters , the filmmakers were inspired by dolls from the late edo period in japan ; the period ran from the early 1600s to the mid - 1800s .\nthose dolls were historically made from cloth , wood , lacquer paper and human hair . so the animators used human hair on kubo , with a silicon coat combed through it for durability .\na scene where origami figures come to life in \u201ckubo and the two strings . \u201d\n2 . as kubo starts his show , his characters are conjured from flat pieces of paper that fly into the sky and magically fold into characters and objects . stop - motion origami is something new for a laika film and presented animators with a challenge .\n\u201cthey would just leave me with a bunch of sheets of paper and say , \u2018go figure it out , \u2019\u201d mr . parry recalled . he eventually decided to use cinefoil , a kind of malleable aluminum material . that was covered with paper towels and painted .\nthe folding of the paper had to look real only from the camera\u2019s point of view , so the animators , rather than creating real origami , cut out shapes and discreet bits of folded paper that would appear to form out of a single sheet ."]}
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which features sharpened point or teeth , for easier carving of various fruits ( orange , grapefruit , etc . ) .\nwho we\u2019re talking about : georgina goodman we love celebrating strong , successful women here at the caviar spoon , which is why we\u2019ve created rebelles . these are the women who are working it and owning it ! this week , we\u2019re featuring fabulous shoe designer georgina goodman . . .\nmother of pearl is the traditional utensil for eating and serving caviar as it ' s believed that metal has potential to impart an undesirable flavour .\nwho we\u2019re talking about : marie aoun of saint d\u2019ici we love celebrating strong , successful women here at the caviar spoon , which is why we\u2019ve created rebelles . these are the women who are working it and owning it in life , work , and everything in between . . .\nwho we\u2019re talking about : pauline and tamburai of oneofeach we love celebrating strong , successful women here at the caviar spoon , which is why we\u2019ve created rebelles . these are the women who are working it and owning it in life , work , and everything in between . . .\nwho we\u2019re talking about : candice wyatt - minter of wyatt hairdressing we love celebrating strong , successful women here at the caviar spoon , which is why we\u2019ve created rebelles . these are the women who are working it and owning it in life , work , and everything in . . .\nwho we\u2019re talking about : sally sarieddine of lalaqueen we love celebrating strong , successful women here at the caviar spoon , which is why we\u2019ve created rebelles . these are the women who are working it and owning it in life , work , and everything in between . our . . .\nwho we\u2019re talking about : rixo we love celebrating strong , successful women here at the caviar spoon , which is why we\u2019ve created rebelles . these are the women who are working it and owning it in life , work , and everything in between . our newest rebelles are . . .\nwho we\u2019re talking about : xriss we love celebrating strong , successful women here at the caviar spoon , which is why we\u2019ve created rebelles . these are the women who are working it and owning it in life , work , and everything in between . our newest rebelle is super . . .\nthe review : lip ink crossed the paths of the caviar crew and we were immediately intrigued by its promise . smear - proof lipstick ? really ? bring it on . in a perfect pairing , we recruited caviar ambassador xriss as our lipstick tester . not only does she do amazing makeup on herself . . .\nhand crafted from domestically farmed cow bone this sweet little box of bone spoons has been specifically designed as caviar spoons . they make the perfect gift for any caviar lover . bone has been used for thousands of years because due to its plentiful supply and feel . it can be sculptured easily and lasts a lifetime .\nwho we\u2019re talking about : tamika j . we love celebrating strong , successful women here at the caviar spoon , which is why we\u2019ve created rebelles . these are the women who are working it and owning it ! we\u2019re thrilled to have emerging artist singer - songwriter tamika j . join our rebelle ranks . . .\nthe caviar spoon rebelle team was in the throes of planning summer travel coverage across saint - tropez and mykonos when designer georgia thompson and her luxury resortwear brand evarae blipped onto our radar . read on for more about georgia , how evarae came about , and her thoughts on the highlights and learning lessons of starting your own business .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : gentlemen\u2019s arthouse well , it\u2019s about time we spread our caviar coverage to johannesburg , now isn\u2019t it . and we have such an awesome place to share with you as our inaugural south africa review\u2026\nhand crafted from domestically farmed cow bone this sweet little box of bone spoons has been specifically designed as caviar spoons , but i am sure that you will be able to find plenty of other uses for them . they make the perfect gift for any caviar lover or for anybody who just likes nice things . bone has been used for thousands of years because due to its plentiful supply and feel . it can be sculptured easily and lasts a lifetime .\nby the time of medieval europe , spoons made from cow horns , wood , brass and pewter were often used as a means of easy transport of eating ingredients for both people and animals . wooden spoons started being replaced with more durable metal variants only in 15th century , of course only in higher circles of people . the earliest mentioning of spoon in england comes from 1259 , as a part of wardrobe accounts of king edward i . in those medieval times , spoons were used not only as a means of eating but as a mark of wealth and power . coronation of every king of england was followed by the ritual of anointing by the special spoon . during the following periods of renaissance , baroque and victorian times , spoon received many design changes , finally receiving its current modern look sometimes by the end of 18th century .\nhistory of spoon is long and interesting . nobody knows when first spoon was used , but archeological findings can place some of the ornamental and religious spoons in the area of 1000 years bc . those ancient spoons made from wood , flint , slate and ivory were in possessions of egyptian priests and pharaohs , and were made in very exotic and strange designs , often describing important religious events on their hilts and bowls with the use of hieroglyphs and elaborate drawings . by the time the age of ancient greece and roman empire , spoons became produced from bronze and silver and were more commonplace among wealthy class of people .\nwe offer a range of delivery options , which are listed on the order page . all uk caviar orders are sent out on a next day basis , excluding sundays and bank holidays , on a fully trackable service . we need your order by 2 . 00pm if we are to deliver the following day . your order will be packed with ice and delivered in an insulated box to ensure that it arrives with you in perfect condition .\nin modern times , spoons have many uses in our food industry . not only that it serves as a perfect tool for consuming liquid or semi - liquid foods ( soups , stews , ice creams , etc . ) , but it is very useful as a tool for measure , mix , stir and toss ingredients that are very small or in powdery solid form . standardization of modern kitchenware and eating utensils created the term\nspoonful\n, which describes the amount of material that can be placed in one spoon container .\nsince the dawn of human civilization , various eating utensils were created to help us prepare , serve and eat various types of food . from the simple sharped rocks , carved wood sticks , clay dishes , and invention of metallurgy , spoon managed to prove itself as the most perfect tool in all areas of food preparation and serving . its simple design consisting of small shallow bowl ( shaped to be oval or round ) that is connected to an end of a handle was used over millennia by many ancient civilizations , finally reaching the modern state and design that we all know today . currently , spoons dominate our modern way of preparing and serving food . over 50 variations of spoons are used for many specific tasks in eating , preparing and other activities , and many more types were used in the past .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nwhen chef luke dale - roberts announced he as leaving the saxon , people wondered what would happen to the restaurant . well , come meet chef candice philip ( a 13 - year saxon veteran who has worked with chef luke and chef david higgs during that time ) , who recently opened the doors to her own restaurant , grei .\nany small business owner will tell you that the first year is both the toughest and the most rewarding . we caught up with # rebelleboss lisa schoeman of south africa\u2019s bed bath body to hear how her first year of being a woman in business went .\nwhen plans began forming for galvin dubai , there was no hesitation from chris and jeff galvin when it came to appointing an executive chef . it was going to be chef luigi vespero , the napoli - born chef who had worked for the galvin brothers once before in the uk .\nchef niklas ekstedt is charming , unpretentious , and driven , and he\u2019s the kind of guy who just seems to be good at just about anything , whether on the slopes , being the mastermind behind his tv shows , or connecting with other chefs .\nstockholm isn\u2019t short on talented chefs and excellent restaurants serving up a wide variety of cuisine\u2026but chef magnus ek and his restaurants oaxen krog & slip rate high on practically everyone\u2019s list .\nchef javier aranda has been rising hot and fast in the restaurant industry since he attended escuela de hosteleria in toledo , spain . the chef - owner of michelin restaurants la cabra and gaytan in madrid gives us insight into his world .\nfrom a farm in zimbabwe to the coasts of cape town to the bush to the urban innards of johannesburg , urbanologi ' s chef jack coetzee has , as he puts it , \u201cgone from one jungle to another\u201d .\nwho we\u2019re talking about : chef graeme dodrill of great british restaurant after our delightfully british dinner at great british restaurant ( gbr ) at dukes dubai , we had to find out more about the chef behind the classic menu with a twist . luckily , head chef . . .\nwhat happens when you take a reputable south african chef like david higgs and a dynamic entrepreneur who both share the vision of wanting to shake up johannesburg\u2019s restaurant scene ? you get marble - a stunning restaurant that turns south africa\u2019s humble love of cooking over fire into a sophisticated dining experience .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : browz uae a few months ago , pra received an invitation to visit the newly opened browz salon to try an hd brows session . of course , since we all know that maintaining your brows is crucial for a put - together look , pra jumped at the opportunity . . .\nwho we\u2019re talking about : chef colin clague of ruya dubai ruya\u2019s chef colin clague is a very familiar name in the dubai restaurant scene . previously the head chef of jean georges , zuma , and qbara , he happened to meet restaurateur umut \u00f6zkanca who was blown away . . .\nwho we\u2019re talking about : philippe shangti the colourful , evocative , and often risqu\u00e9 photos of philippe shangti entered tcs\u2019s radar last year when pra had a bit of a hedonistic galavant to saint - tropez . . .\nwho we\u2019re talking about : matteo pignatelli \u201cmatteo\u2026\u201d this is one of the first names chef greg malouf breathed to me the moment i mentioned going to melbourne and meeting a few chefs . . .\nwho we\u2019re talking about : chef scott pickett scott pickett hit the culinary world hard , fast , and young . who we\u2019re talking about : chef scott pickett scott pickett hit the culinary world hard , fast , and young . . .\nwho we\u2019re talking about : chef andrew mcconnell the joys of being a newbie to melbourne started with being dropped off at one end of flinders lane only to realise that i was supposed to be meeting chef andrew mcconnell at the very opposite end . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : chef ben williamson nestled in the uber trendy brisbane suburb of new farm , just opposite cru bar ( what used to be my fave haunt for lychee martinis ) , sits gerard\u2019s bistro , dark , cosy and fabulous . i was keen to chat with the chef here . . .\nwho we\u2019re talking about : chef matt moran and chef ben russell one of the first places that came to pra\u2019s mind whilst planning out the eating portion of her big australia trip was chef matt moran\u2019s aria . the brisbane restaurant has two chef hats with a french modern - style menu . . .\nimagined from the mind of beirut - born rami fustok , a businessman and entrepreneur , the mandrake is an eclectic , artsy hotel full of dark whimsy and a fashionable crowd with a guest list that includes plenty of recognisable names .\nhotel skeppsholmen is an award - winning , eco - friendly hotel that offers convenience ( an easy 10 - minute walk brings you to the city centre ) with the peacefulness of a setting seemingly much more rural .\nresidence perseus is a luxury serviced apartment hidden down a quaint cobbled lane in stockholm ' s gamla stan area . its\nhome away from home\nvibe is the true luxury , as you ' ll feel like you ' re living in stockholm , not just visiting .\nlocated smack dab on regent street in the middle of london\u2019s west end , hotel caf\u00e9 royal is both grand and modern in a way that befits its location and history . they took a risk and bravely went to town , investing in going against the grain of design in such an old and classic building .\nwhether or not you ' ve been to saint - tropez , odds are you still know of its fabled reputation as the jetsetter ' s destination . our\nsaints & sinners\nguide will take you from a quiet boutique hotel straight to the beach clubs .\npastis hotel in saint - tropez is the perfect boutique hotel for a coastal getaway . this is how british expats john and pauline became the owners of this hidden gem .\nmiss clara hotel in stockholm is the perfect city retreat . housed in a former girl ' s school with stunning art nouveau details , the hotel embraces minimalism , has excellent service and staff , and a hip restaurant and bar .\nsri lanka is in the travel spotlight these days and we\u2019re here to tell you that it\u2019s totally and completely well - deserved . we visited this beautiful island country at the beginning of this year and were blown away . here ' s what to do and where to go in ella , gurupokuna , and galle .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : the torch doha at the end of 2016 , we were invited to attend the world luxury hotel awards which was being held in doha . with this kind of event being right up our alley ( and just a hop , skip , and jump away from dubai ) . . .\nsri lanka is in the travel spotlight these days and we\u2019re here to tell you that it\u2019s totally and completely well - deserved . we visited this beautiful island country at the beginning of this year and were blown away . here ' s what to do and where to go in colombo , ulpotha , and kandy .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : tri lanka after hours and hours of travel and prep and driving hundreds of kilometres , i\u2019d be lying if i said i wasn\u2019t praying for relief for my weary legs by the time we drove into galle on the southern tip of sri lanka . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : mamboz beach cabanas mary\u2026your ocd is doing my head in . i\u2019m a beach bum living a lifestyle . just come and give spontaneity a try . you might like it \ud83d\ude42 this was mamboz beach cabanas\u2019 owner matthew gale\u2019s response to me . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : amba estate is it possible to feel like you\u2019ve made good friends after a mere 48 hours of knowing them ? because that\u2019s what it was like after my time at amba estate with co - founder simon bell , who i\u2019m going to declare as one of life\u2019s winners , hands down . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : santani wellness resort perched high up in the mountains on a former tea plantation , you\u2019ll find santani , a sleek wellness resort that seems far removed from the craziness and hustle of kandy , even though it\u2019s really only about 30 km away . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : ulpotha when looking for unique places to stay in sri lanka , ulpotha was one of the names that kept popping up . after tons of research and questioning , i reached out to suzi , sister of co - founder giles scott , who ended up going above . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : casa colombo if only i had a home like this . you see , casa colombo has grown into a 12 - room retro - chic boutique hotel from its roots as the home of a wealthy indian trading family . over the years , this 200 - year old home changed hands . . .\nthe travel plan melbourne is known for being a fabulous mishmash of gastronomic pleasures , sports , and arts and culture of every kind , and we were keen to lap up as much of it as we could whilst there . on the list of things to do was exploring the fabled laneways of the city . . .\nvisiting byron bay when you\u2019ve worked your way through our brisbane travel guide or just simply had enough of city life , drive two hours south past the gold coast into byron bay in nsw . this is one of the prettiest places on earth ( subjective but pretty sure it\u2019s true ! ) . . .\nthe travel plan brisbane , you saucy little minx ! sometime in between 2011 when pra called you home for 18 months and october 2016 , you developed into the most beautiful and underrated city in australia . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : the langham london the langham brand has always been one that , in my eyes , has commanded respect . when we visited the langham melbourne , we weren\u2019t ogling over some super duper new refurb as it\u2019s actually an older . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : the langham melbourne when it came to finding the best place to stay in melbourne , i shamelessly queried all of my friends and contacts for their recommendations . there were a number of suggestions but the one that really drew me was the langham melbourne . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : lake house daylesford the area of daylesford kept popping up time and time again when i mentioned that i\u2019d be spending some time in melbourne . it turned out to be a non - compromise stopover so i was extra delighted when i was introduced . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : krishna village byron bay is hippie central through and through and so of course the krishna village eco - yoga community would be based nearby . about an hour\u2019s drive away , you\u2019ll go from the breezy beaches or byron to being nestled . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : elements of byron am i allowed to have a favorite place on this earth ? the world\u2019s a big place , i know , so how about we just say that byron bay absorbs a huge part of my heart . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : shambhala at byron shambhala at byron is a place that has been echoed to me for years . it\u2019s a beautiful , faithful haunt of byron bay , located on belongil beach and a short walk away from the fabulous treehouse restaurant . . .\nwho we\u2019re talking about : chef ryan squires along the waterfront , right in the hub of brisbane cbd , sits chef ryan squires\u2019s three - chef - hat restaurant esquire , complete with a view of story bridge spanning the brisbane river . pra\u2019s friends in brisvegas had bombarded . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : the chedi muscat the chedi muscat is one of the longest standing 5 - star hotels in muscat , spread out over 21 beautiful acres . run by luxury hotel group ghm , this location is as much a favourite for relaxation and sumptuous meals amongst the local omanis . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : alila jabal akhdar it\u2019s easy to forget that muscat is just a 45 - minute flight from dubai . drive another two hours up to 2 , 000 meters above sea level and you\u2019ll find yourself in the heavenly mountain retreat of alila jabal akhdar . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : spicers peak lodge back in 2001 , jude turner saw her baby being born . except her baby was spicers peak lodge , the first of the spicers retreats . the generously sized lodge was originally meant to be a possible dream home . . .\nwhen i was getting ready to head to mythos for dinner , i have to admit that i was a bit sceptical about its location . i know jlt , or jumeirah lake towers , for its offices and , despite the rave reviews , could not picture a really cosy greek restaurant in this part of dubai .\nalthough galvin dubai ( from michelin - starred chef brothers chris and jeff galvin ) retains the brand\u2019s signature french - english touch , they\u2019ve also catered to their new audience by adding a mediterranean basin flair . that means homages to italian , southern french , and north african cuisine in what they call \u201cflavours of the sun\u201d .\nchef niklas ekstedt took a concept that many people said was too difficult to execute properly and proved otherwise . his eponymous restaurant ekstedt was awarded a michelin star in 2013 and has consistently been listed in everything from the world\u2019s 50 best restaurants to the most essential restaurants to visit in stockholm .\nwhen heading to stockholm ( yet again because i just can\u2019t get enough of the city these days ) , i asked three of my local buddies and even the pr head of another top restaurant in stockholm for food recommendations . all of them squealed , \u201cyou have to do oaxen krog ! \u201d . so there you have it , it was on the list .\nurbanologi , with head chef jack coetzee overseeing the asian - fusion \u201curban garde cuisine\u201d , serves its innovative dishes in a warehouse space shared with mad giant brewery .\none of the first things that made us fall in love with stockholm was tak , a slick nordic - japanese restaurant in the heart of downtown stockholm , headed up by culinary director frida ronge .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : great british restaurant ( gbr ) at dukes dubai expat life has plenty of ups ( especially in a city like dubai ) but one of the things that always gets us is when we get that insatiable craving for a taste of home . thank goodness dukes . . .\ncraving something fresh with a bit of flair ? chef colin clague of r\u00fcya shares his recipe for turkish lamb manti , a popular dish in turkey consisting of dumplings stuffed with spiced ground meat and onion . the recipe for the pasta : 450g 00 pasta flour 6 each fresh egg . . .\nplay by day brunch just a couple of months ago , dubai\u2019s dining darling play restaurant & lounge announced a new brunch concept called play by day . immediately sold on the whimsical name and the idea of trying out a new brunch spot . . .\ncraving something fresh with a bit of flair ? chef colin clague of r\u00fcya shares his recipe for levrek , a fresh and flavourful dish composed of sea bass sashimi with mustard and apple . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : mint leaf dubai & chef vivek kashiwale mint leaf is a fine dining indian restaurant that started over in the uk back in 2003 . with two popular locations in london , they decided to test out the dubai waters a couple of years ago . . .\ncontributing writer kumar samtani shares his picks on some of the best brunch spots in dubai . brunch in dubai has become an institution , with most of the city of gold\u2019s top restaurants and hotels offering this dining option , particularly on fridays . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : la tablita \u201cthis place is just awesome\u2026the food is divine ! \u201d i received this inside tip from one of the coya crew and , knowing better than to ignore a recommendation from someone in the industry , i quickly hustled my way . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : vii dubai vii dubai popped ( back ) onto our radar earlier this year when they announced that their popular envii ladies night was back . running every tuesday from 8 : 00pm to 1 : 00am , all ladies receive unlimited house drinks and 30 % off a . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : catch at first , the idea of a saturday brunch just didn\u2019t appeal to me . anyone who\u2019s familiar with dubai knows that friday brunches tend to be an all day affair that zaps up most of your weekend so when invited out on saturday , i declined the first few times . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : ramusakemaybe i\u2019m late to the party , but when did jbr ( that\u2019s jumeirah beach residence to the non - locals ! ) start morphing from typical hotel tourist bars to a place that\u2019s finding its own unique pulse . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : the dewsall sweet pea cocktail with chase distillery just down the road , of course dewsall court would partner up with them to create the loveliest cocktails . one of their specialties is the dewsall sweet pea and the team at dewsall were kind enough . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : intersect by lexus if you\u2019re a lexus driver in the uae , then no doubt you\u2019ve heard of al - futtaim motors , which is the exclusive uae distributor of this line of luxury cars . ( the al - futtaim group is also behind other legendary brands . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : musichall dubai where can you venture in dubai where you\u2019ll be watered , well - fed , deliciously drowned in live music , and not have to leave for another venue if you\u2019re in a dancing mood ? where can you find entertainment that will introduce you to . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : play restaurant & lounge 2016 appears to be the year for even more restaurant launches . given the nudge about play in dubai , i was told \u2018you need to review it pra\u2019 . naturally , i couldn\u2019t turn down the opportunity , and i had the ideal companion . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : the hamptons caf\u00e9 dubai after driving past the hamptons caf\u00e9 numerous times without stopping , i finally gave in and experienced disappointment \u2013 in myself for not visiting before . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : boulevard kitchen at manzil downtown dubai mention the word \u201cbrunch\u201d and most often it conjures up images of loud music , massive queues of hungry ( and possibly hungover ) people , backlogs of taxis dropping brunchers off , and all in all , a day more . . .\nguerlain spa at one & only the palm is located past a beautifully tiled pool that is lit up at night . you won\u2019t be stuck in the basement where other hotels choose to place their spas , as though a mere afterthought . no , one & only truly appreciates the spa as a business in its own right and it shows .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : rossano ferretti hair spa how often do we get to be this close to a hair stylist to the stars ? we could barely sit still when we heard that rossano ferretti , who has a client list that includes people like angelina jolie . . .\nwyatt hairdressing is an eco - conscious salon in johannesburg that embraces sustainable beauty ( they\u2019re devoted to the cruelty - free italian brand davines ) with a tight team of talented hair stylists who do everything from classic to cutting - edge .\nbed bath body is a homegrown south african brand that features delicious smelling diffusers , body butters , scrubs , soaps , and more . take a peek inside their lovely little space at the boutique shopping centre 44 stanely in johannesburg .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : mia belle skin being friends with quincy jones has allowed me the opportunity to do some really cool things with him . last year , he took me to a skrillex concert for my birthday . and he was the one who ended up really enjoying the concert . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : skinade did you know that we lose 1 % of collagen per year after the age of 21 ? eek ! now , we know that we can\u2019t fight the ageing process but we can embrace it in a way that allows us to age gracefully ! unless you\u2019re lounging on some luxury island paradise . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : dr . rita rakus & willow stream spa a few weeks back , i was invited to attend media morning at fairmont the palm for the launch of their spa partnership with award - winning aesthetician dr . rita rakus . willow stream spa was recently . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : party prep & pamper ladies , you know the deal . whenever there\u2019s a major event on the horizon , we start to think about what we\u2019re going to wear , how we\u2019re going to style our hair , and most importantly , how to get that effortless and coveted . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : anastasia beverly hills why every woman should have killer brows ! yep , we all have them \u2013 those strangely shaped patches of hair \u2013 the brow . and there\u2019s no better time to get these babies into shape . respect to the power brows ! do you . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : living a healthy lifestyle don\u2019t be fooled into thinking that all you have to do is pay your way into looking more youthful ! most of it is about how you treat your body and mind through your daily routine and living an all - around healthy lifestyle . . .\nwhat we\u2019re talking about : the best foods for your skin look after your skin from the inside out with this definitive skin - 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{"id": 54637, "summary": [{"text": "in paternity testing , paternity index ( pi ) is a calculated value generated for a single genetic marker or locus ( chromosomal location or site of dna sequence of interest ) and is associated with the statistical strength or weight of that locus in favor of or against parentage given the phenotypes of the tested participants and the inheritance scenario .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "phenotype typically refers to physical characteristics such as body plan , color , behavior , etc. in organisms .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "however , the term used in the area of dna paternity testing refers to what is observed directly in the laboratory .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "laboratories involved in parentage testing and other fields of human identity employ genetic testing panels that contain a battery of loci ( plural for locus ) each of which is selected due to extensive allelic variations within and between populations .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "these genetic variations are not assumed to bestow physical and/or behavioral attributes to the person carrying the allelic arrangement ( s ) and therefore are not subject to selective pressure and follow hardy weinberg inheritance patterns .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the product of the individual pis is the cpi ( combined paternity index ) which is ultimately used to calculate the probability of paternity seen on paternity test reports .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "minimum probability of paternity value requirements for state cases differ between states but the aabb requires in their standards for relationship testing laboratories ( currently in the 9th edition ) a minimum of 99.0 % be reported where the tested man is \u2018 not excluded \u2019 as the biological father of the child in question .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "u.s. department of state requires a minimum probability of paternity of 99.5 % for all immigration cases .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "pi calculations utilize allele frequencies generated from established population databases most commonly using short tandem repeats .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "because allele frequencies can be either generated in-house or published , pi \u2019s can differ between companies .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "this is an understood phenomenon and justifiable amongst members of the testing community . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "paternity index", "paragraphs": ["each row of the table lists a possible pattern of gene sharing among child , [ mother ] , and alleged father ( on the left ) and paternity index formulas ( on the right ) . the paternity index formulas were derived automatically by the\nis defined as the interassay standard error of measurement . it is not as important as if paternity index is evaluated by the\nthe paternity index under the new test for the other non - father and for the 70 fathers is computed to be 100 .\neach match receives a paternity index ( pi ) value . the paternity index is a way of measuring the strength of a particular match based in part on the relative uniqueness of the match . in our example , the child and alleged father each show an allele value of\n12\nat marker d2s1338 , the paternity index value is 1 . 845 . this is a reasonably strong match .\ntest the 100 cases with the new test . compute the paternity indices using the method that we are hoping to validate . convert each paternity index to w , probability of paternity , using the laboratory ' s experienced prior probability of 70 % .\n13 . combined paternity index \u2022 when multiple genetic systems are tested , a pi is calculated for each system . \u2022 the genetic systems are inherited independently , the combined paternity index ( cpi ) is the product of system pis . or \u2022 the combined paternity index ( cpi ) is determined by multiplying the individual pis for each locus tested . \u2022 this value is referred to as system pi . 9 / 27 / 2016 13saurabh bhargava\nyour dna paternity test results will refer to the term combined paternity index ( cpi ) . essentially , the dna test relies on statistical probability and refers to the probability of the alleged father being the biological father of the child and not another person in a population . the test requires analyzing 20 genetic loci and the index of relationship between the loci is used to calculate the paternity index . the 21st loci is the amelogenin gene .\nwe begin with some identities relating paternity index to probability of exclusion ( subsection v . a ) . then we discuss means to estimate probability of exclusion ( subsection v . b ) . we use these results ( subsection v . c ) to compare the results of calculating average paternity index in different ways ,\nand the problem of assigning a paternity index therefore boils down to the question of computing pr { random match } \u0096 the chance that a random allele would match ( by coelectrophoresis ) the present one .\nthe paternity index ( pi ) is the genetic odds in favor of an alleged father being the biological father of the child . a pi is calculated for each genetic locus , and represents the likelihood that the alleged father contributed the paternal alleles versus an untested , unrelated , random man in the population . the combined paternity index ( cpi ) , which is calculated by multiplying the individual pis together , summarizes the overall strength of the genetic evidence .\na dna paternity test result appears all in one page . it contains a dna profile for each person in the test . the report also shows the combined parentage index ( cpi ) and a percentage indicating the strength of the result . all of this information produces a single answer for the question of paternity .\nonce this is done , the indices are put together to give a combined paternity index which is expressed as a percentage . an individual will be excluded as being the biological father by 100 % whilst inclusion of paternity is 99 . 99 % . the inclusion rate is slightly below 100 % for reasons of scientific correctness .\naccording to dna paternity testing accreditation guidelines , a paternity report must show a cpi of greater than 100 ( and a probability of paternity greater than 99 . 0 % ) . most courts , child support agencies , or other legal entities require an accredited report ( see legal paternity testing for more information ) . immigration cases require a cpi value of 200 ( 99 . 5 % ) or better .\n23 . posterior odds in favour of paternity \u2022 posterior odds = cpi x prior odds \u2022 prior odds = p / ( 1 - p ) \u2022 posterior odds = cpi x { p / ( 1 - p ) } \u2022 if the prior probability of paternity is 0 . 7 , then the prior odds favoring paternity are 7 to 3 & if a paternity test is done & cpi is 10 , 000 then - posterior odds in favor of paternity = 10000x0 . 7 / 0 . 3 = 23 , 333 to 1 9 / 27 / 2016 23saurabh bhargava\nemail : comments ? questions ? discussion ? formulas for sibship paternity and mutation go to home page of charles h . brenner\nfollowing dna paternity testing accreditation guidelines , results are reported with one of three possible statements . for example , if we tested john doe , alleged father , and james doe ( child ) , our paternity report might say one of the following :\nthe error in using ( ii . 3 ) instead of ( ii . 4 ) is always in the direction of calculating too large an index of paternity . the error is particularly significant where large pi ' s are concerned , or where the measurement is in a sparse region of f ( x ) but quite near a dense region .\ndna paternity testing reports provide powerful and often life - changing , information . this section explains how to read and understand a standard paternity test report from dna worldwide . if you have additional questions , please contact our experienced client support team on 01373 751 131 .\n10 . paternity index \u2022 the paternity index ( pi ) compares the likelihood that a genetic marker ( allele ) that the alleged father ( af ) passed to the child to the probability that a randomly selected unrelated man of similar ethnic background could pass the allele to the child . \u2022 this is presented in the formula x / y , where x is the chance that the af could transmit the obligate allele and y is the chance that some other man of the same race could have transmitted the allele . \u2022 x is assigned the value of 1 if the af is homozygous for the allele of interest and 0 . 5 if the af is heterozygous . 9 / 27 / 2016 10saurabh bhargava\nonce the profiles have been analysed at all locations , the product of all paternity indexes create the combined parentage index ( cpi ) . for an alleged father to be considered the child ' s father ( to be\nnot excluded\nas the biological father ) the cpi value must be at least 100 . a cpi value of 100 corresponds to a probability of paternity of 99 . 0000 % , a cpi value of 10 , 000 translates to a probability of 99 . 9900 % and so on .\n15 . probability of paternity \u2022 the probability of paternity is the measure of strength of one\u2019s belief in the hypothesis that the tested man is the father . \u2022 the correct probability must be based on all the evidences of the case . \u2022 the non - genetic evidence comes from the testimony of mother , tested man & other witnesses . \u2022 the genetic evidence comes from dna paternity tests . 9 / 27 / 2016 15saurabh bhargava\n14 . combined paternity index \u2022 the cpi is an odds ratio that indicates how many times more likely it is that the alleged father is the biological father than a randomly selected unrelated man of similar ethnic background . \u2022 the cpi is a measure of the strength of the genetic evidence . \u2022 the cpi is based solely on genetic evidence . \u2022 theoretically the range of cpi is 0 - \u221e ( zero to infinity ) \u2013 cpi = 1 ; no information \u2013 cpi < 1 ; the genetic evidence is more consistent with non - paternity than paternity \u2013 cpi > 1 ; the genetic evidence supports the assertion that the tested man is the father 9 / 27 / 2016 14saurabh bhargava\n16 . probability of paternity \u2022 the probability of paternity ( w ) is based upon baye\u2019s theorem , which provides a method for determining a posterior probability based upon the genetic results of testing the mother , child and alleged father . \u2022 in order to determine the probability of paternity , an assumption must be made ( before testing ) as to the prior probability that the tested man is the true biological father . \u2022 the prior probability of paternity is the strength of one\u2019s belief that the tested man is the father based only on the non - genetic evidences . 9 / 27 / 2016 16saurabh bhargava\nas always , if you have any questions regarding your dna paternity test or any other dna test from dna worldwide , please call us on01373 751 131 .\nfor a more through explanation of paternity indexes and test results please visit the section understanding your dna test results . alterntatively visit our frequent questions section by clicking here .\n18 . probability of paternity \u2022 with a prior probability of 0 . 5 , the \u2013 probability of paternity ( w ) = cpi x 0 . 5 _ _ _ _ { cpi x 0 . 5 + ( 1 - 0 . 5 ) } _ cpi _ ( cpi + 1 ) 9 / 27 / 2016 18saurabh bhargava\nwhy does the report say\nnot excluded\nif the person is the father ? with dna paternity testing it is possible to 100 % exclude someone as the biological father . however , the only way to produce a 100 % positive result , would be to test the entire genome of an individual - all of their dna . dna paternity tests use a standardised sample of dna - up to 15 dna markers - to predict the probability of paternity . these probabilities are usually very high - as high as 99 . 9999 % . this means that , for an alleged father who is\nnot excluded\n, the paternity report is 99 . 9999 % confident that he is the biological father .\ncan be tested independent of delta by the binning procedure described above . this test , which validates multiplication of pi , requires experimental haplotypes , which are obtainable from disputed paternity case work .\nsuppose that pi ' s have been computed for a series of paternity cases . in this section we discuss methods for testing whether the collection of values , as a whole , are credible .\njohn doe is excluded as the biological father of james doe . this means that john doe cannot be the father of james doe because the analysis shows that they do not share a paternity relationship .\na total of 252 black and white trios ( mother , child , and putative father ) in which the alleged father was known not to be the biological father ( bf ) were generated from paternity studies . the likelihood of paternity ( w ) and the paternity index ( p ) were calculated on the basis of abo , rh , mns , and hla phenotyping . the results were then reviewed to evaluate the arbitrary limits proposed by a number of states in recent paternity legislation . two hundred forty - four of 252 non - fathers ( nfs ) ( 96 . 8 % ) were excluded . of the 152 white nfs , 147 ( 96 . 7 % ) were excluded ; 97 of the 100 blacks ( 97 % ) were excluded . eight nfs could not be excluded by the routinely performed tests . the w value for those eight trios ranged from 1 . 2 to 98 . 8 percent . based on limits proposed in legislation , had the nfs actually been alleged fathers , as many as four of the eight of these men could have had the burden of proving that they were not the bfs .\njohn doe is not excluded as the biological father of james doe . this means that john doe is considered to be the father of james doe because the analysis shows that they share a paternity relationship .\nconsider a typical paternity case pattern wherein the mother and child are both heterozygous and share a single band , and an alleged father , also heterozygous , appears by coelectrophoresis to share the child ' s remaining band .\nsuppose h , the observed rate of heterozygosity , has been determined from population data on individuals . from this a theoretical prediction can be made of the expected value for \u0096 the mean exclusion probability \u0096 for paternity casework .\ntherefore , if we add up all the w ' s computed this way , we will be computing the total expected number of fathers . if that total is not close to 70 , the paternity indices must be wrong .\nwhile most dna paternity tests reflect this\ntext book\nexample , there are many other factors to be considered . for example , natural mutations sometimes present more complicated results . sometimes father and child share many common alleles and although there are many matches , the cpi value is not strong enough for a conclusive result . in most of these cases , including the biological mother significantly strengthens the test results . that ' s why dna worldwide strongly recommends including the mother on any dna paternity test .\nthat the population should be in hardy - weinberg equilibrium with respect to the tested systems is an invariably stated assumption for the evaluation of blood - stain evidence in paternity and in forensics . therefore attention is beginning to be focused on the question of equilibrium with respect to dna probes .\n. it can be determined experimentally , by coelectrophoresis of specimens from child and non - father . this , obviously , is the optimal method . however , estimation of mean exclusion probability by this method requires several hundred cases of non - paternity . we are aware of only one such published study ( see\n4 . how \u2022 dna ( alleles ) from the mother , child , and alleged father are extracted , amplified , and identified . \u2022 a series of mathematical calculations are then used to either completely exonerate an accused man or provide an estimate of probability of his paternity ( pop ) . 9 / 27 / 2016 4saurabh bhargava\nexperimental conditions for heterozygosity / homozygosity and exclusion / non - exclusion must be identical . in practice , this is easy to achieve , as data bases are often constructed from unrelated adults in disputed paternity cases , and thus heterozygosity / homozygosity is determined in the same gel ( often in adjacent lanes ) as exclusion / non - exclusion .\nfor paternity testing , the experimentally determined mean exclusion probability ( ) is a key biostatistic , as it provides on one hand a method to evaluate the appropriateness of pi calculations and , on the other , a method to determine . once has been selected in this manner , observed heterozygosity ( h ) provides a test of hardy - weinberg equilibrium ( wahlund ' s rule ) .\n17 . probability of paternity \u2022 to convert the genetic evidence to a probability of paternity ( pop ) it is necessary to use the baysian theorem . \u2022 this is a formula that tests the hypothesis that the accused is the biological father of the child . \u2013 for example , a pop of 99 % reflects a 99 % probability that the hypothesis is correct and a 1 % probability that it is not . \u2022 the cpi is used in the bayes formula along with another variable called a prior probability ( pp ) . \u2013 testing labs typically use a value of 0 . 5 for the pp assuming this is a neutral , unbiased value . \u2022 the baysian formula is \u2022 cpi\u00d7pp { cpi\u00d7pp + ( 1 - pp ) } 9 / 27 / 2016 17saurabh bhargava\n20 . prior probability \u2022 but the effect of allowing \u201cpp\u201d to vary is often not material because using dna tests ( cpi ) is usually very large . \u2022 for example , suppose that cpi = 100000 . then the paternity report will probably calculate w = 100000 / 100001 and report w = 99 . 999 % , at 50 % prior probability . 9 / 27 / 2016 20saurabh bhargava\nin a dna paternity test , the analysis seeks matches of allele number values between the alleged father and child . because the child must receive one str allele from his father at all locations ( or\nloci\n) , there should be matches for each marker . ( in some cases there are natural mutations , where the child has a slightly higher or lower value than the father , but these are somewhat rare . for this tutorial , we ' ll assume no natural mutations exist . )\nequations ( v . b . 1 ) and ( v . b . 2 ) do not require hardy - weinberg equilibrium . however , if the population making up the data base for computation of homozygosity / heterozygosity is heterogeneous , then equations ( v . b . 1 ) and ( v . b . 2 ) assume that the offspring for whom is computed or observed is heterogeneous in the same way . in practice , one must observe the same homozygosity rate for offspring in paternity matters as for the data base .\nan alleged father can be excluded as the biological father with as little as one mismatch between dna profiles . when a person is excluded as the father , the profiles often reveal several , if not many , mismatches . in the following example , the 3 mismatches would exclude the alleged father ( he could not be the biological father ) . even though there are also 3 matches , these matches are random and do not indicate a paternity relationship . almost any two people will have at least some matches , but a father - child relationship will show matches at all locations .\n3 . genetic markers \u2022 half of a child ' s genetic material ( alleles ) come from the mother , while the other half is contributed by the father . \u2022 a series of genetic systems ( loci ) are analyzed in an attempt to ascertain the biological father of a child . \u2022 each genetic system in a person has two allele , these alleles are numerically labeled . \u2022 in paternity testing , the alleles from the child are compared to those of the\nparents\nto determine if it is possible for either or both parents to have contributed the particular alleles present in the child . 9 / 27 / 2016 3saurabh bhargava\na dna test profile is a set of dna markers ( up to 15 ) used to determine paternity and identity , including the fbi codis markers used for dna evidence . geneticists developed this set of markers for consistency in identifying individuals and named them according to their location on the gene ( think of\nd2s1338\nas gene\n2\nlocation number\n1338\n) . each marker location ( or\nlocus\n) shows two alleles , represented by numbers on the report . in this case the alleles are simply measures of short tandem repeats ( str ) on the gene . one of these str alleles comes from a person ' s father , one from their mother .\nmeans there is no allele or none detected in one chromosome , such as primer dropout .\nsilent allele\nor null allele of course includes the possibility of rflp bands that are not visible for whatever reason , and of pcr primer dropout . the only caveat is that one must somehow estimate the frequency o with which alleles are unobserved .\nnotes 1 * , 2 * , 3 * : the complicated formulas are not implemented . instead , these situations are approximated using the similar formulas 1 , 2 , 3 .\nfor example , if the cpi is 100 , 000 , it means that the alleged father is 100 , 000 times more likely to be the biological father of the child than an untested , unrelated , random man in the population . in other words , the chance that he has matched the child by pure coincidence would be 1 in 100 , 000 . if the alleged father does not possess the paternal alleles of the child at three or more loci , then the pi at each non - matching locus is 0 , the cpi is 0 , and the alleged father is excluded as the biological father .\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 .\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 .\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 .\n5 . mendelian segregation rules of inheritance : 1 . child has two alleles for each autosomal marker ( one from mother and one from biological father ) 2 . child will have mother\u2019s mitochondrial dna haplotype ( barring mutation ) 3 . child , if a son , will have father\u2019s y - chromosome haplotype ( barring mutation ) c , d a , c a , b 9 / 27 / 2016 5saurabh bhargava\n6 . conti . . \u2022 for instance , assume that a child has a 10 and 11 allele for a particular genetic system and the child ' s mother is known to possess a 10 and a 12 allele for this system . \u2022 the mother must have contributed the 10 allele and the 11 allele must be paternal . in this example , any man who does not possess an 11 allele could not be the child ' s father ( barring the possibility of mutation that converts one allele to another - something that is unlikely but can be taken into consideration if needed ) . \u2022 in the event that a man is not excluded , the likelihood that a randomly chosen man might also be able to provide the allele in question to the child can be determined by examining the allelic frequencies from a relevant population database . 9 / 27 / 2016 6saurabh bhargava\n12 . two possible results 1 . inclusion : \u2022 tested man , alleged father , could be this child\u2019s father 2 . exclusion : \u2022 there is no way that the af could be this child\u2019s father 9 / 27 / 2016 12saurabh bhargava\n19 . prior probability \u2022 if we wishes to assume a prior probability of 50 % , then the ( posterior ) probability will be \u201cx\u201d [ whatever figure is given ] . \u2022 on the other hand , if we feel that some other prior probability is appropriate , then the posterior probability will be somewhat different . \u2022 note : if the report gives a w value with no mention at all of a prior probability ( which is the practice in most countries ) , then it is flat misleading . 9 / 27 / 2016 19saurabh bhargava\n21 . prior probability \u2022 suppose that the defendant presents powerful testimony : the woman is unreliable and has made many false accusations in the past ; he is a prominent person , a likely target ; she admits that full penetration did not occur and that he failed to ejaculate . \u2022 suppose that from all of this the judge is persuaded to estimate that if testimony like this were presented in 500 cases , only about once would the man be the father and 499 he would have been falsely accused . so pp = 1 / 500 . \u2022 applying the above formula , we get \u2013 w = 99 . 5 % , at 0 . 02 % prior probability . \u2022 the verdict is probably the same whether w = 99 . 5 % or 99 . 92 % . 9 / 27 / 2016 21saurabh bhargava\n22 . prior probability \u2022 so while the man is entitled by our system of jurisprudence to have his say in court , it is likely that nothing he can say will be significant compared to the force of the dna evidence . 9 / 27 / 2016 22saurabh bhargava\nclipping is a handy way to collect important slides you want to go back to later . now customize the name of a clipboard to store your clips .\noffering ukba , embassy certificated immigration dna testing in over 200 countries . . .\ndiscover your ancestry with the world ' s most advanced testing services . . .\nhowever , if dna test analysts knew that most people would have an allele value of\n12\nat this location , the pi might be smaller , say . 0782 . it ' s true the two participants match , and that could be because one is the biological father of the child , but it could also be they match simply because most people would match with this allele value at this location .\non the other hand , what if dna scientists knew that very few people would have an allele value of\n12\nat this location ? the match would be stronger because it ' s more rare . in this case the pi value might increase ; it might be 3 . 452 , or 12 . 819 or as high as 34 . 125 , depending on the strength of the match . a pi value is 0 . 000 indicates that there is no match between the two profiles at this location .\ndisclaimer . the content of this website is for information purposes only . it is not indented for any other use . the authors of the website disclaim and any and all liability , loss , injury or damage incurred as a consequence , directly or indirectly , of the use or application of any content of this web site . the information should not been used as medical advice . you should always contact a doctor to discuss any and all medical issues in combination with your medical and family record . do not take any medical decisions without first fully discussing with your doctor .\nthis paper has not been carefully edited into html . you may , however , download a\nfrom proceedings for the international symposium on human identification 1989 , editor ( none ) , copyright 1990 promega corporation , pp 21 - 53 .\nthe following question , while not essential for computation of pi , is of interest and importance for validation studies .\nthe simplest approach , and a common one , is to reason as follows . let\nthe simple method is too simple . it assumes that y is the size of the allele . in practice , y is only a measurement . the normal curve at the left is suggestive of the uncertainty of the measurement . if we make the assumption that y is normally distributed with\nthen as suggested by figure 2 we consider a weighted average of the shaded areas as the center of the area is wiggled back and forth , weighted according to the normal curve . thus we are led to the formula\nhowever , the reasoning is still not complete . the normal distribution represents the probability that an allele whose true size is y would be measured somewhere else , whereas the experimental situation is the converse : y is the\nrefer to the figure at the right . an allele of size y is equally likely to be mis - measured as l or as r . but a measurement at y is much more likely to be a mis - measurement of r than of l , simply because , and precisely in the proportion that , r is the more common allele . by an application of bayes ' theorem , then , the correct weighting function , illustrated here , is proportional to n ( tx ,\nin this chapter we discuss several issues pertaining to reliability of molecular weight determination .\nour membranes include a ladder of standards every tenth lane or so . this amounts to three or four ladders .\nwe use a digitizing tablet to enter data from dna sizing membranes into a computer . this method is low - tech , but simple and reliable . the membrane is taped to the surface of the tablet , the appropriate computer program is invoked , and then the operator digitizes the dna bands one at a time using a hand - held object called a\ncursor\nwhich contains cross - hairs and buttons .\nintraassay variation \u0096 that is , the difference between two different digitizations of the same membrane \u0096 averages 17 ( \u00b114 ) base pairs at 6 . 7kb , and 9 ( \u00b17 ) at 3 . 3kb . these differences amount to 0 . 29 % mw and 0 . 26 % mw .\nas a first step to minimizing errors , a schematic image of the membrane is built on the computer display as the membrane is being digitized . this was the first of several reasons that led us to include color graphics capability as part of the computer requirements . the screen image shows colored lanes corresponding to the lanes of the membrane . as each point is digitized by virtue of the operator pressing a cursor button , a blip appears at a corresponding position on the screen . the lanes containing standards \u0096 every tenth lane or so \u0096 are in a brightly contrasting color . these lanes usually have 10 bands , as opposed to the one to four ( in case of co - electrophoresis ) bands in data lanes . a glance at the screen will quickly tell whether all bands are present and in the correct relative positions .\ndigitization is very quick \u0096 2 - 3 minutes for a 30 lane membrane .\nconverting digitized positions to molecular weight is a matter of interpolation . since fragment mobility will always vary from membrane to membrane , the molecular weight of the dna fragments in each data band can only be assigned by comparing the position of the band to the positions of standard markers ( bands of known molecular weight ) on the same membrane .\nimagine for the moment that there is no variation from lane to lane . then interpolation consists of\na . choosing a curve l ( m ) , where m is migration distance , that gives the molecular weight l of the standard bands when applied to their corresponding m .\nb . evaluating l ( m ) for the migration distances m of the data .\na number of such curves are considered . we experimented with them , used the method of cubic splines for a while , then reevaluated and now use a hyperbola .\nthe method of cubic splines is a standard technique in curve fitting but has nothing particular to do with dna . it is an adequate method of interpolating , as judged by demoting one of the standard markers to a data band , and seeing if we can correctly guess it ' s length by using the cubic through its neighbors . and it may be seen as a virtue that the spline passes exactly through each of the standard markers , and so\npredicts\ntheir lengths exactly .\non the other hand , when on occasion it ' s necessary to extrapolate \u0096 because a data band is too close to the edge of the membrane to have 2 standards on either side \u0096 the cubic method may fail miserably , even ludicrously . it these circumstances sometimes it gives molecular weights that are negative , or 20kb too high .\naccording to elder & southern , such a formula is suggested by a simple model of migration . and since it somewhat mirrors reality , it is less fragile . when extrapolation is necessary the results are still poor , but they ' re not awful .\npassing a curve exactly through all the standard markers may be a poor idea . if some of them are out of the way , so you have to meander to get to them , perhaps they were digitized , or they migrated , inaccurately . to put it another way , rather than judging a data band by comparing it only with nearby standards , farther away standards should have some influence also , though only a modest one .\nlately we have been running a standard ladder from brl as an additional control . interpreting our readings of this ladder under both methods of interpolation (\nup to now we ' ve pretended that the membrane is one - dimensional . in fact , rates of migration might differ from lane to lane , or the membrane might be warped ( e . g . through handling ) . thus , if lanes 1 and 10 are standard lanes , migration distances in lane 5 should probably be interpreted by applying interpolation in the\nlane\ndimension as well . our algorithm is to fit a polynomial through\nthe standard lanes , so that if , say , 30 is also a standard lane , it too would have some influence , albeit a small one , on the interpretation of lane 5 . this method is recommended by the following arguments :\nsuppose the following sort of deformation occurs : lie the gel flat on the table . suppose lane 30 is slid upwards while lanes 1 and 20 are held in position . to the extent that the gel is springy , lane 5 will bow downward ; the lower and upper edges of the gel bend into a rough parabola .\nsuppose the gel is not springy . hold lanes 20 and 30 fast , and deform by sliding lane 1 up . perhaps the soft gel will absorb all the deformation at the few leftmost lanes , lane 5 not moving at all . then in interpreting lane 5 it would be a mistake to take too much account of lane 1 , while ignoring lane 30 which is in fact more representative .\nby visual examination some membranes appear bowed \u0096 judging both from the relative positions of the standard lanes with respect to one another , and from the way the bands slant to make a happy or sad face , it appears that the distortion is smoothly distributed across the width of the membrane .\na fundamental problem for computation of pi in single locus hypervariable dna probe systems is selection of experimental parameters . for coelectrophoresis experiments , the key parameter is delta , the discrimination power of the experimental technique . of secondary importance is the standard deviation of measurement variation , which is of primary importance for calculation of pi based only on allele measurements [ gjertson , et al am j . hum . genet .\n( 1988 ) 860 - 869 ] . there are two separate standard deviations : interassay ( between run ) , appropriate for accounting for measurement error in searching the data base for computation of matching frequency , and intraassay ( within run ) , appropriate for assessing the significance of measured paternal and tested man alleles . repeat experiments will yield these parameters .\n. still , it plays a role in the formula , and is pivotal if one uses gjertson ' s method .\nare higher than observed with the brl ladder ( typically 0 . 3 - 0 . 5 % mw ) and with repeat runs on case material ( typically 0 . 6 % mw ) . part of the discrepancy may be due to our standard placement of the genomic control ( lane # 30 ) , where it may be subject to edge effects .\n2 . are errors really normally distributed ? figure 4 shows the various results of running a control subject many times . the raw data is indicated by the dotted lines . the bold dashed line is a computer - smoothed version of the same data , and it does seem similar to the normal curve included for comparison .\ncannot be less than the width of a band . as the bands in a\nnear heterozygote\nmove closer together , they will begin to merge when the difference in their size ( measured center - to - center ) is equal to the band width . one cannot expect reliably to distinguish two such close bands . one cannot measure width of bands with great precision , but measurement of a few dozen randomly selected band widths yields a good approximation for the lower limit of , which , for our experimental conditions and ps194 and pl336 , is about 1 % mw .\ncannot be smaller than the distance between the measured bands of the closest heterozygote . figure 6 is a scattergram showing the relative distance between band measurements for\nnear heterozygotes\n( plotted as a function of the smaller allele ) , and distribution of homozygotes .\nfrom the computer files , there are few heterozygous individuals with allelic difference < 1 % mw , and many < 2 % mw . these observations suggest that\nnote that , in practice , we do not distinguish heterozygotes with bands closer than 1 % mw , although repeat runs with greater resolution occasionally will resolve a\nfat band\nas heterozygous ( see above ) . thus , the limiting factor in resolution of heterozygotes appears to be delta , rather than nonexistence of heterozygotes with alleles closer than 1 % mw . again , the lower limit of for our experimental conditions is about 1 % mw .\nfrom experimental data by assuming hardy - weinberg equilibrium . these methods are useful not because hardy - weinberg is a plausible assumption ( which it may or may not be \u0096 see section vi ) , but for a slightly better reason . namely , we feel comfortable in assuming that any deviation from equilibrium will be in the direction of excess homozygosity . in that case , the true value of will be if anything lower than estimated by these methods .\nthe calculation is to choose pairs of alleles at random from the data base , calculating the frequency with which pairs of alleles differ by more than , and choosing so that calculated heterozygosity agrees with observed heterozygosity . this calculation assumes hardy - weinberg equilibrium . when applied to our hispanic data bases :\n= 1 . 4 % mw for each probe , comfortably larger than the minimum estimates ( 1 . 0 % mw ) obtained above . when this experiment was repeated with smaller caucasian and black data bases , anomalous results were obtained \u0096 observed heterozygosity agreed with calculated heterozygosity for caucasians when\n= 2 . 4 % mw . observed band widths and close heterozygotes were not different among races ( data not shown ) , so the source of the anomalous results suggested either limitations of equation v . b . 2 , sampling variation , or deviation from hardy - weinberg equilibrium . most of the data used for the above were obtained from blots which are limited to deletion of alleles less than 12 . 4 kb ( ps194 ) and 8 . 8 kb ( pl336 ) . less than 1 % of alleles for caucasians and blacks are expected to be missed by this technique [ d . dykes , personal communication ] , which is insufficient to account for the observed differences .\nfrequently , mean exclusion probability is determined from case material by shifting tested men by one or more positions , thus matching mother - child pairs with non - fathers . men for whom both alleles differ from the paternal allele ( s ) by more than are considered to be excluded . this method yields a calculated , rather than experimental , exclusion probability , as it depends on the value chosen for\n. such methods have yielded illogical results - calculated larger than observed h . such results are equivalent to a claim that ones chance to win the lottery is greater with a single ticket than with two . if the limitations for equation v . b . 2 and hardy - weinberg equilibrium are satisfied , the inevitable conclusion for such anomalous results is that the chosen value for is too small . if such a is used for calculations of pi , the resulting pi ' s will be too large . however , if experimental is available , agreement with calculated provides validation of the chosen value of . in the absence of several hundred exclusion cases , may be calculated from equation v . b . 2 , and also calculated from case material by displacing tested men from mother child pairs , and choosing so that the two estimates of are in agreement . this method is subject to the limitations ( above ) for equation v . b . 2 .\nthrough measurement , it seems worthwhile to consider what relationship should be expected theoretically . in quoting\nas a percent of molecular weight we are implicitly assuming that the same percentage applies at various weights . is this a reasonable assumption ?\nthen if we know how l and beta behave as functions of m , it should be possible to compute how behaves .\n= 0 . 965 cm , and c = 64 kb - cm are typical values for the parameters , which depend on running conditions . we have found that such an equation gives an excellent fit for molecular weights from 3 - 12kb . as for the behavior of with respect to m , many assumptions are possible but we ' ll consider only the possibilities\n= 0 . 05cm and various choices of the parameter alpha . alpha = 0 is the naive assumption that is a constant ; alpha = 1 represents the pessimistic assumption that a band grows twice as thick if it migrates twice as far ; and alpha = \u00bd corresponds to the notion that band diffusion is some sort of random walk process .\n= 1 . 4 % mw at l = 7 kb . the result is figure 7 . since at least the dotted line , corresponding to alpha = 1 , is close to constant , this analysis lends plausibility to the practice of taking\nsome tests are given that depend on checking some formulas relating exclusion rates , expected heterozygosity rates , and simple functions of pi .\nfinally ( subsection v . d ) we present a forensic application similar in spirit to v . b .\nthe above relationships are independent of assumptions of hardy - weinberg equilibrium . equations ( v . a . 1 ) and ( v . a . 2 ) may be found in [ nijenhuis , le . pp . 103 - 114 , inclusion probabilities in parentage testing . ed r . walker aabb 1983 arlington , va ] . equation ( v . a . 3 ) may be found in [ morris , jw . p 267 - 276 , of the same volume ] .\nin order to make use of equations ( v . a . 1 ) , ( v . a . 2 ) , and ( v . a . 3 ) , we shall require values for the mean exclusion probability ,\ncalculated from h ( equation v . b . 2 below ) with experimental findings is excellent .\nthe determination that an individual is homozygous or heterozygous at a given locus may be regarded as a coelectrophoresis experiment . the maternal and paternal alleles are coelectrophoresed in the same lane and a visual determination is made as to whether or not two alleles can be distinguished . for a given population , heterozygosity ( h ) may be regarded as the mean exclusion probability for the hypothesis that maternal and paternal alleles are identical . this biostatistic might be useful if one is investigating the possibility that the phenotypes of a given individual arose from incest .\nit is standard practice to determine exclusion / non - exclusion by coelectrophoresis in the same lane of specimens from child and tested man . if the alleles of the tested man are clearly distinguished from the paternal allele ( s ) , an exclusion is recorded . this procedure is highly analogous to determination of homozygosity / heterozygosity - the difference is that for heterozygosity / homozygosity the maternal allele has one chance to match the paternal allele , while for exclusion / non - exclusion , there are\nchances for a match between the tested man and paternal allele . it is perhaps not surprising that the mean exclusion probability (\nderivations of equations ( v . b . 1 ) and ( v . b . 2 ) are given in appendix b . predicted values for\nlimitations of equations ( v . b . 1 ) & ( v . b . 2 )\nit is essential that criteria for heterozygosity / homozygosity be identical to those used for exclusion / non - exclusion . in our laboratory heterozygosity depends on identifying two discrete bands in the phenotype of an individual - the same criteria ( alleles of the tested man must be discretely different from the paternal allele ( s ) ) is used for exclusion . thus ,\nfat bands\nare recorded as homozygous in the data base , and as non - exclusions in case material ( for purposes of analysis ) although we have found in both experimental situations that retesting under conditions of increased electrophoretic resolution will sometimes permit splitting of\nfat bands\ninto two discrete alleles .\nequations ( v . b . 1 ) and ( v . b . 2 ) assume that silent alleles (\nblanks\n) occur with negligible frequency . while this appears to be the case with most single locus hypervariable dna probe systems , failure to identify alleles because of experimental conditions will cause significant distortion . if 2 % of bands are missed because they are too large or too small for the conditions of electrophoresis or blotting , observed heterozygosity will be low by about four percentage points .\nhowever pi ' s are computed , relationships ( v . a . 1 ) , ( v . a . 2 ) , and ( v . a . 3 ) must hold . optimally , a large series of case material should be used , so that and pi distribution may be determined experimentally . our case material is limited , so we have made use of simulation methods .\na representative collection of pi ' s for fathers were calculated from the data bases in the following fashion . each observed allele was considered in turn to be a paternal allele , and pi\nwas computed , taking = 1 . 4 % mw and = 0 . 6 % mw , as :\nthis equation , introduced on page 1 , assumes that a single paternal allele is identified and the non - excluded alleged father is heterozygous . since we are assuming that the alleged father is the biological father , pi\nmust be corrected for possible homozygosity of the father and for the possibility of two possible paternal alleles . we do this by the following approximation , whose derivation is given in appendix c :\n[ 1 + h ( 1 - h ) ( 2 - h ) / 2 ] ( v . c . 1 )\nequation v . c . 2 can be used to predict , given the allele distribution and assuming a value for .\ncan be regarded as a measure of the power of a test . in this respect it is worth considering other statistics that one might consider in this role .\nan arithmetic mean , or f , is not a good measure of typical performance because it is too much influenced by occasional large values .\nthe defect of averaging pi ' s can be avoided by averaging in the domain of probabilities rather than likelihood ratios . that is , for each pi compute a probability w , find , and then backtrack to the corresponding pi . this method has the theoretical blemish of depending on a choice of prior probability , but experiment shows that the choice of prior doesn ' t matter very much .\nis also a sensible statistic in that likelihood ratios are meant to be multiplied . it also has the appeal of being the only candidate that naturally combines systems : the geometric mean pi for a combination of independent systems is the product of the geometric means per system .\nthis equation yields a\nquick and dirty\nestimate of typical pi for fathers from observed or calculated heterozygosity . the similarity of equations v . c . 3 and ii . 1 should be noted .\n( equation v . c . 2 ) and calculated from observed heterozygosity ( equation v . b . 2 ) .\nour analysis yields the conclusion that for our experimental conditions typical and median pi ' s should be about 3 for ps194 , and about 4 - 6 for pl336 . these values are substantially less than those claimed for single locus probes of equivalent polymorphism [ balazs , et al am . j . hum genet . 44 ( 1989 ) 182 - 190 ] . see endean , d . , these proceedings , for a further evaluation of these probes .\nfor case material consisting of roughly equal numbers of fathers and non - fathers , equation ( v . a . 3 ) can be used . for cases in which non - exclusion is observed for a given probe , w ( 50 % prior ) for that system can be computed and averaged , yielding estimates for mean exclusion probability for comparison to observed or calculated .\nfor unselected case material tested in an extensive test battery , realistic prior probability can be closely estimated from exclusion rate . for each probe system , w ( realistic prior ) can be calculated for each case . sum of w ' s ( including exclusion cases ) equal the expected number of fathers ( realistic prior probability sample size ) .\nfor very large collections of unselected case material with extensive testing , pi ' s in each probe system may be grouped by magnitude . by definition of pi , the frequency of pi ' s among fathers with a < pi < b should be more than a but less than b times greater than the frequency among non - fathers . see morris , j . w . [ transfusion 29 ( 1989 ) p281 ] for application to conventional systems .\nsuppose we have 100 cases and know ( through thorough testing with conventional methods ) that 70 of them represent fathers .\nwhich means that 100 such men supposedly include 82 fathers , or that this one man is ( probabilistically ) 0 . 82 fathers .\nhowever , this method is only useful when the test is not too powerful , as in the example . suppose to the contrary that the new test shows the following results :\n29 of the 30 non - fathers are also excluded by the new test .\nderivation of these approximations , which assume hardy - weinberg equilibrium , can be found in appendix d , d . if coelectrophoresis is not performed , it seems to us that the method of gjertson is easily adaptable to phenotype matching , and can be modified , as suggested by gjertson , to account for\nnon - random\nmeasurement error . [ see evett , i , these proceedings ] ."]}
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fi network supplied by bandwidth from an existing wireless source , or from the ethernet port .\nat the moment , on the iphone , there doesn ' t appear to be a way to get files out of the dobox to another app , like a pdf reader . to circumvent this , a number of file viewers have the ability to connect to an smb share directly , and connecting them directly to the dobox works .\nreal tool of sales support , application dobox mobile engie simulates a loan offer enhanced , adapted to projects and financing needs of improvements in customer habitat . the dobox mobile engie provides funding approach by the monthly repayment envisaged by the client to achieve its future work . the benefits of mobile dobox engie for professionals : - a simple to use tool - an automatic update schedules to offer the best credit offers permanently - a food to the documents necessary for the creation of the credit agreement the benefits of mobile dobox engie for customers : - an immediate simulation of the financing best suited to their project work - 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the - top content play that has been building among nigerian telcos these past years .\nthe dobox was designed with a slew of features intended to make life easier for travelers using ipad or iphones . appleinsider examined one of the first produced after a successful kickstarter campaign .\ngot to move files to an ipad ? using the dobox and its app is a good solution \u2014but transferring the files via itunes filesharing may be better , depending on what you need .\n- exactly when will i get my dobox ? - unfortunately we can ' t yet tell you for sure , but we are doing everything to be able to ship them all in june .\nwith two usb ports , hdmi out , micro usb charging , a headphone jack , and an ethernet port , the company says its dobox \u201cturns your ipad or iphone into a macbook pro , \u201d according to its kickstarter page . while that sounds like marketing rhetoric , there\u2019s something to be said about the dobox\u2019s sheer breadth of functionality , assuming it does make its way to market .\nmtn\u2019s announced a partnership with do media , owners of online video rental and distribution company do box to offer do box content over their network to mobile devices . according to the statement from mtn , via its mtn dobox app would offer free access to the content via a dedicated dobox \u201cinternet bundle\u201d when you download the app via their store . rental and purchase charges would still apply though .\nthis is a little awkward , in practice . while the dobox is designed to be self - enclosed and as\napple - like\nas possible , a physical switch would have been better .\nlikewise , a dobox connected to an oculus rift headset is shown on the kickstarter page . since it seemed like a bit of a stretch , we decided to reach out to find out more .\nv\u00e9ritable outil d\u2019aide \u00e0 la vente , l\u2019application dobox mobile engie permet de simuler une offre de pr\u00eat bonifi\u00e9e , adapt\u00e9e aux projets et aux besoins de financement des travaux d\u2019am\u00e9lioration de l\u2019habitat des clients . la dobox mobile engie permet une approche du financement par la mensualit\u00e9 de remboursement envisag\u00e9e par le client pour r\u00e9aliser ses futurs travaux . les avantages de la dobox mobile engie pour les professionnels : - un outil simple \u00e0 utiliser - une mise \u00e0 jour automatique des bar\u00e8mes pour proposer en permanence la meilleure offre de cr\u00e9dit - une aide \u00e0 l\u2019alimentation des documents n\u00e9cessaires \u00e0 la constitution du contrat de cr\u00e9dit les avantages de la dobox mobile engie pour les clients : - une simulation imm\u00e9diate du financement le mieux adapt\u00e9 \u00e0 leur projet de travaux - une offre de pr\u00eat bonifi\u00e9e * * application r\u00e9serv\u00e9e aux partenaires engie * *\nthe dobox is very finely machined \u2014and also quite dense . the one - pound unit comes in at just over 5 inches square , and is about three - quarters of an inch tall on a table .\ndespite being unclear about how the company plans on garnering third - party developer support for its all - in - one apple peripheral , this is dobox has quite the enticing product on its hands . the dobox is scheduled to launch in march 2017 for $ 150 if you back it on kickstarter . we\u2019re uncertain just how much it will cost once it releases , but you still have eight days to pledge support now for the early bird discount .\nin the time that dobox has been active on mtn and etisalat , it\u2019s been touted as possible competition for irokotv especially because of the zero - rated content download powered by the telco partnerhip . but dobox is hardly proving a worthy competitor . uptake has been middling at best , if a < 50 , 000 downloads on the android play is anything go by , and dobox has largely stayed under the radar since its last partnership with etisalat in q1 2015 . it\u2019ll be interesting to see how the airtel partnership shakes out and what it will do to the startup\u2019s fortunes in a space that also has solo view , and afrinolly ( which is also backed by mtn ) offering similar services exclusively on mobile .\nas part of the indiegogo campaign , we were promised that you could connect to a mac from an ipad when on - the - go , and control it remotely . this is where connecting a mouse to the dobox pays off .\nwhile out and about with the dobox , we got asked a lot of questions about it \u2014including but not limited to\nwhat does it do ,\nwhat ' s it for ,\nand\nwhy do i need one .\nin the interests of full disclosure , our pre - release period with the device wasn ' t smooth \u2014but that ' s the case with just about any new product . the dobox developers have proven very capable of issuing both hardware and software updates .\nthe dobox includes a usb - a to usb - c charging cable for use with a wall adapter . the company recommends a usb 3 . 0 or newer type - a or type - c port to get the full 1 amp of charging power .\nwhen you see the dobox , and what it can do , you know already if it ' ll simplify your life as a universal adapter of sorts . it ' s just a hard sell if you only need to do one thing that it can accomplish .\none of the basic premises of the dobox is simple filesharing between macos and ios . the device is supposed to connect through an smb share \u2014but using macos sierra , we had difficulty with that method . connecting to the device with its native ip address was easier .\nmtn was the first company to layer dobox on top of its network back in 2013 in what was initially thought to be an exclusive partnership . this partnership turned out to be something similar to a licencing deal after the startup announced a similar deal with etisalat in 2014 .\ndobox , brainchild of do media lets you rent or purchase shortfilms and full length movies from your computer , mobile devices and game consoles via their magicbox service . they have also got musicbox , livebox and eyebox which cater to music , live events streaming and user generated content respectively .\n\u201cnow that technology has met with creativity , i believe nigerian movies , will be taken to the next level . as one of the producers , who have his movie on mtn dobox , i must commend mtn for this initiative , now our films can reach everyone , \u201d he said .\nthis picture above is a concept that we want to build with your help . on the pictures below you can see the current prototype of the dobox , made of high quality aluminium . we have to finalize the design and the board . pledge and help us to make it even better !\nif you wanted to buy all the accessories , you would have to pay at least $ 700 . but you don ' t have to pay this high price , because with the dobox you can do everything . if you are fast , the super early bird price starts as low as $ 149 .\nnetworking on the dobox is provided through an ethernet port and 802 . 11n wi - fi . video out is provided over hdmi 1 . 2 , and other connectivity options include audio - out , a pair of usb 3 . 0 ports , a usb - c input , and a microsd card reader .\nwe are getting ready to ship you the dobox , and we would need you to send us or update your shipping addresses . we also ask for phone number , because the courier company will need it . unfortunately , choosing the color is not available . please make sure that all your info is correct ! thank you .\nwith the airtel dobox , airtel subscribers will be able to download videos and other popular entertainment content without data charges , but only pay a one - time rent via airtime recharge . a one - time rent that varies depending on the kind of content downloaded and the length of time the content will stay on a user\u2019s device .\ndobox a 3 out of 5 as it stands today \u2014with a great deal of potential for future improvement . given that the company is highly responsive to the wants of its consumer base and isn ' t afraid to issue fixes , we ' ll revisit this later as the software matures , and we ' re looking forward to what we discover .\n\u201cthis partnership with do media will provide customers a seamless user experience , through dobox internet bundle ( dib ) . it will grant customers\u2019 access to conveniently rent movies and trailers . nigerian entertainment - seekers can now have access to movies of different languages , hausa , ibo , yoruba and many more languages on the go , whenever and however they can . \u201d\nhardware : we have to finalize the design and the board , test everything , and apply for different certifications ( ce , fcc , etc . ) . we may face possible delays , but we will do everything to deliver on time . by reaching the various stretch goals we will have to comply with the requirements of the apple mfi program . we are aware of this , and strive to get the mfi certification of dobox . software : we create custom kernel and software , but we use such solutions that will allow for online updates . this way we can fix the possible bugs , and continue to work on the updates . quality : each dobox will be tested before dispatch , but they also may have problems , therefore we give one year guarantee .\napple goes to great lengths to ensure its users are continuously buying into new products within its ecosystem . want to use an sd card with your iphone ? you\u2019ll need a $ 30 adapter . want to wirelessly project to an external display ? you\u2019ll need a $ 150 apple tv . after awhile , these products can pack quite a punch on your wallet . that is why one english startup , this is dobox ltd . , is creating a single accessory that wants to a replace an assortment of apple\u2019s own devices .\nas it stands , the dobox replaces a bunch of other single - function devices and cabling . no longer is there a need to shlep around a lightning flash drive , a travel router , a lightning - to - hdmi adapter , and a slew of other connectors . as a bonus , it ' ll connect usb - a devices to a usb - c computer like the 2016 macbook pro when not in use . the box doesn ' t connect using uasp , so the functionality is rudimentary , but it is there .\nmy name is mate molnar , a long - time apple fan and inventor . i also felt frustrated like many others , and i wanted to find a simple solution to these problems . after many months of fruitless research , i realized that i have to create it myself . the initial idea was a sleek ipad case with multiple ports on the back . but one day i had the idea that it would be useful for iphones and macs , as well . so , i started working on the first prototype of a separate device . this is how the dobox was born .\ngb\u00e9nga is a memoirist and a tech - space explorer . skittish adventurer . he loves post - apocalyptic fiction , the synoptic gospels and oatmeal . editor at techcabal .\n27th march 2015 . the battle for 4g subscribers in cote d\u2019ivoire looks like it will hot up soon as the \u201cbig gorilla\u201d operators enter the market . there\u2019s currently a blockage but the government and regulator think they have a plan to overcome it . russell southwood spoke to yann le guen , managing director of cote d\u2019ivoire\u2019s only independent 4g provider yoomee .\nethio telecom is set to launch its 4g network in ethiopia this weekend . ethio , the state - run operator has partnered with huawei and zte to expand mobile phone infrastructure throughout the\u2026\nmobile telecommunication giant econet wireless was last friday forced to eat a humble pie when the supreme court quizzed how its lawyers filed a hopeless case as an appeal . econet had\u2026\nnigeria is about to witness another round of spectrum auction , the 2 . 6ghz spectrum band , which was initially scheduled for auctioning in december last year , but was stepped down for administrative\u2026\nare we moving towards the end of the internet connection costing too much in dakar ? it seems we are on the way with the \u201cdakar digital city\u201d project . well , the citizens\u2026\nwith one of the lowest internet penetration rates in west africa , the republic of niger will now have the opportunity to leverage on the huge bandwidth capacity . phase3 telecom has revealed\u2026\ninternet service providers , afcom sierra leone has been fined us $ 220 , 000 ( two hundred and twenty thousand united states dollars ) for illegally terminating international calls , thus , bypassing the international gateway . the fine\u2026\nthe innovation hub yesterday opened its climate innovation centre ( cic ) , in partnership with the world bank ' s infodev programme for supporting entrepreneurs . the cic is a strategic green economy initiative founded through\u2026\ncomputing solutions company intel announced the launch of its software and services group ( ssg ) in south africa , which will see intel\u2019s developer zone made available locally . the intel developer zone\u2026\ndigital finance experts in kenya say african users will increasingly benefit from the introduction of a money transfer service onto facebook ' s instant messaging platform . facebook said last week that users on\u2026\nglobal payment technology company , mastercard , has introduced electronic payment system technology to micro , small and medium enterprises in the country . the company described the e - payment system as nigeria\u2019s first msme - focused acceptance\u2026\nmtn has launched a music streaming service called mtn music + , which it says will feature music from all over africa , including south african favourites . available as an android and web application , \u2026\nthe conflict with boko haram in southwest niger currently monopolizes the country ' s news . on march 3 , boko haram killed 19 civilians in an attack on two villages , kiu keleha and\u2026\nwechat africa appoints new head of contentwechat africa has appointed makhosazana zwane - siguqa its first head of content , itweb reported . in her new position , zwane - siguqa said she will create and implement\u2026\naccording to a statement by mtn , the partnership is aimed at bringing the cinema closer to its consumers , through their mobile phones .\n\u201cthis app leaves subscribers , who are lovers of premier and blockbuster movies , with no stress of going to the cinema to watch premier and blockbuster movies because once the app is downloaded , and registration is done , subscribers can rent movies with a token , without further use of data to access and watch movies , \u201d mtn explained in a statement .\nspeaking on the partnership , mtn nigeria\u2019s senior manager , consumer marketing , saidat m\u2019hammed lawal said the initiative was borne out of the desire to deliver top - of - the - range entertainment to mtn\u2019s subscribers at unprecedented and unrivalled speed .\nnigerian movie producer and director , charles novia , said the product would go a long way to solve the distribution challenges that is confronting the industry .\n\u201cwe are very lucky to have chosen the right partners to promote this initiative . this is one of mtn\u2019s bold steps to deliver a new digital world to its customers . indeed , this move has reinforced mtn\u2019s leadership position in leading the charge in the delivery of invaluable digital world to ict subscribers in nigeria , \u201d ceo do media , gafar williams added .\niroko is hiring , and you can win n1 , 000 , 000 for taking their test .\nthe video content game in nigeria is really heating up , with ibaka tv and irokotv making moves recently , and with mtn seeking a piece of the action , it\u2019ll be an interesting space to watch .\ninterc networks , a reincarnation of of intercellular networks , the very first cdma network in nigeria and . . .\netisalat is now 9mobile and for those who have been following the situation closely , it was . . .\nglo nigeria which has one of the lowest data costs seems to have modified its subscription pattern . . .\nmtn has recorded its first yearly loss in 22 years . according to the financial statement released . . .\nglo has come up with a plan to reward its customers with smartphones . for anyone who . . .\nmtn nigeria has partnered with audrey pack to fight against infant and maternal mortality . in nigeria maternal mortality . . .\nin the past three months , there has been a drop in the number of active internet . . .\nmtn nigeria , nigeria\u2019s largest telco was in 2015 fined n1 . 04trillion for failing to disconnect unregistered lines . . .\nmtn has sent out a text message to all its blackberry internet subscribers stating that they . . .\nwe were all excited , when mtn\u2019s 4g lte network quietly went live across the country , partly . . .\nthe ncc released the latest internet subscriber data and it doesn\u2019t look good for both global . . .\nfirst , there was the announcement that data prices would be going up this december due to . . .\ntake it anywhere with you and even charge your phone or tablet . it comes with a built - in lithium ion battery to charge your devices from usb .\nlike the magic trackpad or other bluetooth mouse , keyboard , speaker , etc .\nyou can view or edit your documents or share them with others wirelessly and securely offline .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n. it rapidly hit its funding goal shortly thereafter in april , which brought with it the extra ability to function as a usb hub when powered down .\nthe device is powered via either usb - c or its internal 8 , 000 mah battery . the same battery can charge other devices over usb - a connections .\nthe aluminum finish picks up fingerprints and\nseasoning\nfrom handling readily , but is also easily cleaned with a screen wipe or just a damp paper towel .\nthere is no conventional power switch on the device . turning it on is done with a circular swipe on the power level indicator panel on top . it takes about 16 seconds for the unit to fully boot .\nfrom empty to full , using an apple ipad power adapter , it took three hours to charge the accessory ' s battery .\nsharing a wireless network connection went off without a hitch in our testing . we tried both connecting to ethernet and sharing public wi - fi with a peak of 9 devices , and encountered no issues other than those induced by congested wi - fi traffic .\neven at very close range , data transfers were slow . the max speed we reached was about 15 megabytes per second to internal storage . we connected a mushkin ventura ultra 120 gigabyte ssd to a usb 3 . 0 port and found that after the internal storage was filled , transfers quadruped to around 60 megabytes per second .\nso the speed limitations don ' t appear to be because of wi - fi problems , but because the flash media just couldn ' t write data any faster .\nhowever , even given the usb hub feature of the device , we couldn ' t locally mount the storage when physically connected to a macbook pro . this wasn ' t promised as a feature , but it seems like it should have been .\napple has made a big deal about how there ' s no need for a pointer other than an apple pencil or a finger . as such , its apis aren ' t really mouse - friendly .\nit ' s also a bandwidth - limited solution however , reliant on how good of a connection you have on both ends .\nd . c . branch , so that effectively rules out bandwidth problems at one location . at schools and libraries , we had no problems remotely using a wired 2012 mac mini .\nstarbucks and mcdonald ' s didn ' t go so well . it appears the threshold for acceptable remote use is about 8 megabits up and down , with a relatively powerful router on both ends .\nthe hdmi port functions as expected , if all you want is video out . if you need audio too , then you need to run a cable from the audio - out port to an input somewhere else .\nthis isn ' t a bad thing if you rely on a hdmi - to - dvi connector on an older projector , and rely on an audio - out connection for the speakers in the unit . for everybody else , it might be an annoyance .\nthe long and the short of it is , if you have an apple tv , use that for airplay . if you don ' t , this will ( mostly ) work .\na fully supported device is leagues better than one released half - baked and forgotten . kudos for the improvement initiative .\nwe never had a good script for those questions . they were best answered by asking about a person ' s possible needs and going from there .\napple ' s ios 11 . 4 . 1 update makes usb restricted mode active\napple releases ios 11 . 4 . 1 , homepod 11 . 4 . 1 , tvos 11 . 4 . 1 & watchos 4 . 3 . 2 [ u ]\nwhen we achieve our $ 500k stretch goal , we build in the apple watch charger and get the apple mfi certification . take a look at our stretch goals below !\nwe are the apple freedom fighters . we don ' t fight against apple , we fight for apple fans to make their lives even better . we love apple , but we also feel limited in its possibilities . in the recent years , apple has been intentionally reducing the number of ports on its products , while making us buy over - priced adapters . we have an iphone , an ipad , and the new macbook , but we felt frustrated , because we faced the following problems :\nwe couldn ' t easily connect our old loudspeakers , printers , keyboards , projectors , etc .\nthe definition of portability has changed in the last several years . . .\n- tim cook\nhowever , i knew i couldn ' t finish this alone , so i found the best people to help me . now the team consists of four young professionals . we are recruiting apple fans to help us build the primary weapon of this freedom fight . the first wireless dock for apple devices . the one that brings balance to the apple universe . the missing part that completes the apple .\nthese prices are in usd , but our prices are fixed in gbp . usd prices may change depending on the actual conversion rate .\nthe faster you act the better , because we have only a limited amount of doboxes at the early bird price . pledge before the price goes up !\nyou can continue to be frustrated because of the limited connectivity of your apple devices , and the difficulty of sharing files . you can continue to buy expensive adapters , which take up a lot of space .\nmate graduated as computer engineer ( bsc ) , then continued his studies , and earned a degree in business development ( msc ) . he has been working with linux for almost 10 years . in addition to the world of startups , he competes in dog shows with his pug .\nbalint has spent more than 6 years doing electronic hardware design . currently working at our partner , hunify laboratories as hardware and production support engineer . he graduated as an electrical and electronics engineer , then gets his master ' s degree in broadband and wireless communication . he loves to climbing and cycling .\nalbert is studying software development at the e\u00f6tv\u00f6s lor\u00e1nd university . earlier , he was working as a software engineer at the mobile broadband security r & d department of nokia networks , and previously developed ios software for an oxford - based company . his preferred freetime activities are running , playing the piano , reading in the topics of it and science .\nright after graduation from the corvinus university of budapest , gabor started his own business , reselling domain names for a profit . later , he created a leading link building agency , and also learned about mobile marketing , digital publishing , hospitality marketing and info product creation . he likes backpacking around the world , meditation , hiking and surfing .\nplease take a look at our demo video ! these features are under development .\nthis month ' s update will be a little bit different than before . we ' ll try answer your most burning questions one - by - one .\n- how many doboxes have you sent out so far ? - unfortunately none , because of software and firmware bugs , of which we already fixed a lot .\n- how many units are in the first batch ? - we ordered 50 units in the first batch from the manufacturers , but only received 40 due to lack of manufacturing parts . of these we are sending out 30 to the first backers during may .\n- how many units are in the second batch ? - 1000 pieces , which will be enough for all our kickstarter and indiegogo backers . the electronics will be manufactured by the end of may , because there were problems sourcing some of the parts . afterwards we assemble and test all the units one - by - one , and send them continously as they are ready .\n- what ' s the order of shipping ? - we ship first to kickstarter , and then to indiegogo backers in order of date of pledging .\nnote : update it through kickstarter or indiegogo , not via pm or email .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\ngreat news , 1000 pcbs ready ! 1000 printed circuit boards have already been produced , which are currently under testing .\nwe have just arrived back from china , where we checked out our manufacturing partner ' s factory . we made sure that everything is going smoothly and that they are prepared for the mass manufacturing . the first pilot batch is already in production . urltoken\nwe are proud to announce that we have just received 800 . 000 eur from hiventures , a hungarian investment fund . this will secure the stable functioning of our company in the long run . urltoken\nwe\u2019ve been working on solving our financial situation in the last 4 months , and it looks like we succeeded ! ( no , # apple didn\u2019t buy us . ) urltoken\nafter 4 weeks of testing and tweaking , we changed both the antennas and the modules , and now the wi - fi signal seems to be working correctly .\njust using a mouse with my iphone . . . as you do . . . using the @ thisisdobox . review coming soon ! 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 - 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 .\nby purchasing this item , you are transacting with google payments and agreeing to the google payments terms of service and privacy notice .\n\u201ci know that everyone hates kickstarter , mainly because projects like coolest cooler [ sic ] , \u201d he said . \u201cbut sharing our project with your audience would be a big help for us ! \u201d\nreminding us of kickstarter\u2019s drawbacks rather than its successes doesn\u2019t exactly invoke confidence , but nevertheless a project as ambitious as this could be at least worth looking into .\ndigital trends helps readers keep tabs on the fast - paced world of tech with all the latest news , fun product reviews , insightful editorials , and one - of - a - kind sneak peeks . upgrade your lifestyle"]}
{"id": 54664, "summary": [{"text": "av8er limited ( english : aviator limited ) was a british aircraft manufacturer based in woodford halse , northamptonshire and founded by paul taylor .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the company specialized in the design and manufacture of paramotors in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the us far 103 ultralight vehicles and european rules .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the company was founded in 1996 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the company continues as an information technology firm , supplying data centre services , related equipment and aerial photography services using uavs , computer servers , media platforms , instructional videos and off-road vehicle engines and parts .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "in the aircraft production years av8er manufactured a range of paramotors noted for their lightness and attention to detail , in particular balancing and vibration isolating features .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the models included the explorer , orbiter , observer and titan . ", "topic": 25}], "title": "av8er limited", "paragraphs": ["av8er limited . free business summary taken from official companies house information . free alerts . registered as 04035645\nav8er limited is an active company incorporated on 18 july 2000 with the registered office located in daventry , northamptonshire . av8er limited has been running for 17 years 11 months . there are currently 1 active director and 0 active secretaries according to the latest confirmation statement submitted on 18th july 2017 .\nk . & p . bannister ( heating & plumbing ) limited ( 0 . 05 mile )\nav8er limited was a british aircraft manufacturer based in woodford halse , northamptonshire and founded by paul taylor . the company specialized in the design and manufacture of paramotors in the form of ready - to - fly aircraft for the us far 103 ultralight vehicles and european rules .\nav8er limited was registered on 18 jul 2000 with its registered office in daventry . the business has a status listed as\nactive\n. it currently has one director . the company ' s first directors were lorraine taylor , paul anthony taylor . the business currently employs 1 - 4 people .\nfeaturing high specification av8er machines - and a wide range of accessories and a full range of tested products for paramotoring and outdoor recreational activities connected to propellers ! ! . we have pre - owned machines taken in part exchange for av8er products , and are always building something different ! .\nav8er is a business registered at nn11 3ng daventry at 6 oak drive . this firm has been operating since 2000 and is registered as reg . no . 04035645 . this firm has existed on the english market for 18 years now and company last known state is active . this company ' s standard industrial classification code is 62020 meaning information technology consultancy activities . av8er ltd released its latest accounts for the period that ended on 2017 - 07 - 31 . its latest annual confirmation statement was submitted on 2017 - 07 - 18 .\nwe have access to over 50 top it consultants in the uk skilled in all types of hardware and software including platform migration .\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 .\nthis company has a solitary managing director at the current moment managing the following business , specifically paul t . who ' s been utilizing the director ' s duties for 18 years . the business had been presided over by lorraine t . until 17th may 2003 .\npaul t . is the individual with significant control over this firm , owns over 3 / 4 of company shares and has 3 / 4 to full of voting rights .\ncapital declared on july 23 , 2015 : 2 . 00 gbp ( sh01 )\ncapital declared on august 8 , 2014 : 2 . 00 gbp ( sh01 )\ncompany moved to new address on july 24 , 2013 . old address : tyeworth financial services 113 trent boulevard west bridgeford ng2 5bn ( ad01 ) filed on : 24th , july 2013\n2018 \u00a9 bizdb . co . uk . all rights reserved . terms of use and privacy policy\nall the information provided is derived from publicly available records . unintentional errors are possible - urltoken is not responsible for how accurate or up to date the data is . you use the information provided at your own risk .\nsic 2007 30990 \u2014 manufacture of other transport equipment n . e . c .\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 .\nconfirmation statement made on 18 / 07 / 16 , with updates - \u00a34 . 99\nannual return as at 18 jul 15 ( not accounts ) - \u00a34 . 99\nprivacy policy - terms - contact - copyright \u00a9 companies in the uk ltd 2018 all rights reserved .\n\u2022 manufacture of other transport equipment n . e . c . 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{"id": 54677, "summary": [{"text": "d-wave systems , inc. is a quantum computing company , based in burnaby , british columbia , canada .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "d-wave is the first company in the world to sell quantum computers.citation needed ] citation needed ] the d-wave one was built on early prototypes such as d-wave 's orion quantum computer .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the prototype was a 16-qubit quantum annealing processor , demonstrated on february 13 , 2007 at the computer history museum in mountain view , california .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "d-wave demonstrated what they claimed to be a 28-qubit quantum annealing processor on november 12 , 2007 .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "the chip was fabricated at the nasa jet propulsion laboratory microdevices lab in pasadena , california .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the underlying ideas for the d-wave approach arose from experimental results in condensed matter physics , and in particular work on quantum annealing in magnets performed by dr. gabriel aeppli .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "these ideas were later recast in the language of quantum computation by mit physicists ed farhi , seth lloyd , terry orlando and bill kaminsky , whose publications in 2000 and 2004 provided both a theoretical model for quantum computation that fit with the earlier work in quantum magnetism ( specifically the adiabatic quantum computing model and quantum annealing , its finite temperature variant ) , and a specific enablement of that idea using superconducting flux qubits which is a close cousin to the designs d-wave produced .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "in order to understand the origins of much of the controversy around the d-wave approach , it is important to note that the origins of the d-wave approach to quantum computation arose not from the conventional quantum information field , but from experimental condensed matter physics .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "on may 11 , 2011 , d-wave systems announced d-wave one , described as \" the world 's first commercially available quantum computer \" , operating on a 128-qubit chipset using quantum annealing ( a general method for finding the global minimum of a function by a process using quantum fluctuations ) to solve optimization problems .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "in may 2013 , a collaboration between nasa , google and the universities space research association ( usra ) launched a quantum artificial intelligence lab based on the d-wave two 512-qubit quantum computer that would be used for research into machine learning , among other fields of study .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "on august 20 , 2015 , d-wave systems announced the general availability of the d-wave 2x system , a 1000 + qubit quantum computer .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "this was followed by an announcement on september 28 , 2015 that it had been installed at the quantum artificial intelligence lab at nasa ames research center .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "in january 2017 , d-wave has released the d-wave 2000q and qbsolv .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "qbsolv is a piece of open-source software that solves qubo problems on both company 's quantum processors and classic hardware architectures . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "d - wave systems", "paragraphs": ["d - wave systems inc . strong transactional experience within erp systems . most customers access our quantum systems through the cloud . . . .\nd - wave one and ceo geordie rose . image credit : d - wave systems , inc .\nd - wave systems inc . , the leader in quantum computing systems and software , announced its involvement . . .\npress release : d - wave systems : d - wave names letitia long and steven m . west to board of d - wave government inc .\ncopyright \u00a9 d - wave systems inc . terms careers press media patent notice contact\nd - wave systems : toyota tsusho : signs mou with d - wave systems inc . - using quantum computing - based optimization technology for value - enhancing business -\nowler has collected 17 screenshots of d - wave systems ' website since mar 2013 . the latest d - wave systems website design screenshot was captured in may 2018 .\nd - wave systems ' s president & ceo , vern brownell , currently has an approval rating of 91 % . d - wave systems ' s primary competitors are\nd - wave is a developer and provider of quantum computing systems and software for defense , scientific , technical and other commercial applications . d - wave systems was founded in 1999 . d - wave systems ' headquarters is located in burnaby , british columbia . . .\nd - wave systems : canadian government invests $ 26 . 3 million in four cleantech companies\nsince d - wave systems was founded in 1999 , it has participated in 10 rounds of funding . in total d - wave systems has raised $ 165 . 5m . d - wave systems ' last funding round was on oct 2016 for a total of $ 21 . 0m\nd - wave systems currently has 10 , 247 fans on facebook . as of july 2013 d - wave systems had 264 fans . that ' s a 3781 percent increase in 5 years\nd - wave is a developer and provider of quantum computing systems and software for defense , scientific , technical and other commercial applications . d - wave systems is a private company . vern brownell is the president & ceo of d - wave systems and has an approval rating of 91 from owler members . d - wave systems has raised a total of $ 165 . 5m in funding . d - wave systems ' s top competitor is 1qbit , led by andrew fursman , who is their co - founder . d - wave systems has 57 followers on owler .\nd - wave systems currently has 7 , 988 followers on twitter . as of july 2013 d - wave systems had 1 , 030 followers . that ' s a 675 percent increase in 4 years\na brief introduction to d - wave and quantum computing . read the d - wave overview\ngeordie rose , founder of d - wave systems inc . , standing in front of the d - waveone quantum computer .\nsecurity interest ; assignor : d - wave systems inc . ; reel / frame : 034841 / 0497\nd - wave systems : psp investments commits $ 20m to b . c . - based quantum computing company\nd - wave systems inc . builds annealing devices that exhibit quantum effects . these devices as well as other physical systems implement a programmable ising model of the form .\nd - wave orion 16 - qubit processor ( credit : d - wave / j . chung )\nthis comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about d - wave systems ' quantum computers , . . .\nd - wave systems inc . , 100 - 4401 still creek drive , burnaby , british columbia v5c 6g9 , canada\nan animation showing the different systems inside d - wave ' s quantum computers . video made by : dominic walliman urltoken\nexperience with machining and metal joining techniques for ultra - low temperature systems and uhv systems would be an asset . . . .\nd - wave systems inc . is the world\u2019s first commercial quantum computing company \u2014 and the deal with google is the largest in d - wave\u2019s history . google and its partners get to access the latest d - wave machines for up to seven years , with new generations of d - wave systems to be installed at the nasa ames facility as they are available .\nd - wave 2000q quantum computers are available this quarter for shipment , with systems also accessible to subscribers remotely over the internet .\nmagiq is a top competitor of d - wave systems . magiq ' s headquarters is in somerville , massachusetts , and was founded in 1999 . magiq competes in the computer hardware field . magiq generates 15 % of d - wave systems ' s revenue .\nd - wave\u2019s quantum computers are being already used by the los alamos national laboratory , google , nasa , and lockheed martin . d - wave\u2019s goal is to upgrade all those systems .\nthe d - wave 2x is the latest product release from d - wave systems inc , and is the most powerful quantum computer in the world . the d - wave 2x features a 1000 + qubit quantum processor and numerous des . . .\n1qbit is one of d - wave systems ' s top competitors . 1qbit is a private company that was founded in vancouver , british columbia in 2012 . 1qbit is in the computer hardware field . 1qbit has 307 more employees vs . d - wave systems .\nibm systems svp tom rosamilla said :\nwe envision ibm q systems working in concert with our portfolio of classical high - performance systems to address problems that are currently unsolvable , but hold tremendous untapped value .\nd - wave systems ' quantum computers have the potential to solve problems that the fastest supercomputers available today just can ' t crack .\nwhile it\u2019s widely agreed d - wave\u2019s systems are using quantum computing for calculations , it isn\u2019t clear if the technology will ever be able to tackle real - world problems . at present , d - wave\u2019s systems are only suitable for solving so - called optimisation problems .\nd - wave systems is the first commercial quantum computing company . founded in 1999 , d - wave ' s mission is to integrate new discoveries in physics and computer science into breakthrough approaches to comp\nd - wave systems ' s revenue is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ .\nd - wave systems has employees and is the first highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 126 .\nd - wave systems has broken the quantum computing 1000 qubit barrier , developing a processor about double the size of d - wave\u2019s previous generation , and far exceeding the number of qubits ever developed by d - wave or any other quantum effort , the announcement said .\ncambridge quantum computing is perceived as one of d - wave systems ' s biggest rivals . cambridge quantum computing was founded in 2013 in cambridge , england . cambridge quantum computing competes in the computer hardware industry . cambridge quantum computing generates $ 18m more revenue than d - wave systems .\nd - wave\u2019s release of qbsolv adds to a growing software ecosystem that enables application developers to use d - wave\u2019s quantum systems more quickly and easily . quantum software companies such as 1qbit , qc ware and qxbranch as well as users of d - wave\u2019s systems are building tools and applications . d - wave often works with these diverse groups to foster development of software that is both useful and effectively leverages quantum resources .\nthis 30 minute webinar recording will introduce you to quantum computing and d - wave . cast : d - wave syst . . .\nmore broadly , i\u2019d say there are two fundamental differences between bosonsampling and the d - wave approach .\nhenning \u2013 actually tesla is a lot more credible than d - wave . d - wave and virgin galactic could be about the same .\nd - wave ' s first customer upgrades to the recently announced 1 , 000 + qubit d - wave 2x quantum computer . . .\nfurthermore , one vendor \u2013 d - wave systems \u2013 has been delivering one generation of quantum computer after another for a few years now . its latest model has 2 , 000 cubits , and they\u2019ve actually sold at least one of them . ( see my 2015 article on d - wave systems . )\nd - wave continues to find new customers for its systems . a d - wave 2000q system was also installed at the quantum artificial intelligence lab run by google , nasa , and universities space research association early in 2018 .\ngeordie rose , founder and cto of d - wave systems describes some of the challenges the team had to overcome in building the first commercial quantum computer .\nburnaby - based d - wave systems is partnering with the creative destruction lab at the university of toronto\u2019s rotman school of management to support quantum machine learning .\nibm says it will build commercially available quantum computing systems accessed through its cloud platform , but d - wave has a claimed quantum computer 400 times bigger .\nin late 2010 lockheed martin became the first d\u2011wave customer . their 128 - qubit d\u2011wave one system , installed at usc\u2019s information sciences institute , was upgraded to the 512 - qubit d\u2011wave two system in 2013 , then upgraded again to the 1000 + qubit d\u2011wave 2x quantum computer in 2015 .\ncia and jeff bezos bet on dwave systems\u2019 adiabatic quantum computing | datacentre management . org\nthe isi also has its own d - wave computer which it operates on behalf of defence firm lockheed martin , d - wave\u2019s first paying client .\nlockheed martin is one of the largest defense contractors in the world . it operates in aeronautics , information systems & global solutions , missile and fire control , mission systems and training , and space systems . lockheed martin designs highly elaborate systems . yet , on average , half the cost of creating them is on verification and validation ( v and v ) .\nhanover , md - - ( marketwired - feb 15 , 2017 ) - d - wave systems inc . , the leader in the development and de . . .\nforget pcs and servers : d - wave systems is looking into the future with its quantum computer , up to 1 , 000 times faster than an earlier model .\nif d - wave systems\u2019 new chief financial officer has any problems calculating numbers on the job , it\u2019s likely he\u2019ll have ample assistance from the burnaby company\u2019s own hardware .\nwe are deep into 2011 now , and d - wave is still at 128 qbits . hardly the 1000 plus predicted by d - wave for 2008 .\nburnaby , bc - - ( marketwired - feb 4 , 2016 ) - d - wave systems inc . , the world ' s first quantum computing c . . .\nthe d - wave 2000q system will be installed at ames later this year .\ndownload this whitepaper to learn more about programming a d - wave quantum computer .\neven though d - wave calls its systems\ncomputers\n, john morton , professor of nanoelectronics and nanophotonics at ucl , said that just as a calculator isn ' t a computer , the d - wave system isn ' t a universal quantum computer .\ndenver , co - - ( marketwired ) - - 11 / 14 / 17 - - d - wave systems inc . , the leader in quantum computing syste . . .\nthis comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about d - wave systems ' quantum computers , machines that could one day tackle problems that would be impossible to solve today .\nhowever , much of the promise of the d - wave systems lie in their future , and there are some who cast doubt on whether that potential will ever be reached .\nthe 2 , 000 - qubit quantum computer will be 500 to 1000 times faster than its predecessor , said jeremy hilton , senior vice president of systems at d - wave .\ni think it was established here that google & nasa did not invest in d - wave but bought specific version of d - wave product . either d - wave machine showed private results that impressed the buyers or it is what scott 508 says\ni wish somebody from d - wave would defend the company on this post . whenever scott talks about d - wave all i can think is \u201csour grapes . \u201d\nnotably , the latter includes the forthcoming d - wave processor , which brownell says will end all doubt that they\u2019ve leaped ahead of classical systems \u2014 and will forever leave them behind .\none important caveat for d - wave\u2019s systems as well as every other quantum computer under development : they require near - absolute zero temperatures , making them expensive and difficult to operate .\nwilliams is director of business development at quantum computing company d - wave systems , as well as an author , researcher , and noted thinker in the field in his own right .\nhere is a recent daniel lidar talk about experiments on the d - wave one .\n[ \u2026 ] d - wave : truth finally starts to emerge . [ \u2026 ]\nhow does d - wave system design their processor core ? | shenanigans and life .\ncia and amazon founder greedily eye d - wave\u2019s quantum computer | datacentre management . org\ndr . daniel lidar talking about experiments on his d - wave one quantum computer .\nmore information on d - wave\u2019s technology can be found on the company\u2019s official website .\nthe installation of the d - wave 2x system will be completed in january 2016 .\na 512 - qubit chip for one of d - wave ' s quantum computers .\nd - wave ' s quantum computer is a limited version called a quantum annealer .\ncompanies have also done extensive testing of d - wave\u2019s systems , and they are promising . just this december , google announced that d - wave\u2019s latest model was 100 million times faster than its conventional computing counterpart at solving a test problem involving almost 1 , 000 variables .\nd - wave deployed what was considered the first quantum computer in 2011 , and its systems have been purchased by google , lockheed martin , nasa , and the los alamos national laboratory .\nbecause d - wave is a decade ahead of every other competing technology when it comes engineering and systems integration . d - wave machines do actually work on real - world problems . they do not work as well as carefully - tuned classical approaches , but they do work .\ngrasshopper \u2013 regardless of how d - wave uses the money , lockheed\u2019s payment to d - wave is at least $ 10 million , and that is in effect public money .\n[ \u2026 ] order a d - wave two quantum computer . scott aaronson wrote an informative critique titled \u201cd - wave : truth finally starts to emerge\u201d in his [ \u2026 ]\ngoldman sachs group is an investor in d - wave systems , another quantum player , as is in - q - tel , the cia - backed venture capital company , says vern brownell , ceo of d - wave . the company makes machines that do something called quantum annealing .\nthe d - wave 2x is the latest product release from d - wave systems inc , and is the most powerful quantum computer in the world . the d - wave 2x features a 1000 + qubit quantum processor and numerous design improvements that result in larger problem sizes , faster performance and higher precision . links : benchmarking paper : urltoken d - wave 2x press release : urltoken quantum artificial intelligence lab upgrade press release : urltoken video made by : dominic walliman urltoken\ni tested the hunch ( # 270 ) that you could solve d - wave\u2019s native problem in software faster than d - wave , and found ( assuming no mistakes ) that you can beat d - wave by quite some margin using a simple c program . as far as i can see , this proves that d - wave is not currently a useful computational device since it means you can make a universal d - wave simulator in software .\nburnaby , bc \u2013 january 24 , 2017 \u2014 d - wave systems inc . , the leader in quantum computing systems and software , today announced general commercial availability of the d - wave 2000q\u2122 quantum computer . d - wave also announced the first customer for the new system , temporal defense systems inc . ( tds ) , a cutting - edge cyber security firm . with 2000 qubits and new control features , the new system can solve larger problems than was previously possible , with faster performance , providing a big step toward production applications in optimization , cybersecurity , machine learning , and sampling .\nabstract : harris & harris group , inc . ( nasdaq : tiny ) notes that on may 25 , 2011 , d - wave systems , inc . , and lockheed martin corporation announced that lockheed martin has entered into an agreement to purchase a quantum computing system from d - wave .\nbeen pre - approved by the international d - wave hype repeaters association . namely , the same usc paper that reported the quantum annealing behavior of the d - wave one , also\na d - wave machine is exploring how planetary rovers can autonomously manage schedules and time .\nbig blue has a five - qubit quantum computer ready for use now . it intends to build commercial ibm q systems with ~ 50 qubits in the next few years to demonstrate capabilities beyond today ' s classical systems , and plans to collaborate with key industry partners to develop applications that exploit the quantum speedup of the systems .\nd - wave systems builds the world ' s first and only commercial quantum computers . the scientists , engineers and executives here are among the many people who have contributed to this historic achievem . . .\nanother question that has come up in discussing d - wave\u2019s systems is that your papers don\u2019t seem to demonstrate any entanglement , which a lot of people in the quantum computing field think is necessary to have significantly fast computing . ( i\u2019m thinking specifically of schoelkophf lab\u2019s experiments at yale . ) do the d - wave systems demonstrate entanglement ? if not , how does that impact the speed of the optimization calculations ?\nd - wave systems inc . , the leader in quantum computing systems and software , and fixstars corporation of japan today announced a collaboration to advance the growth of quantum computing . fixstars is a leader in providing cpu / gpu / fpga acceleration technologies , using its software parallelization and optimization expertise . fixstars is now launching a professional service to help organizations realize the benefits and advantages of d - wave quantum computers .\nin 2010 we released our first commercial system , the d - wave one\u2122 quantum computer . we have doubled the number of qubits in successive generations , shipping the 512 - qubit d - wave two\u2122 system in 2013 and the 1000 + qubit d - wave 2x\u2122 system in 2015 . in 2017 we released the d - wave 2000q\u2122 system with 2000 qubits and advanced control features .\nd - wave systems inc . uses the relatively new adiabatic model , also known as quantum annealing . this architecture allows its quantum bits , or qubits , to shift from superposition to a traditional computer state .\nsome of the authors are employees of d - wave systems inc . , a company seeking to develop a processor that uses a computational model known as quantum annealing . this work describes progress in that effort .\nin this video we look at the different systems that make up a d - wave quantum computer . we show what the cooling system involves , the electromagnetic shielding and how the electronics system program . . .\npalo alto , ca \u2013 march 13 , 2017 - d - wave systems inc . , the leader in quantum computing systems and software , announced that google , nasa , and universities space research association ( usra ) have elected to upgrade their d - wave 2x\u2122 quantum computer to the new d - wave 2000q\u2122 system , under the terms of their multi - year agreement , to support quail ' s pioneering research on how quantum computing can be applied to artificial intelligence , machine learning , and difficult optimization problems .\n\u201cworking with the d - wave processors has helped us develop and fine - tune models of quantum annealing , \u201d said hartmut neven , director of engineering for google and head of the quantum artificial intelligence lab . \u201cwe look forward to the continued advancements coming from each generation of d - wave systems . \u201d\nlook , i appreciate the pressure d - wave is under , more so after this visit .\n[ \u2026 ] of d - wave\u2019s claims is much of what scott aaronson has wrote about them . see for example urltoken , urltoken although interestingly after he visited d - wave\u2019s [ \u2026 ]\ntoday we welcome jen houston , svp marketing , to d - wave . find out more at\ndownload this white paper to learn more about the programming model for a d - wave system .\nd - wave ' s quantum computers use very different technology to that found in everyday computers .\ngoogle teams up with d - wave to produce a faster automated image search . but , \u2026\nwith the d - wave , the theory is not as much developed ,\nhe said .\nd - wave says it has a 2 , 000 - qubit quantum computer plus a qbsolv compiler available on github for its quantum computer . there is some dispute whether d - wave ' s systems are real quantum computers or not . notwithstanding that google and nasa have bought one and are pleased with it .\n[ \u2026 ] presumably d - wave systems got together a lot of smart graph theorists and ic designers and thought really hard about these problems . what they came up with was the chimera graph : [ \u2026 ]\nthe new anneal offsets control feature enables users to tune the annealing of individual qubits . combined with a faster annealing time over previous d - wave systems , problems can be solved more efficiently , improving application performance .\nthe d - wave 2000q system outperformed the gpu - based implementations by 100 times in equivalent problem solving performance per watt . power efficiency is a serious and growing issue in large - scale computing . the power draw of d - wave\u2019s systems has remained constant in successive generations , and is expected to continue to do so while the computational power increases dramatically . as a result , the computational power per watt is expected to increase much more rapidly for d - wave qpus than for classical systems . link to technical white paper .\nin this paper , we provide an introduction to quantum annealers , which are analogue quantum computing devices , and their potential application to solve hard optimisation problems . we summarise our benchmarks performed on a\nwave two\nmachine by canadian company d - wave systems inc .\ninvestigations of quantum computing were originally motivated by the possibility of efficiently simulating quantum systems . here we approach this challenge using a d - wave 2000q system to estimate quantum boltzmann statistics . we compare performance with state - of - the - art classical monte carlo simulations of the quantum systems , and find that , over the problems studied , the d - wave processor realizes a performance advantage over classical methods that increases with simulated system size .\neven though d - wave has only sold a handful of its quantum computers , it continues to attract buyers for its machines and to generate interest in its technology . the carmaker volkswagen has been working with d - wave since 2017 , using its systems to model traffic flows and develop more efficient batteries for electric cars .\nbecause d - wave managed ( via clever marketing ) to scare a few organizations with deep pockets into thinking that if they didn ' t buy d - wave systems , they could miss that once - in - a - lifetime opportunity to have a miraculous quantum computer at hand while their competitors / enemies do not .\n\u2026i\u2019d say the leading contenders are still superconducting flux qubits like those used by d - wave . if d - wave wanted to put heisenberg style couplings ( i . e . , at least pauli - xx as well as pauli - zz ) onto their chips they\u2019d have to do some combination of\nin may 2013 , there were two d - wave - related papers published that attracted some interest .\n\u201cd - wave paper [ 1 ] \u201d ( boixo et al ) concerned d - wave one ( 108 qubits ) and gave some indirect arguments that the device is behaving like a genuine quantum annealer .\nd - wave\u2019s latest processor has 2 , 000 qubits \u2014 far surpassing the capacity of previous models .\nd - wave is looking to work with a cloud partner , but brownell declined to identify candidates . one possibility is google . in 2009 , google researcher hartmut neven cowrote a paper with d - wave researchers that showed that the d - wave system might be useful for searching across large image databases .\nthis year d - wave sold its first commercial quantum computer to lockheed martin . lockheed officials said the computer would be used for the test and measurement of things like jet aircraft designs , or the reliability of satellite systems .\nif your \u201cscam\u201d scenario came to pass google would eventually write - off the investment and d - wave will be toast . d - wave doesn\u2019t want this , so they will try everything to improve their chips to prevent this form happening . you\u2019d call it stone soup , i\u2019d call it market forces .\ni even hope the academic qc community will contribute to d - wave\u2019s success , by doing careful independent studies like the usc group did , and by coming up with proposals like lidar\u2019s for how d - wave could move forward . on the other hand , in the strange , unlikely event that d - wave\nrun the problem on the d - wave machine . for the d - wave 2 , purchased by google and located at the nasa ames research center , google has developed a proxy server that interfaces with the actual d - wave machine that will allow the user to submit batch jobs to the quantum machine .\nd - wave is still discovering uses for its quantum computer . los alamos national laboratory bought a d - wave system to study new computer designs and uses . google is using the computer for machine learning and other applications . d - wave is also offering remote access to its quantum computer to specific users .\nthe present systems and methods generally relate to using sorting networks to generate permutations by a quantum processor for solving combinatorial problems .\npalo alto , ca \u2013 september 28 , 2015 - d - wave systems inc . , the world ' s first quantum computing company , announced that it has entered into a new agreement covering the installation of a succession of d - wave systems located at nasa\u2019s ames research center in moffett field , california . this agreement supports collaboration among google , nasa and usra ( universities space research association ) that is dedicated to studying how quantum computing can advance artificial intelligence and machine learning , and the solution of difficult optimization problems . the new agreement enables google and its partners to keep their d - wave system at the state - of - the - art for up to seven years , with new generations of d - wave systems to be installed at nasa ames as they become available .\nwhen are d - wave quantum computers happening ? d - wave plans to continue to develop its quantum processors , is backed by high - profile investors and continues to sell machines to the occasional early adopter .\ni\u2019d never heard of d - wave until this morning and the news reports looked rather suspicious . i landed on your blog after doing a google search .\n\u201cthe new agreement is the largest order in d - wave\u2019s history , and indicative of the importance of quantum computing in its evolution toward solving problems that are difficult for even the largest supercomputers , \u201d said d - wave ceo vern brownell . \u201cwe highly value the commitment that our partners have made to d - wave and our technology , and are excited about the potential use of our systems for machine learning and complex optimization problems . \u201d\ngoogle operates a d - wave systems\u2019 quantum computer in the quantum artificial intelligence lab ( quail ) . the lab is hosted by nasa and the universities space research association at the nasa ames research center in mountain view , california .\nif quantum computer is imposible then nothing to do with quantum simulation also becouse then it\u2019s means that all tryings to simulate quantum systems are wrong and need search another method to simulate quantum systems and which then probably don\u2019t scals exponentionaly with number of particles .\npalo alto , ca - - ( marketwired - nov 16 , 2015 ) - d - wave systems inc . , the world ' s first quantum computing company , today announced that it has entered into a multi - year agreement with lockheed martin ( nyse : lmt ) to upgrade the company\u2019s 512 - qubit d - wave two\u2122 quantum computer to the new d - wave 2x\u2122 system with 1 , 000 + qubits . this represents the second system upgrade since lockheed martin became d - wave ' s first customer in 2011 with the purchase of a 128 qubit d - wave one\u2122 system . the agreement includes the system , maintenance and associated professional services .\ni think that this is what scott meant by a reductio ad absurdum of d - wave\u2019s technical philosophy .\nhenning # 425 , i cited that just because d - wave quite politely and accurately expressed they point .\ni do agree that d - wave has not yet convincingly demonstrated that their chips are better at anything .\n[ \u2026 ] d - wave : truth finally starts to emerge ( scottaaronson . com ) [ \u2026 ]\nd - wave is driving the hardware forward ,\nsays d - wave international president bo ewald .\nbut we need more smart people thinking about applications , and another set thinking about software tools .\nscepticism surrounds the ultimate potential of d - wave machines , but researchers are already finding uses for them .\nso when d - wave shows you many different industries that might use a d - wave machine , there may be many areas that it can be used in , but it remains a specialized device .\nthe binary optimization problem that d - wave processors excel at has practical applications in a variety of areas .\ntfot coverage of d - wave\u2019s 16 - qubit quantum computer \u2013 the \u201corion\u201d , can be found here .\nd - wave ' s colin williams says classical computers solve the problem by hopping from point to point .\na quantum physics phenomenon called quantum tunnelling allows d - wave ' s computer to do more than that .\n\u201cd - wave continues to advance the state - of - the - art in quantum computing with each generation of systems we deliver to customers , \u201d said vern brownell , d - wave\u2019s ceo . \u201cwe are the only company selling quantum computers , and our growing ecosystem of users and developers gives us the benefit of their practical experience as we develop products to solve real - world problems . while other organizations have prototypes with just a few qubits in their labs , d - wave is delivering the systems , software , training , and services needed to build an industry . \u201d\n\u201cwe solve a multi - period portfolio optimization problem using d - wave systems ' quantum annealer . we derive a formulation of the problem , discuss several possible integer encoding schemes , and present numerical examples that show high success rates . \u201d\nthe sales team works with leading organizations in industry , government and academia to promote , sell and support d - wave\u2019s technology . our diverse team includes people with backgrounds in high performance computing , systems engineering , physics and quantum computing .\nhowever , these processors are also fundamentally more limited in the breadth of problems they can tackle than the general - purpose computers in use today , with d - wave ' s systems only able to handle a specific type of computation .\n\u201cthe new system will be the third generation of d - wave technology installed at ames , \u201d said d - wave ceo vern brownell . \u201cwe are pleased that google , nasa , and usra value the increased performance embodied in our latest generation of technology , the d - wave 2000q system , for their critical applications . \u201d\n\u201cd - wave paper [ 2 ] \u201d ( mcgeoch - wang ) concerned the more recent d - wave two machine ( 439 qubits , potentially 512 ) . it provides comparisons of d - wave two ( together with a software layer called blackbox ) against some combinatorial optimisation solvers running on classical hardware for three specific tasks .\nperhaps soon , d - wave ( or some similar company ) will give detailed press conferences like intel\u2019s \u2026 to understand d - wave\u2019s design rules even in outline , would be a major advance for the whole community .\nsome critics have argued that d - wave ' s technique isn ' t true quantum computing , while other researchers have validated the method . either way , d - wave is providing a powerful computer benefiting its customers .\n\u201cd - wave systems\u201d and dr . hartmut neven \u2013 a scientist from google , will demonstrate an image recognition algorithm running on a quantum computer , at the \u201csuper computing 2007\u201d ( sc07 ) conference . the conference will take place in nevada this week . the device , developed by the canadian \u201cd - wave systems\u201d company , is claimed to be the first practical and commercially viable quantum computer . the computer carries out multiple calculations simultaneously , thus achieving faster computation results than conventional computers .\ncorrective assignment to remove appl . no . 8733763 previously recorded at reel : 034841 frame : 0497 . assignor ( s ) hereby confirms the security agreement ; assignor : d - wave systems inc . ; reel / frame : 034862 / 0237\ncybersecurity firm temporal defense systems bought the d - wave 2000q \u2013 the firm\u2019s first 2 , 000 quantum bit ( qubit ) quantum computer \u2013 and although the price it paid has not been revealed , the computer is valued $ 15 million .\nd - wave has installed more than $ 50 million worth of quantum systems at customer sites . the d - wave 2000q system is available through sale or lease as a standalone system , or via our quantum cloud . we also provide competition - winning , quantum - inspired machine learning services , application development services , and custom fabrication of superconducting circuits .\nso from a scientific perspective , in some sense i\u2019d be swayed even less by whatever patents d - wave has than by its media coverage or its business deals .\nknowing that you have a physics degree i wanted to learn more about what attracts you to d - wave .\nlook , i promise this will be the last d - wave post in a while . but there have been two developments that , as planet earth\u2019s primary d - wave skepticism clearinghouse , i feel a duty to report .\ngive scott a break , d - wave has made many bold statements and offered little proof . now d - wave had given a fragment of proof scott is willing to step back and let the physicists have a go .\nthe quantum artificial intelligence lab will use the most advanced commercially available quantum computer , the d - wave two .\nd - wave announced two new features for its 2000q quantum annealing computer : reverse annealing , bringi . . .\nwho do d - wave quantum computers affect ? mainly large organizations with deep pockets , as each d - wave machine costs $ 15m . however , while early customers are restricted to the likes of lockheed martin , the us government , google , and nasa , d - wave also provides access to its machines via a cloud service .\nupdate : this story has been updated to clarify daniel lidar ' s postion on the d - wave machine .\n( physorg . com ) - - taking another step toward demonstrating quantum behavior in a quantum computer , researchers from the vancouver - based company d - wave systems , inc . , have performed a technique called quantum annealing , which . . .\n8 . intel is focused on using quantum computing to make gains in advanced manufacturing , electronics , and better systems for architectural design .\nfig . 4 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary digital computer that may be used in conjunction with the present systems and methods .\nibm ' s five - qubitter seems rather small beer compared to a 2 , 000 - qubit d - wave system . you ' d think that if d - wave was up to 2 , 000 qubits then ibm ' s boffins wouldn ' t be messing around with systems 400 times smaller . but this is quantum mechanics where two things can be true at once \u2013 so what the heck do we know ?\nfounded in 1999 , d - wave systems is the world ' s first quantum computing company and the leader in the development and delivery of quantum computing systems and software . our mission is to unlock the power of quantum computing to solve the world ' s most challenging problems . our systems are being used by world - class organizations and institutions including lockheed martin , google , nasa , usc , usra , los alamos national laboratory , oak ridge national laboratory , volkswagen , and many others . d - wave has been granted over 160 u . s . patents and has published over 100 peer - reviewed papers in leading scientific journals .\n[ \u2026 ] d - wave is in the news again . research blog : launching the quantum artificial intelligence lab but temper your excitement with a bit of skepticism \u2013 d - wave : truth finally starts to emerge [ \u2026 ]\n( with correction ) are easier than the hardest in the class of instances that could be set up on a d - wave machine . it would be interesting to see how d - wave performs on these more testing problems .\nflorian neukart , david von dollen , gabriele compostella , christian seidel , sheir yarkoni , and bob parney ( volkswagen group of america , san francisco ; volkswagen data lab , munich , germany ; d - wave systems inc . , burnaby , canada )\nus department of energy researchers at oak ridge national laboratory in tennessee will have cloud access to a d - wave 2000q system , allowing them to explore hybrid computing architectures , with a view to accelerating the development of software designed to run exascale systems .\nbut what i\u2019d like to see , if you can ( check with your ip lawyers ) , why d - wave\u2019s system would not be able to process shor\u2019s algorithm .\nlong - time slashdot reader haruchai writes : canadian company d - wave has released their qbsolv tool on github to help bolster interest and familiarity with quantum computing .\nqbsolv is a metaheuristic or partitioning solver that solves a potentially large qubo problem by splitting it into pieces that are solved either on a d - wave system or via a classical tabu solver ,\nthey write on github . this joins the qmasm macro assembler for d - wave systems , a tool written in python by scott pakin of los alamos national labs . d - wave president bo ewald says\nd - wave is driving the hardware forward but we need more smart people thinking about applications , and another set thinking about software tools .\nfig . 9 is an illustrative schematic diagram of an exemplary computational solver system for solving problems in accordance with the present systems and methods .\ngiven these obvious issues , why is google buying into d - wave ' s system ? quite simple : google doesn ' t give a damn if it is a quantum computer or not , just that it works , and works better than existing systems .\nscott has clearly discovered an algorithm that can create anti - d wave arguments longer than the lifetime of the universe .\non the other hand , it\u2019s important to understand that all of these questions would\u2019ve gotten some attention even without d - wave\u2014and furthermore , it\u2019s possible that other interesting questions would\u2019ve gotten more attention without d - wave taking up people\u2019s time .\nconclusion some common measures of computational complexity are not well - adapted to assessing the implications of d - wave\u2019s achievements .\n\u201chonest effort\u201d , good grief , lol . i can\u2019t resist a recent quote from vern brownell of d - wave :\n1 . the title of the news is over stating what d - wave computer has done . d - wave did not solve protein folding problem , instead it solved an extraordinarily simplified model of the problem with only 40 discrete states .\norion chip\u2019s sample holder attached to one of our dilution fridges ( credit : d - wave / j . chung )\nd - wave burned its bridges with the scientific community in 2007 when it unveiled its first machine but didn ' t offer any peer - reviewed research to explain the thing . according to uc davis ' kuperberg , the press conference misrepresented not only quantum computing but theoretical computer science in general .\nsince then , discussions with d - wave or about d - wave have tended to veer toward the question of d - wave ' s credibility ,\nkuperberg says .\nas part of the joint effort , d - wave personnel will work with ornl to map applications to the d - wave architecture in order to solve new types of problems , and to solve existing problems faster by combining computing architectures .\nthe system is d - wave\u2019s follow - up to the 1 , 000 qubit 2x , released in august 2015 .\na : to his credit , geordie rose ( the founder of d - wave ) does understand this ; see here for example . and yet , essentially every article i\u2019ve read about d - wave gives readers exactly the opposite impression . the charitable explanation is that the d - wave folks are being selectively quoted or misquoted by journalists seeking to out - doofus one another . if so , one hopes that d - wave will try harder in the future to avoid misunderstandings .\nd - wave systems , inc . is a quantum computing company , based in burnaby , british columbia . on may 11 , 2011 , d - wave system announced d - wave one , labeled\nthe world ' s first commercially available quantum computer ,\nand also referred to it as an adiabatic quantum computer using quantum annealing to solve optimization problems operating on an 128 qubit chip - set lockheed martin and d - wave collaboration on may 25 , 2011 , lockheed martin signed a multi - year contract with d - wave systems to realize the benefits based upon a quantum annealing processor applied to some of lockheed ' s most challenging computation problems . the contract also includes maintenance , associated professional services , and the purchase of the d - wave one quantum computer system . optimization problem solving in protein structure determination . in august 2012 , a team of harvard university researchers presented results of the largest protein folding problem solved to date using a quantum computer . the researchers solved instances of a lattice protein folding model , known as the miyazawa - jernigan model , on a d - wave one quantum computer . d - wave systems - wikipedia , the free encyclopedia file wave 128chip . jpg - wikipedia , the free encyclopedia bezos expeditions and iqt join current d - wave investors , including business development bank of canada , draper fisher jurvetson , goldman sachs , growthworks , harris & harris group , international investment and underwriting , and kensington partners limited . d - wave technological innovation and quantum computing applications development .\nour intelligence community customers have many complex problems that tax classical computing architecture ,\n. soruce : d - wave , the quantum computing company i mean not bad for a company in burnaby plus when you have intelligence community customers and investors like goldman sachs lockheed martin and nasa ' s jpl\nwhether a dud or not aside ( and very crucial ) , d - wave\u2019s already offering api\u2019s for image recognition and sentiment analysis whereas the rest of the flock is still struggling to factor 15 . if d - wave\u2019s hype did indeed turn not hype ( personally , i doubt it ) then d - wave is miles ahead of the rest of them .\ndetermining community structure is a central topic in the study of complex and networked systems . we extended the concept of community detection from classical to quantum systems\u2014a crucial missing component of a theory of complex networks based on quantum mechanics [ physical review x 4 , 041012 ( 2014 ) ] .\nlockheed martin and d - wave will collaborate to realize the benefits of a computing platform based upon a quantum annealing processor , as applied to some of lockheed martin ' s most challenging computation problems . the multi - year contract includes a system , maintenance and associated professional services . d - wave develops computing systems that leverage the physics of quantum mechanics in order to address problems that are difficult for traditional methods to solve in a cost - effective amount of time . examples of such problems include software verification and validation , financial risk analysis , affinity mapping and sentiment analysis , object recognition in images , medical imaging classification , compressed sensing and bioinformatics . d - wave develops an architecture that is optimized for working with such problems . d - wave ' s press release may be accessed at urltoken harris & harris group is an investor in privately held d - wave systems , inc .\nwhether d - wave will make for faster - running or better artificial - intelligence systems is yet to be seen . lidar says that he has seen faster solvers . \u201cevery problem we have tested can still be solved faster on classical computers , \u201d he says .\nd - wave is the only company selling a quantum computer . it sold its first system in 2011 and is now pushing the speed limits with a new quantum computer called the d - wave 2000q , which has 2 , 000 qubits .\nas part of the joint effort , d - wave personnel will work with ornl to map applications to d - wave ' s architecture in order to solve new types of problems , and to solve existing problems faster by combining computing architectures .\nd - wave is also going after the universal quantum computing model , hilton said . but the short - term goal is to discover more use models in areas like artificial intelligence where d - wave ' s quantum computer might hold promise .\nin more detail , matthias troyer\u2019s group spent a few months carefully studying the d - wave problem\u2014after which , they were able to write optimized simulated annealing code that solves the d - wave problem on a normal , off - the - shelf classical computer , about 15 times faster than the d - wave machine itself solves the d - wave problem ! of course , if you wanted even more classical speedup than that , then you could simply add more processors to your classical computer , for only a tiny fraction of the ~ $ 10 million that a d - wave one would set you back .\nnevertheless , the d - wave systems are the only commercially available quantum computers on the market today \u2013 an important milestone . \u201cothers are trying to do what may be a more mathematically or theoretically pure version of quantum computing , but they are years away from even solving simple problems , \u201d says d - wave ceo vern brownell . \u201cwe\u2019re the only ones that have real customers . \u201d\njust as the classical computing world needed a software ecosystem to build a broad community of application developers and users , the quantum computing world does as well . d - wave , quantum software companies , d - wave customers , and users are starting to develop system software , higher level tools , and applications that leverage the power of the d - wave system .\nthe significance of that 100 million speedup was disputed , on the grounds of the tests being synthetic and massively favoring the d - wave processor . however , d - wave said the test was meaningful because it demonstrated that d - wave ' s fundamental approach was sound , that the chips were capable of exploiting the phenomena called quantum tunnelling to help perform calculations .\n( physorg . com ) - - last week , burnaby , british columbia - based company d - wave systems , inc . , announced that it sold its first commercial quantum computer . global security company lockheed martin , based in bethesda , maryland , . . .\nit sounds to me like the d - wave publicity people simply need to be hooked up to a mild electric current .\nd - wave\u2019s a scam . pure and simple . any attempt to add nuance to what they are doing are distracting .\nd - wave seems to have filed ( granted ? ) a lot of patents . what do you think about those ?\nthe annual cost of investing in d - wave\u2019s computer is about 1 / 1000 of this value of lustre sustainment . so the break - even time for d - wave investment to sustain the lustre of nasa and google was about eight hours !\nthe answer to ( c ) is totally irrelevant to the question of whether d - wave has a reasonable business model .\nit seems to me that scott and you argue that these constrains have been rigged to make d - wave look good .\nscott and his collaborators have brilliantly debunked d - wave and that is to be applauded \u2013 especially because these things must be done right . it\u2019s hugely important that d - wave doesn\u2019t have a big influence on academia\u2019s perception of quantum physics research .\n( and it is uncanny that d - wave is running so many victory laps without yet any quantum error correction . )\nindeed , posing sorting problems on d - wave\u2019s current architecture would be quite inefficient . indeed , posing any problem on d - wave\u2019s current architecture that\u2019s not immediately expressible in terms of finding the ground state of an ising model is quite inefficient .\npeter \u2013 \u201ci do agree that d - wave has not yet convincingly demonstrated that their chips are better at anything . \u201d\nbut as the much ridiculed ramsey number paper illustrated actually mapping something optimally to d - wave\u2019s architecture is yet another issue .\nyou try to scale up . so , please support d - wave if it wants to spend money to show bell inequality violations , or other \u201csmoking - gun\u201d evidence that its qubits are working together coherently . you\u2019re welcome , d - wave !\nyes , i\u2019ve strongly objected to d - wave making claims about having a commercial product without first validating the underlying technology .\n[ \u2026 ] shtetl - optimized visits d - wave and finds more than a roast - beef sandwhich . [ \u2026 ]\nd - wave\u2019s physics and engineering team is responsible for research , development , and fabrication of the quantum computer hardware system .\nd - wave is setting out to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to bring quantum computing into the ma . . .\nin practice , of course , you\u2019re never trying to solve qubo with the d - wave constraint graph , but only some other optimization problem that has to be reduced to d - wave\u2019s problem , incurring considerable loss . but we now know that , even in the silly case that you did want to solve d - wave\u2019s qubo problem and nothing else , you\u2019d be better off to ask matthias for his code ( or download alex\u2019s code ) and run it on your laptop , rather than spending $ 15 million for d - wave\u2019s giant black box ."]}
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", "topic": 18}], "title": "nordeus", "paragraphs": ["\u00a9 nordeus 2018 . the nordeus name and nordeus logo are trademarks of nordeus limited . all rights reserved .\ninside social games had a chance to interview nordeus\u2019 co - founder and ceo branko milutinovi\u0107 and ask him about the success of top eleven , and what\u2019s next for nordeus .\nwith a nordeus donation worth over 88 , 500 euros , victory as been declared in four health care institutions in vojbodina .\nsome , such as serbia\u2019s nordeus , a software developer that built one of the world\u2019s most popular social sports games , top eleven , manage to grow their business without external funding , but many more struggle to reach critical mass .\nthanks to this donation the need for medical equipment necessary for the care of babies and mothers in zrenjanin , senta , kikinda and sombor has been fully satisfied . representatives of nordeus and fund b92 visited the maternity hospital in zrenjanin , and on this occasion officially handed over the equipment worth about 43 , 000 euros - one incubator , a reanimation table , an ultrasound device , and a gas analyzer . nordeus company employees , accompanied by the new leadership of the zrenjanin hospital , toured the department of gynecology and obstetrics where the equipment has been installed . nordeus has so far donated over 655 , 000 euros to health institutions in serbia , and today announced a new donation in order to equip seven more maternity hospitals .\nthis is thanks to the donation of the company nordeus that is worth over 160 , 000 euros , which marks the twentieth victory in the\nbattle for maternity wards\n- a campaign that aims to fully equip all maternity wards in serbia .\nbranko milutinovi\u0107 , nordeus co - founder and ceo ( pictured right ) : as well as double the maus , top eleven also has over four times more daus . that\u2019s really important for us because it means our users are engaged and coming back to play regularly !\n1 ) top eleven 2016 one of the oldest kids on the block , top eleven has gradually grown to become possibly the most played title on mobile . developer nordeus claims 100 million players worldwide , and it\u2019s got enough marketing budget to rope in manchester united\u2019s jos\u00e9 mourinho .\nthe leader of the pack is nordeus \u2014 a bootstrapped serbian developer founded by three former microsoft employees . its game , top eleven \u2013 be a football manager is a detailed football management sim , and despite its complexity , has 3 . 6 million monthly active users and 1 . 2 million daily active users , far above its closest competitor , the officially licensed title ea\u2019s fifa superstars , which currently has 1 . 9 million mau and 300 , 000 dau according to appdata .\nhowever , what may be most interesting about top eleven is the game\u2019s slow burn . unlike the average facebook game , which typically sees most of its growth in the first six months , top eleven is still adding players 21 months in and is the most popular its ever been . since the game\u2019s launch in may 2010 , nordeus has taken top eleven cross - platform to ios and to android and introduced a raft of new features and updates , but has so far been silent about upcoming projects .\nfrom a developer point of view it is true that user acquisition has changed dramatically with viral growth channels narrowed , but i can understand that facebook had to do that to preserve user experience on the platform . user acquisition is becoming a big obstacle for newcomers and companies that cannot rely on cross promotion from their other games , which is why we think publishing other studio\u2019s games is going to become more common . at nordeus we look at the changes as challenges we need to overcome . it\u2019s evolution . we improve ourselves every day and try to adapt to the new conditions .\nzrenjanin ' s maternity ward , previously received , within the fund ' s campaign\nbattle for babies\nand then\nbattle for maternity wards\n, two incubators , pulse oximeters , a neonatal aspirator , a ctg machine , a phototherapy lamp , and an infusion pump . the hospital ' s director dr . jovan sekulic said on this occasion :\ni want to welcome this action and to thank fund b92 and the company nordeus for this big and important donation . this is not the first , and hopefully not the last time that the need for continuous improvement of the work processes has been recognized , as well as the fact that patients deserve better service and more comfort . this donation is an indication that health facilities in the country are not alone and that they can count on the assistance in procuring the equipment , all in favor of improving conditions for the coming to the world of youngest and best loved ones . with your activity you helped us modernize and equip our gynecology and obstetrics service . all that remains is to wish to have as many babies .\nto reset your pass , please enter your email below and submit . your new password will then be emailed to you .\nyou can change this pass at any time on the\nedit profile\nlink when logged in .\nwhy it ' s significant kabam has gifted all the hunger games ' players $ 0 . 14\nsony - owned fate / grand order publisher aniplex ' s sales surpassed $ 1 . 8 billion in last fiscal year\nniantic ' s pokemon go catches $ 1 . 8 billion in revenue in two years\npokemon quest passes 7 . 5 million downloads across ios , android and nintendo switch\ntaiwan\u2019s pool of 14 . 5 million players to spend $ 1 . 3 billion in 2018\nget the latest mobile games news , interviews and in - depth analysis on twitter , facebook , linkedin and our daily newsletter .\na pocket gamer co - founder , jon is contributing editor at urltoken which means he acts like a slightly confused uncle who ' s forgotten where he ' s left his glasses . as well as letters and cameras , he likes imaginary numbers and legumes .\nany game that ' s been top 5 top grossing in 104 countries has to be a strong commercial success . no companies can buy that sort of placement with advertising . as for more context , well , this article is called the charticle . . . ; )\nhi jon , good to see this breakdown of chart performance , but on what basis do you think it ' s been a success ? quality ? good iap mechanics ? a big advertising budget ? would be nice to get some context for the performance . . .\nthis site uses cookies to store information on your computer . by continuing to use our site , you consent to steel media ' s privacy policy .\nsteel media websites use two types of cookie : ( 1 ) those that enable the site to function and perform as required ; and ( 2 ) analytical cookies which anonymously track visitors only while using the site . if you are not happy with this use of these cookies please review our privacy policy to learn how they can be disabled . by disabling cookies some features of the site will not work .\nneonatology and maternity wards at the gynecology and obstetrics clinic in nis as of thrusday have at their disposal all the necessary medical equipment .\nveran matic , president of the commission investigating murders of journalists , has reacted to an initiative presented by the belgrade bar association .\na storm and heavy rainfall in the municipality of ivanjica on wednesday have prompted the authorities to declare a state of emergency in the area .\na worker in the copper mine in majdanpek was found dead at the mine ' s plant , vecernje novosti is reporting .\nin accordance with the law on war memorials , all monuments to conquerors , war criminals , and terrorists will be removed most likely as soon as this coming fall .\nserbia ' s national stadium will be built in the belgrade suburb of ostruzica , finance minister sinisa mali has confirmed .\nthe judges ' association of serbia says that veran matic violated the presumption of innocence with his statement for cenzolovka .\nrussian ambassador to serbia aleksandr chepurin says there was\nonly one person who firmly believed russia would beat spain\nin the world cup round of 16 .\nprime minister ana brnabic spoke late on thursday at the opening ceremony of the renovated building of the national museum in belgrade .\nb92 is an environmentally responsible organisation . we offset all air travel and are acting to minimise our carbon emissions . urltoken\nthis came as part of fund b92 ' s campaign\nbattle for maternity wards .\nas part of the campaign , fund b92 has to date collected donations in the amount of three million euros , thanks to which it fully equipped 30 maternity hospitals in the country . based on the announced donations , eight more maternity wards will be equipped by the end of the year , after which 14 more such institutions remain until a successful completion of the entire mission .\nspecial us offers through july 31 - print delivery $ 1 . 90 per week | standard digital $ 2 . 77 per week\nif central and eastern europe has over the past few years become a tougher place to do business , nobody seems to have told daimler .\nthe german automotive group will spend at least \u20ac500m building a new factory producing engines for its mercedes - benz brand in jawor , in poland\u2019s south - west , after shortlisting hungary , slovakia and romania for the project .\nin the news for all the wrong political reasons over the past year , eastern europe nonetheless remains an important destination for global companies . caution has increased , but not at the expense of spending .\nmanufacturing , media , property and financial services companies have so far shrugged off political upheaval and constitutional crisis in poland , the rise of the far right in slovakia , a romanian government collapse , and the wider effects of the eu\u2019s migrant crisis .\neconomic growth that well outstrips the eu average , rising consumer spending and still untapped reserves of skills and customers continue to lure western companies and investors keen to gain exposure to a growing market .\n\u201cstronger gdp growth and improving macro - stability is visible in [ central and eastern europe ] , differentiating it positively from the emerging markets universe , \u201d says michal krupinski , chief executive of pzu , poland\u2019s largest insurer , with businesses across the region . \u201cpoland in particular is well placed to continue converging with more affluent eu countries . \u201d\n\u201cin the longer term the main challenge is to avoid the \u2018middle income trap\u2019 , \u201d says mr krupinski . \u201ctransition to the model of a more innovative economy is needed , producing higher value - added goods and services , with local firms going global . \u201d\naccording to the international monetary fund , the economies of the baltic states and visegrad group of poland , hungary , slovakia and czech republic are on track to grow around 3 to 3 . 5 per cent this year .\nfurther south and east in the balkans , in romania and bulgaria , average growth will be slightly lower at 2 . 4 per cent , according to the imf\u2019s predictions , comfortably above the expected eu average of 1 . 9 per cent .\nwhile the economic fundamentals appear sound , and the investment returns are still strong , political risk has returned as a problem in discussions taking place among investors in the region or eyeing up an entry . a string of election results signals a shift towards the populist , nationalist right in some states .\nmost prominent has been the return to power of the law and justice party in poland , which won a sweeping majority last october . the biggest economy in the region by far , and typically its entry - point for new investors , poland is important beyond its size : it can set the tone for the international outlook on eastern europe .\nsince it took office , law and justice has moved to take control of institutions including state - owned media , the public prosecutor , security services and some of the country\u2019s biggest companies . the party\u2019s most controversial move , to change the workings of the country\u2019s highest court , which has left it paralysed and prompted a constitutional crisis , has raised fears over the rule of law in the country , unsettling some foreign investors .\npoland\u2019s ministry of economic development is holding meetings with three or four investors each week , according to a person involved , to soothe fears and explain the new government\u2019s intentions .\n\u201cfor foreign investors , poland\u2019s image is blurred . rough political rhetoric from the government and often - dramatic news reporting are contradicted by good macro indicators and a booming economy on the ground , \u201d says wawrzyniec smoczynski , managing director of polityka insight .\nhis warsaw - based company , which provides business and policy analysis on poland to multinationals , investors and banks , has seen a marked increase in interest from foreign clients keen to assess the political risk for their business in the region\u2019s largest market .\n\u201cmost clients want clarity : should we worry ? we say it depends , \u201d mr smoczynski says . \u201cfor many sectors nothing has changed because they are domestic , unregulated or without state - owned players . for others political risk has risen exponentially , but there are some for which the environment has actually got better . \u201d\nconcerns over poland\u2019s political direction echo those voiced half a decade ago regarding hungary . prime minister viktor orban\u2019s pledge to pursue an \u201cilliberal democracy\u201d and increase taxes on foreign investors hit investor sentiment . worries linger today in spite of efforts by budapest to placate investors . in slovakia , too , an election this spring saw nationalists and fascists enter parliament , and a shaky ruling coalition government formed .\npolitics aside , the region is pushing ahead in terms of making itself more attractive to investors .\none focus is to foster enough start - ups to form hubs in central and eastern europe that can challenge the entrepreneurial clout of london , berlin , tel aviv \u2014 not to speak of silicon valley \u2014 as part of a long - term push to advance their economies away from a reliance on low - cost manufacturing and physical exports .\ncentral and eastern europe has 35 , 000 start - ups , according to don grantham , microsoft \u2019s president for the region . the us technology company works with 9 , 000 of them and invested over $ 130m last year in funding and technology support .\n\u201cwhat i find with central and eastern europe compared with the west is an attitude of wanting to embrace the future , embracing opportunities , \u201d says matt brittin , head of google in europe , which last year opened a google campus in warsaw , its fifth in the world , to support start - ups .\n\u201cif we can help expand the digital skills in this region , then we can help businesses grow , build careers and increase productivity , \u201d he adds . google has launched training schemes in 14 countries in the region , where most rank among the lowest in the eu in terms of digital skills in the labour force .\nmost countries have adopted ambitious digital governance plans , seeking to follow the examples set by estonia and latvia in jumping straight from soviet - era bureaucratic processes to online platforms . countries are keen to make life easier for businesses and streamline their own government administration channels .\ninitiatives such as the \u201cdigital gateway to administration\u201d project by poland\u2019s ideabank are part of that push . the corporate lender is integrating its online banking platform with the nascent online administration systems at the country\u2019s social services , tax and company registration authorities .\n\u201ckeeping in touch with public administration is a very important and time - consuming part of running a business , \u201d says jaros\u0142aw augustyniak , the bank\u2019s chief executive . \u201cthis will not only simplify communication with public administration , but also increase business security . . . we will help entrepreneurs avoid these problems . \u201d\nnon - profit support organisations such as start it in serbia are seeking to provide platforms to promote entrepreneurs , many of whom struggle to find finance or expertise due to the lack of funding networks or the risk profile of countries in the region but outside the eu .\nother countries in the region are betting on a trickle - down effect from global technology investors into homegrown successes .\nromania hosts research and development centres and service offices for companies such as hp and oracle that employ over 60 , 000 people , a number that analysts expect will more than double to 150 , 000 over the next five years .\nkeen to follow poland\u2019s model , which over the past decade has become a leader in providing technology services to western finance companies , romania produces more than 100 , 000 it graduates every year . that is expected to help it swell its it services market to a forecast \u20ac4bn by the end of the decade .\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 .\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 .\nman on ! well , management on your smartphone or tablet , anyway . photograph : r . parker / sportsphoto / sportsphoto ltd . / allstar\nf you think guardiola , wenger and ranieri are the cream of the football - management crop , you should have seen me take bishop\u2019s stortford from non - league obscurity to champions league glory in less than a decade .\nadmittedly , this was in the last version of football manager on my computer , but my translatable skills for real - world management are surely clear . old trafford , i\u2019m waiting for your call \u2026\nin the meantime , the age - old football management genre is translating smoothly to mobile devices \u2013 especially for lapsed football manager addicts who don\u2019t have the time for desktop play any more , but do have long commutes or other free time for mobile managing .\nif that might be you but you\u2019re unsure of which games to try , here are seven of the best mobile football manager games .\nthe closest thing to desktop football manager on a tablet is , unsurprisingly , the official tablet version of football manager . this is excellent : a pitch - perfect port of the \u201ctouch\u201d mode from the desktop version with touchscreen controls .\nthere\u2019s a massive database of players ; the option to go as deep or shallow as you like with tactical and training tinkering ; and an impressive 3d match engine to showcase the results .\nstattos will love the inclusion of prozone analysis , while the ability to create your own club from scratch is welcome too .\nfootball manager remains focused on the solo management experience , but if you want to pit your wits against players around the world , top eleven 2016 is the best option on a smartphone or tablet .\nyou\u2019re still doing the regular management tasks of team - building , training and tactical trickery \u2013 developing a giant stadium is also on your to - do list here \u2013 but the fact that you\u2019re playing in a universe of real humans doing the same adds an interesting twist .\nas an attempt to bring football management into the world of casual , social gaming , this is the best effort yet .\nthere are now two official football manager games for mobile devices : this is the one focused more on smartphone players \u2013 although it has tablet versions too \u2013 with stripped - down gameplay akin to the football manager desktop edition a few years ago .\nthat\u2019s not to say it\u2019s shallow : football manager touch aside , this is probably the deepest management game available on mobile . there\u2019s lots of scope to build your squad , bring young players through and train them up , and develop ( almost ) unbeatable tactics .\nit works well for short bursts , but is just as rewarding for longer sessions when conditions allow .\nthis isn\u2019t the first sim to pitch you into the business end of running a football club \u2013 i have fond memories of football director on the commodore 64 from a couple of decades ago \u2013 but football chairman feels fresh nonetheless .\nyou start as a non - league scrabbler , and have to drive your team to the top by sanctioning player transfers , hiring and firing managers , and upgrading your facilities . you can blast through seasons quickly too : an important thing in the narrative arc of your path to glory .\nas with the football manager games , in - app purchases are a ( genuinely ) optional extra if you need a bit of a hand \u2013 here in the form of funding injections rising from a \u201clocal businessman\u201d to an \u201carab billionaire\u201d .\nthe original developers of the championship manager games split with their publisher and moved on to football manager , with champ man having continued \u2013 albeit never rivalling the fanbase of its rival .\nits latest reinvention is as a free - to - play game fuelled by in - app purchases , which may raise the hackles of old hands , but actually works well . you play through 20 seasons of training , tactics and transfers , with scope to dive deep or skim your way through according to preference .\nchamp man 16 remains in the shadow of the two football manager games , but if you\u2019re looking for an alternative , its free status makes it worth a try .\nas a football action - game brand , pes is on the up again : its latest console version is giving fifa a run for its money , and for veterans conjuring up memories of its glory days as iss pro evolution soccer . as a management brand , its history is somewhat lower profile .\nlike champ man 16 , pes club manager is a freemium game : a risky move if aggressive in - app purchase selling were to trump strategic skills . it avoids that pitfall : you don\u2019t have to buy its pes coins currency unless you\u2019re really impatient .\nthe big draw is matches visualised using the console game\u2019s match engine , and while it looks good , you may find yourself wanting to play the actual console game instead as a result .\nfinally , the second championship manager game : one that steps outside the regular league structure in order to take on top eleven as a worldwide social management game .\nthe other appeal here is that you\u2019re building a team from players drawn from hundreds of clubs \u2013 a familiar dynamic in the console world of fifa ultimate team gameplay \u2013 with human opponents adding spice , and a choice of modes to test your abilities .\ntaking on top eleven isn\u2019t the same as beating it \u2013 the latter game appears to have more momentum \u2013 but if it doesn\u2019t suit you , champ man all - stars could be an alternative .\nwhat do you think of this list ? the comments section is open for your thoughts on the games above ; your recommendations for games that we\u2019ve missed ; and your anecdotes about stuffing barcelona 4 - 0 playing as hucknall town at 3am on your smartphone while pretending to sleep .\nthis article contains affiliate links , which means we may earn a small commission if a reader clicks through and makes a purchase . all our journalism is independent and is in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative . the links are powered by skimlinks . by clicking on an affiliate link , you accept that skimlinks cookies will be set . more information .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nfiercely independent from day one , we ' re a mobile games studio based in belgrade . we only make games we ' re passionate about , games that challenge you to be a champion .\nwe think without limitations , creating games that have staying power and defy genre expectations . want to join us ?\nwe want to give you the best possible experience . by using this site , you agree to our use of cookies .\nof all the sports games on facebook , soccer - themed games reign supreme , accounting for more than half of the 40 most popular sports games on the platform .\ninside social games : top eleven is the most popular sports game on facebook right now . why do you think the game has been so successful despite the fact that its competing against officially licensed games like fifa superstars ?\nbut to answer your question , we took the risk of developing a technically very advanced platform that enables rich gameplay , synchronous multiplayer experience and truly cross platform gaming ( i . e . it\u2019s exactly the same game on facebook , top eleven . com , iphone and android ) . this gave us the opportunity to offer our users a game they find challenging and exciting to play with their friends .\nanother thing we\u2019ve focused on and think is crucial is the level of realism . we\u2019ve tried to be as close to the real world of football management as possible , including a complex match simulation engine based on english premier league stats . actually , the only thing missing to bring us to the absolute realism is licensed brands , everything else we\u2019ve covered .\nisg : when you released top eleven in 2010 , facebook was a very different platform . since then user acquisition costs have risen quite dramatically \u2014 what are the challenges you\u2019re facing now and how has facebook changed as a platform ?\nmilutinovi\u0107 : the platform has changed a lot in the previous two years . we know the facebook team is working hard to improve the platform for everyone , both users and app developers and most of the changes we find really positive .\nnot all of us football fans have the liberty to spend time gaming at home , but do have long commutes which can be better utilised . that\u2019s where mobile gaming can be of help , and in 2016 there are at least half a dozen decent options to fill your time . be it casually flicking the ball towards goal or racking your brain to manage tactics , squad , and transfers , there is something for everyone in the world of mobile football games .\nthe obvious choice for most mobile converts is ea sports fifa , which got a big new update this week , introducing modes that emphasise attacking and competitive gaming with your friends circle . if you ' re looking for alternatives , here are the ones we love :\nas for the game itself , there isn\u2019t any on - the - pitch action . top eleven is about being a manager ( hence mourinho\u2019s involvement ) and that means running the club . you\u2019ve to bid for players , think tactics , build a world - class stadium , and then challenge other managers to win games . top eleven also lets you build your own football association , and invite your friends to compete .\nit\u2019s even got two dozen licenses , from the likes of arsenal in the premier league , bundesliga\u2019s borussia dortmund , juventus in serie a , and la liga\u2019s real madrid .\n2 ) score ! world goals instead of giving you the keys to a game of football , score ! world goals has a narrow focus : recreating goals , be it domestic leagues , european cup nights and even the world cup . all this , with just the flick of your fingers .\nfans appreciate the game\u2019s minimal learning curve and barebones mechanics \u2013 which lets the gameplay focus entirely on setting up goals from running past defenders to putting sweet volleys past the goalkeeper . score ! world goals has commentary , mo - cap animations , and even a multiplayer mode .\n3 ) football manager mobile / touch sports interactive\u2019s football manager franchise has long been the mainstay for dedicated managers . and when we say dedicated , we mean people whose lives tend to revolve around the game . so it was only natural that the brand would move onto devices and ecosystems that people carry with them everywhere they go .\nthere are now two versions of football manager available for mobile devices , in football manager mobile and football manager touch . both are single - player only , and offer the same modes too \u2013 career , create - a - club , and challenge . mobile is for the ( comparatively ) casual crowd , offering faster progress with less depth , while touch provides the exact opposite .\nthat even reflects in the number of players , staff , and leagues available in - game , with mobile coming in at 11 , 000 people across 40 leagues in 14 nations . touch , meanwhile , offers 26 , 000 to 190 , 000 real footballers and staff in a total of 137 leagues spread over 51 nations . other differences include the presence of 3d match simulator in touch , and cross - play functionality across your mobile and desktop devices .\nplatforms : mobile \u2013 android and ios ; touch \u2013 android and ios cost : mobile \u2013 rs . 600 / rs . 550 ; touch \u2013 rs . 1 , 350 / rs . 1 , 200\n4 ) flick kick football technically speaking , flick kick football is the football version of paper toss . for those who have never played the classic crumbled paper ball into a trash bin , all you need to do is swipe and flick the ball towards the goal . and as the difficulty increases , you will have to put spin on the ball .\nthe game has other modes too \u2013 you can practice your skills in well , practice mode , hit the targets in bullseye mode , race against the clock in time attack , and even go multiplayer if you like .\ninstead of spending money acquiring licenses , developer pikpok has taken the game to its \u201cgolden era\u201d , which has allowed it to not care about the same . hence , you will find high - waist shorts , moustaches , and 60s hairstyles .\nplatforms : android and ios cost : rs . 99 . 99 on play store , rs . 120 on app store\n5 ) pes club manager konami makes one of two credible football games on desktop , and its mobile counterpart \u2013 pes club manager \u2013 is one of the few to offer 3d matches on your phone . it\u2019s simulation - based though , so you\u2019ll need to get your tactics spot on to win games . and what it lacks in sheer gameplay it delivers in graphics \u2013 the match simulator draws on the same game engine from pro evolution soccer on consoles .\npes club manager has over 5 , 000 licensed players from around the world , be it south american leagues , or the likes of bayern munich and paris saint - germain . the game has a huge download size though , at 1 . 23 gb , so keep that in mind before you take to the pitch . the latest update , in september , brought in the european championships alongside more daily and weekly achievements .\n6 ) soccer stars of all the games on this list , soccer stars has the oddest take on football , borrowing elements from air hockey and foosball . the game is meant to be played online , and even allows you to login with your facebook account to take on your friends .\nsoccer stars is meant to be a pick - up - and - play game , so it\u2019s easy to learn and still manages to offer fun in the long run . there are no real footballer likenesses on display , though you can collect the different colours of clubs ( such as fc barcelona , and liverpool ) and countries ( spain , brazil , and more ) to show off your support .\nwhat is your favourite football game on your mobile device ? let us know in the comments below or tweet to us @ gadgets360 with # footballapp .\nfor the latest tech news and reviews , follow gadgets 360 on twitter , facebook , and subscribe to our youtube channel .\nakhil identifies himself as a stickler for detail and accuracy , and strongly believes that robots will one day take over most human jobs . in his free time , you will find . . . more\noneplus 6 red edition to be available with rs . 2 , 000 discount in india\nairtel rs . 499 plan now offers 87 . 5 percent more data to take on jio\ntop eleven 2018 - be a football manager 7 . 2 . 2 download apk for android - aptoide\nthis application passed the security test for virus , malware and other malicious attacks and doesn ' t contain any threats .\nwe use cookies to offer you a great app store ! by browsing the site you are accepting it , so find more about it here ."]}
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", "topic": 20}], "title": "savlon", "paragraphs": ["savlon antiseptic cream contains effective germ - killing and cleansing agents . savlon ' s smooth moisturising cream base allows gentle application onto damaged skin .\nsavlon double strength soap : offers germ protection with the goodness of active silver .\nsavlon soaps come with a unique proposition of\ntough on germs , gentle on skin\n.\nsavlon herbal sensitive handwash : its unique formula with herbal fragrance , has been designed for sensitive skin .\nsavlon moisture shield handwash : its unique formula with floral fragrance , offers moisturized cleansing to make hands soft & supple .\nsavlon antiseptic has been a trusted brand for last 50 years and is preferred by the medical fraternity for its broad spectrum action .\nfor the past 23 years savlon has made your skin care its top priority in south africa , helping prevent the spread of germs .\ngreat product - i am originally from australia and am thrilled i can buy savlon here in the us . thank you . : )\nsavlon antiseptic liquid has a unique formulation of chlorhexidine gluconate & cetrimide . it is an antiseptic liquid which finds wide application across hospitals & homes for disinfection and wound healing .\nthe range of savlon handwash with silver nano particles comes in 3 exciting variants & propositions giving protection against 1 million germs . it is approved by skin health alliance , uk\nsavlon manufactures a range of antiseptic & hygiene products which keep your skin clean and protected from germs . they are also used in first aid to clean wounds and prevent infections .\nsavlon is one of the globally acclaimed antiseptic and disinfectant brands . shower to shower is also a global brand , which has a big consumer following in india . while savlon is a niche player in the indian antiseptic market competing with leader dettol with its range of antiseptic liquid and soap , shower to shower is a leading player in the prickly heat powder market .\nsavlon has a heritage of more than 50 years in india . itc ' s personal care business marked its foray into the health space with the acquisition of the brand in 2015 .\nhave been using this product for over 36 years and it does the job , no side effects and now my children and extended family use it . . . thank you savlon makers .\nsavlon , from johnson & johnson , helps care for and protect you and your loved ones ' skin from germs , giving you and your family the freedom to live free and do more .\n1 gram of savlon antiseptic cream contains 5 mg of cetrimide ( 0 . 5 % w / w ) and 1 mg of chlorhexidine digluconate ( 0 . 1 % w / w ) as the active ingredients .\nsavlon is a great antiseptic that i use on my little boy as it doesn ' t sting and helps numb the pain . my swiss auntie used it on a trip to oz and she has since asked me send her a tube .\nsavlon antiseptic cream is a first kid essential , to soothe , cleanse and prevent infection in cuts , grazes , insect bites and stings , minor burns and shaving cuts . it can also be used as an antiseptic hand cream , on blisters and sores , chapped skin , nappy rash , spots or sunburn .\nfmcg - to - tobacco - to - hotels giant itc is back on acquisition path . the over rs 40 , 000 - crore conglomerate has acquired from johnson & johnson ( j & j ) its india business of savlon and shower to shower , two of the major brands globally for the consumer and healthcare multinational .\n\u2022 chlorhexidine which is known to induce hypersensitivity , including generalised allergic reactions and anaphylactic shock . the prevalence of chlorhexidine hypersensitivity is not known , but available literature suggests this is likely to be very rare . savlon cream should not be administered to anyone with a potential history of an allergic reaction to a chlorhexidine - containing compound ( see sections 4 . 3 and 4 . 8 ) .\npierce tube seal with point in top of cap . for general use clean the surrounding skin and apply savlon directly or on a piece of lint or cotton wool . for external use only . keep out of eyes and ears . if in contact with eyes , wash out promptly with water . if swallowed contact a doctor . if skin irritation occurs or if symptoms persist , stop using and seek medical advice .\ncommenting on the acquisition , an itc spokesperson said :\nitc has entered into asset purchase agreements with johnson & johnson india , and johnson & johnson pte , singapore , for purchase of savlon and shower to shower trademarks and other intellectual property , respectively , primarily for use in india . this is in line with itc ' s aspiration to achieve a revenue of rs 100 , 000 crore from the new fmcg businesses by 2030 .\ni have rather frequent patches ot eczema that form on my fingers and thumbs . while visiting new zealand last december , i ran out of the usual cream i ' d been using to help control the problem . the itching is somewhat controlled by antihistamines and of anti - itch creams , and the splitting of the skin i ' d been trying to manage wth a number of creams and ointments . i discovered savlon in a small neighborhood grocery store in auckland . when i began ti use it ( right away ) is was soothting and helped heal the split skin in less time than what i ' d been using . there is nothing like it in the us . so , i checked and found an amazon source that would ship from australia where the cream is , manufactured . because of the distances involved shipping from australia to california , the wait was about three weeks . i did not use any expedited shipping because i knew avg shipping time from china and the south pacific can be around three weeks because the orders are usually by boat . it was worth the wait . the savlon cream arrived just in time as i am currently experiencing another breakout on one finger and both thumbs .\nstart typing to retrieve search suggestions . when suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select . continue typing to refine .\nthe cleansing and prevention of infection in all types of lesions , ranging from minor skin disorders or blisters , to minor burns and small wounds .\nknown hypersensitivity to the product or any of its components , especially in those with a history of possible chlorhexidine digluconate - 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{"id": 54694, "summary": [{"text": "the staveley coal and iron company limited was an industrial company based in staveley , near chesterfield , north derbyshire .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the company was registered in 1863 , appearing in provincial stock exchange reports from 1864 .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "it exploited local ironstone quarried from land owned by the duke of devonshire on the outskirts of the village .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "it developed into coal mining , owning several collieries and also into chemical production , first from those available from coal tar distillation , later to cover a wide and diverse range .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "part of the plant at staveley was a sulphuric acid manufacturing unit making use of the contact process .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "it was during the years of world war 1 that the company developed its chemical operations beyond coal-tar chemicals and began production of sulphuric and nitric acids .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "during the war they also made picric acid , tnt and guncotton .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "following the end of hostilities the company laid plans to develop a range of chlorinated organics and to this end purchased salt-bearing land near sandbach , cheshire .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "the salt was produced by a new company formed specifically for the purpose and named the british soda company .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "the salt being needed to feed a new installation of mercury cells at the staveley works .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "the first cells at staveley came into operation in 1922 and in 1926 they went into partnership with the krebs company of paris and berlin to develop a new cell , which was based on lessons learned .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "this was marketed worldwide as the krebs-staveley cell .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "this installation lasted into the late 1950s when the cellroom at staveley was replaced with german-made mercury cells .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "another salt-related product was sodium chlorate .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "staveley coal and iron company were the first company in britain to manufacture this chemical , with the plant becoming operational in 1938 .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "in 1950 , the staveley iron and chemical company was named by imperial chemical industries as one of their main competitors in caustic soda production .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "in 1960 the staveley iron and chemical company , which had been taken over by stewarts & lloyds limited was merged with the ilkeston-based stanton iron works to form stanton and staveley ltd . in 1967 stewarts and lloyds became part of the nationalised british steel corporation , stanton and staveley also being incorporated .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "by 1980 bsc sold off sections of the site as they divested themselves of non-core activities and by 2007 most of the former works at staveley has been shut down and cleared .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "the only plant remaining now is a p-aminophenol plant that produces active ingredients for paracetamol production .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "the site ceased production in june 2012 , marking over 100 years of chemical production at staveley .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the worldwide brand of staveley chemicals has finally been laid to rest .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the site has since been demolished .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the former chesterfield mp eric varley was an apprentice with the company in leaving school before he became a trade union man and then latter became chairman of another local firm coalite . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "staveley coal and iron company", "paragraphs": ["the staveley coal and iron company ltd works , staveley , 1938 . this image has been affected by flare .\n[ epw057335 ] the staveley coal and iron company ltd works , staveley , 1938 . this image has been affected by flare .\n1951 subsidiary staveley iron and chemical co nationalised under the iron and steel act ; became part of the iron and steel corporation of great britain [ 7 ] .\non december 13th . 1960 the government of the day sold the staveley iron and chemical company and its subsidiaries for \u00a36 , 000 , 000 , the sale included the sheepbridge company which was taken over by the staveley company in 1955 , and three smaller iron companies .\nthe staveley coal and iron company limited was an industrial company based in staveley , near chesterfield , north derbyshire . it exploited local ironstone quarried from land owned by the duke of devonshire on the outskirts of the village .\n1925 the staveley coal and iron company , gave notice that owing to bad trade its dowell colliery will be closed for an indefinite period . [ 3 ]\nstaveley iron and chemical company : corporate and management records 1948 - 1970 ; financial records 1954 - 1957 ; and miscellaneous records 1948 - 1959 .\n1863 company registered . the staveley coal and iron co became a public limited company in 1863 - 1864 , at a time when the ironworks was producing 20 , 000 tons of iron castings per year . charles markham ( 1823 - 1888 ) took over as managing director and chief engineer in 1863 , overseeing a massive expansion in the company , particularly in iron pipe production and coal mining . the company was registered on 29 december . [ 1 ]\nrichard barrow ( 1787\u20131865 ) , owner of staveley coal & iron co . ( 1840\u20131864 ) , chairman ( 1864\u20131865 )\nthe staveley coal and iron company will open their new coal depots at both the midland and l . d . & e . c . railway stations on the 1st june for the sale of coals of every description .\non thursday an inquest was held on the body of jonathon wagstaffe who was killed the previous day at old hollingwood colliery belonging to the staveley coal & iron company .\nrecords of the staveley coal and iron company ltd . [ 1863 - 1878 ] ; its predecessor companies and its subsidiaries . the records of the staveley coal and iron company ltd . contain : corporate , management , and legal records 1863 - 1955 ; accounts and financial records 1841 - 1966 ; production records c . 1857 - 1961 ; and miscellaneous records c . 1900 - 1982 .\nthe main area of business of the company concerned the production of spun cast iron and concrete pipes , iron castings , pig iron and chemical products . raw materials were supplied as follows - coal from shipley colliery along the nutbrook canal and limestone from the cromford canal . pig iron was sent out via the erewash canal .\nof staveley , hollingwood , near chesterfield . telephone : staveley 7251 . telegraphic address :\nstaveley , hollingwood\nrichard barrow ( 1787\u20131865 ) , owner of staveley coal & iron co . ( 1840\u20131864 ) , chairman ( 1864\u20131865 ) | art uk\nduring the first world war staveley coal and iron company developed its chemical operations and a plant has been on the site since . but american owners covidien announced the factory will close by the end of the year .\neducated at shuttlewood secondary modern school , lord varley started his working life as an apprentive engineer at staveley iron and chemical company and joined the aeu , his first union .\nthe staveley company was responsible for the building of hollingwood , poolsbrook , duckmanton , church warsop and netherthorpe .\n1600s quarrying for iron ore took place on the duke of devonshire ' s land at staveley , from the 17th century , and an iron foundry and furnace was established there .\nbarrow hill was built by richard barrow in 1856 to house the iron workers and miners from the company\u2019s original works , prior to it becoming a company . later housing was built for the devonshire works further along towards staveley .\nrichard barrow was the owner of the staveley coal & iron company from 1840 until his death in 1865 . he was a paternal employer , founding the village of barrow hill to provide housing for his workers .\nbarrow formed the staveley coal and iron company in dec 1863 . in 1878 it was incorporated as stanton ironworks co ltd . in 1939 it became a wholly owned subsidiary of stewarts and lloyds ltd . during the ownership by stewarts and lloyds ltd , the company became known as stanton and staveley ltd ( 1962 ) . it was comprised of six companies , namely : -\nstaveley works area sits in the valley between new whittington , brimington , barrow hill , hollingwood and staveley .\nin 1863 richard barrow sold the firm to a joint stock company , the staveley coal and iron company , the total capital subscribed was \u00a3600 , 000 which was raised in a few days . richard barrow of ringwood hall was one of the largest shareholders and was to act as chairman . one precondition of turning the company into a joint stock company was that charles markham was to become the managing director for a period of at least five years from the formation . at this time the company employed 3 , 000 workers , the collieries raised some 1 , 000 , 000 tons of coal per annum and the foundries and furnaces produced 20 , 000 tons of castings .\n' the staveley coal and iron company stands at the head of all the limited companies of recent formation . the company have just declared a dividend at the rate of 25 percent per annum . it is said by eminent mineral men that though the valuation of these extensive works amount to \u00a3600 , 000 they have almost been given away at that price . '\n* ramcroft & arkwright sunk as collieries under their own company names but the directors of these companies were the same as the staveley company with others . usually family members . also markham works at chesterfield .\n1953 the directors , bruised by the negotiations for compensation of their nationalised coal properties , decided not to bid for staveley iron and chemical co when it was to be sold by the holding and realization agency . subsidiary companies included :\ncharles markham made the company expand rapidly and by 1878 the company had paid up capital of \u00a31 , 326 , 000 owning outright and in partnerships several collieries , iron works and housing ventures around the country . his sons and grand sons were to continue the traditions of charles markham into the twentieth century .\n1961 iron founders , producers of pig iron , manufacturers of sand spun , metal spun and vertically cast iron pipes and fittings , industrial acids , coal tar products , electrolytic products , light hydrocarbon oils , intermediates for dyestuffs and fine chemical manufacture , coke , wood wool , bricks , producers of moulding sand , ganister , ironstone mine owners . 5 , 000 employees . [ 9 ]\nthe following statement has been forwarded for publication by the staveley coal and iron company that they will reopen their markham no . 1 pit next monday 30th october at what is understood to be a living wage as follows : stall men 7 / - per day , loaders 5 / - per day . no stoppages from the above rates except house rent and club . a load of coal will be allowed to each householder once a month . the company will provide tools . signed joseph humble , cert : manager .\nowner the staveley silkstone colliery company ( evans , wigfield , and co . ) , staveley , chesterfield . manager samuel turner . under manager e . moxon . 189 men underground . 34 men on the surface . coal , hard & gas . seam worked the yard or lower saint john seam . list of mines worked under the coal mines regulation act , in derbyshire , during the year 1896 .\nnb . in 1947 the national coal board took over stanton ' s collieries .\nireland 1874 . poolsbrook village built to house the staveley colliery and works , workers .\n31 aug 1934 : staveley coal and iron co . , ltd . \u2014 a final dividend of 4 per cent . is declared , making 6\u00bd per cent . , free of tax , for the year , against 5 per cent . for the previous 12 months .\nfive hundred men began work on the development section on the south side of markham no . 1 pit of the staveley coal and iron company on tuesday . the development will also require a further one hundred men for whom work can be found immediately . the blackshale seam on the east where 79 men lost their lives in the disaster last may has been drawn off and closed .\n1937 british industries fair advert for coal . pig iron . cast iron pipes . sand spun , metal spun and vertically cast , flexible joints . tarred slag . chemicals and by - products . salt . bricks and tiles . wood wool , etc . ( building , general heating and cooking section - stand nos . b . 613 and b . 512 ) . [ 6 ]\nquite a gloom was cast over staveley and district on wednesday when it became known that mr . joseph humble of the cottage staveley and manager of the staveley coal and iron company\u2019s collieries had died about 11 . 45 p . m . on tuesday night . mr . humble attended to his duties on monday but towards evening he complained of feeling unwell and shortly afterwards he was compelled to take to his bed . his illness gradually assumed more severe proportions until it developed into a more dangerous attack of pleurisy and inflammation of the lungs and not withstanding the efforts of dr . court of staveley and dr . booth of chesterfield who did all that was possible for the deceased gentleman their efforts proved of no avail .\nwalter homer of chesterfield , george wilson of bolsover and james hudson of brimington , sinkers were charged with following and intimidating william spencer secretary to the staveley silkstone colliery company on thee 14th inst . the complainant stated that the company were sinking a new pit in speedwell terrace staveley . the contract for the sinking had been let to a man named thorley and the defendants were employed as his workmen . thorley had been paid weekly by the company for the amount of work done . on the day named on the summons thorley had left the district and did not draw the money due to him from the company and has not been heard of since .\nstanton and staveley ltd . : corporate and management records 1962 - 1984 ; financial records 1947 - 1975 ; and miscellaneous records 1906 - 1981\nafter standing down as an mp he joined coalite and became chairman of the company until it was bought by anglo - united .\nsinking operations began this week at the new dowell colliery at staveley , for which the staveley coal & iron company has made preparations for some months . engine houses have already been erected and these are all on modern lines and electrically equipped . all the machinery has been installed and the pit will be worked on up to date methods . it will find employment for a considerable number of men although it will be some months before they can start work . the seam to be worked is the blackshale . the pit is quite near to the devonshire works and the coke ovens and chemical by products plant .\nthe site has a long history of industrial development , including mining , iron and steel making and chemical production but large parts of the site now lie vacant .\nthe staveley works so long known as mr . barrows has been purchased by a joint stock company and is to be known as the staveley collieries and ironworks company ltd . advancing age has made m . barrow desire to be relieved from a considerable proportion of the care and anxiety inseparable from the sole proprietorship of a large concern and he has consequently affected the sale . the total capital required of \u00a3600 , 000 was subscribed in two or three days without any prospectus or circular being issued .\nmarkham works also had houses built for the workers and local miners ( coal & ironstone ) at chesterfield . this may not have been built by the company but would in any case be part of the original broad oaks works which markham purchased .\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 : 1923 colliery year book and coal trades directory . published by the louis cassier co . ltd . , from a copy held in the\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\nsource : 1947 colliery year book and coal trades directory . published by the louis cassier co . ltd . , from a copy held in the\non saturday morning a boy named stephenson aged 14 jumped on the last wagon going up the incline in the dowell pit . when the other wagons passed by he was thrown off probably by a jerk when the wagons entered the junction . immediately afterwards the down train struck the youth and sent him into a bolthole . in consequence of the serious fractures to one of his thighs and other wounds he was sent to the chesterfield hospital , on the way , however , he expired . the pit belongs to the staveley coal & iron company .\n1926 - january . developments are also announced at the collieries and works of the staveley coal and iron co , ltd . , mr . g . n . turner the general manager speaking to the barlbro colliery officials on saturday , said that the sinking at the\ndo - well\ncolliery had not been as successful as was anticipated , but the directors hoped to open the pit again if trade improved . they had also sunk a shaft at the pebley pit of the barlbro colliery down to the deep soft coal , which would enable the men to get to their work more quickly . the company installed a huge gas engine at its devonshire works , staveley , which was the largest at the time , of its kind in the world . [ 4 ]\nthe ward and barrow . barrow and staveley companies also took over several other local collieries as leases ran out . they also owned many more than listed .\nfor a history of the firm see stanton and staveley - a business history , sd chapman ( wood - faulkner ltd 1981 ) .\na staveley collier named james lygo was summoned at chesterfield county police court on saturday by william bumpstead manager of the st . john\u2019s colliery staveley for a breach of special rule 72 by allowing overhanging coal in his stall to remain unspragged . deputies johnson and watson stated that on visiting lygo\u2019s stall they found eighteen feet of overhanging coal four feet deep unspragged . the rule states that spraggs should be set not more than six feet apart . lygo admitted the truth of the deputies statements but his defence was that a great portion of the coal was resting on a \u201cbunkie\u201d there was no necessity to spragg it . the bench imposed a fine of 10 / - and costs .\nsince 1786 ward and barrow had , had a blast furnace in the area of staveley which for centuries had supported the making of iron . barrow ' s works were by 1806 producing 596 tons of pig iron per annum . the works continued to prosper and by the 1840 ' s george hodgekinson barrow was the proprietor of extensive foundries and collieries at staveley and in the surrounding area . barrow was a man of ambitious ideas and in the 1840 ' s he came up with a plan to construct two large furnaces , extend the chesterfield canal with the norbriggs arm across the road and sink collieries along its banks . a large steam pumping engine was to be constructed of eighty horse power to drain the shallow wet mines .\nin the early 1900s it adopted a revolutionary pipe spinning process for iron pipe manufacture for which it acquired a european licence in 1919 . by the 1960s , the use of industrial steel scrap had largely replaced the need to smelt iron ore . by 1970 pipe production was converted to ductile iron ( spheroidal graphite ) . the last blast furnace was closed in 1974 . in the later 20th century stanton was one of britain ' s largest manufacturers in its field and was internationally acknowledged as a pioneer in the design and manufacture of pipes and pipeline systems , building , drainage and highway products .\nthe above prices do not include cartage , customers may send their own carts or if preferred can have the coal delivered to their houses .\n1923 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\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\n1880 an article in the engineer details the pumping engines at staveley old and new , see the engineer 1880 / 10 / 08 , p 269 .\n21 sep 1934 : staveley coal and iron co . , ltd . \u2014 the report for the year ended june 30 last states the profit for the year , after providing for management expenses and taxation and including dividends from subsidiary and other companies , is \u00a3468 , 973 . the directors recommend transfer to general reserve account of \u00a350 , 000 , further depreciation of workmen ' s houses \u00a310 , 000 , and a final dividend of 4 per cent , actual , free of tax , making 6\u00bd per cent . , free of tax , for the year . the carry - forward is \u00a3103 , 281 .\nsource : 1923 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 : 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\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 : 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\na spokesman for the firm said : \u201cthe action was based on the company\u2019s decision to consolidate the manufacturing of para - aminophenol at the raleigh , north carolina , site . \u201d\nborn in a local pit village , which remains part of the constituency to this day , eric started work in the mining industry and went on to be a long serving mp for chesterfield and staveley .\nregeneration proposals are being drawn up for the once bustling staveley works - a factory site for over 200 years which now lies almost vacant .\nafter his death george hodgekinson barrow was succeeded by his son richard who by 1862 was the owner of the largest collieries in derbyshire capable of producing 800 , 000 tons of coal from the five shafts . one of which raised 1 , 100 tons of coal in a single twenty four hour period . robert barrow used the iron from his three foundries to produce castings of every description and in 1862 he produced the 4 , 000 tons of girders needed for the great exhibition centre without any problems in three months such was the size of the companies resources .\nsamuel taylor manager at the silkstone pit at the staveley colliery was charged at chesterfield county police court by h . m . inspector of mines for neglecting to comply with the general rule of the coal mines act by not causing an adequate amount of ventilation to be constantly produced to dilute and render harmless the noxious gases . the case was dismissed .\n1894 charles paxton markham , elder son of charles markham , held the chairmanship from 1894 to 1926 with cast iron production of 700 , 000 tons a year at the start of his tenure .\non saturday evening , last a supper was given at the crown inn staveley by mr . r . barrow to the men employed at the springwell colliery on the occasion of those pits being successfully completed for work . the company to the number of about thirty including the chief of the agents sat down to a supper which was ample and served up in mrs . swift\u2019s usual good style . the greatest harmony prevailed during the evening and some very excellent songs were sung and the usual loyal and other toasts were given . the staveley band was also in attendance and enlivened the intervals with several select and well executed musical pieces . the meeting broke up before 12 o\u2019clock having spent a very agreeable evening .\nin 1967 stewarts and lloyds and all its subsidiaries ( including stanton and staveley ltd ) was nationalised and became part of the british steel corporation but it passed back into the private sector in 1985 when it was acquired by pont - \u00e1 - mousson sa . the new name was stanton plc .\non saturday last two immense boilers weighing upwards of 13 tons each were conveyed from the staveley works by the aid of 12 powerful horses to that company\u2019s works at springwell . , where they will employed in making steam for a fan in connection with the colliery at that place . this fan is supposed to be the largest in the world .\nian haddock of staveley town council said : \u201cit is the end of an era . works have been on that site for hundreds of years . \u201d\nin 1877 soon after entering upon his duties at staveley mr . humble became connected with the chesterfield institute of engineers in whose affairs he took a keen interest .\nthe masterplan for the 200 - hectare industrial corridor , along chesterfield canal , have been drawn up by planning consultancy capita symonds . the company , which is representing chatsworth estate , says the site has scope to meet housing needs , provide new facilities and services and enhance the area\u2019s wealth of industrial heritage .\nscott nicholas senior planner at the borough council said : \u201cthe council - in consultation with land owners and the local community - is currently preparing a masterplan plan for this area which will eventually be know as the staveley and rother valley corridor area action plan .\nmr . barrow the proprietor of this colliery has given notice that from monday \u201c he will during the winter months advance wages to the coal hewers on condition that the work is not neglected on mondays / tuesdays . those who do so are to participate in the advance , it is understood the rise will be 1d , 2d , 3d per ton according to the part of the pit where the coal is got . \u201d\non saturday at chesterfield county police court , george wallis under viewer , henry jones lamp cleaner and george cutts a fitter all employed at the ireland colliery belonging to the staveley company were summoned for having contravened the special rules of the colliery . wallis was charged by allowing a naked light to be used in the mine on the 4th october . jones it appeared had broken the special 59th rule by not properly putting together a lamp after having cleaned it . cutts was summoned for using a naked light in the pit . wallis and jones pleaded guilty and cutts not guilty . it was a serious offence and each of the defendants would be fined \u00a31 and costs of\ncalow main 1899 . terrace row built at calow green , village built at arkwright town in 1897 for calow main , bonds main & the railway company . houses for officials and office buildings constructed on bole hill calow . ( terraces on dark lane calow may possibly have been built by them too ) .\nmarkham no . 1 . 1880 . terrace rows and houses built to house the officials and management . duckmanton estate built later for markham men and others .\na forge and furnace is known to have existed at staveley in 1652 when george sitwell of renishaw hall leased it from lord frechville of the manor of staveley . in 1681 the first duke of devonshire became the owner after purchasing the manor from frechville . a new coke fired furnace was built in the 1780s by w matler who leased the site later known as the ' old works ' . richard barrow purchased the furnace and forge in 1840 . he also took a lease on the site later known as the ' new works ' and built two new furnaces .\nonly ancestry combines dna results and the largest collection of records for the best insight into your genealogy and origins .\nmr humble who was about 45 years of age had been in charge of the whole of the staveley collieries for nearly eleven years and was highly respected on all sides and much sympathy is felt for the bereaved family . before mr . humble came into the district he had been in charge of a number of collieries at pemberton near wigan .\nhe also attended chesterfield technical college and took an extramural course at sheffield university and went to ruskin college at oxford .\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 .\n\u00a31 \u2013 8 \u20136d each for wallis and jones and \u00a31 \u2013 9 \u2013 6d for cutts or in default fourteen days imprisonment .\na major sprawl of derelict land could be brought back to life and transformed in to a modern marina , businesses and homes .\ntwo colliers william hobson and samual cupit were charged with breach of colliery rules at mr . barrows works at staveley . mr . joseph hardy stated that on friday last the defendants passed him and he warned them not to go that way as there was a fire board up . they both had naked lights and were going in the direction of seymour colliery . the two pits had underground connections . each sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment with hard labour .\n\u201cthe aim of this plan is to regenerate the area over the long - term via new housing and employment uses with a strong emphasis on protecting and enhancing the chesterfield canal and river rother corridors .\nstanton ironworks ltd . : corporate and management records 1962 - 1984 ; financial records 1947 - 1975 ; and miscellaneous records 1906 - 1981 .\nst . johns at sk 433739 was a shaft and a drift . sk 429741 and was two shafts to left of cemetery and shown as old shafts , the map shows both collieries . ( 1890 ' s ) .\na spokesman said : \u201cthe regeneration will lead to a wide ranging social , economic and environmental benefits to the community , the borough and the region .\n\u201cthis masterplan provides a blueprint for comprehensive development in the future to make the area a safe and attractive place to live , work and invest in . \u201d\nvisit catalyst between 21 july and 5 august for a chance to take part in this fun , hands - on workshop . bubble trouble ! at 11 . 00am and 2 . 00pm come and learn how to make super . . .\nthis image can be used for non - commercial research or private study purposes , and other uk exceptions to copyright permitted to users based in the united kingdom under the copyright , designs and patents act 1988 , as amended and revised .\nin 1856 there were 3 blast furnaces in operation producing 18 - 20 tonnes a day , together with a small general foundry and ironstone field at stanton and babbington ( nottinghamshire ) . by 1878 there were 8 blast furnaces , a general foundry , 3 collieries ( tevesal , pleasley and dale [ bilsthorpe came in 1925 ] ) and ironstone properties in desborough , wellingborough and finedon ( northamptonshire ) .\nformer chesterfield mp and labour cabinet minister lord eric varley has died aged 75 .\neaster monday will be a red letter in the history of staveley , the occasion being the opening of the new dining hall that has been built entirely at the expense of mr . barrow for providing the means for getting a dinner on the most moderate scale . the building , which is neat and unfussed , has cost mr . barrow a large sum of money and it reflects the highest credit on that gentleman\u2019s liberality . the occasion was also intended to celebrate the rescue of twelve men and boys from the spitalwell ironstone mine . there were 250 persons present .\nin 1951 he went to work for the ncb as a turner at the area workshops and served as their delegate to the num area council and on the area executive committee .\na chatsworth spokesman said the estate looked forward to continuing to work with the council and local people to bring the new development to the area and welcomed feedback on its ideas .\nprime minister gordon brown ' s spokesman said :\nthe pm was sad to hear the news and this thoughts are with his family and friends at this very difficult time .\nbut he brought an end to his footballing career to concentrate on politics and trade unionism .\nwith the permission of the controller of hmso and the queen ' s printer for scotland .\n\u201cwe were able to make contact and meet biological relatives through our dna . \u201d - kelsynielson\nreal customers share what they discovered\u2014and how it changed their lives . you could be next .\na boy named thomas purdy aged thirteen of brimington and engaged as a pony driver at the old hollingwood colliery was coming down part of the road in the colliery on when he had his light extinguished and he ran before his pony with its laden train of wagons . he was overtaken by it and knocked down and the first wagon passed over his right leg breaking both bones . he was promptly attended to by dr . hale of barrow hill and conveyed home .\nwwi plant was erected for the manufacture of nitric acid , nitro benzole , and aniline oil .\nregeneration could see a marina developed to the east of works road along with a pub and hotel . other plans include the clocktower business being refurbished , the rother valley link road extended , a network of footpaths and cycleways created and a supermarket , drive - through restaurant or petrol station .\na collier was severely injured in the old hollingwood colliery on sunday night by the premature explosion of a shot that he was preparing to fire . he was struck by a quantity of stone , which fractured his right arm and knocked his left hip out and severely cut his right shoulder and head .\nmade a life peer in 1990 , he leaves a widow , marjorie , and their son roger .\neric became a government minister but never forgot his roots and worked hard for his constituents .\nthe plant is now in the process of dismantling and closing down with a small crew in place .\nnew artworks , stories and chances to win prizes , delivered straight to your inbox every two weeks .\nvisit catalyst between 21 july and 10 august for a chance to see this interactive science show . the light fantastic shows at 12 . 00pm and 3 . 00pm find out how light travels i . . .\n\u201cit\u2019s been a lot of fun doing the investigation and waiting for the results . \u201d - john h .\n\u201cit\u2019s an important site for the council so planning officers have been working closely with the land owners to ensure that any scheme that does come forward is properly planned and respects the aspirations of the council and local community . \u201d\nvisit catalyst on 21st or 22nd july for a chance to take part in a hands - on workshop or see an interactive science show . bubble trouble ! at 11 . 30am and 2 . 00pm come and lear . . .\nimperial chemical industries was one of the british industrial powerhouses of the 20th century encompassing the whole of the united kingdom , from hale in cornwall to dundee in scotland and included for example massive metalworking in the west midlands and in south wales .\nthe ambitious 20 - year scheme , being put together by chesterfield borough council and chatsworth estate , the land owners , includes a new marina , with businesses , shops , homes , a new park , primary school and a link road .\nart uk is the operating name of the public catalogue foundation , a charity registered in england and wales ( 1096185 ) .\nthe secretary of the company said he had in hand \u00a320 due to thorley but the wages owing to the men amounted to over \u00a334 . acting on the instructions of his employers he declined to pay the men who were servants of thorley the results being that on leaving the offices about twenty men including the defendants followed him using abusive language and threatening to do him violence unless he paid them . superintendent carlin happened to come up at the time and on his advice he paid the men half of what was owing as far as the money in hand would go . wilson swore at him , hudson went up to his door and would not let him close it . the bench admitted the case was a hard one but there was no reason why they should have treated the complainant who was merely a servant in the manner they had . wilson who appeared to be one of the ringleaders was fined \u00a32 plus costs or six weeks imprisonment , the other two were fined \u00a31 each plus costs or one month imprisonment .\nfor all other types of use please contact the owning collection . their website may have more information about permitted uses and licensing .\nduring that time he served in labour governments as energy secretary from 1974 to 1975 and was industry secretary for four years from 1975 .\nspeedwell 1841 . colliery and village built . superseded by ireland colliery . 1874 . also housed st . johns colliers . later demolished .\na spokesman for the council said it generally welcomed the proposals but raised concerns about another supermarket and the development\u2019s connection to the town centre .\nsome images on art uk are available to purchase as prints and may be available to license for commercial purposes through the art uk shop .\nfrom the coke - oven gases sulphate of ammonia , tar , and benzole were recovered ; benzole is now refined into high - grade tar products .\nas a young man lord varley had shown promise as a footballer and signed amateur forms with chesterfield fc . he later joined the playing staff at worksop .\nlord varley had also been chairman of the trade union group of labour mps from 1971 to 1974 and was treasurer of the labour party from 1981 to 1983 .\n1912 a plant for distilling tar was erected , from which are now obtained naphtha , creosote oil , refined naphthalene , anthracene , tar acids , and pitch .\n' love ' , portrait of a lady ( ' grace was in all her steps . heaven in her eye , in every gesture dignity and love ' )\nall images on art uk are protected by copyright and image permissions vary across the art uk website . please check individual artwork pages for information about permitted use .\nyour ancestrydna results include information about your ethnicity across 350 regions and identifies potential relatives through dna matching to others who have taken the ancestrydna test . your results are a great starting point for more family history research , and it can also be a way to dig even deeper into the research you ' ve already done .\ntony benn , who took over as chesterfield ' s mp in 1984 , said lord varley was\nvery well respected and it was a great loss to the party .\nian haddock , of the council , said : \u201cthe town council want to make sure we get the best development for the town and that benefits everybody in the area . \u201d\nyou can help us tag artworks on tagger . the tags above come from the public , and also from an image recognition project run by the visual geometry group , university of oxford .\nart uk has updated its cookies policy . by using this website you are agreeing to the use of cookies . to find out more read our updated use of cookies policy and our updated privacy policy .\nclocktower perspective ' an artists impression of the view northwards along works road towards the retained clocktower business centre , with new offices , shops and community uses along a rejuvenated main street at the heart of the community .\nborn in poolsbrook in august 11 , 1932 of mining stock - he was the only son of mr and mrs frank varley - he was an mp for nearly 20 years from 1964 to 1984 , succeeding sir george benson .\nvisit catalyst on 14th or 15th july for a chance to take part in a hands - on workshop or see an interactive science show . soap suds ! at 11 . 30am and 2 . 00pm join the catalyst . . .\nancestrydna is a cutting edge dna testing service that utilizes some of the latest autosomal testing technology to revolutionize the way you discover your family history . this service combines advanced dna science with the world ' s largest online family history resource to predict your genetic ethnicity and help you find new family connections . it maps ethnicity going back multiple generations and provides insight into such possibilities as : what region of europe are my ancestors from , or am i likely to have east asian heritage ? ancestrydna can also help identify relationships with unknown relatives through a dynamic list of dna matches .\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 .\nyour privacy is important to us . we use industry standard security practices to store your dna sample , your dna test results , and other personal data you provide to us . in addition , we store your dna test results and dna sample without your name or other common identifying information . you own your dna data . at any time , you can choose to download raw dna data , have us delete your dna test results as described in the ancestrydna privacy statement , or have us destroy your physical dna saliva sample . we do not share with third parties your name or other common identifying information linked to your genetic data , except as legally required or with your explicit consent .\nthe ancestrydna test may predict if you are at least partly native american , which includes some tribes that are indigenous to north america , including the u . s . , canada and mexico . the results do not currently provide a specific tribal affiliation . 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{"id": 54695, "summary": [{"text": "sailing wear is a type of clothing for sailing .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it protects the sailor from water and insulates the body on board a vessel .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "there are different types in use , the most premier sailing wear is the offshore set used for the open seas .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "usually offshore sailing wear consists of special shoes or wellington boots , a pant with suspenders , a jacket with a high collar , and other increasingly technical layers worn underneath this outerwear .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in addition , specially designed gloves made with synthetic leathers are worn for protection and to increase holding power on sheets .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "marine footwear is extremely important in order to stay safe while sailing .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "sailing wet-boots are designed to keep the sailor 's feet dry and can be either rubber moulded or more technical .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the most common range of fabrics are gore-tex and leather .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "all of the 100 % waterproof marine boots have non marking , slip-resistant soles in order to avoid any damage to the vessel 's deck .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "all boots require thermal socks as the rubber does not provide enough warmth .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "technical boots have a minimal insulating lining which is why socks are well advised . ", "topic": 5}], "title": "sailing wear", "paragraphs": ["here\u2019s a short guide on what to wear when you are learning to sail a dinghy\u2026 .\n. walking around , often at speed on a slippy , moving surface could be dangerous so get some sailing shoes with serious grip . decathlon stock all the sailing clothes you need to get you in ship - shape for sailing . we stock a\nthe real physics of sailing are so deep and so complex , people are still debating it .\neditor\u2019s note : guest blogging for producer joan johnson is quest team member and sailing fanatic sandy schonning .\nif you are planning on going sailing in a dinghy , you\u2019ll wear very different clothing than say learning to sail a yacht . mainly because you are far more likely to get wet on a dinghy than a 30 - footer .\nstaying warm is key . as soon as you get cold , your mood and sailing ability drops rapidly .\nso you are heading out sailing for the day . it\u2019s your first time . what should you wear ? the key with wearing the appropriate clothing is checking out the weather on the day and where / how long you are heading out for .\nwhether it\u2019s cold or not , it\u2019s often useful to wear sailing gloves , especially if you are thinking of starting racing . when your hands are cold and wet , it becomes even more painful to tug on sheets and keep a strong grip .\nif you are learning to sail in a dinghy and it\u2019s pretty windy , wear a wetsuit . you\u2019re likely to capsize and a wetsuit will keep you warm once you are wet . if you just wear ordinary clothes , as soon as you\u2019re soaked , you\u2019ll feel the cold .\nin the cold weather , bring a woolly hat . some sailors prefer to wear a drysuit in winter . this is an entirely waterproof suit with tight rubber seals around your neck , ankles and wrist . so you can wear ordinary warm fleecy clothes underneath , even if you fall in the water , you\u2019ll stay bone dry .\ntb ! a , ft ! gf , sx _ id ! 123 , sx _ in ! 1 , s _ 1 _ 66252 _ 0 ! , s _ 1 _ 66249 _ 0 ! , so ! 1 _ 3 _ 4 _ 0 , filterpage ! sailing - wear . html , action ! search\nokay , back to tuesday morning . the buzz moved over to my desk\u2026 the shoot was supposed to show a group of beginners on a sailing lesson , but the family that was booked for this purpose had suddenly cancelled that morning . could i fill in ? i considered my clothes\u2026 skirt , heels , not really sailing clothes . and moving all those meetings\u2026 but a day on the bay\u2026 the beautiful , sunny , windy bay . plus , sailing with an instructor , there is always something to learn about sailing , how could i pass this up ? okay when are we leaving ? no wait , what am i going to wear\u2026 isn\u2019t there a west marine near the sailing school . can we stop to get me pants and a pair of shoes ? yes , that\u2019s how much i really wanted to go out that day , i bought new clothes to do it .\nin hot weather , it\u2019s always a good idea to wear a hat , sunglasses and suncream . the sun will reflect off the water , so it\u2019s easier to get sunburnt on the water than on land .\npick out the right sailing clothing from decathlon\u2019s superb range of adult and children\u2019s clothes . when preparing for a day\u2019s sailing you will need warm yet lightweight clothes that stay close to your body ( so that they don\u2019t get tangled in any boating ropes or equipment ) as well as a waterproof , wind breaker layer on the outside .\nit was another average tuesday . i was sitting at my desk , looking at my calendar . another day of budget meetings , returning emails , reviewing contracts , yawn . the usual buzz of production was going on around me , a crew going out to do a story about\u2026 sailing . ah sailing , my favorite topic . my husband and i had recently moved both ourselves and our tayana 37 up the coast from long beach . okay , a well - qualified captain had actually moved the boat to san francisco for us\u2026 but since polaris had gotten here , we had become a bit obsessed about bay sailing . sailing in socal had not prepared us for the currents , tides and winds of the bay , so we tried to get out there as much as possible .\nanyway , it was over too quickly \u2013 and then it was back to my meetings . but i\u2019ll tell you the biggest surprise of the whole experience : i though the physics behind sailing were pretty simple \u2013 a little bernoulli principle , a little lift generation . but what i learned made my head spin . it turns out that most of the simple explanations of sailing physics are \u2018helpful models\u2019 that make sailing understandable to sailors . the real physics of sailing are so deep and so complex , people are still debating it . if you\u2019d like to see what i mean , check out arvel gentry\u2019s website . gentry was an aerodynamicist for 40 years , is an avid sailor , and an america\u2019s cup boat designer . his technical papers will give you an idea of what\u2019s really going on .\nthey are great pieces of kit , but pretty expensive at around \u00a3200 - 300 new , so we wouldn\u2019t recommend buying one unless you know you are definitely going to be sailing regularly in the winter .\nit was a great day on the bay . stan , our instructor from the sailing school , was great at explaining the physics behind why a boat sails . at the direction of the producers , i asked every sailing question i could think of . who has the right - of - way , what is this line for , what do we do when the wind blows harder ? okay , i knew many of the answers , but i babbled on anyway . was i having fun ? in much of the segment , i have the goofiest grin on my face . i wish i had a job that took me sailing every day\u2026\nmusto\u2019s world - leading expertise is showcased in this exceptionally engineered sailing clothing collection . featuring advanced gore - tex\u00ae waterproof apparel , windproof fabrics and water - resistant treatments . designed for the ocean racers , inshore cruisers and dinghy sailors .\nthese are yachty\u2019s friends\u2014producers , rappers , and usually both , collectively known as sailing team . there\u2019s burberry perry , the producer yachty calls his \u201cleft hand , \u201d and k $ upreme , the rapper yachty calls his \u201cright . \u201d\na waterproof and windproof sailing cagoule or spray top is perfect for wearing on top of your wetsuit on cold , wet , windy days or just on top of your regular t - shirt or rash vest to keep the wind off .\nif it\u2019s winter or you are chartering a yacht , sailing boots are preferable . these are usually at least ankle high and are made of thicker neoprene and rubber to keep you warmer . they are also more durable than thin neoprene booties .\ncelebrating the 25th anniversary of marinepool\u2019s founda ' on , the new collec ' on 2016 shows once again all the quali ' es the brand is known for : high - quality products at affordable prices , excellent design and uncompromising functionality . in 2014 marinepool had introduced feresa and beluga , styles that proved immensely popular with customers . inspired by their success the new 2016 marinepool inshore collec ' on 2016 presents itself again in a modern and innova ' ve design . the men\u2019s inshore sailing jacket cabras ii is no - nonsense in functionality and has great looks . with its modern features , including neon coloured accentua ' ons and its high quality materials , this sailing jacket is the ideal partner for lakes and inshore sailing . high tech functionality and customization with more than 22 years experience and design expertise , highly functional sailing clothing is one of the core competencies of marinepool . before and during production , no detail is omitted and only the best materials and state of the art production technologies are utilized to ensure every product is optimized before it reaches the market . yet another strength of the brand are special productions for events , event series and teams where marinepool - due to a vertically integrated organization from design to production and distribution - is able to offer aservice second to none . specially developed collections for the extreme sailing series .\ndelve into our amazing collection of trespass ski clothing to help prepare you for those slippery slopes this summer and get the very best snow clothing at the very best prices available here at at urltoken . trespass have been creating top quality outdoor gear for over 70 years and have got the items to protect you whether you\u2019re gliding along the white stuff in wind , rain or sun . with their headquarters based in glasgow , scotland , trespass find themselves in the perfect area to test out some of the market\u2019s best outdoor wear . originally producing work wear back in 1938 , the sportswear brand has since become one of the leading producers of outdoor clothing and ski gear in the world .\nfladen navigator 901 sailing jacket is waterproof and breathable . roll - away hood , two side pockets and one inside pocket , elastic drawstring , velcro adjustable cuffs . material : polyester , 210t dull polyamide taslan ( 5000 mm / 5000 g / m2 / 24 h ) .\n\u201cit ' s the south , and it ' s the country , so they ' re like five years behind , \u201d he explained . \u201clike they all still wearing big t - shirts and baggy jeans . i had red hair with beads . i wear different clothes . they just used to make fun of me , like every time i stepped out of my room . so it got to a point where i stopped stepping out of my room . i just stayed in my room every day . \u201d he would wear hoodies in the 90 - degree heat to cover up his hair , but he was still pointed and laughed at in the cafeteria . \u201cyou know when you can feel somebody trying to take a picture of you ? \u201d he added . \u201cit was lame . \u201d\nchoosing sailing boots depends on where you heading out and what time of year it is . if it a warm week in summer and you are a learning to sail on a calm inland lake , cheap neoprene shoes will do the trick . they are made with grippy soles to stop you slipping on the deck or pontoon .\nocean sailors have to endure the some of the harshest conditions on the planet . icy decks awash with rain and spray . gale force winds that steal the heat from your body . musto\u2019s highly - engineered ocean sailing collection features the most weatherproof gear on the market . developed , tested and chosen by the world\u2019s elite ocean sailors .\npioneering pieces within our technical sailing range benefit from years of research and hands on experience . everything we do goes into everything we produce , from gore - tex and waterproof jackets to new innovations like our patented opti - vision hood and breathable wet suits ; all keep you comfortable , safe and ultimately focused on your sport of choice .\nthe fladen offshore 929 jacket is a great choice for the waters ! the black color with lime details gives the jacket a stylish finish that makes the jacket also suitable for casual wear . the jacket is waterproof and breathable , which means it is very versatile . the fladentex 3 - layer material is waterproof ( 8 . 000 mm ) and the seams are all taped . great breathability ( 5 . 000 g / m2 / 24h ) guarantees that the jacket is comfortable to wear in a wide variety of different conditions . very high fleece - lined collar provides excellent protection against wind and cold , which is especially important when driving a boat . the adjustable , safety - colored hood can be hidden inside the collar . reflectors on the sleeves , shoulders and back . plenty of pockets : two double front pockets , chest pockets , inside pocket with zipper and a windowed pocket on the sleeve . sturdy two - way zipper with double wind flaps .\ntrespass design garments to help the sports enthusiast achieve the highest level of performance possible . whether you\u2019re climbing to the pinnacle of a mountain or snowboarding towards the bottom of one , trespass have got the items to keep you in perfect condition throughout . stylish , but effective designs at fair prices have been made even more desirable thanks to sportpursuit\u2019s fantastic offers , so why wait ? men , women and children are all covered so set yourself up for the best summer ski trip imaginable with trespass outdoor clothing and ski wear .\nmarinpool hobart ii sailing jacket with mpu membrane , abrasion resistant nylon reinforcements on sleeves , foldable softshell protective flap against spray for higher comfort , preshaped sleeves , chest pocket with welded - in waterproof zipper in contrasting colour , 3mtm reflective patches and reflective printing , hood in neon colour , double cuff system with laminated inner pu cuffs , fleece lined collar . fabric : 100 % polyamid , coating 100 % polyurethane , lining 100 % polyester . specials : w / p 10 . 000 mm , mvp 6 . 000 g / m\u02db - 24 h .\ni can\u2019t believe it , but i\u2019m explaining memes to the 18 - year - old rapper lil yachty : \u201cwait , are memes and gifs two different things ? , \u201d he asks me to clarify . it\u2019s not that yachty , whose music career has exploded in the last two months in part with a huge boost from a viral video , doesn\u2019t understand memes ; rather , the language of online sharing and the hyperbolic enthusiasm that comes with it is so baked into the way he communicates it seems beside the point to dissect it . moments earlier , telling me about his upcoming mixtape , which is coming out \u201cso soon , \u201d he quips , in what might as well be an fire emoji - laden tweet , \u201cguarantee you ' re gonna have to wear oven mittens when you download it . \u201d\noffshore gear is designed for consecutive days or weeks of extended use in extreme climates . this is gear that you live in and depend on , the gear they wear on the volvo ocean race . fabrics ( such as the most advanced gore - tex\u00ae ) are heavyweight and highly breathable as well as durable , and this gear provides the most protection along with top - quality detailing . the hoods , storm flaps , collars and seals are the best available to keep water from penetrating through any opening . reinforcements are the most extensive , guarding against abrasion from winches and deck gear . if you plan to engage in long distance racing or cruising\u2014or if your local conditions tend to be nasty , invest in a top - quality suit , like the fortuna . this style of gear includes : * heavy - duty fabrics for durability , breathability and longevity in harsh conditions . * noncorroding , heavy duty zippers with storm flaps ; reflective tape for maximum visibility ; tall , adjustable collars with protective , adjustable hoods .\n8 . slipknot : # 0 \u2013 # 8 real identity : sid wilson , paul gray , joey jordison , chris fehn , jim root , craig jones , shawn crahan , mick thomson , corey taylor origin : the original idea to wear masks was inspired by a clown mask that crahan would often bring to rehearsals . the group decided to take the concept further by wearing matching jumpsuits during their performances as well . the jumpsuits , along with their numbered aliases , are intended as a commentary on the commercialism of the music business . reasons to hide : like daft punk , slipknot attributes their use of masks as a way to divert the attention away from themselves onto the music . yeah , terrifying costumes are a sure - fire way to be inconspicuous . \u201cit\u2019s our way of becoming more intimate with the music , \u201d vocalist corey taylor told ny rock . \u201cit\u2019s a way for us to become unconscious of who we are and what we do outside of music . it\u2019s a way for us to kind of crawl inside it and be able to use it . \u201d\n2 . buckethead real identity : brian carroll origin : buckethead was raised by chickens , according to his official story . he lived in the coop with them on a farm run by evil owners . one day , the chickens scratched his face off , but buckethead didn\u2019t care . that just meant he got to wear a mask everyday like on halloween . the bucket came into his life when the evil farmers threw a bucket of fried chicken into the coop . buckethead tried to put the poor chicken back together again , but he just couldn\u2019t make it work . of course the most logical thing to do then was to start wearing the bucket as a hat . buckethead started playing guitar to add a soundtrack to the horror and sci - fi movies he would watch at the drive - in theater through the hole in the farm\u2019s fence . the drive - in was too far away for him to hear . now buckethead travels the world playing his songs and informing the public about the terrible things his feathered friends are being subjected to in fast - food restaurants around the world . reasons to hide : when asked about his mask by mtv news , buckethead simply replied , \u201cthere is no mask . \u201d\nit\u2019s not hard to see why yachty embodies that idea for so many people , beyond his own astute approach to engineering his rise . artistically , he\u2019s like a younger , slightly more focused version of the pioneering viral rap stars of a half - decade ago\u2014lil b , riff raff , tko capone\u2014whose music threw wacky , unpolished ideas out to see what would stick . the images accompanying many of his songs are bad , candid photos that highlight his hairstyles and oufits\u2014the cover for the collection containing \u201c1night\u201d looks like a snapchat screengrab . and his music , at its most fascinating , veers well off the now relatively safe path of woozy , washed - out trap melodies into odd discursions and vocal experiments , although always with a positive , upbeat underpinning . in some cases , his songs become almost ambient compositions , as on the transcendent \u201cremember december . \u201d the internet\u2019s promises have long been to connect people , make information more accessible , and remove traditional gatekeepers ; the floodgates have broken , and lil yachty is sailing those waters with skill .\nimportant : you need to activate javascript in your browser to use the store .\nimportant : you need to activate cookies in your browser to use the store .\nthis website uses cookies . by continuing using the site , you accept our use of cookies .\nget the latest news and receive exclusive offers from the world of pelle p .\njavascript seems to be disabled in your browser . you must have javascript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website .\nif you would like to purchase henri lloyd garments please visit our international distributor page to locate your nearest retailer .\nyou didn ' t add your free gifts to cart . don ' t miss out ! check your available gifts !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nyour browser ' s javascript functionality is turned off . please turn it on so that you can experience the full capabilities of this site .\nthe outer layer in the 3 - layer system should be highly protective : safeguarding you against the elements while keeping you visible . garments featuring gore - tex\u00ae supply this ultimate all - weather protection whilst being supremely breathable . this makes gore - tex\u00ae garments highly suited to active people . for a cost - efficient alternative , musto\u2019s br2 technology offers a comparable level of waterproof protection and breathability .\nyour lightweight mid - layer builds on the temperature regulation of your base . but it also protects you from the elements . breathable and lightweight , the mid - layer should be water - resistant and fast - drying while offering complete freedom of movement . look to garments featuring primaloft\u00ae . this insulation feature technical properties such as water - resistance , fast - drying times and a light weight comparable to down .\nthe foundation of your kit . an effective base layer should trap air next to the skin , minimising the loss of body heat . perspiration also transmits heat up to thirty times faster than air . that\u2019s why a base layer needs to be breathable , wicking and fast - drying : merino wool and thermal fleece are ideal base fabrics . choose highly wicking and mildly insulating materials when engaging in aerobic activities in cold weather . our active base layers have been designed for these periods of high energy .\nhigh - performance accessories complete your outfit and give you the edge out on the water . musto thermal and fast wicking caps and hats keep the water and sun away from your eyes , while the premium footwear , gloves and socks ensure that you sail in complete comfort . wherever the journey takes you , stay prepared with a waterproof holdall to keep your kit safe and dry .\non a hot sunny day on a calm lake , you\u2019ll be fine wearing ordinary shorts and t - shirt to sail ( plus a buoyancy aid and neoprene shoes - see below ) . if it\u2019s windy , even in the height of summer , you\u2019ll need more than a tee to keep you warm and dry .\nit\u2019s important to always bring enough layers to stay warm . it might seem balmy on land , but when those breezes pick up on the sea , you\u2019ll get cold fast .\nwetsuits work by trapping a thin layer of water between your skin and the neoprene . your skin heats the water creating warmth even when wet .\nwe particularly like helly hansen\u2019s new black line full wetsuit - it ' s specifically made for sailors .\nsummer sailors might be able to get away with a shortie wetsuit in the uk . skiff suits - with no arms and long legs - are also great in the summer because they allow a lot more movement in your arms .\ngloves are great for preventing friction burn on your hands as well as keeping them warm and protected . these gloves from gill are great for grip and dexterity .\na buoyancy aid is essential for any sailor - beginner or olympic standard , like ben ainslie . if you are knocked overboard , it will keep you afloat .\nit\u2019s not worth buying a brand new buoyancy aid when you first learn to sail because anywhere you are hiring a boat or taking a course will provide buoyancy aids for you .\nhowever , if you know you want to sail regularly , then it might be a good idea to buy your own . new buoyancy aids range from \u00a325 to \u00a370 in price . we like this one from henri lloyd . make sure you attach a whistle to flag up attention in an emergency .\noh , and always bring a spare change of clothes . the number of times we\u2019ve gone out wearing our only set of clothes and had a wet car journey home afterwards\u2026 .\nfoul weather gear has the challenging task of protecting active boaters from rain , spray and rogue waves . but , if these were the only requirements , we\u2019d all be wearing simple slickers . in addition to external water protection , foul weather gear must also offer a wide latitude of ventilation options due to varying exertion levels , must offer freedom of movement for active wearers , must be able to withstand the marine environment ( including rough nonskid surfaces , chemicals and salt ) , and should be comfortable to live in for extended periods of time .\nwe classify foul weather gear into five major categories : offshore , coastal , lightweight , fishing & rain , dinghy . so , which type of gear is best for your needs ?\ncoastal gear is designed for several days of continuous use in rough conditions , for all but the longest passages . competent hood and collar systems , multiple pockets and unlined , multi - layer construction make coastal gear comfortable and protective . look at our marinepool hobart collection , as the world\u2019s most popular foulies offer the best value in the class . coastal foul weather gear includes : * medium - weight fabrics for durability\u2014all waterproof ; some are also breathable . * reinforced seats and knees , noncorroding , heavy - duty zippers with storm flaps , reflective tape for maximum visibility , fleece - lined hand warmer pockets and collar . tip : for all but the longest passages , coastal - class gear , especially the breathable styles , are very appropriate and substantially less expensive than offshore gear .\nmarinepool fortuna 3 + 1 - layer offshore jacket . breathable and waterproof , fully taped seams , adjustable hood in collar , one big welded chest pocket with laser cut drainage holes , two waistpockets lined with fleece , ykk aquaguard\u00ae zips , eyelet at hem , highly visible 3m reflex patches in neon yellow at lower and upper sleeve and front placket , collar lined with micro fleece , adjustable hem with cord and stopper , abrasion resistant cordura\u00ae reinforce - ment inserts at elbows and around sleeve . fabric : 100 % polyamid , xpu membrane , tricot 100 % polyamid . specials : wp 20 . 000 mm , mvp 15 . 000 / m\u02db - 24 h .\nmarinpool hobart 3 jacket is the successful evolution of the classic hobart jacket . next to the material and colour mix , there is a new offshore collar , the brand new wp pocket system and 2 in 1 in - zip option , which advance the hobart 3 jacket to the next level . the wp pocket system allows to mount a separate waterproof pocket into the jackets right outer pocket . proven 2 - layer nylon fabrics with mpu coating provides high durability , waterproofness and breathability . fully taped seams and waterproof . other features : double cuffs , double placket . high fleece lined collar with spray protector and signal hood stored inside . chest pocket , outer pockets with top and side entry and fleece lining . mesh / taffeta lining with a inner pocket . 3m ( r ) , reflective at shoulder and hood plus other reflective details . fabric : 100 % polyamid , coating 100 % polyurethane , lining 100 % polyester . specials : w / p 10 . 000 mm , mvp 6 . 000 g / m\u02db - 24 h .\nseveral musicians have been known to take on an alternate persona as part of their art . david bowie became ziggy stardust . garth brooks became chris gaines . heck , robert zimmerman became bob dylan when he was trying to be woody guthrie . but other musicians have gone farther as to conceal their true identity by physically masking themselves whether it be with make - up or even an actual mask . here\u2019s a list of some of the biggest , the story of how they came to be and the reasons behind their facade .\n1 . daft punk real identity : guy - manuel de homem - christo and thomas bangalter origin : \u201cwe did not choose to become robots , \u201d thomas bangalter reportedly once said . \u201cthere was an accident in our studio . we were working on our sampler , and at exactly 9 : 09 a . m . on september 9 , 1999 , it exploded . when we regained consciousness , we discovered that we had become robots . \u201d there you have it . reasons to hide : although the dj duo rarely grants interviews , bangalter has stated that the initial reason for the band\u2019s anonymity was due to shyness . however , the band has also mentioned that they choose to conceal their identities in an effort to avoid compromising their personal lives and to keep the attention focused on the music .\nreal identity : joel thomas zimmerman origin : zimmerman\u2019s moniker was inspired a dead mouse ( surprise ) that he found in his computer one day . the story began circulating in chat rooms , and he was constantly referred to as \u201cthat dead mouse guy . \u201d after that , zimmerman changed his username to deadmau5 , using the number to shorten his handle for the chat room\u2019s guidelines , and the name stuck . reasons to hide : deadmau5 doesn\u2019t like being called a dj . he feels that the term is highly - antiquated and an improper description of his approach to music . what better way to set yourself apart and prove that you\u2019re different from the rest than by wearing a giant smiling mouse head that flashes lights to your beats ?\n4 . kiss : starchild , the demon , space ace , catman real identity : paul stanley , gene simmons , ace frehley , peter criss origin : the makeup of each member of kiss is inspired by their individual personas . the starchild is a hopeless romantic and starry - eyed lover . the demon is a cynic with a dark sense of humor . the space ace is a reference to frehley\u2019s love of science fiction , and the catman was inspired by the fact that criss felt he had nine lives due to the rough brooklyn neighborhood he grew up in . reasons to hide : kiss started experimenting with makeup and costumes early in their career after being inspired by theatrical bands like the new york dolls and alice cooper .\n5 . insane clown posse : violent j and shaggy 2 dope real identity : joseph bruce and joseph utsler origin : the mythology of icp centers around the dark carnival ) , a type purgatory in which souls are sent to be evaluated based on their individual actions before they proceed to heaven or hell . reasons to hide : scary clown makeup is badass , right ? just ask any juggalo .\n6 . blue man group real identity : chris wink , matt goldman , phil stanton ( original lineup ) origin : little is known about the blue man group\u2019s back story . however , sources tell us that they are blue , they don\u2019t talk and they put on incredible performances involving music and art . reasons to hide : two words : tobias f\u00fcnke\nmurdoc nicalls is the bassist and founder / leader of the gorillaz . he recruited lead singer 2d after murdoc was sentenced to 30 , 000 hours of community service as 2d\u2019s caretaker for injuring him during an attempted robbery of the keyboard shop where 2d worked . murdoc kidnapped russel from big rick black\u2019s music shack to be the drummer for the gorillaz , and noodle arrived in a fedex crate on the band\u2019s doorstep after the group placed an ad for a lead guitarist in\nalbarn and hewlett originally came up with the idea for the gorillaz in 1998 when they were watching mtv . the cartoon or \u201cvirtual\u201d band was intended as a commentary on the lack of substance on the music - television network .\n9 . doom ( formerly known as mf doom ) real identity : daniel dumile origin : before the release of the second album of dumile\u2019s group kmd , the band was dropped from their label , their album was shelved and dumile\u2019s bandmate and younger brother was killed . shortly after , he left new york \u201crecovering from his wounds\u201d and swearing revenge \u201cagainst the industry that so badly deformed him . \u201d with the release of his debut album in 1999 , mf doom was born . reasons to hide : as we know from doom\u2019s infamous impostor performances , wearing a mask has its perks especially if you enjoy sitting back and letting someone else do all the work while you rake in the dolla - dolla bills , ya\u2019ll . doom may want to consider finding a new mask to conceal himself from unhappy fans .\n10 . gwar : oderus urungus , flattus maximus , balsac the jaws of death , beefcake the mighty , jizmak da gusha real identity : dave brockie , cory smoot , mike derks , casey orr , brad roberts origin : the scumdogs of the universe were an elite group of chaos warriors who wrought havoc all across the cosmos until they were banished to earth for their crimes . since then , gwar has made it their mission to not only destroy the human race , but existence itself . reasons to hide : gwar was originally created to be the opening act for a band called death piggy . the idea was that gwar ( in actuality , the members of death piggy in costume ) would perform an absurd barbaric set making death piggy look like a better band . as it turned out , the audience began coming to death piggy shows purely to see gwar , only to leave before the headliner took the stage .\nexclusive : watch m . ward sing\nsad sad song\nin elvis presley ' s car in the king clip by ellen johnson july 6 , 2018\nfind your nearest gul stockist , search by location or postcode to find out where you can purchase gul product in the uk . alternatively you can browse our online & premium stockist by clicking the links .\nthe 18 - year - old atlanta rapper has become a viral sensation with songs like\n1night ,\nbut his sound is also at music ' s unmoored , sonically playful cutting edge .\nyachty\u2019s claim probably deserves the benefit of the doubt . in just the last couple months , the atlanta artist has become one of rap\u2019s most buzzed - about new names , an avatar of the genre\u2019s contemporary , unmoored sound and visual aesthetic with a dizzyingly fast - growing listenership and a growing roster of clutch industry connections . his new manager coach k\u2014 who previously managed young jeezy and gucci mane , and also manages migos \u2014claimed that yachty\u2019s soundcloud has been getting 400 , 000 plays a day , putting him among the service\u2019s most streamed artists globally .\nthat seems plausible , given that his biggest hit , \u201c1night , \u201d has been played nearly 1 . 5 million times just in the last week , in the same neighborhood on the service\u2019s charts as recent songs from kanye west and future . oh , also , speaking of kanye , yachty recently posed as one of the most prominent models in yeezy\u2019s madison square garden fashion show , his distinctive red - beaded hair matched to a red sweatshirt , quite literally an icon for the youth .\nalongside similarly young , social media - adept artists like playboi carti and lil uzi vert , yachty is making music that feels native to the internet and the artsy kids who comb its new trends with hyperactive intensity . he is unmistakably young : when he visited the vice office recently he answered questions alternating between the shy , bored reserve of a kid being called on in class and the youthful enthusiasm of a teenager full of creative ideas in a new setting . he describes a half - dozen things\u2014 from vhs tapes to the yeezy fashion show to surviving for a summer in new york with an ebt card\u2014as \u201clit\u201d and offers suggestions for how to embellish a video of our interview with floating giant boat emojis .\n\u201cit ' s not like i ' m a hardcore rapper , \u201d yachty explained . \u201ci do , like , bubblegum trap beats . \u201d much of the credit for that sound falls on producers like burberry perry , who made the beat for \u201c1night\u201d and who has a fascinating if small rap catalog of his own . \u201ci always thought it was if you sat down and you watch powerpuff girls or something like that , and you try to throw that on trap drums , so it could be bubblegum trap , i guess you could say that , \u201d perry added . \u201cbut for me , personally , i just always try to make it happy . i always make happy music , or try to like put core emotions into it . \u201d the two only met about a year ago through a mutual friend , when neither had much going as far as music . they ' re a natural pair : yachty is the more outwardly animated one , while perry is quieter and more sardonic , but both are winningly genuine .\n\u201ci remember him saying he was a producer , \u201d yachty said . \u201cand his friend is like , ' nah , you don ' t want to hear his beats , his beats suck . they ' re not good . ' i said , ' so play it . ' and he played the beat , and it was like the best beat i ever heard . \u201d perry , who started out making beats on rudimentary web software and has since graduated to the semi - sophistication of fl studio , riffs quickly on ideas\u2014he made the \u201call times\u201d beat in eight minutes\u2014and comes up with the melodies for many of the songs the two work on together . yachty credits perry for exposing him to an 80s retro pop sound and helping him discover and tap into the aesthetic that he then sought out for songs like \u201cwater on my face\u201d or \u201cminnesota . \u201d perry credits yachty for having the vision : \u201ci don ' t want to say nobody liked [ my sound ] , but nobody gravitated to it until i met yachty . yachty ' s the only one who really picked up on it . \u2018cause like i said , our mutual friend , he used to say that my music sucked , or my beats sucked . all the beats didn ' t suck : they ended up being\u2014they ' re really popping . \u201d\nto get popping , yachty had a plan that\u2019s both sophisticated and likely to send adults into a tailspin of panic about how the world works these days . as a high schooler growing up in the west side atlanta suburb of mapleton , he was drawn to cool clothes and photography\u2014his dad , who spurred his love of music and bands like coldplay , is a photographer who has worked with many of atlanta\u2019s biggest musicians . but yachty began making parody songs on his computer , and his interest in music grew . by his senior year of high school ( which , incidentally , was last year ) , determined to make it with music , he drew up a plan to spread his brand . among his goals were to have a song with a viral video\u2014inspired by the memetic success of og maco\u2019s \u201cu guessed it\u201d\u2014and to get to know some of the coolest kids with the biggest online followings , who could then share his songs . he\u2019d met ian connor\u2014the instagram fashion celebrity , occasional muse of kanye west and a $ ap rocky , and now manager of playboi carti\u2014in the airport the year before and they\u2019d traded numbers after ian had been impressed with yachty\u2019s supreme coat . when yachty graduated high school , he moved to new york for the summer to crash on a friend\u2019s couch and try to get into the type of fashion circles influencers like ian ran in .\n\u201ci mapped out all of the core internet kids , like popular kids that i wanted to meet , ' cause i knew if i met them , i could get them to distribute my music , \u201d yachty said . \u201c ' cause the cool kids have all the cool followings . everyone looks up to them , you know what i mean ? whatever they ' re doing is cool . \u201d with his red , beaded hair\u2014a style he adopted at the encouragement of his mom , who\u2019d originally made him cut his braids so he could get a job at mcdonald\u2019s\u2014and sharp fashion sense , yachty stood out and made those connections . but he didn\u2019t have the buzz to really make money and support himself in new york . at his mom\u2019s urging , he went back south and enrolled in college at alabama state . he hated it .\ndiscouraged by the bullying and bored with classes , yachty dropped out and returned home , where he followed the same plan he\u2019d cooked up in new york : \u201ci started getting so known , you know what i ' m saying , for the way i dress , for my teeth , you know , i got a grill , \u201d he explained . \u201ceverything , just my hair , girls started liking me . \u201d then , at the very end of 2015 , he caught a break , in the form of a joke video that went wildly viral on twitter . suddenly , he was seeing a million plays a day on soundcloud , and good opportunities kept arising . connor introduced him to a $ ap rocky , who has become a huge fan , and took him to new york for the yeezy fashion show . he\u2019s found himself enthusiastically covered on music blogs and in the pages of the new york times , held up as a model of the snapchat and instagram era of rap .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\n2 working day delivery available on all items in our outlet . uk only .\nventure into the great outdoors with confidence as you equip yourself with the best trespass outdoor clothing available . shop outdoor clothing at sportpursuit today !\nsportpursuit is a members - only sport private sales websites , offering our members insider access to winning sports brands every day , always at unbeatable prices .\nsure . the only problem is that the wings need to be at a higher angle of approach due to the non symmetric wing shape . the up - side - down wing does however give lower efficiency as the wings are usually optimized for best lift / drag ration in the normal flight situation \ud83d\ude42\nsorry i didn\u2019t respond earlier , i have been out of the country . but as the second blogger points out , aerobatics planes have symmetrical wings , so can generate lift in either orientation . however with symmetrical wings a greater angle of attack is required for it to generate lift . and that\u2019s about all i know about that . \ud83d\ude09\nwould you give sail fabric samples to a student for a projects ? only a small piece if you would . i would really appreciate it , as a student and as a sailor . thank you for considering .\njoan johnson is an tv associate producer for quest . joan got her start making science television back in 1998 when she joined the team at sea studios in monterey , working as a researcher and production coordinator on national geographic television projects for 4 years . following that she pursued a career in features and network television down in los angeles , working on seven full length feature films , three television shows and several pilots . joan graduated in 1993 from u . c . santa cruz with honors in biology , and spent several years working as a marine biologist , naturalist and scuba guide . originally from san francisco , joan is thrilled to be home and working on quest , fulfilling a long - term goal of combining her interests in science and entertainment .\nkqed ' s team of science educators and producers bring you engaging , relevant science and engineering resources for educators , students and lifelong learners . quest is a project of kqed science and kqed education .\nfunding for kqed learning is provided by the koret foundation , the cisco foundation , david bulfer and kelly pope , the horace w . goldsmith foundation , the mary a . crocker trust , and the members of kqed . support for kqed science is provided by hopelab , the s . d . bechtel , jr . foundation , the david b . gold foundation , the dirk and charlene kabcenell foundation , the vadasz family foundation , the john s . and james l . knight foundation , gordon and betty moore foundation , the smart family foundation and the members of kqed .\nwelcome to taylor made designs uk ltd \u2013 specialists in uniform management , providing high quality branded and unbranded uniform and workwear . your uniform can supplied plain , or embroidered or printed in - house with your company logo or design , taylor made designs source any type of garment for all areas of your business ; from sportswear , corporate & formal uniform , polo shirts & jackets through to building site or yard clothing , ppe & yacht uniform or specialist workwear .\nwe also supply all types of branded promotional products such as bags , towels , water bottles , name badges , padlocks & power banks to name but a few .\nboasting a fully stocked showroom , a considerable warehouse facility , consultancy service , storage facilities , service agreements to suit plus uniform management , personalised online ordering and despatch to multi - site organisations \u2013 we\u2019ve got you covered .\nall of this forms part of the professional , supportive and reliable service here at taylor made designs .\nwant to know more about what we\u2019re all about ? how about starting with the \u201c about us \u201d page ? or take a look at the services we supply \u2013 of particular interest is the uniform management page and how to brand garments . or take a look at our fab videos ! moving straight into our clothing pages \u2013 the catalogues are the full collection , the showcases are our favourite garments or the flickable brochure sections are a great place to start if you\u2019re after inspiration .\nall prices quoted on our website are a guide and are subject to currency fluctuations . please contact us to confirm the exact price .\nfill in the information below and we ' ll give you a call back .\nif you would like to receive our newsletter and keep up - to - date with industry news , as well as our special offers please enter your details below .\nspend a day in atlanta with the red - headed rapper with the new nasal flow .\njust days after a surprise modeling appearance in kanye west\u2019s yeezy season 3 show , the 18 - year - old rapper lil yachty is back home in atlanta , getting his hair outfitted with red beads , as is his trademark . the barbers in the salon call him by his first name , miles , and know him well enough to chide his recent success . \u201ci\u2019m bootlegging your tracks , \u201d jokes a barber . \u201cgot that yachty mixtape for $ 5 ! \u201d yachty laughs , enjoying a rare moment to relax between a series of studio sessions . \u201coh , miles , \u201d the barber continues . \u201ci don\u2019t know how it happened , don\u2019t care . but i\u2019m proud of you , boy . you scared me for a minute , but i\u2019m proud of you . \u201d\nback in atlanta , now , yachty and his friends finish up in the studio and head to the masquerade , where they\u2019ll all perform as part of a showcase of underground atlanta talent hosted by ilovemakonnen\u2019s producer danny wolf . the furniture in the green room appears to be permanently flattened and embedded with cigarette smoke from shows past . no one wants to sit down , so they set their sights on food .\nyachty suggests pepperoni pizza , which , according to all of his close friends , is the only thing he actually eats\u2014that , and thin mints , the girl scout cookie . someone else suggests sub sandwiches , which yachty immediately vetoes , jokingly announcing , \u201csubs are for substitute niggas . \u201d\neverything seems to be branded for yachty , from his diet , to the red beads , to the nautical theme that permeates his entire persona . he wears almost exclusively vintage nautica ; his signature ad - lib is the self - referential \u201clil boat ! \u201d he\u2019d actually wanted to pick up a sailor\u2019s suit for tonight\u2019s show at a thrift store , had time permitted . add it all up , and his attention to consistency in these little details seems to reach even beyond the scope of say , chief keef\u2019s iconic gucci goggles , or soulja boy\u2019s penchant for bapestas . it\u2019s as if , at 18 , yachty has absorbed their influence and distilled it , writing a secret set of rules that runs alongside his joyful , seemingly boundless music . it almost seems calculated , but when i ask him to explain he responds simply , and with a smile : \u201ci\u2019m just fire . \u201d\nlil yachty plays in new york this tuesday , february 23 . get tickets here ."]}
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", "topic": 16}], "title": "logik ( e - discovery company )", "paragraphs": ["columbus e - discovery roundtable breakfast ( fri . jan . 20 ) \u2013 \u201cdesigning an effective e - discovery workflow\u201d\nthen there were the \u201ce - discovery gobblers\u201d that continue to exemplify the spate of mergers , acquisitions , and consolidation in the e - discovery marketplace .\ni\u2019ve written about e - discovery project management for technolawyer and that article is available here .\nabout logik : logik is an ediscovery processing company located in washington , dc . logik helps corporations , law firms , government agencies and service providers simplify electronic data sought in discovery requests . logik ' s innovative and highly distributed processing platform , gridlogik , was developed to process all kinds of unstructured and structured data sets such as email databases , spreadsheets , images and ms office documents . combined with their transparent pricing model , logik offers customers the smart way to discover accurate results and make sense of processing costs . find out more at logik . com .\nmany people may claim not to have heard of e - discovery , but in fact , e - discovery has played a starring role in many of the most famous legal battles of the past few decades .\nat our core logik is a document management company focused on developing user friendly software for legal professionals . specifically ediscovery software .\nmedia interested in setting up an interview with a representative from logik should email press ( at ) logik ( dot ) com or call 800 - 951 - 5507 .\nmost discovery still comes in the form of testimony or recorded interrogations . discovery can also involve physical items , like medical exams or a defective product . but increasingly , discovery is focused on electronically stored information ( esi ) , which is why lawyers often use the term e - discovery to distinguish the discovery of electronic records from other forms of discovery .\nare you the founder ? tell us a little bit about the premise of logik .\nthe purpose of this guide is to describe the fundamentals of e - discovery . if you are involved in modern litigation or investigations , you will almost certainly encounter e - discovery . however , we should note that while the legal profession now recognizes e - discovery as a distinct practice area , the word is really an artificial construct .\ndetails are posted on the e - discovery beat blog from exterro and you can also click the registration link .\nwe left that company in 2004 to start logik systems , which we shortened to just logik a few years after launch . our business model was simple : no printing\u2014keep everything electronic / digital and charge a flat per - gigabyte price (\nmichael arkfeld received the e - discovery lifetime achievement award , graciously introduced by hon . shira scheindlin ( ret . ) .\ncurrent listing of states that have enacted e - discovery rules from k & l gates\u2019 www . ediscoverylaw . com , and\nwhat does your business do ? logik helps companies find , organize , process , and make searchable terabytes of digital documents for legal discovery . i always say we sell digital aspirin to attorneys experiencing discovery migraines .\nstate rules of civil procedure for e - discovery from fios , inc . ( which includes a really nice graphic map ) .\nsheng and i didn ' t start logikcull in 2004 . we started logik systems , inc . \u2014\nlawyers have known for almost 30 years that digital documents\u2014especially e - mail\u2014are a key to winning many types of cases . e - discovery is the art and science of collecting , preserving , reviewing , and presenting digital evidence for litigation . though it may seem like an exotic practice area , e - discovery has a long and important history .\nlogik systems , inc . was created to make the process of ediscovery more efficient and less paper - based\nbuilt logik into an inc 200 company in 5 years . then spent the next 3 years building urltoken to automate most of what we did during the previous 5 years .\ni regard tom as one of the most informed folks on state e - discovery rules , and regularly provides updates on the topic such as this one from september 9 , 2010 . i depended heavily on tom\u2019s research when i wrote my article \u201c mining e - discovery stateside \u201d for urltoken .\nthere is nothing whatsoever wrong with any of these shifts in the marketplace . i see it as simply the e - discovery industry growing and evolving .\ne - discovery is really just another way to describe discovery , the process of obtaining and exchanging evidence , or information that might potentially become evidence , in litigation . but as the world has moved almost exclusively to electronic communications , some legal professionals began adding the \u201ce\u201d to make it clear that electronic records were now involved . so at a basic level , e - discovery describes the process of discovery , updated to address the challenges and complications of collecting , reviewing , and producing evidence in the modern , digital world .\nsuper fluper cool to see a company be successful without vc help . you , 37 and logik , are an inspiration to me , and here is plain matter of fact \u2013 urltoken\nthis is a great example for all people trying to start a company . i like the culture logik have developed around their company , it shows that they trust their employees and i am sure that has a lot to do with their success .\nblackstone discovery is logikcull ' s # 2 rival . blackstone discovery ' s headquarters is in palo alto , california , and was founded in 2003 . like logikcull , blackstone discovery also competes in the application software space . blackstone discovery generates 106 % of logikcull ' s revenue .\nsan francisco - - ( business wire ) - - logikcull , the san francisco - based discovery automation company , has . . .\ne - discovery again played a starring role in the 1998 microsoft monopoly trial . in that case , bill gates became whiny , insolent , and defensive on the stand as his own e - mails were read back to him . in these e - mails , recovered from microsoft ' s email servers , bill gates asked his subordinates to think of creative ways to sabotage the company ' s rivals .\nindeed great idea for those posts . is it me or 37 logo and logik\u2019s on have very similar elements ? : )\nas a nifty bonus , every attendee will receive a free copy of the recent page vault report \u201c e - discovery trends 2017 : web content collection . \u201d\ntom allman will be giving his fourth annual fios webcast on the state of the states\u2019 adoption of e - discovery rules on thursday , december 9 , 2010 .\nonce again , grimm made his mark in e - discovery in this wage - and - hour case brought by several mayflower employees . grimm held that the failure of opposing counsel to cooperate and work out disputes on their own was the biggest reason why e - discovery costs were skyrocketing . he strongly advised counsel from both sides to work together and make the e - discovery phase move more smoothly . the parties settled in november 2009 . many judges have followed grimm by advising attorneys before them to cooperate and hold regular conferences before even setting foot into court . the proposed e - discovery amendments to the federal rules of civil procedure also contain a duty to cooperate .\nas you move through this book , there will be some terminology that is specific to the e - discovery practice . here are some of the essential terms to know :\nxact data discovery acquired c : dox , orange legal technologies , and most recently f1 discovery over the last 3 years and they seemed poised for continued growth .\nupdate : archived recording of the webinar is available from encore discovery solutions here .\nlogik\u2019s customer service is excellent and no question is too dumb . they want you to be able to handle and review the data yourself .\n\u201c can you follow the rules ? understanding how the federal rule amendments impact e - discovery \u201d will take place at 12 : 00pm et on wednesday , june 8 , 2016 .\nhere are some notes and observations from this year . as usual , the overriding topics circled around e - discovery but i found some interesting items in the cracks of the midtown hilton .\ni highly recommend registering for tom\u2019s fios webinar on december 9 , 2010 , and make it a point to learn more about how e - discovery rules are being adopted by the states .\nfirst , no corporation that i\u2019ve worked with in the last few years involved in e - discovery has unlimited financial resources . true the legal department may enjoy a little more latitude in spending than other departments because of the pressures of corporate litigation , but unfortunately , a lot of that money is not spent on thorough , carefully considered e - discovery tools or scrutinized workflows .\nbrett burney will be participating in an e - discovery roundtable breakfast on friday , january 20 , 2012 in columbus , oh . brett will be joining geoff wilcox of black letter discovery , marc fulkert of jones day , and joe grespin of techlaw solutions . details below :\nbefore logikcull was a tech start - up , it was a highly profitable company called logik that helped law firms with discovery . and by highly profitable , i mean $ 3 million a year in profit from 2004 - 2009 with just seven employees . but , when the recession hit and business began to dry up , wilson and yang pivoted and began investing company cash to build logikcull .\nthanks for the article . i don\u2019t know much about the legal industry , but i propose dropping the \u201ce\u201d and just calling it discovery . it seems like this is the way discovery should be done . if anything deserves an awkward spelling it\u2019s the old tree - churning way : )\nbrett burney will be participating in a webcast sponsored by exterro entitled \u201c advances in e - discovery project management \u201d on tuesday , march 19 at 1 : 00pm est / 10 : 00am pst .\nthe topic is a popular one these days . many legal professionals \u201cmanage\u201d projects everyday , but the intricacies of e - discovery require that we adopt traits found in the technical discipine of project management .\nattenex opened up new ideas for how legal professionals could attack a large collection of documents in different ways than a linear list . we affectionally called the attenex interface the \u201cpetri dish\u201d of e - discovery .\nan excellent it perspective on e - discovery today from ira winkler entitled \u201c arrogant lawyers : the greatest threat to your organization . \u201d winkler is a well - respected writer on corporate information security . \ufeff\nthis chapter describes and defines electronic discovery , or \u201ce - discovery , \u201d for anyone involved in the processes of litigation or investigations . it should provide an introduction and overview of the basic concepts and terms you will need to begin any conversation around the practice of electronic discovery . following chapters will dive into more nuanced and specific issues within the process of managing electronic evidence in litigation .\nlocation : black letter discovery 10 w . broad st . suite 575 columbus , oh 43215\nunderstanding e - discovery begins with understanding the federal rules of civil procedure . don ' t worry - we ' re not going to make you take a civil procedure class . however , it is important to understand that the federal rules of civil procedure describe and define the discovery of electronic information . in fact , the rules have been updated twice already to address the specific concerns of electronic discovery .\nbut this year , i had the pleasure of meeting e - discovery luminary skip walter who just recently joined fti . mr . walter was the founding ceo of attenex which really originated visual analytics for document review .\ncompared to this old school process , andy\u2019s new technology saved time , kept data more secure and opened up new use cases beyond e - discovery . customers would be able to speed up the e - discovery process so it takes minutes or hours rather than weeks , cutting manual labor and associated costs . in other words , the product did a lot more than legacy systems , and he wanted to capture the additional value .\ncompared to this old - school process , andy\u2019s new technology saved time , kept data more secure , and opened up new use cases beyond e - discovery . customers would be able to speed up the e - discovery process so it takes minutes or hours rather than weeks , cutting manual labor and associated costs . in other words , the product did a lot more than legacy systems , and he wanted to capture the additional value .\ni\u2019ve witnessed the same scenario in corporate environments concerning e - discovery that winkler describes in the first few paragraphs such as \u201cinformation security staff traditionally look at their role in the e - discoery process as ensuring the integrity of the data\u2026\u201d and \u201cmany people are intimidated by their organization\u2019s lawyers \u2013 they just want to follow orders and gather the data . \u201d\nfor example , in just about every corporation that i\u2019ve worked with involving e - discovery , the it professionals have an extensive and thorough handle on e - mail . but when it comes to managing individual documents and files ( word , pdf , excel , ppt , etc . ) i have yet to find a secure , relevant and professional structure around the management of those documents . corporations rarely use any kind of document management system or if they do , it\u2019s poorly implemented , and often circumvented to the point of uselessness . that certainly doesn\u2019t help the process of e - discovery .\ninformation governance is a more recent addition to the edrm . in recent year , large organizations have begun looking for ways to reduce e - discovery costs before litigation happens , which means managing esi from its initial creation through its final disposition .\n2011 - 06 - 18 - lp315 - newa mrs . beverly thomas is president of regional contracting services in washington , dc . she started the company in july 2001 and currently manages the sales and marketing for the company . mrs . thomas is also responsible for the company\u2019s charitable contributions and the company\u2019s community outreach efforts . mrs . thomas received her in depth operations management , sales [ & # 8230 ; ]\nat that point , discovery was done by literally printing out every potentially relevant email for attorneys to sift through .\nperhaps the most sweeping change was to frcp 26 ( b ) ( 1 ) regarding proportionality and the scope of discovery . rule 26 ( b ) ( 1 ) was rewritten to limit discovery to that which is \u201cproportional to the needs of the case\u201d and provided five factors for courts to consider . this amendment redefined the scope of discovery so that parties must address concerns about whether the amount of discovery is reasonably necessary to resolve the case fairly .\nlogik started out as a desire to do something better ,\nsays andy wilson , co - founder and ceo at logik .\nwe worked for a long time in the ediscovery industry , watching the large vendors shuffle along , and we saw the mind - boggling inefficiencies . we saw insanely high rates . we saw a better way and we took a chance on it .\nwhat\u2019s your goal with the company ? not too long ago i was a naive entrepreneur thinking that one day i would eventually sell our company for an absurd amount of money , making everyone in the company rich . but i realized that 1 . although a huge cash payout would be nice it would have to be for the right reasons and 2 . if we are building a successful , profitable and fun company , why sell ? so , my goal is to continue building a successful , profitable and fun company . if we ever decide to sell our business it will be for the right reasons and with the right company .\nthat ' s exactly the formula logik continues to follow . fast processing + smart work + happy employees x extremely happy customers = 181 . at least , according the 2009 inc . 500 list .\nthe company ' s new slack feature allows attorneys to search and review communications from the increas . . .\nlogikcull , the san francisco - based technology company that helps attorneys find evidence faster and p . . .\nlogikcull automates discovery so you can find documents faster , eliminate down time , be more productive and secure your data .\nthe result was logikcull , which is trying to make electronic discovery ( ediscovery ) cheaper and available to smaller firms .\nand that ' s how the idea for logik systems , inc . began\u201413 years ago over a $ 7 plate of hunan chicken ( extra - spicy ) at a hole - in - the - wall\ni had the privilege of attending the inaugural corporate e - discovery hero awards celebration hosted by zapproved , d4 , and a few others . the \u201chero\u201d part was a little cheesy , but the event was enjoyable , with brad harris doing a fine job emceeing the event .\n\u201cwe don\u2019t work with just any customer , because some customers can negatively affect your company culture with theirs . \u201d\nthe ediscovery world is consolidating at a rapid pace . may alone saw morae legal merge with clutch group , xact data discovery acquired by f1 discovery , discovia merge with lighthouse ediscovery , and altep bought up by advanced discovery . that\u2019s four notable ediscovery m & as in just a few weeks\u2014and that\u2019s just the most recent history . a database of ediscovery deals put together by\nof course , this case is an extreme example , but e - discovery is a fact in matters of all sizes . in fact , digital evidence is playing an increasingly important role in even family law and criminal cases . as we all live increasingly digital lives , we are all leaving a daily trail of electronic evidence that often tracks our every move . and it is all available for discovery .\ni vividly remember when the attenex platform came across my desk . i opened the amlaw tech supplement in 2003 and got enraptured in the cover story on skip walter and then law firm preston gates & ellis on how they were working with this new fangled concept called e - discovery .\nin 2005 , two consultants , george socha and tom gelbmann created the electronic discovery reference model . the name is clunky , and the model is by no means perfect , but it is the best and most commonly accepted description of the e - discovery process . not all litigation will follow all of the steps described ( and new steps have been added over the years ) , but it remains a useful guide .\nthe only problem was that every time i got to the booth i\u2019d get interrupted by other potential corporate customers coming to ask questions . that lead to some great conversations , but i\u2019ve got to find another avenue to get some really deep technical answers to e - discovery in office 365 .\nhappy birthday logik systems , inc . thank you for helping us realize our true mission and vision with logikcull . may you rest in peace . and thank you to everyone for helping to make this dream become a reality .\nfor litigation discovery , internal investigations , arbitrations , mergers and acquisitions , information governance , and intelligent document archiving to name a few .\nwinkler comments on how he has witnessed companies \u201ctry to image the data so that you cannot search the data with text based tools . there seems to be an attitude that if we can\u2019t find the data , they can\u2019t either . \u201d and while i agree with winkler that this is still unfortunately the attitude of many lawyers today , it\u2019s not because the lawyers are arrogant , it\u2019s because lawyers freely admit that they have no idea how an e - mail archiving system works ( or even if the company has one ) , don\u2019t know how their company\u2019s network share drives are set up , have no clue about the company\u2019s backup procedures , and couldn\u2019t tell you what e - mail system they\u2019re using .\nlogikcull is a system that makes it quick for legal professionals , such as attorneys and paralegals , to manage documents for their discovery anywhere .\nwashington , dc , august 11 , 2014 - logikcull announced today that it will bring its cloud discovery & investigations platform to box . with this integration , box users will be able to seamlessly transfer documents & metadata from box into logikcull for the purposes of discovery & investigations .\nanother company that was obviously greatly inspired and influenced by 37s . not worrying too much about the competition is a great advice !\nthis is ridiculous ,\nwilson recalls saying to yang not long after .\nlet ' s start a company .\n( 4 - traders . com ) logikcull , the san francisco - based technology company that helps attorneys and busine . . .\n8 - person , dc - based ediscovery company ranks # 181 on the 2009 inc . 500 with 1 , 100 % growth\none of the most important questions in e - discovery today is how to properly and comprehensively collect web content and social media evidence . like e - mail , social media is one of the richest sources of relevant information about any litigation matter but many lawyers don\u2019t understand how to properly collect it . we resort to old - school tools like the \u201cprint screen\u201d button , or \u201cprint to pdf , \u201d but those tools are inadequate at collecting all the metadata and source information baked into the web .\nlogik began in the dining room of andy wilson ' s apartment as a simple , straight - forward idea . provide a faster , more accurate and more budget - friendly way to process ediscovery data . the hard part was inventing the technology .\nnow obviously , \u201ccontent\u201d is practically what it deals with at every level , seeing as they manage \u201cinformation . \u201d but it doesn\u2019t fret about e - mail messages or documents from the standpoint of what they contain \u2013 they are much more concerned about how and where the data is stored ( e . g . e - mail sub - folders & archives , network shares , what directories can they exclude out of a backup , etc . ) legal cares about the content of data first and then concerns themselves with where it can be located .\ni\u2019m thrilled to be presenting a webinar hosted by encore discovery solutions tomorrow ( friday , june 11 , 2010 ) entitled \u201c ediscovery project management . \u201d\nit is also important to consider whether the acquiring company will operate at the same level or toward the same ends you\u2019ve come to expect .\nit was great to meet with president zoltan horvath ( who is super - nice although his name is perfect for being a villain in a flash comic ) , adam novick and the energetic laura marques and we had an excellent conversation about how the legal profession is still wrestling with load files and the need for simpler e - discovery tools .\neasily upload discovery data produced to you , like concordance and relativity databases . upload cloud data , like documents in box . com , from within logikcull .\nandy and his co - founder sheng yang set out to rebuild logik from the bottom up , leveraging automation and software to streamline the process of managing digital information so companies could do it themselves without needing an expensive third - party vendor . andy counted 2 , 500 steps that were required to fulfill a client request as a services business . his goal was to cut that down to three steps or less with their saas offering . this would make it fast and easy for corporate legal teams , law firms and investigators to organize , search through and review a lot of unstructured data , a process they refer to as e - discovery .\nandy and his cofounder , sheng yang , set out to rebuild logik from the bottom up , leveraging automation and software to streamline the process of managing digital information so companies could do it themselves without needing an expensive third - party vendor . andy counted 2 , 500 steps that were required to fulfill a client request as a services business . his goal was to cut that down to three steps or less with their saas offering . this would make it fast and easy for corporate legal teams , law firms , and investigators to organize , search through , and review a lot of unstructured data , a process they refer to as e - discovery .\nfronteo ( formerly ubic ) gobbled up essential discovery last november but has still been working through a re - branding after ubic acquired techlaw a couple of years ago .\nlauralee guerrero is the vp of people & places at logikcull , where she focuses her efforts on creating a distraction - free workplace with a kickass culture . she started her career as a recruiter at mckinsey & company , and has since held various positions in human resources . in her last role , she headed up hr & facilities at turnitin , an education technology company based in oakland , where she helped grow the company from 130 to 400 + employees .\nlegal / law news : 8 - person , dc - based ediscovery company ranks # 181 on the 2009 inc . 500 with 1 , 100 % growth\nas andy built a longer and longer list of use cases beyond traditional e - discovery , he started training the sales and account teams to accelerate product adoption within existing accounts by expanding the number of use cases . more use cases meant more users would want access to logikcull and more data would be brought into the software , giving andy two separate levers to upsell customers . in one example , andy sold a corporate legal team on the traditional e - discovery use case and expanded to six departments afterward . \u201cwe just said \u2018hey , could you introduce us to the tax team ? we talked with customer x and they have this problem , and apparently logikcull is really good for that issue . \u2019 before you know it , it starts working its way up . \u201d\nsheng yang is chief technology officer & cofounder at logikcull . com , which he launched in 2004 with ceo and cofounder , andy wilson . he is the visionary behind logikcull\u2019s discovery automation technology , which makes discovery and other data - intensive projects as simple as drag - and - drop . sheng earned his bachelor\u2019s in computer engineering from virginia tech .\nhow do paralegals fit into the scheme of things . ( i\u2019m trying to tie in a paralegal\u2019s job to your company and why they should call you . )\nthey specialized in helping lawyers with what legal types call\ndiscovery ,\nor the process of sifting through emails and documents to find things relevant to the case at hand .\ndon ' t let opposing counsel or judges impose a set pattern on the process . just because one approach has worked for them in the past , doesn ' t mean it ' s always the right way to proceed . in addition , don ' t let the other party ' s timeline get in the way of what you need to do . the rules clearly state that , \u201cmethods of discovery may be used in any sequence , \u201c and \u201cdiscovery by one party does not require any other party to delay its discovery . \u201d\nlogikcull makes online discovery very simple and less expensive . you can simply drag and drop files into logikcull and in a few seconds , they are securely uploaded to logikcull\u2019s cloud service .\nleadersportfolio002 - 1 e . hunt burke is a member of the fifth generation of his family to operate burke & # 38 ; herbert bank & # 38 ; trust company , virginia\u2019s oldest bank . he has worked at the bank in a variety of roles since the age of 13 and as a full time staff member for 29 years . mr . burke is [ & # 8230 ; ]\nsome observers , even those associated with traditional software , have portended a similar evolution from on - premise to cloud to specialized cloud in the area of e - discovery , where , to paraphrase pombriant , good terminology is also corrupted to the point it becomes useless . other parallels between crm and legal technology applications abound - - and consuming the q & a with that context makes for a worthwhile thought experiment .\nworking out of a dining room has its advantages ,\nlaughs sheng yang , logik co - founder and cto .\nlate night after late night we had munchies and soda readily available . while the sugar fueled the work , it was the desire to start something new , interesting and compelling that drove us on day after day . the high ranking by inc . magazine is a really nice compliment to the technologies we ' ve developed to help fill the gap in the industry . what it tells us is that our customers see the value in what logik offers . and that ' s the best compliment there is .\nbut one little tiny note i did catch is how each of these powerhouses are reacting to relativityone \u2013 which seemed to be an annoying , murmuring elephant in the room with a lot of e - discovery service providers . while folks from these larger service providers above were excited about the prospects of relativityone , most of the smaller , regional service providers were still fuming at the prospect of kcura undercutting their business models .\nas significant as the amendments were to the federal rules of civil procedure , i believe it\u2019s even more important at the state level , although many folks overlook them . in fact , i\u2019ve had litigators tell me they don\u2019t have to worry about that \u201ce - discovery stuff\u201d because their case isn\u2019t in federal court , even thought they\u2019re sitting in a state that has adopted the frcp amendments almost word - for - word .\ndesiree rogers was appointed ceo of johnson publishing company in august , 2010 . rogers has known the company for over 20 years through personal relationships with the johnson family and comes to the position with an extensive track record in brand rebuilding . most recently , rogers served as the white house social secretary for president obama where [ & # 8230 ; ]\ni was hoping to talk with microsoft a little more at the show . almost every single corporate client i work with today is either using office 365 or gsuite on the backend and in - house counsel want to know how they can utilize the e - discovery tools built into those platforms . and with microsoft , we\u2019ve all been anxious to see how they incorporate the well - respected equivio tools into their advanced ediscovery tools .\nin 2004 sheng and i met for some quality chinese food in virginia to discuss what would become logik . prior to logik , we were working for a small legal printing company helping to destroy rain forests . no seriously , we would print hundreds of thousands of emails to paper , so that massive legal teams could manually review each page . very efficient ; ) ( odd fact : i worked on the microsoft antitrust litigation and at one point was printing out bill gates\u2019 email for a few weeks . he is very long winded . ) after a few years of doing this and inhaling enough toner to paint your entire house black a few times over i decided i needed out and to find a better way to solve this problem . i mean , why would you \u201cprint\u201d electronic documents to paper ? why not just print them to\nandy\u2019s saas business has far eclipsed his old services company , and now , armed with a new $ 10 million funding round , the future of logikcull looks brighter than ever .\nit is easy to start using logikcull and the pricing structure is predictable and affordable . most of the users in my company needed only a small briefing before they . . .\ndespite arriving late to customer discovery , andy points out that it\u2019s had a powerful impact on his business , especially when he adds up the dozens of pricing experiments he\u2019s conducted over the years .\nthe old rule 26 ( b ) ( 2 ) ( c ) ( iii ) was clear that a court could limit discovery when the burden outweighed benefit . however , new rule 26 ( b ) ( 1 ) , implemented by the december 1 , 2015 amendments , takes the factors in these old requirements and puts them at the heart of any discussion about the scope of discovery .\nldiscovery probably did more to mess with the heads of us e - discovery industry nerds with their new re - branding smushed together logo with krolldiscovery . i remember kroll\u2019s reinventions through the years with marsh & mclennan , and altegrity , but now this is just a little weird . not to mention that ldiscovery has been on an absolute tear over the years with acquiring or merging with alphalit , renewdata , turnstone solutions , credence corporation and more .\nlp424b katherine founded diamond mind in 2002 , as an outgrowth of her consultancy , the marketing insights company . in less than two years , the company had a portfolio of over $ 30m in annual processing volume . before venturing out on her own , she spent over 14 years as senior marketing manager for the international consulting firm , andersen [ & # 8230 ; ]\nlp401 - a marty engle , founder and chief executive officer of the engle group , has been leading teg for more than 25 years . through her direction and vision , the company has evolved from a small , highly respected computer training company to a leading it support services provider serving a broad range of government customers , from usda to [ & # 8230 ; ]\nin june 2010 , accessdata acquired summation and plunged the software into its \u201cdark years\u201d as the company struggled to find how \u201cdocument review\u201d complimented their highly - esteemed ftk forensic tools and utilities .\nlp406 - b steven founded ntiva , inc . in 2004 and serves as the company\u2019s president . before starting ntiva , steven ran a highly successful it consulting company that grew organically throughout his high school and college years . steven\u2019s love for technology , natural customer service skills and dollars and sense business acumen laid the key foundations to success . add [ & # 8230 ; ]\nlp406 - a mr . anthony w . parker is the owner and president of parker tide . mr . parker founded the company and grew it from a small personnel agency to a solutions based federal government contracting company with projects in 16 states . mr . parker is responsible for the strategic direction and overall management of parker tide . he is [ & # 8230 ; ]\nleadersportfolio004 - 3 brian h . hajost has most recently served as a consultant to the company . from february 2007 until june 2008 , mr . hajost served as executive vice president of cryptek , inc . mr . hajost served as chief operating officer of the company from december 2003 until june 2006 and president from june 2005 until june 2006 . prior [ & # 8230 ; ]\nanother important fact to understand is that the the united states has a long tradition of broad discovery , which allows litigants to request a wide range of information and document types for almost any matter . attorneys in other countries are likely shocked and horrified at the amount of information discoverable in u . s . courts , as many countries have much more restrictive rules and regulations regarding the discovery of personal or private information .\na few things come to mind : 1 . we are the highest ranking ediscovery company on the inc 500 ever at # 181 2 . we are the proud creators of the ediscovery ninja (\nleaders - porfolio - 219 - 2 rick marcotte joined dlt solutions as ceo in 2004 , after serving on the board of the company since early 2003 . he led a management buyout of the company in october 2005 . previously , marcotte led the sales and marketing efforts as vice president at troxler electronic laboratories , where he successfully expanded business with key state [ & # 8230 ; ]\ne - discovery has played a starring role in the world of sports as well . in 2015 , new england patriot ' s quarterback tom brady instructed his assistant to destroy the cellphone that he had been using . brady ' s act was judged to be willful obstruction of justice and ,\na deliberate effort to ensure that investigators would never have access to information that he had been asked to produce ,\nleading to a four - game suspension for the star .\nin december 2006 , significant amendments to the frcp shaped the landscape for how e - discovery works today . among other changes , the 2006 amendments redefined discoverable material ; encouraged early attention to issues relating to ediscovery ; introduced the concept of \u201creasonably accessible\u201d ; provided a procedure for asserting claims of privilege and work product after production ; and provide a mechanism for\nsafe harbor\nlimits on sanctions related to loss of esi as a result of routine operation of computer systems .\nthat same year , the recession hit and andy made an unconventional decision . he decided to shut down logik\u2019s core business and transform the company from a services business model to software - as - a - service ( saas ) . even though his business had been highly successful , andy realized it was ripe for disruption . \u201cwe saw the future and it was not humans managing hard drives and creating databases . that\u2019s going to be done by software . software can do a better job , and it\u2019s going to do a better job , \u201d he says .\nthat same year , the recession hit and andy made an unconventional decision . he decided to shut down logik\u2019s core business and transform the company from a services business model to software - as - a - service ( saas ) . even though his business had been highly successful , andy realized it was ripe for disruption . \u201cwe saw the future and it was not humans managing hard drives and creating databases . that\u2019s going to be done by software . software can do a better job , and it\u2019s going to do a better job , \u201d he said .\nleadersportfolio004 - 1 steven k . griessel , 49 , has served as chief executive officer of the company since october 1 , 2008 . mr . griessel previously served as a consultant to the company for sixteen months , investigating possible strategies and structures to unlock long term shareholder value . mr . griessel started his first business , a sports marketing firm , at the age [ & # 8230 ; ]\nleaders - porfolio - 215 - 1 joseph payne brings more than 15 years of leadership and a proven track record with high growth software companies to eloqua . his focus at eloqua is to drive the company & # 8217 ; s strategic direction and to oversee all operations of the company . joe\u2019s broad experience base in delivering software solutions for marketers gives him a unique [ & # 8230 ; ]\ni have found that summation gives me the ability and confidence to stand my ground against opposing counsel demands because i know that my processing engine ( ftk , under summation\u2019s hood ) is world - class , my database is sound , and summation generates detailed audit logs i can use to demonstrate exactly how data was handled by users\u2026this is crucial because it allows smaller law firms such as mine to compete vigorously with government and larger law firms that have deeper e - discovery support and resources .\nyou can register for the ediscovery project management webinar at encore discovery\u2019s website . even if you can\u2019t attend in person tomorrow , still sign up as encore graciously provides an archive of recorded webinars that can be accessed later .\nyes , but not yet . urltoken launches in august @ ilta in dc . as for training , logikcull is a product that requires very little training ( i . e . less than 15 minutes ) . we are also starting to host a monthly ediscovery dc meetup (\n2011 - 08 - 13 - lp323 - newa robert blakely is the president of northern woods tree service , ltd . he began the company in 1977 with the goal of performing the highest quality work at a reasonable cost . mr . blakely\u2019s vision for the company and his interest in arboriculture are rooted in his childhood experiences growing up on a small , multi - faceted dairy [ & # 8230 ; ]\nleaders - porfolio - 229 - 1 prior to founding clovis , greg diamond served as executive vice president of millioneyes and built the company from inception to acquisition in a 16 - month period . greg was responsible for sales , marketing and business development . from september 1998 to may 1999 he was at prolink services , llc , a telecommunications application development company , where he was [ & # 8230 ; ]\nleadersportfolio002 - 2 my name is kris appel and i am the founder and president of encore path , inc . , a baltimore , maryland - based medical device company . i created the company in 2006 to commercialize and sell cutting - edge , research - based stroke technologies . the university of maryland , baltimore is leading the pack in creating neural regenerative technologies designed to help stroke [ & # 8230 ; ]\nmake your sales comp as simple as possible . sales reps are motivated by money , which is a good thing , because you need money to grow your business . so keep it brain - dead simple ( e . g .\nif i sell $ 10 . . .\nandy had one other rule of thumb . he thought that in order to get lawyers to be willing to change their habits , the company would need to provide orders of magnitude more value than existing solutions .\n2011 - 06 - 25 - lp316 - new torsten seling is founder and partner of solar4leesburg and president of seling remodeling specialists . he formed the company with dr . mary haberl and meg seling in march of 2000 . since then , solar4leesburg has been featured in the washington post , the loudoun times mirror , and leesburg today . the company was a finalist for louden county best business [ & # 8230 ; ]\nthe rule change that got the most attention was rule 37 . the amended rule 37 ( e ) allows sanctions for failure to preserve esi , but limits sanctions for failure to preserve so that negligence , even gross negligence , will not be sufficient for imposition of most severe penalties .\nthis web based all in one processing and review tool is new onto the ediscovery scene \u2014 we first saw it at legaltech in january and then got to test it in beta before its release a couple of months ago . logik , the company behind logikcull , set out 4 years ago to turn ediscovery review on it\u2019s head and , with outside the box thinking and pricing by the document instead of the gigabyte \u2014 it has . you pay monthly for a subscription based on the number of documents you have uploaded , with no extra charge for multiple users . tell me another vendor that lets that happen .\nany advice for someone considering starting a business ? forget the resume , hire smart and highly resourceful people that fit in with your company culture . oh , and don\u2019t try and do it all . you can\u2019t .\nlogikcull ' s mission is to empower legal teams of all sizes & technical capabilities to efficiently organize , search , and collaborate on document collections for discovery & investigations , from anywhere . every day , legal teams around the world effortlessly upload discovery data sets of all sizes , like microsoft outlook email databases , office files & cloud data , to logikcull . using logikcull ' s culling intelligence\u2122 engine , these data sets are automatically organized and made searchable , so that legal teams can quickly discover the facts of their case from their computer , phone , or tablet . headquartered in washington , dc , logikcull is a privately held technology company . to learn more about logikcull , visit urltoken .\nleaders - porfolio - 226 - 2 my name is kris appel and i am the founder and president of encore path , inc . , a baltimore , maryland - based medical device company . i created the company in 2006 to commercialize and sell cutting - edge , research - based stroke technologies . the university of maryland , baltimore is leading the pack in creating neural regenerative technologies designed to help stroke [ & # 8230 ; ]\ni was expecting something akin to \u201ce - billing\u201d platforms like legaltracker ( formerly serengeti ) or tymetrix but this was much more focused on the spend involved in the matters hosted in catalyst insight . it\u2019s a nifty \u201cportal\u201d that will certainly be helpful for any corporation or organization that has standardized on catalyst .\nleaders - porfolio - 221 - 2 as the company\u2019s founder and ceo , susan has led the company since its inception . named among fortune magazine & # 8217 ; s 2009 list of most powerful women and is among nine entrepreneurial women chosen by ernst & # 38 ; young to participate in the firm & # 8217 ; s exclusive winning womentm program . prior to the judgment group , susan was a founding member [ & # 8230 ; ]\nleaders - porfolio - 221 - 1 when bob founded primescape solutions , inc . , in 1998 , he was guided by a vision : to create a company totally committed to the success of the client . how was he to achieve this ? the key , he realized , was in the workforce : he had to establish a company whose employees & # 8220 ; 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]\nthe top 10 competitors in logikcull ' s competitive set are everlaw , blackstone discovery , lexbe , disco , relativity , capital novus , exterro , ayfie , nuix and percipient . together they have raised over 247 . 1m between their estimated 1 . 8k employees .\n2011 - 07 - 30 - lp321 - new mrs . freeland is president / chief executive officer of a - tek , inc . effective with the recent acquisition of the company . prior to acquiring a - tek , mrs . freeland , was founder and former chief executive officer of rgii technologies , inc . , an information technology , systems integration and engineering solutions company who & # 8217 ; s myriad of customers included nine presidential cabinet agencies of the [ & # 8230 ; ]\nmichelle price is the vp of design at logikcull , where she is responsible for the design of the company ' s customer - first instant discovery platform . she is a veteran of intuit where she co - founded quickbooks ' self - employed product as the principal ux designer . a seasoned designer , she has led many marketing and design initiatives for organizations including intuit and epocrates , and also was a small business owner . she obtained a bachelor ' s of fine arts at the san francisco art institute ."]}
{"id": 54705, "summary": [{"text": "sarris candies , inc. , is a specialty chocolate and candies company based in canonsburg , pennsylvania , approximately 18 miles ( 29 km ) southwest of pittsburgh .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was founded in 1960 by frank sarris . ", "topic": 32}], "title": "sarris candies", "paragraphs": ["today , gardners candies has 10 retail stores in pennsylvania . gardners candies stores are beautifully decorated with taste - tempting candies that some have described as\nsimply out of this world .\nthe 14th annual \u201csarris candies run for alex\u201d race will be in bentleyville on june 2 , 2018 at 9am .\nultimately , they raised $ 8 , 000 , and sarris , president of sarris candies , remembers thinking that they should do the same thing in other schools .\nworking with sarris is wonderful ! love the products , the staff , and easy ordering ! we look forward to christmas and easter as we always have a sarris candies holiday fundraiser .\nsarris has focused on managing growth , while maintaining the old - fashioned values and customer service standards set by his father . here\u2019s how he marries cult appeal to sarris candies\u2019 mom and pop image with scale in growing the sarris brand .\nfor more than 50 years with various additions to its retail store and factory , sarris candies has grown from founder frank sarris\u2019 basement into a $ 45 million company with 500 employees , during peak season .\nbeginnings sarris candies , originally founded by frank sarris . at first franks ability to make amazing mixtures of chocolates was just a hobby . one to be shared with friends and family , unknowingly soon to become the multimillion dollar corporation know to as sarris candies . 1960s boom production by 1963 sarris had outgrown its small basement selling area . sarris had upgraded to a small to medium sized shop just nextdoor to his household . now selling 8 times as much as his original sales . within the next 5 years that profit would expand by 81 % . ice cream shop ? in 1982 , with the help of frank sarris ' s son , the first official sarris ice cream parlor opened . many people traveled from several different areas to try the mixture of a sarris chocolates and ice cream mixture . most popular among the most popular items at sarris candies these are the\nall star ' s\nthe deluxe assortment chocolate covered pretzels chocolate truffles peanut butter meltaways resources urltoken urltoken urltoken local fund raising unlike many other big name candy factory ' s sarris candies plays a big role in fund raising the community . in 2014 sarris donated over three thousand dollars to children who couldn ' t afford candies at easter time . sarris candies dominic johnson\nprepare your order and call sarris candies at 1 - 800 - 255 - 7771 . phone orders are taken from 8 : 00am - 4 : 30pm est monday - friday .\nsarris candies inc . is a chocolate manufacturer and wholesaler with a retail store and ice cream parlor in canonsburg and over 360 participating retail outlets in the tri - state area .\nsarris candies , known for not only its superior rich taste , but adherence to high quality standards and exceptional customer service for over 50 years , has evolved into the epitome of the american dream .\nthat\u2019s how sarris candies got into the fundraising business in the 1970s . today , it offers fundraising programs to schools , churches , groups and athletic teams in ohio , west virginia , pennsylvania and beyond .\n) loves the amazingly detailed paintings on the walls . thank you , sarris for always delivering\ngardners candies inc . 2600 adams avenue p . o . box e tyrone , pa 16686 phone : 1 - 800 - 242 - 2639\nsarris candies offers secure online transactions . we employ the latest in security software to encrypt all of your confidential information . simply visit our online store and begin making your selection . when you are finished go to our checkout area and follow the instructions .\ni thought you might like to see a memorial for frank h sarris i found on findagrave . com .\ni ' ve been going to sarris as long as i can remember . there is no better chocolate .\nfrank began by producing small amounts of chocolate in his basement for friends and family , and then as word spread , he began making more and more for the local market . frank and athena married soon after and sarris candies was born in the basement of their canonsburg home .\n) , memorial page for frank h sarris ( 22 sep 1931\u20131 mar 2010 ) , find a grave memorial no .\nsarris has the best chocolate around pure and simple . i will be munching your chocolate down for years to come .\nour orchid room offers a look at many exotic and breathtaking species , including miniature orchids and our barbara tisherman slipper orchid collection , curated in collaboration with the orchid society of western pennsylvania to be one of the world\u2019s definitive slipper orchid resources . also on display is the unique phalaenopsis frank sarris orchid , dedicated to the memory of the founder of pittsburgh\u2019s sarris candies inc . \u2014 a beloved trustee , benefactor and friend .\nspring break get away ! we have enjoyed sarris candy for over 30 years , we now live in wv and made the 2 hr + trip to tangers then finished @ sarris for an ice cream break . this was first time trip for\ngardners candies grew over the years by expanding its product line to satisfy customer needs . our stellar reputation is built upon quality products at affordable prices and a commitment to customer satisfaction .\nwhen bill sarris was in high school \u2014 he was class president \u2014 his class needed to raise $ 2 , 000 .\nbest candy you will ever eat . amazing and the chocolate is so smooth and rich . i eat nothing but sarris chocolate !\nallergy alert : sarris products are produced on equipment shared with peanuts , tree nuts , soybeans , milk , eggs and wheat .\norder our made to order 3 gallon container of your favorite sarris ice cream for your next party , get together or any occasion .\nia . can ' t wait for him to share my favorite chocolate with all his friends . thank you sarris from indiana ! \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ngardners candies ice cream parlor and candy museum 30 w . 10th st tyrone , pa 16686 phone : 814 . 684 . 0857 hours : monday - saturday 9 : 30am to 9pm sunday 1pm to 9pm .\nathena sarris simms is like chocolate\u2014impossible not to love\u2014and , appropriately , her family\u2019s company , sarris candies , makes some of the best . since graduating from w & j , simms has been influential in the growth and recognition of the multi - million dollar candy company . if you tried to attach a descriptive title to her position with sarris , you might come up with something like \u201cdirector of marketing and sales supervisor as well as catalog producer and editor along with web site designer and anything else you need her to be . \u201d of course , an easier way to say this would be \u201cjack of all trades , \u201d which is exactly how she describes herself . when simms began work at sarris , the company needed just a handful of people to take orders , even at the busiest times . now , even during the summer months , a slow time for any candy company , sarris has a staff of 20 people to field orders for their delicious confections .\n\u201cif you go to the ice cream parlour inside , you must , absolutely must , try the sarris version of\nmagic shell .\n\u201d in 25 reviews\nworking as a forklift operator by day and candy maker by night , the son of greek immigrants realized that one or the other , his candy enterprise or his career , had to end . thankfully for the thousands of\nsweet - tooths\nthat enjoy sarris chocolate , frank sarris quit his job and started stirring batches full time .\nsarris candies , known for not only its superior rich taste , but adherence to high quality standards and exceptional customer service for over 50 years , has evolved into the epitome of the american dream . you might say it all started when frank sarris found a sweetheart . as a young man trying to win the affections of the lovely athena , frank presented her with a gift as sweet as she was , a box of chocolates . athena ' s face lit up as she lifted the lid and frank knew he was in love . he also knew he could make better chocolate . frank began by producing small amounts of chocolate in his basement for friends and family , and then as word spread , he began making more and more for the local market . frank and athena married soon after and sarris candies was born in the basement of their canonsburg home . working as a forklift operator by day and candy maker by night , the son of greek immigrants realized that one or the other , his candy enterprise or his career , had to end . thankfully f\nthank you ( and your family ) for maintaining the wonderful quality of your chocolates and other candies over the years . everyone who tries them agrees that they are the best . i send people to your ice cream parlor and store if they are going to be anywhere near pittsburgh .\ni lived on first st in canonsburg for 20 years . we moved to henderson , late in 2006 . i have been ordering holiday candy from sarris for years , since we moved . i share it with my co - workers and they love it . a lot of them asked for information on sarris . i am hoping you will see more orders from the las vegas area !\nthis is definitely my favorite chocolate shop . we enjoy the festive atmosphere sarris creates during the various holidays throughout the year . don ' t forget to try the old fashioned ice cream shop .\nthe top 10 competitors in sarriscorporate ' s competitive set are lerro candy , lerro ' s candy company , palmer , sarriscandiesfundraising , edwards - freeman nut , candies by dorcas , hershey , mars , candy crate and philly sweettooth . together they have raised over 0 between their estimated 108 . 8k employees .\nhaving a party ? order a sarris ice cream cake . choose one or more of your favorite flavors for a delicious ice cream treat . ( please order 2 days in advance of pick - up . )\ngardners candies is over 100 years old and credits its success to pike ' s philosophy of giving customers rich quality products and great service , and striving to make the best even better . we take pride in celebrating over a century of providing pleasure , quality and happy experiences for candy lovers the world over .\na great event consisting of a 5 mile run , 2 mile run and 1 mile fun walk . it features a huge chinese auction and variety of food served afterwards . and of course the sarris chocolate fountain !\nthe top 10 competitors in sarriscandiesfundraising ' s competitive set are lerro candy , lerro ' s candy company , palmer , sarriscorporate , edwards - freeman nut , candies by dorcas , gertrudehawkchocolates , john & kira ' s , stutz candy and sweetashleys . together they have raised over 0 between their estimated 1 . 1k employees .\nat sarris today . i bought $ 90 worth of easter candy , an egg , a med size bunny and the 2 bags eggs and the rest small novelties . when i checked out i asked the girl for 4 s\ngardners candies was founded in 1897 by a sixteen - year - old boy named james\npike\ngardner in tyrone , pennsylvania . the young entrepreneur operated out of a small store in downtown tyrone . pike later added a horse - drawn wagon so that he could transport and sell candy , popcorn and peanuts at local fairs and carnivals .\nas a first - time fundraising chairperson , sarris made the whole experience easy and manageable . any work involved was well worth it , due to the high quality of the product being sold . we will definitely participate again next year !\nwe love your chocolate easter eggs . . . we were introduced to your chocolate in 1996 and ever since then our children have never had an easter without their sarris easter egg ! even though they are now 27 and 24 years old . . . they have to have their sarris chocolate egg ! lol . . . now we have 2 grandsons that will begin to enjoy their eggs each year too ! thanks so much for giving us a great tradition from you to us !\nit does not matter how old you are to enjoy sarris . go for the candy , go for the ice cream . it doesn\u2019t matter . you cannot go wrong . the hard top sundaes are the best and i bet you cannot leave without\n\u201cwe manage this constantly \u2014 that growth factor , \u201d sarris says . \u201chey , we love to grow . everybody does . that lets you hire more people . it lets you buy better . your costs go down in one sense , but it\u2019s a difficult task when you\u2019re into a perishable item .\nthere is ice cream and there is sarris . for normal ice cream days , the neighborhood ice cream parlor will do but when the heart wants sarris , there ' s just one place . . the 15 mile drive down to this little family owned business is like the journey to oz . my mind is always heady with anticipation for the entire time that it takes to get there and by the time i park and join the line ( there ' s almost always a line ) to order my ice cream sundae , my eyes are almost always bigger than my stomach . i almost always end up with their biggest sundae , i always lose the battle of me vs . giant 3 scoop sugar and cream exploration , ask for a lid and bring it back home with me and enjoy over the next few days . . until the heart wants sarris again . i don ' t wish they were closer . i love the anticipation , the drive down the familiar long windy roads and the ritual . their ice cream is the best . . but sarris , really is for the child in you . their store , their candy , their decorations , the delightful red booths , the giant ice creams , their super reasonable prices ( on ice cream ! the chocolates are a tad bit pricey ) , the soft toys . . it ' s all just a big wonderland for the child that constantly lives in my heart . oh dear . . my heart wants sarris . . . . . road trip time ! wohoo !\nsarris candies is a wonderful little candy shop that is pretty much the heart of pittsburgh / washington county . my boyfriend and i came here an hour before it closed on a sunday night . they store is beautifully decorated with all types of chocolates and other decor . we were super pumped about the chocolate stanley cups ! the line for the ice cream was pretty long ( basically the whole length of the store ) , but it went pretty quickly ! one scoop of the ice cream goes a longgg way . so if you don ' t want a lot , i recommend one scoop or even the kids size . i had one scoop of the peanut butter cookie dough in a dish and my boyfriend had the chocolate chip cookie dough . so delicious !\nmany family members have helped to build the business into the chocolate empire that has become a canonsburg landmark . today , the sarris chocolate factory and ice cream parlour in canonsburg cover an area the size of a full city block , with over 100 yards of chocolate , penny candy , ice cream and life - like plush toys .\nat any given moment , people all over the united states are concurrently experiencing the sarris brand , be it through the 2nd grader selling for his school fundraiser , the woman who picks up an affordable indulgence for herself at the grocery store , the man shopping for that last minute gift at hallmark , the elderly woman picking up a prescription at cvs , the busy mom shopping online who wants chocolate delivered right to her door , or the business man looking to give his clients a sweet gift of appreciation . in today ' s world of accelerating product proliferation , endless customer choice and growing variety in the marketplace , a great brand is a necessity , not a luxury . taking a long term approach , a great brand can travel worldwide , transcend cultural barriers , and speak to multiple consumer segments simultaneously . capitalizing on these points , bill sarris recognizes the potential of offering sarris ' products in a greater realm and in different facets of the business in order to reach a broader audience with added customer convenience .\nwe have been doing sarris fundraisers for about 20 years . we appreciate how simple the whole process is from ordering forms to returning forms and even the delivery where the orders are packed indivdually and stacked in alphabetical order ! the profit percentage is very generous and allows us to make a good profit on even a small number of sales .\nsarris ' at the top of the list of sweet stops to make in canonsburg ! if you are a fan of chocolate , ice cream and sweets in general , you ' ll love it here . you can enter through the ice cream parlor or through the candy shop , but both are connected . either way , it ' s a choice you won ' t regret ! i grew up in canonsburg . call me biased , but sarris ' was the best treat you could get as a child and i would still agree with my 12 - year - old chocolate - loving self . the candy shop has a huge assortment of chocolate confections as well as gummies , insanely large stuffed animals , every flavor jelly bean you could ever imagine , and a chocolate castle that weighs over a ton . the only drawback i can think of is that the price has risen over the past few years . although things can be a bit pricy , the quality is certainly present . on the other side is the ice cream parlor . the line can be a bit long at times , but it usually moves pretty quickly . the milkshakes can be made with any of sarris ' flavors and they are huge . a classic at the ice cream parlor is the sarris ' hardcap , which is liquid chocolate that hardens as it is poured on ice cream . you really can ' t make a bad choice when it comes to the ice cream menu . there ' s a ton to see here , and it ' s a fun place to check out if you ' ve never been . kids and adults alike will enjoy seeing the array of sweet treats at sarris ' , and you ' ll definitely leave with a smile !\nthe high quality of her w & j education made simms feel prepared for entering the world of big business and made her confident that she could succeed . \u201cthe level of education at w & j far exceeds that of any other small college , \u201d she says . simms feels that her w & j education prepared her to change careers and succeed in any environment . but rest assured , she has no plans to leave the family business\u2014we all will be enjoying her delicious chocolate and candies for years to come .\nwe participated in the online fundraising program . this program enabled friends and relatives of our preschool families participate in our fundraiser . i heard comments from parents that they liked the option of having the sarris candy fundraiser on line for relatives who live out of town . the process was simple and easy . thank you for offering the online ordering program to us .\nif you ' re looking for heaven - look no further than sarris candies . this is a perfect day trip to get out of the city . it was my first ever visiting the canonsburg location . i ' ve heard so many good things about their ice cream and candy shop . we opted to get ice cream first . it wasn ' t too busy for a saturday afternoon , so there wasn ' t a line . i ordered a black raspberry milkshake . they loaded up the milkshake with plenty of ice cream and whip cream . it was delicious ! ! after we ate our ice cream - we shopped for some sweet treats . it was candy heaven ! they literally have everything you can imagine . it ' s like a scene out of willy wonka / charlie and chocolate factory . i stalked up on lots of pretzel candy treats to review on twistburgh . i will definitely be going back again soon .\nyou might say it all started when frank sarris found a sweetheart . as a young man trying to win the affections of the lovely athena , frank presented her with a gift as sweet as she was , a box of chocolates . athena ' s face lit up as she lifted the lid and frank knew he was in love . he also knew he could make better chocolate .\nthis has been a favorite place since my college daysi also enjoy bringing the entire family here for a nice treat . the old fashioned ice cream parlor never disappoints . grab a scoop or two of your favorite flavor and enjoy the same chocolate hard top that ' s used in the candy confections . the decor is charming and the chocolate is world class . thanks sarris for so many find memories\nwe can ' t come to pittsburgh without coming to sarris ' s . it has been the place my kids want to go anytime we come to visit the in laws in pittsburgh . they love having the ice cream with hard cap topping . a single scoop is huge and more than plenty . they also have a wonderful store filled with lots of candy and chocolate . definitely heaven for the kids .\ni love coming here ! i work a short distance from sarris , so every so often we will come here for ice cream after lunch or to pick up chocolate for a special occasion ! there ' s an amazing selection of candies and chocolates , including a sizable sugar free section for me to get some gifts for the diabetics in my life . the whole store is colorful and fun , with the walls having amazing paintings of gumdrops frolicking near a candy castle or some chocolate moose living carefree in a field of lollipop trees . super fun and super beautiful . the products are all great , too ! i gravitate towards their chocolate covered pretzels , but they ' ve got what seem like a thousand types of chocolate in various shapes - especially during the big candy holiday seasons , such as christmas or easter ! the ice cream parlor is whimsical and fun as well . all of the ice cream is amazing , and they have plenty of space for you to enjoy it in the parlor . the scoops are pretty big , so be prepared if you get it in a cone !\nover the years , frank never forgot the quaint soda fountains of his youth , which sold ice cream and penny candy . in 1982 , with the help of his son bill , he created his very own old - fashioned ice cream parlour complete with period - style , red and brass booths and shimmering crystal chandeliers . each year , thousands of people come from miles around to sample sundaes and other cool treats made with sarris ' homemade ice cream and toppings .\nmy wife and i visited sarris because we had heard great things about the ice cream . looking at their menu i was disappointed to see they didn ' t have any options which incorporated their delicious chocolate covered pretzels . that to me seemed like it would be an easy call and a customer favorite . maybe they will add it in the future . i ordered the chocolate chip cookie dough . my wife had a chocolate milkshake . mine was good , but nothing special really . my wife ' s milkshake was pretty below average . it was very thin and kind of just tasted like chocolate milk . overall the ice cream was a disappointment . definitely not on the level of page ' s . i will say i really liked the different chocolate items and their fun stuff at sarris . it is a fun place to stop after a dinner or to take your family to . there are some items that you can ' t find anywhere else and would make great gifts for young kids .\ni ' m slacking . . . you mean to tell me i haven ' t reviewed sarris yet ? ! a recent visit to canonsburg found me over in sarris territory . everyone familiar with this little town i refer to as pleasantville knows when you enter the town from the highway , you hang a right and there she is . a nice big candy store with candy for days . . . chocolate figurines , a chocolate display , novelties and lord have mercy , ice cream . the only way i can describe sarris ice cream is ridiculous . where else can you order a scoop of cookies and cream that is the size of a mountain and has what seems to be half a package of oreos in it ? ? ? heck , some of the cookies in it are darn near whole . it ' s just sinfully delicious . if cookies and cream isn ' t your thing , they have a variety of other flavors . side note : caramel cashew is another yummy one . they have sundaes , milkshakes , parfaits and splits as well . order a sundae and you ' ll get a vanilla wafer thingy that is sooo crunchy and yummy with the ice cream . gosh . mouth is watering . especially on these warm summer days , do yourself a favor and just , get here . drive over , park , walk across the street , open their doors , walk in and just take it all in . whatever you do , don ' t leave without trying their ice cream ! !\nsarris is a hidden gem in canonsburg . their ice cream parlor is the best in pittsburgh . whenever we have friends visiting pittsburgh , we take them to sarris and everyone is always very satisfied ! their chocolate covered pretzels are the best in the world . i always buy lots of boxes of those to give at christmas time to relatives in new jersey . the s ' mores is also very good . their milk chocolate is just rich and delicious , so anything they put it on is delicious . their ice cream parlor is also worth a visit . their sundaes are huge ! a two scoop sundae such as the odd couple can easily be shared between two people . they do not skimp on their scoops . i just had the one scoop of vanilla ice cream with milk chocolate hard cap and wow was that big . i couldn ' t even finish it ! the milk chocolate hardens on the ice cream but then melts in your mouth creating a heavenly experience . their prices are also very reasonable . make sure you stop by here to satisfy that sweet tooth !\nsarris makes great milk chocolate . you can buy it all around the region , and it ' s especially prevalent during the holidays . the chocolate covered pretzels are out of this world and many of the meltaways are worth having . i tend toward the peanut butter and cashew . i ' ve only been to the actual location a few times , but never had a bad experience . it ' s fun to look around and see the giant chocolate castle . most recently , i decided to be my own easter bunny and have some chocolate shipped to where i live now . 2 day shipping . my only complaint is the use of packaging peanuts . most companies i order from have moved away from them , so it was a little cringey opening a large box full . otherwise excellent work all around .\neveryone should visit sarris at least once ! what a cute little ice cream parlor and retail chocolate . i plan on buying various goodies from their retail chocolate section for the holidays . we have stopped in a couple different times for ice cream , the prices are very reasonable . last time we went i got the candy man sundae . . . chocolate ice cream , hot fudge , walnuts , whipped cream , cherry and pirouette style cookie . my his and made his own 3 scoop sundae . you can choose any of their ice cream flavors , toppings and extras . these make your own sundaes are actually a better deal price wise then the already created ones you can choose from . they also serve shakes , malts and cones . there are inconsistency in the way the sundaes are made . one time they give you tons of sauces and the next time hardly any . i think their training could be improved in that area . no military discount here .\ni have friends who bring hard cap over when they visit , which is so incredibly delicious , but living in the north hills , i ' ve never actually had sarris ice cream or stepped into the store until this past weekend . boy , was i in for a treat ! it ' s the most amazing candy store , and there are also tons of plush animals and toys . a kid ' s dream ! i came in looking for a gift for my 2 year old nephew , but there were so many options i just ended up purchasing a gift card . you can get them in any denomination at the front counter . then i had to grab an ice cream cone . i ' m an oreo / cookies and cream fanatic , so i ordered 1 scoop of cookies and cream ice cream in a waffle cone . the portions are extremely generous . 1 scoop was more like 3 or 4 scoops . i was in shock when they handed it to me . also , their cookies and cream is made with chocolate ice cream . everything about this cone was a dream - the size , the taste . it was filled with large chunks of cookies , the ice cream was super rich and creamy , and the cone was crisp and flavorful . luckily , my sister and her family live minutes from here , so i will have plenty excuses to come back .\nthank you for fulfilling this photo request . an email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request\noops , something didn ' t work . close this window , and upload the photo ( s ) again .\nmake sure that the file is a photo . photos larger than 8mb will be reduced .\nall photos uploaded successfully , click on the < b > done button < / b > to see the photos in the gallery .\nthe sponsor of a memorial may add an additional 10 photos ( for a total of 30 on the memorial ) .\nyou are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial .\nthe email does not appear to be a valid email address . verify and try again .\nthis flower has been reported to site administrators for review . the flower will remain visible until an administrator has reviewed it .\nquickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried .\nfor memorials with more than one photo , additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab .\nall photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage . to view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added , click the photo to open the photo viewer .\nflowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the flowers tab . to add a flower , click the \u201cleave a flower\u201d button .\nuse the links under \u201csee more\u2026\u201d to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery , city , county , etc .\nremove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $ 5 . previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option .\nsave to an ancestry tree , a virtual cemetery , your clipboard for pasting or print .\nthanks for using find a grave , if you have any feedback we would love hear from you .\ngreat news ! 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the other candy stores are so over rated ! i was at a local store when i saw the cashew meltaway egg , so i bought it for myself . by far the best ever ! thank you , i know i will be back for more . . .\nour old - fashioned ice cream parlour is complete with period style chandeliers and brass booths and is big enough to accommodate large groups . take a look at our menu which includes a tempting selection of cool treats and homemade toppings made fresh daily .\nfor people who can\u2019t make up their mind , we\u2019ve created a special twin dish . one scoop of chocolate ice cream with marshmallow sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream with hot fudge sauce . topped with whipped cream , chocolate jimmies , and a maraschino cherry .\nfor chocolate lovers all over the world . two scoops of doubly rich chocolate ice cream smothered with hot fudge and maple walnuts . topped off with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry .\nhere\u2019s a real island delight ! two scoops of delicious vanilla ice cream with waves of pineapple fruit and marshmallow sauce . topped with whipped cream , toasted coconut and a maraschino cherry .\nour mini - banana split . two super delicious scoops of vanilla ice cream topped with pineapples , strawberries and banana slices . laced with whipped cream , chocolate jimmies and a maraschino cherry .\ntwo delicious scoops of our creamy rich vanilla ice cream kissing under a blanket of hot fudge and butterscotch sauce . topped with whipped cream , chocolate jimmies and a maraschino cherry .\nthe strawberry lover\u2019s dream . one scoop of strawberry ice cream and one of vanilla surrounded by a field of strawberry sauce topped with a cloud of whipped cream and a maraschino cherry .\nfor the real chocolate lover . one scoop of each : chocolate , chocolate chip and double chocolate smothered with hot fudge and fresh roasted nuts under a blanket of whipped cream , chocolate jimmies and a maraschino cherry .\na super get together . two scoops of french vanilla ice cream and one of chocolate , all smothered with strawberries and hot fudge . we top this one off with a mound of whipped cream and a cherry .\nthree creamy rich scoops of vanilla and strawberry ice cream surrounded by strawberry , pineapple and blueberry toppings with a mound of whipped cream and a cherry .\nyou\u2019ll know why we call them \u201cbig tyme\u201d when you dig into three scoops of our creamy delicious ice cream surrounded by your favorite sundae topping with a mound of whipped cream topped with a maraschino cherry .\nwe start with three generous scoops of our rich creamy ice cream . vanilla , chocolate , strawberry , pineapple sauce , and a shovel of nuts . if that\u2019s not enough , we top it off with clouds of whipped cream , chocolate jimmies and a maraschino cherry .\nan \u201cold fashioned\u201d mug of your favorite soda topped with one scoop or two of rich and creamy ice cream of you choice . if that\u2019s not enough , we\u2019ve added a cloud of whipped cream and a cherry . a sweet treat to remember .\ncalled\nold fashioned\nbecause we make them that way . we take syrup and blend it with a little of our ice cream to make a thick and creamy base . then we jet in the soda and add one or two delicious scoops of the ice cream of your choice . we top it off with a cloud of whipped cream and a maraschino cherry . sodalicious !\nthe richest and creamiest shakes around . we start with a huge portion of ice cream ( two scoops ) , add fresh whole milk and your favorite flavoring to give you the richest and creamiest shake you ' ll ever taste . or choose your favorite flavor of ice cream and make your own special mix . if you like your shakes extra thick , just add an extra scoop .\nthere ' s nothing like a nice scoop of ice cream , or 2 , or 3 . get your favorite flavor ( s ) scooped into one of our dishes to enjoy the cold and creamy sweetness your way .\nyou can now pre - order ice cream cakes online ! create your own or order from our showcase . click here to order today .\nby 1963 , frank had outgrown his basement and built a small candy shop next door to his house . five years later , the house was demolished to make room for an even bigger candy shop and he and his wife , athena , settled into an apartment above the store .\ntake a look at our chocolate fantasyland complete with a 1 , 500 pound chocolate castle made by hand here in our canonsburg factory . we have a vast selection of chocolates and sweet confections for the chocolate connoisseur , along with a variety of penny candy , life - like plush animals and unique gifts for all occasions .\ncheck out the store locator section of our website to find a retailer near you that can reconnect you with your one true love .\nthe sweetest way possible ! each sunday in july , we ' re giving away a set of ice cream passes that are good for sundaes in our ice cream parlour .\nwinner will be randomly selected on thursday , july 12th at at 9 am .\nvalentine ' s day is right around the corner ! nothing says\ni love you\nlike a homemade gift . \ud83d\ude18\u2764\ufe0f try out our valentine ' s day white fudge bite recipe for yourself !\ni love this place now i live in florida and we order several times a year . when we come back home we always have to visit . best candy i have ever had and the only candy we eat .\nmall boxes , i wanted to separate the candy 4 ways . she didn ' t want to give me 4 . i saw her tell the lady at the register near her . what do these boxes cost ? 3 cents ? ? ? so after she packed my candy in a plastic bag with a handle i asked her for 2 smaller bags with handles . she had a conversati\non be with her co - worker again ! she said i had to go to the glass counter where the loose candy is . so i go there and ask for 2 bags , you thought i asked for her kidney ! ! ! young girl said we don ' t have any lol . now just how dumb does she think i am , i see them using those bags to pack the purchases .\ni wanted to separate my candy as it was going to a few different places . i spent $ 90 plus come to find out my husband checked out on the other side and spent $ 30 ! so we spent over $ 120 and couldn ' t get 20 cents worth of bags ? ? ? ? awful customer service . very very disappoint\nit is worth going to see the gorgeous murals that are hand painted thru out the store . the candy and ice cream are the most delicious treats . there is none better to be found anywhere else\ng this place . the whole block is dedicated to the building and parking . they have every decoration\npricey but offer different price points for everyone . their milk chocolate tastes amazing and will never disappoint\n. this is a definite must if you don\u2019t live in sw pa . . . . . . they also have an ice cream parlor that feels like your taking a step back in time when you enter .\nyou should feel proud that the president of the united state ' s son chose you to visit . it was an honor and no matter how people feel about him , he is still our president and we need to stand united as\nyou like the free publicity but hate who gave it to you . i ' ll never purchase your candy again and we will not be using\ng anymore . i ' ll make sure word about you gets around . keep in mind alot of conservati\np . s . my daughters dream is a tour of the facility . \ud83d\ude0d\nall of the employees were happy , kind and courteous helping us find just what we wanted . even the guard\ndirecting traffic was pleasant . and then there was the ice cream . . . . .\ni love the candy and the ice cream parlour . stay out of the politics and don\u2019t back down . the ones who are buying your candy are not happy about it .\nbest candy ever ! i love the fruit and nut egg , reminds me of easter when i was a kid . i always get chocolate covered pretzels for my daughter and son in law . your candy makes everyone happy ! \ufffd\ufffd\nwas amazing . it was truly the best chocolate and ice cream that any of us have ever tasted . can\u2019t wait to go back ! ! !\nlove your candy , but grow some balls . if you make a decision stick with it . if you don\u2019t know how to do that then you don\u2019t know how to run a company either .\nbut arrived melted , so i called them and they are replacing my order . what a great way to run a business . thank you so much .\nyou chose to align with a side and i ' ll choose a side as well . . . . .\nwe don\u2019t go often but we always enjoy it when we do . this was my grandson\u2019s\nfirst visit , he enjoyed seeing the easter bunny and the big chocolate castle .\narrived shortly after they opened so it wasn\u2019t as crazy crowded as it gets this time of the year . as always great candy and service\ngreat memories of getting huge ice cream sundae ' s and cordials here when i was a kid . went back while visiting pa last week - hasn ' t changed . love it !\ngreat place ! 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{"id": 54723, "summary": [{"text": "achates power is an american developer of opposed-piston , two-stroke , compression ignition engines for use in commercial and passenger vehicles .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "based in san diego , california , the company was founded in 2004 by james lemke .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "according to achates power , its opposed-piston , two-stroke engine has demonstrated an increase in fuel efficiency and similar engine-out emissions levels when compared to the ford power stroke engine , named one of the leading medium-duty diesel engines .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "more recently , the company published a technical paper citing a 30 percent fuel economy improvement when its engine was benchmarked against a next-generation diesel engine equipped with advanced technologies .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the paper also highlighted the achates power engine 's potential to meet tier 3/lev iii emissions and 2025 cafe .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "in december 2012 , the company announced that it had been selected as a subcontractor to avl powertrain engineering , inc. to build the next-generation combat engine for the u.s. army .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "less than a year later , in october 2013 , achates power and fairbanks morse engine signed a joint development and licensing agreement to reduce emissions and fuel consumption of fairbanks morse proprietary and dual-fuel opposed-piston engines .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "achates power is privately owned and backed by sequoia capital , rockport capital partners , madrone capital partners , triangle peak partners and interwest partners . ", "topic": 23}], "title": "achates power", "paragraphs": ["potential light - duty op engine family . source : achates power . click to enlarge .\nachates power , inc . was founded in 2004 with the mission to build cleaner , more efficient engines . the\nthe achates power opposed - piston engine . increased fuel efficiency , cost effective with inherently low emissions . a fundamentally better engine .\nachates power building 2 . 7l opposed - piston light - duty engine ; exceeding cafe 2025 , tier 3 targets at lower cost\nachates power has realized the potential for impressive efficiency in their development of the opposed piston architecture . we have worked with achates power for a number of years now and applaud their engineers and engineering rigor , and we look forward to continuing our collaboration ,\nsaid dr .\nachates power building 2 . 7l opposed - piston light - duty engine ; exceeding cafe 2025 , tier 3 targets at lower cost - green car congress\nthe history of the achates engine \u2013 as told by entrepreneur dr . james lemke\nit\u00b4s good that achates have cgi in the block to withstand the high pressure .\ninside the achates engine , where superb power density comes from the unique design of two opposed pistons firing in the same cylinder and a two - stroke operating cycle .\nwhat tips or advice would you give to someone interviewing at power solu . . .\nwith this new contract , achates has six concurrent customers whose contracts encompass five different engine applications : passenger vehicle , light commercial vehicle , heavy commercial vehicle , military and marine / stationary power . achates power ' s engine allows oems to achieve the world ' s most stringent current and future fuel efficiency and emissions standards , which include epa 2010 ,\n, notes ,\nthree features are critically important for combat vehicles : low heat rejection to coolant , high power density , and high efficiency . the opposed - piston engine architecture \u2013 particularly with the advances from achates power \u2013 has strengths in all three areas .\npower solutions international , inc . questions about work , benefits , interviews and hiring process :\nthat\u2019s where achates engine technology enters . this \u201copposed - piston\u201d engine design is from far new \u2013 it\u2019s been deployed as widely as by the german aircraft company junkers for a pre - wwii aircraft and for any number of stationary power - generating applications from the 1930s to today . it\u2019s promise is simple : with two pistons in each cylinder making for markedly more power density than a conventional single - piston - per - cylinder engine , johnson told us the achates design can be as much as 30 percent more efficient than an standard diesel engine of similar power . or to make the same power , the achates engine can be just two - thirds the size .\nview all power solutions international , inc . jobs in burr ridge , il - burr ridge jobs\nachates and the ope . achates power has spent 13 years improving the opposed - piston engine , a historically efficient engine originally developed in the late 1800s . the achates power opposed - piston engine features two pistons per cylinder , working in opposite reciprocating action . the opposed - piston engine does not need cylinder heads , which are a major contributor to heat losses in conventional engines . ports in the cylinder walls replace the complex poppet valves and friction - creating valve trains of conventional engines .\n, chief technical officer , cummins inc .\nthis contract acknowledges the u . s . army recognizes the special value of this engine design in their application and achates power ' s ability to optimize it .\nachates power , inc . has developed radically improved internal combustion engines that increase fuel efficiency , reduce greenhouse gas emissions and are lower cost . founded in 2004 with the mission to build cleaner , more efficient engines , the\ndevelopment and commercialization of trident op engines with fairbanks morse for use in large - scale stationary power applications .\nfurther , achates is planning to meet the 0 . 03 g / mile nmog + no x tier 3 fleet average target ( the old tier 2 bin 2 level ) . achates has done several studies with leading aftertreatment manufacturers for a diesel application ; results suggested the achates op engine could reduce the diesel engine aftertreatment cost by 30 % .\nachates power in san diego believes it has a better way : ditch the design that has dominated engine design for the past 130 years in favor of an idea abandoned in the 1940s and see a 30 percent bump in efficiency .\ntop : incremental technology costs from a 2016 baseline to deliver 2025 cafe compliance for a gasoline engine . bottom : incremental technology costs from a 2016 baseline to deliver 2025 cafe compliance for the opgci engine . source : achates power . click to enlarge .\n1 )\nto respond to a growing list of customers , achates power has more than 100 employees in two locations : san diego and metro - detroit . in addition to continued research and development , the company has engine development programs underway , including :\njohnson is the ceo of achates power , the decade - long developer of an advanced take on an old - school engine design that could be poised to emerge as a high - efficiency dose of reality to a transportation sector \u2013 and celebrity - inspired public \u2013 that johnson says is smitten with an environmental brass ring most will never reach : battery - electric power for everyday , affordable vehicles .\narpa - e is providing initial funding of $ 9 million to this project over three years ; achates power , argonne and delphi expect to spend a total of $ 13 million on the program , including cost share . the $ 9 - million award was \u201cone of the largest single arpa - e awards ever made , \u201d noted chris atkinson , the arpa - e program manager for the achates project .\narpa - e is providing initial funding of $ 9 million to this project over three years ; achates power , argonne and delphi expect to spend a total of $ 13 million on the program , including cost share . the $ 9 - million award was \u201c one of the largest single arpa - e awards ever made , \u201d noted chris atkinson , the arpa - e program manager for the achates project .\n, president and ceo , achates power .\nthere is no technical solution to respond to the proposed 2025 cafe regulation that is as cost effective , compatible with our existing vehicles and fuels , ready for production and adaptable to future renewable fuels as our opposed - piston engines .\nillustration of the achates cylinder , showing airflow through the ports\u2014intake at bottom , exhaust at top . the shape of the intake ports is critical , has been the focus of much refinement , and will vary from application to application . ( the angles in the ports control the swirl , for example . ) \u201cthose ports , those are essentially our cylinder head , cam timing and valve profiles , all in one , \u201d says dave johnson , ceo . achates power is not a product development company , johnson notes\u2014it is a technology development company . achates is building the analytical models to figure out how to design the ports for any given applications . achates then exercises the models for a specific customer\u2019s application . click to enlarge .\na comparison between the 2 . 7l op engine and a comparable v6 with supercharger shows a part reduction of more than 60 % ( 110 primary components for the achates power inline 3 - cylinder engine vs . 325 primary components for the v6 ) , enabling an approximate 10 % cost reduction .\ncummins inc . , a global power leader , is a corporation of complementary business units that design , manufacture , distribute and service diesel and natural gas engines and related technologies , including fuel systems , controls , air handling , filtration , emission solutions and electrical power generation systems . headquartered in columbus ,\n2 ) according to this presentation , in 2016 achates had the following programs underway : 5 truck , 3 car , us army , fairbanks morse .\nthe epa\u2019s draft technical assessment report released in 2016 forecast cost increases to integrate fuel saving technology . using this information and a related national academy of sciences report , achates power determined that including the opposed - piston engine in the roadmap to achieve cafe will be at least $ 1 , 000 less expensive .\nthe new achates power 2 . 7 - liter ope will deliver nominal power of 270 hp and max torque of 650 n\u00b7m ( 479 lb - ft ) ; the vehicle will achieve 37 mpg\u201412 % above the 33 mpg fully phased - in cafe 2025 requirement for a full - size , light - duty pick - up truck ( 65 - 70 sq . feet ) . ( that works out to an estimated window - sticker label rating of 28 mpg combined . )\nachates power currently has engine programs under development with 12 leading engine manufacturers , including work with cummins on the next - generation combat engine for the us army , an opposed - piston , gasoline compression ignition engine for the us department of energy in partnership with argonne national laboratory and delphi automotive , and fairbanks morse .\n, vice president , technology development at achates power .\nand in 2018 we will have a demonstration vehicle that proves an internal combustion engine is able to cost effectively meet the cafe standard , does not require the adoption of costly infrastructure upgrades , vehicle modifications or a change in how the driver operates or maintains the vehicle .\n, ceo , achates power .\nwith cummins as our partner on the single cylinder advanced combat engine technology demonstrator program , we have the opportunity to combine cummins ' strengths in diesel engine leadership with our strengths in opposed - piston engine technology to deliver a superior engine for combat and tactical vehicles for the u . s . army .\nthose who believe the achates engine is going to revolutionize the future of transport , would do well to study the design , and the fate , of the commer ts3 .\nbetter peak load management . a 4 - stroke requires high bmep to achieve competitive power and torque density . a high compression ratio and high charge mass causes high cylinder pressure .\nachates power currently has engine programs under development with 12 leading engine manufacturers , including work with cummins on the advanced combat engine for the us army , an opposed - piston , gasoline compression ignition engine for the us department of energy\u2019s advanced research projects agency - energy ( arpa - e ) in partnership with argonne national laboratory and delphi automotive , and fairbanks morse . these customers have a wide range of product specifications : from 50 hp to 5 , 000 hp power output , for example , in different types of vehicles , using different fuels .\nthe achates power opposed - piston , two - stroke engine has inherent efficiency advantages not found in conventional engines . these advantages include a patented combustion system , three - cylinder configuration and compact design , which maximizes thermal efficiency with a long stroke - to - bore ratio , improves scavenging and reduces pumping losses . this animation shows how the engine works as well as explains its fundamental architectural benefits .\nstemming from a major project partially funded with a $ 9 - million grant from the advanced research projects agency - energy ( arpa - e ) to develop an opposed - piston two - stroke gasoline compression ignition engine ( opgci ) ( earlier post ) , achates power announced it is developing a 2 . 7 - liter , 3 - cylinder ( i . e . , six - piston ) light - duty version of its opposed piston engine ( ope ) in both diesel - and gasoline - fueled versions . achates will demonstrate the engine in 2018 in a driveable light - duty truck .\nachates wants to chuck that out the window in favor of the opposed piston engine . this setup uses two pistons in each cylinder . the ignition of fuel and air creates an explosion that drives the pistons apart , generating power . such engines are simpler , because they don ' t use valves or camshafts . they saw some use in locomotives and military vehicles until engineers abandoned them in the 1940s because of the difficulty of making them run cleanly and efficiently . achates thinks it has cracked that problem . we paid a visit to find out how\u2014check out the video above to see what we learned .\nachates power has spent 13 years improving the opposed - piston engine , a historically efficient engine originally developed in the late 1800 ' s . the achates power opposed - piston engine features two pistons per cylinder , working in opposite reciprocating action ; the opposed - piston engine does not need cylinder heads , which are a major contributor to heat losses in conventional engines . ports in the cylinder walls replace the complex poppet valves and friction - creating valve trains of conventional engines . the intake ports at one end of the cylinder and exhaust ports at the other are opened by the piston motion and enable efficient uniflow air scavenging . the two - stroke , compression ignition engine has been engineered to achieve superior thermal efficiency by the virtue of its lower heat losses , higher expansion ratio , lean combustion and reduced pumping losses .\nusing data from an sae paper for atlas data ( sae 2013 - 01 - 0282 ) , achates engineers calculated that their opposed piston engine would outperform atlas interms of fuel economy and engine - out emissions .\nthe new achates power 2 . 7 liter opposed - piston engine will make 270hp , 650nm , the vehicle will achieve 37 mpg , above the 33 mpg fully phased - in cafe 2025 requirement for a full - size , light - duty pick - up truck ( 65 - 70 sq . feet ) . the demonstration engine will be integrated into a drivable prototype in 2018 ; development engines will also be available for automakers .\nachates is working with delphi automotive ( which has been avidly pursuing gasoline compression ignition for some time ) and argonne national laboratory on the arpa - e - funded project to develop the opgci engine . ( earlier post . )\n\u201cachates is working with delphi automotive ( which has been avidly pursuing gasoline compression ignition for some time ) and argonne national laboratory on the arpa - e - funded project to develop the opgci engine . ( earlier post . )\nthe light - duty engine is a \u201cbasic\u201d achates opposed piston 2 - stroke engine , said redon\u2014i . e . , it does not make use of more advanced technology elements under consideration for lowering the fuel consumption of combustion engines .\nthe hood on your car and yank out the plastic cover beneath it , you ' ll see a beautiful bit of mind - boggling engineering : the internal combustion engine . today ' s engines harness around 100 explosions of fuel and oxygen each second , generating massive power with minimal emissions .\nwith the opgci engine , achates also expects a significant cost reduction of the aftertreatment because the engine - out no x and soot are much lower than with diesel . the current best guess is close to gasoline si aftertreatment system cost , said fabien redon , vice president , technology development .\nin order to create a technology foundation for the future fighting vehicle , the u . s . army has been focused on the development of a modular and scalable advanced combat engine capable of very low heat rejection , increased fuel economy , excellent durability , and outstanding overall propulsion system power and density .\nit\u2019s not just tesla he\u2019s picking on . johnson , who worked in various engineering and executive roles for 25 years at ford motor ( f ) before spending the last seven years with achates , is convinced no electric vehicle is going to sell in make - a - difference numbers for at least another generation .\nmost automotive engines , from the single - cylinder , one - horsepower unit carl benz created in 1885 to the 16 - cylinder , 1 , 500 - horsepower beast in the bugatti chiron , use a four - stroke reciprocating design . it ' s a relatively simple idea : a piston in a cylinder draws in air and adds fuel during the intake stroke . the compression stroke squishes that mixture and introduces a spark , creating an explosion that drives the piston down , generating power during the power stroke . the cylinder then rises during the exhaust stroke , expelling spent gasses . the cycle repeats , thousands of times each minute .\nthe achates 2 . 7 - liter engine to be deployed in the demo truck is a new clean - sheet design incorporating all the latest learnings . engine design will be complete early this year , with first physical prototypes being manufactured by the end of the year . vehicle development will start early in 2018 , with initial demonstrations that year .\nlight - duty diesel op . achates has been considering a light - duty version of it engine for awhile , and , in early work , compared an earlier version of a 2 . 7 - liter , 3 - cylinder implementation ( similar to the one to be deployed in the demo truck ) to the cummins atlas inline - 4 diesel .\nfor this new chapter of modernizing the army ' s combat vehicles . together , their technologies will be used to further refine the opposed - piston engine for lower heat rejection , greater fuel efficiency , increased power density and the ability to operate on various fuels . the end goal is to deliver a product that improves the mobility and performance of combat vehicles .\na very significant factor in meeting emissions requirements is the ability to light off the aftertreatment system as soon as possible . achates has demonstrated the ability to achieve exceptionally high exhaust gas temperatures at idle\u2014much beyond what can be done with equivalent 4 - stroke engines . this enables the earlier light - off of the aftertreatment , therefore resulting in lower emissions over the cycle .\nsec . 7 ( b ) provides a\nsense of congress\nthat recent supreme court decisions have harmed progress of science and the useful arts , the constitutional justification for amending the statute in support of the enumerated article i power of congress to establish the patent system . the amendment is direct in its effects on this jurisprudence in sec . 7 ( b ) ( 3 ) :\nthe goal of the 30 - month achates arpa - e project is to deliver a three - cylinder , 3 . 0 - liter opposed - piston , gasoline compression ignition engine applicable to large passenger vehicles , pick - up trucks , suvs and minivans . it could also be the first of a family of opgci engines spanning 1 . 0 to 4 . 0l displacements , said redon .\nmulti - cylinder modular development engine the a48 - 3 - 16 shares most of the power cylinder with the a48 - 1 and in an effort to reduce the development schedule , many components are compatible . similar to the a48 - 1 , the a48 - 3 - 16 is designed for a peak cylinder pressure of 200 bar with overload conditions of 220 bar . the block was cast from compacted graphite iron ( cgi ) .\npatent at issue : u . s . patent no . re54 , 553 , entitled \u2033mass spectrometer and mass filters thereof . \u2033 the \u2032553 patent generally relates to a method for improving the operational characteristics of mass spectrometers , particularly those with quadrupole mass filter arrangements . the \u2032553 patent purportedly addresses an issue where dielectric material is deposited on the rods thereby reducing the mass resolving power or transmission of the mass spectrometer that in some instances renders the mass spectrometer useless .\ndon\u2019t take the word of the guy who\u2019s shilling the tesla alternative \u2013 numerous studies from private - and government - industry sources consistently agree that internal - combustion engines are going to power the preponderance of transportation vehicles for the foreseeable future . a widely accepted impartial authority , the energy information administration ( part of the u . s . dept . of energy ) , in its annual energy outlook for 2015 projects that in 2035 , about 95 percent of light vehicles in this country still will be using an internal - combustion engine .\na detailed thermodynamic analysis was performed to demonstrate the fundamental efficiency advantage of an opposed - piston two - stroke engine over a standard four - stroke engine . three engine configurations were considered : a baseline six - cylinder four - stroke engine , a hypothetical three - cylinder opposed - piston four - stroke engine , and a three - cylinder opposed - piston two - stroke engine . the bore and stroke per piston were held constant for all engine configurations to minimize any potential differences in friction . the closed - cycle performance of the engine configurations were compared using a custom analysis tool that allowed the sources of thermal efficiency differences to be identified and quantified . the simulation results showed that combining the opposed - piston architecture with the two - stroke cycle increased the indicated thermal efficiency through a combination of three effects : reduced heat transfer because the opposed - piston architecture creates a more favorable combustion chamber area / volume ratio , increased ratio of specific heats because of leaner operating conditions made possible by the two - stroke cycle , and decreased combustion duration achievable at the fixed maximum pressure rise rate because of the lower energy release density of the two - stroke engine . when averaged over a representative engine cycle , the opposed - piston two - stroke engine had 10 . 4 % lower indicated - specific fuel consumption than the four - stroke engine . in a second analysis , the closed - cycle simulation was extended to a engine system model to estimate the pumping work required to achieve the operating conditions needed to reach a specified nox emissions rate . because the opposed - piston two - stroke engine has inherently lower peak in - cylinder temperatures than the four - stroke engine , lower intake pressure was required to meet the nox emissions constraint and as a result lower pumping work was needed . at the simulated condition considered , the opposed - piston two - stroke engine had approximately 9 . 0 % lower brake - specific fuel consumption than the four - stroke engine .\ncitation : herold , r . , wahl , m . , regner , g . , lemke , j . et al . ,\nthermodynamic benefits of opposed - piston two - stroke engines ,\nsae technical paper 2011 - 01 - 2216 , 2011 , urltoken . download citation\nauthor ( s ) : randy e . herold , michael h . wahl , gerhard regner , james u . lemke , david e . foster\nsubscribers can view annotate , and download all of sae ' s content . learn more \u00bb\nmembers save up to 43 % off list price . login to see discount .\nspecial offer : with techselect , you decide what sae technical papers you need , when you need them , and how much you want to pay .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe authors and contributors of\npatent docs\nare patent attorneys and agents , many of whom hold doctorates in a diverse array of disciplines .\nenter your e - mail address below to receive the\npatent docs\ne - mail newsletter .\nrepresentatives introduce bill to roll back aia changes in u . s . patent law\npatent docs\ndoes not contain any legal advice whatsoever . this weblog is for informational purposes only , and its publication does not create an attorney - client relationship . in addition , nothing on\npatent docs\nconstitutes a solicitation for business . this weblog is intended primarily for other attorneys . moreover ,\npatent docs\nis the personal weblog of the authors ; it is not edited by the authors ' employers or clients and , as such , no part of this weblog may be so attributed . all posts on\npatent docs\nshould be double - checked for their accuracy and current applicability .\nin the 1970 ' s , the new york tristate area was entertained by ( or subjected to ) television and radio ads for a discount stereo outlet named crazy eddie ' s . under the tag line\nour prices are insane ,\nthe ads involved a number of outrageous scenarios , one of which was\nchristmas in july\n( or august ) , complete with santa claus in shorts hawking electronic wares .\nrepresentatives thomas massie ( r - ky , 4th dist . ) and marcy kaptur ( d - oh , 9th dist . ) introduced a bill recently that is reminiscent of christmas in july , at least for pro - patent people . the bill , h . r . 6264 , entitled\nrestoring america ' s leadership in innovation act ,\nseeks to undo many of the changes in u . s . patent law produced by the leahy - smith america invents act of 2012 . while rep . kaptur ' s interests ( and bona fides ) in patent law are unclear , rep . massie ' s are not . he holds a degree in electrical engineering from mit and has been awarded two dozen patents . he has also been quoted extensively on patent law ; for example , speaking of the proponents of patent\nreform ,\non july 5 , 2017 :\na lot of those companies want to become automobile manufacturers , or cell phone manufacturers , or they want to write software for operating systems , but they didn ' t invent in those areas and they don ' t own the patents that have historically been the touchstone of innovation ownership .\nthey ' d love to just come in and start playing in those fields and start using their size and scale as an advantage , and to them , patents look like a hindrance ,\nmassie explained .\nthey are here in congress looking to weaken patents and they are not just interested in weakening patents issued in the future , they are looking to weaken all patents .\nreform is not about strengthening the patent granting system , but about making it harder for patent owners to assert patents to protect their rights ,\nmassie said emphatically .\nthey didn ' t read the constitution and come to say they have a better way more in line with what the founding fathers had in mind . they just want all the patents to be public domain today . it is very short sighted to attack the patent system in this way .\nthe bill has as its avowed purpose\n[ t ] o promote the leadership of the united states in global innovation by establishing a robust patent system that restores and protects the right of inventors to own and enforce private property rights in inventions and discoveries , and for other purposes .\nit asserts that\n[ t ] he leahy - smith america invents act ( public law 112\u201329 ) enacted on september 16 , 2011 , and several decisions of the supreme court have harmed the progress of science and the useful arts by eroding the strength and value of the patent system\n( sec . 2 ( 2 ) ) and that\n[ a ] united states patent secures a private property right to an inventor\n( sec . 2 ( 4 ) ) .\nsec . 3 , entitled\nrepeal of first - to - file system under the america invents act ,\nrestores u . s . patent law to a\nfirst to invent\nregime ( sec . 3 ( b ) ) , and restores the meaning of\npublic use\nand\non sale in this country\nto their pre - aia definitions ( sec . 3 ( c ) ) .\nsec . 4 abolishes inter partes ( ipr ) and post grant review ( pgr ) , and provides a\nsense of congress\nthat ( 1 ) ipr and pgr have harmed innovation by subjecting inventors to serial patent challenges ; ( 2 ) that these procedures have invalidated patents at\nan unreasonably high rate\n; ( 3 ) that patents should not be subjected to\nunfair\nptab proceedings but should be adjudicated in court ; ( 4 ) ipr , pgr , and inter partes reexamination to be repealed but ( 5 ) ex parte reexamination will remain ( sec . 4 ( c ) ) .\nsec . 5 abolishes the patent trial and appeal board ( ptab ) as being unnecessary in view of elimination of iprs and pgrs . it reestablishes the board of patent appeals and interferences ( bpai ) in its stead ( sec . 5 ( a ) ) and the bpai ' s duties ( sec . 5 ( b ) ) and also reestablishes appeals to district court ( sec . 5 ( c ) ) .\nsec . 6 eliminates fee diversion from the uspto and establishes an\ninnovation promotion fund\n( sec . 6 ( a ) ( 5 ) ) , to be funded by any fees collected by the patent and trademark activities of the office to be used to fund the operations of the office . these provisions are to come into force on the first day of the first fiscal year after enactment ; the bill also provides for termination of the reserve fund ( sec . 6 ( b ) )\n[ u ] pon the payment of all obligated amounts .\nsec . 7 ( a ) relates to changes intended to overcome the effects of the supreme court ' s recent \u00a7 101 jurisprudence . this section derives from the proposals made by the ipo and aipla and reads as follows :\n( a ) in general . \u2014whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process , machine , manufacture , or composition of matter , or any new and useful improvement thereof , may obtain a patent therefor , subject to the conditions and requirements of this title .\n( b ) exception . \u2014a claimed invention is ineligible patent subject matter under subsection ( a ) if the claimed invention as a whole , as understood by a person having ordinary skill in the art , exists in nature independently of and prior to any human activity , or exists solely in the human mind .\n( c ) eligibility standard . \u2014the eligibility of a claimed invention under subsections ( a ) and ( b ) shall be determined without regard as to the requirements or conditions of sections 102 , 103 , and 112 of this title , or the claimed invention ' s inventive concept .\n[ t ] his amendment effectively abrogates alice corp . v . cls bank international , 134 s . ct . 2347 ( 2014 ) and its predecessors to ensure that life sciences discoveries , computer software , and similar inventions and discoveries are patentable , and that those patents are enforceable .\nsec . 8 ( a ) restores the prior definitions of the prior art , now enumerated rather than designated by subsection of section 102 .\n( b ) disclosures in patent applications and patents . \u2014a disclosure shall not be prior art to a claimed invention under this section if before the issuance of a patent\u2014\n( 3 ) the information disclosed and the claimed invention , not later than the effective filing date of the claimed invention , were owned by the same person or subject to an obligation of assignment to the same person .\na patent right is a private property right secured to an inventor upon issuance of the patent that shall only be revoked by a court ruling in a judicial proceeding , unless the patent owner consents to an administrative or other procedure .\nand sec . 9 ( c ) asserts a\nsense of congress\nthat\nrecent jurisprudence of the united states supreme court , including impression products inc . v . lexmark international , inc . , have harmed the progress of science and the useful arts . . .\nunmentioned but equally disturbing to the concept that a patent is a private property right is the court ' s decision in sas institute inc . v . iancu ; that decision would have much less relevance if sections 4 and 9 of this bill were enacted into law . but the bill ' s specific recitation of lexmark also indicates that this provision is intended to overturn the post - sale restrictions the court imposed on patentees in lexmark , making explicit that the patent property right overcomes the common law principle against restraints on alienating property .\nsec . 10 ( a ) would end\nautomatic\npublication of u . s . patent applications , authorizing publication only upon the request of the patent applicant , and eliminating public disclosure of the file history of any patent application until patent grant .\n( 2 ) automatic publication of patent applications encourages early disclosure of claimed inventions and subjects innovative inventions and discoveries reduced to practice in the united states to theft or appropriation by foreign competitors .\nsec . 11 ( a ) proposes revised language in 35 u . s . c . \u00a7 282 that in addition to the statutory presumption of validity of a patent , each claim must be presumed valid\nindependently of the validity of other claims\nand that a dependent claim must be presumed valid even if dependent on an invalid claim .\ntolling of patent term during validity challenge . \u2014in an action involving a patent where the validity of the patent has been challenged , the patent term shall be tolled from the time the validity of the patent is challenged to the time of resolution of the validity issue by the court . the patent term shall resume once the validity challenge is resolved . the court may award damages to the patent owner in a case in which another party brought a validity claim against the patent in bad faith .\nsec . 12 amends \u00a7 283 to include a mandatory permanent injunction upon a finding of infringement , which can be overcome only by a showing by the infringer by clear and convincing evidence that the patentee would not be irreparably harmed . a finding of irreparable harm does not require the patentee to be making or selling a product covered by the patent . this provision effectively abrogates the supreme court ' s decision in ebay inc . v . mercexchange , llc , which introduced into the injunction calculus considerations such as whether the patentee was practicing the invention ( which in itself was not supported by the express language of the statute ) .\nsec . 13 restores the best mode requirement of \u00a7 112 ( a ) as a defense in patent infringement litigation .\nthe bill has been referred to house judiciary committee , where its prospects are , to say the least , very uncertain .\njuly 10 , 2018 -\nimproving access to global patent data\n( u . s . patent and trademark office ) - 12 : 00 to 1 : 00 pm ( et )\njuly 17 , 2018 - technology center ( tc ) 2600 customer partnership meeting ( rocky mountain regional office , u . s . patent and trademark office ) - 8 : 15 am to 3 : 00 pm ( mt ) , denver , co\njuly 17 - 18 , 2018 - post - grant pto proceedings conference ( american conference institute ) - washington , d . c .\nthe intellectual property owners association ( ipo ) will offer a one - hour webinar entitled\ndamages after western geco : impact on patent litigation strategy and client counseling\non july 12 , 2018 from 2 : 00 to 3 : 00 pm ( et ) . buckmaster de wolf of general electric co . ; bart eppenauer of shook , hardy & bacon llp ; and blair jacobs of paul hastings llp will focus on the impact of the supreme court ' s decision in western geco v . ion on patent litigation strategy , as well as client counseling and discuss the following topics :\n\u2022 how western geco might impact decisions regarding the location of r & d , manufacturing , and contract signing . \u2022 the immediate and long - term effects on litigation strategy for both plaintiffs and defendants . \u2022 whether the impact will be limited to \u00a7 271 ( f ) ( 2 ) cases or may be broader . \u2022 what kind of proof plaintiffs will need to bolster their claims for worldwide damages . \u2022 how the question of proximate cause\ncould limit or preclude damages in particular cases ,\nan issue the court explicitly declined to address .\nthe registration fee for the webinar is $ 135 ( government and academic rates are available upon request ) . those interested in registering for the webinar can do so here .\ntechnology transfer tactics will be offering a webinar entitled\nthe 2018 bayh dole revisions : practical compliance guidance for technology transfer offices\non july 17 , 2018 from 1 : 00 to 2 : 00 pm ( et ) . charles r . macedo , alan miller and brian amos of amster , rothstein & ebenstein llp will address the following topics :\nthe registration fee for the webinar is $ 197 . those interested in registering for the webinar , can do so here .\nsettlement agreements between conventional branded and generic drug makers were the source of a long dispute between pharmaceutical companies and the federal trade commission , culminating in the supreme court ' s decision in ftc v . actavis in 2013 . before that decision , congress implemented a protocol requiring any such\nreverse payment\nsettlement agreements ( called\npay - for - delay\nby the ftc and those opposed to the practice ) to be vetted by the commission , wherein ones deserving of suspicion as being anticompetitive would come to the ftc ' s attention ( and presumably corrective action ) .\nno such regime has been put in place for biosimilar drugs , and two senators , charles grassley ( r - ia ) and claire klobucher ( d - mn ) , think the ftc should commence review of the humira\u00ae settlement . part of their angst on the issue is a disparity of biosimilar entry dates between the u . s . ( 2023 ) and europe ( october 2018 ) . part is their innate inclinations : senators grassley and klobucher have carried the branded company abuse torch for a while ( see\nthe creates act of 2016 : senate listens to generics industry\n) . and of course perhaps the biggest factor is the high cost of humira\u00ae , which is and has been the top - selling biologic drug for several years , and the price of which cannot but help to be reduced when biosimilar competitors enter the marketplace . it must be noted in passing , however , that the size of such a reduction is unlikely to be as great as has been the case for conventional generic small molecule drugs . in a fashion predicted by an ftc white paper prepared before enactment of the bpcia ( see\nno one seems happy with follow - on biologics according to the ftc\n) , the few biosimilar providers on the market have priced their drugs at only 15 % less than the reference product sponsor ( sandoz ' s zarxio\u00ae ( filgrastim - sndz ) ( in competition with amgen ' s neupogen\u00ae ) ; pfizer ' s inflectra\u00ae ( infliximab - dyyb ) ( in competition with j & j / janssen ' s remicade\u00ae ) , although merck - samsung - bioepsis ' s renflexis\u00ae ( infliximab - abda ) ( another remicade\u00ae competitor ) launched at risk ( i . e . , while patent litigation was on - going ) at a 35 % discount ) . while this is a significant savings in aggregate ( say , for example , insurers and the federal government ) , it is not the windfall for consumers that some ( including perhaps these senators ) seem to think it will be .\nwe write to urge the federal trade commission ( ftc ) to look into whether strategies to hinder or delay generics from entering the market \u2013 such as anticompetitive\npay for delay\nsettlement agreements that have plagued generic pharmaceutical markets for years \u2013 may be being utilized for settlements regarding biologic medicines .\nas you are aware , the ftc estimates that these pay for delay settlements can cost consumers and taxpayers $ 3 . 5 billion in higher drug costs every year . since 2001 , the ftc has filed a number of lawsuits to stop these deals , and has worked with congress on legislation to end pay for delay settlements . we would like to continue those efforts to combat these agreements and explore their impact on the biologic market .\nbiologics play an important role in treating many serious illnesses and are among the fastest growing classes of therapeutic products . as they are more expensive than simple molecule pharmaceuticals , biologics constitute a substantial and increasing proportion of our nation ' s healthcare costs . without biosimilar competition , u . s . patients and payers will likely see additional price increases on biologics in the years to come .\nfor example , abbvie inc . ' s ( abbvie ) humira is a biologic medicine that treats multiple inflammatory diseases and is the world ' s top - selling prescription drug with annual sales of $ 16 billion , including more than $ 10 billion in the united states alone .\nover the past year , abbvie entered into global settlement agreements of all intellectual property litigation with both amgen inc . ( amgen ) and samsung bioepsis ( samsung ) over their biosimilars of humira . under the agreements , amgen and samsung will not launch their products in the united states until 2023 , but both companies will be able to launch their biosimilars into the european market in october 2018 . this means that while european patients will benefit from biosimilar competition later this year , americans may be without access to humira biosimilars for almost five more years . while such terms in patent settlement agreements may not always be inappropriate , the incentives for parties to delay biosimilar entry are present , and biologic markets could be susceptible to patent settlement abuse .\nin light of the importance of biosimilar competition to drive down prices and improve the quality of life for american patients , we urge the ftc to examine global patent settlements relating to biosimilars to ensure they are not in violation of antitrust laws .\nthank you for your prompt attention to this important matter . we appreciate the ftc ' s efforts to ensure that potentially anticompetitive practices do not impede competition in the pharmaceutical market .\nlast month , the intellectual property owners association ( ipo ) announced the release of its 35th annual list of the top 300 organizations receiving u . s . patents ( see\ntop 300 organizations granted u . s . patents in 2017\n) . patent docs readers may recall that the u . s . patent and trademark office stopped releasing its annual list of top patent recipients in 2006 in order to\ndiscourag [ e ] any perception that we believe more is better .\nthe ipo compiled its list by counting the number of utility patents granted during 2017 that listed an organization or a subsidiary as the owner on the printed patent . the ipo notes that patents that were granted to two or more organizations jointly were attributed to the organization listed first on the patent . the ipo also noted that 318 , 829 patents were issued in 2017 , which was an increase from the 303 , 051 patents that issued in 2016 . the top fifteen companies on the ipo top 300 are listed below ( click on table to expand ) :\ntoshiba corp . was the only company to fall out of the top 15 in 2017 . toshiba corp . , which dropped to 16th in 2017 , was replaced in the top 15 by toyota jidosha k . k . , which ranked 20th in 2016 .\nas in past years , patent docs used the ipo ' s list of top patent holders to compile a list of the top\nlife sciences\ncompanies and organizations receiving u . s . patents in 2017 . each organization ' s ipo top 300 ranking for 2017 is indicated in the\n2017 ipo rank\ncolumn ; the ipo top 300 ranking for 2016 ( if available ) is indicated in the\n2016 ipo rank\ncolumn ; and the change in number of patents from 2016 is indicated in\n% change from 2016 .\nthe life sciences top 54 is listed below ( click on table to expand ) :\nplease note that some of the companies and organizations listed above may be involved in work outside the life sciences sector , and therefore , a portion of the patents granted to these companies and organizations may be directed to other than life sciences - related inventions . in addition , our list includes medical device companies .\nabout the ptab life sciences report : each month we will report on developments at the ptab involving life sciences patents .\nptab petition : ipr2018 - 01224 ; filed june 08 , 2018 . view petition\npatent at issue : u . s . patent no . 9 , 365 , 822 , entitled \u2033system and method for sorting cells , \u2033 describes an improved flow cytometer system particularly adapted to use for sex - selected sperm sorting including enhanced sheath fluid and other strategies which minimize stress on the sperm cells . improved collection systems and techniques for the process are described so that commercial applications of sperm samples as well as the resulting animals may be achieved .\nbackground : u . s . patent no . 5 , 135 , 759 describes and claims the practice of collecting , processing and using processed bovine sperm to inseminate cows utilizing advances in flow cytometry systems . this allows breeders to preferentially breed one sex of animal . petitioner contends that claim 11 of the \u2032822 patent differs from the examples in the \u2032759 patent in a single respect - - it recites that the\nsheath\nand\ncollector\nfluids\ninclude [ ] a citric acid .\npetitioner also contends that adapting the scheme to use citric - acid containing sheath and collection would have been obvious well before 1997 . petitioner therefore contends that claim 11 should be cancelled .\nrelated matters : \u2022 the \u2032822 patent is the subject of litigation in the u . s . district court for the district of wisconsin ( 17 - cv - 00466 ) . \u2022 the \u2032822 patent is also the subject of pending litigation in the u . s . district court for the district of colorado , xy , llc v . trans ova genetics , lc ( 1 : 17 - cv - 00944 ) .\nptab petition : ipr2018 - 01229 ; filed june 11 , 2018 . view petition\npatent at issue : u . s . patent no . 8 , 753 , 645 , entitled\nconjugation process of bacterial polysaccharides to carrier proteins ,\ndescribes a process of conjugation of bacterial saccharides including streptococcus pneumoniae and haemophilus influenzae saccharides by reductive amination . merck sharp & dohme corp . requested inter partes review of independent claim 1 and dependent claims 2 - 11 of the \u2032645 patent as anticipated and / or obvious under 35 u . s . c . \u00a7\u00a7 102 or 103 .\nbackground : conjugates of bacterial saccharides to proteins are commonly - used components of vaccines . the challenged claims are directed to processes for making conjugates of a particular s . pneumoniae bacterial saccharide , 23f . petitioner noted that the very same 23f\nglycoconjugates\nwere well - known long before the alleged invention of the \u2032645 patent and featured in pfizer ' s commercial prevnar\u00ae vaccine . specifically , petitioner notes that persons of ordinary skill in the art used reductive animnation to attach s . pneumoniae bacterial saccharides - - including 23f - - to proteins for decades before the \u2032645 patent . petitioner further contends that the claimed range of periodate in the \u2032645 patent does not produce unexpected results when compared to periodate outside of the range .\n\u2022 petitioner concurrently filed ipr2018 - 01234 against u . s . patent no .\nsaccharides by reductive amination . petitioner challenges that independent claim 1 and dependent claims 2 - 10 are anticipated and / or obvious under 35 u . s . c . \u00a7\u00a7 102 or 103 . view petition\n\u2022 petitioner concurrently filed ipr2018 - 01236 against independent claim 1 and dependent claims 2 - 11 of the \u2032645 patent as obvious under 35 u . s . c . \u00a7 103 . view petition\n\u2022 petitioner concurrently filed ipr2018 - 01237 against independent claim 1 and dependent claims 2 - 10 of the \u2032839 patent as obvious under 35 u . s . c . \u00a7 103 . view petition\nptab petition : pgr2018 - 00067 ; filed june 11 , 2018 . view petition\npatent at issue : u . s . patent no . 9 , 758 , 784 , entitled\ninterfering rna molecules ,\ndescribes a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double - stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand , whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid , and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid , and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended .\nbackground : petitioners assert that the \u2032784 patent purports to cover an enormous , potentially unlimited , genus of structurally diverse small interfering rna molecules , and therefore contend that the scope of the \u2032784 patent claims is far broader than any invention described in or enabled by the patent . petitioners also contend that the ' 784 patent claims are so broad that they cover modifications and genetic targets that have yet to be discovered .\nptab petition : ipr2018 - 01219 ; filed june 14 , 2018 . view petition\npatent at issue : u . s . patent no . 8 , 314 , 225 , entitled \u2033 heavy chain mutant leading to improved immunoglobulin production , \u2033 describes methods and nucleic acids useful in the production of immunoglobulins in mammalian cells .\nbackground : petioner requested inter partes review of claims 1 - 5 , 10 - 12 , and 20 the \u2032225 patent . petitioner asserts the claims are unpatentable as anticipated and / or rendered obvious by u . s . patent application publication no . 2002 / 0160006 , international publication no . wo 2007 / 068429 , and u . s . patent application publication no . 2006 / 0292152 .\nrelated matters : \u2022 genentech , inc . and city of hope v . sandoz , inc . , no . 17 - 13507 ( d . n . j . ) \u2022 genentech , inc . and city of hope v . pfizer inc . , no . 17 - 1672 ( d . del . ) \u2022 re - examination control no . 90 / 014 , 063\nptab petition : ipr2018 - 00173 ; filed december 4 , 2017 . view petition\npanel : administrative patent judges susan l . c . mitchell , james t . moore , and kristi l . r . sawert\npatent at issue : u . s . patent 9 , 724 , 310 , entitled \u2033transdermal estrogen device and delivery , \u2033 claims a transdermal drug delivery systems for the transdermal administration of estrogen , comprising a polymer matrix and estrogen . methods of making and using such systems also are described .\nbackground : mylan technologies , inc . requested inter partes review of claims 1\u201315 of the \u2032310 patent . noven pharmaceuticals , inc . filed a preliminary response . petitioner failed to show sufficiently for purposes of institution that cited art teaches a transdermal therapeutic system having an estradiolflux within the range recited in claim 1 . further , because claims 2 , 8 , and 10\u201315 depend from claim 1 and require an estradiol flux within the range of about 0 . 0125 to about 0 . 05 mg / cm2 / day , petitioner also failed to show sufficiently for purposes of institution that it would prevail in its assertion that the prior art anticipates those claims . applying the precedent of sas inst . , inc . v . iancu , ( 138 s . ct . 1348 , 1355\u201356 ( 2018 ) ) , and upon consideration of the information presented in the petition and the preliminary response , the petition was denied and the ipr not instituted ."]}
{"id": 54736, "summary": [{"text": "2d entertainment is an indian film production and distribution company established by tamil actor suriya , son of actor sivakumar .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "key people involved are rajsekar pandian , suriya 's younger brother karthi and wife jyothika .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the company was named by the starting letter of suriya 's children diya and dev .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the company was established in 2013 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "he was started agaram foundation", "topic": 12}], "title": "2d entertainment", "paragraphs": ["copyright \u00a9 2018 . 2d entertainment pvt . ltd . all rights reserved . powerd by\npeople looking for online information on 2d entertainment , pasanga 2 , suriya will find this news story useful .\ndirectors of 2d entertainment private limited are jyotika sadanah , rakkia gounder sivakumar suriya , karpoora sundarapandian rajsekar and .\n2d entertainment pvt ltd no 10 , 2nd cross seethammal colony , alwarpet , chennai , tamilnadu , india - 600018 . + 91 44 42046111\nsuriya ' s 2d entertainment confirmed the association tweeting ,\n# 2dentertainment ' s next project with # manam dir # vikramkumar . . suriya set to play the lead . details coming soon .\netimes is an entertainment , tv & lifestyle industry ' s promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising .\napart from cash prizes for the top three entries , is an enviable opportunity to the winner to narrate a script to actor suriya\u2019s 2d entertainment and / or an opportunity to intern with the production company as well .\n2d entertainment private limited ' s annual general meeting ( agm ) was last held on 30 september 2017 and as per records from ministry of corporate affairs ( mca ) , its balance sheet was last filed on 31 march 2017 .\nthe judges include cinematographer and director pc sreeram , director ezhil , director vetrimaran , cinematographer mahesh muthuswamy , director arun kumar su , ceo of 2d entertainment rajasekar karpoorasundarapandian , film editor kl praveen , audiographer udayakumar and director hari viswanath among others .\nmipcom 2018 welcomes industry leaders to the world\u2019s entertainment content market place from october 15 \u2013 18 , palais des festivals , cannes , france .\n2d entertainment private limited ' s corporate identification number is ( cin ) u74999tn2013ptc090944 and its registration number is 90944 . its email address is vivek @ urltoken and its registered address is 15 / 7 , krishna street , t . nagar chennai chennai tn 600017 in , - , .\n# kadaikuttysingam # chinnababu world wide release on july 13 . @ suriya _ offl @ pandiraj _ dir @ sooriofficial @ 2d _ entpvtltd urltoken\nwe at 2d entertainment love great stories to be told on the big screen . we are keen to produce unconventional , entertaining movies that satisfy audiences in new and engaging ways , nurture talent and provide complete film production solutions . every story has an end , but every film is a new beginning .\nstationed strategically in mumbai , 2d entertainment ' s ad film wing ;\nparallel minds\nis the one stop shop for ad film production . working with the best of directors parallel minds handles agency interaction , creating ideas , storyboard , crew , casting , production design and execution of high quality advertising film projects for regional and national clients .\non offer to the winners of this contest , chosen from public voting and the scores awarded by a panel of eminent jurists , apart from cash prizes for the top three entries , is an enviable opportunity to the winner to narrate a script to actor suriya\u2019s 2d entertainment and / or an opportunity to intern with the production company as well .\n2d entertainment private limited is a private incorporated on 03 may 2013 . it is classified as non - govt company and is registered at registrar of companies , chennai . its authorized share capital is rs . 5 , 000 , 000 and its paid up capital is rs . 100 , 000 . it is inolved in business activities n . e . c .\nthe biggest task in making successful films is understanding the balance between letting creative ideas fly and exercising sensible production control . and that is exactly what 2d delivers with its experience .\ntelugu industry bagged a total of three awards . indie romantic - drama pellichoopulu was awarded the best film in the language , while shatamanam bhavati bagged the best popular film award for providing wholesome entertainment .\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 entertainment news in english and other languages .\nfiea is a graduate video game design school at the university of central florida offering an accredited master\u2019s degree in interactive entertainment . areas of study include game design , development , art , programming and production .\nif you wish to enjoy being a celebrity , you need someone who understands managing the logistics of you being one . 2d provides holistic management solutions for celebrities as they juggle their multiple roles .\na good understanding of production values , a great understanding of the consumer and fresh thought . a combined expertise that 2d has worked hard to cultivate . can we help you create more effective advertisements ?\nactor suriya is on cloud nine after his sci - fi film 24 won three awards at the 64th national film awards . the winners of the coveted awards were announced by the directorate of film festivals on friday . \u201cfirstly , my hearty congratulations to all the national award winners . director vikram kumar , 2d entertainment and i , are very excited to hear this news , \u201d he said in a video message posted on his twitter page .\n24 is the story of a watch that allows its owner to travel back and forth in time . suriya had played a triple role in the film , including a scientist , and his megalomaniac twin brother . the sci - fi film was written and directed by vikram kumar and had samantha as the female lead while nithya menen also played a key role . academy award winner ar rahman has scored music for the film , which was bankrolled by suriya\u2019s home production banner 2d entertainment .\nbehind every successful actor is a team that understands the precise art of image and business management . 2d entertainment is an experienced celebrity resource management agency playing a vital role as a star ' s interface with ad agencies , film production houses , the press , the all important people and beloved fans , various corporate houses and social organizations . be it film production agreements , legalities , brand endorsements , agency interaction or creative management , the actor can be rest assured that their best interest is our top priority .\nat 2d entertainment pvt ltd , we are guided by the philosophy to not be afraid to take risks and thus , we raised the stakes even further with our third production - 24 , a sci - fi thriller directed by vikram k kumar . the film earned rave reviews from critics and audiences alike and it was praised for its high production values , state - of - the - art cgi and top notch performances by suriya and rest of the cast . academy award winner ar rahman ' s music took the film to a whole new level and turned it into a audio - visual extravaganza .\nafter the national award winning film ' kutram kadithal ' that released in 2015 , its director bramma is presently shooting for his second film ' magalir mattum ' which has jyothika in the lead role . the shooting of the film produced by suriya under his 2d entertainments banner has been progressing for the past several months .\n2015 saw the foray of 2d entertainment pvt ltd in film production with jyotika starrer 36 vayathiniley which focused on the life and aspirations of a married woman . directed by roshan andrews , the film went on to become a critical and commercial success , and it marked the beginning of our journey as the go - to media & production house to produce quality content . our second film , pasanga 2 , directed by pandiraj , touched upon themes like parenting and innocence . through the film , we were able to reach out a huge section of families to create awareness about lives of kids , especially those with special abilities , and how each kid is special in his or her own way . the film was shortlisted at the 2nd ncff 2016 and 14th chennai international film festival , december 2016 .\nprocess : let me go back to the chart workflow to show how i set it up . first is an overview of the graph in the graph view before final choices were dialed in . you can see in the 3d view of the helmet the initial color choices and even the dirt effect masked with a position map as a gradient . the 2d view on the lower right shows the texture map as flat .\nfor every film released in india , there are viewers who arrive in a chauffer driven car to a multiplex and there are viewers who walk a five mile road to the nearest theatre . the tickets being booked online with an app and there are people queuing up from daybreak for a noon show . 2d truly understands and manages traditional modes of distribution and the new age digital wave to give your film the widest exhibition possible .\n' ) ; jquery ( document ) . ready ( function ( $ ) { if ( $ . cookie ( ' drupal . visitor . oasj _ interstitial ' ) < = ( $ . now ( ) - 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gautham karthik ' s ' mr . chandramouli ' chennai box office report\nafter talks , north korea accuses u . s . of \u2018gangster - like\u2019 demands\nin rosshan andrrews\u2019s 36 vayadhinile , based on his malayalam hit how old are you ? , jyotika plays an alien . what else could the character , named vasanthi , be ? she\u2019s 36 . her eyesight is no longer what it was . her hair is turning silver . she has a teenaged daughter . she works in a government job and lives in a joint family . and to unwind , she watches tamil soaps . she lip - syncs perfectly , and the film revolves around her . surely this is not a tamil - film heroine . i mean , there\u2019s not even a duet . there\u2019s no other explanation . she\u2019s visiting from venus . and she\u2019s brought with her an otherworldly wardrobe . say what you will about the rest of the film , there will be those who line up just to see vasanthi\u2019s impeccable taste in saris .\nyou could say the same for english vinglish , where another actress emerged from retirement in a series of dazzling saris . watching sridevi there , or jyotika here , you are reminded that , sometimes , a movie need be about nothing more than watching beautiful people swan around in 70mm .\nbut there\u2019s more . like english vinglish , 36 vayadhinile is a story of empowerment . it\u2019s about a perennially slighted ( some might say subjugated ) housewife discovering that her inner closet has a \u201cyou go girl ! \u201d t - shirt after all . in the film\u2019s most touching moment , a friend looks at this subdued version of vasanthi and asks her what happened to the firebrand she was in college . vasanthi simply says , \u201c theriyale\u2026 thedanum . \u201d 36 vayadhinile is about this search .\nthe mere existence of this film , in this hero - driven industry of ours , is reason to celebrate . ( it\u2019s produced by suriya , and it feels like he\u2019s atoning for the terrible movies he\u2019s been in of late . ) but 36 vayadhinile is not cinema . it\u2019s , at best , a glorified television soap , broadly written and staged and performed , and blaring its messages through a megaphone .\ndirector : s . p . jhananthan genre : drama director : rosshan andrrews cast : jyotika , rahman , abirami storyline : a housewife learns to be her own woman .\ntake susan ( abirami ) . she turns up in the second half , as vasanthi\u2019s saviour . ( the background throbs with heavenly music . the usually subtle santhosh narayanan chips in with a megaphone of his own . ) she\u2019s meeting vasanthi for the first time after college , some 14 years later . you\u2019d think they\u2019ll do some catching up , have some fun , or at least an ice cream . but no . the very next scene , she begins to lecture vasanthi . and in the very next scene , vasanthi changes , as if a switch were activated , as if one bit of well - meaning advice could modify years of ingrained behaviour .\nanother problem is the portrayal of vasanthi\u2019s husband tamilselvan ( rahman ) . he\u2019s a positively dreadful man . in english vinglish , the husband was merely insensitive . the slyly passive - aggressive tamilselvan expects his wife to take the blame for an accident he\u2019s caused . he vents all his frustrations on her and makes her feel miserable . when the time comes for him to move to ireland , he doesn\u2019t discuss it with her . he informs her at a restaurant . and once abroad , he expects her to join him because he cannot afford to hire someone to cook and clean . what a prize catch .\nthere\u2019s not one caring moment between husband and wife , and the film\u2019s biggest failure is making vasanthi accept his ( unstated ) apology as if he merely forgot their anniversary . this , again , belongs to another generation , one that stuck with husbands whether they were stones or blades of grass , if you know the saying .\nbut as i said , it\u2019s not easy to dismiss 36 vayadhinile . i wish vasanthi\u2019s emergence as her own woman had been done in a smaller way , instead of making her some sort of crusader . ( that megaphone again . ) but in k . balachander\u2019s time , films about working women were routine . not so today \u2014 and just for being such a movie , you have to give it points .\nthe opening - credits sequence is joyous . we hear the sprightly \u2018 vaadi raasaathi \u2019 over visuals of women , doctors and lawyers , auto drivers and flower sellers , young and old . jyotika , too , is one of them , a woman juggling work and home , and even putting her career on hold because of kids , something a man would never have to do . deservedly , she gets top billing .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n' ' vedalam will be ajith sir ' s career best performance for sure . ' '\nthis year ' s national film awards are announced . filmmaker priyadarshan is the chairperson of the jury in feature films category , while nationally acclaimed cinematographer and a writer raju misra is the chairperson in non - feature category .\nbollywood star akshay kumar won his first national film award for his role in court room drama rustom , inspired by the 1959 nanavati case , while marathi film kasaav was named the best picture today . rajesh mapuskar will be honoured as the best director for his marathi film\nventilator\n.\nthe jury , headed by filmmaker priyadarshan , chose amitabh bachchan - starrer pink , a female - centric court room drama , as the best film on social issues . surabhi c m was named as the best actress for her role in malayalam film\nminnaminungu - the firefly\n.\nsonan kapoor - starrer neerja , a story on flight attendant neerja bhanot who was killed by terrorists while saving passengers after the plane was hijacked , bagged the best hindi film award . the actress received a special mention for her critically - lauded performance .\ndhanak\nwas named the best children film while telugu movie sathamanam bhavathi was chosen as the popular film . kashmiri actress zaira wasim was named the best supporting actress for her role in dangal .\nbest debut film of a director - soz . . . a ballad of maladies\nhollywood superstar arnold schwarzenegger ' s ' terminator 2 ' harley - davidson sold for rs 3 . 3 crore\ncnn name , logo and all associated elements \u00ae and \u00a9 2016 cable news network lp , lllp . a time warner company . all rights reserved . cnn and the cnn logo are registered marks of cable news network , lp lllp , displayed with permission . use of the cnn name and / or logo on or as part of urltoken does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of cable news network in respect of them . \u00a9 copyright network18 media and investments ltd 2016 . all rights reserved .\n64th national film awards : 24 , which is touted to be suriya ' s most ambitious project till date , bagged awards in three categories .\n24 , which is touted to be suriya\u2019s most ambitious project till date , bagged awards in three categories . art director duo amit subrata won the award for best production design while cameraman thiru won the award for best cinematography . the film also bagged the award for best visual effects .\n\u201ci thank entire national awards jury members for thinking that their work is worthy of this award . 24 was an ambitious film for us like ar rahman said . i consider these awards as a recognition for all the grand creations of thiru and amit subrata that they have done so far , \u201d he said .\n\u201cit is very encouraging when a film like 24 , which is close to our hearts , gets national recognition . definitely , we would want to give more such heartfelt projects , \u201d he added .\nalthough suriya does formulaic films to remain a power to be reckoned with at the south indian box office , he also delivers films with strong performances and high - concept stories . the film 24 was one such attempt , which dealt with the subject of time travel .\nthe film , which was said to be made at a budget of rs 70 crore , raked in more than rs 100 crore at the box office .\nsouthern films figured prominently at the 64th national film awards announced on friday with pellichoopulu , pulimurugan , joker and 24 bagging top honours .\nthe six industries of the south - tamil , telugu , malayalam , kannada , tulu and konkani bagged a total of 18 awards .\nin tamil filmdom , critically acclaimed political satire joker , actor suriya - starrer science - fiction thriller 24 and dharmadurai bagged a total of six awards .\nraju murugan - directed joker bagged best tamil film and best playback singer for sundara iyer .\n24 pocketed awards for best production design for amit ray and subratra chakraborty , best cinematography for tirru and best visual effects .\nveteran lyricist vairamuthu won his seventh national award for the song endha pakkam from vijay sethupathi - starrer dharmadurai .\nmalayalam industry bagged five awards including best film for mahesinte prathikaram and best actress for surabhi cm for her film minnaminungu - the firefly .\nadhish praveen won best child artist for kunju daivam . peter hein bagged an award for best stunt choreography , introduced for the first time , for pulimurugan .\nsuperstar mohanlal won a special jury award for his performances in films such as pulimurugan , janatha garage and munthirivallikal thalirkkumbol .\nwhile kannada industry bagged two awards , konkani and tulu industries pocketed an award each .\nbest kannada film award went to reservation , while bapu padmanabha won the best music director award for the film allama .\nmadipu won the award for best tulu film and k sera sera - ghodpachem ghoddtelem was awarded the best konkani film .\nalso read : mani ratnam ' s kaatru veliyidai will be magical . here ' s why\nactor suriya\u2019s upcoming tamil comedy thaana serndha kootam is on the verge of completion , its director vignesh shivan revealed on monday .\n\u201c thaana serndha kootam entering final schedule . one lovely song from anirudh ravichander has been shot . first look and song teaser coming soon , \u201d shivan tweeted .\nthe film , a heist comedy , also stars senthil , ramya krishnan and keerthy suresh .\nalthough it is rumoured that the film is a remake of akshay kumar\u2019s special 26 , the makers have rubbished such reports .\ncrime drama is one of the most popular genres on almost all tv and streaming networks these days . from sherlock to breaking bad , this genre has an almost cult following . take our quiz on crime drama shows to check your status in the cult !\nhas signed a new movie with director vikram kumar . suriya and director vikram kumar of 13b fame will be joining hands for a new project . the film will roll out early next year after suriya completes venkat prabhu directed ' masss ' .\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\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved .\nwhile shoojit sircar\u2019s pink won the best film on social issues , rajesh mapuskar\u2019s ventilator grabbed the prize for best direction .\nashutosh gowariker - starrer ventilator won for best direction while amitabh bachchan\u2019s pink was judged the best film on social issues .\nthe 64th national film awards were announced on friday . sonam kapoor and akshay kumar were among the big winners . while sonam\u2019s neerja was declared the best hindi film of 2016 , rustom won akshay kumar the best actor award .\nbut they were not the only winners . here\u2019s the complete list of winners :\nour next production is an all women cast ensemble led by jyotika . the film , titled\nmagalir mattum\n( only women ) , is being directed by brahmma , a national award winning director of kutram kadithal and will release in 2017 .\nwe believe in team spirit and our dedicated team , working under the aegis of ceo rajsekar karpoorasundarapandian , is committed to delivering quality content and we have , so far , proved that when some of the best minds in the industry come together , nothing is impossible . we have carved a niche for ourselves as a production house with a unique vision , where there ' s no end to creativity and ambition , and we are here to make every film count because we believe in the power of cinema and its ability to change people ' s lives .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nadai - 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directed by pradeep ranganathan , indha naal iniya naal - directed by magesh balasubramaniam , ival azhagu - directed by sri vijay ganapathy , think & ink - directed by nattu dev and yennanga sir unga sattam - directed by prabhu jeyaram .\n\u201cthis contest is an opportunity to tell an interesting story in three minutes \u2013 a challenge for any new talent or filmmaker who wants to make a mark proving their expertise . at the same time , when presented on the big screen , the filmmaker can also gauge and experience audience reaction first - hand . we all have ideas or experiences in life that are worthy of translation to film . it will be interesting to see the caliber of filmmaking this contest garners , \u201d says tamil superstar suriya .\n\u201cas a company that has been dedicated to the domain of cinema for over three decades now , this endeavour is our way of conveying our gratitude through creating a powerful enabling platform for talent to showcase their work and realise their dreams , \u201d says arvind ranganathan , ceo of qube cinema technologies pvt ltd .\nkadaikutty singham trailer : karthi starrer is a rural entertainer about caste politics . watch video\nindian actor and producer suriya is the most sought after actor in indian cinema . with his dominance in the tamil film industry and immense following amidst telugu and malayalam audiences ; suriya has also had successful stints in bollywood .\nsuriya is often called\nsingam\nand is known as the complete actor with a young and charming persona . he has a deep connect with the youth as a fashionable , savvy , responsible and hard working actor who has chased his dreams .\nhe is an entrepreneur and a philanthropist and spearheads the social activation movement called agaram which aims to provide underprivileged children the right to quality education . suriya is also the goodwill ambassador for\nsave the tiger\nan initiative by telecom giant aircel . back home suriya is a sensitive and loving family man . such attributes make him a natural draw amidst those who admire him on and off screen .\nsuriya ' s brand endorsements have always had an edge with greater reach and reception from consumers .\n\u200b\u201cfirstclap was conceived to identify new talent who has it in them to attract audiences to the cinema halls and benefit our industry . this is just the beginning of many more innovative initiatives keeping the interest of cinema in mind , \u201d\u2026\n' , innerwidth : w , innerheight : h , scrolling : false , fixed : true , open : true } ) ; postscribe ( ' # oas - 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virtual reality and young audience selections also announced .\nnew series from uk team behind award - winning hit \u2018the amazing world of gumball\u2019 starts production in september .\noriginal animated spinoff featuring the casagrandes family kicks off with a five - episode story arc in season four of hit series \u2018the loud house . \u2019\nuk kid\u2019s tv pioneer received 2014 bafta special award for his incredible contribution to children\u2019s media .\ntwo new animated films based on hit pre - school series slated for chinese theatres with netflix releasing internationally .\nmotion graphics systems , digital paint systems , facial geometry capture , rotoscoping and more under investigation for the 2018 academy sci - tech awards .\nnew series , \u2018bee and puppycat : lazy in space , \u2019 to be produced by the team behind \u2018castlevania , \u2019 \u2018adventure time , \u2019 and \u2018the fairly oddparents\u2019 in partnership with olm , inc .\nin creating multiple family - friendly series for netflix streaming , the studio finds an exhilarating creative freedom .\nthe program\u2019s first productions - - \u2018bird karma\u2019 and \u2018bilby\u2019 - - opened and closed this year\u2019s annecy international animation festival .\nnetflix has set the season 5 launch date for raphael bob - waksberg\u2019s hit adult animated series .\nsanta monica hosts the american film market ( afm ) coming on october 31 \u2013 november 7 , 2018 , welcoming over 7000 industry leaders .\n\u2018the simpsons\u2019 creator\u2019s new adult animated comedy fantasy series set to launch august 17 th .\ntrailer : masaaki yuasa\u2019s \u2018night is short , walk on girl\u2019 set for two - night u . s . theatrical event\nfathom events and gkids continue extended partnership with two summer showings of director masaaki yuasa\u2019s romantic comedy about one epic night in kyoto .\nabout trailer : masaaki yuasa\u2019s \u2018night is short , walk on girl\u2019 set for two - night u . s . theatrical event\nmemory is survival in polygon pictures and hiroyuki seshita\u2019s worthy post - apocalyptic tale .\nhow ilm blended practical and digital effects for \u2018jurassic world : fallen . . .\n\u2018cats & peachtopia\u2019 looks at father - son relationships from a feline . . .\n\u00a9 2017 awn , inc . urltoken - part of the animation world network - 13300 victory blvd . suite 365 van nuys , ca 91401\nin this week , we were tasked with using maya to concept out environments with a toon shading light pass . the first pass shown for our latest art work update as you see in the ley lines image . after completing the beginnings of an architectural element kit , i added them into the earthen cave diorama . i chose to look into adobe / african vernacular architecture as inspiration . and this lead me to find an interesting tower from freedom square in tehran , iran called the azadi tower . i\u2019d like to model this next for environment work . the other african structures that are made from mud and clay have a good shape and pattern with the beams that stick out of the outer wall as part of the \u201crebar\u201d of these structures . i imagined that the people in our game made their temples from simple materials as they were humble in their worship of these ley line powers .\nprocess : in the process images below you can see how i broke the pieces into a power of 2 grid , starting with 32\u00d732 as the base building block . from their everything was created in relation to that so that it could generally fit together in the world . the difficulty i found creating this environment is that the amorphous cave is not necessarily rigid like a 6 sided room . i tried to take the architectural elements into ue4 in order to see if i could build out a temple shape there . that was moderately successful . from there i went back into maya to add those architectural kit pieces as references into the cave diorama .\nthis last week we were tasked with learning how to create pbr materials in a non - destructive way using substance designer .\nthe helmet asset was given to us , which was great because that allowed me to focus on the tool at hand , versus the asset and all of the pipeline that comes before this stage .\nthat said , all texture maps were yet to be created . given that i had a hi - poly and low - poly ( game rez mesh ) model , substance makes it a snap to bake all the information needed .\nthe node graph views below show the work in progress graph that i was building off the example content and videos . but i came up with my own color and material combinations since we would be judged on our graph structure and design sensibilities ( \u201chow you use color and material choices in combination with one another . \u201d )\nso for color combination i turned to an old classic for inspiration . i\u2019ve always like sneakers and the first air jordans are a classic . so i took the following colorway as inspiration for my colors . ( this is a good point to drop a shout out to my old friend and industry champ kano urltoken who has made a name for himself with sneaker love . )\nfrom that jumping off point , i added some dirt and edge wear to my 3d helmet rendering for some variation of materials . when this section is over i would export these maps and set up the materials in zbrush or keyshot , for a better render . currently i don\u2019t think its possible render out of substance designer . it has been discussed on the forums , but at this time we only have export output as bitmaps as an option . so here\u2019s the final combinations in substance designer :\nthe image below shows the graph a little closer . you can see the thumbnail of one of the maps baked out , which is the uv to svg map . that map essentially creates a clown pass of all the polygroups or separate material faces that were set up for this particular helmet in the 3d modelling software . baking out this uv to svg info is important in this workflow because it allows for a material selector node to be used by choosing a color on the map , and use the result as a key / mask for whatever material and color desired .\nthe next image shows the base color setup with a red uniform color as the overlay and the black swatch for the background color . the black / white thumbnail towards the left in the base color graph view shows the material selector node that creates the mask for the red to show in only the selected white areas of the mask .\nbelow is a view of the paint wear generator section of the graph . the \u201cmg _ paint _ wear\u201d node that is predominately black , seen on the left half of the image below is one of many great material generator ( mg ) nodes that can drive procedural changes to your material so that the extent of the paint edge wear ( in this case ) can be shifted for more or less wearing effects . this is one of the powers of substance designer that has made it such a great tool .\nnext is a view of the position map that i baked out for the helmet and the back plate connected above the helmet . in this view you can once again see the use of a material selector for the mask and then a blend node , which is essential to combining the different maps together and different selections used through the total graph . this position map was useful for me to choose a single channel from the rgb mix and drive the dirt effect on just the lower portion of the helmet .\nthe image below shows that dirt color and the way that the graph applies the positional data ( notice the gradients from white to black on the rgba split node ) from the green channel to drive the mask created from the ground dirt material generator node to the right of it . that combo then feeds into a blend node with the rest of the base color setup and combines the rusty dirt color on top of it .\nan important step in creating the dirt material over the highly reflective face shield on the helmet is outlined in red marks in the image below . there you can see i have circled the two areas where i have copied the mask for this dirt generator . that is important because it links up not only the rusty dirt color , but also feeds the metallic output node with a value that steps back the reflective of the area that the dirt exists on the face shield . without that you would have either highly reflective dirt or a dull face shield and then your final result would have a different outcome .\ni have attached the difference of connecting the nodes for the metallic output and not connecting it in the final two images below . notice how the specularity and reflectivity changes when it is disconnected and after , when it is connected .\nthis weeks work was to take inspiration from our visual target of moebius and create vehicles that might have been in the world of our capstone game .\nthe process was facilitated by using modular pieces or at least building a kit and kit - bashing them to get the designs . i stuck with some very simple shapes as you will see below . 6 different meshes to create the four spacecrafts i have presented . o\nnce the individual toon shade renders are exported , i exported a pass at a rendered version of the same camera . this is then comp\u2019d in photoshop and painted over .\nin this way , as a concept , the 3d texture artist has an outline for where to go with the texturing and shading . one ( at least ) of my designs had some uncanny resemblance to moebius\u2019 fascination with anatomy , so i highlighted some of the process i used to smooth out the boundaries so to make a more appealing design .\nalong the way in photoshop , i employed the line tool to create bezier paths and then stroked them with a mechanical brush of a similar pixel width to the outline the toon outline created . this allowed me to create some detailed line work on the hull and fuselage of the ships in order to get better definition . this is a tool i\u2019ve used a lot in illustrator , but now using it in photoshop i have added to my skillset . i can see the usefulness in this for future work so that i don\u2019t need to bounce over to ai for any tight vector like line work . score ."]}
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", "topic": 11}], "title": "aluminum can", "paragraphs": ["you can easily donate to your favorite charitable organization if they have can account setup with us .\ncans are easy to convert into new cans and once again placed on store shelves . the cost to recycle a can is less than manufacturing a new can . the aluminum can is 100 % recyclable and can be recycled indefinitely .\nthe aluminum association industry recycling rate is based on survey input of used beverage container melting facilities including can sheet producers , can manufacturers and secondary producers of aluminum , representing nearly all can recycling activity in the united states .\nif a magnet won\u2019t stick to your food can , chances are it is aluminum .\naluminum cans are a good source of aluminum as the weight of its components are heavier than than the can itself .\nthe advantage of aluminum can shredder is that we can recycle the aluminum repeatedly without losing the properties of aluminum and its quality . in addition , due to this reason , aluminum is the only material that people recycle the most overall the world .\nthe aluminum association began reporting an annual aluminum can recycling rate in 1972 , with a rate of 15 . 4 percent .\nmore can be done while the aluminum beverage can is by far the most recycled and recyclable beverage container on the market today , more can be done to increase can recycling in the united states . in 2016 44 . 5 billion cans \u2013 $ 760 million worth of aluminum \u2013 ended up in a landfill , a major loss to the economy and the environment . making a can from recycled aluminum saves 92 percent of the energy required to make a new can .\nadvantages : there are various advantages of aluminum can shredder . people throw away the aluminum products and cans after using them and then they are of no use . but , with the help of this aluminum can shredder , we can shred the aluminum products back to raw material without any loss of quality and recycle it with ease . after recycling the aluminum , we can again use it in making different products .\nfollowing are a series of key sustainability performance indicators highlighting the sustainability performance of the aluminum can in 2016 . you can download the full report including detailed methodology here .\naluminum can shredder : one kind of metal shredders is aluminum can shredder . it is the best tool to recycle the aluminum products that shreds the aluminum products into small pieces so that one can recycle them with ease . different kinds of shredders are available in the market for the recycling of aluminum , for example , single shaft shredder , swing arm shredder , double shaft shredder , and dual motor shredder .\ncan tabs : how aluminum pop tabs were redesigned to make drinking soda safer and the world a cleaner place .\nthe aluminum association : leading trade organization with lots of useful information about aluminum .\nfor those who are hunting down aluminum scrap to turn in , however , there can be a high degree of financial compensation . many communities have automated return machines where all you do is place your aluminum can in a recycling machine . the machine counts how many cans you turn in and then prints out a ticket for compensation . a 30 gallon trash bag can produce $ 6 - $ 12 worth of aluminum can deposits .\nwhen the two parts of the can are melted down , the result is a blend that is suitable for neither purpose , according to philip martens , president and chief executive of novelis , the largest american supplier of aluminum sheet . the solution today , he said , is to mix the recycled material with new aluminum to dilute the magnesium concentration and reduce the metal\u2019s stiffness so it can be used for the can bodies . or , more magnesium can be added so the material can be used for can tops . last year novelis used recycled aluminum for 39 percent of its input material .\nsabmiller\u2019s castle can south african breweries ltd . , sabmiller \u2019s subsidiary in south africa , introduced a can with a full - aperture end for the world cup tournament . it\u2019s recyclable , and it transforms the can into a convenient drinking cup .\nrecycled cans can be made into furniture , airplanes , appliances , and more .\na dented aluminum can from pre - war times that appears shinier than the other types of cans found in the commonwealth .\npure aluminum reacts rapidly with air to form a rustproof protective layer of aluminum oxide .\n\u201cintegral to the aluminum beverage can\u2019s position as the premium package for beverages is our unrivaled recycling rate . consumers and brands recognize that the aluminum beverage can is america\u2019s most recycled drinks package , \u201d said robert budway , president of the can manufacturers institute . \u201cour industry is dedicated to being a leader in promoting sustainability and recycling aluminum beverage cans is critical to that effort . \u201d\naluminum transportation group reports the aluminum association\u2019s aluminum transportation group ( atg ) supports research in a number of areas highlighting the environmental benefits of substituting aluminum for other materials in the automotive sector .\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\nusgs : aluminum : reliable statistics about us and world aluminum production from the us geological survey .\n\u201cwe\u2019ve made steady progress on can recycling in the industry , especially during the past several years , and that\u2019s something we can all be very proud of , \u201d added brock . \u201cbut consumers have a big opportunity to help increase can recycling as well . recycling your used beverage can is one simple way to make a huge difference to the environment and the economy . \u201d\naluminum food containers . you\u2019ll find canned meat usually tends to be the primary source of aluminum cans that contain food . spam and vienna sausages are the two products most often consumed . corned beef hash may also come in an aluminum can .\nanton , this is the most current and informative article on can ends i have ever read . great job ! please check out the popseal re - sealable can end currently under development . popseal is the worlds first spill - proof , self re - sealing , 100 % aluminum can end with the promise of reduced aluminum content . see us at [ urltoken ] . thanks , chip\nthe life cycle of the aluminum can in the united states is quite remarkable . producing virgin aluminum can be a costly and expensive process , but aluminum can be recycled over and over again once its been made . since aluminum cans are one of the most common ways we use this product today , this form of scrap metal has been grouped into its own category for american pricing . this helps us all preserve the bauxite in the earth\u2019s crust which is used to create the refined metal .\naluminum cans lost to landfills americans throw away nearly $ 1 billion worth of aluminum cans every year .\ni believe the full aperture end is exclusively for \u201cevents\u201d where the bartender removes the end and serves the can , so ends are disposed of safely in a controlled way this is the only acceptable can at events as the can together with easy - spill contents cannot be used as a missile .\naluminum beverage can life cycle assessment report ( 2014 & 2010 ) in 2010 , the aluminum association released a peer - reviewed , cradle - to - grave life cycle assessment report examining the environmental impact of aluminum can production in the united states and canada . the report was updated in 2014 using new data which showed an addititional 20 percent reduction in carbon footprint and 70 percent recycled content of the average can - - far exceeding alternative beverage containers .\nnor does anyone disagree that the evercan , with its minimum of 90 % recycled content , is an environmentally superior package to the typical aluminum can .\ni have a coors lite 12 oz . can that has a double vent . what is it\u2019 worth\nbut recycling the cans turns out to be harder than it looks , because the basic soft drink or beer can is actually made of two kinds of aluminum . the bottom and sides are made from an aluminum sheet that is strong enough to be stamped into a round shape without tearing . for the top , which must be stiff enough to help the can retain its shape and withstand the bending force when it is opened , can makers blend aluminum with magnesium .\naluminum bottles . these may also contain beverages , but could also contain food products . they are shaped like a glass bottle , but are most definitely metal . they can be included with your aluminum cans .\nrecycling just one aluminum can is the equivalent of keeping a 100 - watt light bulb burning for approximately four hours or having the television running for three hours .\na billion dollars in recycling profit is open the aluminum industry pays out more than 800 million dollars a year for recycled cans . the u . s . industry can recycling rate is approximately 67 percent , thus nearly a billion dollars of recycling profit can be gained .\njust last week anheuser - busch inbev launched in china its budweiser in premium metal packaging featuring a full aperture end . branded the 360 end , the innovation is identical as written above for sabmiller and allows the entire can lid to be removed , turning the can itself into a drinking cup . \u201cthe \u2018gan bei\u2019 can , developed by crown , is a brand new product with a very specific goal : enhancing the drinking experience for budweiser consumers . the 360 end is produced using a combination of crown\u2019s food can and beverage can technology .\nnew markets continue to develop nearly 500 craft beer brewers use aluminum to can more than 1 , 700 different beers . protection from light and oxygen are two key benefits in addition to the unparalleled sustainability of aluminum packaging .\nthe aluminum association engages in educational activities and advocacy efforts to drive increased recycling of aluminum across the supply chain .\nit takes around 2\u20133 kg of bauxite ( aluminum ore ) to make just 1 kg of pure aluminum metal .\n( 1777\u20131851 ) turns aluminum oxide into aluminum chloride and then uses potassium to turn the chloride into pure aluminum . unfortunately , he cannot repeat the trick a second time !\nin a busy , saturated market , it is sometimes the seemingly simplest changes to a package that can make a difference . from the moment consumers started to drink straight from the can , there have been two complaints .\ncoca - cola provided a bit more insight , saying through a spokesperson that \u201cwe source our aluminum can sheet from various suppliers , many of whom offer can sheet that includes recycled content . use of the novelis \u2018evercan\u2019 requires the company to restrict our supply to only novelis material\u201d .\nyou can also turn in aluminum cans for scrap in states with a deposit , but you\u2019ll typically make more money from the deposit return than sending them in for scrap .\n67 % of us aluminum beverage cans were recycled in 2012 . [ source : aluminum association inc , october 2013 . ] typically , aluminum cans are made from 70 % recycled metal . [ source : the aluminum association , 2016 . ]\nyou can also check at your place of employment as a potential source for gathering aluminum cans . most companies have soda machines in their breakrooms . what does your employer do with the cans that people get from those machines ? if you can get approval to take the cans home you can acquire a lot of cans as well . just make sure there are garbage bags in the bins for easy removal .\nus - based aluminum producer novelis has perfected an 90 % recycled drink can , but the big global beverage makers are not using it . photo : justin sullivan / getty images\nmake sure to keep your aluminum cans separated from any other aluminum scrap that you may be bringing into the scrap yard .\nsurprisingly enough , not all beverage cans are made of aluminum . oftentimes people bring in bag - fulls of cans , in which half of them are made of steel . the fastest way to tell if a can is aluminum or steel is by taking a refrigerator magnet to it . if the magnet clings onto the can , the can is steel ! note : we love to buy steel cans too ! just bring them to the next room and we will buy them !\naluminum is one of the most recycled - - and most recyclable - - materials on the market today . nearly 75 percent of all aluminum produced in the u . s . is still in use today . aluminum can be recycled directly back into itself over and over again in a true closed loop .\nmany aluminum customers \u2013 notably ford \u2013 are also becoming suppliers , selling the scrap left over from manufacturing back to novelis for reprocessing . you can see the circular economy taking hold .\nexposure to aluminum is usually not harmful , but exposure to high levels can be .\n[ source : us department of health agency for toxic substances and disease registry . ]\nthe infinite recyclability of aluminum and the high value of the material means that , unlike competing packages like glass and plastic bottles , the aluminum can is routinely recycled directly back into itself . this process happens over and over again without degradation in product quality \u2013 meaning that a used beer or soda can is often recycled and back on the shelves within 60 days .\nrecycling aluminum cans by itself probably won\u2019t make you financially independent , but it can be a way to make money quickly if you\u2019re in a bind , especially if you and / or the people around you drink a lot of canned soda and other drinks . taking advantage of the free money laying around via aluminum cans can be worth the effort when done right .\nbill details the engineering choices underlying the design of a beverage can he explains why it is cylindrical , outlines the manufacturing steps needed to created the can , notes why the can narrows near it lid , show close ups of the double - seam that hold the lid on , and details the complex operation of the tab that opens the can . \u261b links to additional videos : rexam : urltoken how it\u2019s made : urltoken anim1 : urltoken anim2 : urltoken drawing : urltoken redrawing : urltoken\n1827 : german chemist friedrich w\u00f6hler ( 1800\u20131882 ) also makes a small quantity of aluminum by heating aluminum oxide with potassium metal .\nhaven ' t been to our facility recently ? our new entrance to the aluminum can recycling center is through a new driveway located on 7th street just past edgewood avenue on the right .\nfor your benefit , we have a large scale display so that you can see your weight as the cans are processed .\nrecycling from can to ipod recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to listen to a full album on an ipod . in 2007 , in an open letter to apple , steve jobs encouraged the company to expand its own product recycling efforts . the company has set a goal of 70 percent recycling efficiency by 2015 .\nbecause aluminum cans are used for so many different types of beverages , you can find them just about everywhere in your community . if you\u2019re wanting to turn them in for scrap money , then you can find them along roadsides , in trash cans and dumpsters , and anywhere that offers beverages in a retail fashion .\nthe most sustainable beverage container as the most valuable package in the bin , aluminum cans are , by far , the most recycled beverage container . the average can contains 70 percent recycled metal .\nthe other way to tell the difference is by squeezing the can . if it easily starts to crush within your grip , then the can is almost certainly made of aluminum . try crushing a soup can that way , for instance . chances are that without superhuman grip , a soup can won ' t crush so easily . and by the way , soup cans are steel\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand as said we buy them too ! just head over to a scale operator after you drop off those aluminum cans , and get paid for both types of cans . got a piece of heavy machinery to bring in ? hey . get paid for that , too !\navailable online : these days everything is available on the internet , so why not these shredding machines . we can buy a good aluminum can shredder through internet by visiting various online stores . one thing we must keep in mind is that we should know which aluminum shredder one requires and must buy it from a trusted dealer because a lot of random dealers are selling it online . read more\nthe changes in the can would have to be invisible to the consumer and be fairly cheap ; the beverage business is quite competitive . but the can with the higher recycled content could be \u201ca differentiator\u201d that would boost supermarket sales , mr . martens said .\nthis means that if you live in one of the ten states with bottle bills , your income potential for recycling aluminum cans just went up astronomically . the current u . s . average price per pound of 30 cents translates to roughly 1 cent per can . if you live in a state with a bottle bill , you can earn five to ten times the amount per can that you\u2019d earn if you live in a state without a bottle bill .\nmatt meenan the aluminum association 703 . 358 . 2977 mmeenan @ urltoken sherrie rosenblatt can manufacturers institute 202 . 232 . 4677 srosenblatt @ urltoken mark carpenter isri 202 . 662 . 8525 markcarpenter @ urltoken\nalcoa : website of a leading aluminum producer ; includes quite a bit of background information about aluminum products , markets , and environmental impacts .\naluminum aerosol cans . these may hold paint , varnish , or other liquid substances that are sprayed out of a nozzle . you\u2019ll need to remove the nozzle before sending this can to the scrap yard .\nthe secret life of the aluminum can , a feat of engineering by jonathan waldman . wired . march 9 , 2015 . making drinks cans is a fascinating challenge in chemistry , biology , and engineering .\ncopyright \u00a9 wastecare corporation . all rights reserved . article can be reproduced only with written permission from wastecare corporation . an identifying link to\nrecycling aluminum cans saves 95 percent of the energy used to make aluminum cans from virgin ore . beverage containers represent less than 20 percent of the materials collected in curbside recycling programs , but they generate up to 70 percent of total scrap value . aluminum cans are the most valuable commodity in curbside programs and help pay for the collection of other containers . recycle away features a complete line of aluminum can recycling solutions .\n\u201caluminum cans are recycled more readily and more frequently than any other beverage packaging type - - period , \u201d said heidi brock , president and ceo of the aluminum association . \u201cthe can\u2019s sustainability advantage is a real differentiator for the product and something we know consumers care about . \u201d\nthe early metal beverage can was made out of steel and had no pull - tab . the can was opened by punching two triangular holes in the lid \u2013 a large one for drinking , and a small one to admit air . for punching the holes often a so called church - key was used . as early as 1936 , inventors were applying for patents on self - opening can designs , but the technology of the time made these inventions impractical . later advancements saw the ends of the can made out of aluminium instead of steel .\nthe first aluminum cans required what was known as a \u201cchurch key\u201d for opening the end of the can prior to consumption . as legend has it , the inventor of the pull tab , ermal cleon fraze , found himself without a church key while on a family picnic . he resorted to piercing his beer can on the fender of his car , and in the process lost much of the can\u2019s contents . fraze , who owned the dayton reliable tool company , set about devising what would become the pull tab\u2014an aluminum tab attached at the rivet that , when pulled , would come completely off the can . in 1975 , daniel cudzik of reynolds metals invented the \u201cstay - on tab . \u201d\nalways get your offer in writing if you aren\u2019t receiving an immediate check for your aluminum cans . because aluminum prices can change every day , without a written offer on a delayed payment , the scrap dealer can wait for 7 - 10 business days to pay you for your cans and take the lowest price out of those days . this may not be a legal action to take , but not everyone realizes this .\nabout the can manufacturers institute can manufacturers institute ( cmi ) cmi is the national trade association of the metal can manufacturing industry and its suppliers in the united states . the can industry accounts for the annual domestic production of approximately 124 billion food , beverage and other metal cans ; which employs more than 28 , 000 people with plants in 33 states , puerto rico and american samoa ; and generates about $ 17 . 8 billion in direct economic activity . our members are committed to providing safe , nutritious and refreshing canned food and beverages to consumers .\naluminum pet food cans . many pet food containers are still made from aluminum , but must be thoroughly cleaned before send to a recycling facility .\nwhen aluminum is continually recycled it loses it quality . so a product made with new aluminum will be of higher quality than the recycled product .\nthe average employee consumes 2 . 5 aluminum cans worth of beverages per day . because of this , places of employment have implemented recycling programs by placing bins in break rooms , hallways , and offices . this helps prevents aluminum cans from landing in landfills and diverts them to the recycling centers like they should be ( so that they can be recycled and back on store shelves within sixty days ) . it only takes about 6 weeks to manufacture , fill , sell , recycle and then remanufacture a beverage can . used aluminum cans are recycled and returned to a store shelf as a new can in as few as 60 days .\nbut coors wasn\u2019t the only experimenter ; as the website urltoken notes : \u201ccrown , cork , and seal tried a top that you pressed down then slid a tab to one side , pushing a hole into the can top . continental\u2019s envir - o - can required the consumer to pull a metal strip from the top of the can , revealing several small holes in the top from which to pour the beer . \u201d\nevery wednesday and for all new customers , any day , get 3 cents more a pound for your cans . wednesday is can day !\nin the past half - century , aluminum beverage can manufacturers have lightened the package by reducing the gauge required to fabricate both the cans and their ends . the first generation of aluminum cans weighed approximately 3 ounces per unit . today\u2019s cans weigh less than half an ounce . aluminum cans bring packaging benefits as well . they are easily formed , resist corrosion and will not rust . cans made from aluminum easily support the carbonation pressure required to package soda and withstand pressures of up to 90 pounds per square inch . believe it or not , four six packs can support a 2 - ton vehicle .\nmany new specialty drinks , particularly energy drinks , are delivered in 8 . 2 - ounce cans . this move was propelled by the wildly successful red bull \u2122 brand of energy drink , introduced in the u . s . market in 1997 . since then , the market has swelled with more than 30 new brands following red bull\u2019s \u2122 lead . the microbrew beer canning market is also growing rapidly . craft beer packaged in aluminum cans maintains a higher quality . the liquid is not affected by light or exposed to oxygen , which can negatively impact taste . cans are also portable and infinitely recyclable\u2014they can go where glass can\u2019t . brewers are now positioning the aluminum can as a \u201cmini - keg\u201d that delivers draft - quality fresh beer to the glass .\nfurther , unlike pet plastic bottles , aluminum cans can be recycled again and again with no loss of quality . so not surprisingly , aluminum is recycled at much higher rates than pet . in north america beverage cans contain an average of about 68 % recycled aluminum , according to the aluminum association . pet bottles contain much less recycled material \u2013 10 % or so for the big beverage companies \u2013 partly because the textile industry buys large quantities of used pet .\nsince it takes just 8 percent of the energy to produce aluminum from recycled material versus producing new aluminum , high recycled content is a good indicator of the can\u2019s environmental footprint . the recycled content calculation includes metal from both post - consumer and post - industrial scrap sources and complies with iso reporting standards .\nto complete the overview of the improvements of pouring launched by the millercoors breweries we have to include the punch top can recently launched for miller lite .\nfor instance , if you could collect 1 , 000 cans per week , at 10 cents per can , you would make $ 100 per week .\nthis week , at a convention of aluminum industry executives organized by american metal market , a source of news and data about metals , mr . martens will be showing off a can made from a single alloy . the trick , he said , is to anneal the metal , treating it with heat so that it becomes strong enough to withstand stamping to become a can body .\nthe modern aluminum beverage can traces its origins to 1959 , when coors introduced the first all - aluminum , seamless , two - piece beverage container . recycling was instituted at the same time ( coors paid 1 cent for each can returned to the brewery ) . aluminum cans made inroads into the soft drink market in 1964 , when royal crown cola released both its rc cola and diet rite beverages in two - piece , 12 - ounce aluminum containers . in their first year on the market , 1 million cases of soda were packaged using aluminum cans . in addition to being lighter in weight than their steel predecessors , aluminum cans provide a superior surface on which to print text and graphics . this capability increased the opportunity to establish and promote shelf presence and brand awareness .\nsome people get cans by setting up recycling bins in local school lunchrooms . since many schools don\u2019t have recycling programs in place , people\u2019s used cans just go to the local trash collector . if you can divert these cans for your private recycling business you can add a bounty of cans to your collection .\ncurrent price paid for aluminum cans and other products . current pricing ! ! !\nby rinsing out aluminum cans , it will help prevent odors and insect issues .\nrecycled content aluminum cans are unique in that they are most often recycled directly back into themselves meaning that the average can has a very high percentage of recycled content . this means that aluminum cans have more than 3x the recycled content than epa estimates for glass or plastic , with 70 percent recycled content on average .\nthe study analyzed the standard serving size for each container , which can vary , as well as a per - ounce equivalent . in both scenarios , the shape , dimensions , weight and material of the aluminum can offered higher packaging and cooling efficiencies that resulted in less energy needed and lower emissions . noted marian van pelt , vice president at icf international : \u201cacross all scenarios studied , aluminum has lower associated use - phase emissions than comparable glass or plastic containers . \u201d\nsome longtime contributors to the green blog will now be posting to the caucus and bits blogs instead , and they can be followed on twitter . read more\u2026\nunlike plastics , you don\u2019t have to remove paper labels or scrub the can clean . the heat used in the melting process eliminates any of the contaminants .\nweight a strong indicator of material management and industrial efficiency , the weight of the average aluminum can has declined significantly \u2013 nearly 40 percent \u2013 since tracking began in 1972 . after all these years , can makers continue to innovate , making more cans with less metal while maintaining strength and durability . lighter cans mean better shipping efficiency and less waste . aluminum cans are more than 17x lighter than standard glass bottles , allowing brands to package and transport more beverages using less material .\naluminum can be combined with other materials in a quite different way in composites ( hybrid materials made from two or more materials that retain their separate identity without chemically combining , mixing , or dissolving ) . so , for example , aluminum can act as the\nbackground material\n( matrix ) in what ' s called a metal matrix composite ( mmc ) , reinforced with particles of silicon carbide , to make a strong , stiff , lightweight material suitable for a wide variety of aerospace , electronic , and automobile uses\u2014and ( crucially ) better than aluminum alone .\nas you might guess , goldsboro metal recycling takes all sorts of metals besides aluminum . go here - what we take - to see all the things you can exchange for cash or check . we look forward to seeing you sometime soon !\nthe most valuable material in the recycling bin aluminum is the most recyclable of all materials . discarded aluminum is more valuable than any other item in the recycling bin .\nregretfully , the american can ` button down ` lid type is missing here ! one smaller button to be pushed in for venting , another one for drinking .\nvalue of material aluminum cans help make municipal recycling programs possible . many such programs rely on re - selling recycled material and the high value of aluminum in the recycling stream effectively subsidizes the recycling of less valuable materials in the bin . the report finds that aluminum can scrap is worth $ 1186 per ton on average versus $ 226 per ton for plastic ( pet ) and - $ 17 per ton for glass .\nvented wide mouth can and the punch top can coors is a company known historically for taking innovative leaps with its cans . in 2008 coors light launched of its new vented wide mouth can . the modified , so called smoothpour end features a large opening and a vent tube which directs airflow into the can . with the industry\u2019s first built - in embossed vent ( outlined in blue in photo ) and a new 8 % wider opening , the vented wide mouth can allows for a smoother pour and intends to deliver a draft - like experience that reduces the vacuum or \u201cglugging\u201d effect . all 12 - oz coors light and coors banquet cans feature the vented wide mouth can . the wide - mouth end itself was introduced in 2006 and is 27 % wider than the largest opening found on competing brands of domestic light beer . ball corp . in broomfield , co , produces the vented wide mouth cans exclusively for coors based on design originally developed by alcoa in pittsburgh , pa .\naluminum revolutionized america\u2019s beverage industry , but at what environmental cost ? an object lesson .\ncommerce department finds chinese aluminum sheet sold in u . s . at unfairly low prices\nto make pure aluminum . their highly efficient technique , known as the hall - h\u00e9roult process , is still used to produce most of the world ' s aluminum today .\nreduce labor costs associated with the handling of aluminum cans during the waste disposal process .\nthe company is investing roughly $ 500m to nearly double its recycling capacity . in its 2013 fiscal year , which ended in march , novelis began operations at a new facility in south korea , which is the largest fully integrated beverage can recycling system in asia . it also broke ground in germany for what will be the world ' s largest aluminum recycling facility and opened the first can - recycling center in vietnam .\nflavor testers at ball learn to detect parts per million , then parts per billion , and eventually , parts per trillion . if they can\u2019t taste something , nobody can . the one exception may be cats . on account of felines\u2019 extreme organoleptic capacities , wet cat food is packaged in cans with \u201cparticularly low levels of taint . \u201d\nas a child of the 1970s , i have a distinct and curious memory about the landscapes i inhabited : they glittered with glinting metal , not the gold of el dorado but the effluvia of the consumer society . i am talking about aluminum can tabs .\naluminum was discovered in the 1820\u2019s and was found to be the most abundant metal on the earth . since then , aluminum has been used to manufacture many items such as aluminum cans , gutters , aluminum foil , and many other items . in 1972 , approximately 26 , 500 tons of aluminum cans were recycled and today that number is estimated to be as high as 800 , 000 tons . over 100 , 000 aluminum cans are recycled every minute in the u . s . alone . every can that is recycled means more resources that are available at a lesser cost . even though the economic benefits are straightforward , there are still many hundreds of thousands of tons of aluminum cans every year that are being disposed of alongside roadways , in dumpsters , and in office trash cans .\naluminum : properties and physical metallurgy by john e . hatch . american society for metals , 1984 . a classic guide covering the physical nature of aluminum and its various applications .\naluminum by heather hasan . rosen , 2007 . a simple 48 - page into covering the history of aluminum , physical and chemical properties , compounds , production , and uses .\nthe demand for aluminum is growing , which means that companies specializing in aluminum recycling are changing and growing their businesses to meet customer\u2019s product specifications and the needs of the market .\nrecycling aluminum is a no - brainer \u2013 or , at least , it should be .\n8 % of earth ' s outer crust ( by weight ) is made of aluminum .\nthe international aluminum institute : statistics : useful worldwide production statistics , history , and publications .\nreduce waste disposal costs ( since the aluminum cans are removed from the waste stream ) .\nif you\u2019re turning in your aluminum cans at the local scrap yard , then you can choose to crush them if you wish . some scrap yards may prefer that the cans be crushed because this makes it much more difficult to fill the can with sand or other heavier items that will reduce their profits . some may even refuse to take cans that haven\u2019t been crushed . there is generally no legal requirement that forces you to do this .\nbecause of bpa , everybody dances around what to call the can\u2019s internal corrosion inhibitor . the fda calls it a resinous and polymeric coating . at can school , ball employees called it an organic coating , or water - based polymer . the epa calls it a chemical pollutant . health researchers call it an endocrine disruptor , and a chronic toxin .\nthe economics of aluminum also contributes to its position as one of the most - recycled metals in the u . s . unlike many other materials , aluminum more than pays for its own recycling in the consumer and industrial waste stream . the reason : demand for aluminum continues to skyrocket and recycling aluminum saves more than 90 percent of the energy required versus producing new metal .\ngreen row over iceland aluminum by nick higham . bbc news , 1 november 2009 . a 2 - minute video exploring why environmentalists are upset by energy - hungry aluminum smelting in iceland .\nyet the recycling rate for aluminum cans in the us is a mere 55 % . that ' s below the global average of about 70 % and well below rates of better than 90 % than scandinavian countries can boast \u2013 or brazil ' s 98 % recycling rate .\none of the ways you might be able to make decent money on the side is through collecting and recycling aluminum cans . this can be a viable way to make money , but you\u2019ve got to know how to do it in a way that provides the most profit .\nin some states , the average recycling prices for aluminum don\u2019t apply because the state has enacted what\u2019s called a \u201cbottle bill . \u201d bottle bills are state laws that put minimum payouts on recycled cans and bottles . currently , ten states in the u . s . have active bottle bills which require minimum payouts of between 5 cents and 10 cents per recycled aluminum can .\nthe second consumer wish is the reclosability of the can or at least a covering of the opening to protect the content . we will talk about reclosability solutions in the next article .\ntop end or lid to support the mechanism of the tabs , the lid is made of a slightly different alloy than the aluminium for the base and sides of the can . the inward bulge of the bottom of the can helps it withstand the pressure exerted by the liquid inside it , but the flat lid must be stiffer and stronger than the base , so it is made of an aluminium with more magnesium and less manganese than the rest of the can . this results in stronger metal , and the lid is considerably thicker than the walls .\nno one i spoke with disputed the economic and environmental benefits of aluminum recycling . processing used aluminum requires about 90 % less energy and generates 90 % fewer carbon emissions than making new aluminum out of bauxite . it also costs a lot less ( although novelis wouldn\u2019t say how much ) .\na block of aluminum weighs one third as much as a block of steel the same size .\nit takes over 20 times less energy to make pure aluminum from recycled cans than from bauxite .\nif you live in a state that offers a required deposit , then your prices are set . you\u2019ll simply need to turn in the aluminum cans based on local laws and retail outlet procedures . make sure you don\u2019t crush the aluminum cans if you live in a deposit state because many of the machines have barcode scanners contained within them that will validate the deposit on the can .\ninfinitely recyclable and highly durable , nearly 75 percent of all aluminum ever produced is still in use today . aluminum is 100 percent recyclable and retains its properties indefinitely . aluminum is one of the only materials in the consumer disposal stream that more than pays for the cost of its own collection .\nwhile the first patent for the tin can was awarded in 1810 , engineering problems would delay the realization of the beer can for more than a century . beer can exert more than 80 pounds per square inch of pressure , which led to ruptures , and lining had yet been optimized to prevent the taste of metal from leaching into the fluid . the american can company managed to solve the first two problems by 1923 , three years after the volstead act put an end to selling beer in any form , and it was their cans that were used for the first 2 , 000 - can run of krueger\u2019s finest a decade later . ( these were sold in virginia , as krueger didn\u2019t want to damage his brand in his home state if the experiment failed . ) eighty - five percent of surveyed consumers said that canned beer was closer to draft in taste than bottled beer , and the ease of transport endeared the format to brewers .\nconsumer recycling rate the consumer recycling rate for aluminum cans , which measures the amount of domestic aluminum can scrap recycled as a percentage of cans available for recycling , declined significantly in 2016 to 49 . 4 percent . like most recycled commodities , aluminum prices have declined in recent years . this drop in scrap price may have prompted sellers to hold onto the metal longer , waiting for prices to recover . when coupled with an even sharper decline in the all - in price for aluminum ( london metal exchange + u . s . midwest premium ) , scrap consumers may have also had more incentive to purchase and substitute other metal sources ( primary or other secondary aluminum ) into their stream . the rate provides a snapshot of how well municipal recycling programs are performing nationwide though it can still be impacted by year - to - year fluctuations in metal flows and commodity prices .\naluminum cans are also part of a deposit and return program in 10 states in the usa . with the deposit and return program , retail outlets that sell products in aluminum cans are required to charge a nickel or a dime on top of the listed price to help pay for local recycling programs . when you return the aluminum can , then you receive the nickel or the dime back . for many households , this becomes a rotating cost that never really increases or decreases after the initial purchase .\naluminum foil is typically less than 0 . 15 mm ( 0 . 0060 in . ) thick .\nrecycling aluminum saves 95 percent of the energy that is required to make cans from virgin bauxite ore .\nit ' s hard to believe , but according to an article on urltoken , the aluminum association , the can manufacturers institute ( cmi ) , and the institute of scrap recycling industries ( isri ) agreed that 65 . 1 % of aluminum cans produced in 2011 were recycled . that amounts to 61 billion cans ! the new goal is 75 % by 2015 . so , have any aluminum cans ? stop by raleigh metal recycling at 2310 garner rd . in raleigh and get paid for them by the pound .\nthe problem is , novelis needs help \u2013 and lots of it . in the us , for example , the subpar recycling rates mean that demand for recycled aluminum content exceeds the supply . to fill the gap , used cans are shipped from mexico to the us . that can ' t be smart .\nthe main markets for recovered aluminum are transportation ( 31 % ) , packaging ( 22 % ) ; other ( 22 % ) which includes categories such as electrical , consumer durables , machinery & equipment ; building & construction ( 13 % ) and export ( 12 % ) . aluminum is very much in demand in the transportation industry due to its strength and lightweight properties . as an example of it ' s incredible strength , the equivalent of 24 cans of aluminum can hold up a 4 , 000 pound vehicle .\nseveral of our member companies also participate in the recycling partnership , a multi - material coalition of businesses active with local municipalities to improve residential curbside recycling programs and infrastructure . to download the full report - - \u201cthe aluminum can advantage : key sustainability performance indicators 2017\u201d - - including detailed methodology , click here .\nselling your aluminum cans has never been easier ! rainy days are no problem as the entire can unloading and cashier areas are indoors . our new layout is designed efficiently to get you in , unloaded , paid and on your way quickly . we know time is your greatest asset and we value your business .\nthe energy saved by recycling 100 percent of aluminum cans could power 4 million homes for a full year .\n60 % of the american aluminum scrap recycling market comes from beverage cans . older cans and niche beverage containers , however , may be made from tin rather than aluminum . tin cans will not be accepted for recycling with other aluminum cans unless they are being taken as part of a city or regionally based recycling program .\naluminum reacts so readily with oxygen that you never naturally find it in its pure form . instead , compounds of aluminum exist in huge quantities in earth ' s crust as an ore ( raw rocky material ) called\nwho discovered aluminum , how , and when ? here ' s the story as it happened . . .\n( 1709\u20131782 ) realizes that alum ( a natural aluminum compound used for dying textiles since ancient times ) contains an unknown metal . it ' s aluminum , of course , but he doesn ' t know that .\natomic number : 13 ( one aluminum atom contains 13 protons , 13 electrons , and 14 neutrons ) .\nwe accept whole or flatten cans . it takes about 34 aluminum cans on average to make one pound .\nno aluminum pie plates , tin , steel , scrap metal or other such materials should be mixed in .\nphoto : ready for recycling : these squashed mats of aluminum cans are called biscuits . they ' re ready to melt down and recycle . according to the aluminum association , nearly 70 percent of the aluminum ever mined is still in use today , thanks to effective recycling programs . it ' s much cheaper and more environmentally friendly to recycle used aluminum than to dig bauxite from the ground and process it : recycling saves about 95 percent of the energy that would be needed to make brand new aluminum . photo courtesy of us air force .\naluminum producers and recyclers in the aluminum industry work with individuals , communities and businesses to enable both curbside and industrial recycling programs . ubc ( used beverage container ) recycling is the most readily recognized of the recycling programs . aluminum is also recycled at the end of life from products such as cars and building parts . window frames , wire , tubing and electronics are additional examples of aluminum that is recycled at the end of life .\nindustry recycling rate an indicator of stewardship of the metal , the industry recycling rate shows how much aluminum can scrap ( including imported and exported cans ) the industry recycles as a percentage of u . s . shipments . this rate has grown dramatically since it was first reported in 1972 at 15 . 4 percent .\nif you want to turn bauxite into aluminum to make useful things like cans , cooking foil , and space rockets , you ' ve got to get rid of the impurities and the water and split the aluminum atoms from the oxygen atoms they ' re locked onto . so making aluminum is actually a multi - stage process .\ntoday , the beverage can accounts for the single largest use of aluminum in the world . even in europe , where the consumption of real ale comprises a political statement and the purity of german beer subject to state law , the beer can is finally experiencing a ( gradual ) growth . as always , capital contorts to assume whatever position is most advantageous . the european union recently approved ball\u2019s attempt to acquire rexam , which would decrease the number of major can producers in europe from four to three . meanwhile , alcoa split itself in two in the beginning of the year , attempting to perform better in the face of the slowdown in the chinese economy . ( splitting up alcoa is something even fdr famously failed to do . )"]}
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", "topic": 15}], "title": "friends and crocodiles", "paragraphs": ["there are no critic reviews yet for friends and crocodiles . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nwhen two friends stars reunite and do a friends trivia quiz together , you know you have to pinch yourself to make sure you\u2019re not dreaming .\nto ask other readers questions about crocodiles and other people , please sign up .\nthe muscles that open crocodiles jaws however are not so powerful , reasonably strong people could hold a crocodiles jaw closed with their bare hands .\nmost crocodiles live in fresh water rivers and lakes but some live in salt water .\nalligators have shorter , wider heads that are more u - shaped than crocodiles .\nfriends and crocodiles\ntraces the changing relationship of maverick entrepreneur paul reynolds and his assistant lizzie thomas over a period of 20 years from the beginnings of the thatcher era to the bursting of the urltoken bubble .\nemploying the same production team as \u201cfriends & crocodiles , \u201d the story unfolds through flashback , as lindsay\u2019s character relates it in fairy - tale fashion to a stenographer assisting him with an upcoming book .\ncheck out our awesome range of animal facts for kids and learn some fun trivia about our friends in the animal kingdom .\ncrocodiles in the wild are found all over the world while alligators are only found in the us and china .\nalligators in the wild are only found in the us and china while crocodiles are found all over the world .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of crocodiles and other people by douglas lockwood .\ngetafix is a character from the original asterix comics . in asterix & friends , you will encounter him brewing his magic potion in egypt .\nat the beginning of friends and crocodiles we met paul reynolds ( damian lewis , affecting an estuarial drawl ) , a gatsbyesque ( we knew this because one of the characters describe him thus ) young property tycoon living a life of rock ' n ' roll - style loucheness in an off - the - peg stately pile , surrounded by friends , lovers , hangers - on and a baby crocodile ( a metaphor , it later transpired , for survival against the evolutionary odds ) .\nanyway , friends and crocodiles was , like almost everything by poliakoff , a handsome but overlong emotional vacuum patrolled by excellent , if clearly bedazzled , actors ( in this case , damian lewis , jodhi may and robert lindsay ) mouthing poli ' s platitudes as if their cv ' s depended on it . there were all the usual ' themes ' - class ( ideally with a bridesheadian amount of indolent and sun - dappled poshness ) , money , family , friends and the past , not to mention an overdose of hard visual metaphors interspersed with pointlessly indulgent prettiness .\nheartlake city has so much to offer including , new olivia\u2019s house \u2013 explore olivia\u2019s home with interactive lego builds and delights in every room . travel on the heartlake city express for a gentle train ride around the park and new heartlake shopping mall for all of your lego friends treats ! not forgetting an all new live show spectacular \u2013 lego friends to the rescue at the heartlake harbour arena and mia ' s riding adventure !\nover the next couple of decades , as the film sought to explore the oddly intense but unconsummated and thereby unsatisfying relationship between paul ( initially a fan of threesomes , eventually evolving into a free - range babyfather ) and lizzie ( duly married off to somebody forgettable - mostly , one suspects , for the sake of a big flashy wedding showdown scene , worthy of a soap ) , friends and crocodiles was full of irritatingly distracting moments .\ncheck out our range of fun crocodile facts for kids . learn where they live , what makes them good hunters , how much they can weigh and much more . read on and enjoy a variety of interesting information about crocodiles .\norient expedition the orient expedition will transport you across exotic landscapes full of wild animals . follow our brave explorer johnny thunder as he encounters crocodiles , snakes , vultures and even chinese dragons on his quest for hidden treasure .\ni enjoyed friends and crocodiles and strongly suggest viewing it more than once . more nuances are then perceptible which fleshes out the story line that otherwise is convoluted and can be confusing . both paul and lizzie demonstrate an extreme level of self control , although each of a different nature and each exhibited in vastly different ways . lewis and may are exceptionally well suited for those two roles and do an excellent job of keeping the viewer focused on their personalities and the theme , rather than have attention wander off on other characters or subplots . the interplay between the two of them can easily be viewed as signifying human interaction in areas other than the business world .\nthe title refers to a baby crocodile that main character paul owns . paul says he thinks something can be learned from crocodiles because they survived the meteor that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs .\npirate goldwash pan for gold at the pirate goldwash in pirates landing . trade in your treasure for a golden pirate medallion . be the envy of your friends by showing your bravery with a visit to the temporary tattooist . additional charges apply .\nan attempt to do a modern \u201cthe great gatsby , \u201d \u201cfriends & crocodiles\u201d focuses on a wealthy but eccentric visionary , paul ( damian lewis of \u201cband of brothers\u201d ) , and his assistant - turned - colleague - turned eventual employer lizzie ( jodhi may ) . she\u2019s told at the outset by an oily writer ( robert lindsay , the lone connection between the two movies ) that playboy paul \u201ccollects people , \u201d which includes lavish spending and peculiar stunts \u2014 among them hiring ruffians to terrorize his guests at a posh party .\nsplash safari there is much to explore in our brand new water play area where toddlers can safely splash around amongst a menagerie of duplo themed animal friends \u2013 from lions and giraffes , to zebras and elephants - and a range of interactive water features . you will need to pack swimsuits for the children as they ' re guaranteed to get wet !\ncrocodiles and alligators are both reptiles from the same order of animals , named crocodylia . there are however a number of important differences which set these apex predators apart . read on to find out what some of these differences are while enjoying all our animal facts for kids .\nalligators are often confused with the similar - looking reptilian species , the crocodile . these two animals are , however , different in many ways . while the crocodile has a long , v - shaped snout , the alligator has a shorter , much more rounded snout . crocodiles have special salivary glands that excrete salt , making it easier for them to tolerate salt - water environments . alligators , on the other hand , do not have these salivary glands and cannot live in salt water habitats . crocodiles are also generally perceived as being much more aggressive than alligators .\n< p > friends and crocodiles ( dvd ) < / p > < p > paul reynolds is a gatsby like figure : owner of a magnificent house , a host of grand parties , and a collector of interesting people . he persuades lizzie thomas , a secretary in a local estate agent to come and work for him as his assistant , to bring some order to his chaos . he inspires her with his enthusiasm and imagination , and frustrates her with his apparent carelessness and destructiveness , which culminates in her calling the police as a great party is turned over by local troublemakers , seemingly with paul ' s tacit approval . but their paths are destined to cross again and again as lizzie , with the help of some of those she met at paul ' s house , rises through the changing landscape of corporate britain . thisis a story of a meaningful and powerful relationship , about those rare people who profoundly influence and shape our lives . < / p >\nstephen poliakoff is undoubtably britains greatest living playwright and director , who seems to understand what britain and britishness and life is all about .\n\u2022 the friends reunion the nbc network trumpeted this week isn ' t quite what it seems . executives already admitted not all six stars might be in the same room at the same time\u2026 and now it ' s emerged that matthew perry won ' t even be in the same country . he ' ll be in the uk for his play the end of longing . he admits to graham norton on his talk show tonight : ' it ' s not the reunion everyone is hoping for \u2013 they are celebrating jim burrows who was a director of friends . the other five are going to be on this special and i am going to introduce them from london . i ' m doing the play here so i can ' t be there . '\npaul is a visionary who foresees not only the computer age ( way back in the 1980s ! ) but also that what the country really needs is\na chain of quality bookshops , perhaps with a coffee shop tucked inside .\nhe also has some ideas about the titular crocodiles and what secrets their survival from prehistoric times might hold .\nis an intoxicating story following the shifting balance of power between a visionary and hedonistic boss , paul reynolds , and his secretary lizzie . against a backdrop of flamboyant parties , maverick business plans and the boom and bust of corporate britain in the eighties and nineties , a magnetic relationship of success and failure , aspiration and antagonism is played out .\nnow the seemingly unstoppable impetus to change , rationalise and modernise has taken root , technology and everyone is moving on - nothing is permanent and constant .\nit is about a power struggle between a rich young businessman and his secretary . he is chaotic and she an organizational wonder but they find out that their styles and . . .\nbill nighy and miranda richardson star in a story of grief and celebrity , set in the intense spring and summer of new labour ' s election victory and diana ' s death . nighy is a pr guru who has . . . see full summary \u00bb\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nthis is really about one director ' s interpretation of the social climate and trend that changed britain in the 80s and 90s .\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 .\nonce at his country house at her world expands - she meets artists , historians and politicians . and , it is here that she first encounters sneath - a social chameleon and born survivor , who is always there as events unfold and available to tell the story later .\nnot very well hidden within , meanwhile , is poliakoff\u2019s polemic about greed and corruption in the 1980s and \u201990s , but such stories have simply been dealt with previously , and better , in too many places .\ndecades ago , they ended up in st . pauli , looking for work and a different , unconventional kind of life . they eked out an existence as dancers and strippers , barkeeps , sailors and pimps . these denizens of the red light district meet up at their favourite watering holes in broad daylight - the \u201chong kong\u201d , the \u201cutspann\u201d and the \u201ckaffeepause\u201d ( coffee break ) \u2013 to reminisce about the old day . they tell tales of prospecting for gold , sinking ships and contraband crocodiles . and of course the savings clubs , of which they are still members , even though they\u2019re not the savings type . when the money was rolling in , they spent it freely , never considering the future . but that savings club case hanging on the bar wall contains at least a few euros they\u2019ve kept safe - first and foremost from themselves . they\u2019ve found a safe harbour here ; one they dock in every day .\npentastomes can infect humans , causing a disease known as visceral pentastomiasis . most cases of pentastomiasis have been reported from africa , malaysia , and the middle east and less often from china and latin america . in europe and north america , the disease is only rarely encountered in immigrants and long - term travelers and the parasitic lesions may be confused with malignancies , leading to a delay in the correct diagnosis . ( par\u00e9 2008 ; tappe and b\u00fcttner 2009 ; chen et al . 2010 ) .\ndamien lewis and jodhi may are two of the best - - and most underrated - - british actors you can find in the entertainment biz .\nprime members enjoy free two - day shipping and exclusive access to music , movies , tv shows , original audio series , and kindle books .\nsince you left , i have finished reading kathryn stockett ' s the help and miss treadway and the field and stars by miranda emmerson . the former is possibly the best book i have ever read . it made my laugh out loud and it made me weep . stockett ' s writing is simply brilliant . she creates three whole and distinct characters through the different voices of aibileen , minnie and skeeter . but all the characters in the novel were so real to me , so three dimensional . the relationships between the large cast of women - between friends and enemies , between mothers and daughters - were so powerfully played out , that i am genuinely jealous of every person who has not read it yet . i read a copy borrowed from my brother , but i will go out and buy my own now - so you know my love must be real ! miss treadway and the field and stars was chosen as the book club ' s july read and stands , so far , as the most disputed amongst the book club ' s members . our monday evening group did not enjoy it whilst our tuesday afternoon group did , and our tuesday evening group spent an hour arguing about it ! in it ' s defence , i thought the book was very clear about what it wanted to say , and what ' s it ' s themes were ( even if it wasn ' t so clear on it ' s characters and it ' s plot ) . it ' s a novel about an idea more than , i think , people or a narrative : performance , in terms of identity and race , was a constant and relentless presence and that i found that quite interesting . most novels that i have come across are approached the opposite way around and you have to dig below the story you are being told , and the complex characters you are presented with , to find a theme or message behind it all - if any .\nhowever , eventually one certainty does become apparent and lizzie and paul come to accept that despite everything that has happened they were born to work together .\nlittle ones can head to miniland and search high and low for miniature wookie\u2019s hiding among iconic landmarks from across the globe made entirely of lego bricks .\nwhen your palace needs repair , fill your resources to the max , clear the crocodiles , and then make sure all your workers are happy and working . your productivity % should be at 100 % . use the potion then for the 1 hour duration toward worker productivity to get 1000 % productivity . start making the next potion directly after using it . unlike using the potion to build the palace , since you made this potion at least within the first week of your palace being complete ( right ? ! ) , you don ' t have to wait for the cool down since it has already finished .\nthe dragon this is a thrilling journey of twists and turns , as you travel through the heights and depths of the castle , past animated lego models including a giant red dragon before exiting the building and flying through the treetops .\nalligators are reptiles that call the southeastern united states home . they live in fresh or brackish ( part salt , part fresh ) water like swamps , marshes and canals and are primarily nocturnal animals who feed between dusk and dawn . like most reptiles , alligators are cold - blooded and reproduce by laying eggs .\na drama centered on the relationship between elliot , a strange and wealthy londoner , and joe , a teenager who takes care of an empty house elliot owns .\npaul inspires lizzie with his enthusiasm and imagination , and frustrates her with his apparent carelessness and destructiveness , which culminates in her calling the police as a great party is turned over by local troublemakers , seemingly with paul ' s tacit approval .\nplot ? not really - the world of poliakoff is a place where anything as obvious and vulgar as a story fuelled by compelling dialogue is disdained in favour of , well , nothing much , but very beautifully and expensively acted and shot .\nlittle of this makes sense , and the female lead ' s constant anger towards the rich american is very one - note and not supported by the script .\nhighlights , stars and meet & greet with visitors and guests . our photo gallery offers glimpses behind the scenes , starting on nov . 1 , 2017 . more\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nduplo\u00ae valley airport everyone ' s big enough to be a pilot on the duplo valley airport . climb on and let the spinning propeller take you up and down and up again before you know it . don ' t forget to take in the view !\nstaggering new iconic landmarks for the world famous miniland and an awesome digital lego\u00ae reef .\nbut sure enough , courteney cox and lisa kudrow reunited for special bonus round of celebrity name game , of which cox is the executive producer , and it was just dreamy .\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\nthank god for the bbc ! who else would take on intellectual literature devoid of car chases , large explosions and cgi ? poliakoff ' s template allows incredible talents like damian lewis and jodhi may to really flex their acting chops . an unconventional take on boardroom etiquette and corporate rebellion .\nfinally a movie that doesn ' t spell it out in plane words so the intelligent can watch without feeling that the director was being condescending , while it has it flaws it leaves you coming to your own conclusions and that seems to be the problem with other reviews . i can honestly say due to meeting highly intelligent people that they can be self destructive to a point where they are about to touch infinite success only to destroy it with their own hands . this to me was the point of the whole story and while some of the business processes are clearly flawed if you can get over the details you can see how the story makes its point . the acting was good ( especially damian lewis and jodhi may ) however a lot more could have been done to expand the characters around them so that the story was smoother or more understanding , the problem is that the movie would be too long and if it made you feel uncomfortable it wouldn ' t have made a difference . i guess you need to have experienced something similar to relate to this story perhaps just friends who you meet every now and then . the metaphor of the crocodile was obvious to some but clearly missed by many to explain the story and i guess i ' m happy that this is the case ; ) worth watching sure it has flaws and if you want a thinking movie that explores the eighties and nineties and have a friend who is on the road to self destruction you will perhaps even understand it .\nscarab - bouncers brave scarab - bouncers and be catapulted nearly 15 feet in the air in an indoor ride that transports you to another dimension , with the sights and sounds of ancient egypt .\nburger kitchen meal \u2013 includes adult : burger , fries and a soft drink excluding xl burger meal . kids : burger or tenders fries , capri sun , fruit bag and a pop badge .\nhe and lizzie have their ups and downs and ins and outs . the film , which is both admiring and critical of big business ( while somewhat fantastical in regard to its actual workings ) , follows them through boom , bubble and bust , as she rises in the corporate world and he takes a side trip to back - to - the - earth hippie polygamy . all this transpires with a fatal lack of context . lizzie gets married , for instance , but her husband , who is glimpsed twice , has no lines . who is he ? why ' s she marrying him ? poliakoff might say it ' s beside the point , but it ' s difficult to know why paul and lizzie keep coming together when we don ' t understand who they are apart .\npirate training camp a multi - level wood and rope climbing play area based on a pirate ship . popular with children of all ages \u2013 let your imagination run wild and create your own adventure .\nas well as the two screenplays , the volume features an entertaining and provocative essay by the author .\nspinning spider here guests can sit back and enjoy the ride or make the\nlog\nspin even faster and get really dizzy . make sure you also watch out for the giant lego spider hovering above !\nfulfillment by amazon ( fba ) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in amazon ' s fulfillment centers , and we directly pack , ship , and provide customer service for these products . something we hope you ' ll especially enjoy : fba items qualify for free shipping and amazon prime .\nmake his potion ( reminder : 12 hour craft time ) . once the potion is ready , fill your resources in the palace to the max ( 30 each ) . clear all the crocodiles . make sure all of your workers are happy and working . use his potion for the 1 hour duration toward worker productivity . he will now have a 5 day cool down before you can repeat this . do this as many times as necessary until your palace is finally built . if you can keep the workers working at 1000 % , each use of the potion should gain you about 50 , 000 or so production points . using the potion should get your palace built within 3\u20134 weeks , depending on how often you check on your workers .\na terrible row ensues between them and they part company vowing never to speak or see each other again .\nregion : region 1 ( u . s . and canada only . read more about dvd formats . )\nnew for 2018 : staggering new iconic landmarks for the world famous miniland and an awesome digital lego\u00ae reef .\nhill train the hill train is a perfect excuse to sit back and enjoy views of the park . this brightly coloured train will take you from\nthe beginning\nto the heart of legoland and back again !\nraft river racers this exhilarating ride consists of teams of two people jumping on board an inflatable dinghy and racing down a waterslide at up to 35mph . be warned , it is sure to be wet and wild !\ndigger challenge venture into the heart of the park and check out digger challenge , in association with jcb . young builders aged four and upwards can enrol at legoland\u2019s construction school . kids can take control of one of 10 full size mechanical diggers and operate it themselves or take a grown - up along for the ride .\nthunder blazer buckle up and enjoy the sensation of flying through the air on our magical thunder blazer ride .\ndragon ' s apprentice especially for younger guests , this mini roller coaster still offers plenty of thrills and spills . riders travel to the top of the castle ruin and drop in a spiral motion above the moat .\nnever seen a poliakoff before . . . and this didn ' t tempt me to see any others !\nin other news , i have a new favourite book : the professional crocodile by giovanna zoboli . it is a hardback wordless children ' s picture book , with beautiful illustrations , and tells the story of a crocodile ' s morning routine and journey to work , complete with the choosing of the right tie . i can ' t give away the ending because it ' s too wonderful , but i highly recommend it to anyone looking to buy a young child a book that is different and original and creative . there is so much to see in all the different pictures , you could spend absolutely hours pouring over them no matter your age . a book , new in , that i think you would really like is the good witch ' s guide , a stunning purple and gold hardback , ' a fresh , comprehensive collection that covers everything from herbal brews and potions , aromatherapy , and spells , to healing teas and decoctions , recipes , and more ' .\nthis is not hd . its very low res and looks really grainy and blurry . the aspect ratio is 16 : 9 which doesn ' t help . it is a shame that just 10 years ago this was not filed in hd . it won ' t age well and it arguably is already unwatchable on big screens .\nfire academy families in search of active fun should enrol at the fire academy . fitness , speed and teamwork will all be tested as participants are challenged with powering a lego fire engine and putting out a \u2018burning\u2019 building .\npaul reynolds is a gatsby - like figure : owner of a magnificent house , the host of great parties , and a collector of interesting people . he persuades lizzie thomas , a secretary at a local estate agent ' s , to come and work for him as his assistant , to bring some order to his chaos . he inspires her with his enthusiasm and imagination , and frustrates her with his apparent carelessness and destructiveness , which culminates in her calling the police as one of his parties is attacked by local troublemakers , seemingly with his tacit approval .\na collection of stories about outback australia , its people and places by well - known writer and journalist douglas lockwood . not without interest for the view it provides of these long lost days , but not his best work .\nit is 1958 , and the final debutante ' season ' . mary , a brilliant young writer and critic is befriended by geraldine , a seemingly friendly young debutante of a similar age but a very . . . see full summary \u00bb\nminiland amazing model scenes from europe and the usa featuring nearly 40 million lego\u00ae bricks . look out for famous london landmarks , including canary wharf , 30 st . mary\u2019s axe , the lloyd\u2019s building , city hall and the millennium bridge .\nfulfilment by amazon ( fba ) is a service amazon offers sellers that lets them store their products in amazon ' s warehouses , and amazon directly does the picking , packing , shipping and customer service on these items . something amazon hopes you ' ll especially enjoy : fba items are eligible for and for amazon prime just as if they were amazon items .\ncomment : eligible for free super saving shipping ! fast amazon shipping plus a hassle free return policy mean your satisfaction is guaranteed ! good readable copy . worn edges and covers and may have small creases . otherwise item is in good condition .\nlaser raiders climb on board a desert off - roader and discover the secrets of the ancient temple in the exciting new indoor ride laser raiders - where everyone gets to play an adventure hero . armed with laser guns you must shoot your way through a labyrinth , battling evil mummies and dodging traps and skeletons during an adrenaline - filled journey to discover lost treasure .\nanother masterpiece from the master , stephen poliakoff . the intense , but platonic , relationship between the lead characters is portrayed wonderfully by damian lewis and jodhi may . the story is so vivid and gripping that you feel you might touch it through the screen , the sets so decadent , that you long to just step into them and live in poliakoff ' s world .\nremote control boats become a captain and skipper one of our remote - control boats in miniland lake . additional charges apply .\nbut , some years later they do meet again , by chance , in london . following this first awkward encounter their paths are destined to cross again and again as lizzie , with the help of some of those she met at paul ' s house , rises through the changing landscape of corporate britain and paul continues to pursue his dreams and create another eden for himself .\npirate falls treasure quest might let you think this is another leisurely boat ride , but the animated pirates and creatures warn of impending danger . passing through the graveyard , the boats start a steep ascent . there ' s only one way down - with a big bang and an even bigger splash ! and with interactive water elements , it\u2019ll be hard to avoid a soaking !\ni love this movie because it explores the work husband / work wife relationship and how important they are , how valuable they can be , and also how destructive . i bought the dvd because it seems like i can\u2019t find it any other way .\nenjoy a picnic in the enchanted forest , pan for gold at the pirate goldwash and trade in your treasure for a golden pirate medallion ! will you join captain goodbrick\u2019s crew as they battle to save castaway camp ? the pirate play area is complete with a towering forgotten fortress and fearsome battle ships . high rope - walks , nets and slides will challenge the most experienced buccaneers .\nbut their paths are destined to cross again and again as lizzie , with the help of some of the people that she met at paul ' s house , rises through the changing landscape of corporate britain . this is the tale of a meaningful and powerful relationship that isn ' t a love story ; it ' s about those rare people who profoundly influence and shape our lives .\npirate falls dynamite drench guests may be deceived into thinking this is another leisurely boat ride , but the animated pirates and creatures warn of impending danger . passing through the graveyard , the boats start a steep ascent . there ' s only one way down - with a big bang and an even bigger splash ! and with interactive water elements , it\u2019ll be hard to avoid a soaking !\n, winner of two golden globes and a peabody award , is a powerful narrative of ambition , loss and redemption . as the century draws to a close , a new labour government comes to power and leading pr guru gideon warner finds himself feted by politicians , businessmen and starlets eager for his assured touch . but as he reaches the pinnacle of his career , national grief at the death of princess diana becomes the emotional backdrop to gideon ' s increasing sense of loss at the distance between himself and his daughter . as his ambitions unravel , a chance encounter with the extraordinary stella begins a relationship that might yet offer him a chance of salvation .\ni have recently started reading the blackwater lightship by colm toibin for the book club ' s august read . i read two other books by him during my second year of university : the story of the night and the master , both of which i loved , so i have very high expectations . i ' m about one hundred pages in already and am thoroughly enjoying it . i love toibin ' s writing style a lot , and his ability to capture the human condition and human relationships as realistically as possible , without gimmicks or glamour . you really should try him when you get the opportunity and fancy a break from the realms of fantasy !\nclimbing wall face your fears by tackling the 22ft rocky climbing wall in adventure land ! after getting harnessed up , your aim is to get up to the top and hit the buzzer whilst onlookers stand in awe of your courage and bravery ! additional charge applies .\nthe story of an american journalist , a cia operative , and an iraqi photographer against the backdrop of the bloody war in iraq .\nmeanwhile - and issuing from within the same shiny bbc department as hustle and spooks ( the striding purposefully towards the camera as though we ' re really in the west wing department : a hotbed of glamorously louche caiparinha - swilling hedonism of the sort poliakoff could only dream of dramatising ) - bbc1 gave us tamzin outhwaite and max beesley striding purposefully through the lobby of the hotel babylon , a show which does for five star metropolitan b & bs pretty much what footballers ' wives did for swimming pools , extramarital liaisons and suburban bling .\nboating school would be skippers can take the wheel of a battery powered boat and steer a careful course around waterways avoiding various obstacles .\ni watched this movie as it was aired on dutch television and was intrigued from the beginning . the movie starts off at a place that makes me hum\ngarden party\nfrom marillion , and is set beautifully . then , she - bang , the reality of hard life kicks in and we see the formerly millionaire ( paul ) been given a job out of pity by his former employee ( lizzie ) . obviously , we are suddenly several years ahead ? ! ? ? a few more of such jumps and we see lizzie being in the board of management but seemingly without an actual vote . her being the only woman there must account for that , i guess . finally the dot - com bubble bursts and paul is once again wealthy and lizzie is not . i liked the believable acting , the beautiful shots and the insight in 20 + years of brit - life . the downside is that the characters don ' t seem to develop , and that the plot is not really believable . overall though , this movie is one of the better movies i ' ve seen this year .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\ni watched the dvd of this film hot on the heels of catching poliakoff ' s similarly excellent ' capturing mary . ' here the range of sets and costumes are more lavish still with damian lewis and jodhi may in the lead roles traversing a multitude of outfits and hairstyles as the story traverses three decades of british working life , capturing the ebbing and flowing spirits of the age in two evidently archetypal characters , both of whom are nonetheless developed in a rounded and sympathetic way and thus come across as real individuals . the supporting cast is also exceptionally strong , portraying a breadth of distinctive characters who each help to paint in details of this era , from politicians whose personal lives brim with potential scandal to gifted children who grow up without channelling their promise in any direction . i look forward eagerly to seeing more of poliakoff ' s work .\nchildren of all ages can splash and play in duplo\u00ae valley , where the amazing world of duplo\u00ae comes to life at the legoland\u00ae windsor resort .\none of th finest modern dramas enabling world class participants to push at the envelope at all stages of the play . tha great bard would have been proud . underlying the glorious production were performances of breathtaking beauty and honesty from the two leading players . jodhi in particular played the sexually charged and profoundly confused\ninnocent\nperfectly . the bubbling sexual tension brought the viewer closer to the set at every scene and created an atmosphere of chaos that was always fulfilled but in an unexpected way . in many ways it stands along side a modern day recreation of the government inspector ( or perhaps a comedy or errors ) , a production that effortlessly achieves its goal of taking apart the pillars of accepted society and replaces them with an almost innocence of child like hope and opportunism ( tinged with some unwanted and unforeseen brutality ) . a worlds class production . well done to all involved .\nknights ' quest children and grown - ups will all love taking a spin on knights ' quest , which is a fast - spinning carousel ride .\nloki ' s labyrinth unravel the mystery of this nordic - themed hedge maze as you try and catch the mischievous loki in his labyrinth of trickery .\nhero factory prepare yourself for a brain attack in the all new lego hero factory ! evil brains have hatched and are transforming innocent creatures into mutated beasts . experience the world of hero factory , create your own hero ( or villain ) at the building tables and join the fight against evil brains !\nbursting with interactive fun , guests can create their very own virtual lego fish using touchscreens , before casting them off into the ocean and watching them swim through the interactive floor to ceiling coral reef . they will even be able to \u2018feed\u2019 their hungry new lego creations at the press of a \u2018feed me\u2019 button ! what\u2019s more , guests will also be able to explore their imagination and build lego starfish , crabs and submarines at the free building stations .\natlantis submarine voyage take the plunge with this world - first lego\u00ae submarine ride and immerse yourself in a magical underwater adventure . join the lego divers on a fun fishy mission that the whole family will enjoy . venture along a secret passage , hidden in the heart of legoland\u00ae , on a journey to the bottom of the sea and see if you can spot all the amazing creatures and incredible lego models in your search for the ancient ruins of the atlantis .\ninterviews : interviews with stephen poliakoff , damian lewis and jodhi may . commentary from stephen poliakoff & jodhi may . other : behind - the - scenes film interviews : interviews with stephen poliakoff , damian lewis and jodhi may . commentary from stephen poliakoff & jodhi may . other : behind - the - scenes film interviews : interviews with stephen poliakoff , damian lewis and jodhi may . commentary from stephen poliakoff & jodhi may . other : behind - the - scenes film interviews : interviews with stephen poliakoff , damian lewis and jodhi may . commentary from stephen poliakoff & jodhi may . other : behind - the - scenes film\npentastomes have flat , soft bodies and range in size from less than 2 to 15 cm in length , with females much larger than males . adults of all pentastome species are easily distinguished from other parasites based on the two pairs of retractile hooks on either side of the mouth ( par\u00e9 2008 ) . around 110 to 130 pentastome species have been described , including several that infest humans . ( riley 1986 ; brusca and brusca 2003 ; margulis and chapman 2010 )\nthe phylogenetic position of the pentastomida has long been a matter of contention . over the years , close relationships have been suggested with platyhelminths ( both cestodes and trematodes ) , crustaceans , nematodes , chelicerate arthropods , annelids , tardigrades , and myriapods ( see historical overview in almeida and christoffersen 1999 ) . although the position of this group in the animal tree remains somewhat controversial , a range of data now indicate that this group falls within the arthropods , probably the crustacean arthropods . ( abele et al . 1989 and references therein ; lavrov et al . 2004 ; chen et al . 2010 ; but see almeida et al . 2008 ) . cambrian pentastome fossils have been collected , consistent with molecular estimates that the pentastome lineage extends back around half a billion years ( sanders and lee 2010 ) .\nhe persuades lizzie thomas , a secretary in local estate agents , to come and work for him as his assistant , to bring some order to his chaos .\nfrankly , most women have more in common with bree van de kamp than they ' d care to admit . for unlike poliakoff ' s lizzie , bright and steely bree would have seduced fellow redhead damian lewis before breakfast , before tidying his box files and cillit bang - ing his work surfaces like a woman possessed .\nfilm professionals and press can apply online for accreditation for the nordic film days l\u00fcbeck - the dates for 2017 will be announced in september of that year . more\ndino safari go back to prehistoric times on the dino safari . set off in a camouflaged jeep and explore an ancient jungle full of animated lego brick dinosaurs .\nenchanted forest as you stroll through this peaceful\nnature reserve ,\nsee and hear the woodland creatures in their habitat . a popular picnic spot for many .\nas noted above , the life cycle of most pentastome species is indirect , involving multiple hosts . females produce ova ( eggs ) that are coughed up , sneezed , or ingested and passed with feces . once ingested by the intermediate host , the primary larva hatches and penetrates the gut wall . when the intermediate host is consumed by the definitive host , nymphs migrate to the lungs of the definitive host , where they mature into young adults . males travel throughout the lung tissue and fertilize females early during the infection . males usually do not live long , so mature pentastome infections in definitive hosts may well be all female . ( par\u00e9 2008 and references therein )\nfind all the best television shows from the other side of the pond in our us tv store and catch the latest shows in our 2014 ' s hottest tv page .\na whole new lego world of awesome awaits in 2018 , with over 2 million lego bricks set to be installed into the resort\u2019s world famous miniland attraction and lego reef .\nfairy tale brook a gentle boat trip for all the family . see little red riding hood and all your fairy tale favourites come to life through\nlego magic .\ni really don ' t think i missed anything . in fact i know i didn ' t . if you were looking for a searing indictment of eighties mores then you ' d be better off waiting for the forthcoming adaptation of alan hollinghurst ' s the line of beauty , which should at least raise some interesting questions ( about politics , sex , and sexual politics ) of the sort that poliakoff sidesteps in favour of . . . well , nothing much , but always very beautifully and expensively acted and shot .\nspace tower intrepid explorers pull themselves up to the top of the tower where an alien spaceship is hovering . let go of the cable to descend gently and safely back to earth !\none day , paul stops a young woman named lizzie ( jodhi may of\ntipping the velvet\n) who has the habit of walking on his grounds during her lunch hour , and perhaps because she is as regular as clockwork in this he offers her a job as his assistant . ( if paul is gatsby , lizzie is some sort of cross between nick and daisy - - the watcher and the watched . although the journalist , who has been given the dickensian name of sneath and is played by robert lindsay , is nick as well . ) sitting straight - backed with knees together , busily working away at we - don ' t - know - what on her little red portable typewriter , she is an apollonian force to paul ' s dionysian , as nietzsche would have it , or a little bit country to his little bit rock ' n ' roll , as donny and marie would have it .\nthis is most definitely one of the most affecting dramas i have seen in the past year , both casting and the expertise of the setting and prop crew were flawless . honestly , i might be credulous , but the intended chronology of the film was exceptionally convincing , it did to an extent make me wish that more detail had been shown about the in - between periods that the narration had passed by , the characters were so intense that i felt pulled in by their stories and anything could have been relevant . it goes without saying that as a fan of jodhi may as well as of the creator , i had been looking forward to this for some time and there was no disappointment apart from what i already mentioned . on the whole there ' s more in the way of emotional turbulence than joyful interludes , but the overall message is delightful and has effected me profoundly . my thanks to all involved .\nhe will brew a potion for you that can either give pointandclix invulnerability for 3 fights ( like with asterix and obelix in the few times these characters will fight for you ) or will give you a single use boost toward your workers with a potential of 1000 % productivity toward the palace for 1 hour . so long as you keep the crocs gone , the workers happy , and fill the palace with resources , you can achieve the 1000 % and get about 50 , 000 points toward your palace done very quickly . even if you do not do all these things , you will have at least 900 % activity toward the palace ( assuming you have happy workers ) for that hour and still get a lot done . f you b\nand while that may not sound like much of a compliment , those readers who are not necessarily devoted poliakoff fans will recognise it as a love letter straight from my classy little heart .\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\ncourteney was in charge of coming up with clues to give lisa as words such as \u2018central perk\u2019 and \u2018jennifer aniston\u2019 popped up on the screen behind ( she is so monica ! ) .\n\u201clike with any good art form , if you can entertain people and make them think , it ' s an honour . it ' s just an honour to be a comedian . \u201d\nhere , nighy is a pr guru , gideon warner , prepping for england\u2019s millennium celebration when he finds himself drawn to a woman ( miranda richardson ) whose son died in an accident . widowed , gideon has a chilly relationship with his beautiful and talented daughter ( emily blunt ) , who is graduating from college and plans to run off to colombia on a world - saving quest .\nthis potion is very useful but very difficult to complete . it takes six different items of usually 1 - 4 each ( and is different every time you use it ) to craft the potion and 12 hours to actually craft it . then , once the potion has finished , getafix needs to take a 5 day break before you can craft another potion . use his potion wisely !"]}
{"id": 54746, "summary": [{"text": "sixjax is an ecommerce company based in new york city , us .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it is a pay-per-bid online shopping website , with gaming features offering discounts on products as prizes . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "sixjax", "paragraphs": ["november 10 , nrg teams up with main sponsor sixjax , the team changed its name to sixjax . nrg . [ 9 ]\nevoli / gosutrolling did it for a while before he got hired by sixjax and then eg . lol , sixjax . . .\nseptember 4 , evoli announces the release of major from sixjax . [ 7 ]\nsixjax is one of the top online auction sites providing people with quality products & also allows penny bids . see the deal of the day at sixjax auctions !\nthe mexican terran player juan ' major ' lopez has been released from sixjax gaming after not having met the professional and ethical expectations of sixjax ' s sponsor and upper management .\naugust 2 , skew announced on twitter that he has left sixjax gaming . [ 6 ]\nsc2 is like high school , drama everyday . sixjax looks like a shitty team atm lol\nsixjax gaming was founded on march 31 , 2011 and disbanded on sept . 16 , 2011 .\ncreate a free account to access additional details for sixjax , ltd . and other profiles that you visit\nmarch 31 , sixjax drops its sponsorship for nrg . four of nrg ' s best players , dde , vibe , mihai and cocoa , will still be sponsored under a new team , sixjax gaming . [ 1 ]\nthe v - col . catz vs . sixjax . cocoa - cast . . . - complexity gaming | facebook\nsixjax gaming was a team previously affiliated with the sc2 clan nrg but then been independent since march 31 , 2011 . during the initial announcement of the split with nrg , sixjax gaming made a statement revealing artosis would be joining the organization as the new team captain . the team was financed by the bidding fee auction site sixjax . com .\napril 30 , sixjax gaming is invited to participate in the evil geniuses master ' s cup series v . [ 5 ]\nsixjax is a turbo - charged shopping experience combined with the excitement of gaming . sixjax offers members six different styles of auctions , plus achievements and game modifiers . and you\u00e2\u20ac : tm : ll get almost 50 % more tokens for the dollar than other sites .\nsixjax , ltd . has another company listed as an officer . it is not uncommon for one company to hold a position in another company .\nsix ways to play . six ways to win . follow us for exclusive sixjax perks , giveaways and up - to - the - minute info !\nthese addresses are known to be associated with sixjax , ltd . however they may be inactive or mailing addresses only . please verify address for mailing or other purposes .\none thing i do here is look for new products to auction off on sixjax . this upgrade period has allowed for even more focus on finding new p . . .\nas juan has proven through his actions that he has no intentions of changing , we here at sixjax have been left with no choice but to terminate his contract and release him .\nwhat will happen to sixjax in the future with the recent loss of both major and skew remain unknown . the team roster consists of ahhboxxah , cocoa , vibe , dde and artosis .\nthe sixjax site reveals that he has breached his contract on several occasions and having continued to act out . breaches incudling not wearing his team jersey at mlg anaheim and swearing at his opponents .\nhave you bid on sixjax ? what have your experiences been with this penny auction ? did you receive items ? a few months back when i tried i did manage to win a few items .\nthose aren\u2019t made - up prices . they\u2019re among the recently completed sales at sixjax , a new penny - auction site where you can score some pretty big - ticket items for a fraction of the list price .\nsixjax ' s standard auction is the most common auction on the site . users with regular tokens , and each bid will increase the price by one cent . the winner is the last person to bid with no counterbid .\nsixjax , ltd . filed as a domestic limited partnership ( lp ) in the state of texas on monday , february 27 , 2006 and is approximately twelve years old , according to public records filed with texas secretary of state .\nmajor responded by saying he was promised to be sent to korea due to an upcoming partnership between incredible miracle and sixjax that fell through . he then felt that the team did not send enough players to mlg and that his opinions were not heard .\n-\nthe thing that made me the most mad was last mlg when they send 0 players to mlg i asked for a reason and evoli ( team manager ) asked the owner of sixjax but he apparently responded with wait a few days we have an annoucment to do , so i was kinda piss at that ,\nsays major .\nbig deal because even to this day it receives traffic ( so , on a traffic point of view , that ' s another reason why it seems like sixjaxgaming had little traffic ) . but sixjax won ' t die out , they are fairly active now in the sc2 scene , they now sponsor even artosis of gsl ( who is a pretty damn good player ) , vibe , and a couple others i think .\nwhen we first recruited juan ' terran ' lopez he represented both an opportunity and a liability . he was as famous for his poor attitude as he was for his expectional grasp of the game . we took a chance when we picked him up , and things didn ' t work out like we wanted . as of september 2nd , 2011 juan ' terran ' lopez will no longer be a part of the sixjax gaming organization .\ni guess what i ' m saying is that yes , esports is a business , but because it is so different from most other businesses due to its primarily online nature , hyper - engaged / hyper - connected consumer base , and unfiltered business - community interaction , being an asshole is not a dominant strategy . a case in point - complexity is , as far as i can tell , the worst professional sc2 team there is , except maybe sixjax ( but probably not - dde and major are really strong ) . i ' m sure they ' re going to improve , and i don ' t mean to hate - it ' s just that they don ' t have great results or impressive players .\nmarch 31 , well known starcraft commentator artosis is signed , he will be leader and captain for the new team . [ 2 ]\nonly top 64 / 68 results are shown for the 2011 pro circuit ( depending on korean invites ) .\nthis page was last edited on 13 january 2017 , at 02 : 10 .\ntext / code is available under cc - by - sa . licenses for other media varies .\nfly like aiur ( m . i . a . - paper planes sc2 parody )\nspecialty auctions operate in the same manner as the standard but with more sophistication . they only happen with our most unique and valuable items , like backstage passes , sporting tickets and vacation packages .\nlast man standing is a totally different kind of auction experience . it\u00e2\u20ac : tm : s all in the timing . members are shown the price of a regular standard auction , but whoever wins will pay only 1 % of the normal auction price , a huge discount on the ending auction price . the last person to bid when the timer strikes zero wins this endurance themed auction .\nin an upper hand auction , strategy is key and things are never what they seem . bidders have special modifiers that can be used ( though not required in order to bid ) against specific players or against all the users in the auction . for example , they can be used to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153freeze\u00e2\u20ac\u009d another bidder , preventing them from bidding for 30 seconds . or , they can \u00e2\u20ac\u0153scramble\u00e2\u20ac\u009d the clock . there are a bunch of special moves , meaning these auctions can be dirty , mischievous , but really fun . for more information on modifiers , please refer to the modifier ( link ) faq .\nhybrid auctions are a cross between specialty and last man standing auctions\u00e2\u20ac : tm : awesome , unique items and an upper hand auction\u00e2\u20ac : tm : s strategic special plays . it combines the best elements of all our auctions with unique items , special moves and more .\nvip auctions are only available to our biggest bidders . they\u00e2\u20ac : tm : re similar to standard auctions but are only accessible to an exclusive list of invitees .\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 )\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nget some dre beats and an ipod touch tonight ! both are only at $ . 05 ! ! hurry & bid now to get a great deal !\npro ! only 1hr left on this amazing deal ! current price = $ . 10 ! click here to bid\n13\ntoday ! ! ! auction ends at 5pm so don ' t wait . . . get in on the action now ! ! visit\ndon ' t let rise in airline prices get you down . save with this\ngreat deal on bose earbud headphones . . save up to 95 % ! visit\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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known are remedies which are used to reduce inflammation caused by inflammation of the skeletal muscle etc . there were only few examples . did somebody tell you about canadian generic viagra ? maybe you yet know about the question . sexual dysfunction can be a result of a physical condition . even when it has a physical cause , psychological problems can make the disorder worse . sex drive problems are so commonly a product of how you feel that there is some to that \u201cheadache\u201d saying after all .\nthis is a very competitive business and it is a true shame when this happens . i hope this site is ethitical and puts it\u2019s customers first before closing . when penny auction sites close and don\u2019t refund the customers for new bid purchases that have not been spent it gives the business a bad name .\nsince 2009 , we have been the best place to learn about penny auctions . helping you navigate the penny auction world . covering entertainment auction site news , finding and highlighting the good , along with uncovering and educating consumers of the dangers of bad penny auction sites . join our penny auction forum today !\nurltoken has been interviewed by and seen in forbes , cbs , abc , fox , time magazine , wired . com , consumer reports tv , mint . com , walletpop , the wall street journal and more !\nlooking to do a feature story on penny auctions ? we ' d love to help you out .\nsite owner takes pride in only shipping 1 item and admits to autobidding bots .\nequip : you champion the cause of the dragonmaw clan . all reputation gains while in level 85 cataclysm dungeons will be applied to your standing with them .\nequip : while avenging wrath is active , you gain 1 holy power every 4 sec .\nwe were betrayed by the man we called our prince . i pledge the blades of my blood knights to the defeat of kil ' jaeden and the restoration of silvermoon . we will fight beside you , a ' dal .\nuse : launch a vortex of destruction that seeks your current enemy . when it reaches the target , it explodes , dealing a critical strike to all enemies within 10 yds for 140 fire damage .\nkil ' jaeden the deceiver , supreme commander of the burning legion , has a simple agenda : consume all life and magic , assimilate every race into the legion ' s ranks , slay any who dare resist , and destroy all of creation .\nuse : sound the horn , increasing your primary stat by 2332 for 30 sec .\nthe strongest vrykul are awaited by odyn at the halls of valor , to become valarjar . they fight eternal , shiny and gold .\nequip : grants you the wake of ashes ability , which deals massive damage to enemies in an area .\nso it was that over the course of time , the man and the weapon seemed as one . ashbringer became a name of legend , attributed not just to the fearsome blade but also to the relentless knight who wielded it .\nincreases the damage done by templar ' s verdict by 20 % , and the damage done by divine storm by 10 % .\nstrike the target for 267 , 551 physical damage . maximum 2 charges . grants zeal , causing zeal attacks to chain to an additional nearby target per stack . maximum 3 stacks . each jump deals 40 % less damage . generates 1 holy power .\nemits dazzling light in all directions , blinding enemies within 10 yards , causing them to wander disoriented for 6 sec . non - holy damage will break the disorient effect .\nyour auto attacks have a chance to reset the cooldown of blade of justice .\nreduces physical damage you take by 35 % , and instantly counterattacks any enemy that strikes you in melee combat for 117 , 911 physical damage . lasts 10 sec .\nreduces your divine shield cooldown by 20 % . in addition , any attack which would kill you instead reduces you to 20 % of your maximum health and triggers divine shield . cannot occur while divine shield is on cooldown or forbearance is active .\nincreases your damage and haste by 3 . 0 % for 32 sec . each holy power spent during crusade increases damage and haste by an additional 3 . 0 % . maximum 15 stacks .\nthrows a blessed hammer that spirals outward , dealing 53 , 099 holy damage to enemies that it hits , and causing them to deal 12 % less damage to you on their next auto attack .\navenger ' s shield now deals 50 % increased damage to the first target hit . grand crusader now has an additional 10 % chance to occur .\ncalls down the light to heal a friendly target for 30 % of the target ' s missing health . while you are standing in your consecration , hand of the protector ' s healing is increased by 20 % .\njudgment now applies judgment of light to the target , causing the next 40 successful attacks against the target to heal the attacker for 8 , 309 .\neach enemy within 8 yards reduces the damage that you take and increases the damage that you deal by 3 % . this effect has diminishing returns .\ninfuse a friendly target with faith for 5 sec , healing them for 254 , 477 at the end .\nrestores 6 , 362 health to 3 injured allies within 10 yds every 1 sec . while aura mastery is active , heals all allies in the aura instead of 3 and healing is increased by 100 % .\nlight of dawn and holy shock have a 15 % chance to not start their cooldown , and make their next cast free .\navenging wrath lasts 25 % longer and also reduces holy shock ' s cooldown by 50 % for its duration .\nmark a second target as a beacon , mimicking the effects of beacon of light . your heals will now heal both of your beacons , but at 20 % reduced effectiveness .\nthe world ' s biggest source of competitive gaming information . our mission at gosugamers is to deliver the highest quality esports content and coverage .\ncopyright \u00a9 2002 - 2018 gosugamers . net . all rights reserved . powered by steam\npowered by django 1 . 8 , python 3 . 4 , nginx 1 . 9 and debian gnu / linux 8 .\nall trademarks and copyrights are owned by their respective companies and / or entities . the companies and people profiled on corporation wiki are displayed for research purposes only and do not imply an endorsement from or for the profiled companies and people . data inaccuracies may exist . no warranties , expressed or implied , are provided for the business data on this site , its use , or its interpretation .\npress j to jump to the feed . press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts\ntomorrow artosis and noregret will be casting the ksl online qualifiers for 12 hours\nfocusing on teaching people about sc1 through the lens of sc2\n. it will be on urltoken\nyes . we always come down after the show is over . before and during we don ' t have much time but its sometimes possible to run into us then .\ngenerally show ends - > we clean up and get changed - > we come out . takes a few minutes .\nwhy does artosis quit sc2 after a couple of games because he doesnt want to figure out how to play against against ghost rush . . .\nmaybe it is his opinion but sometimes i feel like it is difficult to know if a caster is just trying to hype up the game or actually speaks his opinion .\nsays on the liquipedia page that 9th - 16th get 225 points . seems like some people disagree . i don ' t know .\nin 1 year innovation has won iem gyeonggi , the ssl , gsl vs the world and a gsl championship .\neveryone in here who isn ' t shaming the guy who unpaused is wrong and morally confused . unpausers are the worst . end of story .\nartosis after protoss became strong vs artosis after terran became strong post 3 . 8\ni ' m a whiny bitchy player who gets frustrated all the time just like anyone else . i ' m allowed to be human in my free time .\nhero , the evolution of adept / phoenix transitions , and the difference between gumiho and alive . - article by artosis\ni mean . . . all artosis really said in this article is\nmake mass adept when they ' re 2 basing , transition when theyre not\nright ? if that ' s a complex decision for protoss players . . . well idk what to say to be honest .\nand i didn ' t mean literally all the entire article said that , i meant when you ' re addressing protosses decision making that that ' s what it boiled down to , clearly there are other intricacies and you pointed them out well , but these intricacies are what separates hero from say , myunsik , for example , and i don ' t believe they are necessary to play the style at a decent level .\nin the same way that it boils down that terran just needs to turtle vs adepts .\nartosis do you know brownbear personally ? just curious as to how you stumbled across this stuff otherwise .\nnot too deep in the piece yet but the bit where he talks about replays makes me sad and disappointed in overwatch again . i still can ' t believe that we live in an age where replay features aren ' t standard in any competitive video game : /\nas someone who writes about rts design as a side job this is incredibly well done and very in depth . it ' s a long , but very good , video but to sum it up the author discussions design decisions focusing on things like map design , macro , balance and iteration process .\nthe author does a great job comparing without degrading either and looks deeply at how the philosophy of each company impacted their games and how that design achieved ( or failed , as the example of generated maps in the empire series as the author discusses ) the goals set out by the developers . he evens discusses urltoken and how it ' s a platform rather than just a service .\nalso for more enjoyable watching the author discusses balance specifically in this video , also well done .\ntip : right - 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term business plan and are backed with resources , unlike most in this industry .\nyou can guarantee that we\u2019ll be watching ! check back soon for more information on bidso .\nthat\u2019s why online pharmacies is becoming more pops over the last years . well - known are remedies which are used to reduce inflammation caused by inflammation of the skeletal muscle etc . there were only few examples . did somebody tell you about canadian generic viagra ? maybe you yet know about the matter . sexual dysfunction can be a result of a physical condition . even when it has a physical reason , psychological problems can make the disorder worse . sex drive problems are so commonly a product of how you feel that there is some to that \u201cheadache\u201d saying after all .\nso let me understand this . based on the details provided in this excitement packed letter , the business makes no sense . it says that the item will start with the lowest retail price . each bid ( which will be free ) will only lower the price further . how does bidso make money ? with free bids , affiliates will get a percentage of 0 . something is missing here , and i suspect that this something is quite important . until this gap is filled , i would not get excited about bidso .\namc\na - 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store .\nlimited time offer . no code needed . restrictions may apply . see site for deatils .\nshipping is free on orders over $ 50 . restrictions may apply . limited time offer .\nshop at urltoken to get up to 50 % discount on select girls clothing .\nshipping is free on orders worth over $ 50 . restrictions may apply . limited time offer .\njust click the\nstudent program\nat the bottom part of the page . restrictions may apply . see website for more details .\nrestrictions may apply . see website for more details . click\nstudent discount\non the bottom page to start .\nenter this coupon code at checkout and get 20 % discount on all items .\nat savings . com , we have thousands of coupons and promo codes to help you save money when you shop at your favorite online stores . find one you ' d like to use , then click to reveal the discount code or to get the deal .\nour links take you straight to the retailer ' s page so you can start shopping for the best deals . browse the site as you normally would , adding the items that you want to purchase to your shopping cart .\nonce you ' re ready to check out , apply the discount code on the retailer ' s site . for deals that do not have a code , the discount will be automatically applied . complete your purchase and save money !\nok sure , he ' s criticizes others while saying it ' s not okay to be critical on his own projects . . . maybe he just really believes he offers the best at what he does .\nok sure , he trolled combatex on skype that one night on destiny ' s stream , and then the next day ranted about needing more professionalism in esports . . . maybe he was just drunk or something : /\nas for banning someone for streaming gsl , and then asking for a restream because he can ' t find the free link on gom ? . . . i just can ' t think of anything .\ni thought he asked for a restream first . that would have been funnier .\ndear incontrol : mlg is better than nasl , shut the fuck up and deal with it .\nsome strange event occurred with sc2 where people actually thought incontrol was a decent person instead of the oafish prick he was in bw .\nthis is just the world slowly righting itself in my opinion . he is and always will be no more than a straight up moron .\ntens of thousands of current sc2 fans , including myself , didn ' t follow bw - our bad on the whole incontrol thing .\nin fairness , i thought he was a decent guy until he refused to let anyone but himself cast the finals of nasl . i mean , when you have two of the best casters in the world flown in . . . you let them do their job . meh .\ni stayed liking him through that - i figured it was possible that it was some nasl higher - up ' s decision , idk . what put me over the edge was his totally unnecessary and nonesensical attack on tb , and this is even worse . i feel like he ' s just kind of stupid at this point - does he not know that a large chunk of the community already liked tb and sundance more than him , even before all the ridiculous things he ' s been saying ?\nhe accused tb of being part of a group of people that moved into casting sc2 purely for money and how he dislikes people like that . this was during an interview .\nhe also thinks science should be replaced by creationism , he ' s not very good on the whole thinking thing .\nmeanwhile , he went to work for russ , who basically admitted that he put together nasl so that he could make a living off of it ( which i don ' t mind , i ' m all for people capitalizing on sc2 - i ' m just out of the incontrol fan club - the guy is a hypocrite douche ) .\nit ' s just a passing comment in this interview , but here it is .\ni love the way tb handled the situation . he didn ' t snap back at incontrol . he just ran his invitational tournament and raised a buttload of money for more tournaments .\ni could have and probably would have handled that so much worse if it had happened pre - dreamhack . lotta lessons learned at that event and advice given to me from great people . my defensive nature is a gigantic character flaw that i have to rectify which will take a while but i ' m feeling like it ' s starting to happen and i feel much happier as a result .\nat least combatex realizes he ' s acting as a douche and isn ' t apologetic about it .\nthe difference is that combatex is just an obvious troll who can , at times , be entertaining . you can laugh with or at him . incontrol , on the other hand , went full retard years ago .\nwell he wants to be a community figure - head and leader so bad that he will literally say anything to get that status .\nlike i ' m going to leave sotg for practice ( secret eg conflict of interest ) and move to another show . that whole bag of shit too ! saddest part is he gave such a moving talk about really buckling down and becoming a better player and posting results , then you find out it was all bullshit ? !\nseriously hoping this guy gets knocked out of group play for raleigh based on his performance at anaheim and columbus . might humble him a bit .\ni must admit i was sad when he left but i would rather see artosis stay as a pillar . artosis > incontrol , this is not even taking possible tasteless appearances into consideration .\nartosis is a genuine great guy too . incontrol is just a fake douche who easily shows who he is in any and every conflict .\nneither artosis or incontrol are top tier players and threats to big names like mc but incontrol insists on taking himself seriously at that level while artosis is at least a good guy and wants esports to grow . incontrol gave off that feeling as if he believes anyone who joined the sc scene post - bw isn ' t welcome .\nhe ' s not a very talented player so we can look forward to him becoming irrelevant pretty soon .\nyeah , i saw jecho crush him on stream in a clan war 2 - 0 . kid hasn ' t even been able to enter a major tournament yet\ni ' m one of those hardcore incontrol haters and i ' ve been saying this for months and now that people is finally realizing his true nature i ' m glad . but in his defense , i think he ' s just young and impressionable and that he has had really bad influences ( cough sirscoots cough ) that turned him into a manipulative cutthroat business - type wannabe . in one sotg he talked about a guy that used to take him to school or something like that that was like a mentor figure to him . maybe he got his social climbing notions from him . there ' s also the debate club . . .\ni think he ' ll come to realize the value of honesty and become a better person with age .\nyoung ? the guy is like 25 - 27 isint he ? . . . . theres a difference between a 17 year old gosi [ terran ] being young and immature and a 25 year old incontrol being\nyoung\n( by pro - gaming standards ) and immature . . .\nwe are talking about business and in that context that age is definitely young .\nit ' s kind of tangential , but the naivete of these esports shark wannabes kind of annoys me . being a shark is effective in certain contexts works for a variety of reasons , but to my understanding , the most important is limited information - if your competition doesn ' t see it coming , you ' re much more effective . in esports , almost everything ends up coming out very quickly , so if you ' re being an actual rational businessperson rather than superficially branding yourself as a jaded realist , it ' s in your best interests to be forthright and consistent .\nesports makes money off eyeballs , and you get eyeballs from people ' s interest . what the eg crowd ( i don ' t mean to be an eg hater , but it ' s where a lot of this attitude is coming from ) doesn ' t seem to understand is that in this business , not only is being an asshole , both in statements and actions , not beneficial , it actively hurts your brand . contrast liquid , mlg , and gom as institutions with eg and the nasl , and you ' ll see exactly what i mean - the first former are very open with the community , accept criticism , and we like them . i would argue that the fact that their products are superior is related to this fact .\ninstead of being open and accepting of constructive criticism , eg and the nasl , particularly xeris , have been incredibly defensive , and every time they ' ve tried to control information , they ' ve failed miserably . they then take this incredibly frustrating , patronizing , and ultimately myopic position that ' oh , we ' re business people . we wouldn ' t expect kids like you to understand , ' when community relations is absolutely everything in this business .\nyou know what though ? i love complexity . justin lake is awesome - it ' s possible that he ' s manipulating me by being a nice guy who interacts with the community in a positive and constructive manner , being perfectly open about his exciting partnership with mvp , and acquiring a well - liked na squad , which has stayed engaged with the community , but i ' m ok with that kind of manipulation . i ' m not really a fan of any of his players , but when he posts something , i ' ll probably believe it , and i ' m much more likely to watch his team and his institution ' s events than i would be if i didn ' t care about the organization , doubly so compared to what i ' d do if i actively disliked it , like i do eg .\nlet ' s compare that to eg . i like djwheat . i used to like his shows , but i gradually lost interest the more i hear about the way these eg guys act . understand , i ' m not depriving myself of anything by not watching these shows - i ' ve just lost interest in what incontrol and scoots have to say . when idra is your professional class act , your organization is in trouble .\nedit : mixed up alex garfield and justin lake ' s first names . ironic , considering the content of my post .\nscoots . a bad egg that one . i remember being in a chat with scoots moderating . and it was constant bans and threats of him\nkilling esports\nsinglehandedly . in his defense , he was being trolled pretty hard but thats still no reason to rage that bad and threaten such rediculous things .\nmy favorite incontrol - isms was when he was having his ' language debate ' with destiny . he ' d say something to the effect of\nnow i ' m not saying you ' re a raging rapist asshole molester , buuuuut . . .\n. it cracked me up so hard . he ' d preface all his massive accusations / insults with\nnow i ' m not saying . . .\n. destiny just blew it off , but it was the most hilarious linguistic setup ever that only an oaf would think was a clever way to argue\nfor being an english major who debated as a hobby , he ' s not only astonishingly bad at knowing what words mean , but at effectively conveying a point .\nit was on one of the urltoken shows when the community was freaking out about language and destiny being destiny was the person everyone had their pitchforks pointed at .\ni agree , i would like to see these two people debate . for science .\nit was on state of the game about a month ago , don ' t remember what episode though .\nshe ' s a hardcore fundamentalist christian ; despite what many of us would do to her in bed , i can ' t imagine that there are more than only a couple desperate losers here that would even consider dating her .\nespecially after a person waits ( edit ) their entire life for sex . marriages definitely have no sex . children are brought by storks .\nhe can ' t fuck his girlfriend ? no wonder he ' s such an asshole .\nnever having had sex doesn ' t prevent you from experiencing the sexuality of your partner , and knowing whether you are compatible or not . i have had boyfriends that showed me very quickly how distasteful i would find intimacy with them . ( blech ) on the other hand , i can assure you beyond a shadow of a doubt that sex with geoff will be awesome . i just don ' t agree with the argument that you can ' t know compatibility without fully experiencing every aspect of sexuality .\ni know i like chocolate . - i know i like boys . i choose a new chocolate bar at the store , a brand i ' m not familiar with . - i meet a boy , one i ' ve never had any relationship with . i like the ingredient list and specifications , so i buy the chocolate . - i like the guy , so i enter into a relationship with him . i open the chocolate bar and see the color , smell the aroma , and even test the snap of the chocolate ( connoisseurs know what i mean . ) . - i date the guy , and experience intimacy with him in ways that are not sex . i can know , at this point , even though i haven ' t tasted it , that i will like this chocolate bar . - i know , through all experiences with this boy , that we are compatible . i eat the chocolate and now taste it for the first time , it is a new experience , but i knew and could predict much of what it would be like . - i marry the boy and we have sex , it is a new experience , and much better than what i have done before , but i knew and could predict much of what it would be like . i am happy . - i am very happy .\nsomething about this makes me think less about her home - state , since a hardcore christian can be their best female specimen .\nindeed a laughable concept , beauty pageants have little to do with beauty and more to do with manipulating the hivemind , which is eas when the only people who pay attention to that crap are bogans . ( what do you call bogans in america ? rednecks ? )\nso when anna says that creationism should be taught in schools because evolution is just a theory , rednecks agree and go vote .\nonly the crazy ( mostly ) christians pay beauty pageants any attention . them and perverts . and anyway , most of the country is still christian you know , and that includes oregon . we ' re not an atheist state or anything , just a bit above average .\nlook , i get it , it ' s pretty unusual , and this has less to do with you than the starcraft community as a whole . but why is incontrol ' s girlfriend ' s worth based on how much sex he gives her ? why can ' t he love her and she love him ? why can ' t we assume that she ' s a bomb ass partner and that ' s why they ' re together ? why the fuck does sex always come up when his girlfriend comes up .\nthis is why i feel alienated as a woman from screddit . because whenever a woman is brought in in conversation ( it rarely happens anyway . . . ) either her body or sex is the topic of discussion . can you imagine a screddit where men ' s bodies were talked about the same ratio that women ' s bodies were ?\nyou ' re making a solid effort on getting that up to 100 % , though .\nhard to convey that i dun give a toss about 2 nuts\nfinding\neach other while responding to the\nmodel\ngf remark .\ni ' m curious : what ' s the story behind him and bw ? all i ' m aware of is that he was a token entrant in some overblown american reality show that reinforced all kinds of stereotypes about\ngamer culture\n.\ni have a few pro friends who told me even more about his antics in bw . he was an uber - prick and super fucking annoying ( still is ) . you can see evidence of this in the image below when he started bm ' ing idra during highlander .\nhe wasn ' t and still isn ' t respected by his peers and is / was a pretty bad player . i remember a story about a very patient , manner , well - liked member of eg put him on ignore on vent for like 2 years and never told anyone . if this guy puts you on ignore , you must be the biggest fucking douche bag in the world .\ninc is super insecure and doesn ' t want to be seen as a\nnerd .\nhe tries very hard to impress people when others are around . when he is one - on - one with you , you ' d think this guy might actually be pretty cool , then as soon as another person shows up , it is like is constantly trying to show - off . pretty weird .\nthere is a lot more , but that is probably enough . . . maybe too much .\ni said a similar thing to this yesterday and in a somewhat nice way and / r / starcraft of course downvoted me into oblivion and i was called a witch hunter . this bipolar nature needs too be fixed or it will end up like / v / on 4chan\ni am sincerely sorry that you guys misunderstood what i was saying . . .\nand further , i am sincerely sorry that everyone misunderstood the apology i was trying to make about the public misunderstanding my statements . . . . .\nsolidarity , because you know , he ' s like , really solid . . . .\nincontrol is a two - faced hypocrite . if you take this guy to have one ounce of true conviction in what he says , you have most likely never seen more than one statement by him .\nhe talks about abusing sensationalism then trolls combatex in skype call , apologizes , talks about professionalism in esports and proceeds to act like a fucking child and knock other tournaments while being a figure - head fora competing organization , apologizes , the list goes on .\nhere ' s an idea when you write something as a public figure , write that shit down , sleep on it , think about it , then spell check it , then post it .\nit ' s truly amazing how different destiny and incontrol are in this respect , and it ' s why destiny gets nothing but love from this subreddit and incontrol gets a fuckload of hate . one believes every word he says , and has ultimate conviction and critical thinking applied to all of his ideas , the other doesn ' t know half the shit he ' s saying most of the time and will say something contradictory 2 hours later .\ni do not know if the other destiny fans downvoted you for a percieved attack on destiny or some other reason , but i agree . the key thing destiny seems to stress is how genuine he is ( though not nice ) . i cannot think of a time when destiny was forced to eat his words ( though i have not really looked ) . incontrol on the other hand . . . well that is what this thread is about isn ' t it ?\ni also find destiny ' s points well argued whereas incontrol just seems to throw in random colorful words to make it look like he knows what he ' s talking about but they don ' t craft a well argued point . you can see this in the debates for extended series on sotg .\nin another episode of sotg he argued with tyler over something ( i can ' t remember atm ) and handled that argument pretty well . the thing is he had idra to back him up who is a very pragmatic and logical person that speaks genuinely like destiny ."]}
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the keys are in the car extend your booking if you need to return the car , tap off and walk away you\u2019ll get a bill for your usage the following month if you have any questions about using goget , read more and chat to us at urltoken\nyour new life , free from the costs and hassles of car ownership , is just an application form away ! join goget and give us a try .\nfind cars near you with the goget app or on our website . book just the hours you need or for a full day , and start driving straight away !\ngoget share cars are parked all over australia . with almost 3 , 000 cars in 5 cities , there\u2019s probably one near you ! maybe in your building or on your street !\nwe see a real opportunity for business to cut down on transport costs and large fleets with goget . we offer a great deal for business , with low rates and no membership fees .\nkeep your smart card on you \u2013 goget cars lock themselves after being inactive for a little while . if you ever lock yourself out of a car , you can always call us for help .\nif you\u2019re going to be late , you can extend your booking online , or by using the goget app . refer to your booking confirmation email if you can\u2019t park in the car\u2019s dedicated pod .\ngoget also pays for fuel , insurance and rego , and maintenance . so , you pay for a car when you actually use one . that saves you money and gives you even more options than owning a car .\nchris vanneste , head of locations and partnerships for share car vendor , goget said that his organisation\u2019s model is based on membership with origins in the consumer space but it is increasingly becoming a viable corporate solution worth considering .\npetrol is on us , so use the fuel card to fill up if you\u2019re running low . the card can be found with the car key , and the pin is in your booking confirmation email or the goget app .\nfind your nearest goget vehicle by searching below . just enter a location to see cars near you ! you can use advanced search to find a particular type of vehicle , like a van , convertible , or people mover .\nwe also have mercedes a180s , audi a1s and a3s , hyundai i30s , and toyota rav4s . our fleet of hybrid vehicles is also growing every year . any goget member can book one of out toyota prius cs , or our mitsubishi plug - in hybrid outlander .\ngoget car share is more convenient than car rental , cheaper than owning a car , and gives you access to a huge variety of cars . membership gives you self - service access to thousands of cars across australia , all available to book and access 24 / 7 .\nwhile the goget model relies on a traditional location - based car - share , membership model , chris noone , campaigns manager for leading australian peer - to - peer car share company drivemycar , said that his organisation basically facilitates people renting out their cars to other people .\n\u201cwhile car sharing services such as goget have the potential to be cost - effective , the greatest advantages are in transparency over vehicle use , \u201d vanneste said . \u201cthe real value for organisations in using pool cars is when they are integrated into the fleet as an alternative to taxis and rental .\nprobably ! there are almost 3 , 000 goget cars in five australian cities \u2013 adelaide , brisbane , canberra , melbourne , and sydney . you\u2019ll find cars parked on the street , in car parks , and at shopping centres and airports . head to our find cars page to see cars near you .\nbusiness grew quickly , and soon went interstate . melbourne was launched under the new brand \u2018goget\u2019 on november 18 , 2004 . bruce recalls by the fourth or fifth year , the growth became really significant , with the number of cars growing rapidly from 20 , to 80 , to 200 , to 550 and now over 2000 .\nif you pick up a smart card , you can join goget and be in a car on the same day ! sign up online , and elect to pick up a smart card from a pickup location near you . once you\u2019ve got your smart card , give us a call to activate it , and you\u2019ll be good to go !\neven with a new level of rigor at the board level , the goget entrepreneurial spirit still drives the business today , from constant expansion to selling the solutions they have developed to solve their own problems , like their unique fleet management system . with over 18 million privately owned cars in australia , nic and bruce know they have just scratched the surface .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwelcome to sydney morning herald online . skip directly to : search box , section navigation , content . text version .\ncar - sharing schemes are poised for a rapid growth in popularity in australia , a us expert has predicted .\ncar - sharing , in which several people in one area pay to use a shared vehicle for private trips , is popular in the us and australia would follow the trend , said visiting transport expert dr susan shaheen .\ntraffic congestion , the scarcity of premium parking spaces , and the cost and environmental impact of running a private vehicle would convince some australians to become members of car - sharing schemes , she predicted .\ndr shaheen , the keynote speaker today at the reinventing the private car conference in sydney , said the number of shared vehicles in the us grew from 10 , 000 to 40 , 000 between 1998 and 2003 .\nif it ' s happening in the us it could definitely happen in australia ,\nshe said .\naustralia ' s first car - sharing scheme , newtown carshare , began 18 months ago in the inner - sydney suburb .\nnewtown carshare co - founder nic lowe said his company would launch a car - sharing service in melbourne next week and was preparing to expand into other parts of sydney , including bondi .\nmr lowe said members paid a monthly fee of $ 15 - $ 30 to join the scheme and then paid $ 4 an hour , plus 35 cents a kilometre , to use one of nine available vehicles which had guaranteed parking spaces .\nhe hoped to have 500 to 1 , 000 share cars on the road within five years .\nthe service suited people who lived close to good public transport corridors but needed a car for occasional trips , mr lowe said .\ndr shaheen , from the university of california , said car - sharing schemes in some instances could rival the flexibility , convenience and reliability of a private vehicle , particularly in congested areas where driving and parking was a hassle .\nshe acknowledged it would take a significant shift in attitudes to alter australians ' love affair with cars but said businesses could develop different models of car - sharing to suit different areas .\nis everything like newtown in sydney ? no ,\ndr shaheen said .\ngovernments were interested in the idea and us authorities already were providing subsidies to car - share operators , she said .\neighty per cent of car - sharing schemes in the us received some sort of subsidy , whether through direct capital grants or by providing parking spaces or other non - monetary subsidies .\nget free news emails from smh . com . au . sign - up now\nchoose the right vehicle for you , and book it in for a few hours or a few days .\ngo to the car you ' ve booked and tap on with your smartcard . the keys are in the car !\ngo somewhere fun , get to a meeting or move heavy things with your wheels . when you ' re finished , return the car to its home and tap off .\nfiguring our where to park in richmond is tricky , especially when it\u2019s busy . but there\u2019s cheap parking in richmond \u2013 here are some options .\nfree wifi can make or break a holiday , business trip , or a day out at the end of the month . free wifi melbourne is easy to find \u2013 here\u2019s how .\ndo p - platers need car insurance ? the short answer is yes , but car insurance for p - platers isn\u2019t as confusing as it seems . here\u2019s some advice .\nour lowest rates and no membership fees ! if you have a seniors card , click here to join free .\nthere\u2019s a plan for every driver . find one that suits you and join . once you\u2019re approved we\u2019ll mail you a smart card , or you can pick one up .\nfind your car , hold the smart card to the reader on the windscreen , and the doors will unlock . the ignition key is near the steering wheel .\njust return the car to its pod with at least a quarter tank of fuel after your trip . we pay for petrol \u2013 there\u2019s a fuel card in the car to pay for it .\ninstead of owning an expensive and time consuming car , car share gives you access to thousands of cars when you need one . book a hatchback , suv , van , or other car share vehicle for as little as an hour .\ncar share members have access to a huge variety of cars . instead of the same car every week , use the car best suited for your trip ( or best suited for your mood ! ) .\nwe also want to make needing a car an optional cost for students and seniors . mobility doesn\u2019t need to cost an arm and a leg with our discounted plans !\nbefore starting your booking , do a quick check for damage . if you find any , check if it\u2019s been reported on the the vehicle damage check form . call us to report anything not listed .\ntidy up at the end of your trip . take rubbish with you , brush off any dirt or mess , and take all your things . if the car needs a proper clean , let us know . all our cars are smoke - free .\nbefore getting out of the car , make sure the key is out of the ignition , all the lights are off , and the doors and windows are closed . then lock the car by swiping your smart card .\nit doesn\u2019t matter whether you use car share to replace your main car , to help get by with just one , or just to use for work .\nservices to australia . founded in 2003 by directors nic lowe and bruce jeffreys , the company has developed a range of business and it systems that enable the delivery of consulting , technical services and the provision of on - the - ground car share facilities . feel free to\ngain access to 5000 + skilled gogetters to help you grow your business without increasing your overheads .\ni can now get quick and easy help for things i\u2019d rather not spend my time on .\nyo han\ngogetters go the extra mile to get everything on my to - do list done . i never have to worry .\nmalvin\neternal meteor sdn bhd ( 1026031 - t ) \u00a9 2018 . all rights reserved .\nwe ' ve made some minor tweaks to the user experience and some performance improvements .\n* you ' ll now be able to see the booking extension / modification cost before confirming .\n* improved user experience for cars not available for the required date and time .\nby purchasing this item , you are transacting with google payments and agreeing to the google payments terms of service and privacy notice .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nthe new @ committee4syd report recommends one hour rail links between wollongong , sydney , the central coast , and newcastle to grow all three economies . would you move out of sydney if you could get back in 1 hour ? urltoken\nwe highly encourage everyone to pay newtown a visit - but parking in one of sydney ' s busiest suburbs is tough . we ' ve made it a little easier\npsa : car share is good for your back pocket , and for the environment .\ncar share sounds like a new idea - but it ' s not really . even john lennon played a part in the history of car sharing .\nneed a car share primer ? things change quickly in the sharing economy . here ' s a little guide to how car share actually works . . .\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 .\nwe have the widest variety of vehicles available out of any car sharing provider in australia .\nthe current models in our fleet are listed below and are all automatic transmission .\nperth born and bred , nic lowe and bruce jeffreys arrived in newtown in 2002 . both wondered how they were going to navigate this new city , and neither wanted to own a car , nor could either justify the cost . a need soon turned into a business idea .\nafter extensive global research and touting the idea of \u2018newtown carshare\u2019 at their local festival one sunday that november , nic and bruce turned strong public interest into an operation on the smell of an oily rag . starting with twelve founding members and an eclectic collection of three cars \u2013 an old corolla , a hiace ute and a loaned vw polo \u2013 newtown carshare was launched on friday june 6 , 2003 .\n12 members soon became 50 , and maintaining close customer relationships meant nic and bruce started to hear that customers were putting their hard earned cash back in their pockets for other things \u2013 a uni degree , a family holiday , a four day working week . plus it was good for the environment .\nstrong customer relationships were key to organic growth \u2013 constant service feedback and improvement meant customers started telling their friends . the word got around , and creating value in members\u2019 lives meant it was becoming harder for a competitor to replicate the business .\njoin now for less with our reduced annual membership fee . find out more here .\ngrab a bonus $ 30 driving credit once your pals have their first booking . click here .\n12 % off all pods for 12 days in july . find out more !\nflexicar is an australia wide carsharing service that provides a cheap and green alternative to car ownership for individuals and businesses .\ntogether , we reduce car usage , traffic and parking pressures , save our members money and unite communities to reduce our environmental footprint . carsharing is \u2018all - inclusive\u2019 car rental by the hour or the day . our rates include fuel , insurance and all on - road costs . registered flexicar members have access to our fleet of car share vehicles in sydney , melbourne , brisbane and perth .\nuse the promo code julyxmas2018 for bookings on all pods , in every city , on trips starting from friday 20th july until midnight tuesday 31st july .\nnew pods and cars on fleet . read on to find out if one is near you !\nit\u2019s official ! hertz 24 / 7 in perth will be re - branded as flexicar in november . this means that if you\u2019re travelling to perth as a flexicar member you\u2019ll be able to book a flexicar and have the same easy and convenient booking experience that you do in melbourne , sydney , brisbane and canberra . read on for more !\nreduced damage cover excess ( * surcharge applies : $ 2hr capped at $ 15day . no excess reduction on commercial or prestige vehicles )\nit might be the queen ' s birthday but we want to give you the present for the long weekend ! it ' s 30 % off on bookings on all pods , in every city , on trips starting from thursday 7th june until midnight monday 11th june . use promo code qbday2018 when making a booking . click here for more details urltoken happy driving !\nwe ' ve got an egg - cellent deal for the easter long weekend ! use promo code eggs2018 to get 20 % off when you book any flexicar in melbourne cbd , sydney cbd or melbourne airport for trips of any length of time between thursday 29th march to tuesday 3rd april . find out more : urltoken happy driving !\nhave you seen the flexicar and brunswick music festival car around melbourne ? did you know that you can drive it ? we want everyone to know that flexicar is a proud supporter of brunswick music festival and want you to drive it around town . so book chipper the bmf flexicar ( located at albert street x sydney road - brunswick ) between now until 18 march , and you ' ll get 15 % off your booking ! use promo code : bmfmarch18 when making your booking . so get about town in this eye - catcher and don ' t forget to take a snap of your adventure . happy driving ! # flexicar # brunswickmusicfestival # bmf18 # melbourne # brunswick # carshare\nthe rapid emergence of car - pooling as a viable alternative to car ownership or leasing is set to have a massive impact on the current models of fleet management when you look at the diversity of options now available .\none of the main plenary sessions at the recent 2016 australasia fleet conference and exhibition in melbourne brought together a range of experts in the car - pooling industry .\ninterestingly , the car sharing session was preceded by a keynote address from jim mckinley , general manager of connected intelligence company telogis who duly noted that we are now in the era of \u201cthe internet of everything\u201d where over 50 billion devices are now connected .\nhe believes that irrespective of the attitude of current fleet managers and drivers , it has to be remembered that the \u201cselfie generation\u201d is rapidly joining the workforce and they have totally different attitudes to what they are used to .\n\u201cwe are quickly heading towards a world when we are no longer fleet managers but instead we are mobility managers , \u201d mckinley said . \u201cthe attitude and the way of thinking of the next generations is totally different to what our generation knows .\n\u201cthey are connected all of the time and they have heightened expectations about everything and they want it now . with the advent of services like uber , many of them will never own a licence . as these new attitudes enter the workforce , they don\u2019t need a car but they do still need their mobility managed .\n\u201cthat\u2019s the challenge for organisations going forward . so , all organisations need a connected intelligence strategy as business increasingly becomes all about doing more with less . \u201d\nthis keynote led nicely into the discussion that followed about car - pooling and various new models that have emerged and that are now getting significant traction .\n\u201ctechnology now offers secure authentication , automated booking and access so there are no keys to retrieve and there is no paperwork to manage . \u201d\n\u201cat the core , we are about monetising idle assets and under - utilised assets , \u201d noone said . \u201cevery fleet management organisation has to meet this challenge as it is a massive drain on their profit and loss .\n\u201cpeer - to - peer car sharing on a market - based online platform is a pathway to generating revenue by turning an idle asset that is owned by one company or individual into an asset that can be used by another company or individual who needs that asset .\n\u201cthis is not a fad . it is a large and growing trend not just in vehicle management but right across the collaborative and share economy . so far it has been very popular for consumers but it is now well and truly moving into the corporate space . \u201d\nchris stavrou , fleet co - ordinator at melbourne university , who was also on the panel at the afma conference then went on to discuss his organisation\u2019s implementation of a pool car system to improve vehicle utilisation and to automate a lot of manual processes .\nprior to implementing new technology , melbourne university used three full time staff to manage a fleet of over 300 vehicles at city and rural locations . their car pooling service involved a lot of paperwork and someone had to manually hand out keys and then someone else had to manually bill out the service to the responsible cost centre .\n\u201cour appointed fleet management organisation , smartfleet had already developed online booking software , so we decided to undergo a trial , \u201d stavrou said . \u201cour goals were initially to eliminate manual booking and access management processes and , in the longer term , to improve vehicle utilisation and to reduce the fleet size all of which would help us save money on the way our fleet was managed . \u201d\nthere is now an online booking service and a pin controlled key locker operating in their largest central car park that manages the shared use of a component of the fleet vehicles . there are now over 1000 staff using 10 pool cars .\n\u201cthe journey was not without its speed bumps but we go there in the end . it means our fleet vehicle users no longer have to rely on another person to book , pick - up and return a car , \u201d stavrou said . \u201cas a result , we managed to reduce our fleet size by 33 per cent and reduced the number of staff in fleet management operations from three to one .\n\u201dwe have achieved a car sharing solution that involves practically no paperwork , a fully automated online booking system and secure key pick up that operates 24 / 7 and there is no longer a need for paper log books in vehicles .\n\u201cthere is no doubt that this sytem has saved us significant time , resources and money in the management of our fleet . \u201d\nkeep up to date by subscribing to our free email newsletter ( no spam ) .\ngoautonews is australia\u2019s number one automotive industry journal covering the latest news , future and new model releases , market trends , industry personnel movements , and international events .\nthanks for visiting our job board . please review our open positions and apply to the positions that match your qualifications ."]}
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", "topic": 17}], "title": "kobe golf club", "paragraphs": ["port island golf club , the most famous golf range in kobe , japan .\nopen for play in 1990 , japan memorial golf club , located in kobe , hyogo , japan , is a jack nicklaus signature golf course .\nkobe golf club in the kobe area , japan are you looking for a cheap kobe golf club hotel , a 5 star kobe golf club hotel or a family friendly kobe golf club hotel ? you just landed in the best site to find the best deals and offers on the most amazing hotels for your stay . when you search for hotels near kobe golf club with urltoken , you need to first check our online map and see the distance you will be from kobe golf club , japan . our maps are based on hotel search and display areas and neighborhoods of each hotel so you can see how close you are from kobe golf club and refine your search within kobe or japan based on closest public transportation , restaurants and entertainment so you can easily get around the city . all the hotels details page show an option for free or paid onsite parking . if you wish to see the hotels with the highest featuring discounts and deals near kobe golf club , simply filter by price / average nightly rate . we recommend you filter by star rating and read our genuine guest reviews so you can get the best quality hotel with the best discount . one of the new features on urltoken guest reviews is that also show reviews from expedia for kobe golf club hotels and the tripadvisor kobe golf club hotels reviews so you can make sure that you checking with a reliable source . see the review scores on our kobe hotel information pages . make the most out of your family vacation when you book your hotel with urltoken \u2013 book your hotel near kobe golf club , kobe after reviewing the facilities and amenities listed for each hotel . after booking your hotel near kobe golf club , expect to receive your reservation confirmation in the mail in less than 10 minutes . the confirmation email contains more information on all nearby attractions , local directions and weather forecast , so you can better plan the days during your trip . after getting the best hotel rates you can still save more by winning 1 free night ! that\u2019s right , stayed 10 nights in any hotel near kobe golf club , kobe and after you sign up for the urltoken rewards program , you are eligible hotel you receive 1 night free * the best hotel deals are here : we have kobe golf club hotel deals , kobe golf club last minute deals and offers to get you the cheapest kobe golf club hotel with our lowest price guarantee .\nthe original roll of members bearing the signatures of 135 members is preserved in the original at the jga golf museum in hirono , hyogo prefecture . with the exception of a sprinkling of japanese , germans , frenchmen and americans , the founding members were overwhelmingly british nationals who for the most part also belonged to kobe\u2019s other \u2018foreign clubs\u2019 , the kobe club and the kobe regatta & athletic club .\nmacwood , thomas - gliding past fuji - c . h . alison in japan | golf club atlas\n64 km ( 61 km by sanyo expressway , 3 km from kobe - nishi i . c . )\nthe origins of golf in japan can be traced back over a century to a small private course in kobe\u2019s rokko mountains . during the meiji period , many europeans and americans lived in the bay - front foreign settlement in kobe , introducing various aspects of foreign culture into japan . the british - born trading merchant arthur hesketh groom ( 1846\u20131918 ) built a summerhouse atop mt . rokko , an area he chose for its peace and quiet as a perfect location for social gatherings . there he built a four - hole golf course . two years later , in 1903 , he expanded the course to nine holes and founded the kobe golf club , the first golf club in japan .\nword soon spread , and the growing number of golfers prompted the addition of five holes and the official establishment of the kobe golf club on february 27 , 1903 , with groom serving as honorary secretary and treasurer and t . c . thornicraft the club\u2019s inaugural president . ( the latter has the distinction of also being elected the first president of the kobe club , another of kobe\u2019s historical clubs founded by westerners in the years following the city\u2019s opening to foreign trade . ) another nine holes were added in 1904 , resulting in an 18 - hole , 3 , 576 yard , bogey 78 course .\ncompleted in may 1932 and measuring 6700 yards , the tokyo golf club was the country\u2019s first outstanding golf course \u2013 a landmark in japanese golf architecture . rokura akaboshi remarked the asaka course \u201d had a revolutionary impact on japanese golf and will become a historic asset in the future . \u201d\ngotemba golf club is situated in one of japan ' s most famous country retreat areas at the base of mt fuji . it is a true hillside japanese golf club that offers both the foreign and japanese golfer a unique playing experience . established in 1971 , it is one of the original courses in the region . . .\nfollowing the outbreak of the sino - japanese war in 1937 , japan\u2019s golf courses were successively confiscated for military purposes or converted into farmland . due to its location atop mt . rokko our club was initially spared this fate , and records show that club championships were held through 1942 . however , with the arrival of occupation forces in 1945 the club was requisitioned by the us military .\nmacwood , thomas \u2013 the early golf architects : beyond old tom pg . ii\nhaving successfully navigated the twists and turns of what may well be described as japan\u2019s most tumultuous era , kobe golf club proudly celebrated its centennial by holding its first 100th anniversary competition over a four - day period beginning on may 20 , 2003 . in attendance were representatives of the japan golf association , the presidents of various golf clubs , the uk ambassador to japan , the captain of the r & a and the chairman of the british golf association . the opening ceremony featured the governor of hyogo teeing off at the 1st hole with a hickory - shafted club and playing a replica gutta percha ball . the competition was followed by a reception held in the clubhouse , and in the tradition of groom and his fellow mountaineers a good time was had by all .\nmendik , kevin \u2013 h . c . leeds , the papa of american golf architecture\nnestled on a hill top between the hakone valley and beautiful mt . fuji , belle view nagao golf club has great golf with incredible scenery ! enjoy panoramic views from the pacific ocean to nearby mt . fuji . come try a lesson in english . friendly staff and rental clubs available .\nwe are proud and confident to present to all golf lovers this carefully thought - out fairway .\nas word spread of the links at rokko - san another group of foreigners developed a nine - hole course for the yokohama golf club ( 1906 ) . at this time there was a growing number of japanese living abroad who had fallen for the game , and upon return to japan there was no course available to them . one such man was junosuke inouye , ex - governor of the bank of japan , who had picked the game up in new york . he was the major force behind the creation of the first golf club created by japanese for japanese \u2014 the tokyo golf club in komazawa opened in 1914 . the course was designed by an american named brady , the captain at yokohama gc , and a scot veteran named colchester . this marked the true beginning of japanese golf .\nurltoken provides a detailed weather forecast for the exact longitudinal and latitudinal location of every golf course world wide .\nlakewood golf club is the perfect venue for the discerning golfer to enjoy both private and business rounds near tokyo . one of the most prestigious courses in the tokyo area this course and facilities are designed to impress and certainly do deliver on that promise !\nduring the approximately four - month - long winter , however , the top of mt . rokko was covered with snow . so in 1904 groom\u2019s friend and fellow trader william john robinson built a six - hole course close to sea level , not far from downtown kobe in the uozaki yokoya district , and established the yokoya golf association . in 1914 it was relocated to naruohama and the naruo golf association was established with a nine - hole course . the land was owned by one of japan\u2019s leading trading companies at the time , suzuki shoten . when circumstances forced the golf association\u2019s dissolution , people in the company pleaded for the course to be saved for robinson\u2019s sake , and in 1920 a new club was formed . this was the start of the naruo golf club . but the course that robinson took over was mostly weeds and puddles , and one could not even tell where the greens were . it started out with just three functioning holes that he and his supporters maintained themselves .\nharry c . crane had long sought validation of his course by a famous golf course designer . in 1930 , charles hugh alison came to japan to design the asaka course for the tokyo golf club . he also designed golf courses in hirono and kawana . crane asked alison to survey the naruo golf course and offer recommendations . alison spent a full week on the project in early 1931 . in his report he wrote , \u201cthe skeletal construction uses the site\u2019s features well , and no changes are required . \u201d at the same time he submitted detailed recommendations to improve 16 of the 18 holes .\nmorgan\u2019s photos were widely viewed throughout europe and the united states . they allowed the world to \u201cdiscover\u201d naruo for the first time , introducing to the public a leading \u201chistoric\u201d golf course in japan with a design that borrowed heavily from british - style links . word steadily spread about naruo in the international golf world and the course was praised by numerous foreign golf journalists . but the club was not seeking to establish any kind of reputation ; these developments were merely the result of venerable traditions being handed down over many decades .\ncirba , mike \u2013 walter j . travis \u201cdropped\u201d at national golf links of america truth or travesty ? ( part one )\ncirba , mike \u2013 walter j . travis \u201cdropped\u201d at national golf links of america truth or travesty ? ( part two )\ncirba , mike \u2013 walter j . travis \u201cdropped\u201d at national golf links of america truth or travesty ? ( part three )\none of the biggest days in the history of the naruo course came in 1967 when gary player , jack nicklaus and arnold palmer\u2014the \u201cbig 3\u201d among professional golfers of that era\u2014held an exhibition match at naruo . the event was part of three stroke - play matches held around japan and organized by tokyo broadcasting system television . the first two matches were held at the kasumigaseki country club east course and the nagoya golf club wago course , with the final round held at naruo .\nthis is a golf resort for the golfer who likes to combine good food , relaxing and luxurious facilities with fantastic golf . 27 holes , onsen , hotel , pool , private villas , teppanyaki all available to help mind and body relax after a fun day on the course .\ncharles hugh alison was no golf design neophyte . born in lancashire , england in 1883 , he had been educated at malvern and oxford . better known for athletics than academics , alison excelled at both cricket and golf . he was the youngest member of the oxford and cambridge golf society\u2019s team , captained by john low , which toured america in 1903 . following a short career in cricket and golf journalism , alison became the secretary of the new stoke poges golf club in 1907 , a colt design in the london outskirts . it is believed he dabbled in design while serving as secretary , but he didn\u2019t devote himself completely to golf architecture until after wwi \u2013 going into partnership with colt and alister mackenzie . almost immediately he was dispatched to america where he worked throughout the twenties , producing a number of impressive designs , including kirtland , fresh meadow , burning tree , north shore , century , cc of detroit , timber point , sea island and milwaukee . with economic difficulties effecting american work , the japanese project presented an exciting opportunity .\nin a shrewd move shiraisha called a directors\u2019 meeting in august when most were away on holiday avoiding the summer heat in the mountains , and without opposition alison\u2019s invitation was easily approved . otani would later rationalize , \u201ci believed it was necessary , not only for the club , but also for the future of japan\u2019s golf world . \u201d\nthe history of modern japan begins with the meiji restoration that ended centuries of isolation , opened japan\u2019s ports to foreign trade and unleashed a sudden flood of foreigners upon these remote and hitherto forbidden shores . amongst them was a young englishman by the name of arthur hesketh groom , who in 1868 disembarked in kobe to take up residence and seek his fortune .\nnicklaus design is recognized around the globe as the world ' s premier golf course design firm . see what the press has written about us .\nthis is how golf architect ch alison described his entrance into tokyo bay . a disciple of a movement in golf design that began outside london and spread through the western world , alison was the first and only golf architect of that sect to set foot in asia . invited to japan in 1930 , he brought a philosophy of architecture born on the natural links and melded it perfectly with the japanese aesthetic to produce an enduring legacy . the impact of his short visit was so forceful that seventy years later it remains the dominant influence on design in that golf crazed nation . but hugh alison was not the first visitor to have an altering effect on japan .\nwhere possible a direct inquiry will be sent , but in cases of no english speaking staff golf in japan will enquire about the reservations and get back to you within 24 hours . we will do more ! we can recommend and advise on all aspects of your trip including accommodation , rentals and after - golf activities - anywhere in japan !\nthe naruo course was steadily expanded , and in 1924 a full 18 holes were completed . but in 1927 , severe economic constraints forced the course to be shortened to nine holes . the club members were desperate for a new course , so they entrusted its development to the club\u2019s most stalwart members , the crane brothers\u2014joe e . , harry c . and bertie e . crane . every weekend the brothers inspected candidate sites all over the kansai area until they happened upon the location where the present course was built .\ndesigned by robert trent jones jr . eastwood is a beautiful course located about 1 . 5 hours from downtown tokyo . nestled in some gently rolling hills in tochigi prefecture , the club is famous for its wide fairways , strategic bunkering , and large , fast greens .\nas the game\u2019s popularity increased , there not only became a demand for more courses , but also better courses . many japanese had experience the game in britain and america , and had an appreciation for the excellence of modern golf course design . they were not satisfied with simply being able to play the game on the primitive courses found in japan . it was in the 1920\u2019s that the quality of golf architecture slowly began to improve . hodgaya was the first modern japanese design - it was carried out by walter fovargue who had been involved with lakeside in san francisco , annandale in pasadena and wawona hotel at yosemite . the crane brothers of kobe were fine golfers , born of english father and japanese mother , they created the original short eighteen at naruo in 1924 . david hood designed and built the fine course at ibaraki ( 1925 ) and in 1926 the tokyo gc was expanded from nine to eighteen .\nthe initial incarnation of the current course layout was completed in time for naruo golf club\u2019s first big event , the japan open golf championship in 1936 . the course won kudos for the appeal of its natural setting . at that time the naruohama course was still being used , but regrettably had to be closed in 1939 . upon the course\u2019s closing , 1 , 500 tsubo ( about 5 , 000 m2 or over 50 , 000 ft2 ) of high - quality korai grass was transplanted to the inagawa course . the golf course was expropriated during the pacific war , but in 1949 all 18 holes were reconstructed . a new clubhouse was completed in 1956 . water supply lines were completed in 1963 covering the entire course . the facilities have been renovated many times over the years , but the course layout remains today almost exactly at it was originally designed by crane and improved by alison .\nalthough groom and his contemporaries were restricted with regard to residence and work to kobe\u2019s foreign concession , his love of the outdoors and his fascination with the untamed nature of mt . rokko rising 3 , 054 ft . ( 931m ) almost vertically above the city led him in 1895 to build a cottage near the summit of his beloved mountain . groom\u2019s retreat was the first of many to follow , and to this day he is acclaimed as having pioneered the development of mt . rokko as a resort area and tourist attraction .\nat the time hodogaya was considered the premier golf course in japan . although a solid design , it was far from perfect , being on hilly land it featured more than a few blind shots . the new breed of internationally savvy golfers wanted more , and one such man was tokyo gc\u2019s komyo otani . he had been exposed to the game as a student in england , and was among a group of japanese who admired the heathland golf courses outside london . when the decision was made to move , otani , along with a handful of like - minded members , considered it the perfect opportunity to build a course to rival the best from overseas . and who better to carry out the design , none other than the world\u2019s premier golf architect \u2013 harry shapland colt . his design portfolio was superb , including the heathland gems of swinley forest , st . georges hill , the addington and sunningdale - new ; the redesign / modernization of the championship venues at hoylake , lytham , muirfield and sandwich ; and a collaboration with george crump on what was considered the world\u2019s greatest golf course , pine valley . in 1929 otani convinced the club to approach colt and surprisingly he agreed .\ngenerously carved out of the hakone national park , the course offers solitude and a private golf experience that will challenge players of all abilities . although located in the mountains , you need not be a sherpa to play the course .\ngroom\u2019s involvement with rokko - san didn\u2019t end with his weekend getaways . in 1898 he and a group of like - minded mountaineers , no doubt reminiscing nostalgically about their ancestral home with whisky glass in hand ( and perhaps motivated by the establishment of the royal hong kong golf club a few years earlier ) , set about to build a few links on leased land not far from his cottage . after three years of clearing rocks and underbrush without the benefit of modern equipment , by the fall of 1901 they had completed their first four holes .\nthe tokyo layout at komazawa was described as \u201ca delightful little course . . . very well trapped and bunkered . \u201d its location was convenient to the majority of members who worked in the city . regrettably when the course was originally developed among the rice fields in 1913 , the club made the decision to lease the land , but as the city of tokyo developed and expanded , the komazawa location became prime real - estate . the landholders forced the club to make a decision , either purchase the land or move . unfortunately the price was exorbitant , plus the course was short with no room to expand . the decision was made to move .\na noteworthy feature of the occupation period was the introduction of bent grass used to over - seed the traditional korai putting surfaces that had replaced the original sand greens in the early 1930\u2019s . the course , which had been largely neglected during the later war years , was gradually restored at the hands of the americans , and in 1948 all 18 holes were rendered fit for play . the following year the us authorities agreed to open the course to members , and in february 1952 the club fully reverted to the membership . the first post - war annual general meeting was held in april of the same year , and the club was well on its way to a sound recovery .\ntsutsujigaoka country club is an 18 - hole , 6 , 670 - yard par - 72 offering an interesting challenge for all levels of golfer . the course layout is quite unique given the local topography ; each hole winding around hills or set in valleys , at times the fairways can be narrow so a strategy needs to be applied to each hole .\nas part of his agreement colt commanded a handsome fee of \u00a31500 ( \u2026\u00bd 17 , 500 at the pre - war exchange rate ) , as well as the cost of travel and living expenses while in japan . unfortunately colt , now 61 years old , hadn\u2019t traveled overseas since 1913 and the long voyage concerned him . instead , he designated his partner ch alison to make the trip and carryout the design . this news was not well received back in tokyo . the club had already invested a great deal on the new site at asaka ( nearly \u2026\u00bd1 million ) and now was expected to pay a large fee for an unknown architect . otani did not waiver . he along with his ally , club secretary tashira shiraisha , were convinced alison was their man .\nwindsor park , a unique international golfing retreat that exudes quality in every way . close to the bustling tokyo metropolis yet far enough away to guarantee a truly rural experience in countryside splendor . the true spirit of golf , and its british heritage is evoked from the moment you enter the estate .\nthe dawn of the showa era in 1925 saw the completion of a cable car , a ropeway system and a driveway that greatly improve access to mt . rokko and led to a boom in resort construction and a further increase in japanese members , so that by 1933 the latter made up more than 2 / 3rd of the total . however , management of the club remained largely in foreign hands .\nthe best golf in the valley ! a good variety of challenging and fair holes giving it a well balanced feel . opened in 1988 , this course is situated next to the hanazono ski resort , and offers spectacular views of nearby mt yotei . four tee grounds and strategically placed water hazards add to the challenge . also there are new carts to help wiz you around !\nin the mid - 1990s naruo became internationally famous through photos taken in may 1992 by the well - known golf photographer brian morgan . morgan was the official photographer for the four major worldwide tournaments and a master of his craft . his shots of naruo , taken with great skill and discerning perspective , make the course come alive , artistically depicting one of japan\u2019s oldest courses with grace and dignity .\nalison described the terrain at asaka as \u201cland as flat as a pancake . \u201d the tract comprised numerous small farms and was for the most part devoid of trees excepting a few large pines . however alison was given creative freedom , a significant budget ( \u00e3\u2026\u00bd 300 , 000 ) as well as an incredible army of laborers \u2014 60 , 000 strong . he likely viewed the site , devoid of natural features , as a blank canvas to employ his creativity . \u201cmoney was not spared , and a picturesque lake , much planting , and many artificial undulations and bunkers have alleviated the deadness of the plain and have put some life into the golf . the wide and flat natural terrain naturally resulted in an excellent sequence of holes , in plenty of alternative lines of play , in the easiest walking imaginable , and in an attractive conjunction of the 9th and 18th greens under the windows of the club house . though it lacks the thrill of spectacular landscape set in wild surrounds , asaka is a pleasant course to play and from the back tees is sufficiently exacting for the ambitious . it was very well constructed by mr . george penglase , whom i brought with me from the united states . \u201d\nthe course opened in 1903 with nine holes , and another nine were added the following year . modifications were made over the years , but by 1929 the course had largely assumed its present form . two of the club\u2019s inaugural members , scotsmen adamson and mcmurtie designed the original course . the present course consists of par - 3s and - 4s that extend over rolling hills , and while yardages are not long , the greens are small , and wayward balls tend to find deep rough . a good score requires accuracy and delicate pitch shots . as caddies hand - carrying up to four bags , golfers are limited to 10 clubs , a feature that adds another level of difficulty and enjoyment .\naccording to the \u201cnew course prospectus\u201d kept by joe e . crane , they decided on this location for a number of reasons . \u201cthis is an excellent site in terms of land price , course construction , and transportation convenience . it will enable us to build a championship course we can be proud of . \u201d the new course opened in 1930 as the naruo\u2013inagawa course , and already the next year a big step was taken to improve it . that involved seeking and taking the advice of the famous british golf course designer charles hugh alison .\nafter the work had begun at tokyo , otani and alison traveled to the retreat of baron kishichiro okura at kawana ostensibly for some r & r . the son of one of japan\u2019s most powerful and wealthy businessmen , baron okura was educated at cambridge in the early 1900\u2019s . after returning from britain , okura dreamt of creating a country estate in japan like those he admired in the english countryside . he purchased 500 acres on the spectacular izu peninsula , built a rustic lodge and then asked otani , his friend from his london days , to build a golf course . the oshima course \u2013 named for a volcanic island just off the coast \u2013 was completed in 1928 .\nand so he did . okura\u2019s vision evolved from a woodsy retreat to a first - class golf resort and hotel , and certainly he had the experience , having built the kyoto hotel in kyoto and tokyo\u2019s imperial hotel . part of this new vision was a second golf course designed by alison , \u201che [ baron okura ] contemplates the construction of a second eighteen - hole course , also on the edge of the sea , and anything which he undertakes is certain to be first class , the scenery resembles that of the french riviera , but at not a single spot between the italian and spanish frontiers can found so superb a combination of sea , cliffs , trees and mountains . . . the course will be on rolling land , which provides an immense amount of variety , and will be quite first - class . \u201d several years later he would write , \u201cthe terrain itself is not mountainous , nor even unduly hilly , but it consists of rock . it was essential to place the fairways and greens in positions where there was soil , or where soil could be persuaded to stay : and at the same time to obtain enough visibility for the second shots . i sympathized with the constructors of this course . i have never heard the result of their labors , but conjecture that they overcame their difficulties and produced the most beautiful course in japan . \u201d after an initial delay , alison\u2019s fuji course at kawana was opened in 1936 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n\u201cgliding past fuji , still snow - capped , the luxurious asama maru passes accurately among a thousand sampans and comes to a rest alongside a modern quay . \u201d\nin the 17th century japan was involved in a trading network that included europe and her neighbors china and korea . the portuguese , spanish , dutch and english all established themselves in the far east and with them came christianity .\nat this time japan was controlled by a form of centralized feudalism , divided into smaller fiefdom ruled by warlords and their samurai . these warlords congregated in the capital of edo ( tokyo ) advising the greater head of state \u2013 the shogun . fearing the effect of this foreign faith on homeland loyalties , the japanese leadership cracked down .\nby 1616 all roman catholic priests were banned from japan . the next step was a series of decrees to close the country from all foreign influence . the english left on their own accord , the spanish and portuguese were banished , and the dutch stayed but were confined to a tiny artificial island in nagasaki harbor . to ensure sakoku , or closed country , all japanese were forbidden to travel abroad and those who did could never return on pain of death .\nonly small domestic coastal ships were permitted in japan\u2019s waters , unauthorized ships were fired upon . shipwrecked foreign sailors were to be \u201ckilled in the surf\u201d before reaching dry land . foreign books were illegal . for the next two centuries japan was isolated from the world .\nthat would all change in 1853 . a naval flotilla led by commodore mathew perry attempted to enter edo ( tokyo ) bay on july 2nd . the american warships were six to seven times the size of any ship in japan and were equipped with considerable firepower , especially when matched against the antiquated japanese arms . japan had little choice and perry was permitted to land . the perry mission was to deliver a message : humane treatment for distressed foreign sailors and the right to provision in designated japanese ports . it also suggested that commerce be established . this incident sparked the development of modern japan .\nalthough japan enjoyed significant cultural development through the \u2018closed\u2019 era , the country lagged behind technologically . to catch up quickly , japan sought expertise from around the globe . the oyatoi ( honorable employee ) was brought to japan to teach a cadre of applied arts and sciences . the military , medicine and the sciences looked toward germany ; the french taught legal systems ; the british brought naval , textile and steel - making skills ; america was the model for the educational system .\nin addition , many japanese sought education abroad at british and american universities . it was said the japanese did not possess an original or inventive mind , but one must remember the modern nation of japan was quite young , and the speed of their progress hardly gave the japanese time for inventiveness , but there can be no dispute , the japanese were brilliant imitators . as japan expert william williot griffis wrote in 1933 , \u201cbeing eclectic , it may be said that the japanese first adopt , then adapt , and finally become adept in most what they experiment upon . \u201d\nthe assimilation was not solely found in japan . japanese art with its mysterious allure fascinated the western world . in the late 19th century the phenomenon of japonisme was a major influence upon the arts and in particular on the aesthetic movement . in paris and london the american painter james whistler created japanesque compositions , as did manet , toulouse - letrec , gauguin and van gogh . in america one of the most important art educators and artists , arthur wesley dow was inspired by the art of japan . he was also a major proponent of the arts and crafts movement , with its similar philosophy of craft being on par with fine art .\nin america , architects frank lloyd wright and the greene brothers exhibited a distinctive japanese flair . after a tour of america , charles ashbee , the british arts and crafts leader wrote , \u201cgreene\u2019s work [ is ] among the best there is in the country . like lloyd wright the spell of japan is on him . \u201d\nhugh alison arrived in japan in early december 1930 aboard the luxury liner asama mura from california . he did not travel alone , bringing along one of his most trusted construction supervisors , george penglase . upon arrival in yokohama alison was taken to the asaka site for the tokyo gc , inspecting the 200 acres with otani , penglase and rokura akaboshi , a fine golfer who had been educated in the states . after studying the site , alison , armed with contour maps , secluded himself in the imperial hotel ( a frank lloyd wright design ) and after seven days emerged with detailed plans for the new course .\nin describing the scene , it appears japan was starting take hold of alison , \u201cthis paradise is at least two hours from yokohama , and much of the journey is along a narrow and earthquaked road , cut in the rocky coast . it lies among the hills beyond the hot springs of ito , on a pine covered plateau bordered by red cliffs which descend down to a blue sea . from a wooded bay , a mile distant , a fishing village sends out boats with brown sails to complete the last detail of a perfect scene . at dawn the white mist gives way it the rising sun , and soon the branches of the pine trees are etched crisply against the light . and i , rising from the grid - iron which serves for bed , and refreshed with a beaker of soya - bean soup , set out to do my stuff . \u201d\nbeck , bob & leefe , nick \u2013 10th revision chronology of dr . mackenzie\u2019s presence 1907 - 1934\nizatt , bryan \u2013 teeth of the dog , casa de campo pg . ii\nmacwood , thomas \u2013 gliding past fuji \u2013 c . h . alison in japan\nmacwood , thomas \u2013 gliding past fuji \u2013 c . h . alison in japan pg . ii\nsweeney , mike \u2013 blending old and new in renovating a classic pg . ii\nas japan\u2019s economy grew and the role of the expatriate in business and industry gradually diminished , foreign members began to decline in number and were replaced by japanese to the extent that in 1926 the latter outnumbered the former by a margin of 98 to 83 . meanwhile , the foreign contingent began to extend to nationals of various countries , and a cosmopolitan atmosphere prevailed both on and off the course .\nas the person takes the hole in one in this hole will be presented with whisky called dumpie , mr . groom\u2019s favorite .\ns there was a villa of mr . foss , the headmaster of shoinwomen\u2019s school .\nnamed after styx rier of greek myth . there was a stream under the tee ground .\nit means \u201cdifficult pond\u201d logic of euclid , the mathematician . many people lost scores because of the pond nearby .\nit means \u201chigher\u201d . one could not stand on green without climbing steep slope .\nbecause it looks like the first chairman dr . tony kraft\u2019s head . some says it\u2019s because it is far although it looks near .\nit means difficult clearance . whether you can go to heaven or hell depended on this hole .\nafter finishing 13th hole , this hole is almost like heaven . however , it is difficult to reach heaven by all the time going up .\nthe best & wonderful hole . it is named with respect for mr . groom , the founder .\nit means \u201clet\u2019s have a drink\u201d in scottish as one finish the course with this hole .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n\u25cbrental clubs ( 6 clubs set ) \uff1a 500yen \uff08mens , ladies , lefties , junior ( 5 clubs ) \uff09 \u25cbrental shoes \uff1a 300yen \u25cbputting green \uff1a free \u25cbbunker range \uff1a free \u203babove fees will be charged from your prepaid cards . rental clubs and shoes are only available during front opening hours .\neach spacious driving range bay ( 100 driving range bays in total ) is furnished with an original wicker chair that offers complete comfort , enabling users to practice in a relaxed atmosphere . all of the driving range bays are fully equipped with auto tee - up systems and head speed display systems .\nour strategically laid out target greens makes you feel like you are actually playing in a links course .\nyou are welcome to practice your putting skills on our green free of charge during our open hours .\nour bunker is designed to suit all situations . bunker use is free of charge .\nplease feel free to warm up and / or cool down in this room . you may also purchase our prepaid cards here .\nnicklaus design has over 410 courses open for play in 45 countries with another 57 under development .\nwith eight offices in six countries across three continents , nicklaus design has local representation for any project .\ncourse completed in present - day form , validated by c . h . alison\ngary player led after the first two rounds , but in naruo he seemed to slightly lose his touch and nicklaus remained in hot pursuit , starting out six strokes back . with a dramatic birdie on the final hole , nicklaus finally caught up with player . the sudden death playoff was called due to darkness , ending in a tie , yet the historic battle had the gallery wild with excitement and pleasure . newspaper headlines the next day read , \u201cunbeatable drama : even the goddess of victory couldn\u2019t decide\u201d .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html + rdfa 1 . 1 / / en\nurltoken\nprices shown are an indication of the starting price . please enquire for the current rates .\ntwo courses just minutes from the village of hirafu that feature bent greens and immaculately groomed fairways . enjoy views of the ski hill , on one side , and mt . yotei on the other with glimpses of rolling potato fields through silver birch forests . the prince course is a 6 , 845 yard par 73 course and the higashiyama course is shorter at 5 , 768 yards and is a par 71 .\ndesigned in 1968 , kanagawa cc is one of the older courses in the kanagawa area . known for its tricky layout , a golfer will need a a variety of shots on this fun course . interesting features to test a golfers skill such dog - 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", "topic": 9}], "title": "atlas solutions", "paragraphs": ["atlas . ti tutorial : starting atlas . ti - setting out on your first steps with the program\naccording to several industry sources , facebook is in negotiations with microsoft to buy atlas solutions , the ad - serving product microsoft acquired when it bought aquantive for $ 6 billion in 2007 .\nbut that ' s why it ' s in talks with microsoft to acquire atlas .\nthe value of a facebook - powered / atlas - supported ad network could be tremendous .\nno two companies are exactly alike , and therefore no solutions we create are identical . want to see how our technology could help your business ?\nthe people working at atlas are amazing . they ' re personable and informative while providing us tools to be more competitive .\nwhat ' s really exciting is what it could do with an atlas - supported ad network : perform the same trick for the rest of the internet .\nthough acquiring atlas was the main reason microsoft bought aquantive for $ 6 billion in 2007 , it seems like facebook will pay a much lower price . one source says that prior to facebook ' s negotiations with microsoft , the highest bid for atlas was $ 30 million . microsoft has already written off most of that $ 6 billion .\nthe ahsn atlas is an online resource that shares some of the very best examples , from across the academic health science networks , of how to spread high impact innovation across the health and care system .\nprotecting people ' s privacy is central to what we do . our measurement solutions abide by the same principles that govern our entire ad system . we provide advertisers with meaningful data about the performance of their ads without revealing or selling personal information about the people on our platforms .\nin the past , custom technology has been expensive , time - consuming , and only affordable to large businesses . our unique methodology has completely changed that approach , allowing small - businesses to benefit from technology once deemed unrealistic . large or small , the world is becoming more and more connected every day . the best solutions require a deep understanding of business problems and an exhaustive knowledge of potential strategies . we have the talent and the experience to get to know who you are quickly and deploy the correct solutions no matter how small , large , or complex the situation .\nfacebook uses anonymized , privacy - safe measurement to help advertisers improve ad performance . our insights and solutions can be used to measure consumer ad responses and product actions , in aggregate , across devices , channels , platforms and publishers , optimize campaigns based on new insights , and tie campaign strategies to incremental business gains .\nmicrosoft has been trying to sell atlas for years , and one of our sources is close to a company that was interested in buying it . in recent days , microsoft ended negotiations with this company , and said it was moving forward on a deal with facebook .\nacademic health science networks ( ahsns ) have forged a vital role in helping the nhs meet the challenges of 21st century health and care . ahsns find solutions to health and care challenges \u2013 individually and collectively they have made good use of their unique connections with the nhs , universities , industry , patients and the third sector . they have identified the best innovations and made sure these are rolled out at impressive pace and scale .\natlas is not an \u201cad network . \u201d it\u2019s an ad - 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serving technology is seen as one of the last tasks facebook needs to complete before it can launch , at scale , an ad network for third - party web sites .\n[ facebook ] needs infrastructure because they are reliant on too many intermediaries ,\nsays one industry source .\nin 2007 , google paid $ 3 billion to buy its own ad - serving product , doubleclick for the same reason .\nfacebook is the only company in the world that has a billion email addresses , home addresses , and phone numbers on file .\nfacebook can tell marketers whether or not a facebook user saw , on facebook . com , an ad for a product before going to the store and buying it .\nthis is possible because retailers often have their shoppers ' phone numbers , home addresses , or email address on file . ( they buy them from data collection companies . )\nin the short term , facebook will use this process to tell marketers exactly how much their sales increased thanks to ads on facebook . com .\nthat should make facebook an attractive place for marketers to advertise , because it ' s always nice to know exactly what you ' re getting for your money .\nfacebook computers could track facebook users across all sites partnered with facebook , keeping track of what ads these users see and what products they later buy .\na facebook - partnered website that serves an ad that later leads to a purchase will be able to take credit for helping that sale happen . websites will be able to charge more , and facebook will take a piece of the action .\nwhat has to be thrilling to facebook executives is that some of these websites will have better , more naturally - situated ad inventory than the tiny , annoying ads currently on facebook . com . facebook will finally be able to leverage its real asset , data , to take advantage of better inventory off of facebook . com .\nthere are a couple obstacles facebook has to overcome to make this vision a reality .\nfirst , it will have to keep people calm about what may look like an invasion of privacy . that shouldn ' t be a problem , because facebook won ' t actually be invading anyone ' s privacy . all the data flying back and forth will be anonymous and encrypted \u2014\nhashed ,\nto use facebook ' s terminology .\nsecond , facebook will have to actually build the tech behind such a sophisticated product . that ' ll be hard .\nmeasure and optimize your ad campaign performance across facebook , instagram and audience network .\ntest ads to understand which tactics deserve performance credit and which don ' t .\nthere are more marketing channels and more ways to measure performance than ever before . as your potential reach grows , it gets harder to understand cross - 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{"id": 54763, "summary": [{"text": "owens-illinois inc. is a fortune 500 company that specializes in container glass products .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "it is one of the world 's leading manufacturers of packaging products , holding the position of largest manufacturer of glass containers in north america , south america , asia-pacific and europe ( after acquiring bsn glasspack in 2004 ) .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "approximately one of every two glass containers made worldwide is made by o-i , its affiliates , or its licensees . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "owens - illinois", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 201 owens - illinois reviews submitted anonymously by owens - illinois employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if owens - illinois is right for you .\noi stock price & news - owens - illinois inc . - wall street journal\nowens - illinois inc . - - moody ' s rates owens - illinois inc . ' s new revolvers and term loans baa3 , ba3 cfr and stable outlook unchanged\nsee what the ihs markit score report has to say about owens - illinois inc .\nfree post earnings research report : owens - illinois\u2019 quarterly earnings advanced 1 . 72 %\nglancy prongay & murray llp continues investigation on behalf of owens - illinois , inc . ( oi ) investors\nowens - illinois ( oi ) is anticipated to benefit from improvement in business operations despite higher tax expenses in 2018 .\nowens - illinois glass company was the result of the 1929 merger between two glass - making giants of the industry : owens bottle company ( toledo , oh ; predecessor toledo glass company began operation in 1896 ) and illinois glass company ( based in alton , illinois , with glass production dating from 1873 ) .\nowens - illinois ( oi ) hits 52 - week low of $ 16 . 76 on lackluster beer market and stiff competition .\nfor more detailed discussion on owens - illinois glass company and the date codes , plant location and mold codes used , check out this comprehensive article written by bill lockhart and russ hoenig : the bewildering array of owens - illinois glass co . logos and codes .\npress release : owens - illinois group , inc . announces the filing of a quarterly report on form 10 - q dated april 24 , 2018\nowens - illinois currently holds a zacks rank # 3 ( hold ) . better - ranked stocks in the same sector include john bean technologies corp . (\nmilt , i don\u2019t know of any source for information that specifically discusses owens - illinois whiskey bottle marks . good luck on your search for info . david\nin sum , the text of the farmers mutual opinion represents a reaffirmation of the owens - illinois allocation process , and reclamation of the underlying public policy .\nconnors , during his 18 - year tenure at owens - illinois , occupied several positions including finance , manufacturing and business strategy roles . currently , he is serving as the general manager of australian operations . prior to this , connors was vice president of finance for owens - illinois\u2019 asia pacific region for three years .\nowens - illinois ( oi ) reported earnings 30 days ago . what ' s next for the stock ? we take a look at earnings estimates for some clues .\nin apr 2015 , owens - illinois appointed suley muratoglu as its vice president and chief marketing officer . he has extensive experience in the packaging industry and has demonstrated an ability to accelerate the innovation to commercialization processes . muratoglu is responsible for overseeing owens - illinois\u2019 sales and marketing activities on a global basis and ensuring the deployment of corporate strategy .\nglancy prongay & murray llp continues its investigation on behalf of owens - illinois , inc . investors concerning the company and its directors\u2019 and officers\u2019 possible violations of state laws .\nplease check out my summary page on sea glass / beach glass . many old owens - illinois bottle and jar bases might be found among so - called \u201cbeach glass\u201d .\nemhart glass will supply machines , equipment and components used in the glass container forming process to owens - illinois , as per an agreement signed at the beginning of may .\nhowever , farmers mutual can clearly be cited in order to refute the industry\u2019s further resistance to the supreme court\u2019s originally intended , coverage maximizing , owens - illinois allocation process .\nnegatives estimate revisions and lower volumes due to declining beer sales are two primary reasons why you should to steer clear of owens - illinois ( oi ) stock in the near term .\nhigher supply chain and restructuring costs in asia pacific , increased interest expenses and elevated engineering spend is likely to hurt owens - illinois ' ( oi ) first - quarter 2018 earnings .\nlast month , owens - illinois entered in a major deal to buy the food and beverage glass container business of mexican company vitro for $ 2 . 15 billion . the deal will provide owens - illinois a competitive edge in the attractive and growing glass segment of the packaging market in mexico , further solidifying its position as the world ' s leading glass container producer .\ndoris dukes , individually and as special administratrix of the estate of merlon dukes , deceased , plaintiff - appellee , v . pneumo abex corporation , illinois central railroad , metropolitan life insurance company , and owens illinois , defendants , honeywell international , inc . , defendant - appellant .\nthe appointment of these experienced leaders are in sync with owens - illinois\u2019 strategic decision of enhancing its international presence , as the company\u2019s global operations have been particularly instrumental in driving its business .\nobear - nestor glass company . east st . louis , illinois : \u201cn in a square\u201d mark\nbase photo of amber \u201cdad\u2019s root beer\u201d bottle , carrying the \u201cold\u201d owens - illinois mark , but with an unusually late 1960 date code ! ( thanks to ken rudd for submitting this photo ) .\nbill , i\u2019m not familiar with the bottle , but owens - illinois has made tens of thousands of different bottles over the years . perhaps a reader will have more info . best regards , david\nas amicus , zurich apparently argued that new jersey supreme court had earlier held that an insured would be responsible for any \u2018orphan shares\u2019 when loss was allocated to policy periods where an insurer had become insolvent . however , this argument was founded on a mischaracterization of the original holding in owens - illinois , which the insurance industry divined from later allocation opinions , which were progeny of owens - illinois .\nillinois glass company of alton , il made many of the \u201cpresto\u201d fruit jars , apparently starting in the mid or late 1920s . after illinois glass company merged with owens bottle company to form the owens - illinois glass company , they continued to make many more presto jars for years afterward . the trademark \u201cpresto\u201d was registered in 1928 although it was probably used for a time before that year . the numbers are likely mold identifying codes \u2026 . not sure on their exact interpretation . have you checked out my page on illinois glass company ( \u201ci inside a diamond\u201d mark ) ? hope this helps , ~ david\ntoday i will be providing a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of owens - illinois inc ( nyse : oi ) as an investment opportunity by estimating the company\u2019sread more . . .\nbase codes on owens - illinois amber glass handled jug , ( 1968 or 1969 date code , made at factory # 14 ) . b - 1175 was jug style number . ( pic courtesy of crystal arant )\nlet ' s see if owens - illinois , inc . ( oi ) stock is a good choice for value - oriented investors right now , or if investors subscribing to this methodology should look elsewhere for top picks .\nhi lee , many bottles made by owens - illinois are hard to date exactly . your piece sounds like a generic or all - purpose type of liquid pharmaceutical bottle , probably dating from sometime in the 1930s - 1950s period . also , virtually all owens - illinois bottles are machine - made , and do not have a true \u201cpontil mark\u201d . pontil marks are only seen on earlier period hand - made ( mouth - blown ) bottles , not machine - made bottles . there is a lot of confusion on what the differences are . the mark you see on the base is often called an \u201cowens ring\u201d or \u201cowens scar\u201d , produced during manufacture by machine . ~ david\nhi amanda , the bottle was , as you know , made by owens - illinois at their alton , illinois glass plant ( across the mississippi river from st . louis ) . the \u201c4\u201d is a date code for either 1934 , 1944 or 1954 ; sorry i don\u2019t know if anyone can be absolutely sure which year is correct .\nbennu glass , located at the port of kalama , wa , us , has been sold to owens - illinois , to enhance its capabilities in the growing wine market on the west coast and the important craft beer market .\nowens - illinois operates in four geographic regions . the company\u2019s continuous focus on implementing processes for new business development , enhance commercial effectiveness and ensure delivery of customer value through product innovation ; market knowledge and customer support will drive growth .\njonathan , the bottles with the \u201co in a square\u201d were made by owens bottle company and date from about 1919 - 1929 . ( see my page on that mark ) . they are probably medicine bottles of some sort . owens bottle company ( and it\u2019s successor owens - illinois glass company ) made tremendous numbers of bottles of many styles including lots of small medicine bottles and vials such as for products including aspirin , merthiolate , iodine and many others . david\njack , in my opinion there is no foolproof way to date some owens - illinois bottles with 100 % certainty , and this is an example . the date code \u201c6\u201d could conceivably stand for either 1936 or 1946 . ~ david\nhi earnel , sounds like it may be a 5 - gallon water bottle . if so , the markings show it was made in alton , illinois by owens - illinois glass company . the \u201c6\u201d on the right is probably a date code for 1936 or 1946 . the \u201c5250\u201d is , i believe , a code number for that bottle type .\nlondon , uk / accesswire / may 07 , 2018 / if you want access to our free earnings report on owens - illinois , inc . ( nyse : oi ) (\noi\n) , all you need to do is sign up now by clicking the following link urltoken urltoken is currently working on the research report for aptargroup , inc . ( nyse : atr ) , which also belongs to the consumer goods sector as the company owens - illinois .\nhowever , the actual holding of spaulding composite , supra , is limited to rejection of a so - called \u201cnon - cumulation\u201d clause of a particular insurer\u2019s series of liability policies which , as the insurer\u2019s name for the clause suggests , would have exempted the insurer from a general owens - illinois allocation and confined coverage to a single policy , in direct derogation of the coverage maximization intention of owens - illinois . spaulding composite , 176 n . j . at 44 .\nthe 1999 article ultimately failed to accurately predict how coverage allocation was \u201cemerging\u201d in new jersey , as featured in the title to the article . both the spaulding composite and the benjamin moore opinions of a few years later , essentially reaffirmed owens - illinois\u2019 coverage maximization principles , and , of course , in farmers mutual , the supreme court soundly rejected shifting insurer insolvency losses away from solvent insureds , in addition to generally re - endorsing the owens - illinois allocation process .\nfor immediate release o - i reports first quarter 2018 results higher earnings , within guidance , on sales growth and margin expansion in the americas and europe perrysburg , ohio ( april 23 , 2018 ) - owens - illinois , . . .\nin short , the insurance industry unsuccessfully engineered a challenge of owens - illinois\u2019 fundamental coverage maximization purposes , through a small stakes ( farmers mutual ) test case . the insurance industry will undoubtedly find recourse to direct ( potomac ins . ) contribution actions against other insurers to be a less than satisfactory tradeoff for the pro - coverage holding in farmers mutual , and the insured community will undoubtedly have to weather additional challenges to the proper , coverage - oriented use of owens - illinois .\nhi samrk , check out this page of liquor bottle permit numbers required by law . urltoken \u201c64\u201d is the liquor bottle permit number assigned to owens - illinois glass company \u2013 at their alton , illinois plant . \u201c7\u201d is the alton plant location code number . \u201c56\u201d is the date code for 1956 . d89 is the distiller code number . hope this helps , david\nread objectively , the owens - illinois opinion of the the supreme court actually takes pains to confine any remarks regarding allocations to policy holders to limited instances in which an insured had purposefully retained risk and foresworn available insurance . allocation to an insured was said to have been appropriate only when \u201cperiods of no insurance reflect a decision by an actor to assume or retain a risk , as opposed to periods when coverage for a risk is not available \u201d . owens - illinois , at 479 .\nowens - illinois inc ( nyse : oi ) , a packaging company based in united states , saw significant share price volatility over the past couple of months on the nyse , rising to the highs of $ 23 . 18read more . . .\nbrad , it is a medicine bottle ( and probably held cough syrup or some other liquid medicine ) . the \u201c13\u201d is a plant code number for owens - illinois glass company\u2019s chicago heights , illinois location . the \u201c2\u201d is a date code which probably stands for 1942 . the \u201cweird 3\u201d is a symbol that means \u201counce\u201d , so your bottle held 3 ounces . ~ david\nperhaps appreciating this overreaching agenda on the part of the insurance industry , the supreme court instead reaffirmed the pro - coverage public policies earlier enunciated in owens - illinois and carter - wallace , the precedents that established coverage allocation methodology expressly in order to equitably maximize the insurance available from multiple insurance policies to cover environmental harm . the supreme court rejected attempts by the insurance industry to recast the owens - illinois and carter - wallace allocation process for use as a vehicle for reducing insurer responsibility for environmental claims .\nreading the pliga act as in effect assigning solvent insurers to the role of first responders to environmental remediation , was found to be entirely consistent with the larger goal of owens - illinois \u201cto make insurance coverage available , to the maximum extent possible , to redress such matters as toxic contamination\u201d . farmers mutual , at 528 . see also , owens - illinois at 472 - 73 , recognizing that \u201cinsurance companies can spread costs throughout an industry . . . . spreading the risk is conceptually more efficient . \u201d\nhowever , in substance , the farmers mutual opinion reaffirms the fundamental , coverage - maximizing purpose of the owens - illinois allocation process , and it can be cited by insureds to refute any proposed coverage allocation by an insurer that effectively reduces available coverage .\nknown as owens - illinois , inc . since 1965 , ( and officially known as just \u201co - i\u201d since 2005 ) , this corporation is currently ( 2013 ) one of the largest manufacturers of glass containers in the world , if not the largest .\nimportant note : many liquor bottles and flasks made by owens - illinois have a different mold code configuration on the base , as compared to the way the numbers are arranged on most other types of bottles they made . typically , it is marked with a number called a \u201cliquor bottle permit number\u201d followed by a dash and a second number which is the date code . many of the liquor flasks made by owens - illinois have the \u201cdiamond and oval with an i\u201d logo embossed sideways on the base of the container .\nsome owens - illinois soda bottles carried a \u201cg - number\u201d which was a number ( g combined with 2 , 3 , or 4 - digits ) assigned to a particular shape or style\u2026 . . i think those are more common from the 1940s - 1960s .\nwaters mcpherson mcneill , p . c . the n . j . supreme court\u2019s \u201cowens - illinois\u201d environmental coverage allocation formula - - intended to fairly marshal coverage for an insured - - survives yet another insurer attempt to transpose insurance policy allocation into an insurance coverage reduction formula\nformerly headquartered at toledo , oh ; now based at perrysburg , oh , owens - illinois , inc . had ( and has ) many glass manufacturing locations worldwide . ( see list of 19 currently operating glass container plants in north america , farther down on this page ) .\nowens - illinois , inc . engages in the manufacture and supply of glass containers for beverages . it provides glass packaging for food items such as soft drinks , teas , juices , and pharmaceuticals . it operates through the following geographical segments : europe , north america , . . .\nthe owens - illinois methodology is a product of this court\u2019s equitable powers to advance public policy within the realm of the common law . the purpose of the methodology is to make insurance coverage available , to the maximum extent possible , to redress such matters as toxic contamination of property .\ni have a clear half gallon presto supreme mason jar . on the bottom back it says manufactured by owens \u2013 illinois glass company . below that is the letter d with the number 16 after it . there are no markings on the bottom . any idea of the year it was made\nas argued in farmers mutual , this would have meant transposing the owens - illinois insurance allocation process into a method for shifting more than the 3 / 4ths of the losses assignable to a period covered by the guaranty association , which was statutorily charged with the share of an insolvent insurer .\nmoody ' s investors service (\nmoody ' s\n) assigned baa3 ratings to the proposed new term loan and revolving credit facilities due june 2023 of owens - illinois inc . (\noi\n) and its subsidiaries . instrument ratings are detailed below . the ratings outlook is stable .\nsmall - cap and large - cap companies receive a lot of attention from investors , but mid - cap stocks like owens - illinois inc ( nyse : oi ) , with a market cap of us $ 3 . 13b , are often out of the spotlight . read more . . .\nmy family has a collection of owens illinois decorated yearly bottles , dating from the 1930\u2032 , 1940 , and 1950 . my father was a longtime employee for oi my mother worked for libbey glass . the collection we have are oi bottles we are interested in finding out more on their history .\ni have found an old owens bottle co . \u2018want book and price list\u2019 dated 1929 . does anyone have information on this book ? thank you .\nas amicus curiae , cicla argued that owens - illinois and carter - wallace allocation offsets were , in essence , inviolable , \u201cwell - entrenched\u201d contractual entitlements for insurers . cicla contended that to the extent that the amendment was used by the appellate division to interdict the trial court\u2019s allocation , favoring insurers , the result must be voided as being an \u201cunconstitutional impairment of existing contract rights . \u201d farmers mutual , at 533 . this \u201cright\u201d of insurers , once created by the owens - illinois court , became \u201csacrosanct\u201d and was beyond the reach of the legislature and the courts , according to this contracts clause argument .\nkeep in mind that low mold numbers such as \u201c2\u201d or \u201c7\u201d were used on thousands of different styles of containers over the years , so there is no direct relation between a ( for instance ) \u201c2\u201d seen on an owens - illinois - made soda bottle and the \u201c2\u201d on a coffee jar or beer bottle .\njennifer , i don\u2019t know what type of bottle you have , but i think it was made at owens - illinois\u2019s chicago heights , il glass plant in 1991 . the \u201c91\u201d is a date code . \u201c33\u201d was the plant location code . not sure about the \u201cr\u201d but the 2 is likely a mold number . david\nthe trial court had ruled in farmers mutual\u2019s favor , holding that the guaranty association had to reimburse farmers mutual for newark ins . \u2019 share of the costs , which were allocated pursuant to owens - illinois and carter - wallace and sayre . the guaranty association appealed the appellate division from the judgment in farmers mutual\u2019s favor .\nthere was also evidence concerning the activities of owens corning ( oc ) and owens - illinois ( o - i ) . this included the fact o - i received a report from saranac in 1948 concluding o - i ' s asbestos - containing kaylo pipe insulation product was potentially hazardous and \u201ccapable of producing asbestosis . \u201d despite this report , o - i and oc continued to sell kaylo and later distributed a brochure advising kaylo was \u201cnon - irritating to the skin and non - toxic . \u201d\nhow long did owen illinois use the i inside an o mark . i have a bottle with the i inside an o mark with a date code of 1982 .\nthe other amicus curiae , zurich , had asserted that regardless of how the supreme court might decide the insolvency issue as to the guaranty association , owens - illinois and carter - wallace categorically and unassailably protected solvent carriers from responsibility for losses that zurich would attribute to an \u2018insolvent period\u2019 . as the farmers mutual court recounted zurich\u2019s argument :\nlaney , according to the reference book \u201cthe fruit jar works , volume 2\u201d ( alice creswick & steven b . creswick , published 1987 ) , there are a number of variations of the presto jars with the marking \u201cmanufactured by owens - illinois glass company\u201d and their production period was from 1929 to circa 1946 . hope this helps ! david\nhello david , i found a gold decanter that has the oi on the right and d126 above 55 65 and 10 on the right . i\u2019m wondering if this means its from owens - illinois atlanta , georgia in 1955 - 65 ? it also says \u201cfederal law prohibits sale or re - use of this bottle\u201d . thank you = )\nthe insurers unsuccessfully presented a revisionist interpretation of new jersey allocation law . zurich , in particular , as amicus curiae , had sought to exploit the incidental notation in owens - illinois that , under certain circumstances , outside of insurer insolvency , an insured might be fairly assigned a portion of liability under a coverage allocation . zurich sought to expand the owens - illinois court\u2019s remarks into a statement of a general preference that the insured be the first choice for reassignment of any allocation share lacking a solvent insurer , notwithstanding that the orphaned shares of insolvent carriers will , in many cases , exceed the exceedingly modest coverage cap ( $ 300 , 000 . 00 ) of the guaranty association .\nkrystal , the makers mark is \u201ci inside an o\u201d . made in 1985 by owens - illinois inc , emerald green non - returnable soda bottle , perhaps contained sprite , 7 - up , etc ) . many of these types of soda bottles from the 1980s and \u201990s have rather faint embossing arranged along the lower \u201cheel\u201d of the bottle . david\nas president of asia pacific , connors will now be responsible for owens - illinois\u2019 business in australia , new zealand , indonesia and china , as well as the company ` s joint venture interests in malaysia and vietnam . the company remains optimistic that connors , with his experience of the region\u2019s market dynamics , will help to drive growth in asia pacific .\nbrennan , the bottle was made at the streator , illinois plant and the date code \u201c8\u201d would probably stand for either 1958 or 1968 . i can\u2019t say which . ~ david\nandrew , it sounds like it might be a four roses brand whiskey bottle . the \u201c56\u201d ( in this case ) is a liquor bottle permit number assigned to owens - illinois glass co , and the \u20189\u2019 is a date code , standing for either 1939 or 1949 . don\u2019t know which . the \u201cd 11\u201d is a distiller code number . ~ david\nlaw360 , new york ( october 7 , 2014 , 10 : 35 am edt ) - - twenty years and four days after the new jersey supreme court heard oral argument in the landmark case of owens - illinois inc . v . united ins . co . , 138 n . j . 437 , 650 a . 2d 974 ( n . j . 1994 ) , a state appellate court issued a decision addressing several allocation - related issues undecided by owens - illinois . whether one agrees or disagrees with the rulings , it is apparent that new jersey courts continue to exhibit a predilection toward disregarding plain contract language or settled insurance principles where they perceive enforcement of them will contravene or interfere . . .\nfarmers mutual , the latest n . j . supreme court insurance coverage case without an insured party , resolves the question of whether , or when , the insurance allocation \u201cshares\u201d of an insolvent carrier may be assigned to the state\u2019s guaranty fund under the supreme court\u2019s owens - illinois / carter - wallace insurance policy allocation methodologies developed in prior cases of those names .\nother marks include \u201c illinois \u201d a brand name apparently used for a line of prescription bottles ( similar to their bottles marked \u201cowens\u201d ) ; \u201c duraglas \u201c , a trademark used after 1940 and which appears embossed on innumerable bottles of many types ; and \u201c lowex \u201d another brand name which was used for their borosilicate glass forumula employed especially for power line insulators .\nzurich , as amicus , and farmers mutual , as petitioner , had cited to spaulding composite co . v . aetna , 176 n . j . 25 , 36 ( 2003 ) , in support of their contention that the supreme court had somehow already endorsed shifting of the burden of an insurer insolvency to the insured , when conducting an owens - illinois allocation .\ni have inherited what seems to be a large - sized owens illinois glass company water bottle . it does have the oval / diamond with an \u201ci\u201d on the bottom . the numbers are \u201c1929\u201d and \u201c156\u201d . you mention location or mold numbers , but i\u2019m not sure which the three digit number corolates to . would you mind shedding a bit of light for me ?\nthe pro rata allocation methodology of owens - illinois also was at issue in champion dyeing & finishing v . centennial insurance co . , et al . , ( app . div . , passaic co . , nov . 19 , 2002 ) . there , the appellate division held that this scheme could be applied retroactively to impose a portion of risk upon insureds who lacked coverage during a relevant period of injury if objective evidence demonstrates that insurance was available that would have covered the risk . the court admonished , however , that a mere showing that environmental impairment liability insurance was generally available will not suffice ; insurance covering the precise risk must have been available for insurers to successfully argue that the owens - illinois continuing trigger is not applicable .\nfrom this false premise , the insurers before the court in farmers mutual insisted that the guaranty association\u2019s arguments , the appellate division\u2019s holding , and the pliga act itself , were collectively unsustainable , because they would \u201cscuttle\u201d what the insurers perceived as an owens - illinois and carter - wallace imperative - - establishing allocation as a device for lessening insurers\u2019 collective share of covered losses .\nowens - illinois took over operation of the hemingray glass company factory , located in muncie , indiana , in 1933 . hemingray was a prolific maker of electrical insulators ( of many types and sizes ) for power lines , telegraph , telephone and other uses . within a year or two , most glass insulators produced at muncie were carrying date codes . owens - illinois continued to have the great majority of insulators marked with the \u201chemingray\u201d brand name , with very few exceptions in later years . other brand names used by o - i on insulators include \u201c lowex \u201d and \u201c kimble \u201c . many millions of insulators were made at muncie , up to 1967 . ( see my webpage on hemingray glass company for more information on hemingray insulators . )\nhi randy , on owens - illinois liquor bottles ( different code configuration than on their other bottles ) normally there are two code numbers , but the first one is a \u201cliquor bottle permit number\u201d and the second one is a date code . you can find a list of \u201cliquor bottle permit numbers\u201d ( assigned to various glass companies ) by searching with those four words on google . the first number , 64 , was assigned to alton , il plant . the second number , 46 , is a date code for 1946 , the year the bottle was made . keep in mind that other types of bottles and jars made by owens - illinois do not have the same arrangement of code numbers as their typical liquor bottles . hope this helps , david\nfound a owens glass mason jar which has saturn symbol and left number is 23 , right number 3 . what year is this jar and do items like these ever have a value ?\nowens - illinois inc . currently operates 19 glass manufacturing facilities within north america . they are located in : atlanta , georgia ; auburn , new york ; brockway ( brockport ) , pennsylvania [ 2 plants ] ; ringgold , virginia ; lapel , indiana ; los angeles , california ; muskogee , oklahoma ; oakland , california ; portland , oregon ; streator , illinois ; toano , virginia ; tracy , california ; waco , texas ; zanesville , ohio ; lexington , north carolina ; windsor , colorado ; and in canada : montreal , quebec and brampton , ontario .\nowens - illinois , inc . ( oi ) today announced that it has finalized plans to cease production at its atlanta , ga , plant . o - i intends to facilitate the closure in a respectful manner for the approximately 250 people impacted at the atlanta plant . the company remains strongly focused on optimizing the overall efficiency of , and investments in , its regional plant network .\nhi sharon , the \u201c14\u201d is a factory location code number for owens - illinois glass company\u2019s bridgeton , new jersey glass manufacturing plant , where the bottle was made . the \u201c3\u201d to the right is a date code which stands for either 1933 , 1943 , or 1953 . sorry but i don\u2019t know which year it would be . the \u201c8\u201d is a mold number . ~ david\ni don\u2019t know what kind of bottle its from , but i have found a bottle cap in my backyard from the owens - illinois glass company with the good housekeeping seal on it with the serial number 3057 . just wondering if anyone can help me out with this one i have been looking around on the internet for a while and i still can\u2019t find anything about it . thanks\ni would like to find out a price for this bottle i found in this abandoned water drain in my yard . it\u2019s brownish and about as long as my finger . i think its made by owens - illinois glass company and has the numbers 7 , 3 and 360 on it . i would like to know if it\u2019s worth something . you would probably know . thanks - reid\nhi lindsey , i\u2019m not sure but i think the chances are good that your bottle was made at the owens - illinois glass co . plant located at okmulgee , oklahoma , which was their \u201c # 15 plant\u201d until around 1939 . the \u201c3\u201d may be a date code for 1933 . however i don\u2019t think there is any way to be 100 % sure on that . ~ david\nthe supreme court\u2019s opinion , in places , seems genuinely nonplussed by insurers\u2019 insistence that the industry\u2019s preferred interpretation of owens - illinois and carter - wallace should trump legislative action and judicial review . the supreme court noted that such a primacy of a private litigant\u2019s interpretation of original common law \u201cis inconsistent with the most basic principles of our democratic form of government\u201d . farmers mutual , at 545 .\n\u201c owens \u201d appears on the base of some clear prescription bottles . illustrated among the pics on this page is the base of a bottle made at the columbus , ohio facility ( plant # 18 ) with a date code of \u201c7\u201d which in this case probably stands for 1937 . i don\u2019t know how late the word \u201cowens\u201d was embossed as a trademark on the base of those medicine bottles .\nhi crista , hilex was a competitor to the much more popular and well - known clorox brand of chlorine bleach . the owens - illinois date code on your bottle is \u201c7\u201d which would stand for either 1937 or 1947 . ( probably 1937 ) . since owens - illinois was not formed until 1929 , it could not stand for 1906 . yes , \u201c4\u201d is the mold number identifying that particular mold . i am not familiar with the various hilex jug / bottle variants , so i can\u2019t comment with authority on the type you have . although , if you haven\u2019t already , check out the page on urltoken that shows all of their early glass jugs and bottles . there may be some slight correlation with hilex as far as the general appearance of the container , although perhaps not . david\nlondon , uk / accesswire / may 17 , 2018 / if you want a free stock review on tpr sign up now at urltoken pre - market , urltoken draws investors ' attention to steven madden ltd ( nasdaq : shoo ) , tapestry inc . ( nyse : tpr ) , wolverine world wide inc . ( nyse : www ) , and owens - illinois inc . ( nyse : oi ) .\nhowever , this short , tangential passage from spaulding composite is at variance with the substantive holding of owens - illinois , which had not addressed either coverage exhaustion , or the treatment of triggered periods where an insolvent carrier had taken on a portion of the risk . as interpreted by the insurers before the court in farmers mutual , the quoted comment is also discordant with both the spaulding composite court\u2019s general reaffirmation of the broad principles of owens - illinois allocation methodology , and the spaulding composite opinion\u2019s specific , pro - coverage holding , rejecting \u201cnon - cumulation\u201d clauses in successive policies through which the carriers unsuccessfully sought to circumvent the risk - spreading directives of pro - rata allocation . exhaustion or carrier - insolvency was not at issue , not in dispute , not in the record , and not before the court in spaulding composite .\nalthough owens - illinois has made containers of many different shades of color over the years , the great majority of glass bottles commonly found ( especially older containers that show up often at flea markets , antique malls , yard sales , junk shops , ebay , etc ) are made of clear ( colorless ) , green ( emerald , forest green or \u201cseven up\u201d green ) and amber ( \u201cbeer bottle brown\u201d ) glass .\nunder assessment this morning are these four stocks : graphic packaging holding co . ( nyse : gpk ) , international paper co . ( nyse : ip ) , owens - illinois inc . ( nyse : oi ) , and packaging corp . of america ( nyse : pkg ) . last friday , shares in atlanta , georgia headquartered graphic packaging holding co . ended the session 0 . 47 % lower at $ 14 . 70 .\nalthough insureds assembling their histories of insurance policy purchases , in effort to address environmental claims , have regularly encountered insurer attempts to subvert owens - illinois allocation process , the underlying public policy behind coverage allocation has nonetheless been repeatedly reaffirmed by the new jersey supreme court . [ 7 ] the farmers mutual court pointedly reminded that insurance policy allocation should work to maximize solvent insurer resources , so that coverage assets may be directed toward funding cleanup .\nhi eric , the trademark is \u201cduraglas\u201d which was introduced in 1940 . your bottle was made at plant # 7 ( alton , illinois ) and the \u201c7\u201d on the right of the logo stands for either 1947 or 1957 . probably 1947 , but it is difficult to be sure . the letter - numbers code is an inventory id ( style or design number ) used in catalogs or invoices between owens - illinois and the end user company . i don\u2019t know what type of bottle you have , but you could email me a pic of the bottle to my address which is listed on the lower right - hand corner of this webpage . ~ david\nas to the specific insureds before the court , rather than imprudently forego genuinely available coverage , the homeowner / insureds in farmers mutual had unequivocally transferred their risks , when they contracted and paid for insurance coverage from newark ins . there was no deliberate decision by the homeowners to retain risk by \u201cgoing bare\u201d of insurance , and thus no colorable insurer entitlement under owens - illinois to adopt a methodology which would reallocate risks back to the insured .\nowens - illinois , inc . is a manufacturer of glass containers with 81 glass manufacturing plants in 21 countries . it produces glass containers for beer , ready - to - drink low alcohol refreshers , spirits , wine , food , tea , juice and pharmaceuticals . the company also produces glass containers for soft drinks and other non - alcoholic beverages outside the united states . it manufactures these products in a range of sizes , shapes and colors .\ntilman , the \u201cdiamond and oval superimposed with an i in the middle\u201d was phased out during the mid - 1950s ( although a few bottles carried that mark later , even as late as 1966 , as explained in my article on owens - illinois ) so your bottle was made at the fairmont plant and almost certainly dates from 1948 . by the 1980s , their mark had long since been changed to just an \u201ci inside an o\u201d . david\nthe prospect of an insurer having to pay more than its allocated share for its coverage period ( always subject to the aggregate dollar limits of its policies ) , due to gaps in coverage allocation resulting from insurer insolvency , or other coverage shortfalls not attributable to the insured\u2019s willfully foregoing genuine coverage , was recognized long ago as not being unfair to insurers in owens - illinois , as quoted above . this outcome is still not unfair to insurers .\ncicla , the other amicus alongside zurich , had argued that by failing to allocate a portion of the losses to insolvent insurance periods , the appellate division had somehow violated settled new jersey law by , in effect , compelling farmers mutual , \u201cto pay for a loss that did not occur during its policy period . \u201d farmers mutual , at 533 . however , the owens - illinois court had been expressly reconciled to the prospect that its allocation methodology would at times cause insurers to pay for indivisible losses ( accretion of pollutants ) that occurred outside of their specific policy periods : \u201c [ t ] hat later insurers might need to respond to pre - policy occurrences is not unfair .\nthese are ' occurrence ' policies which , by their nature , provide coverage for pre - policy occurrences ( acts ) which cause injury or damage during the policy period .\n\u201d owens - illinois at 475 .\nhi lindsay , i am assuming by \u201clogo\u201d you mean the \u201cdiamond and oval with an i inside\u201d . to begin with , owens - illinois did not come into being until 1929 ( o - i was a merger of illinois glass company , and owens bottle company ) . so it is totally impossible for the \u201c6\u201d date code to stand for 1906 . the \u201c6\u201d on the left is a plant code number that stands for the charleston , west virginia glass plant . that plant operated up to ( i think ) around 1962 , give or take a year . the \u201c6\u201d on the right , which is the date code , could theoretically stand for either 1936 , 1946 or possibly 1956 . however , i am of the opinion that it stands for 1946 . note that this is just my opinion\u2026\u2026 . i don\u2019t have proof of that . the \u201c17\u201d is a mold number . thanks for writing ! david\nthe supreme court concluded that , in a heavily regulated industry , it matters not how strongly enamored ( or heavily invested in ) a litigant is regarding its own self - serving interpretation of the common law : \u201c [ t ] he way farmers mutual envisioned the owens - illinois allocation would work in the present case when it contracted with its insureds did not vest it with a right to the outcome it wanted . \u201d farmers mutual , at 547 .\nthe supreme court instead held that the guaranty association was the \u201cpayor of last resort\u201d , and directed that \u201csolvent carriers pay the maximum limits of their policies before insureds may seek statutory benefits from the guaranty association\u201d . farmers , supra . at 548 ; see also , owens - illinois v . united ins . , 138 n . j . 437 , 1994 ) ; carter wallace v . admiral ins . , 154 n . j . 312 ( 1998 ) , cited therein .\nthe insurers were found to be fundamentally wrong on the operation of common law , wrong on the interrelationship of judge - created common law and legislative modification of the common law , and wrong on the effect of judicial review of legislative modifications of common law . fortunately for insureds , the insurers were also found to be wrong in their interpretation of the common law in the first instance - - an owens - illinois allocation was never intended to operate as a coverage reduction device .\nif an insurer insolvency were held to not only deprive an insured of any coverage protection for a period applicable to the bankrupt carrier , but to also serve as an occasion for solvent carriers to reduce their coverage obligations , by imposing an insurer - oriented allocation process , then new jersey\u2019s \u201cstrong public policy interest in the remediation of environmental contamination within its borders\u201d , on which owens - illinois was founded , would have been turned \u201con its head\u201d . sensient colours , at 394 .\nhere are some points to help with age , etc : 1 ) duraglas is the trademarked brand name of owens - illinois glass company\u2019s typical container glass , introduced in 1940 . 2 ) the number to the left of the diamond / oval logo is usually ( but not always ) the plant code number . \u201c6\u201d was the plant code for their charleston , wv plant . 3 ) \u201c7\u201d ( date code usually on right ) would stand for either 1947 or 1957 . probably 1947 . 4 ) without seeing it , i can\u2019t be sure of purpose , but most of these small screw - type clear bottles made by owens - illinois in the 1930s , \u201940s , and \u201950s are quite common , and so have little market value to collectors . still , a nice little piece of mid - 20th - century americana ! ( send me a pic of the bottle to email address listed at lower right on any webpage on this site ) . ~ david\nfarmers mutual took control of the clean - up claims from the insured and paid all of the modest remedial costs at both sites . farmers mutual thereafter filed suit against the guaranty association , seeking reimbursement of payments that farmers mutual argued should have been borne by the guaranty association in newark ins . \u2019 stead . farmers mutual argued that the amount of reimbursement should be determined by the so - called long - tail allocation methodology set out in owens - illinois and carter - wallace .\nat its base , the farmers mutual decision presents a straight - forward instance of the supreme court , interpreting its own common law ( as earlier set forth in the owens - illinois and carter - wallace line of cases ) , and then accommodating the state legislature\u2019s prerogative of modifying or clarifying that common law ( in the form of the 2004 pliga act amendments ) , by applying the common law , as modified by the legislature , to the facts before it . [ 5 ]\n( this was answered / discussed via direct email , but i will publish rob\u2019s post here on the site ) . rob did more research and he actually found out the brand of soda bottle\u2026\u2026 . it\u2019s a \u201cbrownie\u201d soda bottle , made in 1957 by owens - illinois at their fairmont , west virginia plant . evidently the brownie sodas were made for some period of time ( 1940s - 1960s ? ? ) in many variants , and were distributed in a number of cities . ~ david\nhello john , some relatively recent bottles made by owens - illinois do not conform to the \u201ctypical\u201d marking system / configuration of earlier years . i believe the \u201c81\u201d is a date code for 1981 , but i\u2019m not sure what the \u201cn\u201d represents . it might be a plant location code . you can email a pic of the bottle to the email address listed at the lower right - hand corner of any page on this site . i am guessing it is a soda bottle . david\nhi norman , i don\u2019t know anything about an \u201cm . e . co . \u201d but i would assume it stands for the name of the unidentified beverage bottling company . the bottle itself was made by owens - illinois at their oakland , ca plant ( plant code # 20 ) in the year 1962 ( the year date code \u201c62\u201d to right of the logo ) . \u201c359 - g\u201d is probably a code number for that particular style / shape bottle . hope this helps a bit , david\njim , i\u2019m not familiar with your bottle , but yes you are correct on the plant code , and the date code \u201c9\u201d is probably for 1939 . the \u201ce1152\u201d is possibly a mold number ( mold design number ) assigned by owens - illinois to that particular bottle style . that number would probably have been used in invoices , catalogs , etc . although , mold design numbers were usually on the base , not the heel , so i can\u2019t be 100 % sure about that . best regards , david\ni have a half gallon mason jar that says \u201cpresto supreme mason\u201d on front and on back it says manufactured by \u201cillinois glass company\u201d . the bottom says \u201c8 ( left ) e - ek ( middle ) and a diamond ( right ) . any ideas ?\nwe found a i . w . harper bourbon whiskey bottle that says 17 d - 9 then under that it says 60 ( i in circle ) 56 under that m - 89 a . i have gathered that it was an owens illinois bottle but i wanted to know more information on it . like , what year was it made , is it worth anything ? etc . it is in a plastic container that also says iw harper on it . its pretty nifty we found it in the chimney . ?\nthe appellate division in farmers mutual found the 2004 amendments to the pliga act expressly overruled sayre and therefore reversed the trial court , holding that since farmers mutual\u2019s indemnity payments toward environmental remediation were within the farmers mutual policy limits , the farmers mutual insurance policies had not been exhausted and the guaranty association thus had no obligation to reimburse farmers mutual . the new jersey supreme court affirmed , rejecting farmers mutual\u2019s arguments that the pliga amendment had somehow impermissibly overruled the owens - illinois and carter - wallace line of insurance allocation cases .\nhi carol ! you know , i was dimly aware there was a list of those liquor bottle manufacturers\u2019 permit numbers available somewhere on the \u2018net but i had not taken the time to research it thoroughly like i should have ! ! thanks so much for that link ! it makes total sense and i am sure you are correct . the date code would then certainly be 1965 , and the \u201c55\u201d ( placed on the left ) is the permit number assigned to owens - illinois\u2019s glass manufacturing plant at huntington , west virginia .\nhi michael , the bottle is not a beer bottle but a whiskey flask ( or other high - alcohol spirits / liquor bottle ) . i have some of this info embedded in answers to similar questions near the bottom of the \u201cowens - illinois glass company\u201d page . basically , the \u201cd - 126\u201d is a distiller code . the \u201c56\u201d is a liquor bottle permit number . the \u201c51\u201d is a date code for the year the bottle was made : 1951 . the \u201c18\u201d may be a mold identifying number . best regards , david\n\u201c . . . . the insured , and not its other insurers , remains responsible for periods where its insurer becomes insolvent . . . . from zurich\u2019s standpoint , even if the guaranty association is correct that the 2004 amendment prevents an insured from recovering statutory benefits before the policies of the solvent insurers are exhausted , the insured bears the loss for the period the insolvent carrier was on the risk . in short , zurich would place the insured on the hook and not remove the insolvent period from the owens - illinois calculations . \u201d\nhi rachel , it\u2019s a bottle made by owens - illinois glass company ( i in a circle ) in 1982 . the \u201c17\u201d ( in this case ) stands for their clarion , pennsylvania glass factory where your bottle was made . without seeing the bottle , i\u2019m not sure what it was used for , but if you can , send me a pic to my email listed at the right bottom corner of the page . ( i\u2019m sorry but this site is not set up to accept pictures uploaded by readers ) . best regards , david\ni did a search on ebay and found several amber bottles similar to this , with various date code configurations on the bottom , and with the number 1845 . i believe the 1845 may have been the \u201cstandard\u201d catalog number assigned by owens - illinois to a particular series of round amber medicine or \u2018chemical\u201d bottles with the graduated numbers embossed along the side . the bottles were used for many purposes including liquid chemicals such as chlorine , rubbing alcohol , hydrogen peroxide , ammonia , fertilizers , cleaning agents , as well as medicines and other products .\nhi marie , owens - illinois has made thousands of different containers , and on many of them the markings do not always conform exactly to the most \u201ctypical\u201d factory / date / mold code configuration . in any case , from your description , the number on the left ( 7 ) , typically a plant location code , indicates production at the alton , illinois factory . the number on the right ( 7 ) is a date code , but since it is a one - digit code , it is not possible to be 100 % certain whether it stands for 1937 or 1947 . ( it is almost certainly one of those years . ) there may or may not be a number ( mold identifying number ) situated directly underneath the logo . in your case i assume there is not . hope this helps , david"]}
{"id": 54771, "summary": [{"text": "the rickshaw project ( trp ) works to enhance on-road access of persons with disabilities through sustainable mobility solutions and advocacy .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it is the brainchild of network of organization working for people with disabilities , pakistan ( nowpdp ) nowpdp is an initiative of aga khan national council .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "this program was initiated with the development of the first accessible rickshaw in the region that can be driven by persons with disabilities .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "these rickshaws are now available in market through a commercial partner .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the rickshaw project is now working to develop the most accessible cycle that can enable the inclusion of persons with physical impairments under minimal cost .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "amin amir andani , who is a leading social entrepreneur leads this initiative", "topic": 28}], "title": "the rickshaw project", "paragraphs": ["the rickshaw project : on the road to change - pakistan - dawn . com\nthe rickshaw project is one of the ventures of the network of organisations working for people with disabilities , pakistan ( nowpdp ) .\nthe rickshaw project was established with the mission to promote on - road access for persons with disabilities ( pwds ) in karachi . this program initiated as a project developing a hand - controlled rickshaw . as the project evolved , it became a full - fledged program with the term \u2018rickshaw\u2019 symbolizing mobility and the vision to improve on - road access for pwds in pakistan through various sustainable mobility solutions .\nglobal personalities on mobility for pwds have praised rickshaw project\u2019s efforts including tom rickert and dr . christopher ( kit ) mitchell\nrickshaw theatre project 2015 \u2013 rickshaw is a student run theatre project , travelling to india and nepal . by working with certain ngo ' s , we plan to bring theatre workshops , games and performances to marginalised children in these countries .\nthank you for being interested in the rickshaw theatre project and visiting our site ! this blog was written by the team in 2015 , but since then another great team visited india to continue the great work . if you want to keep up to date with the work of the rickshaw theatre project , visit our facebook page .\npeople with disabilities need to be made equal partners in our planet re - orienting enterprise . the rickshaw project is a fine initiative of empowerment .\nthe project is a user - friendly , rickshaw - to - your - doorstep service , where customers can call at their call centre to place an order , and a rickshaw will pick them up from their desired location .\ndevelopment of sustainable mobility solutions ( such as rickshaw , cycle , public transport etc . ) and legislation lie at the heart of the rickshaw project . to increase acceptability of the sustainable mobility solutions and legislative changes in the society , community engagement in the form of sensitization sessions and motivational talks are held frequently .\nwhat is innovative about this project is the rickshaw - to - your - doorstep service . yes , you do not have to walk all the way in this scorching heat to the roadside and shout at the top of your lungs for a rickshaw to show up , or in the worst cases , not show up at all . however , unlike the conventional rickshaw hiring method , under this project , the rickshaws pick its customers from the desired location with just one phone call on an easy to remember number .\n\u201cthe rickshaw project is a needed approach to the technical issues of making auto - rickshaws accessible both to drivers and to passengers with disabilities . the project also provides a valuable opportunity to test this approach as a service model which would include a focus on disabled passengers as well as drivers with limited mobility . i wish you every success as you move forward with this project\u201d\nyou will get a chance to refine project and people management skills in the toughest of circumstances .\nthe service is currently available in karachi , but pakwheels hopes to see it spread to other parts of the country soon . so karachites , here is your chance to contribute towards positive change in our society by hiring the rickshaw project\u2019s special drivers for your next trip . watch this space for more on the project soon .\nit would be nice if rickshaw driver and passenger seat both have seat belts too for the safety purpose .\nspeaking to dawn , project manager ( and south asia ' s first visually impaired psychologist ) , zulqurnain asghar explains the main working areas of the project , while pwd drivers imran and siraj talk about the functionality of the retrofitted rickshaws and their personal experiences .\nlaunched in 2012 , the rickshaw project was born as a solution for creating employment opportunities for pwds and help establish a platform through which the unequal treatment and negative social perceptions of pwds can be challenged and ultimately changed .\n\u201cthe rickshaw theatre project ( rtp ) is unlike any tour group experience available . first off , the indian subcontinent is not for the feint - hearted ! running a tour like rtp requires a genuine taste for adventure and a limitless sense of humour .\nit would be nice if rickshaw driver and passenger seat both have seat belts too for the safety purpose .\nadditionally , this project will not only help the disabled via employment but also facilitate you by saving your valuable time that would otherwise be spent debating over rickshaw fare in the searing heat . a standard fare per kilometer rs 20 is applied at the end of the trip based on distance traveled .\nrickshaw is a student run theatre project , travelling to india and nepal . by working with certain ngo ' s , we plan to bring theatre workshops , games and performances to marginalised children in these countries .\n\u201cin tune with the sounds of the engine , the rickshaw project driver smoothly switches between the gears with well - practiced , swift hand gestures almost like a dance . his driving is aggressive , yet he remains smiling and calm . he uses the horn as if it is his right to free speech and it is his contribution to the world of chaos around him\u201d\nthe rickshaw project can go further and introduce an android or any other os app for the masses to download on their smart devices . the app could request a ride and get picked up at any location on the map , even if the passenger doesn ' t know the exact address as pakistani streets are not marked . gps will help the user and service provider . also the app could be developed to give the fare beforehand between the pickup point and destination .\ngood initiative . it is heartening to see that both rickshaw drivers beside being hardworking seem to be very intelligent .\napplications should include : what excites you about the project ? why do you think you would be good for this role ? you may include an outline of any relevant experience . a discussion of any problems you think the project may present and how you will combat them .\nthe rickshaw theatre project provides a unique opportunity to pursue interests in many different fields : education , drama , travel , development and cultural exchange . we are looking for two enthusiastic and committed people to become the tour managers for this year\u2019s education and theatre trip around india and nepal . over the past nine years , cambridge students have travelled to india and nepal in august / september visiting schools and ngos with the aim of taking theatre to disadvantaged children and teenagers . the aims of rickshaw theatre project include using drama as a means to help these children build self - confidence , lasting relationships and teach other valuable life skills through this medium . to learn more about the project itself , and the trips in 2015 and previous years , have a read through the rest of our blog posts .\nfurthermore , the project team has also started sensitisation training sessions at various workplaces in order to create awareness and make people realise the importance of integrating pwds into their spaces .\n\u201cthe rickshaw prototype looks like a very sensible and low cost solution with improvements to the basic vehicle to make it much easier for passengers , particularly those with mobility impairments .\nit\u2019s simple : you call their customer services centre at + 92 345 8562304 or book the rickshaw online at < a urltoken and a custom - fitted rickshaw driven by people with special needs arrives at your location in a jiffy . in short , it is convenience combined with a good cause .\nwith support , and contributions , the project now has four rickshaws , which the team aims to equip with gps trackers ; and three trained drivers who are certified to drive various retrofitted vehicles .\nthe rickshaw team added our own element to the evening , staging a performance of a wonderful poem written by kyle , and a number of sketches entitled \u2018cambridge meets india\u2019 , into which we somehow managed to incorporate the cup song .\ncongratulations , it ' s a very good noble cause to help the pwd ' s perform their jobs in dignity . i pray for the success of this project . i am glad it has been launched in the holy month of ramadhan .\nits a very good project , i can see a big smile on impaired drivers and they feel very proud too , kindly suggest the safety belt as well . . . thanks ,\n\u201capplying to be tour manager of the rickshaw theatre project was one of those moments when you know that you are almost certainly out of your depth . however , the only argument against it was my own fear that i couldn\u2019t do it , or there wasn\u2019t time , or there must be someone better qualified . i found out that wonderful things can come of resisting the temptation to underestimate your own abilities .\nas a tour manager , i got the chance to fine - tune my skills in logistics and coordination , project management , conflict resolution and negotiation . managing fiery group dynamics in the fiery heat while racing through crowded alleyways is a fine art in and of itself ! in my current role as a project manager for a specialized logistics firm , these competencies are my daily bread .\nmy salute to innovators , i hope the governments show some generosity and subsidizes the cost for the pwds .\nthe rickshaw project , launched by nowpdp , is a recent venture aimed at providing people with special needs easy access to livelihood as well as inclusion into society . nowpdp ( network of organizations working for people with disabilities , pakistan ) is a collective that develops innovative solutions for pwds in the country , and pakwheels has partnered up with this laudable social enterprise in order to help promote the use of customized vehicles for a good cause .\n@ nauman i suggest to consider the the basic need of the nation first rather than fulfilling already settled matters or initiatives .\nthis is an extremely good project . it gives work to many disabled people who want to work and be a breadwinner for their families but their disability hinders them . such innovative projects define the development of any nation .\nto help conceptualise , organise and run a project such as rtp is to be part of something special : one truly receives a gift that will keep on giving on so many levels . \u201d\nwouldn ' t it take the thrill of rickshaw riding away ? just joking . . . . . it is a good suggestion . while they are working to modify these rickshaws , they should also try to make it a model for others to follow . i think it would be a good idea if secured doors can be placed for the passengers and drivers both . also , it should be made health and environment friendly by somehow doing away with typical rickshaw loud and unpleasant noise .\nwe\u2019re staying in the city of jaipur for the next couple of days before traveling to a school out of the city to work with abandoned and orphaned children for the week . i think we are all ready to leave the hustle and bustle of the streets of paharganj and are excited about the new chapter ahead .\nin the lead up to the deadline to apply to tour manage rtp 2016 we are sharing the experiences , lessons and stories of previous tour managers . first up , we hear from nkoko , one of the tour managers from the 2011 trip .\nwe were working with teenagers aged between 14 and 20 , who were already very passionate about theatre and the tarang kala kendra project . the day was incredible : we couldn\u2019t have hoped for more enthusiastic and spirited students , and we really enjoyed showing them some basic drama games ( despite them then showing us up on the dancefloor ! ) . we can\u2019t wait to see what the next few days have in store as we begin to build towards a production with them , to be performed to the rest of their community , the wednesday after next .\ni am for the comments by karachi wala . yes , it should be environment friendly and not in the hands of illiterate cheaters , who remove the silencer and never fix a shock absorber under the passenger seat .\ni got involved with the firm belief that the performing arts can be a magical tool for touching the lives of kids who might not otherwise get the opportunity to be engaged in this way . but of course , nothing in this part of the world goes quite as planned ! i finished the tour with my heart broken open by the generosity and sheer love of the people i met here . if anything , we were the ones who came away touched and humbled by this experience .\nafter this , a procession of crashing pots and pans was led around the grounds , ending at a tree with a clay pot strung from the branches . to get to the pot the kids had to construct a human tower , and tap at the pot with little chisels to release the curds into cups held up by the others . sadly krishna was a bit over - zealous in his efforts and the activity ended abruptly when the pot smashed and curd exploded in all directions , coating several kids head to toe in a thick , yoghurty mess .\napplications will be taken individually or in pairs , with the aim of having tour managers selected and ready to assemble the rest of the team in february . please note , taking this role will involve considerable commitment across lent / exams terms as well as the summer . further , the costs of the trip will most likely come to over \u00a31 , 000 , but there is scope for considerable fundraising , so do not let this put you off applying . application deadline is saturday 9th january , with interviews falling soon after , and applications should be sent to rickshawtheatreproject2015 @ gmail . com . please feel free to contact us if you have any questions , or would like to meet informally to discuss the project .\nwell done guys ! this is one of the practical ways to make the life of special needs people truly respectful and meaningful .\nwednesday was show day and the five rickshaw teammates who had been working in south east delhi traveled all the way to kapashera to support the tarang children ! i think it\u2019s safe to say that hannah and i were far more nervous about not messing up at the light and sound desk than the children were about performing ! they even gave a spontaneous dance showcase before the acting performances began to show us the indian dancing they had been learning . the show went really well and we all celebrated with a big group dance on stage as well as taking lots of pictures and trying not to get too emotional . the attempt to restrain emotions wasn\u2019t helped when pravin ( the legendary teacher whose work ethic and dedication to helping these children was truly inspiring ) announced he was getting married in october and invited us to his wedding . if we don\u2019t greet you at arrivals in heathrow in 4 weeks time , you know where we\u2019ve gone ! !\nhaving spent the first week getting to know the children at tarang and giving workshops in movement , voice , improvisation and scene study , we then had 3 days to create a final performance to showcase on the wednesday night . we were keen for the children to use the skills they had acquired in the first week but needed a theme for them to focus on . we decided on the theme of \u2018growing up\u2019 and identified various devising pieces the children had shown us is in the first week for us to then develop and work on with them . sasha and i worked with a group of four boys and developed a scene about bullying and inclusion ; we based the scene on an impressive slow - motion cricket match that the children had performed to us in the first week . sophie\u2019s group devised a scene about school experiences and used mirroring and improvisation skills . kyle and phoebe directed a scene that played on the idea of childhood fantasy and innocence where a child runs away from home and becomes trapped in a forbidden forest . finally , hannah developed a phone call scene that a group had presented in the first week . the new scene told the story of four boys who fell out as teenagers and only rekindled their friendship in later life due to the understanding of pain and loss . we spent the monday workshop working on these scenes and then spent the tuesday creating two more ensemble pieces . one of the scenes was based around the indian tradition of kite races and the second presented the multifaceted lives of strangers on a bus .\n( at this point i\u2019d like to break the narrative flow to state that i have just seen a pig walking around the platform at the first train station we\u2019ve stopped at . that is all . )\nthe rickshaw team divided , teaching both at pramodhni primary school and leelavati girls\u2019 shelter , as well as two one - off sessions at mamta school and lucknow school . i worked with the kids at pramodhni , where t he first day found us teaching over 60 children in one massive playground . having split into two teaching groups , we experienced something similar to a singing round , where both groups taught very similar exercises slightly out of sync with each other . luckily , we lost this effect as the week progressed , as we started to teach different things , varying the activities in response to the abilities and interests of the children . they were a lively bunch , particularly enjoying games like the park bench game , where people have to match their emotions or character to those of a new arrival at the bench \u2013 with some hilarious results !\nfrom an artistic perspective , the partnerships with local theatre makers was hugely enriching and really reinforced the importance of intercultural collaboration in the 21st century . i\u2019ve witnessed first - hand how the capacity to share and create across different social vocabularies is a skill that is highly prized in today\u2019s globalised work environment .\nwhen the sad moment came to leave lucknow , and indeed india , we were surprised by a wonderful send off from the volunteers . all the volunteers visited the homestay , and then aslaan and suyash popped up again at the station , generously bringing us gulab jamun , or \u2018dumplings\u2019 as riss called them . we were cutting it so fine with goodbyes on the train that we almost thought they would end up stuck on the train , travelling to delhi with us ! it goes without saying that we will miss everyone we met in lucknow !\nyou will witness the possibilities and limitations of the performing arts as a communication tool and learn to value flexibility and negotiation as vital to any intercultural collaboration .\nstand out and be remembered with prezi , the secret weapon of great presenters .\nhaving mastered the manic metro we then ventured to a market which exhibited produce from all the states of india . there were some lovely things on sale such as jewellery , spices , soft pashminas and beautiful fabrics ( and one astrological palmist ) . it was a nice day of escape from the hectic streets of the paharganj main bazaar .\nit sounds good to still have the these literate bodies in our police constable departments .\nuniquely to our work in lucknow , the workshops culminated in a joint performance in an incredible 600 - seat theatre , an opportunity made possible by the support of sinan . at first we were apprehensive that the venue would be a bit much for the kids , who two weeks previously hadn\u2019t even necessary known what drama even was . however , in the end it wasn\u2019t a problem , and possibly our worries had just been a symptom of some of our own stage fright ! on show day all 80 kids were dropped off at the venue and we launched into an exciting and slightly chaotic day of costume fittings , last minute rehearsals and hurried stage runs . at around 6pm the audience and press started arriving . we were shocked to find that the audience chatting away on their phones and wandered in and out during the performance , while the press took photos of important members of the audience . luckily , we were shortly delighted to find they were incredibly respectful and appreciative in their response to the children\u2019s performances , with wholehearted applause and laughter . the audience was so much fun for all involved , and a great success !\non sunday we had arranged to have lunch with the owner of the hostel in which we are staying ; who had asked that we bring as much weetabix as we could carry , because his kids loved it ! this was another chance for us to sample the famous delhi street food , and we all particularly enjoyed the \u2018aloo tikki\u2019 : a potato based dish , and the spectacular lassis , which seemed to be flavoured with lychee .\noverall , our time at vatsalya was very relaxing . reminiscent of a retreat , we were up by half 6 , eating breakfast at 7 , sorting fabric for our daily chores , conducting workshops in the mornings and early afternoons , and in bed by 9 . all was calm and idyll . with one notable exception \u2013 the hill - sands daily bootcamp challenge . each day at 5pm phoebe decreed that we were going to join in the daily sports hour \u2013 much like the way you tire out small children with a walk \u2013 and the rickshaw team were conducted through a crushing 8 minute ab workout , followed by stretching , interval training , and for those still able to stand , sasha\u2019s notorious \u201csuzuki\u201d , which on the first day consisted of a group of us spread throughout the temple , sunk into weird squat positions and dementedly chanting \u2018baa baa black sheep\u2019 . this strange english ritual attracted the attention of several children , who started coming each day to join in . six - year - old govinda was alarmingly good , and took huge pleasure in laughing at our strained faces and shaking legs .\nwe are all missing vatsalya hugely already but are very excited for the final leg of our trip in lucknow ! getting henna tattoos and hanging out with the girls in their dorm .\nthankfully , on our last day in vatsalya , phoebe and hannah relented and gave us all a day off , and we were invited to join the children in celebrating the national festival for krishna\u2019s birthday . as the story goes , krishna was an extremely naughty child and loved to eat curds ( a kind of natural yoghurt ) more than anything . so , each day during his childhood he would go hunting around his neighbourhood for curds , stealing them from nearby families and sharing them with his friends . the neighbours eventually got so sick of their curds being stolen that they agreed to begin stringing them up in clay pots suspended from the roofs of their houses , too high for krishna to reach . the festivities at vatsalya began with a rendition of the story of krishna\u2019s life and childhood , narrated by a couple of the kids\u2019 teachers and charmingly enacted by the wickedly cute pooja as radha , and the sultry paraj as krishna .\nneither you , nor the coeditors you shared it with will be able to recover it again .\nyou will be inspired , touched and humbled by the wonderful and creative children you work with .\nkeen to escape the mayhem , we were soon installed safely in our minibus ready for departure . but not before we had all been fully initiated into the festivities with a bright red bindi on each of our foreheads from the kids , a parting gift that would prove impractical as we arrived at jaipur train station , sweating orange dye down our faces as the smirking ( bindi - less ) locals greeted us with a sarcastic \u201chare krishna\u201d .\nwe\u2019ve been in india for 2 weeks now and i still don\u2019t think i\u2019m over the culture shock of this country . every day i see something shocking that hits home how utterly different human lives can be and how privileged we are back at home . it is however the joy and determination that these children at tarang have shown us consistently throughout the 2 weeks that has really struck a chord with me . one boy , hymanshu , has spoken to me about his love of philosophy and his pursuit of becoming fluent in english . he\u2019s read 40 english books and has asked me to send him a list of recommendations . to see this spirit and drive from so many talented young individuals is simply awe - inspiring ( and also means you can\u2019t really complain about having a bit of short term delhi belly sickness ) . some of the children at tarang have expressed a desire to pursue acting , and for these children it is easy to say that our work here has been worthwhile . however , i strongly believe that even for those children who do not want to work in the arts , we have witnessed a growth in their confidence and their willingness to self express over these 2 weeks which they can harness and take with them in their lives . we\u2019re all going to miss the children at tarang and i really hope the rickshaw team in 2016 come back here to work again .\nthe show consisted of a number of plays ; one about a magic flower that brought people back to life , an adaptation of snow white and a collection of fables that taught the importance of acceptance , helping others and of not lying . the children threw themselves into it , with great chorus work , exceptional acting and a few high - energy dance numbers .\nafter our first week in delhi , we are in some small way getting accustomed to the things one can expect and the things one must look out for in this dazzling place . and yet , at the same time , we remain constantly surprised and enchanted by this brand new country and culture . the end of each day leaves us a all a bit overwhelmed , but also extremely appreciative of this opportunity . sadly , delhi belly did finally get the better of us and every member of the team , except kyle with his stomach of steel , have fallen prey to it . spirits are still high , though , and slowly we feel able to eat things other than bananas and plain rice . i am personally missing my culinary adventures !\n\u201ci have seen how these drivers understand and advocate the idea of being self - sustainable to people who ask for money on the road . this is what we need , to bring change and be self - sufficient as a nation . i feel absolutely safe and secure by using this service to the extent that i can even trust them with my 10 - year old sister . \u201d\nthe journey to vatsalya was a little hysterical . i don\u2019t know if we were in the sun too long at the amber fort , or it was a delayed response to one too many men insistent on selling us tiny wooden chess sets . either way , when our bus broke down on the way out of jaipur it kicked off a chain of waiting , moving bags , splitting into two cars , turning round , stopping , getting lost and following each other along strange and dark country roads . when we finally spilled onto the ground at vatsalya it felt absurdly peaceful . the compound , where we stayed for a week , combines a school with a shelter for orphans and street children . it aims to be a place where kids can be safe , dignified and happy . we arrived just in time for dinner in the dark \u2013 dhal and chappati at long tables outdoors under the stars . within ten seconds rebecca was being scolded by asix - year - old for trying to eat , not only before grace but also with her left hand .\nevery day of the tour is a new adventure \u2013 you will get a taste of a new culture and see some incredible new places .\nwe will follow and act on your suggestion in our next production . we produce these rickshaws under the name of stahlco commando . best regards asif dar\nwhen we returned home we also discovered a wonderful rooftop cafe \u2018cafe krishna\u2019 , which overlooks the mind - bogglingly busy streets and serves some amazing chai .\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 .\nkeep up the great work all associated . . . karachi no doubt has lived upto its reputation of philanthropy . . . which odds now creative philanthropy . . . best\npwds are not only considered a burden on society but are deprived from their basic rights of education , easy access in public places , and equal standing in social situations and the job market . with the prevailing judgmental attitude of our society where it is often assumed that pwd\u2019s cannot work or be as efficient as the rest of us , we not only disapprove of disabled people working amongst us but also make them an object of pity . there is a need to accommodate human diversity instead of labeling special needs as a \u201chandicap\u201d and provide pwds with equal access to opportunities .\nto vary things up a bit , we also get to work with another ngo , new life helping hand , where we simply do introductory theatre workshops to much younger kids . our youngest participant there has been 3 or 4 and the oldest 13 , giving it a very different dynamic . while there , we fill the day with drama games and teaching about the different things to remember when performing ( movement , how to build a character , facing the audience , etc . ) games like charades , \u201ccolumbian hypnosis\u201d and mirroring have been a huge hit . we also got them to develop different characters in different scenarios like a market , a classroom and a wedding ! we have so much fun playing with them and watching them get more and more confident with each workshop !\nricks are integral part of khi transportation system , specially for within city commute . projects like these & others , call a rick , electric motor driven ricks etc . will improve the system . last breakthough was cng operated ricks .\nalice was one of the tour managers in 2013 , and has shared with us six reasons to apply to tour manage this year . take some reassurance from her experience of overcoming her own hesitations , and apply by saturday 9th jan !\ni am not a morning person . having said that , it is currently 6am and i\u2019m wide awake on our train from new delhi to jaipur surrounded by sleeping teammates so i thought i\u2019d use the time wisely and write a blog post about our second and final week with tarang kala kendra .\nmonday morning saw us rise bright and early eager but nervous to start our first workshops . we had split into groups of six : and our group went to an organisation called \u2018tarang kala kenra\u2019 an arts school and social space set up for workers , and children of workers , in the local industry which predominantly constituted garment - making .\ngreat work ! i am extremely proud of our fellow pakistanis with challenges that they never ask for help . . . and with smile keep marching on proudly and with dignity . . . it is our duties as pakistanis to help the best we can and never let them down . . . i salute you my friends ! ! ! ( a message from a pakistani canadian )\nhave you ever given thought to how people with disabilities ( pwds ) in our society are fulfilling their very basic needs while most of us pakistanis are ranting about issues relating to load shedding , price hikes , jobless graduates and expensive education ? while our complaints are justified , we would be shocked if we took a step back and carefully observed how worse off pwds are in our system right now .\nthis is especially good news for students and parents , as now they don\u2019t need to be insecure about their children commuting on rickshaws .\ncopyright \u00a9 2003 - 2018 urltoken - all rights reserved . terms of service | privacy policy\n\u201ci have a friend whose brother has a disability . from now on , i will never again mention him with added information that ' he is disabled ' because that should not be defining him or his family . \u201d\nurltoken info @ urltoken : + 92 ( 21 ) 32294527 - 8 media related queries : + 92 ( 333 ) 1354478 for persons with hearing impairments / deaf : + 92 ( 316 ) 0129312 nowpdp house bungalow no . 83 / 1 n i line saghir hussain shaheed road saddar karachi , pakistan . - > > view map\npeople with disabilities ( pwds ) are often viewed as a burden , and while most people want to help , many do not want to be directly involved .\ngreat effort . however it should be named people with special needs pwsn rather than people wwith disabilities pwd to keep their dignity .\nan inspiring story , nothing is impossible if only we put our minds to it .\nit is nice to get some good news about our people . keep it up dawn . not all is bad .\noops . a firewall is blocking access to prezi content . check out this article to learn more or contact your system administrator .\nreset share links resets both viewing and editing links ( coeditors shown below are not affected ) .\nella mai \u2013 boo ' d up ( remix ) ft . nicki minaj & quavo\nyou will surprise yourself and gain a confidence to take risks that will always stand you in good stead .\nyou will make friends for life and laugh more than you ever expected to . \u201d\nwe can\u2019t wait to see what this week of workshops holds in store for us ! we\u2019ll write more soon .\nour students grow in confidence every day ! couldn ' t be more proud .\nenter your email address to follow 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"]}
{"id": 54784, "summary": [{"text": "counterfeit consumer goods are goods , often of inferior quality , made or sold under another 's brand name without the brand owner \u2019s authorization .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "sellers of such goods may infringe on either the trade mark , patent or copyright of the brand owner by passing off its goods as made by the brand owner .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the term knockoff is often used interchangeably with \" counterfeit , \" although their legal meanings are not identical .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "a \" knockoff \" is a colloquial term which describes products that copy or imitate the physical appearance of other products , but which do not copy the brand name or logo of a trademark .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "they may , or may not , be illegal under trademark laws .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "such products are considered illegal when they are intended to confuse consumers .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "and someone can be a counterfeiter even if he does n\u2019t make the products , but knowingly sells them to others .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "another overlapping term is pirated goods , which generally refers to copying copyrighted products without permission , such as music , movies and software .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "exact definitions are determined by the laws of various countries .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "growing over 10,000 % in the last two decades , counterfeit products exist in virtually every area , including food , beverages , clothes , shoes , pharmaceuticals , electronics , auto parts , toys , and currency .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the spread of counterfeit goods is worldwide , and in 2008 a study by the international chamber of commerce ( icc ) estimated the global value of all counterfeit goods reached $ 650 billion every year , doubling the estimated annual profit made from the sale of illegal drugs worldwide according to data collected by illicit trade monitor .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "the same study projected that in 2015 the upper bound of the global value of counterfeit and pirated goods could be $ 1.77 trillion , a number that is roughly equal to the gdp of brazil .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "counterfeit products make up 5 to 7 % of world trade and have cost an estimated 2.5 million jobs worldwide , with 750,000 jobs lost in the u.s. alone .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "however , the government accountability office found that many estimated figures were unreliable . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "counterfeit consumer goods", "paragraphs": ["want more consumer news ? visit our parent organization , consumer reports , for the latest on scams , recalls , and other consumer issues .\nmore than one - quarter of survey respondents unknowingly purchased inauthentic consumer goods online .\nfounded in 2005 , consumerist\u00ae is an independent source of consumer news and information published by consumer reports .\na new report from the european consumer centres network focuses on the impact of counterfeiting on individual consumer shopping online .\nglobally , the trafficking of counterfeit goods is much larger , and growing . that growth is driven in part by consumer demand .\ncounterfeit goods valued at dh1 . 6 billion were seized in 2016 in raids by consumer protection officers . antonie robertson / the national\ncounterfeit goods are different from\nknock off\ngoods which involve similar looking products but don\u2019t have labels that would violate another company\u2019s trademark . counterfeit goods exist in nearly every industry and can include :\ncounterfeit goods span across multiple industries including everything from apparel , accessories , music , software , medications and cigarettes , to automobile and airplane parts , consumer goods , toys and electronics .\nmake sure that the goods are not old , counterfeit , or discontinued models .\ntechnavio market research analysts forecast the global anti - counterfeit packaging in consumer goods market to grow at a cagr of almost 18 % until 2021 .\nstern lawyer said : \u201ccounterfeit goods and authentic looks almost exactly the same , except for the letters on different brands , counterfeit goods will penfolds benfolds unless the consumer has replaced the brand known , it will easily fooled . . \u201d\nto help mark world consumer day ( march 15th ) , the european consumer centres network ( ecc - net ) has launched its report , \u2018the impact of counterfeiting on online consumer rights in europe\u2019 .\ntechnavio has published a new report on the global anti - counterfeit packaging in consumer goods market from 2017 - 2021 . ( graphic : business wire )\nbrown said her agency\u2019s goal was to prevent the counterfeit goods from ever reaching shelves .\napparel and fashion accessories still make up the largest share of counterfeit goods worldwide , but detection of fake consumer electronics , chemicals , and pharmaceuticals is also increasing .\nreduces false warranty claims and customer service costs that result from sub - standard counterfeit goods .\nof course , apparel search is against counterfeit goods . don ' t buy a knockoff .\ncorrection : an earlier version of this story said customs and border protection seized 25 , 000 counterfeit goods in 2011 . the agency actually seized 25 , 000 shipments of counterfeit goods .\na uk investigation suggests amazon , ebay and fruugo have a big counterfeit electrical goods problem .\nfor more information , contact us or read information booklet should you buy counterfeit goods ? .\nsixty percent of the total sample believed that the seller of counterfeit goods is aware that the goods are counterfeit , while an additional 25 percent reported they were not certain if the seller would know the good are counterfeit . only 15 percent of the respondents believed that the retail seller was unaware the goods were counterfeit .\ntechnavio has published a new report on the global anti - counterfeit packaging in consumer goods market from 2017 - 2021 . ( graphic : business wire ) multimedia gallery url\nfor additional information on trademarks and your rights as a consumer , see findlaw ' s\ntrademarks ,\nand\nconsumer protection \u201d sections . for information on other forms of intellectual property , see findlaw ' s\nintellectual property\nsection . if you believe that you\u2019ve been the victim of a counterfeit goods scheme or you simply have questions about counterfeit goods , you should consult with a consumer law attorney .\ntraders must ensure that descriptions of consumer goods and services are accurate and honest . descriptions are controlled by both criminal and civil legislation .\ninformation for businesses about their rights and responsibilities under consumer laws in western australia .\nyou can target the consumer based on their behavior ,\ndunkel said .\nrisk professionals should be interested in mitigating supply chain , financial and consumer risk .\na community website to share your views on the consumer issues of the day .\nyou must not sell counterfeit or pirated goods . using any registered trade mark without permission is illegal .\nfor the super bowl , federal agents prepped for the largest sporting - goods related counterfeit bust ever .\nyou can also report a website that you think may be selling counterfeit goods to brand - i .\nchaudry , p . e . , & stumpf , s . a . ( 2011 ) . consumer complicity with counterfeit products . the journal of consumer marketing , 28 ( 2 ) , 139 - 151 .\nif you think you have been sold counterfeit goods , or if you suspect somebody is selling fake goods , get advice from the citizens advice consumer helpline on 03454 04 05 06 . your local trading standards office can also give you advice .\nhow do consumers around the globe respond to advertising campaigns aimed at discouraging the purchase of counterfeit goods ? i\u2019ve studied the manufacture and sale of counterfeit and pirated consumer goods and intellectual property for all of my academic career and decided to find out with a survey of 1 , 786 consumers .\na major consumer goods manufacturer with multiple brands fights counterfeit sales , illicit marketing practices and the resulting brand erosion and revenue losses by using the markmonitor brand protection\u2122 and markmonitor domain management\u2122 solutions .\nyou can download the full report of the ecc - net on counterfeit goods for free with this link .\nplease contact us in confidence to report somebody you believe is selling illegal tobacco , alcohol or counterfeit goods .\n2011\u2014 pub . l . 112\u201381 amended section generally , adding provisions relating to counterfeit military goods and services .\nnearly 4 out of 10 consumers complain directly to the brand itself following an unwitting purchase of counterfeit goods .\ntechnavio market research analysts forecast the global anti - counterfeit packaging in consumer goods market to grow at a cagr of close to 18 % during the forecast period , according to their latest report .\nmore than 100 charges were laid in connection with the sale of fake consumer goods worth an estimated $ 6 . 5 million , police say .\nconsider increasing business - to - consumer direct sales to better control your supply chains .\nwe all experience frustrating consumer problems at some point in our daily lives . our guides provide information and advice on your consumer rights to help you navigate those everyday frustrations .\nthey can use social media platforms to get these counterfeit goods in front of the consumer . these are sophisticated criminal organizations ,\nsaid gary hartwig , his special agent - in - charge .\nin 2012 , us customs & border protection and immigration & customs enforcement seized 22 848 shipments of counterfeit goods valued at usd 1 . 26 billion . unfortunately , we also know that these represent only a small percentage of the total market for counterfeit goods . globally , the trafficking of counterfeit goods is much larger , and growing .\nthe european consumer centre slovakia ( ecc ) receives daily complaints from consumers who , either consciously or not , purchased counterfeit items , or never received products blocked by customs . to help consumers avoiding falling in the trap , the european consumer centre network now published a report on counterfeiting on online consumer rights in europe .\nthe customs authorities of the eu member states are in the front line in preventing ipr infringing goods from entering the eu market . nonetheless , the trade in counterfeit and pirated goods would not exist without consumer demand . play your part : don ' t buy fakes .\noften a telltale sign of a counterfeit good is the unreasonably low price . counterfeit goods can also be identified by the quality of their packaging and by the location where they are being sold . if you suspect that someone is producing or selling counterfeit goods , you can submit a report online to the national intellectual property rights coordination center . other federal agencies that investigate reports of counterfeit goods include :\nthe latest consumer news , with independent expert analysis and advice on issues you care about .\nget involved - talk about the consumer issues that matter to you at which ? conversation .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 \u2022 european consumer centre slovakia pom\u00e1hame a rad\u00edme eur\u00f3pskym spotrebite\u013eom . made by tricode\nconsumers should contact the citizens advice consumer service , which provides clear , practical advice to help sort out problems and disagreements with suppliers of goods or services .\nsome 562 cases regarding counterfeit goods were reported to the ecc - net from march to august 2016 . counterfeit goods can be found in various consumer product lines \u2013 from medicine , cosmetics to children\u2019s toys and automobile parts . the rise in popularity of ecommerce and cross - border online shopping has meant that it\u2019s easier than ever for consumers to purchase counterfeit goods , and in some cases leaving them exposed to increased health and even customs penalties .\nconsumer protection recently attended an intellectual property rights workshop in perth where makers of products , particularly electrical items , showcased physical examples of genuine and non - genuine items to highlight the differences . the session was mainly to help australian border force officers detect counterfeit goods but we took away some consumer messages .\nunlike luxury goods groups such as lvmh , which have the financial power to fight aggressively against fake goods , most vintners don\u2019t .\nfind out more about how counterfeit goods are investigated by the police intellectual property crime unit at city of london police .\napart from reputable channel members , there are also\nunauthorized\nchannel members who intentionally buy , distribute , and sell counterfeit goods . here , the channels are likely to be shorter , and less formal than authorized channels . there are consumers who will unknowingly purchase counterfeit goods from these channel members , and there are consumers who will knowingly purchase counterfeit goods .\necc ireland is co - funded by the competition and consumer protection commission and the european commission .\nstate support and consumer awareness about unethical manufacturing practices are key , according to matam - finn .\ncounterfeit goods may have a reputation for poor design , unsafe parts and toxic elements , but consumers don\u2019t seem to mind .\ncustoms may intercept and destroy packages containing counterfeit goods . as a consequence , consumers don\u2019t receive the order they paid for .\nthe new report examines how counterfeiting affects eu consumers when they shop online . this includes the risk to the consumer , how to recognise fake products online and avoid buying them , your consumer rights and what to do if you accidentally buy counterfeit products . the report also features examples from consumers throughout the eu and what initiatives are in place to inform consumers about counterfeit goods .\ncertain consumer goods , especially very expensive or desirable brands such as coach , gucci , and louis vuitton , or those that are easy to reproduce cheaply , have become frequent and common targets of counterfeiting . the counterfeiters either attempt to deceive the consumer into thinking they are purchasing a legitimate item , or convince the consumer that they could deceive others with the imitation .\nchinese counterfeiting now costs foreign firms an estimated $ 20 billion a year in lost profits .\nin the case of one consumer goods manufacturer , as much as 70 percent of the goods on the market are counterfeits ,\nsaid scholz .\nthe consumer goods , apparel , spare parts and luxury products industries have also encountered counterfeit products . counterfeit consumer goods can create health and safety risks . milk , toothpaste , cigarettes and beverages are just some examples of goods found to have tainted or toxic chemicals , such as arsenic , diethylene glycol and methanol . other examples include toys having lead paint , smart phones with counterfeit batteries that overheat and pose a burn hazard , computers with fake component parts , counterfeit airbags that do not deploy or inflate improperly and car brake pads with inferior and unreliable pads . these counterfeit products were not only inferior products but were also dangerous to the public and resulted in consumers\u2019 complaints being directed to the brand owner .\nif customers can verify that they ' ve bought counterfeit goods , amazon will push sellers to refund the purchase or they kick the sellers off the site ,\nsaid price , who also owns a stake in alibaba .\namazon does stick up for the consumer . they put the consumer first , not the merchant .\nfake products damage more than your brand reputation \u2014 they erode consumer trust and even jeopardize public health .\nin this report , the consumer is informed about the risks of buying counterfeit products online , intentionally or not . counterfeit product means that the product looks like the original , but is made without the permission of the person who invented the goods or retains the intellectual property of the product .\ntrademark any word , name , or symbol used by a manufacturer to identify his goods and to distinguish them from the goods sold by others .\nall things considered , counterfeit goods are extremely harmful to the health and safety of the american people . counterfeit products are not only harmful to the economy , but also to each individual\u2019s well being . it is important that consumers understand the multi - faceted complexities of counterfeit markets : the economic impact on businesses , the enormity of counterfeit internet sales , and the significance that counterfeit medications present in health and safety issues . by spreading the word about the harm caused by counterfeit goods , people could potentially put an end to these lucrative industries of counterfeit products .\nandreasen , a . r . ( 1977 ) ,\na taxonomy of consumer satisfaction / dissatisfaction measures ,\njournal of consumer affairs , ii , no . 2 ( winter ) , 11 - 24 .\nthe sale of counterfeit goods \u2014 from luxury and sporting goods to everyday items like shampoo and cigarettes \u2014 thrives on the internet . in fact , criminals have created a virtual supply chain with fake goods being sold in bulk to wholesalers on popular business - to - business ( b2b ) marketplaces and then resold to consumers via fraudulent listings on consumer marketplaces or rogue e - commerce websites .\nan undercover lapd officer who could not reveal his identity said that gang members also use the money from counterfeit goods to buy cars .\nin dealing with counterfeit goods on the internet , the international trademark association also provides a helpful list of best practices for search engines , companies with websites , credit card companies ( payment service providers ) and trademark owners to help identify counterfeit goods and prevent their distribution .\nwho can you turn to when your counterfeit products become defective ? traders who sell fake goods do not usually respect your guarantee rights .\narea port director lisa beth brown said the best defense against purchasing these frequently counterfeited items is consumer vigilance .\nthe united states says china is the no . 1 offender in sales of counterfeit goods , but that the goods are also traded in south korea , pakistan and india . the issue has become a major trade dispute\nthe report focuses on the impact of counterfeiting on individual consumer shopping online . the main purpose is to raise awareness among consumers of the possible effects of buying counterfeit products :\ndubai / / millions of counterfeit mobile phones , cigarettes , cosmetics and other items valued at dh1 . 6 billion were seized last year in raids by consumer protection officers .\nbelk , r . w . ( 1983 )\nthree scales to measure constructs related to materialism\nin advances in consumer research ( t . kinnear , ed . ) vol . 11 , association for consumer research .\nbritons spend \u00a390 millions a year on counterfeit toys and goods for christmas that could put lives at risk , a government watchdog has warned .\na canadian chamber of commerce report released in july found 80 per cent of counterfeit goods in canada are manufactured in china , evans said .\nimports of counterfeit and pirated goods are worth nearly half a trillion dollars a year , or around 2 . 5 % of global imports .\nthis report covers all physical counterfeit goods , which infringe trademarks , design rights or patents , and tangible pirated products , which breach copyright .\ncherry brand from australia , new south wales hundred terui te cherry box ( biteriot ) has also been confirmed in china found counterfeit goods .\nto see a media article highlighting the seizure of alleged counterfeit goods from a residential property go to the chronicle of the 13 february 2018 .\none of the largest threats posed by counterfeit goods is consumer safety . fake medicine , for example , often contains the wrong dosage of a certain ingredient or lacks a key ingredient altogether . consumers who purchase counterfeit pharmaceutical products are at risk of being treated incorrectly , of overdose , and even death . u . s . law enforcement seized 2 , 401 shipments of counterfeit pharmaceutical and personal care goods in 2016 , the sixth most of any product category .\nthe three consumer groups \u2014 consumers union , consumer federation of america , and u . s . public interest group \u2014 said they \u201cagree that consumers should not be harmed by substandard or counterfeit goods , \u201d but they were \u201cconcerned that some of the measures proposed by this bill and the breadth of its scope could make it more likely to harm consumers\u2019 interests . \u201d\ncbp and hsi protect businesses and consumers every day through an aggressive ipr enforcement program . cbp targets and seizes imports of counterfeit and pirated goods , and enforces exclusion orders on patent - infringing and other ipr violative goods .\nan expert guide to your consumer rights with free tools and advice for what to do if things go wrong .\ncounterfeiting is a federal and state crime , involving the manufacturing or distribution of goods under someone else ' s name , and without their permission . counterfeit goods are generally made from lower quality components , in an attempt to sell a cheap imitation of similar goods produced by brands consumers know and trust .\nwhen it comes to total dollar value , consumer electronics make up the bulk of counterfeit goods imported into the u . s . , according to customs and border protection . among the hottest items : smart phones , tablet computers and dvd or music players .\nbascap works with a wide range of stakeholders from the supply chain to formulate best practices for their roles and responsibilities in relation to counterfeit goods .\nto see a press article highlighting the conviction of a city centre retailer caught with counterfeit goods go to the chronicle of the 24 july 2016 .\nright holders may bill the costs related to the destruction of the fake goods .\ngray market goods are defined as items manufactured abroad and imported into the us without the consent of the trademark holder . gray market goods are not counterfeits ; however , differences may exist between these goods and those goods produced for american sale . some of these differences may involve warranty coverage or compliance with us regulatory requirements .\nthe aim of the research was to explore and understand the online buying behaviour of consumer goods including make up , toiletries , vitamins , supplements and medicines , outside of the typical supermarket shopping environment .\nthe results suggest a wide range of beliefs about the origins of counterfeit products , their distribution , and the potential consequences from having counterfeit products in the marketplace . two - thirds of the total sample correctly responded that most counterfeit products are manufactured abroad and imported to the u . s . , while the remaining one - third did not know if these goods were domestic or imported . even of those who responded that counterfeit goods came primarily from abroad , 33 percent could not correctly name one country that is active in producing counterfeit goods . ( taiwan and hong kong account for roughly 60 percent of counterfeit goods in the u . s . , and these countries were the two most often identified in the survey ) .\nin fiscal year 2013 , the department of homeland security seized counterfeit goods valued at over $ 1 . 7 billion at u . s . borders .\nmany counterfeit goods are sold at car boot sales , pubs , markets or fairs . this makes it difficult to trace the seller once you\u2019ve bought .\nwe regularly visit shops , markets and car boot sales , to monitor for counterfeit and illegal goods . we also monitor popular auction and social websites .\nbased on the manufacturer ' s suggested retail price ( msrp ) of the genuine versions of the counterfeit goods , some of the most valuable imitations were of handbags and wallets , watches and jewelry , and consumer electronics . 24 / 7 wall st . reviewed the nine most counterfeit items seized in 2013 , based on their retail value .\nthe spread of counterfeit goods ( commonly called\nknockoffs\n) has become global in recent years and the range of goods subject to infringement has increased significantly . apparel and accessories accounted for over 50 percent of the counterfeit goods seized by u . s customs and border control . according to the study of counterfeiting intelligence bureau ( cib ) of the international chamber of commerce ( icc ) , counterfeit goods make up 5 to 7 percent of world trade , however these figures cannot be substantiated due to the secretive nature of the industry .\nthe number of shipments of certain products seized at the border can vary by hundreds and even thousands from year to year . as skinner wrote , \u201cdemand by consumers for particular goods drives the import of goods into the united states . counterfeiters take advantage of this demand . \u201d as consumer tastes and preferences change , so does the flow of fake goods into the country .\nwatch the premiere of\ncrime , inc : counterfeit goods ,\na cnbc special presentation hosted by carl quintanilla , wednesday july 14 at 9pm et .\nit ' s dangerous : counterfeit goods are often made using cheap , substandard , and dangerous components that put the health and safety of consumers at risk .\ntrademark infringement unauthorized use or imitation of the mark held by another on similar goods .\nwashington , july 31 ( reuters ) - the united states and china have joined forces in a combined operation to crack down on counterfeit goods , seizing more than 243 , 000 fake electronics products , including popular consumer items made by apple , samsung , dr dre and blackberry .\nthe globalisation of manufacturing and rising food prices has increased the risk of counterfeiting . this is because the diversity of goods available , and therefore of suppliers , is significantly higher than in past decades , leaving companies facing fragmented control of manufacturers and extended supply chains . this climate has resulted in an opportunity for criminals to sell counterfeit consumer goods such as clothing , foodstuffs , cosmetic products , cigarettes , and pharmaceuticals , when previously only luxury goods were targeted .\nwhile china receives most of the global criticism about counterfeit goods , market vendors throughout asia seem to agree that the best fake handbags are manufactured in south korea .\nlapd investigations show that gangs are deep into the counterfeit goods business , enabling gang members to fund illegal activities . it takes low risk but yields high reward .\nthere is an ever - increasing range of goods being illegally copied . evidence shows that buying fake or counterfeit products has a negative effect on the community by :\nto see two media articles highlighting the seizure of alleged counterfeit goods from a residential property go to the chronicle and tyne tees tv of the 17 november 2017 .\n\u201calibaba took down around 400 million product listings and shut down more than 160 , 000 taobao stores and 700 operators because of anti - counterfeiting measures in 2016 . this will further trigger the demand for anti - counterfeit packaging in consumer goods market during the forecast period , \u201d says sharan .\nwhile counterfeit goods such as cds and dvds can easily produced at home , the main source for counterfeit toys and electrical products is china and the far east , mr terry said , with items being imported through europe by criminal gangs .\nglobal consumer goods anti - counterfeit packaging market : the increasing use of anti - counterfeit packaging for food and beverage and cosmetic products will fuel the growth of this market segment . secure packaging helps to prevent counterfeiting and lowers the risk of loss for the manufacturers . the techniques used for secure packaging are namely overt , covert , and forensic features of the product packaging .\nmost fake goods originate in middle income or emerging countries , with china the top producer .\ndiamond , s . l . , s . ward , and r . faber , ( 1976 ) ,\nconsumer problems and consumerism : analysis of calls to a consumer rot line ,\njournal of marketing , 30 ( january ) , 58 - 62 .\nmore detailed and specific information on the various legislative requirements can be found by visiting our advice to consumers , fair trading , food and agriculture and consumer rights act webpages . you can also download the consumer protection from unfair trading regulations ( pdf 44 kb ) .\nin the year between october 2005 and september 2006 , the department of homeland security made 14 , 000 seizures of counterfeit goods worth a total of $ 155 million .\nthe abc7 i - team uncovered fakes in your facebook feed and other social media sites . criminals are using them to try to con you into buying counterfeit goods .\nmore than \u00a390 million is spent on counterfeit products each year , and in 2013 / 14 customs officials detained 21 , 000 consignments of fake goods at uk borders .\nto see two media articles highlighting the conviction of a business man found dealing with counterfeit goods go to the sunday sun and the mirror of the 11 june 2017 .\nwebsites that sell counterfeit goods are often impossible to contact once they & apos ; ve secured your cash , so getting a refund from the seller can be difficult .\nso it ' s really open to abuse by criminals who want to pretend they ' re local , when they ' re selling unsafe , counterfeit goods .\ncanale , general manager of the company warm cherry bramble said , \u201cthe origin of counterfeit goods is not clear so far . we are trying to find a supply of counterfeit production source , reducing the likelihood of future such situations again . \u201d\nin the war against counterfeit goods , color accuracy and consistency can be an extremely powerful tool when combined with other anti - counterfeit packaging solutions . it can also help build your brand integrity , improve the customer experience and increase customer engagement .\ncounterfeiting is not just limited to consumer goods . industrial goods counterfeiting is also big business , and sometimes has disastrous economic consequences . ineffective counterfeit pesticides are estimated to have caused a 15 percent decrease in kenya ' s coffee crop , their chief export crop for earning foreign exchange . the problem perpetuated itself when kenyan farmers , afraid that the ineffective counterfeit pesticides were dangerous , became reluctant to use any pesticides ( kenyan weekly review , 1981 ) . other problems with industrial counterfeit goods have been identified in the airline industry ( harris , 1980 ) , medical technology ( hansen , 1978 ) , and pharmaceuticals ( lewis , 1979 ) .\nthe effect of this parallel system is that similar goods are available in the us at different prices . us customs regulations permit the importation of gray market goods with one exception . this exception protects the trademark holder in its contractual agreement with those firms which the trademark holder chooses to allow to manufacture its goods on the condition that the foreign manufacturer promises not to import the goods in the us . otherwise , the parallel importation of gray market goods is permissible .\nenter sopa , in the u . s . house of representatives , and pipa , in the u . s . senate . both bills are aimed at foreign websites that infringe copyrighted material . the bills are commonly associated with media piracy , but may also apply to counterfeit consumer goods and medication .\nlarge amounts of canadian , american and british cash as well as silver and gold bars were seized along with the consumer goods . so were about 50 fake u . s . and foreign country driver\u2019s licences , police said .\nour regulation pages help you arm yourself with knowledge of your consumer rights so you know what you\u2019re entitled to when things go wrong .\n\u201ci have a right to a refund under the consumer rights act 2015 , because this item doesn\u2019t match its written / verbal description\u201d .\na trader may have committed a criminal offence by selling you fake goods or by giving you a false description of the goods , so you may be entitled to a refund or exchange .\nthe business of counterfeit goods is one of the largest underground industries in the world and growing rapidly . the impact on the global economy is in the billions of dollars . this article examines the reasons why counterfeiting has become such a lucrative business , the negative and harmful effects counterfeit goods have on industries and consumers , as well as the difficulties encountered in apprehending and prosecuting offenders . the role of the consumer is explored as a key factor in curtailing the activities of counterfeiters .\nthe shoppers in these buildings know that they\u2019re getting bogus goods , but many people who purchase counterfeit products do so unknowingly . according to susan scafidi , a fordham university law professor , the internet has made the sale of counterfeit goods more widespread than ever , as consumers using this retail channel can\u2019t verify the authenticity of the product they\u2019re buying .\ndespite the lack of statistics , there is no disputing that counterfeit goods pose a considerable threat to consumers and relies upon the exploitation of the young and the poor to manufacture its goods . the notion that it is a victimless crime is patently false . counterfeit products victimize almost everyone they encounter , from the assembly line to the cash register .\nif you have paid by credit card , ask your card provider for a chargeback on the basis you unknowingly bought counterfeit goods / the item supplied is not as described .\ncompanies who manufacture goods in china also need to take note : the loss of control over your supply chain can be disastrous . the un report specifically highlights the need for companies to introduce better and more secure technology to protect products and monitor the supply chain ; the need for better consumer awareness and education ; and the need to better police the online sales of consumer branded goods . some companies do this very well ; others ignore it at their peril .\nchances are you ' ve probably seen a counterfeit good at one time or another . maybe you even inadvertently purchased one , only to find out later that it wasn ' t the brand name product at an incredible price as advertised . with increased globalization spreading the manufacturing and sale of goods throughout the world and with the appeal of cheaper prices , counterfeiting has become a major industry . this is particularly true in the united states which has one of the largest markets for consumer goods . in 2013 , the u . s . department of homeland security reported seizing over $ 1 . 7 billion in counterfeit goods , and those were just the goods that were discovered .\ncounterfeit small appliances can be deadly . the consumer product safety commission ( cpsc ) has warned people for years about products that lack a ground - fault circuit interrupter ( gfci ) , which protects against electrical shock .\nthe market study covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global anti - counterfeit packaging in consumer goods market for 2017 - 2021 . the report also lists authentication and traceability , as the two major anti - counterfeiting technology segments . the authentication segment dominated the market by more than 68 % in 2016 .\nand check the packaging \u2013 quite often counterfeit goods will have defective packaging . for example , boxes should be same size as a pair of boots . if they are being sold in different size boxes , they are likely to be counterfeit .\nthe maximum penalty for first - time offenders trafficking in counterfeit goods is 10 years in prison and a $ 2 million fine . for second - time offenders , the penalty is 20 years and a $ 5 million fine . in addition , if a corporation traffics in counterfeit goods , it can be subject to a fine of $ 15 million .\nany description of the goods or services you supply must be true . a description may be :\nthe island - nation regularly conduct raids and arrests individuals found selling or distributing goods with falsely applied trademarks but despite the threat of police action , fake goods remain pervasive in various retail areas .\nyou\u2019re legally entitled to a full refund on fake goods within 30 days of paying for them .\nthe corresponding increase in estimated value of goods was 15 per cent , about dh1 . 01bn .\n\u201ctrade in counterfeit and pirated goods : mapping the economic impact\u201d puts the value of imported fake goods worldwide at usd 461 billion in 2013 , compared with total imports in world trade of usd 17 . 9 trillion . up to 5 % of goods imported into the european union are fakes . most originate in middle income or emerging countries , with china the top producer .\nsome trading standards offices do have local drop - in centres . phone the consumer helpline to find out if there\u2019s one in your area .\nso when the market managers temporarily shut down 29 stalls over the past month for selling counterfeit goods , no one expected the merchants to acquiesce quietly to the loss of business .\nfake designer bags are part of a $ 500 billion global trade in counterfeit goods , and the u . s . authorities say that some of that money is funding terrorism .\nanother source of insight to the development of effective strategy - for dealing with counterfeiting is an understanding of how counterfeit products get into the hands of consumers . there are a number of opportunities for counterfeiters to distribute their goods in the marketplace , and subsequently defraud consumers . figure 1 provides a framework to describe the methods by which counterfeit goods enter the marketplace . this figure can also serve as a systematic framework for researching counterfeit activities .\ncounterfeit drugs comprise an increasing percentage of the us drug market and even a larger percentage in less developed countries . counterfeit drugs involve both lifesaving and lifestyle drugs .\ncbp , ice hsi report $ 1 . 2 billion in counterfeit seizures in 2014\ndubai raids net dh1 . 6bn worth of counterfeit items in 2016 - the national\nmacinnis w . the counterfeit report . intellectual property crime investigator ' s newsletter .\ncounterfeiting has become big business over the last few decades . according to the international chamber of commerce the projected value of global trade in counterfeit and pirated goods in 2015 was $ 1 . 77 trillion . that\u2019s right\u2014trillion . counterfeit or gray market goods range from designer handbags to automotive parts to pharmaceuticals . it seems that no product is immune from the threat .\non the whole , the majority of beauty and cosmetics buyers show no interest or willingness to purchase fake goods , with 83 % disclosing that they would not opt for non - genuine consumer items , such as make up and skin care .\ncounterfeit products also result in consumers paying higher prices for legitimate goods as companies bear the additional costs associated with improved packaging and the enforcement efforts used against counterfeiters . employees of companies targeted by counterfeiters are also affected with the potential loss of jobs due to reduced sales of legitimate goods and the unfair competition created by the sale of the counterfeit goods . the harmful effects created by the counterfeit products , the dangers to consumers , the loss of revenue and the damaged reputation of brand owners are on - going global challenges that we all encounter .\nin the u . s . , federal law protecting trademarks makes it illegal to knowingly traffic counterfeit goods , which includes the production , sale and transport of such goods . the u . s . department of justice , however , has stated that federal law doesn\u2019t prohibit an individual from buying a counterfeit product for personal use , even if they do so knowingly .\ncounterfeit electronics products and their market is growing twice as fast as the genuine goods and government has set up proper monitoring mechanism to check them , lok sabha was informed on wednesday .\nthe abc7 i - team uncovered fakes in your facebook feed and other social media sites . criminals are using them to try to con you into buying counterfeit goods . ( wls )\npolice say they have seized about $ 3 . 5 million in counterfeit goods , including jackets with chicken parts in the down and german shepherd hair in the trim on their hoods .\nthe prevalence of counterfeit goods devalues the brands they imitate and hurts retailers . according to to the international anticounterfeiting coalition , lost profits due to counterfeiting has resulted in the loss of more than 750 , 000 jobs in the united states . the total market value of the 2016 seized counterfeit goods , had they been genuine , amounted to $ 1 . 4 billion .\nuse technology to protect your goods : anti - counterfeit technology , such as track and trace and the use of holograms or watermarks on packaging , can help maintain supply chain integrity .\nyou must not suggest any goods or services you supply are approved by anyone unless it is true .\ncounterfeits goods which are not genuine and are intended to deceive but which bear trademarks without any authorization .\nduring the course of the operation , federal law enforcement agents made undercover purchases from online retailers suspected of selling counterfeit goods . in many instances , the goods were shipped directly into the united states from suppliers in other countries using international express mail . if the goods were confirmed as counterfeit or otherwise illegal , seizure orders for the domain names of the websites that sold the goods were obtained from u . s . magistrate judges . individuals attempting to access the websites will now find a banner notifying them that the domain name of that website has been seized by federal authorities .\nalthough some sellers knowingly hawk counterfeit goods , others may be duped themselves . the auction giant ebay , for example , doesn\u2019t allow replicas , counterfeit items , or unauthorized copies to be sold on its site . but that hasn\u2019t prevented such items from showing up there .\ndepending on the product category , length of channels of distribution , and number of sources for obtaining counterfeit goods , reputable channel members can unknowingly receive counterfeit goods from a variety of suppliers . figure 1 depicts a direct link from the counterfeiter , as well as an indirect route from the counterfeiter via other wholesalers . one additional source of illegal goods ( although they are not technically counterfeit goods ) comes from foreign manufacturers who have a manufacturing licensing agreement with a u . s . firm . in this\ngrey counterfeiting\nsituation , the licensing agreement is violated by the importation of these goods to the u . s . a . presumably , these licensed products are of the same quality as the u . s . firm ' s and the injury to the trademark owner is in the form of lost sales ( rather than lost goodwill due to inferior products ) . while most authorized channel members do not knowingly carry counterfeit goods , there is clearly the potential for consumers to unknowingly purchase a counterfeit from a reputable channel member .\nthe impact of counterfeiting is both tangible and intangible ; it affects both the individual firm and society ; and injury befalls both the corporation whose goods are counterfeited and the consumer who unknowingly purchases the counterfeit products . tangible impacts include the revenues lost by the trademark owner to the counterfeiting manufacturer . intangible impacts include the loss of goodwill and consumer confidence . these microeconomic effects are magnified when lost revenues are translated into lost jobs and dissatisfaction is translated into negative attitudes towards business in general .\nexamples of such goods include alcohol and tobacco . illegal tobacco products are cigarettes , hand rolling tobacco or niche tobacco products that have been smuggled , bootlegged or are counterfeit ( fake ) .\nfollowing the seizure of a suspected quantity of counterfeit goods from a city centre trader , an article was published in the chronicle and also featured on tyne tees on the 8 september 2015 .\nby 2015 , icc expects the value of counterfeit goods globally to exceed $ 1 . 7 trillion . that ' s over 2 % of the world ' s total current economic output .\nit ' s also one of the most frequently counterfeited food products , says martin stutsman , the fda ' s consumer safety officer for edible oils .\nthe impact from counterfeit products is felt by the brand owner , the consumer and the companies that unknowingly use or sell counterfeit products . they are all harmed by the distribution of counterfeit products . substandard drugs that are made from poor quality raw materials , using an improper dosage of the active ingredients , inadequate storage or transportation , or products made from a process that does not follow good manufacturing practices all create dangerous risks for the consumer . certain health organizations found instances of counterfeit drugs that contained harmful ingredients such as boric acid , brick dust , chalk dust , cement powder , talcum powder , floor polish , shoe polish and antifreeze . adverse drug reactions , permanent injury or death can result from the use of counterfeit drugs .\nin one case , he testified against two compton gangsters caught selling counterfeit nike shoes .\nit ' s illegal : counterfeiting is illegal and purchasing counterfeit products supports illegal activity .\nchicagoan rob dunkel runs an online anti - counterfeit business that tracks down fakes . his software monitors online sales and identifies potential counterfeit products with a price tracking computer model .\ncustomised protection technologies provide counterfeit protection and ensure traceability and protection against theft and tampering .\ncustomers can dispute their transaction with the bank under credit card regulations regarding counterfeit products .\nsangal t , shukla n . generic drug industry in india . the counterfeit spin .\ncounterfeiting has consequences beyond lost sales of genuine products . in a correspondence with 24 / 7 wall st . , cbp public affairs specialist katrina skinner wrote \u201ctheft of intellectual property threatens america\u2019s innovation - based economic vitality , business competitiveness , the livelihood of workers , consumer safety , and national security . trade in counterfeit goods funds criminal enterprises . \u201d\nthe respondents were strongly opinionated with regard to the penalties that they felt should be imposed on manufacturers and sellers of counterfeit goods . seventy - five percent of the total sample felt that manufacturers of counterfeit goods should be subject to both fines and jail terms , while 20 percent felt fines alone were enough . respondents were somewhat more lenient with sellers of counterfeit goods . sixty percent felt they should be both fined and jailed , 34 percent said they should be fined only , and 6 percent had no opinion . respondents expressed the most sympathy with consumers purchasing counterfeit products . forty percent had no opinion about how to deal with purchasers or felt that nothing should be done to consumers , while 37 percent felt purchasers should be fined , 16 percent felt they should be jailed , and the remaining 7 percent felt the purchase of counterfeit goods should be legal .\n\u2018consumer guarantees\u2019 under the acl mean products must be safe , match the description given and be of acceptable quality . additionally , it is against the law to create a misleading overall impression among the intended audience about the price , value or quality of goods .\nthe research was conducted on behalf of markmonitor by independent market research firm vitreous world . the aim was to examine online buying behaviour related to consumer goods , including make - up , toiletries , medicines , vitamins and supplements , purchased outside of supermarket shopping .\ncounterfeit goods can endanger lives \u2013 auto parts that fail , pharmaceuticals that make people sick , toys that harm children , baby formula that provides no nourishment and medical instruments that deliver false readings .\nwhile most consumers unknowingly purchase counterfeit goods , there is evidence in the fashion industry of consumers who intentionally seek out and knowingly purchase counterfeit goods ( hansen , 1978 ) . in this situation , it seems unlikely that the consumer would think of himself as a customer of the legitimate manufacturer , and may therefore have a different set of expectations regarding product performance and redress should the product fail . research into this\nfraudulent status signaling\nmay improve our understanding of status ' symbols , symbolic consumption , product images , and self - concept .\nthe international chamber of commerce sees an even bigger problem . when factoring in the counterfeit market within countries , plus the value of pirated digital material , the icc estimates counterfeit goods were worth $ 650 billion in 2008 . what ' s more , the icc said that the cost of lost tax revenue and additional welfare spending due to counterfeit goods was $ 125 billion in developed countries alone . and 2 . 5 million jobs have been lost as a result of fake products .\nsolving the counterfeit drugs problem is important to ensure that patients do not lose faith in the benefits of pharmaceuticals and become nonadherent with their treatments . the expansion of the internet , and the difficulty in controlling drug suppliers from the internet , have greatly increased consumer purchases of counterfeit drugs . controlling the availability of counterfeit drugs is not easy , but it is necessary , given the tremendous public health issues concerning counterfeit drugs , which can harm or kill people . cooperation is necessary among all the stakeholders involved .\nin general terms , commercial counterfeiting can be described as the fraudulent practice of affixing a false trademark to a product . the false trademark then appears superficially indistinguishable from its legitimate counterpart . the purpose of this fraudulent activity is to dupe the consumer into purchasing the counterfeit under the mistaken belief that the product is the genuine article . for the consumer who unknowingly purchases a counterfeit , the result is typically dissatisfaction ; for the firm whose goods are counterfeited , loss of revenue and goodwill are possible ; for the counterfeiter , profits are reaped with little financial or legal risk and with minimal marketing effort .\nif the retailer is in australia and you cannot resolve the matter , lodge a complaint with consumer protection using the form at urltoken ( no w\u2019s ) .\nif it\u2019s from an international retailer you can report the matter via urltoken and to the overseas - based fair trading or consumer protection agency for that country .\na number of web sites quickly report any new information regarding counterfeit products . two good ones for breaking news on recent counterfeit products are urltoken and www . devicelink . com .\nboth groups of consumers were much less certain about the magnitude of the problems that various industries face with regards to counterfeiting activity . fifty percent of the respondents felt that counterfeiting was most serious in the consumer goods category , 17 percent felt the most serious problem was with industrial goods , while 33 percent did not have any idea of which category was most prone to counterfeiting ."]}
{"id": 54787, "summary": [{"text": "pink gorilla , llc is a well-known retro and imported video game retailer with four locations around seattle , washington .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "it was known as pink godzilla games until 2009 .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the seattle post-intelligencer considers it \" seattle 's best \" among such retailers . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "pink gorilla", "paragraphs": ["as we enter the second half of 2016 , . . . - pink gorilla games\ncopyright \u00a92018 pink gorilla marketing & hairy lemon events . all rights reserved . | privacy policy\npink gorilla games is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service .\npink gorilla events is an independent running and athletic event production and marketing company based in lincoln , nebraska and founded in 2008 . events that are owned and organized by pink gorilla events include the\ngchd gamecube hdmi adapter $ 125 via pink gorilla w / code : eon . normally $ 150 .\npink gorilla balloons is the largest and oldest balloon decorating and balloon delivery company in cleveland , oh .\nkudos to you pink gorilla ! ! so much to share . . . . every event i have participat\nbesides hosting events and selling video games , pink gorilla games - west seattle will be selling more traditional games .\nalbino man . pink gorilla singing sportscenter theme song .\na story about deadspin and espn ' s grantland project\n2017 was another busy year for the pink gorilla . he turned 10 after - all . not just our company , but yes , the same pink gorilla costume has been used to start all our events since the inaugural market to market relay in 2008 . at pink gorilla events , it is part of our dna to serve up something [ . . . ]\n\u201cpink gorilla has games ranging from most generations of gaming including nintendo , sega , playstation and xbox . \u201d in 8 reviews\nplease refer to the urltoken return policy or contact pink gorilla games to get information about any additional policies that may apply .\npink gorilla events has many volunteer opportunities that play a key role to the success of the race . we really appreciate the effort of our volunteers and strive to make it a fun experience . there are two ways to volunteer with any pink gorilla event .\n\u2013 pink gorilla events has many volunteer opportunities that play a key role to the success of the race . we really appreciate the effort of our volunteers and strive to make it a fun experience . there are two ways to volunteer with any pink gorilla event ,\nbeing a part of the community , pink gorilla staff organized an opportunity for customers to meet , play games and exchange streetpass data .\npink gorilla events is an independent event production company based in lincoln , nebraska and founded in 2008 . our events include the mar . . .\ni worked as an employee for 6 years before purchasing pink gorilla from the previous owner . i ' m passionate about games , especially portable gaming .\ni confirm that i am over 18 and have read and agree to the terms and conditions which include allowing pink gorilla promotions to contact me in the future .\nour host @ lexdaxman got some great new games from @ pinkgorillallc ! thanks to @ metaljesusrocks for telling us about pink gorilla stores . # levelupongaming # gamers urltoken\n\u201cthe community really appreciates us , and that\u2019s what really helps , \u201d said paublo smith , co - owner and operator of pink gorilla games west seattle branch .\na lot of people love purples and a lot of people love gorilla glue so we wanted to cross them together and see what we got . for people that are familiar with the typical purple smell / taste and gorilla glue smell / taste , pink gorilla tastes and smells like exactly what you would think it would if you crossed the two . the musky blackberry of the purple combines with the gassy funk of gorilla glue for something completely unique , exotic and delicious .\npink gorilla rules ! ! i first heard about the pink gorilla stores from kelsey and metal jesus on youtube and knew i had to check it out . this store is a retro gamers paradise ! the staff is always very nice and are very fun to talk to as they ' re all so knowledgeable about the stuff in their store . pink gorilla has games ranging from most generations of gaming including nintendo , sega , playstation and xbox . i like to check back frequently as they ' re always getting new stuff in . check this place out !\nunless noted otherwise in the ordering pipeline , pink gorilla games ships all items within two days of receiving an order . you will receive notification of any delay or cancellation of your order .\non both days visitors were treated to snacks while they made purchases or hung out and played games . customers could also get raffle tickets by joining pink gorilla\u2019s facebook page or buying merchandise .\npink gorilla offers a wide selection of new and retro video games for virtually any platform , american or japanese . from the vectrex to the xbox 360 and playstation 3 , we carry a \u2026\npromptly 12 : 53 pm the pink gorilla came walking into the restaurant . considering the venue , i found it perfect for the environment . after the performance i personally spoke with our singing telegram messenger . i told her about the friendly and polite response i got from the lady on the phone . pansy the pink gorilla , was a good singer , a fine performer . . .\n\u201cright down town and left on main . a hot pink gorilla was going insane . he hooted and he hollered and he yelled so loud . all the scared campers began to shout . \u201d\nupon seeing a post on pink gorilla\u2019s facebook page about a streetpass event , andrew reistroffer and danny najera from streetpass seattle organized a group of people to check out the store and play games .\n2 . pink athletic head wrap . great for keeping hair out of the eyes and all eyes on your branding , these pink head wraps will ensure your message stays \u2018top of mind\u2019 ! \ud83d\ude09\ni just watched this video with my 9 year old son who now wants to go into pink gorilla . great reporting by john jinneman . we would like to see more story videos on the wsb .\nwe just got a restock on our pg pins and one new special glitter gorilla pin . also available at\na hunt and disappointment . was made it to be way more cool by friends . in and out quickly . i guess the hot pink\ngorilla hair\non the ceiling is kinda cool . . .\nthe store\u2019s actual opening in mid - january came in wintry weather . but on the bright and sunny first weekend of february , pink gorilla games held its west seattle grand opening event , full of excitement .\npink gorilla has great prices , and an excellent selection . staff is friendly and helpful . they have a good mixture of inventory - plushies , games , cards , consoles . . . they have it all !\npink gorilla games in west seattle is open every day from 11 am to 7 pm , at 6053 california sw . \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013 ( john jinneman is a student in the university of washington department of communication news laboratory . )\nit ' s a very special kamilog , where we tour one of our favorite locations from our seattle honeymoon : pink gorilla games ! pink gorilla games is an awesome retro / import gaming store in seattle , and in this video we take a tour of the international district location . afterwards , stick around to see what wes and britt brought home from their adventure ! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - follow wes on twitter : urltoken follow pink gorilla games on twitter : urltoken for more archives , editorials , social networking , and featured content , check out urltoken , the official site of kamidahobo ! subscribe to brothering around on itunes ! - urltoken\ngorilla glue brings extreme potency and frost . the effect is hard - hitting , relaxed but euphoric at the same time .\npink gorilla marketing and hairy lemon events is the collaboration of two dynamic and forward thinking leeds based companies who collectively provide a full spectrum of marketing , promotions and events services thanks to their 20 years ' experience in the leisure and events industry .\ncute new plushies and keychains from japan are now available at both locations ! don ' t forget today and every friday if you come in wearing one of our pink gorilla shirts ( almost ) everything in the store is 20 % off . urltoken\nfaulks & cox ltd is the uk based manufacturer and distributor of tubtrugs\u00ae , gorilla tub\u00ae , tyre rubber\u2122 & wm . faulks\u00ae .\nt about all things gaming . prices are fair whether you buy or sell , and i would highly recommend pink gorilla to anyone who loves video games and wants to shop at a store that ' s run by people who share in that passion .\ni think this pink gorilla does it ' s job when looking for retro games . i felt that they had more of a selection as compared to a couple of other pink gorilla ' s i went to . the staff knew and were knowledgeable with what they were talking about and allowed me to test out some games i was buying . the store was very clean and finding a game on the shelf was easy . not much else to say but was satisfied with what i walked out with .\nurltoken urltoken i visit an awesome store in seattle , washington called pink gorilla games ( international ) . please , check out their facebook page and check out the store itself if you ' re ever in the area . this was shot in august 2014 .\nwalsh also said he was bothered that the date of their first meeting was published in deadspin and asked tommy to promise no details of the meeting had been or would be divulged . then a person dressed in a pink gorilla costume came marching in . oops .\nthis is a great place for random video game purchases . the staff knows what they ' re talking about and go the extra mile to try to find what you ' re looking for . it ' s great that i work close - by because i was looking for the supernintendo version of mario all stars . they finally had it today ! i went ape shit ( no pun intended . but i was so stoked ! they called over to the university district pink gorilla and they had it . i paid for it right then and there and they said they could send it to the pink gorilla store in the id . score ! i ' m over the moon about this and cannot wait to play it when i get it . thank you , pink gorilla ! you rock !\n8 . breast cancer awareness cinch bag . fill these breast cancer awareness drawstring backpacks with pink ribbon candy , pink ribbon accessories , and more ! great for breast cancer awareness funraisers and rallies , these stylish nylon backpacks are sure to be used year round .\namazon knows that you care how information about you is used and shared , and we appreciate your trust that we will do so carefully and sensibly . by visiting urltoken , you are accepting the practices described in urltoken ' s privacy policy . in addition , we want you to be aware that urltoken will provide pink gorilla games with information related to your transactions involving their products ( including , for example , your name , address , products you purchase , and transaction amount ) , and that such information will be subject to pink gorilla games ' s privacy policy .\nalways walked past pink gorilla in the id heading elsewhere . ducked into the pink gorilla on the udistrict ' s ave , to kill more time on the meter after quick stops at urban outfitters and mee sum pastry . definitely well patronized as the store had several folks wandering around . well stocked gaming store . . . discs and other merchandise . the homie spent some time looking at xbox 360 and xbox one items . the staff came across as friendly and helpful as i observed them helping others . didn ' t buy anything , but made an impression for a future return visit .\nas you can tell in the video , this pink gorilla was a bit frazzled . not only did she botch the sportscenter theme song a bit , but she also forgot the balloons . it didn ' t matter , though , because the message found its way into the hands of john walsh .\n6 . silicone cell phone wallet . keep them thinking pink well after your event with an ultra - fun and functional silicone cell phone wallet .\nsales tax is not separately calculated and collected in connection with items ordered from pink gorilla games through the urltoken site unless explicitly indicated as such in the ordering process . items ordered from pink gorilla games may be subject to tax in certain states , based on the state to which the order is shipped . if an item is subject to sales tax , in accordance with state tax laws , the tax is generally calculated on the total selling price of each individual item , including shipping and handling charges , gift - wrap charges and other service charges , less any applicable discounts . if tax is separately calculated and collected in connection with items ordered from pink gorilla games through the urltoken site , the tax amounts that appear during the ordering process are estimated - the actual taxes that will be charged to your credit card will be calculated at the time your order is processed and will appear in your order confirmation notification .\ngiving locally is an important part of our mission at pink gorilla events . sure , we strive to produce big experiences for our runners , but was also seek to make an impact on the communities in which we run . we now produce eight events in three states , five of which are right here in the lincoln / omaha [ . . . ]\nwe are the coolest ( self - proclaimed ) and fastest growing ( also self - proclaimed ) video game store in the world , offering a huge selection of new and retro video games for virtually any platform , american or japanese . pg ud is the second store in the pink gorilla universe and opened in october 2009 to the delight of seattle gamers everywhere !\n\u201chere , we are going to bring in board games , because west seattle has a lot of that community vibe , \u201d smith said . along with all the video games and soon - to - come board games , pink gorilla carries the newest sets in the three most popular trading card games : magic the gathering , pokemon and yu - gi - oh .\nthe legal situation is pretty cut and dry . toho\u2019s legal representation in america believe that the name \u201cpink godzilla games\u201d infringes on the trademarks of a particular giant japanese firebreathing monster with a penchant for destroying tokyo . if there is anything scarier than a giant japanese radioactive monster it is his lawyers . rather than risking a long drawn out expensive legal fight the fine ladies and gentlemen at pink godzilla games are working on rebranding the retailer , the cute pink lizard and characters adorning their collectible battling card game and t - shirts .\n\u201cthe company soon to be formally known as pink godzilla games\u201d wants to make sure that they pick a good new name . all of my ideas are too obscure and otaku - like .\nby zach harsin , director of community relations at pink gorilla events yes , we are an event production company with an obsessive fixation on the tiniest of details . hence , one of our core values : \u201cthere\u2019s no - such thing as good - enough\n. we love dreaming up exciting new events , while stressing over the placement of every last cone , but [ . . . ]\nthe 2016 racing season is officially history , and for us at pink gorilla events it was just that , a history making year . in 2016 , we topped 20 , 000 annual runners for the first time , received local & national recognition , and raised over $ 65 , 000 for nearly 100 local groups affiliated with our events . as race directors , we [ . . . ]\n3 . pink athletic socks . who doesn\u2019t love a great pair of socks ? and with cooler weather coming , these athletic socks are sure to set your event off on the right foot .\ngorilla brooms\u00ae are manufactured to be of superior quality . there ' s a broad variety of screw - fit heads with unique features to suit the job at hand , making this the ultimate cleaning range for you .\nfor the third time in eight year race history , runner ' s world has featured the leprechaun chase 10k ( pink gorilla event ' s saint patrick ' s running race ) . this year it was named in their bucket list races . the leprechaun chase 10k was named one of the best costume races which runner ' s world made into a bucket list ,\n10 races to run [ . . . ]\nsponsorship questions : is your organization interested in connecting with pink gorilla events runners ? is your company passionate about wellness and supporting our active community ? if the answer is yes , consider joining the excitement of becoming an official race sponsor . there are lots of opportunities available for companies and organizations of all sizes , budgets and missions . please contact zach @ urltoken to receive our sponsorship packet or to discuss a customized sponsorship package .\ni have some hard - hitting world exclusive videogame industry news to break right here right now on this blog . seattle\u2019s best retro and import games retailer pink godzilla games is in the process of undergoing a re - branding .\nlegend has it that high in the rocky mountains there lives a creature with fur of a very unusual color . some say it walks on two legs like a human , others claim it\u2019s as tall as the trees . still others say they have seen the creature hunkering deep into the brush to find food or hide from sight . keystone science school has been the location of many sightings over the years , but campers from across the country have caught sightings of the creature . in sun or snow , spring or fall , it might be glimpsed through the trees , behind a building , or outside a window . but the momentary flash of hot pink fur never fails to cause excitement and inspire campers , teachers , and students to look for clues into the nature and habits of the amazing hot pink gorilla .\npink gorilla is hands down the best retro gaming store in the u . s . if you ' re a collector or gaming enthusiast , you will not be disappointed . whether you ' re looking for rare consoles , game boxes , cartridges , or even strategy guides , they have it ! i honestly spent a lot of time looking for a con but came up empty . i was amazed by the variety ; everything from atari , sega master system , nintendo 64 , to modern consoles is in stock . and unlike most gaming stores , the organization is on point !\ninterested in something else ? reach out and we\u2019ll help you with your quest for essential pink ribbon - inspired items , including pins , stationery , pens , t - shirts , helpful kits , and more popular choices to support your walks , runs , and breast cancer fundraisers .\nit ends up a couple months ago godzilla\u2019s friend rodan delivered such a strongly worded letter . i first learned of this during the emerald city con when i interviewed nathan of pink godzilla games . i recorded this interview in a small portable digital recorder and i am sad to say that i lost the recorder while i was coming home from seattle and it is just plain gone . ( sorry i lost the recorder and the recording ) .\nwhen you go to the entrance for pink gorilla it boasts that they specialize in retro gaming and that they certainly are ! some of the games they have here are for systems that i don ' t even have anymore . i used to play my game systems to death , d - e - a - t - h ! my brother and i played so much that the buttons on the controls started melting . truth ! my gaming days are pretty much over but sometimes i still do buy a game here and there and play very sporadically . for those who still have some of these old systems that work properly this could be a retro gamers dream ! the condition on the games here are good and sure beats sorting through a box at a garage sale and finding battered games that may work when you get them home . because these games are in good condition though you pay a heartier price for them . p . s . they carry games for newer and current systems as well .\nsmall , but neat ! i was visiting from wisconsin with a group of friends . my local friend brought us here . there wasn ' t much for me . i ' m more pc and usually run my retros on an emulator . it ' s great to see places like this still about though . they put a lot of effort into their decor . the pink fuzzy cases were adorable . i definitely dug the vibe . the staff was nice as well . stop in and check it out for yourself !\nwith september starting today and the first day of october only a month away , it\u2019s the time of year when many are gearing up for breast cancer awareness month . breast cancer has touched the lives of so many people in the united states and although pink promotional gear won\u2019t cure this disease alone it will certainly bring awareness to various foundations that are involved with the search for a cure . whether your brand is showing support for survivors , encouraging loved ones , and helping raise money for research , we hope this collection inspires you in your efforts to bring awareness to breast cancer with customized promotional products , and educational awareness tools for hospitals , imaging centers , health departments , foundations , groups , and businesses .\nand now , i ' m happy to announce that mr . craggs has officially pulled out of contention for a job at urltoken \u2014 a job that , perhaps , wasn ' t even going to be offered \u2014 and he will stay on here . because if it wasn ' t clear in the new york times magazine piece about simmons this morning , urltoken is still on a long leash attached to bristol . that ' s not changing anytime soon . a source close to the situation reports that craggs is fine with the turn of events , that this was his decision and his alone , that he is\nproud to work for an editor who sends singing pink gorillas into the essex house ,\nand that he wishes grantland the very best of luck .\nfor the past several years i have greatly enjoyed buying import and retro games at their location in seattle\u2019s international district near uwajimayas but in the back of my mind i was always a little worried that the lawyers from godzilla would send them a strongly worded letter requesting that they changed the name of their business .\ngodzilla himself is currently taking some time off after his latest film godzilla : final wars . he has been spending time on monster island with friends and family and rarely speaks to reporters and makes public appearances outside of attending g - fest and toho company events . the world still eagerly awaits for word of godzilla\u2019s possible return to the silver screen or destroying a large coastal city in japan . japanese coastal tourism industry and construction industries got used to his frequent rampages of destruction and the industries have been in a slump ever since then .\nbrowse previous blog posts by month and year of entry . you ' ll see all the posts for that time period .\nand be the first to receive discounts and invites to exclusive launches and events taking place in your city .\npg promo uses cookies to help give you the best possible user experience . by continuing to browse this site you give consent for cookies to be used\nere clearly listed ; i\u2019ve heard a ton about this place before and they\u2019ve earned a long time customer from me . one request : pls pls pls come to portland .\ni love these guys . its a shame their bellevue location is no longer around but they are the best used game store in the greater seattle area and it is not even close . they are the nintendo to another\nble about current gen games and retro games . half the battle of any independen\nwent to both seattle locations this past weekend , and i can pretty much say the same things about both of them . very friendly and welcoming staff , always willing to help , and fun to talk to and be ne\nrds with . too bad the ratings only go up to 5 . . .\nno matter which location you choose , you ' re going to be in for a great blast from the past with a wide selection of retro games and consoles and more . they also stock a ton of collectibl\ni miss the west seattle location , but the one in china town is great too ! pgg is so much better than gamestop when it comes to old school classics . : )\non and the past . highly suggest anyone to visit and support the store !\nit ' s always rare to find a shop where the folks know what they are talking about . i ' ve bought a couple of older handhelds from them . they had been tested and worked perfectly ,\nthis is one of my favorite gaming stores in the world . whenever i am in seattle i stop by here to grab whatever thing my heart desires .\nlike that very often . this store is literally the reason i ' ll be going into seattle more than once every couple of years .\nnice , clean , well organized store . i wish there was a little haggle room . but i ' m a hard sell . will return if in the area .\ne . owners are top notch , and know the gaming world from top to bottom .\nthis hipster dude down at the id store really knows his stuff . not a lot of domestic selection down there , though . i wasn ' t trained as a games technician\n, but i ' m available to help out if need be . i '\ngchd adapters are now available on the website ! for a limited time use promo code : eon for $ 25 off your purchase . i ' ve also listed plenty of new limited run games on the website and lowered the price of some older titles .\nhere ' s something you don ' t see every day . a whole bunch of complete in box odyssey titles . now available at the university district store .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nvideo game retailer specializing in retro and import games . oldest game store in seattle , washington ! we post almost everything interesting that ' s traded in .\nlatest pickups from @ pinkgorillallc ! space bust a move was from friday . the rest are from today after introducing a friend from out - of - town to the store . i knew i wouldn\u2019t be able to walk out empty handed lol ! urltoken\nhere ' s something you don ' t see every day . a whole bunch of complete in box odyssey titles . now available at the university district store . urltoken\nmy wallet feels scorched , but this place is truly awesome . just as good as advertised on\ni ' ve added a bunch of new limited run games to the website and lowered prices of many older titles .\nbecause i\u2019m in seattle , i had to stop by @ pinkgorillallc ! granted , i was in the smaller one in the international district . urltoken\nvisited @ pinkgorillallc on our trip to seattle last weekend , at the recommendation of @ nosliwhtes . really cool little retro gaming shop - apparently there\u2019s a larger location , but i didn\u2019t have enough time to make it to that one . urltoken\n@ dskoopa @ pinkgorillallc so excited to see these in the mail today thanks again cody for the stickers i appreciate it . urltoken\nbig shoutouts to @ pinkgorillallc for serving up the super famicom games locally in seattle ! still on the lookout for smw2 . . . urltoken\nnext time i\u2019m in seattle i gotta stop by @ pinkgorillallc and spend a stupid amount of money .\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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knowledgeable staff . a large selection of rare , retro games / systems . fair pricing and sweet decor . get me out of this store before i go deeply into debt .\nmy childhood in a nutshell . vintage nes , snes , etc . a veritable bleeping , blooping paradise . pretty reasonable prices , and the employees love this stuff as much as i do .\nwhen walking around the international district we were looking for anime stores . this popped up as an option so in we went ! ! ! this store is packed with games . packed . if you ' re looking for obscure games , you might find them here ! ! !\nthe u district location is much better . i was in and out of this location in the international district in 5 minutes . i was hoping to find some ds games or decent ogxbox games , but they had very little .\ncame into day to pick up a psone memory card so i can finally finish playing chrono cross . they have a great selection and the fella working there was a real sweetheart , i would return to the id location just to be served by him again . sometime as a woman who doesn ' t appear to be\nthe gaming\ntype i ' ve been treated coldly but not here . all i will say is that i had trouble finding it , it ' s on the entrance on sixth . make sure you have the right one or you ' ll end up wandering aimlessly through the office side of the building .\ntheir selection ' s prices are balanced against the internet ( as are all places these days ) , which means no deals or unique price points . some stuff is way over - the - top . all the games are hanging on the walls , but they are upside down or sideways , making reading through them a very taxing experience . the guy at the counter was also kind of a skateboarder bro . i asked him how much something cost ( way too much ) and when i was like\nno thanks\nhe basically ignored me from then on out . i had planned on buying a game , but not after that . they do have loads of import carts and discs , even some for the dreamcast . and overall , it ' s kind of fun to go into and look in the display cases .\nretro gaming popping up ever where . the store clerk was very helpful . there were nintendo snes sega genesis game boy psone - 4 and xbox games and a couple japanese ' s title as well but you have to have a japanese console and read japanese . didn ' t see any dream cast games .\npretty rad store and chain . this specific location has an ok selection with some solid prices , especially on nes . they have a pretty good stock of imports , too . this location , however , doesn ' t have as much of a selection as their u - district one . generally good people that work here . . . usually friendly . and they ' ll cut you some sweet deals depending on how much you buy . but i have spoken with a few employees over the years that haven ' t been the most approachable . trade in offers are fair . product quality is pretty standard too . they ' ll clean up occasionally bad games that they get in , but not all of the product is in great shape . they ' re a solid retro store . nothing too exciting , in terms of product , in here unless you pop in after a major local trade show . but i rarely leave feeling disappointed whenever i do buy something . : - )\ngreat retro gaming store with pretty reasonable prices . the staff is super helpful , and overall it was a neat little hole in the wall gaming experience : - )\nthis place and places like it make me wish my mother didn ' t give away , donate and in general get rid of my precious video games ! ! ! going to this little store , i have many fond memories flood my mind . it all seems so long ago and was short lived . it has some rare japanese games as well as a lot of old games , classics and some i ' ve never heard of . stop by and check out the games if you are in the mood to play some old games . staff is friendly and games are neatly zip tied to the wall for easy viewing .\n\u201cyou ' ll find rare games , old / refurbished consoles , imports , collectible games and toys . \u201d in 9 reviews\n\u201cthe power glove and other not - for - sale objects are also on display here . \u201d in 2 reviews\nyes . they usually stock plushies and other collectible items and goodies . read less\nyour trust is our top concern , so businesses can ' t pay to alter or remove their reviews . learn more .\nheads up : from now on , other yelpers will be able to see how you voted . want to chime in ?\nwe are the coolest ( self - proclaimed ) and fastest growing ( also self - proclaimed ) video game store in the world , offering a huge selection of new and retro video games for virtually any platform , american or japanese . our retail store , pg seattle opened in march 2005 to huge fan fare - 3 sales on the first day !\nwe calculate the overall star rating using only reviews that our automated software currently recommends .\nthis is a pretty great little store . friendly and knowledge staff compliment a wide variety of games from retro to current systems . prices are very fair in both buying and selling . all sorts of video game merchandise and collectibles are also offered here , and the store is more than willing to work with you to host local video gaming meetups . highly recommended !\nnice store . everyone mentions that the store is a go - to for the retro games , and i definitely agree , but only a few other people mentioned the video game merch they sell too . seriously , they were selling some stuff i didn ' t know existed ! staff were very friendly in my experience . not so sure about what people mentioned about the store being unclean / smelly . store was clean and everything was well - organized when i was there . they even have gachapon machines filled with random gaming stuff in the front for a dollar per pull . overall , really great experience . would definitely recommend at least checking out the store if you ' re nearby and into video games .\nthis is a regular stop for my husband and i - - he ' s a well - versed gamer ( zelda pro , various rpgs , shooters ) while i ' m more of a novice - to - moderate platformer enthusiast ( shovel knight ! ! ) , and we both like to poke around in here a few times a month . prices are fair and staff is helpful . only reducing one star due to the consistently awful smell in the shop , an open door / some ventilation would go a long , long way in this place ! ( think stinky lunch in a closed , windowless office at 11 on the volume knob , with a side of bo . ) but aside from that , it ' s a great spot .\nomg this place is a video game nerds heaven . especially for a nerd like me * waves hand enthusiastically * sadly most of my systems stopped working , however , it was cool to see the games , most of which seemed in good respectable condition . the store is well organized . the staff are amazing and friendly . they let me nerd out a lot which was appreciated . i do still have my gameboy and sega game gear as my hand held devices ( i still play those on the bus ) , therefore , i got a metroid disc ( mine got lost ) .\nhad a great experience with gabe . he helped me pick out a gameboy and warned me away from the model i didn ' t want but was thinking about . considering i don ' t know a lot about what i was getting , this was hugely appreciated . when i got to the cash register i off handedly asked if he had a game my girlfriend has been looking for for several months . he told me he just got it in today , handed it to me still in original packaging , and sold it to me for five bucks ! awesome ! great selection and really enjoyed who helped me out today .\nthe people who work here aren ' t the nicest , in fact some of the kids who work here are plain rude . there are many other places in seattle to get vintage games , and a better price at that . overrated shop .\ncame in for a gamecube game , they have a nice selection compared to other stores but their customer service is horrid . i ' ve been standing behind this guy at the counter that has a remark to say about literally everything and all i want to do is buy one game . i asked the ( only ) guy here at the register if i could just quickly pay for my item and he rudely told me no . won ' t be coming back again .\nthis place brings back so much nostalgia from my childhood . i ' m just starting to get into collecting retro games and this is always a great place to look for my collection . the staff is always friendly and super knowledgeable . i try to go in whenever i ' m in the area . even if you don ' t plan on buying anything it ' s still a great place to check out .\n\u201cfrom atari to newer consoles and even little toys , this place was amazing . \u201d in 2 reviews\n\u201cthat being said this is definitely a place for collectors and people into retro gaming , don ' t expect to find as many new games ( although there are some ) . \u201d in 2 reviews\n\u201cthis place is heaven for a child of the 80s . being a nes / snes fan , i am always on the look out for the games that i played as a child . \u201d in 3 reviews\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nwe have the most creative ideas for decorating your next event . whether you are celebrating a birthday , baby shower , retirement , graduation , valentine\u2019s day , new year\u2019s eve or just want to say i love you or congratulations , balloons put a smile on faces of all ages . we also design custom banners , signage and invitations . no job is too big or small . stop in or call us to deliver balloons throughout northeast ohio . our friendly staff is looking forward to talking with you .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwe are able to advise on any aspect of marketing and promotion and are happy to produce a full marketing strategy or simply advise on elements of your promotional campaign .\nwe can bring your ideas to life . we can provide any event related services from theming and lighting production to bars and catering . from the initial thought process to the delivery of the event , we ' ve got this covered .\nsocial media is becoming more and more important in today ' s crowded market place . we can provide you with a social media strategy that is on brand and engaging along with managing your social media channels across core platforms including instagram , twitter and facebook .\nwe have launched a number of national and local brands and venues both in retail and leisure . our extensive network allows us to target ' influencers ' who in turn create positive word of mouth which leads to measurable results .\nwe create extraordinary on - the - ground exciting guerrilla campaigns for both local and national brands to help them engage with customers .\nwe are committed to helping you connect , engage and influence the people that matter to you . helping brands communicate to their customers through traditional and social pr channels and to drive measurable and effective results .\nour team of creative experts will support your project with design , concept and strategy \u2013 no project is too large or small .\nwe provide highly experienced promotional staff and brand ambassadors to clients across all industry sectors throughout the uk helping them bring their brand to life .\nthe secret is out . lincoln is a half marathon destination like no other in the midwest . in 2017 , lincoln saw 13 , 630 half marathoners take on its two largest events , the lincoln half marathon in may and the good life halfsy in october , surpassing both des moines , iowa and kansas city , missouri for the most finishers [ . . . ]"]}
{"id": 54789, "summary": [{"text": "sedmoi kontinent ( russian : \u0441\u0435\u0434\u044c\u043c\u043e\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0438\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0442 ; in english : seventh continent ) mcx : scon is a major grocery retail chain operating 140 stores in russia and one in belarus .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it is headquartered in moscow .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the platform for seventh continent was from the firm slavyanka founded in 1992 by aleksander mamut , vladimir gruzdev and grigory berezkin .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "seventh continent was founded in 1994 , sedmoi kontinent was the first new russian food retailer since the dissolution of the soviet union .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "in the early 2000s , the company launched a major expansion program and saw its revenue increasing from $ 105 million in 2000 to $ 1.27 billion in 2007 . ", "topic": 24}], "title": "sedmoi kontinent", "paragraphs": ["sedmoi kontinent currently operates 88 stores in russia and plans to open two more in 2006 .\ngruzdev attending a meeting in september . he and zanadvorov founded grocery chain sedmoi kontinent in 1994 .\nrussian retail chains sedmoi kontinent , kopeika and samokhval have stopped selling estonian goods , the companies ' press services told interfax .\nsedmoi kontinent , which will retain all rights to the chain ' s trademarks , will be sold for a symbolic sum . all real estate belonging to sedmoi kontinent will be spun off into separate companies that will remain in zanadvorov ' s hands , and it is here that the money will be made .\nsedmoi kontinent reported revenues of just under 63 billion rubles ( $ 2 billion ) and net profit of more than 3 billion rubles in 2012 under russian accounting standards .\na source close to the foundation confirmed that once the deal , which is valued at $ 400 million , is complete , zanadvorov will control about 96 percent of sedmoi kontinent .\nthis report extracts all available information about sedmoi kontinent oao 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 .\nalexander zanadvorov , the owner of upper tier supermarket chain sedmoi kontinent , is preparing to sell the chain ' s managing company along with the rights to rent 130 of its 160 stores for a 15 - year period .\nstate duma deputy vladimir gruzdev ' s family foundation will sell its share of food retailer sedmoi kontinent to entrepreneur alexander zanadvorov , booking a profit on the investment and freeing up funds to build affordable housing in the moscow region .\ngruzdev , who along with zanadvorov founded sedmoi kontinent in 1994 , already left the retailer as a shareholder once . in 2007 , zanadvorov agreed to buy out gruzdev ' s share in their controlling stake for $ 1 billion .\nsedmoi kontinent ' s position in relation to the events in estonia is clear : we are against the removal of the soviet monument in tallinn and believe such actions are unacceptable ,\nsedmoi kontinent said .\nas a result of this , a decision was made to review the assortment of the chain . all estonian - produced goods will be taken out of the assortment of our stores in the next two days ,\nthe company said .\nnor is the already depressed retail sector likely to thank mr putin . one of perekrestok ' s main rivals , the sedmoi kontinent chain , went into technical default on tuesday after bondholders refused to restructure the company ' s debt .\noleg lebedinets , a spokesman for vtb capital , could only confirm that the bank works with the retailer\nin a broad range of areas .\na spokesman for sedmoi kontinent said they do not comment on the business of their shareholders .\nto finance the transaction , he took a $ 560 million loan from deutsche bank . but the crisis came in fall 2008 , and zanadvorov , trying to avoid a margin call on the loan , actively traded sedmoi kontinent shares on the open market .\nthe sedmoi kontinent brand name will most likely be dropped by x5 , vtb ' s ivan kushch said , as the larger group already has its own multiple brand names , and the integration of a new one will only create difficulties for the company .\npassport magazine october 2006 text and photos by charles w . borden two months have passed since russia\u2019s wine crisis began , and supermarket sedmoi kontinent still has only a handful of wines . the bureaucrats have crippled russia\u2019s wine industry and it is difficult to . . .\ngruzdev ' s foundation began providing funds for zanadvorov to buy up sedmoi shares from the market to support their price , which zanadvorov later began transferring to the foundation . by the end of 2008 , the foundation had received 10 percent and by may 2010 about 19 percent , a source at the foundation said earlier . the remaining shares were purchased on the market , said an employee of sedmoi kontinent .\nvedomosti learned about the plans from a source close to the foundation and an acquaintance of zanadvorov . foundation manager natalya chernyak confirmed that in the beginning of october they signed a contract to sell their 21 . 3 percent stake in sedmoi kontinent to zanadvorov ' s company bashnya 2000 .\nsince early october , the volume of trading of sedmoi kontinent shares has increased several times over . in the first 11 days of october , ibragimov said , micex traded 1 . 2 percent of the total number of shares of the company , or a third of its free float .\nthe deal has allowed sedmoi kontinent to acquire 12 altyn stores in total with an overall floor space of 29 , 500 square meters . the company also plans to open two new shopping malls called ' nash gipermarket ' ( our hypermarket ) , which by 2007 will have a floor space of 40 , 000 square meters each .\nthe company expects to increase its share of the region ' s retail market to between 35 % and 40 % approximately . sedmoi kontinent ' s sales revenue in the russian western - most exclave region was expected to amount to almost $ 80 million to $ 100 million ( us ) this year , while altyn stores sales revenue was expected to amount to nearly $ 65 million .\nthe market value of the 21 . 3 percent package is $ 156 million , based on the share price of $ 9 . 79 on oct . 11 . since early october , sedmoi kontinent shares have increased in value by almost 24 percent , said marat ibragimov , a senior analyst at otkritie . but the company ' s market capitalization is still $ 720 million , meaning that a $ 400 million valuation for the stake is too high .\nthe foundation will not disclose how much it spent buying up sedmoi shares , but based on market prices over the period the stake could have cost 2 . 4 billion rubles to 10 billion rubles ( $ 80 million to $ 332 million ) .\nsedmoi kontinent occupies the middle of the range \u2013 it\u2019s got an okay range of products , but it seems to be sliding more towards the domestic range of foodstuffs , which may be a deliberate reaction to current economic conditions , or may just be that thing that happens in russia where everything goes downhill after the \u201ckhoziyan\u201d or master stops dealing with the day - to - day running of the shop . the flagship shop on smolenskaya is well stocked , the produce is fresh , and the range of fresh meat is impressive than some of their smaller retail locations . i find the staff very surly . i give it a c + .\nthe market rate for renting 1 square meter of retail space could be from $ 350 to $ 600 per year , said svetlana yarovaya of jones lang lasalle . multiplied by the 450 thousand square meters owned by sedmoi continent , this suggests yearly revenues of from $ 157 million to $ 270 million per year , and between $ 2 . 4 billion and $ 4 . 05 billion over the 15 - year period of the agreement .\nuntil recently many food shops , department stores and state - run souvenir ( berezhka ) shops used the kassa system of payment . this involved visiting several cashier\u2019s desks and could be confusing for the uninitiated . nowadays , the kassa system is pretty rare in moscow and there are hundreds of western - type shops of all sizes . throughout the city there are several chain stores , for example , sedmoi kontinent , kopeika , perekrestok and ramstor . the latter offers a huge range of products from food to clothes . there are also a few hypermarkets . the only legal currency in russia is the rouble and most shops will not accept other currencies . vendors at the tourist markets may quote prices in us dollars . however , this will not guarantee a discount and visitors should bear in mind that it is illegal . now that the rampant inflation of the early 1990s is under control there should rarely be pressure to pay in hard currency . western - style supermarkets and shops , as well as some up - market russian boutiques , accept the main credit cards . some shops still display prices in us dollars or , very occasionally , in units that have a fixed rate of exchange with roubles . if so the price will be converted into roubles , at a higher than average exchange rate , before payment is made . paying by credit card avoids this as credit card slips are nearly always made out in us dollars . prices for most goods include 15 % vat . only staples such as locally produced milk and bread are exempt . there are a few duty - free shops in the centre of moscow and at sheremetevo 2 airport .\nnews business opinion city meanwhile . . . world \u0441up city listings & guide community\nthat means he could even become the sole owner of the chain . by raising his holding above 95 percent , zanadvorov would be obligated to make a buyout proposal to the minority shareholders , said andrei lebedev , head of law firm krikunov & partners .\nzanadvorov plans to get credit from vtb to complete the deal with the gruzdev foundation , a source said .\nrenaissance capital analyst natalya zagvozdina said $ 10 . 30 per share is a fair price , which would value the entire company at $ 772 . 5 million .\nthis is the price at which a minority shareholder could sell their securities on the open market ,\nshe said .\nthe remaining assets of the foundation include retailer fashion continent and 1 , 000 hectares of land along kaluzhskoye shosse , a source close to the foundation said . the plots , 7 to 10 kilometers from the moscow ring road , were purchased from senator vadim moshkovich ' s company masshtab .\na source told vedomosti that the foundation plans to take the proceeds from the sale and invest in a new project called garden city \u2014 construction of 3 million square meters of housing .\ngruzdev declined to comment on the deal with zanadvorov but confirmed to vedomosti his intention to invest in the development project .\ni believe in the country and believe that we need to build housing that is not only cheap , but also beautiful . therefore , the working title of our project is garden city .\nzanadvorov could not be reached for comment .\nsamvel karapetyan ' s tashir group will be a partner on individual parts of the project , a source close to the foundation said . a tashir spokeswoman confirmed the group ' s participation , saying the foundation would supply the land and tashir would provide investment and construction capacity .\nsuch a project might require investment based on a sale price of $ 1 , 000 per square meter , said artyom tsogoyev , a partner at the moscow central real estate exchange . demand for affordable housing both in moscow and in the region remains at a high enough level , said tatyana palchikova , deputy director of trust 1991 .\ngruzdev declared income for 2009 of 936 . 7 million rubles , and his wife ' s at 692 . 5 million rubles . gruzdev told vedomosti that his family income derived from the sale of stocks and bonds and interest on deposits in russian banks . he is the second wealthiest member of parliament .\n\u00a9 copyright 1992 - 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(\ntripadvisor llc is not responsible for content on external web sites . taxes , fees not included for deals content .\nnash gipermarket , located in a residential area of moscow , targets low and middle income consumers . initially this type of store offered around 40 , 000 food and non food product lines , however the range has been reduced in newer stores to 25 , 000 - 35 , 000 items . around 50 % of the sales area caters for non - foods ( books , cds , electronics , clothing and household goods ) . the store includes a comprehensive fruit and vegetable department , a rotisserie and a bank offering financial services . the banner is still in its experimental phase and may be modified in the future .\nfor unlimited retail industry reports , data and insights , get in touch to find out about subscribing to planet retail .\nthe executive summary highlights the key implications and takeaways from the full report in a concise pdf format .\nthank you for registering with us . we have sent you a welcome email .\n\u00a9 2018 planet retail . all rights reserved . all use is subject to our terms & conditions and privacy & cookie policy .\njsc \u00abthe seventh continent\u00bb was founded in 1994 and is an international retail chain and one of the leaders in the russian retail market . the stores of the chain offer their customers a wide range of goods and services of high quality , with a flexible price policy , always meeting the demands of the market and being high - tech retail sites . seventh continent is one of the first russian multi - format retail chains . operations in several formats allows us not only to continuously expand the scope of our activities , but also to improve the competitiveness of our stores , while broadening the range of our loyal customers , who have a variety of shopping preferences and income levels . stores of the company :\nthe seventh continent - five stars\n,\nthe seventh continent - universam\n,\nthe seventh continent - next door\n,\nthe seventh continent - gastronomy\n,\nnash hypermarket\n( our hypermarket ) ,\nprostor\n.\nx5 boosts net profit 2 . 2 - fold to 5 . 4 bln rubles in q4\nif you need regular and ongoing access to company information , you should consider a subscription to the full emis service .\nemis company profiles are part of a larger information service where that combines company , industry and country data and analysis for over 125 emerging markets on a unique information platform .\n( interfax news agency via thomson dialog newsedge ) kaliningrad . april 28 ( interfax ) - russia ' s economic development and trade minister german gref said he is certain economic relations between russia and estonia are headed for the worse .\nundeniably , the worsening of political relations [ because of the dismantlement of a monument to soviet soldiers in tallinn ] and , consequently , economic relations between russia and estonia is obvious ,\ngref said at a news briefing in kaliningrad on friday .\ngref declined to say whether russia would impose economic sanctions or trade restrictions on estonia .\ni am not in a position now to say in what form this might affect [ relations ] . but such things cannot pass without leaving traces ,\nhe said .\nthe situation surrounding the monument\nlooks not civilized enough ,\ngref said .\nhistory will put everything in its due place and will assign a place to the initiators of such campaigns as well ,\nhe said . leading russian retail chains stop selling estonian goods\ngroup ofcompanies has decided to stop the purchase and sale of any goods from estonia and fully supports the federation council ' s proposal to cut off diplomatic relations with estonia because of the desecration of the soviet monument .\nkopeika - moscow said it sent a letter to yevgeny klevakin , the moscow region ' s first deputy consumer market minister . the letter says that kopeika only sells one estonian - produced product at its stores - altet cheese .\ndue to the current political situation resulting from the removal of the soviet monument , kopeika - moscow expresses its indignation and will unilaterally stop selling and buying goods produced on the territory of estonia starting tomorrow ,\nthe letter says .\nthe magnit and dixy retail chains told interfax that they do not sell any estonian - produced goods . meat producers urge russian business to sever ties with estonian firms\nhe national meat association , which unites russia ' s leading meat importers , has urged the russian business community to suspend contacts with estonian firms to protest the dismantling of the liberator soldier monument .\non behalf of the national meat association , and our friends and colleagues , we express our profound indignation at this barbaric act ,\nthe organization said in a statement .\nthe association also urged all companies to respond to the estonian leadership ' s anti - russian moves by severing all business contacts with estonian firms and suspending estonian imports .\nthe organization ' s chief executive sergei yushin told interfax there are companies among its members which deal with estonia firms .\nthey have also backed the statement and are deciding what to do next ,\nhe said .\nyushin said that supplies of livestock for slaughter - the main item of meat imports from estonia - amounted to 6 , 500 tonnes last year .\nit is a serious figure for estonia ,\nhe said . rospotrebnadzor checking on quality of imports from estonia - onishchenko\ngennady onishchenko , the head of russia ' s consumer rights watchdog rospotrebnadzor and chief sanitary official , said careful checks were being conducted into estonia ' s exports to russia .\nwe ' ve been examining the structure of imports from estonia carefully for the past two weeks to find out whether they comply with safety and quality standards ,\nonishchenko told interfax on friday evening .\nvladimir putin , the russian prime minister , has burnished his populist credentials by storming into a moscow supermarket and ordering staff to cut the price of their sausages .\nin keeping with a new strategy of deflecting blame for the country ' s economic woes onto the standard - bearers of russian capitalism , mr putin excoriated supermarket executives for their greed as ordinary shoppers looked on in bewilderment .\nthe prime minister abruptly interrupted a meeting with senior retailers at the moscow white house , the seat of the russian government , to drag them on an impromptu visit to a nearby branch of the perekrestok supermarket chain .\nstriding angrily through the aisles with a retinue of glum executives in tow , mr putin came to a halt in the supermarket ' s cold meat section and gesticulated towards a packet of sausages priced at just under \u00a35 .\nrounding on yuri kobaladze , the chain ' s head of corporate relations , mr putin demanded :\nwhy do your sausages cost 240 roubles ? is that normal ?\nbut these are high quality sausages ,\nmr kobaladze replied , looking crestfallen .\nwith a look of relief crossing his face , the executive spotted some cheaper sausages .\nbut the prime minister was not to be deterred .\ntoo expensive ,\nhe muttered , before conjuring up a price list from his pocket .\ni can show you your mark up . look at this kind of sausage . you ' ve marked it up by 52 per cent .\nthe exchange was a classic example of the political theatre in which mr putin excels . it came just two days after an opinion poll revealed that the principal concern of 75 per cent of russians was high food prices .\nwith a host of cameramen and photographers there to capture the scene , the stunt was likely to ensure mr putin ' s reputation as a man of action , and thereby absolve him from carrying any blame for the worst economic crisis in russia for over a decade .\nhaving primed his victim , mr putin moved in for the kill . consulting his crib sheet , he pointed towards a packet of pork fillets .\nthis is double the ( cost ) price ,\nhe said to mr kobaladze .\nis this normal ?\nis 120 per cent a high mark up ?\nmr kobaladze responded timidly .\nmr putin ' s visit came three weeks after his ritual humiliation of oleg deripaska , the kremlin ' s most faithful oligarch .\nthe prime minister upbraided the tycoon and then forced him to sign an agreement promising to pay \u00a3830 , 000 in outstanding wages at a factory in the industrial town of pikalyovo , which had seen the worst unrest since the economic crisis began .\nwith the kremlin fearful that the recession could turn russians against mr putin , the prime minister ' s actions in pikalyovo helped to demonstrate his concern over growing unemployment and salary arrears . similarly , his supermarket visit will show that the prime minister is trying to fight inflation , which has soared to 14 per cent .\nsuch gestures , while popular , are unlikely to reverse the slump , analysts say . the world bank this week predicted that over six million russians will fall into poverty this year as the economy shrinks by eight per cent .\nthis russian wine country website focuses the area of russia that has been the primary focus of western winemakers since the end of the ussr due to the potential of its terroirs . it is the area that stretches alonmg the black sea coast from just south of gelendzhik to the taman peninsula along the south coast of the azov sea . the first modern winery of the region , chateau le grand vostock , was developed in 2003 by french wine professionals and builders with all french equipment . since then , about 20 modern wineries have opened . most have been \u201cgreen - field\u201d but a few soviet era wineries have successfully transformed to modern operations . in addition , there are 15 or so \u201cgaragistes\u201d that are producing respectable wines , and certainly many of them will transform into larger operations in the coming years . russian wineries grow many white and red wines french varietal grapes such as cabernet sauvignon , merlot , chardonnay , aligote , muscat and sauvignon blanc , and indigenous georgian and russian varieties such as rkatsiteli , krasnostop , and saperavi . this website only features wineries that produce wines from russian grapes , either from their own vineyards or purchased from neighboring vineyards . even with this restriction , we are aware that some of the wineries listed also produce wines from imported \u201cwine material\u201d or concentrate . to the degree possible , we try to limit our information to authentic russian wines produced from grapes grown in russia .\ngeorgia is considered to be the source of the world\u2019s first domesticated grape vines . wine was produced in greek settlements along russia\u2019s black sea coast over 2 , 500 years ago . in the late 19th century , there was a brief revival of the wine industry with the founding of several wineries including abrau dyurso in russia , and novy svet and massandra on the crimean peninsula .\nafter the russian revolution , wine production was industrialized and developed by state and collective enterprises . most of the republics of the ussr produced some wine , however the largest producers were moldova , ukraine , georgia , and russia . russia\u2019s wine grape growing areas developed in the krasnodar , stavropol and rostov regions and the semi - autonomous republic of daghestan , all in southern russia between the caspian and black seas .\nthe former soviet union ( fsu ) was the fourth largest wine producer in the world in 1980 behind italy , france , and spain . it produced 4 . 8 billion liters of wine , over three times as much as the united states . however , by 1990 , wine production had declined to 1 . 6 billion liters , primarily due to ussr president gorbachev\u2019s anti - alcohol campaign during which vineyards and production facilities were destroyed .\nhistorically , russian consumer taste has favored sweet and sparkling wines . during the soviet era , strong or \u201cfortified\u201d wines became very popular carrying names such as portwine , madera , or sherry . sparkling wines are very popular in russia and are produced from \u201cwine material , \u201d a technical term for grape juice that has been fermented either at russian wineries or imported from other countries . it is estimated that as much as or more than 80 % of wines labeled as russia wines are actually made from such imported wine material or from imported grape concentrate . for wineries outside of russia\u2019s grape growing region , such as those in and around moscow , imported \u201cwine material\u201d is the principal base for sovietskiy shampagnskoye ( \u201csoviet champagne\u201d ) , which is ubiquitous at russian new year and women\u2019s day parties .\nhowever , modern russia has learned about and now enjoys wines from around the world . in recent years many have begun to understand that their own country has capabilities to produce excellent wines to rival many of the imports .\nfamily wineries , known as \u201cgaragistes\u201d that make respectably wines on a small scale .\nmany of the images in the russian wine country galleries have been contributed by igor ulko , who together with his wife olga , have for years provided beautiful images of russian wine country : its countryside , wineries , and the people who have developed fine russian wines . if you require any type of professional photography in the krasnodar region , please contact igor and olga . contact : + 7 988 33 67 477 urltoken\nyanus karakazidi and his son konstantin will present the wines of his karakazidi winemaking house this week at palati cafe near pavaletskaya station in moscow . karakazidi winemaking house is a small winery that yanus and kostya have built themselves over many years in . . .\njust released : a comprehensive primer about russian wine country , which stretches along russia ' s northern black sea coast from the gelendzhik coastal resort area , about 250 kilometers northwest of sochi , to the taman peninsula between the black and azov seas . in the . . .\ni caught the aeroexpress train from paveletskaya to domodedovo to catch a s7 flight on tuesday afternoon . aeroexpress takes from 40 to 50 minutes , with a round trip ticket cost of 620 rubles . the entrance at paveletskaya is a little seedy , as might be . . .\nnine wineries in three days , and a dinner with a representative of a tenth \u2013 that ' s how the schedule stacked up for me and john ortega , on an early spring excursion through russian wine country . i wanted to return to the countryside where i spent my first . . .\nthe russian black sea resort city of anapa is the gateway to a russia\u2019s rapidly developing wine region , an area that is capable of producing wines to rival the world\u2019s great regions . the potential for production of quality red and white wines is unsurpassed in the countries of the former soviet union . anapa is a well - known russian family resort with sand beaches and comfortable accommodations . take a weekend or weeklong vacation to anapa and see this wine country first hand . there are numerous daily direct flights of about two hours to anapa from all of moscow\u2019s major airports . late spring before the summer crowds arrive , and september and october after they leave are the best time to visit . in september , the hotels that line anapa\u2019s golden sand beaches have emptied and prices are low . there are many full service health resorts around anapa ( called sanatoria ) and hotels that have first class rooms . the top hotels in the city are the valentina and park hotel . for more information about tours and visits , russianwinecountry is partnering with the leading local information source , urltoken .\nwhen charles borden first visited russian wine country in september 1992 just after the demise of the ussr , he became the first western investor to take an interest in the potential for wine in the region . he has continued his interest and traveled to the region for the past 25 years . in 2014 , after writing many articles about the wines and wineries of the region , he published russian wine country : sleeping beauty awakens , which is available on amazon . from 1992 to 2000 , mr . borden worked with two wineries of the former soviet union , and became the first to bring modern packaging to wineries in southern russia that had little or no bottling facilities . he was responsible for two joint ventures to package some of russia\u2019s best wines using the modern bag - in - box system , which has now been adopted by many russian wineries . mr . borden is currently it manager for olma fund , a paris private equity fund with investments in france and russia that includes domaine chanzy , a 100 hectare burgundy wine producer , and chateau signac , a winery with 38 hectares in c\u00f4tes du rh\u00f4ne . he is also director and editor for financeplus , a paris - based information service that publishes information about mid - market mergers and acquisitions , and venture capital and private equity investments for markets worldwide ( www . financeplus . com ) . charles was previously contributing editor and wine and dine reviewer for moscow\u2019s passport magazine for eight years , and was previously editor of the english version of the aeroflot inflight magazine , russian fine art , and russians : yesterday , today , tomorrow . from 2003 to 2010 , he contributed to the annual edition of hugh johnson\u2019s pocket wine book , one of the world\u2019s most important wine books , which is also published in russian language . charles is moscow\u2019s \u201cconsummate wine buyer\u201d \u2013 a consumer\u2019s friend and expert in the intricacies and complications that a shopper faces when buying a wine at a restaurant or shop in russia .\nplease fill in the form below to subscribe . you will receive a confirmation email .\nfrom the alphabet of taste to the 7th continent : a guide to moscow\u2019s supermarkets .\nin the past twenty years , moscow has enjoyed an unprecedented retail boom . a city that was once a culinary wasteland , today boasts hundreds of supermarkets , grocery stores , and corner shops . below is an overview of the most popular chain stores , which we endeavor to keep updated and fresh . please use the comment section to share your own impressions , new finds , or an experience you\u2019ve had at moscow supermarkets !\nazbukha vkusa ( which means the alphabet of taste ) is a chain of upscale grocery stores in moscow , easily recognizable by their bright green branding . there are 40 some stores scattered about the capital , and most provide dedicated parking .\nazbukha offers a full range of dry and baking goods , with an emphasis on higher end imports or hard - to - find items . this is where you want to go if you are looking for wheat pasta , or arborio rice . the cheese and dairy selection is particularly good , and the sales staff knows what they are talking about . azbukha offers fresh meat , fish , and poultry as well as excellent fresh produce . in recent years , the chain has begun to offer ready - made boxed meals along the lines of marks & spenser\u2019s successful range in the uk .\ni steer away from the wines and spirits section of the store for two reasons : they breathe down your neck like you are going to steal a bottle vouvray or something , and also because the prices are outrageous and the selection isn\u2019t that great .\nazbukha vkusa is one of the few places where they bag your groceries for you , which is a nice touch .\nnone of this comes cheap . azbukha is on the higher end of the scale in terms of prices , even for domestic products . i try to shop at azbukha vkusa when i need a few items i know i won\u2019t be able to find anywhere else to keep the cost down , but i confess i never enter their green doors without feeling a little frisson of excitement !\nfor an up - to - date list of azbukha vkusa\u2019s growing number of retail locations , or to find a shop close to you , click here .\ni think of eliseevsky more as a tourist stop rather than a shop , but that\u2019s probably because i don\u2019t live around the corner from it ! eliseevsky is a sumptuous store dating back to the pre - revolutionary times and more recently lovingly restored . for those who live within walking distance , the shop offers a great range of fresh food and produce , as well as good dried goods and an impressive deli section for semi prepared meats ( marinated shashkik , meat balls etc . ) as well as a full range of russian salads and desserts .\nglobus gourmet is arkady novikov\u2019s homage to the harrod\u2019s food halls . at least that is my take on it . mind bogglingly expensive , this is the place to go if you need a nepalese pink salt or a fresh fin de claire just off the plane . globus gourmet has exquisite meats , fishes , a wonderful bakery section and a selection of cheeses that doesn\u2019t quit . they sell fortnum & mason tea , which is a good reason to go , as well as the fact that it is the only place in moscow that i can consistently get shallots . rumors abound that gg is going to merge somehow with azbukha vkusa , which is like a vanderbilt marrying a rockefeller . stay tuned for updates !\nmetro cash & carry is german in its design and concept and 100 % russian in its execution . these large warehouses ring moscow and are worth the trip if you are interested saving a lot of money , bulk buying , or after some high - quality meat and fish that doesn\u2019t cost the earth .\nmetro takes planning . you have to be in possession of a metro card to get in the door and make purchases . people eligible for cards are legal entities , rep offices of russian or foreign companies , embassies or individual entrepreneurs ( by which is meant kiosk owners . ) if you don\u2019t qualify , do not be deterred . someone you know has a metro card . borrow one . ask the hr people at work . i use my driver\u2019s card and believe me , we don\u2019t look at all alike .\nmetro is great for bulk buying things like toilet paper , dishwashing liquid , laundry detergent , aluminum foil , juice , tonic water , baking supplies , rice , and pasta . if your house has the storage space , this is definitely the way to go : you\u2019ll save money and time . their meat section is a delight \u2013 you can score really fantastic lamb from new zealand beef from the usa . they stock good quality russian chicken and pork . the fish is good and fresh , though the people who staff the fish section are hard to flag down . you can get a very good range of affordable seafood including oysters , lobsters , smoked salmon , shrimp , caviar , and other bounty from the sea .\nmetro supplies a lot of restaurants , so if you are equipping your kitchen , or expanding your range of kitchen supplies , check out metro\u2019s offerings . i had an epiphany a few years ago and threw away all my mismatched cheesy plastic containers , and replaced them with metro\u2019s very affordable range of see - through hard plastic tubs with stainless steel tops . these come in all kinds of sizes , stack in the refrigerator and have made life much easier . metro has good stainless steel mixing bowls , canning supplies , bake ware , and serviceable stockpots . i don\u2019t buy any appliances from metro since the one thing i did broke down almost immediately .\nwhile the produce at metro can be lackluster , the fresh greens , lettuces , and herbs imported from israel are anything but . if you aren\u2019t planning to hit the farmers\u2019 market that week , metro is the mecca for salad fixings as well as hard - to - find items such as fresh sage and marjoram .\nmetro is a great place to stock up on hard liquor \u2013 the prices are competitive and most of the premium brands of vodka , gin , bourbon , whiskey , cognac , liqueurs , and tequila are consistently on offer . less reliable is the wine selection . you can hit a mother lode of cheap - and - cheerful new world wines in the 600 - 1000 ruble range , or you can be stuck with moldovan paint stripper or a $ 900 bottle of chablis and nothing in between . you never know \u2013 you have to go . and be sure to put your alcohol purchases on the belt separate from your non - alcoholic ones : these are considered different categories and are rung up separately .\nmetro is not for the faint of heart . it\u2019s a marathon , not a sprint , so be sure to prepare for your visit accordingly . assume that this is all you will do that morning or afternoon , get a good night\u2019s sleep , wear comfortable clothing , bring a bottle of water and be sure to watch out for overzealous forklift drivers !\nthese two may look alike , but only until you begin to trawl their aisles .\nperekrestok with the blue branding is a mainstream supermarket for your average vanya . they have a reliable supply of basic kitchen staples , most of which are either russian or from the near abroad . if you need a loaf of bread and a tin of instant coffee \u2013 pop into perekrestok and you\u2019ll leave happy . if you are looking for a fresh peach , a well - priced bottle of merlot , and a lovely rump roast , you\u2019re out of luck . the produce section is dominated by depressing looking root vegetables and the fruit is not at all tempting . the meat section yields basic cuts , though the quality isn\u2019t top notch . the staff is appallingly rude and you have to pay for the plastic bags that fall apart once you get out of the store . for a complete list of perekrestoks in moscow click here .\nperekrestok zelyoni , on the other hand , is giving azbukha vkusa and globus gourmet a run for their money , and if i were a betting blogger , my chips would be on perekrestok zelyoni coming out the winner . since 2009 , these upscale sister shops to the ubiquitous perekrestocks have delighted shoppers with top quality fresh produce , premium meats , hard - to - find imports and an impressive selection of organic food . i stumbled in to the one at smolensky passazh and was really blown away . i found some excellent tarragon mustard , a very passable goat cheese , and clocked some key limes and a great range of bagged and washed lettuce ( the holy grail for moscow cooks ) . i wish my plain old neighborhood perekrestok would go green !\nrublyovo - uspenskoye shosse . , d . 15 ( 15 km from the mkad at \u201cunivermag nash\u201d )\nthank you so much for this . we will be moving to moscow in the spring and this sort of useful and practical information for an expat new to the city is almost impossible to find .\nlove it ! thanks for sharing . i m very often in moscow and this is so usefull .\nthe cash & carry stores are excellent places to shop . i always went to one along the moscow river west of the white house [ i can find the road name if it is wanted ] . i had a finance ministry card [ in cyrillic , certainly ] though i never had to bother to show it from 2001 to 2004 ; cash & carry may be a bit pickier now . if you have a driver , mine always came with me \u2013 he liked to push the cart , he / she could probably get you in , but i don\u2019t doubt that your resident card would be fine . there was a full complement of foodstuffs \u2013 good meat and cheese , plenty of vegetables \u2013 quite unusual ones too , in season . the flour , usually german , was good . i cannot recommend russian flour , which often harbours bugs . many brands of detergents and cleaning supplies , personal items such as deodorants and toothpastes were available . the litres of ultra - high - treated milks are excellent and skim milk and 35 % whipping cream are among the excellent varieties available . i very soon gave up on buying fresh milk at stockmann , often with a very short due date [ probably better now ] .\nthe reenoks [ produce markets or bazaars ] are where russians also go for good - quality produce . by asking around , one can discover which ones specialise ; for instance , there are those that specialised in caviar . i used to drive to leningradsky reenok where i bought caviar valued at slightly under $ 200 cad per kilo at a time when the canadian dollar was woefully below the value of u . s . currency , [ of course one must convert to roubles before making purchases ] . for that matter , the price of caviar has skyrocketed , but is still a bargain as compared with any i could buy in north america . i used to freeze what i didn\u2019t need right away . some reenoks are open - air and are of limited value in cold seasons , but others , as with leningradsky reenok [ north , beyond tverskaya ulitsa on leningradsky prospect , are covered over and operate in winter as well . even corner stores \u2013 alive and well in moscow \u2013 have useful dry goods and some fresh produce to sell .\nsomething to keep in mind : russian shoppers are wary of the origin of produce because they are aware of the radioactivity that can accompany fruits and vegetables , in particular , from areas of ukraine with soil contamination residue from chernobyl . my embassy sent warnings about arrivals of contaminated fruit \u2013 especially bush fruit \u2013 as they were discovered in moscow . more to the point , many russians carried pocket geiger counters with which to guard against dangerous goods , and my cleaner , an excellent young woman , told of occasions when the militsia [ police ] would come , unannounced , into food stores and geiger scan produce , forcing removal of the offending food and giving fines or some jail time to the guilty purveyor .\ncan anybody give the location of opne air fruit and veg market . i know there is one in arbat , but not sure exactly where ?\nsilvio , hi ! the biggest open air market is just over the bridge from arbat \u2014 dorogomilovsky . see this post for details on all of moscow\u2019s farmer\u2019s markets : urltoken and enjoy !\n[ \u2026 ] pork : i still think the farmers\u2019 markets are your best option and you can get the guys to cut and trim the meat for you . alternatively , look at a reliable supermarket such as metro , auchan , or perekrostok . [ \u2026 ]\njust released : a comprehensive primer about russian wine country , which stretches along russia\u2019s northern black sea coast from the gelendzhik coastal resort area , about 250 kilometers northwest of sochi , to the taman peninsula between the black and azov seas . in . . .\nstavropol region wines passport magazine ( moscow ) march 2011 text and photos by charles borden the northern route of the silk road crossed stavropol region long before it joined russia\u2019s frontier at the foot of the caucasus mountains . during the reign of catherine the . . .\npassport magazine , december 2010 text by charles borden this time of year i often get asked about wines for a company party , for a unique gift to take home for the holidays , or a moscow new year\u2019s present for the boss . here is my comprehensive 2011 moscow holiday wine . . .\npassport magazine october 2009 text and photos by charles borden as you open this month\u2019s passport , the grape harvest is closing in russia wine country , an area that stretches north and northeast of the black sea port of novorossisk to the azov sea , where about eighty . . .\npassport magazine august 2008 text and photos charles w . borden recently passport\u2019s knights of the vine gathered to gauge the progress of russian wineries . with a selection that included 28 bottles from the metro discount cash - and - carry chain and eight more from . . .\nrussia\u2019s appetite for western goods means that moscow now offers most of the shopping facilities of a large , modern western city . there are supermarkets , department stores stocking imported goods and exclusive boutiques with french and italian designer clothes and shoes for the new rich . moscow\u2019s most interesting shopping districts are located within the garden ring . the main department stores are clustered around the city centre near red square , while the best souvenir and antique shops can be found along ulitsa arbat , a charming old pedestrian street . for the more adventurous a trip to the weekend flea market at izmaylovo park is a must . here it is possible to buy everything from russian dolls and soviet memorabilia to handmade rugs from central asia and antique jewellery .\nmoscow\u2019s shops and businesses rarely open before 10am and often not until 11am . most stay open until around 7pm . many shops , especially old , state - run stores , close for an hour at lunchtime , either from 1pm to 2pm , or from 2pm to 3pm . shops are usually open all day on saturdays , and nowadays many are also open on sundays , although often for shorter hours . markets generally operate from 10am to 4pm but it is necessary to go in the morning to get the best choice of goods ."]}
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", "topic": 30}], "title": "zexcs", "paragraphs": ["established in 1998 , zexcs is a japanese animation studio probably best known for chrome shelled regios and the adaptation of aku no hana . it was founded by tomoko kawasaki , a former jc staff producer .\nkariya , a suburb of nagoya , will use an anime short produced by zexcs to promote itself to tourists . the anime , hikari ~ kariya wo tsunagu monogatari ~ (\nhikari ~ a story connected with kariya ~\n) , tells the story of a high school ekiden ( long - distance road relay running ) club and its efforts to prepare for the ward tournament . since the story takes place in kariya , viewers will get an idea of the city through the backgrounds .\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 director is tomomi kamiya , the screenplay is written by y\u016bichir\u014d kido and the characters are designed by mami sodeyama .\nthe anime will be screened at the train station ' s south exit on march 25 as part of the minakuru plaza renewal event . it will premiere on youtube and the kariya city website on march 28 and appear at later events by the kariya tourism association and on signage at the train station .\nkariya is fond of anime and has held an anime convention , kariya anime collection , since 2013 . it attracted 15 , 000 guests in 2015 .\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 . . .\nthis focus story for orario ' s toughest tavern elf offers plenty of colorful new details about the story ' s world in a must - read for danmachi fans .\n\u2015 ( note : because the main character ' s name is consistently transliterated as lyu rather than ryu in this novel , that spelling will be used throughout this review . ) in a franchise full of colorful characters , lyu leon is far from being among the most dynamic . . .\n\u2015 the kingdom hearts orchestra \u2013 world tour 2018 launched on june 9th with an unforgettable sold - out show at the dorothy chandler pavilion in los angeles . with composer yoko shimomura on stage , and surprise special appearance by director tetsuya nomura that announced the long - awaited release date of kingdom hea . . .\nflcl progressive started out pretty low - key - especially compared to the original - but the plot becomes a noisy riot of abstract ( yet familiar ) elements in this finale .\nthe summer anime season has begun , and we ' re reviewing every new anime of the season . check back daily for new reviews ! 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 . 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( journal , magazine , 2002 ) [ worldcat . org ]\nyour web browser is not enabled for javascript . some features of worldcat will not be available .\nyour list has reached the maximum number of items . please create a new list with a new name ; move some items to a new or existing list ; or delete some items .\nnote : citations are based on reference standards . however , formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study . the specific requirements or preferences of your reviewing publisher , classroom teacher , institution or organization should be applied .\nthe e - mail address ( es ) field is required . please enter recipient e - mail address ( es ) .\nthe e - mail address ( es ) you entered is ( are ) not in a valid format . please re - enter recipient e - mail address ( es ) .\ni thought you might be interested in this item at urltoken title : newtype usa . publisher : houston , tx : a . d . vision , \u00a92002 - isbn / issn : 1541 - 4817 oclc : 50438074\nplease choose whether or not you want other users to be able to see on your profile that this library is a favorite of yours .\nyou may have already requested this item . please select ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway .\nnewtype usa . / ; houston , tx : a . d . vision , \u00a92002 -\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 .\nfriends will only let you down\u2014that is the sad truth mei tachibana lives with , ever since she was wrongfully blamed for the death of a class pet by her so - called friends in grade school . since then , she stays away from people in order to avoid ever being hurt again . however , mei ' s life begins to change drastically when a misunderstanding in high school causes her to encounter popular student yamato kurosawa . yamato finds her intriguing and insists on being her friend , even though mei wants nothing to do with him . but when a dangerous situation ends with yamato kissing mei to save her from the unwanted attention of a stalker , mei begins to develop feelings for him . on the heels of her discovery that their feelings are mutual , they start dating and she gains not only a boyfriend , but friends as well . mei , however , finds it very hard to adapt to this new lifestyle , especially in expressing her true feelings towards yamato . throughout misunderstandings of their new relationship , each other , and the attentions of other girls , mei and yamato slowly grow closer and learn the true meaning of those three little words :\ni love you .\n[ written by mal rewrite ]\nalpha stigma\nare known to be eyes that can analyze all types of magic . however , they are more infamously known as cursed eyes that can only bring destruction and death to others . ryner lute , a talented mage and also an alpha stigma bearer , was once a student of the roland empire ' s magician academy , an elite school dedicated to training magicians for military purposes . however , after many of his classmates died in a war , he makes an oath to make the nation a more orderly and peaceful place , with fellow survivor and best friend , sion astal . now that sion is the the king of roland , he orders ryner to search for useful relics that will aid the nation . together with ferris eris , a beautiful and highly skilled swordswoman , ryner goes on a journey to search for relics of legendary heroes from the past , and also uncover the secrets behind his cursed eyes . [ written by mal rewrite ]\nafter the death of his parents , yuuto amakawa lives a pretty ordinary life in the city . the only problem he has to worry about while attending school alongside rinko , his next - door neighbor , is his cat allergies . that all changes on his sixteenth birthday , when an ayakashi\u2014a supernatural creature\u2014attacks him for the sins of his ancestors . luckily , he is saved by himari , a mysterious cat - woman with a sword , who explains that yuuto is the scion of a family of demon - slayers , and she is there to protect him now that the charm that kept him hidden from the supernatural forces of the world has lost its power . omamori himari chronicles yuuto ' s dealings with the various forces of the supernatural world , as well as the growing number of women that show up on his doorstep , each with their own dark desires . will yuuto be able to adjust to his new\nexciting\nenvironment ? or will the ghost of his ( ancestor ' s ) past catch up with him ?\nthe story depicts the work - life of a perverted mangaka , aito yuuki , and his assistant , ashisu sahoto . constantly pressured by his editor and lacking experience with girls , aito asks ashisu to act as a reference . ( source : anidb )\nat the behest of her father , yui komori goes to live in a secluded mansion , home to the six sakamaki brothers\u2014shuu , reiji , ayato , kanato , laito , and subaru\u2014a family of vampires . though at first the siblings are confused as to why the girl has arrived , they soon realize that she is to be their new\nsacrificial bride ,\nnot to mention their other , more carnal intentions for her . after meeting the brothers , yui quickly begins to question why her father would have sent her here and why she feels a strange , new pain in her chest . with each brother more sadistic than the last , yui ' s life as a captive takes a harrowing turn in her new home . as her days turn into endless nights , and each brother vows to make her his own , yui falls deeper and deeper into madness and ecstasy . [ written by mal rewrite ]\nin a post - apocalyptic world overrun with mutated beasts called limbeekoon or filth monsters , humanity is forced to live in large mobile cities called regios and learn to use special weapons called dite , by harnessing the power of kei to defend themselves . in the academy city of zuellni , layfon alseif is hoping to start a new life and forget his past . however , his past has caught the attention of karian loss , the manipulative student council president and nina antalk , a military arts student and captain of the 17th military arts platoon , who instantly recognizes his abilities and decides he\u2019s the perfect candidate to join her group . however , with a secret past that won\u2019t leave him alone and unknown powers beyond normal , layfon just might not take it .\nkasuga takao is a boy who loves reading books , particularly baudelaire ' s les fleurs du mal . a girl at his school , saeki nanako , is his muse and his venus , and he admires her from a distance . one day , he forgets his copy of les fleurs du mal in the classroom and runs back alone to pick it up . in the classroom , he finds not only his book , but saeki ' s gym uniform . on a mad impulse , he steals it . now everyone knows\nsome pervert\nstole saeki ' s uniform , and kasuga is dying with shame and guilt . furthermore , the weird , creepy , and friendless girl of the class , nakamura , saw him take the uniform . instead of revealing it was him , she recognizes his kindred deviant spirit and uses her knowledge to take control of his life . will it be possible for kasuga to get closer to saeki , despite nakamura ' s meddling and his dark secret ? what exactly does nakamura intend to do with him ? ( source : mangahelpers )\ntaito has been really sleepy lately , and keeps dreaming of a female vampire who says she has given him her\npoison .\nsometimes he even thinks he hears her voice when he ' s awake . but after surviving an accident that should have killed him , taito ' s world changes drastically and he realizes that his dreams are more real than he thought .\nfortune arterial ' s story revolves around the male protagonist kohei hasekura , who transfers into a prestigious public school in the style of an english six - year school encompassing junior - high and high school students . the school is on an island named tamatsu island off - shore from mainland japan , and the only way to get there is by boat . soon after transferring , he discovers that one of the student in the class next door to his , sendo erika , is in fact a type of vampire . ( source : wikipedia )\ntakuma hirose is a blind young male high school student , though the cause for his blindness is undetermined . in order to heal his medical condition , he is sent to live in a village with his uncle . there , he meets several girls , three of which stand out more than any of the others . they are hayami kohinata , hinata kangura , and otoha . otoha temporarily heals his blindness and hirose uses his sight to help others . he finds out that , for some reason , hayami kohinata is hated in the village , and he tries his best to help her out . meanwhile , many sad secrets unfold in the village . . .\nin a world where half - human , half - animal chimeras live and work alongside normal people , there are sure to be a few bad apples in the bunch . unfortunately , half - human criminals means non - human clues that often leave the police stumped . that ' s where lone wolf detectives like hiroshi inaba come in . he ' s literally part wolf and has the amazing ability to extract critical information just by examining or tasting a sample of someone ' s hair ! of course , that ability has also resulted in inaba having a little bit of a hair fetish , but that doesn ' t seem to be a problem for his two assistants . ( well , at least the cross - dressing one isn ' t complaining much . ) and it ' s nothing compared to the strange tastes of inaba ' s nemesis , the omnivorous ( and half goat ) crime boss don valentino , who has an appetite for green legal tender instead of tender young greens ! inaba ' s sworn to cut valentino out of the criminal flock before the don can wolf down more ill - gotten dough , but he ' s going to have to chew his way through a lot of evidence to get his goat . can sheer dogged detective work put the baaaaad guys behind bars ? ( source : sentai filmworks )\njunior high student nao ' s brother complex is so strong , it ' s almost at the point of incest . she ' s determined to make her brother , high school student shuusuke , see her as a woman . so determined , that she goes as far as going into his room to throw away all his non - incest related porn . but as she ' s looking for his porno stash , she finds a photo album . . . and she ' s not in any of his childhood pictures . what is going on ? ( source : mu )\nyui komori , still held captive by the sakamaki brothers\u2014pureblood vampires after her blood\u2014experiences yet more bizarre twists to her life following her stay at their household . though haunted by enigmatic dreams , yui soon deciphers their meaning when caught in a car crash , which subsequently leads to meeting four new vampires : the mukami brothers , ruki , azusa , kou , and yuuma , who themselves capture the bewildered girl . yui later awakens in the mukami mansion , where the brothers reveal their plans for her : she is their\neve ,\nand her blood will find the\nadam\namong them ; together , they will have the power to rule the world . however , with the sakamaki brothers hot on their heels , things might not go quite as smoothly as they had imagined . [ written by mal rewrite ]\nevery year the flowers bloom . mysterious cherry blossoms blooming all over a crescent shaped island . that island is the island of hatsune . . . the main character who goes to kazami academy , asakura junnichi , has the power to see the dreams of other people in his sleep . he was also taught magic by an old lady that allows him to create sweets . one day , junnichi seems to have seen someone ' s dream again while he was sleeping . inside that dream , a girl who was a childhood friend of his appeared . but , he was woken up by his sister asakura nemu , forcing him to come back to his regular life . nemu doesn ' t actually have any blood relation to junnichi but their bond is deeper than other real brothers and sisters . so deep that it gives the illusion that they ' re lovers . it was another peaceful normal day waking up early in the morning and going to kazami academy . together with childhood friend amakase miharu , the academy idol shirakawa kotori , the two sisters mizukoshi moe and mako who prefer eating nabe on the school roof for lunch . going through their day as usual , their childhood friend , yoshino sakura , who they thought had moved to america suddenly appears . it was a surprise for junnichi and nemu . sakura tells them ,\ni came to finish the promise we made during our childhood\n. . . ( source : animenfo and anidb )\nkouhei araki , a veteran editor of the dictionary editorial division at genbu publishing , plans to retire in order to better care for his ailing wife . however , before retiring , he must find a replacement to complete his latest project : a new dictionary called\nthe great passage .\nbut no matter where he looks , he cannot find anyone suitable , as making a dictionary requires a wealth of patience , time , and dedication . mitsuya majime works in genbu publishing ' s sales division , yet he has poor social skills and an inability to read the mood in most situations . in spite of this , he excels at having an enthusiasm for words thanks to his love of reading and careful personality . it is these skills that draw araki to him and prompt him to offer majime a position in the dictionary editorial department . as majime accepts his new position , he finds himself unsure of his abilities and questioning whether he will fit in with his new co - workers . yet amid the vast sea of words , the great passage will bring them together . [ written by mal rewrite ]\ndue to his father ' s disappearance , itsuki iba has to take over the family business : a magician dispatch service . their family employs countless magicians and other supernatural beings in order to send them out to help those who need magical assistance . as a leader , itsuki now has to be tough , commanding , and reliable , but there ' s one problem , he ' s a coward . also , in order to run a successful business , he must connect with his employees , which is more difficult than it seems due to his personality . but not only does he have to deal with his own employees , he also has to deal with those who threaten the family business . ( source : crunchyroll )\nthe story centers on nayu , a middle school girl who shocks her schoolmates on the first day of school by wearing black lace panties . she likes this kind of underwear , and she tries to\nspread the word on the merits of [ these kinds of ] underwear\nvia an underwear club with her schoolmates , who are worried about their bodies ' development and which underwear to choose . ( source : ann )\nmei , aiko , asami , and nagi are making cookies at mei ' s house . knowing that the process could take a while , nagi chases yamato out of the house . he receives a text from kai , who asks him if he wants to meet up at the park . when yamato arrives , it is revealed that the rundown park was where the two of them first talked and bonded for the first time . after bantering a bit , kai asks yamato why he , who had always seemed to be having fun with a large crowd around him , was always the first one at the park after school . yamato admits that he used to feel like he was a chameleon ; someone who didn ' t have his own personality and just changed himself to please others . kai tells yamato that he used to hate the town , but thanks to yamato , he now finds it to be beautiful . kai reassures him that he is his own person , and yamato confesses that after he met mei , he realized just how lonely he was . kai later runs into megumi at the bus stop . they start talking , and kai tells her that he thinks she ' s cool for staying true to herself while modelling . megumi snaps back at him , and kai , offended , leaves . when momo comes , megumi regrets lashing out on kai and later becomes embarrassed when momo suggests that megumi likes him . at mei ' s house , the cookies are done and turn out to be delicious . mei ' s mom shoos mei and yamato out of the house . yamato hugs mei and tells her he ' s glad she ' s with him . they watch the sunset together before continuing their walk , holding hands . ( source : wikipedia )\nhashiba sora has fallen from a 4th story window and has lost all of his memories . when fujimori sunao comes to his school as his new room mate , fujimori tells hashiba that he is called ran . fujimori and hashiba both have a split personality which they developed in their youth . their split personalities , yoru and ran , are deeply in love . even though it creeps fujimori and hashiba out what their other selves do with each other at night , they also start to fall for each other . because of their relationship , hashiba sora finds out a lot of shocking facts about their youth .\nmagician ' s academy revolves around takuto hasegawa , who attends a magic academy that is not marked on any map . during a summoning spell exam , he accidentally creates a girl named tanarotte , who happens to hold enough magical power to destroy his country , but fortunately tanarotte professes undying loyalty ( and love ) to her\ncreator .\n( source : ann )\never since their parents died a few years ago , ryo and his sister akane have been living alone together . despite their difficult situation , they are still living reasonably happy and normal lives . however , everything is about to be flipped upside - down due to a secret government project . due to increasingly low birth rates in japan , the japanese government is testing a program in which two young people are forced to marry . ryo wants no part of it , but he is given little choice in the matter ; his new fianc\u00e9e , shizuka , comes to his home late one night with several dozen government issued bodyguards , who are there to ensure the success of the new couple . unlike ryo , shizuka couldn\u2019t be more willing to go along with this new program , and eagerly goes about her wifely duties , despite his objections . with meddling friends , pushy bodyguards , and an overenthusiastic new fianc\u00e9e , ryo\u2019s life has taken a turn in a direction the young man certainly didn\u2019t expect . ( source : ann )\nthe mizuchi bloodline has long been hunted by yokai , or monsters . toru and noboru takagami are descendents of this bloodline , and under their grandmother ' s discretion , are given a secret weapon to combat these monsters . it is tenko kugen , a fox deity who can take the shape of a man or woman at will . the mischievous deity is accompanied by a shrine maiden , ko , who will both live with the takagami brothers at their house . life just got complicated . ( source : nis america )\nkamikura hiroki is an art student at the local school nadesico academy ( high school and college level ) whom intends to be an art teacher in the future . he is also the advisor to the high school arts society where his cousin , housen elis , attends . while elis is a painter like hiroki , hiroki seems to have given up on his dreams and no longer paints . there appears to be some mysterious trauma in the both of their pasts which may have changed them . meanwhile , the high school hires a new pe teacher , kikyo kiri . on the first day , she bumps into hiroki and is stunned . here is the boy she confessed to and he refused her . . . ( source : ann )\nafter the school festival , kohei and friends head to a small cottage out of town and enjoy themselves after working hard .\nthe story begins when ao opens a package that arrives at her doorstep . inside the package is gourai , a frame arms girl : a small robot capable of independent movement . gourai is a newly - developed prototype : a frame arms girl equipped with an\nartificial self ,\nan advanced ai that gives her a personality . ao is the only one that has activated her . gourai begins to gather both battle data and emotions , starting a day - to - day life with ao , who knows nothing about frame arms girls . ( source : ann )\na cyber battle sci - fi . in 2022 , the technology of quantum computing has greatly advanced and many people have transferred their mind into cyber space . remu ' s sister , shiki , skipped grades and entered a high school in the academic city\nokinotori - island mega float city ( omfc )\nwhen she was 14 . one day , shiki confessed to her brother via skype that she was talking to him directly from the cyber space and that her real body had been kept in a water tank filled with a culture medium . it ' s called\nbody pool\nand shiki connected to the network by nanomachines implanted in her brain . remu was surprised but he accepted her decision until an accident called\nearly rupture\nhappened . the network server got overloaded and users ' minds were lost in cyber space leaving soulless living bodies in the body pools . in order to bring shiki ' s mind back , remu visits her apartment in omfc and there meets shiki escaped from the hospital . but the girl tells him that she is not shiki and she happened to have taken over shiki ' s body . when remu tries to figure out the situation , a violent attack strikes the apartment .\nbeatrice\n. it is a mysterious power that responds to people\u2019s will and realize all of them . tokyo beatrice university attached high school is the only school that teaches beatrice called\nmagic appears in the real world\n. yoshimura mamoru is a high school boy who was saved by beatrice miraculously when he was a child . at the first day of the school , he meets a girl under the cherry trees on his way to the school . she orders him to go out with her . her name is takasu ayako . she is in the second grade and one year older than him . she is a director of student committee of discipline . also , she is a granddaughter of a big - name politician , very beautiful , and a genius beatrician who can even shoot a satellite down . she is called witch beatrice or death angel in beatrice , but in fact , she is a pure - hearted girl . ( source : animenfo )\nsuga kimio finds himself hiding in the girls locker room , unable to move or escape the situation as the girls in his school crowd in . although he originally had no ulterior motives , he found himself panicking as he heard the girls coming in and hid in a locker . komine nozomi , one of the shy girls in his class finds him , but surprisingly covers for him . perplexed but glad , kimio goes home . later that night , he gets a text from nozomi who happens to live across the way on the same floor of the complex they both live in . she blackmails him into agreeing to show each other ' s bodies when she texts him . kimio has to abide by nozomi ' s insane demands or risk ruining his school life so they both start their little peep show through each other ' s windows . . . ( source : mangahelpers )\nmarin and her younger sister urin are seafolk who happen upon something quite strange : a beautiful silver ring lost beneath the waves . the kind - hearted marin , intent on returning it to its owner , drags a reluctant urin along with her to the sky world despite reminders of a turtle elder who left for the surface and never returned . after locating the ring ' s owner , kanon miyamori , they learn that kanon had tossed it into the sea after her boyfriend dumped her earlier that day . though marin insists that such a lovely item should not be thrown away , kanon discards it once again . as they search for the ring , urin becomes separated from the other two and accidently breaks the seal on a stone coffin , releasing an evil being known as sedna . sensing sedna ' s release , the formerly missing turtle elder , matsumoto , reveals himself to kanon and her companions , naming marin as the priestess of the sea . together with the priestess of the sky , she has the power to seal sedna away again . and as luck would have it , during an encounter with one of sedna ' s minions , kanon discovers that she is the priestess of the sky . though kanon is hesitant , she and marin decide to work together to save the world from the evil that threatens it . [ written by mal rewrite ]\nwataru minakami is a top student who failed his high school entrance exam because of a computer glitch . he later discovered that he was accepted to stargazer hill academy , which is located at a mysterious place called promised island . at the request of his father , wataru is whisked away to the island , and before he can settle in , a dozen of cute and charming girls start to flock him and claim to be his younger sisters . as wataru gets closer to his newfound siblings , a deeper mystery as to why they were sent to the island comes to play . ( source : ann )\nepisode bundled with the ninth volume of the itsuka tenma no kuro usagi novel . includes mirai ' s chibi - style dream , body - swapping and a crossover with densetsu no yuusha no densetsu .\nrecap episode . includes re - edited footage from episode 1 up to episode 15 . iris is narrating along with sion .\nmushi - uta ' s story takes place in the near future . ten years before the story ' s opening , strange insect - like creatures known as\nmushi\nbegan appearing . the mushi are able to consume peoples ' dreams and thoughts in return for supernatural powers . at the end of episode one , protagonist daisuke\nkakkou\nkusuriya encounters a young girl named shiika anmoto . the two , in time , become quite close . however , unbeknownst to kakkou , shiika is an escapee from a secret prison known as garden where those posessed by the mushi , known as the mushitsuki are held . garden ' s military force , the special environmental conservation executive office , dispatches its finest killer to track down shiika . however , they are faced with resistance from the mushibane resistance organisation , led by the secretive\nladybird .\n( source : ann )\nplease . i hope kase - san likes me . . .\nyamada is a shy second - year high school girl who is a member of the greenery committee . kase from the class next to hers is a beautiful girl who is the ace of the school ' s track team . as a result of the morning glories planted by yamada , the distance between the two people who have never exchanged words shrinks little by little . ( source : pony canyon )\nthis two episode ova retelling of the first da capo series with the\nwhat if\nasakura jun ' ichi were to return shirakawa kotori ' s feelings .\nfour men\u2014gure , sui , tokitaka , and tsubaki\u2014each help run a japanese tea shop together called rokuhoudou . when one visits the shop , they are greeted warmly , is served with tea , and are often helped with any problems they may have . ( source : mal news )\nthe anime tells an original story set 15 years after the novel ' s story . it takes place at a fictional theater called hollywood tokyo in harajuku , where members of the idol group\nshounen hollywood\ndevelop their talents with diligent work and studying . ( source : ann )\nnao looks over her ' big brother ' s perverted habits diary , ' looking over shusuke ' s misfortune with seeking out various porn . ( source : wikipedia )\nin the story , the protagonist youtarou misaki finds himself lying on the beach one day . he is picked up by arashi , who manages a restaurant called kurage no shokudou . when asked who he is , the protagonist tells a lie that he lost his memory\u2014but he remembers everything , including the fact that his twin brother died . ( source : ann )\nlegend of regios was originally the english speaking cut - scenes on tv , that the characters in the chrome shelled regios series were watching . this special ( which has been included with the dvd release of chrome shelled regios ) has reorganized the scenes , extended some , and has been re - dubbed completely in japanese . it ' s a side story within the chrome shelled regios series .\nafter a long time , wataru has decided to leave his family home and live on his own . the girls have also decided to split up and most of them are living separately as well . but none of them have forgotten about their brother and still stick together to meet him . ( source : anidb )\nenjouji and ranmaru are a mostly - happy couple , but when ranmaru finds lipstick on enjouji , he becomes suspicious and leaves in a huff . enjouji follows ranmaru throughout the day . as they do so , the two men think about their past and their uncertain future .\nmomona is an ordinary junior - high school student hailing from jewel land . at her cousin ' s wedding , she envies the bride , lady diana , due to the fact that she is marrying the cousin who she had a slight crush on . however , once she sees lady diana and her cousin together , momona begins to like her , and accepts her as her cousin ' s bride . just as lady diana is about to properly meet her and introduce herself , momona is transported to a snowy place in jewel land where the ruler , lady jewel , is giving a speech to the petit ladies , girls who are chosen as jewel candidates to be the next lady jewel . momona meets her partner and mentor , ruby , a white rabbit , who will guide her through the tasks in becoming lady jewel . whoever passes the most tasks wins and becomes the next lady jewel , but standing in her way is lillian , a girl who also aims to win the title of lady jewel , so she can choose her brother , cayenne , to be her king alongside her . momona soon also begins to fall in love with cayenne , yet lillian doesn ' t want her to get too close to him . cayenne also seems to harbor feelings for momona , but who will be chosen in the end as lady jewel to decide it all ? and will momona and lillian ever become true friends and will cayenne and momona ever be together ? ( source : wikipedia )\nd . c . i & ii p . s . p . re - animated\nan ova bundled with a psp game da capo : d . c . i & ii p . s . p . it features animated confession scenes for the four main heroines of the two games , nemu , kotori , yume , and otome .\npicture dramas from the blu - ray disks . episodes : 1 - let ' s just do it radio ! 2 - each one ' s breakfast 3 - himea ' s guitar lesson 4 - each one ' s bath time 5 - traditional feeling 6 - izumi - chan ' s what if series\nlike snow falling in summer , like a cicada lamenting the coming of winter . . . in a town watched over by a whale in the sky . . . the extraordinary is made ordinary . spectacles that could never be given form are instead given flesh and soul . and in their midst , the story of a miracle that comes to pass in this town of miracles incarnate . . . for kuonji , this newly - discovered vision is a thing of wonder and fright \u2013 a sentiment not shared by his peers . under its watchful gaze , kuonji chats with and hangs out with his somewhat unusual friends . whether it ' s with nina and her striped panties , cat - loving sacchan , the strange alien allen or a variety of other busty , skimpily - dressed babes , kuonji finds himself in the middle of ecchi situations galore ! welcome to the world of final examination kujira . ( source : bakabt ) based on a game by circus .\nin kyoto , apprentices known as maiko are skilled performers of traditional dance and song . it is said their elegance and grace leaves any audience entranced . mai ichinose , riko kikuzuki , and midori aikawa are young girls who aspire to become maiko . they reside together in a geisha house to polish and perfect their skills , developing bonds of trust and supporting each other . however , their shared dream may prove disastrous for their friendship . . . when they learn about an upcoming festival , they cannot help but get excited . but soon they realize only two maiko can represent each house . it is then that the three close friends become distant , seeking to prove who is most deserving of the role . ultimately , they must choose between fulfilling their own dream\u2014finally within reach\u2014or keeping their treasured friendship alive . [ written by mal rewrite ]\nan extra episode of umi monogatari : anata ga itekureta koto . one year after the events of the main series , the girls have moved on . kanon has decided on her future occupation and wants to go into oceanography . meanwhile in the sea , marin and her group find a lost sea cow separated from its mother . can the girls help reunite the baby sea cow with her mother ?\nwhisked away to the land of kyou , akane learns that she is the ryuujin no miko , and meets the hachiyou , her protectors . they must defeat akuram , a demon who wants to destroy kyou using the power of azusa , a woman who has the power to absorb human energy . if akane and the hachiyou cannot defeat akuram and bring peace to kyou , azusa ' a power will destroy the humans . ( source : ann )\nin the past mutsumi ( mucchan ) and sae ( sacchan ) met . enjoying the time together , they decided to meet again and chose a place . mucchan , however , never came to that place . a few years later he passed through that place on his way to school , and met sacchan , who had been waiting for him for all those years . and so , they start playing together again . however , it won ' t last so long , because . . .\nuro yamada works as part of the\nhero retirement and return to everyday life assistance agency ,\nwhich takes heroes from another world back to earth and helps them reintegrate into everyday life . ( source : ann )\ndvd specials of umi monogatari . kanon ( and sometimes other characters ) tours the viewer around amamiko island , while also commenting about characters and events from the series .\nwhen the secret occult society , shiromorishuua , sends a huge monster to attack tokyo , asy , a peace - keeping organization in japan , retaliates with a gousen ( metal faery ) . asy ' s gousen annihilates the creature after driving it into open ocean . although successful , a surprise attack follows . a girl , floating in midair and glowing with radiance , strikes with a beam of light . this girl is\nrouran .\nshe knows neither her identity , her origins , nor why whenever she senses the gousen or kyoushi ( reanimated corpses ) she transforms into an avenging angel . as rouran worries about her mysterious existence , tetsuya kindly watches over her in tokyo arcadia , a settlement of expatriates and dissidents . ( source : anidb )\na promotional ova that came with the ps2 game , growlanser iv returns which is an add - on featuring a compilation of three short stories that is told in visual novel style . since it is a promotional ova , various main characters from growlanser i , growlanser ii , and growlanser iii do appear in the ed . actually , some of the fairies of these main characters do appear in growlanser iv as that the entire growlanser story is based on anti - war featuring time freeze , time traveling , and parallel worlds .\nspecials of sister princess re pure .\ncharacter ' s\nhas twelve mini - episodes of each of the girls : karen , mamoru , aria , hinako , kaho , rinrin , chikage , yotsuba , haruka , marie , shirayuki and sakuya , with about nine minutes long each , emphasizing the unique way in which each one of the girls see wataru , bringing the perspectives and expectations that each has for him .\nnameko forest gathers nameko from all over the world . they form the nameko universal ranger ( nur ) to convey the charm of the forest . it ' s an everyday life of inviting new nameko with unique personalities to the forests . what incident will happen today ?\na short produced by the kariya city tourist association of aichi prefecture to promote tourism . it tells the story of a high school ekiden ( long - distance road relay running ) club and its efforts to prepare for the ward tournament . since the story takes place in kariya , viewers will get an idea of the city through the backgrounds . 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{"id": 54809, "summary": [{"text": "11 bit studios s.a. is a game development company based in warsaw , poland .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the company was officially formed on 11 september 2010 , founded by former cd projekt and metropolis software developers and staff members .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "currently , they employ thirty people .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the company 's goal is to create games suitable for both hardcore gamers as well as casual gamers , and to make games easily available through digital distribution .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "11 bit studios implement and deliver games to all main gaming platforms , including consoles , computers , and handhelds .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "they are best known for their award winning game , anomaly : warzone earth , a real-time strategy reversed tower defense .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "their other game , this war of mine , was well received by players and critics due to its depiction of the siege of sarajevo . ", "topic": 30}], "title": "11 bit studios", "paragraphs": ["all rights reserved \u00a9 2009 - 2018 11 bit studios s . a . cookies policy / privacy policy / user agreement\n11 bit studios typically turns out a game a year , and employs around 30 staff . that ' s not going to change .\nthey left for another developer in warsaw , poland , called 11 bit studios , known best for anomaly : warzone earth . their given reason for leaving was to make smaller , more creative games .\n11 bit studios sa is a poland - based company engaged in the game development industry . its product portfolio includes four games : anomaly korea , sleepwalker\u2019s journey , funky smugglers and anomaly warzone earth . the company pro\non monday , 11 bit studios sa ( 11b : wse ) closed at 425 . 00 , - 22 . 45 % below its 52 - week high of 548 . 00 , set on may 15 , 2018 .\nfrostpunk \u2013 a new game by the creators of this war of mine \u2013 frostpunk is a new game developed and ( to be ) published by 11 bit studios \u2013 creators of this war of mine and anomaly series .\n, a marketing - focused summit on july 13 - 14 . i ' m gonna talk a bit about our campaign for\ndogs , crazy people and video games - isn ' t that what life is all about ? ! folks - we ' re testing some new video ideas - and basically , we want you to know what ' s up with our games and in our 11 bit . . .\nbuckle up rookie , because we are going back in time . here are 11 facts about beat cop , a kickass police game created by pixel crow . beat cop is going to be released on 30th of march ! preorder beat . . .\n, a development house that will focus on\nhigh - value , high - quality , digitally - distributed games .\nthe team has previously worked on projects for major publishers such as ubisoft , monolith and atari , and\naims to deliver unique and pioneering gameplay experiences for a wide range of platforms , including pc , iphone , ipad and more .\nmanaging director grzegorz miechowski believes its games will appeal to both hardcore and casual gamers with\nunique gameplay mechanics\nand\nhigh production values .\nthe studio ' s first project will be revealed next week . for now , learn more about the team and see some\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 .\ntwo key members of the witcher 3 team officially departed cd projekt red last week : lead gameplay designer maciej szcze\u015bnik and gameplay producer marek ziemak .\nbut it didn ' t take long for concern to creep in . losing a lead gameplay designer months from release - was witcher 3 development ok ? were there deeper rifts within the team ? why didn ' t cd projekt red say anything ?\nthat ' s why i phoned maciej szcze\u015bnik and marek ziemak this morning for a chat .\nwe did everything to make sure nothing bad happens ,\nszcze\u015bnik assured me of the transition ,\nthere is no bad blood . other people took our responsibilities and it was quite smooth .\nit wasn ' t a surprise for the company ,\nziemak added , telling me there had been at least a couple of weeks of slowly backing out of the door . szcze\u015bnik nodded .\nit wasn ' t like . . . we were gone the next day ,\nhe said .\nalso , the pair reminded me , the witcher 3 is made by many . the gameplay isn ' t just szcze\u015bnik ' s work , however senior his role .\nwe were designing this game together ,\nhe stressed . and , as ziemak pointed out :\nmost of the stuff is done .\nboth men were cd projekt red old guard . szcze\u015bnik had been there almost as long as the studio itself , since 2004 , and ziemak joined in 2006 .\nwhat i hadn ' t realised was that they had left before , in 2009 , to set up a casual game maker called sleepwalker games .\nand it didn ' t work out . . . it didn ' t give us enough money to survive ,\nsaid ziemak .\ncdpr rehired the pair to help finish the witcher 2 , after which szcze\u015bnik moved from being lead combat designer to leading all gameplay design .\nwhy wait for some\nartificial date\n, ziemak asked me . the project was in good hands and he was\nburnt out\n. cdpr , remember , has made only witcher games for 10 years .\ntheir desire to make something smaller , more immediate , something different was there , and then along came a proposition . it was a strange time to leave , both admitted , but they had a need to .\nin other words there are no rifts within the team , no apparent falling - outs ; just two people satisfying personal creative urges .\nszcze\u015bnik will be lead designer of a game he can ' t say anything about , although it definitely isn ' t . . . casual . he told me he wants to make games that comment more on the world around us . ziemak will be a senior producer .\nwhen will we hear more ? the press release last week said in march . one to keep an eye on .\ni ' ve been in touch with cd projekt red but no statement about szcze\u015bnik and ziemak ' s departure has been forthcoming .\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 .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nan independent game company devoted to creating and publishing meaningful games able to leave a strong mark on a widely understood popculture .\nthe 19th century . it was supposed to be the peak of human achievement . instead , it turned out to be the end of our civilization .\nwill be available 24 . 04 . 18 on steam for $ 29 . 99 :\nvisited our office - and for some strange reason - they decided to make a video about our team . ; ) and here it is :\n# steamsummersale is slowly wrapping up - and there ' s a nice summary of 2018 on @ steam _ games ' s main page . so glad to be in these categories with @ frostpunkgame and # moonlighter ( @ digitalsungames ) ! top seller most simultaneous players top new release : april & may urltoken\nmeet digital sun team - extremely talented and wonderful group of people whose dream was to bring will , an . . .\nwe archived some videos from @ digital _ dragons 2017 & other conferences . we have talks from @ samlakermd ( @ remedygames ) , @ romero & @ br , luis barriga ( @ blizzard _ ent ) , @ jamesohlen ( @ bioware ) , @ qoubah & @ yeristr ( @ frostpunkgame ) and more ! would you be interested in seeing those ? 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benz vans sold 4 , 046 vehicles during the month of december , up 23 . 1 % over\nmercedes - benz certainly employs one of the most recognizable and timeless logos out there . thank you for sharing the progression of this logo from it\u2019s inception to what we see and know today as the mercedes - benz brand .\nin addition , mercedes - benz last year reupped its title of fashion week with a three - year extension .\ninitially , mercedes and benz were two different companies with their own different logos . the mercedes logo started off as a simple ellipse around the word \u201cmercedes . the ellipse was filled in black , while the text was all silver - gray . meanwhile , the benz logo featured the word benz inside a circle , with a laurel wreath around it . it also featured what would eventually become the most iconic mercedes symbol \u2013 the mercedes star logo .\n\u00bb bus type operated by the mercedes benz bus service includes volvo a / c , mercedes benz 2x2 ( 49 ) ac seater , volvo b9r 2x2 ( 49 ) ac seater , volvo b9r 2x2 ( 45 ) ac seater .\nthe current mercedes benz logo consists of the classical mercedes star inside a thin , silver circle . it is often joined by the company\u2019s name either alongside or underneath the emblem . interestingly , there are at least three versions of the mercedes benz logo going around at the same time .\nwhy did you say mercedes ( yuk ) , mercedes are equal or better then bmw\u00b4s\u2026 fucking douche .\ndo you have a great mercedes - 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benz w124 e60 amg limited edition from japan reacaro classic c seats neez euro five wheels . . .\nieg sr : mercedes - benz earlier this month announced naming rights to the louisiana superdome . tell me about that .\nmercedes - benz follows the vision of accident - free driving . as a consistent implementation of the ideal of safety , the integral safety concept from mercedes - benz covers all the phases of automotive safety . all mercedes - benz buses and coaches feature pioneering mercedes - benz technologies . apart from its comprehensive product portfolio the mercedes - benz bus and coach unit has the bus - specific service offer -\nomniplus\n, superior to all the competitors in its sector . it offers you across the board highly economically - efficient , environmentally - friendly , innovative vehicles , tailored to your requirements and their intended application . low lifecycle costs and reduction of emissions are the central issues we focus on . mercedes benz bus service strives to make their passengers happy and their journey safe . moreover , to bring down the booking hassle , mercedes benz bus service bus tickets can be booked online . hence book bus tickets with mercedes benz & make your journey more comfortable .\ndaimler - benz , the largest industrial conglomerate in west germany , joins other major german companies that have paid such reparations . it manufactures trucks , buses and mercedes - benz luxury automobiles .\nglobal sales of mercedes - benz\u2019s compact car models increased by 9 . 3 % in 2016 up to a total of 636 , 903 , helping towards a record of 2 , 083 , 888 overall mercedes - benz sales worldwide last year .\non 28 june 1926 , when benz and cie formally merged with daimler motoren gesellschaft \u2014 becoming daimler - benz ag ( aktiengesellschaft ) \u2014 it was agreed that thereafter , all of the individual factories would use the mercedes - benz brand name on their automobiles .\nwhen the merger between dmg and benz & cie occured in 1926 , the company logos combined to become a laurel wreath surrounding a three - pointed star . the company became known as daimler - benz ag , later mercedes - benz using its trade name .\nlike no other manufacturer in the world , mercedes - benz has taken responsibility for the bus . not just because carl benz built the very first bus ever in 1895 . but also because since then mercedes - benz has developed it further into a highly efficient , safe , environmentally - compatible means of transport .\nlike maybach ( the namesake of the mercedes benz maybach ) , jellinek\u2019s legacy continues to this day . a racing enthusiast , mercedes - benz have more for which to thank jellinek than just their automotive performance pedigree . his daughter mercedes , provided dmg with their tradename . first used in 1902 , the badge featured a halo surrounding the name mercedes .\nmercedes - benz ' s new model nomenclature system has a big impact on the automaker ' s suv and crossover offerings .\ntake a rare look into the holy halls of mercedes - benz motorsport in this unique 360\u00b0 video . for the 360\u00b0 effect , watch this clip on the youtube app on ios or android , or use the chrome browser in 2160s ( 4k ) resolution on your computer . experience the world of mercedes - benz : urltoken subscribe to mercedes - benz on youtube : urltoken\nmercedes - benz has unveiled a multi million dollar formula one - level hypercar , boasting over 1 , 000 horse power .\nder f015 , das autonome forschungsfahrzeug von mercedes - benz , kam 2015 am hauptplatz von linz vorbei . credit : florian voggeneder\ncopyright \u00a9 2011 - 2016 benztuning . all rights reserved . mercedes - benz is a trademark of daimler ag | privacy policy\nholladay : mercedes - benz usa has never participated in a traditional naming rights deal , and we\u2019re excited about the opportunity .\n\u201cmerc\u00e9d\u00e8s is the name of maybach\u2019s elder daughter , while the benz came as a result of a merger with benz and cie in 1926 . \u201d\nthe steering system of every new mercedes - benz has its own shock - absorber to provide extra smoothness and safety while driving .\ndone with the tools you need ? you ' re ready to visit mercedes - benz of ft . pierce ! get driving directions\nmercedes - benz is promoting its upcoming eq line of electric vehicles with the generation eq concept at the 2016 paris motor show .\nmercedes - benz says its streamlined drive system nomenclature will help make sense out of the ever - expanding range of powertrain options .\nmercedes - benz faces a busy few years as a raft of new models are due to be launched between now and 2017 .\nbut despite his worries , mercedes - benz is full - steam ahead with autonomous vehicle production , including cars and public buses .\nthe newest android 8 . 0 eight core car dvd player gps navigation for mercedes benz slk slk200 / r171 w171 satnav headunit autoradio\nchina auto sales statistics for mercedes - benz only include the models that are locally produced in china through the beijing - benz and fujian - benz joint ventures with local manufacturing partners baic ( passenger cars ) and fujian motors ( light commercial vehicles ) , and excludes import models .\nthe mercedes - benz brand is world renowned and a strong pillar within the automotive community . the german car company has been around for over a hundred years and continues to make quality automobiles known for their safety . from supercharged sedans to mercedes - benz bikes , check out the 50 mercedes - benz innovations . implications - the mercedes - benz brand is one of very few that has successfully expanded beyond its initially intended market and into other industries , solidifying its status as a lifestyle brand . this is due to consistent corporate communications and branding , as every mercedes - benz product boasts the same luxury and high quality than that of the original automobiles .\nkarl benz made the decision to take help from dmg but was rejected initially . however , conditions got worse , thus forcing dmg and benz to sign an agreement of mutual interest while maintaining individual identities . however , in 1926 , both companies merged to form the daimler - benz company and a year later the first mercedes - benz vehicle was introduced .\nat the mercedes - benz customer centre in bremen you can collect your new vehicle , enjoy some delicious food in the gottlieb restaurant and immerse yourself in innovative installations featuring a variety of mercedes - benz vehicles . there is also a children ' s play area .\nto say thank you for being a mercedes - benz customer , we\u2019d like to offer you exclusive opportunities to unmissable events throughout the year . simply sign up below and you\u2019ll also benefit from timely updates and offers tailored to you and your mercedes - benz ownership .\n\u201cmercedes - benz is also going to play a role in china in nevs , \u201d he said , referring to the planned cars .\nconnected , autonomous , shared & services and electric - four ways that mercedes - benz is changing the way we travel the world .\nall mercedes - benz vehicles utilize a fully independent swing axle suspension system , which was first used in their amg brand\u2019s racing machines .\nwith its sleek styling and fastback roofline , the 4 - door 2017 mercedes - benz cls looks more coupe - like than sedan .\nnorbert haug is to leave mercedes - benz motorsport at the end of this year . photograph : sascha schuermann / afp / getty images\nits distinguished symmetry , monochromatic design and powerful angles have made the mercedes - benz badge instantly recognizable and highly prized . a symbol of reliability , first - class performance and historical conservatism , the iconic star points to mercedes - benz\u2019 past , present , and future !\nbremen \u2013 home to the world ' s largest mercedes production facility many world - famous brands are based in our city , and mercedes - benz is one of them . with a workforce of more than 12 , 500 people , the mercedes - benz plant in bremen is the region ' s biggest private - sector employer .\nmercedes - benz this week premiered an elegant , audacious mercedes - maybach suv concept tailored for the ultra - wealthy at \u201cauto china 2018\u201d in beijing , aka the 2018 beijing international automotive exhibition .\nmercedes - benz shows off its mercedes - maybach 6 cabriolet the vision mercedes - maybach 6 cabriolet was just introduced at pebble beach , calif . it ' s a concept of what a boattail roadster could look like check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nbetween 2003 and 2009 , mercedes - benz produced a limited - production sports car with mclaren cars . the resulting mclaren mercedes slr was an extension of the collaboration in which mercedes engines are used by the team mclaren - mercedes formula one racing team , which was then part owned by mercedes . the partnership with mclaren ended following the decision to market mclaren road cars .\nstudy of an ultra - stylish luxury - class coup\u00e9 : the vision mercedes - maybach 6 . the 2 + 2 seater is a homage to the glorious age of the aero coup\u00e9s and consciously carries this tradition forward into the future . subscribe to mercedes - benz on youtube : urltoken the coup\u00e9 reinterprets classic , emotional design principles in an extreme way , following the mercedes - benz design philosophy of sensual purity . \u25bafind more information about the vision mercedes - maybach 6 : urltoken \u25ba experience the world of mercedes - benz : urltoken \u25ba more interesting playlists : concept cars : urltoken innovation : urltoken design : urltoken \u25ba mercedes - benz on social media : urltoken urltoken urltoken\nmercedes - benz landaulets in the post - war period saw a functional transformation of the landaulet , from a versatile body design . . .\ndaimler\u2019s ultra - luxury brand maybach was under mercedes - benz cars division until 2013 , when the production stopped due to poor sales volumes .\nafter 2015 , mercedes - benz nomenclature was revised for some of its new models . following is the latest merc nomenclature post - 2015 :\ngt\n- stands for gran turismo which is a sports car . for e . g . , mercedes - benz amg gt .\n\u201cbeyond the reach\u201d opens april 17 , but you can see the mercedes - benz g63 amg 6\u00d76 in action now in the trailer below .\nat a recent conference , dietmar exler , ceo of mercedes - benz usa said human drivers could threaten autonomous cars while on the road .\n1024x600 quad core android 7 . 11 car dvd for mercedes benz c class w203 c200 c230 c320 clk 200 clk350 clk500 gps radio stereo bt\neunavi octa core android 8 . 0 car dvd for mercedes benz r class w251 r280 r300 r320 r350 gps radio stereo 4gb ram 32gb rom\nstuttgart , mar 21 , 2018 - permanently striving to reinvent is a trait that bonds mercedes - benz with the german national football team . the\nbest never rest\ncampaign which mercedes - benz is initiating for the football world cup in russia puts this in a nutshell .\nit was during this time that daimler established dmg and karl benz founded benz & cie . in 1900 , dmg introduced a car : \u2018mercedes\u2019 . this was a stepping stone in the history of mercedes - benz , but soon after the war started in germany . therefore , there was little or no fuel for cars and high taxes made automobile production disastrous .\nmercedes - benz trucks is now part of the daimler trucks division , and includes companies that were part of the daimlerchrysler merger . gottlieb daimler sold the world\u2019s first truck in 1886 . mercedes - benz produces a wide range of buses and coaches , mainly for europe and asia . the first model was produced by karl benz in 1895 . mercedes - benz produces a range of vans including the vito , sprinter van and vario . in 2012 it announced the citan , a version of the renault kangoo .\nwhat about the overpriced junk \u201clexus ! ? \u201d mercedes are not junk neither are bmw mercedes are world leaders in automotive .\nmercedes - amg , high - performance division of mercedes - benz , will add three 53 - series sporty , performance variants of the 2019 cls sedan , e - class coupe and cabriolet this year .\nto view these and a host of other details regarding the history of the mercedes - benz brand , you can find more info in the official press release below or for a quicker and more visual way to view the mercedes - benz history , skip straight to the photo gallery .\nthis trademark , which has changed little over the decades , still adorns mercedes - benz vehicles and has come to represent quality and safety on roads everywhere . and throughout the world the name ' mercedes - benz ' is synonymous with tradition , innovation and the future of the automobile .\neven more than its meticulous engineering , mercedes - benz is defined by its continuous innovation . since inventing the car in 1886 , mercedes - benz does not only stand for the history of the automobile , but also for its future . we ' ve simply never stopped reinventing it .\nin 1967 , the company founded mercedes - amg as a separate high - performance division of the mercedes - benz . this company is still present and customizes , engineers , and manufactures mercedes - benz amg vehicles . the first car introduced by the division was the famous 300sel 6 . 3 v8 saloon , which was given the name \u2018red sow\u2019 .\nevery car should be serviced on a regular basis - even the high quality mercedes - benz . avoid breakdowns and unnecessary repairs by keeping your mercedes in tip top condition with regular service , inspections and repairs with the flexible service system offered by mercedes - benz . you can choose from schedule a and schedule b . your needs for maintenance are even\u2026\nlong before other automakers , mercedes - benz removes these eco - unfriendly chemicals not just from its air conditioning systems but the entire manufacturing process .\nmercedes - benz has dropped a construction subcontractor at its vance plant following a cbs news investigation into companies using foreign workers beyond their visa restrictions .\nat the very first glance it ' s clear : the v - class has a perfect command of the new mercedes - benz design idiom .\n* * * note : the mercedes - benz engine nomenclatures shown here are general examples . however , there are some exceptions to this convention .\nautomation alley : we visit the future in the semi - autonomous mercedes - benz s550 and find that the hereafter looks a lot like canada .\nmy dream car ! i learned a lot reading the history and representation . my grandparents , mercedes benz owners , howard r . grimes ( deceased ) would be very proud if i ever own a mercedes benz . thank you all for the imformation . cheers ! william r . funk iv\njosef ganz - technical consultant and\ngodfather\nof the * mercedes - benz w136 , with the revolutionary independent suspension , swing axle layout .\nxtrons 7\nocta core android 8 . 0 car dvd player radio gps 4g for mercedes benz cls class w219 cls350 cls500 cls55 2005 2006 w211\nstuttgart , oct 4 , 2016 - mercedes - benz has won a further exceptional athlete as its global brand ambassador : world - class triathlete jan frodeno . his success is firmly grounded on three characteristics which he shares with mercedes - benz : a sporting spirit , perfection and top performance .\nholladay : mr . benson owns mercedes - benz dealerships in new orleans and san antonio , texas . he brought the opportunity to our attention .\nprior to their merger , benz & cie had trademarked their own logo which featured a laureal wreath surrounding the manufacturer\u2019s name . following the merger , daimler - benz ag combined the logos for a duotone badge that featured a laurel wreath embedded in the mercedes - benz halo , surrounding the three - pointed star .\nstuttgart . four sporty bikes for almost every occasion are the first result of the new cooperation between mercedes - benz accessories gmbh and the renowned bicycle manufacturer focus . the bicycles , developed and produced in germany , have an exclusive mercedes - benz design and are equipped with high - quality components .\n* * mercedes - amg 43 models are an exception to the mercedes - amg\none man , one engine\nphilosophy .\nin 1994 , ilmor designed a new mercedes - benz formula one v10 engine to power the sauber c13 . the sauber - mercedes team finished 8th in the constructors ' championship in 1994 , again scoring 12 points .\nmercedes - benz has not made a large fuss about its innovations , and has licensed them for use by competitors . here are a few examples :\nthe mercedes - benz commercials are among the most popular videos on our channel . do you remember our famous chicken commercial ? then you know why .\nmore than 120 years of experience goes into every van we make . take a look back and see exactly what mercedes - benz are built on .\nbenchmark interkraft mercedes - benz at kolkata is unique . our grand facility offers features that you won ' t find anywhere else . we are proud to say that we are a dealership that is truly worthy of mercedes - benz . we offer the largest indoor mercedes - benz shopping experience in west bengal with the top of the line models at display . our competitive showroom technology allows us to streamline the process and get you on the road faster .\nmany of us grew up in a time when knowing what a mercedes - benz was , was as easy as reading the badge on the back .\nnorbert haug ' s 22 - year reign as head of mercedes - benz motorsport is to draw to a close at the end of this year .\ndietmar exler , chief executive of mercedes - benz usa , is often asked why it ' s taking so long to develop self - driving cars .\nxtrons radio android 8 . 0 octa core car dvd player gps for mercedes benz b - class w245 a - class w169 viano vito w639 sprinter w906\n4g sim lte wifi car dvd player for mercedes benz w203 w208 w209 w210 w463 w163 w168 viano quad core android 6 . 0 gps radio dab bt\nmercedes - benz is an automobile manufacturer that is known throughout the world as a symbol of class and wealth . but , you know what\u2019s surprising ? the history of mercedes - benz goes back almost 150 years ago . yes , you read that right ! the brand was created as a result of the efforts of karl benz ( creator of the first ever automobile ) and gottlieb daimler ( inventor of the high - speed petrol engine ) . check out the mercedes - benz logo , history timeline and the list of latest models .\nbenz ' s big two - doors get new v - 8s and other updates .\nmercedes showed the press its future design direction for its suvs with the\nsensual\nmercedes 2017 glc class coupe compact premium crossover .\nthe mercedes benz folding bike is perfect for the urban commuter , or the non - driver who has always hankered after something bearing the three - pointed star . and unlike any other mercedes benz , it can easily be parked on a crowded train , in a studio flat , domestic hallway or car boot .\nthe 2017 mercedes - benz s - class is the benchmark for luxury sedans , coupes , and thanks to the new cabriolet , luxury convertibles , too .\nin 1987 , when the iqs was first published , mercedes - benz ranked highest as a nameplate while the toyota cressida was the highest - ranked model .\nall prices quoted apply in germany and include 19 percent vat . the 2007 bike collection will be available from mercedes - benz sales partners as of may .\nthe mercedes - benz logo consists of a simple depiction of a three - pointed star that represents its domination of the land , sea , and air .\nmercedes - benz case initiative technology explanation case stands for connected , autonomous , shared & services , and electric . these are the . . . read more\nwith a history of over 130 years , mercedes - benz has been through a lot . and we are going to discuss how the company\u2019s logo evolved . it\u2019s going to be a bit more complicated than usual , seeing as the company and the mercedes benz logo resulted from the merger of two other companies .\naycetry ! ips ! for mercedes benz e g class w211 w464 cls 2 din car dvd player android 7 . 1 . 2 gps navigation multmedia radio stereo\nthe mercedes - benz brand was born under a lucky star : the current trademark comprising a three - pointed star in a laurel wreath was created in 1925 \u2013 in time for the merger between daimler - motoren - gesellschaft ( dmg ) and benz & cie . , which together became daimler - benz ag , in summer 1926 .\nalthough you\u2019ll see some of mercedes - benz\u2019 top models get phased out in the next few months , realize that they really aren\u2019t going anywhere , only receiving new names . as these models roll out , we\u2019ll continue to remind you of the the name changes and how they fit within the mercedes - benz lineup . until then , take a closer look at the mercedes - benz gle - class ( formerly m - class ) suv which the brand just announced yesterday !\nmercedes - benz follows the vision of accident - free driving . as a consistent implementation of the ideal of safety , the integral safety concept from mercedes - benz covers all the phases of automotive safety : from handling safety through the ability to tackle critical situations to accident protection and mitigation of the consequences of accidents .\nmercedes benz bus service is the most respected bus service operator in india . mercedes benz bus service is a well known name in bus transport industry due to luxury coaches , professional services , classy interiors and smooth journey . end - to - end connectivity and other travelling facilities are offered to passengers under minimum cost .\na development of the structure already used by mercedes - benz\u2019s current compact models , the mfa2 ( modular front architecture ) platform receives a number of significant upgrades , including the ability to support differing wheelbase lengths and track widths \u2013 developments senior mercedes - benz officials say will allow greater visual differentiation between each individual model .\nover the course of the company\u2019s long and fascinating history , the mercedes benz logo has gone through many changes . starting with the 1902 mercedes logo and the 1909 benz logo , the two company logos have evolved simultaneously . the most notable changes took place in 1916 , 1926 , 1933 , 1989 , and 2009 .\nernst lieb , chief executive of mercedes - benz usa , said the city ' s successful rebuilding after katrina was another major factor in agreeing to the deal .\ni don ' t think three or four years ago , mercedes - benz would have thought about going into a relationship like this ,\nhe said .\ncls63 amg is number 5 of the mercedes - benz line . i am permanent & total disabled no complaints , overall a # 10 for a grand vehicle .\nmercedes - benz reveals the \u201chot and cool\u201d look of its next - generation premium small car design with the concept a sedan at this week\u2019s shanghai auto show .\nfor van owners , drivers and enthusiasts . customer stories , unique van fit - outs and product news \u2013 see how mercedes - benz vans is driving businesses .\nfollowing one of the world\u2019s biggest vehicle launches of 2018 , the brand new x - class is now available at your local authorised mercedes - benz vans dealer .\nthis sporty key ring is made from black rubber embossed with a tire tread design . the silver and petronas green stripes add a sporty touch . includes 3 mini split rings for quick removal / replacement of individual keys . mercedes - benz star logo embossed .\nmercedes benz\netched into side of silver key ring .\none of the most famous automakers in the world , mercedes benz , went through plenty of changes throughout its existence . the mercedes benz logo has long stood for quality , power , and respect . for more automotive logos , check out our articles on the lexus logo , the dodge logo , or the cadillac logo .\n4gb ram octa core 7\nandroid 8 . 0 car radio dvd player for mercedes benz c - class w203 clc g class w467 with gps 4g wifi bluetooth\nmercedes - benz r1 - g 550 4x4\u00b2 | renntech\u2019s ultimate off - road machine the ultimate off - roading machine : the mercedes - benz g 550 4x42 . with a wide - body , portal axles and three lockable differentials , this monster [ \u2026 ] source : renntech : : news created on : sep 28 , 2017\nnorbert haug has led the motorsport division of mercedes - benz since 1 october 1990 . in that time , mercedes - benz and its partners won six formula one world championship titles and took 87 formula one victories . in the dtm , mercedes teams won a total of 32 titles under haug\u2019s leadership . since the first title win in 1992 , mercedes - benz has won 54 % of all dtm races and about 60 % of all dtm titles ( drivers / manufacturers / teams ) . during that period of time mercedes - benz has competed in 986 races in total ( formula one , champ car , gt , group c , formula 3 ) under haug\u2019s leadership and won 439 of them ( 45 . 4 % ) .\ncomfortable and safe on any route , mercedes - benz intelligent drive combines highly advanced driver assistance systems and prepares your car for the journey ahead using intelligent map data .\nat mercedes - benz , we\u2019re always developing new ways to get the job done better than ever before . learn how our innovations can help carry your business further .\nas a professional business partner and technology leader with full - line expertise , the mercedes - benz buses and coaches brand offers a complete product range . it includes :\nips android 8 . 0 4g car dvd gps for mercedes benz sprinter b200 w209 w169 w169 b - class w245 b170 vito w639 dvd player / android 7 . 1\nocta core 2 din 7\nandroid 8 . 0 car radio dvd gps for mercedes benz r - class w251 w280 w300 w320 w350 w500 with 4gb ram 32gb rom\nproject one is not just a homage to the motorsport traditions of mercedes . quite the opposite , it is a look at the future of mercedes\nanyone who travels in a mercedes - benz bus or coach can be sure that they\u2019re being guided by a lucky star . our vehicles set standards in terms of safety , quality and future - proof technologies . proven overall cost - effectiveness , sustainability , ecology and professional business partnership are what we focus on . hallmark mercedes - benz .\nmercedses - benz manufactures automobiles , parts and accessories for use on land , sea and air .\nmercedes - benz also owns naming rights to arenas in shanghai and in stuttgart , germany . the superdome is the company ' s first such venture in the united states .\nfollow us and use the following social media platforms to get in contact with us and to share your passion for the brand , products and services of mercedes - benz .\nthis week , u . s . clean - air regulators asked mercedes - benz for information about diesel emissions levels in some of its vehicles powered by bluetec diesel engines .\nmercedes - benz is the luxury automotive division of the daimler group , a producer of premium cars , manufacturer of commercial vehicles , and pioneer of engineering and mobility . urltoken\nmercedes - benz hasn\u2019t exactly had trouble selling vehicles lately ; the current naming system isn\u2019t keeping buyers from finding their way around a dealer lot . so why the change ?\nthe distinct badge of a mercedes - benz vehicle is like their vehicles . it\u2019s elegant , understated , and strong . unlike many other automobile manufacturers , who renovate their identity and badge every 10 years to try and appeal to a new generation or demographic , mercedes - benz has been standing behind their compelling logo - mark for a century .\ncan you imagine a world in which you drive a hybrid vehicle that is charged without a cord ? this seemingly futuristic scenario is quickly becoming a reality thanks to the engineering savants at mercedes - benz and qualcomm . the 2018 mercedes - benz s 550e will make use of qualcomm\u2019s halo wireless vehicle charging technology . the plug - in hybrid vehicle\u2026\nin july , mercedes - benz also unveiled its self - driving ' future bus ' , which it says will be the ' local public transport of the future ' .\nstuttgart / frankfurt , jun 5 , 2018 - the r & a supports the internationalization of the mercedes - benz after - work golf cup ( mbawgc ) . representatives of mercedes benz and the r & a presented the plans regarding the 9 - hole - series as part of the mbawgc media day at frankfurter golf club e . v .\nieg sr : mercedes - benz has long used sponsorship as a key component in its marketing mix . have there been any changes recently in how the company approaches sponsorship ?\nfashion week is an international property , and mercedes - benz also sponsors shows in berlin , london , paris and milan . i oversee the u . s . shows .\neventually , in 1926 , the two companies finally merged . that\u2019s when the first official mercedes benz logo made its appearance . its main colors were silver and blue , and it combined elements of both company logos . first off , the mercedes symbol we all know was featured prominently in the center of a double - rimmed circle . the outer rim featured the words mercedes and benz , as well as two laurel wreaths .\nfinally , on 18 february 1925 , both brands registered their new shared logo \u2013 daimler ' s mercedes star in benz ' s laurel wreath . this was a highly symbolic action in anticipation of the merger , which became effective on 28 june 1926 . it was from these beginnings that the mercedes - benz trademark still used to this day developed .\nfrom a marketing standpoint , mercedes - benz doesn\u2019t scream flower crowns and porta potties . which might be why , until recently , the luxury car brand had shied away from sponsoring major music festivals like coachella and bonnaroo . but when rock in rio decided to bring its international festival to the united states , mercedes - benz jumped on the bandwagon .\none of the recipients was finland\u2019s field marshal carl gustaf mannerheim . in 1941 , as he watched belligerent soviet armies massing across the karelian isthmus , mannerheim decided that the only way to save finland from stalin was to ally himself with nazi germany . as a thank - you gift , hitler bought mannerheim a mercedes - benz \u2013 this mercedes - benz .\neven more than its meticulous engineering , mercedes - benz is defined by its continuous innovation . since inventing the car in 1886 , we ' ve simply never stopped reinventing it .\nled by engineer b\u00e9la bar\u00e9nyi , mercedes - benz formally begins safety research with a test vehicle featuring a highly rigid floor , side - impact protection and a collapsible steering column .\nif you are feeling adventurous , you can get behind the wheel of a glc at the rock , mercedes - benz ' s all - action off - road training track .\nwhich truck is right for you ? see below for more information on the models available , or visit whitehorse trucks to get expert assistance in selecting your next mercedes benz truck .\nthe new mercedes - benz nomenclature will only change the name of four vehicles and all will be based on the core model series sedans , which are the most widely understood .\nietmar exler , chief executive of mercedes - benz usa , believes that driverless cars are likely to be ' bullied ' by human drivers when the two are sharing road space .\nfrom the crumple zone in 1959 to the airbag in 1980 and pre - safe\u00ae braking in 2002 , mercedes - benz has invented many of the automotive technologies we see today .\nieg sr : speaking of promotions , mercedes - benz this summer conducted several twitter - based promotions around the us open and other sponsored events . tell me about those initiatives .\nthe latest outlook was provided by mercedes\u2019 china chief , hubertus troska , during a media roundtable at the beijing autoshow . mercedes is owned by daimler ag (\nemil had a daughter , mercedes jellinek . he named the first batch of 36 cars after his daughter , mercedes , in 1901 . by 1902 , most of the company\u2019s cars started being trademarked as mercedes . in a somewhat strange move , emil legally changed his name in 1909 to emil jellinek - mercedes .\n. the key for mercedes is to create distance between the navara / alaskan and the x - class by building in a higher level of quality and technology that will convince buyers that the x - class is worth paying the mercedes - benz premium for .\never since motor racing first captured the public imagination during the early 20th century , mercedes - benz has been at the very heart of the sport . today , this long and proud association continues with the hugely successful mercedes - amg petronas motorsport f1\u2122 team .\nthe factory will be key to mercedes - benz ' s ev success in china . building vehicles for china , in china , with the help of its business partner baic will allow mercedes - benz to skip the 25 - percent tariff that apply to imported vehicles being sold in china . keeping costs low for the consumer should bolster demand for its vehicles .\nour customers benefit from the innovative strength and leadership of mercedes - benz vans : modern safety systems now allow accidents to be prevented , or their consequences to be mitigated . brake assist , abs , esp or crosswind assist \u2013 with respect to many innovations in the safety sector , mercedes - benz vans were the first to be equipped with modern safety features .\nwhether long - haul , construction site , or distribution transportation , the mercedes - benz brand offers the right solution for the light - duty , medium - duty and heavy - duty truck segments . again and again , the pioneering spirit at mercedes - benz trucks has generated groundbreaking innovations \u2013 from efficient drives to autonomous driving to active and passive safety systems .\nthe new names are designed to relate directly with mercedes - benz sedans . the new gls - class is mercedes - benz\u2019 flagship suv , much like the s - class sedan is the flagship among the core model series . similarly , the gle - class falls in line with the e - class and the glc - class with the c - class ."]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "iasis healthcare", "paragraphs": ["among iasis healthcare candidates , companies like iasis healthcare are also popular places to apply .\nglassdoor has 118 iasis healthcare reviews submitted anonymously by iasis healthcare employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if iasis healthcare is right for you .\ni applied online . i interviewed at iasis healthcare ( houston , tx ) .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at iasis healthcare , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the iasis healthcare company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at iasis healthcare .\ni applied online . i interviewed at iasis healthcare ( phoenix , az ) in june 2014 .\ni applied online . i interviewed at iasis healthcare ( phoenix , az ) in august 2013 .\ni applied online . i interviewed at iasis healthcare ( phoenix , az ) in may 2015 .\ninterview candidates at iasis healthcare rate the interview process an overall positive experience . interview candidates say the interview experience difficulty for iasis healthcare is easy . some recently asked iasis healthcare interview questions were ,\nlife expectations\nand\nhow can you improve our work environment\n. 59 % of the interview applicants applied online .\ni applied through other source . i interviewed at iasis healthcare ( south jordan , ut ) in august 2014 .\ni applied through an employee referral . i interviewed at iasis healthcare ( tucson , az ) in june 2013 .\niasis healthcare is a healthcare services company that seeks to deliver high - quality , cost - effective healthcare through a broad and differentiated set of capabilities and assets that include acute care hospitals with related patient access points and a diversified managed care . . .\ni applied online . the process took 6 + months . i interviewed at iasis healthcare ( phoenix , az ) in january 2014 .\namong the many alma maters represented at iasis healthcare , springville high , pima medical institute , and salt lake community college are the most common .\ni applied through an employee referral . the process took 3 weeks . i interviewed at iasis healthcare ( houston , tx ) in january 2012 .\ntoday , steward health care became the largest private hospital operator in the u . s . as it completes merger with iasis healthcare llc . urltoken\ni applied through an employee referral . the process took 4 + weeks . i interviewed at iasis healthcare ( mesa , az ) in august 2013 .\nbased on trends in employee education at iasis healthcare , there ' s plenty to be said about the company ' s intellectual environment . the most common educational background among employees at iasis healthcare is high school graduate ( 20 . 15 % of workers ) . at iasis healthcare , academic achievement is set to high standards . about 1 . 49 % of employees hold a bachelor of arts degree while 12 . 69 % have a bachelor of science .\nthe center of operations for health and allied services , nec company iasis healthcare is at tempe , az . it has an annual revenue of $ 29 . 6 million and employs 210 people . with its specialized appeal , iasis healthcare has gained quite a popularity within the industry . ceo carolyn rose currently heads the company .\nfounded in 1998 , iasis healthcare is an owner and operator of community - focused hospitals in high - growth markets . iasis healthcare began principal operations in october 1999 , in transactions arranged by the management team and joseph littlejohn & levy . in 2004 , texas pacific group , a private equity firm managing over $ 13 billion in assets , led a group of investors to acquire iasis . in february 2015 , it filed for an initial public offering . [ 1 ]\nfranklin - based iasis healthcare corp . announced this morning that it has filed for an ipo . the company plans to trade on the new york stock exchange under the symbol\nias .\niasis owns and operates 15 acute - care hospitals , one behavioral hospital and 132 physician clinics and more .\niasis will be nashville ' s fourth publicly traded acute care hospital company , joining lifepoint hospitals , hca holdings and community health systems . it leaves behind capella healthcare and regionalcare hospital partners on the privately held side .\nour riverwoods administrator ' s girl scout troop donated $ 1575 to our iasis hurricane harvey fund . thanks , girls ! !\nthe iasis healthcare foundation is a charitable organization that was created in an effort to provide healthcare services , supplies and training to disadvantaged regions around the world . the foundation\u2019s first mission was a trip to the serengeti region in the east african nation of tanzania . since then , the foundation has provided aid to haiti after the devastating earthquake as well as the democratic republic of the congo .\nwe are a healthcare services organization serving patients , employers , physicians and payors through our providers , health plans and managed care solutions .\nsign up for free enewsletters and alerts to receive breaking news and in - depth coverage of healthcare events and trends , as they happen , right to your inbox .\nthe company was so disorganized . their hospitals and clinics were under 1 of 4 sub - companies . the right didn ' t talk to the left . there were separate rules and policies . they competed , rather than work together , so much animosity . i worked for scheduling solutions , which is part of jvmc , which was part of iasis healthcare , and is now steward healthcare . my office was a joke in every sense of the word . you wouldn ' t believe me if i told you about what went on there .\nalex kacik is the hospital operations reporter for modern healthcare in chicago . aside from hospital operations , he covers supply chain , legal and finance . before joining modern healthcare in 2017 , kacik covered various business beats for seven years in the santa barbara , california region . he received a bachelor ' s degree in journalism from cal poly san luis obispo in central california .\nworking in the fast - paced healthcare industry , precheck has been a reliable , efficient , and useful service for my team . we use both their background check and drug screening services , and we have been pleased with both services . all the results and invoices are now located in one system , which has streamlined the process for many of the different moving parts within my company . i would recommend precheck to any healthcare staffing and / or recruiting business looking for an easy and reliable way to ensure provider quality .\nmission : healing is a process , not an event . we understand and respect this , just as the ancient greeks did . they gave us the hippocratic oath , and from them , we took our name . \u201ciasis\u201d is an ancient greek word that means \u201cthe process of healing\u201d .\nmore than 332 , 000 health care managers are employed in hospitals ; group medical practices ; offices of physicians , dentists , and other health practitioners ; and centers for urgent care , rehabilitation , and diagnostic imaging . opportunities are also plentiful in long - term care facilities , such as nursing homes , home health care agencies , adult day care programs , life care communities , and other residential facilities . health care facilities are owned by state and federal governments or religious and other nonprofit organizations . many are for - profit companies such as hca holdings , community health systems , tenet healthcare , davita , universal health services , lifepoint health , kindred healthcare , genesis healthcare , brookdale senior living , select medical holdings , encompass health corporation , steward health care , acadia healthcare , and vca\u2014all of which made the fortune 500 in 2017 . some health care managers work for health care consulting firms or own their own consulting businesses . the military and the u . s . departments of veterans affairs and health & human services , as well as state and local agencies , also offer careers in this field .\nsince 1993 , precheck has focused exclusively on working with healthcare organizations to optimize their background screening , compliance , and talent screening processes . you can be confident that we ' ve worked with organizations like yours hundreds of times whether you are a large health system , a community hospital , an outpatient center , or a health sciences school . but don ' t take our word for it\u2014see what our clients have to say .\nhorrible management , with way to many management positions that do nothing . you get no answers from management and no help on how to get those answers . this is the only company i have ever worked for , and i have been in healthcare for over 20 years , that allows favoritism amongst management and thier subordinates to the extent that it has been noticed and commented on by patients . if you happen to be one of the chosen favorites you are allowed to do only the parts of you feel are your job , ahils someone else in the sams position is expected to do the full job description . if management or one of their group doesn ' t like you , life is nothing but hell for you ! i ' ve heard conversations between a manager and another employee about a coworker , conversation about the coworker beinging written up or suspended , about personl details that should remain with management only . the pay is low and the benefits do not in anyway compensate . there is no match for 401k which i ' ve never seen in a company this size , i ' ve worked in many of the larger companies in utah . my advise is unless you just need a stepping stone to a better place stay very very far away from this company ! maybe the buy out buy steward will do something to help this poorly run company . here ' s hoping !\nplease sign in and use this article ' s on page print button to print this article .\nanother nashville - area company is going public , but this time it ' s not a bank .\nthe number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not been determined , according to a news release . on its s - 1 filing , the company lists its maximum aggregate offering price as $ 100 million .\nto repay certain of its existing indebtedness and any remaining net proceeds are expected to be used for working capital and general corporate purposes .\nj . p . morgan securities llc , bofa merrill lynch and barclays capital inc . are acting as lead joint book - running managers in the proposed offering .\nlast month , both franklin synergy bank and avenue bank announced their own ipo plans . in health care , american addiction centers ' parent company aac 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remove reviews .\nsome managers were lazy and did not complete their work or responsibilities . that work fell onto employees , who had to pick up their slack .\npay your employees . show that you appreciate them beyond a once a year movie ticket for christmas .\ni have nothing positive to say about this company , at least scheduling solutions . the company was so disorganized . their hospitals and clinics were under 1 of 4 sub - companies . the right didn ' t talk to the left . there were separate rules and policies . they competed , rather than work together , so much animosity .\ndissolve that company . create a central scheduling for all of their hospitals . merge the insurance verifiers and referral specialist , into revenue cycle specialists , then divide them amongst the clinics . that would improve patient care and be way more efficient .\nchange in leadership the company was sold - financial loses . no clear strong leadership - not qualified leader - no communication - dictatorship not keeping staff informed of changes\nthe pay was decent for utah . people who wern ' t stuck in the hospital labe were wonderful !\nthere are people within the lab that love to stir things up . insecurity by front office lab person , backbitting , and bullys . very sad , you are not listened to . senior people are in charge , if they don ' t like you , look out ! don ' t believe me check out how long they have had to place ads for lab personnel .\nquit playing politics , listen to your employees , weed out the senior trouble makers who scare off some very good people . take a close look at why you have to continually have ads to fill positions within the lab ! you have a big problem with your senior females there , like the front office within the lab . wake up ! !\ncompletely reconstruct . make this more about the employees that work with the patients , instead of management . happy employees make happy patients . try saying good job once in awhile for a job well done instead of continually pointing out the small things so much . a thank you that is personal for a job well done means so much more than a super sized sugar cookie on a holiday ! notice your employees that work with ths patients and give your company a better name , instead of the management that makes that employees job so thankless and unappreciated .\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 .\nphone interview and then an in person interview . the background check can take up to 30 days so i almost accepted another offer , in hindsight i wish i would have . the interview questions are pretty standard so if you have experience interviewing , it isn ' t hard . the biggest thing 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that this was just a formality . the decision had already been made despite my responses and despite the fact that i was the most qualified candidate for the position . the director had chosen an under qualified candidate with little , to no supervisory experience or education .\nif you want the answers to any of their interview questions , just review all the standard questions found on the internet . 1 answer\nthe executive i interviewed with reviewed my resume and then spoke throughout the entire interview period , not allowing more than a couple of minutes for me to ask questions . the interview process took 6 months because of a hiring freeze a few days after my interview .\ntook very long , months even though the position was assured . panel felt punitive from the onset . clinical persons interviewed candidate applying for a technical position . no technical person included in interview .\nonline application www . iasishealthcare . com , and board interview with three teammembers . drive to tempe , campus for submission of urine drug screen as well as submission of immunization record to employee health nurse , and to deliver copies of credentials for the positon . received an id badge at tempe human resource office , and attended hospital new employee orientation meeting approximately one month after initial interview .\nq1 - what i would do if a coworker did something against lab policy . q2 - they offered me a night shift position and asked if i would mind working night shift for them . even though the online application was for evening shift . 1 answer\ninterviewer was horrible and a know it all . coukd not answer questions . very rude and abnoxious . should have not took the job . training was a joke ! should have walked out when i had the chance . was interrupted frequently by people walking in . no apologies from interviewer .\ninterview with ceo cno coo interview with department employees , first interview was with the hr director - i had a total of four interviews , when the first job offer was made i turned them down due to pay .\nhiring and interview process is fairly simple , though a slow process . it takes hr a while to approve a job posting , then we usually interview people over a period of two weeks . . then paperwork and background check . . . slow\ni don ' t remember my interview questions . the questions that i ask potential employees during an interview is : how do you prioritize and maintain project deadlines when you ' re busy and other directors are giving you assignments in addition to your work load . answer question\nupload a resume to easily apply to jobs from anywhere . it ' s simple to set up .\nwould you like us to review something ? please describe the problem with this { 0 } and we will look into it .\nyour feedback has been sent to the team and we ' ll look into it .\nwe ' re sorry but your feedback didn ' t make it to the team . your input is valuable to us \u2014 would you mind trying again ?\nthis will 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ourselves in the communities we serve to delivering affordable health care to all and being responsible partners .\nsteward health care system corporate headquarters 111 huntington ave . suite 1800 boston , ma , 02199\nsteward has grown from a collection of struggling hospitals in massachusetts to the largest , private hospital operator in the country - with 36 community hospitals across ten states and more than 37 , 000 employees . our hospitals\nour patient portal allows patients in select areas to exchange messages with your health care team , review and pay billing statements , request appointments , research health topics , review personal health information , and update your profile and contact information .\ncome join steward health care system , where we strive to serve the needs of our communities by delivering the highest quality of care with compassion and respect . we dedicate ourselves in the communities we serve to delivering affordable health care to all and being 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( reed saxon / associated press )\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged youtube youtube - api youtube - data - api youtube - data - api - v3 or ask your own question .\na tag option is not available on the youtube app . try it on the youtube site .\nyoutube analytics : you don ' t need to be part of ypp to use youtube analytics .\ngoogle\u2019s long - expected youtube music service will be called youtube music key and will feature more than 20m songs and videos curated specifically for youtube .\ngoogle describes youtube red as\nthe ultimate youtube experience .\nthe $ 9 . 99 subscription will cover all of youtube products , meaning youtube , youtube gaming , youtube kids , and the newly announced youtube music . the new service will let you watch youtube videos without ads , save videos to watch offline on a mobile device , and play videos in the background on a mobile device .\nyoutube premium is a paid membership to help you elevate your experience on youtube and other youtube apps . it ' s currently available in multiple countries .\nscreen shot of the\ninnocence of muslims\nvideo , obtained from youtube . 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by - step tutorial . this tutorial is a single movie from the youtube essential training course presented by urltoken author jason osder . the complete course duration is 2 hours and 8 minutes long and shows how to start a youtube account , build a following , promote videos on facebook and twitter , and shoot and edit film specifically for a youtube audience . introduction 1 . introducing youtube 2 . finding and watching videos 3 . joining the youtube community 4 . developing video content for youtube 5 . understanding video technology for youtube 6 . compressing and uploading videos for youtube 7 . sharing youtube videos 8 . doing more with youtube videos conclusion\na spokesman for youtube told the bbc news website :\nwe are pleased to confirm that youtube is again accessible in pakistan .\ngoogle , which owns youtube , is using aggressive artificial intelligence to recommend personalised videos to users and embedding youtube results in google searches .\non youtube uploading videos is simple . when on youtube sharing videos is also an easy process . learn how to do both here .\nyoutube supports up to 4k video resolution ( 3840x2160 ) . however , youtube selects a playback resolution depending on the viewer\u2019s network connectivity .\nwhen youtube videos are shown on youtube tv , the majority of the ad revenue from them will support the creators of those videos .\nthe youtube partner program ( ypp ) lets creators monetize their content on youtube . creators can earn money from advertisements served on their videos and from youtube premium subscribers watching their content . you can apply to join the youtube partner program from your account in creator studio .\nyes , there are exceptions of youtube channels that uploads day 1 release of a game , 50 parts just to milk views off youtube . that ' s more of a problem for youtube than nintendo .\nyoutube premium benefits won\u2019t work on youtube videos that you pay to view , such as paid channels , movie rentals , and pay - per - view purchases . learn more about paid content on youtube .\nyoutube music is the latest specialized youtube portal , following the launch of youtube kids and youtube gaming . music videos have always been extremely popular on the service , with music videos like psy ' s\ngangnam style\namong the site ' s most popular videos overall .\nin april 2011 , youtube officially entered the broadcast business with the launch of youtube live . youtube live has allowed the site to stream everything from concerts to news coverage to the royal wedding to the olympics .\nyoutube is also currently available in swahili and is accessible by scrolling to the bottom of the youtube homepage , clicking \u201clanguage\u201d and choosing kiswahili .\nyoutube announced plans to shake up its comments in september in a blog post titled\nwe hear you : better commenting coming to youtube\n, acknowledging frequent criticisms of the quality and tone of youtube comments .\nlog into youtube . go to www . youtube . com , and sign into your account using your gmail address and password . the login option is at the top right corner of your youtube home page .\nto see your estimated earnings , use the youtube analytics revenue report . you won ' t see your youtube revenue in adsense estimated earnings .\nwhile youtube\u2019s post said that these steps are being taken to fight online terrorism , some youtube video creators have expressed opposition and concern that youtube will begin silencing their content in favor of left - leaning content .\nto understand youtube views well have to quickly understand how youtube works ? let ' s try to do this in less than a minute .\nwith the announcement of youtube red , google also introduced the youtube music app , available now . it ' s a dedicated place to find youtube ' s music content , including songs , remixes and music videos .\nsome free movies on youtube are rated at a particular maturity level that requires youtube to verify your age . if this is the case , then registering with youtube will enable you to view even more free movies .\nonce your channel reaches the program threshold , your channel activity is reviewed to make sure your content adheres to the youtube partner program policies , youtube terms of service , youtube spam policies , and our community guidelines .\nyoutube also launched a fun site called urltoken , which shows an interactive collection of what happens in a youtube second . a sample is below :\nthe issues in the standoff between youtube and roku aren\u2019t clear . google may have previously viewed roku\u2019s channel - aggregation strategy as competitive with youtube .\nafter this i would also like to know , if youtube would benefit from the rich pakistani media content , what would the pakistanis gain ? would youtube / google offer the youtube partnership program / content monetization in pakistani version of youtube after benefitting itself from the rich pakistani content and viewership .\nif you cancel your google play music subscription , you\u2019ll lose access to youtube premium and will no longer qualify for a free youtube premium trial .\nnever fear\u2014we\u2019ve got some seriously smart and effective ways to promote your youtube channel to increase your views and improve the roi of your youtube strategy .\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged javascript node . js youtube youtube - api or ask your own question .\ngoogle didn ' t show off much of the service today , but youtube music will launch\nsoon\nin the us , with a plan to expand to more territories in 2016 . the new mobile app will take full advantage of the youtube red features like offline playback and background music . youtube was previously experimenting with these feature with a\nyoutube music key\nbeta , but that eventually morphed into youtube red and youtube music .\nusing youtube red , you won ' t see ads on the youtube website or within the youtube apps on mobile and tvs . this does not apply to paid content on youtube , such as paid channels or tv and movie purchases and rentals . you may still see ads with that content .\nfurthermore , cohen underlines the fact that to \u201cseparate , isolate , or modify the audio or video components of any youtube audiovisual content made available through the youtube api\u201d is forbidden , as is externally storing copies of youtube content .\nyoutube , however , doesn\u2019t appear to be in the mood for negotiation . google has just blocked all of youtube - mp3\u2019s servers from accessing youtube so currently the site has no mp3 download service to offer or indeed withdraw .\nwhile the changes are mainly about cleaning up youtube comments , they are just as much about continuing to tie youtube into google + , with users having to connect their youtube accounts to the social network before they can comment .\nwhat youtube red won ' t allow you to do is watch live tv or cable tv content . for that you ' ll need youtube tv .\ntoday the latest youtube app , version 2 . 1 , is available on the android market , so youtube app updates aren\u2019t tied to android os releases anymore . the app was rebuilt from the ground up to mirror the youtube desktop experience and is our fastest , most intuitive youtube mobile app to date .\nyoutube\u2019s new profitable relationship with content creators was not always so easy . for a long time , youtube executives spent their time across conference tables with lawyers worried about copyright violations , said chris maxcy , youtube\u2019s director of content partnerships .\n, a network for teenagers , which was built for youtube but now has content on nickelodeon and intends to use youtube as a \u201cfarm team\u201d for tv .\nas conflicting reports emerged over the blockage , the search engine google , which owns youtube , confirmed that some users were unable to access youtube in turkey .\noh wow i love the xl youtube thing , i think it will really make the video experiance easy , and interesting . . . thanks youtube ! !\nthere are tons of standard videos on youtube , but youtube 360 lets you interact with videos by giving you the ability to look around as they play .\nonly first - 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' s youtube logo .\nbelow : a selection of abusive comments that appeared on youtube in recent days .\ngoogle , the owner of youtube , confirmed service had been restored in pakistan .\non tv , airtime is a scarce resource ; on youtube , it\u2019s infinite .\nyoutube is localized in 88 countries and can be accessed in 76 different languages .\nyoutube overall , and even youtube on mobile alone , reaches more 18 - 34 and 18 - 49 year - olds than any cable network in the us .\ncurrently the youtube app on roku does not support live - streaming video . \u201cwe\u2019re working on bringing all content across all platforms , \u201d a youtube rep said .\nyoutube ' s ad revenue estimated at $ 5 . 6 billion [ video ]\nupdated at 9 : 00 p . m . pt with quote from youtube blog post and to add that 46 other countries worldwide have local youtube web domains .\nviacom , which owns mtv and nickelodeon , says youtube uses its shows illegally .\nlast august , comscore reported that over 10 billion videos were streamed on youtube .\nat an event in los angeles ( livestreamed to offices in new york and san francisco ) , youtube revealed its much - anticipated subscription service , youtube red .\nwith the headline : youtube takes a small step into the film rental market .\ntools and resources to help you manage your family\u2019s experience on youtube . learn more\nal - awlaki ' s youtube videos targeted by rep . weiner | fox news\ngoogle ' s youtube ad revenues may hit $ 5 . 6 billion in 2013\nwould you pay $ 9 . 99 a month for a souped up youtube ?\ngoogle also sent us a helpful youtube movies faq , which i\u2019m including below .\nwhen hdr first launched on youtube , it was only being used by select youtube channels , including those like mysteryguitarman , jacob + katie schwarz and abandon visuals .\nif i put some offensive words on my title . will youtube block me ?\nsection contains the individual video and audio streams youtube picks from during playback . the\nthere are many 360\u00b0 cameras that are compatible with youtube and are available today .\nyoutube app on tvs including xbox , android tv , playstation , and chromecast .\nyoutube , youtube , youtube . if you want to upload a video on the internet , pretty much anyone will default to the web ' s standard . and why shouldn ' t they ? youtube has been the platform for viral sensations , from huge brands ( old spice ) to kid musicians ( justin bieber ) .\ndiscover original series and movies from today\u2019s hottest talent , only with youtube premium .\nwith the addition of youtube to its lineup , x1 customers can launch the video app just by saying \u201cyoutube\u201d to their voice remote . they can also then search the billions of videos on youtube\u2019s service by asking for content using natural speech . for example , you can say things like \u201cyoutube , show me make - up tutorials , \u201d or \u201cfind party dip recipes on youtube , \u201d says comcast .\nevelyn ( left ) and amani ( right ) . ( photo via youtube )\nlast week , youtube warned creators that the site could\ndemonetize\nvideos .\nscalable display campaigns that span both youtube and the google content network , etc .\nyoutube funds women video creators , teams with u . n . and geena davis\n\u201cyoutube has always been a platform where women of all ages and backgrounds can find their voice and tell their stories , \u201d youtube ceo susan wojcicki said in a statement . \u201cthrough our global youtube spaces program and new partnership with the u . n . , we\u2019ll strengthen female voices on youtube and around the world . \u201d\n@ bridtv , @ broadbandtv , @ bigframeco , @ adrevnet , @ disneydn , @ fullscreen , @ mcnfreedom . . . monetize # youtube videos without youtube !\nyou cannot associate or affiliate youtube with your contest without youtube ' s prior written consent . this prohibits , among other things , expressly stating or doing anything that suggests that youtube is involved with or has endorsed your contest in any way .\nyour rules must clearly state that youtube is not a sponsor of your contest and require users to release youtube from any and all liability related to your contest .\nthe easiest way to notify youtube of alleged copyright infringement is via our webform .\nyoutube ' s content id system flags potential copyright violations . youtube says fewer than one per cent of those claims are disputed . ( dado ruvic / reuters )\nwe\u2019re not sure the lads in youtube understand the concept of april fools\u2019 day .\nyoutube also includes its own caption editor as well as a variety of other features related to captions and subtitles . for additional information see youtube\u2019s help page on captions .\nyoutube partners want to reach \u201cthe passionate fan communities of gen c , an audience that influences more than $ 500 billion in annual consumer spending , \u201d youtube said .\nmeanwhile , google and youtube have said they are racing to strike deals with video producers that would allow them to share in revenue when such programming appears on youtube .\nyoutube has launched a dedicated service for gamers , youtube gaming , in an attempt to compete with twitch , the live streaming company it tried to buy last year .\n' rubin report ' host dave rubin reported a ' massive hit on monetization ' for his youtube videos in the last week . credit : the rubin report via youtube\ncontent id problems have become commonplace in the youtube community . many creators have continued to publicly complain to youtube , and some have even openly argued with each other .\nmichael rizzi , who runs an lgbt - themed youtube channel , sees youtube ' s move to update content id as an acknowledgement of the complexity of copyright law .\nyoutube video count is inaccurate ! i\u2019m actually following the count along with family and friends\u2026 there are clearly discrepancies . just curious , does youtube promote its own videos ?\nyoutube has also pushed out a small update to its ios app today that will ensure all links to any youtube video consistently open up within the youtube app instead of in a browser window , like they sometimes did in the safari or chrome apps .\nupdate : youtube red does not work on youtube kids . youtube kids is not a signed - in experience ( we ' d imagine this is a factor of the children ' s online privacy protection act ) , so ads will still be shown .\nyoutube has servers all around the world . this is how youtube streams so fast because their videos are probably streamed from a repository of popular videos in your area that is very close to you . youtube knows where a videos views are coming from .\nseven out of the 16 presidential candidates announced their campaigns via youtube . in july , youtube and cnn hosted their first presidential debate , featuring citizen - submitted video questions .\nthat month , youtube also won a peabody award for its achievements in electronic media .\nbecause youtube can already buffer 1080p ! / sarcasm . . . . * sigh *\nmodern browsers will now be served a flash - less version of youtube by default .\nyoutube founders chad hurley , left , steve chen , center , and jawed karim .\nyoutube launched a korean - language interface to its popular video streaming web site wednesday .\nthey have been behind many of the complaints against google , youtube and other websites .\nthat\u2019s how many users youtube has \u2013 meaning almost one - third of the internet .\npresident barack obama can now count a handful of youtube stars among his top advisors .\nother countries have been active in battling youtube over the past month . iran worked to\nto music videos , there\u2019s endless hd entertainment available to you on the youtube app .\nthe 1 billion figure is a 10 - fold increase since 2012 , youtube said .\nthe statistic is one that underscores youtube ' s efforts to dominate the digital space .\nciting the tos for youtube\u2019s api , cohen insists that offering any kind of service that allows youtube content to be downloaded ( as opposed to simply streamed ) is prohibited .\nyoutube went back in time to 1911 this morning to celebrate april fools ' day .\nnetflix produced house of cards , the political drama starring kevin spacey , and youtube is offering youtube red , a paid service with no adverts and access to exclusive content .\npewdiepie was the king of youtube with 1 . 3bn views in second half of 2013\ngoogle wants you to pay $ 9 . 99 per month for ad - free youtube\ni\u2019ve been wondering what bitrates youtube produces on files , but they don\u2019t upfront say .\none analyst told the bbc that youtube posed a real threat to traditional cable companies .\nhere are some useful tools and friendly tips for staying safe on youtube . learn more\nwith all this fuss it is hard to believe youtube is still in its infancy .\nreason why it\u2019s the right time to raise your voice in favor of unblocking youtube .\n\u201cessentially we have created a framework for the youtube platform playing music moving forward . \u201d\nyoutube won ' t play videos on my ipad 2 retina display ios 8 . 2\nfor now , this beta is only available for a limited number of youtube creators , but youtube said it plans to add additional creators to the feature in the future .\nright now , youtube\u2019s music ecosystem is unnecessarily complicated . there\u2019s youtube red , which removes ads from videos and lets you save them offline , while also giving you access to google play music for free . then there\u2019s youtube music , which anyone can use , but it gets better if you\u2019re signed up for youtube red . and youtube tv is also a thing \u2014 an entirely separate thing \u2014 but it\u2019s not available everywhere yet .\nyou can watch youtube tv on your mobile device , including certain smartphones and tablets .\nyoutube tv is going to radically re - shape the way you watch live tv .\nok , so youtube tv is going to be big , you get that . but what exactly is youtube tv and why should you care ? let\u2019s talk about it .\nthis can be sort of confusing , so listen up . youtube red is an ad - free version of youtube that has a few fun features like allowing you to keep a video playing even when your phone is turned off . a subscription to youtube red also gives you access to the youtube red originals channel that we talked about earlier .\nin addition to accessing youtube through voice and on demand , x1 customers can also launch the new youtube app located in the apps and networks sections of x1 starting today .\nthe so - called millennial generation watches far less television than their parents , in large part thanks to platforms like youtube . and that makes youtube critical for reaching them .\nlearn more about youtube studio beta , the new home for everything creators care about .\nmeet the man behind youtube ' s sudden ad crisis . he has a patented fix\nmaximize ad revenue and protect and monitor your content on youtube , facebook and beyond .\nan easy way to find background music or sound effects for your youtube videos is in youtube\u2019s audio library . you can search for music that\u2019s free for you to use .\ni think youtube is giving content creators a bit of the benefit of the doubt .\nvidal describes youtube ' s new plan as\ngenius\nand\nperfect .\n\u201cit\u2019s a nightmare , \u201d he said . \u201ci can\u2019t trust youtube any more . \u201d\nwhat\u2019s a video view ? on facebook , only 3 seconds vs . 30 at youtube\nyoutube tv , like youtube red , will start as a us - only service and then might possibly expand out into other territories . youtube wants to roll its red service out to the uk sometime in 2017 , but it ' s facing problems doing so . it ' s more than likely youtube tv would follow in that path , unfortunately .\nyoutube\u2019s definition of a view is a viewer initiated intentional play of a video . in the early years of youtube a view count would increase whenever the video was loaded . since youtube\u2019s homepage displays popularly viewed videos sorted by the number of views , it was easy for anyone to game the system and have their video appear on youtube\u2019s front page .\nto add captions to videos on youtube , you must be the owner of the youtube account where the video is hosted . the specific steps for uploading your caption file change frequently as the youtube interface is upgraded . however , the general sequence is fairly consistent .\nthere is a lot you can watch on youtube other than\nfail / prank\nvideos . i ' m a youtube red subscriber , so i might be different than most . youtube red + itunes + netflix - 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( associated press / youtube )\nq . what is unique about the youtube movie experience ? a . movies on youtube are about providing a complete movie experience . with youtube movie extras movie fans can get more into their favorite films through cast interviews , clips , alternate movie endings and other highly produced content from talented youtube partners . youtube reaches one of the largest and most engaged online audiences in the world , with hundreds of millions of views a day in the us alone .\nnovember 2005 : youtube secures first round of funding with sequoia capital for $ 3 . 5m\nthe youtube production center in los angeles , where video creators produce and edit original content .\noh my ! ! i ' ve been waiting for this for ages . thanks youtube !\ni wonder why youtube still uses flash for hd videos . it really destroys the quality .\nstill , most of the 4 billion videos that youtube now streams worldwide every day do not make money . three billion youtube videos a week are monetized , according to the company .\ngoogle + now connects directly with youtube to let you view and share your favorite videos .\nvideo - sharing site youtube is taking its first steps into the online movie rental business .\nturkey : authorities blocked youtube in 2007 in response to several videos that insulted mustafa ataturk and \u2018turkishness . \u2019 similar content led the government to ban youtube permanently in january of 2009 .\ni had it yesterday now its gone i didnt upload anything today or yesterday . please youtube\nviewers will see these posts in their \u201csubscriptions\u201d feed in the youtube mobile application , and can also choose to receive push notifications on these posts from their favorite creators , youtube says .\ngoogle and viacom have resolved a long - running legal battle regarding copyrighted material on youtube .\nif it fails to ignite interest , however , youtube can always fall back on ads .\nyoutube ' s head of global communications , julie supan , said :\nwe are disappointed that youtube has been blocked in thailand , and we are currently looking into the matter .\nyoutube is headed to australia . with its obvious efforts to expand globally , australia is its next stop . the video - sharing network is also expected to launch a local youtube site tomorrow for new zealand . australia ' s new youtube site can be found at urltoken .\nklein was also already unhappy with the wsj ' s work concerning hate speech on youtube .\nyoutube has also compiled some stats and timelines as it reflects on its first five years .\nyoutube prohibits sexually explicit content , animal abuse , hate speeches , spam , etc . also it prohibits uploading copyrighted material including tv shows , music videos or advertisements recorded or shot without permission . many lawsuits have been filed against youtube for hosting copyrighted material . youtube is always on the lookout for deleting unauthorized content and avoiding people from leaking pirated material on youtube .\nthe subscribe button of my youtube channel is not working . what should i do . ?\nprovides comes directly from google video . enter a youtube video url and hit enter . the\na new music streaming service from youtube . explore a complete world of music without interruptions .\nbackground play is available only on the youtube android and ios mobile apps on supported smartphones .\ncomputer : for the best youtube tv viewing experience , download the latest version of chrome .\nno , only the advertising proceeds from youtube will be shared through the nintendo creators program .\nyoutube funds women video creators , teams with u . n . and geena davis \u2013 variety\ntools and resources to help you manage your family ' s experience on youtube . learn more\nthe above sites are referred to for educational purposes only and are not endorsed by youtube .\nyou may also find it helpful to read youtube ' s support article for users affected by copyright claims as well as youtube\u2019s support article on submitting additional documentation to claim montezation rights .\na view count freezing at 301 views is no glitch . ted hamilton , product manager for youtube analytics , explains that the youtube database is set up to freeze the view count at 301 until youtube employees can manually verify whether or not the views have been obtained legitimately .\non wednesday , youtube unveiled youtube music key , a long - awaited upgrade of its music offerings that will include higher - quality audio for most songs and give users the option of paying $ 8 a month for extra features , chief among them removing youtube\u2019s ubiquitous ads .\nthe first two steps in earning online revenue with youtube is to open an account and turn on account monetization . enabling monetization requires accepting youtube\u2019s advertising guidelines and connecting to an adsense account for payment . enabling ads on your youtube videos requires agreeing to google\u2019s ad revenue share for youtube . there is a 45 / 55 split for all content creators , so google keeps 45 percent of all youtube advertising on your videos , and you get the remaining 55 percent .\nin addition , apple announced that youtube is now live on apple tv\u2122 . users can download the free software update using apple tv\u2019s built - in software update feature , and then easily navigate through youtube\u2019s familiar video browsing categories or search for specific videos . youtube members can also log - 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ever youtube video , with a winner announced when the site went back up\u2014in 2023 .\noctober 2006 : google acquires youtube for $ 1 . 65bn , says its revenues are \u201cnot material\u201d\nin january , one of youtube ' s three founders , chad hurley , announced that the website would soon start sharing revenue with the thousands of users who upload their own content to youtube .\npakistan ' s telecoms regulator has lifted the restrictions it imposed on video - sharing website youtube .\nclearly , youtube would benefit from premium content , the kind of stuff you could watch on netflix and hulu . but the owners of that content were reluctant to license it to youtube , either because they could make more money selling it elsewhere or because they didn\u2019t trust youtube / google . kamangar needed someone who would make content owners realize how valuable youtube\u2019s audience could be to them .\nyoutube , on mobile alone , reaches more people in this us audience than any tv network .\nfilms from mgm , like \u0093the magnificent seven\u0094 will be posted on youtube under a new agreement .\nwith the headline : mgm to post full films on youtube , as site faces new competition .\nthe government of pakistan has reportedly blocked access to google\u2019s youtube service , the washington post reported .\na channel is a curated list of video clips chosen by a specific youtube member or celebrity .\ngangnam style has become the first video to clock up more than one billion views on youtube .\nchad hurley , steve chen and hundreds of the videos that helped turn youtube into a sensation .\ngoogle says it is\nconfident\nthat youtube has respected the legal rights of copyright holders .\nthe\nwhitelist\nof nintendo - 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{"id": 54829, "summary": [{"text": "mccrory stores or j.g. mccrory 's was a chain of five and dime stores in the united states based in york , pennsylvania .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the stores typically sold shoes , clothing , housewares , fabrics , penny candy , toys , cosmetics , and often included a lunch counter or snack bar .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "they also exclusively sold oriole records , one of the most popular ' dime store labels ' from 1921 to 1938 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "mccrory stores", "paragraphs": ["with the headline : company news ; 229 stores to be closed by mccrory .\nmccrory stores to close affiliate headquarters ,\nreuters , june 6 , 1990 .\nyesterday wall street analysts said that the sale of stores to mccrory would help both companies .\nsee also : anthony stores , harold ' s stores , may brothers department stores , oklahoma economy , t . g . & y . stores\ntinware salesman , who along with a partner , john mccrory , adopted the chain - store idea first used by frank w . woolworth . when kresge and mccrory dissolved their partnership , mccrory took over the stores in\nmark mccrory and david thompson , appellants , v . wal mart stores , inc . , appellee .\ntinware salesman , who along with a partner , john mccrory , adopted the chain - store idea first used by frank w . woolworth . when kresge and mccrory dissolved the partnership they had formed in 1897 , mccrory took over the stores in\nsebastian spering kresge and john mccrory form partnership to open five - and - dime stores in detroit and memphis .\ns association with kmart begins ; most u . s . kresge and jupiter stores are sold to mccrory corporation .\nmccrory stores 100 year history in variety retailing ,\nnew york : the riklis family corp . , 1982 .\nseveral factors contributed to the decline , deter said . mccrory ' s stores filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1992 and has closed more than 200 stores nationwide .\nprincipal subsidiaries : e - ii holding corp . ; riklis holding corp . ; mccrory stores ; rapid - american corp .\nmccrory corp . converted all of its remaining variety stores to a dollar store format last year . it operates in 25 states under various trade names , including dollar zone , mccrory , mccrory dollar , tg & y , tg & y dollar , gc murphy and jj newberry .\nmccrory died in 1923 having built mccrory stores corporation into a success . however , in 1933 the company declared bankruptcy and was dissolved , but it was eventually re - established as mccrory stores and resumed operations . one of the early investors was sebastian spering kresge , who later founded the s . s . kresge chain , which became kmart . in 1899 , kresge traded his interest in the mccrory ' s memphis , tennessee store for mccrory ' s interest in the detroit , michigan , store , giving him control there . in 1987 , the kmart corporation sold its remaining kresge and jupiter stores in the united states to mccrory stores . [ 1 ]\nboth the kresge and the mccrory stores grew to substantial proportions , reflecting the explosion of city populations . when americans began to move en masse to the suburbs after world war ii , kresge and mccrory stores were not far behind . name changed to save money\nkeywords oklahoma economic history tg & s variety store retail raymond a . young mccrory\nin 1960 , riklis acquired 38 , and later 50 percent of the stock of united stores corporation , a subsidiary of h . l . green company , inc . , which had merged mccrory stores , mclellan stores , and h . l . green stores in 1959 . the mccrory - mclellan - green ( m - m - g ) relationship resulted in approximately 850 stores with an estimated annual volume of more than $ 310 million . within 15 years , m - m - g , renamed mccrory stores ( a subsidiary of mccrory corporation ) , would represent the keystone of riklis family corp ' s variety store business .\nthe original\nturtles , girdles and yoyos\noperated 900 stores in 29 states until mccrory ' s acquired the brand in 1986 .\nmccrory sprang up after the missouri pacific railroad came through in 1886 - 87 . cyrus g . mccrory had bought for $ 3 , 500 . 00 in confederate money the 400 acres of land where mccrory is now located and had moved his family here from tuckerman during the early part of the civil war . cyrus mccrory and his wife , mary hamilton mccrory , originally were from mason ' s grove , tenn . their son , wade mccrory , married mollie atkinson , and their children were jordan c . mccrory , miss lou mccrory , mrs . della mccrory jeffries , mrs . mary mccrory jernigan , and grover g . mccrory , none of whom is now living . jordan c . mccrory was born in a double log house at the corner of main and fakes streets , feb 5 , 1870 , and when he was four months old the mccrory family moved away , first going to batesville for five years , then to waco , texas . by the time the family returned to mccrory in 1890 , the railroad had come through , the town was started , and a group of 55 men had signed the incorporation petition on dec . 24 , 1889 , a petition granted by the county court on jan . 30 , 1890 .\nmccrory , which employs 17 , 000 people , is controlled by the financier meshulam riklis . it operates 820 stores under the names mccrory , g . c . murphy , j . j . newberry and s . h . kress .\nfrom\nthe mccrory family in mccrory\nby vernon paysinger in rivers and roads and points in between , vol . xi , no . 1 , pp . 2 - 12 :\nthe stores , which are in maryland , pennsylvania and connecticut , will be renamed mccrory , meaning that the kresge name will virtually disappear . only 10 kresge stores in the south and middle west will remain .\nmccrory said that it planned to emerge from bankruptcy a\nstronger and more valuable business .\nwhile this is a mccrory stores group , if anyone out there has any information on mclellan stores ( photos , memories , old ads , etc ) please please let me know . while mccrory is a big chunk of my life , mclellan ' s is more so ! so let me know . thanks !\npublic documents show the financial ties of gov . mccrory ' s cabinet | north carolina | indy week\nafter pat mccrory lost , the ncgop falsely accused hundreds of voter fraud . shouldn\u2019t that be harder ?\nin 1989 , 1 , 300 stores were operated by the mccrory company . however , as the decade turned , its fortunes decreased , and by 1992 it filed for bankruptcy . several rounds of store closures followed , with one of the biggest coming in 1997 when mccrory ' s shuttered 300 of its last 460 stores . the company also converted some stores to their dollar zone format of dollar store , but these closed in early 2002 . [ 4 ] in december 2001 , mccrory stores announced the remaining mccrory ' s , [ 4 ] tg & y , g . c . murphy and j . j . newberry stores it was operating would begin liquidating and in february 2002 the company ceased operation . [ 5 ]\nat its height , mccrory ' s operated 1 , 300 stores under its own name and as tg & y , mclellan ( merged in 1958 ) , h . l . green , silvers , g . c . murphy , j . j . newberry and otasco , [ 2 ] which it had acquired through the years . mccrory ' s parent rapid - american also owned lerner stores and national shirt ( acquired by mccrory ' s in 1960 ) .\njoining a growing list of retailers , the mccrory corporation , one of the nation ' s largest operators of dime stores , yesterday filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors .\nthe growth of malls and discount stores and the demise of downtown shopping centers took away the foot traffic that dime stores needed to survive . inflation took away the five - and - ten - cent prices . the variety stores left to others the concept of dollar stores , which prospered in free - standing , neighborhood locations , while downtown shopping and dime stores faded away . in 2001 , dollar general had 2 , 734 stores , and dollar tree had 1 , 732 stores . these dollar stores could be considered the dime stores of the twenty - first century , adjusted by inflation to contemporary price levels .\nasked about paypal\u2019s decision at a news conference on tuesday , mr . mccrory said , \u201ci respect disagreement . \u201d\nyesterday , the kresge - mccrory saga came full circle . 76 domestic stores involved the k mart corporation , kresge ' s current owner and the nation ' s second - largest merchandise chain , said it would sell 76 of its domestic kresge and jupiter stores to the mccrory corporation , a company founded by mr . mccrory . k mart , which shifted its emphasis from the variety store to the k mart discount store in the 1960 ' s , said it was selling the kresge - jupiter outlets because they no longer fitted its corporate growth plans . the jupiter stores serve as discount outlets for the kresge stores .\nthe mccrory corporation , a big chain - store operator , said today that it planned to close 229 of its more than 1 , 000 stores nationwide . the company , based in york , is owned by the financier meshulam riklis , and operates variety stores under the mccrory , j . j . newberry , mclellan and kress names , among others . the stores offer low - priced merchandise , mostly in inner - city locations .\nenergy companies and high - falutin ' golf clubs , convenience stores and religious groups : these are some of the financial interests held by members of gov . pat mccrory ' s cabinet .\nopponents of the north carolina law said mr . mccrory\u2019s hand had been forced by more conservative elements of his party .\nkresge wanted to go into business with woolworth , but woolworth turned him down . instead , he joined mccrory , who had a chain of six\nbazaar\nstores and two five - and - ten cent stores . in 1897 , kresge gave mccrory $ 8 , 000 and became an equal partner in his business . they opened stores in memphis , tennessee , and detroit , michigan . two years later , kresge became sole manager of the detroit store and eventually paid mccrory $ 3 , 000 to end their partnership and give up his share of the memphis store .\nwalter f . loeb , senior analyst for morgan stanley & company , said : ' ' with mccrory focusing on the variety store business , it seems a smart acquisition . mccrory recently revamped a distribution center and that , besides the new stores , will entrench it over competition as the top variety chain . ' '\nthe 1960s and 1970s were times of great expansion . in 1966 , the year sebastian kresge died , s . s . kresge corporation owned 162 kmart stores , 753 kresge stores , 100 jupiter stores ( kresge stores located in deteriorating business areas that were renamed\njupiter\n) , and 108 canadian stores . in 1977 , because the kmart stores provided more than 90 percent of kresge sales , the company changed its name to the kmart corporation .\nfor the nine months ended oct . 31 , mccrory lost $ 42 . 3 million on sales of $ 961 million .\npaypal had already joined more than 120 other business leaders in signing a letter to mr . mccrory objecting to the law .\nother moves to improve mccrory business included streamlining and consolidating operations . in june 1990 , the company ' s bargain time inc . affiliate moved its main buying office to the mccrory headquarters in pennsylvania and closed its buying office in newark , new jersey .\nwoolworth closed its last dime store in 1997 . by the early twentieth century , the mccrory corporation , under the ownership of meshulam riklis , owned many of the famous names but operated only 160 stores .\nhe was impressed by the way the new discount stores did business . frank w . woolworth ( 1852 - 1919 ) was the founder of the first\ngreat 5 - cent store\nand john mccrory ( 1860 - 1943 ) later established mccrory discount stores . at both businesses , customers had to pay cash for their purchases . according to kresge , this would make customers spend their money more wisely .\nin 1989 , the wilkinsburg store and 130 others were sold by ames to mccrory stores corp . , which went into permanent decline in the 1990s and finally closed all of its remaining locations in 2002\u2026 .\nmccrory is expecting to miss debt payment ,\nthe new york times , february 15 , 1992 , p . 39 .\nin 1922 , mccrory corporation opened one of the world ' s largest variety stores - - two floors with 2 , 500 lineal feet of counter space - - in brooklyn , new york . the company had expanded to 159 stores with annual sales of $ 14 , 400 , 000 .\nthese measures paid off , increasing chain performance and spurring a new round of riklis acquisitions . rapid - american corp . , which already held 62 . 5 percent interest in mccrory corporation , acquired full control on march 12 , 1976 . through the acquisition , rapid - american operated a total of over 2 , 000 stores , including 883 mccrory stores . later that year , mccrory further expanded by taking over the leases on 15 locations of the beleaguered w . t . grant company . continued expansion included the takeover of eight variety stores from neisner brothers in 1980 and the acquisition of 46 s . h . kress and v . j . elmore stores from the s . h . kress company in 1981 .\nhome | publications | encyclopedia | t . g . & y . ; stores\ns newer , snazzier stores . hall set out to prove kmart not only wasn\nmajor competitors : wal - mart stores , inc . , target corporation , sears\nsoon the variety stores ' business declined because they lost their advantage in all of the major merchandise classifications they once dominated . other forms of retailing took away their hegemony as the dime stores failed to compete effectively . they lost the stationery business to the new home office stores . growing shoe chains , such as payless , thom mcan , and kinney shoes ( owned by woolworth ) , grabbed the low - price shoe business . drug stores , particularly deep - discount drug stores , captured the toiletries business . discount stores and toy chains , such as toys ' r ' us and kb toys , captured the toy business . grocery stores and drug stores took over the candy business . the notions business went to fabric stores and became a victim of cultural changes .\nabout 2 , 000 workers will be affected , company officials said , but they declined to estimate how many jobs would be lost . many of the affected employees work part time , they said , adding that efforts would be made to offer them jobs at other stores . mccrory said some of the stores were losing money or were in markets where the company no longer wanted to operate . mccrory stores , the company ' s only operating subsidiary , lost $ 44 . 4 million in the year ended last january . paul weiner , mccrory ' s chief financial officer , said the company would take a charge against earnings in the fourth quarter to pay for the one - time costs of the closings , but he declined to be more specific . the closings will be completed by the end of january , when the current fiscal year ends . mccrory said that after the consolidation , it would operate 800 stores . its other store groups are t . g . & y . , h . l . green and g . c . murphy . mccrory said it would also close a distribution center in clinton , s . c . previously this year , mccrory had closed about 90 stores and a distribution center in lubbock , tex . tim fortune , direction of personnel operations at mccrory stores , said it was not an easy decision to announce the closings two days before christmas .\nthis is difficult and we regret decisions like this ,\nhe said .\nbut we felt it was appropriate to let employees know .\njohn shearer , one of the oldest citizens of the county , does the largest mercantile business at mccrory and one of the most extensive in eastern arkansas . he also has a store at deview , two miles east of mccrory , where he has been in business for twenty odd years .\nthe first school in the mccrory area was about a mile north of mccrory , in a barnlike structure east of\nthe old pine tree\nwhich was left standing when the residential area was developed there a few years ago ; but the first school in the mccrory city limits ( then ) was held in the 1890 ' s in the\narnof hotel\nbuilding on the southwest corner of second and jackson streets . . .\nbased mass - merchandise stores . the stores were generally of the\ndime store\nformat located in downtowns . the grant store in memphis closed in 1976 . the building has now been converted to luxury lofts . at its peak there were 1200 grant stores nationwide .\nprofits for 1987 rose 19 percent , to reach $ 692 million on total sales of $ 25 . 6 billion . other factors in year - end figures were the sale of all u . s . kresge and jupiter stores to mccrory\nmeshulam riklis purchased mccrory ' s in 1960 , and moved its headquarters to springettsbury township , york county , pennsylvania , in 1963 . at the time it was the fourth largest retailer in the united states . riklis controlled mccrory ' s through the rapid - american holding company , which was managed by samuel neaman . riklis ' famed sleight of hand , shifting assets between notable brand name successful companies and holding companies is best exemplified by his handling of mccrory stores , driving the brand name into bankruptcy while keeping the assets . [ 3 ] among the retailers controlled by mccrory ' s at the time were best & co . , lerner shops , and s . klein .\nmacon brock , doug perry , and ray compton started only $ 1 . 00 with 5 stores , one in georgia , one in tennessee , and three in virginia . the expansion of dollar stores was continued alongside k & k toys stores , mostly in enclosed malls .\n\u00b6 24 . issues of material fact existed as to whether wal - mart ' s actions in terminating mccrory and thompson complied with the provisions of the employee handbook as required under bobbitt and whether the basis for mccrory ' s and thompson ' s dismissals was in violation of the employer ' s policies .\n1966 ) , the man who , at the turn of the twentieth century , began building so - called\nfive - and - dime\nstores . by the mid - century these stores had evolved into the kresge\nvariety stores\nfound in most american towns . they later became major innovators in retailing , operating huge discount retail stores known as k - mart .\nthe west coast staple had over 300 stores at its peak . but unfortunately , sprouse - reitz stores went away quickly after it changed its name to\nsprouse !\nin 1989 .\npublic company incorporated : 1912 as s . s . kresge company employees : 307 , 000 sales : $ 34 . 4 billion ( 1996 ) stock exchanges : new york sics : 5211 lumber and other building materials ; 5331 variety stores ; 5411 grocery stores ; 5651 family clothing stores\nisadore barmash ( 1976 ) . for the good of the company : the history of the mccrory corporation . isbn 1 - 58798 - 215 - 3 .\nthe bankruptcy filing had been expected since feb . 17 , when mccrory missed principal and interest payments on $ 3 . 37 million in debentures . in december , the company said it would close 229 stores and it laid off 2 , 000 employees .\ns expanded merchandise lines . numerous kresge stores , mostly in deteriorating business areas , were renamed jupiter\ns newer , snazzier stores . hall set out to prove kmart not only was not going under\na history of the mccrory postoffice ( founded 30 december 1887 ) , including a list of postmasters and carriers can be found in\npost office at mccrory , arkansas , rivers and roads and points in between , vol . viii , no . 2 ( spring , 1980 ) , pp . 2 - 6 .\nmccrory filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in september , the second such filing in its history . at its peak , the company operated 1 , 300 units .\nafter severe losses in 1973 and the 1974 resignations of mccrory corporation ' s chairperson as well as the g . mcnew division ' s president , the company again moved to stimulate growth . emphasis was shifted from decentralization to strong central control from the pennsylvania headquarters . on february 1 , 1975 , the chain ' s name was changed from g . mcnew to mccrory stores . in addition , measures were taken to close unprofitable stores , to rehabilitate low budget stores , to monitor and tighten overall efficiency , to launch an aggressive sales program , and to tailor cost - effective distribution in face of escalating transportation costs .\ndime stores , also known as five - and - ten - cent stores and variety stores , began in the late nineteenth century and developed into a major sector of u . s . retailing . however , changes in shopping patterns and new forms of retailing in the 1970s and 1980s caused the virtual demise of dime stores by the early 1990s . the dime store format also provided the impetus for some of the first chain stores and became an important outlet for american mass - manufactured merchandise .\nstate law requires certain members of the mccrory administration and other high - ranking officials to file a statement of economic interest within 30 days of their appointment or hiring .\na sister of wade mccrory married a man named seamon , and the next street east of jackson street , and parallel to it , was named\nseamon .\nsomewhere , sometime , someone changed the spelling to\nseaman\n, probably because hand - written\na ' s\nand\no ' s\nfrequently look alike , and the street signs on that street all read\nseaman\ninstead of\nseamon .\nafter mccrory ' s street signs were installed , someone mentioned it to the late grover mccrory , ( wade mccrory ' s son ) , and he laughed about it , but new signs have not been erected since then .\nin order to be more competitive , in the 1980s t . g . & y . executives changed some of the outlets to be comparable to department stores . however , the company continued to have financial difficulties . in january 1986 mccrory corporation of york , pennsylvania , bought the 730 t . g . & y . outlets from hfc . the buy out brought about the closure of some oklahoma stores and warehouses . in 2002 mccrory went out of business , causing the final demise of former t . g . & y . stores . ironically , raymond young , the last survivor of the three cofounders , died the same year .\nmr . ashur , who said many of the company ' s stores were not adequately maintained , said that if the company survived , it was likely to have to close another 250 to 500 stores .\ndollar tree acquired dollar bill $ , inc . , a chicago - based chain of 136 stores .\ndime stores .\ndictionary of american history . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\ns stores ( or 62 percent of the total ) had been converted to the big kmart format .\nother major variety store chains included w . t . grant , h . l . green , mclellan stores , g . c . murphy , neisner ' s , and j . j . newberry . most chains owned all of their stores . however , ben franklin stores operated as a franchise . sam walton started his retail business with a ben franklin store in newport , arkansas . when he was unable to convince the ben franklin management to open discount stores , he opened his own wal - mart stores .\nwilmington , de \u2014 after more than a decade of struggling to survive , mccrory is liquidating its 200 remaining stores , marking what buxbaum group ceo paul buxbaum called\nthe final chapter in the history of the last of the major five - and - dime retailers .\nother early dime store operators included samuel h . kress , who opened his first variety store in memphis in 1896 and in a few years had twelve stores . when kress died in 1955 , his chain had 262 stores with $ 168 million in sales . sebastian s . kresge and j . g . mccrory teamed together to buy a dime store in memphis in 1897 . after the pair opened a second store in detroit , they parted ways . by 1917 , kresge had over 150 stores , and his operation was second to woolworth ' s in size . after experimenting with dollar stores , mail - order , and department stores , the kresge company branched into self - service discount stores called kmart , converting old dime stores into the new format . fifteen years after the first store opened , kmart became the second largest retailer in the world . only sears , roebuck and company had greater sales .\nunder the same name , mclellan\u2019s flourished in the original carolina trust building until the early 1960s when mccrory\u2019s , a similar five and dime chain , purchased the flailing business . five and dime stores such as mccrory\u2019s included lunch counters that were frequented by hungry patrons . this became a popular staple for five and dime stores , drawing customers to eat as well as shop . typical menu items included hot and cold sandwiches ( grilled cheese , blt , ham and cheese , egg salad , etc ) , soups , ice cream , soda , coffee , and more . if mccrory\u2019s lunch counter existed today , you better believe our coalmarch thursday \u201cfun lunch\u201d would be sippin\u2019 on a milkshake and chatting as we enjoy a melty grilled cheese .\nprofits for 1987 rose 19 percent , to reach $ 692 million on total sales of $ 25 . 6 billion . other factors in year - end figures were the sale of all u . s . kresge and jupiter stores to mccrory corporation ( the business founded by sebastian kresge\npartnership is dissolved , and kresge takes over the detroit stores , forming s . s . kresge company .\nmccrory is situated on the old mccrory homestead , from which the name is derived . the site of the town was settled in 1862 , by c . g . mccrory , who lived on it till his death . c . w . mccrory , of texas , a son of c . g . mccrory , bought the interest of the other heirs in then homestead , and has since owned it . of course no thought of building a town here was ever entertained until the construction of the bald knob branch of the iron mountain road made it possible . mr . mccrory donated the right of way and a site for a depot to the railroad company , and about three years ago the town of mccrory started out upon its career . mr . mccrory , in order to give the growth of the town his personal attention , about two years ago removed from texas , where he is the possessor of fine bodies of land , and a sheep ranch , and has taken up his abode in the growing young town that bears his name . he has sold hundred of lots to settlers and comfortable homes are erected in every part of the town . there is an handsome methodist church , one of the finest in the state , outside of the city ; twelve or fifteen stores , a hotel , a good school building , a wagon and blacksmith shop , livery stable , a newspaper and job office , a large stave factory , and numerous other enterprises and industries that go to make a town . . .\nmr . mccrory also faces a tough re - election fight this fall against the state attorney general , roy cooper , who has said that he would not defend the law .\nthe 1930s marked significant changes in management and planning . in 1931 , john g . mccrory vacated the president ' s office after nearly 50 years of service and was succeeded by c . t . green , who had been with s . h . kress company for 30 years . green , and his successors , r . f . coppedge and r . w . paul , moved to modernize operations through construction of new stores , personnel training programs , and extended price ranges and merchandise assortments . however , mccrory corporation and its 203 stores slipped into bankruptcy in 1933 .\nk mart , with almost 4 , 000 stores , has been aggressively upgrading its k mart discount stores and adding such specialized businesses as builders square , pay less drug stores , waldenbooks and bargain harolds , a smaller discount chain . its sales last year totaled more than $ 24 billion , second only to sears , roebuck .\nmr . mccrory preceded mr . kresge in the industry , opening his first store in scottdale , pa . , in 1882 . three years later , he was operating five stores in the state . born john graham mccrorey , he was so thrifty he legally changed his name , dropping the\nmeshulam riklis appeared on the scene in 1960 , when he acquired a significant amount of the stock of united stores . in 1961 , the financier bought full control of the h . l . green company , inc . , temporarily taking over as president of mccrory corp . but soon passing on responsibility to a line of carefully chosen managers . the new officers upgraded existing stores while expanding to new locations . they decentralized and realigned field management and appointed regional and district managers to better control sales and profits . despite such efforts , m - m - g experienced several difficulties . profits during the 1962 - 63 fiscal year were negligible . declining earnings at mccrory stores forced riklis to liquidate all rapid holdings except 51 percent of mccrory . from 1960 to 1964 , the company had gone through four presidents and one acting president , contributing to general malaise and low morale .\nin 1958 , albert m . greenfield , chairperson at bankers securities corporation and variety stores corporation , acquired a large percentage of united stores corporation stock . in january 1959 , mccory and mclellan , 37 percent owned by united , effected a merger . then on february 18 , 1959 , h . l . green company , inc . acquired greenfield ' s equity in united stores corp . h . l . green co . dated back to 1932 , when harold l . green acquired five retail companies in the limited price field . with its 1959 mccrory - mclellan - green acquisition , united had control over 850 stores .\nlebhar , godfrey m . chain stores in america , 1859\u20131962 . new york : chain store publishing , 1963 .\ncumberland county\u2019s population 1960 is 148 , 418 . methodist college opens . hope mills branch library opens with federal library services act funding . students from fayetteville state teacher\u2019s college challenge the laws and customs of racial segregation on february 10 , 1960 by sitting at the lunch counters at woolworth and mccrory\u2019s stores .\nin the filing , mccrory said it was terminating a contract with mr . riklis ' s world wide management partnership that paid mr . riklis a $ 2 . 9 million annual salary .\nthe dime stores traded up to higher price points and continued to grow until the early 1970s . chain store operators controlled over 80 percent of the $ 8 . 2 million in sales garnered by 21 , 582 stores in 1973 .\nlong before the days of big - box stores like walmart and target , these five - and - dime stores had everything you needed . you could buy clothes , grab some treats , and eat lunch for under $ 20 . these iconic american stores dotted main streets across the country before the big guys came around and put them out of business .\ns . s . kresge company , with 85 stores and $ 10 . 3 million in sales , is incorporated .\ns cafeterias inc . , a 76 - unit chain that was a natural outgrowth of the cafeterias in kmart stores .\nmemphis had 4 major department stores on main street . from the early days of these stores up to the 60 ' s , when one went shopping , it meant getting dressed up and going downtown . it was often an all day event where you might have lunch at one of the restaurants or tea rooms in the department stores and then take in an afternoon movie . and the stores would deliver your parcels free of charge . as these stores began to open branches in the suburbs , and tv kept folks away from the movie theatres , memphians made fewer trips downtown and the area began to decline . today , all the stores are gone , but three of the major buildings have been renovated for new use .\nfrom\ndeview - mccrory\nby dorothy hamilton bronte in rivers and roads and points in between , vol . 1 , no . 2 ( winter 1973 ) , pp . 9 - 13 :\nin 1897 , sebastian s . kresge and john g . mccrory together opened the first kresge store in memphis , offering ' ' a variety ' ' of 5 - to - 10 - cent merchandise from stationery to combs to sewing supplies . mr . mccrory , who had already been operating a small chain in pennsylvania under his own name , eventually left the partnership to concentrate on his own business .\ndime stores .\ndictionary of american history . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\ns cafeterias inc . , a 76 - unit chain that was a natural outgrowth of the cafeterias in k mart stores .\nin its filing in federal bankruptcy court in manhattan , the mccrory corporation , based in new york , said it was under pressure from bondholders to make a $ 75 million bond payment due in july .\ntargeted by corporate raiders in 1985 , the g . c . murphy co . was taken over by connecticut - based ames department stores , which closed more than 100 of its variety stores \u2026 but the wilkinsburg store \u2014 the 39th in the chain \u2014 was spared .\nmccrory is one of the promising young towns of arkansas . it is situated near the center of woodruff county on the bald knob branch of the iron mountain railroad , seventy - two miles west of memphis . . .\nthe 1890s , for most americans , were a time of economic depression . during this period of\nhard times\n, kresge had the idea of starting a chain - store operation based on low - end products . by 1899 kresge and his partner j . g . mccrory opened stores in memphis , tennessee , and detroit , michigan . during 1899 kresge traded his interest in the tennessee store to mccrory and took full possession of the detroit store . the detroit store was a starting point of the largest chain - store company in america , the s . s . kresge co .\njohn graham mccrorey opened his first store in scottdale , pennsylvania , in 1882 . [ 1 ] by 1885 , the chain had five stores in pennsylvania . mccrory was known for his thrifty nature , so much so that he legally dropped the e from his last name so he would not have to pay for extra letters on his store signs . [ 1 ]\nhere ' s a look back on years of good bargains and friendly store clerks . how many of these stores were in your town ?\nwoolworth had recently tried to acquire the same 76 stores , but negotiations fell through , according to barbara palazzolo , a k mart spokeswoman .\nalways in high - traffic , convenient locations , kresge red front stores featured open displays of merchandise with items systematically associated . following their founder\nkmart files for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection , becoming the largest retailer ever to do so ; company announces that it will close 284 stores .\ns bay company for us $ 167 . 7 million ( the stores were either closed or converted to other formats , mainly zellers ) .\nthe story then repeated itself . kmart became the leader of discount stores , but because of poor management and overspending , new discount stores on the block , including wal - mart and target ( see entries ) , began to take over , leaving kmart with too many stores , too few customers , and not enough money to stay in business . the fate of the historic retailer , however , has yet to be determined . plans to close unprofitable stores and revitalize older ones are the company ' s latest efforts to restore kmart ' s fading image .\nwell . . . i just happened on this group . . . mclellans was a mccrory store . after mclellans was acquired by mccrory the only thing different was the name over the door . everything else was the same . the same is true of the h . l . green stores . the company was then referred to overall as mmg . i was a store manager if a mccrory store bearing the mclellans name for 9 years in the 60 ' s . but not in your part of the country . my store was in columbia mississippi . i was there from june ' 62 ' to march ' 71 ' . i started as a trainee in allentown pa in ' 56 ' . from there to texas in ' 60 ' then to ms . in my district there were stores bearing all three names . my store , as it was in the ' 60 ' s , from my smugmug site . . . an old old scan . . . urltoken\ndollar tree opened its 4 , 000th store and acquired 86 canadian dollar giant stores based in vancouver , british columbia . the stores are operated in british columbia , ontario , alberta , and saskatchewan . these are the first retail locations outside of the united states operated by dollar tree .\nin the filing , mccrory listed assets of $ 671 . 9 million and liabilities of $ 542 . 7 million . the company ' s outstanding debt totals $ 223 million , with more than 85 percent due after 1995 . financing arranged\nthe financing will enable mccrory and its subsidiaries to fulfill all of our inventory requirements and should allow us to retain the full confidence of the vendor community during our reorganization ,\nsaid paul weiner , the company ' s treasurer .\njeannette houghton and ethel wilson worked together for 50 years and met again by chance a few years ago at mccrory ' s highlander restaurant in downtown hagerstown . they ' ve eaten together at the restaurant on a regular basis ever since .\nby the end of 1929 . these brought the total number of kresge stores to 597 , together yielding sales of $ 156 . 3 million .\ncunningham researched other discount stores and visited all of the kresge stores . he determined the company would make more money if it purchased large amounts of a small number of items and discounted their prices . with this innovation , the kresge company invested $ 80 million to build a chain of discount stores . the chain was called kmart , and in 1962 , the first store opened in garden city , michigan , a suburb of detroit .\nby the late 1980s , mccrory stores was again experiencing heavy losses . to address the problem , riklis retained an elite group of managers , whom he retrained in management , marketing , and sales skills , dubbing them the company ' s\ngreen berets .\nfrom this group riklis chose 30 members to serve as a squad of shock troops , dubbed\nunit 101\nafter israeli industry and trade minister ariel sharon ' s anti - terrorist unit . these special trainees were sent to mccrory ' s top 100 stores equipped , among other things , with a powerful incentive plan shared on all company levels : if the company ' s pre - tax profits were 10 . 4 per cent , all employees would receive a bonus of seven days pay ; 11 . 4 per cent on sales would yield a bonus of 10 days pay . in june 1989 , riklis rewarded 2 , 000 mccrory employees and their spouses with a company - paid , two - week tour of israel , greece , and egypt .\ns operations into warehouse - type stores , changing the name to builders square . next came waldenbooks , costing $ 300 million for 845 stores that had produced sales of $ 417 million in 1983 . an oregon - based chain of 164 drugstores called pay less joined the growing lineup in 1985 .\nshortly after the filing , mccrory said it had arranged for $ 100 million of financing from cit group / business credit inc . the company also said it had received approval from the bankruptcy court to immediately use $ 40 million of the loan .\nwell . . . i just happened on this group . . . mclellans was a mccrory store . after mclellans was acquired by mccrory the only thing different was the name over the door . everything else was the same . the same is true of the h . l . green stores . the company was then referred to overall as mmg . i was a store manager if a mccrory store bearing the mclellans name for 9 years in the 60 ' s . but not in your part of the country . my store was in columbia mississippi . i was there from june ' 62 ' to march ' 71 ' . i started as a trainee in allentown pa in ' 56 ' . from there to texas in ' 60 ' then to ms . in my district there were stores bearing all three names . my store , as it was in the ' 60 ' s , from my smugmug site . . . an old old scan . . . < a href =\nurltoken\nrel =\nnofollow\n> urltoken < / a >\nin 1936 the morrow brothers bought the debentures and preferred stock of both mccrory and its competitor , mclellan stores , which was founded in 1916 and had also declared bankruptcy in 1933 . working through their united stores corporation , they negotiated a reorganization wherein they received about 37 percent of the new common stock . under the direction of r . f . coppedge , the\ndime store\nimage was elevated with improved facilities and presentation , including more accessible window displays and consumer - friendly color schemes for store interiors . the june 1950 issue of chain store age reported that\nmccrory had become one of the leaders in the chain variety store field in fashion and ready - to - wear assortments .\nby 1957 , sales reached approximately $ 112 million and net profit after tax totaled $ 3 . 5 million .\nby the 1950s , five - and - dime stores had become known as variety stores because they sold a variety of items at low prices . kresge ' s was one of many variety stores , and competition was fierce . in 1959 , a thirty - year kresge employee , harry b . cunningham ( 1907 - 1992 ) , was promoted to company president . under his leadership the company made some changes that would eventually make it the number one discount store .\noperations into warehouse - type stores , changing the name to builders square . next came the walden book company ( waldenbooks ) , costing $ 300 million for 845 stores that had produced sales of $ 417 million in 1983 . an oregon - based chain of 164 drugstores called payless joined the growing lineup in 1985 .\nk & k toys was sold to kb toy s ; , a melville corp . , and all assets were applied to the expansion of the dollar stores .\ns future to announce plans to open 400 stores over the next five years , with half of the units to be super kmart centers . about 100 new stores were opened in 1999 , the same year that kmart ventured into e - commerce with the formation of bluelight . com , a joint venture formed by kmart ,\nin 1928 , the building was sold to mclellan\u2019s stores , a thriving five and dime chain that was founded by scottish owner william mclellan , for $ 250 , 000 . five and dime stores were extremely popular during this time , featuring a variety of merchandise that was affordable to immigrants and rural americans moving to the cities .\noperations into warehouse - type stores , changing the name to builders square . next came the walden book company ( walden - books ) , costing $ 300 million for 845 stores that had produced sales of $ 417 million in 1983 . an oregon - based chain of 164 drugstores called payless joined the growing lineup in 1985 .\nkresge was able to maintain the ten - cent limit in his stores until 1920 , when he began selling items worth up to one dollar . after world war ii he began selling a range of goods at various prices . his store became a\nvariety store ,\nbut he was still holding on to the inexpensive end of the product market . by 1961 kresge approved an $ 80 million deal to finance a line of stores called k - mart and another discount chain , to be located in deteriorating neighborhoods , known as jupiter stores . by 1966 the kresge chain stores were the second largest in the country , with annual sales of $ 850 billion .\nin 1965 the company underwent several changes . one involved the sale of longtime subsidiary mount clemens pottery . another was the acquisition of holly stores , a retailer of women\nmr . mccrory preceded mr . kresge in the industry , opening his first store in scottdale , pa . , in 1882 . three years later , he was operating five stores in the state . born john graham mccrorey , he was so thrifty he legally changed his name , dropping the ' ' e , ' ' because he did not want to pay the cost of the extra initial in the gilt letters on his store signs .\nkmart began as one of the first discount stores . they were also called\nfive - and - dimes\nbecause each item in the store could be purchased for five or ten cents . soon after it opened , because of good management and fair prices , kmart became the top discount retailer in the united states . it was even more successful than woolworth , the company that introduced the idea of variety discount stores . eventually the success of kmart caused the decline and the closing of woolworth stores .\nin the early 1970s , about 1 , 200 w . t . grant stores dotted main streets around the country . but not long after , the chain was one of the first large five - and - dime stores to declare bankruptcy . when it happened in 1976 , it was our country ' s second largest bankruptcy in history .\nin addition , there are fewer and fewer stores drawing people to downtown hagerstown . paradoxically , deter said , there are more nearby restaurants competing for the business that remains .\nfrom\nsketch of mccrory in 1891\nin the arkansas gazette , july 10 , 1891 , found in rivers and roads and points in between , vol . xi , no . 1 ( augusta : woodruff county historical society , winter 1983 ) , pp . 30 - 32 :\nm - m - g continued to grow into the 1970s . in 1969 the company purchased 22 superstores in the south . in order to better service small variety chains and independent variety stores , m - m - g established the york distribution company ( ydc ) in 1970 . two years later , rapid - american corp . acquired the j . j . newberry company and merged it with mccrory corporation , joining 650 m - m - g stores with 439 newberry units , including select william tally house cafeterias . renamed g . mcnew , the resulting chain was decentralized and broken into six separate subdivisions , referred to as mac companies .\ngov . pat mccrory of north carolina and mr . bryant join a list of republican governors who are being squeezed between the business groups that have formed the core of their support and conservative state lawmakers pushing back against recent gains made by advocates of gay rights and same - sex marriage .\na second distribution center was opened in olive branch , mississippi . bob sasser was hired as chief operating officer . dollar tree acquired only $ one stores located in new york .\ndollar tree\u2019s steady growth continued as the company opened 345 new stores and exceeded $ 7 billion in sales . market cap was $ 9 . 13 billion at year - end .\nin 1965 the company underwent several changes . one involved the sale of long - time subsidiary mount clemens pottery . another was the acquisition of holly stores , a retailer of women\n\u00b6 2 . mark mccrory and david thompson were terminated from employment at wal - mart . though the facts are somewhat sketchy as to the basis for termination , it appears that the decision to discharge these employees arose out of an incident involving their treatment of customers that they suspected were potential shoplifters .\nwith the depression over by 1940 , there were 682 stores in 27 u . s . states , plus 61 in canada . together , the stores produced 1940 sales of $ 158 . 7 million . as the decade advanced , many homeowners moved out to the suburbs from inner city locations ; the retailers followed . kresge management cautiously opened one suburban shopping center store in 1947 , adding to the first one that had opened in 1929 . three more followed in 1948 . by 1953 there were about 40 suburban stores in the united states , plus one in canada .\nafter world war i ( 1914 - 18 ) , inflation caused prices everywhere to rise quickly , which made it difficult for dime stores to maintain their low prices . to stay in business , kresge opened\ngreen front\nstores , selling items for twenty - five cents to one dollar , next to the traditional five - and ten - cent\nred front\nstores . kresge ' s and woolworth ' s , which also had red and green front stores , were most often located in high - traffic downtown areas . this was before suburban areas were developed in areas surrounding larger cities . by the mid - 1930s , kresge opened his first store in a suburban shopping center in kansas city , missouri , eventually selling items for hundreds of dollars ."]}
{"id": 54837, "summary": [{"text": "sabca ( soci\u00e9t\u00e9s anonyme belge de constructions a\u00e9ronautiques ) is a belgian aerospace company , controlled by dassault group and fokker .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "its main sectors of activity are civil aviation , space and defence .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "the company has three locations : brussels - headquarters and main centre of operations charleroi - military aircraft and helicopter maintenance , technical and logistic support to the customers .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "limburg - high-performance composite component manufacturing subsidiary", "topic": 8}], "title": "sabca", "paragraphs": ["sabca and its subsidiary sabca limburg n . v . at the flemish space days 2015\n\u00a9 2013 sabca productions . all rights reserved . site developed by layerblend inc .\nin 1992 , sabca moved a step forward with the creation of a fully - owned subsidiary , sabca limburg nv , specialized in the production of high - tech composites . in 2012 , sabca proposes\nlow cost\nsolutions through its participation in the moroccan subsidiary asm aero .\nsabca will be present at the international paris air show , from june 19th until june 25th , 2017 .\nin the sixties , the sabca ownership was acquired by fokker and dassault . sabca was more and more involved in multinational projects such as the fokker f28 fellowship or the breguet atlantic . the company was also implicated in the production of mirage 5 and f16 for the belgian air force . work for the ariane consortium started in 1973 and still consist an important activity for sabca . in the seventies and eighties , sabca participated in the production of the alphajet trainers and the agusta a109 helicopter .\nthe sabca engineering team performed thermal tests and basic vibration tests on the actuators , mainly of the sinusoidal and random type .\nthe starfighter was a major program for the belgian aircraft industry . a belgian air force starfighter is seen in front of the sabca plant at gosselies .\nsabca is also a partner of airbus industrie since the early day of europe ' s most successful airliner . with the rapidly declining military budgets , ariane and airbus are more and more important for the company . ageing over seventy , sabca is one of the rare aircraft manufacturers still wearing its original name .\nsabca is one of the main aerospace companies in belgium . founded in 1920 , it has built an extensive and varied know - how based on its 90 + years experience in designing , building and upgrading large and complex elements for aircraft and space launchers . sabca\u2019s customers and partners belong to the elite of the aerospace world and are spread worldwide . sabca was among the early participants in the european space programs and has since more than 40 years designed and manufactured major elements of the european spacelab and large parts of the ariane and vega launchers .\nis one of the main aerospace and defence actors in belgium , belonging to dassault group and fokker technologies ( gkn group ) . it is made up of sabca s . a . and its subsidiaries\nfor the new vega launcher , sabca followed a very innovative approach by developing a fully electrical thrust vector - actuation system ( electromechanical actuators , control and power electronics and the associated software ) . this system is based on a proprietary sabca microprocessor hardened against space radiation . it will operate in a vacuum at very low temperatures and have to withstand the heavy shocks generated by the separation of the various stages of the rocket .\nfive years ago sabca decided to replace and update its first system , and now uses lms test . lab\u2122 software in combination with lms scadas\u2122 hardware for closed loop shaker control and data acquisition from siemens plm software .\nsabca civil aircraft production started with the outer wings of the fokker 27 / 50 family , the flaps of the dassault mercure , the flaps again for the vfw - 614 and other more or less successful projects . however , the civil aircraft activity really took a boost in 1989 when a first risk - sharing contract was signed with airbus . since that day , sabca has been selected as a partner for all new airbus programs , including the giant a380 , the a400m and the new a350 xwb - 800 / 900 . sabca also designs and produces metallic and composite sub - assemblies for the dassault ( 900 / 2000 / 7x and sms ) and gulfstream business jets programs .\nas a key player in the successful a330 program , sabca is proud to announce the delivery of the first a330 neo tail cone to airbus , on thursday 15 th september 2016 . this was the 1583 th tail cone delivery .\nin the late fifties , sabca was associated with various nato studies and projects including v / stol transports or rocket engined fighters . finally the only project who led to a full production was the f104g starfighter which was constructed by a consortium including belgian , dutch , german and italian companies under lockheed leadership . the first starfighter left the belgian production line on 4th december 1961 . in 1960 , sabca studied a jet powered trainer , the s - 60 , who never left the drawing board .\nmro and upgrades of patforms and equipment is an important industrial activity which places the sabca group as a strong partner to promote a quality services in the drone industry . three core businesses : metallic & composite structures , advanced thrust vectoring systems and major maintenance & upgrades .\njust a few days before the maiden flight of the new european space agency ( esa ) vega launcher , marc pitz ( who is responsible for testing ) and marc rigal ( production engineer ) at sabca noted that they did not know if the electromechanical thrust vector actuation system from sabca , which would be used to steer the rocket ship that took off from the french guyana space center in kourou , would perform according to plan . a few days later , the first qualification flight of the vega launch vehicle proved to be a success .\nsabca is one of the main aerospace companies in belgium . it was founded in 1920 and is based in haren , near brussels , and charleroi . besides being a subcontractor for different aircraft manufacturers , such as dassault aviation and airbus , sabca just delivered its 100th airbus a380 t - shape : a large metallic structural assembly that carries high fuselage loads between the main wheel wells of the aircraft . the company also builds servoactuators for the ariane 5 launcher and the interstage 0 / 1 skirt and the thrust vectoring systems for the four stages of the new vega launcher .\nsabca is a leading belgian aerospace company that employs more than 1 , 000 people and is active in civil aircraft design and manufacturing , military aircraft overhaul and upgrades , and space pro - grams . these activities cover structural work as well as thrust - vectoring systems and systems integration .\nour set design company offers a wide range of production services including cutting - edge set designs meticulously crafted for news set , talk shows , game and sports set needs in keeping with hd quality demans . sabca productions has consistently taken the initiative to reduce costs and implement functional modular news set designs .\nfor all kinds of military aircraft and helicopters . a dedicated engineering office prepares the modification packages that allow older aircraft to fly longer years with an operational capability close to the most modern aircraft . the belgian air force is of course a regular customer in charleroi , but so are several foreign air forces who recognize the high flexibility and reliability of the work performed at sabca . around 290 persons are active at\nsabca productions inc . invites you to explore creative set design and virtual sets solutions to potentially attract more viewers to your station through our innovative services . we also specialize in broadcast animation and network rebranding . with 25 years of experience in news station package design with expert knowledge of all equipment and technical needs . we can provide all vizrt , xpression and chyron formatting with our packages and bring together the best in the business to create a dream team that will redefine your brand experience .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nis one of the main aerospace companies in belgium . founded in 1920 , it has built an extensive and varied know - how based on its 95 + years experience in designing , building and upgrading large and complex elements for aircraft and space launchers . our customers and partners belong to the elite of the aerospace world and are spread worldwide .\ntakes the natural next step offering its expertise and infrastructure to the industry of remotely - piloted and unmanned aerial systems ( rpas and uas ) , also known as \u201cdrones\u201d .\nwith a new five years contract for depot - level maintenance support to the f - 16 fleet operated by u . s . air forces in europe ' '\n75 successes in a row , an all - time record for successful launches in a row blogged the site of arianespace last week .\nlift - off of vega\u2019s eight flawless mission and the second launch this year of the vega rocket on a commercial mission to deliver a turkish earth observation satellite into orbit .\neurope\u2019s vega small - satellite launcher on september 15 th successfully placed five high - resolution optical earth observation satellites , one for the peruvian government and four for google - owned terra bella into low earth orbit .\non august 31th , 2016 mrs . elke sleurs , secretary of state for science policy , poverty reduction , equal opportunities for people with disabilities , urban policy , deputy minister of finance , visited the facilities of the\nwill be at the farnborough air show , from july 11th until july 15th , 2016 .\nannounces that , considering his forthcoming retirement , m . jean - marie lef\u00e8vre , ceo of\n, will withdraw from his function as ceo as from august 31 , 2016 .\n, m . thibauld jongen , presently senior vice president and managing director of cenco international at techspace aero ( safran group ) . he will join\nn . v . , its subsidiary dedicated to the development and production of advanced composite elements for aircraft and launchers .\nthe company also possesses , directly or indirectly , minority interests in holdings or joint ventures linked to its industrial activities .\nplant is specialized in handling the metallic parts and assemblies . among its strong points we can point out :\nheat treatments and surface treatments . a new fully automated installation offers reach compliant tsa anodization and water - based painting for parts up to 7200 x 3650 x 700 mm .\npossesses a complete organization that manages work flow , modifications and configuration , product assurance , processes , tooling inspection and update , packaging and delivery .\nconcentrates on advanced composite manufacturing . in spite of its relatively small size , the company owns :\n, offers a large spectrum of production processes that fit most of today ' s needs for efficient production of complex structures .\nassemblies for aircraft . two automatic tape - layers ( atl ) and very large autoclaves , coupled with an increasing know - how , allow the production of integrated skins for flaps and stabilizers . in cooperation with the engineering office in brussels ,\nis also responsible for the flap track fairings of several aircraft . space is also present in this plant with the final system integration of ariane 5 assemblies . around 140 persons are employed at\nwe create a unique and flexible custom look set for each client , from design and costruction to installation . our \u201cset refresher\u201d service is often a cost effective way to get a whole new look while keeping within your budget . please take a look at our work portfolio and see how our skills can be part of a strategy to strengthen your brand . our company has the talent and experience to create that \u201clook\u201d for your environment that will exceed your expectations .\nthe ambition of the dassault group is to be the best in the businesses in which we engage , and to exceed all of our customers ' expectations .\nthe history of the dassault group for almost a century can be summarized in a single word : innovation . beginning in 1914 , at the beginning of the first wo . . .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\ncompanies listed on euronext are indexed according to size , segments , sectors and per national market . it is not necessary to apply for inclusion in an index , just as a company cannot block its inclusion .\nveuillez s\u00e9lectionnez le format ms excel ( . xls ) s\u00e9parateur point virgule ( . csv ) s\u00e9parateur point virgule ( . txt ) layout mise en page verticale mise en page horizontale s\u00e9parateur d\u00e9cimal\n.\n,\nformat de date jour / mois / ann\u00e9e mois / jour / ann\u00e9e\nparticipates in most programs from the very first design phases . its engineering offices cope with all technical challenges that make a good product different from the others .\nworkforce is involved in design , stress calculations , testing , qualification , and production engineering .\nadvanced electrical / mechanical / hydraulic systems like thrust vectoring systems , servo - actuators for space launchers , devices for braking systems , etc . . .\nthe integration of new navigation and weapon systems in aging military aircraft , giving them a second or third life .\nand as a support to the customer . in some of the tests performed at our plant , large jacks were used to apply a loads of more than 600 tons on our structural assemblies !\ngroup prepares the future by investing in the technologies of the future . this is done with our own funds but also within large research programs like the european framework programs and the walloon\nplan marshall\n. examples are a participation in the fp6\nmojo\nprogram and the development of composite sqrtm techniques .\nmaintains and upgrades a broad spectrum of military aircraft and helicopters . in our large hangars , aircraft are first de - fueled in order to avoid fire and explosions , then the engines are removed , the access panels are opened , equipment , parts and harnesses are removed , inspected , cleaned , repaired or replaced .\nnew installed equipment can be radios , gps , hud , navigation or weapons systems , new ejection seats , enhanced fuel system , upgraded power generation , chaff & flares , ecm and even new canards .\nsome equipments require a full revision i . a . w . the prescriptions of the original manufacturer .\nwill strip the paint ( bead blast process ) and apply a new paint .\nalso prepares , performs and analyses the test flights to ensure that the aircraft is ready to go back to service .\nare aware of our impact on the environment and take actions to reduce it .\nannounced its commitment to progressively set up an environmental management system ( ems ) in accordance with iso 14001 . therefore a project team has been especially dedicated to create and implement this ems .\n\u2019s first environmental policy declaration and a first iso 14001 roadmap for 2010 / 2011 .\ninvestment in a new automated surface treatment installation that will not only be more energy efficient , but will also pump and recycle the air and will allow the use of new chrome - free baths .\na bead blasting installation at charleroi to mechanically remove the paint from the aircraft . this ecological process replaces the classical chemical processes . as a bonus , the small beads are recycled after every operation .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\ncfk valley belgium ' s first innovation day is going to take place on 14 and 15 october . there will be an opportunity to visit jd ' c in the afternoon on 14 october . the following day you can attend the conference about the automated production of composite products .\n09 : 00 welcome words and introduction to cfk - valley , prof . herrmann and dr . merz\nautomation for composite processing : trends and opportunities - prof . vandepitte , ku leuven\neverything is in flow , new assembly line for vertical tail planes \u2013 airbus stade , single aisle - dr . siewert broetje automation\nhighly efficient composite technologies based on the advancement of sheet moulding compounds - m . sc . marc fette - hauptmann\nautomated assembly systems for aviation industry - dr . werner gryksa , president business development fft produktionssysteme\n\u201cthe outcome of the vega program is extremely important for us , \u201d says pitz . \u201cvega will mark our future . \u201d\nthis new vega launcher has been developed by esa during the last nine years . it will be able to bring a 1 . 5 - ton payload into low earth orbit . the technology on the ariane 5 program goes back as far as the early 1970s , and the servo - actuators that were used to direct the rocket thrust and steer the rocket ship are still electrohydraulic systems : gat ( groupe d\u2019activation tuy\u00e8re ) and gam ( groupe d\u2019activation moteur ) .\ndue to significant constraints , the thrust vector actuation system undergoes a very strict and severe qualification test program during development . but each subassembly also undergoes a set of predefined lower and shorter tests on the shaker just before rocket assembly .\n\u201cwe evaluated different suppliers , and the solutions of siemens plm software offered far more possibilities and flexibility , mainly because of their modal capability , \u201d says pitz .\ntwo years ago , the test environment was further enhanced with a brand new 160 kilo newton ( kn ) shaker , referred to by pitz as \u201dour big elephant . \u201d\n\u201cwe use the same test setup for both qualification and production testing of the servo - actuators , \u201d says pitz . \u201cthis built - in flexibility is considered a key advantage of the siemens plm software testing solutions .\n\u201cease of use is very important to us because different engineers are using the system , and not everybody is a test software expert or can invest vast amounts of time studying the tools . production engineers are no vibration experts , but once the configuration is set , they push the button and the test is done . these time savings are important for us . \u201d\n\u201cduring the qualification tests , the components are put under severe stress , up to 22 . 5 g in sine mode and 20 g in random mode , \u201d says rigal . \u201cduring production , test levels are topped off at 12 g in random mode . production tests are mainly focused on random mode .\n\u201ca vibration test on a hydro - mechanical actuator typically takes half a day , \u201d says pitz . \u201csince it takes two actuators to steer the thrust of an engine , tests are performed on two hydro - mechanical actuators consecutively , as a twin configuration . so testing one set takes a day , plus two days for the thermal test . \u201d\n\u201cstarting from the primary parts , it takes three to four weeks to have a hydro - mechanical actuator ready , \u201d says rigal . \u201cproducing an electromechanical actuator takes less than a day , but far more time to test . the test cycle takes more time than the assembly cycle . \u201d\n\u201ctesting actuators means that the level on the hydraulic pump needs to be limited to a max of 250 g , especially when reaching resonances , \u201d says rigal . \u201cwe control this level accurately because harmonic and peak estimators are computed in real time by the software . \u201d\n\u201cwe perform about 15 to 20 vibration tests per month , \u201d says rigal . \u201cwe\u2019ve used the system for five years , and during that time we\u2019ve never experienced any unexpected or unstable behavior of the system . \u201d\nthe development of the ariane 5 launcher predates virtual testing and testing models . although numerous tests were performed and data were gathered , no truly correlated virtual test model of the hydro - mechanical actuator was ever built . since the beginning of the ariane 5 program , the technology of servo - actuators has undergone a major change .\nthe actuators on new vega are electromechanical , which follows the recent trend in this area . testing these electromechanical actuators means entering unchartered territory .\n\u201cthis electromechanical character complicates vibration testing in a certain way , because besides mechanics , we also have to test the electronic components on a small board inside the electronic box , \u201d says pitz . \u201cresonance frequencies are a lot higher with electronic components . exposure of these components to space radiation also means that we have to perform electromagnetic compatibility tests . \u201d it is believed that testing and simulation will be further integrated in the future . \u201cwe believe that simulating testing using correlated models will be required in the future in order to better predict the vibration behavior during the qualification test , \u201d says pitz .\nthe use of the virtual shaker technique will increase confidence in the test and enhance the notching profile definition .\n\u201cmechatronic actuators are quite a new product , including for us , \u201d says pitz . \u201ctesting has become more detailed and delicate . for the moment , the mechanical and electronic parts are still separated , but in the near future , the electronics will be integrated on the mechanical parts , thus actuators will become truly integrated mechatronic systems . \u201d\nmechatronic actuators are quite a new product , including for us . testing has become more detailed and delicate . for the moment , the mechanical and electronic parts are still separated , but in the near future , the electronics will be integrated on the mechanical parts , thus actuators will become truly integrated mechatronic systems ."]}
{"id": 54838, "summary": [{"text": "a testbed ( also \" test bed \" ) is a platform for conducting rigorous , transparent , and replicable testing of scientific theories , computational tools , and new technologies .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the term is used across many disciplines to describe experimental research and new product development platforms and environments .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "they may vary from hands-on prototype development in manufacturing industries such as automobiles ( known as \" mules \" ) , aircraft engines or systems and to intellectual property refinement in such fields as computer software development shielded from the hazards of testing live . ", "topic": 22}], "title": "testbed", "paragraphs": ["changes made within the testbed to your epp password will affect only the testbed , and will persist only until the next reset cycle . no data in the testbed will be copied to the live register .\nwork on testbed 14 commenced with the elicitation of sponsor requirements in 2017 . among the organizations providing testbed sponsorship are the following ogc members :\na whois server is available for the testbed to assist with testing . the testbed server is at testbed - whois . nominet . org . uk . usage limits of 100 , 000 requests per day are in force .\ntestbed is the primary api for writing unit tests for angular applications and libraries .\na list of signees of the atis testbed confidentiality agreement can be found here .\natis robocalling testbed connectivity guidelines - participants who have returned both the atis confidentiality agreement and neustar robocalling testbed use policy can request the latest copy by contacting technical support .\ntestbed is a common way to describe testing rooms at robotics facilities . for example , a testbed may allow robot driven processes such as manufacturing steps to be tested .\nif you have any questions about the atis robocalling testbed , please contact jim mceachern .\nis a facility for conducting rigorous tests . the following are common types of testbed .\nnine easy - to - follow examples using testbed , fixtures , async and fakeasync / tick .\ntesting utilities : testbed , inject , fixtures , async , fakeasync / tick and jasmine . done .\nyour epp password for the testbed ( and the associated ip address ) can be changed via the online service . such changes will be reflected in the testbed after the next daily reset cycle . changes to the\ninformation regarding the wfs 3 . 0 hackathon , which will feed results into testbed 14 . is now available .\ntestbed , similarly to @ ngmodule helps us to set up the dependencies for our tests . we call testbed . configuretestingmodule passing our configuration . this information will then be used to resolve any dependencies . we can see an example below :\nthese details can be changed at any time , and will be reflected on the testbed server only after its next reset cycle .\nfor dependencies defined at the component level we need to use the component injector as shown above . testbed . get or inject won\u2019t work .\non the testbed , a clone of all tags on the testbed has been provided - all connection ip addresses are the same . this tag can be used to transfer a domain name to your tag and generate a notification . the name of the cloned tag is generated as follows :\nto test create requests which are referred for manual intervention , applications made to the testbed for domain names ending\nurltoken\nare validated automatically .\nfirst we load the dependencies required for our tests with testbed . configuretestingmodule . then on our spec we use inject to automatically instantiate each dependency .\nthe term testbed is primarily associated with the testing of aircraft engines . this typically means fixing the engine to a fixed location and testing it on the ground . engines are also tested on a\nflying testbed\nmeaning an aircraft fitted with both its original engines and an engine that ' s in development .\nthe testbed environment is as close to the live environment as possible . consequently , any ( fictional ) domain created in the testbed must have a unique name . in order to avoid potential name conflicts with other tags , it is suggested that you append your tag - name to the key of any domains you request .\nwe used testbed . createcomponent to create an instance of our greeter component . the component instance will be accessible within a fixture . this is its main api :\nnoaa ' s hydrometeorolgy testbed ( hmt ) is a joint oar \u2014 nws testbed motivated to make communities that are more resilient to the impacts of extreme precipitation on lives , property , water supply and ecosystems . hmt is co - managed by the oar physical sciences division , and the nws weather prediction center in partnership with the national water center .\nflight evaluations for the rolls - royce trent xwb engine \u2013 which will power airbus\u2019 new a350 xwb jetliner \u2013 began aboard the dedicated a380 testbed aircraft on 18 february , 2012 .\nthe engine for airbus\u2019 new a350 xwb jetliner made its successful first flight on 18 february , 2012 , installed aboard the dedicated a380 testbed aircraft on its inner left wing position .\ntestbed 14 is organized into the following threads . these will integrate both architectural and thematic views , allowing a grouping of closely related work items and reduction of cross - thread dependencies .\nthe testbed database provides each registrar with a set of fictional domains , accounts , and contacts . the dataset is provided solely for testing purposes , and registrars are free to alter the data , and register new domains and accounts . the dataset will be reset daily , discarding any changes and additions made . two testbed servers will be available , a secure epp server using tlsv1 . 2 and a plain - text server . both servers will connect to the same testbed database . the secure epp server provides server authentication and data encryption but does not require ssl client authentication .\nobjects existing in the live registry , such as domains and registrant accounts , are not replicated in the testbed . only a clone of your registrar account , and a clone of each tag which is registered to use epp , will appear in the dataset , with id values not matching those in the live register . aside from this , all information in the testbed will be fictional . a set of domains will be created on each tag , covering a variety of different states grouped together under a series of registrants (\nok , hopefully the testbed stuff helps to identify any bugs or performance issues . i ' ve finished testcrankgearspulley now , and started on testedges . i ' m including cranks and pulleys since it was an easy update but i ' m not sure how to proceed with testedges .\nthe testbed 14 call for participation ( cfp ) (\npart 1 cfp\n) is now closed , but offers of in - kind contributions on a best - effort basis ( i . e . , not under any participation agreement contract ) will still be considered . as stated in the cfp general proposal submission guidelines , any additional in - kind scope should be offered outside the formal bidding process , where an independent determination can be made as to whether it should be included in testbed scope or not . more information can be found in the solicitation document .\nlater this year , the enhanced ge90 engine will operate on ge ' s 747 flying testbed aircraft at mojave , california . certification by the u . s . federal aviation administration ( faa ) is expected in december 1999 . boeing 777 aircraft powered by the ge90 pip engine are targeted for delivery beginning in mid - 2000 .\nthe neustar trust lab serves as the virtual industry testbed for communications service providers , equipment manufacturers and software suppliers to remotely test solutions developed for the shaken framework . participants in the testbed collaborate to test against applicable atis standards . neustar provides technical support for the relevant connectivity information , representative network configuration , its shaken software functionality and supported test scenarios amongst participants . the virtual test environment removes obstacles and accelerates the validation of caller authentication standards . the facility supports extensive call tracing which helps quickly troubleshoot during testing sessions . through neustar\u2019s content collaboration platform , detailed call traces are shared in almost real time and test results are formally published , summarized and shared at various levels .\nthe ogc innovation program provides a venue for using initiatives to advance solutions to data challenges through using open standards . testbeds are ogc ' s largest initiatives , with last two testbeds averaging us $ 3 million in sponsor funding . most recently , testbed 13 was sponsored by 12 organizations from 5 countries , and brought together more than 200 individuals from 60 organizations .\nmeanwhile , ge\u2019s stalwart ex - pan am operated 747 - 100 flying testbed , the oldest example of the 747 still flying , is busy wrapping up tests of the upgraded genx - 2b performance improvement package ( pip ) at victorville , calif . the upgraded engine - seen above in the number two ( inboard positiion ) - will power the 747 - 8 .\nits distinct third - engine pylon is original , because when it comes to certifying a new engine , the test engine is usually installed by general electric or rolls - royce in place of one of the series\u2019 reactors , present under the wing . however , honeywell\u2019s testbed engine has its limits . it can only be used for small reactors weighing a maximum of around 700 kg .\ntestbed 14 will be ogc ' s 100th initiative . over the course of past initiatives , ogc has helped develop new standards and architectures that have transformed how we share and use geospatial information , from advancing sharing of digital maps over the web ( e . g . wms ) to new encodings ( e . g . geopackage ) that are empowering mobile users with powerful geospatial tools .\nthe atis robocalling testbed , exclusively hosted by the neustar trust lab , serves as the industry interoperability test facility to validate the effectiveness of caller authentication standards developed by the internet engineering task force ( ietf ) and atis . specifically , atis developed \u201csignature - based handling of asserted information using tokens\u201d ( shaken ) as an implementation framework for service providers to better combat robocalls and call spoofing on ip - based networks .\nthe testbed is set up in a way that allows a new test to be added efficiently . when a new test is defined , only the parts of the code which make it unique need to be written . functions which are the same for all tests such as creating / destroying / resetting , and the control panel checkboxes and buttons , are handled by the main program code and never need to be changed .\n, so if this default input ( mouse dragging of objects etc ) is enough , then you may not need to override the input functions at all . likewise if you are not doing anything special for rendering or physics control , you don ' t need to override step ( ) either . in fact , some of the example tests in the testbed are nothing more than a constructor to set up the scene . i told you it was simple didn ' t i . . . ?\nemulab is a network testbed , giving researchers a wide range of environments in which to develop , debug , and evaluate their systems . the name emulab refers both to a facility and to a software system . the primary emulab installation is run by the flux group , part of the school of computing at the university of utah . there are also installations of the emulab software at more than two dozen sites around the world , ranging from testbeds with a handful of nodes up to testbeds with hundreds of nodes . emulab is widely used by computer science researchers in the fields of networking and distributed systems . it is also designed to support education , and has been used to teach classes in those fields .\nthe newer 747 will provide greater capability than the 1960s - era legacy testbed in terms of a larger flight performance envelope , greater range and payload , and improved integrated systems . powered by cf6 - 80c2 engines , the 747 - 400 will have excess performance and better capability says ge . the current aircraft is barely able to achieve the 43 , 000 ft required for 787 engine test points for sustained periods , whereas this will comfortably be achieved with the newer version , it adds . aside from greater range and endurance , up to 15 hours of flight time versus the 8 to 9 hour flights normally flown by the current 747 , the newer aircraft is also configured with contemporary arinc 429 - based digital avionics .\ngeneral electric\u2019s new boeing 747 - 400 flying testbed has been delivered to evergreen aviation technologies ( egat ) in taiwan for installation of data racks , instrumentation wiring and instrumentation equipment . the aircraft is also scheduled to undergo wing structural modifications during the second half of the year in readiness for its first test flights in 2014 . the aircraft was flown to egat from taikoo aircraft engineering , xiamen , where heavy maintenance and interior modifications had been performed . ge , which continues to operate its original pratt & whitney jt9d - 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linear quadcopter dynamics are stabilized using a generic control algorithm through the novel arduino based software architecture . experimental results demonstrate the validation of the integration and the novel software package running on an arduino board to control autonomous quadcopter flights .\ntestbeds are used to test rocket engines and a variety of components including space communication systems . this includes software simulators as well as physical facilities .\nis a virtualized software environment that allows programmers or users to make changes without fear of impacting real business data or processes .\na problem solving strategy that involves testing ideas that are assumed to be true by an individual , group , institution or society .\n\u00a9 2010 - 2018 simplicable . all rights reserved . reproduction of materials found on this site , in any form , without explicit permission is prohibited . view credits & copyrights or citation information for this page .\ncookies help us deliver our site . by clicking\naccept\nor by continuing to use the site , you agree to our use of cookies . visit our privacy policy , cookie policy and consent tool to learn more .\ncopyright 2002 - 2018 simplicable . all rights reserved . this material may not be published , broadcast , rewritten , redistributed or translated . report violations here .\nsign up for free to join this conversation on github . already have an account ? sign in to comment\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 .\nin this post , we want to cover the most common unit tests to use for angular applications , like : components , services , http and pipes ; but also some less known areas like : directives , the router or observables . we will provide examples designed so you can use them as a quick reference . don\u2019t miss out the testing checklist to help you while creating your own tests .\ntesting has been improved quite a lot from rc to final and even more after moving to ngmodule . the angular core team has worked hard to reduce boilerplate and be able to use not only jasmine but other tests frameworks like mocha .\nthere are few new apis you should know about to get the best out of your tests . we will cover :\ntesting examples : components , services , http and mockbackend , directives , pipes , routes , observables and eventemitter .\nto test , all 26 specs or change the code , you can use this plunker .\njasmine is an open source testing framework from pivotal labs that uses behaviour - driven notation resulting in a fluent and improved testing experience .\nsuites \u2014 describe ( string , function ) functions , take a title and a function containing one or more specs .\nspecs \u2014 it ( string , function ) functions , take a title and a function containing one or more expectations .\nexpectations \u2014 are assertions that evaluate to true or false . basic syntax reads expect ( actual ) . tobe ( expected )\nmatchers \u2014 are predefined helpers for common assertions . eg : tobe ( expected ) , toequal ( expected ) . find a complete list here .\njasmine offers four handlers to add our setup and teardown code : beforeeach , aftereach executed for each spec and beforeall , afterall executed once per suite .\na good practice to avoid code duplication on our specs is to refactor repetitive code into the setup .\nthere are few options to setup your environment . you can use jasmine\u2019s specrunner . html from the standalone distribution to start or create your own . you can also integrate it with a test runner like karma . we are not going to cover all combinations as we are more interested in the actual tests .\nwe load jasmine dependencies followed by angular ones . we are using a system . js and typescript setup . we use promise . all ( ) to load our specs in one go and , once all specs are available , we trigger jasmine test - runner manually by calling onload .\nwe can now refactor the inject so we don\u2019t repeat it for each spec .\nlet\u2019s see two examples of instantiating a component . the first example , is synchronous and creates a fixture containing an instance of mytestcomponent .\nsecond example , is asynchronous , as is using external templates and css , requiring xhr calls .\nwe can use async when dependencies involve asynchronous handling . this will internally create a zone and deal with any asynchronous processing .\ncan i use mocks , stubs or spies ? dependencies should be covered by their own tests . using them can boost your tests without losing efficacy .\nsync or async ? does your test makes asynchronous calls ? uses xhr , promises , observables , etc . is the component using templateurl or styleurls or inline ? make sure you are using the corresponding apis .\nlet\u2019s see how we can test the different building blocks of our application . we are going to skip all required imports for brevity . we added notes when necessary . they can be found here .\nlet\u2019s take a simple component that renders a greeting message using an @ input ( ) property .\na common practice is to use beforeeach to refactor our tests . by doing it , we avoid having to repeat some code like inject for each test . this will also simplify our specs .\nwe used the name property to set up a value , trigger change detection with detectchanges and check the expected result when all asynchronous calls have ended using whenstable . in order to access the rendered text we used two different apis filtering by a css selector ( lines 22\u201323 ) .\nother queries for debugelement are : query ( by . all ( ) ) query ( by . directive ( mydirective ) )\nlanguagesservice has only one method that returns an array of available languages for the application .\nsimilar to our previous example we instantiate the service using beforeeach . as we said , this is a good practice even if we only have one spec . on this occasion , we are checking each individual language and the total count .\nwe usually don\u2019t want to make http calls during our tests but we are going to show it as a reference . we have replaced our initial service , languageservice for languageservicehttp .\nin this case it uses http . get ( ) to read a json file . we then used observable . map ( ) to transform the response into the final result using json ( ) .\nour test looks very similar to the previous one . the main difference is the use of an asynchronous test as we did with the component due to the subscribe .\nhttp . get ( ) returns an observable that we can subscribe to . we will cover observables in more detail later on .\na more sensible approach is replacing http calls with a mockbackend . in order to do this , we can use provide ( line 10 ) . this will allow us to mock our responses and avoid hitting the real backend , therefore , boosting our tests .\non our test we build our mocked response ( lines 23\u201325 ) so when we finally make the call to our service it gets the expected results .\ndirectives in angular are a specific type of component with usually no accompanying view . we will use an attribute directive , logclicks , that logs how many clicks we do on the host element so you can grasp the idea .\nin order to test this directive , we decided to create a container component . we will set it up so it will act as our host reproducing the events emitted by our directive .\nwe used beforeeach to separate the logic for creating the component from the tests . this part can now be used for all specs .\nto trigger the click on the container we used the dom api ( recommended ) . we could also use fixture . debugelement . triggereventhandler ( \u2018click\u2019 ) .\nin this test , we used fakeasync and tick . using fakeasync all asynchronous processing will be paused until we call tick . this gives us greater control and avoids having to resort to nested blocks of promises or observables .\nusing fakeasync / tick we get greater control of the asynchronous code although it can\u2019t be used with xhr .\npipes are functions that can transform input data into a user - readable format . we will write a custom capitalise pipe , capitalise , using the standard string . touppercase ( ) . this is only for simplicity as angular has its own uppercasepipe implementation .\npipes are just plain classes that can be injected so we can set up our specs very easily using inject .\nin order to test our pipe we checked the common cases : it should work with empty string , it should capitalise and finally that it throws when not used with a string .\nroutes are sometimes left out but it is usually seen as a good practice for double - entry bookkeeping . in our example , we will use a simple route configuration with only a few routes and an otherwise route pointing to home .\nfirst route definition catches the initial route if none was provided redirecting to home ( line 14 ) . the second instantiates the home component ( line 15 ) ; last one captures all remaining routes and redirects them also to home ( line 16 ) . our tests will use these routes to check our expectations out .\nwe imported routertestingmodule . withroutes ( routes ) to initialise the router instance with the routes for our tests ( line 6 ) . in the code above we tested , we can navigate to home using async , asyncfake / tick and done . notice how we can write a nicer test using asyncfake as we don\u2019t have to nest the promise handling .\nobservables are great to handle asynchronous tasks . they are used in few places in angular like http , form controls , validations or behind eventemitter . we will use the observable below to show how we can test their behaviour .\nwe created an observable that emits 1 , 2 , 3 and completes . in order to test it , we set up the next , error and complete callbacks on subscribe . as next callback will be called few times we have to set our expectations dynamically .\neventemitters are used in angular to communicate events between components . we created a counter component , counter , that allows us to increment or decrement an initial value of zero . each time that we do that the new value will be pushed using an eventemitter exposed as changes .\nin this case , we check that we can increment or decrement using subscribe on the eventemitter as it exposes an observable . we trigger the different values by calling the change method and check our expectations within the next callback .\nyou have all tests included in this post and more on the demo plunker .\nangularzone community welcome to our community . our passion is angular . join us ! \ud83d\ude80\nunit tests for angular applications talk by vikram subramanian ( @ vikerman ) at ng - 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wheel drive vehicle with open and limited slip differentials . the front and rear differentials can be standard or type i torsen . the center differential can be a solid shaft , viscous coupling , viscous coupling with a locking clutch , or open with no torque transfer . the differential options are in variant subsystems . the variants can be selected using the hyperlinks embedded in the model .\nto test the effect of limited slip differentials , the road surface in the model can be configured such that the tires are on surfaces with varying coefficients of friction . this is configured in the dialog box for the subsystem road .\nthe plot below shows the results of a four - wheel drive vehicle accelerating from rest with all four wheels on a low friction surface , such as ice . two meters in front of the vehicle starting position is a high friction surface , such as dry tarmac . open differentials are used on the front and rear and a viscous coupling is used on the center differential . as a result , all four wheels slip until all reach a high friction surface .\nthe plot below shows the results of a four - wheel drive vehicle accelerating from rest with the front wheels on a low friction surface , such as ice , and the front wheels on a high friction surface , such as dry tarmac . the test is run four times with different configurations for the center differential . the shaft connection and the lockup clutch provide the fastest acceleration .\nthe plot below shows the results of a four - wheel drive vehicle accelerating from rest with the left wheels on a low friction surface , such as ice , and the right wheels on a high friction surface , such as dry tarmac . the test is run twice with different configurations for the front and rear differential . the torsen differential automatically locks under the split surface condition , resulting in faster acceleration .\nrun the command by entering it in the matlab command window . web browsers do not support matlab commands .\nchoose a web site to get translated content where available and see local events and offers . based on your location , we recommend that you select : .\nselect the china site ( in chinese or english ) for best site performance . other mathworks country sites are not optimized for visits from your location .\ni updated the hello world example to the latest svn version . just in case any new person wants to see a quick and easy way to set up with the new api changes . [ edit ] had a bit more time on my hands and updated testccd and testbridge as well . i ' m uploading them now in case i run out of time to work on them tonight . i ' ll do the rest and upload when i ' m done .\nok , i updated the ragdoll test as well . goes to show the state of the port though . . . performance is terrible . no offense intended boris , i know you are working on your own and its not done .\ndo you think you could make this a patch , rather than files ? it ' s a pain , but it is much easier for me to review changes , and apply . i ' m sorry to hear performance is terrible . there ' s much inlining to do to re - create the original level , but i suspect the c + + version i ' ve ported also has a performance hit .\nsure , i didn ' t realize it was that easy to create a patch . always finding new reasons to love tortoisesvn . as for the performance , i ' m glad to help work on that in any way i can , when i can . i ' ve been holding off looking into it at all until 2 . 1 was closer to release . now that it is though i will try to find a bit of free time to help out .\ncommitted , thanks ! now i look at it there are some problems with the ragdoll example . i think it is a bug in solving continuous physics with joints , rather than general performance issue . i ' ll take a look .\nmy main problem comes from the way fixtures and shapes are now . i did some research into the c + + examples and erin ' s comments on those ( from his forum post about the big changes . ) i have to say i ' m a bit confused now . according to what he said , edges are now just polygonshapes with only two vertices . . . but if everything has a radius now isn ' t the radius for those shapes going to be quite large in relation to their thickness ? maybe i ' m not understanding it quite right .\n/ / / create a chain of edges on the provided body . the edge chain does not alter the mass\n/ / / of the body , this must be done manually through b2body : : setmassdata .\nthis in turn calls an internal static function for connection the edges . i notice that in the as3 port this is still part of b2body . as , but the corresponding createedgechain is missing / commented out with a todo . from what i can tell in the c + + code base ( haven ' t dug really deeply in it , more of a cursory glance , ) edge chains are being created by passing in the def and looping over the vertices to create b2edgedef and eventually a fixture with an edgeshape .\nnow , i understand what is going on here but i don ' t feel comfortable enough to make a decision on where to update it . if you have an idea of what you want though i ' m more than happy to finish up . let me know .\nperhaps i ' m being stupid , but i don ' t see this b2createedgechain stuff in the c + + ? i ' ll port it when i find it . and yes , edges will have a marginal thickness . there are a few other minor short comings , which is what makes me reluctant to discard the old edge stuff quite yet . i ' ve just commented out enough to make it compile . i don ' t have any plans to fix it up , though , as it ' s apparent this is a lot of work . it ' s there in case using polygons doesn ' t work out .\nit is defiined several times in \\ trunk \\ source \\ dynamics \\ b2edgechain . h and implemented once in \\ trunk \\ source \\ dynamics \\ b2edgechain . cpp wierdly enough the file seems to be in triplicate . . . didn ' t know a beaurocrat wrote it . its not much of a different algorithm than what is currently commented out of the as port . i was more curious where it should go . also , it is referencing b2edgeshapedef and b2edgeshape . . . which i haven ' t looked into to see if its more than a polygon with 2 verts .\nonce considered mere gathering places for teens , skate parks have emerged in recent years as intriguing test beds for forward - thinking urban ideas .\nbut the main purpose of the near - lunar habitat will be as a test bed for the new - generation electric propulsion systems that will also be crucial for a mars trip .\nford has been using miami as a test bed for its self - driving vehicles since earlier this year .\nas berger points out , throughout the 1980s , the mig - 105 was used less as a way for the soviets to get that space plane design in orbit , and more as a test bed for the buran space shuttle program .\nthat still allows planners to use the model as a test bed to game out the consequences of taking action a , b , or c .\nwhat if a nuke goes off in washington , d . c . ? 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{"id": 54854, "summary": [{"text": "the film group was a chicago commercial film production company that made television commercials and political documentaries in the late 1960s and early 1970s .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "filmmakers associated with the film group include mike gray , william cottle , howard alk , mike shea , and chuck olin .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the majority of their films reside at chicago film archives within the film group collection and chuck olin collection .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "over its approximately ten-year existence from 1964-1973 the company went through a variety of name , location , and personnel changes .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "mike gray and lars hedman created hedman gray inc. in 1964 and were located at hedman \u2019s photography studio on 3325 west huron in chicago , illinois .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "in early 1966 they added photographer mike shea .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "they changed the name of the company to hedman gray shea inc. and opened an 11,000 square foot state of the art production facility at 430 west grant place and soon after changed their name to the film group .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "at that point hedman was the president , shea was the director of photography , and gray was the writer/producer .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "right after the move to grant place they hired james dennett as a production manager , william cottle as the business manager and financial backer , and chuck olin as salesman .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "hedman left the company by the end of 1966 and shea left in 1967 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "gray then took over as cameraman .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "cottle left in 1969 and the company changed its name to mike gray associates and moved to 120 west kinzie .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "the company was dissolved in 1973 with gray \u2019s move to california .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "from 1965 to 1972 they made tv commercials for national and local clients including eli lily , montclair cigarettes , hills bros coffees , mogen david , sara lee , wbib tv , aunt jemima , blue cross blue shield , illinois bell , quaker oats , chicago tribune , kentucky fried chicken , and sears .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "they also made longer sponsored films for clients that are closer to their documentary work including a matter of opportunity ( 1970 ) and 8 flags for 99 cents ( 1970 ) .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "their documentary films include the two features - american revolution ii ( 1969 ) and the murder of fred hampton ( 1971 ) .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the two films are closely related and document the unrest of the 1968 democratic national convention , follow the chicago chapter of the black panthers , and refute the city of chicago \u2019s media cover up of fred hampton \u2019s death .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "in 1969 they released a seven part educational film series urban crisis and the new militants in an attempt to update the educational film genre .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "this series includes the 1966 film cicero march , which was added to the national film registry in 2013 . ", "topic": 30}], "title": "the film group", "paragraphs": ["you will never be the same after becoming a member of the winnipeg film group .\nplease review these film group policies and guidelines before registering or attending a screening .\njoin the anu film group mailing list for updates on screenings , competitions and more .\nhighland film group is an independent film sales company that finances and sells quality feature film entertainment across multiple platforms to worldwide audiences .\ndesign & development | oneloudbellow . copyright rada film group 2014 . all rights reserved .\nfilm group membership is $ 95 / year . to add film group to your membership , please contact us at filmgroup @ urltoken or call 818 . 754 . 2800 .\nfor film group screenings . seating is on a first - come , first - served basis for film group members . future screenings may require an rsvp ; please check the individual listings to verify .\nrelated materials the chuck olin collection also at chicago film archives contains 60 reels of film created by the film group and mike gray associates , inc . some duplicate the urban crisis films in this collection , but it also includes television commericals and sponsored films made by the film group .\ncottle helped fund the creation of the film group as it evolved out of an earlier company - hedman gray shea , inc . when cottle left the company in 1969 to start his private practice as a lawyer , the film group dissolved and his partner , mike gray , continued producing films as mike gray associates , inc . cottle kept the film group name alive by distributing a series of short educational films called urban crisis and the new militants . these films were created from documentary footage shot by the film group between 1966 and 1969 .\nfilm group members may bring up to three guests . the first guest is free ; third and fourth guests are $ 5 each .\nrelated materials the film group collection at chicago film archives includes preservation and access elements of the urban crisis films and a small paper collection of documents related to the film group . the university of illinois at champaign urbana has digitized copies of the interviews olin conducted for the making of in our own hands and is jerusalem burning . see urltoken for more information .\ncustodial history the films in this collection were created by the film group . william cottle was a producer for the company and he stored the films until his donation of them to chicago film archives in 2005 .\nwilliam cottle was a member of the chicago film production company film group , inc . from 1966 to 1969 . the film group made television commercials ( local and national ) as well as a select number of political documentaries on the impact of the 1968 democratic national convention . while assisting in the filming of the disorders associated with the convention , cottle was detained by the police \u2013 an event that helped cement the film group\u2019s transition from ad men to political activists . these films have played an important role in the development of the chicago - style of documentary filmmaking .\ntuesday , july 31 , 2018 from 6 : 30pm to 10pm the 48 hour film contest is an annual event organized by the winnipeg film group . participants are tasked to write , shoot , act , edit , and score an original short film in just two \u2026\nabstract the film group was a chicago commercial film production company that made television commericials and political documentaries in the late 1960s / early 1970s . this collection includes original prints and preservation elements of their political documentaries on the 1968 democratic national convention including american revolution ii and the educational series urban crisis and the new militants . filmmakers associated with the film group include mike gray , william cottle , howard alk , mike shea , and chuck olin .\ncustodial history the objects in this collection were created by chuck olin and others at two production companies : the film group / mike gray associates and chuck olin associates . the films were stored by olin at his home and office . they were donated to chicago film archives after olin ' s death in 2005 .\ncottle received his undergraduate degree from northwestern university in 1953 . three years later he graduated with a law degree from the northwestern university school of law . after completing law school he enlisted in the u . s . navy , in which he served until october , 1958 . he then practiced public accounting until he joined the film group in 1966 . after the dissolution of the film group in 1969 , cottle practiced law until 1977 . from 1977 until 1997 , he served as the chairman of the board of the bank of chicago\u2019s group of community banks . currently retired , he spends much of his time as a saxophone player in a local swing band . he lives with his wife judith in winnetka , illinois .\nsemester two begins in just 10 days on july 16 and it ' s about time we shared what we ' ve been working on for the past few months . so without further ado , the anu film group presents our new programme for semester two 2018 !\nabstract the chuck olin collection is comprised of films , videotapes and ephemera made by chuck olin from his work at two chicago area film production companies from the mid - 60s to the late 1990s : first with the film group / mike gray associates and after 1974 with his own chuck olin associates . included are political documentaries made by the film group on the 1968 democratic national convention ; television commercials for a variety of clients including sears , blue cross blue shield , and politicians running for election ; sponsored films for the art institute of chicago , the national medical association , and eli lilly ; educational films for encyclopaedia britannica ; and a documentary by olin on the jewish brigade in world war ii .\nexclusive : as the afm gears up , highland film group has boarded worldwide rights on josh hartnett - starrer gut instinct . directed and written by daniel roby ( versailles ) , the crime thriller also stars antoine - olivier pilon ( mommy ) . based on a true story , the film follows an investigative journalist ( hartnett ) who unravels a twisted entrapment . . .\nwhen joe braven ( jason momoa ) , a humble logger residing along the u . s . / canada border is confronted by a group of deadly drug runners who have stashed heroin in his secluded cabin . . .\nexclusive : x - men and ready player one star tye sheridan is to front crime drama the night clerk , written and directed by original sin director and bonfire of the vanities screenwriter michael cristofer . the film is produced by david wulf , producer of forthcoming nic cage vehicle looking glass , and highland film group , which is launching it at berlin next week . the feature sees sheridan star . . .\nrlje films has acquired all u . s . rights to vaughn stein\u2019s noir thriller \u201cterminal , \u201d starring margot robbie , simon pegg , mike myers , max irons , and dexter fletcher . the deal with highland film group was announced on wednesday , a day after robbie received an academy award nomination in the best actress category for . . .\nthe packard campus is home to more than 7 million collection items . it provides staff support for the library of congress national film preservation board , the national recording preservation board and the national registries for film and recorded sound .\nunder the terms of the national film preservation act , each year the librarian of congress names 25 films to the national film registry that are \u201cculturally , historically or aesthetically\u201d significant . the films must be at least 10 years old . the librarian makes the annual registry selections after reviewing hundreds of titles nominated by the public and conferring with library film curators and the distinguished members of the national film preservation board ( nfpb ) . the public is urged to make nominations for next year\u2019s registry at the nfpb\u2019s website ( urltoken ) .\nhfg\u2019s management team has significant experience in film production , finance and and worldwide sales , and this experience is available to filmmakers throughout all phases of film financing production , marketing and sales .\nfive of the seven films in the urban crisis series utilize footage from the 1968 chicago democratic convention . the other two cicero march and black moderates , black militants are concerned with similar issues of civil rights and civil disobedience , but were not filmed during the democratic convention . the film group created the urban crisis series as educational films aimed at high school students . the films and accompanying literature used current political events as springboards into discussions on the limits of constitutional freedoms and the proper response of the government . though made for the educational film market , they are closer in style to cinema verite documentary films . they dispense with the didactic voice - over narrator and are shot in black and white .\n\u201cthe national film registry stands among the finest summations of more than a century of extraordinary american cinema , \u201d said billington . \u201cthis key component of american cultural history , however , is endangered , so we must protect the nation\u2019s matchless film heritage and cinematic creativity . \u201d\na fascinating example of the daringly unexpected topics and scope showcased by the best regional , independent filmmaking during the silent era , \u201cdaughter of dawn\u201d features an all - native - american cast of comanches and kiowas . although it offers a fictional love - story narrative , the film presents a priceless record of native - american customs , traditions and artifacts of the time . the oklahoma historical society recently rediscovered and restored this film with a grant from the national film preservation foundation .\nwhen frank stauffacher introduced the art in cinema film series at the san francisco museum of art in 1947 , he was on his way to becoming a significant influence on a generation of west coast filmmakers . through the series , he cultivated his knowledge of san francisco surrealist films of the 1940s as well as the \u201ccity symphonies\u201d produced by european filmmakers in the 1920s and 1930s . \u201cnotes on the port of st . francis\u201d is the natural progression of stauffacher\u2019s appreciation for the abstract synthesis of film and place . impressionistic and evocative , the film is shaped by the director\u2019s organization of iconic imagery , such as seascapes and city scenes , and by the juxtaposition of these visuals and the soundtrack comprised both of music and narration by vincent price of excerpts from robert louis stevenson ' s 1882 essay on san francisco . independent film scholar scott macdonald speculated that the \u201cnotes\u201d in the film\u2019s title may refer to \u201cboth the informality of his visuals and his care with sound that may have been a subtle way of connecting his film with the european city symphonies of the twenties . \u201d throughout the film , macdonald observed , stauffacher echoes stevenson\u2019s theme of the \u201ccity of contrasts\u201d by shooting from both san francisco bay and from the hills .\nthese seven short films in the urban crisis series have been preserved through grants from the national film preservation foundation . chicago film archives has original release prints and answer prints as well as new preservation elements including internegatives , sound elements , and access prints for projection .\namong the documentaries named to the registry are \u201croger and me , \u201d michael moore\u2019s advocacy film about the human effects of the failing auto industry ; \u201ccicero march , \u201d the confrontation between blacks and whites on the streets of an illinois town in 1966 ; \u201cdecasia , \u201d which was created from scraps of decades - old , decomposing film ; and female filmmaker lee dick\u2019s \u201cmen and dust . \u201d\nwith the end of world war ii came a dark edge in the american psyche and a change in the films it produced . film noir defined the 1940s and \u201cgilda\u201d defined the hollywood glamorization of film noir\u2014long on sex appeal but short on substance . director charles vidor capitalizes on the voyeuristic and sadomasochistic angles of film noir\u2014and who better to fetishize than rita hayworth , poured into a strapless black satin evening gown and elbow - length gloves , sashaying to \u201cput the blame on mame . \u201d george macready and glenn ford round out the tempestuous triangle , but \u201cgilda\u201d was and , more than 65 years later , still is all about hayworth .\nby turns utterly derivative and audaciously original , quentin tarantino\u2019s mordantly wicked m\u00f6bius strip of a movie influenced a generation of filmmakers and stands as a milestone in the evolution of independent cinema in the united states , making it one of the few films on the national film registry as notable for its lasting impact on the film industry as its considerable artistic merits . directed by tarantino from his profane and poetic script , \u201cpulp fiction\u201d is a beautifully composed tour - de - force , combining narrative elements of hardboiled crime novels and film noir with the bright widescreen visuals of sergio leone . the impact is profound and unforgettable .\nuse restrictions use beyond on - site viewing of american revolution ii and police power and the freedom of assembly : the gregory march must be cleared with mike gray and bill cottle . chicago film archives manages the rights of the other titles in this collection .\npart of the vibrant new wave of independent african - american filmmakers to emerge in the 1970s and 1980s , billy woodberry became a key figure in the movement known as the l . a . rebellion . woodberry crafted his ucla thesis film , \u201cbless their little hearts , \u201d which was theatrically released in 1984 . the film features a script and cinematography by charles burnett . this spare , emotionally resonant portrait of family life during times of struggle blends grinding , daily - life sadness with scenes of deft humor . jim ridley of the \u201cvillage voice\u201d aptly summed up the film\u2019s understated - but - real virtues : \u201cits poetry lies in the exaltation of ordinary detail . \u201d\nduring the summer of 1966 , the chicago freedom movement , led by dr . martin luther king , jr . , targeted chicago in a drive to end de facto segregation in northern cities and ensure better housing , education and job opportunities for african americans . after violent rioting and a month of demonstrations , the city reached an agreement with king , in part to avoid a threatened march for open housing in the neighboring all - white town of cicero , ill . , the scene of a riot 15 years earlier when a black couple tried to move into an apartment there . king called off further demonstrations , but other activists marched in cicero on sept . 4 , an event preserved on film in this eight - minute , cinema - v\u00e9rit\u00e9 - styled documentary . using lightweight , handheld equipment , the chicago - based film group , inc . filmmakers situated themselves in the midst of confrontations and captured for posterity the viciousness of northern reactions to civil - rights reforms .\nthis introspective \u201ccontrived diary\u201d film by stanton kaye features vignettes from the relationship of a real - life couple , in this case the director and his girlfriend . an evocative 1960s time capsule\u2014reminiscent of jim mcbride\u2019s \u201cdavid holzman\u2019s diary\u201d\u2014this simulated autobiography , as in many experimental films , often blurs the lines between reality and illusion , moving in non - linear arcs through the ever - evolving and unpredictable interactions of relationships , time and place . as paul schrader notes , \u201cit is probably quite impossible ( and useless ) to make a distinction between the point at which the film reflects their lives , and the point at which their lives reflect the film . \u201d \u201cbrandy in the wilderness\u201d remains a little - known yet key work of american indie filmmaking .\nthe films in this collection contain one feature - length documentary , american revolution 2 and the 7 part series of educational short films called urban crisis and the new militants . american revolution 2 begins with footage of the political demonstrations at the 1968 democratic convention and the forceful reaction of the chicago police department and the national guard . investigating the lack of an african american presence at the protests , the filmmakers follow members of the chicago chapter of the black panther party as they search for common ground with a variety of white activist groups . in one scene , panther bobby lee and members of the young patriots , a community of white appalachian activists living in the uptown neighborhood of chicago , organize to protest police brutality . chicago film archives holds two release prints of this film .\naccess restrictions this collection is open to on - site access . appointments must be made with chicago film archives . due to the fragile nature of the films , only video copies will be provided for on - site viewing .\nuse restrictions most of the films in this collection were made as works for hire . as such copyright was not transferred to chicago film archives and remains with original copyright holder . determination of copyright for these materials for reproduction is the responsibility of the user . rights for olin ' s two films on chagall - the gift and palette of glass - as well as his film in our own hands remain with his estate , which is managed by his widow nancy olin .\nthis two - week course will provide teens ( ages 13 - 18 ) with a hands - on environment covering the various departments involved in a shoot , and will expose them to the basic components of film and video production . the students will make at least 3 short films in the 2 week class .\nselecting as its focus the \u201cjustices trial\u201d of the post - world war ii nuremberg war crimes tribunal , rather than the more publicized trials of major nazi war criminals , \u201cjudgment at nuremberg\u201d broadened its scope beyond the condemnation of german perpetrators to interrogate the concept of justice within any modern society . conceived by screenwriter abby mann during the period of mccarthyism , the film argues passionately that those responsible for administering justice also have the duty to ensure that human - rights norms are preserved even if they conflict with national imperatives . mann\u2019s screenplay , originally produced as a playhouse 90 teleplay , makes \u201cthe value of a single human being\u201d the defining societal value that legal systems must respect . \u201cjudgment at nuremberg\u201d startled audiences by including in the midst of its narrative seven minutes of film footage documenting concentration camp victims , thus using motion - picture evidence to make its point both in the courtroom and in movie theaters . mann and actor maximilian schell received academy awards and the film boasted fine performances from its all - star cast .\nheroes of the space race , a pop cult classic ; the age - old battle between the sexes ; and a record of native - american traditions are among a cadre of films being recognized as works of great cultural , historic or aesthetic significance to the nation\u2019s cinematic heritage . the librarian of congress , james h . billington , announced today the annual selection of 25 motion pictures to join the national film registry of the library of congress . they will be preserved as cinematic treasures for generations to come .\nwith \u201cthe hole , \u201d legendary animators john and faith hubley created an \u201cobservation , \u201d as the opening title credits state , a chilling academy award - winning meditation on the possibility of an accidental nuclear catastrophe . jazz great dizzy gillespie and actor george mathews improvised a lively dialogue that the hubleys and their animators used as the voices of two new york construction workers laboring under third avenue . earlier in his career , while he worked as an animator in the disney studios , john hubley viewed a highly stylized russian animated film\u2014brought to his attention by frank lloyd wright\u2014that radically influenced his ideas about the possibilities of animation . with his new vision realized in this film , the hubleys ominously , yet humorously , commented on the fears of nuclear devastation ever - present in cold war american culture during the year that the cuban missile crisis unfolded .\ndirected by fred m . wilcox , mgm\u2019s \u201cforbidden planet\u201d is one of the seminal science - fiction films of the 1950s , a genre that found itself revitalized and empowered after world war ii and within america\u2019s newly created post - nuclear age . loosely based upon william shakespeare\u2019s \u201cthe tempest , \u201d \u201cforbidden planet\u201d is both sci - fi saga and allegory , a timely parable about the dangers of unlimited power and unrestrained technology . since its production , the movie has proved inspirational to generations of speculative fiction visionaries , including gene roddenberry . along with its literary influence , highly influential special effects and visual style , the film also pushed the boundaries of cinematic science fiction . for the first time , all action happened intergalatically ( not on earth ) and humans are depicted as space travelers , regularly jetting off to the far reaches of the cosmos . additionally , \u201cforbidden planet\u201d is remembered for its innovative score\u2014or lack thereof . no music exists on the film\u2019s soundtrack ; instead , all ambient sounds are \u201celectronic tonalities\u201d created by louis and bebe barren . walter pidgeon , leslie nielsen , anne francis and , in his debut , robbie the robot make up the film\u2019s cast .\nfor each title named to the registry , the library of congress packard campus for audio visual conservation works to ensure that the film is preserved for future generations , either through the library\u2019s motion - picture preservation program or through collaborative ventures with other archives , motion - picture studios and independent filmmakers . the packard campus is a state - of - the - art facility where the nation\u2019s library acquires , preserves and provides access to the world\u2019s largest and most comprehensive collection of films , television programs , radio broadcasts and sound recordings ( urltoken ) .\nthe one folder of paper materials contains copies of pages from a catalog of a film distributor that sold the urban crisis series , a one - sheet for cicero march , and information on the accompanying literature that schools could use when screening police power and freedom of assembly . the papers have not been processed and as such are not included in the container list below . however , they are accessible for on - site access .\naccess restrictions this collection is open to on - site access . appointments must be made with chicago film archives . due to the fragile nature of the films , only video copies will be provided for on - site viewing . the videotapes in series ii : subseries ii are not currently accessible . the photos in series ii : subseries iii are not processed but are accessible on - site .\nthe popularity of this western , based on akira kurosawa\u2019s \u201cseven samurai\u201d ( 1954 ) , has continued to grow since its release due in part to its role as a springboard for several young actors on the verge of successful careers : steve mcqueen , charles bronson , james coburn , robert vaughn and horst buchholz . the film also gave a new twist to the career of yul brynner . brynner bought the rights to kurosawa\u2019s original story and hand - picked john sturges as its director . sturges had earned a reputation as a solid director of westerns such as \u201cbad day at black rock\u201d ( 1955 ) and \u201cgunfight at the o . k . corral\u201d ( 1957 ) . transporting the action from japan to mexico , where it was filmed on location , the story portrays a gang of paid gunslingers hired by farmers to rout the bandits pillaging their town . contributing to the film\u2019s popular appeal through the decades is elmer bernstein\u2019s vibrant score , which would go on to become the theme music for marlboro cigarette commercials from 1962 until cigarette advertising on television was banned in 1971 .\nthe list also includes \u201cforbidden planet , \u201d one of the seminal science - fiction films of the 1950s ; \u201cthe right stuff , \u201d an epic tribute to the pioneers of the space program ; and \u201cjudgment at nuremberg , \u201d which earned actor maximilian schell and screenwriter abby mann academy awards .\nerrol morris , the director of such highly acclaimed documentary features as \u201cthe thin blue line , \u201d \u201cfast , cheap and out of control\u201d and \u201cmr . death , \u201d is noted to have sat drop - jawed watching \u201cdecasia\u201d and stammering , \u201cthis may be the greatest movie ever made . \u201d created from scraps of decades - old decomposing \u201cfound film , \u201d \u201cdecasia\u201d hypnotizes and teases with images that fade and transform themselves right before the viewer\u2019s eyes . culling footage from archives across the country , filmmaker bill morrison collected nitrate film stock on the very brink of disappearance and distilled it into a new art form capable of provoking \u201ctransports of sublime reverie amid pangs of wistful sorrow , \u201d according to new york times writer lawrence weschler . morrison wedded images to the discordant music of composer michael gordon\u2014a founding member of the bang on a can collective\u2014into a fusion of sight and sound that weschler called \u201cravishingly , achingly beautiful . \u201d\nwith her trendsetting dutch bob haircut and short skirts , colleen moore brought insouciance and innocence to the flapper image , character and aesthetic . by 1926 , however , when she appeared in \u201cella cinders , \u201d moore\u2019s interpretation of the flapper had been eclipsed by the more overtly sexual version popularized by clara bow or joan crawford . in \u201cella cinders , \u201d ella ( colleen moore ) wins a beauty contest sponsored by a movie magazine and is awarded a studio contract . new york times reviewer mordaunt hall observed that the film was \u201cfilled with those wild incidents which are seldom heard of in ordinary society , \u201d and noted \u201cmiss moore is energetic and vivacious . \u201d the film is an archetype of 1920s comedy , featuring a star whose air of emancipation inspired her generation .\n\u2022 law and order vs . dissent intermixes footage of the police response to the demonstrations at the 1968 convention with press conferences by mayor richard j . daley and a spokesman for the chicago police department .\nnever one to shy away from sentiment , director john ford used \u201cthe quiet man\u201d with unadulterated adulation to pay tribute to his irish heritage and the grandeur of the emerald isle . with her red hair ablaze against the enveloping lush green landscapes , maureen o\u2019hara embodies the mystique of ireland , as john wayne personifies the indefatigable american searching for his ancestral roots , with victor young\u2019s jovial score punctuating their escapades . the film and the locale are populated with characters bordering on caricature . sly , whiskey - loving matchmaker michaleen o\u2019flynn ( barry fitzgerald ) , the burly town bully will danaher ( victor mclaglen ) and the put - upon but patient widow tillane ( mildred natwick ) are the most vivid . beautifully photographed in rich , saturated technicolor by winton c . hoch , with picturesque art direction by frank hotaling , \u201cthe quiet man\u201d has become a perennial st . patrick\u2019s day television favorite .\nproduced and directed by lee dick\u2014a woman pioneer in the field of documentary filmmaking\u2014and written and shot by her husband sheldon , this labor advocacy film is about diseases plaguing miners in kansas , missouri and oklahoma . sponsored by the tri - state survey committee , \u201cmen and dust\u201d is a stylistically innovative documentary and a valuable ecological record of landscapes radically transformed by extractive industry .\nalleged to be walt disney\u2019s personal favorite from all of his many classic films , \u201cmary poppins\u201d is based upon a book by p . l . travers . with travers\u2019 original tale as a framework , screenwriters bill walsh and don dagradi , with the aid of songwriters the sherman brothers ( richard m . and robert b . ) , fashioned an original movie musical about a most unusual nanny . weaving together a witty script , an inventive visual style and a slate of classic songs ( including \u201ca spoonful of sugar\u201d and \u201cchim chim cher - ee\u201d ) , \u201cmary poppins\u201d is a film that has enchanted generations . equal parts innocent fun and savvy sophistication , the artistic and commercial success of the film solidified disney\u2019s knack for big - screen , non - cartoon storytelling and invention . with its seamless integration of animation with live action , the film prefigured thousands of later digital and cgi - aided effects . with its pitch - perfect cast , including julie andrews , dick van dyke , jane darwell , glynis johns and ed wynn , \u201cmary poppins\u201d has remained a \u201csupercalifragilisticexpialidocious\u201d achievement .\nspanning the period 1919 - 2002 , the films named to the registry include hollywood classics , documentaries , silent films , independent and experimental motion pictures . this year\u2019s selections bring the number of films in the registry to 625 , a small part of the library\u2019s vast moving - image collection of 1 . 2 million items .\nemploying a title suggested by irving berlin , screenwriter anita loos , working with husband john emerson , crafted this charming spoof on romance in the workplace that catapulted constance talmadge , the object of berlin\u2019s unrequited affection , into stardom . during the silent era , women screenwriters , directors and producers often modified and poked fun at stereotypes of women that male filmmakers had drawn in harsher tones . the smiles of loos\u2019 \u201cvirtuous vamp\u201d\u2014as embodied by talmadge\u2014lead to havoc in the office , but are not life - threatening , as were the hypnotizing stares of theda bara\u2019s iconic caricature that defined an earlier era . in this satire of male frailties , the knowing innocence of loos\u2019 character captured the imagination of poet vachel lindsay , who deemed the film \u201ca gem\u201d and called talmadge \u201ca new sweetheart for america . \u201d\n\u2022 the right to dissent : a press conference records a pre - convention press conference of the national committee to end in the war in vietnam . david dellinger and rennie davis recount their difficulties in dealing with the city of chicago to plan their protests against the 1968 democratic convention .\n\u2022 the people\u2019s right to know : police vs . reporters interviews photojournalist paul sequeira on his experience covering the 1968 democratic convention and the police attempts to physically restrict reporters\u2019 access .\nthe 2013 registry list includes such movie classics as \u201cmary poppins , \u201d featuring julie andrews\u2019 academy award - winning performance , and john ford\u2019s \u201cthe quiet man , \u201d starring john wayne and maureen o\u2019hara . films that catapulted the cinematic careers of their directors include quentin tarantino\u2019s \u201cpulp fiction , \u201d a fusion of film noir and hardboiled crime storytelling ; and mike nichols\u2019 \u201cwho\u2019s afraid of virginia woolf ? \u201d which starred elizabeth taylor and richard burton , then married , as an explosively espoused couple .\nlibrary of congress > news from the library of congress > 2013 > cinema with the right stuff marks 2013 national . . .\nadam davidson\u2019s 10 - minute columbia university student film examines the partial erosion of haughty self - confidence when stranded outside one\u2019s personal comfort zone . a woman has a slice - of - life , train - station chance encounter with a homeless man , and stumbles through several off - key reactions when they share a salad she believes is hers . winner of a 1990 student academy award , \u201cthe lunch date\u201d stands out as a simple , yet effective , parable on the vicissitudes and pervasiveness of perception , race and stereotypes .\njohn travolta ( academy award nominee ) stars as the legendary mobster john gotti who was head of the largest and most powerful crime organization in north america , the gambino family . his . . .\nhistorians estimate that more than 250 , 000 american teens were living on the road at the height of the great depression , criss - crossing the country risking life , limb and incarceration while hopping freight trains . william wellman\u2019s \u201cwild boys of the road\u201d portrays these young adults as determined kids matching wits and strength in numbers with railroad detectives as they shuttle from city to city unable to find work . wellman\u2019s \u201cwild bill\u201d persona is most evident in the action - packed train sequences . strong performances by the young actors , particularly frankie darrow , round out this exemplary model of the gritty \u201csocial conscience\u201d dramas popularized by warner bros . in the early 1930s .\n\u2022 social confrontation : the battle of michigan ave . shows one day\u2019s events at the 1968 democratic convention including national guardsmen detaining protestors , mass arrests near grant park , and mayor daley cursing at opponents from the convention floor .\nin the aftermath of a nuclear apocalypse , a man desperately seeks a cure for his comatose daughter , unaware that she is the last child on the planet and being sought after by a mysterious organisation . filmed in canberra !\nno food or drinks ( including bottled water ) are permitted inside the theater .\nafter decades of product ascendancy , american automakers began facing stiff commercial and design challenges in the late 1970s and 1980s from foreign automakers , especially the japanese . michael moore\u2019s controversial documentary chronicles the human toll and hemorrhaging of jobs caused by these upheavals , in this case the firing of 30 , 000 autoworkers by general motors in moore\u2019s hometown of flint , michigan . as a narrative structure , moore uses a comic device sometimes found in political campaign commercials , weaving a message around trying to find the person responsible for a wrong , in this case general motors chairman roger smith . \u201croger & me\u201d is take - no - prisoners , advocacy documentary filmmaking , and moore makes no apologies for his brazen , in - your - face style\u2014he would argue the situation demands it . the themes of unfairness , inequality and the unrealized attainment of the american dream resonate to this day , while the consequences of ferocious auto - sector competition continue , playing a key long - term role in the city of detroit\u2019s recent filing for bankruptcy protection .\nuniversally acknowledged as the preeminent figure in the development of modern dance and one of the most important artists of the 20th century , martha graham formed her own dance company in 1926 . it became the longest continuously operating school of dance in america . with her company\u2019s creation , graham codified her revolutionary new dance language soon to be dubbed the \u201cgraham technique . \u201d her innovations would go on to influence generations of future dancers and choreographers , including twyla tharp and merce cunningham . this quartet of films , all silent and all starring graham herself , document four of the artist\u2019s most important early works . they are \u201cheretic , \u201d with graham as an outcast denounced by puritans ; \u201cfrontier , \u201d a solo piece celebrating western expansion and the american spirit ; \u201clamentation , \u201d a solo piece about death and mourning ; and \u201cappalachian spring , \u201d a multi - character dance drama , the lyrical beauty of which is retained even without the aid of aaron copland\u2019s famous and beloved music .\nat three hours and 13 minutes , philip kaufman\u2019s adaptation of tom wolfe\u2019s novel is an epic right out of the golden age of hollywood , but thanks to its assortment of characters and human drama , it rarely drags . director / screenwriter kaufman ambitiously attempts to boldly go where few epics had gone before as he recounts the nascent space age . he takes elements of the traditional western , mashes them up with sophisticated satire and peppers the concoction with the occasional subversive joke . as a result , kaufman ( inspired by wolfe ) creates his own history , debunking a few myths as he creates new ones . at its heart , \u201cthe right stuff\u201d is a tribute to the space program\u2019s role in generating national pride and an indictment of media - fed hero worship . remarkable aerial sequences ( created before the advent of cgi ) and spot - on editing team up to deliver a movie that pushes the envelope .\n\u2022 police power and freedom of assembly : the gregory march depicts a rally led by comedian and political activist dick gregory at the 1968 chicago democratic convention . this footage is included in american revolution ii .\nin the dark heart of a sprawling , anonymous city , terminal follows the twisting tales of two assassins carrying out a sinister mission ( max irons and dexter fletcher ) , a teacher battling . . .\nsome of the most impressive first features are those that don\u2019t appear to be first features at all \u2013 that , instead , seem like the work of a seasoned pro who commits fully to familiar material , and somehow reinvigorates clich\u00e9s and conventions . \u201cbraven\u201d marks the directorial debut of lin oeding , a . . .\n48 hour film contest 2018 \u2013 adults vs the youth : advance tickets $ 10 : tuesday , july 31 , 2018 @ 6 : 30pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - buy advance tickets for $ 10 online now until 11 : 59pm monday , july 30th . directors will get 2 free tickets . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - join us at the metropolitan entertainment centre on tuesday , july 31 , 2018 from 6 : 00pm to 10 : 00pm . the theatre will seat up to 600 people and all 28 films that were submitted will screen at this prestigious theatre . there will be an hour long youth program that will lead off and an hour long adult program that will conclude the night . see link for ticket purchase below . . .\n\u2022 cicero march follows a 1966 march in cicero , il led by robert lucas , chairman of the chicago branch of the congress of racial equality , and an associate of martin luther king , jr . , demanding the end of discriminatory employment practices engaged in by some of cicero\u2019s principal employers . white inhabitants of cicero hurl insults at the african american demonstrators as police officers attempt to tamp down on threats of violence .\nfounded in 1800 , the library of congress is the nation\u2019s oldest federal cultural institution . it seeks to spark imagination and creativity and to further human understanding and wisdom by providing access to knowledge through its vast collections , programs and exhibitions . many of the library\u2019s rich resources can be accessed through its website at urltoken .\na sparkling example of a musical in the earliest days of two - color technicolor , \u201cthe king of jazz\u201d is a fanciful revue of short skits , sight gags and musical numbers , all with orchestra leader paul whiteman\u2014the self - proclaimed \u201cking of jazz\u201d \u2014 at the center . directed by john murray anderson and an uncredited paul fejos , it attempted to deliver \u201csomething for everyone\u201d from a walter lantz cartoon for children to scantily - clad leggy dancers and contortionists for the male audience to the crooning of heartthrob bing crosby in his earliest screen appearance . \u201cking of jazz\u201d also featured an opulent production number of george gershwin ' s \u201crhapsody in blue . \u201d\nthe silent films tapped for preservation are \u201cdaughter of dawn , \u201d featuring an all - native - american cast of comanches and kiowas ; \u201ca virtuous vamp , \u201d starring constance talmadge , from 1919 ; and the 1926 cinderella story , \u201cella cinders . \u201d the library of congress recently released a report that conclusively determined that 70 percent of the nation\u2019s silent feature films have been lost forever and only 14 percent exist in their original 35 mm format .\nclaudette colbert , don ameche and john barrymore light up the screen in this mitchell leisen romantic comedy . liesen is often described as a \u201cstudio contract\u201d director\u2014a craftsman with no particular aesthetic vision or social agenda who is efficient , consistent , controlled , with occasional flashes of panache . leisen\u2019s strength lay in his timing . he claimed he established the pace of a scene by varying the tone and cadence of his voice as he called \u201cready\u2026right\u2026action ! \u201d this technique served to give the actors a proper \u201cbeat\u201d for the individual shot . in addition to leisen\u2019s timing , \u201cmidnight\u201d also boasts a screenplay by the dynamic duo of billy wilder and charles brackett . hilarity ensues when penniless showgirl colbert impersonates a hungarian countess , aided by the aristocratic barrymore , until , despite her best efforts , she falls for a lowly taxi driver ( ameche ) \u2014all this amidst a continental sumptuousness abundant in paramount pictures of that era . the staggering number of exceptional films released in 1939 has caused this little gem to be overlooked . however , in its day , the new york times called \u201cmidnight\u201d \u201cone of the liveliest , gayest , wittiest and naughtiest comedies of a long hard season . \u201d reportedly unhappy with leisen\u2019s script changes , wilder found the motivation to assert more creative control by becoming a director himself .\nedward albee\u2019s 1962 stage triumph made a successful transfer to the screen in this adaption written by ernest lehman . the story of two warring couples and their alcohol - soaked evening of anger and exposed resentments stunned audiences with its frank , code - busting language and depictions of middle - class malaise - cum - rage . elizabeth taylor and richard burton\u2014who were both academy award nominees for their work ( with taylor winning ) \u2014each achieved career high - points in their respective roles as martha and george , an older couple who share their explosive evening opposite a younger husband and wife , portrayed by george segal and sandy dennis . \u201cwoolf\u2019s\u201d claustrophobic staging and stark black - and - white cinematography , created by haskell wexler , echoed its characters\u2019 rawness and emotionalism . mike nichols began his auspicious screen directing career with this film , in which he was already examining the absurdities and brutality of modern life , themes that would become two of his career hallmarks .\nplease refer to the screening information pages for start times . double feature screenings are separated by a ten minute intermission .\nfind out all about our new home \u2013 a purpose - built cinema with all - new cinema - style seating and projection equipment \u2013 located in the heart of the anu ' s new kambri precinct . due for completion in early 2019 !\nlooking glass is a psycho - sexual thriller following a couple that buys an old motel in the desert looking for a new beginning , but what seemed at first as an escape . . .\na once abused woman , sadie ( olivia wilde ) , ingeniously and ruthlessly helps victims get rid of their domestic abusers while hunting down the husband she must kill to truly be free . . . .\nstarring paul rudd , evangeline lilly , michael pe\u00f1a , walton goggins , hannah john - kamen with michelle pfeiffer , laurence fishburne and michael douglas . produced by kevin feige . directed by peyton reed . runtime 125 minutes . not yet rated . courtesy of walt disney pictures . presented in dolby vision and dolby atmos at the wolf theatre at the saban media center , north hollywood . rsvp is not required for this screening .\nstarring dwayne johnson , neve campbell , chin han , noah taylor , roland m\u00f8ller , bryon mann , pablo schreiber and hannah quinlivan . produced by beau flynn , dwayne johnson , rawson marshall thurber and hiram garcia . directed by rawson marshall thurber . runtime 109 minutes . rated pg - 13 . courtesy of universal . presented in dolby vision and dolby atmos at the wolf theatre at the saban media center , north hollywood . rsvp is not required for this screening .\nget your new entertainment books for 2018 / 19 , with each book or digital membership packed with thousands of offers for the best local restaurants , caf\u00e9s , shopping , attractions , travel , accommodation and more . all for just $ 60 !\nstarring christine baranski , pierce brosnan , dominic cooper , colin firth , andy garcia , lily james , amanda seyfried , stellan skarsg\u00e5rd , julie walters , alexa davies , josh dylan , jeremy irvine , hugh skinner and jessica keenan wynn , with cher and meryl streep . produced by judy craymer and gary goetzman . directed by ol parker . runtime 114 minutes . rated pg - 13 . courtesy of universal . presented in dolby vision and dolby atmos at the wolf theatre at the saban media center , north hollywood . rsvp is not required for this screening .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n\u2022 black moderates and black militants documents a meeting between chicago black panther members , including future congressman bobby rush , and an african american school principal .\na crime action thriller about two evil cops who discover a strangely hidden safe guarded by a gang , filled with mysterious contents . little do they know that their lust for . . ."]}
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", "topic": 10}], "title": "pioneer investments", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 44 pioneer investments reviews submitted anonymously by pioneer investments employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if pioneer investments is right for you .\npioneer global investments limited ( london branch ) has been made aware that certain unauthorised persons are utilising the name , address and registration number of pioneer global investments limited ( london branch ) , portland house 8th floor , bressenden place , london , sw1e 5bh , united kingdom and have created a fraudulent website urltoken with which pioneer global investments limited has no affiliation .\nhow much do pioneer investments employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\non 3rd july 2017 , pioneer investments became part of the amundi group . amundi is europe\u2019s largest asset manager by assets under management and ranks in the top 10 globally . thanks to the integration of pioneer investments , the combined company now manages over 1 . 3 trillion euros of assets across six investment hubs .\n\u00a9 copyright amundi pioneer distributor , inc . , underwriter of pioneer mutual funds , member sipc . all rights reserved .\non the 3 rd of july 2017 , pioneer investments became part of the amundi group . amundi is europe\u2019s largest asset manager by assets under management and ranks in the top 10 1 globally . thanks to the integration of pioneer investments , the combined company now manages over 1 . 4 trillion 2 euros of assets across six investment hubs 3 .\nsecurities offered through amundi pioneer distributor , inc . , 60 state street , boston , ma . 02109 . underwriter of pioneer mutual funds , member sipc . \u00a9 2018 amundi pioneer asset management\npioneer investments is a leading global asset manager with a presence in 28 countries and an experienced team of over 2 , 000 employees , including more than 350 investment professionals . pioneer investments is known internationally as one of the leading fixed income managers across all strategies , and offers strong capabilities in european , us and global equities , as well as multi - asset and outcome - oriented , non - traditional products . pioneer investments manages \u20ac 222 billion in assets , evenly split between proprietary distribution via unicredit on one side , and intermediary and institutional clients globally on the other .\nthere are not many cons i can speak of here . of course , being based in here in dublin the weather is always an issue but there is not much pioneer investments can do about that !\nyou are advised to be cautious of any unsolicited calls , advice or any other form of correspondence purporting to come from pioneer global investments limited ( london branch ) and you should not divulge any personal data or make any payments in response to such contact . if you have any doubts about persons purporting to represent pioneer global investments limited ( london branch ) , please contact us at tel . : 0044 20 7190 2000 for verification .\namundi will pay a cash consideration of \u20ac 3 , 545 million to acquire pioneer .\nin addition , unicredit will receive from pioneer a \u20ac 315 million pre transaction extraordinary dividend .\npioneer fundamental growth fund offers a high - quality focus that seeks to mitigate downside risk .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 pioneer global investments limited , a member of the amundi group . all rights reserved . vat registration number : ie8223421n . pioneer global investments limited , a member of the amundi group is authorised and regulated by the central bank of ireland and subject to limited regulation by the financial conduct authority . details about the extent of our regulation by the financial conduct authority are available from us on request . access to and use of this web site provided on the following terms and conditions . please read our privacy policy .\npioneer asset management s . a . , a member of the amundi group | vat number : lu19067537\ngoing further together to better serve you with the acquisition of pioneer investments in july 2017 , amundi has confirmed its leadership in europe and reinforced its presence in asia pacific , the middle east and the americas , becoming one of the world\u2019s 10 largest asset managers . find out more about the new amundi !\nbefore investing , consider the product ' s investment objectives , risks , charges and expenses . contact your advisor or amundi pioneer for a prospectus or summary prospectus containing this information . read it carefully . to obtain a free prospectus or summary prospectus and for information on any pioneer fund , please download it from our literature section .\nfollowing the entering into exclusive negotiations announced on december 5 , 2016 , unicredit announces that it has successfully signed a binding agreement with amundi for the sale of pioneer : the purchase price paid by amundi will be \u20ac 3 , 545 million and in addition unicredit will receive a \u20ac 315 million pre transaction extraordinary dividend to be distributed by pioneer .\nbarrons ranked amundi pioneer # 1 in the mixed asset category , # 3 in the global equity category , and # 6 best fund family out of 58 funds for calendar year 2017 .\ngreat company to work for , i am lucky to enjoy having an excellent manager . the work environment is very positive and there seems to be a meritocracy in play here at pioneer which makes working here very satisfactory\nthe transaction , which has been approved by the boards of directors of unicredit , pioneer and amundi , is subject to customary closing conditions , regulatory and antitrust approvals . the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2017 .\nwe have received notification from the financial conduct authority ( fca ) that fraudsters are using details of fca authorised firms as a scam tactic . the regulator has advised that a clone firm called \u2018pioneer asset management\u2019 has been used as a tactic to scam people in the uk . please note , that the firm the fraudsters are claiming to work for has no association with pioneer asset management s . a . and any approaches should be reported to the fca\u2019s consumer helpline on 0800 111 6768 .\ncommenting on the transaction , jean pierre mustier , chief executive officer of unicredit , said :\nthe sale of pioneer to amundi is another tangible example of unicredit ' s new strategic approach announced on 11 july 2016 . pioneer is a highly regarded asset manager and the process to sell the business attracted a lot of interest from a range of quality buyers . we are particularly pleased with the outcome as pioneer , its teams , its retail and institutional clients will now become part of a recognized world leading asset management firm . thanks to a long term distribution agreement , unicredit ' s customers will have access to an extended range of quality products and services whilst the group will reap the benefit of additional fee income from expected increased sales . the transaction means italy becomes amundi ' s second largest domestic market and amundi will turn milan into one of its core investment hubs , creating new jobs and ensuring close proximity to unicredit , our teams and clients .\namundi pioneer\u2019s experienced global equity team seeks to capitalize on opportunities wherever they exist - 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year distribution agreement for italy , germany and austria . unicredit will re - focus on its distribution business model while retaining exposure to the commission income generated from the distribution of asset management products .\nthe transaction will generate a consolidated net capital gain of \u20ac 2 . 2 billion for unicredit in 2017 , with an expected positive impact on the fully loaded common equity tier 1 ratio of 78 bps .\nunicredit ' s financial advisors were j . p . morgan , morgan stanley and unicredit corporate & investment banking . gianni , origoni , grippo , cappelli & partners acted as legal advisor .\n2016 . headquartered in paris , france , amundi currently has six investment hubs located in the world ' s key financial centres and is the trusted partner of 100 million retail clients , 1 , 000 institutional clients and 1 , 000 distributors in more than 30 countries . amundi designs innovative , high - performing products and services for all these types of clients tailored specifically to their needs and risk profile .\nmedia relations : tel . + 39 02 88623569 ; e - 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{"id": 54860, "summary": [{"text": "sir william feilden , 1st baronet ( 13 march 1772 \u2013 21 may 1850 ) was an english cotton manufacturer and a liberal and later conservative politician who sat in the house of commons from 1832 to 1847 .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "feilden was the third son of joseph feilden and margaret leyland of witton .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "he was educated at blackburn grammar school and brasenose college , oxford .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "he became a cotton mill owner and lived at witton hall .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "in 1798 he purchased the hamlet of feniscowles south west of blackburn , from thomas ainsworth .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "at the 1832 general election , feilden was elected as liberal member of parliament ( mp ) for blackburn .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "feilden built the house of feniscowles in pleasington in a romantic valley on the banks of the river darwen .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "he also gave a site for a church at feniscowles in 1840 , and provided the stone for its construction .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "at the 1841 general election , feilden changed his allegiance to the conservatives but was re-elected and remained mp for blackburn until the 1847 general election , when he did not stand .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "he did nothing to distinguish himself in the house of commons in his fourteen years as a m.p. feilden was created a baronet , of feniscowles in the county palatine of lancaster on 21 july 1846 .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "feilden died at the age of 78 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "feilden married mary haughton jackson , daughter of edmund jackson , at st martin in the fields on 30 march 1797 .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "they had three sons and three daughters .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "his son william succeeed to the baronetcy .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "another son montague feilden also became mp for blackburn .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "his youngest son , john leyland feilden was an author . ", "topic": 15}], "title": "william feilden", "paragraphs": ["a treatise on statute law , with appendices containing . . . / william feilden craies\nciting this record : ' william feilden mp ' , legacies of british slave - ownership database , urltoken [ accessed 9th july 2018 ] .\nsimon clarke wrote to william feilden sept 10 1812 , when william feilden was considering purchase of the southfield estate ; ' i cannot recommend your giving more than \u00a310 , 000 for southfield , subject to mrs jackson ' s claims supposing it has from 110 to 120 negroes . ' simon clarke said that he himself had just bought berkshire for \u00a321 , 000 .\ncharles william feilden hamilton , known as bill , was to achieve international acclaim for his work in developing the modern jet - boat . born on 26 july 1899 at ashwick , a 45 , 000 - acre sheep station near fairlie , south canterbury , he was the only son of william feilden hamilton and his wife , cora blakeney ( n\u00e9e cannon ) , who had arrived from england in 1896 to manage ashwick in partnership with william ' s widowed sister .\nles bloxham . ' hamilton , charles william feilden ' , dictionary of new zealand biography , first published in 1998 . te ara - the encyclopedia of new zealand , urltoken ( accessed 10 july 2018 )\na treatise on statute law : with appendices containing words and expressions used in statutes which have been judicially or statutably construed , the popular and short titles of certain statutes , and the interpretation act , 1889 / by william feilden . . .\nthe assistance was short - lived . when only a few days at this toilsome employment , william\nremained for about two years . william was next found at dublin , where he was employed for\nof the great mechanical wonders of modern times . sir william and his brother , sir peter fairbairn ,\nlast moment william ' s father obtained charge of a small farm belonging to a colliery . he was\n' there is no need to continue the history of william fairbairn . his business steadily increased , as\nsouth wales , in 1929 . the family descended from the hon . william cuninghame , second son of\nwilliam the first , who in his old age humiliated the descendants of the man who wore that hair .\none of over 300 drawings of landscapes and enslaved people in jamaica by william berryman , 1808 - 1815 .\nlater sir william feilden , and mp for blackburn 1832 - 1847 . son of joseph feilden ( q . v . ) and husband of mary haughton nee jackson , the daughter of catherine haughton jackson ( q . v . ) and edmund jackson . set up in the blackburn cotton industry with his older brothers henry and john . became a merchant , cotton spinner and manufacturer and local pioneer of the factory system . his firm employed 1 , 400 hands in 1848 . locally prominent and played a leading role in blackburn\u2019s public life . but as an mp made little impression at westminster : the most noteworthy aspect was his shift of allegiance in the 1830s from the whigs to the conservatives . anglican and his son - in - law , the rev . john william whittaker , was vicar of blackburn . one of sir william feilden ' s sons , montague feilden , later also mp for blackburn , was named after his maternal grandfather , the slave - owner montague james .\nlargely used in place of those of stone or brick . indeed , it may be said of william fairbairn that\ncould do the same . [ william sharon ( 1821 - 1885 ) was senator for nevada 1875 - 1881 and\non march 30 , 1978 , sir charles william fielden ( bill ) hamilton dies at the age of 78 .\nemployed , would not allow work to be given to a non - unionist . william fairbairn was , in conse -\nin default of issue - male , to his brother , william fitzgerald , esq . and the heirs - male of his body\ncharles william fielden ( bill ) hamilton is born on july 26 at ashwick station , south canterbury , new zealand . son of william fielden hamilton and cora blackeney ( nee cannon ) , half - brother to cyril blackeney , brother to leila and catherine ( kitty ) hamilton .\ncharles william feilden hamilton was born at ashwick station near fairlie ( south island , new zealand ) on july 26 , 1899 . he was educated at waihi school , winchester , and later at christ\u2019s college , christchurch . but it was to ashwick that he owed the education that encouraged his naturally inventive mind . the land provided him with the opportunity to best exploit his unique style of mechanical genius .\nwilliam hamilton is named on the queen\u2019s honours list with an order of the british empire ( obe ) . its citation read : \u201cfor very valuable service in the field of engineering and especially in the design and construction of the jet - propelled motorboat . \u201d\nsteady expansion continued , and in 1948 sir william purchased a 10 hectare site at middleton , christchurch . a 465 square meter factory was constructed for the production of bulldozers , scrapers , excavators and hydraulic machinery . the shift to christchurch allowed the irishman creek workshop to become solely a research and development centre . this provided the opportunity to devote resources to the development of the hamilton waterjet . sir william\u2019s first jetboat was a 3 . 6 meter ( 12 foot ) plywood hull with a 100 e ford engine , and the jet a centrifugal type pump . this craft was tested on the irishman creek dam and water race before successfully , if somewhat slowly , travelling up the waitaki river in early 1954 . from then on sir william and his team gradually improved the design of the waterjet , adding greater efficiency , power and speed .\nthe irishman creek workshop also became an important machining and engineering training facility during the second world war . here sir william taught many unskilled men to do high - precision work , with the workshop producing munitions as well as earthmoving equipment . towards the end of the war , sir william was required to make one of the most crucial decisions of his life . the increasing demand for agricultural and earthmoving equipment and machinery presented him with the choice of working within the limitations imposed at irishman creek , or expanding . never one to ignore a challenge , he decided to rent a small works building in bath street , christchurch and match the keen demand for his machines .\nin 1954 his dream became a reality , and in the 50 years since the hamilton waterjet has revolutionised the world of conventional boating . a humble man , sir william often claimed that it was not he who invented the waterjet \u2013 that honour he attributed to the great mind of archimedes . his greatest achievement was to improve the idea and make it work in the specialised field of boat propulsion .\ncontinual improvements in the waterjet design , particularly the shift to a multi - stage axial flow pumping system , allowed boats to travel to places that had never been accessible before . in 1960 , sir william\u2019s son jon was a key member of the colorado river expedition team \u2013 the first to travel up through the grand canyon . over the next 20 years other ground - breaking trips were made up the sun kosi ( nepal ) , sepik ( papua new guinea ) , zaire , ganges and amazon rivers , and jetboats became widely used for flood relief , surveying and recreation . before his death in 1978 , bill hamilton was recognised for his services to manufacturing with a knighthood . in 1990 he was inducted into the new zealand sports hall of fame , and in 2004 he was inducted into the new zealand business hall of fame .\nin 1921 bill hamilton bought the 10 , 000 hectare irishman creek station , one of the most notable sheep and cattle runs in the mackenzie country ( central otago ) . here he quickly established his first workshop \u2013 forerunner to the hamilton group of companies . his first project was the construction of a two hectare dam for a hydro - electric plant to provide power for the station\u2019s homestead and workshop . conventional earth moving scoops proved inadequate so , in typical hamilton fashion , he invented his own more efficient model . this scoop , the \u201ci . c . excavator\u201d , was used extensively for local contract work , with several more being manufactured and sold in new zealand and britain . essentially a self - taught engineer , sir william spent countless evenings at his drawing board doodling and designing . while he approached problems in an unorthodox way , he always produced machines consistent with the best engineering practices .\n' pepperell , massachusetts - when mr . john henry fagge , the occupier of an unpretentious\nboston . her father sent for her and explained to her just what the change would mean . she was\ndelighted for his sake , but showed a little alarm as to her future in another land .\ni have only been part of the way through the grammar school ,\nshe said .\naren ' t daughters of\nfrom england to the united states in 1887 , when he was 19 years old . the advertisement\ndescribed florida as\nthe land of perpetual flowers .\nhis father paid the passage and gave him\n\u00a35 pocket - money , but florida did not come up to his expectations . after working in a citrus\nwhere i worked as a stable boy and groom .\nlater he became a hotel clerk and settled in\ndover in march to claim a baronetcy , to mrs . murdoch , a wealthy widow , of boston , united\ntitle , he met in the liner mrs . murdoch , a staffordshire woman , daughter of mr . goss , who\nfounded the goss china works , and widow of a wealthy american manufacturer . the friendship\n' a nephew of lady fagge said yesterday :\nthe wedding took place in st . michael ' s church ,\nstafford , and was a complete secret . no relatives were present . sir john and my aunt each\nhave a grown - up daughter . my aunt was very beautiful in her youth and was known as the belle\nfrier , a charming 27 - year old domestic servant , of newington , kent . she was married very\n' practically the whole of the village turned out . they saw the bride , better known to all as\nivy ,\n' she was attended by two sisters and a cousin of the bridegroom as bridesmaids . twenty of the\nguard of honour outside the church . they cheered sir john and lady fagge as they dashed into\na hired car , which drove them to a reception at the women ' s institute .\n' john and ivy , as friends call them , have courted for four years . two or three nights a week sir\nages which are not enjoyed by an ordinary artisan in australia . their parents were in extremely\nas a mason ' s labourer , his scanty earnings proved a welcome addition to the family funds . but\nsuffered a dire misfortune . by the clumsy management of a companion in carrying a handbarrow ,\npurchase of the necessary text books . his attention and abilities attracted the notice of his\nengine , while george took a turn at heaving ballast out of the colliery vessels . at the close of\nquence , reduced to severe privations , but his spirit was in nowise daunted . becoming\nstrength of which he married the daughter of a morpeth farmer . with the responsibilities of\nhimself entering into partnership with a mechanic named lillie as a millwright . the two men had\nworks of a new cotton - mill for mr . kennedy , partner in the firm of mcconnel and kennedy , then\nthe largest cotton - spinners in the united kingdom . their success brought further contracts , and\nvalued at over \u00a32000 . large and commodious premises were erected , and contracts for gigantic\nfairbairn ,\nsays dr . chambers ,\nlived at a time when the world was startled with the marvels of\nof money was so great as to lead to a dissolution of his partnership with mr . lillie . now , he\nof the result . he turned his attention to a new branch of engineering , that of iron - shipbuilding .\nmethod of riveting the plates of boilers by machinery , which at once superseded hand - labour .\nof their brows , and having to be content with a few shillings a week . [ the statement that both\nis less generally due to genius than to indomitable diligence along with integrity of character .\nadversely impact upon his life . the following appreciation of his good works appeared in ' the\n' at the recent entertainment at the st . saviour ' s social club , all of whose members are deaf\nknown all over england . possessed of an abundant fortune , a keen and cultivated intelligence ,\ndoomed to play a silent part . but his own sore affliction has only stimulated him to devote his\nburden of poverty to contend with . and that this work has brought him happiness in far greater\nhis cheery smile , can doubt . in his philanthropic labor he is ably seconded by his sister , miss\nis connected would require a long catalogue . the various offices he fills in them are no\nsinecures . they entail a vast amount of correspondence and much travelling . any invention ,\nthose who dwell in silence receives his prompt attention and support , if good for anything .\nin various parts of the country , his audiences being , like himself , mutes . with his fingers he can\nand persuasively as many who have a wide reputation for oratory . no important meeting of the\n' his home in brighton reveals his many sided culture . beautiful pictures hang on the walls . the\nlibrary is well stocked with books . many rare works of art and historic mementoes adorn the\nvarious apartments . travel is one of his passions . he has been all over europe and has visited\nthe principal cities in the united states . his collections of bric - a - brac are largely the result of\n[ i . e . oslo ] or new york . a lock of the great napoleon ' s hair , finely framed , accompanied by\nlittle back street in paris for 6 louis . it stands near to an exquisite vase , a gift from emperor\nsir arthur ' s father who was chairman of the great manchester exhibition of 1862 . another large\n' sir arthur is now fifty - two years old . he enjoys vigorous health , which may be attributed to\nas a sportsman with the rod and gun . cycling is another form of recreation of which he is very\nago , it appears that sir charles committed suicide at a london hotel . the inquest was held a\nfew days later at st . martin ' s town hall , by mr . troutbeck , the westminster enquirer . that\nbrother , who he last saw alive about a year ago . he had no idea where the deceased had been\nresided at the hotel for a week prior to his death . in the evening of december 26th , at about\nseven o ' clock she heard a noise proceeding from his room . the noise was like the slamming of a\ndoor . she heard a second noise shortly after the first and a third noise a few seconds later .\nthe room and found that the inner door was locked . she opened it with her master key , and in\nthe room saw sir charles huddled up in a corner . there was a wound in his head .\nstayed there . nothing peculiar had been noticed about him . at about 6 . 30 on the evening of\nsunday , dec . 26th , witness saw him in the smoking - room , and he then seemed to be all right .\nas described . he went into the room himself , and found the deceased with a wound in his head .\ndeceased . when he arrived sir charles was dead . he had a wound in his head , and there was\nblood about . the deceased was sitting in front of the looking - glass when he shot himself . death\nwas due to a bullet wound . the bullet had flattened against the opposite side of the skull to\nwhich it had entered . to all appearances the wound had been self - inflicted . there appeared to\nhave been two shots fired . one bullet was found in the head , and another had in all probability\n' a letter , identified by mr . alfred edward fairlie - cuninghame [ as ] being in the deceased ' s hand -\nwriting , was produced . it expressed regret to the hotel authorities for any annoyance and\ncuninghame might be communicated with . it also gave directions for the handing over of certain\nof his personal effects ; further , that his body should not be taken to a public mortuary .\nsir hussey died following a tractor accident in 1939 . the following report appeared in the\nglen\nthe tragic death of sir hussey fairlie - cuninghame , farmer and grazier of keepit . only a few days\nago he returned from a visit to sydney . he was working a tractor hauling pine logs to a sawing\norder to go up the bank at a shallow point . on a stump near where the accident occurred are\ndefinite marks of the tractor having struck it . whether this was the cause of the accident is not\nthe tractor . he was alive when removed but died shortly afterwards . the whole of his right side\nwas terribly crushed and this was the cause of death . there were slight marks on the head but\nthese were not of a serious nature . it is not sure what caused the crushing injuries , but it is\napparent that after this happened deceased was freed from the weight of the machine .\ntamworth ambulance and dr . raysen were immediately called to the scene of the accident , and\nthe first earl of glencairn and the baronetcy dates from november 25 , 1603 . the late sir hussey\nwas born at mansfield , victoria , and was in his 49th year . he served in the great war as a\ngunner and later as a lieutenant in the a . i . f . from 1916 to 1919 . '\nfalconer sat in the irish house of commons for athy between 1791 and 1797 and co . dublin\nbetween 1797 and 1800 . after the union , he represented co . dublin from 1801 to 1807 , and\nperiod to his existence in a melancholy manner on tuesday last , the 14th instant . ever since\nkindness and generosity of the english residents with whom he was acquainted . a rapid\nrefused to lend him any further assistance . last week he was on the point of being carried to\nwhom he was already deeply indebted . on tuesday morning , the huissiers and the juge de\nfresh writ for a debt of six hundred ducats . he requested them to wait while he dressed ; they\nhim . the judicial authorities , at the instance of mr . hamilton , our minister , were put under\nthe first families of ireland , has had the most humane attentions paid to her . the body was\nallotted to the burial of protestants . this melancholy catastrophe has excited a deep interest\n' the belfast news - letter ' of 21 february 1861 . the report appears to have been reprinted\nfrom the ' chicago democrat . ' the story would make a good plot for a melodrama .\n' in the year 1837 or 38 , sir john n . fenwick , of fenwick hall , england , a wealthy nobleman ,\nto her husband no dower but her beauty and her love . the wedded pair made the tour of the\nwife , were in reality scheming against her and determined upon ruining her . but their\nwhom sir john had introduced her at venice during the honeymoon . stunned by these terrible\nshe remained for some time , on the very brink of the grave . her only friend , during this sad\nnear fenwick hall , and who had seen lady clara often enough to love her . he nursed her\nsteps to obtain a divorce from her , and that captain o ' neil was her only friend , she consented .\nthey went to galway , ireland , where they were married privately , and took up their residence .\nhers named somerville , who resided there as a wealthy planter . without any misfortune , our\nhe fell in love , and in whose society he passed six months . but on one fatal night the ranch was\ncarried off into captivity . he remained a captive for three months , when , seizing a favourable\nimmense drove of cattle to carlinville , manoupin county , illinois . rendered destitute by being\ndeprived of everything by the marauders , he gladly accepted their offer and went .\n' arriving at carlinville , he determined to return to england , and boldly pronounce his rights .\naccordingly , he took the cars for the east . while travelling on the new york and erie railroad he\nfell in with a noble - hearted farmer , named preston f . sappington , of point isabel , clinton\ncounty , who induced him to return with him to clinton , for the purpose of studying law with mr .\nby mr . sackett , and lately by mr . stransbury . while here during the october term of the circuit\ncourt , he stated his case to hon . abraham lincoln , who immediately wrote to the british consul\nat chicago . two days afterwards the british consul , hon . mr . wilkins , arrived in clinton . after\nlistening to fenwick ' s story , and having a consultation with messrs . lincoln and stransbury , he\nonly hear that he was travelling on the continent , but could not ascertain the precise spot . the\nfenwick . he entered the chamber of death . the ghostly visage of the dying woman became still\nghastlier when she beheld the boy whom she and her sister had so deeply wronged .\nwife until he drove her away and spurned her . lord [ sic ] fenwick folded his long - lost son to his\nheart and shed tears of joy over him . the woman died in a few minutes after making the\no ' neil took her to the south of france in the hope of restoring it . but she soon died , and not\nlong afterwards the captain was killed in a duel . by a will he bequeathed his property , which\nwas of great value , to his wife ' s son , john n . fenwick . the young man is now in fenwick hall . '\n' the following is a portion of a letter sent by him to a friend in clinton . . . .\nso you may imagine\nmy feelings at present . to those persons in clinton who doubted my statements , and ridiculed\nme , i have no unkind feelings . i entertain toward the people of clinton a lively feeling of gratit -\nude for their many kindnesses and favors . to robert lewis , esq . , i desire you to return my most\nin life . my best respects to my ever good friend , mr . stransbury , to whom i send in your\npackage a breastpin . my love to mrs . c - - - - and the children . i have many times , since i left\nyour roof , thought of them , and longed to see them . . . . . the package i send to you i hope will\nentirely clear you of debt , and make you independent in life . tell al . blackford i will send him\na splendid manton fowling - piece by the next steamer . he has my likeness , which i would be\ndod ' s peerage , but cannot find that such a person as\njohn north fenwick , bart . ,\nexists . we ,\nferguson sat in the irish house of commons for londonderry city between 1798 and 1800 .\nwhich says -\nas sir andrew ferguson , bart . , and his son harvey , were returning home\nabout 12 last night in a gig , they came to a bridge [ at moville , co . donegal ] , which the\nlead the horse along it . before the servant , however , had got hold of the reins , sir andrew\nwas killed on the spot , but his son did not receive the smallest injury .\n'\nsir thomas and lady fermor - hesketh , who was given up for dead , appears to be solved . mr .\non october 30 , 1910 , dressed in a rough serge suit , and without any baggage . his intention\nwas to go to america to amass a fortune . a communication received in new york from dr .\nasked to search 18 months ago . it appears that dr . woodard , while in tromberg , montana ,\ntwo days ago , accidentally met a man who seemed somewhat strange in manner . he talked\nlanguage , and returned to the united states . the stranger declared that his mother ' s father ,\nmade a fortune from the comstock silver lode in virginia city , nevada ] . he had a soldierly\nbearing , polished manner , and quick actions . dr . woodard says he found that the man was\nthe sullivan sheep ranch , about 90 miles south - west of clearmont , wyoming .\nbaronet of easton neston , towcester . he was formerly a lieutenant in the 9th lancers , and\nlady fermor - hesketh had rented for the shooting season . on october 29 , 1910 , he was\nmotoring back from easton neston , when he met his mother outside banbury . he stopped\nrather later , as he had to leave a dog at a veterinary surgeon ' s at banbury . that was the\nlast time lady hesketh saw her son . enquiries made subsequently showed that he had left\nthe car in banbury and travelled to london . a brown leather bag , a rug , and some other\narticles were found on the steamer which reached kingstown from holyhead on october 30 .\n' the steward of the steamer was positive that he saw mr . hesketh land , but after that all\ntrace of him was lost . he was in good health , and , so far as was known , had no reason for\nhowever , no trace of frederick fermor - hesketh was ever found . his name was removed\n' mr . noel middleton said that frederick fermor - hesketh disappeared on october 29 , 1910 .\nhe was then a lieutenant in the 9th lancers and was aged 27 years . he had returned to\nhis mother at chedshurst manor , kineton , in warwickshire . on october 29 he was motoring\nfrom easton neston and he met lady fermor - hesketh , who was in her car , outside banbury .\nhe stopped and spoke to her . he said that he would be late as he had to leave a dog with\na veterinary surgeon at banbury , adding -\ni will follow you in a few minutes .\nhe was not\nseen again by his mother . inquiries showed that he had put his car into a garage and taken\nthe 5 . 15 p . m . train to london . some personal baggage belonging to him was found in the\nsteamship leinster , which arrived at kingstown in ireland at 6 a . m . on october 30 , 1910 . but\nfrom that all trace of the missing man was lost . he was in his usual health and unembarrassed\nby any financial or domestic trouble , and no reason could be assigned for his disappearance .\n' the president - it seems probable that he fell overboard from the boat . mr . middleton - yes .\nunited kingdom to augustine fitzgerald of newmarket on fergus , in the county of clare , esq .\ndate was a by - election . dates shown in normal type were general elections ,\nlawley was the youngest son of the 1st baron wenlock . in july 1852 he was elected to\nthe house of commons in the liberal interest for the seat of beverley . in december of\nwhose wife was related to lawley , appointed him as one of his private secretaries .\naccusations of\njobs for the boys\nwere rife . it was noted that his successor in the seat\nchancellor of the exchequer . it appears that , even with the benefit of inside information ,\n' sir g . grey , in reference to a notice which appeared on the paper by sir j . pakington as\nto the appointment of the hon . francis lawley to the governorship of south australia ,\nstated the circumstances under which the choice was made . before entering on the duties\npredecessor at the colonial office ] on various matters of business . the duke communicated\ncolonial governorships , and mentioned that he had offered that of south australia to mr .\nthe only thing which could be alleged against mr . lawley was that , like many young men ,\nhe had been early addicted to the turf . the duke added , however , that mr . lawley had\nabandoned the pursuit\u2026\u2026\u2026 . . under these circumstances he ( sir g . grey ) had resolved to\nsubmit his name to the queen for appointment . some days afterward the duke of newcastle\nthat day information highly injurious to the character of mr . lawley\u2026\u2026 . the information was\ntransactions ; and , further , that there was a still more serious rumour , that mr . lawley had\nof the exchequer , to engage in extensive speculations in the funds\u2026\u2026 . in the course of\nhe learned with the greatest grief and concern that mr . lawley confessed that he had been\nengaged in transactions in the funds in the last few months\u2026 . under all the circumstances ,\nhis career now in ruins , lawley spent the remainder of his life as a journalist and writer .\nworth \u00a3300 a year if elected to a borough seat , or \u00a3600 a year if elected to a county seat .\nwith the result that he was unseated on 3 august 1857 . the parliamentary committee which\nin april 1858 , glover was tried for making the false property declaration . the following\n' at the central criminal court on friday , the 9th inst . , mr . edward auchmuty glover\nas to his qualification to sit as a member of the house of commons .\nground that he was not duly qualified . now no person can sit in the house of commons\n2nd vict . , was fixed at \u00a3300 a year in boroughs and \u00a3600 a year for counties . the\nbay , in the county of kent . it was contended , however , that the defendant had not the\n' on monday the trial was resumed and brought to a close . the jury retired , and after an\nraid on 22 - 23 april 1918 . this raid was designed to neutralize the key belgian port , which\nat the three cruisers . two of the cruisers , the intrepid and the iphigenia , both of which\nwere filled with concrete , were scuttled in the narrowest point of the port ' s canal .\ndown , so he was forced to manoeuvre using his engines . once clear of the harbour ' s\nsir walter dorling smiles , mp for blackburn 1931 - 1945 , co . down 1945 - 1950\nvictoria was one of earliest roll - on , roll - off ferries to operate in british waters .\nnotwithstanding that a gale warning was in force , the captain put to sea at 7 . 45 am . the\nadditional door was not deployed . after reaching the open sea , the stern became exposed\nbegan to enter the car deck . it proved impossible to close the stern doors , and as a result ,\nwater keep pouring into the ship until the order was given to abandon ship at 2 pm .\nthere were only 44 survivors out of a total of 177 passengers and crew . not one of the\nship ' s officers were among the survivors , nor were any women and children . as well as\nwater that made its way into the car deck . this was the worst peacetime maritime\ngeni requires javascript ! please enable javascript in your browser ' s settings to use this part of geni .\nbill hamilton ' s childhood in the high country allowed him a freedom that encouraged independence , self - reliance and an innovative approach to solving problems . from paddling around local streams and the station ' s dam in an old tin washtub , he graduated to a sailing raft , canoe and , eventually , a land - yacht , all home - built . by the time he was 12 he had already sensed the potential of water as a source of power , and had installed a water - wheel which drove a small generator . it developed one horsepower , sufficient to light the homestead and power a small lathe , drill and emery wheel .\nafter attending waihi school at winchester , in 1915 bill moved to christ ' s college , christchurch , as a boarder . it was a frustrating time for the free - spirited country boy , who soon found himself enmeshed in a rigid routine of lessons , rules and discipline . after his half - brother , cyril blakeney , was killed in action in the sinai desert in august 1916 , bill left college to help his ailing father run ashwick . in 1921 he began farming on his own account when he bought irishman creek station , in the heart of the mackenzie country , for \u00a316 , 000 .\nafter bill ' s sister leila died in may 1922 leaving a 10 - day - old son , sholto ( dick ) hamilton georgeson , the hamiltons travelled to england . there bill met margery ( peggy ) lampkin wills , a spirited young woman who had worked in a munitions factory during the first world war and completed a training course in the dairy industry . they married in london on 26 october 1923 , and left for new zealand three weeks later . in addition to caring for dick , they were to have a son , jon , and a daughter , june .\nwith the support and encouragement of his wife , hamilton managed to successfully combine farm duties with the increasing challenges of an inventive mind and the pursuit of his love of speed . he won a series of motor races in his 1914 sunbeam and in 1925 became the first driver in australasia to exceed 100 miles per hour ; in 1928 he set a new record of 109 miles per hour . in 1927 , when he needed electricity for the station ' s new homestead and workshop , he designed and built a tractor - drawn scoop to construct a dam to provide water for a 17 . 5 - kilowatt hydroelectric plant . he built several of these scoops and used them on construction contracts throughout new zealand , including the first aerodrome at mt cook ( 1935 ) , another on great barrier island ( 1937 ) , and flood protection works at karamea ( 1937 ) . returning from a business trip to hamilton in february 1936 , he was lucky to escape with only minor injuries when his aeroplane crashed at wellington ' s rongotai airport , killing the well - known pilot malcolm mcgregor .\nin 1939 hamilton designed and built an angle - dozer in a new workshop at irishman creek . during the second world war the workshop had 17 employees and manufactured munitions , but the development of earthmoving and other machinery continued : a loader - dozer was followed by road graders , loaders , mobile cranes and ditch - diggers , all operated by hamilton - designed hydraulics . in 1945 c . w . f . hamilton and company limited was formed to manufacture these machines in a modern factory on a 10 - acre site at middleton , christchurch . under hamilton ' s direction , and with eric chapman as general manager , the company developed a heavy - engineering capability , producing bridge girders , equipment for hydroelectric schemes , railway wagons , busbars for the bluff aluminium smelter and other specialised equipment . in 1972 dick georgeson became general manager . hamilton perry industries limited was established to manufacture light roll - formed products ; by the early 1980s the hamilton group of companies employed more than 500 people .\nhowever , it was bill hamilton ' s pioneering work in successfully developing water - jet propulsion in the early 1950s that made his name world famous . he had always dreamed of designing a boat that could go against the flow of rivers too shallow for conventional propeller - driven craft . he never claimed to have invented the jet - boat ; the water - jet principle was not new and had already been applied with some success to low - speed displacement craft overseas . hamilton ' s achievement was in designing a jet unit that would propel a planing hull efficiently at high speeds and with the advantages of a shallow draught . much of the early test work was carried out on the dam behind his homestead and on the rivers of the mackenzie country . with the help of a small team of dedicated young engineers , including george davison and bill ' s son jon , the hamilton jet unit was developed into a highly successful product and was marketed worldwide .\nin 1961 bill hamilton was appointed an obe , and in 1974 he received a knighthood for his services to manufacturing . he died near fairlie on 30 march 1978 , survived by his wife and children . peggy died in 1982 . they are buried side by side in the burke ' s pass cemetery , in the heart of the land they loved so much .\nall text licensed under the creative commons attribution - 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( bill ) hamilton left a legacy of combining sound engineering practices with innovation and excellence . as a small boy he had dreamed of a boat that would carry him up the swift flowing rivers of his homeland . such foresight was typical of this distinguished new zealand inventor and innovator .\nsources : \u201cwild irishman\u201d \u2013 the story of bill hamilton , by peggy hamilton published by a . h . & a . w . reed [ isbn 0 589 01294 0 ]\n\u201chamilton\u2019s jet\u201d \u2013 the biography of an icon , by john walsh published by c . w . f hamilton & co . [ isbn 978 - 0 - 473 - 28990 - 4 ]\n\u201cthe jet boat \u2013 the making of a new zealand legend\u201d \u2013 by anne & les bloxham published by a . h . & a . w . reed [ isbn 0 589 01453 6 ]\nashwick station is subdivided and sold off . 820 acres were retained around the original homestead .\ncyril blackeney , who had been managing ashwick station , was killed in action in august . bill left his schooling at christ\u2019s college to manage ashwick .\nbill hamilton buys irishman creek station in central otago for 16 , 000 pounds .\nbill and his parents travel to england . here he buys an isle of man sunbeam motorcar , and meets peggy wills , who he marries in october 1923 . they return together to new zealand .\nbill enters the sunbeam at the new zealand motor cup races in auckland . wins this 50 - mile race at an average speed of 81 . 5 mph . also claimed the australasian speed record as the first time that 100 mph was officially attained in australasia . over the next several years bill competed in many more races and again broke the australasian speed record , with 109 . 09 mph for the flying mile in 1928 .\nbuilds a generating plant complete with dam to provide electricity to the irishman creek homestead and workshop . however , this was damaged by severe frosts the following winter , so bill begins constructing a larger dam using a new earth - scooping machine he had designed and built .\nduring the depression bill takes on contracting work to help pay off his debts . through this work he designs a number of machines , including a shingle loader , a water sprinkler , a hay lift , an air compressor and an air conditioning plant ."]}
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( ed . note : deepen shah has since departed fanbridge ) .\nbashir , shahzad . \u201cshah isma\u2018il and the qizilbash : cannibalism in the religious history of early safavid iran . \u201d\nmrs . shah sees a need for cultural ambassadors as the gaps between cultures and religions deepen . \u201cmusic is an important tool , but it is also important who is singing , speaking or writing , \u201d she said . \u201cif you got the right people , you can build bridges and translate the fears and problems of the other side . \u201d\ndeepen shah is a partner in the firm ' s corporate / commercial department specializing in private equity , mergers & acquisitions , project finance , energy and real estate . deepen has a strong track record of guiding and advising clients , reputed for his depth of knowledge and responsiveness . he was appointed to the stake holder committee tasked with the review and preparation of regulations , forms and practice notes required under the recently enacted companies act . recently he acted for fidelity commercial bank in connection with the acquisition of 100 % of its share capital by sbm africa holdings ( mauritius ) .\nbuzzd , a location - based city guide and social network for mobile phones , announced that it has completed series a funding , led by greycroft partners and monitor ventures . the money will be used for product development and distribution . monitor\u2019s fern mandelbaum will join buzzd\u2019s board of directors , along with company co - founders nihal mehta and deepen shah .\n25 . the shah is building on an already fast - growing economic base . since the mid - 1960s , iran\u2019s\nthe underlying mythology in silicon valley is that almost every problem can be solved . having technology idols like jobs , bezos or musk , who have disrupted multiple industries only serves to deepen our collective resolve to find solutions to all problems .\nis good , android applications are easier to write than iphone apps , and google makes its programmers available , shah said .\n39 . central to the shah\u2019s ambitious plans for iran\u2019s future is the expansion and modernization of the military establishment . believing that iran\u2019s aspirations as a world power must be based on regional military strength , the shah is developing a military force stronger than that\ndeepen holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in commerce from shri bhagawan mahaveer jain college , bangalore and a post graduate diploma in business administration from bangalore university . in his free time , he loves going out on long drives and is very passionate about music .\na . we see little prospect during the next few years for a serious challenge to the shah\u2019s authoritarian control over iran\u2019s internal affairs and programs . nevertheless , the shah\u2019s monopoly of decision - making and his trend toward greater repression of opposition will incur certain political costs :\n1 . in iran today , the state and the shah are virtually one . the shah has succeeded in concentrating power and decision - making firmly in his own hands . in the process , he has removed or neutralized every official who might challenge him and has stifled the capacity of the political system to act without him . thus to understand the iranian political system one must understand the personality and character of the shah himself .\nb . the shah is unlikely to change his course materially ; hence strains within iranian society seem destined to grow as other sectors of life modernize and the pressure for political participation becomes more insistent . in the event of the shah\u2019s early death , competition for power could lead to serious instability .\nand so akbar was born as a lord of conjunction , a sovereign like timur and a messiah like jesus . his hindu queen who had born him sons was declared the \u201cmary of the age . \u201d his sons were tutored by jesuit priests . his court scholars learned latin to deepen their understanding of christian scriptures .\nwhile most media coverage around islam focuses on wars or terrorism , two female singers , falguni shah and emel aykanat , are using music to show a fuller picture .\nin order to deepen my understanding of the development of optometry , i enrolled on a masters module on development management through the open university . coinciding with this , i was exposed to the world of research for the first time during a unesco - sponsored project training teachers and nurses to screen children\u2019s vision in nicaragua , south america .\ntwo child victims of a grenade attack in srinagar are undergoing treatment at the nanavati hospital with the help of superstar shah rukh khan who is bearing the entire cost of treatment .\n, the shah believes he has taken out insurance in the form of economic and political ties and that he can deal effectively with the soviet union on his own under foreseeable circumstances .\n63 . the shah\u2019s primary strategy to assure continuing military supply involves seeking to deepen ties with the us . he hopes by offering lucrative and tempting economic deals to make certain that washington would find it inexpedient to turn down his future requests . he is also actively wooing american educational institutions , at least partly in order to improve iran\u2019s image in the us , and is participating in a series of joint commissions to concert efforts to develop iran in economics , social welfare , and culture . he has long provided important intelligence facilities for use against the\n17 . opposition to the shah and his regime is entrenched among intellectuals . writers , poets , and artists , who traditionally have played an important role in iranian political life , are contributing to the emergence of a class of alienated intellectuals . their demands for political participation and freedom of press and expression have no place in the white revolution . the shah\u2019s style of government forecloses relaxation of police repression and an end to corruption desired by this opposition . educational excellence and administrative efficiency did fall within the shah\u2019s program , but he has deplored the lack of effective action in these fields . student unrest is endemic . there seems almost no chance that the shah\u2019s regime , however successful in material terms , will be able to satisfy these elements . their desire to share political power is more troublesome for the shah than the nationalist demands of reformers of the mossadeq era who have been satisfied merely to participate in the process of economic development .\n41 . these forces can do much of what the shah considers necessary . they are already more than capable of maintaining internal security and of defending iran\u2019s territory against any hostile neighbor but the\nj . while us - iranian relations would come into question if the shah should leave the scene , much of the relationship has become institutionalized to the point where it transcends the shah . power would rest at least initially on a military - bureaucratic coalition , but they would come under increasing pressure and we cannot now foresee the nature of the regime which will ultimately succeed the shah . but even a more extreme regime probably would not immediately seek to restructure the present relationship in drastic ways given the iranians\u2019 view of their interests and the importance of the us connection .\n14 . the most wholehearted backers of the shah are those few thousand who profit personally from close association with the court ; they would also suffer most if the system were eliminated . besides the inner circle of the shah\u2019s principal assistants , this group includes bureaucrats , cronies , hangers - on , and business and professional men whose importance arises from their access to the court advisers .\nzubair , the elder cousin of the children told the magazine , \u201damina keeps asking me if i have spoken with shah rukh and when is he going to take her to meet his daughter .\n23 . the violent removal of the shah would immediately threaten the system . the shah is paying increasing attention to his personal safety . while this makes him more isolated and remote , it heightens the chances that his security forces would detect and forestall an assassination which was part of a comprehensive plot to seize control of the government . on the other hand , the shah\u2019s forces still could not be sure of [ page 355 ] preventing acts by an individual or a handful of plotters willing to sacrifice their lives . if assassins should succeed , the death of the shah would profoundly shake government officials and the public in general . under these conditions the senior generals might feel all the more impelled to band together to act swiftly to preserve the system to which they owe so much . but in time they would probably come under increasing pressure from more nationalistic and more radical elements in the middle and lower ranks . thus the monarchy would face an uncertain future whatever the manner of the present shah\u2019s passing .\n48 . the shah\u2019s preoccupation with keeping ahead of regional rivals raises the question of his intent to develop nuclear weapons . iran is a party to the nuclear non - proliferation treaty and has also proposed a\n21 . the shah\u2019s death by accident or natural causes would be less traumatic for the iranian system than his assassination . there are probably enough persons with a stake in the established order to ensure continuation of the monarchy , at least in the short run . although popular , farah as regent for shah reza would have difficulty in maintaining political stability because of the variety of politicians and military officers jockeying for dominance .\n20 . as a master political strategist , the shah will probably seek new ways to head off growing discontent . he may announce new welfare programs to bring tangible benefits to the masses . he may attempt fur\n43 . the new weapons for this force will cost at least $ 25 billion over the next five years . one of the considerations motivating the rapid buildup is the shah\u2019s desire to avoid future price rises by purchases at today\u2019s lower cost . thanks to the current high oil prices , iran has the funds to purchase the military equipment the shah desires and to set up the factories necessary for the military industry he now envisages .\n, the shah\u2019s brother - in - law and air force chief , would probably be a main prop for the succession , but his relationship with other military officers is not known . while over the years the shah has exerted great care to weed out disloyal elements in the upper ranks of the military establishment , we do not know how the military commanders would act once he is off the scene . among the politicians , prime minister\n8 . cliquishness , personal insecurity , and inertia dominate the iranian bureaucracy . while the shah recognizes that these traits have hampered the implementation of his policies , the administrative transformation mandated by the white revolution has foundered on the shah\u2019s own reluctance to reward individuals who display initiative , efficiency , and judgment . the first requirement of iranian administrators is loyalty ; the higher one climbs up the bureaucratic ladder , the greater the salience of this factor . consequently the higher levels of the bureaucracy have come to be stocked with technocrats and administrators who choose bureaucratic survival over accomplishment . corruption is [ page 351 ] endemic but is no worse than in other countries in the region . bureaucratic inefficiency will delay some of the shah\u2019s programs and to that extent will frustrate the expectations of both the shah and the people . we do not expect significant improvements and the government will face increasing administrative challenges .\n15 . a far larger group\u2014administrators , middle - class professionals and probably even the bulk of the urban lower class\u2014go along with the shah not so much out of conviction but because they have profited from the system and do not see an alternative . unenthusiastic about the shah as a person , many perhaps even unenthusiastic about the monarchy as an institution , most of this group would probably switch loyalties easily as long as they perceived no threat to their personal interests . this lack of enthusiasm leads to considerable passivity , and the services of many upper - class , experienced administrators are denied either by their own choice or by what the shah considers their political unreliability .\n66 . oil policy forms an area where collisions between the shah and the us are all but inevitable . the shah has already proved quite adamant in refusing to cooperate to secure oil price reductions . his interest in receiving the maximum return for oil is so intense that he is likely to continue to take the lead in urging continual increases in oil prices in order to maintain at least the present relative advantage of iranian purchasing power . though he will seek to keep the image of reasonableness and moderation as a bargainer in petroleum matters , the shah will thus be likely to run afoul of us interests in oil questions as he seeks to maximize his income .\ndr ali told \u0091people\u0092 magazine that he knew he could ask the doctors to treat the children for free but there would be plenty of other expenses . \u201cso , i just spoke to shah rukh , \u201d he said .\nfor jahangir painted alongside christ , see koch , \u201cinfluence of the jesuit missions , \u201d 10\u201312 . a painting depicting shah jahan as part of the christian trinity ( see figure 1 ) is discussed in a . azfar moin ,\n67 . the shah\u2019s regional policies also carry risk of conflicting with us interests . this is particularly true of the gulf , where the specter of iranian military power increasingly will alarm iran\u2019s neighbors . thus far , the shah has been relatively judicious in his actions . he has been particularly aware of arab sensitivities in providing troops to assist the sultan of oman , and we would expect him to continue to act with restraint . but the shah has little respect for the capability of the leaders of neighboring arab states . as he boosts his gulf forces and finishes construction of naval facilities over the next few years , the opportunities for falling into more overt rivalry with saudi arabia will grow .\nin the light hovers a dove , the holy ghost , and above the clouds is god the father . in place of the son , though , is shah jahan , rendered in perfect profile , the very form of sovereignty .\n35 . iran\u2019s investment and development strategy will also pose problems for the us . iran is apparently determined to engage in some development whose viability would depend on preferential access to the foreign markets the shah has been seeking . iranian exports to third countries under such conditions might affect competing us exports in the late 1970s or early 1980s ; increased iranian production for domestic consumption will certainly affect certain us exports to iran itself in the longer run . the shah\u2019s strong interest in us government participation or involvement in his commercial relations may raise problems for the us . the shah sees the us government as a guarantor for the performance of the us private sector and could hold washington responsible should us industry not meet his expectations .\ni . the shah\u2019s strategy in dealing with the us is likely to continue to be based on efforts to expand economic ties with the us to offset strains developing from his growing political independence . he provides important intelligence facilities for use against the\nfanbridge : though the underlying processes that run fanbridge are incredibly complex ( you ' d have to talk to deepen to really get a feel for that ) , the musician interface / experience is specifically designed to be as easy to use as possible . we want to save bands time and make their lives easier , not require them to take the time to learn a new system . our philosophy in this regard is that the user interface should require zero learning curve .\n12 . only rough assessments are possible on the extent of support for the shah . opposition sentiments are taboo in public and expressed in private only with great discretion . the bulk of the population , [ page 352 ] mostly peasants , has been traditionally apolitical ; it generally has supported the monarchy as an institution , although not necessarily any specific monarch . the peasants have gained in absolute terms from the reforms , but there is no indication that their higher standard of living has been translated into support for the shah .\n69 . underlying these problems is the dependency of the close us - iranian relationship on the attitudes and perceptions of one man\u2014the shah . this offers the possibility of an erratic course for personal reasons . more important , it raises questions about us - iranian relations if he should leave the scene . there is some reason to believe that over the past two decades much of the relationship has become institutionalized to the point where it transcends the shah . whether or not the shah\u2019s succession arrangements succeed , power will rest at least initially on a coalition of key military officers and establishment bureaucrats . but this coalition would be likely to come under increasing pressure from diverse elements in society , however , and we cannot now foresee the nature of the regime which will ultimately succeed the shah . if a more extreme nationalist regime took charge , it might loosen present close political ties to the west , but probably would not immediately seek to restructure the present relationship in dramatic ways , given the iranians\u2019 view of their interests and the importance of the us connection .\n, appears to have little potential for mobilizing grassroots support for the regime . the shah rejected the previous notion of a loyal opposition as a vehicle for expressing a variety of opinions and thereby has reduced the ability of the system to accommodate differing points of view .\n. elections , parliamentary debate , and shifts of personnel were inconsequential to the actual course of developments . the existence of the loyal opposition , the mardom party , however , provided an appearance of political competition which permitted a number of iranians to rationalize their participation in the shah\u2019s system .\nto manage and control political activity from behind the scenes . in so doing , the shah is counting on the flexible and resilient nature of the iranian social system which has traditionally allowed the ambitious to become influential as long as they played by the rules established by the ruler . but the operation of this system breeds widespread personal insecurity and cynicism which discourage voluntary cooperation and national commitment . as a result , some capable iranians will increasingly be left on the sidelines , benefiting materially from the development process , but assuming no responsibility for the success of the shah\u2019s program .\nwhen nihal mehta launched buzzd with co - founder deepen shah , he believed in the power of the check - in and essentially created an city guide that aggregated check - ins from foursquare , gowalla , and others . but because of the competitive landscape in the location - based network space , buzzd never really took off . so mehta went back to the drawing board , with the hope of creating a service that would combine the element of the check - in he found intriguing with buzzd and advertising and marketing elements ( mehta\u2019s first startup mobile marketing service ipsh ! was sold to omnicom years ago ) . the result , which he calls \u201ca culmination of everything he\u2019s done , \u201d of this is local response , a new web - based tool that allows local businesses to respond to the \u201ccheck - in\u201d on social media sites with marketing campaigns to promote transactions .\nwe have direct access to a lot of the developers who work with platform\nat hackathons and other events , shah said . that means programmers can build relationships , unlike with apple :\nthey threw the sdk out there in hopes developers would latch on to the apple brand name .\nand would probably cooperate in facilitating us political initiatives in middle eastern diplomacy . while over the short term , us and iranian interests are likely to be largely compatible , we can no longer rely on the shah to accommodate us interests in the increasing number of areas where his interests diverge from ours .\n52 . the shah sees the persian gulf as studded with inept backward regimes susceptible to radical subversion . to deal with this danger , he is proposing a regional collective security arrangement . while the shah hopes that saudi or other arab elements will prevent or suppress radical movements on the arabian peninsula , he will be prepared swiftly to deploy iranian forces across the gulf to forestall a radical upset . he would prefer to act in concert with the conservative arab states , or at least on invitation of a beleaguered regime\u2014as in oman\u2014but would not wait for arab agreement if he considered iran\u2019s interests at stake . the shah recognizes arab suspicions and anti - persian sentiment and will seek where possible to avoid an unnecessary confrontation . however , with the 1971 seizure of the tunbs and abu musa islands as a background , iran is likely to take further unilateral action in the gulf if it perceives a protential threat to its regional hegemony .\n5 . in this situation , the shah will not give up his exclusive responsibility for all major and many minor decisions . if anything , this method of operation is likely to become more pronounced . particularly since his celebration of the 2 , 500th anniversary of the persian monarchy , his sense of infallibility has become more apparent and he has become more isolated from opposing views . several recent major decisions appear to have been taken by the shah with little consultation even with his coterie : for example , the creation of a new single - party system , and the agreement with iraq at the expense of the kurds . the shah seems likely to make more decisions without reference to his advisers . while his judgment has proved generally sound thus far , and is likely to continue so , nonetheless , his monopoly of the decision - making process inhibits the development of institutional mechanisms and imposes an even greater burden on his energies and wisdom .\nover at least the next few years . many of the projects on the drawing board probably will be deferred or implemented at a slower pace . military expansion , however , will be largely unaffected by the economic slowdown ; the shah plans purchases abroad averaging about $ 5 billion annually over the next five years .\nin sum , the safavids in their first century were neither a doctrinally shi\u2019i group , nor an anomalous sect on the margins of islam . rather , they were very much a product of their time insofar as they believed that ali had been reborn on earth in the form of their king , shah isma\u2019il .\n44 . to reduce iran\u2019s total dependence on foreign suppliers for the sophisticated weapons systems he desires , the shah wants to coproduce late - model weaponry in iran under license , mostly in conjunction with us firms . coproduction will not significantly lower the cost of these weapons , and is likely to increase it somewhat . the shah , however , believes it will give iran a more dependable source of supply . much of this gain is illusory , however ; components for the more sophisticated items will still have to be imported , though it may be easier to purchase parts on the world market than to procure the entire weapons systems .\nother rulers as well as ministers of the muzaffarids were also referred to and praised by hafez in his po - etry . they include the two nephews of shah \u0161oj\u0101\u02bf : the brothers shah ya\u1e25y\u0101 ( 789 - 95 / 1387 - 93 ; \u1e21ani , i , pp . 371 - 75 ) and shah man\u1e63ur ( 790 - 95 / 1388 - 93 ) . the latter , according to \u1e21ani , held a special place in hafez\u2019s affections ( \u1e21ani , i , pp . 400 - 411 ) . he referred to him in several ghazals and dedicated a famous qa\u1e63ida to him , which in some editions is classified as a ghazal ( jawz\u0101 sa\u1e25ar neh\u0101d \u1e25am\u0101yel bar\u0101bar - am , \u1e35 . ii , qas \u00e1 . , pp . 1039 - 41 ; \u1e21ani , i , pp . 403 - 4 ) . here again , in sharp contrast to the qa\u1e63ida for shah \u0161oj\u0101\u02be , the whole panegyric is in the form of a dialogue with the beloved and the end rhyme terminates in the first person singular . there are also occasional references , and panegyrics , to other rulers of local dynasties of the time , most notably the jalayerids ( qazvini , 1944 , pp . 9 - 10 ; mo\u02bfin , i , pp . 235 - 74 ) .\nf . iran will be prepared to deploy forces unilaterally in order to forestall a radical upset in the gulf . there are also prospects for greater [ page 348 ] cooperation with saudi arabia\u2019s prince fahd and , following iraq\u2019s recent regional overtures , for a reduction in iraqi - iranian hostility . iran\u2019s relations with south asia will remain limited over the short term ; the shah is likely to limit his financial backing for pakistani arms purchases . in the middle east , the shah will probably continue to expand his relations with egypt , and it is becoming less likely that iran would supply israel with oil in the event of resumed hostilities .\n2 . since his earliest years , the shah has been imbued with a sense of specialness . this has been translated into his mission to modernize his country economically and militarily so that he and iran can play a major role in world affairs and dominate the persian gulf . proud of his image as a royal revolutionary , he has been directing the \u201cwhite revolution\u201d for over a decade to transform iran into a modern state . to the shah social justice means primarily closely - supervised economic development to raise the living standards of the masses . he regards iran\u2019s growing prosperity as an essential antidote to pressure for far - reaching political transformation .\n58 . the shah wants iran to be a leading\u2014if not the dominant\u2014power in the indian ocean . seeing india as a major potential rival in this region , he has recently stepped up efforts to improve relations with india in order to reduce the likelihood of friction . iran is seeking raw materials from india and will probably supply a major portion of india\u2019s fuel requirements at manageable prices at least for the next few years . the shah has also begun cultivating conservative , pro - western governments such as australia , new zealand , indonesia , singapore , and south africa , but in low key to avoid irritating the nonaligned states . over the longer term , the shah will work for the elimination of both soviet and us military presence in the indian ocean . while he will tacitly approve a us naval presence as long as the soviets keep naval vessels on station there , we cannot depend on him to provide access to iranian facilities to support fleet units .\n, he has taken out insurance in the form of economic and political ties with the soviet union and does not feel himself directly threatened from that quarter . massive oil revenues give him confidence that he will be able to secure whatever military and industrial equipment he considers necessary . against this backdrop , the shah will seek :\n4 . the shah is a man in a hurry . he is only 55 years old and is in good health . but he appears to fear that unless he impels iran much further along the path of modernization , his successor will be unable to sustain the momentum . his urgency is also stimulated by the conviction that iran must develop before its oil runs out or the value of its oil is undercut by alternative sources of energy . the forced - draft nature of all his projects suggests that he has a deadline in mind . the shah probably wishes , by staying ahead of demands for changes , to move fast enough that when his son comes of age six years hence iran will be at the point of self - sustaining development . this concern may be evidenced in the shah\u2019s remark last year that while the crown prince could do much good as king in the future if he were willing , \u201cwe are fixing things so he can do no harm . \u201d\n10 . the replacement of this structure by a single party last march represents no change in the basic machinery of political decision - making . the creation of the iranian national resurgence party shows that the shah has lost interest in the facade of competitive politics . the new party , run by the old group of politicians headed by\n. indeed , they have a clear edge in military capabilities over all states in the region and could seize and hold any of the smaller ones on the arab littoral of the gulf . but aware of the problems encountered by his expeditionary forces in oman , the shah recognizes that in practice their performance leaves something to be desired .\nlike mrs . shah , ms . aykanat believes that music is one of the best ways to fight prejudices . \u201cif i write a song as a muslim woman , which the people like , i think it is much more complicated for people to hate a culture or a group , if they already know someone they like . \u201d\ng . us - iranian relations are likely to become more difficult in coming years . the shah is seeking to remove both the us and soviet military presence from the persian gulf and the indian ocean and to establish his own regional collective security arrangements in the gulf ; while he will tacitly approve of us naval operations in these waters as long as the\n49 . the shah would like to move toward a position where he could eventually produce nuclear weapons on short notice if he believed it necessary . nevertheless , in view of the difficulties in developing the facilities needed to produce such weapons , he does not seem likely to decide to launch a nuclear weapons program in the near future . we can expect , therefore , that iran over the next decade will make a major effort to acquire facilities and develop the know - how and technology to manufacture nuclear weapons , but without taking a firm decision to undertake actual production . the shah would hope that by avoiding a definite program to produce nuclear weapons he would forestall problems with the us over his nuclear intentions .\n61 . relations with china have been relatively inactive since iran\u2019s recognition of peking in 1971 . both countries share a strong interest in blocking the spread of soviet influence in the middle east and south asia . china has endorsed iran\u2019s military buildup and , apparently at the shah\u2019s behest , terminated its support for the dhofar rebellion . for its part , iran sees china as useful to balance its relations with the soviet union and the us . while we do not envisage a rapid strengthening of sino - iranian relations over the near term , we would expect a growing [ page 365 ] mutuality of interests and a continuation of exchanges of high - level visits including , perhaps , a trip to peking by the shah .\n50 . basing his foreign policy on a historical perspective , the shah is acutely conscious of the contrast between past persian glory and present iranian reality . he sees iran confronted by an untrustworthy soviet union , while he sees the remote bastions of western power in a state of disarray and decay . although he would count on us support in a confrontation with the\npercent below last year\u2019s 6 million barrels per day . although small increases are possible during 1976\u201377 , the longer term outlook is for lower production . accordingly , oil prices take on increasing importance in the shah\u2019s future revenue plans . he will continue to work for higher oil prices , both making bilateral deals and acting through his leading position in the organization of petroleum exporting countries (\n\u201cif there is anything that brings together people and not divide them , it is music , \u201d said mrs . shah , who goes by the name falu . \u201cwhen people of different backgrounds become united by valuing the same ideas , i think it is very easy to fight anything . radicalism and racism can be fought with a message of peace through beautiful music and inspiring lyrics . \u201d\n68 . even the shah\u2019s desires for economic development raise issues that will be troublesome to resolve . for example , his ambition to purchase from the us a large - scale net of nuclear generating plants to supply iran\u2019s future power requirements poses potential problems . for reasons of national pride and to keep his options open , the shah is reluctant to agree to us demands for safeguards for these reactors more stringent than those imposed by iaea ; this reluctance is unlikely to abate . as in other matters , he will seek to hold the executive branch re [ page 367 ] sponsible for bringing the congress along behind this deal with iran . in this situation his nuclear program may become a continuing thorn in us - iranian relations as he presses hard to get these plants on his own terms .\n13 . the major source of strength for the shah has been his military and security forces . the shah takes particular care to keep his officer corps content , mostly through the provision of extensive perquisites such as salaries and housing . however , the increasingly high level of education required by the modernizing of the iranian military forces may affect the political reliability of the officer corps . present commanders , like their civilian counterparts , are selected primarily on the basis of loyalty to the regime . those at the top of the military establishment today are not particularly competent . as better educated officers , who are more likely to have imbibed some of the intellectual dissent of their civilian peers , come into middle - grade positions , it will become more difficult for the top - ranking generals to maintain their present tight control .\ne . the shah is likely to grow increasingly assertive in his foreign policies . he would risk confrontation with the arabs , the west , or even the soviet union in order to assert persian primacy in the gulf or to maintain what he considers a sufficiently high level of oil revenues . although he will remain suspicious of soviet intentions and will continue to rely on the us as the ultimate deterrent to the\nsome equipment if pakistan were threatened by its neighbors , iran would probably not become involved in hostilities in support of islamabad except perhaps in the event of unprovoked indian attack . as for turkey , the shah\u2019s sympathies for its efforts to circumvent the us arms embargo are strong , and he might permit some \u201cleakage\u201d of spares to ankara , but would be circumspect in order to avoid risking relations with the us .\n42 . the shah hopes by acquiring additional quantities of the latest - model weaponry to overcome present deficiencies and keep far ahead of iraq\u2019s continuing military modernization . he plans to expand his armed forces by another 50 , 000 men to nearly 400 , 000 by 1978 . much of this growth is in conventional ground forces , where the scheduled acquisition of over 400 additional helicopters designated for trooplift and attack roles will give the shah a major offensive capability . he will bolster iranian naval power by purchasing the most modern destroyers , additional hovercraft , submarines , and anti - submarine aircraft ; he appears to be preparing eventually to add some type of aircraft carrier to the fleet . by 1980 the iranian air force should have nearly 24 fighter - bomber squadrons of over 400 late - model aircraft , including 80 f\u201314s with associated phoenix missiles .\n45 . iran has the financial resources to carry out its ambitious military modernization program without cutting severely into development projects . nevertheless , the expansion and upgrading of the armed forces , by increasing the pressure on the limited pool of skilled manpower , may inhibit growth in the developmental sector . the competition for manpower poses a difficult problem of priorities for the shah , who is deeply committed to both economic development and military modernization .\n( detail from folio ) . the late shah jahan album . painted by bichitr , c . 1650 . opaque watercolor and gold on paper mounted on paperboard , 36 . 9 x 25 . 3 cm . source : \u00a9 arthur m . sackler gallery , smithsonian institution , washington , d . c . : purchase\u2014smithsonian unrestricted trust funds , smithsonian collections acquisition program , and dr . arthur m . sackler , s1986 . 403\n\u1e35\u1d5b\u0101ja qew\u0101m - al - din mo\u1e25ammad \u1e63\u0101\u1e25eb - \u02bfay\u0101r ( d . 764 / 1363 ) , shah \u0161oj\u0101\u02bf\u2019s first vizier , who was later savagely executed by him , is another notable to whom hafez dedicated several poems ( \u1e21ani , i , pp . 200 - 202 ) , including a long qa\u1e63ida ( \u1e35 , ii , qas \u00e1 . , pp . 1031 - 34 ) and a chronogram registering his death ( \u1e35 , ii , qe\u1e6d . 16 ) . and finally , the last and one of the longest serving viziers and counselors of shah \u0161oj\u0101\u02bf , \u1e35\u1d5b\u0101ja jal\u0101l - al - din tur\u0101n\u0161\u0101h , was a favorite patron of hafez ( \u1e21ani , i , pp . 218 , 268 - 77 ) . according to \u1e21ani ( p . 273 ) , the poems dedicated to him are marked by their mystical overtones , suggesting an interest in sufism by the patron .\nther political rearrangements to infuse greater vigor into the iranian national resurgence party . but the main lines of his policy seem already laid down and will not accommodate major political changes . hence , strains within iranian society seem destined to grow as other sectors of life modernize and the pressure for political participation becomes more insistent . nonetheless , we see little prospect during the next few years for a serious challenge to the shah\u2019s total control over iran\u2019s internal affairs .\nand by regular high - level political exchange , he believes he has provided strong incentives for soviet cooperation and has thus reduced the soviet threat to manageable proportions for the foreseeable future . indeed , the shah is now confident of his position . he has already forced the soviets to accept large increases in the price of gas and introduced surface - to - air missiles into areas of iraq over which soviet - piloted aircraft were operating . in short , he still considers the us as an ultimate deterrent to the soviets but he no longer feels that a us military presence is currently necessary in the region to protect iran and he believes that he can deal effectively with the soviet union on his own . moscow , for its part , is unlikely to take action in the gulf area which would risk its good relations with iran , and probably sees little alternative but to tolerate the shah\u2019s increasing assertiveness .\nalliance with turkey and pakistan as a useful adjunct to his regional policy . he is concerned about the possibility that pakistan and afghanistan might come to blows over their volatile tribal populations , a conflict he fears would spill over into iran\u2019s tribes as well . he is also mistrustful of the course of indian relations with pakistan . despite his concern , the shah is likely to weigh carefully and limit his financial backing for pakistani arms purchases . while he might provide\nthe assistant chief of staff , intelligence , department of the air force , believes that this estimate overstates the extent and significance of dissent in iran and prejudges the shah\u2019s capacity to effect successful reforms . problems associated with the modernization program in iran are not necessarily unequivocal danger signs for the regime . the country\u2019s economic boom continues to attract many iranian students back from foreign universities and , while they have indeed absorbed the experience of living in non - monarchical societies , the promise of material reward has proven sufficient to deflect the great majority from political opposition . nevertheless , the shah remains cognizant of the need for diffusing political power and responsibility , but he believes that this process must be gradual and need not necessarily reflect western standards or forms of government . whether he can be successful in ensuring the smooth transition from a modernizing autocracy to a bourgeois - nationalist constitutional monarchy must therefore remain an open question . [ footnote in the original . ]\nresolution calling for the establishment of a nuclear weapons free zone in the middle east . but india\u2019s nuclear testing program is probably giving the shah second thoughts about iran\u2019s renunciation of nuclear weapons . moreover , his proposed nuclear power program would give him some of the essential elements needed to develop the weapons . the facilities needed for the domestic production of fissionable material , however , would require extensive foreign assistance . the time required to build and operate these facilities would depend on the\n27 . the shah\u2019s program for rapid development is creating strains within the economy . by far the greatest problem is a shortage of skilled and semi - skilled workers . the shortage is presently about 700 , 000 and rising . introduction of foreign labor , largely from east asia , can fill only a small part of the gap . large numbers would greatly add to housing and food supply problems . the 20 , 000 or so that have arrived are causing resentment among iranians .\n11 . if , as we believe likely , the new party fails to deal with dissent and to provide greater outlets for the demand for political participation , strains within iranian society will increase . the shah is unlikely to act on his declaration that all who do not join the new party should face jail or expulsion from the country . more likely , he will use party membership as just one of the many criteria for allowing participation in the system . he will continue to rely on\n7 . the most important political clique in iran is the coterie of individuals surrounding the shah . this group consists of a dozen old classmates , trusted advisers , loyal military and civilian officials , and relatives . a key figure is empress farah , the mother of and designated regent for 14 - year - old crown prince reza . although the other members of the inner circle remain deferential to the monarch and isolated from the rest of iranian society , the empress , his own private network of informants and consultants , and\nd . by the end of this decade , iran will have acquired a formidable military arsenal capable of projecting significant ground and air forces into the arabian peninsula and south asia and a blue water navy capable of routine operations in the indian ocean . iranian combat effectiveness , however , will remain limited by lack of training and the ability to maintain sophisticated equipment . foreign support , particularly from american technicians , will remain essential to iran\u2019s military establishment for many years . the shah is not likely to seek nuclear weapons in the near future , but he will probably attempt to acquire the necessary technology .\n3 . the shah has no intention of sharing political power . he views iranian politicians as by nature fractious and uncooperative and prefers to work through a small coterie of loyal and tested assistants . his willingness to tolerate limited party competition stemmed from the desire to appease critics in the west and among western - influenced elements of the population . but he has long been mistrustful of the parliamentary process . in his view , representative government is at best a distant goal suited for a successor , although he feels defensive about the anachronistic appearance of absolute monarchy in the last quarter of the 20th century .\n51 . he would accept confrontation with the arabs , the us , or even the soviet union if necessary to assert persian primacy in the gulf or to maintain what he considers a sufficiently high level of oil revenues ; in other matters and areas he is likely to be more cautious . the shah\u2019s past behavior has reflected a relatively realistic appreciation of iran\u2019s capabilities and of the interplay between regional and international power . but as he grows older and more convinced of the soundness of his own judgment and as iran\u2019s military strength increases , he is likely to take greater risks to achieve his ambitions .\nhiten shah , co - founder of two b2b saas companies , crazy egg and kissmetrics was at tradecraft this week and it was incredible hosting him . he is a ball of energy , ideas and advice and an incredible paradox of abilities : someone who is capable of both thinking deeply but acting fast , casual in his demeanour but ferocious in his execution , interested in everyone despite being the most interesting person in the room . i admire his voracious appetite for learning and a key # learninghack that i walked away with is listening to books on audible at 2x speed to amp up my learning velocity ."]}
{"id": 54875, "summary": [{"text": "white rose food division ( est. 1886 ) of digiorgio corporation is the largest independent food wholesaler and distributor in the new york metropolitan area .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "it is mainly distributed at met foods and pioneer and has a large presence in the supermarket western beef .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "white rose food can also be found in thriftway/shop 'n' bag stores in the philadelphia , pa region .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "white rose utilizes power from kdc solar and has the second-largest rooftop solar panel in carteret , new jersey .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "in 2014 , white rose filed for bankruptcy and sold its assets to c&s wholesale grocers , inc .", "topic": 4}], "title": "white rose ( food product )", "paragraphs": ["with product safety being a high priority , the wholesaler monitors the temperature of product from the trailer to the dock to the warehouse on both the inbound and the outbound . its drivers also monitor the temperature in the trailer .\nenvironmentally friendly : white rose frozen reduces waste and saves money through its recycling programs .\nturcsik , richard ,\npioneer food stores agrees to be bought by white rose ,\nsupermarket news , march 6 , 1989 , p . 6 .\ncarriage restrictions : note this product can be delivered to mainland uk only ( this includes scottish highlands ) \u2013 this product can not be sent to northern ireland , the channel islands , isle of wight , isle of man or the scottish islands . .\nkdc solar ' s deployment at white rose , the second - largest rooftop facility in nj .\nthe white rose has significant levels of vitamins and has been used as a food supplement . roses have been used for stomach problems , and are being investigated for controlling cancer growth . white rose is used in phytobiophysics formulas to support emotional well being . ( read more )\nwhite rose , inc . is the largest independent wholesale food distributor in the new york city metropolitan area . in 1997 it was supplying more than 18 , 000 food and nonfood items to more than 1 , 600 stores from maryland to new england , especially supermarkets and chains in new york city , long island , and northern new jersey . about 850 grocery , frozen food , and dairy items were being offered with the white rose label .\nin 2006 , white rose merged with associated wholesales inc . ( awi ) , robesonia , pa .\nthe wholesaler delivers 21 , 000 food and non - food skus to more than 1 , 800 stores in delaware , connecticut , maryland , massachusetts , new jersey , new york , pennsylvania , rhode island and virginia . it supplies three primary product lines\u2014grocery , dairy and frozen\u2014from three separate distribution centers in new jersey .\nin 1989 white rose acquired pioneer food stores co - op and bought the global division of sysco corp . in 1992 . two years , later di giorgio purchased royal foods from fleming cos .\nwhite rose gained more business in 1993 , when red apple group , owner of the gristede ' s and sloan ' s supermarket chains , dropped the krasdale foods private - label brand from sloan ' s and began offering white rose goods instead . sloan ' s even bought a full - page new york times advertisement promoting white rose products . in 1994 white rose made the first major redesign to its product label in several decades in connection with an advertising campaign that was carried on coupons , newsprint , more than 250 billboards , and 180 bus routes throughout the new york metropolitan area .\nthe golden pallet awards are the first food distribution industry awards to recognize excellence in warehousing .\ndi giorgio cites buyer interest in white rose ,\nsupermarket news , september 25 , 1989 , p . 4 .\nfor its long - term dedication to its customers and employees while dealing with the challenges of a cold storage environment , white rose frozen has been named the winner of food logistics\u2019 golden pallet award in the refrigerated distribution center category .\nby 1973 met food was the largest wholesale grocer in the new york metropolitan area . it changed its name to white rose food corp . in 1974 . this operation was distributing about 7 , 000 products in 1979 , about 500 of which were under the white rose label , including frozen as well as canned fruits and vegetables and delicatessen items , which were introduced when the dairy operation moved to carlstadt , new jersey , in 1976 . white rose food accounted for about $ 400 million of di giorgio ' s $ 897 million in sales in 1978 . the subsidiary introduced its first television campaign in 1982 , airing 50 30 - second commercials a week for seven weeks on five local stations to publicize white rose products . in 1983 white rose became the leading distributor of ice cream in the new york area . it added fresh meat to its line by acquiring schnoll foods in 1984 . by 1988 it was the largest wholesale distributor of fresh meat in the metropolitan area .\nthe company sold its wholesale business , including the white rose label , to di giorgio corp . in 1965 . di giorgio acquired another new york area wholesaler , met food corp . , which became a subsidiary that included the former seeman wholesale operation . by 1973 , met food was the largest grocery wholesaler in the area , distributing dry goods , frozen foods and dairy products from a warehouse in farmingdale , long island . it changed its name to white rose in 1974 .\nin 1995 , white rose relocated and consolidated all of its distribution facilities in new jersey . the dairy division was moved to avenel , nj , while the grocery and frozen food divisions were relocated to facilities in carteret , nj , where they remain today .\nmaier , thomas j . ,\nwhite rose fires strikers ,\nnew york newsday , august 2 , 1991 , pp . 35 - 36 .\n- - - - - - ,\nwhite rose is advertising revised label ,\nsupermarket news , april 4 , 1997 , p . 17 .\n- - - - - - ,\nunion ends strike at white rose ,\nnewsday , july 24 , 1992 , pp . 47 - 48 .\nfox , bruce ,\nwhite rose label continues blooming after 100 years ,\nsupermarket news , march 9 , 1987 , pp . 10 , 12 .\nwhite rose has a long and storied past . the company was founded as seeman bros . & doremus by joseph and sigel seeman in 1886 , after they failed to convince their uncle to switch his wholesale grocery business from cash - and - carry to delivery . by the turn of the century , the company , now an established wholesaler known as seeman bros . , was also producing canned goods under the \u201cwhite rose\u201d label . today , white rose brands are still very popular , featuring more than 850 items .\nits customers include the white rose food distributor in carteret , the second largest rooftop facility in new jersey ; united stationers in cranbury ; and williams sonoma in jamesburg . it also is building a solar facility at the north jersey media group printing facility in rockaway and a 6 megawatt facility at the lawrenceville school .\nin 1987 white rose was handling more than a million cases of groceries per week , 15 percent under its own private labels . it was sponsoring voluntary groups under the met food and super food names and was a supplemental source of supply to the king kullen , gristede ' s , red apple , sloan ' s , and waldbaum chains and the shoprite and foodtown co - op members . supermarket chains carrying the white rose private labels included royal farms , scaturro supermarkets , dan ' s supreme , domino supermarkets , and kings - - in all , more than 1 , 800 stores . aside from airing tv commercials , white rose was advertising its private - label line heavily on radio , buses , newspapers , and point - of - sale material . its significant amount of spanish - language advertising included commercials broadcast in the dominican republic , even though white rose did not distribute there . ( it was selling , however , to puerto rico and the virgin islands , as well as to bermuda . )\ndi giorgio sold white rose ' s meat division in 1991 . in 1992 the company acquired the global division of sysco corp . for $ 11 . 75 million and moved white rose ' s frozen food division from secaucus to global ' s facility in garden city , long island . two years later di giorgio purchased royal foods from fleming cos . for $ 17 . 2 million and moved white rose ' s dairy and deli operations from kearny to royal ' s plant in woodbridge , new jersey . in early 1995 the grocery and dry goods division moved from elizabeth to a new 645 , 000 - square - foot distribution center in carteret , new jersey . soon after , white rose and di giorgio moved to this location from somerset , where goldberg had established executive quarters on acquiring the company . the farmingdale facility was sold in 1997 for $ 12 . 5 million .\nwhen branded goods became popular , the seemans gave the white rose name to their entire line , which originally consisted of just three canned products : corn , tomatoes , and peas . but it was tea that made white rose a household name . since black fermented tea was popular at the turn of the century , in 1901 seeman brothers introduced a potent variety grown in ceylon to wean coffee drinkers from their traditional brew . every conceivable promotional technique of the time was used to establish white rose tea , from flyers to attractive young girls dispensing free tea by the potful . seeman also pioneered in canned fish . the company reportedly bought the entire u . s . production of canned tuna in 1911 to offer it exclusively to white rose customers .\ncrowe , kenneth c . ,\ndark days at white rose : teamsters strike enters 13th week ,\nnew york newsday , april 28 , 1991 , pp . 66 - 67 .\nto do this , it would be really helpful if you could call one of our friendly customer services advisors on 015394 88100 first , as there are occasions when it may not be necessary for you to be inconvenienced by sending a product back to us .\nif you like turkish delight , then do try this rose extract . i recently made a 6oz victoria sponge mix with one teaspoon of rose extract , sandwiched together with raspberry jam and some vanilla buttercream - totally delicious . one teaspoon of extract in the mix gave just the right rose note without being flowery . next time , vanilla sponge , strawberry jam and rose buttercream !\nwe want you to enjoy shopping at lakeland with complete confidence , which is why every single product you buy from us comes with a 3 year guarantee \u2013 just bring along your receipt or emailed order confirmation as proof of purchase . plus all returns are free .\nwhile all of the warehouses are state - of - the - art , white rose frozen really shines . due to the harsh environment , most freezer facilities see continual employee turnover . that\u2019s not the case for white rose frozen , which has the least amount of turnover of all of the company\u2019s warehouses\u2014practically zero . in fact , many of its 85 employees have worked there for decades .\nnot to let excess capacity go to waste , white rose frozen has been offering public refrigerated storage and warehousing services to local suppliers for the past 10 years . \u201cfor some customers , like edy\u2019s ice cream , the public storage has a dual usage\u2014they\u2019re sending us freight for their white rose retail customers , but be we also handle their distribution business and service them through our transportation program\u201d says dengelegi .\ndi giorgio also was taking control of another new york - area wholesale food distributor , met food corp . founded in 1941 , met food had its headquarters in syosset , long island , in 1963 , when it earned $ 104 , 459 on sales of $ 45 . 5 million . the company also was sponsoring a small retail chain under the met banner . di giorgio acquired a 34 percent interest in the company for cash in august 1964 and increased its stake to 97 percent in march 1965 . met food became a subsidiary that included the former seeman wholesale operation . in 1970 met food was distributing to retail stores dry groceries , frozen foods , dairy products , and other items , principally from a leased , 15 - acre , enclosed modern warehouse in farmingdale , long island , opened in 1967 . about ten percent of its sales were under its own brands , the most important of which was the white rose brand . that year it became the first u . s . company to make freeze - dried tea .\n\u201ca cold storage facility is a tough environment to work in and safety concerns are higher than those in a dry warehouse , \u201d he adds . \u201cwe have ice and snow , moisture and humidity , conditions that are difficult to maintain . temperature control and product integrity are also issues . \u201d\nbut the 124 - year - old company is a new york institution . its white rose private line of groceries has been a staple in northeast households for generations and it\u2019s a brand that consumers know and trust . likewise , white rose\u2019s customers\u2014supermarket chains , independent retailers and members of voluntary cooperatives\u2014have had a long standing and trustworthy relationship with the wholesaler and rely on it for much more than on - time and accurate deliveries .\nbuy one , get one half price on star kay white extracts ( lower priced item half price . )\ndelicate as it is , rose must be one of the most recognisable and quintessentially english fragrances but it\u2019s still a pretty rare ingredient in the british baking repertoire . so if you fancy adding a surprising floral twist to your bakes and desserts , why not try this pure rose extract made from finest bulgarian rose oil ? perfect for the icing on a wedding cake , rose also pairs well with chocolate , vanilla and nuts .\nhammer , alexander r . ,\n56 - store voluntary food group is formed by seeman brothers ,\nnew york times , april 3 , 1962 , p . 51 .\nexcept for its huge , 615 , 000 - square - foot grocery warehouse in farmingdale , white rose had its operations in new jersey : dairy in carlstadt ( but moved to kearny in 1989 ) , frozen foods in secaucus , and meat in newark . its distribution now included candy , house chemicals , poultry , paper products , and soft drinks . in 1989 white rose acquired pioneer food stores co - op for an undisclosed sum , adding the company ' s new jersey grocery warehouse to its facilities . founded in 1944 , pioneer , at the time of its purchase , was serving 51 pioneer stores , 50 of them in new york city and one in westchester county , new york .\nin 1989 arthur m . goldberg , a former trial lawyer and an active investor , made a successful tender offer for the company ' s outstanding shares that cost him and his backers about $ 166 million . armed with $ 175 million in bank loans , he took control of the company in 1990 , converted it to a private firm , and began selling all of its five divisions except white rose , a process completed in 1994 , when di giorgio and white rose became , in effect , synonymous .\nonline grocery shopping at spencer\u2019s 24000 + products online . convenient home delivery in kolkata , noida , gurgaon , delhi , ghaziabad , chennai , hyderabad , lucknow & vizag . product range : fresh fruits & vegetables , grocery & staples , branded food items , personal care & beauty , imported items & gourmet food , raw & frozen non - veg items online . get great deals and offers on daily needs , staples & household items at spencer\u2019s online grocery store . order online grocery . free home delivery above rs . 500 . no minimum order value . 3 hours delivery time . cashless payment options : net banking , paytm , card on delivery . order now - kolkata , noida , gurgaon , delhi , chennai , hyderabad , lucknow & vizag .\ngreen tea 93 % ( of which tea buds 11 % ) , flavouring , rose de petals ( 0 . 8 % )\nseeman bros . continued to expand through a series of acquisitions from the 1940s through the early 1960s , including the purchase of seabrook farms co . in 1960 , which brought the company into the frozen food business .\nc & s ; wholesale grocers is the largest wholesale grocery supply company in the u . s . and the lead supply chain company in the food industry . c & s ; wholesale grocers operates regional distribution centers where we receive products from food and grocery companies and ship them to supermarkets and other institutions . currently , c & s ; wholesale grocers serves about 5 , 000 stores from more than 50 locations in 15 states .\nthe new york metro area is the biggest consumer market in the u . s . , and a couple of leading wholesalers have a strong foothold in the region , including c & s ; wholesale grocers and wakefern food corp .\nseeman brothers became a very different company under john b . fowler , jr . , who , with a group of associates , acquired control in 1959 and took the position of chairman and chief executive officer . he acquired , at very little cost , francis h . leggett & co . , an unprofitable wholesale grocer with distribution in pittsburgh and cincinnati , to add its premium brand name to white rose ' s own . he then acquired control of seabrook farms co . to put seeman into the frozen food business , along with three other quick - freezing operations and a wholesale food distributor in hagerstown , maryland . in fiscal 1960 ( the year ended february 27 , 1960 ) , the company passed $ 1 million in earnings for the first time , although most of the gain came from leggett ' s tax - loss carryover .\nthe voice solution was first implemented in white rose frozen and then expanded to the company\u2019s other two warehouses . \u201cfrozen is usually chosen as the trial facility to implement the initiatives we run , \u201d says dengelegi . \u201cwe have the toughest environment and the most senior staff , so if makes sense to work out the kinks here .\nff2 - white rose ' recovery ' is a blend of white flowers which vibrate on the complete colour spectrum and relate to the five elements of traditional chinese medicine , thereby creating harmony on all levels of consciousness . white flower essences are very powerful and support emotions to help us deal with the sad , painful and traumatic experiences that we all suffer with throughout our lives . white rose ' recovery ' is specially for helping little children and remember that we were all children once . this formula is used with all the other formulas to help with recovery . we call it one of our helper formulas . it is also valuable to assist prior to conception , for the whole gestation period as well as supporting little babies throughout their growth . offers gentle support whenever little babies are vulnerable such as when undergoing hospital procedures or inoculation . emotions interfere with function which then creates physical imbalance . through stabilising the emotional issues in our lives , we may then recover from the physical manifestation . ff2 supports emotional recovery\nits frozen division , white rose frozen foods , operates a 240 , 000 - square - warehouse in carteret , nj , not far from its 645 , 000 - square - foot dry grocery warehouse . it also has a 100 , 000 - square - foot refrigerated warehouse for dairy products in nearby avenel , nj . all three facilities are within 20 miles of new york city .\nsafety is important to white rose frozen . \u201cwe have a lot of safety programs , \u201d says dengelegi , \u201cand a general overall policy program throughout the company\u2014it outlines and addresses our policies and procedures . we\u2019ve got documented fire prevention plans and hazard communication programs . we hold periodic drills to ensure that our employees know evacuation procedures . we\u2019re extremely compliant with all osha - related policies . \u201d\nfowler then organized , through seeman ' s leggett subsidiary , a voluntary association of independent food stores that by june 1962 had enrolled at least 56 stores with sales exceeding $ 40 million a year . in return for a pledge to buy nearly all of their inventories from seeman , the members received price advantages and services such as advertising and merchandising advice to help them compete more successfully with big supermarket chains . seeman ' s sales rose from $ 85 million in fiscal 1960 to $ 125 million in fiscal 1961 .\nwhite rose frozen\u2019s accident and injury rates are extremely low . \u201cwe have a great group of senior employees in this location , so they know what they\u2019re doing . but we also do a lot of training\u2014new employees are trained for the first 90 days of their probationary period . we have a training committee that teaches employees how to select , bend and lift , and safely operate the equipment , \u201d says dengelegi .\ni used just three drops ( being rather cautious ) in a six six and three sponge mix and the result was very subtle and delicious , not really recognisable as rose used like this but just a gentle flowery flavour . next time i will try just a couple of drops more as the rose oil in the flavouring is very ' rosy ' . can ' t wait to try the orange blossom too !\nwhite rose frozen posted $ 200 million in revenue last year . it carries 3 , 658 skus and delivers to 752 locations . the facility features 220 , 000 square feet of frozen space , at minus 20 degrees f , and a 20 , 000 - refrigerated section . it has 49 dock doors , which are kept at 35 degrees and sends out about 40 reefers each day , which go directly to the retailers .\n\u201csome wholesalers don\u2019t think it\u2019s worth it to service the smaller stores , but if you\u2019ve got enough of them , it adds up , \u201d says bill canty , day manager of white rose frozen and a 38 - year company veteran . \u201cand that\u2019s how we started out\u2014a wholesaler serving the metropolitan area that has expanded and continues to grow . we\u2019re very service oriented and do whatever we can to make our customers happy . \u201d\ndiscover the unique taste of lipton white tea with its subtle and refined floral notes . this selection of youngest buds of the tea leaves called silver tips and the long tea leaves promise to delight you like none other\nbut for white rose foods inc . , the largest independent and most technologically advanced wholesaler in the new york city metropolitan area , it\u2019s business as usual . \u201cwe deliver throughout the northeast , but the highest concentration of our customers is in the five boroughs , long island and northern new jersey , \u201d says keith dengelegi , director of sales and logistics coordination . \u201cand we are the low - cost leader in this very challenging marketplace . \u201d\nff2 may assist with the assimilation of all proteins - amino acids . which are the building blocks of body tissues , hormones , enzymes and white blood cells for immune system , mucous for the sinuses and tonsils , and enzymes for the digestive system\nin addition to its refrigeration system , white rose is making every effort possible to reduce energy usage throughout its operations . for example , it\u2019s installing solar panels on its facilities . \u201cwe\u2019re putting a four megawatt solar system on one of our buildings to supplement our electrical needs , \u201d says larry lowe , the plant engineer . \u201cit will help to keep up electric costs down\u2014electricity costs are going up two to three percent each year . five years from now , it will be up 15 percent . \u201d\n\u201cit\u2019s all street level and side door unloading . and a lot of the smaller food stores don\u2019t have the ability to receive at night , so we\u2019ve got drivers on the road pretty much all day long , \u201d he says . \u201cbut we can service the small stores as well as the chains and that\u2019s an advantage we have over our competitors , because they can\u2019t do it as well as us , if they do it at all . \u201d\nestablished in new york in 1890 by the katzenstein family , and still run by the fourth and fifth generations of the family , star kay white are a dedicated family firm renowned for the purity and intensity of their extracts , essences and flavours , and pride themselves on creating unrivalled quality .\nexclusive to lakeland in the uk , star kay white high quality extracts are made with the finest essential oils to guarantee an authentic flavour , they\u2019re versatile and highly concentrated \u2013 lasting a long time \u2013 just a little makes a big difference to baking and cooking , which is why we chose them to be in our range .\nhaving tried , to no avail , to purchase this elsewhere when lakeland stopped stocking this , i am delighted to see this back . it ' s simply wonderful added to any sponge mixture . try it in a victoria sponge , filled with double cream and fresh strawberries ( lovely , if inauthentic ) or in cupcakes , topped with fondant icing and crystallised rose petals .\nthese pure extracts and the star kay white expertise are relied upon by professional chefs and some of the biggest ice cream companies in the world and now you can use them in your frozen sorbets , ice creams and gelato , too \u2013 but don\u2019t forget to try them in cakes , pastries , drinks and marinades \u2013 and they\u2019re great in savoury dishes and stir - fries too .\ndi giorgio was losing money when the company changed hands , and its expenses mounted as interest payments on its debt - - more than half of which had been incurred for the acquisition - - came due . goldberg started a cost - cutting campaign almost immediately , offering white rose drivers and warehouse workers a new three - year contract in 1990 with no increase in wages and elimination of overtime , which had allowed many of them to earn $ 900 to $ 1 , 000 a week for a 50 - to 60 - hour workweek . the contract also contained a clause shifting 20 percent of health insurance premiums to employees and , according to an international brotherhood of teamsters official , another clause effectively eliminating seniority and allowing the company to hire nonunion subcontractors .\nalthough members of teamster locals representing the frozen food and dairy divisions signed the contract , workers in the farmingdale local went out on strike in february 1991 . goldberg closed this warehouse in july , shifting the operation to elizabeth , new jersey . he fired the 425 strikers in august , replacing the truck drivers with nonunion personnel and the warehouse workers with lower - paid teamsters hired by a new jersey subcontractor . in july 1992 the farmingdale local agreed to end the strike in return for its members sharing in a $ 1 . 5 million settlement and being placed on preferential hiring lists for jobs that would pay them less money than previously .\nbut excess supplies of frozen vegetables forced seeman to dump its products , sometimes below cost , thereby sustaining a deficit for fiscal 1962 , despite a rise in sales to $ 135 million . results continued to worsen because seeman ' s voluntary cooperative of small stores was no substitute for a hookup with large chains , severe labor troubles , and seabrook ' s problems as a relatively high - cost packer . between 1962 and 1965 seeman brothers lost $ 9 . 1 million . to reduce a debt of more than $ 19 million , the company sold its wholesale business , including the white rose and premier labels , in 1965 to di giorgio corp . for more than $ 3 million . this operation had lost $ 4 . 3 million on net sales of $ 34 . 8 million in fiscal 1965 .\nphytobiophysics \u00ae formulas are a food supplement and do not claim to diagnose , treat or cure medical conditions . the information provided on this website is the personal opinion of diana mossop and / or anthony mossop unless otherwise stated . all data and information provided on this site is for informational purposes only . urltoken makes no representations as to accuracy , completeness , currentness , suitability , or validity of any information on this site and will not be liable for any errors , omissions , or delays in this information or any losses , injuries , or damages arising from its display or use . all information is provided on an as - is basis .\nindependent food distributor based in carteret , nj founded : 1886 2009 sales volume : $ 200 million employees : 85 customer base : 752 service area : connecticut , maryland , new york , new jersey , pennsylvania , massachusetts , delaware , maryland and virginia size of warehouse : 240 , 000 square feet ( 220 , 000 sq . ft . frozen / 20 , 000 sq . ft . refrigerated ) average number of skus : 3 , 658 average orders per day : 250 average cartons shipped per day : 40 , 000 average number of pallets per day : 1 , 300 inventory accuracy : 99 . 99 percent order accuracy : 99 . 99 percent\ndespite goldberg ' s crackdown on labor costs and year - to - year gains in revenue , di giorgio lost money in every year of the 1990s through 1997 except for 1996 , when it reported net income of $ 2 . 1 million . the annual interest expense rose as high as $ 24 . 9 million in 1995 . di giorgio earned $ 5 . 7 million on operating income in 1997 but lost almost $ 3 million after taking an extraordinary charge of $ 8 . 7 million for early extinguishment of debt . its long - term debt was $ 159 . 3 million at the end of 1997 .\nby some measures , kdc solar llc , a solar developer based in bedminster , embodies the tremendous success and uncertainty enveloping new jersey ' s efforts to promote greater reliance on the sun to generate electricity .\nlast year , kdc solar invested more than $ 100 million in the state in only its second year of operation . it has built more than 11 megawatts of solar systems in new jersey and has another 56 megawatts of capacity in the pipeline in either construction or permitting phase . it offers customers cheaper electricity and cleaner energy - - all without laying out any capital investment .\nyet despite that promising start , alan epstein , the president of kdc , isn ' t sure what the immediate future holds for the firm , a subsidiary of kamine development corp .\nwe ' re prepared to finish what we started , but what we do depends on whether trenton can stabilize the program ,\nsaid epstein , referring to the volatility in the price owners of solar systems receive for the electricity they produce .\nsince last summer , the price of solar renewable energy certificates have dropped by more than two - thirds , falling from the mid - $ 600 range to less than $ 200 . it is a trend that has state officials , lawmakers , and industry executives working feverishly to hammer out a way to reverse the slide , but so far without any consensus .\nthe steep drop in prices has been primarily blamed on a rush to take advantage of lucrative state and federal incentives to promote solar energy , the particularly steep prices the solar certificates were earning , and a federal tax cash grant which helped developers earn a return on their investment in as little as three years .\nif epstein could offer any suggestions to those trying to right the market , his advice would be to not change the rules .\nover the long term , the market will settle itself out ,\nhe predicted .\nif it does , kdc will be ready to step in and start developing new projects .\nwe have a lot of financial powder to deploy ,\nsaid epstein , a lawyer who worked with hal kamine , chief executive officer of kamine for 25 years in energy and telecom businesses .\ndiamond castle , a new york - based private equity firm , acquired kdc in june 2010 , allocating up to $ 225 million in equity capital to fund the company going forward .\nin some ways , kdc seems poised for rapid growth , but only if the solar market stabilizes . thomas lynch , executive vice president , said the company ' s business model works if prices of the solar certificates stay in the $ 300 - $ 400 range .\ncan we do it at $ 150 ? no , we can ' t ,\nhe said .\nkdc is focused on supplying 100 percent of the electric needs of large commercial and institutional customers , typically building solar systems 2 megawatts or higher . it finances the entire project while offering energy savings of between 35 percent and 50 percent to its customer who opt in for power purchaser agreements ranging from 15 to 20 years , according to the company .\nby significantly reducing electric costs , epstein said he believes his company offers businesses a way to lower one of the biggest drains on revenue : the high cost of energy in new jersey .\nwe ' re all about jobs , jobs and jobs ,\nhe said .\nif you ' ve got a significant electricity load , we can help you .\nby focusing on projects that meter a customer ' s electricity production and what they use from the grid , the company also reflects a recommendation in the christie administration ' s newly revised energy master plan , favoring those projects over those that supply electricity directly to the grid .\nit ' s like they copied our business model ,\nepstein said .\nnew york city ' s oldest and largest independent wholesale grocer delivers low - cost goods along with exceptional service from its freezer facility .\ndelivering frozen goods to the city that never sleeps is no easy feat\u2014especially when you\u2019re maneuvering 53 - foot trailers through manhattan\u2019s congested streets at all hours of the day and night .\nbut that hasn ' t stopped this group from embracing the latest technologies which has helped it achieve 99 . 99 percent order accuracy .\nthe company services a very diverse group , starting with its new york metro retailers , which range from single stores to major chains \u201cwe\u2019re dealing with many different kinds of customers and what works for us in foodtown or one of the bigger chains may not work for a private store . often they have higher demands . so that\u2019s a big challenge for us , \u201d says dengelegi , pointing out that the majority of these urban customers don\u2019t have loading docks .\nthe company is investing in technology to keep up with the growth , using the tricepts warehouse management system from retalix ltd . ( formerly omi international ) and voice technology from vocollect inc . canty credits the company\u2019s high order accuracy rate with the voice solution . \u201cthe loads are much more accurate - - it has dramatically cut down on mispicks . \u201d\n\u201cwe are technologically advanced and will continue to be a front runner in terms of technology\u2014from a building perspective , an equipment and a systems perspective , \u201d he adds .\nthe warehouse features a freon - based r22 refrigeration system with 800 tons of capacity and a high - tech computer system that continually monitors warehouse temperatures while reducing electrical energy consumption .\nthe company is also replacing high - pressure sodium lamps with fluorescent lights with motion sensors , which it expects to significantly reduce its carbon footprint and recycles everything , from corrugated to shrink wrap .\nthe company offers safety incentives and rewards employees for being safety conscientious . \u201cour human resource people are big on health and wellness , and we have exercise and nutrition programs and a small gym . we sponsor local walks and runs in the community . and we have an on - site physical therapist to help injured employees get back to work , \u201d says dengelegi .\ncanty agrees . \u201cyou never feel like an outsider here and we service our customers the same way . we don\u2019t make our truckers wait here for eight hours like they do at other places . you can\u2019t service anybody like that\u2014whether it\u2019s the trucker , the customer or the employee\u2014you have to take care of them . and that\u2019s what we do . \u201d\nurltoken delivers business - building content in print , online , via email and social media . stay up to date by subscribing , or manage your subscription here . put powerful urltoken content to work for you . subscribe today !\nsimply going to urltoken will automatically re - route you to this page . you can access familiar programs and processes from here .\njoseph and sigel seeman were among five seeman brothers who founded seeman brothers & doremus in new york city in 1886 with capital of $ 4 , 500 . the two had decided to start their own business after failing to persuade their uncle to switch his wholesale grocery from cash - and - carry to delivery . when doremus dropped out shortly after , the name became seeman brothers . delivery was by horse and carriage , and the seemans ' matched teams were renowned . gas - powered trucks began replacing them in 1905 , but the last company horse - drawn wagon did not disappear until 1930 .\nseeman brothers converted from a partnership to a corporation in 1920 and became a public corporation in 1926 . net sales grew from $ 10 . 8 million in 1921 to $ 15 . 6 million in 1925 , and net profits increased from $ 210 , 564 to $ 532 , 441 in 1922 . net profits came to $ 344 , 033 in 1925 . even during the depression , the company made a profit and paid a dividend in each year . in 1943 it acquired wilkinson , gaddis & co . ' s wholesale grocery business in newark , new jersey , and added its warehouse to the one seeman maintained in new york city . net sales reached a postwar peak , not surpassed until 1955 , of $ 33 million in 1948 ; net income , however , slumped after a peak of $ 775 , 530 in 1950 and came to only $ 115 , 353 in 1955 .\nbad dream ,\nforbes , march 15 , 1966 , p . 58 .\nfreeman , william m . ,\nwall st . view boon to executive ,\nnew york times , september 1 , 1961 , pp . 37 , 39 .\nweinstein , steve ,\n101 years new ,\nprogressive grocer , february 1987 , pp . 41 - 42 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 50 .\nsource : international directory of company histories , vol . 24 . st . james press , 1999 .\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 .\nthis site automatically adds a cookie to your browser when you visit . see our cookie policy for more information .\nyou need to enable javascript in order to use this website . show me how to enable javascript\nsealed in high - quality envelopes for fresh taste , aroma and moisture protection this range of specialty tea delivers a superior tea experience .\nby signing up now , you will be among the first to receive access to recipes , industry trends , free samples and more .\nnext day ( if ordered before 7pm monday to friday . 2 days after 7pm including weekends / bank holidays ) *\n* some delivery services may not be available in your area , the delivery page will display the available delivery services during checkout .\nwe use cookies to improve your experience of this website ( find out more ) . to consent to this click here , or simply continue using the site .\nfor the best experience on our site , be sure to turn on javascript in your browser .\nunfortunately , we currently do not deliver in your area . we hope to serve you soon .\nleave your details with us & we shall notify you once we start delivering at your location .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ndnnmasters seo url provider is running in evaluation mode . please purchase license on urltoken\nphytobiophysics , it ' s quite simple really . phyto from the greek word phuton meaning plant ; bio from the greek word bios \u2026\ngoing for a walk or to the gym may be a healthy way of fighting stress . but what if you simply haven\u2019t got the energy or\u2026\nmany years have been spent creating the phytobiophysics formulas that are made from carefully researched combinations of essences from many flowers and plants . we believe that essences enable the body to heal by dealing with the underlying causal emotional trauma so encouraging the body\u2019s own healing process .\ntrauma dating back to childhood , children who are made to grow up too soon / have been tampered with e . g war , abuse etc\ncrinum lily is a powerful flower which can aid recovery from traumatic situations or events . ( read more )\nparts of the marvel of peru may be used as a diuretic , purgative , and for wound healing . the root is believed to have aphrodisiac qualities . we have found that the marvel of peru can aid with forming personal connections . ( read more )\nthe strawberry arbutus tree is also called the compass tree . it is a very important tree found in vancouver , canada , as well as europe . it is regarded as a barometer tree as it is slowly dying . this is significant as it indicates levels of pollution from toxic chemicals in the environment . this beautiful tree has delicious fruits which taste like strawberries and it is for this reason that it is nicknamed the strawberry tree . the bark is truly beautiful . ( read more )\nbioflavonoids found in thorn apple blossom hawthorn include oligomeric procyanidins opcc , vitexin , quercetin , and hyperoside . these compounds have been used to support the cardiovascular system . 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{"id": 54876, "summary": [{"text": "albion swords ( formerly albion armorers ) is a company based in new glarus , wisconsin manufacturing european sword replicas .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the company was started in washington d.c. by howard and amy waddell in 1998 . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "albion swords", "paragraphs": ["visit the albion facebook page and the albion twitter page to see more news from albion swords ltd .\ni hope this information on albion swords has been helpful . to return to the sword manufacturers dossier from albion swords , click here\nalbion offers a maintenance plan to keep your albion mark swords like new . click here for details\nthe best european swords you can get . i have a crecy and a clontarf both fantastic swords .\neuropean customers can shop albion europe ! lower shipping - v . a . t . included - swords in stock\nthis is the entry level category for albion swords . they are based on very simple designs and feature few frills .\nthese swords are made exactly like specific swords in museums down to every last detail . they can run from $ 1332 to $ 3219 .\ni received my first albion\nthe steward\ntoday . there is no doubt why everyone says albion is the go to manufactur\nthese swords are original designs by peter johnsson , based on historical period types and their characteristics . oakeshott typology is used to categorize these swords , which are the most common of albion\u2019s line and also the most popular .\nback to main swords page about peter johnsson sword design / specifications \u00a92004 peter johnsson . albion armorers international is the sole worldwide licensee for this product\nonally and i have one of the last swords he did . . a functional\nthis is the high end of albion\u2019s production . it features historic recreations of swords from european history designed by peter johnsson from his research spanning museums around the world .\nwell built . albion truly succeeds at putting\nhistory in your hand\n.\ni have 3 albion ' s now and they are wonderful and preform amazingly .\nand while it has that , it doesn\u2019t compromise the swords handling qualities which are quite nice .\nto albion for the addition of the half - wire grip wrap . mike quoted a turnaround\ners , i can honestly say i ' ve never handled anything like my albion lancaster .\nwe need your help ! if you have a webpage or blog , we ' d like to ask for your help to spread the word . please put a link or banner - link to albion on your webpage . if you have an old link ( to urltoken ) , please update the link to http : / / albion - swords . com . if you would like to have a reciprocal link , send us an email at quest @ albion - swords . com .\nit ' s hard to convey just how much i love the folks over at albion . their swords are some of the best available on the market today , and make up the bulk of my collection\nthe albion team should be proud of their success in achieving such attributes with this latest entry .\ntough medieval swords ready to cut straight out of the box ? we put 3 to the test . . .\nsword design / specifications \u00a92005 peter johnsson . albion armorers international is the sole worldwide licensee for this product\nalbion swords can sell for prices as low as $ 389 , to upwards of $ 3219 . these prices do not include the cost of a scabbard , which can sometimes be up to $ 2000 on their own .\ndown ? try albion gear ! lars has officially launched his sister company , albion gear . he has many products available , many more in development , and is open to suggestions as well ! congratulations , lars\nwhy cheap ' damascus ' ( folded steel ) swords are some of the worst on the market . . . .\nst feels like its looking for a reason to tear up the place . hands down , best swords out there .\nfinally , there are occasionally excellent deals on albion swords on the secondary sword market , including ebay and the various sword forums \u2013 though this should always be tempered with a large dose of caveat emptor ( buyer beware ) .\ntime of ,\na week , maybe less .\nalbion received the sword monday afternoon and i rece\nthe atlantean sword , the master\u2019s sword and other high - end collectible favorites from 1982\u2019s \u201cconan the barbarian\u201d will be available again to eager fans , after a hiatus of several years . albion swords ltd and paradox entertainment announced today that they have entered into a new license contract for those famous swords , as well as unique new items from the upcoming film , also called \u201cconan the barbarian\u201d .\ntheir website states that , \u201call albion mark swords are guaranteed for life against defects in materials and workmanship\u201d . this obviously does not cover all calamities that can befall a sword , and for that they offer a maintenance plan for $ 100 a year , detailed\nstarted and owned by husband and wife team howard and amy waddell , albion works closely with some of the best smiths in the business and sword historians like peter johnsson to produce products that are widely regarded as the best modern replica european swords in the world .\nthis is a big sword and as you know i\u2019m a lover of big swords . i was expecting a good deal of heft with the\nlike king arthur and excalibur , the names of rodrigo d\u00edaz de vivar , el cid campeador , and his own legendary swords tizona and colada , live on in the popular memory of an entire nation . to this day , swords said to be those of the cid are on proud\nurltoken skallagrims video : urltoken mods covered in this video : 1 . albion the baron : urltoken 2 . albion swords - the chieftain : urltoken 3 . albion swords - the sherwood : urltoken 4 . albion swords - the cluny : urltoken 5 . the vassal : urltoken 6 . khajiit speak : urltoken albion sword links : 1 . the baron : urltoken 2 . the chieftain : urltoken 3 . the sherwood sword : urltoken 4 . the cluny sword : urltoken 5 . the vassal : urltoken mods used in taking this video : 1 . immersive hud - ihud : urltoken 2 . skyui ( with mcm ) : urltoken visual mods used in this video : 1 . seasons of skyrim enb true hdr : urltoken 2 . enhanced lights and fx : urltoken 3 . skyrim hd - 2k textures : urltoken 4 . static mesh improvement mod - smim : urltoken 5 . dynavision thumbnail is ' snowfall at sunrise ' courtesy of sorikai33 . skyrim mod sanctuary - nexus page for posting images : urltoken keep up to date with what is happening on my twitter account : urltoken\nyou really feel like you ' ve jumped back in history when you have an albion in your hand . they make truly exceptiona\ni own 4 blades from albion . . . each unique in it ' s own way . i would be hard pressed to say which is my favorite , but all of them are high quality weapons . some day i will own a fifth sword from albion\nnow you can reserve any albion sword on layaway ! you asked for it - you got it ! we ' ve now made it easier to reserve one of our limited edition swords before they run out . go here for more information and set up a payment plan today !\nalbion armorers is proud to be creating swords in tandem with prodigal swedish smith peter johnsson , based on his years of research visiting museums throughout europe . each museum piece is recreated in an exacting fashion , down to every last conceivable detail . each sword will bear the albion / peter johnsson mark ( above ) making it a valuable collector ' s item and a cherished heirloom . in addition , we will be introducing one or two pieces a year in the hallmark series - - very special swords with outstanding aesthetics and handling characteristics that make it a landmark sword recreation .\nthe blades of albion swords are cnc lathed to ensure a very consistent product . after heat treatment and belt grinding , the individual pieces are then carefully assembled by hand , with the wooden grip glued to the tang and the handle peened on the pommel to create a very sturdy piece .\nit should also be mentioned that albion offers a generous 10 % discount to all active , honorably discharged and retired us servicemen and women .\ni wish to say\nthank you\nand the rest of the staff for the customer care , craftsmanship , and attention to detail that goes into these swords .\nrecently purchased a berserkr from albion , it took them longer then initially quoted but that doesn ' t bother me at all . the sword is absolutely\nthe main issue that people seem to have with albion is the price and the wait time involved . despite less than 10 years of experience , they have the most expensive production european swords by a long shot . not only that , but charging between $ 1000 and $ 2000 for a scabbard makes owning one prohibitive for many .\nalbion swords ltd . originally began in 1999 as a retailer of other products , before beginning to produce their own line two years later . while this puts them as a relative newcomer in the sword manufacturer market , they have quickly established themselves as the high - end standard for exacting historical recreations of popular medieval and other sword designs .\nplease pass along my compliments , and continue doing what you guys do ! this will not be the last item i purchase from albion , i guarantee it . . .\nintended for the beginning sword collector or reenactor , they come unsharpened but can have sharpening applied for an additional cost of $ 25 . squire line swords sell for $ 389 - $ 444 .\nhand - made , limited edition museum - quality swords designed by noted swedish swordsmith , author and researcher peter johnsson , these limited edition collectable swords are all painstakingly handmade to exacting design specifications , based on countless hours spent in the detailed study and documentation of original swords . they are not look - alikes or replicas - - we call them re - creations because they not only look like period originals , but feel and perform like them as well , just as on the day that they were newly forged . no short - cuts , no compromises . just the real thing .\nalbion swords are primarily only available direct from the manufacturer\u2019s official website \u2013 though they have a branch in europe here and in the us they are also stocked here at kult of athena ( who sell around $ 20 - $ 30 less , and keep a good selection in stock and good to go , without having to put up with the usual waiting period ) .\nh little or no defects to be found . the sword i received is all that and more . there is no doubt that of all the swords i now own its by far the best made one !\n6 - 5 - 18 . . . i just received my thegn and again albion has done a spectacular job . this is my second albion . the over all fit and finish is so very good and i am very happy with it . thank you . i am going to order a principe and get into the que for that in a couple of days . - - gregory t k\n3 - 17 - 14 . . . having had a few days to examine this , my first albion sword , i can now appreciate the degree of detail that is put into albion ' s products that separates them from others . the fuller is straight and there is none of the waviness when you look down the sides of the blade that i had become used to seeing with some manufacturer ' s swords . everthing is very solid and there are no gaps or openings around the blade where it passes through the guard . the finish on the blade and hilt looks great . this sword has exceeded my expectations . my thanks go out to everyone at albion for taking the pains to provide this level of quality . i am already anticipating my next acquisition , which will likely be a squire line 13th century knightly sword ! - - jeff r\ni got to hold , and move around with , some river find swords ( they were from the end of the 100 year war era ) this spring and the steward reminds me of one of the swords from that collection . there is something about a sword that was made to be used that is hard to describe . it ' s like the blade just wants to be moved . that is what it reminded me of when i picked it up out of the shipping box .\ntheir swords are top notch . i own an agincourt and it gets handled every day and every day i like it more . wife has the constable and its is one scary sword . i tend to think of it like a badger , ju\n11 - 21 - 12 and the winner of the arma sword raffle is . . . ian mac pharlaine ! congratulations , ian ! 8 - 1 - 12 mark ryan ( bbc ' s robin of sherwood , transformers ) , will be joining mike and lars the albion booth at chicago comic con 2012 ! 5 - 16 - 12 we are forced to announce an across the board 10 % price increase , effective july 1 , 2012 , for all items other than maestro line swords .\n. . . i just received one of the antiqued castellan swords from the moat sale . even in its rusted state , i can see and feel that this is a fine sword with a highly agile blade . the type v pommel has depth and character , and fits nicely in hand , and the flared type 11 guard is very elegant . ironically , the castellan is not a sword that i had ever planned on buying , but now that i ' ve got it i ' m glad that i did . special thanks to mike sigman who , having heard what i intended to use the sword for , exchanged the antiqued castellan i had requested on his own initiative because the other antiqued castellan was better suited for what i had in mind . now that ' s customer service . thanks once again to the albion team ; i am looking forward to cleaning my sword up , and making a grip for her . another fine piece by albion swords . - - craig p\na very special thanks to you and all the albion team and of course peter johnsson for this excellent piece of functional artwork . i ' ve been thinking about and waiting a long time on this sword and now its finally mine .\nthe only other reported \u2018issue\u2019 with these blades is that they do not have the overall edge durability often seen in the sub us $ 300 product line . for example , in this thread on my armoury there are a few stories of albion swords taking damage that quite a few cheaper lines would shrug off . however , as they make an effort to replicate the approximate hardness of a well made version of the sword their recreations are based upon in all areas , this is not truly an issue but definitely deserves a mention .\nwe dislike doing this , especially in this economy , but it is a fiscal necessity . however , as we have always done , any order placed before july 1 , 2012 will be honored at the old price , including layaway / payment plans and pre - orders of swords in development .\nwith all our packages . i called albion & they changed the ship to address , even though it was on their shipping dock ready to go . no problems ! no questions asked ! not only do they have a top of the line product , but they have awesome customer service .\nthe balance is fantastic , the appearance flawless . the sword is everything i had hoped for , and i am completely happy with the choice of sword that i made . it is my hope that we will be able do more business in the near future as there are many other swords that i hope to add to my collection .\n2 - 8 - 12 . . . at long last , after months of waiting , i finally had a chance to handle my new senlac . she is a gorgeous cutting sword . i was surprised to discover how lively she feels in hand , and what a slender yet deadly blade ! the senlac is a joy to handle paired with a shield and lends herself to dynamic and ferocious fighting . albion has delivered another winning sword , but what else would i expect ? thanks again to everyone in the albion crew for helping to make such a classic , high medieval sword . - - craig p\n10 - 10 - 12 . . . just wanted to share with you a pic from my wedding last weekend , where i spoke my vows upon the steel of my laird sword from albion . the final detail that made the day perfect . thanks for your dedication to fine workmanship and superior service !\nour best wishes for a happy and prosperous holiday season to all of our friends and customers , from all of us here at albion ! and , since its that time of year again - for anyone who hasn ' t read co - founder howy ' s christmas story , here it is once again .\n. . i got my earl tonight . right now i ' m at a loss for words . opening the box was nerve - wracking and exciting . despite everything i ' ve heard about albion , i couldn ' t believe a product could be this good . in fact , it ' s too good . it looks great and it feels even better ! to me , real , historical swords have always been untouchable , the kind kept behind glass . you ' ve changed that for me . i want to thank you and everyone in the shop not just for the sword , but also for the work you do . i hope you realize how special it is . please don ' t apologize for any amount of time it took to build this sword . after holding it the first time i realized i would ' ve waited a lot longer to hold one of its quality . this is my first albion . i hope there are many more ! - -\nduring excavations at s\u00f8borg castle a number of swords have been unearthed . many of these are preserved in the national museum in copenhagen . one of them ( inventory number d 8801 ) is an especially fine example of a long bladed knightly sword from the high medieval period . the original sword is featured as xi . 3 in oakeshott ' s\nrecords of the medieval sword .\nalbion ' s museum line recreation of this sword from peter ' s detailed documentation is exact in every detail to the original sword . our official announcement will be made on monday , complete with specifications and a short article by peter johnsson about the complex geometry of this sword . the reserve price for this sword is $ 2 , 530 .\n6 - 29 - 18 . . . i received my munich last night and it is friggin ' awesome ! ! ! ! ! omg , what a work of deadly art ! ! it is beautiful , yet it leaves no doubt that it is a weapon . the attention to detail is incredible , but so too is the balance and the maneuverability ! wow , i am beside myself ! and i never contacted you after receiving my lichtenauer , but i am exceptionally happy with it as well ! unfortunately for me , i ' ve only been able to attend classes a couple of times since receiving it - work and life has been just nuckin ' futs for the past six months - but i love working with it , and the only other guy in our class who has one has made me feel as if i ' ve\njoined the club !\nagain , the attention to detail just blows others away . i will continue to purchase from albion alone , although i ' m sure my wife will wonder why i need additional swords ! ! hahahaha ! ! great , great work man ! - - tucker s\n9 - 14 - 11 . . . i am super excited that i received my yeoman today and was blown away by the quality of work you amazing folks there have done , the sword is perfectly flawless ! i can not describe how happy i am and to have it a few days before my 38th birthday is just an added bonus . so thank you for being so wonderful for your customer service and thank you for having such talented craftsmen . this has been a brilliant experience for me buying my first sword and i shall treasure it forever . best regards , - - graham b 9 - 13 - 11 . . . i got my yeoman sword friday morning and it has hardly left my hands since ! i just wanted to thank you everyone at albion for the excellent work that was done to produce such a beautiful sword .\n2 - 3 - 14 . . . i haven ' t written for a while but : since last transmission i have thoroughly enjoyed my talhoffer and wish to say again well done - she ' s a beaut . also , today my father brought me a wonderful\nwelcome home from the combat again\ngift of a reeve . the weapon is absolutely sublime ! it is truly delightful in all aspects and i wanted to let you know that you ' ve truly out done yourselves on the reeve . marvelous ! when i purchased my first albion i had no idea that i would become so addicted to your products . i am now the proud owner of seven and fully intend to continue increasing my collection as funds are available . thanks again , have a great weekend , and please keep up the fantastic work , customer service , and the whatnot . take care !\n3 - 25 - 14 introducing . . . the archduke ! a medieval 2 - handed sword .\n6 - 28 - 16 . . . i bought the knud almost 2 years ago . i figured to give a proper review i needed to abuse it first and i did . it has cut oak trees and full grown golden bamboo . also my archery target after a 14 foot drop . not proper use i know . i would like to say this sword has handled the abuse better than i have ever seen before . it ' s loses the sharp edge like most but holds a edge without denting or dinging as easily . even when it did they weren ' t very deep . the dropping attacks have knocked a very small peice of the tip of the blade but with 2 full sharpens is as good as new . i also made a homemade sheath . i hated to cover up any of this sword because it is so epic looking . simple but the perfect design in my opinion . i plan on sending a another review after another 2 years . i think this sword will continue to be my side arm in the woods for the rest of my life . - - joey l\nvery few times in my life have i received something that exceeded my expectations to such a degree .\nthe fitment is fantastic with not a single sign of it ever coming loose .\nthe blue color of the grip is the exact hue i had envisioned as well .\ni have a very hard time putting it down . thank you so much .\n. . . i just got home and checked out the white box that had been waiting : superb workmanship on both the yeoman and the scabbard .\noutdid himself on the scabbard , i am really floored at the design elements it contains and the workmanship shown to put it together .\n. . . [ the knight ] arrived today . it\u2019s hard to imagine what to expect ordering an item on internet and never seen it live .\nbut when i open the box i had a big smile on my lips ! wow ! such a fine looking high quality sword . it looked better that i expected .\n] is even more beautiful in person . and handles even better . the lines , the shape and geometry look perfect . everything looks great . i ' m gonna have a lot of fun with this one .\nthank you and i look forward to giving you my business again in the future .\ni simply didn ' t have words for the wave of emotions that washed over me .\ni carefully removed it and inspected it , and i can honestly say that i believe it to be flawless . it is perfectly balanced and nothing short of magnificent - - and i ' ve seen some quality work in my time .\ni bought the sword as a wedding gift for my best friend , and though i ' ve never seen him do it before , i do believe that i shall witness him cry upon presentation of this beautiful piece of art . i was especially surprised with how quickly it was able to be delivered - - just in time for the wedding this month ! thank you very much ; this has been one of the best buying experiences i ' ve had in quite some time , and i never would have expected to be as pleased with my purchase as i am .\n. . . the steward is awesome and i am very impressed with it so far . the finish and color on the leather grip is beautiful while the metal work is impressive . i ' m very happy with how it looks .\ni practice the fiore style of wma in co with the rocky mountain swordplay guild ( rmsg ) and the steward is the sword i was hoping for . it ' s appears to be a great cutter that i can imagine would be used in the mid 1300 ' s . the grip length , blade length , weight and balance allow it to be used with one or two hands as described in the getty version of the fior di battaglia . i ' ve done some plays with it but i haven ' t\ncut\nanything with it yet . that will be the ultimate test but i have a good feeling about how it will perform . i ' ll let you know how it goes once i get that part of the testing complete .\n3 - 23 - 15 . . . i just received the brescia spadona today . what a masterpiece ! this sword looks and feels like a dream . this is my second museum line sword . the other was a solingen . the quality of both has been outstanding . keep up the good work guys . you do beautiful work . - - tim\ni wanted to allow some time to pass before writing a review . there are already so many testimonials on your site that reflect initial reactions of unboxing a new blade . to recap , i already own the gaddjhalt and the crecy ; both of which are amazing pieces . there were flaws however ; none from the artisans that created the pieces , but flaws in their functions versus my desires .\n10 - 23 - 14 . . . you go above and beyond . full credit to you for your dedication to customer service . you are a top man in your field , and if you ever find yourself in australia , i would be proud to buy you a beer . keep it up man , it is a fantastic experience dealing with a company with such a wonderful frontman . i can ' t wait to check out the crecy . . . but i have no doubt it will be exceptional . you my friend are a legend . - - matt\nit\u2019s every thing i\u2019ve been dreaming about since that day in your show room when mike put one in my hand .\nit\u2019s so light and nimble . edge control is just automatic with that disk pommel nestled in my hand .\nthe late 13th c . great sword - mkii ( oakeshott type xiia ) $ 605\nhowever , this maintenance plan does not cover damage that can occur with use . repairing severe pitting , blade damage such as nicks , chips and broken tips , and reworking the grip , are all extra and done on a case - by - case basis .\nthis large line covers everything from the roman gladius to later medieval designs . they retail for anywhere between $ 666 to $ 1421 .\nthey are meant for wma training , stage combat , and have models available from $ 411 \u2013 $ 566 . they are not designed to take an edge .\nwhile they may be the most historically accurate , the difference in price between their pieces and a \u201csomewhat historically accurate\u201d piece such as a windlass may lead beginning or intermediate collectors to believe that they cannot afford a true historical sword . the squire line will hopefully fill that middle ground for many , but the consistently high prices mean that albions are out of reach for sword enthusiasts with shallower pockets .\nfinally , there may be extensive wait times between ordering a model and receiving one - they are often made to order so while most would agree they are worth the wait , a wait is definitely on the cards - typically 9 - 12 months ( despite stating on their site , the typical wait time is 3 - 6 months ) .\nif this is an issue , such as the sword is needed for an event or by a certain date , etc - it is recommended to contact them to determine the approximate lead time or look for an ' in stock ' item from one of their retailers such as kult of athena recommended below .\nsign up to our free monthly e - zine for all the latest sword news , info and much , much more ! click here for more info .\nthe best of the best . love that the company is in my home state . mike is always awesome to work with and incredibly\ngreat customer service , mike is always pleasant to talk to , yes the wait is long . after painfully long and with delays but it ' s a small company that is family run . their products are well worth the wait .\npromise after promise broken - paid $ 300 deposit with promise of delivery within 6 months but date came and went . 10 months later and a half - heart\nht blows away every other purchase i ' ve made . the scabbard i bought along with it is beautiful and well worth the cost . additional\ner longsword & received an email it was ready to ship . being on a long vacation , i didn ' t want it shipped to my home & have it left there , like our fedex driver does\nwonder of holding a quality piece . it ' s probably akin to a wizard discoverin\ng their wand , except all the wands are perfect . each sword has a different f\n. the movement of the sword changes , and thus the whole soul of the piece . the hand - and - a\n. each sword sprang eagerly where it was directed with the slightest pressure . i must have said it twenty times while handling a sword ,\nit * wants * to go . it doesn ' t fight back - - it wants to jump right in there .\nand i ' m am not limited for choices , in fact choosing the next one may be difficult .\njohn carter of mars sword . . he told me it was sharp . enou\nworth the wait - - hope i will be able to get another one at some point .\ngame theory : does isaac die ? ! ? binding of isaac rebirth ' s endings explained .\nthe move that broke pokemon ! | the science . . . of pokemon pay day\narrived a couple of days ago and it\u2019s had my full attention ever since .\nthe aesthetic details are striking . the writhen - style furniture and the blades double fullers give the sword an air of quality , without seeming overbearing .\nyou\u2019ve really perfected your method of covering the grip and try as i might i\u2019m unable to locate the seam .\nthe level of fit and finish is unsurprising , in that it\u2019s your typical high level of clean execution . i have to admit that i was surprised by the\nit takes a good deal of knowledge and experience to produce a sword of this size that possesses this type of dynamic handling ability .\nthis was my first authentic sword i have purchased , so it has great sentimental value to me . i will definately be a repeat customer and look forward to purchasing from you all again !\nsort by : featured items newest items bestselling alphabetical : a to z alphabetical : z to a avg . customer review price : low to high price : high to low\ndoctype html public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\ngift certificates - privacy policy - sword care tips - why buy from us - sword buying tips - links - f . a . q . - koa sword blog search the site - shipping & returns - track your package - testimonials - affiliate program - site map - disclaimer please note some items available from this site may not be legal in your area , check local laws before ordering . order line : 1 - 847 - 531 - 8664"]}
{"id": 54879, "summary": [{"text": "selena etc. ( january 27 , 1994 \u2013 july 1 , 2009 ) was a south texas-based boutique , salon , and clothing store , which was built by the late latin superstar , selena .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "selena etc. was built and finished on january 27 , 1994 in corpus christi , texas which was the headquarters building .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "selena opened another boutique in san antonio , texas around the same time the headquarters building was complete , both were equipped with in-house beauty salons .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "selena began manufacturing clothing along with designer martin gomez with designs and styles of latin american texture and exotic clothing styles which became her trademark on stage .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "hispanic business magazine reported that the singer earned over $ 5 million from these boutiques .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "another boutique was due to open in monterrey , mexico in 1995 but due to selena 's murder it was not opened .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the san antonio boutique was closed sometime after 1999 .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "after selena 's death , chris p\u00e9rez , selena 's widower , began taking over the business .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "after the 16th anniversary of the opening of the corpus christi boutique , the store was officially closed as of july 2009 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "a week after the store closed , chris p\u00e9rez held a \" for sale sign \" and asking for usd$ 91,454 for the boutique , according to the nueces county appraisal district , and uprising of $ 165,000 was the final total sale price .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the selena etc. store had a full-service salon , as well as selena memorabilia , which was scooped up by admirers of the singer .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "they also sold jewelry , hats and other accessories .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "soon after the foreclosure , due to the low economy , all merchandise and accessories began selling at the selena museum , located several miles from where the selena etc. building once was . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "selena etc .", "paragraphs": ["rare selena quintanilla perez\nselena etc .\nboutique & salon shopping bag | ebay\ncorpus christi \u2014 selena etc . boutique and salon , named after the late tejano singer selena , has shut its doors .\nlater that year she opened two selena etc . boutiques , one in corpus christi where the family had moved in 1981 , and the second in san antonio . the san antonio boutique closed after selena\u2019s death .\nlater that year she opened two selena etc . boutiques , one in corpus christi where the family had moved in 1981 , and the second in san antonio . the san antonio boutique closed after selena ' s death .\nselena was killed in march 1995 and at the time of her death was known as the queen of tejano music . she won a grammy in 1993 and later that year opened two selena etc . boutiques , one in corpus christi and the second in san antonio .\nreliant stadium hosted\nselena vive !\nin 2005 , held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of selena ' s death .\nquintanilla reported selena\u2019s fans can find some of the boutique\u2019s merchandise at the gift shop inside selena\u2019s museum at q productions in corpus christi .\npreviously known as denver harbor park , the city of houston operates the selena quintanilla perez park - denver harbor , named after selena quintanilla .\nthe corpus christi caller - times online edition reported that a \u201cfor sale\u201d sign for the selena etc . boutique and salon , owned by selena\u2019s widower , chris perez , went up about a week ago . merchandise has been removed , the shop\u2019s phone number is no longer in service and the asking price for the property appraised at $ 91 , 454 is $ 165 , 000 , george clower , vice president of the clower co . , a real estate service company told the paper .\nupdated days inn room 150 ( room 158 ) selena got shot inside of .\nquintanilla reported selena ' s fans can find some the boutique ' s merchandise at the gift shop inside selena ' s museum at q productions in corpus christi .\nthe corpus christi caller - times online edition reported that a\nfor sale\nsign for the selena etc . boutique and salon , owned by selena ' s widower , chris perez , went up about a week ago . merchandise has been removed , the shop ' s phone number is no longer in service and the asking price for the property appraised at $ 91 , 454 is $ 165 , 000 , george clower , vice president of the clower co . , a real estate service company told the paper .\nwashing machine\nscenes from\nselena - the movie\nwere filmed here .\nplaza de la raza is home of our annual selena tribute ; the # selenafangathering .\nthe movie\nselena\n, premiered here for the west - coast in 1997 .\ncalls and e - mails in the past week to selena\u2019s family were not returned .\nbidi bidi bom bom\nscenes from\nselena\nthe movie were filmed here .\nincludes an exhibit honoring selena , who has been called\nthe queen of tejano music .\nwe want to dance , queremos bailar\nscenes from\nselena\nthe movie were filmed here .\nselena y los dinos performed two consecutive times before at the astrodome , breaking previous attendance records each time .\nfans still may enjoy her designs and mementos at the selena museum inside q productions at 5410 leopard st .\nthe mural was painted by a group of high school students a few weeks after the selena ' s death .\npurple lock with an\ns\nwas placed somewhere in the bridge in honor of selena by her sister suzette .\nno me queda mas video was filmed here . also here ; at the plaza , texas musicians mural which includes selena .\non the side of a convenience store , a few blocks down from where selena lived , you will find this memorial mural .\nin the early 1990s selena branched out musically as well as clothing designer with her own line and married perez , a guitarist .\nat madame tussauds , our figures represent icons who have made a significant impact on our culture . that perfectly describes # selena urltoken\nselena forever lives in our hearts , she forever lives in our memory and is forever part of our lives . # selenaforever urltoken\nthis is the former building of the selena boutique that was shut down in 2009 . it was a state farm but according to the present condition of the building , its up for lease . you can still see the old emblem of the selena sign that once covered the building .\nthe city also operates the selena quintanilla perez community center , which has a weight room , indoor gymnasium and meeting rooms , at the same address .\nin 1992 musical star selena began designing her own clothing line and two years later she opened boutique - salons in both corpus christi and san antonio .\nthis is so very sad . . the boutique was selena ' s dream come true , and when it closed , it was like losing her all over again . i hope that some , if not all of the boutique ' s merchandise will be available for purchase at the selena museum , also in corpus christi .\nthe stores featured a full - service salon as well as selena memorabilia and fashions , some of them designed by the artist . they also sold jewelry , hats and other accessories .\nselena ' s father , abe quintanilla , told kris - tv in corpus christi that he decided to close the boutique because coupled with a weak economy the boutique was outside of the main focus of\nq productions\nwhich has always been on the music . he said the family kept the boutique open out of respect for selena as the shop was her special project .\nthe boutique and salon named after selena , the slain tejana singer who was killed 14 years ago , has closed its doors , the victim of a slow economy , according to her father , abe quintanilla .\nthe boutique and salon named after selena , the slain tejana singer who was killed 14 years ago , has closed its doors , the victim of a slow economy , according to her father , abe quintanilla .\nmore than 66 , 746 fans , came out on sunday , february 26 , 1995 , to see tejano superstar selena and her band los dinos perform for a sell - out crowd during the houston livestock show and rodeo .\nher boutiques featured a full - service salon as well as selena memorabilia and fashions , some designed by the singer who was known for creating many of her own stage looks , including her famous purple \u2014 her favorite color \u2014 sequined jumpsuit .\nthe one interview i had with selena , nine months before her death , all she wanted to talk about was her new boutiques in san antonio and corpus christi and her fashion line . music was almost beside the point . the boutiques were one of the few things that was not a family enterprise , but rather hers and hers alone . she was clearly proud of being an independent businesswoman . the san antonio boutique shut down shortly after she was killed . the corpus boutique however has remained open , largely as a touchstone for selena fans . until now . it ' s another reminder of what once was , and what could have been . there has been no one like selena , before or since , which makes her passing nearly 15 years ago all the sadder .\nselena was murdered by yolanda saldivar , her friend and president of her fan club on march 31 , 1995 , the day she was due in a studio to work on her first english album . saldivar was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison .\nit is greatly disappointing that selena ' s boutique has closed . she has been one of the major influences on the way i view music . she wasn ' t some mediocre hot - to - trot pop singer . she had it all . may she rest in peace .\ngeorge clower , vice president of the clower co . , said the for sale sign went up about a week ago , just after the merchandise was removed . the building is owned by chris perez , selena\u2019s widower , and appraised at $ 91 , 454 , according to the nueces county appraisal district .\nabe quintanilla , told kris - tv in corpus christi that he decided to close the boutique because , coupled with a weak economy , the boutique was outside of the main focus of \u201cq productions\u201d which has always been on the music . he said the family kept the boutique open out of respect for selena .\nthe popular singer , who was born in lake jackson , a houston suburb , was killed in march 1995 , a month shy of her 24th birthday . at the time of her death she was known as the queen of tejano music , having won a grammy in 1993 for best mexican - american album ,\nselena live !\nthe songstress was part of a band called los dinos that included her brother ab on bass and her sister suzette on drums . they played in the family ' s restaurant and later at weddings and parties . the band ' s big break came in 1987 when , at 15 , selena won the tejano music award for female entertainer of the year . that led to a contract with capitol records and six successful albums .\nwow ! her story , music , her charisma and unforgettable smile had reached many around the world inlcuding australia , nz and the cook islands . she is absolutely beautiful . a true beauty which is rare and you do not find that in famous artists ever . to selena stardom made her no different to anyone else because she wasn ' t selfish or self centred and trusted too easily and that trust was broken for eternity . watching clips of her and fans approaching to greet or kiss her whilst she performed just shows how much her fans meant to her and she never asked they be removed . she will always be known as the tejano queen and no one can replace her . to find out none of her boutiques are open is sad ! hope her museum will always remain open so her history and legacy is shared with many generations to come . rip selena\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 3 . 2 final / / en\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n500 n . shoreline blvd . ( at peoples st . t - head ) , corpus christi , tx . 78401\n* inscription :\nher stage is now silent . yet , her persona enriched the lives of those she touched and her music lives on . . .\nthe walk begins in front of water street oyster bar and circles the fountain in front of the executive surf club .\nthe omni la mansion del rio and watermark hotels between n . saint marys st . and navarro st .\n7550 s . zarzamora st . and i35 , san antonio , tx . 78224\nincorporated\nsiempre dreaming of you\n- a take on the queen of tejano ' s hit song .\nthe park has a . 87 mile hiking and bicycle trail , a volleyball court , a swimming pool , a playground , and a lighted sports field .\nthe concert was held on april 7 , 2005 with over 70 , 000 attendees .\nthe special was produced and filmed by the spanish language network , univision , and is the\nmost watched spanish - language special\nin u . s . history .\ncarol burnett , cher , ricky nelson , bruce lee , rudolph valentino , judy garland and john ritter .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nthe store\u2019s phone number has been disconnected , there no longer is merchandise inside and there\u2019s a for sale sign in the window of the building in the 4900 block of everhart road .\nclower said the asking price is $ 165 , 000 and he has received several inquiries .\n\u201csome of it could be due to the history of the place , but it\u2019s in a good central location and has plenty of traffic , \u201d clower said .\ny ' all come in and take a look around . have your enjoys . if you have any specific questions , or want to know more about why it ' s so dang hot in texas , where the best spring water swimming is , hidden hidey holes of mexico , the origins of alt country , why radio is the way it is , or other semi - arcane subjects , send an e - mail . i ' ll write back . - - joe nick\nthis amount includes applicable customs duties , taxes , brokerage and other fees . this amount is subject to change until you make payment . for additional information , see the global shipping program terms and conditions - opens in a new window or tab\nthis amount includes applicable customs duties , taxes , brokerage and other fees . this amount is subject to change until you make payment . if you reside in an eu member state besides uk , import vat on this purchase is not recoverable . for additional information , see the global shipping program terms and conditions - opens in a new window or tab\ncopyright \u00a9 1995 - 2018 ebay inc . all rights reserved . accessibility , user agreement , privacy , cookies and adchoice\nthe popular singer , who was born in lake jackson , was killed in march 1995 , a month shy of her 24th birthday . at the time of her death she was known as the queen of tejano music , having won a grammy in 1993 for best mexican - american album ,\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nthe wait is over ! @ selenalaleyenda will be honored on the hollywood walk of fame ! fri . nov . 3rd at 6 : 30pm # selenaqstar # hollywoodwalkoffame urltoken\nlate at night when all the world . . . is sleeping . i stay up and think of 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 - 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 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nalthough the san antonio boutique has closed , the corpus christi boutique remains open ( its adjoining salon is no longer open ) ."]}
{"id": 54881, "summary": [{"text": "primorska banka d.d. is a croatian bank which was established on 25 september 2001 on the foundations of its predecessor , \" primorska \u0161tedionica \" d.d. rijeka , which began its work on the world savings day , 31 october 1997 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "primorska banka d.d. rijeka is a regional commercial bank that operates in the city of rijeka and the primorje-gorski kotar county , istria county and lika-senj county .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "most of the business is carried out with residents , artisans and corporate clients of the area . ", "topic": 6}], "title": "primorska banka", "paragraphs": ["primorska banka was established on the 25th september 2001 on the foundations of its predecessor ,\nprimorska \u0161tedionica\u201c .\nmfi id of primorska banka d . d . is shown in the table below .\nchart 3 . market share of primorska banka d . d . ( among banks in croatia )\nbic of primorska banka d . d . and its components are shown in the table below .\nprimorska banka d . d . rijeka is in liquidation proces as of june 21 st 2018 .\nestablished in 2001 , primorska banka was a universal bank , offering a wide range of retail and business banking products and services . on 21 may 2018 , the general assembly of primorska banka adopted the decision of entering into voluntary liquidation process and termination of business of primorska banka as of 21 june 21 2018 .\ntable 1 . recent changes in total assets of primorska banka d . d . ( mln hrk ) .\ntable 2 . recent changes in total liabilities of primorska banka d . d . ( mln hrk ) .\ntable 3 . recent changes in gross profit of primorska banka d . d . ( mln hrk ) .\nseveral banks having the market shares and ranks closest to primorska banka d . d . are shown below .\nprimorska banka provides you with private banking services from its offices in zagreb and rijeka . with primorska banka you will enjoy an excellent order execution service to buy and sell shares and bonds in all major international markets .\nwould you like to become a user of our internet banking by primorska banka ? contact us for more information .\nswift code ( bic ) - sprmhr22 - primorska banka d . d rijeka - rijeka - croatia ( hr )\nrecent changes in total assets of primorska banka d . d . and its main components are shown in table 1 .\nrecent changes in total liabilities of primorska banka d . d . and its main components are shown in table 2 .\nrecent changes in gross profit of primorska banka d . d . and its main components are shown in table 3 .\nthis branch code value means this is the primary office ( or head office ) for primorska banka d . d rijeka .\nprimorska banka offers financial services to private , retail and corporate clients in its offices or through a reliable e - banking system .\nsprmhr22xxx - swift code ( bic ) - primorska banka d . d rijeka bank - rijeka - croatia ( hr ) - sprmhr22\nof primorska banka d . d . were 648 . 95 mln hrk . growth compared to the previous period ( 2015 ) was 46 . 52 % . the evolution of the total assets of primorska banka d . d . is shown at chart 1 below .\nof primorska banka d . d . was 12 . 70 mln hrk . growth compared to the previous period ( 2015 ) was 3 701 . 20 % . the evolution of the annual profit of primorska banka d . d . is shown at chart 2 below .\nprimorska banka d . d . participates in deposit guarantee scheme of croatia . this scheme covers accounts up to 100 000 eur per bank per depositor .\nin the case of primorska banka d . d . failure , eligible depositors having covered accounts in this bank will be paid out the following compensation :\nprimorska banka , part of cim bank group , is our bank in rijeka and zagreb , croatia . it\u2019s a modern financial institution with commercial and private banking vocation .\nin 2016 primorska banka d . d . was ranked the 28th largest bank in croatia in terms of total assets , having 0 . 16 % of the domestic market share .\n\u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0441\u0435\u0434\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438 \u043e\u0442 21 \u043c\u0430\u044f 2018 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430 , \u0433\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0430\u0441\u0441\u0430\u043c\u0431\u043b\u0435\u044f primorska bank oao , \u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u044f\u043b\u0430 \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0431 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u0438\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0446\u0435\u0441\u0441\u0430 \u0434\u043e\u0431\u0440\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043b\u0438\u043a\u0432\u0438\u0434\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0449\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0434\u0435\u044f\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 primorska bank oao \u0441 21 \u0438\u044e\u043d\u044f 2018 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430 .\naleksandra arbanas from june is the president of board of directors . visit primorska ' s website\nl ' assemblea generale della primorska banka d . d . rijeka alla seduta del 21 maggio 2018 ha approvato la decisione sull\u2019apertura della liquidazione ( volontaria ) regolare e la cessazione delle attivit\u00e0 della societ\u00e0 primorska banka d . d . rijeka con il giorno 21 giugno 2018 . a causa dei preparativi tecnici per l\u2019entrata della banca in liquidazione , il servizio di internet banking non sar\u00e0 pi\u00f9 accessibile dal 01 giugno 2018 .\nswift code sprmhr22xxx also known as bic code is a unique bank identifier of primorska banka d . d rijeka and it ' s used to verify financial transactions such as a bank wire transfers ( international wire transfers ) .\nthe general assembly of primorska bank plc . in session held on may 21st 2018 adopted the decision of entering into regular ( voluntary ) liquidation process and termination of business for primorska bank plc . as of june 21st 2018 .\nthe information on this site is provided for general reference purposes only data protection officer - maja vukasovi\u0107 - scarpina 7 - 51000 rijeka - t : 051 / 355 - 710 - maja . vukasovic @ urltoken \u00a9 primorska banka d . d - rijeka , zagreb - croatia\non this page you will find detailed information on bic code sprmhr22 for primorska banka d . d rijeka . this swift code follows the same general structure as mentioned in the next section . for a detailed breakdown analysis of bic code sprmhr22xxx , scroll towards the bottom of the page for specific details .\nprimorska banka d . d . was the 28th largest bank in croatia in terms of total assets . in 2016 its total assets were 648 , 95 mln hrk , providing the bank with the market share of 0 . 16 % . in 2016 the bank ' s annual profit was 12 , 70 mln hrk .\nyour one \u00fcrivate account in primorska bank for all currencies ( eur , russian rubble , usd , chf , gbp , jpy , kuna and many other ) .\nglavna skup\u0161tina primorske banke d . d . rijeka je na sjednici odr\u017eanoj dana 21 . svibnja 2018 . godine donijela odluku o otvaranju postupka redovne ( dobrovoljne ) likvidacije i prestanku poslovanja dru\u0161tva primorska banka d . d . rijeka sa danom 21 . lipnja 2018 . godine . radi tehni\u010dkih priprema ulaska banke u redovnu likvidaciju servis internet bankarstva prestaje s radom 01 . 06 . 2018 .\ndeposit guarantee schemes compensate certain deposits held by depositors of a bank that becomes unable to meet its obligations .\nall credit institutions operating in croatia are obliged to participate in croatian deposit guarantee scheme .\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 .\nbank sort code is a code that uniquely identifies a financial institution within a country . bank sort codes are usually assigned by national central banks and differ from bic codes .\ndue to technical preparation for liquidation process internet banking services will no longer be available starting june 1st .\nfrom monday to friday - 08 : 00 to 17 : 00 . scarpina 7 - 51000 rijeka - croatia tel . : + 385 51 355 777 fax : + 385 51 332 762 mb : 1318942 oib : 96675880337\nprivate account - minimum first payment for account opening 1 . 000 eur ( usd )\nopen a private - banking account ( brokerage , custody account , web - trader ) - first payment for account opening 5 . 000 eur ( usd )\nall the deposits up to 100 . 000 , 00 eur are insured and guaranteed by law\nto support our clients and offer them tailor made solutions we listen and understand their needs .\nbecoming a shareholder in public companies , coca - cola , apple , bmw , deutschepost , tesco , shell , nestl\u00e9\u2026 , gives you the possibility to earn dividends and capital gain .\nwhen you invest in stocks you take the opportunity to participate in the economic development progress . you can personally choose the sector , energy , banks , industrial , \u2026 , and the market , us , european , english , japanese , australian , canadian , russian\u2026\nthese stocks are also known as risk capital because they are subject to two risk factors : the company\u2019s business results , the volatility in financial markets .\nbonds provide income on your capital , as well as the return of principal . a bond can be issued by public companies or governments that guarantee your reimbursement , the risk is the bankruptcy of the issuer , so you have to choose carefully .\nthe purpose of investing in bonds is to help you achieve your objectives of savings and income .\nour internet banking service is fast , secure and handy . using high secure technologies you will be able to discreetly access your account from anywhere in the world in order to manage your money 24 hours a day , 7 days a week .\nwe would like to inform you that on sathurday , 11 . 11 . 2017 . from 09 : 30 to 15 : 00 we will be working on the bank ' s systems and during that period you will not be able to use the internet banking or the bank ' s services through fina .\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 .\nthe bank provides the following private banking services : trading on stocks and bonds , forex exchange , lombard credit , wealth management , money transfers , credit and debit cards , research and analysis .\nthe bank accommodates also a wide range of commercial services including account opening , foreign and domestic payment transactions , card transactions , internet banking , pos terminals , deposits , guarantees , factoring , discount of bills of exchange and purchase and sale of foreign currencies at preferential rates .\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 - letter country code associated with croatia ( hr ) .\n. this means that this is a reverse billing bic - see general structure explanation above for details . see general structure explanation above for details .\nall the information published on this website is strictly for personal use only and should never be used without verification , on any type of transaction . for professional use , you have to subscribe to the swift online directories at the swift website . urltoken shall not be held responsible or liable for any loss or damage suffered by you as a result of incorrect or incomplete information in this page .\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 ."]}
{"id": 54883, "summary": [{"text": "d-link corporation ( chinese : \u53cb\u8a0a\u79d1\u6280 ) is a taiwanese multinational networking equipment manufacturing corporation headquartered in taipei , taiwan .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it was founded in march 1986 in taipei as datex systems inc .", "topic": 32}], "title": "d - link", "paragraphs": ["copyright \u00a9 2012 d - link corporation / d - link systems , inc .\nd\u2011link launches the first boxee hd media player ; the boxee box by d\u2011link .\nd - link launches the first boxee hd media player ; the boxee box by d - link .\nd - link systems , inc . responds to ftc complaint defending security practices d - link press release jan 5 , 2017\nd\u2011link sets up r & d ; centre in india to focus on e\u2011commerce , voip and future products .\nd\u2011link ' s r & d ; and manufacturing arm spins off as an independent company named alpha networks inc .\nd - link and texas instruments enter into extensive collaboration for wireless lan products .\nd\u2011link rolls out first 4g lte with cloud solutions for service providers and consumers .\nd - link releases its first managed ethernet switch , the des - 3205 .\n( security affairs \u2013 d - link 850l wireless routers . zero - day )\nmanufacturer : d - link model : dp - 301p made in : china .\nd - link sets up r & d center in india to focus on e - commerce , voip and future products .\nmanage your energy and control any connected device with a d - link smart plug .\nprivacy policy terms of use copyright \u00a9 2012 - 2018 d - link india limited .\nd\u2011link ( datex ) releases its first ethernet adapter for the pc , the de\u2011001 .\nd\u2011link ( datex ) releases the industry ' s first peer\u2011to\u2011peer lansmart network operating system .\ndataquest ranks d\u2011link the global leader in unmanaged ethernet hubs in terms of port shipments .\nbusinessweek magazine lists d - link among the annual global top 100 information tech companies .\nd - link dir - 615 t1 devices allow xss via the add user feature .\nd - link dir - 100 hardware revision : d1 software version : 4 . 03b07\na german court has rapped d - link for misuse of the linux operating system .\nbe the first to know about new products , promotions and all things d - link .\nd - link - 1600x365px - hp - banner - dir - 878 - c02 . jpg\nd - link shrinks powerline interrnet range extenders , introducing the dhp - 310av mini adapter .\nd - link becomes taiwan ' s first networking company with a taiwan stock exchange ipo .\nd - link was among the first to release ieee 802 . 11a 5ghz wireless lan products\nset large business as my d - link home page . > go to the home page\nwith this most recent disclosure , kim said he published flaws before d - link could patch them explaining that vulnerabilities reported to d - link by him in the past were never addressed .\npopular d - link router riddled with vulnerabilities by tom spring for kaspersky threatpost sept . 11 , 2017 . shodan searches show 94 , 155 d - link 850l routers currently in use .\nit could be millions of d - link devices . i have no way of figuring it out\npingback : d - link fails at strings - zeax blog ( ze - ax . com )\nd - link releases its first ethernet switches , the des - 604 and des - 608 .\nd\u2011link is among the first to release new standard ieee 802 . 11a 5ghz wireless lan products .\nd - link is ranked # 1 in smb networking connectivity according to the synergy research group .\nd\u2011link di\u2011524 , di\u2011624 , and di\u2011784 home routers receive ipv6 ready certification from the ipv6 forum .\ndataquest ranks d - link the global leader in unmanaged ethernet hubs in terms of port shipments .\nd - link ( india ) ltd . is not traded on nse in the last 5 days\nset gov / edu as my d - link home page . > go to the home page\nthis host is running d - link dir - 100 router and is prone to multiple vulnerabilities .\nd - link dp - g321 wireless - g print server usb 2 . 0 / parallel port\nprint servers d - link dp - g321 wireless - g usb 2 . 0 / parallel port\nthe district court of frankfurt ordered d - link on 6 september to pay \u20ac300 in damages .\ncheck out what\u2019s new and stay up to speed on all d - link products for your home .\nd\u2011link becomes the first company in the networking industry to introduce green ethernet technology in its gigabit switches .\nd\u2011link introduces revolutionary mydlink cloud services , launches first cloud router , cloud camera , and cloud storage .\nd\u2011link launches new industrial gigabit switches for smart city , factory automation and industry 4 . 0 applications .\nset home & home office as my d - link home page . > go to the home page\nset small & medium business as my d - link home page . > go to the home page\nfor their insecure routers . at least asus took their medicine , d - link , in contrast ,\nanother day , three more d - link router vulnerabilities by marshall honorof of toms guide sept . 14 , 2017 . quoting :\nits been a bad year to own a d - link router .\nfurther detective work has revealed the 25 or so d - link products checking the time using this list .\ndetect and warn you of unwanted visitors with a d - link wi - fi motion sensor or siren .\nd\u2011link announces the exo router series in an orange housing with a focus on the antenna design and power .\nd - link releases the world ' s first fast ethernet switch with isdn remote router in stackable box .\nd - link is among the first to release new standard ieee 802 . 11a 5ghz wireless lan products .\nround up the usual suspects . yet another d - link router is vulnerable to hacking . kaspersky researched the\nthis isn\u2019t the first time kim spots flaws in d - link products , in october 2016 he reported multiple vulnerabilities in d - link dwr - 932b lte router , but the taiwan - based firm ignored them .\nd - link dp - g310 wireless print server air plus g usb 2 . 0 54mbps 802 . 11g\ngpl - violations leader harald welte claimed that d - link has described the gpl as not legally binding .\nthus and such is why i dumped d - link years ago . some of the worst programming on the planet\u2026\nd\u2011link ( datex ) sets up its european subsidiary , firmly establishing its foothold in north american and european markets .\nd\u2011link is listed among taiwan ' s top 10 international brands with a product brand value worth ntd 720 million .\nd - link ranks # 1 in small to large enterprise wlan stand - alone access points by units shipped .\nd - link launches the world\u2019s first 11ac portable router dir - 510l is launched in 2013 it month show .\nd - link becomes the first company in the networking industry to introduce green ethernet technology in its gigabit switches .\nd - link was the first company in the networking industry to introduce green ethernet technology in its gigabit switches .\nthe company history page lists out the major events in chronological order for d - link ( india ) ltd .\nget to know the d link india share price history through the dynamic levels - support and resistance levels ladder . this ladder ( patent applied ) is a comprehensive depiction of d link india share price history including major weekly and monthly support and resistance levels of d link india along with volume , sector , live price and much more . if you scroll down the ladder , you get the d link india share price history of last 15 years .\nd - link router riddled with 0 - day flaws by john leyden in the register sept . 12 , 2017\nd - link router fails at security , researcher says by marshall honorof in toms guide sept 13 , 2017 . d - link said that updated firmware should be available on september 19 , 2017 at support . dlink . com .\nthe disagreement lasted fro nearly six months where in 2006 d - link and kamp announced they had come to an agreement and d - link have reconfigured their new routers but little can be done about the existing products out there .\nextend your existing wireless network even further , easily and cost - effectively , with a d - link range extender .\ncopyright \u00a9 2017 d - link australia . all rights reserved . prices and specifications are subject to change without notice .\nwith experience that spans over three decades , d - link\u2019s research and development continues to lead in the networking industry .\nan issue was discovered on the d - link dwr - 932b router . qmiweb allows command injection with ` characters .\nd - link did not return requests for comment for this story . researcher victor gevers , founder of the gdi foundation , used the shodan search engine to estimate there are 94 , 155 d - link 850l routers in use currently .\nftc : d - link failed to secure routers , ip cameras by chris brook of kaspersky threatpost jan 5 , 2017 . this article puts the d - link issues in perspective , noting a number of their other recent security failures .\nberlin , germany - september 22 , 2006 - - the urltoken project prevails in court litigation against d - link germany gmbh regarding d - link ' s alleged inappropriate and copyright infringing use of parts of the linux operating system kernel .\nd - link welcomes and works with independent researchers , industry organizations , customers , and vendors concerned with product or services security . individuals or organizations that are experiencing or suspect a product security issue are strongly encouraged to contact d - link .\nthe us government is mad as hell : in january 2017 , the ftc accused d - link of leaving its routers and webcam devices vulnerable to hackers . a lawsuit alleged that d - link\nfailed to take reasonable steps to protect their routers and ip cameras from widely known and reasonably foreseeable risks of unauthorized access .\nd - link was also accused of misleading the public about the security of their devices . d - link denied they did anything bad . more below .\ngood find ! just adding to the d - link story here \u2013 of course , d - link also have several models found to be vulnerable to misfortune cookie ( cve - 2014 - 9222 ) in our research ( urltoken ) due to the inclusion of the ralink / mtk chipset . all vendors we contacted responded eventually , except for d - link : \\\nd - link becomes taiwan ' s first networking company with a taiwan stock exchange ipo . global reach increases with the opening of d - link international pte . ltd . in singapore to develop worldwide business beyond europe , u . s . a . , and greater china . d - link releases fault - tolerant high - bandwidth fiber - optics fddi concentrator .\nhome network hardware supplier d - link has been accused of harming the net ' s ability to tell the time accurately .\ninstead , he would like d - link to pay his bandwidth bills to ensure the danish time server can keep going .\nfor adsl / vdsl and nbn connections , d - link has you covered with the widest range of modem routers available .\nd - link wi - fi ip cameras are simple to install and let you monitor your home or premises with ease .\nd\u2011link receives the outstanding innovation award for industrial technology advancement from the ministry of economic affairs , r . o . c .\nd - link is listed among taiwan ' s top 10 international brands with a product brand value worth ntd 720 million .\nthe d - link npapi extension , as used in conjunction with d - link dir - 850l rev . b ( with firmware through fw208wwb02 ) devices , sends the cleartext admin password over the internet as part of interaction with mydlink cloud services .\nan issue was discovered on the d - link dwr - 932b router . there is a hardcoded wps pin of 28296607 .\nd - link us 17595 mt herrmann st fountain valley ca 92708 usa general inquiries : 1 . 800 . 326 . 1688\nd - link dp - 311p wireless print server ( 1 centronics port ) 802 . 11b ( 11 mbps ) & ac\nd - link brand # dwl - g650 / 802 . 11b / g wireless pc card ( pcmcia ) - ralink rt2560\nyeah , i saw that too . it could be that \u201czhang wei\u201d reported it to d - link before i published it , or that he reported my blog post to d - link and they attributed it to him . i suspect the former , but it\u2019s funny that d - link put out a security advisory on the same day that i published the bug . \ud83d\ude42\n, there are over 98 , 000 vulnerable d - link routers ( including the 10 flaws in the 850l ) . the blog posting includes ugly details of embedi trying to get d - link to fix things . when combined with the below d - link router flaws , reported just a few days earlier , i am left thinking that a qualified person could find flaws in\nresearchers at senrio have released technical details surrounding a vulnerability in d - link products , which if exploited , would allow a remote attacker full access to the devices . after being notified earlier this year , d - link has promised to deliver fixes .\ncontact d - link ? . . i do not think it means what you think it means . you\u2019d be lucky for them to reply , let alone follow their own published security process .\nd\u2011link ( datex ) introduces its first 10base\u2011t ethernet hub , one of the earliest devices to adopt the now\u2011standard twisted\u2011pair network cable .\nd - link announces zero configuration capability for all new cloud routers and cloud cameras ; adds support for select current cloud routers . d - link supports world ipv6 launch with over thirty ipv6 ready products , including world\u2019s first ipv6 ready powerline ap and router .\nan issue was discovered on the d - link dwr - 932b router . qmiweb allows directory listing with . . / traversal .\nat the time , users are invited avoid using the affected d - link router in order to be safe from such attacks .\nd - link ( dp - 311p ) 2 . 4ghz wireless print server w / centronics port , ac power , & cd\nsecurity vulnerabilities . no zero days here . the routers were from asus , belkin , buffalo , cisco , d - link , efm , huawei , linksys , netis and tp - link .\ntp - link archer c3150 v2 review march 9 , 2018 . the tp - link homecare , powered by trend micro , sounds like its the same software in a tp - link router .\nd - link is a taiwanese based company that manufactures wireless and ethernet products for the home and small office environment . whilst not a deliberate attempt at sabotage kamp ' s time server d - link routers were configured to directly query over 40 stratum 1 servers .\nd - link receives the outstanding innovation award for industrial technology advancement from the ministry of economic affairs , r . o . c .\nan issue was discovered on the d - link dwr - 932b router . / var / miniupnpd . conf has no deny rules .\nan issue was discovered on the d - link dwr - 932b router . qmiweb allows file reading with . . % 2f traversal .\n94 , 155 d - link 850l routers are exposed after a researcher made a full disclosure on it ' s exploitable flaws . urltoken\nbackdoor access \u2014d - link 850l revb routers have backdoor access via alphanetworks , an attacker can get a root shell on the device .\nd - link is the global provider of network technology solutions for consumers and businesses to connect with information , resources and each other . d - link defines technology innovation by designing award - winning , high performance and first - to - market products to suit every budget .\nit could be millions of d - link devices ,\nhe said ,\ni have no way of figuring it out .\nalready d - link has removed from its website , updates to the software that keeps its hardware running that contains the time server list .\nd - link di - 524 , di - 624 , and di - 784 home routers receive ipv6 ready certification from the ipv6 forum .\nd - link dgs - 1500 ax devices before 2 . 51b021 have a hardcoded password , which allows remote attackers to obtain shell access .\nxss exists on d - link dwr - 933 1 . 00 ( ww ) b17 devices via cgi - bin / gui . cgi .\non d - link dir - 605l devices , firmware before 2 . 08uibetab01 . bin allows an unauthenticated get request to trigger a reboot .\nan issue was discovered on the d - link dwr - 932b router . qmiweb provides sensitive information for cfgtype = get _ homecfg requests .\na wireless router made by d - link has nearly one dozen critical vulnerabilities , according to a report released by independent researcher pierre kim .\nremember , d - link has acknowledged all of the above in their security advisories , and thus were clearly aware of all these attack vectors .\nhow can u build a openwrt firmware for d link dir - 600l ver a1 ? . i can not find any firmware for rtl8196c processor .\nfrustrated by his dealings with d - link over the last five months , mr kamp published an open letter about the problems on his website .\nd\u2011link\u2019s family of cloud solutions gains a new category , cloud access points , with the release of the dap\u20111160l wireless n 150 cloud access point .\nd - link dir - 601 a1 1 . 02na devices do not require the old password for a password change , which occurs in cleartext .\nd - link router model 850l has 10 vulnerabilities that could allow a hacker to gain remote access and control of device , according to researcher .\nd - link router dsl - 2750b firmware 1 . 01 to 1 . 03 - rce no auth a description of the bug from january 2017\nlack of proper firmware protectio n\u2014the firmware images are not protected , an attacker could upload a malicious firmware version to the device and compromise it . while firmware for d - link 850l reva has no protection , the firmware for d - link 850l revb is protected with a hardcoded password .\ndetective work has found that many d - link routers , switches and wireless access points are bombarding some net time servers with huge amounts of data .\nd - link introduces world\u2019s first tower shaped 11ac routers ( dir - 868l , dir - 860l , dir - 850l , dir - 820l ) .\nd link india is one of the top 500 shares identified by dynamic research team at the end of every quarter out of 1700 shares of nse . d link india has strong fundamentals . by strong fundamentals we mean d link india has not made any losses in last 2 quarters , debt equity is less than 2 ( not applicable for nbfc and banks ) and pledge is less than 25 % . these top 500 shares are safe for investment .\nthe security researcher pierre kim has discovered ten critical zero - day vulnerabilities in d - link dir 850l routers and invites users to stop using them .\nit was very sad to see d - link starting to argue that the gpl would not apply ,\nwelte said in an emailed statement .\nfederal regulators have accused d - link of leaving its routers and webcam devices vulnerable to hackers . a lawsuit alleges that d - link\nfailed to take reasonable steps to protect their routers and ip cameras from widely known and reasonably foreseeable risks of unauthorized access .\nd - link is also accused of misleading the public about the security of their devices . this is the second time the ftc has gone after insecure routers . in february 2016 , they\nthe vulnerability is actually in zynos , a router firmware developed by zyxel communications that ' s used in products from multiple networking equipment manufacturers , including d - link , tp - link technologies and zte , donev said via email .\nit was unrealistic to expect d - link to update the onboard software of all the hardware that is using the list of time servers , he said .\nan issue was discovered on the d - link dwr - 932b router . wps pin generation is based on srand ( time ( 0 ) ) seeding .\nthe security researcher pierre kim has discovered ten critical zero - day vulnerabilities in routers from networking equipment manufacturer d - link that open owners to cyber attacks .\nno authentication check \u2014an attacker could alter the dns settings of a d - link 850l reva router via non - authenticated http requests and hijack the traffic .\nweak files permission and credentials stored in cleartext \u2014local files are exposed in both d - link 850l reva and revb . credentials are stored in clear text .\nthe d - link dp - g310 is a compact , 802 . 11g compatible , wireless print server that allows network users to share a usb printer .\nd - link dp - 301p + parallel port print server h / w ver d2 , f / w ver 3 . 50 * new in box *\na spokesman for d - link told the bbc news website that the company was aware of\ndevelopments\nbut had no comment while it takes legal advice .\nd - link international pte . ltd . is set up in singapore to develop worldwide business beyond europe , u . s . a . , and greater china\nd - link dir - 615 2 . 5 . 17 devices allow remote code execution via shell metacharacters in the host field of the system / traceroute screen .\ncross site scripting ( xss ) exists on the d - link dir - 600m c1 3 . 01 via the ssid or the name of a user account .\non d - link dir - 600m devices before c1 _ v3 . 05enb01 _ beta _ 20170306 , xss was found in the form2userconfig . cgi username parameter .\nan issue was discovered on the d - link dwr - 932b router . a secure _ mode = no line exists in / var / miniupnpd . conf .\nsenrio discovered the flaw in a d - link dcs - 930l cloud camera , however , because the firmware is used across multiple product lines , d - link estimates this vulnerability affects\nmore than 120 models across connected home products , including cameras , routers , access points , modems , and storage . . .\ndenial of service ( dos ) flaw \u2014an attacker could crash some daemons running in both d - link 850l reva and revb remotely via lan triggering dos conditions .\nit ' s your free link to arts , fun , culture and dining .\nd - link global consolidated revenues hit usd 1 billion and is ranked as the 6th most valuable taiwan global brand , with a brand value of usd 347 million .\nftc charges d - link put consumers privacy at risk due to the inadequate security of its computer routers and cameras press release from the ftc jan . 5 , 2017\nfollowing - up a legal warning notice , d - link signed a declaration to cease and desist and agreed to refrain from further distributing the product , but refused to reimburse urltoken for expenses incurred in connection with the test purchase , re - engineering and legal advice and representation . in the court proceedings , d - link claimed that the gpl is not legally binding . a quote from the german letter of the d - link lawyers to urltoken , dated feb 24 , 2006 can be translated as :\nsouth korean - based kim has a long history of uncovering vulnerabilities in d - link and other brand routers . last year , he reported a slew of vulnerabilities in d - link\u2019s dwr - 932b router claiming the router was hopelessly broken that users should throw them away . in february , he found flaws in tp - link c2 and c20i routers that could lead to remote code execution on a device under certain conditions .\nfill out the form below to join d - link ' s email list and receive the latest product information and promotions . you can withdraw your consent at any time .\nthe internal dhcp client running on both d - link 850l revisiona and revisionb routers is vulnerable to several command injection attacks , allowing attackers to gain root access on devices .\nhe discovered that up to 90 percent of the traffic was coming from d - link router products that were latching on to his stratum 1 server for a time reference .\nthis wasn ' t the first d - link gpl violation .\npreviously , d - link signed a declaration to cease and desist and paid my expenses for legal fees , test purchase and reverse engineering ,\nexplains welte . this time , however , d - link refused to reimburse his expenses and sent a letter indicating that they didn ' t think the gpl was legally binding on them .\nthis is obviously not acceptable ,\nsays welte , who runs the project out of his own pocket .\na proof - of - concept exploit was published tuesday for the d - link dsl - 2740r model , a dual - function adsl modem / wireless router device , which according to the d - link support site has been phased out . this means the device is no longer being sold , but might still receive support if covered by warranty .\nhowever , digital detective work by dr richard clayton from the security research lab at the university of cambridge revealed that all the unexpected data was coming from d - link hardware .\nmr kamp said a new line of products sold by d - link has the list of the net ' s time servers written into the software that keeps the devices running .\nat least the problem ' s not getting any worse ,\nsaid mr kamp , adding that pressure from other time server administrators could force d - link to act .\nthe d - link npapi extension , as used on d - link dir - 850l rev . a ( with firmware through fw114wwb07 _ h2ab _ beta1 ) and rev . b ( with firmware through fw208wwb02 ) devices , participates in mydlink cloud services by establishing a tcp relay service for http , even though a tcp relay service for https is also established .\nd - link dir - 615 before v20 . 12ptb04 has a second admin account with a 0x1 backdoor value , which might allow remote attackers to obtain access via a telnet connection .\nan issue was discovered on the d - link dwr - 932b router . undocumented telnet and ssh services provide logins to admin with the password admin and root with the password 1234 .\nif you have one of the following d - link router models - dir850l , dir - 885l , dir - 890l and dir - 895l - it ' s password changing time .\nd - link router dsl - 2750b firmware 1 . 01 to 1 . 03 - remote command execution no auth required a description of the bug from feb . 5 , 2016 .\nd - link has agreed to stop distributing the product following a complaint by the gpl - violations project , but has refused to reimburse the project for its legal and research costs .\nthe exploit was created by todor donev , member of a bulgarian security research outfit called ethical hacker , who claims that more devices from d - link and other manufacturers might be affected .\na recently unveiled backdoor in a number of late - model d - link brand routers indicates that the practice of adding manufacturer ' s backdoors to network hardware is still alive and well .\nfor certain d - link routers , a user can access the web interface for the router by simply setting a browser ' s user - agent string to\nxmlset _ roodkcableoj28840ybtide\n.\nd - link dir - 850l rev . a ( with firmware through fw114wwb07 _ h2ab _ beta1 ) devices have xss in the action parameter to htdocs / web / wandetect . php .\nd - link dir - 850l rev . a ( with firmware through fw114wwb07 _ h2ab _ beta1 ) devices have xss in the action parameter to htdocs / web / sitesurvey . php .\nd - link dir - 850l rev . a ( with firmware through fw114wwb07 _ h2ab _ beta1 ) devices have xss in the action parameter to htdocs / web / shareport . php .\nd - link dir - 850l rev . a ( with firmware through fw114wwb07 _ h2ab _ beta1 ) devices have xss in the action parameter to htdocs / web / wpsacts . php .\ncross site request forgery ( csrf ) on d - link dsl - 2730u c1 in _ 1 . 00 devices allows remote attackers to change the dns or firewall configuration or any password .\nthe bugs found are in d - link\u2019s model dir 850l wireless ac1200 dual - band gigabit cloud routers and could allow a hacker to ultimately hijack the routers and take control of them .\nd - link dir - 600 / 300 router unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability by check point october 19 , 2017 a remote code execution vulnerability exists in the d - link dir - 600 and dir - 300 routers . a remote attacker can exploit this weakness to execute arbitrary code in the affected router . the dir - 600 is an old wi - fi n router .\n/ etc / rc . d / rc . local on the d - link dcs - 2121 camera with firmware 1 . 04 configures a hardcoded password of admin for the root account , which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain shell access by leveraging a running telnetd server .\ndonev did not report the vulnerability to d - link and as far as he knows it is currently a zero - day - - a name given to publicly disclosed , but unpatched vulnerabilities .\nthe ssh implementation on the d - link japan dwl - 2100ap with firmware before r252jp - rc572 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service ( reboot ) by leveraging login access .\ni think the most \u201cinsane\u201d thing about this router is that it\u2019s running the same buggy firmware that d - link has been cramming in their routers for years\u2026 and the hits just keep on coming .\nthis ' passion to innovate ' remains core to the d - link team , and we look forward to helping people connect to their loved ones , friends and colleagues for the next 30 years .\nour ' passion to innovate ' remains core to the d - link team , and we look forward to helping people connect to their loved ones , friends and colleagues for the next 30 years .\nthe d - link npapi extension , as used on d - link dir - 850l rev . a ( with firmware through fw114wwb07 _ h2ab _ beta1 ) and rev . b ( with firmware through fw208wwb02 ) devices , does not verify x . 509 certificates from ssl servers , which allows man - in - the - middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate .\nan issue was discovered on the d - link dwr - 932b router . helodbg on port 39889 ( udp ) launches the\n/ sbin / telnetd - l / bin / sh\ncommand .\npre - authentication rces as root \u2014the internal dhcp client running on d - link 850l revb routers is vulnerable to several command injection attacks , allowing attackers to gain root access on the affected devices .\nd - link germany gmbh , a subsidiary of d - link corporation , taiwan r . o . c . , distributed dsm - g600 , a network attached storage ( nas ) device which uses a linux - based operating system . however , this distribution was incompliant with the gnu general public license ( gpl ) which covers the linux kernel and many other software programs used in the product .\nit was very sad to see d - link starting to argue that the gpl would not apply . given d - link ' s repeated license violations , it can be thankful that we ' ve never asked for any kind of damages , but merely to cease and desist from further infringements , plus our expenses . i start to wonder whether they actually deserve such a mild strategy .\nin a first step , d - link corrected its errors but refused to cover disbursment for mr . welte for the trial and his investigations ( legal fees , test purchase and reverse engineering ) .\nbad guys are exploiting a bug in very old d - link dsl - 2750b dsl gateways in an attempt to make them part of the satori botnet . the bug has been known for roughly 2 years but the devices have been abandoned by d - link and the isps that gave them out . if you have such a device , it needs to be replaced . this is yet another reason to\ncsrf exists on d - link dir - 868l devices , leading to ( for example ) a change to the admin password . hedwig . cgi and pigwidgeon . cgi are two of the affected components .\nd - link dir - 850l rev . a ( with firmware through fw114wwb07 _ h2ab _ beta1 ) and rev . b ( with firmware through fw208wwb02 ) devices have 0666 / var / passwd permissions .\nregister _ send . php on d - link dir - 850l rev . b ( with firmware through fw208wwb02 ) devices does not require authentication , which can result in unintended enrollment in mydlink cloud services .\nembedi found three flaws in the d - link dir890l , dir885l , dir895l and , most likely , other dir8xx routers . four months after first contacting d - link , two of the flaws have not been patched . the one that was patched , was only fixed in the dir890l , other models are still vulnerable . the good news here is that exploitation is lan side and anyone following my advice on\nsince urltoken has been continuously revealing gpl violations by d - link since september 2004 , it filed a civil case with the district court of frankfurt ( germany ) in march 2006 , seeking the court to issue a judgement in support of its copyright claims based on the gpl , and seeking the court to order d - link to reimburse urltoken for the expenses of the out - of - court enforcement .\nfor 30 years and in more than 100 countries across the world , d - link is connecting millions of people in their daily lives . from powering hospital networks so that life - saving operations can be carried out , to simply running your wi - fi network at home so you can enjoy streaming the latest movies to your smart tv or tablet , d - link solutions are a part of every day life .\nlogin . cgi on d - link dir - 600m devices with firmware 3 . 04 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by entering more than 20 blank spaces in the password field during an admin login attempt .\nthe ssh implementation on d - link japan des - 3810 devices with firmware before r2 . 20 . 011 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service ( device hang ) by leveraging login access .\nmr kamp said the responsible way to interrogate the time servers would be for d - link to set up its own computer that can tell all its products the right time rather than have each device act alone .\nin a ham - fisted move that threatens computer users everywhere , developers at router manufacturer d - link published a private cryptography key used to certify that software is trustworthy and not malware , a security researcher said .\non d - link dir - 550a and dir - 604m devices through v2 . 10kr , a malicious user can use a default telnet account to get unauthorized access to vulnerable devices , aka a backdoor access vulnerability .\nd - link dir - 850l rev . a ( with firmware through fw114wwb07 _ h2ab _ beta1 ) and rev . b ( with firmware through fw208wwb02 ) devices have 0666 / var / etc / hnapasswd permissions .\nwelte stressed that , despite the moderate sum , the case marks a\nclear - cut victory\nbecause it confirms the validity of the gpl under german law and establishes that d - link violated its terms .\nthis has revealed that d - link hardware is also causing problems for 50 other net time servers . the list includes some run by the us military , nasa , us research organisations and government groups around the world .\nd - link ' s xstack dgs - 3400 series , xstack des - 3528 / 52 series , dgs - 3610 chassis series , and des - 7200 chassis series switches receive ipv6 ready certification from the ipv6 forum .\nthe router in question is the d - link ac3200 ultra wi - fi router , and make no mistake : as these things go it ' s more than solid . six antennas , support for the latest 802 . 11 protocols , and speeds up to 3 . 2gbps . and this is just one of d - link ' s new ultra series ( it ' ll be available on newegg tomorrow for $ 309 . 99 ) .\nd - link dir - 850l rev . a ( with firmware through fw114wwb07 _ h2ab _ beta1 ) and rev . b ( with firmware through fw208wwb02 ) devices have 0666 / var / run / hostapd * permissions .\nthe d - link dsl - 2740b gateway with firmware eu _ 1 . 0 , when an active administrator session exists , allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrator access via a request to login . cgi .\nweak cloud protocol \u2014 both d - link 850l reva and revb . are vulnerable . mydlink protocol works via a tcp tunnel that use no encryption at all to protect communications between the victim\u2019s router and the mydlink account .\nprivate keys hardcoded in the firmware \u2014the private encryption keys are hardcoded in the firmware of both d - link 850l reva and revb . an attacker could extract them to perform man - in - the - middle attacks .\ngiven d - link ' s repeated licence violations , it can be thankful that we have never asked for any kind of damages , but merely to cease and desist from further infringements , plus our expenses .\nadvisory - d - link dsl - 6850u multiple vulnerabilities by securiteam a division of beyond security january 1 , 2018 an independent security researcher reported two flaws in the d - link dsl - 6850u versions bz _ 1 . 00 . 01 - bz _ 1 . 00 . 09 . the router is manufactured by d - link for bezeq in israel . bezeq was informed of the vulnerability on june 9 , and released patches to address the vulnerabilities . one flaw was a default account that could not be disabled . the userid and password were both\nsupport\n. in addition , remote administration was enabled by default and a flaw allowed for remote command execution .\nthe ospf implementation on the d - link des - 3810 - 28 switch with firmware r2 . 20 . b017 does not consider the possibility of duplicate link state id values in link state advertisement ( lsa ) packets before performing operations on the lsa database , which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ( routing disruption ) or obtain sensitive packet information via a crafted lsa packet , a related issue to cve - 2013 - 0149 .\nx41 d - sec gmbh security advisory : x41 - 2017 - 005 same text as above , just prettier .\nthe past 6 months have been incredibly busy , and i haven\u2019t been keeping up with d - link\u2019s latest shenanigans . in need of some entertainment , i went to their web page today and was greeted by this atrocity :\nmeet our new connected home smart devices . they make your home brighter , smarter , and more in tune with you . join our email list for the latest d - link news , discounts , giveaways , and more !\nour advice : if you received your router from an isp , get in touch with them first and preferably get the firmware update through them instead of downloading it straight from the d - link website once it goes live .\ni just sold mine because i couldn ' t install xbmc on it . they ( boxee ) made it seem like the new d - link box was going to be hacker friendly and it ' s far from it .\nfurthermore , even in those previous cases , d - link had a lot of problems and caused delays when it came to providing the\nfull corresponding source code\nas mandated by the gpl ,\nwelte notes .\nthe software signing key was released in late february on d - link ' s gpl source code sharing website , along with the source code from some of the company ' s firmware , yonathan klijnsma , a threat intelligence analyst at dutch security firm fox it , told ars in an e - mail . d - link used the key to cryptographically sign its software so it could be installed on computers running microsoft windows without the operating system generating a security warning . with it leaked to the world , anyone\u2014including developers of keyloggers , remote access trojans , and other types of malware\u2014could use the key to sign their malicious wares so they ' re accepted as trusted d - link software .\nthe data flood has seen his bandwidth bill rocket and mr kamp is contemplating shutting the server down as he cannot afford the continuing costs . now , up to 90 % of his daily traffic comes from d - link devices .\nthe fact that a factory - added backdoor exists in their products at all doesn ' t speak well for d - link ' s attitude toward security , and the company ' s prior history of security issues bears that out .\nrecorder _ test . cgi on the d - link dcs - 2121 camera with firmware 1 . 04 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the password field , related to a\nsemicolon injection\nvulnerability .\nthe lawsuit , filed at the u . s . district court for the northern district of california , alleges among other things d - link\u2019s routers were plagued by command injection vulnerabilities that could let remote attackers take control over routers .\nthe d - link dp - 313 is an 802 . 11b compliant wireless print server with three parallel ports . the dp - 313 provides the ability and convenience of sharing a printer over a network beyond the wired network infrastructure .\nd - link dir - 850l rev . a ( with firmware through fw114wwb07 _ h2ab _ beta1 ) and rev . b ( with firmware through fw208wwb02 ) devices have 0666 / var / run / storage _ account _ root permissions .\nd - link has acknowledged the issue and has stated a firmware upgrade will be issued by today . now , the question remains whether said update will work on all routers or will the update need to be configured for specific isps .\nkim sustains that \u201cthe d - link dir 850l is a router overall badly designed with a lot of vulnerabilities . basically , everything was pwned , from the lan to the wan . even the custom mydlink cloud protocol was abused . \u201d\nthe problems caused by d - link hardware came to light thanks to danish contractor poul - henning kamp who runs denmark ' s time server . typically the time servers have links with atomic clocks to ensure they are as accurate as possible .\nmaybe you should contact d - link . you seem to know a lot . rather than dishing on them , it might be more prudent if you tell them of your discoveries . who knows , they might even pay your for it .\nfor more than 30 years , d - link has been committed to providing a complete line of wi - fi networking and camera surveillance solutions . find out how these solutions can help you and your family enjoy rich , fast digital lifestyles .\nd - link dpr - 1260 rangebooster g multifunction print server . wirelessly share up to 4 printers multifunction printers on your network . print scan when you need to without booting up a host pc . if you did not receive our reply .\non september 6 , 2006 the district court issued its judgement , confirming the claims by urltoken , specifically its rights on the subject - matter source code , the violation of the gnu gpl by d - link , the validity of the gpl under german law , and d - links obligation to reimburse urltoken for legal expenses , test purchase and cost of re - engineering . only the amount of the legal expenses was considered too high by some insignificant amount of 300 eur . therefore , this decision marks a clear - cut victory for urltoken . d - link may file an appeal against the judgement .\nlol , my d - link 845l is still vulnerable to the original bug . the last firmware update ( 1 . 02b7 ) is from 2013 . as if it\u2019s so much work to port this fix ( even if the fix is bad )\non d - link dir - 550a and dir - 604m devices through v2 . 10kr , a malicious user can forge an http request to inject operating system commands that can be executed on the device with higher privileges , aka remote code execution .\nretrieve admin passwords \u2014both lan and wan of d - link 850l revb are vulnerable , an attacker can retrieve the admin password and use the mydlink cloud protocol to add the user\u2019s router to the attacker\u2019s account to gain full access to the device .\ncompletely correct . this is why you should not violate the ip rights of the author of gpl ' d source code by closing it . if you don ' t like those terms , fine ; don ' t use gpl ' d source code .\nstack - based buffer overflow in the websredirect function in goahead on d - link dir - 816 a2 ( cn ) routers with firmware version 1 . 10b05 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a request with a long http host header .\ndirectory traversal vulnerability in the web interface on the d - link dwr - 116 device with firmware before v1 . 05b09 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a . . ( dot dot ) in a\nget / uir /\nrequest .\ncross - site request forgery ( csrf ) vulnerability in redpass . cgi in d - link dsl - 2640b firmware eu _ 4 . 00 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the administrator password via the syspassword parameter .\nhowever , the device manufacturer says they will prioritize releases based on active products . as such , the older d - link models will need to be pulled from the internet altogether , or the owners of said devices will need to accept the risk .\ncross - site scripting ( xss ) flaws \u2014both lan and wan of d - link 850l reva is vulnerable to \u201cseveral trivial\u201d xss vulnerability , allowing an attacker \u201cto use the xss to target an authenticated user in order to steal the authentication cookies . \u201d\ntp - link has 60 country - specific websites around the world , 24 in europe . aleksandersen bought a tp - link re650 repeater and noticed that his norway tp - link website was two firmware releases behind the neighboring countries of denmark and sweden . so , he looked at how each of the 24 european websites ranked in terms of available firmware releases . he investigated nine tp - link products sold in europe , and checked the available firmware in each website , a total of 216 data points .\n, who has found many router flaws in the past , published the details of ten vulnerabilities he discovered in the d - link dir 850l router . the 850l is a wireless ac1200 dual band gigabit\ncloud\nrouter . he also found flaws in the mydlink cloud service , which lets you remotely access and control d - link devices on your home network . kim published his findings without notifying d - link first . back in february they ignored his previous attempts at reporting other flaws . the flaws can be exploited from both the lan and wan side of the router . bad guys can make the router sing and dance . more specifically , they can intercept traffic , upload malicious firmware and get root privileges . kim recommends disconnecting any dir 850l routers .\nd\u2011link introduces the concept of \u201cget your home talking , \u201d launching a series of connected home products , including wi\u2011fi camera , wi\u2011fi smart plug , wi\u2011fi motion sensor , all of which can be controlled by mydlink\u2122 home app to create a smart home life .\nd - link dir - 815 rev . b ( with firmware through dir - 815 _ revb _ firmware _ patch _ 2 . 07 . b01 ) devices have xss in the result parameter to / htdocs / webinc / js / info . php .\nd - link dir - 850l rev . a ( with firmware through fw114wwb07 _ h2ab _ beta1 ) and rev . b ( with firmware through fw208wwb02 ) devices allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service ( daemon crash ) via crafted lan traffic .\nthe d - link dp - g321 is an 802 . 11g wireless multi - port print server that connects up to two usb printers one parallel printer to your network . you can share your printers on the network using wireless connectivity via an ethernet connection .\nd - link dir - 850l rev . b ( with firmware through fw208wwb02 ) devices have a hardcoded password of wrgac25 _ dlink . 2013gui _ dir850l for the alphanetworks account upon device reset , which allows remote attackers to obtain root access via a telnet session .\nd - link dir - 600 rev bx devices with v2 . x firmware allow remote attackers to read passwords via a model / _ _ show _ info . php ? require _ file = absolute path traversal attack , as demonstrated by discovering the admin password .\nunspecified vulnerability in the web manager implementation on d - link japan des - 3800 devices with firmware before r4 . 50b58 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ( device hang ) via unknown vectors , a different vulnerability than cve - 2013 - 5997 .\nunspecified vulnerability in the ssh implementation on d - link japan des - 3800 devices with firmware before r4 . 50b58 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service ( device hang ) via unknown vectors , a different vulnerability than cve - 2013 - 5998 .\nd - link currently has a page on its website devoted to the\nrouter security issue ,\nwhich urges users to download revised versions of the firmware . but the page is annoyingly vague - - it doesn ' t say which issue is in question , only that\nvarious media reports have recently been published relating to vulnerabilities in network routers , including d - link devices .\nthe firmware listed on the page all dates from earlier in 2013 , which implies this page was created in response to an earlier issue .\ntplink tlwr740n router remote code execution by tim carrington of fidus information security april 26 , 2018 in october 2017 , fidus reported on tp - link having a pattern of bad coding that can result in the wr940n router being hacked . tp - link fixes the wr940n router . fidus wonders how come no one else had found the flaws as they were easy to find . worse , tp - link only fixes the wr940n . later , fidus finds the exact same bugging pattern of code in the tlwr740n router . they report the problem to tp - link on jan . 25 , 2018 . on march 29th , tp - link sent fidus beta firmware that fixed the problem . but , tp - link never released the patched firmware . we have seen this pattern before with consumer routers - vendors only fix what the public knows about . the bigger issue here involves other tp - link routers . which of them also have the same buggy code and thus are also vulnerable to the same attack ? this is a great reason not to trust tp - link .\nd - link dir - 850l rev . a ( with firmware through fw114wwb07 _ h2ab _ beta1 ) and rev . b ( with firmware through fw208wwb02 ) devices have 0644 / var / etc / shadow ( aka the / etc / shadow symlink target ) permissions .\n\u2013link ( india ) was incorporated in the year 1986 . it is a global leader in the design , manufacture and marketing of advanced networking , broadband , digital , voice and data communications solutions . following the company motto , ' building networks for people ' , d\u2013link continually meets the global networking and connectivity needs of digital home consumers , small office professionals , small\u2013 to medium\u2013sized businesses , and enterprise environments ."]}
{"id": 54886, "summary": [{"text": "kyobo life insurance co , ltd. ( hangul : \uad50\ubcf4\uc0dd\uba85 ) is a south korean life insurance company headquartered in seoul , south korea , formerly known as daehan education insurance ( hangul : \ub300\ud55c\uad50\uc721\ubcf4\ud5d8 ) .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "kyobo life is one of the big 3 life insurance companies in south korea .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "the company was founded in 1958 by shin yong-ho , and his son shin chang-jae has been chairman and ceo since 2000 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the embassy of colombia is also located in the 11th floor of the building . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "kyobo life insurance company", "paragraphs": ["kyobo life insurance co . , ltd . - overview ( free company information from companies house )\nsee reports on kyobo life\u2019s performances . kyobo life\u2019s recent financial status in graphs and charts .\nkyobo life\u2019s new vision is to become \u2018the company that provides optimum insurance coverage and on - going services . \u2019\nkyobo life desires to become the company that continue to grow with all stakeholders .\nshin chang - jae is the chairman of kyobo life insurance , founded by his father in 1958 as daehan kyoyuk insurance .\nkyobo life insurance co . , ltd . engages in premium insurance services . the company offers life insurance , pension , health , education , loans , trusts , funds and accident insurance services to individuals , small and medium scale businesses and large corporations as well . kyobo life was founded in 1958 formerly known as daehan kyoyuk insurance co . , ltd . and changed its name to kyobo life insurance co . , ltd . in april 1995 .\nestablished in 1958 , kyobo life has paved the way for life insurance over the past 50 years and became the top quality service provider in the insurance industry .\nas a result , we were presented with the \u201clife insurance company of the year\u201d in 2009 , and i was honored as the \u201cpersonality of the year\u201d on behalf of kyobo life in 2012 .\nkyobo life insurance co . , ltd : update following affirmation of a1 ifsr and assignment of rating on subordinated capital securities\nkyobo life insurance co . , ltd , 1 jong - 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{"id": 54887, "summary": [{"text": "the canadian arrow was a privately funded , early-2000s rocket and space tourism project concept founded by london , ontario , canada entrepreneurs geoff sheerin , dan mckibbon and chris corke .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the project 's objective was to take the first civilians into space , on a vertical sub-orbital spaceflight reaching an altitude of 112 km .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "canadian arrow was considered one of the top three candidates for the x-prize competition , along with scaled composites ( burt rutan ) , and armadillo aerospace ( john carmack ) .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "scaled composites won the competition on october 4 , 2004 .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the canadian arrow team 's motto was \" making space for you \" .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "they have completed the first series of tests on their 57,000 lbf ( 254 kn ) thrust engine and have built a space training centre and a full-scale mock-up of their rocket .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "after an open nomination process , they also recruited a team of six astronauts from around the world , including several seasoned military pilots and a nasa trained astronaut from ukraine .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "astronaut candidates \u2013 the group \" arrow six \" includes david ballinger , ted gow , terry wong , jason dyer , larry clark and yaroslav \" yarko \" pustovyi , the only member of the team with actual space training .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "in november 2010 geoff sheerin , the president of canadian arrow stated the company is unlikely to fly a canadian arrow rocket as a space tourism vehicle . ", "topic": 8}], "title": "canadian arrow", "paragraphs": ["845 avro arrow squadron a royal canadian air cadet squadron named after the avro arrow . this site naturally contains a section on the arrow .\ncanadian arrow now has an engine with the thrust required to launch passengers to space ,\nsaid canadian arrow president and ceo geoff sheerin .\ncanadian arrow has also filed for patents on its rocket vehicle and engine modifications .\nanother good arrow page with some excellent pictures and links to other arrow sites .\n( \u201ctest flying the arrow\u201d , j . zurakowski , canadian aviation historical society journal , 1979 )\nthe arrow was built for the royal canadian air force by avro canada in malton , ont .\nas for the canadian arrow team , the company is now likely not going to fly a canadian arrow rocket as a space tourism vehicle , sheerin wrote in an email to cbc news earlier in november .\nthe raise the arrow expedition team unveiled sonar imaging of the avro arrow model found at the bottom of lake ontario . ( raise the arrow expedition )\ncanadian smocking tutorial with graphs - graph - arrow - headd - esign - final . jpg | smoking | pinterest | smocking tutorial , canadian smocking and tutorials\n( c ) 2015 canadian arrow mines ltd . | info @ urltoken | ( 705 ) 673 - 8259\ngeoff sheerin was the founder and president of canadian arrow which was based in london , ontario , canada . planetspace planned to operate the canadian arrow at a cost of $ 250 , 000 per seat service in 2007 .\n* canadian arrow was planning to run a test the launch pad abort system at cape rich in september 2005 .\na spokeswoman for transport canada , vanessa vermette , confirmed sheerin ' s characterization of canadian arrow ' s status .\ngeoff sheerin , president of canadian arrow , and dr . chirinjeev kathuria have announced that they have joined forces to form a new corporation called planetspace that will complete construction and testing of its first suborbital rocket called the canadian arrow .\ncanadian arrow ' s most recent engine test achieved 50 , 000 pounds of thrust , demonstrating canadian arrow ' s ability to achieve suborbital flight and making it the most powerful liquid propellant rocket engine ever built and tested in canada .\n* on 25 april 2002 canadian arrow displayed a full - scale rocket mock - up in new york city\u2019s rockefeller center .\n* in 2003 , canadian arrow opened its canadian arrow space centre in london , ontario , canada . in june 2003 , canadian arrow introduced the six individuals who were selected to train to become the test pilot astronauts : larry c . clark , david ballinger , jason paul dyer , wayne \u2018terry\u2019 wong , marvin edward \u2018ted\u2019 gow , and dr . yaroslav \u2018yarko\u2019 pustovyi .\nthe first unmanned launch into space by canadian arrow was planned to happen in 2006 . the canadian arrow wanted to send crews of two pilot astronauts on each of the early manned test flights . all six astronauts would have eventually flown various missions .\nthe team is also shifting its london - based space center into a new facility built specifically for the canadian arrow effort .\nfor many canadians , the avro arrow has come to symbolize both the potential , and the unfulfilled promise , of canadian innovation .\na site that is dedicated to the history of the royal canadian air force . some avro arrow information is also located there .\nthe standards under this subpart apply to every canadian air operator engaged in commercial air services under subpart 705 of the canadian aviation regulations .\nthe name canadian arrow is a nostalgic nod to the avro arrow fighter jet , which was developed and then controversially mothballed in canada in the 1950s , prompting an exodus of engineers to the us .\ncanadian arrow mines ltd is engaged in acquiring and exploring mineral properties . its mining projects include alexo kelex deposits and kenbridge nickel project .\nthe canadian arrow ' s crew cabin separates from the nosecone shroud , just before rocket engine burnout in this artist ' s depiction .\nthe project is in partnership with the canada aviation museum , the royal canadian air force , the canadian conservation institute and the oex group .\n* in 2005 canadian arrow linked up with internet entrepreneur dr . chirinjeev kathuria to form planetspace to offer $ 250 , 000 suborbital flights .\n\u201ctoday totally proves our canadian arrow design , \u201d said geoff sheerin , leader of the london , ontario - based arrow\u2019s bid for the x prize . \u201cit went really well and everything worked as it should . \u201d\nin this artist ' s depiction of a future canadian arrow flight , the crew cabin separates from the nosecone shroud just before rocket engine burnout .\nthe canadian arrow x prize team has successfully tested the rocket engine that is designed to , in the coming months , take passengers into space .\ncanadian arrow has completed a number of increasingly powerful engine tests , as well as a successful drop test of the space capsule and recovery system .\na little boy watches the canadian - built fighter , the avro arrow , as it is wheeled out of its hangar in 1958 or 1959 .\nthe private spaceflight partnership planetspace - canadian arrow announced plans to build the silver dart spacecraft , an orbital vehicle designed to launch eight people into space .\nafter separation from its booster , the canadian arrow cabin is oriented to provide the best window view for the passengers in this artist ' s interpretation .\na crowd surrounds the avro cf - 105 arrow in a photo taken before the canadian government abruptly ended the project and ordered the built planes destroyed .\n* canadian arrow was a contender in the x - prize competition which was won by burt rutan\u2019s spaceshipone in october 2004 . canadian arrow didn\u2019t finish developing their rocket in time to try for the $ 10 million x prize , but it did conduct a drop test of its crew capsule in august 2004 .\nraise the arrow \u2014 an expedition formed in late july by oex recovery group to find nine models of the canadian fighter jet avro arrow that was controversially scrapped in 1959 \u2014 announced friday it found its first test model of the avro arrow near point petre , ont . last week using advanced sonar technology .\nthe cancellation of the cf - 105 arrow was a deathblow for avro . it was also a serious setback for the canadian aerospace industry as a whole .\nthe arrow project was thought to have been cancelled due to cost over - runs , u . s . government intervention and canadian political agenda ' s .\ntoday totally proves our canadian arrow design ,\nsaid geoff sheerin , leader of the london , ontario - based arrow ' s bid for the x prize .\nit went really well and everything worked as it should .\na replica of the famous avro arrow is rolled out at the canadian air and space museum in 2008 . 55 years after it ' s first flight , the avro arrow still stirs feelings of pride , and regret , in many canadians .\nunfortunately , the arrow project would be cancelled just three days before the festivities .\norgan , richard . avro arrow : the story of the avro arrow from its evolution to its extinction . cheltenham , ont . : boston mills , 1980 .\njan zurakowski in front of a model of arrow 201 at the 40 th . anniversary of the first flight of avro arrow 201 on march 21 , 1998 .\ncyanide poisoning from seaside arrow - grass is similar to symptoms discussed under sheep .\nthe canadian air & space museum . ( formerly the toronto aerospace museum ) this organization has recently built a full scale all metal replica of the avro arrow . check out the final completion of this arrow model and other projects at the museum .\nthe backers of canadian arrow , a rocket entry in the $ 10 million ansari x prize competition , watched happily as their crew compartment drifted down into lake ontario .\nsixty years after nine avro arrow free flight models went missing in lake ontario , a high - tech , all - canadian search is under way for their recovery .\nprovide for the recognition of aboriginal cultural values and traditions within canadian society at large .\nthe evaluation of your canadian certified counsellor application will take from 6 to 8 weeks .\nin this artist ' s conception , the canadian arrow ' s escape tower system blasts the nose cone clear from the rest of the spaceship . this picture shows the rocket on a barge , but canadian arrow ' s team intends to conduct the first launches from a land - based military test range on the shore of georgian bay .\n\u201cwelcome to the website dedicated to the super arrow program . the super arrow design emerged from the core belief in our country that we can design and build our own advanced supersonic military aircraft and subsequent industries . the arrow represented the pinnacle of canadian aerospace and the super arrow follows in that tradition and aims to be the successor of that lineage of pedigree and to inspire all canadians . welcome to our website . \u201d\nand for a project that was cut down in its prime , the arrow has enjoyed a remarkable cultural afterlife . each decade seems to bring yet another arrow history .\nstewart , greig . an arrow through the heart : the life and times of crawford gordon and the avro arrow . toronto : mcgraw - hill ryerson , 1998 .\n* in june 2005 canadian arrow was granted permission to use cape rich located on the tip of canadian forces meaford range and training area for rocket test flights . cape rich is an ideal location for launch and recovery in the fresh waters of georgian bay .\nthe first silver dart spaceflight is expected follow the inaugural manned canadian arrow launches , the first of which is slated for 2008 with four more to follow , sheerin said .\nthe test , conducted on may 5th at a site north of london , is the latest in a series completed on the rocket engine for the canadian arrow launch vehicle .\nsheerin ' s silver dart program is separate from his canadian arrow effort to use a proven v2 rocket design to build a three - person rocket ship for suborbital flights . plans for the silver dart date back about four years as sheerin was researching the canadian arrow rocket to compete in the $ 10 million ansari x prize competition for suborbital spaceflight .\nmeal , with music from the rca cadets , avro arrow squadron\n845\n.\nnext steps for the team will include continued testing of the engine to prepare it for actual flight onboard the first canadian arrow spacecraft that is scheduled for launch next year . when successful , the arrow will make canada the fourth nation to put humans into space .\nmeanwhile , canadian arrow\u2019s astronaut team has been hard at work writing a training program that they , and hopefully passengers , will use to prepare for suborbital flights , sheerin said .\nwe will also be working closely with the appropriate officials to plan for canadian arrow ' s first unmanned launch into space in 2006 and if all goes as planned cape rich will play a pivotal part in canadian history over the next few years\nsheerin said .\nnote 5 : see the watercolour by von germann ein canadischer bauer . [ canadian farmer ]\nnational aviation museum library . various documents and manuals from avro are held there . follow this link to see a list of their arrow cf - 105 related materials . arrow documents\nthe avro arrow webring this avro arrow web ring site is owned by michael kostiuk . want to join the avro arrow web ring ? [ skip prev ] [ prev ] [ next ] [ skip next ] [ random ] [ next 5 ] [ list sites ]\ncanadian arrow continues to develop the concept of a launch from an offshore barge since this would open up the possibility of flights near other locations in the great lakes system . / for further information : canadian arrow phone 519 - 659 - 5852 phone 519 - 671 - 2257 fax 519 - 659 - 8163 urltoken urltoken in : international , technology , travel , other\nthe story of the arrow starts with the establishment of avro canada , in december 1945 .\nrl206 was almost complete when the government cancelled the arrow program on february 20 , 1959 .\nsaid by thane _ bitter : diefenbaker ' s decision to cancel the arrow . . .\nbut , though the avro arrow\u2019s life was short , its story goes on and on .\nnational archives of canada . various documents relating to the avro arrow can be found there .\nlake ontario hides sunken treasure : nine test models of the avro arrow . 3 : 03\nin an astonishing act of devastation , all traces of the avro arrow are ordered destroyed .\nthe bomarc missile casts a shadow over the avro arrow as canada enters the missile age .\naudio of the plane ' s first flight , with comments from arrow engineers and managers .\n\u201cat the time , we were in the top three of the largest producers of aeronautical parts in the world . but the cancellation of the arrow absolutely devastated the canadian aerospace industry . \u201d\nmeanwhile , canadian arrow ' s astronaut team has been hard at work writing a training program that they , and hopefully passengers , will use to prepare for suborbital flights , sheerin said .\ncape rich is our cape kennedy , so to speak ,\nsaid geoff sheerin , president and chief executive officer of planetspace , the company supporting development of the canadian arrow rocket .\n\u201cthe models were part of the design test program for the avro arrow at point petre in the mid - 1950\u2019s , and were an important step in the final design work for the arrow , \u201d raise the arrow expedition leader john burzynski said in a media release on thursday .\njim gave a very interesting and revealing talk on such things as the destruction of the arrow , who ordered the destruction , the cbc mini series movie :\nthe arrow\n, the fate of the\nlost arrow\nand what it was like to work for avro .\n( c ) is qualified in accordance with section 705 . 106 of the canadian aviation regulations ;\nto many canadian aerospace experts , the real loss in the cancellation of the avro arrow wasn\u2019t just in the plane itself , but the possibilities for what avro may have done in the future .\nthe arrow project would also create a made - in - canada plane and an industry that would add thousands of jobs and billions of dollars to the canadian economy , the proposal\u2019s author wrote .\nnever accomplished before , the canadian arrow will be bringing brave souls to the edge of suborbital space and then releasing them from their capsule where they will jump and parachute safely back to earth .\non may 18th the university of chicago will be holding a panel discussion on space tourism . this panel will consist of planetspace management , canadian arrow astronauts and faculty from the university of chicago .\nif the team recovers the avro test model it will be put on display at the royal canadian air force museum located at cfb trenton as well as the canadian aviation and space museum in ottawa .\nshocking parliament and avro employees , diefenbaker announces the arrow and iroquois engine programs are cancelled immediately .\nwhen it comes to the avro arrow , the true regret is what might have been : flying saucers . hover cars . a lunar rover \u2013 and even the possibility of a canadian using it .\nfor more information , video and interviews regarding these and other test by canadian arrow plan to attend the chicago press conference announcing planetspace on may 18th 11 : 00 am at the university of chicago .\nwhen the canadian jet fighter program was abruptly cancelled in 1959 , over 30 , 000 people lost their jobs and all avro arrow - related material was ordered destroyed , including six completed jet fighters .\n\u201cthe avro arrow was a tremendous example of canadian innovation and ingenuity , \u201d said lieutenant - general michael hood , rcaf commander . \u201ctoday , as we look back at the example of the arrow , we also look to the future as we foster and support a culture of technological and intellectual innovation in the royal canadian air force and in canada that will take us to 2030 and beyond . \u201d\nthese commercial air service standards outline the requirements for complying with subpart 705 of the canadian aviation regulations .\n( 5 ) regaining competency ( refers to subsection 705 . 106 ( 2 ) canadian aviation regulations )\ndietitians of canada , canadian paediatric society , college of family physicians of canada , community health nurses association of canada . the use of growth charts for assessing and monitoring growth in canadian infants and children .\nplanetspace announces that canadian arrow has received permission to launch from cape rich on georgian bay attention : assignment editor , business / financial editor , news editor , science editor , travel / tourism editor london , ontario - - ( ccnmatthews - june 2 , 2005 ) - canadian arrow has been granted permission to use cape rich located on the tip of canadian forces meaford range and training area for rocket test flights . cape rich is an ideal location for launch and recovery in the fresh waters of georgian bay .\nsince canadian arrow is designed to launch off a barge , team members are scouting areas around the great lakes region , specifically lake huron and georgia bay regions , as potential launch sites for powered flights .\nthis graphic shows the planned trajectory for the canadian arrow escape tower system tests . the nose cone assembly would rise to at least 4 , 000 feet in altitude , then splash down in georgian bay .\nin 1952 , a new specification was drafted by the royal canadian air force for the next generation of fighter aircraft . these specifications called for advanced capabilities , to counter the threat of soviet nuclear - armed supersonic bombers entering canadian airspace . avro canada offered several proposals for delta - wing fighter aircraft to meet these specifications , and in 1954 , they entered into an agreement with canadian government to design the arrow .\nthe canadian arrow by planetspace corporation is based upon the v2 rocket and is the first canadian company to develop a vehicle dedicated towards the space tourism industry . based in ontario , planetspace not only sees a future in hauling up space tourists , but also is interested in initiating the extreme sports of space diving .\ntoday , the legacy of the avro arrow is one of both pride and frustration for most canadians .\nthe successful drop tests paves the way for a series of flight tests for canadian arrow in upcoming months , starting with a launch pad abort and leading up to an eventual manned launch , team members said .\ncanadian arrow may have lost out on the $ 10 million ansari x prize but the team is developing a privately funded suborbital ship that might just beat the competition to launch the first paying passengers to space .\n( ii ) two or more convictions , occurring during separate unrelated events , under the canadian aviation regulations .\n( e ) the air operator maintains training records as required by subpart 705 of the canadian aviation regulations .\ntremblay ms , willms jd . secular trends in the body mass index of canadian children [ erratum appears in\nthe largest remaining piece of an avro arrow on display at the canada aviation and space museum in ottawa .\nthe avro cf - 105 arrow captured canadians\u2019 imaginations in a way few projects have , before or since .\nthe arrow myth makes the chiefs of staff look bad and that is reason enough to stop the lying .\njan describes his experience of being a test pilot of the arrow with comparisons to the cf - 18 .\nthe main goal of the arrow 2000 project is to build and fly a\npiloted\nscaled down version ( 2 / 3 scale ) of the avro arrow . other aviation related projects are also being developed .\nthe home page of fhybr models , manufacturers of the radio controlled jet model kit of the avro arrow .\ndief the chief on the avro arrow : ' it was right to end it . ' 1 : 48\nmore than three decades after the arrow ' s first flight , the doomed plane is suddenly popular again .\nthe avro arrow was canada\u2019s shot at the big leagues ; the country\u2019s chance to be a world leader .\nthe same day the arrow was unveiled to the public in october 1957 , the soviet union launched the world\u2019s first satellite\u2014sputnik 1 . the launch not only overshadowed the arrow\u2019s ceremony in the press , but it was also a factor in the decision , less than 15 months later , to cancel the canadian jet fighter program altogether .\ncanadian arrow rocket engine successfully tested at 45 , 000 lbs thrust - moving private space company closer to flight status attention : assignment editor , business / financial editor , news editor , science editor , travel / tourism editor london , ontario , canada - - ( ccnmatthews - may 6 , 2005 ) - may 5 , 2005 - canadian arrow has successfully tested their main engine designed to produce the thrust required for liftoff of the rocket .\nplease stay tuned for more updates , however for right now , we are going deeper into the canadian shadows .\nesprit de corps , canadian military magazine . esprit de corps covers the efforts of canadian soldiers in both world wars and the korean war in every issue , as well as their current deployments on peacekeeping missions around the world .\n( 7 ) consolidation period ( refers to subsection 705 . 106 ( 4 ) of the canadian aviation regulations )\nwillms jd , tremblay ms , katzmarzyk pt . geographic and demographic variation in the prevalence of overweight canadian children .\nrl204 has the distinction of being the only arrow to land outside of malton . test pilot peter cope made an unscheduled stop at the royal canadian air force base in trenton in february 1959 , due to a blocked runway .\ninterested in a space flight on the canadian arrow ? planetspace has announced that they will start taking reservations shortly . start saving now also since the expected price for space tourists will be above the $ 100 , 000 mark .\n* the canadian arrow\u2019s v2 based rocket engine was successfully tested on may 12 , 2005 at a thrust level of 50 , 000 lb ( 223kn ) , which is sufficient to get the three - man capsule into space .\nflight tests ahead the successful drop test paves the way for a series of flight tests for canadian arrow in upcoming months , starting with a launch pad abort and leading up to an eventual manned launch , team members said .\nplanetspace was created just last month to breathe new life into the canadian arrow effort , which sheerin set up four years ago to compete for the $ 10 million x prize . sheerin lost that space race to the team behind\nthe avro arrow rl201 taking off for the first time , with the test pilot janusz zurakowski at the controls .\nthis is the very first design of the super arrow derived from the northrup yf - 23 . a supporter of the super arrow produced this model for us . it is a pleasure to have added this to our collection .\n* the avro arrow was one of canada ' s finest aviation achievements , even though it never entered service .\nnational research council , aeronautical library . various technical manuals and drawings on the arrow are known to exist there .\nmorningside\nlooks at how the russian satellite cast a long shadow on the unveiling of the avro arrow .\nbut the arrow only ever made it to the testing phase . the project was scrapped by the diefenbaker government .\njohn burzynski is spearheading the project and says the arrow represents what canadians have done and what canadians can do .\nthe canadian arrow now likely won ' t fly as a space tourism vehicle , said geoff shirin , who led the project . a prototype of the spacecraft is displayed in new york in 2002 . ( ( associated press ) )\nthe first flight of the arrow should have been a crowning moment for the canadian aerospace industry . yet the plane was scrapped by the federal government just a few months later , in a decision that remains controversial to this day .\nthe full - sized jet was considered a massive achievement for the canadian aviation industry . the arrow\u2019s delta - winged design and supersonic , near - mach two speed put canada on the map as a high - technology industrial force .\nthose flights would each be powered by the company\u2019s canadian arrow rocket , based on german v2 rocket technology developed during the second world war . planetspace learned the details of the v2 design partly by studying examples that survive in museums .\nottawa \u2014 a canadian company is seeking to go back in time to help fly canada\u2019s air force into the future .\nthe royal canadian air force design specifications were formidable and surpassed anything documented in any other country in the western world .\noperations conducted under subpart 705 of the canadian aviation regulations require a type a , b or c operational control system .\n( d ) crew member training in accordance with subsection 725 . 124 ( 30 ) of the canadian aviation regulations .\na foreign licensed pilot may be granted authority for training and checking only when a canadian licensed pilot is not available .\n( iii ) reciprocating to reciprocating - provided both are certified for operations under subpart 705 of the canadian aviation regulations .\nthe canadian arrow team hopes to win the x - prize , a worldwide initiative to get private citizens into space .\nthis is fantastic and i ' m honored to be with such a select group of people ,\ncanadian arrow astronaut david ballinger told space . com .\nit ' s a chance in a lifetime .\nalong with ballinger , the\narrow six\nincludes canadian forces capts . ted gow , 34 , and terry wong , 38 , both experienced military pilots . 31 - year - old jason dyer , originally from london , ontario , is an aerospace engineer by training . finally , there ' s an american among the\narrow six ,\n28 - year old larry clark . he ' s a commercial pilot who hopes to become the youngest man ever launched into space .\nafter being fueled with alcohol and liquid oxygen ( cryogenically cooled ) , the canadian arrow will then launch at the proposed launch time . the first stage of the rocket will burn for about a minute before exhausting all of the fuel .\nafter a worldwide search for candidates , the canadian arrow team , one of 24 groups competing for the $ 10 million x - prize , announced friday the composition of its first flight crew . the six will all train with hopes of making the final cut , as part of the two - man crew the arrow team hopes to send into space .\nalthough no complete arrow survived the cutting torches , it continues to fly in photographs , articles , documentaries and artifacts .\ncampagna , palmiro . storms of controversy : the secret avro arrow files revealed toronto , canada : stoddart , 1992 .\nthe effort to erase the arrow is usually attributed to john diefenbaker , the volatile prime minister who canceled the program .\nr\u00e9nald fortier , curator of the canada aviation and space museum in ottawa , with a surviving avro arrow wing tip .\nthe test , conducted late last evening at a test site north of london confirms that the canadian arrow team has successfully reengineered a world war ii rocket design into a modern technology that is capable of winning the $ 10 million x prize .\nthe search and recovery efforts of oex are being sponsored by a group of canadian mining companies and financial institutions . other sponsors include the rcaf , the canadian coast guard , the ontario ministry of tourism , and the canada aviation and space museum .\n( a ) the first officer is qualified on type in accordance with section 705 . 106 of the canadian aviation regulations ;\n( a ) the captain is qualified on type in accordance with section 705 . 106 of the canadian aviation regulations ; and\n( 2 ) pilot proficiency check ( refers to paragraph 705 . 106 ( 1 ) ( c ) canadian aviation regulations )\n( a ) the number of incidents and their level as defined in section 705 . 175 of the canadian aviation regulations ;\ncanning pm , courage ml , frizzell lm . prevalence of overweight and obesity in a provincial population of canadian preschool children .\nmay 12 , 2005 - canadian arrow has successfully tested their main engine twice in one week with increase in thrust to 50 , 000lbs . attention : assignment editor , business / financial editor , news editor , science editor , travel / tourism editor london , ontario - - ( ccnmatthews - may 13 , 2005 ) - the test , conducted on may 12th at a site north of london , is another in a series completed on the rocket engine for the canadian arrow launch vehicle .\nmany people suggested that arrow mythology was based on what might have been . in concept , the arrow was the most advanced airplane of its time . had it been fully developed , many people told me , canada would have become a major force in aviation . ( several canadian companies , notably bombardier and cae , nevertheless grew into major international aerospace players . )\nyou want to have a multitude of vehicles ,\nsaid planetspace chairman chrinjeev kathuria .\nwith the canadian arrow , you ' d want to enter the [ spaceflight ] market very quickly . the second stage is the silver dart .\nas mentioned before , although the arrow would have been far superior to any other jet at that time , there was some doubt on how marketable at ' canadian ' jet would have been to important countries like the uk , usa and france .\nas the second stage re - enters the atmosphere , the ballute will slow the passenger cabin until it is released and the three parachutes are released . these will slow the canadian arrow to a speed with which it will gently hit the water .\nif you find the story of the arrow a bit depressing , do not despair ! the canadian aerospace industry is still around and has very much recovered from the dark days of the late 1950s . as jim floyd said at the 40th anniversary of the first flight of avro arrow 201 , we should be proud of the people who are working in the canadian aerospace industry today , and we should tell them that we appreciate what they are doing for canada .\nhear , hear !\nan expedition launched in late july , 2017 , has located one of the nine models of the avro arrow , which were dumped at the bottom of lake ontario after the canadian fighter jet program was controversially scrapped in 1959 . ( supplied photo )\nbetween 1946 and 1952 , the avro canada team achieved several impressive canadian \u201cfirsts , \u201d such as the design and production of the jetliner\u2014the first commercial jet designed and flown in north america\u2014and the cf - 100 , the first canadian - designed fighter aircraft .\nthe avro arrow , shown in flight in 1958 , was designed to defend canada against bomber attacks from the soviet union .\nan image of one of the models found at the bottom of lake ontario by the raise the arrow expedition . the model is covered in zebra mussels , and there are plans to raise it from the water . ( raise the arrow expedition )\nthe avro arrow was scrapped in 1959 after its development was controversially cancelled by prime minister john diefenbaker . ( avro museum )\ncbc ' s newsmagazine takes viewers behind the scenes at the malton airport hangar where the avro arrow was tested and built .\nit is not too late to resurrect the arrow . we have the technology because the russians still manufacture vacuum tubes . all of us should write to our mps and demand that the canadian air force be forced to purchase arrows instead of foreign aircraft .\nsheerin ' s team originally planned to launch canadian arrow ' s commercial flights from a barge in the great lakes .\nwe still are exploring those options , and that might be in the end what we do commercially ,\nhe said wednesday .\nin the eyes of many canadians like gartshore , a museum is an ideal location for the models . the avro arrow was more than just a plane . it became a symbol of canadian excellence long after its demise because of its advanced technical innovations .\n( a ) the crew member is qualified on type in accordance with section 705 . 106 of the canadian aviation regulations ; and\n( 2 ) fuelling with passengers on board ( refers to subsection 705 . 40 ( 3 ) of the canadian aviation regulations )\n( 3 ) line checks ( refers to paragraph 705 . 106 ( 1 ) ( d ) of the canadian aviation regulations )\nthe canadian arrow x - prize team has performed a successful low - pressure test of their liquid oxygen and ethyl alcohol rocket engine , bringing them one step closer to winning the $ 10 million x - prize . the canadian arrow is based on the design of a world war ii german v - 2 rocket , but it\u2019s been updated with modern technology . the team has scheduled several more tests of the rocket engine at higher pressures , and hopes to make an actual launch attempt some time in 2004 .\nraise the arrow said new sonar imagery confirmed the first discovery of an avro arrow free - flight model since they were abandoned in the lake nearly six decades ago . the group promised photos and video of the find will be revealed publicly on friday .\nrcaf memorial museum in trenton . the museum has an arrow throttle control , a scale model of the arrow ( which was taken from the avro plant after black friday ) and a velvet glove missile . follow this link to see these artifacts : trenton\nthe first sleek white avro arrow is unveiled in front of a crowd of 12 , 000 at the avro plant in malton . but the russians unveil something of their own . arrow photo : national archives of canada , pa - 210520 0 : 33\n\u201cthe arrow represents a period when canada stood up on its own and did its own thing , \u201d paul squires , a historian with the canadian aeronautical preservation association , told global news . \u201cin many ways , it\u2019s become a symbol of the country . \u201d\nalthough the royal canadian air force and government were becoming increasingly alarmed by the arrow program\u2019s rising costs and delayed schedule , avro canada continued to press on with production . on march 25 , 1958 , the first avro cf - 105 arrow was ready for flight tests . famous test pilot janusz zurakowski would be at the controls , with air escort by two of the four men who would eventually fly in cf - 105s : fellow avro canada test pilot \u201cspud\u201d potocki , and royal canadian air force pilot jack woodman .\nwelcome to the website for beaverworks canada and the super arrow program . we have made the decision to slim down the content on our website and effectively go dark for the time being and focus on the development of our core infrastructure and financing . the super arrow is derived from asking the question of where would have avro taken the design of the arrow if they were not shut down . the super arrow is an arrow and we are exceedingly proud of our work , the development and her spirit that reflects the values of all canadians . our path is the unorthodox one , yet one in which we retain absolute security over our work . no information will be disclosed pertaining to any details regarding the super arrow program\u2026other than she is making very nice progress .\nnine avro arrow free - flight models that were launched in a series of tests from 1954 to 1957 rest on the bottom of lake ontario . earlier this summer , oex recovery group incorporated ( oex ) , which is financially supported by a group of canadian mining companies and financial institutions , announced the search for and recovery of these models . the project is called \u201craise the arrow\u201d .\nlike many canadians , i have an interest in the history of canadian aviation and aerospace . one of my particular interests are the events that surround the development and ultimate destruction of the cf - 105 avro arrow . a review of the internet will reveal that there are many fine pages already in existence that are dedicated to explaining the purpose of the avro arrow . not wishing to duplicate their efforts , i have decided to design this page to supply information that is generally not found on most of the other arrow pages and to provide links to some of the more notable arrow home pages . this page is also a member of the avro arrow web ring and you can connect to other web ring sites at the bottom of this page . as well , since the\nfifty - five years ago today , on march 25 , 1958 , the infamous avro arrow made its very first test flight .\nthe submarine , equipped with a high - resolution sonar system , was on a mission \u2014 to search for nine test models of a canadian legend , the avro arrow supersonic military jet , that have been resting deep in the lake since the cold war era .\nplanetspace does have an advantage over other budding space tourism companies , however , in that they have signed a joint information sharing agreement with nasa . under the agreement , nasa will share information to help the canadian arrow transport passengers and cargo into low earth orbit .\na new , canadian commercial spacecraft prototype could launch as soon as next year , a former contender for the ansari x prize hopes .\nsaid by thane _ bitter : . . . emblematic asshole ( just like every other pm in canadian history ) , . . .\n( e ) method for the calculation of cargo and baggage weight in accordance with section 705 . 38 of the canadian aviation regulations ;\n( 4 ) line indoctrination training ( refers to paragraph 705 . 106 ( 1 ) ( d ) of the canadian aviation regulations )\nthe avro arrow was initiated by a postwar liberal government and was to have been canada\u2019s main contribution to norad , the joint air defense alliance with the united states . powered by two jet engines of a new canadian design , the arrow was supposed to swoop up to canada\u2019s arctic at nearly twice the speed of sound and shoot down soviet bombers making their way to north america with nuclear payloads .\nthis rare photo of an arrow test model about to be launched is from the book the avro arrow by lawrence miller ( james lorimer and co . , ltd . , publishers - toronto ) . it is hoped at least one the nine test models can found , recovered and put on display nearly 60 years after they were used to \u201ckick start\u201d the most ambitious experimentation in canadian aviation history .\nthe team we ' ve got is an extraordinary group of people ,\nsaid canadian arrow team leader geoff sheerin in an interview with space . com .\nwe were actually looking for people who were a lot like ( nasa ' s ) mercury seven .\nsheerin said his group is now about $ 2 million in funding away from putting canadian arrow on the launch pad . the group has spent about $ 5 million from sponsors and volunteers - - including man - hours - - to develop their vehicle , he added .\n\u201cour team has spent five years researching , designing and building toward the test we performed tonight , \u201d said canadian arrow team leader geoff sheerin . \u201cwe had a perfect ignition and good clean burn . there were a lot of smiles here , that\u2019s for sure . \u201d\n\u201cwe feel they are important pieces of canadian history , \u201d explained expedition leader john burzynski . \u201cthe actual planes have all been destroyed except for a few bits and pieces , so we\u2019re bookending the story of the arrow by finding these last pieces of the plane . \u201d\nthe reasons for the cancellation of the arrow were a mix of politics , timing , and bad luck . the cf - 105 ( as the arrow was officially known ) was originally designed as a long - range interceptor , meant to meet and destroy soviet bombers .\nproduction of the first arrow , called rl201 , was started in 1956 , with an anticipated first flight by the end of 1957 .\nthe technological advances made during the arrow ' s development thus continue to live on , in aircraft design and development around the world .\nmany other canadians born long after blowtorches were used to cut up the planes also know the story and lament what could have been , stoking the idea , sometimes verging on conspiracy theory , that the arrow\u2019s cancellation is an example of the united states thwarting a canadian ambition .\nsheerin said his group is now about $ 2 million in funding away from putting canadian arrow on the launch pad . the group has spent about $ 5 million from sponsors and volunteers \u2014 including the value of worker - hours \u2014 to develop their vehicle , he added .\nthe maintenance manager shall be qualified in accordance with section 706 . 03 of the canadian aviation regulations , person responsible for maintenance control system .\n( a ) the company operations manual shall show how compliance with section 602 . 61 of the canadian aviation regulations is to be achieved ;\n( 6 ) use of a person not qualified in accordance with the canadian aviation regulations to act as pilot - in - command or second - in - command ( refers to subparagraph 705 . 106 ( 3 ) ( b ) ( ii ) of the canadian aviation regulations )\n\u201cwe are very pleased to have the strong support of the rcaf in the search and recovery efforts for these historic canadian artifacts , \u201d said john burzynski , oex recovery group expedition leader . \u201cthe arrow was a canadian high technological accomplishment and just a beautiful aircraft . the models are some of the last surviving reminders of that development program , and we\u2019re hoping to find these lost family members and bring them home . \u201d\ncanadian arrow was a privately developed sub - orbital vehicle which was based on the world war 2 v - 2 rocket design . the vehicle had been updated using technology of the 2000s and data from over 3 , 000 previous flights of the early v - 2 type rockets .\nthis was the first time the arrow would be unveiled to the public , and the first time many employees would see it put together .\nzurakowski took off at 9 : 51 a . m . on march 25 , 1958\u2014almost five months after the arrow ' s public debut .\nfollowing the cancellation of the arrow program , avro canada laid off almost 14 , 000 employees ( between avro aircraft and orenda engines ) .\na team of london - based divers greeted the arrow\u2019s crew compartment , and prepared it to be towed back to the national yacht club .\nthe avro arrow fighter jet program was canceled in 1959 , after smaller models of the aircrafts were launched into lake ontario from point pelee .\ndavid shea , vice president of engineering at kraken sonar , speaks during an announcement of the discovery of a free - flight model of the avro arrow found in lake ontario , during a press conference in toronto on friday , september 8 , 2017 . the canadian press / chris donovan\nthe thunderfish alpha , an autonomous submarine , was lowered into lake ontario last month to hunt for relics of a famed canadian jet fighter program .\nnav canada provides air traffic control , flight information , weather briefings , emergency assistance and other services for those who fly in canadian air space .\nthe standards for operating an aeroplane without fully complying with sections 705 . 55 through 705 . 61 of the canadian aviation regulations are as follows :\n( 1 ) training requirements ( refers to subparagraph 705 . 106 ( 1 ) ( b ) ( iii ) of the canadian aviation regulations )\nsheerin said planetspace also would need a launch authorization certificate from transport canada ' s launch safety office in order for the canadian arrow tests to proceed .\nwe ' ve started the process\nfor getting the certificate , but a formal application has not yet been filed , he said .\nplanetspace ' s business plan calls for two passenger seats aboard each piloted flight to be sold for $ 250 , 000 each \u2014 a fare that includes 14 days of training . sheerin said passengers would spend the bulk of that time at the canadian arrow space center in london , ontario .\noex recovery group , which is spearheading the raise the arrow project , said it started searching near point petre , ont . , in july .\na high - priority target has been identified ! it appears to resemble an avro arrow free - flight model . we have deployed . . .\nsheerin entered the ansari x prize with plans for a v2 rocket - derived , reusable manned spacecraft dubbed the canadian arrow . arca - short for aeronautics and cosmonautics romanian association - also cast its orizont vehicle in the manned suborbital contest with plans for a reusable rocket engine built from composite materials .\nthe canadian arrow can be steered by using graphite jet vanes and flaps on the fins that will turn the vehicle in the needed direction . the second stage of the vehicle is where the passengers will be . it is 20 feet long and has four jato rocket engines to add to propulsion .\ncodes 3 and 6 shall only appear on canadian charts if the ice service specialist cannot confidently determine the stages of the ice in the area observed .\na canadian team of rocketeers has moved one step closer to launching its own manned spacecraft with the successful parachute drop test of a crew capsule today .\na canadian team of rocketeers has moved one step closer to launching its own manned spacecraft with the successful parachute drop test of a crew capsule saturday .\n( 1 ) flight engineer / second officer check ( refers to paragraph 705 . 107 ( 1 ) ( b ) of the canadian aviation regulations )\n( iii ) fuelling with engine running ( not permitted with passengers on board , refer section 602 . 09 of the canadian aviation regulations ) ; and\nplotnikoff rc , bercovitz k , loucaides ca . physical activity , smoking , and obesity among canadian school youth . comparison between urban and rural schools .\n\u201cit wasn\u2019t just about finding something lost : for generations , the arrow story has fascinated many of us and has become something dear to many canadians , \u201d said john burzynski , ceo of osisko mining and expedition leader . \u201cit lingers in the canadian psyche as to what this could have been . \u201d\n( g ) the flight crew members shall be given training in accordance with section 725 . 124 ( 26 ) of the canadian aviation regulations as applicable .\n( g ) the flight crew members shall be given training in accordance with section 725 . 124 ( 26 ) of the canadian aviation regulations as applicable ;"]}
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", "topic": 36}], "title": "buy . at", "paragraphs": ["urltoken unabridged based on the random house unabridged dictionary , \u00a9 random house , inc . 2018\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nlaunched in 2002 , urltoken will now operate as a wholly - owned business unit of advertising . com , part of aol\u2019s platform - a organization , to which urltoken \u2019s pay - per - action alternative to traditional ad campaigns will bring a performance - based element . urltoken has also made a special play into the arena of marketing on social networks , which will be a key tool for aol as it tries to build its platform .\naol has acquired urltoken , a leading affiliate marketing network backed by vc house dfj esprit . financial terms of the deal were not disclosed , but well - placed sources say the deal is worth in the region of \u00a375 million ( $ 150 million ) . although launched in the uk urltoken now has a growing us operation , which is what attracted aol\u2019s interest . urltoken is the fifth advertising company aol has acquired in the past year . others are tacoda , adtech , third screen media and quigo . these deals indicate aol\u2019s concentration on ad serving aspects as opposed to urltoken \u2019s closer relationship to retailers . aol is understood to have tried to buy another affiliate network , tradedoubler , a year ago but the deal foundered with the latter\u2019s shareholders , who couldn\u2019t agree on price .\nmy sources tell me the deal is very much about global expansion of urltoken \u2019s expertise , since the uk is now considered a world leader in online marketing and actually ahead of the us in terms of sophistication . out of total ad - spend , online spend here is proportionately higher than in us . owned by perfiliate technologies , urltoken has 70 employees in newcastle , uk and nyc and has over 200 e - commerce businesses as clients .\nin fairness , costco\u2019s heartier craft brews such as its kirkland signature india pale ale score higher with beer enthusiasts on such websites as urltoken and beeradvocate . com . prices get high marks , too . we wandered over to a pallet filled with variety packs of 24 12 - ounce bottles of kirkland craft beers . the cases were selling for $ 19 . 99 . nearby , a goose island flight case of 24 12 - ounce bottles was going for $ 28 . 99 .\nthis site will allow you to know everything about the business in the united kingdom . if you wish to go up your business , to know administrative procedures , tax and tips , this site is made for you . if you are already a businessman but if you look a precise expertise in accounting or in business law , advices and lists of contact matched by useful links are also proposed to you . finally , do not hesitate to consult the section of job applications and the news business in the uk .\nwith a growth in 2 , 6 % , the united kingdom realizes the best performance among the members of g7 . in particular , the ecosystem of london is the most dynamic and most attractive of europe . tech city of london is in full excitement at present . it is the favorite destination in the united kingdom to go up its start - up there .\nbusiness creation is very simple in the united kingdom . and you can go up your structure in one day . open a bank account , choose the legal shape of your company , create payslips . . . everything is made by internet or via call centers . if so much dematerialization frightens you and if you do not want to be taken by surprise , do advise you throughout your journey by public accountants or hiring the services of local lawyers , who know all the subtleties of the steps . their expertise will also be you of a big help when you will draft contracts ( of work , rent , service etc . ) , because only what is stipulated in these documents is valid in case of dispute . via a service of on - line chat , you will be put in connection with our experts , or you will can find numerous useful links in the section\nadministrative and legal\n. the corporate tax is 25 % ( one of the lowest in europe ) . for more information on the tax system , the regulations by big business sectors and in main lines , produce you to the section\ntax system , regulations , labor law\n, you will also find there useful tips . a forum is at your disposal to ask questions on this topic .\nevent host and organiser matt wood announced that attendee numbers were up 30 % on last year , with almost 500 people at this year\u2019s event at london\u2019s hilton park lane hotel .\ni was able to join in the fun this year for the first time with my colleagues nadeem , stuart and yagmur . we all had a great time catching up with our friends and industry contacts and shared a fantastic evening with the various agencies and networks who generously hosted us at their tables .\nafter a delicious three course meal , the awards ceremony began at 9pm . we were thrilled when manchester comedian and compere for the evening , jason manford announced that azam marketing had been highly commended as affiliate management agency by the online community . big thanks to everyone who voted and cheered for us ! we\u2019re proud and humbled to be recognised by our industry peers and appreciate all the goodwill that was shown to us by our fellow nominees .\naffiliate window cemented their position as many people\u2019s favourite uk network by taking home two awards : innovative affiliate network of the year and publishers choice of affiliate network .\ni was also delighted to see kirsty mccubbin pick up top honours for her excellent blog , affiliatestuff , which strikes a successful balance in providing an invaluable source of tips and advice for affiliate newbies as well as witty features on kirsty\u2019s own adventures in online marketing . although kirsty couldn\u2019t collect her award in person as she now resides in australia , she sent a note of thanks to express her delight and gratitude .\n\u2022 agnieszka marchewka ( buy . at / platform a ) ( highly commended )\n\u2022 kirsty mccubbin ( www . affiliatestuff . co . uk ) ( winner )\n\u2022 lee mccoy ( www . leemccoy . co . uk ) ( highly commended )\nour congratulations go to all the companies and individuals above , and commiserations to those who were unluckily pipped at the post on the night . see you all at the 2010 awards !\nazam marketing\u2019s strapline is \u2019simply results\u2019 and , since starting in affiliate marketing in 1997 , we have hit the bullseye for our valued advertisers and partners time and time again . we can produce results your business too .\nno wonder bingo hideout won . their service is awesome ! i\u2019d be surprised if they didn\u2019t win .\nwell done at the awards nadeem i am sure that you and your team will be winners next year . you deserve some acclamation given the great work you do for all your clients .\ni have looked at many sites and not come a cross such a site as yours that tells you what you really need to know about affiliate marketing .\n[ \u2026 ] the shortlist of finalists being chosen by the online marketing community and a panel of judges . last year\u2019s glamorous black tie ceremony , where azam was highly commended as best affiliate management agency , was attended by almost 500 of [ \u2026 ]\ni think we ' ll be able to buy these stocks at a better price if we wait a bit longer .\nto purchase something at a particular place or at a particular type of sale , such as a store , an auction , a clearance sale , etc .\nto purchase something at a particular price or for a particular level of price .\nall content on this website , including dictionary , thesaurus , literature , geography , and other reference data is for informational purposes only . this information should not be considered complete , up to date , and is not intended to be used in place of a visit , consultation , or advice of a legal , medical , or any other professional .\nyou know that costco is your go - to for stocking up on bulk items , free samples and all around amazing snacks , but look a little deeper and you ' ll find even more savings . we did some digging and discovered some of the hidden gems that the discount superstore offers .\nfor what you normally pay for a slice ( $ 2 . 50 ) , you can get a 4 - pack of 10\nkirkland pizzas .\nfor big families looking to get their greens on , the krazy koupon lady shops the produce section of costco . she snags almost three pounds for the same price as one pound at walmart .\nthis half - sheet cake at costco costs just $ 9 . 50 , which is nearly half of what other supermarkets charge . plus , their recipe is know for being extra delicious .\ngas prices at costco are generally $ 0 . 20 to $ 0 . 25 below competitors , according to blogger save money live joyfully , but the real perk is the 3 % cash back you get when you pay using your costco card .\nbakers , listen up . costco is the place to stock up on this pricey ingredient . according to the krazy koupon lady , you can practically steal this additive at $ 0 . 62 an ounce , compared to $ 1 . 84 at other discount stores like walmart .\ntvs and other major appliances aren ' t always cheaper at costco , but their amazing return policy is worth a purchase . all electronics can be returned within 90 days , even if you no longer have the box . plus , the discount store has been known to extend manufacturers ' warranties at no extra cost .\nat just under $ 0 . 15 an ounce , you can stock up for the whole year for just about $ 5 .\ndefinitely check out costco ' s discounted in - house brand kirkland , which offers beer , wines and spirits at a discounted price , but don ' t overlook the name brands . prices vary by state , but according to blogger , queenbee coupons , top - shelf liquor like sauza hornitos and crown royal is a fraction of the price of what it is at your local liquor shop .\naccording to consumer reports , costco ' s pharmacy has the best savings . they claim that regular drug stores charge up to a whopping 447 % more for the same medications . bonus : you don ' t need to have a costco membership to fill a prescription .\nif you are planning a big dinner out , it might be worth it to buy a gift card for the restaurant at costco before hand . the super store sells certain $ 100 gift cards for $ 79 . 99 and select $ 50 gift cards for $ 39 . 99 .\ngood housekeeping participates in various affiliate marketing programs , which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites .\nteam writes about stuff we think you\u2019ll like . business insider has affiliate partnerships , so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase .\nnordstrom\u2019s anniversary sale is nothing short of miraculous for those of us who have racked up a lengthy\nwish list\non the site in the past year or are planning on moving , updating their wardrobe , or buying gifts for friends and family .\nyou can shop new clothes for hundreds of dollars off , restock your linens and bedding for a college dorm or your family\u2019s home , and even grab high - quality beauty products at discounts that you\u2019d rarely see in stores .\nnordstrom credit card holders have already had an eight - day head start \u2014 the card gives them early access to the thousands of deals so they can shop before the masses come and raid the deals , causing the best to sell out more quickly .\nif you\u2019ve already benefited from this , then congratulations are in order . but if you\u2019re a regular nordstrom shopper without the card , today is your first day of access , and as such , your greatest opportunity to make the most out of thousands of deals before the pickings get slimmer and the savings end on august 6 .\nif it\u2019s easiest for you , you can shop the virtual catalog for men\u2019s and women\u2019s wear . as well as the following :\nwe rounded up some of the very best deals below based on category ( and the best beauty deals here , and the best women ' s boots deals here ) , so you can spend less time sifting and more time grabbing what you want before it\u2019s gone . check them out below :\nnordstrom classic fit solid wool suit , $ 299 . 90 ( after sale : $ 499 )\nted baker london jay trim fit suit , $ 531 . 90 ( after sale : $ 795 )\nboss janson trim fit textured wool sport coat , $ 364 . 90 ( after sale : $ 545 )\nboss leenon flat front solid wool trousers , $ 149 . 90 ( after sale : $ 225 )\nbonobos slim fit plain sport shirt , $ 64 . 90 ( after sale : $ 98 )\npatagonia better sweater zip front jacket , $ 99 . 90 ( after sale : $ 139 )\naldo vianello chelsea boots , $ 102 . 90 ( after sale : $ 155 )\npictured : veronica beard carter cutaway jacket with removable dickey , $ 498 . 90 ( after sale : $ 745 )\nveronica beard carter cutaway jacket with removable dickey , $ 498 . 90 ( after sale : $ 745 )\nhalogen plaid topper , $ 112 . 90 ( after sale : $ 169 )\nrag & bone mad river high waist skinny jeans , $ 131 . 90 ( after sale : $ 198 )\nblanknyc life changer moto jacket , $ 64 . 90 ( after sale : $ 98 )\nvince camuto jumpsuit , $ 98 . 90 ( after sale : $ 148 )\ntory burch adeline boot , $ 299 . 90 ( after sale : $ 498 )\nnike free focus flyknit 2 , $ 89 . 90 ( after sale : $ 130 )\nvince milo loafer , $ 164 . 90 ( after sale : $ 250 )\npictured : skip hop ' silver lining ' activity gym , $ 52 . 90 ( after sale : $ 80 )\nbaby jogger summit x3 stroller , $ 321 . 90 ( after sale : $ 429 . 99 )\nnuna aace booster car seat , $ 159 , 90 ( after sale : $ 249 . 95 )\nugg meilani dots boots , $ 79 . 90 ( after sale : $ 120 )\nthe honest company baby arrival gift set , $ 32 . 90 ( after sale : $ 49 . 95 )\nnuna mixx stroller system & pipa car seat , $ 674 . 90 ( after sale : $ 899 . 95 )\nthe north face ' oso ' fleece hooded jacket , $ 42 . 90 ( after sale : $ 65 )\nskip hop ' silver lining ' activity gym , $ 52 . 90 ( after sale : $ 80 )\nlittle giraffe luxe hooded towel , $ 29 . 90 ( after sale : $ 46 - $ 48 )\nthe honest company city quilted faux leather diaper backpack , $ 99 . 90 ( after sale : $ 149 . 99 )\npictured : dkny pure comfy white duvet cover , $ 74 . 90 - $ 126 . 90 ( after sale : $ 99 . 99 - $ 169 . 99 )\namerican atelier 2 . 5 - gallon beverage dispenser , $ 82 . 90 ( after sale : $ 125 )\nnordstrom hyrdocotton bath towel , $ 20 . 90 ( after sale : $ 29 )\nnordstrom hydrocotton hand towel , $ 13 . 90 ( after sale : $ 19 )\nrizzy home cable knit cotton throw , $ 38 . 90 ( after sale : $ 59 )\nsunnylife inflatable pineapple pool float , $ 43 . 90 ( after sale : $ 66 )\nsunnylife inflatable pineapple drink holder pool float , $ 13 . 90 ( after sale : $ 22 )\n400 thread count organic cotton sateen sheet set , $ 65 . 90 - $ 95 . 90 ( after sale : $ 89 - $ 129 )\ndkny pure comfy white duvet cover , $ 74 . 90 - $ 126 . 90 ( after sale : $ 99 . 99 - $ 169 . 99 )\ndavis blackout window panels , $ 22 . 90 - $ 29 . 90 ( after sale : $ 34 . 99 - $ 44 . 99 )\nbarefoot dreams chic blanket , $ 162 . 90 ( after sale : $ 244 )\ncathy ' s concepts ' home state ' glasses ( set of 4 ) , $ 28 . 90 ( after sale : $ 44 )\nserene house asterism electric aromatherapy diffuser , $ 39 . 90 ( after sale : $ 59 . 99\nnuface white trinity anniversary facial toning kit , $ 217 . 75 ( after sale : $ 325 )\nthis article was originally published on july 21 , 2017 and has been updated .\nif you want to see more from insider picks , we ' re collecting emails for an upcoming newsletter . you ' ll be the first to hear about the stuff we cover . click here to sign up . disclosure : this post is brought to you by business insider ' s insider picks team . we aim to highlight products and services you might find interesting , and if you buy them , we get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners . we frequently receive products free of charge from manufacturers to test . this does not drive our decision as to whether or not a product is featured or recommended . we operate independently from our advertising sales team . we welcome your feedback . have something you think we should know about ? email us at insiderpicks @ businessinsider . com .\nread the original article on insider picks . copyright 2017 . follow insider picks on twitter .\nregistration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms of service , privacy policy , and cookies policy .\nmention of an art auction conjures images of fast - talking auctioneers , adrenalin - fuelled bidding and eleventh - hour drama . and while we think that\u2019s the fun part , it can also feel intimidating to a first - time collector . in reality , bidding has never been easier or more accessible , whether you want to attend a live auction at one of christie\u2019s auction houses around the world , or simply do it from home online .\nand buying fine art and objects isn\u2019t the sole purview of millionaires : price points run the gamut , particularly in online sales , where you might pick up an original de kooning or warhol for just a few thousand dollars .\nwatch our video for a quick tutorial on how to buy at christie\u2019s or view our step - by - step buying guide .\nfrom diamond rings to frozen pizzas to a year ' s supply of toilet paper , there ' s something for everyone at costco . but that doesn ' t mean you should buy everything that ' s for sale .\ncostco is one of america\u2019s most beloved stores , and for good reason . where else can you make a whole lunch out of free samples , purchase a diamond ring , and buy a rotisserie chicken for just $ 5 ?\nmainly , costco is known for its bulk items : vats of mayonnaise , gallons of olive oil , a 16 - pack of tuna cans . but as much as people love shopping at this members - only store , you shouldn\u2019t buy everything in bulk . even if you think you\u2019re saving money at the moment \u2014 after all , those low prices can be pretty enticing \u2014 you\u2019re actually losing it in the long run .\nthat\u2019s because a lot of those bulk foods go uneaten and wind up being thrown away . a study in the international journal of consumer studies found that low - income households waste more food than middle - income homes , due in part to bulk buying . it typically goes like this : we see something that\u2019s a better value when bought in bulk , we get bored stiff of it and by the time we can stomach the idea of digging back into the pile , it\u2019s either gone bad or lost its flavor or nutritional potency .\nmake sure you avoid these common items bought in bulk . and to save even more money at the grocery store , don\u2019t miss our essential list of the 46 best supermarket shopping tips ever .\nnuts seem like one of those foods that never go bad , but that\u2019s actually not the case . even if they don\u2019t grow mold or get freezer burn , they can still spoil . both seeds and nuts contain a lot of oil , which comes from healthy unsaturated fats . fats , healthy or otherwise , tend to go rancid rather quickly . even if you store your seeds and nuts in an airtight container and keep them in a cool , dark spot ( as you should ) , they\u2019ll only keep for a couple of months . if you\u2019re stuck with a mountain of macadamias or a hefty bag of hazelnuts , put them in airtight containers and store them in the fridge or freezer . this may extend their life to up to a year , which would be ideal since they\u2019re one of the 29 best - ever proteins for weight loss .\neven if spices don\u2019t actually go bad , they do go stale rather quickly . which is a huge bummer , since the whole point of spices is to , you know , be flavorful ; and the more refined the spice , the more rapidly it will lose potency . ground spices will start to get dull after just six months while spices purchased in a whole form\u2014cumin seeds for example\u2014have about a year . although buying in bulk seems tempting for the price , people typically only use a pinch here and there , so buying large amounts isn\u2019t necessary ; they\u2019ll go bad before you get to enjoy them all .\neating lots of flour isn\u2019t great for your waistline \u2014 getting rid of empty carbs is one of the 40 things you must do for a flat belly \u2014 and it\u2019s bad for your wallet , too . flour , be it all - purpose , whole wheat , or another variety , attracts water . although that makes it a great ingredient for thickening soups , stews , and sauces , it also means it soaks up moisture in the air . and the longer you have it , the more time it has to soak up moisture , and the closer it is to turning rancid . white all - purpose flour actually keeps longer than whole grain or nut flour , about a year versus a couple months , but unless you are cooking and baking with flour every day , you probably won\u2019t go through a bulk size within the year . you can extend the life of flour by putting it in your fridge , but if you keep buying everything on this list in bulk , your icebox is going to get pretty crowded .\ncoffee is pretty cheap as it is , so there\u2019s no real need to buy it in bulk . plus , real coffee aficionados know that\u2019s not the freshest way to enjoy a hot cup of joe . the freshest , best tasting cup of coffee is made from beans that have been roasted within two weeks of the cup being brought to your lips . if you value what your coffee tastes like you\u2019re best off doing two things : choose a bag that contains as much coffee as you could get through in a week ( or two ) , and avoid those giant barrels or bins of coffee altogether . we simply don\u2019t know how long the coffee\u2019s aroma and flavor have been sucked out of the beans and into the surrounding air .\nwhile baking soda can last for a long time , baking powder is prone to attracting moisture \u2014 the same reason why flour goes rancid . unless you are baking up a storm every day , it\u2019s unlikely that you\u2019ll go through your big tub of baking powder before it goes bad . baking powder can only stay fresh and active for about six months to a year when stored in a cool , dry place . dried yeast may still do the trick after six months , but the fresh variety will lose its mojo months sooner . store fresh yeast in the fridge and dry yeast in the freezer for maximum shelf life .\ndid you realize whole grains contain oils ? they\u2019re found in the grain\u2019s bran and germ and can cause them to go rancid quickly , just like nuts and seeds . although the oils are removed during the processing ( like white rice ) , they do remain attached to the grain and can cause them to go bad .\nyour favorite condiments like ketchup , mayo , and mustard tend to be loaded with sugar , salt , and other preservatives . despite this , they can still go bad . even if they are \u201cshelf stable , \u201d they are slowly going bad . family finance and frugal living expert jordan page advises you forgo buying an economy - sized vat of ketchup . \u201cit almost always will go bad before you can go through it , \u201d she says .\nsince beef jerky is preserved with salt and other spices , you\u2019d think it would stay fresh for a long time , right ? not quite . jerky , whether it be chicken , beef , or turkey , needs to be refrigerated after opening . in fact , most jerky packages state to eat within three days of opening and store it in the fridge after that . but even in the refrigerator , jerky only lasts about a week or two . unless you want to get fancy and vacuum seal it ( in which case it can last up to two months ) , you\u2019re better off sticking to the smaller packs .\neven if you\u2019re someone who frequently cooks with oils and uses it as a base for sauces and dressings , it\u2019s unlikely you\u2019ll go through one of the bulk - sized vats in the 3 - 6 months that\u2019s recommended to enjoy oil . and it doesn\u2019t matter which type of oil you use : olive , sesame , canola , and peanut all start to go rancid at around a few months , even when unopened . once a bottle is open , it only lasts between 1 and 3 months . since , according to bertolli , americans only go through about one and a half 750 - milliliter bottles of extra virgin olive oil a year , you likely won\u2019t have to buy that much oil . looking for inspiration to use your bottle of oil before it goes bad ? check out our 14 popular cooking oils and how to use them .\n1100 13th street , nw , suite 750 washington , dc 20005 202 . 887 . 6400 toll - free : 800 . 544 . 0155\nyears back , retailers got wise to the ways of store brands . you know the drill : grocers stock their shelves with food items packaged just for them , from pasta sauces to pinto beans . for most , gone are the days of those products signaling to customers that yes , they\u2019re less expensive than national brands - - and less tasty . i\u2019m looking at you , old - school a & p ; with your ann page line of goods . rest in peace .\neven warehouse clubs are mastering the game , none better than costco with its kirkland signature line , which includes traditional grocery - list staples as well as non - traditional items such as clothing and luggage . in fact , high marks from readers on the quality of costco\u2019s store brands helped the bulk retailer place sixth in consumer reports\u2019 supermarkets ratings , behind market basket , fareway , trader joe\u2019s , publix and , the no . 1 chain , wegmans .\ncostco has turned on its head the notion that a store brand is a notch below a national brand by using its coast - to - coast strength to strong - arm suppliers to put quality as well as value into its kirkland signature offerings . we took a closer look at several kirkland signature products getting accolades from customers and critics . you should check them out , too .\nconsumer reports actually ran a \u201cbacon test program\u201d and saved costco\u2019s bacon , so to speak . the respected publisher and product tester awarded its highest score , based on flavor and texture , to the kirkland signature brand of regular sliced bacon . in consumer reports\u2019 own words , the sliced bacon you can find at costco \u201ccrisped up nicely , with a balance of fat and meat flavors , complemented by wood smoke and a hint of sweetness . \u201d\nwe\u2019ve long recommended buying batteries in bulk at warehouse clubs for the simple reason that you\u2019ll pay a lot less per battery than you would buying smaller packages at supermarkets or drugstores . you\u2019ll save even more at costco if you opt for its store - branded batteries . while the kirkland signature aa alkaline batteries tested by consumer reports didn\u2019t beat out duracell or rayovac on quality alone , costco batteries did earn the coveted \u201cbest buy\u201d rating , which is based on a combination of quality and value .\nyup , beer . and beer aimed right at my sweet spot : light . kirkland signature light beer is your basic watery light , with a hint of plain ol\u2019 light beer taste , without bud light\u2019s off - putting ( in my opinion ) aftertaste . we\u2019ve seen it at very nice prices in 30 - and 48 - packs . yes , please .\nconsumer reports plugs kirkland signature colombian supremo whole bean coffee as a \u201cbest buy , \u201d noting the medium - dark roast has a chocolate edge , with a \u201chint of dried fruit and some burnt notes . \u201d the review went on to say that the coffee is \u201cmoderately bitter\u201d ( a good thing ) despite exhibiting \u201ca trace of woodiness\u201d ( a bad thing , apparently ) . they already lost me at bitter .\na handful of colombian coffees scored much higher on taste , including a couple of coffee lines from whole foods , but none could compete with kirkland\u2019s price .\nnot every costco has a gas station adjacent to it , but the club locations that do have them see steady , and strong , business . what gives ? the savings . a costco in northern virginia recently was selling regular kirkland signature gasoline for $ 2 . 13 a gallon . nearby sunoco and shell stations had regular priced at $ 2 . 39 and $ 2 . 41 a gallon , respectively . so an 11 - gallon fill - up at costco would save you about $ 3 \u2013 not bad if you\u2019re heading to costco anyway . ( you can check gas prices near you on the gasbuddy website or app ) .\nfactor in how valuable your time is , though . even on a weekday afternoon , at least 20 vehicles were waiting in line , sometimes for 20 minutes or longer , to get to costco\u2019s gas pumps . that\u2019s a lot of idling .\ngolfers got giddy over costco\u2019s new line of golf balls at the end of 2016 , so much that they sold out , were restocked \u2013 and sold out again right before christmas . what\u2019s the what ? kirkland signature four - piece urethane cover golf balls were getting compared by the pros to the vaunted pro v1 golf balls from titleist , according to golf digest and others . and at $ 30 for 24 balls from costco , versus the $ 40 you ' d pay for a 12 - pack of last season\u2019s titleist pro v1 golf balls at dick\u2019s sporting goods , the kirkland golf balls were a steal .\nthe bad news : costco no longer stocks kirkland golf balls - - it ran out - - though you might be able to find some second - hand on websites such as ebay . the good news : a new line of kirkland golf balls should show up on store shelves eventually . costco has been tight - lipped about a release date , but the u . s . golf association has approved a new kirkland ball dubbed\nperformance one .\n( the original kirkland ball was called\ntour performance .\n)\n\u201csour cream notes and slightly chalky texture , \u201d opined consumer reports in its comparison of kirkland signature greek yogurt ( plain , nonfat ) to like brands , and noted it was the \u201cbest tasting nonfat . \u201d it landed a \u201cbest buy\u201d label . fage scored higher than kirkland on taste , but you\u2019ll pay nearly twice the price for the brand - name yogurt .\nif you\u2019re a walmart shopper , the big - box retailer\u2019s great value greek yogurt trailed kirkland yogurt only slightly in both taste and cost .\nat $ 11 for two half - gallons , it\u2019s a bit pricey in my world considering you can usually find a leading ice cream brand such as breyers on sale at the supermarket for a lot less . coupons can bring down the supermarket price even more . ( costco doesn\u2019t accept manufacturers\u2019 coupons . ) still , costco\u2019s kirkland signature super premium vanilla ice cream earned a \u201cbest buy\u201d rating from consumer reports , which called it \u201cfull and dense with big dairy flavor and complex vanilla - extract flavor , \u201d though \u201csometimes slightly gummy . \u201d\nvanilla ice creams from ben & jerry\u2019s and haagen - dazs scored far higher than kirkland\u2019s , based on flavor and texture , but you\u2019ll shell out a lot more for both of those brands . further proof that you get what you pay for : even though you can find it cheaper , breyers scored much lower than kirkland in taste testing .\nwe\u2019ve already sung the praises of costco\u2019s whole bean coffee , in terms of taste and value . it turns out that fans of those ubiquitous keurig single - serve coffee makers can get in on the action , too . we found a box of 120 k - cup pods of kirkland signature pacific bold dark roast coffee selling for $ 39 . 99 , or about 33 cents per pod . match that up against a box of 72 dunkin\u2019 donuts medium roast k - cup pods selling for $ 42 . 99 , or about 60 cents per pod , and you can see where the bargain lies .\na tip for pod people who aren\u2019t costco members : you can find kirkland k - cups for sale on amazon , though you will be pay a premium for your order .\ncostco\u2019s olive oil rises to the top , notes the university of california , davis , which conducted a chemical and sensory study of olive oils . kirkland signature organic extra virgin olive oil was one of only a few imported oils that met international and u . s . standards for extra virgin olive oil . the many brands that fell short in the testing were diluted with cheaper oils and exhibited problems with quality and flavor .\nwhen my wife finally weaned me off creamy ( and delicious ) jif peanut butter and into the world of peanut butter made without sugar ( just peanuts ; maybe some salt ) , my snacking world changed .\nour go - to brand has been nature\u2019s promise organic creamy peanut butter from giant , but after diving into kirkland signature organic peanut butter , that , too , has changed . it\u2019s just as good as nature\u2019s promise , maybe even better , and there\u2019s no arguing with the price . you get two 28 - ounce jars of kirkland peanut butter for $ 9 . 99 , while a 16 - ounce jar of nature\u2019s promise is $ 5 . 19 .\ni\u2019ll put it up front : while i eat no fish or seafood ( or much meat , for that matter ) , friends and family swear by the freshness , taste and bargain price ( compared to whole foods and elsewhere ) of kirkland signature wild alaskan sockeye salmon . the fillets come individually wrapped , and a three - pound package of salmon runs about $ 29 . a recent check found wild caught coho salmon fillets selling for $ 17 a pound at a whole foods in northern virginia .\nwine snobs are already familiar with kirkland signature wines , but spirits snobs might still be in the dark about costco\u2019s store - brand booze . costco isn\u2019t allowed to sell liquor in all its stores ; many states limit the warehouse club to beer and wine . but some states do give the green light to costco selling liquor , and its vodka is a hands - down winner , raves bon appetit .\ni stumbled upon kirkland signature vodka while shopping at a costco on florida\u2019s gulf coast last fall . not that i\u2019m so into vodka , but i do know good from bad . kirkland\u2019s vodka ranks up there with my american fav , tito\u2019s .\n1100 13th street , nw , suite 750 washington , dc 20005 202 . 887 . 6400\nwe already know the best items that you can find at trader joe ' s , but not much is said about what you shouldn ' t be buying . as a former employee of the grocery chain , i shared with you guys the six things that you need to know about trader joe ' s . now i want to tell you more about two trader joe ' s products that you should stay away from because its quality is not up to standards .\nthe produce at trader joe ' s is not that bad . as customers , we come to expect high quality in all of tj ' s products . but the produce department just falls short .\nas its name implies , trader joe ' s is a trading post . it outsources products from around the world\u2014and in some cases\u2014that gives the store a more global atmosphere . yet sometimes products are more appealing when they come from somewhere closer to your backyard . for instance , an avocado from mexico might lead you to question how long it ' s been in a shipping crate .\nif you want high - quality produce , do yourself a favor and visit your local produce market . the produce at farmer ' s markets is usually cheaper and farmed by your local community \u2014meaning it could only be fresher if you picked it yourself . not to mention you ' d be supporting a small business . do yourself a favor , and buy produce elsewhere .\nfor those of you who don ' t know\u2014trader joe ' s allows you to return any item that you are dissatisfied with for a full refund . so if you ' ve eaten an entire box of joe - joe ' s and then suddenly decide that you disliked them the entire time you were inhaling them , you can get a refund for that empty box of cookies . trader joe ' s allows this because they stand by their products 100 percent .\ni found this statement to be overwhelmingly true\u2014with the exception of sushi . as a former employee , we were told specifically not to eat the sushi because it ' s not made in store and it sits in a box from production , to your shopping bag . so i never tried it for that very reason .\none professional sushi chef sums up the experience of eating trader joe ' s sushi pretty accurately . and some reviews claim that the rice tastes like it is compacted and stale\u2014yuck .\nall things considered , trader joe ' s still has my heart . it always fascinates me how much product variety and creativity is crammed into such a small space . if a few things in a store full of amazingly unique and interesting products don ' t suit your fancy , it ' s still worth the trip to tj ' s in my eyes . just don ' t eat the sushi .\nto acquire the possession of , or the right to , by paying or promising to pay an equivalent , especially in money ; 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{"id": 54895, "summary": [{"text": "classic car club ( london ) is a carsharing scheme operated by london classic autos ltd . established in 1995 , the first carsharing club of its kind in the uk with over 50 vehicles based at the club 's hoxton headquarters .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "classic car club differs from other carsharing schemes in that the cars it provides are classic and sports cars dating from 1959 to 2015 . ", "topic": 5}], "title": "classic car club", "paragraphs": ["british classic car meeting st . moritz the british classic car meeting st . moritz is an official event of the following classic car clubs .\nthe british classic car meeting st . moritz is an official event of the following classic car clubs .\nclassic car and classic bike policy holders can find information below regarding their policy .\nfootman james have specialised in classic car and vintage car insurance for 30 years .\nsubscription select a subscription . . . classic car restoration club membership with automatic renewal\nlancaster insurance has access to some of the most competitive classic car , vintage car and classic vehicle insurance schemes in the uk .\nnews february 2014 new insurance benefits for locks heath classic car club members through heritage insurance the locks heath classic car club is pleased to announce that it has negotiated a deal with specialist insurance broker , heritage classic car insurance , securing discounted insurance premiums for club . . .\nbridgestone tyres again provided indirect sponsorship for the scottburgh classic car show by donating a brand new set of tyres to an organization nominated by the scottburgh classic car club .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 noosa beach classic car club . all rights reserved . | website by ais web\n1920 packard . photos courtesy classic car club of america . though the classic car club of america has long revered dozens of marques of distinction\u2014duesenbergs and duponts , maybachs and mercers\u2014it didn\u2019t and still doesn\u2019t consider every high - end car a full classic . postwar cars for . . . read more\n400 classic cars and bikes pre - 1975 are expected to converge on the scottburgh country club on 21 july for the fourth scottburgh classic car show .\nfor more real - time news and classic car photography follow the club on facebook by liking ccca here .\nclassic cars and fashion are in the spotlight at this year ' s scottburgh classic car show at the scottburgh high school on sunday 19 july . this will be the sixth annual charity show organized by the scottburgh classic car club .\nmaintain a register of club permit holders and club permit vehicles operated by club members .\nestablished in london in 1995 , classic car club is an exclusive private members\u2019 club for people who love the joy of driving classic cars but not the heartache of looking after them .\nwebsite by wire wheels webbers . specialists in web design for the classic car industry\nyour classic car isn ' t your only car \u0096 you need to have another vehicle you use as a runaround .\nbased in tucson , arizona , door slammers members enjoy helping others through car shows and sharing their classic car passion .\nwe ' re glad you want to join the classic car club of america ! the classic car club of america ( ccca ) is a club dedicated to the collection , preservation and enjoyment of the world\u2019s finest automobiles manufactured from 1915 * to 1948 .\nif you want a more personal approach , search for a classic car show or classic car event near you . car clubs often host local car shows , and this is a great way to learn more about the club and meet the people who are involved with it .\nthe nrma has a proud history of celebrating all things motoring for over 90 years . all nrma members who own a classic car older than 20 years are invited to join the nrma classic car club .\never wondered why joining a classic car club may be a great idea ? read our latest article to find out .\nit is the home of classic car club manhattan , whose 300 members pay thousands of dollars a year to drive dozens of classic , luxury , and exotic automobiles .\nthe classic sports car club organises friendly club racing for cars of all ages , with an emphasis on great value for money and high driving standards .\nfor over 30 years we\u2019ve supported the classic car movement . building quality relationships with many of the classic motoring clubs and offering discounts to car club members . from listening to our classic car club partners advice and with their guidance have built bespoke insurance products that reflect their type of vehicle and the favoured motoring pursuits of their members .\nimage courtesy classic car club of america . carroll jensen certainly believes the classic car club of america can only grow by attracting younger members . however , the newly elected president of the 66 - year - old collector - car institution rejects the idea that the club should expand its definitions of . . . read more\nyou don ' t need to own a classic car to enjoy our web site or become a member of our club .\nthe featured marque at the ninth scottburgh classic car show will be the ever popular morris .\nat lancaster insurance , we have been proudly arranging classic car insurance for over 30 years .\nmore than a dozen car clubs have already registered for the scottburgh classic car show which will take place on sunday 29 july at the scottburgh country club . classic car enthusiasts from gauteng have also begun to book for the weekend at the blue marlin hotel .\n1947 chrysler town and country sedan . photo courtesy classic car club of america . sixty - five years . the antique automobile club of america and the classic car club of america have co - existed for long enough to reach retirement age themselves and yet the two most prominent clubs for car collectors i . . . read more\nclassic car insurance covers you for exactly the same types of risks as ordinary car insurance \u0096 if your car is stolen , damaged in a prang or suffers a smash in a car park , it should pay out .\nat the heart of the classic car movement are the car clubs and associations . playing a vital role in maintaining passions for classic car ownership , and ensuring these beautiful and cherished vehicles remain on the roads and are never forgotten .\none area we always pride ourselves on is being able to arrange insurance schemes for a vast array of classic car and vintage car models .\n10th november 2018 classic & sports car challenge . celebrating the 21st year of noosa hill climb .\nif you\u2019re thinking about purchasing a classic car or safeguarding your current model , nationwide has partnered with hagerty to provide dependable and affordable classic car insurance . learn more and get a quote today .\nmore than two hundred classic cars and bikes have booked for the scottburgh classic car show on 29 july but this number is expected to double on the day . although booking is not necessary , these enthusiasts have accepted the invitation from the scottburgh classic car club to come to the event at the scottburgh country club .\nhagerty can meet the unique insurance needs of your car club , helping make your club events as successful as possible .\nmore than twenty classic car clubs are expected to arrive and all classic cars and motorbikes up to 1975 will be welcome to display their machines whether they are members of a club or not .\nthis guide explains the basics of classic car insurance and what to watch out for when buying . if you ' re looking for standard car insurance , instead check our cheap car insurance guide .\nlambda car club international , box 2501 , columbus , oh 43216 , urltoken . ( for gay and lesbian car enthusiasts . )\nplanning for the 2013 scottburgh classic car show has begun . it will be held on sunday 21 july at the popular scottburgh country club .\nand while joining a classic car club brings its own social perks such as meets and days out , it usually brings financial benefits too .\namerican built classic car club , 837 woodbine blvd . , jackson , mi 49203 . 517 - 787 - 1000 , acme @ urltoken .\nkatie dedicated much of her life and energy to the success of our club and was a friend to all classic car club members . she passed away june 18 , 2018 .\nthe classic car club of america was incorporated in 1952 by a small group of enthusiasts dedicated to the preservation of truly distinctive automobiles - domestic and foreign - built during\nthe classic era .\n1931 chrysler imperial club sedan . photo courtesy classic car club of america . chryslers of all types and nearly all ages , regardless of their status as full classics , will be welcomed at this year\u2019s classic car club of america museum experience , an event open for the public to admire some of . . . read more\nshe said :\nthe society congratulates the scottburgh classic car club members for arranging a wonderful fun filled event for classic car enthusiasts and also for their vision in seeing this as an opportunity for the club to raise much needed funds to uplift needy families in the local community\n.\nour members simply purchase packages of classic car club \u2018points\u2019 that they exchange for days behind the wheel of some of the greatest cars ever made .\nyour antique or classic car must be used on a very limited basis , such as exhibitions , club activities , and parades or similar events .\nmany hundreds of pre - 1975 classic cars and motorcycles will converge on scottburgh on sunday 20 july for the fifth annual charity scottburgh classic car show to be held at the scottburgh country club from 09h00 .\nhome to the noosa hill climb in june & november and the noosa beach classic car show in september .\nwe are experts in the classic automobile marketplace ! whether you ' re looking for car in mint condition , or a total barn - find , if it ' s a classic european sports or luxury car it ' s likely to be in our collection of classic automobiles .\nthe scottburgh classic car club celebrated its fifth anniversary with a breakfast fun - run to illovo nursery last saturday . founded by peter fielding in 2007 , the club brings together classic car owners and genuine enthusiasts in the scottburgh locality for fellowship and a good meal on a saturday morning each month .\nthis special anniversary edition of the classic car will immerse you in the history of the classic car club of america . compiled of historic facts and memories , this award winning collectors book is rich with photographs and stories of the ccca . limited quantities still available for\nduring the last three years the club has donated over r100 000 to local charities and public service organizations from the scottburgh classic car show while putting the event firmly on the map in the national classic motoring calendar .\nnash car club of america , box 80279 dept . oc , indianapolis , in 46280 .\nyears of blemish - free driving will of course stand you in good stead when applying for classic car insurance .\nthe hagerty valuation tools \u00ae are provided to help you make informed decisions when buying or selling a classic car .\nyour insurance premiums may be lower if your antique auto or classic car is used on a very limited basis such as exhibitions , club activities or parades .\nthis colorado car club is much like a family , welcoming loved ones of members to their monthly dinners and events \u2014 all in support of classic cars .\n- some , but by no means all , clubs can help you with valuations , or offer an inspection service if you are considering buying or selling a classic car . for example , the bmw car club\nthe well known triumph car will be the featured marque at the scottburgh classic car show on the 29 july at the scottburgh country club . many examples of this popular british sports car will be on display including the spitfire which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year .\nhow to inspect and buy the classic car that ' s best for your purposes - and how to insure it .\nfind your next car in our classifieds \u2013 the classic of your dreams could be just a click away . . .\nthe antique automobile club organized classic car exhibitions and rallies . they were very popular and well - attended \u2013 in the first years thousands , even tens of thousands came to see the classic cars . the antique automobile club soon became popular in throughout the soviet union .\nthe burgeoning classic clubmans movement has received a major boost with the news that the historic sports car club will be running a championship for the category in 2014 .\nthe organisers of the scottburgh classic car show have named two beneficiaries of the proceeds of this year ' s show on 29 july at the scottburgh country club .\ngreat american classic automobiles will be featured at this year ' s charity scottburgh classic car show on 19 july at the scottburgh high school . sparkling chrome and huge tail fins will be in abundance as dozens of grand american vehicles line up to show off their attributes to the thousands of classic car enthusiasts . .\nwe go into car insurance in great detail in our main guide . here we focus on how to find the best classic car insurance policy that suits you and your vehicle .\nvehicles submitted for a gsccr club permit must be 25 years old , must reflect that it is a sporting or classic car , be sympathetic to the club\u2019s ethos of promoting interest in sporting and classic cars , be well presented , and reflect that the owner is an enthusiast .\nglamour and fun will feature at this year\u2019s charity scottburgh classic car show on sunday 17 july at the scottburgh high school .\nyou need to have restored , maintained , or preserved your antique or classic car or it must be actively undergoing restoration .\nthis month the facebook page of the classic car club of america reached over 8 , 400 followers world - wide . the club now has expanded its reach to non - members by posting club news and photo galleries of special interest from around the world .\nclassic cameo and gmc suburban pickup club , 4356 riverview drive , port allen , la 70767 . dale mayeaux .\nhagerty will pay introductory commissions to your classic car club for each member we insure that you have introduced to us . that way your club will be rewarded for recommending the insurance that is right for your members .\nmorgan motor car club , box 50392 , dallas , tx 75250 . 214 - 321 - 1648 .\nclick here to download our membership application . email caprockclassiccarclub @ urltoken address caprock classic car club , inc . p . o . box 53352 lubbock , tx 79453 - 5335\nyou are cordially invited to attend the 2019 annual meeting of the classic car club of america in scottsdale , arizona ! club business meetings , car collections , scenic tours and live entertainment will take place during the four - day event , all against a backdrop of ccca camaraderie .\nas insurers reckon classic car drivers are more careful , and as the cars are hardly driven , costs tend to be lower .\n1930 buick series 60 . illustrations courtesy classic car club of america . at its recent annual meeting in reno , nevada , the list of approved classic car club of america ( ccca ) full classics grew by three series ( or automobiles ) , including the 1916 - \u201929 roamer ( all models ) , the 1930 buick series 60 . . . read more\nthe beverly hills car club has an extensive collection of classic cars and given their long - time experience in the industry , the team is more than happy to offer their services when looking to rent a classic car in los angeles . the friendly staff can assist you in defining what makes and models of vintage cars would best match your needs . whether you\u2019re looking to rent a classic that you can take out for a drive on nice , windy roads , or you need a classic to showcase at a party , there are many ways to make it work . the beverly hills car club is in contact with classic car owners worldwide and can help connect people together and facilitate a transaction .\nthe club has been shortlisted in two categories in the national car club awards . the awards are held in association with tourism ireland , supported by classic car weekly and endorsed by the federation of british historic vehicle clubs ( fbhvc ) and aim to acknowledge the hard work of clubs across the\u2026\nplanning for this year\u2019s scottburgh classic car show is underway and it will be held on sunday 16 july at the scottburgh high school .\nthe peoples community centre ( pcc ) was presented with their share of the proceeds from the scottburgh classic car show in pennington recently .\na look at the use of facebook in today\u2019s world , the evolution of online knowledge from the 1990s to today and ask the question \u201cis facebook really killing the classic car club ? \u201d . we discuss many of the problems associated with such media channels and addresses how the power of global online communities can contribute and play an important role for the classic car club\nhagerty provides discounts for members of your club , recognising that club members are traditionally safer drivers .\nif you were to join one , many classic car clubs have valuers with thorough knowledge of your car type and model . their specialists will be able to give you a document , usually bearing the club logo , as evidence of market value .\nthe car survived being left out in all weathers for many years before being rescued in 1938 by a veteran car enthusiast .\nthe scottburgh classic car show was an overwhelming success this year with more than 3000 visitors which is a 30 % increase on last year .\nwhen you choose antique or classic car insurance with us , you and state farm will agree on the value of the car . if the car experiences a total covered loss , we will pay the agreed - upon value , rather than the actual cash value of the car as long as there is no prior damage to the car , parts have not been removed , and the car ' s condition has not deteriorated because of abuse or neglect . *\na cold sunny morning welcomed classic cars to the fifth scottburgh classic car show ( sccs ) at the country club on sunday 20th july . by the time visitors began to arrive , it was a warm 24 degrees with no wind and remained so throughout the day .\nwe had a good turnout of club cars at this very well organised event , some lovely classic cars and airplanes as well .\nunseasonal rain prevailed at the start of this year\u2019s annual charity scottburgh classic car show at the scottburgh high school . despite this , many classic cars arrived but the overall number of visitors was much lower than last year .\nclassic car club provides luxury and fun at a sensible price . come and find out more about how you could be driving cars from their enviable fleet without falling out with your bank manager .\nysis . michael is part of the club ' s editorial team , developed and deployed the consistent visual branding and messaging of the club throughout all media , initiated the re - birth of the club ' s social media presence , and sets the strategic direction of the club . in 2014 he won the classic and sportscar club award for\nhagerty produces 18 newsletters annually . we will happily include information about your club to help raise the profile of a specific club event or some club news .\nplanning for the 2012 scottburgh classic car show has begun . this will be the third annual car show organized by the scottburgh classic car club and will be held on sunday 29 july at the scottburgh country club . the two previous shows received huge support not only from classic car enthusiasts but also from the general public who spent a relaxing day admiring hundreds of magnificent automobiles and motorbikes . last year ' s proceeds were donated to the scottburgh lions club and contributed towards the installation of a fully equipped audiology clinic at gj crookes hospital . the beneficiaries of this year ' s show will be announced soon . for more information contact peter fielding 039 9761995 .\nat beverly hills car club we are a premiere collector / dealer in top dollar and rare automobiles : new , old , restored , restoration projects & exotic cars . contact us today with any information about your classic car and any questions how we can help !\nthis sunday , 17 july , will see hundreds of pre - 1975 classic cars and bikes descend upon the small town of scottburgh for the seventh annual charity scottburgh classic car show , sponsored by the rising sun community newspaper .\nthis california pre - \u201969 car club accepts ladies who own their cars and know what\u2019s going on under the hood .\nbritish sports car club , box 43923 , louisville , ky 40253 . jim french , 502 - 491 - 1517 .\nsleek , suave and sophisticated , the xjs was the longest running production model from jaguar cars . and at the xjs club , the car is the star \u2013 your car joins the club , not you ! membership stays with the car , even if sold , so every xjs owner has a chance to enjoy club events , technical backup and meetups .\nthis will be the eighth charity show organized by the scottburgh classic car club . the rising sun community newspaper will sponsor the show again which will be the seventh year they have supported the event .\npre - existing , active club members are exempt from the requirement of 4 signatures for their sporting or classic car , although that completed pre - approval form and the 4 photographs are still required .\nwe also buy classic 1967 intermeccanica murena in any condition , top dollar paid .\nfootman james have specialised in classic motorcycle and vintage motorcycle insurance for 30 years .\nas the credit crunch bites , that plan to splash out on your own classic car has probably gone on the back burner . but there is an alternative \u2013 join one of these car clubs and you take the wheel of your dream car without resorting to a second mortgage .\nthis will be the fourth annual show which the scottburgh classic car club has organized in aid of local charities . with attendance up by 30 % at last year ' s event , the organizers are planning for similar numbers again . although there are still many months before the show , over twenty classic car clubs have already been invited to attend .\nwith thousands of car clubs across the nation , this list is just a taste of what the west has to offer classic car enthusiasts . whether you love certain makes and models , specific vehicle eras or the people who share your passion , there\u2019s a car club for you . so gas up , get behind the wheel , and get ready to join a club or visit a show !\nthis means you can ' t usually simply own an older car \u0096 a 20 - year - old ford sierra estate , say \u0096 which you use as your everyday car and try to insure cheaply as a classic car instead of an ordinary motor in a bid to save money .\nat classicline we\u2019ve developed a classic car club scheme that will provide revenue for your club as well as benefits for your members . we\u2019d love the opportunity to discuss our club scheme with you in more detail so if you\u2019d like a copy of our club scheme proposal or simply like to discuss more by phone please e - mail darren ansell in the first instance .\npeerless motor car club , 5001 femrite drive , madison , wi 53716 . richard lichtfeld , 608 - 222 - 4528 .\ndiecast car collectors club , box 670266 , los angeles , ca 90067 . jay olins , 213 - 500 - 4355 .\nbuying insurance for a classic car is very different from that for ordinary vehicles . often , classic cars of any vintage aren ' t driven like those for daily trips , the commute , popping to the shops or the school run .\non april 12 , at the 65th annual meeting of the classic car club america ( ccca ) held this year in branson , missouri , carrol jensen was elected as the next president to lead the ccca .\nkalamazoo registry , gilmore classic car club museum , 6865 w . hickory road , hickory corners , mi 49060 . tom kayser , 616 - 671 - 5089 . ( cars made in kalamazoo , mich . )\nhave you ever wanted to rent a fast and fun car ? have you ever wanted to pay for friends ? if you answered yes to either of these questions than the classic car club fraternity is for you . located in the lower east side of manhattan near the holland tunnel the classic car club is essentially the enterprise rental car for people with more money than brains , or , an expensive way to join the fraternity of car culture . much like those frat boys we all love to hate paid for their friends in college , you can join the classic car club of manhattan if you want to meet , greet , drink , and drive with like minded friends with lots of money . how much money ? well , our friends at business insider looked in to it , and the price for rental cars there is staggering :\nthe ninth charity scottburgh classic car show will be held on sunday 8 july at the scottburgh high school and sponsored again by the rising sun community newspaper .\nthe mercedes benz will be the featured marque at the next scottburgh classic car show to be held at the scottburgh high school on sunday 17 july 2016 .\nthe date for the 2013 show will be sunday 21 july at the country club . this will be the fourth show presented by the scottburgh classic car club and jaguar will be the featured marque . dozens of these great british cars are expected to converge on the country club from far and wide . as usual , invitations to the many car club will be sent out early in 2013 so that they can include the sccs in their events calendar .\nfortunately for the more exacting of collectors amongst us , the beverly hills car club does not shy away from the challenges associated with locating extremely rare sports car makes / models . between their excellent customer service and the wealth of industry knowledge collective within their staff member ranks , the beverly hills car club offers its patrons a superb sourcing , vetting , and car buying experience . take a tour of the clubs large sports car inventory today . once you have your car in mind , an insightful consultation is only a phone call away .\nmany insurers see joining a car club as further proof of commitment to careful driving \u0096 and charge you less as a reward .\ncitro\u00ebn car club of north america , box 655 , inwood , ca 25428 . lynn gervase , 304 - 274 - 0668 .\ncole motor car club of america , box 183 , goodrich , mi 48438 . leroy cole , 810 - 636 - 7221 .\npackards international car club , 302 french st . , santa ana , ca 92701 , urltoken . 714 - 541 - 8431 .\nthe rules are different if you own a classic car . with older models \u0096 and particularly those that are in demand or have been extensively modified \u0096 knowing how much the car is actually worth is not easy to work out .\nwhile this club provides a haven for all auto enthusiasts \u2014 from old cars to new \u2014 their membership collection of classic muscle cars never disappoints .\nthe easiest way to locate a car club is via an internet search , but keep in mind that there are different kinds of car clubs . some may focus on an era , while others center on a certain car make or model . depending on where you live and what ' s popular around your area , you can find classic car clubs for european and american cars or even specific lines or models like gtos or vintage trucks .\nindividuals will be allowed to import classic antique limited edition cars through the specific import licensing policy administered by the trade board limited . the jamaica classic car club must support each application . the ministry and the trade board must be satisfied through documentary proof that the unit falls within the definitions and categories as follows :\nthe aston martin owners club , founded in england in 1935 , is the world\u2019s oldest club for a make of car . the swiss section followed in 1951 , founded through graf von wurstemberger .\nclassic thunderbird club international , 1308 e . 29th st . , signal hill , ca 90755 - 1842 , 800 - 488 - 2709 , urltoken .\ntvr car club of north america , 12512 great park circle # 301 , germantown , md 20876 . 301 - 601 - 4945 .\nbuying the most exotic cars with other people ' s money , getting to drive them fast and keeping their 300 - plus exclusive members happy . michael prichinello and zac moseley are co - owners of classic car club manhattan .\nin 1985 after years of research into the santler company the veteran car club dating committee acknowledged the car ' s early origins in 1889 and confirmed its date of completion in petrol - engined form as 1894 .\nclassic automobile : a motor vehicle ten or more years old , which is of special historical interest . a classic motor vehicle 25 years old or older is covered as an antique .\nthe objective of the annual scottburgh classic car show is to enjoy a day out indulging in the nostalgia of old cars and motorbikes while raising money for local charities .\nthe legends club combines for the first time the wish to drive a classic car without having to worry about care and maintenance . \u201cwith the legends club , we want to bring together a community of enthusiasts who enjoy driving classic cars . those are for example people , who live in urban areas and do not have the space to keep a classic car or those who , rather than opting for one particular model , wish to try out several classic cars . the legends club is designed to help them simply enjoy life and have fun trying out these unique cars without having to worry about where to keep them or see to any repairs\u201d , explains patrick planing , project manager at daimler business innovation .\nwhile groucho marx famously said\ni don ' t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member\n, if you are the owner of a classic car you are likely to find a boot load of reasons as to why it\u2019s worth you joining a club .\nvehicle requirements : some clubs require that all cars in the club conform to a certain look , such as a specific type of trim . ensure you review the specifications and are willing to make any changes that the club requires . while clubs may have varying rules , check out our classic car qualification guide if you ' re unsure whether or not your ride is considered a classic .\nwith three chapters along the west coast , this all - girl club is for those who truly love classic cars and the culture that goes with it .\nclub members searched all over soviet union to gather antique cars and motorcycles for their private and the club\u2019s antique vehicle collection .\none of the benefits of being a active and current financial member of the gippsland sporting and classic car register is that it allows access to the vicroads cps registration scheme .\ninternational king midget car club , 9409 w . s . r . 571 , laura , oh 45337 . 937 - 698 - 5144 .\nknox motor car club of america , 6 concord drive , east longmeadow , ma 01028 . jack hess , 413 - 525 - 6782 .\nmitchell car club , 717 n . main st . , port byron , il 61275 . 309 - 523 - 2888 , missrvr @ urltoken\nzimmer motor car club , 1415 w . genesee st . , syracuse , ny 13204 . art zimmer , 315 - 422 - 7011 .\nthe eighth annual charity scottburgh classic car show took place at the scottburgh high school on sunday 16 july . the weather was good this year and consequently more than 5000 people arrived to drool over the 450 pre - 1975 classic cars and motorcycles that were on display .\nseaway cruisers classic car club , inc . promotes interest in antique , classic and customized vehicles and aids in the restoration , preservation , and enjoyment of these vehicles . the club is organized exclusively for social and recreational purposes including the increase of communication and fellowship among persons interested in these objectives through social activities . annual membership is open to anyone who supports the organization\u2019s mission and submits an application .\nthere has been no specific explanation given for this apparent drop in overall membership levels of classic car clubs , but if some reports in the media are to be believed , the rise of social media might have a part to play . in our next article we look at turning this hypothesis on its head and look to the future about how online communities of forums and social media channels can actually benefit the classic car clubs , increase market share and bring new life to clubs and the classic car industry as a whole .\na cold sunny morning welcomed classic cars to the sixth scottburgh classic car show ( sccs ) at the scottburgh high school ( shs ) on sunday 19th july . by the time visitors began to arrive , it was warm with no wind and remained so throughout the day .\nthis year , in addition to the many classic car moving parades , there will be a concours d ' elegance where couples will dress up in period costumes and parade with classic cars to win prizes for the best dressed . please come prepared if you wish to enter .\nif you own a classic car or bike , there is no need to book for the show - just bring it along and enjoy the nostalgia and grandeur of the occasion .\nhagerty has a robust comprehensive and up - to - date database of classic car values that can assist your members in getting a good understanding of the value of their vehicles .\nthe classic car club has had its share of celebrities join up , including robert downey jr . , tracy morgan , and tumblr ceo david karp . jay - z never used his membership , bookings manager and event coordinator jeannette klein says .\nthe earliest surviving four - wheeled petrol car built in britain is being auctioned .\ndiscover what happens if someone else drives your car and gets into an accident .\n30th september 2018 east coast australia ' s most prestigious all makes car show .\nthese car clubs allow all makes and models , as long as they\u2019re classics .\nmid - century mercury car club , 1816 e . elmwood drive , lindenhurst , il 60046 . rusty bethley , 847 - 356 - 2255 .\nwe do our best to place every car in the class that we feel it best fits into . please review this list prior to your arrival to the show to determine which class your car should be placed . please discuss with the club member registering your car at the gate . if you feel you were placed into the wrong class , please do not move your car yourself . find a club member to express your concern . upon approval , a club member will help guide you to your new class position .\nthe scottburgh classic car club ( sccc ) celebrated its sixth anniversary in october with a breakfast run to johnno ' s restaurant at ifafa beach . the club was founded in 2007 by peter fielding for enthusuiasts who enjoy driving their old cars but who do not want to drive the long distance to join one of the many durban based car clubs . every month , the sccc members meet in scott street and drive to a restaurant to enjoy good food and great fellowship . the club organizes the annual scottburgh classic car show at the country club and has donated r175 000 to local charities from the proceeds of the last four shows . next year ' s show will be on sunday 20 july 2014 .\ntheir more than 5 , 600 members worldwide , whom the ccca considers the heart of the club , truly love to celebrate classic cars . find a club near you , as they offer a dozen regions west of the mississippi .\ncorden ' s classic car is a mercedes 230sl from the classic car club . the model made its debut at the 1963 geneva motor show . initial doubts about its styling were eclipsed by motorsport success at the spa - sofia - liege rally . it became known to fans as the ' pagoda ' after its boxy , removable hard top , reminiscent of an oriental temple . the sl also came with a soft top , but central to the sports car was chrome - lots of it - as seen below .\nto put these figures into perspective , we need to look at how the classic car sector is performing as a whole . there are no accurate figures for this , but the closest approximation can be gleaned from the data of the federation of british historic vehicle clubs . according to the fbhvc annual general meeting , between 2013 and 2014 , for those member clubs , there was an average drop in club membership across the classic car club sector of 2 . 5 % as shown in the diagram below\nalthough ford automobiles will be the featured marque at this year\u2019s scottburgh classic car show , all pre - 1975 classic cars will be welcome . this annual charity event will be held at the scottburgh high school on sunday 16 july . there is no need for individual exhibitors to register but all official car clubs must notify the organizers to guarantee their position on the showfield .\nbmw car club of america , 640 s . main st . , suite 201 , greenville , south carolina 29601 . 800 - 878 - 9292 .\nrolls - royce owners club \u2014 modern car society , 6 pendulum pass , hopkinton , ma 01748 . michael gaetano , 508 - 435 - 8007 .\njoining a car club can enhance your enjoyment of classic cars . you ' ll be able to discuss your hobby with people who have a similar appreciation of older vehicles . but it ' s important to take some time deciding on the right one .\nwhen it comes to cars , america knows how to come together and celebrate a shared passion . and when it comes to classic cars , clubs west of the mississippi really know how it\u2019s done . from street rods to model ts , these 25 classic car clubs have got you covered .\nrecovered from moscow\u2019s zil factory just before the annual spring cleaning in soviet union , the legendary hill climb auto union race car was brought to riga . soon after the unique car became the centre of attention of many western car collectors . it turned out be the only remaining typ c / d auto union racing car in the world .\nthe charity scottburgh classic car show has named it\u2019s beneficiaries for this year\u2019s show to be held on sunday 8 july at the scottburgh high school and sponsored by the rising sun community newspaper .\nthe eighth charity scottburgh classic car show will be held this sunday , 16 july , at the scottburgh high school and hundreds of pre - 1975 cars and bikes will be on show .\nplease tell us if you would like to be able to use your classic car for occasional wedding hire use , so that we can find a suitable insurer who will provide this cover .\nan internet search , social media or your local newspaper can help you find classic car events . depending on where you live car shows are prevalent seasonally - springtime through fall due to warmer temperatures , year round , or even counter seasonally due to high temps in the summer\u2026\nfor example , emphasis at the kent kit car club is firmly geared towards socialising , as well as helping each other out with technical know - how .\nexcalibur car club national , 120 el camino dr . , beverly hills , ca 90212 . 310 - 666 - 4333 . suite - a @ urltoken .\nafter a very successful charity scottburgh classic car show ( sccs ) last month at the scottburgh high school , the winner of one of the two flights in a light aircraft was taken aloft .\ndown in devon costs \u00a320 a year to join and as well as running the historic vehicle gathering at powderham castle also supports local community colleges with classic car restoration projects . it also organizes club nights , lunch meetings , holidays and weekend breaks and runs out .\nthe classic car club opened in london in 1995 , and added the manhattan branch in 2005 . there are plans for expansion all over the world , with proposed locations in miami , los angeles , dubai , hong kong , india , china , and singapore .\na club permit is not a registration , but a permit for restricted use , and only available whilst the owner\u2019s club membership is current .\nbegin by entering your city or state name with the type of car club you want in the search -\nsacramento gto club .\nanother option is to go to social media sites and search\ncar clubs\nto pinpoint one in your area that fits your interests . this should give you several options ; from there , you can visit each club\u2019s website to learn more .\ntoday he\u2019s posing with a mercedes 230sl , a classic convertible that\u2019s surprisingly affordable to take for a spin .\nthe morgan sports car club started as a small club for four - wheeled morgan owners in the 1950s , and now has almost 5 , 000 members worldwide . the club regularly holds races , speed events , training and track days , as well as meet - ups for all of its members .\nattendance at events is a major way of supporting the club and promoting it to the public , and is the main way we can see that the car maintains the standards as listed for holding a club permit within the gsccr .\nget in touch with the beverly hills car club team today and begin the process of looking for the right make , model , and decade of classic , at an affordable rate . rest assured that the welcoming staff would do their best to make your experience enjoyable .\nvisitors will be treated to a day of nostalgia and fun . in addition to the classic car and motorcycle parades , the fun & fashion parade will provide laughter and glamour for the whole family .\nthis can set you back thousands of pounds ( depending on the model ) but , if you ' re an avid classic car fan , you may want to keep the vehicle ' s remnants .\nthe bugatti owners club are one of the most established car clubs in the country and run prescott hill speed climb , regularly hosting historic motorsport throughout the year .\nthe veteran car club encourages the use of , and assists in , the acquisition , restoration , preservation , exhibition and maintenance of veteran and edwardian motor vehicles .\nrenting a classic car in los angeles is a great experience for many reasons . first , the landscape is perfectly suited for a romantic drive or a back - in - time experience . windy roads in the canyons or canyons in the hills make for a great drive . second , the weather is perfect for driving with the top down if you\u2019re thinking about renting a classic convertible , as well as for keeping cars in good shape , limiting rust and slippery roads . moreover , there are many classic car owners in california , so it makes it easier than in other states to find the classic cars you\u2019re looking to rent . the beverly hills car club team will help you connect with the right places for renting a classic that meets your requirements , at an affordable rate . they\u2019ll also help you look at the different agreements to make sure you sign for just what you need .\ntwo dozen club members attended the silverstone classic , where we had our own stand . the general view was the event was superb , great value , very entertaining and well organised .\nat long last , at the ccca national annual meeting in january 1985 , the spirit of st . louis region was presented its charter as a full fledged region of the classic car club of america . fittingly , joel haffner was elected our region ' s first director .\nthe rising sun , a caxton associated newspaper , will again sponsor the scottburgh classic car show to be held at the scottburgh country club on sunday 21 july . proceeds from this annual event are donated to local organizations and this year ' s beneficiaries will be announced soon .\ncompatibility : finally , to get the most out of your classic car club membership , consider your interactions and overall experience with other members . if you get along from the start , it ' s a good sign that you ' ll be compatible for the long term .\nit survived the blitz on the midlands and is now the only known santler car remaining .\nif your car is used for limited mileage only , you can receive a fantastic discount .\nprofessional car society , buick chapter , john ehmer , pres . , 412 969 7240 ,\nmission statement : to promote fellowship among local good standing car clubs and car enthusiasts . to encourage interest in restoration , preservation , and overall enjoyment of classic and any types of special interest vehicles . to support our community by donating our services and funds generated from events held throughout the year .\nunlike renting an exotic or luxury ride from gotham dream cars , which anyone can do , classic car club members are part of a set , privileged group . that creates a\nstrong social aspect\nthat klein says is what drew many of the 300 members to join .\nthe mg car club called on the talents of students from the college\u2019s hnd graphic design course to produce a logo and poster for its special anniversary celebrations at silverstone .\nstreet freaks car club . 7871 gratiot , saginaw , mi 48609 ; todd 989 - 781 - 3689 ; mistreetfreaks @ yahoo . com ; http : / / urltoken\nveteran motor car club of america ( vmcca ) , 7501 manchester avenue , kansas city , mo 64138 . urltoken . mike welsh , 816 - 298 - 6412 ."]}
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", "topic": 31}], "title": "hdnet fights", "paragraphs": ["\u201chdnet fights : fedor returns\u201d will air live on monday , december 31 on hdnet .\nandrew simon : we have five fights cards in the month of december alone . in addition to the fights mentioned above we had hdnet fights : ring of combat and hdnet fights : sportfight xxi . four of these fights are live in the month of december on hdnet . live events is a huge part of hdnet fights and hdnet . you will see over 24 live cards over the next 52 weeks !\nhdnet fights video vault : leonardo santos vs . sotaro yamada at src 14 | mmajunkie\nhdnet fights video vault : saadulaev vs . tokoro at \u2018dream : new year ! 2011\u2019 | mmajunkie\nhdnet fights video vault : saadulaev vs . tokoro at ' dream : new year ! 2011 '\nthis week we must issue a warning to male viewers of our hdnet fights video vault feature .\nhdnet fights video vault : nick diaz vs . hayato \u201cmach\u201d sakurai at dream . 14 | mmajunkie\nhdnet fights video vault : nick diaz vs . hayato\nmach\nsakurai at dream . 14\nthis live broadcast is made possible by a partnership between m - 1 global and hdnet fights .\nif you are an hdnet subscriber , you already know that hdnet is heavy into mixed martial arts .\n\u201chdnet is clearly becoming the home for mma action and this amazing live event featuring the return of fedor is our holiday present to hdnet fights fans .\nas : no . we will support all our partners to bring the best shows via hdnet fights .\nhdnet fights video vault : masakazu imanari vs . kenji osawa at \u201cdream : fight for japan\u201d | mmajunkie\nhdnet fights video vault : masakazu imanari vs . kenji osawa at\ndream : fight for japan\nhighlights from hdnet fights including fedor vs . choi , trigg vs . dewees , and miller vs . kennedy .\nwe are working hard every day improving hdnet fights and this is a great first step in the process . \u201d\nas : we will have hdnet fights : sportfight xxi airing live on december 22 nd . you will see hdnet fights : sportfight live throughout 2008 as well ! we are excited to be partnered with matt lindland and this great organization .\nbloody elbow : hdnet fights is obviously ending the year on a high note , with three live events including : hdnet fights : reckless abandon , the ifl world gp and the new year ' s eve spectacular from japan supported by m - 1 global . looking to 2008 , do live events like these play a big part in hdnet fights future plans ?\nmark cuban , owner of hdnet fights said , \u201cthis announcement reinforces our commitment to becoming the home for live mma action .\n9 / prnewswire / - - hdnet fights announced today that it has agreed to a long - term partnership with world victory road to exclusively air the sengoku mixed martial arts promotion on hdnet .\n\u201ctoday\u2019s announcement with m - 1 global / fedor clearly demonstrates that hdnet fights is committed to working on a unified basis to deliver the best fighters and the best fights , \u201d said simon .\nin this week\u2019s installment of hdnet fights video vault , we take a look back at the bout between yusup saadulaev and hideo tokoro .\nbe : can fans expect to see hdnet fights expand their relationships with m - 1 global and / or the ifl ? m - 1 global has a very ambitious schedule for 2008 . does hdnet fights expect or hope to broadcast further m - 1 global events ? is it possible that the ifl will be shown more on hdnet in 2008 ?\nus fans won ' t have to wait 3 - 4 days to see the many fights , freakshow or not , at dream 9 . the ceo of hdnet fights announced today that hdnet , in a change from recent policy , will air dream 9 live on may 26 .\ntitan 20 and dream 17 live on hdnet this friday . join us on the hdnet fights facebook page for a live chat during titan 20 , we will be giving away a shirt signed by jon bones jones !\neach week hdnet and urltoken release a new and exclusive fight from the ever - growing hdnet fights video library . stunning knockouts , slick submissions , shocking finishes and legendary brawls are the norm for this weekly feature .\n10 . resurrection fighting alliance ( rfa ) . based in kearney , nebraska , usa . broadcasts their fights locally on axs tv fights .\n11 . legacy fighting championships ( lfc ) . based in houston , texas , usa . broadcasts their fights locally on axs tv fights .\nhdnet fights officially announced today that it has signed a deal to exclusively air world victory road ' s\nsengoku\nevents in the us .\none of cuban ' s many business interests is ownership of hdnet fights , a fledgling mixed martial arts promotional company that airs its bouts on cuban ' s hdnet . cuban promoted his second event dec . 15 in dallas .\nin this week\u2019s edition of hdnet fights video vault , we look back at one of the tournament\u2019s semifinal matchups : masakazu imanari vs . kenji osawa .\n) team up for \u201chdnet fights vault , \u201d which offer a new and unique video from the organization\u2019s ever - growing fight library . the weekly feature is a continuation of a long - standing partnership between urltoken and hdnet . for more information on hdnet , which broadcasts more mma events than any other tv\nby coming to terms with the promotion ' s parent company world victory road , hdnet fights becomes the exclusive home of the two top japanese mma promotions .\nthe\nhdnet fights\nconcept quickly changed as cuban realized his company ' s strength didn ' t lie in hosting fight cards . instead , hdnet began broadcasting live weekly events from other organizations , including many top regional fight promotions .\nin a live bout from japan only available in the united states on hdnet .\nno one else but hdnet will have the return of fedor live from japan .\n) team up for \u201chdnet fights vault , \u201d which offer a new and unique video from the organization\u2019s ever - growing fight library . the weekly feature is a continuation of a long - standing partnership between urltoken and hdnet . for more information on hdnet , which broadcasts more mma events than any other tv outlet , visit\n\u201cwe\u2019re very happy to announce this partnership with world victory road and to bring the action of sengoku to hdnet , \u201d stated hdnet fights ceo andrew simon . \u201cthis continues our commitment to deliver the best mma in the world . no one promotion or network can match the depth and breadth of mma broadcast on hdnet . \u201d\nhdnet , launched as an all - high - definition cable station by entrepreneur mark cuban in 2001 , entered the mma arena in 2007 with its \u201chdnet fights\u201d promotion . however , only two shows would be held under the promotional banner . instead , hdnet found its niche as a broadcast partner for already - established organizations .\n) is the home for hdnet fights and is the leader in offering live mma broadcasts and the leading news and information show for mma fans , \u201cinside mma\u201d .\n) team up for \u201chdnet fights video vault , \u201d which offers a new and unique video from the organization\u2019s ever - growing fight library . the weekly feature is a continuation of a long - standing partnership between urltoken and hdnet . for more information on hdnet , which broadcasts more mma events than any other tv outlet , visit\nsome may have one or two pro fights but their focus is on ammy .\nsengoku has joined the long list of organizations that will be broadcast live on hdnet .\nwe ' re very happy to announce this partnership with world victory road and to bring the action of sengoku to hdnet ,\nsaid andrew simon , ceo of hdnet fights .\nthis continues our commitment to deliver the best mma in the world . no one promotion or network can match the depth and breadth of mma broadcast on hdnet .\ni was provided the opportunity to ask the ceo of hdnet fights , andrew simon some questions via email . only hours away from the hdnet fights : reckless abandon show i though it would be a good time to post our q & a for our readers to get a sense on where the company is headed going into tonight ' s big show .\n) is one of the leading mixed martial arts ( mma ) organizations in the country . founded by mark cuban , hdnet fights promotes , produces and airs over 24 live mma events annually for broadcast on hdnet . hdnet fights is unique as a unifying force in the mma industry partnering with leading promoters , including m1 , sportfight , ifl , ring of combat and others to offer the quality match - ups and productions that mma fans demand .\nthis is awesome news , i love hdnet even though i live in the uk lol .\neach week hdnet and urltoken release a new and exclusive fight from the ever - growing hdnet fights video library . stunning knockouts , slick submissions , shocking finishes and legendary brawls are the norm for this weekly feature . santos vs . yamada undoubtedly fits in the \u201cshocking\u201d category .\nbe : i ' ve heard you use the number of 24 events for the year 2008 as hdnet fights ' goal . will this include a combination of live and taped events ?\n22 . classic entertainment and sports mma ( ces mma ) . based in providence , rhode island , usa . broadcasts their fights locally on [ axs tv fights ] ] .\nthe dream will be in hd . hdnet fights has extended its existing partnership with feg usa , inc . , and will continue to air dream mixed - martial - arts events through 2009 , hdnet today announced . terms of the deal were not disclosed . hdnet fights also today announced it has partners with feg usa , inc . to bring the k - 1 world grand prix and k - 1 world max tournaments to hdnet . the deal encompasses six events from the 2009 k - 1 tournament and six events from the 2009 k - 1 max tournament .\neach week hdnet and urltoken release a new and exclusive fight from the ever - growing hdnet fights video library . stunning knockouts , slick submissions , shocking finishes and legendary brawls are the norm for this weekly feature . this week , though , our clip is all about the knockouts .\ngreat pickup with ifl too \u2013 five championship fights . mma in hd is amazing ! thanks\u2026\n18 . tachi palace fights ( tpf ) . based in lemoore , california , usa .\nthanks so much for bringing the fedor to fight to us in hd ! also , it \\ \u2019s always great to see mayhem fighting\u2026 i \\ \u2019m looking forward to what hdnet fights will become .\nthe lineup for friday\u2019s bellator return to oklahoma is complete with the addition of three new fights .\nin this week\u2019s installment of hdnet fights video vault , our weekly fight - of - the - week feature , we take a look at a fight still fresh on the mind of many japanese mma fans .\nfor more on the axs tv fights schedule , check out the mma rumors section of the site .\ndallas ( february 9 , 2009 ) - hdnet fights announced today that it has agreed to a long - term partnership with world victory road to exclusively air the sengoku mixed martial arts promotion on hdnet . the deal marks the first time that the promotion ' s events will be seen in their entirety in north america .\nhdnet puts out the mma man . i have no regrets switching to directv just to have hdnet . thanks for the info jt and inside mma is great show , unpolished but it does it ' s job well .\nin addition , hdnet provides viewers with the best in original news , sports , music and entertainment programming . from \u201cdan rather reports\u201d , to championship sports coverage from the nhl , nascar and major league soccer to \u201cguys night in\u201d every friday and the hdnet concert series every sunday , hdnet offers great programming with the world\u2019s best picture quality .\nhdnet is one of the best things that has happened to combat sports in america the last 2 years . < 3\n49 . island fights ( aka square ring promotions , sqp ) . based in pensacola , florida , usa .\ninside mma correspondent and hdnet fights play by play man , michael schiavello interviews bj penn at pro elite : big guns . penn talks about his fight vs . diaz , diaz vs gsp , and his retirement plans watch video > >\nin our latest edition of \u201chdnet fights video vault , \u201d our weekly fight - of - the - week feature , we provide a special clip that shows the 7 - foot striker\u2019s run through the k - 1 world grand prix 2009 .\n5 . pancrase . based in tokyo , japan . broadcasts their fights on ufc fight - pass online subscription service .\nv3 fights : based in memphis , tennessee : nick harmeier , founder and president ( alliance mma , inc . )\nfloyd is considering fighting with hdnet fights ,\ncuban told espn . com .\nwe are going to let him visit some gyms to talk to some folks about what it would take to learn . he knows it won ' t be easy . but he is getting involved with mma and hdnet fights one way or another . he is pumped about it . he wants to go on to the next big thing . floyd is a brilliant marketer . he follows the money .\nthanks for picking up the ifl gp and the nye event ! i was just watching inside mma and ron kreuk said that it will only be shown on hdnet in the united states . . what about us canadian hdnet subscribers ( and mma fans ) ?\nalaska fighting championship ( afc ) - alaska , usa . broadcasts their fights on ufc fight - pass online subscription service .\nat that time i was doing work for hdnet calling basketball , football , boxing , and horse racing . ironically we would probably have still focused on those sports at the network had surveys sent to viewers had come back with more recognition for hdnet bringing this variety to your homes . instead most responders thought if it was a sports show it had to be on another network , not hdnet .\nreporter ron kruck first mentioned the deal during the feb . 6 edition of \u201cinside mma , \u201d hdnet\u2019s popular weekly mma news show .\none championship . based in kallang , singapore . broadcasts their fights locally on espn star sports and other networks around the world .\n2 . jungle fight . based in manaus , brazil . broadcasts their fights locally on sportv and espn deportes in the usa .\n32 . unified mma . based in edmonton , alberta , canada . broadcasts their fights on gfl : gofightlive online subscription service .\neven though the mark cuban - backed hdnet seems to have the financial resources to be a challenger to ufc , hdnet fights has chosen to be more a programming brand than a fight promotion in the 9 months it ' s been around . they have no imminent plans for a 3rd event yet , admitting the timing is completely tied to - no surprise here - randy couture getting his freedom from ufc .\nmark , great to hear there is a heavy presence of mma on hdnet \u2013 too bad , comcast doesn \\ \u2019t carry the network .\nas a business person , it seems you are missing a great opportunity to expand the reach of hdnet . you have a ton of new blog readers because of your dancing with the starts stint yet you are making little or no effort to advertise hdnet content that is relavent to those folks . seriously , i understand that mma is important to you and hdnet . it \\ \u2019s a great niche . but there is a major opportunity here that you are squandering . why not sponsor a dancing competition and put it on hdnet or another show relavent to the demographic ?\nas : stay tuned ! we plan to partner with great promotions to bring the fights fans want to see . anything is possible !\n48 . new england fights ( nef ) . [ old name : fight night mma ] based in lewiston , maine , usa .\nxtreme fighting organization ( xfo ) - chicago , illinois , usa . broadcasts their fights on ufc fight - pass online subscription service .\nurltoken has recently been able to learn from sources close to the situation that reality television kingpin , mark burnett , has invested in king of the cage , and through this recent founded partnership the company has managed to secure a broadcast deal with hdnet fights for the year of 2010 .\nour next live event is hdnet fights reckless abandon . its going to be december 15th at the american airlines center . you can see the card here . its led by mayhem miller vs tim kennedy . not only is this going to be a great rematch , but in the know mma fans will recognize that tim kennedy is an ifl fighter . this is the first of hopefully many unified fights that we put together .\nwe have a great fan base . they love to watch ' inside mma ' and our live fights . we broadcast more live fights than anyone . that is a great platform from which to promote our concerts and other live programming . mma fans love music too .\n7 . british association of mixed martial arts ( bamma ) . based in london , england . broadcasts their fights on spike tv uk .\n8 . cage warriors fighting championship ( cwfc ) . based in london , england , uk . broadcasts their fights on ufc fight - pass\n9 . shooto / vale tudo japan . based in tokyo , japan . broadcasts their fights on ufc fight - pass online subscription service .\n41 . victory fighting championship . based in omaha , nebraska , usa . broadcasts their fights on ufc fight - pass online subscription service .\npress release ( june 7 , 2012 ) invicta fc partners with jewels to create top female fights . fight network retrieved october 20 , 2014\nthese were the typical questions and comments sent to us in the early weeks of inside mma that debuted in september 2007 on what was then hdnet .\nall the best , most interesting , and unquestionably coolest fights the ufc must book following their latest pair of cards in las vegas , nv .\nbellator mma . based in newport beach , california , united states . broadcasts their fights locally on spike tv and other networks around the world .\n12 . titan fighting championship . based in kansas city , kansas , usa . broadcasts their fights on ufc fight - pass online subscription service .\ni love mma , and am very excited about the cbs deal , hdnet and ufc . mma is about to blow up on all levels very soon .\nhdnet , which currently broadcasts mma events with many of the world\u2019s top promotions , has inked a deal with world victory road\u2019s japanese - based sengoku promotion .\n1 . konfrontacja sztuk walki ( ksw ) . based in warsaw , poland . broadcasts their fights locally on polsat sport and on fight network internationally .\ni cannot find a way to contact people ( email addreess ? ) that i need to report that mma on hdnet channel with captioning is not working properly .\nif we may toot our own horn for a bit , no one covers the world of mma like hdnet fights , and inside mma , no one . because of that we have for you a huge collection of our favorite knockouts and submissions from the past 4 years of inside mma . youapos ; re welcome .\nthis year\u2019s dynamite ! ! card is expected to feature a total of up to 19 kickboxing and mma fights . with the confirmed bouts today , the event seems poised to be a spectacle that has never been seen before . for the first time ever , dynamite ! ! airs live in north america on hdnet .\nworld series of fighting . based in las vegas , nevada , united states . broadcasts their fights locally on nbc sports and other networks around the world .\nthank you for bringing mayhem miller back to tv ! good luck with the new football league also . hope to see some of those games on hdnet as well .\ninvicta fc ( all female mma ) . based in enka , north carolina , united states . broadcasts their fights on ufc fight - pass online subscription service .\n13 . shooto south america ( shooto brazil ) . based in rio de janeiro , brazil . broadcasts their fights on ufc fight - pass online subscription service .\nas : for the latest updates , check out our new website , urltoken . in addition , make sure you contact your cable operator to make sure you get hdnet !\nhave you consider adding a channel called hdnet music to the lineup ? this seems like a logical progression considering all the concerts already recorded , matt pinfield interviews , etc .\nlove what your doing with mma and bringing it to dallas . not to mention the great mma programming on hdnet . keep it up . your a blessing to mma !\nbut with inside mma , hdnet had a niche . if someone was searching for a show devoted to mixed martial arts , there was only one place for several years .\ninside mma is definitely an awesome concept , but to me , it does not come off well . kenny rice comes off as a used car salesman . he \\ \u2019s marginally better as a play - by - play guy on hdnet fights , but he seems out of his league as a host of a talk / information show .\n45 . cage sport . based in tacoma , washington , usa . cagesport has began co - promoting with indian promotion super fight league and streaming fights on youtube .\n\u201cinside mma , \u201d which launched nearly a decade ago on axs tv ( formerly hdnet ) , airs it 433rd and final episode on sept . 30 , officials recently announced .\ni agree with mikemc \u2013 mma has the same problems you claim newspaper blogs have . there are no ways to differentiate between ufc , hd net fights , international fight league .\ntko mma ( tko major league mma ) ( can 2000 - 08 returned 2016 ) ( st\u00e9phane patry ) . broadcasts their fights on ufc fight - pass online subscription service .\njeremy horn ' s elite fight night ( jhefn ) - salt lake city , utah , usa . jeremy horn - early pioneer fighter , with over 108 fights & counting .\nnow home to more mma offerings than any other tv outlet , hdnet has current deals with strikeforce , affliction , dream , adrenaline mma , sportfight , ring of combat and other top organizations .\ncombate americas - the first u . s . hispanic mma franchise , founded by ufc co - creator campbell mclaren . broadcasts their fights on ufc fight - pass online subscription service .\njust yesterday we announced that hdnet will be broadcasting the ifl world grand prix finals on december 29th , 9 : 30 est live from the mohegan . no question it will be a great event .\n4 . m - 1 global ( m - 1 challenge ) . based in st . petersburg , russia . broadcasts their fights locally on russia - 2 and on fight network internationally .\n14 . cage fury fighting championships ( cffc ) . based in atlantic city , new jersey , usa ( alliance mma , inc . ) . broadcasts their fights on cbs sports network .\nin 2009 , hdnet will feature twenty - five events from asia alone , due to the network ' s partnerships with world victory road , dream , k - 1 , and k - 1 max .\nfor the $ 650 , 000 price tag , hdnet will be entitled to all intellectual property , including the ifl\u2019s film , video , and image library ; its five - roped competition ring and team trademarks ; and proprietary rights , including its web site . the transaction also includes any remaining broadcast contracts the ifl acquired during its two - year tenure , which includes a deal with fox sports network . an article up at cage potato provides speculation as to what this acquisition could mean in terms of hdnet ' s desire to promote mma : not that the ifl didn\u2019t put on some good fights , but how much is old fight footage really worth ? with the exception of the really good bouts , watching old fights can be a lot like watching old college football games on espn classic , which is to say it appeals to a very select audience , mostly the unemployed and the very , very drunk , either of whom are likely to think they\u2019re watching live tv . but hdnet seems too savvy to pay that much for a bunch of old fights that have already been aired on fox sports net and mynetwork , not to mention spread around the internet . so what do you have up your sleeve , hdnet ? don\u2019t tell me you paid more than half a million dollars just to air chris horodecki highlights in between old episodes of hogan\u2019s heroes . all right , i admit i\u2019d watch that .\nmark cuban\u2019s hdnet channel has emerged as the frontrunner for all of the remaining assets of the international fight league , which filed for bankruptcy sept . 15 . forms were filed wednesday with the securities and exchange commission requesting that the publicly owned ifl be given permission to sell its remaining assets to the network . the forms also requested that hdnet be given every consideration as a potential buyer as the ifl\u2019s assets go to the auction block through oct . 23 . hdnet has offered a buying price of $ 650 , 000 for all intellectual property , including the ifl\u2019s film , video and image library ; its five - roped competition ring and team trademarks ; and proprietary rights , including its web site . the proposed transaction also includes any remaining broadcast contracts the ifl acquired during its two - year tenure , which includes a deal with fox sports network . hdnet fights broadcasts a multitude of mma events , including strikeforce , affliction and japan ' s dream promotion . the company\u2019s ceo , andrew simon , was not immediately available for comment .\nbe : inside mma broke new ground and set a new standard in the field of televised mma journalism and coverage . will the show continue into 2008 ? is hdnet satisfied with the show ' s ratings ?\nmma has been a staple of our friday night lineup and this past october we launched hdnet fights with our first event at the american airlines center in dallas . in november we launched the first news and information show dedicated to mma , inside mma which airs every friday at 9 : 30pm and 1 : 30 est the response has been so strong , we have decided to ramp it up even further .\nhey tim kennedy fans , check out digital funtown , ( www . digitalfuntown . com ) his proud sponsor for the recent hdnet tv fight , reckless abandon . digital funtown features fresh , original comedy updated weekly .\nthe only problem i have with hdnet is a very similar one i have to xm radio . there is so much quality content , but very little of it is exposed to non - subscribers . hdnet should partner / advertise with one of the big mma websites like sherdog / mmaweekly / mmajunkie . put up a widget with dynamically loaded video or audio highlights . at the bottom have links for upcoming events and subscription information .\n21 . fight nights ( russia ) . eurasia fight nights ( efn , fight nights global , fng ) is based in moscow , russia . broadcasts their fights on ufc fight - pass online subscription service .\nschilt , a k - 1 veteran with 39 career kickboxing bouts and a pride / ufc vet with 40 pro mma fights , focused solely on k - 1 in 2009 . and the decision paid off handsomely .\nbrace mma - [ old name : brace for war ] runs most of its shows in sydney , canberra , newcastle and the gold coast australia . broadcasts their fights on ufc fight - pass online subscription service .\nas : this is a dream job for me . i have been a fan of mma and ring sports since i was born ! in the cable industry , i have had the chance to work on ppv\u2019s for all ring sports ( mma , boxing , wrestling , etc . ) . having the opportunity to work with mark cuban and guy mezger and the ability to make an impact on the sport is incredible ! my first day officially on the job was our first event . we have been going full steam ahead since that day and i am very motivated to continue to move the sport forward . over the next 2 weeks we will deliver 4 live hdnet fights broadcast on hdnet . i don\u2019t think any network in history has brought 4 live mma events in 2 weeks to one channel . make sure you call your cable operator and demand hdnet to ensure you don\u2019t miss any of the action .\ninside mma has the tools to breakdown fights like no one else so we breakdown the upcoming fight for one of our panelists dennis hallman . hallman takes on brian ebersole at ufc 133 and we have a for watch video > >\nfedor fights i want to see . . fedor vs . josh barnett fedor vs . randy couture fedor vs . tim sylvia - demolished fedor vs . andrei arlovski - demolished hmmmmm , i wonder how many become reality . . 2007\nmma has the same problems you claim newspaper blogs have . there are no ways to differentiate between ufc , hd net fights , international fight league , etc . there will never be a nfl or nba of mixed marial arts because there are no barriers to entry . anybody can create a mma league . anybody can host a fight , charge admission and find a way to distribute the broadcast . how can hd net fights sustain a competitive advantage in this sport ?\nin one of the most - anticipated contests of dream . 14 , which aired on hdnet less than two weeks ago , strikeforce welterweight champion nick diaz returned to japan for the first time in two years and just the third time ever in his career .\nfight time promotions - ft . lauderdale , florida , usa . unfortunately , their owner and boxing legend howard davis jr recently passed away . it ' s unknown what will happen from this point on . broadcasts their fights locally on cbs sports network\nyamada ( 6 - 4 - 1 ) , though , undoubtedly was stuck in a funk . with a single win in his previous five fights , yamada desperately needed to impress in his sengoku debut . but would desperate times call for desperate measures ?\nthe talent base for mma is expanding by the minute . no single organization can corner the market . we wanted to show all mma fans what they were missing , and it ' s resulted in some amazing fighters putting on amazing fights .\nnice pick up mark . if anyone else in the mma world wants to make a legit name for themselves outside of the ufc , being able to show fedor on tv ( in hd no less ! ) is definitely one of the big steps that needs to be taken . he \\ \u2019s easily the biggest non - ufc name in the business , and will certainly garner a lot of interest from the internet mma fans , as well as any old pride fans . congrats again , big day for hdnet fights .\nwhat inside mma was then was a groundbreaking , pioneering show . the first weekly national tv show devoted to mixed martial arts . conceived by hdnet owner mark cuban and executed by executive producer darrell ewalt , inside mma was like nothing else in the history of the sport .\nbillionaire business mogul mark cuban is no stranger to the world of mixed martial arts . the all - high - definition cable channel he founded in 2001 , hdnet , was a broadcast partner with the now - defunct world extreme cagefighting ( wec ) almost from its inception .\nhdnet has announced that their start time for the dream 9 broadcast has been pushed back 2 hours to 5 am et on may 26 . it had been scheduled to start at the live event ' s start time , 3 am et . no reason given for the change .\nthanks for the backup wise . i really cant wait to watch some wvr events on hdnet . it really changes your appreciation when you can see stuff in hd rather than crappy computer stream . certainly made me a k1 one fan after seeing the ' 08 gp recap show !\nafter each of his past three fights , mayweather has talked about retirement , or at least an extended break . ellerbe said that mayweather is on vacation now but that when he returns , they ' ll discuss the prospect of an mma bout in more detail .\nwe have always been muay thai fans ,\ncuban said .\nwe just hadn ' t had the right partner . lion fights put together the best of the best , and we were excited to expose fans to a different side of mma .\npotentially the greatest event to ever take place in mixed martial arts , the blockbuster new year\u2019s eve k - 1 dynamite ! ! \u201cpower of courage 2009\u201d card will feature at least half a dozen \u201cdream vs sengoku\u201d superfights . six additional fights were officially announced today .\nhdnet ' s coverage will begin with world victory road ' s sengoku seventh battle at yoyogi national stadium second gymnasium on friday , march 20 . the event will feature muhammed\nking mo\nlawal v . ryo kawamura in addition to the first round of a 16 - man featherweight tournament .\nthen to show how little mis - informed he is \u201d dallas mavericks owner mark cuban is getting involved , promoting mma matches and also airing them on his hdnet channel on directv . for that alone david stern ought to fine and suspend him . he probably yells at those refs , too \u201c .\nthe entertaining and technical scrap pitted imanari ( 22 - 8 - 2 at the time ) , a reigning deep champion on a 6 - 1 run , against osawa ( 17 - 9 - 2 ) , a wec vet who eventually signed with dream and won his first two fights .\nbe : the hdnet friday fight night series features taped events from a variety of promoters . if i ' m not mistaken sportfight xx1 : season ' s beatings will also debut this month on the network . is there a scheduled date for its airing ? i ' ve heard december 22nd , is this confirmed ?\nmitchell maxwell , chairman of m - 1 global , stated , \u201cwe\u2019re elated to be working with mark cuban and hdnet . mark is a big fan of mixed martial arts and fedor . our partnership in bringing this japanese event live to the us meets our mission of promoting the sport and its athletes worldwide . \u201d\nand don\u2019t forget to tune in to this week\u2019s hdnet debut of the \u201cdream : japan gp finale\u201d event . the show took place this past month and now makes its north american tv debut on friday at 10 p . m . et . the star - studded show features the finale of the grand - prix tournament .\nleonard shapiro sounds like someone who is trying to save the world , but in reality , has a hard time adjusting to the changing times . he has to realize that mma is a speeding locomotive with no brakes and is here for the long haul . next stop , spike tv , hdnet , showtime , cbs , nbc\u2026\nrumoured mma fights that have yet to be officially confirmed by feg include a dream lightweight championship bout between champion shinya \u201ctobikan judan\u201d aoki and tatsuya \u201ccrusher\u201d kawajiri and a super heavyweight tilt between four - time k - 1 grand prix champion semmy \u201chigh tower\u201d schilt and 7\u20192\u2033 korean giant \u201cthe techno goliath\u201d hong man choi .\nthe most anticipated fight on the card is arguably the mma debut of judo olympic gold medallist satoshi ishii , who meets fellow judo olympic gold medallist and former pride star hidehiko yoshida in what is easily one of the biggest fights to ever take place in japan . it is expected to draw huge ratings on japanese television .\nwith sengoku \u2013 now known as sengoku raiden championships ( src ) \u2013 facing financial difficulties , the promotion opted against holding their own event on new year\u2019s eve and instead chose to co - promote with feg . that decision appears to be paying dividends as the stacked dynamite ! ! card continues to grow with many new fights announced .\nwe wanted to drive toward an all - live network that leverages social media and live events from concerts to fights ,\ncuban told usa today sports and urltoken ( www . mmajunkie . com ) .\nif it ' s live , we want it on axs tv . but i don ' t expect anything to change .\nwhen hdnet launched , mma hadn ' t quite yet reached the start of its current growth boom , and many cable channels shied away from the sport . but cuban said he always saw the value in what is now one of the fastest - growing sports in the world . he never worried the programming was too edgy or controversial for his fledgling channel .\nlove mma , mark . it \\ \u2019s the boxing of our generation . it \\ \u2019s athletic , strategic and vastly more entertaining than one might imagine . i only wish we got hdnet here on cox cable in the middle of oklahoma . \ud83d\ude42 although , i did hear on the bob costas show you say something about a lot of the programming being online .\nmark , i \\ \u2019m pretty disappointed that directv will start charging an extra $ 5 per month to get hdnet . i \\ \u2019m already paying a $ 10 hd access fee per month . i don \\ \u2019t think it \\ \u2019s worth it . yeah , it \\ \u2019s only $ 5 . but these little extra charges are driving my satellite bill way too much .\nthose of you who can make it to dallas and the american airlines center can click here for tickets and as an extra bonus , the sponsor of the event , rob zombie\u2019s halloween , will be giving away a free halloween dvd t o all who attend , before its available in stores . for those who can\u2019t make it , you can catch it all live on hdnet ,\naxs tv fights presents more live mixed martial arts and muay thai events than any other television network with 40 + live world - class fight cards each year . join veteran mma journalist ron kruck , and ufc hall of famer pat miletich , every week as champions , challengers , and top prospects take center stage ! tune in friday at 9 / 8c !\na boxing ring leads to tentative mma fights because the fighters are afraid of falling through the ropes . everyone is jumping on the mma bandwagon . i love mma , but i am getting tired of watching guys with tattoos and big muscles that can \\ \u2019t fight . i hope there is someone in your organization who can scout out fighters and make good matches .\nindeed , mayweather , like cuban , knows how to make money . mayweather , 30 , won the year ' s two biggest fights , a decision against oscar de la hoya in may in a fight that shattered all boxing revenue records and a 10th - round knockout of hatton that did 850 , 000 buys and $ 47 million in television revenue on hbo ppv .\nafter years of a relationship that could best be termed\nsometimes rocky ,\nbillionaire businessman and dallas mavericks owner mark cuban has settled his differences with ufc president dana white \u2013 at least enough for the ufc to open the door for cuban ' s tv network , hdnet . cuban made the announcement on friday ' s episode of\ninside mma ,\na weekly mixed martial arts interview and highlights show that airs on hdnet with hosts kenny rice and former king of pancrase champion bas rutten . cuban said the network will now be granted access to zuffa events and will be able to use video highlights after fights . and he said rice and rutten would be at ufc events as part of the\ninside mma\nshow . cuban said any perceived rifts with white over the years were merely the nature of business . as for the future plans ,\ngoing forward , you ' ll see hdnet at all the ufc events ,\ncuban said .\nwe ' ll have ( rice and rutten ) there . we ' ll be doing interviews there . hopefully we ' ll be able to go live from weigh - ins . they still have their deals with spike , obviously , and versus , and they ' ll still work closely with some other folks . but we ' ll have full access , and that ' s going to be a big change . that means (\ninside mma\n) will have a lot more access . i ' m looking forward to working really closely with them and doing a lot more with them .\nin 2006 , ultimate fighting championship parent company zuffa llc purchased the wec and then signed a broadcast deal with versus ( now nbc sports network ) shortly after . rather than shy away from mma , cuban decided to host his own fights and launch a weekly mma news program ,\ninside mma ,\nhosted by veteran broadcaster kenny rice and former ufc champion bas rutten .\nif it were up to me , hdnet would get max kellerman from hbo and make him the center of all mma programming . he would host inside mma and would be part of the live event team . he is younger , cooler , and has great credibility as a fighting historian . mark , if you are serious about competing in mma , i think you want a guy like max ! !\n\u201conce again , m - 1 global\u2019s commitment to working with others has produced major results as mma fans throughout the u . s . will be able to watch heavyweight sensation fedor emelianenko compete live on new year\u2019s eve on hdnet , \u201d said m - 1 global ceo monte cox . \u201cthe yarennoka event in tokyo features a stellar lineup of fighters and will cap the year with fedor in the main event . \u201d\nthe hdnet universe shrunk a bit on may 21 when time warner cable , a massive cable - television company available in 27 u . s . states , dropped the premium cable station from its list of available channels . the all - high - definition cable station , launched in 2001 , features more mma - related content , including the weekly\ninside mma\nnews show , than any network or cable station .\nhowever , i watch mma on hdnet often and i can tell you there are some disturbing trends i see . if fighters are not well matched then you get the ground game of a superior fighter beating the hell out of the other fighter and that doesn \\ \u2019t look so sporty and the entertainment value goes to shit . but when you see someone like gracie work a submission , you realize you \\ \u2019ve just seen pure art in sport .\nok , i think i \\ \u2019ve blathered on enough . i only make these comments because i would like hdnet to become a serious competitor to the ufc . i \\ \u2019m not a ufc - hater , but if they don \\ \u2019t have any serious competition , then the whole sport will suffer . so , please mark , please do for your mma organization what you did for your basketball team . make it fun , exciting , and fan - focussed .\nhey leanord , hdnet is on every smart cable and satellite provider reaching more than 66mm homes . but if you get us on directv , thats great . maybe you should actually try watching one of our mma events , or inside mma on friday nights on hdnet . you might learn what mma fans have come to love about the sport . its one of strategy , discipline , athleticism and determination . what i really love about mma is that anyone can be beaten on any given day . its not a cliche . the number of undefeated fighters at the top of the ranks are few and far between and even those fighters will tell you it would be tough to stay undefeated . more importantly , the top fighters in the sport from randy couture , to fedor , to st pierre , to silva to jackson and more want to fight the best . thats what makes this , and any sport fun . recognizing the best striving to be the best .\nmaybe rather than surfing past the fights , you should actually watch one . or better yet , since you apparently cover football , talk to a player on the redskins or better yet , the team doctor and ask them if they \u201cbeat the bloody bejabbers out of each other\u201d . then ask them this , \u201care there automatic suspensions for any hints of concussions or injury after every game or simply for precautionary reasons ? \u201d there are after every fight in mma\nmark , this is pankration for kids . no strikes to the face . these kids are each 13 years old . blue is trained by rani yahya , black trains at team quest in temecula . highlighting kids pankration on inside mma might bring awareness to this sport . i don \\ \u2019t believe pankration is legal in all states . ridiculous if you ask me . safety of the kids is taken seriously . two refs to insure fights can be stopped quickly if need be .\nthought you did great on dancing with the stars , there was a lot of tough competition . so , i am a big jerry stackhouse fan and there aren \\ \u2019t any women \\ \u2019s stackhouse jerseys , what \\ \u2019s up with that ? i am sad that jerry doesn \\ \u2019t get the same love as dirk . is there any way that ya \\ \u2019ll can come up with those ? and thanks for keeping arrested development on hdnet , it \\ \u2019s awesome ! have a good holiday , go mavs ! go stack ! ! !\ndiaz ( 21 - 7 at the time ) has been in astonishing form as of late . after a disappointing 2007 loss to k . j . noons , the controversial cesar gracie product had reeled - off six - straight wins heading into the contest . meanwhile , sakurai ( 35 - 10 - 2 at the time ) entered the fight on a bit of a slide after dropping fights to zaromskis and akihiro gono . nevertheless , \u201cmach\u201d has shown throughout his storied career that he\u2019s capable of defeating any fighter on any given day .\n\u201cthe high quality of our fighters and our competition have earned rave reviews from many of our fans and the media , and we are honored to have created a partnership with a renowned american network such as hdnet , \u201d wvr executive managing director takahiro kokuho stated . \u201cwe look forward to sharing the ultimate martial arts form with the u . s . and mma fans around the world , and we are confident that mma fans will be excited as well . we look forward to taking unified steps to establish sengoku as a top mma brand in the u . s . \u201d\nmark , your first show was a test and the audience wasn \\ \u2019t happy . i think the second show has a lot of good matches and look forward to a better presentation . one thing i felt was ironic was the fact that the audience went crazy over the girls when they passed out shirts when cuban played down \\ \u201dgirl \\ \u201d earlier on . c \\ \u2019mon\u2026there \\ \u2019s nothing wrong with girls , they have their place and certainly add some color , but should not be exploited . after all , look at your own girls during the maverick games . plus , there are a lot of nice looking ladies who happen to fight in mma as well . thus , the comments were a little premature . there \\ \u2019s nothing wrong with ring girls or girls to promote , but there \\ \u2019s certainly no need to go overboard . anyway , i \\ \u2019m paying for the second installment of hdnet fights because i \\ \u2019m a fan and i love the fact i \\ \u2019m getting a copy of halloween to boot . it should be a great event and i hope you keep doing more stuff in dallas ."]}
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", "topic": 31}], "title": "clearnet communications", "paragraphs": ["clearnet communications is proud to present the sl2100 communication system provided by nec corporation of america .\nnextel communications and motorola canada have both agreed to tender all or part of their clearnet shares to the telus offer .\nas a premises - based system \u2013 the sl2100 provides reliability and value . contact clearnet communications to get a free estimate .\nclearnet inc . or clearnet pcs inc . 200 consilium place suite 1600 scarborough , ontario m1h 3j3\nthe sl2100 communications system works at a number of levels : a cost - effective voip enabled phone system , an easily expanded solution with entry - level unified communications or a reliable tdm based pbx with excellent upgrade potential .\nclearnet shareholders have the option to receive $ 70 in cash or 1 . 636 telus non - voting shares for each clearnet share tendered .\ntelus boldly pushed its way further into the exclusive club of canadian mobile phone leaders monday , by offering $ 6 . 6 billion for clearnet communications . telus calls it the biggest telecom acquisition in canadian history .\nclearnet communications is proud to introduce the newest member of our team ! let ' s all welcome mr . bucket truck ! so many opportunities . . . so little time . now let ' s put this beast to work !\nclearnet chief executive george cope will head up the new wireless company as president and ceo .\nno doubt about it : george cope , chief executive of clearnet communications inc . , the wireless phone company featuring lizards and leaping frogs in its ads , is a creature of the digital age . take his hectic schedule over three days last week .\ntelus is offering shareholders the equivalent of $ 70 for each clearnet share , which is a 53 per cent premium over clearnet ' s friday ' s closing price of $ 45 . 80 .\ntelus said it has lock - up agreements for 86 per cent of the voting shares in clearnet .\nsolutions there is a growing demand for increased bandwidth . the clear choice is clearnet for your upgrade to fiber optics . the experts at clearnet communications are experienced in both multi mode and single mode installations . clearnet utilizes pigtail fusion splicing for terminations at each end which insures the lowest db signal loss compared to the typically installed field terminated connectors . all finished installations and terminations are tested with a fluke dtx - 1800 light meter & power source and exfo ft - 1 otdr ( optical time domain reflectometer ) .\nin 2005 , rogers communications inc . announced it was acquiring sprint canada\u2019s parent call - net . at the time of the deal , its sprint canada subsidiary had about 600 , 000 customers .\nthis deal is significant not only in its scale , but , more importantly , it signifies telus ' s strong commitment to becoming canada ' s preeminent data and wireless communications company .\nkatherine macklem . 2003 . telus and clearnet merge . the canadian encyclopedia urltoken ( accessed july 9 , 2018 ) .\nmacklem , katherine . 2003 . telus and clearnet merge . the canadian encyclopedia urltoken ( accessed july 9 , 2018 ) .\nkatherine macklem , r . the canadian encyclopedia . ( 2003 ) . telus and clearnet merge . retrieved july 9 , 2018 , from urltoken\nmacklem , k . . r . the canadian encyclopedia . ( 2003 ) . telus and clearnet merge . retrieved july 9 , 2018 from urltoken\nmacklem , k . . r . the canadian encyclopedia . ( 2003 ) . telus and clearnet merge . retrieved july 9 , 2018 from urltoken\nmacklem , katherine .\ntelus and clearnet merge .\nin the canadian encyclopedia . historica canada , 1985\u2014 . article published march 18 , 2003\nkatherine macklem .\ntelus and clearnet merge\nin the canadian encyclopedia . historica canada , 1985\u2013 . article published march 17 , 2003 . urltoken\nmacklem , katherine .\ntelus and clearnet merge\n. the canadian encyclopedia . toronto : historica canada , 2003 . web . 18 mar 2003 .\nmacklem , katherine .\ntelus and clearnet merge\n. the canadian encyclopedia . toronto : historica canada , 2003 . web . 18 mar 2003 .\nkatherine macklem\ntelus and clearnet merge\nthe canadian encyclopedia . eds . . toronto : historica canada , 2003 . web . 9 jul . 2018 .\nclearnet was founded in 1984 as a company that made two - way radio systems used in taxicabs and package delivery vehicles . in 1995 , clearnet was awarded a wireless license by industry canada , and launched a mobile service shortly after . for much of its existence , clearnet was known as an innovative player in wireless , particularly because it sold many of its phones in third - party stores and allowed customers to quickly set up their accounts with a credit card and over - the - phone credit check clearnet was bought by telus in 2000 for $ 6 . 6 - billion , which was the largest telecom acquisition in canadian history .\nquietly , without the fanfare that usually accompanies the launch of a cellphone service in canada , telus corp . has resurrected clearnet as a discount wireless brand in western canada .\nclearnet , with close to the maximum bandwidth allowed by ottawa in some regions , was an obvious target . together , telus and clearnet have more spectrum than any other wireless company and will be required to divest some in western canada to meet federal limits . clearnet was also attractive for its national subscriber base , which is concentrated in central canada , where telus is weak . in entwistle ' s view , the merger\nvaults us overnight into a market leadership position . boom , we ' re there , in one fell swoop .\nlike fighter brands from bell and rogers , telus ' s brand name is nowhere to be found on clearnet ' s home page , and it is not immediately apparent that it is a trial service .\nthe move brings to nine the number of brands now being promoted by the three dominant wireless carriers - three each by rogers communications inc . , bce inc . and now telus . these multiple brands are battling against brash new discount providers , such as wind mobile and moblicity , which have upturned market norms and depressed pricing for wireless services across the country .\nin a company release , telus said ,\nthis deal is a major advance in building telus into the leading canadian provider of advanced , integrated communications , with more than 1 . 8 million customers , a licence to provide coverage to 30 . 7 million potential customers and existing digital network coverage for more than 21 million potential customers from coast to coast .\nthe company that will soon merge with clearnet offers competitive deals such as the starter at $ 20 for 150 minutes . but unlike most of its competitors , telus offers a free phone with many of its plans .\nallstream\u2019s story begins with the creation of cncp telecommunications in 1967 , following the merger of the canadian national telegraph and the canadian pacific telegraph . cncp would go on to develop the first facsimile ( fax ) network in the world , as well as being the first provider in canada to offer a virtual private voice network . in 1990 , cncp rebranded itself as unitel communications .\nnot surprisingly , on heavy volume class a shares of clearnet made strong gains on monday . they were the top net gainer closing at $ 64 . 95 , up nearly 42 per cent or $ 19 . 15 on the tse .\nwhen you have commercial or residential work that needs to be done quickly and with an eye for quality , look no further than clearnet . we have the most highly - trained , industry - certified master technicians with years of experience working clients .\nclearnet : telus bought the brand 11 years ago and has launched a market trial in kelowna , b . c . , and red deer , alta . pricing and features are similar to chatr and solo , but is linked to land - line phones .\nenter 38 - year - old darren entwistle , named telus ' s chief executive and president on july 10 . since his arrival from britain , where he most recently held a senior post at telecom giant cable & wireless communications plc , he has laid out a 100 - day battle plan and , impressively , pulled off the clearnet deal .\nthe thing that entwistle seems to have brought is a sense of urgency ,\nsays grant . for entwistle , a montreal - born canadian who has spent much of his career overseas , the urgency was driven by a scheduled federal government auction this fall of highly coveted telecommunications bandwidth , or spectrum - the\nreal estate\nof wireless communications , like frequencies for radio stations . telus , entwistle decided , would be better off buying a company that already had a substantial amount of spectrum rather than bidding against other telecom firms in a battle that could both escalate prices and leave telus with less capacity than it needed for a national presence .\ni can tell you there is no guaranteed outcome of the auction process ,\nentwistle told maclean ' s .\nit ' s better to get it done in advance .\nno doubt about it : george cope , chief executive of clearnet communications inc . , the wireless phone company featuring lizards and leaping frogs in its ads , is a creature of the digital age . take his hectic schedule over three days last week . first , he signed off on the largest deal ever struck in the telecommunications business in canada - a $ 6 . 6 - billion merger with telus corp . of burnaby , b . c . , western canada ' s mega - phone company . he nabbed the top job at the newly formed wireless entity , which puts telus ' s heft behind toronto - based clearnet ' s sprightly national presence and creates a formidable competitor to bce inc . ' s bell mobility and rogers at & t wireless . then , he closed on the sale of his home in ajax , ont . , bought a new one in the same toronto suburb and , with his wife and three children , moved house . he even fit in a canoe ride on a lake near his home .\nfor cope , the cash - and - stock deal offers investors a whack of dough : at a 53 - per - cent premium over clearnet ' s pre - announcement price of $ 45 . 80 ,\nit ' s a very good deal for shareholders ,\nhe says . the money - losing company needed a partner with deep pockets - telus agreed to take on about $ 2 billion in debt . and telus also brings to clearnet , a purely wireless company , options for bundling a host of other phone services , an increasingly important marketing strategy , cope says .\nentwistle vows the pace at telus won ' t slow . there will be more internet - oriented acquisitions in the next 12 to 18 months .\ni ' m talking about successive deals rather than one big bang , which is what we affected through the acquisition of clearnet ,\nhe says .\nclearnet has long been big on included extras , throwing in free voicemail and caller id even on its $ 25 - for - 200 - minutes basic package . it is also trying to persuade you to give up your land line and tell everyone your cell number , by making all incoming calls free with plans at $ 50 and above .\nanother thing muddied with clearnet coming back is telus ' s corporate message . more than one bay street analyst sent out research notes this morning thinking telus had launched a new , national brand . matthew kelly , a managing director with the level5 brand advisory firm , said it was unusual for a large corporation to play down a brand it has ushered into the market .\nanalysts immediately characterized the move as a defensive play , pointing out that in the clearnet service , telus is offering customers the choice of bundling their wireless and home phone services together - a move that seems designed to stem the erosion of wireline phone cancellations . when rogers , a cable company with less exposure to the home phone business than traditional telcos , launched chatr , it was done as an offensive move against new wireless entrants .\nclearnet , of course , was the name of the wireless provider telus bought for $ 6 . 6 - billion in 2000 , which catapulted telus from a regional provider to the national stage . but until now , it has resisted the urge to fight back against the new entrants or wireless substitution with a low - end brand , as rogers and bell have done with their chatr wireless and solo brands . rogers made a big splash with the launch of chatr and used its marketing to make claims that other new wireless carriers had shoddy service .\nmoreover , a new generation of small wireless products - units that will send and receive e - mail , order the groceries , control the tv and log onto the internet - is about to explode into the market in canada . right now , the key players are positioning themselves to be ready when that boom happens - which is precisely what the telus - clearnet deal is all about .\nwireless is the next big gold rush ,\nsays iain grant , a consultant with the brockville , ont . - based yankee group in canada inc .\nmost analysts applauded the merger , and clearnet ' s price rose to $ 64 . 55 by week ' s end . ( telus shares fell by 11 per cent , due to concerns about earnings dilution and the new debt load . ) even rivals profess to like the deal .\nfrom our point of view , it ' s great because it takes away a competitor ,\nsays charles hoffman , chief executive of rogers at & t wireless . the merger is also likely to create chaos among consumers , hoffman says , and\nwe ' re planning to exploit the confusion that will reign over there .\nthe subject who is truly loyal to the chief magistrate will neither advise nor submit to arbitrary measures .\ntelus has a history of rewarding shareholders with dividend growth , according to yield hog panelist tony demarin of bcv asset management .\nthe vancouver - based provider launched the new plan , which includes unlimited calling , as a trial in two markets - red deer , alta . , and kelowna , b . c . but the company chose a very different strategy from competitors that have launched low - price brands , also called\nfighter brands\n: it decided to tell hardly anybody .\nbut in addition to battling the new players , the incumbents see discount brands as a way to dull the sting of consumers cutting their landline phone service with traditional providers like telus . the number of so - called\nwireless - only\nhouseholds is forecast to double over the next two years as wireless service becomes cheaper and more enticing - eroding a lucrative source of revenue both for traditional phone companies and cable companies offering home phone service .\nwhen asked , a telus spokesman played down the importance of the company ' s move , and offered few details on how the plan would work .\nit ' s a limited market trial ,\nspokesman shawn hall said .\nit would be premature to speculate on what elements of the trial might be expanded in the future .\nif you price it so you can get wireline and wireless cheaper together , than at least you get something [ in revenue ] rather than nothing ,\nsaid dvai ghose , a telecom analyst with canaccord genuity .\nat the same time , with around a dozen wireless brands in canada offering service , it is unlikely that consumers walking into a mall will know which brands belong to which company . this benefits the largest providers , said greg macdonald of macquarie capital markets .\nthe offensive strategy is muddying the market with yet another unlimited , prepaid provider ,\nmr . macdonald said .\ncertainly , that ' s part of the strategy . at a certain point , there ' s information overload . and what it ' s going to do is force the new entrants to increase their advertising budgets .\nit ' s unorthodox to launch a brand and really not give it support , unless it ' s a word - of - mouth brand like starbucks ,\nmr . kelly said .\ni find it unusual that they are soft - launching . and , of course , they may still be planning a bigger launch .\nrogers wireless : the toronto - based company ' s premium brand , with its best smart phones , aimed at the higher end of the market .\nfido : a mid - level brand some think is flailing as it languishes between premium and discount .\nchatr : a new discount , unlimited brand that launched by mocking the new wireless companies ' service . the competition bureau told it to stop , and is taking it to court , seeking a $ 10 - million penalty .\nbell mobility : the montreal - based national provider ' s rejuvenated wireless brand , with an emphasis on high - tech features such as live mobile tv .\nvirgin mobile : a youth - focused , mid - level brand with bold urban marketing . advertises to exclusive\nmembers\n.\nsolo mobile : a once - moribund brand revived as an unlimited talk - and - text service .\ntelus mobility : the top - shelf brand emphasizes high - end smart phones running google ' s android system .\nkoodo mobile : this mid - level brand has done much of the discount - style fighting for telus .\nwelcome to the globe and mail\u2019s comment community . this is a space where subscribers can engage with each other and globe staff . non - subscribers can read and sort comments but will not be able to engage with them in any way . click here to subscribe .\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 .\nwelcome to the globe and mail\u2019s comment community . this is a space where subscribers can engage with each other and globe staff .\nwe aim to create a safe and valuable space for discussion and debate . that means :\ndue to technical reasons , we have temporarily removed commenting from our articles . we hope to have this fixed soon . thank you for your patience . if you are looking to give feedback on our new site , please send it along to feedback @ urltoken . if you want to write a letter to the editor , please forward to letters @ urltoken .\nproposed merger of u . s . wireless carriers a sign of things to come in canada\nif you\u2019re interested in discussing the benefits of fiber optic cabling in your business let our friendly and knowledgeable sales engineering staff discuss the available solutions best suited for your needs .\nthe best type of fiber optic cable for your needs can be a challenging task .\nfiber optic cable may not always be the best choice of cable for every situation . standard copper twisted pair cables can offer substantial speed at cost effective prices , but sometimes fiber just works best .\nyour needs include transmitting data over distances greater than 100 meters ( about 328 feet ) fiber optic cables transmit data over a greater distance than coax or twisted pair cables .\nyour environment includes motors , transformers , electrical / electronic equipment / known emf problem . fiber optic cables are immune to emf sources that can commonly affect coax or twisted pair cables .\nyour network or electronic device ( s ) require fiber optic connection to function properly . fiber optic connectivity is now commonplace is most modern electronic equipment .\nwhile we all want the fastest speeds possible , remember that typically the price increases along with the speeds . singlemode fiber can actually be less expensive than multimode fiber , however the equipment used to transmit over singlemode fiber is typically more expensive than that of multimode .\noutdoor cables can be ran a maximum of 50 feet within a building , unless ran inside conduit . otherwise , use indoor cable for indoor purposes . indoor / outdoor hybrid cables are available , but can be more expensive than indoor only . outdoor cables typically have a gel or water blocking tape that turns to gel when exposed to water . determining whether to use plenum or non - plenum depends on the hvac system within the building . use plenum cable ( only ) within buildings that have a plenum ceiling ( used for air handling ) if cable is exterior only / runs less than 50 feet within a building at both ends , then outdoor cable should be used . you could always use plenum rated cable , even if not required , but you may not like the price increase . there is no performance difference between plenum & no plenum rated cables .\ntight buffer is used in nearly all indoor installations & is preferred by many installers . most of the time tight buffer tube fiber optics will be the best choice , but as with everything telecom , there are exceptions to every rule .\nloose tube cables are used with direct buried , aerial lashed or underground conduit installations . loose tube fiber is best suited for significant temperature changes , where the fiber optic strands may expand and contract at a different rate than the coating , strength members & outer jacket . loose tube can be more fragile and vulnerable to fracture and typically take extra care and preparation when technicians terminate or splice . additional materials such as a furcation / break out kit may be required , depending on the type of termination .\ncommon fiber optic strand counts include 2 , 4 , 6 , 8 , 12 , 24 , 48 , 72 , and 144 . these are referred to as strands or strand count as opposed to pairs or pair count , which we use when referring to copper twisted pair cabling . most fiber optic devices require two strands to operate the device , one for transmit & one for receive . exceptions exist , and with new technology single strands can be used bidirectional , so knowing your equipment could be a factor in making this selection . choose more strands than you think you will need . especially if there is moderate or significant labor involved to install , the cost to increase the strand count is minimal compared to the cost of adding another cable in the future .\nfiber optic cable by its nature is fragile and vulnerable to damage from a variety of causes . when the fiber\u2019s availability is important or mission critical , then protection of the fragile strands should be considered . physical protection of the fiber can be provided by separate barrier such as innerduct , conduit or other types of raceway . running additional cables through the same conduit as an existing fiber optic cable can cause damage , usually to the existing cable ( s ) . armored cable can be an optimal selection when pulled installed in conduit with future pulls through the same conduit are anticipated . pulling a new cable through a conduit with fiber optic cable already installed can be problematic . the new cable ( s ) can \u201cburn\u201d the existing cable in the pulling process , especially pulling around bends . non - armored cable can be the least expensive selection and work indefinitely if physical hazard is at low risk and the need for continuous service is not required . if a dedicated conduit is available , with no intent of pulling any additional cables through , then no additional protection is needed .\nthree connector types remain common in the fiber optic industry , including lc , sc and st . there are advantages and disadvantages to each , but they are minor . even if the connections on your cable don\u2019t match the connections on your equipment , all is not lost . there are adaptive fiber optic jumpers to convert almost any connector to any other .\nst was the most common for a long time . these are \u201cpush & turn\u201d to make a connection . they work fine , other than they can be a bit tricky to connect and disconnect at times , and they take up the most amount of room on the fiber optic patch panel . these are a viable option regardless of cable selection .\nsc has the advantage over st , with the simplistic \u201cpush / pull\u201d operation to make or remove the connection . they can be found in single connectors or bonded in pairs . these are a viable option regardless of cable selection .\nlc has the advantage of sc , with the same \u201cpush / pull\u201d to make or remove the connection , with the added benefit of higher density . lc connectors are typically found in pairs on the patch panel and with patch cords . these are a viable option regardless of cable selection . lc connections are the most common fiber optic interface on network equipment .\nany of these will work for your cable , but check your equipment before buying patch cords . be sure you have the right connector on both ends of the patch cord .\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 .\nuse of this site is subject to , and your continued use constitutes your express agreement to be bound by , the terms of use and privacy statement . any unauthorized use of this site is strictly prohibited .\nxbrl voluntary filing program visit the csa\u0092s xbrl website for information about xbrl and the voluntary program . click here for information about xbrl software and viewing xbrl financial statements .\nthese features enable the user to meet the demands of today\u2019s business including mobility , security , connectivity and ensuring customer service levels are kept at a premium .\nlocal service area includes i - 5 corridor from dupont to lynnwood . we service all of washington state .\nthis business is in an industry that may require professional licensing , bonding or registration . bbb encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met .\nwe guarantee 100 % customer satisfaction & will repair or replace anything that does not meet or exceed customer expectations . if we are unable to deliver an acceptable product to our customers , then we will issue a refund , if that were to happen .\nthis company offers business communication services . we install low voltage cabling , including telephone , computer , fiber optics , overhead paging , wireless networks , telephone systems , and a variety of other telecommunications applications .\nbbb rating is based on 13 factors : get the details about the factors considered .\nlicensing information is provided in the bbb business profiles to inform the public about industries that may require professional licensing , bonding , or registration . better business bureau encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met .\nbbb promotes truth in advertising by contacting advertisers whose claims conflict with the bbb code of advertising . these claims come to our attention from our internal review of advertising , consumer complaints and competitor challenges . bbb asks advertisers to substantiate their claims , change ads to make offers more clear to consumers , and remove misleading or deceptive statements .\nbbb reports on known significant government actions involving the business ' s marketplace conduct .\nbbb reports on a company that is out of business for one year from the date the company closes its doors or ceases to do business .\nbbb reports on unauthorized use of the better business bureau ' s name and / or logo for as long as the business continues to use it in any advertising , or for one year after the business ceases any repeated unauthorized uses .\nbbb reports on a business\u2019s bankruptcy as long as the business remains in bankruptcy .\nbbb reports when mail sent to the business was returned by the postal service .\nthe bbb customer review rating represents the customer ' s opinion of the business . the customer review rating percentages are based on the total number of positive , neutral , and negative reviews posted .\nthere are no reviews for this business . be the first to leave a review !\nby claiming your business profile , businesses can add custom text or descriptive information about their services , insert company logos , and add photographs for consumers to view .\nbbb business profiles are provided solely to assist you in exercising your own best judgment . information in this bbb business profile is believed reliable , but not guaranteed as to accuracy .\nwhen considering complaint information , please take into account the company ' s size and volume of transactions , and understand that the nature of complaints and a firm ' s responses to them are often more important than the number of complaints .\nbbb business profiles generally cover a three - year reporting period . bbb business profiles are subject to change at any time . if you choose to do business with this business , please let the business know that you contacted bbb for a bbb business profile .\nas a matter of policy , bbb does not endorse any product , service or business .\nover the past 14 years , high - level telus executives under darren entwistle have turned up in the top jobs at bitter rivals bce and rogers . the telus chief executive has just . . .\nall rights reserved . unauthorized distribution , transmission or republication strictly prohibited . powered by\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 .\ncanadians , who enjoy one of the best landline systems in the world , are only beginning to warm to cellphones . canada ranks lowest in usage among 16 industrialized countries listed by top supplier nokia inc . ( no . 1 is finland , nokia ' s home , where more than 60 per cent of the population uses them . ) but canada has just passed what ' s known as the tipping point of 15 - to 20 - per - cent penetration , after which consumers suddenly begin to snap up the mobile units at a rapid rate .\nbelow that threshold , people tend to regard mobiles as costly gadgets for businesspeople ; above it , penetration rates escalate rapidly ,\nsays chris potter , a wireless expert at convergence consulting group ltd . in toronto .\ntelus , once alberta ' s sleepy , bureaucratic telephone company , is on a mission to reinvent itself . two years ago , it merged with bc telecom inc . , creating a western power base . then it opted out of the bell canada - dominated cross - country telephone alliance known as stentor and set its sights on competing nationally - against bell , among others . in june , telus acquired a strategic 70 - per - cent interest in qu\u00e9bectel , a small player in the quebec market . even so , telus investors remained\nunderwhelmed ,\nsays grant .\nthis week , cope will join entwistle on an exhaustive road show to explain the deal to major investors in a dozen north american cities . like cope , entwistle recently moved his family .\nyou know the list they have in magazines in terms of the most stressful things you can do in your life ?\nasked entwistle last week from boston .\ni tried to do them all concurrently - change jobs , move house . it has been quite a pace , to be truthful .\nfor both men , it will be handy market research as they try to sell canadians on wireless gadgets to help them deal with an ever - faster 21st century .\nthinking of getting a cellphone ? welcome to comparison hell . trying to figure out who offers what at the best price can make you want to hire a tax accountant . but here is an overview of some of the fixed monthly plans canada ' s national cellphone companies promote ( phones usually start at $ 49 . 99 ) . there are also prepaid , pay - as - you - go deals , and many major cities have local cellular companies that also compete .\nthe league - leader promotes its deep canada - wide coverage , cheap u . s . service ( 50 cents canadian a minute for local calls , compared with more than 90 cents for most others ) and now , broad flexibility . users can get rates down to $ 20 a month for 150 minutes used anytime , while choosing which features they want to pay for .\nbell may have the widest variety of fixed plans , including family plans for up to four phones in one home . aside from competitive basic deals ( $ 25 for 200 minutes ) , it also offers 200 minutes within canada to anywhere in north america for $ 39 - a potential saving for people who need to call long distance a lot while on the go .\nfido ' s rates are among the lowest , starting at $ 20 for 200 minutes . but its digital coverage is limited to major urban areas , and calls outside it cost an extra 20 cents a minute . phones that can roam anywhere may also need an attachment .\nindigenous ( aboriginal ) peoples are the original inhabitants of the land that is now canada .\nthis section was produced by the editorial department . the client was not given the opportunity to put restrictions on the content or review it prior to publication .\ncanada\u2019s telecom industry has never been a welcoming place for upstart firms . many have experienced the same fate as mobilicity , the recently launched wireless company that incumbent telus corp . announced plans to acquire this week for $ 380 - million .\nbelow , we take a look at some of the more notable telecoms that set up shop in canada , only to eventually be bought out by their bigger and more established competitors .\nu . s . - based telecom sprint corp . attempted to gain a foothold in the canadian market in the early 1990s , re - selling bulk long - distance lines bought from domestic providers as foreign ownership restrictions prevented it from owning its network .\nin 1993 , toronto - based call - net enterprises inc . , which had operated its own long - distance service for seven years , changed the name of its long - distance subsidiary to sprint canada after a strategic alliance with sprint that saw the u . s . company take a 25 % stake in call - net .\nsprint canada offered landline , long distance and internet services , and the company partnered with fido solutions to offer customers wireless service . sprint\u2019s big focus , however , was on competitive long distance rates and taking on the monopoly that bell held at the time . by the end of 2004 it had just 31 , 000 wireless subscribers .\nmontreal - based microcell telecommunications inc . was one of four companies to win a wireless licence from the federal government and launched the fido brand in 1996 . it was the first provider to offer customers a gsm cellphone network in canada , which at the time was dominated by the cdma standard . fido attempted to increase its presence in the mobile sphere by partnering up with sprint canada , which offered fido plans as part of its phone and internet bundles . like sprint , however , fido was eventually bought out by rogers , which paid $ 1 . 4 - billion . at the time of the deal in november 2004 , fido had nearly 1 . 3 million customers .\nby 1999 , it became at & t canada , before finally changing its name to allstream in 2003 . the next year , it was acquired by manitoba telecom services for $ 1 . 7 - billion , which continues to own the firm today .\naliant was formed in 1999 with the blockbuster merger of atlantic canada\u2019s four incumbent telecoms \u2014 maritime telephone and telegraph company , island telecom , bruncor and newtel enterprises . it began trading on the toronto stock exchange that year with a market cap of $ 3 - billion and in january of 2000 , its partner bell canada had raised its ownership stake to 53 % .\nin 2006 , bce inc . completed a debt - paring restructuring that combined bell canada\u2019s rural customers in ontario and quebec with aliant\u2019s operations as well as a stake in bell nordiq , creating bell aliant ( which was originally structured as an income trust ) , and reducing bce\u2019s stake to about 45 % . the remainder is publicly owned but bce controls bell aliant through its right to appoint the majority of the board of directors .\nbell continued to solely use the aliant name in atlantic canada until 2009 , at which point it transitioned it to the current bell aliant branding .\nupdate tuesday may 21 : this story has been updated from a previous version to correct the ownership history of sprint canada and fido as well as the history of bce\u2019s relationship with aliant .\nadvice for businesses that have been hacked or attacked by ransomware : hire professionals as soon as possible to negotiate with the attacker , pay the settlement and then restore the integrity . . .\nthe rising cost of in - house it services , including data security , can be chalked up to three factors : people , processes and technology .\nthe purpose of any effective network data security system is to identify , repel and defeat known security threats .\nthe european union\u2019s general data protection regulation , or gdpr , has some north american companies so worried about compliance that they\u2019ve temporarily suspended the accounts of 500 million europeans .\nthe e - mail that informs you that you\u2019ve been the victim of a cyber attack may be surprisingly businesslike , but make no mistake : bad actors who trade in ransomware can stop . . .\namerican steaks , german cars emerge as early victims in u . s . - china trade war\nhelp create a friendlier world online by taking the telus wise digital pledge . for every pledge taken , we will donate $ 1 to support # endbullying programs across canada .\nat telus we\u2019re constantly evolving . keep up to date with latest news , corporate and community developments , plus media resources and more .\nto help us improve this website , we ' d love to hear your feedback .\nthe deal will increase competition in the top rank of canada ' s mobile phone sector , as telus goes head - to - head against such market leaders as rogers at & t wireless , and bell mobility .\nbut telus shareholders weren ' t embracing the deal . telus stock topped the tse ' s net losers list , down 10 per cent or $ 4 . 45 to $ 40 . 05 .\nthe deal is the latest in telus ' s strategy to become a truly national company . two years ago , it merged with bc tel .\nand in a deal that closed june 1 , telus paid $ 584 million to buy a 70 per cent stake in quebectel , quebec ' s number two phone company .\ntelus president and ceo darren entwistle said ,\nthis transaction will give us immediate national wireless coverage , which will serve as the foundation for the data and internet strategy we are about to unveil .\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 .\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 ."]}
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", "topic": 14}], "title": "st . james winery", "paragraphs": ["st . james winery awarded 2016 governor\u2019s cup for second consecutive year | st . james winery\nst . james winery , saint james : hours , address , st . james winery reviews : 4 . 5 / 5\n27 best visit st . james winery images on pinterest | missouri , james d ' arcy and saint james\nst . james winery makes award - winning sweet , dry and fruit wines .\nconcord wine : a new product with a long history | st . james winery\nmissouri wine news - st . james winery dominates taster\u2019s guild wine competition | urltoken\ncategorized : awards innovations press release semi dry wine st . james winery white wine wine competition\nthere are no events for st . james winery on our calendar . please check back soon !\nthese changes made st . james winery one of the most modern and best - equipped wineries in the state . in 2006 st . james winery was included in wine business monthly\u2019s top 10 hottest small brands in the us , and in 2009 critics challenge named st . james winery \u201cwinery of the year - eastern us . \u201d\nst . james winery is the largest producing winery in missouri , and is one of the most awarded wineries in the nation .\nfor nearly 50 years , st . james winery has produced unique regional wines . our hard work in the vineyards and winery has paid off . today , st . james winery is the largest and most awarded winery in missouri . st . james winery is consistently one of the top five gold medal winning wineries in the country . competition after competition , our quality shows .\nfor over 40 years st . james winery has been producing unique regional wines . their hard work in the vineyards and winery has paid off . today , st . james winery is the largest and most awarded winery in missouri . st . james winery is consistently one of the top five of gold medal winning wineries in the country . competition after competition , their quality shows .\nis it fresh picked blackberries in a bottle or st . james winery blackberry wine ? tough call . sweet and delicious\nfor more than 40 years st . james winery has been producing unique regional wines . we make wines that . . .\nwhich dessert would you like to see added to st . james winery ' s dessert list ? tough decision , we know\nst . james winery is excited to announce our new concord sweet red wine , which releases on march 31 , 2017 .\nst . james winery is the largest and most awarded winery in missouri . we ' re growing great grapes , crafting exceptional wines , and providing incredible value . celebrating more than 40 years as a family owned and operated winery , st . james winery wines are sold in stores throughout the midwest and the south .\nht several bottles of wine and will make st . james a \u201cmust\u201d whenever i come to branson .\non our recent trip to branson , missouri , we decided to believe the signs and stop at the st . james winery in st . james , mo . it was a great stop ! the staff at the winery tasting room and gift shot we so friendly and samples were . . .\nas the winery grew , the push for excellence became a driving force . st . james winery began to win important awards at major wine competitions . in 1994 , st . james winery norton was named best of show at the international eastern wine competition , and in 1995 st . james winery seyval was named one of the top 50 wines in the world by bon appetit . in 1997 and 1998 , the winery won back to back governor\u2019s cup awards for best wine in missouri , each time for vintner\u2019s reserve vignoles .\nthe winery\u2019s 2015 dry vignoles and friendship school white also won gold medals . additionally , st . james winery won four silver medals and five bronze medals for wines entered in other categories .\nthe popularity of st . james wines skyrocketed , and between 1995 and 2000 , annual production went from 10 , 000 cases to 100 , 000 cases . st . james winery\u2019s reputation spread throughout the wine community . to continue to keep up with demand , st . james winery grew its vineyard acreage , enlarged the cellar , added a twist - cap bottling line , expanded the warehouse , and increased its distribution network .\nif you\u2019re drinking st . james winery wine , we consider you part of the family . and seeing as we\u2019re family , we should probably introduce ourselves .\nst . james winery is owned and operated by the hofherr family since 1970 , conveniently located on interstate 44 , on old historic route 66 , only 90 miles southwest of st . louis , missouri in st . james , missouri . with over 700 miles of vines in missouri , arkansas , and michigan , no other winery in the eastern united states utilizes such state of the art technology from the vineyards to the bottling room as st . james winery bringing you consistent , quality , vintages for your enjoyment . st . james winery , \u201caward - winning wines from america\u2019s midwest winery\u201d with over 2 , 000 + medals awarded to date is distributed in nine states presently and available on - line at www . stjameswinery . com .\nwe visited st james winery to do the wine tasting . while doing the best wine tasting in the area , we heard live music playing on the patio .\nfounded by the hofherr family in the meramec highlands region of missouri in 1970 , st . james winery , located in st . james , mo . , is celebrating 46 years as a family owned and operated winery . it is missouri\u2019s largest and most awarded winery . st . james winery produces 500 , 000 gallons ( 225 , 000 cases ) of wine per year and is sold in 18 states and washington d . c . for more information , visit urltoken or connect with us on facebook , twitter or instagram .\nvisit st . james winery and immerse yourself in the ultimate meramec highlands missouri wine experience . pairings , blending seminars , daily tours , festivals , and fun await .\nfounded by the hofherr family in the meramec highlands region of missouri in 1970 , st . james winery is a family owned and operated winery . located in st . james , mo . , it is missouri\u2019s largest and most awarded winery . in the last four years , it has won numerous contests in the u . s . , including two consecutive missouri governor\u2019s cups , plus seven international wine contests . st . james winery produces 500 , 000 gallons ( 225 , 000 cases ) of wine per year and is sold in 16 states and washington d . c .\ni stop at this place every time i pass through st james . it has a free wine tasting and really good cheap wine .\nwon ' t be back . unable to use a charge card . wanted three cases of wine . wonderful customer gave us one of their bottles . st james winery was of no help .\non march 31 , the new concord sweet red wine will be available for purchase in the tasting room , online at urltoken and in retail stores where st . james winery wines are sold .\nthe hofherr family started st . james winery in 1970 to re - establish the tradition of italian winemaking in the meramec highlands . nearly 50 years later , we have quite a story to tell .\na friendly , nice winery to stop while passing thru st . james . free samples , reasonable wine prices , tall tables to eat your cheese and sausage purchases , and a small gift shop too .\n. it is a st . james blueberry wine bar - b - q sauce , with garlic chicken breast , red onion , bacon , and fresh mozzarella\ntoday st . james winery makes more than 200 , 000 cases of wine each year . their wines are distributed throughout the midwest and south . the winery tends vineyards planted with catawba , chardonel , norton , concord , seyval , vignoles , chambourcin and rougeon grapes .\nst . james winery branson is the perfect place to relax . here , you\u2019ll find a selection of award - winning wines , juices , specialty foods and gifts . enjoy complimentary wine tastings before purchasing wine , cider or beer .\nthat evening from 5 p . m . to 7 p . m . , we will host a special tasting event in our st . james winery tasting room in st . james , mo . second - generation owner peter hofherr will discuss how concord grapes have shaped the history of the area and sign bottles upon request . we\u2019ll also be serving complimentary samples of the new concord wine along with food pairings .\n64 - andrew meggitt has been in the wine business for over 20 years . a native of new zealand , meggitt joined the st . james winery in missouri in 2002 . under his direction as executive winemaker , st . james winery has consistently been among the top gold medal awarded wineries in the u . s . meggitt creatively stretches the boundaries of traditional winemaking while integrating both old and new - world techniques . at 200 , 000 cases , st . james is best known for their dry chambourcin , but also sweet , semi - sweet , and fruit wines , showing that even unknown wines can , and should , make an impact .\nas missouri wines began to comeback in the 1960s , jim and pat hofherr decided to re - establish the craft of winemaking in st . james . they used the same grapes and similar wines that made the region world famous a half - century before , and created the now - famous velvet red and velvet white that remain a hallmark of the st . james winery lineup . using all the hofherr children as ( more or less willing ) extra hands , the family produced 8 , 000 gallons of wine in 1970 , their inaugural year . winemaking was back in business in st . james .\njim & pat hofherr believed there was great potential to resurrect the winemaking acclaim missouri enjoyed prior to prohibition , so with dreams of building a winery from the ground up , the hofherrs came to st . james , missouri , and opened their winery in 1970 . it remains family owned and operated .\ns and i were having a girls weekend in branson . after a morning of shopping we stopped by st janes winery for lunch on the recommenda\nour sporting kc ticket giveaway winner , michelle , had a blast at the game last saturday with her family . her sons even got to meet blue ! thanks for being a loyal fan of st . james winery and @ sportingkc michelle ! urltoken\nmissouri\u2019s premier white varietal , the vignoles , is a french - american hybrid grape . out of 150 acres of grapes that st . james winery farms in the ozark highlands american viticultural area ( ava ) of missouri , 10 percent are vignoles .\nthe best food and drink events in st . louis this weekend : july 6 - 8\nfeast magazine | inspired midwest food culture covering st . louis , kansas city and mid - missouri\nst . james make the best sweet / dessert wine . step into the tasting room and try the double gold awarding dry wine ( store only ) or the best dessert wine in the world - velvet red .\n\u201cback in the \u201970s it was unusual to have a winery , so people would stop just for the novelty of it , \u201d says hofherr , ceo of st . james , one of missouri\u2019s largest wineries . \u201cmost people didn\u2019t even know that wineries existed in missouri at that time . \u201d\nst . james winery , which opened in 1970 , is missouri ' s largest and most awarded wine producer . visitors enjoy complimentary wine tastings , with more than 40 wines and juices to choose from . wine cellar tours are offered hourly on saturday and sunday , and on other days by reservation . our gift shop features our wines , gourmet foods , stemware , and wine accessories . picnic tables are available under the grape arbor in front of the winery . the gardens at st . james is a beautifully landscaped outdoor space right next to the winery , featuring a huge fire pit and seating areas , making it the perfect place to gather and relax . try the bocce courts , life - sized chess board or other lawn games . enjoy wood - fired pizzas , wine by the glass or bottle , wine slushies , hard cider , beer and the full public house brewing company menu . the gardens is open spring through fall . st . james winery is closed on thanksgiving day and christmas day .\nwe went to the winery in branson . it was our 6 year wedding anniversar\nmore feast magazine | inspired midwest food culture covering st . louis , kansas city and mid - missouri articles .\nrape and wine production have a long history in the st . james area . officially recognized as the ozark highlands , our region is fondly known as\nlittle italy of the ozarks\nthanks to the establishment of an italian settlement in the area more than 100 years ago . the italians who settled here planted vineyards , and by 1922 over 2000 acres of grapes on about 200 vineyards dotted the landscape . over the years a strong italian heritage and influence has remained in the st . james area .\nst . louis , c . 1871 ; group of men pressing grapes , drawing entitled\npressing the grapes .\na family - owned , award - winning winery in missouri\u2019s meramec highlands wine country .\noak glenn vineyards and winery is located just east of hermann along the missouri river .\nthat first year , st . james winery produced about 8 , 000 gallons of wine ( 3 , 400 cases ) , but two of those first wines have become the stuff of legend . year in and year out since 1970 , velvet red and velvet white have been bestsellers , and the hundreds of awards these wines have won attest to their quality .\nchef samantha pretto talks new menus at the dark room and sophie\u2019s \u2013 and why st . louis needs a raclette - focused restaurant\nitalian immigrants settled in the st . james area of the meramec highlands in the late 1800s . the railroad carried them to new and inexpensive land where the immigrants built a life and eventually began to use their agricultural knowledge to grow high - quality concord grapes . initially , these grapes were used predominantly for juice and jelly . however , the pristine growing conditions helped build new markets and more than 1 , 000 acres of grapes and over 200 wineries surrounded the st . james area by 1922 . this community of winemakers helped make missouri the second largest wine producing state in the u . s . until prohibition wiped out the family wineries that had come to define the region . the ground was still fertile , but without any place to sell their wines , the families who had come to call st . james home were forced to close their wineries .\nit was more than two generations after prohibition when missouri wineries began to reappear \u2013 many of them with different families . peter hofherr was just a young boy when his father founded st . james winery in 1970 . he can still recall making trips over to stone hill , which reopened in 1965 , to help them clean out the cellars and make them ready for wine production .\n540 state route b , st . james , mo 65559 e : info @ urltoken tf : 800 - 280 - 9463 tasting room hours ( central time ) : mon \u2013 sat : 8 am \u2013 7 pm | sun : 9 am \u2013 7 pm buses please call ahead for best service\ntaste our wine of the week , pioneer white , paired with a cracker , cheese and sausage platter today sun . , june 3 in the tasting room at the st . james , mo location ! learn more about this dry white and why it is so near and dear to us .\n: taste our wine of the week , pioneer white , paired with a cracker , cheese and sausage platter today sun . , june 3 in the tasting room at the st . james , mo location ! learn more about this dry white and why it is so near and dear to us .\nit\u2019s been nearly 50 years since the hofherr family began making wine . in that time , st . james winery has helped put missouri wines back on the national stage . people throughout our state and across the country seek out our wine , and we have expanded to meet their demand . st . james winery now produces 500 , 000 gallons of wine per year and is available for purchase in 16 different states . some days , we produce as much in one day as the hofherr family produced in the entire year of 1970 . jim and pat\u2019s middle son , peter hofherr , is now the ceo and he and world class winemaker andrew meggitt see to it that our wine stays true to the quality of the first winemakers of meramec highlands , while they grow and develop new award - winning flavors .\nsugar creek vineyards and winery is perched atop a hill overlooking the katy trail and missouri river valley .\nst . james winery won the prestigious missouri governor\u2019s cup for the second year in a row . out of seven best - of - class winners , the 2015 vignoles , a semi - dry white vignoles , took the top award at the missouri wine competition . a total of 308 wines were submitted from vineyards across the state to compete in the premiere competition designed to recognize and promote quality wines made in missouri .\nst . louis , c . 1871 ; three men inspecting barrels of wine in the vaults . drawing is entitled ,\nexploring the vaults .\nst . louis , c . 1871 ; two men inspecting bottles of wine in the wine cellar . drawing is entitled\nexploring the vaults .\nst leonards pioneered the term \u2018boutique\u2019 in the australian wine industry with 90 % of the wines sold through cellar door and by mail order ; the marketing of st . leonards at that time is not unlike the business strategy of today , enabling us to relate to ourcustomers on a more personal level .\nvines were first planted at st leonards in 1860 by james scott , who named it after his birthplace in scotland . scott had come to the area from beechworth ( 50km south east of wahgunyah ) and established a hotel in the town in 1861 . establishing the hotel gave him an avenue for selling his own wines ' across the bar ' to customers .\nwine brings people together . . . . whether it ' s lazy summer evenings spent on a deck or cozy winter nights in front of a fire . wine is the special ingredient for toasts to the new year , the newly married , and the newly born . because wine is made for sharing , its flavors turn a good meal into something extraordinary . wine helps make memories , and for the hofherr family at st . james winery , wine is a family ' s legacy .\n\u201cwe are extremely proud of andrew meggitt and his team on this outstanding achievement , \u201d said peter hofherr , st . james winery chairman and ceo . \u201cover the last three years , the team has won five international wine competitions , two governor\u2019s cups and scored a top 14 ranking in the world . these are truly extraordinary accomplishments given the challenging weather patterns we\u2019ve experienced . without the day - to - day hard work and attention to detail in the vineyards and cellar , these incredible results would not have been achieved . \u201d\nstopped here on our way from branson and headed to st . louis . the staff was great , very friendly and could not be more accomadating . bought a case of wine !\nst . james winery strawberry is made from blackberries 11 . 4 % alcohol by volume 13 . 4 % residual sugar fresh picked strawberries never tasted this good . our strawberry wine , made from sweet vine ripened strawberries , is excellent served cold especially for dessert with pound cake or milk chocolate . select wine competition awards : 2012 gold san francisco chronicle 2011 best of show san diego 2011 best of class pacific rim 2011 gold dallas morning news 2011 gold grand harvest 2011 gold winemaker challenge international 2011 silver monterey 2011 silver florida state fair international 2011 silver los angeles international 2011 silver riverside\nst . james winery velvet red - nv is made from 100 % concord grapes from ozark highlands ava . 10 . 5 % alcohol by volume 12 . 1 % residual sugar tastes and smells like ripe , just picked grapes . velvet red is fruity and mouth - filling and best served chilled . select wine competition awards : 2011 gold wine & spirits wholesalers of america 2011 silver san francisco chronicle 2011 silver pacific rim 2011 silver finger lakes international 2011 silver grand harvest 2011 silver los angeles international 2011 silver critics challenge 2011 bronze florida state fair international 2011 bronze new world international 2011 bronze dallas morning news\nbetween 1924 \u2013 1928 , st leonards processed all of seppelts grapes and made wine for them . seppelts had just purchased the hamilton cellars in the centre of rutherglen , and had pulled them down to build bigger premises .\n87 - john charito might be a mere whisper on the wind , especially since his winery in the mendocino region of ukiah is so obscure , you\u2019ve probably never heard of him . but the italian born charito produces true italian varieties like negroamaro and nero d\u2019avola , both of which he petitioned ttb to include on their varietal list , thereby becoming the first u . s . winery to get them on a wine label . then charito became the first u . s . winery to produce nero d ' avola .\n80 - joe hart . quiet and unassuming , hart winery is an earlier pioneer of the temecula valley , outside of san diego , and hart was only the fourth person to start a winery here . he has spent over 30 years as a champion for the temecula wine region . hart winery capitalizes on the soils and climate at 1 , 500 feet above sea level to produce the premium varietals like merlot , fume\u00b4 blanc , viognier , grenache rose\u00b4 , syrah , sangiovese , zinfandel , cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc .\n56 - steven mirassou has helped define livermore valley and continues the family ' s six generations of winemaking in the livermore valley with his wine brands , steven kent winery , and la rochelle winery , currently making stellar chardonnays . he is the only family member connected to the family winery who still owns a wine brand . steven mirassou purchased la rochelle brand from his cousins , fifth - generation family members , daniel and peter mirassou in 2005 , and continues to be the voice for the under - rated livermore valley .\n29 - rick small of washington\u2019s woodward canyon was instrumental in establishing the walla walla ava , and forming his winery in 1981 . since that time , small has consistently produced premium , award - winning cabernet sauvignon , merlot , chardonnay , grenache , dolcetto and other varietals , proving that the region was capable of producing top quality wine . housed in a restored 1870 ' s farmhouse , the winery has always focused on sustainable practices both in the vineyard and in the day - to - day operations at the winery .\nmade from cranberries 7 % alcohol by volume 15 % residual sugar crafted from real cranberries for an authentic fruit taste . fruit forward style and nicely balance of sweetness and tartness with a clean finish . seasonal offering for consumer enjoyment in november and december , a time of year where cranberry recognition and use is at its highest . st . james winery fruit wines are the most awarded fruit wines in the usa offering the taste profile that consumers love : sweet , vibrant and authentic . sweet and tart with bright , festive cranberry colors , aromas and flavors . our cranberry wine offers refreshing , freshcranberry acidity with a nice , long cranberry finish . enjoy with your holiday turkey or mix it up for a festive cocktail !\nmade from cherries 10 . 4 % alcohol by volume 13 . 5 % residual sugar sweet and tart , st . james winery\u2019s cherry wine is better than rip cherries fresh from the tree . tastes great with grilled pork or , for dessert , with milk chocolate . select wine competition awards : 2012 gold los angeles international ( 92 / 100 points ) 2012 gold taster\u2019s guild 2012 silver dallas morning news / texsom international 2013 silver san francisco chronicle 2012 silver long beach grand cru 2012 silver indy international 2012 silver san diego international 2012 silver new world 2012 silver pacific rim 2012 silver riverside 2012 silver houston rodeo 2012 bronze international women\u2019s 2012 bronze nextgen 2012 bronze san francisco international 2012 bronze lone star international 2012 bronze international eastern 2012 bronze florida state fair international\nfeast tv : head with us to hermann , mo . , for more on the missouri wine industry ' s booming pre - prohibition days and a special visit to adam puchta winery .\nin 1959 , st leonards changed hands again , this time being purchased by arthur upton , the owner of an engineering firm across the river in corowa . upton was not interested in grape growing \u2013 all but a few acres were pulled out with the land being turned over to dairying , beef cattle and lucerne production . the grapes from the few remaining acres were usually sold to italian tobacco growers in myrtleford for between \u00a360 - \u00a370 per ton . st leonards , as it had been for 99 years , was sadly no longer .\n25 - genevieve janssens was named winemaker of the year for 2010 by wine enthusiast magazine . she began her relationship with robert mondavi winery in 1978 and in 1989 she became director of production at opus one winery and in 1997 she was named director of winemaking at robert mondavi winery . she now carries on the legacy of robert mondavi by creating wines that stand in the company of the world\u2019s finest . she is a skilled winemaker with a strict work ethic , the ability to manage teams and , perhaps most importantly , an understanding of the vineyards , which is why she has longevity .\n69 - joe davis of arcadian winery is a believer in old world methods of crafting pinot noir and chardonnay . a classicist , his wines often need a few years to really offer their charms . he developed the pinot noir program at morgan winery in monterey , then moved to winemaker at bernardus winery . davis is now one of the best known figures in santa barbara wine country , thanks to his top - quality chardonnays , pinot noirs , and syrah\u2019s . at the heart of arcadian\u2019s success is davis\u2019s terroir - driven philosophy : make wines that fully express the distinct characteristics of each vineyard .\n52 - fred frank manages dr . konstantin frank in the finger lakes region in new york , and studied winemaking in germany . as konstantin ' s grandson , fred frank , has expanded the business tenfold , working closely with winemaker peter weis , and dr . frank wines are now distributed in 36 states and internationally . earning 79 gold medals in 2012 , their wines , specifically riesling , have earned the reputation as world class . wine enthusiast nominated the winery american winery of the year , and the winery is one of the finger lakes\u2019 most award - winning wineries raising the bar for american riesling .\nby 1847 stone hill winery was established in hermann , and around that same time friedrick muench led an exploratory trip into missouri to search for native vines . he and his brother , george muench , founded mount pleasant winery in augusta in 1859 . the missouri winemaking industry was well under way \u2013 stone hill alone was producing over 1 million gallons of wine per year with native american and french hybrid varietals .\non friday december 14th 1979 at 2 . 30pm the st leonards property was put up for auction by mr & mrs darbyshire , they were selling due to \u201cthe winery having developed to a point where it is too big for them\u201d . the successful bidder was the brown brothers family of milawa who , one could say , had the inside knowledge having seen first hand the quality of the fruit produced from the vineyard . the brown family took over the ownership in early 1980 and a program of consolidating and developing the range of grape varieties was put into effect \u2013 trebbiano was removed , further plantings of orange muscat were undertaken as well as new plantings of cabernet franc , merlot and malbec . at the same time , st . leonards got on with the business of producing premium table wines .\nfor the first time since 1959 , the old winery become fully operational in 1978 . all the red grapes were processed at st leonards with the white wines being contract made by brown brothers at milawa . the red wines produced were , at best , adequate and led to john derbyshire\u2019s realization that he was not a very good winemaker ! after this initial flirtation with winemaking he decided to send all of his grapes to brown brothers . this proved to be a very successful move as the 1979 st leonards chenin blanc took out the trophy for the best white wine at the rutherglen show of that year . unfortunately for darbyshire , there were few successes on the financial front \u2013 the establishment of vineyards , the hiring of workers and the renovation of cellars and houses on the property had caused a significant draining of funds .\n67 - jon mcphearson of south coast winery in temecula oversees a dizzying portfolio of red , white , sweet and sparkling wines , helping to elevate the image of the temecula wine region and southern california . named california winery of the year for three years by the california state fair , he has affected the perception of southern california winemaking , and in the process has become one of the regions most awarded , and popular wineries in temecula .\nin st lou , we ' ve stopped by the winery on our way back to dallas , tx . craving wine constantly like a grown up alcoholic , maybe not to extreme since we are watching our weight and health . but wine does our heart some good right ? anyways , we googled something to do in town and this place popped up as one of the biggest winery in town . it was located right next to highway we are on so we decided to stop by . we were glad we did after we had couple of wine tasting , i ' m not sure if it was the wine talking or selections of variety cheese they had for us to buy , but the experience along by far made up for the mediocre experience we had in st lou , aka pretty boring city . we tried the red , white , and sparking rose with complimentary chocolate and bought us some bottle and cheese afterwards . the place was serene and quite with only some couples trying the wines and local buyers . we now know the wine label and may recognize them at a wine shop which was a nice learning experience . tip # 1 : buy a lotto at a gas station right next door , they give you extra power play slip and take that road straight to the winery .\n89 - tony kooyumjian of augusta winery in missouri understands the history of his region\u2013 the people , the places , the wineries that preceded his . he had a major role in having augusta declared the very first ava in 1980 . he has won the governor\u2019s cup and he operates montelle winery as well . as a champion of norton , hybrids and other unique mid - west wines he has pushed the acceptability for these wines to a broader american public\nsome of the novelty , however , wore off by june 20 , 1980 , when augusta became the country\u2019s first american viticultural area ( ava ) . an ava is a designated wine - grape - growing region with certain qualities ( such as soil composition and sunlight ) and with boundaries defined by the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau and the department of the treasury . this is kind of a big deal considering that it beat out napa valley by almost three years . other missouri avas include hermann ava ( which makes up gasconade and franklin counties \u2013 1987 ) , ozark mountain ava ( southwest missouri \u2013 1986 ) and ozark highlands ava ( near st . james \u2013 1987 ) .\nin 1897 henry ireland bought st . leonards from the bank of victoria having paid between \u00a325 and \u00a330 per acre for the property . born in new zealand and educated in england , ireland came to wahgunyah a single man , and later married a miss best of castlemaine . the couple had three sons . their original home ( the homestead which is still there today ) was built in 1899 . ireland gradually built up the brand and reputation of st leonards , while at the same time acquiring some of the vineyards grazing property nearby until he owned 375 acres , as well as 200 acres of leasehold river flats . he introduced irrigation to the vineyard , and in fact , held pumping licence number 8 on the murray river . ireland also planted citrus and other fruit and nut trees . he provided seven homes for work - men , enlarged the cellar to today\u2019s proportions and built his own home . st leonards back then , was quite a settlement .\nthe vision for st leonards vineyard is to redevelop the vineyards to continue producing outstanding table wines , with re - development of the cellar door , dining facilities and eventually self contained boutique accommodation . eliza angela and nick brown pursue the idea that if you look after the earth , she will in return look after you .\n39 - richard sanford is a burgundy fan and inductee into the vintners hall of fame by the culinary institute of america . graduating from uc berkeley with a degree in geography he drove across santa barbara county with a thermometer before settling on a site west of u . s . highway 101 in the santa ynez valley to plant pinot noir . for some years sanford had the west side of the highway to himself ; he was the first winemaker to prove the potential for pinot noir in the chilly santa rita hills . he founded sanford winery in 1981 and spent the next 20 years making some of the best - regarded pinots from the region . sanford left his namesake winery in 2005 and founded alma rosa winery .\nsaw the billboard signs and this winery didn ' t disappoint . we got to try 6 wines for free and we ended up getting juice and 2 bottles of wine . great service and selection of wine in white and sweet fruit wines .\n\u201cthe french reciprocated with a statue honoring the missourians for saving france\u2019s winemaking industry , \u201d says dianna graveman , a historian and co - author of missouri wine country : st . charles to hermann . \u201ci always thought this was pretty generous of the french considering the root - destroying insect came from america in the first place . \u201d\n61 - steve macrostie , founder of macrostie winery and vineyards has earned critical acclaim since being founded almost a quarter century ago . some of the winery\u2019s most noteworthy praise has come with macrostie\u2019s focus on sonoma coast chardonnay and pinot noir , and the addition of vineyard - designate wines from the tumultuous wildcat mountain vineyard ; proof that even the most difficult sites can produce noteworthy wines . macrostie was recognized in wine & spirits magazine\u2019s 20th annual restaurant poll , as one of america\u2019s most popular chardonnays .\n8 - heley turley began became the winemaker for b . r . cohn , then founding winemaker for peter michael winery in the knights valley wine region , one of sonoma county ' s original five american viticultural areas . at peter michael , she helped to define the emerging style of california chardonnay and developed les pavots , peter michael ' s flagship blend of red bordeaux varietals . this project developed into marcassin , one of california\u2019s most respected pinot noir and chardonnay labels . she has also worked as a consulting winemaker for a number of wineries , including colgin cellars , kapcs\u00e1ndy family winery , blankiet estate , pahlmeyer winery , landmark vineyards , bryant family , and martinelli . she was the recipient of the distinguished service award from the wine spectator in 2010 .\n86 - dan lee opened the doors of morgan winery in 1982 when monterey county was barely a blip on the radar . their very first monterey chardonnay earned a gold medal at the la county fair and a platinum medal from wine & spirits magazine . since then , morgan has earned \u201cwinery of the year\u201d honors from wine & spirits , and the san francisco chronicle . dan\u2019s leadership and expertise in the district led to his being named the first board president of the newly formed santa lucia highlands\u2019 winegrowers association in 2005 .\n66 - alan phillips helped develop monticello cellars . various consulting jobs led him to new zealand , germany , france , spain , and portugal , giving him the opportunity to view winemaking on a global level . he became winemaker at byington winery in the santa cruz mountains , then he moved to director of winemaking at foley estates and lincourt vineyards in santa barbara . he presently makes wine for mercy ( monterey ) as well as his own family winery , fontes & phillips in santa barbara , showcasing small , intriguing lots of wine .\n44 - milla handley . after earning a degree in fermentation sciences at davis , handley worked for winemaker richard arrowood at chateau st . jean , then moved to the remote winemaking region of anderson valley in mendocino , where she became assistant winemaker to jed steele at edmeades winery . she struck out on her own making the first handley cellars chardonnay in her basement when anderson valley was still uncharted viticultural territory . she was the first woman winemaker to have her name on a label , and she has emerged as a champion of anderson valley as a winemaking region . she is committed to producing pinot noir , gew\u00fcrztraminer , and sparkling wines .\n57 - bob betz of washington state not only holds the title master of wine , but he worked 28 years with stimson lane vineyards and estates , with interests in washington and california , antinori ( col solare ) and dr . loosen ( eroica ) . betz retired from stimson lane and formed betz family winery focused on 3 , 000 cases of red wines from washington state ' s columbia valley using bordeaux and rhone varieties . though betz sold his winery he continues to consult on winemaking , becoming a mentor for many other washington winemakers .\n45 - neil collins of tablas creek paso robles legally imported rh\u00f4ne grape varieties from france , propagating them in a nursery at the winery after they were released from quarantine . the availability of this new vine material helped raise the quality of rh\u00f4ne grapes in the u . s . , and wineries all over the country are growing the so - called tablas creek vineyard selections in their vineyards . currently they are the only winery in the u . s . to have planted picardan , continuing to stretch the boundaries of grape selection in america .\n17 - joel peterson . while working as a microbiologist , peterson co - founded ravenswood winery with $ 4 , 000 , no vineyards and no winery . focusing on single vineyard zinfandel peterson was instrumental in showing how well the grape reflects its site . peterson ' s wines helped preserve some of california ' s oldest vineyards . in spite of being sold to behemoth constellation brands peterson stayed with constellation as a senior vice president and ravenswood ' s head winemaker , where he has continued to promote and produce the excellence of single - vineyard zinfandel ,\nthis winery is located in a non - descript building right off the highway . you will notice the sign with the giant grapes . tastings are free - you can select 6 samples from their large selection of wines . i loved their wines . friendship school white was my . . .\ngreeted by warm and friendly folks . dog friendly ! tasted a few wines but you can taste up to 6 wines at no cost . very nice winery with wine accessories , cheeses , chocolates and gift packages , etc . so happy i stopped in . left with some wine , a . . .\n\u201cat one point he did make mention of the grapevines he found growing native here and how lush and hardy they were , \u201d says dorris keeven - franke , archivist at the st . charles county historical society and a blood relative of one of the german families that duden wooed to the area . \u201cthe germans who then settled in the towns of hermann , augusta and dutzow were making wine as early as 1832 . \u201d\n19 - justin smith of saxum has become one of the leading fine winemakers in paso robles , proving the staying power of this region and helping to define it as a prime rhone area . making only syrah , though consulting for other wineries like epoch . smith has earned stunning high scores for his wine from the top wine press including receiving wine spectator ' s 2010 award for the # 1 wine in the world for his 2007 saxum , james berry vineyard . smith has proved the staying power of paso robles .\nfor more than 25 years , the california wine club founders bruce and pam boring have explored all corners of california\u2019s wine country to find award - winning , handcrafted wine to share with the world . each month , the club features a different small family winery and hand selects two of their best wines for members .\n2 - merry edwards . vintners hall of fame inductee she was the founding winemaker at matanzas creek winery in sonoma and as a consultant , made wines for such clients as pellegrini family vineyards , liparita cellars , lambert bridge winery and fritz winery . she taught the first clonal seminar at uc davis . few california vintners took her seriously when she introduced the notion , acquired during a research trip to the burgundy region of france , that particular grapevine clones , when grown in specific areas , produced wines with more complexity and interest . she has been making pinot noir longer than any woman and most men and was instrumental in showing that russian river valley is capable of making outstanding pinot noir . edwards was named winemaker of the year by the san francisco chronicle , named one of\nthe 50 most influential winemakers in the world\nby wine and spirits magazine , and named\none of america ' s top fifty most influential winemakers\nby forbes .\n42 - elias fernandez has been the winemaker at shafer vineyards in napa for 28 years - a lifetime in winemaking terms . while some winemakers hopscotch from winery to winery , fernandez prefers working for the same vineyard . his father from mexico and his mother from napa harvested prunes and crop trees before there were grapes , teaching fernandez the value of the land . both quarterly review of wines , and food & wine magazine named fernandez \u201cwinemaker of the year . \u201d shafer vineyards was selected as one of the \u201c25 great vineyards in the world\u201d by wine & spirits magazine , and fernandez received a \u201chall of fame\u201d award from the hispanic scholarship fund in washington d . c .\n5 - paul hobbs is owner and winemaker for paul hobbs winery , crossbarn winery and vina cobos in mendoza . paul is a pioneer in this industry , from having a hand in the discovery of malbec\u2019s potential in argentina , to venturing into regions such as hungary , armenia , uruguay and cahors . he has his hands in soil all over the world and is recognized as being one of the best in identifying regions that are over or undeveloped and finding a solution . he\u2019s a farmer at heart but also a good businessman . he looks at the industry to see where he can make a market improve and he looks at a region to see what he can discover\nwoo hoo ! i ' m the first person who was born and raised here to review it . = ) i grew up on this wine . literally . i think back to my younger days and i can ' t think of one day that i wasn ' t fishing laying out on the back of the pickup truck with a bottle of pink catabwa in hand . st . james has made in nationwide now . good for me because being military we travel all over . two of the ones i can ' t find but here are the chambourcin and cynthiana . both are dry and i tell you what i ' m hoardin ' that wine when i bring it back home . it ' s all mine ! the tasting room you will find some of the sweetest souls , you will ever come across . and itself serve . so go head feel right at home and pour yourself and taste them . get yourself a redneck wine glass . ( mason jar on a candle stick ) you ' ll feel right at home or be the talk of the party either way . don ' t forget they love our military and give a discount !\n7 - gina gallo : with over 24 wine brands , and over 70 millions cases of wine produced and tens of thousands of acres of grapes , e . & j . gallo winery is the world ' s largest family - owned winery and the largest exporter of california wine . gina gallo is winemaker , spokesperson and all around wine supporter . but beyond that she has tirelessly promoted wine in general and helped quality control and quality assurance for her wines on the backend . long gone are the days when the name gallo was associated with ripple and thunderbird and their offerings also include higher - end fine wines . sure , they are a wine - behemoth , but gallo sells more wine than anybody and gina\u2019s influence to women everywhere and her charity work is unsurpassed .\nin 1919 , ireland in a flitting climax to his success story of 22 rewarding years , sold the property as a good going concern to a company known as st leonards pty ltd . for \u00a322 , 000 . st leonards pty ltd was a syndicate made up of local vignerons and businessmen . oscar seppelt , w . h . chambers , george gehrig , frank herman , masterton and dobbin ( who operated the distillery now owned by pfeiffer\u2019s ) together with a mining engineer , jack glover , were the major shareholders . most of the wine produced was sold to melbourne merchants . w . j . seabrook and john connell and co . were two regular purchasers , and this continued up to the depression . nearly all the vignerons sold wine locally through a two gallon licence \u2013 prices varied but you could expect to pay 3 shillings per gallon for table wine and 6 shillings for sweet fortified . chambers possessed a single bottle licence which was rare in those days , with prices being around sixpence a bottle for table wine and a shilling for fortifieds \u2013 of course you had to bring your own bottle !\n\u201cwine is an emotional product , and the love of it can make people irrational , \u201d says hofherr . \u201cthey may be enjoying the process and the product , but if you want to start a winery , then you are talking about a complicated business . you have agricultural production , retail and wholesale businesses wrapped in one . passion may propel the industry , but we need partnerships to get better . \u201d\nthis development brought international respect to the missouri wine industry . that degree of respect is reflected in the sheer number of wineries and the level of wine production . according to leonardelli , missouri was the leading producer of grapes by the 1880s . by the turn of the 20th century , stone hill winery was the second largest in the united states and third in the world and had won eight gold medals at various world fairs ."]}
{"id": 54939, "summary": [{"text": "cinema foundation of russia , known as fond kino ( \u0444\u043e\u043d\u0434 \u043a\u0438\u043d\u043e ; officially federal fund for economic and social support of the russian cinematography , \u0444\u0435\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0444\u043e\u043d\u0434 \u0441\u043e\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0438 \u044d\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u043a\u0438 \u043e\u0442\u0435\u0447\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043a\u0438\u043d\u0435\u043c\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0444\u0438\u0438 ) is the russian government 's key funding body for the russian screen production industry .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "its functions are to support and promote the development of a highly creative , innovative and commercially sustainable industry , with a mandate to promote the creation and distribution of films in russia as well as to preserve the country 's film history .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it also had a production arm responsible for production and commissioning of films for the russian government .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it was established by the government of russia in 1994 in order to promote the cinema of russia which celebrated 100th birthday .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the fund is considered as one of the most important federal regulators in the film industry in the russian federation . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "cinema foundation of russia", "paragraphs": ["fundaction is funded by the european cultural foundation , fondation charles l\u00e9opold mayer , guerilla foundation , and open society foundation initiatives europe .\namerican cinema foundation e : acinema @ urltoken t : 310 . 889 . 0742\nrestored by cineteca di bologna / l\u2019immagine ritrovata laboratory and the film foundation\u2019s world cinema project , in association with the national cinema centre of armenia and gosfilmofond of russia . restoration funded by the material world charitable foundation .\ngeorgy filimonov\nrussia\u2019s soft power potential . russia to build up its international influence\n/ russia in global affairs . foreign policy research foundation\nrestored by cineteca di bologna at l\u2019immagine ritrovata laboratory in collaboration with med hondo . restoration funded by the george lucas family foundation and the film foundation\u2019s world cinema project .\nfigure 3 : configuration of instrument interface module in cinema ( image credit : cinema consortium , ref . 14 )\nrestored by the world cinema foundation at cineteca di bologna / l\u2019immagine ritrovata laboratory in collaboration with the cinemateca brasileira and walter salles .\nwithin the cinema program , khu and ucb will develop and fly three identical cinema nanosatellites , the constellation is referred to as trio - cinema ( triplet ionospheric observatory - cinema ) to provide stereo ena imaging of the ring current . 7 )\nrestored by cineteca di bologna at l\u2019immagine ritrovata laboratory in association with instituto cubano del arte e industria cinematogr\u00e1ficos ( icaic ) . restoration funded by the george lucas family foundation and the film foundation\u2019s world cinema project .\nrussia\u2019s national film foundation later that day canceled the film\u2019s screening to meet an oscars consideration deadline \u201cdue to technical reasons . \u201d\n\u2022 cinema - 2 and cinema - 3 , nanosatellites ( 4 kg each ) developed by khu ( kyung hee university ) , seoul , korea for the trio - cinema constellation .\nthe uk - russia year of science and education 2017 will build on the successes of the uk - russia year of language and literature 2016 and uk - russia year of culture 2014 .\nexperts in collaboration , innovation and rapid prototyping .\ncara mertes , ford foundation\nrestored in 2012 by the national museum of singapore and cineteca di bologna / l\u2019immagine ritrovata laboratory , in association with the film foundation\u2019s world cinema project , konfiden foundation , kineforum of the jakarta arts council , and the family of usmar ismail estate . restoration funded by doha film institute .\nstep is initiated and managed by the european cultural foundation with the support of compagnia di san paolo .\nrestored in 2011 by cineteca di bologna / l\u2019immagine ritrovata laboratory , in association with the film foundation\u2019s world cinema project and bahram beyzaie . restoration funded by doha film institute .\nthe barbican centre and the new social are delighted to present the next screening as part of new east cinema , a programme of contemporary film from the new east in collaboration with calvert 22 foundation .\nafisha daily notes that through this initiative , the authorities plan to clear the market of \u201clow - quality\u201d foreign films and collect 2 . 2 billion rubles ( $ 38 million ) annually to support domestic cinema . the fee will also apply to russian films , but this will be refunded by the cinema foundation of russia ( fond kino ) .\nkalpana has been digitally restored by the world cinema foundation at cineteca di bologna / l\u2019immagine ritrovata laboratory using a combined dupe negative and a positive print held at the national film archive of india .\nbaltic view is a cultural\u200b initiative aimed at promoting films from the baltics . it is the first of a kind project that unites filmmakers from estonia , latvia , and lithuania under one cinema flag by showcasing the best of baltic cinema online and during cinema events .\ncatherine fowler ( ed . ) ( 2002 ) . the european cinema reader .\nthe collapse of the soviet union in 1991 and the transition from \u201cold\u201d russia to \u201cnew\u201d russia were associated with many new hopes and promises .\nmaking the history of cinema available . proud to represent over 25 , 000 films to screen worldwide\ngeorgy filimonov is an associate professor of the department of theory and history of international relations of the peoples\u2019 friendship university of russia .\n' they will be the first pilots of russia ' s future spacecraft federatsiya .\nrussia experienced the first true years of democracy and the development of human rights . this transition from \u201cold\u201d russia to \u201cnew\u201d russia was accompanied by changes in the law , the legal structure , and most importantly , by changes in the policies that were at the foundation of its legal system . a part of this transition was to establish the legal protections to human rights and fundamental freedoms .\ncelestial wives of the meadow mari , dir . aleksey fedorchenko , 2012 ( russia )\nin august of 2009 , ucb / ssl received funding from the nsf ( national science foundation ) for the three - year program .\nrestored in 2008 by cineteca di bologna / l\u2019immagine ritrovata , in association with the film foundation\u2019s world cinema project , the family of uday shankar , the national film archive of india , and dungarpur films . restoration funded by doha film institute .\nit was unclear whether tolstikov would remain head of the cinema fund after a request for comment went unanswered .\npreviously under the oppressive governments of stalin and his successors , soviet russia enjoyed no freedom of expression .\nin 1993 , russia declared the establishment of freedom of expression and made several amendments to its constitution .\nv - a - c foundation and m hka , museum of contemporary art , antwerp , launch a new scheme designed to support the new generation of artists in russia and to open up contemporary russian culture to the wider world .\nrestored in 2010 by cineteca di bologna / l\u2019immagine ritrovata laboratory , in association with the film foundation\u2019s world cinema project , and the egyptian film center . restoration funded by armani , cartier , qatar airways and qatar museum authority .\nrestored in 2010 by cineteca di bologna / l ' immagine ritrovata laboratory , in association with the film foundation\u2019s world cinema project and magyar nemzeti filmarch\u00edvum . restoration funded by armani , cartier , qatar airways and qatar museum authority .\nthe pavilion has been designed for the v - a - c foundation settled in venice , italy , the russian contemporary art foundation , and first presented as part of space force construction , v - a - c\u2019s latest exhibition , which reflected upon the centenary of the soviet revolution and took place during venice film festival 2017 . the street cinema is a public multimedia installation that revisits the mechanisms for the direct spread of information , emerged during the early soviet period in russia , where , among other artistic practices , cinema was considered the most powerful instrument of political and social representation .\nfrom the beginning of the 20th century there were three principal revolutionary parties in russia . the\nof the german bauhaus group . in the theatre and cinema , experiments in staging and montage , greatly influenced by\na vigilante group called \u201cchristian state - - holy russia\u201d sent letters to dozens of cinema managers in february , saying \u201ccinemas would , burn , maybe people will even suffer\u201d if \u201cmathilde\u201d was shown .\nthe violence was caught on camera by fellow audience members with smartphones at a cinema in the city of vyborg , near st petersburg , in north - western russia ' s leningrad oblast region .\nthe first feature length movie , abi and rabi was not made until 1930 , when ovans ohanian , a young iranian - american , emigrated back to iran from russia where he had spent most of his life and had studied cinema at the cinema academy of moscow . from the very beginning he realized that making movies without a professional cast and crew is something next to impossible . he established a foundation for a film industry\u0097 - an acting school to train actors and actresses to be used in films . since the general attitude of the people was that cinema could not develop into an art form and / or a profession , parvareshghahe artistiye cinema ( the cinema artist education center ) attracted only sixteen students and two instructors , ohanian and sa ' id nafici .\nfilm producer oleg teterin has requested permission from the russian space agency roscosmos to build a pop - up cinema in the vostochny cosmodrome spaceport , currently under construction in russia\u2019s far east .\nv\u2013a\u2013c foundation\u2019s programme process . case studies at the museum continues this december with the presentation of rossella biscotti\u2019s the trial , supported by the mondriaan fund .\nrestored in 2009 by cineteca di bologna / l\u2019immagine ritrovata laboratory , in association with the film foundation\u2019s world cinema project , and the egyptian film center . restoration funded by armani , cartier , qatar airways , qatar museum authority and the egyptian ministry of culture .\nafter the collapse of the soviet union and during the transition from the \u201cold\u201d soviet russia to the \u201cnew\u201d russia , the new government declared its intent to establish a new democratic system .\nsadoul , georges . histoire du cinema mondial des origines a nous jours . paris : flammarion , 1949 .\nsepanta , sasan . sepanta va cinema . tehran : entesharat cinemaye azad , azar 1350 - 1971 - .\nthree evenings of experimental performance which take inspiration from the history of cabaret and avant - garde theatre of early 20th century russia .\nrussia\u2019s leading cinema chain will not screen a controversial film on tsar nicholas ' affair with a polish ballerina after receiving religiously motivated threats to its theaters , the chain told interfax news agency tuesday .\nrussia has begun recruiting cosmonauts for a new spacecraft that will go to the moon .\nadditionally , when russia ratified the convention , many of its domestic laws conflicted with the convention\u2019s provisions .\none such law allows a government agency to block a long list of internet websites from within russia .\nhowever , notwithstanding the significance and persistence of these steps , we have to admit that they hardly cover a third of russia\u2019s need to further strengthen and expand opportunities for implementing \u201csoft\u201d influence along the perimeter of russia\u2019s borders .\nexperts : russia\u2019s main tools of influence are diplomatic missions and capitalizing on internal problems of european countries | uacrisis . org\nnew east cinema is a bi - monthly film series curated by the new social , presented by calvert 22 in collaboration with the barbican centre , which looks across eastern europe , the balkans , russia and central asia to uncover the most thought - provoking , daring and vibrant cinema coming from today\u2019s \u201cnew east\u201d .\nrestored in 2010 by cineteca di bologna / l\u2019immagine ritrovata laboratory , in association with ritwik memorial trust , the national film archive of india , and the film foundation\u2019s world cinema project . additional film elements provided by the bundesarchiv - filmarchiv . restoration funded by doha film institute .\ngaffary , farrokh .\nfrom magic lantern to modern cinema .\nvariety ( may 1970 ) : 91 .\nthere could be no reformation of the legal and judicial system without changing mentality of the judges , as it remains at the foundation of the judicial approach . the first improvement of the judicial system requires a systemic change of mentality . through its directives , the russian supreme court should mandate the principles of democracy and equality to be at the foundation of every judicial decision . the judicial system of russia was inherited from the soviet period , where the approach to justice was based on the power of the state at the cost of individual rights .\nrestored by cineteca di bologna at l\u2019immagine ritrovata laboratory in association with instituto cubano del arte e industria cinematogr\u00e1ficos ( icaic ) . restoration funded by turner classic movies and the film foundation\u2019s world cinema project . one of the abilities of cinema is to portray what a country is going through\u2026 it is about putting the country\u2019s face on the screen , but it\u2019s also about enlarging one\u2019s vision of that specific place . - - walter salles\nfrom the perspective of the entire cinema system , the fpga contributes to the system by sharing software tasks to relieve the computing load of the obc .\nthroughout the turbulent history of iran then , while various cultures have predominated , persians have adapted and contributed importantly to the prevailing society of the time . despite the religious opposition to cinema in iran , there has been an interest there in film throughout the medium ' s history . when the leadership and / or intellectuals become involved in the making of films , and when the masses of the people learn to appreciate the cinema of growth vs . the cinema of appeasement , both the desire and the conditions for a truly iranian cinema will foster the expression of a unique and potent vision .\nrecent developments in the legislative and judicial practice of russia indicate an erosion of freedom of expression . the occurrences discussed below indicate the extent \u201cnew\u201d russia has fallen short on its promise to respect human rights and its promise to establish democracy .\nto study the development of cinema and the motion picture industry in iran it is first necessary to understand certain elements of iranian history , culture , religion , and social structure , i . e . the major influences bearing on the development of cinema and the motion picture industry in iran .\na great contribution to the improvement of russia ' s authority in africa has made the development of russian scientists against ebola vaccine .\nhas transformed the facade of the main building of the polytechnic museum in moscow into a green oasis of shrubs and trees . the project was shortlisted for the v - a - c foundation\u2019s international open - call\nhis conviction resulted in a significant outcry in russia and caught much attention in the international media .\nrestored in 2010 by the cinemateca brasileira and cineteca di bologna / l\u2019immagine ritrovata laboratory , in association with the film foundation\u2019s world cinema project , arquivo mario peixoto , saulo pereira de mello , and walter salles . restoration funded by armani , cartier , qatar airways and qatar museum authority .\nrussia - african relations have a significant and growing resource which is promoting russia towards achieving national priorities . this includes expanding cooperation with africa in the international arena in terms of coincidence or closeness of positions on the formation of a new international order , another key international problem , which increases the possibility of consolidating russia ' s position as an independent and influential center of world politics .\nfor hundreds of years the law in russia has been focused on the dominant power of the state and the little to no power of the individual .\nthis restoration is part of the african film heritage project , an initiative created by the film foundation ' s world cinema project , the pan african federation of filmmakers and unesco - - in collaboration with cineteca di bologna - - to help locate , restore and disseminate 50 african films with historic , artistic and cultural significance .\nthe following is a general overview of the history of russia during the period of soviet domination . for full coverage of the history of the soviet union , see the article union of soviet socialist republics .\nduring world war i lenin , living in neutral switzerland , agitated for russia\u2019s defeat . this attracted the attention of the\nthe following is a general overview of the history of russia during the period of soviet domination . for full coverage of the history of the soviet union , see the article union of soviet socialist republics . \u2026\nthe film will be aired on german tv , as well as hopefully worldwide and in russia soon .\nanother likely effective way to fight russia\u2019s artificially shaped negative image abroad is the development of tourism \u2013 through public investment and creation of favorable conditions for the tourist business and at the expense of private investors , who may expand the range of programs that attract foreign tourists to russia .\nfootage has emerged of cinema - goers brawling in the aisles in a row over a people talking too loudly during the hit clown horror movie it .\n10 georges sadoul , histoire du cinema mondial des origines a nous jours ( paris : flammarion , 1949 ) , p . 485 .\nsho ' aie , hamid . nam avaran cinema . no . 1 . tehran : chapkhaneh sherkat herminco , 2535 - 1976 - .\nnevertheless , in spite of the lack of new films , interest in the cinema on the part of persians did not wane , and a attendance throughout the country increased steadily .\n14\nfreedom of expression in russia appears to be slowly eroding , russian government promising to protect human rights , including the right to freedom of expression .\nthe module covers the history of european cinema from its beginnings in the 1890s to the present day , highlighting selected periods , movements , and national developments .\nin 1921 , other powers entered into commercial relations with soviet russia as well . diplomatic recognition followed . the\n( march 1921 ) , soviet russia had to give up sizable territories to which it had laid claim .\nmedinsky insisted that russian state money should go to approved projects and that coin should be spent within russia .\nthe american cinema foundation was started in 1994 . acf is a non - profit , nonpartisan arts organization . it was created to nurture and reward television and film projects that address fundamental social values in a positive manner , that support and strengthen the concepts of the common good and the common culture , and promote democratic pluralism and inclusion .\nspecial attention should be paid to developing a long - term advocacy strategy to create a positive image of russia in the world . to enhance its soft power , russia must create a system of public diplomacy that would combine traditional views and new marketing approaches in order to achieve both short - and long - term effects on foreign audiences . russia should master the skill of generating images too .\nthis comment analyzes the protections afforded to freedom of expression under article 10 of the convention and whether russia provides such protections in its domestic legal system .\ninstead of improving russia\u2019s war effort , the abdication of the man who , however unqualified to rule , symbolized for the mass of the population the idea of statehood led to the rapid disintegration of the country .\nit is common knowledge that several russian universities have been given the status of base educational establishments to support education in the russian language in the cis . some member - states of the commonwealth have opened joint institutions of higher learning . a cis network university was created in 2008 at the initiative of the peoples\u2019 friendship university of russia , with assistance from the interstate foundation for the humanitarian cooperation of cis member - states .\n_ _ _ _ _ _ . rishe yabi yaas , tarikh cinema dar iran . tehran : entesharat babak , day 1352 - 1973 - .\n30 ) \u201ccinema - cubesat for ions , neutrals , electrons and magnetic fields , \u201d imperial college london , feb . 2010 , url : urltoken\na major condition for strengthening russia\u2019s authority in the territory of the former soviet union is expanding the russian cultural presence there . work to preserve the role of the russian language as a means of interethnic communication between the peoples of the former soviet union and the expansion of russian language studies in the areas of russia\u2019s strategic interests remains an indisputable priority .\non the agenda of an agreement with the african partners on economic and trade cooperation in order to avoid double taxation and protection of intellectual property . all these questions are , of course , of great importance for the representatives of our business because they provide a solid foundation for future cooperation .\nthe footage shows a young man in a leather jacket stand up and challenge another who was sitting in front of him at the city ' s vyborg palace cinema .\nunder the constitution adopted in the 1930s and modified down to october 1977 , the political foundation of the u . s . s . r . was formed by the soviets ( councils ) of people\u2019s deputies . these existed at all levels of the administrative\nindeed , now it\u2019s a lot cheaper for foreign companies in russia if they\u2019re willing to take the risk . their interest in co\u00adproductions in russia was sparked by the record high exchange rate of us dollar and the euro against the russian ruble . definitely , it is a positive factor for international productions . however , the main reason is : russia reveals a new reality .\nmmoma launches carte blanche , a new programme inviting art institutions to implement their own curatorial initiatives at mmoma sites . v - a - c foundation is the first institution to participate and will present\nthe jordan times is an independent english - language daily published by the jordan press foundationsince october 26 , 1975 . the jordan press foundation is a shareholding company listed on the amman stock exchange .\nas part of the programme process . case studies at the museum , v - a - c foundation and the gulag history state museum present judy radul\u2019s multi - channel video installation world rehearsal court ( 2009 ) .\nwhile the war between russia and ukraine is never mentioned , it forms an unspoken epicentre around which individual stories coalesce .\nafter enacting the new rights in its constitution , russia also amended its criminal code to reflect the newly established freedoms .\nv - a - c foundation presents the exhibition of kirill savchenkov\u2019s office of sensitive activities / applications group . the exhibition is part of the moscow museum of modern art ( mmoma ) programme carte blanche , which invites art institutions to implement their own curatorial initiatives at mmoma sites .\nthe future of state funding in russia for international co - productions is unclear after a major shake - up in state support for film was ordered by the kremlin . the functions of the russian cinema fund , set up in 2009 with an annual budget of around $ 170 million , to channel government support to a key group of major [ \u2026 ]\nafter the ratification of the convention , the majority of legislative changes were performed during the first few years . russia amended article 1 , section 2 of its criminal code in 2001 ,\nbecause understanding the prior history and mentality of the russian people is an important part of the development of freedom of expression in russia , part i of this comment traces the history of the freedom of expression in russia from the soviet times to its transition under the new russian government . subpart a analyzes the historical development of freedom of expression in russia as it relates to criticism of the government , its status during the soviet era , and the rapid changes during the early post - soviet period . subpart b examines the promise of a commitment to democracy made during this transition by the ratification of the convention .\nthe institutional links programme in russia provides grants for the development of research and innovation collaborations between the uk and russia . the grants are intended to provide funding to : start and develop collaborations between academic groups , departments and institutions in russia and the uk ; support the exchange of expertise and research knowledge ; establish local hubs for uk - russia activities . in september 2016 the british council received 119 applications , in february 2017 the results of the experts will be announced and starting from april 2017 successful applicants will start carrying out joint research .\nfreedom of expression is a fundamental part of every democracy . to be a truly democratic society , the government has to establish its serious commitment to the values that are at the foundation of every democratic system . ratification of the convention was the first big step to such a commitment .\nhigh profile events in the fields of science , education and culture are planned for the uk - russia year of science and education 2017 , led by the british council and british embassy in russia and the ministry of education and science of the russian federation . the year of science and education is intended to stimulate further scientific collaboration between two countries .\nrussia ' s cinema fund , an agency administering half of the government ' s cash earmarked for the film sector , has announced its 2015 budget . the ruble figure is to remain the same as last year , but the sharp fall of the ruble means that local filmmakers are to receive much less cash this year .\noveruse of antibiotics in human and animal health is a major global health risk and the uk and russia have joined forces to tackle the issue .\nstage russia and pushkin house present a screening of the vakhtangov theatre ' s eugene onegin , starring the incomparable sergey makovetskiy in the title role .\nas part of the programme process . case studies at the museum , v - a - c foundation and the gulag history state museum present new leaders of regional development ( 2014 ) by urban fauna lab ( alexey buldakov and anastasia potemkina ) .\n, who in some respects were closer to the socialist revolutionaries , believed that russia was ready for socialism . their leader ,\nthe konrad adenauer foundation and the german - baltic chamber of commerce ( ahk ) jointly organized the vi . dikli forum on social market economy for economic , political and education experts on may 27th - 28th , 2014 . more\u2026\na collaborative research project between the v - a - c foundation and moscow museum and exhibition unit \u2018manege\u2019 , with the so - edinenie support fund , dedicated to exploring questions around disability and the arts .\nsurkov said thursday that the changes \u2014 which bring the hitherto semi - autonomous fund fully under the control of the ministry of culture \u2014 are designed to optimize public spending on film and increase exposure for russian films at the domestic box office . in the future the cinema fund will focus on supporting commercial cinema , with other films financed jointly with the culture ministry . but comments made before thursday\u2019s announcement by vladimir medinsky , russia \u2019s minister of culture , suggest that co - production coin may be a victim of the new system .\ndoes russia need to strengthen this segment of its foreign policy ? if so , what are the key tasks of building up russia\u2019s soft power ? to what extent is it expedient to refer to the u . s . as an example and to borrow american experience ? what are the main strategic directions of this component of foreign policy ?\n\u201cthe leadership of the united network \u2018cinema park\u2019 and \u2018formula kino\u2019 decided not to screen the picture , \u201d the chain told interfax in a statement , citing \u201cfrequent threats to theaters . \u201d\nat the same time , the development of russia - african economic and trade cooperation is an effective tool for solving the problems of the russian industry to ensure scarcely and financially the least expensive types of mineral raw material reserves of many species of which africa is a monopoly in favor of the world level . russia may be involved in the implementation of projects aimed at achieving energy security in africa with the use of atomic energy .\nomid , jamal .\nfarhang filmhaye cinemaye iran .\ncinema 7 36 ( tehran : mordad and shahrivar 1357 - 197s - ) : 45 - 88 .\nand the many other cases before the russian courts cast doubt on the existence of freedom of expression in russia as it relates to political speech and , in particular , criticism of the government .\nthe first nanosatellite , cinema - 1 of ucb , was launched on sept . 13 , 2012 and is operated by ucb / ssl . another two spacecraft are developed by khu ( kyung hee university ) in korea . trio - cinema is expected to provide stereo imaging of enas and multi - point measurements of ions , electrons and earth magnetic fields . it is also expected that the trio - cinema measurements will complement the measurements with nasa\u2019s rbsp ( radiation belt storm probe ) mission by stereo imaging of the ring current through ena measurements at low altitudes . 36 ) 37 )\n23 ) robert lin , thomas immel , jerry kim , david , glaser , john sample , tim horbury , \u201ccinema status , \u201d oct . 31 , 2011 , url : ftp : / / apollo . ssl . berkeley . edu . . . / cinema % 20status % 2010 - 31 - 11 _ v2 . ppt\nthe vostochny cosmodrome is currently under construction near the city of uglegorsk in russia\u2019s eastern amur region and is scheduled to open in 2018 . teterin\u2019s first pop - up cinema is set to open soon in lyudinovo , a city in the kaluga region south - west of moscow , with a plans for 99 further theatres over the next year .\nit is necessary to organize business forum russia - africa , which should be held at least one time per year ( that is yearly ) , as well as the organization of african cultural festivals , the festival of african cinema in russia , art exhibitions and concerts of popular african artists . creation of a special transmission of russian television entirely dedicated to africa . and all these can be organized in close cooperation with the african diplomatic corps . increase the number of scholarships to russian universities for africans . active work with the african diaspora in the russian federation .\nscientific research and experimental work is carried out at the university . the results are well - known in russia as well as abroad\nrussia ' s space corporation roscosmos has declared an open contest for a team who will pilot the federatsiya spacecraft to the moon .\nin the first few years following the ratification of the european convention , russia took many significant steps toward the recognition of individual human rights , and in particular , the right to freedom of expression .\n_ _ _ _ _ _ .\nfarhang filmhaye cinemaye iran .\ncinema 6 33 ( tehran : day and bahman 2536 - 1977 - ) : 2 .\narticle 15 ( 4 ) of the 1993 constitution provides that the international agreements and conventions , to which russia is a party , are considered part of the russian legal system .\nrussia ' s space corporation roscosmos has declared an open contest for a team of eight who will pilot the federatsiya spacecraft ( pictured ) to the moon .\npart ii examines protection of freedom of expression under article 10 of the convention . it also analyses the implementation of the convention in russia since its ratification , the changes made to the existing laws , as well as the existing problems and violations of the russian constitution , russian federal law , and the european convention . this analysis is performed based on the examination of cases brought before the european court of human rights against russia .\nthe uk - russia year of science and education programme includes the presentation of the first film shot only using drones , ' in the robot skies ' , which will be shown within the framework of the best film festival in the ' oktyabr ' cinema . a love story in a police state , where security is maintained by an army of flying drones , was filmed without a single cameraman .\nall i can say is that due to sanctions and currency crisis in russia our ruble has has now fallen 50 percent against the usd and even more against euro . so\u2026 now you can spend half of your budget if you shoot your film with me in russia . ( dead silence )\njust as russia was taking small steps in the direction of recognizing individual rights of citizens and ratified the convention , it all came to an end with the election of putin and his turn in policies .\nlaunch : the cinema - 2 ( khusat - 1 ) and cinema - 3 ( khusat - 2 ) were launched on nov . 21 , 2013 as a secondary payloads on a dnepr - 1 launch vehicle from the dombarovsky launch site , russia . the launch provider was isc kosmotras . the primary spacecraft on this flight were dubaisat - 2 of eiast , dubai ( ~ 300 kg ) , and stsat - 3 minisatellite of kari , korea ( ~ 150 kg ) . 38 ) 39 ) 40 ) 41 )\nissari , m . ali .\na historical and analytical study of the advent and development of cinema and motion picture production in iran ( 1900 - 1965 ) .\nph . d . dissertation , university of southern california , 1979 .\ncountry were political conflicts waged as intensely during the war as in russia , preventing the effective mobilization of the rear . one result of this was disorganization of food supplies . although russia produced more than enough to feed itself , economic mismanagement combined with the breakdown of transportation led in the third year of the war to a sharp rise in prices and to food shortages in the cities .\n, who came to realize that they could not win the war unless they somehow succeeded in forcing russia to sign a separate peace . in april 1917 they arranged for lenin\u2019s transit through germany to sweden and thence to russia , where they hoped the bolsheviks would fan antiwar\nunder mikhail gorbachev , russia began a new movement commonly known as \u201cperestroika , \u201d a russian word that literally translates to \u201crestructuring . \u201d\nthe award winning documentary film on sergei magnitsky , a russian lawyer who died in november 2009 at the age of 37 under excruciating circumstances in a moscow detention centre . his death fuelled international outrage , but inside russia the corrupt government officials responsible were never brought to justice . justice for sergei tells the story of an ordinary man who paid the ultimate price while trying to expose the extraordinary corruption gripping russia today . in 2012 , the film won the cinema for peace award for justice .\nthe second through fourth \u2018copies\u2019 of cinema have improved software reliability , significantly better uplink margin and other smaller revisions to the original\u2019s design . note : khu has built two additional copies of the cinema spacecraft ( launched on nov . 21 , 2013 ) and ucb has added a fourth copy ( not launched so far ) with additional funding from nsf and afrl ( air force research labs ) .\nto celebrate the uk \u2013 russia year of science the focus of the xviii new british film festival will be moved to the science fiction films and documentaries . the talks within the traditional educational programme will reflect the topics of introducing new technologies through cinema , visual effects and computer graphics in movies ( workshops from practitioners ) and new forms and genres as the tool for sharing knowledge .\nadditionally , this comment analyzes the current status of political speech in russia and proposes certain practical solutions for further development of the rule of law , given the importance and sensitive nature of the subject matter . political speech\u2014\u201cspeech that participates in the processes of representative democracy\u201d\ndon ' t miss this year ' s maine international film festival , playing incredible works of cinema from july 13 - 22 . make sure to head over on july 14th to c . . .\nrumors that culture minister vladimir medinsky \u2014 appointed by president vladimir putin in may \u2014 was moving to wrest control of the money and resources wielded by the cinema fund began circulating in mid - november .\nshaping a foreign cultural strategy and developing foreign cultural policies and cultural diplomacy are a separate and very significant segment of russia\u2019s public diplomacy and soft power in general .\nrussia ' s korolev rocket and space corporation ( rsc ) energia is developing two modifications of the federatsiya spacecraft , which could carry four or six cosmonauts respectively .\nby adding these provisions in both codes , russia assured its citizens and the international community of its unequivocal commitment to the promise of democracy . at that time , the implementation of these provisions presented an important step in the protection of freedom of expression , and ultimately toward the establishment of democracy . by making this significant step , russia declared for the first time that the provisions of an international treaty , such as the convention , shall prevail .\ntony is an entrepreneur and committed philanthropist . he is a member of britdoc and is the visionary behind bertha foundation whose mission is to create more progressive and just societies with work in three main areas : media , human rights law and activist training .\nchina ' s shenzhou space capsule used on all six of its crewed missions is based on russia ' s soyuz and is capable of carrying three astronauts in its re - entry module .\n_ _ _ _ _ _ .\nfarhang filmhaye cinemaye iran .\ncinema 7 35 ( tehran : khordad and tir 2537 - 1978 - ) : 35 - 78 .\nin effect ended the autocratic system . the following year russia was given a constitution . elections took place to a representative body , the state\n_ _ _ _ _ _ . russia and the west in iran , 1918 - 1948 . ithaca : cornell university press , 1949 .\nthe emergence of film , both as a new art form and as a mass medium , in different cultural contexts ( france , britain , germany , russia ) .\nthe future of state funding in russia for international co - productions is unclear after a major shake - up in state support for film was ordered by the kremlin .\nthe extent to which russia did recognize the convention can be determined from analyzing the cases brought before the echr on freedom of expression . because the focus of article 10 is the freedom of expression that involves political criticism , the analysis below will encompass only the cases that relate to criticism of the government or involve some type of political speech . analysis of recent echr\u2019s decisions entered against russia for violations of article 10 corresponds with a significant increase in the number of cases involving political criticism .\nin any political system , there is always a natural tension between the interests of the state and the interests of the individual . in the old soviet russia , the interests of the state prevailed over any other rights .\nthe political system was thus authoritarian and highly centralized , and this also applied to the economic system . the economic foundation of the u . s . s . r . was \u201csocialist ownership of the means of production , distribution , and exchange , \u201d and the economy of the entire country was controlled by a series of five - year plans that set targets for all forms of production .\ngary has served on film juries and panels in ireland , russia , germany , azerbaijan , spain , the czech republic , turkey and lithuania .\nalternative titles : russia , sojuz sovetskich socialisticeskich respublik , sovetsky soyuz , soyuz sovetskikh sotsialisticheskikh respublik , u . s . s . r . , union of soviet socialist republics\nadditionally , in 1995 , russia passed a federal law on international agreements that reflected and reinforced the provisions of the constitution and incorporated international agreements into the russian legal system .\nexplores russia\u2019s young and still - evolving art scene of today , presenting the newest artistic research from a country that has only recently presented itself on the international art scene .\n\u201csurkov is behind all the changes , and he is planning to take full control of state - funded film production in russia , \u201d one moscow industry insider told variety .\ndeployment of cubesats : use of 9 isipods of isis , 3 xpods of utias / sfl , 2 peppods of gauss , and 1 mrfod of msu .\nsee generally krasulya v . russia , app . no . 12365 / 03 , ( eur . ct . h . r . 2007 ) , urltoken ; porubova v . russia , app . no . 8237 / 03 , ( eur . ct . h . r . 2010 ) , urltoken ; romanenko v . russia , app . no . 11751 / 03 , ( eur . ct . h . r . 2010 ) , urltoken\nnew british council ' s themed train will be launched in moscow metro in autumn 2017 . within the framework of the uk - russia year of science and education it will be decorated with quotes of famous british scientists and illustrations of their key achievements .\nafter the collapse of the soviet empire , russia has steadily shown interest in many spheres , ranging from political consultations through business and economic cooperation to culture with african countries . of a special focus , russia attaches significance to deepening trade and investment cooperation with africa . it is encouraging that more russian companies , being aware of the prospects that are opening in the large market of the continent , are working actively in such fields as nuclear energy , hydrocarbon , and metallurgy industries . russia also pursues a pragmatic policy aimed at enhancing multidimensional ties with the countries of the continent on the bilateral and multilateral basis . in this exclusive interview , professor irina abramova , newly - appointed director of the institute for african studies under the russian academy of sciences , spoke recently to kester kenn klomegah , an independent research writer on russia - african affairs , about some aspects of russia - african relations , economic cooperation , cultural dimensions and some future prospects . interview excerpts\nv - a - c foundation presents the exhibition of kirill savchenkov\u2019s office of sensitive activities / applications group . the exhibition is part of the moscow museum of modern art ( mmoma ) programme carte blanche , which invites art institutions to implement their own curatorial initiatives at mmoma sites . office of sensitive activities / applications group is a study of survival in an environment of crises , global instability and post - human future . the project studies the systems of knowledge\u2026\n, loyal to traditional social democratic teachings , concentrated on developing ties with labour and rejected as premature political revolution in agrarian , largely precapitalist russia . the\nthe early transition period was associated with the transition to a new russia , which was to be a symbol of the new rights , freedoms , and policies , with the rights of the individual prevailing .\nbuilding mutually beneficial cooperation remains one of the main priorities of russia . the foreign trade turnover with the countries of sub - saharan africa for the period from january to december 2015 was estimated at us $ 3 . 3 billion .\n\u201cfor us and all other foreigners it is very important to have a reliable partner in russia . and this was the cinema fund , so now there are a lot of questions for us , \u201d said simone baumann , a leipzig , germany - based producer who represents german films , the german film promotion body that also supports co - productions , in eastern europe .\n10 ) david mcgrogan , \u201chardware and high data speeds on the cinema cubesat , \u201d technical report no . ucb / eecs - 2010 - 83 , may 19 , 2010 , url : urltoken\nbefore the advent of cinema in iran , entertainment was a luxury afforded by only a small , well - to - do segment of the population while the great majority of the people had no money to spare . morteza ravadi , iranian historian expresses this point very well :\nthe first pioneer of this film era is mirza ebrahim khan akasbashi who was the official photographer in the court of muzzafar - e din shah , the fifth shah of the qajar dynasty . the second , mandy russi khan , who originally was from russia , filmed moharram mourning ceremonies ( processed in russia and not shown in iran ) and muzzafared - din shah ' s coronation ceremonies .\nin the west , cinema complemented the existing popular forms of entertainment such as theaters , traveling musical shows and the various kinds of stage productions . but in iran , cinema virtually replaced most forms of mass entertainment for various political , economical , historical and cultural reasons . when cinema came to iran it was a diversion for the well - to - do for about ten years or so before it turned into a mass entertainment medium . since 1905 , when the first movie theater opened in tehran , the iranian government has made a special point of keeping ticket prices low so that all segments of the population , at any economic level , might have access to this source of recreation . the early history of film making in iran is far from clear because of a lack of easily accessible data , death of the early motion pictures pioneers and loss of almost all the early footage .\na particularly important and sensitive area of work for russia , primarily in the cis , is resistance to activities by the u . s . , which uses a variety of tools from its rich soft power arsenal very effectively . first of all , this concerns multi - level blocking of opportunities for political technological projects to build hostile regimes along russia\u2019s borders , the engineering of \u201cvelvet revolutions , \u201d the financing of anti - russian actions by countries in the territory of the former soviet union , etc .\nsometime in the middle of the 19th century , russia entered a phase of internal crisis that in 1917 would culminate in revolution . its causes were not so much economic or social as political and cultural . for the sake of stability ,\nin this regard , russia\u2019s unresolved problems are too numerous to count . before developing a set of advocacy tools it will be necessary to finalize a state ideology , which is still in the process of elaboration .\nthat mandated the application of treaty provisions in judicial decisions . this law expressly provides that the courts are to consider treaty provisions once the provisions are adopted by russia and become a part of the russian law .\n\u2022 cinema ( cubesat for ions , neutrals , electrons , & magnetic fields ) , a 3u cubesat of ucb / ssl ( usa ) , icl ( uk ) , khu ( korea ) , and nasa / arc .\none of the results of rethinking of foreign policy priorities of russia on the basis of president vladimir putin ' s initiative was , in particular , a definite shift in russian foreign policy in the direction of the axis of the east . nothing new has been revealed regarding the ukrainian crisis . it served as a new impetus for further development of mutually beneficial cooperation outside of the euro - atlantic partners .\n8 hamid sho ' aie , natn avaran cinema . no . 1 , abdul hossein sepanta . ( tehran : chapkhaneh sherkat herminco , 2535 ( 1976 ) ) , p . 13 - 14 .\nsee kudeshkina v . russia , app . no . 29492 / 05 , at 11 ( eur . ct . h . r . 2009 ) , urltoken ; kuznetsov v . russia , app . no . 10877 / 04 , at 3\u20134 ( eur . ct . h . r . 2008 ) , urltoken\nof soviet russia for the purpose of overthrowing the communists . both wars went on concurrently . the struggle against domestic opponents was to prove even more costly in human lives and more threatening to the new regime than the efforts of the whites .\nunfortunately , the russian man in the street does not know much about africa . for africans , so far russia is associated with the soviet union , the majority of africans still have very warm feelings towards russia . but in general , and the russian federation in africa and africa in the russian federation are very poorly represented in the media .\nthe government established this school to train technicians for the expansion of nirt . later , a graduate school was added , the graduate school of television and cinema . any bachelors degree was accepted , which meant that the associate degree undergraduates of the school of television and cinema could not be considered for the program . graduate students of television and cinema did not go through the same technical training the undergraduates did . their curriculum dealt more with theory than practice . after graduation they were employed in government offices and institutions as audio - visual experts and programmers . most were absorbed by the programming section of nirt or the ministry of education of iran . these students were treated better financially by the government than the undergraduates both during and after graduation . most graduate students were married and the number of women was as large as the men , while the undergraduate school was composed of 95 % men .\nthus , although russia took significant steps in reformation of its legal system and declared freedom of expression as a fundamental human right , the practical aspects of such a declaration are lacking . as such , the commitment to the promise of democracy is unattainable in the absence of respect for declared human rights ."]}
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$ 124 , 958 . this estimate is based upon 8 kiewit corporation civil engineer salary report ( s ) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods . when factoring in bonuses and additional compensation , a civil engineer at kiewit corporation can expect to make an average total pay of $ 63 , 000 . see all civil engineer salaries to learn how this stacks up in the market .\nkiewit is an equal opportunity employer . is a subsidiary of the kiewit corporation . a sense of adventure , pride and fulfillment is built in to every career at . . .\nlook up federal corporations by corporate name , corporation number , or business number ( bn ) .\ni applied through other source . the process took 1 day . i interviewed at kiewit corporation ( vancouver , wa ) in june 2010 .\n\u00a9 2002 - 12 kiewit corporation , an equal opportunity employer \u00b7 use of this website signifies your agreement to the terms and conditions of use .\nhow much do kiewit corporation employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\nkiewit energy canada corp . , a subsidiary of kiewit corporation , is a major industrial contractor based in calgary , alberta . since the early 1940s , kiewit has built projects throughout the western provinces , from british columbia to manitoba and the northwest territories .\ncivil engineer salaries at kiewit corporation can range from $ 115 , 744 - $ 124 , 879 . this estimate is based upon 1 kiewit corporation civil engineer salary report ( s ) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods . see all civil engineer salaries to learn how this stacks up in the market .\nin 1931 , ralph kiewit decided to leave peter kiewit sons , so peter kiewit reorganized the company and named it peter kiewit sons\u2019 company . in that same year peter , in order to motivate key employees , began to sell shares in the company to his senior managers . eventually , the company became the kiewit corporation [ kiewit ] , and it became employee owned as it is until today .\nkiewit established kiewit energy canada as its subsidiary to better serve the diverse and expanding energy market .\nseparation agreement - peter kiewit sons ' inc . , kiewit diversified group inc . , pks holdings inc . , and kiewit construction group inc .\nkiewit building group specializes in complex vertical construction . kiewit is an equal opportunity employer . there\u2019s a reason kiewit attracts the best : . . . .\npeter kiewit is the son of pieter kiewit , sr . , the co - founder of kiewit brothers construction , the predecessor company of the present kiewit corporation . the other co - founder of kiewit brothers construction was peter\u2019s uncle , andrew kiewit . the predecessor company was founded in omaha , nebraska in 1884 . peter kiewit , the son of pieter kiewit , sr . , is the one who was instrumental in taking the original local building contractor , kiewit brothers construction , to one of the largest international contracting and mining companies in the world with billions of dollars in annual revenue .\nseparation agreement - peter kiewit sons ' inc . , kiewit diversified group inc . , pks holdings inc . , and kiewit construction group inc . - findlaw\nkiewit corporation traces its history to 1884 , when peter and andrew kiewit formed kiewit brothers , an omaha , neb . , masonry contracting partnership . it was a logical move for two sons of a brick maker , who moved to the booming city a half dozen years before .\ngcc is a subsidiary of kiewit corporation . this link will direct you to urltoken where you\u2019ll find a comprehensive list of all kiewit and subsidiary staff opportunities . if you would like to view gcc jobs only , use the search tool to narrow results .\nlocation : oakville , on , ca company : kiewit requisition id : 75325 kiewit engineering group , inc is a full - service consulting\u2026 opportunities , by joining kiewit , you\u2019re ensuring a lifetime of success . position summary : kiewit infrastructure engineers\u2026\nlocation : oakville , on , ca company : kiewit requisition id : 75324 kiewit engineering group , inc is a full - service consulting\u2026 opportunities , by joining kiewit , you\u2019re ensuring a lifetime of success . position summary : kiewit infrastructure engineers\u2026\nkiewit energy is affiliated with kiewit offshore services , a subsidiary of kiewit corporation . kiewit offshore services was created to pursue opportunities within the offshore fabrication market . the company has established itself as a leading fabrication contractor in the oil and gas industry . its projects include construction of offshore oil and gas structures and large structural - steel components . the company also specializes in massive and complex steel erection . kiewit offshore services is located in ingleside , texas , while kiewit energy is located in houston .\nkiewit energy canada . kiewit energy canada corp . , is a major industrial contractor based in calgary , alberta . . . .\nkiewit energy canada . kiewit energy canada corp . , is a major industrial contractor based in calgary , alberta . . . .\nthe founders of kiewit brothers construction , pieter and andrew kiewit , did the masonry work on omaha\u2019s lincoln hotel in 1889 , their biggest job until that date . shortly thereafter , andrew kiewit left the company , and the pieter kiewit , sr . continued on his own as a local building contractor . the senior pieter kiewit had six children , and in 1912 , two of the older children , ralph and george kiewit , joined their father in the construction business , and the company was renamed peter kiewit & sons . the senior pieter kiewit passed away in 1914 , and his two sons , ralph and george kiewit , renamed the company , peter kiewit sons .\nplease be advised that kiewit corporation does not solicit candidates for employment via email - nor do we require or ask for fees or payments during any phase of the recruitment or hiring process . if any person solicits information , fees or payments from you as part of the\nrecruitment process\nor as part of an employment offer , you should assume that the communication is not from kiewit corporation and is not sanctioned or approved by our company .\nkiewit corporation ' s history goes back to 1884 , when two brothers , peter and andrew kiewit , formed kiewit brothers . kiewit brothes was a masonry contracting partnership in omaha , nebraska . the company succeeded as a building contractor until the great depression . this brought the need and opportunity for change and led the company into heavy and highway construction markets . the company was also able to broaden its highway business to neighboring states .\njob - location . job - location - inline { display : inline ; } company : kiewit requisition id : 75325 kiewit engineering group , inc is a full - service consulting\u2026 opportunities , by joining kiewit , you\u2019re ensuring a lifetime of success . position summary : kiewit infrastructure engineers\u2026\njob - location . job - location - inline { display : inline ; } company : kiewit requisition id : 75324 kiewit engineering group , inc is a full - service consulting\u2026 opportunities , by joining kiewit , you\u2019re ensuring a lifetime of success . position summary : kiewit infrastructure engineers\u2026\ndeployment engineer is responsible for assisting kiewit projects with the deployment and business level support of various kiewit technology group ( ktg ) . . .\nkiewit is an equal opportunity employer . a sense of adventure , pride and fulfillment is built into every career at kiewit . . . .\nkiewit is an equal opportunity employer . a sense of adventure , pride and fulfillment is built in to every career at kiewit . . . .\nkiewit , one of north america\u2019s largest and most respected construction organizations . kiewit recently was awarded the yvr deicing pads at the vancouver . . .\nkiewit is an equal opportunity employer . kiewit is one of north america ' s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations . . . .\nkiewit is an equal opportunity employer . at kiewit energy group we\u2019re looking for individuals who have passion for all aspects of quality within heavy . . .\nkiewit is an equal opportunity employer . kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation , water / wastewater , . . .\nkiewit is one of north america ' s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations . kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a . . .\n) - - kiewit midstream llc , a wholly - owned subsidiary of kiewit corporation , has acquired houston - based southwest energy , lp . founded in 2002 , southwest energy is a natural gas marketing and logistics company specializing in supply aggregation , sales and logistical delivery , primarily in the gulf coast , midwest and east coast .\npeter kiewit was president of the kiewit corporation during the time period the above projects were executed , and the company saw explosive growth . in 1969 , peter turned the presidency over to bob wilson , and peter remained as chairman . in november 1979 , peter kiewit , then 79 years old passed away from complications following the removal of a tumor on his left lung . most of his estate went into the peter kiewit foundation , one of the largest charitable foundations in the united states .\nwe recently have become aware of individuals , unaffiliated with the kiewit corporation , who have been sending out fake employment offers using a name similar to ours , in an apparent attempt to defraud would - be job candidates . in a recent example , a scam email was sent on behalf of hrdepartment @ urltoken . all emails sent on behalf of kiewit will come from email addresses ending in @ kiewit . com .\n{ display : inline ; } company : kiewit requisition id : 71584 our kiewit infrastructure engineers company is a multi - faceted\u2026 responsible for managing engineering assignments in support of kiewit\u2019s construction projects in both the us and canada . as part of\u2026\na leader in major markets \u2014 kiewit has endless opportunities to pursue your passions .\ncompany culture , strong leadership and kiewit\u2019s unparalleled commitment to development and wellness programs are a few of the reasons kiewit is recognized as a great place to work .\nhome > texas > fort worth > building contractors > kiewit infrastructure south co .\nkiewit is ranked no . 3 in power construction by engineering news - record .\neven though kiewit corporation is based in nebraska , a civil engineer working for the company can work across the north america or on one of the many sites abroad . salaries for civil engineers range from $ 70 , 000 to $ 120 , 000 depending on experience and responsibility . kiewit corporation takes pride in hardwork and a strong code of ethics , which , after 30 years , has proven effective . the company has a safety record that is four times higher than the industry average and is considered an excellent member in its field .\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 .\nkiewit is an equal opportunity employer . if this is something that interests you , kiewit energy group is looking for individuals who can make a profound impact . . .\nkiewit building group , a wholly - owned subsidiary of kiewit corporation , provides building services to customers in a wide variety of market segments . we maintain a network of offices throughout north america , which allows us to provide the commitment to service of a local contractor , backed by the stability and resources of one of the largest construction firms in the country .\nbased in houston , texas , kiewit energy provides integrated engineering , procurement and construction services to the oil , gas , refining , chemicals , petrochemicals , biofuels and other process industries . as a subsidiary of kiewit corporation , a solid financial backing means we are capable of taking on projects of any size . our offices support a growing list of services including :\nkiewit brings more than 130 years of experience , stability and innovation to every project .\nvisit urltoken for career listings . when searching for a career with kiewit energy , be sure to select kiewit energy canada as your district preference in the advanced search options .\nkiewit energy canada also has a modular yard facility in edmonton , alberta . kiewit energy canada \u2013 is a major industrial contractor based in calgary , alberta . . . .\nkiewit de mexico , s . de r . l . de c . v .\nkiewit is one of north america ' s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations . kiewit had 2016 revenues of $ 8 . 6 billion and employs . . .\nkiewit is an equal opportunity employer . there\u2019s a reason kiewit attracts the best : . a sense of adventure , pride and fulfillment is built in to every career at . . .\nkiewit is one of north america\u2019s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizat . . .\nin 1924 , peter kiewit sons won its bid on its first million dollar contract for the 10 - story livestock exchange building in omaha , nebraska . peter kiewit , the younger son of pieter kiewit , sr . , had joined the company and was the project superintendent for the project . also in 1924 , george kiewit left the company and ralph and peter kiewit jointly managed the company . between the years 1927 and 1930 , peter kiewit sons built the nebraska state capital tower , the joslyn art museum , and union station , all located in omaha , nebraska .\nwe preserve kiewit ' s unique culture to build a stronger organization for future generations of employees .\nkiewit energy employees are more than just dedicated to delivering quality projects \u2013 they\u2019re committed to serving and strengthening their communities as well . that\u2019s why kiewit energy prides itself on community service efforts including :\nkiewit is no . 2 in domestic heavy on engineering news - record\u2019s 2018 top contractors list .\nkiewit corporation is one of north america ' s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations . headquartered in omaha , nebraska , the employee - owned company operates through a network of subsidiaries in the u . s , canada and abroad . kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation , buildings , water resources , power , underground , oil and gas , electrical , mining and marine . kiewit ' s workforce includes approximately 10 , 300 staff along with more than 14 , 400 craft workers . kiewit hires people who take on new challenges , explore new ideas , and excel at their work .\nat kiewit power , we strive to be the premier integrated epc provider to the north american power industry . we offer first - rate technical skills coupled with a focus on building relationships to meet our client\u2019s needs . as a subsidiary of kiewit corporation , our strong financial foundation means we\u2019re able to take on virtually any project , and our people have the know - how to effectively and successfully execute even the most complex work .\nkiewit is no . 2 in domestic heavy on engineering news - record\u2019s 2018 top contractors list . urltoken\nkiewit federal group is a subsidiary of kiewit corporation , one of the largest contracting organizations in the united states . the company is organized to meet the individual needs of its clients through approximately 30 offices throughout north america . owning one the largest fleets of construction equipment allows for rapid mobilization . the company s training programs and merit - based promotion system prepare long - term , seasoned managers to lead projects to completion . as an employee - owned company , the organization focuses on long - term goals and client relationships . kiewit federal group is located in arlington , va .\nup to $ 40 per hour for the most qualified overhead crane technician owner operated / privately owned - not a large corporation looking for a senior overhead crane technician with at least 10 years experience . relocation expenses covered if willing to move . . .\npeter kiewit had six children . his fifth child and youngest son , also named peter , was born in 1900 . this is the peter kiewit best known for developing the company into a major national contractor during the 20th century .\nthe kiewit compliance reporting line ( 1 - 800 - 901 - 1087 ) may be used for reporting violations anonymously .\ntell the truth , quit playing the kiewit game of abuse and and promises ie carrots that are lies , everyone ar kiewit has a giant carrot hanging in front of them that isn ' t real . quit doing that ! ! !\nkiewit energy\u2019s participation in an annual golf classic helps raise funds for thousands of disabled and disadvantaged children across the globe .\nkmp , a consortium of firms with substantial experience with major public infrastructure initiatives , is led by meridiam , a global investor in public infrastructure , and kiewit corporation ( kiewit ) , an employee - owned construction company based in omaha , nebraska . kmp was chosen over three other teams competing for the project . cdot is expected to begin contract negotiations with kmp soon and the full team is expected to be on board in early 2018 . the 4 \u00bd year project is expected to commence in the summer of 2018 .\nin 2001 , a subsidiary of the kiewit corporation acquired general construction company . today , gcc operates as a wholly - owned subsidiary of kiewit infrastructure west company . gcc continues to perform in its marine , industrial , and heavy civil markets , maintaining our long - standing relationships with our customers . ownership by one of the country ' s largest and most respected construction companies has greatly expanded our potential . general has participated in some extremely large projects with other kiewit districts , including the san francisco - oakland bay bridge skyway segment , the benicia - martinez bridge , the tacoma narrows bridge and the hood canal floating bridge east - half replacement .\nkiewit engineers are focused on what matters most to you : performance , schedule , safety , total installed and operating costs .\nthe kiewit supply network group specializes in providing comprehensive procurement services to clients across the construction and engineering industries in . . .\na project does not have to be massive to impact a community . find out how kiewit employees supported builders blitz , a\nkiewit is looking for journeyman ironworkers and apprentices to join their team today at the north vancouver terminal project . . . .\nwhile employed with kiewit i was able to learn the engineering side of construction and how to work and collaborate .\nkiewit has challenging and rewarding opportunities for college students , recent graduates and experienced professionals . with great opportunities for advancement , kiewit offers you the chance to excel in many different areas . please take a look at our available positions in our careers search .\nfollowing the second world war , kiewit became active in the building of air bases in thule , greenland for the distant early warning [ dew ] line . this contract kept kiewit busy in greenland for the next 15 years . in 1952 , the atomic energy commission awarded kiewit the contract for the construction of the $ 1 . 2 billion gaseous diffusion plant at portsmouth , ohio . also during that time period , kiewit built bases for the strategic air command at minot , north dakota , glasgow , montana , and rapid city , south dakota . in addition , kiewit built numerous titan and minute man missile facilities in the western states .\nkiewit has evolved into one of the largest and most respected construction and engineering corporations in north america and australia . with revenues of\nour industry is tough , and we work hard . at kiewit , performance is recognized and rewarded in industry - leading ways :\ndelivering # construction and # engineering projects in the us , canada and mexico . follow @ kiewitcareers for # kiewit job opportunities .\nkiewit and technipfmc will be partnering on sempra ' s energ\u00eda costa azul lng project in baja california , mexico . learn more :\nkiewit rose to no . 5 on the enr top 400 contractors list . want to know more about us ? read up :\nkiewit energy canada currently has more than 400 staff and a head office that now covers more than 16 , 000 square feet .\nlocation : * * oakville , on , ca * * company : * * kiewit * * requisition id : 73642 * * \u2026 manufactured items , etc . ) for the aid in construction activities for kiewit projects ; \u2022 work with our engineering teams in developing\u2026\nas the epc industry changes , kiewit energy is constantly working to stay at the forefront of its evolving technology . an industry leader in technical expertise , kiewit energy is uniquely positioned to take a leading role in the development of projects in an array of markets :\ninnovation , hard work and integrity . these are the keys to kiewit ' s success . kiewit is one of north america ' s largest and most respected construction and mining organizations . for over 130 years , we have delivered world - class solutions to . . .\nkiewit has offices in the united states , canada and australia . we also have employees working remotely in cities all over the world .\neach year , kiewit energy employees contribute their construction and engineering skills toward building simple , decent and affordable housing for those in need .\nnccco certification is required . kiewit is one of north america ' s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations . . . .\nkiewit and technipfmc will be partnering on sempra ' s energ\u00eda costa azul lng project in baja california , mexico . learn more : urltoken\nlocation : * * oakville , on , ca * * company : * * kiewit * * requisition id : 74564 * * \u2026 operate a forklift and crane is helpful . * * about kiewit * * as one of north america ' s largest , most respected construction\u2026\nabout kiewit the kiewit organization is one of north america\u2019s largest and most respected construction , mining and engineering organizations . with its roots dating back to 1884 , the employee - owned company operates through a network of offices and projects in the united states , canada and australia . kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation , water / wastewater , power , oil , gas and chemical , building and mining . kiewit had 2013 revenues of $ 11 . 8 billion and employs more than 33 , 000 staff and craft employees .\nthe candidate will be part of a design team responsible for completing engineering assignments in support of heavy civil construction for kiewit construction . . .\nkiewit is looking for experienced laborers to work with the marine piling department on a project in the lower mainland , bc . . . .\nkiewit\u2019s northwest district is headquartered in vancouver , washington . we primarily perform heavy civil projects specializing in earth moving , transportation , . . .\nkiewit has been a leading highway / heavy civil contractor in texas , oklahoma and louisiana for more than 30 years . in 1989 , kiewit established a district office in ft . worth in response to a $ 27 million expansion project at the dallas - ft . worth international airport .\nthe 1950\u2019s saw many other development projects in which kiewit was actively engaged . specifically , kiewit was involved in many projects for the interstate highway system , proposed by president eisenhower , and approved by congress . as a matter of fact kiewit built more lane - miles of the interstate highway system than any other contractor . even today , kiewit remains one of the largest transportation system contractors . in addition kiewit was involved in many water - related construction projects such as the monticello dam near sacramento , california , the flaming gorge dam on the colorado river in utah , the garrison dam on the missouri river in north dakota , and a number of projects related to the construction of the st . lawrence seaway project .\n\u201cthe booming shale play and lack of infrastructure to move product to market \u2014 whether gas or crude oil \u2014 led to the founding of kiewit midstream , \u201d said rick lanoha , president of kiewit energy group inc . \u201ckiewit midstream helps fill gaps in the oil and gas supply chain resulting from aging pipelines and pump stations , over - the - road traffic congestion , and major directional and volume shifts in natural gas movement . \u201d\nin case you missed it \u2013 kiewit is engineering news - record ' s no . 3 power contractor . learn more about our power market :\nkiewit is looking for experienced pile drivers to work with the marine piling department on a project in the lower mainland , bc . . . .\nkiewit is looking for experienced crane operators to work with the marine piling department on a project in the lower mainland , bc . . . .\nkiewit is looking for surveyors on the yvr airport project ! our surveyors will be responsible for providing consistent , reliable and efficient translation of . . .\nwhether you ' re just starting out or looking to expand your career , we welcome you to view our current openings and apply online through our careers search . when searching for a career at kiewit power constructors , be sure to select kiewit power constructors as your district preference in the advanced search options .\nwhether you ' re just starting out or looking to expand your career , we welcome you to view our current openings and apply online through our careers search . when searching for a career in the kiewit building group , be sure to select kiewit building group as your district preference in the advanced search options .\nkiewit was proud to join the @ ahakansascity and @ lenexafire last friday to help residents be prepared to act with hands - only cpr . # cprsaveslives urltoken\nthe kiewit energy employees support many worthwhile organizations that specialize in raising funds and awareness in areas such as diabetes , cancer , multiple sclerosis and many others .\nas a superintendent you will play a significant part in the success for kiewit\u2019s southwest district . we improve and connect communities across the united states . . .\nkiewit\u2019s southwest district is headquartered in phoenix , az . we improve and connect communities across the united states , canada , mexico and australia through . . .\nstate - of - the - art . kiewit recently won the contract to build university of hawai\u2019i\u2019s academy for creative media building . learn more here : urltoken\nmyr group inc . subsidiary sturgeon electric company , inc . teams with kiewit meridiam partners for electrical construction of $ 1 . 2 billion central 70 project in denver\nid : 71584 our kiewit infrastructure engineers company is a multi - faceted and leading edge division of the company that offers a variety of . . .\nid : 71585 our kiewit infrastructure engineers company is a multi - faceted and leading edge division of the company that offers a variety of . . .\neach project at kiewit is run like a small business , with the business specialist concentrated on critical tasks such as cost control , payroll , accounts . . .\nkiewit is looking for elevator mechanics to join their team at the north vancouver terminal project . we are looking for individuals with a great attitude , . . .\na new name would be brought into atomic energy plant operations when goodyear atomic corporation was selected as the operating contractor in september , 1952 . on september 18 , 1952 the president of goodyear tire & rubber company , e . j . thomas and board chairman , p . w . litchfield , made the announcement to a packed house at goodyear theatre in akron , ohio .\nwhether you ' re just starting out or looking to expand your career , we welcome you to view our current openings and apply online through our careers search . when searching for a career in the kiewit bridge & marine district , be sure to select kiewit bridge & marine as your district preference in the advanced search options .\nas a sign of appreciation for their hard work on the nebraska crossings outlets project , members of kiewit\u2019s team were invited participate in the first look fashion show , which raised $ 100 , 000 for the teammates mentoring program . the audience reserved some of their loudest cheers of the evening for kiewit\u2019s team , who wore tuxes and hard hats . as the team walked onto the stage , the emcee noted that a project of this size is usually completed in 18 months and praised kiewit\u2019s performance .\nbruce grewcock , kiewit\u2019s president and ceo , has steered the company to excellence since 2004 . he is only the fifth person to assume leadership of the company in its modern era . peter kiewit , bob wilson , walter scott jr . and ken stinson preceded him . in 2012 , grewcock was chosen as chairman of the board .\nkiewit recently won the contract to build university of hawai\u2019i\u2019s academy for creative media building . check out plans for the state - of - the - art facility here :\nid : 75470 kiewit is one of north america ' s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations . with its roots dating back to . . .\nid : 75469 kiewit is one of north america ' s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations . with its roots dating back to . . .\nkiewit is looking for experienced deck winch operators ( deckhands ) to work with the marine piling department on a project in the lower mainland , bc . . . .\nthe job of building the plant was awarded to peter kiewit sons\u2019 co . of omaha , ne which had two generations of construction experience . since its founding in 1884 by peter kiewit , sr . , father of the then president of the firm , the company had grown to be one of the largest construction organizations in the united states .\nid : 75324 kiewit engineering group , inc is a full - service consulting and engineering firm serving the infrastructure and engineering markets . our combined staff . . .\nid : 75325 kiewit engineering group , inc is a full - service consulting and engineering firm serving the infrastructure and engineering markets . our combined staff . . .\nkiewit energy canada has developed a solid reputation with key clients and is poised to share in the success to come while serving western canada ' s oil and gas industry .\nsempra lng & midstream , a unit of sempra energy , selected technipfmc and kiewit partnership as the epc contractor for the energ\u00eda costa azul lng in baja california , mexico .\nthere is no reason for anyone to stay at kiewit for more than 3 - 5 years . the pay is towards to the bottom of the industry for the hours and bs you have to do to get you job done . once you have those years of experience working at kiewit go start looking at other companies . typically former kiewit employees are top performers at other companies once they leave . so start looking for another job and enjoy the 20 - 30k pay bump and work life balance improvement once you move .\nstarting in 1939 , war construction started to build , and kiewit successfully bid on a $ 7 . 5 million government contract to build 760 barracks and related facilities in fort lewis , washington . shortly thereafter , the u . s . army corps of engineers doubled the size of the contract . so this project became the biggest contract kiewit had ever executed . following this project , kiewit built many other facilities , including airfields , military bases and even a bomber plant , in the great plains , rocky mountain and pacific coast states . also during the war , in order to utilize equipment during the idle winter season , kiewit began mining coal from the big horn mine in sheridan , wyoming .\nfilter close filter results posted date posted anytime within 30 days within 10 days within 5 days within 1 day salary all salaries $ 55 , 000 + ( 40 ) $ 65 , 000 + ( 32 ) $ 80 , 000 + ( 24 ) $ 90 , 000 + ( 18 ) $ 100 , 000 + ( 12 ) employment type all employment types full time ( 47 ) nights ( 1 ) temporary ( 1 ) job title all titles talent acquisition advisor - university recruiting ( 2 ) mechanical estimator ( 2 ) smartplant instrumentation administrator kiewit corporation . . . ( 1 ) project controls analyst ( 1 ) pipe welder ( 1 ) entry level electrical engineer - kiewit power engineers ( 1 ) entry level structural engineer - kiewit power engineers ( 1 ) fire sprinkler designer / project manager - continental fire sprinkler ( 1 ) mechanical engineer iii - static ( 1 ) administrative assistant - kiewit building group ( 1 ) sr geotechnical engineer ( 1 ) road broom operator ( 1 ) scheduling manager ( 1 ) fire alarm inspector ( 1 ) apprentice / journeyman fire sprinkler service technician ( 1 )\ncompany culture , strong leadership , industry - leading benefits and an unparalleled commitment to training and development are just a few of the reasons kiewit is a great place to work .\nbruce grewcock , kiewit\u2019s ceo , has steered the company to excellence since 2004 . he is only the fifth person to assume leadership of the company in its modern era . peter kiewit , bob wilson , walter scott jr . and ken stinson preceded him . in 2012 , in addition to his ceo responsibilities , grewcock was named chairman of the board .\nmyr group inc . subsidiary sturgeon electric company , inc . teams with kiewit meridiam partners for electrical construction of $ 1 . 2 billion central 70 project in denver - myr group\na sense of adventure , pride and fulfillment is built in to every career at kiewit . as one of north america ' s largest , most respected construction and . . .\nthe kiewit bridge & marine district is a leader in heavy construction . since 1985 , we have been building some of the most modern and technically challenging structures in north america .\nput the company profit back to where the money came from . the guys in the field that are breaking their back making omaha money should be rewarded for their work . get rid of the insane amount of overhead and dead weight and get back to what made kiewit a great construction company . find a way other than the now crappy stock for people to stay . i felt while at kiewit that that management understood this as issue but i seriously don ' t know if they can fix it . i was fortunate to learn from some of the best long time supers & pm ' s at kiewit . as these guys retire , quit , or die from stress there will be big issues for kiewit .\nkiewit energy canada corp . \u2013 is a major industrial contractor based in calgary , alberta . projects include : construction of oil sands processing facilities , including steam\u2013assisted gravity drainage facilities , refinery expansions , gas plant expansions , co\u2013generation facilities , major mine developments and pipe spool fabrication . kiewit energy canada corp . also has a modular yard facility in edmonton , alberta .\nas a part of kiewit , we have the ability to maintain the competitiveness and close client relationship of a local contractor , while providing the backing of a financially stable national firm . under kiewit ' s network of offices , the south central district routinely shares personnel , equipment and financial strength , as appropriate , in response to changing owner needs and workloads .\nkiewit is one of north america ' s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations . with its roots dating back to 1884 , the employee - owned company operates through a network of offices and projects in the united states , canada , mexico and australia . kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation , water / wastewater , power , oil , gas and chemical , building and mining . kiewit had 2016 revenues of $ 8 . 6 billion and employs more than 20 , 000 staff and craft employees .\nkiewit is one of north america\u2019s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations . with roots dating back to 1884 , the employee - owned organization operates through a network of subsidiaries in the united states , canada , australia and mexico . kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation ; oil , gas and chemical ; power ; building ; water / wastewater ; and mining . kiewit had 2016 revenues of $ 8 . 6 billion and employs 20 , 000 staff and craft employees . for more information , visit urltoken .\nas one of north america ' s largest , most respected construction and engineering organizations , with 2017 revenues of $ 8 . 7 billion , kiewit exists to make a . . .\nit ' s not just a job , it ' s a career . can you tackle the challenge ? the kiewit bridge & marine district has entry - level positions available for :\nkiewit midstream , also based in houston , was formed in 2013 to meet the growing demand for new facilities and infrastructure to safely and efficiently move natural gas and oil to market .\noperating through a network of subsidiaries in the u . s , canada and abroad , kiewit corporation is one of north america ' s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations . headquartered in omaha , nebraska , the employee - owned company offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation , buildings , water resources , power , underground , oil and gas , electrical , mining and marine . our workforce includes approximately 10 , 300 staff along with more than 14 , 400 craft workers . our companies hire people who take on new challenges , explore new ideas , and excel at their work .\nkiewit ' s not just in the construction business , it ' s in the business of solving problems . read more about the innovative spirit of our employees in this issue of kieways .\nkiewit\u2019s portfolio of oil and gas projects in canada include such projects as the irving oil refinery expansion and the suncor ore preparation project , the husky white rose topsides project and the apache canada hamburg gas plant expansion project . recognizing the need to better serve the diverse and expanding energy market , in december , 2003 the company established kiewit energy canada as a subsidiary with an office in downtown calgary , alberta . in 2006 , kiewit energy canada finished construction of its world - class pipe fabrication and module assembly facility on 63 acres of land in edmonton , alberta .\nafter sept . 11 , the department of homeland security closed the folsom dam road . kiewit constructed a new roadway to bypass folsom dam road and accommodate 26 , 000 cars per day .\nwhen ralph kiewit moved to california in 1931 , peter dissolved the family firm and reorganized as peter kiewit sons ' , co . the new firm had assets of $ 125 , 000 . to conserve cash and motivate employees , he began selling shares of company stock to key managers . this philosophy of employee ownership would become a major factor in the company ' s future success .\nthank you for tuning in for the groundbreaking of our new office on the lenexa city center campus in lenexa , kansas . we\u2019re joined by kansas governor jeff colyer , lenexa mayor michael boehm , and many project partners . in addition to gov . colyer and mayor boehm , remarks will also be given by kiewit energy group president tom shelby and kiewit power engineers president kevin needham .\nwith extensive resources that include talented people , in - depth market knowledge , state - of - the - art equipment and unparalleled experience , kiewit is uniquely qualified to handle any size project .\nkiewit worked above more than 20 active railroad tracks on this fast - track , $ 35 million project that reconstructed and widened 1 . 5 miles of roadway for the texas department of transportation .\nthe hamilton avenue bascule bridge project included the replacement of two parallel single - leaf bascule bridges . the bridges remained operational throughout construction with the use of a kiewit - designed hydraulic cylinder system .\nin the 1970\u2019s , kiewit became one of canada\u2019s leading contractors through its participation in the building of the dam and powerhouse facilities on the la grande and east rivers in northern quebec , as part of the massive james bay hydro - electric project . also during this time period kiewit expanded its mining operations and established a separate subsidiary , decker coal company , to manage its coal mining operations .\nkiewit building group is being fazed out of the kiewit companies . everybody is heading out the door , and its not the same company it used to be . don ' t do it unless they offer you something great in writing . . . you will be asked to move , and to a new district . there is plenty of other places to work at , avoid kbg : )\nkiewit is dedicated to maintaining the highest environmental compliance standards . taking green to the next level is not only a good business practice , but to us , it is the right thing to do .\nwith strong financial stability , enduring ingenuity and evolving technology , kiewit mining group continues to pursue new mining ventures and acquisitions , and is uniquely qualified to handle any size mining operation . no project is too large or too small , too complex or too challenging for the resources of kiewit mining group . we are committed to our mission and that is \u201cto be the best mining organization on earth . \u201d\nglobal recruitment at kiewit corporation group of companies usa is targeted at accumulating skilled , talented , motivated engineering talents around the globe to build and expand our industry . about the role we are currently recruiting : personal assistant , sales manager , marketing executive , executive assistant , stock manager , supervisor , engineers , mechanical engineers , civil engineers , electrical engineers , geologist , accountants , project manager , business development manager , apprentice / assistant / building inspector / carpenter / concrete laborers / construction assistant / construction coordinator / structural engineer / construction engineer / construction foreman / construction manager / construction superintendent / construction supervisor / construction worker / contract administrator interested applicants should apply by sending their resumes\nkiewit is one of north america\u2019s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations . with its roots dating back to 1884 , the employee - owned organization operates through a network of subsidiaries in the united states , canada , australia and mexico . kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation ; oil , gas and chemical ; power ; building ; water / wastewater ; and mining .\nkiewit energy is proud to support the non - profit organizations in the houston area . the organization provides women with innovative programs and caring interaction while working to rebuild their lives by putting an end to violence .\nif hired , you may have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects with seasoned professionals who will help you acquire the knowledge , skills and ability to succeed at kiewit and in the dynamic construction industry .\nwe have a large staff of leadership in energy and environmental design ( leed\u00ae ) accredited professionals and more than $ 1 billion in leed\u00ae certified construction experience ; ensuring the best energy - saving options are incorporated into all our projects . kiewit is a founding member of the nebraska flatwater chapter of the u . s . green building council and supports others nationwide . for more information on our building green services , visit our kiewit building group .\na project does not have to be massive to impact a community . find out how kiewit employees supported builders blitz , a habitat for humanity of omaha event , to help omaha families realize their dreams of owning homes : urltoken\nofficials in new carlisle , indiana , celebrated completion of the st . joseph energy center last week . the 700 - megawatt plant was finished on time and on budget . job well done to all the kiewit folks involved !\nsouthwest energy will maintain its brand , employees and separate office locations , while working with kiewit midstream to offer a full suite of midstream services . \u201csouthwest has in - depth knowledge of existing pipeline systems and firsthand relationships with producers and customers , \u201d said lanoha . \u201ccombining this know - how and experience with kiewit\u2019s expertise and long track record of construction and engineering excellence helps us offer comprehensive midstream solutions to clients . we\u2019re optimistic about the future of this business . \u201d"]}
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( our 3 buckets or ' services ' ) 1 . we are hired by other nonprofits to produce video for them , 2 . we are sent by our donors to produce film for\nthe least of these\n( those we seek out personally and find ) , and 3 . we produce bible players : urltoken \u258c produced by knok studio \u258c \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 knok studio is an award winning non - profit studio that mobilizes talented film makers and connects them with non - profits who need media . \u271e urltoken \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 \u2719 \u2719 show less\nis a charity film studio that produces media for other nonprofits . knok is an award winning non - profit 501 ( c ) 3 media studio that connects talented film makers to meaningful projects that are affordable for charities , churches , & non - profits .\nwe are a nonprofit charity studio that produces film for other nonprofits , churches , and even benevon charities . because we are nonprofit ourselves , we understand how to tell powerful stories . we ' d love to chat : urltoken we travel world - wide , and in 2016 alone we produced over 220 custom videos . \u258c produced by knok studio \u258c \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 knok studio is an award winning non - profit studio that mobilizes talented film makers and connects them with non - profits who need media . \u271e urltoken \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 \u2719 \u2719\nrule of thirds ! photo and video # videographer tips and tricks . # knokstudio # knok urltoken\nthe folks at knok love jesus and are dedicated to sharing jesus with those who don\u2019t know him .\nknok studio \u00ae is a very unique a non - profit , 501 ( c ) 3 . we mobilize creative talent , partner with generous donors , and go to the four corners of the earth as evangelical videographers .\ni made this for a friend who started an organization in africa . i dig what they do . created by knok studio ( filmed and edited by chevassus studios ) for believe and see , togo ( west africa ) .\nthe projects that knok studio ' s have produced for us at the bridge of hope are top quality work . very easy to work with and they have the ability to portray what is said in words or in the moment to\nknok studio is a nonprofit ; we\u2019re in it to serve , not make money . of course there\u2019s high - end equipment , licensing , and groceries to buy for our families , but we always keep our estimates bare - minimum .\n\u00a9 2018 non profit videos , church video , & charity films . all rights reserved , knok inc . terms of service\nfor ultra compelling examples of knok\u2019s past work , during which their studio teamed up with organizations in accordance with their mission , look no further than their impressive video portfolio , where stories come to life in rich , vibrant color ( and words ) .\np . s . if you\u2019re interested in supporting my family\u2019s work , we\u2019d greatly appreciate prayer and / or support . through the seattle nonprofit knok studio ( registered non - profit 501 ( c ) 3 ) , all donations are tax deductible and humbly appreciated .\ncheck in at knack studio 18 on the yelp app to unlock this check in offer . text the link directly to your phone .\na multi - award winning nonprofit film studio , we produce video for other nonprofits & ministries . we equip storytellers to find truth & broadcast love .\ncan always expect a quality product when working with knok . there is a can - do attitude and lives are being changed ! real people , real challenges\npeople do beautiful things for god and their neighbors , however we have found the vast majority of impact is communicated face - to - face . granted sharing a message \u201cword of mouth\u201d is extremely powerful but wildly limiting , especially if only sharing with 1 person at a time . that\u2019s why we started knok studio . while all churches and charities start in the grassroots ( word - of - mouth ) the next level of communication is video . video touches everyone ; the introvert , the extrovert , the hipster in seattle , the north korean defector , volunteers , and donors . that\u2019s why we started knok studio ; to capture magnificent stories so the world may support more miracles . join or support our wild ministry .\nthe person who chooses has the torment of choice .\n- german proverb * excitement ! * we are pleased to officially debut our short film ! made from start to finish in less than 1 week . from knok studi . . .\nin general good hairstylists are hard to come by in the south bay . in fremont alone i ' ve tried several of the top rated yelp hairstylists and they were all lacking in one area or another . until one day i came across knack studio 18 and decided to give ben who runs the store a chance . lets just say he didn ' t disappoint and i ' ve been going to him ever since . his mens cut go for $ 37 not including tip but you definitely get what you pay for . give him a shot . stay fresh .\nben is the one of the best hair stylist in the south bay area . i ' m very picky when it comes to my hair and not many can deliver the result i want . i stayed in nyc for 5 years and now 3 years in bay area , i tried dozens stylists from $ 20 to $ 200 per cut and i know exactly expensive ! = quality , many stylists that graduates from famous fashion studio failed to deliver because of their ego and lack of communication , understanding of the customer , which happens to be ben ' s strength . now i finally find ben here and i have nothing to worry when he is dealing with my hair . did i mention ben also does top class head massage ?\ni have been going to ben for a little more than a year now . he is probably one of the most skilled hair stylist i met in the bay area . after i moved from ny to the bay area , i couldn ' t find a stylist who was consistent in terms of working with my hair with reasonable price . before ben , i used to go to japan town for hair cut but even so , my hair didn ' t always come out what i wanted and i paid much more . one day i saw someone mentioned knack studio 18 on facebook and i decided to give it a try . i felt a little skeptical at first thinking it was probably one of his friends recommending him online when the store first open , but i am glad i made the trip . i have since then become his regular customer and so does my husband . he is honest and friendly . i highly recommend him !\ntheme :\natonement .\nimage from best film ( re ) moved .\nthursday - what remains - t . j . myers , tim oman , katherine norland\nhere are the films that screened at the 11th annual 168 film festival . all films these films and more can be screened online with a paid membership .\nconsumer alert : be aware of misleading letters asking for money from your business . see our news release for more information .\ngoverning person addresses are not available for the following entity types : wa association under fish marketing act , miscellaneous and mutual , public benefit corporation , non - profit corporation , non - profit professional service corporation , bank corporation , limited liability company , professional limited liability company , unregistered corporation , limited liability partnership , corporation sole , credit union , fraternal building association , fraternal society , grange , military corporation , savings and loan association , joint municipal utility service , limited partnership , insurance company , limited liability limited partnership .\nneither the state of washington nor any agency , officer , or employee of the state of washington warrants the accuracy , reliability , or timeliness of any information in the public access system and shall not be liable for any losses caused by such reliance on the accuracy , reliability , or timeliness of such information . while every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information , portions may be incorrect or not current . any person or entity who relies on information obtained from the system does so at his or her own risk .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nwe do all of our service work in - house . our volunteers and staff essentially work with nonprofits to identify goals , demographics , etc . and then they go \u201cinto the field\u201d and capture the stories as it happens . sort of \u201cmini - documentary\u201d style .\nless than halfway down the portfolio page , my eye fell upon a clip for the mom & me mobile clinic , most likely because i am a mother to two daughters . this nonprofit needed a video to communicate to the world who they are and what they do . because this clinic is engaged in some seriously life - changing work that impacts entire families and futures . within the walls of a bright yellow truck that is equipped with all of the necessities , the clinic provides free medical services and treatment to mothers , fathers , and children . dale clark , their executive director , sets the stage with his own powerful story in the form of a memory .\nthe mom & me mobile clinic and their dedicated staff not only offer a convenient and quality space to feel healthy and safe , but they offer families hope . they are very special , so check out their short video , which , in a span of less than three and a half minutes , sheds some light on their identity and mission .\nwow ! what an amazing and kind write - up ! keep up the awesome impact pamela ( and team ! ) , serving those who are serving . \ud83d\ude42 all the best , - beau\nfirst of all , your grow report is absolutely fantastic . it has not only educated me \u2013 it\u2019s made me laugh too ! not to mention , the personal side of it is so appreciated ( especially since most of the reports i receive are so robotic and too serious \u2013 it\u2019s enlightening to read something that presents valuable information in a fun way ! who says fundraising and grant writing can\u2019t be fun ? ) . so , thank you .\n\u201cyou make it possible for me to get the best of what\u2019s out there in one easy and fun shot every thursday morning \u2013 i just wish i had time to implement everything ! thanks pam for your weekly words of wisdom . \u201d\ni have to tell you that this book was amazing when i started my new job . it helped me craft my 30 - 60 - 90 day work plan . i would highly recommend it ! ! !\nthank you for your clear instruction and useful insight on writing grants . the webinar was very helpful and the materials you included with the course were excellent ! \u201d\n\u201ci just wanted to drop you a line and thank you again for providing me with so much needed information . i have learned so much from you , and am so glad i got to meet you at the mna conference . \u201d\n. it is one of the many nonprofit marketing and fundraising newsletters i receive . however , it is one that i can consistently count on for ah - ha moments .\nlast week , i received my first $ 100 , 000 gift . i have such great stories to tell about the good work we do . it\u2019s easy to be passionate when you\u2019re doing what you love . i really received the reigns of the foundation in late october . since then , i have raised nearly $ 325 , 000 . my annual appeal was very successful . using your book , webinars , classes , etc . i am moving forward nicely !\nthe idea of a donor \u2018welcome kit\u2019 is awesome . i am going to implement many things \u2013 too many to mention . but i will say that sending out cards for other occasions is genius ! how wonderful for donors to get a card on thanksgiving before the holiday rush . we have a great communication plan and i have a contact strategy , but your wow calendar gives me a great tool to merge the two . keep up the good work ! thanks a million for the free book !\ni always seem to come away with a few pearls to inspire me\u2026and kick me into action . thanks !\n\u201ci loved this class ( nonprofit storytelling | the basics & more ) ! ! especially the sections on video storytelling , week three mostly . one thing i can and already have put into practice in the importance of making daily phone calls just to say thank you to donors ! what a great idea ! and already as i plan video stories that i will be filming and interviewing for , i am using the dramatic arc of storytelling that we learned about all the way back in week one . thank you for this course , it has so man\u2026\n\u201cas the new associate director of development at a not - for - profit senior retirement community , i was told that year - end giving was almost non - existent therefore , no real effort had been put into a campaign . the rationale was donors were bombarded with requests and we were always at the bottom of their list . taking cues from simple development systems ( i purchased two years ago ) , i came up with a plan in mid - september and presented to my boss . her words were , \u2018okay , what do we have to l\u2026\n\u201ci\u2019ve been working with fsfp to improve our donor communications to help our supporters better understand how vital they are to our mission , and you have been such a great help in this endeavor ! not only did you give us fantastic language for our automated thank you , but , over the years , you have provided such great resources and insight , all of which has helped me to do my job better and guide the organizations i\u2019m working for to be more donor - centered . \u201d\n\u201cyours is still the only npo related newsletter i read each week start to finish . i\u2019m going to join your membership program since it looks like that would be a better investment of my resources than some places i\u2019ve found . \u201d\npam\u2019s rewrite of our recent annual appeal resulted in a 36 % increase in gifts over last year\u2019s . she also worked with us on our follow - up letters and those have already brought in 17 new donors !\ni am new to fund development , stewardship giving and donations . the person i am replacing has been in the ceo / president role for 26 years . our donors are very tied to giving to her , not the cause . the first thing i started to do was to call each donor to thank them and introduce myself to them as each check came in . ( we are very small ! ) i want them to get to know me and the work that we are doing . response has been wonderful . thank you for sharing your years of wisdom and insight . as a newbie\u2026\ni really appreciate the way you focus on small nonprofits with easy to digest info and tactics . i get really tired of most consultants and nonprofit sector pundits ( do we have pundits ? ) talking and making presentations as if everyone has a full development staff . thanks .\nwe\u2019re excited to keep building on this success in the coming school year . \u201d\n\u201ci have thoroughly enjoyed and greatly benefited from all of the valuable classes you have offered ! you are an amazing support for small nonprofits and i share your website with other nonprofit friends that i meet . \u201d\nsimple development systems is fantastic ! i\u2019m about to be a new ed and i am excited to lead the organization into a new era of donor centric activities .\nthanks for all the information you continue to share ; it\u2019s invaluable to little nonprofits like us .\n\u201ci\u2019m glad i took this course ( monthly giving | basics & more ) to help me really concentrate on our monthly giving program . it was there but not fully developed .\ni did my first monthly giving solicitation in spring 2015 and i followed it up with an e - solicitation . we now have twenty more virginia history gems ( give every month ) over this time last year . \u201d\nlast week , i received my first $ 100 , 000 gift . i have raised nearly $ 325 , 000 . my annual appeal was very successful . using your book , webinars , classes , etc . i am moving forward nicely !\n\u201cyour book is incredibly helpful . i\u2019ve started going through it and every page is filled with excellent advice and tips . some of the people you quote , like ken burnett i know personally . he has been kind enough to put some of my old work on sofii , i used to do fundraising and member recruitment for amnesty and about 17 years ago helped found the bhopal medical appeal . \u201d\n\u201cout of all the enews i receive , the grow report is the one that i can consistently count on for ah - ha moments . \u201d\ni love how you do the research for us and post the best of the best . this is a tremendous help for those of us who are a one woman shop and don\u2019t have the time . thanks !\nyou really cut to the \u201cmeat\u201d of what it means to be small shop and you \u201cget it\u201d in a way that so many fundraising gurus don\u2019t .\n\u201clast week , i received my first $ 100 , 000 gift . i have such great stories to tell about the good work we do . it\u2019s easy to be passionate when you\u2019re doing what you love . i do not have any staff and my board has set a goal for me of $ 1 million by december 31 , 2014 . i really received the reigns of the foundation in late october . since then , i have raised nearly $ 325 , 000 . my annual appeal was very successful . using your book , webinars , classes , etc . i am moving forward nicely ! as your emails alw\u2026\n\u201cwe hit our year - end fundraising goal and still have 2 weeks left ! we implemented everything we learned in the webinars . feeling so proud \u2014 best $ 250 ever spent ! \u201d\n\u201ci wanted to thank you for this course . i wanted to share that for the first time in our five years , we raised over 100k in program revenue and i think it was in large part due to this course and what i implemented . i need to look further , but program revenue for q42015 was 28 . 7k . for q42016 program revenue was 42k ! amazing ! i will be back for more learning from you\u2026thank you for serving those of us who feel called to bring hope to the world ! \u201d\nbrooke f . sulahian , president & co - founder , hope for our sisters , inc .\n\u201ci\u2019m so ready to go through this course again as it is terrifically timely . i love how the basics & more\u2122 courses are organized . i always learn and i never feel patronized . i so appreciate you for that , of course , the knowledge you share is terrific and i love that i can immediately put it into practice . \u201d\npamela i really enjoy your weekly updates and blog . with a small budget and a smaller development budget you have truly made a difference in the nonprofit arena as we share your tidbits and highlights with our members . thank you .\n\u201cthis is a great course for both novices and old hat fundraisers . pam brings in the top fundraisers of the day and even if you\u2019ve been fundraising for a long time they will give you new ideas to add to your repertoire . the techniques you will learn will help you not only in your year - end but all year round . i highly recommend this course for anyone who wants to have the opportunity to learn from the best in a condensed and cost - effective way . \u201d\nlast fiscal year we had our best year ever . we reached out to lapsed donors and also segmented the database for our annual appeal . the result was a 15 % increase in the number of supporters ( i currently prefer the word \u2018supporter\u2019 to \u2018donor\u2019 ) who gave to our organization .\nkatherine digiulio , ph . d . , cfre mission advancement director , congregation of notre dame\n\u201ci just wanted to share with you that opening your email yesterday was exciting moment for us at eastside baby corner ( ebc ) . i am so proud of the work that christine does for ebc \u2014 she is managing our entire annual fund program and doing a fabulous job . i am also grateful for the affordable and accessible support you offer . the classes that chris has taken with you have been a big part of her growth as a development professional . thank you for your prompt and thoughtful response when she rea\u2026\ni just wanted to thank you again for your help with our annual appeal . this year , we almost\n\u201ci am so thrilled to say we are having an incredible year . typically , the first 6 months of our fiscal year are\u2026tight ( to say the least ) . however , we\u2019re already about 60 % of the way toward our total income goal for the fiscal year .\nthank you for all that you do . as i have navigated the vastly complex world of fundraising , you have been a steady , strong , and thoughtful guiding force . you\u2019re my go - to guru ! \u201d\nthank you for the grow report . i love grabbing my cup of coffee to settle in for the blogroll and some great insights . it\u2019s my morning awesome sauce ! \u201d \u201c\n\u201cyou are a delightful speaker . for an introvert , you were a wealth of information ! thank you for being so generous with your resources . i will be using them for the ywca great falls \u2013 and am leaving this workshop inspired ! \u201d\n\u201cthank you\u2026 for being the wind beneath my wings . these words seem so inadequate to express my gratitude for all that you have taught me this past year . i hope this story paints a more eloquent picture . your emails are a blessing . i receive many from well - known cfre gurus but none are as useful as yours . most are content marketing pieces aimed at selling ebooks , webinars , or expertise . yours , on the other hand , have one simple goal \u2014 empowering people to raise money for causes they are pass\u2026\nrachel ramjattan , special projects coordinator , catholic charities of the archdiocese of miami , inc .\n\u201ci just purchased your year - end fundraising course and it\u2019s incredible ! and this is coming from a person who took seiu\u2019s pac from 9 . 2 million to 21 . 5 million\ni am newer to the development field ( after a 20 year human resources run ) and i find it rewarding and fascinating . your book helped me to feel good that i am putting my efforts into the right places . gratitude is the starting point of all generosity . i loved your calendar for stewardship and will use it to enhance my quarterly work plan efforts . i really enjoy your newsletter . thank you for all your efforts and good information .\ni had great success with the last course i took with you . my first end - of - year appeal campaign ( sent mid december , a 4 page letter and lots of \u2018yous\u2019 : ) came in 38 % higher than the previous year so far ! and envelopes are still coming in . very exciting .\n\u201cand this is what i love about the simple development systems membership and your support for us \u2014 it makes us believe that we can do it and teaches us how to get started . we\u2019re actually launching our first ever major gifts strategy in 2016 , and i walked away from that webinar with a concrete plan of action that we are already starting to implement . i loved it \u2014 so thank you !\nwhen we first joined sds , it was really just me , as a fundraising ceo . now we have a team of 4 staff \u2014 my time ( which\u2026\n\u201ci learned so much from you and the simple development systems membership program . i highly recommend it for all professional fundraisers . \u201d\n\u201csimple development systems is amazing . i am so glad we signed up for it \u2014 it has been an incredible support for me and our development associate . we don\u2019t have a senior development person \u2014 it\u2019s just me on top of being executive director , and your program has had just the right approach for us . i feel like we are doing things more effectively and efficiently \u2014 the webinars , resources , newsletters / emails , it has all been terrific . i am recommending it to other folks right and left ! \u201d\n\u201ci want to tell you that your programs are head and shoulders above others i\u2019ve taken . thanks to your online fundraising masterclass , i have practically redesigned our website and communications based on all the valuable information . \u201d\nyou have embarked on a journey of saving lives . on behalf of all those whose lives you will touch \u2026 thank you !\n\u201cmy basics & more membership was 100 % worth the expense and time invested . after almost a year , it\u2019s becoming second nature for me to write in a donor - centric way . there\u2019s still a long way to go at my new job , but we\u2019re in the process of recovering from years of non - communicative , self - centered , stingy treatment of donors and i can already see lapsed donors coming back , increased interest in volunteering and events , growth in our mailing list , and other positive signs . thank you ! ! \u201d\n\u201cthank you so much for coming to montana yesterday . i learned so much from you and know i have the power to take this organization in a new direction and your workshop gave me inspiration to really follow through with fundraising efforts . \u201d\n\u201ci just wanted to thank you again for your help with our annual appeal . this year , we almost doubled the amount we have ever received from one appeal . amazing ! \u201d\n\u201ci am so thrilled to say we are having an incredible year . typically , the first 6 months of our fiscal year are\u2026tight ( to say the least ) . however , we\u2019re already about 60 % of the way toward our total income goal for the fiscal year . thank you for all that you do . as i have navigated the vastly complex world of fundraising , you have been a steady , strong , and thoughtful guiding force . you\u2019re my go - to guru ! \u201d\n\u201csimple development systems is amazing . i am so glad we signed up for it \u2013 it has been an incredible support for me and our development associate . we don\u2019t have a senior development person \u2013 its just me on top of being executive director , and your program has had just the right approach for us . i feel like we are doing things more effectively and efficiently \u2013 the webinars , resources , newsletters / emails , it has all been terrific . i am recommending it to other folks right and left ! \u201d\n\u201ci signed up for probably a dozen online blogs and newsletters . yours is the only one to stay in my inbox ! i feel it\u2019s most relevant to me , my new role and our small organization . thanks for all the helpful information . \u201d\nho ! ho ! ho ! it feels like christmas all over again , pamela . i am now holding a printed copy of a 57 page book packed with information about donor cultivation . this is supposed to be one of my \u201cspecialties\u201d in the little pond in which i reside , but in just flipping through the book as it was printing , i saw several ideas that had not crossed my mind . i am reading and marking up the book tonight , so i can get started using your ideas tomorrow .\n\u201cyour newsletter is still the only one i read top to bottom each week . in fact , in my new job it\u2019s the first thing i read when i get in the office on thursdays . \u201d\n\u201cprograms like yours take some of the fear away and remind me that all progress is incremental and i just have to take it step by step .\nthank you so much for being there with the information that i need when i need it . you do important work and i appreciate you very much . what you do makes a big difference in the world by empowering people like me to reach our potential and help our communities . \u201d\nis absolutely easy to use , easy to understand and covers all of the topics i\u2019ve had to self - teach myself in an organization with no dedicated development staff .\n\u201ci get so many emails\u2026 . . yours is one of the few that i try to read from beginning to end and even click on many of the links for more information and inspiration . \u201d\n\u201cwarm , personal , real\u2026love that you do the legwork to read the blogs and pass along the best . i\u2019m not really in a \u201csmall shop\u201d but since i train our 900 campus staff to do fund development the different approaches and ways to communicate the basic stuff in a new way is really helpful . \u201d\nthank you for always providing helpful , inspiring content . it makes this job so much easier knowing we\u2019re not doing it alone !\n\u201ci\u2019m loving the power of thank you modules . being new in my organization , i\u2019ve been wanting to re - vamp thank you letters and going through this e - course is spurring me on to get it done . thank you for your enthusiastic coaching and for your encouragement to focus on donors ! \u201d\ni just wanted to let you know how useful i found your \u201cthank you\u201d webinar with pamela grow in early december . i realized how many mistakes we were making in acknowledging our donor\u2019s generosity . the best part was many of pamela\u2019s suggestions were so easy to implement it didn\u2019t create a big project for us ( always a plus ) . thank you for offering the webinar \u2013 it was one of my faves so far .\nyou make it possible for me to get the best of what\u2019s out there in one easy and fun shot every thursday morning \u2013 i just wish i had time to implement everything ! thanks pam for your weekly words of wisdom .\n\u201cyour webinars , tools and guides are thebomb . com ! you\u2019ve definitely helped me and my organization jump - start our fundraising and start putting down the groundwork for more efficient and profitable fundraising . \u201d\n\u201ci am really loving your poty course , and finding it so useful . thank you so much . it has such great material . i am busy re - writing our online thank you letters . our physical letters are great , handwritten etc . , but our email ones were bad . i had never even checked them ! i took your great advice , and gave ourselves a donation , and saw what happened . one system had a good thank you , the other didn\u2019t . thank you so much for making us think about this . it is so good to study something and instan\u2026\ni had great success with the last course i took with you . my first eoy appeal campaign ( sent mid december , a 4 page letter and lots of \u201cyous\u201d : ) came in 38 % higher than the previous year so far ! and envelopes are still coming in . very exciting .\ni wish i\u2019d had your book the day i started . i am 10 months in and feeling overwhelmed and under equipped . i hit the ground running and in retrospect feel i have been both reacting and drifting ever since . wish i could have the first 100 days back ! second and third 100 too . your book and toolkit provides some structure and immediate takeaways for me . thank you !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthank you . by purchasing through these referral links you\u2019re allowing me to continue to publish the grow report free of charge - and empowering thousands of people worldwide to become more effective fundraisers . you rock !\nyou\u2019ll be amazed at how 45 minutes on the phone can help open up new ways of thinking or get you through a current challenge . we\u2019ll tease out the issues and i\u2019ll offer some practical suggestions .\nscheduling and payment is quick and simple\u2014 $ 250 for a 45 minute session paid prior to our meeting ( using paypal or any major credit card ) . after you fill out the order form and payment screen , you\u2019ll move on to a online scheduling calendar to book your appointment .\ni recently opened my mailbox to find an envelope from sierra club , sent from their oakland , ca office . it was . . .\ngivebig 2018 raised $ 16 . 6 million for our region\u2019s nonprofit organizations , bringing the total impact to $ 113 . 7 million over the past eight years . we are grateful for your support of givebig and our partnership to make greater seattle a stronger , more vibrant community for all .\nmany participants this year have inquired about givebig 2019 , as seattle foundation will no longer be presenting this event after 2018 . a coalition of nonprofits are working together with a vision of continuing a giving day for the seattle community . the 90 - person , volunteer - led effort of nonprofit professionals has created a deadline of november 1 , 2018 to determine the future of a giving day in our region . to learn more or get involved , please contact givingdayseattle @ gmail . com .\nenter the email address you used at checkout to regenerate your 2018 givebig donation receipt ( s ) .\nplease visit urltoken for help on enabling javascript . you may need your systems administrator to help you .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nambitious and independent , we millennials are defined by no one but ourselves . now please love us\nthe authors argued that young millennials \u2014 those born between the early ' 80s and the early 2000s \u2014 would be a heroic counterweight to selfish baby boomers . they would have\na new focus on teamwork , achievement , modesty and good conduct\nand would lead a\ncan - do youth revolution .\nthey ' d rebel , yes , but against individualism and cynicism .\ntwo years after the book was published , an australian kid took a drunk tumble down some steps at a friend ' s 21st birthday party , his front teeth gouging his lip .\ni had a hole about 1 cm long right through my bottom lip ,\nhe wrote , posting a self - taken photo of stitches on an online message board .\nand sorry about the focus , it was a selfie .\nhis self - photo was cited as one of the earliest known uses of\nselfie\nwhen oxford dictionaries honored the expression as 2013 ' s word of the year .\nand as of today ,\nselfie\nfar more readily sums up millennials than the hopes of howe and strauss .\ntime magazine used the image of a young woman gazing adoringly at her own selfie to illustrate its\nme , me , me generation\ncover story last year . the article roasted millennials as narcissistic , lazy and naive \u2014 spoiled by participation trophies , coddled by parents and hypnotized by technology .\nbut we millennials don ' t like to be defined by others . kids these days don ' t like\nkids these days\nessays . we hit back against time magazine with our weapons of choice : rants , memes and photoshopped pics , slamming our elders for failing the environment and the economy .\nall millennials , you see , despise generalizations . we don ' t see our generation through polling averages , with their standard deviations and margins of error . we see it as a collage of 87 million self - portraits , in some senses more individualistic than ever .\nhence selfies : no photographer , no fancy camera , no middleman . just a smartphone , and maybe a mirror . we choose whether to flex , pout or raise one eyebrow , and we choose when to snap and where to upload . you call it narcissism ; we call it control over our own image . we want the freedom to tell our individual story , then process it through our own instagram filter .\nthen we ' ll post it everywhere , and beg for you to like it , praise it , love it .\nit ' s not simple narcissism that drives millennials to write their own narratives : it ' s that the old script has been shredded .\ni \u2014 like a typical millennial , i ' m putting myself in the story \u2014 know the old script well . i grew up in the american dream : middle class in north spokane suburbs , with a hoop in the driveway , a grill in the backyard and wiffle ball games in a nearby sandlot .\nmy dad was 23 when he got married and bought a house . at 26 , he had me , his first kid .\ntoday , i ' m 28 \u2014 no kids , no wife , no house , no hoop , no grill . but i ' m not alone . by traditional metrics of success , we millennials are floundering : we ' re unemployed and unmarried . we don ' t own houses or fancy cars . a quarter of millennial men between 25 and 29 still live with their parents .\nthere ' s a darn good reason we ' re slow to pursue the classic american dream : we saw it burn down the economy .\nwe saw carnival barkers promise big houses with big patios and big lawns that could be all be yours \u2014 just sign here on the dotted line , no job , no money , no credit , no problem . the market would only go up , up , up , they proclaimed , so you ' re just a flip away from something even bigger and better . we saw mad scientists in brooks brothers suits cobble together crazy financial mechanisms to generate wealth from thin air , devices they barely understood but were sure that , barring a freak lightning strike , couldn ' t possibly go wrong .\nthen lightning struck : the housing market , overbuilt and oversold , exploded , and took the economy down with it .\nyou can ' t talk about millennials without considering that seismic context : it ' s tough to get a job when there aren ' t any . it ' s tough to buy a house when you ' re unemployed . it ' s tough to have kids when you ' re flat broke .\nand we ' re hesitant about piling on more debt . until recently , leigh - anne kelly , 31 , sold cars at a spokane subaru dealership : when she did see millennials , which wasn ' t often , they came cautiously and put up big down payments . she ' s the same way , preferring her old car to a new one from the dealership .\ni am proud of not having a car payment ,\nkelly says .\ni got hell from my co - workers for not diving into debt immediately .\nfor millennials , the american dream hasn ' t just become harder to achieve , it ' s become less appealing . in six years , homeownership rates for those under 35 plummeted , from 41 percent to 36 percent .\ni see the older generation , they want to get right back after it , and rebuild their wealth ,\nsays kolby schoenrock , 26 , a local property appraiser and windermere real estate agent . but he says that ' s not the case with younger buyers .\nthey ' re looking for something smaller , more cozy , more functional , cheaper to maintain ,\nhe says .\nwhat they ' re pinning on their pinterest is cool and small , versus big and gaudy .\nat a journalism class at my alma mater whitworth university , i ask a group of freshmen what house they want someday . their visions vary : something out in the country with a barn and a wraparound porch . a downtown condo . anything within their means , a few suggest , so they don ' t risking losing it .\nthis is , like , super weird ,\n18 - year - old andrew goodwin says .\ni want to live in a really poor neighborhood of a big city .\nit ' s an opportunity , he says , to live beside people in poverty and empathize with them .\nfor millennials , money is a devalued currency .\nmoney is not the great motivator anymore ,\nsays bill haas , a national business consultant . job promotions don ' t seem to matter much either . nor do appeals to tradition or process .\nchris reilly , 31 , founded aezy , an online marketing firm headquartered in spokane ' s kendall yards .\nfor many products and services , not pursuing millennials is the best strategy ,\nreilly says .\nthey ' re looking for things that are genuine in a world full of \u2014 to use the holden caulfield term \u2014 ' phonies . '\nthere is , however , still a currency that motivates us \u2014 something even more foundational than money : we want to be liked .\nbeau chevassus had one viral video featured on torihada ! scoop ! , a japanese tv show , with this animated intro .\nthe video clip relies on a classic comedic formula : anticipation followed by unexpected escalation . a shaggy - haired guy slips on a scream mask and hides under a desk . a second guy , complete with american flag pants , unsuspectingly sits down at the computer . when the masked man leaps out , the prank victim screams , frantically throws his computer printer through a window and leaps out .\nthat frightened man is beau chevassus , 28 . he and i pulled pranks on gonzaga university back when we were at whitworth . but far more than me , he ' s lived the millennial dream : he ' s been internet famous .\nthe video was staged for a viral video contest . he was flooded with tv studios wanting to license the clip . by 2012 , it had made a tv show in japan ; torihada ! scoop added an animated intro , colorful japanese subtitles and absolutely delighted picture - in - picture audience member reactions . today , chevassus ' prank video has 7 million views .\nthen there was chevassus '\nworld ' s most expensive starbucks drink\nvideo ( $ 47 . 30 , with 48 shots ) that earned shout - outs from diane sawyer and time magazine . a follow - up video \u2014 where he orders a massive custom burger ( 20 patties , rounds of bacon , a foot high , dubbed\nthe kraken\n) at a jack in the box drive - thru \u2014 drew calls from franchises considering the kraken for their own menus .\nit felt good , waking up in the morning and having a ton of comments ,\nchevassus says .\nthis may sound very , very selfish . . . . the fame part of it , getting a half - million views overnight , that gets my heart going .\ni know what he means . there have been occasions when i ' m feeling down and then one of my one - liner quips about a tv show gets shared by someone famous , flooding me with notifications of favorites , retweets and replies . in that moment , in a small way that i know is silly , i ' m tinkerbell \u2014 killed when you say you don ' t believe in me , resurrected when you applaud me .\nthat ' s how some savvy marketers have managed to reach millennials , says reilly , the online marketer . they don ' t pander to millennials , they get millennials to pander to themselves . they offer points , badges , awards and swag , rewarding millennials for pushing out the company ' s marketing message .\nit dictates everything \u2014 the apps that we get , the music that we listen to , the cars that we drive \u2014 to be affirmed ,\nchevassus says .\nmillennials hardly invented that craving for affirmation . but these days we can actually measure it with quantitative figures : likes , retweets , reddit upvotes . affirmation comes in tiny dopamine hits : every\nlike\npops up like a red siren . important : you are loved . you are connected .\nin the shallows : what the internet is doing to our brains , nicholas carr argues that the reward offered on the internet doesn ' t just fill need , but also creates it . it\nturns us into lab rats constantly pressing levers to get tiny pellets of social or intellectual nourishment ."]}
{"id": 54981, "summary": [{"text": "halas and batchelor was a british animation company founded by husband and wife john halas and joy batchelor .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "halas was a hungarian \u00e9migr\u00e9 to the u.k .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "the company had studios in london and cainscross , in the stroud district of gloucestershire .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "from 1936 halas ran a small animation unit that created commercials for theatrical distribution , and batchelor responded to his advertisement for an assistant .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "halas and batchelor cartoon films was founded in 1940 , and during world war ii the company made about 70 animated propaganda short films for the british ministry of information .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "hb 's first feature film handling ships ( 1945 ) was the first-ever british animated feature .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "after the war , they continued making short films while animal farm ( 1954 ) was being made , erroneously considered the first british animated feature .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the studio grew from a small unit to a proper animation company , with several different british locations .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "its best-known animation series were foo foo ( 1959 \u2013 60 ) , popeye the sailor ( 1960-62 ) , dodo , the kid from outer space ( 1965-70 ) and the lone ranger ( 1966 \u2013 69 ) .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "halas and batchelor also produced snip and snap ( 1960 ) and the clip for the song \" love is all \" from roger glover 's album the butterfly ball and the grasshopper 's feast ( 1976 ) .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "as well as short films , the studio made a few feature films , such as ruddigore ( 1967 ) .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the company was sold to tyne tees television in the early 1970s , although halas and batchelor themselves broke away from this association after a few years .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "most of the 2,000 films now form part of the halas and batchelor collection in 1996 .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "this collection was part of a donation by the couple 's daughter to the british film institute in 2010 . ", "topic": 27}], "title": "halas and batchelor", "paragraphs": ["halas & batchelor\u2019s interpretation of napoleon in their 1954 version of animal farm . their archive has been given to the bfi . credit : the halas & batchelor collection ltd\n( 1938 ) . they later married and in 1940 established halas and batchelor animation , ltd . , which became the largest\ncoming soon from penguin books the 70th anniversary edition of animal farm illustrated by joy batchelor and john halas . see books\nthe halas and batchelor short film collection 18 of the best award - winning shorts , remastered and regraded on hd . see dvd shop\nhere we present biographies of john halas , joy batchelor , and their daughter vivien halas who manages the archive today . from small beginnings , halas and batchelor grew into one of the largest animation studios in europe , producing all sorts of animated films , from commercials and television series , to art movies , experimental films and educational series .\nshe is co - author of halas & batchelor , an animated history ( 2006 ) and has contributed to numerous animation and design publications worldwide .\nthe halas & batchelor collection exists to preserve and promote an extraordinary body of work that witnesses the social and style changes of half a century .\nfrom animal farm to a film for kraftwerk , john halas and joy batchelor blazed a trail for british animators . on their studio\u2019s 75th anniversary , our curator of animation picks his five favourite halas\nthe first animation by halas & batchelor was a kellogg ' s corn flakes advert in 1940 , and commercial and public information work became the studio ' s bread and butter .\njanuary 1955 . the celebration launch of animal farm held at the dorchester hotel . left to right : john halas , joy batchelor , borden mace and sonia orwell\nfrom that time halas & batchelor expanded to become one of the largest animation studios in europe , recognized as source of high quality animated films .\nhalas & batchelor started to work on commissions for tv series from other studios , most notably rembrandt studios ' popeye 1955 and jack wrather corporation ' s the lone ranger 1967 .\nthis history gives an overview of just some of the work so if you are interested in finding out more please read our book on the studio halas & batchelor cartoons , an animated history , and a moving image , joy batchelor 1914 - 91 , artist , writer and animator .\nthe studio was also renowned for discovering and nurturing new talent ; indeed , a list of the artists who started their careers at halas & batchelor reads like a who\u2019s who of british and european animation . although animal farm remains the most famous of halas & batchelor ' s films , they produced over two thousand others , from entertainment films to documentaries , and tv series to experimental art movies .\nduring the tyne tees era john halas and joy batchelor turned to their other company educational film centre that had been set up in 1960 . an impressive group of directors included john halas , joy batchelor , maurice goldsmith , roger manvell and sir charles snow . sam eckman jr . ( head of mgm in the uk ) also joined the company board to compete on the international market .\nvivien halas has enjoyed a successful career as a graphic designer , working for a number of top design groups and agencies in london and paris , as well as founding two design companies of her own . at her father\u2019s request she returned from paris to london in 1995 , to take over the running halas and batchelor and organise its film archive .\nbatchelor are my earliest memory of british animation making a mark on the world stage , and having a distinctively british style . their work has lasted and remains impressive and important . \u201d\nthe company was founded in 1940 by john halas , a hungarian jewish emigre and his british wife , joy batchelor , and they became the\nking and queen of british animation\n. they were pioneers , transforming the industry by building a company which worked with the best talent it could find .\nwith the war came the need for information and propaganda films . john and joy recognised that animation could play a major part in this field , and , with the encouragement of john grierson , the founder of the documentary film movement , they founded halas and batchelor cartoon films . the partnership was further cemented when they married in 1940 .\nwelcome to the halas & batchelor collection the archive of what was for over 50 years , the largest and most influential animation studio in western europe . from small beginnings in 1940 , they made over 2000 films and earned an international reputation for fine animation extending the medium to explain complex ideas with clarity and humour .\nin mid 70ies john halas bought back halas & batchelor and continued to produce a steady output of animated films , some sponsored , for the coi , unicef , unesco , some more personal , such as children making cartoons 1973 and increasingly made as co - productions looking towards the rest of europe with italy , corona cinematografica , european fairy tales 1974 , france , id\u00e9fix , the twelve tasks of asterix 1973 and germany , polymedia with the series of wilhelm busch\u2019s satirical tales of max and moritz 1976 .\nbatchelor was all about . sadly only two films were completed . after tricky times in the mid - 70s and the early 80s , the company had lost most of its remaining momentum after the death of joy in 1991 , and was wound up after the death of john in 1995 . this film ensured that the halas\nall of the above were from one of the most important british animation studios there has ever been \u2013 the husband and wife - run halas & batchelor , sometimes called the british disney \u2013 which for more than 50 years produced adverts , public information pieces , feature films , tv cartoons and serious award - winning animation respected the world over .\nafter the death of joy batchelor in 1991 , john halas continued to produce films until his death in 1995 . his last ever production was a projected series of 12 films about the european union of which one stands out know your europeans uk 1995 which was made by bob godfrey .\nas the curator of animation at the bfi national archive , i\u2019m constantly reminded , inspired and motivated by their legacy and achievements ( a bronze bust of john halas sits on the corner of my desk and is scrutinising me as i type ) . outside of work hours i still can\u2019t shake them off , leading to a collaborative blog with john and joy\u2019s daughter vivien halas , which launches today to celebrate and document the history of the company and those who worked with them .\nthe british - based animation team halas and batchelor are best known for their adaptation of george orwell ' s animal farm , but they made a string of brilliant short films too . here is their consumerist satire automania 2000 , about a scientist whose inventions cause environmental havoc , which was nominated for an oscar in 1964 .\nhalas & batchelor cartoon films occupies a unique place in british cinema . the studio was formed in 1940 and produced films for the next fifty years . it was the country ' s largest and most influential producer of animated films from the early forties until the mid seventies . throughout its history , it always strove to pioneer new styles and techniques from paper cut - out figures to computer animation .\nfrom that time halas and batchelor grew into one of the largest animation studios in europe , producing all sorts of animated films , from commercials and television series , to art movies and experimental films . over the years that john and joy collaborated , joy wrote literally hundreds of scripts , and was the driving force behind most of the work . her feature film , ruddigore , made in 1964 , was the first animated operetta , perfectly capturing the tongue in cheek quality of its creators , gilbert and sullivan .\nfurther innovation occurred through halas and batchelor ' s animated bridging sequences in cinerama holiday , designed for a three - screen ' half - cylinder ' projection ; their ' foo foo ' cartoons ( 1960 ) for abc - tv , featuring an emile cohl - esque matchstick character with echoes of otto mesmer ' s early felix the cat cartoons ; and the part bbc - funded ' tales of hoffnung ' series ( 1964 ) , animating gerard hoffnung caricatures . the studio was sold to tyne tees television in the early ' 70s , resulting in halas and batchelor making popular saturday morning cartoons like the jackson five ( 1972 ) and the osmonds ( 1973 ) . later in the decade they broke free to engage in further experimental film - making in the area of computer animation , and international co - productions . halas published masters of animation in 1987 and served as president of the international animated film association ( asifa ) . joy batchelor kept a lower profile but she was undoubtedly a brilliant and influential designer and animator . she died in 1991 , followed four years later by her husband . they leave a legacy in the hands of daughter vivien , and the extraordinary archive of work that defines some of the greatest achievement in british animation .\njohn halas was born in budapest on 16 april 1912 ; joy batchelor in watford , hertfordshire , on 22 may 1914 . the couple initially worked as a graphic design partnership in the pre - war period and married in 1940 , when they also founded the halas and batchelor studio to make animated advertisements for clients of the j . walter thompson agency , such as kelloggs and lux . their work was immediately identifiable by its combination of disney - style characters and eastern european aesthetics ( largely a product of halas ' s training under former bauhaus tutors , alexander bortnyik and laszlo moholy - nagy ) . the ministry of information , recognising the capacity of animated films to entertain as well as educate , invited the couple to make wartime public information and propaganda shorts . dustbin parade ( 1941 ) , about re - cycling materials for munitions , and filling the gap ( 1941 ) , concerning the effective deployment of garden space for growing vegetables and other foodstuffs , are two examples of the seventy artful but highly engaging cartoon films made by the studio addressing domestic , government and military needs .\nfrom the mid 50ies the tv market opened up . halas & batchelor were not alone in profiting from this great opportunity . they devised the logo for abc television and made some of the first entertainment series for tv such as foo foo 1960 , habatales 1960 and snip and snap 1960 . they also released a series of seven films sponsored by the bbc based on the musical caricatures of gerard hoffnung , tales from hoffnung 1964 .\nback in england , with no employment joy took their graphic work around the advertising agencies , publishers and magazines . eventually the advertising agency j . walter thompson asked them to make animated film ads , for kellogg\u2019s train trouble and lux soap carnival in the clothes cupboard . in order to be paid they had to become a company so in 1940 they established halas & batchelor cartoon films , and were married in the same year .\ncurator jez stewart hopes that the bfi will be now be able to open up halas & batchelor to new generations of animation fans and practitioners . aardman animation ' s nick park said he had fond memories of watching the company ' s animated educational films at school .\nthey have always been part of my life ,\nhe said .\njohn halas was the judge on the first animated competition i ever entered \u2013 i didn ' t win , but admired him and looked up to him as a great figure in british animation .\nbatchelor gave us all the lead . in our early days at aardman we could only dream of aspiring to their stature . in their heyday , the studio was renowned for innovation and creative ambition , always experimenting with technique , form and style . \u201d\n( 1982 ) , the first fully digitized film ; and more than 2 , 000 other animated films . many later cartoons , documentaries , and educational shorts were commissioned specifically for television . halas was made an officer of the order of the\njohn halas , british motion - picture animator and producer ( born april 16 , 1912 , budapest , hung . \u2014died jan . 20 / 21 , 1995 , london , england ) , was , with his wife , joy batchelor ( died 1991 ) , the force behind the largest cartoon film studio in great britain and creator of some 2 , 000 animated films , notably animal farm ( 1954 ) , the first\u2026\nduring the second world war it made more than 70 information films \u2013 even though halas was classed as an enemy alien \u2013 on everything from the importance of separating bones and rags and cans from your rubbish to soldier - only std prevention films .\njohn halas and joy batchelor met in london in 1937 . john had arrived from budapest having been asked to set up british colour cartoon films limited and was looking for animators . joy answered his advertisement . he saw her work and hired her on the spot . john spoke no english and since he already had a studio in budapest they decided it would be more practical and cheaper to produce music man 1938 there . the production soon came to an end as europe was on the brink of the second world war , so by 1939 the couple moved back to london .\nthanks to the pressure of making so many films in a short time halas & batchelor developed a strong graphic style and a unique ability to produce longer works , for adult audiences . they created not only new genre of animation , but had now acquired the necessary experience for making animal farm 1951 - 1954 , their best known work . adapted from george orwell ' s classic book , animal farm was released in 1954 , and won critical acclaim worldwide .\nmany of the technologies that the studio pioneered are now redundant but you can be sure that if john halas were still alive today he would be seeking out the latest techniques .\ntoday , 15 years after the studio ' s last release , the british film institute will announce that it has been given the halas & batchelor archive , including film prints , stills , scripts , correspondence and original cells . it is the largest ever single donation of british animation and was welcomed as\nan extraordinarily rich gift\nby the bfi director , amanda nevill .\nwe look forward to working on ensuring these films and artefacts are enjoyed by the widest possible group of people in years to come ,\nshe said .\njoy batchelor was born in watford , england , in 1914 . by the time she answered john halas\u2019s advertisement for an animator in 1938 , she was already an experienced illustrator / animator - a rare thing for a woman in the mid - thirties . john immediately recognised her talent and their collaboration began with a series of films that were made in budapest . however as it turned out , the funding ran out , the couple were forced to return to london . the year was 1939 , and the world was on the brink of war .\nhalas and batchelor also used animation in the service of high art , making the poet and painter series for the 1951 festival of britain and such experiments as the owl and the pussycat ( 1952 ) , a 3d stereoscopic short based on edward lear ' s nonsense poem ; the figurehead ( 1953 ) , a puppet animation with a progressive score by matyas seiber , a student of bartok ; and ruddigore ( 1964 ) , a cartoon adaptation of the gilbert and sullivan opera . they are best known , however , for their adaptation of george orwell ' s animal farm ( 1954 ) . rumours persist that the film was funded by a cia covert operation , but halas insisted that it was humanist and anti - totalitarian rather than anti - communist , and the film is a considerable achievement : a feature length work of poignancy and affect which revises our expectations of animal characters as comic or sentimental figures . the sombre satire of orwell ' s novel is muted by a controversially upbeat ending in which the animals once again mobilise in resistance to authoritarian leadership , but the film ' s highly politicised viewpoint still seems a bold and unusual one , particularly within the context of the british film industry of 1950s .\nbatchelor was sponsored filmmaking , for cinema , television and the classroom . with scripts and designs often by joy , the studio was masterful at taking a company\u2019s brief , embellishing it to suit their chosen medium , and then delivering a slick piece of art to a happy customer . children and cars , made for bp , takes the simple idea of bringing children\u2019s drawings of cars of the future to life , and knocks it out of the park in a virtuoso piece of animation by company stalwart , harold whitaker .\nby the late 60s the studio had expanded so to keep it going john halas sold some shares to tyne tees television . tyne tees eventually took over and under the new management the studio made more series like tomfoolery 1970 for cbc rankin bass , the adams family 1972 for hanna - barbera , the jackson five 1972 for hanna - barbera and the osmonds 1973 for hanna barbera .\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nwas educated in hungary and paris and apprenticed to george pal ; he moved to england as an animator in 1936 . after art school\nthis site aims to be an introduction to their work , commemorating the artists and technicians who worked in the studio , and recording their achievement .\nbatchelor hated charley . over seven films between 1948 - 49 he was britain\u2019s cartoon joe public , discovering issue by issue the political sea changes of postwar britain ( national insurance , the nhs , privatisation ) . converted from profound scepticism to enthusiastic acceptance within a few flops of his ridiculous fringe , he was apparently a very tiresome character to draw again and again ( which didn\u2019t stop someone at the studio making a giant papier m\u00e2ch\u00e9 head of him for a fancy dress party ) . not all the entries in the series are great , but i have a huge fondness for the figure and this first film has some fantastic character designs with great lines . having benefitted greatly from ministry of information sponsorship during the second world war , this continued relationship with government set halas\njohn halas was born in budapest , hungary in 1912 , the seventh son of a jewish mother and catholic father . he studied painting in budapest , where he was greatly influenced by the bauhaus movement and its leading light , laszlo moholy - nagy . it was there that he learned to animate , working with george pal , a renowned puppet - film maker , who later became a hollywood producer . he formed his own film studio in 1932 with gyula macsk\u00e1ssy , who later founded the pannonia film studio in hungary . work proved to be so scarce that john answered an advertisement for a design job in paris - only to find the post actually involved selling salami ! just as george orwell had done - in down and out in paris and london - john struggled to survive , so when in 1936 he was asked to set up an animation studio in london he leapt at the opportunity . whilst advertising for animators to work on a film called music man , about franz list ' s childhood , he met and employed joy batchelor - and a fifty - year partnership began .\nsubscribe now for exclusive offers and the best of cinema . hand - picked .\nour editors will review what you\u2019ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article .\nfrom the outset joy was more that just an animator , she took on writing , directing and designing the films as well as producing them . her sense of humour counterbalanced john\u2019s ambition and drive and they were united in their belief that animation should be recognised as an art form and that through it they could make a difference .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\ntheir daughter vivien halas , who has been responsible for the collection since her father ' s death in 1995 , said the bfi was the best possible home for it .\nit is such a joy to feel that it ' s going to the right place because it is such an important part of our heritage ,\nshe said .\nif you follow the history of the studio it is like a social and art history of britain .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nby 1950 the studio had made over 100 films , such as dustbin parade 1941 , in which a brave bone leads his rag and scrap metal friends to help with the war effort and the abu series 1943 , made in arabic featuring abu a small boy and his donkey facing fascism . the unit also made two feature length training films , handling ships 1945 and water for fire fighting 1948 .\nthroughout his long career john experimented with new film techniques , from 3d stereoscopic animation to computer animation , producing award winning films such as the owl and the pussycat ( 1952 ) , autobahn ( 1979 ) and dilemma ( 1981 ) . he also employed computer animation in his great masters series ( 1985 ) , about the lives and work of great artists such as da vinci , botticelli and lautrec .\ngovernment work continued on after the war with the charley series 1946 - 48 that launched the new social security plans introduced by sir stafford cripps the socialist chancellor of the exchequer . they also made films for the marshal plan and the recovery of europe , the shoemaker and the hatte r 1949 and think of the future 1953 .\npromotional and instructional films made by the studio , including the admiralty - sponsored handling ships ( 1944 - 45 ) , and water for fire fighting ( 1948 ) , a 3d model animation made for fire - fighter recruitment purposes , led to an acceptance of animation as a mode of expression which could engage with mature subjects and serious themes . the studio was commissioned by chancellor of the exchequer sir stafford cripps to make a series of cartoons featuring the sourpuss ' charley ' , a vociferous opponent of the proposed welfare state reforms - and self - evidently in the wrong . similarly , the shoemaker and the hatter ( 1949 ) and think for the future ( 1949 ) were commissioned by the us government to promote marshall aid and post - war european co - operation .\nfulfilment by amazon ( fba ) is a service amazon offers sellers that lets them store their products in amazon ' s warehouses , and amazon directly does the picking , packing , shipping and customer service on these items . something amazon hopes you ' ll especially enjoy : fba items are eligible for and for amazon prime just as if they were amazon items .\ngeorge orwell , english novelist , essayist , and critic famous for his novels animal farm ( 1945 ) and nineteen eighty - four ( 1949 ) , the latter a profound anti - utopian novel that examines the dangers of totalitarian rule . born\u2026\njoy wrote and co - wrote literally hundreds of scripts , commercials , propaganda , educational and entertainment films including the first charley films made for the coi in 1946 to introduce social security , animal farm ( 1954 ) , george orwell\u2019s classic allegorical fable , the world of little ig ( 1956 ) a story of a prehistoric boy that pre - dated hanna - barbera\u2019s flintstones and for better for worse ( 1959 ) a sponsored film for philips about the potential benefits and evil of television .\nin 1940 marks an anchor point for all that came after it . their secret formula was a heady mix of artistic ambition , opportunism and advocacy . john in particular was not just a spokesperson ( and salesman ) for his company ; he was pitching animation as a whole \u2013 as an art form , a business , a unique form of visual communication\u2026 hey , it was an answer to all the world\u2019s problems ! it just so happened that his company was at the centre of it , and john and joy\u2019s efforts put it there .\nour editors will review what you ' ve submitted , and if it meets our criteria , we ' ll add it to the article .\nafter the war john and joy made their first self - sponsored film , magic canvas 1948 . it was a response to their war years graphically illustrating man\u2019s struggle for freedom . matyas seiber , a fellow hungarian \u00e9migr\u00e9 , composed original score for the film as well as the music for animal farm . this was followed by a joint project with the bfi for the festival of britain the poet and painter series 1951 and then one of the first stereoscopic films in 3d the owl and the pussycat 1952 based on the nonsense poem of edward lear . the following year came the figurehead 1953 from the poem by crosbie garston . matyas seiber composed the music for all these films and many more until his tragic death in 1960 .\nanimation , the art of making inanimate objects appear to move . animation is an artistic impulse that long predates the movies . history\u2019s first recorded animator is pygmalion of greek and roman mythology , a sculptor who created a figure of a woman so perfect that he fell in love with her and\u2026\nplease note that our editors may make some formatting changes or correct spelling or grammatical errors , and may also contact you if any clarifications are needed .\nthere , they initially made a living illustrating posters , books and magazines , eventually finding work with the j . walter thompson advertising agency , which set them up in their film unit at bush house , london making ads such as train trouble 1940 for kellogg\u2019s and carnival in the clothes cupboard 1940 for lux .\nthe studio continued to make personal satirical statements whenever possible . these included award winning films such as history of the cinema 1957 a satire based on the film industry , automania 2000 1963 , a prophetic look the fruits of over production and dilemma 1981 , a film about the use and misuse of man\u2019s skills .\njohn was a founder member and the president of the international animated film association ( asifa ) from 1960 to 1985 , then honorary president . this led him to put together a series for the bbc , the masters of animation ; in 1987 that brought together work from the best animators around the world . he was the author of numerous invaluable books on animation and design , but perhaps his greatest talent was to make things happen - to assemble the right people , motivate them , and get projects off the ground .\nand if i ever think i might get tired of the whole business , then any one of these five favourites will serve of a reminder of what it is all about .\na constant stream of work coming in from industry made it possible to fund the personal projects . these films , mostly commissioned by british energy companies such as bp , shell and british gas were amongst the studios best and longest lasting productions . films such as old as the hills ( the origins of oil ) 1950 , moving spirit ( the history of the motor car ) 1951 , we\u2019ve come a long way ( the history of tanker ships ) 1952 , power to fly ( the history of aviation ) 1953 and many others .\nwe welcome suggested improvements to any of our articles . you can make it easier for us to review and , hopefully , publish your contribution by keeping a few points in mind .\nyour contribution may be further edited by our staff , and its publication is subject to our final approval . unfortunately , our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions .\njohn ' s experience of religious differences within his own family and a deep personal knowledge of the effects of intolerance - many of his family perished in the holocaust - brought a profoundly humanitarian element to his more personal work , often through satire and humour . celebrated films such as magic canvas ( 1948 ) , automania 2000 ( 1963 ) , the question ( 1967 ) and dilemma ( 1981 ) all posed the question that bothered him over the years : will man\u2019s inevitable progress bring about his ultimate destruction ? john died in 1995 , the question still unanswered .\ndifferent generations will have different memories : the only feature - length animation of animal farm , perhaps , or the first murray mints tv ad . then there was foo foo from the 1960s , jackson five and asterix cartoons from the 1970s , numerous education films screened in schools or one of the first pop videos featuring downright weird and trippy animation that accompanied kraftwerk ' s autobahn in 1979 .\nover the years the studio experimented with new technologies as they became available . these included the owl and the pussycat 1952 made by brian borthwick in stereoscopic film to autobahn 1980 , to roger mainwood\u2019s debut film based on kraftwerks music , one of the first films made using computer animated sequences for videodisk and dilemma 1981 designed by hungarian artist janos kass which was one of the first fully digitally produced films .\nsponsored products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on amazon . when you click on a sponsored product ad , you will be taken to an amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it .\na million miles from charley , autobahn is a 13 - minute trip into a psychedelic , krautrock headspace commissioned by the record company of the band kraftwerk . fresh out of the royal college of art , animator roger mainwood was given a long leash to produce his own response to the music ( he never met or discussed visuals with the group ) and produced a stunning marriage of images and music . seeing this film on the big screen with the volume really pumping is one of my fondest cinema memories .\n, ( respectively , born april 16 , 1912 , budapest , hungary\u2014died jan . 20 / 21 , 1995 , london , england ; born may 12 , 1914 , watford , hertfordshire , england\u2014died may 14 , 1991 , london ) , british husband - and - wife production team , noted for their influential\nfrom 1961 to 1969 the studio produced a series of educational films that were released on 8mm under the title concept films 1961 - 69 . the studio also made a series of animated language teaching films : english the carters of greenwood 1964 , russian martian in moscow 1964 , and french les aventures de la famille carr\u00e9 1964 .\nby 1950 the studio had made over 100 films , two of which were features . their unique ability to produce longer works , for an adult audience , created not only new genre of animation , but gave them the necessary experience for making animal farm , their best - known work . adapted from george orwell ' s classic book , animal farm was released in 1954 , and won critical acclaim worldwide .\npreliminary treatments for this comic , dystopian short reveal that it was initially entitled \u20181985\u2019 , intended as a joke on orwell\u2019s 1984 , which would have continued the company\u2019s relationship with the author . the final film bears little relation to that idea ; there is no dictatorial big brother controlling society as there is no need . everyone is kept in check by a relentless pursuit of new gadgets and gizmos that endlessly fulfil our every wish while simultaneously creating a new desire . sound preposterous ?\njoy was the often unseen driving force behind most of the work even in the later years when she no longer came into the studio john relied heavily on her critical overview . her feature film , ruddigore ( 1964 ) , was the first animated operetta , perfectly capturing the tongue in cheek quality of its creators , gilbert and sullivan . by the mid 1970s she retired through ill health , but continued to teach at the london international film school , where she remained a governor until her death in 1991 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nbritain ' s first full - 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", "topic": 2}], "title": "bob ' s discount furniture", "paragraphs": ["bob ' s discount furniture added a new photo . - bob ' s discount furniture | facebook\ncomment from bob ' s discount f . of bob ' s discount furniture business owner\nbob ' s discount furniture : bob ' s discount furniture opening two st . louis area stores thursday\nbob\u2019s discount furniture announced the grand prize winners of its 2015 bob\u2019s discount furniture $ 250 , 000 high school heroes scholarship program .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture is a leading deep value furniture retailer in the northeast us .\nbob ' s discount furniture : bob ' s upping footprint to 12 stores in s . calif .\ncathy & sharon from bob ' s outreach team . . . - bob ' s discount furniture\nglassdoor has 280 bob ' s discount furniture reviews submitted anonymously by bob ' s discount furniture employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if bob ' s discount furniture is right for you .\nbob ' s discount furniture ' s president & ceo , michael skirvin , currently has an approval rating of 81 % . bob ' s discount furniture ' s primary competitors are\nbob ' s discount furniture helps fulfill girl\u2019s basement makeover wish in university park , md .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture awards $ 250 , 000 in scholarships to 64 u . s . students\nbob ' s discount furniture is an online marketplace to purchase for bedroom , office and dining room furniture and accessories . bob ' s discount furniture was founded in 1991 . bob ' s discount furniture ' s headquarters is located in manchester , connecticut , u . . .\nbob ' s discount furniture : bob ' s signs leases for 6 new l . a . - area stores\nowler has collected 13 screenshots of bob ' s discount furniture ' s website since may 2014 . the latest bob ' s discount furniture website design screenshot was captured in sep 2017 .\nquestions ? get answers from the bob ' s discount furniture staff and other customers .\nraymour & flanigan furniture is seen as one of bob ' s discount furniture ' s top competitors . raymour & flanigan furniture ' s headquarters is in liverpool , new york , and was founded in 1946 . like bob ' s discount furniture , raymour & flanigan furniture also works within the home furnishing retail industry . raymour & flanigan furniture generates 21 % of bob ' s discount furniture ' s revenue .\nbob ' s discount furniture is an online marketplace to purchase for bedroom , office and dining room furniture and accessories . bob ' s discount furniture is a private company . michael skirvin is the president & ceo of bob ' s discount furniture and has an approval rating of 81 from owler members . bob ' s discount furniture ' s top competitor is art van , led by ronald boire , who is their president & ceo . bob ' s discount furniture has 493 followers on owler .\npress release : bob ' s discount furniture : bob ' s discount furniture leases 750 , 000 square - foot facility in shorewood , ill . , to support chicago - area expansion\nfor more information about bob\u2019s discount furniture and its ongoing charitable programs , please visit urltoken .\nthe chain also supports its communities through two nonprofit entities : bob ' s discount furniture charitable foundation and bob ' s outreach .\ni am committed to supporting communities where our stores are located through bob\u2019s discount furniture charitable foundation and bob ' s outreach program .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture awards $ 250 , 000 in scholarships to 64 u . s . students | home accents today\nbob ' s discount furniture currently has 4 , 740 followers on twitter . as of february 2015 bob ' s discount furniture had 2 , 041 followers . that ' s a 132 percent increase in 2 years\nbob ' s discount furniture currently has 110 , 241 fans on facebook . as of february 2015 bob ' s discount furniture had 16 , 620 fans . that ' s a 563 percent increase in 3 years\ncaf\u00e9 collections for a cause . . . - bob ' s discount furniture office photo | glassdoor\narhaus has been one of bob ' s discount furniture ' s top competitors . arhaus was founded in 1986 , and its headquarters is in hudson , ohio . like bob ' s discount furniture , arhaus also works within the home furnishing retail field . arhaus has 227 more employees than bob ' s discount furniture .\nart van is bob ' s discount furniture ' s top competitor . art van is headquartered in warren , michigan , and was founded in 1959 . like bob ' s discount furniture , art van also operates in the home furnishing retail field . art van generates 105 % the revenue of bob ' s discount furniture .\n\u202acathy poulin , bob ' s discount furniture . . . - the big book club getaway | \u0641\u064a\u0633\u0628\u0648\u0643\u202c\nbob ' s discount furniture helps fulfill bedroom makeover wish for boy in bronx , n . y .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture donates furnishings n . y . family impacted by hurricane sandy and life - threatening illness\nbob ' s discount furniture plans to open six new stores in the los angeles market . the post bob ' s to en . . .\nbob ' s discount furniture , a top 100 furniture retailer based in manchester , conn . , has announced the . . .\npress release : bob ' s discount furniture : bob ' s discount furniture awards $ 25 , 000 to gov . john fairfield elementary school of saco , maine in ninth annual ' celebrate the arts ' contest\nindustry veteran and technology specialist scott perry has joined bob ' s discount furniture as vice pr . . .\nbob ' s discount furniture posted a video\nnasa invented memory foam , but bob brought it down to earth .\non youtube\nbob ' s discount furniture will open five more southern california stores by labor day weekend , pushing . . .\ntop 100 retailer bob ' s discount furniture this week celebrated the opening of its new headquarters an . . .\nmanchester , conn . \u2014 bob\u2019s discount furniture is pulling the trigger on yet another midwestern market \u2014 st . louis .\nthe new building will allow bob\u2019s discount furniture to consolidate management and administrative functions of the business from across other states .\nat bob\u2019s discount furniture , we have fun , we love what we do and it shows in our expansive growth ! bob\u2019s truly values the contributions of . . .\nbob ' s discount furniture ' s revenue is the second highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 71 . 8m .\ncommercial real estate firm cbre recently announced bob ' s discount furniture , the co - anchor of the gr . . .\nbob ' s discount furniture has nailed down the leases on its first six los angeles - area stores opening . . .\nbob ' s discount furniture has employees and is the first highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 114 .\nupdate : bob ' s heading to st . louis next year | furniture today\nin q2 , bob\u2019s discount furniture customers donated $ 30 , 000 to the caf\u00e9 collections , and bob\u2019s outreach team more than matched the funds raised to provide the non - profit with $ 100 , 000 . this is the second year bob\u2019s caf\u00e9 collections has benefited autism speaks . in 2014 , bob\u2019s discount furniture donated $ 50 , 000 to the organization .\nspecial olympics honored bob\u2019s discount furniture and presented three of its principals with president\u2019s awards for their outstanding support of the organization during a ceremony on january 16th at bob\u2019s corporate headquarters in manchester ( ct ) .\nbobs furniture sells cheap quality furniture . they have you buy a warranty on the furniture and when\u2026\none of connecticut\u2019s best known retailers \u2014 bob\u2019s discount furniture \u2014 has secured a deal with state that should keep the business in connecticut for the foreseeable future .\nif you live in any of the 15 states where bob ' s discount furniture operates , you ' re probably familiar . . .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture , the leading furniture retailer dedicated to untouchable values , today announced the opening of its new headquarters and corporate campus on tolland turnpike in manchester , ct .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture today announced that its 2017 golf outing raised $ 628 , 000 for local connecticut children\u2019s charities . the money will benefit organizations carefully selected by bob\u2019s discount furniture\u2019s charitable foundation , including the nutmeg big brothers big sisters , family & children\u2019s aid , connecticut children\u2019s medical center , and camp rising sun , a camp for children who have been diagnosed with cancer .\nnew york city fc has partnered with bob\u2019s discount furniture , the leading furniture retailer dedicated to untouchable value , making bob\u2019s the official furniture store of the club . as part of the partnership , bob\u2019s will help fans digitally engage with the club they love by sponsoring a fan - favorite social media series , now called the \u201cnycfc play of the month presented by bob\u2019s discount furniture . \u201d bob\u2019s will also receive stadium assets for all locally broadcast regular season home matches and have a presence on the club\u2019s website and digital newsletter . nycfc adds to bob\u2019s robust list of professional team official sponsorships .\nmanchester , conn . , may 21 , 2015 / prnewswire / - - bob ' s discount furniture today announced the opening . . .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture awards $ 25 , 000 to gov . john fairfield elementary school of saco , maine in ninth annual \u2018celebrate the arts\u2019 contest\nbob\u2019s discount furniture today announced that its 2016 golf outing raised over $ 600 , 000 for local connecticut children\u2019s charities . the money will benefit organizations carefully selected by bob\u2019s discount furniture\u2019s charitable foundation , including the nutmeg big brothers big sisters , family & children\u2019s aid , connecticut children\u2019s medical center , and camp rising sun , a camp for children who have been diagnosed with cancer .\nto find out more about bob\u2019s charitable giving visit urltoken , bob ' s outreach and visit us on facebook .\nvisit bob ' s discount furniture in glendale , ny to shop quality furniture at untouchable values . browse the showroom for affordable bedroom sets , living room sets , dining room \u2026\n\u201cbob\u2019s discount furniture is a great connecticut story and obviously a household name , \u201d malloy said in a statement . \u201cwe\u2019re committed to helping our small businesses expand in to large ones . bob\u2019s is committed to connecticut , and connecticut is committed to bob\u2019s . \u201d\nbob ' s discount furniture customers donate thousands of dollars each year through the caf\u00e9 collections for a cause program . each quarter , one designated nonprofit is the recipient of all funds donated by bob ' s discount furniture customers that is matched by the bob ' s outreach team . since its inception in 2014 , bob ' s caf\u00e9 collections has donated close to $ 500 , 000 to nonprofit organizations .\nmanchester , conn . - - ( business wire ) - - bob ' s discount furniture says contest submissions are piling in f . . .\nalthough bob\u2019s discount furniture was founded in newington 25 years ago , it is currently owned by the boston - based private equity firm bain capital .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture operates 61 furniture stores throughout new england , delaware , maryland , new jersey , new york , pennsylvania and virginia . the manchester , conn . - based company is the 14th - largest u . s . furniture chain .\nvisit bob ' s discount furniture in new york , ny to shop quality furniture at untouchable values . browse the showroom for affordable bedroom sets , living room sets , dining room \u2026\nmanchester , conn . , july 21 , 2014 \u2014 bob ' s discount furniture and planned furniture promotions announced today that their 2014 golf outing raised $ 441 , 000 for charities .\nfarmington , conn . , july 23 , 2015 \u2013 bob\u2019s discount furniture today announced that its 2015 golf outing raised $ 452 , 000 for children\u2019s charities . the money will benefit organizations carefully selected by bob\u2019s discount furniture\u2019s charitable foundation , including the nutmeg big brothers big sisters , family & children\u2019s aid , connecticut children\u2019s medical center , and camp rising sun , a camp for over 120 children battling cancer .\nmanchester , conn . - - ( business wire ) - - bob ' s discount furniture and the american red cross teamed up wit . . .\nbob ' s discount furniture celebrates new store opening in freehold , n . j . by donating $ 14 , 000 to local schools and community organizations\nbob\u2019s discount furniture celebrates the grand opening of two new d . c . - area stores by donating more than $ 25 , 000 to local schools\nthe top 10 competitors in bob ' s discount furniture ' s competitive set are art van , raymour & flanigan furniture , arhaus , ethan allen , ruby - gordon furniture , hhg , jordan ' s furniture , mcguire furniture company , goodmans and american freight . together they have raised over 30 . 0m between their estimated 12 . 8k employees .\nthe westchester news 914 237 - 8631 urltoken bob ' s discount furniture stores has hundreds of complaints against them all over the internet , and we went into the store in yonkers , new york and found out that bob ' s discount furniture store is a dangerous place to shop . watch the video !\nheadquartered in manchester , connecticut , bob\u2019s discount furniture provides a wide variety of quality furnishings , including living room furniture , bedroom furniture , dining room furniture , mattresses / foundations and home accents , at value prices . with 47 stores located throughout northeast and mid - atlantic - and opening in the philadelphia area in february 2014 - bob\u2019s discount furniture has grown dramatically over the last 10 years by delivering unsurpassed value to customers .\nmanchester , conn . \u2014 industry veteran and bob ' s discount furniture chairman stan adelstein retired sunday after more than 20 years with the top 100 company .\nmanchester , conn . - - ( business wire ) - - bob ' s discount furniture today announced it will contribute $ 30 , 0 . . .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture awards $ 25 , 000 to gov . john fairfield elementary school of saco , maine in ninth annual \u2018celebrate the arts\u2019 contest | business wire\nthe annual event was started 27 years ago by planned furniture promotions , a leading home furnishings sales promotion company founded by rosenberg . bob ' s discount furniture became an event partner four years later in 1991 , when kaufman and rosenberg started bob ' s .\n\u201ci don\u2019t want anyone to say , \u2018i work at bob\u2019s discount furniture , but i\u2019ve never met bob , ' \u201d he said . \u201cwe run it like a small , family business . \u201d\nbob ' s discount furniture llc has received 4 . 57 out of 5 stars based on 1 , 070 customer reviews and a bbb rating of a + .\nmanchester , conn . - - ( business wire ) - - bob ' s discount furniture is donating $ 40 , 000 this month to sponso . . .\nmanchester , conn . - - ( business wire ) - - bob ' s discount furniture has leased a 751 , 966 square - foot warehou . . .\nmanchester , conn . - - ( business wire ) - - bob ' s discount furniture today announced it is donating $ 45 , 000 t . . .\nfarmington , conn . \u2013 july 18 , 2017 \u2013 bob\u2019s discount furniture and planned furniture promotions ( pfp ) today announced that their 2017 golf outing raised $ 628 , 000 for local connecticut children\u2019s charities . the money will benefit organizations carefully selected by bob\u2019s discount furniture\u2019s charitable foundation and pfp , including the nutmeg big brothers big sisters , family & children\u2019s aid , connecticut children\u2019s medical center , and camp rising sun , a camp for children who have been diagnosed with cancer .\nfarmington , conn . \u2013 july 22 , 2016 \u2013 bob\u2019s discount furniture and planned furniture promotions ( pfp ) today announced that their 2016 golf outing raised over $ 600 , 000 for local connecticut children\u2019s charities . the money will benefit organizations carefully selected by bob\u2019s discount furniture\u2019s charitable foundation and pfp , including the nutmeg big brothers big sisters , family & children\u2019s aid , connecticut children\u2019s medical center , and camp rising sun , a camp for children who have been diagnosed with cancer .\n( l - r ) harry van trees , westfield high school vice - principal , cathy poulin , bob ' s discount furniture public relations director , david reimschussel , westfield high school choir director , and maurice mckisset , bob ' s discount furniture falls church sales manager are joined by members of the westfield high school choir .\npictured left to right : genevieve piturro , pajama program executive director , and cathy poulin , bob ' s discount furniture outreach director , with children in pajama program .\nmanchester , conn . - - ( business wire ) - - bob ' s discount furniture today presented a $ 25 , 000 check to gov . . . .\nmanchester , conn . \u2014 bob\u2019s discount furniture is expanding and revamping its marketing department and has named industry veteran steve nesle as chief marketing officer to head the group .\nmanchester , conn . \u2014 bob ' s discount furniture has agreed to sell a majority stake in the company to equity firm bain capital , the companies announced today .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture and the garde arts center give conn . and r . i . kids a chance to win $ 750 \u2013 and a performance for their entire class\nglassdoor office photos give you an inside look at employers , such as bob ' s discount furniture . this is bob ' s discount furniture office photo was submitted anonymously . shown in this photo : caf\u00e9 collections for a cause charity of 2016 ! stop by my caf\u00e9 , grab some yummy treats and leave a donation for an amazing cause !\nbob ' s discount furniture today announced a new alliance with make - a - wish to help children with life - threatening medical conditions . the sponsorship kicks off in april , and the company will donate $ 45 , 000 in gift cards to help grant wishes to children in all nine states in which bob ' s discount furniture serves .\nmanchester , conn . \u2013 october 3 , 2012 \u2013 bob\u2019s discount furniture is helping grant the wishes of children with life - threatening medical conditions throughout the northeast including 12 - year - old rehema\u2019s wish for a magical bedroom makeover at her home in dorchester , massachusetts . bob\u2019s discount furniture assisted make - a - wish massachusetts and rhode island in granting the bedroom makeover for rehema , who is being treated for a life - threatening blood disorder . rehema\u2019s wish is just one example of the continued dedication bob\u2019s discount furniture has for make - a - wish and its mission .\none of the biggest decisions that anyone will make in life is whether to work for themselves\u2014or work for someone else , said uconn business school alumnus bob kaufman \u201974 , founder and president emeritus of bob\u2019s discount furniture .\nit\u2019s been months since state officials , prompted by a urltoken investigation and complaint last fall , requested that bob\u2019s discount furniture make changes to the advertising of its \u201cinterest free\u201d financing , which has left furniture shoppers with surprising bills . but consumers are still not getting the full story from bob\u2019s sales staff and showroom signs .\nbob ' s discount furniture has announced the grand prize winner of its 2015 bob ' s discount furniture $ 250 , 000 high school heroes scholarship program with the american red cross . the grand prize was awarded to windham technical high school for the highest number of units collected at their high school blood drives during the 2014 - 15 school year .\nin celebration of the upcoming holidays , bob\u2019s discount furniture today announced a donation of $ 86 , 000 to food pantries and hunger - relief programs within its markets throughout the northeast , mid - atlantic and midwest . an organization near each of the 76 bob\u2019s discount furniture stores , three distribution centers and seven future store locations will receive a $ 1 , 000 donation from the furniture retailer .\nfrom october to december , bob ' s discount furniture customers from its 64 stores donated a total of $ 30 , 000 to the caf\u00e9 collections , which the bob ' s outreach team matched to provide pajama program with $ 60 , 000 .\n( l - r ) susan bell , windsor locks middle school assistant principal , sharon valley , bob ' s discount furniture , jalen croutch , windsor locks middle school student .\nbob ' s discount furniture recently presented a $ 60 , 000 check to save the children as part of its caf\u00e9 collections for a cause initiative . the funds will support save the children ' s early learning campaign to ensure that children in need in the u . s . have access to educational programs , books and resources otherwise unavailable to them . pictured ( from left ) are cathy poulin , spokeswoman and public relations director , bob ' s discount furniture ; jennifer kendra , director of impact marketing and partnership development , save the children ; and bob kaufman , co - founder and president emeritus , bob ' s discount furniture .\nthe winning school was randomly selected from nearly 4 , 000 entries \u2013 the largest number in the contest\u2019s history \u2013 submitted from across the 11 states where bob\u2019s discount furniture operates . this year\u2019s winning entry came from fairfield school parent carrie green .\nmanchester , conn . \u2013 april 25 , 2014 \u2013 bob\u2019s discount furniture today announced it will contribute $ 14 , 000 to local charities and schools to celebrate the may 22 grand opening of its newest discount furniture store , located in freehold , n . j . the new store is the second bob\u2019s store to open in new jersey this year and the eighth bob\u2019s location in the state , continuing the company\u2019s expansion throughout the east coast and mid - atlantic regions .\nthe company has 69 stores in 12 states , having opened five stores in the chicago - area in february . bob\u2019s discount furniture has 9 connecticut locations , including one in orange .\nas part of bob ' s discount furniture ' s outreach program , cathy poulin , bob ' s discount furniture ' s public relations / outreach director , had the pleasure of reading to students at nashua ' s fairhaven elementary school on march 2 in observance of read across america day . fairhaven elementary student , andy almonte , personally invited cathy to read to the school as part of fairhaven elementary school\u2019s read across america day ' s festivities . read across america day promotes reading , particularly for children and young adults .\nmanchester , conn . , july 21 , 2014 \u2014 bob ' s discount furniture and planned furniture promotions announced today that their 2014 golf outing raised $ 441 , 000 for charities . the money will benefit a number of organizations carefully selected by bob\u2019s discount furniture charitable foundation , including camp rising sun , cardinal cushing centers , connecticut children ' s medical center , family & children ' s aid , prudence crandall center , the jimmy fund and nutmeg big brothers big sisters .\nmike skirvin , the company\u2019s president and chief executive officer , said bob\u2019s discount furniture has become successful through a corporate culture that \u201cis deeply rooted in educational advancement , community involvement and dedication to its work force . \u201d\nmanchester \u2014 bob\u2019s discount furniture will open its first stores on the west coast next week , ceo michael skirvin said wednesday . skirvin said the chain will open six stores in the los angeles area on feb . 15 . bob\u2019s also has leased . . .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture charitable foundation has anchored the company\u2019s philanthropic work for more than 15 years . in addition , the bob\u2019s outreach program was created as a separate entity to help schools and children - related charities . the company donates more than $ 2 million to charities through these programs each year .\nbob ' s discount furniture is renovating a former sport ' s authority building at 2700 n . plainfield road near the louis joliet mall , according to wjol . owners ' opening day sights are reportedly set on may .\nwhat goes up must come down . thankfully , bob ' s has a great selection of comfy recliners and reclining furniture .\nit ' s been an honor being stan ' s partner for the past 20 years and seeing a master at work ,\nbob ' s co - founder and president bob kaufman said in a statement .\nstan has been a driving force in building bob ' s into one of the country ' s premiere furniture retailers .\njust wanna give a heads up to anyone who might want to spend their hard earned money on bob ' s discount furniture . my suggestion , unfortunately is to go somewhere else . i recently found a great apartment and decided i wanted to get all new furniture . i walked into bob ' s . . .\nresidents of a bridgeport safe house , which provides shelter and support to victims of domestic violence , have been treated to a home makeover thanks to a donation from bob\u2019s discount furniture and its charitable foundation . kathie\u2019s . . .\nduring the opening ceremony , bob\u2019s discount furniture presented the special olympics of massachusetts a check for $ 60 , 000 \u2013 money donated by the company and its customers \u2013 to fund the event .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture outreach director cathy poulin joins pajama program founder genevieve piturro dressed up as cat in the hat to read to children and present the organization with a $ 60 , 000 check .\ntouting unsurpassed value , honesty and integrity bob ' s discount furniture offers furniture and bedding from 83 showrooms in 15 states in the northeast , mid - atlantic and midwest u . s . but each location offers more than just a place to sit , lounge or sleep .\n\u201cwe are proud of all the students that participated in the scholarship program this year and gave back to their communities by hosting blood drives to help patients in need , \u201d said bob kaufman , president emeritus and co - founder of bob\u2019s discount furniture . \u201cbob\u2019s discount furniture is thrilled to provide scholarships to students in connecticut , massachusetts , new jersey , and new york as a way to thank them for their participation and leadership . \u201d\nbob\u2019s discount furniture today announced it will contribute more than $ 50 , 000 to 18 schools to celebrate the feb . 13 grand opening of its three newest discount furniture stores . the new stores \u2013 the first bob\u2019s locations in the greater philadelphia area \u2013 reflect the company\u2019s continued commitment to serving residents throughout the east coast and mid - atlantic regions , and are expected to add hundreds of new jobs to the local economy .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture , which celebrates its 25 th anniversary this year , provides a wide variety of high quality furniture , mattresses , and home accents at attractive prices . a compelling \u201ceveryday low price\u201d business model , unique and enjoyable store experience , and customer - focused culture has made bob\u2019s discount furniture the 14 th - largest player in the furniture retail industry . the company has achieved tremendous success entering new markets , including philadelphia in 2014 , pittsburgh in 2015 , and chicago in 2016 .\nbob ' s discount furniture today announced that it will donate funds to seven schools in rhode island in support of arts and education programs . these funds are made possible by customer donations to collection jars located in the cafes found in every bob\u2019s store , which offer free refreshments ( including gourmet coffee and fresh - baked cookies ) to all bob\u2019s shoppers .\nestablished in 1991 , the furniture giant bob\u2019s discount furniture now sells more than $ 1 . 1 billion in furniture annually , with stores in the northeast , midwest and mid - atlantic . it is ranked 14th among u . s . furniture retailers . kaufman remains an active executive and the third - largest shareholder in the company , which is now owned by bain capital .\nthe manchester , conn . - based bob ' s is ranked no . 15 on furniture / today ' s top 100 with estimated 2011 furniture , bedding and accessories sales of $ 638 . 8 million .\nbob ' s discount furniture today announced that it will donate funds to 14 schools in virginia and maryland in support of arts and education programs . these funds are made possible by customer donations to collection jars located in the cafes found in every bob\u2019s store , which offer free refreshments ( including gourmet coffee and fresh - baked cookies ) to all bob\u2019s shoppers .\nmanchester , conn . \u2013 nov . 16 , 2016 \u2013 in celebration of the upcoming holidays , bob\u2019s discount furniture today announced a donation of $ 86 , 000 to food pantries and hunger - relief programs within its markets throughout the northeast , mid - atlantic and midwest . an organization near each of the 76 bob\u2019s discount furniture stores , three distribution centers and seven future store locations will receive a $ 1 , 000 donation from the furniture retailer .\nthis year , bob\u2019s discount furniture will sponsor autism speaks\u2019 signature fundraising event , autism speaks walk , in eleven different cities . bob\u2019s employees will participate in each walk including baltimore , boston , chicago , long island , philadelphia , pittsburgh , washington d . c . and four walks throughout new jersey . in addition , bob\u2019s discount furniture will continue to donate funds to autism speaks through its caf\u00e9 collections program , matching 100 % of customer donations across all stores from april through june .\nmanchester , conn . \u2013 march 15 , 2016 \u2013 bob\u2019s discount furniture , the leading furniture retailer dedicated to untouchable value , today announced it has expanded its partnership with autism speaks , the world\u2019s leading autism science and advocacy organization . over the past three years , bob\u2019s discount furniture has contributed $ 200 , 000 to autism speaks through sponsorships , caf\u00e9 collections for a cause , and gift card donations . this year the company has already pledged over $ 120 , 000 to the organization .\nmanchester , conn . \u2013 march 17 , 2016 \u2013 bob\u2019s discount furniture , the leading furniture retailer dedicated to untouchable value , today announced it has expanded its partnership with autism speaks , the world\u2019s leading autism science and advocacy organization . over the past three years , bob\u2019s discount furniture has contributed $ 200 , 000 to autism speaks through sponsorships , caf\u00e9 collections for a cause , and gift card donations . this year the company has already pledged over $ 120 , 000 to the organization .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture donates millions to charity each year , culled from the 150 requests it receives each week . an annual golf outing and dinner , last summer , netted $ 454 , 000 for charity .\nwe are excited to partner with ted english and the great management team at bob\u2019s discount furniture to support continued growth in this dynamic business , \u201d said tricia patrick , a principal at bain capital . \u201cwe believe the company\u2019s quality furniture at deep value fills an important need in the market today , and along with the authenticity of the bob ' s brand , should drive sustainable growth for years to come . we look forward to supporting the management team in executing their plan to grow and offer more customers the opportunity to shop at bob ' s discount furniture .\nbob kaufman , the founder and face of bob ' s discount furniture , will remain president emeritus of the chain after a majority stake in the company is sold to bain capital , the boston - based private equity firm where mitt romney once worked .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture today announced that it is donating $ 40 , 000 to the special olympics in support of athletes training across the mid - atlantic and new england region , a $ 10 , 000 increase from bob\u2019s donation in 2014 . half of this year\u2019s contribution to special olympics comes from the company\u2019s bob\u2019s outreach program , which supports schools and children - related charities , while the other half is made possible by customer contributions to collection jars located in the cafes found in every bob\u2019s store , which offer free refreshments ( including gourmet coffee , ice cream , cookies and candy ) to all bob\u2019s shoppers .\nbob ' s discount furniture today announced that it will donate funds to seven schools in massachusetts in support of arts and education programs . these funds are made possible by money collected in donation jars , which are located in each store\u2019s caf\u00e9 .\nwe are proud of all the students that participated in the scholarship program this year and gave back to their communities by hosting blood drives to help patients in need ,\nsaid bob kaufman , president emeritus and co - founder of bob ' s discount furniture .\nbob ' s discount furniture is thrilled to provide scholarships to students in connecticut , massachusetts , new jersey and new york as a way to thank them for their participation and leadership .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture , the leading furniture retailer dedicated to untouchable value , today announced it will continue its partnership with autism speaks to enhance lives and accelerate solutions for individuals with autism and their families . over the past four years , bob\u2019s has contributed $ 350 , 000 to autism speaks through sponsorships , caf\u00e9 collections for a cause , and gift card donations . bob\u2019s has pledged over $ 125 , 000 this year alone .\nwe are excited to partner with ted english and the great management team at bob\u2019s discount furniture to support continued growth in this dynamic business , \u201d said tricia patrick , a principal at bain capital private equity . \u201cwe believe the company\u2019s quality furniture at deep value fills an important need in the market today , and along with the authenticity of the bob ' s brand , should drive sustainable growth for years to come . we look forward to supporting the management team in executing their plan to grow and offer more customers the opportunity to shop at bob ' s discount furniture .\nabout bob ' s discount furniture bob ' s discount furniture provides a wide variety of quality furnishings - including living room furniture , bedroom furniture , dining room furniture , office furniture and home accents - at everyday low prices . the stores also offer a unique and enjoyable shopping experience featuring cafes in each store with free gourmet coffee , ice cream , cookies and candy . since 1991 , bob ' s has built strong customer loyalty by offering the highest - value home furnishings at the lowest possible prices . with 61 furniture stores located throughout new england , delaware , maryland , new jersey , new york , pennsylvania and virginia , the manchester , conn . - based company has become the 14th - largest u . s . furniture chain . bob ' s is committed to supporting communities where its stores are located through a variety of charitable giving efforts . bob ' s discount furniture charitable foundation has anchored the company ' s philanthropic work for more than 15 years . in addition , the bob ' s outreach program was created as a separate entity to help schools and children - related charities . the company donates more than $ 2 million to charities through these programs each year . for more information on bob ' s charitable programs , visit urltoken , and follow us on twitter @ mybobs and @ mybobs _ charity and on facebook at urltoken .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture has partnered with alex\u2019s lemonade stand , who will be recipients of our 3rd quarter collections for a cause . help us raise funds to impact research , raise awareness , support families and empower individuals to help cure childhood cancer . urltoken\nbob\u2019s discount furniture today kicked off its 10th annual celebrate the arts contest . from thursday , october 1 through saturday , october 31 , schools can enter to win a $ 25 , 000 cultural grant to support their arts programs . led by the bob\u2019s discount furniture outreach team , the contest aims to generate awareness and support of fine arts and cultural programs to help maintain visual , creative , and performing arts in schools .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture\u2019s customers donate thousands of dollars through the caf\u00e9 collections for a cause program . each quarter , the bob\u2019s outreach team selects a non - profit to be the recipient of all funds donated by its customers and matches 100 % of the donations . since its inception in 2014 , bob\u2019s caf\u00e9 collections has donated $ 330 , 000 to non - profit organizations . the q3 beneficiary will be save the children .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture provides a wide variety of quality furnishings \u2013 including living room furniture , bedroom furniture , dining room furniture , office furniture and home accents \u2013 at everyday low prices . the stores also offer a unique and enjoyable shopping experience featuring cafes in each store with free gourmet coffee , ice cream , cookies and candy . since 1991 , bob\u2019s has built strong customer loyalty by offering the highest - value home furnishings at the lowest possible prices . with 47 stores located throughout new england , new jersey , new york , maryland and virginia , the manchester , conn . - based company has become the 16th - largest u . s . furniture chain . bob\u2019s is committed to supporting communities where its stores are located through a variety of charitable giving efforts . bob\u2019s discount furniture charitable foundation has anchored the company\u2019s philanthropic work for more than 15 years . in addition , the bob\u2019s outreach program was created as a separate entity to help schools and children - related charities . every year the company donates more than $ 100 , 000 to schools and more than $ 1 million to charities through these programs . to find out more about bob\u2019s discount furniture , visit urltoken . for more information on bob\u2019s charitable programs , visit urltoken , and follow us on twitter @ mybobs _ charity and on facebook at urltoken .\non november 11 , cathy poulin from bob ' s discount furniture delivered a $ 5 , 000 cultural arts grant as part of bob ' s\ncelebrate the arts\ncontest to a group of students from westfield high school at the bob ' s falls church location . the contest is designed to support and maintain dance , music and the arts in schools , with bob ' s awarding a total of $ 45 , 000 in cultural grants to nine deserving schools .\npictured in photo ( l to r ) : alec elbert , chief development & strategic officer , autism speaks ; jessica serrano - cortes , hartford walk chair , autism speaks ; alberto cortes , hartford walk chair , autism speaks ; adrian cortes , hartford walk chair , autism speaks ; cathy poulin , public relations and community outreach director , bob\u2019s discount furniture ; richard mccormick , manchester , ct store manager , bob\u2019s discount furniture .\nfounded in manchester in 1991 , bob ' s discount furniture now has 69 stores across 12 northeast and mid - atlantic states , and recently expanded into the midwest with five chicago - area store openings last month .\nmanchester , conn . \u2013 december 4 , 2012 \u2013 bob\u2019s discount furniture today announced that it will donate funds to seven schools in massachusetts in support of arts and education programs . these funds are made possible by customer donations to collection jars located in the cafes found in every bob\u2019s store , which offer free refreshments ( including gourmet coffee and fresh - baked cookies ) to all bob\u2019s shoppers .\nmanchester , conn . \u2013 october 5 , 2012 \u2013 bob\u2019s discount furniture today announced that it will donate funds to seven schools in connecticut in support of arts and education programs . these funds are made possible by customer donations to collection jars located in the cafes found in every bob\u2019s store , which offer free refreshments ( including gourmet coffee and fresh - baked cookies ) to all bob\u2019s shoppers .\nin the years since , in equally distressing economic times , more stores have been opened and now they total a dozen in connecticut and two more in western massachusetts . last year , bob ' s discount furniture was rated as the 63d largest furniture company in the nation .\nas part of deal , bob\u2019s discount furniture is eligible for a $ 1 . 7 million grant to train employees and up to $ 11 million in tax credits through the urban and industrial sites reinvestment tax credit program .\nbob ' s discount furniture today announced that it will donate funds to seven schools in new york in support of arts and education programs . these funds are made possible through money collected in donation jars , which are located in each store ' s cafe .\nbob ' s discount furniture today announced that it will donate funds to seven schools in new jersey in support of arts and education programs . these funds are made possible through money collected in donation jars , which are located in each store ' s cafe .\nmanchester , conn . \u2013 january 9 , 2013 \u2013 bob\u2019s discount furniture today announced that it will donate funds to seven schools in new jersey in support of arts and education programs . these funds are made possible by customer donations to collection jars located in the cafes found in every bob\u2019s store , which offer free refreshments ( including gourmet coffee and fresh - baked cookies ) to all bob\u2019s shoppers .\nmanchester , conn . \u2013 november 14 , 2012 \u2013 bob\u2019s discount furniture today announced that it will donate funds to seven schools in new york in support of arts and education programs . these funds are made possible by customer donations to collection jars located in the cafes found in every bob\u2019s store , which offer free refreshments ( including gourmet coffee and fresh - baked cookies ) to all bob\u2019s shoppers .\nmanchester , conn . \u2013 september 6 , 2012 \u2013 bob\u2019s discount furniture today announced that it will donate funds to seven schools in new jersey in support of arts and education programs . these funds are made possible by customer donations to collection jars located in the cafes found in every bob\u2019s store , which offer free refreshments ( including gourmet coffee and fresh - baked cookies ) to all bob\u2019s shoppers .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture , the leading furniture retailer dedicated to untouchable value , today announced the opening of six new stores in the los angeles market . the furniture retailer will be cutting the ribbon on february 15 , 2018 at its new locations in baldwin park , huntington beach , la - mid - town , long beach , west hills and valencia . these six new stores will be bob\u2019s first on the west coast .\n\u201cthe bob\u2019s discount furniture $ 250 , 000 high school heroes scholarship program helps the red cross make a difference in the lives of patients and empowers high school students to take a leadership role , \u201d said donna m . morrissey , director of national partnerships for the red cross biomedical services . . \u201cwe are grateful to bob\u2019s discount furniture for their work in increasing blood donations from high school blood drives and their support of the red cross . \u201d\nbob kaufman , the founder of bob ' s discount furniture , shares his unique approach to becoming an industry disruptor before that concept was cool . kaufman became an industry disruptor after what turned out to be a happy motorcycle accident . his doctor recommended that he get a waterbed , so he set out to the furniture stores and was bombarded with shady pricing and gimmicks . eventually , he couldn\u2019t take it anymore and went on to found bob\u2019s discount furniture , providing customers with everyday low prices , gimmick - free . bob\u2019s discount furniture has over 100 locations across the united states and online at www . mybobs . com . headquartered in manchester , connecticut , bob ' s has been in business for over 26 years and has long - standing relationships with numerous manufacturers to provide stylish pieces so you can furnish your living room , dining room , bedroom , and entire home with the look you want for less . while customers are shopping they can enjoy the on the house bob\u2019s cafe that has ice cream , sweet treats and gourmet coffee . in the cafe of each store is also a life - size statue of little bob that collects donations from customers . each quarter , bob\u2019s matches the thousands of dollars collected and gives it directly to a chosen non - profit . this year , bob\u2019s selected the special olympics , autism speaks , alex\u2019s lemonade stand foundation , and pajama program to be the recipients of the cafe collection donations . through the bob\u2019s discount furniture charitable foundation and bob\u2019s outreach , the company also supports their communities by providing $ 2 . 75 million yearly to hundreds of nonprofits . follow along with our journey and click subscribe above ! can ' t get enough of bob ' s discount furniture and little bob ? follow us on our socials below ! urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken % . . . show less\nthe money will benefit a number of organizations carefully selected by bob ' s discount furniture charitable foundation , including camp rising sun , cardinal cushing centers , connecticut children ' s medical center , family & children ' s aid , prudence crandall center , the jimmy fund and nutmeg big brothers big sisters .\nbob ' s discount furniture and the red cross recognized eight outstanding high school seniors at windham technical high school who each made exceptional contributions to their schools ' volunteer blood donor programs . the students were honored during the school ' s awards ceremony on june 17 .\ncathy poulin , public relations director at bob\u2019s discount furniture , and dr . kathy fallon , founder of heavenly productions foundation , delivered \u201cheavenly skies & lullabies\u201d books and cds to area kids on april 28 . the book and cd includes bedtime melodies and lullabies , aimed at helping parents and caregivers create a peaceful and relaxing environment for their children . the donation is part of bob\u2019s discount furniture\u2019s random act of kindness program , which focuses on providing aid to schools and children - centered services .\n\u201cmike\u2019s elevation to ceo is an exciting milestone for bob\u2019s discount furniture , \u201d said tricia patrick of bain capital private equity , who has served as a director at the company since the firm\u2019s investment in 2014 . \u201che has been instrumental to the success of the business during his tenure here . his strong leadership , deep retail expertise , and relentless focus on bringing great values to furniture consumers make him the ideal leader for this next phase of growth at bob\u2019s discount furniture . we would also like to express our deepest admiration and gratitude to ted for his vital contributions over the last 10 years to bob\u2019s discount furniture , which would not be the business it is today without his leadership . the board of directors is excited to continue to partner with these two very experienced and committed executives in their new roles . \u201d\nbob\u2019s discount furniture provides a wide variety of quality furnishings \u2013 including living room furniture , bedroom furniture , dining room furniture , office furniture and home accents \u2013 at everyday low prices . the stores also offer a unique and enjoyable shopping experience featuring cafes in each store with free gourmet coffee , ice cream , cookies and candy . since 1991 , bob\u2019s has built strong customer loyalty by offering the highest - value home furnishings at the lowest possible prices . with 61 furniture stores located throughout new england , delaware , maryland , new jersey , new york , pennsylvania and virginia , the manchester , conn . - based company has become the 14th - largest u . s . furniture chain . bob\u2019s is committed to supporting communities where its stores are located through a variety of charitable giving efforts . bob\u2019s discount furniture charitable foundation has anchored the company\u2019s philanthropic work for more than 15 years . in addition , the bob\u2019s outreach program was created as a separate entity to help schools and children - related charities . the company donates more than $ 2 million to charities through these programs each year . for more information on bob\u2019s charitable programs , visit urltoken , and follow us on twitter @ mybobs and @ mybobs _ charity and on facebook at urltoken .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture and the garde arts center , southeastern connecticut\u2019s non - profit performing arts center in downtown new london , today announced that 7 - year - old michael - anthony kline of middletown , conn . , is the winner of their 2013 online sleuths contest .\nmore than 450 participants took part in the july 18 event that included a round of golf at the tunxis plantation country club , along with an evening at the farmington club with dinner and an awards ceremony . the night featured both live and silent auctions , and bob\u2019s discount furniture co - founders bob kaufman and gene rosenberg emceed the live auction . guests included bob\u2019s employees ,\nmanchester , conn . \u2013 may 8 , 2013 \u2013 bob\u2019s discount furniture today announced it will contribute a total of $ 27 , 000 to 16 new york city schools and two youth - focused charities to celebrate the may 23 grand opening of its newest discount furniture stores in brooklyn and the bronx . the new stores \u2013 the fourth and fifth new york city bob\u2019s locations \u2013 reflect the company\u2019s continued commitment to serving nyc residents , and are expected to add more than 130 jobs to the local economy .\nwe have bobs discount furniture stores around the world . swing by and say hello in person . we ' d be happy to help .\nmanchester , conn . \u2013 june 14 , 2017 \u2013 bob\u2019s discount furniture , the leading furniture retailer dedicated to untouchable value , today announced it will continue its partnership with autism speaks to enhance lives and accelerate solutions for individuals with autism and their families . over the past four years , bob\u2019s has contributed $ 350 , 000 to autism speaks through sponsorships , caf\u00e9 collections for a cause , and gift card donations . bob\u2019s has pledged over $ 125 , 000 this year alone .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture today announced the opening of four new stores in the greater pittsburgh and baltimore areas . bob\u2019s will celebrate the four new locations by contributing over $ 50 , 000 to local charitable organizations and schools . additionally , bob\u2019s announced the relocation of its seabrook , n . h . store . after opening more than a dozen new stores during the past two years , bob\u2019s will now have 61 stores in 11 states across the east coast and mid - atlantic regions , with additional expansion planned for 2016 .\nbob\u2019s discount furniture also shares with bain capital a deep commitment to community involvement . bob\u2019s discount stores supports the communities where its stores are located through a variety of charitable giving efforts to social service agencies , charities , group homes and community fundraisers , children\u2019s charities , schools and community service groups . through the bain capital community partnership , the firm and its employees have provided time , expertise and financial resources to hundreds of nonprofit organizations around the world ."]}
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", "topic": 36}], "title": "daniel suarez ( author )", "paragraphs": ["subscribe to the daniel suarez author news rss feed ( below ) for updated news and information on the daemon series of books .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of influx by daniel suarez .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of freedom\u2122 by daniel suarez .\ndaniel suarez voted for influx as best science fiction in the final round of the 2014 goodreads choice awards .\ntoday i am joined by daniel suarez , author of tech thrillers and near future sci fi . i learned about daniel through his book daemon , and was instantly hooked . daniel\u2019s ability to weave believable characters with white knuckle plots , sprinkled with a little bit of \u201cwhat if\u201d leaves you exhausted but satisfied at the end .\ndaniel suarez is the new york times bestselling author of daemon , freedom\u2122 , kill decision , influx , and change agent . a former systems consultant to fortune 1000 companies , his high - tech and sci - fi thrillers focus on technology - driven change . he lives in los angeles , \u2026 more about daniel suarez\nwhat if human civilization is more advanced than you know ? in his latest scifi thriller new york times bestselling author , daniel suarez , depicts a world where the future has already happened . . .\ndaniel suarez has done it again . once again he explores the possible ramifications of new technology , this time dna editing . an excellent book . .\ndaniel suarez is the author of five books , including daemon , freedom ( tm ) , and influx . his latest book , change agent , depicts a near - future world where genetic editing technology has become commonplace . daniel talks to leo laporte about his writing process and how he develops characters . for the full episode , visit urltoken\n\u201cbiopunk has been waiting for its william gibson , to bring a whole new vision of the future . . . and daniel suarez has done it . \u201d\nhelp us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography .\nhelp us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biog .\nfrom the new york times bestselling author of daemon comes a terrifying glimpse at the next phase in drone warfare .\ndaniel suarez is the new york times bestselling author of daemon , freedom\u2122 , kill decision , influx , and change agent . a former systems consultant to fortune 1000 companies , his high - tech and sci - fi thrillers focus on technology - driven change . he lives in los angeles , california .\ndaniel suarez is the author of the new york times bestseller daemon , freedom\u2122 , kill decision , and influx . a former systems consultant to fortune 1000 companies , his high - tech and sci - fi thrillers focus on the impact of technology - driven change . he lives in los angeles , california .\npraise for the novels of daniel suarez \u201cso frightening , even the government has taken note . \u201d\u2014 entertainment weekly \u201cthe tom clancy of cyber security\u2026a hell of a fun read . \u201d\u2014 businessweek \u201can eyes - wide - open , eyebrows - raised , head - shaking warning . \u201d\u2014 wired \u201cambitious . \u2026i came away from this novel with a\u2026new fear of computer capability . \u201d\u2014 new york times bestselling author robin cook \u201cfiendishly clever\u2026an almost perfect guilty - pleasure novel . \u201d\u2014 the dallas morning news \u201c [ daniel suarez ] is the best author of tech fiction since bruce sterling and neal stephenson . \u201d\u2014john robb , futurist & author of brave new war \u201cgreatest . technothriller . period . \u201d\u2014william o\u2019brien , former director of cybersecurity and communications policy , the white house\nnew york times bestselling author . . . babblegenuinely arresting . . . required reading for journalists , politicians , . . .\ndaniel suarez on twitter :\nfinally ! i ' m thrilled to say change agent is now on sale ( u . s . / u . k . / canada ) . urltoken\ndaniel suarez is the author of five books , including daemon , freedom ( tm ) , and influx . his latest book , change agent , depicts a near - future world where genetic editing technology has become commonplace . daniel talks to leo laporte about how he writes , how biotech like crispr is poised to create the next industrial revolution , and what it will be like when your steak is grown in a vat instead of raised in a pen .\nthe path from story idea to bookshelf is different for every writer . author stories podcast brings books to life for the reader by shining a light on the creative process .\n\u2013 karen m . mcmanus new york times bestselling author of one of us is lying\n\u201c . . . suarez\u2019s fiction is closer to reality than most people think . \u201d\ndaniel suarez is the author of the new york times bestseller daemon , freedom \u2122 , kill decision , and influx . a former systems consultant to fortune 1000 companies , his high - tech and sci - fi thrillers focus on technology - driven change . he lives in los angeles , california . - - this text refers to the hardcover edition .\ni fell in love with daniel ' s writing and work starting with daemon and have been a huge fan of his ever since .\n\u201cwith cinematic flair , daniel suarez spins a wholly new , original science fiction scenario : that there is nothing so evil as well - meaning people trying to stop technology . his tale is a high - concept thrill ride . \u201d\nnew york times bestselling author . . . babblegenuinely arresting . . . required reading for journalists , politicians , academics , and anyone who listens to them . \u2014steven pinker , author of how the mind works we are awash in predictions . in newspapers , blogs , and books ; on radio . . .\nwhile not the best from daniel it tells a good picture of the future of genetic engineering . no spoiler but the finale could be improved\nas any anagram enthusiast ( or mirror gazer ) will have deduced , the author ' s real name is daniel suarez . wired tracked down the 43 - year - old database consultant at his home in glendale , california . why the pseudonym ?\npart of it is that i have a day job , and i wanted to keep the two worlds separate ,\nhe says .\nalso , a google search returns any number of daniel suarezes , but as far as i can tell i ' m the only leinad zeraus .\ndaniel suarez is the author of the new york times bestseller daemon , freedom\u2122 , kill decision , and influx . a former systems consultant to fortune 1000 companies , he has designed and developed mission - critical software for the defense , finance , and entertainment industries . with a lifelong interest in both it systems and creative writing , his high - tech and sci - fi thrillers focus on technology - driven\ndaniel suarez , 43 , doesn\u2019t look like a harbinger of doom . but his new novel , daemon , paints a bleak picture of a society in which technology , far from being the great enabler , becomes the problem rather than the solution .\nnyt bestselling author . writes high - tech / sci - fi thrillers : daemon , freedom\u2122 , kill decision , influx & change agent . * tedglobal speaker .\nthe author stories podcast illuminates the story behind the story . hank ' s exploration into the process of writing - - the challenges , rewards , and heartbreaks - - brings an added layer to the novel that only serves to deepen the reader ' s experience .\n\u2013 fiona davis bestselling author of the dollhouse and the address\n\u201csuarez continues his popular technothriller , and daemon fans will be well be pleased with the exciting conclusion . \u201d\n\u201ca natural at making future shocks seem perfectly believable , suarez delivers his most entertaining high - tech thriller yet . \u201d\nbooks to read . influx was just as good as all the others , wish i picked it up sooner . i think he ' s my favourite author who isn ' t patrick rothfuss .\nlike michael crichton , the author he is compared to on the cover , daniel suarez has his sights on the forefront of society and technology . he takes cutting edge ideas and wonders\nwhat if ?\n,\nhow exactly ?\n, and\nthen what would happen ?\n, and writes down the fictionalized results . suarez isn ' t trying to be\nliterary ,\nhe is writing thought experiments on current hot - button issues . in his previous book , kill decision , it was about drones , in this one , it ' s anti - gravity - - among other technology th\ni interviewed suarez about influx , the real reason that technological innovation has slowed down and why he has reservations about bitcoin .\ni very much enjoyed my interview with hank garner for the author stories podcast . the questions were incisive , fun and entertaining , and we shared many laughs . i enjoyed being able to talk about the writing process . great accent , too , and one i appreciated having grown up in a neighboring state ! thanks for having me on !\n\u2013 lenora chu author of little soldiers .\ndaniel suarez is a new york times bestselling author whose books include daemon , freedom tm , kill decision , influx , and change agent . a former systems consultant to fortune 1000 companies , he has designed and developed software for the defense , finance , and entertainment industries . with a lifelong interest in both it systems and creative writing , his high - tech and sci - fi thrillers focus on technology - driven change . suarez is a past speaker at ted global , mit media lab , and the long now foundation - - among many others . self - taught in software development , he is a graduate from the university of delaware with a ba in english literature . an avid pc and console gamer , his own world - building skills were bolstered through years as a pen & paper role - playing game moderator . he lives in los angeles , california . for more info visit , www . daniel - suarez . com .\ni like daniel suarez ' s books . his genre is technology thrillers , and his perspective and knowledge is different from any other author that i have read . he could be a chronicler of our possible dark future . one doesn ' t expect much from this genre other than some mind - stretching ideas and a passable plot . influx has as its premise the invention of anti - gravity by a young genius , grady , and the evil rogue government entity that tries to steal it from him . the plot is right out of count of monte cris\n20th century fox has struck a preemptive deal for daniel suarez ' s upcoming tech thriller influx , the hollywood reporter has learned exclusively . the book - - which will hit stores on feb . 20 via the publishing house dutton - - centers on a world in which decades of technological advances have been suppressed in an effort to prevent disruptive change .\n2 . 5 of 5 stars at the bibliosanctum urltoken daniel suarez has made a name for himself when it comes to techno - thrillers , and his talent for combining science with action has garnered him much praise and comparisons to the late michael crichton . and also , let ' s not forget how much i enjoyed suarez ' s daemon duology . all of this made me pretty excited for influx , so now that i ' m done i still find myself stunned to admit i was disappointed . many theories for generating\nthe propulsive , shockingly plausible sequel to new york times bestseller daemon , the\ngreatest . techno - thriller . period .\n* * william o ' brien , former director of cybersecurity and communications systems policy at the white house 2009 saw one of the most inventive techno - thriller debuts in decades as daniel suarez introduced his terrifying and tantalizing vision of a new wo\nfreedom ( tm )\nis a beautiful and awe - inspiring sequel to daniel suarez highly successful\ndaemon\n. having laid all the groundwork in\ndaemon\n, suarez uses most of this book to use this foundation in order to explore a new concept of social organization based on empowering information technology . the new society emerging in\nfreedom ( tm )\nis based on the darknet , an alternative to the internet using fast wireless meshes in order to increase the durability and availability of the network . people\nit was a pleasure to be able to talk about my writing world with hank garner for the author stories podcast . hank\u2019s questions made me think in different directions about my stories and my craft , and the common threads that might manifest through different things i\u2019ve done . and he made me laugh as well , which is always a friendly thing on a school - day morning . thanks for having me from the other side of the world . \u2014 ashley hay , author of a hundred small lessons\ndaniel suarez is the author of the new york times bestseller daemon , freedom\u2122 , kill decision , and influx . a former systems consultant to fortune 1000 companies , he has designed and developed mission - critical software for the defense , finance , and entertainment industries . with a lifelong interest in both it systems and creative writing , his high - tech and sci - fi thrillers focus on technology - driven change . suarez is a past speaker at ted global , mit media lab , nasa ames , the long now foundation , and the headquarters of google , microsoft , and amazon - - among many others . self - taught in software development , he is a graduate from university of delaware with a ba in english literature . an avid pc and console gamer , his own world - building skills\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 .\ni\u2019m hank and i\u2019m a writer . i write stories about life , but with a supernatural twist . i love the art of writing so much that i started a podcast called author stories . i\u2019d love to hear from you . check out my books at urltoken\ni always enjoy talking to someone who\u2019s passionate about books and the craft of writing . hank\u2019s podcast will introduce you to fascinating personalities , both traditionally published and indie . a great place for discovery .\n\u2013 kyle mills , author of enemy of the state\nin his sequel to the cult - favorite daemon , daniel suarez continues the story of matthew sobol ' s electronic\nentity\nunleashed on the world . like a virus , the daemon is now beginning to remake human society . but , unlike the first book , the second one is less a technology thriller than a political screed . now , i don ' t necessarily disagree with anything suarez says in this book . all my food probably * is * made from corn , and cheap food probably * is * a foundation for keeping low - wage employees happy w\nsuarez : i definitely , for the record , don\u2019t believe that there is a btc squelching progress . but to me it was a fun thought for a story .\ndaniel suarez is a new york times bestselling author whose books include daemon , freedom tm , kill decision , influx , and change agent . a former systems consultant to fortune 1000 companies , he has designed and developed software for the defense , finance , and entertainment industries . with a lifelong interest in both it systems and creative writing , his high - tech and sci - fi thrillers focus on technology - driven change . suarez is a past speaker at ted global , mit media lab , and the long now foundation \u2014 among many others . self - taught in software development , he is a graduate from the university of delaware with a ba in english literature . an avid pc and console gamer , his own world - building skills were bolstered through years as a pen & paper role - playing game moderator . he lives in los angeles , california .\n\u201cperfectly blending nail - biting suspense with accessible science , bestseller suarez establishes himself as a legitimate heir to michael crichton with this gripping present - day thriller . . . \u201d\ndaniel suarez self - published his first novel , daemon , in 2006 . the book and its sequel freedom\u2122 chronicled the rise of a botnet that uses self - driving cars to kill humans , crashes the stock market , and creates a new society in its own image . his next novel , kill decision , published by dutton in 2012 , was about aerial drones that could decide when to use lethal force independently of any human .\ndaniel suarez is the author of the new york times bestseller daemon , freedom\u2122 , kill decision , and influx . a former systems consultant to fortune 1000 companies , he has designed and developed mission - critical software for the defense , finance , and entertainment industries . with a lifelong interest in both it systems and creative writing , his high - tech and sci - fi thrillers focus on technology - driven change . suarez is a past speaker at ted global , mit media lab , nasa ames , the long now foundation , and the headquarters of google , microsoft , and amazon - - among many others . self - taught in software development , he is a graduate from university of delaware with a ba in english literature . an avid pc and console gamer , his own world - building skills were bolstered through years as a pen & paper role - playing game moderator . he lives in los angeles , california .\n* * grand prize winner of the 2017 nautilus book award * * are you struggling to deal with conflict in your life ? in negotiating the nonnegotiable , harvard negotiation expert daniel shapiro introduces a groundbreaking method to bridge the toughest divides\u2014whether with family members , . . .\n\u201cthe characters ( even the not - strictly - human ones ) are vivid , the pacing is perfect , the villain is capital - e evil , and the author\u2019s near - future world is so well developed that you completely buy even his wildest speculations . a magnificent tour de force . \u201d\nwhat happens when the decision to kill in battle can suddenly be shifted from human to machine ? america is under attack by drones programmed to seek out and execute targets , and special ops soldier odin is trying to stop the carnage with the help of linda mckinney , a scientist whose research on ant societies has been preempted by the unknown enemy to run the marauding drones . techno - thriller author suarez goes beyond the new york times best - selling daemon to get at some big issues .\na scientist and a soldier must join forces when combat drones zero in on targets on american soil in this gripping technological thriller from new york times bestselling author daniel suarez . linda mckinney studies the social behavior of insects\u2014which leaves her entirely unprepared for the day her research is conscripted to help run an unmanned and automated drone army . odin is the secretive special ops soldier with a unique insight into a faceless enemy who has begun to attack the american homeland with drones programmed to seek , identify , and execute targets without human intervention . together , mckinney and odin must slow this advance long enough for the world to recognize its destructive power . but as enigmatic forces press the advantage , and death rains down from above , it may already be too late to save mankind from destruction .\ndr . strangelove for the modern age . to be clear , this is not a reboot of stanley kubrick\u2019s brilliant 1964 film . however , kubrick was mentioned and there are many similarities \u2013 apprehension of new and dangerous technology , rogue government agencies , and tension involving a new world order versus maintaining the status quo . there is even an eerily similar scene reminiscent of slim pickens\u2019 infamous bomb ride . daniel \u201ci know i\u2019m the coolest writer since william gibson or neal stephenson\u201d suarez blen\ni was a fan of the authors stories podcast long before i was lucky enough to be a guest on the show . hank never fails to deliver interesting and entertaining interviews that shine a light on what it\u2019s like to live the life of a working writer regardless of whether or not you\u2019re on the bestseller lists . it\u2019s one of my top go - to shows for author interviews and i can\u2019t recommend it highly enough to both writers and readers who want to see another side to their favorite authors . everyone should check it out .\n\u2013 c . steven manley author of the paragons trilogy and the brace cordova series\ndaniel suarez discusses his latest work ,\nkill decision .\nfrom google books : unmanned weaponized drones already exist\u2014they ' re widely used by america in our war efforts in the middle east . in kill decision , bestselling author daniel suarez takes that fact and the real science behind it one step further , with frightening results . linda mckinney is a myrmecologist , a scientist who studies the social structure of ants . her academic career has left her entirely unprepared for the day her sophisticated research is conscripted by unknown forces to help run an unmanned\u2014and thanks to her research , automated\u2014drone army . odin is the secretive special ops soldier with a unique insight into the faceless enemy who has begun to attack the american homeland with drones programmed to seek , identify , and execute targets without human intervention . together , mckinney and odin must slow this advance long enough for the world to recognize its destructive power , because for thousands of years the\nkill decision\nduring battle has remained in the hands of humans\u2014and off - loading that responsibility to machines will bring unintended , possibly irreversible , consequences . but as forces even mckinney and odin don ' t understand begin to gather , and death rains down from above , it may already be too late to save humankind from destruction at the hands of our own technology .\nit ' s rare and lovely to get interviewed by someone who both knows their subject inside and out while being so adept at drawing knowledge ( and laughs ) from the person they ' re interviewing . i kind of want to move in with him .\n\u2013 dave rudden author of knights of the borrowed dark\nwritten by daemon author daniel suarez , change agent is supposed to be a workmanlike beach read that presents big ideas through a fast - paced plot . it ' s set in 2045 , in a world where gene therapy and designer babies are commonplace . protagonist kenneth durand is one of the people in charge of shutting down black market clinics that offer unauthorized improvements like super - strength or intelligence , instead of fixes for genetic diseases . after durand agrees to look for a gene therapy criminal kingpin named marcus wyckes , he ' s attacked by an unknown , syringe - wielding assailant . when he wakes from a coma five weeks later , he learns that wyckes can change living humans as well as embryos , and he ' s turned durand into his doppelg\u00e4nger \u2014 hoping to fake his own death by getting durand killed .\nso suarez did what any self - respecting geek would do , and turned to the internet for a solution . he decided to self - publish the book through lightning source , a us - based print - on - demand service which plugs in to a number of online retailers , including amazon . \u201cit was ideal , \u201d says suarez . \u201call i had to worry about was marketing , not packing and labelling . \u201d\ngizmodo :\ndaniel suarez has earned not one , but two spots in our reading room . these techno - thrillers not only use every bit of jargon from the hacker\u2019s cookbook , and a fair amount of william gibson and neal stephenson to boot , they also feature deadly autonomous motorcycles with spinning katanas instead of handlebars . a worst - case - scenario tale of computer takeover , daemon was one of the most talked about high - tech thrillers in recent times , but it ended with a cliffhanger . thankfully , its sequ\nthere are many technologies at play in this novel and suarez made great use of them for some good suspense and actions sequences using them . the only small gripe i had with the novel is that the technologies work\ni like daniel suarez ' s books . his genre is technology thrillers , and his perspective and knowledge is different from any other author that i have read . he could be a chronicler of our possible dark future . one doesn ' t expect much from this genre other than some mind - stretching ideas and a passable plot . influx has as its premise the invention of anti - gravity by a young genius , grady , and the evil rogue government entity that tries to steal it from him . the plot is right out of count of monte cristo . . our hero is unjustly imprisoned . he languished in solitary . a mysterious neighbor in another cell makes contact . mysterious neighbor engineers our hero ' s escape . our hero sets out for revenge . in influx though it is all about the technology , which , in this book , suarez doesn ' t even make seem plausible . grady , as a character , has a checklist of attributes : genius ? check . loves freedom ? check . resourceful ? check . defeats the villain ? check . gets the beautiful girl at the end ? check . the parts of this book that thrilled me were the descriptions of how it feels to fly around in an anti - gravity suit . these are made for the movies . in fact this whole book reads like a movie script . if you like tom clancy or michael crichton , chances are you ' ll like daniel suarez . if you like erudite , stylish sci - fi , pass by in haste . find neal stephenson ' s books instead . especial anathem . you won ' t be sorry .\ndaniel suarez : i\u2019m not sure i would say that it\u2019s a change of direction . let me revisit how you describe what i do . i actually love technology . i worked for 18 years as systems analyst in technology . if we are going to be addressing the very major problems that you see before humanity , it is going to be technology that\u2019s going to rescue us , basically . we are going to have to think our way through this and that\u2019s going to involve obviously a lot of people and all these conflicting ideas .\nbut suarez isn ' t just taking on one big idea , he ' s meticulously building a world , complete with new cryptocurrencies , crowdsourced surveillance methods , and other moderately interesting extrapolations of present - day technology . this often means dragging the action to a standstill to prove he ' s done his homework . change agent fixates on the minutiae of payment processing , security authentication , and display technology with more verve than action sequences or character development . if daniel suarez had written marathon man , it would be a novel about choosing the best long - distance running attire . meanwhile , the book\u2019s anemic , redundant prose ruins tense moments . when a character names a villain while quaking in terror , the narrative assures us that \u201cthe man was greatly feared\u201d a paragraph later .\nanother great tech - thriller by daniel suarez . after reading daemon a book i could barely put down , freedom its follow - up , and kill decision a decidedly wicked view at drones i was looking forward at more .\ninflux\ndelivers in the techno and science part . the thriller is not as evident until later in the book . but its there when its needed . the ideas posted by the book about technology being dangerous is interesting in its own . i would have liked more exploring there . the book would rate a 3 . 5 stars and i am giving the extra . 5 for entertainment value . this is a story that is hard to describe without giving away too much . but you can really see how interesting the idea of technology being regulated and the reasons really is . the book starts strong gets bogged down a little but finishes relatively well . using ultimate weapons always makes me a bit ambivalent about plot issues . here it fits but you will need to read to opine . good book and i am looking forward to the next story by daniel suarez .\nthere are certain things you learn to expect from a daniel suarez novel . it will be fun . it will be steeped in technology . it will remind you that he is paying closer attention to emerging issues than you are .\ninflux\ndoes not disappoint on any of these expectations . it is a bit of a departure in that it has more of a science fiction bent than his previous books . i was curious how someone so grounded in the technology of today and the near future would fare looking further out . he does just fine\nfirst off , i love daniel suarez ' s books . i read and loved daemon under his nom de plume leinad zeraus , and gobbled up freedom ( tm ) and kill decision . this book , influx , was no different . while not quite as packed with tantalizingly plausible technology as his previous books ( freedom made me lust after its tech , kill decision terrified me with its plausibility ) , influx is a consistently fun ride into a future that could actually be right here with us now , with us blissfully ignorant . or not . no ma\nanother great tech - thriller by daniel suarez . after reading daemon a book i could barely put down , freedom its follow - up , and kill decision a decidedly wicked view at drones i was looking forward at more .\ninflux\ndelivers in the techno and science part . the thriller is not as evident until later in the book . but its there when its needed . the ideas posted by the book about technology being dangerous is interesting in its own . i would have liked more exploring there . the book would rate a 3 . 5 st\ni was lucky to get an advance copy of this to read and of course i couldn ' t put it down once i opened the first page . once again daniel suarez tells a story that while labeled fiction , is close enough to be possible that it scares you . your first reaction is to think that it could never happen and then the more you read and the more you think you start to realize just how real it could be . if an agency existed to regulate what innovation humans were allowed to have , would that much power go to the\nfirst off , i love daniel suarez ' s books . i read and loved daemon under his nom de plume leinad zeraus , and gobbled up freedom ( tm ) and kill decision . this book , influx , was no different . while not quite as packed with tantalizingly plausible technology as his previous books ( freedom made me lust after its tech , kill decision terrified me with its plausibility ) , influx is a consistently fun ride into a future that could actually be right here with us now , with us blissfully ignorant . or not . no matter which side of the\ntends to believe in conspiracy theories\nline you fall on , this is a great high tech thriller and a great book . still love suarez , can ' t wait to read whatever ' s next from him .\ngizmodo :\ndaniel suarez has earned not one , but two spots in our reading room . these techno - thrillers not only use every bit of jargon from the hacker\u2019s cookbook , and a fair amount of william gibson and neal stephenson to boot , they also feature deadly autonomous motorcycles with spinning katanas instead of handlebars . a worst - case - scenario tale of computer takeover , daemon was one of the most talked about high - tech thrillers in recent times , but it ended with a cliffhanger . thankfully , its sequel , freedom , is just hitting stores .\nironically , the very mechanisms of which suarez is so understandably wary are also the very tools by which his book came to be . although daemon was released earlier this month , it has actually been around for far longer than that .\nhis career as an author began with a pair of techno - thriller novels . the first novel , daemon , was self - published under his own company , verdugo press , in late 2006 . it was later picked up by the major publishing house dutton and re - released on january 8 , 2009 . his follow - up book freedom tm was released on january 7 , 2010 . the wall street journal has reported that walter f . parkes , who produced the 1983 film wargames , has optioned the film rights to daemon with paramount pictures , but the rights likely reverted to suarez on 8 december 2012 .\nthe epiphany for suarez came in the late 1990s when he was writing a program called weather master , which created weather patterns for fictional worlds . he sold the program online , offering users a free 30 - day trial before they had to buy the software . payments were automatically swept in to an account , which suarez left unchecked for several months . when he finally did remember to see how much money had accrued , he was struck by the strangeness of the situation .\nthe first place i go for the story behind the stories . always a great interview , whether i ' m on the other side of the mic , or tuning in to one of the dozens of authors that i look up to . hank garner and his team have rounded up the most exciting voices writing today .\n\u2013 hugh howey new york times bestselling author of wool\nefficiency , says suarez , is all well and good , but there\u2019s a fundamental need to balance it with a robustness and resilience that means society can benefit from the interoperability of systems without ever becoming entirely reliant on a single set - up .\nwhenever i read / listen to a techno - thriller , there is this anticipation of what the technology at work is and how it has become this terrible thing that must be defeated or survived for the rest of the book . that anticipation almost always delivers but some books slow down after that reveal happens . there was a moment or two with influx that i thought that could happen but daniel suarez did a great job of keeping parts interesting that could have been pretty dry . it does mention the prison in the description of the book and i didn ' t know if i was in store for a\nit ' s a nifty concept , a kind of alternative history tale embedded in our own world . it lets suarez have fun with intelligence agencies as they try ( and fail ) to bring btc to heel . there ' s also hard sf delights in seeing which inventions have already occurred - strong ai ! antigravity ! human lifespan extension ! suarez also gives btc a fun villain in its leader , a power - crazed guy with a dry ( perhaps accidental ) sense of humor . a very good dystopia boss .\na new york times bestselling author rights optioned by netflix in 2045 kenneth durand leads interpol\u2019s top genetic crime team , hunting black market labs that perform \u201cvanity edits\u201d on human embryos for a price and experiment on human - trafficking victims to advance their technology . the team discovers one figure looms behind it all . then , on a crowded train platform , durand feels the sting of a needle \u2015 and his transformation begins .\nsuarez finished daemon in late 2004 , then submitted it to dozens of literary agents .\nthree actually read it ,\nhe says .\none thought it was too long for the thriller genre , and the other two thought it was too complex .\n\u201cthe daemon activates a series of other programs that begin to leverage all these interconnections of the modern world to basically tear it apart , \u201d says suarez . \u201ci\u2019ve used very realistic technology in this book , well within the bounds of possibility . it\u2019s a cautionary tale . \u201d\nsuarez : i\u2019m going to be going to various locations up north and pretty much west coast . i do a very abbreviated book tours . i\u2019m going south by southwest in march , i\u2019m going to be on a sci - fi panel there that mit media lab is hosting .\nbook review ( non - fiction ) if you\u2019re looking for an enlightening non - fiction read about our unpredictable future , check out whiplash by mit media lab director , joichi ito , and author jeff howe . the thesis of whiplash is that rapid innovation coupled with the increasing complexity of the modern world will bring an ever - increasing pace of change and leave traditional hierarchical organizations in the dust . to operate successfully in this environment , organizations need to embr\nsuarez : i\u2019ve been full - time writing for a number of years . and it\u2019s been quite a change because i used to work with teams of people on a very knotty , very complex technology problems and that was kind of cool in a way . i really miss that social element .\nthe fragility of the technical infrastructure that lies at the heart of daemon\u2019s plot is of very real concern to suarez . \u201cbut i didn\u2019t want to write a high - concept story that scares people for no reason , simply to shine a light on these fairly complex issues , \u201d he says .\nthere are certain things you learn to expect from a daniel suarez novel . it will be fun . it will be steeped in technology . it will remind you that he is paying closer attention to emerging issues than you are .\ninflux\ndoes not disappoint on any of these expectations . it is a bit of a departure in that it has more of a science fiction bent than his previous books . i was curious how someone so grounded in the technology of today and the near future would fare looking further out . he does just fine , as it turns out . the technology is partially extrapolated from modern and fringe science of today , but even the bits that he has made up are clever and fun to consider . there is an increasingly cinematic appeal to daniel ' s books . this one in particular evokes such compelling images , i cannot wait to see it realized someday in film . it would be a disservice to provide any spoilers , but know that even in this fantastic futuristic setting , the point of the book is crucially relevant to our world today . but , this warning is couched within a hell of an imaginative ride that can be enjoyed on its own merits .\n\u201cwe hand - picked a few people we thought would find daemon interesting and timely , \u201d says suarez . \u201cwe got a really enthusiastic response . \u201d he made an extract of the book freely available online , and soon attracted the interest of wired magazine . \u201cfrom there it started to snowball , \u201d he says .\nsuarez first started penning the novel in 2002 , and when he finished the book two years later , set about finding an agent and publisher . \u201cmost said it was too long for a first novel , \u201d he recalls . \u201cbut i thought the message was important , and i didn\u2019t want to cut it too much . \u201d\nsuarez believes daemon\u2019s lengthy gestation period and slow - burning popularity have proven invaluable . \u201cthe virtue of self - publishing is that the book got a chance to find its audience , \u201d he says . \u201cthe way modern publishing works makes it difficult to find that amount of time or exposure in stores to grab people\u2019s attention . \u201d\nindeed , without wanting to give too much away , the book\u2019s ending leaves the path clear for a sequel , which suarez says he is finishing up now : \u201cfreedom is due out early next year . i don\u2019t want to reveal too much , but let\u2019s just say it will definitely go in a direction that will surprise people . \u201d\ninflux is a really different kind of read . it was selected for the techno - thriller group read for the action / adventure group on goodreads , and it definitely fits the bill . the author conceived of a concept that is very novel , and i was immersed in this story . what if there is a secret group that suppresses and appropriates new technology , so that things are a lot more advanced than we think ? that ' s what happens to jon grady when he comes up with a device that can bend and manipulate gravity in a\ndespite his sometimes gloomy technology world - view , suarez says his intention is not to spark panic , but to \u201cimbue a sense of urgency\u201d in people . \u201ci don\u2019t want to be a cassandra , \u201d he says . \u201ci don\u2019t want to say we\u2019re doomed , i just want to increase awareness through a thrilling story that people find interesting . \u201d\nsuarez : something i\u2019ve always wanted to do . i have an english literature degree , and of course when i was young i wanted to be the next great american novelist . and then i just got busy doing other things . life intrudes . i tried to write a novel early on . i think i didn\u2019t have the discipline at the time .\ni was lucky to get an advance copy of this to read and of course i couldn ' t put it down once i opened the first page . once again daniel suarez tells a story that while labeled fiction , is close enough to be possible that it scares you . your first reaction is to think that it could never happen and then the more you read and the more you think you start to realize just how real it could be . if an agency existed to regulate what innovation humans were allowed to have , would that much power go to their head ? who could stop them if that happened ? i don ' t want to say anything more to spoil the book , but plain and simple anyone who loves a scientific and technology focused thriller will love this book . the beginning might be a bit painful , but you ' ll quickly be flipping the pages as quick as you can to see how it all turns out .\nif suarez\u2019s stance is simple , then his message is perhaps harder to implement . \u201cwe need to build change in to our systems and let these systems evolve as circumstances change , \u201d he says . \u201cchange is inevitable , but we need to do a better job of dealing with it , because when we start building huge gleaming monoliths , i think we start getting in to trouble . \u201d\ni just felt it would be a travesty if a lot of people didn ' t read it ,\nklau says . a new colleague at google , algorithm wrangler matt cutts , gave daemon a shout - out on his blog . cyberwar pundit john robb mentioned it on his site , and ito wrote that it was\nbelievable and realistic and still mind - blowing .\nbrand blurbed it on amazon , saying suarez was\nbetter than early tom clancy .\nas of march , more than 1 , 200 copies had been shipped , and zeraus nee suarez is planning to release a sequel , freedom \u2122 , later this year .\nwhen i finished the book ,\nbrand says ,\nmy feeling was that the sequel is not only desirable , but necessary .\ni have to say , i ' m sadly disappointed . i ' ve come to rely on suarez as a ' near ' fiction writer . his previous books were largely based on manipulation of existing technology , or close future invocations . that was his strong selling point to me . the books were full of technical descriptions making the reality and feasibility of them compelling . this book . . . throws all that to the wind , and pics up a an anti - matter gun . defying gravity ? why not ! ? well . . . because it lumps you in with all the other ' amazing technology see this awesome flashing light ' sci - fi . mr . suarez attempts too much , too fast , causing the whole thing to just feel . . . anti - climactic . even the very end is . . . well it almost feels like a mistake .\ni ' m not quite as optimistic as the author . yes , i have seen online sites regulate themselves nicely with popular opinion keeping trolls in line and such . do i think that would work on a societal level and do i think that this new structure would work any better than previous regimes ? no , i don ' t . there are flaws and the biggest problem with any human community is that it involves people . people are capable of doing amazing things and just as capable at being horrific and when you put them all together , you probably get some sort of weird balance , one that defies all attempts at imposing order and harmony because that just cannot exist absolutely when people are involved .\nfinally , he and his wife , michelle sites , also an it consultant , decided to take a page from the daemon playbook and infiltrate the internet ' s power grid . in fall 2006 , they approached bloggers whose writings on gaming , warfare , ai , and social media suarez had mined for the book . the couple formed their own publishing firm , verdugo press , and began producing copies through the print - on - demand service lightning source .\nperfectly blending nail - biting suspense with accessible science , bestseller suarez establishes himself as a legitimate heir to michael crichton with this gripping present - day thriller . \u201d\u2014publisher ' s weekly ( starred review ) \u201ca terrifyingly real scenario . \u201d\u2014the washington post \u201ca confident thriller that leaves us wondering not whether its fictional premise will one day become reality , but when . \u201d\u2014kirkus reviews \u201ckill decision is an eyes - wide - open , eyebrows raised , head - shaking warning . \u201d\u2014wired\nsuarez , a systems analyst and software developer living in california , has become increasingly uncomfortable with what he sees as the growing homogeny of our computer systems and infrastructures . \u201cin the last 15 years of so , i\u2019ve seen a tremendous centralisation and uniformity in all the systems in the modern world , \u201d he says . \u201cit seems like in the pursuit of efficiency , we\u2019ve given up a lot of the robustness . we\u2019ve made our civilisation more fragile as a result . \u201d\nsci - fi novels and techno - thrillers often go heavy on exposition . but it works best when used to describe something that ' s difficult to imagine , like a far - flung space station , or thematically important , like tom clancy\u2019s fetishized military tech . beyond the extreme genetic modification , change agent is future - by - numbers , although it offers a few evocative ideas \u2014 like drug dealers who 3d - print custom narcotics from formulae tattooed on junkies\u2019 arms , or a biomechanical shark used for international smuggling . i know this sounds cool , but you\u2019ll only reach it after reading about characters taking endless minor actions on their \u201clfp glasses , \u201d which is as irritating as an author appending \u201cwith a smartphone\u201d to every digital interaction in a contemporary novel .\nsuarez announced that he was writing his third novel ,\nwhich deals with autonomous drones and next - gen , anonymous warfare\nvia his google plus account on 20 november 2011 . that novel , kill decision , was released on july 19 , 2012 . his next book , influx , was released on february 20 , 2014 . influx won the 2015 prometheus award . his latest book , change agent , was released on april 18 , 2017 and uses crispr as its theme .\ni listened to the audio version . when i finished daemon , i was somewhat dissatisfied with the conclusion , as reflected in my review . i subsequently learned that mr . suarez could not find a publisher for daemon , so published it himself , and it became an internet sensation . i feel that freedom was better than daemon , less repetitive and even more relevant to the financial crisis of 2008 and its aftermath , including the response of the obama administration . the story moves along quickly toward a sa"]}
{"id": 54993, "summary": [{"text": "goshen coach was a small bus builder located in elkhart , indiana .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the company was founded in 1992 and is owned by allied specialty vehicles ( asv ) of orlando , florida .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "it was owned by thor industries of jackson center , ohio , but asv purchased the company from thor in august 2013 .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "according to the elkhart truth , goshen folded by the end of november 2016 .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "goshen started closing on october 31 , 2016 . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "goshen coach", "paragraphs": ["walsh traveled to elkhart monday to inform current workers of the changes to goshen coach .\nask a question about working or interviewing at goshen coach . our community is ready to answer .\njimmy traver works at regal mold and dye , directly across the street , just yards away from goshen coach .\ngoshen coach was always busy and always had orders . great staff great people . wish we could have kept up the good run longer .\nin need of a replacement part ? fill out the form below and a goshen coach dealer near you will gladly assist you in your part needs .\nfor a county that was boasting low unemployment numbers , the news of goshen coach closing has many shocked and as many as 159 employees looking for work .\naccording to our reporting partners at the elkhart truth , elkhart bus manufacturer , goshen coach , will be closing their doors by the end of november , putting many employees out of work .\ngoshen valley is a faith - based organization . youth staff support for goshen new beginnings : . this individual will receive each work assignment from the house . . .\nthis place is no longer in business . when it was goshen coach , gave approx . 150 employees 4 months notice that it was shutting down to convert into new operations building rv ' s .\nour goshen coach bus line offer flexible floor plans , high - end audio and video packages , adequate heating , cooling , and ventilation systems , spacious interiors , rear or under floor storage solutions , and are fully ada compliant and rigorously tested to provide many years of reliable service . with more than 22 , 000 vehicles on the road in demanding start - and - stop operations , as a goshen coach dealer , we represents one of the most dependable means of transportation available . as the number one supplier of small to medium transit vehicles , goshen coach offers a safer alternative to 15 - passenger vans . each goshen coach vehicle is built with dual rear wheels for maximum stability and is designed for utmost passenger safety . the unitized steel cage and high - gloss exterior panels will provide a safe and dependable vehicle for years to come .\nwhat i learned working at goshen coach was that it was my very first factory job . it was alot of hours and really hard work but the pay wasnt to bad for being one of my first factory jobs\ngoshen coach makes buses for almost every industry . whether you ' re looking for a standard church bus or one for your college or university , chances are they have it in stock or they can build it for you . alliance bus group knows the industry , and it ' s clear that goshen buses is fully devoted to safety and quality . contact our bus experts today to see how a goshen might suit your business .\nthe durable and reliable g - force is the goshen coach heavy - duty workhorse , seating up to 33 passengers . alternative floorplans allow for wheelchair and luggage space to be added , along with a number of options to meet your exact specifications .\nsince 1985 , goshen coach has given people better , safer , and more reliable ways to get from point a to point b . we lead the transportation industry in the areas that matter most , with a team of dedicated experts and rigorous quality testing that goes well beyond industry standards .\ncoach and mentor technicians on proper troubleshooting . we are growing our engineering team by adding a process engineer to be a part of the start - up of a new . . .\nanytime fitness is seeking a highly motivated individual with a passion for helping others improve their lives through health and fitness in goshen . . . .\nthe gcii is the flagship of the goshen coach brand . this vehicle can be configured to transport a few people or a large group . the gcii provides utmost passenger comfort . nearly 8 feet wide , this model provides your passengers wide aisles , excellent headroom , flexible wheel chair options , and space for luggage racks and reading lights .\ni have only been working for goshen coach for less than 2 weeks and i was not properly trained . other employees are constantly berating the company and i am left there wondering why i took the job in the first place . the pay and the fact that my brother got me the job are the only reasons i ' m still there .\ngoshen college invites applications for the position of athletic director . candidates must be committed to the community standards , mission and core values of . . .\nsupreme corporation , a leading manufacturer of truck bodies and specialty vehicles , is seeking production supervisor / manager trainees for our goshen , in . . .\ngoshen new beginnings youth mentor : . support older youth who participate in an independent living program , ages 18 - 21 , along with the guidance of the youth ' s . . .\nthe goshen connection shuttle bus moves your passengers ahead with a two door ford chassis plus electric entry door fiberglass body . add a rear wheelchair lift and flip down tvs to accomodate a myriad of lifestyles .\nas part of our ongoing efforts to improve product safety , value , design , and quality specifications and options are subject to change without notice . some items featured include optional equipment available . please refer to an authorized goshen representative for complete specifications and pricing .\ngoshen ' s mainstream is built on a conventional cutaway chassis with no modifications to the manufacturer ' s engine block or drive line easing diagnosis of issues . the wide entry door on this model makes loading and unloading passengers a breeze . full air - ride suspension with under 10\nkneeling height and 1 : 6 in - step ramp give wheelchair passengers ease of entry also .\n\u201chonestly i had no clue it was coming . i work nights so i don\u2019t see a lot of traffic coming in and out . but it\u2019s terrible to hear that people are losing their jobs , \u201d said traver .\nthe closure will start october 31 with bus production ceasing by the end of november , that according to parent company , rev bus group , and president john walsh .\nwalsh confirming today to the elkhart truth , that the parent company plans to move a recreational vehicle firm into the facility and eventually employing up to 165 people .\n\u201che ( walsh ) doesn\u2019t know when that will happen and it\u2019ll be a gradual process so it won\u2019t be immediate , \u201d said vandenack .\n\u201creally i hope that goes as best as possible to get people jobs in the area , \u201d said traver .\n\u201cyou hate to see people that you drive by everyday out of work . so hopefully things are up and running as soon as possible so there are more jobs in the area , \u201d said traver .\nabc 57 news attempted to reach out to walsh for a statement are still waiting a response .\nthe department of workforce development said that it has activated the state\u2019s rapid response team to help those affected workers .\nthirty - five thousand buses . thirty years of experience . one international network .\n25161 leer drive | elkhart , in 46514 | p : 574 . 970 . 6300 | fax : 574 . 266 . 5866\nour attention to detail , award - winning quality , and expertly engineered design ensures each bus is ready for the road ahead . and with more than 35 , 000 vehicles on the road , you will be confident that your vehicle was built for 24 / 7 reliability .\nthe pacer ii the perfect alternative to a passenger van , at 84\nwide and accommodating up to 14 people and a rear luggage room . choose from customizable options including all led lighting , fiberglass running boards , stainless steel wheel inserts , am / fm / cd deluxe radio and backup alarm .\nour impulse is designed with style , a spacious interior , flat exterior walls and a stylized front cap . the impulse can accommodate up to 28 passengers , or 25 with dedicated rear luggage , all while maintaining an economic advantage .\ndesigned for quality and built for durability , the g - force is a wide body model , built on a reliable f - 450 or f - 550 chassis but with a turning radius comparable to the e - series chassis . this model provides passengers with wide aisles , excellent headroom , flexible wheelchair options and ample space for luggage .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nall illustrations and specifications contained in this web site are based on the product information at the time they were approved for posting and inclusion in the site . some equipment and features shown may be optional . in keeping with its policy of continual product improvement , central states bus sales , inc . , reserves the right to change specifications without notice and without incurring obligations .\nany adult can drive your group to events in the pacer ii with its passenger limit of 14 adults . dual rear wheels provide stability and large windows visibility . options can make your passengers even more comfortable with built in reading lights , dvd viewing screens , rear heat , and air - conditioning .\nthe pacer ls also requires no cdl , but spacious enough for 14 passengers and their luggage . drivers will appreciate its easy cornering in city environments . standard led lighting , electric passenger entrance door , fiberglass exterior and running boards , am / fm / cd deluxe stereo and backup alarm create a pleasant work and play atmosphere .\ntrade in your passenger van for a pacer ltd . if configured for less than 15 passengers no cdl is necessary , and the dual rear wheels provide enhanced stability in the turns . its low profile height means you can ease right up to the door for passenger pickup even with a covered driveway . but low profile doesn ' t mean passenger discomfort . passengers will still have a full six foot height to walk inside the bus to their seat and large windows for sight seeing as you drive .\nthe impulse ' s 91 inches of width plus flat exterior side walls allow plenty of room for dual passenger seating on both sides of the aisle . built to weigh less its fuel economy is unrivaled for its dimensions whether you choose gasoline or diesel powered engines .\nfor large group applications , the g - force is the bus that will meet your needs . the g - force is built on either an e - 450 or f - 550 chassis with buses up to 33\u2019 in length and transporting up to 33 passengers . the g - force provides a wide range of floor plans and options to suit any application .\nif you are transporting large groups , the sentinel is the bus you are looking for . this model is built on a dependable international platform and provides wrap - around panoramic windows for improved visibility and sight - seeing .\n\u00a9 2001 . revised 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2011 , 2013 , 2015 . central states bus sales , inc . all rights reserved .\nit\u2019s odd how things happen . having our hearts set on a different bus , and waiting for the grant to get approved and then finding that bus was sold\u2026\u2026all that angst brought us to you - someone who taught us so much more than anyone took the time to \u2013 or even tried . when i sell my software to prospects , i tell them \u201cevery accounting software will ultimately do what you need done \u2013 the real trick is finding the right person to buy it from , who can get you there . this is all i do and i\u2019m the best resource to make this work in your business . focus on who can get you there and your long term happiness with any product is assured . \u201d this , for us is true about you . we were talking the other day and realized we\u2019ve never even driven this bus ; but we trusted you completely . we\u2019ve put you and the sweet souls we will carry in your hands , and we completely trust our decision \u2013 never having turned the ignition . thank you for helping us and the animals we save\u2026\nfor the first time in 12 years of buying over 50 buses & limos including brand new buses i am happy to report that the used bus you sold me did not need any repairs . you were correct . i have never found a bus to be dot ready . not even a brand new one . never . thanks for a great product . i will reach out to you the next time around i need another unit . thank you , mike\nwhat a pleasant sales process we recently experienced with your company . without a doubt , the most painless major purchasing process i have ever experienced . i would like you to know that each contact i had with associates of alliance bus group was positive , professional , courteous and extremely efficient . i cannot say enough nice things about the entire experience and please pass along my extreme gratitude for a job well done !\ni would like you to know how happy we are with the service of laurie . she understood the situation with this small congregation ; her pleasant personality made sure that every need for the bus was taken care of and did not build up the charges . she developed in us a trust in her and her genuine concern for us . sincerely , harold\nbuying a childcare bus is hard work . we\u2019d like to make it easier . download our free ultimate guide and arm yourself with the information you\u2019ll need to make the right business decision and keep the children at your organization safe and sound .\nif you examine your needs rather than wants , you will quickly discover what the right church bus is for you . take a moment to think about how you ' ll be using your bus .\ni will tell you this learner allot there . failed there at times but always did my best to live learn and wake up better every day . . . . . . . . yep that ' s itcould be allot worse . and so much better . . i live to learn and grow . .\nloved working here , liked the people , gave me many opportunities , good pay , good hours , and aright management . job security , i hate that it closed down .\nenjoyed the employees and management while employed here . pay was ok and overtime overs were always available . sadly was laidoff from this company during rough economic times .\nmanagement was a joke and i was getting paid less than a guy who just started and i had more experience . i would stand and wait for buses to come all day and then they would ask me to stay late\nscheduling and reading prints daily and welding buses fast effective and keeping cost down so that daily production is met . the group leader had no business having this job\nmany opportunities for advancement and cross training . co workers become a second family very quickly and management worked extremely well with employees with personal appointments and personal needs .\nthe day would start out slow but as the day moved it speeded up . i learned how to build ambulances from the bottom up . management was very nice to us , employees . very helpful bunch of people . was waking up at 4 : 30 am . looking at the finishing product was the most enjoyable part of the job for me\nwasnt bad for the first 10 years , then things changed . new owners and management . new owners got rid of good employees with over 10 years there because of the benefits they had already earned . like is said they came in and cleaned house so they didn ' t have to honor those benefits .\nstarting from time you clock in to time you leave you are constantly busy going from one buss to the next . the supervisors helpped occasionaly and you learned more from your coworkers . overall it is a good job to obtain but need better managers . most coworkers are very friendly and easy to get along with and willing to help if you need it . the hardest part about the job is at the end of the month because if they are back ordered ( and they usually are ) you stay from start of shift ( 5am ) till whenever you get done even if it is 1 am the next day . the most enjoyable part of the job is working hands on all day . i prefer to keep busy at all my tasks and keep a steady pase through the day .\na typical day at work consists of doing prints for production , any 3d projects that need to be done , as well as production support . i have learned how to do print packs , designing bus framing , also putting together 3d parts from ford and gm chassis according to their body builder specs . our management team listens to our recommendation and implements those recommendations on the production line . my co - workers are passionate about their jobs . they care about the work that they do . the hardest part of the jobs are the day to day challenges that arise on short notice . when the pressure is on and we come up with a fix is rewarding . the most rewarding part of my job is when the engineering team works together to get the projects done . the harder the challenge the more fun we have .\ntip : enter your city or zip code in the\nwhere\nbox to show results in your area .\nhelp wanted hiring employment andover ansonia ashford avon barkhamsted beacon falls berlin bethany bethel bethlehem bloomfield bolton bozrah branford bridgeport . . .\nwhat advice 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{"id": 54995, "summary": [{"text": "fletcher aviation corporation was an aircraft manufacturer founded by three brothers , wendell , frank , maurice fletcher , in pasadena , california in 1941 .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the initial aim of the company was to produce a wooden basic trainer aircraft ( the fbt-2 ) that wendell had designed , but despite brief interest by the army in the type to use as a target drone , nothing came of this aircraft .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "after relocating to rosemead , california , later projects involved a family of related designs , including ( the fu-24 ) with 296 produced in new zealand as an agricultural aircraft with many still operating today .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "during the korean war the company purchased rosemead airport from bob and jack heasley .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "the roughly triangular property is located south of the 10 freeway , although the airport pre-dates the freeway .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the property extended from rosemead boulevard on the west to the rio hondo river basin on the south and east .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "in 1953 , the same year the fu-24 debuted , they also produced a prototype amphibious vehicle known as the fletcher flair .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the vehicle was powered by a 4-cylinder porsche 356 drivetrain , modified to make it a four-wheel drive .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "the company hoped to sell the vehicle to the us army but the vehicle performed poorly in the water and the army passed .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "purchased by aj industries , it changed its name to flair aviation in 1960 , and produced aircraft fuelling equipment , including drop tanks and hose reels for inflight refuelling .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "moved to el monte , california , its name was changed back to fletcher and then sargent fletcher in 1964 before abandoning aircraft manufacturing in 1966 , with rights to the fu-24 going to pacific aerospace . ", "topic": 36}], "title": "fletcher aviation", "paragraphs": ["fletcher aviation consulting is a premier international aviation , management , professional and technical consulting firm .\nfletcher aviation lapel pin ; one piece stamped brass aircraft depicted with red and blue enamel fletcher aviation globe logo depicted on center disc ; embossed text\nfletcher aviation\non wings of aircraft .\nhe brought one of his ideas developed during his lockheed time to fletcher aviation .\nfletcher aviation\u2019s first cougar \u2013 ga - 7 . 1977 dealer\u2019s meeting in tulsa , oklahoma\naccording to bob falcon , the fletcher aviation plant \u201c was built in the early 1950s .\nfletcher aviation located off the south ramp on runway 12 - 30 at houston hobby airport .\nfletcher aviation \u2013 moved from next to the main terminal at hobby airport to the south ramp in about 1979 .\none was the fd - 25 fletcher defender , and based upon it the fu - 24 fletcher utility agwagon .\nwendell fletcher , born in illinois in 1899 , had founded fletcher aviation with his brothers . wendell had worked as a design engineer for lockheed aircraft in burbank as they were moving into all - metal airplanes .\nwhat scared him ? i don\u2019t know . just another day in aviation . \u201d\nthe new owner was james most of most aviation co . , los angeles .\nthe latest development for the fletcher family is a new 200 acre residential airpark for aviation enthusiasts . this community is on the fabulous guadalupe river in the middle of the beautiful texas hill country ! fletcher airport will sport a 4500 foot runway and brings with it - - a long history in aviation !\nin 1935 , fletcher opened the fletcher school of aviation in burbank to teach metal aircraft construction practices . out of this came a manual , the \u201cstandard aircraft construction manual , \u201d which was revised and reprinted for many years .\nthese other sites are non - aviation related but are a part of my history .\nthere was no aviation traffic that i can recall ; but the diner was in operation .\nross field was where aviation legend pancho barnes ( see barnes airfield ) learned to fly .\njohn thorp had traveled far and wide as an aeronautical engineer in the aviation back ground of california , with his associations with boeing and lockheed . he brought one of his ideas developed during his lockheed time to fletcher aviation . fletcher built two planes based upon thorps designs . one was the fd - 25 , fletcher , \u201cdefender , \u201d and based upon it the fu - 24 fletcher utility , \u201cagwagon . \u201d the planes were very similar having the same engine cowling , wing , and empennage .\nfletcher sold the agwagon to cable price corporation , a new zealand company . \u201d\nllloyd continued , \u201cat this same show fletcher showed its ' jeep ' offering .\nmaybelle fletcher in front of a tri - gear beechcraft d - 18 . 1965\nfletcher has dealt exclusively with grumman aircraft and their parts for over 30 years .\nthis short - lived little general aviation airport was evidently established shortly after the end of ww2 .\nthese were ` drop tanks\u2019 made by fletcher aviation corp . pictured here is the tank assembly line in pasadena , as shown in a hawkins photo from the pasadena museum of history collection .\njust about the time fletcher bought the airport bill bought a beautiful beechcraft twin bonanza .\nit depicted fletcher as a private airfield having a 2 , 500 ' unpaved runway .\neben & edna montgomery agreed to first flight lessons for their youngest , maybelle fletcher .\nthe owners were 2 brothers , maurie & stan fletcher . they were nice people . \u201d\nmy brother ernie & i saw hardwick opening fletcher\u2019s back entrance gate to their factory property .\naccording to lloyd duke , \u201cfletcher wanted to get into the aircraft business with a passion .\nlarry and maybelle fletcher work on hangar repair at the new business . nov 5 , 1945\nin 1952 , fletcher left pasadena to buy a large site in rosemead , with an airstrip near the rio hondo . this was known as the rosemead airport or the fletcher airport .\nalso in 2004 maybelle was presented with the lloyd p . nolen lifetime achievement in aviation award by wings over houston . this award is given to individuals , organizations or companies dedicating their efforts to the advancement of aviation .\ndavid fletcher takes some instruction from his mother maybelle in a cessna 310 . march 5 , 1959\nas of 2006 , the sargent fletcher company was still located at the site of the former airport .\ngrandma montgomery with her two pilot son\u2019s - in - law , larry fletcher and ernest maferd hunt .\nfly - in breakfast on chincoteague island , va . 1948 . maybelle and larry fletcher watch landings .\nit is said that fletcher was the largest user in the country of a certain type of aluminum sheet metal . fletcher also designed airplanes , including the fu - 24 , used for crop - dusting .\ndick morris reported , \u201ca november 1952 ad for j . l . most aviation , bellflower airport , 10451 e . center\nthe other was that crazy floating porsche jeep thing thing up top . called the fletcher flair , it was a response to an army desire for a new , floating jeep and wendell fletcher\u2019s obsession with porsche .\nafter a move to houston , texas , in 1956 , maybelle founded and promoted the southwest flying club at what was at the time hull field in sugarland ( now sugarland regional airport ) . she took over a small flight school on that airport where she handled flight training for the va students and also started one of the early cessna pilot centers . and , fletcher aviation had begun ! it was here that larry and maybelle ' s son , david fletcher , soloed on his 16th birthday . this was the beginning of another career in aviation ! maybelle formally founded fletcher aviation in 1968 . in 1972 she relocated the business to hobby airport next to the west end of the main terminal .\nlloyd recalled , \u201cfletcher had a show & tell & flight demonstration that i was lucky enough to witness .\nit depicted fletcher airport as having a paved northeast / southwest runway & a paved east / west taxiway .\nlocated on the south ramp of hobby , the business included a flight school specializing in grumman american aircraft , parts department , maintenance department , aircraft storage , and fbo - chevron aviation fuel center , later an exxon avitat . they operated on 14 acres with over 140 , 000 square feet of hangar space . fletcher aviation was sold to wilson air center in 2005 .\nthe fletcher brothers had a habit of creating great things that just didn\u2019t quite work out . they formed their company , fletcher aviation , to try and win an army contract for a basic trainer aircraft in 1941 . the army only showed brief interest in the plane , but their intention would be to use it as a target drone . insulting .\nvisit us in washington , dc and chantilly , va to explore hundreds of the world\u2019s most significant objects in aviation and space history .\nthe last aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of fletcher airport was on the 1960 la local aeronautical chart .\njanuary 5 , 1949 parksley , virginia - sandy fletcher is bundled up to assist her mother with flight instruction .\nmaybelle fletcher july 29 , 1952 next to her aeronca champ . the door was removed for taking aerial photos .\nfletcher started to produce the drop tanks in pasadena in 1945 . a fletcher innovation was making tanks with a cylindrical center section so capacity could be increased by lengthening the tank although this type is not shown in the photograph .\n* * * when fletcher aviation was located on the west end of hobby\u2019s main terminal , sky king stopped by to visit in his famous cessna 310 - b , songbird n5348a which was made famous by the sky king tv show the late 1950\u2019s .\nmaybelle is active in the ninety nines ( a member since 1947 ) , a women ' s aviation group founded by amelia earhart as well as many other aviation related projects . she has participated in numerous air races including the powder puff derby ( transcontinental race ) , air race classic , angel derby ( international races ) , caf\u00e9 400 and other local races . during her 20 years of racing she placed first and second many times . she is sought after as a speaker encouraging young people in their pursuit of aviation careers - especially women in aviation .\na circa 1950s photo ( courtesy of lloyd duke ) of a fletcher fu - 25 defender prototype at rosemead airport .\nthe fletcher plant building was first built with the main entrance located on the south side which was the airfield side .\na 2017 aerial view looking north showed the fletcher airport site does not bear any recognizable traces as a former airport .\nthe heasleys sold the airport to fletcher aviation company . the company built droppable aircraft fuel tanks and napalm bombs for the fighter planes used in the korea war . the war was still going on and their products were in high demand and they needed more manufacturing space .\nand there was quite an open space between hardwick\u2019s , fletcher\u2019s new factory construction & the west side of the airport apron .\nlarry fletcher on right , 1944 standing next to bevo howard\u2019s vintage clipped wing cub . nx on wing means experimental airplane .\nron most recalled , \u201cjimmy most was my uncle & owned j . l . most aviation company at the bellflower airport [ in ] 1950 . \u201d\nthe 1962 aopa airport directory described\nfletcher\nairport as having a single 2 , 500 ' turf runway 4 / 22 .\nlarry fletcher flys a 1946 beechcraft d - 18 for tuboscope . it was purchased from gulf oil for $ 20 , 000 .\nmaybelle fletcher , sandy & student taking off in the new 1946 taylorcraft purchased for $ 2 , 400 - 1947 parksley , virginia .\nthe last photo which has been located of fletcher airport was a 5 / 24 / 60 aerial view ( from the ucsb library ) .\nwas probably a fletcher aircraft crop duster of which they built a few in the early days & then went strictly to fuel tanks . \u201d\naccording to bob falcon , \u201cthe very last pilot to make a landing & takeoff [ at fletcher airport ] really was dick weis . \u201d\nhe was the owner of utility metal products in pasadena . at the time he had a contract to build the wings for north american aviation ' s f - 100s .\nfletcher aviation sold its houston fbo and flight school in 2005 . this required fletchair to choose a new location from which to operate and it was decided to move out of the houston area into a more pleasant environment . after a long search , the perfect property was found nestled in the popular texas hill country .\ni was there early on testing day . fletcher had set up a canap\u00e9 tent & parked next to it was the instrument & communications truck .\nlarry fletcher had ( at last count in 1955 ) 17 , 000 + hours in various types of single and multi - engine aircraft and an atp rating . he has also participated with maybelle in cross country and international air races . larry fletcher is one of the longest standing members of the aircraft owner\u2019s and pilot\u2019s association ( aopa ) and sports a 60 year plus membership pin . in 1996 larry and maybelle were inducted into the international forest of friendship in atchison , kansas , a\nliving , growing memorial to the world history of aviation and aerospace\n. both larry and maybelle have been champions of general aviation for decades .\ndr . c . m . brackensick , who with fletcher delk & eugene lieppert , is drawing up plans for the port , accounced today . \u201d\ncopyright \u00a9 2003 - 2018 aviation services directory . all rights reserved . all other trademarks or registered trademarks are owned by their respective holders . website development & hosting by orange geek llc\njust looking thru old 8mm tape from my father on the fletcher racing team . this current video is i ' m mexico . anyone have info and addil interest . would like to get some stories . father was a porsche factory rep . great images from fletcher race car # 55 . including plane captures .\nour team ' s vast diversity as well as cumulative years of experience in managing various aviation specialties and functions are what make us the right experts to successfully address your organization ' s needs . \ufeff\ufeff\nfletcher selected bob downey to be the experimental test pilot . there were two famous bob downey ' s flying at the time in los angeles and both were experimental test pilots .\njames lawrence\nlarry\nfletcher and maybelle montgomery fletcher have been continually active in the general aviation community since the early 1940 ' s . larry received his pilot ' s license in 1941 while training for the military in virginia . after submarine hunting on the eastern shore with the civil air patrol , he was later in the army air corps . maybelle , a native texan , learned to fly in 1941 and received her pilot ' s license in 1943 . they were married in 1945 and flew their first aircraft , a piper j - 3\ncub\n, on their honeymoon trip .\nin the 1950 ' s the fletchers moved to waco , texas . larry began his career as a corporate pilot and maybelle became chief pilot at waco aviation . she worked at instructing , teaching acrobatics , and flying charters .\nin the early 1950s , porsche had been working with us company fletcher aviation to develop and test a jet cooling system for porsche\u2019s new 1952 356 cabriolet . the jet cooling was an interesting scheme that saved the power required to drive a cooling fan . porsche did a great deal of development work with the cooling system for several years , trying it out on the early 550 spyder before concluding that the exhaust noise was excessive and abandoned the program for jet cooling .\nfletcher wanted to get into the aircraft business with a passion . there were several tries before my entry on the scene . in 1951 they had partnered with an aeronautical engineer by the name of john w . thorp .\nthe company changed ownership and is now known as sargent fletcher inc . , a subsidiary of cobham . el monte has annexed the site , and a variation of the company name is retained in flair park and flair drive .\nfletcher ' s future plans were to build a porsche powered jeep for the army , an agriculture plane and a spin - off of that plane as a small close ground support aircraft for the army , air force and marines . the owners were two brothers , maurie and stan fletcher . they each owned mercedes benz 300 - sl gull wing coupes as personal cars . they also owned a third gull wing that they raced in the mexican road race .\nin 1951 larry and maybelle fletcher got their multi - engine ratings in this bamboo bomber at - 17 , cessna uc - 78 , t - 50 . wwii trainer . could buy a nice one for $ 1 , 500 .\nthe relationship between porsche and fletcher aviation , who manufactured porsche industrial engines under license from the stuttgart automaker , created a unique opportunity of company sponsorship in motorsport , something never considered or seen before . mexico\u2019s carrera panamericana race in november 1954 saw the porsche factory enter two 550s \u2013 chassis 550 - 03 and 550 - 04 blazened with sponsor logos across the bonnet . additional sponsors castrol and telefunken radio , whose radios were fitted in the 356 , also joined the support of the team with logos on display , which helped finance the expensive journeys off shore .\nfletchair fleet support maintenance and modifications & technical support * ( ts36 ) silver wings fly - in ranch 1409 aviation loop , fredericksburg , texas 78624 . about 12 miles north of kerrville 265 degrees out of stonewall vor , 3 degrees out of centerpoint vor . n 30 . 1294 w 99 . 837 .\none of maybelle\u2019s most significant contributions to aviation was her development of the plan for class b airspace for houston\u2019s hobby airport which the faa accepted without revision . she drew up the plan and developed consensus among the operator\u2019s at hobby before presenting it to the faa . her unique design has positively impacted all air traffic \u2014 vfr and ifr , private and commercial , arrivals and departures at hobby airport ever since . in 2001 she was inducted into the texas aviation hall of fame located in the lone star flight museum on galveston island , texas . in 2004 she was the first woman honored with the wright brother\u2019s master pilot award .\ni received an interesting email from a person who was researching an aviation project and stumbled across the newspaper accounts of the crash of the 4 aces . he did a\ngoogle\non the\n4 aces\nand came up with this site and forwarded me the information with some pictures of the crash site .\nour extensive personnel are readily available to provide a wide range of expertise and support as needed in areas involving aviation research , training , airport executive requirements , airport operations , airport planning , project management , airspace design , air traffic management , uas integration , rpas pilot training , procedural design , regulatory compliance , etc .\nflight testing day come , fortunately it was during summer vacation . i was there early on testing day . fletcher had set up a canopy tent and parked next to it was the instrument and communications truck . there were several of those folding directors\u2019 chairs set around there .\nof the two planes the agwagon was the most successful . the military apparently did not want a cheap , utility , close ground support spotter plane . in that i was disappointed . i thought it was a great idea . fletcher sold the agwagon to cable price corporation , a new zealand company .\nfletchair , inc . is known worldwide as the single largest manufacturer and distributor of parts for american , american general , grumman - american , and gulfstream - american aircraft . david fletcher , president of fletchair , has grown up with the grumman family of aircraft and has been a stocking grumman dealer since 1974 .\ntheir first aviation business was established on the eastern shore of virginia later that year . the operation , just outside the town of parksley , virginia , consisted of pilot training , area tours , crop dusting , and charter flights . the old photos show vintage aircraft lining the field ! they started a family and soon their daughter sandy logged 200 hours before her second birthday .\nfletchair fleet support llc provides maintenance , modifications , and repairs to all the grumman family of aircraft , from the aa - 1 to the twin cougar . located in houston , texas for 32 years , fletchair fleet support is now located at silver wings fly - in ranch 1409 aviation loop , fredericksburg , texas 78624 ( ts36 ) . if your aircraft is in need of maintenance and / or parts , our experienced staff is here to promptly serve you . we are labeled the \u201cgrumman specialists\u201d with david fletcher being the on - site \u201cgrummanologist\u201d to answer your technical inquiries . in addition to david , garner rice has over 24 years experience exclusively with grumman aircraft and can answer almost any question .\nbefore getting started , i need to express my appreciation to wayman dunlap for running my little ad in pacific flyer for so many issues , all gratis . without that little ad asking for information about the old rosemead airport i never would have gotten the response that i did . i ' m sure that we all miss getting the pacific flyer , the best aviation publication ever to exist .\nit was just killing us to ask what happened , but knowing his disdain for kids , we just watched and wondered . hardwick buttoned up the cockpit , popped put the steps , climbed down , tucked up the steps , and replaced the chocks , giving each a good kick . he tied the plane down and drove away . what scared him ? i don\u2019t know . just another day in aviation .\nthe other was bob downey , the los angeles times aviation editor . i knew him from gus\u2019 flying service he used to rent planes from gus . he was a tall lanky man , always came wearing a suit and flew in his white shirt and tie . he had a full head of hair and as i stated before , had heard rumors that flight testing would be done by bob downey but i did not know which one .\nthe ford gpas ( aka \u201cseep\u201d ) were becoming scarce by the early 1950s . probably because most of them were sitting at the bottom of canals , lakes , rivers , large puddles in the parking lot , etc . the army , obsessed with amphibious equipment at the time , wanted a replacement . the fletcher boys jumped at this chance to get a lucrative government contract and built the flair .\nfletcher would also supply a 190 - mph , single - engine navion aircraft and pilot - journalist - photographer don downie to fly the plane and provide support for the race team . porsche racing director huschke von hanstein who was following the race from the air , called on the drivers to exercise prudence and avoid senseless duels that might send a potential one - two porsche victory up in smoke , especially since the engines on both lead cars were ailing .\nit was a cold overcast blustery saturday morning . my brother ernie and i saw hardwick opening fletcher\u2019s back entrance gate to their factory property . some of his planes that were flight worthy were inside the fenced area . he drove his chevy pickup to the p - 38 that was parked close to the east side of the fenced area . we knew this meant some excitement was to be had there . we went over to the fence and found some boxes to set on .\nat this same show fletcher showed its \u201cjeep\u201d offering . it was an amphibious four place small car powered by a porsche engine . they built a muddy water pit for it to drive through , they ran it down the runway and turned it on a dime , and they ran it down in the river with generals riding to demonstrate its rough abilities . this was all to no avail . no jeeps were sold to the military . it was a neat combination in my opinion . would have been better than the humvee and a lot cheaper .\nlater on fletcher had a show and tell and flight demonstration that i was lucky enough to witness . there were a lot of military people in attendance . actually there were generals from the air force , army and the marines , as well as lower officers , all pilot or aviators as the case may be . the highest general was three stars . this picture was taken of that event at rosemead air port . the display was setup in front of the cap hut . in this picture at the background 1 / 3 from the left , is the agwagon next to a c - 47 to the right of it . some of the generals came in the c - 47 .\none other story that gets some confirmation is the one about 3 stearman ' s pulling a single large banner . i was visiting a fellow banner tow competitor at torrance airport back when i was flying the stearman ' s prior to 1980 . at that time bob marks ( marks aviation ) told me that he was towing banners in a stearman out of rosemead airport on a new years day when an accident happened . i tried to contact bob marks at this time ( september 2008 ) only to find out that he passed away last year . but his story as i recall it is that the three stearman ' s were coming in for the banner drop when one of them did not\npickle\nit exactly at the same time as the other two did . regardless of why the pilot did not accomplish the release , it would only take a nanosecond for a extra large load to immediately stall an airplane . i know this from flying the giant coors beer can coors we flew with the l19 . any reduction in power was an immediate stall . the following pictures of the new years day crash were forwarded to me by dan rhinehart ( nc14881 ) . the pilot is identified as wayne clark .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthen in 1953 they had two breakthroughs . ok , really just one . that breakthrough was the fu - 24 , which was primarily produced in new zealand as a crop duster . many are still in use today .\nthe flair used the mechanicals from a porsche 356 . the flat - four engine , transmission and suspension were bolted to the aluminum tub . it was light enough , around 1 , 490 pounds , to be air transportable . a transfer case and front differential were designed to make it four wheel drive . it seemed everything was working in their favor . until they used the aircraft engine cooling setup patented by otto koppen to try to propel the flair in the water . mr . koppen\u2019s system used the exhaust gases to draw cooling air past the cylinder heads of an aircraft engine then out an exhaust exit . it was supposed to be much more efficient in aircraft applications since it did not require large cowl openings , and would work regardless of the forward windspeed . this was a seemingly genius system \u2014 it could cool the air - cooled porsche engine and propel the craft all at once !\nunfortunately , it did not propel the flair very well . test drivers said you had better luck going anywhere in the water by turning the wheels . and with that , the project was sunk .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 atomic toasters - all rights reserved rss powered by wordpress & the atahualpa theme by bytesforall . discuss on our wp forum\ni have written in my home page ( first flight ) about my first time up in an airplane and how significant that was to me . the fact that it was taken at the old rosemead airport has made that airport very special in my memory . and now some years later i have received pictures taken in that era that embellish my memories . on my home page i say that my first flight was in gus gehrig ' s new luscombe silvaire that had\nfour aces\npainted on both sides of the fuselage . i also mention that the\nfour aces\nmet up with the nearby krla radio towers one night , ( i mistakenly identify them as the klac towers on my home page ; actually on the 1950 map above they are listed as kxla ) . here are some before and after pictures of the\nfour aces\nsent to me by dan rhinehart . pictured standing next to the\nfour aces\nare bill berry and jim berry .\nthat airplane , the\nfour aces\nand the one that was to be my second ride ( a brand new 47 stinson ) belonged to gus gehrig , the local fbo at rosemead . gus is working on the aircoupe victor vincent vurpilat iii and i took on a cross - country to mohave airport . the stinson is the one we flew to brackett to visit the pomona fair .\nthe banner operator was van noble and i am told that the caa banned flying a banner with multiple airplanes after that accident . i have a picture of the flight given to me many years ago by rod worthington , and if i ever find it i will get it on this page .\none of the notables when i was a fledgling was jack hardwick . i had the occasion to fly with him in his bonanza out of old el monte . he was quite a character to say the least . anyway he was one of the crowd at rosemead at the time , and here are some pix of his operation .\ni flew with him several times in his bonanza out of el monte . i still remember that he flew it with everything\nto the wall\n; no reduction in power or propeller . later on in the 70 ' s i visited his place in south el monte and saw among other things , two me - 109 fuselages and wings . for some reason walt podolece had to do the importing because of some kind of block against hardwick . in the 60 ' s when i had my pt - 23 / 26 parked at brackett , hardwick had 3 all black p - 38 ' s on the ramp .\nin the late 70 ' s i was in the habit of hiring very young kids to help me with the banners and maintenance . i am still in contact with several of them , and one , dan macpherson , helped me in rib stitching new fabric on my stearman . dan sent me some pictures taken in 1946 at rosemead by william t . larkins .\nnewscaster clete roberts flew into meadowlark for lunch one sunny day , and i got into a conversation with him about stearman ' s . it ended up with him taking a flight in my two - holer after lunch . when he saw this picture he identified it as being his stearman at rosemead . dan rhinehart sent me the rest of these pictures . the l19 shown parked at rosemead was the very first one i ever flew in . in fact , the 2nd picture is one i took as my unit received the airplane at old camp cooke ( now vandenberg afb ) in 1951 . i believe the pilot is lt . tucker eckenrode . a side note : i got stuck with guarding the airstrip on the weekend while everyone else got the weekend off . however , i made good use of my isolated position by taxiing the l19 back and forth on the airstrip . i do believe i actually got it a few feet off of the ground once .\n` a side note : in the 80 ' s when i was running the banner towing operation out of meadowlark i used to start my day off with a donut and coffee at the little shop on the corner of warner and bolsa chica . on one morning i was reading the front page of the l . a . times which covered the story of a crash in which a twin beech hauling skydivers somewhere up near coalinga . apparently they lost one engine and the skydivers panicked and ran toward the open door at the rear . obviously the weight and balance shift was more than the pilot could handle . so this very well dressed guy looks over my shoulder and says\ni used to fly those things\n. my thoughtful and not said was\nyeah , sure , we all did\n. the very next day again at the donut shop the same guy was there and i got him into a conversation . one thing led to another and he told me that he once owned two airports in socal . i thought for sure that he was a bs ' er . i pinned him down asking for\nwhat\nairports were they ? and he answered\none was in rosemead and the other was in the high desert\n. now he had my full attention . yes , this was the real guy , heasley ( see the\nh\non the cowl of the pt19 picture ) . he knew exactly every detail including the crash of the racer that left it ' s imprint on the taxiway . unfortunately i did not follow up on this relationship as at that time we were sort of speaking in the present tense . the heasley brothers did own rosemead airport .\nafter running an ad in the pacific flyer , i received more stories to add to this site . garey wittich wrote :\nwhen i was a kid around 6 years old ( 1947 ) we had family christmas reunions at my aunt ' s house in rosemead . some relative of ours had a piper cub and offered to take me for a ride at rosemead . this too was my first airplane ride like yours . my dad had me sit on his lap and away we went . to this day i remember it well and it inspired me to get my private licence in 1972 and i have been flying ever since . now i am a cfi and mei and am building a rv - 8a in my garage . just a simple ride in 1947 changed my life . now i am\nplane nuts\n.\ndon fox and i flew model airplanes and rode motorcycles together in our teen years , but our paths didn ' t cross when he learned to fly at rosemead and later on had an airplane at el monte at the same time that i did . now 60 years later we are in contact .\nross mayfield wrote :\nmy father , lowell mayfield , used to fly at gus ' s at rosemead and has stories of his days there . he painted the 4 aces logo on the luscombe silvaire in your photos , and also the bugs bunny on another luscombe seen in the background of one of your photos . he also painted a cow jumping over the moon on another airplane . my father also painted the sign on top of gus ' s building and also the sign for hardwick aircraft .\nross sent this nice picture taken by his father on march 21st , 1948 from navion n8906h .\nthe crash of the midget racer explained : although it has been over 60 years now , the one thing i remember is standing around with a bunch of older guys looking at this perfect imprint of an airplane on what i recall as being a taxiway . as mentioned earlier i did talk to bob heasley about the crash and he gave me some details most of which i have now forgotten , but i recall him saying that he and some others were standing there watching the airplane as it hit the deck . dan rhinehart recalled his older friend , joe white , telling him of a goodyear racer crashing at rosemead around 1948 , and that the airplane was a v - tail design by art chester . dan further found that art chester ' s\nwimpy\ncrashed on july 25th 1948 . a friend of dan ' s verified that there was a fatal crash of an art chester racer in july 1948 , and the pilot ' s name was mike anrander .\nross mayfield wrote the following :\nmy dad was standing about 20 feet from the impact point when this crash occurred . the plane was a v - tailed art chester racer and had just been purchased by the pilot who was now doing a little showing off in it . my dad was going to give two of his brothers a ride and was starting a mag check when this guy flew across in front of them aligning himself with the taxiway ( same heading as the p . e . tracks ) and pulled up . my father said\nwe might as well get out and watch the show\nso they shut down and got out to stand right next to his plane and watch . apparently on this art chester racer , at certain speeds the air over the wing would blank our the elevator / rudder v - tail . this is what happened in this case . as you state , the plane left it ' s mark embedded in the tarmac . my dad said that you could see the imprint of each wing rib and the tires made 4\ndeep impressions . after witnessing this , one of my uncles announced that he didn ' t really want to go flying that day .\nthe interesting fact to me here is that i have always made the statement that i got my first ride when i was 16 , but other than my memory there has never been anything written to prove that fact . but now , knowing that the crash almost positively was the art chester racer that crashed in july 1948 , and that i was there when the imprint was still fresh , then that dates my first ride as age 16 !\nwho gave me my first ride explained : lloyd duke , his younger brother ernie and family lived nearby the rosemead airport and both lloyd and ernie got their first ride there . it was a natural follow up that upon entering high school lloyd and his brother got into the\nairplane washing\nbusiness and had a steady business all through the high school years keeping gus gehrig ' s airplanes clean . lloyd told me a very interesting fact that i had no comprehension of . when the stranger asked me if i wanted to go for a ride i just guessed that he owned the airplane . as lloyd tells it , the 4 aces was gus ' s personal airplane and not a rental , and he only let one other person fly it ; the guy that gave me my first ride . i hope to find someone who will recall the fellows name .\ngus loved his four aces . he kept it washed , waxed and wiped off . eventually that was my job . four aces was a shiny unpainted aluminum - skinned airplane with a big hand of the four aces painted on each side of the fuselage .\none afternoon a guy showed up with his girlfriend . he was a friend of gus . i listened to their conversation . the man worked at the los angeles police department as a radio repairman . he was also a pilot ( the fellow who gave me my first ride wore a military shirt and officers cap ; i presumed that he was an ex - military pilot ) . he wanted to take his girlfriend for a ride , and he was also the only one gus let fly the luscombe 4 aces beside himself .\nhe and gus did a preflight and when that was completed the man and the girlfriend got in . i noted that she was a small very pretty girl .\nthey took off and about an hour later gus got a phone call . he got very emotional . it was the police . his four aces had crashed .\nwithout saying anything he locked up the business , got into his car and left the field . i waited for news , and was anxious to know what had happened . it was getting late and i had to go home .\nthere was some news on the radio that there had been a crash and two people were killed . there was no detailed information other than that they had hit a radio tower .\ni spent a terrible night . the next morning , saturday , i was at the airport . a tow truck had just delivered the wreckage to the bone yard just south of the big quonset hut hanger . gus was there , not speaking to anyone , just quietly crying , a manly cry , no sniveling , just tears and rumpled chin .\nthere were a lot of other people there looking at the wreckage ( see photos at beginning of site ) . the only thing i heard gus say before he left was ,\nit ' s only worth 26 bucks now .\nhe didn ' t have hull insurance on the plane . only public liability and property damage that covered the farmers cabbage crop damage .\nrosemead airport . there were three 415 - foot towers in a row there at that time . witnesses said they were seen to be weaving a sashay between the towers , when the plane collided with the third tower , about four feet from the top . the left wing sheared off at three feet from the cockpit . the wing piece fluttered to the ground , while the remainder of the plane spun violently into the ground . the engine was buried three feet deep .\ni would have probably been crying too , but i was shocked at the condition of the plane , and the gore that remained after the bodies were removed . the plane did not burn , so every thing was quite vivid . the instrument panel was about 6 inches from the cabin rear bulkhead . all the instruments were broken . i guess the prettier the girl the more stupid a man acts . lloyd duke\ni guess i was lucky as on my first ride the pilot also did some stunts , again just south of the airport , but didn ' t tangle with the radio towers .\nsince lloyd spent his high school years at rosemead , he has lots of stories to tell , and some of them are already on paul franklin ' s website , so i won ' t duplicate them here . one story that sticks in my mind is one i recall reading about in the newspaper ; an on - going story about two brothers , twins , who had this ex - military airplane with dubious ownership , and how they were hiding it from the government . this goes to show one how one can recall things incorrectly . i recall that the airplane was a c - 46 and that the brothers had an irish name . however i cannot quarrel with lloyd ' s version because he was there . here is his story :\nthe heasleys were characters . they were twin brothers and it was fun to be close to them . they owned the airport . i experienced one intriguing afternoon there when one of the brothers flew in , in a c - 47 goony bird . he parked at the fuel pits and the brothers were jumping around hugging each other . the plane had been in litigation over the ownership . from the conversations going on there , this conflict had not been completed and the plane was going to be hidden some place in the desert . quickly after re - fueling , they departed for the mystery place in the desert\n( remember , bob heasley had told me in my meeting him in the 80 ' s that the y owned 2 airports , rosemead and one in the high desert ) .\ni had never seen such a big plane up close . it was huge .\nshortly thereafter the police showed up looking for them . of course nobody knew where they went . they made the front page news in the los angles times for this .\nthree or four days later the brothers , showed up at the los angles city hall and surrendered . they were arrested and put into jail for not telling the location of the gunny bird . they stayed there for forty eight days before they gave up the location of the bird .\ntermite snider was famous from the channel five television coverage of the saturday night jalopy races at ascot race track , in carson , california . he was a winner , and termite was also a pilot .\nhe owned the weather beaten bt - 13 that was tied down next to the big hanger . termite was a character . it was always an event when he showed up . he was a chunky , muscular man , who like hardwick always had a cigar chomped between his teeth and was always joking with the people around him .\none day he showed up with two five gallon buckets of black paint and a four inch paint brush . he began to paint the plane using the four - inch paintbrush . all the while he painted , everybody at the airport stopped by to comment . he had a continuous audience . the job was finished in about four hours .\nit looked terrible . all black with deep brush strokes going every which way . the four hour old paint still being sticky , termite decided to complete the drying process by flying the plane .\ni got the honor of climbing the ladder with the inertial starter crank handle , to assist with starting the engine . the starting procedure consists of engaging the crank handle to a shaft end in the starting compartment . turning the crank handle clockwise starts the fly wheel to turn . it turns hard at first , but as the rpm increases the turning becomes easier . as the fly wheel rpm increases a magic noise , or whine , with increasing pitch , is emitted . that sound is beyond description here . it is a sound that to me connotes an adventure is about to begin . a sound that , even now , just thinking about it , gives me goose pimples . i closed and latched the hatch shut , and climbed down the ladder , backed away to the wing tip , and gave the all clear ,\nthumbs up .\nwhen termite returned a half hour later , the paint was still tacky , but now had the added features of runs and smears . he complained he lost six miles an hour in cruise configuration .\nwhat i remember back in the 50 ' s at el monte was talking to a friend of jerry curl who told of flying into rosemead with 13 bt - 13 ' s . he got anyone he could get that could fly to go with him to bring back his\nfleet\n, so yes , there should have been quite a few bt - 13 ' s at rosemead .\nin writing this i have often asked myself\nwhy was i flying with jack hardwick for some reason\n? i think i can put 2 and 2 together now with lloyd ' s help . lloyd wrote the following about jack and his temco buckaroo .\njack hardwick was a hot dog pilot , especially on this fine spring afternoon .\nhe owned a very rare temco swift . called the buckaroo it was built for training new military pilots . it was a globe swift with the fuselage slimmed down and tandem seating with a jet type canopy . the windshield of course was fixed , the forward access hatch slid back to a stop just behind the front seat . the aft hatch was hooked to the forward hatch , and unlatches from the forward hatch to slide on back to a stop just aft of the rear seat . i guess you would say it had a canopy consisting of three pieces , the windshield , forward hatch , and aft hatch to complete a jet type bubble canopy .\nthere is a safety placard restricting take off with the aft hatch open . jack taxied out in his beautiful buckaroo . it\u2019s skin was polished aluminum with the standard red , white and blue military markings . real pretty .\nit was warmish so jack had all the hatches open . i thought he would close the hatches after his before take off run - up . run - up completed , flaps at 10 o , he taxied onto the runway while adding take off power as he turned onto the runway centerline . next i am sure he hit the gear up switch . as long as there is pressure on the wheels they will not retract . it just looks good for a hot dog pilot for the wheels to retract as soon as you pop off the runway ."]}
{"id": 55012, "summary": [{"text": "peacocks is a fashion retail chain based in cardiff , wales .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the chain is a part of the group edinburgh woollen mill , and employs over 6,000 people .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "there are currently over 400 peacocks retail outlets located in the united kingdom ; and more than 200 stores located in twelve other countries throughout europe .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "originally selling home goods and basic clothing , peacocks has been re branded over the years as a value fashion store .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "richard kirk , the former owner of the chain , worked hard to transform peacocks into a major fashion player .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "the retailer won numerous awards , notably the best value retailer award from drapers .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "in january 2012 , peacocks entered administration and was bought by the edinburgh woollen mill group .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "edinburgh group also owns the jane norman chain , a fashion outlet for women . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "peacocks ( clothing )", "paragraphs": ["clothing chain peacocks fell into administration , putting some 9 , 600 jobs at risk .\nclothing chain peacocks has fallen into administration - putting some 9 , 600 jobs at risk .\nclothing chain peacocks is reportedly on the brink of administration as talks with its lenders deteriorated .\nask a question about working or interviewing at peacocks clothing . our community is ready to answer .\nclothing retailer peacocks has entered administration after attempts by the company to restructure its \u00a3240 million debts finally failed .\nthe company that bought the clothing store chain peacocks out of administration has set out plans to resume international expansion .\nhow many buy clothing item ' s from primark or peacocks & why , because of quality or the price .\ncardiff clothing retailer still runs half its stores after rescue by edinburgh woollen mill .\nthis principle continues today bringing great value fashionable clothing for men , women and children .\nbudget clothing chain peacock agreed to a management buyout today valuing the firm at \u00a3404 . 4m .\npeacocks , the clothing retailer , could be placed into administration as early as monday after talks with banks about a possible debt \u201chaircut\u201d appeared to have reached an impasse .\nfor further information on peacocks , peacocks kids or the edinburgh woollen mill garden centres , please contact keith mcintyre at first franchise .\nin a business selling relatively cheap clothing where there are tight profit margins , the banks could not see a way where peacocks could get close to paying off this debt .\naround 400 staff work at the cardiff headquarters , which has been the clothing group ' s base for 72 years .\nalbert frank peacock founded the company in warrington , cheshire in 1884 ; a true victorian penny bazaar selling anything and everything . his founding principle of value helped peacocks develop a . . . clothing store\nthe owners of clothing chain peacocks , which has 500 stores and owns the bonmarche chain , will kick off a search for potential buyers next month , valuing the business at an estimated \u00a3600 million .\n( l - r ) betty lowe , daisy lowe and pearl lowe attend as pearl lowe launches her latest clothing range for peacocks at mayfair hotel on november 10 , 2011 in london , england .\nleeds\u2019 merrion centre has expanded its fashion offering with the opening of the popular women\u2019s clothing store , select , creating 10 jobs .\n\u201cpeacocks brings a different dimension to the garden centres clothing offer because the ranges cover men , women and children\u2019s wear fashion and our customers are amazed by the quality and value for money we offer . peacocks gives a garden centre a comprehensive and credible clothing department which will rival any high street retailer and when coupled with the edinburgh woollen mill brand , we cater for every age bracket . we are proud to say that edinburgh woollen mill was the first clothing company to recognise the unique qualities of a garden centre appeal and with our level of experience within this market we are very confident that peacocks will be just as successful . \u201d\n' daisy lowe for peacocks\u2019 follows five sell - out lined designed by pearl .\nretail experts say ewm has saved peacocks by going\nback to basics\n.\npeacocks has 550 branches and employs around 10 , 000 staff . photograph : alamy\npearl lowe for peacocks floral lace hem dress , \u00a330 . not online yet .\nour peacocks kids clothing ranges are from 2 to 14 years old as well as a bespoke baby range from 0 to 24 months . with garden centres installing children\u2019s activities and looking to appeal to the next generation of gardeners , we believe peacocks kids is the ideal concession to complement that initiative .\na spokeswoman for peacocks said : ' the popularity of this dress has been amazing .\nthe retailer peacocks is the biggest company in wales to have collapsed in recent years .\nthe context is important here , in 2005 peacocks was a plc and expanding strongly .\nthe first peacocks shop opened in northern england in 1884 . the company now has more than 700 stores in the uk including the peacocks chain , the bonmarche and fragrance shop businesses .\nsave pearl lowe peacocks to get e - mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed .\nfind top kids independent brands , toys , clothing and interiors . little flea is a one stop showroom of all things for children . from stunning interiors to funky clothing , from awesome party entertainers to lovely toys & gifts . little flea takes the stress out of finding unique and beautiful suppliers for your little ones .\npeacocks , with 611 stores and 49 concessions across britain , had employed 9 , 100 people .\nat the time of the management buyout in 2006 , peacocks owed \u00a3150m pounds in pik notes .\nbon marche , the 200 - shop retailer which is part of the peacocks group , is understood to be close to being sold , but there is uncertainty around the remaining 550 peacocks stores .\nedinburgh , which beat off indian textile and clothing giant s kumars nationwide , said it would attempt to save some of the stores and jobs being lost today .\npeacocks is an exceptionally strong brand , with instant consumer recognition . the company would like to meet all garden centre owners who want to introduce a comprehensive men\u2019s , women\u2019s and children\u2019s clothing offer to their sites , which is backed by highly professional and efficient support structure .\nthe announcement was made by kpmg , joint administrators of peacocks , who were called in in january .\n) and select , improves the merrion centre\u2019s fashion offering which already includes the popular peacocks and shoezone .\nthe owner of peacocks said on monday that it planned the move after discussions with lenders broke down .\nmrs gillan replied : ' i have the greatest of sympathy , i have shopped in peacocks myself and i know how many jobs depend on peacocks . i think it is important we explore every possibility .\nmen ' s clothing \u2514 clothing , shoes , accessories all categories alcohol & food antiques art baby books , magazines business cameras cars , bikes , boats clothing , shoes , accessories coins collectables computers / tablets & networking crafts dolls , bears electronics gift cards & vouchers health & beauty home appliances home entertainment home & garden industrial jewellery & watches movies music musical instruments pet supplies phones & accessories pottery , glass services sporting goods stamps tickets , travel toys , hobbies vehicle parts & accessories video games & consoles lots more . . .\nhis founding principle of value helped peacocks develop a successful business that continued to grow throughout the twentieth century .\npeacocks was founded 130 years ago by albert peacock in 1884 ; a penny bazaar selling anything and everything . the founding principle of value helped peacocks develop a successful business that continued to grow throughout the twentieth century .\nbut the reality is that peacocks was brought down by the deal that allowed a management buyout in 2006 .\nmore than 3 , 000 jobs were lost today after ailing fashion chain peacocks was sold out of administration .\njane hotz , womenswear buying director for peacocks , added : ' this season is all about value and it ' s heartening to see that celebrities are embracing the air of austerity by choosing pearl lowe for peacocks . '\nalthough it is understood bon march\u00e9 , the 200 - shop retailer which is part of the peacocks group , is likely to be sold as early as this week , the future for peacocks itself remains far less positive .\na source close to peacocks said the sour trading environment was only adding to peacocks\u2019 problems , with the bankers involved less keen to continue to fund the business given the casualties elsewhere . a spokesman for kpmg declined to comment .\nkpmg had already announced 249 redundancies from peacocks head office in cardiff . combined with the 1 , 400 job losses at bonmarche , the total number of jobs lost in the failure of peacocks is now about 4 , 750 .\nthe company started trading in 1884 with the founding principle of \u2018great value\u2019 . peacocks is still governed by that same principle today , and the business offers its customers exceptional value for money across every department . their stores are bright and fresh and the stunning shop fits enhance the brand and the clothing collections .\nmr day the acquisition would give further depth to the group ' s range of trading profiles and assert its position as one of the uk ' s leading high street fashion and clothing retailers .\nwhile pearl lowe has been successfully designing for peacocks , daughter daisy was content to be the face of the campaign .\nthousands of shop workers tonight faced the prospect of losing their jobs after high street fashion chain peacocks went into administration .\nprofessional services firm kpmg has been appointed administrator to peacocks - owned by hedge funds och - ziff and perry capital .\n. . . uk\u2019s largest womenswear value retailer with over 300 stores , we pride ourselves on offering clothing with appropriate styling designed with the more mature figure in mind , along with outstanding . . .\ni think i like primark the best . as i think they have a wider range of clothing . as for prices there about the same . but some of the stuff are of poor quality tho .\nclothing business with branches in wisbech and spalding . the business was founded by george goddard ( robert ' s grandfather ) in 1895 . robert goddard still offers the same high standards of customer . . .\nmr pope said like many other retailers , peacocks suffered from a decline in consumer spending due to the tough economic conditions .\ni ' m a guardian reporter keen to speak to peacocks workers # savepeacocks please get in touch steven . morris @ urltoken\nedinburgh woollen mill has focused on the basic lines , the sort of classic things you would associate with peacocks .\nthe debts became too much for peacocks which went into administration last week after talks on restructuring part of the debt collapsed .\nthe reason peacocks ' debt rose so much was because of part of its borrowings called payment in kind or pik notes .\nuk employment minister chris grayling told bbc radio wales that he hoped peacocks could be sold as a\ngoing concern\n.\npeacocks has stores in acomb , employing ten people , clifton moor , employing 14 people and selby , employing 13 people .\nwe have found that the majority of garden centres prefer an experienced clothing retailer to replace their own clothing department to make sure it\u2019s serviced and maintained properly to a high standard , and that all seasonal changes are completed on time , basically taking away the hassle factor of clothing so that they can concentrate their efforts on what they do best . we pay exceptional rents for long leases , and the agreements are underwritten by the biggest clothing brands in the uk . we are working with garden centre specialists first franchise to find suitable opportunities within the garden centres , and they want to hear from any owner or director that is interested in our brands . our management team and in - house shop - fitters have a wealth of experience and once an agreement has been made we could be trading within an 8 to 10 week period . \u201d\nfirst minister carwyn jones said he welcomed the fact that peacocks would still have a future and employ a large number of people .\npeacocks is owned by the edinburgh woollen mill and the group recently announced an intention to open 20 more peacocks concessions in garden centres , an investment of over \u00a34m . steve simpson , the groups managing director who is overseeing the drive for new stores commented ;\nkpmg said all peacocks stores remain open as it seeks to find a buyer for the business and no redundancies have been made .\npeacocks collapsed under a debt mountain last month in the biggest retail failure since woolworths , placing 7 , 500 jobs in jeopardy .\nkpmg has today made 249 redundancies at peacocks head office in cardiff but to date no store closures or redundancies have been announced .\nalistair wardell , an insolvency expert at grant thornton , said the deal by edinburgh woollen mill had provided a positive outcome for peacocks .\nchicago style : the free library . s . v . management buyout deal for peacocks . .\nretrieved jul 09 2018 from urltoken\n. . . products added daily , alujo continues to increase its selection of designer mens and ladies clothing from the world ' leading brands including firetrap , lacoste , ted baker , miss sixty and many more . . . .\nduring the following years peacocks continued to establish itself as a value - for - money retailer . from the mid 1990s onward peacocks experienced significant development and growth and a greater emphasis on fashion , which helped to propel the brand to even greater success in today ' s market .\npeople should be ashamed for hurling abuse at peacocks staff as they can ' t refund due to administration . they may lose jobs . # savepeacocks\nthe firm currently has more than 700 stores across the uk , comprising more than 400 peacocks stores , 350 bonmarche stores and 35 fragrance shops .\nmla style :\nmanagement buyout deal for peacocks . .\nthe free library . 2005 birmingham post & mail ltd 09 jul . 2018 urltoken\nthe peacocks business operates around 611 stores and 49 concessions across wales , northern ireland , scotland , and england and employs approximately 9 , 600 .\na spokesman for barclays said :\nthis is not the end for peacocks , there is a viable business here and our support continues\n.\nalthough it is understood bon march\u00e9 is likely to be sold as early as this week , the future for peacocks itself remains far less positive .\nedinburgh woollen mill , which has 380 stores , will keep the cardiff headquarters of peacocks but kpmg said 16 jobs will go in the city .\npeacocks announced its first design collaboration with daisy who will launch her collection of retro inspired beachwear , which she will also model for , this summer .\npeacocks is 100 % privately owned , debt free and its trading covenant is given the highest rating by dun & bradstreet . peacocks is an international brand with 94 stores in russia , 70 in the middle east , 35 in the ukraine , and shops in malta , gibraltar , cyprus , greece and malaysia .\npeacock group , the clothing retailer in talks to be bought by its chief executive for \u00a3404 million , credited store refurbishment as it defied the high street downturn with like - for - like sales growth of 4 . 4 per cent for the first half .\nbought by the edinburgh woolen mill group in 2012 , the head office is located in cardiff , south wales . peacocks currently has 460 stores across the uk , with 50 new stores opening this year . peacocks also has a number of stores internationally , currently in malta , greece , cyprus , gibraltar and malaysia .\nbut she decided to collaborate with peacocks earlier this year after receiving requests from ordinary women who couldn ' t afford the expensive price tags of her designer collection .\nfashion retailer peacocks has been sold out of administration to edinburgh woollen mill , saving 6 , 000 jobs , but 3 , 100 staff will be made redundant .\npeacocks chief executive richard kirk is expected to lodge a rescue offer for the stricken fashion chain which has said it is going into administration after restructuring talks failed .\nbut such an exit will not help the fate of peacocks , which was taken private by the hedge funds and goldman sachs in 2006 in a \u00a3420m deal .\nwelsh secretary cheryl gillan pledged today to work to protect the ' many jobs ' at troubled retailer peacocks but warned she would not make early or false promises .\napa style : management buyout deal for peacocks . . ( n . d . ) > the free library . ( 2014 ) . retrieved jul 09 2018 from urltoken\nthe current batch of administrations on the high street is a reminder of the huge uncertainty that surrounded the future of the cardiff - based retailer peacocks exactly a year ago .\ncardiff - based peacock - which owns the peacocks , bonmarche and fragrance shop chains - said earlier this month that it was performing well despite the tough retail trading climate .\nif peacocks were to be placed into administration , it is expected a large number of the shops could be closed , even if a willing buyer were to be found .\npeacocks can trace its history back to warrington , in cheshire , in 1884 when albert frank peacock founded peacock ' s penny bazaar . it moved to cardiff in 1940 .\nthis is devastating news for the workers at peacocks and for the south wales economy and it ' s potentially further grim news for high streets across the uk .\npeacocks , which owns 611 stores and 49 concessions across the uk , has been boosted by the success of a collaboration with the singer - turned - fashion designer pearl lowe .\nexplains : \u201cwe were delighted to work with select in finding a store which matches their requirements and are really pleased to be able to offer our customers an improved fashion line up , which will be strengthened once more when the extension to the morrsions store opens incorporating the children\u2019s nutmeg clothing range .\ncheck out our hottest new in collection today . combining the latest seasons colour trends , tailoring and cutting edge styling , we ' ve got a collection of brand new women ' s clothing and styles to help you make a statement this season . wrap up warm with peacocks and our collection of the latest styles for fashionable women . shop online today to get your hands on our newest trends including coats , knitwear , denim jeans , dresses and more that are new in this season\nprofessional services firm kpmg said it had been appointed administrator to peacocks , which owns 611 stores and 49 concessions across the uk , as well as its parent company the peacock group .\ndaisy lowe has hit headlines recently for becoming playboy ' s new cover girl , but she decided to cover up to model for her mother pearl ' s new collection for peacocks .\ncreated by singer turned fashion designer pearl lowe , the black polyester and lace frock is being sold at budget retailer peacocks , and has become this season ' s unlikely wardrobe must have .\ncardiff based peacocks is celebrating its 130th year and the company has just opened its first concessions within two leading garden centres , highfield garden centre , gloucester and woodlands garden centre in leicester .\nhowever , after the announcement was made , a spokesman for barclays said :\nthis is not the end for peacocks , there is a viable business here and our support continues .\nthe administration of peacocks is one of the biggest since administrators were appointed to woolworths in december 2008 , leading to several tranches of closures which left 27 , 000 employees out of work .\nthe key issue at peacocks is reportedly related to whether its banks , led by barclays and royal bank of scotland , were willing to take a loss on the debt they are owed .\nthe problem with peacocks has always been thought to relate to its escalating \u00a3577m borrowings , rather than any issue with trading . as a result , many retail experts had hoped a deal could be struck between lenders and management to keep the company alive . some elements of peacocks borrowings came with rates of 17 % , though the bill for this interest was deferred for several years .\ni will shop in primark over peacocks . as for quality i find primark is fine . i ' ve spent a lot more money on stuff before that lasts no where near as long .\nprofessional services firm kpmg said on wednesday it had been appointed administrator to peacocks , which owns 611 stores and 49 concessions across the uk , as well as its parent company the peacock group .\nas the sunday telegraph reported last march , peacocks group initially tried to sell bon march\u00e9 , appointing dc advisory partners to offload the business , which caters for women over the age of 45 .\na series of complex talks between cardiff - based peacocks and equity and debt holders have delivered no solutions , the sunday telegraph said , leaving the future of the company hanging in the balance .\nthe peacocks group is owned by hedge funds och - ziff and perry capital , but the debt holders are now effectively in control of its fortunes as a result of poor sales and trading losses .\nlabour mp kevin brennan ( cardiff west ) asked : ' rbs are blaming a lack of investors for their decision to pull the plug on a deal to save peacocks , threatening thousands of jobs .\n' it is significant that many fashion editors , who usually turn up to fashion weeks wearing established designers , such as chanel or marc jacobs , chose this year to wear a \u00a335 dress from peacocks .\nmr laverty , joint administrator and restructuring partner at kpmg , said :\nlike many retailers peacocks has suffered from tough economic conditions , which have seen its customers reduce their spending on the high street .\nchris laverty , joint administrator and restructuring partner at kpmg , said :\nlike many retailers peacocks has suffered from tough economic conditions , which have seen its customers reduce their spending on the high street .\nchris laverty , joint administrator and restructuring partner at kpmg , said : ' like many retailers peacocks has suffered from tough economic conditions , which have seen its customers reduce their spending on the high street .\nross jones the groups acquisitions manager explained . \u201cthe minimum space we require depends on the location within the garden centre . our shop fit teams survey every site and the store layouts are designed to ensure we maximise the sales potential of our area . one of the most important departments in peacocks is our children\u2019s wear collection \u201cpeacocks kids\u201d , which has been developed with the garden centre customer in mind . peacocks kids can be operated as a stand - alone department in the right circumstances , for example it works well next to an already established edinburgh woollen mill concession , to extend the appeal of a garden centre and also broaden its customer base .\npearl lowe\u2019s latest collection for peacocks has finally hit stores and online and if it looks as good on us as it does on model , daisy lowe , then we\u2019ll take it all please . shop the collection now\u2026\nbut mr jones added :\nwe wait to see the full details of how this announcement will exactly affect employees of peacocks and we will provide all the support we can to those who face losing their jobs .\nthe telegraph reports that the key issue at peacocks is related to whether its banks , led by barclays and royal bank of scotland ( rbs ) , were willing to take a loss on the debt they are owed .\nwe are in the process of contacting all our members at peacocks to offer them advice and support , but i ' d also advise them to contact their local usdaw office or official as soon as possible .\nin defence of peacocks ' directors , the management buy - out which saddled the company with so much debt was a deal done at the height of the buy - out boom when many similar deals were being signed off .\n' but i ' m not going to stand at this despatch box and make any false promises . we are going to look at what we can do for peacocks but it will involve the welsh government as you know .\nthe company , which last month became the first target of a management buyout attempt backed by hedge funds , said that it had completed refits at 97 per cent of its 436 peacocks outlets , 45 of them in the second quarter .\npeacocks can trace its history back to warrington , in cheshire , in 1884 when albert frank peacock founded peacock ' s penny bazaar . in 1940 , mr peacock ' s son harold moved the business to its current base in cardiff .\nsome very high profile and lucrative mbos were completed in 2005 . one of the deals of the year , according to many of the advisers insider spoke to , was the mbo of clothing retailer peacocks for \u00a33404 . 4m . the deal was notable for the fact that it was partly funded by us hedge funds och - ziff , perry capital and echelon capital .\nit was the first ever uk public to private mbo funded by hedge fund investors ,\nrowe at gambit corporate finance explains . martin dean , at lloyds tsb corporate , adds :\nit is interesting , especially as us firms came in and participated .\nin a statement he thanked the firm ' s staff and said :\npeacocks is a brand with great heritage , and it is with deep sadness that we have been left with no other option but to today place the business into administration .\nexcitement about the range , generated through social networking sites , was such that , for the first time in peacocks ' 126 - year history , the retailer was forced to set up a waiting list for customers before the official launch on september 19 .\n\u201ccurrent preference for next is for large \u2018retail park\u2019 type stores at present with multiple departments . this scheme will allow sufficient area to ensure next will remain in the thistle shopping centre and prevent relocation to an out of town retail park . market share for clothing retail 2014 shows the strength of next as a trader . it had the largest share behind m & s and shows a current trend for growth across the market .\nsources close to rbs insisted the bank had not changed its mind on peacocks \u2013 or lost faith in the wider retail sector \u2013 though others at the negotiating table were adamant that the bank turned cold on a restructuring deal it had previously been enthusiastically promoting .\npeacocks ' advisers have been trying to put together a rescue deal for months , but talks broke down at the weekend after royal bank of scotland showed its ruthless side , joining a band of senior creditors to dash hopes of a debt - for - equity swap that would have handed control of peacocks to its banks . rbs and barclays were in the driving seat of the negotiations \u2013 which were said to involve 18 funds and lenders \u2013 as they were owed the most with both banks on the hook for more than \u00a3100m .\npeacocks are a very good company ive learnt some supervisor training and my co workers and manager are very nice to work with and my most enjoyable part of the job is helping customers choose an outfit and seeing there appreciation and the bit i hate is rude customers .\ni ' ve bought a lot more from primark than peacocks . its great for kids clothes were they grow so fast so the clothes don ' t get the chance to wear out . nice and cheap too . only problem is their sizes can be a little odd .\npeacocks stands for quality and value for the whole family . the business is dedicated to bringing customers exceptional value for money on the high street . the range gives customers the best of basics , starting at just \u00a33 , to the latest fashions for women , men and kids\nhowever , there remains a strong possibility that most of the business could be saved and we have spoken to the administrators this afternoon to urge them to keep peacocks trading for as long as possible in order to allow sufficient time for a buyer to be found .\nwelsh liberal democrat enterprise and business spokeswoman eluned parrott am added :\nthe outcome for peacocks could have been so much worse and a pooling of resources with edinburgh woollen mill is a very good fit , avoiding the danger of asset stripping and hopefully the closure of adjacent stores .\nwe know that our customers want the cutting edge in colour trends , tailoring and effortless styling , with an affordable price tag . that ' s why our new in collection is packed with this season ' s hottest clothing , shoes and accessories - so you don ' t need to go anywhere else . check out the latest women ' s fashion online today and get your hands on our newest trends from the comfort of your own home . go ahead , make a statement this season .\nit is thought that a pre - pack administration \u2013 where a buyer for the assets of a business is selected at the same time as it is placed into administration \u2013 is unlikely in peacocks\u2019 case because of the quantum of debt involved and the length of time its owners have been working on a solution .\npeacocks , owned by hedge funds och - ziff and perry capital , has been boosted by the success of a collaboration with the singer - turned - fashion designer pearl lowe . like - for - like sales rose 17 % over the christmas period and the company said it was benefiting from its ability to react quickly to fashion trends .\nchris laverty , joint administrator and restructuring partner at kpmg , said : \u201clike many retailers peacocks has suffered from tough economic conditions , which have seen its customers reduce their spending on the high street . this factor , combined with a surplus of stores and high overheads , led to the business becoming financially unviable in its current form . \u201d\nthe board has filed an\nintention to appoint administrators\nfor peacocks and its sister chain bonmarch\u00e9 which gives them 10 days to put together a plan while it prevents creditors pursuing debts through the courts . sources suggested kirk was close to making an offer for the chain which has 611 stores and more than 10 , 000 staff , but there was no certainty that it would succeed .\npearl lowe has always had a passion for design . from customising her own outfits to designing her first collection for her mothers boutique aged 10 , pearl loves to create . after leaving school and having a successful music career as lead singer in the band powder , pearl returned to design with a 3 year collaboration with peacocks as well as her own line . now pearl has turned her hand to childrenswear with her stunning debut luxury kids lifestyle collection , petite pearl lowe . everything is handmade in somerset and includes whimsical designs such as leotards , jumpsuits and dresses in chiffons , crepe , net and tulle with intricate detailing and sequin embellishments . this beautiful collection creates a truly magical dress up experience for young girls aged 2 to 9 . we are totally in love !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\n/ / urltoken\nat \u00a335 it is the price most celebrities are accustomed to paying for a glass of vintage champagne or a designer lipstick .\nbut this dress is proof that even the rich and famous can ' t resist a bargain when they see one .\nafter several of the country ' s leading newspaper and magazine fashion editors wore the vintage - style tea dress to london and new york fashion weeks , celebrities began contacting the high street store wanting to buy one .\npop star courtney love was so desperate to have the 1950s - inspired dress she sent a message to miss lowe , via twitter , asking for one to be couriered to her suite at the mercer hotel , new york .\nformer texas front woman sharlene spiteri and australian singer natalie imbruglia have also purchased the frock .\nand last week television presenter holly willoughby wore it live on this morning after waiting several weeks for one in her size .\nthe black dress , which includes a cream lace collar , pinched waist and pleated chest and skirt detailing , was so popular that it sold out online in just two hours .\n' pearl has always been adamant that she wanted to make clothes for women with real figures , so they are designed for women with busts and curves . the range is popular because it is so comfortable and flattering to wear .\n' pearl has been meticulous about her collections - she goes to the factory to oversee production and chooses the fabrics and laces herself to make sure her clothes have that authentic vintage feel .\n' her attention to detail means the dresses appear like true vintage garments . '\nmiss lowe , a former singer with several indie bands in the 1990s , began designing bespoke , handmade dresses for upmarket store libertys in 2001 .\ninspired by the glamour of hollywood legends , louise brooks and greta garbo , the range , which is available in sizes 8 to 18 , is intended to bring vintage , designer styles to the masses .\nmiss lowe said : ' i looked to great women of the past for inspiration . i\u2019ve always adored the classic style of hollywood legends , in particular louise brooks and greta garbo , and wanted to create a collection that captured their magic and femininity .\n' i selected fabrics that look authentic and didn\u2019t cut corners when it came to adding details such as vintage pleats and belts to ensure the collection retained a vintage feel . i\u2019m so excited to be bringing timeless hollywood style back to the high street . '\nher daughter , model daisy lowe , added : ' what girl doesn\u2019t love a bit of glamour ? mum\u2019s autumn collection reminds me of the dresses i used to see on my female heroines when i was growing up , and i\u2019m so excited to see them worn by the girls of today . '\npolice find the body of a missing four - month - old boy near . . .\nbet you wish you bought here ! australia ' s top suburb for . . .\nbottleneck of 700 , 000 migrants wait in libya to cross the . . .\n' we know where you live ' : angry protesters confront mitch . . .\n' had to post this to show he is still alive ' : horrified . . .\n' i ' m alone ' : harrowing first words in hospital of mother . . .\n' they just didn ' t get it , but they do now ! ' trump shares . . .\npictured : british rugby - playing student , 19 , who drowned . . .\n' prostitutes , orgies , group sex - all of it ' : ex - wife of . . .\nhailey baldwin and justin bieber passionately kiss in the bahamas . . . as news of engagement spreads\nkylie jenner flashes underboob and her derriere in sheer orange ensemble . . . one day after revealing she took her lip filler out\nselena gomez is seen with same mystery man she was with in may . . . after news her ex justin bieber is engaged to hailey baldwin\nkhloe kardashian reveals she stopped breast - feeding daughter true . . . three months after giving birth\ngiuliana rancic takes a hike with bill . . . as the couple vacation with friends ahead of her return to e ! news\nkhloe kardashian shows off neon sign in true ' s nursery . . . as she reveals it ' s kris jenner ' s handwriting\nciara and husband russell wilson dance as they head to south africa for their honeymoon . . . two years after wedding\nrapper del the funky homosapian falls off stage during gorillaz set . . . but he reassures fans he ' s ' alright ' as he recovers in hospital\nmakeup artist joyce bonelli reaches out to the kardashian clan on instagram . . . after the famous family ' fire ' and unfollow her on social media\ndaddy daycare ! jared kushner takes kids back to d . c . after weekend in new jersey - as ivanka dons a short dress for visit to a nyc asphalt company\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\nnaomi campbell wows in flamboyant feathered gown . . . while ashley graham sizzles in plunging lace dress as they walk in dolce & gabbana show in italy\nnaya rivera sells her five - bedroom la home for a cool $ 3 . 55 million after finalizing her divorce from ryan dorsey\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\nkylie jenner rocks curve - clinging attire as she shows off body . . . and considers going back to blonde\ndakota johnson dons striped wrap dress in la . . . after calling co - star chris hemsworth ' spectacular '\ncardi b hits back at troll who mocked her baby shower . . . as she shows off naked baby bump for photoshoot\nbuy your own celebrity hideaway ! castle adored by michael douglas and jack nicholson goes on sale for $ 5 . 2m ( and even comes with treehouse )\nant - man and the wasp soars to $ 76 million on opening weekend . . . beating its prequel by $ 19 million\nliam payne and cheryl split : carefree 1d star returns to stage for first time since break - up . . . as he poses happily with his backing dancers in france\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\nchris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - studded men in black spin - off as he cuts a sharp figure in london . . . 21 years after the first film hit screens\njill zarin admits she ' s ready to date again after being spotted with handsome businessman . . . following beloved husband bobby ' s death\ndj khaled cancels wireless performance due to ' travel issues ' just hours before his slot . . . as fans rage over his ' vacation ' snap\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\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\nkevin hart celebrates 39th birthday in las vegas . . . nearly a year after sin city cheating scandal\ndakota fanning joins michael b . jordan in voice cast of western anime series gen : lock\n' i regret making it public ' : guy pearce is remorseful for asserting his former co - star kevin spacey was ' handsy ' with him on the set of l . a . confidential\niconic movie home where molly ringwald ' s sixteen candles was filmed finally sells for $ 1 . 135 million after two years on market\nkendra caldwell duggar struggles through labor on counting on . . . before welcoming baby garrett\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\nbrooklyn beckham and squeeze lexy panterra get cozy at london club . . . enraging ex tallia storm\nyolanda hadid ' splits from boyfriend matt minnis ' . . . less than a year after david foster divorce\nbrooklyn beckham utilises his camera skills at wireless festival . . . after his debut photography book was slammed by fans\njustin bieber is the perfect gentleman as he handles the bags . . . while crop top - clad hailey baldwin struts alongside\n' i just don ' t want stuff ' kim kardashian doesn ' t buy her kids gifts to avoid spoiling them and sticks to a household budget . . . but says kanye is the ' biggest shopper '\njoanna gaines shares husband chip ' s unique birth tradition . . . as he cradles newborn son crew\nkylie jenner gushes baby stormi is ' changing every week ' and ' has cutest personality ' . . . as new mom admits to binge watching the handmaid ' s tale\nlena dunham says she was ' really smart ' to date ex jack antonoff . . . after posting nude selfie\ntom brady shows no mercy as he takes on gisele and his cancer - survivor mom in dodgeball . . . with a ' no crying ' rule\nlauren conrad ' s son liam takes a handful of cake . . . as proud mom ' celebrates one year with our little guy '\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\nnia vardalos ' divorce filing . . . as duo split following 25 years of marriage\nkendall jenner boats in sheer dress . . . after snuggling up to her nba beau ben simmons at khloe kardashian ' s party\nkeyshia cole announces pregnancy on instagram . . . as boyfriend niko khale posts beach pic of couple\nanthony bourdain leaves majority of his $ 1 . 2m estate - which was rumored to be worth at least $ 16m - to 11 - year - old daughter ariane\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\nnumber of refugees accepted into the u . s . falls below the rest of the world combined for the first time since 1980\nnow it seems the model is no longer content with her role and is turning her hand to creating a swimwear range for the high street chain .\navailable in sizes eight to 16 , and in cup sizes 32b to 36dd , the bikini tops and briefs will be sold separately to allow customers to mix and match . for her debut collection , daisy sought inspiration from the french riviera in the fifties , celebrating the beautiful curves of sophia loren and the original pin up queen , bettie page .\nher four piece range includes a selection of flirty bikinis , swimsuits and sexy shorts , designed to flatter women of all shapes and sizes .\npear will continue her spring / summer 2011 vintage inspired tea dress collection set to launch in april .\ndaisy said : ' it was important from the start that my designs were accessible so my friends could afford them , which is why we\u2019ve kept the collection under \u00a318 .\n' i\u2019ve sought inspiration from the things i love , family holidays in europe , iconic fifties pin ups and classic vintage shapes .\n' my mum is my style icon and it was great growing up and having access to her closet .\n' i\u2019m so pleased i now have my own collection to wear and share with my friends instead of nagging my mum for hers . '\npearl lowe said : ' i\u2019m so proud of daisy\u2019s collection , whatever she puts her hand to she turns into a success and i can\u2019t wait to see her designs come to life this summer . together we are proud to be bringing classy vintage fashion to the high street at affordable prices . '\n' diana would be ashamed ' : meghan ' s bitter half - sister . . .\nwoman , 38 , ' shoots her father in the head and then lives . . .\nalive ! four thai boys who made it out of cave in daring . . .\nwhat was agreed at chequers . . . and how the three - page . . .\n' this is no sell - out ' : theresa may insists she has chosen . . .\nsydney tower skywalk was ' shut down due to unsafe winds ' . . .\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 .\nwe have noticed that there is an issue with your subscription billing details . please update your billing details here\nthe subscription details associated with this account need to be updated . please update your billing details here to continue enjoying your subscription .\nplease update your billing details here to continue enjoying your access to the most informative and considered journalism in the uk .\nwe\u2019ve added tags to the bottom of all article pages allowing you to further explore the topics you\u2019re interested in .\nget the latest edition of the times of london online , on tablet or smartphone .\nget unrivalled analysis throughout the world cup from our experts and ex - pros .\nwith 36 correspondents across six continents , don\u2019t miss the biggest stories around the world .\na world of news . anywhere in the world . they\u2019ve played the game , so you can live it . getting her in means the truth gets out .\ntheresa may will contest a vote of no confidence if tory mps seek to bring her down after resignations by david davis and boris johnson . a downing street source said that the prime minister would stand and fight to resist being bundled out of no 10 by leave mps furious at her attempts to soften brexit . this evening mrs may appointed jeremy hunt as foreign . . .\ntheresa may will contest a vote of no confidence if tory mps seek to bring her down after . . .\nit looked by mid - morning as though theresa may could contain the fallout from losing her brexit secretary , david davis . . .\nit looked by mid - morning as though theresa may could contain the fallout from losing her brexit secretary , david davis . the departure this afternoon of her foreign secretary , boris johnson , pushed the crisis into new territory . he quit just 30 minutes before the prime minister was due to make a statement . . .\nit looked by mid - morning as though theresa may could contain the fallout from losing her brexit secretary , david davis .\na former ukip councillor killed his wife with a choke hold after she discovered he was having an affair with his son\u2019s partner , a court has been told . stephen searle , 64 , an ex - royal marine , denies murdering his 62 - year - old . . .\na former ukip councillor killed his wife with a choke hold after she discovered he was having an affair with his . . .\na couple poisoned with a lethal nerve agent were exposed to a high dose after handling a vessel used to transport the substance , counterterrorism officers believe . dawn sturgess , 44 , died last night and her boyfriend charlie . . .\na couple poisoned with a lethal nerve agent were exposed to a high dose after handling a vessel used to transport the . . .\nbritain is urging germany to calm president trump\u2019s anger at low european defence spending by investing in railways and bridges that can be used by nato troops in a crisis , the times has learnt . gavin williamson , the defence secretary , is . . .\nbritain is urging germany to calm president trump\u2019s anger at low european defence spending by . . .\npresident trump\u2019s personal confrontation with the nato alliance , which is due to come to a head this week , is all . . ."]}
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( 937 ) 642 - 5000 24025 honda pkwy . marysville , oh - 43040 urltoken\njeff and matt greenberg , who are owners of nissan dealerships in bedford and mentor , and mike d\u2019amato , who sells cars in north olmsted and sheffield village , claim nissan north america illegally gave millions of dollars to bernie moreno , while they received nothing .\nin order to assist customers . this includes vacuuming and prepping the cars , shuttling cars to and from car washes and dealerships for servicing , car transports . . .\nstuart schorr vp communications & public affairs , jaguar land rover north america jaguar land rover north america ( 201 ) 818 - 8500 555 macarthur blvd . mahwah , nj - 07430 jaguarusa . com ; urltoken\nvolkswagen group of america and audi of america have been recognized as members of the north american candidate experience awards for meeting high standards of candidate experience excellence .\nvince santivasi is the head of direct markets for zurich north america\u2019s alternative markets . . . about this expert\ntakeshi yamaguchi senior vp research & development , nissan technical center na , ( ntcna ) , nissan north america inc . nissan north america ( 615 ) 725 - 1000 one nissan way franklin , tn - 37067 urltoken\nsenior vp research & development , nissan technical center na , ( ntcna ) , nissan north america inc .\nbut for the first three months of this year , nissan north america outsold american honda , including acura .\ngenesis is a registered trademark of hyundai motor america . all rights reserved \u00a9 2018 hyundai motor america .\nexcellent skills and experience in car dealership bookkeeping and accounting . car * dealership assistant financial . . . .\nnissan north america , inc . attn : hq supplier opportunities 983 nissan drive smyrna , tn 37167 mail bin 35d\nthe time - honoured tradition of buying a shiny new sports car or a chrome - lined pickup truck from a lot may no longer exist a decade from now , according to a new report that paints a bleak future for auto dealerships in north america .\napply for a new or used car loan or refinance your existing auto loan at bank of america .\narbib and seba are nonetheless confident of their forecast , and believe that changing attitudes to car ownership will ultimately imperil dealerships .\ncar salesmen are normally paid on the gross profit of a car deal . since dealer holdback is built into a new car ' s invoice , car salesmen miss out on any commissions related to holdback .\nnissan north america inc . one nissan way franklin , tn 37067 phone : ( 615 ) 725 - 1000 visit urltoken visit urltoken\ntony tullio cfo maserati north america inc . ( 201 ) 816 - 2600 one chrysler drive auburn hills , mi - 48326 urltoken\nwhat does that mean for car companies ? it means that if they want to sell one car in europe and also in america , they have to develop three versions of it . that ain ' t cheap .\nmanabu kuroda president , mitsubishi motors r & d ; of america inc . mitsubishi motors north america inc . ( 714 ) 372 - 6000 6400 katella ave . cypress , ca - 90630 urltoken\nnorth america uses different frequency bands than the rest of the world . therefore , only phones that can operate on three or more bands can actually ' roam ' internationally . the rest of the world uses 900 and 1800 bands , north america uses 850 and 1900 .\ngianluca guzzo cfo ferrari north america inc . ( 201 ) 816 - 2600 250 sylvan ave . englewood cliffs , nj - 07632 urltoken\ngary johnson vp north america manufacturing ford motor co . ( 313 ) 322 - 3000 one american road dearborn , mi - 48126 urltoken\ngeorge mauro director aftersales maserati north america inc . ( 201 ) 816 - 2600 one chrysler drive auburn hills , mi - 48326 urltoken\nmichael sachs director marketing maserati north america inc . ( 201 ) 816 - 2600 one chrysler drive auburn hills , mi - 48326 urltoken\nglenn garde vp aftersales porsche cars north america inc . ( 770 ) 290 - 3500 one porsche drive atlanta , ga - 30354 urltoken\nandre oosthuizen vp marketing porsche cars north america inc . ( 770 ) 290 - 3500 one porsche drive atlanta , ga - 30354 urltoken\nbmw wants to change the environment of its dealerships simply because\nwe know over the last 10 years consumers come into dealerships less to learn about cars ,\nmiles said .\nmost car manufacturers require dealerships to verify that customers are not buying cars to quickly export them to overseas markets . dealers can be penalized if a new car sold in the united states is traced to a subsequent buyer overseas .\nwe are the largest car dealer buying group in north america . we are over 1 , 750 car dealers who have decided to innovate and combine the words : business and creativity . our secret is very simple and the reward , you will find out , is surprising .\nthomas vitale vp sales ferrari north america inc . ( 201 ) 816 - 2600 250 sylvan ave . englewood cliffs , nj - 07632 urltoken\ntoshiaki mikoshiba president & ceo honda north america inc . ( 937 ) 642 - 5000 24025 honda pkwy . marysville , oh - 43040 urltoken\nsoichiro takizawa senior executive vp honda north america inc . ( 937 ) 642 - 5000 24025 honda pkwy . marysville , oh - 43040 urltoken\nhideki wakamatsu senior vp quality honda north america inc . ( 937 ) 642 - 5000 24025 honda pkwy . marysville , oh - 43040 urltoken\nsteve beahm president & ceo maserati north america inc . ( 201 ) 816 - 2600 one chrysler drive auburn hills , mi - 48326 urltoken\nrobert angner director product planning maserati north america inc . ( 201 ) 816 - 2600 one chrysler drive auburn hills , mi - 48326 urltoken\nbrad davis director sales operations maserati north america inc . ( 201 ) 816 - 2600 one chrysler drive auburn hills , mi - 48326 urltoken\nfrancine harsini senior director mitsubishi motors north america inc . ( 714 ) 372 - 6000 6400 katella ave . cypress , ca - 90630 urltoken\nklaus zellmer president & ceo porsche cars north america inc . ( 770 ) 290 - 3500 one porsche drive atlanta , ga - 30354 urltoken\nchristian koenig vp public relations porsche cars north america inc . ( 770 ) 290 - 3500 one porsche drive atlanta , ga - 30354 urltoken\nsimon kuhnimhof vp customer relations porsche cars north america inc . ( 770 ) 290 - 3500 one porsche drive atlanta , ga - 30354 urltoken\nyour car payment covers more than the cost of the car\u2014and a lower payment may not always save you money .\nford to end sedan sales in u . s . \u2014keeps mustang , new focus suv it\u2019s the end of an era for ford motor co . ( ford ) , after the company announced plans to end sales of most passenger car models in north america .\nchairman and chief executive officer , michelin north america . presided over the restructuring of the company after its acquisition of the uniroyal goodrich tire company .\nkrista florin director of communications ferrari north america inc . ( 201 ) 816 - 2600 250 sylvan ave . englewood cliffs , nj - 07632 urltoken\npaige hope director of marketing ferrari north america inc . ( 201 ) 816 - 2600 250 sylvan ave . englewood cliffs , nj - 07632 urltoken\nenzo francesconi vp of aftersales ferrari north america inc . ( 201 ) 816 - 2600 250 sylvan ave . englewood cliffs , nj - 07632 urltoken\ntetsuya tsutsui vp hr & diversity honda north america inc . ( 937 ) 642 - 5000 24025 honda pkwy . marysville , oh - 43040 urltoken\njon minto senior vp production planning honda north america inc . ( 937 ) 642 - 5000 24025 honda pkwy . marysville , oh - 43040 urltoken\ndan smith senior vp , quality honda north america inc . ( 937 ) 642 - 5000 24025 honda pkwy . marysville , oh - 43040 urltoken\ndavid cordero vp & legal counsel maserati north america inc . ( 201 ) 816 - 2600 one chrysler drive auburn hills , mi - 48326 urltoken\nanthony joseph president mclaren north america ( 646 ) 429 - 8916 750 3 ave . , ste . 2400 new york , ny - 10017 urltoken\nmark chaffin vp fixed operations mitsubishi motors north america inc . ( 714 ) 372 - 6000 6400 katella ave . cypress , ca - 90630 urltoken\nken konieczka vp sales operations mitsubishi motors north america inc . ( 714 ) 372 - 6000 6400 katella ave . cypress , ca - 90630 urltoken\njohn mcelroy senior general counsel mitsubishi motors north america inc . ( 714 ) 372 - 6000 6400 katella ave . cypress , ca - 90630 urltoken\nryujiro kobashi president & ceo mitsubishi motors north america inc . ( 714 ) 372 - 6000 6400 katella ave . cypress , ca - 90630 urltoken\nthierry kartochian executive vp & cfo porsche cars north america inc . ( 770 ) 290 - 3500 one porsche drive atlanta , ga - 30354 urltoken\njoe lawrence executive vp & coo porsche cars north america inc . ( 770 ) 290 - 3500 one porsche drive atlanta , ga - 30354 urltoken\nnissan also has succeeded in restoring the lagging sentra compact car to its past glories .\nthe easiest way to save money when buying your next car is to have car dealers compete with each other in an online price bidding war .\na training video for prospective car buyers on the website for mr . downs\u2019s company reminds recruits to be careful what they say to sales people at dealerships .\ndavid wertheim vp & general counsel ferrari north america inc . ( 201 ) 816 - 2600 250 sylvan ave . englewood cliffs , nj - 07632 urltoken\nto be determined chairman & ceo ferrari north america inc . ( 201 ) 816 - 2600 250 sylvan ave . englewood cliffs , nj - 07632 urltoken\nraj nair executive vp & president , north america ford motor co . ( 313 ) 322 - 3000 one american road dearborn , mi - 48126 urltoken\nrick schostek executive vp planning & support honda north america inc . ( 937 ) 642 - 5000 24025 honda pkwy . marysville , oh - 43040 urltoken\nhirofumi kosaka senior vp law , audit honda north america inc . ( 937 ) 642 - 5000 24025 honda pkwy . marysville , oh - 43040 urltoken\ncathy mcevilly senior vp law , audit honda north america inc . ( 937 ) 642 - 5000 24025 honda pkwy . marysville , oh - 43040 urltoken\nto be determined director new business development maserati north america inc . ( 201 ) 816 - 2600 one chrysler drive auburn hills , mi - 48326 urltoken\nandy thomas vp marketing mclaren north america ( 646 ) 429 - 8916 750 3 ave . , ste . 2400 new york , ny - 10017 urltoken\nrobert woerner vp sales mclaren north america ( 646 ) 429 - 8916 750 3 ave . , ste . 2400 new york , ny - 10017 urltoken\ndon swearingen executive vp & coo mitsubishi motors north america inc . ( 714 ) 372 - 6000 6400 katella ave . cypress , ca - 90630 urltoken\njoseph folz vp general counsel & secretary porsche cars north america inc . ( 770 ) 290 - 3500 one porsche drive atlanta , ga - 30354 urltoken\nmoriarty does , however , back up his point by explaining that protectionism in this form isn ' t exactly uncommon in america .\nnissan first came to the united states to sell vehicles in 1958 and began importing and making datsun vehicles in the united states under the nissan motor corporation in u . s . a . ( nmc ) , name in 1960 . in 1990 , nissan north america inc . ( nna ) , was created to coordinate all of nissan ' s various activities in north america to enhance the design , development , manufacturing , and marketing of nissan vehicles . in 1998 , the two organizations merged operations under the nissan north america , inc . , name . headquartered in franklin , tennessee , nissan ' s north american operations include automotive styling , engineering , consumer and corporate financing , sales and marketing , distribution and manufacturing for the united states , canada , and mexico .\n\u201cthe price differential is specifically designed to substantially impair plaintiffs\u2019 ability to fairly compete against the preferred dealerships and transform [ nissan\u2019s ] dealer network by eliminating intra - brand competition among nissan dealers in certain markets , \u201d the dealerships alleged .\ntomomi kosaka executive vp na - e planning honda north america inc . ( 937 ) 642 - 5000 24025 honda pkwy . marysville , oh - 43040 urltoken\njim keller vp na auto , acura business honda north america inc . ( 937 ) 642 - 5000 24025 honda pkwy . marysville , oh - 43040 urltoken\nsimon andrew head of aftersales mclaren north america ( 646 ) 429 - 8916 750 3 ave . , ste . 2400 new york , ny - 10017 urltoken\nalaina nosworthy head of finance mclaren north america ( 646 ) 429 - 8916 750 3 ave . , ste . 2400 new york , ny - 10017 urltoken\nhiroto saikawa ceo & representative director , nissan motor co . nissan north america ( 615 ) 725 - 1000 one nissan way franklin , tn - 37067 urltoken\nbryan riss vp sales rolls - royce motor cars north america ( 201 ) 307 - 4117 p . o . box 1227 westwood , nj - 07675 urltoken\nbefore he joined renault , mr . ghosn was chairman and chief executive officer of michelin north america , where he managed michelin ' s acquisition of the uniroyal goodrich tire company in 1990 .\nroberto rossetti vp engineering , u . s . bmw of north america ( 201 ) 307 - 4000 300 chestnut ridge road woodcliff lake , nj - 07677 urltoken\nscott morgan head of network development mclaren north america ( 646 ) 429 - 8916 750 3 ave . , ste . 2400 new york , ny - 10017 urltoken\nkoichi nagafuchi executive vp & co - cfo mitsubishi motors north america inc . ( 714 ) 372 - 6000 6400 katella ave . cypress , ca - 90630 urltoken\ndan booth executive vp & co - cfo mitsubishi motors north america inc . ( 714 ) 372 - 6000 6400 katella ave . cypress , ca - 90630 urltoken\nastrid fontaine vp human resources , culture & innovation porsche cars north america inc . ( 770 ) 290 - 3500 one porsche drive atlanta , ga - 30354 urltoken\nangela bien dealer development manager rolls - royce motor cars north america ( 201 ) 307 - 4117 p . o . box 1227 westwood , nj - 07675 urltoken\nbill mchugh national aftersales manager rolls - royce motor cars north america ( 201 ) 307 - 4117 p . o . box 1227 westwood , nj - 07675 urltoken\ngerry spahn head of communications rolls - royce motor cars north america ( 201 ) 307 - 4117 p . o . box 1227 westwood , nj - 07675 urltoken\nzurich can help franchised auto dealerships meet industry challenges and maximize their f & i . . . read more\nthe vision is brand experience , if you want to differentiate and make the brand unique ,\nsaid detlev von platen , ceo of porsche cars north america .\nyvette hunsicker assistant vp , office of inclusion & diversity honda north america inc . ( 937 ) 642 - 5000 24025 honda pkwy . marysville , oh - 43040 urltoken\nrichard trevisian country sales manager , maserati canada inc . maserati north america inc . ( 201 ) 816 - 2600 one chrysler drive auburn hills , mi - 48326 urltoken\njohn paolo canton head of public relations mclaren north america ( 646 ) 429 - 8916 750 3 ave . , ste . 2400 new york , ny - 10017 urltoken\nbrian sullivan vp powertrain operations & nissan battery plant u . s . nissan north america ( 615 ) 725 - 1000 one nissan way franklin , tn - 37067 urltoken\nsabine brown general manager , marketing rolls - royce motor cars north america ( 201 ) 307 - 4117 p . o . box 1227 westwood , nj - 07675 urltoken\nimagine for a moment that you own over 1 , 750 car dealerships . what would be your purchasing power among your suppliers ? and what would become of your profit margins ? all dealerships know the answers to these questions , but not all take advantage of it like we do .\nexecutive vice president , renault . responsible for advanced research , car engineering and development , car manufacturing , powertrain operations , purchasing and supervision of renault activities in mercosur .\n2018 nissan sentra preview one of the three most popular compact cars in the united states in 2017 , the nissan sentra has been sold in america for more than 35 years .\nmatthias erb chief engineering officer , volkswagen group of america volkswagen of america inc . ( 703 ) 364 - 7000 2200 ferdinand porsche drive herndon , va - 20171 urltoken\npietro zollino executive vp volkswagen group of america group communications volkswagen of america inc . ( 703 ) 364 - 7000 2200 ferdinand porsche drive herndon , va - 20171 urltoken\njaguar land rover north america is experimenting with the way it introduces new vehicles , seeking to bring the right customers into a more intimate setting than a showroom or auto show .\nwolfgang hoffmann president , jaguar land rover canada jaguar land rover north america ( 201 ) 818 - 8500 555 macarthur blvd . mahwah , nj - 07430 jaguarusa . com ; urltoken\nbut that may change as the new york attorney general , eric t . schneiderman , has opened a criminal investigation into activity involving luxury car dealerships in new york and new jersey , people briefed on the matter said .\nfinally , after prodding , he got to the point : you buy cars for people in china . i front the money . dealerships don\u2019t want to\u2014\nbut some car shoppers want to know more than just where a car was assembled , particularly if that\namerican\ncar comes from a foreign carmaker , such as bmw , hyundai or toyota . they want to know if purchasing a foreign car that ' s made in america will support the u . s . economy . where does the money from that american car wind up ? does it stay in the u . s . , or does it go back to the carmaker ' s home country ?\ndavid durant senior vp aftersales , volkswagen of america inc . volkswagen of america inc . ( 703 ) 364 - 7000 2200 ferdinand porsche drive herndon , va - 20171 urltoken\nmike beamish executive vp human resources , volkswagen group of america volkswagen of america inc . ( 703 ) 364 - 7000 2200 ferdinand porsche drive herndon , va - 20171 urltoken\nin many , many ways jacad is absolutely right . i have friends who have tried to run \u201cone price\u201d dealerships and they have all failed , miserably .\ndavid detweiler executive vp & general counsel , volkswagen group of america volkswagen of america inc . ( 703 ) 364 - 7000 2200 ferdinand porsche drive herndon , va - 20171 urltoken\nhinrich woebcken president & ceo , volkswagen group of america inc . volkswagen of america inc . ( 703 ) 364 - 7000 2200 ferdinand porsche drive herndon , va - 20171 urltoken\nwow \u2013 jacad pretty much summed it all up\u2026no further questions . i want to own a string of dealerships in my next life \u2013 its good to be king\u2026\narbib and seba believe that due to the composition of an electric engine , people will spend less time bringing in their cars to dealerships for repairs and servicing .\nit ' s up to you to decide how the financials pencil out in your\namerican\ncar purchase .\nit will basically be cheaper to ride - share than keep a car ( or two ) in your garage .\n@ dougdemuro is the author of plays with cars , which his mother says is \u201cfairly decent . \u201d he worked as a manager for porsche cars north america before quitting to become a writer .\nabdallah shanti executive vp & cio , volkswagen group of america inc . volkswagen of america inc . ( 703 ) 364 - 7000 2200 ferdinand porsche drive herndon , va - 20171 urltoken\nla mayor antonio villaraigosa speaks at the grand opening of byd ' s north american headquarters in los angeles on oct . 24 , 2011 .\nbut no one at nissan north america - - no matter what its dealers might ask - - is backing away from the corporation ' s mission from ghosn . nissan intends to keep growing market share in the united states , as well as in canada and mexico .\nto learn more more on how much you should pay for a new car , read my section on how to calculate a fair profit new car offer .\nnissan technical center north america ( ntcna ) is responsible for blending technology and engineering to create cars that deliver total customer satisfaction . this process involves interaction and cooperation among all technical departments , which results in\ntotal vehicle development .\nand porsche cars north america is building a test track , museum and other features at its new headquarters in atlanta . the company also is adding a los angeles brand center that includes a restaurant and a display of porsche race cars .\ndavid geanacopoulos senior executive vp public affairs & policy , volkswagen group of america volkswagen of america inc . ( 703 ) 364 - 7000 2200 ferdinand porsche drive herndon , va - 20171 urltoken\nby comparison , general motors counted 91 , 000 u . s . employees and about 4 , 300 dealerships with more than 250 , 000 workers at the end of 2014 . ford motor co . had 80 , 000 u . s . employees and 3 , 247 dealerships . in 2014 , chrysler had 55 , 000 u . s . workers and 2 , 630 dealerships ( including 218 fiat and alfa romeo showrooms ) .\nread the opinions of thousands of car owners who have rated their own vehicles .\ndomestic manufacturers like general motors , ford , and chrysler offer car dealers a holdback of 3 % of the total msrp of the new car . some manufacturers like bmw , audi , and porsche offer no dealer holdback to a car dealer .\nget your car or truck shipped to your home or a convenient nearby location .\nevery car should be sold with coverage , but your dealer or private seller didn\u2019t / couldn\u2019t offer a warranty . that left you and your car at risk .\nfor more , see \u201c what\u2019s driving the connected car , \u201d september 2014 .\nluxury car manufacturers are helping dealers offer the kind of pampering their customers expect .\na new report suggests people will be willing to part with their vehicles if it saves them thousands of dollars a year . that could spell disaster for car dealerships across the continent . ( jason alden / bloomberg )\nin canada , nissan canada inc . markets and distributes nissan and infiniti vehicles to canadian dealerships . with offices in vancouver ( bc ) , mississauga ( on ) , and kirkland ( qc ) , nci directly employs 250 full - time staff . there are 187 independent nissan dealerships , 38 infiniti retailers and 45 nissan commercial vehicle dealers across canada .\nas a result of the large costs involved in retooling a car only for the american / canadian market , most manufacturers won ' t even dream of spending all of the money to rebuild a model unless they think that it will be a reasonable success in north america . consequently , the us and canada actually have a shockingly low number of car models available compared to most other places . here is an article that also explains why this happens .\nthe excitement over the increase in production , combined with buffett ' s large investment , bubbled over into plans for opening a headquarters and string of dealerships in the u . s . again , the timing proved impeccable . with banks and businesses in america scaling back in the face of tight credit and withering consumer demand , byd\u2019s planned investment seemed like a beacon of hope on the horizon .\nford ' s f - series pickup remained the bestselling vehicle in america in 2016 , with 820 , 799 trucks sold . ( myung j . chun / los angeles times )\nin any case , a lot of dealerships have moved toward the supermarket model , which focus on volume . the name of the game for the larger guys is inventory turn .\njaguar land rover north america spokesman stuart schorr said the company accepts that some vehicles always will slip through the anti - export net , no matter how diligent retailers\u2019 efforts . to that end , jlrna has told dealerships it\u2019s allowable to have 3 percent of sales end up overseas ; anything above that , and a dealer may face the automaker\u2019s wrath .\nthe goal is to reach out to as many dealerships as possible . learn more on how to use these services to get free no - obligation new car quotes and gain a competitive advantage in my section on how to start a bidding war between dealers online .\nredesigned 2020 ford focus adds space , safety , and infotainment . . . ford has released preliminary information on its latest focus , the fourth - generation of the automaker\u2019s global compact car , expected to hit u . s . dealerships in the fall of 2019 .\nhow the money flows following the money isn ' t easy . all carmakers are global companies and they employ people in multiple nations . they build cars in north and south america , europe , asia and australia . and they pay taxes ( when they pay taxes ) wherever they do business .\nchristian meunier sr . vp nissan sales & marketing & operations , nissan n . a . & chairman , nissan canada nissan north america ( 615 ) 725 - 1000 one nissan way franklin , tn - 37067 urltoken\nthe letter also listed a series of warning signs that dealers should watch for in a potential buyer , such as traveling from far away to buy a specific model or paying in cash with no trade - in and no test drive . it says bmw could distribute fewer x5s and x6s to north america if many of them end up in china , where they are especially popular .\ni kind of like the styling of some of the kia\u2019s , but wouldn\u2019t consider one just because i don\u2019t even want to walk on the sidewalk in front of dealerships like that .\nthe mazda cx - 5 vehicle is on display during the 2017 north american international auto show in detroit . ( saul loeb / afp / getty images )\nabout 95 % of the new car buying process can be done online . you can research , compare and even select a new car from the comfort of your computer .\nthe franchised new - car dealer model has benefited consumers and their families for generations .\nthe companies making cars - - ford , gm , etc . - - negotiated deals with car dealers . as the new yorker explained in a 2009 piece , those early deals were weighted heavily against car dealers :\ni think it speaks a lot to the american marketplace that we ' ve had a lot of trouble here but done so well in other places ,\nsaid matt jurjevich of byd america .\nit might just happen that our brand develops globally before it develops in america .\n\u201cwhat people want is to walk in and buy the car for the same amount the dealer paid for it without haggling . \u201d\nutah and texas : a dealership must not sell cars either saturday or sunday . most choose to close on sunday . michigan : the law states if a dealership is located in a county that has a population below 130 , 000 , it can sell cars on sunday . there is another exception for anyone who observes the sabbath on a different day . nevada : there is no statewide ban on sunday sales except that franchised car dealerships in clark county do have to close on sunday . that is a county ordinance , not a state statute , and it does not apply to used - only dealerships . clark county is north las vegas , las vegas and henderson . rhode island : allowed , open from noon to 6 p . m . maryland : allowed in 4 of 26 counties ( montgomery , charles , prince george and howard ) . north dakota : dealers can be open , but no car sales allowed . therefore most dealerships are closed on sundays .\nprior to that , mr . ghosn was the chief operating officer of michelin south america based in brazil ; head of research and development for industrial tires in ladoux , france ; and a plant manager in le puy , france .\nthat ' s why he doesn ' t think dealerships will soon join the list of businesses lost to advancing technology , like video rental stores .\nby offering a genuine integrated approach that allows us to reach our individual objectives , lar has become the indispensable extension of each of your dealerships .\nautomakers ' policies for dealing with dealerships that sell to exporters vary . porsche issues a chargeback beginning only with a dealership ' s third such sale in a given year , morgan said .\ndealerships say they feel pressured by automakers to ask shoppers questions that are pointed , personal\u2014and perhaps illegal\u2014to ensure the car won\u2019t be sold to a straw buyer , e . g . are you really the kind of person who throws down cash to drive off in a sweet ride ?\nrethinkx ' s seven - year timeline for the extinction of dealerships may feel a bit too soon for those who can ' t comprehend not owning their own car , but arbib insists the change is coming quicker than you might expect .\nto generate interest in the redesigned range rover that goes on sale in march , land rover hosted lavish dinners and receptions this fall in homes of 12\nsuperloyalists\n- - people who have owned five or more range rovers . the superloyalists invited friends and associates who would be interested in the nearly $ 100 , 000 suv , said andy goss , ceo of jaguar land rover north america .\nof course , this fate does not befall every single crappy used car trade - in . in some cases , an entirely different fate takes hold : they get shipped overseas .\nthe rethinkx report comes at a time when auto sales in canada have been booming and employment at dealerships is climbing . dealership jobs surpassed 150 , 000 during the first quarter of this year .\nzurich offers a wide range of solutions designed specifically to meet the changing risks and profitability needs of franchise auto , motorcycle and powersports and rv dealerships .\nthis is one thing to watch from car dealers . a car dealer would define a \u201cgood deal\u201d as a deal that makes you happy , even if your deal is completely stupid .\nselling a car has never been this easy , at least when using vroom .\nif you have questions about the used car rule , contact the ftc and request a free copy of the rule or staff compliance guidelines for the used car rule ; both documents explain some aspects of the rule in more detail .\nconsumers today use their cars as all - purpose vehicles , whether they are commuting alone to work or taking the whole family to the beach . in the future , they may want the flexibility to choose the best solution for a specific purpose , on demand and via their smartphones . we already see early signs that the importance of private - car ownership is declining : in the united states , for example , the share of young people ( 16 to 24 years ) who hold a driver\u2019s license dropped from 76 percent in 2000 to 71 percent in 2013 , while there has been over 30 percent annual growth in car - sharing members in north america and germany over the last five years .\nftc decided to retain its used car rule , which requires automobile dealers to post important warranty information in\nbuyers guides\n. . .\nnissan mexicana , s . a . de c . v . , ( nmex ) , was established in 1961 as an importer and distributor of datsun vehicles . in 1966 , nmex became the first japanese - owned automobile production facility in north america . since then , the company has exported more than 5 million vehicles , including the sentra and versa for north america . today , with an annual vehicle manufacturing capacity of more than 800 , 000 , nmex\u2019s three manufacturing facilities produce vehicles , engines and other parts for global distribution , making it the largest car manufacturer and exporter in the country . nmex has more than 14 , 500 employees in all of its manufacturing , distribution , r & d and corporate facilities . since 2009 , nissan has been the best - selling brand in the country with a market share of over 25 percent .\n3 . holdbacks enable dealerships to advertise invoice - price sales and sell their vehicles at or near invoice and still make hundreds of dollars on the transaction .\nlast may , when tesla fought a bill ( and won ) in north carolina that would ban direct - to - consumer car sales , north carolina automobile dealers association president bob glaser argued in favor of it to the associated press .\nit ' s a consumer protection ,\nhe said .\nand why we say that is a dealer who has invested a significant amount of capital in a community is more committed to taking care of that area ' s customers .\nthe lawsuit claims that nissan north america violated several state and federal laws , including the robinson - patman act , which prohibits anti - competitive practices by product producers . the dealership owners are seeking an unnamed amount in damages in addition to asking the court to declare nissan\u2019s incentive program illegal or alternatively order the company to stop implementing it in a manner that discriminates against certain dealers .\npros and cons of buying an extended warranty for a car | j . d . power cars\ncar news , reviews , motorsports , auto shows and stunning photography delivered right to your mailbox .\nwe know that our competitors will try to convince chinese consumers that our relatively lower price tag means the model s is a lesser car ,\ntesla wrote on its blog ,\nwhen the real reason their car costs more is that they make double the profit per car in china compared to the united states or europe .\ndealer holdback , customer rebates , and incentives allow car dealers to run heavily discounted prices in their print and media advertising . this is another reason you should always read the\nfine print\nwhen browsing a car dealer ' s advertisement .\ndealerships have an inventory on hand so that consumers can browse and ultimately choose a vehicle . dealerships pay for this inventory when they obtain vehicles from the manufacturer . the amount the dealer pays is the price reflected on the invoice from the manufacturer to the dealer . this is the so - called\ninvoice price .\nthe owners of four cleveland - area dealerships are suing nissan based on accusations that they were unfairly burdened by financial incentives that the automaker gave to a competitor .\nbmw and land rover each sent lengthy letters to their u . s . dealers in recent months outlining more stringent penalties for selling to exporters . the bmw letter , obtained by automotive news , says dealerships linked to exported vehicles could forfeit bonuses and future vehicle allocations if they can ' t demonstrate adequate due diligence . even the first violation could be grounds for franchise termination if the circumstances are particularly egregious , bmw of north america cfo stefan sengewald warned .\naccording to a study from rethinkx , an independent think - tank in san francisco , greater demand for electric cars , coupled with increased demand for ride sharing , will eventually eliminate the need for dealerships altogether .\nmr . schneiderman\u2019s office is conducting an undercover investigation focusing on the activities of sales managers working at a number of luxury auto dealerships in new york and new jersey , said the people briefed on the matter .\nporsche executives expect as many as 20 , 000 visitors annually at the atlanta center and test track , with as many as 15 percent of those visitors arranged through dealerships . the headquarters will open in 2014 .\n\u201cthe bmw group has been working closely with federal authorities for almost two years to stop illegal exports of our vehicles from the u . s . , \u201d said kenn sparks , a spokesman for bmw of north america . \u201cillegal exports deny legitimate customers here in the u . s . the popular vehicles , which are in high demand . \u201d\nthat string could be in jeopardy , however . the national automobile dealers assn . expects u . s . sales to drop to 17 . 1 million vehicles in 2017 as interest rates and vehicle prices rise . large numbers of cars coming off leases will hit the used - car market next year , putting pressure on new - car sales . and more buyers are opting for longer loans , so they won ' t be returning to dealerships anytime soon .\ncar dealers will rarely be upfront with this closely guarded secret unless you bring it up first . knowing how much dealer holdback is ( if it ' s even available on the car you ' re wanting to buy ) will give you a better idea of how you should negotiate your car deal .\ngeozinger makes some good points . i think that today there is enough reliable information and a wide enough variety of dealerships that it is not necessary to play games .\nurltoken has a great series called \u201cconfessions of a car salesman\u201d originally published in 2006 , since updated . a great funny read . check it out .\ndealer mark scarpelli remembers life before the ban , when his car - dealer father was never home .\ntoyota made a splash with the all - new 2018 camry , its most modern take on america\u2019s best - selling car for 15 years straight . ford released a new version of its iconic f - 150 pickup truck , the best - selling vehicle in the country for more than 30 years . both come with more streamlined designs and in - car technology , among other new features , but they\u2019re still likely to feel familiar .\nplease log in again . the login page will open in a new window . after logging in you can close it and return to this page .\nmini classic electric car turns heads at new york auto show mini , bmw\u2019s sporty british brand , showcased a classic red mini electric small rally car that was a herald to ' 60s pop culture in england at the 2018 new york international auto show this week .\noverpaying by $ 2000 - 3000 for a car would be more costly than it would be to overpay by $ 490 for some beer and junk food , especially when the car is financed and includes interest charges .\n2019 toyota corolla hatchback preview the toyota corolla im is dead . for 2019 , a redesigned compact car called the corolla hatchback is arriving , bringing more dramatic design and improved driving dynamics to toyota\u2019s small car stable .\ntake autoweek to go on your digital device and get the car news you want , wherever you are .\nin the past two weeks , the ces technology conference in las vegas and the north american international auto show in detroit offered tremendous insight into where automotive trends stand today and where they appear to be headed in the years to come . below are seven trends every driver should have on his or her radar , whether looking to make a trade - in or just gawking at what\u2019s on the road .\nshoppers who want to buy american cars have a relatively easy job , provided that their definition of an american car is one that ' s assembled in the u . s . a . , of mainly domestic parts . they can consult a new car ' s window sticker for a quick rundown on the percentage of domestic content and the country and state in which the car was assembled , posted to comply with the american automobile labeling act ( aala ) . the first letter or digit of the car ' s vehicle identification number ( vin ) confirms where the car was built . cars assembled in the u . s . start with a 1 , 4 or 5 , for example .\non the plus side , since a new car typically suffers its biggest chunk of depreciation almost immediately after being titled , the cars on the quickest trade - in list should sell for attractive prices on a dealer\u2019s used - car lot . \u201ceach of these cars represents a tremendous savings opportunity for consumers who are happy to get a near - new car , \u201d ly says .\nerwin raphael general manager genesis motor america ( 714 ) 965 - 3000 10550 talbert ave . fountain valley , ca - 92708 urltoken\nwe\u2019ve pledged to aggressively increase the number of women in our workforce , at all levels . to assist in building - out our recruitment pipeline , we\u2019re posting every open position at audi of america on the women in automotive ( wia ) website . wia is a leading national organization committed to empowering and developing women in the auto industry .\nupon hearing of the comments later , jose munoz , nissan motor co . ' s hard - charging north american chairman , was not amused .\nif you conduct a used car transaction in spanish , you must post a spanish language buyers guide on the vehicle before you display or offer it for sale .\nmr . downs\u2019s company became further ensnared in the federal crackdown in november , when prosecutors in new york sought to freeze $ 2 . 38 million in a bank account listed in his company\u2019s name . his lawyer said the company account actually held much less money .\nbut as retailers gathered here for this month ' s national automobile dealers association convention , audiences seemed to nod in agreement at criticism that nissan has used its elbows in its race to become america ' s no . 2 import automaker .\nford announced plans recently to produce 13 electrified models by 2020 . mercedes will make 10 by 2025 . volkswagen , which is out to prove its environmental fortitude after the diesel emissions scandal , has 30 of them in the works . the chevy bolt ev was named the north american car of the year here .\npeter miles , vice president of operations for bmw of north america , said his company is about to roll out a new dealership standard that will transform showrooms to mimic retailers such as apple :\nthere is no question premium customers expect a premium experience ,\nhe said .\ntip : enter your city or province in the\nwhere\nbox to show results in your area .\nj . d . power has ranked genesis the\nhighest premium brand in initial quality\nin 2017 .\nthe type of city will thus become the key indicator for mobility behavior , replacing the traditional regional perspective on the mobility market . by 2030 , the car market in new york will likely have much more in common with the market in shanghai than with that of kansas .\nin recent months several dealers also began complaining about what they described as nissan north america ' s efforts to boost its market presence in selected cities by assisting one local dealer . two cleveland market dealers filed suit in u . s . district court for northern ohio in february alleging that nissan is providing support adding up to millions of dollars to a competing dealership there . the suit claims that the factory support amounts to a discriminatory incentive program that violates both u . s . and ohio law .\nwhen we went to the auto show in 2008 all of the chinese vendors were placed in the basement ,\nsaid austin of byd america .\nit shows you the respect that the auto industry had for the chinese brands .\nthis is why you should cast your net far and wide when using online sites such as carclearancedeals and carsdirect when shopping for a new car in your local area .\ndrew slaven vp marketing mercedes - benz usa ( 770 ) 705 - 0600 303 perimeter center north , ste . 202 atlanta , ga - 30346 urltoken\nyou\u2019re playing an old car lot trick of trying to redefine \u201cgood deal\u201d to suit your side of the table .\nvroom wants to make buying or selling a used car as quick and painless as ordering an uber .\nresponsible for taking customer vehicles through dealership car wash when required . have quality customer service skills . . . .\nftc staff and washington , d . c . and oregon officials check used car lots for\nbuyers guide\nbefore you shop for a car , you need to shop for financing . here\u2019s what you need to know .\nwe ' re sorry , the bank of america page you are trying to reach is temporarily unavailable . we apologize for the inconvenience .\ntetsuya endo vp honda of america manufacturing inc . ( 937 ) 642 - 5000 24000 honda pkwy . marysville , oh - 43040 urltoken\npam heminger vp honda of america manufacturing inc . ( 937 ) 642 - 5000 24000 honda pkwy . marysville , oh - 43040 urltoken\nbill peffer vp sales kia motors america inc . ( 949 ) 468 - 4800 urltoken 111 peters canyon road irvine , ca - 92606\n1 . dealerships borrow money to finance cars based on an invoiced amount that includes the holdback . so the higher the invoiced amount , the more the dealership can borrow from its lender .\nmr . ghosn was born in brazil in 1954 . he graduated with engineering degrees from ecole polytechnique in 1974 and from ecole des mines de paris in 1978 . he speaks fluent portuguese , arabic , english and french .\ndetails are being worked out . dealers will have until 2016 to comply , but bmw wants most of the elements in place in 2014 , the first full year of sales for its i3 compact electric car , miles said .\nthe buyers guide must be displayed prominently and conspicuously on or in a vehicle when a car is available for sale . this means it must be in plain view and both sides must be visible . you can hang the guide from the rear - view mirror inside the car or on a side - view mirror outside the car . you also can place it under a windshield wiper . the guide also can be attached to a side window . a guide in a glove compartment , trunk or under the seat is not conspicuous because it is not in plain sight .\nsince direct manufacturer auto sales are currently prohibited by the state franchise laws in the united states , no direct comparison with gm ' s celta experience in brazil is possible . however , surveys do show that many new car buyers in america would be interested in buying directly from manufacturers , particularly to avoid costs associated with the dealer / customer bargaining process . in one survey , almost half of respondents said that they would opt to buy cars direct from the manufacturer even if it didn ' t save any money . ( 14 )\ni am a retired automobile dealer after 42 years of managing and owning new car dealerships handling multiple domestic and foreign brands . at the end of the day , it is an extremely lucrative business where great profits can be produced but also a business where the investor most often is subject to great risk ."]}
{"id": 55018, "summary": [{"text": "heinz heise is a publishing house based in hanover , germany .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "its focus is pc-oriented publications such as c ' t , ix and heise.de , as well as corresponding online services published by its uk-based subsidiary heise media uk ltd .", "topic": 30}], "title": "heinz heise", "paragraphs": [", verlag heinz heise , hannover ( 1997 ) . with christine m . gianone , german translation by gisbert w . selke .\nusing c - kermit\n( with c . gianone ) , digital press ( 1992 ) , 514pp , also published in a german edition by verlag heinz heise , hanover .\nmarkus kuhn : in die r\u00f6hre geguckt : unerw\u00fcnschte abstrahlung erlaubt lauschangriffe , c\u2019t 24 / 1998 , pp . 90 - 97 , verlag heinz heise , germany , issn 0724 - 8679 .\nverteilte virtuelle welten mit java , corba und vrml - - die welt am draht stephan diehl in ix , 3 / 99 , verlag heinz heise , germany , 1999 . 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[\n[ m2 ] j . meyer - spradow , a . scherp et al . : d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu \u2013 operating system add - ons and emulators ( in german : d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu - betriebssystemzus\u00e4tze und emulatoren ) , magazin f\u00fcr computer - technik , issue 6 , pp . 254 , verlag heinz heise gmbh & co kg , hannover , germany , 1997 . [ pdf ] [ publisher ]\nheise online z\u00e4hlt zu den meistgenutzten it - nachrichtendiensten in deutschland . in dem redaktions\u00fcbergreifenden internetauftritt finden it - interessierte tagesaktuelle informationen aus den redaktionen der zeitschriftentitel c ' t , ix und technology review sowie des online - magazins telepolis .\n[ p16 ] i . bl\u00fcmel , t . heck , c . heise , i . peters , a . scherp , and l . weisel : science 2 . 0 & open science in higher education , science 2 . 0 ; cologne , germany , 2016 . ( poster ) [\nthe heinz nixdorf museumsforum ( hnf ) in paderborn invites you on a tour of discovery and hands - on exploration ! come and experience the history , present and future of information technology over 6 , 000 m\u00b2 of floorspace , from the first written characters , via typewriters and calculating machines all the way to early computers and present - day robots . the world\u2019s biggest computer museum is an exciting destination for people of all ages and a lively event venue .\nin 1940 berlin designers formed the arbeitsgemeinschaft berliner modelle ( society of berlin fashion ) with the following members : gehringer & glupp , covers & seger , hilda romatzki , annemarie heise , kuhnen , schwichtenberg , schr\u00f6der - eggeringhaus , nina carell , suden and lauer , schulze - bibernell , aribert schwabe , werner br\u00fcggemann , rolf horn , elise topell , c . g . strobach , hanns bisegger , lochte & co . dorit and erich john ( gretel wagner 129 ) .\nin 1963 , helmut 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the\nbefore that : us army , nyc taxi driver , musician . bs : columbia 1970 ; ms columbia engineering 1977 . presently : national associate , living new deal , university of california at berkeley .\nthe new open source kermit project ( 2011 - present ) home page : urltoken what is kermit ? : urltoken what ' s new ? urltoken c - kermit for unix and vms : urltoken kermit 95 for windows : urltoken e - kermit for embedding : urltoken bibliography : urltoken international kermit conference , moscow ussr 1989 gallery : urltoken . the original kermit project - columbia university ( 1981 - 2011 ) this site was frozen by columbia u in 2011 . home page : urltoken complete software archive : urltoken archive . html c - kermit binaries versions 5a\u20139 . 0 : ( 1992 - 2011 ) urltoken / ckbinaries . html brief history : urltoken\ngalleries , tables , narrative . mainly the bronx but also some manhattan , queens , and brooklyn .\ncountless articles in the columbia university computer center newsletter ( which changed its name about 100 times over the years ) and other computer center publications , 1975 - 2003 .\n, digital press ( 1987 ) , 379pp ; with foreword by donald knuth . in print for 14 years . a russian edition by the ussr academy of sciences was in preparation when the soviet union collapsed and was therefore never published (\n, internet society , vol . 1 no . 2 ( may / june 1995 ) , pp . 48 - 52 .\n( with c . gianone ) , manning publications ( 1996 ) , 88pp . reissued periodically in updated\n( with c . gianone ) , 2nd ed , digital press ( 1997 ) , 622pp .\ncolumbia 1968\n, columbia librarian , v . xxvii , 1 - 2 , fall - winter 1999 , and on the web at\nforewords and prefaces in various data communication and networking books , e . g . quarterman ' s\n, and listed in the acknowledgements of many others ( e . g . mcnamara ' s\n, utc document l2 / 00 - 159 / iso wg2 document n2265 , 31 march 2000 : 18 characters added in unicode 3 . 2 and iso / iec iso 10646 - 1 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.\nberliner chic also evokes a sense of social and urban identity , female labour , jewish extermination during the third reich , and last but not least , by lending its name to an exhibition that told the history of the city through its clothes , it also evokes stories of museal and institutional strives and achievements on the path of establishing berlin as a fashion capital .\nthe history of the berlin fashion industry is a turbulent roller - coaster of ups and downs . tracing the locations of berliner chic throughout the city , one cannot help encountering the conceptual and theorized ghosts ( ladd ) and voids ( huyssen ) of berlin , as well as findind completely new \u201cscenes . \u201d as fashion migrates throughout the city , one occasionally stumbles upon former fashion sites that are remnants of a lesser known history . some of these sites will guide us through the locational history of berlin fashion .\naround 1860 hausvogteiplatz had 20 clothing manufacturing businesses , ten years later there were twice as many . by 1875 berlin - made clothes were exported to holland , england , sweden , switzerland and usa ( berlin museum \u2013 short guide : collections to the history of art and culture from the 16 th century to the present day , berlin : berlin museum , 1987 , p . 100 - 106 ) . the berlin textile industry was mostly jewish because jewish immigrants came to berlin from posen around 1820 ( gretel wagner , 114 ) , and because up until the 19 th century jews in germany were restricted from most professions , except trade and retail . this system of producing relatively inexpensive clothes for a wide range of customers was new and distinctly different from the custom - made , tailored clothing that used to be created for the select few wealthy customers who could afford them .\nhermann gerson , valentin manheimer , and rudolph hertzog were the first to start with the production - line manufacture of coats , capes and mantillas . around the turn of the century , berlin fashion - designers achieved an annual turnover of some 200 million marks . of the 600 textile - manufacturing firms in germany at that time , some 500 were in berlin .\nthe world - wide economic crisis of 1929 and the coming to power of the national - socialists put an end to the first chapter of the history of berlin fashion . from 1933 onwards , the jewish konfektionsindustrie was subjected to anti - semitic discrimination , boycotts , vandalism , and eventual extermination . in 1930 , the german word \u201ckonfektion\u201d was out - lawed ; and locally manufactured female lingerie was advertised with an emphasis on \u201carian . \u201d many manufacturers left the country ; those who did not , were deported to concentration camps . 4000 jews from the berlin textile industry were killed in the camps .\nthe immediate producers of berlin clothing were seamstresses : women and girls of the lower social strata . by 1896 there were 155 , 000 women employed in the konfektionsindustrie . by mid - 1920s there were 80 , 000 businesses with about 200 , 000 employees , most of whom worked in sweat - shop conditions ( from home ) , for minimal wages , for ( male ) manufacturers .\naccording to uwe westphal , 49 . 8 % of the konfektion businesses were jewish - owned . all of them were either closed or aryanised . auerbach & steinitz sold their firm to hans gehringer and emigrated in 1939 . hermann schwichtenberg took over the firm of hansen bang , who left for new york . leo zaduck also escaped abroad , came back in 1945 and together with his daughter reopened his business in berlin , which remained open until 1970 . gerson was mentioned in fashion magazines until 1939 , after that changed to horn ( gretel wagner , 126 ) .\neven after 1933 , internationally - influenced fashion was made and worn . all influential magazines of the time , such as die dame , elegante welt , der silberspiegel , die neue linie , reported on the parisian haute couture until the outbreak of war . even the september 1939 issue of silberspiegel reported on a fashion shows at lelong , creed and patou .\ntoday , hausvogteiplatz is a tree - lined square with a fountain encircled by benches , just a 5 - minute walk from gendarmenmarkt and galeries lafayette on friedrichstrasse . one of the few original buildings , haus zur berolina , was reconstructed and modernized in 1997 . the j\u00fcdische allgemeine newpaper ( whose first editor in chief was karl marx ) is published here by the rudolf - mosse - verlag , resuming the tradition since 1837 .\nan info - board , erected in 1994 behind the entrance of the hausvogteiplatz subway station , commemorates the extermination of the jewish konfektionsindustrie . in 1995 an art competition for a monument was won by rainer g\u00f6rss , his sculpture \u201cdenkzeichen modezentrum hausvogteiplatz\u201d ( memorial of the fashion center hausvogteiplatz ) was erected in 2000 . three double - sided mirrors form a triangle ; inside the triangle , at the foot of each mirror is a metal text - plate , informing about the fate of the jewish manufacturers . on the steps of the subway entrance are names and addresses of jewish fashion houses . some are left black to indicate that the information is not complete , because some manufactures disappeared without a trace . in berlin , history and memory are written into the surfaces of its buildings and squares .\nafter the blockade , berlin\u2019s senate decided to invest into the fashion industry in order to create jobs for the 60 , 000 trained professionals and to boost an industry that was based on consumption . most workers received 80 pfenige an hour , some women home - workers were paid a lower wage per item sewn ( for the sewing of a jacket in 1949 a home worker received 1 , 80 dm ) . the charlottenburg heimatmuseum exhibition also displayed a permit by the british military government ( for trade and industry ) , which stated : \u201cauthority is hereby granted for the following business to operate : claussen - kleider , berlin w 15 , kurf\u00fcrstendamm 217 . products authorised : manufacture of dresses , costumes and coats for ladies and children . maximimum number of employees authorised : 62 ( september 1946 ) . \u201d\nfive months before the berlin wall was built , berliner morgenpost reported on the designer hans w . claussen in an article , entitled \u201cberlin \u2013 capital of fashion\u201d : \u201cas a young man , hans w . claussen came to berlin , where he apprentised at hausvogteiplatz ( then the center of fashion ) and eventually opened his own fashion business before the war . thrice was he bombed out , and thrice began from scratch . in 1945 , with only a backpack , he gathered his fabrics for a new beginning and a new collection from the various warehouses\u201d ( berliner morgenpost , 26 . 3 . 1961 ) .\n\u201cevery fifth charlottenburg worker was employed by the fashion industry . far from the 90 % production height of 1939 , the west - berlin dob reached the production height in 1961 of 40 % of the total clothing manufacturing production in germany . ten years later , the west - berlin dob production sank to 16 % . the downfall of the fashion industry continued in the 1970s and 80s with only 50 fashion businesses , employing aproximately 3000 workers . on 13 . august 1961 the berlin fashion industry lost 7700 employees\u201c ( kleider machen frauen , 11 ) .\nwhen the wall was erected in 1961 , and west - berlin lost half its workers from the soviet zone , the fashion industry had just gotten back on its feet . after 1961 , the west - berlin fashion industry experienced a steady decline . in 1978 the missing floor of the bikinihaus was filled in to create more room for the art exhibition space that was housed there from then on . since 2001 , the bayerische immobilien gruppe ( bavarian real estate group ) that owns zoobogen - ensemble has been planning to restore the fashion building to its former glory and use it for more retail spaces . in 1997 , the zoobogen area has been declared a heritage site , and can only be re - modelled from inside . the lower floors ( including the parking lot in the basement ) are supposed to contain a shopping mall , yet currently hold a number of discount stores .\nby the 1960s the berlin konfektionsindustrie was second largest in berlin economy . heinrich mohr , the first director of berliner dob stated : \u201ci will never forget the 8 th of may 1945 . that afternoon we , a small group of survivors , stood in front of the rubble of our stores at hausvogteiplatz and statred at the ruins . \u201d ( susa ackermann , couture in deutschland \u2013 streiflichter aus dem deutschen modeschaffen . m\u00fcnchen : perlen - verlag , 1961 , 23 ) . a whole industry was resurected from the ruins .\npost - war berlin fashion industry was also a product of the economic miracle . by 1956 there were 450 fashion businesses registered with the dob association , with 60 , 000 employees ( ruth haber , \u201cdie modestadt berlin nach 1945 , \u201d in berliner chic , 78 ) . still based on zwischenmeister and home seamstresses , the industry resumed and flourished again . in march 1957 , dob - produced fashion was presented at the dorchester hotel in london . in may 1965 , dob fashion was presented at the plaza hotel in new york city . in 1962 , the dob association celebrated the 125 th anniversary of fashion production in berlin ( 1837 - 1962 ) .\non 13 . august 1961 the berlin wall was erected and cut off the soviet sector from the western zones . many of the seamstresses came from the east . overnight , the berlin fashion industry lost more than half of its employees ; a loss it never fully recovered from . in the late 1960s claussen and schwichtenberg closed their businesses , followed by staebe - seger in 1971 . the \u201cshining years\u201d were over ( ruth harber 141 ) . in 1982 the mode - messe - gesellschaft ( fashion fair society ) was established in berlin . between 1983 and 1990 \u201coff - line\u201d fashion fair took place at the funkturm in west - berlin . in 1991 the \u201cmoda berlin\u201d fair was organized . with the establishment of the munich fashion week in 1959 , berlin tried to keep up with its own fashion fair \u201cinterchic\u201d in 1969 , which lasted until 1982 . after reunification , in 1998 , the \u201cverband berliner createure\u201d ( vbc ) was established , and represented at the berliner chic exhibition at the museum ephraim palais in 2002 .\nlocated on the corner of brunnenstrasse and invalidenstrasse , just a block away from where the wall stood along bernauerstrasse , the former gdr fashion institute is now a large empty commercial real - estate space with a sign in the window : \u201claden - und gastronomief\u00e4chen ab 200m\u00b2\u201d ( store and gastronomy spaces for rent ) . formally a luxurious 5 - storey department store , warenhaus jandorf ( warenhaus am weinberg ) , established by adolf jandorf in 1904 ( 3 years before jandorf built kadewe \u2013 kaufhaus des westens ) , it was sold to retailer hermann tietz in 1927 . between 1938 and 1945 the department store was taken over by the \u201cunion vereinigter kaufst\u00e4tten\u201d ( union of department stores ) . relatively undamaged by the war , it became the \u201chaus der mode\u201d ( house of fashion ) of the gdr . in 1955 an international fashion competition took place with retailers from poland , chekoslovakia , romania , and hungary .\nsince reunification , the building remained mostly empty , with the exception of a few art exhibitions and projects . in 1993 , it was sold to a frankfurt real - estate company and renovated for commercial use . in august 2003 , an article in die welt announced the new plans for the building to be brought back to life as a \u201cprojektkaufhaus f\u00fcr wirtschaft und kultur\u201d ( project - mall for commerce and culture ) , where graphic designer , architects , designers and artists would work . a website and a printed brochure were released to attract the future inhabitants of the project - mall . yet , the building still remains empty .\nafter reunification , berlin had many abandoned buildings \u2013 not only in the former east . over time , many residential and commercial buildings have been reconstructed and gentrified , and in many cases , replaced by new buildings . property ownership disputes , heritage laws , or lack of capital investment have often delayed the process of reconstruction . this may contribute to the fact that these former fashion sites are still in existence and remain empty . fashion has often been described as medicine against collective forgetting ( benjamin ) . we traced precisely this overlap of fashion , labour , and history that make up the story of berliner chic .\nthis entry was posted in berlin , fashion , history . bookmark the permalink .\nthanks , very good . it is a fascinating story that too few know of . if we had a mayor who is more than a celebrity follower , he would have realized this enormous and historical potential long ago and done something to help build up all the fashion business talent that is coming to the city , \u2013 instead of his p . b . s . line , which i cannot even bear to repeat .\nhi asmik , thanks for your message . yes , you may use the photos but please include a link to my website ! thank you , kat\nhi kat \u2013 enjoyed your post . i wonder if you might be able to give me a lead to finding out anything about my father\u2019s family\u2019s lace business in berlin , which was handed over to goebbels in the 1930s before the family ( jewish ) escaped to england . the name was lowenthal . i have no idea how to discover whether there are any records of the business or its location . thanks ! carol\nhi carol , there is a book by uwe westphal ( in german ) about the destruction of the ( jewish - owned ) clothing industry in berlin . he has done a lot of research on that , and you might be able to find his contact info by googling him . other than that , i would maybe also contact the fashion curators and historians at the costume library in berlin who may have more information . i know there must be fashion historians doing this research in berlin , but i don\u2019t know them personally . i think a few emails to the costume library and the fashion curator at the kunstgewerbe museum will point you in the right direction ! kind wishes ! kat\nhi kat you might be interested in my new book about the jewish fashion industry in berlin in 1935 . btw , a new , third edition of the fact book in somehow in the pipeline . regards , uwe westphal\nhi i do remember your mother and that i wrote to her . pity she couldn\u2019t tell her story . however , great to hear from you via this blog . you might be interested ( if you read german ) in my new novel about the jewish fashion industry during the nazi years . the title : ehrenfried & cohn , published by lichtig verlag , berlin 2015\ni looked at this blog some time ago and was equally faszinated about the compilation of information . there are some issues they would need an update due to new research . as the author of the fact book : berliner konfektion und mode 1836 \u2013 1939 - die zerst\u00f6rung einer tradition , i\u2019d like to make all of you aware of my new novel about the fashion industry in berlin \u201cehrenfried & cohn\u201d , during the nazi period . the book was published at lichtig verlag berlin in 2015 . for further information please check my website blog as well as twitter and facebook . # ehrenfriedcohn urltoken\n\u201cculture is the sum of all the forms of art , of love , and of thought , which , in the course of centuries , have enabled ( wo ) man to be less enslaved . \u201d ( andre malraux )\ni ' m a writer and photographer , and the founder of the canadian fashion scholars network .\ni co - founded the urban chic book series published by intellect press , and co - authored\nmontreal chic : a locational history of montreal fashion\n( 2016 ) ,\nberliner chic : a locational history of berlin fashion\n( 2011 ) , and assisted with the research on\nwiener chic : a locational history of vienna fashion\n( 2013 ) .\nthis blog is about the cultural life of cities and ideas that open our minds and expand our horizons . welcome !\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\nthese pages describe a method for solving rubik ' s cube very efficiently and without memorisation .\nare you a beginner ? you may prefer to try the beginner ' s rubik ' s cube solution first .\nlearning to solve rubik ' s cube without the aid of memorised sequences is certainly much more difficult than just memorising the answers . so why bother doing it the hard way ?\nmy own motivation was to discover the cube ' s secrets , to be able to actually solve it rather than recite memorised answers , and to solve it efficiently . if you have similar goals , then this method might be for you . if not , you may instead prefer this beginner ' s rubik ' s cube solution .\nif you want to jump straight into it , here are the solution steps . however , in order to master these steps , you may need to first study the sections on cube theory and fundamental techniques .\na video of my rubik ' s cube simulator made by sushibuffet . try the classic version here or the newer version here .\nvisitors can now easily communicate difficult cube configurations to each other using the share your cube feature in the sidebar .\na new version of the rubik ' s cube simulator has been uploaded to urltoken supporting larger cubes up to 10x10x10 with highscores .\nrubik ' s cube chat is a new chat program with a live rubik ' s cube , useful for showing people cube moves over the internet . it ' s a slightly late christmas present ; - )\n3 . write a message saying which step of the solution you are up to .\narticle holds a list of reviews , publications , magazines and other references . this is just a small portion of all the references . it is impossible to control or know the whole list because only a small number of organizations are asking for permission or at least acknowledging publications of the software . most of organizations and sites which have requested an explicit permission are listed here .\nsome links may not be up to date . dates specified do not necessary match publication dates , they may simply be dates associated with communications between parties involved ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "mcm worldwide", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 18 mcm worldwide reviews submitted anonymously by mcm worldwide employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if mcm worldwide is right for you .\nglassdoor is your resource for information about mcm worldwide benefits and perks . learn about mcm worldwide , including insurance benefits , retirement benefits , and vacation policy . benefits information above is provided anonymously by current and former mcm worldwide employees , and may include a summary provided by the employer .\nhow much do mcm worldwide employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\nbof : china is mcm\u2019s biggest customer base . who is the mcm customer in china ? what are they buying ?\nafter licensing mcm in 1991 , she bought the german brand from a swiss financier in 2005 . on her business cards , she calls herself mcm ' s chief visionary officer .\nmcm , we are a german born brand . from munich 1976 , heritage craftsmanship combined with our exploration of the world is the unique alchemy that created us . mcm is on a global journey .\nfollowing the brand\u2019s first runway show in beijing , two weeks ago , bof sat down with sung - joo kim , chairperson of mcm holding ag ( mother company of mcm ) and mcm products ag , to talk about wooing the chinese customer , building the brand beyond its logo and going west .\nmcm makes around 60 percent of sales in asia and the rest in europe , middle east and america .\nmcm ag ' s chairperson and chief visionary officer sung - joo kim says she has been on a mission since her college days \u2012 to empower herself and other women . her success to date with mcm demonstrates what can be achieved .\nstarted out well in 2014 fast paced a lot of opportunities over very exciting time . was so excited to work for mcm .\n' in asia the young generation are the movers and shakers ' \u2026 mcm chief visionary officer kim sung joo . photograph : bloomberg via getty images\nbof sits down with mcm\u2019s sung - joo kim to talk about wooing the chinese customer , building the brand beyond its logo and going west .\nalmost 10 years later , mcm is set to hit 2014 sales of $ 650 million , according to figures provided by the company , and has built a network of 300 stores in over 35 countries . forty of these stores are in china , mcm\u2019s fastest growing market , and the company plans to open 30 more by 2015 . indeed , a significant part of mcm\u2019s turnaround can be attributed to the brand\u2019s popularity with chinese consumers .\nbof : in recent years korea has emerged as cultural leader in asia . do you think this has helped propel mcm\u2019s expansion in china in particular ?\nnever mind herm\u00e8s and louis vuitton : mcm is the it bag for 21st - century global nomads everywhere . hannah marriott traces a success story from germany , via south korea\nif anything , she says , mcm is\na global baby incubated out of a korean cradle\n. which , as a narrative goes , is incredibly 21st century .\nunlike many european brands , for example , mcm ' s image and style is not led by one star designer , but developed by an in - house team of stylists .\nanother example of mcm ' s success in the west was its appearance in the american television hit , gossip girl , while a triumph was having beyonc\u00e9 and rihanna carry the bags .\naccording to maude churchill , an editor on streetwear site highsnobiety , mcm burst on to the scene a few years ago and has since been seen in the hands of the right celebrities and in credible collaborations with designers and artists .\nmcm crosses the boundaries of streetwear and high - end fashion ,\nshe says .\nit ' s luxurious but kitsch .\nsung - joo kim ' s view is that the rejuvenated mcm brand has touched the heart of asians because of the authenticity of its european heritage melded with the small details - not the traditional luxury stereotypes - needed to communicate with the asian consumer .\nyou can sum it up in one german word : zeitgeist . that is very mcm ,\nshe said .\nmcm is about unique luxury \u2014 we represent youthful luxury . many old school european houses have great craftsmanship and heritage , but are becoming boring and too conservative for the emerging consumers in asia . in asia today it\u2019s all about the young professionals who are the next generation of consumers . they have different needs and a new perception of luxury . that\u2019s what mcm is feeding on .\nmcm , whose prices are around the same level as brands such as louis vuitton and celine , now makes around $ 700 million in annual sales \u2014 putting it on par with the likes of versace .\nour logo is a reflection of our rich heritage . mcm ' s beribboned laurel leaves pay tribute to king ludwig i ' s passion for all that was neoclassical , as well as representing the greek symbol for victory . our diamonds symbolize value , strength and durability without compromise in beauty , inspired by the diamonds of the bavarian flag entitled\nweiss blauer himmel\n. each mcm piece continues to be personalized with a unique number engraved on the iconic brass plate , a craftsmanship tradition that continues to this day . like a treasured heirloom , this signature detail is the finishing touch to every mcm product , making every item iconic .\nin germany and was doing very well in asia . but the original founder had some personal problems and the brand suddenly disappeared . it was then sold to new owners in switzerland who didn\u2019t have much experience in the luxury segment . at that time korea was feeling the effects of the asian financial crisis , so i restructured my company and sold most of my licences except for mcm . by 2005 we had helped to re - grow mcm to a 100 million dollar business in korea alone . we were still paying high royalties , so we decided to take on all operational aspects of the brand and acquired mcm holdings and ownership of the whole global market .\nin fact , mcm does have a story \u2013 and a compelling one at that . the company was founded in 1976 in germany , named after its founder as michael cromer m\u00fcnchen . with a hint of louis vuitton about its repetitive patterns , the bags were popular in the 1980s , when diana ross used its suitcases on tour , while trunks were carried by obsequious porters on dynasty as a signifier of wealth and success . by the 1990s , mcm had more than 250 stores across the world and its advertising campaigns , shot by herb ritts , featured cindy crawford naked but for an mcm bag . in the noughties , however , the business floundered , becoming mired in financial problems . its founder was investigated for alleged tax evasion , fakes flooded the market and the brand ' s designs lost their appeal . for more than a decade , mcm was barely mentioned in western fashion circles at all .\nour customer goes beyond income level , age group , beyond east or west , man or woman . it\u2019s very much about convergence : what\u2019s strong about mcm is that the product combines european heritage with asian needs and taste .\nlooking at one of seoul ' s mcm stores - and the shops tend to have different personalities according to the district and the clients - i could see a switch from the glitzy , over - the - top embellishment that had once been the brand ' s dna . that was when the us global tv sensation\ndynasty\nset the tone for 1980s style and joan collins ' s character , alexis carrington colby , travelled the world with mcm luggage .\nsouth korea is home the world ' s biggest duty - free market with about $ 8 billion in 2015 sales , and in such shops , mcm is the second - biggest fashion brand by sales after louis vuitton , kim said .\nshe elaborates ,\nmcm customers are the movers and shakers , because they are so well informed by digital media they are very trend conscious , brand conscious , and they are high income earning professionals or have affordable free income from wealthy parents . the way this young generation relates to luxury is different from what we experienced before .\nshe believes that mcm knows\nexactly what asian customers want ,\nand strong sales in the asian market suggest she is right .\nbut sung - joo kim is not just basking in asian fame . she has new lands to conquer in june 2016 , when mcm takes part in london collections : men . this will be another step towards giving the brand global recognition .\neven if sung - joo kim were not clutching a super - sized leather rabbit and running up the stairs of her mcm store to reach an installation of a space station , you would have to warm to this dynamic , enthusiastic south korean entrepreneur .\nmcm ' s salvation came from south korea , one of the few places it had remained prominent , when the company that had licensed the brand \u2013 sungjoo group \u2013 acquired the business in 2005 . then , mcm ' s global sales stood at $ 100m ( \u00a360m ) . after changing the name ( it is now known as modern creation m\u00fcnchen ) and hiring adidas global creative director michael michalsky to create sporty , dynamic , youthful designs , it boomed . in 2011 sales were reported as $ 400m ; by 2013 , $ 500m . this year , sales are forecast to hit $ 650m , with the company considering a stock market launch and projecting sales of $ 1 . 5bn within three or four years . asia is the main market , by quite some stretch \u2013 china , korea and japan each contribute almost a third of mcm ' s revenue \u2013 but europe is ripe for expansion , as the opening of a dedicated 105 sq m mcm boutique at harrods last month , and a planned opening in bond street next year , attest .\nmcm plans to open forty new stores in china in the 2014 - 2015 fiscal year , and it has also seen strong gains in europe and the united states . new stores have been opened in france and germany , and , in america , the brand is being distributed in luxury department stores saks fifth avenue , bergdorf goodman , and neiman marcus . an mcm boutique opened in soho , new york city in january this year , and the company plans to launch its global e - commerce effort out of new york .\nmcm , the brand owned and run by one of south korea ' s best - known female entrepreneurs , sung - joo kim , aims to more than double sales to $ 2 billion within five years , tapping into shoppers ' growing appetite for niche luxury brands .\nin 2005 , korean entrepreneur sung - joo kim , who made a fortune licensing european luxury lines in asia and had owned the licence for mcm in korea since the late 1990s , stepped in and acquired the entire business for an undisclosed amount . after changing the brand\u2019s name to mode creation munich , ms kim ( nicknamed\ngenghis kim\nfor her drive and ambition ) spent the next few years rebuilding mcm\u2019s image from scratch , shutting down the company\u2019s global operations and refocusing her efforts solely on asia , particularly in korea and china .\nit seems that sung - joo kim has a different strategy from the global luxury houses , from dior to givenchy , that surround the mcm store on upscale cheongdam - dong , the heart of seoul ' s\ngangnam style\n, promoted by k - pop singer psy .\nsjk : at the time when i bought the brand , in europe mcm was tarnished in terms of its distribution channel and product quality . i knew that in order to recover its luxury positioning i had to clean it up . we closed down most of our wholesale accounts and made the global market zero [ by closing down stores in many countries and terminating local licensing operations ] except for korea . i always recognised that the future market for mcm was asia , so we began securing prime locations in top cities . we eventually opened our first boutique in china in 2010 .\nin korea . mcm approached me and we took the first overseas licence to distribute the bags in korea and produce bags for the korean and american market . by 1996 , however , the brand was experiencing problems \u2014 it had nothing to do with its success , as it was more popular than\nbut sung - joo kim , 59 , is not one of those icy figures striking fear across the boardroom . she strode in - white shirt , mannish jacket and narrow trousers ending in immaculate sneakers - and immediately showed me the video of the fashion show that mcm had recently held in china .\namong the flashing lights and k - pop soundtrack by the south korean - chinese boy band exo , mcm filled the huge arena of phoenix tv ' s international media centre in beijing with scores of male and female models . this video showed me why korean style is the fashion ideology of china .\nseoul , south korea \u2014 mcm , the german accessories brand owned and run by one of south korea ' s best - known female entrepreneurs , sung - joo kim , aims to more than double sales to $ 2 billion within five years , tapping into shoppers ' growing appetite for niche luxury brands .\nkim concedes that the notion of luxury goods is affiliated with europe .\neuropean companies are dominating the luxury business , because they have a long history , several hundred years of art , music and architecture . in the fashion industry we cannot ignore that they are definitely still the dominant power .\nkim realized that mcm ' s strength lay in its brand name that had been built and solidified over decades . armed with the knowledge of branding power , she forged ahead into the fashion arena to reinvigorate it .\nmcm is about a dynamic , functional , innovative and empowered lifestyle ,\nkim stresses .\n. a recent internal study by ac nielson found that the chinese perceived mcm in the same tier as brands like chanel and prada . that being said , we are now elastic in terms of price range \u2014 we have lines at a higher price point but also more global lines in the affordable product range .\nin the late nineties , kim states that she learned from the fashion house gucci how\na chaotic brand can turn around within three to five years .\ninvited to be a member of the strategy team responsible for re - launching gucci as a more fashion - forward brand , kim recognized the importance of branding .\ni learned how a brand can turn around in a very dynamic way . i learned restructuring , and rebuilding brand power from gucci . i had also learned , early enough through the licensing business with mcm , how to manufacture . combining the two , i applied what i learned to rebuilding mcm ,\nkim asserts .\nsjk : definitely . like i said , the chinese have their own mind - set , but it\u2019s closer to the korean thinking than that of europeans or americans . they understand the korean market , which is well exposed to european luxury . so while mcm is german , it\u2019s also about asian tastes and details that they can relate to .\nif you haven ' t heard of mcm , you have probably seen it somewhere . on celebrities ranging from cristiano ronaldo to beyonc\u00e9 to rihanna , maybe , or on the backs of fashion students . in general , customers tend to be young : bloggers posing for photographs outside fashion shows , rather than the old guard of editors on the front row .\nmcm blossomed on the heels of a cultural renaissance of modernism , novelty and progressivism . dubbed \u201cthe glamorous and legendary years of munich\u201d , it was an era of rebellion , marked by a generation of creative visionaries , musicians , jetsetters , entrepreneurs , and stars and starlets alike . it was the start of a new era of nightlife and daily life where anything was possible .\nto have taken a word that has never found a precise translation in any other language , yet to distill its essence to asia , is mcm ' s success story .\nour life is just a journey ,\nsung - joo kim continued .\nwe are constantly moving , not only physically but mentally , so that we can assist the needs of the new 21 st - century generation .\ni realised how nuanced the approach to the local market has to be when we visited another store in seoul ' s myeong - dong shopping area downtown , where the mcm letters shone brightly from a metal shop front and lettering on the windows announced\nspace odyssey\n. the inside was even more full - on : a space capsule poised for take off , and a moving rail with perspex baubles encasing the bags .\nduring the past couple of seasons , however , a new breed of it bag has emerged . it might be golden brown , cobalt blue or fondant fancy pink . it could be adorned with metal rivets or covered with menacing - looking spikes . whether cross - body , bucket - shaped or a thick - strapped backpack , it is likely to be covered , unashamedly , with a repeated logo : a laurel , a diamond and the letters mcm .\nwe want to be different from the rest in the fact that mcm has origins in germany , but has had this great success in asia ,\nsaid the ceo .\nwe understand the tastes and needs of young people , which is the key that everybody else hasn ' t been able to figure out . the young generation are born with computers , so they expect brands to be interactive and for luxury to be functional ,\nshe explained .\nnow that mcm is installed in china , sung - joo kim ' s aim is to achieve something not yet seen in the luxury market : for the brand to return to its roots in europe and early popularity in america via its pan - asian success .\nwith this strong base in asia , we could go back , while everyone else has followed the reverse path ,\nshe said , referring to the usual global progress from europe or america to asia .\nto observers , kim ' s mission to rebrand a globally recognized luxury name seemed very challenging . she admits that acquiring mcm was courageous .\nwhen i bought the brand in 2005 , it was a brave move . i was a medium - sized company owner , without much money or resources , not even much human resources , but what i learned from gucci is that when something ' s messy , try not to add , try to clean up first .\nkim believes the success of the company ' s rucksacks backs up her theory about the new\nglobal nomad\nconsumer .\nit ' s ironic that a handbag business is [ selling so many ] hands - free bags ,\nshe says ,\nbut it makes sense from a socio - economic view . the backpack is practical and mobile .\nit is also unisex , a crucial element ; in china , for example , one of the first markets to embrace mcm backpacks ,\nmore men are buying luxury than women\n.\nmcm ' s rapid growth in the asian market thrills kim , but she emphasizes that she wishes to keep the growth moving at a manageable pace . qualitative , not quantitative growth remains her mission .\ni told my team , ' slow down a little bit , it ' s a bit too fast , because a small company running on a global scale , competing with the global giants is not an easy job . now , it ' s time to grow more sustainably . it ' s a dynamic brand , we have mileage to expand .\nthis entrepreneur ' s back - story is also intriguing , and not only in her strength of character in breaking the glass ceiling in a way that initially shocked her family but ultimately impressed them . rather , i was fascinated that she had worked at gucci when , in her own words ,\nthey turned around from being such a traditional italian company to being the most edgy , chic and modern brand\n. the fact that she had also worked with the late marvin traub , the legendary retail impresario of new york store bloomingdale ' s , is another clue to mcm ' s retail success .\nyouth - sweeping trends are nothing new , but mcm ' s ubiquity is surprising given that its prices veer so far beyond student - loan territory \u2013 think \u00a3380 for a small messenger bag , \u00a3530 for a roomier tote and , at the top of the line , \u00a31 , 735 or even \u00a33 , 135 for a limited edition snakeskin backpack . beyond in - the - know fashion and streetwear circles , most uk consumers are unfamiliar with the brand . this is a tricky proposition in luxury leather goods , a market built on heritage ; whether it ' s louis vuitton equipping the maharajas with travelling trunks in the 1920s or grace kelly using herm\u00e8s bags as a shield from paparazzi in the 1950s , history and narrative are everything .\nat the heart of our products is our craftsmanship : a heritage and tradition that unites hundreds of years of excellence in german manufacturing and engineering design . every piece we make is the work of fine craftsmen and women who assemble each element and item with the utmost care and attention to detail . we ensure that our products are crafted by the most knowledgeable and skilled of artisans to meet the same rigorous quality standards we established decades ago . mcm ' s unparalleled commitment to perfection , paired with the finest in fabrics , leathers , materials and finishings create pieces that will stay with you over generations . and while we look to our heritage for technique , we continue to innovate for the future , infusing cutting edge technology with fresh design\u2014the perfect evolution between of the old school and the new .\nback in south korea , kim started her own business licensing luxury designer brands for the korean market , including sonia rykiel , yves saint laurent , gucci , and mcm , as well as british retailer marks & spencer . she credits the 1988 seoul olympics for stirring the interest of western luxury brand retailers in asian markets . though interest and demand were present , she recalls the difficulty of setting up a business in seoul in the eighties .\ni had only a telephone and a desk . financing micro - businesses in korea , especially toward women , was nonexistent at that time . no bank wanted to lend me money ,\nshe explains . however , through a negotiated joint venture between american businessmen and her father , and a family reconciliation , she secured a loan from her father . when asked what could be done to aid her , she replied ,\nlend me money , because no banks want to lend me money .\nthe brand , founded in munich in 1976 and known for its colorful $ 700 studded canvas backpacks , plans to expand in markets such as japan and europe and is looking to open outlets in major shopping hotspots including paris , kim told reuters .\nwe have not even explored the japanese market yet , we are just starting there ,\nshe said in an interview on the fringes of the conde nast luxury conference in seoul .\nits collection is also heavily loaded with logo - embossed products , whereas many brands such as prada and gucci have recently been selling more logo - free items .\nasked whether she would consider taking the company public , kim said she was not interested .\nmoney dictates money , i ' m ( a ) more value - driven person ,\nshe said .\nits sales grew about 14 - 15 percent at constant currency in 2015 , and kim expected them to grow about 20 percent in 2016 .\nthe youngest daughter of south korean magnate kim soo - keon , kim built her businesses from scratch . she gained experience in luxury working for us department store bloomingdale ' s and developing gucci ' s south korean business .\nkim , who champions women ' s rights and is head of south korea ' s red cross , said luxury shoppers were embracing mobile e - commerce and estimated that within five years , 15 to 20 percent of the brand ' s total sales could be generated online .\nsite map \u00a9 2018 the business of fashion . all rights reserved . for more information read our terms & conditions and privacy policy .\nyour browsers javascript functionality is turned off . please turn it on so that you can experience the full capabilities of this site .\ntoday our house codes are reborn in berlin , germany\u2019s engine for fashion & visual culture . from german expressionism and the birth of bauhaus to politico - punk and industrial techno , the capital has been celebrated as a bohemian refuge , where creativity is defined by volatility and the underground meets the mainstream . berlin today is a city in perpetual flux , representing freedom , innovation and multiculturalism whose ability to reinvent itself can be attributed to its diverse history .\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 .\nplease provide a better working environment for your team . as well as a fresh new uniform . last but not least . this employee discount needs to go up . . .\ntake the time really review who you hire . i agree with most of the post . management is so worried about gossiping and being friends they can ' t run the store properly . stop creating a negative environment and then blaming others . stop showing favoritism towards certain members of your staff . stop helping certain employees make their goals by giving them sales . stop changing or breaking rules and when it goes bag , blame the management team under you . stop gossiping about members of your staff when they are not around and expect those people to respect you or the person your talking about . and be open to listen to someone else ' s voice other than your own all the time .\nthere ' s lots of opportunities to learn and grow as an entry level worker . the work is very hands on in a fast - paced environment , which forces you to catch on quickly and find efficient ways of working . although you can feel overloaded at times , you can gain twice the amount of work experience compared to working at other companies . company benefits are nice too , with free coffee and lunch at the cafeteria .\nthe korean top - down work culture can be difficult to accept and adjust to if you come from abroad . internal processes are often inefficient and rigid , and some leaders often abuse their authority . some examples of this culture / abuse of power include , not being able to leave work until your boss leaves , not being transparent with the team and withholding key information for personal gain , unnecessary overtime , etc .\noverall team management needs improvement , with more leaders who care about creating a healthy , collaborative team environment and looking out for the well being and growth of his / her team . i think my experience would ' ve been more positive if more leaders helped motivate individuals to achieve their own career goals and strive to guide them along the way .\nyou need to be president friend or used to work at the same company to move up , without that u will never get a promotion ! also , u can do whatever u want if u are friend with president , e . g . never show up at work , bill the company for family vacation , being drunk at work everyday , etc\ntoo many to list . no communication , no teamwork , very toxic environment with infighting across corporate and store teams . very high turnover due to shocking interpersonal relationships . hr is not at all educated or skilled with criteria necessary for job .\ndevelop a culture , provide some support , share information . don\u2019t blame , end cronyism , be fair across the board .\nthey ' re trying out a lot of cool , new things esp . with marketing initiatives\nmany people i started with have left some very good talented people especially in management . not good they offered a lot\ntake care of your people you say you do but you really don ' t words are spoken actions speak a lot louder .\nyou don ' t know everything . take the time to listen to others opinions\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 .\npost your job listing on glassdoor to a community of over 20 - 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bag business ( originally michael cromer munich ) and turn it into a thriving accessories company grounded in seoul , but sold across the world , deserves respect .\nthe fashion tycoon ' s other day jobs include being president of her country ' s branch of the red cross . and on her office wall , with its panoramic views across the re - constructed city , ringed by mountains , there is a citation from 2015 by queen elizabeth ii declaring sung - joo kim an honorary officer of the order of the british empire for services to humanity .\nto have a powerful business position and a strong sense of corporate responsibility is exceptional . to reach this position as a woman , in a country where her own father originally rejected her strong , independent stance , is an impressive achievement .\nbefore i had time to absorb the 3 - d graphics and fashion - as - theatre vision from the beijing show , the screen was filled with a video of exo - asia ' s top boy band . when the k - pop stars made an appearance at a recent opening of a seoul store , 11 , 000 fans showed up , sung - joo kim said .\nwe had a lot of fun shooting this series ! it ' s because in asia the young generation tends to lead the luxury market . they are very exposed , firstly from the internet , to what ' s going on with all the brands . secondly , they are very brand conscious . they are born with a computer and the way they relate to luxury is so different from the traditional way .\non my visit , the shelves of the seoul store had some swarovski bling and bold logos , but the merchandise has certainly developed since sung - joo kim , the long - term license holder , bought the brand in 2005 when its total annual sales were around $ 70 million . a decade on , i was looking at cute , make - you - smile bags that suggested robots , bug - eyed insects and rabbits . but there were also smooth , plain bags in sleek c\u00e9line and ysl style . they were the fruit of a newly established production base in italy , expanding the reach of a brand whose sales rose to $ 650 million in 2014 through 300 stores in 35 countries .\nthis seemed in stark contrast to the story that sung - 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( please note that your ancestrydna ethnicity results cannot be used as a substitute for legal documentation . )\nancestrydna is a simple saliva test you can do in the comfort of your own home . once you order , you will receive the ancestrydna kit in the mail in a matter of days . your ancestrydna kit includes full instructions , a saliva collection tube , and a pre - paid return mailer ( so you don ' t have additional costs to return your dna . ) after returning your sample by just dropping it in the mail , your dna is processed at the lab . you then receive an email notifying you that your results are ready to explore on the ancestrydna website .\nthere are many paths to finding your family story . whichever way you choose\u2014tracing your family generations back with a family tree or uncovering your ethnicity with ancestrydna\u2014we ' ll be here to help you .\nheadquartering a global brand in asia was considered a handicap before , but suddenly it became a strength . the plan was to emphasise the brand\u2019s german heritage and italian craftsmanship while maximising its popularity in asia , especially korea and china .\nsjk : in the middle of the 1990s , our price point was higher than louis vuitton and we were positioned in a top luxury tier . because the korean business started with licensed product we had more affordable prices , but that doesn\u2019t mean we are positioning ourselves with\nsjk : china is interesting in that it\u2019s different from japan , korea and even the rest of asia . the chinese have a very independent mind - set . defining our customer profile has been interesting because they are not rich , poor or middle class \u2014 it\u2019s about the emerging global nomad . it\u2019s doesn\u2019t just appeal to the young generation , but young - minded people .\nat the moment our major product group is backpacks . when we made the backpack into a luxury product people thought it was outrageous \u2014 but this really portrays this new lifestyle we are creating . it\u2019s also unique in that both men and women can carry it .\nsjk : globally , logos are no longer a status symbol , so we plan to minimise the logo and create what i call \u2018brand art\u2019 . we approach the logo from a new perspective \u2014 pop art is a big trend and the more serious the world is becoming , the more people like to be playful and dynamic , so our logo products will cater to them .\nat the same time , we have to service the needs of professionals , so we can\u2019t have logos everywhere . as such , we have built a production base and creative centre in italy , to allow us to tap into the best leather tanneries and production factories to produce top tier collections like our gold line . it\u2019s priced much higher and is aimed at the more discerning customer looking for high quality .\nsjk : china has so many different economies within one country , so we\u2019ve had to learn how to cater to semi - mature , mature and infant markets , all under one economy . the trick is to keep a cohesive brand identity and to merchandise and cater to those specifics . it\u2019s also vital to secure our top luxury positioning without compromising . the market grows so fast and so many new cities are emerging , with huge opportunities to set up points of sale in new malls . however , our strategy for growth is about quality rather than quantity . by next year we will have 40 boutiques in china , and that\u2019s growing too fast .\nsjk : for the past nine years we have witnessed tremendous growth every year \u2014 more than 30 to 40 per cent . in the korean travel market alone , which is worth 7 billion dollars , we just became one of the top three brands . we are bigger than chanel and second only to louis vuitton .\nalthough asia is important , our international expansion is already underway . we have opened several stores in europe this year , including paris and germany , where we launched stores in munich , frankfurt and berlin . in america we distribute the line through luxury department stores like neiman marcus and\n. we plan to open our soho store in new york this december and launch our global e - commerce out of new york next year . more stores will follow in key us cities .\nwhen we have set up in key locations , it will be time to consolidate our management , infrastructure and quality of production in italy , while building a global team out of germany .\nsjk : i want people to know that we are not just a european brand , but a truly global brand . as a brand owner i have always wanted to make social responsibility one of our core values : it\u2019s not just about growing , but serving every market and society that we go into . i hope the spirit of the brand also carries a message of sharing in society . it\u2019s all about balancing exclusivity , high quality design and craftsmanship , while still creating an aura of inclusiveness .\nthe entire world is watching fashion . so what do we want them to know ?\nfor global fashionistas , and those admittedly less chic ,\nluxury fashion goods\nevoke images of monogrammed logos designed by european fashion houses , most of which have been , and still are , headed by european men . thus , sung - joo kim ' s acquisition of german luxury brand modern creation munich was both a surprise and a break from the norm for the fashion world .\nthe company recorded sales of slightly less than $ 70 million in 2005 , the year it was acquired by kim . it is now active in 35 countries with 365 stores , and generated sales of over $ 500 million in 2014 . with thirty years of entrepreneurship and business savvy under her belt , kim was recently invited to join a select group of leaders at this year ' s world economic forum in davos at credit suisse ' s\nwomen of impact dinner .\nshe shared the story of her success with us .\nkim ' s appeal stems not only from her business sense , but also her personal narrative . though she was born into one of the richest families in south korea , she inherited none of her father ' s wealth . her father , a gas and energy tycoon , wished his daughters to marry prosperous men , not enter the realm of business . after her father ' s death , her brothers inherited billions ; she inherited nothing monetarily , but was gifted with his mind for business .\nit seems kim was going to follow a different path from the start . she took a non - traditional route by leaving south korea as a teen to study at amherst college , the london school of economics , and harvard university . then , contrary to her family ' s traditional , confucian - prescribed way of life , she married her college sweetheart without her parents ' consent , which led to her immediate disinheritance . with no money for her tuition , she was forced to drop out of harvard after one year and obtain a job .\nshe secured a position as a project manager at the iconic bloomingdales department store in new york city , working under the mentorship of the company ' s\ngodfather of fashion\n, chairman marvin traub . three years later , kim ' s drive and\ncut - throat training\npropelled her back to korea , taking with her all the knowledge of the fashion industry she had garnered at her time working in the luxury sector with bloomingdales .\nshe attests that the asian market today includes large numbers of young professionals who have\ndifferent needs and a new perception of luxury .\nkim defines new school luxury as multi - dimensional : economic power moving from the west to the east , unisex , family money , and the dynamic , growing markets of china , japan , korea , and southeast asia . new luxury represents the\ndynamism of the vital and youthful mindset\nkim explains .\ndespite more than half a billion dollars in sales and a workforce that is 75 percent women , kim refuses to sit on her laurels .\nas a brand owner i have always wanted to make social responsibility one of our core values . it ' s not just about growing , but serving every market and society that we go into . i hope the spirit of the brand also carries a message of sharing in society . it ' s all about balancing exclusivity , high quality design and craftsmanship , while still creating jobs and opportunities through inclusiveness .\nentrepreneurs that run their own businesses are not the only people who demonstrate entrepreneurial thinking . many successful business leaders may not consider themselves to be entrepreneurs in the typical sense , yet clearly demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit in the way they think and behave as decision makers . understanding the motivations that drive this mindset can help everyone harness the power of such thinking and to make change happen in the world around them .\nswitzerland has always had a lot of entrepreneurs . small and medium - sized enterprises ( smes ) from switzerland are globally active and look beyond their borders to find customers , inspiration and growth . we asked some entrepreneurs for the secret to leading a swiss sme to success on the world stage and their thoughts on what swiss quality means to them .\nprivate equity is evolving . as this asset class gets larger and more versatile , companies have a surprisingly diverse menu of private capital options when it comes to finding finance . as private equity evolves , what are the key trends changing the nature of the deal ?\ncopyright \u00a9 1997 - 2018 credit suisse group ag and / or its affiliates . all rights reserved .\nyou are about to change the origin country from where you are visiting credit - suisse . com ."]}
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( formally known as against intuition , inc . ) was founded in 2006 by two graduate students : timo ala - kleemola and sami tolvanen . wot services focuses on developing and providing software and services for the wot community and on promoting the community ' s goals . in february , 2009 , michael\nmonty\nwidenius , founder of mysql and a guru for the global open source movement invested in wot . the finnish industry investment ltd . is an existing shareholder .\nyou agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times ' s products and services .\ninformative post to make aware about the difference between iot & wot . many companies are shifting gears and trying to provide services like integrating all their connected devices in one app no matter if they are connected to even one single cloud . wot can help the users very much effectively and some companies like volansys which also provide iot services .\ncorporate disclosure statement by against intuition , inc . , wot services , ltd . . ( zaffuto , warren ) modified on 12 / 13 / 2010 ( sr ) .\ncertificate of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement re [ 6 ] interested persons order by against intuition , inc . , wot services , ltd . . ( zaffuto , warren )\nwot services , ltd is a finnish company that runs the partly crowdsourced internet website reputation rating tool web of trust ( wot ) . the installed wot browser add - on shows its users the reputations of websites , which are calculated through a combination of user ratings and data from other sources .\ncan provide services such as privacy filtering or sub - setting . when the user is home , they can also access the\nask to the users if they want to share data with third party services before doing it without our permission and feelingly .\nthe implementation of a thing may access local hardware or system services ( e . g . storage ) through proprietary apis or other means . this block is out of scope of wot standardization .\nten internet companies based in florida have filed a lawsuit against wot services , the provider of safe surfing tool web of trust . the companies are requesting wot to remove ratings and comments related to them and have accused wot of defamation , violating rights , conspiracy and manipulating algorithms . wot believes the case is baseless and has suggested dismissing the case in the court of justice in florida .\nmemorandum in opposition re [ 14 ] motion to remand filed by against intuition , inc . , wot services , ltd . . ( attachments : # ( 1 ) exhibit a ) ( zaffuto , warren )\nwot services , ltd is a finnish company that runs the partly crowdsourced internet website reputation rating tool wot ( web of trust ) . the installed wot browser add - on , available for firefox , google chrome and internet explorer , shows its users the reputations of websites , which are calculated through a combination of user ratings and data from other sources . to generate revenue wot licenses the use of its reputation database to other businesses .\nresponse in opposition re [ 15 ] motion to substitute party defendants filed by against intuition , inc . , wot services , ltd . . ( attachments : # ( 1 ) exhibit a ) ( zaffuto , warren )\nthe wot runtime implementation for the wot scripting api must have mechanisms to prevent malicious access to the system and isolate scripts in multi - tenant servients .\nlike angie ' s list and other reputation services , wot is powered by individuals with real - world experiences to share . wot for firefox places wot ' s trust meter between firefox ' s address bar and search bar for instantaneous feedback about the web sites you visit . it turns from green to yellow to red as the danger increases and displays site ratings when you click it . you can also share your experiences and views through your free wot account and social media options .\nwhile browsers like google chrome , opera and firefox have already removed wot from their stores , the android app wot handyschutz is still available in the play store .\ntip for consumers : rate any site that you had an experience with good , bad , or neutral . use wot wiki urltoken to know how wot works , and most of all don ' t get it confused with wot . com .\nwe welcome your feedback via email to public - wot - wg @ urltoken .\nthis section will likely undergo significant revision and reorganization . please see the wot security and privacy repository for work in progress . in particular , the wot threat model defines the main wot security stakeholders , assets , attack surfaces , and threats .\na wot fire & security designed a cctv solution covering a 67 acre site .\nearlier in november , a report out of germany claimed the popular web of trust ( wot ) browser add - on was selling its users\u2019 browser histories to third - parties without properly anonymizing the data , resulting in the personal identification of web of trust users . there was also some debate over whether the company behind wot ( wot services ) properly informed its users of data collection actions performed by the extension .\nwot . dll is loaded as internet explorer toolbar with the name ' wot ' with the class of { 71576546 - 354d - 41c9 - aae8 - 31f2ec22bf0d } .\nwot . dll installs an ie web browser in internet explorer named ' wot ' with a class of { 71576546 - 354d - 41c9 - aae8 - 31f2ec22bf0d } .\nthere are a wide variety of physical device configurations for wot implementations . the wot abstract architecture should be able to be mapped to and cover all of the variations .\nvisitors to greece should be aware of the possibility that banking services \u2013 including credit card processing and servicing of atms \u2013 throughout greece could potentially become limited at short notice .\nby signing up , i agree to the wot terms of service and privacy policy .\nshows a conceptional view of how a component in the wot architecture makes use of the wot building blocks . each block is described in more detail in the following sections .\nwot client discovers servient remotely when the remote controller is outside [ remote discovery ] .\nthe wot community consists of millions of web users that detect and report alleged scam sites effectively and quickly . wot reputation ratings are updated every 30 minutes , thus spreading the word and shortening the life cycle of scam sites significantly . consequently , those owning websites meant to cheat people have to invest more money for new domains , sites and services .\nthe easiest way to contact wot is to click on a relevant link in the right - hand column . to talk with other wot community members , please use our forum .\nas with many free services created by a private company , wot needed a way to make money . the way wot chose to do this was by collecting usage data from its users ( browsing history in this case ) , anonymizing it ( or at least claiming to ) , and then selling that usage data to firms looking to analyze large data sets .\nsafeboost is team of professional world of tanks players who offer wide array of online gaming services : power leveling , farming , grinding , stat raising , boosting , leveling and more .\nthe wot thing description ( td ) provides a formal mechanism to describe the network interface provided by iot devices and services , independent of their implementation . provision of a td is the primary requirement for a device to participate in the web of things . in fact , defining a thing description for an existing device allows that device to participate in the web of things without having to make any modifications to the device itself . wot binding templates define how a wot device communicates using a concrete protocol . the wot scripting api\u2014whose use is not mandatory\u2014provides a convenient mechanism to discover , consume , and expose things based on the wot thing description .\nto find out more about the technicalities of how wot works and how to use it , take a tour and check out our frequently asked questions . welcome to the wot community !\nwot brings transparency to the web and makes it more difficult for scam sites to operate .\nwot uses two categories to determine what they consider to be the reputation of a website .\nthis section defines the properties required in an abstract web of things ( wot ) architecture .\nthe standardized wot scripting api is the contract between applications and the runtime system of a servient , the so - called wot runtime . the wot scripting api is equivalent to any platform api , and hence there must be mechanisms to prevent malicious access to the system . as mentioned above , this building block , including the underlying wot runtime implementation , is optional .\nwot client discovers an electronic appliance when the remote controller is nearby [ nearby discovery ] .\na wot fire & security solution , providing access control across a large multiple site university .\na wot runtime may provide local hardware or system services to application scripts through the thing abstraction , as if they were accessible over a network protocol . in this case the implementation should be optimized to avoid the overhead that would be involved in a literal implementation of a network protocol while maintaining a consistent wot interface . the details of such\nsystem things\nare out of the scope of standardization at present , although w3c wot will document several informational examples .\nunopposed motion to allow telephone conference to prepare case management report by against intuition , inc . , wot services , ltd . . ( zaffuto , warren ) motions referred to magistrate judge karla r . spaulding . * modified text on 1 / 25 / 2011 ( maa ) .\nof these , the wot thing description is the primary building block , as it describes the network - facing interface of a thing ( wot interface ) , whether or not it uses wot binding templates or the wot scripting api internally . the implementation of wot binding templates results in multiple possible protocol bindings , so that a thing can communicate with different iot platforms ( i . e . , iot ecosystems or standards ) . when a thing uses the wot scripting api internally , its application logic can be programmed against a standardized contract using javascript . this way , it simplifies iot application development and enables portability across vendors and wot network components .\nspiegel online reports that mozilla has already removed the wot extension from its firefox add - ons page due to guideline violations . it seems likely other software that supports wot will follow . anyone currently using the wot extension should seriously consider whether they wish to continue doing so . wot also has a mobile app , which won ' t be immune to this data collection .\nwe already have many existing iot solutions and ongoing iot standardization activities in many business fields . the wot should provide a bridge between these existing and developing iot solutions and web technology based on wot concepts . the wot should be upwards compatible with existing iot solutions and current standards .\nrunning on the gateway . however , many service providers have already provided iot services using proprietary iot interfaces or some other iot standard . in this case , the gateway can still support the same functionalities , as in the previous case , but using methods outside of the wot definitions .\nthis section is an early outline to realize wot with the existing browser apis . more details and a native wot integration into the web browser will be added as the wg drafts progress .\ni recommend web of trust ( wot ) to all my friends . it saves me a lot of trouble by giving me reputations of websites before i click on the links , and helps me avoid questionable or malicious websites . i prefer it over some of the other browser add - ons like avg and nortons website reputation services because wot seems to have ratings on more sites .\nbrowser add - ons like site advisor and web of trust ( wot ) can help people searching the web determine whether the sites they are searching for have a nasty reputation . but such services do little to aid in flagging legitimate sites that were recently hacked and seeded with malicious software .\nnotice of pendency of related cases re [ 5 ] related case order and notice of designation of track 2 per local rule 1 . 04 ( d ) by against intuition , inc . , wot services , ltd . . related case ( s ) : yes ( zaffuto , warren )\nlast week , an investigative report by journalists at the hamburg - based german television broadcaster , norddeutscher rundfunk ( ndr ) , revealed that web of trust services ( wot ) had been harvesting netizens ' web browsing histories through its browser add - on and then selling them to third parties .\nusing wot , millions of web users from around the world rate websites according to their experiences , also exposing suspected rogue websites . wot users have pinned down more than five million untrustworthy websites .\nan abstract architecture for the web of things and a functional architecture for servients has been introduced . it is based on wot building blocks , which are to be covered by additional wot specifications :\nin addition to privacy protecting tools and ad blockers , a few other add - ons , utilities , and services came up while we were researching this piece that you shouldn\u2019t roam the web without .\nthe installed wot browser add - on shows its users the reputations of websites , which are calculated through a combination of user ratings and data from other sources . the wot browser add - on does two things : ( 1 ) it sends user ratings to the wot site , and ( 2 ) it displays the computed results via color - coded icons in the user ' s browser tool - bar and next to external links on the pages of leading search engines , email services and social network sites .\nwot . dll is installed in internet explorer as a bho ( browser helper object ) under the name ' wot helper ' with the class of { c920e44a - 7f78 - 4e64 - bdd7 - a57026e7feb7 } .\nnote that the wot scripting api building block is optional . there can be minimal servient implementations where applications are implemented natively for the software stack . these do not have the scripting api and wot runtime modules .\nwot allows users to add their input on the trustworthiness , vendor reliability , privacy and / or child safety of a website based on their experience with the site and / or services they offer . the rating scale ranges from poor to excellent and is algorithmic . wot calculates the reputation of a website through a combination of user ratings and data from trusted sources such as hphosts legit script panda security , phishtank , and truste .\nfigure 4 \u2013 the web of things only deals with the highest osi layer ( 7 ) , which handles applications , services and data . working on such a high level of abstraction makes it possible to connect data and services from many devices regardless of the actual transport protocols used . in contrast , the internet of things does not advocate a particular application level protocol and is usually focusing on the lower layers of the osi stack .\nrest is an architectural style for developing distributed applications and is the basis upon which the modern web is built . the essence of rest is to focus on creating loosely coupled services that can be easily reused , which is implemented using uris , http , and standardized media types . abstracting the services from their application - specific semantics thanks to a uniform interface ( http verbs and response codes ) makes it easy to build loosely coupled services as it provides a simple mechanism for clients to select the best possible representations for interactions . this makes the web the ideal substrate for building a \u201cuniversal\u201d architecture and application programming interface ( api ) to interact with things .\nshows an example of a connected car . in this case , a gateway connects to car components through can and to the car navigation system through a proprietary interface . services running in the cloud collect data pushed from car components and analyze the data from multiple cars to determine traffic patterns . the gateway can also consume cloud services , in this case , to get traffic data and show it to the driver through the car navigation system .\nusing services such as ifttt or node - red , users can create small logical rules that mix real - world devices , such as sensors in their home with virtual services in the cloud for example an sms gateway or a weather forecast service . such applications are called physical mashups . you can learn the principles and tools that will allow you to create physical mashups on top of your things in our book , building the web of things .\nthe impact on you at home : if you ' re currently using wot in your browser , it ' s probably a good idea to manually uninstall it . wot believes the problem of non - anonymous data leakage to third parties affected only \u201ca very small number of wot users . \u201d nevertheless , until wot has figured out how to correct this problem the add - on just isn\u2019t worth the risk of having your data leaked to third parties .\nfollow the prompts . a progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove wot for internet explorer .\nweb _ of _ trust _ wot _ website _ reputation _ ratings - 20151208 - sm + fx . xpi\nceo of wot , vesa per\u00e4l\u00e4 , went on to comment \u201cthe court\u2019s decision is a very important precedent for wot as it highlights the importance of freedom of speech also on the internet . unfortunately this view is not shared by all other countries and wot is facing other battles about its right to publish user\u2019s opinions on its service . especially german courts easily censor negative but otherwise fully legit feedback by the means of preliminary injunctions issued without hearing wot . \u201d\nthere is widespread agreement on the huge potential for exploiting connected sensors and actuators , but such devices vary considerably in their capabilities and communication technologies . this makes it challenging to create services involving devices from different vendors and using different standards .\nwot is and always has been about protecting users from dangerous sites and the threats they pose . after taking the wot add - on off the extension galleries for some much - needed upgrading we are happy to announce that we\u2019re back with a strengthened product , team , and are fully dedicated to making wot the best and reliable security tool we can .\nthe case was brought up against wot by ten differenf companies , which were later found out to belong to mr . ayman el - difrawi . the companies wanted wot to remove the ratings and comments left by users against those websites .\nwot rating icons this content has an uncertain copyright status and is pending deletion . you can comment on its removal .\nwot for internet explorer 20090414 received a 5 star rating based on a june 10 , 2009 review by cnet staff .\nwot is on the recommended add - ons rotation since july 2008 at mozilla ' s firefox add - ons website .\nplease contribute to this draft using the github issue feature of the wot architecture repository . for feedback on security and privacy considerations , please use the wot security and privacy issues , as they are cross - cutting over all our documents .\nin 2009 mysql founder michael widenius invested in wot and became a member of the board of directors . [ 1 ]\nthe\nweb of things\n( wot ) started as an academic initiative in the form of publications and , starting in 2010 , a yearly international workshop on the web of things . its goal is to improve interoperability as well as usability in the internet of things ( iot ) . with the increasing role of iot services using other web standards in commercial and industrial applications , the w3c chartered an interest group in 2015 to identify technological building blocks for recommendation track standardization . with the wot working group chartered end of 2016 , the first set of wot building blocks is now being standardized :\nunopposed motion for sandra a . jeskie to appear pro hac vice by against intuition , inc . , wot services , ltd . . ( attachments : # ( 1 ) exhibit a - - affidavit of sandra a . jeskie in support of unopposed motion to appear pro hac vice ) ( zaffuto , warren ) motions referred to magistrate judge karla r . spaulding .\nthe w3c web of things ( wot ) is intended to enable interoperability across iot platforms and application domains . primarily , it provides mechanisms to formally describe iot interfaces to allow iot devices and services to communicate with each other , independent of their underlying implementation , and across multiple networking protocols . secondarily , it provides a standardized way to define and program iot behavior .\nas a result of ndr\u2019s discoveries wot says it is conducting a \u201cfull security assessment and review\u201d and will overhaul the company\u2019s \u201cdata \u2018cleaning\u2019 process\u201d for anonymizing usage data sold to third parties . you can check out wot\u2019s full statement on its user forums .\nthe web of things seeks to reduce the costs and risks for developing such services through an object oriented approach in which devices are exposed to applications as things with properties , actions and events , decoupling developers from the details of the underlying communication standards .\nit only takes a few seconds to add wot to your browser and rate a website to protect yourself and all other wot users from online threats that anti - virus software can\u2019t spot . together we can make the internet a safer place for everyone .\nmy\ndead\nwot add - on re - enabled itself on chrome yesterday and is now back in the chrome store .\na few month ago , the partners of the compose european projects also active in the wot ig were asked to reflect on the experiences implementing large interoperable iot ecosystems and to produce a technical recommendation for the wot ig / wg showing the way towards standardization .\ncomments regarding this document are welcome . please send them to public - wot - wg @ urltoken ( subscribe , archives ) .\nthe wot scripting api needs to be added by a wot library loaded together with the application scripts by the web page . this library would also implement td handling ( i . e . , parsing for consuming things and generating for exposing things ) and provide glue code to use the browser apis . the other aspects of the wot runtime are provided by the browser javascript runtime system .\ncombining all aspects of security wot are able to offer a fully integrated and managed security solution , using physical and software integration .\ninterested persons order to plaintiffs and defendants wot services , ltd . and against intuition , inc . certificate of interested persons and corporate disclosure statement due within 14 days . signed by judge gregory a . presnell on 12 / 10 / 2010 . copies mailed . ( lam ) modified on 12 / 10 / 2010 ( lam ) . modified on 12 / 13 / 2010 ( sr ) .\norder granting [ 11 ] motion to appear pro hac vice . sandra a . jeskie , esq . , may specially appear in this case as counsel for defendants wot services , inc . and against intuition , inc . with warren d . zaffuto , esq . , serving as local counsel . signed by magistrate judge karla r . spaulding on 12 / 29 / 2010 . ( ecj )\nas well as bringing suit against the founders and ceo of wot , wot community members \u201cjohn and jane does 1 - 100\u201d are named in the document for alleged malicious , willful and intentional defamation . wot hosts a site forum , which allows members to post comments and discuss website ratings , security and online safety . the wot forum was used to discuss reports that difrawi\u2019s websites are \u201cphishing\u201d scams , whereby the websites attempt to acquire sensitive personal information by pretending to be a trustworthy entity . difrawi ' s lawsuit contends that all defamatory postings are based on these forum comments and wants wot to remove all postings related to career network and collect damages .\nthe web of things ( wot ) is a term used to describe approaches , software architectural styles and programming patterns that allow everyday items to be part of the world wide web . fundamentally , the purpose of the wot is to standardise the use of web technologies to accelerate the creation of applications and services on top of the internet of things . the concept of the wot is currently being explored by an international group of researchers from industry ( including nominet uk ) and academia as part of a w3c interest group . the group has recently met during their first face - to - face meeting that took place in munich , germany in april 2015 .\nthe ndr investigation discovered that while you have the wot extension installed , extensive data collection is going on in the background . but wot not only collects and records data on a per - user basis , it then analyzes and sells it on to third parties .\ni am upset with the selling of data allegations . my question for the my wot community , is how do we know that these accusations are true ? they came from some german media firm and wikipedia . and as we know , wikipedia\u2019s data can be changed over time and at any time . i trusted wot for many years . however , i rely more on the help my wot provides on the safety of websites over privacy issues . my take is that if wot can sell some of your data to third parties , this should have been made clear in the wot user agreement during the installation of the plug - in and was not mentioned .\nwe are now preparing to relaunch an updated version of wot which will include the appropriate measures to regain the trust of our users .\nwe take a professional approach to the installation of wot intruder alarms , ranging from bells only to fully monitored and maintained alarm system .\ncustomer launch commitments for the 787 - 10 include air lease corporation , with thirty airplanes ; ge capital aviation services , with ten ; international airlines group / british airways , with twelve subject to shareholder approval ; singapore airlines , with thirty and united airlines , with twenty airplanes .\nif your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by wot for internet explorer you can restore them to their previous default settings .\nthings provide a network - facing api for interaction ( wot interface ) based on a formal model . these wot interfaces are a superset of web apis , as things can also be available over non - web protocols such as mqtt or zigbee . the outward - facing wot interface is not to be confused with the scripting api , which is optional and interfaces with application scripts inside the software stack of a thing .\nnotice of removal filed by wot services , ltd . against medialogic , inc . , three stars media , inc . , buzzgrub , inc . , monkeyjar , inc . , internetcompany , inc . , career network , inc . , power applications , inc . , three stars , inc . ( filing fee $ 350 receipt number 37152 ) . ( attachments : # ( 1 ) civil cover sheet ) ( sr ) .\nwhile wot hands over the users\u2019 data in an anonymized form , it can be severely critical . as per the analysis reported by rob , security technology student and amo editor working on firefox webextensions , wot can also steal the banking credentials of the users besides installing a malware in their system .\nwot for firefox runs not only in firefox but also firefox - based browsers ; even 64 - bit cyberfox . during the setup process , we could sign in or create an account , which enables feedback and social features . but you don ' t have to sign up for wot ; it works just fine without an account , as we verified . signing up for a free wot account is easy , though , ( you can do it through facebook ) and minimally intrusive . clicking mywot opened our account page . we could access wot ' s settings from the icon ' s menu or from firefox ' s add - ons page . setup finished with a guided tour of wot ' s features , but more support options are available .\ninstantly know which websites to trust ! wot protects you while you browse , warning you against dangerous sites that host malware , phishing , and more .\n\u201cusing preliminary injunctions web sites and companies try to force wot to delete comments and ratings they feel are not favorable for their business . wot has no plans to voluntarily delete legit user feedback from the service and will take whatever necessary steps to ensure it can operate freely also in the future . \u201d\nit sounds like a clever way to check whether your favorie sites visit can be trusted . however , the wot service itself is far from trustworthy .\nor , you can uninstall wot for internet explorer from your computer by using the add / remove program feature in the window ' s control panel .\nsecurity is a cross - cutting issue that needs to be taken into account in all wot building blocks . the w3c wot does not define any new security mechanisms , but provides guidelines to apply the best practices from web security , iot security , and information security for general software and hardware considerations .\nbesides this historical event for w3c wot , santa clara also had an excellent openday with ( among other ) valuable input from the json schema and json - ld 1 . 1 authors , interesting experiences from wot implementors , and inspiring talks by physical web creator scott jenson as well as hp fellow bruce fleming .\nat wot we are able to provide physical or electronic master key or key suiting solutions for high end properties , businesses , educational establishments and healthcare operators .\nthe functional wot architecture should enable the use of best practices in security and privacy . generally , the wot security architecture must support the goals and mechanisms of the iot protocols and systems it connects to . these systems vary in their security requirements and risk tolerance , so security mechanisms will also vary based on these factors . however , the wot architecture needs to do no harm : it should support security and privacy at least as well as the systems it connects to .\nfigure 5 \u2013 the web of things is the ability to use modern web standards directly on embedded devices . by leveraging all these standards for iot scenarios , we both enable new types of interactive applications to be built , and also make sure that devices can be integrated with modern web applications and services with minimal effort .\nwe\u2019ve just released a new version of wot on the chrome extension gallery which already has several major code updates in order to protect our users privacy and an opt - out option from the user settings , for users who do not wish to share data with us but still want to have easy access to wot .\nwot claimed it anonymised the data that it sold but the journalists were able to identify more than 50 users from the sample data it acquired from an intermediary .\nthis document uses the following terms as defined here . the wot prefix is used to avoid ambiguity for terms that are defined specifically for web of things concepts .\nthis section presents the initial wot building blocks that build up the abstract architecture for the web of things . this architecture is derived from the use cases in section\nweb of trust ( wot ) is a website reputation and review service that helps people make informed decisions about whether to trust a website or not . wot is based on a unique crowdsourcing approach that collects ratings and reviews from a global community of millions of users who rate and comment on websites based on their personal experiences .\nnotice of removal ( defendants wot services , ltd . and against intuition inc . ' s amended notice of removal ) from ninth judicial district in and for orange county , florida , case number 2010 - ca - 022724 - o filed in state court on 10 / 7 / 2010 . filing fee $ 350 , receipt number 37152 filed by against intuition , inc . , wot services , ltd . . ( attachments : # ( 1 ) exhibit a ( part 1 of 7 ) , # ( 2 ) exhibit a ( part 2 of 7 ) , # ( 3 ) exhibit a ( part 3 of 7 ) , # ( 4 ) exhibit a ( part 4 of 7 ) , # ( 5 ) exhibit a ( part 5 of 7 ) , # ( 6 ) exhibit a ( part 6 of 7 ) , # ( 7 ) exhibit a ( part 7 of 7 ) ) ( zaffuto , warren ) modified on 12 / 13 / 2010 ( sr ) .\na simplistic view of the subject that wot concept is more on asking information over a network and iot is creating a network or connecting numbers of unconnected devices previously .\nndr quoted the data protection commissioner of hamburg , johannes caspar , criticising wot for not adequately establishing whether users consented to the tracking and selling of their browsing data .\nthe wot thing description must be used together with integrity protection mechanisms and access control policies . users must ensure that no sensitive information is included in the tds themselves .\nwot was founded in 2006 by sami tolvanen and timo ala - kleemola , who wrote the wot software as post - graduates at the tampere university of technology in finland . they launched the service officially in 2007 , with serial entrepreneur and angel investor esa suurio as ceo . in november 2009 suurio moved on to his next endeavor .\nthe add - on sends user ratings to the wot site , and it determines how the computed results are displayed , depending on user ' s settings . for instance , when visiting a poorly rated site , a warning screen may pop up , or only a red icon in the user ' s browser tool - bar is shown . color - coded icons are also shown next to external links on the pages of leading search engines , on email services , on social network sites , and on wikipedia .\nfigure 3 \u2013 in the iot , hundreds of incompatible protocols co - exist today . this makes the integration of data and services from various devices extremely complex and costly . in the web of things , any device can be accessed using standard web protocols . connecting heterogeneous devices to the web makes the integration across systems and applications much simpler .\nadditionally , wot reads your browser\u2019s url and provides trustworthiness ratings on the web - page level . for example , individual twitter accounts and blogs that may have dubious content or links to different sites , some of which are malicious in nature . wot also works to understand which referring sites drive users to phishing / fraudulent sites , and how to prevent this from happening in the first place . for example , we do this in part by identifying ad networks involved in malware distribution and search terms that lead to malicious links . this browsing data is collected by wot , as described in our privacy policy and allows wot to predict new dangerous websites even before any user rates them .\nin the web of things , devices and their services are fully integrated in the web because they use the same standards and techniques as traditional web sites . this means that you can write applications that interact with embedded devices in exactly the same way as you would interact with any other web service that uses web apis and in particular using restful architectures .\nregarding the relaunch of wot \u2013 we received a notice from the mozilla store that they were removing our add - on from the store pending answers to certain questions . we decided to remove wot from the other platforms at our own initiative so that we could have the time to study the feedback we have been receiving and to make appropriate changes .\nthere can be things , however , that do not provide a wot interface and only consist of metadata that is relevant to the application ( e . g . , the room in which devices are located ) . in w3c wot however , a thing must have a thing description ; therefore , everything that has a thing description is a thing .\ni am enjoying the slow process of implementing this as open source software , since being able to show people working examples is much more compelling than a slide presentation . my hope is that we can enable a thriving market of apps and services based upon open standards that lower the costs for integration across platforms and in doing so greatly expand the market potential .\nwe are excited to introduce some exciting new features and changes to wot from a product standpoint as well as a focus standpoint . the threats of today have shifted from what they were 10 years ago when we first launched , and it\u2019s time to adapt . wot is the natural fit in every user\u2019s security suite next to an antivirus , as it protects users from threats that only the human eye can spot . you , our dedicated community , have powered wot for more than a decade , and we\u2019re proud to serve you .\nfrom wot\u2019s privacy policy : \u201copt out rights even after providing your consent to this privacy policy , you are entitled to change your mind . if you do , you may opt out of the data collection and sharing process related to your wot app or extension , by changing the options selected in the \u201csettings\u201d menu , so that the \u201creal - time protection\u201d option is set to \u201coff\u201d . after you opt out , we will no longer collect and share your data in connection with your use of the wot app or extension . \u201d\nweb of trust ( wot ) is a community - powered surfing tool that boosts trust on the internet , by using authentic user experiences to help web users find reliable websites . by means of a free wot add - on tool installed in the browser , internet users can discern the quality of websites that they are about to access in terms of trustworthiness , vendor reliability , privacy protection and suitability for children . with traffic - light style icons , wot shows the website\u2019s reputation based on user evaluations and information from trustworthy sources . wot works with internet explorer , firefox , google chrome , safari and opera . the service has 18 million users around the world who have rated more than 31 million websites .\navailability the add - on works with firefox on all platforms and internet explorer on windows . the user interface comes in 14 languages and a colorblind accessible version . with the apple safari browser running on ios5 on devices such as the apple ipad the wot bookmarklet can be used to display wot ratings for a given site in a pop - up window .\nthe spokesperson added that opera has\nno information that the version of the wot extension in opera\u2019s catalogue hasn\u2019t been secure , however it\u2019s no longer available for opera\u2019s users\n.\nregardless , my wot has not been the same company since it\u2019s foundation back in 2006 . the new team unfortunately has been slow to deal with updates and security issues such as these . my belief is that many of wot\u2019s algorithm\u2019s are relying on that old 2006 technology . hopefully , the next release will have the ability to opt - in to the ability to remove your my wot user data from any third party lists , and that these updates will meet the needs of more modern technologies and operating systems , such as windows 10 .\nwot was a pretty good tool several years ago . i have been a member for many years . but now its very unreliable there are so many trolls and idiots that are members with multiple accounts that have the power to rate it makes wot quite useless , i dont use wot since a few years now . and as the saying goes you get what you pay for , which is nothing . i would advise anyone that takes security seriously to buy a internet security software suite from a well known anti virus software company . case closed\nthe thing abstraction and interaction model is implemented in a runtime system that offers the application - facing wot scripting api . this wot runtime interfaces with the protocol bindings to access remote things and with the system api to access local hardware and proprietary means for communication . note that both local hardware and devices behind proprietary communications protocols are also represented as things in the runtime environment , that is , they are also accessed through the client api . the wot runtime is also tasked with generating the thing description based on the servient metadata ( e . g . , location ) , application metadata ( e . g . , provided interactions ) , and available protocol bindings ( e . g . , implemented wot binding templates ) .\nguys , i just got a firefox security warning about wot , recommending that i disable the ad - on . this is from that old suspicious german data situation . three questions :\ni ' ve been using wot for years . it ' s so easy to use , unobtrusive . start using it ( there ' s not a good reason not to and plenty of reasons to ) , then spread the word . it works on a crowd - sourced model - the more people that contribute ratings for websites , the more powerful wot becomes .\nian is an independent writer based in israel who has never met a tech subject he didn ' t like . he primarily covers windows , pc and gaming hardware , video and music streaming services , social networks , and browsers . when he ' s not covering the news he ' s working on how - to tips for pc users , or tuning his egpu setup .\nwe are here to help you with anything for what you don\u2019t have time for . we have been offering world of tanks service over two years and we have 100 % positive feedback , not a single unsatisfied customer , most of our customers return to order again . choose us and you will not regret it , you will receive high quality services within very short time frame .\ntoday , wot is the world\u2019s leading crowdsourced website reputation service with over 140 million downloads worldwide and collaborates with the world\u2019s leading internet companies such as facebook and the mail . ru group .\nwot might become a trustworthy service again in the future . but for now it\u2019s probably best to stay away from this extensio\u2014and maybe conduct an evaluation of all your browser add - ons .\nmy privacy horse bolted a long time ago and there is no easy way to get it back into the stable . so my privacy is less of a priority to me than my online safety . that ' s why i keep using wot . now , with their latest improvements , wot provides me with more privacy than before so i ' m glad they were exposed .\nthe relationship between the web thing model and the current wot ig work is pretty straightforward to understand . the integration patterns of the web thing model are similar to what the wot ig architecture document references . similarly , the model of things and other the model of other resources is discussed in the thing description which takes a very similar approach and terminology to the web thing model .\nre - installed wot to opera from the chrome store , wot is still not listed in the opera add - ons pages so had to go that route . anyway , once installed i checked the new settings in wot for the opt in , opt out data sharing options . easy enough to find in the settings and accompanied by an updated privacy policy , which is here ; urltoken anyone using wot should read it , and from that draw your own conclusions as to whether you use / trust the extension . as for the opt out rights ; if you choose to opt out of real time protection then , according to the privacy policy , no more data will be collected or shared . but opting out of real time protection renders the extension virtually useless , it pretty much disables it . the toolbar icon is greyed out , no blocking red rated sites and there are no wot icons in search results . all you are left with is the ability to click the toolbar icon and open the wot ratings page for the site you ' ve landed on . bottom line , to me , is if you don ' t agree to having your data collected and shared by opting out of real time protection then you may as well not have the wot extension installed at all . just thought this was something that should be pointed out ."]}
{"id": 55029, "summary": [{"text": "gem state airlines was a united states airline founded in 1978 in coeur d'alene , idaho .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "it carried passengers for 11 months , from december 1978 to november 1979 , and merged in january 1980 with air pacific to become golden gate airlines .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "founded by thomas d. \" tom \" soumas , jr. ( b. 1953 ) of coeur d'alene , its primary investor was justin s. colin ( 1924 \u2013 2012 ) , a new york financier .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "idaho 's nickname is the gem state , with origins back to its territorial years . ", "topic": 24}], "title": "gem state airlines", "paragraphs": ["many airlines were named after their state mottos ; gem state , golden state , sunshine and empire come to mind .\nand to think\nalaska airlines\nis based in the state of washington .\ntaking a flight out of boise after your gem air flight ? plan for 75 minutes at the boise airport to make your connection .\ngolden gate airlines was united states regional airline founded in 1980 in monterey , california after the merger of gem state airlines and air pacific ( usa ) in 1979 . [ 1 ] it merged again in 1981 , this time with swift aire lines , but discontinued service shortly thereafter . [ 2 ]\nidaho ' s nickname is\nthe gem state ,\nalthough the motto on the state ' s license plates reads\nfamous potatoes .\nthis often has the unfortunate result that anyone who has heard of idaho imagines the state as a vast expanse of potato farms , with grizzled inhabitants living in cabins with no running water . in reality , the cabins mostly have running water . some even have indoor plumbing .\n1930 : hanford airlines ( pres : a s hanford jr ) , sioux city ia & omaha nb . 1932 : hanford tri - state airlines , kansas city mo , on acquisition of rapid airlines . 1938 : acquired by mid - continent airlines .\nfly fishing is a much sought after pursuit throughout the state ' s stream and river system .\nwashington state ' s hometown airline is teaming up with the washington state university - led northwest advanced renewables alliance ( nara ) to advance the production and use of alternative jet fuel . . .\nthe state of delaware is woefully underserved . i vote for a new airline named delawair . . .\nthere was an air oregon for a few years too . horizon bought them . i miss air california most of all the state named airlines .\n1971 : air harbor airlines , oak harbor wa . 1974 : became harbor airlines .\noregon - the state ' s southwestern neighbor is known for lush western forests and craggy mountains , but the portion of the state that immediately borders idaho is sparsely - populated and features a near - desert landscape .\n) . 1940 : merged with national airways inc / national airlines to form northeast airlines .\ndon ' t forget air canada . . . . i mean it is almost our 51st state . lol .\nlooks like i quoted the wrong post . this was meant for the comment about canada being the 51st state .\nnevada - the silver state borders idaho to the southwest and is home to the adult playground of las vegas .\nthe date and type of medical or mental health professional license as well as state and or country of jurisdiction .\n1936 : pennsylvania central airlines ( pca ) , pittsburgh pa . apr 1948 : renamed capital airlines . june 1961 : acquired by united airlines .\n1938 : kansas city mo ( pres : thomas f ryan iii ) , on acquisition of hanford tri - state airlines . 1952 : acquired by braniff intl airways .\nbritish columbia - crossing the state ' s tiny northern border into canada leads into the heart of the canadian rockies .\ni do recall that shortly after the merger of gem state and air pacific , seeing a convair 580 aircraft parked at sfo in the gem state airlines blue and white color scheme . golden gate did not absorb air oregon but did acquire de havilland dash - 7 ' s that had been operated briefly by air oregon . golden gate flew them in the brown and green color scheme of air oregon ( like the pic above ) . iirc , air oregon was acquired by horizon air and merged into their operations . i have some horizon air timetables from the mid - 1980 ' s that include air oregon ' s operations and routes . . .\nc . 1987 : american eagle airlines , . 1988 : became nashville eagle airlines , nashville tn .\n1929 : montreal canada . 1942 : reformed as colonial airlines . 1956 : absorbed by eastern airlines .\n1934 : atlanta ga , on acquisition of pacific seaboard airlines . 1953 : acquired by delta airlines .\nlet ' s not go crazy . . . . mexico is far different culturally and not our 52nd state . = )\nin - state air - service is available in a variety of forms . regular commercial flights from idaho falls to boise and from salmon to boise are offered by gem air and online booking is available for those scheduled flights . chartered flights between various cities and back - country flights are available through multiple air - service providers , including gem air , mccall aviation and selway aviation in central idaho , among others . for those flights , you need to call up the service provider to schedule your travel .\ngem air owners dan schroeder and joann wolters have over 35 years of experience flying in the north west . they love flying , and they love offering a flight service that saves people time , reduces the stress of driving , and expands travel options in our service areas . whether you fly for business or leisure , gem air is dedicated to making your air travel convenient and comfortable .\n1980 : richmond bc . formed from mergers of canadian air transit , gulf air aviation , haida airlines , island airlines , omnineca air services , pacific coastal airlines , trans provincial airlines , and west coast air .\ntake advantage of discounted rates by state ! plus , just one guest needs to qualify for everyone in your stateroom to be eligible for state savings . at pier check - in , show proof of residency , a driver ' s license , for example . applicable states and rates change often , so be sure to ask our cruise experts for the latest deals offered to residents of your state .\n1978 : red carpet airlines , clearwater fl . 1981 : became aerosun intl airlines . 1982 : ended ops .\n1975 : resort commuter airlines , raliegh nc . 19 ? ? : name changed to mid - south airlines .\n1945 : denver co . 1949 : acquired challenger airlines . 6 / 1 / 50 : acquired arizona airlines .\nwe have one airline in india , named after a state : air odisha . also , air amaravati is likely to come up soon .\nback in the ' 70s and possibly the early ' 80s , there was trans - nebraska , a commuter that flew across the state .\nif you are flying in from out of state , the boise airport has the most connections by far , and usually the better price . other airports , such as pocatello , idaho falls , twin falls , etc , also offer some commercial flights in from out of state .\nfull - strength beer and wine are readily available in supermarkets and convenience stores . hard liquor must be purchased at a state store . freestanding state liquor stores are common in the larger cities , although private markets double as the local state store in small towns . liquor stores are usually closed by 9 pm ( or earlier ) . other stores stop selling beer and wine at the same time the bars close in that particular county .\n1951 : aeromech , clarksburg wv ( air taxi ) . 1971 : aeromech airlines . 1983 : merged with wright airlines .\nc . 1963 : johnson flying service dba johnson airlines . 1975 : became evergreen intl airlines , mcminnville or . cargo .\n1968 : nationwide airlines southeast , st simons island ga . 1972 : air south , atlanta ga . 1975 : merged with florida airlines as florida airlines - air south ( atlanta ) .\n1950 : formed on acquisition of monarch airlines \u0097 included arizona airways and challenger airlines , denver co . 1967 : acquired central airlines . 1986 : operations ended with acquisition by peoples express .\nthis place is a gem - - the water is warm , there are few boats , they have kayak and paddle board rentals , and they have dinosaur tracks ! can ' t beat that ! we had a wonderful time .\n) . 1968 : acquired lake central airlines . 1972 : acquired mohawk airlines . 1979 : became usair ( visually changed to usair in 1989 ) , and in 1987 the commuter fleet included air kentucky , chautauqua airlines , crown airways , pennsylvania airlines , pocono airlines , southern jersey airways , and suburban airlines . 19 ? ? : middletown pa . 1988 : acquired pacific southwest airlines . 1989 : acquired piedmont airlines . 1995 : renamed us airways . 1998 : acquired usair shuttle ( trump shuttle ) .\nwashington - across idaho ' s northwestern border the state of washington offers a landscape that varies from rain - forests and mountains to desert - like conditions .\ntwenty - three veterans from the state of alaska are traveling to washington , d . c . , today to view their memorials for the first time , thanks to a partnership between alaska airlines and last . . .\nalaska airlines launches its annual permanent fund dividend ( pfd ) sale today , with discounts on air travel for residents of the 49th state . the one - way pfd fares are valid for travel within and . . .\nno hawaiian counts as a state named airline the an is not that critical . most people there will say they are hawaiian , not that they are hawaii .\ngem air continues year - round commuter flights , offering 6 flights between salmon and boise each week . let us get you to the capital , or connect you to flights out of boise . want more info ? click on the button below .\n19 ? ? : omni airlines , flagstaff az . 1981 : arizona pacific airlines , las vegas nv . 1981 : ended ops .\n11 / 19 / 03 : renamed from atlantic coast airlines . 1 / 5 / 06 : ended ops ; operating certificate bought by northwest airlines on 3 / 10 / 06 to form compass airlines .\n1966 : nasa commuter airlines , houston tx . 1984 : name changed to metro airlines on signing with eastern air lines ( qv ) .\navoid the 5 hour drive and fly with gem air . flying offers a convenient way to travel across the state . take a look at our flight schedule to see what we can offer you . need to fly a different day or time than what you see listed ? give us a call and we\u2019ll do our best to work something out that will work with your needs . call ( 208 ) 756 - 7382 to get started .\nphilippine airlines launching a350 non - stop flights to jfk philippine airlines launching a350 non - stop flights to jfk airlinegeeks . comsingapore airlines pushes aviation boundaries hong kong standard ( press release ) full coverage source : airlines - google news created on : jul 8 , 2018 | 11 : 30 am\nthese are the most on - time airlines in the us \u2026 . s . carrier\u2014hawaiian airlines\u2014earned a top rating . alaska airlines , delta , and \u2026was named the best airline of 2018 by airlineratings . com . using data \u2026starsamerican airlines - ( 79 . 4 ) - 3 starssouthwest airlines - \u2026the airline has earned high safety and product ratings on [ \u2026 ] source : airlines news created on : jul 8 , 2018 | 14 : 49 pm\nthink new york air was for nyc not ny state . . . and if you go that route . . . more recently there was reno air . . and still miami air\nyeah , that mention of\nlate 70s\nin the original post threw me off and i didn ' t see the pic was 1981 . wonder why i never saw that paint scheme . air pacific had dash 7 and twin otter - - did gg ever use the twin otter ? gem state had metro and cv580 - - gg used both of them , and more dash 7s . [ edited 2006 - 07 - 07 20 : 14 : 56 ]\ngreat choice ! gem air offers a high volume of \u201criver round trips\u201d during the summer months that can connect you to your trip . check out what\u2019s available by clicking on the button below \u2013 and don\u2019t forget to ask about family pricing if you\u2019re flying with children 12 and under !\n1940 : catalina air transport , long beach ca . 1953 : avalon air transport . 1963 : catalina airlines . 1969 : acquired by golden west airlines .\ni suppose that once an airlines attains a certain geographical route map , the regional\nstate\ntitle becomes a hindrance in marketing flights and a national - neutral name is selected instead . hawaiian and alaska are two exceptions that play up their region as an asset .\n19 ? ? : no data . 1970 : acquired by pacific western airlines .\nc . 19 ? ? : no data . 1982 : became sunbelt airlines .\n19 ? ? : vance international airline . 1970 : became mcculloch international airlines .\ngem air is an idaho owned and operated air service that offers commuter service , backcountry flights , and chartered flights . we provide our passengers with safe , reliable , clean air - service from a professional and courteous staff . we also run freight routes year - round out of slc and boise .\nidaho [ 1 ] is a state in the rocky mountains and with ties to the pacific northwest region of the united states . idaho is a rugged state , with 10 , 000 - 12 , 500 ft plus ( 3000 - 3800m ) snow - capped mountains , whitewater rivers ( one running through the deepest river canyon in the u . s . ) , dense forests , high desert , and plenty of wilderness . most of the land north of boise is national or state forest all the way to the canadian border . wilderness and wildlife are some of the greatest treasures of idaho .\ncity of rocks national reserve - - located on the southern edge of the state . popular with hikers and rock climbers for its maze of massive boulders ( some over 100 meters in height ) .\ndelta just made a huge announcement that puts other airlines to shame delta just made a huge announcement that puts other airlines to shame inc . comfull coverage source : airlines - google news created on : jul 8 , 2018 | 06 : 20 am\n19 ? ? : no data . 1944 : merged with zimmerly air transport . 1946 : empire airlines , lewiston id . 1952 : merged with west coast airlines .\n8 / 23 / 52 : name change from robinson airlines . 1959 : utica ny ( fdr : robert peach sr ) . 1972 : acquired by allegheny airlines .\nnot named after a specific state , but there was also ozark air lines which was based in missouri ( part of the ozark plateau ) and served cities in states that are part of the ozarks .\nc . 1989 : metroflight div of american eagle . 1992 : became simmons airlines .\nthe opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of southwest airlines .\nairlines serving boise include delta , frontier , horizon , southwest , united and us airways . spokane is served by the same carriers , as well as by alaska airlines .\nhighlights : deal combines two leading airlines known for outstanding customer service and low fares . alaska airlines expands its california presence , while creating new opportunities for growth . . .\nthe two - lane us 95 and idaho state highway 55 serve as the only intrastate connections between north idaho and the rest of the state . even in ideal weather conditions , traveling by car from north idaho to eastern idaho invariably involves a drive through boise or through missoula , montana . either way , you ' ll drive 600 - 700 miles when it ' s something like 300 miles as the crow flies .\n1968 : air west formed from merger of bonanza air lines , pacific airlines , and west coast airlines . 3 / x / 70 : summa corp dba ( howard ) hughes airwest , san francisco ca . 10 / 13 / 80 : became republic airlines .\nat various points in australia we ' ve had - ansett n . t . - queensland air lines - air queensland - airlines of new south wales - ansett n . s . w . - victoria ( n ? ) air coach - airlines of tasmania - airlines of south australia ( twice ) - airlines of western australia - ansett w . a .\n12 / 1 / 84 : from chaparral airlines , dallas tx . 1986 : acquired command airways . 1988 : became regional subsidiary of american airlines . 1990 : merged with metroflight .\nryan butz has joined alaska airlines as managing director of loyalty , overseeing mileage plan , alaska airlines credit card program and customer communications .\nryan comes with extensive customer . . .\nalaska airlines is enhancing its unique partner portfolio in mileage plantm by adding china - based carrier hainan airlines . hainan operates a modern fleet to over 90 destinations throughout the . . .\n1981 : american trans - air airlines , indianapolis in ( charter ) . c . 1999 : acquired chicago express airlines . c . 19 ? ? : feeder routes as ata connection .\nalaska airlines has named 18 - year alaska airlines ' veteran matt prainito managing director of airport operations . in his new role , prainito will coordinate regional directors , overseeing airport . . .\nalaska air cargo is shipping more than 4 , 000 ornaments from the state of alaska to the district of columbia today , in support of the 2015 u . s . capitol christmas tree program , in conjunction with . . .\n1984 ( ? ) : air one airlines , st louis mo . 1984 : ended ops .\n1938 : renamed from wyoming air service , casper wy . 1941 : acquired by western airlines .\nalaska airlines rated # 1 fuel efficient u . s . carrier for fifth year in a row\nemirates today announced a new codeshare and lounge agreement with alaska airlines ( as ) . pending governmental approval , emirates will begin marketing up to 300 daily alaska airlines flights , which . . .\nalaska airlines partners with honor flight to take veterans to memorials in wash . d . c .\nfurther world atlantic airlines assures its passengers that it has sufficient resources to implement this required plan .\napart from modest public transportation systems in the major cities , idaho has no mass transit to speak of . the only amtrak stop in the state is in sandpoint in the idaho panhandle . otherwise it ' s all driving or flying .\n1969 : k - c aviation , subsidiary of kimberly - clark corp , appleton wi . 1984 : midwest express airlines , milwaukee wi . 1984 : acquired assets of air florida . 1989 : formed subsidiary skyway airlines in partnership with mesa airlines . 1994 : second operational base at omaha nb .\nmembers of alaska airlines mileage plan now have access to book nearly 3 , 000 more daily flights on partner american airlines following the most recent phase of the airline ' s reservation system . . .\nalaska airlines today announced it is doing away with the standard fee for the first checked bag for alaska airlines visa signature consumer cardholders .\nthis is a benefit our customers have been . . .\nalaska airlines ' board of directors announced the election of tom kemp to the position of vice president of flight operations for alaska airlines effective july 1 , replacing gary beck , who will . . .\nworld atlantic airlines accepts emotional support animals accompanying passengers with required documentation . world atlantic airlines reserves the right to restrict carriage of emotional support animals by breed and type on a case by case basis .\nhi y ' all , there is only one airline named\nalaska airlines\nfor united states name of the state . we used to air wisconsin , air illinois , tennessee airways , new york air , texas int ' l , air california and air florida . all those airlines were gone . only one left still going strong alaska airlines . i know probably not count hawaii it is hawaiian it ' s calling person naming hawaiian . a place called hawaii . any comment ? i don ' t see most countries called airline of their country name very often . i know there are some airlines too many names in list . q\nmajor highways are routinely patrolled by the idaho state police ( isp ) , noted for the distinctive diagonal stripes on their vehicles . isp officers are quick to lend a hand if they see someone in trouble along the side of the road .\nc . 1938 : boston & maine airways , . 19 ? ? : absorbed by northeast airlines .\n1981 : billings mt . 1989 : acquired mall airways . 19 ? ? : acquired pilgrim airlines .\n1947 : charles & edna sherman dba california central airlines , burbank ca . 1954 : ended ops .\nc . 1967 : los angeles , lax american airlines terminal . routes along california coast and interior .\n1927 : ( harold j ) pitcairn aviation ( airmail ) , new brunswick nj . 1929 : sold air mail interests to north american aviation corp . 1930 : reorganized as eastern air transport , miami fl . 1934 : name change to eastern airlines . 19 ? ? : acquired ludington airlines . 1937 : acquired wedell - williams air service . 1938 : incorporation as eastern airlines ( pres : edward v rickenbacker ) . 1956 : acquired colonial airlines . 1967 : acquired mackey airways . 1973 : acquired caribbean - atlantic airlines . 2 / 24 / 86 : acquired by continental airlines ( texas international ) and dissolved . 1989 : eastern airlines shuttle acquired by donald trump as trump shuttle . 1991 : ended ops .\nunited airlines sub contracts skywest airlines for its san francisco to boise flights . don ' t be surprised if you board a plane marked in skywest colors . your baggage ends up in the same place .\nalaska airlines is offering its frequent fliers a new way to redeem miles and save time at the airport . beginning today through the end of april , alaska airlines mileage plan members can redeem . . .\nalaska airlines will begin weekly nonstop service between anchorage , alaska , and spokane , washington , starting june 11 through august 27 , 2016 .\nalaska airlines is excited to introduce the first . . .\nalaska airlines has named 25 - year alaska airlines employee wayne newton managing director of its seattle station , overseeing the day - to - day operations at its largest hub . newton replaces john . . .\nworld atlantic airlines was originally born as caribbean sun airlines in september of 2002 in ft . lauderdale florida . in january of 2003 , flight operations began utilizing bombardier dash 8 - 100 aircraft . the airline was set up out of necessity to increase the presence of the partner company , caribbean star airlines .\nworld atlantic airlines does not transport hazardous materials . please note that any hazardous materials will be confiscated .\nc . 1942 : juneau ak on acquisition of alaska air transport . 1968 : aquired by alaska airlines .\n1975 : utica ny ( fdr / pres : paul quackenbush ) . 1984 : merged with piedmont airlines .\n19 ? ? : kodiak ak . 1973 : merged with western alaska airlines as kodiak western alaska airways .\n1950 : formed on acquisition of ( roscoe ) turner air services . 1968 : acquired by allegheny airlines .\nalaska airlines ranked no . 1 in fuel efficiency for u . s . airlines , in a report released recently by the international council on clean transportation ( icct ) , an independent , nonprofit research . . .\nalaska airlines starts service between seattle and milwaukee , seattle and oklahoma city , and portland and st . louis\nskywest airlines announced today that they will purchase eight new , dual - class embraer e175 jets to fly for alaska airlines . the new planes , to be delivered in 2016 , will replace eight older . . .\nwe ask that passengers traveling with emotional support animals provide world atlantic airlines with 48 hours minimum advance notification via world atlantic airlines call center at 1 - 305 - 722 - 6100 ext 6805 or stations @ urltoken .\nliability for loss or damage to baggage is limited unless a higher value is declared to and accepted by world atlantic airlines , in advance of the travel and additional charges are paid . for most international travel the liability limit is approximately us $ 9 . 07 per pound ( us $ 20 . 00 per kilo ) for checked baggage only . world atlantic airlines assumes no liability for fragile , valuables , jewelry , stocks and bonds , electronics , precious and semi - precious metals and gem stones , designers clothing or articles , art , paintings , collectibles or perishable articles . world atlantic airlines , prohibits the transportation of any hazardous material ( hazmat ) as indicated by the hazardous material act and iata dangerous goods regulations .\nalong those lines empire airlines based in utica had a large presence in upstate . new york is known as the empire state . empire was acquired by piedmont in the 80 ' s was ultimately folded into usair . it was a shame , empire was a very nice airline using f28 ' s offering free drinks and snacks on most flights and was a feeder fro panam .\n1946 : miami fl , on acquisition of riddle airlines . cargo and passenger ops . 1981 : ended ops .\n1969 : santa barbara ca . 1975 : first commuter flights . 1982 : name change to pacific coast airlines .\n1940 : catalina air transport , long beach ca . 1953 : avalon air transport . 1963 : catalina airlines .\nc . 1931 : boston - maine airways inc jointly with central vermont airways inc ( both pres : paul collins , vp : amelia earhart ) . 1940 : merged with national airways inc / national airlines to form northeast airlines .\n1965 : aviation services inc , wichita ks . 1983 : air midwest inc . 1991 : acquired by mesa airlines .\n1932 : ( mac ) mcgee airways , anchorage ak . 1934 : merged with star air service . 1937 : renamed star airlines . 1942 : became alaska star airlines . 1944 : alaska airlines , on acquisition of livery airways , mirow air service , and pollack flying service . 1946 : moved to seattle wa . 1968 : absorbed alaska - coastal and cordova airlines . 1986 : acquired jet america . @ first over - the - pole commercial flights ( 1951 ) .\n1936 : possibly from ( wilbur ) irving airways , juneau ak . 1942 : acquired by alaska - coastal airlines .\n1946 : trans - pacific airlines , honolulu hi . 1946 : tpa aloha airline . 1958 : aloha airlines . c . 1984 : aloha pacific airlines . 4 / 1 / 06 : ended operations . connected marshall islands , west coast of california , and las vegas , replacing fleet of boeing 737 - 200 with new - generation 737 - 700s .\n1931 : errett l cord dba century pacific lines , glendale ca . 1932 : acquired by avco / american airlines .\n19 ? ? : ( pres : merle k smith 1955 ) anchorage ak . 1968 : aquired by alaska airlines .\n1929 : inter - island steam navigation co dba inter - island airways , honolulu hi ; cargo . 1941 : hawaiian airlines . 19 ? ? : name changed to hawaiian air . 1990 : route - sharing agreement with northwest airlines .\n1980 : latrobe pa . 1985 : became part of piedmont commuter system . 1995 : route merger with chautauqua airlines .\nworld atlantic airlines will share facilities and will make gates available at airports in an emergency . world atlantic airlines will also work with airport officials and , if necessary , other airlines to share or acquire equipment such as portable stairs , buses , vans , or other means by which customers may deplane and be safely escorted to a terminal or other reasonable facility .\nidaho is one of the few remaining us states with only one telephone area code statewide : 208 . although there has been talk of an area code split or overlay due to the state ' s continued growth , nothing is currently planned along those lines . most localities support emergency 911 services .\n9 / 1 / 83 : tempe az ( fdr : ed beauvais ) . 1994 : partnered with continental airlines and mesa airlines . 9 / 26 / 05 : merged with us airways and the name american west was gradually phased out \\ .\nc . 1988 : no data . 1994 : merged with mesa airlines , which was renamed as cc air in 1996 .\n2000 : spin - off from merger of united airlines and us airways as a black - owned and - operated operation .\nthere was also an air virginia and a tejas ( the original native american spelling of texas ) airlines in the 1970s .\n1934 : ( walter t ) varney air transport , los angeles ca . 1937 : reorganized as continental air lines . 1955 : acquired pioneer air lines . 1968 : began all - jet service . 19 ? ? : acquired air micronesia . 1981 : merger agreement with western airlines begun . 1982 : acquired by texas air corp dba texas international airlines retaining continental name . 1982 : acquired eastern airlines , then dissolved it . 11 / 20 / 98 : merged with northwest airlines as an\nalliance .\n1982 : bar harbor me . charter . 1965 : scheduled service . 1980 : acquired downeast airlines . 1991 : ended ops .\naccommodation for applicants with disabilities world atlantic airlines provides reasonable accommodation in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans .\nnorth idaho is considered to be part of the pacific northwest and is in the pacific timezone . approaching idaho from washington state to the west , it is where the rolling grain - covered hills of the palouse give way to several mountain ranges including the ( rocky ) mountains . north and central idaho are also frequently referred to as the idaho panhandle . southern idaho is considered to be part of the intermountain west , and is in the mountain timezone . southern idaho is the major agricultural and population center of the state . by long usage and local custom , northern idaho is referred to by all idahoans as\nnorth idaho .\nidahoans are extremely sensitive to any allegation that the state is somehow a neo - nazi enclave , and will be very quick to inform you otherwise if the subject comes up . this is particularly true in the coeur d ' alene area , which experienced a very small but highly publicized group of neo - nazis firsthand .\n6 / x / 92 : tucson az . 8 / x / 95 : merged with great lakes airlines as arizona airways express .\n( another central airlines 1949 or c . 1961 ? merge with frontier 1967 ? also see braniff 1928 re : previous entry . )\napply for an alaska airlines us credit card this indicates a link to an external site that may not follow the same accessibility policies .\napply for an alaska airlines canadian credit card this indicates a link to an external site that may not follow the same accessibility policies .\nback on topic , i ' ve always liked the idea of an aerosonora for the state of sonora mexico . however , use the double association with the sonoran desert and flights in / out of arizona / california and over to the baja become a natural fit too . a small fleet of erj - 135lrs thank you .\n1965 : appleton wi . 1985 : merged with mississippi valley airlines . 1980 : acquired aspen airways . 1991 : acquired by united express ( ual ) . 1993 : purchased by cjt holdings inc and restructured as air wisconsin airlines corp . 1998 : acquired mountain air express .\nc . 19 ? ? : era helicopters aka jet alaska inc , anchorage ak . 1981 : era aviation inc dba era classic airlines .\nc . 1988 : command airways , aka nashville eagle , nashville yn , as part of american eagle . 1991 : renamed flagship airlines .\nskywest airlines serves several idaho cities from its salt lake city hub , including boise , lewiston , idaho falls , twin falls and pocatello .\nif you require special assistance while traveling with world atlantic airlines , we will ensure that your experience is as convenient and smooth as possible .\na common misconception is that idaho is somehow a racist or neo - nazi state . around 1980 , a neo - nazi and white separatist brought a band of followers to hayden lake near coeur d ' alene and began regularly making the local and national news with his racist provocations . although the local residents vigorously disapproved and regularly held much bigger counter - demonstrations , the neo - nazi image has stuck . idahoans breathed a collective sigh of relief in 2001 when the 20 acre compound owned by the\nchurch\nwas handed over to a woman who had filed a lawsuit against them after being assaulted by their guards , and many of the racists subsequently left the state .\n1931 : richard henson dba fbo , hagerstown md ( charter ) . 1962 : henson aviation dba henson airlines ; hagerstown - wdc commuter flights . 1967 : contractor with allegheny airlines as the first allegheny commuter . 1983 : merged with piedmont airlines as piedmont commuter . henson , who died in 2002 at age 92 , used the money from his sale of the airline to establish a foundation that benefited non - profit organizations .\nnote : the limit of liability of us $ 75 , 000 above is inclusive of legal fees and costs except that in the case of a claim brought in a state where provision is made for separate award of legal fees and costs , the limit shall be the sum of us $ 58 , 000 exclusive of legal fees and costs .\n1948 : kirk kerkorian dba los angeles air service , los angeles ca . 1960 : trans - international airlines . 1962 : sold to studebaker corp . 1964 : repurchased by kerkorian . 1968 : acquired by transamerica . 1976 : acquired saturn airways , oakland . 1979 : transamerica airlines .\nby far the largest airport in the state , boise airport ( iata : boi ) ( icao : kboi ) is the main airport in southern idaho . flights to and from boise are available from most major cities in the western united states , as well as minneapolis and chicago . boise airport also offers a good selection of charter flight services .\n12 / 15 / 89 : atlantic coast airlines div of westair ( united express carrier ) . 1991 : acquired by atlantic coast airlines holdings inc , dulles va . affiliation : ual . 11 / 19 / 03 : renamed independence air . 1 / 5 / 06 : ended ops .\ngg adopted the burgundy and cream colors in april 1981 . the colin empire also included air oregon , but i think some original air oregon folks got control before gg and then wi shut down . swift aire survived about a month after golden gate closed up . cities served by gg were : san francisco san jose sacramento reno lake tahoe for short time elko , nv ely , nv pendleton , or grand junction , co salt lake city sun valley boise stockton modesto merced fresno lax bakersfield san diego for short time las vegas for short time santa barbara for short time i see oxnard and oakland , but don ' t ever remember them actually flying there very early on . monterey gem state at various times flew to : boise idaho falls pocatello salt lake city twin falls sun valley lewiston pullman seattle spokane coeur d ' alene reno they entered sea during the hughes airwest strike iirc .\n1929 : st paul mn . 12 / 1929 : merged with arrowhead intl airlines . c . 1930 : schlee - brock corp , winnepeg canada .\nsouthern idaho is home to one of the largest populations of basque people in the world outside the basque country itself . public displays of ikurri\u00f1a flags and car stickers are somewhat common , even in rural areas . the state even issues a basque specialty automobile license plate . next scheduled for 2020 , a major basque festival known as jaialdi is celebrated in boise every five years .\n= operated as america west express in the southwest , us airways express throughout the east coast and midwest , independently as mesa airlines in nm and co .\nair lease corporation announces delivery of airbus a321 - 200neo aircraft with s7 airlines today air lease corporation ( al ) ( \u201calc\u201d ) announced that s7 airlines received its first new airbus a321 - 200neo aircraft . \u201cwe are glad to receive the first airbus a321neo from our partners air lease corporation . s7 airlines continues to renew its air fleet with the [ \u2026 ] source : yahoo ! finance : al news created on : jun 26 , 2018 | 16 : 44 pm\n1979 : division of american aviation , inyokern ca . 1983 : acquired by mojave airlines . 1984 : reverted to c & m . 1985 : ended ops .\nc . 1970 : ( poddy ) mercer enterprises dba western flying services , also embodied airplane charter by mercer . 19 ? ? : became pacific american airlines .\n1992 : ( june ) morris air service corp dba morris air , salt lake city ut . 1993 ( ? > 1995 ) : acquired by southwest airlines .\nworked for westair , apollo airways , desert pacific , western , aircal and american airlines ( retired ) . my flight memory : 178 airports , 89 airlines , 71 a / c types , 397 routes , 56 countries ( by air ) , 6 continents . 1 , 101 , 154 miles , as a passenger .\nin this section of the alaska airlines newsroom , you ' ll find our news releases . the releases are listed in chronological order and are archived by year .\n\u00a9 copyright 2016 world atlantic airlines ( waa ) . all rights reserved . usage of this website states your compliance of our terms of use and privacy policy .\nas far as intrastate airlines , i would say the best markets are ca , tx , ak , fl , and hi , which all did have intrastate carriers . for other states , there would be a potential for rj and turboprop based service to the state ' s largest city or to the capital , in places like wi , in , mo , mn , az , and wa , but most of those have the problem of driveable distances , small markets , and intrastate routes already served by network carriers , for example sea - geg .\n1946 : american air export & import co , miami beach fl . 1965 : airline ops acquired by saturn airlines ; aaxico nominally continued as an aircraft products supplier .\n1967 : santa ana ca ; sevice to sfo . 1976 : reorganized as westgate - california corp . 1981 : renamed aircal . 1987 : acquired by american airlines .\nfor a short while we had\nft worth airlines\noperating out of ftw to hou back in the ' 80s . don ' t think it lasted long .\nbut my fantasy ( and goal ) is to make an airline based in texas , with a texas - themed name that can still be seen as professional and recognizable . i ' d love to see the return of airlines named after states that are true regional airlines . hopefully low fuel prices and new prop planes can help that .\n1981 : horizon air industries inc , seattle wa . 19 ? ? : merged with air oregon . 1981 : acquired by alaska air . 1983 : acquired transwestern airlines .\n1947 : interior airways ( pres : james magoffin ) , fairbanks ak . 19 ? ? : alaska intl airlines . 1984 : markair inc . 1995 : ended ops .\nalaska airlines inaugurated new service between los angeles international airport and costa rica ' s two major international airports , further strengthening the airline ' s southern california focus . . .\nalaska airlines and icelandair have entered into a codeshare agreement and frequent flier partnership , which will give customers easier connections and more ways to earn benefits when flying . . .\nmost other main roads in the state are two - lane highways . in more remote locations unpaved roads are commonplace . pay close attention to current road conditions while traveling , particularly in winter . you know you ' re from idaho when your elderly grandparents think it ' s normal to arrive at christmas ( or even just for a weekend visit ) after driving 400 miles through blizzards and along winding two lane river roads .\nair transport inc , seattle wa ( cam - 18 ) . 1927 : acquired pacific air transport . 1930 : div of united aircraft & transport corp ; later united airlines .\n1924 : c e woolman dba huff - daland dusters inc , monroe la . 1928 : delta air service , new orleans la . 1929 : first passenger service . 1930 : suspended ops . 1934 : reformed and renamed delta air lines . 1953 : acquired chicago & southern air lines . 1972 : acquired northeast airlines . 1987 : acquired western airlines .\n8 / 30 / 29 : ( john b & frank ) kohler aviation corp , grand rapids mi . nov 1929 : route sold to northwest airlines , but kohler continued operations under a contract with nwa . 1934 : bankruptcy when president f d roosevelt cancelled all civil air mail contracts . 6 / x / 34 : assets acquired by pennsylvania airlines .\nalaska airlines inaugur\u00f3 un nuevo servicio entre el aeropuerto internacional de los \u00e1ngeles y dos aeropuertos internacionales importantes de costa rica , lo que fortalece m\u00e1s la ciudad foco de . . .\nhoy , alaska airlines empez\u00f3 a vender boletos de las recientemente anunciadas rutas entre los \u00e1ngeles y los dos aeropuertos internacionales principales de costa rica . est\u00e1 programado que los . . .\nthe in - flight supervisor has the experience , expertise and the qualifications to ensure that world atlantic airlines conducts its cabin duties and emergency procedures with the highest degree of safety .\n1982 : greater pacific airways , los angeles ca . 1988 : air la . 1990 : merged with air resorts airlines , in 1990 but operated separately . 1991 : ended ops .\n3 / x / 83 : laconia nh . formed upon acquisition of skymaster airlines ; served ma , nh , nj , va . 8 / x / 93 : ended ops .\n19 ? ? : bar harbor airways ( fdrs : joseph & thomas caruso ) bar harbor me . scenic flights , charter . 1971 : establishe airlines linking quebec city , canada . 1987 : half - interest purchased by texas air corp to use planes as commuters for continental airlines and eastern express with extended routes , and in 1991 the named ceased to exist .\nalaska airlines , inc . today announced the company plans to form a wholly owned subsidiary called mcgee air services , a dedicated airline services company that combines deep industry experience . . .\n10 / 26 / 93 : conquest sun airlines . 1994 : renamed airtran , atlanta ga , orlando fl . 1997 : merger with valujet . 2002 - 04 : regional jet subsidiary as\n1923 : new orleans la . c . 1927 : st tammany gulf airlines . 1929 : acquired as subsidiary of southern air transport inc / avco . 1931 : merged with johnson airways .\n1924 : ( blaine m ) tuxhorn flying school & mid - continent air transport ( reportedly the origin of ozark airlines ) , kansas city ks . connected omaha and little rock ar .\nalaska airlines today announced that it has successfully completed the international air transport association ' s operational safety audit ( iosa ) and has been renewed on the iosa registry . the . . .\nalaska airlines ceo brad tilden announced today during a keynote speech at the jumpstart air service development conference that alaska will add new flying between portland , oregon , and austin , . . .\n12 / 31 / 41 : summit airways inc ( fdr : charles w hirsig ii ) , laramie wy . 1 / 7 / 47 : renamed challenger airlines co . 1 / 9 / 47 : relocated at salt lake city ut . 7 / 10 / 47 : awarded air mail route 74 . 6 / 1 / 50 : acquired by monarch airlines and arizona airways .\ncell phone service is reliable in all of the major cities as well as most other parts of the state . the only places you ' re likely to encounter trouble are deep in the mountains . that said , large no service zones do exist ; the further you travel into the back country , the less likely you ' ll be able to call someone if you get in trouble . in rural areas some carriers may have a noticeably better presence than others .\n1949 : american flyers school of aviation ( fdr : reed & virginia pigman ) , dallas tx . 19 ? ? : american flyers airline corp . 5 / 25 / 71 : acquired by universal airlines , which was in turn taken over by saturn airlines . @ initially dc - 3 , then 18 lockheed constellation and l188 electra , later 707 , 727 , dc - 8 .\nthe alaska airlines foundation is currently accepting grant request applications from non - profits in the states of alaska , washington and hawaii . the deadline for mid - year consideration is april . . .\nmatt shelby has joined alaska airlines as managing director of corporate real estate . he ' ll be responsible for the oversight of alaska and horizon air ' s airport real estate activities , specifically in\nalaska airlines today announced to employees gathered at a meeting in portland that the company will begin daily , nonstop service between portland , oregon , and atlanta starting june 4 , through . . .\nfollowing thursday ' s record fourth quarter and full - year earnings announcement , employees at alaska airlines and horizon air today are receiving bonuses of more than nine percent of their annual . . .\nalaska airlines inaugurates new service from seattle to new york city ' s john f . kennedy international airport tonight , offering double miles * for alaska airline mileage plan\u2122 members for a . . .\nalaska airlines and seattle quarterback russell wilson today announced that wilson has extended his exclusive , multi - year partnership as the airline ' s chief football officer . the airline is also . . .\nalaska air group , the parent company of alaska airlines and horizon air , has named brooke debay managing director of audit programs . debay will oversee internal audit , the internal evaluation . . .\nalaska airlines today named experienced information technology executive david kuhl its new vice president of it services . kuhl has more than 30 years of experience in the field of it , most . . .\n1970 : east boston ma . 10 / 31 / 81 : ended ops . with deregulation and code - sharing in place , it was the last of the stand - alone us commuter airlines .\n1977 : yukon air service dba air north , formed from northern airlines , fairbanks ak . 1984 : ended ops . 19 ? ? : operations reactivated ; beech 99 and hawker - siddeley 748 .\n4 / 17 / 63 : bearskin lake air service , thunder bay and sioux lookout , ontario canada dba bearskin airlines ( fdr : otto heglund ) . serviced areas of northern ontario and manitoba .\nlast week , alaska airlines became the first commercial airline in the world to receive faa certification of an enhanced full - stall model in a flight simulator , which helps pilots train to . . .\nalaska airlines today filed an application with the u . s . department of transportation seeking approval to fly two daily nonstop flights from its latin america gateway of los angeles to havana , . . .\nalaska airlines , filo foods , bf foods and the washington restaurant association today filed a motion in king county superior court asking the trial court to hear evidence on whether the city of . . .\nalaska airlines has named 20 - year airline maintenance and operations veteran greg mays vice president of labor relations . in his new role mays will be responsible for all labor matters at alaska . . .\nalaska airlines today begins nonstop service between nashville and seattle , increasing the number of nonstop destinations from its seattle hub to 84 - twice as many as alaska ' s nearest competitor . . . .\nalaska airlines began selling tickets today on newly - announced routes between los angeles and costa rica ' s two major international airports . the eight weekly flights from los angeles to san jose . . .\nalaska airlines today named brand and product marketing expert derek chang its new managing director of brand experience . chang will head alaska ' s branding efforts at its airports , in its board . . .\nnigerian govt says its national airline will take off before december \u2026has said the proposed national airline for the country would be \u2026 . he disclosed that the proposed airline will gulp $ 8 . 8million preliminary \u2026support aviation , adding that the airline would take advantage of bilateral \u2026would not kill the domestic airlines operating [ \u2026 ] source : airlines news created on : jul 8 , 2018 | 12 : 34 pm\n1944 : gordon newstrom dba mesaba aviation inc , coleraine mn ( flight instruction , charter ) . 1950 : moved ops to grand rapids mn . 1973 : assets sold to ? ? , scheduled flights begun . 1978 : acquired by swenson family ; mesaba airlines formed . 1983 : merged in partnership with republic airlines , minneapolis mn . 1984 : parted with republic and joined with northwest airlines in a code - sharing agreement as a northwest airlink . 1988 : became subsidiary through northwest ' s shareholder holding group . 1988 : became subsidiary of air tran . 1995 : shareholder group reformed as mesaba holdings inc .\nalaska airlines and seattle fashion designer luly yang are announcing a new partnership to redesign uniforms for more than 12 , 000 airline employees . this is the next big step in the brand updates . . .\nalaska airlines ' board of directors has elected 28 - year alaska veteran kurt kinder vice president of maintenance and engineering . in his new role , kinder will lead approximately 1 , 000 employees . . .\nalaska airlines ' chief football officer russell wilson led his team to victory this morning in the alaska plane pull for strong against cancer . funds raised at today ' s event go directly to . . .\ndiaspora corner : airlines now making it even easier to travel to malawi \u2026alliance , is a leading african airline flying to over 50 destinations \u2026passengers annually . for europe , the airline currently operates four flights a \u2026week on 6th june . the airline currently operates seven weekly flights \u2026victoria falls and livingstone . the airline have [ \u2026 ] source : airlines news created on : jul 8 , 2018 | 17 : 53 pm\nnorthern idaho farming is characterized by dry land wheat , barley , and legume crops . logging is a big part of the northern idaho economy , although not as much as in the past . a favorite bumper sticker in north idaho is\nif you don ' t like logging , try using plastic bags for toilet paper .\nsimilar to washington and oregon , there is a great disparity in the population of each half of the state . north idaho is significantly less populated than the southern half .\nalaska airlines announced today that it will begin weekly flights between bellingham , washington and kona on the big island of hawaii . the nonstop , seasonal service to kona begins nov . 12 and ends . . .\ntoday alaska airlines will begin new service from orange county to santa rosa / sonoma county , california and reno / tahoe , nevada . these new routes eliminates the need to connect through other cities . . .\nalaska airlines has named award - winning agency , mekanism , its new advertising agency of record . mekanism has more than 100 employees across offices in san francisco and new york , and key clients . . .\nalaska airlines is expanding its seattle hub with new service from seattle to charleston , south carolina . charleston is the seventh new city the carrier has added this year , following last month ' s . . ."]}
{"id": 55033, "summary": [{"text": "bill barrett corporation ( nyse : bbg ) is an energy company based in denver , colorado .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "its core business is natural gas and oil exploration and development in the rocky mountains region of the united states . ", "topic": 22}], "title": "bill barrett corporation", "paragraphs": ["highpoint resources was formed in 2018 as a combination of bill barrett corporation and fifth creek energy . the company trades on the new york stock exchange under the ticker hpr .\nbill barrett indicated that despite his age he planned to continue serving as the company ' s ceo for several more years . waiting in the wings to succeed him were sons fred barrett , president of the company , and terry barrett , vice - president .\nlocke , tom ,\nbill barrett corp . expected to go public ,\ndenver business journal , april 16 , 2004 , p . a3 .\n- - - - - - ,\nbill barrett : wildcatter of the year ,\ndenver business journal , april 23 , 1993 , p . 3a .\nbill barrett reported a net loss of $ 0 . 79 per share for its fiscal fourth quarter , far worse than the $ 0 . 13 per share loss that wall street had projected . ( admittedly , wall street often couches predictions in terms of pro forma earnings , but even there , bill barrett says that its adjusted , pro forma loss was $ 0 . 18 per share - - still a nickel below expectations . ) for the year , bill barrett ' s gaap ( generally accepted accounting principles ) loss was $ 3 . 08 per share .\nmr . barrett has served as senior vice president\u2014geosciences since january 2013 and previously served as senior vice president - exploration from february 2010 until january 2013 and as senior vice president - rockies exploration from february 2009 until january 2010 . he served as senior vice president\u2014exploration , northern division from march 2006 through february 2009 and previously served as vice president - exploration , northern division from bill barrett\u2019s inception in january 2002 through february 2006 . mr . barrett had prior industry experience with barrett resources and its successor , the williams companies , as well as terred oil company . mr . barrett has a bachelor of science in geology from the university of colorado , boulder and a master of science in geology from kansas state university .\nin particular , bill barrett noted that\ncapital expenditures of $ 98 million in 2016 were below guidance range ,\nand down 66 % year over year , permitting the company to generate positive free cash flow of $ 13 . 6 million for the year .\nas for what to expect this year , bill barrett guided toward\n2017 production levels . . . approximately 7 % higher than 2016 production at the mid - point of guidance .\ncapital expenditures will also be higher , though , running\napproximately $ 255 - $ 285 million .\nin march 2000 barrett retired again . the company he built now became a takeover target for a major oil company , royal dutch / shell group , which in march 2001 made an unsolicited bid of $ 1 . 8 billion . barrett resources resisted the overture , instead putting itself up for sale in the hope of attracting a better deal from a\nwhite knight\nbidder . another buyer soon emerged in the familiar form of the williams companies , which had bought out bill barrett ' s rainbow venture 25 years earlier . although shell upped its offer for barrett resources , williams offered more , nearly $ 2 . 8 billion in cash and stock , driving shell from the field .\ntyson , ray ,\nbarrett back in business with rockies firm ,\ngas daily , april 5 , 2002 , p . 1 .\nmr . vigil has served as vice president - information technology since may 2014 . he served as director - information technology from april 2013 until may 2014 and director - it operations from september 2011 to april 2013 . mr . vigil has over 20 years of it experience and prior to joining the company has held it management and senior management positions with lanx , inc . , gilead sciences , wilkerson corporation and served as director - it business services with cendant corporation . mr . vigil has a bachelor of science in business technology management and graduated with honors ( summa cum laude ) from regis university .\nmr . woodall has served as chief executive officer and president since january 2013 and as chief operating officer since july 2010 . mr . woodall previously served as executive vice president\u2014operations from february 2010 until july 2010 and as senior vice president - operations from april 2007 until february 2010 . prior to joining highpoint resources , mr . woodall served as senior vice president - western us for forest oil corporation from 2004 to april 2007 and as drilling and production manager for forest oil corporation from 2000 until 2004 . mr . woodall has over 28 years of industry experience . mr . woodall has a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from the louisiana state university .\nms . choka has served as vice president - human resources since august 2010 . prior to joining highpoint resources , she served as group vice president - human resources and vice president - talent management at level 3 communications from 2006 - 2010 , and vice president - human resources at sun microsystems from 1999 - 2005 . prior to her employment at sun , ms . choka held senior human resources and compensation positions at storage technology corporation , electronic data systems corporation , and jp morgan . she sits on the board of callidus software , inc . ms . choka has a bachelor of arts in east asian studies and economics from wesleyan university and a master of business administration from fairleigh dickinson university .\ncummins , chip ,\nwilliams cos . to buy barrett resources for about $ 2 . 38 billion in cash , stock ,\nwall street journal , may 8 , 2001 , p . a4 .\nmr . wonstolen has served as senior vice president - general counsel since august 2013 . prior to joining highpoint resources , mr . wonstolen served as senior counsel at the law firm beatty & wozniak , p . c . since 2009 . mr . wonstolen has more than 30 years of experience in the oil and natural gas industry , including serving as corporate counsel and officer at gerrity oil & gas corporation and corporate counsel at patina oil & gas corporation , its successor . mr . wonstolen has a bachelor of arts , magna cum laude , from the state university of new york and a master of environmental policy and management from the university of denver . mr . wonstolen earned his j . d . from the university of colorado school of law .\nbill barrett retired in july 1997 , but less than a year later , as an energy recession began to take hold , he returned as chief executive officer to lead the company , which he feared had begun to drift off course during the short time he was absent . he told the rocky mountain news in a 1999 interview ,\nafter working primarily in the rocky mountains , we had gotten involved in exploration in the gulf of mexico and in peru . we wound up overspending our cash flow and taking on more debt than i was comfortable with .\nbarrett was able to shore up the company , so that it was in a position to enjoy another growth spurt after commodity prices rebounded .\nbarrett left el paso for pan - american petroleum corp . in 1963 , and then four years later became chief geologist for wolf exploration co . , where he made his reputation as an exceptional\noil finder .\nas described by a 1993 denver business journal article ,\nfinding oil is like fitting together a jigsaw puzzle . the geologist combines as many pieces of information as possible , such as seismic data or well histories , and then produces a solution after lots of tedious work .\naccording to barrett ,\na lot of hard work probably helps improve the luck factor .\nbarrett ' s first major discovery for wolf in the mid - 1960s was the 24 - mile - long , 15 - mile - wide highlight field in wyoming . he then discovered an even larger field , the madden field in the state ' s wind river basin .\nbarrett acquired more powder river basin properties in march 2003 , paying $ 35 million . by the end of the year the company ' s proved reserves grew to 204 bcfe . due to an increase in the company ' s production activity , as well as a rise in oil and natural gas prices , barrett ' s balance sheet showed a marked improvement over the previous year . in 2003 the company recorded operating revenues of $ 75 . 3 million , resulting in a net loss on the year of approximately $ 500 , 000 , overall an excellent performance for a start - up venture .\nmr . stenzel has served as senior vice president - corporate development and planning since february 2016 . he served as vice president - engineering and planning since september 2014 . prior to joining the company , mr . stenzel served as executive vice president \u2013 williston basin at wpx energy from january 2011 through september 2014 and as director a & d and planning at barrett resources from 1999 through december 2010 . mr . stenzel has a bachelor of science in civil engineering from colorado state university .\nmar 03 , 2017 10 : 00 a . m . et q4 and full year 2016 highpoint resources corp earnings conference call nov 04 , 2016 10 : 00 a . m . et q3 2016 highpoint resources corp earnings conference call\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nmarket and financial statement data provided by nasdaq , bats exchange , sec and xignite inc . industry and operating metrics collected from company filings via edgar online . for more information on sources and calculations click\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 .\nfocused on the development of oil and natural gas assets located in the dj basin of colorado .\nour experienced operational team has built our asset portfolio through a combination of acquisitions and exploration focusing on the areas where we have established experience and expertise . the company\u2019s assets and operations consist of contiguous acreage positions located in the dj basin of colorado and wyoming where the company has a focused portfolio consisting of key assets in the northeast wattenberg and hereford field .\nwe have demonstrated execution of our focused operational and financial strategy . our focus on cost structure improvement has translated into peer leading operating margins and we are positions to deliver a competitive growth profile , which retaining the financial flexibility to fund our growth activity .\nmr . crawford has served as chief financial officer since may 2018 and previously served as senior vice president - treasury and finance from february 2016 until may 2018 . he served as vice president - finance and marketing from february 2009 until february 2016 , and served as director - finance , financial analyst and in other functions in the finance department since joining the company in 2004 . from 1994 through 2003 , mr . crawford held various domestic and international positions in accounting and finance with several subsidiaries of schlumberger limited , an international oilfield services company . mr . crawford has a bachelor of science in accounting from colorado state university .\nmr . macosko has served as senior vice president\u2014accounting since february 2010 and previously served as our vice president\u2014accounting from may 2006 until february 2010 . mr . macosko has served as our controller since june 2005 and previously served as manager - operations accounting from 2003 until may 2005 . prior to joining the company , mr . macosko served in various accounting capacities at other oil and gas companies . mr . macosko has a bachelor of science in business administration - accounting from west virginia university .\nmr . schindler has served as senior vice president - operations since february 2016 . he served as vice president - drilling from may 2010 until february 2016 , and previously as drilling and completions manager since joining highpoint resources in 2003 . for the 24 years prior to joining highpoint resources , mr . schindler was employed by marathon , union pacific resources , snyder oil company and eog resources in a variety of positions of increasing responsibility . mr . schindler has a bachelor of science in petroleum engineering from the university of wyoming .\nmr . busnardo has served as vice president \u2013 investor relations since may 2017 and previously as senior director , investor relations since may 2015 . he has over 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and was most recently vice president \u2013 investor relations for forest oil . prior to that , he served in an energy specialty sales capacity for macquarie capital ( usa ) and as a senior equity research analyst covering the small - and mid - cap e & p sector at tristone capital ( usa ) and in the same capacity at petrie parkman & company . mr . busnardo holds a bachelor of science in accounting from metropolitan state university of denver .\nplease check your spelling . try our suggested matches or see results in other tabs .\nsign up to receive e - mail alerts whenever highpoint resources corp posts new information to the site . just enter your e - mail address and click submit .\n\u00a9 2018 highpoint resources corp . | 1099 18th street , suite 2300 , denver , colorado 80202 | main : 303 - 293 - 9100 | disclaimer | glossary\nfounded in 1993 by brothers tom and david gardner , the motley fool helps millions of people attain financial freedom through our website , podcasts , books , newspaper column , radio show , and premium investing services .\nlosses are either worse than expected , or much worse , depending on which numbers you use .\nare down 9 . 9 % ( as of 3 : 15 p . m . est ) after the company reported earnings friday .\nceo scot woodall blamed the weak results on\na challenging year of lower oil prices ,\narguing that despite the numbers\nwe did an excellent job of managing through the downturn and executing on our financial and operational goals ,\nand insisting that management did the best it could with\nthe items within our control\n( that is , not oil prices ) .\nmanagement did not give guidance on gaap profits . but that level of capital spending , relative to likely cash generated from operations , almost certainly implies that free cash flow will turn negative again this year .\nrich smith has no position in any stocks mentioned . the motley fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned . the motley fool has a disclosure policy .\ni like things that go\nboom .\nsonic or otherwise , that means i tend to gravitate towards defense and aerospace stocks . but to tell the truth , over the course of a dozen years writing for the motley fool , i have covered - 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{"id": 55036, "summary": [{"text": "obesity in canada is a growing health concern , which is \" expected to surpass smoking as the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality \u2026 and represents a burden of can $ 3.96 ( us$ 3.04 / \u20ac 2.75 ) billion on the canadian economy each year . \" ", "topic": 1}], "title": "obesity in canada", "paragraphs": ["tjepkema m ( 2006 ) adult obesity . toronto , canada : statistics canada 9\u201325 p .\nobesity rates among children and youth in canada have nearly tripled in the last 30 years .\nsignificant increases in self - reported obesity in canada have also been reported between 2003 and 2008 .\n( 17 ) health canada , \u201c the government of canada reaffirms its commitment to combat canada\u2019s rising obesity levels , \u201d news release , 6 july 2005 .\nvariance partition and specific - level change in variance in the usa and canada .\nbirmingham cl , muller jl , palepu a , et al . the cost of obesity in canada .\nthe obesity in canada report is a joint partnership between the public health agency of canada ( phac ) and canadian institute for health information ( cihi ) .\nobesity rates in canada have tripled between 1985 and 2011 , according to a study from memorial university in st . john ' s .\nobesity , childless rates high among sask . adults , stats canada says | ctv regina news\nlegislative approaches , together with environmental modifications , can be an effective means of reversing the growing problem of obesity in canada .\nthere was a 350 per cent increase in obesity class 2 and a 433 per cent increase in obesity class 3 overall .\nthis paper provides information on the phenomenon of overweight and obesity in canada in terms of measurement , prevalence , causes , health implications and economic burden .\ngorber sc , tremblay ms ( 2009 ) the bias in self - reported obesity from 1976 to 2005 : a canada - us comparison . obesity 18 : 354\u2013361 .\nbmi by income and education for women and men in the usa and canada , 2009 .\n( 8 ) michael tjepkema , adult obesity in canada : measured height and weight , statistics canada , 2005 , and margot shields , overweight canadian children and adolescents , statistics canada , 2005 . note that the results presented in tjepkema ( 2005 ) are for adults ages 18 and over .\nthe cost in health care spending , and in lost productivity due to obesity , is estimated to be between $ 4 . 6 billion and $ 7 . 1 billion in canada annually .\ncanada is facing an obesity epidemic , with a substantial and rising prevalence of overweight and obese adults and children .\nacross canada , adult obesity rates vary from 5 . 3 % in richmond , bc to 35 . 9 % in the mamawetan / keewatin / athabasca region of sk .\nin 2007 / 08 self - reported obesity in canada varied across provinces and territories , from a low of 12 . 8 % in british columbia to a high of 25 . 4 % in newfoundland and labrador ( figure 4 ) . estimates of obesity in 2007 / 08 were found to be significantly higher than in 2005 in canada overall as well as in alberta and ontario , and significantly higher in 2005 than 2003 in newfoundland and labrador ( figure 4 ) . because of sample size limitations for measured obesity , calculations of obesity by province and health region were based on self - reported data .\nlegislative approaches could be implemented in canada at three levels \u2014 government , corporate and school / youth .\nbmi range by income and education category for women and men in the usa and canada , 2009 .\nthe seminal work on the cost of obesity in canada , published in the canadian medical association journal in 1999 , estimated the total direct cost of obesity in canada in 1997 to be approximately $ 1 . 8 billion , or 2 . 4 % of the total health care expenditures for all diseases in canada . table 4 compares the results of this and other studies of the cost of obesity and physical inactivity in canada , noting key variations in the parameters used . ( 15 ) while the results vary depending on the types of costs included , the specific health impacts considered and the definitions used , it is clear that the impact of relatively high levels of obesity and physical inactivity are not inconsequential .\n( 3 ) a discussion of the limitations of the bmi is contained in : health canada , canadian guidelines for body weight classification in adults , ottawa , 2003 , and kim d . raine , overweight and obesity in canada : a population health perspective , ottawa , 2004 .\nabout one in four adults in this country or about 6 . 3 million people , were classified as obese in 2011 - 2012 , according to statistics canada .\ncompeting interests : none declared for james douketis and katherine morrison . david lau owns common shares in glaxosmithkline and eli lilly . he is a consultant to abbott laboratories , ltd . , astrazeneca canada inc . , merck frosst canada inc . , bristol - myers squibb canada , eli lilly canada inc . , oryx pharmaceuticals inc . , pfizer canada inc . , sanofi - aventis canada inc . , servier canada inc . and solvay pharma inc . ; and has received speaker fees from abbott laboratories , ltd . , astrazeneca canada inc . , glaxosmithkline , merck frosst canada inc . , merck / schering , eli lilly canada inc . , sanofi - aventis canada inc . and novo nordisk canada inc . ; research grants from astrazeneca canada inc . , bristol myers squibb , dainippon pharmaceuticals , glaxosmithkline , pfizer canada inc . , and sanofi - aventis canada inc . ; and travel assistance to attend international meetings from abbott laboratories , ltd . , astrazeneca canada inc . and sanofi - aventis canada inc . irene hramiak is a consultant to glaxosmithkline inc . and is on a national advisory board for abbott laboratories ltd . , eli lilly , novo nordisk , sanofi - aventis canada inc . and glaxosmithkline inc . she has received honoraria for speaking engagements from merck frosst canada ltd . , glaxosmithkline inc . and novo nordisk and has received a travel grant from novo nordisk . arya sharma is a consultant to abbott laboratories ltd . , boehringer ingelheim , novartis , sanofi - aventis canada inc . and merck frosst canada ltd . he has received speaker fees from abbott laboratories ltd . , boehringer ingelheim , astrazeneca canada inc . , novartis and merck frosst canada ltd . and travel assistance from abbott laboratories ltd . , boehringer ingelheim , merck frosst canada ltd . , novartis and sanofi - aventis canada inc . ehud ur has received speaker fees from sanofi - aventis canada inc . , abbott laboratories , ltd . , glaxosmithkline and novo nordisk ; research grants from glaxosmithkline and novo nordisk ; and travel assistance from sanofi - aventis canada inc . , abbott laboratories , ltd .\nthe above statements are among the 21 recommendations released today in a ground - breaking report entitled obesity in canada : a whole - of - society approach for a healthier canada , which was written following an intensive study conducted between february 2014 and june 2015 .\nthere is a more than a six - fold variation in self - reported obesity across health regions in canada , and the variation among oecd countries is more than 10 - fold .\nshields m , carroll md , ogden cl ( 2011 ) adult obesity prevalence in canada and the united states . center for disease control and prevention 8 .\nstatistics canada numbers show saskatchewan also has the highest obesity rate of all the provinces in canada . data from the canadian community health survey shows that 26 . 7 per cent of canadians are considered to be obese in 2015 . in saskatchewan , that number sits at 45 . 9 per cent .\nhi there , canada . have you been carrying a few extra pounds lately ?\nobesity is more prevalent in older age groups , up to approximately 65 years .\non the basis of measured height and weight from multiple sources during 2007 - 2009 , more than one in four adults in canada are obese .\nthe higher rates of obesity in atlantic canada , meanwhile \u2014 30 . 4 per cent of people in newfounland and labrador are considered obese \u2014 have been attributed to a lack of physical activity , the canadian press reported in 2013 .\nwhile bmi is trusted as an obesity measure by both health canada and the world health organization , there are questions about its efficacy .\ngreyhound canada says it is ending passenger bus and freight services in saskatchewan , alberta and manitoba and cancelling all but one route in b . c .\nsource : health canada , canadian guidelines for body weight classification in adults , ottawa , 2003 , p . 3 .\nsource : analysis of the 2007 / 08 canadian community health survey , statistics canada .\n1 . because of the health impact of the rising prevalence and incidence of overweight and obesity in canada , we recommend implementing strategies directed at the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity in children , adolescents and adults [ grade a , level 3 ] .\nregional differences in obesity ( portable document format ( pdf ) , 109 . 63kb )\nin recent decades , obesity has become a worldwide issue . the world health organization (\ncet article n\u2019est plus disponible sur pubmedcentral canada . vous pouvez le consulter \u00e0 l\u2019adresse : urltoken\ncet article n\u2019est plus disponible sur pubmedcentral canada . vous pouvez le consulter \u00e0 l\u2019adresse : urltoken\nrates of overweight and obesity in aboriginal population is considerably higher than the rest of canada ( adults : 70 % ; children under 11 years of age : 62 . 5 % ) .\nlogin error when trying to access an account ( e . g . my service canada account )\ncanada ranks fifth for the number of obese adults and sixth for obese children among industrialized countries .\nm\u00e9lisa leclerc director of communications senate of canada 613 - 996 - 2751 melisa . leclerc @ urltoken\nobesity is associated with health risks such as diabetes , high blood pressure and cancer , with costs in canada between $ 4 . 6 billion and $ 7 . 1 billion ( associated press )\nfor the first time in more than a generation , overweight rates among canadian children are falling \u2014 raising hopes canada may become one of the first countries to turn the childhood obesity epidemic around .\ndespite steady progress in the management of obesity , its prevalence continues to rise . to date , population interventions have tended to focus on individual risk factors and have been largely ineffective . hence , sweeping prevention and intervention strategies are required to slow , and hopefully reverse , the alarming increase in obesity prevalence in canada and globally .\nsharma would like to see the potential drivers of obesity addressed , such as how our biology may be programmed towards obesity in the womb or the role of gut microbes in explaining differences in how people absorb calories at different rates .\nin addition , a study published last week showed that while rates of childhood obesity and overweight plateaued in the u . s . , there has been no decline in any age group . overall , rates of overweight and obesity combined in children remained at about 30 per cent , a rate that would be higher using who criteria . \u201cthus , canada appears to be faring better than the u . s . in the war on obesity , \u201d sharma and rodd write in the canadian medical association journal .\npublic pressure to combat obesity has resulted in several legislative interventions in several developed countries . however , whether these initiatives are feasible and effective is questionable . in this article , we provide an overview of legislative approaches that could be implemented in canada . we first look at why a public health approach is necessary .\nalmost a fifth of the world ' s adults with obesity , or 118 million people , live in australia , canada , ireland , new zealand , u . k . and u . s .\naudience relations , cbc p . o . box 500 station a toronto , on canada , m5w 1e6\ndepartment of community health sciences , university of calgary , calgary , alberta , canada . duttond @ urltoken\nthe steep rise in obesity over the past few decades is due to responses to an obesogenic environment .\nthe proportion of overweight tends to be higher in rural areas than in metropolitan areas . in particular , in all the canadian regions considered , obesity has been found to be most prevalent among boys in small town regions of 2 , 500 to 19 , 999 .\n) . after age 65 , the prevalence of obesity declines . a similar pattern of lower obesity among the youngest and oldest age groups was also found in the 2004\nbetween 1981 and 2007 / 09 , obesity rates roughly doubled among both males and females in most age groups in the adult and youth categories .\nreported associations between socioeconomic status ( ses ) and obesity are inconsistent depending on gender and geographic location . globally , these inconsistent observations may hide a variation in the contextual effect on individuals ' risk of obesity for subgroups of the population . this study explored the regional variability in the association between ses and bmi in the usa and in canada , and describes the geographical variance patterns by ses category .\nindividuals , counties , and states in the usa , and individuals , health regions , and provinces in canada . to facilitate reading when comparing countries , we re - labeled the hierarchy as\nthis article is no longer available through pubmedcentral canada . you may continue to access the article at : urltoken\nthis article is no longer available through pubmedcentral canada . you may continue to access the article at : urltoken\nepstein lh , paluch ra , gordy cc , et al . decreasing sedentary behaviors in treating pediatric obesity .\nthe study ' s authors reported the number of people with obesity surpassed the number of those underweight in 2004 for women and in 2011 for men .\nvariation in obesity was also observed at the health region level in 2007 / 08 . obesity estimates ranged from a low of 5 . 3 % in urban / suburban richmond , british columbia , to a high of 35 . 9 % in the northern mamawetan / keewatin / athabasca region of saskatchewan (\nbans on obesogenic foods and ingredients , especially trans fats , represent another government - level legislative intervention proposed to curb the obesity epidemic . in 2003 , denmark was the first to implement limits on trans fats in processed foods ; new york city followed in 2007 . 13 formal evaluations of these interventions are pending . in canada , the city of calgary has banned the use of trans fats in its restaurants , 21 and health canada implemented the trans fat monitoring program in 2007 as one of the task force on trans fat\u2019s recommendations . 23\n55 . the screening criteria for obesity - related health consequences should be assessed in the clinical setting for sensitivity , specificity and clinical value in improving the health of children with obesity [ grade c , level 4 ] .\n( 11 ) health canada , canadian guidelines for body weight classification in adults , ottawa , 2003 , table 1 , p . 7 . also see : f . xavier pi - sunyer , \u201cthe obesity epidemic : pathophysiology and consequences of obesity , \u201d obesity research , vol . 10 , supp . 2 , december 2002 , pp . 97s - 104s .\nlyznicki jm , young dc , riggs ja , et al . obesity : assessment and management in primary care .\nthere is increasing awareness of the role that governments , corporations and educators can play in preventing and reducing obesity .\nnewfoundland and labrador and new brunswick had the highest rates of obesity , while rates were lower in western provinces .\nmclaren l ( 2011 ) socioeconomic status and obesity . the oxford handbook of the social science of obesity . london . pp . 276\u2013288 .\n. they indicate that measured obesity ranges from 3 . 4 % in japan to 34 . 3 % in the united states , a 10 - fold difference .\n. this gradient in regional variance is not present in canada however . yet it is possible these patterns may be linked to local differences in the spatial distribution of resources promoting active living and healthy eating or other resources associated with the adults ' weight status\nthis section was created by content works , postmedia\u2019s commercial content division , on behalf of an innovative medicines canada company .\nobesity , defined as a bmi of 30 or higher is associated with health risks such as diabetes , high blood pressure and cancer and associated with an annual cost in canada between $ 4 . 6 and $ 7 . 1 billion .\nshields , margot , tjepkema , michael . 2006 . \u201c trends in adult obesity . \u201d health reports . vol . 17 , no . 3 . august . statistics canada catalogue no . 82 - 003 . p . 53\u201359 . urltoken\nshields , margot , tjepkema , michael . 2006 . \u201c regional differences in obesity . \u201d health reports . vol . 17 , no . 3 . august . statistics canada catalogue no . 82 - 003 . p . 61\u201367 . urltoken\nthe prevalence of adult obesity has risen significantly in many countries over the last decades with increases in average body mass index ( bmi , kg / m 2 ) being greatest in wealthier countries [ 1 ] , [ 2 ] . the mean worldwide bmi has increased at a rate of approximately 0 . 5 kg / m 2 per decade , reaching 1 kg / m 2 per decade in wealthier nations like the usa and canada [ 2 ] . usa and canada have among the highest average bmi [ 2 ] and the usa has a higher prevalence between the two [ 3 ] \u2013 [ 5 ] . however , trends in obesity prevalence are similar between the two countries , increasing from 15 % in the 1970 ' s to 32 % in 2005 in the usa , and from 12 % to 29 % in canada [ 6 ] . differences in the ses - bmi relationships have also been reported by geographic location [ 3 ] , [ 7 ] , with respect to a shift of the burden of obesity towards lower ses groups in developing countries with increasing gross national products [ 3 ] , [ 8 ] . although this shift in burden is not always clear in the usa and canada , the difference in prevalence is obvious where canadians tend to be less obese for both genders and all age categories [ 5 ] .\nfor all health regions ) . studies have found that the prevalence of obesity tends to be lower in more urban regions , one study showing that obesity was significantly below the national average in montreal , toronto and vancouver on the basis of 2003\nin terms of regional differences in the prevalence of obesity , results from the 2004 canadian community health survey suggest that obesity rates did not vary greatly by province in 2004 , with the following exceptions . ( 8 ) prevalence of obesity among men was significantly higher than the national rate in both newfoundland and labrador ( 33 . 3 % ) and manitoba ( 30 . 4 % ) . for women , the prevalence of obesity significantly exceeded the national rate in newfoundland and labrador ( 34 . 5 % ) , saskatchewan ( 32 . 9 % ) and nova scotia ( 30 . 3 % ) . for children ages 2 to 17 , the prevalence of obesity was significantly higher than the national rate in newfoundland and labrador ( 17 % ) and new brunswick ( 13 % ) . raine notes , however , that \u201c\u2026 surveillance of behavioural determinants of obesity in canada is currently unable to explain the regional variations in prevalence . \u201d ( 9 )\ngoodman e , whitaker rc . a prospective study of the role of depression in the development and persistence of adolescent obesity .\nsource : based on figures provided in the gpi atlantic cost of obesity reports for each province , prepared by ronald colman .\nthe high cost of food in canada ' s north has long been a topic of discussion \u2014 cases of water have been known to cost as much as $ 105 .\nacknowledgements : financial assistance for the development of these guidelines was generously provided in the form of arm ' s - length grants - in - aid from abbott laboratories ltd . , astrazeneca canada inc . , glaxosmithkline inc . , merck frosst canada ltd . , pfizer canada inc . , hoffmann\u2013la roche ltd . , johnson and johnson medical products , sanofi - aventis canada inc . and unilever canada inc . sponsors were not involved in any aspect of the guidelines development , the literature interpretation , the decision to publish or any other aspect of publication of the guidelines . the funds were used for conference calls and for organization of and travel to meetings for the members of the steering committee and expert panel committee . none of the members of these committees received any financial or in - kind remuneration for their contribution to this work .\n( 10 ) peter t . katzmarzyk and ian janssen , \u201cthe economic costs associated with physical inactivity and obesity in canada : an update , \u201d canadian journal of applied physiology , vol . 29 , no . 1 , 2004 , p . 104 .\ntjepkema , michael . 2006 . \u201c adult obesity . \u201d health reports . vol . 17 , no . 3 . august . statistics canada catalogue no . 82 - 003 . p . 9 . urltoken\ntjepkema , michael . 2006 . \u201c adult obesity . \u201d health reports . vol . 17 , no . 3 . august . statistics canada catalogue no . 82 - 003 . p . 9\u201324 . urltoken\nsource : statistics canada , canadian community health survey , 2000 - 2001 , 2003 , and canadian community health survey , 2004 .\nreilly jj , mcdowell zc . physical activity interventions in the prevention and treatment of paediatric obesity : systematic review and critical appraisal .\nin order to shed light on these issues , this study analyzed and compared ses - bmi associations in the usa and in canada for both women and men . specific objectives were to : 1 ) describe how variance in bmi is distributed at the individual , regional , and subnational levels , 2 ) globally assess and compare the ses - bmi associations between the usa and canada , 3 ) describe geographic variations in bmi within countries , and 4 ) characterize the geographic patterns of bmi variance by ses group .\nalthough obesity has traditionally been conceptualized as a physical problem for physicians to treat , 8 there is increasing awareness of the role that governments , corporations and educators can play in preventing and reducing obesity . a number of legislative initiatives have already been implemented in canada , but they require monitoring and assessment . community - based interventions have failed in the past because they were inadequately supported by legislative measures that provided an impact at the societal level .\nobesity should no longer be viewed as a cosmetic or body - image issue . there is compelling evidence that overweight people are at increased risk of a variety of health problems , including type 2 diabetes , hypertension , dyslipidemia , coronary artery disease , stroke , osteoarthritis and certain forms of cancers . it has recently been estimated that about 1 in 10 premature deaths among canadian adults 20\u201364 years of age is directly attributable to overweight and obesity . in addition to affecting personal health , the increased health risks translate into an increased burden on the health care system . the cost of obesity in canada has been conservatively estimated to be $ 2 billion a year or 2 . 4 % of total health care expenditures in 1997 . 3 thus , the continuing epidemic of obesity in canada is exacting a high toll on the health of the population .\nbray ga , greenway fl . current and potential drugs for treatment of obesity .\nanother report released by statistics canada in early 2005 presents an alarming outlook for overweight and obesity in canada should current trends continue . the study found that approximately one - third of people who were classified as normal weight in 1994 - 1995 had become overweight by 2002 - 2003 , and nearly one - quarter of those who were initially overweight were classified as obese after the eight - year period . conversely , only 10 % of those who were overweight in 1994 - 1995 had progressed to a normal weight range by 2002 - 2003 . ( 6 )\nthese canadian guidelines on the prevention and management of obesity were developed to address the need for evidence - based recommendations for the management of obesity at the individual and population levels , to identify gaps in knowledge and to establish an agenda for future research in this area .\nalbert sg , mooradian ad . low - dose recombinant human growth hormone as adjuvant therapy to lifestyle modifications in the management of obesity .\nresearchers say they are especially concerned about the massive increase in the extreme ends of the obesity spectrum \u2013 class 2 and class 3 .\nthe rising prevalence of overweight and obesity in canada is not restricted to the adult population ; data for children mirror the trend among adults . although prevalence data for children may vary due to the use of multiple methodologies in the literature , the trends are consistent in showing rapidly increasing rates of overweight and obesity among canadian children . ( 7 ) according to one methodology , rates of overweight ( including obesity ) among children ages 7 to 13 increased by 200 % - 300 % between 1981 and 2001 , though they appear to have stabilized somewhat in recent years ( see table 3 ) .\n40 . obesity prevention should take a multisector approach\u2014 similar to that used for tobacco control in canada . prevention efforts should invest in and target all age groups and span life from infancy to old age . innovative ways to provide access and programs to less economically viable citizens should be developed [ grade c , level4 ] .\n) . the gradient was not observed in canada . although the mean bmi varies by ses and gender , the variation of bmi by ses and gender is relatively constant at all levels .\ntous les manuscrits ainsi que tout le contenu demeurent accessibles sur pubmed central ( \u00e9 . - u . ) et europe pubmed central . environ 3000 manuscrits des chercheurs financ\u00e9s par les instituts de recherche en sant\u00e9 du canada ( irsc ) ont aussi \u00e9t\u00e9 transf\u00e9r\u00e9s au d\u00e9p\u00f4t num\u00e9rique du conseil national de recherches du canada ( cnrc ) et formeront la collection des instituts de recherche en sant\u00e9 du canada 2009 - 2017 .\nat 13 . 7 per cent , the northwest territories had the second - worst food security rate in canada in 2011 - 2012 , behind nunavut at 36 . 7 per cent , and ahead of yukon at 12 . 4 per cent .\ncitation : lebel a , kestens y , clary c , bisset s , subramanian sv ( 2014 ) geographic variability in the association between socioeconomic status and bmi in the usa and canada . plos one 9 ( 6 ) : e99158 . urltoken\ngarriguet , didier . 2008 . \u201c obesity and the eating habits of the aboriginal population . \u201d health reports . vol . 19 , no . 1 . march . statistics canada catalogue no . 82 - 003 . urltoken\nthe following is an overview of an historical study and more recent survey results on the prevalence of overweight and obesity among canadians . regardless of the specific studies or surveys used , the statistics are consistent in showing increasing rates of overweight and obesity in canadian society over time .\nis defined as weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters ( table 1 ) .\nchagnac a , weinstein t , herman m , et al . the effects of weight loss on renal function in patients with severe obesity .\nford es , mokdad ah ( 2008 ) epidemiology of obesity in the western hemisphere . journal of clinical endocrinology & metabolism 93 : s1\u2013s8 .\nthe economic costs of obesity are estimated at $ 4 . 6 billion in 2008 , up about 19 % from $ 3 . 9 billion in 2000 , based on costs associated with the eight chronic diseases most consistently linked to obesity . estimates rise to close to $ 7 . 1 billion when based on the costs associated with 18 chronic diseases linked to obesity .\na number of clinical practice guidelines on the assessment and management of obesity have been published in the past . these have been largely based on consensus statements by expert panels . moreover , most of these guidelines focus on individuals rather than on communities and the population as a whole . recognizing these deficiencies , obesity canada \u2014 a not - for - profit organization founded in 1999 to improve the health of canadians by decreasing the occurrence of obesity \u2014 convened a panel of experts to determine whether a comprehensive set of guidelines could be developed to address not only the management but also the prevention of obesity in both adults and children . members of the steering committee and expert panel unanimously agreed on an evidence - based approach . through the process of developing these guidelines , which began in the spring of 2004 , members of the steering committee and expert panel identified major gaps in knowledge regarding obesity treatment and prevention . considerable research is required in many areas to optimize management and to prevent the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in canada . the authors ' recommendations range from the need for enhanced surveillance and population - based data to new research on the biological , social , cultural and environmental determinants of obesity as well as research on effective treatment strategies , policies and interventions .\na summary of key lessons learned from the international literature on obesity prevention and management .\nnote : all studies consider the cost of obesity and physical inactivity among adults only .\nobesity tends to be more prevalent among males than females ; however , this depends to some extent on the age group and whether obesity is self - reported or measured .\nmclaren l ( 2007 ) socioeconomic status and obesity . epidemiologic reviews 29 : 29\u201348 .\nglobally , the number of men and women with obesity rose from 105 million in 1975 to 641 million in 2014 , a british led team reported in this week ' s issue of the lancet medical journal . obesity is determined by body mass index , which is based on height and weight . a score over 30 is considered obese .\nezzati ' s team also made projections , saying if post - 2000 trends continue , the global obesity prevalence will reach 18 per cent in men and surpass 21 per cent in women by 2025 .\nshields , margot . 2006 . \u201c overweight and obesity among children and youth . \u201d health reports . vol . 17 , no . 3 . august . statistics canada catalogue no . 82 - 003 . p . 27\u201342 . urltoken\n( 2 ) obesity : preventing and managing the global epidemic , report of a who consultation on obesity , 3 - 5 june 1997 , executive summary , p . 2 .\ndistribution of the household population by adult body mass index ( bmi ) - health canada ( hc ) classification , by sex and age group .\n19 . when treating obesity in children , we suggest using family - oriented behaviour therapy [ grade b , level 1 49 \u2013 53 ] .\nle petit , christel , berthelot , jean\u2013marie . 2006 . \u201c obesity\u2014a growing issue . \u201d health reports . vol . 17 , no . 3 . august . statistics canada catalogue no . 82 - 003 . p . 43\u201350 . urltoken\nshields , margot , tremblay , mark s . 2008 . \u201c sedentary behaviour and obesity among canadian adults . \u201d health reports . vol . 19 , no . 2 . june . statistics canada catalogue no . 82 - 003 . urltoken\ngiskes k , avenda\u0148o m , brug j , kunst ae ( 2010 ) a systematic review of studies on socioeconomic inequalities in dietary intakes associated with weight gain and overweight / obesity conducted among european adults . obesity reviews 11 : 413\u2013429 .\nseveral measures have already been implemented in canada to limit access to junk food in schools . the ontario provincial government has mandated the replacement of food and beverages in vending machines with healthy and nutritious alternatives that meet criteria specified by dietitians of canada with respect to fat , fibre , sodium , calcium , and vitamin and mineral contents . 37 the new brunswick provincial government banned junk food from vending machines in elementary schools in 2005 . some districts have also banned the sale of sugary and unhealthy foods from their schools and vending machines , or banned vending machines altogether . 13 , 33\nthis change in lifestyle is most evident in the south pacific . on the list of\nfattest\ncountries , eight of the top 10 are in the pacific region .\nleiter la , abbott d , campbell nr , et al . lifestyle modifications to prevent and control hypertension . 2 . recommendations on obesity and weight loss . canadian hypertension society , canadian coalition for high blood pressure prevention and control , laboratory centre for disease control at health canada , heart and stroke foundation of canada . cmaj 1999 ; 160 ( 9 suppl ) : s7 - 12 .\nreviews addressing the association between socioeconomic status ( ses ) and obesity report inconsistent findings [ 7 ] , [ 9 ] , [ 10 ] . the most consistent finding is the inverse social gradient for obesity in women in the developed world [ 11 ] . the usa and canada are no exception ; obesity prevalence is not consistently associated to educational attainment , although prevalence tends to be lower among college graduates in both countries . income has been found to be negatively associated with obesity , for women [ 12 ] , [ 13 ] , but non - significant or even positive for men [ 14 ] . racial disparities have been observed in the usa only , with higher prevalence among the black population [ 13 ] , [ 15 ] .\n- screening for obesity - related conditions ( e . g . , dyslipidemia , diabetes )\nking d ( 2011 ) the future challenge of obesity . the lancet 378 : 743\u2013744 .\nprus sg ( 2011 ) comparing social determinants of self - rated health across the united states and canada . social science & medicine 73 : 50\u201359 .\n4 . we recommend measuring waist circumference in all adults to assess obesity - related health risks [ grade a , level 3 5 , 6 ] .\nhowever , change in vpc was not identical between subsamples . although the level - specific changes ( \u03b4\u03c3 2 ) were relatively similar between countries at the individual level ( 4 . 5 % to 7 . 1 % ) , much more heterogeneity was found at the geographic levels . reduction in variance at the subnational level was greater in the usa ( 57 . 5 % for women and 23 . 1 % for men ) than in canada ( 28 . 3 % and 23 . 8 % respectively ) . at the regional level , reduction in variance was greater in canada ( 61 . 9 % and 53 . 8 % ) than in the usa ( 26 . 8 % and 10 . 8 % ) .\nobesity has traditionally been considered a medical \u201cproblem\u201d for physicians to treat . 8 according to the 2006 canadian clinical practice guidelines on the management and prevention of obesity in adults and children , the monitoring of weight in patients at risk for obesity should be an integral part of primary care . 6 however , minimal attention is often given to long - term weight management by primary care physicians . 9 , 10\nmcgrail km , van doorslaer e , ross na , sanmartin c ( 2009 ) income - related health inequalities in canada and the united states : a decomposition analysis . american journal of public health 99 : 1856\u20131863 .\nabout one in five adults worldwide will have obesity by 2025 if current trends continue , say public health experts who are calling for changes to food policy .\nin addition to studies focused on the cost of obesity and inactivity nationwide , gpi atlantic commissioned a series of reports between 2000 and 2001 that estimated the direct and indirect costs of obesity in individual provinces . ( 16 ) figures 4 and 5 present comparative results from the eight provincial reports produced . in absolute terms , the less - populated provinces tended to have lower costs of obesity , as one might expect . however , figure 5 demonstrates that these same provinces also tended to spend a larger share of their provincial health care budgets on obesity - related expenditures .\nafter age 54 , the rate of obesity was about the same for men and women . among both sexes , those aged 18 to 19 had the lowest obesity rate ( chart 3 ) .\nveerman jl , barendregt jj ( 2010 ) population interventions for obesity . epidemiology 21 : 274 .\n2 . because of the lack of adequate information on the prevalence of obesity and related risk factors in canada , particularly among subgroups of the population , we recommend the creation of a national surveillance system that incorporates , at a minimum , measurements of height , weight and waist circumference [ grade a , level3 ] .\ncanadian diabetes association clinical practice guidelines expert committee . canadian diabetes association 2003 clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes in canada . can j diabetes 2003 : 27 ( suppl 2 ) : s1 - 152 .\nas with trans fats , sodium is an ingredient often present in excess in junk and processed foods that may also directly contribute to the obesity epidemic by enhancing the palatability and overconsumption of these foods . thus , it has been proposed that reducing the amount of sodium in processed and junk foods , thereby making them less palatable , may help reduce the obesity epidemic . 14 , 27\ntable 3 presents the distribution of the variance for the subnational , regional , and individual levels . most of the variance was at the individual level . the variance partition coefficient ( vpc ) showed that the proportion of bmi variation at the geographic levels was slightly higher for women in the usa than in canada ( 4 . 0 % and 3 . 3 % respectively ) . for men , the difference was greater in the usa ( 4 . 9 % ) than in canada ( 2 . 4 % ) . when adjusting for age , race , education , income and living in an urban environment , about 1 % of this higher - level variance was explained among women in both countries . this represents the portion of the bmi variance distributed at the regional and subnational levels that is explained by the geographic distribution of age , race , education , income and living in an urban environment . for men , adding these variables explained only 0 . 4 % of the contextual variance in the usa and 0 . 9 % in canada .\nfigure 1 shows the 95 % ci of bmi means by education and income category . the reference category ( young , highest income , graduate studies , white , living in an urban environment ) had a higher bmi in the usa than in canada , both for women and men . for women , associations were similar in both countries : the lower the household income or education level , the higher the bmi . this gradient , however , was stronger in the usa .\nwhat factors influence body weight , and in particular overweight and obesity ? at the most fundamental level , overweight and obesity result from an imbalance between caloric intake and usage . in support of this perspective , health and nutrition experts cite increasingly sedentary lifestyles resulting from urban planning and technological changes in the way we work ; they also point to increasing portion sizes and the poor availability of nutritional food choices in schools and workplaces . however , \u201cthere is no consensus as to whether the current obesity epidemic in north america is primarily the result of high levels of physical inactivity or high dietary intake of energy - dense foods , and it is likely that both dietary intake and physical inactivity have played a role in the increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity . \u201d ( 10 )\nsince academic systems between and within countries are not uniform , educational attainment categories were based on the number of completed school years , and on diplomas earned . in the usa , the \u201cno high school diploma\u201d category includes those who never went to school up to those who stopped after 11 years of schooling ; in canada , this category includes also those who had been thirteen years at school but had no diploma . the \u201chigh school\u201d category includes grade 12 or the equivalent in the usa ; in canada , this category includes only those who successfully finished high school ( secondary - 5 diploma or 13 th year completed ) . the \u201ccollege\u201d category includes those who had completed one to three years of college or technical school in the usa ; in canada it includes all those who did some post - secondary , with or without a college diploma , including those who received a university certificate ( only one year at the university ) . finally in the usa , the \u201cgraduate studies\u201d category includes at least four years spent at college and graduation ; in canada , this category includes those with a baccalaureate diploma or higher . we used the same educational attainment category label , although slight differences in their meaning exist between both countries .\nshields , margot , connor gorber , sarah , tremblay , mark s . 2008 . \u201c effects of measurement on obesity and morbidity . \u201d health reports . vol . 19 , no . 2 . june . statistics canada catalogue no . 82 - 003 . urltoken\nthe study population includes adults from both the usa and canada . table 1 presents the sample size for the brfss and cchs . observations with missing information regarding bmi , age , education , race , household size were removed as well as all pregnant women ( 10 . 4 % in the usa and 13 . 8 % in canada ) . observations for which income information was missing were kept by using a missing income category . mean bmi for excluded individuals was the same for all categories ( average difference less than 0 . 1 kg / m 2 ) except for canadian women for whom the mean bmi was 0 . 85 kg / m 2 higher . study samples were reduced to participants living in contiguous and continental states in the usa , and in the 10 provinces of canada \u2013 thereby excluding territories .\nwithout societal changes , a substantial and steadily rising proportion of adults will succumb to the medical complications of obesity ; indeed , the medical burden of obesity already threatens to overwhelm health services . the spectrum of problems seen in both developing and developed countries is having so negative an impact that obesity should be regarded as today\u2019s principal neglected public health problem . ( 2 )\nin 2014 , 20 . 2 % of canadians aged 18 and older , roughly 5 . 3 million adults , reported height and weight that classified them as obese . the rate of obesity among men increased to 21 . 8 % in 2014 from 20 . 1 % in 2013 , and is the highest obesity rate for men reported since 2003 ( in 2003 , 16 . 0 % of males were obese ) . among women , the rate of obesity in 2014 ( 18 . 7 % ) was an increase over 2013 and also up significantly from 2003 when it was 14 . 5 % ( chart 1 ) .\nsummerbell cd , ashton v , campbell kj , et al . interventions for treating obesity in children . cochrane database syst rev 2003 ; ( 3 ) : cd001872 .\nsource : based on figures provided in the gpi atlantic cost of obesity reports for each province , prepared by ronald colman , . compiled by the library of parliament .\nwing rr , jeffery rw . outpatient treatments of obesity : a comparison of methodology and clinical results .\nfreedman ds ( 2011 ) obesity - united - states , 1988\u20132008 . center for disease control and prevention\nthis study underlines how bmi varies by country , region , gender and ses . lower socioeconomic groups within some regions show a much higher variation in bmi than in other regions . above the bmi regional mean , important variation patterns of bmi by ses and place of residence were found in the usa . no such pattern was found in canada . this study suggests that a change in the mean does not necessarily reflect the change in the variance . analyzing the variance by ses may be a good way to detect subtle influences of social forces underlying social inequalities .\nthe cause of obesity is complex and multifactorial . within the context of environmental , social and genetic factors , at the simplest level obesity results from long - term positive energy balance \u2014 the interaction of energy intake and energy expenditure . the rapid increase in the prevalence of obesity over the past 20 years is a result of environmental and cultural influences rather than genetic factors . with progressive improvements in the standard of living in developed and developing countries , overnutrition and sedentary lifestyle have supplanted physical labour and regular physical activity , which has resulted in positive energy balance and overweight .\nstamatakis ka , leatherdale st , marx cm , yan y , colditz ga , et al . ( 2012 ) where is obesity prevention on the map ? : distribution and predictors of local health department prevention activities in relation to county - level obesity prevalence in the united states . journal of public health management and practice 18 : 402\u2013411 .\nshields , margot , connor gorber , sarah , tremblay , mark s . 2008 . \u201c estimates of obesity based on self\u2013report versus direct measures . \u201d health reports . vol . 19 , no . 2 . june . statistics canada catalogue no . 82 - 003 . urltoken\nto encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations , first and last names will appear with each submission to cbc / radio - canada ' s online communities ( except in children and youth - oriented communities ) . pseudonyms will no longer be permitted .\nsources : c . laird birmingham et al . , \u201cthe cost of obesity in canada , \u201d canadian medical association journal , vol . 160 , no . 4 , february 1999 , pp . 483 - 488 ; peter t . katzmarzyk , norman gledhill , and roy j . shephard , \u201cthe economic burden of physical inactivity in canada , \u201d canadian medical association journal , vol . 163 , no . 11 , november 2000 , pp . 1435 - 1440 ; and katzmarzyk and janssen ( 2004 ) , pp . 90 - 115 . table prepared by the library of parliament .\n( 5 ) peter t . katzmarzyk , \u201c the canadian obesity epidemic : an historical perspective , \u201d obesity research , vol . 10 , no . 7 , july 2002 , pp . 666 - 674 .\nall analyses were performed using mlwin 2 . 27 with the iterated generalized least squares ( igls ) estimation method and the standardized sampling weights provided by cdc or statistics canada .\nthe objective of this study was to determine if the prevalence of overweight and obesity is associated with neighbourhood walkability . the analysis tested whether a dose - response relationship between the street smart walk score\u00ae and various measures of physical activity , overweight , and obesity existed in a large , population - based sample of adults in urban and suburban ontario .\nthe growing problem of obesity in canada can be reversed only with an integrated approach involving both the public health and medical models . stakeholders at all levels must be involved to achieve the greatest overall impact . there is a greater need than ever for strong political will to effect these complex societal changes , and for champions at all levels of government to step forward and do so in new , innovative and effective ways .\nobesity rates surged 200 per cent between 1985 and 2011 among canadian adults over age 18 . ( cbc )\nmckeown - eyssen g ( 2006 ) methodologic issues for the study of obesity . epidemiology 17 : 134\u2013135 .\nby following canada ' s food guide , your family will be able to meet their energy and nutrient needs . keep your fridge stocked with foods from all four food groups .\nogden cl , lamb mm , caroll md , flegal km ( 2010 ) obesity and socioeconomic status in adults : united - states , 2005\u20132008 . center for disease control and prevention\nmichimi a , wimberly mc ( 2010 ) spatial patterns of obesity and associated risk factors in the conterminous u . s . american . journal of preventive medicine 39 : 1\u201312 .\nour exploratory analyses provided new insights on the geographic variability of the association between bmi , education , and income in the usa and in canada , as well as the distribution of its associated variance . this paper shows how ses - bmi associations vary geographically beyond individual level associations . the current knowledge on obesity would particularly benefit from a repeated cross - sectional or longitudinal application of this modeling strategy . this could reveal how the variance in ses - bmi associations evolves through both space and time .\nbecause obesity is increasingly viewed as a societal issue , members of the steering committee and expert panel unanimously agreed to include chapters on the prevention of obesity in children and adults at the population level , as well as implications of the guidelines for health policy - makers and other interested parties .\n( 14 ) larissa roux and cam donaldson , \u201ceconomics and obesity : costing the problem or evaluating solutions ? \u201d obesity research , vol . 12 , no . 2 , february 2004 , pp . 173 - 179 .\nthe situation was very different for men . the average bmi of the reference category was about two points higher than for women in both countries . income was not associated with bmi in the usa , and a positive association was observed in canada \u2013higher income levels translating into higher bmis . concerning the education level , an inversed u - shaped relation was observed in the usa where respondents with graduated studies and those without high school diploma had the lowest bmi , while those with some college education had the highest ( figure 1c ) . in canada , only the most educated men had a slightly , but significantly , different bmi than all other categories , with an average 0 . 5 kg / m 2 lower ."]}
{"id": 55046, "summary": [{"text": "wel networks limited is an electricity distribution company , serving the northern and central waikato region in new zealand .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "wel is the fifth largest electricity distribution companies in new zealand , with over 80,000 connections and 5,226 km of lines .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "wel was formed when legislation in 1988 amalgamated the central waikato electric power board with hamilton city council 's electricity division from 1989 to form waikato electricity limited .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "after amalgamation , ownership of wel was vested in the waikato electricity authority ( wea ) .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "wea formed wel energy trust in 1993 , with the first election in june , so that the community could have some ownership of wel .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "in 1992 a third of wel was sold to utilicorp for almost $ 40m , a third retained for the trust and a third given to customers .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "the electricity industry reform act 1998 forced wel to sell its retail business .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "it sold to the state owned ( but later bought as ngc by vector limited ) natural gas corporation for $ 89.9 m .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "the trust then bought back all wel 's shares to become its sole owner .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "in 2001 wel was renamed wel networks ltd . after the trust 's 2003 elections it reduced grants given to community groups and started paying discounts to customers .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "by 2014 the trust had paid over $ 240 million to customers in discounts , but had also invested over $ 60 million in community and energy efficiency grants .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "in 2014-15 , over $ 2m was paid in grants .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "wel networks subsidiary ultrafast fibre limited has formed a joint venture with crown fibre holdings to form ultrafast broadband limited .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "this joint venture has secured government contracts to deploy , own and operate the ultra-fast broadband fibre to the premises network in the central north island . ", "topic": 27}], "title": "wel networks", "paragraphs": ["an asset management plan (\namp\n) has been prepared by wel networks limited and approved by the wel networks ltd board .\nthe ultimate parent of wel networks limited is thewel energy trust which owns 100 % of its shares .\nsafety is the priority for wel networks and any systems that compromise network safety may be disconnected without notice .\nall members of the group are considered related parties of wel networks limited . this includes the subsidiaries and associated\nthe financial statements of the \u2018parent\u2019or \u2018company\u2019are for wel networks limited as a separate legal entity . the consolidated financial\nwel networks ltd also has a smart box programme . the top energy project is delivered through smart co ltd , of which wel is a 15 % shareholder .\nrights and obligations each investor . wel networks limited has assessed the nature of its joint arrangements and determined them to be\nwel networks limited is a limited liability company which is domiciled and incorporated in new zealand . it is registered under the\nthe wel networks asset management plan presents the processes , practices and performance measurement for our assets in the next ten years .\nwel networks limited is a profit - oriented company incorporated in new zealand under the companies act 1993 . the group consists of\nwel networks limited ( \u2018the company\u2019or \u2018parent\u2019 ) and its subsidiaries ( together \u2018the group\u2019 ) . the group is an electricity network business ,\nthe joint meridian energy - wel networks project was recognised at the deloitte energy excellence awards on wednesday , taking out the environmental excellence award .\nat wel networks we ' re delivering innovative energy solutions which enable our communities to thrive , and keep the lights on 24 / 7 .\nwel services is an independent contracting entity wholly owned by wel networks . our technicians are certified in network and electrical knowledge and are qualified to make technical decisions , or recommend and direct corrective measures on the network .\nultrafast fibre limited was established by the company in 2010 in order to fulfil a new zealand government initiative to rollout ultrafast broadband ( ufb ) across eight centres in central north island . interests in fibre are held through waikato networks ltd ( wnl ) of which wel networks ltd is an 85 % shareholder ( waipa networks owns 15 % ) .\nstatements of the \u2018consolidated\u2019or \u2018group\u2019entity are for the economic entity comprisingwel networks limited and its subsidiaries .\nwaikato networks limited is a construction company that is building a fibre network for ultrafast fibre limited .\nwaikato networks limited owns 33 % ( 2014 : 24 % ) of ultrafast fibre limited shares .\nchanges for the wel electricity lines discount programme from 2019 . . . read more\nthe amp is available for inspection at the offices of wel networks , 114 maui street , te rapa - hamilton , between the hours of 9am and 5pm on usual working days .\nwel ' s full network connection standard ( distribution code ) can be found here .\nif you ' re building , changing the electrical load on an existing site or wanting to relocate an existing power connection you ' ll need to make an online application request to wel networks .\nwel energy trust was formed in 1993 for the purpose of holding shares in the newly created lines company wel energy group . the trust is now a 100 % shareholder of wel networks ltd , as the group is now known , and owns these shares on behalf of the community . the trust invests about $ 2 . 5 million each year into the community through grants .\nthe parent has 85 shares ( 85 % of shares ) inwaikato networks limited . the shares are fully paid .\nsince its inception in 1993 , the trust has supported the return of $ 273 million to wel networks customers through discounts on individual electricity accounts and investments over $ 60 million in community and energy efficiency grants .\nthe parent has 85 shares ( 85 % of shares ) in waikato networks limited . the shares are fully paid .\nthe 2016 wel networks discount is here \u2013 watch out for it on your april / may power bill . as part of wel\u2019s commitment to the region\u2019s growth , we\u2019re constantly looking for ways to reduce the cost of electricity to the people and businesses of the waikato . one of our major initiatives is the wel discount programme , which gives all wel customers in the waikato network area a share of our success via a discount , once a year . for more information about the 2016 discount , click the link below :\nincome beneficiaries are those electricity customers connected to the wel networks power lines network in the trust ' s traditional area . here is a map showing the trust\u2019s district . within this area reside the electors and beneficiaries of the trust .\nwel energy trust ( the trust ) was formed in 1993 for the purpose of holding shares in the newly created wel energy group , and has a governing document effective from this time , the trust deed .\nwel energy trust is proud of its ownership of wel networks ltd and supports its aspiration to provide high quality , reliable utility services valued by their customers , whilst protecting and enabling the community . wel networks has maintained strong delivery of their core service that delivers electricity to over 84 , 000 homes , farms and businesses . the wel group is also focussed on making strategic investments in new technologies to take the business into the future . their vision is to not only ensure that the network remains sustainable , but to enable wel to continue to enhance the region\u2019s economic and social growth . it is a diversified utility , and strategic holder of ultra - fast fibre ( uff ) , they have accomplished the delivery of their smart box project , and are installing five electric vehicle fast chargers around the waikato .\nthe trust was originally the 1 / 3 owner of the group , and the purpose of this shareholding under the trust deed is to ensure the company , now known as wel networks ltd ( the company ) , operates as a \u2018successful company\u2019 .\nin the majority of distributed generation connections ( once completed ) the electricity authority ' s regulated terms from the code part 6 . 2 will apply . however wel networks and the distributed generator may enter into a connection contract at any time and these contract terms shall take precedence . if contracted terms cannot be negotiated and agreed within 30 days following notice to wel networks of the intent to form a contract then the regulated terms shall apply . any changes to contracted terms shall be by mutual agreement .\nsection 2 . 6 of wel ' s network connection standard ( distribution code ) outlines our connection standards for distributed generation .\nwel networks ' coverage extends from maramarua in the north and across to the west coast , including huntly , raglan , te kauwhata and ngaruawahia . to confirm if your property is in our network , call us on + 64 7 850 3100 or 0800 800 935 . you ' ll need your address or lot number .\nthe small print - the wel promise doesn\u2019t apply to faults beyond our control such as storms , lightning , vehicle accidents , third party damage , or other events outside our control . this includes faults in your electrical wiring or the lines and electrical equipment on your property connecting to the wel network .\nplanned or unplanned maintenance wel networks is legally responsible for the network and may dispatch our technicians at any time to conduct planned or unplanned maintenance ( in case of emergency ) on assets including those located on private property . they can do so without prior permission of the property owner who is required to provide access at all times .\nwe move electricity from the grid to your home or business through a network of retailers . here\u2019s everything you need to know to connect to the wel network .\nare you passionate about trees ? want to be part of a great team can you safely operate the latest plant and equipment ? come and join us ! wel services is a . . .\nas 4777 . 2 : 2005 - application can be accepted under part 1 of the code . a list of compliant inverters which wel accepts under this revision of standard can be found here ; approved inverter list - as 4777 . 2 : 2005\ntree and vegetation trimming we offer tree and vegetation maintenance in and around your property using a skilled team of arborists who can assist you with such management and we offer all wel customers one free trim . we\u2019ll provide a quote before we begin .\ncable or service location if you\u2019re planning on working on or around the wel network you should be aware of all the cables / pipes and service lines in the vicinity . our technicians can help prior to the start of work to prevent any undue damage and costs .\ncraig grew up in the waikato , and graduated from waikato university before postgraduate study at lincoln university and the university of pennsylvania . he has significant energy and electricity experience and is the former chief investment officer of waikato - tainui . craig has also held senior executive roles in banking and investment for nzsx listed entities . craig understands intergenerational investment , balancing future generations ' wishes with current needs . he brings strong industry / investment management ( certified finance and investment professional ) and governance to support the trust in managing the investment in wel networks ltd , delivering operational success , ensuring consumers have a voice in industry matters , and distributing surplus income .\nto deliver a top notch network and energy solutions we employ around 250 employees with a range of expertise ; from live line mechanics , faults technicians and technical planners , to in - house health & safety professionals , accountants and human resource management . we\u2019re fully community - owned with wel energy trust our sole shareholder .\nif you are generating energy via alternative sources - for example photovoltaic ( solar panels ) , micro wind ( turbines ) , gas , diesel and biomass ( vegetation ) - distributed generation allows you to connect to , and input any surplus power into the the wel network . this can be used for commercial distribution .\nif you are generating energy via alternative sources - for example photovoltaic ( solar panels ) , micro wind ( turbines ) , gas , diesel and biomass ( vegetation ) - distributed generation allows you to connect to , and input any surplus power into the the wel network . this can be used for commercial distribution . learn more here .\nas / nzs 4777 . 2 : 2015 - application can only be accepted under part1a of the code and special attention shall be made as per regulatory guidance notes from energy safety . a list of compliant inverters which wel accepts under this new revision of standard can be found on the australian clean energy council website here : approved inverter list - as / nzs 4777 . 2 : 2015 .\nraewyn took on the role of trust manager at wel energy trust in august 2014 , and has come from a background in a range of management and front line communications , marketing , relationship building and strategic planning roles in sectors including business , education and tourism . a degree in management studies and japanese from the university of waikato led to a variety of posts including japanese speaking tour guide , personnel consultant and later a career in education where she was subject leader for japanese for at the university of central lancashire in the uk for over 10 years and completed a masters in education . upon returning to new zealand , raewyn led the operations of the cambridge chamber of commerce as ceo , where she worked to positively influence business vitality in the region . her relationship building skills and ability to communicate with a range of stakeholders are key in her current role which is centred on the working with the trustees and the wel energy team towards acheiving the trust ' s core purpose :\ngrowing investment for our community\n.\ndavid ' s background was initially in social work , youth work and community development , and he has worked for various local agencies since the late 1970s . his extensive exsperience in funding goes back to establishing cogs in the waikato , hauraki , tauranga and king country regions in 1984 , and then managing regional community services for the department of social welfare . along the way he established and managed a nationally recognised and award - winning education training provider . this was followed by almost 15 years of self - employment working for training providers , government departments and community organisations , undertaking research , development , project management and other consultancy work . this also included 10 years of managing national contracts to deliver training , mentoring and coaching in the social services sector . in 2007 , david was contracted by the wel energy trust as a grants assessor for the annual grants round . he commenced working for the trust on a permanent part - time basis in june 2011 in the role of grants advisor , and since july 2014 has been in the full - time position of grants manager .\nte uku wind farm near raglan ' s wild and windswept coast has secured a premier environmental award .\nthe challenging wind farm project , which was delivered 2 1 / 2 weeks ahead of schedule , included construction of 26 kilometres of road , co - operation with contracts , consultants and consenting authorities to optimise civil works and minimise the construction ' s footprint .\njudges were impressed by the innovative use of environmental control measures . they admired the controls to prevent sediment erosion , as well as the connection with local residents .\nthis paid off raising the bar in how to get a difficult project over the line with smart environmental management .\nthe use of the largest wheeled crane in new zealand \u2013 a 600 - tonne capacity narrow - wheeled crane \u2013 allowed the team to reduce road widths from 10 metres to six metres and just - in - time delivery of turbine elements and a two - crane operation helped minimise the size of crane platforms . soil conditioning reduced cut - to - waste , haul distances and fuel use , while 40 , 000 native plants were planted to restore the landscape .\nthe project also received the inaugural environment waikato earthworks site of the year award .\nother winners : overall energy company of the year , z energy ; innovation in electricity award , powerco \u2013 leading innovation ; innovation in petroleum award , contact energy & origin energy \u2013 ahuroa gas storage facility ; excellence in health & safety award , mb century \u2013 the path to hse excellence ; young energy executive of the year , james kilty \u2013 contact energy ; energy executive of the year , patrick strange \u2013 transpower ; lines company of the year , powerco ; energy retailer of the year , mercury energy ; editor ' s award for outstanding contribution to the sector , roger sutton .\nthe trust was established for a period of 80 years . it will continue until 2073 unless it decides that the purpose the trust was established for has been completed .\nthe capital beneficiaries are hamilton city council ( 63 % ) , waikato district council ( 35 % ) & waipa district council ( 2 % ) . when the trust is wound up these three councils will receive the capital in the percentages outlined .\nunder the trust deed , the definition of a \u2018successful company\u2019 includes not only profitability but the need to exhibit a sense of social responsibility by having regard to the interests of the community and by endeavouring to accommodate or encourage those interests when able to do so .\nas per the trust deed , on winding up of the trust in 2073 , the fund will be distributed to territorial authorities ( capital beneficiaries ) in specific proportions ( hamilton city council \u2013 63 % , waikato district council \u2013 35 % , waipa district council \u2013 2 % ) .\nthe trust held its triennial election in june 2017 . all five of the existing trustees who stood for election were returned to be joined by two new trustees ; mike rolton and craig stephen . those re - elected were mark ingle , denise harding , rob hamill , charlotte isaac and kathryn williams . all trustees bring a wide range of business and community experience and involvements to the trust .\nmark is a passionate supporter of all good things waikato and sees the potential the trust has to be influential in the way our region grows into the future . he values fairness and honesty , and always balances commercial objectives with social needs . hamilton is home , and mark graduated from the university of waikato in 1990 , having completed a business management degree , majoring in accounting . mark has spent his working life in service orientated industries , including finance , hospitality and leisure . he has a reputation for making things happen , as seen by the various events he has been involved with and the businesses and organisations he has worked for , and continues to work with . mark is the trust chair and a member of the finance sub - committee .\ncharlotte has a long involvement in community governance and volunteering ( in performing arts , sports , business and social services sectors ) . her current trustee positions are with dv bryant trust , one of the longest - running philanthropic trusts in the waikato , whose primary objective is to enhance human welfare in the waikato ; and the one victoria trust , which owns and operates the meteor theatre . charlotte was born and raised in hamilton , and is proud to call hamilton home . she is a director and commercial lawyer at davidson twaddle isaac lawyers . charlotte has a huge appreciation of the impact the works of the trust can have on our region , and is committed to ensuring the trust investments in the community are as effective as possible . in particular she is interested in collaborations between other community funders , as she believes working together will achieve great outcomes for our community .\nrob is passionate about environmental and healthy community initiatives . he has a special interest in sustainability with a focus on energy production and use . rob is chairman of the energy efficiency sub - committee , responsible for insulating older homes and promoting the use of solar , wind energy and other technologies that ultimately decrease power bills . he also leads the industry portfolio . following his olympic and trans - atlantic ocean rowing challenges , rob developed a career in motivational speaking and promotes rowing via the gallagher great race ( urltoken ) . he is keen to see people connect to our natural world via ocean rowing and other adventures , the latest being the 4caps expedition ( urltoken ) . rob lives in te pahu where he and his wife rachel raise chickens , sheep , bees and three energetic boys . rob can be contacted via urltoken\ndenise was elected as a trustee in 2008 , she was the trust ' s deputy chair between february 2010 and july 2017 , is chair of the risk management sub - committee , serves on the trust ' s energy efficiency sub - committee and leads the community organisations portfolio . as a trustee of this community trust , denise is keen to promote a greater understanding of the trust within the region and to foster sustainable management of available trust funds to achieve the objectives of the trust . denise has lived in hamilton with her family for over two decades . she has degrees in science , law and social sciences , with a post - graduate diploma in agricultural science . she is also a registered patent & trade mark attorney . denise previously worked in the sciences for 12 years , at massey university , university of waikato and nzed ( electricorp ) . since 1994 she has worked in the legal and patent and trade mark attorney fields , assisting individuals and businesses throughout the region . she was , until recently , actively involved in export waikato for some years , having served as deputy chair on the enz waikato executive committee , and as an enz representative on the combined waikato ema / enz executive committee . denise has recently established her own ip firm .\nmike is the general manager of st vincent de paul in hamilton and is involved in a variety of charitable organisations that work in our community . he is a huge advocate in supporting local , looking after the community and creating opportunity for people to feel there is hope . his role at st vincent de paul has set him in good stead to gain an extensive understanding of what is happening at the coalface of our community . his repertoire allows him to provide a balance of management , business analysis , market comprehension and charitable experience . these facets help him contribute to the role the trust plays in the region .\nkathryn is passionate about the trust ' s important role in giving back essential and much - needed support to the waikato region ' s community , while supporting growth and investment for future generations . kathryn has a background in health science and business management . for many years she has had numerous commercial and community governance roles , which include fund raising initiatives for hospice waikato and big hearts charitable trust . kathryn is a director / managing director and shareholder of several businesses , including a marketing and advertising agency , an international parking company and a large software company .\nthe trust office is generally open between 9 . 00 am and 2 . 00 pm , although staff may be in the office outside of these times , and because of limited staffing , there are times when the office is closed during these hours . the trust office is closed on public holidays and during the christmas / new year period . if you wish to meet with a member of the trust ' s staff , we suggest you ring us to make an appointment .\nsarah has had 15 years experience in finance and administration roles . she joined the trust after spending a year at home with her firstborn , and she and her husband now have two children . sarah works at the trust on mondays , wednesdays and fridays . she enjoys swimming and spending time with her family .\nshelley is originally from auckland and has lived in hamilton since 2001 . she has been in secretarial roles most of her working life and was employed part time in the accountancy sector as an administrator before joining the trust . shelley ' s husband is an electrician by trade and together they have three school - age children .\nkiwibuild is an ambitious programme that aims to deliver 100 , 000 quality , affordable homes for first home buyers over the next decade .\nthe provinces are a key driver of new zealand\u2019s economy and a priority for mbie .\nthe government is consulting on several changes and proposals that will affect many international visitors travelling to new zealand .\nvisit our tourism research hub for data and analysis on domestic and international tourism in nz .\nwe ' ve given the science and innovation portal on our website a refresh , making it easier to navigate and find information .\njobs online measures changes in job vacancies advertised on the two main internet job boards - seek and trade me jobs . it is published each month .\nwe are interested in hearing from new zealanders about the issues we are working on .\nthe ministry of business , innovation and employment ( mbie ) has prepared to deal with industrial action from public service association ( psa ) members today .\ntwo companies , which operated as domino\u2019s pizza franchises in auckland , have been penalised $ 32 , 400 for serious breaches of employment law , following a labour inspectorate investigation .\na whangarei man has been prosecuted for doing work that should have been carried out by a licensed building practitioner ( lbp ) with carpentry and roofing licenses .\nthe ministry of business , innovation and employment ( mbie ) today announced $ 35 . 4 million over six years for three new strategic science platforms undertaking research to improve the performance of new zealand\u2019s seafood , shellfish aquaculture , and hide and skin processing industries .\nduring the 14 november 2016 kaik\u014dura earthquake , the statistics house building in wellington suffered a partial floor collapse . the ministry of business , innovation and employment ( mbie ) convened an expert panel to understand the factors that led to the partial floor collapse which was concluded in march 2017 .\nkeeping our staff and our communities safe around power is our highest priority . find out how we get everyone home safe , every day .\nview information on key initiatives , forecast investments and long - term strategies for network asset management .\nwe\u2019ve made this process easy . to get started choose the option below that best describes what you ' ll be doing .\nwe ' ve been serving the waikato for 100 years , distributing power from the national grid , connecting over 160 , 000 people to electricity services through 89 , 000 installation connection points .\nbased in hamilton , we play an essential role in the region ' s economic and social development by identifying and investing in new technologies that will modernise our network and future - proof our region . we\u2019re excited to be broadening our horizons as we diversify from a traditional lines company into a multi - utility .\nthis is driving our company\u2019s growth strategy and in recent years has seen us exploring not only new ways of ensuring our customers can receive safe and reliable energy but also expanding our commercial interests .\nwe ' re a major shareholder of ultrafast fibre limited and have shares in opunake hydro ; we ' ve installed fast charging stations across the region to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles , and we ' ve introduced energy efficiency projects such as smart meters , storage and solar power . and that ' s just the start .\neveryone wants electricity available at the flick of a switch and that ' s what we try to give you . unfortunately , for various reasons , there are times when we can ' t supply electricity to your home or business so we have a customer promise .\nif we can ' t restore your power within the guidelines , we ' ll pay on our promise .\ndo our best to restore power to hamilton city , huntly and ngaruawahia within three hours of an outage .\ndo our best to restore power to surrounding rural areas within six hours of an outage .\nalert your power supply company of planned outages with at least ten days\u2019 notice .\nremember - 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oversupply of power into the network has the potential to create reversed power flows impacting safety and power quality .\nby independent valuers , telfer young ( waikato ) ltd registered valuers using a comparable sales approach .\nthe group\u2019s electricity distribution network was revalued as at 31 march 2016 to fair value by independent expert .\nmeasurement . the valuation was prepared using discounted cash flow methodology . it is a level 3 valuation .\nyou are currently viewing the seo version of ! text . it has a number of design and functionality limitations .\nwe recommend viewing the flash version or the basic html version of this publication .\nit ensures we continue to provide a strong , safe , efficient , and reliable supply for our customers while reflecting our vision of enabling our communities to thrive .\nthe 2018 asset management plan covers the planning period from 1 april 2018 to 31 march 2028 and provides the latest information relating to our key initiatives , performance , forecast network and non - network investments and our long - term strategies for asset management .\nthe amp applies for the 10 year planning period from 1 april 2016 until 31 march 2026 .\nthe amp contains the information specified in the electricity distribution information disclosure . determination under part 4 of the commerce act , 1996 .\nas at 31 march 2017 the group had a $ 5 million contingent liability in relation to a guarantee ( 2016 : $ nil ) .\nhigh load management if you ' re relocating a house or heavy machinery , contact us to assist you and prevent undue damage to the network . we ' ll make sure all conductors are lifted or temporarily removed to ensure the road is clear . please note - this work is usually completed during the night when traffic is low .\n24 hour first response and restorative second response to faults our first response technicians identify faults and put in place all necessary safety measures and fixes . if the fault is significant the second response team is then dispatched - for example , to assist in the replacement of a pole .\ncapital replacement or new capital works if you require ageing or damaged / irreparable assets to be replaced or need a new asset to be installed our technicians are fully trained and licensed to do so .\ninstallation of thewaikato smart network project is nearing completion with almost all advanced meters now installed .\nthe group leases land , premises and vehicles . operating leases held over properties give the group the right to renew the lease subject\nto a predetermination of the lease rental by the lessor . there are no options to purchase in respect of land and premises held under\nall subsidiaries have balance dates of 31 march and are incorporated in new zealand . the parent company has a 100 % direct interest\nwho both retired in september 2014 . all of these persons were also directors during the year ended 31 march 2014 , except for b s harris\nthe directors and key management personnel compensation for the years ended 31 march 2015 and 31 march 2014 is set out below .\nthe weighted average effective tax rate was 31 % ( 2014 : 28 % ) .\nthe company is a limited liability company incorporated in new zealand . the address of its registered office is 114 maui street , hamilton .\nthese consolidated financial statements have been approved for issue by the board of directors on 29 may 2015 . once issued the entity\u2019s\nthe principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are set out below . these policies\namendments to ensure the standards appropriately reflect the legislative changes . the amendment impacts various accounting standards ,\nincluding nz ifrs 7 and the definition of a deposit taker , nz ias 1 and references to the financial reporting act 1993 .\nresult in a material impact on the group\u2019s or company\u2019s financial statements . the following new standards are applicable to the group :\nfrom an entity\u2019s contracts with customers . revenue is recognised when a customer obtains control of a good or service and thus has the\nability to direct the use and obtain the benefits from the good or service . the standard replaces nz ias 18 \u2018revenue\u2019and nz ias 11\nearlier application is permitted . the group intends to adopt nz ifrs 15 on its effective date . this standard is not expected to significantly\nadditions of distribution system cost includes $ 631 , 000 ( 2014 : $ 169 , 000 ) of interest capitalised at an average borrowing rate of 4 . 92 % .\nregistered valuers . buildings are recorded at purchase price following the acquisition in october 2012 .\nthe company\u2019s electricity distribution network was revalued as at 31 march 2013 to fair value by deloitte . the fair values were established\nin accordance with nz ias 16 - property , plant and equipment and subsequent years ifrs 13 fair value measurement . the valuation was\nprepared using discounted cash flow methodology . this valuation was reviewed by deloitte at 31 march 2015 to ensure it still represented\nelectricity distribution prices , operating and capital expenditure associated with existing assets , and the discount rate .\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 .\nthe company undertakes transactions with entities in which directors have disclosed an interest in the normal course of business .\nother than the payment of directors fees ( refer note 6 ) the group has not entered into any transactions with directors .\nno dividends have been paid during the year ( 2014 : $ 10 . 0 million ) .\nat the 31st of march 2015 uff owed $ 7 . 058 million townl . included in this is $ 3 . 9 million accrued connection assets which were\nit has a certain number of design limitations , but fully represents the content .\nof any previous equity interest in the acquiree over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill . if the total of\nof the subsidiary acquired in the case of a bargain purchase , the difference is recognised directly in the income statement .\ninter - company transactions , balances and unrealised gains on transactions between group companies are eliminated . unrealised losses are\nalso eliminated . when necessary amounts reported by subsidiaries have been adjusted to conform with the group\u2019s accounting policies .\ngroup\u2019s share of the post - acquisition profits or losses and movements in other comprehensive income . when the group\u2019s share of losses in a\njoint ventures . unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred .\naccounting policies of the joint ventures have been changed where necessary to ensure consistency with the policies adopted by the group .\ntransactions with the owners in their capacity as owners . the difference between fair value of any consideration paid and the relevant\nshare acquired of the carrying value of net assets of the subsidiary is recorded in equity . gains or losses on disposal to non - controlling\nis carried at cost by the parent entity . under the equity method , the share of profits or losses of the joint venture is recognised in the\nstatement of comprehensive income , and the share of movements in reserves is recognised in reserves in the balance sheet .\nthe parent and the consolidated entity are designated as profit oriented entities for financial reporting purposes .\nenvironment in which the entity operates ( \u2018the functional currency\u2019 ) . the consolidated and parent financial statements are presented in\nnew zealand dollars , rounded to the nearest $ 1 , 000 , which is the company\u2019s functional and presentation currency .\nrob has over 30 years\u2019 experience in investment management and corporate governance . he is currently the chair of tourism holdings limited , summerset group holdings limited and skycity entertainment group . he is also a director of precinct properties limited and various substantial private companies based in australia and new zealand . in addition , rob is a director of , or advisor to , a number of hedge and private equity funds in several countries . he trained as an economist and has worked in a variety of capital market advisory and governance roles over a long period . rob was appointed to the board in june 2017 .\nbarry has extensive governance and executive experience . he is currently the chair of new zealand food innovation ( waikato ) limited and mcfall fuels limited . barry is also a director of dairynz , dexcel limited , tb free new zealand limited , national animal identification and tracing ( nait ) limited , te awa river trust trustee and ospri ( formerly animal health board ) . throughout his career , barry has held a number of chief executive roles , including for environment waikato , greater wellington regional council and hamilton city council . he was also a senior executive with fonterra for five years . some of barry\u2019s previous directorships include centreport , rd1 , international nutritionals , hamilton riverside hotels and local authority shared services . barry was appointed to the board in october 2014 .\ntony has had an extensive career in professional practice as a chartered accountant specialising in business advisory services . since retiring from kpmg tony has accepted appointments as an independent director of several local private companies including maisey group limited . tony has been an independent director and chair of maisey group limited since 2002 . he also sits on the boards of several subsidiaries of maisey group limited in both new zealand and australia . tony is a fellow of both the institute of directors and chartered accountants australia and new zealand . tony was appointed to the board in october 2010 .\ncarolyn has substantial experience in capital markets , mergers and acquisitions and investment management . she is currently a director of metlifecare limited , green cross health limited and halberg disability sport foundation . carolyn is also a trustee of the new zealand football foundation and previous director of datacom group limited . until 2016 , carolyn was a portfolio manager at guardians of new zealand superannuation , the crown entity that manages the new zealand superannuation fund . prior to joining the guardians in 2010 , carolyn spent ten years in investment banking at forsyth barr and credit suisse / first nz capital . carolyn was appointed to the board in june 2017 .\ngeoff has 36 years of experience in the technology industry in new zealand and overseas . he is currently the chair of auror limited and a director of howard & company and te tira toi whakangao . he is also a beachheads advisor to new zealand trade & enterprise , and a board trustee of the valens group charitable trust . geoff has previously held directorships with ngai tahu farming and pivot software limited , and was the first elected chairman of the industry body nz tech . geoff was appointed to the board in june 2018 .\ntony has 30 years\u2019 broad business experience in the utilities , media , hr services , technology and cyber security sectors in new zealand , australia and the uk . tony is currently ceo of it security specialist cyber research group ltd . he has previously served as ceo of lse - listed smart metering pioneer bglobal plc , utility market software company utilisoft , electricity retail outsourcer mbcglobal , and as coo of asx - listed hr services provider chandler macleod group . tony is a 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{"id": 55053, "summary": [{"text": "nlayers is a company specializing in network discovery products ; software designed to map the entirety of hosts , services , etc. that run on a given organization 's network .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "its primary product is \" nlayers insight \" . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "nlayers", "paragraphs": ["nlayers has two primary products . nlayers insight discovers and maps the complex relationships between applications and the technology infrastructure to provide an end - to - end dynamic model of the it environment . nlayers insight managed services is an application infrastructure discovery and optimization service based on nlayers insight .\nemc has snapped up nlayers for application discovery , extending its oem agreement with the company .\ncreateinputsmodel ( ) now returns an error if nlayers < = 0 when cemaneige is used .\nnlayers introduces first it service discovery solution with network , storage mapping to insight 4 . 5\n/ zimages / 3 / 28571 . gif read more here about improved mapping in nlayers insight .\nemc has acquired nlayers , a developer of software to discover and map applications across multiple servers .\nnlayers inc . last week announced improvements in its insight appliance , including automatic application and infrastructure discovery .\nnlayers insight is a comprehensive solution for discovering , understanding , and mapping the complex relationships between applications and technology infrastructure . nlayers ' discovery solution combines passive and active discovery approaches to provide an end - to - end ,\nliving\nmodel of the it environment that continuously tracks resource dependencies , demand , usage , and service levels . learn more about nlayers at http : / / www . nlayers . com .\nnlayers introduces first it service discovery solution with network , storage mapping to insight 4 . 5 - - enterprise systems\n/ zimages / 3 / 28571 . gif to read more about the history of nlayers inc . , click here .\n- - company expansion & leadership : nlayers expanded its installed base worldwide with customer wins across the globe including europe and north america . frank moss , former ceo and chairman of tivoli systems , joined the nlayers strategic advisory board . a recognized it visionary and thought leader , dr . moss has brought invaluable guidance in accelerating nlayers adoption across the industry .\ngartner believes that nlayers ' partnerships \u2014 which include relationships with managed objects , bladelogic and opsware \u2014 will be discontinued ( with the possible exception of bladelogic ) . if you have acquired the nlayers product through any of those partnerships , plan accordingly .\nnlayers already provides the foundation technology for emc smarts application discovery manager software , thanks to an original equipment manufacturers ' agreement .\nextended fingerprint factory capabilities . nlayers has extended insight ' s ability to automatically discover custom and legacy applications by enabling customers to easily create port and service - based fingerprints through a graphical wizard . using the\nfingerprint factory ,\ncustomers can easily create\nfingerprints ,\nthe identifiers that enable nlayers to automatically discover an application , and add them to the nlayers fingerprint knowledge base .\nexit : nlayers was acquired by emc ( nyse : emc ) in june 2006 after the companies signed a partnership agreement one year earlier .\nemc ' s acquisition of nlayers marks another step in the consolidation of it service dependency mapping vendors , which gartner expects to continue through 2007 .\n- - oem success : nlayers developed alliances with some of the industry ' s leading it vendors , including managed objects , bladelogic , and opsware .\nsan jose , calif . - - december 5 , 2005 - - nlayers today announced nlayers insight 4 . 5 , the latest version of its award - winning application discovery and mapping solution . with this release , nlayers is introducing storage and network discovery capabilities to insight , making it the first solution capable of discovering , mapping and tracking all service components - - software , servers , storage and network devices - - in a single , comprehensive view .\nsan jose , calif . - based nlayers produces an appliance that automatically identifies , maps and models the relationships and interdependencies between applications , servers and devices , emc said . nlayers had been providing the foundation for emc smarts application discovery manager software , an application emc obtained when it acquired smarts in december 2004 .\non 7 june 2006 , emc announced the acquisition of nlayers , a privately held software company that focuses on application discovery and mapping . emc plans to integrate nlayers into its resource management software group . financial details of the transaction were not disclosed , although industry sources cite this as a $ 50 million deal .\nnlayers ' incredible momentum over the last 12 months reflects the very significant nature of the problem we are solving ,\nsaid gili raanan , founder and ceo of nlayers .\nthe ability to automatically discover services and their dependencies is the cornerstone for all of the it service automation and management initiatives organizations are investing in today . this is only the beginning for nlayers . we believe exponential growth is in our future as demand for this kind of visibility grows across it management disciplines .\nnlayers ' application behavioral modeling ( abm ) engine models the application component inventory , relationships and interdependencies between physical and logical components within the infrastructure and usage and demand .\nspecifies the number of nonlinear material layers in quad and tri elements . a larger value of nlayers will give greater accuracy at the cost of computing time and storage requirements .\nthe nlayers product will continue to be sold stand - alone , giving emc an immediate presence with a configuration compliance and drift tracking solution . in the future , emc\u2019s strategy will be to use nlayers technology with products such as vmware and control center , which will enable users to make better it service impact decisions based on a greater understanding of the component dependencies .\nin 2005 nlayers significantly increased its customer base as some of the world ' s largest global enterprises looked to nlayers insight as the first step for cmdb deployments , data center consolidation projects and a wide range of it management initiatives . among the customers nlayers added to its roster in 2005 were two fortune 10 companies , one of the three largest it integrators in north america , the leading provider of worldwide financial information services , one of the world ' s leading manufacturers of wireless communications products and services , and the largest provider of worldwide travel technology services .\nfounder / ceo of stackengine , former ceo of copperegg . austin - based . previously cmo / vpm at hyper9 , nlayers , packeteer . acquired by vmware , solarwinds , & emc .\nagreed to acquire nlayers , a startup that makes application discovery and mapping software . it ' s the latest example of how the company is evolving to keep up with changing market demands .\nthe company has moved up the stack to address the network and application infrastructure layers . by acquiring smarts and nlayers , emc is addressing the relationships between applications and the devices they run on .\nwhile smarts and nlayers address one aspect of soa , security is another segment emc is targeting for the next five years . that will include home - cooked technologies , as well as acquisitions .\nthe acquisition of nlayers further expands emc\u00b4s resource management portfolio , enhancing emc smarts\u00b4 ability to conduct automated comprehensive root - cause and impact analysis across all technology domains - including networks , applications and storage .\naugmenting the root cause and impact analysis software from emc ' s acquisition of smarts , nlayers provides software that automatically identifies , maps and models the relationships and interdependencies between applications , servers and devices .\nnlayers developed tools for it managers to automatically detect various applications running on their networks and the dependencies between them . this would prevent service disruptions , eliminate vulnerabilities and enhance productivity in complex systems and environments .\n- - technology innovation : nlayers released two major versions of insight in 2005 , continuing to expand the depth and breadth of discovery to offer the industry ' s most comprehensive solution . with greater scalability and added storage and network discovery capabilities , nlayers insight is the first and only hybrid solution capable of discovering , mapping and tracking all service components , relationships , and dependencies in a single , comprehensive view .\nnlayers insight is an agentless real - time solution that plugs into the data center and automatically discovers and maps the complex relationships between applications and technology infrastructure , providing an end - to - end\nliving model\nof the it environment . enhancements in version 4 . 5 extend the breadth and depth of nlayers insight ' s discovery capabilities while increasing the solution ' s scalability and ease - of - use . new features include :\nemc already had been working with nlayers on an oem basis . the hopkinton , mass . - based storage giant announced the acquisition , terms of which weren\u2019t disclosed , on wednesday as part of its annual presentation to analysts .\nas it operations departments make the shift to more business - oriented management approaches , nlayers has seen the demand for its technology increase sharply . drawing on its ability to discover and illustrate all the components and dependencies that make up an it service , nlayers provides its customers and partners with an unmatched , and highly sought - after , foundation for improving service delivery , reducing operational waste , understanding the impact of it changes and complying with financial and security regulations .\nwith version 4 . 5 , nlayers has made it even easier to define a business application and create a new fingerprint even in environments with complex custom applications and mainframe platforms . unlike other discovery solutions that rely on configuration files or blueprints of known , unmodified packaged applications to define a business application , nlayers insight 4 . 5 tracks the actual interaction of an application , making it possible to map and\nfingerprint\nany custom application , regardless of language or platform .\n) - - jan . 10 , 2006 - - nlayers , the standard in it service discovery , today announced that 2005 was a record year for the company in terms of growth , sales , technical leadership and partnerships . at the close of 2005 , nlayers award - winning application discovery and dependency mapping solutions were tracking and managing more than half a million systems , two million services , 5 million cmdb configuration items ( cis ) , and 14 million dependencies for enterprise customers worldwide .\n- - accolades : this year nlayers ' leadership in it service discovery gained market acceptance and validation through recognition and industry awards , including : gartner ' s cool vendor , network magazine innovator award , and network computing ' s best value award .\n- - customer momentum : this year nlayers forged formal relationships with several large enterprises tackling many major , strategic it operations initiatives . marquee customer acquisitions in 2005 included industry leaders in financial services , technology , manufacturing , consumer , healthcare , and government .\nnlayers provides an agentless appliance that automatically identifies , maps and models the relationships and interdependencies between applications , servers and devices in a time - based , behavioral model . the technology is based on application behavior modeling ( abm ) , a patent - pending technology that continuously discovers and monitors application components , resource dependencies , service levels and usage within data centers . nlayers is the industry\u00b4s first complete configuration management database ( cmdb ) infrastructure solution - combining award - winning discovery and application dependency mapping capabilities with reconciliation , federation , analytics and dashboards .\nnew york - - emc , which picked up storage resource management specialist nlayers for an undisclosed fee today , looks set to continue on its m & a tear over the coming months . ceo joe tucci identified security and virtualization as potential target areas during a speech to open the firm ' s analyst day . ( see\nnative discovery of layer - 2 and - 3 devices . nlayers insight 4 . 5 is the first application discovery solution to include native discovery of network and storage devices and their dependencies , demand and usage . the addition of layer - 2 and - 3 discovery capabilities gives customers a more complete view into how business services are delivered .\nthe firms have a history . emc already oems nlayer ' s technology , which forms the foundation of one of emc ' s smarts products - - the smarts application discovery manager software . emc execs told byte and switch that nlayers ' workforce of around 30 employees will join the storage vendor , although they will remain at their existing site .\nthe acquisition will improve nlayers ' ability to execute by adding more field sales and support resources , which will likely make users more comfortable with any perceived risk in adoption . however , emc ' s storage sales and support channels have not yet proved that they can take on the challenge of learning about a new buyer and selling a sophisticated dependency mapping product .\nhaving spent $ 4 . 5 billion on a slew of acquisitions in just over two and a half years , emc added the san jose , calif . - based startup to its storage resource management portfolio today . ( see emc captures captiva , emc acquires acartus , and emc cops documentum . ) nlayers ' flagship product is its insight appliance that monitors data center applications and devices , enabling users to check service levels and usage patterns .\nemc corporation , the world leader in information management and storage , today announced that it has acquired newton , massachusetts - based proactivity software solutions ltd . , a privately held provider of content management software for business process management ( bpm ) . the acquisition is complete and is not expected to have a material impact on emc revenue and eps for 2006 . proactivity will be integrated immediately into the emc software group . with its r & d operations in netanya , israel , proactivity joins recently acquired kashya and nlayers to form a foundation of emc r & d in israel , which emc will continue to enhance over time .\nyou are on the dell emc united states web site . if you would like to change your preferred language or country of origin , please click here .\naccelerate your business and it transformation with cloud , big data , and technology consulting and services .\nhow the trade desk uses ai to find ' perfect ' impressions . . .\nit science : how to get a multi - channel video provider . . .\nred hat virtualization 4 . 2 gains new sdn , high - performance . . .\nyou ' re currently subscribed to some eweek features and just need to create a username and password .\nlinking your social and eweek accounts makes it easier to manage your profile and subscriptions , all in one place .\ncomplete your registration to get access to all of eweek ' s great content and community features .\ntitle : c - level / president manager vp staff ( associate / analyst / etc . ) director\noccasionally , we send subscribers special offers from select partners . would you like to receive these special partner offers via e - mail ? yes no\nby submitting your wireless number , you agree that eweek , its related properties , and vendor partners providing content you view may contact you using contact center technology . your consent is not required to view content or use site features .\nby clicking on the\nregister\nbutton below , i agree that i have carefully read the terms of service and the privacy policy and i agree to be legally bound by all such terms .\ngrowing interest in application discovery and dependency mapping has a handful of startups working to improve the technology with better integration and scalability .\ninsight 3 . 0 can map dependencies in real time and can discover 400 servers per minute , according to gili raanan , ceo and founder of the san jose , calif . , company .\nthe updated appliance , available now , takes a federated approach to the common configuration management database , allowing it to access system management repositories .\ninsight integrates with hewlett - packard co . s openview , ibms tivoli enterprise console and managed object solutions inc . s formula .\nwe dont assume all configuration elements sit in our repository and are discovered by our discovery engine ,\nsaid raanan .\nwhat the user gets at the end of the process is a visual view of a federated cmdb ( configuration management database ) that leverages past investments in it management .\ninsight , an agentless appliance that passively gathers application dependency data by watching traffic across the span port on a network switch , competes with products from other configuration management startups such as cendura corp . , relicore inc . and collation inc .\nraanan said he believes adoption of the relatively new technology is accelerating because of the increasing complexity of n - tier application infrastructures , the need to comply with regulations such as the sarbanes - oxley act and the need to predict the impact of failures to plan for disaster recovery .\nalthough its a\nsmall market right now ,\nthe widespread investment in j2ee ( java 2 platform , enterprise edition ) , . net and soas ( service - oriented architectures ) will stimulate demand for dependency tracking , said jasmine noel , an analyst with ptak , noel & associates , in new york .\nthe good thing about . . . insight is that it can give you a snapshot of your infrastructure and give you trending\u2014how youre performing from week to week ,\nsaid insight user anthony mills , manager of network operations at the museum of modern art , in new york .\n/ zimages / 3 / 28571 . gif check out eweek . coms for the latest news , reviews and analysis about productivity and business solutions .\nby submitting your information , you agree that urltoken may send you eweek offers via email , phone and text message , as well as email offers about other products and services that eweek believes may be of interest to you . eweek will process your information in accordance with the quinstreet privacy policy .\nwe already have your email address on file . please use the\nforgot your password ?\nlink to create a password , validate your email and login .\nwe already have your email address on file as a social account . please log in with your current social account or click\nforgot your password ?\nto validate your email and login .\nwe already have an account with that email address . please log in to edit your information .\nyou ' re currently subscribed to some eweek features , but just need to complete your registration to enjoy our full range of site personalization and great email newsletters .\npersonalize your eweek experience by following topics that interest you . you ' ll see relevant content on your my eweek page .\nvideo : dirk hohndel , vp and chief open source officer at vmware , discusses how the software . . .\ndaily video : red hat process automation 7 goes cloud - 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mail on 05 / 15 / 2013 on the end of availability of vcenter application discovery manager .\ncustomers are the new market - makers , reshaping industries and changing how businesses compete and win . success depends on how well and how fast you respond . forrester research gives you insights and frameworks aligned to your role to shorten the time between a great idea and a great outcome , helping your teams win in the age of the customer . contact us to learn more .\nexcept where otherwise noted , work provided on autodesk knowledge network is licensed under a creative commons attribution - noncommercial - sharealike 3 . 0 unported license . please see the autodesk creative commons faq for more information .\nlearn r ' s most popular packages ( such as ggplot2 , dplyr , stringr , and more ) straight from the experts who built them .\nemc had recently announced it had entered the application discovery arena , chairman and ceo joe tucci said during his analyst presentation . application discovery and mapping is what many cios call the\nholy grail ,\nhe noted .\nwe can take an application and discover and correlate all the resources through all the domains that application is using ,\ntucci said .\nwe can model that , take automated action , and we can say how one application affects another application and how together they cross - correlate to affect resources in each of these domains . we got so impressed with what we were doing here we actually oem ' d some technology to do this . . . that we have just acquired the company we were working with .\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 .\nenjoy this article as well as all of our content , including e - 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' s z - san storage - over - ip technology to create the hammer z - series .\nmti acquires collective for services mti technology corp . , announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of collective technologies , a provider of enterprise - class it infrastructure services and solutions , with over 90 consultants . the acquisition is intended to boost mti ' s vision of helping companies maximize the value of their technology investments by delivering end - to - end solutions for information and infrastructure management .\nno problem ! submit your e - mail address below . we ' ll send you an email containing your password .\nransomware recovery is a complex , often expensive process . are you prepared in the event of an attack ? it may be time to ask . . .\nthe isolated nature of iron mountain ' s latest iron cloud offering is important to its battle against ransomware . the virtual . . .\na business continuity plan is critical for an organization when an unplanned event occurs . follow this template and bc planning . . .\nimanis improves its machine learning - powered ransomware detection , introduces disaster recovery for hadoop and unveils its new . . .\na healthcare firm doesn ' t take full advantage of cohesity secondary storage capabilities , but finds its backup and recovery . . .\ncloud daddy ' s secure backup offers five levels of protection . the new company has jumped into a growing and necessary market of . . .\nred hat hci is software only , based on open source applications and is aimed for it operations that want to use existing hardware . . .\ncisco hyperflex 3 . 5 software adds native dr and cloud - based intersight storage analytics . the all - flash hyper - converged systems . . .\nhitachi updates unified compute platform ( ucp ) portfolio with new nvme - based intel optane caching option and technology from . . .\nas . data . frame : get a data . frame with raster cell values , or coerce . . .\nas . data . frame : get a data . frame with raster cell values , or coerce . . . as . matrix : get a vector , matrix , or array with raster cell values cellfrom : get cell , row , or column number names : names of raster layers rastertopoints : raster to points conversion subset : subset layers in a raster * object xyfromcell : coordinates from a row , column or cell number\nas . integer , raster - method as . logical , raster - method intersect , spatiallines , spatiallines - method intersect , spatiallines , spatialpolygons - method intersect , spatialpolygons , any - method intersect , spatialpolygons , spatialpoints - method intersect , spatialpolygons , spatiallines - method\nr / erase . r r / unique . r r / as . data . frame . r r / contour . r r / extend . r r / cover . r r / indexreplacebrick . r\nraster documentation built on nov . 17 , 2017 , 5 : 51 a . m .\nnote that we can ' t provide technical support on individual packages . you should contact the package authors for that .\nyou should know us before you choose us as your partners , because we realize we need to earn the right to sit around your table .\n1 abba eban avenue | merkazim 2001 , bldg a , 3rd floor | herzliya israel tel . + 972 - 9 - 971 - 9111 fax . + 972 - 9 - 958 - 4842\nmichigan cs ; 6 startups - 4 exits ; launched multiple category creating products to $ mm + bookings . strong business acumen with technical background .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ndave dewalt , president , emc software group , said , \u201calmost daily , customers stress to me their strategic need to optimize their business processes such as invoice processing , claims processing and loan origination . manual process design and requirements definition is expensive , tedious , slow , error prone and widely recognized as the root cause of project failure . proactivity brings to emc a critical content management technology set to augment and enhance emc\u2019s ability to address these needs through the industry - leading emc documentum business process management ( bpm ) software suite . \u201d\navi fogel , proactivity chairman and ceo , said , \u201cthis marks an exciting moment in our company\u2019s history . integration into emc signals an accelerated path to market for our best - in - class business process lifecycle solution . emc\u2019s substantial market presence will make proactivity software a major force in the hot and growing bpm market . emc is a perfect fit due to our clear functional and architectural technology alignment , and our common culture based on customer - driven innovation . \u201d\nthe combined emc documentum and proactivity product suite now gives emc the most complete bpm software offering in the market . proactivity provides tools to monitor , analyze and optimize business processes . proactivity offers the first and only solution that treats business processes as data , not simply as pictures or models . this patented design automates the detailed capture and validation of \u201cas is\u201d business processes , generates graphical process maps on the fly , provides dynamic multidimensional analysis and creates a strategic process knowledge base that can be reused and extended across the enterprise . these capabilities provide customers with the tools they need to optimize end - to - end processes and are complementary to emc documentum process modeling , process execution and process integration capabilities .\nthe emc documentum bpm suite enables customers to automate their business processes , resulting in shorter process cycles , lower processing cost , improved quality , better adherence to compliance requirements and improved business agility . most business processes involve various types of content \u2013 from forms to scanned images , documents , reports and rich media . as such , bpm is a natural extension of the emc documentum enterprise content management platform , where these information types are currently being managed .\nlast month at the aiim 2006 conference and exhibition , the emc documentum bpm suite received the coveted aiim e - doc magazine 2006 best of show award for demonstrating exceptional quality and evidence of significant roi potential . emc also hosted an online event titled \u201cfundamentals of business process management with emc documentum\u201d and highlighting these award - winning bpm offerings . the event can be viewed at urltoken .\nthis acquisition further enhances emc\u2019s lead in bringing information lifecycle management ( ilm ) to life for customers through open software . customers achieve ilm in large part through software - enabled intelligence . as the world\u2019s seventh largest software provider , emc accelerates ilm by integrating open software with the storage and application infrastructure and adding intelligence , flexibility and built - in protection to store information intelligently , manage information resources , protect information and share information through collaborative processes .\nemc corporation ( nyse : emc ) is the world ' s leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information . information about emc ' s products and services can be found at urltoken .\nemc and documentum are registered trademarks of emc corporation . all other trademarks are the property of their respective owners .\ngithub is home to over 28 million developers working together to host and review code , manage projects , and build software together .\ntying word vectors and word classifiers : a loss framework for language modeling\n( inan et al . 2016 )\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 .\nsmarts , acquired by emc in late 2004 , built its reputation by identifying root causes of performance degradation or failure in ip networks . emc rolled out smarts ip availability manager for nas earlier this year . ( see emc stays smart , emc gets smarts , and emc smartens its nas . )\ntucci hinted at future acquisitions in other key areas during his keynote today .\nmore missing pieces than anyplace else are in the security area ,\nhe said , in response to a question from an analyst . he added that he is also looking to tuck\nseveral more things\ninto emc ' s vmware technology . ( see vmware eyes enterprise , microsoft , vmware unveils new suite , and vmware intros alliance . )\nwe welcome your comments on this topic on our social media channels , or [ contact us directly ] with questions about the site .\nin today ' s technology - driven world ,\ninnovation\nhas become a basic expectation . it leaders are tasked with making technical magic , improving customer experience , and boosting the bottom line - - yet often without any increase to the it budget . how are organizations striking the balance between new initiatives and cost control ? download our report to learn about the biggest challenges and how savvy it executives are overcoming them .\npackage package airgr airgr license license gpl 2 gpl 2 doi doi 10 . 1016 / j . envsoft . 2017 . 05 . 002 10 . 1016 / j . envsoft . 2017 . 05 . 002\nan article describing the airgr package has been published . its reference has been added and will be displayed with citation ( \u201cairgr\u201d ) .\nadded createinistates ( ) function in order to help user to format the inistates argument for createrunoptions ( ) .\nadded the param _ sets _ gr4j dataset . it contains generalist parameter sets for the gr4j model .\nthree vignettes have been added . they are relative to different calibration methods ( including the generalist parameters sets of the gr4j model ) .\nfixed bug in runmodel _ gr4h ( ) : in frun _ gr4h fortran subroutine , st ( 2 ) is now set to 0 ( instead of st ( 1 ) ) when st ( 2 ) < 0 .\nfixed bug in plot . outputsmodel ( ) for the regime plot when the period is less than 1 year .\nfixed bug in plot . outputsmodel ( ) when there is no common data to plot the cumulative frequency or the correlation qq .\nfixed bug in plot . outputsmodel ( ) for the y - axis labelling of flows time series when log _ scale = true and basinarea is used .\nrunmodel _ gr4j ( ) , runmodel _ gr5j ( ) and runmodel _ gr6j ( ) ( and cemaneige _ gr * j ( ) ) now return ps , pn and actual exchanges . see the model fortran codes for more details about the calculation of these variables .\nrunmodel _ gr5j now returns stateend in the same order as the other models .\nplot . outputsmodel ( ) now returns a warning message when the length of qobs is different from the length of qsim .\nthe x1 parameter from gr4h , gr4j , gr2m , gr5j and gr6j , the x3 parameter from gr4h , gr4j , gr5j and gr6j and the x6 parameter from gr6j are now set to 1e - 2 when they are fixed to lower values . runmodel * ( ) functions now return a warning message in this case . runmodel * ( ) functions now return a warning when x4 < 0 . 5 and its value is set to 0 . 5 .\nthe commands ? l0123001 , ? l0123002 and ? l0123003 now return the documentation page related to basinobs .\nmany functions of the package were cleant or slightly modified , with no effect on their outputs .\ndataaltiextrapolation _ valery ( ) and createinputsmodel ( ) now present a precipscale argument which allows rescaling precipitation when it is interpolated on the elevation layers when cemaneige is used .\nfixed bug in dataaltiextrapolation _ valery ( ) . the elevation gradients for air temperature returned by createinputsmodel ( ) are improved .\ndataaltiextrapolation _ valery ( ) has been improved . dataaltiextrapolation _ valery ( ) now runs faster ( and by consequence createinputsmodel ( ) too , when cemaneige is used ) .\nrunmodel _ cemaneige ( ) , runmodel _ cemaneigegr4j ( ) , runmodel _ cemaneigegr5j ( ) and runmodel _ cemaneigegr6j ( ) now return air temperature for each elevation layer .\ns3 plot method defined for outputsmodel objects . it means that the plot _ outputsmodel ( ) function is deprecated and his use has been replaced by the use of plot . outputsmodel ( ) or plot ( ) .\nin plot . outputsmodel ( ) the plotchoice argument is deprecated and has been renamed which .\nplot . outputsmodel ( ) displays air temperature time series for each layer when cemaneige is used ( argument which = \u201ctemp\u201d or \u201call\u201d ) .\nerrorcrit * ( ) functions gain a warnings argument to replace the verbose action and the verbose argument now prints the criterion value ( s ) .\nplot _ outputsmodel ( ) now displays raw values on the y - axis when the discharge time series is represented with log scale ( formerly , log values of discharges were displayed on the y - axis ) .\nseriesaggreg ( ) gains a timelag argument that corresponds to a numeric value indicating a time lag ( in seconds ) for the time series aggregation ( useful to aggregate hourly time series to the daily time step for instance ) . in addition , the function now accepts input dates in both posixt formats ( posixct and posixlt ) . the output is in posixct format .\nplot _ outputsmodel ( ) gains a log _ scale argument in order to plot the flow with a log scale .\na tutorial is available online on the following link : from urltoken . it can also be displayed with the vignette ( \u201cairgr\u201d ) command .\nthe value sort for the transfo argument of createinputscrit ( ) was not taken into account . it is now fixed .\ncreatecaliboptions ( ) loses the optimparam argument that was redundant with the fixedparam argument . the calibration _ michel ( ) was modified to take into account this change by using directly fixedparam , but this is transparent to the user .\nthe runmodel _ gr6j ( ) and runmodel _ cemaneigegr6j ( ) models were modified back to versions previous to 1 . 0 . 1 to prevent from unwanted efficiency criteria deterioration related to the calibration with calibration _ michel ( ) . the actual model codes were not modified but the transfoparam _ gr6j ( ) and createcaliboptions ( ) functions were modified regarding the x5 parameter . it is strongly advised to use airgr 1 . 0 . 2 for the runmodel _ gr6j ( ) and runmodel _ cemaneigegr6j ( ) functions if you are using calibration _ michel ( ) , as they are much more efficient . in case you were using your own calibration algorithm , you will not notice any difference .\ncreateinputsmodel ( ) and dataaltiextrapolation _ valery ( ) functions now allow both posixt formats ( posixct and posixlt ) .\nthe calibration _ hban ( ) and dataaltiextrapolation _ hban ( ) functions have respectively been renamed as calibration _ michel ( ) and dataaltiextrapolation _ valery ( ) after the names of their creators .\nthe silent mode is now defined by the verbose = true argument ( formerly quiet = false ) in the following functions : calibration ( ) , calibration _ michel ( ) , createinputsmodel ( ) , createrunoptions ( ) , dataaltiextrapolation _ valery ( ) , errorcrit ( ) , errorcrit _ kge ( ) , errorcrit _ kge2 ( ) , errorcrit _ nse ( ) , errorcrit _ rmse ( ) , plot _ outputsmodel ( ) , seriesaggreg ( ) .\nthe gr5j model has been modified : previously , two unit hydrographs were used , now only one is remaining . as a consequence , simulations from the gr5j ( runmodel _ gr5j ( ) function ) and cemaneige ( runmodel _ cemaneigegr5j ( ) function ) models will be different .\nan important proportion of the transformations of the parameters have been modified ( transfoparam * ( ) functions ) . since this modifies the local search , calibration results will be different .\nthe quantiles of the parameters have been recalculated with the new transformations ( createcaliboptions ( ) function ) . since these quantiles constitute the starting point of the calibration algorithm , calibration results will be different .\nthe references of the package has been updated ; they are returned by the following r - command citation ( \u201cairgr\u201d ) .\nfixed bug in createinputsmodel ( ) that was related to the handling of missing values .\nfixed bug in createrunoptions ( ) that prevented the correct use of the inireslevels argument ( to manually set the filling rate of the production and routing stores ) .\nthree new hydrological models : runmodel _ gr4h ( ) function for gr4h ( hourly ) , runmodel _ gr2m ( ) function for gr2m ( monthly ) and runmodel _ gr1a ( ) function for gr1a ( yearly ) .\nfixed bug in errorcrit _ rmse ( ) which led to incorrect calibration ( the criterion was maximised instead of minimised ) .\nupdate of the functions createrunoptions ( ) , createcaliboptions ( ) and plot _ outputsmodel ( ) to handle the new models .\nmodification of cemaneige fortran code to add an update of gratio after the snowpack update ( no impact on snow simulation ) .\nimprovement of the plot _ outputsmodel ( ) function to allow a selection among available plots .\nminor update in errorcrit _ kge ( ) and errorcrit _ kge2 ( ) to handle case when only one values in not na .\nupdate of the scripts in airgr - advanced - example to match the structures of the basindata objects .\ncorrection of formatting issue in airgr - advanced - example regarding the \u201clist _ hypsodata . txt\u201d file .\nimprovements of the argument verifications in createinputsmodel ( ) , createrunoptions ( ) , createinputscrit ( ) , createcaliboptions ( ) .\nimprovements of all the errorcrit ( ) functions to better account for the cases with constant flow values or local zeros .\nnew argument in many functions ( quiet = true or false ) to choose if the warnings should be suppressed or not .\ncemaneige users must now specify one meanansolidprecip for each elevation layer . the createrunoptions ( ) function is impacted .\ncemaneige users can now specify the mean elevation of the input series ( before it was always considered equal to the catchment median elevation ) . the impacted functions are createinputsmodel ( ) and dataaltiextrapolation _ hban ( ) .\nimprovement of the plot _ outputsmodel function ( to handle 0 in qobs and qsim ) .\nfixed bug in calibration _ hban ( ) . the function was not working properly with models having only one parameter .\nthe calibrationalgo _ * ( ) functions were renamed into calibration _ * ( ) .\nnew architecture with better format verification procedure ( using classes ) and simpler setting of default configuration .\nnew architecture where the model , calibration and error functions are in the arguments of the functions ( the exotic use of \u201cgeneric function\u201d created by the users has been removed ) .\nrc11 bug correction : the automatic selection of the warm - 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objective calibration using nsga2 ( ) ( the { mco } package is required ) .\nthe definition of the generic function is now made in a much simpler way ( e . g . see definefunctions _ model ( ) or definefunctions _ errorcrit ( ) ) .\nthe field multiplier has been added in the errorcrit ( ) outputs , to indicate whether the criterion is an error ( to minimise ) or and efficiency ( to maximise ) . this allows to provide real efficiency values in the outputs e . g . nse [ q ] instead of ( - 1 ) \u00d7 nse [ q ] .\nefficiencycrit ( ) have been replaced by errorcrit ( ) to avoid misunderstanding ( by default , the algorithms minimise the error criterion ) .\nthe check that selectper _ run ( ) is continuous is now made in the checkarg ( ) functions .\nmissing values in fortran are now - 999 . 999 instead of - 9 . 999 .\nnew efficiencycrit _ nse _ sqrtq ( ) function to compute nse criterion on sqrt flows .\nincorrect arguments in the call to runmodelandcrit from calibrationalgo _ optim _ stats and calibrationalgo _ nlminb _ stats .\ncalibrationalgo _ nlminb _ stats argument was wrongly defined in definefunctions _ calibrationalgo ( ) ( optim instead of nlminb ) .\naudio / video transport working group s . ikonin internet draft spirit dsp intended status : proposed standard january 11 , 2011\nabstract this document specifies the payload format for packetization of spirit ip - 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", "topic": 38}], "title": "eastern bank", "paragraphs": ["transfer funds between eastern bank accounts and accounts you own at other financial institutions .\nonline banking and bill payment are free of charge to all eastern bank account holders .\nmobile banking and bill payment are free of charge to all eastern bank account holders . 1\neastern bank customer service center p . o . box 391 lynn , massachusetts 01903 - 0491\neverything from your personal banking to helping you grow your small business . eastern bank is here .\nthe following are a list of major historical events for eastern bank , including mergers and acquisitions .\nknow about schedule of charges of consumer banking and corporate & sme banking of eastern bank limited .\nfor help with your more complex banking needs , eastern has a customer service center staffed by experienced customer service professionals . you can reach eastern bank ' s customer service center by calling\nwe ' re sorry , we couldn ' t find any eastern bank locations that matched your search criteria .\neastern express business loan , provides up to $ 100 , 000 of fast funding .\neastern bank limited ( ebl ) is one of the modern , fully online and technologically superior private commercial banks in bangladesh .\nthe story of eastern savings bank is an amazing story of success . click anywhere on our timeline to find out why !\nkeeping up with the rapidly changing financial industry , eastern savings and loan converted from a state chartered savings association to a federally chartered and insured savings bank . on january 14 , 1986 the association changed its name to eastern savings bank , fsb .\neastern chief executive richard e . holbrook said the deal will help it fill a void in its coverage area and allow eastern to step up its lending to nonprofits and community groups .\nplease try adjusting your search filters , or call 1 - 800 - eastern for assistance .\n\u2022 our subsidiaries include eastern insurance , the largest independent insurance agency headquartered in new england .\neastern bank corp . , the largest community bank based in massachusetts , has agreed to buy wainwright bank & trust co . , a smaller boston institution known for its social activism and lending to nonprofit organizations .\nif you need assistance enrolling , call 1 - 800 - eastern ( 327 - 8376 ) .\neastern\u2019s holbrook said he isn\u2019t planning to close any branches , but will probably consolidate some administrative functions .\ngood improves - and the eastern flexequity\u00ae account is a flexible way to help you do just that .\nmiller said both banks are committed to investing in their communities . eastern , for instance , also contributes 10 percent of its profits to charity . and eastern said it will continue wainwright\u2019s social justice award and use the bank\u2019s expertise to increase its nonprofit lending . wainwright\u2019s miller said he couldn\u2019t think of anything eastern is doing that conflicts with wainwright\u2019s values and mission .\nonline banking helps you stay connected to your accounts from anywhere you have internet access . and because the information exchanged between your computer and eastern bank is encrypted , you can bank with confidence .\nin the fall of 1995 , a fourth branch was opened ; this time , in ellicott city . this branch opening was the latest element in making eastern savings bank the bank we know today .\ntake advantage of a convenient way to make and track purchases with an eastern bank visa\u00ae card . low rates and no annual fee also make it affordable .\neastern bank ' s automated account information line gives you access to a host of banking information and features 24 hours a day , 7 days a week .\neastern bank ' s automated account information line gives you access to a host of banking information and features 24 hours a day , 7 days a week .\nnow you don ' t have to wait for convenient , easy access to your money . get your eastern bank debit mastercard\u00ae right on the spot at your local branch .\n\u2022 we provide the depth of product and financial expertise required by our eastern wealth management clients , both individual and institutional .\nclick here to start your enrollment online or you can enroll using our new mobile app . go to your app store and download our new eastern bank \u2013 mobile banking app .\neastern savings bank remains privately owned and is still one of the most highly regarded community banks in the baltimore area . currently , the bank has four full - service branch locations , in addition to the corporate headquarters in hunt valley .\neastern , founded in 1818 , had assets of $ 6 . 6 billion , compared to $ 1 . 0 billion for wainwright .\nlife\u2019s always moving . as an eastern bank customer , you can access your money wherever your life takes you \u2013 online , by phone or in person . with us , you\u2019ll always stay connected .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the eastern oklahoma county partnership web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nthe eastern colorado bank began as a rural community bank in cheyenne wells , colorado . we were founded in 1944 by a group of investors led by victor and leona weed . beginning with $ 25 , 000 . 00 in capital accounts and those two officer employees , we focused on providing banking services tailored to the needs of ranchers and farmers , small business , and professionals in eastern colorado and western kansas .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the eastern oklahoma county tourism council web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nwhatever your need or budget , you\u2019ll find a smart , affordable , and convenient eastern bank checking account that\u2019s right for you . and with our checking switch kit , we make moving your account to us easy .\nthe wainwright brand , however , will disappear after the closing , expected in the fourth quarter . bank executives believe wainwright customers will likely stick with the combined bank . eastern\u2019s chief executive noted the bank already has a diverse range of customers and experience working in inner - city neighborhoods , including some in lowell , salem , and lynn .\nthe bank , then named eastern building and loan society of baltimore city , was established in 1905 as a maryland state chartered mutual building and loan association . by the mid - 1900s , eastern building and loan was only one of over 200 small savings and loan associations in the baltimore area and was open just a few hours every monday night to cater to its customers\u2019 limited financial needs . throughout the years , eastern building and loan maintained its neighborhood savings and loan image by catering to a customer base consisting primarily of local residents .\nunder terms of the deal , eastern\u2019s $ 19 a share offer is double wainwright\u2019s closing stock price of $ 9 . 62 monday , an unusually high premium .\nthe deal must be approved by wainwright shareholders and regulators . eastern is mutually owned by its depositors , rather than stockholders , so it is not publicly traded .\nthe $ 163 million cash deal will allow eastern to increase its presence in boston and surrounding communities . eastern\u2019s 81 branches are concentrated in the outer suburbs and cities , and on cape cod . wainwright has 12 branches including four in boston , four in cambridge , and one each in brookline , newton , somerville , and watertown .\nfor help with your more complex business banking needs , eastern has a business service team staffed by experienced customer service professionals that specialize in servicing the needs of our business clients .\nbanking on the go has never been easier with eastern bank\u2019s free , secure mobile banking apps . 1 use your iphone\u00ae or android tm smartphone to view account balances and activity , deposit checks , pay bills , transfer funds and so much more .\n\u201cour cultures are very similar , \u2019\u2019 said miller , who will become the president of eastern\u2019s holding company and an executive vice president after the merger . \u201cit\u2019s really a good match . \u2019\u2019\nour commitment to you is one of delivering exceptional service . the eastern colorado bank has developed an outstanding line of financial products . our goal is to help our customers achieve financial success and we have the people and the products in place to deliver on this commitment .\nin 1975 , eastern building and loan , still a small one - office association , had big dreams for a successful future . square permanent building and loan , though slightly larger , was another small association with a drive for success . after deliberating , the two banks agreed that a merger between them would be a wise and profitable decision . the merger took place on december 30 , when the two became square permanent building and loan . at that time , square permanent was located on eastern avenue in baltimore city and had branches in overlea and easton . with this productive merger , the development of the bank , soon to be known as eastern savings and loan association , was well in progress .\nat eastern bank , we understand that you have goals and dreams for your life . we think that your bank should not only take the time to hear about them , but help you achieve them . so we offer a full range of accounts and services and have a helpful team of customer service professionals to help you make the most of your money \u2013 and your life .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to fundsxpress . com\u2019s advantage bank online banking enrollment click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to fundsxpress . com\u2019s advantage bank online billpay demo click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to fundsxpress . com\u2019s advantage bank online bill pay enrollment click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to fundsxpress . com\u2019s advantage bank information on online billpay click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nadvantage bank - member fdic , equal housing lender copyright \u00a9 2015 . all rights reserved .\nclick on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nhope house executive director tom duffly said that wainwright has been a \u201cterrific organization , \u2019\u2019 but that he didn\u2019t know much about eastern . nevertheless , duffly said hope house probably wouldn\u2019t move its accounts unless it encounters any problems after the sale .\nfounded in 1818 and headquartered in boston , we have combined prudent management with well - timed acquisitions to evolve from a modest savings bank to a full - service commercial bank to meet your financial needs . with $ 11 billion in assets and more than 120 locations in eastern massachusetts and southern and coastal new hampshire , we have the size , stability , technology and knowledge to deliver custom - tailored financial solutions in a convenient way .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank email .\nthe bank was moved to a new building at ne 23rd & midwest boulevard in 1997 , and renamed advantage bank in 2002 . the midwest city location near se 15th & post road was opened in 2003 .\nfollowing the great depression of 1929 , the banking system was in chaos . banks tried to collect on loans made to stock market investors whose holdings were then worth little to nothing at all , and , unable to raise fresh funds from the federal reserve , found their attempts to survive to be quite futile as banks began failing by the hundreds . however , eastern pulled through hard times and emerged as a healthy financial institution . having survived the great depression , eastern was optimistic and eager to face any accomplishment or obstacle that lay ahead .\nat eastern bank , we always want to know what more we can do for you . in our customer service center , you can find helpful tools and information , including frequently asked questions , forms and helpful calculators . of course , you\u2019re always welcome to call us or drop by your nearest branch to speak with a customer service representative . whatever you choose , we\u2019ll be right here for you .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to urltoken . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to urltoken . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to urltoken . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to urltoken . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to urltoken . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to urltoken . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to urltoken . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to urltoken . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to urltoken . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to urltoken . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to urltoken . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to urltoken . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to urltoken . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to urltoken . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to urltoken . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\none reason for the rich premium is that several other banks were also competing to buy wainwright , to expand their boston presence . wainwright hired sandler o\u2019neill + partners , to solicit bids from interested banks before agreeing to be acquired by eastern . wainwright did not name any of the other bidders .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the nerdwallet web site . click \u201cclose\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nat that time , eastern savings and loan had $ 7 million in assets . in the fall of 1981 , under mr . goldsmith\u2019s leadership , a new branch was opened in pikesville , and the association began developing new products and services responsive to the lifestyles and financial needs of the consumers of the day .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes , i want to continue to the cdars website . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes , i want to continue to the twitter website . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes , i want to continue to the nerdwallet website . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes , i want to continue to the webmd website . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes , i want to continue to the marketplace website . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes , i want to continue to the npr website . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes , i want to continue to the nerdwallet web site . click on \u201cclose\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nthe bank has remained family owned since its beginning . in 1956 melvin and helen rogers moved to spencer to work at the bank . helen rogers was the daughter of ed poole and his wife , ruth . melvin was an educator and local statesman , and served on the oklahoma city board of education for several years . rogers middle school in spencer was named for him . eventually melvin served as president of the bank until his death in 1973 , at which time donald rogers , melvin and helen\u2019s son , began serving as president of the bank . randy smith started working at the bank in 1974 and became president of spencer state bank in 1991 . randy is married to donna ruth smith [ nee rogers ] , daughter of melvin and helen rogers .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes , i want to continue to the associated press website . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes , i want to continue to the kaiser foundation website . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue on to the online banking site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the choctaw chamber of commerce . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the oklahoma city rotary club . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the abc referrals web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes , i want to continue to the dept of labor website . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes , i want to continue to the national financial capability website . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes , i want to continue to the congressional budget office website . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes , i want to continue to the myfico credit score web site . click on \u201cclose\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the okc business network web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the leadership midwest city web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the mid - del art guild . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the bni business boomers web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes , i want to continue to the ann marie houghtailing blog website . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the rose state college foundation web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the rotary club of east oklahoma county . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the spencer chamber of commerce web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the harrah chamber of commerce web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the choctaw chamber of commerce web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the midwest city rotary club web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nin september 1980 , the board of directors approved the conversion of eastern savings and loan association from a mutual association to a capital stock corporation . the conversion was completed in the spring of 1981 , and harold goldsmith , a respected businessman from baltimore , purchased the majority of stock and assumed the offices of president and chief executive officer .\nwainwright chief executive jan a . miller estimated that roughly half of the bank\u2019s commercial loans are to nonprofits and other community groups , far more than most banks . at eastern , for example , around 6 percent of loans are to nonprofits . since its founding in 1987 , wainwright said it has committed more than $ 800 million in loans to \u201csocially responsible development projects , \u2019\u2019 including ones related to the environment , affordable housing , aids , homeless shelters , and immigration .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the central oklahoma home builders association web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the del city chamber of commerce web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the midwest city chamber of commerce web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue on to the harland clarke online check ordering site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes , i want to continue to the berkshire hathaway - anderson home services website . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the south oklahoma city chamber of commerce web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to usps \u2013 missing or stolen money orders web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to usps \u2013 identifying counterfeit postal money orders web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the greater oklahoma city chamber of commerce web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the black chamber of commerce of metro okc web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the empower at rose state college , advisory council web site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nyou have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - advantage bank website . yes i want to continue to the re / max metro group properties \u2013 michael gregg , realtor site . click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank .\nadvantage bank is the oldest privately - held bank in eastern oklahoma county . a remnant of times past can be found in the form of a historic safe located in the lobby of the spencer branch of advantage bank . the upper floor of the old spencer state bank building saw a variety of uses , including as a telephone switching station and even a dance hall , before it was removed from the building altogether sometime in the mid - century . while there are a few historic photographs on display in the lobby , many more photos of the bank\u2019s part in local history can be found at the spencer museum at 8622 ne 50th street . the spencer museum houses memorabilia from the town\u2019s earliest days as a part of crutcho township , when the canadian river water power company ( a grain elevator and dam on the north canadian river near ne 50th and spencer road ) used to mark the point where cotton was ginned , grain was milled and fruit from area orchards was packed and moved to the public market in oklahoma city on river barges . the river was regularly used for transportation until the flood of 1923 .\nthe bank also has strong ties to the gay and lesbian community . in 1993 , wainwright said it became the first bank to advertise in a gay newspaper in boston and the first to sponsor the city\u2019s gay pride parade . it also said it also helped persuade the massachusetts bankers association to offer domestic partner health benefits to 160 member banks .\nwe have an unwavering commitment to superior service that began as a high priority for our founders and extends to our customers today . in addition to serving eastern colorado and western kansas we have expanded our reach to a branch in limon , colorado in 2000 , in 2003 we opened a branch in colorado springs , colorado , in august of 2010 we opened a branch in sharon springs , kansas , and in december 2012 we opened 2 more colorado branches in burlington , and kit carson . this has allowed us to diversify our bank and to expand the opportunities for financial and personal growth with our customers and employees .\nbay windows , a boston newspaper serving the gay and lesbian community , posted a story about the sale on its website yesterday with the headline \u201cboston\u2019s gay bank bought out . \u2019\u2019\n< p > you have clicked on a link that will take you to a non - 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advantage bank website . < br / > < strong > yes , i want to continue to the < / strong > < a title = \u201dirs \u2013 free file web site\u201d urltoken > irs \u2013 free file website . < / a > < br / > click on the \u201cx\u201d in the top right of the window to return to advantage bank . < / p >\none wainwright customer is hope house , a nonprofit that provides assistance for recovering alcoholics and substance abusers . the bank helped provide hope house with $ 10 million in tax credits and $ 7 . 4 million in financing for a new facility in roxbury .\nour history goes back 200 years . we are the largest and oldest mutual bank in the country . we offer banking , investments , and insurance all under one roof , and we pride ourselves on working harder to understand our customers\u2019 needs so we can deliver these services in a committed and personal way .\nthough we have adapted to the changes in your banking needs over these many years , our focus and commitment on your success has remained to this day exactly the same as that day in 1944 when the doors were opened for the first time . we are honored to have the opportunity to be your bank .\n[ break ] it was december 13 , 1913 that the state of oklahoma issued a certificate of incorporation for a community bank in the town of spencer , which would first open for business on january 1 , 1914 . mr . e . s . poole was one of the original investors of spencer state bank which was located on main street in downtown spencer . the building was originally a two - 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based pasquinelli homebuilding is seeking bankruptcy liquidation for all its business entities , including portrait homes indiana , which built hundreds of homes in the indianapolis area .\npasquinelli homes llc . home builder - willowbrook , il . projects , photos , reviews and more | porch\npasquinelli homes initially built only in the chicago area , but expanded to colorado and florida in the early 1970s .\nand our customer experience . this has made normandy homes a premier dfw home builder .\nthe filing adds pasquinelli to the list of longtime local homebuilders whose names have disappeared from the chicgao area residential construction scene . competitors like kirk homes and kimball hill homes also enjoyed the housing market ' s bubble before it burst and they were forced to fold .\nillinois northern bankruptcy court case 1 : 11 - bk - 14829 - pasquinelli . . .\nthe normandy team has decades of experience designing and building beautiful homes to meet our customers\u2019 needs .\nfrom business : find your dream home in plainfield , il at creekside crossing by pulte homes .\nall pending litigation against pasquinelli and its multiple entities will be stayed because of the bankruptcy action .\nan affiliated firm , bna homes , which stands for\nbest , new , affordable\nbut is more commonly known in local building circles as\nbruno and anthony ,\nis marketing new homes in two subdivisions in joliet and one in charlotte , n . c . all three projects originally were pasquinelli - branded developments .\nas a result , the suit contends , pasquinelli homebuilding was unable to pay its loan obligations and by late 2007 many of pasquinelli ' s operating subsidiaries began to default on their loans to harris . the lender , according to the suit , has taken ownership of certain pasquinelli properties through foreclosure proceedings and is owed more than $ 28 million from pasquinelli homebuilding because of various guarantees , default judgments and other unpaid fees and expenses .\nlongtime suburban homebuilders bruno pasquinelli and anthony pasquinelli are being sued by a lender , harris n . a . , that alleges the brothers improperly transferred $ 87 million from their company to themselves and more than a dozen family members as the housing market was crumbling .\nunlike other local and regional builders , the pasquinelli brothers did not sign any personal guarantees for the loans . instead , the suit says the loans were guaranteed by pasquinelli homebuilding . the suit was first reported on the web site of crain ' s chicago business .\nthe bankruptcy petition is a dramatic turn of events for pasquinelli , which started building homes in the chicago market in 1956 , and whose business expanded under the pasquinelli and portrait names to indiana , ohio , north carolina , south carolina , george , florida and texas . a civil lawsuit filed against the company last year said as of 2006 , the company ' s annual revenues had surpassed $ 580 million .\nwe invite you to experience the award - winning designs , personal experience and quality which defines normandy homes . come home to normandy today .\nthe harris lawsuit filed earlier this month in cook county circuit court , which names bna as a defendant , alleges that a complex corporate structure enabled bruno and anthony pasquinelli to transfer $ 87 million from pasquinelli homebuilding llc to their own trusts and to various children and grandchildren between 2005 and 2009 .\nthe petition does not list bna homes as one of the operating subsidiaries to be liquidated . the firm , bna management llc , which stands for\nbest , new , affordable\nbut was more commonly known in home - building circles as\nbruno and anthony ,\nwas registered with the state and was marketing homes in two subdivisions in joliet and one in charlotte , n . c . all three projects originally were pasquinelli - branded developments .\na year ago , the pasquinelli brothers registered a company with the state , bna management llc , and named themselves as its principals . but on bna ' s web site , there ' s no mention of the firm ' s principals or a contact phone number . the single - family homes primarily are being marketed through outside realty agents .\nnormandy homes , a green brick partners team builder company , is one of the fastest growing homebuilders in texas ! we are always looking for talented individuals interested in joining our team .\nfrom business : no job too small . . . will fix and repair all of your homes needs . from ceiling fans to water softeners or water leaks . 15 years experience . 24 hour emergency servi\u2026\npasquinelli , like other builders forced to the sidelines , is not currently marketing developments under its own name , but that doesn ' t mean the family has gotten out of the homebuilding business it entered in 1956 .\nthe normandy team has decades of experience designing and building beautiful homes to meet our customers\u2019 needs . we are a hands - on company that is dedicated to the highest standards of professionalism and craftsmanship on every home we build . normandy homes utilizes a boutique approach to home building with options that give you the choices to build your home how you live . our authentic architecture is inspired by craftsman , traditional , european , and hill country style designs .\npasquinelli homebuilding llc , the burr ridge - based homebuilder whose business started in chicago ' s south suburbs but expanded to seven other states , has filed documents with u . s . bankruptcy court to liquidate the company .\na spokesman for joliet ' s planning department said no substantial revisions were made to building permits recently revised for homes in the theodore ' s crossing and theodore ' s ridge subdivisions , as would be required if there were different builders .\nnormandy homes is quickly becoming recognized as one of dfw\u2019s top boutique home builders . our dedication to our customers extends well beyond the basics of the home buying process . it shows in our authentic architecture and interior design , our attention to details in floor plan layouts , stylish finishes ,\npasquinelli ' s homebuilding reach by 2006 had extended to six states outside illinois , and annual revenues surpassed $ 580 million , the suit states . the bna subdivisions in joliet and in charlotte , n . c . , are not among the 10 developments named in harris ' lawsuit .\nthe chapter 7 filing , made late thursday by the company headed by bruno pasquinelli , lists assets of between $ 500 , 001 and $ 1 million and liabilities of between $ 10 million and $ 50 million . it also said the company has between 10 , 001 and 25 , 000 creditors .\nthe company denied harris ' allegations .\nthe lawsuit is without merit and simply an overreaching , after - the - fact effort to create personal liability on real estate loans that harris made without personal guarantees or any other form of personal liability , and which then went bad when the market crashed ,\na pasquinelli spokesman said in an e - mail .\npasquinelli homebuilding\nhad guaranteed tens of millions of dollars of indebtedness to harris and possibly hundreds of millions of additional debt to other banks\nand rendered the company\nan insolvent , empty box ,\nwhich made the guarantees worthless , the suit states . more than 300 lawsuits have been filed against the company related to loan defaults , according to the lawsuit .\nwe build in the most desirable locations in dallas - fort worth in communities that meet the needs of the marketplace . from young professionals , first - time buyers , families and move - down buyers , we offer communities that you will feel at home in , no matter the lifestyle . we invite you to tour our model homes in allen , carrollton , north arlington and mckinney . stay tuned for new communities coming soon .\nwe provide a best in class experience on every home , for every homeowner through proactive weekly communication , availability to fit your time frame and a broad personalization process . our homes are constructed with quality products and energy efficient features . we stand by our philosophy of treating each customer how we would want to be treated through , ensuring we walk every house , every room , every day to produce the best products and delivering on this promise to our customers .\nwe build in the most desirable locations in dallas - 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{"id": 55061, "summary": [{"text": "resist records is an independent record label and retail store based in newtown , new south wales , australia .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the store was opened by toe to toe vocalist , scotty mcfadyen in 1996 before expanding to a record label in 1998 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "resist also hosts an annual hardcore punk fest , which has featured local and international hardcore bands . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "resist records", "paragraphs": ["weill cornell medical library specifically recognizes that circulation records and other records identifying the names of library users are confidential in nature .\ni am a big fan of resist records - it ' s got great selection and the staff are always helpful and friendly .\ni had kids to feed and ended up grabbing just 4 records for about $ 100 . thanks for existing after all these years resist ! !\nresist records welcomes born free to its roster . their debut album\nsorrow\nwill be released on october 2 . pre orders are now available from urltoken and itunes .\nhow\u2019s the mail order part of resist doing ? i know before stores like resist you had to mail order to get most of your favourtite bands releases . is mail order still a healthy business ?\nion of resist over the last 15 - 20 years . being in brisbane i don\u2019t get to sydney much , but a trip to resist is always going to happen . the new shop is perfect . the range i\ni noticed in your interview with jay that you said when you were younger you were into hip hop . epitaph records has been dabbling with hip hop type artists . would you ever consider signing a hip hop band / artist to resist ?\nresist is a lot more than just a store . are you surprised by it\u2019s success ? what do you think has made it such a success ?\nbecause privacy rights of individuals have recently been threatened by private and public institutions , the new york library association has taken the initiative to protect first amendment rights through adoption of an association policy on the confidentiality of library records . governor cuomo of new york signed into law chapter 112 of the laws of 1988 , which protects confidentiality of library records of users throughout new york state . the reach of the bill includes , but is not limited to\nrecords related to the circulation of library materials , computer database searches , interlibrary loan transactions , reference queries , requests for photocopies of library materials , title reserve requests , or the use of audio - visual materials , films , or records .\nthe bill supersedes an earlier bill which protected circulation records only .\nif the process , order or subpoena is not in proper form , or if good cause has not been shown , the director will insist that such defects be corrected before any records are released . the legal process shall usually be in the form of\nsubpoena duces tecum\n( bring your records ) , requiring the responsible officer to attend court and / or a deposition , and may require them to bring along certain circulation or other specified records ) .\nmelbourne alt - rock quintet better half have announced their highly anticipated debut ep \u2018maybe i was wrong\u2019 to be released may 11 via resist records . to coincide with the announcement , the band have given listeners the first taste of the release with a music video for \u2018rest your head\u2019 forming in 2015 as a side project [ \u2026 ]\nresist seems to cop a bit of flack from some people . why do you think this is so ? do you think it\u2019s a case of tall poppy syndrome ?\nlibraries may devise internal record keeping devices to keep track of their property , or to enhance services to library users , but library records which identify names and other personal information are confidential .\nweill cornell medical library will resist the issuance or enforcement of any such process , order or subpoena until a proper showing of good cause has been made in a court of competent jurisdiction .\ntechnological developments have affected user confidentiality in two ways . first , they have made it easier to store and retrieve records . second , they have provided new services , such as computerized data bases .\ngraham nixon is the man behind one of australia\u2019s most successful independent hardcore punk labels . resist is home of parkway drive . i\u2019d definitely put graham in the group of \u2018people who helped make the australian punk community radder\u2019 alongside stu harvey .\nmany people seem to think resist is some massive retail store or a massive record label , which is great they think that , however its just myself and a few friends in a small shop in newtown selling and releasing hardcore bands .\nany problems relating to the privacy of circulation , and other records identifying the names of library users , not provided for above , shall be referred to the responsible officer of the head , information and access service divisions , or to the library director .\nthe followup from react records , resists takes over form where it left of hosting an array of different artists . it has already featured music from producers as diverse as ed rush and optical to infected mushroom , norman jay , fabio and grooverider , and hardcore players like hixxy and scott brown .\nover the years many things have happened in australia that is the result of resist . many of the bands i have toured from the us would never have toured here if it wasn\u2019t for me , before we started the label there were very few labels taking it seriously . most would release a handful of releases and then fold . we are up to release number 36 , with many more planned . other then trial and error , no australian label is that productive . no doubt we have inspired other labels to start up and im sure there are kids that have started bands due to a band from our label . amongst the hardcore scene , im sure most kids would have a few resist releases in there collection , and im sure the last few shows they attended had something to do with resist . whether or not it was a band from the label playing or a tour i have presented .\nreact music - one of the most successful and internationally revered independent record labels - is no more . in its place , a new company , resist music , has been set up by react\u2019s james horrocks and melissa kemp and has since acquired the staff , rights and catalogue of react and is now officially open for business .\nresist is pleased to announce that we will be participating in record store day 2018 on saturday april 21 . as usual , we will only be getting limited amounts of the rsd releases and will be available one copy per customer , on a first come first served basis , from saturday at 10 . 30am . note this is instore [ \u2026 ]\nweill cornell medical library advises all staff members that such records shall not be made available to any individual or any agency of state , federal , or local government - except pursuant to such process , order or subpoena as may be authorized under the authority of , and in accordance with , federal , state or local law relating to civil , criminal or administrative discovery procedures or legislative investigative power .\na library staff member receiving a request to examine or obtain information , relating to circulation or other records identifying the names of library users , will state that the library does not give such information as a matter of policy . if the requester continues to insist , the library staff member will refer them to the associate director of client services , who will explain the library ' s confidentiality policy .\nthreats or unauthorized demands ( i . e . , those not supported by a process , order or subpoena ) , concerning circulation and other records identifying the names of users , shall be reported to the head , information and access service divisions - who will , if necessary , report such threats or unauthorized demands to the appropriate legal officer of the institution ( weill medical college of cornell university ) .\nregardless of what you do in life , there is always someone who doesn\u2019t like what you are doing . for every 10 people who support you there is one who hates what you are doing . this is the exact case for resist . many hardcore / punk purists think the music should only be sold at shows etc , its not about profit etc etc . the reality of life is that there are bills to pay , between rent , electricity , phone , gst etc you cant sell things for no profit . i keep the resist prices affordable , and if you think we are too expensive , don\u2019t buy it , mailorder it from the label or the band direct , pretty simple really . i don\u2019t do what i do to please everyone , i try , however i\u2019ve learnt that pleasing everyone is impossible .\nnot too sure , i guess many people think i make a lot of money and live a high roller lifestyle . anyone that knows me would know this is far from the truth . i live in a living space that is about as big as most people\u2019s bedrooms , and this has my kitchen , bedroom and lounge room all in one . up until april of this year , i worked another job to support me doing resist , for the last 6 years i have lived off under $ 200 a week , so it\u2019s far from a glamorous lifestyle .\nhostage records celebrates it ' s 20th year anniversary with a re - issue of one of it ' s most legendary comps ; the spectacular collateral damage compilation . 16 tracks all exclusive , all debuts make this the modern day version of those famous rodney on the roq comps . punk rock vinyl club called this the greatest post 2000 punk compilation ever pressed . includes the debuts of the bad vibrations , the have - nots , adhd and the damaged goods . as a hostage 20th anniversary bonus , each copy comes with a special brown bagged out of press 45 from the hostage vaults . a full lp plus a limited edition 45 . the ultimate black friday deal .\nit was fine , jay gave me the questions , i answered them , wasn\u2019t a drama at all . i don\u2019t have any hidden agenda\u2019s or major secrets with what i do , many people would think otherwise , these are people who don\u2019t know me and want to presume . the biggest problem with people in general , is they make up there own conclusions without knowing any facts . every now and again i will look on message boards and read the patheticness that goes on those sites , really have people got nothing better to do with there time then to write dumb things or put down people . out of all the things i have read about myself on those sites , or the rumors i hear about myself , resist or the bands i deal with , never has one been true , or even close for that matter .\nthe amount of time and effort i put into the things we do are a result of its success . i work very long hour\u2019s everyday and im always trying to improve everything we do as well , which i guess makes it more successful . as a massive fan of hardcore and punk music i know what bands are doing well both locally and international , what people are buying and what people want . this is the biggest reason for its success . with the shop i still have to order in stock that will sell and know what will sell and what wont etc , i need to know when releases are available , stock just doesn\u2019t turn up on our doorstep the day of release and you sell it . if i was to go and manage a metal or pop store , besides the basic retail things i would need to know , the stock i would buy wouldn\u2019t be what people want , therefore the shop would suffer and close as sales would be slow . our contacts are a lot better now then when resist started , which just comes from being around long enough to know there\u2019s more out there .\nat first when i heard the new tiger army , i wasn\u2019t a fan , then after a few listens ( like most things ) , i thought it was great . all 3 ta records are great . i listen to many things that aren\u2019t hardcore , im really into good acoustic sounding stuff like waxwing and rocky votolato , against me and rumbleseat . gyroscope , sommerset , after the fall , and the nation blue i think are all great , i really like female vocals stuff like the distillers , the gits , pretty girls make graves , i listen to a lot of good punk music like rancid and swingin utters , i\u2019m really into the new taking back sunday cd as well as the new my chemical romance , i listen to a lot of emo stuff as well as older hip hop like public enemy , nwa , beastie boys . i still would say public enemy is my favorite band along with avail . i\u2019m lucky i\u2019m in a position to listen to many styles of music under the hardcore and punk banner , so i don\u2019t really limit myself to one genre . if it\u2019s good i\u2019ll listen to it .\nsome punk bands are mainstream , however its not all punk bands . you still have to be a very good band talent wise to be played on the radio , and have a record label take a risk with your music . think of all the punk bands in the world , real punk bands , not blink 182 or good charlotte . those bands are just rock bands . mainstream society labels punk bands on what you look like not what you sound like , do good charlotte or blink sound like minor threat or discharge ? its great to see bands like afi , the distillers , rancid all doing well , those bands are great , they cant help it if they get a heap of people into there band , they cant help it they sell a lot of records , they cant help it if they get a lot of people to shows . the bigger a band gets of course more people take notice , it just happens . people can decide if they want to support any band they want , mainstream or underground , they aren\u2019t forced to support a band . the money and resources the majors have will make any band more popular . sometimes this may kill a band in other cases , it will make a good band go onto be great . distribution , networking , contacts , press etc greater awareness , equals getting more people into a band . its not as though hardcore and punk bands are on the radio every day competing with kylie minogue , many of the successful so called punk bands these days aren\u2019t so punk , when bands start writing songs for radio or clips , that\u2019s when the bands will start to suffer as half the time those songs suck and the bands soon break up anyways .\nmost people getting into hardcore nowadays listen to more metal influenced hardcore , and this is just an example of how hardcore has progressed over the years . most people think terror or hatebreed are an old school band and a band like bleeding through and atreyu are hardcore . when i got into hardcore i didn\u2019t really like madball as i thought they were too metal , i never really got into the heavy stuff until the last few years . i still love hardcore punk , not metal . most hardcore bands nowadays have no punk in them at all , everything is metal , with a bit of hardcore , not saying it\u2019s a bad thing , its just the way it is . the lines between hardcore and punk , and hardcore and metal these days are so blurry . bands like poison the well , thursday , thrice , are all massive bands and are great bands , however to me they are not hardcore . i think every person has a different idea of what a hardcore band is and each to there own . hardcore bands to me are gorilla biscuits , token entry , minor threat , bad brains , turning point , sick of it all etc . getting back to the question , i would find out what they want to listen to , some people like heavy fast music , others want screamy stuff etc and think its all hardcore . i would suggest they check out hatebreed \u201csatisfaction\u201d , minor threat \u201cdiscography\u201d , gorilla biscuits \u201cs / t\u201d , turning point \u201cdiscography\u201d , sick of it all \u201cscratch the surface\u201d , bad brains \u201cbanned in dc\u201d , token entry \u201cjaybird\u201d , madball \u201cdroppin many suckers\u201d , judge \u201cbringin it down\u201d , terror \u201clowest of the low\u201d . there\u2019s ten hardcore records that most people should check out . this list could go on for days , and that\u2019s not to mention what punk releases people should check out as well .\nsubscribe to our e - newsletter and be the first to receive the latest news and offers .\na tempest can either be a destructive force or a creative fury against the abuse of humans , animals and the earth . humanity is at a turning point where we have the choice to fight or to stand by and watch the world burn . change must happen and what better place to start than our hardcore [ \u2026 ]\nparkway drive have announced an australian tour in support of their sixth studio lp , reverence . accompanying them on the seven date run will be american metalcore giants killswitch engage and fellow countrymen thy art is murder . parkway drive \u201creverence\u201d australian tour 2018 with very special guests killswitch engage and thy art is murder thu oct [ \u2026 ]\nfresh off their sold out national tour playing their biggest headline shows to date in support of their latest release , the mortal coil and performing with seminal down - under heavy heroes parkway drive , polaris have entered 2018 with the australian metalcore torch held high in their hands . there\u2019s no signs of slowing down as polaris are [ \u2026 ]\npower trip executes music with raw energy . they\u2019ve trimmed the fat on every reference they pull from \u2013 whether that\u2019s hardcore , metal or punk \u2013 to make music that actually cuts in 2018 . hailing from dallas , the band have toured the world relentlessly for years . their musical proficiency , perfect song structure , rich tones , fierce riffs , [ \u2026 ]\nreverence , the sixth studio album from parkway drive , is available in stores and on streaming services now . reverence is the most sonically adventurous and emotionally intense effort yet from the byron bay - based five - piece . produced by longtime parkway drive sound engineer george hadjichristou , reverence arrives as the follow - up to 2015\u2019s ire\u2014parkway drive\u2019s most hugely successful album [ \u2026 ]\nreverence arrives as the follow - up to 2015\u2019s ire\u2014parkway drive\u2019s most successful album to date and a major force in boosting their ever - growing worldwide following . but while ire brought parkway drive\u2019s uncompromising artistry to bold new levels , reverence pushes their creative ambition even further . \u201creverence represents the most honest and personal record we have ever created , \u201d says [ \u2026 ]\ntoday byron bay\u2019s parkway drive share their new single \u2018wishing wells\u2019 and its accompanying video with the world . opening with ominous vocals and haunting acoustic guitar , \u2018wishing wells\u2019 soon erupts into a furious and full - throttle metal assault . captured in one shot , its starkly filmed video marks a deep departure from parkway drive\u2019s usual high - production aesthetic . the video features front man [ \u2026 ]\ns crazy . the titles , the rare stuff , the layout , the price . . . i could have spent over $ 1000 in the store easily . i then remembered\nhaving bought music from other stores , online and from over seas , it was so rad to spend time here . so much music , massive range and very good pricing . well worth the 2 hour drive from central coast \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nsuch a great variety of albums from punk and metal , rare and out of print . and also a competitiv\ngood quality local stores and this store is great in my opinion . well worth the visit\nand the poster i ordered was packaged really well and so was the dvd i ordered . will definitely\ncool shop , cool merch , cool tours . cool , cool , cool .\nif you like punk and hardcore stuff , you come at the right place .\nrr is a great shop , pretty darn good range . thanks y ' all\nwatch part i of polaris studio diary for the mortal coil , recorded in may 2017 with grant mcfarland and carson slovak on the nsw south coast . preorder : urltoken video by sabian lynch .\nbetter half are featured artist on spotify rock out playlist . check out\nrest your head\nin the playlist now .\nbare bones will be joining the bennies in supporting the upcoming andrew w . k shows in melbourne and sydney . tickets on sale now from urltoken\nyour current browser isn ' t compatible with soundcloud . please download one of our supported browsers . need help ?\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwe\u2019ve updated our privacy policy to give you more control over your information and support new european data protection laws . you can review the changes here .\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\nlimited edition colored vinyl lp pressing . the depressions sessions is a new compilation album from nuclear blast featuring six never before released tracks , one original and one cover each from the three featured bands thy art is murder , the acacia strain and fit for an autopsy . the unique cover versions draw on material by such diverse artists as soundgarden (\nblack hole sun\n) , nine inch nails (\nthe perfect drug\n) and rammstein (\ndu hast\n) .\nseventeen new and exclusive tracks from some of hardcore ' s best . like the first two volumes , this comes with a badass , 12\nx 12\n, 20 - page , full - color insert booklet with pages designed by each band . artists include turnstile , mammoth grinder , suburban scum , freedom , clear , criminal instinct , fury and more . lp includes digital download .\ndon ' t think there ' s much going on in detroit , mi ? wrong ! this 7\nfeatures six of detroit ' s best hardcore bands circa 2014 with new and exclusive tracks from freedom , true love , vision quest , retribution , one by one and from hell . limited edition of 500 copies .\nan 11 - band , 11 - song compilation highlighting the best in current oi ! / streetpunk from san francisco , ca and around the world . for fans of noi ! se , 45 adapters , control and the old firm casuals . 11\nincludes digital download .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nif you ask some of the bands that have played at the hardcore 2000 shows over the years , you would find that this weekend may be some of the most fun that band has had in there existence .\nif your in a band and need a shop to sell your release , we sell them for you , without this support from both the store and touring opportunities , im sure many bands would have broken up .\nfrom a bands point of view , i think too many bands want to do too much too soon . some bands cant even get local shows and then they are disappointed when they don\u2019t get on international supports . more bands should also release demos before recording an ep or album , not enough bands do demos . also bands seem to want to tour without any reason , then complain when no one comes out and supports them . now a days there are shows at least once a week , this is possibly too much and as a result crowds are lower as people have been spoilt with the amount of shows going on , they can now pick and choose when they want to go to a show , so they may only go to every third show , rather then every show . bands also play way to often , some bands may play 3 times in one week , unless you are touring , this is only overkill .\nas far as people who go to shows , people should lighten up more and start having fun . go to a show and get into a band hang out with your friends try and make new friends , support other bands . rather then sit there bitching and complaining about how bad things are . if you don\u2019t want to support things , don\u2019t complain about how bad things are . if you don\u2019t like any of the bands playing in your area , start a band yourself . sure everyone has an opinion on everything , however so many people seem to complain these days about a lack of shows or quality bands and then when a band plays they don\u2019t go because they couldn\u2019t be bothered . this attitude won\u2019t fix anything .\nits not a competition between bands who draws the most kids or sells the most cds , just go out and have fun . the other thing is people sit at home and complain on the internet about so many little things that are happening around them , again life could be worse . fucking lighten up . a lot of people want to judge a band or wont like a certain person because of the shirt they wear or the bands they like , and will not even attempt to like them , even though that person is probably the nicest person ever . more people should get off the internet and do something productive with there lives , also if you are going to bitch about something , make sure you get your facts straight .\ni think it is , there are more bands in australia now then ever , so that only means the scene here is growing with more and more people involved . i still enjoy going to shows and hanging out with my friends , that excites me , as far as challenging and progressive , it certainly has progressed over the years . the sound of hardcore has definitely progressed whether you like it or not , the lines between hardcore and metal are definitely blurry these days .\nwe have a lot of regular customers who mailorder from us on a regular basis , every now and then we get new customers , however they are very few and far in between . with hardcore and punk labels having better distribution these days , you can go to your local record store and order in nearly anything , therefore taking the emphasis off mailorder . many people im sure would order direct from us mailorder services as well . some days we may have 5 mailorders come in and then you may go a week where no one orders anything , its very inconsistent .\noutside of the store we have the label , tours as well as bookings and management , all are doing very well and keep me busy , if a certain area of what i do wasn\u2019t working as well as it should i would find out why and fix it , rather then deal with it being mediocre .\nhardcore will always have cycles , one day it\u2019s old school bands are back in fashion , the next day it\u2019s the heavy bands , then tough guy bands etc . regardless of the style of hardcore or punk , if it\u2019s done well , it\u2019s good . hardcore at the moment is the strongest it has been , there are many reasons for this , the main one being the amount of quality bands there are and the amount of touring there is going on . most capitol cities have at least one hardcore show a month , which is the most we have ever had . also the bands are world class and people enjoy going to see them . if people are having fun , of course you will keep backing up . as for it peaking etc , there will always be times when bands are on film clip shows , or on the radio etc , this will always come and go , so the people who are into it for good , will hang around the people that are here for the trend will soon die off and follow the next trend .\nas much as we\u2019d like to believe it isn\u2019t , it seems as though hardcore is still predominantly a boys club ( as is punk rock ) . why do you think this is ? do you think girls are turned off by the aggressive , very male vibe that seems to come across at shows ? is there any way that we could perhaps counter the larger male to female ratio ?\nas im not a girl , i can\u2019t say exactly why more girls don\u2019t go to shows , but here\u2019s my opinion on the matter . to me it seems more girls are going to shows now , which is great . the problem is to have them come back on a regular basis , just the same with guys . if the girl or guy has a bad experience at a show , they are not as eager to return . hardcore is aggressive music and im sure doesnt appeal to many girls , i know of many girls who love going to shows , they go up the front and cant wait for the next show , i know of many who are only there because there boy friend is there , i know of many who go to shows to try and hook up with the band , who cares why they go to shows , as long as they go to shows . some girls may go to a show and as soon as they get there , another girl who may have been around longer is bitching about the new girl ; it\u2019s a vicious circle unfortunately . if we could all get along at shows , im sure more people would come to shows . also too with girls unfortunately they are judged on there appearance , just like they are in normal society . this is just human instinct i guess . im sure if a very attractive girl was at a show she would get more attention from the guys then a girl who may be not as attractive . then all of a sudden girls start bitching and it\u2019s a scene that may as well be on some soapie or in a nightclub , not at a hardcore show .\nat the end of the day , it\u2019s a very aggressive style of music , and girls obviously aren\u2019t attracted to it as guys are . that\u2019s why it is great to see a girl like yourself getting involved with doing a zine etc , slowly there are more girls getting involved , so times are changing and im sure it will only open the doors for more girls to come to shows and feel comfortable and hopefully enjoy themselves and the bands .\ndo you think there\u2019s an unspoken rule in the punk / hardcore community that you have to do everything on the cheap and not really make any money at all for you to have real cred ? if you start making a profit or become a success it seems as though everyone is quick to yell \u2018sell out\u2019 and tries to discredit you .\npunk and hardcore kids don\u2019t want to be ripped off , if you are getting involved in hardcore to make some bucks , your not doing it for the right reasons . just because you are successful doesn\u2019t mean you are not diy or have cred . i work very hard in the things we do , which result in the success of what we do . you obviously need a profit on your product or else whatever your doing will soon end . it\u2019s mainly only people with very little knowledge that will make a fuss about the money side of things , unfortunately there are many costs in anything we do , and i would like to think our prices warrant what we do .\ni read the interview jay did with you in straight up ! zine . how did you feel it turned out ?\nthis is highly unlikely , however i wouldn\u2019t be surprised if it did happen . some of my friends are in great hip hop bands and ones that are very successful , if they were looking for a label and i liked the cd , i would have no hesitation in putting it out . it would be a challenge for me to sell to a crowd i have had no experience in . unfortunately as soon as we work with any band , they are classified a hardcore band . when we did the after the fall ep , many people were like these guys aren\u2019t hardcore , although they rock harder then most hardcore bands , so pretty much any release we do is going to be judged by the hardcore scene . obviously as i am so involved in the hardcore scene , i prefer to deal with hardcore or punk bands , so for now i can\u2019t see myself doing a hip hop release anytime soon .\ni noticed on your website on your current top five play list that at number 01 . you have tiger army\u2019s new album . obviously you\u2019re into other music than strictly hardcore ( despite what most people may think ) what else do you listen to that\u2019s not hardcore orientated ?\nthere are so many things about what i do that is satisfying . to work with the people and bands i have worked with over the years is very satisfying to me personally . through what i do , i am now friends with so many bands who when growing up i was a massive fan , and now i\u2019m friends with them which is bizarre . to hear the excitement of a person after i have asked for their band to play a show is satisfying , to see a massive crowd turn up to a show you put on and for everyone to have a great night is satisfying , to see a person singing along to a band you are touring or released is satisfying . at the time of this interview i just released the internal affairs / last nerve split , and as we are doing that record by ourselves for the world i have to make sure people can get that record in the usa ( ia are from los angeles ) , to get orders from distributors that i have dealt with for a long time for the shop , is very satisfying .\nsome days are harder or more stressful then others , however at the end of the day i could be doing something worse , so i try and think of the positive not the negative . i do a job where i get to listen to the music i love everyday , deal with some awesome people on a daily basis , go on tour whenever i want , so it would have to be a pretty drastic thing to happen for me to say i\u2019ve had enough .\nin 1996 my brother moved from sydney to surfers paradise and i went up and stayed at his place for a week , that\u2019s was the last time i had more then 3 days off . even though i am on tour many weeks of the year , having a day off when on tour for me means no shows that day , not any work at all . unfortunately there is always something to do .\nobviously doing what you do you\u2019d have had some great experiences and got to meet some awesome people . have you had any really bad experiences ?\nobviously over time every person you meet and have to deal with is not going to be a friend for life , however i can honestly say i wouldn\u2019t be able to count on one hand bad experiences i have had . if you asked me when i first started going to shows that i would meet the people i have met and had the pleasure in working with , there\u2019s no way i would have believed you . working with sick of it all was amazing , they were the nicest guys ever as were good riddance . listening to john joseph\u2019s ( cro mags ) stories was mind blowing , getting record label advice from darren walters ( jade tree ) on the strike anywhere tour was awesome .\nover the years i have met some of the most awesome people and have remained good friends with many of them , thinking back even the worst experiences aren\u2019t that bad .\ni\u2019m sure they do , i\u2019m more then happy to have a chat with anyone , so it doesn\u2019t really bother me . of course if you\u2019re in a band , it\u2019s in your best interest to talk with me , as i can help them out a lot . i probably go to more shows then anyone , i know what bands are doing well and what bands i like , so just talking with me won\u2019t change anything for them , i encourage bands and people to have a chat with me . touring with bands a lot i see people\u2019s reaction to a guy who are in a band and sometimes its shitty , just because they are in a band doesn\u2019t maker them superior . at the end of the day , im no different to anyone nor are band members , people are people , if you\u2019re a nice person people will like you . if you\u2019re a jerk , people will pick up on that . it\u2019s nice to be important ; however it\u2019s more important to be nice ! ! !\nit\u2019s hard to say as you don\u2019t get into hardcore or punk music to learn something . one of the best things is the friends i have because of hardcore music . when i first started listening to hardcore music , i was way into the positive side of things and the reality of the lyrics . hardcore lyrics are real , they are real emotions from everyday people , not some guy who gets paid to write songs and needs to structure songs to sell cds . most main stream cds don\u2019t even include lyrics , they have pages and pages of publishers info and who played what on the songs , what can a person into that band learn from that , not much . people in hardcore bands are just every day people , there are no rock star attitudes , they play and listen to hardcore music because it\u2019s what they enjoy doing .\non a completely different note . i know you\u2019re into golfing . have you ever thought of having a hardcore golf tournament ?\nmany of my friends in bands play golf , so it could be something to think about , don\u2019t know about a tournament , but could possibly arrange a golf day some time in the future . i haven\u2019t played in a very long time as things have been very busy of late , so i can\u2019t imagine it happening anytime soon .\nkid congo powers : \u201cas long as you\u2019re engaged and excited i think there\u2019s always hope for you . \u201d\nquicksand\u2019s walter schreifels : \u201clight , communication and those kind of things\u2014i just plug into that . \u201d\nalthough react was enjoying its best period of turnover and profit for 5 years , the label was owed in excess of \u00a31 , 000 , 000 in distributed income from 4am / flute , part of the beechwood music group of companies that went into voluntary administration in june . following beechwood\u2019s closure , react was unable to extract any monies 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", "topic": 24}], "title": "ayasdi", "paragraphs": ["pramod iyengar is ayasdi\u2019s chief financial officer , overseeing ayasdi\u2019s financial , sales operations , and administrative functions .\nthe software applications of ayasdi are mainly distributed in two sectors , healthcare ( ayasdi cure ) and financial services .\nayasdi ' s ceo , robert griffin , currently has an approval rating of 63 % . ayasdi ' s primary competitors are\nbobsguide caught up with gurjeet singh , ceo of ayasdi , to discuss how ai will go in 2018 . ayasdi offe . . .\n2 ayasdi product manager jobs , including salaries , reviews , and other job information posted anonymously by ayasdi product manager employees . find ayasdi product manager jobs on glassdoor . get hired . love your job .\nowler has collected 18 screenshots of ayasdi ' s website since oct 2012 . the latest ayasdi website design screenshot was captured in jun 2018 .\nsangeeta chakraborty is the chief customer officer at ayasdi where she is focused on delivering the highest quality personalized service experience for each of ayasdi\u2019s customers .\nayasdi currently has 10 , 470 followers on twitter . as of july 2013 ayasdi had 709 followers . that ' s a 1376 percent increase in 4 years\nintegrating the app with ayasdi internal services and establishing a single sign on connection with their existing workbench platform was especially challenging , due to ayasdi\u2019s unique infrastructure .\nbigml is the top competitor of ayasdi . bigml is a private company that was founded in corvallis , oregon in 2011 . like ayasdi , bigml also operates in the systems software sector . bigml has 68 more employees vs . ayasdi .\nsince ayasdi was founded in 2008 , it has participated in 5 rounds of funding . in total ayasdi has raised $ 97 . 8m . ayasdi ' s last funding round was on mar 2015 for a total of $ 55 . 0m\nkleiner perkins caufield & byers , centerview capital , and drapernexus invest in ayasdi .\nayasdi is a developer and provider of artificial intelligence business applications to corporations , governments and scientific research institutions . ayasdi is a private company . robert griffin is the ceo of ayasdi and has an approval rating of 63 from owler members . ayasdi has received a total of $ 97 . 8m in funding . ayasdi ' s top competitor is bigml , led by francisco j . martin , who is their co - founder & ceo . ayasdi has 1 , 629 followers on owler .\nayasdi on twitter :\npractical applications of # ai start withbapplications . urltoken\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at ayasdi , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the ayasdi company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at ayasdi .\nayasdi currently has 1 , 509 fans on facebook . as of june 2015 ayasdi had 1 , 154 fans . that ' s a 30 percent increase in 3 years\nayasdi announces key additions to healthcare staff - with a growth in the healthcare vertical , ayasdi is planning to incorporate new additions to support the company . [ 5 ]\nintermountain to deploy clinical variation management software from ayasdi - utah based company , intermountain , is planning to use the clinical variation management software from ayasdi . [ 6 ]\nglassdoor has 2 interview reports and interview questions from people who interviewed for product manager jobs at ayasdi . interview reviews are posted anonymously by ayasdi interview candidates and employees .\nivp , ge ventures , citi ventures invest $ 30 . 6m in ayasdi\npalantir is seen as one of ayasdi ' s biggest rivals . palantir was founded in palo alto , california } in 2004 . like ayasdi , palantir also competes in the data processing services space . compared to ayasdi , palantir generates $ 287 . 8m more revenue .\nversive is perceived as one of ayasdi ' s biggest rivals . versive was founded in 2012 , and is headquartered in seattle , washington . like ayasdi , versive also operates in the systems software space . versive generates $ 1 . 9m more revenue vs . ayasdi .\nayasdi\u2019s clinical variation management software can accelerate the process of gaining insights from health data because it draws on clinical data directly from a provider organization\u2019s integrated systems of record , ayasdi said .\nunderstanding ayasdi : what we do , how we do it , why we do it .\nayasdi contact : carol kimura vp , corporate marketing 408 833 4379 carol . kimura @ urltoken\ngriffin said he was hoping to be asked to join ayasdi while he was advising singh .\nthe three founders of ayasdi , from left , gurjeet singh , gunnar carlsson and harlan sexton .\nayasdi envision makes it possible for developers and subject matter experts within an organization to . . .\nfrom healthcare to financial services , ayasdi ' s machine intelligent applications are transforming complexity into profitability . what hides in our dark data ? value . the key is unlocking it . ucsf used ayasdi sof\nboth ayasdi and intermountain healthcare are exhibiting this week at himss16 , ayasdi in kiosks 14042 and 14084 in the clinical & business intelligence knowledge center , and intermountain in booth 1632 in the main exhibit hall .\nit would be fair to characterize ayasdi as a pioneer in enterprise ai . our company is an early thought\nayasdi , a leader in machine intelligence software and a pioneer in enterprise - class intelligent appli . . .\ni applied through a recruiter . i interviewed at ayasdi ( menlo park , ca ) in march 2017 .\nayasdi is a developer and provider of artificial intelligence business applications to corporations , governments and scientific research institutions .\nif you are interested in working at ayasdi , please email jobs @ urltoken , or visit our careers page .\nwe would be happy to answer any questions you might have about ayasdi , our technology or how we can help you adopt machine intelligence . simply complete the form below and we will connect you with the right person at ayasdi .\nbayes impact uses ayasdi ' s advanced analytics to discover new breakthroughs in parkinson ' s disease - with its advanced analytics software , ayasdi cure , the company is set to accurately stratify patients and advance precision medicine . [ 10 ]\nayasdi is collaborating with this global technology powerhouse helping them to accelerate insight discovery from their most challenging and complex problems .\nthey conceptualized computational topology and topological data analysis , which today is a core part of the ayasdi machine intelligence platform .\nyou\u2019re viewing a free company profile from the pitchbook platform . to explore ayasdi\u2019s full profile , request a free trial .\ngurjeet singh , co - founder and executive chairman of ayasdi , spoke to bobsguide about the challenges o . . .\nayasdi helps the world ' s biggest and most sophisticated organizations discover breakthroughs that change how we all live and work .\n2015 - kleiner perkins caufield & byers , centerview capital , and drapernexus invest $ 55 million in ayasdi , inc .\nexpertise , talent + technology = how great partnerships are constructed . read about how @ navigant and ayasdi are wo\u2026 urltoken\nayasdi is working with this global healthcare company and leader in diabetes care to expedite drug discovery and craft precise treatment paths .\nayasdi has employees and is the second highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 52 .\nlast week , ayasdi hosted its first ever internal hackathon . we are a pretty geeky crew over here and . . .\nurltoken & ayasdi partner to uncover valuable data insights to tackle critical world health , social issues - the collaboration between the non - profit organisation and ayasdi is set to accelerate development in the field of healthcare and other social challenges . [ 8 ]\n\u201cunderstanding and managing clinical variation remains one of the great challenges facing healthcare today , and we are pleased intermountain recognized ayasdi\u2019s ability to accelerate the pace at which intermountain gains insights from its data , \u201d said mary hardy , ayasdi vice president of healthcare .\njennifer kloke is the vp of product innovation at ayasdi and has been with the company since its inception . throughout jennifer ' s tenure at ayasdi , she has led the efforts to automate and expand the insights and impacts possible with data . she has served as the lead for the ayasdi data science efforts for government services as well as the algorithmic side of the engineering team .\nayasdi is licensed on an annual subscription basis , and can be deployed on premise , or via private or public cloud infrastructures .\nayasdi cure is a suite of intelligent applications for pharmaceutical companies focused on biomarker identification , drug target discovery , and precision medicine .\npress release : ayasdi : artificial intelligence platform market - expected to reach $ 9 . 8 billion by 2022 - research and markets\nin 2015 chartis ' s continuous market scan of end - user organizations identified ayasdi as one of the m . . .\nayasdi , the artificial intelligence startup founded by stanford university math experts , on tuesday named former ibm executive bob griffin as ceo .\nayasdi care is a suite of intelligent applications for healthcare companies focused on clinical variation , claims reimbursement , population health and precision medicine .\nayasdi provides a revolutionary machine intelligence software that processes complex data , in overwhelming amounts , and helps to extract actionable insights from it .\nayasdi is a data analysis start - up built on the career of one man : gunnar carlsson , a professor of mathematics at stanford .\nayasdi ' s revenue is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 4 . 5m .\nmenlo park , calif . , march 28 , 2017 / prnewswire / - - ayasdi , a leader in machine intelligence software . . .\nmenlo park , calif . , april 6 , 2016 / prnewswire / - - ayasdi , a developer of machine intelligence applica . . .\neditor ' s note : gurjeet singh , phd , ceo and co - founder of ayasdi , an enterprise - grade artificial intel . . .\nmenlo park , calif . - - ( business wire ) - - ayasdi , a leader in machine intelligence software and a pioneer . . .\nhe was introduced to griffin by ayasdi board member karen richardson , the former ceo of e . piphany and head of sales at netscape communications .\nask the software vendor ( ayasdi ) if the software package includes consulting hours . do not hesitate to ask if there are any hidden charges involved .\ni applied through a staffing agency . the process took 1 + week . i interviewed at ayasdi ( menlo park , ca ) in march 2016 .\n\u201cayasdi envision will transform how intelligent applications are designed , developed and deployed in the enterprise , \u201d said ronaldo ama , evp , product and engineering at ayasdi . \u201cwe\u2019ve made it incredibly simple and natural for technical and non - technical counterparts to interact and collaborate on the development of intelligent applications using a visual , web - based workflow . these applications surface the power of ayasdi to discover , predict , justify , act and learn on your data .\nharlan sexton is a co - founder of ayasdi and vp of the research team whose main effort is to make topological data analysis faster and more scalable .\nreconstructor holdings llc filed a lawsuit against ayasdi inc on july 6 , 2016 in the california northern district court for a patent infringement case . [ 3 ]\nayasdi ' s use of topological data analysis ( tda ) is ground - breaking , and ayasdi ' s technology makes it easy for anyone to mine and discover insights in large , multi - dimensional data sets to drive rapid innovation in clinical trials and drug discovery .\namanda enstrom research scientist , bavarian nordic\ntechnical product manager salaries at ayasdi can range from $ 85 , 998 - $ 93 , 034 . this estimate is based upon 1 ayasdi technical product manager salary report ( s ) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods . see all technical product manager salaries to learn how this stacks up in the market .\nperfectial was commissioned to build , test and implement modeler \u2013 an application that connects ayasdi machine intelligence platform with end users and is easily installable on enterprises\u2019 infrastructures .\nayasdi was started in 2008 to bring a groundbreaking new approach to solving the world\u2019s most complex problems after a decade of research at stanford , darpa and nsf .\nmenlo park , ca - \u2013 june 21 , 2017 \u2013 ayasdi , a leader in machine intelligence software and a pioneer in enterprise - class intelligent applications , today announced the release of ayasdi envision , a new framework to accelerate the creation of intelligent applications . built on ayasdi\u2019s enterprise class ai platform , the offering is the first of its kind to enable organizations to quickly create and deploy intelligent applications that are purpose - built to solve a broad array of real - world business problems .\nbut ayasdi , a startup that closed $ 10 million in venture funding today , doesn\u2019t just talk the talk . stanford researchers have been baking the complex algorithms behind ayasdi ( its quirky name means \u201cto seek , \u201d in cherokee ) for over a decade , with the goal of unlocking the hidden value in human genetic data .\nto address this problem , ayasdi is today officially launching its cloud - based insight discovery platform , which aims to deliver insight derived from massive datasets quickly , without relying on queries . the machine learning platform combines computer science with a branch of mathematics called \u201ctopological data analysis , \u201d which allows ayasdi to visualize entire datasets at once .\nchicago - - ( business wire ) - - $ nci - - navigant consulting , inc . ( nyse : nci ) and ayasdi today announced they . . .\nmenlo park , calif . - - ( business wire ) - - # ai - - ayasdi , a leader in machine intelligence software and a pio . . .\n2013 - ayasdi launches a new website and moves to a new office in downtown palo alto and ivp , ge ventures and citi ventures invest $ 30m series b .\nayasdi announces strategic alliance with teradata - the strategic alliance between these two companies is set to provide critical solutions to organisation ' s complex data sets . [ 9 ]\nayasdi is transforming how the world uses data to solve complex problems . founded in 2008 after a decade of research at stanford , darpa , and nsf , ayasdi is pioneering a new approach for enterprises to automatically discover and operationalize insights from their data . ayasdi\u2019s insight discovery platform uses topological data analysis ( tda ) combined with an ensemble of machine learning techniques to enable data scientists , domain experts , and business people to achieve value from their data without the need to write code , queries or ask questions .\nayasdi is on a mission to extract value from the world\u2019s data through the creation and deployment of enterprise - class artificial intelligence . developed by stanford computational mathematicians , ayasdi\u2019s unique approach combines machine learning , abundant compute and user - centric design to create intelligent applications that fundamentally change how organizations tackle their most complex challenges . based in menlo park , ca , ayasdi is backed by kleiner perkins caufield & byers , ivp , khosla , centerview partners , draper nexus , citi ventures , ge ventures and floodgate capital .\nayasdi is partnered with this leading global security and aerospace company to uncover insights from complex , multi - attribute program performance data \u2013 previously hidden or overlooked by conventional analytics .\nayasdi is an advanced analytics company that offers a machine intelligence platform and intelligent applications to global 500 corporations , governments and scientific research institutions around the world . our clients use ayasdi to solve their big data and complex data analytics challenges and to automate formerly manual processes using their own unique data . ayasdi\u2019s machine intelligence platform combines scalable computing and big data infrastructure with the latest machine learning , statistical and geometric algorithms and topological data analysis to enable data scientists , domain experts and business people to be exponentially more productive .\ncarol sexton is the vp of engineering at ayasdi where she oversees the product development and quality assurance functions for the company , encompassing compute , backend , frontend and qa .\nayasdi\u2019s clients reportedly include citi , lockheed , mercy , credit suisse , novo nordisk , the department of defense , the department of homeland security , mitsui , and siemens .\ngurjeet is the author of numerous patents and has published in a variety of top mathematics and computer science journals . before starting ayasdi , he worked at google and texas instruments .\nayasdi has reached out to perfectial to develop an application tailored specifically to the needs of financial data scientists and able to be integrated into the technical infrastructure of an enterprise . the idea was to launch a tool that , through ayasdi\u2019s predictive modelling , could help identify transactional frauds better , simplify trading decision making , and overall solve major problems businesses face .\ngurjeet singh is ayasdi ' s ceo and co - founder . he leads a technology movement that emphasizes the importance of extracting insight from data , not just storing and organizing it .\npress release : ayasdi : global healthcare provider network management market - poised to reach usd 2 . 96 billion by 2020 from usd 1 . 78 billion in 2015 - research and markets\nthe prime purpose behind investing in the software solution is to boost efficiency and growth . ask the software vendor ( ayasdi ) how their business app would improve efficiency of your enterprise .\nwhich software are the top alternatives for ayasdi core ? when looking at alternatives for bi software you want to compare apples to apples , this is why our team closely looks at key features and pricing for ayasdi core in order to find the closest alternatives to theis vendor . here is the list of top alternatives , all of them meet the two criteria of features and pricing .\nayasdi\u2019s tools allow for automated discovery instead of the previous model of having people type in search - style queries , which works only if a person knows the right question to ask , said gurjeet singh , co - founder and chief executive of ayasdi . as dr . carlsson explained it , \u201cthe idea is to get the data to speak to you in a more unfiltered way . \u201d\nayasdi is deployed in production around the world addressing a broad range of business problems . both the platform and the applications built on it support enterprise class features required to deploy across an organization .\nsuch a community forum is the best way to engage users . getting access to ayasdi core forums can help new or proposed users connect with product experts through peer - to - peer discussions .\najith warrier is responsible for conceptualizing and realizing ayasdi ' s product vision and for facilitating its adoption by customers . previously , ajith warrier was the vp of data science where he had technical oversight and management of a team of data scientists in the financial services , healthcare and federal spaces . he has multiple years of experience in various data science , engineering , and product roles at ayasdi .\nayasdi core should answer how their business software will improve your bottom line and roi . most service providers make tall claims , so you want to make sure you get your hands on the best solution .\nequityzen does not have an affiliation with , formal relationship with , or endorsement from ayasdi or any companies featured above . this profile is based on publicly available information and is intended to be informative in nature .\nhowever , the result , the functional application turned out to be of immense value to financial analysts ; it visualizes data , which has been processed by ayasdi algorithms , and makes it much easier to comprehend .\nmission : our mission at ayasdi is to help organizations make groundbreaking discoveries that lead to rapid innovation , faster growth , increased cost savings , and perhaps most importantly , saving lives through breakthroughs in translational medicine .\nayasdi helps companies around the world to use artificial intelligence and big data to make employees hundreds of times more productive and to drive fundamental breakthroughs that are beyond the capabilities of humans . the company ' s machine intellige\nintelligence needs to be activated . ayasdi is integrated with emr systems to facilitate the rapid deployment of intelligence across the organization . further , ayasdi\u2019s cvm application provides healthcare organizations with intuitive dashboards that let you objectively monitor adoption and adherence to standardized clinical pathways . the adherence analytics allow you to engage in data - driven conversations about care variation , capture the collective voice of your physician community , and continuously gather feedback to improve existing clinical pathways .\nadam r . ferguson , an assistant professor at the brain and spinal injury center of the university of california , san francisco , has used ayasdi\u2019s technology to investigate vast cross - species databases to expedite biomedical discovery and treatment .\nover the years , ayasdi has come up with products that governments and organizations have been using for various applications like clinical pathways in hospitals , trading strategies , fraud detection , anti - money laundering , national security , etc .\ngurjeet developed key mathematical and machine learning algorithms for topological data analysis ( tda ) and their applications during his tenure as a graduate student in stanford\u2019s mathematics department where he was advised by ayasdi co - founder prof . gunnar carlsson .\nayasdi develoips interactive analysis and visualization software that enable users to visually analyze different data sets and creates images or maps . founded in 2008 , the company has its corporate headquarters in menlo park , california . the company p . . .\nthe ayasdi software will be at the center of citi\u2019s data center of excellence . by automating the data - to - value process , citi will be able to reduce the time to insights , saving them and their customers millions of dollars .\nmercy is committed to using advanced technology to transform healthcare . working with ayasdi , we are taking a powerful new approach to care pathways , using data as never before to deliver the transformative health experience that mercy strives to provide every day .\nayasdi is transforming how the world uses data to solve complex problems by automatically discovering and operationalizing insights from complex datasets . founded in 2008 after a decade of darpa and nsf funded research at stanford , ayasdi has been named as one of the most innovative companies in big data by fortune , fast company and others . the company ' s advanced analytics solution combines machine learning with topological data analysis ( tda ) , enabling users to extract subtle , often hidden insights from their data .\n\u201cthe answers to today\u2019s most important scientific , business and social problems lie in data , \u201d saus ayasdi ceo gurjeet singh . \u201cthe biggest challenge in big data today is asking the right questions of data , so the real opportunity in big data lies in the automation of insight discovery \u2014 regardless of the complexity of that data \u2014 without requiring users to ask questions . the goal is for ayasdi to provide users with answers to questions that they didn\u2019t know to ask in the first place . \u201d\nbig bucks for big data startup ayasdi - with customers like citigroup , siemens , lockheed martin , and the mercy health system buying into its unique analytics approach , the company just raised another $ 55 million led by kleiner perkins . [ 7 ]\nbefore choosing a business app , you want to understand that the implementation would be smooth . so you should be interested to find out about the person responsible for handling the implementation process . do not hesitate to ask ayasdi core about their qualifications .\n2 more days left to register for # aifinance . learn from 23 industry experts in the first - of - its - kind course to understand the impact of # ai in finance . experts # fintech + gurjeet singh from @ ayasdi @ ngeeannnp urltoken\nlas vegas \u2013 utah - based intermountain healthcare will deploy the clinical variation management software from ayasdi , a developer of machine intelligence applications for healthcare . intermountain healthcare believes the software can boost the insights the health system can gain from its mountain of health data .\nsingh said he spent much of the past 18 months in the field , helping to grow ayasdi ' s business providing machine intelligence to financial services customers . the company ' s health care business was well - established and didn ' t need his involvement .\nperhaps your business is growing , will expand in the future and your bi requirements with it . so you would be interested to know if ayasdi core is scalable and can grow with you . it\u2019s no use investing in a solution that can be scaled .\nayasdi has about 20 other customers including merck , the food and drug administration , the united states department of agriculture , and several unnamed large corporations . they are using the company\u2019s technology for drug discovery , oil and gas exploration , and financial - market research .\na good software vendor should be able to show you a positive track record with their implementation strategy . try to find out if ayasdi core method is structured . your purpose should be to look for one that is structured and flexible to adapt to unexpected situations .\nayasdi\u2019s software leverages machine learning and topological data analysis to extract meaningful insights from billions of data points , the vendor explained . consequently , intermountain sees the software helping it to more rapidly gain data insights that can help lead to better health outcomes at more sustainable costs .\ngunnar carlsson is one of the most renowned mathematicians in the world . he is ayasdi\u2019s president and a co - founder and has an undergraduate degree from harvard university and a doctorate from stanford , where he was chair of the department of mathematics from 1995 - 1998 .\nayasdi should clearly mention whether the solution is complex or simple to use . if it is not an easy - to - use software solution , then do they provide training ? what is the level of training your team requires to make the most of the solution ?\ngurjeet singh , ayasdi\u2019s ceo , told fast company in a telephone conversation that \u201ccomplexity is the challenge . for us , the number of possible insights in a dataset is an exponential function of size . \u201d singh says the company sees growth in newer areas such as private banking and biomarkers . medical giant mercy hospitals , for example , worked with ayasdi to navigate data in electronic medical records in order to generate customized \u201ccare paths\u201d for patients , which could then be accessed by health care professionals on in - hospital - room ipads . other uses include finance giant citi finding critical variables in risk models with the platform , and lockheed using the software to find issues related to upcoming projects . mercy estimates its use of ayasdi for the so - called care paths will save $ 100 million over the next three years .\nbut silicon valley is full of big data start - ups that promise to translate the ever - growing flood of digital data into practical insights in business and science . so what is different about ayasdi , except its quirky name ( \u201cto seek , \u201d in cherokee ) ?\nas one of the largest medical genetics centers in the united states , we conduct pioneering research to identify the genetic susceptibilities - - or predispositions - - of many diseases , including cancer . ayasdi has already helped us glean new insights that will lead to breakthrough drug discoveries .\nthe top 10 competitors in ayasdi ' s competitive set are bigml , palantir , versive , kensho , beyondcore , skytree , predicsis , azurefirst microsoft cloud platform specialists , h2o and datarobot . together they have raised over 2 . 6b between their estimated 2 . 4k employees .\nwe ' re excited by ayasdi ' s unique capability to let users find insights automatically from large , complex data sets . their ability to abstract away complexity thereby making powerful machine learning tools accessible to ordinary business users is particularly promising .\nramneek gupta managing director , citi\nus government research agencies darpa and nsf award $ 10m in grants to stanford , with gunnar carlsson as the principal investigator , to apply topological data analysis ( tda ) to real world problems . gunnar invites ayasdi co - founder harlan sexton to work with him on the project .\nintermountain has led the industry when it comes to understanding and managing clinical variation . we have been impressed by ayasdi\u2019s technology and are optimistic for the impact this could have on our mission of helping people live the healthiest lives possible .\nlee pierce chief data officer , intermountain healthcare\nayasdi is looking for a product manager who is obsessed with machine learning and related technologies . ayasdi\u2019s technology has redefined how major corporations think about machine learning , and you can be a driver of the next phase of that change . your colleagues will be some of the best and brightest mathematicians , computer scientists and domain experts , which means you\u2019ll need to articulate your thinking clearly , make very convincing arguments and be confident in the course you chart . you\u2019ll need to be both process - oriented and flexible in your execution to accommodate the variety of constituents you\u2019ll serve .\nayasdi uses ai to gather and process large volumes of data without human interference . it then applies machine learning and algorithms to provide insights and predict the future . it ' s used by major banks and health care systems and has worked closely with griffin ' s former employer ibm .\nayasdi envision democratizes and accelerates the creation of intelligent applications . designed for iterative development , its collaborative , workflow - oriented approach involves business users throughout the process , ensuring the requirements of subject - matter experts are met . analysts , data scientists and it groups can leverage ayasdi\u2019s powerful ai platform to build business - specific intelligent applications using a pre - built library of ui components . the new web - based framework features a simple user interface that is easy to learn and navigate to make it easy for business users and data analysts to work in lock - step together .\ntwo years later , seed funding allowed ayasdi , which is based in palo alto , calif . , to build prototype technology . on wednesday it is celebrating its commercial coming - out party , announcing that it received more than $ 10 million in a funding round led by khosla ventures and floodgate .\ntoday , ayasdi\u2019s 30 employees are nearly all scientists and engineers . the new financing , dr . singh said , will be spent to build out the company\u2019s business , adding marketing , sales and administrative staff members , as well as more engineers for project development of its cloud - based software service .\nmercy is committed to using advanced technology to transform healthcare . working with ayasdi , we are taking a powerful new approach to care pathways , using data as never before to deliver the transformative health experience that mercy strives to provide every day .\nvance moore senior vice president , operations , mercy\nfor ai to deliver on its promise in healthcare it must be able to justify and document its recommendations . solutions that deliver a blackbox cannot be deployed in environments where patient lives are at risk . ayasdi\u2019s cvm solution details each of the inputs to its recommended pathways and facilitates comparison to existing guidelines .\nthis technology has reduced lots of hours spent working by humans which has resulted in reduced costs . for example , it took 1 , 800 months to build models for analysis of comprehensive capital analysis and review ( ccar ) by humans , while it took just 6 months with ayasdi . [ 1 ]\nthis morning we announced the release of ayasdi envision \u2013 a framework for accelerating the development of intelligent applications based on our award winning machine intelligence platform . envision does a lot of innovative things and while i won\u2019t recount the press release here , i do want to expand on a few of them .\njennifer earned her ph . d . in mathematics from stanford university where she was advised by ayasdi co - founder , dr . gunnar carlsson and published her dissertation on\ntopological de - noising : strengthening the topological signal .\njennifer received her undergraduate degree in mathematics from texas a & m university .\ntraumatic brain injury remains a major cause of death and disability . using ayasdi\u2019s solution we identified distinct groups within the patients enabling us to tailor effective treatment that increases survival rate . this is a major breakthrough in tbi diagnosis and treatment !\nadam ferguson assistant adjunct professor of neurological surgery , ucsf medical center\neach business has different needs . yours is no different . when it comes to selecting a software solution , you are looking for a tool that can be easily customized and configured to cater to your specific business needs . so you want to understand if ayasdi core you want to buy is easy to customize .\nayasdi is working with the nation\u2019s top hospitals and medical researchers to uncover more targeted treatments for disease . singh , the company\u2019s ceo , told me that hospitals and big pharmas are routinely pulling data from public sources \u2014 medical researchers are required to publish their data \u2014 and combine it with private data to yield new insights .\nat ayasdi , we believe that deriving insight from big data will become essential and transformative for every enterprise . we believe that machine intelligence has the ability to revolutionize industries , allowing businesses to scale with algorithms and raw computing power rather than people , drastically improving human productivity , increasing operational effectiveness , and advancing scientific discovery .\nayasdi , which uses a technique called topological data analysis to visualize extremely complex data sets in the form of shapes , currently has close to $ 100 million in funding . they work in a similar sphere to fellow silicon valley firm palantir , but have reportedly increasingly focused on health care alongside both companies\u2019 core customer bases in finance and government .\nin another recent partnership , with mount sinai medical center , ayasdi was used to point to targeted treatment options for e . coli sufferers . e . coli affects more than 265 , 000 people in the u . s . every year , and millions around the world . it is known in the medical community for developing resistance to many drugs , and doctors are never 100 percent sure if a treatment will work or not . mount sinai is using ayasdi to analyze the entire e . coli genome sequence , which includes more than 1 million dna variants . this will further our understanding of why some types of e . coli develop resistance to antibiotics and how we can combat the spread of the bacteria .\nbig data continues to grow , yet , while governments , businesses and scientists have spent years ( and millions of dollars ) attempting to address the world\u2019s biggest problems by analyzing big data , progress has been incremental . although big data tools have improved over time , ayasdi is of the mindset that they are still failing to yield the kind of breakthrough insights that lead to true innovation .\nsingh was referring to a recent breakthrough where ayasdi mapped 14 variants of breast cancer . using data collected during a 15 year period , and studied by thousands of scientists , the algorithms discovered a sub - group of patients that have a higher chance of survival based on their genetic profile . if a patient falls into this sub - group , it is unlikely that they will require chemotherapy .\n\u201cintermountain has led the industry when it comes to understanding and managing clinical variation , \u201d said lee pierce , intermountain\u2019s chief data officer . \u201cit is one of the key principles we have applied in delivering value - based care to our patient population . we have been impressed by ayasdi\u2019s technology and are optimistic for the impact it could have on our mission of helping people live the healthiest lives possible . \u201d\nprior to ayasdi , sangeeta built multiple professional services practices across a number of successful startups including digital fuel ( acquired by vmware ) , inquira ( acquired by oracle ) and interwoven . sangeeta began her career in consulting with tata , fujitsu and vitria . she earned her bs in computer science from the national institute of technology in warangal , india and her mba from uc berkeley\u2019s haas school of business .\nthe ayasdi application comprehensively analyzes your hospital\u2019s data and captures all clinical variation \u2013 both good and bad . it reflects the collective experience and expertise of your own physicians and ensures that you do not miss out on good variations that result in better patient outcomes . furthermore , the application is always looking at new data as it comes in , finding emerging patterns that reflect the current practice within the organization .\njonathan symonds is the chief marketing officer for ayasdi where he is responsible for messaging , product marketing , demand generation and corporate awareness . previously , jonathan was the vp of marketing for gpu - powered analytics pioneer , mapd . he has over 16 years of enterprise software and analytics marketing experience at ace metrix , 2wire and tandberg . he holds an mba from cornell and a ba from washington and lee university .\nand whether you are developing relatively small , but highly strategic applications , or larger offerings that require intelligent attributes , envision can help you . the way it is connected to the ayasdi platform means that it includes all the enterprise capabilities you are accustomed to in your traditional application development environment . there\u2019s full it blessing \u2013 specifically designed for intelligent applications \u2013 without the lead times and lengthy approvals necessary for larger it projects .\ngary hagmueller is ayasdi\u2019s chief operating officer and brings an extensive background in enterprise software , saas / cloud technology and hyper - growth startups . gary has raised over $ 1 . 2b in debt & equity , helped create over $ 7 . 5b in market value and is a frequent presenter on best practices for emerging technology firms , saas / cloud / e - commerce metrics , fundraising & growth - company strategic planning .\nayasdi helps companies around the world to use artificial intelligence and big data to make employees hundreds of times more productive and to drive fundamental breakthroughs that are beyond the capabilities of humans . the company ' s machine intelligence platform leverages automation , machine learning and topological data analysis to simplify the extraction of knowledge from even the largest and most complex data sets and to facilitate the deployment of intelligent , ai - based applications across t\nthat technique is called topological data analysis . simply put , the technique analyzes the shape of complex data , identifying clusters and their statistical significance . that , in turn , delivers a more accurate \u201cbig picture\u201d of the data , according to robert ghrist , a mathematician at the university of pennsylvania , who is familiar with dr . carlsson\u2019s work but has no ties to ayasdi . such data could represent clusters of patients or customers , for example .\ndespite the media hype surrounding big data , specialized data analysis platforms have had a slower time penetrating the market outside of a few verticals such as finance , health care , and energy . finding insights using the software takes time , and there\u2019s also a limited supply of in - house experts clients can use to work with the software . for ayasdi and similar competitors , the big challenge is sales and building relationships with like - minded clients .\ncarol comes to ayasdi from oracle where she spent more than two decades in leading engineering teams , culminating as the vice president , server technologies , program management database security and big data products . during her time at oracle , she oversaw every database release from 8i to 12 . 1 while working on key initiatives for what would become the oracle cloud . carol has spent her entire career in software , including leadership roles at parcplace systems and lucid .\nayasdi is an analytics company that offers a platform to provide solutions to complex data challenges for organizations . founded in 2008 , it helps the companies recognize and analyze their own data and develop insights . using its machine intelligence platform , topological data analysis ( tda ) , along with machine learning techniques , helps in extracting valuable information from the available data . this technology helps in representing data in forms of network similarity map which results in advanced correlations .\nthere is great complexity associated with discovering meaningful relationships in event series . this challenge is compounded where there are multiple events that evolve over time . in these cases , the user needs to determine which events are over or under represented in the groups . further , are those events / groups biased towards certain outcomes ? ayasdi\u2019s ability to extract meaningful patterns and find consensus event series based on groups of incidents ensures that subject matter experts can appropriately action this knowledge .\nayasdi for clinical variation management draws on the power of machine intelligence to rapidly analyze all your electronic medical record ( emr ) and financial data , representing thousands of patient procedures and millions of individual events . using unsupervised and semi - supervised learners it automatically surfaces groups of similar patient procedures and generates clinical pathways that result in the best patient outcomes at the lowest costs for your local patient population \u2013 in a fraction of the time associated with traditional carepath generation methods .\nayasdi core has tremendous exposure to different companies . they offer the same type of software to different industries , so they are better aware of who is doing what with their technological product . this also helps them understand and foresee what\u2019s really working . allow them to share their observations so that you get an ideas about their experience , expertise , and intelligence . this will also be an opportunity to identify the service providers who come up with the most insightful suggestions .\nif we needed any more evidence that big data is big business , a stanford university spin - off specializing in data analysis for finance , government agencies , and health care just snagged a $ 55 million funding round . ayasdi ( which was previously named one of fast company \u2019s most innovative companies of 2015 ) will use the money , which came in a series c round led by kleiner , perkins , caulfield & byers , for software upgrades , sales , and marketing .\nthis year , the 30 - person team of engineers will expand its marketing and sales efforts with funding from khosla ventures , floodgate , data collective\u2019s matt ocko , serial entrepreneur , steve blank , and more . storied investor vinod khosla , who rocked the medical world with the statement that 80 percent of doctors would be replaced by machines , said ayasdi\u2019s \u201cmachine powered intelligence\u201d has the potential to unearth \u201cpreviously unattainable insights that will help solve some of our most pressing global , social , and economic issues . \u201d\nthe ayasdi co - founders attribute this to the prevailing reliance among data scientists on old models \u2014 finding insights by asking questions and writing queries . the problem with this is that queries are inherently based on human assumptions and biases , and , in turn , query results tend to only reveal slices of data , rather than providing visibility into the relationships between similar groups of data . this method of discovering insight in big data tends to rely heavily on iterative guesswork and chance , and thus takes time to produce real results .\nayasdi care , an advanced analytics company , offers a machine intelligence platform and intelligent applications to its clients across the world . the company enables its users to solve their big data and complex data analytics challenges and to automate formerly manual processes using their own unique data . its machine intelligence platform combines scalable computing and big data infrastructure with the machine learning , statistical and geometric algorithms , and topological data analysis to increase its productivity . the company\u2019s clientele is comprised of global 500 corporations , governments , and scientific research institutions . it is licensed on an annual subscription basis .\nann miura - ko is a co - founding partner at floodgate where her investment interests include e - commerce , capitally efficient software and radical science . ann has been recognized by forbes as one of the \u201cmost powerful woman in startups\u201d and got her ph . d . in quantitative modeling of computer security at stanford university . over the years through her teaching post in the stanford technology ventures program , ann has worked with over 500 students on more than 150 startup ideas . in addition to ayasdi , ann ' s board seats include modcloth , refinery29 and xamarin . ann also has a b . s . in electrical engineering from yale university .\nprior to ayasdi , gary was cfo of zuora , inc . , the leading subscription erp , where he helped raise $ 40m , rebuilt & lead multiple teams . previously , he was cfo of knownow ( kleiner - perkins backed ) , coo of vinfolio ( acquired by revolution capital ) and senior director of finance for routescience technologies ( benchmark / sequoia - backed ; acquired by avaya ) . earlier , gary was director of corporate development for northpoint communications where he helped drive a $ 6 . 5b ipo . he came to northpoint after spending 3 \u00bd years as manager of business development for verizon enterprise offerings business . before grad school , he spent 6 years in enterprise sales .\ni was contacted by the recruiter and applied by replying to the email . i was contacted very soon by the recruiter for an informal chat over phone asking about my interests . they moved to first phone interview very soon . after clearing that , i had 5 onsite rounds . the rounds consisted of algorithm questions , design questions , testing knowledge , asking about your experience / projects etc . lastly i talked to the vp of engineering which was very insightful and i enjoyed that part very much . in 2 days , i got a call from ayasdi recruiter with my offer . the process was very smooth and the recruiter was very understanding and helpful . interviews were very original and interesting .\nthe history behind the foundation of ayasdi goes back to the early 1970s , when gunnar carlsson , harlan sexton , and benjamin mann met as ph . d . mathematics students at stanford university . they conceptualized the concept of topological data analysis for the next 30 years or so , which forms the root of the company\u2019s technology today . soon , us government research agencies darpa and nsf award $ 10m in grants to stanford which helped the company with the funding . in 2005 , ph . d . mathematics student , gurjeet singh , joined this team and continued with the project and created mapper , the first software program that applies tda . a few years later , in 2008 , the company was all set to provide its services .\nover the past 35 years , gunnar has taught at the university of chicago , university of california , princeton university , and since 1991 , gunnar has been a professor of mathematics at stanford university , where he has been a thought leader in a branch of mathematics called topology , the study of shape . in the theoretical sense , topology has been around since the 1700s , but gunnar pioneered the applied use of topology to solve complex real world problems starting in the late 1990s . in the early 2000s , this work led to $ 10m in research grants from the national science foundation ( nsf ) and darpa to study the application of topological data analysis ( tda ) to problems of interest within the u . s . government . in 2008 , based on the success of these efforts , gunnar , along with two other stanford mathematicians , co - founded ayasdi .\nwe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . by continuing to use this site you agree to our use of cookies .\ngovernment spending for science has helped a lot too . dr . carlsson was the principal investigator on research projects that were financed , from 2000 to 2008 , with $ 10 million from the national science foundation and the defense advanced research projects agency , or darpa ."]}
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( nyse :\npnc financial services : bank provides $ 315 million to athletic shoes , accessori . .\nsources pnc financial services group , inc . , tel : 412 / 762 - 2000\nneither pnc financial services uk ltd . nor pnc bank canada branch provides legal , tax or accounting advice .\npnc financial services group in pittsburgh has tapped karen larrimer to lead its retail banking division .\npnc financial services : releases results of annual dodd - frank company - run stres . .\npnc financial services group , inc . ( the ) ( pnc ) dividend date & amp ; history - urltoken\nthe pnc financial services group completed its acquisition of national city corporation effective december 31 , 2008 .\nthe pnc financial services group completed its acquisition of yardville national bancorp effective october 26 , 2007 .\nthe firm adopts a new brand strategy and changes its name to the pnc financial services group .\nbelow are the pnc financial services group news releases listed in chronological order and archived by year .\npnc financial services group , inc . is expanding its sponsorship portfolio to support its growth ambitions .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . (\npnc\n) family of companies is committed to treating and using personal financial information about you responsibly .\nglassdoor is your resource for information about the vacation & paid time off benefits at pnc financial services group . learn about pnc financial services group vacation & paid time off , including a description from the employer , and comments and ratings provided anonymously by current and former pnc financial services group employees .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) announced today that executive vice president and chief financial officer richard j . johnson will . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) announced today that chief financial officer richard j . johnson will discuss business performance and . . .\npnc financial ' s ( pnc ) recent dividend hike reflects steady capital deployment activities .\ngrow your business , not your overhead is a registered mark of the pnc financial services group , inc . ( \u201cpnc\u201d ) .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . is a diversified financial services company . the company has businesses engaged in retail banking , including residential mortgage , corporate and institutional banking and asset managemen\nwilliam s . demchak is chairman , president and chief executive officer of the pnc financial services group , one of the largest diversified financial services companies in the united states . full bio \u00bb\npnc financial services group , inc . engages in the provision of diversified financial services , including retail and business banking ; residential mortgage banking ; specialized services for corporations and government entities , including corporate banking , real estate . . .\nsolomon said that all the consumers who bought prepaid funeral services will receive those services .\nask a question about working or interviewing at pnc financial services group . our community is ready to answer .\npnc financial services group inc . and chicago bears announce naming rights agreement and marketing partnership - pittsburgh business times\nhere\u2019s how much pnc financial services group inc . paid its 5 highest - paid executives - dayton business journal\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) announced today that chief financial officer richard j . johnson and executive vice president and head . . .\n\u201cpnc wealth management , \u201d \u201chawthorn , pnc family wealth , \u201d \u201cvested interest , \u201d \u201cpnc institutional asset management , \u201d \u201cpnc retirement solutions , \u201d and \u201cpnc institutional advisory solutions\u201d are registered service marks and \u201cpnc center for financial insight\u201d is a service mark of the pnc financial services group , inc .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) announced today that it expects to issue financial results for the second quarter on wednesday , july . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) announced today that it expects to issue financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2012 . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) announced today that it expects to issue financial results for the third quarter on wednesday , oct . . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today announced that robert q . reilly will succeed richard j . johnson as chief financial officer . . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) announced today that it expects to issue financial results for the first quarter of 2013 on wednesday , . . .\nwe will introduce grow up great to new markets acquired by the pnc financial services group , which provides principal funding to the pnc foundation .\nfinancial services company increases use of sponsorship to build visibility and drive business in new markets .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc completed its acquisition of mercantile bankshares corporation effective friday , march 2 , 2007 .\npnc financial services uk ltd . free business summary taken from official companies house information . free alerts . registered as 07341483\npnc cashes in on higher interest rates pnc financial services\u2019s earnings rose more than expected as the bank benefited from higher interest rates and loan growth .\nsolomon also said that all of the consumers who bought prepaid funeral services will receive those services .\npnc financial services group , inc . engages in the provision of diversified financial services , including retail and business banking ; residential mortgage banking ; specialized services for corporations and government entities , including corporate banking , real estate finance and asset - backed lending . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) announced today that it expects to issue financial results for the third quarter on tuesday , oct . 16 , . . .\nnational city , now pnc financial services group , will pay $ 35 million to make up for this discriminatory lending practice .\n1 . for purposes of this policy , pnc includes pnc financial services group , inc . and its subsidiaries other than the publicly held subsidiary in question .\na university of kentucky student center ( scheduled to open in january 2018 ) electronic financial services office , staffed by pnc personnel to assist pnc customers with completing transactions and equipped with technology to educate them about various pnc products and services .\nbank deposit products and services provided by pnc bank , national association . member fdic\nbank deposit , treasury management and lending products and services , and investment and wealth management , and fiduciary services are provided by pnc bank , national association , a wholly - owned subsidiary of pnc and member fdic . lending and leasing products and services , including card services and merchant services , as well as certain other banking products and services , may require credit approval .\nfederal reserve board issues enforcement action with alliance financial services , inc . and patriot bancshares , inc .\nthe pnc financial services group ( nyse : pnc ) will celebrate the diversity of its employees and customers by recognizing lesbian , gay , bisexual and . . .\nin the stock market , what goes up sometimes must come back down . here are three reasons pnc financial services group could fall .\npnc financial services group stock split history | www . stock split history . com | copyright \u00a9 2013 - 2018 , all rights reserved\nas such , argus raised its rating on pnc financial to buy from hold , and upped its price target for the shares of pnc financial to $ 98 .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) announced today that president and chief executive officer william s . demchak will discuss business . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) announced today that president william s . demchak will discuss business performance and strategy at . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) announced today that chairman and chief executive officer james e . rohr will discuss business . . .\npittsburgh \u2014 pittsburgh - based pnc bank and pnc financial services group recently settled a year - long overtime pay lawsuit with hundreds of current and former branch assistant managers .\nin the uk , lending products are provided by pnc financial services uk ltd . , which is an indirect wholly - owned subsidiary of pnc bank , national association (\npnc bank\n) .\nboard issues enforcement actions with community banks of colorado and financial services of st . croix falls , inc .\nmary ellen baker is head of business services at citizens financial group , inc . she is responsible for the\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( www . pnc . com ) is one of the nation\u0092s largest diversified financial services organizations providing retail and business banking ; residential mortgage banking ; specialized services for corporations and government entities , including corporate banking , real estate finance and asset - based lending ; wealth management and asset management .\npnc is one of the nation\u2019s largest diversified financial services organizations . get details about the organization , from our executives to our community impact .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) announced today that william s . demchak has assumed the position of president and chief executive . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) announced today that the board of governors of the federal reserve system accepted its capital plan . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) announced today the results of its annual company - run stress test conducted in accordance with . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today announced that it has submitted a redemption notice to the property trustee for redemption on . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) announced today that president william s . demchak will discuss business performance and strategy at the . . .\npnc is a registered mark of the pnc financial services group , inc . (\npnc\n) . pnc business credit is the senior secured lending division of pnc bank , national association (\npnc bank\n) and its subsidiaries , and is part of pnc . in canada , the canadian federally - regulated branch of pnc bank , pnc canada branch provides various bank products and services ( including secured lending by pnc business credit ) . deposits with pnc bank canada branch are not insured by the canada deposit insurance corporation . in the uk , lending products are provided by pnc financial services uk ltd . , which is an indirect wholly - owned subsidiary of pnc bank . lending and leasing products and services , as well as certain other banking products and services , require credit approval .\nyou must never use confidential information for personal financial gain or to complete with pnc .\nboard issues enforcement actions with hcsb financial corporation , johnson financial group , inc . and johnson bank , liberty shares , inc . , metropolitan bank group , inc . , and mid - wisconsin financial services , inc .\ncapital raising and structuring and financial and advisory services for companies with annual revenues of more than $ 50 million .\nthe pittsburgh - based financial services company has similar deals with its hometown pittsburgh steelers and other major athletic teams .\npnc is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the united states . get details about our organization , from executives to community impact .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) announced today that michael p . lyons , executive vice president and head of corporate & institutional . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today appointed gregory b . jordan general counsel and head of regulatory and government affairs , and . . .\nthe pnc financial services group ( nyse : pnc ) is honoring hispanic heritage month from sept . 15 to oct . 15 with sponsored programs and events in 18 . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) board of directors today elected president william s . demchak as director and announced that he will . . .\nthe pnc financial services group ( nyse : pnc ) will present 21 events in february in 17 cities to celebrate the history of african - americans , including local . . .\nyou use your position with pnc or use pnc\u0092s confidential information to benefit yourself rather than pnc .\nlending products and services are provided by pnc bank , national association and require credit approval .\nlending and leasing products and services , as well as certain other banking products and services , may require credit approval .\non november 26 , 2016 , bbb was made aware that individuals are receiving emails allegedly from pnc financial services group , inc . asking them to provide their user name and billing information . bbb has determined the emails are from an imposter and not from pnc financial services group , inc . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( urltoken ) is one of the nation ' s largest diversified financial services organizations providing retail and business banking ; residential mortgage banking ; specialized services for corporations and government entities , including corporate banking , real estate finance and asset - based lending ; wealth management and asset management .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( urltoken ) is one of the united states ' largest diversified financial services organizations providing retail and business banking ; residential mortgage banking ; specialized services for corporations and government entities , including corporate banking , real estate finance and asset - based lending ; wealth management and asset management .\npnc financial services group inc . on tuesday said it will pay back $ 7 . 6 billion in bailout funds to the u . s . government , a sign of confidence in the financial system .\nthe board of directors of the pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) declared a quarterly cash dividend on the common stock of 44 cents per . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today announced that e . todd chamberlain will succeed saiyid t . naqvi as chief executive officer of . . .\nthe board of directors of the pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) declared a quarterly cash dividend on the common stock of 40 cents per . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today announced it will suspend evictions nationwide between december 17 , 2012 and january 2 , 2013 on . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today announced that it has successfully remarketed $ 500 , 100 , 000 aggregate principal amount of its . . .\nthe pnc financial services group ( nyse : pnc ) joins the nation in honoring hispanic heritage month from sept . 15 - oct . 15 , with sponsored programs and . . .\nin addition to one - of - a - kind experiences , pnc financial services group is placing more focus on digital content created by sponsored properties .\nmidland also provides due diligence and collateral management services for opportunistic investors , portfolio lenders , financial institutions and cmbs issuers .\nabout pnc pnc bank , national association is a member of the pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) . pnc ( urltoken ) is one of the nation ' s largest diversified financial services organizations providing retail and business banking ; residential mortgage banking ; specialized services for corporations and government entities , including corporate banking , real estate finance and asset - based lending ; wealth management and asset management . follow @ pncnews on twitter for breaking news , updates and announcements from pnc .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today announced the redemption on april 19 , 2013 of $ 150 , 000 , 000 of depositary shares ( nyse : pnc prl ) . . .\npnc personnel within the scope of this policy shall not acquire or hold an equity interest in a publicly held subsidiary of pnc that materially exceeds in value of such person\u0092s equity interest in pnc financial services group , inc .\nmake informed decisions and maximize your business with perspectives on leading financial issues from pnc experts .\nreciprocity involves a company conditioning the purchase of products or services from suppliers on those suppliers\u0092 purchases of services from the company .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today appointed andrew feldstein to its board of directors , effective immediately . he is co - founder , . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today announced that steven c . van wyk has been appointed head of operations and technology . in that . . .\npnc financial services group , inc . has received 1 . 93 out of 5 stars based on 126 customer reviews and a bbb rating of c - .\npnc financial services group inc . , based in pittsburgh , and citizens financial group , based in providence , r . i . , were both in fifth place , according to the study , released on tuesday .\nsee national survey results on financial well - being and how it relates to other factors in a person\u2019s financial life .\nthe advantages and disadvantages of different financial products ; and marketing , servicing or promoting the employer ' s financial products .\npnc , pnc homehq , pnc home insight \u00ae , and home insight \u00ae are registered service marks of the pnc financial services group , inc . (\npnc\n) . pnc has pending patent applications directed at various features and functions of home insight planner . all loans are provided by pnc bank , national association , a subsidiary of pnc , and are subject to credit approval and property appraisal .\nthe board of directors of the pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) declared a quarterly cash dividend on the common stock of 44 cents per share , . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today announced that it will not remarket today the $ 500 , 100 , 000 aggregate principal amount of its . . .\nin addition to the national city transaction , we grow our business from time to time by acquiring other financial services companies .\npnc is a registered service mark of the pnc financial services group , inc . ( \u201cpnc\u201d ) . pnc mortgage is a division of pnc bank , national association , a subsidiary of pnc . all loans are provided by pnc bank , national association and are subject to credit approval and property appraisal . terms and conditions of this offer are subject to change without notice .\npnc financial services group wants to sell its stake in blackrock , the world ' s largest asset manager , a deal that could fetch about $ 12 billion .\nif a life changing event is impacting your financial well - being , pnc wants to help .\nthe largest groups employed by banks include financial analysts , financial managers , loan officers , bank tellers , bank managers , accountants , auditors , and personal financial advisers , among others .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) made available today the results of its company - run mid - year stress test under the dodd - frank wall . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today announced that it has notified national city preferred capital trust i ( the\ntrust\n) that it will . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) , has been named one of the nation ' s 2012 working mother 100 best companies . the distinction marks the . . .\npnc bank , national association , is a member of the pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) . pnc is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the united states , organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking ; residential mortgage banking ; specialized services for corporations and government entities , including corporate banking , real estate finance and asset - based lending ; wealth management and asset management . for information about pnc , visit www . pnc . com .\nreferences to \u0093pnc\u0094 apply to pnc financial services group . inc . and all organizations directly or indirectly under its control . references to an \u0093affiliate\u0094 apply to the organization under the control of pnc with which an employee or director is associated .\nfrom our bilingual financial education program to various courses , we are focused on the financial wellbeing of our customers and communities .\nhw & co . is a finra - registered broker - dealer subsidiary of the pnc financial services group , inc . the pnc financial services group , inc . and its affiliates are engaged in a broad range of financial services and securities activities . under section 326 of the usa patriot act , hw & co . and its affiliates are required to verify the identity of their clients . hw & co . utilizes the services of outside vendors , such as dun & bradstreet , to assist with this government - mandated requirement .\npnc personnel includes directors , officers and employees of pnc financial services group , inc . and any of its subsidiaries other than persons whose principal employment or relationship is with the publicly held subsidiary in question .\ndetroit , mich . , oct . 17 , 2013 \u2013 the pnc foundation , which receives its principal funding from the pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) , today announced it will extend its early . . .\nunder the sponsorship agreement , pnc financial services group inc . will retain naming rights and provide financial and promotional support for the event , which will be called the pnc milwaukee running festival . the deal is for two years , with an option for a third year .\npnc bank , national association , is a member of the pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) . pnc is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the united states , organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking ; residential mortgage banking ; specialized services for corporations and government entities , including corporate banking , real estate finance and asset - based lending ; wealth management and asset management . for information about pnc , visit urltoken .\npnc financial corp . is formed from the merger of pittsburgh national corp . and provident national corp .\nregular mail midland loan services , a pnc real estate business pnc bank lockbox lockbox number 642303 p . o . box 642303 pittsburgh , pa 15264\nbank of new york mellon said tuesday that it would buy the global investment servicing unit of the pnc financial services group for $ 2 . 31 billion in cash , bolstering its back - end offerings for fund managers and financial advisers .\nactionable ideas , insights and solutions from one of the nation ' s premier financial services providers for mid - sized and large corporations .\nthe banking and financial services giant is the first on wall street to create gun control policies after the massacre in parkland , fla .\nthe financial services company received approval to redeem the preferred shares held by the government under the troubled asset relief program , or tarp .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the united states , organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking ; residential mortgage banking ; specialized services for corporations and government entities , including corporate banking , real estate finance and asset - based lending ; wealth management and asset management . for more information about pnc , visit www . pnc . com . \u201d\nthe pnc financial services group is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the united states , organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking including a full range of lending products ; specialized services for corporations and government entities , including corporate banking , real estate finance and asset - based lending ; wealth management and asset management .\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 .\npnc financial services group inc . agreed to pay $ 115 million to settle fraud charges that a unit of the bank inflated 2001 earnings 52 % by removing $ 762 million in bad loans from financial statements , the justice department said monday .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . is one of the largest diversified financial services institutions in the united states , organized around its customers and communities for strong relationships and local delivery of retail and business banking including a full range of lending products ; specialized services for corporations and government entities , including corporate banking , real estate finance and asset - based lending ; wealth management and asset management . for information about pnc , visit www . pnc . com .\nthe pnc financial services group announced on monday that it had signed an agreement to buy the american retail business of the royal bank of canada for $ 3 . 45 billion .\npnc financial services group inc . and dollar bank joined other banks in raising its prime lending rate , hours after the federal reserve rose its interest rate by a quarter point .\npittsburgh\u2014speaking to a standing - room - only crowd of students , faculty and administrators at carnegie mellon university\u2019s tepper school of business , pnc financial services group chairman and . . .\nhalas hall will have pnc branded signage under a new rights deal between the bears and pnc bank . ( pnc )\nusing pnc\u0092s leased or purchased services ( e . g . , the pnc corporate network , the company\u0092s internet connection or external service providers ) ; or\nrocky mount , n . c . , feb . 7 , 2013 - the pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) unveiled wednesday its newest phase of the pnc legacy project to honor and preserve the history of local . . .\nprincipal subsidiaries : pnc bank , n . a . ; pnc bancorp , inc . ; pnc advisors , n . a . ; pnc bank capital securities , llc ; pnc commercial management , inc . ; blackrock , inc . ; pnc leasing , llc ; pnc capital leasing , llc ; pnc holding , llc ; pfpc worldwide inc . ; pnc funding corp . ; pnc investment corp .\nnearly 20 % of the teams in the four major sports leagues have the name of a financial services company affixed to their home building .\nat last check , shares of pnc financial were up 0 . 67 percent at $ 88 . 62 .\npnc financial services group inc . said it intends to appeal an order to pay $ 390 . 5 million in damages , handed down monday by a jury in st . louis in the alleged national prearranged services inc . insurance scheme for prepaid funerals .\nas of last trade , pnc financial services group inc ( pnc : nyq ) traded at 139 . 15 , 16 . 18 % above the 52 week low of 119 . 77 set on sep 07 , 2017 .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today reported net income of $ 1 . 1 billion , or $ 1 . 99 per diluted common share , for the second quarter . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today reported net income of $ 1 . 0 billion , or $ 1 . 76 per diluted common share , for the first quarter . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today reported 2012 net income of $ 3 . 0 billion , or $ 5 . 30 per diluted common share , compared with 2011 . . .\ncommercial properties available for sale or lease and residential properties available for sale can be found at pnc realty services .\npnc has been recognized nationally and regionally for our accomplishments and success as a diversified financial services firm that reflects the needs , values and aspirations of our customers , communities and shareholders .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today reported net income of $ 1 . 0 billion , or $ 1 . 79 per diluted common share , for the third quarter of . . .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( \u201cpnc\u201d ) uses the marketing names pnc wealth management \u00ae and hawthorn , pnc family wealth \u00ae to provide investment , wealth management , and fiduciary services and the marketing name pnc center for financial insight sm to provide wealth planning education to individual clients through its subsidiary , pnc bank , national association ( \u201cpnc bank\u201d ) , which is a member fdic , and to provide specific fiduciary and agency services through its subsidiary , pnc delaware trust company or pnc ohio trust company . pnc also uses the marketing names pnc institutional asset management \u00ae , pnc retirement solutions \u00ae , vested interest \u00ae , and pnc institutional advisory solutions \u00ae for the various discretionary and non - discretionary institutional investment activities conducted through pnc bank and through pnc\u2019s subsidiary pnc capital advisors , llc , a registered investment adviser ( \u201cpnc capital advisors\u201d ) . standalone custody , escrow , and directed trustee services ; fdic - insured banking products and services ; and lending of funds are also provided through pnc bank . securities products , brokerage services , and managed account advisory services are offered by pnc investments llc , a registered broker - dealer and a registered investment adviser and member of finra and sipc . insurance products may be provided through pnc insurance services , llc , a licensed insurance agency affiliate of pnc , or through licensed insurance agencies that are not affiliated with pnc ; in either case a licensed insurance affiliate may receive compensation if you choose to purchase insurance through these programs . a decision to purchase insurance will not affect the cost or availability of other products or services from pnc or its affiliates . pnc does not provide legal , tax , or accounting advice unless , with respect to tax , pnc bank has entered into a written tax services agreement . pnc does not provide services in any jurisdiction in which it is not authorized to conduct business . pnc bank is not registered as a municipal advisor under the dodd - frank wall street reform and consumer protection act ( \u201cact\u201d ) . investment management and related products and services provided to a \u201cmunicipal entity\u201d or \u201cobligated person\u201d regarding \u201cproceeds of municipal securities\u201d ( as such terms are defined in the act ) will be provided by pnc capital advisors .\npittsburgh , nov . 7 , 2013 \u2013 pnc bank , n . a . , a member of the pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today announced the closing of a $ 18 million asset based revolver for horizon mud . . .\npnc business credit is part of the pnc financial services group , inc . , a united states based retail banking and financial services group . with assets in excess of $ 350bn , deposits of over $ 250bn , a tier 1 core capital ratio of 12 % and in excess of 38 , 000 customers and 52 , 000 employees , pnc is one of the largest banking institutions in the u . s .\nnautilus hyosung america inc . has signed tetralink , a provider of atm products and services to financial institutions , as a value - added reseller .\nmidland government services is a leading provider of loan servicing , asset management and financial services for u . s . government agencies , and is an approved loan servicer and asset manager under gsa fabs schedule 520 - 5 .\nafter years of having its louisville corporate offices split between two downtown buildings , pnc financial services group inc . has finally moved its employees all to national city tower on south fifth street .\nbaker joined citizens in august 2016 from pnc financial services , where she served as executive vice president of enterprise services , leading a wide range of efforts to improve the bank\u2019s technology , controls and governance . in addition , she served as an interim chief technology officer and built out pnc\u2019s cyber security team .\npnc financial services group is a bank holding company and a financial services company that provides its products and services nationally . co . ' s main markets are in pennsylvania , ohio , new jersey , michigan , illinois , maryland , indiana , florida , north carolina , kentucky , washington , d . c . , delaware , virginia , georgia , alabama , missouri , wisconsin and south carolina . co . also provides certain products and services internationally . co . has six segments : retail banking , corporate and institutional banking , asset management group , residential mortgage banking , blackrock , and non - strategic assets portfolio . at dec 31 2017 , co . had total assets of $ 380 . 77 billion and deposits of $ 265 . 05 billion . according to our pnc financial services group stock split history records , pnc financial services group has had 1 split .\nthe ceo or the vice chairman will be deemed to be serving at the request of pnc if the outside director officer position is approved by the pnc financial services group , inc . board of directors or its corporate governance committee .\na statement from frederick solomon , senior vice president of the pnc financial services group , said , \u201cpnc respectfully disagrees with the jury regarding the liability of its predecessor bank , allegiant , and we intend to appeal this verdict . \u201d\nfrederick solomon , pnc financial services group ' s senior vice president , said in a statement that pnc \u201crespectfully disagrees with the jury regarding the liability of its predecessor bank , allegiant , and we intend to appeal this verdict . \u201d\ncheck out pnc ' s mobile app offerings and enjoy the convenience of products and services from your phone or tablet .\nregular mail midland loan services , a pnc real estate business p . o . box 25965 shawnee mission , ks 66225\npittsburgh , sept . 16 , 2013 \u2013 pnc bank , n . a . , a member of the pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today announced the closing of a $ 14 million asset based revolver for gray line of . . .\nmidland also provides other asset management services , including due diligence and collateral management , for opportunistic investors , portfolio lenders , financial institutions and cmbs issuers .\nbrian o\u2019connell is head of technology services for citizens financial group , inc . he is responsible for technology strategy , execution and delivery across the company .\nat the time of the jury\u2019s verdict , frederick solomon , senior vice president of the pnc financial services group , pointed out that nps had \u201csufficient funds to cover every deposit\u201d when allegiant resigned .\nthe pnc financial services group , inc . ( \u201cpnc\u201d ) uses the marketing name pnc wealth management \u00ae to provide investment and wealth management , fiduciary services , fdic - insured banking products and services , and lending of funds through its subsidiary , pnc bank , national association ( \u201cpnc bank\u201d ) , which is a member fdic , and to provide specific fiduciary and agency services through its subsidiary , pnc delaware trust company or pnc ohio trust company . securities products , brokerage services , and managed account advisory services are offered by pnc investments llc , a registered broker - dealer and a registered investment adviser and member of finra and sipc . insurance products may be provided through pnc insurance services , llc , a licensed insurance agency affiliate of pnc , or through licensed insurance agencies that are not affiliated with pnc ; in either case a licensed insurance affiliate may receive compensation if you choose to purchase insurance through these programs . a decision to purchase insurance will not affect the cost or availability of other products or services from pnc or its affiliates . pnc does not provide legal , tax , or accounting advice unless , with respect to tax advice , pnc bank has entered into a written tax services agreement . pnc does not provide services in any jurisdiction in which it is not authorized to conduct business . pnc bank is not registered as a municipal advisor under the dodd - frank wall street reform and consumer protection act ( \u201cact\u201d ) . investment management and related products and services provided to a \u201cmunicipal entity\u201d or \u201cobligated person\u201d regarding \u201cproceeds of municipal securities\u201d ( as such terms are defined in the act ) will be provided by pnc capital advisors , llc , a wholly - owned subsidiary of pnc bank and sec registered investment adviser .\npittsburgh , oct . 16 , 2013 \u2013 pnc bank , n . a . , a member of the pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) , today announces the closing of a nearly $ 865 , 000 combined term and credit loan to . . .\nthe pnc financial services group inc . is making another push into atlanta , inking a deal to buy or lease 27 bank branches in metro atlanta from flagstar bancorp inc . for $ 42 million .\nbenefit from our investment management , retirement solutions , and administrative services and insight .\nmidland provides a full range of commercial real estate asset management and advisory services .\npnc business credit is part of the pnc financial services group , inc . , one of the largest financial institutions based in the united states ( u . s . ) . we deliver the strength and stability of an industry leader , one who will be there for you , to support you in reaching your ambitions .\npnc financial services group inc . on wednesday said it has introduced a virtual wallet mobile app for the android operating system . virtual wallet , the online money management tool pnc debuted in 2008 , was adding an average of 6 , 000 new customers per week but that recently jumped 67 percent to 10 , 000 per week \u201cwith the addition of higher origination of student accounts , \u201d pnc ( nyse : pnc ) chairman and ceo jim rohr said monday at barclays capital global financial services conference .\npnc financial services group in pittsburgh may have to pay $ 390 million , including $ 35 . 5 million in punitive damages , for the role an acquisition had allegedly played in a major fraud scheme .\npnc bank , national association is the issuer of the pnc bank credit cards described herein .\npnc bank , national association is the creditor and issuer of the pnc bank credit cards .\nwhile some might see emerging financial technology firms as competition , pnc executive mike lyons sees these upstart companies as potential partners .\npnc financial services group , inc . engages in the provision of diversified financial services , including retail and business banking ; residential mortgage banking ; specialized services for corporations and government entities , including corporate banking , real estate finance and asset - backed lending ; wealth management and asset management . it operates through the following segments : retail banking , corporate & institutional banking , asset management group , residential mortgage banking , blackrock and non - strategic assets portfolio .\nrising 33 stories above downtown pittsburgh , the tower at pnc plaza provides an impressive new 800 , 000ft 2 headquarters for the pnc financial services group inc . known as a pioneer in environmentally responsible development and operations , pnc had ambitions to establish a new benchmark by creating the world\u2019s greenest office tower .\nfinancial and consulting support for the uk moneycats peer education & coaching program and on - site workshops on personal financial management and financial literacy . topics include basic banking , credit management , savings and investing , identity protection and home buying .\npnc , which owns pittsburgh national bank , and provident , which owns provident national bank , said the firms will merge into a new financial insitution known as pnc corp .\na copy of the pnc policy implementing msrb rule g - 37 is located in the pnc securities corp and pnc brokerage corp compliance manuals .\nregular mail : midland loan services p . o . box 25965 shawnee mission , ks 66225 overnight mail : midland loan services 10851 mastin suite 300 overland park , ks 66210\nyou should also be aware that the network services and world wide web sites can identify individuals and companies accessing their services , and can and do monitor access and usage .\nboard issues enforcement actions with northern states financial corporation and tidelands bancshares , inc .\nprincipal competitors : citigroup inc . ; mellon financial corp . ; wachovia corporation .\nchanges in interest rates and valuations in debt , equity and other financial markets .\nlincoln financial field \u2014 21 years , $ 139 . 6 million ( 2002 )\nno purchase or financial commitment is required to be eligible for the scholarship award .\nall of the five highest - paid executives at pnc financial services group inc . each pulled in $ 4 million or more in compensation last year , with an average of nearly $ 6 . 8 million each .\nthe business pnc is selling to bny mellon provides accounting , processing and related services to fund managers and advisers , especially mutual funds .\nyou may not direct or coerce any pnc employee to provide services to a campaign or make the provision of such services a condition of employment . you may not ask pnc employees to work on your or another candidate\u0092s campaign , even on a volunteer basis , unless you have obtained perclearance from the pnc legal department .\nat pnc , we work hard to provide the easiest way to bank and invest to help customers achieve financial well - being .\nthis presentation includes \u0093snapshot\u0094 information about pnc used by way of illustration . it is not intended as a full business or financial review\n- pnc survey finds 84 percent of americans plan to see a dentist while only 43 percent plan to see a financial planner .\npnc ( nyse : pnc ) was no . 3 last year while citizens was not ranked .\nsome pnc fees for non - pnc atm transactions are reimbursed . see how much in your area\u00bb\npnc jason beyersdorfer ( 609 ) 651 - 5617 jason . b @ urltoken @ jasonb _ pnc\nriggs national corp . ' s merger with pnc financial services group inc . was abruptly revived yesterday , clearing the way for the demise of what was once washington ' s premier bank after a mortifying year of scandal .\nthe business being acquired is known as global investment servicing inc . , and it provides asset mangers and financial advisors with services such as custody , transfers and fund accounting .\n2 . pnc financial services group still has quite a few problem loans generally speaking , banks fail when they extend loans that can not be repaid . it sounds obvious , but it really is the fundamental truth . for pnc , the process of correcting all the problem loans from the financial crisis is moving along more slowly than most of its peers .\nlpl financial corp . says that an unencrypted portable drive was stolen out of an employee ' s vehicle on february 24 . the financial services company informed the new hampshire attorney general that the portable drive contained names , date of birth and social security numbers .\npittsburgh , feb . 3 , 2014 \u2014the pnc financial services group , inc . ( nyse : pnc ) today announced community - wide events as part of its black history month celebration . throughout february , pnc will sponsor 21 events in multiple cities , ranging from art exhibits to local performances and employee - focused activities .\nwhen you sign up , pnc alerts will notify you when important events have taken place within your accounts and services via text or email .\nregular mail midland loan services , a pnc real estate business attn : payoff department p . o . box 25965 shawnee mission , ks 66225\nregular mail midland loan services , a pnc real estate business attn : tax department p . o . box 25965 shawnee mission , ks 66225\nregular mail midland loan services , a pnc real estate business attn : insurance department p . o . box 25968 shawnee mission , ks 66225\nregular mail midland loan services , a pnc real estate business attn : collateral surveillance p . o . box 25965 shawnee mission , ks 66225\nregular mail midland loan services , a pnc real estate business attn : asset management p . o . box 25965 shawnee mission , ks 66225\nsell any property or services to pnc other than property or services that are sold in the regular course of the director\u0092s ( or firm\u0092s ) business and are sold upon terms not less favorable to pnc than those offered to similarly situated clients of the director ( or firm ) .\npnc works with fischer and the team on the content calendar and how its products and services are integrated into the blog , said sapienza .\npnc ' s economists provide analysis and forecasts of national , regional and global economic and financial trends provided in a variety of publications .\nto make available products or services we believe may be of interest to our customers . those companies outside pnc bank that we select to offer services or products to our customers must agree to respect the privacy of our customer information .\nsee the pnc points program terms and conditions for details . pnc bank reserves the right to change or terminate the pnc points program at any time .\nyou may not solicit contributions from any employee of pnc capital markets or any other pnc employee without the first obtaining preclearance from the pnc legal department .\nwe provide secure , one - stop access to all of our online commercial banking services .\nthe pnc financial services group inc . is the 13th largest bank in the united states and a leading diversified financial services firm operating in delaware , kentucky , new jersey , ohio , and pennsylvania . pnc grew rapidly in the 1980s and 1990s mainly through a series of acquisitions , the largest being the 1995 purchase of midlantic corp . and the 1999 purchase of first data investment services group . in an era of heavy bank consolidation brought on by increasing competitive pressures and deregulation , pnc ' s aggressive acquisition program enabled it to stay a leading force in the banking industry . pnc ' s main businesses include community banking , corporate banking , real estate finance , asset - based lending , wealth and asset management , and global fund services ."]}
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", "topic": 33}], "title": "thinking pictures", "paragraphs": ["thinking in pictures and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\nthe idea that people have different thinking patterns is not new . francis galton , in\nstunning pictures taken last week newgrange farm , slane co meath show silage being . . .\nmckinsey insights - get our latest thinking on your iphone , ipad , or android device .\nthe girl who thought in pictures : the story of dr . temple grandin ( amazing scientists )\nby better analyzing the contents of a scene , photo software could automatically identify the best pictures .\nfor thinking pictures and the computer company sun microsystems , which financed the program and donated equipment and technical help , the priorities were not to sell a rock band but to sell the internet itself .\nthis helps with depth , as noted above , but also with one of the most common problems facing average smartphone owners : it\u2019s easier to take photos than manage them . \u201cwe\u2019re just capturing too many pictures , \u201d essa says . \u201ci take pictures at the dinner table with my family and i end up having 40 to 50 pictures . \u201d by better analyzing the contents of a scene , photo software could automatically identify the best pictures .\nhowever , not all people with autism are highly visual thinkers , nor do they all process information this way . people throughout the world are on a continuum of visualization skills ranging from next to none , to seeing vague generalized pictures , to seeing semi - specific pictures , to seeing , as in my case , in very specific pictures .\nin manhattan , publicity agents for the project did not know anyplace to see the program in the city . the closest site was the office of thinking pictures in jersey city , where a large crowd gathered around a small computer screen .\n, wrote that while some people see vivid mental pictures , for others\nthe idea is not felt to be mental pictures , but rather symbols of facts . in people with low pictorial imagery , they would remember their breakfast table but they could not see it . ' '\nadams , m . j . ( 1990 ) . beginning to read : thinking and learning about print . cambridge , ma : mit press .\nwhile fluent readers make these types of connections with ease , many readers do not . children need to be shown this type of thinking and then asked to join in and participate in book conversations . this active involvement gives you , the teacher , a glimpse into each reader ' s thinking .\npeople say , ' gee , that ' s all i get ? '\nsaid mr . pfeiffer of thinking pictures .\ni say : ' yes , and that ' s one of the limitations of the superinformation highway . maybe now there can be discussion about expanding it . '\ni think in pictures . words are like a second language to me . i translate both spoken and written words into full - color movies , complete with sound , which run like a vcr tape in my head . when somebody speaks to me , his words are instantly translated into pictures . language - based thinkers often find this phenomenon difficult to understand , but in my job as an equipment designer for the livestock industry , visual thinking is a tremendous advantage .\nproblems with access , parking and congestion in the town centre can be solved with innovative thinking and a will to make things work . i question whether this will is there in some developments . there are a number of places around the country where the town centre has been devastated by short - term thinking .\nwhen i am unable to convert text to pictures , it is usually because the text has no concrete meaning . some philosophy books and articles about the cattle futures market are simply incomprehensible . it is much easier for me to understand written text that describes something that can be easily translated into pictures . the following sentence from a story in the february 21 , 1994 , issue of\nbelow , we offer ideas from students and teachers who have engaged with these images for ways to use them , or images like them , to teach close reading and visual thinking skills .\ni love this . did i miss where the pictures with the original captions are for these pics ? i understand these are just examples , but i was hoping to have them . thanks .\n9 . introduce new ideas : on tuesday mornings , we reveal the original caption of the photo and any relevant back story as well . sometimes , we\u2019re fortunate to hear from the photographers themselves about what they were thinking when they took the shot . the activity , therefore , can transform from practicing visual thinking strategies to gaining a window into another place , time or perspective .\nblock , c . c . ( 1997 ) . teaching the language arts : expanding thinking through student - centered instruction ( 2nd ed . ) . boston , ma : allyn & bacon .\nthis article discusses the power of reading aloud and goes a step further to discuss the power of thinking out loud while reading to children as a way to highlight the strategies used by thoughtful readers .\nwhen i wrote thinking in pictures i thought most people on the autism spectrum were visual thinkers like me . after talking to hundreds of families and individuals with autism or asperger ' s , i have observed that there are actually different types of specialized brains . all people on the spectrum think in details , but there are three basic categories of specialized brains . some individuals may be combinations of these categories .\nreading this , i\u2019ve probably give you the impression that these are boring , dull , staid pictures , and sure enough , they can be . but if done right , their innate stability is a valuable thing .\nthe only way i could sell this idea to the stones ,\nsaid stephan fitch , president of the multimedia computer group thinking pictures , which helped produce the program ,\nwas to say to mick jagger and keith richards : ' look , this is really cool , and it ' s never been done before . and if you don ' t do it , i ' ll do it with aerosmith . '\nthis article praises the power of reading aloud and goes a step further to praise the power of thinking out loud while reading to children . it ' s an easy way to highlight the strategies used by thoughtful readers .\na uniquely fascinating view not just of autism but of animal - and human - thinking and feeling , [ providing ] insights that can only be called wisdom . \u0097 deborah tannen , author of you just don ' t understand\nthinking pictures even received a message from a viewing party at a department of defense research lab , which read :\nwe ' re not really partying here , since this is a dod research lab . we ' re just watching as technology demonstration . . . yeah , that ' s the ticket . . . a technology demonstration !\nit also received an order for rolling stones merchandise from this e - mail address : b . clinton @ whitehouse . com .\nall of that is moot , the next argument goes , because the real disruption occurred when cameras merged with phones , and people shifted from printing pictures to posting them on social media and mobile phone apps . and kodak totally missed that .\none pair of comparators used by w\u00f6lflinn was closed form against open form . while i\u2019m doubtful you\u2019re set on recreating renaissance or baroque pictures , knowing what the terms mean , and how they can be applied to your photos and make your audience feel about them , is useful .\ndeveloping comprehension strategies through reading aloud requires planning and setting up an environment of thinking , listening , and discussion . you will soon learn how to follow your student ' s lead : modeling connections , asking questions , encouraging discussion , and using literature to prompt personal storytelling .\n10 . experiment with other ways to look closely : v . t . s . \u2019s three - question facilitation method isn\u2019t the only approach to getting students to practice visual thinking . the national archives has developed a photograph analysis protocol for noticing people , objects and activities before making inferences .\nwetzstein notes the potential for the depth recognition to have an impact behind photographic effects . by analyzing objects in a scene by depth , a two - camera system could automatically produce better pictures , building on the face , smile , and blink recognition features that are standard in cameras and smartphones today .\ndiscussions with other autistic people reveal similar visual styles of thinking about tasks that most people do sequentially . an autistic man who composes music told me that he makes\nsound pictures\nusing small pieces of other music to create new compositions . a computer programmer with autism told me that he sees the general pattern of the program tree . after he visualizes the skeleton for the program , he simply writes the code for each branch . i use similar methods when i review scientific literature and troubleshoot at meat plants . i take specific findings or observations and combine them to find new basic principles and general concepts .\nautistics have problems learning things that cannot be thought about in pictures . the easiest words for an autistic child to learn are nouns , because they directly relate to pictures . highly verbal autistic children like i was can sometimes learn how to read with phonics . written words were too abstract for me to remember , but i could laboriously remember the approximately fifty phonetic sounds and a few rules . lower - functioning children often learn better by association , with the aid of word labels attached to objects in their environment . some very impaired autistic children learn more easily if words are spelled out with plastic letters they can feel .\nthe more i learn , the more i realize more and more that how i think and feel is different . my thinking is different from a normal person , but it is also very different from the verbal logic nonvisual person with asperger ' s . they create word categories instead of picture categories . the one common denominator of all autistic and asperger thinking is that details are associated into categories to form a concept . details are assembled into concepts like putting a jigsaw puzzle together . the picture on the puzzle can be seen when only 20 percent of the puzzle is put together , forming a big picture .\nanother indicator of visual thinking as the primary method of processing information is the remarkable ability many autistic people exhibit in solving jigsaw puzzles , finding their way around a city , or memorizing enormous amounts of information at a glance . my own thought patterns are similar to those described by a . r . luria in\nindeed , practicing visual thinking skills with these images can be fun and a quick activity , but it can also hone important skills that transfer to other texts . making sense of intriguing images like these can be more like detective work than anything else : careful attention to detail rewards the viewer with a \u201cbig picture\u201d understanding .\nit wasn ' t until i went to college that i realized some people are completely verbal and think only in words . i first suspected this when i read an article in a science magazine about the development of tool use in prehistoric humans . some renowned scientist speculated that humans had to develop language before they could develop tools . i thought this was ridiculous , and this article gave me the first inkling that my thought processes were truly different from those of many other people . when i invent things , i do not use language . some other people think in vividly detailed pictures , but most think in a combination of words and vague , generalized pictures .\nthe sense of solidity at the top of the post is usually delivered by the structure of the picture , which can rely on a prevalence of strong vertical and horizontal lines . as susan woodford says in her book looking at pictures : \u2018the closed form conveys an impression of stability and balance and there is a tendency towards a symmetrical arrangement\u2026\u2019\n3 ) think surgically about where and how to grow in a way that won\u2019t jeopardize returns . focus on city clusters and regions that have distinctive opportunities for growth . this includes thinking purposefully about disciplined capex management and which formats are going to create the biggest impact , whether that\u2019s traditional , multi - use , neighborhood or outlet .\ndue to the success of the new ground level track we decided we needed more trucks . unfortunately our old truckshed was full , so we decided to build a new one . our proposed location was unacceptable to the planning people so after much thinking it was decided to demolish the old shed and build a bigger one in its place .\nand of course the closed form isn\u2019t restricted to renaissance paintings . all the talk of horizontal and vertical lines will likely make you think of architectural photos as being obvious examples of closed form images . and they are often great examples . but closed form images are more than just pictures of buildings . they can make your audience think about your subject in a specific way .\ni am fortunate in that i am able to build on my library of images and visualize solutions based on those pictures . however , most people with autism lead extremely limited lives , in part because they cannot handle any deviation from their routine . for me , every experience builds on the visual memories i carry from prior experience , and in this way my world continues to grow .\nsome third - party apps already do this , and apple\u2019s burst mode in its camera app tries to detect the \u201cbest\u201d pictures of a set taken in fast succession . but these early stabs at the idea rely on a handful of cues instead of full - blown recognition . as the photographic tech in smartphones gets better , researchers will be able to take the idea further , essa says .\nbut as much as computational photography has insinuated itself into all major smartphone models and some standalone digital cameras , we\u2019re still at the beginning . google , facebook , and others are pushing the concept further , and researchers in the field say there are plenty of new ideas circulating that will make their way into hardware\u2013mostly as part of smartphones , the biggest platform for taking pictures and leveraging innovative imaging techniques .\nfor those that are drawing - inclined , author austin kleon , who describes himself as a\nwriter that draws\n, demonstrates how you can use a tactic called visual note - taking to capture book ideas . kleon , is a huge advocate for pairing pictures with words , a trend we enjoy as children in comics but largely forget afterwards . he also happens to be quite a fantastic artist .\ni found visual note - taking to be difficult since i immediately wanted to use words instead of pictures to translate the ideas . but , with a bit of effort , i was able to piece some images together . i still presented the ideas in the order described in the book ( moving clockwise ) , but with some practice , i feel like i would get better at deviating from the standard order .\nbecome comfortable with slight diversions . through conversations and diversions , children make meaning and share connections that are relevant to them . reading aloud to children gives them the opportunity to try on the language and experience of others . it helps them make connections with their lives , and informs their view of themselves and others . thinking aloud helps children learn how to use comprehension strategies that are important when reading independently .\nthis is a skill hat takes time to develop . as a middle school student my english class was entirely analyzing text . over the years i noticed steady improvement . it is a life skill to be able to look at a situation and use what you know and what\u2019s around you to come to a conclusion . this is something that should be taught to everyone in several forms . pictures is a great idea !\ntemple grandin , ph . d . , is a gifted animal scientist who has designed one third of all the livestock - handling facilities in the united states . she also lectures widely on autism\u2014because temple grandin is autistic , a woman who thinks , feels , and experiences the world in ways that are incomprehensible to the rest of us . in this unprecedented book , grandin delivers a report from the country of autism . writing from the dual perspectives of a scientist and an autistic person , she tells us how that country is experienced by its inhabitants and how she managed to breach its boundaries to function in the outside world . what emerges in thinking in pictures is the document of an extraordinary human being , one who , in gracefully and lucidly bridging the gulf between her condition and our own , sheds light on the riddle of our common identity .\nhelping children discover these connections requires planning and modeling . parents and teachers can encourage and support thinking , listening , and discussion , and model\nthink - alouds ,\nwhich reveal the inner conversation readers have with the text as they read ( harvey & goudvis , 2000 ) . parents and teachers can point out connections between prior experiences and the story , similarities between books , and any relationship between the books and a larger concept .\ncategories are the beginning of concept formation . nancy minshew found that people with autism can easily sort objects into categories such as red or blue , but they have difficulty thinking up new categories for groups of common objects . if i put a variety of common things on a table such as staplers , pencils , books , an envelope , a clock , hats , golf balls , and a tennis racquet , and asked an individual with autism to pick out objects containing paper , they could do it . however , they often have difficulty when asked to make tip new categories . teachers should work on teaching flexibility of thinking by playing a game where the autistic individual is asked to make up new categories for the objects like objects containing metal , or objects used in sports . then the teacher should get the person to explain the reason for putting an object in a specific category .\nthe story then reveals that grace wants to play peter in her class ' s production of peter pan , but the other kids tell her she cannot \u2013 peter ' s neither african american nor a girl . model thinking out loud with a connection such as ,\nthis reminds me of the time i was told i couldn ' t play soccer because i couldn ' t run fast enough .\nthis helps draw the listener into the connection .\ncurrent uses of distributed manufacturing rely heavily on the diy \u201cmaker movement\u201d , in which enthusiasts use their own local 3d printers and make products out of local materials . there are elements of open - source thinking here , in that consumers can customize products to their own needs and preferences . instead of being centrally driven , the creative design element can be more crowdsourced ; products may take on an evolutionary character as more people get involved in visualizing and producing them .\nsince the birth of photography almost 180 years ago , the relationship between a photographer and a camera has remained mostly unchanged . you open a shutter and capture an image . though you might manipulate lenses , exposures , and chemicals\u2013or , in recent years , bits\u2013there was a nearly one - to - one relationship between what the lens saw and what you captured . but you\u2019ve likely taken thousands , if not tens of thousands , of pictures in recent years that break that relationship without knowing it .\ndoing something and doing the right thing are also different things . the next explanation is that kodak mismanaged its investment in digital cameras , overshooting the market by trying to match performance of traditional film rather than embrace the simplicity of digital . that criticism perhaps held in early iterations of kodak\u2019s digital cameras ( the $ 20 , 000 dcs - 100 , for example ) , but kodak ultimately embraced simplicity , carving out a strong market position with technologies that made it easy to move pictures from cameras to computers .\n2 . practice regularly : every monday during the school year we post a photograph stripped of its caption and context , and ask students what they see going on in this picture . hundreds of students participate every week from classrooms across the country and around the world \u2014 from elementary through high school , and even adult education e . s . l . classes \u2014 sharing their observations . our partners at visual thinking strategies moderate the discussion and encourage students to look even more closely for more details .\nirfan essa , a professor at the georgia institute of technology , heads the school\u2019s interdisciplinary research center for machine learning . he says that an ever - stronger connection among those areas \u201chas grown into more object - centric thinking . \u201d computational photography moves beyond just capturing pixels , he says , into capturing light , which allows it to extract the geometry of a scene . \u201cif you know where the object is and what surface it\u2019s on , you can do more with it , \u201d he says .\ngrowing up , i learned to convert abstract ideas into pictures as a way to understand them . i visualized concepts such as peace or honesty with symbolic images . i thought of peace as a dove , an indian peace pipe , or tv or newsreel footage of the signing of a peace agreement . honesty was represented by an image of placing one ' s hand on the bible in court . a news report describing a person returning a wallet with all the money in it provided a picture of honest behavior .\nfor those that might not have aced art class or are be timid to give visual note - taking a try ( like me ) , kleon emphasizes the key is just to get over the hump of the blank page . begin in the middle of the page with the main subject . then , branch out adding sub - topics around the center . use colors to organize ideas . cut out pictures from magazines if you don\u2019t want to draw . the main point is to break out of the traditional note - taking mold and try something new .\nthe low cost of smartphone - size lenses may change that . instead of using a single , large expensive lens , as on a dslr , performing computation on photos collected from many smaller lenses and integrating the results computationally could achieve high - quality results . this is the thinking behind the l16 , cited by wetzstein as an example . it\u2019s a camera made by a company simply called light , with 16 camera elements across three focal lengths . ( the $ 1 , 700 device isn\u2019t shipping yet and its preorder allotment sold out . )\neven today\u2019s best supercomputers cannot rival the sophistication of the human brain . computers are linear , moving data back and forth between memory chips and a central processor over a high - speed backbone . the brain , on the other hand , is fully interconnected , with logic and memory intimately cross - linked at billions of times the density and diversity of that found in a modern computer . neuromorphic chips aim to process information in a fundamentally different way from traditional hardware , mimicking the brain\u2019s architecture to deliver a huge increase in a computer\u2019s thinking and responding power .\nbillionaire investor warren buffet famously said that he spends up to 80 % of his day reading and thinking . reading books is one of the best ways to learn . but , quickly skimming through a text isn ' t enough . to truly benefit from the books we read , we have to read carefully , take notes , and try to apply what we\u2019re reading to other areas of our life . setting up a system for organizing and cataloguing what you read allows you to reflect back on the information later and get the most out of your library .\nas these trends advance across the global stage , they are forcing mall operators to rethink how they conceive and operate their properties . this identity crisis is most intense in the u . s . , the country that pioneered malls and has the most malls per inhabitant . thanks to a continued economic slowdown and rapid advance of the digital revolution , the u . s . mall industry is retracting and facing high vacancy levels . websites such as urltoken collect pictures of weedy parking lots and barren food courts , and try to explain how once - thriving shopping centers began to spiral downward .\none of the most profound mysteries of autism has been the remarkable ability of most autistic people to excel at visual spatial skills while performing so poorly at verbal skills . when i was a child and a teenager , i thought everybody thought in pictures . i had no idea that my thought processes were different . in fact , i did not realize the full extent of the differences until very recently . at meetings and at work i started asking other people detailed questions about how they accessed information from their memories . from their answers i learned that my visualization skills far exceeded those of most other people .\nbefore mark zuckerberg wrote a line of facebook\u2019s code , kodak made a prescient purchase , acquiring a photo sharing site called ofoto in 2001 . it was so close . imagine if kodak had truly embraced its historical tagline of \u201cshare memories , share life . \u201d perhaps it could have rebranded ofoto as kodak moments ( instead of easyshare gallery ) , making it the pioneer of a new category called life networking where people could share pictures , personal updates , and links to news and information . maybe in 2010 it would have lured a young engineer from google named kevin systrom to create a mobile version of the site .\ngiven that kodak\u2019s core business was selling film , it is not hard to see why the last few decades proved challenging . cameras went digital and then disappeared into cellphones . people went from printing pictures to sharing them online . sure , people print nostalgic books and holiday cards , but that volume pales in comparison to kodak\u2019s heyday . the company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012 , exited legacy businesses and sold off its patents before re - emerging as a sharply smaller company in 2013 . once one of the most powerful companies in the world , today the company has a market capitalization of less than $ 1 billion .\nmusic and math thinkers think in patterns . these people often excel at math , chess , and computer programming . some of these individuals have explained to me that they see patterns and relationships between patterns and numbers instead of photographic images . as children they may play music by ear and be interested in music . music and math minds often have careers in computer programming , chemistry , statistics , engineering , music , and physics . written language is not required for pattern thinking . the pre - literate incas used complex bundles of knotted cords to keep track of taxes , labor , and trading among a thousand people .\nthere is then a subcategory of jokes that can only be told to close friends . when i was a teenager i was called\ntape recorder\nbecause i used scripted lines . as i gained experience , my conversation became less scripted because i could combine new information in new ways . to help understand the autistic brain i recommend that teachers and parents should play with an internet search engine such as google for images . it will give people who are more verbal thinkers an understanding into how visual associative thinking works . people with music and math minds have a search engine that finds associations between patterns and numbers .\nvisual thinking has enabled me to build entire systems in my imagination . during my career i have designed all kinds of equipment , ranging from corrals for handling cattle on ranches to systems for handling cattle and hogs during veterinary procedures and slaughter . i have worked for many major livestock companies . in fact , one third of the cattle and hogs in the united states are handled in equipment i have designed . some of the people i ' ve worked for don ' t even know that their systems were designed by someone with autism . i value my ability to think visually , and i would never want to lose it .\nwe are now more used to thinking that the emotions are rational , partly because we now distinguish the cause of an emotion from its target . if one looks at what emotions are caused by an artwork , not all of these need target the artwork itself , but instead what is merely associated with it . so what the subjective approach centrally overlooks are questions to do with attention , relevance , and understanding . with those as controlling features we get a basis for normalizing the expected audience\u2019s emotions in connection with the artwork , and so move away from purely personal judgments such as \u201cwell , it saddened me\u201d to more universal assessments like \u201cit was sad . \u201d\n\u201ci hardly know what to say about this remarkable book . . . it provides a way to understand the many kinds of sentience , human and animal , that adorn the earth . \u201d \u2013elizabeth marshall thomas , author of the hidden life of dogs\nthere are innumerable astounding facets to this remarkable book . . . . displaying uncanny powers of observation . . . [ temple grandin ] charts the differences between her life and the lives of those who think in words .\n\u2013 the philadelphia inquirer \u201ca uniquely fascinating view not just of autism but of animal\u2013and human\u2013thinking and feeling , [ providing ] insights that can only be called wisdom . \u201d \u2013deborah tannen , author of you just don\u2019t understand\ni hardly know what to say about this remarkable book . . . it provides a way to understand the many kinds of sentience , human and animal , that adorn the earth . \u201d \u2013elizabeth marshall thomas , author of the hidden life of dogs\nthere are innumerable astounding facets to this remarkable book . . . . displaying uncanny powers of observation . . . [ temple grandin ] charts the differences between her life and the lives of those who think in words .\n\u2013 the philadelphia inquirer \u201ca uniquely fascinating view not just of autism but of animal\u2013and human\u2013thinking and feeling , [ providing ] insights that can only be called wisdom . \u201d \u2013deborah tannen , author of you just don\u2019t understand\ni noticed two main benefits to using this system . first , annotating the text is incredibly quick . jotting down a page number and letter takes only a few seconds , meaning i\u2019m back to reading in no time . second , when i go back to revisit the passages i ' ve marked , i can read them in the context of the page . with other note - taking systems that pull passages out of text into a separate document , i occasionally find myself reading a quote and thinking , \u201cwhat was that in reference to again ? \u201d when i ' m reading the quote within the actual page , i can read the paragraph before and after to get a more complete picture .\nmy thinking pattern always starts with specifics and works toward generalization in an associational and nonsequential way . as if i were attempting to figure out what the picture on a jigsaw puzzle is when only one third of the puzzle is completed , i am able to fill in the missing pieces by scanning my video library . chinese mathematicians who can make large calculations in their heads work the same way . at first they need an abacus , the chinese calculator , which consists of rows of beads on wires in a frame . they make calculations by moving the rows of beads . when a mathematician becomes really skilled , he simply visualizes the abacus in his imagination and no longer needs a real one . the beads move on a visualized video abacus in his brain .\nif i let my mind wander , the video jumps in a kind of free association from fence construction to a particular welding shop where i ' ve seen posts being cut and old john , the welder , making gates . if i continue thinking about old john welding a gate , the video image changes to a series of short scenes of building gates on several projects i ' ve worked on . each video memory triggers another in this associative fashion , and my daydreams may wander far from the design problem . the next image may be of having a good time listening to john and the construction crew tell war stories , such as the time the backhoe dug into a nest of rattlesnakes and the machine was abandoned for two weeks because everybody was afraid to go near it .\nevery design problem i ' ve ever solved started with my ability to visualize and see the world in pictures . i started designing things as a child , when i was always experimenting with new kinds of kites and model airplanes . in elementary school i made a helicopter out of a broken balsa - wood airplane . when i wound up the propeller , the helicopter flew straight up about a hundred feet . i also made bird - shaped paper kites , which i flew behind my bike . the kites were cut out from a single sheet of heavy drawing paper and flown with thread . i experimented with different ways of bending the wings to increase flying performance . bending the tips of the wings up made the kite fly higher . thirty years later , this same design started appearing on commercial aircraft .\ni create new images all the time by taking many little parts of images i have in the video library in my imagination and piecing them together . i have video memories of every item i ' ve ever worked with - - steel gates , fences , latches , concrete walls , and so forth . to create new designs , i retrieve bits and pieces from my memory and combine them into a new whole . my design ability keeps improving as i add more visual images to my library . i add video - like images from either actual experiences or translations of written information into pictures . i can visualize the operation of such things as squeeze chutes , truck loading ramps , and all different types of livestock equipment . the more i actually work with cattle and operate equipment , the stronger my visual memories become .\nmore knowledge makes me act more normal . many people have commented to me that i act much less autistic now than i did ten years ago . a person who attended one of my talks in 2005 wrote on my evaluation ,\ni saw temple in 1996 , it was fun to see the poise and presentation manner she has gained over the years .\nmy mind works just like an internet search engine that has been set to access only images . the more pictures i have stored in the internet inside my brain the more templates i have of how to act in a new situation . more and more information can be placed in more and more categories . the categories can be placed in trees of master categories with many subcategories . for example , there are jokes that make people laugh and jokes that do not work .\ni credit my visualization abilities with helping me understand the animals i work with . early in my career i used a camera to help give me the animals ' perspective as they walked through a chute for their veterinary treatment . i would kneel down and take pictures through the chute from the cow ' s eye level . using the photos , i was able to figure out which things scared the cattle , such as shadows and bright spots of sunlight . back then i used black - and - white film , because twenty years ago scientists believed that cattle lacked color vision . today , research has shown that cattle can see colors , but the photos provided the unique advantage of seeing the world through a cow ' s viewpoint . they helped me figure out why the animals refused to go in one chute but willingly walked through another .\ninterviews with autistic adults who have good speech and are able to articulate their thought processes indicate that most of them also think in visual images . more severely impaired people , who can speak but are unable to explain how they think , have highly associational thought patterns . charles hart , the author of\nwithout reason\n, a book about his autistic son and brother , sums up his son ' s thinking in one sentence :\nted ' s thought processes aren ' t logical , they ' re associational .\nthis explains ' ~ ted ' s statement\ni ' m not afraid of planes . that ' s why they fly so high .\nin his mind , planes fly high because he is not afraid of them ; he combines two pieces of information , that planes fly high and that he is not afraid of heights .\nvisual thinkers , like me , think in photographically specific images . there are degrees of specificity of visual thinking . i can test run a machine in my head with full motion . interviews with nonautistic visual thinkers indicated that they can only visualize still images . these images may range in specificity from images of specific places to more vague conceptual images . learning algebra was impossible and a foreign language was difficult . highly specific visual thinkers should skip algebra and study more visual forms of math such as trigonometry or geometry . children who are visual thinkers will often be good at drawing , other arts , and building things with building toys such as lego ' s . many children who are visual thinkers like maps , flags , and photographs . visual thinkers are well suited to jobs in drafting , graphic design , training animals , auto mechanics , jewelry making , construction , and factory automation .\nunlike those of most people , my thoughts move from video like , specific images to generalization and concepts . for example , my concept of dogs is inextricably linked to every dog i ' ve ever known . it ' s as if i have a card catalog of dogs i have seen , complete with pictures , which continually grows as i add more examples to my video library . if i think about great danes , the first memory that pops into my head is dansk , the great dane owned by the headmaster at my high school . the next great dane i visualize is helga , who was dansk ' s replacement . the next is my aunt ' s dog in arizona , and my final image comes from an advertisement for fitwell seat covers that featured that kind of dog . my memories usually appear in my imagination in strict chronological order , and the images i visualize are always specific . there is no generic , generalized great dane .\nanna produced an rsa video before . in a eustory seminar in ronda , spain , last year , she produced a video that dealt with stereotypes . her group wanted to show how stereotypes had been used in history . since they started in the stone age , there was quite a long stretch of history left to be analysed . \u201cafter we had chosen the events we wanted to include in the animation , there was the task of choosing what things we wanted to focus on\u201d , anna says . \u201cpeople tend to know all kinds of details about things they are interested in , but not all can be said in a short animation \u2013 neither is it necessary or wise to include everything . therefore , we had to think which pieces of information were needed in order to make our point and which details were simply unnecessary . the manuscript of the pictures also has to be done with care so that the voice and the drawings complement each other instead of confusing the viewer . \u201c\nmy son is autistic and i have a neurological / autonomic nervous system disorder that helps me empathize with persons who have autism . i , too ,\nthink in pictures\nand find some of myself in this book , as well as my gaining a better understanding of how my little boy likely views the world . who better than dr . temple grandin , phd who happens to be autistic , to give insight into the world from the perspective of one who had autism ? dr . grandin is an amazing person who has shown what one can achieve if one does not accept\nyou can ' t\nfor an answer , no matter your circumstances . she and her mother have inspired me to fight for my son , even when\nexperts\nsay he has reached his peak or he will never be able to do something . i have learned that sometimes\nno\nis not the answer . if i had accepted that my son would never do certain things , he wouldn ' t be speaking now . most grateful for this and all of dr . grandin ' s books .\nmany people are totally baffled by autistic symbols , but to an autistic person they may provide the only tangible reality or understanding of the world . for example ,\nfrench toast\nmay mean happy if the child was happy while eating it . when the child visualizes a piece of french toast , he becomes happy . a visual image or word becomes associated with an experience . clara park , jessy ' s mother , described her daughter ' s fascination with objects such as electric blanket controls and heaters . she had no idea why the objects were so important to jessy , though she did observe that jessy was happiest , and her voice was no longer a monotone , when she was thinking about her special things . jessy was able to talk , but she was unable to tell people why her special things were important . perhaps she associated electric blanket controls and heaters with warmth and security . the word\ncricket\nmade her happy , and\npartly heard song\nmeant\ni don ' t know .\nthe autistic mind works via these visual associations . at some point in jessy ' s life , a partly heard song was associated with not knowing .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nin a well - publicized gambit to promote their pay - per - view broadcast on showtime this friday , the rolling stones broadcast 20 minutes of live audio and video from a performance at the cotton bowl in dallas on friday last week on the internet , becoming the first major rock band to do so on that network of millions of computers . but their moment in the limelight was tarnished by a little - known band called severe tire damage . knowing that the channel carrying the stones was open to anyone , and wanting to take advantage of the worldwide audience the stones would attract , the group broadcast an impromptu performance from the xerox parc offices in palo alto , calif . , directly before and after the stones concert .\nwe didn ' t want to stamp on the stones broadcast , but we did want to play before an appreciative audience ,\nsaid mark weiser , who plays drums in severe tire damage and works at xerox parc , the company that helped bring about the internet service known as the multicast backbone , or m - bone , which makes audiovisual broadcasting possible . the m - bone , however , is not quite ready to replace television . the stones show , for example , had low - quality sound and images and could be received by few computers .\nthough the rolling stones claimed to be performing the first major concert live on the internet in their press releases , they weren ' t the first band ever . at least three other groups beat them . a seattle rock group called sky cries mary claimed that distinction when it sent a live performance over the m - bone two weeks ago , although a little - known band called deth specula was on the m - bone in august , and severe tire damage performed an hour - and - a - half show in june 1993 .\nthe internet has become the biggest promotional tool for the music industry since the invention of the press release . nearly every major record label and many independent ones have staked out space on line , where they supply fans with information ( and dispel rumors ) about bands and offer pop musicians for live chat sessions . with only a fraction of the world ' s record buyers plugged into the internet , however , what can be more valuable for a band is the publicity that comes with breaking new ground .\naerosmith received national press coverage in july when it claimed to have created the first single to be available exclusively on line . but a service called the internet underground music archive had already made some 75 songs available only on the internet .\non - line music services are sometimes made available before the technology is perfected . many consider internet record stores for computer home - shoppers to be the next step in the music industry ' s evolution . with this in mind , a store in denver called locals music made its jukenet service available for consumers on the internet two weeks ago . the problem : it has received only six orders because it still has a small catalogue and has several technical bugs to work out .\nin the case of sky cries mary , the band had to scramble to perform on the internet .\nwe had been planning to do the multicast for a long time ,\nsaid nick turner , the band ' s manager .\nbut when i heard the rolling stones were going to do it , we arranged to do it in three days so we could beat the stones .\ntaking bold new steps in technology can help older musicians like the rolling stones prove their relevance in the 90 ' s . but these musicians are often less likely to take risks and can take months or even years to be persuaded .\nolivier pfeiffer , mr . fitch ' s partner , said :\nthe stones didn ' t want to miss the boat and have pearl jam or aerosmith do it next year . and then there ' s the money side of it , to make them see it as a kind of promotion for the pay - per - view .\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 .\nit ' s a research and development project for us ,\ngeorge paolini , a spokesman for sun , said .\nwe want to show what the technology is capable of . i think it will be a wake - up call for the corporations to know that this technology is out there ."]}
{"id": 55085, "summary": [{"text": "lightwave electronics corporation was a developer and manufacturer of diode-pumped solid-state lasers , and was a significant contributor to the creation and maturation of this technology .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "lightwave electronics was a technology-focused company , with diverse markets , including science and micromachining .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "inventors employed by lightwave electronics received 51 us patents , and lightwave electronics products were referenced by non-affiliated inventors in 91 us patents .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "lightwave electronics was a california corporation , which was founded in 1984 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "some of the founders were robert l. mortensen , a former executive at the laser manufacturer spectra physics , and drs. robert l. byer and david bloom , both professors at stanford university .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the newport corporation , then headed by dr. milton chang , was a significant early investor .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "mortensen was president at the company \u2019s founding , and he served as president for almost 15 years .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "phillip meredith was president from 2000 until the sale of the company in 2005 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "jds uniphase corporation ( jdsu , now lumentum , stock ticker lite ) purchased lightwave in 2005 , for $ 65m .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "at that time , the company had 120 employees .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the company was located in mountain view , california . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "lightwave electronics corporation", "paragraphs": ["princeton lightwave | leading supplier of geiger - mode lidar sensing | princeton lightwave , inc .\n2 . 10\ncompany\nmeans methode electronics , inc . , a delaware corporation , and any successor thereto .\nusing lightwave instances , the team was able to create and animate the over 300 thousand polygons of a growing bamboo forest . rendered with lightwave and affect effects .\ntokyo - - december 22 , 2016 - - furukawa electric co . , ltd . ( president : mitsuyoshi shibata ; hereinafter , furukawa electric ) announces that it has reached an agreement with ntt electronics corporation ( president and chief operating officer : kazuo hagimoto ; hereinafter , ntt electronics ) to establish two joint venture manufacturing companies for planar lightwave circuits and optical semiconductors .\ntokyo - - december 22 , 2016 - - ntt electronics corporation ( president and chief executive officer : kazuo hagimoto ; hereinafter , ntt electronics ) announces that it has reached an agreement with furukawa electric co . , ltd . ( president : mitsuyoshi shibata ; hereinafter , furukawa electric ) to establish two joint venture manufacturing companies for planar lightwave circuits and optical semiconductors .\nthe peer group includes companies which manufacture or have business units which manufacture optical devices and connectors , electrical and electronic connectors , interconnect devices , or controls and components for the computer , communications systems , automotive and other markets . the peer group includes the following companies : amphenol corporation , cts corporation , the cherry corporation ( class a common stock ) , eaton corporation , molex incorporated ( class a common stock ) , robinson nugent , inc . and thomas & betts corporation . all returns were calculated assuming dividend reinvestment on a quarterly basis .\nfurukawa electric and ntt electronics seek to create stable product supply capabilities for planar lightwave circuits and optical semiconductors by promoting efficient use of both companies\u2019 manufacturing resources and by strengthening their business continuity plans .\ncopyright \u00a9 2007 - 2018 pennwell corporation , tulsa , ok . all rights reserved . privacy policy | terms & conditions\nfunding sources for the electronics and electrical engineering laboratory are shown in table 2 . 1 . as of january 2000 , staffing for the electronics and electrical engineering laboratory included 259\nntt electronics and furukawa electric seek to create stable product supply capabilities for planar lightwave circuits and optical semiconductors by promoting efficient use of both companies ' manufacturing resources and by strengthening their business continuity plans .\nwhat were the origins of the company ? mobius photonics was incorporated in 2005 . prior to forming mobius , the five company founders worked together at lightwave electronics .\nin 2005 , jds uniphase acquired lightwave , but the founding team chose to stay together and form a new company to pursue fibre amplifier technology with the encouragement of key customers and seed investors , who had been lightwave founders ,\nexplained smoliar . robert mortensen , the founding ceo of lightwave , is on the mobius board of directors . mobius is located in the heart of silicon valley .\nestablishing two joint venture companies for the manufacture of planar lightwave circuits and optical semiconductors\uff5c2016\uff5cnews release\uff5cfurukawa electric co . , ltd .\n2 . to consider and vote upon the methode electronics , inc . 2000 stock plan ; and\nmethode electronics , inc . class a common stock annual meeting of stockholders , september 12 , 2000\nmethode electronics , inc . class b common stock annual meeting of stockholders , september 12 , 2000\nusing lightwave 3d as their tool of choice , montage inc . continues to produce lovely and poetic installations . in 2016 , panasonic corporation ' s installation \u201ckukan \u2013 the invention of space\u201d was awarded the\npeople ' s choice award\nat the milano design award 2016 .\nabout cedar electronics cedar electronics holding corporation , a leading global supplier of mobile and consumer products , possesses a portfolio of industry leading electronics brands including escort , cobra electronics & waspcam . with locations in north america , europe and asia , cedar is the largest designer & marketer of radar detection systems at every price point in every sales channel and the industry leader in citizens band radios . cedar continues to aggressively grow its portfolio with an ever - expanding family of products that include dash cams , power inverters , portable jump starters , action cameras and more .\nan arrayed variable optical attenuator based on silica - based planar lightwave circuit is a stable and reliable solution for adjusting optical signal intensity .\n\u2013 january 3 , 2017 \u2013 cedar electronics , a consumer electronics company specializing in communication and detection products , today announce its escort and cobra electronics brands will showcase 6 new products at ces 2017 in las vegas . these new products designed for driver enthusiasts , professional drivers , outdoor recreationists and boaters will be on display in meeting space c202 in the central hall\nsince the video installation was projected into seven pillars , the main challenge was always to keep in mind the final render . thanks to lightwave 3d and its ease of use , the team was able to preview each scene and double check the consistence and harmony of the animated project . lightwave 3d offers the power to produce high - end results and thanks to the active lightwave 3d community , the team was able to boost creativity by using several unique tools and plugins .\nworking on video productions many high - profile brands such as panasonic corporation , japanese - based studio montage inc . uses all the power of lightwave 3d to produce stunning installations . thanks to their amazing talent , panasonic\u2019s installations were honored for \u201cbest storytelling\u201d in the competition that selects the best exhibitions of milano design week 2017 and\npeople ' s choice award\nat the milano design award 2016 . go behind the scenes and see how lightwave 3d enabled them to create these stunning installations .\nsumitomo electric lightwave\u2019s freeform ribbon\u2122 allows for dense fiber packing and a small cable diameter with a non - preferential bend axis thereby increasing density in space - constrained applications .\nin order to facilitate the administration of the company ' s stock plans , the board of directors has decided that no awards will be made under the 1997 plan after the stratos lightwave spin - off . after the spin - off , all awards will be made pursuant to the 2000 stock plan . the effectiveness of the 2000 stock plan is contingent upon the spin - off of the company ' s stratos lightwave , inc . subsidiary . no awards will be made pursuant to the 2000 stock plan until the stratos lightwave spin - off occurs . in the event the company decides not to complete the stratos lightwave spin - off , the 2000 stock plan will never become effective .\nnotice is hereby given that the annual meeting of stockholders of methode electronics , inc . , a delaware corporation , will be held at the doubletree o ' hare hotel , 5460 north river road , rosemont , illinois 60018 on tuesday , september 12 , 2000 at 3 : 30 p . m . for the following purposes :\nthe transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions ( including forfeiture ) relating to restricted stock contained in section 8 of the methode electronics , inc . 2000 stock plan and an agreement entered into between the registered owner and methode electronics , inc . copies of such plan and agreement are on file at the principal office of methode electronics , inc .\nntt electronics provides apd based solutions for client interface . 25g x 4ch integrated 100g apd - rosa can offer cost effective solution with low power consumption and extension of beyond 10km reach . ntt electronics also provide apd solution for 25g and 400g - ethernet ( pam4 - 50g / \u03bb ) .\neffective date . the 2000 stock plan shall become effective upon the stratos lightwave spin - off . no awards may be granted under the 2000 stock plan prior to such spin - off .\naccording to laboratory documentation , the mission of the electronics and electrical engineering laboratory ( eeel ) is to promote u . s . economic growth by providing measurement capability of high impact focused primarily on the critical needs of the u . s . electronics and electrical industries and their customers and suppliers .\n2 . 20\nplan\nmeans the methode electronics , inc . 2000 stock plan , as set forth herein and from time to time amended .\n2017 lightwave innovations award menara networks / ipg photonics\u2019 tunable cfp - odb 100 - gbps dwdm transceiver is recognized as one of the top products and solutions in the optical networking industry . . .\nmetrology for the superconductivity industry , and metrological applications of cold electronics . 6 nine individual projects support these programs , and the panel comments on each project below .\nmethode electronics , inc . , a delaware corporation ( the\ncompany\n) , hereby establishes the methode electronics , inc . 2000 stock plan ( the\nplan\n) as a means whereby the company may , through awards of ( i ) incentive stock options (\nisos\n) within the meaning of section 422 of the code , ( ii ) non - qualified stock options (\nnsos\n) , ( iii ) stock appreciation rights (\nsars\n) , and ( iv ) restricted stock (\nrestricted stock\n) :\nfunding sources for the semiconductor electronics division are shown in table 2 . 3 . as of january 2000 , staffing for the semiconductor electronics division included 39 full - time permanent positions , of which 31 were for technical professionals . there were also six nonpermanent and supplemental personnel , such as postdoctoral research associates and part - time workers .\nmortensen liked both ideas , so he cofounded lightwave . electronics corp . in 1985 with both professors . but , unlike olsen , they had to rely on their own personal funds and help from the federal government\u2019s small business innovation research program to get themselves started . \u201cwe have fragmented markets , so we tend not to be of as much interest to venture capitalists , \u201d says mortensen .\nthe quantum type - q102 - ca\u2122 is sumitomo electric lightwave\u2019s next generation of the industry leading quantum core alignment fusion splicers , redesigned from the ground up to redefine the industry standard in optical fiber core alignment fusion technology .\nusing the powerful modeling , animation , rigging , effects and rendering tools built into lightwave 3d , the team was able to create this stunning animated project . every function of lightwave 3d was very important for this project but if they had to choose , instances was one of the most revolutionary function . instances are super - fast , easy to use , the team was able to create and animate the over 300 thousand polygons of a growing bamboo forest .\nmost of which aren\u2019t even in the machine . when purchasing a fusion splicer from sumitomo electric lightwave , not only are you getting access to our industry - leading features inside of the machine , you\u2019re also receiving top of the line service .\nchairman of the company since 1994 . president of the company from january 1997 thru 1998 and from 1946 to 1994 . also , a director of stratos lightwave , inc . william j . mcginley is the father of james w . mcginley .\naccording to division documentation , the mission of the semiconductor electronics division is to provide technical leadership in research and development of the semiconductor measurement infrastructure essential to silicon and other advanced semiconductor technology needs .\ncorrective assignment to correct incorrect patents 7 , 868 , 247 and 6 , 476 , 312 on page a - a33 previouslyrecorded on reel 036420 frame 0340 . assignor ( s ) hereby confirms the assignment ; assignor : jds uniphase corporation ; reel / frame : 037562 / 0513\ncorrective assignment to correct patents 7 , 868 , 247 and 6 , 476 , 312 listed on page a - a33 previously recorded on reel 036420 frame 0340 . assignor ( s ) hereby confirms the assignment ; assignor : jds uniphase corporation ; reel / frame : 037627 / 0641\non april 2017 , panasonic corporation ' s installation \u201celectronics meets crafts : \u201d - - introduced at the milano design award 2017 - - was honored for best storytelling in the competition that selects the best exhibitions of milano design week 2017 . combining visual special installations and 3d animations projection , this installation \u201celectronics meets crafts\u201d promotes the \u201cfuture craft\u201d philosophy , which is inherent in all panasonic products . combining fog , mist , vibration speakers and ultrasonic machines , the video installation was projected on a screen made of \u201cnishijin ori\u201d , a japanese traditional textile . bringing a certain perspective of nature and the four seasons , visitors had the chance to use their imagination to experience their own vision of nature .\nthe company currently grants stock options and other equity incentive awards to participants under the methode electronics , inc . 1997 stock plan ( the\n1997 plan\n) . the company currently plans to divest its remaining equity interest in its stratos lightwave subsidiary by means of a distribution to the company ' s stockholders in a transaction intended to be tax - free to the company and to its stockholders . this distribution is commonly referred to as a spin - off . if and when this spin - off occurs , the number of shares of the company ' s class a common stock subject to the 1997 plan will be adjusted to reflect this distribution . the shares of class a common stock subject to the 2000 stock plan will not be adjusted to reflect the stratos lightwave spin - off .\ncorrective assignment to correct the patents listed on page a - a33 previously recorded on reel 036420 frame 0340 . assignor ( s ) hereby confirms the patent numbers 7 , 868 , 247 and 6 , 476 , 312 were listed in error and should be removed ; assignor : jds uniphase corporation ; reel / frame : 037562 / 0513\nthe undersigned stockholder of methode electronics , inc . does hereby acknowledge receipt of notice of said annual meeting and accompanying proxy statement and constitutes and appoints william j . mcginley , kevin j . hayes and james w . ashley , jr . , or any one or more of them , with full powers of substitution and revocation , to be the attorneys and proxies to vote all shares of class a common stock of methode electronics , inc . which the undersigned is entitled to vote , with all the powers which the undersigned would possess if personally present at the annual meeting of stockholders of said corporation to be held on tuesday , september 12 , 2000 at 3 : 30 p . m . chicago time at the doubletree o ' hare hotel , 5460 north river road , rosemont , illinois 60018 and at any adjournments thereof :\nthe undersigned stockholder of methode electronics , inc . does hereby acknowledge receipt of notice of said annual meeting and accompanying proxy statement and constitutes and appoints william j . mcginley , kevin j . hayes and james w . ashley , jr . , or any one or more of them , with full powers of substitution and revocation , to be the attorneys and proxies to vote all shares of class b common stock of methode electronics , inc . which the undersigned is entitled to vote , with all the powers which the undersigned would possess if personally present at the annual meeting of stockholders of said corporation to be held on tuesday , september 12 , 2000 at 3 : 30 p . m . chicago time at the doubletree o ' hare hotel , 5460 north river road , rosemont , illinois 60018 and at any adjournments thereof :\na copy of the company ' s annual report to the securities and exchange commission will be provided to stockholders without charge upon written request directed to the secretary of methode electronics , inc . at 7401 west wilson avenue , chicago , illinois 60706 .\ncorrective assignment to correct the patents listed on page a - a33 patent numbers 7 , 868 , 247 and 6 , 476 , 312 were listed in error and should be removed . previously recorded on reel 036420 frame 0340 . assignor ( s ) hereby confirms the assignment ; assignor : jds uniphase corporation ; reel / frame : 037627 / 0641\nu . s . department of commerce , technology administration , national institute of standards and technology , semiconductor electronics division : programs , activities , and accomplishments , nistir 6430 , national institute of standards and technology , gaithersburg , md . , january 2000 .\n20 . 01 effective date . this plan is effective as of the date of its adoption by the board of directors ; provided , however , that no award granted hereunder shall be effective until the plan has been approved by the shareholders of the company and the spinoff of stratos lightwave , inc . from the company has occured .\nin the area of electronic design and manufacturing , staff are working with industry to define , demonstrate , and evaluate the information infrastructure standards needed to enable the use of electronic commerce in the design and manufacture of electronic products . the need for and potential payoff from such efforts are evident in the trends and challenges that the electronics industry confronts\u2014increasing complexity of electronics ( gate count , number of components , etc . ) , outsourcing of key facets of design and manufacturing , and decreasing product life spans and associated development cycles . industry\nthe semiconductor electronics division has initiated and organized a series of excellent meetings , the international conferences on characterization and metrology for ultralarge - scale integration ( ulsi ) technology . the first conference was held in 1995 and the second in 1998 . the third was a well\nsection 3 ) and , with respect to outstanding awards , in the number and kind of shares covered thereby and in the applicable option price . for the purpose of this section 12 , a change in the corporate structure or shares of the company includes , without limitation , any change resulting from a recapitalization , stock split , stock dividend , consolidation , rights offering , separation , reorganization , or liquidation ( including a partial liquidation ) and any transaction in which shares of common stock are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares of stock or other securities of the company or another corporation , but does not include the spinoff of stratos lightwave , inc . from the company .\nthe semiconductor electronics division is divided into three groups : materials technology , device technology , and integrated circuit ( ic ) technology . the technical quality of the work done in this division is very high , and the projects in each of these groups are discussed in detail below .\nthe internal revenue code of 1986 ( the\ncode\n) includes a provision which denies a deduction to any publicly held corporation for compensation paid to any\ncovered employee\n( defined as the ceo and the company ' s other four most highly compensated officers , as of the end of a taxable year ) to the extent that the compensation exceeds $ 1 , 000 , 000 in any taxable year of the corporation beginning after 1993 . compensation which is payable pursuant to written binding agreements entered into before february 18 , 1993 and compensation which constitutes\nperformance - based compensation\nis excludable in applying the $ 1 , 000 , 000 limit . it is the company ' s policy to consider this code provision in determining compensation paid to its top executives , consistent with the company ' s compensation policies .\ni was about to look for a non - technical job when another caltech graduate , john matthews , invited me to join newport research corporation ( now newport corporation ) . he had started newport a year earlier to provide laser equipment for research , equipment similar to what we had used in our graduate research . i jumped at the chance after he agreed to let me take on marketing and sales responsibilities . i took a one - third cut in salary and invested almost all of our small personal savings in the business . life was simple then . john and i loaded all our furniture and other belongings into one small , clunky , pickup truck , and with my wife holding our infant daughter in her arms , the four of us squeezed into the cab and were on our way to orange county where the company was located . i was happy as a clam !\ndrive hd \u00ae wireless back up cam powered by look - it tm : developed in a strategic partnership with lightwave technologies , the drive hd wireless backup cam powered by look - it tm will change the way drivers park their vehicle and improve their safety . the combination of a 5 - minute installation , 4 - year replaceable battery , and no manipulation of the smartphone for viewing are an industry first .\nthe panel considers this mission statement to be appropriate . the office of microelectronics programs currently manages a broad portfolio of semiconductor metrology development projects in six nist measurements and standards laboratories : electronics and electrical engineering , manufacturing engineering , chemical science and technology , physics , materials science and engineering , and building and fire research . the office has successfully identified and funded key programs that can be appropriately and effectively supported by these nist laboratories . the relationship between the office and the semiconductor electronics division in eeel is particularly close , and together these units are leading the nist effort to meet the highest - priority measurement needs of the semiconductor manufacturing industry .\nat a meeting held on june 23 , 2000 , the company ' s board of directors approved , and recommended for adoption by the stockholders , the methode electronics , inc . 2000 stock plan ( the\n2000 stock plan\n) . the effectiveness of the 2000 stock plan is contingent upon the spin - off of the company ' s stratos lightwave , inc . subsidiary . the purpose of the 2000 stock plan is to provide officers , directors and employees who have substantial responsibility for the direction and management of the company with an additional incentive to promote the success of the company ' s business , to encourage such persons to remain in the service of the company and to enable them to acquire proprietary interests in the company .\nin fact , one of the problems with interesting investors in the field , he says , is the diversity of the applications that use lasers . \u201cit makes it hard to understand , hard to validate the market size , \u201d he says . \u201cit\u2019s difficult to sell to people . \u201d today , lightwave is one of the companies most cited by investors and scientists as a success in making solid state lasers powered by diodes .\na pair of permanent magnets 18 and 19 are positioned overlaying the crystal 12 and are polarized to produce a strong component of unidirectional magnetic field h , as of 5 kg , in the crystal 12 and parallel to the direction of the optical beam 14 for producing the faraday rotation effect in the crystal 12 . suitable magnets 18 and 19 are of nd : iron : boron composition commercially available as type neigt # 28 from i . g . technology corporation of volpariso , ind .\ndirector , president and chief executive officer of stratos lightwave , inc , a subsidiary of the company since april 12 , 2000 . prior thereto , president of the company since august 1998 . prior thereto , mr . j . mcginley held various positions with divisions of the company , including president from 1994 through 1998 and executive vice president from 1993 through 1994 of optical interconnect products . james w . mcginley is the son of william j . mcginley .\na pair of permanent magnets 18 and 19 are positioned overlaying the crystal 12 and are polarized to produce a strong component of uni - directional magnetic field h as of 5 kg , in the crystal 12 and parallel to the direction of the optical beam 14 for producing the faraday rotation effect in the crystal 12 . suitable magnets 18 and 19 are of nd : iron : boron composition , commercially available as type neigt no . 28 from i . g . technology corporation of volpariso , ind .\nwhile newport was privately held , i participated in seeding a number of start - up companies as an angel investor , some on behalf of newport . none failed ! this was possible in part because the laser industry was young and consequently it was easy for an industry insider to create value . i understood the technology , had business insight and also the network to provide me the information i need to make good decisions . these companies included uniphase ( an oem laser company ipo and later ( jdsu ) , cyonics ( oem argon lasers , a sister company of uniphase ) , cyberoptics ( robotic vision systems , ipo ) , questek ( excimer lasers , acquired ) , rochester photonics ( digital optics , acquired ) laser power optics ( infrared optical components , ipo ) , and lightwave electronics ( argon lasers , acquired ) .\nbut despite success stories like epitaxx and lightwave , there have also been an abundance of failures . as olsen recalls the dozen or so laser diode companies that started about five years ago , he names four or five that either have gone bankrupt , are struggling to survive , or have been absorbed by their parent companies . \u201chardly a month goes by that one laser company doesn\u2019t buy another ,\nobserves charles troy , managing editor of photonics spectra , a trade publication .\nas more and more people are recognizing that optics clearly is the wave of the future , investment firms are hiring analysts who focus on optics , and some of the major aerospace and electronics firms that traditionally have eschewed optics have resurrected their research in the field . international business machines corp . is one of them , and even amoco corp . . a giant in the oil business , has entered the industry for the first time with a division founded in 1986 , called amoco laser co . in naperville , ill . \u201ceven the companies who always felt that electronics was going to do everything they needed in computing are now beginning to have a real interest in optics , \u201d says jim harris , a professor of electrical engineering at stanford university .\nin order to effectively support office of microelectronics programs projects now within the semiconductor electronics division , resources have been diverted from efforts to secure funding from other government agencies . external funding for the division is at 2 percent of the total budget . nist - level management has stated that the goal is for the measurement and standards laboratories to have 20 percent on average of their budget provided by outside sources , and the semiconductor electronics division is planning to solicit more external funding . however the panel recommends that division management carefully monitor this process to ensure that the excellent progress occurring on existing programs is not slowed or diverted by this effort . any new external funding and added project milestones should align very closely with ongoing work in order to avoid resource dilution .\nterizing the properties of fbgs are both very relevant for support of the developing lightwave component industry , and the panel commends the division for the importance and timeliness of these projects . the biannual symposium on optical fiber measurements , sponsored by nist in cooperation with the ieee lasers and electro - optics society and the optical society of america , continues to provide a forum for discussion of the latest research and serves as an excellent vehicle for communication of nist results and issues of concern to industry .\nthe semiconductor electronics division and the nist office of microelectronic programs have played a key role in the international semiconductor manufacturing technology consortium ( sematech ) and the semiconductor industry association ( sia ) metrology working groups that set the metrology requirements spelled out in the itrs . division staff continue to participate and take the lead in the industry standards committees that are focused on generating new and better measurement methods in critical areas . a good example of nist ' s role is this year ' s leadership of the jedec committee responsible for determining gate oxide reliability measurement . division staff are closely linked to the industry in other ways as well . a key staff member from the device technology group was on assignment at the semiconductor research corporation ( src ) for 2 years . he returned to nist in january 2000 , and his experience at src in cooperative work with university centers of excellence on metrology programs will be valuable to the division in setting program directions and executing projects .\nsubmitted for the panel by its chair , ralph k . cavin iii , and its vice chair , lori s . nye , this assessment of the fiscal year 2000 activities of the electronics and electrical engineering laboratory is based on site visits by individual panel members , a formal meeting of the panel on february 17 - 18 , 2000 , in boulder , colorado , and documents provided by the laboratory .\nmany are watching with interest the developments at amoco laser co . , pleased to see that a giant u . s , corporation is entering the field . the feeling is that larger companies may be the ones that will have the staying power to compete with the japanese . \u201ca lot [ also ] depends on the military , \u201d says troy of photonics spectra . \u201csdi was one of the great hopes of this industry : lasers in space , mirrors in space . . . if it goes away , then a ripple will be felt throughout the industry . \u201d\nthe enclosed proxy is solicited on behalf of the board of directors of methode electronics , inc . ( the\ncompany\n) , in connection with the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on september 12 , 2000 at 3 : 30 p . m . and any adjournment thereof ( the\nannual meeting\n) , at the doubletree o ' hare hotel , 5460 north river road , rosemont , illinois 60018 .\nfinally , the methode electronics , inc . 1997 stock plan ( the\n1997 plan\n) also provides long - term incentive to employees . the 1997 plan provides for the granting of awards of restricted stock , incentive stock options , nonqualified stock options and stock appreciation rights with respect to the class a common stock of the company . a committee composed of directors roberts and croft administers the 1997 plan and from time to time grants awards under the 1997 plan to selected eligible directors and employees . in general , awards under the 1997 plan for the fiscal year ended april 30 , 2000 were based on the company ' s pre - tax earnings . in addition , the awards for certain executives were increased to reflect their significant contribution to the success of the initial public offering of the company ' s stratos lightwave , inc . subsidiary . mr . mcginley received an option to purchase 52 , 985 shares of the company ' s class a common stock pursuant to the 1997 plan .\nthe panel is very impressed by the high quality of the technical work under way in the electronics and electrical engineering laboratory . the push to be the best in the world is appropriate and is being realized . the gold books listing eeel programs , activities , and accomplishments provide an excellent description of the laboratory ' s work for the panel and will be a useful tool for outreach to the scientific and industrial communities served by eeel .\nnot even been identified yet . there are other valuable activities under way ; staff are leading the institute of electrical and electronics engineers ( ieee ) committee that is working on identifying a standard for air interface for systems . the division ' s nonlinear device characterization project has produced a timely report on the passive intermodulation measurement results required by the wireless industry . additional efforts in this area will produce nonlinear device and component models to be used for the testbed .\nthe lasant crystal 12 is mounted to a major face of a thermally conductive block 25 , as of copper , via the intermediary of an optical u . v . curing cement . the block 25 is mounted to a major face of a heater 26 via the intermediary of a relatively thick layer 27 of relatively low melting point solder . a suitable solder is a thermally fusible alloy 52 % by weight indium and 48 % by weight tin having a melting point of 130\u00b0 c . commercially available as indalloy # 1e from indium corporation of america , utica , n . y . in a typical example , the solder layer 27 has a thickness of 0 . 5 mm .\nall of the projects supported and managed by the office of microelectronics programs are carried out in individual nist divisions and hence are reviewed by the assessment panels that visit each nist laboratory . however , the panel for the eeel viewed selected projects specifically from the perspective of the larger goals of the office . some of the projects are described in the review of the semiconductor electronics division earlier in this chapter . specific highlights of the office of microelectronics programs portfolio not mentioned in that section include the following :\nthe lasant crystal 12 is mounted to a major face of a thermally conductive block 25 , as of copper , via the intermediary of an optical u . v . curing cement . the block 25 is mounted to a major face of a heater 26 via the intermediary of a relatively thick layer 27 of relatively low melting point solder . a suitable solder is a thermally fusable alloy 52 % by weight indium and 48 % by weight tin , having a melting point of 130\u00b0 c . , commercially available as indalloy no . 1e from indium corporation of america , utica , n . y . in a typical example , the solder layer 27 has a thickness of 0 . 5 mm .\ninvolvement . the infrastructure for integrated electronic design project is encountering competing standards efforts for the definition of component information . the ability to translate between these competing standards has been demonstrated using xml , and it is important for nist to continue to accommodate all perspectives . the cooperative agreements with the silicon integration initiative for work on electronic component information exchange and with the institute of interconnecting and packaging electronic circuits ( ipc ) , as well as the substantial involvement in international electrotechnical commission ( iec ) technical committee 93 ( design automation ) , are an important part of the effort and help to ensure industry involvement . the division should consider entering into more agreements of this type ; work on standards such as vhdl , edif , and step could be very useful , and interactions with the associated standards organizations could be quite productive . in the infrastructure for integrated electronic manufacturing project , cooperative agreements with the national electronics manufacturing initiative and the ipc generic computer - aided manufacturing ( gencam ) project provide a good foundation for interactions with industry . also , the cooperative efforts with nist ' s information technology laboratory , manufacturing engineering laboratory , and manufacturing extension partnership extend the reach of the project . the open standards architecture approach is important because both interface and framework standards are needed to pave the way for commercial realization of electronic commerce for electronics manufacturing . nist ' s plans include development of a roadmap for standards development activities . the panel believes that if it is coordinated with companies throughout the u . s . electronics industry , the roadmap could be of significant value .\nas illustrated in the schematical diagram of fig . 1 , a conventional solid - state laser system in this application includes a solid - state laser 10 and an integrated laser diode source 12 . such laser systems are well known and commercially available , for example , model 220 available from lightwave electronics , inc . of mountain view , calif . the solid - state laser 10 consists principally of a crystalline rod that has been doped with optically active ions to form an optically active lasing medium , for example , of nd : yag ( yttrium aluminum garnet doped with neodymium ) . mirrors at the two ends of the rod form an optical cavity , and when the lasing medium is optically pumped to a sufficient level the optical states are inverted and the medium lases if the cavity gain exceeds the cavity losses . one mirror is partially transmitting to extract a laser beam 14 from the rod . commercial high - power solid - state lasers such as the above cited model are optically pumped by an array of laser diodes in the laser diode source 12 which irradiate the side of the laser rod with optical energy having a wavelength shorter than that desired from the solid - state laser 10 .\nthe committee . the committee administering the 2000 stock plan ( the\ncommittee\n) would from time to time grant awards under the 2000 stock plan to selected eligible directors and employees of the company , its subsidiaries and affiliates ( the\nparticipants\n) . the committee shall be composed of two or more directors elected by the board of directors from time to time . in the absence of an election by the board , the committee shall mean the compensation committee of the board . members of the committee will be eligible to receive awards under the 2000 stock plan . presently , excluding employees of stratos lightwave , approximately 250 employees and 6 directors will be eligible to participate in the 2000 stock plan .\nan example of the magnitude of the effect that the semiconductor electronics division ' s projects can have on industry can be seen in the now - concluding work on an igbt cad program in the device technology group . this program allows automatic extraction of key model parameters for power ics , and several companies have reported that this system greatly enhances their ability to optimize devices . an economic impact study of this project estimated that industry received $ 18 million in direct savings and $ 40 million in indirect savings , resulting in a benefit - to - cost ratio of 23 : 1 for the nist effort . 4\n$ 58 million of direct and indirect benefits estimated to be due to the semiconductor electronics division ' s work on insulated gate bipolar transistor ( igbt ) modeling and characterization for power semiconductor devices . the value of the laboratory ' s measurement development work can be seen in the recent licensing of the energy - dispersive microcalorimeter x - ray detector from the electromagnetic technology division to two outside companies . this advanced method for materials detection and analysis should soon be available to and utilized by industry . many other projects make important contributions to eeel ' s support of u . s . industry ; examples are provided in the divisional assessments .\nthe effort on measurement and characterization techniques in support of the development of high - temperature superconductors for electronic applications remains a very important component of the nation ' s work on this still - emerging technology . the studies of superconducting transmission lines and related materials are well designed and could have a major impact on the field . it now appears that the first significant commercial application of these specialized types of electronics will come in the wireless communication industry , and nist is well positioned to facilitate and contribute to industry ' s development work in this area . the mems ion trap work is a nice extension of this group ' s device\nthe panel was impressed by the series of \u201cgold books\u201d put out by each division and office detailing its programs , activities , and accomplishments . these publications provide a concise , informative , and extraordinarily useful summary of the goals and achievements of ongoing laboratory projects . the documents were quite helpful to the panel in the course of this assessment and , when posted on the world wide web , will be an important cornerstone for laboratory outreach activities . already , eeel is increasing its use of the internet as a tool for information dissemination . for example , the semiconductor electronics division recently established a very good web site on hall measurement techniques and practices .\nthe national wireless electronics systems testbed ( n - west ) activity was formed to support and unify the broadband wireless communications industry , and the panel has observed significant accomplishments over the project ' s short lifetime . to enable effective measurement of the progress , however , its direction and goals should be more clearly defined . a major achievement of this activity has been to reduce to two the number of competing proposals for broadband wireless access standards . however , the panel is very concerned that there is no blueprint in place for construction of the testbed needed to evaluate the competing proposals . the budget , schedule , and resource requirements for the testbed have\nntt electronics , a leading supplier of coherent digital signal processor ( dsp ) solutions to system and module manufacturers worldwide , provides key components for 100g - and - beyond coherent transceivers . nel has commercialized its second - generation ( gen2 ) 20 - nm cmos exaspeed 100 ( low - power dsp ) and exaspeed ultra ( high - performance ) dsps , and micro - integrated intradyne coherent receiver ( \u03bcicr ) for cfp2 - aco solutions . newly unveiled gen3 16 - nm cmos exaspeed 200 ( lp - lite dsp ) achieves ultra - low power consumptions less than 0 . 1w / gbps for 200g / 100g dp - 16qam / qpsk solutions .\ncommends the semiconductor electronics division for its active and successful recruitment of senior technical specialists from industry and outstanding students from universities . however , the budget for the division is flat or declining , resulting this year in a reduction in force\u2014since january 1999 , the number of technical professionals has dropped from 38 to 31 , a significant decline . at the same time , demand for the division ' s services , research , and participation in standards committees is accelerating , and the staff have responded with excellent productivity despite reduced resources . new methodologies for transferring tools and standards to industry have increased the impact of nist efforts and minimized the costs of ongoing support .\nintegrated circuits with copper interconnect are now being widely adopted . the advantage of copper over aluminum is that copper has higher bulk conductivity and lower bulk electromigration than aluminum ; the disadvantage is that copper exhibits surface electromigration while aluminum does not . in the past , the semiconductor electronics division played a key role in aluminum metallization reliability studies ; now the division must develop new industry standards for measurement structures and methods to allow thorough characterization of the bulk and surface electromigration properties of copper . the time frame in which industry needs these techniques is very short , and current staffing levels may be too low for nist to meet the demand on industry ' s schedule .\nthe semiconductor electronics division has been very effective at leveraging its scarce resources by partnering with other organizations within nist , at other government laboratories , and in industry . there are successful collaborations with other nist laboratories , and the panel emphasizes that the strong relationships between the semiconductor electronics division and the office of microelectronics programs allows nist to work effectively with industry to develop the required technology base and measurement infrastructure for semiconductor design , manufacturing , and use . the division has successfully utilized the processing and measurement capabilities at other national laboratories and in industry to compensate at least partly for nist ' s aging infrastructure and thus enable nist staff to continue to execute the division mission satisfactorily . the clean room and other facilities planned for the new advanced measurement laboratory are essential for nist to be able to support the exacting future metrology needs that have been identified by and for the semiconductor industry . the new building presents the division with an opportunity to add important new state - of - the - art processing capabilities as well as needed state - of - the - art measurement tools , both inside and outside the clean room area . additional increases in operating budget will be required to provide the personnel and service contracts necessary to keep the new facility and its equipment operational . resource and support benchmarks with similar industry facilities have to be completed to verify that the planned staffing and support needs are adequate .\nwith short pulses ( 3 to 10 ns , some lasers lose pulse energy because lower level laser energy bottlenecks leave unused population in the upper level . this is discussed by t . y . fan in\neffects of finite lower level lifetime on q - switched lasers , ieee journal of quantum electronics vol . 24 no . 12 pp . 45 - 48 ( dec . 1988 ) . in nd : ylf lasers , particularly under some conditions , this lower - level effect causes small after - pulses . after - pulses may be avoided by applying rf drive to the q - switch before the second pulses have time to arise , theoretically resulting in little or no change in the laser power .\nthe panel considers this mission statement to be appropriate and notes that the division ' s programs are in conformance with the eeel and nist missions . through its involvement with industry , mainstream roadmapping activities , and associated working groups , the semiconductor electronics division has successfully identified the needs of the semiconductor industry to which the unique capabilities of nist can be applied most effectively . the mission statement includes appropriate support for critical semiconductor needs outside the international technology roadmap for semiconductors ( itrs ) , 2 originally the national technology roadmap for semiconductors . the division serves as a leader for industry and is therefore required to be proactive in the development of state - of - the - art measurements to meet future industry needs .\nadjustments for changes in capitalization ; change in control . the committee shall have the authority to make appropriate adjustments to the maximum number of shares of class a common stock that could be delivered under the 2000 stock plan and to outstanding awards to reflect stock dividends , stock splits , and similar changes in capitalization . however , no adjustment will be made in the event of a stratos lightwave spin - off . the 2000 stock plan provides that if in the year following a change of control , as defined in the 2000 stock plan , a participant was terminated without cause or resigns for reasons relating to relocation or decreased responsibilities or compensation , all nsos , isos and sars would vest and all restrictions on restricted stock would lapse . in the event of an extraordinary corporate transaction such as a merger , the committee could provide for a cash payment or substitute award to be delivered to participants in exchange for their outstanding awards .\nsuch breakthroughs have also led to the birth of a new branch of optical science called electro - optics , or photonics . the marriage of light with electronics , its most visible offspring has been the laser diode\u2014the tiny chip at the heart of oompact disc players , laser printers , point - of - sale scanners , and other products . it took almost 20 years before engineers could make lasers practical for consumer products , partly because they were handmade and required cumbersome and inefficient flash lamps to stimulate the atoms . but now , with the advent of the laser diode and other developments in fiber optics , the technology has matured and is responsible for much of the explosive growth in optics in the past five or six years .\nfurukawa electric ( tse ; 5801 , isin ; jp3827200001 ) group started business in 1884 , when its copper - smelting facility and wire manufacturing factory was established . since then furukawa electric has become pioneers in the latest technologies by addressing diverse technological issues . furukawa electric has released products in a number of areas , including telecommunications , electronics , automobiles , and construction , with the three types of materials it works with at their core , namely , optics , plastics , and metals . many of these products have attained the top global market share , and all of its products have contributed to society in numerous business areas . furukawa electric reported consolidated revenues of jpy 874 . 9 billion ( approximately usd 8 . 0b ) for the fiscal year ended march 31 , 2016 .\nthe specific focus of nist work is the delivery of electronic component information for the design of electronic subsystems and printed circuit assemblies . currently , much of the accumulated data is on the information needed to select components ; the panel believes that future efforts should be expanded to include the information needed to analyze designs that incorporate the components . the use of extensible markup language ( xml ) to define the interchange of information ensures that table - based information can be exchanged easily . this effort should be extended to make it possible for other standards - based information to be included as a named ( including standard and version ) subelement of the information definition . possible types of information include electronic design interchange format ( edif ) schematics , three - dimensional standards for the exchange of product model data ( step ) descriptions , and very - high - speed integrated - circuit hardware description language ( vhdl ) behavioral descriptions . the division ' s work is fairly narrowly focused , and the panel recognizes that this approach is necessary to give the project a realistic chance for success . however , many electronics testing needs may be accommodated by the same information used in the design analysis stage . since testing is a key issue in electronics product development , it might be appropriate to extend the perspective of the nist work . the program now includes investigation of information and activity models for manufacturing electronic commerce , and the panel commends the staff for capitalizing on existing models rather than investing crucial resources in developing new models . this approach could be expanded to include additional industrial models ."]}
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400612\n# 701 , prabhat centre , annexe , sector 1 / a cbd , c . b . d . belapur , mumbai - 400612\ncommercial architecture firm specializing in hospitality design . river north , chicago | miami | new orleans . licensed architects in 9 states .\ntell us more about your requirements so that we can connect you to the right architects in c . b . d . belapur , mumbai\nsince 2011 , we are working in amsterdam , europe , like many chinese cities , they are also developing a central business district ( cbd ) . many people think that the cbd is the modern representation of a city , people enjoy the idea of having many high towers , but actually i have been there , the environment is as a matter of fact very cruel , not humane enough , however , the local government respects the architects very much , and each building is designed by famous architects , including toyo ito , som , unstudio , and they even name the building after the architect , for example , there is an toyo ito tower , which shows great respect towards the architect , but those architects do not have any real voice in the city planning , they are strictly restricted by all those data . so in the end , some architects refuse being named .\nunderground tunnels have been found below the centre of johannesburg\u2019s cbd and could become trendy , well - lit walkways , complete with coffee shops and real parks .\nas with many of the other mature neighbourhoods near to the brisbane cbd you will find that there is a base of reasonably uniform houses of a certain age .\nlet\u2019s party . occasionally , cbd lends our hand to special events that we just need to take part or share a similar mission . cbd can offer expertise in planning an occasion\u2019s overall aesthetic so that upon attendance , guests instantly absorb the event\u2019s purpose and vibe from the lighting , furniture , flowers , music , and theme .\nwhen you are seeking the right teneriffe architects to visualise your future home speak to award winning loucas zahos for the best in what brisbane has to offer .\ncbd is deeply motivated by a broad range of design challenges and dreams ; ultimately resulting in a tailor - made , functional , and unique space for every client .\nmad architects is a beijing - based studio headed by chinese architect ma yansong . the firm was founded in 2004 and has since opened an office in los angeles .\nit all starts with a plan , and it\u2019s cbd\u2019s goal to get in on it early . cbd has founded strong relationships with both local and nationwide architecture firms , all in an effort to learn and truly be a part of the build . we\u2019re here to offer an initial introduction to the right architect for your project or consult as a liaison between you and your builder .\nif you have a project in mind that required expert teneriffe architects and building design knowledge , you really need to be working with a firm that is intimately familiar with the market .\npdt architects have successfully delivered imaginative , intelligent and client focused design solutions for more than 80 years . this has resulted in the delivery of some of queensland\u2019s most loved and iconic landmarks .\nray harli and yonah odendal , from urbansoup architects and urban designers , have great plans for the tunnels . they specialise in transport - related architecture and focus on inner - city regeneration .\npresently , with all of our client partnerships \u2013 residential , commercial , or creative consultation \u2013 ensuring that you instantly feel welcome , at ease , and inspired in your space , is cbd\u2019s premier focus .\njasmax - hugh broughton architects have been appointed the specialist architecture team for the redevelopment of antarctica nz ' s scott base . a challenge in designing for one of the world ' s most extreme environments .\nwhether you wish to start anew with an empty lot or to update an established structure loucas zahos\u2019 teneriffe architects have many years in the business creating imaginative new forms and refurbishing old structure to generate unique and exciting residential designs .\nsva international developed a robust urban design framework for the envisaged belhar cbd development . the parcels of land on the western side of symphony way were earmarked for the second and future phases of development in this incremental urban design and architecture appointment .\nmini living \u2013 invert is a design exhibition created in response to a brief for a residence on a unique 6 m x 10 m site in melbourne \u2018s cbd . fourteen architects have responded enthusiastically and their designs and 3d models will be exhibited on the site from october 4th - 8th 2017 . additionally , the brief has been incorporated into the course for rmit university \u2018s master of architecture studio students . the space will be re - imagined as a home suitable for a young family of four . given the unique spatial characteristics of the location , the architects must consider construction logistics in their designs . most important for the harmony of an inner - city home , their designs must also include some kind of garden vegetation .\npast director david matthews came in for a chat a month ago to talk to us about his time at pdt architects . he was a part of the team from 8th february 1972 until 3rd july 2009 and has some great stories to tell .\nwon as a result of a limited design excellence competition , this project explores the redevelopment of the disused , heritage - listed 1920s scots church in the sydney cbd , a stratum containing the original church auditorium of 2500 seats will be retained by the church and restored .\nbring on the build . it can be scary and we know it . cbd can ease your apprehension as construction commences . let us review the plan with contractors , keep watch on the timeline , and serve as the first point of contact as your build takes off .\nfresh eyes on your own furnishings can feel like a whole new space . by mixing touches of old favorites with shiny new treasures , rearranging existing furniture , or even bringing the outdoors in , cbd can help transform your present space without losing touch of your existing style and individual personality .\nyou might say we are obsessed with lighting \u2013 and yes , that\u2019s truly a fair statement . often unintentionally overlooked , lighting is crucial to getting it all right . cbd is committed to finding the ideal warmth by first drawing a lighting scheme that makes sense and highlights the best facets of your floorplan .\nthe pair of architects believe the tunnels could contribute to the urban regeneration and \u201cstitching\u201d together of city buildings and transport nodes of the new kazerne and park stations , as well as people who use the nearby noord street taxi facility . the tunnels would also become a new public space , said harli .\nwe stand by making first impressions count . and just like the interior , it starts with a mutual vision . cbd will consult to create an exterior design plan that tackles potential build additions , landscaping , door and hardware selections , finishes , lighting , or even offer the simplest , but instantly notable , facelift .\ncbd believes craftsmanship and timelessness are key to good design . if you can get those fundamentals plus originality , now that\u2019s real good . we\u2019ve partnered with artisans whose skill set ranges from furniture construction to sculpture , and can offer solutions to the most daunting spacial challenge or just simply build a one - of - a - kind piece .\none of the most important aspects of architecture and building design is the conservation and restoration of historic land and buildings . to properly care for queensland properties and to create designs that resonate with the local history and culture you need to employ teneriffe architects like loucas zahos , who have years of experience in the market and have mastered the planning regime .\n\u2018this is one of our latest projects ; located in guiyang . it again has mountains , water , though artificially made , but giving people a feeling of a layered environment . it is a new town , a new cbd , with new high - rises , even new twin towers , for the client likes the twin towers in kuala lumpur , so he has to have it .\nhow can we make a dent in solving the new zealand housing crisis ? principal james whetter summarises the key actionable items discussed at an expert panel of housing strategists , architects and urban designers . housing models , funding structures , density done well , bipartisan political agreement around a long term housing strategy . it ' s all documented , but how do we get traction ?\nfor the second consecutive year designboom hosted an architectural conversation during the 2012 beijing design week entitled \u2018future cities\u2019 held at ucca ( ullens center for contemporary art ) in beijing , china . the speakers for the event included ma yansong ( mad architects ) , birgit lohmann ( designboom ) , minsuk cho ( mass studies ) , wang hui ( urbanus ) and ole bouman ( nai ) .\nwith the champagne no longer flowing and the celebrations winding down , the time has come to seriously consider auckland\u2019s prospects as the host city of the next america\u2019s cup . what needs to be done to its design to ensure the cbd is an exciting , innovative space for visitors to flock to from the world over ? we reached out to several architecture and design firms to see if they had any ideas up their sleeve .\nwe want to bring our emotional america\u2019s cup win into a personal , more connected experience , reclaiming auckland\u2019s waterfront for the people . context architects proposes a modular pontoon system that connects to bike paths and walking trails around the city , and on and off the water . tap on with your hop card and extend your journey by jumping on a water pedal bike , ferry , city bike or water taxi .\nthe design is located at the outskirt of this cbd district , next to the highway . the clients are two sisters who took over their fathers company . they find the normal city masculine with grids and squares which they think belongs to their father\u2019s generation . they now wanted to turn the last generation\u2019s legacy into something different , something natural . since holland has more grids than natural landscapes ; we proposed to make a series of mountains .\nthe chosen models and designs will feature in mini living \u2013 invert \u2018s one - week exhibition , alongside a series of talks hosted inside the on - site greenhouse in october . the models will be suspended inside a glasshouse , next to a botanical display by loose leaf . on october 5th and 6th , the architects will share the inspiration behind their designs . these free talks will be held on site , bookings are now open for the limited seats . videos of the talks will be posted after the event . meanwhile , the rmit master of architecture studio students have commenced work on their models .\nif anyone of you in the audience today has grown up in beijing , you can recall that your social , academic and your daily life , including entertainment , are all in this very comfortable environment . today\u2019s city is like this , for example chongqing , which is just a representative of typical chinese cities . just now i mentioned the cbd areas , and these cities are actually continuing the trend of manhattan and chicago , building high - rises . manhattan has central park , even if some of the chinese cities have so - called central parks , they cannot excel the existing mode which has already been there for many years .\nwhat is obvious to me is that we need to complete the continuity of waterfront , particularly across the part east of queen st , i . e . where the britomart could extend to the water . the \u2018queen st valley\u2019 is defined by symonds st ridge to the east and hobson to the west . this natural landform defines and cradles the cbd well . so , i don\u2019t see the need to extend access to the waterfront too far to the east . just to britomart pl would be fine where the symonds st ridge ends . right now , the furthest east you can get to the water is queens wharf . this leaves the britomart and the vibrant areas around fort , shortland and high streets orphaned from the waterfront . madness .\nwe think this kind of cbd has nothing to do with humanity , it has no public space for people , without bridges , platforms or waters , without spaces people can see each other and can gather around . my idea is to insert communication spots based on the landscape and weave together these individual parts , architecture and nature in this large - scale mixed - use building . whatever it is , people hesitate to adopt this networking system in the large buildings , they hate large buildings , for they think this kind of buildings are not humane and represent only some authorities , but in terms of sharing , openness and density , the city is the better choice and high - density is unavoidable , it is here that my thinking brings us to this idea of the \u2018shan - shui city\u2019 . \u2019 \u2013 ma yansong\nshe attributes her innate ability to mix patterns and hues to her love for travel , art , fashion , and music . ultimately , the path to interior design became inevitable as cortney realized she could blend these passions , first with a partner in 2002 , and eventually to founding her own interior design firm in 2007 . specializing in custom residential builds , cortney has grown her business by collaborating with homeowners , architects , and contractors to create a robust portfolio of diverse , inspiring homes \u2013 each reflective of a client\u2019s lifestyle and personality . cortney has also earned success in multi - family communities as well as in the commercial realm \u2013 most recently with hotel , restaurant , and storefront projects . likewise , cortney\u2019s passion for design has evolved into the development of her own custom furniture in addition to plans for a textile line in the near future .\naustralian based green magazine is thrilled to observe the talent of these emerging architects , one of whom will have their work shown at the mini living \u2013 invert site , the rest will be on exhibition at rmit\u2019s design hub from october 4th\u20138th . ian nazareth , associate lecturer of architecture and urban design at rmit reflected on the project : \u2018 mini living \u2013 invert is an opportunity to interrogate the discourse of small scale living in dense inner urban conditions . it engages with broader issues around the sustainability , adaptability and vitality of the home \u2013 these are all critical concerns in the context of the contemporary city . our interest in the project is to also explore the spatial , cultural and urban identity of residential architectural projects that recognizes the domestic as a piece of city - 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hand experiences have afforded him an insider\u2019s perspective to developing functional and buildable design . to this day , jeremiah maintains a very hands - on approach to his pursuit of better architecture .\nhaving received his bachelor of architecture from mississippi state university in 1994 , jeremiah is a registered architect in 9 states and has numerous professional affiliations ( see below ) . he is a confirmed professional in the city of chicago department of buildings self - certified architect program which grants him use of an expedited permitting process for projects that meet city - specified criteria . since starting his own chicago - based design build practice in 1998 , jeremiah johnson has completed over 300 hospitality - related projects in chicago and across the united states . currently , he has offices in chicago , new orleans , and miami .\njeremiah\u2019s design philosophy revolves around recognizing the client\u2019s vision and budget as the driving factors in the design process . ultimately , it\u2019s the client who must operate the establishment , and if concepts are honed and budgets are met through the design process , ownership is left with confidence in the product and the capital to deliver that product . jeremiah has an adept knowledge of building codes and permitting programs and processes and is often brought into difficult projects to insure buildings are compliant , safe and durable .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\ndoors are open now in # oldtown ! come by for dinner & get a look at some of our unique design features like this one . urltoken\npdated - 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out comprises both subsidised , flisp , and open market residential opportunities , at densities ranging between 75 du / ha to 200du / ha .\nthe layout makes provision for strong links with public transport modes such as the rail station , future mycity irt routes , and current taxi circulation , while maintaining a strong emphasis on generous green public open spaces and play areas . fitting into the informants of the belhar context , the proposed sdf integrates the current uwc , cput , northlink and oasis faculties by providing various types of tenure and housing typologies , and integrating the housing with a future retail , mixed use , civic square and facility , and town centre facility , providing a full range of daily civic functions . sva proposed the development of a unique and vibrant 21st century sustainable place for the aspirational community of the wider belhar area .\nin the america\u2019s cup just been , experts estimate the tiny island of bermuda forked out around $ 77 million to get its surroundings up to standard for such an event .\na similar investment into auckland\u2019s infrastructure and urban design will need to be made , should it host the next cup ( and most are certain it will ) , but both the government and auckland council have been frank about the high costs involved with putting on such an event .\nateed estimates changes such as extending halsey st wharf could cost between $ 80 to $ 100 million , but with sir ralph norris estimating the economic benefits could exceed $ 1 billion , it\u2019s likely the powers that be will dig into their pockets and find a way to fund it .\nthis means the prospect of another cup being hosted here creates the opportunity for forward - thinking design minds to pitch some concepts that will help the city\u2019s urban regeneration as a whole \u2013 as well as any blue - sky ideas that might not usually get as much traction .\nthe viaduct basin is already a glittering feature of auckland city and has come a long way since the last cup was hosted there in 2003 . it\u2019s now home to a bustling food and beverage scene along the viaduct and in wynyard quarter , as well as various hotels , apartments and businesses , while silo park is a spot often frequented for events .\nit\u2019s a strong foundation to build from , but there\u2019s always room for improvement .\nhere ' s several architectural and design firms ' takes on what should be done to auckland\u2019s waterfront to make it a more exciting , dynamic place .\ncontext recommends moving ferry terminals to the end of each existing wharf , to increase ferry reach and bring more people friendly space to the water precinct . syndicates village will be placed to the western edge of the tank farm , increasing public engagement . with a new canal link through to westhaven marina , auckland can establish art walks , caf\u00e9 and bar crawls and family trails which will operate day and night for the america\u2019s cup celebration in 2021 .\nultimately , we\u2019re enhancing the experience of our city\u2019s waterfront through innovation , and connection : enabling hands on creation of your own experience . prioritising pedal power and pedestrian activity . a waterfront spin serves our city for 2021 and beyond , creating fun , dynamic , people - focused spaces .\nimagine a one kilometre long , north facing new linear waterside park stretching from under the harbour bridge eastward toward the entrance to the westhaven marina . the royal nz yacht squadron would become the gatehouse to a new linear park , anchoring a promenade , an america\u2019s cup base and new zealand\u2019s yachting history into the home of the america\u2019s cup . 40 , 000 people could stretch across the waterfront promenade to farewell and welcome the racing yachts as they set off and return on each race day . the south side of the new peninsula would accommodate the team sheds and shore crew facilities , while the north face of these sheds would offer cafes , bars , hospitality venues and retail outlets during the tournament . the yachts would be safely moored in behind with easy access the open harbour .\nbeyond the america\u2019s cup life cycle , the park will become unique in auckland as a north facing , harbour edge , linear public space and promenade that would be used every day as a recreational space , but also offering viewing for regular harbour racing located at finish line of the harbour bridge . the sheds would be replaced with any variety of possibilities : clubhouses , cafes , venues , restaurants , yachting supply retailers even a yachting museum . the park would be a stopping point for the new sky path cycle way , an urban beach , an event grandstand , an exercising strip , a destination dining experience - a kind of auckland marine version of the nyc high line .\nthe current waterfront threshold is very abrupt , and although we live and interact on the sea\u2019s doorstep , we are out of sync and separated from its power , rhythm and motion . with an event like the america\u2019s cup on the horizon , it would be great to have public / urban architecture that references the ocean . architecture along the auckland waterfront threshold has the ability to embody organic periodicity and acknowledge the presence of the natural world within our built environment .\ntai whakaruru aims to activate this edge of the city by creating a tangible connection and embodiment of tidal activity within the urban realm . the tidal canopy manipulates the way people can move and inhabit the urban fringe . at low tide , the thoroughfare is open and transparent , whereas at high tide the shelter is a channelled and a fast moving space . the movement is pure and organic - all driven by tidal buoys under the wharf . the series of fern - like structures inhabit a wharf stretch of the auckland waterfront , potentially in the new wynyard development area . the whalebone - esque structure mimics an uncurling fern or sail . the glass and timber panels also draw inspiration from maori fretwork designs . tai whakaruru aims to challenge the thinking of architecture along the tidal threshold and generate more awareness of organic periodicity within the built environment . this would be an exciting and engaging addition to the waterfront , especially with an ocean orientated event like the americas cup . to our knowledge , nothing like this has been done before .\nauckland is hosting the americas cup in 2021 , and it is significant events like this that propel change . the original america cup defence in auckland in 2000 was one such propelling moment , which set the momentum for the development of the viaduct basin . further partnerships between the public and private sector have also given us the enormously successful britomart precinct and wynyard quarter . it\u2019s amazing that in the space of less than 20 years , auckland\u2019s gone from the colonial queen st \u2018dragstrip to the hinterland\u2019 to a near continuous waterfront promenade .\nthe part of auckland that generates serious passion and debate is the ports , and they have to play a part in this . my view as i sit in our offices in the old northern steamship building is that the mercantile shipping history of auckland\u2019s waterfront is important and so i\u2019m happy to see the ports stay where they are , for now , but not unchanged . when we have four million here , that might be the right time for a wholesale departure .\nand this is so very easily fixed \u2013 auckland council can do this . it enrages me to see week after week , captain cook and marsden wharves being put to the what can only be described as demeaning use for unloading , storage and distribution of cars . auckland council , who we are reminded is the 100 percent owner of the ports of auckland , could tell the ports to release this area to the public . what do they do with the cars ? build a low - rise carpark building further east , somewhere around the cement silos they recently constructed . why don\u2019t they do it ? because it\u2019s cheaper to use two old wharves . this kind of lasse faire economic argument doesn\u2019t wash in the modern city , and it\u2019s even more deeply offensive when the elected council owns the asset .\nso , just get those damn cars out of it . give us captain cook and marsden , then let the americas cup propel their development . i\u2019d like to see the cup bases on these wharves , right in town , then later , a saltwater swimming pool . it\u2019s about the waterfront , stupid .\nthe team of spaceworks believe the america\u2019s cup is about celebrating four pillars of what new zealand is known for : water , food , wine and natural beauty .\n1 . to celebrate water and to amplify our city of sails slogan of the past , we would build floating grandstands on the water and built in sail screens to project the racing . we also think the sunken stadium should be brought back . however , we\u2019d need to start building now , for it to be ready in four years .\n2 . along the waterfront , we would create a nature trail that would make visitors feel like they\u2019re in the native forest by the sea . all along , our famous photographers and artists would have the opportunity to project their own rendition of the america\u2019s cup up on sails along the walkway . this will take visitors along a journey and immerse them in new zealand life .\n3 . along the waterfront and nature walkway will be two and three - storey bars and restaurants ( pop - ups ) , celebrating our famous chefs and wine regions and which can double as stadiums . like a wine tour , this will be where visitors can eat , drink and watch the race .\n4 . convert jucy campervans into minivans and transport visitors around the waterfront and back into the city .\n5 . create an oversized artwork by installing a sail that visitors from all over the world can write and draw on . this will be our keepsake and could be installed as a permanent artwork after the event .\nidealog has been covering the most interesting people , businesses and issues from the fields of innovation , design , technology and urban development for over 12 years . and we ' re asking for your support so we can keep telling those stories , inspire more entrepreneurs to start their own businesses and keep pushing new zealand forward . give over $ 5 a month and you will not only be supporting new zealand innovation , but you\u2019ll also receive a print subscription , an idealog t - shirt and a copy of the new book by david downs and dr . michelle dickinson , no . 8 recharged ( while stocks last ) .\nit ' s good for business , us and the environment . so how can we make auckland more pedestrian - friendly ?\nthe new development utilises original support structure and references the neo - gothic massing of the original design , abandoned in the great depression . to achieve a maximum number of high - quality apartments , a system of two - level units was developed with corridors and lift access at every second floor . the whole building is within a 45\u00b0 sloping height - limit plane , which preserves solar access to wynyard park south of the site .\nthe elevation created by the sequence of double - storey apartment boxes continues the proportions of the perpendicular gothic facade below , emphasising its verticality and creating a dynamic silhouette . evocative roof forms are developed as a series of sky follies leaning over each of the rectilinear towers , with the northernmost looking towards the harbour . the double storey facade spaces enhance views to the sky and the city . integrating natural ventilation , openable sliding doors and shading elements , the attached wintergardens function as an acoustic buffer and a passive solar system to allow daylight to penetrate deep into the apartments .\nthe new towers use sandstone colours to connect to the restored stone base , as well as expanses of seamed zinc and brilliant glazing . the interplay of solid and light , zinc and glazing combined with the irregular rhythm of coloured glazing panels , blinds and shutters , creates an elevation that reflects the vitality of the urban setting .\ntim greer , paul rolfe , wolfgang ripberger , trevor williams , georgia webb , ruth leiminer , yannick goldsmith , kon vourtzoumis , roger o ' sullivan , brian zulaikha , john chesterman , angela rheinlander . photos by brett boardman , michael nicholson and patrick bingham - hall\nwe\u2019re thrilled to be able to share the first image of the design for the new zealand pavilion at expo 2020 dubai . the pavilion theme is kaitiakitanga , our care for people and place and for future generations .\nmatt leads a studio team focused on public infrastructure . he has specialist expertise in the successful integration of redevelopment and revitalisation projects within existing urban fabrics .\ntim specialises in rethinking how built environments can harness innovation . he has previously worked with clients such as westpac , auckland airport and vodafone on these kind of developments .\nthe city rail link is a transformational development for auckland . extending the rail capacity of the city by 2020 , the proposed lines will provide more public transport options than ever before .\nplanned and implemented in the right way , these projects can lead to the creation of high quality urban places at the same time as reducing the need for travel , writes head of urban design , alistair ray .\nalistair leads the urban design team at jasmax , specialising in residential masterplanning . with over 20 years experience , alistair has gained a reputation as one of new zealand\u2019s most accomplished urban designers .\nprincipal james whetter and housing strategist leonie freeman joined tony murrell on sunday morning ' s home & garden show . can nz accept new housing models if we want more affordable housing options ?\nthe foundries at 61 wellington street are freemans bay ' s newest residential offering . the development consists of 19 boutique townhouses within the centre of the city .\nstephen works on large , complex and highly collaborative projects , including tertiary education and research , master - planning , retail , transport and commercial . he seeks the stories behind the project and articulates them .\neuan co - leads a skilled design team specialising in the inherent complexities of developments in the health and education sectors . his projects are renowned for making a tangible difference for those who commissioned them .\nthe redevelopment of the university of otago dental school will provide its students , staff and patients with world - class research , laboratory and teaching facilities that are modern , high - tech and energy efficient .\nsarah co - leads the studio specialising in healthcare and tertiary education facilities . sarah ' s leadership abilities and extensive experience in coordinating large project teams deliver highly successful projects .\ndelivering a world - class healthcare facility , burwood hospital ' s 30 , 000 square metre redevelopment represents an integral part of christchurch\u2019s healthcare capability .\nyou need javascript to run this site . please enable javascript in your internet options .\nfrom his presentation we picked mad\u2019s projects that investigate on artificial nature , not in terms of a conflicting idea but with the aim of combining \u2018nature\u2019 and high - density structures .\nshan - shui city is one of the unique spatial planning concepts in the china\u2019s history , with implications on urban sustainability . it combines the urban construction and the natural environment which is mainly composed of the mountains ( shan ) and the water ( shui ) . the tight integration of architecture - landscape - city is the core of the traditional chinese city design theory and methodology ( if there is any\u2026 ) .\nthis \u2018spiritual nature of chineseness\u2019 reflects the appreciation of nature , not as a romantic , environmental or anthropomorphic device , but as a symbolic abstraction of reality \u2014 the instinctive properties of place and nature .\n\u2019emotion in architecture is fundamentally important . how do you touch people\u2019s minds ? \u2019 , mad is in tune with the chinese tradition reflected in huang tingjian\u2019s poem on the pavilion of rustling pine trees \u2014 architecture is not important , the pine trees are not important , but the emotional serenity engendered by both is what\u2019s important . \u2019 ma yansong\nbeijing is beautiful not just because of the trees , she has views , like jingshan , beihai ; a garden can be culture asset because it embeds spiritual elements in it . since we can have small - scaled objects involving emotional elements , from a plant to a city , why cannot the larger - scaled ? the dense cites ? this is the key problem today . \u2019\u2013 ma yansong\nthe concept i am going to talk about is called \u2018shan - shui city\u2019 , ( the city of mountains and waters ) which i will talk about for the first time today .\nthis image is always in front of my desk , it is done by mr . cai guoqiang in 1996 when the twin towers were still standing , it is a firework show in front of manhattan , through this image , the mighty city\u2019s image is being questioned , that is to say , what will our future city look like ? in one of our published works , we are comparing the high - density city with nature , this comparison is very intense , as mr . wang mentioned , we should put the nature into the city , and we are also thinking how to solve the conflicting positions between the two . we are also thinking how to solve the conflicting positions between the two , so we present this \u2018the city of mountains and waters\u2019 concept .\nthis is my graduation design from 2002 . it was when the twin towers fell down , and each student had to present a proposal . my proposal is \u2018floating park\u2019 , underneath is square land and square towers , what i did is a completely free landscape design . whether it be \u2018floating architecture\u2019 or \u2018floating city\u2019 , it does not matter , since it is not for practical purposes , and i was just a student then , but looking back , it means a lot to me .\nlater i competed in another competition , set also in north america and among similar capital skyscrapers , but we decided to do something natural and soft , each level with balconies . here we are trying to get rid of the monumental image of a normal skyscraper .\nthis is the local kids\u2019 drawing , which you can see are very vivid and low - profiled , with two different towers , unlike the usual twin towers with the second only copying the first .\nin this urban complex there are offices , residences , a hotel , and the focus of the design is a valley - like urban space , which forms this contrast with the outside grid . each unit is different , with normal green gardens and terraces formed organically into the design , and we have a real mountain with a waterfall .\nwe have done many different \u2018mountains\u2019 , the image i showed just now is the scenery in beihai , guangxi . we did a residence project there next to the ocean ; it is a massive size with 800m length and 100 height , which can be a small \u2013scaled city . the roof can be used for mountain climbing and it also has swimming pools , which resembles a real city . the roof can be used as mountain climbing and it also has swimming pools , which resembles a real city . just now i showed the image of le corbusier - designed bowl tower , which reappeared in china , korea . this is also a reference to it but with the urban image changed .\nthis is another project in the rural area in huangshan district with beautiful scenery . just as the previous speakers mentioned , there are projects in the city , in the rural areas , and in the natural scenes , however , in front of this beautiful natural scenery , you feel guilty doing any design . and in this case , the small - scaled city needs to be built so that the flow of people in the big city can be diverted .\nthis whole area is going to be residences , thus the problem lies not on whether to build it , but how it looks as a part of the protected landscape . we have a very simple idea to let the architecture grow out of the contour line , out of the original mountain to form the new residence space . no floor plan is the same due to the fact that the land is very complicated , and is formed by different planes , with bridges connecting them , and underneath there is tea garden , so the architecture feels like the extension of the mountains . the architecture does not have a fixed image , each level plan is different .\nthis is one of the buildings ; it looks like a pavilion , but is actually the top of a building , you can arrive from another mountaintop and then take the elevator downstairs . with this large - scaled projects going on , we realize how it will affect on the natural environment , compared with small - scaled projects which would not do much harm to the environment ; large - scaled project cannot escape the question of \u2018how it looks ? \u2019 , at the same time , people\u2019s feelings are more highlighted in this kind of project . and today i actually concentrate on the large - scaled projects .\nthis is a contrast between western an eastern landscape concepts . the left ( gardens of versailles ) is from france which represents a nature that can be sculptured from human hands , however in the east , the idea of architecture is very vague , because it has landscape elements involved , which means the natural elements , like stone and water , are wholly merged with the artificial and as a matter of fact , even these natural elements are artificial themselves .\nanother project of ours in the west lies in rome , which i find a museum - like city . we are doing a renovation project near the city center ; you can see that the street in the west is quite important , so are the building elevations , which form the streetscape . these classic buildings have stone walls to shoulder weight ; this is the one we are working on ."]}
{"id": 55093, "summary": [{"text": "clockwork orange is the name of the secret british security services project which was alleged to have involved a right-wing smear campaign against british politicians from 1974 to 1975 .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the black propaganda led prime minister harold wilson to fear that the security services were preparing a coup d'\u00e9tat .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the operation takes its name from a clockwork orange , the 1971 stanley kubrick film .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "the project was undertaken by members of the british intelligence services and the british army press office in northern ireland , whose job also included routine public relations work and placing disinformation stories in the press as part of a psychological warfare operation against the provisional irish republican army .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "one of the project 's members , colin wallace , who was the press officer at the army headquarters in northern ireland , also claims that in 1973 , after mi5 became the primary intelligence service in northern ireland , the project began giving briefings to foreign journalists against members of wilson 's government .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "these briefings included distributing forged documents in an attempt to show that the victims were communists or irish republican sympathisers leading a campaign to destabilise northern ireland or were taking bribes .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "after his resignation , prime minister harold wilson claimed that he was the target of a planned military coup .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "he also denounced a campaign to smear him staged by members of mi5 in order to force his resignation .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "according to journalist barry penrose \" wilson spoke darkly of two military coups which he said had been planned to overthrow his government in the late 1960s and in the mid 1970s . \"", "topic": 27}, {"text": "in january 1974 the british army carried out operation marmion , the occupation of london heathrow airport on the grounds of training for possible violent non-state actor activity at the terminal , without wilson 's foreknowledge .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the operation was repeated on three more occasions in june , july and september .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "these military deployments were perceived as a practice-run for a military takeover rather than an anti-terrorist exercise .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "airey neave , the conservative member of parliament ( mp ) was alleged to have been involved with clockwork orange , and to have briefed wallace on a number of occasions .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "other than wallace 's testimony , the primary evidence for the existence of this plot consisted of a series of handwritten notes taken by wallace in meetings with other members of the plot .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "journalists investigating wallace 's story had these notes analysed by a forensic scientist , and the results were found to be consistent with the notes having been taken contemporaneously .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "in the house of commons , on 30 january 1990 , junior defence minister archie hamilton , admitted the existence of a project called clockwork orange , although he claimed that there was no evidence that this project involved a smear campaign against politicians . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "clockwork orange ( plot )", "paragraphs": ["yeah . a clockwork orange isn ' t one of those books with a sympathetic narrator .\nready for a bit of the ol ' ultra - violence ? here are a few things you should know about stanley kubrick ' s a clockwork orange .\nthe plot against harold wilson is on bbc two at 2100gmt on thursday 16 march 2006 .\nharold wilson ' s belief that he was the victim of a secret service plot to discredit him is well documented .\na clockwork orange ( 1962 ; film 1971 ) made burgess\u2019s reputation as a novelist of comic and mordant power . the novel is written in a teenage argot of burgess\u2019s invention , combining elements from british and american slang , russian , and other sources . it examines society\u2019s unsuccessful attempt to\u2026\ninstead of creating individual storyboards , spielberg mapped out the entire path of mann and the truck driver on a mural of drafting paper with notes about each plot point peppering the sheet .\noriginally rated x , a clockwork orange was nominated for best picture , best director , best film editing and best screenplay , but was defeated in each category by william friedkin ' s the french connection ( 1971 ) . it was one of only two movies rated x on its original release ( the other was midnight cowboy ( 1969 ) ) that was nominated for a best picture academy award .\na clockwork orange ( 1971 ) is producer - director - screenwriter stanley kubrick ' s randomly ultra - violent , over - indulgent , graphically - stylized film of the near future . it was a terrifying , gaudy film adaptation of anthony burgess ' 1962 satiric , futuristic novel of the same name . this was kubrick ' s ninth feature film , appearing between 2001 : a space odyssey ( 1968 ) and barry lyndon ( 1975 ) .\nsome of mr . wallace ' s allegations relate to a project with the title\nclockwork orange\n. two documents have been found dating from 1975 which contain brief references to a proposed project with that title : the second of these documents was clearly based on the first . it appears that this title was given to a project contemplating the dissemination of an account of the organisation and activities of pira . the documents show that mr . wallace was involved in the project . the documents also state that the project was not cleared . no evidence has been found that , before work on the\nclockwork orange\nproject was stopped , it had been extended to cover protestant organisations and individuals or to include northern irish and british politicians , as mr . wallace has alleged . as my right hon . friend the prime minister stated on 6 may 1987 at column 723 - 732 , allegations that the security service was engaged , during the mid and late 1970s , in a plot to destabilise lord wilson ' s government were thoroughly investigated by the then director general , who gave her his personal assurance that these stories were false .\nbut new revelations in bbc drama documentary the plot against harold wilson , to be broadcast next thursday , suggest the labour prime minister was also convinced he was the target of plans to stage a military coup - and that the royal family backed it .\nin his book spycatcher , peter wright tells of a plot to force wilson ' s resignation by mi5 agents convinced he was a communist spy . wright ' s account is often dismissed as an exaggeration , but the drama documentary claims fresh evidence of plots .\ndespite all the controversy , a clockwork orange was never pulled from american theaters and was nominated for best picture and three other oscars , including best director for kubrick and best adapted screenplay for his script . the film whiffed on all four categories at the ceremony , but it still earned a place in history . along with midnight cowboy , which won best picture in 1970 , it ' s one of only two x - rated films to be nominated for the oscars ' top prize .\none night , after a spree of violence , alex and his gang steal a car and drive until they see a house with a sign in front reading ,\nhome .\nthey break into the house where a husband and wife live , and they violently rape the wife in front of the husband . they tear apart the house , and in the midst of this , alex notices a particular piece of writing entitled ,\na clockwork orange .\nthe four then head back t\nprior to kubrick taking over the adaptation of a clockwork orange ( ken russell and john schlesinger were among the directors being considered ) , mick jagger was rumored to be up for the role of alex , with other members of the rolling stones potentially playing alex ' s droogs . but when kubrick joined the project , he only wanted one man to play alex : malcolm mcdowell . kubrick had seen the actor in his debut film role in if . . . . , which features similar anti - authoritarian themes and mcdowell playing a rebellious and violent teen . mcdowell never even had to audition\u2014and if the actor had declined the role , kubrick allegedly would have dropped the project altogether .\na clockwork orange takes place in a futuristic city governed by a repressive , totalitarian super - state . in this society , ordinary citizens have fallen into a passive stupor of complacency , blind to the insidious growth of a rampant , violent youth culture . the protagonist of the story is alex , a fifteen - year - old boy who narrates in a teenage slang called nadsat , which incorporates elements of russian and cockney english . alex leads a small gang of teenage criminals\u2014dim , pete , and georgie\u2014through the streets , robbing and beating men and raping women . alex and his friends spend the rest of their time at the korova milkbar , an establishment that serves milk laced with drugs , and a bar called the duke of new york .\nthe director first encountered anthony burgess ' novel a clockwork orange when his dr . strangelove co - screenwriter terry southern gave him a copy on the set of that film . southern enjoyed the biting black humor of the book , and thought kubrick should consider adapting it into a movie . kubrick allegedly didn ' t like the book upon first reading because of the nadsat language burgess created for the novel . the language , literally translated as the russian word for\nteen\nand comprised of russian and cockney rhyming slang , confused the eventual director until he revisited the source material after his efforts to make a biopic about napoleon fell through . kubrick reportedly began to change his mind when he considered alex as a richard iii - type character .\ndesigner milena canonero sought to create a skewed near - future society with the costumes for a clockwork orange . but kubrick and canonero , who would go on to win an academy award for costume design on kubrick ' s barry lyndon ( plus additional oscars for chariots of fire , marie antoinette , and the grand budapest hotel ) had trouble pinning down the look of alex ' s costume . when mcdowell , a cricket fan , came in for a costume fitting with his gear\u2014including protective cup\u2014kubrick told him to keep them out and incorporate his white shirt and cup into the costume . when mcdowell started to dress by putting the jockstrap under his pants , kubrick told him it ' d look better over his pants instead , and the look made it into the final movie .\nfirst , that resignation has never been fully explained . the itv programme offers the personal , medical theory : wilson could tell his brain was weakening , and rather than deny reality - as his alzheimer ' s - afflicted mother had done - he resolved to quit while he was still on top . but that cause was almost certainly joined by another - one argued in tomorrow ' s bbc2 docudrama , the plot against harold wilson .\nf . alexander recognizes alex as the ludovico technique subject , and is very interested in his story . he wants to use alex to show the corruption of the government . f . alexander is firmly against the ludovico technique because he believes that it takes away free will , making a person\na clockwork orange .\nalex does not want to go along with the plans of f . alexander and his colleagues . he voices his outrage to f . alexander using his nadsat slang . f . alexander recalls this slang from the night when his wife was beaten and raped , and realizes who alex is . he and his colleagues precede to lock alex into a room and blare music , in hopes to drive him to madness . alex becomes very ill and begs them to stop the music . ultimately , he jumps out the window in an attempt to escape the pain .\nthe title of the film plays upon an orange - shaded background . the setting of the film is england in the near future [ later in the film , the police wear an emblem of elizabeth ii on their lapels ] . in the background , gothic - sounding organ plays purcell ' s ' elegy on the death of queen mary ' - a funereal dirge . [ the music was played on an electronic organ by pioneering synthesist wendy ( or walter ) carlos . ]\nfew films are as sensational or infamous as stanley kubrick ' s\na clockwork orange\n. it ' s impossible to sit through aco and not have a reaction ; whether it be shock , disgust or amazement . the savage tale of a brutal young droog and his subsequent\nreformation\nby the government is as shocking and thought - provoking as ever . while the film ' s depictions of violence and sex are what it ' s most known for , aco works on far deeper levels . the disturbing portrayal of youth and its satirical depiction of a government ' s attempts to create a better society are brilliant , but the most fascinating aspect of aco is the questions it poses about good and evil . while the crimes alex commits at the beginning of the film are atrocious , what the government does to him is worse . the film presents the absolute worst aspects of man , but shows that even these are still favorable to a man without the choice . people can denounce the film because of its brutal content , but the importance of the questions it poses can ' t be denied . equally excellent to the film ' s content is the effort by the crew . kubrick ' s perfectionism pays off well , as aco in one of his most visually striking films . malcolm macdowell is nothing short of amazing as alex . kubrick ' s use of surreal imagery and set pieces , as well as the ingenious use of music to compliment the on - screen action , creates a world that perfectly reflects the protagonist ' s behavior and the government ' s policies . a clockwork orange is by no means an easy film to get through , as many will be turned off by the scenes of violence and rape . but this masterpiece is far more complex than a simple romp through a world of youthful violence . it ' s a rare example of film - making that demands that the viewer actually think . real horrorshow all around , oh my brothers .\n, follow the same basic plot line . fifteen - year - old alex delarge serves as the narrator and anti - hero . alex , along with his three\ndroogs ,\ndim , peter , and georgie , partake in vicious acts of violence against completely innocent victims for entertainment . they spend much of their time in the milk bar drinking drugged milk and speaking their teenage slang , nadsat . alex is their unremorseful and manipulative leader . during the day , alex spends his time cutting school , listening to his beloved beethoven , and reveling in his corruption .\nit sounds fantastic , almost comic . but watch greenwood talk of setting up his own private army in 1974 - 75 . listen to the former intelligence officer brian crozier admit his lobbying of the army , how they\nseriously considered the possibility of a military takeover\n. watch the archive footage of troop manoeuvres at heathrow , billed as a routine exercise but about which wilson was never informed - and which he interpreted as a show of strength , a warning , even a rehearsal for a coup . listen to the voice of wilson , who five weeks after resigning summoned two bbc journalists to tell them , secretly , of the plot .\nmuch of this has been known for a while ; many of those involved have admitted as much and do so again in the bbc film . yet officially it never happened : a 1987 inquiry under margaret thatcher concluded the allegations were false , implying that the fading wilson had descended into paranoia . this can ' t be allowed to stand . not only does it do an injustice to wilson , it also represents an enormous cover - up . for this was the british watergate , a conspiracy designed to pervert the democratic choice of the people . the circumstances of that time - mighty unions and the cold war - were entirely different . but if we are to learn the lessons of the wilson plot , to realise what britain ' s hidden powers are truly capable of , then these events deserve a proper reckoning . blair should do a final service to the last labour leader before him to win an election - and establish an independent inquiry .\ndoctype html public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe story sounds barely credible - a sign , perhaps , that wilson was suffering from paranoia - but it is backed up by corroborating interviews with other senior figures from the time .\nthe then bbc journalist barrie penrose has outlined some of the detail of the new evidence in an article in this week ' s radio times .\nhe stresses the need to bear in mind the backdrop to the alleged plots , telling the magazine :\nour establishment , from the intelligence services down to parts of fleet street , were paranoid about the threat of communism . so paranoid it seems , they were prepared to believe a prime minister of britain was an active soviet spy .\nat a time of continuing cold war tensions , industrial unrest was rife , the country had suffered power cuts and a three day working week and in 1975 the government was being warned privately that the economy faced\nwholesale domestic liquidation\nunless it could tame inflation .\nwhile some on the hard left believed revolution was imminent , former military figures angry at the extent of union control were building private armies , in preparation for the coming conflict .\nand it is these mercenaries , the programme says , that wilson feared would be used to stage a coup against him - and that the british army might not come to his aid .\nthe meetings with wilson the programme is based on were secretly recorded in 1976 by journalists barrie penrose and roger courtiour , weeks after his shock departure from number 10 .\nwilson spoke darkly of two military coups which he said had been planned to overthrow his government in the late 1960s and in the mid 1970s ,\npenrose writes .\nboth were said to involve high - ranking elements in the british army , eager to see the back of labour governments .\nboth involved a member of the royal family - prince louis mountbatten .\nlord mountbatten would be installed as an interim prime minister following the military coup , wilson believed .\nbaroness falkender , wilson ' s political secretary , also told the two journalists about her belief military coups had been planned and that she and wilson would be arrested with the rest of the labour cabinet , penrose writes in the radio times .\nunbeknown to wilson , courtiour and i secretly recorded many of our meetings with him , almost always conducted at his georgian house at 5 lord north street , close to the house of commons ,\npenrose says .\nthe cumbersome machine was smuggled into his study in a briefcase carried by courtiour . over a period of nine months we accumulated hours of tape recordings . those tapes have , since then , remained untouched in the loft of my kent home and at courtiour ' s london home .\nwilson told the journalists they\nshould investigate the forces that are threatening democratic countries like britain\n.\nthey were also startled to be told at their first meeting with him :\noccasionally when we meet i might tell you to go to the charing cross road and kick a blind man standing on the corner . that blind man may tell you something , lead you somewhere .\nthe pair were never asked to go to charing cross road but wilson went on to tell them about his distrust of a group of mi5 officers , who he said were trying to smear him by planting stories in the press about him being an adulterer and a communist spy .\nin one of the secretly recorded tapes wilson says :\ni am not certain that for the last eight months when i was prime minister i knew what was happening , fully , in security .\nnew witnesses interviewed for the programme talk about these military coups and mountbatten ' s role in them . penrose says they confirm such plotting\nwasn ' t in the fevered imagination of an embittered ex - pm\n.\npenrose concludes his radio times article :\nyou may ask , at the end of the programme , how much of it can be believed . my view now , as it was then , is that wilson was right in his fears . . . . in answer to the question ' how close did we come to a military government ' i can only say - closer than we ' d ever be content to think .\nthe bbc may edit your comments and not all emails will be published . your comments may be published on any bbc media worldwide .\nmost popular now | 17 , 029 pages were read in the last minute .\n;\ntomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of harold wilson ' s resignation as prime minister . for most people under 40 that fact will mean little ; many will struggle to place the name . and yet , at the time , wilson ' s departure was a political earthquake , wholly unexpected and assumed to have reshaped the national landscape . for wilson had been at or close to the top of british politics for 12 years , spending all but four of them in downing street . for a large chunk of the 60s and 70s , the words\nprime minister\ninstantly evoked the face and flat yorkshire vowels of harold wilson .\now , though , he is all but forgotten . he did not have long to play the elder statesman , pounding the lecture circuit or doing prestigious tv interviews : his galloping alzheimer ' s disease , and the assault it made on his once - famed memory , put paid to that . he became a shambling , confused figure , spotted wandering on his own around the house of lords , until his wife mary finally took him off to his beloved isles of scilly . on an itv1 documentary , whose first part aired last night , the journalist john sweeney recalls seeing a familiar face on a westminster park bench , sandwiched between two winos : it was the former pm , his eyes vacant .\nyet we should not let wilson slip so easily into oblivion . both his career , and the manner of its ending , have some useful lessons for today - ones that tony blair would do well to heed .\nas peter wright confirmed in his book spycatcher , wilson was the victim of a protracted , illegal campaign of destabilisation by a rogue element in the security services . prompted by cia fears that wilson was a soviet agent - put in place after the kgb had , the spooks believed , poisoned hugh gaitskell , the previous labour leader - these mi5 men burgled the homes of the prime minister ' s aides , bugged their phones and spread black , anti - wilson propaganda throughout the media . they tried to pin all kinds of nonsense on him : that his devoted political secretary , marcia williams , posed a threat to national security ; that he was a closet ira sympathiser .\nsuch talk stoked up an establishment already trembling at what it saw as britain ' s inexorable slide towards anarchy , if not communist rule . institutions were collapsing , inflation was rising , tax was at a near - mythic top rate of 98 % , and britain was losing the last outposts of empire . above all , the trade unions , riddled with leftists and soviet sympathisers , seemed to have the nation under their thumb .\nit was no longer a green and pleasant land , england ,\nrecalls retired major alexander greenwood , colonel blimp made flesh .\nthe great and the good feared that the country was out of control , and that wilson lacked either the will or the desire to stand firm . retired intelligence officers gathered with military brass and plotted a coup d ' etat . they would seize heathrow airport , the bbc and buckingham palace . lord mountbatten would be the strongman , acting as interim prime minister . the queen would read a statement urging the public to support the armed forces , because the government was no longer able to keep order .\nin the process , he might realise how much the two have in common . the early wilson , like the early blair , was hailed as the harbinger of a new britain , in touch with the mood , and the young people , of the age . wilson gave mbes to the beatles , blair gave tea to noel gallagher . both were multiple election winners , skilful players of the media .\nstill , historians may spot other , less comfortable parallels . first , both took heat for backing the us in an unpopular war : wilson and lbj in vietnam , blair and bush in iraq . second , their reputations were badly muddied by sleaze - specifically alleged abuse of the honours system by handing out gongs and peerages to undeserving cronies . third , they will both stir admiration for the electoral sorcery that produced winning streaks for labour , but will both face a question : what legacy of substance did they leave behind ?\nif anything , these parallels are unfair to wilson . he may have publicly backed lbj , but privately he rejected the president ' s repeated request to lend even a symbolic british military presence to the war in vietnam ; wilson refused to send so much as a marching band . johnson punished him for it , but the pm held firm .\nthe lavender list was a bad error , rewarding some , like lord kagan , who were later revealed to be corrupt . but wilson did not sell peerages for cash , as blair ' s labour has done . in his day there was no need : his labour party was funded by the trade unions , so did not need to go cap - in - hand to millionaires .\nas for legacy , wilson was mocked for citing the open university as his greatest achievement : but that is an institution which has changed thousands of lives for the better . along with facing down ian smith in rhodesia , and steering britain towards a common market yes vote in 1975 , it ' s not such a bad record . blair should reflect on it and pause : if his destiny is to be remembered for iraq , he might prefer to suffer wilson ' s recent fate - and be forgotten .\noriginally published in the guardian on 25 may 1995 : harold wilson was one of the men who ruined post - war britain . he was a small , posturing , visionless politician , personally pleasant to his friends and even to his enemies . but his public work was a long , strung - out disaster\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nhtml public\n/ / w3c / / dtd html 3 . 2 draft / / en\nmr . cope : statistics relating to general service grades are not available by department as all posts in this category are advertised by the civil service commission to fill vacancies on a northern ireland civil service - wide basis .\nnewspapers | overall total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - independent | 0 social services insight | 1 social work today | 1 health ser journal | 3 belfast telegraph | 218 irish news | 3 news letter | 17 guardian | 3 the times sunday times 5 the observer | 0 nursing times | 2 architects journal | 4 building | 2 engineering news | 0 british med . journal | 23 chartered mech . eng . | 0 hospital engineering | 0 the lancet | 0 londonderry journal | 173 londonderry sentinel | 193 building design | 0 | - - - - - - - totals | 649\n( 2 ) what steps his department is taking to monitor trends in cerebral palsy .\nmr . needham [ holding answer 22 january 1990 ] : none . the main agency through which the government support biomedical and clinical research in the united kingdom is the medical research council . however , i understand the department of health is funding some research into the causes of cerebral palsy .\nmr . william ross : to ask the secretary of state for northern ireland what effects on steel reinforcing have been reported to him as a result of alkali silica reaction or alkali aggregate reaction in the concrete used for the construction of any public building , bridge , sewage works , or water impoundment dam in northern ireland .\nmr . william ross : to ask the secretary of state for northern ireland whether any alkali silica reaction or alkali aggregate reaction has been reported in any concrete used in the construction of any building or other publicly or government - funded construction now in public ownership in northern ireland .\nmr . needham [ holding answer 23 january 1990 ] : i am aware of only one concrete structure in public ownership in northern ireland with a problem which may have been caused by alkali aggregate reaction . the problem is not considered serious , but further investigations are being carried out .\nmr . william ross : to ask the secretary of state for northern ireland what definition his department uses of a replica firearm .\nmr . cope [ holding answer 23 january 1990 ] : article 2 of the firearms ( northern ireland ) order 1981 defines imitation firearm as\nanything which has the appearance of being a firearm whether or not it is capable of discharging any shot , bullet or other missile\n. additionally , under the firearms ( northern ireland ) order 1983 any imitation firearm which is readily convertible with a firearm is treated as if it were a firearm .\nmr . william ross : to ask the secretary of state for northern ireland what steps he has taken to investigate with the british standards institute the specifications for a standard for ( a ) firearms and ( b ) ammunition enclosure for use in domestic premises in northern ireland for sporting firearms and ammunition .\nmr . cope [ holding answer 23 january 1990 ] : none directly , but the royal ulster constabulary has contributed to the home office study with the british standards institute on the subject .\nmr . william ross : to ask the secretary of state for northern ireland whether the royal ulster constabulary issues a receipt for each firearm taken into the possession of the police when a firearm certificate is not renewed .\nmr . cope [ holding answer 23 january 1990 ] : the chief constable of the royal ulster constabulary has informed me that an official receipt is given in such circumstances .\nmr . william ross : to ask the secretary of state for northern ireland whether the royal ulster constabulary issues reminders to the holders of firearms certificates before the expiry of the certificates ( a ) before the renewal of the certificate and ( b ) before the normal period taken to process such a renewal application .\nmr . cope [ holding answer 23 january 1990 ] : the chief constable of the royal ulster constabulary has informed me that a reminder is sent to the firearm certificate holder one month prior to the month in which his certificate is due for renewal . a final reminder is sent one month after the end of the month in which the certificate was due for renewal . local police may also contact the firearm certificate holder if they consider it justified .\nmr . william ross : to ask the secretary of state for northern ireland whether , within the last three years , any firearm in northern ireland was taken into the possession of the police because the owner ' s firearm certificate had not been processed and returned before the expiry date , in cases where the certificate had been sent , or given to the police for renewal before the expiry date .\nmr . cope [ holding answer 23 january 1990 ] : the chief constable of the royal ulster constabulary has informed me that the information is not available in the form requested and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost . if the hon . gentleman has any specific case in mind , i will make inquiries .\ndr . godman : to ask the secretary of state for northern ireland if he will make a statement concerning the disposal of harland and wolff and that shipyard ' s present and future work load .\nmr . needham [ holding answer 25 january 1990 ] : the sale of the harland and wolff business to a new company set up by the management and employees backed by fred olsen was completed on 8 september 1989 . as the company is no longer in public ownership , it would be inappropriate for me to comment on its work load .\nmr . john d . taylor : to ask the secretary of state for northern ireland whether the fair employment commission was requested to register in accordance with the fair employment ( northern ireland ) act 1989 prior to the nominated date of 15 january 1990 ; and how many persons are presently employed by the fair employment commission .\nmr . needham [ holding answer 26 january 1990 ] : the fair employment commission is specified as a public authority in the fair employment ( specification of public authorities ) order ( northern ireland ) 1989 and is therefore automatically treated as registered under the act . at 19 january 1990 , the commission employed 34 staff .\nmr . austin mitchell : to ask the secretary of state for employment what is his estimate of the increase in average earnings each year for manuals and non - manuals in the private sector less manufacturing , based on the weighted average difference between the figures given in his letter of 11 january and those for the public sector as a whole .\nmr . nicholls : the calculation requested would not be meaningful , for the reasons stated in my letter to the hon . member .\nmr . austin mitchell : to ask the secretary of state for employment , pursuant to his answer of 20 december 1989 , official report , column 235 , whether he will publish in the official report the information supplied in his letter of 11 january , together with his best estimate of the numbers currently employed in ( a ) each of the specified categories , ( b ) manufacturing in the public sector and ( c ) private sector other than manufacturing .\nmr . nicholls : i refer the hon . member to my reply to him on 18 january 1990 at columns 396 - - 98 . the remaining earnings information requested is provided in the table .\nestimates of the numbers in employment for the categories requested are not available except for non - manual male employees in manufacturing , of which there were 917 , 300 employees in september 1989 , the latest available estimate .\npercentage increase in weekly and hourly earnings of full - time adult male employees ( a ) manual not in public sector april of each | weekly | hourly year | earnings | earnings | per cent . | per cent . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1980 ( b ) | 18 . 6 | 20 . 4 1981 ( b ) | 8 . 1 | 11 . 2 1982 ( b ) | 10 . 1 | 9 . 9 1983 ( c ) | 7 . 5 | 7 . 7 1984 | 8 . 9 | 7 . 7 1985 | 8 . 1 | 7 . 7 1986 | 6 . 3 | 6 . 6 1987 | 7 . 0 | 6 . 7 1988 | 8 . 1 | 6 . 8 1989 | 9 . 5 | 8 . 8 notes : ( a ) average gross weekly and hourly earnings , not affected by absence , for those on adult rates ; manufacturing as defined in the 1980 sic ( but see notes ( b ) and ( c ) ) . ( b ) males aged 21 and over on all rates ; 1968 sic definition of manufacturing . ( c ) males aged 21 and over on all rates ; 1980 sic definition of manufacturing .\nmr . vaz : to ask the secretary of state for employment what plans he has to provide equal employment rights for home workers .\nmr . nicholls : home workers who are employees already have the same employment rights as other employees .\ndr . thomas : to ask the secretary of state for employment if he will identify the relevant costs per head for employment training trainees participating in the programme through training managers who operate nationally and locally in the voluntary sector .\nmr . nicholls : information on the cost per trainee in employment training for training managers which are voluntary organisations is not available .\nms . short : to ask the secretary of state for employment , what are the statistics for great britain and each training agency region , for each month since october 1989 showing the results of new client adviser interviews with people who want to register as unemployed , broken down in the same categories as in his answer of 30 october 1989 , official report , columns 1 - 2 .\nmr . eggar : as the information requested is contained in a number of tables , i will write to the hon . member , and place a copy of my letter in the library .\nmr . lee : to ask the secretary of state for employment what is the latest national estimate of the numbers of ( a ) white on brown tourism signs and ( b ) tourist information centres .\nmr . nicholls : a figure for the total number of white on brown tourist signs is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost .\nmr . andrew f . bennett : to ask the secretary of state for employment how many individuals are currently circulated with the following minutes of health and safety commission meetings ( i ) commission minutes , ( ii ) management board minutes , ( iii ) chief inspectors management meeting minutes and ( iv ) executive minutes ; if he has knowledge of any proposals to extend the current circulation ; and if he will place copies of these in the library .\nmr . nicholls : the circulation of these minutes is an internal matter for the health and safety commission and executive .\nmr . strang : to ask the secretary of state for employment how many prosecutions have been undertaken by the health and safety executive under section 6 of the health and safety at work etc . act 1974 ; and how many of these were successful .\nmr . nicholls [ holding answer 29 january 1990 ] : from 1975 - 1980 , hse ' s factory inspectorate laid 130 informations under section 6 , of which 110 resulted in convictions , while five informations were withdrawn . in the period 1981 to the end of the financial year 1987 - 88 ( the latest year for which figures are currently available ) , the factory and agricultural inspectorate laid 224 informations , of which 184 were successful and 17 withdrawn . data on section 6 prosecutions taken by other inspectorates within hse cannot be provided without disproportionate cost .\nsir trevor skeet : to ask the secretary of state for employment whether he proposes to introduce new building safety regulations to accommodate contemporary requirements in the glass and ceramic industry .\nmr . nicholls : [ holding answer 29 january 1990 ] : i am informed by the chairman of the health and safety commission that there are no current plans for new regulations concerning glazed structures under the health and safety at work etc . act 1974 .\nhowever , my right hon . friend the secretary of state for the environment is proposing to issue a consultative paper including proposals for requirements relating to safety glazing under the building regulations 1985 .\nmr . robertson : to ask the secretary of state for employment who will represent his department at the social affairs meetings of the council of ministers on 1 and 2 march , and 26 and 27 april ; and what the agenda will be for both meetings .\nmr . eggar : i expect to attend the informal meeting of the labour and social affairs council on 1 and 2 march . the agenda is expected to include discussions on long - term unemployment , training in eastern europe and the social dialogue .\nit is likely that a social security minister will attend the informal social security ministers council on 26 and 27 april . this will depend on the agenda , which is not yet known .\n( 2 ) if he will place in the library the two studies on repetitive strain injury which have just been completed for the health and safety executive by the universities of birmingham and edinburgh .\nmr . nicholls : the report of the study carried out by the institute of occupational medicine in edinburgh is found in the library , deposited paper no . 5131 . the health and safety executive is still awaiting the report from the university of birmingham . the executive is currently supporting a small study at the institute of occupational medicine in edinburgh , which follows on from the earlier project . the current study aims to produce an ergonomic guide or assessment aid which will enable non - experts to identify work activities which may lead to upper limb disorders . it started on 1 october 1989 , finishes on 31 march 1990 and will cost \u00a317 , 783 . negotiations are currently taking place between the health and safety executive and the institute on possible support for research into upper limb disorders occurring in keyboard operators .\nmr . ashley : to ask the secretary of state for employment when the health and safety executive plans to publish guidelines aimed at preventing repetitive strain injury ; and what plans he has to publicise these guidelines .\nmr . nicholls : the health and safety executive plans to publish guidance entitled\nwork related upper limb disorders : a guide to prevention\nin spring this year . the guidance will be publicised by means of a press notice . the executive ' s inspectors and employment medical advisers will bring it to the attention of employers in the course of their duties . the hse is also producing clinically oriented guidance for occupational health professionals and a check list and risk assessment guide aimed at employers .\nmr . terry davis : to ask the secretary of state for employment how much of the expenditure on printed material for\naction for jobs\nin 1985 - 86 , 1986 - 87 and 1987 - 88 was spent through the central office of information .\nmr . eggar : all the expenditure on producing and distributing printed material for\naction for jobs\nduring the periods 1985 - 86 , 1986 - 87 and 1987 - 88 was spent through the central office of information .\nmr . strang : to ask the secretary of state for employment what arrangements the training agency is making to monitor the quality of the corporate plans presented by prospective training executive councils ; and when he expects to place copies of these plans in the library .\nmr . eggar [ holding answer 24 january 1990 ] : corporate plans submitted by training and enterprise councils will be assessed by the national training task force under the chairmanship of brian wolfson . the task force ' s recommendation will be forwarded to me for approval .\nthe contract between my department and the tec will require that a full copy of the plan must be made available to the public at the registered office of the tec . the contract will also provide that the tec publishes a summary of the plan within three months of the start of the plan . i shall arrange for these summaries to be placed in the library as they become available .\n( 3 ) how many men were killed in mines operated by british coal in 1978 - 79 and each succeeding year .\nmr . nicholls [ holding answers 29 january 1990 ] : it is not possible separately to identify fatal and major injuries in british coal and licensed coal mines before 1985 - 86 without incurring disproportionate costs . the following tables give the information that is valuable to her majesty ' s inspectorate of mines .\n| major injuries | fatal injuries | at all coal | at all coal | mines | mines - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1978 | 494 | 63 1979 | 473 | 46 1980 | 512 | 42 < 1 > 1981 | 815 | 35 1982 | 865 | 38 1983 | 824 | 30 < 2 > 1984 - 85 | 378 | 22 < 1 > the introduction of nado regulations 1980 on 1 january 1981 widened the coverage of the serious injury category . figures from 1981 are therefore not directly comparable with those for earlier years . < 2 > covering the 15 month period january 1984 - march 1985 .\n| major injuries | major injuries | fatal injuries | at licensed | at british | at british | coal mines | coal mines | coal mines - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - < 1 > 1985 - 86 | 17 | 715 | 28 1986 - 87 | 30 | 952 | 15 1987 - 88 | 27 | 729 | 9 < 1 > the introduction of the riddor regulations 1985 on 1 april 1986 further widened the major injury category .\nmr . dobson : to ask the secretary of state for employment whether the mines inspectorate received copies of the annual reports of the national coal board and the british coal corporation in each year since 1978 - 79 .\nmr . nicholls [ holding answer 29 january 1990 ] : the health and safety executive ' s mines inspectorate has received copies of these annual reports .\nmr . william ross : to ask the secretary of state for defence if he will place in the library a copy of his department ' s report into the condition and maintenance of the national sports centre , cardiff indoor firearms range completed between july and december 1989 following the incident which led to the temporary closure of the range last summer .\nmr . archie hamilton : the report on the condition of the indoor range at the national sports centre , cardiff was provided by the army in its capacity as safety advisor to the sports council of wales . decisions about the publication of the report and the future of the range are matters for the sports council of wales .\nmr . amos : to ask the secretary of state for defence if he will ensure that , henceforth , information will be gathered to establish the amount of low - flying activity over northumberland ; and if he will make a statement .\nmr . neubert : my right hon . friend has no plans to do so .\nmr . livingstone : to ask the secretary of state for defence on what date the royal military police interviewed captain fred holroyd , retired , concerning the kincora boys ' home as referred to in his reply to the adjournment debate on 29 november 1989 , official report , column 819 .\nmr . archie hamilton [ holding answer 15 january 1990 ] : captain holroyd was initially interviewed by the royal military police about kincora on 22 may 1982 .\nmr . michael marshall : to ask the secretary of state for defence whether he will make a statement about the allegations of mr . colin wallace concerning the activities of the army and of the security service in northern ireland during the 1970s and about mr . wallace ' s appeal against his dismissal from the civil service for disclosing a classified document to an unauthorised person on 4 february 1975 .\nmr . archie hamilton : in the course of recent work in dealing with parliamentary inquiries about the case of mr . colin wallace , records have been found which have brought to light new information relating to matters which arose under earlier administrations . ministers have not , of course , been told what advice was given to former labour ministers , nor what views they expressed , with the exception of decisions by the then attorney - general . i think it right to report this new information to the house . my noble friends lord carrington and lord whitelaw , the noble lord , lord mason , and the right hon . member for morley and leeds south ( mr . rees ) have been consulted about the terms of this statement .\nas the house knows , mr . wallace accepted on 15 march 1968 an appointment as an assistant information officer at the army ' s northern ireland command headquarters ( hqni ) . he became an established information officer from 14 december 1971 and a senior information officer with effect from 27 september 1974 , having first held this latter post on temporary promotion .\nmr . wallace left hqni for the army ' s north - west district headquarters on 4 february 1975 , having handed over his duties at hqni on 31 january 1975 . on 4 february 1975 mr . wallace delivered a restricted document at the home of a journalist , without any authority to do so . on 25 june 1975 , mr . wallace was informed that he would be dismissed from the civil service for this action . he appealed to the civil service appeal board , which heard his case on 17 october 1975 . the csab concluded that there was justification for the department ' s decision that mr . wallace ' s services could not be retained : but that , having regard to his previous good record of service , if mr . wallace wished to offer his resignation , the department should accept this as an alternative to dismissal . mr . wallace resigned with effect from 31 december 1975 .\nmr . wallace claimed in his appeal that his action in passing the document to the journalist was done with the intention of safeguarding the interests of the department , and that it was in accordance with his terms of reference and the nature of his duties . he said that those duties included unattributable briefing of journalists , which sometimes included the revelation of privileged and sensitive information ; and that he often had to exercise his judgment as to how much information he could reveal .\nin its statement to the csab , the ministry of defence accepted that the duties of the post , as described in the job specification set out in the relevant trawl notice , came in practice to include some kinds of unattributable briefing . mr . wallace claimed that the job specification given in the\ntrawl notice dealt only with his straightforward public relations duties and that there was also a further job specification classified secret .\nmod did not contest the evidence on mr . wallace ' s behalf , but it did not acknowledge the existence of a supplementary job specification ; nor did it make a copy available , as mr . wallace had requested . more recently , the existence of any supplementary job specification has been denied ; and indeed no evidence has been found in the documentation still available that mr . wallace was given any formal supplementary directive or job specification ."]}
{"id": 55101, "summary": [{"text": "clod ensemble is a performance company and registered charity based in london , uk .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "founded in 1995 by composer paul clark and director suzy willson , the company creates performances , workshops and other events in the uk and internationally .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "their productions include : \" zero \" at sadler 's wells 2013 ; silver swan most recently performed in the turbine hall , tate modern 2012 ; an anatomy in four quarters ( 2011 ) which dissected sadler 's wells theatre and the wales millennium centre ; under glass whose performers are encased within a series of glass containers and jars ( winner of the total theatre award for visual/physical theatre in 2009 ) ; red ladies a chorus piece for 18 identically dressed women and must a collaboration with new york city performer peggy shaw .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "performances take place in traditional theatre spaces , festivals , galleries and also in found and public spaces .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "these have included trafalgar square , victoria and albert museum , sadler 's wells , south bank centre , serralves museum in portugal , public theater and la mama in new york , and festivals including london international mime festival , festival of firsts , fierce festival , glasgay ! , psi ( arizona and london ) .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "they are also known for their performing medicine project which uses the arts to help medical students and doctors gain skills relevant to their clinical practice .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "( winner of the times higher award for excellence and innovation in the arts , 2007 ) they also run a programme called extravagant acts for mature people which takes concerts and other performances into daycare centres in london .", "topic": 21}], "title": "clod ensemble", "paragraphs": ["company number 3251499 ( registered charity and company name : the clod ensemble ) .\na living exhibition . . . the clod ensemble . photograph : marco secchi / getty images\nbuilding on clod ensemble\u2019s reputation for work that defies traditional categories , under glass blends visual imagery , choreography and theatre with an original score to create a haunting exhibition of human life .\nperformances include the \u2018lion dance\u2019 from the celebrated classical noh piece shakkyo , premieres of noh - inspired works by wiebke leister with david toop and clod ensemble , and a new piece by yukihiro isso that is influenced by neuroscience .\nfollowing a sold out run at village underground , london in 2009 and award - winning presentation at edinburgh fringe festival , clod ensemble are reviving their \u201castonishing and unforgettable\u201d ( the scotsman ) production under glass , originally commissioned by sadler\u2019s wells .\nthe collaborative venture brings together theatre and performance company the clod ensemble , the school of english and drama at queen mary , university of london , and barts and the london , queen mary ' s school of medicine and dentistry . it is one of a kind in the uk .\nlod ensemble works at the intersection of different forms and disciplines \u2013 at the point where they meet , transform and challenge each other to become something new .\n4 & 5 jun | sadler ' s wells clod ensemble has been making performance work that pushes the boundaries between art forms for over 15 years , led by choreographer / director suzy willson and composer paul clark . the company returns to sadler ' s wells with its latest piece , zero , after the world premiere of an anatomie in four quarters in 2011 . read more : urltoken\nhe clod ensemble are a shape - shifting , genre - straddling , media - mixing , experimental , experiential , project - based performance group . what does that mean in practice ? one result is under glass , a 45 - minute show directed by suzy willson that is currently running in an old victorian warehouse . several times a day , spectators ( in groups of about 30 ) are ushered around the gloomy interior to witness a kind of living exhibition .\nlod ensemble and has written critically acclaimed original scores for all the company\u2019s productions to date \u2013 ranging from totally acoustic works , to multi speaker installations . each score is a bespoke piece that is in a dialogue with the visual material ;\nlod ensemble with composer paul clark , creating award - winning , movement - based performance work which \u2018defies categorisation\u2019 . her work is provocative , uncompromising and finely crafted \u2013 ambitious in scale and concept \u2013 shown in art galleries , theatres , dance houses and public spaces in the uk and internationally .\nas a leading composer on the british theatre scene , paul has written dozens of scores for theatre in the uk and internationally . he has written music for and with a hugely diverse range of musicians from manchester camerata and \u00f6sterreichisches ensemble f\u00fcr neue musik ; to dangermouse , the welsh national opera male chorus and mark e smith ( the fall ) .\nlod ensemble . she became executive producer at the royal court in april 2013 and was previously the founding executive producer at national theatre wales . she launched ntw in 2009 with artistic director john mcgrath , and subsequently produced the first three years of work . previously , lucy was executive producer at the donmar warehouse and head of studio at the national theatre under nicholas hytner . lucy was literary manager at the donmar warehouse in the 90s , where she produced an annual season of new plays , and left for a five year stint in the film industry , commissioning , developing and working on feature films . lucy is the current chair of london theatre consortium .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\na valid e - mail address . all e - mails from the system will be sent to this address . the e - mail address is not made public and will only be used if you wish to receive a new password or wish to receive certain news or notifications by e - mail .\nqueen mary , university of london . performing medicine , which brings together medicine and drama , was established a year ago , and it has since programmed and delivered more than 40 different arts - based workshops within the medical school curriculum at leading medical schools . these include barts , king ' s college london and imperial college london .\nthe workshops use theatre and performance to teach medical students how to use their bodies and voices more effectively when dealing with patients and colleagues . they also introduce students to use of the arts in healthcare settings and raise the possibility of using the arts as a platform to discuss cultural issues relevant to healthcare , such as identity , sexuality and cultural sensitivities .\ni was very impressed with the way queen mary ' s had used arts to make an innovative contribution to the training of doctors ,\nsaid judge tom shakespeare , a member of the national council of the arts council and chairman of arts council england , north east .\nthis represents a combination of great partnership , practical benefit and creativity , and it stood out as distinctive from the very good set of submissions from other universities .\nfellow judge sir christopher frayling , the chairman of arts council england , described the winning entry as\nan outstanding example of art and higher education joining forces , with benefit to both sides\n. he called it\na superb achievement - just what the awards are for\n.\nanother judge , althea efunshile , executive director of arts planning and investment at arts council england , said :\nit is very rewarding to see that the majority of entrants have received support from the arts council . we are committed to partnerships that encourage excellence and innovation in the arts and will continue to work regionally and nationally to develop collaborations between the higher educational and arts sectors .\nget a month ' s unlimited access to the content online . just register and complete your career summary .\nregistration is free and only takes a moment . once registered you can read a total of 3 articles each month , plus :\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 .\nfor over two decades , director suzy willson and composer paul clark have developed a highly original performance language , creating provocative , finely crafted work , ambitious in scale and concept .\nwe work with dancers , actors , musicians , medics , architects and orchestras .\nour work is presented in london , across the uk and internationally in theatres , dance houses , galleries and public spaces including sadler\u2019s wells , tate modern , the lowry , wales millennium centre , serralves museum porto and public theater new york .\nbarrister , james st ville was called to the bar in 1995 . at gray\u2019s inn , he was awarded the bird & bird award for intellectual property , the moot society prize and the prince of wales award . at st . john\u2019s college cambridge , he was a morton scholar and awarded 1st class honours in engineering , sir joseph larmor\u2019s plate , the st . john\u2019s college prize and the university iee institution prize . he is recommended as a leading junior in information technology and intellectual property by chambers uk and by legal experts and is a chartered engineer with commercial experience of electronics , optical communications and engineering .\nabi is the finance director in the senior management team at curve theatre , leicester . curve is a major producing theatre and registered charity managed by leicester theatre trust , providing engaging world - class theatrical experiences for the local community . prior to this , abi was the head of finance for leicester theatre ltd . managing the finance team , and all aspects of financial functions within the business .\ncaroline is a freelance arts consultant , having worked for a number of theatre companies and venues over the past 25 years . prior to her freelance consultancy , caroline was the director of headlong theatre and boundless theatre , and secretary at the young vic and gate theatre . alongside her consultancy , caroline is a trustee of the special yoga centre and headlong theatre .\nbia is a senior producer at sadler\u2019s wells theatre , and an associate producer at akram khan company , working with several other associate and resident artists . sadler\u2019s wells is a world leader in contemporary dance presenting a vibrant , diverse year - round programme of dance . bringing the best of international and british dance to audiences at three theatres in london , bia works towards producing new works to bring the very best dance to london and worldwide audiences at sadler\u2019s wells .\nas artistic director of apples and snakes , lisa leads on developing the organisation\u2019s artistic strategy as well as delivering the creative programme of events , artist development and participation projects . she is also responsible for commissioning , producing and touring work . lisa has worked at apples and snakes as a freelancer on various projects since 1998 and full - time since 2004 . lisa has worked with artists since 1994 developing cross art - form projects which engage people in surprising arts work and events , in all kinds of settings .\ncurrent director of development and enterprises , amanda leads a team of 37 fundraisers that are responsible for 28 , 000 key business , funder and advocacy relationships at the royal opera house . roh is home to two of the world\u2019s greatest artistic companies , the royal opera and the royal ballet , performing with the orchestra of the royal opera house . amanda is amongst the teaching staff of the master in performing arts management programme in milan , established by accademia teatro alla scala .\nover 21 years , suzy willson has created an extraordinary body of work that has pushed the boundaries of choreographic practice . after training with legendary theatre and movement teacher jacques lecoq in paris she created\nfrom the choral lament silver swan in tate modern\u2019s vast turbine hall , to red ladies \u2013 performed across an entire city ( complete with helicopter , stretch limousine and owl ) \u2013 to an anatomie \u2013 dissecting sadler\u2019s wells auditorium and stage \u2013 suzy\u2019s work has always encouraged people to see familiar spaces from a new perspective . she has inspired a generation of artists and choreographers who want to make interdisciplinary work and has created a powerful platform for artist development .\nsuzy\u2019s work in the area of movement and medicine is pioneering . the performing medicine programme encourages people working in healthcare to appreciate the choreographic , non - verbal and spatial dimensions of care as well as inviting the general public to consider themes at the heart of 21st century medicine . she is an honorary professor at barts and the london school of medicine and dentistry .\nsuzy is powerful advocate for the importance of dance , movement and choreography in our culture and an articulate spokeswoman for its potential to change the way we think about our bodies and how they move in relation to the contexts and spaces we inhabit . she is a regular contributor to journals and books on both performance and medicine \u2013 with articles in dance theatre , the guardian , the lancet , performance research , routledge and methuen edited collections , and has been interviewed on bbc radio , more4 news and sky sports after a project with footballers at cardiff fc .\npaul has a long - standing collaboration with theatre and opera director katie mitchell for whom he has written over twenty scores in theatres across europe , including waves and wunschkonzert , and with gare st lazare with whom he created here all night ( lincoln center , new york , brighton festival , the abbey , dublin ) an acclaimed words and music piece using texts by samuel beckett .\nin tv and film , he has collaborated with simon amstell , french auteur arnaud desplechin , award winning anglo irish director john michael mcdonagh and written scores for david sedaris audio books . other works include the weather man ( opera north ) and liebeslied / my suicides , a collaboration with photographer rut blees luxemburg ( ica / genesis foundation ) , gallery installations ( ica , ceri hands ) museum installations ( v & a ) and one - off events ( e . g . 500th anniversary of hampton court video / firework event ) .\nperforming medicine provides courses , workshops and events , which draw on techniques and ideas in the arts to provide training to medical students and healthcare professionals .\nthe art of healthcare is a series of events and workshops for the general public which aims to cross - pollinate thinking around health care and medical practise and create dialogue across arts and health sectors , open to everyone and available free to healthcare professionals .\narts council england , barts and the london school of medicine and dentistry and the school of english and drama , queen mary , university of london , the calouste gulbenkian foundation , lcace , wellcome trust .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nprovocative , finely crafted performance , ambitious in scale and concept , presented in a variety of environments . artistic directors suzy willson & paul clark .\nit ' s illegal for iranian women to dance on the street . . . but that ' s not stopping them urltoken\n26 - 28 july with autobiography . a striking exploration of memory , and of the body as an archive .\nthe act of listening is in fact an act of composing .\n- john cage # quote # composer\nled by fashion collective art school , this workshop is an opportunity to explore how dance , performance and fashion might meet in interesting ways . more info & apply :\nin this blog , artistic director suzy willson compiles points of departure for snow , a new poetic monologue co - written with peggy shaw . snow will be showing at\nsee fellow new british music theatre artist @ verity _ standen perform her new a capella piece undersong @ ovalhouse this week .\nstanden ' s compositions force us to hear the human voice in ways not previously imagined .\n- exuent @ theatremagazine urltoken\n) & orlando gough present stroke odyssey - exploring how movement and music can impact the brain ' s ability to heal itself , performed by people living with the effects of a stroke .\na couple of photos from our living room music sessions last week @ citynislington rehearsing and recording a level music student compositions . fantastic to work with several musicians from chineke ! orchestra @ chineke4change this year . 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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long workshop is an opportunity to gain insight into the process of collaboration , and to explore with us how dance , performance and fashion might meet in interesting ways . more info & how to apply :\na few reflections on under glass so far :\nstrikingly dramatic . . . intriguingly unconventional\nthe times and the sunday times\nweird , eerie , snug , strange , sumptuous , fascinating , under glass is also very , very beautiful .\nthe argus [ under glass is ]\non its way to legendary status .\nmetro\nthe choreography is enigmatic and the soundtrack intriguing\neverything theatre .\nwe ' re sad the great british bake off has come to the end of another series , but we ' re very pleased to announce that the red chair will return in spring 2017 , with plenty of moreish moments . . .\ndiana vishneva : beauty in motion - f . l . o . w part iii\nfrom the shadows all around , a series of people , encased in their own transparent cabinets , are intermittently illuminated . there is a man at his desk , pasting notes to the wall and adjusting his anglepoise lamp as if everything were fine , though he can ' t even stand up straight inside his cramped glass box . a couple in a flat circular case grope like blind nestlings . one woman twists like a homunculus in a specimen jar ; another squishes her belly against the side of her cabinet until it looks like a fleshy mollusc in an aquarium ; another talks into a telephone - scraps of poetry ( written by alice oswald ) that evoke fear and disturbance beneath a surface of precarious normality . throughout , paul clark ' s score - melancholy strings , morse code blips , chimes , rumbles and , unexpectedly , a burst of shouty rock - creates broody , unstable moods , while hansjorg schmidt ' s lighting makes the scenes feel like fragments of a dream .\nwhat does it amount to ? that rather depends on you : its imagery is dramatic but it is not drama ; figures move , but it is not dance . i found it beautifully produced , but too intangible . at its best , though , it generated a powerful melancholy - each person utterly alone within their own little patch of world . at the end , too , when they turn inside their cabinets to look at us , applauding from within our own patch of light , it is as if we are the lonely weirdos , not them . now that was spooky .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nin a promenade performance , the audience moves through a space that is at once medical laboratory , museum exhibit and gallery , where dancers are kept like specimens in glass containers . this dream - like walk takes characters out of their everyday life and frames their moments of solitude ; examining human beings attempting , with varying success , to live within their limits .\nwe use cookies to enhance your user experience . continue with your visit by dismissing this message or"]}
{"id": 55111, "summary": [{"text": "avea i\u0307leti\u015fim hizmetleri a.\u015f. , currently operating under the t\u00fcrk telekom brand , is the sole gsm 1800 mobile operator of turkey , was founded in 2004 , and has reached a nationwide customer base of 17 million as of september 30 , 2015 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "tt&t i\u0307m i\u0307leti\u015fim hizmetleri a.\u015f . was officially established on february 19 , 2004 as a consequence of the merger between aycell , t\u00fcrk telekom 's gsm operator and i\u0307\u015f-ti\u0307m which has been established through the partnership of i\u0307\u015f bankas\u0131 group with a share of 51 % and tim _ ( brand ) with a share of 49 % .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "following the merger , for a period aria and aycell brands existed under tt&t i\u0307m .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "a totally new brand \" avea \" , reflecting the synergy from the merger was introduced into the market on june 23 , 2004 .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the business name \" tt&t i\u0307m i\u0307leti\u015fim hizmetleri a.\u015f \" was replaced with \" avea i\u0307leti\u015fim hizmetleri a.\u015f . \"", "topic": 12}, {"text": "as of october 15 , 2004 .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the privatization of 55 % of t\u00fcrk telekom 's shares was completed in november 2005 , by oger telecom 's acquisition 55 % of t\u00fcrk telekom 's shares .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "in september 2006 , t\u00fcrk telekom acquired telecom italia 's shares of 40.6 % in avea .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "turk telekom 's share is 81.37 % in avea .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "the remaining 18.63 % of the shares belongs to i\u0307\u015f bankas\u0131 .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "in 27 january 2016 , t\u00fcrk telekom decided to use single brand \" t\u00fcrk telekom \" , for its mobile networking , landlines and internet service provider . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "avea", "paragraphs": ["search popularirity score of the name avea . the country name score of avea . daily searches of the name avea ? keyword competition of the name avea google search trends of avea , google search history of the name avea , search graph of avea , keyword cost of avea\ntags : meaning of the name avea . the name avea means . found the meaning of the name avea ? please , add the meaning of the name avea if you did not find one from a search of avea .\ndo you want to improve avea signal for good ? that is possible with a mobile phone signal booster avea ! a simple device that will make all your bad connection issues go away .\nan avea signal problem surely does not depend on the avea frequency that you are using . the majority of customers admits that avea bad signal can become an issue from time to time . and that surely is frustrating , because in the 21st century we want to enjoy quality connection .\nconfidential competition congress growth and competitiveness trends cahit paksoy avea ceo and board member november 8 , 2005 .\navea transforms your home with beautiful dynamic light moods . control your ambience from your android phone and unwind in one of these carefully crafted settings with subtly changing light : \u2022 magic hour \u2022 northern glow \u2022 cherry blossom \u2022 mountain breeze \u2022 cozy flames \u2022 sunny field \u2022 fairy woods \u2022 caribbean sea \u2022 candy land \u2022 calm provence after a relaxing evening , simply set your alarm using the built - in wake - up light scene . with avea , rise and shine along a natural sunrise , right in your bedroom . how does it work ? this app requires elgato avea . turn any luminaire into the perfect mood lamp with avea bulb , start transforming your home within seconds with avea sphere , and bring dynamic light moods anywhere with avea flare . avea connects directly to your android phone using bluetooth smart technology , without requiring additional gateways or bridges . learn more about elgato avea at urltoken what do you need ? \u2022 elgato avea \u2022 samsung galaxy s4 , s4 mini , note ii or later ; bluetooth smart ready with android 5 or later\nnote : information on avea frequencies is taken from public sources . urltoken thoroughly monitors its relevance and guarantees 97 % accuracy . however , if you have any doubts concerning the compatibility of a specific booster model with avea frequencies in your region , please , contact our managers .\navea is a gsm 900 / 1800 mobile operator in turkey . it was founded in 2004 and by the year 2015 has reached a nationwide client base of 17 million subscribers . where does the name\navea\ncome from ? it derived from the names of two operators :\naycell\nand\naria\n. \u201cve\u201d in turkish means \u201cand\u201d . so , the name \u2018avea\u2019 is literally the two first letters of each company with an \u2018and\u2019 between them .\nan avea network signal booster is , basically , two antennas and an avea signal repeater . place one antenna outside so that it can catch the signal . put the other antenna inside your apartment \u2013 its job is to strengthen and boost avea signal . lastly , place the booster box right next to the second antenna . that\u2019s it ! your good signal home factory is ready ! by the way , the whole installation process is so easy that anyone can manage it .\ndo you need your 3g / 4g / lte improved ? all of those at once ? we have the right avea signal booster box for any occasion . by the way , you don\u2019t have to choose your avea signal booster for home . it will do just fine in your country house , in your office , apartment\u2026 wherever you need to improve the weak signal .\nour contract with huawei , will include investments in 3g technical systems , 3g management and audit systems , 3g spare part management , 3g training and professional support , in central anatolia and the mediterranean regions\n, said c\u00fcneyt g\u00f6ktan , ceo , avea .\nalong with the launch of 3g service in turkey in 2009 , avea will significantly impact the industry with both its well established infrastructure and innovative services and solutions .\ncarefusion has identified a potential risk associated with avea\u00bf ventilators when used at higher altitudes . a proactive complaint review identified an error in the barometric pressure compensation . carefusion is voluntarily initiating a field correction of the affected devices to correct the error .\nthe network load was huge . and still is , by the way . but the company tries to do its best to solve the existing problems . avea mobile coverage is pretty impressive at the moment \u2013 the absolute majority of turkey ' s land is covered with over 7000 stations . 97 . 4 % of the country\u2019s population lives on that territory . moreover , the company has roaming agreements with more than six hundred operators in over two hundred countries ! and avea is still continuing to expand .\nv : meaning of v in the name avea means : v sits on a single bottom end with to arms projecting upwards in a slanted way . it displays remarkable accessibility and its extensions show a desire to grasp . it is also authoritative and painstaking . it ' s shrewdness is seen in the fact that it converges it ' s energies at the bottom . it is therefore skilled or masterly in planning .\nhuawei technologies , a specialist in next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators globally , today announced that it has been selected by avea , one of the largest gsm operators in turkey , as the solution partner in its efforts to upgrade its current 3g network and to deliver 3g based services in central anatolia and the mediterranean regions . it is expected that the third generation gsm technology will be available to turkish customers this year .\nproduct name : avea\u00bf ventilator . all models . the affected devices are cleared under k073069 pm 1 / 25 / 2008 and k103211 on 05 / 06 / 2011 . this device is a class ii medical device . a continuous ventilator ( respirator ) is a device intended to mechanically control or assist patient breathing by delivering a predetermined percentage of oxygen in the breathing gas . adult , pediatric , and neonatal ventilators are included in this generic type of device .\ne : meaning of e in the name avea means : the letter e has three branches of equal lenghts . these all extend from it ' s left side . the equal lenghts show a degree of fairness to the outside world . they extend outwards indicating a willingness to learn , think broadly and be more vigorous in understanding . b also implies endowed with good writing abilities , eloquence , resourcefulness . it displays a unique artistic nature and strong enthusaism to get out and know more .\nthere are plenty of reasons for an avea poor reception ( or of any other turkish operator - turkcell , vodafone ) . the signal really does depend on the lie of the land . for example , a lot of trees can worsen the signal . as well as mountains and hills . but you might experience signal problems not only in the countryside , but also inside the city . the material from which the walls of the buildings are made does not affect the signal in a good way .\nhuawei is one of the leading global 3g service and solution providers\nsaid tang qi bing , director , huawei turkey .\nwe create groundbreaking 3g products and solutions in our r & d labs all over the world to boost our customers ' competitiveness . our engineers implement 3g infrastructures which gain advantage over the competition and take a considerable share of the market . our main goal is to offer solutions and technologies to our customers that will help and inspire them to fulfill their greatest potential . we are delighted and honoured to be chosen by avea , a mobile communication service provider with a proven track record .\nthe horoscope and astrology meaning of the name avea . avea means : with a life path 2 , your numbers are ( 11 / 2 , 20 / 2 ) . two is the symbol of duality and love . it represents equality , balance and is considered as the most feminine among all numbers and is second in command after masculine 1 . it portrays partnership , the coming together of like minds and ideal . although it is flexible and patient , it is unnoticed and operates from the shadows . number two coveys the meaning of union , division , dependence , conflict or verification of facts . number two also covey comparism and contrast . two is the smallest and first prime numbers and the only even prime number because it has many divisions . negative attributes of number two . it is believed that two had the power to bring firth evil \u2013 by pythagoreans . it is weak will , indecisive , stagnant . 11 represents equality , it is the light of all numbers , filled with love of peace , gentleness , possesses qualities f intuition , honesty , sensitivity . in numerology eleven , is considered as the master number , extremely creative , energized and inspirational . it further explains number eleven as a number of trials , test and treachery . from the biblical point of view , number eleven symbolize disorder and judgment \u2013 irresponsibility of breaking the law . in england eleven appears in the decoration of easter cakes using almond paste decorations representing the twelve disciples excluding judas iscariot . twenty is twice ten and means a complete waiting period . for the mayas , it represents god\u2019s order . according to r . allendy and j boelime , it places the world into two antagonistic poles , material world opposed by the spiritual world .\na : meaning of a in the name avea means : the letter a has two bars connected at a pointed edge and a cross bar holding them together . from an open end to a pointed edge signifies that all energies are trained to a point to achieve the most singularly important goal . the cross bar shows caution . failure is avoided by stringing all required resources together . a also looks like a pyramid with the peak as the apex of the pyramid . pyramids are iconic . a therefore symbolizes prominence and a desire to be recognized for ones achievements . the cross bar also represents a rung in ladder . to get to the top , one has to first step on the rung . it also means originality , a strong will power and an enterprising ability . the upper - case version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle , crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar . it shows aspiration , the dominance to be successful , positive attitude , an optimistic world view and egotism .\nthis website uses cookies to enable certain functions and to improve your user experience . by continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies . more information .\nimagine a home in which your devices and appliances work in concert to make life easier , without you having to lift a finger . a home that manages 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want and why you want it .\nyou are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security . you are basically peacemaker . you understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you . you may feel incomplete without someone to share your love , ideals , wealth or work . you can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive . you have developed intuition , patience and the ability to nurture others . you can achieve the state of happiness if you is willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them .\nthe number 7 is the most mystical of all numbers . seven is the number of a soul and symbolizes\nspiritual victory ,\nquest for higher truth . in silence , peace and self - examination we go toward perfection . in a criticism of others , suspicion , judgment , and sharp practice , we create our obstacles and difficulties .\nsevens are highly intuitive . they have a reservoir of inspired wisdom combined with inherited analytical ability , which could reward them through expressions of spiritual leadership , business analysis , marketing , artistic visions , and scientific research . operating on the spiritual side of their individuality can bring sevens to the great heights , and drop them off if they neglect their true spiritual identity .\nthe number 2 represents union - the father - mother principle , and so cooperation and association . two ( 2 ) are always in the eternal search for their other half - their complement . two is the number of peacemakers . they understand the law of harmony and desire to balance their life and those around them . they may feel incomplete without someone to share their love , ideals , wealth or work . symbolically , the prime challenge of twos is fear , fear of being alone , but on a higher place , they just feel unhappy where there is a lack of harmony or evidence of disapproval .\ntwos are very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive . it also gives them developed intuition , patience and the ability to nurture others . the happy twos are those , who accept their needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them . that gives them the freedom to be the way they are , instead of being compelled into addictive behavior patterns .\nfour represents enclosure , completion , foundation . it is a symbol of earth , the 4th element . fours are here to build a firm foundation , to labor with concentration and secure the right to work out their patterns of freedom from any obstacles - poverty , heartache and failure . fours are very down - to - earth , good grounded people . four is associated with home , stability , security , contentment , a good supply of things needed in life .\nprotection is four ' s birthright . all dreams will be fulfilled if the four is willing to work for things in his or her life . security is another keyword for number four . building a perfect secure environment , at work or home is the natural desire of all fours . four ' s perseverance applied to the job to be done , or gaining their objectives ; organizational skills and productivity make fours most of the beneficial people in the community . fours are very detailed and organized , and might appear too stubborn and overly critical to someone with a perceiving personality . the qualities of number 4 can be best described as a\njudgmental\npersonality type in psychology .\nthe hidden passion number represents your hidden talent . it shapes your personality , and guides your life .\nthe number 1 suggests a strong sense of independence , desire to excel and to lead . it is the most ambitious number and can bring those who identified with it to the greatest heights .\ndream the impossible dream\nis the deepest motivation of these people , and the hidden motive is self - acceptance . number 1 promotes masculine energy expressed as action and accomplishment .\nnumber 1 represent desire . it can be a desire to love , knowledge , wealth or wisdom . number 1 isn ' t usually known for their patience , because they have so much to accomplish in this lifetime and so little time to do it , and there ' s no time to stay and look inside themselves , or waiting for others . they may appear selfish at times , but it comes from a compelling urge for freedom and action , and preoccupation to establish their identity .\nthere are also the karmic lessons numbers , associated with your full name ( first name , middle name and last name ) as it spelled in your birth certificate . to see these numbers , please , enter your full name .\nsaturn seems to have impressed the seal of melancholy on me from the beginning .\nthis describes me very well , im always bored and wanting to go places .\ni googled this to confirm what is - and it is what it is . . .\nit says the exact thing for the name \u201cbrandon\u201d , the point i think is to make us realize that we read too much into these predictive things .\nfree advanced seo & serp tool , seo keyword analyzer , keyword suggestions , density , plagiarism checker , serpana . com .\nbest article site voticle . com . vote interesting articles and submit your original ones .\nso many people have been wondering how the rich get their wealth and keep it growing . so many wish to retire soon but do not know how to secure their . . .\ndomestic violence is one of the most challenging issues both as the basis for criminal charges and as an aggravating element in family law cases when . . .\ninformation technology stands out as the soul of every business no matter its size . having information technology in business guarantees the stay of the . . .\ntt mobil , founded in 2004 , is the most dynamic and innovative gsm company in turkey today . by the third quarter of 2015 , the vision of tt mobil which has 17 million subscribers is defined within the scope of the primary needs of the subscribers and proper and innovative solutions offered for these needs . the company which reaches to 98 % of turkey\u2019s population with its next generation network is growing rapidly with the services it provides in both corporate and individual areas with\ntt mobil\ntrademark .\ntt mobil has made many important investments and its primary areas of investment include technology , management and infrastructure . tt mobil has international roaming agreements with 693 operators in 205 countries and continues to increase the number of its international roaming partners . tt mobil , with the vision of\nbeing\nthe most favourite and preferred\nmobile communication company in turkey\noffers its customers innovative and quality service as well as high technology .\ntt & ti\u0307m i\u0307leti\u015fim hizmetleri a . \u015f . was officially founded on february 19 , 2004 after t\u00fcrk telekom ' s gsm operator aycell had joined with i\u0307\u015f - ti\u0307m , which had been founded with the partnership of i\u0307\u015f bankas\u0131 grubu , 51 % , and ti\u0307m , 49 % .\nafter the joining , there was a short period of time when aria and aycell trademarks continued to exist under tt & ti\u0307m . by june 23 , 2004 , the brand - new trademark\ntt mobil\nreflecting the synergy created by the joining of the companies , was introduced into the market on behalf of the two trademarks .\ntt & ti\u0307m i\u0307leti\u015fim hizmetleri a . \u015f\nbusiness name was changed to\ntt mobil i\u0307leti\u015fim hizmetleri a . \u015f .\non october 15 , 2004 .\ntt mobil , which is the youngest , most dynamic and alternative operator in the gsm sector , has brought a serious competition environment to turkish gsm market . the - privatization process of t\u00fcrk telekom ' s 55 % share was completed in november 2005 , and oger telecom gained the 55 % share of t\u00fcrk telekom after the privatization . . t\u00fcrk telekom owns 100 % share of tt mobil .\ndo you love this name , but want a different spelling ? . . . maybe you just want to put a unique 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you will receive a notification letter . the customers were instructed to promptly return the enclosed response card to expedite the correction process and acknowledge receipt of this notification and follow the listed instructions noted in the letter . for recall related and support contact carefusion recall support center at 888 . 562 . 6018 or email : supportcenter @ carefusion . com questions . for product technical support adverse event reporting contact support / customer advocacy at 800 . 231 . 2466 , 714 . 283 . 2228 or email to urltoken carefusion . com . from ( 6 : 30am - 5 : 00pm post ) . updated : firm issued press release of the recall on 09 / 30 / 2013 .\nworldwide distribution : us ( nationwide ) including puerto rico and countries of : albania , american samoa , argentina , australia , austria , bahrain , barbados , bangladesh , belgium , bermuda , belize , bolivia , bosnia and herzegovina , brazil , canada , chile , china , colombia , costa rica , croatia , cyprus , 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{"id": 55113, "summary": [{"text": "rossair executive air charter was an airline based in lanseria , south africa , operating chartered domestic and international passenger and cargo services , aiming at corporate and leisure markets .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the airline was founded in 1956 , and was shut down in 2005 . ", "topic": 32}], "title": "rossair executive air charter", "paragraphs": ["rossair primarily flies in south australia and runs charter flights including for tourism ventures and mining companies .\nausjet chief executive jonathon moloney said the company had been talking with rossair on joint operations in south australia for some months .\ncasa acting chief executive shane carmody said mr guerin was observing a check flight conducted by rossair as part of routine safety work .\nrossair chief executive warren puvanendran said the dual - control plane\nimpacted terrain near renmark airport\nabout 4 : 30pm yesterday .\nworked at metavia airlines , sun air , executive aerospace , safair , and comair since 2001 . 15 000 hours , with 10 000 on boeing 737s .\nwhatever your requirement is for a aircraft , dtl - air charters has the aircraft to meet the mission . handling services : executive lounge , me . . .\n\u201cthe new arrangements will see rossair continue its relationships with and services to its loyal customers , as well as providing the leverage through ausjet , to bring a new dynamic to the state\u2019s air charter industry . \u201d\nnew ! ! flights between johannesburg ( lanseria ) and lephalale ( ellisras ) . private air charter flights - south africa , botswana , zambia , . . .\nduncan matriculated from christian brother college sa in 1996 and started his flying career at rossair contracts . he worked at solenta aviation and at sa airlink . duncan is currently working at sa airways and serves as elected member on the alpa - sa executive committee and the saapa executive committee .\nrossair charter ( rfs , adelaide ) has entered into voluntary administration citing several significant , external challenges including the lingering effects of a crash of one of its cessna ( twin turboprop ) 441 conquest iis near renmark , south australia , in may last year .\nafter more than 12 months faced with extreme adversities stemming from the tragic rossair airline accident in the south australian riverland , the businesses of ae charter pty ltd ( including rossair charter pty ltd ) have . . .\n\u201cafter a challenging few months , the combination of both groups\u2019 fleet and experienced staff will allow us to commence servicing our clients immediately , \u201d rossair chief executive warren puvanendran said in a statement .\nin 1998 i returned to south africa with my faa commercial license . in 2000 i got a job as a charter pilot at rossair . currently i fly as a first officer on a319s for saa . while flying charter , i study various counseling and psychology courses .\ni\u2019m 54 years old , was born in zimbabwe and learned to fly in the then rhodesian air force .\ncharter flight service hartwig air ' s manager david blake said mr daw had worked as the organisation ' s chief pilot and was a\nlarger than life\ncharacter who\nlived and breathed\naviation .\nmcc aviation ( pty ) ltd is an established fixed & rotor wing charter operator based at lanseria international airport .\nhe also paid tribute to mr guerin saying he would be dearly missed by staff at both bruce hartwig flying school and hartwig air .\nair south ( adelaide ) has added a maiden emb - 120 to its fleet of beech 1900d s , beech ( twin turboprop ) super king airs , and cessna ( twin turboprop ) 404s and 441s . the aircraft , vh - yeg ( cn 120152 ) , was formerly vh - nhc with network aviation ( nwk , perth int ' l ) and will be joined by a second early next year . together with sister firm rossair charter ( rfs , adelaide ) , air south regional specializes in fifo ( fly - in / fly - out ) charter flights catering to the mining and energy sectors .\nadelaide - based rossair plans to resume flying operations through a joint - venture with ausjet aviation .\nthe flight path of the rossair plane vh - xmj before it disappeared , according to the flightradar24 website .\nausjet is based at melbourne essendon airport and operates super king air b200 , gulfstream g450 , fairchild merlin and embraer legacy 600 aircraft , according to its website .\nrossair charter ( rfs , adelaide ) has grounded its entire fleet until further notice following the crash of one of its cessna ( twin piston ) 441 conquest iis near renmark , south australia earlier this week . according to the australian , the aircraft crashed soon after take - off en route for adelaide , about 250km away . those killed include rossair ' s chief pilot , an inductee , and a civil aviation safety authority ( casa ) representative . rossair has said it will cooperate with casa and emergency . . .\nit services government , corporate and private clients and conducts fire reconnaissance and scanning , aero medical retrieval , power line aerial scanning , military target towing , air freight and aircraft management .\nrossair charter ( rfs , adelaide ) has announced it will shortly resume operations following a near four - month suspension of services brought on by the crash of one of its cessna ( twin turboprop ) 441 conquest iis near renmark , south australia , in may . in a statement issued last week , the passenger charter specialist announced it had entered into a joint venture with melbourne - based ausjet aviation which would allow it to resume flights in the south australian market effective . . .\nhe was our school ' s and our charter division ' s casa representative and well known to people here , so the loss is pretty extensive ,\nhe said .\nmr blake said mr daw was due to retire from the organisation on friday , but had already started making other plans to continue flying with rossair .\nrossair has grounded its fleet of aircraft as a precaution in response to a plane crash that killed three people in south australia ' s riverland yesterday afternoon .\ni started as a\ncharter queen\nat nac , during which time i was awarded one of the first saa bursaries . my first flying job was with national airlines , then nac charter . i joined comair in 1996 as the first female pilot , on the atr42 . i upgraded to b727s , and then got command in 2000 . in 2003 i transitioned onto the b737 , and was also promoted to check captain .\nrossair grounded its fleet of cessna 441 conquest , beechcraft 1900d and embraer emb - 120 brasilia aircraft after one of its cessna conquest twin turboprops crashed near renmark , south australia .\nthe company said on friday the jv would cover the south australian market and \u201callow rossair to recommence flying operations immediately\u201d , after the fleet was grounded following a fatal crash in may .\nrossair chief pilot martin scott , 48 , was checking paul daw , 65 , who was taking an induction test , while civil aviation safety authority ( casa ) representative stephen guerin , 56 , supervised the flight .\nthe crash was a very sad day . paul daw , who was a former klm airline pilot , returned to adelaide in the late 90\u2019s . he conducted the majority of my cpl training and all of my instrument rating training . he was a phenomenal teacher who dedicated his entire life to aviation . students used to flock to him because of his experience , his charisma and his stick and rudder skills . he\u2019ll be missed as will the other two who were in the crash . i wish rossair well .\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 .\nto use this website , cookies must be enabled in your browser . to enable cookies , follow the instructions for your browser below . facebook app : open links in external browser\nthere is a specific issue with the facebook in - 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copyright \u00a9 karl l . swartz . terms & conditions - privacy policy - contact us\nplease note : you do not have javascript enabled , or are using an older browser . without javascript enabled this site may not function correctly .\nto use this website , cookies must be enabled in your browser . to enable cookies , follow the instructions for your browser below .\nclick the privacy tab , and then , under settings , move the slider to the bottom to allow all cookies , and then click ok .\na note about relevant advertising : we collect information about the content ( including ads ) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites . this is also known as online behavioural advertising . you can find out more about our policy and your choices , including how to opt - out here\nthe company\u2019s chief pilot martin scott , experienced pilot paul daw , who was undergoing a check flight , and a representative from the civil aviation safety authority ( casa ) stephen guerin , were killed in the accident . there were no survivors .\n\u201cit soon emerged through this partnership that there are natural operational , financial and fleet synergies and new opportunities in this market from essentially combining the skillsets of two iconic operators from two separate state markets , \u201d moloney said .\n\u201ccertainly , the sa market will now have an unprecedented and competitive choice of fleet within this enlarged operation . \u201d\nthe australian transport safety bureau ( atsb ) said in its preliminary report into the accident published on june 30 an examination of the wreckage and surround ground markings indicated the cessna conquest vh - xmj hit the ground in an \u201calmost vertical nose - down attitude\u201d .\n\u00a9 2018 - aviator media pty ltd . all right reserved . designed and developed by unique media\nthe plane , a nine - seater cessna conquest with the registration vh - xmj , was travelling between adelaide and the riverland .\ncasa said mr guerin had worked with the authority since 2008 as a flying operations inspector , and at times acted as a team leader \u2014 prior to that he was a pilot for a number of aviation operators .\nmr carmody said mr guerin , who was sitting behind the pilot and check pilot at the time of the accident , was popular and\na very highly regarded pilot , a fine inspector and meticulous as a regulator\n.\nwe know this was a check and training flight , these are routine activities that are conducted where pilots are being checked by other pilots , routine in australia , routine around the world but clearly something went wrong , there was a tragedy .\nthis [ accident ] is terribly surprising . as these things go , you have three very experienced pilots on board so something significant occurred and it will be important for us to work out this it is .\nmartin scott ( left ) was an experienced pilot and paul daw was retraining at the time they both died in the plane crash .\nhe said the company had\nnever had a major issue or incident\nbut could not comment on the possible cause of the crash . he said the business had\nvoluntarily grounded our operations\nand was co - operating with investigators .\nthe company and all our staff have been profoundly impacted by this tragedy .\nour thoughts and prayers are with the families , friends and colleagues of the deceased .\npaul exuded aviation - he was a complete enthusiast ,\nmr blake said .\npaul was a very big family man and family was very important in his life .\nhe never let anybody down , he was always there for people and that is i think one of the biggest epitaphs i can offer .\nthe wreckage was found in scrubland about four kilometres west of renmark airport just after nightfall .\nmajor crash investigators from adelaide arrived at the scene last night , and an australian transport safety bureau ( atsb ) team during this afternoon .\natsb ' s neville blythe said early information suggested the plane did not explode on impact , and that was expected to be a big help for investigators .\nwe do understand there hasn ' t been a post impact fire , which is very good from an investigation point of view ,\nhe said .\nit doesn ' t destroy evidence and that type of thing so we will be again taking our time to forensically go through everything in relation to the aircraft .\nthe atsb is also calling for any witnesses who were in the area about 4 : 00pm yesterday .\na local anglican priest at renmark , paul devenport , said he saw the plane flying over the east of renmark moments before the crash .\ni couldn ' t see it totally but i could see it behind the trees , it was going quite low ,\nhe said .\nsouth australian police block off a dirt road leading to the wreckage of the plane in the riverland .\na new dinosaur has been discovered . but did it walk on two legs or four ?\nif you have inside knowledge of a topic in the news , contact the abc .\nabc teams share the story behind the story and insights into the making of digital , tv and radio content .\nit ' s no surprise the plight of the soccer team has received global media attention . but it does raise some interesting questions about how we extend empathy and concern to people we don ' t know .\nhobart ' s old zoo is famous as being where the last thylacine in captivity died , but in its heyday people could view elephants , zebras , monkeys and even see a girl walking her pet leopard . what happened to the beaumaris zoo ?\nwhile they like to think you need a thick skin in politics , our representatives are notoriously quick to reach for the lawyers when they don ' t like what they read .\nwe ' ve ranked the top 50 wimbledon players over the last 50 years .\nthis service may include material from agence france - presse ( afp ) , aptn , reuters , aap , cnn and the bbc world service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced .\ni moved to south africa in 1982 , and spent time flying helicopters with the saaf before joining court helicopters , where i flew sikorsky s58\u2019s and s61\u2019s to oil rigs in the southern cape . i joined saa in 1989 .\nwith saa , i have flown various airbuses and boeings . i hold an mba from henley management college ( uk ) , and spent 9 years in saa flight ops management , in fleet captain and business management posts , before returning to full - time flying about 3 years ago . i am a senior training captain on saa\u2019s a330 / a340 fleet - and still hold a helicopter license .\ni am married , with two teenage sons : one is an aspirant medical student , and the other is an aspirant pilot .\ni was involved in the alpa - sa helicopter committee ( a long time ago ) , and am looking forward to being of service to my colleagues as part of alpa - sa once again .\ncarl qualified for his saaf wings in 1983 . his postings included 42 squadron , cfs dunnottor , 84 lafs , 81 lafs and 41 squadron . in 1994 he joined comair and in 2000 he moved to saa where he currently serves as a captain on the b737 - 800 .\nsince 1996 he served as chairman of the human performance committee ( huper ) of alpa - sa . he works closely with ifalpa where he has been serving as the regional vice president of the afi south region since 2007 .\ni have served on the cpa committee , and also served a short term as chairman . i have been an elected member of the alpa exco since 2006 , and have been serving on the caa aeromedical committee on - and - off since its inception . i also serve mayday - sa as a mentor and peer .\ntony laubser who is a captain at saa , served on the exco as president of alpa - sa from 2006 - 2008 and is now the technical director , he is involved in ats and age work .\ntony received the alpa - sa silver presidential award in 2010 and has extensive experience on the exco and in the industry .\ni believe that life is a journey and presents us with the most amazing opportunities for discovery and growth .\nin high school i decided that i wanted to learn to fly . i did not manage to do so for many years . after school i studied psychology and statistics at uct . over many years i have pondered how to integrate two of my passions : working with people , and , flying . after my undergraduate degree i worked at uct doing student advising with the students in university bridging programmes . from there i moved to the university of the western cape where i implemented a campus - wide student financial aid project .\nin 1994 , i left to study a master\u2019s in intercultural management in the usa . aside from south africa in general , this became a time of personal transition . i realized that it was important for me to \u2018live without regret\u2019\u2026this paradigm became the catalyst to following my dream . i found a flight school in san diego and began to learn to fly . completing my degree led me to do an internship in the crm section of north west airline\u2019s flight operations , and 2 wonderful years in minneapolis .\nin 2009 i studied personal life coaching . currently am practicing as a coach and working towards my accreditation . my field of focus and interest is coaching pilots , to explore the role and relevancy of coaching for flight crews . i hope to pursue this avenue in further graduate studies .\npresently , i am spearheading the implementation of alpa\u2019s wellbeing portfolio to establish structures to address the mental and emotional issues that confront pilots .\n12 years on the saapa exco , 4 as vice - 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{"id": 55116, "summary": [{"text": "elmo is a japanese electronics and optics company that produces cctv equipment ( including ccd cameras ) , projectors , and other presentation devices .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "they are also well known for their series of high-end super 8 mm projectors during the 1970s . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "elmo ( company )", "paragraphs": ["elmo connecting minds : elmo company limited from information to the human mind , elmo connects it all .\nelmo is a japanese company most widely known for its amateur movie equipment , and still in existence producing ccd cameras , projectors and presentation devices .\nconsolidated subsidiaries elmo usa corp . elmo industry ( thailand ) co . , ltd . elmo europe sas ( france ) elmo beijing ( china )\nin 1905 the nash engineering company was founded by lewis h . nash in norwalk , connecticut , usa as a manufacturer of liquid ring vacuum pumps .\nthe production of the elmoflex restarted immediately after the war . in january 1946 , the elmo company was one of the 17 founding members of the optical and precision instruments manufacturers ' association ( \u5149\u5b66\u7cbe\u6a5f\u5de5\u696d\u5354\u4f1a , k\u014dgaku seiki k\u014dgy\u014d ky\u014dkai ) . [ 4 ]\n\uff08 your region\uff09 americas ( elmo usa corp . ) europe ( elmo europe s . a . s . ) japan ( elmo co . , ltd . ) china ( elmo beijing co . , ltd . ) asia / oceania middle east africa\nelmo technical solution fair 2017 in nagoya wednesday , october 18 , 2017 to thursday , 1971 elmo inc . headquarters ( nagoya )\naccording to many , leather is the most versatile of all natural materials available . since the founding of elmo in 1931 , the company has grown to become a leading manufacturer of exclusive leather to the furniture and automotive industries . we develop , produce , market and sell elmo in about 40 markets worldwide , with over 95 % of our sales occurring outside sweden .\nthe company was founded in 1921 as sakaki sh\u014dkai ( \u698a\u5546\u4f1a ) . [ 1 ] it released its first 16mm projector ( model a ) in 1927 ; this was the first such device manufactured in japan . [ 1 ]\nthe company became g . k . elmo - sha ( \u323e\u30a8\u30eb\u30e2\u793e ,\nelmo & co .\n) in 1933 . the name is the abbreviation for\nelectricity light machine organization\n. [ 2 ] the first 8mm projector ( model hayabusa ) was released in 1936 , [ 1 ] and the elmoflex series of 6\u00d76 tlr cameras was introduced in the early 1940s . [ 3 ]\nelmo 8mm movie camera advertisement image by prof . erkan umut ( image rights )\ninformation about elmo news , press releases , exhibitions and fair participation is here .\nthe company was incorporated as k . k . elmo - sha ( \u3231\u30a8\u30eb\u30e2\u793e ,\nelmo co . , ltd .\n) in 1949 . it continued making the elmoflex until the second half of the 1950s , then dropped the production of still cameras . it went on making cine cameras and cine and slide projectors , for example the elmo 312 - xl super8 movie camera . it began making ccd cameras in 1984 , [ 1 ] and continues up to this day ( 2009 ) .\nfor consultation about elmo ' s products and services , apply for repair from here .\ngardner denver \u00fcbernahm beide firmen in 2005 / 2006 und formte daraus die marke elmo rietschle .\nin 2002 , nash engineering merged with elmo vacuum technology to become nash _ elmo . a 2004 acquisition by gardner denver inc . resulted in a division known as gardner denver nash .\nelmo will showcase new 4k new products , pc - free classroom solution and collaboration learning at edix tokyo .\nelmo ' s head office is located in svenljunga , sweden , with production , product development and sales .\nbereits im jahr 1903 wurde elmo das kaiserliche patent f\u00fcr die weltweit erste fl\u00fcssigkeitsring - vakuumpumpe erteilt . nur drei jahre sp\u00e4ter kam eine kleinere vakuumpumpe von elmo in deutschlands erstem staubsauger zum einsatz . im jahr 1963 wurde das erste seitenkanalgebl\u00e4se vorgestellt , das den markt f\u00fcr vakuum - und druckerzeugung revolutionierte . das markenzeichen von elmo war seine besondere hingabe an die entwicklung und herstellung hochwertiger maschinen sowie die mit herausragender professionalit\u00e4t angebotene technische unterst\u00fctzung . nach der jahrtausendwende und der losl\u00f6sung von siemens fusionierte elmo mit nash industries , einem fr\u00fcheren mitbewerber aus den usa , zum unternehmen nash _ elmo .\n2007 \u2013 established elmo industry ( thailand ) co . , ltd . , ff - 1 , p100 wins \u201cgood design award 2007\u201d\nelmo showcased new 4k visualiser px - 30 and mx - 1 , pc - free classroom solution and collaboration learning at gess 2018 .\nelmo showcased new 4k visualiser px - 30 and mx - 1 , pc - free classroom solution and collaboration learning at ise 2018 .\nelmo showcased new 4k visualiser px - 30 and mx - 1 , pc - free classroom solution and collaboration learning at bett 2018 .\ndedication to quality , innovation and service is paramount at elmo and has been for over 90 years . by developing unique highly sought after technologies elmo has made a positive contribution to our customers whether they are from education and government to law enforcement and house of worship .\nelmoevolution is the next generation automotive lightweight leather developed by elmo , forming part of our distinguished collection . our latest innov . . .\nelmo sweden ab | se - 512 81 svenljunga sweden . | tel + 46 ( 0 ) 325 66 14 00 | e - mail\ndie unternehmen elmo und rietschle blicken beide auf eine beeindruckende reihe an erfolgen zur\u00fcck , die \u00fcber einen zeitraum von mehr als 100 jahren meilensteine in der geschichte der branchen markierten .\nin europe , siemens - schuckert applied for the liquid ring patent in 1903 and started manufacturing liquid ring pumps as well . under the\nelmo\nbrand name , liquid ring pumps made by siemens achieved an excellent reputation and became well known in many industries and applications . siemens spun off the liquid ring pumps and compressor business in 2000 and founded elmo vacuum technology .\nkaneko jutar\u014d ( \u91d1\u5b50\u5bff\u592a\u90ce ) .\nerumo kamera no shinten\n( \u30a8\u30eb\u30e2\u30ab\u30e1\u30e9\u306e\u4f38\u5c55 , expansion of elmo cameras ) . in shashin k\u014dgy\u014d no . 100 , august 1960 . p . 23 .\nwe stay focused on the future and proactively strive to deliver an optimum level of products while continuing to follow our history and tradition , elmo co . , ltd . is a member of japan committee vaccines\nsince its inception in 1921 , elmo has developed and produced products related to\nimages\nand\ninformation\nthat the era constantly seeks , and delivers\npeace of mind\nand\ndialogue\nto people through them i have come .\nthe elmo huddle space collaboration hub is a perfect solution for 1 : 1 and byod classrooms . easily record lessons for later review with the video and audio recording feature time . with 8 hdmi input connection sources , every student gets to be an active participant .\nelmo rietschle geh\u00f6rt zu gardner denver , inc . , einem f\u00fchrenden weltweit t\u00e4tigen hersteller von technisch hochwertigen produkten . der hauptsitz von gardner denver , inc . befindet sich in milwaukee im us - bundesstaat wisconsin . das unternehmen ist mit standorten in \u00fcber 30 l\u00e4ndern vertreten .\nelmo is a global leader in visualisers / document cameras , as well as a one - stop solution provider for classrooms of the future . our range of products are developed by and for educators , to truly serve their needs to the fullest . we have excellent global teams based in japan , usa , france , germany , uae , china and thailand . our distributors and business partners cover over 100 countries worldwide , so wherever classrooms are situated , elmo is able to provide teachers and educators with the best service and support .\nthe page on the elmoflex contains a series of pictures taken in 1953 at the elmo factory , showing the manufacturing process of the elmoflex camera . these originally appeared in the may and june 1953 issues of shashin k\u014dgy\u014d ( the name of the photographer is not specified ) .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe official chronology says 1938 , but the earliest advertisement found , reproduced in kokusan kamera no rekishi , p . 60 , is dated october 1942 and mentions the camera as a new model .\nasahi camera ( \u30a2\u30b5\u30d2\u30ab\u30e1\u30e9 ) editorial staff . sh\u014dwa 10\u201340nen k\u014dkoku ni miru kokusan kamera no rekishi ( \u662d\u548c10\u201340\u5e74\u5e83\u544a\u306b\u307f\u308b\u56fd\u7523\u30ab\u30e1\u30e9\u306e\u6b74\u53f2 , japanese camera history as seen in advertisements , 1935\u20131965 ) . tokyo : asahi shinbunsha , 1994 . isbn 4 - 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{"id": 55118, "summary": [{"text": "xm gravity indonesia is one of the subsidiary company of the wpp group , the world 's largest advertising company by revenues that employs around 162,000 people in 3,000 offices across 110 countries .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "this investment is a step closer to wpp group 's goal in reaching ' asian domination ' . ", "topic": 39}], "title": "xm gravity indonesia", "paragraphs": ["jakarta - xm asia pacific\u2019s indonesian unit , xm gravity , has been named digital agency of record ( aor ) for hokahokabento , one of indonesia\u2019s largest japanese restaurant chains , as well as nestl\u00e9 indonesia .\nthe nestl\u00e9 business was awarded to xm gravity in september after a competitive three - way pitch . xm gravity will help develop and implement nestle\u2019s digital marketing strategy , with a focus . . .\nxm asia pacific ' s indonesian unit , xm gravity , has been named digital agency of record for hokahokabento , one of indonesia ' s largest japanese restaurant chains , and nestle indonesia . hokahokabento is a locally owned japanese fast food chain with 148 outlets across indonesia . xm gravity will revamp hokahokabento ' s current website , build a mobile site and apps for the brand , and manage the restaurant chain ' s social media presence which , until now , has largely been managed in - house .\nxm gravity will revamp hokahokabento\u2019s current website , build a mobile site and apps for the brand , and manage the restaurant chain\u2019s social - media presence , which has largely been managed in - house until now . the appointment came after a pitch involving a total of seven agencies .\nwpp announces that xm asia , a division of wpp\u2019s wholly - owned operating company , jwt , the global communications group , has entered into an agreement to acquire a stake in magnivate , a leading digital agency in indonesia . completion of the acquisition is subject to fulfillment of certain conditions .\na self - professed micro - manager , sorrell uncharacteristically left his asia - pacific staff to their own devices . young , who is widely tipped to become sorrell ' s eventual successor , lists the milestones for ogilvy in asia :\nwe introduced the account planning discipline back in 1995 . we brought in professional direct marketing . and we entered the new generation of developing markets such as vietnam , bangladesh , pakistan , and indonesia . that was 10 to 15 years ago . if you ask why wpp is twice the size of omnicom , it is because of all of those things .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\na blog for advertising creatives in asia . to pass on news or advertise on the cb asia blog , or to subscribe to campaign brief asia or campaign brief australia / nz magazines , or the work 09 annual , email : kim or michael\nhere are the ground rules for posting comments on stories : this site is a moderated blog . comments that are seen to be more abusive than witty and / or constructive will not be posted . obviously , we do not allow ' hate speech ' or comments that are seen as a personal attack , defamatory , degrading or prejudicial to an individual or company . overly abusive language also adds nothing to any discussion and will not be published . on occasions we will be asking people to contribute work , opinions and views on various topics - you are free to disagree , so long as you observe the above rules and remain constructive .\nwe have updated our privacy notice for this website . please click here to review .\nfounded in 2008 and based in jakarta , magnivate ' s offering includes digital strategy , social media communications strategy , rich media , online advertising , search marketing and e - marketing . the agency employs 95 people and clients include danone , frisian flag , samsung and unilever .\nmagnivate\u2019s unaudited revenues for the year ended 31 december 2011 were approximately idr 16 billion , with gross assets at the same date at approximately idr 7 billion .\nthis investment continues wpp\u2019s strategy of developing its services in fast - growing and important markets and sectors . wpp ' s businesses in the asia pacific region now generate revenues of over $ 4 billion ( including associates ) and employ approximately 42 , 000 people , compared with analysts\u2019 estimates of group revenues of over $ 19 billion ( including associates ) and total employees of over 150 , 000 .\nat 25 , wpp is still characterised by the restlessness of its founder , sir martin sorrell - and nowhere is this more apparent than in asia - pacific . the company is today arguably the most ' asian ' of the holding companies , dwarfing its nearest rival , omnicom , thanks to sorrell ' s relentless pursuit of growth in developing markets . although noted in the west for his pessimism , sorrell is eternally bullish on the network ' s prospects in this region .\nas the group was assembled , heavy investments were made in asia where markets were growing fastest ,\nobserves joseph l . bower , baker foundation professor of business administration at harvard business school .\nbut sorrell readily admits that luck has also played a major role in wpp ' s asia success . it all began with the purchase of jwt back in 1987 , two years after the former saatchi & saatchi cfo had acquired the shopping basket maker wire & plastic products , which would fittingly serve as a receptacle for his future acquisitions . the us $ 566 million purchase of the american giant ( the first ever hostile takeover of an advertising agency ) was not only a coup within the us ; it also gave sorrell a significant head start in asia . founded in 1864 , jwt was one of the few networks with offices in the region , largely due to its relationship with unilever : it had opened for business in china in 1986 , and was already firmly established in india , japan and singapore .\ngaining momentum , sorrell ' s company then acquired ogilvy - in an equally hostile manner - for $ 864 million . again , the agency had a footing in the region , having been operational in china since 1979 , and india since 1928 . by the end of the 1980s , wpp was itself an established presence in the east . in 1989 , the same year as the ogilvy takeover , wpp held its first board meeting , in china - an unusual move for a western firm at that time and indicative of what was to prove an enduring passion for the market from sorrell .\nnonetheless , difficult times lay ahead . when the gulf war caused advertising to plummet globally , so did wpp ' s stock price . in the early 1990s , the company was on the verge of bankruptcy . but it regained momentum , thanks in no small part to the relative buoyancy of its asian operations , which were beginning to pay off . in hong kong , two transplants from the west arrived : in 1994 , tom doctoroff , now jwt ' s regional area director and greater china ceo , came in from jwt chicago as regional business director ; the following year , miles young arrived from ogilvy & mather direct in london to take on the role of asia - pacific chairman .\nin parallel to the establishment of groupm , sorrell also resumed his acquisitive streak on the creative agency side . with a fortified stock price , wpp strengthened its position in japan with a 20 per cent stake in asatsu - dk ( adk ) , the market ' s third largest agency . sorrell describes the deal as one of his\nmost memorable\n, representing a major step forward in a notoriously difficult market . the partnership later resulted in the opening of mindshare japan , among other joint ventures . wpp was also making inroads in korea , having taken majority stakes in lg ad ( later renamed hs ad ) and in diamond ad through ogilvy - although young admits that market has been particularly challenging given the influence of chaebol conglomerates .\nregionally , few were surprised when wpp landed young and rubicam group for $ 4 . 7 billion in 2000 . two years later , in 2003 , the company bought bates worldwide , absorbing the bulk of its offices and spinning off an independent asian network , bates 141 . this was followed by the 2005 purchase of grey global group .\nwpp ' s stable of above - the - line agencies was beginning to resemble its media buying side . the first major pitch under the new structure was for hsbc in 2004 , which saw wpp leverage its strong profile in asia to win against omnicom . the pitch was the first in which asia played a disproportionately larger role than the west , and alerted omnicom to the need for greater investment in the region .\nit wasn ' t until the hsbc pitch that i was struck by the power wpp offers ,\nstates doctoroff .\nyet certain acquisitions have been more fruitful than others . the year 1997 also saw the purchase of batey , which , though a landmark at the time , sorrell admits was extremely difficult to bed down due to a clash of personality with founder ian batey , whom he describes as\none of the toughest characters i ' ve met\n. under wpp , the agency in 2007 lost its 35 - year hold on singapore airlines , for which it had created the iconic ' singapore girl ' decades before . in 2007 the carrier dropped all wpp agencies from its pitch roster in a public snub , later moving to omnicom .\na year earlier , omnicom also benefited from wpp ' s high profile split from chinese agency citic guoan . citic switched allegiance after a 14 - year joint venture partnership with grey after a row between sorrell and vice - chairman yan gang , who publicly declared that the wpp boss had\nno manners , upbringing or culture\n.\nbut despite the inevitable conflicts , young says sorrell appears much more at ease in asia than his counterparts at rival holding companies , and that he has put in the\nlong hours\nneeded to build strong relationships . notably , he has served as something of an advisor to the chinese government , with wpp helping steer the state through the milk powder scandals and darfur controversy of 2008 . the company ' s localised approach in china gives it an edge over rivals , facilitating the long list of acquisitions made in recent years . these include marketing services company star echo , and digital firms hdt holdings technologies and evision to name a few . sorrell claims wpp is close to reaching its target of $ 1 billion in revenue across greater china .\nunsurprisingly , india also remains a priority . the market contributed around 3 . 5 per cent to wpp ' s revenues last year , a figure sorrell expects to rise to 5 per cent in 2010 . the company holds a strong position in india thanks to ogilvy and a recent joint venture deal between mediacom and local agency madison , which owns a 51 per cent stake in the groupm shop . sorrell states further india acquisitions are on the cards this year .\nmeanwhile , across the region , sorrell ' s commitment to below - the - line shows no sign of abating . in addition to the purchase of taylor nelson sofres ( tns ) , the past few years have seen wpp spend more than $ 1 billion bolstering its digital line - up , which now includes leading asian agency agenda . the company was courted by both publicis and omnicom but elected to sell to wpp through wunderman for a perceived higher level of independence . this enabled wunderman to expand its asian footprint by 40 per cent . the unbending pursuit of startups over the past decade has seen wpp ' s list of asian companies develop into a marketer ' s yellow pages .\nlooking back over a dramatic quarter of a century , sorrell has one characteristic regret .\ndid i think i would be sitting here with $ 14 billion in market cap ?\nhe asks rhetorically .\nthe answer is no . but from a corporate point of view you always feel you didn ' t move quickly enough . if you have something good , you tend to think you should have got more of it .\nto continue reading this article you need to be registered with campaign . registration is free and only takes a minute . register now or sign in below if you already have an account .\ndigital happenings this week from p & g ; , caltex , . . ."]}
{"id": 55128, "summary": [{"text": "100plus ( stylised as \" 100plus \" and often pronounced as \" hundred plus \" ) is a brand of isotonic sports drink manufactured by fraser and neave limited , a global food and beverage conglomerate headquartered in singapore .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "it was created in 1983 and named 100plus to commemorate 100 years of fraser & neave in asia . ", "topic": 36}], "title": "100plus", "paragraphs": ["100plus set out to present a surprising message that it hydrates more effectively than pure water .\n100plus has kicked off the \u201ccergaslah malaysia\u201d campaign to encourage malaysians to lead a more active lifestyle .\n100plus is a personalized health prediction company using data analytics and game mechanics for healthy living of individuals .\nconformity with oeko - tex standard 100plus ' s standard is verified by an independent organization ( third party ) .\nthrough the campaign , 100plus hopes to target an increase in facebook \u201clikes\u201d and a 15 % rise in sales .\nthe 2013 sea games marathon champion will also be sharing his running expertise through a series of 100plus - sponsored race clinics .\nthe brand has expressed its support to lee . in a statement to advertising + marketing , a spokesperson from 100plus said :\nthe oeko - tex\u00ae standard 100plus identifies textiles which were tested for possible harmful substances and produced exclusively in environmentally friendly manufacturing facilities .\nhe noted that 100plus has grown with the market over the past 30 years and currently holds the lion\u2019s share of the isotonic segment with over 80 per cent market share . but f & n beverages hopes to grow 100plus\u2019 market further with a new brand proposition .\njennifer see , general manager of f & n ; foods , and national marathoner mok ying ren at his appointment as 100plus ambassador .\n\u201cwe thank all our 100plus fans for your email and concerns with regards to datuk lee chong wei . datuk lee has been the 100plus brand ambassador since 2008 and has been a true professional in every sense of the word . we at 100plus would like to express our continued support and commitment to datuk lee . we wish him the best through these difficult times and hope this matter will be resolved soon . \u201d\nand khalid alvi , managing director of f & n beverages marketing believes that 100plus continues to enjoy a loyal and significant following among malaysians .\nrecently , f & n beverages launched a rebranding campaign to change the scope of 100plus\u2019 market to reach out to consumers outside the sports arena .\nlike myself , 100plus has always been about the pursuit of excellence so that resonated with me ,\nsaid mok , who is managed by oneathlete .\nzurich ( hm ) the oeko - tex\u00ae standard 100plus identifies textiles which were tested for possible harmful substances and produced exclusively in environmentally friendly and socially responsible manufacturing facilities .\nduring the first phase of the campaign , which started in early october until 26 november , a contest was held on its website and promoted on 100plus\u2019 official facebook page .\n100plus is a personalized health prediction startup using data analytics and game mechanics to show how small changes in behavior can lead to a longer and better life . 100plus is led by chris hogg , who has over a decade of experience in healthcare and health data analytics and co - founded by healthcare innovator ryan howard , founder and ceo of practice fusion .\nnational marathoner mok ying ren has been announced as the new brand ambassador for isotonic sports drink 100plus , in a tie - up between two familiar names in the local running scene .\nwhen we work out , we burn energy . simple carbohydrates , such as glucose and sucrose , which available in 100plus , provides an immediate source of energy for an active lifestyle .\nas brand ambassador , the double sea games gold medallist will serve as 100plus ' representative at singapore ' s major running events and feature in the brand ' s merchandise and marketing collaterals .\nsaid jennifer see , general manager of f & n ; foods :\nas one of singapore ' s most celebrated athletes , mok ' s stellar achievements exemplify what 100plus stands for .\nwith b vitamins ( b3 , b6 & b12 ) , non - carbonated 100plus active is specially designed to facilitate energy production , as well as to aid in after - sports recovery .\na version of this article appeared in the print edition of the straits times on july 07 , 2017 , with the headline ' mok appointed brand ambassador for 100plus ' . print edition | subscribe\nthe isotonic drink 100plus is a brand not unknown to many . the drink was the first to be formulated and launched in malaysia as a sports drink under the f & n group in 1983 .\nmeanwhile , f & n ltd senior vice - president / group marketing non - alcoholic beverages , khalid alvi , said 100plus now stands as malaysia ' s number one ready - to - drink beverage .\n\u201cbut we need to continue to re - engineer the brand . 100plus was launched as malaysia\u2019s first sports drink . but we are giving it a refreshed look and a new proposition for consumers , \u201d khalid said .\nin the coming months , f & n beverages will be rolling out more advertising and promotional ( a & p ) efforts to push 100plus as a beverage for an active lifestyle rather than just a sports drink .\nthe\nf & n ;\n,\n100plus\nand related trade marks are the property of , and are used under licence of fraser and neave , limited . \u00a9 2017 fraser and neave , limited . all rights reserved .\n\u201cbrands grow big because they have in some way touched people\u2019s lives . by and large , 100plus is the leading ready - to - drink brand with 24 cans consumed every second and with three times more loyal consumers than other brands .\nthe recent accreditation of 100plus as a healthier choice beverage in conjunction with malaysia ' s ministry of health ' s healthier choice campaign enables us to deepen and widen our reach with all segments of the malaysian population ,\nhe said .\nas water makes up about 57 - 60 % of our body , even 2 % dehydration can affect our body\u2019s performance and recovery . through the unique optimal blend of carbohydrates and electrolytes , 100plus active facilitates hydration of our body , especially after an intensive workout .\nduring and post - workout , you\u2019ll need to focus on replenishing the water you lost through sweat , in addition to your daily nutrition needs . 100plus active not only rehydrates you , but also provides energy and electrolytes lost in the course of an exercise session .\nthe prerequisite for product certification according to oeko - tex\u00ae standard 100plus is the proof that the entire production chain \u2013 i . e . all companies involved in the production of a certain end product \u2013 meets the requirements of the oeko - tex\u00ae step certification without exceptions .\nwe took a welcome step from tarmac to turf in april to complete our biggest production to date with the delivery of a series of football commercials for ambitious soft - drinks brand , 100plus . the recently launched campaign has already generated over 1 . 6 million views on youtube and will be rolled out fully in the coming months .\nlee ( pictured ) was signed on to be the brand ambassador for isotonic beverage brand 100plus since 2008 is currently still the face of the brand . according to the badminton association malaysia\u2019s website , the sponsorship inked between lee and the brand was cited to be one of the biggest single sponsorship deals for a badminton player from a corporate sector .\nhe added that the capacities from 100plus production hub in shah alam ( selangor ) , kuching ( sarawak ) and kota kinabalu ( sabah ) plant are expected to still able to meet the current demand , and it is too early to gauge the impact of this maiden marketing partnership with mcdonald ' s to f & n ' s revenue . - bernama\noeko - tex\u00ae 100plus requirements are awarded on the basis that the selected products are free of harmful substances according to the oeko - tex\u00ae standard 100 and are only manufactured in environmentally - friendly operations at socially acceptable conditions as per the oeko - tex\u00ae standard 1000 \u2013 this process must be ensured along the entire production chain , from the production of yarn to ready - made products .\nsince its launch 27 years ago , 100plus has emerged as the leading isotonic drink brand in singapore and malaysia . the brand ' s communications used to focus on sports , but while most competitors were still talking about the need to replenish ions after exercise , agency partners publicis and mindshare saw an opportunity for 100 plus to move into new territory as a drink for daily hydration .\nwanna take a 3d photo with your favourite malaysian athlete ? download this app and join 100plus sea games kuala lumpur 2017 at rumah malaysia in bukit jalil national stadium car park b from 19 to 30 august 2017 . a 3d malaysian athlete will be standing beside you , both of you can record a mini clip in gif format to store in your phone gallery or share it on facebook . bangkit bersama !\noeko - tex standard 100plus is a product label providing textile and clothing manufacturers with the opportunity to highlight the human - ecological optimisation of their products as well as their efforts in production ecology to consumers . companies can receive this award if their manufactured products have been successfully certified according to oeko - tex standard 100 and they are also able to provide evidence that the entire production chain - in other words , all production sites involved in manufacturing a product - seamlessly comply with the requirements of the oeko - tex standard 1000 . additionally , certain social standards as required by oeko - tex standard 1000 must be met .\noeko - tex\u00ae 1000 sets requirements for environmental management of the entire production process . as such , the standard is a testing , audit and certification system for environmentally friendly production sites . the standard claims to provide an objective assessment of the effectiveness of a company\u2019s actions in minimising the environmental impact of their production site . in order to receive certification under the oeko - tex\u00ae standard 1000 , companies must meet the stipulated criteria regarding environmentally friendly manufacturing processes and an provide evidence that at last 30 % of total production is already certified under the oeko - tex\u00ae standard 100 . the standard is thus composed of part a , with requirements for production sites , and part b , with requirements for final products , i . e . oeko - tex\u00ae standard 100plus .\nb vitamins for energy production , so you can do more in your favourite sports , your way .\nkuala lumpur : the proprietary day trading ( pdt ) and intra - day short selling ( idss ) for top glove corp has been suspended for the remainder of the day as it breached bursa malaysia limits .\npetaling jaya : top glove corp bhd has taken legal proceedings against adventa capital pte ltd , in which the former seeks a claim for a sum of not less than rm714 . 86mil .\nkuala lumpur : overseas investors reduced their holdings in bursa malaysia equity for the 10th consecutive week from july 2 to 6 , marking the longest weekly selling streak since september 2015 .\nkuala lumpur : fgv holdings bhd is optimistic that prime minister tun dr mahathir mohamad\u2019s official visit to china in august will benefit the palm oil sector , said fgv president and group ceo datuk zakaria arshad .\nkuala lumpur : aminvestment research says 2h18 earnings for the technology sector will be driven by sensors , radio frequency chips and operational efficiencies .\none of dr ho wai loon and ooh wei chee\u2019s favourite idioms is \u201crome wasn\u2019t built in a day\u201d . they use it liberally to support all their efforts in building abbe group .\nkuala lumpur : lpi capital bhd posted net profit of rm65 . 74mil in q2 ended june 30 , 3 . 4 % less than rm68 . 06mil recorded in the preceding year quarter on the back of flattish revenue of rm353 . 05mil .\nnew york : facebook inc co - founder mark zuckerberg has overtaken warren buffett as the world\u2019s third - richest person , further solidifying technology as the most robust creator of wealth .\nalibaba group holding ltd . is in talks with bt group plc about a cloud services partnership as the chinese internet giant challenges urltoken inc . \u2019s dominance in europe .\nwho doesn ' t like cash ? our love affair with the stuff is millennia old and still going strong everywhere .\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 )\nit being a local sports beverage , there will be a lot of opportunities to work together going forward .\non sunday , he will give a talk and conduct a 20 - minute training session at suntec city as part of the straits times run ' s third and final running clinic .\ni believe in an active lifestyle and growing the running community here ,\nsaid mok , 29 , who is currently juggling his work as an orthopaedic surgical resident with preparations for next month ' s sea games in kuala lumpur .\nfrom a medical perspective , running is a great and convenient activity people can get into and enjoy .\nhe is a shining example of singapore ' s best in the sporting arena and is an inspiration not only to budding sportsmen and women but also to everyday fitness seekers .\nshop smart at gain city group buy . register & get $ 3 , 000 shopping vouchers !\nterms & conditions data protection policy need help ? reach us here . advertise with us\nsph digital news / copyright \u00a9 2018 singapore press holdings ltd . co . regn . no . 198402868e . all rights reserved\nwe have been experiencing some problems with subscriber log - ins and apologise for the inconvenience caused . until we resolve the issues , subscribers need not log in to access st digital articles . but a log - in is still required for our pdfs .\n6 drinks for an 160 - pound , 30 - year - old male ? that ' ll take 2 days off your lifespan . just in time for sxsw , < a href =\nurltoken\n> 100proof < / a > is a mobile web app from healthtech startup 100pl\nmalaysian officials have said that an unnamed national badminton player , which is widely speculated to be world renowned player lee chong wei , has failed a drugs test and tested positive for the banned substance dexamethasone .\nsince then , lee has been in a pr storm over the alleged failed drug test , and has been defending his reputation to the media , denying that he has ever cheated and vowing to clear his name .\nlee has also taken to twitter to plead his innocence and garnered much support from the public .\nthank u for having faith in me . i never cheated nor will i ever rely on banned substances . urltoken urltoken\n\u201d i was informed that the drug was last injected into me on july 18 and how the traces were still there in august is something i cannot explain . suffice to say i never took any drugs beyond those prescribed to me and i deny any suggestions that i resort to traditional herbs that contain banned substance . \u201d\nthe player who has been temporarily suspended is currently pending a hearing from the badminton world federation ( bwf ) doping panel . if found guilty , he could also face a potential two - 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tex\u00ae standard 1000 indicates that the companies must have procedures for the registration of all legislative , regulatory and other policy requirements pertaining to the environmental aspects of the activities , products and performances .\naccording with oeko - tex\u00ae standard 1000 , the company must appoint a commissioner , who has the authority and responsibility to ensure that the demands on the environmental management system are fulfilled .\noeko - tex\u00ae 1000 recommends that companies introduce and maintain procedures for the training of the staff members which ensure that all staff members are informed about the importance of the environmental policy , potential consequences of the staff activities for the environment , etc .\nthe implementation of an enviromental managment system is a prerequsite for achieving the oeko - tex\u00ae standard 1000 certification . oeko - tex\u00ae standard 1000 certification indicates that the first step in the introduction of an environmental management system is a declaration from upper management .\nis oriented towards the prevention / minimisation of adverse environmental effects , and towards sustainable development .\nthe oeko - tex\u00ae standard 1000 requires compliance with the ilo principles for fair labour conditions , including non - discrimination , no forced labour , minimum age , right to join labour unions and maximum work time . wages paid for a standard work week must be based on \u201clegal and industry standards\u201d .\nin addition to the oeko - tex\u00ae standard 1000 requirements for occupational health and safety , which cover noise and dust requirements and employee training , the standard also requires access to bathrooms and potable water for workers .\noeko - tex\u00ae standard 1000 suggests reduction of packaging use and also recommends , as far as possible , to completely avoid the use of one - way packing material during internal handling . packing systems that are reusable or that are made of recycled material are preferred .\nevery applicant company is visited by an independent auditor to check for compliance with the oeko - tex\u00ae standard 1000 on site .\nthe testing institute is authorised to undertake two random tests throughout the validity period of the certificate .\nfor oeko - tex\u00ae 1000 assessment of part a ( the requirements for the production site ) , at least 90 % of the factory needs to be in compliance with the criteria . applicants need to apply by providing organisational and technical information to an oeko - tex\u00ae testing institute . if compliant for both part a and part b ( see below ) , the company receives the certificate . from then on , for part a , an annual update report has to be provided , followed by a compliance check in the form of a \u2018spot - check\u2019 on the company .\nfor oeko - tex\u00ae 1000 assessment of part b ( the requirements for the final product ) , the monitoring is executed by the same testing institute that granted the factory the certificate . the testing institute is authorised to undertake two random tests throughout the validity period of the certificate . if the testing reveals a deviation from the limit values , another test is done . if the second test shows deviation again , the certificate can be withdrawn immediately .\nsubmitting an application : the interested companies should submit an application for certification to one of the 15 independent oeko - 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tex\u00ae international or independent auditors of the association oeko - tex\u00ae international . the auditing staff consist currently of 51 trained auditors present in 27 different countries of the world .\nthe certified operation has the right to maintain the environmental label for a period of three years .\nthe certification fee comprises the license fee for three years , and the auditing fee . the auditing fee depends on the size of the production site .\nthe oeko - tex\u00ae website provides the standard\u2019s criteria and a list of companies that have been awarded the certification .\nthere are two labeling systems , one for the production process and production sites ; and the other one for the final product .\nto obtain the oeko - tex\u00ae 1000 labels , the companies should succeed in complying with the oeko - tex\u00ae standard criteria .\nthe license fee for using the label is already included it in the certification payment .\noops . a firewall is blocking access to prezi content . check out this article to learn more or contact your system administrator .\nstand out and be remembered with prezi , the secret weapon of great presenters .\nneither you , nor the coeditors you shared it with will be able to recover it again .\na template for creating your personal prezum\u00e9 . you can use it to define your motives , as well as the reasons for your future employer to hire you as his next employee . original : urltoken\nreset share links resets both viewing and editing links ( coeditors shown below are not affected ) .\nthe long - term campaign comprises three phases and is endorsed by sportsmen dato\u2019 lee chong wei and safee sali .\nas a part of the contest , contestants were required to submit photo entries that reflect a healthy lifestyle to win weekly prizes .\nin the second phase of the campaign , which will kick off in 2013 , the brand will conduct on - ground activities which will involve dato\u2019 lee chong wei and safee sali .\nthis campaign is promoted via a tvc called let\u2019s move it , which features dato\u2019 lee chong wei and safee sali , aired on astro channels , ntv7 and tv3 .\nfor radio ads , local celebrity baki zainal will share tips with listeners on simple exercises that one can do in the car .\ncergaslah malaysia is also promoted on social media , ooh , point of sales materials ( posm ) where contest details can be found on product packaging .\nthe creative agency for this campaign is publicis , while initiative handles media execution . rally is the digital agency , while rougepr manages the pr .\nhays has released its ' salary guide 2018 ' for five markets , including hong kong and china . digital has seen the most growth over t . .\na sharp decrease from last year , when two - thirds saw increased client spend . retaining talent also remains an issue with third of . .\nalongside destination promotions , the dot now turns to the country ' s tourism front liners . . .\nregional media outlets have been quick to report on the fact that jakim isn ' t fond of the term\ndog\nin food items . will this impa . .\napart from educating consumers on the importance of hydration in general , the ensuing . . .\nto continue reading this article you need to be registered with campaign . registration is free and only takes a minute . register now or sign in below if you already have an account .\nkhalid hopes to see sales double after the campaign . but he is guarded about the drink\u2019s current sales .\n\u201cgenerally , the average a & p expenditure for the beverage industry is 8 per cent to 12 per cent of revenue . we are putting in a little more than our usual a & p budget to push this campaign out , \u201d he said .\nthe soft drinks segment makes up about 40 per cent of f & n holdings revenue , which posted about 3 . 5 billion ringgit ( bt32 billion ) for financial year ended march 2013 .\nf & n beverages is malaysia\u2019s largest soft drinks distributors and manufacturer with a workforce of 1 , 400 employees and five manufacturing plants nationwide ."]}
{"id": 55129, "summary": [{"text": "russian aircraft corporation mig ( \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0442\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u00ab \u043c\u0438\u0433 \u00bb rossyskaya samoletostroitelnaya korporatsiya \" mig \" ) , or rsk mig , is a russian aerospace joint stock company .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "formerly mikoyan and gurevich design bureau ( russian : \u043c\u0438\u043a\u043e\u044f\u0301\u043d \u0438 \u0433\u0443\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0432\u0438\u0447 , \u043c\u0438\u0433 mikoyan i gurevich , mig ) , then simply mikoyan , rsk mig is a military aircraft design bureau , primarily designing fighter aircraft .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "its head office is in begovoy district , northern administrative okrug , moscow .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "mig aircraft are a staple of the soviet and russian air forces , and the soviet union sold many of these aircraft within its sphere of influence .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "they have been used by the militaries of north korea , and north vietnam and india and also in aerial confrontations with american and allied forces , and form part of the air forces of many arab nations . ", "topic": 27}], "title": "mikoyan", "paragraphs": ["first day in havana , young sergo mikoyan is in the center of the photo . courtesy of sergo mikoyan .\nthe soviet cuban missile crisis : castro , mikoyan , kennedy , khrushchev , and the missiles of november by sergo mikoyan , ed . svetlana savranskaya\nstepan mikoyan was born on july 12 , 1922 in tbilisi ( georgia ) into the family of soviet state figure and future socialist labor hero anastas mikoyan . stepan\u2019s father was a brother of renowned soviet aircraft designer artyom mikoyan . anastas mikoyan headed the ussr supreme soviet presidium in 1964 - 1965 .\nin 1964 mikoyan once again walked the fine line between changing powers . a new election promoted mikoyan to chairman of the ussr supreme soviet \u2013 he became the president of the country\nanastas mikoyan , joseph stalin and grigoriy ordzhonikidze , tiflis ( now tbilisi ) , 1925 .\nwireless mikoyan foxbat - iii ironsight - 7 6 - button 2 . 4ghz wireless gaming mouse\n) from the personal archive of the late sergo mikoyan . this is the second installment from the\nwith the headline : others come and go \u2014mikoyan remains ; how to survive in the kremlin .\nneedless to say , many consumers all over the ussr liked mikoyan\u2019s innovations . even stalin once joked ,\ndocument 12 \u2013 mikoyan telegram to khrushchev , november 18 , 1962 , [ source : personal archive of sergo mikoyan donated to the national security archive . translated by amanda conrad for the national security archive ]\nit is known that mikoyan differed with khrushchev at times . khrushchev said so in one of his speeches when he chided mikoyan for not sharing his enthusiasm about plowing up the virgin lands of central asia .\nsergo mikoyan , edited by svetlana savranskaya , the soviet cuban missile crisis : castro , mikoyan , kennedy , khrushchev , and the missiles of november ( washington , dc : woodrow wilson press , 2012 ) p . 193 . the mikoyans arrived in havana on november 2 . anastas mikoyan flew out on november 26 . \u21a9\nmikoyan supported stalin in the power struggle that ensued after the death of lenin in 1924 . he executed all stalin\u2019s orders aimed at discrediting the opposition . stalin greatly appreciated mikoyan\u2019s efforts and in 1926 anastas mikoyan was elected candidate member of the party\u2019s politburo . he was also appointed people ' s commissar for external and internal trade .\nmikoyan was the only one to escape execution \u2013 his survival remains a mystery to many historians to this day .\nthe mikoyan mission to cuba in the aftermath of the cuban missile crisis lasted from november 2 to november 26 .\nsergo mikoyan , edited by svetlana savranskaya , the soviet cuban missile crisis : castro , mikoyan , kennedy , khrushchev , and the missiles of november ( washington , dc : woodrow wilson press , 2012 ) p . 173 . \u21a9\ndocument 3 \u2013 telegram from gromyko to mikoyan , november 10 , 1962 . [ source : from the personal archive of sergo a . mikoyan donated to the national security archive . translated by anna melyakova for the national security archive ]\ndocument 4 \u2013 telegram from gromyko to mikoyan , november 10 , 1962 . [ source : from the personal archive of sergo a . mikoyan donated to the national security archive . translated by svetlana savranskaya for the national security archive ]\ndocument 6 \u2013telegram from mikoyan to cc cpsu , november 17 , 1962 . [ source : from the personal archive of sergo a . mikoyan donated to the national security archive . translated by amanda conrad for the national security archive ]\ndocument 7 \u2013 telegram from gromyko to mikoyan , november 18 , 1962 . [ source : from the personal archive of sergo a . mikoyan donated to the national security archive . translated by amanda conrad for the national security archive ]\ndocument 10 \u2013 khrushchev telegram to mikoyan ( special no . 2536\u0446 ) , november 18 , 1962 . [ source : personal archive of sergo mikoyan donated to the national security archive . translated by amanda conrad for the national security archive ]\ndocument 11 \u2013 gromyko telegram to mikoyan ( special no . 2528 ) , november 18 , 1962 . [ source : personal archive of sergo mikoyan donated to the national security archive . translated by amanda conrad for the national security archive ]\ndocument 13 \u2013 mikoyan telegram to the cc cpsu ( no . 1856 ) , november 19 , 1962 . [ source : personal archive of sergo mikoyan donated to the national security archive . translated by svetlana savranskaya for the national security archive ]\ndocument 8 \u2013 mikoyan telegram to khrushchev , special no . 1848 , november 18 , 1962 ( sunday ) . [ source : sergo mikoyan personal archive , donated to the national security archive . translated by anna melyakova for the national security archive ]\nit is thought that khrushchev ' s \u201cpeaceful coexistence\u201d and his emphasis on economic assistance to underdeveloped countries were in part inspired by mikoyan , and that his 1959 trip to the united states was not only prepared but possibly conceived by mikoyan . the habit of borrowing and buying machinery , methods and ideas from capitalist countries whenever usable was cultivated by mikoyan long before khrushchev adopted it .\nsergo mikoyan , historian and editor of the soviet academic journal latin america and son of the former deputy prime minister anastas mikoyan , presents his findings on cuban - soviet relations at the historic 2002 havana conference on the 40th anniversary of the cuban missile crisis .\nscale plans in 1 / 72 , 1 / 48 and 1 / 32 of mikoyan gurevich mig - 1 / mig - 3 variants .\nin 1956 mikoyan helped khrushchev organize the \u201csecret speech\u201d \u2013 the public denouncement of stalin\u2019s personality cult . mikoyan\u2019s speech was one of the most shocking that followed khrushchev\u2019s report \u2013 he publicly acquitted many of those he purged in the middle of the 1930s . the whole audience was amazed at the \u201crevelations . \u201d\nmikoyan was especially good at establishing international relations . in 1959 he was sent to cuba to establish relations with fidel castro , becoming the first soviet leader to visit the island . it was mikoyan who secured a business deal that nowadays would border on insanity \u2013 he exchanged soviet oil for cuban sugar .\nimmediately after that mikoyan was noticed by joseph stalin , whose political ambitions were running high and who was looking for supporters . he sent mikoyan to work in the south of russia as head of the northern caucasian bureau of the communist party with its headquarters in the city of rostov - on - don .\nanastas mikoyan was a soviet statesman who held top positions in the government for over 40 years \u2013 starting his career under lenin and ending it under brezhnev .\ndocument 14 \u2013 mikoyan ' s speech at the military council of general pavlov ' s group , november 21 , 1962 . [ source : from the personal archive of dr . sergo a . mikoyan , donated to the national security archive . translation by svetlana savranskaya and amanda conrad for the national security archive ]\n\u201cmikoyan has never been a threat to anyone in the hierarchy , \u201d a middle\u2010ranking mos\u2010cow communist said recently . \u201cthat ' s what makes him unique . \u201d\ndocument 5 \u2013 a short record of the conversation between a . i . mikoyan , e . guevara , and a . mora , november 17 , 1962 . [ source : from the personal archive of sergo a . mikoyan donated to the national security archive . translated by amanda conrad for the national security archive ]\nfor his innovations in the food industry mikoyan was promoted to the post of the deputy chairman of the council of people\u2019s commissars ( the council of ministers ) .\nthere are those who suspect that mikoyan had felt in his bones that the storm was brewing and took his precautions well in advance . on sept . 18 , almost a month before khrushchev ' s ouster , mikoyan made a speech at a rally for the indian president , who was visiting moscow . the speech was puzzling becauseit was out of character for both the speaker and the occasion . mikoyan sounded almost brutally antiwestern , anti \u2010 american and . in spite of the identity of his\nmikoyan - i - gurevich design bureau is a russian military aircraft design bureau primarily for fighter aircraft . it was formerly a soviet design bureau founded by artem mikoyan and mikhail gurevich , known as \u201cmig . \u201d the russian government is planning to merge mikoyan and gurevich with ilyushin , irkut , sukhoi , tupolev , and yakovlev as a new company named \u201cunited aircraft corporation . \u201d the mig has been used by the chinese , north korea , and north vietnam in aerial confrontation with american and allied forces .\nthe record of several leadership crises shows evidence of mikoyan ' s restraint and seeming detachment through which he avoided generating the kind of hatreds that might have led to his removal .\na complete and comprehensive history of the mikoyan design bureau which is packed with detail on the many types produced from 1939 to 2007 , together with a huge selection of photographs .\nmikoyan\u00b4s signature has also been found on the death sentence of the katyn massacre of 26 , 000 polish officers , who had been arrested at the beginning of ww2 by soviet troops .\nmoscow , russia ( tass ) \u2014test pilot , hero of the soviet union stepan mikoyan has died at the age of 94 , the mig aircraft corporation press office reported on friday .\nwhile taking part in stalin\u2019s vicious purges , mikoyan tried to focus on what he did best \u2013 food supplies . in 1942 mikoyan became a member of the state defense committee , overseeing the distribution system and organizing a lifeline of supplies to the eastern parts of the country to where the majority of the population ( as well as factories and plants ) had been evacuated .\n( continued from page 122 ) congress in 1959 , mikoyan and suslov were the ones who spoke in the most moderate terms of molotov and his companions . mikoyan described them simply as the \u201canti\u2010party group . \u201d this was the strongest word he used , while khrushchev accused them of the \u201cbasest methods\u201d and some of his other supporters called them despicable , loathsome , perfidious criminals .\nguest , anti\u2010those of the asian and african countries which combine neutrality with anticommunism at home . could it be that mikoyan was seeking an alibi against future attacks on policies he had advocated ?\nthere was only one person he could turn to with this tall order - his reliable trouble shooter , anastas mikoyan . as fidel castro put it at a state dinner on november 17 , addressing mikoyan ,\nwho if not you , and only you , can carry out this mission ! if you cannot do this , then it proves that in general this is impossible .\na workers\u2019 council . his aim was to educate armenian workers about the revolutionary movement . that same year mikoyan joined the bolshevik faction of the russian social democratic labor party . after the 1917 bolshevik revolution in russia he became one of the top party members in the caucasus . mikoyan moved to baku ( now the capital of azerbaijan ) . first , he edited the armenian - language newspaper\na half a year later mikoyan tried to block khrushchev\u2019s decision to use troops in crushing the popular revolt in hungary in 1956 and almost resigned when the soviet leaders did not listen to him .\nhis office , though not his life , may have been threatened also under khrushchev at least once , during the u\u20102 incident with the u . s . khrushchev was reported to feel that his position was threatened and to be ready to offer mikoyan , an exponent of the policy of peaceful coexistence , to his critics as a scapegoat . but the incident blew over and mikoyan stayed .\nshortly after that mikoyan was summoned to moscow . he was sent to work in the regional party committee in the nizhny novgorod region , located along the banks of the volga river . at first local party activists were rather cautious to receive a young activist from outside ; mikoyan , however , had been through worse trouble than this and soon found a way to gain favor with the local bolsheviks .\nbecause of his family background , mikoyan was put in charge of \u00a8cleaning up\u00a8 the enemies of communism in his native armenia . dozens of high - ranking officials were displaced and sent to labor camps .\nin october 1962 , during the cuban missile crisis , mikoyan was dispatched to cuba . he tried hard to persuade fidel castro to remove all the nuclear missiles and bombers the soviet union had placed on the island . mikoyan managed to carry out his mission perfectly , despite the fact that right at the same time , his beloved wife ashhen died and he wasn\u2019t even able to attend her funeral .\nall through the past 10 years there had appeared to be a close personal affinity between the two men . a western ambassador who was an occasional guest at khrushchev ' s dacha near uspenskoe , some 30 miles west of the capital , recalls that mikoyan was always around even if his presence was not required by the business at hand . mikoyan was often the target of khrushchev ' s jokes , and frequently shot back his ownmuch subtler barbs . once , during an automobile trip in yugoslavia the solid khrushchev and the diminutive , lean mikoyan took to wrestling , an unlikely pair rolling in a field .\nin 1946 mikoyan became vice chairman of the council of ministers . at the same time he held the post of minister of trade . however , his relations with stalin during that period became increasingly strained . he was no longer a frequent guest at stalin\u2019s banquets or even the politburo sessions . rumors have it that mikoyan would have eventually been arrested , were it not for stalin ' s death in 1953 .\ndocument 9 \u2013 record of conversation between a . i . mikoyan and cdes . o . dorticos , e . guevara , e . aragon\u00e9s , c . r . rodriguez , and r . roa at the presidential palace , november 18 , 1962 . [ source : from the personal archive of sergo a . mikoyan donated to the national security archive . translated by anna melyakova for the national security archive ]\nanastas ivanovich mikoyan , of course , is president of the nation now , no longer the perennial deputy premier . but the point of the story is still valid : the great survivor has survived again .\nbut mikoyan didn\u2019t last very long in brezhnev\u2019s government \u2013 in 1965 he was forced to retire due to old age ( he was70 ) . he spent his remaining days writing memoirs about his life and political career .\nanastas mikoyan died on 21 october 1978 . he was buried not far from khrushchev at the novodevichye cemetery in moscow \u2013 brezhnev decided not to give either man a state funeral at the necropolis near the kremlin wall .\nthis , a soviet journalist recently recalled , made mikoyan the forerunner of nehru , nkrumah , makarios and others\u2014the first of a long list of future presidents who spent a part of their early careers in british jails .\n( continued from page 26 ) they made up a list of what they thought were the 26 most important men in the group . the 26 were shot . mikoyan was not on the list and stayed alive .\nalthough mikoyan was apparently in danger of losing stalin\u2019s favour , stalin died ( march 1953 ) before he could purge him , and mikoyan was able to become minister of trade and deputy premier in the post - stalin government and to retain his membership in the party\u2019s presidium ( formerly the politburo ) . he subsequently supported khrushchev in his rise to power , and ultimately became khrushchev\u2019s close adviser and a first deputy premier of the soviet union .\ninterview with sergo mikoyan by sherry jones ,\ncuban missile crisis : what the world didn ' t know ,\nproduced by sherry jones for peter jennings reporting , abc news ( washington media associates , 1992 ) .\nif mikoyan survived ail the changes in the soviet power structure , from trotsky ' s downfall to that of khrushchev , he did not always remain unscathed . khrushchev at the 20th party congress gave him credit for having incurred the wrath of stalin and being marked for liquidation in the dictator ' s last years in office . two years ago , one of the orators at the funeral of his wife disclosed that the younger of mikoyan ' s five sons had been arrested and exiled to siberia by stalin and that mrs . mikoyan often spent sleepless nights not knowing whether her husband , then deputy premier , would ever come back from his office in the kremlin .\nsome openly objected to the new policy , but mikoyan never voiced any public protests against these measures , though the facts prove he considered them destructive . he remained loyal to stalin even in the obscure 1930s - during the times of inflation and hunger in many areas of the country . however , mikoyan worked hard to keep a balance between his loyalty to stalin and his responsibility to the people , exhausted by mass collectivization , arrests and famine .\n\u201con march 24 , 2016 , hero of the soviet union , merited test pilot of the ussr aviation lieutenant - general stepan anastasovich mikoyan passed away at the age of 94 , \u201d the press office said in a statement .\nmikoyan performed flights until 1978 . overall , he learned to operate 102 types of aircraft , including mig - 23 , mig - 25 and mig - 27 planes . he logged a total of 3 , 500 flight hours .\nhowever , in 1957 mikoyan made another \u2018twist\u201d \u2013 he refused to back the coup by georgy malenkov and vyacheslav molotov to remove khrushchev from power . thus he forever secured his own position as one of khrushchev ' s closest allies .\nmikoyan graduated in 1941 from the kachinsk military aviation school and in december that year he went to the front . during the soviet union\u2019s great patriotic war against nazi germany in 1941 - 1945 he fought as a fighter plane pilot .\nin 1943 mikoyan was awarded the star of the \u201chero of socialist labor\u201d but the award was of little comfort at a time when he mourned the loss of his son vladimir , whose plane was shot down during the battle of stalingrad .\n\u201cthe new leader looks at him , pon\u2010 ders , then says , \u2018i have to talk to my first deputy premier about this . \u2019 he picks up the phone , pushes a button and shouts , \u2018mikoyan . . . ! \u2019 \u201d\nbut , the more young mikoyan studied the word of god , the closer he moved toward atheism . mikoyan once said about his school years : \u201ci had a very distinct feeling that i didn ' t believe in god even after i had received a certificate in materialist uncertainty ; the more i studied religious subjects , the less i believed in god . \u201d he took courses in liberalism and socialism and step by step , was drawn closer to the revolutionary movements gaining strength throughout russia .\nmikoyan was one of 26 commissars who coordinated bolshevik activity in the area under the aegis of the \u201cbaku soviet . \u201d it was a key location as , at the time , azerbaijan was the center of the bolshevik movement in the northern caucasus .\nmikoyan remains a prominent figure in the new regime even though brezhnev and kosygin , the two heirs to khrushchev ' s power , are not likely to listen to him as frequently and attentively as did the old premier , whose frequent companion he was .\nmikoyan became known in soviet history as the man who spanned the political horizon of the ussr between \u201cilyich and ilyich\u201d ( ironically , the patronymic of both lenin and brezhnev was ilyich ) , having spent over 40 years at the top of the soviet hierarchical ladder .\nonce again mikoyan proved himself a good manager in the area populated with dozens of small nations . mikoyan was less brutal in bringing people under bolshevik rule than his predecessors . mindful of century - long traditions , he appealed to the common sense of the people , using persuasion rather than force to bring them under subjection . he also urged communists not to destroy churches and mosques and not to clash with the population on religious matters . he also demanded that his comrades respect the legitimate rights , which had been granted to merchants and rich peasants .\nthe mikoyan family was very religious and thus anastas\u2019s father chose to send his young son to a theological seminary in the city of tiflis ( now tbilisi , capital of georgia ) . later anastas entered the seminary in the city of echmiadzin in armenia , which is the residence of\non may 1 , 1920 , according to the soviet encyclopedia , \u201cthe eleventh red army . . . entered baku . . under the leadership of ordzonikidse , kirov and mikoyan . \u201d a picture taken at the time shows mikoyan as a dashing young partisan fighter in riding boots , a long cossack ' s coat and astrakhan cap , with two cartridge belts crossed on his chest and an enormous dagger in his belt . next to him is ordzonikidse , in a peaked red army cap , and behind them , in a row of lesser figures , kirov . the picture was made during a victory parade in baku . mikoyan has his right hand raised in a military salute . but instead of looking straight ahead like all the others , he has his dark eyes turned sideways and is glowering self\u2010consciously and , it seems , suspiciously into the camera .\nduring the next leadership crisis , when khrushchev was challenged by molotov , kaganovich and malenkov , mikoyan ( along with suslov ) supported khrushchev when he was still in the minority . western specialists have never found any sign that he may have wavered . yet later on , at the 21st\nmikoyan understood that signing every protocol initiated by stalin was the price he had to pay to retain his position and save his life . he sacrificed his convictions to diplomacy during the mass deportations of national minorities - crimean tatars , chechens , ingush and germans - to remote areas of the ussr .\nmikoyan was born nov . 25 , 1895 , in the village of sanian , in what is now armenia . his father was a carpenter . like stalin , mikoyan got his education at a theological seminary in tbilisi ( tiflis ) . when he graduated he joined the bolshevik underground instead of the church . two years later , when the revolution came , he was 22 , a member of the party presidium in baku and editor of the local party newspaper . he became commissar of the baku brigade of the red army a few months later and was wounded during the fighting for the city .\nafter khrushchev was removed , mikoyan held the largely ceremonial position of chairman of the presidium of the supreme soviet from 1964 to december 1965 . although he was excluded from the party\u2019s presidium in april 1966 , he remained a member of the central committee and continued to be honoured as a high official at public ceremonies . after his death in 1978 , mikoyan was not accorded interment in the kremlin wall , the traditional resting place for the most honoured soviet leaders : he was buried in the novodevichy cemetery , moscow , site of the graves of second - rank public figures , including that of khrushchev .\nmikoyan ' s sense of balance made him oppose a trial for the anti\u2010party group and caused him to defend khrushchev at least to the point of wanting . to keep him in the presidium\u2014but the same mod eration made him wince at some of khrushchev ' s sudden impulses and verbal plunges . some of the wincing was done publicly at receptions , where foreigners could observe it . yet the imaginative \u201cidea\u2010man\u201d mikoyan is thought to have seen a complementary figure in the unorthodox doer , khrushchev , and to have regarded him as a boss who was free enough from dogmatic prejudices to be willing to take his advice .\nthe early 1920s brought massive famine to the southern regions of russia . in nizhny novgorod the starved army and peasants were on the verge of revolt , but mikoyan employed all the persuasive skills he had acquired to subdue the tension . soon he was elected as head of the governing body of nizhny novgorod .\nmikoyan abandoned the priesthood to join the bolshevik party in 1915 and to become one of the chiefs of the revolutionary movement in the caucasus . in 1918 he was arrested by british troops that had intervened in the russian civil war . after his release , he went to work in the communist party organization .\ncastro resumed his usual practice of meeting foreign dignitaries at the airport\u2013a courtesy he pointedly did not do with acting secretary - general of the united nations u thant a few days earlier\u2013persuaded by mikoyan\u2019s conciliatory tone in endorsing castro\u2019s five points in a statement before boarding the plane at idlewild airport in new york . 2\nsoviet first deputy chairman of the council of ministers anastas mikoyan had just returned from a long and difficult mission to cuba to help repair the damage caused by the outcome of the cuban missile crisis . president kennedy was schedule to meet him later in the day . mcgeorge bundy prepared a talking points paper .\nwhen the famous \u201cbaku commune\u201d collapsed in 1918 , mikoyan was jailed . he escaped with 35 companions . but the group was captured again when the freighter , in which they hoped to reach the communistheld northern shore of the caspian sea , delivered them instead to the british forces and the white guards in krasnovodsk .\nthe krasnovodsk episode , like most episodes , ended well for mikoyan , according to the official soviet biography . it seems that the british and the white guards found on one of the prisoners a paper identifying the members of the group entitled to receive food packages in jail . from this and from confiscated underground newspapers\nin 1921 , when the soviets took hold of baku , mikoyan came to the city and coordinated the reburial of his \u201cbrothers in arms . \u201d their common grave can still be found in one of the central squares of baku and the memory of the baku 26 has been commemorated in almost every soviet city since .\nat the same time leonid brezhnev was elected the second secretary of the central committee of the communist party . mikoyan sensed the shifting dynamics in the higher echelons of power and foresaw the rise of brezhnev\u2019s star . he participated in the coup that displaced khrushchev from the top position and put brezhnev in the ruling seat .\nin 1921 vladimir lenin had introduced the new economic policy ( nep ) , aimed at liberalizing trade in order to boost the country\u2019s fragile economy . at first mikoyan was a supporter of liberal economic development . stalin , however , turned to tough measures against the middle - class and rich peasants , leading to their demise .\nmany still consider him one of the most contradictory yet skilled political figures of the soviet union . some historians and communist party officials have expressed surprise at mikoyan\u2019s \u201cart of political compromise . \u201d they say he could walk through the red square on a rainy day , passing between the drops of water and coming out dry .\nthis is the complete , comprehensive history of the famous mikoyan design bureau , from its establishment in 1939 to the present day . every aircraft type developed by the mikoyan okb is covered in detail , with descriptions of all known versions and a wealth of recently declassified data . line drawings are included for each major type , illustrating the difference between the versions , and there are also representative color side views and specification tables allowing the performance of different versions to be compared . production figures and information on mig aircraft operated abroad are also included . the book contains an impressive array of previously unpublished photographs , which will delight all fans of russian aviation .\nfew westerners in moscow today are willing to make pre\u2010 dictions about the length of time that any member of the hierarchy is likely to stay in his particular job . but most are convinced that if mikoyan ever ceases to be part of the leadership , it will be voluntarily and because of real as opposed to political old age .\nduring his three - month visit he did not only concentrate on the food industry - mikoyan had a productive talk with henry ford and studied the system of macy\u2019s department store in new york . upon his return , mikoyan put some of his ideas into practice . he personally supervised the manufacturing of canned goods and sausages that turned out to be the russian version of american hot dogs . also , inspired by hamburgers , he launched the mass production of cutlets . his greatest love , however , was ice - cream , which contributed to the launch of the frozen foods industry and the transportation not only of comfort food but of many other goods that could be frozen .\nanastas mikoyan was born in the village of sanain in the southernmost part of the russian empire ( present day northern armenian ) in 1895 . his father was a carpenter and his mother wove rugs . his younger brother , artyom mikyoan , later became known as an outstanding plane constructor and co - creator of the famous mig military aircraft .\nafter stalin\u2019s death the ussr was again swept into a power struggle between lavrenty beria , the sinister commissar for the interior and the then head of the ukrainian committee of the communist party , nikita khrushchev . while it was still unclear who would end up ruling the ussr , mikoyan cautiously balanced between the opposing parties . however , as soon as it was clear that khrushchev was winning , mikoyan gave in to the majority , supported beria\u2019s arrest and execution and soon became an ardent supporter of \u201cde - stalinization . \u201d he also helped to restore many of his comrades to their posts in the communist party and organized support for the families of those who had been executed during the purges .\nmikoyan\u2019s support of stalin in the power struggle of the early 1920s earned him a post in the central committee of the party in 1923 . he was appointed people\u2019s commissar for external and internal trade in 1926 , and thereafter consistently held posts relating to that field . in 1935 he was elected a member of the politburo , serving as its specialist on trade matters . appointed to the state defense committee ( february 1942 ) , which ruled the soviet union during world war ii , mikoyan supervised the procurement and transport of supplies to the armed forces . in 1946 he became deputy premier ( i . e . , vice chairman of the council of ministers ) , with responsibility for directing the country\u2019s trade .\nthis trip was in the first days of the aftermath of the cuban missile crisis . the 33 - year - old sergo was again accompanying his father , anastas mikoyan , the first deputy chairman of the soviet council of ministers . anastas had been sent to smooth things over with fidel castro . castro had made it abundantly clear that he was furious with\nthis position was a stepping - stone to the higher echelons of power and gave him access to the top figures in the country \u2013 he traveled often to moscow , took part in all congresses of soviets and met with lenin on several occasions . finally in 1922 , 26 - year old mikoyan was elected into the central committee of the russian communist party .\nmikoyan , who . will be 69 this month , has been close to the center of soviet power longer than any other man , dead or alive . with shvernik , another presidium member , more or less on the sidelines for the past few years , he is the only old , or prerevolutionary , bolshevik still fully active at thetop of the hierarchy .\nthough mikoyan is not likely to be as close to either brezhnev or kosygin as he was to khrushchev , there is not the faintest doubt that he remains in his post because they want him , and possibly need him , as a symbol of continuity and a link to the origins of the revolution which he helped to bring about and they didn ' t .\nby this time it was clear the ussr would fall into turmoil unless the government started to develop food production . mikoyan became people\u2019s commissar for food . in 1935 , after he was elected a full member of the politburo , he went on a \u201cgoodwill trip to the united states to boost economic cooperation between the two countries and study the development of the us economy . \u201d\nhis capacity for survival has often been marveled at by western writers . the conclusion usually was that he was shrewder , more skillful and tougher and had a stronger instinct of self\u2010preservation than most of the other members of the hierarchy . but , in addition , there are purely political reasons why mikoyan , a complex and extraordinarily intelligent man , had a better chance of lasting than others .\nin one of mikoyan ' s most eloquent moments during the cuban trip , he addresses the officers of the pliev group of forces to explain the decisions of the soviet government . this is one of the first soviet efforts to spin the results of the cuban missile crisis to make it look as if khrushchev has envisioned it to turn out just exactly as it did , that the main goal - the defense of the cuban revolution - has been achieved . mikoyan assures them that their task has been carried out brilliantly and that the correlation of forces in the world is changing in the soviets ' favor . in this speech , however , there is some real criticism of the way the soviet military carried out operation anadyr . mikoyan takes a stab at the rocket forces decision makers ( marshall biryuzov ) , describing how the americans discovered the missiles :\nthey flew the u - 2 and discovered that our missiles were sticking up just like they were at a military parade in red square . only in red square they would be placed horizontally , and here they were deployed vertically . apparently , our rocket forces decided to make an offensive gesture to the americans .\nmikoyan was overruled , and criticized for his stand , according to the reports . if , when everything was over , he had any emotions about the disappearance of his friend , he didn ' t show them . the day after the changes were announced he went to kiev to make the principal speech at a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the reentry of soviet troops into the city .\nafter the bolsheviks came to power in 1917 mikoyan did his best to suppress any resistance by opposition forces in the area . he crushed the revolt of the musavatists , the independent party of azerbaijan , in 1918 . when the civil war broke out all over the country , anastas became a commissar of the new red army regiment whose mission was to guard the city of baku from opposition forces .\nas it happens , photographs taken in kiev on that day 20 years ago show khrushchev , then first secretary of the communist party of the ukraine , in the streets with the re\u2010entering soldiers , and up to the day of his disgrace he was praised for having played a vital role in the liberation of the ukraine . but his friend mikoyan managed not to mention his name during the celebration .\nmikoyan tried hard to keep a low profile during stalin\u2019s purges in the middle of the 1930s when millions of soviet citizens were declared \u201cenemies of the people\u201d and sent to labor camps on false charges . however , it was practically impossible to avoid any part in the purges . it was a final test of loyalty to stalin that every government official had to pass if he was to retain his position and in many cases avoid being arrested himself .\ndocument 1 \u2013telegram from ussr foreign minister gromyko to the soviet mission in new york for mikoyan regarding negotiations in cuba , november 1 , 1962 . [ source : avp rf ; copy obtained by nhk , provided by philip brenner , and on file at national security archive , washington , d . c . ; translation by john henriksen , published in the cold war international history project bulletin , no . 8 - 9 , p . 310 ]\nfor all anybody knows , mikoyan never made an effort , or even had the ambition , to become the all\u2010powerful man at the top . he never tried to build a party organization of his own . he never tried to create a personal following either in the party or in the country . the top men \u2014 stalin and khrushchev \u2014had no reason to fear him . and those who were jockeying for positions beneath them had no reason to wait for him in ambush .\nthe documents , published today for the first time , allow us to be a fly on the wall as mikoyan goes about trying to fulfill his mission - first in new york and then in havana . we see him as a tough negotiator with john mccloy and adlai stevenson , defending the cuban position , knowing at the same time that soviet concessions had already been made and that his bargaining position was extremely weak . in cuba , mikoyan , faced with castro ' s flat rejection of ground inspections , is trying to find a compromise position with inspections by ambassadors from latin american countries who are already in cuba . we see how crucial he was in the dynamics of negotiating the end of the cuban missile crisis - at the very nexus of a three - party negotiation , negotiating with the cubans , privy to all communications between moscow and its representatives at the u . n . , and in daily contact with the presidium and nikita khrushchev himself .\nmikoyan stayed in the provinces for six years after the baku victory . in 1926 , stalin brought him to moscow . his party and government careers were outwardly smooth and steady from then on . he was made an alternate member of the politburo that same year ; in 1935 , he became a full member ; and he still is . he became commissar of supplies in 1931 ; from 1933 to 1955 , he was uninterruptedly either minister of internal or foreign trade or both ; this is still ins major interest .\nover the years he became a famous trader and socialist entrepreneur . american businessmen have been quoted as saying that if he had emigrated to the united states he would now be a multi\u2010millionaire with a park avenue penthouse . he has become known as the man who introduced eskimo pie to the soviet union and who gave his name to a moscow meat packing plant . the \u201cmikoyan cutlet\u201d\u2014nobody knows whether it is pork or beef or perhaps fish or fowl\u2014is still the cheapest , most popular if not most revered piece of meat a few kopecks can buy .\nthirty\u2010six years later , another cameraman caught him in exactly the same pose , in different dress and circumstances . wearing a shiny black silk hat , he is slumping in a seat of what looks like a theater during a gala reception in pakistan . again he is the first figure in the foreground , with other dignitaries on his right . the others again are absorbed in the official spectacle . and mikoyan alone , his head slightly turned , is keeping watch , out of the corner of his eyes , on what is going on off camera .\ndocument 2 \u2013 record of a dinner conversation between cpsu cc politburo member a . i . mikoyan , white house envoy john mccloy , and u . s . ambassador to the un adlai stevenson , november 1 , 1962 . [ source : foreign policy archive of the russian federation ; provided to the cwihp . copy on file at the national security archive . translation by vladislav m . zubok for the national security archive . published in cold war international history ( cwihp ) bulletin , issues 8 - 9 , winter 1996 / 1997 , pp . 315 - 320 ]\nmikoyan is also very sensitive to the issue of revolutionary legacy and concerned about the effect of the soviet withdrawal on chinese influence in cuba . he is using every\nopportune moment\nto criticize the chinese position and draw comparisons between the soviet willingness to defend cuba with the real blood and life of its own soldiers and the chinese efforts to donate blood by their embassy people in havana . he suggests that if china was serious about helping cuba , it could have created a distraction - create a crisis around taiwan , or take over some portuguese or british bases , like hong kong .\non october 28 , after khrushchev and kennedy had just resolved the most acute and public part of the cuban missile crisis , the soviet leaders decided to send anastas mikoyan to cuba to settle the crisis between the soviet union and their ally , cuba . fidel castro , who was not consulted or even informed about the negotiations between the soviets and the americans , sent khrushchev an angry letter\ndisagreeing\nwith the policies of the soviet government . khrushchev knew he had a real problem in cuba - with 42 , 000 soviet military personnel armed with tactical nuclear weapons - and an emotional revolutionary leader , who felt betrayed and abandoned by the kremlin .\nmoreover , having supported khrushchev during the showdown , mikoyan later opposed the members of the winning faction who wanted to bring the anti\u2010party group to trial . this was essentially the same position he took during the showdown on khrushchev ' s fate last month . according to the best reports now available , he was not among those who initiated khrushchev ' s downfall . he joined the majority and made the decision unanimous , these reports say . in the central committee he is said to have intervened to advocate a smooth transition under which khrushchev , though guilty of \u201cobvious errors , \u201d would have remained a member of the party presidium and hence an honored elder statesman .\nfollowing the formal birth of their design bureau in 1939 , the mikoyan and gurevich design team ascended with extraordinary rapidity into the ranks of the aerospace elite . this meteoric rise was not without justification , as their perseverance had resulted in the development of a number of truly exceptional fighters in an environment that would have defeated a less tenacious pair in short order . beginning with the mig - 1 and mig - 3 piston engine fighters , their work consistently represented the state - of - the art in the soviet union for some four decades and did not end with their respective deaths in 1970 and 1976 . talented engineers such as rostislav belyakov were quick to fill the voids left by their mentors , and as result , the legacy of excellence continues .\ntranslated to english by the c . i . a . , this soviet propaganda film was originally created in july , 1967 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the russian revolution , and to document the moscow air show . the film also shows some of the history of aviation in the ussr . this amazing film features combat footage from wwii , as well as ( at about the 3 minute mark ) interesting historic footage of aircraft designers pavel sukhoi , alexander yakovlev and artem mikoyan and mikhail gurevich ( the men behind the\nmig\n) , and many others . a gigantic air show is then shown - - the 50th anniversary of the october revolution air show that was held in the summer , on 9 july 1967 at domodedovo airport . this unprecedented display of air power featured twelve new types or variants of military aircraft including the mig - 23 , mig - 25 , su - 11 , su - 15 , su - 17 , and stol aircraft ( mig , su , yak - 36 ) . the advances revealed prompted great concern in the west . this film is part of the periscope film llc archive , one of the largest historic military , transportation , and aviation stock footage collections in the usa . entirely film backed , this material is available for licensing in 24p hd and 2k . for more information visit urltoken\n. . . but there was a let down in production values . in the early ' 90s there was a book entitled\nokb mig\nby the same publisher . it was good for it ' s time but the flood of new information on russian military hardware ( and the appetite for it ) was only beginning . with four newer and better okb titles released the mig title was ripe for overhaul . once\nokb mikoyan\nwas announced i put my copy of\nokb mig\non the sale list . it is certainly a vast improvement on the original . authors gordon and komissarov should be familiar names to any soviet / russian aerospace enthusiast and their efforts here are well up to the high standards they ' ve set in other books . they held up their end . however , the production values slipped in a number of respects and this prevented the book from getting 5 stars . 1 . most seriously , the poor reproduction of the line drawings in the first half of the book . up through and including the mig - 19 the drawings look like multiple generation copies of originals . pixelation , jagged lines , lines dropping out , are all in evidence . thankfully , from the mig - 21 series onward there is much improvement . 2 . there are numerous\nediting glitches\nin the book . photo captions sometimes refer to photos on the opposite page which aren ' t there . obviously a layout change didn ' t catch up with the captions . the paragraph that introduces chapters 7 ( combat projects ) and 8 ( commercial aircraft ) are identical . the paragraph for chapter 7 was lost at some point . 3 . a fair amount of typos in this book . this is unavoidable in a work this size with so many alphanumerical designations but it seemed excessive . a lot of botched metric to english conversions ( when in doubt go with the metric ) . 4 . for whatever reason there was a decision not to cover chinese variants of the mig - 21 even though chinese versions of previous mig fighters * were * covered . also there was no coverage of the mig - 21 ' s combat career even though all other aircraft have such coverage . why ? all this said these deficiencies are in no way deal breakers . this is good value for the ( admittedly high ) asking price . i hope there are plans afoot at midland to upgrade the sukhoi book and add other design bureaus like mil ' and antonov .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nmoscow , feb . 21 - when the russian carrier aeroflot announces next month which manufacturer will replace part of its aging fleet of long - range passenger jets , a russian contestant will not even be in the running .\nyet much more than next month ' s deal is at stake . a fierce battle here between boeing and its rival , airbus , is just getting warm , with airbus talking tuesday of a long - term cooperation pact worth $ 25 billion as it jostles to gain the upper hand ."]}
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", "topic": 24}], "title": "legal auditing", "paragraphs": ["a survey on auditing , quality assurance systems and legal frameworks in five selected slaughterhouses in bulawayo , south - western zimbabwe .\naccountability services , one of the pioneers of the legal cost control and auditing industry , has proven techniques that result in significant savings .\nhow can the internal audit department help control and reduce legal costs ? auditors can start by using the techniques of legal auditing . these methods can help to quantify objective problems and isolate subjective problems that can then be reviewed by the legal department .\nthe legal landscape has and continues to change rapidly and dramatically : the legal services act ( tesco law ) ; referral fee reform ; outcome based regulation ; the legal aid bill ; assigned risk pool demise ; jackson reforms . against this background legal auditing services has been established to provide a range of audit and risk management services to the legal profession , purchasers of legal services and those providing support .\na survey on auditing , quality assurance systems and legal frameworks in five selected slaughterhouses in bulawayo , south - western zimbabwe . - pubmed - ncbi\nsince 1991 , our legal auditors have reviewed over a billion dollars in legal fees and have reduced legal bills as much as 46 % with our legal cost control services and 67 % with our expert witness testimony .\nknowledge of accounting and auditing methods and systems ; of generally accepted auditing standards and procedures ; of business practices ; of legal contracts ; of business law , of numerical analysis ; of tax and sales tax laws ; of general and specialized accounting and auditing techniques ; and of specialized areas related to audit activity , such as computer system analysis and automated techniques .\nknowledge of accounting and auditing methods and systems ; of generally accepted auditing standards and procedures ; of business practices ; of legal contracts ; of business law ; of numerical analysis ; of tax and sales tax laws ; of general and specialized accounting and auditing techniques ; and of specialized areas related to audit activity , such as computer system analysis and automated techniques .\na copy of the invoices ( if separate from the legal bills ) and cover letters accompanying the legal bills .\nreviews work of other personnel engaged in auditing complex domestic , foreign , and multi - national corporations .\nexcerpted from the asq auditing handbook , j . p . russell , editor , asq quality press , 2013 .\nplans and organizes specific audit programs to accomplish audit objectives ; and employs computer - assisted auditing techniques to minimize audit costs .\nthe pam sets out the principles of the international auditing standards which are relevant to the eca\u2019s performance audits , as well as generally accepted principles and good practice in performance auditing . it provides procedures and guidance on how to conduct high quality performance audits ,\naccountability services ' legal auditing can isolate any inappropriate or inefficient billing practice that unnecessarily increased your legal fees . aided by proprietary software , accountability services ' attorneys recast billing and disbursement information into comprehensible formats and determine what was done , by whom and for how long . then , our legal auditors test for mathematical errors and internal inconsistencies in the legal bills and determine whether the legal fees and disbursements were reasonable and whether there were any inappropriate or inefficient billing practice . once these practices are identified you may be entitled to a refund or a reduction in your legal bill .\nplease let us know what auditing resources you are looking for . if you would like a reply , please include an email address .\na legal department\u2019s internal expenditures are typically about 40 percent of total legal spending . the other 60 percent goes to law firms and other external service providers ;\ndetermining the most cost - effective legal service providers u . s . business litigation\nthe national association of legal fee analysis ( nalfa ) is a 501 ( c ) ( 6 ) non - profit professional association for the legal fee analysis field . our members provide a range of services on attorney fees and legal billing matters .\nthe audit of the legal department can lead to meaningful change within the organization . internal auditors can make meaningful recommendations regarding the quality of legal work performed . the operational review of legal services can lead to recommendations that result in a reduction in costs . a skillful audit team has the opportunity to provide valuable insight into ways to improve current legal processes .\na legal audit is a systematic review of the company\u2019s transactions , contracts and practices to establish its legal status , identify potential legal problems and help minimize its legal liability . it involves inspections of the company\u2019s activities to establish their compliance to its constitution , the national and the international laws as the case may be . a legal audit seeks to establish the adherence to all laws , rules and regulations that are applicable to the company in undertaking its objectives .\ncompliance with regulations governing international trade should be a necessary component of internal legal auditing programs , even for those businesses that engage in limited import and export trade . international trade considerations also can be an important facet of due diligence reviews in acquisitions and other transactions .\nthese transactional and contractual complexities require qualified , well - balanced and focused legal input so as to come up with remedies and preventive mechanisms to shield the company from possible legal conundrums by maintaining its legal health . therefore , it is vital that the companies conduct legal audits to ensure the compliance with the laws and policies so as to prevent or minimize the risk of litigation .\nauditing is the on - site verification activity , such as inspection or examination , of a process or quality system , to ensure compliance to requirements . an audit can apply to an entire organization or might be specific to a function , process , or production step . find more information in the video , the how and why of auditing .\nit is also advisable for a company to order a legal audit immediately a board or a management team is dismissed and a new one is appointed . this should be done especially if the previous board is accused of past legal improprieties or questions have been raised on the company\u2019s legal position .\ninvestigates and audits taxpayers\u2019 financial records , operating reports , and business practices to ensure legal compliance .\nlas was established to satisfy the demands and needs of all parties associated with the legal world , including bulk purchasers of legal services , legal expenses insurers , funders , specialist brokers and underwriters and , of course , legal practices . the services provided are wide ranging and include open and closed file review , service / technical audit , compliance , due diligence , performance management , risk management reviews .\nresources are available to assist the auditor in reviewing the legal function . a book from the institute of internal auditors research foundation , legal services : auditing the process , provides a basic foundation for how an internal audit team can perform the audit . organizations such as the association of corporate counsel routinely survey their members to determine what issues are pressing for a shared agenda for action .\nit\u2019s rare that the legal function can be considered a risk unto itself . but the legal function can expose the company to various hazards . the failure to help the company mitigate risk exposures , or the mishandling of litigation , can create significant liability . so one item you want to pinpoint is the capacity of the legal department to manage activities it believes pose a significant legal risk to the company .\nmay require certification as a certified public accountant ( cpa ) , certified internal auditor ( cia ) , certified management accountant ( cma ) , or certified government auditing professional ( cgap ) .\nthe general counsel also faces financial responsibilities such as monitoring budgets and reporting on expenses , so another focus of internal audits should be evaluating controls that can reduce legal costs and improve the department\u2019s efficiency . the auditor can conduct a preliminary walk - through of legal operations to get a feel for how legal services are requested and processed . problems can result when request for services is informal , without clear parameters . the internal auditor should assess the inventory of legal services performed for the organization . questions to consider when evaluating legal processes include :\nthe legal work of the gao is centered at the headquarters office in its office of the general counsel .\nundisclosed bonuses : confirm that the amount invoiced is the same as the bottom line on the itemized legal bills .\nthe auditor should examine compliance and legal counsel collaboration as an important component of the overall internal control structure . a system of internal controls with strong compliance , risk , and internal audit activities can militate against inefficient and ineffective legal counsel .\nanalyses of legal operations may involve detailed testing on case files and interviews about case file content . use analytics , including comparative benchmarking , to see how the legal function compares with others from an efficiency standpoint . metrics relevant for the gc have become more readily available and the auditor can seek studies , such as those conducted by organizations like general counsel metrics corp . , for data . some interesting fundamental metrics for the legal department provided by legal consultant rees morrison include :\nevery week we chat with leading thinkers in compliance , auditing , risk management , public policy and more . these short ( 10 - 15 minutes ) interviews are free to all . follow compliance week podcasts on itunes .\nabout the author : annette sanderson biesecker is a cofounder of accountability services , inc . , a legal cost control and auditing center . she received her b . a . from harvard university and her law degree from new york university law school . she is a certified mediator and a member of the arbitration panel of the american arbitration association .\nthose are all charges that would get kicked back if sipc employed david paige . he spent 18 years litigating legal bills for insurance companies before setting his own firm , sterling analytics , to advise companies on how to root out questionable legal charges .\nlegal audits are designed to quantify the financial impact of any legal fee billing abuse , inefficiency or fraud that may have taken place . our legal auditors and accountants scrutinize all time charges and expenses with the assistance of our proprietary software . underlying documentation is reviewed to assist our auditors in determining , among other things , whether the time taken to complete particular tasks was reasonable . our audits culminate in a written report that provides a solid foundation for negotiating a settlement with your law firm . in the event that your case goes to trial , accountability services stands ready to give expert testimony regarding attorney ' s fees at depositions , hearings or trials . accountability services ' legal audits have resulted in reductions of as much as 83 % of the legal fees . accountability services customizes its legal audits to provide the most cost - effective solutions for your legal cost control needs .\nmoreover , given the heightened enforcement environment , performing an audit of the legal department has become critical for addressing areas of regulatory compliance , financial reporting , and operational efficiency . however you might view the goals of corporate regulation\u2014whether to increase shareholder value , protect third parties , or rein in corporate power more broadly\u2014the gc , in framing the corporation\u2019s response , affects how much these goals will be realized . the objectives of auditing the legal department may vary but there are several key questions the internal auditor should consider :\none example of where legal and audit teams can cooperate is in financial statement disclosures . does ( or should ) the company have a special litigation committee to approve high - cost legal services or pending litigation containing high - risk exposure ? are the compliance and legal teams involved in the disclosure committee ? among disclosure matters are contingent liabilities to legal counsel , addressed in financial accounting standard no . 5 . lack of adequate disclosure can create an overall misstatement of material facts to the financial statements , even when the related accounting transactions may be conforming .\nan auditor may specialize in types of audits based on the audit purpose , such as to verify compliance , conformance , or performance . some audits have special administrative purposes such as auditing documents , risk , or performance or following up on completed corrective actions .\nexperience in accounting or auditing work . graduation from an accredited four - year college or university with major coursework in accounting , business administration , finance , economics , or a related field is generally preferred . experience and education may be substituted for one another .\nlegal audits have become one of the best prevention tools for companies , as an in - depth analysis of corporate documents helps identify potential contingencies .\nprepares complex audit reports , summaries , working papers , operating reports and correspondence ; and reviews for accuracy and conformance with departmental and legal requirements .\nthe eca has developed practical guidelines on auditing methods to support auditors ' work across the various stages of the audit process . the guidelines complement the audit manuals and represent good practice advice for the eca ' s auditors . you will find them below in the related links section .\ncourts and clients turn to us for expertise when attorney fees and expenses are at issue in large , complex cases . nalfa members are fully qualified attorney fee experts , special fee masters , bankruptcy fee examiners , fee dispute neutrals , and legal bill auditors . our members follow best practices in legal fee analysis .\nan internal auditor can assist the legal department in reviewing and monitoring legal invoices . first consider some basic controls , such as billing software that can check for arithmetic errors , duplicates , and possible abuses . billing guidelines are another key control . the guidelines should provide clear instructions for how attorneys should operate and bill when providing services . other controls include the practice of bidding out legal services , and periodically rotating the use of law firms to ensure efficient and effective representation .\n\u00a9 copyright 2008 - 2018 , the national association of legal fee analysis ( nalfa ) . all rights reserved | sitemap | law firm essentials by paperstreet web design\nthe gao has the following basic purposes : to assist congress , its committees , and its members in carrying out their legislative and over - sight responsibilities , consistent with its role as an independent , nonpolitical agency in the legislative branch ; to carry out legal , accounting , auditing , and claims - settlement functions with respect to federal government programs and operations as assigned by congress ; and to make recommendations that are designed to provide for more efficient and effective government operations .\na sampling of the legal bills are selected for computer assisted analysis with the balance reviewed in less detail . the preliminary legal audit , memorialized in a written report , will assist the client in determining whether a more comprehensive audit would be cost - effective . often , the preliminary report will be enough to effectuate a settlement with the law firm .\nthe european court of auditors performs its audits in accordance with the international auditing standards and code of ethics , which it applies to the specific eu context . these standards help ensure the quality and professionalism of the eca\u2019s work , as well as its efficiency . the eca contributes to the development of the standards through its international cooperation .\nsuch tales of overbilling can make an internal audit department crave control over the company legal budgets . however , internal auditors should realize that outright billing fraud is rare , and seldom does it affect the bottom line . rather , subtle billing abuses , as well as inefficiency , poor case management and general disregard of costs , are what drive legal fees up and create real losses .\nthe conduct of a legal audit is normally focused on compliance to existing laws and policies . this may be with regard to the whole company , especially if a legal audit has never been done before , or it may be focused on a certain set of transactions , law or policy as the management will decide or focused on the company\u2019s potential problem areas with the lawyer\u2019s advice .\nour legal auditors and accountants scrutinize all time charges and expenses with the assistance of our proprietary software . underlying documentation is reviewed to assist our auditors in determining , among other things , whether the time taken to complete particular tasks was reasonable . our efficiency audits culminate in a written report , which provides a solid foundation for negotiating or litigating the appropriate reductions in the legal bills .\nthe internal auditor must always remember that an audit report on legal counsel can potentially be a source of legal liability for the business . information gathered and reported should emphasize descriptive data and limit evaluative observations\u2014particularly conjecture and opinion . audit reports that are descriptive and fact - based are less likely to supply litigants and investigators anything more than they would obtain through standard discovery and information requests .\nset forth below are brief summaries of the primary u . s . legal regimes governing international trade , along with some preliminary questions and examples that may help identify potential issues under these rules .\nthe auditor should start substantive testing by running a variety of analytics . examples include trending legal expenses from month - to - month and year - to - year . again to enhance the data analysis , auditors can measure analytical results against comparable organizations within the same industry . auditors should be alert to spikes and dips in the data set as a beginning point for further testing . another test is to determine whether the rate charged for legal services corresponds to the contract for legal services . trending hours billed over time , sorted by attorney and by service type , can identify aberrations .\nidentifying the potential risks related to corporate matters , foreign investment , intellectual property , labor law , contracts , administrative law , etc . , as well as issuing proposals for normalization and legal monitoring .\nthe legal audit equivalent of the traditional internal audit control function is an on site audit . in an on site audit , the legal auditor compares time records to the underlying work product on a day to day basis . this is done by checking phone records , court files , discovery indexes , deposition transcripts , final and draft versions of documents , chron files and email to confirm that work billed was , in fact , performed . the on site audit is a time consuming and expensive process and one that most legal auditors will not recommend unless their preliminary review reveals the likelihood of fraud . instead , the internal auditor first tries a desk audit or legal bill review , which is a careful examination of law firm billing and staffing patterns for the purpose of detecting billing errors , abuses and inefficiencies .\ngeneral counsels wield lots of power inside a corporation . they are the ones who translate legal mandates that influence how a corporation internalizes its compliance duties , and they have a huge range of daily tasks .\ncourt rules notwithstanding ,\nthe client should be paying for the exercise of legal judgment ,\npaige says .\nyou should be paying a lawyer to do what went to law school to do .\na legal audit is also an opportunity to update the company\u2019s records , registrations , and licenses with a view to promotingits rights and legal position . once the employees and the management have been trained on the compliance issues it will lead to improved internal processes and systems . it can also focus on such issues as the company\u2019s tax requirements with a view to establishing the company\u2019s position and finding ways of lessening its tax liabilities .\nat sudi & associates our primary focus remains , in the words of mark lanier , \u201cto provide the highest quality legal care delivered in an honest , professional manner to enrich the lives or businesses of our clients . \u201d\nauditing performance involves assessing different aspects of the public intervention process , including inputs ( financial , human , material , organisational or regulatory means needed for the implementation of the programme ) , outputs ( the deliverables of the programme ) , results ( the immediate effects of the programme on direct addressees or recipients ) and impacts ( long - term changes in society that are attributable to the eu\u2019s action ) .\nthe legal work of the gao also covers a wide range of advisory services\u2014to congress , its committees , and members , with respect to the legal effect of statutory provisions and implications of proposed legislation as well as assistance in drafting legislation ; to the justice department , primarily in the form of litigation reports on court cases generated by , or related to , the work of the gao ; and to the courts in connection with cases involving the award of government contracts . in addition , there is daily coordination between the staff of the office of the general counsel and the audit and operating staffs with regard to the legal consequences of issues raised in the course of reviews of government activities .\na copy of the itemized legal bills that contains the daily description of activities of the timekeepers ( attorneys , paralegals and other support staff billing to your matters ) and the hours billed each day . these may be referred to as the time sheets , billing logs , or diaries . if the legal bills do not identify the individual timekeepers and their billing rates ( which they usually do ) , you will need to obtain that information from the law firm .\nas defined in iso 19011 : 2011\u2014guidelines for auditing management systems , an audit is a \u201csystematic , independent and documented process for obtaining audit evidence [ records , statements of fact or other information which are relevant and verifiable ] and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which the audit criteria [ set of policies , procedures or requirements ] are fulfilled . \u201d several audit methods may be employed to achieve the audit purpose .\nvarious authors use the following terms to describe an audit purpose beyond compliance and conformance : value - added assessments , management audits , added value auditing , and continual improvement assessment . the purpose of these audits goes beyond traditional compliance and conformance audits . the audit purpose relates to organization performance . audits that determine compliance and conformance are not focused on good or poor performance . yet performance is an important concern for most organizations .\nin view of the complexity of these and other international trade - related rules and the serious penalties that can be imposed for violations , a detailed knowledge of these requirements is critical , particularly in the legal audit and due diligence contexts .\nyet despite the prominence of the gc , little is known about the operations of the legal function . internal auditors do have an opportunity here to examine and improve the efficiency of in - house counsel and its management of external counsel .\nthe eca conducts its audits in accordance with issais , the international standards on auditing issued by intosai , the international organisation of supreme audit institutions worldwide . the principles and details of the eca ' s audit approach are described in a set of manuals , standards and guidelines , which apply the international standards to the specific eu audit context . they help our auditors to provide high quality professional work , and to operate efficiently and effectively\na legal audit is vital for any company and will go a long way in helping to avoid unnecessary losses and penalties that might lead to the business suffering unnecessary costs or at the extreme closing up . it will enable a company to achieve its objectives with minimal risk to its management , employees and shareholders . kenyan businesses should , therefore , embrace the idea of a legal audit as it is a sure way of minimizing the potential exposure of the company to lawsuits and penalties .\nability to compose clear and concise audit reports ; to research , analyze , and understand tax laws , rules , and regulations ; to use automated audit techniques ; to gather and analyze accurate and relevant audit information ; to evaluate documents , records , and accounting and management operations systems for accuracy and legal conformance ; to trace historical accounting transactions through complex corporate structures to determine taxability and ownership ; to evaluate and summarize financial records for accuracy and conformance with accounting standards and legal requirements ; to present audit findings and recommendations in a clear and concise manner to individuals and / or at legal proceedings ; to maintain confidentiality and protect the privacy of state employees , taxpayers , and other members of the public ; to communicate effectively ; and to train others .\nthe fcam sets out the principles of the international auditing standards which are relevant to the eca\u2019s financial and compliance audits . it gives guidance on how to apply these principles when carrying out the eca\u2019s annual statement of assurance audit and other financial and compliance audits . the procedures contained in the manual are supplemented by practical guidance , including checklists and more detailed instructions . the eca uses an it - based audit support system to manage and document its audit work .\na complete legal review should also examine the use of outside counsel , to ensure that high standards of quality and cost control are maintained . having practiced in a law firm , i know too well the drudgery of tracking billable time in six - minute increments .\nability to compose clear and concise audit reports ; to research , analyze , and understand tax laws , rules , and regulations ; to use automated audit techniques ; to gather and analyze accurate and relevant audit information ; to evaluate documents , records , and accounting and management operations systems for accuracy and legal conformance ; to trace historical accounting transactions through complex corporate structures to determine taxability and ownership ; to evaluate and summarize financial records for accuracy and conformance with accounting standards and legal requirements ; to present audit findings and recommendations in a clear and concise manner to individuals and / or at legal proceedings ; to maintain confidentiality and protect the privacy of state employees , taxpayers , and other members of the public ; to communicate effectively ; and to train , lead , and / or prioritize the workload of others . .\nvague billing descriptions . a legal bill should provide enough detail to inform the reasonably knowledgeable bill reviewer what is going on . any entry that contains a statement of hours worked with no description should be deducted from the bills . also , watch for meaningless entries such as worked on case or reviewed file .\nthe consequences of failing to comply with the laws and policies are grave and costly . some of them include the revocation of licenses , legal action against directors for breach of trust , fines being imposed against the company , losing existing tenders and the company being involved in ultra vires transactions which may occasion the directors being personally liable .\nthe main benefit of carrying out a legal audit is to identify the company\u2019s legal liabilities and risks beforehand and come up with a way of averting potential lawsuits and penalties . this is a sure way of saving the company\u2019s money in litigation costs and other unnecessary expenses . the audit also examines the company\u2019s contractual position with its employees , customers and other players such as insurance and proposes possible remedies if potential problems are identified . in such a case it will go a long way in averting personnel problems as the lawyer conducting the audit can review and suggest updates in the company\u2019s contract and policies so as to avoid issues such as unfair labor practices , discrimination and sexual harassment .\nlooking at core metrics for comparison can assist in gauging whether the legal department is significantly out of line in a particular area . a gc should consider developing measures of individual lawyer productivity to assist in evaluating individual performance . not only can suggestions be made to enhance productivity , but often the methods used to evaluate productivity can be improved .\nevery audit is usually unique based on the company , the transaction or subject to be audited or the lawyer undertaking the audit . however , one thing that stands out is that thelegal audit is usually required to evaluate the company\u2019s current andfuture legal issues in light of the company\u2019sneeds and industry standards and to come up with effective solutions for the organization .\nall content on this website , including dictionary , thesaurus , literature , geography , and other reference data is for informational purposes only . this information should not be considered complete , up to date , and is not intended to be used in place of a visit , consultation , or advice of a legal , medical , or any other professional .\na legal audit is done by a lawyer who may be an in house counsel or an external lawyer . the benefits of it being done by an in house counsel is that he already knows the internal processes and therefore will save time . however , it is more advisable to have an external lawyer to do the audit so as to bring in a new perspective of the processes .\nof course there are concerns that the billable hour is a metric prone to abuse . those in the legal profession know some of the stories such as the legendary associate at a wall street firm , described by james stewart in the partners , who flew to california from new york , worked on the plane , and , by virtue of the change in time zones , billed 27 hours in one day .\nthe scope of the activities of the gao was further extended by the government corporation control act ( 31 u . s . c . a . 841 [ 1945 ] ) , the legislative reorganization act of 1946 ( 31 u . s . c . a . 60 ) , the accounting and auditing act of 1950 ( 31 u . s . c . a . 65 ) , the legislative reorganization act of 1970 ( 31 u . s . c . a . 1151 ) , the congressional budget and impoundment control act of 1974 ( 31 u . s . c . a . 1301 ) , the general accounting office act of 1974 ( 31 u . s . c . a . 52c ) , and other legislation .\nthe instances or intervals within which a legal audit ought to be done will depend on the particular company concerned . several factors will guide the decision such as the size and structure of the company , the complexity of the industry or the transactions and the frequency in the change of laws and policies in the sector . however , the audit should be done periodically and with guidance as to the company\u2019s last audit .\nadvocates & law consultants best lawyers in kenya copyright law in kenya county government domestic violence in kenya employment law employment lawyers in nairobi eugene sudi family law kenya family loans . impeachment kenya intellectual property law kenya kenya land rates legal audit lending money lending money to friends and family prenuptial agreements kenya property law protection against domestic violence act sudi & associates sudi and associates advocates & law consultants trademark law in kenya trade secrets in kenya\nwebster hubbell , once third in command at the united states justice department , plead guilty to charges that he had billed his legal clients fraudulently . maureen fairchild of chapman & cutler was charged with inflating fees , doctoring bills , charging subordinate hours as her own and charging personal expenses to clients . richard a . solomon , formerly with mayer , brown & platt , was alleged to have altered a dozen bills to clients over a four year period .\nthe rules governing international trade are complex and sometimes counterintuitive . for example , although export control requirements generally apply to military items and high technology\ndual use\ngoods , even commonplace items like hammers and nails are controlled to certain parties and destinations . while specific issues under these rules should be discussed with counsel , a basic ability to\nspot\ninternational trade issues in the legal audit and due diligence contexts can benefit companies in significant ways , such as :\nthe emergence of labor relations , environmental protection issues , consumer protection regime and the intergovernmental relations have brought about consciousness of rights and regulation of businesses compliance of which is required in most cases as a matter of law . this has resulted in a more complex legal regime in which the regulators in the society impose heavy fines and stringent measures , such as criminal prosecution , for non - compliance with the laws and regulations in place to the financial detriment of the company .\nthe statement of assurance ( sometimes referred to as the \u2018das\u2019 from the french \u201cd\u00e9claration d\u2019assurance\u201d ) is an annual financial and compliance audit exercise where the eca audits the reliability of the eu\u2019s accounts and the regularity of the transactions underlying them . the findings and conclusions are published in the eca\u2019s annual reports . the audit involves testing a random sample of transactions and evaluating supervisory and control systems to determine whether revenue and payments are calculated correctly and comply with the legal and regulatory framework .\nit is also advisable to bring in a lawyer who is a qualified advocate so as to be covered under the advocate - client privilege and also so that incase there is an additional transaction or litigation work to be pursued he has the capacity to undertake it without putting the company in a further legal abyss . the advocate - client privilege will be vital in safeguarding the company\u2019s information , documents and communication revealed to the lawyer so as to avoid their being used in litigation against the company .\n\u00a9 2018 - published by wilmington compliance week inc , a division of wilmington plc . wilmington compliance week inc is a company registered in delaware , usa . registered office : compliance week 129 portland st fl 6 boston , ma 02114 - 2014 this material may not be published , broadcast , rewritten or redistributed in any form without prior authorization . your use of this website constitutes acceptance of wilmington ' s privacy policy and terms & conditions . compliance week provides general information only and does not constitute legal or financial guidance or advice .\nthe business environment is getting more complex by the day with regard to the legal implications of transactions and relationships between companies and other stakeholders in the society . the emergence of an integrated global economy and international trade have in turn increased the rights and duties owed by the company to those more traditional ones . the responsibilities of a company and its leadership have widened from the traditional one to shareholders to a more diverse duty to the employees , consumers , suppliers and distributers , to the government and to the foreign governments in countries where the company operates or its products are sold .\nauditors should be familiar with control criteria involving the legal department under the coso framework . for example , to test the implementation and effectiveness of the control environment , auditors can compile a list of significant instances of misconduct that occurred in recent years , and then review board or committee minutes and reports to determine whether directors and executive management were apprised of such misconduct in a timely manner . auditors can also review the minutes to see whether the board or committee followed up on allegations of a breach in internal controls , such as ordering special investigations , hiring outside advisers , requesting follow - up reports , and so forth .\nit also helps the company become or remain compliant with the laws and policies in place as it exposes the laws that have not been complied with and provides for ways of complying with them thus safeguarding the company\u2019s legal position . it fosters observance of rules and regulations in place , especially in a regulated industry , thus saving the company money that would be spent on the settlement of hefty fines imposed as a result of their breach . an example is with regard to the burgeoning environmental laws and policies coupled with strict regulators where such an audit will help the company to be steadfast in complying with the complex area of law . this also results in enhanced compliance reputation which is a sign of quality .\nlegislation may be enacted to direct the gao to examine a specific matter ; special audits , surveys , and reviews may be performed for the committees , members , or officers of congress ; professional staff members may be assigned to assist committees in conducting studies and investigations ; the comptroller general or his or her representatives may testify before committees on matters considered to be within the special competence of the gao ; and committees or members may request comments on , or assistance in , drafting proposed legislation or other advice in legal and legislative matters . further , the gao responds to numerous requests from congressional sources for information relating to , or resulting from , its work , and it provides advice on congressional , administrative , and financial operations .\na recent new jersey law journal by charles toutant , \u201c $ 160m settlement approved in class suit over reimbursement of . . .\nclick here for our a . m . best ' s client recommended expert service provider listing\nwebsite privacy policy : at nalfa we are committed to protecting your privacy . nalfa is the owner of the information collected on this website .\nwe will not sell , disseminate , disclose , trade , transmit , transfer , share , lease or rent any personally identifiable information to any third party not specifically authorized by you to receive your information except as we have disclosed to you in this privacy policy .\nbaker & hostetler has charged the securities investor protection corp . $ 110 million so far for its work unraveling the madoff ponzi scheme . in april the law firm of irving picard , the trustee in charge of the madoff estate , submitted another bill for $ 43 . 2 million plus $ 1 . 1 million in expenses .\nin it : $ 2 , 000 for photocopying , $ 13 , 065 . 93 for stationery and\noffice supplies ,\nand $ 50 , 067 for preparing the bill itself .\nbaker & hostetler declined to comment . sipc said in a statement that it follows the rules established by bankruptcy courts to differentiate between legitimate expenses and overhead .\nstationery ,\nfor example , actually refers to bound documents required by the court . baker & hostetler also notes in its fee application that its efforts have recovered more than $ 7 billion for madoff investors including $ 5 billion from the estate of jeffry picower and $ 470 million from union bancaire privee , the swiss bank that funneled money to madoff .\nsuch justifications don ' t satisfy paige , whose clients have included financial institutions like regions bank and homebuilders avalon bay and kb homes .\nusing a combination of software and human auditors , sterling snoops out charges for services like photocopying and making travel arrangements that law firms would dearly love to shove off on their clients , but properly belong under the category of\noverhead .\none of his favorites : charging clients for the use of conference rooms . paige says he ' s uncovered some law firms that form separate llcs to rent out their conference rooms , turning them into profit centers instead of a cost of doing business .\nif you went into most non - law firm offices and sat in a conference room with a professional , you would not expect to get a bill for that ,\nhe says , speaking in the precise , unemotional tones of an insurance adjuster . ( sipc says it refused to pay $ 16 , 000 in conference - room charges sought by one firm . )\nwritten by annette s . biesecker , executive vice president , accountability services , inc . , reprinted with permission by the financial management network .\nno one can dispute that law firms sometimes engage in outright billing fraud . consider :\na copy of the retainer agreement and / or any billing policy or reimbursement guidelines that your company expects its outside firms or vendors to follow .\ncheck for compliance with the retainer agreement or billing guidelines do not be surprised if you learn that there is no written contract with the law firm or that your company has no formal policy on law firm billing practices . for established attorney / client relationships , a written retainer agreement is the exception rather than the rule . if there is no billing policy , you might want to suggest creating one as part of your audit report recommendations . if there is one , evaluate whether its terms are being complied with .\nbilling errors : check for duplicate entries or double charges . look for entries with identical wording on the same day or consecutive days .\ndelayed billing : look for delayed charges or\nrecaptured time ,\ni . e . time billed in a later month than the work was performed .\nmystery entries : make sure that you are not being billed for some other client work . question an entry or a portion of an entry that does not seem to fit .\nbilling to multiple files : if your law firm is working on multiple matters for your company , add up the time billed during the same period for all company matters . you may discover that the same trip to court was billed to more than one case or that the same status conference with the home office appears on the time sheets of multiple matters .\nwhen billed on an hourly basis , a client is entitled to an accurate accounting of the time spent on its matters . contemporaneous time records should be kept by each attorney and paralegal and should specify the date the work was performed , the hours expended and the nature of the work done . look for the following signs of poor record keeping practices :\nformulaic descriptions . determine whether certain timekeepers use the same vague phrases over and over . ( i . e . , conference with team members re strategy or review , analyze and digest privileged documents ) .\nformulaic time entries . do certain attorneys always charge the same ( large ) unit of time for certain tasks ? most phone calls are brief and most letters should not take more than half an hour .\nuse of large billing increments . your firm should bill in small minimum increments , preferably no higher than . 1 hours ( six minutes ) . remember : an extra 10 minutes a day , 200 days a year at $ 300 / hour is $ 10 , 000 / year .\npattern of long days . not every event in an attorney ' s day is billable . if timekeepers are billing their full time to your matter or frequently billing days of 8 , 9 or 10 hours or more , this could indicate heavy handed timekeeping or an attorney who lets work expand to fill the time available .\ninconsistent time records . perform a spot check to see if the timekeepers consistently report interoffice conferences or record the same time for meetings , court appearances and depositions .\nthis article is reprinted from tranmission online , with permission by the mis training institute . founded in 1978 , mis training institute is the international leader in audit and information security education . mis offers leading - edge seminars , topical conferences , on - site training , and web - based training at urltoken\ngenerally , the lawyer comes up with an audit plan which is discussed with the management and approved . once approval has been obtained , the lawyer comes up with a questionnaire which is submitted to the company\u2019s employees with the relevant knowledge for answers and also requests for documents to be submitted for review . the lawyer then reviews the company\u2019s transaction files and processes either randomly selected as is done in the accounting audits or the whole files with regard to the subject which is normally based on the complexity of the audit .\nthe audit may focus on various subjects including the form of business organization that is most suitable , review of taxation law compliance , review of intellectual property issues and use of internet , human resources and employee benefits , ongoing and threatened lawsuitsand corporate governance which is currently an important requirement when dealing with international investors and doing business in some of the developed countries among others .\nif the lawyer requires any clarification as to the documents submitted or answers given he may interview the employees either by phone or in person . the lawyer will thereafter come up with an initial list of findings which will be submitted to the management for their feedback . after this the lawyer will analyze the findings and come up with recommendations which will be included in an audit report stating whether the company is compliant or not .\na written audit report is then issued and personal training sessions with the relevant employee carried out , if possible , with the aim of addressing the specific issues uncovered and promoting the best possible practices within the company .\nit also demonstrates that the company\u2019s directors and management have carried out due diligence with regard to the activities undertaken thereby minimizing their exposure to personal liability .\nall time charges and expenses are scrutinized with the assistance of our proprietary software . in addition , our auditor and / or accountants visit the law firm to review work product , time sheets and underlying invoices for disbursements . with the audit report in hand , our clients are in an excellent position to negotiate or litigate appropriate reductions .\nat rivadeneyra , trevi\u00f1o & de campo we apply the expertise of our various practice areas to study and diagnose your company\u2019s situation in order to identify potential issues . the final diagnosis will point out the areas of opportunity found in your company , whether related to labor , environmental , administrative , corporate , intellectual property , contractual or other issues .\nwe apply the expertise of our various practice areas to study and diagnose your company in order to identify potential issues .\nyour information was sent correctly , we will contact you as soon as possible .\nav . insurgentes sur n\u00b0 . 688 , 2\u00ba piso , interior 201 - 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{"id": 55134, "summary": [{"text": "nine stories productions is a new-york based film , theater and television production company founded by jake gyllenhaal and riva marker in 2015 .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "nine stories has a first-look deal with bold films , the company behind whiplash , drive , and nightcrawler , the latter of which gyllenhaal starred in and produced .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "gyllenhaal won an independent spirit award for producing nightcrawler and was an executive producer on david ayer \u2019s end of watch .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "marker produced cary fukunaga \u2019s critically acclaimed child soldier drama beasts of no nation and was an executive producer on academy award nominated the kids are all right .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "nine stories aims to develop and produce provocative , character-driven material at both the studio and independent levels .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the company \u2019s first film , david gordon green \u2019s \u201c stronger , \u201d inspired by the true story of boston marathon bombing survivor jeff bauman and based on the new york times bestseller of the same name , will be released in fall 2017 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "nine stories is currently in post production on \u201c wildlife , \u201d paul dano 's directorial debut in which gyllenhaal stars opposite carey mulligan , and executive produced the documentary \u201c hondros \u201d about war photographer chris hondros , which will premiere at this year \u2019s tribeca film festival .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "nine stories is currently in development on a number of titles , including jo nesb\u00f8 's critically acclaimed novel \u201c the son \u201d , which denis villeneuve will direct ; stephen gaghan 's adaptation of ubisoft \u2019s post-apocolyptic video game \u201c the division , \" in which gyllenhaal will also star , and a scripted limited series for a&e centered on cults throughout history .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the company is also developing seth harp \u2019s rolling stone article \u201c the anarchists vs the islamic state \u201d for the screen , and \u201c theater of war , \u201d based on an episode of this american life with director alex timbers for the stage and screen .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "gyllenhaal can currently be seen on broadway in an exclusive 10 weeks only run of stephen sondheim \u2019s sunday in the park with george at the newly reopened hudson theatre .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "the musical , produced by marker , jeanine tesori and adam speers of atg , is the highest grossing in sondheim 's esteemed history .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "following the deal with bold films , gyllenhaal explained : \u201c [ they choose ] to tell stories that i love \u2014 unflinching yet entertaining . i look forward to making movies that are successful both artistically and financially . that \u2019s what [ bold ceo ] gary [ michael waters ] and [ chairman ] michel [ litvak ] do . they are nonconformists who have already proven to be terrific partners on \u2018 nightcrawler \u2019 \u2014 protecting stories and the artists who tell them . \u201d litvak added : \u201c we are thrilled to be back in business with jake . i truly enjoy our artistic collaboration . his impeccable taste in projects and deep knowledge of how to make high quality films make him a formidable producer . \"", "topic": 1}], "title": "nine stories productions", "paragraphs": ["gyllenhaal is attached as an exec producer , along with his nine stories producing partner riva marker .\ni\u2019ve read that many times . i went on a family vacation to hawaii when i was 12 and my sister [ actress maggie gyllenhaal ] gave it to me for christmas . i couldn\u2019t put it down . my production company is called nine stories productions , a homage to salinger\u2019s book of short stories .\na & e has put in development an anthology series focused on american cults created by jake gyllenhaal , nine stories productions and a & e studios . the announcement was made today by elaine frontain bryant , executive vice president and head of programming , for a & e as part of the tca winter press tour .\nnine stories\u2019 producers jake gyllenhaal and riva marker and bold film\u2019s michel litvak are behind this project ; bold\u2019s gary michael walters is executive producing with jo nesbo and niclas salomonsson .\na & e network , academy award and golden globe nominee jake gyllenhaal ( \u201cend of watch , \u201d \u201cnightcrawler , \u201d \u201csouthpaw\u201d ) , nine stories productions and a + e studios ( \u201cunreal , \u201d \u201croots\u201d ) are partnering on the premium series development of an anthology that will explore the world of a different major american cult persona and the provocative nature of belief each season . the announcement was made today by elaine frontain bryant , executive vice president and head of programming , for a & e .\nthe oscar - nominated actor\u2019s production company nine stories prods . is developing an anthology series from a + e studios for a & e network . the limited series will explore major american cult personas , and the first season is planned to revolve around the jim jones story .\njake gyllenhaal is getting into the tv game . the oscar - nominated actor\u2019s production company nine stories prods . is developing an anthology series from a + e studios for a & e network . the limited series will explore major american cult personas , and the first season is planned to revolve around the jim jones story . gyllenhaal\u2019s development project was announced by [ \u2026 ]\njake gyllenhaal and the production company behind his critically - acclaimed turn in nightcrawler are joining together to bring a popular crime novel to the big screen . nine stories which has a first - look deal with its partner bold films are developing a feature adpatation of jo nesbo \u2019s crime novel the son with sicario director denis villeneuve set to helm . this also marks the third collaboration for gyllenhaal and villeneuve ( enemy and prisoners ) .\n\u201c bold films chooses to tell stories that i love \u2014 unflinching yet entertaining , \u201d gyllenhaal said in a statement . \u201ci look forward to making movies that are successful both artistically and financially . that\u2019s what gary ( michael waters , bold ceo ) and michel ( litvak ) do . they are nonconformists who have already proven to be terrific partners on \u2018 nightcrawler \u2019 \u2014 protecting stories and the artists who tell them . \u201d\nnine stories recently completed principal photography on its first feature \u2014 david gordon green\u2019s stronger in which gyllenhaal stars as the working - class boston man jeff bauman , whose iconic photo from the 2013 boston marathon bombing captured the hearts of the world . it is inspired by a true story and based on the new york times bestseller . the film was developed by mandeville films before it was brought to bold films ; lionsgate will release it in 2017 .\n\u201criva and i founded nine stories to push creative limits , and have found a wonderful partner in a & e with this fascinating series , \u201d gyllenhaal said . \u201cjim jones is a complex character \u2014 one who has found his way into the collective unconscious . we want to focus on the undeniable magnatism of zealots and the danger of that kind of charisma . a notion not only pertinent to cult leaders but to the geo - political climate of today . \u201d\n\u201criva and i founded nine stories to push creative limits , and have found a wonderful partner in a & e with this fascinating series , \u201d gyllenhaal stated . \u201cjim jones is a complex character \u2013 one who has found his way into the collective unconscious . we want to focus on the undeniable magnatism of zealots and the danger of that kind of charisma . a notion not only pertinent to cult leaders but to the geo - political climate of today . \u201d\nexecutive produced by gyllenhaal and riva marker ( \u201cbeasts of no nation , \u201d \u201cthe kids are all right\u201d ) and produced by their company nine stories productions in association with a + e studios , the series\u2019 inaugural season would focus on the notorious story of jim jones and his cult the peoples temple of the disciples of christ . the series would chronicle jones\u2019 path from social leader and passionate integrationist to deranged spiritual dictator to a group of followers committed to his dangerous philosophy of faith . as jones\u2019 mental health began to unravel , growth of his flock , power and influence resulted in increased scrutiny from the media and authorities , forcing him to move his california - based congregation to guyana to create the eponymous infamous jonestown commune . there , in 1978 , they lost their lives in a mass murder / suicide organized by jones himself , resulting in the deaths of more than 900 people , including over 300 children , united states congressman leo ryan and several journalists , becoming one of the largest single losses of american civilian lives in history .\nother projects also in development at nine stories is jack hitt\u2019s this american life account of lee yopp , a former football coach turned theater director , who was hired by the us army to stage an annual music pageant on fort bragg with tony - nominee alex timbers aboard to direct ; antoine fuqua\u2019s cartel drama the man who made it snow , based on david mermelstein\u2019s best - selling autobiography in which gyllenhaal would star as max mermelstein , a jewish hotel engineer who transformed pablo escobar\u2019s medellin cartel from a small mom - and - pop drug organization into a billion - dollar enterprise .\nexecutive produced by gyllenhaal and riva marker ( beasts of no nation , the kids are all right ) , and produced by their nine stories prods in association with a + e studios , the series will explore a different major cult personality and the provocative nature of belief each season . season 1 would focus on the notorious story of jim jones and his cult the peoples temple of the disciples of christ . the series would chronicle jones\u2019 path from social leader and passionate integrationist to deranged spiritual dictator over a group of followers committed to his dangerous philosophy of faith , culminating in a mass murder - suicide in which 918 people died at the group\u2019s guyana compound in november 1978 .\nfollowing last year\u2019s sleeper hit \u201cnightcrawler , \u201d jake gyllenhaal has signed a first - look deal with bold films . the partnership affords gyllenhaal the opportunity to acquire and develop new material . riva marker is set as the production executive for gyllenhaal\u2019s new company . \u201cbold films chooses to tell stories that i love \u2014 unflinching yet entertaining , \u201d gyllenhaal said [ \u2026 ]\nit is not , however , nearly as large as it might be , given his precocious success . since starring as a 17 - year - old rocket enthusiast in the heartwarming 1999 film ' ' october sky , ' ' gyllenhaal has become the go - to guy for art - house auteurs in search of angst - ridden adolescents . he has mined the emotionally taxing terrain of what he calls ' ' serious , sulking brooders ' ' to great acclaim . in the 2001 cult hit ' ' donnie darko , ' ' gyllenhaal teamed with his older thespian sibling , maggie ( whose breakthrough came last year in ' ' secretary ' ' ) , portraying a time - traveling high - school student driven to misdeeds by a demonic rabbit . he has also played the boy - toy of an older woman in ' ' lovely and amazing ' ' and a discount store worker dangerously obsessed with jennifer aniston - - and j . d . salinger - - in ' ' the good girl . ' ' ( gyllenhaal ' s production company , nine stories , is named for the salinger collection , his favorite being ' ' teddy . ' ' )\nfollowing last year\u2019s sleeper hit \u201c nightcrawler , \u201d jake gyllenhaal has signed a first - look deal with bold films .\nthe partnership affords gyllenhaal the opportunity to acquire and develop new material . riva marker is set as the production executive for gyllenhaal\u2019s new company .\n\u201cnightcrawler\u201d received an oscar nomination for original screenplay , and gyllenhaal nabbed a sag nom for lead actor . the film went on to gross $ 38 . 7 million worldwide on an $ 8 . 5 million budget .\n\u201c [ jake\u2019s ] impeccable taste in projects and deep knowledge of how to make high quality films make him a formidable producer , \u201d said bold films chairman litvak .\ngyllenhaal has already had a busy year , with \u201csouthpaw\u201d recently overperforming at the box office ; \u201ceverest\u201d is set to make an awards push later on this year . he is about to start production on tom ford\u2019s \u201cnocturnal animals\u201d and is in negotiations to star in lionsgate\u2019s boston marathon bombing drama \u201cstronger . \u201d\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\ngyllenhaal\u2019s development project was announced by elaine frontain bryant , exec vice president and head of programming for a & e at the television critics association press tour on wednesday in pasadena , calif .\nthe jim jones story \u2014 which would set the stage for the inaugural season , should the project get greenlit \u2014 would focus on his cult , the peoples temple of the disciples of christ , and chronicle jones\u2019 path from social leader to deranged spiritual dictator to a group of followers who eventually were involved in the biggest single loss of american life in a deliberate act until the 9 / 11 terrorist attacks in 2001 . the jones - led california - based congregation made headlines , shocking the world , when the group moved to guyana where they created the eponymous infamous jonestown commune , which in 1978 , was the site of the mass murder and suicide via apparent cyanide poisoning , organized by jones . the event left more than 900 people dead , including over 300 children , u . s . congressman leo ryan and many journalists .\nthe anthology series marks gyllenhaal\u2019s first foray into television producing . the \u201csouthpaw\u201d star previously served as a producer on his films \u201cnightcrawler\u201d and \u201cend of watch . \u201d\nactor jake gyllenhaal wowed millions in the title role of his breakthrough film , donnie darko . he then starred in underwhelming action flick the day after tomorrow and indie offering the good girl . he has now hit the a - list with brokeback mountain , playing a gay cowboy , and jarhead , which opens today , as a marine waiting for action in the gulf .\nno . i\u2019ve had people very close to me die recently and that\u2019s made me question my mortality . this didn\u2019t do that as much as it made me realise that no matter what i feel , it\u2019s ok . feelings never killed anybody .\nhe did once and we still joke with him about it . there were 1 , 000 extras and no one was listening to [ actor ] chris cooper . sam just felt there needed to be a bit of respect , so he got up on stage and shouted : \u2018shut the f * * * up ! \u2019\nthere\u2019s speculation jarhead and brokeback mountain will see you nominated for oscars . how do you feel about that ?\nthere\u2019s a lot of talk about things like that when you work with directors such as ang lee or sam mendes because they are expected to win oscars . frankly , you don\u2019t say no to either of them . you beg them , no matter what it is you\u2019re going to be doing in their films \u2013 whether it\u2019s wearing a santa cap over your dick [ in jarhead ] or making love to heath ledger [ in brokeback mountain ] .\nwhen you spend that much time in such close quarters with people , if someone\u2019s wearing a santa hat on their dick , it\u2019s kind of like \u2018whatever\u2019 .\nthe film is based on a book by ex - marine anthony swofford . what\u2019s your favourite book ?\nwhat about salinger\u2019s the catcher in the rye ? your character in 2002\u2019s the good girl was obsessed with it .\nyour mother naomi foner is a screenwriter . did you meet big stars when you were a child ?\npaul newman taught me how to drive . when i was 15 , my mum was writing a script with him and we went out to the racetrack . he threw me in the passenger seat and started driving . we\u2019re 100ft from a wall , going 60 miles an hour and he hits the brake and turns the wheel \u2013 and the car spins three times . then he turns to me and goes : \u2018that was what you don\u2019t do . \u2019\nyour father stephen is a director . was there any possibility of you not following him in the family business ?\nprobably not . acting was always a passion of mine but now i\u2019m thinking there may be things that i\u2019m just as interested in .\ncooking is just as much of a passion . my best friend is a chef and all my closest friends are chefs . i think performing has always been a big thing for me and i think cooking is another type of performance .\nmaybe . my friend peter [ sarsgaard , his jarhead co - star and his sister\u2019s fianc\u00e9 ] taught me that whatever you are feeling is ok . if you are acting and you don\u2019t want to act , then fine . peter said he\u2019s been treating his talent like it was a two - cent whore . he\u2019s having his way with it and not appreciating it . whatever you are doing , if you lose an appreciation for it , it\u2019s time to rethink that .\n[ laughs ] i don\u2019t know what i am . i know i was kind of an it - guy for a long time .\nyou\u2019re also popular with gay people thanks to brokeback mountain . are you comfortable with that ?\ni\u2019m comfortable with whatever status i have . i\u2019ve been called \u2018the thinking woman\u2019s sex symbol\u2019 but doesn\u2019t every woman think ? a lot of young girls come up to me and they\u2019re so cute and sweet . then i might be at a street fair and a guy with his butt cheeks hanging out of his trousers will tell me he likes my movie . it\u2019s a pretty interesting existence .\nall the time . i\u2019d phone maggie while we were making jarhead and say : \u2018i\u2019m feeling this way and i don\u2019t understand . \u2019 and she\u2019d say : \u2018but that sounds perfect for the film . \u2019 she came to the set and said : \u2018i have some notes if you want to hear them . \u2019 i was like , \u2018yesss ! \u2019\nava duvernay\u2019s \u2018central park five\u2019 casts michael k . williams , vera farmiga & john leguizamo for netflix\u2026\ngreg goldman to leave \u2018undercover boss\u2019 producer studio lambert after 5 years as u . s chief\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 penske business media , llc . all rights reserved . hollywood\u2122 & design \u00a9 2018 hollywood chamber of commerce . the hollywood sign is a trademark and intellectual property of hollywood chamber of commerce . all rights reserved .\nnesbo is a scandanavian writer whose books have sold more than 30 million copies , translated into fifty languages . his crime novel the snowman was adapted into a film by tomas alfredson for working title .\nthe son follows the life of sonny lofthus , a once gifted 15 - year - old and promising wrestler , whose downward spiral ensues when his cop father commits suicide . for the past twelve years , sonny\u2019s time in prison has been nurtured by an uninterrupted supply of heroin from a seedy chaplain on the inside . when sonny learns long - hidden truths about his father\u2019s unexpected death , he makes a brilliant escape and begins hunting down the people responsible for his wrongful sentence .\nthe company is also in post - production on a feature documentary about acclaimed photographer , christopher hondros , who was killed on assignment in libya in 2011 , as told by his best friend and journalist , greg campbell .\nand , in television , it is developing an anthology series for a & e network that explores major american cult personas over history . the first season highlights the story of cult leader jim jones , who was responsible for the 1978 mass murder - suicide in jonestown , guyana .\ngyllenhaal will start production on bong joon ho\u2019s okja and daniel espinosa\u2019s life later this year . he next stars opposite amy adams in tom ford\u2019s nocturnal animals .\nvilleneuve is currently in post production on story of your life with jeremy renner and amy adams and soon begins production on untitled blade runner project starring harrison ford .\ngyllenhaal is represented by wme and carlos goodman of bloom hergott . villeneuve is represented by caa . nesbo is represented by rwsg , the salomonsson agency and keith fleer .\nwga west exec director david young got \u201csignificant bonus\u201d to earn $ 1 . 1 million last year\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\njake gyllenhaal can wrap two feet around his head . no , he is not a yogi , although the 22 - year - old actor did study eastern religion at columbia university for two years . it ' s just that the circumference of his noggin is a whopping 24 inches .\n' ' i can never find hats that fit , ' ' gyllenhaal says , removing one that does - - a hybrid baseball - trucker cap by the london label the ' ' duffer ' ' of st . george . ' ' my head happens to be of an abnormal size . ' '\nfor comic relief , the naturally buoyant gyllenhaal threw himself into slapstick , playing a love - struck teenager in the dark farce ' ' bubble boy , ' ' but soon enough he returned to drama , playing a surrogate son to susan sarandon and dustin hoffman in ' ' moonlight mile . ' '\nthe reasons : nature and nurture . gyllenhaal , the son of the screenwriter naomi foner and the director stephen gyllenhaal , made his film debut as a gap - toothed , spiky - haired tween , playing billy crystal ' s son in the 1991 comedy ' ' city slickers . ' ' two years later , both he and his sister appeared in ' ' a dangerous woman , ' ' scripted by their mother and directed by their father .\nthe gyllenhaals grew up in los angeles and on ' ' extravagantly awesome ' ' martha ' s vineyard with an a - list of liberals . modesty and general boredom with the subject prevents him from name - dropping , but for the record , they include : his godmother , jamie lee curtis ; his first driving instructor , paul newman , whom he knew then only as ' ' the salad dressing guy ' ' ; and ted danson and mary steenburgen , who invited a young gyllenhaal to dinner with his now - chum chelsea clinton .\nit was hoffman , however , who may have had the greatest influence , urging the young actor to explore the theater . as a result , gyllenhaal made his stage debut in the 2002 london production of kenneth lonergan ' s play ' ' this is our youth ' ' - - a revolving - cast production that has become ' ' the vagina monologues ' ' for the postadolescent drama set . the role earned gyllenhaal an outstanding newcomer award from the evening standard .\nwithout driving a muscle car , donning superhero tights or defiling a piece of pastry , gyllenhaal ' s ascendance has , by any standard , come fast and furious . during one particularly hectic period when he made five films in one year , gyllenhaal wore a gold band on his finger inscribed with these words : ' ' mine the darkness and see by the path you leave behind . ' '\nhe no longer wears that ring , and declares that nonstop journeyman period over . ' ' i needed time to figure things about myself rather than grow up on movie sets , ' ' he says . one thing he discovered was his comfort zone ; he decided not to pursue a plum role in bertolucci ' s ' ' dreamers , ' ' which involved nudity . ' ' i ' m not shy about taking my clothes off , but if i ' m going to see pictures of myself naked on the internet , i would love to feel like there was a reason for it , that it was of service to the story . ' ' in the past , he admits , he would choose ' ' characters that were more screwed up than i am to prove something , rather than accepting that i have certain obvious things that i want to show to people . ' '\nchief among those things are a quick , improvisational wit and a goofy charm somewhat at odds with his troubled screen persona . the recent addition of a beard , something he is toying with for his coming role in the screen production of the broadway hit ' ' proof , ' ' does little to diminish - - or age - - his unconventionally handsome mug . with gyllenhaal , though , the eyes have it ; strikingly blue and expressive , they telegraph hurt and delight , mischief and danger .\nsauntering into the cafe of ikea ( his rendezvous choice ) in burbank , calif . , the 6 - footer appears exceedingly everydude in a hanes t - shirt and dolce & gabbana jeans that hang low in the de rigueur fashion of youth , revealing calvin klein drawers . he pretends to be horrified by his entrance .\n' ' did i pull the ultimate actor move of being 15 minutes late ? ' ' he asks , eyes twinkling .\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 .\ngyllenhaal orders a plate of swedish meatballs , which he eats with toothpicks just to appear eccentric . of swedish descent himself , the actor admires the socialist approach of the home - furnishings outlet and happily strolls the aisles , talking to strangers .\n' ' i like ikea because it feels like the potential of a home , ' ' says gyllenhaal , who remains undaunted by the actor ' s itinerant life . ' ' i ' ve just been roaming the land . i live in a storage bin and eat at ikea . ' '\nwhen the store sound system begins blaring the 80 ' s pop standard ' ' walking on sunshine , ' ' gyllenhaal , who narrowly lost the lead in ' ' moulin rouge ' ' to ewan mcgregor , amuses fellow shoppers by breaking into song and dance . spent , he slides into a display filled with red rubber balls . ' ' i ' m floating in a pan of giant cranberries , ' ' he shouts , giving voice to either an inner child or a very green acting student .\nwith a charisma characterized in the pages of youth publications as ' ' puppy dog adorable ' ' that could easily have led gyllenhaal to alpha - teen pinup status , he has always chosen the more difficult , less commercial path . now , he has also arrived at a professional crossroads , electing to do more theater and fewer films in favor of those that will secure his position as a box office commodity , allowing him the freedom to choose independent projects or work with current favorite directors like pedro almod\u00f3var and alfonso cuar\u00f3n .\ntoward that end , gyllenhaal spent six months in montreal filming ' ' the day after tomorrow , ' ' a big - budget doomsday thriller directed by roland emmerich ( of ' ' independence day ' ' ) to be released next spring . ' ' i play sam hall , a feisty guy caught in the middle of his parents ' divorce , ' ' gyllenhaal says . ' ' he ' s a smart kid , but doesn ' t study , and when caught in dire life - threatening circumstances , he discovers himself to be an unlikely hero . i did all of my own stunts : no look - alikes , no dummies . ' '\nno dummy himself , gyllenhaal counts environmentalism among his causes and hopes the story about global warming turns out to be a cautionary tale .\n' ' it ' s not like i ' m trying to disguise a movie that is basically a big - action film as some sort of political statement , ' ' he says . ' ' i do believe that the environment sways and stagnates politics . i mean , if we were using alternative energy , obviously we ' d have no interest in iraq . hopefully , people will leave the theater and go : ' i ' m driving this enormous s . u . v . that guzzles gas , and there are only two people in the car with me every day , and i don ' t use it for anything else except to kind of look cool . maybe i should get a hybrid car . ' ' ' this is exactly what gyllenhaal intends to do , when the lease on his current ride - - a bmw station wagon - - is up .\nspeaking of global affairs , his craft and his personal life , gyllenhaal maintains a serious mien but rises to the bait when called a lefty . ' ' i ' m totally bipartisan ! ' ' he protests with a smile . ' ' i ' m a big fan of the texas rangers , and there ' s something stylish about them belts george bush wears . ' '\nhe is surprisingly relaxed and good - natured about the attention that his relationship with the actress kirsten dunst , 21 , has garnered . ' ' fame is being able to get into a restaurant , ' ' he says . ' ' it doesn ' t inhibit what i do and the way i feel . needing attention is a destructive , really unhappy way to live . if you watch the ebb and flow of these things , it ' s like a few seconds in what i intend to be an incredibly long career . ' '\nafter filming ' ' proof , ' ' gyllenhaal plans to tackle the classics , playing romeo in 2004 in a west end production . ' ' i am chomping at the bit , ' ' he admits . ' ' there are periods of time in your life where you can truly and honestly pull certain characters off . romeo happens to fit right now . i have never performed shakespeare , but i have an innate feeling that this role and i will get along just fine . i ' ve outgrown quirky - - on to the romantics . ' '\ncorrection : september 28 , 2003 , sunday a picture caption last sunday in men ' s fashions of the times , part 2 of the times magazine , with an article about the actor jake gyllenhaal , misspelled the label of a scarf he was photographed wearing . it is duckie brown , not ducky brown .\ndavid a . keeps is the los angeles correspondent for travel and leisure magazine .\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 .\na + e networks will handle global sales for the series , which originated in development at a + e studios last year . other current series from a + e studios include lifetime\u2019s critically - acclaimed drama \u201cunreal , \u201d which will return for a second season this year , and the major limited series event \u201croots , \u201d currently in production .\noriginally from dublin , ireland , james is a movie critic and celebrity interviewer with over 30 years of experience in the film industry as an award - winning filmmaker .\nthis site uses akismet to reduce spam . learn how your comment data is processed .\n\u201cwonder park\u201d tells the story of a magnificent amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named . . .\nan all - star trio leads the way when \u201cwoman walks ahead\u201d arrives on blu - ray\u2122 ( plus digital ) and dvd august 28th . . .\nabout the \u201cdeadpool 2 : super duper $ @ % ! # & cut : . . .\nwhile on a vacation with his family , count dracula makes a romantic connection . . . ."]}
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[ details ]\nfor more information about the origins of co - operation , please visit the national co - operative archive .\njoin us and immerse yourself in the world of international co - operative development .\nthe work of the co - operative heritage trust is funded through support from individuals and organisations with an interest in the heritage of the co - operative movement .\nto communicate an understanding of the co - operative alternative and co - operative values and principles as defined by the pioneers and their contribution and relevance to current times .\nincur eligible expenditures associated with hiring co - op students enrolled in an ontario university or college .\nwe ' ve partnered with manchester metropolitan university to support their co - operative phd .\nmichael ward is professor of food business and development ( co - operative organisation ) and researcher in the centre for co - operative studies ( currently on sabbatical leave ) .\n6th principle : co - operation among co - operatives co - operatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the co - operative movement by working together through local , national , regional and international structures .\nhelp develop national co - operative structures , or apex bodies to represent the voice of co - operatives in engagement with government .\nthe third annual co - operative education and research conference , organised by the co - operative college , takes place on 5 and 6 april ( 2017 ) in manchester . it is a unique event and an opportunity to join in the conversation , increase knowledge and network with a broad range of co - operative thinkers . the theme of this year ' s conference is learning for co - operative transformations with a focus on :\ninternational co - operative alliance xxi international co - operative research conference the contribution of co - operatives to community culture local organisers : , byrne , n . , carroll , b . & ward , m . ; ( 2005 ) artists co - operatives and their potential to contribute to the development of the visual arts sector in ireland . 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[ details ]\nthe co - operative education and internship policies agreement ensures consistency and quality of program delivery , foundational values upon which the reputation of sheridan\u2019s co - operative education and internship programs are built .\nif you will be completing a co - op placement , the co - operative education department will help you with the co - op work permit . contact the co - operative education department at ( 613 ) 727 - 4723 ext . 7623 or coop @ urltoken . visit the co - operative education department here : http : / / www . urltoken / coop /\nmichael ward was appointed to the taskforce based on his expertise and knowledge of ireland and the co - operative movement , and his connections within the rural community development and co - operative sectors .\nat the co - operative heritage trust we believe that great things happen when people co - operate . we collect , safeguard and make accessible artefacts and documents from the co - operative movement . we use our heritage to create lifelong learning and research opportunities which inspire people to use co - operative values and principles to change society .\nco - operative education provides support and work - term opportunities for approximately 2 , 000 students annually .\nyoung co - operatives give young people a practical introduction to co - operative enterprise by helping them to set up and run their own businesses .\n' from co - operatives to conventional businesses and back again : the irish co - operative experience ' briscoe r . , mccarthy o . & ward m . 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[ details ]\nco - operatives work better when they are networked , so encourage the formation of secondary co - operative networks ( federations or unions ) to help increase the performance of primary co - operatives .\nwe bring co - operatives together to campaign on vital issues , raise awareness of co - operative businesses and help create a level playing field for the start - up and growth of co - operatives .\nmichael\u2019s teaching and research interests are primarily in the area of co - operative business , organisation theory and management .\nhelping ourselves : success stories in co - operative business and social briscoe , r & m . ward ( ed . ) . ( 2005 ) helping ourselves : success stories in co - operative business and social helping ourselves : success stories in co - operative business and social . cork , ireland : oak tree press . [ details ]\nthe values and principles embraced by today\u2019s worldwide co - operative movement have evolved from the ideals of the early co - operators of the 18th and 19th centuries .\n' unemployment and work ' ward , m . ; ( 1983 ) ' unemployment and work ' in : workers ' co - operatives : potential and problems . university college , cork : centre for co - operative studies . [ details ]\nwestern washington university ' s fairhaven college has a cluster college with an interdisciplinary curriculum and an emphasis is place on student - centerd approaches to teaching and learning .\nvisit our program pages for the most up - to - date list of co - op and internship programs at georgian college .\nthe co - operatives of ireland briscoe , r . & m . ward ( ed . ) . ( 2000 ) the co - operatives of ireland the co - operatives of ireland . cork : centre for co - operative studies : ucc . [ details ]\nall students in a co - op program will work very closely with the co - op consultant for their program area and will have access to our online system for co - op job postings and to our services in co - operative education and career success .\nthe college is headed by the principal - mweemba mwiinga ( msc agronomy , masters in public administration ) and all the activities of the college are under her supervision .\n' structure and culture : the evolution of irish agricultural co - operative ' murtagh a . & ward m . ( 2011 ) ' structure and culture : the evolution of irish agricultural co - operative ' . journal of rural co - operation , 39 ( 2 ) [ details ]\nthere are many partners in the co - operative education and internship programs at sheridan , including students , employers , and the co - operative education and internship office . the success of the program relies upon all parties understanding their responsibilities .\nthis newly created role will oversee the work of both the national co - operative archive and the rochdale pioneers museum . it will provide strategic expertise and input into the management of the co\u2011operative heritage trust\u2019s archive , collections and museum ; ensuring growth , development and sustainability of the co - operative heritage trust\u2019s ( cht ) staff team , assets and collections .\ncooperative education courses are approved college level courses . therefore , students participating in co - op pay for credits in which they enroll .\nadvancement and alumni at fanshawe college announces hiring of new executive director , gillian sneddon .\n' ireland ' s multipurpose dairy co - ops ' ward , m . ; ( 2000 ) ' ireland ' s multipurpose dairy co - ops ' in : the co - operatives of ireland . cork : centre for co - operative studies , ucc . [ details ]\nplease view our program availability for co - op programs that have a winter co - op term .\n' irish agricultural co - operative modelling and re - modelling : responding to a dynamic business and policy environment ' mccarthy o . & ward m . ( 2014 ) ' irish agricultural co - operative modelling and re - modelling : responding to a dynamic business and policy environment ' in : mazzarol , tim et al ( eds ) . sustainable co - operative enterprise : case studies of organisational resilience in the co - operative business model . cheltenham : edward elgar publishing . [ details ]\nif you are an international student and have questions about co - op , internships , graduate work or simply employment in canada , contact joanne foxton , international co - op consultant or co - operative education and career success .\ndemocracy a co - operative will be structured so that members have control over the organisation \u2013 one member , one vote .\nto preserve and maintain the store building and collections relating to the rochdale pioneers and the co - operative movement in general .\nmembership development in waterford co - operative society ( now glanbia ) - a report to the board of directors . 55 pages\nco - operation between co - operatives : a case study of agricultural co - operatives in the north east of the republic of ireland . ward , m . , r . briscoe & m . linehan ; ( 1982 ) co - operation between co - operatives : a case study of agricultural co - operatives in the north east of the republic of ireland . cork : centre for co - operative studies , ucc . [ details ]\nthe competitive advantages of co - operatives . briscoe , r & m . ward . ; ( 2000 ) the competitive advantages of co - operatives . ucc , cork : centre for co - operative : ucc . [ details ]\nthe conference will turn the spotlight on ways in which co - operative learning , whether formal or informal , in schools , universities , workplaces and communities can challenge inequalities and contribute to building co - operative authenticity , sustainability and resilience around the world .\n' the spirit of credit union in ireland ' ward , m . ; ( 2000 ) ' the spirit of credit union in ireland ' in : the co - operatives of ireland . university college , cork : centre for co - operative studies . [ details ]\n' co - operatives : past , present and future . what do you think ? ' ward , m . ; ( 1983 ) ' co - operatives : past , present and future . what do you think ? ' in : plunkett and co - operatives : past , present and future . centre for co - operative studies : university college , cork . [ details ]\nthe co - operative college ran a workshop several years ago in partnership with oxfam about working with co - operatives . the aim was to provide an opportunity for information sharing and a briefing about co - operatives in the development context . the workshop was well attended and valued by the ngos whose knowledge of cooperatives was limited .\nthe network for britain\u2019s thousands of co - operative businesses , co - operatives uk works to promote , develop and unite member - owned business worth \u00a336 billion to the british economy .\nare you considering applying to georgian college ? our career success team is here to help .\n' the evolution and growth of the centre for co - operative studies , ucc ' briscoe , r . & m . ward ; ( 2007 ) ' the evolution and growth of the centre for co - operative studies , ucc ' in : structuring diversities and a complex heritage : essays in the field of co - operative studies . canada : new rochdale press . [ details ]\n' sustaining the co - operative approach in an era of change : a case study from cork ireland ' mccarthy o . & ward m . ( 2012 ) ' sustaining the co - operative approach in an era of change : a case study from cork ireland ' in : the co - operative model in practice : international perspectives . aberdeen : community enterprise trust soctland . [ details ]\nrecognise the existence of the local co - operative movement and existing co - operatives ; become familiar with their history and challenges ; and try to work with them . there are , for example , co - operative colleges operating across much of east , southern and west africa who already work closely with their local movements .\nthe co - operative heritage trust is proud to have the following accreditations and support . you are welcome to help support us too .\ninternational co - operative alliance annual research conference : the contribution of co - operatives to community culture , ward , m . ; ( 2005 ) . [ conference organising committee member ] , international co - operative alliance annual research conference : the contribution of co - operatives to community culture , ucc , 01 - aug - 05 - 01 - aug - 05 . [ details ]\nfrom annual conferences to monthly workshops , there ' s always something happening here at the college .\ncooperative college zambia ministry of commerce , trade and industry copyright \u00a9 2018 . all rights reserved .\nhistory and overview of the land grant college system .\nnational research council . 1995 .\nthe national co - operative archive is proud to have the following accreditations & support . you ' re welcome to help support us too .\nas the network for the uk\u2019s co - operative businesses , we organise flagship national events and facilitate networks and workshops to enable co - operatives to connect , learn and do business with one another .\na refundable tax credit available to employers who hire students enrolled in a recognized ontario university or college co - operative education program . the canada revenue agency ( cra ) administers the program on behalf of ontario through the federal income tax system .\nas the uk\u2019s network for co - operatives , we help new - starts get off the ground , provide specialist advice for growing businesses and lead major programmes to develop the uk co - operative sector .\nas the network for britain\u2019s thousands of co - operative businesses , we provide our members with access to advice , training , networking and events .\nmy work is located in the fields of organisation theory and management . i am actively engaged in productive research and publication in three main areas of co - operative activity : agricultural & rural co - operatives , community & workers ' co - operatives and credit co - operatives . each area is represented in recent journal publications .\n' what co - ops have in common ? ' briscoe r . & ward m . ; ( 2005 ) ' what co - ops have in common ? ' in : helping ourselves : success stories in co - operative business and social enterprise . [ details ]\nto inspire people within and beyond the co - operative movement about the origins , development and contemporary relevance of co - operation by collecting , safeguarding and making accessible artefacts and documentation through lifelong learning and research .\n' amalgamation and federated co - operative models : a place for both in the development of the irish credit union movement ' byrne n . , ward m . , prendergast k . , power c . ( 2011 ) ' amalgamation and federated co - operative models : a place for both in the development of the irish credit union movement ' in : the origins , ethos and evolution of co - operative credit in ireland : celebrating the centenary of the birth of nora herlihy . cork : duhallow women ' s forum and centre for co - operative studies , ucc . [ details ]\n\u201cthe museum gives a real insight into the vision of the original rochdale pioneers and their impact on the growth of the co - operative movement . \u201d\n' communicating the co - operative message : a case study of the irish credit union movement ' mccarthy , o . & m . ward . ; ( 2001 ) ' communicating the co - operative message : a case study of the irish credit union movement ' . review of international co - operation , 94 ( 1 ) : 8 - 14 [ details ]\n\u201cto inspire people within and beyond the co - operative movement about the origins , development and contemporary relevance of co - operation by collecting , safeguarding and making accessible artefacts and documentation through lifelong learning and research . \u201d\nhi ilove this college . i wish the government could bring a university there and i go back for barcholors\nto collaborate with colleagues to ensure that research informs the work of the wider college ( knowledge exchange ) .\nthe co - operatives of ireland . briscoe , r . & ward , m . , colm hughes , olive mccarthy & mary o ' shaughnessy ; ( 2000 ) the co - operatives of ireland . : centre for co - operative studies , nui cork . [ details ]\n' feeding oursleves ii : farmers ' co - ops & food ' ward m . ; ( 2005 ) ' feeding oursleves ii : farmers ' co - ops & food ' in : helping ourselves : success stories in co - operative business and social enterprise . [ details ]\nat kalamazoo college , the k plan gives students an on and off campus study that allows them to spend a significant amount of their time in college on career - development internships , foreign study , and individualized projects .\ninternational co - operative alliance research conference , byrne , n , mccarthy , o ; o ' loughlin , d & ward , m ( 2014 ) the potential for co - creation in credit unions . [ oral presentation ] , international co - operative alliance research conference , pula , croatia , 24 - jun - 14 - 28 - jun - 14 . [ details ]\nthe room is filling up for @ cillaross5 from @ coop _ collegeuk lecture for # ukscs on co - operative education in new times . # coopdifference urltoken\nregistered in england as a registered society under the co - operative and community benefit societies act 2014 . reg no . 2783r vat reg . 147 8611 47\nthe origins , ethos and evolution of co - operative credit in ireland : celebrating the centenary of the birth of nora herlihy power , c . , o ' connor , r . , mccarthy , o . and ward , m ( ed . ) . ( 2011 ) the origins , ethos and evolution of co - operative credit in ireland : celebrating the centenary of the birth of nora herlihy the origins , ethos and evolution of co - operative credit in ireland : celebrating the centenary of the birth of nora herlihy . cork : duhallow women ' s forum and centre for co - operative studies , ucc . [ details ]\nremember that cooperatives are both enterprises and associations of members and both aspects need supporting to reach a balanced form of co - operative development . don ' t just use a single bottom line to assess the ' success ' of a co - operative , as they deliver both social and economic benefits for their members .\nmembers have a voice in shaping the priorities of the college , sharing views and electing the board of trustees .\nthe site of the museum at 31 toad lane was where the \u2018pioneers\u2019 , 28 working people opened a co - operative store on the 21st december , 1844 .\nthe key note speakers for our 2017 co - operative education and research conference are professor keri facer and lemn sissay , mbe . for more information click here .\n' the potential of the co - operative form for farmers ' markets in ireland : some lessons from the usa and uk ' moroney a . , r . briscoe , o . mccarthy , m . o ' shaughnessy & m . ward ; ( 2009 ) ' the potential of the co - operative form for farmers ' markets in ireland : some lessons from the usa and uk ' . journal of co - operative studies , 42 ( 1 ) : 4 - 12 [ details ]\nthe rochdale pioneers museum exists to preserve the original store of the rochdale pioneers and to generate an understanding of the ideals and principles of the co - operative movement .\nfor more information . this service is offered through georgian college career and employment community services , funded by employment ontario .\ninternational co - operative alliance : local society & global economy - the role of co - operatives byrne n . , mccarthy o . , & ward m ( 2004 ) no study , no credit union : an irish perspective on education and training in credit unions . in : karafolas s . & stryjan y eds . international co - operative alliance : local society & global economy - the role of co - operatives , pp . 1 - 12 [ doi ] [ details ]\nschools and colleges of forestry and veterinary medicine , usually located at land grant universities , augment the college of agriculture system .\nprescott , s . ( 1992 ) . cooperation and motivation . cooperative learning and college teaching , 3 ( 1 ) .\nuse international networks as they can be invaluable . the ica unites , represents and serves co - operatives worldwide . some intrenational bodies also represent different sectors , eg the world council of credit unions and the international co - operative and mutual insurance federation .\na 2005 report by the university of waterloo , a leader in promoting co - operative education , confirmed that students who complete co - op programs enjoy several advantages in graduate employment . among these advantages are higher initial employment rates and higher starting salaries .\nco - op work terms at georgian college are not placements , as students are not placed or matched with a company . work terms are earned through a traditional job search , interview and selection process .\nthe federal government has had a long and special role in the land grant college of agriculture system . is there a continuing role for federal legislation in influencing the future missions and structure of the college of agriculture system , and what form should it take ?\nhollins college students taking the critical thinking course submit two copies of their papers . the second paper is critiqued by another student .\nyes ! international students who are registered for a co - op program must obtain a co - op work permit to allow them to legally work in canada . and just like any other student in a college program , international students must meet the co - op guidelines of working at least 300 hours and at least 10 weeks during a four month semester .\n' co - operative and social enterprises - a role in revitalising rural communities ' briscoe , r . , ward , m . , & o shaughnessy , m . ; ( 2005 ) ' co - operative and social enterprises - a role in revitalising rural communities ' in : rural living : an analysis of 1249 households in the republic of ireland . [ details ]\nto support our new strategy we are now looking to add an experienced researcher to our team . the key focus of this role is to assist in the delivery of research activities that will progress the research profile and output of the college\u2019s research network and build the uk co - operative movements\u2019 research presence more generally .\ninternational co - operative alliance european and internatinoal co - operatives research conference on local society and global culture , byrne n . , mccarthy , o & ward , m . ; ( 2003 ) no study , no credit union : an irish perspective on education and training in credit unions . [ oral presentation ] , international co - operative alliance european and internatinoal co - operatives research conference on local society and global culture , thessaloniki , greece , 09 - may - 03 - 12 - may - 03 . [ details ]\ncooperative education ( co - op ) is an academic class that offers college credit for learning that takes place in a business or organization and is related to your educational or career goal . college work study ( cws ) is a financial aid program that provides job placements , primarily on campus , with wages that are subsidized by federal funding .\nco - operative education ( co - op ) is offered in several of our programs . students alternate terms or semesters of full - time study with periods of paid employment . learn more . you may also be eligible to work off - campus during your studies .\nthe cooperative institutional research program ( cirp ) freshman survey was administered in the past to gather information about expectations of the college experience , secondary school experiences , reasons for attending college , and other issues . click on the links below for reports on evergreen cirp results :\n' food democracy in practice : a case study of the dublin food co - op ' murtagh , a . and m . ward ; ( 2009 ) ' food democracy in practice : a case study of the dublin food co - op ' . journal of co - operative studies , 42 ( 1 ) : 13 - 22 [ details ]\nstudents find full time employment upon graduation faster than non co - op students .\n' people in control : the promise of the co - operative business approach ' mccarthy , o . , r . briscoe and m . ward ; ( 2010 ) ' people in control : the promise of the co - operative business approach ' in : irish business and society : governing , participating and transforming in the 21st century . cork : gill & macmillan . [ details ]\nare you an employer looking for help in growing your labour force beyond georgian college programs ? visit our career and employment community services page .\nis small both beautiful and competitive ? a case study of irish agricultural co - operatives , ward , m . ; ( 2005 ) . [ oral presentation ] , is small both beautiful and competitive ? a case study of irish agricultural co - operatives , xx1 international co - operative research conference : the contribution of co - operatives to community culture . ucc , 01 - aug - 05 - 01 - aug - 05 . [ details ]\ncredit union communications . mccarthy o . , o ' fathaigh m . & ward , m . ( 2001 ) credit union communications . cork : centre for co - operative studies . [ details ]\ncapacity building , training and education remain critical for co - operative development in the developed and developing world , and strengthening networks is crucial . there are a number of things that can be done :\n' ireland ' s community co - operatives ' briscoe r . , o . mccarthy , & m . ward . ; ( 2000 ) ' ireland ' s community co - operatives ' in : the co - operatives of ireland . [ details ]\ncredit unions and job creation . mccarthy o . , briscoe r . & ward m . ( 1999 ) credit unions and job creation . cork : centre for co - operative studies . [ details ]\nminister of commerce , trade and industry hon . margaret mwanakatwe represented by acting permanent secretary madam mando pasi at the 13th graduation ceremony of cooperative college\nbuilding awareness and diversity into student life : pomona college . ( 1991 ) . liberal education , 77 ( 1 ) , 38 - 40 .\nprepare the student\u2019s co - workers and other staff for the arrival of the student .\nstudents who are registered in a program with a co - op or fieldwork component .\nthe international co - op consultant\u2019s office is located in b110 . stop by or call\nstrategic responses of irish agricultural co - operatives to the changing agri business and rural environment , ward , m . ; ( 2004 ) . [ oral presentation ] , strategic responses of irish agricultural co - operatives to the changing agri business and rural environment , vertical markets and co - operative hierarchies : the role of co - operatives in the international agri food industry : euresco conference on the strategies and organisation of agri - food co - operatives . chania , crete , 01 - sep - 04 - 01 - sep - 04 . [ details ]\nthis is an exciting time to be joining the co - operative heritage trust as we seek to widen the reach of the archive and museum and continue our engagement with different audiences both within rochdale and beyond .\ni ' m an international student and would like to apply to a co - op program . do i need a work permit to complete my co - op work term ?\nfirst year experience creates a community of learners : augsburg college . ( 1989 ) . liberal education , 75 ( 5 ) , 28 - 29 .\nhead of school : mrs . r wickham dawlish community college elm grove road dawlish devon ex7 0by telephone : 01626 - 862318 email : office @ urltoken\nthank you for connecting with georgian for your co - op recruitment needs . our co - operative education and career success team is pleased to offer employers a free , one - stop , year - round job posting service for co - op , internship , full - time , casual , part - time and summer positions . our team is here to help you meet your recruiting requirements .\n' the way forward ' briscoe r . & ward m . ; ( 2005 ) ' the way forward ' in : helping ourselves : success stories in co - operative business and social enterprise . [ details ]\nthe perspective employed here was developed by the author as an initial reading / writing\nprose 1\ncourse at the cooperative college center , an open - enrollment , two - year pre - ba institution sponsored by the state university of new york , college at purchase and sarah lawrence and manhattanville colleges .\nin order to understand how students at suny - plattsburgh learn and develop and how the school can help them to do so , students are required to take the college outcomes measures project examination of the american college testing program ( act comp ) as freshmen and again at the end of their sophomore year .\nco - op programs at sheridan require 360 hours for the completion of a work term .\nco - operatives uk limited , holyoake house , hanover street , manchester , m60 0as .\nno . no student is guaranteed a co - op job , but as long as you remain in good standing and are eligible for a co - op work term , you will have access to all the resources needed to be successful in a co - op program .\nharrison - pepper , s . ( 1991 ) . dramas of persuasion : utilizing performance in the classroom . journal of excellence in college teaching , 2 .\ndohrer , g . ( 1991 ) . do teachers comments on students ' papers help ? college teaching , 39 ( 2 ) , 48 - 54 .\nif you are currently employed or seeking employment , you may be able to receive co - op credit for new knowledge and skills , providing that it is related to your career or major . some college work study ( cws ) positions also qualify for co - op credit . discuss your job with your coordinator to see if it qualifies .\nco - operatives come in all shapes and sizes and all sectors of the economy . snake catchers in india , prisoners in ethiopia and taxi drivers in rwanda are some diverse examples of co - operatives , and 75 % of fairtrade products are from farmers ' co - operatives .\n' the input of co - operative banking in local development structures : an empirical study of the european leader programme in ireland ' buendia , martinez i . , o . mccarthy , r . briscoe & m . ward , ; ( 2001 ) ' the input of co - operative banking in local development structures : an empirical study of the european leader programme in ireland ' . revue economie et solidarities , 32 ( 1 ) [ details ]\nfor additional information regarding off - campus work please visit citizenship and immigration canada \u2013 off - campus work . services are available through co - operative education and career success for students who are looking for part - time employment .\n4th principle : autonomy and independence co - operatives are autonomous , self - help organisations controlled by their members . if they enter into agreements with other organisations , including governments , or raise capital from external sources , they do so on terms that ensure democratic control by their members and maintain their co - operative autonomy .\n' credit unions and community wellbeing ' power , c . , o ' connor , r . , mccarthy , o . and ward , m . ; ( 2011 ) ' credit unions and community wellbeing ' in : the origins , ethos and evolution of co - operative credit in ireland : celebrating the centenary of the birth of nora herlihy . cork : duhallow women ' s forum and centre for co - operative studies , ucc . [ details ]\ntraining and education in irish credit unions . byrne n . , mccarthy o . & ward , m . ( 2002 ) training and education in irish credit unions . centre for co - operative studies , cork . [ details ]\nco - operatives throughout the world share a set of values that give them their distinctive character .\nour position and plans on how co - operatives can thrive in a post - brexit britain .\njoanne foxton , international co - op consultant , ext . 1042 , joanne . foxton @ urltoken\nthe number of co - op credits that will transfer varies by college . all four - year public colleges and universities in the state of oregon accept co - op credits as electives . many private educational institutions will also accept co - op credits . it is advisable to contact the private institution directly to verify its transfer policy . up to eighteen credits of cooperative education can transfer as electives under the oregon associate of arts transfer ( aaot ) degree guidelines\nat the same time , many agencies working with co - operatives do not recognise or understand their specific governance and histories , for example attaining fair trade certification is a common one and for which the setting up of the co - operative is seen as a formality and not the labour intensive and time consuming process it actually is .\nvertical markets and co - operative hierarchies : the role of cooperatives in the international food industry m . a . i . ch conference , briscoe r . & ward m . ; ( 2004 ) strategic responses of irish agricultural co - operatives to the changing agri - business and rural development . [ invited oral presentation ] , vertical markets and co - operative hierarchies : the role of cooperatives in the international food industry m . a . i . ch conference , chania , greece , 03 - sep - 04 - 07 - sep - 04 . [ details ]\ncurrently , michael is a member of the plunkett ireland taskforce . this taskforce was set up by the uk - based plunkett foundation in 2014 to support its work in developing and funding co - operative initiatives in the republic of ireland .\ncooperative education is open entry in most areas . you may register for co - op until the eighth week of the term with the permission of the your program ' s co - op coordinator .\n' the role of credit unions in financial capability ' byrne , n . , power , c . , mccarthy , o . and ward , m . ; ( 2011 ) ' the role of credit unions in financial capability ' in : the origins , ethos and evolution of co - operative credit in ireland : celebrating the centenary of the birth of nora herlihy . cork : duhallow women ' s forum and centre for co - operative studies , ucc . [ details ]\nif your cws job requires skills relevant to your academic / career goals , you may be eligible to also receive co - op credit for your cws job . to find out if your cws job qualifies for co - op , meet with the co - op coordinator assigned to your academic department .\ninnovation and change in irish credit unions . o ' connor r . , o . mccarthy & m . ward . ( 2002 ) innovation and change in irish credit unions . cork : centre for co - operative studies . [ details ]\nself - responsibility individuals within co - operatives act responsibly and play a full part in the organisation .\nthe impact of saving and credit co - operation on food security in the west amhara region ethiopia .\nexpert advice on everything from governance to hr . discover how we can help develop your co - op\nstudents in our co - op and internship programs have a whole team working with them to assist them in developing their career path and job search strategies for successful co - op , internship and graduate employment .\nnew relationships between farmers and enterprises : the lessons from ireland with the change of dairy co - operatives into plcs , ward , m . ; ( 2000 ) . [ oral presentation ] , new relationships between farmers and enterprises : the lessons from ireland with the change of dairy co - operatives into plcs , invited presentation to cogeca conference on co - operative governance : brussels , 01 - nov - 00 - 01 - jan - 00 . [ details ]\nyou are not required to take other classes while enrolled in co - op however , most students find that a co - op class can fit into their schedules . consult with your academic advisor and the co - op coordinator in your program or area of study to set up a class schedule that fits your needs .\nrevak , marie ( 2000 ) . if technology is the hammer , where ' s the nail ? . cooperation and collaboration in college teaching 10 ( 1 ) , 21 - 23\nthe role of the supervisory commitee in credit union governance . byrne n . , mccarthy o . & ward m . ; ( 2003 ) the role of the supervisory commitee in credit union governance . : centre for co - operative studies . [ details ]\n' from the cradle to retirement & beyond ' briscoe r . & ward m . ; ( 2005 ) ' from the cradle to retirement & beyond ' in : helping oursleves : success stories in co - operative business and social enterprise . [ details ]\nthe role of the supervisory committee in credit union governance . byrne n . , mccarthy o . & ward m . ( 2003 ) the role of the supervisory committee in credit union governance . centre for co - operative studies , cork . [ details ]\ncurrent students : there\u2019s a new home for co - op information on the student portal . be sure to check out career success and co - op resources in the student services section for all the information you need .\na co - op is a cooperative education and work experience program between an institution who provides students with an academic experience and an employer who provides a related workplace experience . co - ops can be paid or unpaid .\n5th principle : education , training and information co - operatives provide education and training for their members , elected representatives , managers and employees so they can contribute effectively to the development of their co - operatives . they inform the general public \u2013 particularly young people and opinion leaders \u2013 about the nature and benefits of co - operation .\ntoday , although many land grant universities are still known for their agricultural college roots , others have little agricultural identity and students are rarely from farm families . despite their expansion well beyond the teaching of agriculture and mechanical arts , almost every land grant university still has a\ncollege of agriculture\n\u2014colleges more similar to each other than are the universities where they are located .\nlcts 2214 problem - based learning this course explores the learning of subject matter and skill acquisition through collaborative problem - solving . emphasis is placed on using this method in community college courses .\n' serving the periphery : community co - operatives in western ireland ' briscoe , r . , o . mccarthy , & m . ward . ; ( 1999 ) ' serving the periphery : community co - operatives in western ireland ' . review of international co - operation , 92 ( 1 ) : 7 - 13 [ details ]\ngeorgian is the only postsecondary institution in canada with an international co - op consultant . the international co - op consultant is here to provide extra supports to international students in any job search related activity . these supports include :\nwe are currently posting co - op positions for the summer semester . students are available from may to august .\ncurrent students : there\u2019s a new home for co - op information on the student portal . be sure to check out the co - op and career resource centre in the student services section for all the information you need .\nclayton state college requires students to exhibit seven different writing styles . several levels of proficiency are present for each of the seven criteria . all students must pass writing assessments on four different occasions .\nan analysis of youth involvement in irish credit unions . mccarthy , o . , r . briscoe & m . ward . ; ( 1999 ) an analysis of youth involvement in irish credit unions . cork : centre for co - operative studies , ucc . [ details ]\nserving the periphery , ward , m . ; ( 1998 ) . [ oral presentation ] , serving the periphery , research conference of the international co - operative alliance . ucc , cork , 01 - may - 98 - 01 - may - 98 . [ details ]\nmg6809 : current and critical issues for organisational learning consultancy 2 ( 5 credits ) individual and organisational learning and change case study approach to the instructional design , development and delivery of distance / blended and e - learning distance learning course material co - operative approach to organisational learning .\nit ' s not always easy to embed co - operation in the workplace , come along to find out how .\nself - help in co - operatives , people help each other whilst helping themselves by working together for mutual benefit .\nyou can also post positions for part - time , contract , seasonal or full - time employees . our job posting website is actively promoted to students from co - op and non - co - op programs , graduates and alumni .\ncredit union services : opinions , challenges and opportunities . bowen , m . , m . o ' fathaigh & m . ward . ; ( 1999 ) credit union services : opinions , challenges and opportunities . centre for co - operative studies : ucc : cork . [ details ]\n' opportunities and challenges in communications for credit unions ' mccarthy , o . & m . ward . ; ( 2001 ) ' opportunities and challenges in communications for credit unions ' . journal of co - operative studies , 34 ( 3 ( no . 103 ) ) [ details ]\nthe college\u2019s long term training programmes are accredited to the technical education , vocational and entrepreneurship training authority ( teveta ) , in accordance with the tevet act no . 13 of 1998 , and mulungushi university .\n' emerald pastures - ireland ' s dairy co - ops adopt range of strategies in response to changing markets ' ward . m . ; ( 2007 ) ' emerald pastures - ireland ' s dairy co - ops adopt range of strategies in response to changing markets ' . rural co - operatives usda , 74 ( 5 ) : 14 - 19 [ details ]\n' small advantages - are small co - ops still viable in ireland ' s dairy pastures ? ' briscoe , r . & m . ward ; ( 2007 ) ' small advantages - are small co - ops still viable in ireland ' s dairy pastures ? ' . rural co - operatives usda , 74 ( 6 ) : 28 - 33 [ details ]\nonce you have applied and been accepted to an undergraduate program at sheridan , you will be invited to apply to co - op if it is offered in your program . students apply for co - op in year 1 . the application process is explained to students through co - op information sessions , which are offered throughout the year and are advertised well in advance .\nstudents in co - op and internship programs have the opportunity to apply their academic knowledge to the real world of work .\n' developing ourselves ' briscoe , r . , o . mccarthy , m . ward & b . thompson ; ( 2005 ) ' developing ourselves ' in : helping ourselves : success stories in co - operative business and social enterprise . cork , ireland : oak tree press . [ details ]\nbritton , b . k . , and tesser , a . ( 1991 ) . effects of time management practices on college grades . journal of educational psychology , 83 ( 3 ) , 405 - 410 .\nkolb , d . ( 1981 ) . learning styles and disciplinary differences . in the modern american college , edited by a . w . chickering and associates . san francisco , ca : jossey - bass .\nco - op is available every term , including summer . in some situations you may be encouraged to work two terms with the same co - op employer before considering a new placement and in other situations you may be encouraged to change sites each term . placement changes must be discussed with your co - op coordinator to establish that the placement meets educational and program guidelines .\ndisclaimer : by clicking on the links above , you will be leaving the university of guelph , co - operative education & career services website . the university of guelph does not accept any responsibility for the accuracy of information or liability which may result or arise from the advice given on these websites .\nthe college was under the ministry of agriculture . it was moved from the department of human resources and administration in the ministry of agriculture to the department of cooperatives in the ministry of commerce , trade and industry .\nall our learning is up - to - date and includes cutting edge approaches to help your co - op thrive and flourish .\ncomharchumainn forbartha pobail ( community co - operatives ) . a report to the board of directors of udaras na gaeltachta . 66 pages\nin recent decades , co - operatives have made a comeback . we know that co - operatives can and do make major contributions to millennium development goals . they can generate income for their members and also offer a range of benefits \u2013 depending on why they are set up . in meeting their members needs co - operatives enhance incomes and secure livelihoods for their members and their communities .\nyour coordinator continuously works with employers to provide students with co - op positions . securing a paid placement is dependent upon availability .\ninterested in supporting your staff in career development ? our career team can help . contact co - op and career for packages .\n' redesigning the credit union for the new millennium ' mccarthy , o . , r . briscoe & m . ward ; ( 2000 ) ' redesigning the credit union for the new millennium ' in : the world of co - operative business : 2000 . uk : oxford : plunkett foundation . [ details ]\n2nd principle : democratic member control co - operatives are democratic organisations controlled by their members , who actively participate in setting their policies and making decisions . men and women serving as elected representatives are accountable to the membership . in primary co - operatives members have equal voting rights ( one member , one vote ) , and co operatives at other levels are also organised in a democratic manner .\nwe ' re running a 24hr fundraising campaign to celebrate international day of co - operatives . see how you can get involved here .\ncooperative education classes are offered in almost all lcc academic and professional technical programs . more than 800 employers / organizations in lane county hire co - op students . co - op placements also extend beyond our local community . statewide , national and international placements are available .\nyour co - op can access the best support from some of the uk\u2019s leading advisers on governance , finance , hr and membership .\n' introduction : a better way of doing business ' briscoe , r . & m . ward . ; ( 2005 ) ' introduction : a better way of doing business ' in : helping ourselves : success stories in co - operative business and social enterprise . cork , ireland : oak tree press . [ details ]\neveryone has to start somewhere ! while some employers may prefer to hire candidates with experience , many employers realize that not everyone comes with industry - related experience . there are other ways to gain experience and build a resum\u00e9 . co - operative education and career success staff can help you with your resum\u00e9 and cover letters .\nmillis , b . j . ( 1991 ) . fulfilling the promise of the\nseven principles\nthrough cooperative learning : an action agenda for the university classroom . journal on excellence in college teaching . 2 , 139 - 144 .\nthe cooperative for teaching and learning ( ctl ) is an organization of cnm faculty that fosters internal partnerships across the college to support faculty needs through orientation and professional development . it also supports and enhances faculty collegiality across schools and departments .\nlooking for a job ? are you about to graduate or already a graduate ? georgian college\u2019s job portal is for students and alumni . check out job postings for graduates | volunteer opportunities | on - campus | part - time | seasonal\nthis year , 6 july marks the international day of co - operatives , a day which reminds the world that co - operatives are much more than your local shop , or a troubled bank . they are a dynamic people centred business model operating in more than 100 countries .\nin the 1950s and 60s , co - operatives , particularly in africa , were seen as major players in development , loaded down with expectations , as well as government interference . as a result , many failed , and co - operatives were written off by most development agencies .\ndarrell keezer is a big fan of cooperative education . as the brains behind candybox marketing , a digital marketing agency specializing in social media and online marketing , darrell himself started out as a co - op student at sheridan . graduating from sheridan\u2019s 3 - year marketing co - op diploma in 2005 , darrell has gone on to create his own successful company , employing co - op students of his own from sheridan .\nthat was a great documentary / advert / exposure on znbc tv1 . . . great thanks to those who participated to speak for the school and shade more light to the society and the government about what happens at cooperative college . we thank the stuff and the principal in a very special way for giving the college a great opportunity of being on air for such good minutes . . . we highly thank you . may god bless you all . vice president coopco 2014 .\ncooperative education classes are listed in the class schedule like any other class . all cooperative education courses are identified by\n280\nin the course number with the words\nco - op ed\nin the course name ( for example ch280 co - op ed : chemistry ) ."]}
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", "topic": 35}], "title": "funai", "paragraphs": ["history | what ' s funai ? | funai electric co . , ltd .\n1961 : tetsuro funai sets up funai electric company in osaka , japan and begins manufacturing transistor radios .\ntakayuki nakatani succeeded sakae takashima as president of funai consulting ( core firm of funai soken group ) while mr . takashima as president and group ceo of funai soken holdings .\nsymphonic enterprise co . , ltd . ( later tokyo funai , funai sales ) established as a domestic sales company .\nfunai electric trading ( europe ) gmbh ( later funai europe gmbh ) established in germany as a sales subsidiary for europe .\nin 1881 , the most common funai occupation in the uk was plasterer . 100 % of funai ' s were plasterers .\nfunai amstrad limited ( later funai electric ( uk ) ltd . ) established as a production joint venture in u . k .\nfunai electric company ltd . - company profile , information , business description , history , background information on funai electric company ltd .\nthe funai group transitions to a holding company structure . the holding company is named funai soken holdings inc . , the management consulting business is taken over by funai consulting inc . , and the sales support business is taken over by funai soken corporate relations inc .\nfunai global | europe | india | thailand privacy policy | terms & conditions | \u00a9 2018 funai corporation , inc . all rights reserved .\nat the age of 24 , founder tetsuro funai established the funai sewing machine co . as a wholesaler of sewing machine parts and completed units .\nfunai information systems co . , ltd is established ( presently a consolidated subsidiary , renamed funai soken it solutions inc . in july 2014 . )\nthe funai sewing machine co . changed its name to funai light machinery mfg . co . , ltd . in 1959 and began manufacturing transistor radios .\nfunai america electric service corp . ( later funai u . s . a . corporation ) established in the united states as a sales subsidiary for north america .\nhrs funai co . , ltd . established as a video software sales subsidiary .\nfunai corporation , inc . established as a sales subsidiary in the united states .\nfounder tetsuro funai assumed post of chairman , tomonori hayashi became president and ceo .\nother inkjet - related technologies and assets . through this transaction , funai will acquire\nfunai also manufactures televisions , as well as dvd and blu - ray products .\na combination video cassette recorder and dvd player made by funai electric . photo credit\ntoday\u2019s announcement does not impact philips\u2019 existing agreements with funai in north america and mexico .\nfunai consulting shanghai , inc . is established in china ( presently a consolidated subsidiary )\nfunai ( lexmark ) enables high resolution marking on any surface at very high speed .\nlexmark has sold off its inkjet printing technology to japanese consumer electronics firm funai electric .\nthe acquisition of the inkjet - related technology and assets enables funai to start and grow our own inkjet business ,\nfunai ceo tomonori hayashi said in a statement .\nfunai will benefit from the strong inkjet business platform that lexmark has established .\nfunai and lexmark have developed a great partnership . the acquisition of the inkjet - related technology and assets enables funai to start and grow our own inkjet business . funai will benefit from the strong inkjet business platform that lexmark has established ,\nhe said .\nkiyoshi chinzei , officer and general manager of funai electrics\u2019 office solution business unit , added : \u201cfunai lexington technology corp . is a critical development resource for the funai electric company limited . this new company will continue research and development in the inkjet and microfluidic technologies .\nfunai electric ( polska ) sp . z o . o . ( now funai electric europe sp . z o . o . ) established as a production subsidiary in poland .\nfunai claimed , in a statement , that the acquisition would enable it with capabilities to develop , manufacture and sell inkjet hardware and inkjet supplies under funai ' s own brands .\nfunai corporation is the north american sales and marketing company for consumer electronic products manufactured by our parent company , funai electric co . , ltd . , of japan . established in 1991 , funai corporation has offices in rutherford , new jersey and in torrance , california .\nthe acquisition of the inkjet - related technology and assets will enable funai to launch new inkjet hardware and supplies under funai\u2019s own brands . funai has established a strategy to develop and grow its inkjet printer business by introducing funai\u2019s own inkjet printers and supplies into the market . with the inkjet patents , state - of - the - art manufacturing facilities and comprehensive r & d capabilities , funai will be able to accelerate the expansion of its inkjet business .\nchugoku funai electric co . , ltd . established as a production subsidiary in hiroshima prefecture .\nokayama funai electric co . , ltd . established as a production subsidiary in okayama prefecture .\nfunai electric ( singapore ) pte ltd . established as a production joint venture in singapore .\nfunai electric ( malaysia ) sdn . bhd . established as a production subsidiary in malaysia .\nfunai ( thailand ) co . , ltd . established as a production subsidiary in thailand .\n2002 : funai becomes a strategic vendor for wal - mart ' s home electronics section .\npanasonic corp . withdrew from making vcrs several years ago , making funai the only manufacturer .\nwith the sale of lexmark international , inc . \u2019s ink jet business to funai electric company , ltd . in 2013 , funai joined the list of active kao collins technology partners . funai develops , manufactures , and sells unique oem thermal ink jet printing solutions to a growing global market . kao collins - funai business agreements allow kao collins to acquire newly - manufactured ink jet cartridges directly from funai factories , and fill those cartridges with unique kao collins inks .\nprincipal subsidiaries : chugoku funai electric company , ltd . ; funai electric ( h . k ) ltd . hong ( kong ) ; zhong yue highsonic electron company ( china ) ; dong guan highsonic electronic products company ( china ) ; dong guan jia xiang highsonic electronic company ( china ) ; h . f . t . industrial ltd . ( hong kong ) ; dong guan highsonic electron company ( hong kong ) ; funai electric ( malaysia ) sdn . bhd . ; funai electric ( europe ) gmbh ( germany ) ; funai mexico , s . a . de c . v . ; funai sales company ltd . ( japan ) ; f . enterprise company ltd . ( japan ) ; funai corporation , inc . ( united states ) ; funai electric trading ( europe ) gmbh ( germany ) ; funai asia pte . ltd . ( singapore ) ; funai electric research institute company ltd . ( japan ) .\nbetween 1953 and 2004 , funai life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1993 , and highest in 1997 . the average life expectancy for funai in 1953 was 55 , and 79 in 2004 .\nreservation of rights . the software program , including all fonts , is copyrighted and owned by funai and / or its suppliers . funai reserves all rights not expressly granted to you in this license agreement .\n| funai basketball court | . . . . . . sunset in ikwo can be very beautiful |\n1999 : funai goes public on the osaka stock exchange , switching to the tokyo exchange soon thereafter .\nlicense agreement is a legal agreement between you ( either an individual or a single entity ) and funai electric co . , ltd . and its subsidiary companies ( individually and collectively\nfunai\n) that , to the extent your funai product or software program is not otherwise subject to a written software license agreement between you and funai or its suppliers , governs your use of any software program installed on or provided by funai for use in connection with your funai product . the term\nsoftware program\nincludes machine - readable instructions , audio / visual content ( such as images and recordings ) , and associated media , printed materials and electronic documentation , whether incorporated into , distributed with or for use with your funai product .\ntetsuro funai grew up in kobe , japan , the son of a manufacturer of sewing machines . at the age of 18 , funai left school and went to work as an apprentice at a rival sewing machine maker before rejoining the family firm in the early 1950s . while one of funai ' s brothers led that company , funai himself went to work as a salesman for the company . that position brought funai into contact with the united states , as the company began supplying machines for the u . s . retail market .\nthe under listed programmes , although advertised by jamb on behalf of ae - funai , are . . .\nformer funai agent jos\u00e9 carlos meirelles jr exhibits arrows from an uncontacted tribe at a jungle outpost in acre .\ngreen white green | pure bliss | unedited | i just love this . funai is bae ikwo is bae\nfunai electric r & d ( shenzhen ) co . , ltd . established as a development subsidiary in china .\nthe transition to a floating exchange rate system led to yen appreciation\u2014a major blow for export - centered funai electric .\nagreement to contract electronically . you and funai agree to form this license agreement electronically . this means that when you click the\nagree\nbutton on this page or use this funai product , you acknowledge your agreement to these license agreement terms and conditions and that you are doing so with the intent to\nsign\na contract with funai .\nphilips has terminated its agreement to transfer audio , video , multimedia and accessories business to funai following breach of contract .\nfunai\u2019s task is to ensure that their rights are respected as set out in the brazilian constitution and the indian statute .\nfunai electric cebu , inc . ( formerly , lexmark international ( philippines ) , inc . ) acquired from lexmark .\nfunai electric to make televisions in thailand ,\nknight ridder / tribune business news , september 5 , 2003 .\nfunai electric to set up r & d centre ,\nrdsl asia / africa , november 6 , 2002 .\nclick on the direct sales button , and contact us today to order your funai ( lexmark ) inkjet thermal inks .\n\u201cthis transaction provides us with a crucial and tremendous opportunity to enhance our office solution business , \u201d said funai president and chief executive officer , tomonori hayashi . \u201cfunai and lexmark have developed a great partnership and we are glad to take over lexmark\u2019s inkjet - related technology and assets . the acquisition of the inkjet - related technology and assets enables funai to start and grow our own inkjet business . funai will benefit from the strong inkjet business platform that lexmark has established . \u201d\nfunai struck out on his own at the end of the 1950s . by then , the introduction of a new technology , the transistor , had begun to change the face of the electronics market . funai quickly recognized the importance the transistor would play in developing a whole new home appliance sector and in 1961 founded his own company , funai electric company , based in osaka city , to begin manufacturing products based on transistor technology . funai ' s first products were transistor radios .\nthe late yukio funai ( d . january 19 , 2014 ) , an expert in comprehensive diagnosis of corporate management , establishes japan marketing center co . , ltd . ( the present funai soken holdings inc . ) in yariyamachi , osaka .\ntraining at the hamura plant of hino motors , which formed the basis for establishing the funai production system ( fps ) .\nhighsonic industrial ltd . ( now funai electric ( h . k . ) , ltd . ) established in hong kong .\nregional funai clubs are established in nagoya , fukuoka , and other major cities to offer management workshops to local business operators .\nthis article has been amended to reflect that funai electric have ceased to manufacture vhs vcr recorders , and not vhs tapes .\nfunai electric co . , ltd . established in nakagawa - cho , ikuno - ku , osaka , capitalized at \u00a520 million .\nnoteworthy as the first products marketed by all stores of japanese leading mass retailers under the funai brand . commercial versions sold later .\nin preparation for public offering , the company name is changed from japan marketing center co . , ltd to funai consulting ltd .\nlexington - based lexmark international announced monday it will sell its inkjet printer assets to japanese electronics firm funai for $ 100 million .\njapanese electronics maker funai electric co . says it ' s yanking the plug on the world ' s last video cassette recorder .\ndeclining sales , plus a difficulty in obtaining the necessary parts , prompted funai electric to cease production . while the funai brand might not be well - known in the west , the company sold vcrs under the more familiar sanyo brand in china and north america .\nfunai ' s growth slowed however in 1970 , as tetsuro funai explained to forbes ,\nwhen the work force got infiltrated by communists .\nlabor unrest caused by the communist - inspired labor union forced funai to end investment in new manufacturing facilities in japan . funai continued to seek additional product categories , including a early version of the video recorder in the early 1970s . yet the company had lost its momentum during a period that saw the rise of japan ' s giant electronics manufacturers , including sony , toshiba , and matsushita .\ngoing forward , funai will manufacture ink that lexmark will buy to sell under its own brand name to customers using existing lexmark printers .\njapanese firm funai is the only company left that still makes vcrs and they say they , too , will soon stop making them .\ngreenberg , manning ,\nfunai ' s suwa : street - smart ,\nhfd , september 21 , 1992 , p . 155 .\nas an oem manufacturer , funai has manufactured inkjet hardware for lexmark since 1997 and the companies have established a strong relationship over that time .\nit announced the completion of the sale , under which funai acquires more than 1 , 500 inkjet patents , for approximately $ 100 million .\nfunai president and ceo , tomonori hayashi , said the company\u2019s strong relationship while manufacturing inkjet hardware for lexmark since 1997 aided in the acquisition .\nfunai began making videotape players in 1983 , and videotape recorders in 1985 . the company says they were among its all - time hit products .\ngreenberg , manning , and inaba , minoru ,\nfunai ' s determined approach ,\nhfd , november 26 , 1990 , p . 6 .\nfunai will continue selling vcrs through its subsidiary until inventory runs out and will provide maintenance services as long as it can , the company spokesman said .\nfunai also began adapting its supply model as well , extending its focus from the specialized retail appliance channel to broader mass - market retailers . funai had recognized that the retail market had begun to change in the late 1990s , particularly with the emergence of a smaller number of dominant retailers as exemplified by wal - mart . in the late 1990s , funai succeeded in gaining a placement on wal - mart ' s shelves , but only twice per year .\nunique flexibility by using several funai printheads , max . printing heights of 12 . 7 to 100 mm are achieved , as well as freely configurable layouts .\nfebruary 9 , 2015 \u2013 funai electric of osaka , japan , a global supplier of consumer electronics , reports that it\u2019s entered into a licensing agreement with eastman kodak company under which funai will supply , market , sell , and service kodak - brand consumer and small office printers and their related consumable supplies worldwide .\ntokyo ( ap ) \u2014 japanese electronics maker funai electric co . says it ' s yanking the plug on the world ' s last video cassette recorder .\nstatement of software limited warranty . funai warrants that the media ( e . g . , dvd or compact disk ) on which the software program ( if any ) is furnished is free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use during the warranty period . the warranty period is ninety ( 90 ) days and commences on the date the software program is delivered to the original end - user . this limited warranty applies only to software program media purchased new from funai or an authorized funai reseller or distributor . funai will replace the software program should it be determined that the media does not conform to this limited warranty .\nbroadtec tv r & d center sdn . bhd . ( now funai malaysia r and d sdn . bhd . ) established as a development subsidiary in malaysia .\nas sales of the transistor radio business rocketed , the company spun off that business as an independent entity , giving rise to funai electric co . , ltd .\nas an early entrant , funai quickly gained a key share of the market and by 1964 opened its second manufacturing plant in fukayusa - gun ( later fukuyama ) . the new facility enabled funai to extend its product range to include popular consumer devices as eight - track tape players . by the end of the decade , the company had established two more manufacturing subsidiaries , nakagawa electronics company , in naka - gun , in 1968 , and okayama funai electric company , in tsuyama , in 1969 .\ntetsuro funai , who turned 70 in the late 1990s , continued to lead the company ' s day - to - day operations into the new century . in 1999 , funai began preparing for his succession , taking the company public on the osaka stock exchange . the following year , the group ' s listing was moved to the tokyo main board . funai then took his place among japan ' s electronic tycoons , as the company he had founded became valued at more than $ 3 billion .\nthe move gives funai the ability to manufacture and sell inkjet hardware along with relevant supplies under its own name . it has been manufacturing hardware for lexmark since 1997 .\nlimitation of remedy . to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law , any and all liability of funai under this license agreement is expressly limited to the greater of the price paid for the software program and five u . s . dollars ( or the equivalent in local currency ) . your sole remedy against funai in any dispute under this license agreement shall be to seek to recover one of these amounts , upon payment of which funai shall be released and discharged of all further obligations and liability to you\nthe software program may include internet links to other software applications and / or internet web pages hosted and operated by third parties unaffiliated with funai . you acknowledge and agree that funai is not responsible in any way for the hosting , performance , operation , maintenance , or content of , such software applications and / or internet web pages .\njapanese oem manufacturer , funai electric , has signed an agreement to acquire printing and imaging company , lexmark international\u2019s inkjet - related technology and assets for about $ us100 million .\nthe digital revolution continues throughout the world , and in the years ahead we will continue to promote the digital sector and work to attain a secure position for the funai group in the global marketplace . the funai group will continue to work together to maximize corporate value . we earnestly seek the support and understanding of our shareholders in this ongoing effort .\nfunai electric co . ltd . of japan has proudly created its own personal brand , culminating over 50 years of excellence in consumer electronics oem manufacturing . read more . . .\nlane report reported on the move by funai electric to the lexmark campus in lexington , which will see the company employ up to 50 staff with an average salary of $ 100 , 000 ( \u20ac73 , 751 ) . the company based at the site will be called funai lexington technology corporation , and will be a subsidiary of the global technology company .\nthey can do so using vhs / dvd converters , known as\ncombos\nin japan . funai will be rolling out such products later this month , the spokesman said .\ntokushima funai electric co . , ltd . established as a production subsidiary in tokushima prefecture ( thereafter , set up three more factories in tokushima , bringing the total to four ) .\ncensus records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your funai ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .\nfrom the start , funai avoided a direct entry into the branded product market , preferring to produce as an oem supplier before later developing a series of brand names . with japan ' s economy still recovering from the devastation of world war ii and the heavy reparations of its aftermath , funai ' s sales were targeted exclusively at the u . s . market .\nfor some 16 years , funai electric manufactured inkjet printer hardware equipment under consignment for lexmark , the world\u2019s leading specialized manufacturer of printers , collaborating with the company from the development stage .\nfunai ' s vcr factory , which is in china , is off - limits to media coverage for security reasons because other products are made at the same plant , he said .\nfunai consulting ltd . becomes the first company in the management consulting industry to go public when it is listed in the second section of the osaka securities exchange as a specially designated brand .\nbe warned , vintage videophiles : japan\u2019s funai electric , a company that claims to be the last manufacturer of videocassette recorders ( vcrs ) , will manufacture its last vhs player this month .\nthe vcr went on to triumph , ultimately reaching 95 % of american households in the 1990s . by last year , funai sold less than 1 million , prompting the decision to quit .\nfunai ' s manufacturing expertise and its focus on export sales enabled the group to survive in the increasingly competitive market . by controlling its own manufacturing - - rather than outsourcing for parts and components as did its larger competitors - - funai matched the major groups ' market clout with greater responsiveness to its customers ' needs . this enabled the company to enter a number of key markets in the early 1980s , especially , the new market for video - cassette recorders . an early entrant , funai quickly became one of the largest suppliers of vcr systems in the 1980s .\nwe ' ve found the the funai sv000 dvd vcr combo players are some of the most popular brands we carry . browse our items to discover more great deals right here at jubilee resale !\nfunai electric led the world in the development of the compact video cassette recorder . attracted a great deal of interest when japanese television broadcasters used these for a program on climbing mt . everest .\nin the meantime , funai ' s product offering continued to grow through the 1990s , particularly with the group ' s entry into oem manufacturing of notebook and desktop computer systems . the company ' s computer market focus then came to bear on the printer market , and by the end of the 1990s funai had become one of the world ' s leading manufacturers of oem printer systems .\nin turn , bob quick , president and ceo of commerce lexington inc . noted : \u201clexington is excited to welcome funai lexington technology corp . to our technology community . lexington was recently ranked in the top 25 high - tech hotspots in america , and funai\u2019s decision to locate in our city is a testament to our educated workforce , low cost of doing business and innovative spirit . \u201d\nkentucky governer stever beshear stated : \u201cthis is a prime example of an innovative company teaming up with an innovative and high - tech workforce . kentucky\u2019s reputation for employing educated and skilled workers is gaining the attention of companies around the world . we are very excited to welcome funai to the commonwealth , and we look forward to seeing funai lexington technology corp . grow into a global leader . \u201d\ncensus records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your funai ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .\ndisclaimer and limitation of warranties . except as provided in this license agreement and to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law , funai and its suppliers provide the software program\nas is\nand hereby disclaim all other warranties and conditions , either express or implied , including , but not limited to , title , non - infringement , merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose , and absence of viruses , all with regard to the software program . to the extent funai cannot by law disclaim any component of the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose , funai limits the duration of such warranties to the 90 - day term of the express software limited warranty\nthe last - known company still manufacturing the technology , the funai corporation of japan , said in a statement thursday that it would stop making vcrs at the end of this month , mainly because of \u201cdifficulty acquiring parts . \u201d\nas per the agreement , funai will become a manufacturer of lexmark ' s aftermarket inkjet supplies . lexmark will continue to support its installed base of customers in the sale of aftermarket inkjet supplies and provide customer technical and warranty support .\nit\u2019s the end of the home analogue magnetic video tape era . japan\u2019s funai electric , the last remaining vcr manufacturer after panasonic pulled out several years ago , has ceased production citing a sharp decline in sales and trouble sourcing parts .\nfunai not only pioneered the use of foreign manufacturing resources among japanese companies , it also instituted highly efficient manufacturing techniques , including a toyota - inspired just - in - time delivery system . these moves helped the company control its costs and thereby maintain a low pricing policy . the company ' s low prices helped attract a growing number of discount retailers , such as the united states ' sam ' s club , which turned to funai for its vcrs in 1990 .\nin april 2013 , funai electric \u2013 which had been manufacturing inkjet printers for lexmark international for 16 years \u2013 acquired lexmark\u2019s printer - related product\u2019s patents , including ink - cartridge patents , product - development technologies , and an ink - cartridge factory , for $ 100 million ( see story here ) . funai operates a former lexmark product - development center ( funai lexington technology corporation ) in lexington , kentucky , and has offices and facilities throughout the world in japan , asia , europe , and north and central america . it manufactures and sells inkjet printers and all - in - ones , lcd tvs , dvd / bd - related products , receiver - related products such as antennas , and audio equipment .\n\u201cas we continue our transition to becoming a leading end - to - end solutions provider , this transaction essentially completes our exit from the ownership of inkjet - related assets , although we will continue to support our existing customer base with the sale of inkjet supplies , \u201d said paul rooke , lexmark chairman and chief executive officer . \u201cfunai has been a trusted partner of lexmark\u2019s since 1997 and i am fully confident in funai\u2019s ability to deliver high - quality inkjet supplies for lexmark . \u201d\nit is better known as a supplier of consumer electronics , selling under different brands to big retail chains in the us . tomonoori hayashi , funai ' s president and chief executive officer , said it plans to grow its own inkjet business .\nin 1999 , however , wal - mart asked funai if it could deliver one million vcrs in time for a wal - mart\nearly bird\npromotion . funai did and bought the emerson brand name - - emerson itself had gone out of business in 1993 - - to place on the vcrs . the promotion was a success , with wal - mart selling out all one million vcrs in just a matter of hours . that success helped funai , and , after helping to redevelop wal - mart ' s home electronics department in 2000 , the company was named one of wal - mart ' s strategic vendors for six of its products - - including its vcrs , televisions , and dvd players - - in 2002 .\nkao collins has cooperated with funai to deliver new inks targeted toward standard , solvent , and food grade market applications . funai ink jet cartridges combined with a robust kao collins ink portfolio will provide for leading - edge printing solutions for porous , non - porous , and food grade food applications . kao collins water and solvent formulations are available in black , process , or spot colors . a list of specialty and solvent inks is available upon request . please contact kao collins for more information .\nthe start of production of the transistor radio led to the establishment of our predecessor , funai light machinery mfg . co . , ltd . explosive growth followed , as the company concentrated on oem sales to leading u . s . and european manufacturers .\nat the end of 1988 , the company ' s sales had reached $ 103 million . two years later , the company had already begun projecting sales of more than $ 250 million , as consumer demand for its core products , especially videocassette recorders , swelled at the end of the decade . by then , funai had found a solution to its labor problems . in 1989 , the company established its first foreign manufacturing subsidiary , funai electric malaysia , taking advantage of that country ' s lower labor costs .\nentire agreement . this license agreement ( including any addendum or amendment to this license agreement that is included with the software program ) is the entire agreement between you and funai relating to the software program . except as otherwise provided for herein , these terms and conditions supersede all prior or contemporaneous oral or written communications , proposals , and representations with respect to the software program or any other subject matter covered by this license agreement ( except to the extent such extraneous terms do not conflict with the terms of this license agreement , any other written agreement signed by you and funai relating to your use of the software program ) . to the extent any funai policies or programs for support services conflict with the terms of this license agreement , the terms of this license agreement shall control .\nlast year , funai made 750 , 000 vhs machines that played or recorded cassette tapes . in 2000 , it made 15 million of them , 70 percent for the u . s . market , according to the company , based in osaka , central japan .\nlast year , funai made 750 , 000 vhs machines that played or recorded cassette tapes . in 2000 , it made 15 million of them , 70 per cent for the u . s . market , according to the company , based in osaka , central japan .\nfunai electric began production of vcrs in 1983 following the unsuccessful launch of its own cvc format in 1980 . while cvc had its strengths\u2014its quarter - inch tape made its machines smaller and lighter than vhs machines , which used half - inch tape\u2014vhs and betamax were strong competitors .\nhenshin shouhou ( commerce in change ) , written by yukio funai becomes a best seller , with more than 400 , 000 copies sold . capitalizing on this momentum , sales also increase dramatically . this marks the beginning of a transition away from consulting based exclusively on competition .\nupon closing the transaction , funai will acquire more than 1500 inkjet patents , lexmark ' s inkjet - related research , development assets and tools , all outstanding shares , the lexmark international manufacturing facility in philippines , as well as its other inkjet - related technologies and assets .\nlexmark makes its own ink and toner , but the company works with manufacturers to produce its printer hardware . funai has manufactured inkjet printers for lexmark since 1997 , and\nthe companies have established a strong relationship over that time ,\naccording to a statement from lexmark .\nupgrades . to use a software program identified as an upgrade , you must first be licensed to the original software program identified by funai as eligible for the upgrade . after upgrading , you may no longer use the original software program that formed the basis for your upgrade eligibility .\nthe company had also begun exploring other markets , adding a european manufacturing and sales subsidiary in 1980 . funai quickly became a major oem producer of appliances for the major european brands . the export market remained the company ' s sole focus into the mid - 1980s . at the same time , the company continued to turn its product development and manufacturing muscle to new products , and , in 1984 , made its first preparations for entering the domestic appliance market , registering a new subsidiary , tokyo funai company , later named funai sales company . the company then began developing an entirely new product - - an automatic bread baker . launched in 1987 , the rakuraku panda , as the machine was called , became one of the year ' s most success consumer appliance launches , selling more than 100 , 000 units in its first year alone .\nfunai electric co . , ltd ( tse / ose 6839 ) today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire lexmark international , inc . \u2019s ( nyse : lxk ) inkjet - related technology and assets for approximately $ 100 million ( approximately jpy 9 . 5 billion ) .\nfunai , which manufacturers the vcrs in china for sanyo , says the decision comes after selling only 750 , 000 units last year , down from a peak of 15 million units per year . the decreased production numbers have made parts costly and difficult to source , the company says .\nphilips will take legal action to recover damages caused by funai . philips will proceed to investigate other opportunities for the audio , video , multimedia and accessories business , while continuing to run this business within philips operating with a significantly lower cost structure , as a standalone entity called woox innovations .\njapanese : written with the characters for \u2018boat\u2019 and \u2018well\u2019 , the name is more common in western japan . it may possibly derive from the city of funai , formerly the capital of bungo ( now oita prefecture ) , but the city\u2019s name is written with characters meaning \u2018seat of government\u2019 .\n\u201cin the final preparation phase , funai has refused to take the necessary steps to enable completion of the transaction and the transfer of the business . as a result , philips will start arbitration proceedings in the international court of arbitration ( icc ) and will terminate the agreement signed in january . \u201d\nlicense grant . funai grants you the following rights provided you comply with all terms and conditions of this license agreement : use . the term\nuse\nmeans storing , loading , installing , executing , or displaying the software program . if funai has licensed the software program to you for concurrent use , you must limit the number of authorized users to the number specified in your agreement with funai . you may not separate the components of the software program for use on more than one computer . you agree that you will not use the software program , in whole or in part , in any manner that has the effect of overriding , modifying , eliminating , obscuring , altering or de - emphasizing the visual appearance of any trademark , trade name , trade dress or intellectual property notice that appears on any computer display screens normally generated by , or as a result of , the software program\nan unusually short lifespan might indicate that your funai 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 .\nfunai electric has earned overwhelming trust in the digital consumer electronics industry for the high quality and cost performance of its products . we have pursued various paths involving new business development and production method innovations on its way to the present . have a look at our road from its time of establishment to today .\nthe department of philosophy is one of the pioneer academic disciplines of the federal university , ndufu - alike , ikwo ( funai ) . the department took off in november of 2012 with five ( 5 ) academic staff which has now grown to twenty two ( 22 ) and two non - teaching staff .\nfunai continued adding new products in the new century , forming a partnership , in 2001 , with ricoh to develop and produce a new range of cd - rw and dvd - rw devices . in 2003 , the group decided to expand its production of large - screen , lcd - based screens , setting up its first manufacturing subsidiary in thailand . the new facility was already operational by the end of that year , with its capacity expected to reach 150 , 000 units per month . funai ' s proven record of flexibility and production expertise made it one of the lasting fixtures in the global home appliance industry .\n40 years after the first vhs video cassette recorder rolled off the production line , the last known company making the devices is ceasing production . according to japanese newspaper nikkei , funai electric , a japanese consumer electronics company , will give up on the format by the end of the july after 30 years of production .\n\u201ca company that was making parts for us said it was too tough to keep making them with sales at this level so they stopped , which led to our decision - we can\u2019t make them without that part , \u201d said funai electric , which has since been overwhelmed with desperate calls from japanese vcr tape owners .\nvcrs nevertheless remained the group ' s core product into the next decade . by the 2000s , funai was responsible for producing as much as 30 percent of the vcrs sold around the world . part of the reason for the group ' s dominance of the sector was the increasing willingness of major appliance groups to abandon manufacturing of certain products in favor of oems like funai . in this way , the company picked up a new major customer , philips electronics , which turned over its electrovoice and philips brands to the company . the united states market , supported by a dedicated u . s . sales subsidiary established in 1991 , remained the group ' s core market , especially for its vcr and growing television / vcr combo set sales marketed under the sylvania and symphonic brands . since the late 1980s , however , funai had begun developing a higher - end line of appliances for the u . s . market which were sold directly under its own name .\nphilips announced that it had signed an agreement regarding the transfer of its audio , video , multimedia and accessories business to funai on january 29 , 2013 . since signing , philips said it \u201chas been working hard to prepare the business for transfer in the second half of this year ; this process has now been completed .\nthe last maker of vhs - compatible video cassette recorders , japanese manufacturer funai electric , says its going to stop producing the devices at the end of the month due to declining sales . sony said it would cease production of video tapes in its betamax format last year , 13 years after it stopped making compatible recorders .\nalex akwueme federal university ndufu - alike ( ae - funai ) in ebonyi state of nigeria was founded on 26 th february , 2011 . the university under the visionary and dynamic leadership of professor chinedum uzoma nwajiuba fasn , fnaae aspires to be a world class centre of learning and research that will be reputable nationally and internationally .\nwhile funai ' s larger competitors clung to the japanese labor market , funai turned more and more to the foreign market for its manufacturing needs in the 1990s . the liberalization of the chinese economy presented a particularly strong opportunity , and in the early years of the 1990s funai began construction on its first factories in china in order to take advantage of that country ' s vast labor pool and extremely low wages . in 1992 , the company established a new subsidiary , highsonic industrial ltd . , in hong kong to provide management oversight for the group ' s mainland production facilities . the first of these began operations in april 1992 in dong guan , in the guand dong province . by december of that year , the group ' s second chinese plant opened , in chang ping . moving closer to its core american market , the company also opened a manufacturing base in mexico . in 1994 , the company added its third chinese plant , in zhong shan , also in guand dong province .\nwhile the bread - making machine quickly inspired competing models , funai swiftly capitalized on its new name recognition in its home country , bringing to japan its line of vcrs and other products , which included microwave ovens , telephones , fax machines , satellite antennas , and set - top boxes . by 1988 , with domestic sales now representing 10 percent of the group ' s total - - up from zero the year before - - funai began plans to launch a wider array of 30 new products , nearly all of which were specially developed for the japanese market . in this endeavor , the company was helped by the japanese consumer ' s growing passion for all things electronic .\nfor lexmark customers and distributors , there will not be a disruption of service or support as they continue to work directly with lexmark . funai will become a manufacturer of lexmark\u2019s aftermarket inkjet supplies . lexmark will continue to support its installed base of customers in the sale of aftermarket inkjet supplies and will continue to provide customer technical and warranty support .\nthe university is one of the nine new federal universities that were set up by president goodluck ebele jonathan gcfr on the 26th of february 2011 in order to expand access to quality education to all parts of nigeria and to produce knowledge that will support the nation\u2019s economy and its industries . here at ae - funai our focus is on excellence and integrity .\nin return , the kentucky economic development finance authority \u201cpreliminarily\u201d approved tax incentives for funai worth around $ 1 . 2 million ( \u20ac885 , 021 ) through its kentucky business investment programme , a performance - based incentive that allows companies to \u201ckeep a portion of [ their ] investment over the term of the agreement through corporate income tax credit and wage assessments\u201d .\nfor the most recent nine months of its fiscal year , funai reported net sales of 174 billion yen , down 6 . 4 percent year - over - year . operating income of 1 billion yen , up 218 . 5 percent year - over - year , and net income of 4 billion yen , up 126 . 8 percent year - over - year .\nthe federal university ndufu alike ikwo ( funai ) is a new and modern campus based university located in ebonyi state , the eastern part of nigeria . the university , under the leadership of distinguished professor oye ibidapo - obe ( former president nigerian academy of science ) , aspires to be a world class university recognised for the delivery of intellectually rigorous , cutting - edge research and excellent teaching and learning .\nat its peak , funai electric sold as many as 15 million vcrs per year , but last year only sold 750 , 000 units . that vcrs were sold at all still comes as something of a surprise , not only because vcr has been superseded by two far superior formats\u2014dvd and blu - ray\u2014but hard disk - based personal video recorders have rendered its one advantage , the ability to record content easily , obsolete .\nyukio funai is named chairman of the board and tadashi moto\u2019ori becomes the company\u2019s second president . the company transforms itself away from its former focus on logistics , which held sway during the 1970s and 1980s , and repositions itself as a provider of professional services . the ability of each individual to act autonomously and adapt to changing circumstances rather than waiting for instructions from superiors proves to be the key to a successful transformation .\nwhile funai ' s growth was based on analog technology , the company recognized the growing importance of new digital technologies , particularly dvd players and recorders . thus , the company began developing its competence in digitally based appliances , with a special interest in lcd - based televisions , projectors , and dvd players . by 2002 , the company had begun to shift its product mix ahead of a future exit from analog technologies altogether .\nimportant public notice from vice chancellor , ae - funai please everyone should note that i , professor chinedum nwajiuba , the vice - chancellor of alex ekwueme federal university ndufu - alike ikwo ( ae - funai ) , ebonyi state , is not on face book , twitter , whatsapp , or any of such social media platforms . i am harassed by so many persons who say that they have been scammed by persons all over the country who claim to be me . they also claim to have paid money for all kinds of things , including employment to the fraudsters . i repeat , i am not on any social media platform . anyone who allows himself or herself to be deceived into making payments to fraudsters should blame himself or herself . anyone who knows me , must know that i will never ask anyone to pay money for anything . please take note and be properly guided .\nthe funai ( i had never heard of this brand before i purchased this ) seems to work well as advertised . if recording from vcr to dvd make sure that you use the unit to format your disks . recording from vhs to dvd is a slow process as you record at the same speed as playback so a 1 . 5 hr tape will take 1 . 5 hrs to record to dvd . i prefer using dvd - rw media as after finalising i can then take the file ( the file format of this unit is vob ) to my pc and convert the vob files ( it makes one file per gb of data ) to any preferred video format . i can then erase the dvd - rw and re - format in the funai and record a new vhs tape . the converted file can be edited then be written to any dvd . the unit comes with remote , batteries , rca cables ( red , white , yellow ) manual and quick guide . there is no hdmi cable included .\nterm . this license agreement is effective unless terminated or rejected . you may reject or terminate this license at any time by destroying all copies of the software program , together with all modifications , documentation , and merged portions in any form , or as otherwise described herein . funai may terminate your license upon notice if you fail to comply with any of the terms of this license agreement . upon such termination , you agree to destroy all copies of the software program together with all modifications , documentation , and merged portions in any form .\nin no event will funai , its suppliers , subsidiaries , or resellers be liable for any special , incidental , indirect , exemplary , punitive , or consequential damages ( including but not limited to lost profits or revenues , lost savings , interruption of use or any loss of , inaccuracy in , or damage to , data or records , for claims of third parties , or damage to real or tangible property , for loss of privacy arising out or in any way related to the use of or inability to use the software program , or otherwise in connection with any provision of this software licence agreement ) , regardless of the nature of the claim , including but not limited to breach of warranty or contract , tort ( including negligence or strict liability ) , and even if funai , or its suppliers , affiliates , or remarketers have been advised of the possibility of such damages , or for any claim by you based on a third - party claim , except to the extent this exclusion of damages is determined legally invalid . the foregoing limitations apply even if the above - stated remedies fail of their essential purpose .\nlimitation on reverse engineering . you may not alter , decrypt , reverse engineer , reverse assemble , reverse compile or otherwise translate the software program or assist or otherwise facilitate others to do so , except as and to the extent expressly permitted to do so by applicable law for the purposes of inter - operability , error correction , and security testing . if you have such statutory rights , you will notify funai in writing of any intended reverse engineering , reverse assembly , or reverse compilation . you may not decrypt the software program unless necessary for the legitimate use of the software program\n\u201cwe regret that we have to take this action , but we do so to protect our business and the interests of all our stakeholders , \u201d said philips ceo frans van houten .\n\u201cyear to date , our carved - out audio , video , multimedia , accessories business shows a positive net income and has leading market positions in areas like home cinema sound , docking speakers and headphones . as woox innovations , the business will continue to bring great new products to the market , while we investigate other opportunities to give this business a great future . \u201d"]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "public transport in dunedin", "paragraphs": ["independent public transport news & comment . advocacy for better public transport , christchurch & nz\npublic transport users in wellington pay a higher proportion of the costs of public transport than those in other new zealand cities .\n\u201cthis latest investment in public transport reflects our council\u2019s commitment to upgrading the dunedin network in order to provide the city with a modern and effective public transport system\u201d mr woodhead said .\nthis is a public statue properly positioned in a public space ( queens gardens ) .\npublic transport usage was chosen as an indicator because it provides us with a broad overview of the sustainable public transport sector , and shows what can be done to increase sustainable public transport . by comparing public transport usage statistics between cities , we can confirm which cities have greater public transport initiatives , and more robust public transport networks . we can look at what existing public transport networks are running in the different cities , and can look at how effective they have been in engaging the population to use them .\nthese different tiers of network cater to different uses of the public transport system with the aim of providing effective and reliable public transport to people traveling in auckland .\nthe nz transport agency does not directly provide public transport services . we set policies and invest in services that are then delivered by regional councils and auckland transport . regional councils and auckland transport contract private operators to provide public transport using buses , trains and ferries in our cities .\nwellington regional public transport plan aims to address traffic congestion , support economic development and provide sustainable transport options . the wellington city council suggests sustainable transport options include walking , cycling , car pooling and public transport . in the way of public transport wellington offers a network of buses , trains , cable car and harbor ferries .\nother forms of sustainable pubic transport recognized and provided for by the dunedin city council are cycling and walking . no public rail or ferry service exists in dunedin at present .\nwith plans to drive further bus service improvements in christchurch , dunedin and queenstown well underway , it\u2019s a busy time for public transport in the southern region .\ncouncils are also working to complete their public transport programmes for the 2015 - 18 national land transport programme that will be launched in july .\nthere are a number of taxi services ( see above ) and shuttles offering door - to - door transport from dunedin airport to anywhere in dunedin city . airport shuttles in dunedin include :\nnew zealand transport agency - facts and figure on public transport usage . retrieved from : urltoken on 30 / 09 / 13\nyou can use your supergold card to travel free on off - peak public transport services in many areas in new zealand .\nin the auckland region you can travel for free on auckland ' s scheduled public transport services after 9am weekdays , all day weekends and public holidays .\ncan you get there by public transport or only a . . . - orokonui ecosanctuary\n\u25e6 dunedin\u2019s transportation system provides a platform for sustainable transport choices and the city\u2019s dependence on oil for transport is reduced .\nin 2016 the government continued to charge a tax on petrol , and used some of the money to fund public transport . transfund decides how to spend money on public transport and on roads .\nsouth dunedin has been waiting for a public library since the time of borough amalgamation .\nthe plan was prepared in keeping with proposed government changes to the way public transport is operated and funded nationwide .\nthe dunedin bus network is the main form of public transport in dunedin taking you to / from the city and in between dunedin\u2019s suburbs . there are two bus companies operating in dunedin , gobus and ritchies that work with the otago regional council so experiences between both companies are basically the same , as is the payment .\nthe nz transport agency works to create transport solutions for all new zealanders \u2013 from helping new drivers earn their licences , to leading safety campaigns to investing in public transport , state highways and local roads .\nchanges to wakatipu basin public transport were also included in the plan , which anticipated all services in the area would operate without public subsidy after an existing trial ended on february 29 next year .\nthe regional public transport plan suggests that wellington has a relatively strong public transport usage , with 36 . 6 million trips during 2010 / 2011 . it also suggested that most people live and work within 800m of a public transport service stop ( 77 % ) . ( wellington regional public transport plan 2011 - 2021 ) . the graph below shows public transport numbers since 2000 , it can be seen that there is a slight increase in more recent years . this is a good sign in terms of a more sustainable way to travel .\nthey also show that public transport commuters in wellington cover 56 per cent of the cost , compared to 44 per cent in auckland and 38 per cent in canterbury .\notago ' s regional planners and councillors are keen to understand public perception surrounding transport services , particularly as bus patronage in dunedin and the wakatipu basin continues to increase .\nthe last of the citibus leyland buses left the firm ' s dunedin depot yesterday , marking the end of an era in the city ' s public transport history .\ngreater wellington regional council . ( 2011 ) . wellington regional public transport plan 2011 - 2021 . urltoken\n4 . dunedin tunnels trail ( southern cycleway \u2013 dunedin to mosgiel via caversham tunnel ) .\nall of these measures are designed to grow patronage and improve the value for money from the investment made in public transport services in the southern region .\nauckland transport is currently working on a new public transport network which will focus on the use of buses and trains to deliver more efficient movement of people throughout the city . it is aiming to break up the public transport network into 4 sections described below .\nhundreds of millions of dollars generated by canterbury fuel taxes have been used to upgrade public transport in auckland and wellingto . . .\nthe graph below shows a slight increase in public transport usage up until 2010 / 11 where it steadily declines . a reason for this decline could be due to the earthquakes , which may have limited some users access to public transport .\nyes . you are entitled to free off - peak travel on participating public transport services throughout new zealand .\npublic transport in dunedin consists of a fleet of diesel buses and public cycling and walking routes . the organization of the bus system is overseen by the otago regional council , who conract / lease the rights to the privately run company citibus .\npublic transport in auckland , wellington and christchurch followed the european approach , which was designed to better cater for customer needs and increase patronage .\npublic meeting south dunedin : it\u2019s your future ! monday 12 june 6 . 30pm nations church . please come !\nwhatever mode of public transport in dunedin that you decide to take , it is always best to pay with cash to avoid credit card and eftpos fees . for public buses in dunedin , fares are paid either in cash or with a gocard ( see below ) . pricing is based on how many \u201czones\u201d you pass through . for more information on dunedin bus fares , visit the otago regional council website .\nthis is born at both the city and regional scale , where minor fluctuations in public transport use fails to produce any significant long - term trend . the use of these sustainable methods of public transport have remained static over the period 1996 - 2006 , with the public opting to use their private vehicles by preference , as shown in figure below .\ntotal public transport boardings within the last 12 months ( inc . bus , ferry and rail ) : 69 , 876 , 704 ( auckland transport stats report , 2013 )\nthe steam trams which thundered along city streets belching steam and soot and terrifying horses were a short - lived form of public transport in new zealand . over time electric trams , trains and buses were all competing forms of transport , but cars overtook them all . in the early 2000s new zealand had one of the lowest rates of public transport use in the world .\npublic transport has been funded by central government and local councils . in the 1970s some people encouraged public transport because it was good for the environment and kept the roads clear . but urban planners largely ignored this , and by 2001 new zealand had one of the lowest rates of public transport use in the world . in 2013 , 4 . 2 % of new zealand workers commuted by bus and 1 . 6 % by train .\n. . . . they have no idea how appallingly bad public transport is in new zealand if measured against any genuine vision of reducing car use in n . . .\ncitibus , which was previously owned by the dunedin city council through its holding company , dunedin city holdings ltd , was recently sold to invercargill passenger transport ltd .\na man injured in a house fire in gore remains in a serious condition in icu at christchurch hospital .\nsupergold card holders can get free off - peak travel on public transport services in many areas around the country . in some areas , you need a smart card from the regional council to access the free off - peak public transport service . the table below shows the areas where this applies .\nno highly coloured tarseal or paving materials not in keeping with dunedin\u2019s built environment .\na final draft of the otago regional transport strategy was signed off by committee members - representing the region ' s six district and local authorities , the new zealand transport agency , the police , and public health authorities - at a meeting in dunedin yesterday .\nwhat if ? dunedin . . . | a blog about the social and built environment of dunedin new zealand\nthe designation is to provide for the establishment , operation , maintenance and upgrading of the central city bus hub for dunedin public transport service purposes and will provide public transport services described in the otago regional council\u2019s public transport plan , and to provide for any site works , buildings or structures , integral and ancillary to the dunedin public transport system , including but not limited to : bus shelters and seating ; timetable and information displays ; bus stops ; public amenities , including toilets ; landscaping including structures ; pedestrian footpaths and accessways ; drainage ; technology ; lighting ; security ; vehicle priority ; signage ; passenger comfort initiatives and facilities ; passenger information facilities ; and all other structures and facilities associated with , or incidental to , a comprehensive facility for the performances of functions of the central city bus hub and support of the dunedin public transport network for the otago regional council .\na regional state of emergency has been declared in otago in support of dunedin and waitaki . updates at urltoken urltoken\nthree indicators have been chosen to measure the state of new zealand ' s sustainable public transport . the first indicator addresses the usage of public transport in new zealand , specifically in auckland , wellington , christchurch and dunedin . the second indicator looks at comparing cycling usage between these four cities . the third indicator looks at both current and future initiatives each city is adopting in order to be more sustainable . how these indicators have developed in each city will work to give a good overview of public transport in new zealand , and what cities are doing to make the commitment to sustainability .\nit could result in fewer buses travelling into and through dunedin ' s city centre .\nthe support of a central bus hub was noted and council continues to work with the orc to deliver public transport improvements for the city . it should be noted that the council discussed the possible transfer of governance for public transport planning and operations in dunedin from the orc to the dcc during the annual plan deliberations in may 2014 and supports this \u2018in principle\u2019 , subject to further work being reported back .\ngrowing up in dunedin in the 60 ' s , 70 ' s , 80 ' s & 90 ' s .\nyou need to get somewhere fast and you don\u2019t care how much it costs : then getting a taxi in dunedin is your best option . the taxi companies in dunedin are :\nmost public transport services in new zealand provide wheelchair access . urban public transport buses must meet an accessibility standard set out in our requirements for urban buses . more information about the services in particular regions can be found at the links above . for long - distance services we recommend that you check with the operator about the accessibility of their services before you travel .\nthe requirement is for : a central city bus hub for dunedin\u2019s transport network , and includes all buildings , structures and associated facilities and activities for the carrying out of the public transport system by the otago regional council . with the exception of no public parking , the designation will not prevent the use of great king street , between moray place and st andrew street , being used as a public road .\nthe city of portland ( oregon ) transport website , where there are details about the gains that city has achieved in the areas of ' active ' transport .\nour fleet of locally based vehicles ranges from vans to luxury coaches doing everything from tour charters to school work and public transport . in association with our other depots in queenstown , gore and queenstown , ritchies have the unique capacity to handle all your local transport needs .\ngetting around dunedin is super easy thanks to the extensive bus network connecting the city centre and even the furthest outer suburbs . although dunedin has a history of trains , cable tramlines , ferries and trolleybuses , public transport in dunedin today is limited to buses , taxis and airport shuttles . nevertheless , you can still experience a train journey of yesteryears on the two dunedin railways which are more like scenic experiences rather than commuter trains .\nthe direction of otago ' s public transport services will be influenced by a report released publicly by the otago regional council ( orc ) today .\ncable tramways were built in dunedin and wellington , and the wellington cable car is still operating .\na man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following an alleged assault in south dunedin .\nthis blog is mostly about public transport and social infrastructure in christchurch , and transit around new zealand . also tracked ; transit developments in similar sized cities in canada and australia , kindred in demographic patterns , for added perspective and inspiration . nz in tranzit blog covers some of the new transit technology and discusses public transport concepts in general , as well . because the blogster ' s day - job is in a high profile customer industry to preserve some degree of privacy he appears only as a rabbit in his profile , albeit using his real name .\nhelp make cycling a safe and attractive transport choice within dunedin , further enhancing the city\u2019s appeal as a place to live and work .\nthe orc and new zealand transport agency provide funding for most dunedin buses as well as total mobility services provided by taxi and shuttle .\nthe dunedin city council will have to appoint a new representative to an otago regional council - led transport committee or risk being excluded from final deliberations on a strategy outlining otago ' s transport funding priorities .\nin response to these trends the city has developed it\u2019s transport strategic plan , which contains seven objectives , four of which refer to the need for sustainable use of transport .\nthe draft regional public transport plan sets out proposals for bus , shuttle , taxi , train , ferry , harbour and private hire vehicle services in otago over the next six years .\ndr anna stevenson is a new zealand trained public health physician . before training in public health she worked in family medicine in cities and rural locations around new zealand . dr stevenson led the reorientation of the canterbury district health boards public health unit , community and public health , to an organisation committed to using a health in all policies approach with a clear focus on determinants of health , equity , sound use of evidence and honouring the treaty of waitangi ( deet ) in all our work .\nimprovements to the dunedin bus service are coming later this year , with new contracts awarded to gobus and ritchies today . both companies are current operators in dunedin . the new contracts will be operational from monday 18 september , and will see the delivery of changes to the service focused around principles established in the regional public transport plan ( rptp ) 2014 .\nmayor of dunedin dave cull comments , \u201cthe establishment of the pop up hub shows the council\u2019s commitment to south dunedin and is a key part of a much wider engagement with the south dunedin community and agencies working in the area . \u201d\na transport assessment for each activity centre was undertaken in february 2013 to identify issues and opportunities for improvements . this on - site assessment focused on the needs of pedestrians , cyclists , public transport users and motorists , with an emphasis on safety and accessibility .\na man remains in a serious but stable condition after an assault at a south dunedin petrol station .\nlisted below are a number of options for various dunedin transport and tour operators that provide ways for you to still and enjoy larnach castle .\na state of local emergency has been declared in dunedin in response to issues arising from the heavy rain . follow @ dnemergency for updates .\ni ' d like to know how i can get there as we are arriving in dunedin by cruise ship in the next . . .\nuntil a change in mind - set happens , public transport problems will remain for dunedin . the population base is not large enough to introduce a bus service as seen in places like wellington and christchurch . light rail is not an option . it will be buses and cars for the foreseeable future .\nthere is nothing wrong with city brothels fronting public spaces . or , city brothels fronting public works of sculpture . what is more human , egalitarian and legal than that .\nwe note there has been no public statement from the city council since the jailings .\npublic transport provides an alternative to private transport and is significantly less detrimental to the environment if undertaken correctly . the cities of new zealand provide an excellent opportunity for effective public transport initiative to be undertaken in as they are the hubs for commercial , social , educational and industrial activity and are where the highest concentrations of people live . this wiki page will provide a snapshot into the current state of the public transport initiatives being undertaken within new zealand and examine key cities and their efforts in reducing private vehicle usage . it will also look specifically at sustainable means of public transportation and examine how widespread these programmes are and then compare them to international examples to give a better perspective on just how effective they are .\ninstead , a european approach to public transport could see connected lines with co - ordinated timetables and suburban transfer points at which passengers could change to other routes .\nparliamentary commissioner for the environment , jan wright , warned earlier in 2016 that south dunedin presented the \u201cmost troubling example\u201d of high groundwater in the country .\n* note that south dunedin ranks highly due to its significant crash history . major upgrades to the centre in 2012 should reduce crashes in the centre .\nin 2006 the oecd ranked new zealand third highest amongst other oecd countries in terms of vehicle ownership per person , falling just behind portugal and the u . s . this raises the question of how can new zealand as a nation decrease its dependency on private transport whilst not losing the benefits that transport provides . one of the ways in which this can be achieved is through the promotion and implementation of public transport systems across the nation .\n7 halsey st , dunedin , p . o . box 1161 , dunedin , 9054 phone ( 03 ) 477 9238 fax ( 03 ) 477 8859\nthe public have been warned to steer clear of a toxic whale carcass as burial planned .\nfive other entries in the annual road safety awards were also recognised at a ceremony hosted in wellington today by hon harry duynhoven , minister for transport safety .\nyou can buy and load up your gocard at any dunedin urban bus ( and any connectabus bus in queenstown ) , from the dunedin city council customer service centre in the octagon , the otago regional council office at 70 stafford street , dunedin , and the university bookshop , 378 great king street . .\nyou may have attended a public meeting after the floods which resulted in the formation of the greater south dunedin action group . we consider you to be an important part of this group as it aims to :\nin addition to public transport services managed by regional councils , there are other passenger services provided on buses , trains , ferries , taxis and specialist vehicles . more information about these can be found at the links below\ncycling was chosen as an indicator due to it being one of the most basic and common forms of transport available to the public and whilst also being a truly sustainable option . with no emissions or noise pollution cycling provides a relatively cheap and clean alternative to the other forms of transport available to the public . although cycling as a mode of transport is more effective over shorter distances , it never the less provides an excellent way to get around cities streets especially when other modes of transport like cars and motor vehicles face issues like congestion in busy areas ,\ntransit lane cheats in the fast lane will be in the firing line from today ( may 10 ) with the arrival of reinforcements in the fight against traffic congestion . acting transport minister craig wallace said transport inspectors would use their new powers to pull over motorists driving illegally in transit and bus lanes in the state ' s south east . sunshine coast news australia ;\na wide range of bus and shuttle services are available throughout southland . the following companies provide transport links in the region :\ndunedin taxis operate on a dedicated exclusive rank directly outside the main terminal building .\ndr coleman made the announcement with prime minister bill english at dunedin hospital today .\ndunedin has had a cycling strategy since 2004 , initially based on the environment canterbury cycling strategy model , and in consultation with interested cycling groups has now developed its own dunedin specific flavor . cycling is now promoted as part of an integrated transport system within the city , and with a traditionally high accident rate in dunedin , the issue of safety for cyclists is a large focus of the current strategy plans .\npre - planned transport passes for those wanting a set itinerary but with flexible timing .\npresent your supergold card to the bus driver , train staff or other transport operator .\norc policy and resource planning director fraser mcrae said the plan would build on recent service improvements in dunedin and the wakatipu .\ndr alex macmillan\u2019s research applies epidemiology and complex modelling tools to policy change for health , equity and sustainability in cities . she is especially interested in collaborative learning processes that achieve institutional and policy change for climate - friendly , active transport . dr macmillan is a public health physician and senior lecturer in environmental health .\nmeanwhile , the otago regional council adopted its new regional public transport plan recently . it proposed a variety of measures to improve bus services in dunedin . these range from integrated fares to a more simplified route structure , which allows bus users to easily transfer to other services via a new central city bus hub .\nthere are harbour ferries in auckland , wellington and lyttelton , christchurch . transport by water has been common since m\u0101ori first arrived .\nlooking at the history of public transport is a good way to understand how we got to where we are today . public transport has moved through four key cycles essentially following the changes in the world economy or different periods of industrialism . we are now entering the firth stage which is related to information technology and how it can be used in terms of production , transferring knowledge and services ( bachels 2001 ) . these phases are outlined in figure 1 . the phases of technology are influencing transportation choices .\nthe proposal to require relocatable housing in south dunedin seems premature , and based on highly questionable information . the proposal for relocatable housing in south dunedin also rather pre - empts the currently - planned dcc study of overseas approaches to sea level rise solutions .\nthe strategy will provide an outline for future regional transport programmes around otago - identifying priority projects for a bidding process to secure government funding via nzta and the ministry of transport .\ndunedin will get a new $ 1 billion plus hospital , in what will be the largest build of its type in new zealand\u2019s history , health minister jonathan coleman says .\na new \u2018ridge runner\u2019 service , providing a link between south dunedin , mornington , roslyn , north dunedin and the university precinct , will be trialled alongside the network changes .\nbookings can be made online or at the dunedin i - site on princes street .\n\u2022 making the workplace transport friendly \u2013 the regional council put together a workplace travel toolkit called get your workplace moving . it has ideas on how to encourage staff to walk , cycle , use public transport and carpool . the document also outlines how doing this will benefit the business .\nministry for environment transport indicators . accessed on 2 / 19 / 2013 retrieved from : urltoken\nthe gocard is a way of paying for dunedin\u2019s public transport without rummaging for change . more to the point , the gocard gives you at least 25 % off the fare price . this card is only worth getting if you are planning on staying in dunedin ( and queenstown ) a while , as you have to buy the card for nz $ 5 and be topped up with a minimum of nz $ 10 .\n\u201cgiven the size of the project the government will consider all funding options including a private public partnership model .\na major aim of this project is to provide safe and efficient cycle lanes on this route that make cycling a safer and more attractive transport choice . there\u2019s been a surge of interest in cycling and cycling safety in new zealand and we want to support and encourage this particularly in our main urban centres including dunedin .\n\u2013 to which new height levels have been added in the evidence provided by independent urban design consultant garth falconer for dunedin city council .\ninclude any public transport tickets and payment receipts when you apply . we also need your bank account number so we can pay you . this could be a letter or a deposit slip from your bank .\nthis is one of the early projects in a programme to create a dunedin transport system with better , safer connections and more choices for people to move around , whether it\u2019s by cycling , walking , driving or catching a bus .\nthe draft strategy will be released later this month and public submissions on the policy are scheduled to be heard by committee members at a hearing in july .\na higher priority was given to centres that cost more to access central dunedin by bus .\na home has been found for the south dunedin pop up community hub . the dunedin city council this week signed a two year lease to set up a temporary hub in part of the cargill enterprises premises at 199 hillside road .\n\u2588 for more , enter the terms * johnstone * , * flood * and * south dunedin * in the search box at right .\npower cuts there are reports of power cuts in oamaru . in dunedin power has been cut to about 100 customers in green island , fairfield and abbotsford suburbs of dunedin after a power line came down . aurora energy says it has a response crew working to fix the fault and power was expected to be restored by 5pm .\n{ the notes from mr johnstone are public domain by virtue of the consultative 2gp hearing process . - eds }\nhe said the plan allowed steady but gradual improvement to the two networks , in collaboration with the otago regional land transport strategy released last year .\nwatching the last of the leylands go , a citibus mechanic , mike jeffery ( 41 ) , said leyland leopards had been the mainstay of the city ' s public transport bus fleet in the city , with more than 20 operating , when he had done his apprenticeship in the city about 20 years ago .\nwant an evening tour of dunedin , then they also do tours to the glow - worms .\nwe always recommend booking a shuttle prior to your arrival into dunedin airport , to avoid disappointment .\ngo bus is new zealand ' s leading passenger transport business operating 27 depots from auckland to invercargill .\nmuch of professor kingham\u2019s research over the years has looked at urban environment and health with a significant focus on transport . professor kingham directs the geospatial research institute and the geohealth laboratory at the university of canterbury , is a member of the canterbury regional transport committee ( a regional committee mandated by central government to drive transport policy ) and a member of the editorial board of the journal of transport and health .\n\u2022 regional rail plan - recognises and encourages the increase use of rail as a sustainable transport option .\na final schedule for the public hearings is still to be arranged . transport committee members queenstown lakes mayor vanessa van uden and waitaki district councillor jim hopkins are calling for a more inclusive approach to submitters across the region .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nevenings , weekends and public holiday services will operate on the same routes as weekday services and be serviced more regularly .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nimprovements to the dunedin bus service are coming later this year , with new contracts awarded to gobus and ritchies today . both companies are current operators in dunedin . the new contracts will be operational from monday 18 september , and will see the \u2026\nalmost 57 , 000 bus trips are made throughout the region each week . each year , people make about 2 . 3 million trips in dunedin and 630 , 000 in the wider queenstown area .\nin july 2017 , the nz transport agency awarded fulton hogan an $ 8 million contract to build the new cycle lanes on the north and southbound lanes of the state highway 1 , one - way system between the dunedin botanical gardens and queens gardens .\nthe dcc has finally announced a temporary community hub will open at cargill enterprises on hillside road mid - year . after much public outcry , the south dunedin work and income and police station re - opened their doors .\nauckland council has acknowledged the importance of walking and cycling in regards to being not only an effective means of cheap and clean public transport but also aim to promote the activity due to the health benefits gains from daily exercise in people of all ages . some of the main initiatives that have been launched recently are listed below .\npeter varrie area manager dunedin / queenstown email : peter . varrie @ urltoken cell : 027 202 6032\nduring early colonial settlement in new zealand public transport was rare . towns were small and people walked everywhere . from the 1850s there were horse - drawn omnibuses . tramways began to be built in the 1870s . steam trams were unpopular because they cost too much to run , and pumped out soot \u2013 they also frightened the horses . in most places horse - drawn trams took over .\n4 . walking has been heavily promoted as a sustainable transport method , and a healthy alternative to driving .\nchristchurch city council ( 2012 ) christchurch strategic transport plan . retrieved september 30 , 2013 , from : urltoken\nnew zealand trends looking at new zealand\u2019s history it can be seen that it followed similar trends . during the past 20th century new zealand has seen the rise and fall of urban tram systems . this type of public transport had dramatically reduced in more recent years and there has been a strong growth in road use with private cars becoming the most used form . car use tripled between 1976 and 1996 in australia and new zealand where as public transport was almost static ( bachels 2001 ) . this growing car usage can be seen in the image below which portrays the answer to the question , how did you get to work today ? , from the latest census ( 2006 )\nthe dcc formed a stakeholder group of organisations and government agencies , some of whom have a presence in south dunedin , which meets every month or so .\nchairman of the otago chapter of the property council new zealand geoff thomas says policymakers need to be careful not to damage property development opportunities in south dunedin .\na higher priority was given to centres with a greater than average number of elderly people or young children in the neighbouring community compared to the dunedin average .\ninformation centres as a precaution the council has opened information centres in south dunedin , in the mercy room , catholic social services , 42 macandrew rd , and at mosgiel fire station theatre , 3 cargill st .\nat a public forum this week the dunedin city council was asked for its support to move the statue of dr donald stuart from its place in queens gardens to an undecided location near the university of otago clocktower . dr stuart was the minister of knox church for 33 years and led the congregation until he died in 1894 . ( odt )\n\u201cthis is a once in a generation opportunity to build modern and sustainable health facilities that will meet the future needs of dunedin and the wider southern community . \u201d\nprovide more convenient connections to the wider network of urban cycle routes being developed by the dunedin city council .\nritchies dunedin base is centrally located to provide a range of bus services to a high standard throughout otago .\nthe dunedin city council has received notice of a requirement for a new designation from the otago regional council .\nbuild your own itinerary with travel on nz ' s largest hop - on / hop - off transport network .\n1 . four biofuel diesel busses operate on the bus network daily ( travel and transport , n . d )\ncadbury world is located in the centre of dunedin city at the cadbury factory site . learn about the history of chocolate and cadbury in new zealand and some of the secrets and tricks of handling and cooking with chocolate .\nmr andrew jackson is currently deputy chief executive of the ministry of transport . his previous role was deputy secretary competition , trade and investment in the ministry of economic development of new zealand . prior to that , mr jackson held various roles in the british public sector including work on the uk\u2019s foresight programme which sought to bring science to bear on policy challenges .\nthe council recommended a network - wide review of dunedin bus routes , in keeping with a move away from radial routes running across the city via an octagon hub .\nafter the steam train has arrived at dunedin each friday night , the locomotive could also be used to do the taieri gorge trips during the day saturday and sunday . this concentates more steam at the weekend - say for someone who has flown down for a saturday rugby match in dunedin , or car - driving nz and overseas travellers not able to use steam service between christchurch and dunedin .\nchanges to dunedin bus routes were always going to cause problems , no matter what the otago regional council decided .\nschool buses receive financial help from education , health and community agencies , while commercial services including most wakatipu buses are excluded from public funding .\n3 . support economic vitality 4 . create opportunities for environmental enhancement its short term goals focus primarily on the rebuild and recovery , while its medium term goals are focussed on the transition phase , by improving the safety , function and efficiency of existing networks , while increasing investment in a range of travel options . its long term vision is to implement improvements to public transport , walking and cycling ( christchurch transport strategic plan , 2012 ) .\nwellington got its first suburban train line in 1874 . its railways have been maintained , and on a per capita basis more people travel by train in wellington than in other centres . auckland\u2019s railways became run down from the 1950s as more people travelled by car . but in the 2000s and 2010s millions of dollars were spent on auckland rail to entice commuters off congested roads . suburban lines in christchurch , dunedin and invercargill were all closed in the 1960s to 1980s .\ni say it is time that we said\nauf wiedersehen\n( i . e . goodbye for now ) to rail and started building effective public transport systems , the sort that minimize journey times and maximize frequency , direction and doorstep to doorstop access ! !\nsustainable initiatives , both current and future was chosen as the third indicator to investigate what sustainable initiatives are occurring in each city . we can compare the number and strength of current initiatives in each city , and see the similarities and differences between new zealand cities . how heavily some initiatives are promoted in comparison to others can help us to understand the councils current priorities . by looking at future initiatives , we can get a vision of where the city is heading in terms of sustainable public transport .\nunfortunately , we did not see the more common little blue penguins , as they come in later in the evening .\ntours depart dunedin at 9 . 30am with accommodation pick - ups from 9 . 15am and returning to the city by 12 . 45pm in time for the intercity bus connections .\nheading for town ? dunedin airport has partnered with the best local taxis , limousines and shuttles to make sure you get to your final destination quickly , securely and in comfort . choose from any of the licensed transport providers listed below to get from \u2018a\u2019 to \u2018b\u2019 , before you can say \u2018c\u2019 .\nthere is an assurance the ministry and council are working together with go bus to find suitable transport options for affected pupils .\nuse these links to get information about timetable information , fares , concessions and routes in your region . hard copies are usually available at your local public library , council office and bus and train stations .\ni am not against on - street bus lanes , they are valuable on certain arterial roads and indeed they may play some minor role in the busways suggested above . my fear is that we are so\ninsular\nin the south island ( as one overseas correspondent to nz in tranzit recently described christchurch attitudes to public transport ) that we really have not grasped ( a ) that except for specialised situations of very heavy traffic ( bulk freight or massive numbers of passengers ) rail is steadily becoming obsolete , a dinosaur transport technology from a past era . ( b )\n\u2022 portions of caversham , south dunedin , st kilda , the lower portions of central and northern areas of the city and north east valley were completely inundated . \u2022 water in south dunedin was waist deep . \u2022 the water of leith rose considerably and burst its banks in many places , causing extensive damage along its banks and flooding low - lying areas .\n. . . . public transit is first and foremost about moving , mobility , flexibility , options to get places , options to avoid waiting .\nin all of the discussions about the future of greater south dunedin , the people who call these suburbs ( of south dunedin , st kilda , st clair , forbury , caversham , caledonian , portsmouth drive , parts of musselburgh and tainui ) home or work are not yet part of the discussions .\nif you require a transfer on your return from our brisbane to dunedin service , please make sure you book a shuttle , limousine or taxi prior to your arrival back at dunedin airport , due to the late arrival time of the aircraft .\nit is timely to hold another public meeting in order to give you a voice and to provide an opportunity for some information sharing and discussion about the priorities for our community . we hope you will attend .\nsegregated busways are dramatically surpassing light rail as the dynamic trend in the developing world and in the low density high car ownership world , and probably running equal with new rail and light rail projects even in intensely populated areas in asia and europe .\nthe comments regarding the bus shelter at the bottom of glengyle street track has been noted and sent to the transport maintenance team .\n9 . a wrap up and thank you from the chair of the greater south dunedin action group . ( 5 minutes )\nlooking at cities outside of europe , perth is a good example . perth implemented a framework called \u201cdialogue with the city\u201d which involved all sorts of sustainable issues and a mixture of government , businesses and community all working together . focus groups were a key element and many issues were brought up ( kensworthy 2006 ) . the framework for decision making is something new zealand could learn from it helps get large amounts of people involved and could be a step forward for our sustainable public transport systems . perth was faced with huge growth in recent years meaning urban sprawl and car dependence were two key factors . to deal with these issues perth has been and is in the process of developing a mass transit system ( public transport plan2031 ) . below is an image which outlines the first two stages of the transport networks .\nof course we also have to import most of the hardware - whether raw steel or built up parts - so that adds greater freight and added exchange rate factors . the absolute number of tourists adds significantly to public transport ridership figures - germany getting 300 million tourist nights per year !\nall about to be lost because we don ' t yet have a political leadership , aware of world trends in mass transit ; a leadership aware of the major structural\nfailings\nor limitations of our otherwise good bus system ; aware of comparable infrastructure spending in auckland and wellington ( hundreds of millions ) and a leadership fully committed to getting the best possible public transport system for our city and its ratepayers .\nstrange but true ? the number of commuters heading towards the camera in the three traffic lanes , is probably fairly close to the number of commuters in the two buses in the bus lane .\na state of local emergency has been declared in timaru due to significant rainfall in low - lying areas . more info at urltoken\nwe ' re locked in to government timeframes and it is critical to get the strategy locked down as soon as possible , because it informs the development of our transport programmes ,\nhe said .\n2 . community walking buses are being promoted in schools as a safe way to get to school and to encourage physical activity for both children and adults ( travel and transport , n . d )\nover the next few weeks , police in montreal , laval and longueuil will be keeping a closer eye on reserved bus lanes . it ' s part of an annual awareness campaign co - ordinated by the agence m\u00e9tropolitaine de transport , which co - ordinates public transportation in the region . . . . the campaign runs until june 18 . motorists caught using reserved lanes could face fines of up to $ 200 . montreal gazette\nchristchurch\u2019s main form of public transport is an extensive bus network , which connects residents to most parts of the city . a ferry runs across lyttelton harbour to connect diamond harbour residents with the city . however , private cars is the most popular transport option , which has seen increased congestion , especially since the 2010 / 11 earthquakes , where many of the roads have been damaged needing repair , with cracks , slips and bumps .\nthe reason for my pointing out these facts is to encourage commissioners to take a step back from the current hysteria surrounding south dunedin . had the 2015 flooding extent been restricted ( as it should have been ) to that which occurred in a slightly larger rainfall event in march 1968 , the event would have already been forgotten . seemingly , at least partly as a result of that hysteria , the proposal to require relocatable housing in south dunedin seems premature , and based on highly questionable information . just as orc floodplain mapping contradicts its in - place flood protection philosophy , so does the proposal for relocatable housing in south dunedin also rather pre - empt the currently planned dcc study of overseas approaches to sea level rise .\nfor example , a three - zone journey in wellington costs $ 3 . 63 for an adult using a concession card , compared to $ 4 in auckland and $ 4 . 55 in christchurch .\nlike copenhagen much of europe is good with public transport , the design of the cities , with mixed up zoning ( residential , retail and office all in the same area ) makes the cities easy to walk around and cycle in . europe also never developed the dependence on private cars like much of the rest of the western world did ; this may be due to the smaller area ( and so less urban sprawl ) but also excellent rail services . it is likely that new zealand needs to work on public transport issues at the planning level , instead of spreading out have i higher density of housing inner - city this would mean people would be more likely to walk and cycle to work ( kenworthy 2006 ) ."]}
{"id": 55163, "summary": [{"text": "operation mindfuck or om is an important practice in the discordian religion .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the concept was developed by kerry thornley and robert anton wilson in 1968 and given its name by wilson and robert shea in the illuminatus ! trilogy .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "it is most often manifested as a decentralized campaign of civil disobedience , activism , art movements , especially performance art and guerrilla art , culture jamming , graffiti and other vandalism , practical jokes , hoaxes , reality hacking , chaos magic , words of power , and anything else that is believed to bring about social change through disrupting paradigms and thus forcing the victim to question the parameters of his or her reality tunnel . ", "topic": 33}], "title": "operation mindfuck", "paragraphs": ["operation mindfuck was too successful \u2014 r . u . sirius interviewed by douglas rushkoff ( part 1 )\n@ bogusmagus the right basically stole operation mindfuck from us , weaponised postmodernism . the discordian response is evolving\u2026\nom stands for operation mindfuck . it is an ongoing discordian project to challenge existing assumptions and provoke critical and creative thought .\nr . u . sirius : yeah , i\u2019m sorry i blew up consensus reality , man . operation mindfuck was too successful . ( laughter )\nwilson was a leading figure in the counterculture project known as operation mindfuck . this was a form of western zen . seeding our culture with confusion , contradiction and mischief , it was thought , would jolt people out of their illusions . operation mindfuck kicked off in the 1970s and has never really stopped .\nthe rise of the alt - right , with their use of meme magic , conspiracies and disinformation , led to left - leaning discordians thinking that operation mindfuck had been weaponised against them .\nre : operation mindfuck what is the op even talking about ? everyone knows our leader is and always has been l ron hubbard . eric bauman was just a pseudonym . : lrhtalking :\noperation mindfuck , like the discordian religion which embraced it , was typically politically neutral , or at least clear that the ideologies of both the left and right were equally valid targets . however , the ideas behind operation mindfuck have since become a tool for those with a lust for political power , most blatantly putin\u2019s advisor vladislav surkov , as explained in this short film by adam curtis .\nre : operation mindfuck you are saying the thetan ( spirit ) of l . ron hubbard is really the leader of anonymous ? ? ! ! ! ! 1 * head asplodes * : rage :\nre : operation mindfuck yea , that would be a good episode to show people when they get out of co $ and are actually allowed to watch critical materials . south park furthers the lull potential here .\ni am rereading it , after several years after i read it for the first time , and new stuff pops out . one of the most important bits ( for me ) is operation mindfuck and its principles .\nlet & apos ; s donate some books to the jail where your uncle & apos ; s locked up and sneak in\nprincipia discordia\n. give him some ideas for his own operation mindfuck on the guards .\nthis magical psiop combines ce5 , sigil magic and memetic lulz warefare , drawing influence from the discordian operation mindfuck , the dkmu linking sigil , anonymous ethersec and project mayhem 2012 and the first earth battalion ' s\nevolutionary tactics\n.\ngreetings fellow mutants , rebels , vagabonds , activists , ragamuffins and neerdowells and welcome to your initiation into discordianism and operation mindfuck . soon you too will know the pleasures of raping your own mind and wallow in the knowledge that everything is true .\nyou don\u2019t need me to tell you that this is currently grim as all hell . but if you take the long term , pragmatic view , it could be that the use of operation mindfuck techniques in this way are , essentially , a trap .\nafter adopting his discordian persona of creepy the inexcusable , our man floyd anderson wasted no time reviving operation mindfuck ( om ) by way of the bavarian illuminati letterhead provided here free of charge at historiadiscordia . com , your full service discordian mischief provider . \u2026\nin the illuminatus ! trilogy the concept of operation mindfuck ( om ) was introduced and in many ways illuminatus ! itself was an act of om , which included the discordians high - jacking the bavarian illuminati mythos and making it their own . the method to \u2026\nomgasm stands for operation : mindfuck - golden apple seed missions . it ' s a call to action for discordians and any friend of the free - thinking lunatic fringe . it works to get people involved in various fringe projects both on and off the internet .\nwhat is the way forward ? readers of robert anton wilson are a useful group to look at here because they have already processed chapel perilous and , judging by the ones i\u2019ve met , there is something interesting happening . it is too soon to definitively label and define , but the designer amoeba has coined the temporarily - useful name operation mindfix . as he says , operation mindfuck is over for discordians because it is unnecessary in the post - 2016 world . from now on , the ongoing work can be considered part of operation mindfix .\nnow the fun really begins . as a discordian you are part of operation mindfuck , a decentralized , individual driven movement of social change and mockery with the express purpose of shocking or confusing the masses out of the hold they have on themselves . there is no chosen method or doctrine when it comes to the operation , though causing physical injury to others is looked down on . a discordian has no laws and is unbound by what is considered socially exceptionable so do whatever you want .\nthis magical psiop combines ce5 , sigil magic and memetic lulz warefare , drawing influence from the [ [ discordian | discordianism ] ] [ [ operation mindfuck ] ] , the [ [ dkmu ] ] [ [ linking sigil ] ] , anonymous ethersec and [ [ project mayhem 2012 ] ] and the first earth battalion ' s\nevolutionary tactics\n.\nthis magical psiop combines ce5 , sigil magic and memetic lulz warefare , drawing influence from the [ [ discordianism | discordian ] ] [ [ operation mindfuck ] ] , the [ [ dkmu ] ] [ [ linking sigil ] ] , anonymous ethersec and [ [ project mayhem 2012 ] ] and the first earth battalion ' s\nevolutionary tactics\n.\nre : operation mindfuck this idea not only has aids , it has super aids . the kind that gets transmitted through visual contact . all this would do is make us look stupid and piss off any freezoners who decided to step up to the plate . it ' s good that you ' re brainstorming , but this one ' s a sinker .\nand i don\u2019t mean to pin it all on the russians . the contingency of truth \u2014 or the multiplicity of realities \u2014 is a great way to understand things existentially or ideologically , but it\u2019s impinged too deeply into the area of actual news versus fake news and science denial . that\u2019s probably what i mean when i say operation mindfuck has been too successful .\ni have a suspicion that , when we moved from being hierarchical people of the book to networked people of the screen , all this became inevitable . which is not to say that operation mindfuck or the illuminatus ! trilogy were unnecessary . they were , in many ways , a training manual for both understanding this particular point in time , and in getting through it .\nre : operation mindfuck i think that this being the first really heavy infowar afaik , that there is a theme emerging . that we have the truth and they have lies . i think there are some important people interested in seeing which is the better weapon . and we ' re proving that in the right hands the truth can be more devastating than an atomic bomb , metaphorically speaking .\nre : operation mindfuck you are focusing on religious beliefs and trying to fuck with them - dont do that . itd be tantamount to claiming that the christians are wrong - jesus didnt come back thousands of years ago , hes actually wbm . there is no way to take that other than being total jackasses who hate a religion . as a morbidly obese man once said\nstay on target !\nin the last thc before we start the thc plus shows , everyone ' s favorite crackpot historian joins me to talk about his new book , historia discordia , the origins of the discordian society , operation mindfuck , and some of the famous enlightened trouble makers who have embodied the trickster archetype : robert anton wilson , timothy leary , terence mckenna , hunter s . thompson , and more ! it ' s a good time !\nre : operation mindfuck anonymous rejects the rpf and physical punishment , which were instituted by hubbard in person . anonymous rejects the disconnection and fair game policies , which were written and implemented by hubbard in person . anonymous rejects the brainwashing and personality - displacement , which were specifically designed by hubbard in person . and you want to say that anonymous is hubbard ' s secret weapon ? puh - leeze . you owe us internets and cake . lots .\nannouncing operation mindfuck . in the grand old tradition of very weird and / or subversive lives of such luminaries as kerry thornley and greg hill , and with inspiration from people such as robert anton wilson , buckminster fuller and aleister crowley , i have undertaken to join the fray and started my very own attempt to jolt people out of their everyday existence in a way that \u2014 just maybe \u2014 might bring about some shred of enlightenment into their dull , padded minds .\nin the late 1960s , the group launched a project dubbed operation mindfuck . one prominent discordian , the novelist robert anton wilson , later explained that they wanted to be a\ncosmic giggle factor .\nthey would create\nso many alternative paranoias that everybody could pick a favorite , if they were inclined that way .\nhe added ,\ni also hoped that some less gullible souls , overwhelmed by this embarrassment of riches , might see through the whole paranoia game .\nfollowing the tactic of anonymous , ethersec and project mayhem , operation intruder was first anounced in a pastebin post . the original pastebin has been lost , but a version with various typos corrected , and social media links added can be found here :\nr . u . sirius : probably , yeah . if you follow some of the ideological discourse from people who are really influential in russia , it\u2019s postmodernism and operation mindfuck in the service of amoral raw power and political strategy . i know secondhand that there are people in putin\u2019s mindtrust who have read their leary and their discordianism and so forth and they are following a chaos strategy for disrupting the american consensus\u2026 or however you want to phrase the collapsing neoliberal order . and not collapsing towards a good end .\ni don ' t think it ' s a great idea to engage in any type of mindfuck , and here ' s why : the leaders of the cult will see it for exactly what it is . scientology is a means of control exercised by the leaders of scientology over it ' s adherents . the only people you would be mindfucking are the people anonymous has stated we have no issue with . you can ' t mindfuck the leadership - they are the only ones in the co $ that\nthe discordians created characters \u2014\nho chi zen\nand others had pasts and personalities of their own . and they engaged in a haphazard kind of worldbuilding , outlining a constellation of competing conspiracies . two discordians , wilson and robert shea , eventually turned that world into a science - fiction trilogy , illuminatus ! , that was published in 1975 and still has a devoted cult following . illuminatus ! was not the summation of operation mindfuck so much as a gateway to it . indeed , it included an appendix that more or less urged the reader to join in .\nperation mindfuck was a free - form art project\u2013cum\u2013prank\u2013cum\u2013political protest of the sixties and seventies , designed to sow the culture with paranoia . the key figures behind it were kerry thornley , co - founder of a satiric religion called discordianism , and robert anton wilson , a discordian staffer at\nthe discordians ' second descendant is a kind of absurdist prankster politics . they did not invent the politically charged hoax , of course , nor were they the only anti - authoritarian pranksters of the ' 60s . operation mindfuck began at about the same time that abbie hoffman , jerry rubin , paul krassner , and the other radicals known as the yippies were doing a somewhat similar set of stunts . ( there was some overlap between the discordians and the yippies , and there was some tension too : wilson was close friends with krassner , but he found hoffman\nnasty and mean .\n)\nso , first off , our blogging is going to increase . \u00e2 by a lot . \u00e2 secondly , our writers are each going to concentrate on a particular sphere of interest , in addition to using the blog to write about whatever they feel . \u00e2 so , for example , we will have writers here concentrating on the law of fives and how the brain works , on the art of pranking and operation mindfuck , some idiot dealing with politics and warfare , a guy investigating online subcultures , someone keeping a close eye on the world of religion , someone who can help you prepare for any situation , a guy interested in how maps do not correspond to reality , a biology expert and much , much more .\nmindfuck : is the dream world actually separate from so called reality ? there was a website ( ceased to exist ) which claimed dreams where a program for\ngods in training\n. in those lucid dreams you can create thing out of thin air , those guys claimed it was possible to draw those elements from dream states into what we commonly perceive as reality .\nre : operation mindfuck let ' s , please , leave rumors and innuendo to the asshats in osa . it ' s obvious that strategy is one giant bucket of fail . it ' s burning their ass everywhere it ' s been countered with truth and facts anyone who cares to can reference . i find it hilarious that their own doctrine chains them to a course of action ( lying / slandering ) that will eventually be their downfall . no personal attack meant by this , but fail idea is fail . you don ' t counter bullshit with more bullshit . you counter it with overwhelming truth . bullshit is * easy * to produce . get to work producing factual , well thought out arguments against the bs the cos pumps out . take the high road .\nadam gorightly ' s new book is hardcore . the most battle - hardened historian would blanch at writing a history of discordian society . as you can imagine with a society whose major contribution to world culture was a conspiracy called operation mindfuck , telling accurate stories of their origin was not their thing . discordians thought it was far more useful and enlightening to make stuff up . that this book exists is , frankly , something of a miracle . but it was clear from his earlier biography of kerry thornley that if anyone was going to pull this off , it would be adam gorightly . this is a large - sized , coffee table book full of reproductions of original discordian society documents , the holy grail of which is a complete reproduction of the long assumed lost first edition of the principia discordia . only five copies of this were ever made , ironically on the photocopier of new orleans district attorney jim garrison , who would later suspect co - author kerry thornley of involvement in the \u2026\nit is my opinion that chick tracts are the project of some secret discordian cabal ( which is really special ; most discordian cabals can\u2019t keep their fucking mouths shut about their activities to save their nutty little lives ) intended to discredit fundamentalist christianity in the minds of almost everyone but the people handing them out . i can think of no resource more likely to turn someone away from fundamentalism than the paranoid ramblings of jack chick . they provoke in me not anger or even indignation , but , at their \u201cbest\u201d moments , outright uncontrollable laughter . this is the exact opposite of what the individuals who distribute them ( assuming they\u2019re on the level and not part of the discordian plot ) want . laughter is far worse than a complaint or a lawsuit . in any case , even if chick tracts are not directly related to operation mindfuck , they serve the purposes of our lady anyway . there is so much aneristic constipation inherent in one of those little comics that it blows out its own asshole and splatters eristic glee about the cosmos . her ways are mysterious , and a little annoying . or something .\nit ' s quite the mindfuck , this inevitably leads me to ask : how the hell can i guarantee that everything which apparently is not me ( people , stuff , animals , minerals and all that ) is not just some kind of intense dream state ? you know like when you go to sleep and you would swear the damn thing felt so real despite some things being off , like when you dream about places and people you ' ve been to and met before and some details are different than so called reality . . . why on earth does it feel so real ?\nre : operation mindfuck or we could not be complete dorks and - we don ' t need to come up with extravagant lies about $ cientology and their wacky beliefs - it ' s already wacky enough . non - $ cientologist need to be told the truth about that fraud , l . ron hubbard , the lying co $ and the corrupt david miscavige - not to mention the abuses of the rpf , disconnection and how their campaign against psychiatry is actually destroying lives ( as seen in the lisa macpherson case ) people actually in $ cientology wouldn ' t be affected at all by such a ruse , mainly because they won ' t ever see it . you keep thinking they have as much access to the internet and the truth as you do . . . they don ' t . they are trapped in a brain - washing cult and their every thought - not to mention every penny they have - is being controlled by their handlers / auditors . all this\nplan\nwould really accomplish is confirming what co $ ' goon squad , the osa , have been saying along . . . that the co $ ' detractors are nothing but a bunch of annoying , lying cyberpunk brats . this idea is full of fail . no offense .\nextremely subtle , confusing changes ; funny . extremely large , confusing changes ; possibly funny , if done with a high level of forethought . i like to plant products in people\u2019s houses , and do shit like replace their half - used jug of milk with a half - used jug of different milk , or put a handful of mayonnaise packets in their butter compartment , just because it\u2019s subtle enough to make them question their own realities . adding magazines to their bedside table or stuffing a pair of socks under the blanket at the foot of the bed , or adding a pair of shoes in their size to their closet , are also good . you can choose things which really do fuck with people\u2019s minds , making it a mindfuck and not just an irritating obvious prank .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n. through every means available , wilson explained in a memo laying out the plan , the mindfuckers intended to \u201cattribute all national calamities , assassinations , or conspiracies\u201d to the illuminati and other hidden hands .\nso they planted stories about the illuminati in the underground press . they slipped mysterious classified ads into the libertarian journal innovator and the new left newspaper rogerspark . they cooked up a letter about the illuminati that wilson then ran in \u201cthe playboy advisor . \u201d when a new orleans jury refused to convict one of the men who the conspiracy - hunting district attorney jim garrison blamed for the jfk killing , garrison\u2019s booster art kunkin , of the los angeles free press , got a note revealing that the jurors were all illuminati initiates . the telltale sign : none of them had a left nipple .\n\u201cwhat if there really is an illuminati ? \u201d wilson asked thornley one pot - fogged night in 1968 . \u201cmaybe they\u2019ll find out about us and be pissed . \u201d\n\u201ci doubt if there is , \u201d thornley answered . \u201cand if there by some chance is , they would probably be very happy to have wild\u00adass fools like us covering up for them by spreading bizarre theories . \u201d\none of the more curious characters ( and when i say character , i mean , yeah , this guy was definitely a character ) to emerge from the oswald / thornley / garrison rabbit hole was a oddball named a . edward horsey , who somehow finagled his way into \u2026\nthanks to charles faris for inviting me take the helm for this week\u2019s cosmic trigger reading . i ended up writing a lot more than i\u2019d initially intended\u2026 but sometimes that happens ! ( i blame it on the dog days . ) we pick \u2026\non page 557 of illuminatus ! we are introduced to hassan i sabbah x , a character who\u2014it appears\u2014was first conceptualized by kerry thornley in this august 1968 letter to fellow discordian louise lacey ( aka lady l . , f . a . b . ) , all of this part \u2026\nan excerpt from my latest book caught in the crossfire : kerry thornley , lee oswald and the garrison investigation , available at feral house and amazon . among jim garrison\u2019s more colorful unofficial investigators ( otherwise known as the \u201cirregulars\u201d ) was allan chapman who \u2026\nguest post by steven adkins prepare yourself ( s ) for an amazing interview with a largely unknown ( until now ! ) discordian named hope springs ( real name mary wheeler ) conducted by steven adkins of the law of silence blog . mary\u2014as you\u2019ll soon discover\u2014found herself \u2026\nwriter , editor , occasional talk show host & vocalist / lyricist . steal this singularity , mondo 2000 , open source party , r . u . sirius shows , mondo vanilli\u2026\n\u201csartre said hell is other people . now , hell is other people\u2019s tweets or posts . they just irritate the crap out of all of us . the feeling is mutual . \u201d\non april 5 , i was on douglas rushkoff\u2019s team human radio show . we agreed to get the interview transcribed for possible publication somewhere .\ni\u2019ve decided that rather than trying to edit a truncated version to pitch to more popular websites , i\u2019m just going to keep it conversational and run it here . maybe less people will see it , but that\u2019s ok . i get to say what i want .\ni\u2019ve added to my own spew as i edited . we hope you enjoy .\ndouglas rushkoff : i came in contact with your work for the first time at a psychedelics conference in los angeles . albert hoffman and laura huxley [ aldous huxley\u2019s wife ] were there . timothy was there , and i think ram das and ralph metzner . it was the original psychedelics crowd .\nand there were a bunch of issues of your first magazine , high frontiers . and to me it was like a calling card from the future .\ni was in my early 20\u2019s , and your magazine was an amalgamation of everything that i had been interested in yet had never seen connected before : cultural , scientific , biological , cosmic , spiritual , and pharmacological advances , all in one place . how did physics and math and drugs and music and culture and transgender and cultural alchemy all end up considered part of the same strand of cultural information ? how did you come up with that ?\nr . u . sirius : in a way , it just came together in my head . i assumed that there were other people out there like me . sort of like what paul krassner said about starting the realist at the start of the \u201960s . he put it out to meet the other aliens\u2026\nand to me , the generational aspect of it was important . and the cultural aspect of it was important . because even though i was from a generation that had a lot of hippies and deadheads and so on , we were also the people who created the cultures of punk and new wave . i was in my mid - twenties when all that came along and it was a refreshing blast to my pot - soaked mind .\nso i was adapted for a very speedy , hyper , futuristic mentality by that , as well as by scientific ideas and psychedelic ideas and so forth .\nand by the time we were doing high frontiers in the mid - 80s , one could clearly see the so - called digital revolution coming on , and one could be fairly optimistic about it\u2026 actually , radically over - optimistic . ( laughter ) so all these things just felt like the makings of a truly contemporary magazine .\ndouglas rushkoff : high frontiers really ran the full gamut of hallucinatory experiences . it was a flag in the sand . leary had said , \u201cfind the others . \u201d and this was saying to a new generation , \u201cyes , there are others . these are our experiences . \u201d\nbut then , you turned it into reality hackers and eventually mondo 2000 . it became the voice of this 21st century post - television , designer - reality society .\nr . u . sirius : yeah , the jetsons on dmt , as mark dery snarkily labeled it .\ndouglas rushkoff : and then , by the early 1990\u2019s , cyberdelic scene spawned a new cultural phenomenon \u2026 the early rave - club - kids . and that helped give it an aesthetic that was more pleasing to young people than the old haight - ashbury world of wavy gravy and tie - dye t - shirts .\nr . u . sirius : that\u2019s true . but i have to say that\u2019s where i was a bit of a crusty old rocker myself . i was never that enamored of the musical style , and i would always be the one leaving the rave at four in the morning rather than staying \u2019til dawn . but sure , it was an incredible flowering of a new kind of hedonic optimism that was very reminiscent of late \u201960s hippie optimism .\ndouglas rushkoff : i always blamed wired magazine and the investment ethos for changing the internet from an anything - can - happen , new human - potential movement that was represented so well by mondo 2000 , into the same old expansion of capital through ipos and digital companies . i hate to even term it like this , but what went wrong ? why didn\u2019t we get the whole everything changing at once for the human better that we were all imagining up in the berkeley hills in the mondo 2000 living room ?\nr . u . sirius : i thought material abundance would come faster . the plan \u2014 such as it was \u2014 was that ideas and content could be replicated infinitely and therefor couldn\u2019t be hoarded and had to be shared\u2026 and this would be matched by molecular technology that would turn matter into data that also could be infinitely replicated . i think that was the underlying utopian narrative . so aside from the ideology of the market , which we didn\u2019t necessarily share with wired , there was the excess of techno - optimism . i have to say that there was always a dark undercurrent with mondo though . critics quote the first editorial that was very woo - woo , but after that , ambiguity and tongue - in - chic were watchwords .\nanyway , the logic was that replicability would lead to a collapse of the barriers \u2014 of the turnstiles \u2014 around what people want and need . and we would have a post scarcity society that would liberate people and allow them to be playful and creative and friendly . i mean , that was the hippieish or post - hippieish aspect of mondo \u2014 \u201cthe machines of loving grace . \u201d there was definitely an underestimation of the tenacity of greed and power baked in to the early issues . there was this buckminster fuller notion that the technology changes the situation materially and that humans would response rationally to that . that\u2019s sort of a marxist view too\u2026 or an element of it . so the technology failed , the people failed , and the system failed to live up to these fever dreams .\nr . u . sirius : there was this vibe among people in the cyberculture of the \u201990s that things would change very fast . some of it was inchoate . some of it was\u2026 ummm\u2026 less inchoate .\na lot of these emerging technological potentials like nanotechnology \u2014 we didn\u2019t examine the timelines and the realities as closely as we might have . somebody who spent some time with al gore while he was vice president told me he worried that the singularity was going to happen during his presidency ! obviously , neither of those things happened\u2026 but that was the sort of thing that was going around in technoculture . and capitalism was there and figured out how and when this online world could be useful and made it more banal . it turned things to crap and also performed some useful services . and that\u2019s the conundrum that we\u2019re stuck with now .\ndouglas rushkoff : it feels as if capitalism is much more suited for the net than humans or culture are . you know , capitalism is abstract . of the three factors of production \u2014 land , labor , and capital \u2014 capital is the only one that can expand infinitely . it\u2019s not real .\nr . u . sirius : yeah . we don\u2019t even need to have any humans left for the stock market to go through the roof . it can all be done by ais .\nif you look at that famous wired magazine issue about the so - called long boom \u2014 this idea in the late \u201990s that it was all uphill from here \u2014 the greatest emphasis is on how the market \u2026 the stock market\u2026 nasdaq and so forth would grow to these unthinkably awesome numbers . improvements in the lives of humans were almost a footnote .\ni almost got sold . if wealth became vast enough , it would actually trickle - down . most everything would be given away for free to everybody . you\u2019d somehow manage to buy a few dollars worth of stock and it\u2019d explode into abundance \u2014 or at least that was the sort of capitalist theory of post - scarcity . that theory is certainly still out there , albeit far less popular .\ndouglas rushkoff : the problem with capitalism is that we didn\u2019t own these networks , so they started extracting more value than they were giving us . so do you think the main problem was capitalism taking over the net or were we not really ready culturally \u2014 or did we not have the consciousness \u2014 to do what the net was suggesting , to really connect with other people on this new level ?\nr . u . sirius : it has as much to do with people as it does with capitalism . the masses , so to speak , came online . and the coming together of the global mind \u2014 or whatever idealistic metaphor from the cyber - 90s we might use \u2014 did not prove to be as delightful as john perry barlow or whomever might have hoped . what we realized is that \u2013 - within the terrain of disembodied minds \u2014 familiarity breeds contempt . and lots of death threats ! i don\u2019t want to know most people\u2019s thoughts ! sartre said hell is other people . now , hell is other people\u2019s tweets or posts . they just irritate the crap out of all of us . the feeling is mutual .\ndouglas rushkoff : i know . it\u2019s almost as if internet users should have had some kind of a psychedelic training before they went online so they would be better prepared for this level of social interaction .\nr . u . sirius : it could help , although there are certainly plenty of intolerant psychedelic users online as well .\nthat\u2019s a whole other area where i\u2019ve become more critical\u2026 that whole thing about psychedelic people believing in bizarre stuff . i found it benign and amusing in the past , but it\u2019s one of the consequences of the psychedelic revolution that i find far more irritating and consequential now .\nhippie culture is a folk culture . it\u2019s pre - scientific and memes spread and take over fast . suddenly everybody knows that the rothchilds own everything and that there\u2019s a magical hugging lady on tour .\ndouglas rushkoff : i remember you and i bonded again 20 years later , shortly after 9 / 11 , when some of the more extreme conspiracy theories were going around . we both took a lot of heat for not buying into them . i wrote a piece where i was arguing these were disinformants spreading these stories because they\u2019re trying to keep us from seeing the simple basic truth of what had happened , which is horrible enough .\nand it feels like 9 / 11 and the acceleration of conspiracy theory that it spawned , combined with the internet and the ability to connect anything to anything else , has yielded this bizarre world of ontological relativism that we\u2019re in today where people can be so easily manipulated and drawn into these rabbit holes of false truths .\nlike what you read ? give r . u . sirius a round of applause .\nfrom a quick cheer to a standing ovation , clap to show how much you enjoyed this story .\nnever miss a story from r . u . sirius , when you sign up for medium . learn more\nthey would create\nso many alternative paranoias that everybody could pick a favorite , if they were inclined that way .\nhe added ,\ni also hoped that some less gullible souls , overwhelmed by this embarrassment of riches , might see through the whole paranoia game .\nover fifty years ago , a group of pranksters founded a satiric religion devoted to creating conspiracy theories so insane that nobody would ever believe uncritically in conspiracies again . they called themselves the discordians . and their weird ideas are still influencing us today .\nhistory does not record robert welch ' s reaction when he received a letter on bavarian illuminati stationery in 1970 . welch was the founder of the john birch society , a conservative group with a paranoid bent , mostly focused on communist conspiracies but also willing to expand its gallery of villains to include other secret cabals . the illuminati are an 18th - century secret society whose alleged efforts to control the world were regularly decried by groups like , well , the john birch society .\nwelch may have been a nut but he wasn ' t a fool , and he was probably pretty sure someone was pulling his leg by the time he saw that the note had been written by\nho chi zen , cong king of gorilla warfare .\nbut i like to imagine that curiosity compelled him to read on .\nwe have been meaning to write you for some time ,\nthe message began . they claimed they had held off until harper ' s magazine\u2014which , the letter assured him , the illuminati controlled\u2014had interviewed welch in its august issue . it continued :\nall this is in keeping with our new policy of allowing alert and sophisticated persons such as yourself and your followers and associates a more comprehensive review of our activities . for with 96 . 5 % of the entire world now under our collective thumb , we just no longer see any point in sneaking around behind the scenes all the time .\nthe letter went on to give welch a list of high - ranking members of the illuminati , among them uncle remus ,\nrabbi koan ,\nand one of the birch society ' s star writers , gary allen .\nthis prank was the brainchild of kerry thornley ( aka ho chi zen ) , co - founder of the satiric religion discordianism . in theory , discordians are devoted to eris , the greek goddess of chaos . in practice , they ' re devoted to a worldview that mixes anarchistic politics , a general disdain for dogma , and an interest in the illusions that emerge when the mind tries to find order in a disorderly world . they are especially intrigued by the mind ' s capacity to imagine vast conspiracies , which helps explain their fascination with the illuminati .\nbesides letters like the one sent to welch , they planted pieces in the media\u2014including one in a teen magazine and another in playboy \u2014blaming the illuminati for everything from the assassination of john f . kennedy to the career of bob hope . they concocted ads for the illuminati too , including one that began ,\nhow was adolph hitler able to take over a whole country , starting out with only five followers ? ( have you ever tried to take over even a single city block ? it isn ' t easy ! )\nboth the welch letter and the hitler ad appear in historia discordia , an entertaining new omnibus of discordian detritus edited by adam gorightly . gorightly , whose other books include a biography of thornley , fills in the details on who the discordians were and how their history progressed , but mostly he lets the documents speak for themselves . what emerges isn ' t just a frequently funny collection of put - ons and self - published manifestos . the group also had an earnest desire to break down the boundaries between the real world and fiction .\nin these ways , the discordians helped set the stage for two important elements of our pop culture today . one is a wave of stories that refuse to stay on the screen or page , leaking into the outside world in unpredictable ways . this has long been a part of the genre - fiction world .\nno weird story can truly produce terror ,\nh . p . lovecraft once claimed ,\nunless it is devised with all the care and verisimilitude of an actual hoax .\nbut it has exploded in the internet age .\nthe most obvious examples are alternate reality games ( args ) . people have been known not just to mistake elements of an arg for the real world , but to mistake artifacts of the real world for an arg . the online horror genre called creepypasta , similarly , appears\nin a deeply social environment , getting shared , remixed , embedded , commented upon , edited , and spread around again ,\nwrites bryan alexander , author of the new digital storytelling .\nthere are no clear boundaries around the tale , as there would be for , say , a hollywood movie or a novel , making the mythos more mysterious .\nthat ' s one reason some people have managed to convince themselves that slender man actually exists .\nkembrew mcleod ' s recent book pranksters locates both the discordians and the yippies in a tradition that stretches at least as far back as the early 17th century , when the rosicrucian pamphlets excited european intellectuals by claiming to describe an order secretly working to usher in a new age of enlightenment . the modern manifestations of prankster politics span the political spectrum , from james o ' keefe ' s right - wing provocations to the anti - corporate hoaxes of the yes men .\nsome of these hoaxers , obviously , are closer in spirit to the discordians than others . the most mindfuckesque efforts are the ones that try to make a subversive point by disorienting people in a playful way . take the barbie liberation organization , which made a media splash during the christmas shopping season in 1993 . in mcleod ' s words , the blo\npurchased multiple barbie and g . i . joe dolls , switched their voice boxes , and ' reverse shoplifted ' them back into stores . holiday shoppers brought home barbies that grunted , ' dead men tell no lies , ' while gender - bending g . i . joes gushed , ' i like to go shopping with you ! '\neris must have approved .\nrobert welch didn ' t live to see the blo ' s infiltration of america ' s malls , but he did have at least one more encounter with the discordians . shortly after his letter from thornley arrived , he received another letter , this one written by robert anton wilson and signed\ngeorge washington ix .\nit too is reproduced in historia discordia .\npay no attention to the recent letter from ho chi zen ,\nit began , and then it threatened welch with a libel suit if he dared to quote or reproduce the earlier letter . it concluded by confusing welch with the manufacturer of welch ' s chocolate covered fudge bars :\nyour fudge is quite good with hashish , but even then it sticks to my teeth . any suggestions ?\njesse walker ( jwalker @ reason . com ) is the author of the united states of paranoia , which includes a chapter on the discordians and their brood .\nkinja is in read - only mode . we are working to restore service .\nhis books ( and in particular , the illuminatus ! trilogy he co - wrote with robert shea ) depict a bewildering world of conspiracies , half - truths , lies , fake news , incompetence and our inability to find anything resembling objective truth . or to put it another way , it describes the world as it is now , ten years after his death .\n\u2019 world . it is not so much that the fake news is disturbing . the real gut - kick is when people confidently proclaim that we should return to the pre - post - truth world , and then think about how to do that , and slowly realise that not only is it impossible but that there was no pre - post - truth world in the first place . think of hillsborough , or iraq\u2019s imaginary wmds . what has actually changed is that it is no longer possible to comfortably fall for our earlier illusions . as the saying goes , if you want to be certain , buy an encyclopaedia . if you want to be uncertain , buy two encyclopaedias . our culture has bought a second encyclopaedia .\nrobert anton wilson talks about the psychological state where you have no way of making sense of what is happening , where all your maps have run out , and where you have no fixed point with which to orient yourself by . he called this place chapel perilous . this is where we are now as a culture .\nthere are only two outcomes from a visit to chapel perilous , wilson tells us : paranoia or agnosticism .\nagnosticism \u2013 and here wilson means not just doubt about god , but doubt about everything - requires an acceptance that you are not the only right - thinking person on the planet , and that it is not true everyone else should agree with you . it requires a recognition that you are statistically just as full of shit as everyone else . there are over 7 billion people on the planet and you will never find someone else who shares your views exactly . our reality tunnels are all different because they are shaped by our own unique experiences . none of us know what we don\u2019t know . we need all the help we can get , including science and other people\u2019s perspective , in order to get by . the ultimate goal of the agnostic is not to become right , but to become less wrong .\nagnosticism , then , involves humility . it was humility \u2013 and an extraordinary act of forgiveness - that rescued wilson from his own stay in chapel perilous . wilson was ultimately able to make a good life for himself with no need for certainty .\nbut the alt - right don\u2019t do humility . they like strength , and decisiveness , and have a psychological need for certainty . how will they exit chapel perilous with those values ? they may have grabbed the ring of power , but are trapped in the postmodern post - truth world , the one place they will never find the certainty and strength they seek . they are like brer rabbit and the tar baby . the more they attack , the more stuck they become . they aren\u2019t going anywhere .\nit\u2019s no secret that populist far - right movements never end well . there are no examples in history of them being a good idea . how desperate for a fixed , certain ideology would you have to be to hitch your identity and worldview to one ? this is clearly a dangerous time . but look again at the alt - right in chapel perilous , lashing out in all directions , owning the news cycle as they do . see how their contradictions enrage those around them , who react with great energy , which keeps the system running ? now imagine those people who feed them gradually finding their own way out of chapel perilous . see how the non - humble flounder and turn in on themselves when their victims move on and there is no - one else left to fight ? they are stuck in postmodern , post - truth quicksand from which they are the only ones who can never escape . without humility , chapel perilous is a nightmare jail for the cruel .\nall this is happening away from the boxing matches of social media . it needs the coming together of people in the real world , because empathy is rarely found online . there is magical thinking involved , but then , when is there not ? it chimes with academic talk about the move from postmodernism to metamodernism , where sincerity and belief are returned to our world not as pillars of identity but as tools for personal use , to be used and discarded as circumstances demand . there are echoes of it in the theatre director daisy campbell \u2019s attempt \u201cto create a narrative so utterly complex and so thoroughly self - referential that it becomes to all intents and purposes alive . \u201d\nit understands that social media can be used for finding those who chime with us but that there is no point in using it to shout at the different . it comes from a recognition that being a consumer and a critic are not enough , and that we won\u2019t be fulfilled until we step up and contribute in our own individual way . it involves the virtuous circle of people being inspired by people being inspired . it centres of the understanding that meaning exists , but it needs to be self - generated .\nit\u2019s the dawning realisation that , by supporting friends and being supported by them , and by taking a leap of faith , every one of us can evolve our own souls .\nnone of this is a solution to our immediate political problems , of course . near - future politics will be chaos as technology takes our jobs , walls replace bridges and climate change and population demographics start to bite . great change is coming and it is going to be messy . no , this is a larger project : the act of evolving into twenty - first century humans .\nthe reason for the daily mail ' s continued growth is simple . for every story it runs it asks itself ,\nhow can i present this story in manner that will generate a feeling of disgust in the reader ?\nthe paper is , by now , phenomenally good at presenting news stories so that they always do generate that emotion of disgust . from that , all else follows . should you think that this is an over - simplification , it would be worth pausing to look again at any edition of the paper with this idea in mind . disgust is not just one of our many emotions . it is bedded deep in the foundations of our psychology . it is largely generated by part of the brain known as the anterior insula . freud linked it to our initial oral stage , and leary & wilson to what they called the first circuit of their eight circuit model . it is not something that is learnt , like higher emotions . all mammals are born with the hard - wired ability to feel disgust , along with its opposite , attraction . newborns feel attr\u2026\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken"]}
{"id": 55164, "summary": [{"text": "verity credit union is a not-for-profit credit union that was originally established to serve federal and military employees in select counties of washington state .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "verity was founded in 1933 and has been member-owned since its inception .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "verity credit union was named nw federal credit union for most of its history .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "verity 's main branch is located in the northgate neighborhood of seattle , washington .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "verity credit union has over $ 460 million in assets and more than 28,000 members .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "verity credit union is widely noted for its social media endeavors and was the first financial institution to start a blog in 2004 , which earned it a spot on net.banker 's innovator of the year awards . ", "topic": 5}], "title": "verity credit union", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 17 verity credit union reviews submitted anonymously by verity credit union employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if verity credit union is right for you .\nverity credit union provides financial services to credit union members in local communities from 8 branch locations in 3 cities across washington .\nverity credit union p . o . box 75974 seattle , wa 98175 - 0974\nat verity credit union , focusing on the truth is a main priority . we strive to be a trusted advisor and want people in our communities immediately think of \u201ctruth\u201d when they hear \u201cverity credit union . \u201d\na better way to bank ? there ' s a credit union for that . \u2120\n, where you can utilize in - branch service at nearly 6 , 000 network credit union locations nationwide .\nif you have general inquiries about verity credit union , please fill out the secure form below and one of our representatives will get back with you .\nfor more information , read our credit card agreement and credit card rates and related disclosures .\nsince verity is a credit union , they aren ' t necessarily the most technologically advanced . chip debit cards still have not been rolled out to members .\nthe national credit union share insurance fund ( ncusif ) is the federal fund created by congress in 1970 to insure member ' s deposits in federally insured credit unions .\nverity credit union was first chartered in 1933 as postal works credit union # 8 , making us one of the oldest credit unions in washington state . our name changed several times over the years , but our focus remained on serving government employees . in the early 2000s , we changed our name to verity and expanded our charter to include anyone who lives , works or worships in washington .\nprovides call report filings that have been updated in the last 90 days . users can search for a particular credit union or a group of credit unions using this utility . more\nabout verity credit union verity has been serving members of the greater seattle area since 1933 . with branches from alderwood to auburn , verity\u2019s mission is to enhance members\u2019 lives through exceptional financial services . anyone who lives , works or attends school in washington state can become a member .\nsince the credit union is on the small size ( only 100 employees ) there wasn ' t a lot of room for advancement .\nfinancial performance reports provide a financial summary for a credit union , including assets , liabilities and capital , and income and expenses . more\nseattle , washington ( june 30 , 2015 ) \u2013 momentum , a national plan - design - build firm , in collaboration with verity credit union and with sum design studio , is currently underway on a new 1700 sq . ft . retail branch in the heart of seattle\u2019s greenwood neighborhood to create a more convenient location to service the credit union\u2019s members\nverity credit union has launched a new initiative to support communities by featuring local artists\u2019 work , physically or digitally , in their branches . verity - greenwood is one of the first new branches to implement this initiative by dedicating a wall to a mural by a local painter .\nthe annual fee for platinum passport credit card is $ 15 for everyone . and the journey gold credit card has no annual fee !\neach quarter\u2019s zip file includes aggregate financial performance reports for all federal credit unions and all federally insured , state chartered credit unions . more\nyour apr after introductory period and for purchases outside of promotional rate will be determined with verity\u2019s loan policy and your credit profile .\nat verity , you ' re more than a customer . you ' re a co - owner of the credit union \u2014 and we want to impress the boss . enjoy exclusive perks you won ' t find at any bank .\nverity credit union has worked hard for its members since 1933 . today , you are eligible to join verity if you live , work , worship or attend school in washington state , or have a verity member in your immediate family . we continue to serve federal and military employees , current and retired , and their extended families located in 16 washington counties .\nverity is classified as a mid - size credit union . we provide all the same product and service offerings of a large institution while remaining truly personable . we offer multiple branches around puget sound , as well as full service mortgage and investment services .\nprovides quarterly listings of summarized accounts collected from all federally insured credit unions . more\nlove this credit union . the staff at the va beacon hill location know me by name and know my family ( even my in - laws ) i love this place and will never ever ( willfully ) change my banking or lending institution . thanks verity - you are thebest !\nwith an urban setting in mind , the greenwood branch will feature modern design that reflects the credit union\u2019s local history and echoes its new , refreshed brand identity and messaging . the new branch will also feature verity\u2019s new branch operating model that focuses on choice for the member and easy to use technology .\nlearn about consumer rights and protection as well as financial literacy for members of credit unions .\nhave a quick question ? speak to a helpful verity representative for a quick answer .\ncredit unions are not the place to get rich , but the work life balance is great .\nlearn how our policies and examination programs help millions to confidently use credit unions for their financial needs .\nthis section provides corporate credit unions with guidance letters , the corporate examiner ' s guide and other resources .\nthis section of the website provides manuals , guides and forms that may be of use to credit unions .\nverity is more than just a place to put your money . it ' s where you ' ll find complete financial management resources , 24 - hour account access , and the unbeatable personal service of a local credit union - - everything you need for a healthy financial life . plus , our conservative approach to risk and investment helps keep your money safe through good times and bad .\nput travel notes on your account . ensure security and functionality of your verity debit or credit cards while you ' re traveling away from home \u2014 let us know where you ' re going and how long you\u2019ll be gone .\nsince our founding , verity has embodied the credit union cooperative principles . for much of our existence this has meant providing tailored support for our members when they faced challenging situations , including government shutdowns or layoffs . even with an expanded charter to serve all of washington , we remain focused on helping our members in their times of need . for example , when the great recession impacted our membership , verity added financial counselors to our staff , providing service and hope to our members who were struggling .\ncredit unions are not - for - profit financial cooperatives . this means that after covering operating costs , earnings are distributed to their member - shareholders \u2014 often through lower rates on loans , higher earnings on deposited funds , and more affordable service fees . every individual who has an account at a credit union is a member , which means they are also a shareholder and entitled to the benefits of membership .\nverity strikes again ! truly , all things verity are an embarrassment to the world of finance . years ago , this used to be my primary financial institution . i switched to becu during a house remodel where i tried to give my general contract a cashier ' s check from verity for $ 5k and no other bank would accept it . then , he tried to cash it at verity ' s main branch in alderwood but no luck . that ' s right , they won ' t cash their own cashier ' s check ! i have gone out of my way to limit transactions with these morons , but foolishly i wanted to increase the credit line on my sole credit card with them . i was told that i was eligible for an upgrade to their platinum card with a great interest rate and higher line of credit because i had a great credit score . the csr i spoke too screwed everything up and opened a brand new line of credit . so , my credit score has gone down because of the new line of credit and now i have two lines of credit with the worst banking institution in the world . to top it off , while trying to remedy the situation and get clarification on what exactly happened , the same csr sent me my ssn , dob , address and both credit card numbers in full via unsecured email . probably not a best practice to say the least . please save yourself from these idiots . you ' d be better off burying your money in an old cigar box in your back yard .\ni absolutely love this place ! the staff is always very friendly and willing to help out with whatever issues you need . if you ' re looking for a new financial institution , i highly recommend a credit union . and if you ' re searching for a credit union , i highly recommend verity . the only stipulation is you have to live or work in washington , which , come on , we all do . i have previously banked with wamu ( now evil chase ) and the service here is unparalleled to what lackluster financial service i was used to . oh and they can print your debit card in branch , so you don ' t have to wait for it . love it !\nif your financial institution is part of the co - op shared branch network , verity can take care of your banking needs .\nncua created the ncua guaranteed note ( ngn ) program to provide long - term funding for distressed investment securities from five failed corporate credit unions .\nverity cared about their employees . the 37 . 5 hour work week was really nice . verity university was good for training . my co - workers were for the most part good people . there was opportunity to do a lot of different things if you wanted to .\nonline banking lets you transfer funds between your accounts , to other verity member accounts , and to accounts you own at other financial institutions .\nverity is very involved in the community . everyone there is great to work with and works very hard to uphold the values of the company .\nverity is an incredibly fun place to work . a lot of effort has been put into making sure the right people are in the right positions , which results in strong teams within the larger credit union . people enjoy what they do , even when they ' re busy working to make members ' lives better . and because people enjoy what they do , it ' s common to see coworkers laughing and joking around and having mini - celebrations . the executives are also accessible , keeping their doors open as often as possible so anyone ( msrs to directors ) can drop in to chat or ask questions . the credit union also has a focus on ensuring employees have a good work - life balance - - you aren ' t expected to work yourself to the point of burn out . and people support each other , whether it ' s a supervisor supporting their employees or teammates supporting each other . it ' s just a great place to work .\nthis tool displays financial information for corporate credit unions , including statement of financial condition , income statement , liquidity report , delinquent loans , investments , and other financial data . more\ncredit unions help strengthen communities worldwide and follow a set of international operating principles that help guide governance decisions and set high standards for operations . the principles can be categorized in three areas :\ndid you know verity is a real word ? it means , \u201cthe state or quality of being true or real , \u201d and we chose that name for a reason .\nthank you for taking the time to provide feedback on your experience working for verity . we absolutely agree with you about having really talented , caring , and passionate people . one of our core\nthank you for taking the time to share what you enjoy about working at verity and areas where you feel we ' re falling short . i personally appreciated hearing that the perception is our turnover rate\nthank you for taking the time to share your employee experience . we are excited to hear about your positive time at verity so far ! you listed some of our favorite parts about working here too .\nthanks for taking the time to share your experience working for verity . we aim to provide a meaningful experience to every employee and we ' re so happy to hear you enjoyed your time with us .\nat verity , we enhance members ' lives by creating trusted relationships , empowering members ' financial lives , and promoting strong and viable communities . come join us and take the next step in your career .\nverity is more than just a place to put your money . it ' s where you ' ll find complete financial management resources , 24 - hour account access , and the unbeatable personal service of a \u2026\nthank you for taking the time to review your experience at verity . we regret to hear your concerns - we care about the people who work here and this is not the experience we strive to create for our\nthese files consist of the quarterly call report financial and miscellaneous information from natural person credit unions available from march 1994 . each quarter\u2019s zip file has comma delimited text files that can be easily imported into a spreadsheet or database program . more\nthank you for taking the time to share your feedback . we ' re so happy to hear you ' ve had a positive experience working for verity and appreciate knowing what matters most to you as a member of our\nwe think verity is a great place to work and we ' re glad to hear you agree . we know that cost of living and affordable housing are real concerns in seattle that put a lot of pressure on compensation\nyou can make transfers from your verity account to an account you own at another financial institution . you ' ll need to know your account number and routing number of that financial institution to set up and confirm this account .\nvalues is to put people first and we believe that the member experience shouldn ' t exceed the employee experience at verity . we will continue to look for ways to treat our people with the care we know they deserve .\nthank you for taking the time to share your feedback . we ' re so happy to hear that you love working here ! keep an eye out for some brand new verity university majors rolling out soon - - - speaking of\n* rates current as of 4 / 24 / 18 and will vary with market based prime rate . promotion applies only to credit card balances transferred from another financial institution . introductory 2 . 99 % annual percentage rate ( apr ) is for the first 12 billing cycles .\npoor customer service ! it ' s almost impossible to get through on the phone either to a person or to automated info on your account . i have been with verity for years because i live near but if i find another cu within walking distance i will switch .\n* apy = annual percentage yield . no minimum to open . limit one ( 1 ) rewards checking account per primary accountholder . rewards checking accounts include cartwheel checking , velocity checking , and cash back checking accounts . to earn reward interest rate and atm fee refunds , the primary accountholder must meet the following three ( 3 ) requirements per monthly qualification cycle : 1 . make at least 12 point of sale ( pos ) purchases using their debit card . 2 . agree to receive account statements electronically ( edocuments ) and provide a valid e - mail address . 3 . log in to verity\u2019s online branch at least once during the cycle . if the primary accountholder meets the monthly qualifications balances up to $ 10 , 000 earn apy of 2 . 00 % and balances over $ 10 , 000 earn 0 . 10 % apy on portion of balance over $ 10 , 000 , resulting in a range from 0 . 18 % to 2 . 00 % apy depending on the account balance . in addition to receiving the reward rate , domestic atm fees , up to $ 25 per qualification cycle , will be credited to the account if monthly qualifications are met . reward interest and atm fee refunds will be deposited into the reward account at the end of the monthly qualification cycle . if account qualifications are not met , cartwheel checking accounts will not earn interest or receive atm fee refunds . a \u201cmonthly qualification cycle\u201d is from the last calendar date of the previous month to the day before the last calendar date of the current month ( ex . june 30 - july 30 ) . only debit card transactions processed by merchants and received by the credit union as pos transactions count towards qualifying debit card transactions . transactions must post and settle to account during the monthly qualification cycle to qualify . debit card transactions processed by merchants and received by the credit union as atm transactions do not count toward qualifying debit card transactions . transactions may take one or more banking days from the date transaction was made to post and settle to an account . \u201cbanking day\u201d means any business day on which an office of the credit union is open to the public for the purpose of carrying out substantially all of its banking functions . cartwheel checking account rates accurate as of 10 / 1 / 17 and may change after account is opened . must be at least 18 years to open a rewards checking account . account approval , qualifications , limits , enrollments and other requirements apply . qualifications and rewards may vary by account . read the truth - in - savings disclosure and fee schedule - savings and checking accounts for more details . federally insured by ncua .\nverity is not - for - profit , which is definitely great , but it means salaries are a bit lower than working at other financial institutions . but there are other great benefits ( wellness subsidies , bonuses , staff celebrations , 37 . 5 hour work week ) that help offset the salaries .\ni ' ve been with verity for a couple of years after becoming fed up with bank of america . the fees and lack of customer service being appalling . there is a convenient verity branch in the building where i work . the folks there know me by name and usually don ' t even ask for an id . there are convenient atms near my house and places i shop at affiliated credit unions . in fact , access to atms is more convenient than with b of a except in a couple of places i travel out of state . the interest on my checking is a pittance , but hey , at least i ' m not paying fees like i used to . their web page , particularly the e - documents , is a little hokey , but improving . the atms at the branch must be a recycle from some other bank as it seems about 20 years old , but i like it because it gives out tens .\nwe ask the artists we partner with to use their talents to express what truth means to them , while referencing either the word \u201cverity\u201d or the \u201cv\u201d from our logo . we use the local art instead of stock images or music to build our brand and help engage the local community at the same time .\nwow . that ' s even sadder than i could have even imagined . the individuals writing these reviews are clearly on verity ' s payroll . . . and only one has the sense to admit it . those reviews read like paid ads most likely because they are ! verity is a racket , pure and simple . they suckered me in with a whopping 6 . 75 % interest rate . even other credit unions could not touch that . something had to give . first , the rate dropped to 5 % , and then subsequently to 4 . 5 , then 4 , and now stands at 3 . 5 % . that in and of itself would not be so bad were it not for their greed , ineptitude , and thick - headedness that reminds me of bank of america . whether it be the placing of my deposit money in someone else ' s account , the fraudulent charges on my account which i could not get them to reverse , no matter how many slow - witted employees i talked to , the dispensing of misleading information to a person i recommended to the service , verity is always finding new ways to rob the customer , waste his / her time , or make themselves look stupid . in short , i recommend you stay far away from verity and consider other options . becu is the institution i chose , however watermark and qualstar are two other possibilities , and if you wish to check out a bank , there are frontier , first security of wa , and homestreet . don ' t get sucked in by flashy numbers . there is always more to the story !\nwe continually evaluate our products and services to ensure verity ' s resources create the most value for our members . a thorough review of the signature membership program revealed it was no longer providing the value across the membership that it once did . therefore , as of january 1 , 2017 , we are discontinuing the signature membership program .\nwho couldn\u2019t use more time for themselves ? at verity , you can save time and money with online branch & bill pay . transfer funds , check balances , access e - 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", "topic": 19}], "title": "hitzler werft", "paragraphs": ["hitzler werft - boating - bahnhofstr . 4 - 12 , lauenburg , schleswig - holstein , germany - phone number - yelp\ngerman shipyard hitzler werft in lauenburg has received a newbuilding order for two river icebreakers and an option for a third vessel .\n\u201cover a year ago we delivered two multi - purpose tugs to the hpa , which have done an admirable job in their time of service in the port . we are now handing over two bigger , more powerful new tugboats , \u201d says j\u00fcrgen freudenberg , managing director of hitzler werft and adds , \u201cbuilding the four new boats in the last years meant that hitzler werft operated at full capacity . we are also delighted that the newbuilding 832 will be christened hugo lentz . in 1850 lentz was a young engineer who was involved in the construction of the lauenburg railway bridge which is located right next to our shipyard . \u201d\nfor the future , hitzler werft is predicting an increase in inland waterway transport and therefore a demand for new build ships that comply with the latest in environmental and safety standards . \u201cwe are constantly investing in our design office to ensure it boasts only the latest in modern technology and our clients can rest assured that we will continue to deliver the high level of quality service they have come to expect over our 125 - year history .\nranking among the most important facilities on the river elbe , hitzler werft boasts two slipways of 70 and 130 metres in length respectively , a machining shop furnished with only the most modern technology and a design office for its own new buildings , as well as service to other shipyards and ship owners . this design capability can offer licenses for well - proven ship designs , in addition to tailor - made designs according to the requirements of the customer .\ndecommisioned federal german navy icebreaker eisvogel - a1401 and unknown decommisioned submarine seen in wilhelmshaven on 07 . 06 . 07 the type 721 eisvogel class icebreakers is a two ship class built for the german navy by the hitzler werft shipyard of lauenburg / elbe . one of the icebreakers is still in service . callsign : drlg pennant number : a1401 name : eisvogel launched : 1961 commission date : march 11 , 1961 length : 38 . 85m beam : 9 , 70m draft : 3 , 75 m displacement : 560t propulsion : 2 maybach md655 diesel engines , together 1765kw at 1400 rpm single controlled - pitch propeller , 3m diameter equipment : 140t hitzler pitching device ( for icebreaking )\ngermany\u2019s small hitzler schiffswerft has completed ' kietz ' , the first of three special inland icebreakers worth a total of \u20ac15 . 3 million for service with local waterways authorities in east and west germany , writes tom todd .\nbuilt by hitzler werft in lauenburg , the smaller of the two , the 23m long and 7m wide hugo lentz , draws 2 . 6m and is capable of breaking up solid ice up to 45cms thick in the port , on the river elbe and in estuary waters . when not doing that , however , the \u20ac4 . 5 million newbuilding is being used as a tug with a bollard pull of about 9 tons and as a collection and transport boat . a removable bow can be attached for push operations .\nboth tugboats were built at hitzler werft , a shipyard in lauenburg . they replace their equally named predecessors which had been in service in the port of hamburg for decades . the new low - emissions boats are fitted with soot particle filters , water - lubricated propeller shaft bearings and power - saving led technology . both ice breakers bunker gas - to - liquid ( gtl ) , a clean - burning fuel . the boats also sport a shore power connection point enabling them to rely on shore power while at the berth .\nconsidering the broad spectrum of hitzler werft\u2019s portfolio , franz hitzler , managing director of the company outlines its core areas of activity : \u201cour services can be divided into a number of key categories including the new building of small specialist ships . this capability covers the construction of inland tankers , tugboats , icebreakers , ferries and offshore service vessels for authorities and private customers , while ship repair services for the maintenance or conversion of inland navigation vessels of all types in the river elbe region is another key competence . our engineering capabilities are a further asset involving close co - operation with other shipyards and suppliers of marine equipment for the fabrication and repair of items such as rudders , shaftlines and special equipment . this ability enables us to add another string to our bow through the supplementary service of industrial plants in the region . finally , our ship design facility is unrivalled in the region , enabling us to design various types of vessels for ship owners , trading houses and authorities . \u201d\nthe two latest newbuildings follow christian nehls and johann reinke which went into service a year ago . they are also from hitzler and that yard\u2019s managingh director j\u00fcrgen freudenberg said they had \u201cperformed splendidly in daily service\u201d since then . he also noted that building all four boats for hpa had provided his small shipyard with full employment for two years .\nbuilt upon a rich heritage of expertise and a proven record for excellence in the industry , clients recognise hitzler werft as a leader in the field of ship development and construction . at present , the company\u2019s 54 - strong highly skilled workforce is busy with the initial and detailed designs of a number of offshore tugs with bollard pulls ranging from 100 to 280 tonnes , as well as a platform supply vessel , small tanker and a passenger vessel . current new build activity on the other hand , is centred on two double hull inland waterway tankers known as the \u2018bernhard dettmer\u2019 s - 823 and \u2018dettmer tank 179\u2019 s - 824 . in addition three river ice breakers are also due for construction and these will be known as the s - 825 \u2018kietz\u2019 , s - 826 \u2018schwedt\u2019 and s - 827 \u2018keiler\u2019 .\nlike hugo lentz , johannes dalmann was also built at hitzler , is ice - classed e2 and has the same shaft and propeller , rudder , gearing , auxiliary engine , engine control and communications and navigation equipment . but the bigger boat is also of sterner stuff , with a bollard pull of 16 . 5 tons and an abc type 8 dzc engine of 1354kkw / 720rpm providing about 12 knots . the extra clout and size is reflected in its \u20ac5 . 1 million cost .\nby 1886 , johan had delivered his first new building , a water barge , followed by his first motorboat in 1892 and his first freighter in 1900 . within 15 years of opening its doors , the shipyard\u2019s new building order book had reached 100 and sons georg and franz hitzler took over the company\u2019s operations in 1910 . the end of world war one spurred a move into deep - 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{"id": 55168, "summary": [{"text": "the japan spaceguard association ( \u65e5\u672c\u30b9\u30da\u30fc\u30b9\u30ac\u30fc\u30c9\u5354\u4f1a nihon sup\u0113sug\u0101do ky\u014dkai , abbreviated jsga ) is a not-for-profit organization based in tokyo , japan .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "its formal status under the japanese law is specified nonprofit corporation ( \u7279\u5b9a\u975e\u55b6\u5229\u6d3b\u52d5\u6cd5\u4eba ) . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "japan spaceguard association", "paragraphs": ["( 1 . nagoya university graduate school of environmental studies , 2 . japan aerospace exploration agency , 3 . japan spaceguard association )\nno articles found . japan spaceguard association ( jsga ) did not contribute to any primary research papers from nature index journals in the current 12 month window .\neye on the sky : the japan spaceguard association ' s bisei center in ibara , okayama prefecture , keeps an eye on space debris and asteroids with the aid of optical telescopes . | kyodo\nhowever , the area being watched by the spaceguard association is less congested as it is located higher up and thus more costly to place satellites there .\nevery day , observers at the japan spaceguard association stare steadfastly at the skies 36 , 000 km above the equator . and they are deadly serious about their job \u2014 to guard japanese satellites from colliding with space junk and debris .\nin early april : a possible association with the pr\u00edbram radiant .\nsee : <\n) , okinawa ( japan ) . jaxa will maintain website . see : <\n, travelling in 30 seconds about 1000 km , 71 km above japan . estimated mass\nthe united states is the main contributor to the search effort , with several telescopes dedicated to spaceguard . japan recently constructed a new telescope facility for spaceguard work and europe is in the process of setting up search telescopes and the vital support systems to analyse the data from the searches .\nin addition , there are hundreds of thousands of pieces around 1 cm in size and more than 100 million measuring around 1 mm , making it extremely difficult for the spaceguard association team to detect them .\naa ( max - planck - institut f\u00fcr extraterrestrische physik , garching bei m\u00fcnchen , germany ) , ab ( astronomical institute , faculty of mathematics and physics , charles university in prague , v holesovick\u00e1ch 2 , 180 00 , praha 8 , czech republic ) , ac ( institute of space and astronautical science , japan aerospace exploration agency , 3 - 1 - 1 yoshinodai , sagamihara , kanagawa 229 - 8510 , japan ) , ad ( institute of space and astronautical science , japan aerospace exploration agency , 3 - 1 - 1 yoshinodai , sagamihara , kanagawa 229 - 8510 , japan ) , ae ( institute of space and astronautical science , japan aerospace exploration agency , 3 - 1 - 1 yoshinodai , sagamihara , kanagawa 229 - 8510 , japan ) , af ( department of physics and astronomy , the university of western ontario , 1151 richimond st . london , on , n6a 3k7 , canada ) , ag ( institute of astronomy , national central university , 300 jhongda rd . , jhongli , taoyuan 32001 , taiwan ) , ah ( okayama astrophysical observatory , national astronomical observatory of japan , 3037 - 5 honjo , kamogata , asaguchi , okayama 719 - 0232 , japan ) , ai ( bisei spaceguard center , japan spaceguard association , 1716 - 3 okura , bisei , ibara , okayama 714 - 1411 , japan ) , aj ( bisei spaceguard center , japan spaceguard association , 1716 - 3 okura , bisei , ibara , okayama 714 - 1411 , japan ) , ak ( kiso observatory , institute of astronomy , the university of tokyo , 10762 - 30 mitake , kiso , nagano 397 - 0101 , japan ) , al ( tokyo metropolitan government , 2 - 8 - 1 nishishinjyuku , shinjyuku , tokyo 163 - 8001 , japan ) , am ( aichi toho university , 3 - 11 heiwagaoka , meito , nagoya , aichi 468 - 8515 , japan ) , an ( jet propulsion laboratory , 4800 oak grove drive , ms 183 - 301 , pasadena , ca 91109 , usa ) , ao ( korea astronomy and space science institute , 61 - 1 hwaam - dong , yueing - gu , daejeon , taejon 305 - 348 , korea ) , ap ( lunar and planetary laboratory , university of arizona , tucson , az , 85721 - 0092 , usa ) , aq ( okayama astrophysical observatory , national astronomical observatory of japan , 3037 - 5 honjo , kamogata , asaguchi , okayama 719 - 0232 , japan ) , ar ( national astronomical observatory of japan , 2 - 21 - 1 osawa , mitaka , tokyo 181 - 8588 , japan )\ncopyright on jpgu - agu joint meeting 2017 site , you agree not to redistribute japan geoscience union .\njapan is working on the formation of a space surveillance force , which is poised to go into effect in 2019 . consistent with its policy stances in the past , this move is cloaked in the language of observing and countering orbital debris . since 1996 , the japan spaceguard association ( jsga ) , a non - profit organization , has been on a mission to observe space debris and near earth objects . its radar and optical observation facilities in okayama prefecture were constructed and completed by the japan space forum in the early 2000s , with subsidies from the japanese government .\njapan ' s h - iib rocket is set on the launching pad of the tanegashima space center in kagoshima prefecture , japan ' s southern island of kyushu on aug . 19 . ( jiji press / afp / getty images )\ndeath toll from west japan downpours and flooding reaches 126 the death toll from torrential rains in western japan reached 126 on monday , and 86 people were still missing after massive flooding and landslides destroyed homes and displaced tens of thousands o . . .\n, an association aimed at the protection of the earth environment against the bombardment of objects of the solar system ( comets and asteroids ) . according to the foundation\nthe association has so far discovered about 1 , 000 asteroids and keeps in contact with similar organizations in europe and the u . s . to exchange information .\n, purple mountain observatory , nanjing ( china ) , with participants from china , finland , japan , taiwan , and uzbekistan . establishment of the\n2 nd international workshop on neo deflection policy , sibiu ( romania ) , organized by the association of space explorers ( ase ) . see : < urltoken > .\na spokesperson for science minister , peter mcgauran , has recently stated that the australian government will investigate the renewal of funding for a dedicated australian spaceguard programme .\n( 1 . hawaii inst geophys & planetol , 2 . york university , 3 . japan aerospace exploration agency , 4 . national institute for environmental studies )\n( 1 . planetary exploration research center , chiba institute of technology , 2 . national astronomical observatory of japan , 3 . rikkyo university , 4 . seoul national university , 5 . tokyo meteor network , 6 . japan spaceguard association , 7 . nihon university , 8 . hokkaido university of education , 9 . taiwan national central university , 10 . japan aerospace exploration agency , 11 . national aeronautics and space administration , 12 . hiroshima university , 13 . osaka university , 14 . kobe university , 15 . tohoku university , 16 . kyoto university , 17 . brown university , 18 . the university of tokyo , 19 . nagoya university , 20 . the graduate university for advanced studies , 21 . hokkaido university , 22 . university of stuttgart , 23 . max planck institute , 24 . kawasaki municipal science museum )\nmcmillan , r . s . , t . h . bressi , a . s . descour , t . gehrels , a . e . gleason , r . jedicke , j . l . montani , m . l . perry , m . read , j . v . scotti , a . f . tubbiolo . 2002 .\na progress report on spacewatch .\ninternational workshop on collaboration and coordination among neo observers and orbital computers ( held at the kurashiki city art museum , japan from october 23 to 26 , 2001 ) . s . isobe and y . asakura , eds . ( published by japan spaceguard association ) . 7 - 10 .\n4 th international workshop on neo deflection policy , san francisco ( ca , usa ) , organized by the association of space explorers ( ase ) . see : < urltoken > .\n( 1 . japan aerospace exploration agency , institute of space and astronautical science ( jaxa / isas ) , japan , 2 . hawaii institute of geophysics and planetology , university of hawaii at manoa , usa , 3 . department of earth and space science and engineering , lassonde school of engineering , york university , canada . )\n3 rd international workshop on neo deflection policy , gu\u00e1cimo ( costa rica ) , organized by the association of space explorers ( ase ) . see : < urltoken > , < urltoken > .\nthe united states is the main contributor to the search effort , and japan recently constructed a new spaceguard facility . in europe the british government ' s neo task force report validated the hazard posed by asteroids and comets , and made a number of recommendations for british and international action . discussions on possible european projects , led by the uk , are ongoing .\nspaceguard is the name given to an international effort to detect asteroids and comets that might collide with the earth . such objects are referred to as near earth objects ( neos ) .\n( 1 . institute of space and astronautical science , japan aerospace exploration agency , 2 . national institute for environmental studies , 3 . national institute of advanced industrial science and technology )\nto promote and co - ordinate a ground network ( the spaceguard system ) , backed up by possible satellite network , for the discovery observations and for astrometric and physical follow - up .\n1 st international workshop on neo deflection policy , international space university , strasbourg ( france ) , organized by the association of space explorers ( ase ) . see : < urltoken > , < urltoken > , < urltoken > .\nhaving won the trust of the japan aerospace exploration agency with its outstanding observation record and technology , it has been commissioned to keep watch over the safety of japanese communications , broadcast and weather observation satellites in geostationary orbit .\nthe bisei spaceguard center is located on a hill in ibara , okayama prefecture . the area \u2014 known for having one of the most pitch - black night skies and a large number of clear days \u2014 offers excellent conditions for stargazers .\n( 1 . institute of space and astronautical science , japan aerospace exploration agency , 2 . the university of tokyo , 3 . yokohama national university , 4 . kochi institute for core sample research , japan agency for marine - earth science and technology , 5 . osaka university , 6 . hiroshima university , 7 . hikkaido university , 8 . national institute of advanced industrial science and technology , 9 . kobe university , 10 . institut d\u2019astrophysique spatiale , orsay , 11 . german aerospace center )\nthe united nations and the oecd have recognised the potential hazard to our civilisation from asteroid impacts . this month the oecd is looking at the issue as part of its global science forum and recently asked developed nations to indicate their plans to contribute to the spaceguard effort .\njapan\u2019s moves are reinforced by its growing ssa collaboration with the united states , and the understanding that information will flow two ways in the context of the deepening alliance . these directions are also fortified by the new security legislation that was just passed by the abe government .\n. report 25 february 2005 . hans rickman , former iau general secretary , presents paper\ncomet / asteroid impacts and human society\n. the planetary defense center of lavochkin association , moscow ( russia ) presents a proposal\ncreation of the ' citadel ' international planetary defense system .\nsee : <\n\u201cjapan\u2019s space technology is good at autonomous control in which satellites power their own movements , as symbolized by the hayabusa , \u201d kawamoto said , referring to jaxa\u2019s most well - known unmanned spacecraft . \u201cthe method of attaching a wire is low cost and thus a promising one . \u201d\njedicke , r . , a . morbidelli , t . spahr , j - m . petit , w . f . bottke jr . 2003 .\nearth and space - based neo survey simulations : prospects for achieving the spaceguard goal .\nicarus , 161 : 17 - 33 .\na global spaceguard programme could provide decades of warning of an impact , providing sufficient time to refine the technology required to divert the threatening asteroid into a harmless orbit , or to evacuate the predicted impact area . this is clearly demonstrated by the recent close approach of 2001 yb5 , a 300m wide asteroid .\nwe note that a spokesperson for science minister peter mcgauran said that the government would look into renewing the funding of a dedicated australian spaceguard programme ( the age , 9th january ) . we welcome this reassessment of the issue and look forward to australia rejoining the international effort to deal with the asteroid threat .\njedicke , r . , a . morbidelli , t . spahr , j . - m . petit , w . bottke . 2001 .\nearth and space - based neo survey simulations : prospects for achieving the spaceguard goal .\nabstract . bull . amer . astron . soc . , 33 , 1138 .\na major global spaceguard effort could provide decades of warning prior to an impact . this would be sufficient time to refine the space technology needed to nudge a threatening asteroid into a harmless orbit , or to evacuate the predicted impact area . without spaceguard there would be too little warning to prevent a disaster . this is clearly demonstrated by the recent close approach of a 300m wide asteroid . it was discovered only a few days before it passed by the earth and , had it been on a collision course , there is little that could have been done to prevent possibly millions of casualties when an area the size of tasmania would have been devastated .\ngehrels , t . , m . guerrieri , m . s . matthews , r . s . mcmillan , m . l . perry , d . l . rabinowitz , and j . v . scotti . 1992 .\nspacewatch and spaceguard .\naiaa space programs and technologies conf . ( ny : aiaa ) 92 : 1498 .\nplay it safe . follow the rules . respect authority . and , above all , don ' t stick out like that silly proverbial nail . that ' s japan ' s recipe for social harmony . student , salaryman , office lady , homemaker \u2014 everyone has a role to play in society , so just fit into the mold . . .\nalong with mext and jaxa , japan\u2019s ministry of defense will be acquiring these facilities . it intends to operate them with dedicated personnel , including assigned units from the air self - defense force . the initial emphasis of their activities will be monitoring debris and other objects in order to safeguard japanese space assets . these activities will also dovetail with scrutinizing potential asat threats .\nthe international neo research community welcomes this initiative , and wishes to encourage the australian government to take a leading role in this new , exciting and relevant area of scientific research . an open letter , signed by over 90 leading researchers from around the world has been sent to key government officials in australia encouraging support for an australian spaceguard programme . the text of the letter is attached to this release .\n( 1 . st . marianna university school of medicine , 2 . japan aerospace exploration agency , 3 . the university of aizu , 4 . hokkaido university , 5 . tokyo metropolitan university , 6 . osaka university , 7 . nagoya university , 8 . waseda university , 9 . national insitute of advanced science and technology , 10 . national institute for environmental study , 11 . kochi unicersity )\nrob mcnaught from siding spring in new south wales runs the only professional asteroid tracking project in the southern hemisphere . this operation is funded mostly by the united states and is associated with the australian national university . it was set up in recognition of the need for spaceguard telescopes in the southern hemisphere . gordon garradd , an astronomer from loomberah in new south wales , receives some funds from nasa for critical southern hemisphere follow - up observations using a home - made telescope .\nconvener : hiroshi nagaoka ( waseda univ . ) , tomokatsu morota ( graduate school of environmental studies , nagoya university ) , masaki n nishino ( institute for space - earth environmental research , nagoya university ) , chikatoshi honda ( the university of aizu ) , chairperson : makoto hareyama ( department of physiology ( physics ) , st . marianna university school of medicine ) , chairperson : makiko ohtake ( department of planetary science , institute of space and astronautical science , japan aerospace exploration agency )\nspaceguard is the name given to an international effort to search the skies for asteroids that might collide with the earth . the name was coined by sir arthur c clarke in a 1973 novel that described how mankind set up an asteroid detection and defence network after a large asteroid struck italy and devastated southern europe . since the novel was written the risks and grave consequences of asteroid impacts have been recognised and studied . scientists around the globe are now working to ensure that clarke ' s scenario of a sudden , deadly impact does not occur .\nscientific data sets acquired by not only japanese lunar mission selene ( kaguya ) , but also other countries ' missions , have become new standard for lunar science . analyses of these data have been providing several new knowledge and changing some hypotheses into the truth of the moon . in concurrence with these studies , some countries including japan are planning future lunar missions . in this session , we will discuss scientific results based on newly acquired lunar data , strategy for future missions including slim , and theoretical and experimental studies for lunar science .\nin 2006 , 14 space agencies ( asi , italy ; cnes , france ; cnsa china ; csa , canada ; csiro , australia ; dlr , germany ; esa , europe ; isro , india ; jaxa , japan ; kari , republic of korea ; nasa , usa ; nsau , ukraine ; roscosmos , russia ; bnsc / uksa , uk ) began a series of discussions on global interests in space exploration . together they took the step of elaborating a vision for peaceful robotic and human space exploration , focusing on destinations within the solar system , and developed a common set of key space exploration themes . this vision was articulated in \u2018the global exploration strategy : the framework for coordination , ' hereinafter referred to as the ' framework document ' . a key finding of the framework document is the need to establish a voluntary , non - binding international coordination mechanism through which individual agencies may exchange information regarding interests , objectives and plans in space exploration , with the goal of strengthening both individual exploration programs as well as the collective effort . the coordination mechanism is named the\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nthis feature is only available if you have a nature index account . please sign in or register to add this to your bookmarks .\nfor every top ten country producer of earth and environmental sciences except china , output has been declining . climate change is the issue that looms largest .\nexcept where otherwise noted \u00a9 2018 springer nature limited . all rights reserved . partner of agora , hinari , oare , inasp , orcid , crossref and counter\nthis article is issued from wikipedia - version of the 10 / 6 / 2016 . the text is available under the creative commons attribution / share alike but additional terms may apply for the media files .\nmla style :\njsga .\nacronym finder . 2018 . urltoken 9 jul . 2018 urltoken\nchicago style : acronym finder . s . v .\njsga .\nretrieved july 9 2018 from urltoken\napa style : jsga . ( n . d . ) acronym finder . ( 2018 ) . retrieved july 9 2018 from urltoken\nthe world ' s most comprehensive professionally edited abbreviations and acronyms database all trademarks / service marks referenced on this site are properties of their respective owners .\nthe acronym finder is \u00a9 1988 - 2018 , acronym finder , all rights reserved . feedback\nthere are a number of ways to gauge contemporary trends in the militarization of space . one way is to look at how countries develop and test dual - use space technologies , which gets a lot of policy attention . but another important thing to keep an eye on is how militaries organize institutional infrastructures to affect space - based outcomes in their favor .\nthe united states military is the most visibly active in these contemporary developments . usstratcom is crystal clear about defending its decisive edge in the space domain , which is not guaranteed . doing so is not simply a matter of preserving hardware and upgrading capabilities . real operational effectiveness also means reducing strategic risk by increasing space surveillance , communications , and information both domestically and internationally . usstratcom is therefore also involved in moves toward an integrated institutional infrastructure to safeguard u . s . space capabilities and advantages .\nthe u . s . is not alone in these trajectories , however . other powers are also moving toward dedicated military units that seek to preserve space - based advantages and capabilities for their countries\u2019 defense architectures .\nchina too plans to come out with dedicated space units . its outer space activities and assets have already been brought under the umbrella of a new national security law . its recent reorganization of the pla into a more efficient combat force has drawn attention , especially with personnel cuts and regional consolidation . the resources from this reshuffling may be invested in a space - based layer of defense .\njust as in the u . s . , this brings up a multi - domain reality . figuring out how resources in the space domain intersect with cyberspace may turn out to be critical for what china calls \u201cinformationalization construction\u201d in its defense architecture . these ongoing reconfigurations will influence the effectiveness of whatever \u201ccelestial military\u201d china puts into place for strategic interactions in outer space .\nrussia has recently consolidated its air and space forces into the new aerospace forces . russia\u2019s threat perceptions have shifted . its moves were prompted by the widespread appreciation that the \u201ccenter of gravity\u201d in combat has shifted toward the aerospace theater . further changes and integration may turn out to be necessary down the line . for now , the new unified command structure reflects the beliefs of russia ' s military leaders that air and space attacks are likely to be the first stages of any conflict , whether big or small . their thinking is that only such an institutional reconfiguration can assure a prompt and effective response .\ngiven these trends , it will not be a surprise to find other up and coming space powers reconfiguring their institutional military missions . what would be a surprise with all this is if peace were still to prevail in the heavens .\n\u201cdue to gravity , the sky above the indian ocean is the \u2018grave\u2019 where satellites that have completed their missions gather , \u201d explained noritsugu takahashi , board chairman of the nonprofit organization . \u201cin the case of an approaching old satellite possibly headed for collision with a japanese satellite along the path , we will reposition the japanese satellite . \u201d\nbut takahashi\u2019s group was founded in 1996 on a different premise \u2014 surveilling the skies to discover threats to earth , such as an asteroid or comet .\nwhile such events are believed to occur only once every 100 million years , should an asteroid or comet hit earth it would have a grave impact on all living beings \u2014 including the possible extinction of the human race .\nduring a recent event for giving children hands - on experience at the center , takahashi , 54 , explained how observations are made using the optical telescope .\n\u201cusing the computer , we control the ccd camera attached to the telescope and take pictures of the same location at certain time intervals , \u201d he said . \u201cthen , by overlapping the images and analyzing them , we can find things that are moving . \u201d\ntrying out the computer software , the children were able to locate objects with relative ease .\nwhen they find satellites or space debris approaching japanese satellites , group members notify jaxa , which takes the appropriate measures to avoid collisions .\n\u201cwe can also immediately figure out the size and shape ( of the satellite or debris concerned ) from the moving patterns and changes in brightness . our detection knowhow is among the best in the world , \u201d takahashi said .\nspace debris includes objects such as satellites in earth orbit that are no longer in use as well as fragments from launched rockets .\n\u201c ( debris ) flies around at a speed of 7 to 8 km per second , \u201d astronaut soichi noguchi said . \u201cit is possible for ( debris ) to penetrate the body if hit during a spacewalk , and one may lose consciousness if hit in the head . ( astronaut ) training is conducted based on that premise . \u201d\nthe international space station , located about 400 km above earth , uses bumpers to protect it from possible collisions with space debris . it can be repositioned to avoid larger debris and has emergency plans for astronauts to escape using the soyuz spacecraft in the event of a catastrophic collision .\nright now , the spotlight is on the area that lies in between \u2014 an orbit altitude of 700 km to 1 , 000 km that is often used for earth observation satellites . it is the most congested zone , partly because its lower altitude means less costly operations .\ndebris is increasing rapidly in this zone , which is also where china experimented in 2007 with destroying a weather satellite with a ballistic missile , and where a russian and u . s . satellite collided in 2009 .\n\u201cit is predicted that collisions of old satellites and other objects will continue to occur once every four to seven years , \u201d said satomi kawamoto of jaxa\u2019s aerospace research and development directorate . \u201cthis is , so to speak , the self - replication territory for debris . \u201d\nat this altitude , there are an estimated 20 , 000 large pieces of debris measuring at least 10 cm , the size believed capable of triggering catastrophic collisions .\n\u201cif about five to 10 pieces of large - scale debris can be removed each year for 10 years , it will make do , \u201d said kawamoto , who leads research on recovering debris . \u201cwe aim to begin around 2020 . \u201d\nthe plan he has in mind is to launch a satellite into the same orbit as the targeted debris . it would then gradually approach an object and attach an aluminum wire of about 10 km in length to it . making use of the relationship between the earth\u2019s magnetic fields and the flow of electricity , this will induce the debris to fall to earth .\nthere have also been other proposed methods for removal , such as russia\u2019s use of spacecraft to round up the junk , and europe\u2019s use of robot satellites to attach engines to the debris .\nabe cancels trip to europe and middle east to deal with rain disaster prime minister shinzo abe on monday canceled a trip to europe and the middle east , deciding instead to oversee the government ' s response to the devastation caused by torrential rain in western japa . . .\nafter deadly flooding , traumatized hiroshima wakes to blue skies , starts getting life back in order hiroshima residents awoke monday morning to sunny skies but a cloudy future following flooding and landslides that left at least 46 people in the prefecture dead . as the scale of the disaster ca . . .\n[ pps08 - 10 ] global classification map of lunar absorption spectra and new impression of lunar crust formation .\nsmall solar system bodies , including asteroids , comets , satellites , and inter - planetary dust particles , are interesting and provide lots of information on the origin and evolution of our solar system . they can be remotely sensed by telescopes , be visited by spacecraft and studied at high resolution in a variety of wavelengths from ir to visible , uv , x - rays , and gamma rays , and even with neutrons . in addition , recently spacecraft have been sent to return samples . in this session , all the contributions on the small solar system bodies are welcome . but this year , we especially welcome contributions on recent advances on the study of the asteroids whether obtained by rendezvous spacecraft , sample return , meteorite research or remote sensing .\nasteroid day -\nfind them early , find them early , find . . . | facebook\njavascript is disabled on your browser . please enable javascript to use all the features on this page .\nthe first lunar - based telescope for a test of neo observations is discussed within a scenario of nasda ' s sequence of lunar missions . there have been no real telescopes on the moon as yet , and therefore we have to step up from a primitive level of telescope to real neo telescopes . the first telescope with an aperture of 30 cm is expected to be launched around 2005 .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 elsevier b . v . or its licensors or contributors . sciencedirect \u00ae is a registered trademark of elsevier b . v .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nastronomy and astrophysics , volume 525 , id . a145 , 6 pp . ( a & a ; homepage )\ncontext . near - earth asteroid 162173 ( 1999 ju3 ) is a potential flyby and rendezvous target for interplanetary missions because of its easy - to - reach orbit . the physical and thermal properties of the asteroid are relevant for establishing the scientific mission goals and also important in the context of near - earth object studies in general .\naims : our goal was to derive key physical parameters such as shape , spin - vector , size , geometric albedo , and surface properties of 162173 ( 1999 ju3 ) .\nmethods : with three sets of published thermal observations ( ground - based n - band , akari irc , spitzer irs ) , we applied a thermophysical model to derive the radiometric properties of the asteroid . the calculations were performed for the full range of possible shape and spin - vector solutions derived from the available sample of visual lightcurve observations .\nresults : the near - earth asteroid 162173 ( 1999 ju3 ) has an effective diameter of 0 . 87 \u00b1 0 . 03 km and a geometric albedo of 0 . 070 \u00b1 0 . 006 . the chi\n, about a factor of 2 lower than the value for 25143 itokawa . this indicates that the surface lies somewhere between a thick - dust regolith and a rock / boulder / cm - sized , gravel - dominated surface like that of 25143 itokawa . our analysis represents the first time that shape and spin - vector information has been derived from a combined data set of visual lightcurves ( reflected light ) and mid - infrared photometry and spectroscopy ( thermal emission ) .\nasteroids , or minor planets , are small and often irregularly shaped celestial bodies . the known majority of them orbit the sun in the so - called main asteroid belt , between the orbits of the planets mars and jupiter . however , due to gravitational perturbations caused by planets as well as non - gravitational perturbations , a continuous migration brings main - belt asteroids closer to sun , thus crossing the orbits of mars , earth , venus and mercury .\n] from the sun and hence within 0 . 3 au of the earth ' s orbit . the largest known\n) when its orbit comes to within 0 . 05 au ( = 19 . 5 ld [\nseveral astronomical observatories , at one time or another , have carried out near earth object ( neo ) search programs , e . g . :\nthose observatories as well as many others have been , and / or are also actively participating in follow - up observations .\na review of neo surveys is given by : stephen larson , 2007 , in : a . milani , g . b . valsecchi & d . vokrouhlick\u00fd ( eds . ) , proceedings iau symposium no . 236 ,\n, prague ( czech republic ) 14 - 18 august 2006 ( cambridge : cup ) , p . 323 ,\ncurrent neo surveys .\n< 1 . 0 ld ; ( c ) milestones of neo / nea research . information on categories\nfor the period 1900 \u2013 2200 a . d . as of 7 october 2013 , available at <\nby listing in chronological order this broad selection of milestones on nea research , an impression is offered of what has been done and what is being done in those fields .\n< 1 . 3 au . they approach the orbit of the earth from beyond , but do not cross it . most amors do cross the orbit of mars . it is estimated that 32 % of the total number of neas are amors .\n. it is estimated that 62 % of the total number of neas are apollos .\n> 0 . 9833 . it is estimated that 6 % of the total number of neas are atens .\nieo asteroids have a < 1 au and q < 0 . 983 au and so never cross earth ' s orbit .\nthe asteroid belt is the region of the solar system located roughly between the orbits of the planets mars and jupiter . it is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets . the asteroid belt region is also termed the main belt to distinguish it from other concentrations of minor planets within the solar system .\n) , which started in 2001 , is dedicated to the discovery and follow - up of near earth objects with a 90 - cm schmidt telescope . between october 2001 and november 2004\nmeasured more than 6 , 1000 asteroid positions and discovered almost 2 , 200 new objects , including six neos and one centaur ( planetoid ) .\n- f . bernardi , a . boattini , g . d ' abramo , 2002 , in b . warmbein ( ed . ) , 2002 , proc .\n, 29 july - 2 august 2002 , berlin ( germany ) , esa sp - 500 , p . 801 ,\n- a . boattini , g . d ' abramo , g . b . valsecchi , et al . , 2007 ,\n, with telescopes in argentina , brazil , paraguay and uruguay . a new 46 - cm telescope of the observatorio astron\u00f3mico los molinos ( uruguay ) is expected to be operational in early 2002 .\n- g . tancredi , a . sosa , e . acosta , et al . 2004 , in : w . wamsteker , r . albrecht , h . haubold ( eds . ) ,\n( dordrecht : kluwer ) , p . 137 ,\nthe uruguayan automated and robotic telescope\ns . isobe , 2001 , advances in space research , 28 , 1139 ,\nshort warning time for an nea collision .\nsee : < urltoken > .\nm . marov , h . rickman ( eds . ) , 2001 , collisional processes in the solar system ( dordrecht : kluwer ) . see : < urltoken > .\na . morbidelli , 2001 , in : m . marov , h . rickman ( eds . ) , collisional processes in the solar system ( dordrecht : kluwer ) , p . 289 ,\norigin and evolution of near earth asteroids .\nsee : < urltoken > .\na . w . harris , 2001 , in : m . marov , h . rickman ( eds . ) , collisional processes in the solar system ( dordrecht : kluwer ) , p . 323 ,\nnear - earth asteroid surveys .\nsee : < urltoken > .\nc . koeberl , 2001 , earth , moon and planets , 85 - 86 , 209 ,\ncraters on the moon from galileo to wegener : a short history of the impact hypothesis , and implications for the study of terrestrial impact craters .\nsee : < urltoken > .\na . cellino , 2001 , advances in space research , 28 , 1103 ,\nphysical properties of near - earth objects : open problems .\nsee : < urltoken > .\nj . spitale , r . greenberg , 2002 , icarus , 149 , 222 ,\nnumerical evaluation of the general yarkovsky effect : effects on semi - major axis .\nsee : < urltoken > .\n\u2248 25 m ) passed earth at a nominal miss distance of 0 . 8 ld . minimum miss distance 0 . 8 ld .\nneo - mipa near - earth object hazard mitigation publication analysis , performed for esa - esoc . see : < urltoken > .\n) began observations at asiago - cimaekar , a joint venture between the department of astronomy of the university of asiago ( italy ) , the astronomical observatory of padua ( italy ) , and the dlr institute of space sensor technology and planetary exploration , berlin - adlershof ( germany ) . the system uses a 2k x 2k ccd detector and a 0 . 6 m aperture schmidt telescope . 108 asteroids discovered in 2001 \u2013 2002 .\n= 1 . 76 yr ) in the\nsaddle region .\nradio contact with\n- d . k . yeomans , p . g . antreasian , j . - p . barriot , et al . , 2000 ,\n, 413 , 369 ,\nonce upon an asteroid .\nsee : <\n- j . veverka , b . farquhar , m . robinson , et al . , 2001 ,\n- d . w . dunham , r . w . farquhar , j . v . mcadams , et al . ,\n, 159 , 433 ,\nimplementation of the first asteroid landing .\nsee : <\n- c . r . chapman , 2004 , in : m . j . s . belton , et al . ( eds . ) , 2004 ,\n( cambridge : cup ) , p . 104 ,\nwhat we know and don ' t know about surfaces of potentially hazardous small bodies .\nsee : <\nc . r . chapman , d . d . durda , r . e . gold , 2001 ,\nthe comet / asteroid impact hazard : a systems approach .\nsee : < urltoken > .\na . r . hildebrand , k . a . carroll , d . d . balam , et al . , 2001 , presented at\n, 12 - 16 march 2001 , houston ( tx , usa ) , abstract no . 1790 ,\nthe\n) mission : discovery , tracking , and characterization of asteroids , comets , and artificial satellites with a microsatellite .\nsee : <\na . morbidelli , j . - m . petit , b . gladman , j . chambers , 2001 , meteoritics & planetary science , 36 , 371 ,\na plausible cause of the late heavy bombardment .\nsee : < urltoken > .\n) passed earth at 0 . 05 au ( = 20 . 3 ld ) .\n- j . d . giorgini , s . j . ostro , l . a . m . benner , et al . , 2002 , science , 296 , 132 ,\nasteroid\nd . f . lupishko , t . a . lupishko , 2001 , solar system research , 35 , 227 ,\non the origins of earth - approaching asteroids .\nsee : < urltoken > .\nnew evidence indicates that the triassic - jurassic mass extinction 200 myr ago was sudden , consistent with possible impact mechanism . see : < urltoken > .\na team of astronomers studied images that show the trail of a smaller component orbiting a larger component , images made with the 70 - m goldstone radar antenna in california ' s mojave desert . the system is the third binary near - earth asteroid pair revealed by radar , but the first system imaged over a complete orbit of one component around the other . steven j . ostro of nasa ' s jet propulsion laboratory in pasadena ( ca , usa ) , leader of the team that made the discovery :\ngoldstone was able to track the asteroid for up to eight hours daily for a week . then we made close - up images of each component using the arecibo telescope in puerto rico , which is not as fully steerable but is much more powerful .\n- s . j . ostro , j . - l . margot , l . a . m . benner , et al . , 2006 ,\n, 199 , 310 ,\non the shapes and spins of \u201crubble pile\u201d asteroids .\nsee : <\n.\nneos show a greater spectral diversity than main - belt asteroids . see : <\ninternational meeting asteroids 2001 : from piazzi to the 3 rd millennium ( asteroids iii ) , palermo ( sicily , italy ) . proceedings : w . f . bottke , a . cellino , p . paolicchi & r . p . binzel ( eds . ) , 2002 , asteroids iii ( tucson : univ . arizona press ) . see : < urltoken > .\ng . h . stokes , j . b . evans , s . m . larson , 2001 , in : w . f . bottke , a . cellino , p . paolicchi & r . p . binzel ( eds . ) , 2002 , asteroids iii ( tucson : univ . arizona press ) , p . 45 ,\nnear - earth asteroid search programs .\nsee : < urltoken > .\nworkshop on physical properties of potential earth impactors : know your enemy , erice ( sicily , italy ) . proceedings : w . f . huebner , j . m . greenberg ( eds . ) , 2002 , meteoritics & planetary science , 37 ,\nerice workshop summary on physical and chemical properties of potential earth impactors .\nsee : < urltoken > , < urltoken > .\ng . f . gronchi , 2001 , icarus , 152 , 58 ,\nproper elements for earth - crossing asteroids .\nsee : < urltoken > .\n( usa ) seen from the ground and space ( by dod satellites ) , tracked from an altitude of 82 km down to 32 km . evaporated object had initial mass\na . boattini , g . d ' abramo , g . forti , r . gal , 2001 ,\nj . l . remo , h . j . haubold , 2001 , space policy , 17 , 213 ,\nneo scientific and policy developments , 1995\u20132000 .\nsee : < urltoken > .\nm . c . nolan , e . asphaug , r . greenberg , h . j . melosh , 2001 , icarus , 153 , 1 ,\nimpacts on asteroids : fragmentation , regolith transport , and disruption .\nsee : < urltoken > .\ng . d ' abramo , a . w . harris , a . boatini , s . c . werner , a . w . harris , g . b . valsecchi , 2001 , icarus , 153 , 214 ,\na simple probabilistic model to estimate the population of near - earth asteroids .\nsee : < urltoken > .\n4 th international conference on space protection of the earth ( spe - 2001 ) , evpatoriya ( ukraine ) .\n, nasa johnson space center , houston ( tx , usa ) , organized by ed lu and piet hut . named after the asteroid featuring in the novel\nis a think - tank and lobby group set up by apollo 9 astronaut russell l . schweickart to further the earth ' s protection against asteroid strikes .\n, 453 , 1164 ,\nthe burger bar that saved the world .\nsee : <\n. the length of the luminous track reached 107 km , starting at an altitude of 81 km . the initial mass was estimated at 4500 kg .\n- k . i . churyumov , r . a . belevtsev , e . v . sobotovich , et al . , 2010 , in : j . a . fern\u00e1ndez , et al . ( eds . ) ,\n, proc . iau symp . no . 263 , rio de janeiro ( brazil ) 3 - 7 august 2009 ( cambridge : cup ) , p . 244 ,\nmagnetic microspheric particles from bright bolide of\n, exploded above the trans - carpathians mountains on november 17 , 2001 .\nsee : <\nw . f . bottke , d . vokrouhlick\u00fd , m . bro\u017e , d . nesvorn\u00fd , a . morbidelli , 2001 , science , 294 , 1693 ,\ndynamical spreading of asteroid families by the yarkovsky effect .\nsee : < urltoken > . see also : < urltoken > .\np . michel , w . benz , p . tanga , d . c . richardson , 2001 , science , 294 , 1696 ,\ncollisions and gravitational re - accumulation : forming asteroid families and satellites .\nsee : < urltoken > . see also : < urltoken > .\n( khimki - 2 , moscow , russian federation ) as a nonprofit - making partnership , with a view to combining the efforts of organizations and experts working in various fields towards the establishment of a planetary defence system . the activities of the\n' , which has been approved by the centre\u2019s member organizations . see : <\nw . f . bottke , a . cellino , p . paolicchi & r . p . binzel ( eds . ) , 2002 , asteroids iii , proceedings international meeting asteroids 2001 : from piazzi to the 3 rd millennium , palermo ( sicily , italy ) , 11 - 16 june 2001 ( tucson : univ . arizona press ) . see : < urltoken > .\ng . h . stokes , j . b . evans , s . m . larson , 2002 , in : w . f . bottke , a . cellino , p . paolicchi & r . p . binzel ( eds . ) , 2002 , asteroids iii , proceedings international meeting asteroids 2001 : from piazzi to the 3 rd millennium , palermo ( sicily , italy ) , 11 - 16 june 2001 ( tucson : univ . arizona press ) , p . 45 ,\nnear - earth asteroid search programs .\nsee : < urltoken > , < urltoken > .\ns . n . ward , e . asphaug , 2002 , deep - sea research , part ii , 49 , 1073 ,\nimpact tsunami - eltanin .\nsee : < urltoken > .\n) passed earth at a nominal miss distance of 2 . 2 ld . minimum miss distance 2 . 2 ld .\n- m . brozovic , s . j . ostro , l . a . m . benner , et al . , 2009 ,\n- k . kitazato , s . abe , m . ishiguro , et al . , october 2012 , american astronomical society , dps meeting # 44 , # 210 . 20 ,\nmeasuring the yorp effect of asteroid\n29 january 1900 , 11 december 2021 , 14 february 2060 , 4 february 2071 , 23 december 2112 , and 4 february 2166 .\n> 1 km ) neas found . the present number of neas of all sizes is 1743 .\nd . morrison , 2002 , astronomy , 30 , no . 2 , p . 46 ,\ntarget earth .\nsee : < urltoken > .\nworld ' s asteroid hunters make political plea to save earth . an international group of astronomers appeal to the australian government for an australian\n, the klet ' observatory near earth and other unusual objects observation team and telescope ( \u0192\u00e5esk\u00e9 bud\u0192\u00f5jovice , czech republic ) , dedicated to confirmation , follow - up astrometry , and recovery of neos . 1 . 06 - m telescope , 33 ' \u00d7 33 ' fov , limiting magnitude\n, 48 , 787 ,\nklet ' observatory neo follow - up programme .\nsee : <\n, berlin ( b . r . d ) , 29 july \u2013 2 august 2002 , esa sp - 500 ( noordwijk : esa publication division ) , p . 793 ,\n\u2013 klet ' observatory near - earth and other unusual objects observations team and telescope .\nsee : <\n( czech republic ) , 14 - 18 august 2006 ( cambridge : cup ) , p . 371 ,\nneo - related scientific and outreach activities at\ns . c . werner , a . w . harris , g . neukum , b . a . ivanov , 2002 , icarus , 156 , 287 ,\nthe near - earth asteroid size - frequency distribution : a snapshot of the lunar impactor size - frequency distribution .\nsee : < urltoken > .\nj . spitale , r . greenberg , 2002 , icarus , 156 , 211 ,\nnumerical evaluation of the general yarkovsky effect : effects on eccentricity and longitude of periapse .\nsee : < urltoken > .\n\u2248 50 m ) passed earth at a nominal miss distance of 1 . 2 ld ( and moon at 0 . 4 ld ) . minimum miss distance 1 . 2 ld .\n. ,\nsentry : an automated close approach monitoring system for near - earth objects .\nsee : <\nw . f . bottke , a . morbidelli , r . jedicke , et al . , 2002 , icarus , 156 , 399 ,\ndebiased orbital and absolute magnitude distribution of the near - earth objects .\nsee : < urltoken > .\ns . n . ward , 2002 , journal of geophysical research ( planets ) , 107 , issue e4 , pp . 7 ,\nplanetary cratering : a probabilistic approach .\nsee : < urltoken > .\n) operational , based at the british national space center in leicester ( uk ) . see : <\nj . n . spitale , 2002 , science , 296 , 77 ,\nasteroid hazard mitigation using the yarkovsky effect .\nsee : < urltoken > .\n. fell to earth near neuschwanstein castle , bavaria , at the germany - austria border . the original meteorite burst into several fragments at a height of about 22 kilometers above the ground . the fragments descended on an area of several square kilometers . three fragments were recovered with a total mass of about six kilograms .\neuropean science foundation research networking programme response of the earth system to impact processes ( impact ) , short course on impact stratigraphy , osservatorio geologico do coldigioco ( italy ) . see : < urltoken > .\nh . j . melosh , 2002 , science , 296 , 1037 ,\ntraces of an unusual impact .\nsee : < urltoken > . see also : < urltoken > , < urltoken > .\np . a . bland , c . r . de souza filho , a . j . t . jull , 2002 , et al . , science , 296 , 1109 ,\na possible tektite strewn field in the argentinian pampa .\nsee : < urltoken > see also : < urltoken > , < urltoken > .\nmeeting on asteroids and comets in europe , visnjan ( croatia ) . see : < urltoken > .\nj . - l . margot , m . c . nolan , l . a . m . benner , et al . , 2002 , science , 296 , 1445 ,\nbinary asteroids in the near - earth object population .\nsee : < urltoken > .\neuropean science foundation research networking programme response of the earth system to impact processes ( impact ) , workshop on impact tectonism , mora ( sweden ) . see : < urltoken > .\nj . l . remo , 2002 , acta astronautica , 50 , 737 ,\ncharacterizing the near - earth object hazard and its mitigation .\nsee : < urltoken > .\nv . zappal\u00e0 , a . cellino , a . , dell ' oro , 2002 , icarus , 157 , 280 ,\na search for the collisional parent bodies of large neas .\nsee : < urltoken > .\n. estimated ~ 10 m object exploded in mid - air between libya and crete . see : <\n\u2248 80 m ) passed earth at a nominal miss distance of 0 . 3121 ld . minimum miss distance 0 . 3118 ld .\n- d . morrison , c . r . chapman , d . steel , r . p . binzel , 2004 , in : m . j . s . belton , et al . ( eds . ) , 2004 ,\n( cambridge : cup ) , p . 353 ,\nimpacts and the public : communicating the nature of impact hazard .\nsee : <\n- b . g . marsden , 2007 , in : p . bobrowsky & h . rickman ( eds . ) , 2007 ,\n( berlin : springer ) , p . 505 ,\nimpact risk communication management ( 1998 \u2013 2004 ) : has it improved ?\nsee : <\nusaf general simon p . worden , 10 july 2002 , speech :\nmilitary perspectives on the near - earth object ( neo ) threat .\nintroduction a few weeks ago the world almost saw a nuclear war . pakistan and india were at full alert and poised for a large - scale war - which both sides appeared ready to escalate into nuclear war . the situation was defused - for now ! most of the world knew about this situation and watched and worried . but few know of an event over the mediterranean in early june of this year that could have had a serious bearing on that outcome . u . s . early warning satellites detected a flash that indicated an energy release comparable to the hiroshima burst . we see about 30 such bursts per year , but this one was one of the largest we ' ve ever seen . the event was caused by the impact of a small asteroid - probably about 5 - 10 meters in diameter on the earth ' s atmosphere . had you been situated on a vessel directly underneath the intensely bright flash would have been followed by a shock wave that would have rattled the entire ship and possibly caused minor damage . the event of this june caused little or no notice as far as we can tell . but had it occurred at the same latitude , but a few hours earlier , the result on human affairs might have been much worse . imagine that the bright flash accompanied by a damaging shock wave had occurred over delhi , india or islamabad , pakistan ? neither of those nations have the sophisticated sensors we do that can determine the difference between a natural neo impact and a nuclear detonation . the resulting panic in the nuclear - armed and hair - trigger militaries there could have been the spark that would have ignited the nuclear horror we ' d avoided for over a half - century . this situation alone should be sufficient to get the world to take notice of the threat of asteroid impact .\n. . . see : < urltoken > . comment : d . morrison , 2002 ,\non impact frequency and need for a warning center .\nr . schoenberg , b . s . kamber , k . d . collerson , s . moorbath , 2002 , nature , 418 , 403 ,\ntungsten isotope evidence from 3 . 8 gyr metamorphosed sediments for early meteorite bombardment of the earth\n. see : < urltoken > ."]}
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", "topic": 6}], "title": "urbi", "paragraphs": ["gostai urbi takes a new step towards the open source community by opening the kernel of its core technology urbi .\nthis video shows you how to install urbi for your ar drone . more informations at urltoken to control your ar drone with urbi : urltoken\nthis video shows you how to control your ar drone with urbi and gostai lab . more informations at urltoken to install urbi for your ar drone : urltoken\ni recently talked with jean - christophe baillie , gostai ceo , about urbi .\nwong : urbi has gone open source . why did gotsai take this step ?\nurbi is available for windows , mac osx and linux . find out more : urltoken\nlock in a great price for urbi apartments \u2013 rated 8 . 2 by recent guests !\nurbi apartments accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival .\nlist some examples of the topics the pope ' s recent urbi et orbi messages have addressed .\nyou can add any urbi script in those files . you can load your own script files from those files .\nhello , we ' d like to offload heavy - load computations to another machine m on the network comprising our reeti robot , via launch of a distant urbi client on m ( which would be sending commands to reeti ' s urbi server ) . is this possible without any particular permissions from the urbi software installed on the robot ?\nthis news will strengthen our partnerships with academic communities and our private users , who will benefit from urbi related support .\nthe ride through uni is so much better with urbi . who doesn\u2019t love the freedom to move and go places ?\nconnection is often the missing link in new developments . urbi bike share connects developments and people from the very beginning .\n= = urbiduino implementation = = arduinos are 8bit microcontrolers with no more than a few kilobytes of ram ( atmega168 - 1kb ram ) . urbi is too big to run on it . so urbi is not embeddable in the arduino .\nwhat does the pope generally speak about in his urbi et orbi address from st . peter ' s basilica in rome ?\nwhether you\u2019re growing up in one , living in one , or visiting one , urbi makes suburbs more connected and just more fun .\nurbi is an affordable , scalable , turnkey bike - share system that connects people with where they want to go , quickly and easily .\ngostai ' s urbi ( fig . 1 ) is a robotics framework designed to make robot development easier . gostai also provides development tools and support\ngive staff and students a quick , easy and fun way to travel around campus . urbi keeps everyone fitter , happier , healthier and more connected .\nusing any other language tcp / ip client : refer to your language manual to create a client on 54001 port and send string containing your urbi script .\nall air - conditioned apartments and studios at urbi are soundproofed and have a seating area . they also have heating , and feature stone walls and wooden beams .\nhere is a short video presenting urbi open source and its core concepts ( parallelism , event based programming , tags . . . ) more in formation on urltoken\nurbi , the first operating system dedicated for robotics , and urbiscript , the programming language , are now available under the bsd license , in order to be widely spread .\nabout gostai and urbi gostai is a paris - based editor of innovative software for robotics & ai . gostai ' s flagship is urbi , an open source , flexible , modular and innovative solution for robot operating control , which is compatible with linux , windows or real - time operating systems . gostai also develops gostai studio , a suite of graphical programming tools for robotics and complex system , gostairtc , which extends urbi with standard interfaces like rtc for the industry , and the gostainet cloud computing architecture for robotics .\nbaillie : gostairtc is working on all platforms where you can run urbi , which means a lot ! we have support for almost all flavors of linux , windows or macosx , plus a few more exotic platforms and processors . gostairtc provides also support for the realtime operating system xenomai , which we don ' t offer with urbi at the moment .\nurbi is an advanced robotics operating system , already available for a large number of robots like aldebaran\u00ae nao , segway\u00ae rmp or lego\u00ae mindstorm , among 15 other different robots . one of its main innovations lies in a new orchestration script language called urbiscript , which natively integrates parallelism and event - based programming . next to urbi , gostai also offers the gostai studio graphical programming tools , and compatibility with various simulators , making the urbi framework one of the most advanced and complete solution for robot and complex system programming available today .\non the whole , it was truly said of usury during the republic and early years of the empire :\nsed vetus urbi faenebre malum et seditionum discordiarumque creberrima causa .\n11 this petty prince , therefore , sees no harm in having a band of arabians for his garrison , as indeed hezekiah long afterwards had his urbi to help him against sennacherib .\nclear the traffic and parking issues with no need to park your own bike or car at work . with urbi stations near or at your workplace , the commute is simple and affordable .\nname some of the places in the world that pope benedict xvi mentioned in his 2010 christmas urbi et orbi speech as being in need of the good news of the prince of peace .\nwe believe that urbi is also suitable to control not only robots but also complex systems in general , involving multiple components highly interacting , like video games , simulations or factory / process management .\nbaillie : gostai rtc is the first commercial implementation of the rtc robotics standard . it is based on urbi underneath , and you can benefit from the urbiscript orchestration layer together with rtc . of course , you can also simply just use rtc without urbi , and benefit from gostai ' s support . gostai rtc is a product for the industry , so we sell it together with support and maintenance contracts .\ngostai is well known in the world of robotics for its urbi software platform , which it has developed for over 5 years , and which makes all robots compatible and easy to program . urbi makes robotics applications easier and faster to develop than traditional methods . it is compatible with several robots on the market today , and paves the way for the development of cross - robot applications by reducing costs and time to market .\nhowever , we could use arduino boards controlled by urbiscript on urbi - server running on a pc connected to the arduino via a usb / serial interface ( or wireless technology : xbee , bluetooth ) . * urltoken\naugust 17 , 2010 ( newswire . com ) - gostai , the editor of innovative software for robotics & ai , is pleased to announce that its core urbi technology is opening its code base to the open source community .\ndeveloped in 2003 by gostai , a software development company that recently joined the aldebaran robotics group , the urbi and urbiscript open source package is intended for robotics developers and integrators , and by extension for the world of computer programming .\nurbi apartments are in the historic center of manresa , 350 feet from the town hall and sant ignasi cave . set in an 18th - century listed building , they offer modern apartments and studios with barroque charm and views of montserrat .\nthe urbi apartments complex has has won awards for best historic center renovations , and has a cafeteria and free wi - fi throughout . the large car park has direct access to the apartments and is available to guests for a discount .\nthe urbi suite is compatible with numerous programming languages such as java , c , c + + and python , which can be used to program aldebaran robotics robots . distribution under a bsd license will be effective with the next nao sdk release .\n( october 10 , 2012 \u2013 iros , vilamoura , portugal ) aldebaran robotics , the worldwide leader in humanoid robotics , announced at the iros 2012 international conference , the distribution of the urbi operating system and the urbiscript language under a bsd software license .\ngostai also edits the urbi open source operating system , which is implemented in more than 15 robots in the world to date , as well as gostai suite , a suite of graphical programming tools for robotics ; and gostainet , the first cloud computing architecture for robotics .\nfirst off , we are upset at being cheated out of the cost of a room . we were 2 couples needing two bedrooms and choose urbi apartments because they had units with that 2 bedroom accommodation . unfortunately for us we inadvertently booked two units . we were . . .\nurbi apartments se encuentra en un edificio hist\u00f3rico del siglo xviii . ha estado galardonado con la bienal de arquitectura como mejor rehabilitaci\u00f3n del centro hist\u00f3rico . nuestro alojamiento est\u00e1 pensado para que se encuentren como en su propia casa , con toda la comodidad de un hotel y toda la intimidad de un apartamento .\nbaillie : the community site is on www . urbiforge . org , where you can get urbi for free , plus many modules , components , help on the forum , etc . you can also go to urltoken to get a trial version of gostai studio , which is a product that we sell .\njean - christophe baillie , gostai ' s founder and ceo , announced at the icra ' 10 conference in alaska :\ngoing open source with a gnu gpl compatible license is the best way to make sure that urbi will always be available freely for everyone to use , check and share , while maintaining a dual licensing model providing support and advanced features for commercial partners . coming from an academic research lab , gostai has always believed in the open - source model and sharing of innovation . it has been a long time since we worked to prepare urbi for that move , and now it ' s ready !\ngostai is born in march 2006 , when jean - christophe baillie founded the company to foster the development of urbi , an innovative software platform for robotics . since these early years , the company has continuously developed a whole set of software technologies for robotics and artificial intelligence , and created an ecosystem of partners and users .\nfinally , i know it is not very convincing because almost everyone claims it for itself , but our users really support the fact that urbi is amazingly simple to master , intuitive and well designed . you will have to make your own opinion on this , but we consider it a big difference with other competing alternatives . it just works , and we like it when we we can keep it simple .\nwebots is 3d simulation platform developed by cyberbotics and used in service and industrial simulations . the tool offer support for windows , linux and apple platforms , and is one of the most used simulation software in education or research purposes . any robot can be modeled , programmed and simulated in c , c + + , java , python , matlab , or urbi . the software is compatible with external libraries like opencv .\ndesigned by coppelia robotics , v - rep is one of the most advanced 3d simulators for industrial robots . the tool offers support for a wide range of programming languages including c / c + + , python , java , lua , matlab or urbi . it has support to develop algorithms to simulate automation scenarios , the platform is used in education as well by engineers for remote monitoring or safety double - checking .\nremarkably , urbi is also very simple to use , even for beginners . it is perfectly suitable for advanced industrial or academics applications , as well as for the educational market . the source code is covered by an affero gnu gpl v3 license and is available for immediate download and use from gostai ' s website . this initiative will allow developers worldwide to participate in the growth of the industry ' s most innovative robotic software solution .\nnew versions of simulation software platforms offer increasingly more features that make simulation easier and also very close to real life . most simulation tools are compatible with programming languages like c / c + + , perl , python , java , labview , urbi or matlab , however they offer broadly varied feature sets depending on their purpose or focus areas . take a look at the selection below to find the one which best suits your requirements .\nhezekiah was imprisoned\nlike a bird in a cage\n4 - to quote sennacherib , and the urbi ( arabian ? } troops in jerusalem laid down their arms . thirty talents of gold , eight hundred of silver , precious stones , couches and seats of ivory -\nall kinds of valuable treasure\n, - the ladies of the court , male and female attendants ( perhaps\nsingers\n) were carried away to nineveh .\nwebots has been created by swiss company cyberbotics . it has a friendly interface and supports languages like c / c + + , java , python , urbi , matlab and can interface with third party software through tcp / ip . it is one of the most common simulation platforms with a long list of components which can be used in simulation and the possibility of adding other components . the software is cross - platform and trial versions are available .\nbaillie : urbiscript is an orchestration language , which means that its role it to coordinate various components , organize their interactions , the data they exchange , etc . all this in realtime , with a dynamic approach ( you can reconfigure everything at runtime ) , and with advanced parallel and event - based control capabilities . this last part really distinguishes urbi from other script languages like python for example , where you have to handle parallelism or events in a more traditional way . and it saves a lot of time .\nbaillie : i think it is the right move in 2010 . you see how android and other open source initiatives gain a tremendous momentum and add value to their underlying companies by creating a community , and i believe this is a model that has a future . we can have more community , more users , more feedback and ultimately perhaps more customers for our gostainet cloud based technologies , or gostai studio programming ide . this commercial activity increase will allow us to reinvest more money into urbi and the community will benefit back from it . this is a virtuous circle .\ngostai is also a robot manufacturer with its jazz research robot dedicated to research in robotics . jazz was designed for service and research , with state of the art technology , an articulated head mounted with an lcd screen ( optional ) , a docking station , an engaging design for rich interactions with humans and the urbi open - source middleware for fast programming and flexibility . beyond a simple pack of technologies , jazz is a unique robot for researchers interested in rich human / robot interactions , thanks to its engaging design and articulated head with colored eyes that can express basic emotions .\nthis is the result of a hack - a - thon with the nao robot , google speech recognition and a free online chatbot , izarfree . nao has been programmed using the urbi middleware and scripting language . google speech recognition and izarfree , and all audio processing is performed offboard the robot using python script and a bit of bash ( to covert the mp3 from the robot to flac format , ready to go to google ) . this is an effort that is part of the eu funded fp7 aliz - e project , looking into the science and technology for achieving and sustaining long - term social human - robot interaction . urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken\nv - rep ( virtual robot experimentation platform ) is often called the swiss army knife among all the robot simulators . it is a comprehensive tool which can be used by beginners as well as robotics gurus . it provides interfaces in c / c + + , python , lua , java , matlab and urbi . moreover it is cross platform compatible and works flawlessly in windows , linux and mac . what attracted me to v - rep was that , it can be used for fast prototyping and verification , fast algorithm development . it also has the possibility of testing sensors and vision algorithm . v - rep handles dynamics and kinematics simulations pretty well . two dynamics engines , bullet and ode , are present and the user can choose which one suits to his need . it also allows the user to create his own user interfaces for the robots . v - rep has plenty of common robot models included as default .\n. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . | _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | | | | _ _ _ | | _ _ ( _ ) / _ _ _ | | _ \\ | | / / | | | | | | ' _ _ | ' _ \\ | | \\ _ _ _ \\ | | | | ' / | | | | _ | | | | | _ ) | | _ _ _ ) | | _ | | . \\ | | \\ _ _ _ / | _ | | _ . _ _ / | _ | | _ _ _ _ / | _ _ _ _ / | _ | \\ _ \\ | | | ` - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' robotic middleware and programming language . instructions about building urbi sdk are now part of the html / pdf documentation . source included in the repository , in the doc folder .\nthink faster focus better and remember morerewiring our brain to stay younger . . .\nfounded in 2005 by , and with offices in france , china and the united states , aldebaran robotics designs , produces and commercializes autonomous humanoid robots with the aim of contributing to the well - being of humans . today , over 2 500 naos are utilized throughout the world as research and educational platforms in 50 countries . aldebaran robotics brings together more than 210 people \u2013 including 40 % engineers and phds \u2013 that are involved in the development and production of the robots .\nwe welcome your quality content in this category and will make our best effort to publish your post . please email your content to us here . you can also post your content or ask questions about robot related subjects at anytime , for free , by registering and posting at our forums .\narriving at work with a clear head , exercise done and ready to jump into your day \u2013 we\u2019re here for that .\nimagine walking around your community and finding racks full of shiny new bikes in all the places you\u2019d want to find a bike . bus stops , train stations , shopping hubs , beach fronts , lecture theatres , libraries and parks , all connected with a network of beautifully maintained bikes , just waiting to be borrowed .\nwe are for community \u2013 whether it\u2019s enriching it , transforming it , or just making it more fun , we do it through bike share .\nthe benefits don\u2019t stop at a healthier , more connected community . we partner with local businesses and offer advertising space on our bikes so everybody wins .\nyou\u2019re ready to make your community a better place to live . we\u2019re ready to start the conversation and give you what you need to bring your stakeholders along for the ride . so come on , let\u2019s make progress happen .\nthe ancient feast of passover , the commemoration of the liberation of the hebrew people from slavery , here finds fulfilment . by his resurrection , jesus christ has set us free from the slavery of sin and death , and has opened before us the way to eternal life .\nall of us , when we let ourselves be mastered by sin , lose the right way and end up straying like lost sheep . but god himself , our shepherd , has come in search of us . to save us , he lowered himself even to accepting death on the cross . today we can proclaim : \u201cthe good shepherd has risen , who laid down his life for his sheep , and willingly died for his flock , alleluia\u201d ( roman missal , iv sunday of easter , communion antiphon ) .\nin every age , the risen shepherd tirelessly seeks us , his brothers and sisters , wandering in the deserts of this world . with the marks of the passion \u2013 the wounds of his merciful love \u2013 he draws us to follow him on his way , the way of life . today too , he places upon his shoulders so many of our brothers and sisters crushed by evil in all its varied forms .\nthe risen shepherd goes in search of all those lost in the labyrinths of loneliness and marginalization . he comes to meet them through our brothers and sisters who treat them with respect and kindness , and help them to hear his voice , an unforgettable voice , a voice calling them back to friendship with god .\nhe takes upon himself all those victimized by old and new forms of slavery , inhuman labour , illegal trafficking , exploitation and discrimination , and grave forms of addiction . he takes upon himself children and adolescents deprived of their carefree innocence and exploited , and those deeply hurt by acts of violence that take place within the walls of their own home .\nthe risen shepherd walks beside all those forced to leave their homelands as a result of armed conflicts , terrorist attacks , famine and oppressive regimes . everywhere he helps these forced migrants to encounter brothers and sisters , with whom they can share bread and hope on their journey .\nin the complex and often dramatic situations of today\u2019s world , may the risen lord guide the steps of all those who work for justice and peace . may he grant the leaders of nations the courage they need to prevent the spread of conflicts and to put a halt to the arms trade .\nespecially in these days , may he sustain the efforts of all those actively engaged in bringing comfort and relief to the civil population in beloved syria , so greatly suffering from a war that continues to sow horror and death . yesterday saw the latest vile attack on fleeing refugees , resulting in the death and injury of many . may he grant peace to the entire middle east , beginning with the holy land , as well as in iraq and yemen .\nmay the good shepherd remain close to the people of south sudan , sudan , somalia and the democratic republic of congo , who endure continuing hostilities , aggravated by the grave famine affecting certain parts of africa .\nmay the risen jesus sustain the efforts of all those who , especially in latin america , are committed to ensuring the common good of societies marked at times by political and social tensions that in some cases have resulted in violence . may it be possible for bridges of dialogue to be built , by continuing to fight the scourge of corruption and to seek viable and peaceful solutions to disputes , for progress and the strengthening of democratic institutions in complete respect for the rule of law .\nmay the good shepherd come to the aid of ukraine , still beset by conflict and bloodshed , to regain social harmony . may he accompany every effort to alleviate the tragic sufferings of those affected by the conflict .\nthe risen lord continues to shed his blessing upon the continent of europe . may he grant hope to those experiencing moments of crisis and difficulty , especially due to high unemployment , particularly among young people .\ndear brothers and sisters , this year christians of every confession celebrate easter together . with one voice , in every part of the world , we proclaim the great message : \u201cthe lord is truly risen , as he said ! \u201d may jesus , who vanquished the darkness of sin and death , grant peace to our days .\ni offer happy easter wishes to all those who have come here from italy and from different countries , and to all those who are joining us through various means of communication . may the easter announcement of the risen christ rekindle the hopes of your families and your communities , in particular those of the new generations who are the future of the church and of humanity .\na special thank you to those who donated and arranged the floral decorations , which again this year come from the netherlands .\nmay you feel the presence of the risen christ every day and share with others the joy and hope that he gives to us . please do not forget to pray for me . happy holidays and\nthis is a preferred partner property . it ' s committed to giving guests a positive experience with its excellent service and great value . this property might pay urltoken a little more to be in this program .\nafter booking , all of the property\u2019s details , including telephone and address , are provided in your booking confirmation and your account .\neverything was perfect , related to the price of the room , it is a really nice and quiet apartment , very cosy and intimate . recommended for a short stay in manresa .\nthe host arnau was very helpful and friendly and gave us lots of information about the town of manresa and the area . the apartment was very spacious and located in a recently renovated old building near the basilica . it is a great location to get an early start if driving to montserrat for a day visit .\nmansera is an authentic walled city with beautiful historic features . the apartment is located in the best part of the old historic center , in an old building that has been extensively remodeled and features all of the necessary and extra provisions . the apartment and entire building was exceptionally clean , secure and quiet . the management hosts were friendly and easily available to answer any questions . we have stayed in many apartments and hotels , and this stay was exceptional . i only wish we had more time to stay .\ngood location , near the important places of the city and shopping area . nice staff .\nfriendly , helpful staff . modern , clean rooms . we ' ll located in old town .\nall accommodations has a kitchen equipped with a fridge , freezer and microwave , as well as a washer - dryer . the private bathroom comes with a hairdryer , towels and free toiletries .\ncouples in particular like the location \u2013 they rated it 8 . 4 for a two - person trip .\nwe ' re sorry , but there was an error submitting your comment . please try again .\ngood for couples \u2013 they rated the facilities 8 . 2 for two - person stays .\nthis apartment has a double bed , a seating area , and a kitchenette with a microwave , fridge , toaster and washing machine .\nthese duplex apartments are set in the restored , original part of the building , dating from 1789 . it has a double bed and a lounge with a sofa bed and flat - screen tv . the kitchenette includes a hob , microwave , coffee maker and washer - dryer . it comes with air conditioning , central heating and free wi - fi . most feature a balcony or terrace . they range from 32 m\u00b2 to 53 m\u00b2 .\nthis chic , open - plan loft is set in the restored , original part of the building , dating from 1789 . it has a double bed and a lounge with a flat - screen tv . the kitchenette includes a hob , microwave , coffee maker and washer - dryer . it comes with air conditioning , central heating and free wi - fi . most apartments feature a balcony or terrace . they range from 25 m\u00b2 to 37 m\u00b2 .\nthis elegant duplex apartment is set in the restored , original part of the building , dating from 1789 and features large windows . it features stylish d\u00e9cor and has a double bedroom and a lounge with a sofa bed and a flat - screen tv with satellite channels in spanish , french and english . the kitchenette includes a hob , microwave , coffee maker and washer - dryer . it comes with air conditioning , central heating and free wi - fi . there is also a digital safe . most include a balcony or terrace . they range from 43 m\u00b2 to 64 m\u00b2 .\nthis spacious loft has lots of light and is set in the restored , original part of the building , dating from 1789 . it features stylish d\u00e9cor and has a double bed and a lounge with a flat - screen tv with satellite channels in spanish , french and english . the kitchenette includes a hob , microwave , coffee maker and washer - dryer . it comes with air conditioning , central heating and free wi - fi . there is also a digital safe .\n\u201cfriendly , helpful staff . modern , clean rooms . we ' ll located in old town . \u201d\nprivate parking is available at a location nearby ( reservation is not needed ) and costs eur 12 per day .\nyou need to let the property know what time you ' ll be arriving in advance .\ncancellation and prepayment policies vary according to apartment type . please enter the dates of your stay and check what conditions apply to your preferred room .\none child under 2 years is charged eur 10 per stay in a crib .\none older child or adult is charged eur 10 per person per night in an extra bed .\nany type of extra bed or crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management .\nadditional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay .\nif you expect to arrive after 22 : 00 , please let the property know in advance .\nguests are required to show a photo id and credit card upon check - in . please note that all special requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply .\nsee the 5 best hotels in manresa , based on 1 , 683 verified hotel reviews on booking . com .\nto keep the rating score and review content relevant for your upcoming trip , we archive reviews older than 24 months .\nonly a customer who has booked through urltoken and stayed at the property in question can write a review . this allows us to verify that our reviews come from real guests like you . who better to tell others about the free breakfast , friendly staff , or their comfortable room than someone who\u2019s stayed at the property ?\nwe want you to share your story , with both the good and the not - so - good . all we ask is that you follow a few simple guidelines .\nwe believe review contributions and property responses will highlight a 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traveler , by score , etc . . . ) .\nthis rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price , facilities and services available . it ' s based on a self - evaluation by the property . use this rating to help choose your stay !\nif you sign in or create an account , you ' ll unlock unlimited access to your lists from any computer , tablet or smartphone . they won ' t go away unless you say so .\n\u201ceverything was perfect , related to the price of the room , it is a really nice and quiet apartment , very cosy and intimate . recommended for a short stay in manresa . \u201d\n\u201cthe host arnau was very helpful and friendly and gave us lots of information about the town of manresa and the area . the apartment was very spacious and located in a recently renovated old building near the basilica . it is a great location to get an early start if driving to montserrat for a day visit . \u201d\n\u201creally nice staff and good accommodations . perfect spot to explore the zone . \u201d\n\u201cmansera is an authentic walled city with beautiful historic features . the apartment is located in the best part of the old historic center , in an old building that has been extensively remodeled and features all of the necessary and extra provisions . the apartment and entire building was exceptionally clean , secure and quiet . the management hosts were friendly and easily available to answer any questions . we have stayed in many apartments and hotels , and this stay was exceptional . i only wish we had more time to stay . \u201d\n\u201cgood location , near the important places of the city and shopping area . nice staff . \u201d\nhotel abat cisneros montserrat has an excellent location right by montserrat monastery , dating from 1563 . it offers free wi - fi in public areas .\nhotel m\u00f3n sant benet is located in a tranquil location , just 10 minutes ' drive from manresa . the hotel features a large outdoor swimming pool and free wifi .\nhotel els noguers in manresa provides accommodations with a garden , a terrace and a shared lounge . with free wifi , this 2 - star hotel offers a 24 - hour front desk .\n\ub209 i expected the view to be better and have a balcony . the bathroom of the neighbouring room is just next to the bedroom of the apartment . and when someone ' s doing business there , it feels like it ' s happing right in your bed . the room had a smell like someone had smoked before . my socks became dirty after walking without shoes .\n\ub207 everything was perfect , related to the price of the room , it is a really nice and quiet apartment , very cosy and intimate . recommended for a short stay in manresa .\n\ub207 the host arnau was very helpful and friendly and gave us lots of information about the town of manresa and the area . the apartment was very spacious and located in a recently renovated old building near the basilica . it is a great location to get an early start if driving to montserrat for a day visit .\n\ub207 really nice staff and good accommodations . perfect spot to explore the zone .\n\ub209 there ' s no parking you have to park somewhere in the area and it ' s not easy . they charge you 12 \u20ac for parking that is also not near by . note - the appartment is a gallery so if you ' re traveling with a baby you ' ll have to be extremely quite since this is a single space . skip the breakfast - the breakfast is in a cafe near by and you ' re getting coffee , some toast and cheese / ham ( not much ) . you can do better for the money . the guy in the reception could barely speak any english\n\ub207 mansera is an authentic walled city with beautiful historic features . the apartment is located in the best part of the old historic center , in an old building that has been extensively remodeled and features all of the necessary and extra provisions . the apartment and entire building was exceptionally clean , secure and quiet . the management hosts were friendly and easily available to answer any questions . we have stayed in many apartments and hotels , and this stay was exceptional . i only wish we had more time to stay .\n\ub209 the bathroon , the shower stall is rather small and no soap dish .\n\ub207 good location , near the important places of the city and shopping area . nice staff .\n\ub209 pillows rock hard . no bedside lamp . the builder nh had been beautifully restored but the apartment fittings are skimpy and cheap . i could not use the pillows they were so hard . also , a bedside lamp is a basic necessity that was missing . as a general point , i found the fact that all written signs in the place and throughout manresa were in catalan only very off putting . i speak five languages including spanish and french but could not communicate here . i won\u2019t be returning .\nyou ' re subscribed ! your welcome email will arrive in your inbox soon .\nurltoken b . v . is based in amsterdam in the netherlands , and is supported 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came down , opened the door and checked us in . the apartment block is old with loads of character . apartments are modern and well designed with fridge / freezer , hob , . . .\ndear sir , we appreciate so much your comments . we just try to offer our services as best as we can . hope we can see you again in the future ! a big hug\nthe rooms are big , the service is nice , however . . . our room was not clean to say the least , shower so little the i could hardly take a shower . in the morning we got a very poor breakfast where what they promised the night before is not . . .\ndear sir , i ' m sorry your experience wasn ' t as you expected . my apologizes for that our intention is to improve day by day . all of our apartments has this type of shower , we understand are not so big and can be not so confortable for some . . .\nfacades looks like an old lady portrait , but when u ' re looking inside closely , fusion of simple modern and old stone brick . recomended ! choose room on highest facing to the valley , you would presented by beautiful diorama in the morning and night .\non the surface , it looks like an old building in an old part of town . when you step into the lobby , it is decorated with a modern art - piece suspended from the ceiling and to the left of the main entrance a large monument containing the . . .\nnote : your question will be posted publicly on the questions & answers page .\nask for rooms overlooking the carrer de coninella to get any decent view .\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 .\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 .\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 .\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 .\nbaillie : any kind of robot , from lego nxt , bioloid and spykee ( fig . 2 ) , to aibo , nao ( fig . 3 ) , or segway rmp . there is a complete list on urbiforge . org , and they are all available for free .\nwong : can you tell us about urbiscript and its relationship to the gostai c + + support .\nthe way c + + and urbiscript talk together is via uobject , which is a c + + library capable to transparently bind any c + + object to urbiscript . with uobject , you take your favorite c + + class and it will appear as a native class of urbiscript , except that it is in fact c + + behind the scene . you can then connect this c + + class to other c + + classes using the orchestration capabilities of urbiscript .\nbaillie : the parallel orchestration approach that comes with urbiscript is quite unique . we are also the only one to provide with gostai studio ( fig . 4 ) a graphical programming suite that handles hierarchical finite state machines ( most other graphical approaches offered are flow charts ) . on a more technical side , the way uobject is bound to urbiscript provide very interesting asynchronous possibilities on the side of c + + , which kind of enhances c + + itself with abstractions inherited from urbiscript . this makes uobject a little bit more than a traditional component architecture .\nbaillie : you mean openrtm ? this open source version of rtc is based on corba and , to my opinion , is much more complex to master . also , the big difference is that we offer support , which matters the most for our industrial clients .\nbaillie : basically , you will develop drivers for your robots by creating appropriate uobjects in c + + to bridge the robot api with urbiscript . the procedure is described here : urbiforge\nfor example , you might create a ' headyaw ' c + + object , with a ' val ' attribute , and use callbacks on read / write on ' val ' to trigger the appropriate robot api messages to actually move the robot head . all this is heavily documented and relatively easy to do . of course , you also have existing examples that you could use as a starting point to adapt on your robot , and most common bus interfaces ( can or i2c ) are already supported .\nbaillie : gostai studio suite is a set of two graphical programming tools : gostai studio and gostai lab . gostai studio is an editor for hierarchical finite state machines ( hfsm ) , which is a very common way to represent a robot behavior as a series of states connected by transitions , which are associated to conditions . for example , you can be in a ' search the ball ' state , and move to the ' follow the ball ' state through a transition that is attached to the ' see the ball ' condition . gostai studio includes a debugger , and since it is based on urbiscript underneath , it is able to do some very sophisticated things , like pause the execution , trace the current state in realtime , and of course run many things in parallel . it ' s really a unique implementation of the classical hfsm approach , which is standing apart .\ngostai lab is a user interface ( ui ) generator . you can create a ui by drag & dropping ; widgets on a blank sheet , each widget being associated to a variable in urbiscript that you want to monitor . you can create a widget for a camera , another for a numerical value , seen as a slider , another one could be a button that you associate to some urbiscript code to execute , etc . at the end , you can design a complete application in a completely graphical way . it saves a lot of time , and since it is based on a client / server approach , you can have many instances running in parallel and monitoring different aspects of your robot or algorithms .\nbaillie : we provide support , of course , but also training sessions ( 2 days ) , and we can also help partners in their development or integration efforts with customized development services ."]}
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", "topic": 30}], "title": "crystal dynamics", "paragraphs": ["darrell gallagher , boss of tomb raider developer crystal dynamics , has quit the company .\nveterans from the industry assemble for the avengers project . . . | official crystal dynamics blog\nnaughty dog , visceral , and sledgehammer veterans get recruited to crystal dynamics ' avengers project .\ni know someone who works at crystal dynamics . may i have him / her submit my application internally ?\ni am an external staffing agency or recruiter . how can i get in touch with someone at crystal dynamics ?\nhappy # chocolatefondueday ! we ' re always eager to participate in sugar - coated celebrations at crystal dynamics . urltoken\nbrian horton , who also worked on the 2013 reboot , has left crystal dynamics for a\nnew adventure .\ncrystal dynamics is reportedly working on a third new tomb raider game , and has considered a new legacy of kain .\ninternship availability at crystal dynamics and criteria will be listed as job postings on our careers website , if and when applicable .\nthe typical crystal dynamics designer salary is $ 65 , 000 . designer salaries at crystal dynamics can range from $ 57 , 067 - $ 81 , 280 . this estimate is based upon 5 crystal dynamics designer salary report ( s ) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods . when factoring in bonuses and additional compensation , a designer at crystal dynamics can expect to make an average total pay of $ 65 , 000 . see all designer salaries to learn how this stacks up in the market .\ni\u2019d like to work for crystal dynamics but i am not authorized to work in the united states . can i still apply ?\ncrystal dynamics ' noah hughes looks at the character ' s \u2014 and the industry ' s \u2014 evolution over the past two decades .\ncrystal dynamics supports 10 national holidays throughout the calendar year . the holiday schedule is provided to employees towards the end of each calendar year .\nhow much do crystal dynamics employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\n# girlsbehindthegames i\u2019m a writer at crystal dynamics and former proponent of all things lluna on minecraft story mode season 2 . game dev ladies are the bomb !\ncrystal dynamics has discussed its new ip , saying it ' ll be\nfresh and familiar\nand offer a similar experience to the new tomb raider game .\nper company policy , please observe that crystal dynamics does not allow unsolicited visitors into the offices . similarly , applications are tracked electronically , so no phone calls please .\ncrystal dynamics veterans scot amos and ron rosenberg have replaced gallagher as co - studio heads , positions which the pair have been acting in for\na few months\nalready .\ntoday at crystal dynamics , we\u2019re proud to announce that we\u2019re continuing to expand our award - winning studio by adding 15 top industry talent to our development team in january alone .\ncrystal dynamics believes in working hard and taking time off to recharge our batteries . to make sure our employees have that ability we have the following paid time off plan available to our employees .\ntoday at crystal dynamics , we\u2019re proud to announce that we\u2019re continuing to expand our award - winning studio by adding 15 top industry talent to our development team in january alone . learn more :\ncrystal dynamics accepts applications from foreign nationals ; however , certain eligibility criteria must be met to legally be considered for any fulltime position in the united states and employer sponsorship may not always be available .\nwe are proud that many incredible women empower our studio every day . crystal dynamics ' legendary work would not be possible without the help of these fantastic ladies , and many more working behind the scenes !\ncrystal dynamics have been responsible for the development of tomb raider since tomb raider : legend onward , replacing original developers and creators core design , being in charge of both reboots , and all spin off games .\n# happyinternationalwomensday ! we are proud that many incredible women empower our studio every day . crystal dynamics ' legendary work would not be possible without the help of these fantastic ladies , and many more working behind the scenes ! urltoken\nfounded in 1992 crystal is an award winning , leading game studio located in the heart of san francisco\u2019s bay area .\ni\u2019m a technical designer at crystal dynamics ! i\u2019ve worked on rdr , max payne 3 , and the tomb raider franchise . next year i celebrate my 10th year in the game industry ! i love my job as much as i did on day one . # girlsbehindthegames\ncrystal dynamics provides a flexible spending account ( fsa ) program that enables you to set aside money on a pre - tax basis to pay for health and day care costs . an fsa is the only benefit that saves you money on the cost of health and daycare expenses .\nnoah hughes , the franchise creative director for crystal dynamics \u2014 the developer of the tr games since 2003 \u2014 spoke with thr about what it was like to take over such a huge franchise , lara ' s legacy , and how the character has changed over the last two decades .\nveterans from naughty dog , visceral games , monolith , sledgehammer games , and more assemble for the avengers project development team today at crystal dynamics , we\u2019re proud to announce that we\u2019re continuing to expand our award - winning studio by adding 15 top industry talent to our development tea . . .\nthis week fred and trees are talking about the tomb raider series and its busty protagonist lara croft that shadowed the video game as a pop culture icon in the late 1990s . we discuss development , creation , and production of both core and recent crystal dynamics\u2019 vision for lara and her many adventures .\nthe following is a list of 3do games published by crystal dynamics in the centre for computing history collection . it is not an exhaustive list of and other games may have been published . if you have any games or software that you would like to donate to our collection , please view our donations page .\nthat\u2019s the slogan of this multi - game partnership , based on square enix and marvel\u2019s announcement . crystal dynamics and eidos montreal are leading development on the new series of the avengers games . those studios are best known for action - adventure franchises like tomb raider and thief , as well as the deus ex games .\nit ' s been a huge honor to be a part of the tomb raider franchise and the team at crystal dynamics ,\nhorton said in a statement .\ni ' ve met fans from all over the world , both in person and online , to share in our love for the franchise and lara croft .\nsquare enix holdings co . , ltd . with headquarters in tokyo , japan , is a holding company leading the square enix group with a diverse range of content and service businesses . the square enix group publishes , distributes and licenses entertainment content around the world under its internationally renowned brands including square enix\u00ae , eidos\u00ae and taito\u00ae . crystal dynamics is a part of that global family and is located in redwood city , ca , about 20 miles south of san francisco . other studios in the square - enix family include eidos montreal and io interactive in copenhagen . for more information about crystal dynamics , visit here . for more information about square - enix , visit here .\nrise of the tomb raider game director brian horton has left developer crystal dynamics , the studio announced on its tumblr page today . horton was the senior art director on 2013 ' s tomb raider reboot and moved into the director ' s chair for the follow - up , which was released at the end of 2015 on xbox platforms .\nrich has been in the industry for 15 years , and is now responsible for the brand identity of crystal dynamics and its projects . the best part of his job is talking to people about the games we develop . any spare time is spent late night gaming , watching movies , discovering new music , and reading the occasional book .\non tuesday 11 october , rise of the tomb raider finally launches on playstation 4 . this you already know , since we recently flew out to crystal dynamics for a world - exclusive hands - on with lara\u2019s playstation homecoming . one major thing we didn\u2019t get to do during our time at the home of tomb raider , however , was tour the studio itself .\ncrystal is craftsmanship , transparency , and impact at its core . our passion is for great gaming ; our mission is to tell a story through art , animation and innovation . we are crystal dynamics . \u201cwe embody our games . we choose games that push boundaries , we persevere , we believe in ourselves , we push ourselves . i think this is why we love working in the tomb raider universe . we embody lara . she is a fighter . she goes after what she believes in , and she never gives up , \u201d says chris hudson , director of operations . this is the studio at which you will make the games of your career . this is the studio dedicated not only to quality , but to making groundbreaking games that turn into lifetime memories . backed by a twenty year history of developing franchises like tomb raider , legacy of kain , and gex , crystal dynamics is a place for excellence .\nscot\u2019s been living his dream of making video games for the last 24 years . from six - man startups to global giants like electronic arts , scot\u2019s worked on all major platforms and on many fan favorite franchises at visceral games , maxis , midway , accolade , sierra on - line , and is now proud to be a part of the tomb raider legacy at crystal dynamics since 2011 .\nsince he was 5 years old , chris ( aka the \u201cdancing destroyer\u201d in gaming circles ) has played and had a love affair with video games . mirrored with a passion for finance , eagerness to learn how things work and wanting to work with the best developers in the industry , he came to crystal dynamics where he seizes the opportunity to do everything he loves all day , everyday .\nthe original tomb raider was more than just a 32 bit title that launched a strong playstation franchise , it was a cultural phenomenon . for those that have ever played it , especially if you\u2019ve recently gone back , it\u2019s rather difficult to appreciate that game without the amazing strength of nostalgia . fortunately when crystal dynamics took over for the franchise with legend the company\u2019s second project was to remake the original . as the following reviews will attest , it was a good faith effort to not only switch up the mechanics and polish the weaker points of the first game , but ultimately the need to keep many of the levels and designs intact tarnish the experience . crystal dynamics played it safe with how little it tweaked of the original formula and what resulted was a game that feels so updated and tight at some points and so sluggish and archaic at others .\nlife and ad & d insurance is a benefit that helps you plan for your family\u2019s financial security . the benefit is equal to salary paid by crystal , and voluntary life insurance is also available for your dependents .\ngiven a single word to describe noah , it\u2019d have to be passion . for over 15 years , he has retained a passion for design that is just as consuming as the day he got his first shot at it and has made vast contributions to the gaming industry , most of which spent at crystal dynamics . he contributed to the reimagining of lara croft in the latest tomb raider reboot and continues to guide her trajectory as the studio\u2019s creative franchise director .\nhere at crystal , we craft games that make an impact . crystal is the studio that will teach you , encourage you , and challenge you to be your very best . we want our team to succeed and we achieve this by working together . have an idea ? go ahead and share ! want to learn something new ? let\u2019s do it . with twenty years of history and over thirty games developed we know what we want : top talent who are dedicated to making amazing games .\ntomb raider and its infamous heroin , lara croft , are a culture phenomenon . while ms . croft garnered more attention and mass appeal \u2013 both from a gaming and culture standpoint \u2013 in the uk rather than the us , it was nearly impossible to live in the late 90s and not know about tomb raider . with countless ports and even an anniversary face lift thanks to now series developer crystal dynamics , we delve into the original game once and for all . join special guest andy urquhart along with fred and jam as they discuss lara\u2019s first adventure .\nour plan offers both short and long term disability ( std , ltd ) coverages to allow employees protection against times when they may not be able to maintain a regular work schedule due to an illness or injury . crystal offers both pre and post tax options .\ncrystal dynamics has some of the best benefits in the gaming industry . we currently track in the top 96th percentile of benefits packages in the bay area , and have created an environment where employees can focus on work and play instead of doctor\u2019s pay . in addition to our amazing personal benefits we offer a host of perks including free gym memberships for our full time employees , discounts on games , access to industry events and conferences , more celebrations than a joint birthday party on the 4th of july , and a generous pto program in addition to normally celebrated holidays .\nfor crystal\u2019s career openings and for other information regarding studio culture , news , and benefits , please visit our career page . each square - enix studio has their own website and career page ; for a list of other studios in the family , please visit urltoken .\nso 2006 , lara croft was at a nadir in her popularity . it had been three years since angel of darkness \u2014 the sixth game in the series , which was not well - received by fans . and cradle of life , the second and so - far final tomb raider film , also came out in ' 03 , and paramount blamed its poor performance on angel . but then legends comes out and enjoys a lot of critical acclaim . what is the impact that you guys at crystal dynamics felt from that game , the critical and consumer response to it ?\ncrystal dynamics inc ( \u2018the company\u2019 ) , and parent company square - enix , is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a program of affirmative action and diversity for our employees . though our logo is black and white , we welcome persons of all colors , patterns , prints and designs . the company seeks to employ the best qualified individuals and company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race , color , creed , sex , religion , marital status , age , medical condition , sexual orientation , or any other consideration made unlawful by federal , state or local laws .\nas sad as i am to leave the team at crystal , i ' m excited to play their future games as a fan ,\nhe added .\nthanks again for the years of support and feedback and i hope to stay in touch with you all online .\nat crystal dynamics we believe in providing our employees with top notch additional benefits in addition to those benefits we have covered so far . pacific shores fitness center you have available a world - class , 38 , 000 sq . ft . facility which offers : rock wall junior olympic pool and outdoor spa cardiovascular and strength - training equipment group exercise classes personal training available day spa you are eligible to use the fitness center immediately from date of hire and at no cost to the employee employee product purchase we don\u2019t just create games ; employees have the opportunity to purchase a game as offered by the management team .\nwe present a mesoscopic approach to granular crystal dynamics , which comprises a three - dimensional finite - element model and a one - dimensional regularized contact model . the approach investigates the role of vibrational - energy trapping effects in the dynamic behavior of one - dimensional chains of particles in contact ( i . e . , granular crystals ) , under small to moderate impact velocities . the only inputs of the models are the geometry and the elastic material properties of the individual particles that form the system . we present detailed verification results and validate the model comparing its predictions with experimental data . this approach provides a physically sound , first - principles description of dissipative losses in granular systems .\ngary\u2019s passion for game development began in childhood . after writing a wireframe rasterizer at age twelve , gary branched into high performance software rendering , networking , stereoscopic graphics , animation , collision , physics simulation , player control , ai and audio . gary is responsible for ensuring that everything related to crystal\u2019s tech and engineering department is robust , performant and cutting edge .\nron is a veteran of the game industry who brings more than 20 years of leadership experience to the studio . prior to joining crystal in 2008 , ron worked at mad doc software , now known as rockstar new england . ron leverages the expertise he gained working with great publishers and developers from around the industry to help push the tomb raider franchise to new heights .\nyeah , this is the first time , as far as i know , that crystal has created that as a consumer - facing product . for this third era , a lot of our strategy has evolved based on recognizing that we have a more immediate dialogue with our audience . and especially as it relates to the dlc content \u2014 which is in particular on display for the 20 - year celebration edition \u2014 one of the things we leverage in that context is both providing more story and more tomb - raiding . we have a survival - endurance mode , which , in the release a year ago was a single - player proposition . but then , bringing that to a two - player experience and saying ,\nhow do we both deliver this awesome , single - player narrative as well as this replayable , shared tomb - raiding experience .\nso , we ' re dabbling in the future of the franchise in a way that doesn ' t necessarily tell the audience ,\nthis is the entirety of the next product ,\nbut saying ,\nhere ' s a taste of what this experience means to this franchise . you tell us what you ' re liking about it and what you ' re not .\nand i would say , with vr , it ' s kind of that same model of saying ,\nthis is a really important platform going forward .\nit was to continue that dialogue of saying ,\nhey , if we could immerse you into a narrative - driven experience of exploring croft manor in a way that you really felt you were there . . .\nand , more importantly , delivering on some of our aesthetics that we really love , which is atmosphere and immersion and tension and pacing and things like that . we ' re like ,\nyes . this is a great overlap between the platform and the game .\nand it may not be our final answer , but it ' s an important step forward .\ngallagher also served as square enix ' s head of product development and western studios , responsible for overseeing all of the publisher ' s output developed outside of japan .\nthis year square enix ' s western division has published rise of the tomb raider , lara croft go , life is strange and just cause 3 .\nbut it will be gallagher ' s service to the tomb raider franchise for which he is most noteworthy .\ni want to thank him for his tremendous effort and contribution to square enix , along with the amazing entertainment he has helped create ,\nsquare enix western ceo phil rogers wrote in a statement today .\nlast month saw rise of the tomb raider launch for xbox one and xbox 360 to generally positive reviews . pc and playstation 4 versions will follow next year .\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 .\ntom is eurogamer ' s news editor . he writes lots of news , some of the puns and all the stealth destiny articles .\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 .\nex - god of war director cory barlog on another project . is it a soul reaver reboot ?\nin a recent cd podcast , executive producer scot amos explained why the studio had embarked on the creation of a new ip now .\nwe have all these great ip , now is a great time , looking at what ' s coming in the future , what ' s coming up in the console space , what ' s going to be happening next . . . let ' s start now , with a blank page ,\nhe said .\nwe take that kind of bold step of , let ' s make something new , something where we don ' t already have a finger in that particular pool , and let ' s try , from scratch , to make a new game with all of our abilities and skills . what would be a new great experience for our future ?\nstarting from scratch enables cd to attempt to create something\ncompletely off - the - wall\n, amos said .\nworking from a blank page , and literally saying , we can do anything , we can do something that ' s completely off - the - wall and that nobody ' s ever heard of , we can go make up mechanics and be completely innovative and inventive .\nbut , amos said , cd will have to temper this desire to innovate with a need to provide players with a somewhat familiar experience .\nproblem is , if you go too far away from what people are familiar with , one of the phrases we use a lot is ' fresh and familiar ' . where something is similar enough that , oh , i understand that , i ' ve seen something like that . immediately , people can get bought into it and say , i kind of expect a certain type of experience . and then you put a couple of really unique twists on top . like , oh , i haven ' t seen anybody combine these types of mechanics or this type of world with that type of system . and you start putting a little bit of that new , fresh face on top of something familiar , and you get people hooked .\nso i think . . . trying to take what you know , build on top of that , and then take something that they don ' t expect and just blow them away .\ncd ' s new ip remains a closely guarded secret . while we know the developer is hiring a team to build it , we do not yet know the intended launch platforms or what type of game it will be .\nbut amos suggested it ' ll offer an experience similar to the new tomb raider game , due out early next year .\nso we ' re still very much in the early throes of creating both the team and this product ,\nhe said .\nbut certainly from a conceptual level , we ' re on a path that we ' re very happy with . we can ' t go into details until we actually announce it .\nif you look at what we just showed at e3 for tomb raider , you get a sense of the kind of experience and expertise that this company and this studio has . the kind of things that the talent , the tech , and the tools can do .\nbut if you look at what we just showed at e3 for tomb raider , you get a sense of the kind of experience and expertise that this company and this studio has . the kind of things that the talent , the tech , and the tools can do . being able to take that and leverage that into a future product , again , an original world , original script , all new content , all kinds of new mechanics . . . but taking that as a starting base gives us a huge advantage for making a new game . honestly , that ' s as much as i can say right now .\nmeanwhile , amos confirmed that ex - god of war director cory barlog , who recently joined cd , is working on a separate project . is it the rumoured soul reaver reboot ?\nwesley is eurogamer ' s deputy editor . he likes news , interviews , and more news . he also likes street fighter more than anyone can get him to shut up about it .\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 .\nhorton said he ' s moving to southern california with his family to\nstart a new adventure ,\nthough he didn ' t say anything further about whether or not he ' ll stay the in the game industry . there are quite a few game developers in southern california , including naughty dog , riot games , infinity ward , and blizzard .\nrise of the tomb raider launched in november 2015 for xbox one and xbox 360 . the game comes to pc later this month and will debut on playstation 4 this coming holiday season . on xbox platforms , the game has sold\nwell over\n1 million copies , according to microsoft .\nthe game ' s new endurance mode was released at the end of 2015 , while even more expansions are planned for later in 2016 .\nrise of the tomb raider has been nominated for a total of nine awards , including game of the year , at the upcoming d . i . c . e . awards . the action - 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so immediately i start hearing from fans what they like and don\u2019t like . from my own sense , i get distance and decide what i like and don\u2019t like . and really we just roll that into \u201chow do we 1 ) take the next logical step on lara\u2019s journey ? and 2 ) perfect the formula of modern tomb raiding ? \u201d\nwe do that in little and big steps . so a limited example : the ps4 edition\u2019s extreme survivor difficulty . playing it all through , i realised that the original rottr checkpoints were conspiring against the hardest difficulty mode , [ stopping it ] from being as hard as we would have liked . we had a lot of elements that scaled nicely to difficulty , but as long as you could jump off a cliff and respawn where you were , there was still a sense of safety . so that\u2019s a small example of me saying : \u201chey , i\u2019d really like the time to make the perfect difficulty . \u201d\nthat may seem like a really trivial thing , but it gets back to perfecting the experience and recognising some ways in which i want the experience to be better for our hardcore fans .\nopm : post - reboot , tomb raider has really focused on just one location at a time , but in the past , lara often visited multiple countries per game . will her globetrotting days , with various different levels , ever return ?\nnh : so , the thing that i can say about that . . . ( laughs ) is that the commitment to game structure is more important to us than the commitment to one location . so we like players coming into a space and it feeling overwhelming and mysterious , and we like revisiting that space with player progression in a way that makes it feel different . we like the sense that you\u2019re earning progression through the story from things like getting gear that unlocks new spaces .\nthose facets of game structure are more likely part of the post - reboot franchise , so for me it\u2019s less about that one location . we didn\u2019t answer that question with syria in rise of the tomb raider and the fans recognised that . that [ prologue level ] wasn\u2019t integrated into the wider world structure . and as i said , i wouldn\u2019t want to provide an answer that\u2019s just a series of one - offs that you\u2019re pushed out of , never to return to . that\u2019s something i want to put behind us .\nnon - linearity is part of the dna of the post - reboot franchise , but the globetrotting aspect , however it appears across or within chapters , is part of the franchise . that doesn\u2019t seem inherently incompatible .\nopm : we guess the issue is simply that , mechanically , you could very easily have lara fast - travel back and forth between , say , egypt and peru every time she unlocks a new rope skill \u2013 you just need to justify it somehow in the context of the story .\nnh : then that becomes an interesting question \u2013 how do you resolve these two facets of the franchise ? it\u2019s a compelling space to play in . whether i do it multiple times in a game or just one time in a game , discovering a variety of locations is part of the dna . it\u2019s not the sexiest of terms , but i always say there is a \u201cvirtual tourism\u201d component . getting to go to these exotic locations is part of the escapism .\nnh : one thing we\u2019re always looking for is a variety of locations : contrasts to the last place lara\u2019s gone as well as previous places , so really it\u2019s about trying to find a unique offering in this globetrotting , tomb raiding , larger franchise arc . we\u2019re always asking : \u201chey , where can we go next that\u2019s different ? \u201d\nspecifically for rise of the tomb raider , we wanted an extremely hostile environment and a world that\u2019s guarding its secrets . this idea that secrets are lost \u2013 and if they were easy to find they\u2019d have been found a long time ago . part of the nature of a tomb raider is to have to penetrate these hostile wildernesses to find the secrets no - one else can .\nopm : in the old games , croft manor was a big playground to test lara\u2019s skills , but its return in the blood ties chapter is much slower paced and driven by narrative instead of action . did ps vr inform that design choice ?\nnh : it was leaning heavily that way independent of vr conversations . a part of that came from the fact that the game already stood alone without tutorials , so we had less need to bake new tutorials into it . now there\u2019s still an opportunity to have it as a place to test your skills , but one can make the case that when you\u2019re running around the hubs there are lots of jungle gyms for clambering around .\nso we recognised that [ the manor ] had more uniqueness as a component of her origin story than as a jungle gym , and took inspiration from some narrative - led games . it was hard to do everything , so we said if we\u2019re going to do just one thing right , let\u2019s have it fill this component of lara\u2019s origin story this time , and then invite fans into that conversation and ask \u201cwhat did you miss from the manor experience ? \u201d and then we can continue to evolve it going forward .\nopm : we\u2019re already picturing a future where lara repairs the manor next time out and then continues to improve it and fill it with trinkets from tombs , similar to how we build up bases in assassin\u2019s creed . . .\nnh : i can\u2019t talk about that yet , but i don\u2019t like doing things in a vacuum . one of the things we love about the co - op and the manor is to say : \u201chey , here\u2019s something we\u2019re excited about \u2013 you guys tell us how you feel about it and we can take that as part of the dialogue going forward . \u201d\nwe\u2019ve called these [ extra modes ] \u201cpixar shorts\u201d in the past , but as a lean studio we have to do that ; we\u2019re not only actively making these big games we have to double down on , but we\u2019re also anxious to innovate and to find the new things that do evolve the experience , whether it\u2019s the manor or virtual reality or co - op in rise of the tomb raider .\nopm : the zombies mode harks back to 1996\u2019s tomb raider , where lara fought creatures rather than men with guns . will you be able to explore that aspect even more ahead , or are you bound to focus primarily on human enemies given how established the rebooted projectile - based combat systems are now ?\nnh : part of it is just making sure we\u2019re touching on a number of tomb raider facets : scary and creepy enemies in dark , lost corners . although zombies are sort of conventional now , we liked some of the things they brought from a gameplay standpoint , which allowed lara\u2019s movement to be primary . rather than focusing on a cover shooting experience , it focuses on moving and creating space . so from a gameplay space it was a nice , different flavour . and it was an opportunity to make sure we\u2019re not just always fighting human enemies .\nit\u2019s dangerous to get into future projects too much , but even in rise we try to celebrate the environment as being an enemy as much as possible . we really love the ranged combat , especially when you bring lara\u2019s flavour to it \u2013 things such as the bow and resourcefulness and movement . i was very excited to get more of that in there but we never like it at the expense of the environment being an enemy ; tombs as places where unknown enemies lurk . so we came into rise with the sense that we wanted more , and it\u2019s not just the supernatural enemies but wildlife \u2013 wolves and bears and things \u2013 that are a big part of filling in that body count in the very first tomb raider . i came to rise knowing i wanted to balance that equation .\nopm : on ps4 , rottr is going to be releasing in a post - uncharted 4 world . what did you think of uncharted 4 , and what does tomb raider offer that\u2019s different ?\nnh : we\u2019re huge fans of naughty dog ! we have lots of brothers and sisters in development who we\u2019ve crossed paths with . we\u2019ve got a very friendly . . . well , what many people perceive to be a rivalry of products , but what it really becomes is a respect for raising the bar in some of the aspects of action - adventure . as studios we both very much enjoy character - driven narratives and we really like giving players the feeling like they\u2019re on this amazing , hollywood - style journey with all these set - piece moments . so i see a lot of similarities between the games .\nbut in drake\u2019s case he\u2019s treasure hunting , and in our case we really wanted it to be about these lost secrets . narratively that\u2019s a very important difference for us . when we make lara\u2019s story , it\u2019s not so much about the ruins and the artefacts themselves , but what do they tell us about our past that may be lost ? so those physical things are really just a means to an end that is about knowledge and power . for me , that\u2019s a nice fictional distinction .\nfrom a gameplay perspective , we really push our hubs and player - driven narrative experiences . i love playing uncharted , but one of the cool things about tomb raider is just getting lost in a hub . you may know where you\u2019re supposed to go next , but sometimes the most fun thing may not be to go where you\u2019re supposed to . it\u2019s not something unique to tomb raider , but it\u2019s a nice flavour we add ."]}
{"id": 55179, "summary": [{"text": "tartine is a bakery in san francisco , california , located in the mission district , at 600 guerrero street ( at 18th street ) .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "writing in the new york times , food columnist mark bittman called it his favorite bakery in the u.s .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "in 2008 its owners , elisabeth prueitt and chad robertson , won james beard foundation awards as the best pastry chefs in america , after previously being nominated for this award in 2006 and 2007 .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "tartine ( the word means open faced sandwich in french ) opened in 2002 , on the site of two previous bakeries ; its owners , prueitt and robertson , had previously run the bay village breads bakery in point reyes and mill valley .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "after the success of their san francisco bakery they also opened the nearby bar tartine and have published a book of recipes from their bakery ( tartine , chronicle books , 2006 , isbn 978-0-8118-5150-3 ) .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "as part of a may day demonstration and riot in 2012 , anarchists paint-bombed the bakery and broke its windows .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the anarchists shouted \" yuppies out ! \" in april 2015 , it was announced that tartine 's bakery operations would with merge with blue bottle coffee and that the bar tartine restaurant would be sold to its chefs .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "however , the merger was called off later the same year . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "tartine", "paragraphs": ["\u201cbuying a loaf of tartine bakery\u2019s bread is nothing less than a pilgrimage . . . \u201d\ntartine bakery , 600 guerrero street at 18th , ( 415 ) 487 - 2600 ; urltoken .\nchad robertson of tartine bakery and cafe is seen in their new space in the heath ceramics building .\nblue bottle coffee and tartine bakery will not be merging , bringing a surprising end to their engagement .\n\u201c tartine \u201d in le tr\u00e9sor de la langue fran\u00e7aise informatis\u00e9 ( the digitized treasury of the french language ) .\n\u201ctartine manufactory , a magical place to eat pasta , bread , ice cream , and basically everything you ever wanted . \u201d\ntartine began with a mission : bring bread with an old - soul into the lives of our friends and family in california .\nin 2010 we published tartine bread . the baking community was in shock that we would share our secret to the iconic tartine country loaf . for us , the magic is in the endless thought and experimentation that goes into making each loaf ; learning to push the boundaries of what we do , so more people can enjoy it .\nfor tartine , it was the chance to use the coffee company\u2019s infrastructure to build its brand . but robertson and prueitt will still expand in the coming year . they plan to open a restaurant / bakery , tartine manufactory , on 18th street in the mission district next spring , as well as projects in los angeles , new york and tokyo .\nthere are some striking parallels at the nearby bar tartine . prueitt did the design work herself , and has created a warm environment that conjures up places in new york ' s soho .\ni first fell in love with tartine ' s scones last spring , when i was in town reporting a story , and several people insisted i get myself over there . logically , tartine ' s scones shouldn ' t be any better than anyone else ' s , because the recipe is pretty much standard : a ton of butter , some flour and sugar , not much else .\ntartine is a thoughtful expression of modern craft through good food and warm experiences . we are a product of our communities and our friends . every morning bun and country loaf out of our doors reflects this .\nd . 05bartartine _ 0337 _ db . jpg venison at bar tartine . event on 1 / 18 / 06 in san francisco . darryl bush / the chronicle mandatory credit for photog and sf chronicle / - mags out\nd . 05bartartine _ 0335 _ db . jpg salad at bar tartine . event on 1 / 18 / 06 in san francisco . darryl bush / the chronicle mandatory credit for photog and sf chronicle / - mags out\nd . 05bartartine _ 0338 _ db . jpg cod at bar tartine . event on 1 / 18 / 06 in san francisco . darryl bush / the chronicle mandatory credit for photog and sf chronicle / - mags out\nd . 05bartartine _ 0341 _ db . jpg dessert at bar tartine . event on 1 / 18 / 06 in san francisco . darryl bush / the chronicle mandatory credit for photog and sf chronicle / - mags out\nsteve kopp , who formulated the wine list at bar tartine , must be a lover of esoteric , value - priced wines . his exciting list has some wines that will stump the average diner , and perhaps even oenophiles .\nchad robertson of tartine bakery and cafe is seen in their new space in the heath ceramics building on friday , sept . 19 , 2014 in san francisco , calif . robertson hopes to open the space which will include a . . . more\nd . 05bartartine _ 0352 _ db . jpg dining area to right of bar eating area bar tartine . event on 1 / 18 / 06 in san francisco . darryl bush / the chronicle mandatory credit for photog and sf chronicle / - mags out\nd . 05bartartine _ 0032 _ db . jpg owners elisabeth prueitt and chad robertson in their new restaurant , bar tartine . event on 1 / 18 / 06 in san francisco . darryl bush / the chronicle mandatory credit for photog and sf . . . more\nd . 05bartartine _ 0350 _ db . jpg chef andy kitko smiles after preparing a dish in the kitchen at bar tartine . event on 1 / 18 / 06 in san francisco . darryl bush / the chronicle mandatory credit for photog and sf . . . more\nthere ' s a graciousness about the food and feel of bar tartine that translates to the service . the staff is generally helpful and knowledgeable , and on our visits prueitt was always on the floor , checking things out and bringing little almond meringues with the check .\nfans of busy tartine bakery on guerrero street soon will have another cafe nearby in which to enjoy baked goods , sandwiches and pastries . owners chad robertson and elisabeth prueitt have leased the space that briefly housed urban forage , a vegan restaurant that closed about three months ago .\nd . 05bartartine _ 0032 _ db . jpg owners elisabeth prueitt and chad robertson in their new restaurant , bar tartine . event on 1 / 18 / 06 in san francisco . darryl bush / the chronicle mandatory credit for photog and sf chronicle / - mags out less\nsan francisco now has one of the best french - style bakeries as well \u2014 run by , no less , a transplanted new yorker named elizabeth pruitt . the place is tartine bakery , and it is \u2014 like many things new and exciting \u2014 in the mission district .\nd . 05bartartine _ 0350 _ db . jpg chef andy kitko smiles after preparing a dish in the kitchen at bar tartine . event on 1 / 18 / 06 in san francisco . darryl bush / the chronicle mandatory credit for photog and sf chronicle / - mags out less\nthe merger announcement turned heads in the northern california food world and beyond , as both companies appeared poised for global expansion , with projects in the united states and japan . for blue bottle , it was a potential opportunity to sell tartine bread and other pastries at its shops .\nprueitt adds that while chefs have taken a liberal hand to recent interpretations of this french staple , tartine ' s recipe has stayed pretty true to its roots , though\nwe add finely chopped onions sweated in melted butter to our b\u00e9chamel , which actually is a soubise .\nthe two popular bay area artisan food companies announced their union in april , but the partnership has fallen through . according to a statement from tartine owners chad robertson and elisabeth prueitt and blue bottle\u2019s james freeman , the two sides \u201cdecided that remaining separate companies makes the most sense . \u201d\nchad robertson of tartine bakery and cafe is seen in their new space in the heath ceramics building on friday , sept . 19 , 2014 in san francisco , calif . robertson hopes to open the space which will include a bakery , cafe and ice cream shop early next year . less\ntartine ,\nby elisabeth m . prueitt and chad robertson ( chronicle books , 223 pages , $ 35 ) , takes you to the kitchens and ovens of one of san francisco ' s premier bakeries and sets out to make the home baker into a master of breads and patisserie .\ntartine bakery , 600 guerrero st . ( near 18th street ) , san francisco , ( 415 ) 487 - 2605 . open 7 : 30 a . m . - 7 p . m . tuesday - saturday and from 10 a . m . - 4 p . m . sunday .\nin addition to tartine ' s signature pressed sandwiches , the new cafe will serve charcuterie , cheese plates and a few hot entrees .\nthere are lots of places like this in manhattan ,\nprueitt says ,\nwhere you can get something good to eat and a glass of wine .\nin this version , luscious , creamy fromage blanc and chewy gruy\u00e8re are mated with niman ranch applewood - smoked ham atop a thick slice of tartine ' s french bread , then crowned with b\u00e9chamel sauce , a hint of nutmeg , and black pepper , and oven - toasted to a bubbly , crispy perfection .\nafter only three months , bar tartine is so popular that it ' s often like this - - standing room only . when customers call a day or two ahead for a reservation , they ' re lucky to get a 5 : 30 p . m . or 9 : 30 p . m . seating .\nthe manufactory is an idea that grew out of tartine and its ever - evolving philosophy on flavor , craft and human health . we hope the platform of collaboration allows many friends , thought leaders , chefs and farmers to challenge the industry , create beautiful food and improve the livelihoods of every link in the chain .\nit was a pre - may day demonstration gone haywire ,\nsays mission mission editor allan hough of the group of hundreds of protesters who vandalized the mission last night until 11 p . m . the group ' s members , many of whom were dressed in black from head to toe , were caught paint bombing four barrel , locanda , and tartine bakery , painting anarchy symbols on the window at farina , breaking a window at bar tartine , and smashing the windows of other businesses and ( mostly luxury ) cars on their way to the police station . mission loc @ l has images of the damage inflicted to several restaurants .\nthe young threesome stood at the waist - high bar tables at bar tartine in the mission district , enjoying a three - course meal . i ' m not sure why there aren ' t bar stools - - maybe they take up too much room or maybe it ' s a trend in the making - - but the group didn ' t seem to mind .\nlater , after i snap out of it , i remember that i do have one tiny quibble with the presentation of tartine ' s crunchy sir , an addition that would vault it to the top three of my top five . throw a tart little cornichon on the side of my plate and i could easily die happy - - and thirsty - - on that desert island .\nwe will always continue experimenting and creating new books . sharing our learnings and of course our recipes along the way . we are so excited to share our latest book - tartine all day . elisabeth prueitt\u2019s gift to home cooks everywhere . an all - in - one repertoire of wholesome , straight - forward recipes for the way we want to eat morning , noon , and night .\nl\u00e0 , the croque monsieur . tartine takes the pedestrian parisian snack - - its literal translation is\ncrunch , sir\n- - and elevates it to a whole new level . the place usually offers three varieties daily ( inventive adaptations that currently involve asparagus and caramelized onions , and roasted black and white trumpet mushrooms ) , but the traditional one , to my way of thinking , is the\nlast week , tartine bakery opened in the corner space once home to lady baltimore bakery and , before that , carl ' s bakery . the latest incarnation is from pastry chef elizabeth prueitt and baker chad robertson , the pair behind bay village breads . their first effort was wood - fire baking in point reyes . they went on to open the acclaimed bay village bakery in mill valley in 1999 .\nanyone who has been to elisabeth prueitt and chad robertson ' s tartine bakery on guerrero street will understand the instant draw of the couple ' s full - service restaurant . the bakery ' s exquisite pastries and exceptional breads quickly vaulted them onto everyone ' s\nbest of\nlist . no one seems to mind standing in line , even if the counter staff seems to be in a constant state of disorganization .\ndesserts ( all $ 7 ) - - or anything else that comes from the bakery , such as the almost - charred bread - - are a strength . the espresso and chocolate pot de creme is reminiscent of tartine bakery ' s rich pudding that always ambushes my best intentions . the sticky date pudding is much better than it sounds , resembling a rich version of persimmon pudding , surrounded by a warm toffee sauce and a cool scoop of ice milk .\nthe partners haven ' t decided on a name yet , but hope to open the doors of the 1 , 600 - square - foot cafe at 561 valencia st . ( between 16th and 17th streets ) in mid - july . but this location will differ in that it will combine tartine ' s style of food with a wine bar . it will be open from 11 a . m . to 11 p . m . , with breakfast to be added later .\nusing a wood fired brick oven , chad robertson baked bread and elisabeth prueitt created rustic , elegant pastries using many of the techniques they had learned abroad . almost twenty years after opening tartine bakery , much has changed , but the quality remains . as we grow , our steadfast commitment to that bread with an old - soul deepens . so to does our commitment to challenge the status quo . to question how we work , bake and collaborate , and push to offer you more .\nit could be that other bakeries don ' t use as much butter as they should , or it could be that tartine ' s ingredients are better : ms . pruitt and her husband , chad robertson \u2014 who works mostly on the bread side \u2014 insist they determinedly rely on local suppliers for nearly everything , and use organic ingredients whenever possible . in any case , the scones are tender ( ms . pruitt knows enough not to overhandle the dough , of course ) , they ' re crumbly , they ' re just sweet enough .\nbut i digress . the point is , tartine , the french bakery opened last summer by liz prueitt and chad robertson , who previously ran woodfire baking in point reyes and mill valley , makes so many things that might go on my desert ( and dessert ) island top five - - a nearly perfect croissant , chocolate bread pudding to make you weep , cake aux olives ( a slice of savory\ncake\nmade with olives , gruy\u00e8re , vermouth , and white wine ) , and a country french bread already legendary in some circles - - that it was downright painful to whittle the selection to the croque monsieur .\nbar tartine 561 valencia st . ( near 16th street ) , san francisco ; ( 415 ) 487 - 1600 dinner 5 : 30 - 10 p . m . monday - wednesday , until 11 p . m . thursday - saturday . beer and wine . reservations and credit cards accepted . difficult street parking . overall : two and a half stars food : two and a half stars service : two stars atmosphere : two and a half stars prices : $ $ $ noise rating : bomb pluses : comfortable surroundings . mostly excellent savory courses and desserts . minuses : the staff ' s telephone manners can be lax when customers call for a reservation . the place is exceptionally noisy at peak times . on busy nights , the staff can lose its focus and the food can suffer .\nwindow . _ taboola = window . _ taboola | | [ ] ; _ taboola . push ( { mode : ' thumbnails - c ' , container : ' taboola - interstitial - gallery - thumbnails - 4 ' , placement : ' interstitial gallery thumbnails 4 ' , target _ type : ' mix ' } ) ; _ taboola . push ( { flush : true } ) ;\nbooks06 _ local please photograph 7 local cookbooks , individually and in a group .\nbooks06 _ nonlocal please photograph 7 non - local cookbooks individually , against white background , with shadow .\nnorthern california is fertile ground for food writers and chefs to grow their crop of cookbooks , and recent weeks have seen a bumper crop that gives holiday gift - shoppers a wide choice .\nthe plumpjack cookbook ; great meals for good living ,\nby jeff morgan ( rodale , 210 pages , $ 35 ) , is about as accessible as a chef / restaurant - based book can get . in laying out a breakfast - to - dessert road map for good eating in the style of the plumpjack group ' s restaurants ( including plumpjack and balboa cafes in san francisco and squaw valley , jack falstaff in san francisco , and farm and boon fly cafe in sonoma ) , veteran writer and winemaker morgan takes pains to avoid ingredients and techniques that might intimidate home cooks .\nexample : a recipe for orange and olive oil cake tells you how to segment oranges and lemons if you have good knife skills and how to process them in an easier manner if you don ' t . that cake , incidentally , is deliciously interesting , we found when we tested it that it could use 5 to 10 minutes more baking time .\nmany of the recipes fall into the comfort food category , and many are for whole courses rather than single dishes : southern fried chicken breasts with wild mushroom gravy and red vegetable hash ; rib - eye steak with red wine sauce , salt - roasted potatoes and blue lake bean salad ; beef carpaccio with lemon aioli , truffle oil and asparagus salad ; pan - roasted monkfish with basmati rice and coriander broth .\nand in your glass\nsidebars recommend suitable wines for all but a few dishes . one of those exceptions is the roasted banana muffins in the breakfast chapter , a dish that is as delicious as it is simple . i plan to use that roasting technique next time i make banana bread .\nflash in the pan / stove - top cooking is a quick , cool and . . .\ncooking in common / egged on / spring ushers in a bushel of . . .\nprueitt and robertson , who acquired near - cult status soon after they baked their first artisanal breads , pastries , cakes and cookies in a tiny , ramshackle bake house in point reyes station , spare no detail in guiding their readers through the intricacies of the craft . one has to wonder , though , why they chose croissants as the lead recipe of the volume . these are the iconic breakfast pastry par excellence , but the recipe is daunting : five pages of print detailing step after step leading up to a perfect , buttery / flaky crescent .\nfortunately , most recipes that follow are not nearly as labor - intensive . the yummy scones ? i can do those . ditto the galettes and tea cakes , and probably the fruit tarts , though the rose geranium leaves for the blackberry tart may be a tad hard to come by .\nbiba ' s italy : favorite recipes from the splendid cities ,\nby biba caggiano ( artisan , 320 pages , $ 29 . 95 ) , is the next best thing to having the sacramento restaurateur and author be your tour guide through the great cities of italy and their most noteworthy restaurants .\nthe author of many cookbooks , caggiano is an easy writer who sprinkles her recipes with enough local color and humorous asides to please the armchair cook as much as the stove - side home chef . in the introduction to a fried baby artichoke recipe , for example , caggiano writes that in florence there is an old saying that everything fried is good , even the soles of shoes .\nother cities visited in text and recipes include rome , bologna , milan and venice . a chapter of basic recipes and a list of sources conclude this charmingly designed book .\nbig small plates ,\nby cindy pawlcyn , with pablo jacinto and erasto jacinto ( ten speed press , 370 pages , $ 35 ) , is the napa valley super chef and entrepreneur ' s praiseworthy - - and successful - - attempt to bring the small - plates trend into the home kitchen . you need several of these dishes to make a meal , and all of them are meant to be shared among family and friends . the book , pawlcyn ' s third , gives a great deal of credit to her coauthors , brothers from oaxaca who are chefs and partners in two of her napa valley restaurants mustards and cindy ' s backstreet kitchen .\nthe color photographs are earthy rather than artsy , which fits the robust fare : ahi and shiitake mushroom wontons in broth ; bubbly baked brie and asparagus with toasted hazelnuts ; salmon , halibut and scallop ceviche with coconut ; mini tres leches cakes with mexican chocolate sauce . at the end of the book , pawlcyn suggests menus for the four seasons and for a few themed parties .\nalthough the authors draw on many ethnic inspirations , this is a quintessentially california book that fits our roving palates and casual life style .\ncoffee cakes : simple , sweet , and savory ,\nby lou seibert pappas ( chronicle books , 132 pages , $ 18 . 95 ) , is a perfect stocking stuffer by this peninsula author known for thoroughly researched single - subject books . even a beginning cook might feel encouraged to try these generally uncomplicated recipes that range from standards - - banana , macadamia nut and coconut coffee cake , for example - - to the unexpected - - olive - herb - potato fougasse with black olives or italian cheese and herb pinwheels that would pair deliciously with a picnic salad or a cold - weather soup at supper .\nesalen cookbook : healthy and organic recipes from big sur ,\nby charlie cascio ( gibbs smith , 207 pages , $ 34 . 95 ) , highlights the cooking of this center that has been a shrine of the human potential movement since the mid - 20th century .\nthe esalen kitchen attempts to mirror the wholeness esalen strives to establish in the human experience , putting as much focus on the cooks and their connectedness to each other , their fellow esalen population and their self - image as on the ingredients . esalen is not devoted to vegetarianism , though there are many meatless dishes in the institution ' s daily menus and in this book .\nesalen does promote organic food , until about half of what ' s served on site coming from the group ' s gardens and farm . though incorporating health - food items like sucanat ( dehydrated cane juice ) , cashew milk and whole - wheat flour , the food is by no means spartan , as evidenced by dishes such as smoked salmon spanakopita , herb - laced crab cakes , milan - style lasagna and cayenne - spiced chocolate tantric pie . tantric pie ? it ' s human potential embracing kitchen potential .\nmorning food ,\nby margaret s . fox ( ten speed press , 202 pages softcover , $ 19 . 95 ) , is the second edition of the book first published in 1989 with recipes from fox ' s restaurant at the time , cafe beaujolais in mendocino . however , the book has been so completely revised , it might as well be a new publication .\nthe recipes may be different , but the philosophy is the same . without resorting to outlandish ideas , fox challenges the notion that morning food has to be limited to the narrow range of cereals , eggs , certain meats and pancakes and traditional breakfast pastries .\nnot that some of these don ' t find a place in her repertoire , but a banana - pecan waffle may be seasoned with cinnamon and nutmeg and parade as a sundae , topped with a scoop of ice cream and a pineapple sauce . eggs may change their usual profile and start the day in tofu - dressed egg salad sandwiches with a little crunch from walnuts . and as for pancakes , fox suggests berry - filled custard crepes . it ' s a book worth getting up for .\nholiday shoppers looking for cookbooks - - the one - size - fits - all gift - - have a lot of choices this year . here are other recent standouts from non - bay area authors .\nabout professional baking ,\nby gail sokol ( thomason delmar , 482 pages , $ 55 ) , is the next best thing to enrolling in a professional baking program . full of charts and color photographs both of finished products and techniques , this is a splendid working tool . interviews with baking pros from many regions add human interest and open up different perspectives besides those of the author . from the intricacies of yeast doughs to pate sablee and tempering chocolate , this volume tells all .\narabesque : a taste of morocco , turkey & lebanon ,\nby claudia roden ( knopf , 342 pages , $ 35 ) , explores the sophisticated cuisines of these countries , which the cairo - born author knows intimately . roden , whose previous seven books ranged from jewish cooking to regional italian , puts the cuisines of these mediterranean regions into historic context , explaining such phenomena as the mezze culture and the tagine . realistic rather than over - styled color photographs add to the book ' s appeal .\nbaking : from my home to yours ,\nby dorie greenspan ( houghton mifflin , 514 pages , $ 40 ) , is a seductive book . well organized , engagingly written and in a user - friendly format , it will tempt even reluctant bakers to tie on an apron and whip up something fragrantly delicious . there are few fancy terms here , but there are homey treats such as dimply plum cake , rugelach or caramel crunch bars . that is not to say that the hefty tome doesn ' t include some sophisticated fare : a chocolate armagnac cake with pecans and boozy prunes or a cranberry lime galette . a chapter on spoon desserts - - puddings , custards , crisps and ice creams - - complements the cakes , cookies , muffins and more .\nblack forest cuisine ,\nby walter staib ( running press , 328 pages , $ 35 ) , proves that this picturesque southwest german region with its proximity to austria , france and switzerland , has a lot more to offer than cuckoo clocks and the ubiquitous black forest torte . staib , a native of the area , is the chef - owner of philadelphia ' s city tavern and has written two books of recipes from that historic restaurant . aside from tempting pastries , for which the region is famous , there are savory dishes such as carrot soup with tapioca , maultaschen ( a kind of black forest ravioli ) , pork goulash and sauerkraut in a casserole that shows hungarian influences , and a rich salsify gratin .\ncradle of flavor ,\nby james oseland ( norton , 384 pages , $ 35 ) , is a meticulously researched collection of recipes from indonesia , malaysia and singapore . oseland , the executive editor of saveur magazine , lived in the spice islands , where he immersed himself in the cuisine for two decades . this book does not compromise or westernize indigenous recipes , and the layout is , unfortunately , a trifle challenging , with recipes frequently requiring the user to turn pages . but if it ' s the real thing you want , this book delivers .\nmodern caribbean cooking ,\nby wendy rahamut ( interlink , 322 pages , $ 35 ) , puts the spotlight on a vibrant cuisine that was a model of fusion long before that concept gained wide acceptance . utilizing the ample seafood and tropical fruit indigenous to the area , the cooking of these islands incorporates elements of amerindian , african , asian and european approaches , resulting in a lively , robust mix . rahamut , who lives in trinidad and is a food writer , television personality and cooking teacher , has adapted some traditional recipes to assuage today ' s nutrition concerns . for the most part , ingredients are widely available , though you might have to seek out ethnic markets for fruit such as sapodilla ( sapote ) or vegetables like taro and cassava .\nwhole grains ,\nby lorna sass ( clarkson potter , 324 pages , $ 32 . 50 ) , is a fine primer for anybody eager to listen to the chorus of nutritionists - - including those who devised the new federal food pyramid - - recommending americans consume more whole grains . sass , award - winning author of books dealing with topics from food history to vegetarian and vegan cooking , explains the nutritional profile and characteristics of everything from amaranth to farro , spelt and teff . she follows this with general cooking instructions for specific grains and detailed recipes .\nthe following new cookbooks are among those that have been recommended in recent reviews in the food section and in book review . you can read those reviews by clicking on the links that accompany today ' s story on sfgate . com .\nin great taste : fresh , simple recipes for eating and living well ,\nby evelyn h . lauder\njoy of cooking ,\n75th anniversary edition , by irma s . rombauer , marion rombauer becker and ethan becker\nthe lee bros . southern cookbook ,\nby matt lee and ted lee\ninstructions : preheat oven to 350\u00b0 . oil two 9 x 5 - inch loaf pans with olive oil .\nuse a vegetable peeler to remove zest from 1 orange and the lemon . in a small saucepan , blanch zests in boiling water for 30 seconds . let cool , chop fine and reserve . peel remaining orange and discard skin . remove white pith from both oranges and the lemon . if you have good knife skills , slice each orange segment free from its membrane and chop segments into small pieces . otherwise , separate orange segments and chop them up . repeat with the lemon , removing membrane and seeds . reserve along with chopped orange segments .\nin a large bowl , whisk eggs , sugar and salt until eggs are pale and doubled in volume , about 5 minutes . in another bowl , whisk together flour , baking powder and baking soda . mix in almonds . stir dry mixture into egg batter and blend thoroughly . add citrus zest and segments ; stir well . stir in olive oil until blended evenly .\nevenly divide cake mix between loaf pans . bake for 35 - 40 minutes , or until cakes are firm and a toothpick inserted comes out dry . cool on a rack for 10 minutes , then turn out and cool completely .\nper serving : 265 calories , 4 g protein , 30 g carbohydrate , 15 g fat ( 2 g saturated ) , 53 mg cholesterol , 189 mg sodium , 2 g fiber .\nbiba caggiano admits in\nbiba ' s italy\nthat she is not generally a great liver lover , but says she finds this venetian dish irresistible . she suggests serving it with grilled , fried or roasted polenta .\nheat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat . when the oil is nice and hot , add the onions and cook , stirring with a wooden spoon , until soft and golden brown , about 25 minutes . with a slotted spoon , transfer the onions to a bowl , letting the juices and oil fall back into the skillet .\nreturn the skillet to medium high heat and add 1 tablespoon of the butter . as soon as the butter begins to foam , add the liver without crowding ( cook in 2 batches if necessary ) and cook , stirring , until golden brown , about 3 minutes . season with the salt and pepper .\nreturn the onions to the pan and stir until the onions and liver are thoroughly combined , 1 - 2 minutes . transfer the contents of the skillet to a warm serving platter .\nadd the remaining 2 tablespoons butter to the skillet and stir , scraping up the brown bits attached to the bottom of the pan . add the parsley , stir one or twice , and pour the butter sauce over the liver and onions . serve hot .\nper serving : 485 calories , 34 g protein , 9 g carbohydrate , 34 g fat ( 8 g saturated ) , 636 mg cholesterol , 443 mg sodium , 2 g fiber .\nfrom\nbig small plates ,\nby cindy pawlcyn , with pablo jacinto and erasto jacinto .\nto make the pancake dough : set your mixer up with the dough hook attachment . combine the flour and oil in the bowl , add the boiling water and mix until the dough comes together . turn the dough out onto a smooth , dry surface and knead until smooth . wrap the dough in plastic wrap while it ' s still hot and let rest at room temperature for 15 minutes .\nafter the dough has rested , roll it into a log and cut into 16 pieces . if you use a pasta machine , set it on number 4 and run each dough circle through once . reduce the machine to number 6 , give each circle a quarter turn , and run it through the machine one more time . you ' ll end up with thin pancakes , about 6 inches in diameter . alternatively , you could roll the dough out with a rolling pin till paper thin . ( the dough rolls out very easily with a rolling pin , as it is tender and moves well , so a pasta machine is not necessary . ) stack the pancakes between pieces of parchment paper or waxed paper , and refrigerate until needed .\nto cook the pancakes : heat a dry griddle over medium heat . i usually use a stovetop cast - iron griddle or an electric griddle and make a batch of as many as will fit without touching . turn the pancakes back and forth until the dough is dry and no longer translucent , about 2 minutes . when they are finished they should be caramelized around the edges with a few brown specks . wrap them in a cloth napkin or kitchen towel and set them aside .\ncombine all sauce ingredients in a bowl and mix well . keep covered and refrigerate if you are making ahead .\ntrim the pork of all sinew and fat . working from the thin end of the tenderloin , cut the meat diagonally into thin slices ( you ' ll get oval pieces about 1 1 / 2 inches long ) . stack the slices , 4 or 5 of them at a time , and cut crosswise into 1 / 4 - inch strips or a bit less . keep refrigerated until needed . ( you can do this up to a day in advance . )\nabout 20 minutes before you ' re ready to serve , wrap the pancakes in a damp towel and warm them in a 375\u00b0 oven for 10 - 15 minutes , checking now and then to see that the towel is still moist . meanwhile , prepare the filling .\nfor the filling : heat the oil in a very large pan over medium - high heat . when the pan is hot , stir - fry the pork in batches , adding oil as needed to coat the bottom of the pan , so the pork does not get steamy but is almost crisp . remove the meat from the pan and reserve . now toss the cabbage , peppers and celery into the pan and stir - fry just until hot , 30 seconds to 1 minute . don ' t overcook the vegetables - - they should still be crunchy . add just enough of the sauce to moisten the vegetables , and toss until well mixed . put the reserved pork back into the pan and cook until pork is heated through again . add more sauce if needed . add salt and pepper to taste . toss in the scallions and chopped cilantro at the very end .\nplace the pancakes on a flat surface . fill each with some of the mu shu filling and fold into a cone , tucking the small end under . place two mu shu burritos on each plate and garnish with the reserved cilantro sprigs .\nper serving : 320 calories , 18 g protein , 36 g carbohydrate , 12 g fat ( 2 g saturated ) , 34 mg cholesterol , 835 mg sodium , 3 g fiber .\nkingfish , a popular san mateo seafood restaurant with new orleans flair , is coming to san francisco . opened by the avenir restaurant group , kingfish ( 201 south b st . , at second avenue ) is now owned by kathy petrin , an original investor in avenir , and her brother , robert kirkbride .\nthe san francisco kingfish is scheduled to open around june 1 in the former location of vixi ' s and max ' s diamond grill , at 128 king st . ( between second and third streets ) , across from the ballpark and next door to momo ' s .\nkirkbride said the food will be the same as in san mateo , serving lunch and dinner straight through with an all - day menu .\nthe partners are remodeling the current bar area , adding an oyster bar and moving the bar itself . the 200 - seat dining room will fan out from an 18th century fountain in the center , and , as in san mateo , the walls will be decorated with southern folk art .\nthe dining scene in mill valley has undergone two major changes . early last month , the revamped cascade bar & grill ( 44 e . blythedale ave . , near sunnyside avenue ) closed and will be replaced by a new restaurant from some of mill valley ' s buckeye roadhouse team .\nbill higgins and bill upson of the real restaurants group , which owns the buckeye , in partnership with buckeye chef robert price and buckeye managing partner peter schumacher , will turn the former cascade space into bungalow 44 .\ncascade had replaced mudbugs , which had replaced the beloved avenue grill . the food at bungalow 44 will be american comfort - - shades of the avenue grill .\nwe ' re going to make it cozy and comfortable ,\nhiggins says .\nappetizers will be $ 7 - $ 11 ; entrees , $ 15 - $ 22 . the restaurant seats 60 inside , with 20 more seats on a patio , weather permitting . management is interviewing now for a chef de cuisine .\nvirtually across the street from bungalow 44 , first crush , a wine - oriented restaurant owned by shah bahreyni and shahram bijan , morphed last week into mi casa , a mexican restaurant concentrating on foods of the yucatan peninsula .\nthe chef will be mario velasquez , who worked at cafe marimba in san francisco and also at the now - closed ondine in sausalito . appetizers will be $ 7 - $ 9 ; two tamales are $ 7 - $ 7 . 50 ; two tacos are $ 6 . 50 - $ 7 ; and large plates are $ 11 . 95 - $ 13 . 95 .\nbahreyni says they made the change because of the demand for family dining in mill valley . mi casa ( 24 sunnyside ave . , near blythedale avenue ) is open daily for lunch and dinner . the partners ' first crush in san francisco remains open at 101 cyril magnin st . , at ellis street .\nadam timney , former chef de cuisine at eos and most recently chef at cityscape in the san francisco hilton , has rejoined chef arnold eric wong , this time at bacar ( 448 brannan st . , between third and fourth streets ) , which wong co - owns . not far away , at fringale ( 570 fourth st . , near brannan street ) , chef marc rasic has left to teach at the california culinary academy . his replacement is thierry clement , who worked with chef daniel patterson at elisabeth daniel and frisson .\nclement will execute the tried - and - true fringale menu of duck confit , tuna burger and frisee salad , but will also reflect fringale ' s bistro style with specials such as coq au vin and short ribs braised in red wine ( both $ 19 ) . he ' s also created some interesting - sounding dishes like an appetizer of escargot served in fried potato cups ( $ 13 ) and star - anise - spiced pear tarte tatin ( $ 6 ) .\nin the mission , chef marcella lew has left andalu ( 3198 16th st . , at guerrero street ) , and owner calvin schneiter is now behind the stoves . he says his chef de cuisine , alexandro rodriguez ,\nwill help run the kitchen .\nbefore becoming an owner , schneiter cooked at boulevard and opened foreign cinema . on steuart street ' s restaurant row , jeremy james has hired chef katsuo nagasawa to replace departed chef shotario kamio at ozumo .\nnagasawa , trained in both french and japanese cuisines , is probably best known for cafe de rey in marina del rey .\nwith nagasawa in charge , james hopes to expand the menu at ozumo , going beyond sushi and robata to include izakaya - - pub - style food , or small a la carte dishes that pair well with drinks .\nreal estate broker paul stanners , known as the man to see if you were selling or buying a restaurant in san francisco , passed away 10 days ago . he fought cancer for the last two years , but continued working on deals until the end .\nin the 1970s , stanners co - owned a bookstore - bistro called vanity fair in embarcadero 3 . gary danko was his first lunch chef and worked for him for three years .\nstanners was a terrific source of restaurant news , industry gossip and warm friendship . i will miss him foremost as the good friend that he was .\nwindow . _ taboola = window . _ taboola | | [ ] ; 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_ taboola . push ( { flush : true } ) ;\neven while standing , the group noshed its way through a citrus salad with radishes , almonds and olives ( $ 8 ) , mealy pommes pont - neuf with bearnaise sauce ( $ 6 ) , crisp potato sticks that are like creamy mashed potatoes inside and several main courses , all while drinking a bottle of wine .\nthe compact interior that seats 48 , plus 10 at the bar , is stylish and comfortable in an organic way . the long , narrow space is dominated by a large chandelier of elk antlers near the storefront windows . she used a discerning eye and picked up many of the fixtures on ebay , including two impressive globe - like metal sconces that flank the thick white marble bar . when combined with the worn dark - wood floor , polished walnut table and the original wood support columns , the room has that stylish lived - in look that ' s so popular today .\nchef andy kitko , who worked at cafe boulud in new york and gary danko in san francisco , mans the utilitarian open kitchen adjacent to the bar . the pace is frantic , especially on a weekend , when hungry diners are backed up waiting for a table .\nthe crush has taken its toll on the new kitchen team , and the quality of the frequently changing menu can vary depending on the night . it ' s never bad , but it ranges from just ok items such as the lonely looking arancini ( rice balls ) stuffed with fennel , goat cheese and roasted red peppers ( $ 6 ) to spectacular combinations such as braised pork cheeks dusted with bread crumbs and poised on a mound of sparkling wine - braised savoy cabbage ( $ 13 ) .\npresentations also run the gamut , from rustic braised lamb shank ( $ 20 ) in a pool of chickpeas , dates and harissa to a sophisticated roasted guinea hen ( $ 23 ) . that dish features slices of breast centered on a large white plate and fanned around a flattened ball of confit leg tightly wrapped in thick - veined cabbage . one night the blend was as refined as you ' d find at gary danko ; on another , the sauce was thick , chunky and over - salted , and the confit had a bland sweetness .\nthe kitchen consistently excels at salads , whether earthy mushrooms , lentils and frisee topped with a poached egg ( $ 13 ) , or a delicate hillock of young dandelion greens with soft fromage blanc , apple , fennel and prosecco vinaigrette , plated as you might expect to find in a tea room . the beet salad is equally stylized , pairing gorgonzola dolce , endive , pear and caramelized pecans ( $ 8 ) .\nthe chef ' s bold approach is spotlighted in several appetizers , including a pork terrine en gelee ( $ 8 ) where the mosaic - like slices are placed on grilled bread and served with sauce verte , pickles and mustard . kitko also blends fresh and earthy elements in a thinly sliced truffled salami served with a delicate salad of chicory shoots ( $ 12 ) .\npig ' s feet ( $ 12 ) in all their gristly , gelatinous glory are formed loosely into a patty fried to a mahogany hue and served with a generous dollop of gribiche tartare sauce flowing down the side . the combination is so rich that the accompanying herb salad is a welcome relief .\ngrilled baby octopus basquaise ( $ 13 ) brings three whole sea creatures floating in a chunky stew of red and yellow peppers and sausage coins . i cut off a generous bite and started to chew , and chew and chew . the flesh seemed to expand with each bite , leaving me with a feeling of trying to devour a dense wad of rubber bands .\nthe octopus was one of the least successful appetizers on my three visits ; one of the most successful was the house - smoked sable ( $ 14 ) . kitko lays the fatty white slices of fish over a potato salad and tops it all with creme fraiche and a jet - black mound of american sturgeon caviar . the juxtaposition was rich , light , earthy and refined . it shows off an elusive balance that distinguishes a great combination .\nkitko generally offers about 16 starters and just five main courses . i loved the hearty flavors in the black bass ( $ 24 ) , two skin - on fillets seared to crispness and stacked over a mound of fennel , artichokes and lemon confit . the salmon displays some of the same rustic and light elements , with brussels sprouts , salsify and a coveted square of fatty belly confit ( $ 23 ) all brought together with a deftly made rich red wine sauce .\nyou can also see the fine - dining influence with the venison ( $ 24 ) , where the loin is served pleasantly rare , offset by potato puree and red wine - braised cabbage . a golf - ball size crepinette with a deep musty flavor adds a focal point to the plate .\nshaker lemon tart , an inch - thick round of flaky pastry filled with thin slices of whole fruit , is sweet , puckery , slightly bitter and totally addictive . i ' m tired of the ubiquitous dense chocolate torte , but here it ' s done with finesse , served with delicate coins of candied kumquats and earl grey ice cream .\nunfortunately , getting in the door isn ' t always as pleasant . i ' ve had three different friends tell me about poor or indifferent treatment when they called for a reservation or arrived at the restaurant . one was told to come at 5 : 30 and when the party arrived on time , the door was locked . the host was inside , but the staff left the confused diners standing at the door for about 10 minutes past opening time . another friend called for a weekend reservation and met with a snippy personality . on another occasion , my party made a same - day reservation for 6 p . m . and was asked for a credit card to guarantee it .\nit ' s an attitude that ' s totally at odds with the rest of the experience - - a case of sour beginnings and sweet endings .\nmost wines are less than $ 40 , slightly below average markup . while they ' re not bargains , the wines are well selected , and most people are sure to find one they ' ve never heard of , much less tasted .\nthere are 18 wines by the glass and 14 aperitif and dessert wines , a hefty number for a 48 - seat restaurant . the eight whites , priced from $ 6 . 50 to $ 12 . 75 , are from all over the globe : napa , sacramento , burgundy , loire , australia , new zealand and italy .\nin sparkling wines , kopp not only offers the required champagnes , but also lambrusco , sparkling shiraz , prosecco and a frissant wine from france .\nall price ranges are represented , from the popular 2005 woop woop verdelho ( $ 24 ) to the coveted 2003 torbreck\nstruie\nshiraz ( $ 82 ) . in all , there are about 100 bottle selections .\nin the domestic category , kopp offers some real talkers : 2003 topanga vineyards grenache blanc from the sacramento delta ( $ 34 ) ; 2003 stubbs vineyard chardonnay from marin county ( $ 42 ) ; 2003 tablas creek esprit de beaucastel rhone blend from paso robles ( $ 30 for a half - bottle ) and 2001 babcock vineyards\nmoda toscana\nsangiovese ( $ 38 ) .\nthe knowledge of the staff varies , but when we asked about one by - the - glass selection , the waiter offered a taste . on another occasion , the waiter encouraged diners next to us to order something they hadn ' t tried , saying that if they didn ' t like it , the wine would be replaced .\nwith an attitude like that , there ' s nothing to lose . and why would you want to spend $ 18 to bring your own ?\n: excellent two stars : good one star : fair ( box ) : poor $ inexpensive : entrees $ 10 and under $ $ moderate : $ 11 - $ 17 $ $ $ expensive : $ 18 - $ 24 $ $ $ $ very expensive : more than $ 25 prices based on main courses . when entrees fall between these categories , the prices of appetizers help determine the dollar ratings . one bell : pleasantly quiet ( under 65 decibels ) two bells : can talk easily ( 65 - 70 ) three bells : talking normally gets difficult ( 70 - 75 ) four bells : can only talk in raised voices ( 75 - 80 ) bomb : too noisy for normal conversation ( 80 + ) chronicle critics make every attempt to remain anonymous . all meals are paid for by the chronicle . star ratings are based on a minimum of three visits . ratings are updated continually based on a least one revisit ."]}
{"id": 55180, "summary": [{"text": "the international bank of azerbaijan is a global financial institution serving consumers , pensioners , small businesses , multi-national corporations and investors .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the bank enjoys a unique position in the history of its nation : the institution has played a key role in bringing the country of azerbaijan , a \u201c new \u201d country with an ancient heritage and culture , into the 21st century \u2019s global economy . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "international bank of azerbaijan", "paragraphs": ["it is necessary to note that international bank of azerbaijan is the only bank in azerbaijan receiving this award .\nby the decision of supervisory board of\ninternational bank of azerbaijan\nmr . emil abasbayli was appointed as a general director of international bank of azerbaijan \u2013 georgia\ndirector of economic analysis and development of foreign relations department , international bank of azerbaijan .\njalal orujov was appointed managing director of the international bank of azerbaijan in 2017 .\nthe process of privatization of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) requires some preparation .\n\u2013 azerbaijan international university , master degree in \u201cinternational economic relations\u201d , honors diploma .\nvasif ahmadov eldar was appointed managing director of the international bank of azerbaijan in 2016 .\niba banking is the internet application from the international bank of azerbaijan . iba banking gives to the bank customers an opportunity for making rapid bank operations without coming to the international bank of azerbaijan office .\ncargill is the international bank of azerbaijan\u2019s largest creditor , owed $ 715 million .\nbrief - international bank of azerbaijan files for court protection in u . s .\ncreditors of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) adopted a plan of voluntary restructuring of its obligations .\nmr . murad shiraliyev was appointed deputy chairman of the board of international bank of azerbaijan in 2015 .\nmr . agshin amirov was appointed deputy chairman of the board of international bank of azerbaijan in 2016 .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) has launched the process of voluntary restructuring of its obligations .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) remains the leading bank in azerbaijan , and the government continues to be its largest shareholder .\nthe number of members of the supervisory board of the international bank of azerbaijan has decreased from seven to five .\nbrief - international bank of azerbaijan files for court protection in u . s . | reuters\nmr . abbas ibrahimov was appointed first deputy chairman of the management board of international bank of azerbaijan in 2017 .\nchairman of the management board of the national bank of the republic of azerbaijan at the order of the president of the republic of azerbaijan .\nthe seventh international banking conference of the commonwealth of independent states ( cis ) concluded its work in baku , azerbaijan , the international bank of azerbaijan said monday . read more \u00bb\nthe international bank of azerbaijan subsidiary in georgia iba - georgia won investment awards in several categories .\nassets of the\ninternational bank of azerbaijan - georgia\nfor year 2014 increased by 20 . 5 %\ndirector of banking supervision department , the central bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\n, february director of department , the national bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) is the authorized bank of the second baku shopping festival , which started on october 15 .\nthe need to transfer azmeco to socar arose due to azmeco\u2019s debts to the international bank of azerbaijan .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan has over 750 , 000 customers in azerbaijan and abroad and says it provides a critical economic link between azerbaijan and the rest of the world .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan is the state - controlled bank operating in the republic of azerbaijan . headquartered in baku , the bank consists of 36 branches and 95 service outlets in more than 40 cities .\ngovernor of the central bank of the republic of azerbaijan for a 5 - year term . administrator for azerbaijan at the world bank group .\ninternational bank of azerbaijan was granted with \u201cinvestment angel\u201d award established by the world organization of creditors in nomination \u201con the investment - banking activity\u201d within the framework of the 4th international bank conference .\ninternational bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) is the first european bank to present the qibla card which corresponds to the rules of islamic banking .\nthe restructuring of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) will not affect the ratings of azerbaijan\u2019s state oil company socar and azerenergy jsc , according to a report of the international ratings agency fitch ratings .\ndeputy chairman of azerbaijan\u2019s state committee for property affairs rustam shahbazov has replaced sahil babayev at the supervisory board of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) .\nmember of the management board in the national bank of the the republic of azerbaijan .\nthe bank operates under license \u2116 245 of 25 october 2002 , the central bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\niba and ministry of finance of azerbaijan start debt operation at azerbaijan\u2019s largest bank with investor presentation in london .\nmember of the management board of the national bank of azerbaijan by the order of \u201cmilli meclis\u201d .\nassets of the\ninternational bank of azerbaijan - georgia\nfor year 2014 increased by 20 . 5 % - georgianjournal\nthe international bank of azerbaijan has been operating since 1992 and is one of the country\u2019s two state - owned banks .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan signed an agreement on long - term cooperation with microsoft as part of microsoft enterprise agreement .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan , the major state - owned bank holding at least 40 percent of all bank assets in the country , is expanding its range of islamic payment cards .\njalal orujov is appointed to the position of chief technology officer ( cto ) of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) .\nelmar mammadov was elected the chairman of the board of the international bank of azerbaijan in accordance with the decision of the bank ' s shareholders ' meeting july 22 .\nthe preparation period for the privatization of international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) may be as long as five years , fitch ratings international rating agency said with the reference to the bank .\ndr . jahangir hajiyev , chairman of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) described the signing of the contract as\ncrucial for the petrochemical industry of azerbaijan .\nfirst deputy chairman of the management board ; the national bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\ngovernor of the central bank of the republic of azerbaijan for a 5 - year term .\n\u2013 deputy director , department of researches , the national bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\nsocar bought a plant from aqrarkredit cjsc non - bank credit institution in accordance with a decision of azerbaijan\u2019s cabinet of ministers . ( aqrarkredit cjsc manages the distressed assets of the international bank of azerbaijan ) .\nfitch ratings downgrades lt int . scale ( foreign curr . ) credit rating of international bank of azerbaijan to\nrd\neconomist , deputy chief and chief accountant , international calculation department on central operations office of the national bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\nafter the adoption of the plan for the restructuring of external debts of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) by foreign creditors , moody ' s upgraded the ratings of the bank .\nazerbaijan rattled international investors this month when the country\u2019s biggest lender , international bank of azerbaijan , announced it lacked the funds to pay bondholders and filed for bankruptcy protection in a new york court .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) has appealed to the nasimi court of baku to extend the term of restructuring of liabilities to foreign creditors .\nhead of off - site division of banking supervision department , the central bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\nchief economist , banking supervision department , the central bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\n\u2013 director , strategic management department , the central bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\nthe media consulting and services ( mc & s ) company recently ranked the international bank of azerbaijan the country ' s top bank . read more \u00bb\nthe activity of the international leasing company , a subsidiary of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) is unsatisfactory , chairman of the iba management board khalid ahadov told reporters in baku june 21 .\nsocar , the state energy company of azerbaijan attracts 200 million manats ( $ 131 . 7 million ) from the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) for 2016 .\n\u201cwe are proud to be working in a country of great potential such as azerbaijan and to collaborate with an organisation as prestigious as the international bank of azerbaijan . \u201d\nazmeco for the debts was handed over to aqrarkredit cjsc non - bank credit institution in accordance with a decision of azerbaijan\u2019s cabinet of ministers . ( aqrarkredit cjsc manages the distressed assets of the international bank of azerbaijan ) .\ncargill was one of nine providers of trade finance credit to the international bank of azerbaijan ; the rest are banks , mostly based in europe .\npeachline developed the creative concept for the credit campaign of the international bank of azerbaijan : a small card , which provides great opportunities .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) and one of the world\u2019s most famous football clubs , juventus , signed a cooperation agreement .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) announced that the number of pensioners with deposits in the bank increased by 6 , 300 people as of the beginning of 2015 . read more \u00bb\ntby talks to jahangir hajiyev , chairman of the board at the international bank of azerbaijan , on its focus on retail banking , plans for international cooperation , and the development of islamic finance .\nhead of division in and deputy director of the credit institutions supervision department of the national bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\nhead of supervision of it and payment systems division of banking supervision department , the central bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) announced on tuesday that it has been successful in implementing mortgage projects requested by the central bank . read more \u00bb\nhead of off - site supervision division of banking supervision department , the national bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) has won in the nomination\nbank - leader in development of e - commerce\nin a contest held by the central bank according to the results of 2015 , the bank said april 28 .\ntwo banks of azerbaijan , bank standard and the international bank of azerbaijan are in talks to merge their assets within the framework of the plan on consolidation of azerbaijan\u2019s banks , a source on the country ' s banking sector told trend news agency on april 21 .\n\u2013 deputy director , department of researches and statistics , the national bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\n\u2013 director of the center for research and development , the central bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\n, deputy director and director of banking supervision department , the central bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\n\u2013 leading economist , monetary policy department , the national bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\nheadquartered in baku , azerbaijan , international bank of azerbaijan reported consolidated total assets of azn5 . 46 billion and total equity of azn 350 . 5 million under audited ifrs as h1 2012 .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) has prepared a special offer for all those wishing to get a visa gold card .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) was for the eighth time named the best in the region by prestigious magazine euromoney .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) announced that its subsidiary international insurance company ( iic ) was named as the country ' s top insurer on monday . read more \u00bb\nthe international bank of azerbaijan , the country\u2019s largest lender , and the european investment bank signed a loan agreement worth 50 million euros in luxembourg on september 16 .\n16 . international monetary fund , international financial statistics ( washington : imf , various issues ) .\nworld bank . 2005 . bank corporate governance in azerbaijan : survey results ( azerbaijani ) . washington , dc : world bank . urltoken\nthe agreement opens broad prospects for cooperation between the international bank of azerbaijan and microsoft , promotes the introduction of innovative technologies and the optimization of bank processes . the operator of the project is softlineinternational .\njoseph m . owen , world bank country manager for azerbaijan , on the bank ' s relationship with azerbaijan and its development assistance programs .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) at the next stage of the recovery process started voluntary restructuring of liabilities to foreign creditors of the bank , as a result of which the international rating agencies fitch and moody ' s revised the rating of the iba , apa reports quoting the press service of the bank .\nlaw of the republic of azerbaijan on the central bank of the republic of azerbaijan determines the legal status of the national bank of azerbaijan republic , its purposes , functions , responsibilities , including administration and organizational structure , and regulates the relationship between the central bank and other state authorities .\nthe assets of the\ninternational bank of azerbaijan - georgia\n(\niba - georgia\n) as of january 1 , 2015 amounted to 145 . 9 million lari , increasing by 20 . 5 percent . this is stated in the press service of the international bank of azerbaijan on tuesday .\nmoody ' s investors service , (\nmoody ' s\n) today assigned counterparty risk ratings ( crr ) to the following five azerbaijani banks : ojsc bank of baku , international bank of azerbaijan , joint stock commercial bank respublika , kapital bank ojsc and ojsc xalq bank .\nheadquartered in baku , azerbaijan , international bank of azerbaijan reported consolidated total assets of azn6 . 2 billion , total equity of azn 416 million and net profit of azn53 million under audited ifrs as at ye2012 .\nmoody ' s rating action is largely based on international bank of azerbaijan ' s audited financial statements for 2013 , prepared under ifrs .\ncentral bank of azerbaijan\u2019s currency reserves will make up $ 6 . 5 billion in 2018 , international monetary fund said in its report .\nmoody ' s rating action is largely based on international bank of azerbaijan ' s audited financial statements for 2012 , prepared under ifrs .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) , which is undergoing the procedure of voluntary restructuring of its loan liabilities to external lenders , started sales of its foreign assets .\nthe moscow branch of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba - moscow ) has partially repaid its loans from a syndicate of russian financial institutions , the bank announced on wednesday . read more \u00bb\ngaraisayev has been appointed the chairman of the supervisory board at iba - moscow , a subsidiary of the international bank of azerbaijan in russia , the source said .\ninspector at azerbaijan republic bureau of the ussrstate bank , chief inspector in supervision department .\ncurrency exchange - silk way bank and international bank of azerbaijan offer full - service banking , including currency exchange . location : t2 , south section . hours : unknown .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) reported on thursday that the bank ' s islamic banking loans have increased 1 . 5 times from early 2014 . read more \u00bb\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) said thursday that in the first 10 months of 2014 , its customer base increased significantly . read more \u00bb\nthe central bank holds and manages international gold \u2013 foreign exchange reserves at its disposal .\npasha bank is azerbaijan ' s leading corporate bank . the bank offers a range of standard financial services , including investment banking , trade financing and asset management\naccording to the center for economic analysis , \u201cria - analysis\u201d research the only one bank from azerbaijan - international bank of azerbaijan was included in the top 50 largest banks of cis countries , with 33rd place in the ranking .\nin more than 17 year of its own activities the international bank of azerbaijan earned trust and recognition of world economic community and evidenced , that the banks can and must be trusty . the achievements of the bank are recognized by many international agencies and the awards .\npost of the head of azerbaijan ' s largest bank has been vacant since march 18 , 2015 after jahangir hajiyev resigned from his post for health reasons . he has held the post of the chairman of azerbaijan ' s international bank since march 2001 .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) said on thursday that its assets grew by 22 . 7 percent in 2014 . read more \u00bb\njuventus has today presented a new regional partnership with international bank of azerbaijan during a press conference held in the country\u2019s capital city , baku .\nazerbaijan is a member of the international bank for reconstruction and development ( ibrd ) , the world bank , the european bank for reconstruction and development ( ebrd ) , the international monetary fund ( imf ) and the asian development bank ( adb ) . azerbaijan is not yet a member of the world trade organization , but its accession talks continue .\nmoody ' s says that international bank of azerbaijan benefits from a high probability of systemic support , based on its 50 . 2 % government ownership , large market shares and systemic importance for azerbaijan ' s economy . as a result , international bank of azerbaijan ' s deposit ratings of ba3 benefit from a three - notch uplift from its b3 bca . the outlook change to stable from negative on international bank of azerbaijan ' s supported ratings is driven by the change in outlook on the bank ' s standalone bfsr .\n* interest rates of all deposits , which accomodate from individuals at the international bank of azerbaijan in manats will be applied from 1th of march as per aforementioned schedule .\nthe georgian branch of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) on tuesday reported assets growing by 20 . 5 percent over the course of 2014 . read more \u00bb\ninternational bank of azerbaijan ' s ratings benefit from moody ' s assessment of a high probability of systemic support , based on the bank ' s 50 . 2 % government ownership , large market shares and systemic importance for azerbaijan ' s economy . as a result , international bank of azerbaijan ' s ba3 deposit ratings benefit from a three - notch uplift from its b3 bca . .\nwith total costs of $ 330 million , the project is co - financed by the international bank of azerbaijan . a part of the ebrd loan will be syndicated under the bank\u2019s a / b structure .\nthe moscow branch of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba - moscow ) has been selected as one of the most strategically significant financial institutions in russia , the bank announced on monday . read more \u00bb\nthe work on the improvement of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) continues , finance minister samir sharifov said in an interview with ans tv channel .\npasha bank successfully passed visa international and mastercard international payment systems safety certification and , as a result , safety of card payments is ensured at high level .\n\u2013 leading specialist \u2013 translator , ministry of agriculture of the republic of azerbaijan .\nlondon , may 16 ( reuters ) - dollar bonds issued by the international bank of azerbaijan fell on tuesday after the moody\u2019s agency downgraded its credit rating in light of the bank\u2019s debt restructuring .\nheadquartered in baku , azerbaijan , international bank of azerbaijan reported consolidated total assets of azn7 . 7 billion , total equity of azn 591 million and net profit of azn59 million under audited ifrs as at year - end 2013 .\nmr . e . habibullayev was appointed deputy chairman of the board at the international bank of azerbaijan in 2016 . in 2013 - 2016 e . habibullayev was managing director at the international bank of azerbaijan . in 1998 - 2013 , held different positions at the corporate and documented transactions , corporate customers service and development of retail business departments of the international bank of azerbaijan . in 1996 - 1998 , e . habibullayev worked at different positions at saltanat commercial bank and imperobank . graduated from the azerbaijan state economic university with a degree in finance and credit .\n\u2013 head of the economic research and forecasting division , research department , the national bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\nas of january 1 , 2018 socar\u2019s deposits and funds in the international bank of azerbaijan reached 1 . 505 billion , up 30 . 4 % from 2016 .\ncompared with this point in 2013 , net income at the georgian branch of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba - georgia ) nearly tripled . read more \u00bb\nthe international bank of azerbaijan signed a deal with tehran on the allocatio of a $ 500 - million loan for the construction of the rasht - astara railway section , azerbaijan\u2019s deputy minister of roads and urban development ali noorzad said .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) plans to complete the transfer to the state its distressed assets that remained on the balance sheet of the bank , restructure liabilities and determine the strategy of the activities of affiliated banks .\nmember of the management board of the national bank of azerbaijan for the second 5 - year term by the order of \u201cmilli meclis\u201d .\nin august 2007 , international investment bank ( iib ) acquired an indirect 49 % stake in amrahbank azerbaijan equivalent to a usd 20 mm investment in the bank . amrah bank is a fast growing commercial bank in azerbaijan established back in 2003 with key focus areas being retail and corporate banking .\nbaku , december 4 ( azertac ) . the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) took the 38thposition in the ranking of business new europe magazine \u201ctop 200 banks of eurasia\u201d .\nlondon , 20 march 2012 - - the following release represents moody ' s investors service ' s summary credit opinion on international bank of azerbaijan and includes certain regulatory disclosures regarding its ratings . this release does not constitute any change in moody ' s ratings or rating rationale for international bank of azerbaijan .\nfitch ratings affirms international bank of azerbaijan at\nb -\n( lt int . scale ( foreign curr . ) credit rating ) ; outlook stable\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ' s ( iba ) moscow branch has announced that it has paid off its financial obligations to creditors . read more \u00bb\nthe banker british magazine included iba in the top 1000 most powerful and financially sustainable banks in the world . \u201cinternational bank of azerbaijan\u201d took 958th place .\nnon - cash settlements by the use of plastic cards of \u00abbank of baku\u00bb - is a universally recognized achievement of the bank . regulator of the local banking sector \u2013 central bank of the republic of azerbaijan \u2013 on several occasions awarded to \u00abbank of baku\u00bb the first ranking in the category of non - cash settlements .\ntby talks to farid akhundov , ceo of pasha bank , on the bank ' s first five years , expansion plans , and international operations .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( \u201c iba \u201d ) has been working closely with the ministry of finance of azerbaijan ( the \u201c ministry of finance \u201d ) , the financial market supervision authority of azerbaijan ( \u201c fimsa \u201d ) and the central bank of the republic of azerbaijan to address issues relating to iba\u2019s financial position and the sufficiency of its regulatory capital in accordance with the objectives of the presidential decree dated 15 july 2015 .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan is a national development bank , significantly contributing to the stability of azerbaijan ' s banking system , people ' s trust to it , both domestically and abroad , and to the country ' s socio - economic development .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) optimizes its business processes in frames of its new business strategy . the bank also renewed its documentation system . the iba moves to office 365 for this purpose .\neconomist , senior economist , supervision division no . 3 of banking supervision department , national bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\ntby talks to jahangir hajiyev , chairman of the board at the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) , on major accomplishments , growing deposits , and islamic banking .\nfitch ratings upgrades lt int . scale ( foreign curr . ) credit rating of international bank of azerbaijan to\nb -\nfrom\nrd\n; outlook stable\nbank of baku was established in 2005 following the merger of two private banks \u2013 bank of baku ojsc and ilkbank .\nnothing on this website ( or any website to which this website refers , whether by hypertext links or otherwise ) constitutes an offer of or an invitation by or on behalf of ojsc international bank of azerbaijan ( the \u201c bank \u201d ) or the republic of azerbaijan to subscribe for or purchase any securities of the bank or the republic of azerbaijan where making of such offer or invitation would be unlawful .\niba has won the first international contest \u201cbanks of the cis , baltic countries , georgia - 2010\u201d in the category \u201cthe best technological bank\u201d . iba chairman jahangir hajiyev was awarded the \u201cbanker of the year\u201d in the \u201cbest banks of guam - 2010\u201d contest . this is the 44th award given to the international bank of azerbaijan by international institutions since 2002 .\nto note , the international savings day was first held in october , 1924 in milan , italy at the international congress of 29 countries . the celebration of the day was initiated in azerbaijan by the central bank in 2012 .\ne international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) said on friday that it has signed a memo of understanding and an agreement of cooperation with sberbank , based in russia . read more \u00bb\nin more than 15 year of its own activities the i\u0307nternational bank of azerbaijan earned trust and recognition of world economic community and evidenced , that the banks can and must be trusty .\nfuad islamov was appointed senior director of the international bank of azerbaijan in 2011 . in 1992 - 2011 , held various positions at the foreign trade financing , corporate and documented transactions , corporate customers service , and development of corporate business departments of the international bank of azerbaijan . in 1991 - 1992 , f . islamov worked at the state research and design institute of azerbaijan and at the foreign economic bank of ussr . graduated from state economics university of azerbaijan with a degree in planning and organization of non - economic relations and from state university of oil and industry of azerbaijan with a degree in engineering .\n\u2013 head of macroeconomic analysis and inflation review division , department of economic researches and forecasting , the national bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\nall rights reserved . wholesale islamic bank licensed and regulated by the central bank of bahrain .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan is a universal and modern - technology - oriented bank which effectively creates opportunities for individuals and organizations , both in azerbaijan and other countries where azerbaijanis live , to benefit from a wide range of high - quality banking services .\nojsc international bank of azerbaijan ( \u201c iba \u201d ) announced today that the claimants\u2019 meeting in relation to its ongoing restructuring will be held on 18 july2017 .\nthe central bank held a traditional ordinary meeting with the participation of the representatives from the state social protection fund ( sspf ) , the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) and the capital bank on improving the bank services on delivery of pensions and allowances to the population and discussing the existing problems .\nbaku , nov 10 ( reuters ) - the state - owned international bank of azerbaijan said it raised over $ 200 million in a syndicated loan from international investors to use for corporate and trade - related needs .\n\u2013 chief economist , economic researches division , monetary policy department , the national bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\ntby talks to elman rustamov , governor of the central bank of azerbaijan republic , on monetary and financial policy .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan will soon issue the first tranche in the amount of 1 . 86 billion manats to the state oil company of azerbaijan , said sulayman gasimov , socar vice - president for economic issues on october 15 .\nthe presidential elections set for 2013 are being held against the backdrop of azerbaijan ' s growing stature in international affairs .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan is planning to closes branches in georgia and russia throughout 2017 as part of a plan to restructure over $ 3 . 3 billion in debts .\nmoody ' s rating action is largely based on international bank of azerbaijan ' s audited financial statements for 2011 and the first six month of 2012 , prepared under ifrs .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan was founded in january 1992 . azerbaijani ministry of finance is the main shareholder of the bank with 51 . 07 - percent share , while the remaining share is owned by individuals and legal entities .\naccording to the magazine , \u201cin 2012 , the net profit of the international bank of azerbaijan increased by 80 % and amounted to azn 43 . 4 million , active and loan portfolios grew by 17 . 5 % and 22 % , respectively . as a symbolic recognition of the achievements , the international bank of azerbaijan was awarded as the best local bank in the category \u201cbest bank in cis , central and eastern europe\u201d .\nthe decline in azerbaijan\u2019s legitimate lending sector and new rules introduced by the central bank resulted in the rise of loan sharks and pawn shops , analysts contend . ( photo : central bank of azerbaijan )\nthe iba - georgia bank was established in 2007 with the active support of the government of azerbaijan and georgia , the main founder of the iba - georgia bank is the international bank of azerbaijan . it is the biggest financial institution not only in the south caucasus , but also in eastern europe . as a part of the policy of expanding the iba ' s presence outside of azerbaijan , the bank is represented in russia , georgia , with the iba representative offices in london and frankfurt . research company international research group business insight ( bi ) named iba as the most developed bank in azerbaijan .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( ibar ) , the biggest bank in azerbaijan managing more than 35 % of total banking assets in the country , today announced the signing of a shari\u2019a supervisory agreement with shariyah review bureau ( srb ) , a leading global shari\u2019a advisory firm .\nhead of anti - money laundering group within off - site supervision division of banking supervision department , the national bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\nilham aliyev , president of the republic of azerbaijan , on his goal to double national gdp and the growing role of the country in international affairs .\nleading corporate bank of azerbaijan - pasha bank \u2013 has been named as the\nleader bank in the field of non - cash payments\nin the local market by the end of 2017 . the awards was given within the frame of competition conduced on annual basis by the central bank of azerbaijan together with the azerbaijan banks association among all participants of the banking market . . . .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) said on thursday that consumer deposits did not increase significantly , despite savings from income tax code changes . read more \u00bb\nthe international bank of azerbaijan announced nov . 7 that in their\npension +\nprogram , there were 45 thousand pensioners across the country . read more \u00bb\nbaku . vahab rzayev \u2013 apa - economics . international bank of azerbaijan has signed long - term cooperation agreement with microsoft company within the \u201cmicrosoft enterprise agreement\u201d program .\ninternational bank of azerbaijan (\nbank\n) , baku , azerbaijan , a foreign bank within the meaning of the international banking act (\niba\n) , has applied under section 10 ( a ) of the iba 1 to establish a representative office in new york , new york . the foreign bank supervision enhancement act of 1991 , which amended the iba , provides that a foreign bank must obtain the approval of the board to establish a representative office in the united states .\nawarded with medal of progress for services in development of banking in the republic of azerbaijan .\nthe international bank for reconstruction and development , commonly referred to as the world bank , is an international financial institution whose purposes include assisting the development of its member nations ' territories , promoting and supplementing private foreign investment , and promoting long - range balanced growth in international trade .\nazerbaijan is a small oil - rich country on the caspian sea , nestled between russia and iran . the international bank of azerbaijan is based in baku , azerbaijan & apos ; s capital , and has subsidiaries in russia and georgia , court papers show .\njsc\ninternational bank of azerbaijan - georgia\npassed the state and tax registration in 2006 . on seventh february 2007 , the national bank of georgia issued the\niba - georgia\nlicense to start banking operations .\nmember on 18 october 1992 . the minister of finance of the republic of azerbaijan is the head of the\nthe ministry of finance has noted with concern the deteriorating financial and capital position of international bank of azerbaijan ,\nsamir sharifov , azerbaijan & apos ; s minister of finance , said in a statement .\nre - establishing the financial viability of iba is critical so that the bank can continue to provide important banking services to the azerbaijan economy .\nfrom 1995 to 2004 he was the head of the operations division at the international bank of azerbaijan , and head of the bank ' s sabail branch . he joined kapital bank in 2004 as head of the department of crediting and project financing , and went on to be appointed chairman of the management board in 2009 .\nin july 2015 , president ilham aliyev signed a decree on the measures for rehabilitation related to the preparations for privatizing the state - owned shares of the international bank of azerbaijan jsc .\nthe international savings day ( isd ) will be celebrated on october 31 , 2013 within the financial literacy project . the central bank center for researches and development also initiated a month of financial literacy in november . co - organizers of financial literacy events are \u2013 the azerbaijan banks association , the deposit insurance fund , the savings banks foundation for international cooperation , and a number of commercial banks : access bank , ag bank , bank of baku , bank respublika , demir bank , pasha bank , unibank , rabitabank and yap\u0131kredibank .\nhowever , as with the ukrainian banks , cargill stands to get repaid in the reorganization of the international bank of azerbaijan . the $ 715 million the company is owed is expected to be converted to debt directly backed by the government of azerbaijan .\nstate - owned international bank of azerbaijan\u2019s default on its debts is expected to cause extensive damage to the country\u2019s financial sector and its international reputation , and could even imperil baku\u2019s search for funding for the landmark southern gas corridor project .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan\u2019s tailspin comes on the heels of two bank failures in ukraine over the past two years that also included cargill credit . ukrainian bank regulators have closed dozens of banks in recent years , institutions hobbled by the country\u2019s shaky economy and in some cases , mismanagement .\nwhat has spurred pasha bank to take an active role in the securities market ? besides its core business activity \u2013 corporate banking and private banking \u2013 pasha bank is also known as an investment bank in the regional market . the bank has been named best investment bank , azerbaijan by international finance and emea finance several times .\nlondon - today , the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) launched its offer to creditors regarding the restructuring of its debt . in an investor presentation in london , iba provided details of its proposal to ensure the financial viability of the bank . iba is a majority state - owned commercial bank .\nawarded with the order of glory for services in development of banking in the republic of azerbaijan .\n, awarded with medal of progress for services in development of banking in the republic of azerbaijan .\nbaku , 18 july 2017 \u2013 ojsc international bank of azerbaijan ( the \u201c bank \u201d or \u201c iba \u201d ) is pleased to announce that its restructuring plan was today approved by its creditors at the claimants\u2019 meeting .\n\u2013 deputy director and director of the research department , the center for research and development , the central bank of the republic of azerbaijan .\n, economist , senior economist , head of financial division , the ministry of agriculture of the republic of azerbaijan .\njalal orujov is appointed to the position of chief technology officer ( cto ) of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) . the appointment was undertaken according to the initiatives on creation of the new professional management team .\naccessbank , has been named \u2018best retail bank\u2019 at the international finance magazine ( ifm ) financial awards 2014 .\nproviding students with an international education is of increasing importance for local university heads .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan has seen trouble for the past few years , hurt among other things by the depressed price of oil , a pillar of azerbaijan\u2019s economy . with its loan portfolio decaying and the continued devaluation of the azerbaijani currency \u2014 the manat \u2014 the bank lost more than $ 1 billion in 2016 .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) is the largest bank and financial services group in azerbaijan and the region , with assets of $ 10 billion . it serves as a national development bank supporting the stability of azerbaijan ' s banking system , the socio - economic development of the country and its integration into the global economy . iba is a universal bank with its national franchise , subsidiary banks in russia , georgia and qatar , and international representative offices in london , frankfurt , luxembourg , dubai and new york .\nan international bank headquartered in basel , switzerland , which serves as a forum for monetary cooperation among several european central banks , the bank of japan , and the us federal reserve system . founded in 1930 to handle the german payment of world war i reparations , it now monitors and collects data on international banking activity and promulgates rules concerning international bank regulation .\nmay 11 ( reuters ) - international bank of azerbaijan files petition for protection under chapter 15 of u . s . bankruptcy code \u2014 court filing bank files with u . s . bankruptcy court in manhattan in connection with azeri restructuring proceeding\nthe international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) , the leading financial institution in the country , plays a key role in facilitating the country\u2019s integration into the global economy . as a national development bank , iba contributes significantly to the stability and transparency and continuously strengthens azerbaijan\u2019s banking system and fundamentally supports azerbaijan\u2019s socio - economic development .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan , the country & apos ; s largest lender , filed for bankruptcy in new york thursday to aid the restructuring of some $ 3 . 3 billion in debt .\nmoody ' s has upgraded international bank of azerbaijan ' s ( i\u0307ba ) raitings following creditors ' agreement on its debt restructuring , concludes the review , apa reports quoting press service of i\u0307ba .\nibam is the mobile banking application from the international bank of azerbaijan . with ibam - mobile banking you can accelerate your banking activities and transactions not depend on time and location .\nmore than half the funds originated from an account at the international bank of azerbaijan - a baku - based lender linked to the ruling clan that went bust earlier this year .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan , or iba , used obscure dublin - based entities to sell bonds that were bought by state - linked funds in kazakhstan about three years ago .\nhe noted that being a reliable supplier of oil and gas to the international markets , azerbaijan is providing energy security for many countries of the world .\non may 10 iba missed a $ 100mln payment on its main debt and interests of the credit , says the information of the state bank . international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) , is the largest bank of the country , filed a bankruptcy petition to the new york court , the wall street journal informs .\nazerbaijan is building itself up to become a world - class sporting nation with the ability to host major international tournaments .\nat the same time , moody ' s notes that negative pressure could be exerted on international bank of azerbaijan ' s ratings due to any material adverse changes in the bank ' s risk profile , particularly significant weakening of the bank ' s capitalisation , asset quality and liquidity position .\nthe authorized capital of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) , according to a decision made by a general meeting of the bank\u2019s shareholders , will be increased by 200 million manats up to 890 million manats , iba said in a message april 2 .\nfebruary 26 2016 , tokyo : jcb international co . , ltd . ( jcbi ) , the international operations subsidiary of jcb co . , ltd . , has started jcb merchant acquiring operations with the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) . jcb cards will be accepted at all of iba ' s acceptance locations throughout the country by the end of february 2016 .\ntby talks to rovnag abdullayev , president of the state oil company of azerbaijan republic ( socar ) , on azerbaijan as a key international oil player , the pipeline race , and the southern gas corridor .\ngovernor is the administrator for azerbaijan at the world bank group . this is the reason why the\nbaku . kazinform the process of restructuring the currency obligations of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) will not affect its iba - moscow and iba - georgia subsidiary banks , the iba told trend may 15 .\njsc bank\nrepublic\n- urltoken jsc\nprivatbank\n- urltoken jsc\ntbc bank\n- urltoken jsc\nbank of georgia\n- urltoken jsc\nliberty bank\n- urltoken jsc\nbasisbank\n- urltoken jsc\nvtb bank \u2013 ( georgia )\n- urltoken jsc\ncartu bank\n- urltoken jsc\nprocredit bank\n- urltoken jsc\nsilk road bank\n- urltoken jsc\ncapital bank\n- urltoken jsc\nthe international bank of azerbaijan - georgia\n- urltoken jsc\nziraat bank a . s . , tbilisi branch\n- urltoken jsc\ncaucasus development bank - georgia\n- urltoken jsc\nturkey isbank a . s batumi branch\n- urltoken jsc\nprogress bank\n- urltoken jsc\nterabank\n- urltoken jsc\nhalyk bank georgia\n- urltoken jsc\npasha bank georgia\n- urltoken jsc \u201cfinca bank georgia\u201d - urltoken\n\u201cwe discussed the issue of restructuring of the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) and the banking sector as a whole , as part of meetings with the finance minister , as well as the leadership of the financial market supervisory authority and the central bank . we believe that the government of azerbaijan has taken serious steps to resolve the issue of problem banks , \u201d azour said .\nin court papers , lawyers for the bank say getting approval of u . s . petition is critical to both the bank and the larger economy of azerbaijan , said wsj .\nbefore , the bank was awarded as the best bank in the emerging markets ( for azerbaijan ) by global finance magazine ( new york , usa ) and as the best bank in azerbaijan by emeafinance magazine ( london , great britain ) .\nthe ordinary general shareholders ' meeting of the international bank of azerbaijan ojsc ( iba ) was held on july 26 , 2016 . the financial statement for 2015 recommended by the audit committee of the bank and approved by the external auditor was adopted during the meeting .\nis still influential in providing a forum for discussion and surveillance of international banking practices .\nmoody ' s says that international bank of azerbaijan still benefits from a high probability of systemic support , based on its 50 . 2 % government ownership , large market shares and systemic importance for azerbaijan ' s economy . as a result , in accordance with moody ' s join default analysis ( jda ) methodology for banks , international bank of azerbaijan ' s deposit ratings of ba3 benefit from a three - notch uplift from its b3 standalone credit strength .\nthe state - owned international bank of azerbaijan was established in the early 1990s as a joint stock commercial bank with 50 . 2 % state ownership and 49 . 8 % private ownership . the ownership remained unchanged up until 2015 .\nworld bank . 2014 . azerbaijan - second rural investment project : additional financing ( english ) . washington , dc ; world bank group . urltoken\nbaku . 13 july . report . az / the plan on restructuring of the foreign debts in the amount of $ 3 , 3 billion proposed by the international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) was supported by the majority of creditors .\npress reports from azerbaijan say international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) has shut down its islamic banking window . on 12 october azeri - press agency reported that the unit had been \u2018abolished\u2019 while azernews noted on 13 october that the bank\u2019s islamic financing portfolio amounted to nearly $ 526 million .\nthe international bank of azerbaijan was founded in january 1992 . the iba is the largest bank in the country . the bank ' s main shareholder is the azerbaijani government , which owns a 50 . 2 percent stake , while 49 . 8 percent of the shares are owned by private shareholders .\na media project marking the 100th anniversary of the azerbaijani democratic republic ( adr ) has been launched with the support of asan service in a joint partnership with the international bank of azerbaijan and asan radio , apa reports .\non paper , azerbaijan is making strides towards accountability . the country has signed several international agreements relating to transparency and corruption .\nduring a meeting in moscow between international bank of azerbaijan - moscow chairman fuad abdullayev and gleb nikitin , russia ' s first deputy minister at the ministry of industry and trade , the financing of russian industrialization programs was discussed , the bank said thursday . read more \u00bb\nfrom 1993 to 1995 jahangir hajiyev served as department head of the ministry of foreign economic relations . in 1995 he joined the international bank of azerbaijan as chairman of the credit committee and director of credit and investments . from 2001 he has served as chairman of the board .\nazerbaijan\u2019s cooperation with the international monetary fund ( imf ) was discussed during baku visit of jihad azour , the director of the middle east and central asia department of the imf .\nthe head of state reminded that last year azerbaijan celebrated the 25th anniversary of the restoration of its independence .\ntby talks to javid gurbanov , chairman of azeryolservis and deputy in the azerbaijan national assembly , on azerbaijan ' s road network , safety issues , and joint projects to develop the international transport network .\nthe long - term foreign - and local - currency deposit ratings of international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) upgrated to caa1 from caa2 and the foreign - currency senior unsecured debt rating to caa2 from caa3 .\nearlier this month , researchers from the university of california , santa barbara ( ucsb ) revealed that three of the most popular fake av affiliate services \u2014 which pay hackers to foist worthless software on clueless internet users \u2014 processed tens of millions of dollars in payments through bank standard and the international bank of azerbaijan .\nin march 2013 , accessbank was declared as the winner of the 3rd international \u201cthe best banks of guam \u2013 2012\u201d competition in the nomination of \u201cbank \u2013 the most active participant of the international projects within the frames of guam\u201d . the target of the competition was determination of the best banks in various directions of their activity working in the territory of the republics of azerbaijan , georgia , ukraine and moldova acting as guam members .\nmoscow , may 23 ( reuters ) - dollar bonds issued by state - owned international bank of azerbaijan ( iba ) fell on tuesday after the bank offered creditors several options , including a swap into sovereign debt , in its debt restructuring ."]}
{"id": 55188, "summary": [{"text": "natural fibers or natural fibres ( see spelling differences ) are fibers that are produced by plants , animals , and geological processes .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "they can be used as a component of composite materials , where the orientation of fibers impacts the properties .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "natural fibers can also be matted into sheets to make products such as paper , felt or fabric .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the earliest evidence of humans using fibers is the discovery of wool and dyed flax fibers found in a prehistoric cave in the republic of georgia that date back to 36,000 bp .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "natural fibers can be used for high-tech applications , such as composite parts for automobiles .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "compared to composites reinforced with glass fibers , composites with natural fibers have advantages such as lower density , better thermal insulation , and reduced skin irritation .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "further , unlike glass fibers , natural fibers can be broken down by bacteria once they are no longer in use . ", "topic": 25}], "title": "natural fiber", "paragraphs": ["recent developments on the analytical hierarchy process in natural fiber composite materials selection , materials selection for natural fiber composites , and knowledge based system for natural fiber composite materials selection are also discussed .\nfor information on natural fiber manufacturing , please visit the industrial fabric selection guide .\nnatural porous and nano fiber chitin structure from gammarus argaeus ( gammaridae crustacea ) .\nin this chapter , materials selection for natural fiber composites is initially presented . the need for materials selection for natural fiber composites , proper evaluations of the available natural fiber types and their capabilities for various industrial applications as well as the appropriateness of a certain polymer type for particular fiber will be discussed . the need for revealing new natural fiber types for natural fiber composites and its relation with environmental issues , pollutions and proper utilization of natural resources will be also discussed . issues and challenges in the traditional approaches in materials selection for natural fiber composites will be presented .\navian fiber : fibers from birds , for example , feathers and feather fiber .\ncontact us to request a sample of our oliggo - fiber\u00ae chicory root fiber .\nhow hemp , inc . measures up to the u . s . natural fiber composites industry\nyes , each natural fiber of ultratouch is saturated with a natural fire retardant ( borates ) giving ultratouch insulation a class - a fire rating .\nevaluates the value of natural fibers in composite materials , and offers introductory knowledge on natural fiber composites backed by internationally recognized experts in the field .\nmodal fiber raw material from the growth of the loop ju wood , can be natural degradation , is the highest recognition of green fiber .\nviscose with cotton or other natural fiber as raw material to produce the cellulose fibre , is the most common type of regenerated cellulose fiber .\nbelow , a description will be given of the production of the chitosan - coated natural fiber .\nthe ninth paper of this special issue \u201cmanufacturing and structural feasibility of natural fiber - reinforced polymeric structural insulated panels for panelized construction\u201d mainly focuses on the manufacturing feasibility and structural characterization of natural fiber - reinforced structural insulated panels ( nsips ) using natural fiber reinforced polymeric ( nfrp ) laminates as skin . the natural fibers were bleached before their use as reinforcement .\nharis , nadia .\n5 top natural sources of fiber\naccessed july 09 , 2018 . urltoken\nnatural porous and nano fiber chitin structure from gammarus argaeus ( gammaridae crustacea ) . - pubmed - ncbi\ndisclosed is a chitosan - coated natural fiber , comprising 70 - 99 . 9 % by weight of a core consisting of a natural fiber ; and 0 . 1 - 30 % by weight of a sheath layer consisting of chitosan , uniformly coated over the surface of the natural fiber core . the chitosan - coated natural fiber is prepared by pretreating a natural yarn to improve affinity for chitosan , coating the pretreated natural fiber with chitosan , and stabilizing the fiber by heating or with an alkaline solution . the chitosan - coated fiber is 5 - 10 \u03bcm in fineness and 1 - 300 mm in length and shows desirable fiber properties as well as beneficial functions of chitosan , including antibacterial , deodorization and hemostatic activities .\na decision - making model for selecting the most appropriate natural fiber \u2013 polypropylene - based compo . . .\nfibers and your natural hair . your hairstyle will last longer and look more natural , with added shine and volume .\nthis chapter will present information on natural fibers that are available as reinforcements for polymer composites . it will also provide details on natural fiber composites such as advantages and drawbacks , matrix system , fiber and matrix interfacial bonding , properties such as mechanical , thermal , environmental , chemical and physical properties of natural fiber composites and their applications . this chapter will also discuss the challenging task in expanding the applications of natural fiber composites for several industrial applications .\nquestions and answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about oliggo - fiber\u00ae chicory root fiber .\naccording to the present invention , a chitosan solution is directly applied to the surface of a natural fiber without using an additive such as a binder or a coupling agent , to give a functional sheath - core fiber in which the natural fiber is firmly encapsulated by the chitosan .\nin the chitosan - coated natural fiber of the present invention , as schematically shown in fig . 2 , a natural fiber acts as a core 1 to which chitosan is uniformly and strongly attached to form a sheath layer 2 .\nit is another object of the present invention to provide a method for producing such a chitosan - coated natural fiber .\ntherefore , it is an object of the present invention to provide a sheath - core structure of a chitosan - coated natural fiber , in which chitosan is uniformly and firmly coated over the surface of a natural fiber and which shows beneficial effects of chitosan , with maintaining the desirable properties of natural fibers .\nrichcel fiber towel products have good wet modulus , good strength ( including wet strength ) , natural , close skin luster .\nh . peltola , b . madsen , r . joffe , and k . n\u00e4ttinen , \u201cexperimental study of fiber length and orientation in injection moulded natural fiber / starch acetate composites , \u201d\nfruit fiber : these fibers are collected from the fruit of the plant , such as coconut ( coir ) fiber .\n100g hair loss thickening fibres building fiber refill . . . 100g hair loss thickening fibres building fiber refill . . .\nthe tenth paper \u201cnatural fibre - reinforced biofoams\u201d dealt with natural fiber reinforced biofoams using starch and polylactic acid . this paper investigates the improvement of their morphology and properties through processing and materials parameters . the influence of a fiber surface treatment was investigated for both foams .\n2 . the chitosan - coated natural fiber as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the chitosan - coated natural fiber have from 5 to 100 \u03bcm of fineness and from 1 to 300 mm of length and the natural yarn is selected from the group consisting of a cellulose fiber , a protein fiber , a regenerated fiber , and mixtures thereof , said cellulose fiber being selected from the group consisting of cotton , linen , sisal , abaca , kapok , flax , jute , ramie , hemp , and kenaf , said protein fiber being selected from the group consisting of animal protein fiber , a meat protein fiber , a casein fiber , a vegetable protein fiber , and mixtures thereof , said animal protein fiber being selected from among wool , silk , cashmere , mohair , alpaca , and camel hair , said regenerated fiber being selected from the group consisting of viscose rayon , copper ammonium rayon , polynosic rayon , lyocell , tencel , cellulose acetate , cellulose triacetate , and mixtures thereof .\nharis , nadia .\n5 top natural sources of fiber .\nhealthy eating | sf gate , urltoken accessed 09 july 2018 .\npervaiz m , sain mm ( 2003 ) sheet - molded polyolefin natural fiber composites for automotive applications . macromol mater eng 288 : 553\u2013557\nrecent emphasis on the proper utilization of the available natural resources as well as the compatibility between industrial sustainability and the environment have recognized the natural fiber reinforced polymer composites as a valuable type of materials . the final features of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites are strongly influenced by the characteristics of their constituents . . . . [ show full abstract ]\nsuddell bc , evans wj , mohanty ak , misra m , drzal lt ( eds ) ( 2005 ) natural fiber composites in automotive applications : natural fibers . biopolymers and biocomposites . crc press , p 231\nclothing , industry , and our very bodies . natural fibers are of plant or animal origin . in many cases , synthetic fibers mimic natural fibers .\ndeveloping a sustainable industry requires proper utilization of the available and compatible natural resources . selecting a proper natural fiber type to form a reinforced polymer composite suitable for sustainable automotive industry is considered as a multi criteria decision making problem . this work ( i ) ranks different natural fiber types according to their appropriateness for the . . . [ show full abstract ]\nan organic fiber that is obtained naturally , notably from a plant or animal . sheep and flax produce the natural fibers wool and linen .\nlas vegas , nv\u2013 ( marketwired \u2013 may 12 , 2016 ) \u2013 hemp , inc . ( otc pink : hemp ) executives announce today that its wholly owned subsidiary , industrial hemp manufacturing , llc ( ihm ) , a soon - to - be leading producer of better quality natural fiber and other cellulose - based products for major growth markets , expects to rank among the top companies of natural fiber producers in the united states . according to \u201cglobal natural fiber composite market 2015 - 2020 : trends , forecast , and opportunity analysis , \u201d a recent report on the natural fiber composites market , demand for lightweight and environmentally sustainable composite materials has increased thereby creating the need for more producers of natural fiber composites .\nwith a sheath - core structure in which chitosan is firmly adhered to a cellulose core , forming a sheath layer , the stabilized , chitosan - coated fiber exhibits fiber properties and chitosan functions in concert . thus , the conjugate fiber of the present invention is a novel substance in which natural fiber ' s biocompatibility coexists with chitosan functionalities .\nharis , nadia . ( n . d . ) . 5 top natural sources of fiber . healthy eating | sf gate . retrieved from urltoken\nthe growth of the bamboo fiber is used widely for bamboo and processed into a kind of natural , green , environmentally friendly new textile material .\nbamboo fiber towel products have good moisture absorption , put wet , permeability , has natural antibacterial , antimicrobial , odor - proof uv protection function .\ns . varghese , b . kuriakose , and s . thomas , \u201cstress relaxation in short sisal - fiber - reinforced natural rubber composites , \u201d\nknitting yarn is a relatively new entry in the knitting world , but it has become quite popular very quickly , and with good reason . bamboo is a beautiful natural fiber that wears well and is often considered natural antibacterial .\ncurrent developments in selecting the natural fiber composite material system , including the natural fiber composites and their constituents ( fibers and polymers ) is the main core of the book , with in detailed sections on various technical , environmental and economic issues to enhance both environmental indices and the industrial sustainability theme .\nsilk fiber : fiber collected from dried saliva of bugs or insects during the preparation of cocoons . examples include silk from silk worms .\nwhat are the reasons , according to the united nations , that make natural fibers so important ? the un website , discover natural fibers lists the following reasons why natural fibers are a good choice . please remember that this list does not include organic natural fibers , which provide even more benefits ( but that\u2019s another post ) :\nin accordance with an aspect of the present invention , there is provided a chitosan - coated natural fiber , comprising : 70 - 99 . 9 % by weight of a core consisting of a natural yarn ; and 0 . 1 - 30 % by weight of a sheath layer consisting of chitosan , said sheath layer being uniformly coated over the surface of the natural fiber core .\nin order to increase the affinity between natural fibers and chitosan , natural fibers are subject to be pre - treated . this is achieved by immersing natural fibers in an aqueous alkali solution , an aqueous acidic solution , or an aqueous salt solution .\nthe present invention relates , in general , to a natural fiber containing chitosan and , more particularly , to a natural fiber uniformly coated with chitosan , which can be used as a raw material not only for clothing with medical functions including antibacterial activity , hemostatic activity and tissue culture , but also for clothes , sheets and paper with antibacterial and deodorization activities . also , the present invention is concerned with a method for producing such a natural fiber .\nvicuna is the world\u00b4s most valuable fiber . vicuna is small and wild and belongs to the camel family . it yields the finest animal fiber in the world . this fiber is rare and very expensive .\ntable 6 lists the three principal natural fibers . but of the three fibers only asbestos is a true natural fiber . glass and aluminum silicate fibers require human intervention in their processing , and might be better considered man - made fibers .\nhome | products and services | calendar | fiber facts | small business | links | about us missouri choice natural fibers is a partnership between university of missouri outreach and extension , the sustainable agriculture extension program , and fiber artisans throughout the state . this is a pilot project to showcase fiber and fiber products from around missouri , provide access to continuing education resources , and to serve as a forum for fiber - related events .\npaper four of this issue \u201ceffect of sisal fiber surface treatment on properties of sisal fiber reinforced polylactide composites\u201d dealt with the modification of sisal fiber using two different macromolecular coupling agents . sisal fiber - reinforced polylactide composites that were prepared by injection molding . it has been shown that surface - treatment of sisal fiber increased the mechanical properties for composites systems .\nfor bright ideas on upgrading your space with our range of affordable natural fiber rugs and more , check out our six rug trends to try at home .\n, challenged the monopoly of natural fibres for textile and industrial use . a variety of\nbased on the finding that chitosan is not only physically and chemically compatible with cellulose fiber , but also shows affinity for protein fibers due to the formation of hydrogen bond between the amide group of the fibroin structures in the protein fiber and the amine moiety of chitosan , the inventors conducted intensive and thorough research to apply chitosans to natural fibers and thereby to provide chitosan - coated natural fiber which shows both the beneficial effects of chitosan and desirable properties of the natural fibers .\n3 . the chitosan - coated natural fiber as set forth in claim 2 , wherein the natural yarn is a cellulose polymer having a polymerization degree of 100 to 20 , 000 , with a water content of 10 % by weight or less .\nj . george , m . s . sreekala , and s . thomas , \u201ca review on interface modification and characterization of natural fiber reinforced plastic composites , \u201d\nthe use of natural fibers at the industrial level improves the environmental sustainability of the parts being constructed , especially within the automotive market . within the building industry , the interest in natural fibers is mostly economical and technical ; natural fibers allow insulation properties higher than current materials .\nindustrial fabrics consist of woven or non - woven cloth made from natural or synthetic materials .\n0 . 1 - 30 % by weight of a sheath layer consisting of chitosan , said sheath layer being uniformly coated over the surface of the natural fiber core .\ndesigned to statically cling to existing hair , building each strand for thicker - looking hair . this colorfast , renewable and natural fiber is biodegradable and eco - friendly .\ngeorge j , sreekala ms , thomas s ( 2001 ) a review on interface modification and characterization of natural fiber reinforced plastic composites . polym eng sci 41 : 1471\u20131485\nselective breeding programs in missouri provide high quality animal and plant fibers . these produce the finest fiber in fleece form , roving , clothing and articles of natural beauty . these natural fibers are long lasting , comfortable to wear and are produced in 53 different fabrics .\ncons : like most other natural - fiber rugs , sea - grass styles cannot be used outdoors . because the fibers don\u2019t take dye well , color choices are limited .\nxie y , hill cas , xiao z et al ( 2010 ) silane coupling agents used for natural fiber / polymer composites : a review . compos a 41 : 806\u2013819\ndahlke b , larbig h , scherzer hd et al ( 1998 ) natural fiber reinforced foams based on renewable resources for automotive interior applications . j cell plast 34 : 361\u2013378\nsynthetic fibers are a subset of the larger area of textiles . textiles can be natural or synthetic . natural fibers include cotton , fur , wool , etc . regenerated fibers are natural materials that have been processed into a fiber structure . regenerated fibers such as cellulose and wood pulp are used to make materials such as rayon and acetate . synthetic fibers are man made from chemicals . they are generally based on polymers and are stronger than natural and regenerated fibers .\nyour company can easily transition to a lower - density material that provides a high level of mechanical performance required for challenging applications with resound\u2122 nf natural fiber - reinforced solutions . it is a highly engineered , strong and sustainable alternative to glass fiber - reinforced formulations , with densities 5 - 10 percent less than comparable glass fiber formulations .\nberries and other fruits are high in fiber content , according to the mayoclinic . com . eating fruit helps to add both soluble and insoluble fiber for better blood sugar balance and lower blood cholesterol . raspberries are among other kinds of fruit that have the highest fiber content . one cup of raspberries has 8 . 0 grams of fiber . though berries and other fruit , which contain high levels of fiber , are usually eaten raw , most cooked fruit are also fiber rich .\nthe pretreatment for improving the affinity of natural fiber for chitosan may be conducted once in an aqueous solution or twice or more in the same aqueous solution or different aqueous solutions .\nhair fibers by dr hair \u2013 revolutionary nanotechnology for instant hair thickening \u2013 simple application of natural hair building fibers \u2013 hair thickening fibres keratin hair fiber ( black ) 1 . 05oz\nmohanty ak , wibowo a , misra m et al ( 2004 ) effect of process engineering on the performance of natural fiber reinforced cellulose acetate biocomposites . compos a 35 : 363\u2013370\nzampaloni m , pourboghrat f , yankovich sa et al ( 2007 ) kenaf natural fiber reinforced polypropylene composites : a discussion on manufacturing problems and solutions . compos a 38 : 1569\u20131580\nis an extraordinarily popular hand - crafting fiber for those who knit or crochet . acrylic yarn has been significantly improved over the years and is now just as soft ( and sometimes softer ) than it\u2019s natural fiber counterparts . since it\u2019s machine washable this yarn is\ncrabyon - the t - shirt made from a crab ' s chitosan fiber .\nthe fiber from the production , use , scrap are not affect the environment .\noliggo - fiber\u00ae chicory root fiber is a naturally - sourced * fructan extracted from chicory root . it\u2019s a versatile ingredient that offers many functional and health benefits .\nmaterials selection for natural fiber composites covers the use of various tools and techniques that can be applied for natural fiber composite selection to expand the sustainable design possibilities and support cleaner production requirements . these techniques include the analytical hierarchy process , knowledge - based system , java based materials selection system , artificial neural network , pugh selection method , and the digital logic technique . information on related topics , such as materials selection and design , natural fiber composites , and materials selection for composites are discussed to provide background information to the main topic .\napple fiber : apples ( and pears ) contain a special type of fiber called pectin . pectin is an insoluble fiber that helps the stool become bulky , allowing it to pass through the digestive system easier . consume about 1\u20132 teaspoons twice daily .\ncellulose is mainly associated with the textile and paper industry . but it is also fiber , also known as fiber tract . dietary fiber is not just one substance , but the entire group with a common name . functions and characteristics of the fiber fraction is not identical . it ' s part of natural foods , resistant to digestion in the human digestive tract . this fiber is not digested and do not dissolve in water and still plays an essential role in the proper functioning of the whole organism . more > >\npretreating a natural fiber in a solution at 0 - 90\u00b0 c . for 1 min to 10 days , followed by dehydrating and conditioning the natural yarn at room temperature , so as to improve the affinity of the natural yarn for chitosan , said solution being selected from the group consisting of an aqueous alkaline solution , an aqueous acidic solution , an aqueous salt solution , and mixtures thereof ;\nnatural fibers and their composites carry distinct advantages over industrial fibers . some advantages\u2014including renewability and availability of raw materials , and lower energy consumption\u2014could help safeguard environmental resources and eventually replace synthetic composites and conventional materials . natural fiber composites explores the growing use of natural fibers in composites and covers material properties , treatment and processing , modeling , applications , design , and other vital information on this subject .\nin accordance with another aspect of the present invention , there is provided a method for producing a chitosan - coated natural fiber , comprising the steps of : pretreating a natural fiber in a solution at 0 - 90\u00b0 c . for 1 min to 10 days , followed by dehydrating and conditioning the natural fiber at room temperature , so as to improve the affinity of the natural fiber for chitosan , said solution being selected from the group consisting of an aqueous alkaline solution , an aqueous acidic solution , an aqueous salt solution , and mixtures thereof ; preparing a solution of chitosan by adding chitosan into the solvent selected from the group consisting of an aqueous acidic solution , an aqueous inorganic salt solution , an organic solvent , and mixtures thereof and aging the solution of chitosan ; uniformly coating or penetrating the chitosan solution onto or into the pretreated natural yarn ; and stabilizing the chitosan - coated or penetrated fiber by thermal or alkali treatment .\nleaf fiber : these are fibers collected from leaves . examples include sisal and agave .\n. angora fiber is also different from cashmere , which comes from the cashmere goat .\ndr hair hair building fiber treatment is being used on washed and dry hair only .\nfigure 3 : surface morphology of the composite with 10 % of broom fiber reinforcement .\noliggo - fiber \u00ae chicory root fiber is a naturally - sourced * fructan extracted from chicory root . it is a versatile ingredient that offers many functional and health benefits . oliggo - fiber \u00ae chicory root fiber helps food and beverage manufacturers capitalize on key consumer trends , such as clean label and sugar reduction , without affecting taste and texture .\nabdelmouleh m , boufi s , belgacem mn et al ( 2007 ) short natural - fibre reinforced polyethylene and natural rubber composites : effect of silane coupling agents and fibres loading . compos sci technol 67 : 1627\u20131639\nduring scouring ( treatment of the fiber with caustic soda ) , natural waxes and fats in the fiber are saponified and pectins and other non - cellulosic materials are released , so that the impurities can be removed by just rinsing away . after scouring , a bleaching solution ( consisting of a stabilized oxidizing agent ) interacts with the fiber and the natural color is removed . bleaching takes place at elevated temperature for a fixed period of time . mercerization is another process of improving sorption properties of cotton . cotton fiber is immersed into 18 - 25 % solution of sodium hydroxide often under tension . the fiber obtains better luster and sorption during mercerization .\nfleece is the natural fiber harvested from an alpaca . it is light or heavy in weight , depending on how it is spun . it is a soft , durable , luxurious and silky natural fiber . while similar to sheep\u2019s wool , it is warmer , not prickly , and has no lanolin , which makes it hypoallergenic . alpaca is naturally water - repellent and difficult to ignite .\nnatural constipation relief remedies include a healthy diet with high fiber foods , drinking more water , exercise , stress reduction , biofeedback training and using helpful supplements such as magnesium and cod liver oil .\n\u2026the book covers a wide range of topics , including materials , processing , testing and characterization , and design . the chapter authors are internationally recognized for their respective areas of research in the field of natural fiber composites . it is a very welcome addition to the relatively short list of books on natural fiber composites .\n\u2014p . k . mallick , university of michigan - dearborn\n, a compound of natural origin obtained from the shell of crab and shellfish . chitin is an absolutely \u201c\nalmost all natural fibers are produced by agriculture , and the major part is harvested in the developing world .\nto fix the chitosan onto the fiber , a stabilization treatment is performed . this can be achieved by treating the chitosan - coated fiber thermally or with an aqueous alkali solution .\nwhile rayon is man - made , it is not considered a synthetic fiber , but a manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber . made from cellulose , rayon is a very versatile fiber and exhibits the same comfort properties as other natural fibers . it can imitate the feel and texture of silk , wool cotton and linen . the fibers are easily dyed in a wide range of colors .\nuncover an array of natural fiber rugs to grace your space with affordable global style . crafted of soft renewable jute and hemp fibers , our floor runners and area rugs offer chic looks that last .\nviscose fiber absorbent towel products , soft , bright color , can be natural degradation , but the disadvantage is that its production is slightly polluted , after wet strength is low , do not use .\npreferences for natural fibers seem to be correlated with income ; in one study , people with higher incomes preferred natural fibers by a greater percentage than did those in lower income brackets . cotton incorporated funded a study that demonstrated that 66 % of all women with household incomes over $ 75 , 000 prefer natural fibers to synthetic .\nnorth america accounts for a large share of the natural fiber composites market . according to the report , the demand for more ecofriendly materials from the construction and automotive industries , specifically , has created the surge . defra ( department of environment food & rural affairs ) reported , \u201calmost 1 . 5 million vehicles included applications for natural fibers such as kenaf , jute , flax , hemp and sisal in combination with thermoplastic polymers such as polypropylene and polyester . the demand for natural fiber composites in north america is projected to continuously increase in the near future on account of significant performance at lower prices of natural fiber composites in automotive and construction applications driven by regulatory standards recommending the use of lightweight and recyclable materials . \u201d\nit also gives them their characteristic \u201cfloating\u201d feel . while their names are similar , angora fiber\ntable 2 : variation of density with different weight percent of fiber reinforced in epoxy matrix .\nindustrial hemp being grown for fiber and grain in france . ( photo credit : wikipedia )\nmckenzie aw , yuritta jp ( 1979 ) wood fiber reinforced polymers . appita 32 : 460\u2013465\noften called\nnature ' s remedy ,\nprunes contain sorbitol , which has a natural , laxative effect in the body . dried plums ( yes , prunes ! ) are also high in disease - fighting antioxidants and have both insoluble and soluble fiber . one cup of pitted , uncooked prunes contains 12 grams of fiber . three dried plums have 3 . 9 grams of fiber .\nwool from sheep , goats , rabbits , llamas and alpacas is sheared in the spring and fall in many flocks and in rabbits , removed as needed , sometimes every four months . harvesting the fiber from animals helps them remain healthy and provides people with marvelous natural fiber used for innumerable products .\nis a natural protein fiber , some forms of which can be woven into textiles . the protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons . the best - known type of silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm\n5 . the chitosan - coated natural fiber as set forth in claim 4 , wherein the chitosan ranges from 100 to 5 , 000 in polymerization degree and from 85 to 99 % in deacetylation degree .\na special topic on material selection of natural fiber composites using analytical hierarchy process is presented in chapter 6 . it covers the appropriateness of the analytical hierarchy process for natural fiber composite selection over other multi - criteria decision making methods . the added value of the simple and consistent pairwise comparisons for the selection of bio - based materials under uncertainty environment will be presented . several detailed case studies of evaluating and selecting natural fiber composite materials and their constituents utilizing the analytical hierarchy process will be discussed as a guideline for the reader in selecting , evaluating and forming proper natural fiber composite for a particular application . the selection of the most appropriate fiber type , polymer matrix and reinforcement conditions from various simultaneous technical , environmental , mechanical , chemical as well as economic points of view for bio - based materials using analytical hierarchy process will be presented . also the evaluation of various available natural fiber composites under conflicting criteria using analytical hierarchy process will be discussed to increase the reliability in the bio - based material selection process for sustainable design possibilities . the sensitivity analysis of the selection models using analytical hierarchy process will be also presented .\nthere are three three specific fibers yielded by yaks . the first is the long fiber traditionally used by nomads to make ropes and tents . this is the guard hair most visible on the animal . they also produce a mid - layer fiber . the fiber collected to make wool is the down hair which is broadly defined as fiber smaller than 25 microns in diameter .\numorfil \u00ae fiber is a recycled fiber of animal protein materials ; it is composed by collagen peptide and rayon fiber , which can be decomposed by earth . umorfil \u00ae fiber has the features such as silk - like sheen , cashmere - like lubricating and linen - like moisture control . it can fulfill the pursuit of nature , comfortable , leisure life and personalize style .\nananas anam has developed an innovative , natural and sustainable non - woven textile called pi\u00f1atex\u2122 made from pineapple leaves fibres . pi\u00f1atex has evolved from seven years of r & d to create a natural textile from waste plant fibres .\ncan be natural degradation in nature , is a typical green environmental protection product , the most suitable for penetration .\ni ' m interested in . . . healing foods natural remedies healthy recipes fitness / metabolism all of the above\nis a soft , fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll , or protective capsule , around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus gossypium . the fiber is almost pure cellulose .\nhair fibers by dr hair - revolutionary nanotechnology for instant hair thickening - simple application of natural hair building fibers - hair thickening fibres keratin hair fiber ( black ) 1 . 05oz : urltoken health & personal care\numorfil \u00ae is a new brand of beauty fiber \u00ae , it\u2019s the combination of latin \u201cumor\u201d and french \u201cfil\u201d . umor means moisture and fil means yarn . umorfil \u00ae is a new functional fiber brand which use nano tech to integrate collagen peptide into fiber , umorfil \u00ae provides moisture , skin - friendly feel and made of natural materials , can be decomposed by earth . \u300eskin - friendly and moisture / natural and environmental protection\u300f . umorfil \u00ae make you feel more , and beyond your imagination for cozy and comfortable experience\uff01\nit is produced by the formation of an ester bond between terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol . the material floats , resists chemicals and water , and exhibits superior fiber - to - fiber abrasion .\nis a sturdy wool fiber made into yarn and used in many rugged applications such as gloves .\nas for the coating of fiber with a chitosan solution by an immersion technique , this is achieved by immersing the fiber in a chitosan solution to complete soak and removing excess chitosan solution . in a spraying technique , a chitosan solution is uniformly sprayed over the whole area of a fiber .\n4 . the chitosan - coated natural fiber as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the chitosan ranges from 20 to 10 , 000 in polymerization degree and from 60 to 99 . 9 % in deacetylation degree .\n6 . the chitosan - coated natural fiber as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the core has from 4 to 80 \u03bcm of thickness and the sheath has from 0 . 1 to 20 \u03bcm of thickness .\nsince the 1960s , the use of synthetic fibers has increased dramatically , causing the natural fiber industry to lose much of its market share . in december 2006 , the united nations general assembly declared 2009 the international year of natural fibres ( iynf ) ; a year - long initiative focused on raising global awareness about natural fibers with specific focus on increasing market demand to help ensure the long - term sustainability for farmers who rely heavily on their production .\nblends of polyester with natural fibers such as cotton , rayon , or wool extend the durability of these blended fabrics .\ncollagen , chitosan , and alginate are just a few of the many natural polymers that are currently being studied as biomaterials . their natural biological compatibility and activity make them attractive candidates for a variety of biomedical applications . exploring how these polymers work and how they are designed by nature can help us better engineer synthetic materials to mimic these successful natural scaffolds .\nnatural : like real hair , the high - quality natural hair fibers are made of keratin with vegetable resin fibers . our hair thickening powder for men and women is available in a diverse colour palette , thus matching all hair colours .\nthe natural bone cementing substance is amorphous in structure , heavily mineralized and rich in polysaccharides . because the bond area contains the natural bone cement substance , it is responsible for the bond between bone and the calcium phosphate ceramic is strong .\neach cotton fiber is composed of concentric layers . the cuticle layer on the fiber itself is separable from the fiber and consists of wax and pectin materials . the primary wall , the most peripheral layer of the fiber , is composed of cellulose crystalline fibrils . the secondary wall of the fiber consists of three distinct layers . all three layers of the secondary wall include closely packed parallel fibrils with spiral winding of 25 - 35\u00b0 and represent the majority of cellulose within the fiber . the innermost part of cotton fiber - the lumen - is composed of the remains of the cell contents . before boll opening , the lumen is filled with liquid containing the cell nucleus and protoplasm . the twists and convolutions of the dried fiber are due to the removal of this liquid . the cross section of the fiber is bean - shaped , swelling almost round when moisture absorption takes place .\nconventionally , it was impossible to coat chitosan on the whole surface of a fiber . even though chitosan is partially coated on the surface of a fiber , a binder or a coupling agent is additionally used to increase the lifetime of the chitosan coating , thereby ensuring its attachment onto the fiber .\nnatural fibers from plants and animals have provided mankind with soft , comfortable apparel for over 8 , 000 years . the comfort of natural fibers afforded thousands of years ago to stone age hunters was one of the major contributions to human progress .\nhemp fiber was widely used throughout history . items ranging from rope , to fabrics , to industrial materials were made from hemp fiber . hemp was often used to make sail canvas , and the word\nwhen the content of the core fiber is below 70 % by weight , chitosan is too abundant for the sheath - core conjugate to exhibit fiber properties . on the other hand , when the core fiber amount to more than 99 . 9 % by weight , no chitosan coating effect is obtained .\naccording to another april , 2016 report , \u201c natural fiber composites market \u201c , \u201c the demand for natural fiber composites in the construction industry for outdoor deck floors , railings , fences , landscaping timbers , park benches , window and door frames , and indoor furniture has grown remarkably on the global platform . this is due to their superior strength - to weight ratio , recyclability , and low cost . further , natural fiber composites are becoming popular and essential for making automotive components such as seatbacks , parcel shelves , boot linens , front and rear door linens , truck linens , and door - trim panels due to their lightweight and increased fuel efficiency . \u201d hemp and flax fiber have replaced glass in a number of components , especially in the german automotive industries .\nhemp , inc . has been likened , by many shareholders and supporters , to global natural fiber composites industry players such as flexform technologies , procotex corporation sa , and greengran bv , to name a few . flexform , for example , formulates natural fiber composites from a blend of kenaf , hemp , flax , jute and sisal and thermoplastic polymers such as polypropylene and polyester and is currently found in over a million vehicles in the united states .\nwambua pm ( 2004 ) protective low price composite materials based on natural fibres . phd thesis , katholieke universiteit leuven , belgium\nwilliams gi , wool rp ( 2000 ) composites from natural fibers and soy oil resins . appl compos mater 7 : 421\u2013432\nseed fiber : these are fibers collected from seeds or seed cases . examples include cotton and kapok .\nannie paul s , boudenne a , ibos l et al ( 2008 ) effect of fiber loading and chemical treatments on thermophysical properties of banana fiber / polypropylene commingled composite materials . compos a 39 : 1582\u20131588\nnatural polymers often easily fulfill these expectations , as they are naturally engineered to work well within the living beings from which they come . three examples of natural polymers that have been previously studied for use as biomaterials are : collagen , chitosan and alginate .\nwhat is crabyon ? composite fiber of chitin , chitosan and cellulose : only one in the world chitin / chitosan , natural substance , nowadays attracts a lot of attention in the field of medicine and food for improving human health .\nfor consumers , natural fiber composites in automobiles provide better thermal and acoustic insulation than fiberglass , and reduce irritation of the skin and respiratory system . the low density of plant fibers also reduces vehicle weight , which cuts fuel consumption .\nstalk fiber : these fibers are actually the stalks of the plant . examples are straws of wheat , rice , barley , and other crops including bamboo and grass . tree wood is also such a fiber .\ncombining two kinds of fibers is a potential way to improve the essential properties of natural fiber - reinforced hybrid polymer composites . biocomposites produced from natural resources are experiencing an increase in interest due to their high demand in the market for manufacturing , in addition to environmental and sustainability issues . in this study , natural fiber - reinforced hybrid polymer nanocomposites were prepared from coir fiber , wood fiber , polypropylene , and montmorillonite nanoclay using a hot press technique . the effects of fiber mixing and montmorillonite on their physico - mechanical and biodegradable properties were subsequently investigated . before being used , both the wood and the coir fibers were alkali - treated to reduce their hydrophilicity . the mechanical properties of the fabricated composites were measured using a universal tensile testing machine and found to be enhanced after fiber mixing and nanoclay incorporation . fourier transform infrared spectra indicated that the characteristic peaks of the composites shifted after fiber mixing . a new peak around 470 cm - 1 was observed in the case of the nanocomposites , which confirmed the interaction between the fiber , polymer , and montmorillonite ( mmt ) . scanning electron microscopic analysis revealed that mmt strongly improved the adhesion and compatibility between the fiber and polymer matrix . the combining of fibers improved the biodegradability and water absorption properties , while mmt addition had the reverse effect on the same properties of the composites .\nthis new solution offers performance comparable to that of glass fiber - reinforced compounds , but with a 5 - 10 percent lower density and more favorable lca ( life cycle analysis ) . compared to other natural fiber - reinforced solutions , resound nf offers significant mechanical property improvements in tensile and flexural properties , heat deflection temperature and impact strength .\nthe use of natural fibres for textile materials began before recorded history . the oldest indication of fibre use is probably the discovery of\ncrabyon is very helpful in conserving the biosystem chitin / chitosan , with activation of iysozyme , is a natural organic resource essential to conservation of biosystem of the earth . crabyon has been developed with the idea of making the most use of this natural resource .\nnatural fiber - reinforced polymer composites have raised great attention and interest among materials scientists and engineers in recent years due to that the composites give a combination of superior mechanical property , dielectric property , and environmental advantages such as renewability and biodegradability . due to various disadvantages such as : high progressing technologies , rising prices of finite resources , and ecounfriendly , the conventional petroleum - based plastic , glass or carbon fiber materials are compensated by natural / bi - based fibers . these fiber composites are well suited as wood substitutes in the housing and construction sector . using such natural / biofibers with polymers based on renewable resources will allow many environmental issues to be solved . the various natural fibers such as jute , coir , sisal , pineapple , ramie , bamboo , and banana are used as reinforcement of polymer composite , nowadays [ 1 \u2013 12 ] . in recent years , a number of investigations have been made which prove that the worth of natural fibers against their synthetic counterparts such as glass and / or carbon fiber - reinforced polymer composites [ 13 \u2013 16 ] .\nfiber is found in healthy , plant - based foods . it is not digested by the body and does not contain nutrients . yet , fiber is critical for healthy digestion and bowel function and can help to reduce the risk of chronic disorders such as high blood pressure , cholesterol , diabetes and heart disease . in the digestive tract , fiber forms a gel - like mass that bulks up food , facilitating digestion and increasing nutrient absorption , while trapping unhealthy cholesterol . adding more natural sources of fiber to your daily diet is essential for your health .\nnuts and seeds are also good natural sources of dietary fiber . the urltoken recommends adding nuts such as almonds , pistachios and pecans to your diet . however , some nuts are high in fats and should be eaten in small amounts . seeds such as sunflower seeds , pumpkin seeds and flaxseed are also high in fiber and other essential nutrients .\ndue to the hot and humid climate , light clothes made of natural fiber materials such as cotton should be worn . the wearing of clothing made from artificial fiber materials such as nylon is not recommended . sweaters may be required at night during the cool season . an umbrella or a coat is definitely recommended if visiting during the monsoon period .\nwarner , steven b . ( 1995 ) . fiber science . englewood cliffs , nj : prentice hall .\nyang , h . h . ( 1993 ) . kevlar aramid fiber . new york : john wiley .\nno change in physical properties physical properties of crabyon are almost the same as those of regular rayon fiber .\nfigure 5 : variation of void fraction of composite with weight % of broom fiber - reinforced epoxy composites .\nha , commonly called tribasic calcium phosphates , is a geologic mineral that closely resembles the natural vertebrate bone tissue . these materials must not be confused with tricalcium phosphate ( tcp ) , which is chemically similar to ha but it is not a natural bone material .\nindustrial manufacturing of soy fiber dates to the 1930s , and experienced a resurgence in the early 2000s as crafters became more interested in using natural fibers for their projects . soy fiber can be used to make fabric , as well as yarn , and in addition to being used as a standalone , it can be integrated into fiber blends . soy / wool and soy / cotton blends are both readily available , bringing out the best traits of both fibers .\n33 . \u2022 nowadays , natural fiber has been used in industries and manufacturing company for its enormous potential for application in different engineering utility . \u2022 it is widely used due to their several advantages which are cost effective , renewable material and also environment friendly . \u2022 there are three types of natural fibers which are plant fibers , animal fibers and mineral fibers . among them , plant fibers are used much higher compare to others because of its renewability , recyclability , availability and environmental friendly . for mineral fiber , asbestos is less used or prohibited in certain country because of carcinogenic mineral . \u2022 by using natural fiber composites , they would be sustainable and biodegradable . thus , it is good in other to save our environment .\ndietary fiber refers to the edible parts of plants or carbohydrates that cannot be digested . fiber is in all plant foods , including fruits , vegetables , grains , nuts , seeds , and legumes . you can also find a form of fiber called chitin in the shells of crustaceans such as crab , lobster , and shrimp .\nwhile synthetic clothing in general is perceived by many as having a less natural feel compared to fabrics woven from natural fibers ( such as cotton and wool ) , polyester fabrics can provide specific advantages over natural fabrics , such as improved wrinkle resistance , durability and high color retention . as a result , polyester fibers are sometimes spun together with natural fibers to produce a cloth with blended properties . synthetic fibers also can create materials with superior water , wind and environmental resistance compared to plant - derived fibers , and are sometimes renamed so as to suggest their similarity or even superiority to natural fibers ( for example , china silk , which is a term in the textiles industry for a 100 % polyester fiber woven to resemble the sheet and durability of insect - derived silk ) .\nmehta g , drzal lt , mohanty ak et al ( 2006 ) effect of fiber surface treatment on the properties of biocomposites from nonwoven industrial hemp fiber mats and unsaturated polyester resin . j appl polym sci 99 : 1055\u20131068\nthis site was created by lori compas at the college of agriculture , food and natural resources at the university of missouri - columbia .\nthe natural keratin hair building fibers are designed to statically cling to existing hair , building each strand for thicker - looking hair . simply sprinkle on and watch as a receding hairline , thinning areas or balding patches disappear , leaving you with thicker - looking natural hair .\nreed ar , williams pt ( 2003 ) thermal processing of biomass natural fibre wastes by pyrolysis . int j energy res 28 : 131\u2013145\nin paper eight of this special issue \u201ceffect of different parameters on mechanical and erosion wear behavior of bamboo fiber - reinforced epoxy composites , \u201d an attempt has been made to study the utilization potential of bamboo fiber in polymer composites and the effect of various parameters on mechanical and erosion wear performance of bamboo fiber - reinforced epoxy composites .\n. . . natural fiber - reinforced composites can be viable alternatives to synthetic fiber - reinforced composites as structural or semi - structural components , especially in lightweight applications ( sathishkumar et al . , 2014 ; sanjay et al . , 2017 ; yusriah et al . , 2014 ) . some of the already explored applications of natural fiber - reinforced composites include window and door frames , furniture , railroad sleepers , automotive panels and upholstery , packaging and other applications that do not require very high mechanical resistance , but , instead , significantly reduce the purchasing and maintenance costs ( faris et al . , 2014 ; la mantia and morreale , 2011 ) . natural fiber composite materials in the form of panels and sandwich plates have been used to replace wooden fittings , furniture and noise insulating panels ( mei - po et al . , 2011 ) . . . ."]}
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", "topic": 2}], "title": "t . schreiber studio", "paragraphs": ["we don ' t have any salaries for t . schreiber studio and theatre .\ngoing to be sticking with the t . schreiber studio for future acting studies and classes ! ! i found my acting studio home base !\nlook who ' s working ! - acting classes nyc - t . schreiber studio & theatre\nseptember 2016 : bob verlaque , instructor at t . schreiber studio , premiered in \u201cindignation\u201d .\nhappy 4th of july ! we wish you a happy holiday from t . schreiber studio .\nalumni actors speak about the t . schreiber studio - - acting conservatory and acting classes in new york city .\nit was the second play i ' ve seen at t . schreiber studio and , again , i was impressed .\njuly 2014 : t . schreiber alums loren bidner and mike daze have been cast in chekhov shorts at long beach playhouse studio theatre .\nbig congratulations to t . schreiber studio alumni ian campbell dunn . ian will be appearing in gordon penn\u2019s new play , into the zone , performed in the ford foundation studio at the pershing square signature center . . . .\nthe mission of t . schreiber studio and theatre is to support and advance the art of acting and to share this with audiences through award winning productions , industry partnerships , \u2026\nhave always learned something new from any person i have met at the t . schreiber studio , and when meeting or working with folks meeting there sunday evenings , as the shelter .\njuly 2014 : t . schreiber alum julie halston is returning to broadway in you can\u2019t take it with you .\n' there are so many schools for a young actor arriving in new york . for me , finding the t . schreiber studio proved to be an enormous blessing . ' - edward norton\nthe mission of t . schreiber studio and theatre is to support and advance the art of acting and to share this with audiences through award winning productions , industry partnerships , and rigorous training .\nmarch 2015 : t . schreiber alum peter sarsgaard will be appearing in hamlet .\noctober 2014 : t . schreiber alum cathy haase is appearing in madame secretary .\nseptember 2014 : t . schreiber alum louisa krause stars in the heart machine .\nseptember 2014 : t . schreiber alum annabella sciorra stars in wishin\u2019 and hopin\u2019 .\nt schreiber alum jamie neumann ( hbo\u2019s \u2018the deuce\u2019 and netflix\u2019s \u2018the looming tower\u2019 ) recently sat down to discuss her experiences at the studio . please consider making a tax - deductible donation . . .\nnovember 2014 : t . schreiber alum jay patterson booked the new film ted 2 .\njuly 2014 : t . schreiber alum matt del negro appeared on mistresses on abc .\njuly 2014 : t . schreiber alum orion griffiths is appearing in pippin on broadway .\napril 2014 : t . schreiber actor kyle sachs has been cast in discovery id .\napril 2014 : t . schreiber actor christina toth has been cast in boardwalk empire .\njune 2012 . t . schreiber studio\u2019s own megan abell , bronwen carson , andy cohen , shane lacoss , and casey shane are working together on the production of august strindberg\u2019s playing with fire at the private theatre .\nly and have returned to each to work through new problems and dialects as they arise with each new gig . the studio production\ns over 5 years , and attend every studio i can . over the years i met a host of gifted hard working profession\ni have been taking courses at t . schreiber studio for nearly 3 years and just cannot say enough about the quality of the education i receive here . the instructors are phenomenal , the many courses offered are diverse and comprehensive , and the studio itself is a welcoming , inclusive community of actors at all levels . i would highly recommend this school to any new york actor - whether you ' re new to the business or a seasoned working pro , t . schreiber studio and its outstanding teachers will help you get to the next level . . . and beyond .\njanuary 2015 : t . schreiber alum jingchu zhang is currently filming mission impossible : 5 .\nnovember 2014 : t . schreiber alum a nnabella sciorra booked the feature film the locals .\nnovember 2014 : t . schreiber alum matthew del negro is currently filming state of affairs .\nseptember 2014 : t . schreiber alum maria bello plays the lead in lifetime\u2019s big driver .\njune 2016 : t . schreiber alum wendy mae shelton is the playwright of a show called \u201clight in the dark\u201d which will be a part of the planet connections festivity . t . schreiber alum lori kee will be directing with t . schreiber alumnae jill bianchini and amber crawford starring .\ndecember 2014 : t . schreiber alum julia kelly just appeared in law & order : svu .\njuly 2014 : t . schreiber alum ian campbell dunn makes his hbo debut in the leftovers .\ny legendary status in nyc theatre training circles . if you don ' t know his name , you haven ' t been working in the theatre . and that ' s alright , too . the studio is a great place to sta\noctober 2010 . patricia penn is now appearing in songs of the dragons flying to heaven at the studio theatre in washington , d . c .\nnovember 2014 : t . schreiber alum mara davi booked a guest staring role on the good wife .\nseptember 2014 : t . schreiber alum vikki eugenis has been cast in the new series madam secretary .\nseptember 2014 : t . schreiber alum fenton li has been cast in the new film the networker .\njuly 2014 : t . schreiber alum maria bello will star in stephen king\u2019s big driver on lifetime .\nfebruary 2014 : t . schreiber actors jessica cadden osborne & sosie bacon just finished filming off season .\ni never thought i would learn as much as i did when i studied at t . schreiber .\naugust 2014 : t . schreiber alum eric cotti will be appearing as edgar allan poe in the raven doesn\u2019t talk at the theatre at st . clement\u2019s .\njuly 2015 : t . schreiber alum rigoberto garcia will be in episode 2 of the jim gaffigan show .\napril 2015 : t . schreiber alum julie halston will be performing in ever after at paper mill playhouse .\noctober 2014 : t . schreiber alum edward norton is staring in birdman , coming to theatre\u2019s this month .\noctober 2014 : t . schreiber alum pat patterson is shooting on a new darren star show called younger .\naugust 2014 : t . schreiber alum julia taylor ross is currently filming the next season of saving hope .\naugust 2014 : t . schreiber alum pat patterson has been cast in the blacklist with mary louise parker .\njuly 2014 : t . schreiber alum peter sarsgaard has been cast as the lead in nbc\u2019s the slap .\njuly 2014 : t . schreiber alums johnny orsini and lowell byers were cast in othello in san diego .\njuly 2014 : t . schreiber alum rebecca cherry stars in \u201cthe game of love\u201d daft punk cover video .\npeter jensen , artistic director of t . schreiber studio is directing a stage reading of the voices project : mental health with lots of tss alums for the broadway bound theatre festival ! full cast : may / ana \u2013 stephanie seward maria / ruth \u2013 . . .\nd\nthis studio and i ' m so glad to be studying with mr . verlaque , he ' s a great acting teacher and i ' m definitely\nnovember 2014 : t . schreiber alum ariel eliaz has booked a role on the new tv mini series dig .\njuly 2014 : t . schreiber alum julia garner is cast in sin city : a dame to kill for .\njuly 2014 : the birdman will open the 71st venice film festival , starring t . schreiber alum edward norton .\nmay 2014 : t . schreiber actor chloe futhey has been cast in carlos : the search for a dream .\nfebruary 2014 : t . schreiber actor warren bub just finished filming an episode of orange is the new black .\nseptember 2013 : t . schreiber actor jake choi was featured in the best buy superbowl commercial with amy poehler .\nnovember 2014 : t . schreiber alum bonnie dennison is currently filming the tv movie ken jeong made me do it .\ndecember 2013 : t . schreiber actor rachel lowery is starring in gale theatre company\u2019s florence , in austin , texas .\nnovember 2013 : t . schreiber actor luke guldan was cast as ralphie vitale in the show blue bloods on cbs .\nthe t . schreiber studio began in 1969 with terry schreiber teaching 12 actors in a converted loft on the upper east side of nyc . enrollment increased and the group began mounting productions in what were the early beginnings of nyc ' s off - off broadway movement and building its reputation of high quality productions and performances . the studio continued to grow , adding more faculty , more actors , and more plays and in the mid 70\u2032s , drama critic walter kerr ' s glowing review in the new york times of schreiber ' s production of the trip back down , brought the studio much attention and packed houses and the play moved to broadway . throughout the 80\u2032s and 90\u2032s t . schreiber continued to produce great actors and theatre and moved to east 4th street , the burgeoning street of off - off broadway . alumni include edward norton , peter saarsgard , maria bello , & debra jo rupp . t . schreiber in now located in the chelsea neighborhood . classes and productions run continuously throughout the year .\njune 2015 : t . schreiber alum matthew dean wood will be performing in your war\u2019try grave at la mama this month .\nseptember 2014 : t . schreiber alum edward norton is narrating the series saving africa\u2019s giants with yao ming on animal planet .\nnovember 2013 : t . schreiber actors , and sisters , sinem and meltem gulturk , starred in a discover card commercial .\nnovember 2013 : t . schreiber alumnus rich graff has been cast as the boyfriend in my dead boyfriend starring heather graham .\noctober 2013 : t . schreiber actor nancy nagrant is playing the role of school nurse reed in the cbs show hostages .\nnovember 2013 : t . schreiber actor stephanie iscovitz\u2019s original play attempted harmonies has been accepted into manhattan repertory theatre\u2019s winter one - act play competition . the play will feature t . schreiber actors caila lavine , sarah durivage - jacobs , and lily depaula .\ncongratulations to t schreiber alum joe dalfonso who will play jim in sierra repertory theatre\u2019s production of the glass menagerie . . . .\njanuary 2015 : t . schreiber alum eliud kauffman will be seen in the upcoming films entitled cash flow and hands of stone .\nnovember 2013 : t . schreiber actor adepero oduye was cast as eliza in the critically - acclaimed film 12 years a slave .\noctober 2013 : t . schreiber actor debbie jaffe has been cast as nurse grand on the showtime original series masters of sex .\nt . schreiber is the very best place to study acting . amazing teachers foster a very supportive environment and the productions here are among the best i\u2019ve seen in the city . if you\u2019re serious about getting excellent acting training , t . schreiber is the place !\nseptember 2014 : t . schreiber alum greg tannen booked the voice of staples for all of their back - to - school spots .\naugust 2014 : t . schreiber alum jim shankman\u2019s new play kiss your brutal hands will be appearing at the 2014 international fringe festival .\naugust 2014 : t . schreiber alum hugh davies will be playing nick in sight unseen by donald margulies at the waterbury festival playhouse .\njuly 2014 : t . schreiber alum christina myers is starring in the short film sweet 13 , appearing at the la shorts festival .\ndecember 2013 : t . schreiber actors debbie jaffe and garrett m . brown were featured in the showtime original series masters of sex .\noctober 2013 : t . schreiber actor colin depaula is featured in the dark comedy the rest of your life at the axial theatre .\naugust 2013 : t . schreiber actor stephanie gunderman was cast as miss forsythe in death of a salesman with the arkanasas repertory theatre .\njanuary 2015 : t . schreiber alum jonny orsini will be appearing in fish in the dark by larry david on broadway opening march 5th .\ndecember 2014 : t . schreiber alum julia udine will be taking over the role of christine in the phantom of the opera on broadway .\nnovember 2014 : t . schreiber instructor page clements is performing in rollo\u2019s wild oats at the metropolitan playhouse from november 20th to december 20th .\njuly 2014 : t . schreiber actor gus solomons has been cast in the one act lottie and leo playing at the midtown theater festival .\nmarch 2014 : t . schreiber actor allison strong is appearing in the off - broadway play under my skin at the little shubert theatre .\nnovember 2013 : t . schreiber actor nathaly lopez was cast in new york theatre workshop\u2019s premiere of what\u2019s it all about ? bacharach reimagined .\ninterviews and auditions are required at this venerable studio , which was opened in 1969 by terry schreiber and counts edward norton among its conservatory graduates . newbies can choose from beginner classes like meisner technique i ( $ 695 for 12 sessions ) , on - camera i ( $ 425 for six sessions ) and beginning technique ( $ 550 for eight sessions ) . the studio also mounts full - fledged productions , too , in case you want to see its students and alumni in action .\nnovember 2014 : t . schreiber alum jerry d . o\u2019donnell has booked a role on the new tv mini - series show me a hero .\noctober 2013 : t . schreiber alumnus jonny orsini has been cast as malcolm in macbeth , starring ethan hawke , at the lincoln center theatre .\noctober 2013 : t . schreiber actor brandon boruch is playing the role of lance in the two gentlemen of verona at the joria productions theatre .\njune 2013 : t . schreiber actor eric cotti is playing the role of \u2018yasha\u2019 in anton chekov\u2019s a cherry orchard with the treasure house theater .\nthe t . schreiber conservatory is seeking highly motivated passionate actors committed to becoming vital artists . our one year conservatory offers comprehensive professional . . .\nfebruary 2016 : t . schreiber alum ken straus is starring as maurice chevalier in defendant maurice chevalier at the american theatre of actors until february 21st .\noctober 2014 : t . schreiber alum laurence cantor is playing sorin in the columbia university / sugarglass theatre production of chekhov\u2019s the seagull at shapiro hall .\noctober 2014 : t . schreiber instructor page clements is appearing in the muse\u2019s song : a tale of troy at the gallery at the access theatre .\nseptember 2014 : t . schreiber alum alexandra turshen plays series regular \u201cmisty\u201d in steven soderbergh\u2019s latest tv pilot red oaks , directed by david gordon green .\naugust 2014 : t . schreiber alum helen abell is appearing in select theater\u2019s and on demand as molly in matthew weiner\u2019s new film are you here .\njuly 2014 : t . schreiber alum brian avers has been cast in poor behavior by theresa rebeck , playing at primary stages in july and august .\ndecember 2013 : t . schreiber actor ben jones plays a detective in the true crimes with aphrodite jones episode \u201cballad of billi jo\u201d on investigation discovery .\njanuary 2014 : t . schrieber actors maggie alexander and ciaran sheehan star in lung tree production\u2019s show fifty words at the gene frankel theatre . t . schreiber actors gwen eagleton , emily cannon - brown round out the cast .\naugust 2015 : t . schreiber alum natalia lepore hagan has been cast in the north american tour of 42nd street . read about it on urltoken here .\nmay 2015 : t . schreiber alum chris pettoni wrote and directed the film dunes atlantic which will be screening on the closing night of this year\u2019s manhattan film festival . it has also won several awards at other festivals . his film also features two other t . schreiber alumnae , victoria guthrie and matt watson .\noctober 2014 : t . schreiber alum helen abell has been invited back to set to recur her role on orange is the new black for season 3 .\noctober 2014 : t . schreiber alum julian gavilanes is appearing in the 6th episode of syfy\u2019s z nation , as well as the new film star leaf .\njuly 2014 : t . schreiber alum helen abell has been cast as the lead in a new short film , you , me and s & g .\nseptember 2013 : t . schreiber actor wynn everett was cast in several episodes of hbo\u2019s hit - show the newsroom starring jeff daniels , as tamara hart .\nsince 1969 , t schreiber studio has been an important contributor to nyc\u2019s vibrant theatre scene . located in chelsea , our school and off - off broadway theatre are dedicated to creating vital artists and supporting new voices in the theatre , film and television . the t . schreiber conservatory seeks highly motivated , passionate actors committed to becoming vital artists . our one year conservatory offers comprehensive professional training designed to prepare you for a thriving career in theatre , film and television . this full - time , demanding program is customized to serve your individuality and talent and to develop you into a fully rounded actor in whom body , voice , and instinct are integrated . tss studio has met the requirements and is sevp certified for foreign students to attend the one year conservatory under an m - 1 visa . additionally , the studio offers several shorter conservatories , including a summer conservatory ( acting , on - camera and physical theatre ) , a create your own conservatory and a variety of professional part time courses .\nals there , some much younger than myself , who have gone on to have rich and varied careers of their own and we reach out and support each other . as terry says , this is a business where no one makes it ' on their own ' . t . schreiber studio has been my lifeline for a dozen years . i am immensely grateful that it is there .\njune 2016 : t . schreiber alum taylor graves is performing in circle mirror transformation at the miles square theater . read the excellent review in the ny times !\nnovember 2014 : t . schreiber alum judith scarpone booked the new tv series namaste bitches and is also appearing in reasons to live at the skylight in la .\nnovember 2013 : t . schreiber actor alexa erbach has been in cast in the production lemon meringue with the barrow group , which focuses on overcoming childhood abuse .\napril 2014 : t . schreiber actor stephanie iscovitz wrote and starred in ladies night , along with t . schreiber actors : caila lavine , sarah durivage - jacobs , keith panzarella , lily depaula , and featuring anna bakunova , kathryn rhoads , joanna gurin , amy rutledge , and kerri kenny clegg . it was produced by t . schreiber alum jennifer sciarra with original music by t . schreiber alum andi kristins . stephanie iscovitz also wrapped filming on the set of the angler film short , cesarean . stephanie\u2019s original play out to dry was accepted into manhattan repertory theatre\u2019s spring one act competition , featuring ts actors keith panzarella and co - directed by caila lavine .\nseptember 2013 : t . schreiber actor adyana de la torre is playing the role of jiggy in gymnos : a geek\u2019s tragedy at here arts in new york city .\njune 2015 : t . schreiber alum rich graff stars as lucky luciano in the new amc eight - part mini - series the making of the mob : new york .\njuly 2014 : t . schreiber alum johnny orsini will be appearing in a filmed version of the nance presented on october 10th as part of the 2014 pbs arts festival .\noctober 2013 : t . schreiber actor greg vorob has produced and acted in the short film greg\u2019s guardian angel which was selected as part of the big apple film festival .\naugust 2013 : t . schreiber actor stuart green was cast in our kiki : a gay farce , as part of the 2013 international fringe festival in new york city .\nbrendacrawley | daughtersofthemock | negroensemblecompany | nyctheatre | tschreiberstudioalumni | t . schreiberstudio | tssalum\nseptember 2013 : t . schreiber actor julia garner is starring as rose parker in the thriller we are what we are that has just premiered in theatres all across the country .\naugust 2013 : t . schreiber actor naama potok is performing in the remarkable off - broadway production of my name is asher lev at the westside theatre in new york city .\njuly 2016 : stephanie iscovitz and sarah durivage - jacobs star in the webseries the third wheel . music by andi kristins and produced by jennifer sciarra . all are t . schreiber alum\naugust 2015 : t . schreiber alum alison strong received a great review from the ny times for her performance as ado annie in bard college\u2019s production of oklahoma . read the article here\njune 2015 : t . schreiber alum ian bell stars as notorious gangster meyer lansky in the new amc eight - part mini - series the making of the mob : new york .\noctober 2012 : t . schreiber student emily shephardshot a commercial directed and lensed by steven sebring for wolf magazine on the new epic - m monochrome camera . click here to view !\nif you have been waiting for a spot to open up in peter miner ' s on - camera scene study class , now ' s your chance ! call the studio at 212 - 741 - 0209 to secure your place to study with peter in july .\nthe best thing i love about t . schreiber , is no matter where you are in your acting career you always learn something new about yourself as an actor here . i studied under peter jensen and bob verlaque who are both amazing , nurturing teachers ! and what i loved most is that their classes created a safe space where actors can express themselves freely and develop their strengths with honest guidance , and without any judgement , which really empowered me creatively . there ' s never any sense of competition amongst the students , other than support for each other which is so great about t . schreiber studios . love this studio .\nthe best thing i love about t . schreiber , is no matter where you are in your acting career you always learn something new about yourself as an actor here . i studied under peter jensen and bob verlaque who are both amazing , nurturing teachers ! and what i loved most is that their classes created a safe space where actors can express themselves freely and develop their strengths with honest guidance , and without any judgment , which really empowered me creatively . there ' s never any sense of competition amongst the students , other than support for each other which is so great about t . schreiber studios . love this studio .\ndecember 2014 : t . schreiber alum fenton li\u2019s rainbow beautiful , a top 30 finalist in the asian american film lab 72 hour shoot out , is airing on nyclife channel 25 this month . he also appeared in an at & t industrial , network diaries : scoop .\nseptember 2014 : t . schreiber alum julian gavilanes is appearing in a new syfy series called z nation and will also be appearing as the lead in the new feature film star leaf .\nmay 2015 : t . schreiber alum amber crawford is starring in tarot at the manhattan rep theatre and is appearing in the martial arts film jaded , screening at the nyc international film festival .\njanuary 2015 : t . schreiber alum warren bub has a series regular role on the point . he will also be seen in the upcoming films man in a box and sticks and stones .\noctober 2013 : t . schrieber actor zach gafin was featured in a national pepsi commercial .\njanuary 2015 : t . schreiber instructor robert verlaque will be performing in the road to damascus at 59 east 59 theatres , written by tom dulack and directed by michael parva . opening in january .\njanuary 2015 : t . schreiber alum mickey theis is going to be in doug wright\u2019s new play at the atlantic , posterity featuring hamish linklater , john noble , dale soules , and henry stram .\njuly 2014 : t . schreiber alum eric cotti has been cast as stanley stubbers in one man , two guvnors this july 24 - august 2 at the heritage theatre festival in charlottesville , virginia .\nnovember 2013 : t . schreiber actor gus solomons jr . was cast as the grandfather in peter and the wolf with works & process at the guggenheim . the production is being directed by issac mizrahi\napril 2015 : t . schreiber alum laura madden is taking down among the vultures , a show that her company green hills theatre collective created , to the cincinnati fringe festival at the end of may .\nnovember 2014 : t . schreiber alum ben prayz recently did a production of red at porch light theatre in nj and am currently playing in old jews telling jokes at broward stage door theatre in fl .\nseptember 2013 : t . schreiber actor stephanie iscovitz is performing on the true crime series frenemies on discovery id . stephanie is playing kassandra ; a lonely , unstable girl who\u2019s obsessed with starting a family .\ni absolutely love t . schreiber . i just did their winter conservatory & it has changed my life . the teachers are wonderful ! they ' re so kind , caring & informative . i have learned so much from them , i really feel like they ' ve already made me a better actor . i absolutely recommend any aspiring actor to check out t . schreiber . you will not regret it .\njune 2015 : t . schreiber alumnae helen abell appears as debbie doggett ( episodes 1 & 10 ) and marcus bender appears as maxsim ( episode 1 ) of season 3 of orange is the new black .\njune 2014 : t . schreiber alum helen abell booked a co - starring role on orange is the new black . she will also be appearing in are you here , coming to theater\u2019s on august 22nd .\nfebruary 2013 : page clements , t . schreiber\u2019s vocal production and shakespeare instructor , has been cast as clytemnestra in sophocles\u2019 electra with the phoenix theatre ensemble . the show runs march 8th - 24th , 2013 .\njuly 2016 : beloved t . schreiber faculty member page clements will be seen in the show debriefing , part of the new york international fringe festival playing august 13th , 15th , 19th , 22nd , and 24th .\njune 2105 : t schreiber alum mariela garriga will star in a season 5 episode of thesuccessful italian series , \u201c l\u2019ispettore coliandro ( detective coliandro ) \u201d . she will play remedios in the episode entitled \u201csalsa y merengue\u201d\njune 2014 : t . schreiber actor eric cotti is playing captain peleg and tashtego in strange harbor \u2018s production of or , the whale . a site - specific adaptation of moby dick in fort greene , brooklyn .\njune 2013 : t . schreiber actor helen abell just finished shooting the lead role in the short - film tideline which shines light on post - traumatic stress disorder and the struggles that women in the military face .\njuly 2013 : t . schreiber actor eliud kaufman was cast in the film hands of stone , starring robert de niro . eliud played the part of margarito duran . the film is set to be released in 2014 .\njanuary 2016 : t . schreiber alum anthony crivello will be playing louis prima once again in louis & keely : \u2018live\u2019 at the sahara at the geffen playhouse in los angeles . read the review from the la times here .\nt and a lot to enjoy and think about on opening night when i saw the show . full disclosure\nwe saw night of the iguana by tennessee williams here . the performance space is small ( 65 seats ) and intimate . if you like being inches away from the actors , you ' ll like the setting . unfortunately , the room gets terribly stuffy which is always painful . and i kept getting splashed by water but that was the nature of that particular play . i didn ' t know about the history of the studio until the intermission when i looked at the awards and pictures hanging on the wall . the acting studio started in 1969 and it is well - regarded for its productions of classic and new plays . the location is way off broadway ( inside a building on the 7th floor ) . general admission : $ 20 . restrooms available : - )\nmay 2010 . ivette dumeng just finished working with john patrick shanley in the monkey show for the labrynth theater company . she also started her own theater company , nylon fusion collective , with another t . schreiber alum , elliot joseph .\noctober 2014 : t . schreiber alum shane jacobson is a series regular in the new amazon prime pilot hysteria with mena suvari and tr knight . and is a recurring character on the upcoming abc drama american crime , created by john ridley .\nfebruary 2014 : t . schreiber actor luke guldan\u2019s recent work includes : law & order : svu ( guest star ) , blue bloods ( guest star ) , broad city ( guest star ) , hey girl ( co - star ) .\nactingclassesnyc | alumni | alumninews | bestactingschools | juliagarner | lookwho ' sworking | oncameraacting | t . schreiberalumni | waco\naugust 2013 : t . schreibe r actor kaitlyn niewoehner is performing in the national tour of memphis the musical .\ncongratulations to tss alum emory kemph who was recently accepted to tisch as a drama major ! emory studied meisner technique with peter jensen at t . schreiber . we are thrilled for you ! we are still enrolling students for our meisner . . .\nseptember 2010 . t . schreiber alum peter sarsgaard and honorary board member maggie gyllenhaal will appear in chekov\u2019s three sisters in january . the couple\u2019s follow - up to last year\u2019s uncle vanya will be produced at csc under the direction of austin pendleton .\nseptember 2015 : t . schreiber alum tami mccarthy has been cast as donna malone in an episode of shadow of doubt on the investigation discovery network . she can also be seen in 2 of the 3 latest commercials for sefcu . see them here .\nmay 2011 . laura sisskin - fernandez directs jill waters and mary monahan in two days til dawn from june 8 - 25 at the gene frankel theatre . monahan can also be seen in t . schreiber\u2019s upcoming new works project winner , big country .\nmarch 2014 : t . schreiber actor zach brandler is appearing in a production at pasadena playhouse of noel coward\u2019s a song at twilight . he also has a recurring role on abc family\u2019s switched at birth , and is guest starring on fx\u2019s sitcom braddock & jackson .\nactingclassesnyc | actingconservatory | actingconservatoryprogramsnyc | actingschools | backstage | bestactingschools | newyorkactingclasses | oneyearactingconservatory | peterjensen | t . schreiberstudio | terryschreiber\njanuary 2014 : t . schrieber actor erica lauren mclaughlin was cast in manhattan theatre works\u2019 production of david stallings\u2019 black water .\nyour trust is our top concern , so businesses can ' t pay to alter or remove their reviews . learn more .\njune 2016 : t . schreiber faculty member robert verlaque can be seen starring in the movie , the games maker , just released on netflix streaming after a worldwide distribution and getting into all of the film festivals with many international awards , including us premiere at sundance .\nnovember 2013 : 8 t . schreiber alumni are in the multi - award winning thriller junction , which will be in theatres across the country . sharon maguire , summer crockett moore , pat patterson , joanna bayless , peter aguero , derek roche , cynthia shaw , and jim heaphy\noctober 2013 : t . schrieber actor julia udine is starring as christine daae in the new national tour of phantom of the opera .\nwe couldn ' t find you quickly enough ! try again later , or search near a city , place , or address instead .\napril 2015 : t . schreiber alum victoria guthrie will appear in the movie dunes atlantic showing on april 19th at the hang onto your shorts festival . she has also finished filming four upcoming films , lost penny , heavy objects , stationary , and trust . she is currently filming yearly harvest\nactingstudio | alum | alumninews | famousalum | juliehalston | lincolncenter | lookwho ' sworking | nyctheatre | richardgreenberg | tschreiberstudents | t . schreiberalumni | thebabylonline\njanuary 2014 : t . schrieber actor kelly zekas is playing the role of livia in the play cupid and psyche at the barrow group theatre .\njuly 2016 : congratulations to jevon mcferrin , who was just cast in hamilton on broadway ! he will be an offstage cover for hamilton and lafayette / jefferson , performing as early as august 15th ! jevon is a graduate of the 6 - week conservatory and appeared in balm in gilead at t . schreiber .\naugust 2015 : t . schreiber alum ben prayz will be appearing in nilo cruz\u2019s new play tsunami , to be directed by mr . cruz at the south miami - dade cultural arts center ; also , just nominated for a 2015 nj perry award for outstanding lead actor as mark rothko in red ( @ porchlight theatre )\njanuary 2014 : t . schrieber actor charles b . davies was cast as \u2018telegin\u2019 in uncle vanya with the 24 / 6 theatre company in nyc .\ncongratulations to all involved with \u2018ribbon creek\u2019 by ed lopez , directed by jake turner . \u2018ribbon creek\u2019 was the second reading in the terry schreiber new works initiative . . . .\naugust 2015 : t . schreiber alum nelson avidon will be playing ronald reagan in the new off - broadway play in bed with roy cohn . this production runs at the lion theatre on theatre row , 410 west 42 nd st . , from august 25 th to october 3 rd . official opening night is sept 2 nd .\napril 2012 . don\u2019t miss jonny orsini in the new group\u2019s production of an early history of fire , a new play by the legendary playwright in vermont .\njanuary 2014 : t . schrieber actor melissa navia won best actress in a feature at the wild rose independent film festival for her performance in the paragon cortex .\ni studied at t . schreiber on and off for a number of years . i ' ve also frequented many of the productions there . the school is 1st rate and highly recommend it . i have had the privilege of studying with pamela scott for acting technique and scene study as well on camera with peter miner . both very highly recommended .\noctober 2015 : t . schreiber alum julia udine , currently starring as christine in the phantom of the opera , was flown in from nyc to be a special guest at the atlanta stop on josh groban \u2018s stages tour . julia will also be seen in the upcoming 2 - night concert performance of pirates of penzance at city center , starring with deborah voigt\napril 2015 : t . schreiber alum fenton li is in the film welcome which just made it into the cannes film festival . he is appearing as the lead in the documentary bio pic dreaming against the world which is showing at the asia society . he will also be playing the pope in the olivier award winning play , red noses at spoon theatre .\nseptember 2014 : t . schreiber alum eliud kauffman has been cast in a co - star role on hbo\u2019s \u201cboardwalk empire\u201d season premiere , he is currently shooting \u201cthe intern\u201d , directed by nancy meyers , starring anne hathaway and robert deniro and also has a co - star role on upcoming starz series , \u201cflesh and bone\u201d , from \u201cbreaking bad\u201d writer moira walley - beckett .\nn in which to learn the craft of acting . ever grateful that terry schreiber and his team have kept their doors open for more than 40 years ! ! ! a true gift to anyone interested\njune 2016 : recent t . schreiber 1 year conservatory graduate pablo b . sandstrom will be seen in the illusion of love , part of the planet connections theatre festival , june 18 - july 3 and denial , at the roebuck theater @ the times square arts center . july 28 , 29 , 30 . he will also be in the independent feature film , supposition .\noctober 2012 : julia garner is currently filming you can\u2019t win directed by robinson devor . she plays the role of chicken in this drama based on a novel by jack black .\nmay 2016 : t . schreiber alum jacob storms will be playing \u201cserge\u201d in episode 3 season 2 of steven soderbergh\u2019s amazon original series \u201cred oaks\u201d , the role he created in episode 8 of season 1 . he will also be singing two solos in the mabel mercer foundation\u2019s 125th birthday concert tribute to cole porter \u201cits de - lovley\u201d at weill hall in carnegie hall on june 7th .\nthis review is long over due . . . so i spent a lot of time looking for a place to get my\nfeet wet\nacting . this wasn ' t a whim but i started this process later in life ( read i am not fresh out of high school ) . i did my research looking for an acting school which offered a wide variety of classes , as well as excellent faculty . i found both here . i also took a few classes at some other acting schools , most good - one horrible ; all of which will remain unnamed since this review isn ' t about those places . first acting is work , it isn ' t easy . but if you work hard , listen , practice you will learn . i am sad to see some reviews that simply discount tss , i found the faculty to be supportive and fair . sometimes feedback is hard to hear but necessary . the school does not focus on one method of acting - which i found to be a plus . it is also home to one of the longest running off - off broadway theatres and the work is ah - mazing . . . i recently saw the hot l baltimore , directed by peter jensen , also a faculty member at the studio - it was terrific - if you don ' t believe me google the reviews . back to the studio , it is a special place - a safe environment with really supportive faculty . and i did book work , i landed a lead in a short film , which has been selected to screen at cannes - yes cannes - france , this may . i would recommend tss without hesitation to any actor - beginning to seasoned as a place to learn or brush up on skills . you can never have too much knowledge in this field .\nmarch 2015 : t . schreiber alum lynn sher will be starring in a new play called the undiscovered country with the defunkt theater . her film malory and nicole was the official selection of the dances with films festival and the hollyshorts film festival in la , and also screened at the pittsburg independent film festival . her other film , as a friend won the willfilm award of distinction at the williamsburg independent film festival\nfebruary 2015 : t . schreiber alum alexandra turshen can be seen in the movie boy meets girl which will have a seven city premiere . she can also be seen in the body , which received awesome reviews at its world premier at slamdance , walking away with major international distribution . lastly the series red oaks she appears in has been given the green light by amazon becoming one of its next original series !\nmeet the company of the 2018 schreiber shorts : jonathan dauermann brian dole elise finnerty julian gavilanes melanie glancy james harter * alec head matt maretz * andy mccain * natasha murray alyson reim * allie shapiro lisa sobin . . .\naugust 2015 : t . schrieber faculty member jim shankman\u2019s play the screenwriter dies of his own free will has made it into the fringe festival . he is a performer int he play as well .\nhere ' s an opportunity to study with terry schreiber ! join his advanced scene study class starting on july 2nd . audition is required for this class , please call the office at 212 . 741 . 0209 to schedule an appointment .\nthank you to everyone who auditioned and congratulations to the cast of the staged reading of \u2018what happened\u2019 by lia romeo , directed by allison benko . this reading will be presented as a part of the terry schreiber new works initiative o . . .\ncongratulations to the cast of \u2018ribbon creek\u2019 by ed lopez , directed by jake turner ; the second reading in our terry schreiber new works initiative . maxwell , clement , leake \u2013 jonathan dauermann mayo - raheem brock mcbride - joel austin . . .\nthe schreiber shorts company is warmed up and ready to roll into the weekend . tonight is sold out ( waitlist starts at 6 : 30 ) but there\u2019s space in tomorrow\u2019s matinee , evening show and the sunday matinee ! ticket link in bio !\nfirst , try refreshing the page and clicking current location again . make sure you click allow or grant permissions if your browser asks for your location . if your browser doesn ' t ask you , try these steps :\ncongratulations to the cast of \u2018the snowmaker\u2019 by aleks merilo , directed by terry schreiber - the first reading in the 2017 - 2018 new works initiative . charlotte lemaire as harper . raheem brock as the man . joshua mark sienkiewicz as declan . . .\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 .\nafter a year of taking classes here off and on , tss feels like my acting home . every teacher i have had cared about my progress and created a safe and supportive place for me to play and grow . as a beginner , i took the acting intensive with bob verlaque , who is very friendly and good at putting you at ease . afterward , i took scene study with susan pilar , who is great at pushing you but in a nurturing way . i have also taken vocal production with page clements , who offers a lot of useful exercises to help prep your voice before performing . it is great place for intermediate / advanced students . studio runs one of the best off off broadway theaters and produces a number of shows a year ( that always gets great reviews ) . students have opportunity to audition and be cast in the productions . other offerings that i think is unique to this studio - performance / rehearsal workshop with brian drillinger , where students get the real world experience of putting on a full play from table read , exploration , rehearsal , to tech , dress , performance . an intense 6 weeks , but you learn / grow so much . there is also reel work where you work on scenes and create your own demo reel and image intensive where you work with legendary image consultant sam christiansen to identify your types . attend a monday night info session and check it out for yourself .\nour instructors teach from experience ! don\u2019t miss your chance to study with bob verlaque who recently appeared in pbs\u2019s anne of green gables , pictured below on set with martin sheen . in january 2018 , bob will teach meisner . . .\nseptember 2015 : t . schreiber alum alexandra turshen appears in 9 of 10 episodes as \u2018misty\u2019 opposite oliver cooper ( project x , californication ) in season 1 of red oaks airing october 9th on amazon . she also can be seen in body , coming to theaters this winter distributed by oscilloscope , and internationally via archstone . she appeared in boy meets girl which is now on netflix as well . alex also stars in indie features land of smiles , everything\u2019s gonna be pink , lonely boys and until someone gets hurt all currently finishing post production .\napril 2016 : t . schreiber alum erika amato will be playing miss winthrop and singing in the ensemble in the secret garden at the arden theatre company in philadelphia from april through june . she will then be playing the lead ( marion froude ) in s . n . behrman\u2019s 1932 comedy , biography at the east lynne theater company in cape may , nj . she also just completed work on the latest workshop of the broadway - bound musical distant thunder , directed by lynne taylor - corbett ( the presentations were on april 4th and 5th in nyc ) .\ncongratulations to tss faculty betty buckley , who will play the adoptive mother of supergirl\u2018s villian , samantha on cbs . betty will also sing a concert at joe\u2019s pub in nyc on october 12 - 15th . don\u2019t miss your chance to study with betty wh . . .\njune 2013 : t . schreiber actor heidi philipsen played the role of \u2018florence\u2019 in the feature hobo heyseus directed by jon russel cring . she also played the role of \u2018dr . mcnamara\u2019 in a series of medical commercial projects for aurora studios and the role of \u2018viola sciotti\u2019 in the sag - indie feature marcy , which she also produced alongside director daniel freudenberger . heidi was also interviewed on her local pbs stations for her acting / directing work in her telling heart which will air in episode 1 of their \u2018tvfilm\u2019 series on sunday , june 16th at 10 : 30pm ( wmht ) .\ni found terry after stepping out of the business for a chunk of time to be the ' hub ' at home . now an empty nester , i went to t schreiber get the muscle going again . terry is an institution , and his teaching staff is superb . no mind games going on , just pure acting craft and the love of it ! i am ever grateful that he and his staff have held onto their consummate vision after all these years and have somehow kept those doors open for the rest of us . thank you to terry and the whole gang ! ! ! ! !\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 .\nhi - excellent productions invites you to a pair of one - acts by nyc playwright edward allan baker : the bridge theatre at shetler studios two short plays at shetler studios & theatre . performances are august 9 - 12 , 16 - 19 @ 8pm . $ 10 discount t . . .\nour 2pm reading is totally booked ! there are only a few seats left for the 7pm reading . email us at info @ urltoken with your name , number of seats you need , and let us know it ' s for 7pm . don ' t miss this provocative and relevant play !\ni saw doubt here a bit ago , and the theater is now on my radar as a worthy off - off broadway destination . i got my tickets on goldstar for free , but it looks like they don ' t ever get more than $ 30 . this was the first time i ' d seen this play , and obviously they can ' t take credit for what an interesting premise the play is , but i give them full credit for the dedicated actors who managed to keep us glued to our somewhat uncomfortable seats . there were only three actors total , one set , maybe one costume change , but both my bf and i hung on every word and discussed the play long after . there is something unique about being so close to the actors , as well ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "barefoot ( retailer )", "paragraphs": ["barefoot - 213 - a ( em ) smmoa j . w . diokno blbd . brgy . 76 , pasay , metro manila - retailer\nbare foot - retailer of gents designer t shirts , gents red colour t shirts & kids designer t shirts in delhi .\nany retailer with a vendor\u2019s permit or resale license can apply to buy our products for resale at wholesale prices . after submission and approval of your retail buyers application form and upon placing your first order your store / business will be posted on the \u2018canadian retailer list\u2019 on our website directing people to your location .\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 .\nyes , while consumers can buy directly from us , our pledge to you is that we will never offer prices below suggested retail . in all cases , we will encourage consumers to buy from a retailer in their area .\n\u201cwhat barefoot does best is colour and proportion . our beautiful , clear and simple colour\u2026\nbarefoot ( pvt ) ltd , a shop that has something for everyone , celebrates 50 years . well known for its handloom fabric , barefoot was founded by barbara sansoni , an artist , writer and designer . barefoot\u2019s shops sell alongside their own brand , a wide range of carefully selected local products . barefoot under the guidance of dominic sansoni\u2019s fosters creativity in [ . . . ]\nbarefoot ( pvt ) ltd , a shop that has something for everyone , celebrates 50 years .\nsince 2009 grey havens acres and barefoot saddle canada are proud to be the canadian importer bringing quality and innovative barefoot treeless saddle systems from germany to horses and their owners across all different disciplines . we specialize\nthe famous barefoot handlooms go into creating a stunning range of linen that combines colour and texture with traditional needlework \u2013 tablecloths , tablemats , napkins , cushion covers , wall hangings and bedspreads . barefoot linen is of the highest quality and is famously long lasting . everyone has a barefoot tablecloth or bedspread they\u2019ve been using for decades .\nbarefoot toys are carefully crafted and simply adorable . barefoot mice are one of barbara\u2019s oldest designs and are an enduring favourite . but there\u2019s much more \u2013 just about every animal you can think of from elephants to penguins ,\nwell known for its handloom fabric , barefoot was founded by barbara sansoni , an artist , writer and designer .\nall in all barefoot has something for everyone . it\u2019s the perfect place to buy gifts and treat yourself as well !\n\u201cwhat barefoot does best is colour and proportion . our beautiful , clear and simple colour schemes and the geometric patterns they follow are what defines us , \u201d said jane conrad , design coordinator at barefoot . quite natural then , that their newest exhibition is titled \u2018cube and colour\u2019 - a collection of weavings and patchwork from the barefoot design team and [ . . . ]\ncomplete the outfit with a barefoot bag . beautiful and practical barefoot bags are 100 % cotton , washable and durable . they are available in a variety of designs to suit various purposes . check out the newest addition \u2013 the isabella camera bag .\nby their very nature feet are designed for walking barefoot on natural ground where weight is evenly distributed across the entire foot .\nbarefoot\u2019s shops sell alongside their own brand , a wide range of carefully selected local products . barefoot under the guidance of dominic sansoni\u2019s fosters creativity in all its in house designers , artisans and suppliers resulting in original and exciting products and inspiring sri lanka\u2019s creative community .\nat the heart of the barefoot range are barefoot textiles , with which the whole story began . hand woven in a variety of textures they are known for the use of vivid , vibrant , colour . created by a dedicated team of designers , weavers and dyers , barefoot designs are inspired by the colours of sri lanka - the blue oceans or the green paddy fields or the golden sun .\n\u201cwhat barefoot does best is colour and proportion . our beautiful , clear and simple colour schemes and the geometric patterns they follow are what defines us , \u201d said jane conrad , design coordinator at barefoot . quite natural then , that their newest exhibition is titled \u2018cube and colour\u2019 - a collection of weavings and patchwork from the barefoot design team and a retrospective of barbara sansoni - lewcock\u2019s textiles sculptures .\nbarefoot offers several brands of luxury ceylon teas , quality sri lankan spices delicious and chutneys , jams , love cake and milk toffee .\nbarefoot toys are carefully crafted and simply adorable . barefoot mice are one of barbara\u2019s oldest designs and are an enduring favourite . but there\u2019s much more \u2013 just about every animal you can think of from elephants to penguins , monkeys to octopi , and lizards to frog princes .\nmonkeys to octopi , and lizards to frog princes . the barefoot bookshop provides of exquisitely chosen selection of books to suit a variety of interests .\nthe birkenstock footbed was inspired by the natural print a foot leaves in the sand , which allows the foot to function as if it is walking barefoot .\ntreat yourself to some luxurious beauty and bath products by spa ceylon and spice island as well as barefoot\u2019s own range of all natural soaps in many tempting varieties .\nbarefoot also offers several brands of luxury ceylon teas , quality sri lankan spices delicious and chutneys , jams , love cake and milk toffee . and when you\u2019re tired out after a hard day\u2019s shopping , the barefoot caf\u00e9 , nestled in a frangipani garden at the back of the shop , is the perfect place to unwind and recover .\nlike the barefoot brand ? we also have our own custom barefoot private label that launched in 2014 . it includes , but isn ' t limited to texas tees , wine tees , georgia pride tees , iowa pride tees , and barefoot pride tees . . . which are our favorite . . . but we might be a little biased : ) why should you shop at barefoot you ask ? we specialize in imprinted garments and general campus wear . our product is quality controlled and guaranteed to satisfy all university quality requirements . we set the standard in the printing industry and our quality standards are second to none . . after all , we have been doing this for 10 + years .\naccessorise your new barefoot outfit with a beautiful piece of jewellery . barefoot offers stunning pieces of locally crafted jewellery inspired by traditional sri lankan designs and made with sri lankan gems . there are also special collections by celebrated designers \u2013 cantaloupe , sarika durrant and more . check out the emerge collection created by an organization that protect and safeguard vulnerable young children .\nthis is therefore an all - round choice , inspired by \u201cthe desire to walk barefoot on a warm product\u201d , laid on a floor that is heated in winter and cool in summer .\nadjoining the caf\u00e9 is the barefoot gallery , which regularly hosts exhibitions by some of sri lanka\u2019s most talented artists . don\u2019t miss the laki senanayake exhibition which begins on the 19th of december 2014 until 4th january 2014 .\nriders and horses can find our quality products around the world where barefoot saddles are being used in all disciplines and all levels \u2013 western , english , endurance , dressage , jumping , trail , competitive or pleasure .\nthe barefoot bookshop provides of exquisitely chosen selection of books to suit a variety of interests . there is a fabulous collection of art and photography books . there is also an excellent collection of fiction . the sri lankan section provides a huge selection of sri lankan authors . there\u2019s a separate section for perera hussein publications . there is also a wonderful selection of children\u2019s books . the bookshop also offers some wonderful vintage ceylon posters and postcards and the skeen & co collection of black and white photographs of colonial ceylon as postcards , posters and framed posters . the barefoot stationary collection features notebooks , sketchbooks , photo albums and more all beautifully covered in colourful barefoot fabric .\nit was left to swiss engineer karl muller to discover the secret of the masai : the simple fact that walking barefoot on soft , natural ground means that they have to balance their bodies with each and every step .\nthe nike free hit the fourth year of production with the v4 , at a time where barefoot running had hit its peak with the publication of chris macdonald\u2019s book and countless articles on the subject . following nike\u2019s system of 1 . 0 being a barefoot shoe and 10 . 0 being a traditional runner , the 5 . 0 was advertised as the perfect transitional shoe . the all - mesh upper featured minimal supportive bands , leaving room for improvement in future models .\nthe \u2018warehouse\u2019 section of barefoot displays fine craft from around the island . painted wooden objects like candle stands , stools and boxes have become collectibles . skilled craftsmen make well - made dining tables , chairs and coffee tables for the store .\nbarefoot campus outfitter has all of your apparel needs . we have collegiate long sleeve tees , collegiate short sleeve tees , collegiate pants , collegiate shorts , collegiate headwear , collegiate gift items , collegiate hats , barefoot hats , texas hats , georgia hats , iowa hats . . . anything you need , we got it ! our retail stores currently serve over 220 , 000 students . we also have a retail store located in fredericksburg , texas that focuses on our own apparel line and retro collegiate apparel .\nit\u2019s hard to believe it\u2019s been almost ten years since the first nike free hit the market . the shoe that brought the concept of barefoot running to the mainstream has remained a best seller for the swoosh , equally accepted by athletes and fashionistas alike .\nadjoining the caf\u00e9 is the barefoot gallery , which regularly hosts exhibitions by some of sri lanka\u2019s most talented artists . above the gallery is the newly opened print gallery which sells photographs by the three blind men , dominic sansoni , sebastian possingis and rukshan jayawardene .\nbarefoot ( pvt ) ltd today is a design house that produces beautiful handloom fabric , which is sold by the metre or made into a wide range of cleverly created practical products . today these are sold in three shops in sri lanka and exported around the world .\nmuller\u2019s discovery did not happen in africa but during a residence in korea . whenever he suffered from back pain he walked barefoot over paddy fields - which quickly relieved his complaints . he tried to understand this perplexing observation - and stumbled across the secret of the masai .\nin addition to our own barefoot line , we also offer products from nike , under armour , adidas , bella , reef , smith , suncloud , holloway , columbia , american apparel , alternative apparel , augusta , 47 brand , legacy , richardson , pacific , etc . . .\nthanks to \u201cnatural motion engineering\u201d technology , nike took the challenge of then - new barefoot running trend to the masses by encouraging athletes to build a stronger feet . the v2 featured a snug medial fit , a tripled - stitched heel , and a little more forefoot cushioning then the original .\nafter his return to switzerland karl muller began to develop a footwear technology that would make the natural instability of soft surfaces accessible to people forced to move on hard ground . over many years of research and development \u201cmasai barefoot technology\u201d was perfected to the stage where it was ready to be introduced to the market .\nsold as\nideal if you & apos ; re a runner who wants the strengthening and natural gait management benefits associated with barefoot training , but also needs the cushioning , traction and underfoot protection of a shoe . a brs 1000 carbon rubber outsole and a phylite midsole provided the durability and flexibility in version 3 of the trainer .\nventilation upgrades made the v2 an out of the box pleaser , with a one - piece mesh upper for lightweight comfort , breathability , and flexibility . the no - sew overlays furthered the barefoot - like fit and feel , while the heel shape was updated to better fit the foot and the forefoot was expanded for a roomier toe - box .\nthe second generation of the \u2018everyday\u2019 running shoe served as a transitional shoe for people that were interested in the benefits of the barefoot running trend without wanting to jump in headfirst via a pair of vibram fivefingers . the everyday was the only free shoe that featured a nike zoom until in the heel , a cushioning material for extra support and durability .\nand when you\u2019re tired out after a hard day\u2019s shopping , the barefoot caf\u00e9 , nestled in a frangipani garden at the back of the shop , is the perfect place to unwind and recover . sitting beneath a tree at the barefoot caf\u00e9 , you won\u2019t believe you\u2019re in the heart of the city . and the food is to die for - delicious international and fusion cuisine . the black pork curry is a particular favourite with regulars . and the cheesecake is simply out of this world . live music is a particular feature of the caf\u00e9 . on friday evenings there\u2019s jazz by the music matters trio at 6 . 30 to 9 . there\u2019s a regular live performance on saturday afternoons . and on sunday afternoons there\u2019s sunday jazz from 12 - to 4 .\nreleased with numbering system from 0 ( barefoot ) to 10 ( \u201cnormal\u201d running shoe ) from free 3 . 0 to free 7 . 0 , there was talk of nike wanting to do a scale of 0 \u2013 12 , but years later we & apos ; ve only seen a 3 . 0 , 4 . 0 . 5 . 0 , and 7 . 0 . ( the reason for a\n. 0\ncontinues to stump wearers as there isn & apos ; t a\n. 5\nsole , but then again the nike free has never stuck to the a simple titling or numeral system like most brands . ) this original free featured a skeleton print on the insole for a literal interpretation of a \u201cbarefoot\u201d ride , an upper that leaves room for improvement for breathability , and a traditional lacing system .\nperhaps considered a redemption shoe for many runners of past generations , the nike free is a landmark shoe for the brand that sustained many running myths over the past few decades including a raised heel or excessive cushioning and overlays . the original free from 2004 transitioned from the brand\u2019s approach to barefoot running to eventually accommodate training to become everyone\u2019s favorite coffee shop runner today , here is the complete performance history of the nike free .\nwho remembers the nike free mary jane si ? well the free gym + could be seen as the performance - enabled conclusion to the slipper - like free , marketed as a\nsecond skin\nfor yogis and gym goers alike . created as a dynamic foot protector , this free brought back barefoot ' s first love , toe separation , for a slipper to keep athletes safe with a herringbone traction outsole and multidirectional flex grooves . < ! - - nextpage - - >\nthe team is celebrating a much - awaited comeback into the exhibition arena . breaking the tradition of what used to be an almost - annual event , they last showed to the public about five years ago . there were many reasons in the mix for the hiatus , say the designers , but they couldn\u2019t be more thrilled to be back on home turf taking a break from their positions of authority within the barefoot team to just kick back and do what they love the best : create .\n\u201ci ended up having a 20 - minute talk with my principal about the company and the mission . he thought it was a great concept , but also talked about sanitation policies for the school , \u201d said kaufmann . \u201ci suppose i didn ' t think about walking barefoot through a school of 2 , 000 high school students and what could be living among the hallways , cafeteria , locker room , etc . yet , that was the point ! children in other countries were walking among much worse things . \u201d\noriginally engineered by tobie hatfield and eric avar , the free was first inspired by stanford athletes that were training barefoot on the university\u2019s golf course . taking this study back to the nike campus , in 2002 a group of men and women examined wearing pressure - measuring insoles taped to their feet and captured their data with high speed cameras to study the foot in motion . the result of an eight year extensive study yielded the understanding of a \u201cnatural\u201d landing stride , demanding a new running shoe from the brand with minimal heel to toe offset , unconventional shape , and a super phylon flexible outsole .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe treasury allocated more than rs . 6 billion in supplementary funds for various government\u2026\neach year you expect interest to dwindle , yet you\u2019re proven wrong every single time . \u2026\nthe sinhala people detested the customs and manners of the portuguese . they respected and\u2026\njane conrad discusses the exhibition at a news conference . pix by m . a . pushpa kumara\na small team of dedicated designers headed by barbara\u2019s son dominic sansoni work in collaboration with dyers , weavers and skilled sewers to produce a small number of high - quality garments .\nat his house , kumudu s . munasinghe has large , carefully framed photographs of what initially looks like a silver cube on barren . . .\naod ( academy of design ) - sri lanka\u2019s international design campus , is showcasing its graduating class of 2012 with an internationally . . .\nit\u2019s been nearly five years since nelun harasgama last had a solo exhibition , yet her paintings remain hauntingly familiar \u2013 . . .\nthe story behind colombo\u2019s hottest new fashion label c . h . a . r . l . e . n . e . by charlene thuring from aod\nthe vibrantly coloured , discreetly patterned and beautifully crafted garments by c . h . a . r . l . e . n . e . has been all the rage in colombo since the . . .\nhe needs no introduction , for royden gibbs is well known for his water - colour paintings . but on september 7 , it is . . .\nbarbara sansoni was 11 years old when she met maria montessori . having fled to india after being exiled by mussolini during wwii , maria\u2019s school in the olcott garden bungalow already had a small complement of students . now , here was this child in need of her guidance . barbara , enrolled close by in a boarding school in [ . . . ]\nfully occupied : barbara at home with her books , crossword and creations . pic by susantha liyanawatte\nover the course of their conversation , maria discovered that barbara loved to draw and her advice was that she draw as much as she could \u2013 history would be figures of people , maths little groups of pebbles that she could add to or subtract from . this made sense to barbara , whose letters home were already filled with sketches of cartoon figures , each more expressive to her than any sentence she could have constructed . \u201cstill , it wasn\u2019t as easy as that , but she was a wonderful woman , \u201d says barbara , remembering .\nshe would write in a poem titled houses and faces : \u2018to me it isn\u2019t important who lived in the house , history / doesn\u2019t make ugly things beautiful \u2013 but age does / a face , after all , is a house , built centuries ago by genes . \u2019 by the beginning of the 1960s , barbara\u2019s drawings of old buildings were already being published in the ceylon daily mirror . she would go looking in villages and rural hamlets for architectural gems ( and would often be asked by the villagers if she could sketch them too . ) she did this ,\nshe says , because she wanted to share her pleasure in the buildings but her sketches now serve too as memorials to structures long torn down and destroyed . it was these that first brought ronald into her life \u2013 visiting the island to conduct research , he had been determined to meet the artist who had created these charming drawings and who simultaneously penned pragmatic articles on the use of perforated walls that \u2018breathed . \u2019\nwhen barbara became involved in the project , the women were only weaving towels and dish cloths with a simple stripe at one end . barbara saw that if they were to make a profit from these and sell them abroad , she would have to bring an entirely new aesthetic to the design that would appeal to a much wider audience . \u201ci was also a friend of the traditional weavers and i didn\u2019t want to get my weavers to start copying their things , \u201d she says .\nincreasingly , barbara saw they were doing good in the communities they worked with . she is echoing maria montessori\u2019s opinion when she says : \u201cwhen you meet children who have been uneducated you can\u2019t go back , too many years have passed , a skill is the best education a brain can have . \u201d proficiency in weaving could still develop the whole person . they would simultaneously acquire a whole gamut of other abilities \u2013 from problem solving , to basic mathematics , manual dexterity and a discipline that would serve them well in all aspects of their lives .\nwhen money became tight , barbara took the extremely unconventional step of selling the girls\u2019 products in her own home ( her invitation to drinks read : \u2018you will find various things , handwoven by poor girls around the place . don\u2019t let me feel ashamed that i have put them there . \u2019 ) her trusted butler ekanayake would be standing at the ready to offer a price on the neat little parcels and would handle the money afterward \u2013 barbara never having overcome her fear of doing math .\nfrom that point on , the small business would only grow in renown . in 1970 a prestigious rockefeller scholarship would allow her to tour 14 countries and meet some of the world\u2019s most emminent designers , but she really knew she had arrived when geoffrey bawa chose to use her fabrics in the lighthouse hotel . ( they were friends , but she knew he would not have singled her out unless he genuinely admired her work . ) her design team also swelled to encompass the likes of marie gnanaraj and preethi hapuwatta , who she would collaborate with in years to come .\nher confidence and stubbornness sprang from how fully she embraced life . \u201ci love life , i like laughing , i don\u2019t take it seriously\u2026those were the clothes i felt most comfortable in and they were lovely to look at , \u201d she says .\nas we talk , ronald writes in a copy of \u2018a passion for faces\u2019 and hands it over for barbara to sign . her voice softens always when she speaks to him , he who probably knows her best and takes such pride in her accomplishments . there is much joking about how she wields her walking stick to bring him into line . as i am about to leave , having been pressed to accept a milk toffee , she pulls me back to tell me sotto - voce that she is most profoundly grateful for him . \u201cwrite that down , \u201d she says , \u201cand also that i wouldn\u2019t have been able to do it without the stick ! \u201d\nthe dumbara weaving products are produced with a family of sinhala weavers using traditional arabic designs that the family\u2019s been using since the seventeenth century . this beautiful range includes cushion covers , bedspreads , table runners and wall hangings . there is also a range of batik cushion covers that were originally created using designs by ena de silva .\nabove the gallery is the newly opened print gallery which sells photographs by the three blind men , dominic sansoni , sebastian possingis and rukshan jayawardene .\nupali newspapers ( pvt ) ltd copyright \u00a9 upali newspapers ( pvt ) ltd . all rights reserved .\nfill out the fields below and click look up to find your closest store . we & apos ; re rapidly expanding our availability across the world so if we dont sell shoes near to you yet , we surely will in the near future .\nwe use cookies to provide you with the best user experience . by continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies . learn more about cookies\nfor the best experience on our site , be sure to turn on javascript in your browser .\norders are not printed or shipped individually . once all of your organization ' s orders are compiled , your order will be printed and shipped as part of a bulk order to ensure your low pricing .\nyour order will ship approximately 7 - 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known company . being one of few high school students to participate , kaufmann was escorted to the principal\u2019s office and asked to put shoes on due to the school\u2019s sanitation policies .\nkaufmann explains that she wanted to participate in the event because of her passion for social enterprise and a desire to educate her peers on issues facing the world outside their school hallways . she says , \u201cpeople were incredibly intrigued and i know at least one peer of mine ended up buying a pair of toms . \u201d\n\u201ci think it ' s important to first introduce the mission and the passion , \u201d kaufmann explains , \u201cwith this type of event , people participate because they know attentions will be caught and hopefully lead to a call to action . that ' s the key . \u201d\nkaufmann\u2019s experience proves what toms hopes to accomplish through its one day without shoes campaign because the company wants their consumers to understand how their products are helping those in need . moreover , the company has evolved into a social movement working alongside like - 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out here .\nproviding it with the necessary structure and making it superior to any treeless saddle on the market . the unique patented vps panel system offers improved spinal clearing and allows for optimal freedom of movement without the usual restrictions that come with a rigid tree . the saddle is anatomically designed to constantly adapt and flex to the always changing physique of the horse , whether in motion or during growth and training .\ncalvy click is the editor - in - chief of sneaker report . when she isn & apos ; t writing about performance footwear and apparel , you can find her running around manhattan to rick ross anthems .\ncontaining a sturdy brs 1000 outsole for extra durability and what looks now like a completely archaic upper , the mesh upper was a material upgrade from the previous version which featured heavier fabric overlays . the two panel mesh upper created a snug , compression fit , while the eva midsole and strengthening brs1000 carbon continued to supply durability . weighing in at 5 . 6 ounces , the 3 . 0 was a super lightweight runner .\nthe nike free concept spreads to crosstraining with the sparq with less cushioning than a traditional shoe . said to perform well on lateral moves , this cross - trainer featured more overlays than the current offerings .\nweighing in at 11 oz , the training shoe featured a two - way stretch upper for improved movement and a firmer midsole for greater lateral support . the beefed - up trainer may have packing extra weight , but this was the free & apos ; s first foray into cross training categories that would later serve as a major part of the nike free brand .\nthe successor to the discontinued nike free 5 . 0 v4 , the run + featured a sensor to work with the run + running monitoring ipod system . breathability received vast improvements in this model , as the run + was designed with a two part upper to provide more structure than the previous model . this shoe was a trailblazer in the looks department for the free , with the early signs of sleek mesh and sporty overlays .\nthe n7 collection is nike & apos ; s eco - conscious effort to build high performance with a low environmental impact . with an asymmetrical lacing system to reduce pressure over the top of the foot and a molded sockliner made to mimic the curvature of the foot , the phylite midsole solidifies a resilient ride .\nbreaking in a brand new upper construction , the nike free walk + included a combination of mesh and perforated synthetic leather overlay , a phylite midsole and rubber inserts for extra durability in those high - wear zones . the \u201cwalk\u201d was never super popular , but did make an important stride to bringing extra durability to the former running model . < ! - - nextpage - - >\nwith an improved fit thanks to an enlarged toe box and slightly assymetrical lacing system , the free run 2 didn & apos ; t just look good , it felt better than the previous running models . the version responsible for the massive lifestyle following the shoe now carries , the run 2 featured sleek synthetic leather overlays for a completely new look than what you & apos ; d expect of a running shoe . the sole & apos ; s segments were adjusted as well for more consistent flex grooves to inspire a smooth ride .\ndesigned for comfort and support , the tr was built for any workout , from kick - boxing to pilates . this low profile shoe relied on an internal structural support system for multidirectional movement . the combination synthetic leather and mesh upper that supports the no - sew , one piece upper supplied breathability while the internal heel counter was coupled with an overlay at the heel for a better fit , even in the most demanding situations .\nweighing in at 9 . 3 ounces for a men & apos ; s 9 , this free was the lightest 3 . 0 model yet , boasting an abrasion - resistant carbon rubber for a higher durability rate and reflective details on the upper . nike free run + designer mark miner demonstrates how the shoes move in this clip :\nnike women\u2019s training introduced the free advantage , adapted for multidirectional movement to offer the feeling of bareboot thought the sharpest of transitions .\nnike free haven 3 . 0 released april 16 th , 2012 , designed for multi - directional training for a variety of terrain including field turf , track , concrete , or hardwood with a flexible , multidirectional grip .\nnike tiger woods 2013 released june 8 , 2012 , bringing the flexible concept to pro golf on a global platform .\nseptember 25 , 2012 unveiled nike shield footwear collection for rain , cold and dark featuring the nike lunarglide + 4 shield , the free run + 3 , and the air pegasus + 29 .\nfree technology meets flywire in the latest free run model , working as a apart of the lacing system to supply a fit that moves naturally with the body as it needs . not only can you customize the colors on the edition of the free , but the upper can house a 3 . 0 or 5 . 0 sole for a truly customized feel .\nminimalism fused with stability and comfort for no distractions , lightweight , breathable , and working with the natural motion of the bodyl mesh upper of enforced polyurethane support , in the form of strand - 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iscritta al registro imprese di bologna rea 294297 - p . iva 00581711207 .\nhard surfaces are quite a strain on our feet , as our weight is only distributed over three pressure points .\nhealthy posture begins with our anatomically formed footbed . our neutral heel encourages a healthy , balanced walking gait , keeping 90 % of the body\u2019s weight focused on the heel , where it should be , rather than shifting pressure onto the more delicate metatarsals and toes . walking in high heels leads to an abnormal posture , where the body\u2019s axes are out of balance .\nmany shoes are designed much too narrow for the shape of the foot and as a result the natural walking action of the foot is constrained . the birkenstock footbed was inspired by the shape of a healthy foot and provides feet with the room for movement they naturally require .\n1 . deep heel cup \u2013 gives the foot a firm hold and stabilises the heel . 2 . transverse arch support with metatarsal raise \u2013 helps shift pressure from the middle to the front of the foot . 3 . medial and lateral longitudinal support \u2013 balances the feet when walking . 4 . toe grip \u2013 guides the toes and promotes natural rolling motion of the foot . 5 . cork , latex and jute footbed \u2013 is extremely flexible and naturally cushions the foot to allow a more natural gait . 6 . suede leather cover \u2013 absorbs moisture and significantly increases wearing comfort as a result of skin friendly features . 7 . footbed rim \u2013 extends upwards to cradle your foot and protect the toes .\nin 1774 johann adam birkenstock was listed in church archives as a shoemaker and subject .\nat the beginning of the 1960\u2019s karl birkenstock developed the madrid fitness sandal , which had the first flexible deep cork footbed in the world , thereby laying a cornerstone for today\u2019s comfort shoe market .\nbirkenstock has enjoyed enormous success since its introduction to ireland in 1990 by woodstock footwear ltd ."]}
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", "topic": 3}], "title": "people pattern", "paragraphs": ["people pattern raises $ 4 . 5m to help you uncover the personality of your sales leads\npeople pattern - 212 photos - computer company - 501 pedernales st . , austin , texas 78702\npeople pattern raises $ 4 . 5m to help you uncover the personality of your sales leads | venturebeat\npeople pattern , an austin startup , is fittingly staging its coming out party at this year\u2019s sxsw .\npeople pattern delivered validation and contributed to product development as well as fulfilled its assigned task , cho said .\npeople pattern provides audience insights to companies by using data science to turn public expression into actionable persona sets .\npaint , pattern & people : furniture of southeastern pennsylvania , 1725\u20131850 by wendy a . cooper and lisa minardi\ncho said other companies are working in a similar area but none possess people pattern\u2019s hard - core science approach .\nthe program that baldridge and the other data scientists at people pattern have developed taps into social network databases to gather information , classify words , associate people in groups , and analyze the data .\nwith the databases and the tools of data science people pattern can do in days what takes months for traditional marketing campaigns to do .\npeople pattern uses complex data science techniques to extract actionable marketing insights from the ocean of unbiased opinions and data generated by social media users .\nthe company hired people pattern to figure out switchers , a segment of customers who go back and forth between its restaurants and those of competitors .\nbeyond that core task , cho said people pattern matched research about customer categories that the company had learned over 35 years of market research . people pattern also uncovered a group of \u201cbreakfast only professionals\u201d in sacramento , which led to a market test of all day breakfast in the california capital .\nas an example , cho and baldridge recounted work people pattern did for a large fast food company known for its hamburger restaurants arching across the world .\nbeginner - start with a 4 - person pattern and decide who comes next .\npeople pattern applies data science to analyze indicators such as the words people use and the people they associate with \u2013 their patterns \u2013 to identify specific segments and sub - segments of customers . with that information companies can tailor messages for specific groups , develop content , generate sales leads and in media planning .\npeople pattern is a software as a service platform that supplies meaningful audience insights to the world\u2019s biggest brands . via semi - supervised machine - learned algorithms and natural language processing , people pattern turns vast , messy public expression into actionable persona sets , helping brands gain an edge in the race to win , retain and serve customers .\ncho said that within eight days people pattern pulled in 600 , 000 social media profiles , harvested relevant information from posts and tweets and other interactions , and analyzed it .\npeople pattern found that the hamburger chain shared 25 % of its switchers with a chain of sandwich shops . the switchers subbed in sandwiches for burgers because of health perceptions .\nchallenge accepted , social distillery ! in support of # als , people pattern corporation completed the # icebucketchallenge . we nominate the folks at gage , sooth and the university of maryland ' s professor philip resnik . keep in mind , friends , people pattern has pledged $ 250 to support als with 100 % participation ! you have 24 hours .\npeople pattern , a company that evaluates social media to deliver insight about sales leads and other potential revenue drivers , has closed a $ 4 . 5 million round of new funding .\nabove : ken cho , cofounder and chief executive of people pattern . cho opted to give the company ' s head shots some life , to be different and humorous , he said .\nmany people wake up at night and panic ,\nhe says .\ni tell them that what they are experiencing is a throwback to the bi - modal sleep pattern .\n[ \u2026 ] people pattern digs marketing data out of social mediasilicon hills news , on mon , 09 mar 2015 21 : 26 : 45 - 0700cho , a founder and former chief executive of social marketing company spredfast , brings the digital marketing expertise to people pattern . the data science comes from co - founder jason baldridge , an associate professor of linguistics at the university \u2026 [ \u2026 ]\nin many historic accounts , ekirch found that people used the time to meditate on their dreams .\npeople pattern can also craft custom algorithms that can tell customers what they want to know about leads . for example , one algorithm can figure out where a potential customer currently sits in the sales lifecycle .\n\u201cwe\u2019re able to scale it , collapse the timelines and you\u2019re able to take action directly , \u201d ken cho , a people pattern co - founder and chief executive , said of the market research process .\nwe use artificial intelligence to develop audience insights and people - based datasets with both probabilistic and deterministic data .\nand these hours weren ' t entirely solitary - people often chatted to bed - fellows or had sex .\nwhen people typically think of valentine\u2019s day they think of romance and roses with dinner at a fancy restaurant . but let\u2019s be honest , most of us end up spending it at home with our favorite streaming service , such as netflix or hulu . this year we decided to use people pattern to dig in and see . . .\nwhat are panels ? panels are curated groups of people who fall within a particular niche . these groups can be general , such as tech opinion leaders or blog authors , or they can be more specific , like construction workers in the greater chicago area . in order to create a panel , the people pattern plat . . .\n[ \u2026 ] a similar move to what twitter did in 2007 , new data company people pattern is planning a major launch at this year\u2019s south by southwest . in the age of big - data , this [ \u2026 ]\nwe know that the most valuable insights come from studying the people behind the conversations . via @ peoplepattern # audienceintelligence urltoken\npeople pattern looks to catch a rising wave of corporate spending on digital marketing . the gartner group reported that while digital marketing is still a fraction of traditional marketing spending , more companies are transitioning to digital channels and increasing spending to address them .\npeople pattern has been refining its data science algorithms to make the systems work right . the new funding , cho said , will help the company bring on more staff fluent in techniques such as natural - language processing \u2014 the notion of pulling key information out of people\u2019s real written words . people pattern\u2019s other cofounder , jason baldridge , is well versed in that process , as an associate professor of computational linguistics at the university of texas at austin . and baldridge brought with him to the startup two data scientists who studied under him at the university , cho said . but the team could use some help in developing the product further .\ncho and baldridge had met six years ago and cho had kept track of baldridge . ( \u201che was stalking me , \u201d baldridge joked . ) when cho shared his ideas with baldridge , the professor , as he\u2019s called around people pattern , was on board .\nmarketing automation has hit a high point in the past year , too . marketo went public in april , and oracle bought eloqua for $ 871 million last year . oracle enriched its holdings by laying out $ 1 . 5 billion for responsys . but software from oracle , as well as urltoken and adobe , represent complementary technologies , not competition , cho said . that\u2019s because people pattern goes beyond just summarizing what people are saying on facebook and twitter and categorizes people based on the things they say on social media .\ncho , a founder and former chief executive of social marketing company spredfast , brings the digital marketing expertise to people pattern . the data science comes from co - founder jason baldridge , an associate professor of linguistics at the university of texas who conducts research in computational linguistics .\nbut for legal and safety reasons , a human had to be onboard . superhuman pattern recognition could help to make temporarily empty robot taxis acceptable .\na third factor is the broader societal changes that occur within a generation\u2019s life cycle . these changes have a bigger impact on the political views of younger people , who are still in the process of forming opinions . older people are more likely to reflect the values prevalent when they were growing up . the greater acceptance of homosexuality and interracial dating among young people than older ones today are examples of this .\ncho can talk marketing , personas and market all day . baldridge matches him step for step on the technology side . he researches computational linguistics , particularly natural language processing and machine learning . he\u2019s on leave from ut austin during the 2014 - 2015 academic year to work on people pattern .\nmohr davidow ventures led the round for the austin , texas based company . the round also contained contributions from private investors . the deal comes on top of a $ 250 , 000 round of seed funding earlier this year , people pattern cofounder and chief executive ken cho told venturebeat in an interview .\n\u201cjason is doing fundamental work in machine learning and geo - temporal grounding of natural language , among other things , \u201d said anthony woodbury , chair of the department of linguistics at ut - austin . \u201cthere is therefore a very close connection between jason\u2019s research and teaching , and his work with people pattern . \u201d\nstrong evidence of this shifting attitude is contained in a medical journal from 1829 which urged parents to force their children out of a pattern of first and second sleep .\npaint , pattern & people shed new light on distinctive local variations of furniture , presenting rare examples for which the maker or family history is known . the exhibition was accompanied by a fully illustrated , 304 - page publication . join us for an in - depth exploration of this diverse region and its various creative expressions .\nwhile most social marketing tools focus on analyzing conversations about a brand , we know that the most valuable insights come from studying the people behind those conversations .\nduring this waking period people were quite active . they often got up , went to the toilet or smoked tobacco and some even visited neighbours . most people stayed in bed , read , wrote and often prayed . countless prayer manuals from the late 15th century offered special prayers for the hours in between sleeps .\npaisley - the - town\u2019s dominance in shawl production explains how the boteh pattern got renamed \u201cpaisley\u201d throughout the western world . ( europeans also used the word paisley interchangeably with shawl \u2014as in , \u201cgertrude , your paisley is crooked . \u201d ) the pattern acquired other nicknames and associations in its migration westward : the french called it at one point \u201ctadpole , \u201d the viennese , \u201clittle onion . \u201d quilters gave the pattern their own tender nicknames : \u201cpersian pickles\u201d from the americans , \u201cwelsh pears\u201d from the welsh .\nthe circle of paisley\u2019s irony is now complete . a pattern of exclusive royal privilege in the east becomes the pattern of western capitalist longing . it trickles down on humbler fabrics to working men , gay men , gang members , and boy scouts . it signifies free love and forbidden love , belonging and exclusion\u2014a seemingly impossible range of human experience .\nin the early 1990s , psychiatrist thomas wehr conducted an experiment in which a group of people were plunged into darkness for 14 hours every day for a month .\nthis could be the root of a condition called sleep maintenance insomnia , where people wake during the night and have trouble getting back to sleep , he suggests .\nkids are still much better general pattern recognisers , of course . but today our nn can already learn to rival them in important limited domains . and each decade we gain another\nassociations with night before the 17th century were not good ,\nhe says . the night was a place populated by people of disrepute - criminals , prostitutes and drunks .\ngenerally , numbers were assigned beginning in the northeast and moving westward . so people on the east coast have the lowest numbers and those on the west coast have the highest numbers .\nanother major influence on the political character of successive generations is the political climate and events that people in each generation experienced as they reached adulthood and began to form their political identities .\n\u201chistorically , hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent annually on marketing , yet businesses had no real way to measure its true impact and return on investment , \u201d said bryan stolle , a partner in the mohr davidow venture capital firm and an investor in people pattern . \u201cit was also very difficult to give attribution to which marketing program or dollar actually resulted in a sale . \u201d\njacobs suggests that the waking period between sleeps , when people were forced into periods of rest and relaxation , could have played an important part in the human capacity to regulate stress naturally .\npeople were becoming increasingly time - conscious and sensitive to efficiency , certainly before the 19th century ,\nsays roger ekirch .\nbut the industrial revolution intensified that attitude by leaps and bounds .\nthe implications of automatically determining a person\u2019s sexuality from a handful of photos are enormous , first and most importantly because it puts lgbtq people at risk worldwide in places where they remain an oppressed minority .\n[ 10 ] k . fukushima . neocognitron : a self - organizing neural network model for a mechanism of pattern recognition unaffected by shift in position . biological cybernetics , 36 ( 4 ) : 193 - 202 , 1980 .\npeople pattern\u2019s rise this year coincides with a fertile funding environment for companies that help marketers do their jobs better . other beneficiaries include optimizely , a web - optimization vendor that picked up $ 28 million in april , and hubspot , an inbound - marketing software vendor that raised $ 35 million a bit more than a year ago . the czech startup futurelytics picked up $ 800 , 000 in seed money as it pushes a tool for segmenting customers .\nwho & apos ; s ready for mother & apos ; s day ? as someone who & apos ; s married to a mom and has a mom , i feel like there isn & apos ; t enough we can do for them to honor them on this holiday . i thought i & apos ; d use people pattern to get a better handle on what the majority of moms out there may want . i have my . . . .\nthe idea that we must sleep in a consolidated block could be damaging , he says , if it makes people who wake up at night anxious , as this anxiety can itself prohibit sleeps and is likely to seep into waking life too .\nit took some time for their sleep to regulate but by the fourth week the subjects had settled into a very distinct sleeping pattern . they slept first for four hours , then woke for one or two hours before falling into a second four - hour sleep .\ntoday , most people seem to have adapted quite well to the eight - hour sleep , but ekirch believes many sleeping problems may have roots in the human body ' s natural preference for segmented sleep as well as the ubiquity of artificial light .\nthe greater acceptance of diversity among young people extends to views of immigrants and immigration . overall , about half of the public ( 52 % ) says newcomers from other countries strengthen american society , while 39 % say they threaten traditional american customs and values .\ntoday we spend less time doing those things ,\nsays dr jacobs .\nit ' s not a coincidence that , in modern life , the number of people who report anxiety , stress , depression , alcoholism and drug abuse has gone up .\ni still remember when in 1997 many thought it a big deal that human chess world champion kasparov was beaten by an ibm computer . but back then computers could not at all compete with little kids in visual pattern recognition , which seems much harder than chess from a computational perspective .\noverall trust in government has changed little over the past year , but is at one of its lowest levels in more than half a century . ( for more , see people - press\u2019s \u201cdistrust , discontent , anger and partisan rancor , \u201d april 18 , 2010 . )\nhis book at day ' s close : night in times past , published four years later , unearths more than 500 references to a segmented sleeping pattern - in diaries , court records , medical books and literature , from homer ' s odyssey to an anthropological account of modern tribes in nigeria .\nthat changed in the wake of the reformation and the counter - reformation . protestants and catholics became accustomed to holding secret services at night , during periods of persecution . if earlier the night had belonged to reprobates , now respectable people became accustomed to exploiting the hours of darkness .\nhe attributes the initial shift to improvements in street lighting , domestic lighting and a surge in coffee houses - which were sometimes open all night . as the night became a place for legitimate activity and as that activity increased , the length of time people could dedicate to rest dwindled .\nomid reza sedaghatian brings expertise in product design and strategy to the people pattern team . this is from his years of experience engaging with both customers and engineers , and translating market needs into product features and workflows . he has worked with both saas and on - premise technologies and has a strong background in big data from his work at data focused companies such as dun & bradstreet . with his unique experience and training in areas such as human centered design and pragmatic product management , omid is able to develop a unique understanding of market needs and package those into user friendly products and services .\n( nn ) were the first methods to achieve superhuman pattern recognition in an official international competition ( with secret test set known only to the organisers ) [ 1 , 2 ] . this was made possible through the work of my collaborators dr . dan claudiu ciresan & dr . ueli meier & jonathan masci .\nin addition to showing the pattern according to year of birth , the conventional generational labels defining each birth cohort are also shown . for the vote in 2008 and 2010 , the higher the line on the graph , the more democratic the vote ; conversely , the lower the line the more republican the vote .\nyounger generations also are significantly less likely than older ones to affiliate with a religious tradition . this pattern began in the 1970s when 13 % of baby boomers were unaffiliated with any particular religion , according to the general social survey . that compared with just 6 % among the silent generation and 3 % among the greatest generation .\nwehr concluded that biphasic sleeping is the most natural sleep pattern , and is actually beneficial , rather than a form of insomnia . he also inferred that modern humans are chronically sleep - deprived , which may be why we usually take only 15 minutes to fall asleep , and why we try our best not to wake up in the night .\none benefit of biphasic sleeping may be that it makes it easier to recall and access dreams . wehr ' s study subjects normally awakened from rem sleep , which is the deep sleep stage during which dreams occur . according to ekirch , the historical evidence bears that out .\nwaking up directly after dreaming afforded people a pathway to their subconscious ,\nhe said .\nwith morning dreams we don ' t have the opportunity to let our dreams settle . the light goes on and we get out of bed immediately . so in short , we have lost what people in the past regarded as a critically important part of their lives \u2013 their dream life .\none - in - five millennials is hispanic ( 20 % ) , compared with only 6 % among greatest generation americans ( now ages 84 and older ) and 7 % among silent generation adults ( ages 66 to 83 ) . the same pattern of greater population share among younger generations is true for blacks , although the contrast between young and old is not as dramatic .\nreferences to\nfirst sleep\nor\ndeep sleep\nand\nsecond sleep\nor\nmorning sleep\nabound in legal depositions , literature and other archival documents from pre - industrial european times . gradually , though , during the 19th century ,\nlanguage changed and references to segmented sleep fell away ,\nsaid ekirch .\nnow people call it insomnia .\nin other words , if you wake up in the night , don ' t worry about it .\nwaking up after a couple of hours may not be insomnia ,\nwrote wehr .\nit may be normal sleep .\nekirch added ,\nif people don ' t fight it , they ' ll find themselves falling asleep again after roughly one hour .\nthe clearest pattern is that younger voters who turned 18 during the presidencies of clinton , bush or obama \u2013the younger members of gen x and the millennial generation \u2013 have typically voted much more democratic than the average . in contrast , voters who turned 18 during the ford , carter , reagan and bush sr . presidencies \u2013much of generation x and younger baby boomers\u2013 have voted somewhat more republican than the average .\nweavers made shawls from the thread using a laborious twill - tapestry technique , which involved weaving the horizontal weft threads around the vertical warp threads only where that color is required in the pattern . ( a \u201ccolor caller\u201d fed the weaver instructions as he progressed . ) individual sections were then carefully and invisibly joined together into a larger shawl . making a complex shawl could eat up several years of a kashmiri weaver\u2019s life .\npaisley also exploded back into vogue in the 1960s . psychedelically detailed , paisley fed into hippies\u2019 fascination with all things indian . ( john lennon had his rolls - royce painted paisley after the beatles visited india , and the band\u2019s embrace of everything eastern boosted paisley\u2019s profile considerably . ) fey , unabashedly lush , rich on its own uncompromising terms , paisley\u2019s uncoolness\u2014its original fans were by then great - grandmothers\u2014made the pattern ripe for reappropriation .\nthis landmark exhibition explored the stunning and diverse furniture of southeastern pennsylvania and the people who made , owned , inherited , and collected it . delving into the cultures and creativity of the area\u2019s inhabitants , primarily those of british and germanic heritage , this comprehensive show featured nearly 200 objects , including unique and colorful furniture , fraktur , needlework , paintings , and other items related to the history of the region .\nin the 1990s , a sleep scientist named thomas wehr discovered that everyone sleeps biphasically when subjected to natural patterns of light and dark . in wehr ' s well - known study , he subjected participants to 14 hours of darkness per night , and found that they gradually shifted to a routine of taking two hours to fall asleep , then sleeping in two four - hour phases separated by about an hour of wakefulness\u2014a pattern that exactly matched ekirch ' s historical findings .\ntraditional market research provides great insights but relies on poor data . nobody answers polls anymore , and the people who do hardly ever answer them honestly . yet there is a vast ocean of open and public opinions which have no bias . this is the ocean of social data , which is growing exponentially . unfortunately , most modern social marketing platforms do nothing more than count hashtags or mentions , there is no true analysis happening and no customer intelligence being provided .\nthe next phase of paisley\u2019s evolution reads like any technology race , a deadly serious battle for market share wreathed in bobbing exotic boteh . the town of paisley , scotland , eclipsed norwich and edinburgh in shawl production in the early 19 th century , thanks to pattern piracy , fast - evolving labor structures , and early adoption of the jacquard loom . ( the latter device automated the manipulation of weft and warp threads necessary to produce complex patterns . it was a total game - changer in textile production . )\nekirch explained that in the past , and especially during winter , darkness spanned up to 14 hours each night . except for those affluent enough to burn candles for hours , folks were left with little to do but go to bed early , and this gave a great deal of flexibility to their nightly sleep requirements . segmented or biphasic sleep patterns evolved to fill the long stretch of nighttime , and as observed by anthropologists , segmented sleep continues to be the norm for many people in undeveloped parts of the world , such as the tiv group in central nigeria .\nin places with electricity , though , artificial lighting has prolonged our experience of daylight , allowing us to be productive for longer . at the same time , it has cut nighttime short , and so to get enough sleep we now have to do it all in one go . now ,\nnormal\nsleep requires forgoing the periods of wakefulness that used to break up the night ; we simply don ' t have time for a midnight chat with the neighbor any longer .\nbut people with particularly strong circadian rhythms continue to [ wake up in the night ] ,\nsaid ekirch .\nthe dominant pattern of sleep , arguably since time immemorial , was biphasic ,\nroger ekirch , a sleep historian at virginia tech university and author of\nat day ' s close : night in times past\n( norton 2005 ) , told life ' s little mysteries , a sister site to livescience .\nhumans slept in two four - hour blocks , which were separated by a period of wakefulness in the middle of the night lasting an hour or more . during this time some might stay in bed , pray , think about their dreams , or talk with their spouses . others might get up and do tasks or even visit neighbors before going back to sleep .\nwhat form of life is paisley , exactly ? the symbol sprang up millennia ago , somewhere between present - day iran and the kashmiri region straddling the indian - pakistani border . although it was originally called buta or boteh , meaning \u201cflower , \u201d in paisley people have seen resemblances to a lotus , a mango , a leech , a yin and yang , a dragon , and a cypress pine . ancient babylonians likened it to an uncurling date palm shoot . providing them with food , wine , wood , paper , hatch , and string\u2014all of life\u2019s necessities\u2014date palms symbolized prosperity and plenty . paisley began its life as the privilege of cosseted , powerful men .\nthe generational pattern is more complex when it comes to immigration . the recent wave of immigration has contributed to the nation\u2019s growing racial and ethnic diversity , but the youngest adults are not the most likely to be foreign - born . generation x , ages 31 to 46 , contains a higher percentage of immigrants ( 22 % ) than the millennial generation ( 15 % ) . millennials , however , stand out as being more likely than all but the oldest americans to be u . s . - born children of at least one immigrant pa rent ( 12 % ) . among the greatest generation , many of whose parents came to the united states during the nation\u2019s immigration influx that began in the late 1800s , 17 % are u . s . - born children of immigrants .\nthe spell of paisley finally broke in the 1870s . the franco - prussian war of 1870\u201371 delivered the first blow : the french lost , leaving the country impoverished and depriving the kashmiri weavers of their biggest export customer . a famine in 1877 decimated the indian weavers , too . but paisley\u2019s popularity ultimately ended thanks to inexorable swings in fashion . in the book the paisley pattern , authors valerie reilly and frank ames describe the paisley\u2019s demise : \u201cthe beginning of the end for the shawl fashion was seen by 1865 , when the crinoline skirt began to flatten at the front and bunch up at the back as a prelude to the bustle . \u201d as the telegraph dryly noted in 2007 , \u201cafter a century of adapting the shawl to fashion needs , there was simply no way around the fact that wearing one over your bustle both destroyed the point of having it and made you look like quasimodo . \u201d the century of paisley was over .\nthe ai event of the year for growth marketers . aug . 21 - 22\nthe best in ai . an invite - only executive event . oct . 22 - 23\nit\u2019s the latest evidence that investors are betting on software for marketers . gartner predicted that the chief marketing officer will spend more money on information technology than the chief information officer by 2017 , and so investors are making moves to benefit when that time comes .\n\u201creally , what we\u2019re trying to do is define the audience and the attributes around the audience that talk about the product , brand , or company , and not just around the conversation , \u201d cho said .\nthe company does that by applying data science to available social information associated with a particular sales lead . the new layer of information about the lead \u2014 that she likes classical music , for example \u2014 can be laced into the company\u2019s existing databases , such as a customer - relationship managing tool for managing all the sales leads or even a spreadsheet full of email addresses for users in a customer - loyalty program .\nwith the new data , users can group their leads into categories and start sending them more targeted content .\nthe startup now has eight customers , including the largest retailer in the world and the largest fast food company in the world , said cho , who previously cofounded social media software company spredfast . even though the startup has already reeled in such big customers , cho has chosen to make sure its own marketing materials \u2014 like head shots \u2014 stand out , so the company doesn\u2019t get passed over as just another boring marketing software company . \u201ceverything else is so generic , \u201d he said . \u201ci just thought , there had to be something fun in there , \u201d he said .\nthe only marketing research technology brands need . developed audience intelligence using machine learning .\ntraditional market research is time - consuming , unreliable at scale , and prone to bias .\nour data scientists leverage a strong background in experimental research to continuously retrain and fine tune our prediction models , providing the perfect balance between recall and precision .\ngarbage in , garbage out has been a truism in computing since its beginning . working with data that has no , or little , meaning leaves an information process in just about the same dire circumstances . and now there are two companies addressing these issues .\nwhen data is not readable and is coupled with the ever - increasing glut of data coming from global sources , the problem is ratcheted up . this is a large problem in global supply chains and is a constantly growing problem in the successful handling of millions of warranty processes .\ndata can be hard to handle through language complexities , cultural nuance and context confusion or diffusion . the business process at hand without full data is at risk of being either unused or misunderstood .\ncompanies need a single and unified view of data . this includes structured data that is readily available and unstructured data that may be buried or not traceable by normal procedures . if the use of data is to be optimized in a process it must be open to analysis .\nin addition to data that is coded and simply numeric as data stored in rows and columns there is data that is free - form that can be from written notes , word documents , e - mail , reports , news feeds , etc . this latter data may be critical and can affect business performance , trends and customer feedback ( as in returns and warranty situations ) .\ntwo companies have taken on this problem and offer their solutions . the companies are : teradata , a division of ncr , and attensity of palo alto , calif . the partnership means the integration of teradata\u0092s active data warehouse system and attensity ' s text analytics applications .\nsome of the core benefits are : consolidation of structured and unstructured data that allows for more informed analysis and clearer decision making . it allows getting deeper into root causes of problems and insights into business trends .\nthe way it works is the unstructured data ( from many diverse sources ) is run through a series of attensity extraction\nengines\nthat parse and transform the data . the structured data is also processed and resides in a fused relational data warehouse .\nfor instance , in a warranty claim , there can be structured data that is valuable with information like a significant date or product code number . but there is also the opportunity though the processing of unstructured data to get at inspector notes that actually define the root cause of the problem : a cracked bolt on the underside of the transmission , for instance . the attensity / teradata process allows for the integration and use of both kinds of data .\neight - five percent of data is unstructured , and you need text analysis and text abstraction along with a relational database to arrive at an integrated view ,\nsays jerry hill , vice president of manufacturing , for teradata . he has served as the director of supply chain solutions marketing for teradata .\ndavid bean , the co - founder of attensity and its chief technology officer and a prolific inventor of five software patents , with many pending , says ,\nwe have taken a different approach that is relational . we have taken the path through extraction . we break down sentences [ text ] diagrammatically as in parsing . this includes separating actors , actions and objects .\nthe attensity method therefore uses linguistic principles to transform free - format text fields into identifiable facts and events within a relational format . teradata then takes the already structured data and the newly attensity structured data and makes it available to users as fully traceable data within the teradata active data warehouse .\none client , whirlpool corporation , has experienced reduced warranty and recall - related exposures and experienced significant savings on cost of recalls through early detection .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ntwitter emerged with a splash at south by southwest in 2007 , unleashing an ever - growing barrage of tweets , posts , photos , and other social media interactions .\nthe company is developing software that mines the oceans of information embedded in social media to provide insight that companies can use to develop sharply focused digital marketing campaigns quickly and efficiently .\nthey started the company in early 2013 . now it formally launches at sxsw with an open house at its pedernales street offices in east austin and an invitation - only party at franklin barbecue .\nusing computational methods in marketing , called quantitative marketing , provides accurate feedback on what works and enables precise understanding of customers , stolle said .\nwith a venture investment , he\u2019s betting on cho\u2019s marketing and entrepreneurial acumen and baldridge\u2019s computational expertise . \u201ci immediately saw them as a very powerful team that could build something game - changing in the quantitative marketing field , \u201d he said .\nmohr davidow invested $ 250 , 000 of seed money in early 2013 and came back at the end of that year with a $ 4 . 5 million series a round .\nin the past two years , the company has been developing its software , which involves natural language processing and analytics . and it\u2019s putting together a track record serving a range of customers , including some fortune 500 companies .\ncho said that the switchers should be targeted with messaging highlighting the hamburger chain\u2019s healthier options .\n\u201call in eight days , \u201d he said . \u201ctheir ceo was blown away . \u201d\n\u201cthis guy knows what he\u2019s doing , \u201d baldridge remembers thinking . \u201che\u2019s got a business problem that needs to be solved by fortune 500 companies . cool ! that\u2019s exactly what i was looking for . \u201d\n\u201cwe have the potential and have shown several times that within a week we can collect hundreds of thousands of profiles and run it all through this automated pipeline that then leads into something akin to personas , \u201d baldridge said .\nstolle , for one , is encouraged by the company\u2019s progress . \u201cthe company is definitely tracking ahead of plan \u2013 always a good sign for long - term success , \u201d he said .\nseveral years ago , while developing cutting edge marketing solutions which leveraged social data at spredfast , ken cho realized that data collected from social platforms was not truly being taken advantage of . he understood that all companies must ensure that their services and marketing efforts are personalized , provide ongoing value , and continually win the hearts ( and share of wallet ) of their customers . this is traditionally done through market research , but traditional market research is broken and cannot keep up with the expanding reach that modern technology is providing to more and more customers .\nthis is when ken realized that it was the marriage of the two , traditional market research and the vast amount of opinions available in social data , that would be the next generation of market research . the key to this was the need for natural language processing and machine learning . this is where ken partnered with jason baldridge , then a professor of computational linguistics at the university of texas at austin , to use machine learning , exploratory data analysis and natural language processing to create the world\u2019s best audience intelligence solution based on semi - 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( being on the receiving end made one submissive and therefore inferior to the giver\u2014not awesome , although scoring the sumptuous textiles made for luxurious compensation . ) shawls given as khil\u2019at were decorated with all sorts of patterns , although some scholars wonder if the paisley motif came to predominate because it resembled jigha , a crown insignia jewel used to pin a feather to a courtier\u2019s turban . ( gradually the jigha elongated , more and more resembling the feather it anchored . so , yet another reading : paisley is a feather . )\nas with so many other luxury goods , there was nothing efficient about making a kashmiri shawl . its wool came from a central asian species of goat , capra hircus in latin or shahtoosh in indigenous terms . these animals wandered into the high himalayas , where the bitter cold made their underbellies sprout a dense , ultrafine wool . the goats shed this pashmina , as this wool was called , in the summer by rubbing themselves against rocks and bushes ; textile workers then literally climbed the himalayas , collected the fluff by hand , and spun it into thread .\nshawls started infiltrating europe in the late 18 th century , when kashmiri princes began including british east india co . officers in their ritual shawl - giving . the english officers sent the shawls home to their sweethearts , who clamored for more . fresh from conquering egypt and next sniffing around india , many of napoleon\u2019s officers found themselves stationed near kashmir and similarly tempted by the shawls . napoleon\u2019s wife jos\u00e9phine began stockpiling paisleys , and by the early 1800s , european desire for paisley had intensified into frenzy ."]}
{"id": 55220, "summary": [{"text": "monopoly tycoon is a construction and management simulation pc game published in 2001 .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the player operates a business that owns stores and apartments in a city derived from the monopoly board game .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "instead of using dice , the game relies more on the speed and innovativeness of the players .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "in the standard mode , the user plays against the ai opponents .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "in the multiplayer version , players go against other online players in order to gain victory .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "there are various levels with varying difficulty .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "some involve just financial prosperity of the businesses while others involve success in the political arena .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "but the primary objective of most levels is to accumulate the most wealth in the given time . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "monopoly tycoon", "paragraphs": ["a tycoon game with a difference : monopoly tycoon builds on the wealth of the classic board game while heading in new directions .\ndga plays : monopoly tycoon ( ep . 1 - gameplay / let ' s play )\nupload your own game here : urltoken monopoly tycoon game play . old game but still fun .\nno forum topics for monopoly tycoon yet . want to start us off ? create a new topic .\ndga plays : monopoly tycoon ( ep . 1 - gameplay / let ' s play ) - youtube\ndga plays : monopoly tycoon ( ep . 2 - part one - gameplay / let ' s play )\ndga plays : monopoly tycoon ( ep . 2 - part two - gameplay / let ' s play )\nmonopoly tycoon wasn\u2019t what anyone expected . with the licence of a family - favourite boardgame of christmas plutocratic warfare , you\u2019d\ndga plays : monopoly tycoon ( ep . 2 - part one - gameplay / let ' s play ) - youtube\ndga plays : monopoly tycoon ( ep . 2 - part two - gameplay / let ' s play ) - youtube\nmonopoly tycoon was released on september 30 , 2001 . it was developed by deep red games and published by infogrames for pc and cell .\nmonopoly tycoon gameplay / let ' s play video patreon : urltoken amazon : urltoken 1 . 4 patch : urltoken related article : urltoken subscribe : urltoken\ni didn\u2019t play very much monopoly tycoon ( i usually tried on too high a difficulty and lost quickly ) , but it was enjoyable and impressively unique .\nah , monopoly tycoon . while civ iv will remain my favorite multiplayer strategy game , this one offered up a unique experience that has yet to be recreated .\nmonopoly ( 1995 pc game ) soundtrack : 13 . the race is on + download\nthe bigger initial design issues were more in the approach . \u201cthe problem was divorcing ourselves from monopoly , and realising that we were making social - sim and world - building game\u2026 we\u2019re not building monopoly anymore , \u201d clive says , \u201ctrying to differentiate away from monopoly , while maintaining some monopoly feel . we could have developed a monopoly boardgame or a tycoon game , but what we were desperately trying to do was to make something in the middle . the teething problems were building something that was neither one nor the other . \u201d\nmost previous pc games based on monopoly have gone in one of two directions : they either combine the classic property - trading game with another popular license , as in monopoly star wars edition , or they use the strong monopoly brand and distinctive graphics to spruce up another type of game , as in monopoly casino . fortunately , monopoly tycoon breaks the mold by using the popular board game as the base on which to build a strong and innovative , and great - looking , real - time game of business management and city building .\ndga plays : tavern tycoon ( ep . 2 - gameplay / let ' s play )\nmonopoly tycoon uses the popular board game as the base on which to build a strong and innovative , and great - looking , real - time game of business management and city building .\nfrom the developers of the cruelly underrated entrepreneur sim , monopoly tycoon , tycoon city allows armchair egomaniacs to build a business empire from scratch and run the greatest city in the world . but while reaping the rewards of your labour is fun for a while , the game\u0092s shortcomings soon become apparent .\nall it does is make me want to make my own \u201cgame dev tycoon\u201d with more sane gameplay choices .\ntake a look at the upcoming business simulation game based on the classic monopoly board game . new screens inside .\nmonopoly tycoon is a fun game about buying and selling property , building businesses , and managing money . while the game includes a great deal of depth and a significant number of options , some of that complexity is optional , which leaves a basic game that ' s straightforward enough for almost anyone to play . fans of monopoly will appreciate the way monopoly tycoon extends the board game into a new and interesting direction , and the game ' s few minor faults are far outweighed by its strong combination of crisp graphics , involved and varied gameplay , and entertaining premise .\n\u201cmonopoly tycoon was , for us , a very cool opportunity , \u201d he saays , \u201cmy background is in hasbro and parker and the boardgame industry . it meant that we could create a game which bridged the gap between board and computer games . we didn\u2019t want to do what everyone else had done , which was a version of monopoly where you put the game board vertically and put it on the screen and play the exact same experience as the boardgame\u2026 except the boardgame was far more fun . we wanted to use the key elements of monopoly and actually create a game that was specific for the pc . the game was different to monopoly , but you always felt like you were playing monopoly\u201d .\ni loved this game at the time and still do . it was a really great use off the monopoly license .\ndga plays : monopoly deal w / dad & vinnie jr ( ep . 33 - gameplay / let ' s play )\ndga plays : monopoly empire w / dad & vinnie jr ( ep . 29 - gameplay / let ' s play )\nit always amuses me to see max weber grossly misquoted like this ; he doesn\u2019t merely observe that government \u201chas a monopoly on force , \u201d but rather suggests something far more interesting : that government is a monopoly on the legitimate use of force .\nwhile deep structure was one issue , a lot of this was achieved in a more aesthetic manner . by looking like monopoly tycoon and using its signifiers , deep red managed to maintain its atmosphere . \u201cthrough taking the key elements \u2013 like , say , the colours , \u201d clive says , \u201cif you play monopoly tycoon , you\u2019ll see all those blocks are in those familiar colours . so pall mall is always purple , park lane is always dark blue , bond street was always green\u2026 and really posh , and whitechapel , being brown , was not posh . taking those colour cues from the original game really worked to cue the monopoly feeling\u201d\ndga plays : monopoly : electronic banking w / dad & vinnie jr ( ep . 32 - gameplay / let ' s play )\npiracy or not , game dev tycoon is surprisingly fun and addictive . although the actual tycoon aspect is a bit underplayed , the game simply doesn\u2019t have the scope to make you feel like you\u2019re managing a huge business , even after you become a ridiculous powerhouse of gaming .\nzoo tycoon ( xbox one ) | let ' s play # 1 | oh . my . god . it ' s so cute .\ngame dev tycoon is fantastic as a mobile game , but seriously underdeveloped for something i might want to invest time in on the pc .\ni ' ll first start off by saying i love monopoly . . . in looking back at my childhood i remember countless nights sitting around a little card table in our living room playing for hours ! ( back before the idevices ruled the world ! ) well now that technology has come into play , we ' ve digitalized and so have many of our gaming habits . when i stumbled across monopoly tycoon and read the reviews and description - i knew i was destined for hours of fun . upon receiving the game , i installed it on our family computer running windows xp with no problems whatsoever . the installation only took 3 - 4 minutes and it was time for gameplay ! the game itself is quite fun and keeps you engaged . i don ' t want to spoil all the fun you ' ll see but keep this in mind . if you love any of the monopoly board games or monopoly itself . . . . you ' re likely going to love monopoly tycoon just as much !\nmonopoly tycoon uniquely combines the addictive elements of the most popular simulation games , strategy games and , of course - the monopoly game ! choose which businesses are built and where . match wits with cunning ai opponents or tear into family and friends in ruthless multiplayer mode . watch your profits grow and increase your control in real - time , in a crushingly competitive , living city . don ' t stop until you own it all !\nthe scream of peeps on a downward heading coaster in roller coaster tycoon seems to be popping up all over the place in advertisements these days .\nnot a patch on rollercoaster tycoon but monopoly was an excellent game . it didn\u2019t just make the board game a computer game , it adapted the board game for the gaming medium . brilliantly realized , it managed to offer a thoroughly enjoyable management game with the underlying mechanics of the board game intact .\nmonopoly tycoon ( pc , 2001 ) big box ! sealed ! paypal only . no international shipping . payment is expected within 3 business days . failure to do so will result in a case being opened and a possible non paying report filed against you . please contact me with any questions you may have .\nmonopoly tycoon is the kind of game you might have imagined as a kid while you played the real board game . the game includes all the familiar monopoly elements , such as buying and selling properties and utilities , collecting rent , and managing your money , but it expands on the idea by letting you build a variety of retail and residential buildings and then manage your businesses by setting stock amounts , prices , and rent . if you ' ve ever wanted to see what an expensive boardwalk hotel would look like up close , this is your chance . while monopoly purists may be wary of the numerous changes and additions that have been made to the classic game , the end result is a pleasing and challenging blend of city building and economic management , all created in the familiar , lighthearted style of monopoly .\nyitzhak tshuva and his u . s . partner noble energy have turned into a monopoly not because of an aggressive takeover . they\u2019re simply the only ones finding gas .\ncheaper than facebook games and just as much fun . this versions of monopoly is a excellent pc game . recommended to anyone looking for alternatives to the sims or facebook games\nmost of us have played the monopoly board game . have you ever wondered who lives in marvin gardens ? according to monopoly tycoon , the answer is voters . all of the elements of the family - favorite board game have been turned into a 3 - d city - building simulation . you start off , of course , as a real - estate developer who buys land and must decide what purpose each property must serve to bring about the greatest public good : commercial , residential , or industrial . as your wealth and power grow , you ' ll throw your hat into the race for mayor . considering how the original board game made cutthroat competition fun , it should come as little surprise that monopoly tycoon allows up to four players to campaign against each other for the mayor ' s office over the internet or a local area network .\nmonopoly tycoon does more with a tabletop game license than any game i ' ve ever personally played . the sharp mix of real - time action and simple - yet - deep strategy will keep you coming back for more . the pricing engine could have been tighter , and it ' s somewhat frustrating to have to bust your way through a number of the single - player challenges before you can get to the really interesting ones , but any fan of the genre owes it to themselves to check monopoly tycoon out . it ' s orders of magnitude better than the board game ( which , honestly , isn ' t saying much ) but , more importantly , it ' s quite a bit more fun than most real - time strategy games released recently .\nit\u2019s been quite awhile since i played it but i remeber being blown away by it since all i was looking for was a competent computer version of monopoly . it is so much more than that .\nthose who relish the classic monopoly game ' s blend of chance and strategy may find monopoly tycoon to weigh too heavily on the strategy side - - there ' s no dice rolling , and the\nchance\nand\ncommunity chest\ncards have been turned into an optional element . some may also find the game ' s real - time gameplay too hectic ; while the game does have a pause feature , you can ' t make adjustments to your businesses and properties while the game is paused . this can be somewhat frustrating as you try to research your competitor ' s businesses and adjust the prices of your own products . at some stages in the game , the pace does slow down ( usually between the hours of midnight and six in the morning ) , which gives you a little bit of breathing room to fine - tune your businesses . another classic monopoly element that is missing is the sense of dread when you land on boardwalk - - in monopoly tycoon , the dread you will feel will be caused by mr . shoe ' s hardware store across the street undercutting your prices , or the fear that you ' ve mismanaged your money and might be eliminated from the game due to bankruptcy .\nmonopoly tycoon is a continuation of the other tycoon games . however , the levels are too easy to beat . the time clock on the game is too fast . an hour in game time takes just 30 seconds . a day is over in less than five minutes . on each level , you have to start over from scratch . you lose all of the property you bought and developed on the previous level . the best thing i can say about it is that i didn ' t pay too much money for it . i would recommend you find a free download and play it and save your money .\nthis story has been told a number of times , but the decision by antitrust commissioner david gilo two weeks ago to retreat from the agreement that would perpetuate yitzhak tshuva and noble energy ' s monopoly . . .\nblah . i love rollercoaster tycoon 3 and thought this was same company . not sure if it is or not . graphics are really really basic and old looking . not much in the way of fun .\npopular protests like this one in taipei on january 1 , 2013 , helped derail a plan for a wealthy business tycoon with interests in china to buy taiwan ' s largest newspaper . ( afp / mandy cheng )\ni honestly had no idea the dev tycoon game was real . i only ever read about the fact that people couldn\u2019t play it correctly if they pirated it , so i thought it was some kind of a joke .\nhasbro ' s monopoly tycoon offers monopoly fans traditional gameplay with the convenience of having the computer roll dice , act as the banker , and keep the\nchance\nand\ncommunity chest\ncards organized and neat . this release remains faithful to the basic rules of the original classic board game while adding lots of computerized\nbells and whistles ,\nlike sound effects , animation , and 3d graphics . virtual tycoons direct construction on their real estate and can actually watch as the cityscape game board grows and develops over time . gamers can play against computer ai - directed moguls or go online to challenge human opponents . up to six players can compete over a local network or the internet .\nunlike the classic sim city games - where players have to worry about infrastructure and building roads , powerlines and accommodation - tycoon city is all about getting rich quick by constructing shops , businesses and services to fleece the busy nyc inhabitants .\ni was expecting a bit more \u201cunder the hood\u201d in terms of gameplay depth , but the algorithms for creating a solid game seem to be set in stone . still , i had my fun with the game and wish it well when it goes on sale on steam . i think a resurgence in the \u201ctycoon\u201d games akin to theme hospital and roller coaster tycoon would do well with today\u2019s gamers , especially after simcity left a sour taste on a lot of people\u2019s palette .\n[ ah , been a while . i did a series of post mortems for pc format over a few years , chatting to a dev a month about the development of a game . i\u2019ve republished the vast majority here already , but i find there\u2019s a few left over like this one with deep red in 2006 about monopoly tycoon . it\u2019s one of the games which i felt as if i was just about the only person in the demi - core - gamer demographic to actually get it . ]\ni bought this game back in 2001 but somehow managed to lose it and decided to buy it again but getting hold of an older game isn ' t always that easy . this company had a used copy which did include the instructions on how to play the game as well . it works very well on windows 8 . 1 , just have to select the compatibility mode and turn off the music for it to run . if you have never played it , it is well worth buying ! monopoly tycoon ( pc cd )\nbut ran fine on xp . basically does what it says on the tin . plays well , looks pretty and passes the time . i like these kind of\ntheme\ntycoon\ngames but if you are not a fan its unlikely to convince you otherwise .\nduring utility overload , when the ball is bounced around the electric company pop bumpers , mr . monopoly will sometimes say\nfeel the power !\nthat phrase has been used in quite a few other pat lawlor tables ; this might be one of its ' most literal uses .\napparently , the british company carter gents of leicester has a global , temporal , and metaphysical monopoly on making air raid sirens , because , regardless of universe and time period , an air raid of some description will always be prefaced with the sound of a carter gents siren from world war ii .\ncole was referring to tycoon tsai eng - meng , who purchased the china times group , a taiwanese media conglomerate , in 2008 . tsai made his fortune selling snack foods and beverages , operating more than 100 manufacturing plants in china . forbes listed him as taiwan ' s richest man in 2013 .\nthere ' s even more than this - - getting a monopoly on a particular colour lets you build hotels , which can get you megabucks , and the prestige of various blocks changes both the amount of money you make and who ' s attracted to buying from them . there ' s a lot of complexity here .\ni love this game and if you are a tycoon game player then you will to . you will have to download the patch from the internet for the operating system software that you ' re using on your pc but it isn ' t hard to find the patch , just do a search for it .\nwhile he argues the rts is struggling , the tycoon game\u2019s is getting increasingly large crossover appeal . \u201cinternally our mindset has gone from saying \u201cwe build tycoon games\u201d to \u201cwe build social - simulations\u201d . i think that\u2019s what we do , \u201d clive claims , \u201cwe try to simulate social environments , which works really well for us and plays into the dynamics of what people want these days . even though ostensibly it\u2019s the same thing , we change the wrapper . as opposed to people getting feedback on a graph , they get feedback from \u2013 say \u2013 when they build a caf\u00e9 people really enjoying your cup of coffee . \u201d\nheh , ironically i also recently wrote a piece on this game ( hoping to stick it up online soonish ) \u2013 it was nice to return to it , although was a little saddened that i couldn\u2019t get it to run with sound on vista . great game though , probably my favourite tycoon out of all of them .\ngame dev tycoon is pretty good for what it is , but badly needs to give more feedback to the player . there are so many vaguely explained variables that you often have no idea ( in game ) why something worked or didn\u2019t work . a bit more information in the \u2018reviews\u2019 or from your employees would go a long way .\nthose of you who expect a simple game simply because monopoly tycoon is mass - markety need to look again . on the higher difficulty levels , the computer is an absolutely ruthless player , and it will grind you into the ground if it deems it necessary . the lower levels are definitely more manageable , and the first few challenges in the game are trivial ( especially if you abuse the fact that the game finishes once you reach the goal ) , but it ' s definitely hard to get all the way through the game on the simplest level , much less the gold difficulty level . multiplayer , of course , depends on your friends ' abilities , although you can use ai if you desire .\nas a game , clive\u2019s particularly pleased that it found its audience with just under two - million units sold . however , this wasn\u2019t in one week . \u201cit took years to do the 2 million units , \u201d clive says , \u201cwhen you compare that to something like the games that are selling today , the big uber - games that launch , will sell 2 million games in six months\u2026 then sink without trace . the thing about monopoly tycoon is that i still receive royalty cheques . it\u2019s still selling . it may be \u00a39 . 99 \u2013 maybe even \u00a34 . 99 now \u2013 but it\u2019s still selling and people still want to buy it . it\u2019s received that sort of classic status . it\u2019s just brilliant for us\u201d\n\u201ci don\u2019t think we got it entirely right either , \u201d clive says , \u201cwe made a game that was far more hardcore than originally planned , and wasn\u2019t the easiest game to play in terms of the learning curve . it\u2019s pretty steep , and have to be a pretty damn good gamer to get anywhere in monopoly , as successful as it was . \u201d even come release , there were some judgments that they decided they were in error , swiftly deciding to release a patch to cure them . \u201cthere were two big issues with the originally shipping game , \u201d clive says , \u201cthe first one was that we insisted the player play through the entire game before gaining access to the sandbox mode , where everything \u2013 all the blocks , the development tree and so on \u2013 were available . initially we kind of saw that as cheating , so we didn\u2019t include it from the off . also , we\u2019d made a game that was level based\u2026 and once you\u2019d completed the level , the scenario ended and moved onto the next one . \u201d sound sensible enough . thousands disagreed . they didn\u2019t just come to monopoly tycoon to play levels .\nmonopoly is a 2001 pinball machine released by stern , designed by pat lawlor and his crew at pat lawlor design . based on the classic board game , it contains several elements from its source , altered to fit the new medium . the main goal is to progress around the board by shooting certain shots , stopping to buy property , while ultimately becoming rich enough to own it all .\noverall , i think game dev story is probably the better of the two . tycoon looks flashier and has more polished graphics , but story\u2019s graphics are cute and retro , and the ability to actually sensibly level your staff makes things much more interesting . story\u2019s just got more balanced gameplay overall , and it feels like more effort went in to the game mechanics rather than just the presentation .\nliberalism promotes the right of the government to exert a monopoly of force , while in the us many right - wingers despise the notion of a powerful government and want to see some level of vigilantism . so the notion that riot police represent only right - wing ideals isn\u2019t necessarily true . after all , the paris police teargassed some homophobic right - wing protesters a month or so ago when they became violent .\nah , the board game monopoly gets a brilliant revamp in this simcity style strategy game . this is the only\ncity building\ngame i will play . . . play as one of the characters and try to built your empire ! can you beat the odds . . . and the other players ? good music , easy controls , weird sound effects . . . what more is needed ? maybe a competent player !\nalso , this is neither here nor there , but i happened to discover a lovely bug whereby tycoon would crash if you hired too many women . ouch . i reported it , and they were pretty apologetic when they fixed that one . ( frankly , i think i have a pretty good idea of why it happened , and it definitely wasn\u2019t malice or sexism on their part \u2014 just a really unfortunate bug . )\nin november 2001 , stern pinball and pinball sales auctioned off 40\nplatinum edition\ngames on ebay for the nonprofit charity boundless playground . these tables had chrome trimmings signed by pat lawlor , john youssi , and gary stern , along with a backbox translite autographed by lawlor , youssi , stern , pinball sales president jack guarnieri , and hasbro ceo alan hassenfeld . the production run of 40 was chosen as one for each space on the monopoly board .\nthe property - management portion of monopoly tycoon comes into play when you want to lease an entire city block . you compete against up to five other business owners during the game , and at any point , one of you can flag a city block for auction , and all the others then have a chance to bid for that property . once you ' ve leased a block , you become the landlord and collect the rent from the businesses on that block for a period of time . if you lease all of the blocks in a color group ( which represents a district or neighborhood , as in the board game ) , you gain the right to build hotels , along with other advantages such as lower buyout costs . as the years pass in the virtual city , new businesses become available , such as ice cream parlors , bowling alleys , and nightclubs , and eventually supermarkets , video stores , and computer stores .\nlike in hong kong , the tycoon bosses of taiwan media are increasingly pushing their media companies to flatter beijing because they do business with china ,\nsaid chen hsiao - yi , chairwoman of the association of taiwan journalists and a reporter at the chinese language liberty times for 16 years .\ntaiwan media are also becoming more and more reliant on chinese advertising . they are self - censoring for mostly financial and not political reasons ,\nshe told cpj .\n\u201cfor me , it comes back to something more simplistic , \u201d clive says , \u201cstrategy games and tycoon games just aren\u2019t sexy . shooting games are sexy . every developer wants to work on them , every programmer wants to code for them and every artist wants to be doing huge great orc type characters with armour\u2026 while world - building games are based around uncle pennybags and apartment blocks . they just aren\u2019t sexy . they don\u2019t sell magazines and are never going to set the world on fire\u2026 but they do chug on forever and ever . which is why publishers love them so much , and why pretty much every publisher has a back - catalogue line up featuring them as they know they have a peak / trough income problem with their high - profile games that will be evened out by the tycoon games chugging along in the background . and if as a developer you\u2019re prepared to be a chugging away in the background type of bloke , then there\u2019s a great life to be had . \u201d\nthe core single - player game is a series of scenarios that you complete , one - by - one , to unlock the next scenario . i would have preferred to have an easy / medium / hard ' sandbox ' mode out of the box as well , but that ' s a minor quibble . the game also supports multiplayer with up to six people , and that ' s where it really starts to shine - - humans are much more entertaining to play against than ais , even if the quirky computer characters ( based around the tokens in monopoly ) are quite cool .\n\u201cwe got huge stick , as people said \u201ci\u2019ve completed the winning criteria\u2026 but i want to continue fiddling . i want to play in my little world . i don\u2019t care about any kind of winning condition . \u201d , \u201d clive says , \u201cso we issued a patch really quickly as there were a lot of complaints , to allow you to play on and unlocked sandbox mode immediately . \u201d this is something they\u2019ve learnt from , and now all their games are built with this in mind . for example , while the recent tycoon city : new york unlocks new districts as you play , your previously constructed areas remain in play for you to play with and admire .\nthis makes management games different from many games in the marketplace . \u201cfirst - person shooters don\u2019t sell well for years , \u201d argues clive , \u201cthey sell really well for the first couple of months when there\u2019s all the marketing , and disappear without a trace . but world - building , social - sims , god - games , tycoon games\u2026 they just sell forever . \u201d an old observation in games magazine lore is that a first - person shooter will sell more copies of a magazine if you put it on the cover than a strategy game , even if the strategy game ends up selling over twice as many copies . there\u2019s different demographics being reached , who react in different ways .\nthere are so many videogames ! more than i can count with my entire , exceedingly creepy plaster hand collection . valve tries its darndest to get the best ones on steam , but they just keep coming . perhaps throwing the towering select - o - tron 9000 and 3 / 5 into hyperdrive is the answer ? valve\u2019s having a go at it , at least , and so far the result\u2019s been smaller batches of games at an appreciably speedier clip . last time , that meant three games , but this time it\u2019s six . hooray , progress ! standouts include the piracy plagued game dev tycoon , harvest - moon - meets - minecraft standout stardew valley , and the creatively named riot , which is about riots . details after the break .\n\u25ba auch blau mit schwarzgeld - die playlist urltoken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - \u2022 alle spiele alphabetisch sortiert urltoken \u2022 ihr seht meine videos auf eurer startseite manchmal nicht ? auf diesem account seht ihr die t\u00e4glichen uploads von mir . folgen erw\u00fcnscht : ) urltoken \u2022 mein\nprivater\ntwitter - account : urltoken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - von urltoken :\nmonopoly tycoon ist eine wirtschaftssimulation von deep red games , ver\u00f6ffentlicht 2001 von infogrames ( mittlerweile atari ) . [ . . . ] dem spieler steht eine simulierte stadtumgebung zur verf\u00fcgung , die in mehrere farbig gekennzeichnete bl\u00f6cke aufgeteilt ist , wobei zu einer farbgruppe entweder zwei , drei oder vier bl\u00f6cke geh\u00f6ren . die meisten dieser bl\u00f6cke k\u00f6nnen mit verschiedenen gesch\u00e4ften und wohngeb\u00e4uden bebaut werden , wobei der spieler durch umfragen in wohnh\u00e4usern herausfinden muss , an welchen gesch\u00e4ften bedarf besteht . die einwohner der stadt sind verschiedenen gruppen zugeordnet , die jeweils unterschiedlich hohen wert auf kurze wege , qualit\u00e4t der gesch\u00e4fte , prestige der umgebung , preis der waren und warenangebot legen .\nreally shines if you have the sort of computer that can push the graphics . after jacking the resolution up high , the game looks fantastic , with the real - time panning between the city map and the block view occuring seamlessly . the buildings are relatively simplistic , sure , but when there ' s tons of them on screen , along with lots of little monopoly - citizens running around , you really can ' t knock the game ' s visuals . yes , the little people are pretty poorly animated , gliding more than walking , but there can be many dozens of them on the screen at once , so some graphical simplicity is understandable . of course , on a lower - end system the game will look worse , and as the resolution drops , the amount of screen space used up by the interface will increase .\nit\u2019s that advice clive gives to anyone wanting to pursue an entrepreneurial games ? \u201cdon\u2019t do it . that\u2019s my bag , \u201d clive jokes before thinking . \u201cdon\u2019t hark back to the old tycoon games , \u201d he eventually offers , \u201cmake it all about the social simulations . these games these days are all about the nurturing and love angle to be built into these games . they aren\u2019t concerned and passionate about a bakery or an apartment block or a caf\u00e9\u2026 but they are passionate about whether it\u2019s liked by its inhabitants . they need to be a voyeuristic experience , about doing stuff and then watching what people do and so getting involved . being a voyeur is where it\u2019s at\u201d . what do we learn from this ? player feedback counts . also , anyone who lives near deep red\u2019s hq , be sure to close your window while getting changed .\nget it for less with trade - in . see what you ' ll save .\nyour trade - in order was not processed due to a system error . please try resubmitting by returning to your trade - in order .\nget it for { { newprice } } or less after trade - in .\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 .\nsponsored products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on amazon . com . when you click on a sponsored product ad , you will be taken to an amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it .\nthere was a problem completing your request . please try your search again later .\nthe strikethrough price is the list price . savings represents a discount off the list price .\ni was very happy to find this game . i played it when i was younger and was glad to get it to enjoy again .\nwell , my 15 year old son was the recipient of this item . he played it alot when he first got it , but his interest in it waned in a short time .\nthis game gets boring after an hour or two . the interface is a bit confusing at the beginning .\nwish i had read the reviews before purchasing . game does not work on my pc or laptop .\ni could not get it to load up on any computer , it just crashes . i have tried it on windows 8 and on windows vista .\ni bought this game because i used to play it when i was young , and i loved it . i was so upset that it did not work when i received it .\nthis game is not compatible with my operating system . windows 7 ( 64 - bit ) . after receiving this game i could not install it . it simply would not work .\ni have such difficulty downloading this dvd game . . it simply will not download well enough for me to use it . .\nfirst , i love this game , from the graphics to the sound to the play .\nsecond , to those that just like to play this game without scenarios , once you ' ve gone all the way to the . . .\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 .\nyou begin the game with a set amount of money in 1930 , at which point the game ' s virtual city is only sparsely built . you can proceed to invest in property , utilities , and railroads , as well as build businesses . the game ' s easy - to - use research and analysis functions help you choose where to build different types of structures - - for instance , a poll conducted on a specific city block may reveal that the various inhabitants want more bread and meat , indicating that a butcher shop or bakery would do well at that location . it ' s important to do some research before building , since there are more than 40 types of potential businesses , and some will be more profitable than others . the game also provides statistics on what types of people live in or commute to the city , which helps you figure out what kind of residential structures to build .\nregardless of difficulty level , you ' ll have to tackle the single - player scenarios in order - - after completing one successfully , the next scenario in the list is unlocked . the game also supports multiplayer games for up to six players over a lan or internet connection , and you should be readily able to find live online opponents using the provided gamespy arcade software . you can even opt to play multiplayer against only computer - controlled opponents and set up your own scenarios rather than having to unlock them . six different customizable multiplayer modes of play are available , which roughly correspond to the single - player scenarios . in addition , the game has a helpful series of interactive tutorials that introduce new players to most of the game ' s features .\nthe game ' s music works well with the lighthearted theme of the game . as the game progresses through the decades , the music actually adjusts to different soundtracks appropriate to that period in time , and it ' s amusing to see how the simple instrumentals convey the general sense of that period ' s music . the sound effects used in the game add a little bit of flavor and humor - - the sound of coins lets you know when people make purchases at your businesses , and the ambient sounds of the city , such as cars , wind , and pedestrians , give an aural indication of what time of day it is and how active people are .\nno spam , no fuss ; just the latest updates delivered right to you .\nsomething entirely traditional . what resulted wasn\u2019t just a brilliantly conceived reinventation \u2013 but also a brilliant game of financial warfare from deep red , who\u2019ve gone on to explore similar entrepreneurial terrain ever since . looking back five years , we chat to managing director and deep red founder clive robert about how the game came together .\nif you click our links to online stores and make a purchase we may receive a few pennies . find more information here .\ngillen\u2019s right about this one , y\u2019know . splendid , tragically overlooked wee thing .\nooh , memories . i remember loving this game , also because it ran and looked beautiful on my old 700mhz computer , i however have no clue anymore how it actually played .\ni would play this over my homes lan with my family , incredibly fun game .\ni remember playing this with my brother , dont know how the game went or why i liked it , but i know i liked it back then\u2026 fascinating to see its still selling .\ni don\u2019t know if it\u2019s \u201cthe world first competitive sim\u201d as the advertising claimed , but it was certainly a hootenanny of one .\nah , memories . i enjoyed the demo but never picked it up . then i finally got a copy from a promotion where they were giving away games like who wants to be a millionare and such inside cheerios boxes ( the proper north american cheerios , not like those weird multi - grain , frosted things you brits call cheerios ) .\nhydra9 : the way i considered it , it was an economic wargame . it was based around trying to outprice and out - position the opponents . so on one hand , it was a total standard city - sim\u2026 but it was in a city where you could see everything on the map . so you could see that your opponent \u2013 say \u2013 had a clothes shop which was selling clothes for x price here . you could set one up down the block \u2013 nearer the public transport \u2013 which undercut him , and fuck up his bottom line .\ni bought it and liked it a lot . personally i preferred vegas : make it big , but both are great games .\nalec : not that overlooked , according to the sales figures , at least in the long term . critically overlooked for sure .\ni still pull this one out every once in a while . it gets a whole bunch of things right . i was only ever good at making money out of the low rent districts - high volume , low margin stuff , like foods . did anyone do better selling to the middle - classes ? my bookstores or clothes stores just bled money .\n@ keiron : thanks . i like the idea of fucking up someone\u2019s bottom line . ah\u2026\nanother game of economic warfare is sm\u2019s trains ! whoops look like my wood plant closed down . looks like all your news papers are screwed .\ni remember buying this directly off the original pc gamer review , one at least that didn\u2019t undersell it .\ni definitely got it . i ploughed many , many hours into this game . i should really dig it out again . i tried the mobile version in an attempt to relive the glory days , but they simplified it far too much .\nmy main complaint about the original game was that the motivations behind the ebbs and flows of the economy weren\u2019t always obvious enough , so you\u2019d be wondering why your cinema\u2019s revenue had plummeted and couldn\u2019t find out why . other than that , though , it was pretty damn cool . very reminiscent of capitalism plus in its way , but without the supply chain logistics .\nif anyone gets the urge to start playing this now and you\u2019re running vista , make sure to turn off the music . leaving it on will make the game crash at the menu . other than that it should run perfectly fine , i\u2019ve been playing it constantly for about 3 months with no other issues .\ni remember this . i played hours and hours of it ! timesinkage at its best .\nrob : yeah , that was one of mine . glad it worked for someone .\ni bought this on release but gave it away to an old work mate ( along with a load of other old games ) years ago . i\u2019d probably be tempted to pick it up on budget again if i saw it at the right price .\ni remember getting this for free in a box of cereal . i was pleasantly surprised how good it was , given it\u2019s source .\nthere\u2019s something special about economic strategy games symmetrically designed such that the single player is just like the multiplayer . startopia and 1701 ad also both spring to mind ( freeplay wise ) .\ni too bought this from the pc gamer review . i was working at an eb then , and after playing it like crazy sold the hell out of it \u2013 likewise crazy - like . everybody loved it .\ni personally was really impressed with the way that it managed to incorporate the multiplayer in a way that seemed fluid and interesting .\ni\u2019ve got a copy of this stashed away somewhere . jolly good fun . i played through it and then my dad did the same . this comment rings very true :\nmy main complaint about the original game was that the motivations behind the ebbs and flows of the economy weren\u2019t always obvious enough , so you\u2019d be wondering why your cinema\u2019s revenue had plummeted and couldn\u2019t find out why .\nthis was what eventually killed it for me i think , but i\u2019m actually quite tempted to dig it up and start playing again as i\u2019ve fond memories of it . nice interview as well .\ni got this for a birthday a while back . i thought it sucked ( opinion ! opinion ! not a troll ! ) . i guess economic games have never really been my strength . see also : capitalism series ( which i personally hate ) .\ngame isn\u2019t working for me anymore . : ( it just crashes on the deep red splash screen .\ninstantly receive a \u00a310 urltoken gift card if you\u2019re approved for the amazon platinum mastercard with instant spend . representative 21 . 9 % apr ( variable ) .\ncredit offered by newday ltd , over 18s only , subject to status . terms apply .\nplease make sure that you ' ve entered a valid question . you can edit your question or post anyway .\ndelivery destinations : visit the delivery destinations help page to see where this item can be delivered .\ncan ' em with a cinema , bag ' em with a supermarket , scoop ' em with an ice cream parlour or hook ' em with a fishmonger ' s ! what business will you build to satisfy the citizens , make your millions and bankrupt your opponents ? plan , invest , demolish and build in a beautiful , real - time 3d living city , populated by hundreds of citizens . bankrupt them before they bankrupt you .\ni loved this game when i bought it and it didn ' t take long to complete it . it was very entertaining , my only criticizm was that it was far too easy . this is worth a play though so i would recommend it .\nthis is not a game i am likely to play again after completing all the levels , but it provided several challenging hours of play and a very functional interface . if only there was a free play or random game facility , such as in\ncaptalism\nthen this game would be a regular when looking for a couple of hours diversion . unfortunately , the game has only a pointless sandbox , or the senarios only one of which\nfirst to 40k\nprovides a real challenge on replay but you get exactly the same oponants and game board each time so it does not provide a real replay option . i have not looked for a game online but perhaps this would extend the game ' s life .\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\npentium ii 266 mhz 16 mb directx - 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", "topic": 36}], "title": "china resources", "paragraphs": ["copyright\u00a92014 china resources cement holdings limited jing icp bei 05045648 no . technical support : china resources cement holdings limited\nsong was effectively in control of billions of dollars when he served as the boss of china resources holdings which is in charge of numerous companies on the mainland and hong kong , including china resources gas , china resources cement and china resources power .\nchina resources beer changed its name from china resources enterprise after it announced a plan in april to sell all its non - beer assets to controlling shareholder china resources ( holdings ) co for $ 3 . 6 billion .\nthe zhongshe mine is one of the three purchased by the china resources conglomerate .\nbrief - china resources land posts march gross contracted sales of rmb17 . 40 bln\nchina resources accounted for 23 . 3 percent of the beer market in china in 2014 , with tsingtao brewery (\nlinks to the resources related to the larger history of medicine and science in china .\nby tuesday afternoon , the stocks were still down , but to a somewhat lesser degree . china resources enterprise was down 3 . 5 % , china resources land was still down 4 . 1 % , and china resources gas group was down 3 . 6 % .\nchina resources enterprise shares have a hold rating . while they show above average growth , they are riskily financed , and are bad value . we recommend holding china resources enterprise shares .\ncopyright \u00a9 china resources power holdings company limited . technical support : cr power information management dept .\nchina resources beer ( holdings ) company limited is a hong kong - based investment holding company principally engaged in beer businesses . the company\u2019s main businesses include the manufacture , sales and distribution of beer products . it mainly operates in china and hong kong . the company\u2019s subsidiaries include cre beverage trading limited , china resources snow breweries limited and china resources s\nbrief - china resources land says it will purchase entire issued share capital of tnz for rmb1 . 73 billion\nchina resources plans to use a combination of funding options including debt and / or equity financing to pay cash .\nwelcome to the resources portal of the history of western medicine in china project . categories of resources are listed on the left , or they can be browsed by scrolling down this page .\nthe region is economically troubled and residents in zhongshe are eager for china resources to start the mine here after years of inaction .\nhong kong - listed shares in china resources land were down 6 . 8 percent at hk $ 16 . 80 on monday .\nthe indictment accuses song of exploiting his position and accepting valuables while he was general manager and a board director of china resources .\nsong lin , who was the chairman of china resources holdings co . , is shown being interviewed in this 2013 file photo . zuma press\n* \u200dunit won land use right bid of six pieces of land from resources exchange centre and land resources bureau for rmb9 . 65 billion source text for eikon : further company coverage :\nshares in china resources lost ground this year after the stock was dropped from the main constituents in the hang seng index following a regular review .\na spokeswoman for china resources land referred to the stock exchange filing when asked if wu\u2019s resignation had any link to investigations at the parent company .\nthe former chairman of state - owned conglomerate china resources has been formally indicted in guangzhou on suspicion of corruption and taking bribes , state media reported yesterday .\nmeanwhile , in early trading , beverage and retail conglomerate china resources enterprise fell as much as 6 . 1 % to hk $ 21 . 45 , and developer china resources land declined as low as 4 . 1 % to hk $ 16 . 06 . gas distributor china resources gas group was also under pressure , falling as much as 6 . 5 % to hk $ 22 . 10 , as its pipeline of acquisitions of gas projects was seen as threatened .\nmedical missionary society in china , papers relative to hospitals in china , boston : i . r . butts , 1841\nthe ricci 21st century roundtable on the history of christianity in china \u9ede\u775b\u8ad6\u58c7\uff1a\u4e2d\u570b\u57fa\u7763\u5b97\u6559\u53f2\u7814\u7a76\u96fb\u8166\u4fe1\u606f\u5eab archives for the history of christianity in china .\nhong kong ( reuters ) - a former executive of state - owned china resources ( holdings ) co . ltd , a conglomerate of energy , land and consumer businesses in mainland china and hong kong , is under investigation , china ' s top anti - corruption body said .\nstock analysis by the purely financial fact - based obermatt method for the investment strategies value , growth and safety for china resources enterprise from june 8 , 2018 .\nsong lin , the scandal - hit chairman of state - owned china resources , was yesterday sacked for\nsuspected serious violations of discipline and law violations\n.\nthe probe follows a similar investigation into mr song lin , the ex - chairman of china resources who has been sacked from his post , according state media .\nthe deal , which would give china resources full control of the largest brewer in china with a 30 percent market share , is contingent on the closing of the ab inbev - sabmiller deal , which is expected later this year .\nthe company\u2019s state - owned parent china resources holdings co ltd , a holding company for a group of energy , land and consumer businesses in mainland china and hong kong , has come under scrutiny from mainland anti - corruption investigators .\na laborer works at an assembly line in a factory of china resources snow breweries co . , ltd . in lanzhou , gansu province august 25 , 2010 . reuters / stringer\nmr wang shuaiting , vice chairman of china travel service ( holding ) hong kong , is suspected of serious disciplinary violations - beijing ' s official jargon for graft - during his tenure at china resources , the china central discipline inspection commission said in a one - line statement on its website ( urltoken ) .\nchina resources traces its roots to the days of mao zedong\u2019s revolution , when it was established in 1938 in hong kong to raise money and buy military supplies to support communist forces .\nthe controversy over the coal deal has made china resources a lightning rod for criticism of all state - owned enterprises , which produce about two - fifths of the nation\u2019s economic output .\npolitical unease over the case grew after two chinese journalists made accusations of corruption about the deal , and one singled out song lin , the chairman of the parent conglomerate , china resources .\nfinancial reporting date of growth rank : 31 - dec - 2017 . stock analysis on growth metrics : the higher the rank , the higher the growth and returns of china resources enterprise .\nsong , who spent 30 years at china resources , is one of the most senior executives of a state - owned enterprise with service in hong kong to have been brought down by corruption .\n\u201cthe investigation may affect the outlook on acquisitions [ of gas projects ] in the near term as the local government may hesitate about cooperating with china resources group , \u201d morgan stanley warned in a note .\nlast update of combined rank : 8 - jun - 2018 . stock research history is based on the obermatt method . the higher the rank , the better is china resources enterprise in the corresponding investment strategy .\nwhen the hong kong stock exchange opened on tuesday \u2014 following a closing for monday\u2019s easter holiday \u2014 the market responded to the news by sending china resources\u2019 hong kong - listed affiliates in a tailspin . electricity generator china resources power holdings co . fell 11 . 9 % to 18 . 72 hong kong dollars ( us $ 2 . 41 ) as investment bank bnp paribas downgraded its stock to \u201creduce\u201d from \u201cbuy . \u201d\nvisualizing china a jisc - funded project to allow users to explore and enhance more than 8000 digitised images of photographs of china taken between 1850 and 1950 .\nyear on year china resources beer holdings co ltd grew revenues 3 . 62 % from 28 . 69bn to 29 . 73bn while net income improved 86 . 80 % from 629 . 00m to 1 . 18bn .\nhong kong , nov 10 ( reuters ) - china resources land ltd , a chinese property developer , said on monday that its chairman wu xiangdong has resigned with effect from nov . 9 due to personal reasons .\n\u201cwe expect cr power will no long enjoy a price premium to its peers given this corporate governance issue , \u201d the french bank said . by tuesday afternoon , china resources power was down 9 . 8 % .\n\u201cthe board of directors of the company wishes to inform the shareholders of the company that , as advised by china resources ( holdings ) co . ltd . , mr . wang yu jun is under . . .\nin april , china\u2019s anti - corruption body said the then - chairman of china resources holdings , song lin , was being investigated on suspicion of a serious violation of discipline , a term used to refer to corrupt activities . song , who denied the accusations , was later replaced as chairman .\nkeith bradsher reported from zhongshe , china , and chris buckley from hong kong .\nhistorical photos of china this project aims to locate , archive , and disseminate photographs from the substantial holdings of images of modern china held mostly in private hands overseas .\nfinancial reporting date of safety rank : 31 - dec - 2017 . stock analysis on safety metrics : the higher the rank , the lower the leverage of china resources enterprise and the more cash is available to service its debt .\nkilling c . i . a . informants , china stifled u . s . spying\nbut by the end of the year , the flow of information began to dry up . by early 2011 , senior agency officers realized they had a problem : assets in china , one of their most precious resources , were disappearing .\nfrancesco maria nigrisoli , febris china chinae expugnata , seu , illustr . aliquot virorum opuscula , quae veram tradunt methodum , febres china chinae curandi , ferrariae : apud lilium , 1700\nhe joins , among others , wang xuebing , a former president of china construction bank , and liu jinbao , a former ceo of bank of china ( hong kong ) .\nthe hong kong lawsuit asserts that the seller , a privately held company called shanxi jinye coking group , had held only mineral exploration rights for the mines it sold , as opposed to mineral production rights . and before the venture involving china resources acquired the mines three years ago , according to the lawsuit , even those exploration rights had expired . thus , the lawyers for the shareholders say , china resources paid heftily for assets that the seller did not have the right to sell .\nthe teaching resources prepared by scholars and teachers , etc . are for the reference of teachers only . they do not represent the stance of the edb .\nthe web site of people\u2019s daily , the communist party\u2019s newspaper , has reported that the party\u2019s discipline unit has received an accusation of corruption against mr . song and other senior executives at china resources and is processing the complaint . mr . song has not been detained or charged with any wrongdoing , judging from the reports on the company\u2019s web site of his various public appearances . china resources has denied wrongdoing and has hinted it might take legal action against chinese journalists who have raised corruption accusations .\nin august , a government newspaper said chinese police were questioning the former audit director of china resources holdings as part of a broad investigation into suspected corruption at the state - owned company . ( reporting by donny kwok ; editing by edmund klamann )\nin a setting rich with human resources and widely known as the world\u2019s leading manufacturing center , china is the perfect place for students to experience business globally . while studying these topics , students participate in several company visits to manufacturing facilities and corporate headquarters to gain insight into \u201cdoing business in china . \u201d students also participate in a seminar series featuring local business faculty and corporate leaders . in addition to this business focused immersion into doing business in china , students live in shanghai and visit hangzhou , the tea capital of china , and the great wall in beijing to gain a rich cultural understanding of china . to view photos from previous years , please visit the pinterest board highlighting the best china sights .\nkilling c . i . a . informants , china crippled u . s . spying operations\n\u201cthis is a very serious time for china resources , \u201d the statement quoted mr . qiao as saying . \u201cwe need to be on high alert and reflect deeply . we need to deepen our recognition of the urgency and importance of fighting corruption . \u201d\n\u201cit\u2019s impossible to understand why they\u2019d do this \u2014 pay so much for mines with expired exploration licenses , \u201d he said . \u201cstate - owned companies have all sorts of problems , but we think it\u2019s rare to have something as stark as china resources . \u201d\nlast update of value rank : 8 - jun - 2018 . stock analysis on value ratios : the higher the rank , the lower the value ratio of china resources enterprise ; except for dividend yield where the rank is higher , the higher the yield .\nthe deal appeared to give china resources a foothold in the coal industry here in shanxi , the hub of china\u2019s coal industry for more than a century and close to the energy - hungry cities and factories on the coast . but the company\u2019s monthly business operations statements show that since the mines changed hands in 2010 , the mines have not produced any coal .\na few days after the initial statement , the parent company , china resources , said on its site that the accusations were part of \u201ca carefully planned , organized and concerted campaign of vilification orchestrated behind the scenes and using big rewards to buy off internet enablers . \u201d\nsong lin , chairman of china resources holdings co . , which owns a group of companies spanning real estate to gas , was stripped of his position as the firm\u2019s communist party chief , state news agency xinhua reported over the weekend . earlier last week , the communist party\u2019s central commission for discipline inspection announced that mr . song was under investigation for \u201csuspected serious violations of discipline and law . \u201d that followed online allegations by a xinhua - affiliated reporter that the value of mining assets china resources bought in shanxi province had been inflated .\nlaw360 , new york ( august 27 , 2014 , 4 : 36 pm edt ) - - china resources power holdings co . ltd . has suspended its president after finding out that he is under investigation by chinese authorities , it said in an investor filing on tuesday .\nin recent decades , china built its economy on heavy state investment in export - oriented manufacturing industries . those investments created large numbers of jobs for low - skilled people flooding china\u2019s fast - growing cities .\nchina currently ranks as world ' s largest emitter of greenhouse gases . photo by ding zhou / flickr\nthe zhongshe mine and two others , in shanxi province in northern china , are at the center of unusually public accusations of mismanagement and corruption afflicting one of the nation\u2019s flagship state conglomerates , china resources . critics say that the $ 1 . 6 billion purchase was vastly overpriced and illegal and that large sums may have been squandered or , as some are claiming , improperly diverted .\nthe problem is that the reserves are quite deep . \u201cthe main issue is that the investment needed to develop the mine is huge , \u201d he said . he declined to comment on the price paid by china resources because he said he did not know the details of the transaction .\nhong kong / london ( reuters ) - china resources beer has agreed to buy sabmiller\u2019s sab . l stake in their cr snow venture for a less - than - expected $ 1 . 6 billion , removing another regulatory obstacle to the london - based brewer\u2019s takeover by anheuser - busch inbev (\ninternational mission photography archive , c . 1910s - 1940s more than 600 images related to medicine in china , multiple\nlippo china resources limited is a hong kong - based investment holding company principally engaged in property businesses . the company operates through seven segments . the property investment segment is engaged in property investment . the property development segment is engaged in the development and sales of properties . the . . . ( more )\non wednesday , the chairman of china resources , mr . song , issued a statement on the company\u2019s web site , denouncing the accusations of improper dealing as \u201cutterly false charges . \u201d mr . song called the mines purchase a \u201cnormal business activity , \u201d and said he could take legal action against his accusers .\nchina resources land limited is an investment holding company mainly engaged in the development of properties for sale . along with subsidiaries , the company operates its business through four segments : the development properties for sale segment , the property investment and management segment , the hotel operations segment , the . . . ( more )\nxinhua , citing the party ' s organisation department , said song , 51 , was dismissed from his post as chairman and party boss of china resources holdings , the parent group of five hong kong - listed companies , including three hang seng index constituent stocks . he was replaced by general manager qiao shibo .\nkilling c . i . a . informants , china crippled u . s . spying operations - the new york times\napproved by : ministry of commerce , prc jing icp bei no . 05004093 supported by : china international electronic commerce center\n\u201clegally speaking , this was a totally abnormal transaction , \u201d said chen ruojian , a lawyer with the duan & duan law firm in beijing . mr . chen is helping to represent the minority shareholders in hong kong , where the subsidiary behind the deal , china resources power holdings , is listed on the stock exchange .\nchinese journalists have made many accusations . wang wenzhi of economic information daily published a long report in mid - july on his blog stating that china resources had paid almost twice what the mines were appraised for just three months earlier by another state - owned coal company , datong coal mine group , that had sought to buy them .\nthe company has not publicly responded in detail to the claims . in a statement on july 18 , china resources power said that the transaction was aboveboard and that it was in the process of obtaining mining rights for two of the three mines ; it obtained mining rights for the third this spring and is now starting mining there .\nbalme , harold . china and modern medicine , a study in medical missionary development . london : the livingstone bookshop , 1921\ncharles gordon , china from a medical point of view in 1860 and 1861 , london : j . churchill , 1863 .\n\u201cchinese shareholders have been treated like little lambs being slaughtered , \u201d said li jianjun , a chinese journalist who has taken up the accusations against chinese resources . \u201ccompanies like this need to be taught a lesson . \u201d\npeter parker , statements respecting hospitals in china , prededed by a letter to john abercrombie , glasgow : j . maclehose , 1842\nchinese officials announced plans to lay off roughly 1 . 8 million workers in the coal and steel industries , as part of president xi jinping\u2019s politically difficult effort to restructure the world\u2019s second - largest economy . it\u2019s unclear as to the time frame for the cuts , which were announced by yin weimin , china\u2019s minister for human resources and social security .\nchina has long said that over time it plans to shift from an export - driven economy to one that relies more heavily on internal consumption . now , with the global economy slowing , china really has no choice . there simply is not enough external demand elsewhere around the globe for china to export its way back to the high levels of growth it achieved over the last few decades .\nwilliam lockhart , the medical missionary in china : a narrative of twenty years ' experience , london : hurst and blackett , 1861 .\npeter parker , report of the medical missionary society in china . for the year 1845 , victoria : hong kong register press , 1846 .\nnational medical journal of china \u4e2d\u83ef\u91ab\u5b78\u96dc\u8a8c ( volumes 5 - 8 , 1919 - 1923 , missing 5 . 1 and 8 . 3 ) *\nthese links are helpful to demonstrate the role of imperialism , christianity , and the urban environment upon the development of medicine in modern china .\nchina resources \u201cis a major global player , \u201d said david zweig , a specialist in chinese natural resource companies at the hong kong university of science and technology . if the claims about the coal mines are proved true , he added , \u201cit would show that these companies can be ripped off or tricked . it doesn\u2019t bode well for the globalization or professionalization of these companies . \u201d\nthe economics of the deal have not been helped by a steep decline in coal prices since china resources bought the mines three years ago . the output of strip mines in inner mongolia now exceeds shanxi\u2019s mine , while demand has grown more slowly than expected . as a result , coal prices have tumbled to 400 renminbi a ton ( about $ 68 ) from 750 renminbi in 2010 .\ninvestigators still disagree how it happened , but the unsettled nature of the china investigation demonstrates the difficulty of conducting counterespionage investigations into sophisticated spy services .\nthis experiential course combines in - class learning with out - of - classroom experiences to learn how business is done in china from multiple perspectives .\nleaked documents about the deal , and a court case in hong kong , have shed an unusually harsh light on the usually secretive workings of a major state - owned company . the disputed deal raises a stark question : are china\u2019s economy and resources held hostage by privileged state corporations and their executives , who can use influence and gain access to easy credit in ways that undermine long - term growth ?\nthe dispute has become a chief exhibit in a debate in china about the wisdom of investing so much of the nation\u2019s money in state - owned companies , especially when china\u2019s economy has slowed . for the communist party leadership , the case distills concerns about the grip that state - owned conglomerates exert .\nthese guides and reports provide detailed \u201csnapshots\u201d of health and disease conditions , in addition to the development of medical personnel and institutions in china over time .\nnational medical association \u4e2d\u83ef\u91ab\u5b78\u6703 ( 1915 - 1932 , when it merged with china medical association , english name became chinese medical association , chinese medical journal ) .\njoseph r . quinn , medicine and public health in the people ' s republic of china , bethesda , md : national institutes of health , 1973 .\nbrill\u2019s encyclopedia of china online is based on the originally a thousand - page reference work on china with a clear focus on the modern period from the mid - nineteenth century to the 21st century . written by the world\u2019s top scholars , brill\u2019s encyclopedia of china online is the first place to look for reliable information on the history , geography , society , economy , politics , science , and culture of china . originally published and warmly received in german ( edited by the giga institute of asian studies in hamburg , published by wbg , darmstadt , 2003 ) , brill\u2019s encyclopedia of china online will serve both english - language students and faculty in conveniently providing a wealth of reliable and solid information on china . brill\u2019s encyclopedia of china online is also available in print , for more information visit urltoken . features and benefits : - approx . 450 in - depth articles and approx . 850 , 000 words - more than 100 black and white and full color illustrations , full color maps , and tables - bibliographies for further reading accompanying each article - extensive glossary of chinese personal names - extensive indices\nwhen many historians of medicine think of china , the first thing that comes to mind is traditional chinese medicine ( tcm ) . yet the dominant form of medicine in china today is western medicine ( xiyi ) , and tcm as practiced in china has adopted many concepts and therapies from biomedicine . in other words , biomedicine is by far the most important form of medicine in china , as can be seen in the decline of interest in tcm medical schools , or in the biomedical analysis of an ancient chinese drug that resulted recently in a nobel prize for tu youyou . yet although digital sources for scholars and students of the history of medicine in the us and western europe are widely available in most research libraries , sources for the history of medicine in china have lagged behind .\nmedical missions in china , c . 1910s - 30s * more than 100 images of missionary medicine and science from the mrl collection at burke library , columbia university\nthe biggest state - owned enterprises possess enormous political sway , employ hundreds of thousands of people and extend a global reach . many , like the state grid , the monopoly electricity transmission company in most of china , or china telecom , the giant mobile phone carrier , are widely criticized within china both for their inefficiency and for the fat profits they earn from charging high prices . those profits allow them to hire and promote the offspring of senior government officials , who in turn ensure their longevity .\npatrick manson , the filaria sanguinis hominis and certain new forms of parasitic disease in india , china and warm countries , london : h . k . lewis , 1883\nthe problems for china resources began in 2010 , when its affiliates as well as a partner state company agreed to pay 9 . 9 billion renminbi ( $ 1 . 6 billion ) for the three coal mines and related assets , according to documents submitted to a hong kong court . the seller was a businessman , zhang xinming , a man with a reputation as a swashbuckling gambler , who also gained a 20 percent stake in the new joint venture .\nfrom the early dispensaries founded by missionaries to the substantial medical infrastructure incorporated into the people ' s republic of china in 1949 , hundreds of institutions have left records of their work in china . many institutions had multiple names in english and chinese , while other small hospitals or medical schools were shuttered or formed larger and more efficient institutions .\naccommodating the chinese : the american hospital in china , 1880 - 1920 australian - based historian michelle renshaw ' s visual supplement to her 2005 book of the same name .\nportraits of women doctors working in china , c . 1890 - 1939 harvard university , schlesinger library , radcliffe institute ( if error message , copy / paste entire title to browser )\nof course , the risks and ramifications don\u2019t rest solely with china . countries as varied as brazil and australia are large suppliers of crucial raw materials , such iron ore and coal , for china\u2019s industrial sector . they\u2019ve been faced with steep declines in the price of those commodities . brazil\u2019s economy has sunk into a deep recession , in part due to its weak export sector .\npeter parker , the first and second reports of the medical missionary society in china : with minutes of proceedings , hospital reports & c , macao : s . w . williams , 1841\nthe following guides have been prepared for the substantial records both in and outside of china documenting the history of western medicine there . american holdings are largely records of the work of medical missionaries and the rockefeller foundation , while chinese archives include public health records , government documents and institutional archives for hospitals and medical schools . this is only a selection of worldwide records on this subject and we hope to eventually include guides to other key repositories in the united states and china , and add guides for collections in the republic of china ( taiwan ) , japan , and beyond .\nchina resources beer ( holdings ) co . ltd . operates as an investment holding company , which engages in the retailing of beer , food and beverage businesses . it operates through the following business segments : retail , beer , food and beverage . the retail segment operates multi format stores , including hypermarkets , supermarkets , convenience stores and specialty stores . its brands include fun2 , ole , blt , vango , cr vanguard , suguo , voi _ la , chinese arts & crafts , cr care , vivo and pacific coffee .\nthe following collections of images and photographs provide visual evidence of the evolution and variety of western medicine in china from lam qua ' s grotesquely beautiful paintings of tumors , to black and white photographs of the vaccination work of abmac during wwii , to the stunning posters of the mass mobilization campaigns of the people ' s republic of china . please see each collection ' s website for copyright issues .\nthe c . i . a . has tried to rebuild its network of spies in china , officials said , an expensive and time - consuming effort led at one time by the former chief of the east asia division . a former intelligence official said the former chief was particularly bitter because he had worked with the suspected mole and recruited some of the spies in china who were ultimately executed .\nmedical periodicals offer one of the best\narchives\nof the history of medicine in china . two of the most important are the china medical missionary journal and its successor which ran from 1887 - 1931 ( english only ) , and the national medical journal ( 1915 - 1931 ) . these two merged in 1932 to become the chinese medical journal ( in chinese \u4e2d\u83ef\u91ab\u5b78\u6703 , 1916 - present ) .\nat a time when the c . i . a . is trying to figure out how some of its most sensitive documents were leaked onto the internet two months ago by wikileaks , and the f . b . i . investigates possible ties between president trump\u2019s campaign and russia , the unsettled nature of the china investigation demonstrates the difficulty of conducting counterespionage investigations into sophisticated spy services like those in russia and china .\nwilliam baldwin , ed . a short practical narrative of the diseases which prevail among the american seamen , at wampoa in china : in the year 1805 . . . philadelphia : thomas t . stiles , 1807\nlocal excursions around shanghai and in other cities will examine both the culture and business aspects of china . in shanghai , students will explore the famous bund skyline , attend an acrobat show , sample local cuisine , and much more . mid - way through the program , students will take a weekend trip to hangzhou , a city renowned for its historic relics and natural beauty , and visit a buddhist temple and the six harmonies pagoda . finally , the program concludes with a five day trip to beijing which includes visits to the great wall , tiananmen square , and the forbidden city . from a business perspective , students will also visit a variety of corporations to learn how operations and human resources are management in china . past corporate visits include : lenovo , john deere , and lord .\nsaneyoshi , yasuzumi , suzuki , s . the surgical history of the naval war between japan and china : during 1894 - 95 ; translated from the original japanese report , tokio : tokio printing co . , 1900\nzhongshe , china \u2014 a moribund coal mine here descends deeply , more than 3 , 800 feet underground . but the deal in which a chinese state - owned conglomerate bought it may be even darker and more labyrinthine .\nthe project is building a bibliography of relevant works in the history of western medicine in china . this bibliography is housed externally with zotero to allow for better exporting and searching capabilities . suggestions for additional references are welcome . *\nwhile they will probably not face the extreme water stress blanketing the middle east in 2040 , global superpowers such as the united states , china and india face water risks of their own . high water stress in all three countries are projected to remain roughly constant through 2040 . however , specific areas of each , such as the southwestern u . s . and china\u2019s ningxia province , could see water stress increase by up to 40 to 70 percent .\nwith regional violence and political turmoil commanding global attention , water may seem tangential . however , drought and water shortages in syria likely contributed to the unrest that stoked the country\u2019s 2011 civil war . dwindling water resources and chronic mismanagement forced 1 . 5 million people , primarily farmers and herders , to lose their livelihoods and leave their land , move to urban areas , and magnify syria\u2019s general destabilization .\nbut china seems to have over - invested , leaving a glut of capacity in the heavy industrial sector that has forced plants to cut prices deeply . the low prices mean those factories are effectively operating at a loss subsidized by the state .\nvirtual tianjin \u5929\u6d25 the focus of award - winning work on public health by ruth rogaski and chinese historians like yu xinzhong , tianjin ' s unique nine nation concession zone provides a comparative study of hygiene and medicine in semi - colonial china .\nthis is a wide collection of information - - archive guides , primary sources , digitized materials \u2013 - selected to assist lay people and undergraduate students , as well as established scholars and graduate students . most sources to date focus on the period from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the formation of the people ' s republic of china . in the future we plan to include all aspects of institutionalized medicine in china from the nineteenth century to the present , including tcm . suggestions are welcome .\nby 2013 , the f . b . i . and the c . i . a . concluded that china\u2019s success in identifying c . i . a . agents had been blunted \u2014 it is not clear how \u2014 but the damage had been done .\nstill others were put in jail . all told , the chinese killed or imprisoned 18 to 20 of the c . i . a . \u2019s sources in china , according to two former senior american officials , effectively unraveling a network that had taken years to build .\nthe primary goal of mie 330 is to equip you with the technical knowledge you will need to be both an effective employee as well as an effective manager of employees . you will become familiar with the various aspects of managing human resources in a contemporary organization ; including hr planning , staffing , performance management , employee development , compensation , and employee relations . you will have opportunities to develop professional competencies required to function in a contemporary organization as both an employee and a manager .\nwhatever the drivers , extremely high water stress creates an environment in which companies , farms and residents are highly dependent on limited amounts of water and vulnerable to the slightest change in supply . such situations severely threaten national water security and economic growth . national and local governments must bring forward strong national climate action plans and support a strong international climate agreement in paris this november . governments must also respond with management and conservation practices that will help protect essential sustainable water resources for years to come .\nby 2012 it was china\u2019s 18th - largest state - owned industrial company by sales , with revenue of $ 52 billion . its wide - ranging products include medicine and beer , coal and real estate . its chairman , mr . song , holds the same government rank as a vice minister .\nthe graph below shows cumulative emissions including land - use change and forestry ( lucf ) for the top 10 emitters during the period 1990 to 2011 , when complete data are available . almost half of emissions come from just four countries : the united states , china , european union and russian federation .\nresearch on the rockefeller foundation\u2019s oversized investment in health care in china should begin with the digitised report of the rockefeller medical commission of 1914 that included members william welch , simon flexner and peabody , president of harvard ; then consult the archive guide for the rockefeller archive center ( rac ) , updated specifically for this project , to get a sense of the massive scope of medical projects undertaken by the foundation , its china medical board and its international health board . this would then lead to the rac website , which has digitised sources such as the annual reports , with full text search capacity , and has set up an online exhibition for its centennial .\nthe mole hunt eventually zeroed in on a former agency operative who had worked in the c . i . a . \u2019s division overseeing china , believing he was most likely responsible for the crippling disclosures . but efforts to gather enough evidence to arrest him failed , and he is now living in another asian country , current and former officials said .\nthe graph below expands the time period from 1850 to 2011 , during which data only on co2 emissions are continuously available . in this case , the five major emitters\u2014the united states , european union , china , russian federation , and japan\u2014 together contributed two - thirds of the world\u2019s historic co2 emissions - using up around 37 percent of our global carbon budget .\nchina has been particularly aggressive in its espionage in recent years , beyond the breach of the office of personnel management records in 2015 , american officials said . last year , an f . b . i . employee pleaded guilty to acting as a chinese agent for years , passing sensitive technology information to beijing in exchange for cash , lavish hotel rooms during foreign travel and prostitutes .\nfull access to the national medical journal ( and many other chinese language medical journals ) is available through the digital database \u5927\u6210\u8001\u65e7\u520a\u5168\u6587\u6570\u636e\u5e93 at major research institutions in the u . s . and china ( one month trial access may be available through your library ) . that database is missing the volumes scanned and available below for the years 1919 to 1923 . see oclc worldcat for paper holdings .\nthe previously unreported episode shows how successful the chinese were in disrupting american spying efforts and stealing secrets years before a well - publicized breach in 2015 gave beijing access to thousands of government personnel records , including intelligence contractors . the c . i . a . considers spying in china one of its top priorities , but the country\u2019s extensive security apparatus makes it exceptionally hard for western spy services to develop sources there .\nthere was good reason to suspect an insider , some former officials say . around that time , chinese spies compromised national security agency surveillance in taiwan \u2014 an island beijing claims is part of china \u2014 by infiltrating taiwanese intelligence , an american partner , according to two former officials . and the c . i . a . had discovered chinese operatives in the agency\u2019s hiring pipeline , according to officials and court documents .\nthose who rejected the mole theory attributed the losses to sloppy american tradecraft at a time when the chinese were becoming better at monitoring american espionage activities in the country . some f . b . i . agents became convinced that c . i . a . handlers in beijing too often traveled the same routes to the same meeting points , which would have helped china\u2019s vast surveillance network identify the spies in its midst .\nin the meantime , the resource portal has seen significant use since its launch in 2013 , with an average of over seven hundred page views per month in 2014 and 2015 \u2013 about half from the us and one - third from china and hong kong . as a general rule , most digitised sources available here are in english , as are physical sources described in north american and british archives , while those in china are in chinese . the website layout was designed for simplicity of appearance and use on computers , tablets or mobile phones , by aaron ganci of the herron school of art and design at iupui . given the predominance of english language sources , it will be also be a useful tool for historians of medicine in other parts of the world seeking to write more balanced accounts of the history of disease and human responses to it .\non the other hand , any indication that china will be idling steel capacity should be a welcome sign of the us steel sector . publicly traded us steel companies notched a $ 1 . 4 billion loss during the fourth quarter of 2015 , according to the us department of commerce . and outside the us , the world\u2019s largest steel company , arcelormittal , also blamed cheap chinese steel exports for its fourth - quarter loss .\nassessing the fallout from an exposed spy operation can be difficult , but the episode was considered particularly damaging . the number of american assets lost in china , officials said , rivaled those lost in the soviet union and russia during the betrayals of both aldrich ames and robert hanssen , formerly of the c . i . a . and the f . b . i . , who divulged intelligence operations to moscow for years .\nthe beer segment sells beer under the snow brand . the food segment operated via its arm , cr ng fung , which is a food conglomerate engaging in food research and development , production , processing , wholesaling , retailing , logistics and international trading . the beverage segment operates beverage plants in china . it markets purified water under the c ' estbon brand . the company also invests in properties . the company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in hong kong .\nofficials said the f . b . i . and the c . i . a . lured the man back to the united states around 2012 with a ruse about a possible contract with the agency , an arrangement common among former officers . agents questioned the man , asking why he had decided to stay in asia , concerned that he possessed a number of secrets that would be valuable to the chinese . it\u2019s not clear whether agents confronted the man about whether he had spied for china .\nstill , the chinese picked off more and more of the agency\u2019s spies , continuing through 2011 and into 2012 . as investigators narrowed the list of suspects with access to the information , they started focusing on a chinese - american who had left the c . i . a . shortly before the intelligence losses began . some investigators believed he had become disgruntled and had begun spying for china . one official said the man had access to the identities of c . i . a . informants and fit all the indicators on a matrix used to identify espionage threats .\nthe graph above shows emissions intensity for the top 10 emitters\u2019 whole economies and energy sectors . for the energy sector , the world average is 372 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions ( co2e ) per million $ gdp , but intensities vary across countries . seven of the top 10 emitters actually have a below average emissions intensity ; russia , china and canada are above the world average . these differences result from varying emissions levels and size of economy , but are also dependent on factors such as a country\u2019s energy mix the carbon intensity of sectors like electricity and heat generation , manufacturing , and transportation .\nfor example , scholars interested in the history of cholera in chinese ports would do well to begin by clicking on the general reports and guides section and scrolling down to the medical reports of the imperial maritimes customs . many of these reports were written by medical missionaries , and a second step for a researcher might be to determine which physicians wrote about outbreaks of cholera in china , then to follow the mission agency and look for digitised books by that missionary available through the selected electronic texts section , photographs and archive guides to enable onsite or ( in the case of generous archivists ) remote research .\nbut the c . i . a . \u2019s top spy hunter , mark kelton , resisted the mole theory , at least initially , former officials say . mr . kelton had been close friends with brian j . kelley , a c . i . a . officer who in the 1990s was wrongly suspected by the f . b . i . of being a russian spy . the real traitor , it turned out , was mr . hanssen . mr . kelton often mentioned mr . kelley\u2019s mistreatment in meetings during the china episode , former colleagues say , and said he would not accuse someone without ironclad evidence .\nthe ministry of lands and natural resources has temporarily suspended the operations of shaanxi mining ghana limited at gbane in the talensi district in the upper east region . this followed reports received by the ministry to the effect that the operations of the company had allegedly caused the death of some residents in the area . consequently , the company has asked its 500 workers to go home . . . meanwhile , workers of the company are not happy with the ministry\u2019s decision , describing it as\nunfair and giving undue advantage to illegal miners to continue their illegal mining activities .\n\u2026 the aggrieved workers alleged that it was rather those engaged in galamsey who had been straying onto the concessions of shaanxi and had been blasting unprofessionally , thereby causing their own deaths\u2026the underground mine manager , mr thomas yenzanya , said the company had successfully carried out its blasting without any problems only to learn that seven people had died elsewhere .\nwe have 18 professional and experienced blastmen who know the blasting procedures . these blastmen had worked in places like anglogold ghana before they joined the shaanxi mining company ,\nhe said .\nin 2009 , daqing zhang of peking university and william h . schneider of indiana university\u2013purdue university , indianapolis ( iupui ) conceived a plan to help make the plentiful sources in the us and europe more available to scholars of modest means in china and to make digital sources available to students and scholars around the world . this resulted in a major grant from the luce foundation ( 2011\u201314 ) , which , in addition to two international conferences plus one volume of selected papers in english and one in chinese , produced a research portal that combines library and archive guides with a wide array of digital sources that were digitised by the project or were already available ( urltoken ) .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\n\u201cmarx forgot the problem that whoever manages a company tries to become its owner , \u201d he added .\n\u201cstate - owned enterprises try to spend as much as they can , so they have an excuse to demand more support and take more kickbacks . \u201d\nin the late 1990s , zhu rongji , then the prime minister , pushed hundreds of thousands of state - owned enterprises into the private sector , but the 120 or so largest of these businesses had the political muscle to resist privatization .\ninstead they won official backing as pillars supporting the state\u2019s role in the economy . they gained wealth and influence over the last decade , partly from their almost unlimited access to low - interest loans from state - owned banks .\nbut since taking office in march , prime minister li keqiang has dropped hints that he wants to rein in the privileges of state - owned enterprises , so that private companies win a bigger share of bank loans , investment projects and market opportunities .\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 .\n\u201cstate - owned enterprises and private business should be regarded equally , \u201d mr . li said at a meeting with economists and executives in april .\nparty insiders and economists have said , however , that the issue of state - owned enterprises is so contentious that a party leadership meeting in the fall is likely to put off any big decisions .\nlocals like mr . kang are frustrated by the mine ' s continued closure .\nmr . wang had few specifics regarding mr . song , but the chinese media and internet discussion groups have been full of speculation over where the sums paid for the mines ended up ."]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "plum baby", "paragraphs": ["plum baby makes organic baby food and organic toddler food . our baby food is made from natural ingredients and contains no artificial anything !\nsprout organic baby food pouches stage 3 sprout baby food , root vegetables apple wi . . .\nplum organics stage 2 , organic baby food , apple , plum , berry and barley , 3 . 5 ounce pouch ( pack of 12 )\nsprout organic baby food pouches stage 3 sprout baby food , pumpkin apple red lentil . . .\nplum organics stage 2 eat your colors white , organic baby food , apple , cauliflower . . .\nhappy baby organic stage 2 baby food , simple combos , beets & blueberries and brocco . . .\nsprout organic baby food pouches stage 2 sprout baby food , pear kiwi peas spinach , . . .\nplum organics stage 1 , organic baby food , just prunes , 3 . 5 ounce pouch ( pack of 12 )\nhappy baby organic stage 2 baby food , simple combos , spinach , apples & kale , 4 ounc . . .\nit is important that you use fully ripe plums when preparing your plum baby food recipes . there are two reasons for this\u2026\nhappy baby organic stage 2 baby food , simple combos , 4 oz . ( variety pack ) ( pack of 16 )\nso excited and happy that i won a kindle with extras for paul from @ plum _ baby he deserves it . # superdad\nstore prepared plum baby food in the refrigerator for up to 48 hours \u2013 if you have prepared a large quantity in advance , then store it in the freezer ( you\u2019ll find freezing tips on our baby food storage and how to freeze baby food pages ) .\nthe us business that acquired british organic babyfood supplier plum baby uk 18 months ago is understood to be considering closing down the operation .\nplum organics stage 2 , organic baby food , peach , banana and apricot , 4 . 0 ounce pouch ( pack of 12 )\ngreat service from @ plum _ baby . ordered yesterday and here within 26 hours . new toddler snack pouches a big hit here !\ndiscover plum organics ' complete line of organic baby foods including fruit puree , toddler snacks & more as well as information on the growth and development of healthy babies , portable baby food pouches and reviews .\nplum is one of australia\u2019s most loved and trusted brands for children and babies . plum is known for its high quality and beautifully designed baby and toddler fashion as well as swimwear , sleepwear and baby sleep bags . plum is an awarding winning business and has won swag of small business and children\u2019s fashion & sleep bag awards including the following :\nremember , always consult with your pediatrician regarding introducing solid foods to your baby and specifically discuss any foods that may pose allergy risks for your baby .\nhas completed its acquisition of premium organic baby food provider plum organics . the company intends to operate plum as a standalone business within campbell ' s north american division . the acquisition will retain the baby food company ' s original management team , which includes its president and co - founder , neil grimmer .\ntop plum products include organic baby food in convenient squeezable pouches ; \u201csuper puffs , \u201d a line of bite - sized nutritious puffed snacks ; \u201cplum mighty four , \u201d a new line of nutritious toddler snack pouches ; and \u201cplum kids\u201d \u201cmashups , \u201d a line of fun squeezable fruit , veggies and greek yogurt .\nplum organics stage 2 , or . . . has been added to your cart\nplum jersey sleeping bag 1 . 0 tog - bunny gold 0 - 6 months\nplum jersey sleeping bag 1 . 0 tog - trees pink 6 - 18 months\nplum muslin sleeping bag 0 . 2 tog - chick lemon 0 - 6 months\nplum muslin sleeping bag 0 . 2 tog - woodlands red 0 - 6 months\nplum jersey sleeping bag 0 . 5 tog - bunny gold 0 - 6 months\nplum jersey sleeping bag 0 . 5 tog - bunny gold 6 - 18 months\nplum jersey sleeping bag 0 . 5 tog - trees pink 0 - 6 months\nplum jersey sleeping bag 0 . 5 tog - trees pink 6 - 18 months\nplum muslin sleeping bag 0 . 2 tog - bunny gold 0 - 6 months\ndietitian sarah almond for answering all our baby feeding questions . read the answers here\nonly 50 days left until festival on the farm ! exciting news today on prizes and samples from @ gallyonsc @ plum _ baby . more info next week !\nstage 3 meals ( 6 + months ) , a line of culinary - inspired baby meals , are perfect for budding foodies . these hearty , flavorful meals are cooked to delight & develop baby\u2019s palate while helping to transition baby to table food .\nadd plum pur\u00e9e and yogurt and / or juice or water until the proper consistency for your baby is achieved . puree in a blender or food processor if needed .\nplum organics stage 2 eat your colors green , organic baby food , pea , kiwi , pear and avocado , 3 . 5 ounce pouch ( pack of 6 )\ncampbell plans to operate plum as a standalone business within its campbell north america division . senior members of plum organics\u2019 management team , including grimmer , will join campbell , and continue to lead plum and its mission - driven culture from emeryville . as president of plum , grimmer will report to mark alexander , president - campbell north america .\nplum - cotton jersey sleepbag 2 . 5 tog - zebra - 0 - 6 months\nplum - cotton jersey sleepbag 2 . 5 tog - zebra - 6 - 18 months\nplum - cotton jersey sleepbag 2 . 5 tog - zebra - 18 - 36 months\nplum - cotton jersey sleepbag 2 . 5 tog - bunny - 0 - 6 months\nplum - cotton jersey sleepbag 2 . 5 tog - bunny - 6 - 12 months\nplum - cotton jersey sleepbag 2 . 5 tog - bunny - 18 - 36 months\nplum - cotton jersey sleepbag 2 . 5 tog - blossom - 0 - 6 months\nplum - cotton jersey sleepbag 2 . 5 tog - blossom - 6 - 18 months\nplum - cotton jersey sleepbag 2 . 5 tog - blossom - 18 - 36 months\nplum - cotton jersey sleepbag 3 . 5 tog - zebra - 0 - 6 months\nplum - cotton jersey sleepbag 3 . 5 tog - zebra - 6 - 18 months\nplum - cotton jersey sleepbag 3 . 5 tog - bunny - 0 - 6 months\nplum - cotton jersey sleepbag 3 . 5 tog - bunny - 6 - 18 months\nplum - cotton jersey sleepbag 3 . 5 tog - bunny - 18 - 36 months\nthese fatty acids are the major long chain fats in baby\u2019s brain and nerve tissue .\nback a little cooking water if necessary , to create the perfect texture for your baby .\nkiddos loved this baby food pouch . will order again ! great price and fast shipping .\nnapping is a great experience for babies . it opens up their world to imagination land where they can be anything \u2013 from dolls to superheroes . and when they\u2019re done napping , they wake up refreshed , ready to go on yet another adventure . to make sure that their kid\u2019s naptime is peaceful , parents buy the best baby sleeping products . and when it comes to sleeping products , nothing beats plum . plum makes baby sleeping bags in a variety of designs and colours . all our sleeping bags are made keeping the comfort and safety of the baby in mind . made with polyester wadding and cotton jersey lining , these bags make sure that your baby gets enough space to move his limbs and yet is comfortable enough to sleep . at baby bunting , we have an extensive plum online collection to add comfort to your baby\u2019s sleep time . browse our collection and check out some exclusive plum sleeping bag designs .\nplum - pod swaddle - 2 . 5 tog - coloured animal - 0 - 3 months\nplum - cotton jersey sleepbag 2 . 5 tog - polar bear - 6 - 18 months\nplum - cotton jersey sleepbag 2 . 5 tog - polar bear - 18 - 36 months\n@ plum _ baby thank you ! ! amazing customer service . . . finley can ' t wait to try them all & let you know how they taste ! : ) urltoken\n\u00a9 2018 plum , pbc . all rights reserved . 1485 park avenue , emeryville ca 94608 .\nhappy baby organic superfood puffs , variety pack , 2 . 1 ounce ( pack of 6 )\nsad news . our company is currently proposing to wind down plum in the uk . go to\ncopyright \u00a9 2014 , plum home + design . all rights reserved . pos and ecommerce by shopify\ntoday announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire plum organics , a leading provider of premium , organic foods and snacks that serve the nutritional needs of babies , toddlers and children . the company is based in emeryville , calif . \u201cplum\u201d is the no . 2 brand of organic baby food in the u . s . and is currently the no . 4 baby food brand overall .\nplum organics\u00ae is a pioneer and a leading provider of premium , nutritious organic baby food , toddler and kid snack food products . recognized for their unique , culinary - inspired recipes and a modern approach to family nutrition , plum offers a complete line of organic products that ensure healthy eating from the highchair to the lunchbox \u2122 . plum has dedicated its social mission to delivering nutrient rich , organic food into the hands of little ones in need across america . forbes magazine named plum # 19 on its 2013 list of \u201camerica\u2019s most promising companies . \u201d for more information about plum please visit : urltoken .\nplum organics ' decision to voluntarily recall three of their baby food products for spoilage has resulted in an angry torrent of comments from concerned parents on social media . according to multiple customers , the recall , which was reportedly caused by a manufacturing error in specific lots of plum organics\u2019 baby stage 2 , tots mish mash and kids line products , has resulted in various illnesses among some of their children .\namerican plum organics bought uk namesake plum baby ltd in january 2013 , and anticipates global revenues in excess of $ 120m this year . campbell soup has now struck a deal to buy the business . meanwhile , danone and hain celestial have also been shopping , respectively buying happy family and uk\u2019s ella\u2019s kitchen .\nwith over 2 , 000 varieties , there are more types of plum than any other stone fruit .\nplum organics\u00ae is a pioneer and a leading provider of premium , nutritious organic baby food , toddler and kid snack food products . recognized for their unique , culinary - inspired recipes and a modern approach to family nutrition , plum offers a complete line of organic products that ensure healthy eating from the highchair to the lunchbox \u2122 . plum has dedicated its social mission to delivering nutrient rich , organic food into the hands of little ones in need across america . forbes magazine named plum # 19 on its 2013 list of\namerica ' s most promising companies .\nfor more information about plum please visit : urltoken .\nplum\u00ae baby bowls are bringing the age - old tradition of spoon - feeding baby into the modern age . on the outside , these bowls are a stackable , spoon - able dish made with recyclable , non - bpa packaging . on the inside , they\u2019re culinary - inspired blends made with organic , non - gmo ingredients .\nwell , plums have a mildly laxative effect on the body and may loosen your baby\u2019s stools . for this reason , plums are recommended for curing constipation , but should be avoided if your baby is suffering from diarrhea .\nall for yum , plum for all . at plum organics , we have a passion for yummy food and so do our babies ! we\u2019ve created only the purest , culinary - inspired meals with unique flavors and colors for baby to explore . let\u2019s celebrate the goodness and giggles of great tasting food with real organic fruits and veggies in delightful combinations . because when bib time beckons , plum organics is for babies and babies are for yum ! a plum perfect baby food pouch ! easy feeding ; resealable top ; grab and go convenience . plum organics second blends ( 6 + months ) , a stage 2 baby food pouch line with blends of pure fruit and veggies , are perfect for exposing your little foodie to unique flavors and colors . using only organic ingredients , the gently cooked blends are naturally preserved in a convenient , resealable pouch that ' s perfect for flexible portions .\nthe acquisition of plum will provide campbell with an attractive platform to extend its core categories of simple meals , snacks and beverages and enhance its access to a new generation of consumers . plum\u2019s products have strong distribution in key customer channels , including online , natural and baby specialty outlets . with the addition of plum organics\u2019 products , campbell\u2019s portfolio of kids - focused soups , beverages and snacks will have annual sales of more than $ 1 billion .\nthe acquisition of plum will provide campbell with an attractive platform to extend its core categories of simple meals , snacks and beverages and enhance its access to a new generation of consumers . plum\u2019s products have strong distribution in key customer channels , including online , natural and baby specialty outlets . with the addition of plum organics ' products , campbell\u2019s portfolio of kids - focused soups , beverages and snacks will have annual sales of more than $ 1 billion .\nin 2012 , plum generated approximately $ 93 million in revenue . the company is the no . 2 distributor of organic baby food , and the no . 4 overall baby food brand in the united states . baby food is estimated to be a $ 2 billion industry in the u . s . , and with the addition of the company ' s new line of products , campbell expects to generate annual sales of more than $ 1 billion .\nusing frozen peaches is a great way to offer your baby \u201cfresh\u201d , in - season peaches all year long .\ndrop the plum into the boiling water and immerse it for 30 seconds ( this is known as blanching ) .\nhere at plum we love beautiful things , we have searched far and wide to find the best of the best .\nstill , for all kinds of reasons \u2013 medical , emotional , logistical \u2013 feeding baby only breast milk isn\u2019t always an option . the reality is that formula is baby food . and , as a baby food company , we want to support every parent , and every parenting style , by offering an organic infant formula we can all feel good about .\nwe\u2019re proud to offer a gentle\u00ae infant formula made with partially hydrolyzed whey proteins that are gentle on baby\u2019s tummy and offer complete nutrition for baby\u2019s first year . check with your pediatrician to determine the best type of formula for your little one .\nthe company is the no . 2 organic baby - food distributor and brought in $ 93 million in revenue last year .\nmark alexander , president of campbell ' s north american division , is\nthrilled\nto welcome plum into the campbell ' s family of products :\nplum is generating great success in the marketplace , and we believe that campbell ' s resources will help fuel further expansion of the ' plum ' brand within the fast - growing premium , organic food segment .\nwhomever invented these baby pouches should get a medal . no need to transport spoons , bibs , or worry about slopping baby food out of an open container . plum pouches are especially good because of their attention to the ingredients . i keep two of these in the diaper bag at all times , and another in my purse just in case . if your baby is distracted , you can reapply the lid and try again in a few minutes . i roll these up from the bottom as baby eats and end up with a consistent result - clean , happy , quickly fed baby on the go . yay for being able to order a case . pick your favorite blend and stock the pantry , because you will use them all !\nmodeled after breast milk , plum\u2019s premium infant formula is appropriate for healthy full - term babies in their first year . for babies experiencing fussiness and gas , we created plum\u2019s gentle\u00ae infant formula made with easy - to - digest proteins\u207a that are intended to be gentle on baby\u2019s tummy . check with your pediatrician to determine the best type of formula for your little one .\nmodeled after breast milk , plum\u2019s premium infant formula is appropriate for healthy full - term babies in their first year . for babies experiencing fussiness and gas , we created plum\u2019s gentle\u00ae infant formula made with easy - to - digest proteins that are intended to be gentle on baby\u2019s tummy . check with your pediatrician to determine the best type of formula for your little one .\nplum baby hit the shelves of the major uk grocery retailers in 2006 to great acclaim . but we weren\u2019t the only ones innovating in the category . other parents were busy designing their own product ranges - such as paul lindley , who left nickelodeon uk to create ella\u2019s kitchen , and ex - ideo designer neil grimmer in california whose brand was also called plum . it was this spate of true innovation , driven by the mavericks , the rejecters and the eccentrics , that spurred on the baby food revolution .\nalexander said , \u201cplum organics has deep connections and strong appeal with young parents . we believe that the combination of plum\u2019s brands and unique products with campbell\u2019s brand - building capabilities , consumer insights expertise and supply chain resources will help accelerate the brand\u2019s growth . \u201d\nif your baby is too young to handle popsicles , simply crush the frozen mixture in a bowl and serve with a spoon .\ngerber organic 2nd foods baby food , fruit & veggie variety pack 1 , 3 . 5 oz pouch ( pa . . .\ncamden , n . j . \u2013 ( business wire ) \u2013may . 23 , 2013\u2013 campbell soup company ( nyse : cpb ) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire plum organics , a leading provider of premium , organic foods and snacks that serve the nutritional needs of babies , toddlers and children . the company is based in emeryville , calif . \u201cplum\u201d is the no . 2 brand of organic baby food in the u . s . and is currently the no . 4 baby food brand overall .\ndavis polk & wardwell served as campbell\u2019s legal counsel . plum was advised by houlihan lokey , and jones day acted as legal counsel .\nwhen you introduce plums to your baby for the first time , it is a good idea to cook them . once your baby is enjoying cooked plums , then you might like to try pureeing raw plums ( but only if they are fully ripe and sweet ) .\nin fact , carbohydrates make up 40 - 45 % of baby\u2019s energy , and this is especially important for their rapidly growing brains .\nremove the plum from the hot water ( carefully ) and drop it into the cold water \u2013 this will instantly stop the blanching process .\nuntil tender ( 4 - 8 mins ) . drain ( reserving the cooking water ) and puree the plum by pushing through a sieve or\nwhen introducing plums to your baby , remember to follow the four day rule to help you identify any potential digestive problems or allergic reactions .\nwe ordered plum organics baby food pouches and when we opened the boxes , it was one of the most disgusting things ive ever seen . all of the pouches were moldy and there was literally a fungus growing inside the boxes . this would not be acceptable to give our son\naccording to a plum organics spokesperson posting on facebook , the company is currently working with the fda to identify the manufacturing issue that caused the potential spoilage . for more information , contact plum organics at : 866 - 495 - 3774 or e - mail : info @ plumorganics . com .\nin each plum half , place a tiny piece of the vanilla pod , a tiny bit of butter and a little drop of maple syrup .\njust\u00ae veggies ( 4 + months ) , a stage 1 baby food line of vegetable blends , are perfect for introducing solids or first foods to your budding eater . plus , some are accented with a hint of mild herb or spice to introduce flavor to help develop baby ' s palate .\nafter extensively reviewing the research and consulting several industry - leading experts , we ultimately determined it was important to include dha & ara in plum\u2019s formula .\nprince george alexander louis windsor is going to grow up in the country that pioneered the baby gourmet . brian millar co - authors this month ' s post with jacky parsons , a fellow director at innovation consultancy sense worldwide . together they reflect on what it took to shake up the baby food category .\nbreast milk is amazing stuff . it\u2019s the perfect first food for baby , and we firmly believe it should be every parent\u2019s first choice , whenever possible .\nso how did the little guys do it ? three things stand out : guts born of a conviction that babies deserve better , the encouragement of open - minded retailers , and frankly , a streak of madness . here\u2019s my experience of the ride , which i was privileged to share with one brand , the uk\u2019s plum baby .\nallow to cool and then blend or puree as needed for your baby\u2019s preferences \u2013 add to cereals , yogurt or even drizzle sauce over meat puree or meat dices .\nwhey protein is easier for babies to digest than casein . all infant formulas , including ours , are created with the intent to be gentle on baby\u2019s digestive system .\n. prunes tend to become a pasty gluey consistency when pureed and the more water you add , the easier it is to puree to a texture your baby will tolerate .\nlook for plums that yield a little bit ( not too much ) when you squeeze them gently . another good sign is if the tip of the plum is slightly soft .\nbaby food is an approximately $ 2 billion category in the united states . from 2010 to 2012 , the premium and organic segments grew at an average annual rate of 43 percent .\ntechnical innovation also played a part . inspired by the pouches being used in other categories ( pet food again ! ) , as well as the latest plastics technology , the new baby food brands were able to forsake the glass jars of the mainstream manufacturers . for plum baby , colin campbell , a gentle scotsman with five children at the last count , turned susie\u2019s recipes into products that could be made on a line . he cautioned against frozen or chilled options , arguing convincingly that parents wanted the ease and safety of shelf - stable products .\nplums that are dried either via a fan , a food dehydrator or dried in the sun will not be as slimy looking nor will they be as shriveled as many commercially dried plums / prunes . think of it as you think of the difference when looking at homemade baby food and commercial baby food ; it\u2019s difficult to imagine how they can possibly be so dissimilar .\nplum , started in 2007 by co - founder neil grimmer , has used rapid innovation to launch over 150 products for babies , toddlers and kids in the united states and the united kingdom .\nbirch pollen allergies are associated with apple , carrot , cherry , pear , peach , plum , fennel , walnut , potato , spinach , buckwheat , peanut , honey , celery , and kiwifruit .\nformula is a really important first food made mostly of cow\u2019s milk and plant - based oils and supplemented with a whole host of minerals and vitamins mandated by the fda to ensure baby grows well .\nplums may be introduced to your baby from 6 months of age ( with your doctor\u2019s consent ) or earlier if recommended by your pediatrician\u2026 although we actually recommend not introducing them as a very first food .\nplum organics , alongside the fda , first announced a recall for specific lots of three of their baby food products friday . \u201cwe started this company with the mission of providing the very best food to little ones from the very first bite . because of this unwavering commitment to that mission , i\u2019m writing to inform you that we are conducting a voluntary recall , \u201d said co - founder and president neil grimmer in a press release . plum organics products that contain the letters \u201cat\u201d and the \u201cbest by\u201d dates of aug . 5 , 2014 , to dec . 8 , 2014 , are currently the only products included in the recall .\nin response to a public apology posted on the plum organics official facebook page last friday , commenters have released a continuous stream of concerns , complaints and accusations . \u201cplum - please stop posting the exact same post \u2018we truly apologize . . . \u2019 over and over again . instead please provide us concerned parents with some real answers , \u201d said clair robinson in one of the top - rated customer comments on the company\u2019s statement .\nall plum\u2019s infant formulas offer complete nutrition for baby\u2019s first year . since lactose is the most abundant carbohydrate found in breast milk , our formulas are made with organic lactose as the primary carbohydrate source and no corn syrup solids added . our formulas also contain dha & ara to help support brain and eye development and are usda certified organic , non - gmo * and kosher dairy . here\u2019s a breakdown of our two infant formula offerings :\nplum organics generated $ 93 million in gross sales for the year ended dec . 31 , 2012 . financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed . the acquisition will not affect campbell\u2019s previously - announced fiscal 2013 guidance .\nthe effect of this activity at the premium end of the market has been a rise in the quality of the product made by the mainstream brands as well , all to the benefit of babies\u2019 taste buds and tummies , and that\u2019s the legacy i\u2019m most proud of . now every baby can dine like a king . and who\u2019s to say little prince george himself won\u2019t be enjoying a premium organic baby food product in due course . bon app\u00e9tit .\nsusie willis was one such parent , a tastemaker and foodie who ran her own cookery school in the leafy countryside , and her third baby was the catalyst for change . despite her culinary prowess , she wanted the convenience of prepared baby foods as she rushed her older kids from ballet to music lessons , and was dismayed to find that nothing had changed about the products that she had seen when weaning her first two babies some ten years previously .\nall plum\u2019s infant formulas offer complete nutrition for baby\u2019s first year . since lactose is the most abundant carbohydrate found in breast milk , our formulas are made with organic lactose as the primary carbohydrate source \u2013 no corn syrup solids added . our formulas also contain dha & amp ; ara \u2013 help support brain and eye development \u2013 and are usda certified organic , non - gmo * and kosher dairy . here\u2019s a breakdown of our two infant formula offerings :\nparenting isn ' t one - size - fits - all . that ' s why our tips and offers are tailored to every member of the club plum family . sign up today and get up to $ 50 in savings per year !\nneither plums nor prunes pose a high allergy risk . these fruits are recommended to be introduced to baby anytime from ( 4 ) 6 months of age . please do keep in mind the recommended age for introducing solids is 6 months of age .\nsome parents , however , praised the organic baby food company for issuing the recall . \u201cmy little guy did get a little bit of a tummy ache . but we have all eaten spoiled food in our lifetime , \u201d said steven and kimberly venzia wednesday , adding , \u201che loves these pouches and i will not stop using them [ because ] of one problem .\ncustomer stephanie violet clark shared a similar sentiment saturday , saying , \u201ceven momma makes bad food sometimes . thanks for being honest , plum ! \u201d\nour formula has a 30 : 70 whey to casein ratio . some babies do better on different ratios , especially those with specific stomach problems . if you suspect your baby would do better on another ratio , by all means discuss it with your pediatrician .\nso , here\u2019s to keeping our babies well fed . and here\u2019s to compassion . you know what\u2019s best for your baby and for your family . whether it\u2019s all breast or some breast or no breast at all . we get it . we\u2019re on this journey , too .\njust\u00ae fruits ( 4 + months ) , a stage 1 baby food line of fruit blends are perfect introducing solids or first foods to your budding eater . using only organic ingredients , the blends are in a convenient , resealable pouch that ' s perfect for flexible portions .\nback in 2006 , it\u2019s fair to say that cats and dogs were enjoying a more premium and varied range of prepared meals than babies in the uk . pet owners were spoilt for choice in the supermarket . a couple of aisles across in the baby section , however , manufacturers launched yet another variant of orange gloop in a glass jar . even the organic ranges struggled to look any different or better . if you had asked any mother to taste a new baby food recipe herself , she would have recoiled . i know that , because i tried .\nlike apricots , prune puree will not freeze into a solid block . the skins should not pose an issue however do be certain to keep a watch for baby\u2019s adverse reaction to the possible texture . you may wish to mix the pureed prunes with a beloved food for the first try .\nbaby ate all of the flavors . he liked the purple one with the pears , carrot , and blueberries especially . the one thing that i didn ' t like is that the expiration date for all of them were only 2 . 5 months from when i received them ! all three flavors came boxed separately but all three had pretty much the same expiration date + / - two days . normally when i buy baby food from target or walmart or safeway it has an expiration date of at least 1 year sometimes even 2 years out . 2 . 5 months seems really short .\norganic soy oil is a source of dietary fat for baby , and is one component of our plant - based oil blend that allows us to reach an appropriate ratio of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids . babies use dietary fat as a source of energy to support their rapid growth during early infancy\norganic coconut oil is a source of dietary fat for baby , and is one component of our plant - based oil blend that allows us to reach an appropriate ratio of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids . babies use dietary fat as a source of energy to support their rapid growth during early infancy\nwhile plum organics has offered to refund affected customers for the defective products , parents are saying that ' s not enough . \u201cyou ' ll get nothing specific out of them ; their lawyers won ' t allow it , i am sure , \u201d posted customer joe avcin , who said he will no longer purchase the organic company\u2019s baby food products . \u201cmy daughter eats two pouches a day and has been refusing to eat the past few days . now i know why , \u201d said customer nicole desantis monday . \u201cmedical bills cost way more than a $ 2 pouch , \u201d added customer gin ashen .\norganic coconut oil is a source of dietary fat for baby , and is one component of our plant - based oil blend that allows us to reach an appropriate ratio of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids . babies use dietary fat as a source of energy to support their rapid growth during early infancy ,\nsecond blends ( 6 + months ) , a stage 2 baby food line with blends of fruit and veggies that are perfect for exposing your little foodie to unique flavors and colors . using only organic ingredients , the blends are in a convenient , resealable pouch that ' s perfect for flexible portions .\ni ' m an adult . i eat baby food . there , i said it . afflicted with a crappy auto - immune disease that hurts my mouth ( lichen planus ) almost all food is painful to eat . so i ' ve given in to sucking down various , bland nutrients as fast as i can . there is not joy in this . and some baby food is vile . babies , it turns out , will eat the vilest of foods . this food is not vile . it tastes good , though i still try to ingest it with a quickness . all hail this organic pulp .\nour wellness advisory panel helps ensure plum ' s mission - to nourish little ones with the very best food from the very first bite - is actionable , credible and grounded in the most progressive thinking out there . see what some of our wellness advisory panel members have to say about our organic infant formula .\nthe creation of a premium sub - category has contributed to impressive value growth of 35 % between 2007 and 2012 in the british market for baby food , accordingly to mintel . in the us , the premium and organic sector has grown at an even faster rate \u2013 estimated at 43 % in the last two years according to urltoken news .\norganic safflower and sunflower oils are both a source of dietary fat for baby . the oil we use varies depending on availability . both are high oleic oils meaning they have a lot of monounsaturated fats to offer baby , a good thing all around . our organic high oleic safflower / sunflower oil is one component of our plant - based oil blend that allows us to reach an appropriate ratio of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids . oil types and ratios are carefully adjusted to mimic the pattern of fat in human breast milk , which typically contains 20 % palmitic acid and about 34 % oleic acid . babies use dietary fat as a source of energy to support their rapid growth during early infancy\nas a member of the wellness advisory panel , i know the amount of time and effort that plum invests in choosing the right ingredients for their infant formulas . as a father and pediatrician , i feel empowered knowing there ' s an organic formula provider that parents can trust to give their littlest ones a highly nutritious start in life .\nwe know you read the label on every food you feed your family , and formula should be no different . since it\u2019s a bit more complicated than other plum products , we thought we\u2019d give you a hand in understanding the ingredient list , and why each and every ingredient is in our formula ( and many others you\u2019ll find on the market ) .\nin the meantime , we feel assured that regulatory agencies ( plus our own advisors and experts ) have reviewed the safety of the dha and ara in our product and that these ingredients are safe for use in infant formula . for this reason , and because of their potential importance in baby\u2019s development , we have chosen to include them in our formula .\nmost parents commenting on the plum organics apology post have reported that their children fell ill after consuming one or more of the recalled products prior to or following the recall announcement . the most common complaints are of stomach bugs , fever , vomiting , diarrhea and gas pains - - one parent even claiming that her child ' s illness required a trip to emergency care .\nas a member of the wellness advisory panel , i know the amount of time and effort that plum invests in choosing the right ingredients for their infant formulas . as a father and pediatrician , i feel empowered knowing there ' s an organic formula provider that parents can trust to give their littlest ones a highly nutritious start in life .\n- dr . gilberto bultron\nmainstream category purchasers , murmuring dissent but largely going along with what\u2019s on offer , were not the people to help change the category dynamics . for that to happen , it took the determination of middle - class parents who were outright rejecters of the baby food category . the kind of people who would get screened out of a focus group , and whose strident voices would therefore never be heard .\ngrimmer said , \u201cplum was founded by a group of parents on a mission to give the very best food to our little ones . to date , we\u2019ve made a huge impact serving over 200 million organic meals and snacks . joining the campbell family will allow us to amplify our mission to reach even more little ones on a global scale . we look forward to building an exciting future together . \u201d\ninfant formula\u2019s inspiration is breast milk . since we can\u2019t perfectly reproduce breast milk , we use the closest thing in nature : cow\u2019s milk . we deconstruct it so that we can build it back up again in proportions that are closer to breast milk . we start with nonfat milk and add the fats back in from the plant - based oils so that baby is getting the right blend of fats .\ndenise morrison , campbell\u2019s president and chief executive officer , said , \u201cplum organics\u2019 nutritious , on - trend products are a great addition to our north american portfolio of leading brands . the acquisition will help deliver on our dual mandate to strengthen our core businesses and to expand into faster - growing categories and adjacencies . it represents another step toward our long - term goal of shifting campbell\u2019s center of gravity . \u201d\nas an organic food company , we ' ve always admired nature ' s complex , built - in , and beautiful way of nourishing baby . we believe breast is best . but we ' re also a team of parents that know firsthand that life - and parenting - isn ' t always perfect . because life happens , our goal was to design an organic formula we can feel good about feeding our babies and yours .\norganic palm oil is a source of dietary fat for baby , and is one component of our plant - based oil blend that allows us to reach an appropriate ratio of unsaturated and veturated fatty acids . oil types and ratios are carefully adjusted to mimic the pattern of fat in human breast milk . we include palm oil as a component of our plant - based oil blend as it\u2019s the closest oil that mimics the palmitic acid found in breast milk .\norganic palm oil is a source of dietary fat for baby , and is one component of our plant - based oil blend that allows us to reach an appropriate ratio of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids . oil types and ratios are carefully adjusted to mimic the pattern of fat in human breast milk . we include palm oil as a component of our plant - based oil blend as it\u2019s the closest oil that mimics the palmitic acid found in breast milk .\nas an organic food company , we\u2019ve always admired nature\u2019s complex , built - in , and beautiful way of nourishing baby . we believe breast is best . but we\u2019re also a team of parents who know firsthand that life \u2013 and parenting \u2013 doesn\u2019t always work out as planned . for many of us , breast milk isn\u2019t always an option . which is why our goal was to design an organic formula we can feel good about feeding our babies and yours .\nas an organic food company , we\u2019ve always admired nature\u2019s complex , built - in , and beautiful way of nourishing baby . we believe breast is best . but we\u2019re also a team of parents who know firsthand that life \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and parenting \u00e2\u20ac\u201c doesn\u2019t always work out as planned . for many of us , breast milk isn\u2019t always an option . which is why our goal was to design an organic formula we can feel good about feeding our babies and yours .\nfirst , pour the apple juice into a small saucepan and simmer the plums until tender . drain the plums \u2013 reserving the juice \u2013 then puree them , adding a little of the juice to create a smooth sauce . meanwhile , cook the pork . to avoid large lumps , shred the meat with a fork , then simmer it in a little homemade ( or salt free ) chicken broth or water until cooked . drain the pork and stir it into the plum sauce , along with the sage .\nthese are comparable to the gerber organic pouches , and i actually purchase both brands regularly . i ' ve been using these for the past 3 months , and tried other products such as baby food jars and the little plastic boxes . the packaging makes these easier than the standard glass jars to toss in your diaper bag and go since they are flatter and more flexible . they ' re easy to open , and easy to re - close . like rolling up the bottom of your toothpaste bottle , it ' s easy to get every last drop out of these so it mitigates waste . they ' re easy to squeeze directly onto a baby spoon , but i recommend massaging the bag a bit before opening because sometimes it can clump a bit near the mouth and the first bit shoots out fast . i ' ve tasted them and they ' re semi - sweet and delicious . my daughter appreciates the variety and enjoys exploring new flavors , so it ' s fun to mix these up with other flavors .\nsusie then turned to focus groups to trial her avant - garde ideas . it was in the course of recruiting those groups for her that i met a mother who would ensure the success of the fledgling business . clare pughe had previously owned and run a nursery for under - 5s , and she was scarily well - organized . her baby was fed exclusively on home - cooked food , and she was scathing of the commercial brands . unlike myself , or susie for that matter , she was never caught out , running late with nothing ready for her baby\u2019s next meal . admittedly , her own diet wasn\u2019t perfect : she was a diet coke addict for a start . it turned out that she had previously been off - trade sales director for red bull . i ditched clare from the focus group and susie recruited her to the team as head of sales . clare found herself knocking on an open door when it came to speaking to retailers , who saw the potential in premium ranges long before the major manufacturers .\nthis release contains \u201cforward - looking statements . \u201d forward - looking statements can be identified by words such as \u201canticipates , \u201d \u201cintends , \u201d \u201cplans , \u201d \u201cbelieves , \u201d \u201cestimates , \u201d \u201cexpects\u201d and similar references to future periods . examples of forward - looking statements include , but are not limited to , statements we make on the expected impact of the plum , inc . acquisition . forward - looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business , our industry and other future conditions . forward - looking statements are subject to inherent uncertainties , risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict . our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward - looking statements . important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from the plum , inc . acquisition and the other factors described in the company\u2019s most recent form 10 - k and subsequent sec filings . we undertake no obligation to update these statements to reflect new information or future events .\nthis release contains\nforward - looking statements .\nforward - looking statements can be identified by words such as\nanticipates ,\nintends ,\nplans ,\nbelieves ,\nestimates ,\nexpects\nand similar references to future periods . examples of forward - looking statements include , but are not limited to , statements we make on the expected impact of the plum , inc . acquisition . forward - looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business , our industry and other future conditions . forward - looking statements are subject to inherent uncertainties , risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict . our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward - looking statements . important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from the plum , inc . acquisition and the other factors described in the company ' s most recent form 10 - k and subsequent sec filings . we undertake no obligation to update these statements to reflect new information or future events .\n\u201cthis recall is proving to be quite expensive and stressful for our family ! ! , \u201d said erin elizabeth , who posted about her son\u2019s nine - day spout of diarrhea following the consumption of a recalled product and her need to purchase probiotics to sooth the ailment . \u201cmy child has eaten a ton of these products and i ' m beyond livid , \u201d erin green posted friday . \u201cwhat symptoms would eating the garbage cause ? how irresponsible of you , plum organics . you ' re no better than the companies you claim to be better than .\nnow i am beyond angry , \u201d said lara christina campbell , adding , \u201ci thought the vomiting and diarrhea was the result of day care cooties , which i can accept , but defective products i will not .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nyou must have a valid membership package to read this article . learn more about our membership packages .\ncampbell will fund the acquisition through available credit . the closing of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions and is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 .\ncampbell soup company is a manufacturer and marketer of high - quality foods and simple meals , including soup and sauces , baked snacks and healthy beverages . founded in 1869 , the company has a portfolio of market - leading brands , including \u201ccampbell\u2019s , \u201d \u201cpepperidge farm , \u201d \u201carnott\u2019s , \u201d \u201cv8\u201d and \u201cbolthouse farms . \u201d through its corporate social responsibility program , the company strives to make a positive impact in the workplace , in the marketplace and in the communities in which it operates . campbell is a member of the standard & poor ' s 500 and the dow jones sustainability indexes . for more information , visit urltoken and 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 .\nbabies across the uk and the us are eating better than ever , thanks to a bunch of radical parents and extreme foodies who took it on themselves to improve convenience foods for the little people in their lives . in the process , they built multimillion dollar businesses that are right now being snapped up by the global food giants in a veritable feeding frenzy .\nin this tuesday , july 23 , 2013 photo , kate , the duchess of cambridge , carries her new born son , the prince of cambridge , who was born on monday . into public view for the first time . outside the lindo wing of st . mary ' s hospital , in london . 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", "topic": 31}], "title": "vision sciences inc .", "paragraphs": ["vision - sciences inc . ; vision - sciences , inc . announces new executive vice - president and chief financial officer\nvision - sciences , inc . tne system offers solution for sedation concerns | biospace\nvision - sciences , inc . ron hadani , ceo 845 - 365 - 0600\nvision - sciences inc . ; vision - sciences , inc . announces new executive vice - president and chief financial officer - abn newswire ( @ abn _ newswire )\nvision - sciences , inc . announces new executive vice - president and chief financial officer\n. . . - for - stock merger of pell\u2019s vision - sciences inc . and rob kill\u2019s uroplasty inc . after the merger . . .\ncontact : vision - sciences , inc . christian escobar , marketing manager 845 - 365 - 0600\nvision - sciences owns the registered trademarks vision sciences\u00ae , endosheath\u00ae , endowipe\u00ae , slide - on\u00ae , and the vision system\u00ae .\nvision - sciences , inc . announces new executive vice - president and chief financial officer nasdaq : vsci\nvision - sciences , inc . announces election of new director - business - press releases | nbc news\n. . . inc . and vision - sciences inc . as a result of which the former uroplasty stockholders held 62 . 5 percent of . . .\nvision\u2011sciences owns the registered trademarks vision sciences \u00ae , slide - on \u00ae , endosheath \u00ae and the vision system \u00ae . information about vision - sciences ' products is available at urltoken .\ncontact : vision - sciences , inc . ron hadani , ceo + 1 - 845 - 365 - 0600\nvision - sciences , inc . receives ce clearance and health canada approval to market its video - based advanced endoscopy lines\ncontact : vision - sciences , inc . katherine wolf , cfo & evp , corporate development ( 845 ) 365 - 0600\n. . . achieve those goals . the drama stems from the march 2015 merger of pell\u2019s vision - sciences inc . . .\n, vision - sciences , inc . designs , develops , manufactures and markets products for flexible endoscopy . the company ' s unique product lines feature a streamlined visualization system and proprietary sterile disposable microbial barrier , known as endosheath technology , providing users with efficient and cost effective endoscope turnover while enhancing patient safety . for more information on vision - sciences and its products , please visit vision - sciences , inc . at\nterms of service | privacy policy | \u00a9 2018 crunchbase inc . all rights reserved .\nsignature mapping medical sciences , inc . ( smms ) is a wholly - owned subsidiary focused on the development of computer vision automated medical diagnostic and decision support software solutions .\nin connection with the proposed merger , vision - sciences plans to file with the sec a registration statement on form s - 4 that will include a joint proxy statement of uroplasty and vision - sciences that also constitutes a prospectus of vision - sciences . uroplasty and vision - sciences will make the joint proxy statement / prospectus available to their respective shareholders .\nvision - sciences , inc . ( nasdaq : vsci ) develops , manufactures and markets unique flexible endoscopic products for a variety of markets . for more information , please visit us at urltoken\nvision - sciences , inc . ( nasdaq : vsci ) develops , manufactures and markets unique flexible endoscopic products for a variety of markets . for more information , please visit us at urltoken\nvision - sciences , inc . designs , develops , manufactures and markets products for flexible endoscopy . the company ' s unique product lines feature a streamlined visualization system and proprietary sterile , disposable microbial barrier , known as endosheath\u00ae technology , providing users with efficient and cost effective endoscope turnover while enhancing patient safety . information about vision - sciences ' products is available at urltoken .\nby internet : under the\ninvestors\ntabs at the uroplasty website at urltoken and vision - sciences website at urltoken .\norangeburg , n . y . , dec . 15 , 2010 ( globe newswire ) - - vision - sciences , inc . , ( nasdaq : vsci ) ( vision - sciences ) , announced today that its board of directors elected dr . bruce polsky to serve as a member of its board , effective immediately . dr . polsky will be an independent member of the board .\norangeburg , n . y . , june 3 , 2008 ( prime newswire ) - - vision - sciences , inc . , ( nasdaq : vsci ) (\nvision - sciences\n) , announced today that it received approval from underwriters laboratories inc . to affix the ce mark to its new line of advanced digital , video - based flexible endoscopes , which come with an integrated\nbuilt - in\nlight source , eliminating the need for a separate camera head , light cable and optical coupler . vision - sciences also announced health canada approval for these scopes . with health canada ' s approval , and the approval of applicable technical files and updated ec certificates , vision - sciences is now permitted to distribute and sell its scopes throughout all eu countries and canada .\n, vision - sciences ' chairman . these notes and warrants have been amended in connection with the merger , as described below .\nvision sciences , a medical device company , develops flexible endoscopes as a control solution to decrease the risk of cross - contamination .\nvision - sciences , inc . designs , develops , manufactures and markets unique flexible endoscopic products utilizing sterile disposable sheaths , the slide - on \u00ae endosheath \u00ae technology , which provide the users quick , efficient product turnover while ensuring the patient a contaminant - free product .\nis acting as exclusive financial advisor to uroplasty . leerink partners is acting as exclusive financial advisor to vision - sciences . oppenheimer wolff & donnelly llp is acting as counsel for uroplasty , and royer cooper cohen braunfeld llc is acting as counsel for vision - sciences .\norangeburg , n . y . , sept . 16 , 2008 ( globe newswire ) - - vision - sciences , inc . ( nasdaq : vsci ) today announced that katherine wolf has been named as the company ' s executive vice - president , corporate development and chief financial officer , effective today . in this role she will be responsible for all of vision - sciences ' financial operations and business development activities .\norangeburg , n . y . , sept . 16 , 2008 ( globe newswire ) - - vision - sciences , inc . ( nasdaq : vsci ) today announced that katherine wolf has been named as the company ' s executive vice - president , corporate development and chief financial officer , effective today . in this role she will be responsible for all of vision - sciences ' financial operations and business development activities .\nvision - sciences , inc . and its subsidiaries designs , develops , manufactures , and markets products for endoscopy - the science of using an instrument , known as an endoscope , to provide minimally invasive access to areas not readily visible to the human eye . our products are sold throughout the world\ngilead sciences , inc . is a research - based biopharmaceutical company that discovers , develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need . we strive to transform and simplify care for people with life - threatening illnesses around the world .\nvision - sciences , inc . ( nasdaq : vsci ) develops , manufactures and markets unique flexible endoscopic products for the urology , gastroenterology and the ent markets , utilizing the proprietary sterile disposable endosheath ( r ) technology . this technology provides quick and efficient equipment turnover , and ensures the patient a contaminant - free endoscope insertion .\ni am excited to join a company with such great potential ,\nsaid ms . wolf .\ni think vision - sciences ' technology and management creates a tremendous opportunity . i look forward to joining the rest of the team as we implement vision - sciences ' financial , business development and operational strategies .\ni am extremely pleased to welcome bruce to the board . his extensive medical background and knowledge of infectious diseases add significantly to our organization ,\nsaid lewis pell , chairman of vision - sciences . dr . polsky was elected as a class ii director , to serve until vision - sciences ' 2011 annual shareholders ' meeting . dr . polsky was nominated to be reelected to the board at vision - sciences ' annual shareholders ' meeting , expected to be held in september 2011 .\ncopyright \u00a9 2014 applied visual sciences , all rights reserved . terms of use |\nguardian technologies international , inc . ( gdti ) is a wholly - owned subsidiary focused on the development of automated target recognition software solutions for the homeland security and military marketplaces .\nfollowing the closing of the transaction , which is expected to occur during the first half of 2015 , the combined company will conduct business as cogentix medical , inc . ( nasdaq :\n) and from uroplasty and vision - sciences . requests for copies of the joint proxy statement / prospectus and other documents filed by uroplasty with the sec may be made by contacting\n, as well as both companies ' subsequent quarterly reports on form 10 - q and other information filed by each company with the sec . uroplasty and vision - sciences caution investors not to place considerable reliance on the forward - looking statements contained in this press release . you are encouraged to read uroplasty ' s and vision - sciences ' filings with the sec , available at\nthe merger of uroplasty and vision - sciences will create a medical device company positioned for growth with proprietary , innovative technologies serving the urology market . in addition to the minimally - invasive urgent pc and macroplastique product lines , uroplasty ' s 44 person u . s . sales organization , along with vision - sciences ' 12 person u . s . sales organization , will aggressively market vision - sciences ' proprietary endosheath technology platform . internationally , the combined company ' s products will be sold through uroplasty ' s eight direct sales representatives as well as the current distributors of both companies .\nuroplasty , vision - sciences , their respective directors , executive officers and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from uroplasty ' s and vision - sciences ' respective shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction . information about the directors and executive officers of uroplasty and their ownership of uroplasty stock is set forth in uroplasty ' s annual report on form 10 - k for the fiscal year ended\n. these documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above . certain directors , executive officers and employees of uroplasty and vision - sciences may have direct or indirect interest in the transaction due to securities holdings , vesting of equity awards and rights to severance payments . additional information regarding the participants in the solicitation of uroplasty and vision - sciences shareholders will be included in the joint proxy statement / prospectus filed with the sec .\n, 2015 . once the existing uroplasty sales team is fully trained on the vision - sciences ' product line , the new company is expected to achieve sustainable annual revenue growth of 15 % beginning with its second fiscal year .\nkatherine has tremendous experience in healthcare investment banking and finance , which will be invaluable to vision - sciences as we continue to expand the applications for our technologies ,\nsaid ron hadani , president and ceo of vision - sciences .\nher background in capital markets , her reputation among the financial community and a deep understanding of our business make her uniquely qualified to help us expand on opportunities to capitalize on our revolutionary videoscope and other new technologies .\nunder the terms of the agreement , which was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies , each outstanding share of uroplasty ' s common stock will be exchanged for 3 . 6331 shares of vision - sciences ' common stock . upon completion of the merger , uroplasty shareholders will own 62 . 5 % of the shares of the combined company on a fully - diluted basis , and vision - sciences shareholders will own 37 . 5 % . [ 1 ]\n, who will become senior vice president of global sales and marketing . cogentix medical ' s board of directors will be comprised of the five representatives from uroplasty ' s existing board and three representatives from vision - sciences ' existing board .\n, for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties . the forward - looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this release , and uroplasty and vision - sciences undertake no obligation to update or revise any of these statements . uroplasty ' s and vision - sciences ' businesses are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties , including those referenced above . investors , potential investors , and others should give careful consideration to these risks and uncertainties .\n, president and ceo of uroplasty .\nwe are confident that offering vision - sciences ' urology product lines to our core urology customer base will also make us more meaningful and valuable to those customers . at the same time , we expect that the increased focus by care providers on endoscopic efficiency and prevention of cross - contamination creates significant growth opportunity for vision - sciences ' endosheath technology in adjacent markets such as ent and pulmonology . with more than five million units sold and zero reported cases of cross contamination , we believe that endosheath products will be the standard of care for endoscopic applications , and our team fully intends to turn this efficacy leadership into market leadership . we look forward to working with the vision - sciences ' team to enhance shareholder value through this combination .\nvision - sciences ' new digital scopes employ our proprietary endosheath ( r ) technology . unlike endoscopes from other manufacturers , vision - sciences ' new advanced video scopes do not contain difficult - to - clean operating channels . instead , our video scopes utilize our patented , disposable , sterile slide - on ( r ) endosheath ( r ) technology which covers the entire endoscope . each disposable sheath contains a sterile operative channel , which eliminates patient tissue or organic matter from coming into contact with the reusable endoscope or the next patient .\ndr . polsky commented ,\ni am delighted to join the board of vision - sciences . i believe the company ' s endosheath technology for flexible endoscopy is unique , providing sterile , efficient endoscopic procedures without the traditional complexities and difficulties associated with conventional endoscopy .\nthe named executive officers and directors of each company , representing approximately 4 . 2 % and 39 . 1 % of uroplasty ' s and vision - sciences ' outstanding common stock respectively , evidenced their support by entering into voting agreements to vote in favor of the transaction .\ncogentix medical , inc . , formerly vision - sciences , inc . , is a medical device company . the company designs , develops , manufactures and markets products for endoscopy with its product lines featuring a visualization system and sterile disposable microbial barrier , endosheath technology . the company produces and markets endoscopes , such as cystoscopes , ureteroscopes , laryngoscopes , otoscopes , sinuscopes , trans - nasal esophagoscopy ( tne ) and bronchoscopes for medical use and borescopes for industrial use , and digital processing units ( dpu ) . the company offers urgent pc neuromodulation system , a nerve stimulation device that delivers percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation ( ptns ) for the office - based treatment of overactive bladder ( oab ) . it also offers macroplastique , an injectable , urethral bulking agent for the treatment of adult female stress urinary incontinence . it markets additional bulking agents : ptq for the treatment of fecal incontinence and the vox for vocal cord augmentation .\norangeburg , n . y . , oct . 27 , 2014 ( globe newswire ) - - the report by the new york city office of the chief medical examiner on the death of joan rivers points to a\npredictable complication of medical therapy .\nvision - sciences ( nasdaq : vsci ) believes one solution to these complications is a sedation - free exam for the patient . the vision sciences\u00ae tne endoscopy system with patented endosheath\u00ae technology offers physicians the ability to visualize , diagnose , and treat a patient ' s upper airway , throat , esophagus , and stomach without the need for the complications of sedation .\nwe are very excited to be able to begin shipping orders to our european and canadian customers ,\nstated ron hadani , president and chief executive officer vision - sciences .\nwe will now be able to meet the medical community ' s overwhelming interest in our products , and expand our opportunities in the european and canadian markets .\na key necessity in stopping the growth of esophageal cancer is a safe , cost - effective , efficient diagnostic option for physicians ,\nstated howard zauberman , president and chief executive officer of vision - sciences .\nwe believe our tne system combined with our endosheath technology provides the ideal instrument for the mounting need in diagnosing and managing esophageal disorders .\nsince joining vision - sciences in 2006 , mr . yoav m . cohen has served as our chief financial officer and until april 2008 , as our acting chief operating officer . mr . cohen is returning to nyc advisors , llc , a financial advisory firm located in white plains , new york , as its managing partner , and will continue to devote his time and substantial efforts working closely with us on accounting and financial projects .\nyoav has provided outstanding support to vision - sciences , as we continue to grow ,\nsaid mr . hadani .\nunder yoav ' s leadership and guidance , we have updated and modernized our accounting , financial and operational systems , and we look forward to his continued contribution .\nthe vision - sciences innovative endoscopy technology and the transnasal approach avoid the use of propofol sedation , allowing patients to undergo the diagnostic exam while alert and awake . due to the small size of the tne system , the endoscope can be comfortably passed through the nasal passage instead of through the mouth , avoiding the patient gag reflex \u2013 a significant factor in the requirement for sedation in traditional oral exams .\n, chairman of vision - sciences , commented ,\nduring the past several months as we have evaluated the combination of our two companies , we have been thoroughly impressed by uroplasty ' s senior management team and distribution platform . they achieved notable growth with the urgent pc system , and we believe under uroplasty ' s leadership , that our shareholders have the best opportunity to generate value through maximizing the global market potential for the combined company ' s product lines and proprietary technology .\nvision - sciences is currently the only provider of an fda - cleared line of transnasal endoscopes for this procedure that utilizes the patented endosheath technology , a cost - effective and safe solution for patients , doctors , hospitals , and other medical facilities . with endosheath technology , the tne endoscope is placed inside a new , sterile cover for each exam . the sheath is discarded after each procedure , guarding against the potential of an unclean endoscope and the risk of bacterial or viral cross - contamination with the next patient .\nthe transaction is expected to qualify as a tax free reorganization under the internal revenue code . the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions , including approval of the shareholders of each of uroplasty and vision - sciences . in connection with this transaction , the convertible promissory notes held by mr . pell will be amended . the maturity date of the amended notes will be five years from the date of the closing the merger , and interest accrued under the notes shall be calculated quarterly and payable on the maturity date or upon repayment or conversion of all or any portion of the principal . in addition , the notes will not be convertible until the third anniversary of the closing , except in a change in control or if the company decides to prepay the notes . vision - sciences and mr . pell also agreed to extend the period during which he may exercise his warrants , which will be exercisable starting on the third anniversary of the closing and ending on the later of the maturity date of the convertible promissory notes or the date on which the notes are converted or paid in full . the warrants would also be exercisable in the event of a change in control .\n, is a global medical device company that develops , manufactures and markets innovative proprietary products for the treatment of voiding dysfunctions . uroplasty ' s focus is the continued commercialization of its urgent\u00ae pc neuromodulation system , which uroplasty believes is the only commercially available , fda - cleared device that delivers percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation ( ptns ) for the office - based treatment of overactive bladder ( oab ) . oab is a chronic condition that affects approximately 42 million u . s . adults . the symptoms include urinary urgency , frequency and urge incontinence . uroplasty also offers macroplastique\u00ae , an injectable urethral bulking agent for the treatment of adult female stress urinary incontinence primarily due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency . for more information on uroplasty and its products , please visit uroplasty , inc . at\nthis release includes forward - looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the private securities litigation reform act of 1995 . these forward - looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as vision - sciences or its management\nbelieves ,\nexpects ,\nallows ,\nanticipates ,\nor other words or phrases of similar import . similarly , statements in this release that describe our business strategy , outlook , objectives , plans , intentions or goals also are forward - looking statements . all such forward - looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward - looking statements . other risk factors are detailed in our most recent annual report and other filings with the sec .\nthis release includes forward - looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the private securities litigation reform act of 1995 . these forward - looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as vision - sciences or its management\nbelieves ,\nexpects ,\nallows\n,\nanticipates ,\nor other words or phrases of similar import . similarly , statements in this release that describe our business strategy , outlook , objectives , plans , intentions or goals also are forward - looking statements . all such forward - looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward - looking statements . other risk factors are detailed in our most recent annual report and other filings with the sec .\nms . wolf has an extensive background in finance and the health care industry . before joining vision - sciences , ms . wolf was a managing director at hsbc in its investment banking division where she was a founding member of the firm ' s health care group . ms . wolf was responsible for leading the investment banking global medical technology effort , including origination and execution of m & a and corporate finance transactions . while at hsbc , ms . wolf was also a managing director in the firm ' s financial sponsors group . prior to hsbc , she was a managing director in the health care group at bear stearns & co . , and before that , at sg cowen and furman selz . ms . wolf holds an m . b . a . from harvard business school and a b . a . from williams college .\nms . wolf has an extensive background in finance and the health care industry . before joining vision - sciences , ms . wolf was a managing director at hsbc in its investment banking division where she was a founding member of the firm ' s health care group . ms . wolf was responsible for leading the investment banking global medical technology effort , including origination and execution of m & a ; and corporate finance transactions . while at hsbc , ms . wolf was also a managing director in the firm ' s financial sponsors group . prior to hsbc , she was a managing director in the health care group at bear stearns & co . , and before that , at sg cowen and furman selz . ms . wolf holds an m . b . a . from harvard business school and a b . a . from williams college .\nexcept for the historical information provided , the matters discussed in this release include forward - looking statements for the purposes of the safe harbor protections under the private securities litigation reform act of 1995 . these forward - looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as vision - sciences or its management\nbelieves ,\nexpects ,\nallows ,\nanticipates ,\nor other words or phrases of similar import . similarly , statements in this release that describe our business strategy , outlook , objectives , plans , intentions , or goals are also forward - looking statements . all such forward - looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in forward - looking statements . other risk factors are detailed in our most recent annual report and other filings with the securities and exchange commission . we do not assume any obligation to update any forward - looking statements as a result of new information or future events or developments .\nthis press release includes forward - looking statements . these forward - looking statements generally can be identified by the use of words such as\nanticipate ,\nexpect ,\nplan ,\ncould ,\nmay ,\nwill ,\nbelieve ,\nestimate ,\nforecast ,\ngoal ,\nproject ,\nand other words of similar meaning . forward - looking statements in this press release include , but are not limited to , statements about the benefits of the transaction ; expected revenue growth rates ; the expected timing of the completion of the transaction ; and the combined company ' s plans , objectives , expectations and intentions with respect to future operations , products and services . each forward - looking statement contained in this press release is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statement . applicable risks and uncertainties include , among others , uncertainties as to the timing of the transaction ; uncertainties as to whether uroplasty shareholders and vision - sciences shareholders will approve the transaction ; the risk that competing offers will be made ; the possibility that various closing conditions for the transaction may not be satisfied or waived ; the risk that shareholder litigation in connection with the transaction may result in significant costs of defense , indemnification and liability ; other business effects , including the effects of industry , economic or political conditions outside of either company ' s control ; the failure to realize synergies and cost - savings from the transaction or delay in realization thereof ; the businesses of uroplasty and vision - sciences may not be combined successfully , or such combination may take longer , be more difficult , time - consuming or costly to accomplish than expected ; operating costs and business disruption following completion of the transaction , including adverse effects on employee retention and on each company ' s respective business relationships with third parties ; transaction costs ; actual or contingent liabilities ; the adequacy of the combined company ' s capital resources ; and the risks identified under the heading\nrisk factors\nin uroplasty ' s annual report on form 10 - k , for the fiscal year ended\nplease check your spelling . try our suggested matches or see results in other tabs .\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 .\nthe spo profiles may contain historical records . please visit the latest spos for the most recent information .\nunless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement , we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities under this prospectus for general corporate purposes , including payment of expenses , working capital and repayment , in whole or in part , of outstanding indebtedness under our amended and restated loan agreement with lewis c . pell , the chairman of our board of directors ( the \u201cloan agreement\u201d ) dated as of september 30 , 2011 , and to otherwise meet the company\u2019s liquidity needs . at this time , we have not determined the specific uses of any offering proceeds , or the amounts we plan to spend on any particular use or the timing of such expenditures . pending application of the net proceeds from any particular offering , we intend to invest such proceeds in short - term , interest - bearing , investment - grade securities . subject to the terms of the loan agreement , we may borrow an aggregate of up to $ 10 million , of which $ 8 . 0 million ( in accrued interest and principal ) is outstanding as of the date of this prospectus . under the loan agreement , we are required to apply ( i ) 100 % of the net proceeds from the sale of equity to a third - party to the amounts outstanding up to $ 5 million and ( ii ) ( a ) the applicable percentage ( defined below ) times ( b ) the amount of such proceeds in excess of $ 5 million , to repay outstanding amounts under the loan agreement . \u201capplicable percentage\u201d means 20 % upon receipt by the company of $ 5 million of net proceeds beyond the initial $ 5 million in net proceeds . this percentage increases on a straight line basis up to 100 % upon receipt of cumulative net proceeds to the company of at least $ 15 million . each time we issue securities , we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain information about how we intend to use the proceeds from each such offering . we cannot guarantee that we will receive any proceeds in connection with any offering hereunder because we may choose not to issue any of the securities covered by this prospectus .\nmedical segment : competition we believe that the primary competitive benefits in the medical market for our flexible endoscopes and endosheath technology are safety and effectiveness , the optical quality of our product offering , product reliability , price , physician familiarity with the manufacturer and its products , ease of use and third - party reimbursement policies . our ability to compete is directly affected by several factors , such as our sales and marketing capabilities , our product development and innovation capabilities , our ability to obtain required regulatory clearances , our ability to protect the proprietary technology which our products are based upon , our manufacturing skills and our ability to attract and retain skilled employees . our current and future product lines face global competition , primarily from companies such as olympus , pentax , and karl storz . some of our competitors and some potential competitors may have greater financial resources , sales and marketing personnel and capabilities , research and development , and manufacturing personnel and capabilities than we do . in addition , any company that is able to significantly redesign conventional flexible endoscopes to simplify the disinfection process , or significantly improve the current methods of disinfecting flexible endoscopes , may result in competition for our products . we believe our proprietary endosheath technology platform currently allows us a significant differentiating factor from our competition . currently , all our competitors are selling endoscopes that require elaborate and time - 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{"id": 55238, "summary": [{"text": "simpich character dolls , ltd. was a dollmaker and home-workshop employer in colorado springs , colorado .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "in production since 1952 , the founders , bob and jan simpich , announced their retirement for february 2007 , and the closing of their studio in the old colorado city historic commercial district .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the dolls themselves range from historical figures to mythological ones , and the most consistently popular are the christmas-themed dolls .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the dolls have spawned other concepts since their creation , notably the marionette theater of their son , puppeteer david simpich . 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- each one diffe . . .\nthe simpich name in dolls is not completely going away . david simpich will continue the marionette theater he developed some 20 years ago , using simpich dolls as \u201cactors . \u201d and , according to the catalog , the simpiches have created a \u201csecondary market\u201d on their website for buyers and sellers of their dolls .\nbeautiful simpich character doll depicting an old peasant woman carrying a basket of apples . among the most iconic simpich designs , the peasant woman was in constant production from 1952 until 2007 .\ncharacter dolls are made from original molds , like sculptures , but that ' s just the beginning . character dolls have to be painted , dressed and mounted , all of which require time and detailed individual effort . at simpiches , that has involved work in recent years by 45 trained employees .\nsimpich character dolls , which began as christmas presents for parents in 1952 when newlyweds bob and jan simpich were too broke to buy gifts , will close its doors saturday , dec . 23 ( although calls on previously placed orders will be taken until the early part of january ) .\nthese simpich carolers are part of phyllis murray\u2019s collection on display at the montford inn , . many of these handmade dolls are 50 years old .\nfounded in 1952 by artists bob and jan simpich , the company known as simpich character dolls , ltd . , created iconic americana - style figurine dolls . the characters in their doll lines have included historical and mythological figures ; christmas - themed dolls like carolers , angels , and santas ; and even storybook figures such as tom sawyer , huck finn , alice in wonderland , pinocchio , and pecos bill . jan and bob retired in early 2007 , after closing . . .\npre - owned very good condition simpich character doll rare war cry salvation army lady 1990 # 666 / 1500 no original box high 12\nthank you for looking .\npre - owned very good condition ( see the pictures ) simpich character doll street light lamp post . measures 19 1 / 2\ntall light scratches . thank you for looking .\nthe simpich doll is authentically dressed and stands about 12\u201d tall . very good condition .\nfor major repairs we can\u2019t take care of , we will be happy to refer you to a simpich character doll restoration specialist who will work directly with you on the repair before it is consigned into our shop . however , simpich showcase is not able to work as a \u201cmiddle man\u201d for these repair procedures , and damaged dolls cannot be shipped or delivered to us before the repair work is done . in many cases , even major damage to a simpich figure can be addressed by a restoration specialist , but the cost for this must be discussed directly with her / him . unfortunately , simpich dolls that have been nearly destroyed by fire , smoke , flood or other extreme conditions cannot always be salvaged .\nthe following appears in the entry lobby to the simpich character dolls business , inside a wreath formed of many of bob and jan simpich ' s creations : note to gallery visitors : again jan and i wish to express to you our heartfelt appreciation for seeking our work and giving us the privilege and joy of creating all these editions . don ' t miss the message of hope and joy in them . it has been a wonderful life experience for us and we hope that you continue to receive pleasure from the pieces that you have acquired . jan and bob simpich\nanecdotes from the early years can be found in the simpich catalog . in 1954 , when the first simpich angels were designed , \u201cbob and jan sold an angel to purchase their christmas tree ( cost : $ 3 . 50 ) . \u201d in 1957 , they created dolls depicting characters from classic children ' s stories , including alice in wonderland , pinocchio and pecos bill . and in 1959 , after bob and jan had packed dolls on the floor for shipping , \u201csometimes orders were delivered to the bus station late at night , the dolls ' paint barely dry , \u201d the catalog states .\nthis is the simpich character doll\nstanding angel\n. she has porcelain head , arms , feet , and wings . she is dressed in white and gold robes . she rises and is suspended above her white cloud . this doll . . .\nsimpich showcase welcomes excellently maintained simpich figures that you wish to consign into our store and online doll shop . once your dolls are approved and delivered to us , we will establish a price that is competitive in today\u2019s market , but will maintain and / or advance the value of your figures in the secondary market . we will also handle the photography , sale and shipping of all figures . all consigned pieces must be in pristine condition\u2013 free of chips , stains , broken pieces and odors\u2013 for simpich showcase to offer them for final sale ( see our repairs section below for more info ) .\nutilizing a full cast of hand - carved marionettes , frances hodgson burnett\u2019s famous novel is staged in this live production by puppeteer david simpich .\nthe finished pieces have been sold locally from their store at 2413 w . colorado ave . and nationally from a catalog and website ( simpich . com ) .\nsweet william\nis part of the character elf series and features a cute little elf holding a sunflower . it stands 6\ntall and is very nicely detailed . don ' t miss out on this opportunity to add to or s . . .\nthe employee dedication is one of the best parts of the story , according to the simpiches . staying open through this year meant giving the simpich workers more than a year ' s notice .\ngabe\nis part of the character elf series and features a cute little elf blowing on a hurn . it stands 6\ntall and is very nicely detailed . don ' t miss out on this opportunity to add to or start your c . . .\nbeen going here since i was a toddler . i am 37 now . this is a must see ! how in the world did it only get 3 stars . this is a 10 star establishment . thank you to the simpich family for such a wonderful gift to colorado !\nover the years , the couple developed scores of characters from clay , with still more created by their sons , ragan and david . jan ' s signature pieces have been the younger - looking , more delicate dolls , such as \u201cthe standing angel , \u201d while bob has specialized in more wizened forms , such as his various elves or the recent \u201cend of the line santa . \u201d\nduring the business ' early years , the couple did it all , working out of their house , with any help coming chiefly from family members . neither had studied pottery extensively . but when their improvised christmas presents in 1952 resulted in others seeing them and wanting dolls like them , the simpiches began creating more , and it grew from there . \u201cwe never set out to make a business , \u201d bob said .\nthis theater show is unlike anything i ' ve ever seen . truly very unique and very skilled . it is a one - man puppeteer show with marionettes and the detail of the dolls and scenery are fantastic . the skills of the performer are wonderful , very well done with an impressive range of voices , sound effects , lighting , and more . the show was filled with laughter and delight from the audience as well as chilling elements of drama . we saw a christmas carol and i would highly recommend it . i don ' t think it was overly religious like other reviewers complained about . just because a story has elements of christianity doesn ' t mean he ' s forcing it on you so i would tell the other reviewers to calm down and enjoy the art and unique skill in front of you . it is no easy task to put on such a unique show of skill by yourself with handmade marionette dolls of your own making .\nthe closing will vacate 2413 w . colorado ave . and the upstairs of 2411 ( the downstairs houses the holly berry house retail store ) . the two simpich - owned buildings , which together comprise nearly 11 , 000 square feet , are for sale . the asking price is $ 1 , 050 , 000 , according to travis bontrager of the realty firm of hoff & leigh .\nthe marionettes are incredible and worth checking out ( particularly the museum ) . they are simply breathtaking and a whole lot of fun to see . however , if you happen to be an atheist , beware of paying to see the christmas production simpich puts on each year . it ' s very religious - lots and lots of scripture and difficult for children to enjoy after about 20 minutes . even though we spent about $ 80 on our tickets , we left at intermission because it was just too over the top . just my opinion . others in this city will likely appreciate it more .\nthe business , which employs 45 people , has been located in old colorado city since 1978 .\nthe couple is ready for retirement , they said in a recent interview . \u201cit ' s hard , \u201d jan conceded , but \u201cwhen it ' s over , it ' s over . \u201d\nclassically trained artists , both plan to take a break from years of clay creations and spend more time on painting . bob , who was school district 11 ' s art director for 26 years already has a mural - esque group of paintings that is slated to hang in an area hospital .\nthe simpiches had originally wanted to close the business at the end of 2005 , but were flooded with so many orders they decided to stay with it another year . according to the website , sales had been \u201cflat\u201d for the past five years , so \u201cwe did not anticipate such a response . \u201d\neven now , bob and jan are not sure that all orders can be filled ( the last were taken nov . 1 ) . \u201cwe ' ve been trying to fill orders all year , \u201d bob said . added jan , \u201cwe ' re doing the best we can , but we told them ( people who placed later orders ) that we couldn ' t guarantee anything . \u201d\n\u201cwe were advised not to do it , \u201d bob said . people told them the employees would leave and find other jobs . instead , nearly all have stayed . even some who have found other jobs have continued to moonlight for the simpiches on a part - time basis .\nthey look back affectionately but critically on those earlier pieces , recalling their constant efforts over the years to improve technically and stylistically .\nduring this time , jan and bob had three children and they adopted another , while bob continued to work for district 11 .\nthe duo delayed the need for a commercial factory by fixing up where they lived . in 1955 , they built a work studio onto their manitou cabin ; in 1963 , they moved to a larger house on the westside ( where they still live , near the garden of the gods ) , and in 1975 they built a studio addition onto that house .\nthat worked until ' 78 , when they took the big plunge . synchronizing with bob ' s retirement from district 11 - which allowed him to work full - time on the family business - the simpiches moved their shop to the front part of the 2413 building in old colorado city and expanded production .\nthe space demands continued . first they expanded to the back of 2413 , then they bought 2411 , bob recalled .\nyoung and disagreeable mary lennox is forced to stay at her uncle craven\u2019s manor on the bleak yorkshire moors of northern england after the death of her parents . here she is drawn to a secluded garden surrounded by a high stone wall and with no apparent door or gate . when the entrance is miraculously revealed , mary\u2019s exploration begins and the mysteries of her uncle\u2019s manor are steadily brought to light .\ninitially , please call us at 719 . 465 . 2492 to discuss the pieces you are interested in consigning or fill out the form below . we will let you know if we can accept your pieces based on quality , your financial expectations and the space we have available in house . in some cases , we may be overstocked on certain figures , but will place your name and items on our waiting list to be approved , brought in or shipped to us at a later date .\nsometimes a figure you might wish to consign with us cannot be approved because of a break , chip , stain or other repair need . many small repairs can be done in - house and any fees incurred will be taken off the final selling price .\nlady with muff 12\n( small chip to curl on reverse of her head . - man with lantern 14\n( small chip on lantern . see the picture ) . - man with mandolin 13\n. - little boy with snow ball 8\n- man flute player 1 . . .\nshe has never been played with , but has been displayed for many years . therefore she is a bit dusty . there are no stains , but her wooden base does have a few scratches .\ncopyright \u00a9 1995 - 2018 ebay inc . all rights reserved . accessibility , user agreement , privacy , cookies and adchoice\nthis page was last updated : jul - 09 14 : 03 . number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date . see each listing for international shipping options and costs .\nfirst , try refreshing the page and clicking current location again . make sure you click allow or grant permissions if your browser asks for your location . if your browser doesn ' t ask you , try these steps :\nat the top of your chrome window , near the web address , click the green lock labeled secure .\nin the window that pops up , make sure location is set to ask or allow .\nyou ' re good to go ! reload this yelp page and try your search again .\nif you ' re still having trouble , check out google ' s support page . you can also search near a city , place , or address instead .\nat the top of your opera window , near the web address , you should see a gray location pin . click it .\nif you ' re still having trouble , check out opera ' s support page . you can also search near a city , place , or address instead .\nclick safari in the menu bar at the top of the screen , then preferences .\nunder website use of location services , click prompt for each website once each day or prompt for each website one time only .\nmacos may now prompt you to enable location services . if it does , follow its instructions to enable location services for safari .\nclose the privacy menu and refresh the page . try using current location search again . if it works , great ! if not , read on for more instructions .\nback in the privacy dialog , click manage website data . . . and type urltoken into the search bar .\nyou ' re good to go ! close the settings tab , reload this yelp page , and try your search again .\nif you ' re still having trouble , check out safari ' s support page . you can also search near a city , place , or address instead .\nat the top of your firefox window , to the left of the web address , you should see a green lock . click it .\nin the window that pops up , you should see blocked or blocked temporarily next to access your location . click the x next to this line .\nyou ' re good to go ! refresh this yelp page and try your search again .\nif you ' re still having trouble , check out firefox ' s support page . you can also search near a city , place , or address instead .\nclick the gear in the upper - 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{"id": 55253, "summary": [{"text": "rare coin wholesalers is a rare-coin company that specializes in united states rare coins .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "located in irvine , california , rare coin wholesalers buys , sells , appraises and trades rare coins and precious metals .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "originally established as a s.l. contursi company in 1990 , the owners have bought and sold over two billion dollars ' worth of rare coins .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "rare coin wholesalers sustains a rotating inventory of tens of millions of dollars ' worth of rare numismatic coins .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "rcw has either owned or participate in the purchase and sale of a majority of the \u201c 100 greatest u.s. coins \u201d published by whitman publishing .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "the neil/carter/contursi 1794 flowing hair silver dollar , the king of siam proof set and the unique 1787 brasher doubloon are just a few of the rarities that rcw has had in its inventory . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "rare coin wholesalers", "paragraphs": ["william swoger , plaintiff\u2013appellant , v . rare coin wholesalers ; steven l . contursi ; donald kagin , defendants\u2013appellees .\nfounded in 2001 , rare coin wholesalers has transacted over $ 2 billion in u . s . rare coin business and is a recognized leader in acquiring , managing , and selling u . s . rare coins positioned for wealth preservation and capital growth .\nafter holding executive positions and founding several prominent rare coin and precious metals companies , steve founded s . l . contursi , inc . in 1991 and 10 years later founded the rare coin wholesalers division in 2001 . combining his management skills and numismatic expertise , steve and his family have built one of the country\u2019s most well respected rare coin firms , which serves as a resource for the industry and custodian of many of our national treasures .\nwhile there are some wholesalers who will quote a retail price to a collector and a wholesale price for the same coin to other dealers , other coin - wholesalers will quote wholesale prices to everyone . this would not be unusual at a major coin show , though i am certainly not suggesting that collectors buy from the wholesalers , who ( like auction cataloguers ) will often not disclose many of the positive and negative aspects of coins being offered .\nrare coin wholesalers is in a class of its own . very professional their staff is highly educated to answer any questions . i attended a seminar in vegas called the\nmoney show\nand had signed up to be contacted on their list . i ' m always leery about investments with any new companies . after meeting with steve contursi and his hearing / reading about his reputation made me very comfortable to do business with them . i look forward to a profitable 2014 . thank you rare coin wholesalers .\nplaintiff\u2013appellant william swoger appeals from the district court ' s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants\u2013appellees rare coin wholesalers , steven l . contursi , and donald kagin ( collectively , appellees ) . appellees owned a rare coin known as a \u201cbrasher doubloon . \u201d swoger offered to sell appellees information that would prove that their coin was the first legal - tender coin struck pursuant to an act of congress . swoger divulged the information , but appellees refused to pay him , and swoger filed suit .\ni will sell in bulk to wholesalers alot becauase it is fast and easy money . i also buy from wholesalers alot too . i can call a cpl folks i deal with and order a cpl rolls of semikeys and get them right .\ni do not think so . most trading at major coin shows is dealer - to - dealer . retail - dealers often buy or receive coins ' on memo ' from wholesalers .\nit was an extraordinary week for rare coins and stamps , with two of the world\u2019s most valuable specimens being sold within days of each other .\nthe fact that any able member of the general public can buy from some wholesalers at major coin shows does not affect the reality that a wholesale price is a wholesale price , below a level that multiple collectors somewhere would be willing to spend for the same coin .\nawesome inventory , fair prices , honest dealing . this family owned and operated business is the premier rare coin dealer in the u . s . i have purchased from them for over eight years , and i recommend them without reservation !\nbased in laguna beach and napa , california , steven l . contursi has built rare coin wholesalers\u2019 foundation on the values of integrity , honesty and hard work . it all started when steve was a paperboy who helped support his single mother while using the remainder of his proceeds to collect coins . this early childhood hobby fueled steve\u2019s passion for owning a tangible piece of american history . as a teenager , steve learned how to arbitrage professional coin dealers in the bronx , where he grew up . numismatics may not be rocket science , but holding a degree in physics helps steve focus on the crucial small details that can make a huge difference in rare coins . after having been honored as the graduating college physics student with the highest academic achievement , steve then attended the university of minnesota graduate school while moonlighting at a coin shop . deciding that his future should involve numismatics rather than newton\u2019s laws , steve borrowed $ 5 , 000 and opened his own coin shop in a minneapolis suburb in 1975 . since then he has parlayed his childhood hobby into one of the most well - respected rare coin firms in the world .\nin july 2015 in baltimore . this coin had a sticker of approval from cac .\n$ 7 . 85 million for u . s . coin , and extra for a stamp\nif you are really going to make it in the coin business and stay in it for a long time , then your reputation means everything . if you are honest in your dealings , the word will get out and you will do much , much more business than the dishonest coin dealers . also , purchasing coins in lots such as acquiring entire accumulations such as a collector ' s collection or estate collections seem to be a large part of the money makers for many coin dealers that i know . these are sometimes the purchases that contain rare key date or rare variety / error coins that are usually just thrown into a box with a bunch of other coins and have been long overlooked . also , many of the coin dealers that i know , have collectors and / or other coin dealers already lined up to purchase these accumulations or collections even before they actually make the purchase thus preventing the long - term tieing up of funds needed for other purchases .\n\u201cusually , you do not really know why a coin sells for a price at auction , \u201d albanese states . \u201cit could have been in an old [ pcgs or ngc ] holder and be bought just to upgrade . a dealer who is getting his 5 % commission may push a collector to buy a coin so the [ dealer - agent ] gets paid . a coin may also bring too low a price at auction if only wholesalers , not collectors or retailers , bid on it . i [ john ] do not rely on auction prices . auction records are number four on my list of sources to price a coin . \u201d\n# 2 websites and coin shops cost $ $ also . website maintenance fees , coin store rent , bills , payroll for employees , time invested , shipping , ebay fees , auction house cuts ect .\ni ' ve contemplated on opening a coin shop or website , but quite frankly i don ' t know how coin dealers make a living . if these are secrets of the trade then let them be .\nin terms of the definitions of luster employed by coin collectors , proofs have little or zero luster . when a coin is struck , metal flows literally during the extremely short time while the dies are imparting design elements on the hot blank circular piece of metal ( planchet ) that is being transformed into a coin .\nthis is a really interesting thread . thanks . i often wonder how my local coin dealer makes it .\nso how do you coin dealers keep your head above the water without drowning ? if you buy a $ 2000 . 00 coin from heritage and sell it $ 2100 . 00 for it you probabally lost $ $ .\neach of swoger ' s claims for relief depended upon the accuracy of his assertion that he had provided to appellees proof that their coin was the first legal - tender gold coin struck pursuant to an act of congress . for example , in his claim for quantum meruit , swoger alleged that he offered to \u201cprove that [ their ] coin was indeed the first legal tender coin to be struck pursuant to an act of congress to circulate in the united states . \u201d\n$ 7 . 85 million for u . s . coin , and extra for a stamp - the new york times\nwith the headline : $ 7 . 85 million for u . s . coin , and extra for a stamp .\n\u00a9 2007 - 2018 certified coin exchange , inc . \u0095 privacy policy \u0095 information about our nasdaq traded parent collectors universe\ndaniel frank sedwick treasure , world , u . s . coin and paper money auction # 21 goes live may 3\nephraim brasher was a goldsmith in late eighteenth - century new york . he minted several coins known as brasher doubloons , which command a high price in today ' s numismatic market . all brasher doubloons display an eagle on one side of the coin , but one such coin differs from all the others in that brasher countermarked his initials on the breast of the eagle rather than on its wing . that coin , formerly owned by appellees , is the subject of this case . the parties agree that swoger is an expert concerning coins like the brasher doubloons . in the course of his research , swoger became convinced that appellees ' coin\u2014the \u201cpunch on breast\u201d brasher doubloon ( coin ) \u2014was the first legal - tender coin in the united states .\n# 3 continued . i understand that most coin shops have a\nsell\nand\nbuy\nprice . are there that many people selling coins for a lower cost than what they paid ? if i purchased a coin today from my local coin shop and sold it the next day i would lose $ $ . very few coin dealers will buy a coin back or or give you a trade in at the price you paid . i know aj does this and i ' m pretty sure rick snow and the penny lady will honor returns and or trade - in ' s but there are not many dealers like this .\nwestminster mint has offices in minneapolis , mn and madison , wi , but it also sells via the web at coin - rare . com . the website is not the most visually appealing , but westminster\u2019s business record speaks for itself : it has an a + rating from the better business bureau . additionally , although it doesn\u2019t have a great design , the urltoken website does have a lot of content , including a pictorial breakdown of how westminster mint makes its fine silver bars .\non summary judgment , appellees argued that each of swoger ' s claims required him to prove that he had provided information proving that the coin was legal tender under the act , and that he had not done so . in opposition , swoger provided an affidavit explaining once again his theory that the coin \u201cwas the first legal tender gold coin struck pursuant to an act of congress to circulate in the united states . \u201d\ncoin shows . dealer to dealer wholesale transactions are dirt cheap . look at a greysheet some time and then try to get those prices .\ni am looking at a coin in the current pcgs price guide that in ms - 65 has a stated value of $ 3 , 900 . 00 the subject coin in a ms 65 pcgs holder sold at two different 2017 fun auctions for $ 2 , 585 , $ 2 , 703 , and $ 2 , 820 . those were the complete sales of ms 65 pcgs coins for this particular coin in the january 2017 fun auctions .\nyou to click on the results of some very low auction prices . if coin is graded\nunc . details\nwith a problem that results in a no grade , that coin is listed in the ms - 60 column . it is misleading if you don ' t investigate the circumstances .\nthis phenomenon is hard to explain , and i am not completely certain that this specific coin really exhibits a \u2018black & white\u2019 glow , though it probably does . i have seen quite a few proof morgans and barber coins that are \u2018black & white\u2019 as this concept is defined by coin collectors .\nwith over $ 2 billion in united states rare coin transactions , steve has acquired , managed and sold the finest quality , historically significant coins . contursi made international headlines in march 2004 when he unveiled new evidence about \u201cuncle sam\u2019s first buck\u201d at the american numismatic association\u2019s headquarters . the neil / carter / contursi specimen 1794 flowing hair dollar is believed by many experts to be the very first silver dollar struck by the u . s . mint , a truly historic national treasure - a coin that represented an economic declaration of independence for the young united states . steve loaned his famous coin to the ana money museum in colorado where tens of thousands of visitors have viewed it there and on exhibits around the country until he sold it in may 2010 for a then - world record price of $ 7 . 85 million .\ncoin dealers are right up there with used car salesmen and ambulance chasing lawyers . all three make their living by taking advantage of the other person .\n@ northcoin said : i am looking at a coin in the current pcgs price guide that in ms - 65 has a stated value of $ 3 , 900 . 00 the subject coin in a ms 65 pcgs holder sold at two different 2017 fun auctions for $ 2 , 585 , $ 2 , 703 , and $ 2 , 820 . those were the complete sales of ms 65 pcgs coins for this particular coin in the january 2017 fun auctions .\n\u201cthis is a national treasure , \u201d said the seller , steven l . contursi , a california coin dealer who has owned it since 2003 . he has exhibited it at a museum in colorado and at collector events . the buyer , the cardinal collection educational foundation , is expected to continue publicizing the coin .\ni desire to own a particular coin . i consult the price guide , enter a bid at auction and win the coin for 70 % of the guide price . i pat myself on the back for being so shrewd . a couple months later i notice the guide has been adjusted to reflect ( my ) recent auction result , the only recent auction sale price available . i now own the coin at 100 % of the ( new ) price guide level .\nauction results are merely a snapshot at that moment in time with those participants that reflects their evaluation as to what they collectively were willing to pay . look at the coin that was auctioned and draw your own conclusions as to grade and quality and whether the hammer is reflective of the attributes of the coin .\nit is supposedly based on average dealer asking price or as i love to call it ,\nwhat a dealer wishes he could sell the coin for .\n@ brycem said : i desire to own a particular coin . i consult the price guide , enter a bid at auction and win the coin for 70 % of the guide price . i pat myself on the back for being so shrewd . a couple months later i notice the guide has been adjusted to reflect ( my ) recent auction result , the only recent auction sale price available . i now own the coin at 100 % of the ( new ) price guide level .\non appeal , refining a theory he first advanced in response to summary judgment , swoger argues that whether the coin was legal tender is irrelevant . under this theory , because the coin was struck to conform to the weight specified in the act for spanish doubloons , using the gold from spanish doubloons , it \u201cdid not need to be weighed , and could be used in commerce as a $ 15 coin . \u201d the claims that swoger brought in his complaint , however , rely on the premise that he gave appellees information sufficient to prove that the coin was legal tender\u2014not merely that it was commonly used as a store of value . that a coin was used as a medium of exchange does not make it legal tender . \u201c [ c ] ongress is vested with the exclusive exercise of the \u2024 power of coining money and regulating the value of domestic and foreign coin . \u201d the legal\u2013tender cases , 110 u . s . 421 , 448 ( 1884 ) . swoger has provided no authority for the proposition that congress exercised that power with respect to appellees ' coin . therefore , appellees were entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law .\nsilver coins up to a dollar were authorized by congress partly to show off the young nation\u2019s economic prowess . of the 1 , 578 dollars made that first year , all by hand presses , about 140 have survived . this coin is considered the finest of them , with crisp , lustrous details still visible on the allegorical lady liberty\u2019s flowing hair . what appear to be heavy scratches across the coin are actually file marks , made when the coin was struck to ensure its weight in silver was precise .\nif anyone doubts the enduring appeal of american currency , a sale completed thursday of a sparkling 1794 silver dollar should put that to rest . the coin , believed by some experts to be the first united states dollar ever minted , was sold to a nonprofit educational group for $ 7 . 85 million , a world record for any coin .\nnext scenario . collection is stolen . thief has no idea coin is worth 5k . dealer sizes him up before offering 500 bucks . thief takes the money and runs !\ni ' ll tell you two things and not charge you ' all for it - most dealers know absolutely nothing about doubled dies unless the coin is in the red book .\nthat coin is\nworth\nabout the average of those 3 auction prices . the average of those 3 prices is $ 2702 . . . . or . . . . 69 . 3 % of pcgs price guide . . . . . right on target . i ' d be tickled pink to get $ 3 , 900 for that coin .\ni agree . my preferred coin dealer is a great guy . but according to him , you can ' t be on both sides of the aisle . you have to choose .\na couple months later the bid drops to $ 12k . i call up heritage and offer to pay $ 11k or so figuring they would be happy to take a profit on the coin . i still liked the coin as a ms67 . a deal is struck and within a month of that\ntransaction\nthe blue sheet drops to $ 10 , 500 . . . lol . so what happened to those\nguys\nbidding\n$ 12k and $ 14k on that coin . . . . . . . . and that ' s a rhetorical question .\nthe average auction price for the subject coin is thus $ 2 , 702 . 00 . can i expect that to be the price shown in the pcgs price guide once it is updated ?\nthe other , mint and proof sets along with most bullion will never make you a fraction of the money that you could have made buying and selling truly rare key date coins and die varieties - folks putting money into mint and proof sets is a losing endeavor - i think you ' d be better off with a boat - at least you can get out a few days a year and have fun - you will , know matter what lose money eventually in mint and proof sets .\nduring the 1990s , leading graders from all over the nation would come to new york to view auction lots and hypothesize as to grades that would later be assigned by pcgs and ngc . those who had the skills , adequate funds and nerves of gamblers bought coins after figuring likelihoods of grading outcomes at pcgs or ngc . the competition was fierce and it was very difficult for grading - wholesalers to profit from their purchases of fresh raw coins from stack\u2019s ( ny ) auctions . many proof morgans were then offered .\ni have been covering coin auctions for more than twenty years . i have contributed hundreds of coin auction reviews to numismatic news newspaper , coinlink and coinweek . com . my auction coverage has won awards from the nlg . in the past , i wrote an entire article on the meaning of auction prices . if people disagree with my approach , then let us please discuss auction phenomena in a civil manner .\nhow do coin dealers make a living ?\nthey buy as cheaply as they can and sell at a higher price point than their cost plus expenses - - just like everyone else in collectibles and retail .\ni know that i am somewhat late in getting into the fray on how coin dealers make money but here goes ! there are honest coin dealers that purchase coins mainly from the public at 10 % back of bid based on the dealer ' s grey sheets then sell the coins either to other coin dealers at bid or back to the public at ask or higher prices . then there are the dishonest coin dealers that purchase coins from the public at prices that teters on grand theft . when a person comes into their ' shop to sell coins , the first thing out of their mouth is ,\nwhat do you want for them ?\nor\nwhat are you looking to get out of them ?\n. if that gets confused responses like\nwell , i don ' t know !\nor\ni don ' t know what they are worth !\nor\nwhat are they worth ?\n, then the coin dealer will usually quote a price which is at least 50 % below the actual value of the coins and most often a lot less .\nswoger brought five claims against the defendants , styled respectively as claims for quantum meruit , fraud , breach of contract , constructive trust , and misappropriation of trade secrets . throughout the litigation , swoger took the position that the agreement required him to prove the coin was the first legal - tender gold coin struck pursuant to an act of congress . the viability of each of swoger ' s claims depended upon the accuracy of this premise .\nit works the other way too . i spotted an ogh 1874 - s 25c pcgs ms66 coming up in a heritage sale . the coin was wonderful and i graded it 66 + + . i felt it had a decent shot to upgrade . . . . and was hoping to pay not more than 10 - 20 % over current 66 money which was around $ 6000 . paying $ 8k would have been fine for me . as it was , it sold for around $ 9500 which was just too much risk for so little upside . a few months later the same coin is back in a heritage auction , now as an ngc ms67 . that at least removed the grade risk . the coin is\nbid\non blue sheet for around $ 14k . as i recall the coin doesn ' t sell at auction as ms67 after getting bid up to around $ 10 , 500 .\nyou really need a dealer to know what the prices mean . one coin could $ 5g and the same a month later $ 7g . lots of variables - but it auction prices show a good estimate on where the market is\nill tell you how . during the famos chicago show i saw a whole bunch of dealers who were interested in buying my gold rupees coin for $ 400 so what if happened to be a 3k coin . so thats how majority of them make it if they dont have have the big clientelle they rip some poor fellow off . there have been too many such incidents where such stories have been shared with me . i dont know why it helps them float their ego\nswoger informed appellees that he had information that would prove that their coin was \u201cthe first united states coin issued for circulation , and was issued \u2024 under authority of [ a ] n act of congress . \u201d the act in question ( act ) was an act regulating foreign coins , and for other purposes , ch . 5 , 1 stat . 300 ( 1793 ) . swoger offered to sell this information to appellees for money . the complaint described the ensuing negotiation as follows :\nin february of 2009 , plaintiff contacted defendant kagin . negotiations began in which plaintiff informed him that the information that plaintiff had would prove that defendants kagin and contursi ' s coin was indeed the first legal tender coin to be struck pursuant to an act of congress to circulate in the united states\u2024 defendant kagin contacted plaintiff and advised him that they thought this information was worth $ 250 , 000 . 00 . plaintiff then advised defendant kagin that he thought the information was worth $ 500 , 000 . 00 .\na moderate auction price is around the wholesale - retail border , a little below or a little above . if a dealer thinks that it is likely he has a coin sold , he will pay a little more than a wholesale price that other dealers would pay .\nluster refers to the reflection of light on metal flow lines that came about while a coin was being struck . cartwheel luster means that the metal flow lines evenly radiate in a way that is visually analogous to metal spokes of an old wheel reflecting light while turning .\nbowers & merena auctioned the childs family coin collection in new york at the end of august 1999 . there were a significant number of \u2018black & white , \u2019 late 19th - century proof silver coins sold , which were overshadowed by the 1804 dollar in the same offering .\nretired dealer and avid collector of u . s . type coins , 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals . in recent years i have been working on a set of british coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible .\nsilver coins . some people find this gray - blue color to be attractive . the head of miss liberty on the obverse and the eagle on the reverse are frosted and bright - white . there are some hairlines , which are consistent with a grade of 63 . this coin brought\nin deciding to bid and what to bid on say an auction i like to not only look at cf - pcgs mv , auction prices , in addition i consider cdn bid , cw trends , nn coin market , and dealer sell ads - where are they vs cdn bid ? but to keep it simple sometimes just the big 3 - tpg mv , auction , and cdn - ccdn spread . ultimately if one buys a truly outstanding coin ( a subjective definition could be low pop , rainbow , etc ) outside of the ranges then the equation defaults to cost + .\nexcluding the 1878 and 1895 dates , however , a collector can complete a set of philadelphia mint proof morgans , 1878 to 1904 , without spending more than $ 5 , 000 on any one coin . besides , it is not clear as to whether any 1921 morgans are true proofs .\ncoin doctors often attempt to mimic the colors that tend to form naturally , with proper storage , on 19th - century proof coins . leading experts can usually identify such artificial toning , though some pieces are particularly hard to analyze . i have viewed thousands of 19th - century proof coins .\ni have paid $ 8 dollars for 1971 proofs sets with all the\nbig 3\nlincoln ' s ddo ' s in them worth collectively more than $ 2500 for the three - i do not have to share my body of work when i am searching and digging for that doubled die . i have bought the books , i have searched the thousands of hours , i have belonged to the clubs , bought the magazines , updates , computers , phones and done the footwork and when i find one the above has already paid in advance for that coin . now not every coin , and not with every dealer , customer but the fact is i do not have to share my bought and paid for knowledge with every single person to be an honest coin dealer . i will though freely share with anyone who asks and will always help folks learn about these hidden treasures .\nno , it isn ' t up to date . for many series , the guide has been notoriously high although to pcgs ' s credit , it has made tons of progress on this front . the coin you are looking at is a hold out . let me guess : $ 20 gold lib ?\nyou probably have one or more coin shops in your hometown , and you certainly have your choice of several within reasonable driving distance . but often , your best bet is to deal with the national retailers of gold and silver , whose big size give them economies of scale that translate into lower prices .\nthe mistake that we , ( many collectors & dealers ) make early on is thinking that common junk like mint and proof sets should be treated the same ( in regards to buying and selling ) as truly rare and desirable key date coins - they should not even be in the same room at the same time . they are not the same will never be the same and will be priced , bought and sold accordingly . i ' m not sure why that is a shock to folks accept that people mistakenly believe that they should always\nget their money back\non coins - why would folks think that ? ? ? it ' ain ' t true in any other market , antiques , guns , paintings , cars , and especially jewelry and furniture .\nthere are different colors and natural toning patterns . several factors affect toning . original philadelphia mint wrappers are central factors for late 19th - century and early 20th - century proof coins . the plush interior and wooden exterior of coin cases that were often used during the same time period are pertinent . furthermore , there are particular coin albums and collecting boards that were popular during the middle of the 20th century . coins stored in a certain way will be more likely to tone particular colors . it takes a great deal of experience for an expert to distinguish natural from artificial toning on late 19th - century proof coins .\ncoins have a range in value . do not expect every coin graded at x is worth y because not all coins graded x are created equal so y will vary based on subjective factors that do not translate well in math formulas . you may not like this but that is how it works . . .\nis a bit too strong a price for a \u201cproof - 64\u201d 1897 morgan . although it is not a good idea to grade a coin solely by viewing images , there is a good chance that the blue , gray , russet and green tones on the just mentioned 1894 are typical , natural and pleasing .\nas a hobby , its fun but as a profession ? i would imagine it would eat away at your soul after a while . all of the honest coin dealers that i know of don ' t make much profit , if any . they do it for the love of the hobby and not financial gain .\nit\u2019s not as easy as youmight think ! this course is designed to steer you in the right direction once you decide to become a retail , wholesale , vest pocket , internet , mail - order or coin show dealer . topics include dealer ethics , choosing a location and setting up a store , educational requirements , sourcing product and services provided to dealers . learn how press releases and public relations will bring in new clients . ( note : early registration is recommended as class size is limited . ) instructors : barry stuppler , ana president and owner of barry stuppler & co . ; and a . ronald sirna , ana general counsel , coin show dealer and president of the toned coin collector\u2019s society . i took this course a couple of years ago and learned a lot . i took the course to learn something about the business but i don ' t have any any intentions to become a dealer any time soon . you can register here . \u200b\ndealer knows what they are doing . looks for premium ms - 65 coins . re - submits them multiple times until it comes back as a 66 . instant profit , sometimes major profit . if this succeeded with one , single , coin , the price difference could easily be more than a month ' s pay to me .\n\u201cthe strike is so sharp , it leads me to believe it is the very fist impression of the die . it is easy to surmise that this is probably the first dollar struck in the u . s . \u201d said david hall , the co - founder of professional coin grading service , a firm that certifies collectible coins as genuine .\n. although i did not view this coin , images suggest the possibility that it may possess the very much original \u2018black & white\u2019 proof texture that is frequently coveted by specialists in proof coins . though not literally \u2018black , \u2019 the fields seem to be black in a way that many household mirrors project a \u2018black and white\u2019 glow when reflecting light .\nin terms of the history of coin prices , proof morgans are not currently expensive . they were costlier from late 2007 to the middle of 2008 , and more expensive in early 1990 as well . also , over the last 15 years , prices for proof - 64 proof morgans have been relatively more stable than prices for most other 19th - century coins .\nthe district court granted summary judgment . the district court determined that the act applied only to foreign coins , and that appellees ' coin , which was struck in new york , could not have been legal tender under the act . the district court also found that all of the information swoger had provided to appellees was already known or otherwise publicly available . this appeal followed .\nyou do not state the data for your $ 3900 item description / date / demom / grade . for instance what is cdn bid ? what is cw trends ? nn coin market ? many times price guides can lag behind changes in cdn so one needs consider multiple sources . pcgs has a fantastic , very reliable price guide and is certainly the first source i go to .\nmembers of the general public can attend virtually all coin shows , yet much trading at shows is dealer - to - dealer , usually at wholesale prices . frequently , wholesale trades occur while collectors are watching or standing nearby . it would be ridiculous for caddyshack to suggest that , because retail buyers are eligible or have the opportunity to buy , that prices paid cannot be at wholesale levels .\nalthough they appear notably different from business strikes , proof morgans are among the least distinctive of proof coins from the late 19th century in terms of physical characteristics . a combination of factors indicates the proof or business strike status of a coin . no single factor is definitive . there are non - proofs with deep mirrors and there are 19th - century proof coins that have faintly reflective surfaces .\ni still don ' t think a * . 92 coin should show a price in the ms60 column . yes it ' s good to have the data for reference , but put it somewhere else or mark it with an asterisk . . . . . something ! it takes a long time to look through each data point and many of the links to smaller auctions don ' t work .\nthe texture of the fields is hard to perceive without magnification . a chemist or a physics professor may maintain that all coins struck during the 19th - century possess luster to some degree as there must be some flow lines , even if only visible with an electron microscope . from the point of view of coin collectors , proofs typically do not have luster and uncirculated non - proofs usually exhibit notable luster .\nurltoken is a subsidiary of provident metals , llc . the website was founded at the request of customers who were looking for an online destination as reliable as provident\u2019s trade - show business . provident\u2019s numismatists are members in good standing of the american numismatic association , as well as the texas numismatic association . provident precious metals itself is a member of the professional coin grading service , the numismatic guaranty corporation , the numismatic conservation service , and the paper money guaranty corporation .\nfor the vast majority of the classic slabbed coin market , pcgs price guide is a max retail guide . it ' s generally 50 % above dealer ' s buy prices . figure most larger dealers who constantly move inventory , will pay 60 - 70 % for most coins based on pcgs price guide . this doesn ' t include moderns , super high grades on very common coins , or scarce coins like key dates and popular type coins like xf / au bust dollars , etc .\nin the framework of major coin auctions ( not ebay auctions ) , on average , auction prices are around the border of wholesale and retail price ranges , thus moderate prices . if the average was well in the wholesale range , there would be no point in incurring the expenses to hold the auctions . the coins could just be sold at shows , sent on memo to retail dealers , or traded by other means . much wholesale and retail trading does occur quietly behind the scenes .\n@ roadrunner said : for the vast majority of the classic slabbed coin market , pcgs price guide is a max retail guide . it ' s generally 50 % above dealer ' s buy prices . figure most larger dealers who constantly move inventory , will pay 60 - 70 % for most coins based on pcgs price guide . this doesn ' t include moderns , super high grades on very common coins , or scarce coins like key dates and popular type coins like xf / au bust dollars , etc .\nswoger did not satisfy the requirements of rule 56 ( d ) . he failed to identify what specific facts a deposition of contursi would have revealed that would have precluded summary judgment . indeed , he could not identify such facts , because whether appellees were entitled to summary judgment turned on a pure question of law : the legal status of appellees ' coin . accordingly , the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying swoger ' s request for a continuance . see tatum , 441 f . 3d at 1100 .\ndiscovery originally closed on november 26 , 2010 . however , appellees sold the coin in december 2011 . accordingly , on october 18 , 2012 , the district court permitted swoger to depose persons involved in the sale , including steven contursi . on may 24 , 2013 , appellees moved for summary judgment . swoger , however , had yet to depose contursi . accordingly , on june 19 , 2013 , just four days before the scheduled date of oral argument , swoger moved for a continuance . the district court denied his motion .\nprovident metals has a huge selection . in addition to the coins and rounds you\u2019d expect , one particular noteworthy product on the provident metals website is the ron paul 1 / 10 - ounce gold round . these were selling at around $ 200 over spot , per - ounce , or roughly $ 20 over the spot value of each 1 / 10 - ounce round . by contrast , apmex was selling 1 / 10 - ounce gold eagles for roughly the same price , ( actually about $ 0 . 30 more per coin ) .\nconsider buying locally \u2013 your local coin shop can be a great place to buy bullion and coins . just make sure you apply the same rules of analyzing the business as you would an online dealer . if you buy locally , you take delivery of the silver when you purchase it . therefore , there\u2019s no risk of getting swindled by a non - delivery . another advantage to purchasing locally is that no reporting requirements are required . you can walk into the store , pay with cash and remain anonymous if you wish to do so .\nroadrunner : pcgs price guide is just a general market guide . it ' s up to each of us to determine what\nmarket\nprice is and\nwhere\nthat market is . 60 - 70 % of pcgs price guide will work for the majority of desirable coin transactions in the market place . the other key is knowing the 30 - 40 % of the time where it doesn ' t work like that . and auctions are potentially one of those\nwheres\n( or places ) where price guide may not work as well .\nproof morgans that grade from 63 to 65 are extremely popular . yes , those that grade from 60 to 62 cost much less . these , however , tend to be unattractive , heavily cleaned , full of hairlines , overdipped , or irritating for other reasons . occasionally , of course , a collector may find a very attractive proof morgan that is pcgs - or ncg - certified as proof - 61 or - 62 . a wonderfully toned coin , for example , may have some moderate to heavy scratches , perhaps across the eagle on the reverse .\nevery dealer i know says the way to make money is to\nbuy it right\n. now that means different things to different people . to some that may be 45 % back of bid on some items or 10 % over bid for some items . it really depends for example as you grow in the business you start to know your product , it ' s weak points and strong points and at which time for each . if a dealers has $ 14 , 000 sitting in the basement in mint and proof sets he does not want no more and will not offer much as with the 45 % scenario - i cannot fault the man for that because he really hopes the guy will walk away , nothing wrong with that - it ' s like everything else in the market supply and demand . if the same man walks in with a 1922\nno\nd\nlincoln in a pcgs au - 50 that same dealer may offer over bid for that coin because he knows you cannot buy them for grey - sheet money and he ' s got several people waiting for that coin .\nthis statement is not illuminating , and is beside the reality that , in the same major auction , some coins will sell for wholesale prices while other coins sell for retail prices . if all the bidders for one lot are dealers seeking to inventory the respective coin , then it will probably not sell for a retail price . if three or more non - dealing collectors are eagerly bidding on the next lot , then it will likely sell for a retail price . in many cases , intelligence , experience and knowledge are required to fairly interpret an auction result .\nauctions that stack\u2019s ( ny ) conducted during the 1990s proved to be an excellent training ground as raw coins came from various private sources , and the catalogue grades bore little resemblance to eventual grades assigned by pcgs or ngc . as many members of the general public purchased proof sets from 1865 to 1910 , and variety of people \u2018ended up\u2019 with them during the 20th century , quite a few of these found their way into stack\u2019s ( ny ) auctions . before the year 2000 , stack\u2019s was probably the best - known coin auction firm among the general public .\nin multiple posts to this thread , i honestly tried to shed light on the meaning of auction prices , and the differences among auction prices in single major auctions . over time , i have been trying hard to educate people about this concept , which i believe is very important . indeed , many coin collectors read auction prices realized on pcgs coinfacts and on the web sites of auction firms . collectors care about the values of their respective coins and about the costs of collecting . it is important to discuss the meaning of auction prices and how to interpret them .\nthe parties agreed to meet at a trade show to conclude negotiations . at the trade show on april 3 , 2009 , kagin allegedly insisted that swoger provide the proof behind his theory . swoger informed appellees that the act provided for spanish and spanish colonial coins to pass at 27 . 4 grains per dollar . that would require a 15 dollar gold piece like the brasher doubloon to weigh 411 grains . swoger informed appellees that because their coin weighed 410 . 5 grains , it must have been struck \u201cpursuant to the act . \u201d appellees refused to pay swoger for this information .\nbut let\u2019s not forget the offline , brick - and - mortar coin dealer . while their prices and scruples may vary , a good , reliable dealer you can meet and establish a relationship with can be worth his weight in gold . shopping offline also lets you save on shipping charges , which can make up for the potentially higher prices on smaller buys . getting in good with a local dealer also allows you to sell your coins and rounds back at better prices \u2013 possibly because he\u2019ll give you a better deal , but definitely because you won\u2019t have to pay the return shipping .\nthe\n100 greatest u . s . coins\nbook is currently in its fourth edition by whitman publishing . the book features 100 of the greatest coins made in america . by no means does this book include all of the great rarities but it is extremely well written with beautiful pictures and stories of the coins in the book . perhaps most significant from an investment standpoint is appendix b in the back of the book which shows a track record of u . s . coin value information from 1960 to present . click here to see which of the\n100 greatest u . s . coins\nare currently in our inventory .\ntough coins to find and high quality original ones often bring 80 - 120 % of price guide . sometimes 2x to 3x price guide at extremes . super common dreck ( like a bu 1958 wheat cent ) might be lucky to get 20 - 30 % of price guide . but , for most coins in the $ 100 - $ 3 , 000 range , the 60 - 70 % rule works fairly well . it ' s a good start . there is no set rule on how price guide applies to any coin in question . but we ' d all love to be able to mark up our coins 50 % above wholesale when selling them .\nif one is going to consider auction prices , you will need to look at the individual coins to see if there is any quality factor good or bad which may have influenced the result - rainbow toning or some ugly toned piece which brought inferior results . just doing math to get an average auction number does not really cut it and would be a methodology i fundamentally disagree with if the why of the results from individual pieces is not considered . in addition what is the cdn / ccdn spread for the coin in question . rainbow toned coins are of course a different animal with their following and folks who won ' t touch them at some of those prices .\ni didn ' t link auction prices directly with pcgs price guide in any of my posts . so i ' m not sure how that conclusion was met by analyst . pcgs price guide is just a general market guide . it ' s up to each of us to determine what\nmarket\nprice is and\nwhere\nthat market is . 60 - 70 % of pcgs price guide will work for the majority of desirable coin transactions in the market place . the other key is knowing the 30 - 40 % of the time where it doesn ' t work like that . and auctions are potentially one of those\nwheres\n( or places ) where price guide may not work as well ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "pancho ' s mexican buffet", "paragraphs": ["pancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . and subsidiaries consolidated statements of cash flows\npancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . and subsidiaries consolidated statements of stockholders ' equity\ncochran , thomas n . ,\npancho ' s mexican buffet inc . ,\ni don\u2019t know what it is about pancho\u2019s mexican buffet , but i love it .\ntheir restaurants are now known as old country buffet , country buffet , hometown buffet and ryan ' s buffet .\npancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . and subsidiaries consolidated condensed statements of operations ( unaudited )\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at pancho ' s mexican buffet , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the pancho ' s mexican buffet company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at pancho ' s mexican buffet .\npancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . and subsidiaries consolidated condensed statements of cash flows ( unaudited )\npancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . and subsidiaries notes to consolidated financial statements - - ( continued )\nregardless , pancho\u2019s mexican buffet is a treat , and even though i\u2019m not a kid anymore , pancho\u2019s will always be about the experience and the fun .\nreview : pancho\u2019s mexican buffet a celebrated tradition for many locals , pancho\u2019s continues to be a favorite stop on nostalgia lane . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nwhen the pancho ' s in baton rouge closed , franz began dining at various mexican restaurants .\npancho ' s will keep serving you dinner until you say\nno mas !\npancho ' s mexican buffet operates more than 20 family dining mexican restaurants that offer an all - you - care - to - eat cafeteria - style buffet . the menu . . .\nwe opened the first pancho ' s mexican buffet and for the first time , families could eat to their heart ' s content from a lavish spread of delicious mexican food . pancho ' s combines the delight of an all you care to eat buffet with the hospitality of a full service restaurant .\npancho ' s mexican buffet is a mexican buffet restaurant located in arlen . the restaurant made it ' s appearance on the episode hank ' s cowboy movie where they meet up to plan to make a film video about arlen to the dallas cowboys to convince them to move their training camp to arlen . pancho ' s mexican buffet is real life franchise that first opened in el paso , texas in 1958 .\nmany of pancho ' s former customers flocked to the grand opening with their appetites for mexican buffet food , as well as memories of pancho ' s . daniel and norma daigle of houma were among those former pancho ' s customers on hand for the grand opening .\neach time the two would get together after pancho ' s closed , the conversation would inevitably turn to their days at pancho ' s , mexican food and the restaurant business .\npancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . and subsidiaries notes to consolidated financial statements - - ( continued ) 2 . other current liabilities other current liabilities consist of :\npancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . and subsidiaries notes to consolidated financial statements - - ( continued ) significant components of the company ' s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows :\nno word yet from pancho\u2019s corporate office about future plans in the area , but other outlets of the buffet in southeast louisiana have suffered the same fate recently . the baton rouge location of pancho\u2019s closed in january , and a pancho\u2019s in slidell closed last february .\nbacchanal buffet ( formerly caf\u00e9 roma , palatium buffet , caf\u00e9 lago , caf\u00e9 lago buffet and lago buffet ) is a buffet located at caesars palace in las vegas , nevada . the buffet consists of nine show kitchens and over 500 daily dishes . chefs have their own stations serve food at bacchanal .\npancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . and subsidiaries notes to consolidated financial statements - - ( continued ) 6 . income taxes income tax expense ( benefit ) consists of :\ni applied in - person . the process took 1 day . i interviewed at pancho ' s mexican buffet ( oklahoma city , ok ( us ) ) in february 2013 .\nthe two met each other when they worked together at pancho ' s mexican buffet in metairie ' s rosedale mall on veterans memorial boulevard . it ' s a friendship that even a massive disaster like hurricane katrina couldn ' t dissolve .\nbased in fort worth , pancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . is the only publicly - held company offering all - you - can - eat mexican food in a buffet - style format . the company operates 48 restaurants in texas , arizona , louisiana , new mexico and oklahoma .\nfor many locals , pancho\u2019s continues to be a favorite stop on nostalgia lane .\ncurrently , bossier city is home to the only remaining pancho\u2019s mexican buffet in existence in the entire state , but until those doors close , it will continue to be a tradition for my family .\nthat\u2019s one of the main reasons pancho\u2019s is such a treat ( we\u2019ll get to that in a moment ) .\na dinner buffet prepared by the theatre ' s in - house chef precedes mainstage shows and concerts . every buffet includes the theatre ' s trademark hand - carved roast beef .\npancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . and subsidiaries notes to consolidated financial statements - - ( continued ) 14 . summary of quarterly results ( unaudited ) ( amounts in thousands except per share data )\nin the united states , buffets , inc . ( now known as ovation brands ) , is a large buffet chain corporation which owns old country buffet , country buffet , and hometown buffet . hometown buffet popularized the\nscatter buffet\n, which refers to the layout of separate food pavilions . other american restaurant chains well known for their buffets include golden corral , which features food products presented in pans , souplantation / sweet tomatoes ( known in particular for its soups and salads ) , gatti ' s pizza , cici ' s pizza , fresh choice ( a smaller competitor of souplantation ) , pancho ' s mexican buffet , ryan ' s and ponderosa steakhouse . sizzler is another prominent restaurant offering a buffet .\nyolanda moneoya , a former server at pancho ' s , is one of those .\npancho\u2019s mexican super buffet ( 100 n . labarre rd . , phone n . a . ) in metairie has closed permanently , at least according to the unambiguous signs posted to its chained and padlocked doors .\novation brands ( formerly buffets , inc . ) is a corporation which owns country buffet , fire mountain , hometown buffet , old country buffet , ryan ' s steakhouse , and other smaller buffet chains . hometown buffet popularized the\nscatter buffet\n, which refers to the layout of separate food pavilions . other american restaurant chains well known for their buffets include america ' s incredible pizza company , chuck - a - rama , cici ' s pizza , fresh choice , furr ' s family dining , gatti ' s pizza , golden corral ( which features food products presented in pans ) , john ' s incredible pizza , pancho ' s mexican buffet , ponderosa steakhouse , shakey ' s pizza , sizzler , sweet tomatoes ( known in particular for its soups and salads ) , and western sizzlin ' .\nneed something extra from the buffet ? just raise the flag and pancho\u2019s wait staff will provide you with anything and more . they\u2019re always very accommodating .\nmy absolute favorite mexican restaurant . authentic , all you can eat buffet with a great atmosphere that seems to take you straight to mexico . best mexican food ever ! i ' m addicted to pancho ' s i think ! always fills me up and never let ' s me down when it comes . . .\nmy absolute favorite mexican restaurant . authentic , all you can eat buffet with a great atmosphere that seems to take . . .\ni\u2019m lucky that my partner is also from here and loves the mexican flair pancho\u2019s offers . we\u2019ve met many transplants who can\u2019t grasp the concept and usually furrow their brow at the thought of cheap cafeteria - style mexican food .\npancho ' s a five star place . free ice cream , sopapillas , and taquitos ? come on man , doesn ' t get better than that . not gourmet mexican , but decent food and a lot of it . pancho ' s for life\njesse arrambide , jr . , opens pancho ' s first restaurant in el paso , texas .\n\u201cpancho\u2019s food is excellent regardless of price , \u201d he wrote in 1973 , when the buffet cost $ 1 . 49 . \u201cat the price it is unbelievable . \u201d\nthe daigles were such devotees of pancho ' s that when the building that housed pancho ' s on veterans memorial boulevard was torn down after katrina , they got one of the bricks as a souvenir .\narrignon has worked as a clarinet tester and developer at buffet crampon since 1985 . he helped create the tosca clarinet , released in 2003 by buffet crampon . he plays on buffet crampon tosca green - line clarinets .\nas far as pancho ' s goes this is probably as good as you ' ll find anymore . i think the hayday for great mexican food at pancho ' s is long gone now , and that ' s a shame . it was great in its day . with as popular as chinese buffetts are . . .\ndenis buffet - auger , of the buffet family of french musical instrument makers , began making quality clarinets in paris , france in 1825 . the company expanded under jean - louis buffet and his wife zo\u00e9 crampon and became known as buffet crampon . ( another family member , auguste buffet\njeune\n, who worked with famous clarinetist hyacinthe klos\u00e9 to develop the boehm system for clarinet , had his own business separate from buffet crampon . )\npancho ' s the legendary mexican buffet was famous for its inexpensive all - you - can eat menu that included quesadillas , fajitas , tamales , enchiladas , flautas and tacos . pancho ' s was also known for its tricolored flags - red , green and white ( very similar to the flag of mexico ) - that were located on the customers ' tables .\nsuperior customer value is our mission at pancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . we promise delicious mexican food , wonderful service , and fun family dining . we employ , empower , and support great people to serve great people . we reward our stockholders with growth based on the loyalty we earn from our customers and fellow team members .\none day , i told roger we should start our own mexican buffet ,\nusner said .\nwe knew the business inside and out .\nraise the flag for great food and great service ! superior client value is our aim at pancho ' s mexican buffet . we promise delicious mexican food , wonderful service and fun family dining . we employ , empower and support great people , to serve great people . since our 1958 introduction in el paso , pancho ' s has continued to bring value and fun to texas , arizona , oklahoma , new mexico and louisiana . click here to learn more about our flagship super buffet location in metairie , louisiana , or visit the locations\npancho ' s first began operations in el paso , texas in 1958 , and at one time there were at least 140 pancho ' s restaurants in texas , louisiana and several southwestern states . all of the pancho ' s in louisiana have closed down , and usner said there are only three left and those are in texas .\nto balance the express buffet with a pricier alternative , the company also began converting some of its units into a new , pancho ' s buffet & grill concept . these upscale restaurants offered an expanded buffet menu , with more specialty grill items and a salsa bar , as well as new decor and a new logo and signage . the new express buffet and buffet & grill concepts were rolled out as part of the company ' s strategic efforts to regain the momentum it had lost in the industry over the latter part of the 1990s .\nin the 1970s , pancho ' s introduced two full - service restaurant concepts that it later abandoned . the first was a seafood restaurant dubbed spanish galleon and opened as a three - unit mini chain . the other , like pancho ' s traditional restaurants , was a mexican eatery named emiliano ' s , which never grew larger than two units .\nmetairie ' s cindy greer worked as a server for 31 years at pancho ' s . she joined the 2 amigos waitstaff as soon as it opened .\nit\u2019s the story of a buffet that burned twice as bright , made you twice as full but burned out very fast .\ndoron richard jensen ( born september 1 , 1958 ) is an american restaurateur and principle founder of timber lodge steakhouse , homestyle buffet , and old country buffet .\nwhen the diners wanted additional items from the buffet line , they would raise the flag to get the attention of a server , who would bring more food to them . most of the customers who went to pancho ' s only spoke english , and the majority of pancho ' s employees only spoke spanish .\nin its glory days \u2014 and at least initially after its return \u2014 pancho\u2019s struck a loud chord with many people .\nformer pancho ' s customers aren ' t the only ones who feel they have returned home when they visit 2 amigos . several former pancho ' s employees , who worked with usner and bolanos , are now working at 2 amigos .\ni hope we stay the same people we were when we worked at pancho ' s ,\nusner said .\nmy last pancho ' s experience , 2 years ago in houston , was so bad i swore off forever . so it was with trepidation that i allowed the famous pancho ' s sign to flood my mind with memories of the pancho ' s of old and lure me back in . today ' s lunch ? pretty good ! thumbs up . everything was hot and fresh and had that great taste . not the pancho ' s of the 60 ' s , or even the 80 ' s , but very tasty . i would come back to this location again if i was in the area .\nby 1982 , pancho ' s had grown into a chain of 28 restaurants , some located outside of texas , although the company ' s epicenter remained there . over the next five years , the chain would increase to 45 , which included the conversion of its spanish galleon and emiliano ' s restaurants into pancho ' s .\nbuffet crampon began manufacturing musical instruments in 1825 exclusively in france , but has since expanded their business to include production facilities in germany and china as well . since the company ' s conception , buffet crampon has expanded to a worldwide market . j\u00e9r\u00f4me perrod , buffet group ' s chief executive officer , runs the buffet crampon , besson , b & s ; , antoine courtois , hans hoyer , j . keilwerth , meinl weston , scherzer and w . schreiber brands .\ni come to ponchos because i loved it when i was a kid . also there ' s not many mexican buffets atoms here .\ni loved the atmosphere at pancho ' s ,\nshe said .\nwe now have the same atmosphere at 2 amigos . many of the children i used to serve at pancho ' s are now adults , and they are bringing their children to 2 amigos . that means i ' m serving the grandchildren of my former pancho ' s customers .\nold country buffet operates 168 locations throughout the united states , variably known as country buffet or hometown buffet , in addition to the flagship name . old country buffet locations have a mascot named ,\no . c . bee\n( or\nh . t . bee\nat hometown buffet ) . usually , for in - restaurant appearances , the location manager or another employee wears the costume and greets guests and children .\nonce pancho ' s closed , however , the daigles said it felt as if a member of their family had died .\ni grew up eating at pancho ' s mexican buffet in northwest louisiana . sadly , a couple of years ago , after several years of changing management and decreasing quality of food , it closed . my husband and i stopped here on our vacation , simply to see if it was . . .\ndenis buffet - auger , born denis buffet , was born 28 jul 1783 in la couture , near dreux into a family of woodturners . he became known as buffet - auger after his marriage to marie - anne auger . in 1825 he set up a workshop in paris making instruments , a business that was to become the buffet crampon company , still in operation and one of the foremost manufacturers of woodwind instruments . jean - louis buffet was his son . denis buffet - auger died on 24 sep 1841 in paris .\nwhile the zeal and luster may have faded since the restaurant\u2019s hey - day ( pinatas are no longer hung and seating has been closed off due to customer decline ) , pancho\u2019s remains a piece of this area\u2019s history .\ni consider myself to be a connoisseur of authentic mexican cooking this is a quaint family style restaurant that serves authentic and freshly - made mexican dishes . it also appears to\u2026 read more\nnot quite the insult to mexican food that taco bell is . . . but also not as good as taco bell once you accept that you aren ' t eating mexican food .\ni am glad to live in phx for one reason . . . . . mexican food\npancho ' smexican buffet , inc . ( nasdaq : pamx ) reported august 11 net earnings for the third fiscal quarter and nine months ended june 30 , 2000 .\n\u00e9tienne buffet ( marie \u00e9tienne pierre paul aim\u00e9 buffet ) was born in paris on 5 june 1866 and died in paris on 3 december 1948 . he is a french painter .\njean - louis buffet , also known as jean - louis buffet - crampon , was born 18 july , 1813 in la couture , son of denis buffet - auger . by about 1830 he had begun to work at the musical instrument manufacturing firm established by his father , and at the latter ' s death in 1841 he took over the company . buffet married zo\u00eb crampon in 1836 , and by 1844 his firm was known as buffet crampon . he died in paris on 17 apr 1865 .\ni ate lunch here last week and i was disappointed . i used to eat at pancho ' s a lot year ' s ago back home until the franchise closed its restaurants where i live . i was so excited to find this pancho ' s here in houston near hobby airport ! . . .\ni learned to speak spanish at pancho ' s , and roger learned to speak english at pancho ' s ,\nusner said .\ni knew if i was going to communicate with the people i worked with i had to learn spanish .\nthough they couldn ' t cling to the familiarity of the pancho ' s , they turned to each other after the storm .\nwe bring our adult children with us ,\nhe said .\nthey grew up going to pancho ' s .\nthe idea grew and soon became a dream that turned into reality september 2013 when they held the grand opening of\n2 amigos mexican buffet ,\n3826 williams blvd . , kenner .\nfor many of the former pancho ' s customers , as well as the employees , memories were created that will last a lifetime .\ni ' ve been going to pancho ' s for over 20 years and it use to be the best . i ' m not sure what happened , but over the years it ' s gone terribly wrong . we went to the pancho ' s in denton and as soon as you walk in the awful . . .\nbolanos added :\nwe built relationships at pancho ' s . we want to keep building those same kind of relationships with people .\nusner and bolanos designed the menu and atmosphere ( with some modifications ) to resemble that of pancho ' s . there was one notable exception .\nmoved away in 2000 and always like to return to pancho ' s when visiting ft . worth area . it is a buffet , all you can eat ( omg ) and the food is nice . seemed a bit pricey but it was delicious .\nto its devotees , the name pancho ' s was synonymous with an exuberant excess of flautas , tacos , chili rellenos , cheese enchiladas and sopapillas , with the option to pour chili and cheese sauce over just about anything . miniature mexican flags mounted at each table were a trademark of the place , and customers would ceremoniously raise the tiny banner up a flagpole to signal pancho\u2019s servers that they wanted more food .\nuntil the 1980s , only professional level clarinets carried the buffet name . lower priced clarinets for the beginner and intermediate market were branded\nevette\nand\nevette & schaeffer\n, respectively . for a time the evette clarinets actually were built by other manufacturers under buffet ' s sponsorship , and these instruments are marked\nevette sponsored by buffet\n. by the early 1970s buffet was making the evettes in their own factory in paris , and about 1979 manufacture was moved to a buffet - owned factory in germany . evette & schaeffer clarinets were made in paris . use of the evette and evette & schaeffer brands ended about 1985 , when the company began using the buffet name on all its clarinets .\none night , while dining at a mexican restaurant in baton rouge , a waitress told him about 2 amigos .\nwe ' ve been going to pancho ' s for over 40 years . we have always really enjoyed the atmosphere , the food and the service . it had been a while since going so we thought we would stop in the pancho ' s on jacksboro hwy in fort worth . first thing . . .\nthis has been the best mexican buffet my family and i have been going to for years and love it . it ' s too bad the austin locations have all been closed for many years now but when i found the san antonio location we drove down there and loved it !\nsince i was a kid i\u2019ve been going to panchos . heck , i even had birthday parties at pancho\u2019s . i remember being 7 years old and so excited that we were dining out at pancho\u2019s . there were ancient relics from mexico , brightly colored pinatas and fun video games that were always for after eating .\nmy husband and i used to go to pancho ' s when we were younger and were looking forward to visiting again so we decided to go for dinner . i ' m hoping the visit we just completed was an\noff - day\nfor this pancho ' s and does not represent their . . .\na friend of ours who recommended this and boy are we glad he did . this was the best mexican food we ' ve had in a long time and the best service . we been looking for a great mexican\u2026 read more\nthis business is no longer open . closed permanently . even if they were open it is the worst buffet ever\npancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . , based in fort worth , texas , owns and operates 47 restaurants , principally in texas , but also in arizona , louisiana , new mexico , and oklahoma . it is the only publicly owned company offering tex - mex food served in a cafeteria - style , all - you - can - eat buffet . it offers sit - down table service for customers after they have gone through its restaurants ' service lines , and it also provides take - out service . recently , in an attempt to bolster its sales , pancho ' s started converting some of its units into a new , upscale restaurant format dubbed pancho ' s buffet & grill , featuring an expanded menu , newly refurbished and redecorated interiors , and kitchens open to public view . it also introduced a scaled - down version of its traditional restaurants named pancho ' s express buffet , offering fewer food choices and smaller portions at a quicker service pace and lower prices . costs at these were cut by replacing the labor - intensive serving lines with a self - service operation . additionally , it converted a few of its regular restaurants into self - service units and scaled - down its prices . in the spring of 2001 , the company completed plans to merge pancho ' s restaurants , inc . , into an affiliate of stephen oyster . that step did not involve any immediate changes in the company ' s operations .\nthe following weekend i drove to kenner ,\nhe said .\ni felt like i was back at pancho ' s . i was home .\nfrench toast , sandwiches , various fried rice and chinese noodles . for drinks , it offers hong kong style milk tea , coffee , \u2018yuanyang\u2019 , lemon tea and so on . the price of the buffet ranges from $ 40 to $ 80 . in one of the restaurants , consumers can choose to have either a $ 40 or $ 80 buffet . consumers who choose to have $ 40 can have breakfast , lunch or tea buffet . those who pay $ 80 can have the dinner buffet . both these two sets of buffet provide one free drink to consumers .\nfantastic place to eat ! very friendly people . . . outstanding and authentic mexican food . . . great environment !\ndamage caused by hurricane katrina forced the metairie , louisiana location in new orleans to close . on march 30 , 2009 , panchos mexican buffet returned to metairie , with over 600 invitation - only patrons in attendance at a private opening the previous friday . as of january 2012 , the metairie and baton rouge super buffet locations have been permanently closed .\nbuffet crampon is a manufacturer of woodwind musical instruments , including oboes , flutes , saxophones , and bassoons ; however , the company is perhaps most famous for their clarinets , as buffet is the brand of choice for many professionals .\npancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . and subsidiaries notes to consolidated financial statements - - ( continued ) the weighted - average fair value of options granted was $ 2 . 24 in 2000 , $ 2 . 47 in 1999 , and $ 3 . 12 per share in 1998 . the pro forma effects of reporting stock options using the fair value approach under sfas no . 123 are shown below .\nsame mediocre mexican food . however you got to love that you can get as much as you want , guacamole included .\nla hacienda is located at the san mateo / montgomery intersection in the former home of pancho\u2019s mexican buffet . garcia didn\u2019t do much to the building\u2019s exterior but has remodeled the inside , which can seat nearly 200 . there is now a large , adobe - brick bar at the center of the main dining area . sports photographs hang along the orange - painted walls and dot the tables . ( a boxing fan , garcia has plenty of johnny tapia images on display . )\ni had heard of pancho ' s but this was my first visit . i enjoyed trying different foods that i had not tried before . and being a buffet , you could get more of the ones you liked . you did this not by going back up to the . . .\nthere ' s a bit of nostalgia for some people when they talk about pancho ' s mexican buffet . and , i suppose this is the best mexican buffet that i ' ve been to . the three - star rating is not a knock to the quality of the food , service , or cleanliness of the restaurant . all of that is , fine ; it ' s a buffet after all . it ' s a little different in that they serve you cafeteria style and if you\nraise the flag\non the table the servers will come to refill your drinks , reload your entrees , and bring sopapillas ( with honey ! ) . if you ' re not super familiar with their offerings , make sure you take a good look on your first time through , so you know what to ask for . it ' s pretty busy and there ' s a lot of turnover so the food was all very fresh , but nothing was really excellent . the best thing is the sopapillas ; fresh squares of fried dough , drizzled with honey . they ' re really good . the food is not really authentic mexican , but it ' s a few steps closer than fast - food taco bell / del taco . bottom line , if you had a big group with kids and want to have a sit - down dinner with okay all - you - can - eat food that isn ' t too expensive , pancho ' s is pretty good .\nitem 6 . selected financial data the following selected financial data of the company for each of the five fiscal years ended september 30 , 1996 through 2000 has been derived from the more detailed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of the company contained elsewhere in this report or in previous reports . pancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . and subsidiaries five - year summary of selected financial data fiscal years ended september 30 ,\nthe friendship and trust the two built while working together bussing tables , washing dishes , serving food and eventually becoming managers , would lead to the two metairie residents forming a partnership and establishing their own restaurant -\n2 amigos mexican buffet .\ni have been a pancho ' s fan since i was in elementary school ( you don ' t want to know how long ago that was ! ) and in spite of obvious shortcomings , i still believe in pancho ' s ! today ( 9 / 29 / 13 ) , my wife and i visited the jacksboro highway location for . . .\nmany of you are saying right now ,\nwho the heck was pancho ' s ?\nthat ' s a good question . you never saw a review in this newspaper or any other of the local newspapers . you also never saw pancho ' s being reviewed on our local cable or tv stations either . it was to\nlow - brow\nfor them . the\nbeautiful crowd\nnever went there .\nthere ' s nothing better than spending memorial day with your family at pancho ' s all you can eat . the food was great as were the sopapillas . the restaurant was clean and very busy . not closed as listed in trip advisor .\nin my family , pancho ' s is a definition of a specific style of mexican food . nope , it ' s not good , + but it ' s acceptable , cheap and overflowing food . there are times that my bride will specifically say she wants pancho ' s mexican . other times we want real mexican , other times tex - mex , and rarely del - taco / taco bell mexican . pancho ' s is steps above taco bell , a distant relative to ( bad ) tex - mex and they have almost nothing to do with real mexican . as the other reviewers stated , all you can eat , fun flag to raise for refills ( kids love it ) sopapeas are quite wonderful and fresh , like a beignet sort of . the specific food choices dont matter in a place like this much like a cafeteria , food is food . but if it ' s nearby , and you have a few kids to pay for , this is a fine way to please everyone who isn ' t expecting great food . $ 6 a person to eat out ? and you dont have to eat in a car ? expectations should be set at that level , and you will be happy . i admit that i enjoy it , but it ' s like admitting you like the mcrib . is that a real rib ? don ask , and bask in the wretchedness of awesome . it ' s a 5 star place , because it invented it ' s own definition of food , i just cant click on more stars and consider myself a trustworthy eating human . it ' s a 1 star joint , unless it ' s your poison of choice , then it ' s 4 stars of embarrassing guilty pleasure . enjoy or avoid , hope this helped in some way .\nour new pancho ' s buffet and grill ( tm ) concept , which opened in mesquite , texas this past december , continues to produce sales at approximately 60 % above company average and more than 40 % above what our mesquite unit produced in sales prior to being remodeled ,\nadded taylor .\nwe plan to convert one more restaurant into the pancho ' s buffet and grill ( tm ) in 2000 , again depending on available cash flow . we are encouraged by the strong performance of this new design and brand extension and anticipate that it could be our flagship concept for the future .\nthis is a list of buffet restaurants . a buffet is a system of serving meals in which food is placed in a public area where the diners generally serve themselves . buffets are offered at various places including hotels and many social events . buffets usually have some hot dishes , so the term cold buffet ( see sm\u00f6rg\u00e5sbord ) has been developed to describe formats lacking hot food .\nthere ' s no use in pretending pancho ' s is a haven for good mexican food , you know it isn ' t , it ' s a haven for the fatties and college kids . i made many a stop at pancho ' s during my college years , and on my most recent nostalgia filled trip i realized it just isn ' t the same anymore . same less than good food , same little flags you raise , same sopaipillas you want to eat until you vomit , but now i have a steady paycheck and access to whatever food i ' d like , so it ' s not all that exciting anymore . i didn ' t even eat until i thought i ' d die . . . sad day . but look , pancho ' s fills the niche it ' s shooting for perfectly , you ' re getting all you can eat mexican food for a few dollars , you can ' t expect to be served food comparable to the mission , it ' s going to be cheap and underwhelming , but tons of cheap and underwhelming . i ' ll be stopping by here every rare once in a while , just for old times sake , but if you ' re in college and lacking money , or a fatty trying to support your habit , pancho ' s is a - ok .\ni know it wasn ' t exactly gourmet food , but it was fairly good inexpensive food with a fun - ish atmosphere and and as someone who loves buffet - style restaurants , i really miss the only mexican buffet i know of . anyone know why they cut their number of locations to just two , both of which are much too far away from me for casual dining .\nthe buffet table originates from the\nbr\u00e4nnvinsbord\n( swedish schnapps , or shot of alcoholic beverage ) table from the middle of 16th century . this custom had its prime during the early 18th century , and was developed into the more modern buffet around the beginning of 19th century . the\nsm\u00f6rg\u00e5sbord\nbuffet did not increase in popularity until the expansion of the railroads throughout europe .\ncalled cielito lindo , the eatery specializes in mexican dishes like chile con carne and enchiladas , but also serves an array of seafood .\nprincipal competitors : el chico restaurants , inc . ; luby ' s , inc . ; mexican restaurants , inc . ; prandium , inc . ; taco bell corp . ; taco cabana , inc .\ncuisine and how it ' s supposed to be cooked vs . how it ' s typically served in local restaurants . they definitely know what\u2026\u201d\none new concept that emerged from planning strategies near the end of the century was pancho ' s express buffet . early in 2000 , pancho ' s announced plans to convert , within a year , four of its units in selected markets into new pancho ' s express buffet restaurants . its aim , based on a pressing need to increase its customer base , was to broaden its appeal by reducing meal prices and speeding up its service . the concept , featuring a new logo and signage , a modified interior decor , and a smaller kitchen , was designed to establish a price point of $ 3 . 99 per person , $ 2 below that of its traditional restaurants . pancho ' s had tested the new format late in 1998 , in fort worth , converting one of its established restaurants for the purpose . in 1999 , without using any advertising to punch up its business , the unit increased its same - store sales by a very encouraging 30 percent over the previous year and set in motion the plan to convert additional selected units into the new format . it was a new basket into which pancho ' s was clearly planning to put more and more of its financial eggs .\npancho ' s is a staple in this part of texas . fair priced buffet and unlimited amounts . this is not an upscale place . staff is very nice . if you don ' t want to spend a lot of money , then this is the place . no alcohol available . located in . . .\nwhile usner and bolanos ' friendship grew stronger during hurricane katrina , the storm washed pancho ' s on veterans memorial boulevard away . floodwaters swamped the building in 2005 and it never reopened .\nnorma added :\npancho ' s became a family outing for us . we would pack up the kids on a saturday and drive to metairie and make a day of it .\ni have so many good memories from pancho ' s ,\nshe said .\nnow we are creating new memories at 2 amigos , while still cherishing the old ones .\nit ' s not what pancho ' s use to be . . . back in the day , or from what i remembered , but it is what it is . its faster ( not fast food ) mexican . i love the set up , and the amount of food you get , but if you are looking for quality - you won ' t find it here . just average .\npancho\u2019s later moved to veterans memorial boulevard in metairie , and despite collin\u2019s assessment it went on to win many new fans over the years until it was shuttered by katrina in 2005 . prior to its reopening in 2009 , thousands of people joined a facebook group to share memories of their meals there and support the restaurant\u2019s rumored return .\nbest of all , prices are very affordable so thrifty families can visit often . today , decades later , pancho ' s remains true to its heritage . and the value and fun have grown as pancho ' s put restaurants all around texas , arizona , new mexico , oklahoma and louisiana . we still believe in excellent value , abundant , tasty food and total customer satisfaction .\nin japan , a buffet or smorgasbord is known as a\nviking\n( \u30d0\u30a4\u30ad\u30f3\u30b0 -\nbaikingu\n) . it is said that this originated from the restaurant\nimperial viking\nin the imperial hotel , tokyo , which was the first restaurant in japan to serve buffet - style meals . dessert vikings are very popular in japan , where one can eat from a buffet full of desserts .\nfood , so when one of my coworkers suggested that we check out la placita mexican restaurant , i was inclined to say no . \u2026\nwe started with pancho ' s about 1970 when we lived in the northeast part of phoenix . we went to the one at metrocenter ( now closed ) . the one in mesa is our\ngo to\nponcho ' s now because our daughter and son - in - law live in mesa . we raised four kids with visits to pancho ' s . and this is its genius . it ' s designed for families . get it ? the food is good , service fast , servers friendly and you can take a party of 12 without scaring them or you to death . i did so last january and we all had a ball . went in july too , when we were there for a visit . our kids always fought over who ' s gonna raise the flag . they absolutely adored the sopapillas . if you don ' t get honey on your elbow , you ' re not doin ' it right . if we want real mexican food , we go to a mom and pop somewhere near . if we want the pancho ' s experience and price tag , we go to pancho ' s !\njesse arrambide , jr . , founded the first of the company ' s restaurants in el paso , texas . arrambidie learned to make mexican specialities - tamales , enchiladas , and tacos - - from his mother , but he also learned the art of\ncommodity\nor large - quantity cooking while serving onboard a naval troopship in world war ii . years later , he put what he learned to good use , starting first in 1958 , when he began using the commodity cooking technique in pancho ' s , his family ' s el paso bar . offering a selection of a few mexican staples served buffet style , arrambide was soon drawing a dining crowd , and in a few years his success encouraged him to start up a new restaurant chain .\ni loved pancho ' s , and i spent so many years there ,\nshe said .\ni was so sad when it closed . gene and roger were like my children .\nnote : if you want to dine out , pancho\u2019s does offer food to - go . customizing your meal is quite inexpensive ( four cheese enchiladas and four flautas are $ 6 . 88 ) .\nthis is the pancho ' s of old . plenty of hot food and easy refills . just raise the flag . order your free sopaillas at the end of the meal to get them hot .\nwalking distance from a couple of local hotels near 45 . fast and good at providing family atmosphere and efficient buffet / cafeteria style dining .\nwe just left this place . it ' s called rancho ' s now . i give this a 2 star just to be nice , the server\u2026\nthe food doesn ' t even taste like mexican food . it ' s so plain and taste like if it came straight out of a can . & they make the buffet so complicated . . . employees should really start greeting . i felt like i was bothering them when i would order . got ignored plenty of times too . never coming back again .\ni have been going to panchos for about 7 years and it is about as good as i can expect from a mexican buffet . i like their chicken enchiladas with the green sauce , the green corn tamales , and the beef taquitos . there are plenty of not so great food there too . . . . but , again , it ' s a buffet , so if you get something you don ' t like , get something else . the place is cheap and the food is fine . be sure to raise the flag and get some sopapillas . . . the best part of the meal , with a little honey inside . the place is cheap and , although not authentic , it ' s decent food . i will continue going here and people should not be scared to give this place a try because they have never heard of a mexican buffet .\nwe drive out from time to time to eat here . i ' ve loved pancho ' s since i was a baby . it ' s the same yummy food . the manager here is always very friendly and so are the waitresses . the prices are reasonable . i love the tamales and tacos . hubby loves the enchiladas and tostadas . no , it ' s not really authentic mexican food . we used to live on the border of mexico and yes the food down there is awesome , but pancho ' s is just pancho ' s . can ' t compare . i love to get the cheese sauce over the rice ! hot , fresh sopapillas are such a good way to finish the dinner . kids love it . we ' ve never had any complaints except they need to fix the rips in the some of the booths . . . that doesn ' t feel good to sit on .\nrosa ginn , 67 , and a native of mexico started working as a server at the pancho ' s on gravier street in new orleans in 1974 . she later transferred to the one in metairie .\npancho\u2019s is a chain started in el paso , texas in 1958 . one of the early expansion sites was new orleans , where the restaurant was originally located in the central business district . the interior was built to resemble a mexican town square , complete with a fountain gradually filling with pennies tossed in by kids and faux house facades lining the walls .\nthe food is typical buffet food but mexican style . what made the difference was my waiter , keith , aka superman . he was very attentive . he kept my plate full and even suggested squeezing lemons over my green chile stew which i found delightful . keith , you made . . .\nindependent auditors ' report to the board of directors of pancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . we have audited the consolidated balance sheets of pancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . and subsidiaries as of september 30 , 2000 and 1999 , and the related consolidated statements of operations , stockholders ' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended september 30 , 2000 . these financial statements are the responsibility of the company ' s management . our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits . we conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the united states of america . those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement . an audit includes examining , on a test basis , evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements . an audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management , as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation . we believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion . in our opinion , such consolidated financial statements present fairly , in all material respects , the financial position of pancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . and subsidiaries at september 30 , 2000 and 1999 , and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended september 30 , 2000 , in conformity with auditing standards generally accepted in the united states of america . deloitte & touche llp fort worth , texas november 9 , 2000 f - 1\nbolanos , 53 , came to new orleans from nicaragua when he was 18 . he began working at pancho ' s a few months after his arrival . at the time , bolanos spoke very limited english .\ni ' ve never been to a pancho ' s and my husband told me that once upon a time they had really great food . the concept is a good one . you walk in and choose your food luby ' s style and pay for your drinks and eats at the end of the row . however , the buffet is an all you can eat . at your table you have a mexican flag that can be lifted or lowered . if you want more food off of the buffet line , you simply raise the flag and a server will come to your table . the server will take your order and return with your desired items . i thought the service here was excellent ! i gave the three star rating based on the food quality and taste . the food reminded me of typical fare that you would find at an americanized mexican restaurant . i ' d say it ' s on par with what a luby ' s would serve . not the best in the world , but it ' s edible . i probably would not go back based on the food alone , however , i did enjoy my experience .\ncompany stock price performance the graph below compares the cumulative total shareholder return on $ 100 invested at market close on september 30 , 1995 , assuming the reinvestment of all dividends , on the common stock of the company for the last five years with the cumulative total return of the nasdaq stock market index ( us companies ) and the nasdaq eating and drinking places ( us companies ) . comparison of five year - cumulative total returns performance graph for pancho ' s mexican buffet , inc . [ graph appears here ]\nmwahaha , sometimes you just need a lot of mexican food . this place is where you need to go ! rather decent food , good prices , buffet is nice ! you don ' t have to get up to get more food , they ' ll bring it to you . sopapillas are tastyyyy ! i know they ' re just tortillas basically , but they ' re good : d ice cream is surprisingly good and creamy . funny music . update : they changed the music ? ! last time i was there , the typical cheesy mexican music was replaced by standard radio fare . . . . what have you done pancho ' s ? ! good place , i don ' t go a ton , but i enjoy it whenever i do ! also , i realized an all you can eat at pancho ' s may just be dinner for you , but come ' morrow it ' s an all day adventure : ) will def be back : d"]}
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( you can reject twice\u2019s offer , if you feel low - balled , by paying a $ 5 fee to return the clothes . ) twice developed technology in - house that streamlines the process of photographing garments and cropping and applying filters to the resulting images . a process that takes other companies 15 minutes takes twice just two minutes , claims ready - campbell . and by centralizing operations and taking measurements of all garments , twice hacks one of the central problems of online clothing purchases\u2013that of fit .\n74 % of americans have shopped at large online / offline brand name retailers , 54 % on ecommerce marketplaces , 44 % at small and specially online brands and 36 % at category - specific online retailers .\ntwice , one of inc . magazine\u2019s 30 under 30 companies this year , allows sellers to ship a box of clean used clothes to the company . twice offers a single price for the entire contents of the box and if the sellers accepts , the company uses its house - built software program vulcan to price the items and upload listings to twice\u2019s website .\n49 % of americans in metropolitan areas have shopped on marketplaces , 76 % at large retailer sites , 45 % on webstores or independent boutiques , and 30 % at category - specific online stores .\n60 % of americans in suburban areas have shopped on marketplaces , 73 % at large retailer sites , 44 % on webstores or independent boutiques , and 42 % at category - specific online stores .\n58 % of americans in rural areas have shopped on marketplaces , 71 % at large retailer sites , 39 % on webstores or independent boutiques , and 40 % at category - specific online stores .\ni\u2019ve bought some trainers from an online retailer and they are the wrong ones . they are not replying to my emails and they somehow have charged me extra \u00a33 . what\u2019s the best next step ?\nthe parent company of zara has reinvented fashion production and distribution , becoming the world\u2019s largest and , some say , trendiest retailer .\n\u00a9 2018 twice is part of future plc , an international media group and leading digital publisher . visit our corporate site .\n53 % of u . s . parents have shopped on marketplaces , 78 % at large retailer sites , 53 % on webstores or independent boutiques , and 34 % at category - specific online stores .\nstories of being banned from amazon populate the web . but amazon isn\u2019t the only retailer that bans customers who return too many items .\ni recently bought some items from an online retailer for which i selected 1st class postage . after a week i have not received the items and on further reading of the retailers website i discovered this information :\nlike many secondhand shops , twice positions itself to consumers as both a way to clean out your closet in exchange for a percentage of the sales of your items , as well as a way to shop online for vetted secondhand goods . but unlike some in the space , twice\u2019s users don\u2019t have to manage the selling process for themselves . they just ship their potential merchandise to twice and the company inventories , photographs , and sells the goods on their behalf .\n\u201cit is with great pleasure that we partner with 1010data to present these ecommerce awards . our readers have come to expect that twice can give them the best information and perspective on the consumer electronics industry . 1010data provides an exciting and never - before - seen view in to the role of ecommerce and online path to purchase for the consumer electronics industry . readers can expect to see deeper dives into online sales and trends in consumer electronics from 1010data and twice throughout 2016 . \u201d \u2013 john laposky , editor - in - chief , twice .\nthose who have ever shopping at a large online / offline retailer are less likely to research brands before making a purchase ( 53 % ) than those who shop at small / speciality ( 58 % ) , marketplaces ( 61 % ) or category - specific ( 61 ) online retailers .\namazon , the world ' s largest online retailer , has exponentially grown throughout its 17 - year history . the company , which began selling books online out of jeff bezos ' s bellevue , wash . , garage in in 1994 , has expanded to become an ecommerce and tech giant .\nretail consultancy alixpartners built models for cnbc to illustrate an approximation of the financial differences an apparel retailer might see when selling $ 100 worth of goods in - store and the same $ 100 worth of goods online .\nwhich means , all of it together makes a retailer ' s online business much more like a start - up , with less scale leading to higher costs and lower profitability , compared to its legacy store networks .\nan ebay rep confirmed the deal , and said the company will be acquiring some of twice\u2019s technology as well as 10 of its 40 full - time employees . the twice website will shut down later this month , he said . twice co - founders noah ready - campbell and calvin young will be joining ebay\u2019s seller experience team and twice\u2019s technology will be integrated into the ebay valet assisted - selling service , which recently started accepting used clothing . a source referred to the deal as an \u201c\u2018acqhire\u2019 for [ the ] most part . \u201d\nwhen noah and calvin launched twice out of their apartment in january 2012 , noah was in charge of pulling and shipping the orders .\nmen are more than twice as likely as women to have made a purchase after consuming alcohol ( 14 % to 6 % ) .\ninfluencer marketing is one of the most effective strategies to growth for online brands .\namericans in metropolitan areas report spending 4 . 5 hours per week shopping online .\namericans in suburban and rural areas both spend 5 hours per week shopping online .\n20 % of online shoppers would be likely to make a purchase from facebook .\n17 % of online shoppers would be likely to make a purchase from pinterest .\n14 % of online shoppers would be likely to make a purchase from instagram .\n12 % of online shoppers would be likely to make a purchase from twitter .\n10 % of online shoppers would be likely to make a purchase from snapchat .\n29 % of online shoppers would be likely to follow a brand on facebook .\n21 % of online shoppers would be likely to follow a brand on pinterest .\n21 % of online shoppers would be likely to follow a brand on instagram .\n18 % of online shoppers would be likely to follow a brand on twitter .\n13 % of online shoppers would be likely to follow a brand on snapchat .\n18 % of online shoppers would purchase an item from a brand\u2019s pinterest board .\nan online loan broker that charges a fee for finding loans for their customers .\nan online discount membership scheme that charges annual fees after a free preview trial .\nhe also hopes the online offering will inspire san diego area companies to participate .\nstartup school classes commence on april 5 and applications are currently being accepted online .\ntheir buyers run from small businesses and flea markets to giant liquidators . buyers apply from the site and are approved for purchase by the retailer .\ntwice then sends a lump sum check or paypal deposit for the worth of the clothes to the seller , and then marks up the clothes slightly on the twice marketplace so they can make a small profit . sellers can also choose to get a twice gift card for their clothes , and receive a 25 percent increase in the value of the card if they choose this option to spend the money on the marketplace .\nso , if the items are shipped for free to the shopper , and returned at no cost to the shopper , that leaves the retailer absorbing shipping costs both ways on up to 40 percent of all clothing items bought online .\nhere are the top 19 ecommerce trends and growth strategies recommended by internet retailer 1000 brands and the experts that advise them , in order of priority .\nin a bid to attract more online shoppers to its secondhand shop , the online consignment store twice is today introducing a new program that will allow consumers to trade in their unused gift cards from nearly two dozen retailers in exchange for store credit . that means shoppers will be able to use their cards from stores like macy\u2019s , j . crew , gap , old navy , luluemon , banana republic and many more in order to buy items on twice .\na couple of bros were going to sell cute dresses online . a good idea ?\n21 % of online shoppers would purchase an item featured in a brand\u2019s facebook post .\nso these technologies in essence narrow the gap between the online and offline retail experience .\nan online loan referral service that may charge you an application fee for searching lenders .\nan online membership programme that provides access to your credit information for a monthly fee .\nfrom a local newspaper distribution center to sell them online to unsuspecting super - couponers .\nthe awards ceremony itself takes place on september 15th in london , where all the individual category winners will be announced , and we will find out if we have beaten the likes of urltoken to the ora title of best online gifts retailer .\neven if a retailer has warehouses where it can sell returned goods , it\u2019s sometimes more efficient to hand the job over to someone else , says stevens .\nin other words , as much as it ' s a logistics challenge , twice is also playing a complex numbers game . today , twice buys items for an average of $ 4 a piece . they accept about two thirds of what they receive and about 97 percent of sellers accept twice ' s offer . about half of those items sell in the first week , meaning , for now , the company isn ' t tying too much money up in inventory , but that ' s subject to change as more sellers come online .\nsellers who choose to get a twice gift card instead of cash for their clothes get 25 percent more to spend on clothes offered on the site .\nthis continued a run of recent awards success that included iceland winning two gold , two silver and four bronze awards at the british frozen food awards on 8 june \u2013 more than any other retailer . on the same evening iceland was named convenience retailer of the year at the 2017 freshawards for excellence in fresh produce .\n43 % of online shoppers have purchased computers or electronics from marketplaces , 41 % from large retailers , 29 % at category - specific online stores and 17 % at webstores .\nthe e - commerce marketplace has acquired twice , a startup backed by andreessen horowitz that runs an online consignment shop for women\u2019s clothing , according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal . the deal\u2019s acquisition price could not be learned .\nthe retailer has seen profits soar recently also won the business initiative of the year for their new iceland kitchen a \u00a32 million development kitchen at the deeside hq .\nproviding a self - checkout app becomes a solid quid pro quo , and allows the retailer to offer their customers a salient benefit in exchange for their data . imagine the effective ways you could market to your customers if you knew not only who they are , but also the details of every item they purchased and transactions they made . in some cases , if the retailer invests in bluetooth beacons for their stores , they can even track a customer\u2019s movements and shopping patterns ( something akin to an online retailer being able to know their customer\u2019s page - view history ) .\nnearly half ( 49 % ) of parents stated that they cannot live without online shopping .\namericans spend 64 % of their shopping budget in - store , and 36 % online .\nalmost a quarter of online shoppers ( 23 % ) are influenced by social media recommendations .\n66 % of online shoppers have decided not to buy an item because of shipping costs .\nan online membership programme that provides access to offers , discounts and vouchers for a fee .\nconventional wisdom suggests that running retail stores is more expensive than selling the same merchandise online .\ni ain\u2019t never buying things online again , and doubly so when it comes to bt .\ncriteria - open to all mail order and online retailers that demonstrate a commitment to gifts .\nwalker sands ' 2014 future of retail study reveals the majority of consumers are shopping online at least once per month ; free shipping , returns among top drivers for increased revenue online .\nthe sector is nearly 50 per cent larger than the forestry , agriculture and fishing industries combined and twice the size of the accommodation and food service industries .\non thursday 8th may 2013 , at the gift industry ' s annual awards ceremony at the prestigious savoy hotel in london , temptation gifts were delighted to be named the best online retailer of gifts in the uk . . . for the third consecutive year !\ngiven the current state of silicon valley ' s hiring environment , it ' s a super smart move for twice to acquire a talented team with proven execution ability but whose own products haven ' t found traction ,\nsaid elad gil , founder of mixer labs , former twitter vp , and twice investor .\ntwice \u201creally grew out of a frustration with ebay , \u201d ready - campbell explained . this sort of \u2018everyday exasperation\u2019 led them to build their own hybrid marketplace \u2014 somewhere between a traditional retailer and a peer - to - peer exchange \u2014 where they could \u201ctake the work off the plates of sellers and do it internally . \u201d\nonline shoppers are 8x as likely to say they could not live without online shopping as they are to say they could not live without dating apps ( 40 % to 8 % ) .\nclothing items bought online are returned three times more than items bought in - store on average . but processing those online returns can be six times more expensive compared to in - store .\nunder the goods and services tax regime , 1 percent tcs will be deducted by an online retailer when it makes payments to its suppliers . the levy , aimed at creating an audit trail , is yet to be notified as the gst council had deferred it .\nwe are thrilled to announce that urltoken has been named the uk ' s best online gift retailer for an unprecedented fourth consecutive year ! ' the greats ' awards recognise the best in the gift retail business , and are awarded by a panel of industry experts .\nwe are thrilled to announce that urltoken has been named the uk ' s best online gift retailer for an unprecedented third consecutive year ! ' the greats ' awards recognise the best in the gift retail business , and are awarded by a panel of industry experts .\nmost recently , other solutions have been introduced to facilitate self - checkout , ones that are much cheaper for the retailer to deploy and simpler for the customer to use .\ngoskip also allows the retailer to collect all of the customer\u2019s shopping behavior including what they buy , when and where they shop , and how much on average they spend .\nso , for the retailer , the clothing shipped from a distribution center would have associated operating costs of $ 30 , slightly more than the in - store operating costs .\nan in - store return can lower the cost somewhat , since return shipping may not be paid by the retailer if the item stays in store and can be resold .\nbut , offering a\nbuy online pickup in store\noption , means a retailer is paying to operate both channels . so when breaking down the operating cost to fulfill that order , you have to account for all the aforementioned operating costs of running both channels .\nscammers use the latest technology to set up fake retailer websites that look like genuine online retail stores . they may use sophisticated designs and layouts , possibly stolen logos , and even a \u2018 . com . au\u2019 domain name and stolen australian business number ( abn ) .\n63 % of suburban shoppers share that shipping costs are their least favorite part of online shopping .\n20 % of online shoppers would purchase an item a friend has included on their pinterest board .\nthe best - selling ce brands online at the top 100 retailers in the u . s .\nspeaking of moolah , twice is offering unzipped readers 10 percent off purchases through 11 : 59 p . m . on aug . 27 with the discount code unzipped10 .\nunlike ebay , twice doesn ' t just provide the platform for sellers to list used clothing and for buyers to purchase it . instead , twice does all the heavy lifting , from buying the inventory from sellers , to sprucing it up and photographing it for its e - commerce site , to shipping it off to buyers . that means the twice team , which includes 240 operations employees and 40 corporate ones , is processing 5 , 000 one - of - a - kind items a day .\nan online retailer does not provide adequate information about privacy , terms and conditions of use , dispute resolution or contact details . the seller may be based overseas , or the seller does not allow payment through a secure payment service such as paypal or a credit card transaction .\npeople who\nfailed\nat their own startup\u2014funded by y combinator , 500 startups , techstars , or not\u2014are coming away with tons of useful experience twice can benefit from .\nwe\u2019re told the new funding is being used to aggressively hire talent and expand operations . and twice just signed a lease for a warehouse in the mission district of sf .\nyounger generations more receptive to advertising : millennials and gen x are twice as likely as older generations ( 27 % vs . 14 % ) to be influenced by advertising .\nthis year our e - commerce department was thrilled to be named * best online and / or mail order retailer of gifts * for the third time in four years . we believe this is a truly remarkable achievement . we ' re extraordinarily proud of our team , and humbled to have been rewarded so consistently for all our efforts to create the best possible online gift shopping experience .\nemail marketing has long held the # 1 position as the most profitable growth channel for online stores .\nsmall / speciality online shoppers spend the majority of their budget elsewhere \u2014 a yearly average of $ 501 on marketplaces , $ 404 at omni - channel retailers and $ 233 at category specific online retailers .\nthey provide online access to your credit report where you\u2019re charged a monthly free after a free trial .\nfor those with unused gift cards from stores with pricier merchandise , using the cards on twice instead means you may be able to take home more items when you check out . for instance , a $ 50 j . crew gift card might only get you one or two items at best , but on twice , it could go much further .\nonline fashion marketplaces are picking up steam these days , quickly replacing the traditional auction model pioneered by ebay , as a way to consign , and sell your clothes . twice , an online consignment shop for women\u2019s clothing , is announcing a huge new investment today , raising $ 18 . 5 million led by jeff jordan of andreessen horowitz , with participation from existing investors ia ventures , felicis ventures , lerer ventures and wti . angel investors mike lazerow , joe greenstein and maria thomas also invested . the round brings twice\u2019s total investment to over $ 23 million .\nj . c . penney said its profitability order is a little different , with in - store being the most profitable . the order online , pick up in - store option is the second most profitable , followed by order online , ship from distribution center , and lastly order online , ship from store .\ntwice had raised more than $ 23 million but failed to build a big enough customer base and had been shopping itself to potential buyers as a result , sources previously said .\nstill , investors have put their faith in twice . last year , andreessen horowitz led an $ 18 . 5 million round of funding in twice , bringing the company ' s total funding to $ 23 million . now , as its women ' s clothing business continues to grow , twice is also expanding into other verticals , including men ' s clothing , which it launched this month . but ready - campbell says that ' s just a start and that the company is testing\nevery product category under the sun .\nlast night at the royal lancaster hotel in london , the gift industry hosted its seventh annual awards night , sponsored and organised by leading trade magazine progressive gifts . the temptation gifts online department , comprising of urltoken and our sister site , campusgifts . co . uk , scooped the prize for best online and / or mail order gift retailer against fierce competition from some major national brands like jd williams .\ntwice , an online retailer for name brand second - hand clothing , wants to evaluate whether advertising on facebook has boosted their sales . prior to advertising on facebook , the average number of site visits per day was 10 , 523 . for a random sample of 100 days after beginning to advertise on facebook , the mean number of site visits per day was 12 , 354 with a standard deviation of 1 , 287 . test whether facebook advertising increased their views per day .\ni recently purchased something from an online company and returned it for a refund . they actually refunded me twice , and then contacted me by email to inform me of their error and then advised they will recoup the duplicate amount . legally where do they stand , can they do this ?\nour fast - growing online business , already twice voted the best in the uk in the annual which ? supermarket survey , continues to go from strength to strength under the leadership of our managing director of on - line david devany and his expanded team , supported by substantial investment in our website and logistics , including the opening of our second dedicated online picking centre at trafford park this summer .\n\u201cour fast - growing online business , already twice voted the best in the uk in the annual which ? supermarket survey , continues to go from strength to strength under the leadership of our managing director of on - line david devany and his expanded team , supported by substantial investment in our website and logistics , including the opening of our second dedicated online picking centre at trafford park this summer .\n21 % of americans state that unattractive or hard - to - navigate websites is frustrating when buying online .\ncomplete savings uk \u2013 an online savings programme where you\u2019re charged a monthly membership fee after a free trial .\nan online mobile phone broker that charges a one - off processing fee for securing you a phone contract .\nthe online and interactive nature of the industry tears down financial and geographical borders , bahr - gedalia said .\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 .\nready - campbell and young were smart enough to know they needed to hire people with expertise in women\u2019s fashion ; their first hire , erica setness , had run a vintage clothing store online for several years . of twice\u2019s 26 employees , 20 are women . ( twice did $ 8 , 000 in revenue in its first month ; it has since grown to over $ 100 , 000 in revenue per month , and recently closed a $ 4 million series a funding round . )\nreal estate broker neil khatib says he has been warned twice by amazon about returning too many items , despite the fact that many of the returns were due to errors on amazon\u2019s part .\neven if a retailer has warehouses where it can sell returned goods , as is the case with amazon , above , it ' s sometimes more efficient to hand the job over to someone else .\nsince the turn of the century property porn on television and online has become ubiquitous . not just content to offer us buying and selling programmes , schedulers offer us programmes on every aspect of \u2018living\u2019 at home , so much so that the bbc have twice run an interior design equivalent of \u2018bake off\u2019 .\nthe surprising conclusion : made . com , often lionised in awards , isn\u2019t cutting it against the benchmark . its scale will be one factor , but the failure to engage in building insight and testing , too few landing pages and the poorer performing paid marketing are a concern for an online - only retailer .\ngift card . if you don\u2019t accept , you can get your clothes shipped back and just pay a $ 4 . 95 shipping fee . while there are various online marketplace options for women , and a few for high - end items , twice specifically fills a gap in the online menswear resell market :\nwe are the only ones who do this for men in the mass market upscale category ,\nsays\nunilever\u2019s online sales are outpacing the global ecommerce market , propelled by growth from the uk , ireland and france .\n67 % of millennials and 56 % of gen xers prefer to shop on online rather than in - store .\nparents spend 61 % more online than non - parents ( $ 1 , 071 vs . $ 664 ) .\nit wasn\u2019t always easy , that\u2019s for sure . but sometimes the gold standard just isn\u2019t for you . lessons in finding the right fit\u2013and never giving up\u2013from the founders of second fashion marketplace twice .\nif a retailer has a store network , like in our model examples , many consumers will choose to return in - store and then there ' s a much higher chance the consumer will buy something else on that trip . target says one - third of shoppers that pickup online orders in store buy something else .\nhi i am looking for some advise . i bought a jacket from a well known high street retailer , i bought it online and paid via paypal last november . the retailer has just called me saying that they had an internal issue with their computers and they have not received payment . they would like payment from me now . i was completely unaware that they hadn\u2019t received the funds and genuinely didnt scrutinize my statement correctly . where do i stand with this as can\u2019t really afford to give the money at present . pamela\nconsumers shopping frequently online are headed to urltoken . not only have 95 percent of consumers purchased from urltoken within the last year , they ' re open to purchasing a variety of products online from the third - party retailer , even if they haven ' t in the past . in fact , 40 percent of consumers are willing to try purchasing any kind of product on urltoken . items consumers are most opposed to purchasing from urltoken are :\ntwice closed a $ 4mm series a round of funding in august led by ia ventures with a syndicate including felicis ventures , lerer ventures , sv angel , crunchfund , and high line venture partners .\n97 % of people accept ,\nnoah explains . there ' s a 25 % bonus for accepting twice credit instead of cash for items . if a seller rejects the offer , he can pay $ 5 to cover return shipping . if she accepts , then twice recycles the items that it can ' t list on the site . typically , around 30 % of the inventory is recycled .\ni remember i really liked brooks brothers shirts ,\ntwice ceo ready - campbell told inc .\ni got one that had a $ 250 price tag on it for $ 10 .\nthe company has been racking up the gongs of late , they recently won two gold , two silver and four bronze awards at the british frozen food awards on 8 june \u2013 more than any other retailer .\nonline operations also have other incremental costs when it comes to acquiring and then taking care of customers , madden said . a retailer needs systems to help shoppers with order management and tracking , and to show them where inventory may be available ( i . e . , online only , or available in certain stores ) . plus there ' s a cost to manage the complexity of the\nendless aisle\nonline , logistics and it coordination with shipping vendors like fedex and ups , and increased marketing spending for search engine optimization to drive shoppers to their websites .\nbelow , you\u2019ll find ecommerce trends , data and statistics reporting on exactly how americans shop online , why customers convert , why they don\u2019t and who your business should be targeting on the various online channels in order to optimize for roi .\nparents spend more of their budget online in comparison to non - parents ( 40 % vs . 34 % ) and spend 75 % more time online shopping each week ( 7 hours vs . 4 hours for non - parents ) .\na startup called twice is offering a $ 1 million cash and equity signing bonus to anyone who launched a startup through accelerator programs y combinator , 500 startups , or techstars and now needs another job .\nas more and more shopping shifts online , retailers are working hard to capture the sale , no matter the cost . but when it comes to profitability , an online sale is not an equivalent replacement for that same item purchased in store .\ni have now been chatting online to wileyfox support on their online chat as they are not offering me the \u00a330 discount i should have received , if i had bought it the 28th nov 2016 , using the code you can see below .\nit ' s a 25 , 000 - square - foot warehouse space , with music pumping overhead and sunshine streaming through the skylights . once an auto body shop , it ' s now the headquarters of twice , an online clothing consignment store that ready - campbell and his former google colleague calvin young founded back in 2012 .\nanalysis : this looks like a sector less interested in the online customer than many . wayfair , surprisingly for a big pure play online retailer , doesn ' t have a testing solution or a way of getting customer feedback . habitat has all the tools : if used well , these could provide it with a competitive opportunity . the other two are flying as blind as wayfair \u2013 how do they know why customers don\u2019t buy and what execution changes work best ?\nhow to use digital wallets to stamp out cart abandonment : this mobile optimizations piece uses a / b testing + technology to address one of the biggest retailer concerns : leaving items in the cart and never coming back .\ni have checked with my credit card company and i had sufficient credit for the order . i have contacted the retailer for an explanation and they have yet to respond . neither were the funds taken off the card .\nthe clothing marketplaces arena is especially competitive , but jordan betting on twice is particularly interesting . jordan , who was the former ceo of opentable and president of paypal , has talked a lot about what e - commerce 2 . 0 looks like , and backed zulily , one of the more successful e - commerce plays over the past five years . opportunities for twice could be additional curation , new verticals and more .\nthat deep dive and research also gave us 147 stats on exactly how u . s . shoppers shop online , including :\n51 % of americans think shopping online is the best way to shop , with 49 % preferring shopping in - store .\nonline shoppers want products to be brought to life with images ( 78 % ) and product reviews ( 69 % ) .\nwhether you\u2019re paying by card or online , there could be a number of explanations for a transaction you don\u2019t immediately recognise .\nan online service that gives you access to your credit report . you\u2019ll be charged a monthly fee after a free trial .\nwhile many online sellers are legitimate , unfortunately scammers can use the anonymous nature of the internet to rip off unsuspecting shoppers .\ni want the items as they are only available online and had i known there was an issue tried to resolve it .\nmany congratulations to temptation gifts on winning the award of uk gift retailer of the year . it ' s a great achievement that a local enterprise should have won through in competition with national chains . now that temptation gifts are expanding their online shopping service , many more people will be able to share the experience which so many local shoppers already enjoy\nvalue for my clothes ? but i ' m trying to clean out my closet and maybe make some money , not go on a shopping spree . no thanks , twice . i ' ll take a check .\nin short , it goes something like this : request a free shipping bag . send your stuff in to twice . twice sorts through to decide what is sellable\u2026 and gives you cash upfront for those items . everything else will be sent back . sounds easy , right ? that\u2019s just what the start - up savants were going for . but , as with most forays into the fashion world , it was ladies , first .\ntwice competes in the same space with thredup , poshmark , threadflip , 99dresses , and others that invite women to resell their gently used clothing for extra cash . however , it\u2019s most similar to thredup among this group , because it doesn\u2019t offer a peer - to - peer marketplace , but rather an online store where users send in items directly to the company itself . once there , the clothing is then reviewed , measured , photographed and placed online for sale .\nwhat larger retailer shoppers buy : book , movies , music ( 28 % ) , clothing , shoes and accessories ( 47 % ) , computers and electronics ( 32 % ) , health and beauty products ( 24 % ) .\ndoes an online retailer have to give a phone number ? i was going to buy something then noticed they said there was no phone contact , email only . also is it legal to say in their address that it is \u2018unit\u2019 with a number , when it is obviously a private house ? the post code shows only private houses in the whole street .\n96 % of americans with internet access have made an online purchase in their life , 80 % in the past month alone .\nclassified scams trick online shoppers on classified websites into thinking they are dealing with a legitimate contact but it is actually a scammer .\nannounced earlier this week , startup school is a free , online extension of y combinator . called yc for short , the offline program is a highly esteemed , twice - annual incubator that puts young founders through an entrepreneurial boot camp in silicon valley , which culminates in a demo day in front of top venture capitalists and members of the media .\nwhen making online payments , only pay for items using a secure payment service\u2014look for a url starting with \u2018https\u2019 and a closed padlock symbol , or a payment provider such as paypal . think twice before using virtual currencies such as bitcoin\u2014they do not have the same protections as other transaction methods so you can\u2019t get your money back once you send it .\ni ' ve been wanting to pare down the contents of my closet for a while now \u2014 seriously , i still have clothes from high school \u2014 so when a friend raved to me about twice , the online startup that lets you sell clothes through the mail , i figured ,\nwhy not ?\na little extra cash is always welcome .\nthe alixpartners models begin with a typical $ 100 clothing purchase made by a shopper in a physical store , with a typical cost of goods sold \u2014 or what the retailer paid to have that clothing manufactured \u2014 of about $ 40 .\nso that same $ 100 outfit that cost the retailer $ 40 to buy , now comes with associated operating costs of $ 37 dollars spread over both the store and web operations , leaving an operating a profit margin of 23 percent .\ntwice both buys and sells women ' s clothing and handbags . for that reason , they only accept brands that they can resell , i . e . they won ' t buy even unworn h & m ; tees .\nto try out the new gift card trade - in feature , customers will first choose the appropriate merchant from a drop - down tab , enter in their gift card number and the card\u2019s pin . the screen will then show the available balance on the card , and customers will agree to transfer this balance to twice either by logging into the site or signing up with a new account . that credit becomes immediately available to use , twice says .\ni paid for a delivery of 3 pairs of boots . they took 5 weeks to arrive and 1 pair is missing . i have emailed the company ugg urltoken twice but they still haven\u2019t replied . what can i do ?\namazon\u2019s fire and kindle combined to sell nearly twice as many units as the ipad family in 2015 . as retailers like best buy begin carrying amazon devices it will be interesting to watch how these share numbers change over time ."]}
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{"id": 55269, "summary": [{"text": "ojsc \" yukos oil company \" ( russian : \u043e\u0430\u043e \u043d\u0435\u0444\u0442\u044f\u043d\u0430\u0301\u044f \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044f \u044e\u0301\u043a\u043e\u0441 , ipa : [ \u02c8juk\u0259s ] ) was an oil and gas company based in moscow , russia .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "yukos was acquired from the russian government by russian oligarch mikhail khodorkovsky 's bank menatep during the controversial \" loans for shares \" auctions of the mid 1990s .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "between 1996 and 2003 yukos became one of the biggest and most successful russian companies , producing 20 % of russia 's oil output , as much as libya or iraq , and khodorkovsky became an advocate of democratization , international co-operation and russian reform .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "in october 2003 khodorkovsky \u2014 by then the richest man in russia and 16th richest man in the world \u2014 was arrested , and the company was forcibly broken up for alleged unpaid taxes shortly after and declared bankrupt in august 2006 .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "courts in several countries later ruled that the real intent was to destroy yukos and obtain its assets for the government , and act politically against khodorkovsky .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "in 2014 the largest arbitration award in history , $ 50 billion ( \u20ac 37,2 billion ) , was won by yukos ' former owners against russia .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "from 2003-04 onwards , the russian government presented yukos with a series of tax claims totaling us$ 27 billion ( \u20ac 20,1 billion ) .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "as the government froze yukos ' assets at the same time , and alternative attempts to settle by yukos were refused , the company was unable to pay these tax demands .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "between 2004 and 2007 , most of yukos 's assets were seized and transferred for a fraction of their value to state-owned oil companies .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "the parliamentary assembly of the council of europe condemned russia 's campaign against yukos and its owners as manufactured for political reasons and a violation of human rights .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "between 2011 and 2014 several court cases were won by the former company 's management and investors against russia or against the companies that acquired yukos assets .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "the european court of human rights ruled that there had been unfair use of the legal and tax system ; the arbitration institute of the stockholm chamber of commerce , an established neutral body used by russia and the west since the 1970s for trade disputes , concluded that the government 's action was an \" unlawful expropriation \" using \" illegitimate \" tax bills , whose effect was intended to \" destroy yukos and gain control over its assets \" .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "and the permanent court of arbitration in the hague ruled unanimously upon awarding compensation of $ 50 billion for the company 's assets , that yukos was the target of a series of politically motivated attacks by russian authorities that eventually led to its destruction , and that russia had expropriated yukos ' assets in breach of the energy charter treaty .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "( the treaty does not stop governments seizing or nationalizing commercial assets , but requires the investors to be fairly compensated if this happens . russia never ratified the full treaty but these clauses were still legally binding under both the treaty and russian law until 2029 . according to the permanent court of arbitration 's ruling , the primary objective of the russian federation was not to collect taxes but rather to bankrupt yukos , appropriate its assets for the sole benefit of the russian state and state-owned companies rosneft and gazprom , and remove khodorkovsky from the political arena . however this $ 50 billion award by the permanent court of arbitration has been thrown out by the local court in the hague ( dutch justice system ) as being invalid .", "topic": 27}], "title": "yukos", "paragraphs": ["a deep slumber . yukos led its revival\u2019 ( western top manager , yukos , 2004 ) . the\nthe illegal expropriation of yukos is now the subject of numerous legal proceedings around the world . for more information , see yukos - related cases and the yukos library .\nmike lake , a spokesman for yukos ' s lawyers , said that yukos remained confident the jurisdiction of the chapter 11 case was proper .\nhe said it would be wrong to pay the yukos plaintiffs compensation out of the russian state budget , because yukos had failed to pay russian taxes .\nthe yukos shareholders have been trying to recover damages from russia in various courts around the world , claiming that moscow expropriated yukos\u2019s assets for political reasons .\nwe are seeking proposals for articles on various aspects of the yukos energy charter treaty award and the yukos echr judgment for a joint ogel and tdm special .\nthe \u201cyukos saga\u201d started in 2003 when the russian tax authorities accused yukos of large scale tax evasion . the ensuing dispute resulted in the imprisonment of yukos owner mikhail khodorkovsky , yukos ' bankruptcy and the transfer of yukos ' assets to state - owned companies such as rosneft and gazprom . the former shareholders of yukos considered that they did not receive appropriate compensation for the expropriation of their investments and commenced uncitral arbitration proceedings in the hague under the ect in february 2005 .\nand now prosecutors have frozen the block of yukos shares controlled by mr khodorkovsky .\nyukos has struggled to survive after a series of tax demands totalling $ 27bn .\nmoscow raid begins action to seize assets of yukos oil ( washingtonpost . com )\nyukos is in danger of collapsing under the weight of a massive tax claim .\nyukos shareholders are also pursuing the russian state for compensation through the dutch courts .\nthus , the court denied the yukos entities ' request for a preliminary injunction .\nness to external environment ; and yukos\u2019 collapse . table 2 contains a data display\nwhere transfer of know - how was important . this helped yukos to monitor and\nsuf\ufb01cient condition of your success\u2019 ( russian senior manager , yukos , 2004 ) .\nchange of action and structure over time . the multiple actors in the yukos case\nexplain the rise and fall of yukos . the case study represents interesting empiri -\nnot translate into success in another ( return to state control ) . yukos\u2019 failure\ngml executive director tim osborne said :\nthe majority shareholders of yukos oil were left without compensation for the loss of their investment when russia illegally expropriated yukos .\nthe dispute between yukos and russia started with moscow\u2019s pursuit of yukos and its chief executive , mikhail khodorkovsky for alleged tax evasion . following the dissolution of yukos by russian authorities in 2003 and the arrest of mikhail khodorkovsky , yukos\u2019s majority shareholders \u2013 hulley enterprises , yukos universal and veteran petroleum \u2013 commenced arbitration against russia . the claimants alleged that russia had breached its obligations under the ect through a series of actions which eventually saw the transfer of yukos\u2019s assets to state - owned energy giants , rosneft and gazprom .\nmikhail b . khodorkovsky , yukos\u2019s former chairman , who served 10 years in prison .\nreally at fault at yukos . they are seen as victims of a game , a\nthe above \ufb01ndings illustrate the rise and fall of yukos . this section , supported by\nthan allowing yukos to be shaped by it . there appears to have been a clash\nas rosneft took control of yukos ' s assets , shareholders sought compensation for yukos ' s dismantling . khodorkovsky is not party to the legal fight , though his former partners are .\narticle details ,\nstandard oil and yukos in the context of early . . .\n1995 : bank menatep was in charge of processing loans - for - shares for yukos .\nyukos ' shares tumbled 8 . 4 % to 44 . 99 roubles by midday trading .\nconsequently and necessarily , rebgun was not entitled to represent yukos finance in the netherlands . such power is derived from the recognition of the legal effects of yukos ' s bankruptcy in the netherlands . as a result , the shareholders ' resolutions adopted by rebgun on behalf of yukos to sell the shares in yukos finance and dismiss godfrey and misamore were null and void .\nrelevant to the yukos case if the award is re - instated on that appeal . upon\nyukos shareholders again received no benefit from the auctions throughout 2006 and 2007 as all yukos liabilities were manufactured to match almost exactly the fire sale prices of all yukos assets , leaving no balance to be distributed to the shareholders . american investors in particular lost nearly $ 7 billion .\nrussian mega - company yukos oil was forced into bankruptcy in 2006 . most of yukos ' assets were sold to another russian company , but two companies , yukos b . v . and yukos cis , were not . a court - appointed receiver was trying to sell these two other companies , but they were tied up in various litigation , and in fighting off creditors .\nthe amsterdam court of appeal ruled in favor of yukos finance bv , a dutch subsidiary of yukos oil . it dismissed claims brought by promneftstroy , a russian company that argued it owned the dutch company after purchasing it through a bankruptcy proceeding , according to the yukos foundation\u2019s . . .\nupdate august 2015 : the joint tdm / ogel yukos special has been published , you find the table of contents here : tdm 5 ( 2015 ) - yukos special and ogel 5 ( 2015 ) yukos special ( you can download a free excerpt via these links as well ) .\ntim osborne , director of gml , the holding company created by the yukos founder mikhail b . khodorkovsky , spoke after an arbitration court ordered russia to pay shareholders of yukos $ 50 billion .\nthe sale led to a legal challenge from yukos when rosneft floated on the london stock exchange .\nto all intents and purposes the yukos story is over ,\nhe told the bbc .\nin 1995 , khodorkovsky acquired yukos at a state auction at the knockdown price of $ 350m .\nrussia was told to pay the money to former shareholders in the now defunct oil producer yukos .\ninvestigative committee claims yukos privatization in 1995 was illegal | russian legal information agency ( rapsi ) .\nmammoth arbitrations : the yukos awards of 18 july 2014 by s . nappert on ogel and tdm\nario for the business . yukos , and the russian oil industry more generally , was in a\namsterdam , may 9 \u2013 the amsterdam court of appeal today ruled that the russian federation unlawfully bankrupted yukos oil company . the court concluded that the russian authorities \u201cnot only violated the russian ( tax ) rules , but also that this was done with the apparent intent to make yukos insolvent and ultimately bankrupt yukos . \u201d the russian bankruptcy cannot be recognized in the netherlands , the court ruled , as that would \u201cviolate public order . \u201d the dutch yukos foundation that was set up to protect yukos foreign assets is now one step closer to distributing additional assets to the former shareholders of yukos oil .\npresident putin himself congratulated yukos on its 10th birthday in 2003 . he was quoted as saying : \u201ccompetently employing modern scientific and technical achievements , yukos is confidently moving on a trajectory of stable growth . \u201d\nin november 2007 yukos\u2019s liquidation was complete and the company was removed from the russian register of enterprises .\nan executive at yukos confirmed the substance of the offer but said the government had not yet responded .\nfacts and circumstances that took place after yukos ' s bankruptcy also indicate that the tax authorities ' breaches were aimed at bringing about yukos ' s insolvency . almost all important assets ended up with russian state - owned companies , which were given the opportunity to pay yukos ' s tax debt in arrears .\nplace ( granovetter , 1985 ; north , 1990 ) . in this case , yukos outpaced the progress\nthe may 9 court ruling says that the liquidator appointed to sell off yukos assets in 2007 did not have the right to sell the shares of yukos finance bv , a dutch subsidiary of the oil firm .\nthe amsterdam court of appeal\u2019s decision is in favor of one of the subsidiaries of yukos oil , the dutch company yukos finance bv , worth hundreds of millions of dollars . russian company promneftstroy argued it owned yukos finance , which the court ruled it bought in a rigged bankruptcy auction . promneftstroy\u2019s claims were all dismissed .\nbefore his arrest he was reckoned to be russia ' s richest man , managing the oil giant yukos .\nthe hague court said russian officials had manipulated the legal system to bankrupt yukos , and jail its boss .\n\u2013 this process could take up to five years . clearly , the yukos saga is far from over .\nthe majority shareholders in the former yukos oil company representation of the majority shareholders in the former yukos oil company in proceedings initiated by the russian federation before the dutch courts to set aside the us $ 50 billion awards rendered in the arbitrations brought by the shareholders against the russian federation concerning the expropriation of their investments in yukos . we also advise the yukos majority shareholders in proceedings for the enforcement of these awards in multiple jurisdictions .\ndr . billington on nov . 5 announced a gift of $ 1 million from the yukos oil company in support of two significant efforts at the library focusing on russia . dr . billington and mikhail khodorkovsky , yukos chairman and ceo , met today at the library to discuss the programs that yukos ' s gift will assist .\nin afternoon trading , yukos shares were 12 % higher , clawing back almost all of thursday ' s losses .\nyukos , russia ' s biggest oil company , has been in trouble with the russian government for some time .\nas the results of the ruling were made public , yukos shareholders also expressed their overall satisfaction with the outcome .\ncreditors of the russian oil company yukos have voted overwhelmingly to ask a bankruptcy court to liquidate the beleaguered firm .\nlast week , steven theede quit as yukos boss after denouncing the creditors ' meeting as a\nsham\n.\nkhodorkovsky and lebedev are accused of embezzling the entire crude oil production of yukos over a six - year period .\n# kremlin welcomes the # yukos decision made by the court system whose jurisdiction # russia does not recognize . urltoken\nwithout an official response to the latest yukos proposal , fears are building that russia ' s president , vladimir v . putin , is determined either to break up yukos or regain government control of a large part of it .\nyukos still has fields producing 450 , 000 barrels of oil a day , and employs 70 , 000 workers .\nyukos universal limited ( isle of man ) v . the russian federation ( pca case no . aa 227 )\nin april 2004 , yukos was given just two days to pay the reassessed outstanding tax for 2000 . however , the tax authorities did not even bother to wait : they froze all company assets , making it impossible for yukos to pay even if simultaneously challenging the legitimacy of the reassessment ( for more information , see the yukos library ) .\nfinding that russian authorities had subjected yukos to politically - motivated attacks , the panel made an award to a group of former yukos shareholders that equates to more than half the entire fund moscow has set aside to cover budget holes .\nthe european court of human rights ( echr ) in strasbourg is expected to announce a separate decision on thursday on yukos\u2019s multi - billion - dollar claim against russia , ruling on \u201cjust satisfaction\u201d or compensation , a yukos spokeswoman said .\nyukos , which was once russia\u2019s largest oil company , was bankrupted in 2006 after russian authorities imposed back tax claims and fines of $ 24 billion in what was widely seen as a politically motivated assault on then - yukos ceo mikhail khodorkovsky . former yukos assets today form the bulk of state - controlled rosneft , the world\u2019s biggest public oil producer .\nrussian tax authorities and state - owned oil giant rosneft are among creditors chasing yukos for $ 17bn ( \u00a39bn ) .\nmr khodorkovsky built yukos into russia ' s largest investor - owned oil company after the fall of the soviet union .\nit discusses in detail the events that led to the arrest of khodorkovsky and many other key executives of yukos in 2003 . finally , the case examines the future prospects of yukos in the light of the above crisis . a country report on russia and an industry note on the russian oil industry are available to facilitate better understanding of the yukos story .\nthe russian investigative committee says it is close to proving the privatization of the now defunct yukos energy company was illegal .\nthe original 45 % stake in yukos now represents only 0 . 1 % of the company after various share issues .\nrussia must pay the compensation to subsidiaries of gibraltar - based group menatep , a company through which khodorkovsky controlled yukos . group menatep now exists as the holding company gml , and khodorkovsky is no longer a shareholder in gml or yukos .\n\u2018 [ yukos are ] a third the cost of exxon for example , their operating costs are $ 1 . 50\nthose lodestars risk being sorely tested by the latest twist in the disputes between the former shareholders of yukos and russia .\nthe yukos foundation was formed in 2005 to ensure that the assets of the yukos group outside russia can be protected and distributed fairly to the company\u2019s former creditors and shareholders as soon as litigation regarding the entitlement to such assets is favorably resolved . the foundation is identifying and verifying yukos shareholders in order to return financial assets to them when legal challenges are completed .\naccording to court filings , rosneft filed suit in armenia in the late 2000s seeking possession of one of yukos ' s far - flung subsidiaries , yukos cis , which was located there . in 2011 , rosneft won possession of the subsidiary .\nthe battle over yukos took another political turn on friday when prime minister mikhail kasyanov said he was\ndeeply concerned\n.\nthere was another day of volatile trading in yukos shares on friday , while the wider stock market and the rouble steadied .\nstate - owned rosneft became russia ' s no . 1 oil company after it acquired yukos ' assets following its breakup .\na yukos oil employee works under a picture of mikhail khodorkovsky , the company ' s imprisoned chief shareholder . the russian government says yukos owes $ 7 billion in back taxes , an amount that could increase . ( viktor korotayev - - reuters )\nthe guilty verdict was the first against a former yukos official , a number of whom are currently on trial in russia .\nthe charges of tax evasion are more recent , but yukos ' s accounts had been signed off by government tax inspectors .\nthe claim was filed by a subsidiary for the financial holding company gml , once the biggest shareholder in yukos oil co .\naccounts of the rise and fall of yukos typically begin with the collateral auction of december 1995 , and the subsequent sale of these shares together with an investment tender a year later , which gave khodorkovskiy\u2019s menatep group control of over 85 % of yukos\u2019s shares . 1 however , this focus on khodorkovskiy mistakenly ignores the significance of the preceding years when yukos was founded and corporatized . during this time , the key roles were played by former members of the nomenklatura , whose ability to shape the development of yukos was a result of institutional legacies and incentives , as well as of personal choices and preferences . in contrast , khodorkovskiy played a key role in the actual privatization of yukos in 1995 and was also central to the yukos affair of 2003\u20132004 .\nyukos , established by mikhail khodorkovsky and at the time russia ' s largest oil company , was declared bankrupt on august 1 2006 by the moscow city arbitrazh court . rebgun was appointed as yukos ' s bankruptcy trustee . important yukos assets , such as a refinery in lithuania and a pipeline operation in slovakia , were held by a 100 % dutch subsidiary , yukos finance bv . rebgun , in its role as representative of yukos finance ' s 100 % shareholder , yukos , dismissed yukos finance directors david godfrey and bruce misamore and appointed new directors . on september 10 2007 rebgun sold the shares in yukos finance in an auction to russian investment company promneftstroy for $ 307 million . godfrey and misamore sued rebgun before the amsterdam district court , with the main purpose of obtaining declaratory decisions that all resolutions adopted by or on behalf of rebgun and the new directors were null and void . in the annulment proceedings , godfrey and misamore created landmark case law in advancing two sets of defences relating to :\nmeanwhile , yukos was selling some of its prime oil - producing assets to obscure entities offshore . yukos seemed in danger of becoming a shell company . not surprisingly , daiwa and west merchant folded their hands . khodorkovsky and his partners bought back most of the stake themselves . the share offerings were canceled and whatever assets had been moved offshore were returned to yukos in russia .\nthe financial times reported today authorities were considering launching a $ 3 billion tax demand against yukos ' s main subsidiary yugansk in addition to a $ 3 . 4 billion claim against yukos itself for 2000 and another $ 3 . 4 billion for 2001 .\nyukos was created as a joint stock company in 1993 and privatized in 1995 , with operations across the oil and gas sector ; yuganskneftegaz ( yng ) was its main production subsidiary . in 2002 , yukos was russia\u2019s largest company in the sector and listed as one of the world\u2019s top ten oil and gas companies by market capitalization . the claimants complained that , starting in july 2003 , russia took a series of measures leading to yukos being declared bankrupt in august 2006 . yukos was eventually struck off the registry of companies in november 2007 and its assets nationalized . russian state - owned companies gazprom and rosneft acquired yukos\u2019 remaining assets .\nyukos\u2019s back tax bill ended up exceeding $ 30 billion for 2000 to 2004 . according to an analysis by the parliamentary assembly of the council of europe published in january 2005 , \u201cthe total tax burden for yukos , including the retroactive reassessments , is indeed about triple that of its russian competitors\u201d and \u201cthe total tax burden for 2002 exceeds [ yukos\u2019s ] turnover for that year . \u201d\nthe court said in its ruling that russia had violated international laws under the energy charter treaty , leading to yukos going bankrupt .\nit is hard to say whether or not yukos has fully repaired its relations with foreign banks ; it has no credit rating .\nformer yukos ceo mikhail khodorkovsky was believed to have been the richest man in russia at the time of his arrest in 2003 .\nthe tax ministry justified additional taxes and fines by inventing entirely new legal concepts , which were applied only to yukos , and misapplying russian tax law , notably by retroactively assigning profits made by yukos\u2019s trading subsidiaries to the parent company at a higher tax rate .\ncreditors for the troubled oil company yukos have begun proceedings which could see russia ' s former no 1 oil producer declared bankrupt .\nyukos was sold off to state - owned companies , including rosneft , now one of the world ' s largest energy companies .\nalso , yukos put $ 7 million in two houston bank accounts to cover legal fees and mr . misamore ' s costs .\nrussia strikes back - but the yukos saga is far from over . here we give the london , geneva , and paris perspectives\nlast month , the russian government appealed a hague arbitration court decision ordering moscow to pay ex - yukos shareholders $ 50 billion . it said the shares belonging to yukos\u2019 former owners were investments made through front companies registered in other countries in violation of russian law .\namong the measures alleged to have breached the ect are the criminal prosecution of the company and its management . mikhail khodorkovsky ( ceo of yukos and supporter of russian opposition parties ) , platon lebedev ( director of the claimants hulley enterprises and yukos universal ) and vasily shakohvsky ( president of yukos - moscow ) were charged and convicted of crimes including embezzlement , fraud , forgery and tax evasion . to escape similar charges , other executives fled russia , such as leonid nevzlin ( deputy chairman of the yukos board of directors ) .\nwhile the court ruling is a blow to the former yukos shareholders , it is unlikely to end the dispute that began when the russian authorities arrested yukos\u2019s chairman , mikhail b . khodorkovsky , in 2003 and sold off his company over the next several years . former yukos assets are an important component of rosneft , the state - controlled entity that is now the world\u2019s largest publicly traded oil producer .\nassessments and the seizure and sale of yukos\u2019 assets , which ultimately led its bankruptcy . yukos\u2019 shareholders , arguing that the actions of the russian state constituted an unlawful expropriation of their investments and relying on the energy charter treaty ( ect ) , initiated arbitration proceedings against russia in october 2005 . the arbitral tribunal eventually awarded yukos\u2019 shareholders a staggering us $ 50 + billion in damages in july 2014 .\n\u201cthe foundation was set up to protect the assets of the yukos group outside russia for the purpose of ultimately distributing the monies to creditors and former shareholders of yukos , who were harmed by the unlawful expropriation . the ruling shows that yukos\u2019 management\u2019s strategy to seek the protection of independent courts , outside of russia , pays off , \u201d said eelco meerdink , who represented yukos in the proceedings . while promnefstroy may appeal the court\u2019s decision to the supreme court , meerdink said \u201cthe foundation is confident that this judgment will be upheld . \u201d\naccording to stuart eizenstat , ex - us deputy treasury secretary and member of the international advisory board ( iab ) to the company that controls yukos , the board members are preparing to use their influence in washington , london and berlin to push for support for yukos .\nrosneft said monday in a statement that it does not bear any responsibility in the court dispute between yukos shareholders and russia , before going on to say that its receipt of yukos ' assets was fully justified and in strict accordance with the laws applicable at the time .\nthough he wasn ' t involved this case , he was at the centre of the events that led to the downfall of yukos .\ndue to the freezing order on yukos\u2019s assets , the company defaulted on repayment of loans of $ 1 . 6 billion and $ 1 billion from a consortium led by soci\u00e9t\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9rale . rosneft , in a confidential agreement with the consortium , agreed to purchase yukos\u2019s debts in exchange for the consortium instigating bankruptcy proceedings , which it did in march 2006 . the russian government became the main creditor of yukos .\nkhodorkovsky ceded his controlling interest in menatep , which owned 60 to 70 percent of yukos , to nevzlin , after he was jailed . \u201ci am very pleased the international tribunal in the hague decided that russia violated international laws and illegally nationalized yukos , \u201d said nevzlin .\nrosneft bought the bulk of yukos assets through auctions after the company was declared bankrupt . its shares were down 2 . 6 percent .\nmoscow raids pwc over yukos back tax \u201crussian investigators raided the moscow office of pwc on friday , stepping up pressure on the \u201cbig four\u201d audit firm ahead of a crucial court case over allegations that it signed off on false accounts by yukos , the bankrupt oil company .\nin january 2015 , yukos\u2019 shareholders applied to the english high court for the recognition of the awards . russia responded by challenging the english\nthe recent hague judgment in the yukos case should accordingly have no direct consequence in france for the enforcement proceedings that have been commenced .\nitar - tass . ( 2014 , aug . 12 ) . russia might appeal hague\u2019s arbitration court resolution on yukos . retrieved from urltoken\n\u201cyukos was the object of a series of politically motivated attacks by the russian authorities that eventually led to its destruction , \u201d the court said . \u201cthe primary objective of the russian federation was not to collect taxes but rather to bankrupt yukos and appropriate its valuable assets . \u201d\ngroup menatep limited ( gml ) was established in 1997 by khodorkovsky , the former ceo of yukos , to serve as majority shareholder of yukos through subsidiaries , including two of the claimants , hulley enterprises and yukos universal . nevzlin , former deputy chairman of the yukos board of directors , is currently a beneficiary of 70 % in gml . satisfied with the award , he expressed hopes that russia would honour it , as well as gml\u2019s readiness to search for and freeze russia\u2019s assets around the world ( alpert , 2014 ; cave , 2014 ) .\nearlier this year , the svea court of appeal had already granted russia negative declaratory relief in another yukos arbitration brought by other former yukos shareholders under the spain russia bilateral investment treaty ( gan reported here ) and decided that the tribunal in this case had no jurisdiction , either . now , the setting - aside decision by the hague district court of 20 april 2016 forms the latest chapter in the yukos saga .\n\u201cyukos was the object of a series of politically motivated attacks by the russian authorities that eventually led to its destruction , \u201d the court ruling said . \u201cthe primary objective of the russian federation was not to collect taxes but rather to bankrupt yukos and appropriate its valuable assets . \u201d\nthe russian authorities treated yukos in its attempts to remedy its earlier fraudulent value added tax constructions differently to other russian companies in similar cases .\nrussia strikes back - but the yukos saga is far from over . here we give the london , geneva , and paris perspectives - lexology\nclarity as to when state assets may be the subject of enforcement , but the test favours the state . doubtless this is why yukos\u2019 shareholders\nrfe / rl . ( 2014 , july 28 ) . interview : expert says yukos ruling could take years to enforce . retrieved from urltoken\nyukos consistently paid its tax obligations in full , and even though it benefitted from lawful tax optimisation methods , the company was the largest private taxpayer in russia ( read more ) . from 1995 to 2004 , yukos audits had been approved by pricewaterhousecoopers ( pwc ) ( by 2007 , after intense coercion and threats from the russian authorities , pwc withdrew their stamp of approval from yukos\u2019s audits \u2013 see financial times and wall street journal and this q & a . in july 2003 even the russian tax ministry had approved yukos\u2019s good standing , with only minor adjustments . nevertheless , in december 2003 , the tax ministry launched the first of what would become a series of extraordinary audits of yukos\u2019s tax payments .\nin 2015 , feldman signed an agreement with one of the hopeful purchasers of these yukos companies , including a russian company known as ooo promenfstroy . the purchasers agreed to pay for feldman ' s legal defense against the two yukos companies and the two stichtings ( i ' ll refer to these collectively as\nthe yukos entities\nfor bevity ) , in exchange for feldman providing them with information relating to their activities . in other words , feldman was being paid by the purchasers to give them the real scoop about these yukos companies , including their hidden assets .\nthe russian tax authorities , in their auction of yukos ' s production facility ( its main source of income ) , did not , in good faith , strive for the highest possible proceeds to pay off yukos ' s outstanding tax debt . the main reasons for this conclusion were :\nfollowing the appointment of a bankruptcy receiver , a creditors\u2019 meeting was called for june 2006 . at the meeting a restructuring plan was presented by yukos that would have allowed the company to settle its liabilities and continue operating in light of rising oil prices . the plan was rejected , as the russian authorities once again demonstrated that they were not interested in settling with yukos . in august 2006 , a russian court declared yukos insolvent .\nanalysts say the move against mr khodorkovsky and yukos has created the biggest political and economic crisis of president putin ' s three years in office .\nthe former security chief of russian oil giant yukos , alexei pichugin , has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for murder and attempted murder .\nyukos has been under remorseless pressure from the russian authorities since mr khodorkovsky was arrested in 2003 , a campaign which many believe is politically motivated .\nhe said the yukos case has taken on overt political tones , both internationally and domestically , far beyond how arbitration disputes typically are sorted out .\n[ \u2026 ] talking about yukos and pricewaterhousecoopers\u2019 russian member firm . but i could also be talking about satyam and pricewaterhousecoopers\u2019 indian member [ \u2026 ]\nmr . khodorkovsky owns 4 percent of yukos directly and 22 percent through a trust of which he is the sole beneficiary , according to russian analysts .\nrosneft said on monday that it \u201cwas not a party to and did not participate in the arbitrations and is not bound by the published rulings . rosneft believes that all of its purchases of former yukos assets and all other actions taken by it with respect to yukos were entirely lawful and proper . \u201d\none russia - based analyst said yukos was in a\ndownward spiral\nwhich was likely to result in the eventual sale of its remaining assets .\nit had come close to folding but now yukos became russia ' s second biggest oil company , pumping one in every five barrels the country produced .\npresident putin has said the state doesn ' t want to bankrupt yukos ( file photo ) 1 july 2004 - - russia ' s tax ministry is claiming another $ 3 . 4 billion from the oil giant yukos in back taxes , in addition to an existing tax bill for the same amount .\nthe panel of judges , which has been reviewing the case since 2005 , concluded that officials under putin had manipulated the legal system to bankrupt yukos .\nyukos first brought the case to court in december , in an attempt to stop the russian government from auctioning off its key production asset , yuganskneftegas .\n\u201c\u2026as reported in major features published in today\u2019s wall street journal and the financial times following separate investigations conducted by both newspapers , pwc appears to have succumbed to a woefully illegal war of intimidation waged against them by russian authorities who sought to cast doubt on the reliability of the yukos audits . pwc was subject to police raids , partners were threatened with imprisonment for their work on yukos , and legal proceedings unrelated to yukos were lodged by prosecutors against the firm . these problems all disappeared after pwc withdrew its yukos reporting . a persistent threat echoed by authorities as pwc adamantly defended its yukos reporting \u2013 that the firm\u2019s russian license could be revoked \u2013 has not been raised again since pwc backed down , and yukos - related investigations into pwc appear to have ceased . the allegedly \u201cnew\u201d information received by pwc was not only supplied by the prosecution , but also never independently verified before pwc withdrew their audits . \u201d\nprosecutors in the trial of former yukos chief executive mikhail khodorkovsky called on tuesday for the tycoon to be sentenced to 10 years for fraud and tax evasion .\nhe was accused of organising the murder of the gorins in 2002 on the orders of leonid nevzlin , a shareholder in yukos and friend of mr khodorkovsky .\n# russia ' s # yukos case at # echr : council of europe member states today express \u2018serious concern at the non - implementation of judgment ' .\na source close to the investigation told tass that a preliminary probe into the main yukos case which was opened in march 2003 has been extended until june .\nyukos v . russian federation : observations on the tribunal ' s ruling on damages by by b . sabahi and d . ziyaeva on ogel and on tdm\nin seeking to enforce their uncitral arbitration award against the russian state , the yukos shareholders would in the first instance look to enforce directly against russian assets .\ndeputy minister storchak said the award runs against the decision of the ecthr , which \u201cconcluded twice that yukos committed large - scale tax evasion and its management was aware of violations , that all extra tax payments required from yukos were lawful and legitimate and that yukos was not discriminated against and the actions by the russian authorities were not politically motivated . \u201d the statement of the finance ministry complained of many other flaws in the arbitration , including biased investigations and use of evidence , inadmissible reviews of russian court judgments , and a \u201csenseless and completely speculative attempt to give a hypothetical appraisal\u201d of yukos ( itar - tass , 2014a ) .\naccording to the courts , the russian government inflicted undue harm on those shareholders through punitive tax claims and asset seizures in the aftermath of the 2003 arrest of yukos founder mikhail khodorkovsky , previously russia\u2019s richest man . yukos\u2019s assets were distributed to front companies and later acquired by rosneft , which became the largest oil company in russia , and other state - owned and regime - friendly entities such as gazprom . this wiped out the holdings of yukos\u2019s shareholders , and they sued .\nevery armenian judge in charge of proceedings having to do with ' yukos ' has received a clear and unambiguous signal : either you follow directions from above and hand down judgments in favor of ' rosneft ' and against ' yukos , ' or you face serious consequences ,\nhe said in his written testimony .\nforeign advisers to the crisis - hit russian oil giant yukos are planning to lobby western governments on the firm ' s behalf , bbc news online has learned .\nthe shares were in fact owned by two menatep - owned companies in cyprus and the isle of man , a fact which yukos says makes the seizure illegal .\nmr . rothschild now controls the voting rights on a stake in yukos worth almost $ 13 . 5 billion , the newspaper said in a dispatch from moscow .\n\u201cthe yukos foundation applauds the ruling in this case , which has exposed the extent to which the russian federation will go to manipulate the legal process and ignore the rule of law in order to accomplish their aims , \u201d said steve theede , former yukos ceo , and now a member of the foundation\u2019s board of directors .\n' ' the government is showing that this is not about taxes ; it ' s about trying to change the ownership of yukos , ' ' said the executive , who spoke on the condition of anonymity . ' ' if they agree to what yukos has offered , they ' ll get all the taxes . ' '\nhouston , dec . 28 - deutsche bank sought on tuesday to have a federal judge dismiss the bankruptcy protection filing in houston by the russian oil giant yukos .\nwhat ' s tax got to do with it ? the yukos tribunal ' s approach to motive and treaty interpretation by r . teitelbaum on ogel and on tdm\ntsarova , m . ( 2014 , aug . 15 ) . yukos winning award : will russia avoid arbitral enforcement again ? cis arbitration forum . retrieved from urltoken\nthere were signs that the russian government was preparing to break apart the oil giant and sell it off at bargain - basement prices , analysts said - - a move that would jeopardize not only the billionaire oligarchs now controlling yukos but also thousands of private investors who hold up to $ 2 . 5 billion of yukos stock .\ninterestingly , in a previous case , yukos capital v ojsc rosneft oil co involving a different yukos entity , both english and dutch courts recognised an arbitral award in circumstances where russian courts ( courts at the seat of arbitration ) had annulled the arbitral award that yukos capital was seeking to enforce . it was held that russian courts\u2019 annulment of the arbitral award was the result of a \u201c partial and dependent judicial system \u201c . such an allegation is unlikely to be levelled at the hague court .\nyukos chief executive mikhail khodorkovsky is in jail facing fraud and tax evasion charges , and almost half the company ' s shares were frozen by russian authorities on thursday .\nhaving learned in advance about the ruling via the media , foreign minister sergei lavrov said that moscow would appeal if it was confirmed that the yukos shareholders had triumphed .\nyukos has pledged to fight to recover its lost assets , which it claims have been illegally expropriated , by taking its case to the european court of human rights .\nmikhail khodorkovsky , once russia ' s richest man as head of oil giant yukos , spent 10 years in custody for tax evasion and theft after funding opposition parties .\nthe ruling is littered with testimony from witnesses pointing to mr putin ' s anger about mr khodorkovsky , particularly when the former yukos chief raised the issue of corruption .\n. @ wikileaks no , # wikileaks publications have already been accepted as evidence in many court cases , ie # elmasri , # yukos . so # germany can too\nonce russia\u2019s largest oil company , yukos was systematically pared down in the early 2000s through a series of bankruptcy proceedings that legal experts have said were rife with inconsistencies .\nin july 2014 , an arbitration court in the hague ordered russia to pay $ 50 billion to compensate yukos shareholders , one of the largest such awards in history .\nmarkin said the former yukos head mikhail khodorkovsky had de facto stolen the company\u2019s shares from the country and is now trying to gain another $ 50 billion through deceit .\nthe interfax news agency said that the offer was the same one made to the government by yukos ' s chief executive , steven m . theede , on thursday .\ncritics of russian president vladimir putin say the attack on yukos , including a $ 27 . 5bn ( \u00a314 . 4bn ) backdated tax bill , is politically motivated .\nmajority shareholders in the former yukos oil company v . russian federation ( uncitral cases ) securing a us $ 50 billion award in favor of our clients , the largest award ever rendered by an arbitral tribunal . the dispute related to the expropriation of our clients\u2019 investment in yukos oil company . claims brought under the energy charter treaty .\nthere\u2019s quite a bit of bad news coming out of russia about pricewaterhousecoopers and their client yukos . former yukos chief mikhail khodorkovsky and his business partner platon lebedev stand co - accused in a new trial brought by prosecutors intent on preventing their scheduled release from prison in 2011 . khodorkovsky and lebedev have decided to target pwc in their defense .\nmenatep selected its international advisory board ( iab ) earlier this year as part of a structure designed to make yukos a poster - child for good corporate governance in russia .\nin 2004 , the back tax bill led to yukos ' main yuganskneftegaz subsidiary being expropriated by the government and sold off at auction - to be ultimately acquired by rosneft .\nthe council of europe - a major international human rights watchdog - has condemned russia ' s refusal to pay compensation to shareholders in the now - defunct yukos oil giant .\naccording to the investigation , the privatization of yukos in 1995 violated competition and antimonopoly legislation ,\nthe official spokesman of the committee vladimir markin told tass on friday .\nin a separate development this week , yukos ' s chief executive officer , steven theede , is reported to be struggling for control of the firm against his own management .\nmeyer , h . , and bierman , s . ( 2014 , july 31 ) . yukos hunting rosneft assets from venezuela to vietnam . bloomberg news . retrieved from urltoken\nthe yukos case started more than a decade ago and has further to go in terms of the hague court proceedings and enforcement proceedings in multiple jurisdictions . what lies ahead is hard to predict especially given wider political issues involving russia . however , yukos is turning into a case for the arbitral community to test its limits and set new precedents .\naccording to mr eizenstat , the iab discussed the situation on the phone on wednesday and members expressed\ngrave concern\nabout what was happening both to yukos and to russia .\nthe two have known each other for years \u201cthrough their mutual love of the arts\u201d and their positions as directors of the open russia foundation , yukos\u2019 philanthropic branch , it said .\nthe $ 350 million that khodorkovsky and his partners paid for control of 78 % of yukos was quite the bargain . it implied a value for the whole company of $ 450 million . when the shares began trading less than two years later , yukos ' market capitalization was $ 9 billion . today the market cap is closer to $ 15 billion .\nalex temerko : # ukraine born former # yukos oil exec wanted for fraud by # russia , now # uk citizen & major funder of # cameron ' s party . naturally\n. @ cyber _ president completely untrue . # wikileaks has been used in numerous court cases , # elmasri , # yukos ( against # russian govt & they won ! )\n\u201ccertainly the decision of the dutch court will impact on the ability of yukos shareholders to enforce the arbitration award in various countries around the world , \u2019\u2019 mr . sullivan said .\nsim lc . ( 2008 ) case study of yukos . in : the rise and fall of privatization in the russian oil industry . st antony\u2019s series . palgrave macmillan , london\nyukos operations in moscow have reportedly refused to accept the authority of mr theede , who has run the business from self - imposed exile in london for more than a year .\nfrom 1998 to 2000 he worked in oao nk yukos , from 2001 to 2004 he grew to the position of managing director in the jscb\ntrust and investment bank\n.\nthe russian equity market faces the grim prospect of the entire equity value of yukos being destroyed by the state ,\nufg financial group said in a grim commentary thursday .\nalthough prevented by dutch law from continuing their enforcement actions in the netherlands , yukos\u2019 shareholders will continue their attempts to enforce the awards in other jurisdictions , irrespective of this decision .\nbuckley , n . , and hille , k . ( 2014 , july 28 ) . retrieved yukos shareholders face battle to claim $ 50bn . financial times . retrieved from urltoken\nno one should be under any illusions : corruption was a problem before yukos was destroyed . some even speculate that khodorkovsky was targeted because he was too vocal in highlighting corruption in state - owned companies . it has become much clearer since the beginning of the yukos affair that corruption in russia is now so endemic that it is simply a fact of life .\nin three awards dated 18 july 2014 , each totalling over 600 pages , an uncitral arbitral tribunal under the auspices of the permanent court of arbitration ( pca ) ordered russia to pay over us $ 50 billion in compensation for the indirect expropriation of oao yukos oil company ( yukos ) . this is the largest damages award yet known in investment treaty arbitration .\nin july 2014 , a pca tribunal consisting of yves fortier qc , charles poncet and stephen schwebel ordered russia to pay damages in excess of us $ 50billion to the former yukos majority shareholders . the tribunal held that russia had launched \u201c a full assault on yukos and its beneficial owners in order to bankrupt yukos and appropriate its assets while , at the same time , removing mr . khodorkovsky from the political arena \u201c . the award was 20 times bigger than any previous arbitral award and equivalent to 20 per cent of russia\u2019s annual budget .\nyukos is quickly becoming a toxic waste stock that many portfolio managers would not want to own not only for portfolio performance , but also for career reasons ,\nsaid aton .\nyukos founder mikhail khodorkovsky , who was released last december after spending 10 years in prison said he was pleased with the ruling but added that he would not benefit from the decision .\ndespite having little industry knowledge , mr . khodorkovsky helped revive the company by bringing in western techniques like water injection and fracking . production at yukos almost doubled between 1995 and 2003 .\nyukos is currently in danger of being torn apart by bailiffs who have said they might sell off its main operating arm to settle a $ 3 . 4bn bill for back taxes .\nat stake is yukos ' s decision to arrange its affairs to benefit from low local tax rates introduced as part of the government ' s efforts to bring developments to the regions .\nyukos oil company chief executive officer mikhail khodorkovsky ( r ) stands behind a glass wall at a courtroom in moscow , on december 29 , 2010 . ( photo by alexander nemenov )\nbut some analysts worry that the government ' s claims against yukos , the country ' s largest oil exporter , could continue to rise , possibly as high as $ 10 billion .\npwc said in its decision to pull the audits was \u201cinfluenced by the fact that some former shareholders and management of yukos are continuing to encourage others to rely on pwc\u2019s audit reports\u201d .\nthird , while yukos was subjected to processes of law , the tribunal did not find that the expropriation was \u201ccarried out under due process of law , \u201d in view of the harsh treatment accorded to the executives and counsel of yukos . the tribunal went so far as to state that the russian courts , in sentencing khodorkovsky and lebedev , \u201cbent to the will of russian executive authorities to bankrupt yukos , assign its assets to a state - controlled company , and incarcerate a man who gave signs of becoming a political competitor\u201d ( para . 1583 ) .\nthe government may find it hard to untangle yukos ' s complicated ownership structure to seize assets . as a holding company , yukos does not own many physical assets , according to executives , but it controls subsidiaries that own the refineries and pumping installations . coming up with an inventory and figuring out which assets to take over could take weeks or months , analysts said .\ndaniel feldman was a former director of two yukos companies , and the secretary of two related\nstichtings\nwhich are essentially foreign foundations ( often purporting to be charities ) that are sometimes used for asset protection purposes . feldman was terminated from all these companies in 2013 and 2014 . feldman attempted to negotiate a settlement with these yukos companies and stichtings , but failed ."]}
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", "topic": 32}], "title": "ivywise", "paragraphs": ["ivywise founder & ceo dr . kat cohen . . . - ivywise : admissions counseling & tutoring\nivywise produces proven results and helps students realize their potential and achieve their goals .\nivywise students are three times more likely to gain admission to highly selective colleges .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at ivywise , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the ivywise company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at ivywise .\nivywise empowers students to live up to their highest possible potential , both academically and personally .\ndr . kat , ivywise\u2019s founder and ceo , is also a member of our team of expert counselors , working with a select number of students and heading the round table review process , wherein ivywise students receive edits and feedback from the entire ivywise team including our board of advisors .\nivywise empowers students to live up to their highest possible potential , both academically and personally . for over\nin 2017 , 91 % of ivywise students were accepted into one or more of their top 3 schools .\nivywise is constantly seeking great talent to join our growing team . learn more about our current employment opportunities .\nthere\u2019s a lot to learn about ivywise , but first , we want to learn a little bit more about you ! fill out the form below and we will send you an email with more information on ivywise\u2019s services .\nfind out more about our experienced speakers , seminars for companies and institutions , and other events that ivywise can provide .\na : apply to many \u201cgood fit\u201d scholarships . it all adds up ! katherine cohen , founder and ceo , ivywise\nwhile ivywise does not offer pre - k admissions programs , we can provide appropriate referrals . please contact us for information .\nhis year our team of expert counselors worked with one of the largest senior classes in ivywise history . it was a successful college application season , with 92 % of ivywise students gaining acceptance to one or more of their top three choice colleges . the schools to which ivywise students gained admission included all eight ivy league universities , stanford university , johns hopkins university , duke university , and mit , to name a few . in total , ivywise students were accepted to over 260 colleges this year !\ndr . kat cohen is the founder and ceo of ivywise and one of the leading independent university admissions counselors in the world .\ndr . katherine cohen , the founder and ceo of ivywise , is one of the nation ' s top independent college counselors .\nhow much do ivywise employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\noctober 2012 : k - state\u2019s top - of - the - line living facilities and resident assistants are recognized on the today show by the organization ivywise .\ncornell : 57 % of ivywise students who applied this year were accepted ( cornell reported a 14 . 9 % admission rate for the class of 2019 . )\nadmission to private , boarding , and independent schools can be very competitive . at ivywise , we offer services to help families navigate the primary and secondary school admissions process .\nwe caught up with brian to get this thoughts on receiving multiple ivy league acceptances , how he\u2019s deciding which college to attend , and how ivywise helped him accomplish his goals .\nwe believe in giving back and making an impact in the local and global community . one of the ways we do this is through supporting non - profit organzations with ivywise gives back .\nivywise has been in business for over 20 years and our team has over 150 years of combined experience . we help students get into their best - fit schools through our proven methodology .\nivywise k - 12 services are available for students of all ages , including those entering k - 8 , new york city high schools , independent and non - boarding schools , and boarding schools .\nivywise experts share their education and admissions knowledge with a global audience through regular media appearances and articles . check out some of our news clips and press releases for an insider\u2019s perspective on the admissions process .\ndr . kat cohen is one of the leading independent university admissions counselors in the world . cohen is the founder and ceo of ivywise , a comprehensive educational consulting company\u2014with expertise in admissions counseling , tutoring and test preparation , and school research\u2014that works with students globally in over 40 countries to help them get into the schools of their choice . ivywise is comprised of a team of ex deans and directors of admission from the most selective universities .\nworking with some students as early as 10th grade , consultants , like those at ivywise , help students build their portfolios and identities in the\nsoft factors\nlike interests and activities , in efforts to aid the admissions process .\nq : what was your experience with college counseling before working with ivywise ? brian : my experience with my high school\u2019s college counselor had also been very pleasant . my school is relatively small , so i was able to meet up with the counselor frequently and practice for important parts of the application , like interviews . however , my counselor at ivywise was able to provide individualized care that was just logistically impossible for my high school\u2019s college counselor . this included immediate back and forth feedback on parts of my application , even when it got very late into the night . all in all , both my high school\u2019s and ivywise\u2019s counselor were great and very qualified . it was very helpful to have varying opinions from multiple people supporting you .\nadmissions is about more than just test scores and grades . colleges take a holistic approach to evaluating applications , considering activities , interests , and other factors outside of numbers , and ivywise takes that same holistic approach when counseling students . the ivywise methodology empowers students to identify and utilize their strengths and interests . our counseling , tutoring , and research services are seamlessly integrated to give students the most comprehensive support available . this counseling approach is unmatched \u2013 there\u2019s no other consultancy that offers this service .\ndr . katherine cohen ( known as \u201cdr . kat\u201d to her students ) is one of the leading independent university admissions counselors in the world . cohen is the founder and ceo of ivywise , a comprehensive educational consulting company\u2014with expertise in admissions counseling , tutoring and test preparation , and school research\u2013that works with students globally in over 40 countries to help them get into the schools of their choice . ivywise is comprised of a team of ex deans and directors of admission from the most selective universities .\nyears , ivywise has been dedicated to helping students find the schools that will be a good fit for them , where they will be happy and succeed . our team has over 150 years of combined experience and we have worked with thousands of students .\nfor over 20 years , ivywise has been dedicated to helping students find the schools that will be a good fit for them , where they will be happy and succeed . our team has over 150 years of combined experience and we have worked with thousands of students . in 2017 , 91 % of ivywise students were accepted into one or more of their three top - choice schools , and in our entire 20 year history , less than 1 % of our students have ever transferred from their original school .\nivywise can arrange individual tutoring in all academic subject areas from kindergarten through middle school , as well as comprehensive standardized test preparation . tutors are matched with students based on the subject area students need assistance with , as well as fit , teaching style , and other parameters .\ncohen graduated from brown university in 1989 and earned a ph . d . in latin american literature from yale university in 1997 . she founded her business , ivywise , that same year . today , she advises about 20 clients at a time , at a rate of $ 33 , 000 each ( gardner , 2001 ) .\nivywise is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy , and we\u2019ll only use your personal information to administer your account and to provide the products and services you requested from us . you may unsubscribe from these communications at any time . for more information on how to unsubscribe , our privacy practices , and how we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy , please review our privacy policy .\ncohen graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree from brown university . she continued her studies at yale university , receiving two masters degrees and a phd . she also received her certificate in college admission counseling from u . c . l . a . extension . prior to founding ivywise , she served as a reader in the yale university office of admissions , evaluating applications to yale college .\ndr . kat cohen , ceo and founder of ivywise , sat down with daughter , sienna , to have an honest conversation as part of the talk to me campaign . over the course of their conversation they delve into sienna ' s ambitions , kat ' s hopes for her daughter ' s future and kat ' s role as an educational consultant . there is also a little revelation about how much candy sienna is actually consuming . . .\nq : what aspect of counseling do you think helped you the most ? brian : i think that the feedback on the essays was the most helpful part of the counseling . my counselor , having been an admission officer , was very familiar with strengths and weaknesses of college essays . furthermore , my essays received feedback and tips from other members of the ivywise team . through all of their help i felt that i improved the most in the essays aspect .\nin a profile published in the new york times earlier this month , ms . viswanathan said that while she was in high school , her parents hired katherine cohen , founder of ivywise , a private counseling service , to help with the college application process . after reading some of ms . viswanathan ' s writing , ms . cohen put her in touch with the william morris agency , and ms . viswanathan eventually signed with jennifer rudolph walsh , an agent there .\nit\u2019s no wonder that health and medicine are top of mind in august , as this month is national immunization awareness month , national psoriasis month , cataract awareness month , neurosurgery outreach month , and spinal muscular atrophy month in the united states . if you\u2019ve been bitten by the medical bug and are considering a career in the field of medicine , the expert counselors at ivywise have just the cure ! we\u2019ve done a healthy dose of research and compiled a list of schools where you can make ( or witness ) medical history .\nfebruary is black history month , a time to celebrate those who improved the lives of african americans in the us . there are more than 100 historically black colleges and universities ( hbcus ) in the us today . these schools were originally established with the intention of serving the black community , and have evolved into some of the nation\u2019s preeminent educational centers . for students interested in schools with a rich cultural history , dr . kat and the expert counselors at ivywise have identified a list of colleges with strong roots in african american history .\na key talent | my communication skills \u2013 and not just how i carry on a conversation . i do my due diligence to learn everything i can about the people i\u2019m meeting with and their backgrounds . i speak many languages and always work on picking up more , but i\u2019ve also traveled a lot in order to learn about other cultures . communication is also about understanding different personalities . having engaged with a wide variety of parents and students through my company , ivywise , i\u2019m better able to communicate with them and others outside of my business .\nwho cares about anything besides real estate , ivf , and getting into prestigious exclusive colleges ? not new york , clearly . this week ' s inferiority - complex inducer is an article about the insane impossibility of getting into college , wherein crazily overqualified applicants are evaluated , then dismissed (\na red flag is the ping pong club\nit still puts him in the right range for a minority , socioeconomically disadvantaged student\n) by an expert :\nkatherine cohen , ceo and founder of ivywise , a school - admissions consulting company .\nthough it may seem hard to believe , the topic of women\u2019s history is a relatively recent addition to higher education , having been largely absent prior to the 1970s . to address this issue , the education task force of california established women\u2019s history week . strong support eventually led to congress declaring march as women\u2019s history month , and today thousands of events celebrate the accomplishments of female leaders in various fields . for students interested in women\u2019s history and gender studies , dr . kat and the expert counselors at ivywise have identified a list of colleges and programs that would make susan b . anthony proud .\nbeyond the $ 20 , 000 - plus a year she spends on anna ' s tuition , she has invested thousands more on separate math and verbal sat tutors - -\ni believe in specialists ,\nsusan pronounces , sitting in the library of her sun - splashed park avenue apartment on a recent morning . however , the priciest member of her daughter ' s college - admissions swat team undoubtedly is dr . katherine cohen , the founder of ivywise , a college - consulting firm , and possibly new york ' s youngest , probably its most handsomely compensated , and without a doubt its hippest independent college - guidance counselor .\ni don\u2019t just focus on education though \u2013 i find inspiration in a variety of places . i\u2019m a consumer of literature , art , culture , news , music , environments , and more . i\u2019m fueled by a constant curiosity \u2013 anything from the latest interesting novel to revisiting a book i read a long time ago . environments and the people you surround yourself with can also inspire growth . recently i went to art basel and i was so inspired by the art and the creative people i met there . i also travel a lot , both personally and for ivywise . visiting and working in places like the middle east and india keeps me informed and breeds creativity .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nyour web browser is not enabled for javascript . some features of worldcat will not be available .\nyour list has reached the maximum number of items . please create a new list with a new name ; move some items to a new or existing list ; or delete some items .\nnote : citations are based on reference standards . however , formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study . the specific requirements or preferences of your reviewing publisher , classroom teacher , institution or organization should be applied .\nthe e - mail address ( es ) field is required . please enter recipient e - mail address ( es ) .\nthe e - mail address ( es ) you entered is ( are ) not in a valid format . please re - enter recipient e - mail address ( es ) .\ni thought you might be interested in this item at urltoken title : slate author : michael e kinsley ; microsoft corporation publisher : [ redmond , wash . ? 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( ms . viswanathan ' s character has her sights set on harvard . ) like the heroine of\nopal ,\nms . mccafferty ' s character , jessica darling , visits the campus , strives to earn good grades to get in and makes a triumphant high school graduation speech .\nand the borrowings may be more extensive than have previously been reported . the crimson cited 13 instances in which ms . viswanathan ' s book closely paralleled ms . mccafferty ' s work . but there are at least 29 passages that are strikingly similar .\nat one point in\nsloppy firsts ,\nms . mccafferty ' s heroine unexpectedly encounters her love interest . ms . mccafferty writes :\nthough i used to see him sometimes at hope ' s house , marcus and i had never , ever acknowledged each other ' s existence before . so i froze , not knowing whether i should ( a ) laugh , ( b ) say something , or ( c ) ignore him and keep on walking . i chose a brilliant combo of ( a ) and ( b ) .\nsimilarly , ms . viswanathan ' s heroine , opal , bumps into her love interest , and the two of them spy on one of the school ' s popular girls .\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 .\nms . viswanathan writes :\nthough i had been to school with him for the last three years , sean whalen and i had never acknowledged each other ' s existence before . i froze , unsure of ( a ) what he was talking about , or ( b ) what i was supposed to do about it . i stared at him .\n' flatirons , ' he said . ' at least seven flatirons for that hair . '\n' ha , yeah . uh , ha . ha . ' i looked at the floor and managed a pathetic combination of laughter and monosyllables , then remembered that the object of our mockery was his former best friend .\nms . walsh said that she put ms . viswanathan in touch with a book packaging company , 17th street productions ( now alloy entertainment ) , but that the plot and writing of\nopal\nwere\n1 , 000 percent hers .\nalloy , which referred questions to little , brown , holds the copyright to\nopal\nwith ms . viswanathan .\nin the times profile , ms . viswanathan said the idea for\nopal\ncame from her own experiences in high school\nsurrounded by the stereotype of high - pressure asian and indian families trying to get their children into ivy league schools .\ntina constable , a spokeswoman for crown , said a reader had noticed the similarities between the books . that person , she said ,\ntold megan . megan alerted us . we ' ve alerted the little , brown legal department . we are waiting to hear from them .\nit was unclear whether harvard would take any action against ms . viswanathan .\nour policies apply to work submitted to courses ,\nsaid robert mitchell , the director of communications for the faculty of arts and sciences at harvard .\nnevertheless , we expect harvard students to conduct themselves with integrity and honesty at all times .\nms . walsh , the agent , said :\nknowing what a fine person kaavya is , i believe any similarities were unintentional . teenagers tend to adopt each other ' s language .\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 .\nour unique holistic approach and our expert team of counselors provides an unparalleled , personalized service .\nis made up of former deans and directors of admissions from some of the most selective colleges and universities in the us , including princeton , yale , mit , uchicago , georgetown , nyu , and others .\nthis year our students received over 400 acceptances to more than 140 different colleges and universities , including stanford , princeton , yale , and more .\nour students have been accepted to all eight ivy league colleges plus stanford . we know what highly selective colleges are looking for .\nfor some international students applying to us universities , toefl scores can be a big factor in the admissions process . it\u2019s important for international students to understand if they need to take the toefl , when to take it , and how the scores are evaluated by admissions officers .\nit may be summer break , but the college admissions process for rising high school seniors has already begun ! we caught up with one of our students to get her advice for students planning to apply to college this fall \u2013 and for those who are just now thinking about their college prep .\ncould you be sabotaging your test prep and not even realize it ? preparing for the sat , act , or sat subject tests requires a lot of patience , recall , and determination in order to reach your goal score , and it\u2019s important for students to keep in mind how lengthy and intense of a process it can be . it\u2019s also possible for students to hurt their test prep more than they\u2019re helping \u2013 and not even realize it .\nplanning college visits this summer or fall ? college visit costs can add up quickly , especially if students have many schools they\u2019d like to visit as they narrow down their balanced college lists . however , there are a number of ways that families can save some money on college tours .\nschool\u2019s out and summer is in ! now that you\u2019re done with another school year , you have time for all the things you weren\u2019t able to enjoy during the school year \u2013 whether that\u2019s travel , research endeavors , or summer programs . you likely also have some extra time to dedicate to your test prep . by continuing your test prep into the summer you\u2019ll be able to build up your foundational skills so that come the fall , once you\u2019re juggling all of your obligations , you won\u2019t have to worry about starting your sat or act test prep from the ground up .\nlast week , the university of chicago announced that it will no longer require sat or act scores for undergraduate applicants from the us . uchicago is one the of the first major research universities to announce a test - optional policy , but test - optional and test - flexible admissions have been around for a long time . what exactly does it mean and how does it affect applicants ?\nthe act is shaking things up this year for international test - takers . starting in september 2018 , the act is transitioning to computer - based testing for all international students , meaning students will need to take their entire examination on the computer ( unless the student has approved accommodations that approve them for paper testing ) .\ninternships are valuable experiences that can give both high school and college students the opportunity to learn something new and stand out when applying to college or jobs in the future . there\u2019s a lot that students can do to make the most of their internships and stand out this summer !\na question we often receive is \u201cwhat is superscoring ? \u201d college - bound students are often confused about what it means to superscore , which colleges do it , and how it impacts submitting their sat or act scores . but we\u2019re here to help ! here\u2019s what students need to know about the logistics of superscoring and how it may improve your score profile when applying to college .\na recent survey of college admissions officers found that community service can be a tipping factor when making college admissions decisions . in fact , 53 % of those surveyed said that community service can almost be a \u201ctie - breaker\u201d between applicants who are equally qualified . so how is community service viewed in the context of a student\u2019s application , and what can students now to pursue meaningful community service opportunities ?\njoin our mailing list for the latest tips from our team of expert college admissions counselors , from how to prep for the college admissions process if you ' re just getting started , to what to do after your admissions decisions come in .\ncohen is the best - selling author of the truth about getting in and rock hard apps , and is a sought - after speaker and expert on university admissions . she is a ypo member , one of the most highly rated ypo speakers , and has been a faculty resource for ypo since 2000 . cohen also speaks frequently to banks , corporations , and schools about the university admissions process . cohen serves as the higher education expert for linkedin and on the educational advisory board of react to film . she is routinely quoted in international media and regularly contributes to the today show , cnn , cnbc , fox business , forbes , the new york times , the huffington post , challenges , the wall street journal , businessweek , and entrepreneur .\ncohen is a member of the national association of college admission counseling ( nacac ) , the independent educational consultants association ( ieca ) , the international association for college admission counseling ( iacac ) , and the western association for college admission counseling ( wacac ) . she has chaired the brown university alumni schools committee and is currently a member of the advisory board of the brown entrepreneurship program . she lives in new york city with her family .\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 ? 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' via inside higher ed\nprinceton will now require applicants to submit a graded writing sample . only 23 colleges now require the test .\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 .\nthe people here are great to work with , and i felt very welcome when i came on board . the compensation for counselors is excellent , but no benefits for counselors , as we are contract .\nthe work is as - needed , so sometimes there ' s a lot , sometimes only a little . it ' s a small company , so if you work in the main office , there are a lot of opportunities for growth , but not so much for counselors unless you ' re in nyc and want to join the corporate office .\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\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 .\nyeah , we ' re thinking katherine cohen is mayybe not the most trustworthy advisor of all time . so cheer up , underachievers ( by which we guess we mean non - paraplegic non - valedictorians ) : there might be hope for you after all .\ntap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you .\nfirst - person essays , features , interviews and q & as ; about life today .\nhigh school counseling vs . college admission counseling ( college planning tips & advice )\nparents appreciate katherine cohen ' s brains and her keen social instincts . girls appreciate her fashion sense . boys appreciate her good looks . all this has made her the east side ' s hottest independent college counselor . but it still may not get your kid into yale .\naking the sats for the first time - - or even the third time , as many driven teenagers in search of the perfect 1 , 600 do these days - - can constitute something akin to a near - death experience . but for anna , a senior at one of the city ' s top private schools , it was even worse than that .\neverything completely went wrong that day ,\nsays susan , anna ' s mom , who has been involved , perhaps too involved , in her daughter ' s quest to gain admission to a brand - name college .\nit was a disaster , a horrible situation .\nthe proctor didn ' t show up until minutes before the 9 a . m . start of the test , susan says , interrupted anna during the exam to register her , shortchanged her time on several sections ( anna knows this because she was wearing a stopwatch at the suggestion of one of her sat tutors ) , and denied the teenager an entirely permissible bathroom break . furthermore , a street festival was getting under way outside the testing center that fateful saturday morning , further adding to anna ' s woes .\nwhen the test was over , she was hysterical , crying ,\nrecalls her mother .\neverything that could go wrong did go wrong . they study , we pay for tutors , they ' re nervous wrecks .\nwhile susan may have overreacted somewhat - - she shot off a five - page , single - spaced , handwritten letter to the educational testing service , called the organization ' s president , and thought of suing (\ni could have had the proctor on trial ,\nshe explains ,\nbut my husband refused to let me do it\n) - - she had reason to be upset .\nkatherine is very cool ,\nanna attests .\nshe ' s got great fashion sense . her apartment is really cool . she started her own business . she cares about her clients . and she looks great in a bikini .\nguys lust after her and the girls want to be like her ,\nobserves john katzman , the head of princeton review and a friend of cohen ' s .\nthe kids don ' t see a straight line between where they are right now and older academic guys ,\nhe adds .\nit ' s easier to see the straight line to kat . she ' s only a couple of years older and much less parental .\nbrandon gross , a former client of cohen ' s and a sophomore at brown university , denies that his interest in his tutor extended beyond having her help him craft a crack personal essay , though he admits she caused quite a stir at his birthday party .\nmy friends couldn ' t believe she was my college counselor ,\nhe says .\nkat , as her awestruck proteges call her , is part of a prosperous new breed of private counselors who are helping the children of the rich attain their birthright of getting accepted to the ivy league college of their choice despite the ever - mounting odds against them . cohen ' s\nplatinum package ,\nwhich includes 24 sessions and an hour of phone time per week , typically spread over junior and senior year , costs $ 28 , 995 .\ni sold out already ,\nshe tells me , referring to next year ' s crop of high - school seniors .\neverybody wanted a platinum package this year . i ' ve got to clone myself .\nthat ' s not to say that worthy families need fear attacking the psychologically traumatizing college - application season alone or , god forbid , exclusively under the direction of their kid ' s sleep - deprived in - school guidance counselor . cohen , who , at 33 , has the sort of academic credentials ( brown and yale ) , kick - ass work ethic , and nicely toned physique that inspire confidence in the overdecorated sanctum sanctorums of the upper east side , has several lesser payment plans still available .\nyou can also do an a la carte series if you can ' t afford a whole package ,\nshe says as she sits in her elegantly utilitarian midtown office ( she also has one downtown ) , whose paintings and fabrics are by junior socialite and cohen friend lulu de kwiatkowski . cohen is referring to her warp - speed college - application - review option .\nit takes me about two or three hours , and it ' s $ 1 , 000 .\ngetting into one of the nation ' s most selective ivy league colleges or their equivalent has always been something of a blood sport among ambitious manhattan families , most of whom apply to the same handful of schools . what ' s different today is that kids from places like albuquerque and tucson , with the encouragement of the colleges , no less , have the temerity to believe they have equal rights to an ivy league education .\ni ' m afraid manhattan parents are among the most parochial in the united states ,\nsighs tom parker , amherst college ' s dean of admissions .\nit ' s like a little town in tennessee in terms of being oblivious to the rest of the country . they sort of think , ' because my daughter is doing well at brearley , she must be one of the very top kids in the u . s . ' there are lots of bright kids throughout the country . it is simply more competitive .\nso competitive , in fact , that last year a yale admissions officer , by all accounts a winning fellow , told one west side family that the college could have tossed all its acceptances in the trash and culled a statistically identical and stellar freshman class from the reject pile .\nit ' s as if the schools were being asked to choose between superman and batman . a horace mann senior who got into harvard early - action this year touched upon the absurdity of the situation when she tried to describe the difference between a yale man or woman and one who might make the cut at harvard .\nthe yale type is very well rounded - - an a student who ' s a varsity athlete ,\nshe said .\na harvard student is someone harvard thinks is going to be famous someday .\nharvard ' s director of admissions , marlyn mcgrath lewis , admits as much .\nin order to make a final decision to admit ,\nshe says ,\nwe have to identify for ourselves some unusual characteristic that will set the candidate apart in our pool - - either a very unusual academic accomplishment , a contribution to the humanities or writing , a great performer or composer , or someone who can help one of our 41 intercollegiate teams . once we ' re as sure as we can be of the academics - - which highly developed , one might say overdeveloped , talents set the person apart as someone we ' d want to bring here ?\ncohen is the best - selling author of the truth about getting in and rock hard apps , and is a sought - after speaker and expert on university admissions . she is a ypo member , one of the most highly rated ypo speakers , and has been a faculty resource for ypo / wpo since 2000 .\nthe difference between good and great | people who are great at what they do have a passion for what they do and the willingness to go above and beyond what\u2019s expected of them . they work hard . they also have the ability to understand what they know and what they don\u2019t know so that they can seek the support of others or external resources for the things that they may not be good at . great leaders don\u2019t assume they know it all . doing constant professional development is what separates people who are great at what they do from those who are just good at it .\nthe characteristics of success | tenacity , willingness to work hard , resilience , risk - taking , and the ability to pick myself up in the face of failure . also the ability to think ahead in a macro way \u2013 i always like to be a few steps ahead and consider the bigger picture and what i envision for the future . from our business model to details like our logo , materials , talks , and more , my creativity and foresight has led to a lot of success in our industry .\nhow i use my mind | i am , at the same time , very focused and a multi - tasker , so i\u2019m able to manage a lot of things at the same time but also focus on a lot of things at the same time . i also put my mindset in a place of assuming success instead of assuming failure \u2013 and that success breeds more success . i think \u201cwhat should stop me from being successful ? \u201d going into anything i do with a positive attitude has helped me achieve many of my goals and ambitions .\nlessons i have learnt | one of the biggest lessons is learning from failure . to not brush a failure under the rug , but to instead look at what i could have done better and apply those lessons to future endeavors .\nalso , learning to move on . if something\u2019s not really working \u2013 whether it\u2019s with an employee , client , vendor , etc . \u2013 there is a point when you have to move on . part of this is realizing that you can\u2019t please everybody , so it\u2019s important to identify people that you\u2019re not going to be able to work with successfully and find a respectful way to move on rather than hold onto that relationship or constantly worry about it . it\u2019s a small lesson but also a big lesson because it can apply to all aspects of life \u2013 friendships , business relationships , and more . you need to have the ability to let things go and to not take everything personally \u2013 especially in business . realize that everybody has his or her own struggles and personal things going on and sometimes it\u2019s not about you .\nperforming at my peak | i take care of myself . i work out at least three days a week doing slt pilates or yoga to keep my energy up . i also eat healthy . i tend to eat only non - processed foods and make sure we\u2019re always eating well at home . i also make sure i get enough sleep . i think sleep is key . personally , i need at least 8 hours of good sleep each night so that when i am up i am able to multi - task and perform at my best .\nresources i use to stay inspired | for me there are two areas of resources that inspire creativity and growth : one doesn\u2019t have to with my work and one does .\ni work in education , so there\u2019s a whole range of books , publications , and conferences that are higher education focused that also keep me inspired and growing \u2013 like nacac\u2019s annual conference , the chronicle of higher education , education articles in various news publications , and even auditing free online classes through sites like coursera , academic earth , and talks on tedx .\nthe best advice i\u2019ve received | we have on average about 28 , 000 days on the planet , and i am in the middle of that time . if i think about the fact that those last , say , 4 , 000 days are not going to be as good in quality because of how we age , i really only have 10 , 000 days to accomplish my goals . when you look at it that way , you really start to think about the importance of every single day and how to make the most of it .\nit\u2019s important to think about how you choose to spend your time and who you choose to spend it with . we all have a shelf life , so think about the things you\u2019re wasting time on . each day , each moment , is important \u2013 don\u2019t waste it .\nadvice on building wealth | first , find something that you love to do . pursue something that\u2019s connected to who you are and your core interests because if don\u2019t love what you do it\u2019s going to be hard to grow and build wealth around something you\u2019re not excited about . keep in mind that wealth and riches aren\u2019t necessarily monetary . you can be rich in a lot of things that are not financial \u2013 knowledge , relationships , quality of your life , the love in your life , love for what you do , etc . if you find your passion those riches will follow .\nalso you have to remember that at the end of your 28 , 000 days you\u2019re not going to take money with you . ask yourself : are you making enough to be comfortable during those days to live the life you want to lead ?\nprivate college admissions consulting is a booming industry that offers to help families navigate the often - confusing and stressful process of college admissions . although many public universities provide application seminars , post application tips on their websites and distribute guidelines to high school counselors , the demand for applications advice often exceeds the capacities of most public institutions . indeed , public high schools in the united states employ an average of one staff member per 500 students . in 2013 , 26 percent of all college applicants - - three times as many as in 2003 , hired a\nprivate admissions consultant\nor an\nindependent educational consultant ( iec )\nto assist with their college applications .\nfee - based college advice has long been available , but where such services once catered to students with difficult cases , an uneven transcript or learning differences , now they are becoming mainstream .\ndoes your high school student need a private admissions consultant ? it depends on your situation . can you afford one ? it depends on the service , which can range from about $ 1000 to tens of thousands of dollars .\nthe first step might be to consult the professional organizations that offer affiliation : the higher education consultants association ( heca ) , the independent educational consultants association ( ieca ) and the national association for college admissions counseling ( nacac ) , or a nacac regional affiliate . all of these associations post a series of requirements and ethical standards for private consultants .\nin addition to attending certification courses , some private admissions consultants have worked as admissions readers at universities . many of their brochures will advertise that they are college application readers and can help with application writing . in most cases , this means they are temporary\nexternal readers\nhired for application season . that is , during every admissions reading period from december to february , most large universities hire temporary readers to help sort the great pile of applications . much of the consultants '\ninside knowledge\nof the selection process is publicly available as well .\n2 ) who is best suited to help your child with the application process ? it may even be - - surprise - - you , the parent or a family member . professional guidance neither guarantees success nor is always warranted .\n3 ) if you feel overwhelmed by the process , or if your child has special concerns , it might help to see an admissions specialist . in this case , pick a consultant with organizational affiliations , accreditation , good recommendations and clear explanations of their services and associated costs .\n4 ) ethical consultants will not claim to possess some special influence or\npull\nwith college admissions professionals . their assistance in application writing remains confined to stylistic , organizational suggestions , never to writing anything for the student . most importantly , they encourage your child to write in his or her own voice - - not according to some imaginary formula for acceptance .\na number of highly critical articles , studies and books have responded to the private admissions consultant industry . one article even decries a\nnew snake - oil industry ,\nwhich it claims is\nincreasingly propelled by greed , it preys on the fear of families , especially parents . it ' s the private , for - profit college admissions consulting industry ."]}
{"id": 55284, "summary": [{"text": "azur air ( russian : \u0430\u0437\u0443\u0440 \u044d\u0439\u0440 ) , formerly katekavia , is a charter airline and former regional airline in russia .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "initially it was based out of krasnoyarsk cheremshanka airport , the domestic airport serving krasnoyarsk , and its destinations were all within the krasnoyarsk krai .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "nowadays it mainly serves leisure and some domestic destinations . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "azur air", "paragraphs": ["azur air has the oaci code : ktk and the iata code : zf .\nazur air ukraine has the oaci code : utn and the iata code : qu .\nyes . full details : azur air boeing 767 - 306er registration vq - bsy .\nin 2015 , katekavia was rebranded as a leisure carrier and renamed azur air . in december 2015 , it has been confirmed that former owner utair aviation sold azur air to turkish tourism company anex tourism group which also bought azur air ukraine , the former utair - ukraine , a few weeks earlier .\napart from the regular flights , azur air obtained the federal air transport agency\u2019s approval to operate charters to bulgaria , dominican republic and spain .\nlooking for cheap azur air flights ? skyscanner allows you to search and compare azur 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 azur air for the best price \u2013 skyscanner doesn ' t add any commission .\nlooking for cheap flights with azur air ? use skyscanner to browse azur air flights and find the lowest prices and most convenient azur air 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 .\nlooking for cheap azur air flights ? skyscanner allows you to search and compare azur air flights to help you find the best prices and most convenient flight times for your required travel . use the search box above to search , compare and book your cheap flight directly with azur air for the best price . book directly , with no hidden fees !\nbaggage handler of azur air luggage : swissport spain 678 700 046 terminal t2a , floor 0 , baggage claim hall .\nbaggage handler of azur air ukraine luggage : swissport spain 678 700 046 terminal t2a , floor 0 , baggage claim hall .\nnew german leisure carrier azur air delays launch to june\nis part of atw plus , our online premium membership .\nazurair gmbh , also known as azur air germany , is a german carrier based at duesseldorf airport . the airline is part of\nrussian charter carrier azur air will start operating regular flights within this year\u2019s summer schedule . having received russian aviation authorities\u2019 permission to fly to thailand and spain , azur air will operate one weekly flight from moscow to bangkok and three flights to barcelona from rostov and krasnodar per week .\nazur air ukraine is an ukrainian airline company . from 2009 till 2015 it provided services in domestic and international passenger transportation market under the name utair - ukraine airlines and in 2015 it was rebranded to azur air ukraine . the airline is performing flights from ukraine to turkey , egypt , spain , bulgaria , tunisia and united arab emirates with a fleet of three boeing b737 - 800 . azur air is in cooperation with anex tour operator .\nair disasters on twitter :\nvideo aftermath azur air flight # zf9633 overruns the runway after aborting takeoff at ekaterinburg - koltsovo airport , russia . ( 21 - dec - 2016 ) . \u2026 urltoken\nvideo aftermath azur air flight # zf9633 overruns the runway after aborting takeoff at ekaterinburg - koltsovo airport , russia . ( 21 - dec - 2016 ) . urltoken\nazur air flies from barcelona to turkey , egypt , spain and thailand . note : airlines can add or delete routes based on demand and / or season of year .\nskyscanner allows you to find the cheapest flights with azur air without having to enter specific dates or even destinations , making it the best place to find cheap flights for your trip .\nbermuda fire and rescue service vehicles were positioned near the airport runway at approximately 10 . 00pm tonight [ dec 18 ] when azur air flight 7778 landed at lf wade international airport .\nazur air ukraine flies from barcelona to bulgaria , egypt , spain , turkey , ukraine . note : airlines can add or delete routes based on demand and / or season of year .\nazur air ukraine ( qu , kiev boryspil ) has added a maiden widebody aircraft to its air operator ' s certificate ( aoc ) . skyliner aviation reports b767 - 300 ( er ) ur - azc ( msn 24947 ) arrived at kiev boryspil from istanbul sabiha g\u00f6kcen on april 20 . formerly in service with sister carrier azur air ( zf , krasnoyarsk yemelyanovo ) in russia , ur - azc has replaced another b767 - 300 ( er ) , d - azub ( msn 25077 ) , which had been wet - leased from azur air germany ( arz , dusseldorf ) and is currently at istanbul ' s sabiha . . .\namsterdam , oct . 19 , 2016 \u2013 boeing ( nyse : ba ) and azur air announced today that boeing will implement its optimized maintenance program service for the airline\u2019s 757 and 767 fleet .\nboeing technical consultants work directly with local regulatory authorities to secure approval and agreement on any recommended maintenance program changes . boeing\u2019s agreement with azur air also includes results monitoring following implementation of the program .\nafter air travel to popular tourist destinations in egypt and turkey was banned , azur air expanded its service offering to thailand . it is also increasing the number of destinations in spain . there are plans to launch charter flights to malaga , reus , palma - de - mallorca and tenerife .\nskyscanner allows you to find the cheapest flight prices with azur 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 .\nskyscanner allows you to find the cheapest flight prices with azur air and thousands of other airlines without having to enter specific dates or even destinations . to be inspired and find cheap flights use our flexible search today !\nazur air is a young brand in the aviation market . the first flight under this brand was made in december 2014 . it is currently the largest russian charter airline and among the 10 largest airlines in the russian federation . azur air operates in the international aviation market , serving the needs of the largest russian travel agencies , with flights from 30 cities of russia to 29 destinations . the fleet consists of six boeing 767 - 300s and nine boeing 757 - 200s .\nfor passed away day the quantity of incidents on an air transport has sharply increased .\nnew german airline azur air is preparing to start operations in june instead of april as previously announced , a company spokesperson confirmed to atw . the d\u00fcsseldorf - based carrier plans to operate leisure flights . according to its website , azur air is owned by amsterdam - based holding nw international bv . \u201cthe exact date [ to start operations ] will be announced , \u201d the spokesperson said in an email . \u201cour first routes will be to palma de mallorca ( spain ) ; destinations in . . .\nthe airplane of airline\nsakhalin air routes\nhas made emergency landing in yuzhno - sakhalinsk .\nfrom duesseldorf and berlin to palma de mallorca , egypt and turkey followed by the dominican republic . the german carrier operates as a separate unit to azur air . azurair gmbh was officially registered on 27 - apr - 2016 , and commenced operations on 03 - jul - 2017 .\nin that the impact on the city in 1962 was comparable to new york of sept . 11 .\nthis was the deadliest crash in air france history until the crash of air france flight 447 .\n\u201cwe are pleased to have boeing\u2019s experienced team working with us to achieve the airline\u2019s fleet operational improvements , \u201d said michael kritskiy , azur air general director . \u201cthis extra level of analysis on top of our already high - performing fleets will help us to raise operating performance and will be value added to our fleet management process . \u201d\n. there were no fatalities among the 17 occupants ( six crew , eleven passengers ) . the soviet military authorities defended this attack on a civilian aircraft by claiming the air france plane was outside the air corridor at the time of attack .\nearlier , the airline had these destinations in its charter program , azur air\u2019s spokesperson explained to russian aviation insider . its decision to operate regular flights is based on the travel industry\u2019s trend to include air travel with tour packages . part of the capacity will be reserved for travel agencies , whereas the rest of the seats will be sold through conventional distribution channels , which will enable the airline to cater to both groups of travelers : those that use agencies\u2019 services and those that make their own arrangements .\nsiberian air passengers had to get out and push their plane in temperatures of minus 52 degrees celsius after its chassis froze , russian prosecutors said .\n\u201cwe are committed to providing our customers with a competitive edge by applying our understanding of data analytics , along with our unique understanding of the airplane itself , to identify ways to streamline the airline\u2019s maintenance programs , \u201d said rick anderson , vice president , sales and marketing , boeing commercial aviation services . \u201cwe value our strong relationship with azur air and are proud to support the airline\u2019s continued success through our analysis . \u201d\non february 26 , 2016 the plane boeing 767 - 300 of \u201cazur - air\u201d airlines performing flight along a route :\nmoscow - phuket\nmade an emergency landing at the airport of tashkent . according to preliminary information indication of oil low level became the cause of the incident . landing has taken place in the regular mode . onboard there were 327 passengers and crew ; nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non october 23 , 2016 the plane boeing 757 - 200 of \u00abazur air\u00bb , airlines carrying out flight on a route :\nkamran - kemerovo\nmade a safe landing at the airport of destination , however , at turn maneuver the nose landing gear overrun the runway and got stuck in snowdrift . with the aid of a tractor the plane was towed to a parking place . the plane was not damaged . investigation is conducted\ncrashed into mount cemet , france , with the loss of all 42 lives on board . the accident occurred while the flight deck crew was preparing to land at nice ' s c\u00f4te d ' azur airport , the aircraft ' s first scheduled stop . the accident investigation established\non november 23 , 2016 the plane boeing 767 - 300 of \u201cazur air\u201d airlines performing flight on a route : \u201cmoscow - dominican republic\u201d , soon after takeoff has been forced to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information bird strike became the cause of the incident . after running - out of fuel the plane has made safe landing at the domodedovo airport . passengers and crew haven ' t suffered . investigation is conducted .\non january 23 , 2017 , the plane boeing 757 - 200 of \u201cazur air\u201d airlines performing flight on a route : \u201cphuket - samara\u201d made safe landing for refueling at the tolmachevo airport . landing took place safely , however during ground survey the partial corrupting pneumatics of the left - hand gear leg , and insignificant damages of the flap was revealed . onboard there were more than 120 people , including crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non june 27 , 2016 the plane boeing 757 - 200 of \u201cazur air\u201d airlines performing flight along a route :\nyekaterinburg - anapa\nsoon after takeoff has been forced to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information indication of technical malfunctions became the cause of the incident . landing has taken place in the regular mode . onboard there were more than 200 people , including crew ; nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non september 19 , 2015 the plane boeing 757 - 200 of \u201cazur air\u201d airlines performing charter flight along a route :\nsamara - hurghada\nmade an emergency landing at the airport of rostov - on - don . according to preliminary information emergence of a crack on the cockpit windscreen became the cause of the incident . landing took place in the regular mode . onboard there were 237 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\nafter that crash air france pilots criticized under - developed airports with facilities that were ill - equipped to handle jet aircraft , such as guadeloupe ' s airport .\n^ morris , mike .\nair france crash recalls \u201862 orly tragedy .\natlanta journal constitution . tuesday 2 june 2009 . retrieved on 2 june 2009 .\non june 28 , 2017 the plane boeing 767 - 300 of \u201cazur air\u201d airlines performing flight on a route :\nmoscow \u2013 varadero\nhas been forced to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information malfunctions in a control system of plane became the cause of the incident . after running - out of fuel the plane has made safe landing at the domodedovo airport . passengers and crew haven ' t suffered . investigation is conducted .\non april 5 , 2017 , the plane boeing 757 - 200 of \u201cazur air\u201d airlines performing flight on a route : \u201cpattaya - kemerovo\u201d has been forced to come back to utapao airport . according to preliminary information , indication of malfunctions of the right - hand engine became the cause of the incident . landing has taken place in the regular mode . onboard there were more than 160 people , including crew ; nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\noptimized maintenance program is one many boeing analytics tools and services boeing offers to empower airlines to make better decisions and significantly improve performance on the ground and in the air .\nair azur is the russian airline formerly known as katekavia . in 2015 , when it was still owned by the group utair group , it was renamed later to be sold in december 2015 to a turkish tourism group called turkey ' s anex tourism group ( atg ) , who had also bought the utair - ukraine airline in september . currently , the airline is conducting routes from russia to turkey , egypt , spain and thailand with a fleet of five boeing b767 - 300 .\non december 21 , 2016 the plane boeing 767 - 300 \u201cazur air\u201d airlines performing flight en route : \u201cyekaterinburg \u2013 phuket\u201d at takeoff was rolled out of borders of the runway . according to preliminary information at running start the indication of right - hand engine failure has worked . the crew has undertaken emergency brake application whereby the plane was rolled out of runway limits on 20 meters . onboard there were more than 300 people , including crew ; nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non may 10 , 2013 the plane boeing 757 - 200 of airlines \u201cair astana\u201d performing flight on a route :\ntashkent - almaty\n, made an emergency landing at the airport of shymkent . malfunctions in aircraft\u2019s central air system became the reason of incident . landing took place safely . onboard there were 136 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered .\non june 16 , 2017 the plane embraer e - 190 of \u201cair astana\u201d airlines performing flight on a route : \u201castana - bishkek\u201d , soon after takeoff has been forced to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information , failure of the air conditioning system became the cause of the incident . landing has taken place safely . investigation is conducted .\non august 21 , 2013 the plane boeing 767 - 300 of airlines \u201cair astana\u201d performing flight on a route :\nastana - almaty\n, soon after takeoff was compelled to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information , malfunctions in central air system became the reason of incident . landing took place safely ; passengers and crew didn ' t suffer .\non september , 1st , 2011 the plane yak - 42d of airline \u00abtulpar air\u00bb , which were carrying out flight on a route\nkhatanga - krasnoyarsk\n, has made flag - stop at airport of departure\nkhatanga\n, because of central air failure . landing has passed safely . onboard there were 4 passengers and 8 crewmen ; nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non march 24 , 2018 the plane boeing 757 - 200 of \u201cair astana\u201d airlines performing flight on a route : \u201ckaraganda - almaty\u201d made an emergency landing at the airport astana . according to preliminary information indication of malfunctions in air conditioning system became the cause of the incident . landing has taken place in the normal mode . passengers and crew haven ' t suffered . investigation is conducted .\noff nice with the loss of all 95 lives on board . the accident occurred while the flight deck crew attempted an emergency landing at c\u00f4te d ' azur airport , following the detection of a fire in the aircraft ' s rear cabin 21 minutes after takeoff from ajaccio . the accident investigators believed that the fire had started in the right lavatory and galley area .\non november 25 , 2014 the plane beechcraft king air 350 of airlines \u201cair samara\u201d performing ferry flight on a route :\nulyanovsk - samara\ncrash - landed at the kurumoch airport . according to preliminary information , at landing , the plane had operating failures with landing gear extension . onboard there were 2 crew members , they didn ' t suffer . the plane sustained serious damage . investigation is conducted .\non december 23 , 2012 the plane an - 26 of airlines \u201cpetropavlovsk - kamchatsky air enterprise\u201d performing flight on a route :\npetropavlovsk \u2013 tilichiki\n, was compelled to return to airport of departure because after take - off , during ascent , at inclusion of engines air bleed , there was a smoke of passenger salon and a crew cabin . landing took place safely . passengers and crew didn\u2019t suffer . investigation is conducted .\non june 16 , 2015 the plane embraer erj - 190 of \u201cair astana\u201d airlines performing flight along a route :\nalmaty - delhi\nsoon after takeoff was compelled to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information malfunctions of air - conditioner system became the cause of the incident . after running - out of fuel the plane made a safe landing . passengers and crew didn ' t suffer . investigation is conducted .\ndue to the low air temperatures , the chassis ' s brake system froze and a tow truck was unable to move the plane onto the taxiway to carry out the flight ,\nprosecutors confirmed in a statement .\nfranco - italian turboprop manufacturer atr seems to be anticipating considerably lower sales this year than in 2017 , following a briefing in london june 29 ahead of the farnborough air show in mid - july . . . . more\nmembers of us president donald trump ' s private clubs in florida were reportedly invited to tour air force one in 2017 , a move raising questions about the separation between the trump administration and the president ' s private businesses .\non february 22 , 2015 the plane boeing - 737 of airlines \u201csomon air\u201d performing flight along a route :\nkrasnoyarsk - dushanbe\nwas compelled to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information indication of malfunctions of air conditioning system became the cause of the incident . after running - out of fuel the plane made a safe landing at the airport\nyemelyanovo\n. onboard there were 23 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\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 .\non october 10 , 2017 the plane beechcraft super king air 350 ( b300 ) - flight calibration services of \u201cair control\u201d airline which was carrying out test flight of runway\u2019s navigation systems of the airport uralsk has made emergency landing with unissued racks of the chassis . according to preliminary information , collision of the plane with flock of birds became the cause of the incident . onboard there were three crew members ; they haven ' t suffered . the plane has sustained considerable damage . investigation is conducted .\non may , 16 , 2009 in connection with absence of a safe interval between planes in air traffic zone of airport vnukovo the air traffic control dispatchers have stopped take - off of the plane tu - 204 which were carrying out flight on a route vnukovo - antalya and cancel landing of the plane tu - 154 , carrying out flight to moscow from surgut . on may , 17 , 2009 the atc service of airport sheremetyevo has detected the small flying device ( motor - hang - glider ) in air traffic zone of the airport ( at 16 km distance from the runway ) . in this connection the airplane a - 321 which was carrying out flight krasnoyarsk - moscow has go around . investigation of the reasons of incidents is conducted .\non october , 30th , 2011 the plane boeing - 737 of airline air \u201cukraine international\u201d , carrying out flight on a route :\ndonetsk - hurgada\n, later 1 , 5 hours after take - off , has made flag - stop at airport of departure\ndonetsk\n. according to preliminary information , in flight , there was a failure of central air system of the plane . landing has passed safely . onboard there were 150 passengers and crew ; nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\nuk lcc easyjet and norwegian air shuttle both see more potential from connecting services following the success of the \u201cworldwide by easyjet\u201d service the lcc launched with its norwegian low - cost , long - haul counterpart and other partners in september 2017 . . . . more\nat 28 of february the airplane a - 320 of \u201caeroflot\u201d which have taken off on a route moscow - berlin , has been compelled to return back to the airport\nsheremetyevo\nbecause of malfunctions from the chassis . after take - off in the air the airbus air bus it was not cleaned the chassis , therefore the airplane has been compelled to return back to the \u201csheremetyevo\u201d where has safely landed . anybody from passengers has not suffered , and all passengers have taken off to berlin with the next flight .\non april , 26 in kharkov has made emergency landing airplane md - 80 of ukrainian airline \u201cwind rose\u201d which were carrying out flight to antalia ( turkey ) . the reason of emergency landing was failure of air conditioning system . onboard of airplane there were 173 persons . nobody has suffered .\non december , 20th , 2010 the plane boeing 737 - 500 of airlines \u201ctajik air\u201d which was carrying out flight on a route \u201cdushanbe - khudzhand\u201d , has made emergency braking because during run operation have been found out malfunctions in the plane chassis . braking has passed safely ; nobody has suffered .\non september 7 , 2014 the plane airbus a320 - 200 of airlines \u201cair astana\u201d performing flight on a route :\nalmaty - st . petersburg\n, at landing , received a bird strike hitting the right hand engine . the plane safely finished run . passengers and crew didn ' t suffer .\non april 14 , 2017 by the plane boeing 737 - 900 of \u201csomon air\u201d airlines performing flight on a route : \u201cdushanbe - khujand\u201d at taxying - out on takeoff a smoke screening of salon has occurred . the commander made decision to cancel takeoff and to return on the parking place . investigation is conducted .\non april 13 , 2016 the helicopter robinson r - 66 of \u201clight air\u201d airline which was carrying out practice flight has made hard landing near the village zhilino at the republic of bashkortostan . onboard there were two persons , they haven ' t suffered . the helicopter has sustained considerable damage . investigation is conducted .\non june 5 , 2012 the helicopter mi - 26 of airline \u00ab2nd arkhangelsk air squadron\u201d carrying out watch transportations on geological station\nrotor\n, has made flag - stop in 200 kilometers from surgut . landing passed safely . onboard there were three crew members and two passengers ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non march , 9th , 2011 the plane boeing - 737 of airline \u00abestonian air\u00bb , carrying out flight on a route\ntallinn - moscow\n, soon after takeoff , has made emergency landing at airport of departure in connection with technical malfunctions . landing has passed safely ; nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non june 7 , 2013 the plane boeing 737 - 800 of airlines \u201cyakutia\u201d performing flight on a route :\nkrasnodar - istanbul\n, soon after takeoff , was compelled to come back to airport of departure in connection with malfunctions in central air . landing took place safely ; passengers and crew didn ' t suffer .\non september , 9 , 2009 plane yak - 40 of airline \u201cbugulma air enterprise\u201d carrying out flight on a route kazan - akhtobe by technical reasons has made emergency landing at the airport of aktyubinsk . onboard were 8 person and 4 members of crew . landing has passed safely , nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non august 1 , 2012 the plane yak - 42of airline\ntulpar air\ncarrying - out flight on a route : \u00abmoscow \u2013 naryan - mar\u00bb , at landing at airport of destination , was rolled out of the runway limits . onboard there were 96 passengers and 8 crew members ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non june , 30 the airplane airbus - 319 of \u201cair malta \u201d airlines carrying out flight from airport \u201cdomodedovo\u201d in valetta ( malta ) has made an emergency landing at other moscow airport \u201cvnukovo\u201d in half an hour after take - off . passengers and crew members have not suffered . the reasons of incident are not known yet .\non february 2 , 2014 the plane a - 320 of airlines \u201ceast air\u201d performing flight on a route :\nmoscow - kulyab\nmade a safe landing at airport of destination , however at landing run was rolled out of runway shoulder and damaged nose landing gear . passengers and crew didn ' t suffer . investigation is conducted .\non october , 8 airplane boeing 737 - 500 of airlines \u00abestonian air\u00bb right after take - off from the airport tallinn , has made emergency landing in connection with collision with flight of birds . landing has passed successfully , nobody has suffered . t he airplane has received damages of a fuselage and stabilizers , and requires under repair .\non may 14 , 2013 the plane crj - 200 of airlines \u201cscat\u201d , performing flight on a route :\naktau - baku\n, made an emergency landing at airport of departure . according to preliminary information , the reason of incident became failure of central air . onboard there were 47 passengers and 4 crew members ; nobody suffered .\non may , 19th , 2011 the plane yak - 42 of airline \u00abtulpar air\u00bb which was carrying out flight on a route \u201cabakan - norilsk\u201d , has made landing at airport of destination under weather conditions below of meteorological minimum . landing has passed safely . onboard there were 48 passengers and 8 crewmen ; nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted\nat the airport atyrau on monday at taxiing from parking place # 2 in conditions of ice has unwrapped on 180 degrees on taxiway the airplane boeing - 767 of \u201cair astana\u201d , carried out flight atyrau - almaty . onboard there were 129 passengers and ten members of crew . nobody has suffered , the airplane has not received any damages .\non january 19 , 2016 the helicopter mi - 8 of \u201cvologda air enterprise\u201d airline soon after takeoff made emergency landing at airport of departure . according to preliminary information failure of one engine as a result of fuel freezing became the cause of the incident . landing took place safely ; passengers and crew didn ' t suffer . investigation is conducted .\non june 18 , 2012 the plane sukhoi superjet100 of airlines \u201caeroflot\u201d which was carrying out flight on a route : \u00abmoscow \u2013 copenhagen\u00bb soon after take - off , has made landing at airport of departure in connection with failure air - conditioner . landing passed safely . onboard there were 66 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non february , 5 , 2009 helicopter mi - 8 of airline \u201cutair\u201d by reason of avionic failure has made emergency landing in area of air station tazovsky ( village tazovsky , the yamalo - nenets autonomous district ) . onboard there were three members of crew and 18 passengers . landing has passed safely , nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non september 15 , 2016 the plane boeing 737 - 800 of \u201csomon air\u201d airlines performing flight on a route : \u201cdushanbe - st . petersburg\u201d , soon after takeoff was forced to return to airport of departure . according to preliminary information indication of not retracted landing gear became the cause of the incident . landing took place safely . investigation is conducted .\non december 5 , 2017 , the helicopter mi - 8t of \u201cvologda air enterprise\u201d airlines performing sanitary flight on a route :\nvologda - velikiy ustyug\nduring taxiing - out on takeoff has touched by a tail beam the flagstaff and has damaged tail rotor . onboard there were 7 people , including crew ; nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non april 16 , 2018 the helicopter mi - 8mtv of \u201cutair \u2014 helicopter services\u201d airlines has sustained damage of the helicopter rotor . according to preliminary information during passenger loading with running engines on the \u201czimnjaya \u2014 demyanka\u201d platform an air stream has broken a headdress of the passenger which has damaged the rotor blade . people haven ' t suffered . investigation is conducted .\non august 4 , 2012 the plane an - 148 of airlines \u201cpolet\u201d , which was carrying out flight on a route :\nvoronezh - antalia\n, soon after take - off was compelled to come back to airport of departure in connection with central air failure . landing has passed safely . passengers and crew didn ' t suffer . investigation is conducted .\nin\npulkovo\nairport the airplane airbus a319 belonging to the airline air france - klm with 80 passengers onboard has made forced landing after 40 minutes after take - off . the airplane , carried out flight pulkovo - paris , in 40 minutes has returned back that during flight on a windshield of a cabin of pilots the crack has been found out .\non june 30 , 2016 the plane airbus a320 - 200 of \u201chors air\u201d airlines performing flight along a route :\nkharkov - tehran\nsoon after takeoff has been forced to make emergency landing at airport of departure . according to preliminary information generator failure became the cause of the incident . landing has taken place safely ; passengers and crew haven ' t suffered .\non july 10 , 2015 at the plane boeing 737 - 700 of \u201ctransaero\u201d airlines performing flight along a route :\nmoscow \u2013 novy urengoy\nat approach to airport of destination , has worked indication of malfunctions in air - conditioning system . landing took place in the regular mode . onboard there were 117 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non may 3 , 2015 the plane embraer - 170 of \u201cestonian air\u201d performing flight along a route :\nbrussels - tallinn\nwas on approach to airport of destination when the crew reported problems with the flaps after performance by crew the checklist the plane made a safe landing . onboard there were 70 people , including crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non january 31 , 2014 the plane boeing 737 - 500 of airlines \u201cutair\u201d performing flight on a route :\nmoscow - usinsk\nmade an emergency landing at the airport of syktyvkar . according to preliminary information , malfunctions in central air system became the reason of incident . onboard there were more than 100 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non july 1 , 2012 the plane \u00abairbus a320 - 200\u00bb of airlines \u201c\u201drussia\u201d which was carrying out flight on a route : \u00abbarcelona - st . petersburg\u00bb , has made emergency landing at the airport of milan . according to preliminary information in flight there were malfunctions in central air . landing passed safely . passengers and crew didn ' t suffer . investigation is conducted .\non december , 5th , 2011 the plane \u201csaab - 340\u201d of airlines \u00abestonian air\u00bb , carrying out flight on a route : \u00abtallinn - vilnius\u00bb , has made flag - stop at the alternate airdrome in riga . under the preliminary information , malfunctions with pressure of oil in the engine became the reason of flag - stop . landing has passed safely . nobody has suffered\non january , 28th , 2011 the plane yak - 42 of airline \u00abtulpar air\u00bb which was carrying out flight on a route\nkrasnoyarsk - norilsk\n, has made emergency landing at airport of destination in connection with failure of the second engine . landing has passed safely . onboard there were 111 passengers and 8 crewmen ; nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non february , 11 , 2010 plane crj - 200 of airline \u201cair volga\u201d which were carrying out flight on a route volgograd - moscow , soon after take - off has made emergency landing at the airport of departure . the reason of emergency landing became landing gear malfunction after take - off . landing has passed safely , nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non july , 20 2009 the aircraft \u0155n - 24 of airlines \u201cangara\u201d carrying out flight on a route irkutsk - bodaibo , has made an emergency landing at the airport of irkutsk in connection with failure of a central system of air conditioning . onboard there were 39 passengers and four members of crew . landing has passed successfully , nobody suffering . investigation is conducted .\non april 25 , 2017 the plane airbus a320neo of \u201cair astana\u201d airlines performing flight on a route : \u201calmaty - aktau\u201d , soon after takeoff has been forced to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information , malfunctions in indication system of oil level became the cause of the incident . landing has taken place in the regular mode . investigation is conducted .\non january 24 , 2014 the plane a - 319 of \u201crossiya airlines\u201d performing flight on a route :\nmurmansk - st . petersburg\n, was ready for flight performance , however for technical reasons it should be postponed . passengers were uploaded from the plane for elimination of malfunctions . according to preliminary information malfunction in central air became the reason of delay of departure .\non january 8 , 2014 the plane dhc 8 - 400 of airlines \u201cairbaltic\u201d performing flight on a route :\nriga - brussels\n, was compelled to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information , in flight there were malfunctions in central air . landing took place in a regular mode . onboard there was 52 passenger and crew ; nobody suffered .\non may 3 , 2013 the plane boeing 757 - 200 of airlines \u201cutair\u201d performing flight on a route :\nyekaterinburg - antalia\n, made an emergency landing at the domodedovo airport . according to preliminary information , malfunctions in work of central air became the reason of incident . onboard there were 237 passengers and 8 crew members ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non june 22 , 2012 the plane a - 320 , of airlines\nair astana\n, carrying - out flight on a route \u00abalmaty \u2013 baku\u00bb has made emergency landing at the airport \u201cshymkent\u201d . according to preliminary information during flight the alarm system about smoke in a luggage compartment of the plane has worked . landing passed safely . nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non september , 13th , 2011 the plane a - 330 of airline\nvladivostok air\n, carrying out flight on a route : \u00abvladivostok \u2013 moscow\u00bb , during taxiing on a parking place at airport\nvnukovo\n, has brought down light tower of apron by the left wing . onboard there were 299 passengers and crew ; nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non september , 24 , 2009 the plane a - 321 of airlines \u00abair astana\u00bb , carrying out flight on a route alma - ata - astana , in connection with malfunctions in hydro system , has made emergency landing at the airport of alma - ata . landing has passed safely . onboard there were 159 passengers and crew . nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non september , 10 , 2009 the plane tu - 204 of airlines \u201cvladivostok air\u201d , carrying out flight on a route krasnodar - khabarovsk - petropavlovsk kamchatsky , has made emergency landing at the airport o f petropavlovsk kamchatsky , by technical reasons . landing has passed safely . onboard there were 160 passengers and 9 members of crew . nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non december 16 , 2015 the plane yak - 40 of \u201ckamchatka air enterprise\u201d performing flight along a route :\nyelizovo \u2013 tilichiki\n, soon after takeoff made an emergency landing at airport of departure . emergence of a smell of burning in salon became the cause of the incident . landing took place safely . passengers and crew didn ' t suffer . investigation is conducted .\non october 5 , 2013 the plane airbus a 319 - 100 of airlines \u201ctatarstan air\u201d performing flight on a route :\nsamara - antalya\n, soon after takeoff was compelled to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information the engine failure became the reason of incident . landing took place in a regular mode . passengers and crew didn ' t suffer .\non july 9 , 2013 the plane airbus a 320 - 232 of airlines \u201cair astana\u201d which was carrying out flight on maintenance to england , on a route :\nalmaty \u2013 london ( southend )\n, made flag - stop at the international airport\naktobe\n. landing took place safely . onboard there were 3 crew members ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non july 4 , 2012 the plane yak - 40 of airlines \u201cbratsk air enterprise\u201d which was carrying out flight on a route : \u00ablensk \u2013 bratsk\u00bb , has made flag - stop at the airport of kirensk . the reason is a failure of the left engine . landing passed safely . onboard there were 24 passengers and 3 crew members ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non july 2 , 2012 the plane a - 320 of airlines \u201cural airlines\u201d which was carrying out flight on a route :\nkhujand - yekaterinburg\n, has made emergency landing in connection with failure of central air at the airport of karaganda \u201csary - arka\u201d . landing passed safely . onboard there were about 170 people , including crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non may , 25th , 2011 the plane yak - 42 of airline \u00abtulpar air\u00bb which was carrying out flight on a route \u00abmoscow ( vnukovo ) \u2013 sochi\u00bb , has made emergency landing at airport of destination in connection with failure of one of engines . landing has passed safely . onboard there were 98 passengers and 5 crew members ; nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non february , 12 , 2010 the cargo plane dc - 10 of kazakh airline \u00abdeta air\u00bb , carrying out flight on a route alma - ata - tbilisi - hong kong , during landing at the airport of tbilisi has made overrunning of the runway shoulder . under the preliminary information the reason of incident was bad weather conditions . victims are not present . investigation is conducted .\non september , 12 , 2009 the plane yak - 42 of airline \u00abair lines of kuban\u00bb , carrying out flight on a route \u201cadler\u201d \u2013 \u201cvnukovo\u201d , has made emergency landing at the airport of krasnodar in connection with failure of the left engine . landing has passed safely . onboard there were 88 passengers and six members of crew , nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non september 8 , 2017 , the plane boeing 777 - 300 of \u201crossiya airlines\u201d performing flight on a route : \u201cmoscow - yuzhno - sakhalinsk\u201d , made emergency landing at koltsovo airport . according to preliminary information malfunctions in air conditioning system became the cause of the incident . landing has taken place in the regular mode . passengers and crew haven ' t suffered . investigation is conducted .\non november 23 , 2015 the plane bombardier dash 8 q400 of \u201cyakutia\u201d airlines performing flight along a route :\nyakutsk - neryungri - khabarovsk\nsoon after a departure was compelled to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information malfunctions in central air became the cause of the incident . onboard there were 25 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non january 30 , 2014 the plane a - 321 of \u201cural airlines\u201d performing flight on a route :\nyekaterinburg - namangan\nsoon after takeoff was compelled to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information , central air failure became the reason of incident . landing took place safely . onboard there were 52 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non june , 17th , 2011 the plane md - 83 of airlines \u201cum air\u201d , carrying out flight on a route\nteheran - kiev\n, has made flag - stop at the airport of simferopol . according to preliminary data , the landing reason \u2013 failure of one of engines . onboard there were 74 passengers and 7 crewmen ; nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non may , 7 airplane boeing 737 of \u00absky express\u00bb airlines carrying out flight kazan - moscow has made an emergency landing at the international airport kazan in half an hour after take - off . on the preliminary data , the reason became infringement of work of air conditioning system . onboard there were 35 passengers and 4 members of crew . nobody has suffered , investigation is conducted .\non september 7 , 2016 the plane boeing 757 - 200 \u201ctajik air\u201d airlines performing flight on a route : \u201cbishkek - dushanbe\u201d soon after takeoff has been forced to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information malfunctions of the engine became the cause of the incident . after running - out fuel the plane made a safe landing at the airport \u201cmanas\u201d . investigation is conducted .\non march 16 , 2016 the plane airbus a - 320 of \u201cair astana\u201d airlines performing flight along a route :\nalmaty - dushanbe\nhas been forced to stop takeoff run . after obtaining departure clearance and start of takeoff the crew has seen the vehicle which is on the runway . takeoff has been interrupted and plane has come back to a parking place . investigation is conducted .\non november 21 , 2013 the plane boeing 767 - 300 of airlines \u201cair astana\u201d performing flight on a route :\nalmaty - bangkok\n, soon after takeoff was compelled to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information the technical malfunctions became the reason of incident . landing took place safely . onboard were 95 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non october 30 , 2013 the plane embraer - 190 of airlines \u201cair astana performing flight on a route :\nastana - aktau\n, was compelled to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information malfunctions in the right hand engine became the reason of incident . landing took place safely . onboard there were 80 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non june 3 , 2012 the plane tu - 204 of airlines \u201cvladivostok air\u201d which was carrying out flight on a route : \u00abkhabarovsk - petropavlovsk - kamchatsky\u00bb , soon after take - off , has made flag - stop at airport of departure in connection of failure of one of engines . landing passed safely . onboard there were 77 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non july 30 , 2017 , the plane airbus a - 321 of \u201cair astana\u201d airlines performing flight on a route : \u201calmaty - aktau\u201d soon after takeoff have made emergency landing at airport of departure . according to preliminary information , collision with a bird became the cause of the incident . landing has taken place safely . at ground survey any damages of the plane hasn ' t been revealed .\non july 26 , 2017 by the plane airbus a320 - 200 of \u201cair moldova\u201d airlines performing flight on a route : \u201cantalya - chisinau\u201d at landing approach has worked indication of low pressure in pneumatics of the left main landing gear wheel . ground services of the airport took all measures for support of landing . landing took place safely . passengers and crew did not suffer . investigation is conducted .\non january 11 , 2016 the plane airbus a - 321 of \u201cair astana\u201d airlines performing flight along a route :\nmoscow - almaty\n, made an emergency landing in atyrau . according to preliminary information indication of depressurization of salon became the cause of the incident . landing took place safely . onboard there were more than 100 people , including crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non february 17 , 2014 the plane boeing 737 \u2013 700 of airlines \u201ctransaero\u201d performing flight on a route :\nmoscow - madrid\n, made flag - stop at the airport of warsaw . according to preliminary information malfunction in central air became the incident reason . landing took place in a regular mode . onboard there were 77 people , including crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non november 9 , 2013 the plane airbus a - 321 of airlines \u201cair astana\u201d performing flight on a route :\nalmaty - abu dhabi\nwas compelled to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information , in flight there were malfunctions in the left hand engine . landing took place safely . onboard there were 135 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non august 2 , 2013 the plane airbus a 320 - 200 of airlines \u201cyamal\u201d performing flight on a route :\nnovy urengoy \u2013 moscow\nmade an emergency landing at the airport \u201croshchino\u201d . on preliminary information malfunctions in central air work became the reason of incident . landing took place in a regular mode . onboard there were 167 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non january , 15 , 2010 the plane an - 24 of airline \u201cmirny air enterprise\u201d , carrying out flight on a route irkutsk - lensk , in connection with not retracted landing gear after take - off , has made emergency landing at the airport of departure . onboard there were 12 passengers and 4 members of crew . landing has passed safely , nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non december 10 , 2017 the plane boeing 767 - 300 of \u201cair astana\u201d airlines performing flight on a route : almaty - bangkok during taxiing - out on takeoff was rolled out of the runway borders . according to preliminary information bad weather conditions and ice became the cause of the incident . passengers and crew haven ' t suffered . the plane hasn ' t sustained damage . investigation is conducted .\non march 8 , 2017 the plane airbus a321 of \u201cair astana\u201d airlines performing flight on a route : \u201calmaty - atyrau\u201d , has been forced to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information , failure of avionics became the cause of the incident . landing has taken place safely . onboard there were more than 100 people , including crew ; nobody has suffered . investigation is conducted .\non december 14 , 2014 the plane boeing 737 - 300 of airlines \u201csomon air\u201d performing flight along a route :\ndushanbe - krasnoyarsk\nmade a safe landing at airport of destination . however , after putting of the plane on parking place , there was its spontaneous movement back therefore one of plane sensors was damaged . onboard there were 36 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non november 10 , 2014 the plane airbus a - 320 of airlines \u201cair astana\u201d performing flight along a route :\nalmaty - beijing\n, soon after takeoff was compelled to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information failure of hydraulic systems became the cause of the incident . after running - out of fuel the plane made safe landing . passengers and crew didn ' t suffer .\non july 22 , 2014 the plane an - 148 of \u201crossiya airlines\u201d performing flight on a route :\nperm - st . petersburg\n, was compelled to come back at airport of departure . according to preliminary information indication failure of central air became the incident reason . landing took place in a regular mode . onboard there were 77 people , including crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non january 4 , 2014 the plane boeing 737 - 400 of airlines \u201ctajik air\u201d performing flight on a route :\nbishkek - moscow\n, made an emergency landing at the \u201ckurumoch\u201d airport . according to preliminary information , failure of the left hand generator became the incident reason . landing took place in a regular mode . onboard there were 127 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non april 20 , 2013 the plane md - 83 of airlines \u201cum air airlines\u201d performing flight on a route :\nkiev - amman\nmade emergency landing at the simferopol airport . according to preliminary information , in flight , there was an engine failure , and there were other technical malfunctions . landing took place safely . onboard there were 70 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted .\non september 25 , 2012 the plane boeing 757 - 200 of \u201cnordwind airlines\u201d which was carrying out flight on a route : \u00abmoscow \u2013 dalaman\u00bb , was compelled to come back to airport of departure . according to preliminary information , in flight there were malfunctions in central air work . landing took place in a regular mode . onboard there were 212 passengers and crew ; nobody suffered . investigation is conducted ."]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "repaircare", "paragraphs": ["repaircare tried to repair my fridge freezer twice . unfortunately it was beyond hope but repaircare were true to their word . no fix , no fee ! !\nengineer did not arrive on appointed day . no communication from repaircare or engineer .\nwe work with repaircare who offer a nationwide specialist domestic appliance repair service for most leading manufacturers . repaircare also runs a call centre handling calls for manufactures and insurance companies . customers can book a call direct on the repaircare website : urltoken .\nclement was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nenoch was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\noutram was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\njoanne was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nstacy was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nyoung was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nfinlayson was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nal was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\ncherrill was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nsalinee was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nandys was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmr biggs was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmr bushong was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmr woodcock was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmr messer was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nhappy customer was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmiss hoare was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmr symonds was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmr skuse was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\ndavid sears was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nl landau was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmichelle pawley was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nandrew garrod was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nunhappy client was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nsusan hyne was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\ncollectplus customer was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nms beveridge was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmrs d was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmr morgan was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmrs carson was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmr wilson was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmr stilwell was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmrs hayward was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmrs rogers was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\ndr wilson was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmrs roberts was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nphilippe carrer was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nms wakeham was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmr newman was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\ndoug grant was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmr bristow was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmr m was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmrs lewis was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmr macpherson was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nedward pepperell ; was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmrs g fleet was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nplease note out - of - hours engineering support is only available to customers subscribing to enhanced care levels \u2013 repaircare 24 * , repaircare 12 * and repaircare 06 * . we mention this as to assure you that no discourtesy is intended should you be informed the engineer is unable to accept your call .\nrepaircare was launched in 2002 and has grown into the uk ' s leading independent kitchen appliance repair specialists .\nsamantha o ' neill was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nmrs watkins - baker was invited to write this review by repaircare . co . uk . learn more .\nit\u2019s now just under 4 weeks since i engaged ( and paid ) repaircare to fix my fridge / freezer .\nhe thought that it was now the compressor and he would contact repaircare for authorisation to order a new one .\nwe aspire to make repaircare the repair service you choose to use when any one of your kitchen appliances breaks down .\nbirmingham \u00b7 repaircare are the appliance repair people . follow us for updates , the latest news , great deals and general ramblings !\nrepaircare provides a first class repair service covering your cooking , laundry , refrigeration , dishwasher , air conditioning , dehumidifying and floorcare appliances .\nlate on saturday night i ordered a part from currys partmaster ( so much for repaircare\u2019s claim that the part was no longer available ) .\nrepaircare was very fast and efficient and the engineer that came was very helpful and polite . i will use them again , for sure .\nhaving tried to put things into a proper and fair perspective repaircare need to clearly deal with complaints better and get on top of things quickly .\n\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0642\u064a\u0642 \u0644\u062e\u062f\u0645\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0635\u0644\u0627\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062c\u0647\u0632\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0632\u0644\u064a\u0629 aldaqiq household repairing services . ( professional licence ) dubai . copyright \u00a9 2015 . all rights reserved . powered by repaircare .\nl a wilson : can\u2019t think of any balanced point to put forward on their behalf there . i will put your experience to a contact i have high up at repaircare .\nrepaircare is the biggest rip - off ever and to this date , i am still not sure if i\u2019ll ever get a refund or my washer - dryer fixed by this company .\nfelt i needed to comment as all reports so far on repaircare are poor . my washing machine packed up on monday morning ; booked repaircare online monday afternoon ; they phoned me on tuesday to confirm a visit on wednesday ; arrived by wednesday lunch time and fixed my machine within 1 hour . i paid the origional fixed price of \u00a3104 and am a happy customer .\ninitial impressions were excellent but the engineers visit failed to repair the fault and repaircare have provided no customer service or help , one week later i\u2019m left with a fridge that does not work and not the slightest glimmer of when or if they will come back out . seems to me like they took my money but know do not want to know , so i give repaircare to lowest rating you provided .\nrepaircare are a national company offering fixed price appliance repairs . their fixed price appliance repairs include call out , parts , labour and vat . repaircare are part of connect distribution who are the uk\u2019s largest distributor of appliance spares and accessories . they supply much of the independent repair trade . their website is easy to use and features 3 simple steps to get a quote . it\u2019s incredibly simple and well designed .\nalthough polite having paid for repair for my cooker the fault being diagnosed by aga and repaircare over the phone they sent an engineer knowing the part was obsolete . this meant i did not receive a full refund\ni received an email from repaircare saying \u2018i cannot see that there will be a problem at this end and this engineer will order the compressor for you and once received will contact to make another appointment for you . \u2019\nwithout wishing to be seen as an apologist for repaircare i do believe it\u2019s fair to say that most of the problems described in these comments are typical problems that you can commonly experience with many repair companies or repairmen .\nrepaircare 6 * 09 : 00 am \u2013 17 : 30 pm , monday to sunday , with a guaranteed 4 - hour response time and a clear within 6 - hours same day , excluding public & bank holidays .\nafter the initial problem of the charge for the none repair , repaircare responded quickly for return visit . once the part was ordered we had to wit a long time for the engineer to come and fit it , even though the part had been in there office for a few days , they didn ' t call us to arrange we called them . hence the low marks . its working ok now so time will tell . thanks repaircare .\ni would appear that repaircare are not interested in doing repairs when replacement parts are involved and that they are quite happy to make as much money as possible by eaning interest on refunds that they hold on too as long as the can .\nrepaircare 48 * 09 : 00 am \u2013 17 : 30 pm , monday to friday , with a guaranteed 4 - hour response time and a clear by 23 : 59 day after next , monday to friday , excluding public & bank holidays .\ndear tony g , thank you for taking the time to leave us a trustpilot review . please be advised we are in the process of investigating your repair fully and a member of our team will be in contact with you shortly to discuss further . thank you repaircare . dear tony g , we have been trying to contact you in regards to your concerns raised with us without success . if you still require us to investigate this please contact us on 0333 400 3701 . kind regards , repaircare .\nl a wilson : thanks for the update . it is sad to see a few people having problems . i understand repaircare are getting a hell of a lot of jobs coming through and i think they are the victims of their own success at the moment .\nthe repairman , john from llanelli , was friendly and extremely professional . his job would have been a lot easier if he had been passed on details of the fault by repaircare , as i told them what was wrong , but , overall , a great job .\nrepair , support & maintenance levels : all services are provided by default with repaircare 48 * response level . our flexible maintenance packages are available to provide cover to your existing services from 09 : 00 am \u2013 17 : 30 pm to around - the - clock .\ni ordered a repair to my son ' s washing machine on saturday 13th april . repaircare said the repair would be carried out on wenesday 18th april . i believed this to be a reasonable waiting time and ordered the repair . yesterday ( monday ) i received an email from the appointed repairer who changed the repair date to 23rd april . i regard this inconvenience as unacceptable and i would not have ordered the repair had i been given 23rd april in the first place . despite two phone complaints the repair date is still 23rd april . additionally repaircare ' s job tracking site urltoken stated\na visit was arranged for 18 / 04 / 2018 but you rescheduled .\nthis is entirely untrue . repaircare rescheduled when the discovered they could not meet their obligation to carry out the repair on 18th april .\ndear mr m , please be advised we are in the process of investigating your repair fully and a member of our team will be in contact with you shortly to discuss further . kind regards repaircare dear mr m , thank you for taking the time to provide us with feedback regarding your repair in particular your positive comments regarding our engineer . having looked into your repair history we do agree that you should have been made aware that the appliance needed to be defrosted before the engineer attended so the relevant parts could be fitted . we are sorry that there was a lack of communication and that we could not repair the appliance on the initial visit adding further delay to your repair . at repaircare we take all customer feedback very seriously and will make sure this information gets passed on to all parties involved . kindest regards repaircare\nrepaircare 24 * 09 : 00 am \u2013 17 : 30 pm , monday to friday , and 09 : 00 am to 13 : 00 pm on saturday with a guaranteed 4 - hour response time and a clear by 23 : 59 next day , excluding public & bank holidays .\ncan\u2019t fault this service . good communication from the start from repaircare and also from the engineer who texted approx time of arrival on the day . jason , the engineer , fixed my oven so i can cook christmas dinner ! phew . he was very polite and friendly . i would definitely recommend .\nsome manufacturers also offer fixed price repairs now at rates competing with repaircare . for example hoover / candy , ariston , indesit , hotpoint , creda and even the obsolete dyson washing machine have fixed price repairs . also , aeg , electrolux , tricity bendix and zanussi have relatively low and reasonable labour charges .\nthank you for taking the time to leave us a trustpilot review . please be advised we are in the process of investigating your repair fully and a member of our team will be in contact with you shortly to discuss further . thank you repaircare . following on from our recent phone call , we are sorry to discover that your appliance was damaged upon its return to you . we would like to confirm that a new handle has been sent out to you as a replacement . we will make sure that your feedback is escalated to the relevant parties involved to prevent this happening again . kind regards repaircare .\nrepaircare 12 * 09 : 00 am \u2013 17 : 30 pm , monday to sunday , with a guaranteed 4 - hour response time and a clear by 23 : 59 same day , if reported by 13 : 00 , if not clear by 12 . 59 next day , excluding public & bank holidays .\ni\u2019m naturally pretty sceptical and not easily impressed \u2013 always looking out for a catch . it shouldn\u2019t be possible for repaircare to be able to include the spare parts in their repair charges but they are the uk\u2019s largest spare parts distributor so they have access to much cheaper parts than most and they obviously think they can .\nrepaircare advertise fixed price repairs but unfortunately the truth is they do not fix every appliance for the price initially quoted and cover themselves against really expensive repairs by the terms and conditions quoted above . i must admit i\u2019m uneasy with that because they advertise something but effectively say well only in most cases when it comes down to it .\non 16 / 08 / 09 i booked for a repair man to to come out and fix my fridge / freezer ( job ref : c1135924 ) and was given a date of 20 / 08 / 09 . he didn\u2019t turn up and nobody contacted me . when i called repaircare i was given the excuse of a problem with the booking on the computer .\nmy own experience is of the engineer coming a day early , he did call , so not a complete loss . he came through on his way home from a \u201cbusy day\u201d . didn\u2019t bother to bring any tools in with him . opened the washing machine door and said it\u2019s broken badly , they ( repaircare ) won\u2019t pay to fix that when i tell them what parts it needs .\nrepaircare . ae ( \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0642\u064a\u0642 \u0644\u062e\u062f\u0645\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0635\u0644\u0627\u062d \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062c\u0647\u0632\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0632\u0644\u064a\u0629 aldaqiq household repairing services ) offers domestic appliances repairs within dubai . aldaqiq household repairing services , registered in dubai . we offer repairs for appliances out of their manufacturer ' s guarantee . if your appliances is in gurantee contact your manufacturer . all product names . logos , trademarks , and brands are property of their respective owners . copyright \u00a9 2015 . all rights reserved .\ni don\u2019t recognise the words you attribute to me in my review . my review says , \u201crepaircare have access to very cheap parts because of their massive power as part of the uks largest spares distributor 4ourhouse . when calculating the cost of parts they use the trade cost of parts and not the retail cost which everyone else uses . the price difference can be substantial and this gives them quite a bit of leeway . \u201d\narrived on time to carry out repair , engineer very polite said that he was not confident that repair would work , if not there was nothing else he could do . i have since spent the last 5 days telephoning repaircare to get a refund . each time was fobbed off and promised a return call - nothing happened . after 5 daily calls eventually got them to accept that i should get a full refund . customer care 0\nmy christmas has just been ruined and it ' s all repaircare ' s fault . do not even bother with them , poor communication and rude engineers . my oven was supossed to be fixed today and now it won ' t be till new year as the engineer didn ' t have a clue , i ' m disgusted . i now have to wait till new year , and i have no idea what i will do for xmas day .\nrepaircare advertised fixed price repairs but unfortunately the truth is they did not fix every appliance for the price initially quoted and covered themselves against really expensive repairs by their terms and conditions . they claimed most repairs should however be covered by the sum quoted but after a few months ( of complaints ) they changed the terms and conditions to remove their right to charge extra for certain parts . if your appliance is beyond economical repair it won\u2019t cost you any more than from any other large company as they will just charge the call out fee .\npanasonic fridge freezer . repaircare cost for visit \u00a3221 . 00 service engineer attended said that the fan had frozen because the fridge door had probably been left open . i was not at home otherwise i would have told him that this was impossible due to the noise level and annoyance level of the alarm when the door is left open for more than 2 minutes . we turned off the fridge for the 36 hours to allow the fan to defrost . turned it back on to find that the fridge is still not working . dreadful service -\n' repaircare ' couldn ' t care less . . . use at your peril ! * * * utterly appalling service * * * paid and booked ' repaircare ' to repair my dyson vacuum cleaner . the invoice clearly states that an engineer will arrive and carry out repairs on the cleaner on the specified day . it does not state that a courier will collect the cleaner and it will be taken away . it also does not state that because i have no box to send it back in ( i didn ' t know i was sending it back . . . ! ) that a courier will arrive with a box , then leave because they won ' t wait the 2 minutes for me to seal the box , and then i will have to wait for a further courier to arrive on another specified day , to collect the boxed - up faulty vacuum . so i am expected to take four days off work . . . day one to wait for an non - existent engineer to turn up , day two to wait in for a box to arrive , day three to wait for the courier to collect the box + vacuum , and then ( hopefully ) day four to await the arrival of ( again hopefully . . . ) a working vacuum . unbelievable ! ! ! ! ! this company and their courier company are an absolute joke !\ni was given another appointment date of 01 / 09 / 09 . the repair man turned up . he stayed about 5 minutes undid 3 screws and removed a panel , looked at the inside and said that it needed a new pcb . he didn\u2019t test anything at all . he said that he\u2019d order the part and that someone would phone in a couple of days to let me know when it would be installed . by the end of the week nobody had called me so i called repaircare to be told that the part was no longer available ( for a fridge freezer that was less that 5 years old ? ? ? ) and that they weren\u2019t going to do the repair . i was also told that my refund of the original payment less \u00a340 would be done in 7 \u2013 10 days ( strange that they can take the payment instantly but it takes them up to two weeks to refund it ) .\ncalls to 0844 numbers will be charged at 7p per minute plus your network access charge .\nwe are the fixed - price appliance repair specialist . on this website you can book repairs for all your home and kitchen appliances including dishwashers , cookers , fridge freezers and washing machines . we operate nationwide and our network of engineers can repair appliances from all the leading manufacturers .\nwe pride ourselves in offering a competitively priced , fast , efficient and reliable repair service .\nwe evaluate all customer feedback which helps us to ensure we remain focused on the delivery of a first class service .\nurltoken is a division of connect distribution services limited , the uks largest distributor and stockist of domestic appliance spare parts . our registered address is connect house , talbot way , small heath , birmingham , west midlands b10 0hj . registered in england , no . 3004798 , vat number : gb 655 1290 41 .\nthe fixed price repair fee charged covers the total cost of the repair ( i . e . call out , evaluation , labour & parts , a professional safety check and vat ) .\nwe have a network of over 500 qualified engineers who work to very high standards .\nwe offer uk coverage delivered by a local engineer ensuring a quick response whatever the locality .\nwhen replacement parts are required our engineers fit brand new high quality manufacturer approved parts .\nyou can monitor the progress of your repair online by selecting the track your repair option .\nwe carry the largest range of genuine domestic appliance spares & accessories covering most major brands supporting the aftersales market .\nwe carry the widest range of genuine consumables for most appliances ensuring you can maximise add on sales and encourage repeat customers .\nour range of consumer electronics accessories cover a vast range including ipods , laptops , digital camera & camcorders , mobile phones etc .\nour outdoor range covers major brands such as flymo , mcculloch , bosch , qualcast , karcher & nilfisk . in addition we carry the full range of gardena accessories for the garden .\nour extensive range of appliances covers floorcare , kitchen appliances , personal care and outdoor products for brands such as ; dyson , panasonic , flymo & dualit etc .\naccount holders can get any product from our product range delivered direct from our national distribution centre to your customers door . a simple system which enables you to maximise your sales potential without the initial outlay for stock .\nwe are the appliance repair experts and our engineers have already successfully repaired kitchen appliances for more than 1 million households nationwide . whether it is your freezer , cooker , dishwasher or washing machine that has developed a fault we will do all we can to fix it for you , fast ! all our repairs are guaranteed and you can book online 24 / 7 .\nwe are the uk ' s leading independent kitchen appliance repair specialists . through our network of over 500 qualified engineers , we provide a first class service offering fixed price repairs , covering your cooking , laundry , dishwashing , refrigeration and floorcare appliances .\nour fixed price appliance repairs include call out , evaluation , professional safety check and all required replacement parts so there\u0092s no danger of you being caught out by any extra or hidden charges . we are the uk\u0092s leading independent kitchen appliance repair specialist and have already successfully repaired more than 1 million kitchen appliances .\nwhatever the fault with your appliance our fully trained , expert engineers are sure to be able to help . you can book your appliance repair online using our fast , safe and easy online booking facility or by calling our friendly sales team on\nour site uses cookies . to find out what cookies we use and why we use them click here . if you carry on using our site we will assume you consent to us using cookies in this way .\nyou can check the details of your booking and the progress of your repair at any time using this tracking facility .\nsimply , enter your job number ( as stated in your confirmation email ) and your postcode below .\nif you are experiencing difficulties with your repair please email : escalations @ urltoken and give a brief description of your problem . we will respond to you as soon as possible , this will usually be within 2 working days .\nwe repair all brands and models of domestic appliances including ; washing machines , fridge freezers , dishwashers , tumble dryers , washer dryers , cookers , ovens , hobs . all our repairs come as standard with our six months parts and labour guarantee .\nwe ' re ready to assist you six days per week . don ' t wait until the situation becomes worse . to make it as easy as possible we offer morning and afternoon appointment slots , often including saturdays .\nto book your repair with one of our friendly and experienced appliance repair specialists , give us a call today or use our contact us page to schedule your repair in dubai appointment right now . . we ' d love to help !\nliving a busy life in dubai means you don ' t have the time to look for and get services through multiple companies . this is especially true for home maintenance . when you are looking for maid service in dubai , it would be most appreciated to find all the other home services you need in the same place . that is just what you have when you contact repair care .\nyou can not only find full time or part time maids in dubai but also excellent handyman services . dubai offers both of these services and more through the best company . repair care also handles home appliances repair in dubai residences . this service is offered as part of our handyman services in dubai .\nhome cleaning services division of our company hires only the best maids in dubai . our maid are conscientious and can be counted on to leave your home sparkling clean . for appliances repair , dubai handymen have the necessary skills to get your appliances back into top working order so you are not left with a nonfunctioning appliance for long .\nwhether you need your home cleaned , an appliance repaired or something else repaired or some other type of home maintenance done , you can count on repair care to provide the maid or handyman services you need . give us a call and we will discuss what you need and recommend the services that will best meet your needs and expectations . our reputable company depends on satisfied clients so you know we will go that extra step to make sure you are so happy with our work that you call every time you need one of our services .\ncall us today and talk to one of our staff to line up one of the handyman or maid service dubai residents already know are the best around .\nrepair care stands for total solutions for sustainable timber restoration and maintenance . not only do we have a wide range of quality products for joinery repair for the professional market , we offer training on how to use them to refurbish decayed and damaged timber . in addition , we provide comprehensive project management , offer advice and consultation services and are a trusted partner of many housing associations and local authorities .\nthis year we have introduced two new services with the aim to save money for housing organisations .\nthe uk housing market has in recent months seen some tragic events and changes , not least with the grenfell disaster in london . the effect of these changes has forced some organisations to review and change their plans as well as budgets for the next few years ahead .\nwith recent changes to the housing market , housing associations are now looking to review their plans to make them more cost effective .\nrepair care have agreed a partnership with iwp in uk . the two companies have worked together for over 25 years in the uk on many major projects both large heritage restoration and large industrial projects .\nfor 2018 , repair care has appointed a new national specification manager , national training and inspection manager . . .\nthis year repair care will be attending the specifi design events across the uk .\nwe are well known for our high quality products , but we do so much more . annually , we train well over a thousand contractors across europe and we also specialise in extensive project management . together with a highly motivated team of professionals , we are continually developing sustainable innovations .\nhere you can see several example projects . they reflect the possibilities and results of the repair care products . also check out the projects page for more projects .\n\u00a9 2018 repair care international ltd . | terms & conditions | cookie statement | privacy policy\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthis e - mail address is being protected from spambots . you need javascript enabled to view it .\nrepair + care bietet ihnen die m\u00f6glichkeit 50 % und mehr an selbstbehalt zu sparen .\nif you have any questions , contact the online shop or , if necessary , trusted shops .\nyou can protect your purchase up to an amount of eur 2 , 500 against the loss of your payment in the event of non - delivery or after the return of the goods \u2013 regardless of the method of payment . the guarantee runs for 30 days . the shop bears the costs of the buyer protection for you ! if you buy goods in another currency , the following coverage amounts apply : eur 2 , 500 , chf 4 , 000 , pln 10 , 000 , gbp 2 , 500 , aud 3 , 000 , bgn 5 , 000 , cad 3 , 000 , czk 60 , 000 , hrk 18 , 000 , huf 700 , 000 , ltl 8 , 500 , nzd 3 , 500 , ron 10 , 000 , rub 100 , 000 , try 5 , 500 , dkk 20 , 000 , nor 20 , 000 , sek 20 , 000 , usd 2 , 500 .\nurltoken fulfils the trusted shops quality criteria and is thus awarded the trusted shops trustmark . compliance with the criteria is continuously audited by experts . the audit covers areas such as data protection , costs and payment , delivery terms , returns processing and customer service . terms and conditions in detail\nthe score is calculated based on the 62 trusted shops reviews collected in the last 12 months . in total , urltoken has already collected 323 reviews .\n50 days later and still no fix . continuously told we ' re awaiting a part . \u00a3169 in someone else ' s bank account for nothing .\n4 day wait for fridge / freezer engineer . compressor failed , replacement required . 2 more days before informed repair could not take place . cost of replacement compressor at urltoken \u00a3221 . 91 - within \u00a3250 limit . result 2 weeks and 3 days without fridge in hottest summer for years .\nwe were very satisfied with the outcome of our request for service . reaction was quick leading to a very satisfactory resolution .\ntook \u00a345 call out fee for trying to switch on oven and then telling me it couldn ' t be repaired appalling service do not use - no fix no fee doesn ' t apply to call out - misleading website .\neasy to book , can choose day that ' s easy for you , cooker repairs quickly . very good service\ngood engineer , tried , in our opinion to fix the machine . apparently beyond economic repair - pinhole in machine allowing water to flood over time . so could not repair .\ngood communication called at agreed date and time , needed non stock spares , arranged installation date when spares available , called and fitted same as arranged . very efficient , tidy and polite engineer .\nengineer came very early 7 . 45am , came in , spent 20 minutes at the most and scarpered . despite parts being under warranty , engineer not interested . cost me \u00a3139 for him to empty the filter . no attempt to investigate burning smell , smoke or loud spin noise .\nwe were disappointed at the length of time it took for the repair to be completed but more than that was that repair care did not bother to contact us . we would not use them again . if it wasn ' t for the dedication of the engineer , it would not have been completed at all .\npaid \u00a3119 only to be told when the engineer visited the part needed to repair my oven was obsolete . considering i had to provide the make , model and serial no . plus a full description of the issue prior to payment being taken , i\u2019m annoyed to say the least . my request should have been rejected due to the age of the oven beforehand if checks had been done to source the part first . not happy .\ni was advised of the time the engineer would be arriving and he was on time polite tidy and quick , i would use them again .\naccepted my payment and clear description of straight forward fridge freezer fault then called to say they would not do the repair . it looked too good to be true and it was . ( i did at least get my money back after reminding them . )\n1 , eng missed1st visit . 2 , no comms from any1 2 say they were not coming . 3 , after failing to turn up on the day we received no call , text or email and had to do all the chasing . 4 , on the 2nd day again no comms to advise of eta . we had to do all the chasing . 5 , when they did turn up they incorrectly diagnosed the repair and ordered expensive parts not required . 6 , 3 weeks lat\norder placed 19 / 03 / 18 repaired 7 / 3 / 18 . too long to wait .\ntill 9 . 02 still awaiting for service , engineer didn ' t came first two times at third he been very unprofessional shout and told me that he has no time to check proper my washer , he decide to order parts and then 3 weeks later no parts , no engineer , no fixed washer . . hope so will finish soon\nfantastic service . arrived and mended my cooker on the said day . a very polite man . clean and tidy work . a + + + +\nfirst booked on the 8th . . . one cancellation and 1 engineer visit with the wrong part . still awaiting another engineer visit once they have the correct parts not happy as this will be 3 weeks at least from ordering\ninformed of date of repair , then email for time slot , engineer arrived as promised and repairs carried out accordingly . what more could you want ?\nin spite of website assurances that all would be fixed , the fitter the work was allocated to , decided it was either too near christmas , or too much trouble and giving me a load of implausible excuses , cancelled the appointment . i did get all my money back , but by this time it really was too late to get somebody else to fix my fridge before christmas . most unsatisfactory .\nservice was excellent . engineer arrived on time . even took a photo of the damaged part so that the correct replacement was ordered . i liked knowing how much it would cost . even though the engineer had to return to fit the replacement i was not charged any more . very good value for money . i will most certainly use this company again .\nthe engineer needed a bit of chasing to get him to site , but when he got there he dealt with the problem quickly and efficiently .\nthis guarantee covered a repair to a built in oven . the engineer was unable to repair the product . no charge was made and the contract with the repair company was cancelled .\ngood value , repair carried out within a couple of days of me phoning . would use again .\ntook the day off work , engineer didn ' t arrive no communication to let me know what was happening . waiting for a call to rearrange , will update .\nyes , i would like to report the review to the trusted shops service department .\nthis retailer fulfils the trusted shops quality criteria , e . g . credit rating , cost transparency , customer service and data protection . further information and guarantee conditions\nevery order can be rated with up to 5 stars in the categories delivery , goods and customer service . customers can review the shop up to 6 months after placing an order . the average rating of each review is calculated by figuring out the mean of the scores given for the three categories . the overall rating of the shop is the simple mean of all the average ratings of all the trusted shops reviews collected over the last 12 months . in their comments , customers can share their experience with urltoken in their own words .\ntrusted shops is the leading trust brand for online shopping in europe . trusted shops perfoms automatic and manual checks on all reviews , because only genuine reviews really help customers to make the right purchasing decision .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 trusted shops gmbh . all rights reserved . terms and conditions | imprint | data privacy\nif you are the type of person who takes comfort in prices being fixed and inclusive , then fixed price repairs may be for you . you could end up paying more than necessary if your appliance turns out not to need any parts or needs inexpensive parts , but you could save money if it needs an expensive part .\nmake sure you read and understand their terms & conditions though as if parts are \u201ctoo\u201d expensive they can say the appliance is not worth repairing although all engineers from any company will tell you an appliance isn\u2019t worth repairing if the repair is going to cost more or close to the price of a new appliance .\na mere 3 months guarantee on repairs is very poor indeed . under the sale of goods act , any repair should last a reasonable time , as should any parts fitted . 3 months is nowhere near a reasonable time for almost any repair especially if new parts are fitted . however , if that\u2019s all you get ( and there\u2019s no law forcing a company to give any guarantee at all ) you would have to pursue your claim in the small claims court or through a consumer help body if a repair by a company offering only 3 months guarantee failed after an unreasonable time outside 3 months .\nthere are some appliance repair companies listed on site book washing machine ( or other appliance ) repair page including companies offering a much more desirable 12 month guarantee on repairs .\ndo your research . don ' t waste money with bad purchases . which ? have an excellent no - strings trial offer - get your 1 month trial for \u00a31 what ' s the catch ?\ni only write when i have something worth writing or warning about . you won ' t get many - but when you do they could warn you about an important safety issue .\nbooked a repair of our miele washer , which is making nasty bearing rumbles . charge was \u00a3129 rather than \u00a370 \u2013 fair do\u2019s , it\u2019s a miele .\nthe chappie turns up , says it will take two people to do the job and will have to be taken to the workshop , that the charge is too low , and went away . still waiting a week later for an estimate of how long and how much . not impressed so far\u2026\u2026\nhello tony . that\u2019s not good . have you tried ringing them ? please keep us informed .\nthank you thank you thank you\u2026 found this website on google , just as i was despairing about the possible cost of calling out a repairman ( or having to fork out for a new machine ) . but one friday night in later , machine is fixed , by me \u2013 your new biggest fan : - )\nhello l : thanks for your contribution . i\u2019m not sure what you mean about only being able to make an appointment several days on , as most people would want immediate appointments or within a few days .\nnot turning up is bad , though that happens a lot across many companies as engineers can get stuck on a job or have traffic problems and it\u2019s just not possible to complete all jobs at times . a courtesy phone call is expected though .\nit\u2019s also not unusual for parts to be required and a second visit necessary \u2013 that\u2019s very common because it\u2019s impossible to carry all but the most common parts for the most common machines . even the manufacturers often have to return with parts another time although i would expect the manufacturer to have more parts than anyone carrying out repairs to all makes .\nreports i\u2019ve heard indicate manufacturer\u2019s service is commonly poor and long waits for appointments and parts common too .\nunfortunately i have no idea how many satisfied customers there are to balance things out as most people only contribute when not happy and all businesses have things go wrong to some extent . i\u2019m hoping these are just teething problems caused by the success of the service , which may have overloaded them with calls .\nin addition to my last comment , i forgot to add that leaving the freezer unplugged for at least 5 hours is often necessary for modern frost free fridges and freezers if they have become caked in iced inside . if this is not adhered to the fault will usually reoccur .\nin my experience many customers didn\u2019t follow this instruction because it\u2019s too inconvenient , and the fault reoccurred . i don\u2019t know if this is the case in your situation but it is essential to allow the unit to properly defrost if advised to .\nre \u2018i\u2019m not sure what you mean about only being able to make an appointment several days on , as most people would want immediate appointments or within a few days\u2019 .\ni can see the ambiguity in my comment , sorry . i was trying to say that available appointments were quite a few days in the future . as you say your need is almost immediate .\nwe did leave the freezer nearly 8 hours before switching it on . hey , after two weeks with it , whats a few hours ?\ni have now been contacted by a senior customer service person ( after i advised them i was going to give negative feedback . )\nwhilst the person who rang was very pleasant , we haven\u2019t moved on at all .\nthey have a process\u2026which i know off by heart as it has been explained to me repeatedly . that process can\u2019t be changed .\nwhat they are missing is that a good operation always needs processes but that when the process falters , service recovery must always be the priority over process .\nmany companies make mistakes , its the ones that are flexible enough to recover well from failure that typically the customer remembers and recommends .\nthanks laurie : my attititude has always been that no company is immune from cockups and things going wrong so i agree that the sign of a good company is not defined by whether things go wrong or not but how they deal with inevitable problems .\nthe only thing i can say in their defence at the moment is that although they\u2019ve done half a million repairs so far they\u2019ve only just launched the service to the public , whereas they\u2019ve previously carried out repairs for insurance companies . i suspect they are currently experiencing a big surge in demand .\ntoo good to be true\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026cost \u00a3120\u2026\u2026 . . chap turns up within a 12hr time frame only to say he has to order a part for the cooker ( should only be a couple of days hes says ) \u2026 . . its now the second week ( third of not having a cooker ) and still no part ! call centre just says dont know when part will be in !\nthe engineer had to return for a 3rd visit ( now 4 days off work due to an initial \u2018no show\u2019 ) .\nhe said that i had a big leak in the system and that the fridge / freezer was toast .\ni know nothing about refrigeration but i questioned the logic of a big leak causing the unit to fail so quickly after his previous ( unsuccessful ) repair when he didn\u2019t detect a leak . also why was the fridge section working ok ?\nanyway , he reluctantly tested the system pressure and it was as he left it fully pressurised i . e . there was no leak .\n10 days on i had heard nothing so i contacted the call centre to be told that it had been referred to the technical section , but \u2018he\u2019 had been off for a week or so . i should be patient and they will get back to me when they have discussed it with the engineer .\nfour weeks since i started and my fridge / reezer is no further on towards repair .\nengineers not turning up occasionally , misdiagnosing faults , not having the parts , and when ordered parts taking ages to come are all sadly common issues experienced by customers of many repair companies because companies have to repair too many products and too many different brands . people commonly expect engineers to turn up with the right parts but this just doesn\u2019t happen very often when engineers are expected to repair almost every make of appliance and every type of appliance . they\u2019d need to drive around in a transit lorry to carry them all ."]}
{"id": 55291, "summary": [{"text": "first trust bank , part of the aib group , is a commercial bank in northern ireland .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "it forms part of one of the big four banks in ireland .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "the bank was created in 1991 when tsb northern ireland merged with the aib group 's other interests .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the bank can trace its existence back to 1816 with the founding of the belfast savings bank .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the bank is one of the four banks that issues pound sterling banknotes in northern ireland .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "allied irish banks confirmed plans to sell off the bank in april 2010 as part of plans to raise capital .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "these plans were subsequently shelved and instead the bank announced investment plans starting in 2014 . ", "topic": 5}], "title": "first trust bank", "paragraphs": ["first trust bank \u00a3100 . 00 note . vfine condition 10th jan 1994 mcilroy issue\nfirst trust bank \u00a3100 banknote - byb ref : ni . 441a - aunc .\nthe first trust bank issued northern irish pound banknotes in 4 different denominations , including this first trust bank 20 pounds banknote ( mature lady ) . they are part of the current first trust bank notes series . the first trust bank started issuing these 20 northern irish pound banknotes in 1994 . they are currently still in circulation .\nfirst trust bank never requests you to make payments from your account to any account .\nfirst trust bank issues notes in denominations of \u00a310 , \u00a320 , \u00a350 and \u00a3100 .\nvintage business bank cheque : state street bank & trust co . boston . 1966\nfirst trust bank has a range of current accounts designed to meet your daily banking needs .\nsave first trust bank to get e - mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed .\nfirst trust bank online banking is an easy , simple and convenient way to manage your finances .\nyou are about to leave the first trust and savings bank website . the site you are going to is not a direct representation of and is not controlled by first trust and savings bank .\nsave first trust bank 50 to get e - mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed .\nfirst trust bank has been notified of a phone scam currently targeting our customers . reports received to the bank indicate that :\nfirst trust bank reminds customers to be vigilant and aware of such calls - they are not genuine .\nnorthern ireland : 1 x 20 northern irish pound banknote . first trust bank 01 . 05 . 07\nireland - first trust bank \u00a320 - kb prefix - byb ref : ni . 422b - unc .\ngenerally accepted as readily as cash , bank money orders are available at every first trust & savings location .\n* fully completed personal loan applications from first trust bank customers processed within three hours 9am - 5pm , monday to friday excluding bank holidays .\naib is selling its divisions in the us and europe , including first trust .\nfraudsters purporting to be from first trust bank have been targeting customers asking them to make test payments from their account .\nfirst trust bank online banking is available from 7am until 3am 365 days a year for you to manage your finances .\nwelcome to first trust . . . ( br ) banking as it should be !\ncheque - us - first - citizen bank & trust co . , raleigh , n . c , 19 - - , unused\nwhen personal checks aren\u2019t accepted , cashier\u2019s checks are available at every first trust & savings location .\nbeloit , wi \u2013 in recognition of american housing month , first national bank and trust ( fnbt ) is highlighting five questions first - time buyers should consider before purchasing a home .\nswitch your business current account to first trust bank . it ' s simple , stress - free and can take only seven working days !\nfirst trust and savings bank does not control nor is responsible for the content , products , services or policies provided by the above linked sites . first trust and savings bank does not guarantee nor endorse products , information or recommendations provided by the linked sites . first trust and savings bank is not liable for any failure of products or services advertised on the following sites . the following sites may also have a privacy policy different than that of first trust and savings bank\u2019s privacy policy , and any of the linked sites below may provide less security than this website .\nmr broderick said the union had been flooded with calls from members over the decision to sell first trust .\nif you suspect that a call may be fraudulent , or are unsure about the source of a call please hang up and call first trust bank .\nyou are now leaving first international bank & trust ' s secure website . please review our terms and conditions for more information on third party links .\nconvert your leftover current first trust bank notes to cash using our hassle - free online exchange service . get paid fast for your unused currency from northern ireland .\ncustomers who hold a cash isa account will not be able to transfer funds into this account online . lodgements can only be made at a first trust bank branch .\nthis one hundred pounds sterling bill measures 163mm by 90mm . if features an elderly couple . the words \u2018first trust bank\u2019 are printed on the paper c . . .\nthe finance workers ' union has said staff at first trust have been left shocked by the decision to sell it off .\nas an additional layer of security , for some of our services , you will be required to validate these transactions with either a card reader ( if you hold a first trust visa debit card ) or code card ( if you do not hold a first trust bank visa debit card ) .\ncallers claim that they are calling on behalf of first trust bank and can fake the caller identification to make it look as if the call is from a legitimate source .\nready to apple pay ? get started by adding your first trust bank debit cards and personal credit cards to your iphone , ipad , apple watch or mac . # ad\nthe banknote of twenty pounds sterling measures 149mm by 80mm . it features an elderly woman . text on the \u00a320 paper note reads \u2018first trust bank\u2019 . t . . .\nthis fifty pounds sterling banknote is 156mm wide by 85mm high . it features an elderly man . printed on the paper banknote is the text \u2018first trust bank\b . . .\nb377 first run bank of england \u00a350 pound note - g . e . a . kentfiel d a01 004333\nthe current series of northern irish pound sterling notes were first issued by the belfast - based first trust bank in 1994 . they feature the image of a man and a woman at different stages of life . the notes are a valid means of payment in northern ireland , but they are not legal tender in other parts of the united kingdom . we exchange these modern first trust bank notes for cash free of charge .\nwhen a witness to your signature is required for legal documents , notary services are available at every first trust & savings locatio n .\nthank you for visiting our website ! you are now leaving first international bank & trust ' s secure website . please review our terms and conditions for more information on third party links .\nour members in first trust bank who have worked so hard to build up the business in the most difficult circumstances feel betrayed by senior management team that considers them to be dispensable .\ncheque - us state bank & trust company , greenwood , s . c , 19 - - , no : - 2217 , unused\nwire transfers may be sent from your first trust & savings account to almost any location in the world . contact us at 800 - 651 - 1365 .\nfor after - hours safekeeping of deposits and loan payments to be posted the following business day , night depositories are available at every first trust & savings location .\nfirst trust bank uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and to create a secure and effective website . by using this site you agree that we may store and access cookies on your devices , unless you have disabled your cookies .\nthis email address ( alert @ urltoken ) is a collection point for notifications of potential online fraud ( for example if you receive an email that appears to be from first trust bank or aib , which you believe to be bogus ) .\nonline banks don\u2019t get any better . use your online banking access from first international bank & trust to view accounts , pay bills , make loan payments , create ach files for business transactions and more . all you need is an internet connection .\nfirst trust ' s parent company allied irish banks ( aib ) has confirmed that the uk arm is up for sale as part of its efforts to raise 7 . 4bn euros .\nsafeguard family heirlooms and other irreplaceable items , as well as stock certificates , wills , and insurance policies in a safe deposit box . contact your nearest first trust & savings location .\nrepeat these steps for any other notes and coins you want to exchange . complete checkout and get paid within 5 days of receiving your currencies . to exchange your first trust bank 20 pounds banknote ( mature lady ) for cash : add it to your wallet now !\nthe banknote of twenty pounds sterling measures 149mm by 80mm . it features an elderly woman . text on the \u00a320 paper note reads \u2018first trust bank\u2019 . the backside shows the chimney rock formation at lacada point on the antrim coast : the wreck site of the ship girona .\naib ' s decision to sell first trust and its banking arm in britain comes after the bank sold 23bn euros worth of loans to the republic ' s national asset management agency ( nama ) , formed to take control of toxic assets , at an average discount of 43 % .\nthe bank employs about 1 , 300 people in 48 branches across northern ireland .\nsecure messaging allows you to conveniently and securely send a query to the bank .\nif you need to withdraw money from your cash isa account online , you can do so provided you have made a lodgement to the account in the previous or current tax year . if this is not the case you will need to visit a first trust bank branch to make this withdrawal .\nplease note that first trust bank never request any login or personal details via email . if you have received an email asking for your online banking / ibusiness banking details please forward the email you received to alert @ urltoken and then immediately delete the email . do not click on any links in the email .\nthe freedom and flexibility to bank whenever you need to , from wherever you are .\nrare bank of england 1980 issue \u00a35 note . prefix jz86 638666\nsomerset\nunc\nplease note that first trust bank never request any log in or personal details via email . if you have received an email asking for your online banking / ibusiness banking details please forward the email you received to alert @ urltoken and then immediately delete the email . do not click on any links in the email .\nwe\u2019ll send you your money by bank transfer , paypal or cheque within 5 working days .\ndo you have current first trust bank notes like the ones in the pictures below ? add the amount you want to exchange to your wallet . you ' ll see exactly how much money you ' ll get for your northern irish pounds . click on the wallet symbol to complete checkout and get paid within 5 days of receiving your currencies .\ntransfer money between your own accounts and to any bank or building society account in the uk .\nbank of ireland \u00a320 notes - unique numbers - these notes would look well in any collection .\nfirst merchants provides third party links for your convenience . first merchants is not responsible for the products , services , content , privacy policy , and security policy on third party websites . you can click cancel now to stay on the current page .\nallied irish banks , p . l . c . is regulated by the central bank of ireland .\nthe bank has been made aware of new types of email fraud attempts . criminals are sending emails :\nnorthern ireland : 1 x 20 northern irish pound banknote . northern bank 24 . 08 . 93 .\n2006 ulster bank george best commemorative \u00a35 five pound note . unc . free uk p & p .\nthe below table compares the services available on online banking against our other online services and ways to bank .\nit has the first prefix number of aa105757 . it has been signed by\nmatchett\n. the note is in unc condition .\nfirst trust bank is a trade mark of aib group ( uk ) p . l . c . ( a wholly owned subsidiary of allied irish banks , p . l . c . ) , incorporated in northern ireland . registered office 92 ann street , belfast bt1 3hh . registered number ni018800 . authorised by the prudential regulation authority and regulated by the financial conduct authority and the prudential regulation authority .\nin november 2006 , ulster bank issued a limited edition \u00a35 note as a tribute to footballer george best , to mark the first anniversary of his death . one million \u00a35 notes were issued but only 500 , 000 official presentation wallets were produced .\nif it fails to raise further private investment , the irish state will take a majority shareholding in the bank .\nirish finance minister brian lenihan said pumping in more money into the bank was\nthe least worst option\n.\n\u00a310 clydesdale bank w / hs 018178 dated 25 - 1 - 2009 . firs t prefix for design gef .\nbank of ireland , northern ireland issue . nice ef overall . minor foxing stains on top face and reverse .\ni could let this pass if we were as picky about accepting bank of england notes or other regional currencies .\nit has the first prefix number of aa443057 . the note is in unc condition . this note is seldom seen now in unc condition !\nit has the low first prefix number of aa002160 . it has been signed by\nmatchett\n. the note is in unc condition .\nfirst trust ban . dated 01 . 05 . 07 . you will receive the note in the picture , it is in the condition as shown . rather than using a ( subjective ) grade to describe the condition of the banknote , we have taken extra care to include high definition pictures of both sides .\nas the loans were sold at a discount , the bank now has a\nblack hole\nin its funding .\nallied irish bank \u00a310 note 1st june 1988 . someone has written 500 on the front . no tears but folded .\non tuesday , another bank , anglo irish , announced the largest corporate loss in the history of the republic of ireland .\nthe announcement came a day after the irish government said it would inject a further 8 . 3bn euros into the bank .\nwe will respond to your query within 24 hours ( 9am to 5pm , monday to friday , excluding bank holidays ) .\nthe bank recommends shredding receipts , bank statements , and unused credit card offers as sound advice to prevent identity fraud . this free service will be limited to six boxes of shred per person to allow all community members a chance to have their personal documents shred .\nlarry broderick , the irish bank officials association ( iboa ) general secretary said members were\nprofoundly distressed , confused and angry\n.\nninety days of transaction history are available when you first sign in to online banking ; after that , your history will build up to 18 months of transaction history .\nwhether you ' re a first - time homebuyer , building a custom home construction , or refinancing your home , we have a solution that ' s right for you .\nbank of england banknotes held as backing assets may be kept either at an authorised location or at the bank of england . some of these banknotes are of very high value , including \u00a31 million banknotes ( known as giants ) and \u00a3100 million banknotes ( known as titans ) .\nbeloit , wi \u2013 when considering buying a home , the down payment you put upfront plays a major role in your future housing expenses . according to the consumer financial protection bureau , the amount you save can greatly influence your interest rate , monthly housing payment and also your need for mortgage insurance . as you prepare for the home buying process , first national bank and trust ( fnbt ) is highlighting six sound advice tips to help you cut the extra costs and save a substantial amount for your down payment .\nthe assets can be a combination of bank of england banknotes , uk coins and funds held in an account at the bank of england . this means that , if one of the banks failed , the backing assets could be used to reimburse everyone who has one of its banknotes .\nthe clydesdale bank \u00a3100 note is a banknote of the pound sterling . it is the largest denomination of banknote issued by the clydesdale bank . the current cotton note , first issued in 2009 bears a portrait of the designer and artist charles rennie mackintosh on the obverse and images of the heart of neolithic orkney on the reverse . security features raised print , metallic thread , watermark , microlettering , uv feature , holographic feature , see - through registration device uncirculated \u00a3100 clydsdale bank note issued 7th june 2007 \u00a3 . 6 . 50 special delivery uk \u00a311 . 75 international will combine postage on 2 or more orders\nbank of ireland \u00a35 note - misprint unique rare . date - 01 / 07 / 94 signature - d . j . harrison prefix - l604652 .\nwhen i get here i am always plagued with the problem of getting rid of my northern irish bank notes , yet they are all part of the same currency and backed by the same central bank . for me it is one of most infuriating experiences of going to london , since we are part of the same monetary union , why should folks living in northern ireland be subjected to this nonsense just because some people cannot be bothered to accept our local bank notes .\ndo you wish to leave the first merchants website ? by clicking continue , you will be leaving urltoken and be taken to another website where the privacy and security policies may differ from our site .\nyou are currently trying to view the first merchants site using an outdated browser . in our commitment to your security , and in keeping with industry standards , we no longer support the browser you are using .\na rare uncirculated northern irish specimen banknote from 1980 . punched holes , signed hamilton , d0000000 ulster bank limited . belfast 02 / 06 / 1980 specimen number : 209 .\ni regularly make trips back and forth to london to visit my mum and each time i come over i am faced with the usual problem of running about to get to an atm that dispenses bank of england notes or secretly cursing the cashier at the city airport bar who gives me a bank of ireland fiver just before i board the plane for heathrow .\nit has the first prefix number of d2846261 . it has been signed by\nkells\n. it can be seen under ref ni . 844 in the current banknote year book @ \u00a3140 . the note is in unc condition .\nif you plan to transfer money to another bank or building society , or pay any credit card , store card or finance bills , you will require a card reader or code card .\nonly the bank of england issues banknotes in england and wales , but seven banks in scotland and northern ireland can also issue banknotes . coins are manufactured and issued by the royal mint .\nan estatement is an electronic version of your printed bank account or credit card statement . estatements will be available online for up to seven years for bank accounts . you will be able to view your credit card estatements issued on or after 6 november 2014 for up to seven years , and / or you can download and save these on your computer or device if you prefer .\nour website is the gateway into your online banking experience . it ' s designed with one person in mind \u2013 you ! from the prudent - minded to the fiscal adventurist , and everything in between , we offer what you need to be good to your money . if you\u2019re looking for a bank that\u2019s a little different , bank with us . we\u2019re really glad you\u2019re here .\nin the clean - up operation of irish banking , nama will take more than 1 , 200 individual toxic loans off the books of five lenders - bank of ireland , aib , anglo , irish nationwide and ebs .\nwe encourage employees of the scottish and northern ireland issuing banks and their approved agents to first use the whistleblowing procedures available in their workplace . if there are not any , or if you do not feel able to do so , you can contact us on + 44 ( 0 ) 20 3461 8703 during office hours . alternatively , you can email us at s & niwhistleblowing @ urltoken or write to : iawb team , pra rad , bank of england , 20 moorgate london ec2r 6da .\n1970 northern \u00a350 banknote . a sought after 1970 northern \u00a350 note , with wilson signature , which is in original crisp vf condition , with one tiny edge nick . this being the first year of print for this note design , now a very difficult year to find .\npurporting to be from a supplier to their customers . the email advises that the supplier has changed their bank account number and that all future payments should be made to the new account , which belongs to the criminal , and\n* our business hours are monday to friday from 9am to 5pm , excluding bank holidays . although we aim to provide you with a decision within 3 business hours , this period may be extended for technical or other legitimate reasons .\nbefore your company can start using a tpp service for the first time you will need to contact us on 0345 241 1871 + as we will need to enable your company to use this new service . please note that setup on the new service takes no longer than one business day .\nwhich spoof the from : field , so the email appears to be from a manager / director / senior staff member within the company . the email is requesting the receiver to \u2018complete a bank transfer to an overseas account\u2019 and appears to be sent from the email manager ' s account .\nron beckstrom of golden rule coins will be on - 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{"id": 55302, "summary": [{"text": "ald automotive is a french fleet managing and operational car leasing company and a fully owned subsidiary of soci\u00e9t\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9rale .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the company is active internationally and manages around 1.4 million vehicles .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "with a direct presence in 41 countries and with top 3 positions in 26 countries , ald automotive is ranked # 3 worldwide and # 1 in europe by number of contracts under management and excluding oem captives as at 31 december 2016 with around 1.4 million full service vehicle leasing and fleet management service contracts .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the company also sells former lease fleet vehicles to consumers through its ald carmarket brand .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "in 2015 ald automotive started leasing out e-bikes in the netherlands , as part of a program on experimenting with innovative mobility on the dutch market . ", "topic": 27}], "title": "ald automotive", "paragraphs": ["ald automotive ald automotive specialises in operational leasing and fleet management . with 1 , 100 , 000 vehicles and 5 , 000 employees in 40 countries , ald automotive is one of the world\u2019s three largest car lease companies . ald automotive is a subsidiary of french banking group soci\u00e9t\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9rale .\nald automotive is the operational leasing and fleet management business line of societe generale group .\nald automotive hoeksteen 60 2132 ms hoofddorp tel : + 31 ( 0 ) 20 658 70 00 info . nl @ urltoken\nas of 1 march 2016 , leasing company ald automotive and bright lease will join forces as bright lease adds its fleet of 1 , 100 vehicles to the ald automotive car park . the name bright lease will continue in use . the merger will give ald automotive a fleet of almost 30 , 000 vehicles in the netherlands . the leasing company currently has more than 1 . 2 million vehicles worldwide .\nparis and manchester , nh - merchants leasing announced sept . 2 the acquisition of ald automotive usa , the north american arm of ald automotive , one of the largest fleet providers in europe . as a result of this transaction , merchants leasing will acquire ald ' s u . s . customer base and a fleet of about 3 , 300 vehicles .\nald automotive will continue to manage new businesses and large operations on the american market through its global commercial partnership with wheels inc . signed in 2009 .\nald automotive india , established in 2005 , is india\u2019s # 1 fleet management company dealing in operational leasing . we offer a wide range of comprehensive mobility solutions that help companies concentrate on their core business while we take care of their fleets . ald automotive is a 100 % subsidiary of the societe generale group .\nald is listed on euronext paris , compartment a ( isin : fr0013258662 ; ticker : ald ) and its share is included in the sbf120 index . ald\u2019s controlling shareholder is societe generale .\nald automotive is your reliable partner in full service leasing . we take care of everything , from the selection of your car , assistance , claims management to online reporting .\nald automotive pvt ltd unit no . 1802 , tower - a , peninsula business park , ganpatrao kadam marg , off senapati bapat marg , lower parel , mumbai - 400013\nwith ald automotive , you are always informed of the latest developments in the areas of the leasing market , lease cars , innovative mobility solutions and our new products and services .\none such firm is ald automotive , europe\u2019s leading service provider for company car contract hire and fleet management . world finance spoke with gilles momper , the group\u2019s chief financial officer and st\u00e9phane renie , ald\u2019s sales and marketing director , to discuss recent trends in the industry and how ald has been able to continue growing and expanding .\nald automotive offers fleet management and long - term vehicle leasing solutions to companies in 43 countries . international and local teams are continuously working together to build tailored partnerships that best fit the client\u2019s needs . placing client satisfaction at the core of its strategy , ald automotive provides fleet managers and drivers with innovative tools and services to make easier their everyday business and meet new challenges to come .\nald automotive offers fleet management and long - term vehicle leasing solutions to companies in 41 countries . international and local teams are continuously working together to build tailored partnerships that best fit the client\u2019s needs . placing client satisfaction at the core of its strategy , ald automotive provides fleet managers and drivers with innovative tools and services to make their everyday business easier and meet new challenges to come .\nald automotive offers fleet management and long - term vehicle leasing solutions to companies in 43 countries . international and local teams are continuously working together to build tailored partnerships that best fit the client\u2019s needs . placing client satisfaction at the core of its strategy , ald automotive provides fleet managers and drivers with innovative tools and services to make their everyday business easier and meet new challenges to come . urltoken\ncar leasing and fleet management company ald automotive has entered into a definitive agreement with mkb bank zrt . and let\u00e9t kft . , to acquire 100 % of the shares of the hungarian fleet management company mkb - euroleasing aut\u00f3park and its bulgarian subsidiary mkb - autopark . mkb - euroleasing aut\u00f3park owns a total fleet of nearly 9 , 400 vehicles , 7 , 700 in hungary and 1 , 700 in bulgaria . ald automotive has been present in hungary for 10 years and manages today 6 . 000 cars for its 500 clients . in bulgaria , where the activities started a year and a half ago , ald automotive now manages 2 , 200 vehicles for 85 clients . with this transaction , ald automotive becomes a major player on the hungarian fleet market and consolidates its leading market position in bulgaria .\nmerchants and ald staff are working to ensure an effective transition to reduce any gaps in service or other interruptions in the day - to - day operations of the ald fleet . clients , suppliers , or other industry providers with any questions about ald automotive usa can contact the company at 608 - 443 - 3589 or by visiting their web site at urltoken .\nthe closing of the transaction is expected mid 2016 , subject to local authorities approval . on an international level ald automotive operates in 40 countries and manages 1 , 2 million vehicles ( end 2015 ) .\nhoofddorp , 30 june 2015 \u2013 leasing company ald automotive and munsterhuis lease are to join forces as of 1 july 2015 . starting on that date , munsterhuis lease will transfer operational management of its 800 - plus contracts to fellow leasing company ald automotive . the alliance will bring economies of scale to both parties . their clients will benefit from the combination of local expertise and the facilities of a global player .\nfor ald automotive the alliance fits within its strategy of autonomous growth , where possible complemented by acquisitions . general director carel bal : \u201cour core values match up well . ald automotive\u2019s expertise and facilities match perfectly with munsterhuis lease\u2019s knowledge and network , which is so firmly anchored in the east of the netherlands . and here , too , our expertise in offering \u2018white label\u2019 lease services were a deciding factor in the alliance . \u201d\nald automotive is the operational leasing and fleet management business line of the societe generale group and one of the largest providers in europe . as of june 2010 , the company manages a total of 815 , 728 vehicles .\nas a subsidiary of soci\u00e9t\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9rale bank , we are a leader in the leasing market providing full - service leasing and fleet management solutions . ald automotive supports customers of all sizes in all sectors ; from corporate groups to small businesses .\nwith 6 , 300 employees worldwide , ald manages 1 . 51 million vehicles ( at end december 2017 ) .\nfor ald automotive , the collaboration is part of their ambitious growth strategy and their drive to build an even stronger presence in the small - and medium - sized business segment . the leasing company recognises a kindred spirit in bright lease\u2019s brand experience : flexible , innovative and customer - oriented .\nritsaert menick , founder of bright lease : \u201cit\u2019s a big step , but we\u2019ve put a lot of thought into it . what makes the deal interesting and understandable is ald automotive\u2019s clear choice to continue the unique appeal of our services . i look forward to the future with confidence . \u201d\nald automotive is the market leader in belgium for full service leasing , car rental and fleet management . looking for a service provider to lease a car or a van ? our specialized lease consultants will take care of you . they will provide you with a wide range of mobility solutions for your company , including fleet management .\ncarel bal , general manager ald automotive : \u201cin 2015 , our fleet grew by 16 % , and we have bold ambitions for growth in 2016 . with the acquisition of bright lease so early in the year , we are taking a major step towards putting our words into action . we will combine bright lease\u2019s proven focus on the customer and entrepreneur with our innovative product selection . \u201d\nthe singer family , which founded merchants automotive group and its associated fleet management company , has been given the 2018 granite state legacy award that recognizes the family ' s charitable donations , the hooksett , n . h . - based company announced .\na global leader in mobility solutions , ald provides full service leasing and fleet management services across 43 countries to a client base of large corporates , smes , professionals and private individuals .\na leader in its industry , ald places sustainable mobility at the heart of its strategy , delivering innovative mobility solutions and technology - enabled services to its clients , helping them focus on their everyday business .\nhow is ald driving innovation within the industry ? renie : when you think of innovation , you immediately think about technology , and clearly technology in our industry can be a major transformation factor . when it comes to client - facing solutions , we want to be ahead of the game in terms of interaction with drivers and fleet managers by providing client and driver portals , which can be accessed from anywhere in the world . this platform encompasses everything they need to know about their relationship with ald on a given vehicle , or more broadly on their entire fleet .\nwhat benefits does belonging to a banking group entail ? momper : belonging to a banking group is obviously a key advantage in receiving competitive funding to support both our organic and external growth in the long term . it is also an advantage from the commercial point of view to have access to the market and promote vehicle - leasing products through the network and corporate customer base of the bank . also , being part of societe generale imposes a prudent approach to ald in terms of asset and liability management : assets and liabilities are matched in duration , currency , and type of rates . this provides extra assurance to our customers that ald has a consistent , long - term and sustainable approach when dealing with funding .\nwhy is ald recognised as one of the industry\u2019s leading service providers ? renie : we now have a market leadership position as we manage more than 1 . 1 million cars across the globe and we have experienced a compound annual growth rate of eight percent for the past 10 years . the other dimension is one of geography , whereby we have the broadest presence in our industry .\nwhat regions does ald operate in and which markets offer the greatest potential for growth on a global scale ? momper : we currently operate in 40 countries and we have just opened a subsidiary in chile and a branch in kazakhstan last year . our approach has always been to open subsidiaries or branches wherever our international customers are established \u2013 of course this also depends on the fleet potential .\nhow does ald facilitate value management for customers ? momper : the economy of scale acts as the main driver of value creation for our customers \u2013 our size and growth matters to us , but it also matters to our customers as they benefit from our procurement power . we are buying more than 230 , 000 cars and 1 . 2 million tyres per year worldwide , which contributes greatly to decreasing operational costs .\nwhat does ald offer as an optimal solution for car fleet management ? renie : we tend to think that our core product , which we call full service leasing or full operational leasing , is today more than ever the optimal solution when it comes to car fleet management . it provides a one - stop shop for our customers that encompass vehicle purchase , a financial path and operational services for a fixed monthly rental , which lasts on average 43 months .\nthat being said , our approach is not monolithic ; we have diverse solutions in our portfolio , such as fleet management , which now comprises 25 percent of our product offerings . we think of ourselves as being part of the service industry more than anything else , so the capability of ald to provide these two products and a number of variations for them both , puts us in an excellent position to really fit and adapt to customer needs \u2013 today and going forward .\nwhat role do strategic partners play within ald\u2019s business model ? renie : we have strategic partnerships in areas of the globe that we do not cover with direct affiliates . that\u2019s particularly true for north america where we have an alliance with wheels , which is a top three player in the north american leasing and fleet management industry . we also have associate companies in south africa , australia , new zealand and ireland . the purpose of these strategic partnerships is to provide for customers within our portfolio that require a global solution . we have noticed that this trend is increasing ; many more customers want to optimise the service from a global standpoint , instead of just regionally , which was previously the case .\nthe market for vehicle leasing and funding has evolved in recent years to span multiple countries and various continents , offering customers more services than ever before , and new benefits through technological innovation . the financial crisis was a turning point for the industry \u2013 generally , only the largest have survived . the most financially robust and well - structured companies have been able to absorb falling vehicle resale prices and withstand fierce competition .\nhow has the vehicle funding and management industry changed recently ? renie : the first striking change within the industry in recent years is a very clear movement of concentration , with a greater market share for international players . the past crisis and general market conditions have made it increasingly difficult for small and local players to remain competitive .\nsecondly , there has been a vast geographical expansion of the product ; up until 10 years ago , it was focused mostly in mature markets , but the service has since spread to emerging fleet markets , such as brazil , mexico , turkey and india .\nmomper : i would say that the other main hinge in recent years is that during the financial crisis , operational vehicle - leasing players suffered an unexpected decrease of used - car prices in europe , which generated significant losses when customers returned their vehicles at the end of the leasing contract . since then , used car prices in europe have never recovered to the level they were before the recession , and as such , residual value remains the main risk that we carry for our customers .\nwe are now covering 40 markets \u2013 the mature western european markets , but also central and eastern europe , the brics and other emerging economies . moreover , even through difficult times , we continued to be a sustainable partner to our customers , which is partly due to a strong shareholder structure .\nthis also stems from our long - term approach as a business and our commitment to quality services \u2013 which make us stand out in the industry .\nfrom a financial perspective , this is a stable cost and so does not suffer from any unexpected variations , thereby making it easy for companies to budget for , while also mitigating many risks for the customer . from an operational point of view , it simplifies issues for our customers when it comes to supplier management and the quality of the services that are eventually delivered to drivers .\nhow can companies establish a lasting risk reduction programme ? momper : i would say that operational vehicle leasing in itself is a risk reduction option \u2013 as st\u00e9phane was saying \u2013 customers pay a fixed monthly rental , which protects them against any residual value risk or maintenance risk , on top of not having the cost and burden of dealing with complex operational matters for non - core activities . we also offer a consistent and compliant platform , which provides comfort for international groups that have subsidiaries in countries that are located far away from their headquarters .\nrenie : beyond the quantitative side of value creation for customers that gilles described , there is also a qualitative aspect to the work we do . another part of our job is to provide consultancy for our customers regarding the best ways to optimise their fleet management policies that can lead to savings \u2013 this is very much part of our core services .\nsimilarly , we have rolled out an app in over 30 markets for drivers to optimise their search for the closest location where they can have their vehicle serviced , thereby simplifying the job of maintaining their car . there is also another angle , which is creating new products to address new needs , such as the new mobility product field , in which we try to think of alternative solutions to test the standard company car assigned to a given individual for a whole year .\nwe have a lab in the netherlands , which has a specific mandate within the group to test and learn new mobility solutions \u2013 that is the way we drive innovation internally and hope to be at the forefront of the market .\nin terms of further growth , there are still many countries , even in europe , where operational vehicle leasing has great room for expansion , especially on the sme market . this is even the case in france and south europe . regarding the rest of the world , for the time being , we are experiencing the highest percentage of growth in brazil , mexico , china , india and russia \u2013 although , our absolute fleet numbers remain the highest in western europe .\nbased on a diversified universal banking model , the group combines financial solidity with a strategy of sustainable growth . it aims to be the reference for relationship banking , recognized on its markets , close to clients , and chosen for the quality and commitment of its teams .\nsociete generale has been playing a vital role in the economy for 150 years . with more than 148 , 000 employees , based in 76 countries , we work with 30 million clients throughout the world on a daily basis . societe generale\u2019s teams offer advice and services to individual , corporate and institutional customers in three core businesses :\ncorporate and investment banking , private banking , asset management and securities services , with recognized expertise , top international rankings and integrated solutions .\nsociete generale is included in the main socially responsible investment indices : ftse4good ( global and europe ) , euronext vigeo ( global , europe , eurozone and france ) , esi excellence ( europe ) from ethibel and four of the stoxx esg leaders indices .\nit looks like your browser does not have javascript enabled . please turn on javascript and try again .\nlandline and mobile phone calls to numbers beginning\n03\n, cost the same as a call to a standard\n01\nor\n02\nlandline number .\nthese calls will be included in any inclusive or free minutes you may have .\nthe bright lease brand name will continue to be used , and the six employees will remain with the company in order to retain their expertise and to ensure that as little as possible changes for the customer .\nthe global fleet directory is the one guide to find fleet & mobility providers worldwide .\n\u201cfor munsterhuis lease the alliance is an opportunity to offer clients a broader package of mobility solutions , with the personal service to which its clients have become accustomed , \u201d director jochen munsterhuis explains .\nthe munsterhuis lease name will be maintained , as will its sales office in hengelo . current contracts will continue as they are , meaning that in practice munsterhuis lease clients will notice little of the new alliance .\nby continuing to use this website , you accept the use of cookies and other tracers to propose you services and offers adapted to your centres of interests and to realize statistics of visit . for further information and parameterize cookies please read our terms of use .\nthis website uses cookies , also of third parties , to help provide you with the best experience we can . to continue browsing the site , we need your explicit consent to their use by clicking the button \u201ci accept\n. by clicking \u201ci accept\nand scrolling down this page you accept cookies . if you want to use the sites without cookies or would like to know more , you can do that by just clicking on \u201cread full policy\n.\ndetermine the actual cost of owning and running a vehicle in your fleet . compare vehicles by class and model .\nelement fleet management has appointed vito culmone as its chief financial officer to replace samir zabaneh , who has resigned to pursue another role in the financial technology industry , the fleet management company has announced .\nari and wex , inc . are celebrating their long - running relationship with co - branded fuel cards for fleet customers of the fleet management company , the payments solution provider announced . the companies have been in business together for 25 years .\nholman enterprises appointed bob white as president of its fleet management company ari in late april . white comes to the role with an operational background , having served as chief operating officer and before that vice president of operations .\nwheels , inc . won stevie awards in four categories at the 16th annual american business awards , which were announced on june 11 in new york city .\nholman enterprises , which owns fleet management company ari , has been named to the 2018 best places to work in it by idg ' s computerworld magazine , the mount laurel , n . j . - based company announced .\nwith the labor market continuing to strengthen and economic activity rising at a solid rate , the federal reserve raised the federal funds rate a quarter percentage point for the second time this year \u2014 putting the target for short - term rates in the 1 . 75 to 2 % range .\nsutton leasing , inc . has promoted two company veterans as co - presidents to replace clyde j . sutton , jr . , who will remain as chairman of the board the fleet management company announced .\nwheels , inc . , donlen , and emkay have been selected as chicago ' s best and brightest companies to work for in 2018 by the national association of business resources , the independent research firm announced .\nmerchants fleet management has hired jeanine charlton as its chief technology officer , the hooksett , n . h . - based fleet management company announced ."]}
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( \u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u30b7\u30f3\u30b0 kabushiki-gaisha shingu ) ( styled cing ) was an independent video game developer based out of fukuoka , japan .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the company , a small development house employing only 29 people , was founded in april 1999 , and was run by takuya miyagawa , who served as president and ceo .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "miyagawa also acted as the producer on all of cing 's titles .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the company filed for bankruptcy on march 1 , 2010 .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "their website no longer exists ; it can be found here at the wayback machine ( archived february 23 , 2010 ) .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "since releasing glass rose for the playstation 2 in 2003 , cing had enjoyed a close working relationship with nintendo .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "two projects were created in cooperation with the publisher for their nintendo ds handheld system , both of which received sequels ( one for the nintendo ds and one for the wii ) .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "cing also released the critically acclaimed little king 's story for the wii . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "cing", "paragraphs": ["in 1880 , the most common cing occupation in the usa was miner . 100 % of cing ' s were miners .\nbill evanov joined cing - fm from chin radio in toronto . cing ' s chief engineer david swallow left for cjjd in hamilton .\ncing 95 . 3 began broadcasting in hd using two channels . cing - hd1 simulcast the programming of cing 95 . 3 fresh radio ( analogue ) while cing - hd2 simulcast the programming of cfmj am 640 in toronto . effective radiated power for each channel was 4 , 900 watts .\nin january , cing began offering sister station chml 900 in hd . the station was already offering cing on hd - l and cfmj 640 toronto on hd - 2 . chml was being offered on cing - fm - hd3 .\nin september , cing began playing oldies , on the all - night show .\ndr . ian mcintyre became president of cing - fm , succeeding bill evanov .\npete jaycock ( mornings ) left . con chung was cing ' s operations manager .\ncing began using the canadian radio networks satellite service during overnight hours on march 3 .\ncing adopted a dance music format on september 1 , as\ndance 108 .\nscott turner , richard correll , and wayne williams were among the voices heard on cing . chris allicock left cing on august 31 to work in television . he had been operations manager .\ni cing international enterprise co . , ltd . 2018 \u00a9 all rights reserved . design by 3t9s\non june 22 the crtc renewed cing - fm ' s licence until august 31 , 2013 .\nbetween 1986 and 2003 , cing life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2003 , and highest in 1986 . the average life expectancy for cing in 1986 was 85 , and 31 in 2003 .\non january 11 , the crtc renewed cing - fm ' s licence until september 30 , 1985 .\non february 16 , ckge - fm oshawa joined the energy network , receiving some programming from cing .\nonm looks at the history / closing of cing . . . and the trace memory adventure that never happened\nclint trueman , jack cole , steve mortenson and larry bunda were now on the air at cing - fm .\nelwood glover retired from his free - lance work with cing - fm and toronto ' s cko - fm .\nbelow is a complete list of all cities where the annual get - together for cing - ce has been arranged .\nonm looks at the history / closing of cing . . . and the trace memory adventure that never happened | gonintendo\nfor sweden , norway and great britain , which have their own sub committees of cing . chalmers alumni living in any other country than those three are part of the continental europe of the chalmers alumni association , in short cing - ce .\npaul fockler became general manager of cing , replacing manuel canales . fockler had been with barrie ' s chay - fm .\nthis is really sad , cing in my opinion is a brilliant and underrated studio . i want to see last window localised .\non november 15 , chay - fm barrie officially became energy @ 93 . 1 , simulcasting some programming from sister station cing .\non august 31 , energy fm at 107 . 9 ( cing ) and y95 . 3 ( cjxy ) swapped frequencies . cjxy moved to 107 . 9 mhz as y108 and cing moved to 95 . 3 mhz as energy fm @ 95 . 3 .\nearl warren was now at cing , as were elwood glover , gil christie , and pete jaycock ( joined from cjbq belleville ) .\nin november , 21 people lost their jobs at corus radio in hamilton . among those to leave , cing ' s evening guy mastermind .\nour members represent a broad spectrum of the construction industry and supporting businesses that make our group successful . learn more about our members that make up cing .\ncing promotions director karen steele added responsibilities as assistant program director . bruce gilbert joined the station as assistant promotions director , from chtz - fm st . catharines .\na small studio with less than 30 staff , cing was founded in 1999 . its debut title was the japan and europe - only release glass rose for capcom .\ncing was a video game developer . they have made three mystery games on the nintendo ds , trace memory , hotel dusk : room 215 and last window : the secret of cape west . each game is published by the industry giant nintendo . as of 2008 , the developer has a total of 29 employees working at cing .\njapanese developer cing has filed for bankruptcy in japan , with the company reportedly suffering from liabilities of 256 million yen ( usd 2 . 9m / eur 2 . 1m ) .\non april 25 , cing lost another bid to change frequency , this time to 96 . 3 mhz . the licence was awarded to cfmx cobourg for a rebroadcast transmitter at mississauga .\ncensus records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your cing ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .\non - air : 6 : 00 west atkinson , 10 : 00 jim paulson , 3 : 00 earl warren , 7 : 00 rhythm radio . wayne williams was also at cing .\ncing promotions director karen steele added the responsibility of assistant program director to her title . bruce gilbert joined the station as assistant promotions director . he had been with chtz st . catharines .\n1885 : ( guangsyu 11th year , cing dynasty ; meiji 17th year ) after mou - tan - sheh accident ( in 1874 ) , bao - zhen shen proposed \u201cmountain cultivation and the pacification of uncivilized people\u201d to be the significant policy to govern taiwan . in october , guangsyu 11th year , cing dynasty , the ming army entered cyuchih to \u201csummon and pacify\u201d ma - lai - ba community ( wuila township today ) . upon encountering each other for the first time , wuila and the cing empire walked into pages of large waves surged by the old pages of history .\ncanada ' s first radio reading service for the blind went on the air via cing - fm ' s scmo service . special receivers were available for loan without charge from the oakville public library .\nthe initiative of starting the sub committee of chalmes alumni association ( cing ) for continental europe , cing - ce for short , came in the late 1990 ' s . reacting to the growing number of chalmers alumni spreading all over europe , the board of chalmers alumni association ( cing for short ) decided to try and start a new chapter for continental europe in 1997 . originator was the then chairman of cing bj\u00f6rn o . albrektson which organized and personally phoned about 100 potential participants around frankfurt in germany . he also asked one of the originators of the chalmers spex and former chairman of cing , tore\nfredde\nfredriksson , which had moved to breisach in southern germany after retiring as an engineer , if he was willing to act as the first chariman of the new chapter , which he was . about 30 people met in bad nauheim near frankfurt for golf championship and fun and the foundation was done . the next year , the get - togther was organized in the nearby city of basel in switzerland , close to where fredde lived . also this year was a success and the new chapter had gotten a good start . as the first chariman of cing - ce , tore held this position from 1998 to 2001 when he resigned . tore became an honorary chairman of cing - ce in 2005 . he and his wife inger are still very appreciated guests at the get - togethers .\nour organization , the construction industry networking group or cing , is a leads referral and networking group of representatives from the many different industries which make up and support the construction industry in the greater denver area .\ncensus records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your cing ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .\non september 1 , cing - fm changed to a dance music format , as\ndance 108\n. the format was targeted to an under 35 audience , and was chosen to fill the demand for such a format in the toronto - hamilton market . the existence of some 500 dance clubs in the region was the proof of the impressive popularity of the music . the change coincided with the relaxation of the crtc ' s fm regulations . while no change in ownership of cing was expected , the format change was masterminded by a trio from ciao - am in brampton - angelo cremisio ( president & general manager ) , his partner bill evanov ( a former manager of cing ) , and john dukelow ( general sales manager ) . evanov and dukelow initiated the successful oldies format on cing in 1980 . they left the station in 1986 - 87 , but remained as major shareholders . con chung was now manager and program director at dance 108 .\nstudios and offices were located in a single storey building at 4144 south service road , overlooking the qew . cing had 2 , 900 square feet of studio - office space , with an additional 1 , 800 ' available for future expansion .\non april 9 , a power decrease for cing from 50 , 000 to 26 , 100 watts was approved . also granted : a relocation of the transmitting facilities to a new site approximately eight kilometres northwest of burlington and an increase in antenna height .\nnintendo should make a grab for cing ' s staff and ip . pay off the relatively small debt , get a fantastic internal studio in the process , and develop another code , hotel dusk , monster rancher etc . into some strong new nintendo titles .\ncing has always had a charitable association with a local non - profit . this allows us to provide both time and resources to a deserving partner . we have always chosen a charity with a \u201cbuilding\u201d focus to allow us to best utilize our collective expertise .\nare you a chalmers alumni ? then take the chance to participate in the get - togethers organized by cing - ce . if you have any questions or simply wants to know what the next plans are , please don ' t hesitate to send us an email :\n: all invitations are always sent via email to all alumni in continental europe . so in order to not miss out on any news , make sure to update your email address at cing . this can be done online under\nmedlem\nand\nadress\u00e4ndring\n.\ndarrin laidman returned to hamilton as the new morning co - host at vinyl 95 . 3 ( cing ) . . . joining colleen rusholme . laidman had been with cfhk london . the morning show was on the air from 5 : 30 to 9 : 00 a . m .\ncing - fm was an independent ( stand alone ) fm station - only the third in the country , after cfgl - fm in laval and cfmc - fm in saskatoon . the station had a bright , informative , mature sound , with a strong emphasis on news and public affairs .\non june 10 , the application by shaw radio ltd . , margot m . micallef , ron d . rogers , hal e . blackadar , bob lang and j . t . strain to acquire 65 % of burlington broadcasting incorporated was approved . shaw would be responsible for managing cing operations .\nan unusually short lifespan might indicate that your cing 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 .\non may 8 , burlington broadcasting ' s application to change the frequency of cing - fm from 107 . 9 mhz to 102 . 9 mhz , with reduced power , was denied by the crtc . the 102 . 9 mhz frequency was awarded to armadale communications , owner of ckoc - am in nearby hamilton .\ncing announcers included wes atkinson ( mornings ) , jim paulson , michael spicer , clint trueman , and earl warren . the news department included esther bartkiw , peter murray , frances niblock , and robert sheppard . management included norman blakely ( program director ) , mike ellsworth ( production ) , and glen russell ( sales manager ) .\nit was hoped that cing would be on the air for july but plans to install the antenna atop a new commercial and apartment complex were stalled when the building ' s owner went into receivership . a new transmitter site was found on the niagara escarpment , north of burlington . the crtc approved the transmitter site change on september 23 at 3 : 30 p . m . and cing - fm was on the air at 10 : 41 a . m . the next day . a collins generation 4 8316 - 2 transmitter was used , along with a 6 - bay collins antenna . the antenna went up at the new site in just in one day . dave swallow was the station ' s chief engineer .\nthis is a truely sad day . if nintendo don ' t do anything to save the studio or at least take on the staff themselves they are going to be very unpopular with the fans of cing . without them , the ds would not be the great system we know it as today since they took the system and approached it from a unique angle .\nwelcome to the cing network ! the creative industries networking group ( cing ) was formed in 2008 with a mission to support and facilitate the success of its creative industries members . we do this by engaging and representing the sector ; providing development , training and promotion ; and by securing commercial opportunities . the core of cing is its monthly networking events , held on the first monday of every month . this is a chance to meet peers from across the sector , and to listen to inspirational speakers from the creative and business communities , as well as to find out about complementary support and development services that are available . in addition , cing hosts business skills workshops , designed specifically for creative sector freelancers and business owners looking for advice and tools to address specific issues . working with our partners , cing also host events aimed at showcasing and promoting the talent within the creative sector and seeks to secure commercial contracts for members to ensure their long term success . the majority of our members are therefore those working in creative fields such as design , photography , film , animation , music , fashion , art , crafts , digital , advertising , marketing , architecture , and television . our network also comprises a range of support organisations , business development , professional services , and academics , who have an interest in supporting and developing the creative industries . we also welcome students , graduates , those thinking about setting up their own creative business , and also anyone who is looking to commission or employ creative practitioners . becoming a member is completely free and can be done via urltoken ( http : / / urltoken / ) , where you can see a list of our upcoming events and browse our members profiles and comments . you can also follow us on : twitter ( urltoken ) linkedin ( urltoken ; = 2956645 ) facebook ( urltoken )\ncing - fm decided to appeal a decision which would block the building of a new 450 foot tower at mount nemo , a few miles north of the existing 250 foot tower . the plan was accepted by the halton conservation authority , owner of the site , but vetoed by the niagara escarpment commission . halton region and town of burlington were also against the new tower .\non july 15 , energy 103 . 1 in woodstock went back to full - time local programming , keeping the \u201cenergy\u201d format . in august , cing \u201cenergy 95 . 3\u201d with a dance / chr format became \u201ccountry 95 . 3\u201d . the country format was previewed for a week or so before officially launching on august 19 . the \u201cenergy\u201d format continued on cfhk woodstock / london and chay barrie ( chay changed to a new format in 2003 ) .\nanother code r was the only mystery cing made for nintendo on one of its home consoles . the change in presentation from tiny characters on static backgrounds to a fully realized place you can wander around adds a colorful new dimension to the cing atmosphere . while ashley robbins is just a teenager without the miles on her life that kyle hyde had , she has , as they say , been through some shit , making her more of an adult than she seems . because of their work studying memory , ashley\u2019s scientist parents were both taken away from her when she was a toddler . her mother was murdered and her father mysteriously disappeared . in another code r \u2019s predecessor , trace memory for the ds , ashley travels to a myst - like island , meets a ghost , and tracks down her dad . it was a disjointed story that never congealed in the way hotel dusk does , but it did set the stage for another code r \u2019s satisfyingly uneventful story of reconciliation on a family vacation gone awry .\nits series of mystery games for nintendo ds and wii are so languidly paced , so free of incident , that they can cure insomnia . even when you meet ghosts or solve cold - case murders in cing\u2019s nintendo games , the events don\u2019t feel momentous . they blend into the lackadaisical flow of ashley\u2019s and kyle\u2019s lives . the most interesting times are present , but they\u2019re inextricably woven into the rest , sharing space alongside every mundane conversation with short order cooks and guarded bystanders . these stories shouldn\u2019t work at all , but they do because we recognize the truth of them . it would be boring if it didn\u2019t feel so natural .\nin november , country 95 . 3 , billed as canada ' s most listened to country music station , dropped the 7 - year old format on november 13 in favour of greatest hits . the country format ended with\nthe dance\nby garth brooks . that was followed by 30 seconds of dead air , then vintage audio , including a famous martin luther king clip to provide context to the new format .\nstart me up\nby the rolling stones was the first song played in the new format . the temporary branding for cing - fm was\nthe new 95 . 3\n. the announcer line - up was not announced at this time but morning show hosts paul mcguire and lea cater , and mid - day personality laura dunseith were no longer with the station . mcguire did remain with corus though - at specialty channel cmt in toronto . cing management said that after seven years of country music , audience numbers had flat - lined . they said greatest hits was doing well in other parts of canada and the u . s . , so the decision was made to appeal to the 25 - 64 demographic , skewing slightly towards females . a few weeks later ,\nthe new 95 . 3 . southern ontario ' s greatest hits ,\nadopted the name\nvinyl 95 . 3\n.\ngood storytelling is directly at odds with the average cycle of boredom . there\u2019s no time for characters to just go through the motions . the great story , as they say , follows its characters at the most interesting time in their lives . footage of luke skywalker actually going to toshi station to pick up power converters in the original star wars was filmed but cut because , honestly , who gives a damn ? our sharing a character\u2019s life for a while is dependent entirely on how relevant what they\u2019re doing is in the larger scheme of the work they appear in , and the storyteller who forgets that is inevitably doomed\u2014unless that storyteller is cing , the now defunct developer behind the likes of hotel dusk and another code r .\nin contiental europe , there are approx . 1700 people who graduated from chalmers university of technology . about 300 of these are members of cing - ce . since we are spread out over such a large geographical area , it is difficult to organize activities where all can participate . but since the beginning in 1998 , there have each year been a get - together in the autumn , traditionally one the first weekend of october . that is the chance for the chalmers alumni , together with their partner / spouse / significant other , to travel to an interesting european city during a long weekend ( friday to sunday ) to eat and drink well , to experience interesting events and , most importantly , to meet fellow alumni to exchange experiences and laughs and simply spend a happy time together .\nall of these cing mysteries blur the line between major plot points and the average boredom of living these characters\u2019 lives . for every moment of danger , there are two of wandering around or talking to someone about something that doesn\u2019t matter . another code r extends that feeling of a realistically flowing life by literally giving you the time to think about everything she\u2019s doing . the next conversation or incident doesn\u2019t just spring up ; you have to walk between them , chewing on your relationships and the events of your day . as with the average day in a real life , ashley is surrounded by space and time that isn\u2019t automatically filled for her . the story isn\u2019t thrust endlessly forward by the mechanisms of plot and video game activities . it ambles along and doubles back , sometimes seemingly without purpose .\nthe result is unexpectedly intoxicating , as invigorating as a morning you get up and realize precisely how miraculous it is just to be awake . we come to love not just ashley\u2019s new friends but also the space around her\u2014the painterly wash of lake juliet in the background , the sudden rush of leaves and wind as she jogs between town and the campgrounds . the interior life of thoughts and connections meets the physical reality of her world , and it echoes our own . i play another code r and notice the small things i\u2019m grateful for in the apparent repetition of my own routine . cing\u2019s games didn\u2019t capture the attention of many , and the studio closed shortly after the release of last window . but it did capture a rare phenomenon in its games : the beauty of real boredom , the color of a natural life .\nfinishing the game , finally learning who mila is and what happened to kyle\u2019s partner\u2014it feels less like the wrapping up of a tight tale than it does the end of another week in kyle\u2019s life . he\u2019s a little different , but he\u2019s still the same guy deep down , still struggling with painful memories and figuring out what to do with himself . that inconclusive feeling carries over into the follow - up , last window : the secret of cape west . picking up just a year later , kyle\u2019s living his life in an apartment complex . he eventually uncovers new truths about his father\u2019s death , but he also spends a lot of time hanging out with the other tenants and in the diner connected to the building . it would be infuriating in another story , but with cing at the helm , it feels just right . \u201csatisfyingly uneventful\u201d isn\u2019t the quote a developer wants on the back of a game box , but it\u2019s the honest way to sell kyle\u2019s games , as well as another code r .\nvinyl 95 . 3 ' s greatest hits format was replaced april 10 at 9 : 53 a . m . , by the new 953 fresh fm with a hot ac format . gone from the station were gord james , john novak and bob saint . remaining in mornings were darrin laidman and colleen rusholme . emily szabo was new in middays and kelly cutrara did pm drive . fleetwood mac ' s landslide was vinyl ' s swan song while get the party started by p ! nk ushered in the station ' s new face . cing - fm was the fourth to see corus ' s fresh fm branding . the first was 1031 fresh fm london ( 2005 ) , followed by the new 99 . 1 fresh fm winnipeg ( 2012 ) and the new 92 . 5 fresh fm edmonton earlier this year .\nwe are very excited to bring this successful fresh format to our hamilton listeners ,\nsaid suzanne carpenter , general manager , corus radio toronto and hamilton .\nthere is an appetite for this format which is currently underserved in hamilton and we are certain that the new 953 fresh fm will resonate with our listeners .\nhotel dusk and little king ' s story creator suffers $ 2 . 9m in liabilities\na brief report on the japanese language site net - ib , as translated by web forum neogaf , suggests that the firm was forced to make the filing on 1 march .\nhowever , the company has been most closely associated with nintendo and nintendo hardware , via titles such as another code ( aka trace memory ) , hotel dusk and marvelous ' little king ' s story for the wii .\nthe company ' s most recent title - hotel dusk follow - up last window for the nintendo ds - was trademarked by nintendo of europe , but it is now unclear whether it will ever be released outside of japan .\nsign up for the daily update and get the best of urltoken in your inbox .\nthis is where nintendo should step in and help 3rd party devs . . . after all they only made about 100 billion million profit so far\nthis is a real shame . they are / were an innovative and distinct studio , and it would be a real shame to see them go under . if nintendo seemingly aren ' t that bothered , sony or microsoft could score a nice coup by saving them from bankruptcy and getting them as an exclusive third - party developer .\nuk charts : jurassic world narrowly misses no . 1 as crash bandicoot holds firm\nnote : some of these forms may be hypothetical . not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs .\nthis page was last edited on 31 july 2017 , at 18 : 54 .\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 .\nthe most beautiful gurl in the whole wide world , you can never reach her level . super nice and really funny\nwhen a person types the lyrics into a chat , like singing but over email or chat .\nan unnamed feeling sets in around your mid - 20s , perpetually itching the back of your brain as if someone scraped out the soft nub of your visual cortex and replaced it with the crunchy styrofoam from inside a stuffed animal from the country fair . too mild to be free - floating anxiety , too insistent to be ignored , it manifests as a nagging concern that there\u2019s something you\u2019re supposed to be doing right now . you forget what it is , but you also don\u2019t really care . years of adulthood are required to finally name that feeling : boredom . life is repetitive whether you\u2019re working like a dog or living out your fantasies , and part of growing up is contending with the numbing pall of boredom until it passes . inevitably , that boredom turns into eventfulness\u2014a new friend , a bad day , a lost opportunity , unusual weather . when things are happening , we don\u2019t notice . we\u2019re caught up . kyle hyde , the put - upon \u201970s detective of hotel dusk : room 215 knows that feeling . even teenage ashley robbins , the old soul starring in another code r : a journey into lost memories , knows it . that feeling , against all logic , defines their stories .\nkyle and ashley may have already lived the most interesting moments of their lives before their games even start . when hotel dusk opens in 1979 , kyle\u2019s left behind his life as an nypd detective and settled into the distinctly 20th - century profession of traveling salesman . he arrives at the eponymous hotel , both to ply his trade and settle unfinished business from his hard - boiled days . he\u2019s actually hunting for his old partner , who went missing after the pair investigated an organized crime ring and its art - forging operation .\nwere elmore leonard to sit down and take the reins of this premise , kyle\u2019s story would probably be a whole lot more exciting . it would be turned into a wry series of twists and turns , with unexpected violence , betrayal , and long drags off cigarettes at sunset . that stuff does happen throughout hotel dusk , but those moments come between scenes so dry they could start a brush fire . kyle saunters around the hotel for hours and hours , taking his time to talk to every last guest and employee about their lives and what brought them here . in trying to pick up clues , he gets roped into long drinks with louie , the hotel\u2019s all - purpose lackey , learning about his old days as a thief and his ridiculous crush on mila , the mysterious amnesiac girl who resembles the daughter of kyle\u2019s missing partner . most of the time , kyle is wandering the halls just trying to figure out which random conversation or nightstand drawer will contain the story\u2019s next bread crumb . even when he discovers hidden rooms and the secret history of the hotel\u2019s current owner , those revelations seamlessly lead back to blind fumbling .\nthe pleasure of hotel dusk is an unusual one , then . rather than getting a thrill from each plot twist or tense confrontation , the flavor comes from kyle\u2019s comfort in his own skin . he isn\u2019t rushing around the hotel like an obsessed gumshoe . he ambles and checks the place out slowly , as restless as anyone whose job takes them to weird hotels . he patiently meets with other residents , absorbs what they have to say , and gets to know them gradually .\nashely travels to lake juliet to go camping with her father . this is the first time dad and his understandably hurt daughter have seen each other in months . when she gets to the lake , situated near a research facility and the neighboring company town , her time unfolds much as kyle\u2019s did in hotel dusk . ashley gets caught up in troubling memory experiments , solving a missing person\u2019s case , revealing the truth behind an unsolved murder , and even reconciling an elderly landowner with her estranged daughter . a sociopath with a gun and shadowy corporate agents threaten her and her father multiple times .\nevery one of these big moments comes sandwiched among hours of conversation , careful observation of the small town , and most importantly , long walks between the little pocket world of this town , a local park , and an unfinished lakeside resort . while conspiracy and pain wait underneath another code r \u2019s facade , ashley spends most of her time picking up cans to recycle for a shot at a prize at the lake\u2019s visitor center . she hangs out with the owner of a diner , discussing her ambition to be a guitar player and his dream of making the perfect salmon burger . when she catches up with her dad , finally , they don\u2019t quite know how to talk to each other , and instead , she does some simple meal prep for a barbecue at the campgrounds .\nkinja is in read - only mode . we are working to restore service .\ndrake hits top chart position with \u2018scorpion\u2019 to mark his 8th consecutive no . 1\nbrexit checkup : u . k . , european union divorce on track despite high - profile resignations\nbrakeless boat trailer made of pallets , duct tape nets b . c . driver $ 2k in fines\ndespite their close relationship with nintendo , xseed has published the wii video game little king ' s story .\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\nprofessionals in the residential and commercial construction arenas are encouraged to apply . since our group is a construction group , think work boots and tool belts , if you wear them we want you !\nwe regularly meet once a month on the third tuesday of the month . for additional information , you will need to join meetup and request to join the group .\nby providing our partner / customer not only the latest and quilted equipments but also the fast and best service to fulfill customer\u2019s satisfaction . we believe a satisfied partner / customer will creat the most joyful and interesting entertainment center to the end users . always seeing things thoroughly , , staying ahead of changes and sourcing the solutions for this rapidly changing world . icing provide the expertise industry knowledge and fully support , dedicated to be the strategic partner in their business growth . one - stop solution of entertainment equipment from development , production , and after service . we pay great attention to closely communicate with our partners / customers , create market value in customers\u2019 standing position . commit deliver the reliability\naenean porta tellus ut pellentesque tempus . in et ante at magna euismod finibus sit amet eget mauris . mauris lobortis , ex eget pretium vestibulum , neque nisl facilisis mauris .\npraesent a iaculis augue , vitae suscipit est . lorem ipsum dolor sit amet , consectetur adipiscing elit . aenean at est nunc . suspendisse gravida sit amet lacus sed lobortis .\n\u00a9 copyright 1994 - 2018 atp tour , inc . all rights reserved . no part of this site may be reproduced , stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any way or by any means ( including photocopying , recording or storing it in any medium by electronic means ) , without the written permission of atp tour , inc . .\non april 6 , burlington broadcasting inc . received approval to operate a commercial fm station at burlington . a licence was issued on april 9 . the new station would broadcast with an effective radiated power of 50 , 000 watts on a frequency of 107 . 9 mhz . the applicant proposed to offer an\nadult\nformat . two other applicants competed for the 107 . 9 frequency : upper canada broadcasting inc . and mcmaster students union inc . those applications were denied . burlington broadcasting had 23 shareholders , none of whom held more than 17 . 5 % . doug cunningham was managing director and starting a radio station was a high school ambition .\nannouncers included rockin ' robin , norman b . , dave terryberry , don biefer ( joined in the spring ) , and jay brown ( jb ) .\nfm 108 began playing the music of your life from 9 a . m . to 7 p . m . , with oldies through the rest of the day .\non - air line - up : jim paulson ( 6 - 10 a . m . ) , pat murray ( 10 - 2 ) , earl warren ( 2 - 6 ) , pete jaycock ( 6 - 10 ) , rockin ' robin ( 10 - 11 : 30 ) , and russ horton ( overnights ) . don biefer and jay brown were still here .\non - air : 6 : 00 john mitter , 10 : 00 jim paulson , 3 : 00 earl warren , 6 : 00 pete jaycock , 10 : 00 rockin ' robin , 12 : 00 russ horton . weekends : don bieffer , j . b . ( jay brown ) , dave whatmough , ritchie yorke , mark eustace , mark panopoulos . pete jaycock later moved to mornings .\nskot turner joins from cfny - fm in june ( on - air , music director and assistant program director ) . chris sheppard joined from cfny - fm on september 18 .\ntwo shaw stations - energy 108 burlington and k104 woodstock - teamed to form\nenergy radio\n. the two stations simulcast programming to their combined audiences in toronto , burlington , hamilton , kitchener , woodstock and london . five of 20 ckdk woodstock staffers lost their jobs , four full - time and one part - time . one was an announcer . general manager dean sinclair , based in burlington , said woodstock and oxford county couldn ' t generate enough ad revenues to keep the station in a profit position . the simulcasting began in june but ckdk still offered local programming between 10 : 00 a . m . and 3 : 00 p . m .\ncorus entertainment inc . was formed september 1 , 1999 from the media assets of shaw communications inc . corus became a separate and distinct , publicly traded corporation . the shaw family continued to hold the majority of voting shares in corus .\nbob callahan left in the fall . r . j . ( bob wallace ) joined for middays then left for ckfm .\non - air : 5 : 30 stu and mary ellen , 9 : 00 mike devine , bob callahan , rory o ' shea , 3 : 00 big d , 7 : 00 wayne williams / axel live ( wed / thu / fri ) , 11 : 00 mike devine ( 11 - 2 thu ) / scot turner ( fri ) , 12 : 00 richard correll ( tue / wed / thu ) . 1 : 00 american top 40 ( mon ) / mike devine ( tue ) , 2 : 00 richard correll ( fri ) . weekends : mc flipside .\non may 3 , ckge oshawa dropped the energy format and returned to full - time local programming .\nformer on - air personality earl warren died october 19 . he was 69 .\nvinyl 95 . 3 ( greatest hits ) announced its weekday line - up starting january 4 : bob magee and corrie miller ( 5 - 9 a . m . ) , john novak ( 9 a . m . to 3 p . m . ) , gord james ( 3 - 7 p . m . ) and derek rivers ( 7 p . m . to midnight ) .\nderm carnduff was no longer program director at y108 / vinyl 95 . 3 . jim mccourtie became pd for the stations . he had been pd at fm96 and fresh fm london .\nthere were a number of changes at corus entertainment related to its organization review to streamline decision - making and clarify roles and mandates . among the changes : reporting to hal blackadar , executive vice president and interim president of corus radio - chris pandoff , vp / gm , corus radio toronto and hamilton ( was vp / gm for corus radio toronto only but now added hamilton duties held by suzanne carpenter ) .\ncorus radio decided to sell vinyl 95 . 3 as a toronto station . the station now originated most programming from toronto although a studio was maintained in hamilton .\nted townsend , the director of engineering at corus radio hamilton , retired . townsend began with chml almost 40 years ago and had been with it and the acquired stations throughout his career .\nchris pandoff became executive vice president and president of corus radio effective december 1 , responsible for the radio stations and the division ' s interactive arm . he succeeded hal blackadar , the interim president of corus radio , who announced his retirement earlier this year after four decades in broadcasting . pandoff was most recently vice president / general manager of corus radio toronto and hamilton .\ndave derocco left corus hamilton as promotion marketing director on march 14 . he took up the same post at astral radio hamilton . lars wunsche , director of sales for corus radio toronto , added the corus hamilton cluster to his sales responsibilities . hamilton gsm carolyn thorn would report to wunsche .\nthe morning team of bob magee and corrie miller at vinyl 95 . 3 was released . carolyn thorn , general sales manager at corus radio hamilton , was no longer with the cluster .\nsuzanne carpenter , vice president and general manager of corus radio toronto also become responsible for corus radio hamilton as of mid - august .\nmichael cassar was the new general sales manager for corus entertainment hamilton , moving to radio from outside the industry . he ' d been with grand & toy and canon canada as sales manager / director .\nmonica lapajne left corus radio hamilton for ckws - fm kingston where she became midday announcer and music assistant .\ndavid meikle , retail sales supervisor / manager of interactive sales at corus hamilton , was no longer with the cluster . he moved to cue digital media in toronto as the national digital account manager .\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 .\nhere is a document written by bj\u00f6rn o . albrektson in 2017 which describes the foundation of the chapter in detail , with a sense of chalmers humor of course : - )\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n\u203b in the past , the indigenous people was called \u201cuncivilized\u201d . in order to respect the term in the history and give consideration to the expression of the term\u2019s meaning , the terms such as \u201cinnately uncivilized person\u201d and \u201cuncivilized children\u201d and son on are unavoidably used herein , not for discrimination .\non feb . 11 , the education standard of \u201cuncivilized children\u201d was set up for the accredited place with official for uncivilized affairs , which stipulated that every accredited place should establish education centers without exception , in which the one with better facilities was called \u201ca - class education center\u201d , while the one with poorer facilities and without fixed location was called \u201cb - class education center\u201d . on feb . 27 , the learning center for uncivilized children was set up at cyuchih accredited place with official for uncivilized affairs , and patrol officers were the directors of academic affairs , while policemen were the teachers . the uncivilized children were from the communities within this education area , such as wuila , luo - zai , na - xiao , li - mao - an , da - luo - nan ; the number of children was 20 .\nthe a - class wulai education center for uncivilized children was founded ( namely the former establishment of wulai primary school ; the location was approximately situated at the present 3 - d parking area in wuila township . )\nin august , wulai was included in the jurisdiction of uncivilized people management in wen - shan county , taipei state . all the matters concerning to education , administration , and hygiene were processed by the accredited place with police official .\n1927 : ( r . o . c . 16th year : japanese showa 2nd year ) in the end of december , the name of education center for uncivilized children was changed to be \u201ceducation center\u201d ; the two words \u201cuncivilized children\u201d were deleted .\n1945 : ( r . o . c . 34th year : japanese showa 20th year ) in august , japan surrendered unconditionally .\n1946 : ( r . o . c . 35th year ) in april , it was formally called \u201ctaipei county wulai primary school\u201d . in november , mr . yuan - yuan gao succeeded as the first principal after taiwan restoration .\n1948 : ( r . o . c . 37th year ) wulai primary school was designated as the model school in the mountains by department of civil affairs , province government .\n1951 : ( r . o . c . 40th year ) in april , the ancillary chung - chih class was added in wulai primary school . in september , the ancillary xiao - yi class was added in wulai primary school . one class director was assigned .\n1968 : ( r . o . c . 57th year ) the government began to implement 9 - yeas compulsory education . \u201ctaipei county wulai junior high school\u201d was founded ; its foundation was laid within the elementary school and its school buildings were built ; it was open on sep . 9 in the same year . at that time , wulai power plant was lent to be the teaching place temporarily . the 1st ~ 2nd floors of junior high school buildings were completed in 1968 . the school moved back to the present address in january 1969 .\n1973 : ( r . o . c . 62nd year ) in january , the school was ordered to run the school with nine - year integrated curriculum .\n1975 : ( r . o . c . 64th year ) in march , our junior high and elementary schools were combined formally , and changed to be \u201ctaipei county wulai elementary and junior high school\u201d . after the change , mr . qin - en he was the first principal .\n1980 : ( r . o . c . 69th year ) on may 24 , the 1st ~ 2nd floors of the \u201ccultural relics gallery\u201d building were completed and started to be used .\n1984 : ( r . o . c . 73rd year ) on jul . 31 , xin - xian elementary school was abolished , and incorporated into the ancillary xin - xian class in wulai junior high school .\n1986 : ( r . o . c . 75th year ) in march , the ancillary public kindergarten was founded formally . this school was the only one integrated - system school nationwide that integrated kindergarten , elementary school and junior high school .\nin 1995 , according to the designation by taipei county government , the seed experimental learning place was founded at xin - xian class , collaborated with children education experimental foundation corp . , to implement the experimental plan of the teaching and learning of independent learning ; hence , the school became the only one educational and experimental school nationwide that incorporates preschool education , 9 - years compulsory education , and adult education while cooperating with academic institute .\nin the school years of 2002 and 2003 , the three - in - one project of teaching , training and guidance was undertaken for trial ; the school was appraised as excellent school . in the school year of 2002 , nine - year integrated curriculum began to be implemented in elementary school ; the school was appraised as school with excellent accomplishments in the county . in 2003 , the ancillary wulai township social education station was founded , to assist in promoting social education work . in 2003 , the indigenous people ' s resources center was founded , to assist in promoting the teaching and learning work about the related features of indigenous peoples . the school was visited and appraised as school with excellent accomplishments by council of indigenous peoples , executive yuan .\nin 2002 and 2005 , the school was the school team winning \u201cbenchmark 100\u2014 the pusher of nine - year integrated curriculum\u201d held by ministry of education .\nduring the school years of 2002 ~ 2004 , the school won clouded leopard award , excellent award and best creativity award in the taipei county indigenous - language poems declaiming and singing contest .\nin 2004 , based on \u201ctayan\u2019s color \u201cas the theme , we participated in taipei county science fair , winning extra excellent award and best hometown teaching materials award .\nin 2004 , based on \u201cthe tradition and modern times of tayan weaving\u201d as the theme , we participated in taipei county cyber fair , winning the first place of local music & art group in junior high school group , and was nominated for the 5th national cyber fair .\nin 2005 , the teaching project \u201cthe tradition and modern times of tayan weaving\u201d was awarded by ministry of education as the winner of teachers ' outstanding teaching award\u2014 golden medal and the prize of ntd 0 . 6 million .\nin 2005 , in the taipei county poems declaiming and singing contest , we won the first place respectively in elementary school group and in junior high school group .\nin the year of 2004 , in the tug - of - war tournament , we won the first place in junior high school boys group , and the third place in elementary school group .\nin 2004 , in the taipei county indigenous language speech contest , we won the first place respectively in tayan language and in elementary school group .\nin 2004 , in national and taipei county dance contests , we won a - class in the c group of folk dance in elementary school group .\nin 2005 , in national and taipei county dance contests , we won a - class in the c group of folk dance in elementary school group .\nin the school year of 2005 , in the tug - of - war tournament ( for junior school ) held in wenshan district , we won the champion in junior high school girls group , the second place in junior high school boys group , and the champion in elementary school mixed group .\nin the school year of 2005 , our achievements were appraised as excellent work in the promotion activity of the promotion month for special education , taipei county .\nin 2005 , we were appraised as excellent in the annual appraisal of excellent performance of non - school type experimental education , taipei county .\nin 2005 , the teaching project \u201cthe tradition and modern times of tayan weaving\u201d was awarded by ministry of education as the winner of teachers ' outstanding teaching award\u2014golden medal and the prize of ntd 0 . 6 million .\nin 2005 , we were appraised as a - class in elementary group and excellent work in junior high school group in the appraisal of excellent student affairs and guidance publications for every level of schools , taipei county ."]}
{"id": 55306, "summary": [{"text": "world programming is a private limited company headquartered in the uk .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "they develop and distribute software products concerned with numerical analysis , business intelligence and data distribution .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the company 's main software products is the world programming system ( wps ) .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the software was the subject of a lawsuit by sas institute .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the eu court of justice ruled in favor of world programming , stating that the copyright protection does not extend to the software functionality , the programming language used and the format of the data files used by the program .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it stated that there is no copyright infringement when a company which does not have access to the source code of a program studies , observes and tests that program to create another program with the same functionality . ", "topic": 33}], "title": "world programming", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 10 world programming reviews submitted anonymously by world programming employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if world programming is right for you .\nfor more information and updates , including the sas institute vs . world programming lawsuit , please visit the blog and press sections of the world programming website at urltoken .\nworld programming customers include government agencies , international corporations , public and private sector companies of all sizes , charities , individual users , consultants and students .\nabout world programming world programming is widely recognised for its wps industrial analytics and data science software for users ranging from a single data scientist to multi - national businesses worldwide . world programming customers use the wps data platform to solve the needs of everyday data management through to complex machine learning and predictive analytics that consume very large datasets and live data streams . wps software supports the sas language together with the r language for analytics and data processing on workstations , servers , cloud , grid , hadoop and mainframe systems . since 2000 , world programming has built a reputation for reliability , performance , customer service and value .\nenter world programming system ( wps ) , \u201c a powerful and versatile platform for working with data . wps software can run programs written in the sas language . \u201d essentially , wps provides a cheaper sas programming language along with a superior development environment . it can easily replace sas software for most sas programming tasks .\nwps analytics allows you to combine programming languages to build smarter applications . mix sas language with\nworld programming is a uk - based private limited company that first started business in 2000 . the company develops and distributes a software product called wps for the analysis , management , processing and reporting of data .\nboston , ma - - ( marketwired - jul 5 , 2016 ) - a us district court has affirmed world programming ' s entitlement to continue to market and license its wps software in the us . in denying sas institute ' s request for a permanent injunction to prevent world programming from selling its wps software in the us , the us court has confirmed that there is no legal basis for any such restriction .\nthis latest outcome helps put the more difficult aspects of this trial behind us , allowing the world programming team to continue focusing on what they do best , delivering innovative industrial analytics and data science technology to individuals and businesses globally ,\nsaid oliver robinson , ceo at world programming .\nwe like to compete with sas institute and other analytics software providers on a level playing field and customers are free to choose which software meets their needs best .\nv4 has arrived ! the latest release allows users to combine programming languages to build smarter applications . mix\nworld programming will be at global tech conference ict spring 2018 in luxembourg on the 15th & 16th may . a two - day event that facilitates the meeting of minds , encourages emulation and networking with industry leaders . find out more about wps analytics :\nin september 2014 , the us district court affirmed previous uk and european rulings that world programming had not infringed any copyright owned by sas institute nor had it breached any contracts with sas institute . contrary to the uk and cjeu rulings , however , the us court went on to find that world programming had breached a contractual licence restriction on the use of the sas learning edition . the us district court interpretation of the licence terms , along with the associated damages award , will be a subject of appeal .\nworld programming takes great pride in the development of its software . the use of the latest technologies and development methods , allied to the use of the latest technical expertise , forge an unbeatable combination to enable the company to generate its software in timescales that were previously not thought possible .\nthis important ruling will provide further reassurance to customers of the long - term availability of wps software as a robust platform for industrial analytics and data science . not only will wps software continue to be available to us - based customers ; it will continue to be supported and developed by an extraordinarily talented team of software engineers and mathematicians that has enabled world programming to create the wps software used in production on a huge range of systems around the world today .\nobviously , working in the uk comes with uk weather . there isn ' t much world programming can do about this although on the good days the office has a beautiful stretch of river with trout , ducks , kingfishers , woodpeckers and a host of other wildlife which makes lunchtime something to look forward to .\nworld programming and the wps software together have established a worldwide following . with a growing user base for wps , the company continues to enjoy a reputation for providing exceptional service and support to customers worldwide . use of the internet and associated technologies has shaped the way the company does business in developing , supplying and supporting software .\ndealing with two sets of parallel proceedings from sas institute has been complex ,\nsaid peter quarendon , chief scientific officer at world programming .\nwe will continue to close - out remaining issues and we are confident that we will ultimately prevail on all points in the us proceedings as we have already done in the parallel uk and european proceedings .\nthe recent court order follows earlier rulings of the uk court and the court of justice of the european union ( cjeu ) and confirms that the wps software is a legitimate alternative to the sas system software sold by sas institute . all courts that have considered this long - lasting dispute between sas institute and world programming have consistently found that wps software does not infringe any sas institute copyright .\nwps analytics v4 has arrived ! the latest release allows users to combine programming languages to build smarter applications . mix sas language with python , r and sql in single executable programs , models or workflows . find out more at\nwe are pleased with this court decision , especially as it is consistent with the eu and uk court findings which dismissed all of sas institute ' s claims in prior parallel proceedings brought in the uk ,\nsaid alexander carter - silk at brown rudnick , world programming ' s legal advisor .\nthe fact that this us case has progressed as far as it has , and requires intervention by an appeals court , is surprising . the principles of private international law are such that once a claimant such as sas institute has chosen its jurisdiction and had its grievance heard , that should be an end of the matter . these proceedings have never had much to do with enforcing legitimate legal rights . across the world public policy limits intellectual property rights in time and scope in order to protect and encourage innovation .\nthe current \u201cproject\u201d is primarily sas language programming against monthly health care utilization data sets that that house millions of records . aggregating several years can yield table volumes in the hundreds of millions of rows accumulating to terabytes of disk storage .\ni\u2019m generally wary of such surveys , suspicious of both a potential marketing bias by the survey - conductors , as well as skeptical of the sample\u2019s fidelity to the population it purports to represent . at the same time , though , the combination of sas , r , and python resonates in my consulting world .\nwith a slick programming workbench , wps is a pleasure to use for sas developers . i especially like access to relational databases and proc r , which can exchange data between sas data sets and r and also execute r code . both of these features are available in sas software \u2013 at additional cost .\nwith more than a little serendipity , i came across a report detailing the results of the third annual survey by burtch works executive recruiting , entitled \u201csas , r , or python survey 2016 : which tool do analytics pros prefer ? \u201d the survey asked each respondent to name the single favorite of the three programming tools .\nthe solution that was ultimately adopted used wps\u2019s proc r to first \u201cpull\u201d each offending sas data set into an r data frame , then deploy r\u2019s functional programming features to identify the unnecessary columns and create a data frame excluding those attributes . finally , the new r data frame is pushed back into a sas data set . voila .\nthe second is that r / python is the choice among data science practitioners , even as sas remains popular among other analytics types . burtch distinguishes data scientists from analytics practitioners by the former\u2019s obsession with large , unstructured , messy data and programming . my experiences at data science conferences where r & python proliferate while sas sits on the sidelines , confirms that finding .\nwps was the choice of my current health care informatics client because sas is the legacy data repository , but sas software was prohibitively expensive compared with wps . once the customer was convinced wps was a fully capable and seamless sas programming environment , the choice was a no - brainer . now , a month into development using the data step and proc sql , they\u2019re quite happy . a nervous consultant , i\u2019m guardedly optimistic .\nwps is used in production on a huge range of systems at sites around the world . thousands of analysts are using wps in their daily data processing and analysis tasks , and thousands more rely on the heavy - lifting ability of wps overnight and scheduled processing to deliver the information they require . customers are able to choose to run wps software on ibm z / os mainframes , servers and workstations running unix , linux , solaris , aix , macos and the full range of microsoft windows operating systems to fit in with existing or planned infrastructure .\nplease enable javascript to get the best out of our website . you will be unable to do certain things without it , including logging in , registering or filling out our contact forms .\nwe are always looking for talented software engineers , primarily c / c + + developers . involvement with the full design and test life cycle can be expected together with defect resolution and support .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\n? or even better \u2013 adequate , fair and competitive quotes . challenging but possible . read how in the second part of our blog series about\n# luxembourg is the place to be today and tomorrow , come and see @ worldpgm in at @ ictspring # ictspring . find us on stand e44 . # ai # ml # datascience # bigdata urltoken\nusing wps analytics for spatial analysis . read our blog which walks through this process and more :\nprograms without the need for any third party products . the built - in sas language compiler includes procedures for graphing , statistics ,\n? well your wait is over . learn what key technologies are used on the back end to help comb through all data :\nbig data helps treat patients through precision healthcare . this would help millions acquire a more effective treatment and higher effective rates for complex diseases .\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 .\nthe burtch survey results squared with two conclusions i\u2019ve drawn in the past few years , thus earning important \u201cface validity . \u201d the first finding is the marked difference in tool utilization by age , with younger practitioners in the r / python camp , while older colleagues identify more with sas . a case in point : i learned sas in statistics graduate school many years ago , while students in the same program today compute with r .\ni worked intimately with sas software the first 20 years of my analytics career , switching to open source r and python 15 years ago . i\u2019m now the giddy recipient of the exploding largesse from both the python and r ecosystems .\nand yet with all the open source analytics developments , sas remains a big statistical dog with corporate america . so a platform that encourages interoperability between sas , r , and python would seem to be most welcome .\nso far wps has been up to the task \u2013 with one exception . the provided data sets often have well more than 100 attributes , of which the vast majority house only missing data . \u201cunioning\u201d this data across months with the baggage columns creates a performance drag , even though compression helps keep the storage size down . what\u2019s needed is a simple way to eliminate the dead attributes .\nfor sas programmers , identifying the baggage columns is easy using proc freq , but getting rid of them is another matter . the prospect of building a column - delete procedure with proc sql , the data step , and the macro language was less than inviting .\nthe point is that it\u2019s not sas , r , or python , but rather sas / wps , r , and python . all are critical tools in the 2016 analytics professional tool chest . and having them collaborate painlessly is critical . i routinely move data between r and python based on the availability of the newest algorithms and graphics functions in each . the feather packages available in both r and python from the apache arrow project let\u2019s me easily copy data between the platforms .\ni\u2019d like to see significant 3 - way interoperability between sas , r , and python and believe wps might be uniquely qualified to lead the charge . hopefully , wps agrees and assumes the challenge .\n* note : new proc import capabilities in a soon - to - be - released version of wps will allow programmers to circumvent loading dead ( all missing ) columns into sas data sets .\nsteve miller , co - founder and president of inqudia consulting a co - founder and current president of inquidia consulting , steve miller has over 35 years experience in business intelligence and statistics , the last 25 revolving on the delivery of analytics technology services . prior to inquidia , steve held positions as executive vice president for piocon technologies , executive vice president for braun consulting , and sr . principal for oracle consulting . he studied quantitative methods and statistics at johns hopkins university , the university of wisconsin , and the university of illinois .\nall trademarks and registered trademarks appearing on urltoken are the property of their respective owners .\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 company has suffered from growing pains , with communication sometimes lacking , but this is improving .\ncontinue the improvement on communication , keeping employees up to date with progress , customer success etc . usual rah rah kind of stuff .\ndepending on the team the environment can be relaxed . starting salaries are good . you can often have a laugh with some of the people here .\nlong hours ( at least 45 a week , asssuming you want to have lunch ) . technology is old , most other companies are using far newer versions . if you want a good annual review then you need to be very good at politics .\nemployees are unable to give feedback on management or reply to the annual review comments even if they disagree with them . this is allowing a culture of bullying and intimidation and needs to be fixed . telling people to raise things informally is not enough when it just gets ignored .\nnice people , slow pace so lots of time to do the job . easy commute .\npoor management . don ' t really know what i should do from day to day , or even month to month . little communication . and that is apt to change . but it is my last job before i retire , so i shall not complain too loudly .\nkeep doing what you are doing . unless you want different ( and better results ) . in that case time to change ! !\nfriendly and relaxed environment . lots of experienced people with willingness to help others . management organizes parties and activities for staff . we went paint - balling last month , that was fun ! this is the first company where managers talk to everyone at any level and participate in activities . among peers there ' s respect and a great attitude . you don ' t hear swearing here .\nno healthcare yet , but the company is growing still , so i guess it is normal to make adjustments gradually .\nfriendly and fun professional environment . literally everyone here is professional and friendly . work is interesting and varied . you could move between teams ( for example you can work on the ui one year and a compiler the next ) and around in the teams ( you can move from engineering to project management etc . ) . you get to work with some of the smartest i have ever met . free fruit twice a week !\na friendly team ethos and challenging technical work combine to make for a productive , collaborative environment . producing sophisticated software for the booming data science community , it is satisfying to see the complex software we write be put straight to use by highly skilled data scientists who are solving today ' s predictive analytics and big data demands .\nopen plan environment = lends itself to being a wonderfully friendly , informal and relaxed environment .\nyou ' re free and trusted to get on with your job in a fantastic , open and friendly working environment . working hours are relatively flexible . overall the company is still growing and has a strong product offering .\na few cracks showing here and there with regards to project planning and communicating important information in a timely manner to the wider workforce as it grows . i ' m sure this will be addressed over time .\ncompany benefits aren ' t quite as competitive as others of a similar size . in the past year , a number of specialists have been hired in key positions , but they aren ' t always trusted to make decisions , instead having to defer back up the chain . it feels slightly inefficient and at times can be quite frustrating .\nsitting in an office overlooking the river test with meadows beyond is an excellent environment to work . the culture is great and makes work enjoyable .\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\nfor a better experience using this site , please upgrade to a modern web browser ."]}
{"id": 55313, "summary": [{"text": "the new york public interest research group ( nypirg ) is a new york statewide student-directed , non-partisan , not for profit political organization .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "it has existed since 1973 .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "its current executive director is blair horner and its founding director was donald k. ross .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "nypirg is directed by a student board of directors .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "any issue that nypirg works on , or stance it takes , must be approved by its student board of directors .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "alex bornemisza is the current chairperson of nypirg 's board of directors .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "nypirg is one of the largest of the public interest research groups , which were inspired by ralph nader in the 1970s , and operate at the state level .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "after leaving columbia university , former president of the united states barack obama worked at nypirg at its city college chapter . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "new york public interest research group", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 63 new york public interest research group reviews submitted anonymously by new york public interest research group employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if new york public interest research group is right for you .\nwant to know more about new york public interest research group ? just ask .\nget updates about new york public interest research group , or share your experience with others .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at new york public interest research group , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the new york public interest research group company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at new york public interest research group .\nthe new york public interest research group fund ( nypirg ) is a non - partisan , nonprofit , research and public education organization . nypirg was founded in 1976 as an independent 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) public outreach and education sister organization to the new york public interest research group .\nask a question about working or interviewing at new york public interest research group . our community is ready to answer .\nthe process took 1 day . i interviewed at new york public interest research group ( albany , ny ) in may 2015 .\nall data for financial performance metrics calculations was provided by new york public interest research group fund on recent 990s filed with the irs .\nwhat tips or advice would you give to someone interviewing at new york public interest research g . . .\nthe new york public interest research group\u2019s unique mission is to give students an array of extracurricular activities and opportunities to participate in important public policy discussions , through which they can learn a wide range of valuable skills , contributing to a well - rounded educational experience .\nwhen 23 - year - old barack obama , then a recent columbia university graduate , walked into the office of the new york public interest research group in 1985 after answering an ad for a job , his supervisor had a warning for him .\nlearn more about our issue priorities and how we\u2019re working to improve new york city\u2019s public transit .\nresource for academic research includes scholarly journals and selected general interest titles in a wide variety of subjects . novelny\nthe maryland public research group , marypirg , discussed six big issues to fix in society throughout this semester during its spring kickoff meeting in stamp on feb . 13\nthe new york public interest research group fund ( nypirg ) seeks to empower , train and educate students and community members through organizing and advocacy efforts in order to solve significant problems affecting the health , environment , democratic institutions and quality of life for new york state ' s residents . our principal areas of concern are environmental protection , consumer rights , higher education , government reform , voter registration , mass transit and public health .\nrutgers university and the new jersey public interest research group ( njpirg ) students have been working in conjunction to help lower the financial burden of college students . over the two years the program has been running , $ 1 . 6 million has been saved by students .\nsome pension funds profit from new york real estate . why don\u2019t the city\u2019s ?\n\u00a9 2017 new york league of conservation voters education fund . all rights reserved .\nfrom the new york times . you may opt - out at any time .\nthe new york fed offers several specialized courses designed for central bankers and financial supervisors .\nget the basic tools necessary to run strong campaigns and service projects and win reforms both on and off campus for students and the public interest .\nfuel buyers group ( 212 ) 349 - 6460 ext . 1193 fbg @ urltoken\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 manhattan institute for policy research , inc . all rights reserved .\nno one doubts cuomo\u2019s ability to get deals done . he has a better sense than any lobbyist of how individual legislators can be stroked and persuaded on an issue . \u201che has advanced political sonar , \u201d says blair horner , director of the new york public interest research group ( nypirg ) . \u201che can see issues coming . he can plan ahead . he\u2019s often steps ahead of his legislative colleagues . \u201d\nas your watchdog in new york , nypirg works to strengthen democracy , fight for the rights of consumers and voters , and protect the environment and public health .\nnew york must lead the way to win a renewable energy future and hold corporate polluters accountable .\nknow your rights and get free assistance with small claims court action centers across new york state .\nthe federal reserve bank of new york offers guided tours to school groups and the general public . visitors will learn about the roles and responsibilities of the federal reserve .\nnew york ' s leading civic organizations call for action to respond to the state ' s corruption crises .\nyou agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times ' s products and services .\nfrom education to gay rights , new york ' s governor has racked up a long list of liberal accomplishments .\non this week\u2019s podcast , we look at public spending at trump\u2019s private businesses .\nour economists engage in scholarly research and policy - oriented analysis on a wide range of important issues .\npublic providers are generally less aggressive than private ones , and some opt not to sue at all . the new york fire department said it sends letters to ambulance patients but stops short of suing .\nthe new york fed provides a wide range of payment services for financial institutions and the u . s . government .\ngold custody is one of several financial services the federal reserve bank of new york provides to central banks , governments and official international organizations on behalf of the federal reserve system . learn about the new york fed ' s gold vault .\nparamedics in new york had to covertly swipe medical supplies from a hospital to restock their depleted ambulances after emergency runs .\nthe latest annual report chronicles the impact of federal reserve policies and includes data on the new york fed ' s operations .\nwas an internship for college , met a few times a week and worked for the great cause of no fracking in the state of new york . it was a great group of people that i worked with , i enjoyed it .\nnypirg\u2019s full - time staff examines important issues , produces studies , and engages new yorkers in public education campaigns designed to produce policies that strengthen democracy , enhance the rights of consumers and voters , and protect the environment and public health .\nthe new york fed works to protect consumers as well as provides information and resources on how to avoid and report specific scams .\nenergy efficiency is one of the cornerstones in new york\u2019s national leadership on clean energy and combatting climate change . under governor cuomo\u2019s direction , new york is significantly accelerating its energy efficiency target to reduce harmful emissions , lower energy costs , and create jobs . this new target of 185 trillion btus ( british thermal units ) of end - use energy savings by 2025 is the equivalent to saving the energy consumed by 1 . 8 million new york homes .\nregistration for public tours opens 30 days prior to the requested date . space is limited .\nthe city of mount vernon , another former customer in new york , hired a new private company at a cost to taxpayers , and is developing its own ambulance operation within its fire department . in new york city , where transcare had operated 27 ambulances , the fire department paid its own ambulance workers overtime to fill the void .\nthank you for your interest in republishing this story . you are are free republish it so long as you do the following :\ngeneral - interest sources include magazines , children\u2019s magazines , newspapers , almanacs , encyclopedias , dictionaries , reference books and more . novelny\nsee the world ' s largest accumulation of gold as you learn about the new york fed and federal reserve system on a free tour .\nnew york city mayor bill de blasio was once a top cuomo aide , but the two have feuded openly in office . ( ap )\nwelcome to the new york asu alumni chapter ! we help to serve sun devils in the greater new york area . take advantage of the opportunities to get together , meet alumni , network , rekindle old friendships and , most importantly , promote our alma mater and have fun !\ncontact us | privacy policy | legal disclaimer | reprint permission information copyright \u00a9 2018 , environmental working group . all rights reserved .\nas a project coordinator for nypirg on the city college of new york campus in harlem for three months in 1985 , obama spent hours with students in the trailer that served as the group ' s office just below 140th street and convent avenue , giving lessons on how to organize rallies and letter - writing campaigns , how to speak to legislators and lobby for change in public policy .\nnew york thinks of itself as a global financial capital , but the retirement funds for city employees lag in performance and miss opportunities others have taken .\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 .\nhe is a member of a violent white supremacist group . so why is he working for a defense contractor with a security clearance ?\nprovides access to more than 600 periodicals , books , research reports and proceedings covering librarianship , classification , cataloging , bibliometrics and more .\nfrom the new york times to the press & sun - bulletin , nypirg is in the news . see the coverage of the issues you care about .\njoint comments on pseg - long island utility 2 . 0 ( updated ) | october 21 , 2014 sierra club , renewable energy long island , environmental advocates of new york , alliance for clean energy new york , citizens campaign for the environment , natural resources defense council , national wildlife federation , pace law school\nprovides free access to an unannotated web version of the new york code , rules and regulations ( nycrr ) . please consult staff to access the internet .\nworking within the federal reserve system , the new york fed implements monetary policy , supervises and regulates financial institutions and helps maintain the nation ' s payment systems .\nnew york ' s congressional race wasn ' t the only one with an upset on tuesday . an anti - incumbent wave hit two states ' legislative elections .\n\u201cprivate equity has , in this case , threatened public safety , \u201d said richard thomas , the mayor of mount vernon , n . y , which relied on transcare . \u201cit\u2019s not the way to treat the public . \u201d\nnypirg is truly student - directed . it ' s a real progressive group that does a lot of grassroots organizing that other groups then take the credit for , but on the dl , everyone knows without nypirg , new york losing its largest student - led grass roots movement . it ' s a group with crazy lefty student activists and professional organizers and lawyers and they ' re all comrades against the corrupt government . fight the power ! ! !\ndemocrats have a nominal majority in the state senate , yet republicans maintain control thanks to support from a renegade group known as the independent democratic caucus - - a band of outliers that progressives believe cuomo encourages , rather than squashes . it\u2019s not forgotten on the left that cuomo has accepted campaign contributions in the past from president trump , as well as other liberal b\u00eates noires such as the industrialist david koch . \u201cthe governor still seems to feel that the best way to strengthen new york\u2019s economy is the failed trickle - 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house approach to improving energy efficiency and home comfort while saving money . empower new york provides free energy efficiency upgrades at no - cost to income eligible households .\nrecognizes and rewards village , town , city , and county governments in new york state for implementing clean energy actions to save taxpayer dollars , create jobs , and improve the environment .\nthe state began investigating barry helfmann after a 2015 article by propublica and the new york times about debt collection lawsuits against his patients that included details of their mental health diagnoses and treatments .\nalexandria ocasio - cortez ' s upset is a warning for more moderate incumbents like new york ' s governor , who can ' t feel safe while the democratic party is shifting to the left .\nsince the 2008 financial crisis , private equity firms have increasingly taken over public services like emergency care and firefighting , often with dire effects .\ngovernor andrew m . cuomo has set new york state on a path to achieve 1 , 500 mw of energy storage by 2025 . this target will provide approximately $ 2 billion in benefits , support renewable energy like wind and solar , and help avoid more than one million metric tons of co2 emissions . this sector could grow to create approximately 30 , 000 jobs by 2030 in new york state .\nsupport policies that protect new yorkers and promote quality medical care for patients and their families .\nfind out how to get to the new york fed by subway , train , bus and car . once here , visitors must enter the building at 44 maiden lane and undergo security screening upon arrival .\nas we celebrate chesapeake bay awareness week , we remember the environmental , ecological , and economic significance of the estuary and how its conservation is imperative to the united states as a whole . obstacles facing conservation in the chesapeake bay are made clear once one understands the many watersheds in new york . here are some interesting facts about new york\u2019s watersheds , including the susquehanna river watershed and its relevance to the chesapeake bay .\nwe engage all sectors \u2013 elected officials , policymakers , businesses , community groups and grassroots citizens \u2013 in open , non - partisan discussion about sustainability policies in order to achieve the environmental breakthroughs that new york needs .\nby february 2015 , shortages became critical . according to meeting minutes reviewed by the times , transcare executives discussed how their new york locations would be \u201cunable to make it through the weekend with current medical supplies . \u201d\njames bradley , deputy commissioner of public safety in white plains , blamed patriarch for transcare\u2019s woes . \u201cthat\u2019s where the problems lie , \u201d he said .\n\u201cthere is private equity \u2014 a lot of it \u2014 and it\u2019s happening everywhere , \u201d said vikram pandit , a former citigroup chief executive who is now head of the orogen group , which invests in financial businesses . across the financial landscape , he said , \u201cnew champions will emerge . \u201d\nfor too long , new york has not provided adequate funding for colleges and universities , and that has had real consequences . students are stepping up across the state to tell their stories through nypirg\u2019s higher education storybank project .\nour national , state , and local organizations are united in support of responsible development of offshore wind power , and we urge new york to take pride in leading the nation toward this shining clean energy frontier .\nmeet new people , get involved in your community , learn important skills , and make a difference .\nk . k . r . \u2014 a firm memorialized in \u201cbarbarians at the gate , \u201d a book that chronicled a defining 1980s wall street deal \u2014 also invested in public water services . blackstone is now america\u2019s largest landlord of rental houses . and in the mortgage industry , until recently the province of banks , the fortress investment group controls a huge bill collector .\nnew york\u2019s spectacular open spaces not only provide awe - inspiring views and recreational opportunities , they help keep our children and families healthy . our parks , rivers , lakes and oceans should be protected so future generations can enjoy them .\nwe went door to door to talk about environmental issues ( primarily hydro - fracking ) . it was great to work with a group of like - minded people , all working to protect our environment .\nrural / metro\u2019s community fire service , which operates in arizona , oregon and tennessee , is one of the nation\u2019s few private fire departments . only 4 percent of americans rely on a private fire service . rural / metro mainly serves unincorporated areas without public fire departments , where often there is no government contract or public oversight .\nin the age of trump , new york is going to need to push forward innovative climate change policies that show the way for other states and create a guaranteed market for renewable energy that encourages the private sector to continue to invest .\nthe federal reserve bank of new york works to promote sound and well - functioning financial systems and markets through its provision of industry and payment services , advancement of infrastructure reform in key markets and training and educational support to international institutions .\nnew york state faces a wide range of sustainability challenges that differ from region to region . jointly with nylcv , the nylcv education fund issues policy agendas that lay out specific legislative and budgetary remedies tailored to different levels of government or regions of the state . they serve as practical blueprints to help guide elected officials , policymakers , political candidates , voters and the general public toward a more sustainable future .\nbut cuomo knows his job involves more than appealing to activists on the left . he\u2019s well aware that new york state gets less liberal as you head north and west out of new york city . clinton beat trump easily in the city in 2016 , but her margin in the rest of the state was less than 1 , 000 votes , out of more than 4 million cast . \u201cthe governor has the dubious task of trying to manage the entire state of new york , \u201d says kevin parker , the democratic whip in the state senate . \u201cin that context , he\u2019s considering everybody\u2019s concerns , not just what the liberals want . you can run [ as a purist ] , but you can\u2019t govern that way . \u201d\ncuomo has somewhere in the neighborhood of $ 100 billion worth of infrastructure projects underway or approved around the state , including major overhauls of penn station in manhattan and jfk and laguardia airports . he has also devoted some $ 25 billion to various projects and proposals designed to boost the upstate economy . but those efforts have met with mixed success . despite the state\u2019s heavy investment , job growth outside booming new york city has been anemic on his watch . \u201cupstate new york is a basket case , \u201d says daniel disalvo , a political scientist at city college of new york . \u201cyou can sort of prop it up through all the state subsidies , but population decline and economic decline persist , and that doesn\u2019t look good . \u201d\n\u201cwe\u2019re reaching new lows in the public safety services we will help provide , especially in very poor cities , \u201d said michelle wilde anderson , a law professor at stanford university who specializes in state and local government . private equity firms , she said , \u201care not philanthropists . \u201d\nuse this database of over 279 u . s . consumers to conduct market research . records are continuously updated and processed against the usps national change of address ( ncoa ) and delivery sequence file ( dsf ) .\nan online database of nearly 10 , 000 foundation and public charity programs that fund students , artists , researchers , and other individual grantseekers . available at the central library .\nbritannica academic combines the encyclop\u00e6dia britannica with merriam - webster\u2019s collegiate dictionary , magazines and periodicals , and many other research tools . articles are written by nobel laureates , historians , curators , professors , and other experts . novelny\nnow is the time to deepen the commitment to wind energy resources , both onshore and off . new wind energy development will not only enable new york to get back on track in meeting our renewable energy targets , but will also provide emission - free power , help us guard against volatile fossil fuel prices , and contribute substantially to local economic development .\n198 million historical records dating back to 2003 . find businesses by geography , sales volume and employment size . advanced search available by year or specific time frames . for businesses trends reporting and overall industry market research by year .\nlots of liberals are complaining that long - established politicians just aren\u2019t progressive enough . in cuomo\u2019s case , it\u2019s not just that he has been a tax - cutter and a frequent social spending skeptic . it\u2019s also that he seems to go out of his way to pick fights with liberals who could be his allies , such as teachers unions and new york city mayor bill de blasio . by contrast , he often finds common cause with republicans , whom new york democrats now invariably refer to as \u201ctrump republicans . \u201d\ncuomo returned to new york and launched an ill - advised run for governor in 2002 . in his first campaign for office , he was seen as an upstart , interfering with comptroller carl mccall\u2019s hopes of becoming the state\u2019s first african - american governor . cuomo botched his chances with a gaffe denigrating gop gov . george pataki\u2019s role in response to the terror attacks of 2001 , suggesting pataki had done little more than hold new york city mayor rudy giuliani\u2019s coat . cuomo dropped out of the race before the primary .\nfor alexis , the battle for mental health must happen in the public sector . \u201ci look out at the city of new york , the state as a whole , and realize that people are suffering . it\u2019s tied into their other struggles and it\u2019s become a public health crisis . they need more than just access to health care , they need relief . \u201d as a mother and a student she sees first - hand how the system has failed so many . \u201ci meet so many mothers battling with depression who aren\u2019t taken seriously . i meet students who are depressed and anxious ; they need someone to advocate for them . \u201d\ntuesday : the new yorkers in our aquatic backyard , cultural festivals across the city , and pop - up pianos .\nwe empower new yorkers to make environmental change by engaging them in the civic process . that includes registering voters , helping residents make their voices heard on environmental issues , and connecting new yorkers with candidates , elected officials and policy makers .\nmore than 50 , 000 new businesses added each week . this product is for personal non - commercial use only .\nnyserda offers objective information and analysis , innovative programs , technical expertise , and support to help new yorkers increase energy efficiency , save money , use renewable energy , and reduce reliance on fossil fuels . a public benefit corporation , nyserda has been advancing energy solutions and working to protect the environment since 1975 .\nan extensive legal research tool that contains approximately 370 legal periodicals , the federal register from 1936 - present , 18 , 000 treaties and international agreements and resources from the u . s . supreme court library . available at all library locations .\nthe new york fed engages with individuals , households and businesses in the second district and maintains an active dialogue in the region . the bank gathers and shares regional economic intelligence to inform our community and policy makers , and promotes sound financial and economic decisions through community development and education programs .\nreplacing the outmoded bridge had been a white whale in new york government for years . cuomo\u2019s three predecessors spent a combined $ 88 million dollars on studies , coming up with 150 different proposals . cuomo took one off the shelf , tempered its scope and cost , and made sure the work got started . he didn\u2019t have anything like the full financing needed for the project in hand , but he knew that once work was underway , the money would be found . the bridge will start carrying vehicles across the hudson river later this year . cuomo is the first governor to get bridges built in the new york metro area in half a century . \u201cno one thought we could get the tappan zee bridge replaced , \u201d says gerald benjamin , a longtime albany watcher at the state university of new york at new paltz . \u201che\u2019s been able to do things no one has been able to accomplish in some cases since robert moses , \u201d the powerful city planner whose career extended from the 1920s into the 1960s .\nthe manhattan institute is a think tank whose mission is to develop and disseminate new ideas that foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility .\nsupports real time energy management ( rtem ) system and service providers who help eligible facilities in new york state with selecting appropriate rtem systems and offers cost - sharing incentives for installing the systems . assistance includes an in - depth analysis of energy usage data at the site and suggestions for capital improvements .\njoin over 400 , 000 other informed givers and get updates on charity ratings , new features , hot topics , and tips for donating .\nthe power shift has happened with relatively little scrutiny , even as federal authorities have tightened rules for banks . unlike banks , which take deposits and borrow from the government , private equity firms invest money from wealthy individuals and pension funds desperate for returns at a time of historically low interest rates .\nwe educate new yorkers about environmental issues and the environmental decision - making processes at the local , regional , state , and federal government levels .\nin march 2015 , a new problem emerged : some transcare employees did not get paid on time . then in july , it happened again .\ni called the local office to express interest and after a few screen questions , i was invited to come in the next day for an interview . i was told i did not need to dress up for the first time ever in my life . i still dress semi - casual just because i wanted to .\nenergy efficiency is the most cost - effective way for new yorkers to lower utility bills , curb harmful emissions and battle climate change . . . we must continue our bold action to reduce emissions and protect all new yorkers , today and in the future , from the devastating effects of climate change .\npropublica was a recipient of the 2017 pulitzer prize for public service , the 2016 pulitzer prize for explanatory reporting , the 2011 pulitzer prize for national reporting and a 2010 pulitzer prize for investigative reporting . see the full list of our awards .\nstudents at small high schools , many of them black and latino , don\u2019t have equal access to sports teams , and a new lawsuit aims to change that .\nthe business of driving ambulances and operating fire brigades represents just one facet of a profound shift on wall street and main street alike , a new york times investigation has found . since the 2008 financial crisis , private equity firms , the \u201ccorporate raiders\u201d of an earlier era , have increasingly taken over a wide array of civic and financial services that are central to american life .\nprivate equity gained new power and responsibility as a direct result of the 2008 crisis . as cities and towns nationwide struggled to pay for basics like public infrastructure and ambulance services , private equity stepped in . at the same time , as banks scaled back their mortgage operations after the crisis , private equity firms \u2014 which face lighter regulation than banks , and none of their rainy - day capital requirements \u2014 moved in there as well .\nother firms bet that fragile towns would outsource emergency care . and , the thinking went , president obama\u2019s health care overhaul would insure millions more people , providing new paying customers .\n\u201cover 11 million americans work for private - equity - backed businesses , and millions more rely on private equity performance for their retirement security , \u201d said james maloney , a spokesman for the american investment council , the industry\u2019s leading lobbying group . private equity , mr . maloney said , helps \u201cadvance both our economic and societal well - being . \u201d\na college degree is a near - requisite for competing in today ' s job market . yet , since the great recession , funding for higher education has been dramatically cut ; tuition has been hiked five of the past six years , jumping $ 1 , 500 ; and financial aid and opportunity programs which serve new york\u2019s most at - risk students have been under - resourced year after year .\ncuomo himself has raised millions through the \u201cllc loophole , \u201d which allows wealthy individuals to set up as many limited liability corporations as they like to give essentially unlimited political donations . early in his term , a \u201cdark money\u201d organization supporting his agenda was the freest - spending interest group in the state . although cuomo has not been tarred directly by scandal , joseph percoco , a former top aide who was so close that the governor called him \u201cmy father\u2019s third son , \u201d was charged last fall in a bribery and fraud case . \u201cif the percoco case goes to trial , \u201d says horner , the nypirg director , \u201ceven if the governor doesn\u2019t come up , it will paint an unsavory picture about how albany operates . \u201d\nwith a free mi account , you can follow specific scholars or subjects , search mi ' s research archives and past articles , and receive customized news and updates from the institute . also , you will be able to manage invitations and registration for mi events , as well as your annual membership renewals . create your account today to begin exploring mi .\nevery morning before we headed out to our respective areas to canvas , we would begin with a learning session . this was to update us on any new developments on the cause we were canvasing on . during my time working for nypirg we were supporting anti - fracking legislation , so we would learn everyday about a new part of the\nfracking\nprocess .\nsamuels and other progressives lodge similar critiques about nearly every liberal victory that cuomo has racked up . and it\u2019s quite a list . cuomo pushed through a same - sex marriage law long before marriage equality was a given everywhere , or even in new york . after the shootings in sandy hook , cuomo strengthened new york\u2019s already strict gun control laws . last year\u2019s budget included a $ 15 minimum wage , which is being phased in over a five - year period , as well as paid family leave . this year\u2019s budget , which was the vehicle for the tuition plan , also reinstituted a tax on the income of millionaires , raised the age at which juvenile offenders can be tried as adults , created a $ 10 million legal defense fund for immigrants and provided a tax break for workers who pay union dues .\nas president - elect obama prepares to enter the white house , relatively little is known about his five years in new york in the early ' 80s . it was a period of transition for obama , a time of soul - searching and uncertainty . it was also when he first worked full - time as a community organizer , a role that would define his young life and help shape his political outlook .\nopposing viewpoints in context contains a range of perspective on many important issues , with more than 20 , 000 pro / con viewpoints and more than 19 , 000 reference articles and topic overviews . you ' ll find more than 12 , 000 charts and graphs along with statistical information . includes full - text coverage from newspapers and magazines such as national review , the new york times , commentary , and cnn wire . novelny\ncuomo ' s predecessors had spent decades and millions of dollars trying to figure out how to rebuild the tappan zee bridge . cuomo will open a new span later this year . ( newnybridge )\nafter private equity took over rural / metro , new posters appeared on the walls of ambulance and fire stations , featuring a caricature of a uniformed employee delivering a mandate : get a signature .\nbritannica school is the go - to site for learning more about any subject\u2014for all grades pre - k - 12 and all reading abilities\u2014offering thousands of up - to - date , curated , and curriculum - relevant articles , images , videos , audio clips , primary sources , maps , research tools , recommended web sites , and three separate databases\u2014elementary , middle , or high . novelny\nsince envision took over rural / metro in late 2015 , replacing private equity , the company has shown signs of improvement , knox county officials said . it has purchased new ambulances and raised salaries .\non paper , he also has a plausible r\u00e9sum\u00e9 to run for president in 2020 , and that seems to be his desire . he has gone up and down the national democratic checklist and scored wins on many of the major issues . he has also attended to the economic woes of upstate new york , which in many ways resembles the beleaguered industrial areas of the upper midwest that shifted their allegiance to trump last november , costing democrats the white house .\nbut the 2011 takeover was the sort of acquisition that tarred private equity firms in the public mind as corporate raiders out to make a fast dollar . warburg financed its roughly $ 730 million purchase by adding more than $ 500 million in debt to rural / metro\u2019s balance sheet \u2014 a deep hole to climb out of .\nthe company lost a major customer , the city of new rochelle , n . y . less than 48 hours later , employees learned the chief executive had stepped down \u2014 the third in four years to leave .\nin the largest single commitment to renewables by a state in u . s . history , nyserda awarded $ 1 . 4 billion for 26 large - scale clean energy projects . located throughout the state , the 26 projects will generate enough clean , locally produced energy to power more than 430 , 000 homes , reduce carbon emissions by 1 . 6 million metrics tons , and create over 3 , 000 good - paying jobs , while helping meet new york\u2019s clean energy standard .\nin 2014 , zephyr teachout , a little - known and underfunded law professor , ran against cuomo from the left in the democratic primary . in the end it wasn\u2019t close , but teachout performed better than any challenger had against a sitting governor since new york first instituted gubernatorial primaries . cuomo could well face a fresh challenge when he runs again next year . he has increasingly alienated the working families party , whose endorsement he had to push hard to get last time around .\nthe times examined court filings in the areas where rural / metro operates fire departments and identified dozens of lawsuits filed since 2011 , when private equity took over . in these lawsuits , which are unheard - of at tax - funded public fire departments , the company pursued unpaid bills ranging from a few hundred dollars to $ 59 , 000 .\nwhile private equity firms have always invested in a diverse array of companies , including hospitals and nursing homes , their movement into emergency services raises broader questions about the administering of public services . cities and towns are required to offer citizens a free education , and they generally provide a police force , but almost everything else is fair game for privatization .\n\u201cwhat we\u2019ve been told is that their challenge is around staffing , \u201d said dr . martha buchanan , director of the county\u2019s health department . she cited the bankruptcy and a new law requiring more worker certifications , making hiring tougher .\nafter the death of marcia deoliveira - longinetti\u2019s son , a new jersey state agency continued billing her for the student loans . propublica\u2019s reporting on these aggressive collections spurred a state law requiring the agency to forgive debts of borrowers who die .\nafter warburg left the company , rural / metro eliminated care to cash and do the write thing . but even under its new non - private equity owner , it still sues to collect some unpaid bills from fire and ambulance customers . rural / metro\u2019s new owner said it \u201cwill continue to utilize the legal system to pursue payment when appropriate , \u201d but added that it first asks \u201ccustomers who need assistance to work with us to develop a payment plan that meets their needs . \u201d\nin january , when gov . andrew cuomo announced his intention to offer new yorkers free college tuition , bernie sanders was by his side . in april , when cuomo held a ceremonial signing for the bill\u2019s passage , hillary clinton was there with him . he became the first governor able to deliver on an idea dear to the hearts of democrats , offering a free ride not just for two years but four years of higher education at a public institution . \u201ccollege is what high school was 70 years ago , \u201d cuomo said on the day of the signing . \u201cit\u2019s not a luxury , it\u2019s a necessity . \u201d\nthe fact that cuomo has fallen short on promises to overhaul ethics and campaign finance rules also leaves a bitter taste on the left . there\u2019s been an unending parade of legislative indictments and convictions on his watch , including successful prosecutions of the former top leaders in both the state senate and assembly . those cases were filed after cuomo had pulled the plug on an ethics commission . \u201che\u2019s empowered the trump republicans in the state so he can\u2019t get ethics reform , which he has no interest in , \u201d says samuels of effectiveny .\nhe rebuilt his career by winning the more modest office of state attorney general in 2006 . in that role , he went after bonuses paid at wall street firms and conflicts of interest in student lending . he also collected some $ 170 million in fines and clawbacks from pay - to - play investigations into pension funds . when cuomo decided he was ready to run for governor again , he elbowed aside democrat david paterson , who had become governor after eliot spitzer resigned in the midst of a prostitution scandal . cuomo won the governorship easily in 2010 .\nin many of the fields where private equity now operates , it has not necessarily performed better or worse than the banks and governments it replaced . in some cases it financed projects that others wouldn\u2019t fund and provided crucial public services , including emergency care . and because these firms do not rely on the government for loans , and are much smaller than wall street banks , they pose far less risk to the broader economy .\ndespite all these successes , cuomo gets little credit on the left . on nearly every issue they care about , activists complain , cuomo has had to be dragged kicking and screaming , coming around only when he realized it might be politically advantageous to do so . the governor can seem to them more like an opponent than a friend . \u201cthere\u2019s definitely this feeling that he\u2019s temperamentally opposed to the left wing , \u201d says sean mcelwee , a policy analyst at demos , a progressive think tank in new york . \u201cwhen he does pursue a left policy , it very much seems like he\u2019s doing it as his last option . \u201d\nthe average new yorker creates 16 . 5 tons of trash per year . although americans are recycling now more than ever , it is crucial we take steps to create less trash and prevent landfills from continuing to grow in size and number . here are some steps we can take to cut down on our trash and help our environment .\n\u201cobviously there were problems with rural / metro , \u201d said ron cunningham , a spokesman for rural / metro\u2019s new parent company , envision healthcare , which is not a private equity firm . \u201cwe are continuing to hire paramedics and e . m . t . s and what you are seeing is that the response times are improving . \u201d\ncuomo also seemed to turn on bill de blasio , a former aide , after de blasio was elected mayor in 2013 . the governor has shown the mayor who\u2019s boss in fights over charter schools , funding for pre - kindergarten education and levels of municipal aid . but cuomo needed de blasio\u2019s help in securing support from the working families party in 2014 . he had to agree to a list of demands to receive the party\u2019s line on the ballot - - some of which he has not delivered on , including decriminalization of marijuana and public financing of elections .\nabout one - third of what new yorkers throw away can be composted . food scraps and other organics do not break down in landfills the same way they do in compost piles . not only does composting reduce waste , it also helps enrich soil used for growing trees and grass , improving our vital greenspaces . anyone can compost , whether you live in a house or apartment .\nalthough the schedule of monday - friday from 2pm to 10 pm was quite demanding while balancing it with my music production , i genuinely enjoyed my time here . the energy and enthusiasm to organize against big fossil fuel interests and win is unmatched and i was genuinely excited to learn something new every day and hang out with my coworkers often . success here truly relies on one ' s motivation and desire to succeed .\nhe inherited a $ 10 billion deficit , which he closed without raising taxes . in fact , cuomo has consistently cut taxes and placed a cap on property tax increases at the local level . the complaints that cuomo might be a republican in democratic clothing began with the austerity budgets of his first term . his primary concern during those years was to bring the state back into fiscal balance while giving progressives things that don\u2019t cost much money , like marriage equality and gun control . but he withheld funds from left - of - center priorities in education , housing and health care , and fought with teachers unions not only over spending levels , but expansions of charter schools and methods for evaluating public school teachers .\ncuomo had pulled off a political and policy triumph . does that mean progressives were happy with him ? hardly . they find fault with much of his tuition plan . it does nothing to help part - time students and offers no help for room and board or books . it requires students to stay in the state for years after college , meaning that what looks like a scholarship could end up more like a loan . it doesn\u2019t pump enough money into the state university system to make up for years of budget cuts . in short , cuomo\u2019s critics argue , it was more about achieving a headline and claiming credit on an issue than really resolving it . \u201cyeah , it\u2019s a nice small step , but he doesn\u2019t say it\u2019s a first step , \u201d says bill samuels , head of effectiveny , a good - government group . \u201cit\u2019s an example where even when he does good things , he\u2019s not candid . \u201d\nyou might be using private browsing or have notifications blocked . please enable notifications or using normal browsing mode .\nyou can use either an optimum or newsday login by clicking the \u2018connect account\u2019 button and verifying your subscription information .\ni told him he would make less than $ 10 , 000 a year ,\nsaid eileen hershenov , who was the downstate campus coordinator for nypirg .\nhe laughed and told me that was a step up for him .\nformer colleagues recall a\nfabulously intelligent\nand confident young man who was intensely interested in the idea of creating political change from the ground up , an idea that would resurface years later in his meteoric political rise .\nhe stood apart from some of the more radical students on campus , they said , and believed strongly in working within the system .\nhe had a seriousness of purpose ,\nrecalled diana mitsu klos , then a school organizer working out of the ccny office .\nhis tenure was brief , but anyone who met him received a strong and lasting impression .\nobama worked that spring semester , from february through late may , on several nypirg projects , including the straphangers campaign .\nalison kelley , who was a sophomore at ccny and later became nypirg ' s chairwoman , remembers working with obama to improve the city college subway station at 137th street and broadway , which was dirty and had poor lighting . she said he was among the early leaders in the successful push to get cuny to divest itself of holdings in apartheid south africa . he also led voter registration drives and campaigns to keep tuition down at cuny .\nwe had other organizers who were competent people , but he really stood out ,\nkelley said .\neveryone knew that he was going to do something remarkable .\nwhen he told hershenov he was leaving , she literally got down on her knees and begged him to stay , she said .\ni wanted him to stay because he could appeal to so many different people ,\nhershenov said .\npeople who were very interested in identity politics , people who were apolitical and people on the left and the right . he appealed to students across a political spectrum .\nsign up for timely email updates and action alerts so you can get involved in our urgent campaigns . make your voice heard !"]}
{"id": 55317, "summary": [{"text": "hitachi maxell , ltd. ( \u65e5\u7acb\u30de\u30af\u30bb\u30eb\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e hitachi makuseru kabushiki-gaisha ) , commonly known as maxell , is a japanese company that manufactures consumer electronics .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the company 's notable products are batteries \u2014 the company 's name is a contraction of \" maximum capacity dry cell \" \u2014 wireless charging solutions , storage devices , computer tapes , professional broadcast tapes and functional materials .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "in the past the company manufactured recording media , including audio cassettes and blank vhs tapes , and recordable optical discs including cd-r/rw and dvd \u00b1 rw .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "on march 4 , 2008 , maxell announced that it would outsource the manufacturing of their optical media . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "hitachi maxell", "paragraphs": ["hitachi conducts fund transactions with hitachi maxell under the hitachi group\u2019s cash pooling system .\nhitachi maxell is a consolidated subsidiary of hitachi , and therefore a related party of hitachi .\nhitachi and hitachi maxell announce making hitachi maxell a wholly owned subsidiary of hitachi via a share exchange | news releases : hitachi in the u . s . a .\nnomura securities , hitachi\u2019s third - party appraiser , and nikko cordial securities , hitachi maxell\u2019s third - party appraiser , are independent of both hitachi and hitachi maxell , and neither is a related party to hitachi or hitachi maxell . there are no significant conflicts of interest .\nhitachi maxell / maxell dvd\nforever and ever . the day of departure\nthe hitachi group and hitachi maxell have reinforced their collaborations in the lithium ion rechargeable batteries business . for instance , hitachi and hitachi maxell have been using hitachi\u2019s laboratories to develop consumer - use lithium ion rechargeable batteries .\nas of today , hitachi holds 90 . 98 % of the total number of issued shares of hitachi maxell . therefore , hitachi maxell has adopted the following measures to avoid conflicts of interest within hitachi maxell .\nin addition , as noted in their news release \u201chitachi and hitachi maxell announce method of making hitachi maxell a wholly owned subsidiary of hitachi ( share exchange ) \u201d on january 14 , 2010 , hitachi and hitachi maxell have determined the method for the share exchange to make hitachi maxell a wholly owned subsidiary of hitachi , based on the result of the tender offer , etc .\nhitachi believes that the reinforcement of hitachi maxell\u2019s business base and management base by such a strong relationship will lead to the improvement of the enterprise value of hitachi maxell and the entire hitachi group .\nafter making hitachi maxell its wholly owned subsidiary , hitachi will strive for consistent growth of hitachi maxell in its priority areas by reinforcing hitachi maxell\u2019s r & d capability and productivity through a stronger relationship with the hitachi group and the effective use of business resources .\nhitachi ltd . owns a hitachi maxell , ltd . ( commonly known as maxell ) as a result all the hitachi and lo - d audio cassettes are just rebranded maxell audio cassettes .\nhitachi maxell / maxell dvd\nforever and ever . the 18 year old traditional singer\nhitachi maxell / maxell dvd\nforever and forever . tochi azuma / kaori muraji / mansai nomura\nthe impact of the share exchange on the business results of hitachi and of hitachi maxell is expected to be negligible .\nhitachi intends to reinforce hitachi maxell\u2019s businesses , even after making it a wholly owned subsidiary , by not only respecting hitachi maxell\u2019s self - initiatives and independence but also paying attention to hitachi maxell\u2019s business features and the management that can fully utilize the operational and structural strength .\nit is also expected that hitachi making hitachi maxell a wholly owned subsidiary and the establishment of a more stable capital relationship will be beneficial to hitachi maxell\u2019s businesses other than the batteries business as well .\nas announced in its news releases \u201chitachi to commence tender offer for the shares of its subsidiary , hitachi maxell\u201d on july 28 , 2009 , and \u201chitachi amends \u2018hitachi to commence tender offer for the shares of its subsidiary , hitachi maxell\u2019\u201d on august 19 , 2009 ( collectively the \u201ctender offer news releases\u201d ) , hitachi conducted a tender offer for the shares of hitachi maxell from august 20 to october 8 , 2009 , to make hitachi maxell a wholly owned subsidiary ( the \u201ctender offer\u201d ) .\nunder such circumstances , since the end of march 2009 , hitachi and hitachi maxell have discussed various measures to improve the enterprise value of both companies and concluded that hitachi\u2019s acquisition of hitachi maxell and making it a wholly owned subsidiary to establish a more stable capital relationship would be very beneficial to enhance the enterprise value not only of hitachi maxell but also of the entire hitachi group .\nestablished wuxi hitachi maxell co . , ltd . , in wuxi , china .\nas noted in \u201cguidelines concerning measures to protect minority shareholders in transactions with controlling shareholders\u201d in hitachi maxell\u2019s corporate governance report of november 30 , 2009 , it is hitachi maxell\u2019s policy to carry out transactions with hitachi and within the hitachi group based on fair market prices .\nthrough reinforcement of the capital relationship between hitachi and hitachi maxell in these ways , integrated business management will help optimize all the businesses conducted by hitachi maxell including the \u201cbatteries\u201d business , thereby enabling larger - scale and more effective investments compared with utilization of business resources such as for r & d and capital investments conducted solely by hitachi or hitachi maxell .\ntwenty years ago , the current hitachi - maxell president , hiroshi watanabe , was the general manager of the hitachi central research laboratory ( crl ) . like many japanese companies , hitachi - maxell ' s management is heavily technology - trained . the hitachi - maxell research has been little affected by the current recession .\nthe purpose of making hitachi maxell a wholly owned subsidiary via the share exchange is as per the above 1 . \u201cpurpose of making hitachi maxell a wholly owned subsidiary via the share exchange , \u201d and the delisting of hitachi maxell shares is not in itself the purpose .\nthe purpose of hitachi making hitachi maxell its wholly owned subsidiary is outlined in the tender offer news releases and hitachi maxell\u2019s announcements \u201cannouncement concerning expression of opinion for tender offer by hitachi ltd . , for shares of the company\u201d on july 28 , 2009 , and \u201chitachi maxell amends \u2018announcement concerning expression of opinion for tender offer by hitachi , ltd . for shares of the company\u2019\u201d on august 19 , 2009 , and is reiterated below .\nthe foreign general operations is transferred to hitachi maxell global ltd . ( hong kong ) .\nin the promising lithium ion batteries business , competitors will also concentrate their business resources in this field . however , hitachi maxell\u2019s competitiveness is expected to be substantially improved by reinforcing the capital relationship with hitachi . through the integration , hitachi maxell will receive further credit , supported by the hitachi\u2019s sturdy financial base , thereby enabling hitachi maxell to make flexible judgments for larger - scale investments .\nshare allotment ratio 5 . 66 shares of hitachi will be allotted and delivered for each share of hitachi maxell . however , no allotment of shares will be made under the share exchange for hitachi maxell shares held by hitachi ( 90 , 553 , 354 shares as of february 24 , 2010 ) .\ntokyo , february 24 , 2010 \u2013 hitachi , ltd . ( nyse : hit / tse : 6501 , \u201chitachi\u201d ) and hitachi maxell , ltd . ( tse : 6810 , \u201chitachi maxell\u201d ) announced on january 14 , 2010 , that hitachi would make hitachi maxell its wholly owned subsidiary via a share exchange with hitachi as the wholly owning parent company and hitachi maxell as the wholly owned subsidiary ( the \u201cshare exchange\u201d ) . agreements have subsequently been reached on the exchange ratio , effective date and other details of the share exchange , and the two companies hereby announce that they have concluded a share exchange agreement following today\u2019s decision by hitachi\u2019s president and chief executive officer and a resolution at hitachi maxell\u2019s board of directors\u2019 meeting held today ( the \u201cshare exchange agreement\u201d ) .\nin 2004 , hitachi maxell and hitachi both invested in hitachi vehicle energy , ltd . , which was established by the hitachi group and develops and sells lithium ion rechargeable batteries for automobiles . harnessing hitachi maxell\u2019s technological experience accumulated in the development and manufacture of consumer - use compact lithium ion rechargeable batteries , hitachi and hitachi maxell have been collaborating in the research and development of highly reliable and safe lithium ion rechargeable batteries for automobiles and such collaborations have produced significant results in design , development and manufacturing of such products .\nhitachi low noise c - 60 ( the first hitachi tape ! ) . total 1 ( one ) cassette tape .\nwith regard to the share exchange in which hitachi maxell\u2019s controlling shareholder , hitachi , will become the wholly owning parent company and hitachi maxell will become the wholly owned subsidiary , hitachi maxell has implemented the measures outlined in the above 3 . ( 5 ) \u201cmeasures to ensure fairness\u201d and 3 . ( 6 ) \u201cmeasures to avoid conflicts of interest , \u201d to ensure fairness and avoid conflicts of interest , and hitachi maxell considers those measures to be consistent with this policy .\nhitachi maxell does not have any outstanding issues of stock acquisition rights or bonds with stock acquisition rights .\nin connection with merger with hitachi consumer electronics ltd . hitachi joei tech co . , ltd . and hitachi digital products china co . , ltd . are transformed into consolidated subsidiaries .\nthe hitachi shares allotted to hitachi maxell shareholders under the share exchange will be listed on the tokyo stock exchange , the osaka securities exchange and other financial instrument exchanges following the delisting of hitachi maxell shares , and will be able to be traded on financial instrument exchanges on and after the effective date of the share exchange . in this way , share liquidity will continue to be provided to hitachi maxell shareholders that hold at least 177 shares of hitachi maxell and who under the share exchange will receive an allotment of at least 1 , 000 shares , constituting one unit of hitachi shares .\n1 ) passing board of directors\u2019 resolutions with the unanimous approval of all directors other than those serving concurrently as a director at another hitachi group company to avoid any conflict of interest , hitachi maxell directors michiharu nakamura , who concurrently serves as a director of hitachi , and isao uchigasaki , who concurrently serves as a director of a hitachi subsidiary , have not participated in the deliberations and resolution concerning the share exchange at meetings of hitachi maxell\u2019s board of directors , and have not been involved in consultations or negotiations with hitachi representing hitachi maxell . in addition , yoshito tsunoda who will serve as senior vice president and executive officer of hitachi starting from april 1 , 2010 , has not participated in the deliberations and resolution concerning the share exchange , and has not been involved in consultations or negotiations with hitachi representing hitachi maxell after the recognition of this scheduled appointment to avoid any conflict of interest . all of hitachi maxell\u2019s directors except for mr . tsunoda , mr . nakamura and mr . uchigasaki attended the hitachi maxell board of directors\u2019 meeting , and unanimously approved the conclusion of the share exchange agreement .\nas hitachi maxell will become a wholly owned subsidiary of hitachi as of the effective date of the share exchange ( scheduled for april 1 , 2010 ) , hitachi maxell shares are scheduled to be delisted on march 29 , 2010 ( with march 26 , 2010 , as the final trading date ) . trading of hitachi maxell shares will become unavailable on the tokyo stock exchange and the osaka securities exchange after the delisting .\nnumber of shares to be delivered under the share exchange upon the share exchange , hitachi will deliver to hitachi maxell shareholders ( other than hitachi ) immediately prior to the time at which it acquires all of the outstanding hitachi maxell shares ( exclusive of those shares held by hitachi ) under the share exchange ( the \u201crecord time\u201d ) hitachi shares equivalent in number to 5 . 66 multiplied by the total number of hitachi maxell shares held by each hitachi maxell shareholder in exchange for those shares of hitachi maxell . furthermore , hitachi maxell\u2019s board of directors , at a meeting to be held by the day before the effective date of the share exchange , will resolve to cancel all of the treasury stock ( including that acquired as a result of an application for purchase exercised by dissenting shareholders as per article 785 , paragraph 1 of the companies act regarding the share exchange ) by the record time . there is the possibility that the number of hitachi shares to be delivered could be amended due to factors such as hitachi maxell\u2019s cancellation of treasury stock . in addition , the hitachi shares to be delivered are scheduled to be shares of treasury stock held . however , there is the possibility that a portion of these shares will be newly issued , depending on the number of hitachi maxell\u2019s treasury stock to be cancelled by the record time as well as the number of shares to be delivered under hitachi\u2019s share exchange with hitachi plant technologies , ltd . to be conducted on the effective date of april 1 , 2010 .\nfurther , concerning research and development , in the markets for in - vehicle products and products for industrial and social infrastructure where future growth is expected , there will be many opportunities to apply hitachi\u2019s research resources for products and services and it will be relatively easier for collaborations between hitachi maxell and hitachi to lead to tangible results . both companies expect tighter technological collaborations based on the integrated management of the hitachi and hitachi maxell to generate significant synergies .\nin addition , by reinforcing the capital relationship between hitachi maxell and hitachi , it will become possible to reduce the investment burden of hitachi maxell by sharing manufacturing lines with other group companies such as hitachi vehicle energy which engages in the manufacture of in - vehicle large - scale lithium ion rechargeable batteries . that will help reinforce the group wide cost competitiveness too . optimizing the hitachi group\u2019s operating base more than ever , such fundamental advances will become possible .\nit is the company\u2019s policy to carry out transactions with parent company hitachi , ltd . and within the hitachi group based on fair market prices .\nhitachi maxell , wi - fi equipped with an sd card reader\nairstash\nsimple p . . . p / o\nestablished maxell ( u . k . ) limited ( the present maxell europe ltd . ) in the\nhitachi holds 90 , 553 , 354 shares of hitachi maxell , equivalent to a shareholding of 90 . 98 % of the total number of issued shares . ( as of february 24 , 2010 )\nhitachi , ltd . masahiro takahashi pr @ urltoken + 81 - 3 - 5208 - 9324 hitachi maxell , ltd . hisaaki mutsuzaki hisaaki - mutsuzaki @ urltoken + 81 - 3 - 3515 - 8283\n2 ) receipt of advice from an independent law office hitachi maxell\u2019s board of directors appointed nagashima ohno & tsunematsu , a law office independent of both hitachi and hitachi maxell , as an advisor and received their legal advice concerning the various procedures related to the share exchange including the board of directors\u2019 decision - making methods and process .\nfor sale : two tapes hitachi dj i 54 type i normal / hitachi dj ii 54 type ii high position . russia could take four weeks .\nhitachi and hitachi maxell carefully considered the calculation results of the share exchange ratio received from the third - party appraisers . the two companies also studied the terms and conditions and outcome of the tender offer as well as the market value level of hitachi shares and other various factors . based on these considerations , they conducted numerous negotiations and consultations on the evaluation of hitachi maxell shares using the equivalent in value to the tender offer price as a standard as described in the tender offer news releases . as a result , hitachi and hitachi maxell have concluded that the share exchange ratio in 2 . ( 3 ) \u201cdetails of the allotment related to the share exchange\u201d above is adequate and that the ratio will not harm the interests of either company\u2019s shareholders . therefore , hitachi and hitachi maxell concluded a share exchange agreement to conduct the share exchange using the share exchange ratio in 2 . ( 3 ) \u201cdetails of the allotment related to the share exchange\u201d above following the decision by hitachi\u2019s president and chief executive officer and the resolution at hitachi maxell\u2019s board of directors\u2019 meeting .\nin order to ensure fairness and adequacy in determining the share exchange ratio for the share exchange ( the \u201cshare exchange ratio\u201d ) , each company individually requested a third - party appraiser independent of hitachi and hitachi maxell to calculate the share exchange ratio . hitachi designated nomura securities co . , ltd . , as its third - party appraiser and hitachi maxell designated nikko cordial securities inc . , as its third - party appraiser .\nthese calculations resulted in the following ranges of share exchange ratios per hitachi share .\nnet income ( loss ) attributable to hitachi , ltd . ( note 2 )\nhitachi adds to line up with laser light source model , lp - wu9100b .\nestablishes changsha hitachi automotive products , ltd . in changsha , hunan , china .\nfor sale : nice cassette tape hitachi ln - 120 type i normal position .\nhitachi rc52si 52 cassette metal reels new , rare for collectors . made in japan\nfor sale is a new cassette tape : hitachi he46r type i normal position .\nfor sale : nice cassette tape hitachi cd - e74 type ii high position .\nfor sale : nice cassette tape hitachi cd - s46 type i normal position .\nhitachi maxell energy ltd . is newly established by partition of corporation , and a part of manufacturing and sales operations of a battery are transferred .\nfor sale : nice cassette tape hitachi ud c - 60 type i normal position .\nsite : hitachi - maxell , ltd . 6 - 20 - 1 kinunodai , yawara - mura tsukuba - gun , ibaraki , 300 - 24 japan\nunder the share exchange , hitachi will be the wholly owning parent company in share exchange and hitachi maxell the wholly owned subsidiary in share exchange . furthermore , both companies plan to implement the share exchange without obtaining approval by resolution at a general meeting of shareholders , with hitachi using a simplified share exchange procedure pursuant to article 796 , paragraph 3 of the companies act , and hitachi maxell using a summary share exchange procedure pursuant to article 784 , paragraph 1 of the companies act .\nwhat is today hitachi - maxell was established in 1961 . the sales of the company and consolidated subsidiaries are about $ 1 . 5 billion , with 4 , 000 employees and $ 79 million in capital investment . the company started as a battery producer , and the name maxell derives from maximum capacity battery cell . the company ' s layered media technology led it to produce magnetic recording media , and in 1960 , it produced its first audio magnetic tape . in 1961 , maxell joined the hitachi group . hitachi controls 52 % of maxell , and the rest is publicly owned . in 1980 , hitachi - maxell began producing both video magnetic tapes and floppy discs for computers .\nsales of vacuum tubes and cathode - ray tubes of hitachi , ltd . , started .\n( $ 0 p & h ) maxell branded dvd + r 4 . 7gb maxell mq 25 spindle pack 16x ( clearance )\nfirst , hitachi and hitachi maxell believe that both companies can favorably survive the competition in the automobile , industrial sectors and railway vehicles by aggressively combining the lithium ion batteries development capability , mass production technology and other tangible and intangible assets in the lithium ion batteries - related business areas that hitachi maxell has acquired in the consumer products field and hitachi\u2019s system capability and diverse business infrastructure , which are expected to become a reliable part of proposals for system solutions in industrial sectors where future development is expected . by combining all such capabilities and assets , hitachi and hitachi maxell can enhance the development capability of products using lithium ion rechargeable batteries in these fields and accelerate the exploration of new applications . hitachi and hitachi maxell also believe that hitachi\u2019s system solutions in the industrial sector will significantly differentiate both companies from other consumer product manufacturers that produce lithium ion rechargeable batteries by expanding the lithium ion batteries business that is a key device of the social innovation business along with motors , invertors and power semiconductors and by enhancing solution proposals which is integrated with such lithium - ion rechargeable batteries business and social and industry systems .\nthe 3 - inch floppy disk ( also known as the compact floppy or cf2 ) was designed by hitachi , matsushita and maxell , and introduced in 1982 .\nthe ' blow - away guy , ' as we like to call him , is an icon that stands for performance and for technology ,\nsaid daniel lee , vice president for marketing at the maxell corporation of america in fair lawn , n . j . , part of the hitachi maxell unit of hitachi .\nchanged company name to maxell holdings , ltd . following transition to holding company structure and established maxell , ltd . as operational company .\n( $ 0 p & h ) maxell branded dvd + r 4 . 7gb maxell mq 5 disc jewel pack 16x ( clearance )\nhitachi\u2019s operating income is presented in accordance with financial reporting principles and practices generally accepted in japan .\nfor sale : nice cassette tape hitachi sound break rc52 type i normal position the japanese market .\nfor sale : nice cassette tape hitachi for you sc - r50 type ii high position rare .\nregarding hitachi maxell , ltd . , the dried batteries and magnetic tape divisions of nitto electric industrial co . , ltd . ( currently nitto denko corp . ) , were set up independently as maxell electric industrial co . , ltd . , which commenced operations in 1961 and became hitachi\u2019s consolidated subsidiary in 1964 , changing its corporate name to hitachi maxell , ltd . currently , in accordance with the long - term vision of \u201cbreakthrough to new horizons\u2014challenge of seeking fresh possibilities\u201d set in its medium - term business plan , hitachi maxell has been accelerating a change in its business portfolio to improve profitability and to ensure new growth toward the medium - term mission of \u201cchange for growth . \u201d specifically , hitachi maxell is concentrating its business resources in the priority businesses of \u201cbatteries , \u201d \u201coptical components\u201d and \u201cfunctional materials & components , \u201d each of which has high potential of future growth and profitability . hitachi maxell promotes differentiation from competitors by optimizing its proprietary technologies and the development of high - value - added products to these three business areas . in its core information storage media business , hitachi maxell will pursue higher profitability by introducing new products and reducing costs to restructure businesses .\nexchange rate fluctuations for the yen and other currencies in which hitachi makes significant sales or in which hitachi\u2019s assets and liabilities are denominated , particularly against the u . s . dollar and the euro ;\nhitachi maxell and inphase will hold japan\u2019s first public demonstration of holographic storage at the international broadcast equipment exhibition ( interbee ) on november 16 - 18 , 2005 in tokyo .\nhitachi adds to dlp line up with 9000 hd series & lcd line up with new 8000 series .\na special agency contract for semiconductors with hitachi , ltd . , was concluded . ( photograph 3 )\nthe factors listed above are not all - inclusive and are in addition to other factors contained in hitachi\u2019s periodic filings with the u . s . securities and exchange commission and in other materials published by hitachi .\nspecifically , with regard to computer tapes and video tapes for broadcasting , for which hitachi maxell holds high market shares , and storage and broadcasting and telecommunications equipment , on which hitachi\u2019s information & telecommunication systems group has been focusing , equipment and media has been developed at separate companies . in the future , however , hitachi can expect faster product development and the acquisition of more customers through the collaboration between hitachi maxell and hitachi , harnessing each company\u2019s specialties and converging the development resources of both companies . it will also become possible to offer increasingly valuable and optimal solutions to customers . with regard to camera lens and optical pickup lens , which are mainstay products in the optical components business on which hitachi maxell is focusing , such as the lens for finger vein authentication systems , monitoring camera systems for crime prevention , in - vehicle cameras and bd / dvd / cd all - compatible drives that the hitachi group has commercialized , cooperation from the development stage will make it possible to differentiate them from other companies\u2019 products and reinforce product competitiveness . furthermore , as for adhesive tapes and adhesion technology in hitachi maxell\u2019s functional materials & components business , further reinforcement of competitiveness can be expected in the automobile and electronics fields developed by the hitachi group . in the medical field as well , synergies and the exploration of new markets can be expected , with such medical equipment as blood measurement devices and biomaterials and components such as bio - beads for dna analysis . in addition , by optimizing the \u201cmaxell\u201d brand and sales channel that hitachi maxell has nurtured worldwide , significant reinforcement of hitachi\u2019s consumer products sales capability can be expected .\ndeveloped the image display technology of a legible projector at a bright place , jointly with hitachi , ltd .\nfor sale : 3 nice cassette tapes hitachi paclip 46 type i normal position . russia could take four weeks .\nbased on maxell ' s investigation about the silver oxide batteries as of 1987 .\n100 maxell mf2dd double sided 3 . 5\nfloppy disks 10x10 pack new sealed\nmaxell ultrium lto4 data cartridges , 800gb / 1 . 6tb - pack of 5\nmaxell - 8cm rewritable camcorder dvd - rw 30min 1 . 4gb 10pcs spindle pack\nhitachi omits the figures for ordinary income because it has adopted u . s . gaap for its consolidated financial results .\nafter delisting at tokyo and osaka stock exchange first section , it becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of hitachi , ltd .\nhitachi ltd . was founded in 1910 . it is a japanese multinational corporation specializing in high - technology and services . the company is the parent of the hitachi group . hitachi is the third largest technological company by revenue as of 2009 . company also used lo - d name as a trademark under which they sell high end audio equipement in japan .\nfor sale : rare ! cassette tape hitachi sound break 52 type i normal position . russia could take four weeks .\nfor sale : lo - d udr 60 ( hitachi ) type i normal position . russia could take four weeks .\nsince its formation , maxell has built up an international reputation for excellence and reliability .\nmaxell udii 90 ( \u00d75 ) : 1985 : made in japan : n . mint\n30 maxell mf 2dd unformatted 3 . 5\nfloppy disks double sided double density new\nmaxell mf2hd high density double sided 3 . 5\nfloppy disks 20 pack diskettes new\nmaxell mf2dd double density sided 3 . 5\nfloppy disks 10 pack diskettes new sealed\n2 packs maxell mf 2hd 3 . 5 inch floppy disks macintosh formatted new and sealed\nmaxell ultrium lto 4 data tape . reorder # : lto 4 . genuine maxell aust product . warranty on all products sold . 1 , 000 , 000 tape passes .\nmaxell 360 - 32 gb usb 2 . 0 flash drive 503204 . delivery is free\nmaxell dvd\nforever and forever . tochi azuma / kaori muraji / mansai nomura\n* says smbc nikko securities inc . will decrease voting power in hitachi maxell ltd to 0 . 04 percent ( 18 , 800 shares ) , from 14 . 8 percent ( 7 . 8 million shares )\n\u201cnet income ( loss ) attributable to hitachi , ltd . \u201d is the same as \u201cnet income\u201d reported through fiscal 2008 .\nsiam hitachi automotive products ltd . is established in thailand in a joint venture with siam auto parts co . , ltd .\nhitachi sx - c90 ( \u00d72 ) : 1981 : made in japan : new & sealed : bubnle wrapped for posting .\nnote : both companies plan to implement the share exchange without obtaining approval by resolution at a general meeting of shareholders , with hitachi using a simplified share exchange procedure pursuant to article 796 , paragraph 3 of the companies act , and hitachi maxell using a summary share exchange procedure pursuant to article 784 , paragraph 1 of the companies act .\nhitachi decided to change president on april 1 , 2010 , in accordance with a resolution at the board of directors\u2019 meeting held on february 4 , 2010 , as stated in its announcement of the same day , \u201chitachi announces changes to top managements . \u201d\nhitachi maxell shares are scheduled for delisting on march 29 , 2010 ( with a final trading date of march 26 , 2010 ) prior to the effective date of the share exchange ( april 1 , 2010 ) .\nnissan released the first electric passenger cars in japan on the domestic market . hitachi delivered motors and controllers for these electric cars .\n( this article , file : amstrad computer user8504 072 . jpg , also mentions something called hitachi hfd - 2 discs . )\n100 cdr maxell blank discs cd - r recordable cd 80 mins 52x 700mb . huge saving\nmaxell blank cdr audio music cdr black disc series 80min 20 discs cdra80bk . . . .\nmerged maxell electronics ( malaysia ) sdn . bhd . with tohshin precision ( malaysia ) sdn . bhd . to establish a new company : maxell tohshin ( malaysia ) sdn . bhd .\na look - a - like maxell 3 : poor quality , jams in drive . note no serial number on side ' b ' unlike the maxell disc it is trying to copy !\n1 ( one ) sealed hitachi ud 120 . blank audio cassette tape . made in japan - 1976 . normal position type i .\nbased on maxell ' s investigation about the micro camera lens unit as of september , 2009 .\nenergizer makes replacements for your old maxell batteries . see the list below for the battery you need\nopen box of 10 maxell mf 2hd 3 . 5\nhigh density floppy disk new ibm formatted\nmaxell diskettes mf2hd pc formatted 1 . 44 mb 3 . 5 pc floppy disks 10 pack hd\nlot of 5 new maxell brand 3 . 5\nfloppy disks 1 . 44mb ds / hd\n( 2 ) maxell mf 2hd super rdii new sealed 30 packs 3 . 5 micro floppy disks\nmaxell mf 2hd mf2hd new sealed 30 pack 3 . 5 micro floppy disks 25 open box ibm\n2 discs maxell satchproof 8cm mini dvd - r 2 . 8 gb double sided 60 min camcorders\nmaxell dvd + r 120 minutes 4 . 7gb 16x speed recordable blank discs - 50 pack shrink\nmaxell dvd - r 120 minutes 4 . 7gb 16x speed recordable blank discs - 50 pack shrink\nmaxell dvd + r 120 mins 4 . 7gb 16x speed recordable blank discs - 100 pack shrink\nmaxell dvd - rw 120 mins 4 . 7gb 2x speed recordable blank discs - 25 pack spindle\nmaxell dvd + rw 120 mins 4 . 7gb 4x speed recordable blank discs - 25 pack spindle\nas announced in the news release dated april 17 , 2009 by hitachi titled \u201cpromotion of the lithium ion rechargeable batteries business , \u201d the hitachi group decided to further reinforce collaborations with group companies including hitachi maxell , shin - kobe electric machinery co . , ltd . and hitachi vehicle energy , ltd . , under its business strategy toward overall optimization , to promote a systems business using lithium ion rechargeable batteries and other rechargeable batteries as one of the core businesses . the hitachi group aims to strengthen its lithium ion rechargeable batteries related business with high quality and performance such as consumer - use lithium ion rechargeable batteries shipped a cumulative total of 600 million cells without recalled products ( for collection and repair ) and in - vehicle lithium ion rechargeable batteries promoted as commercialization of pioneering products . we also established the battery systems division as of april 1 , 2009 , to integrate the lithium ion rechargeable batteries - related businesses across the hitachi group . in addition , the hitachi group newly established the advanced battery research center for r & d of materials for next - generation batteries .\nhitachi maxell has been steadily expanding the business related to lithium ion rechargeable batteries , which is the core product line of its batteries business , one of its priority businesses . specifically , in addition to products for mobile phones , which had been a main business field , hitachi maxell aims to expand its batteries business into power tools and electric - supported bicycles fields by developing new cylindrical products and laminated products in addition to conventional prismatic lithium ion rechargeable batteries . in february 2009 , to supply electrode materials not only for consumer use but also for use in automobiles and industries , hitachi maxell established a new electrode manufacturing plant with high - speed and high - precision coating systems that harness its outstanding proprietary technologies .\nhitachi automotive products ( usa ) , inc . was awarded qs9000 certification for the first time as an automotive transformer plant of japanese origin .\nboth companies plan to implement the share exchange without obtaining approval by resolution at a general meeting of shareholders , with hitachi using a simplified share exchange ( kani kabushiki kokan ) procedure pursuant to article 796 , paragraph 3 of the companies act , and hitachi maxell using a summary share exchange ( ryakushiki kabushiki kokan ) procedure pursuant to article 784 , paragraph 1 of the companies act .\nspeed of data access in optical recording is governed by the head weight . a magnetic head weighs 2 grams , while an optical head weighs about 20 grams . hitachi - maxell is working on concepts of multiple heads to overcome this limitation .\nfor sale is a new cassette tape : lo - d ud 120 ( hitachi ) type i normal position . russia could take four weeks .\ntamura is a researcher doing phase - change media work . he did a two - year sabbatical in the united states , returning one year prior to the team ' s visit . he went from hitachi crl to the hitachi san francisco office to learn the u . s . market .\nsmartphone cover - maxell udi 46 . for iphone 5 / 5s / se . like cassette tape .\n1 ( one ) sealed maxell xlii 110 . high bias type ii . blank audio cassette tape .\n1 ( one ) sealed maxell udii 90 . high bias type ii . blank audio cassette tape .\nmaxell ur - 90 audio cassette tapes 5 pack original uk dispatch * only \u00a31 . 49 each *\n37 maxell and verbatim 1 . 44mb 3 . 5\nfloppy disks 2hd ibm / pc formatted unused\nmaxell 27 pack mf 2hd 3 . 5\nhigh density floppy disks ibm formatted new > open box\nmaxell ' s\nblow away guy\nbillboard on times square , with an x games logo .\ntreatment of fractions of less than one ( 1 ) share if the number of hitachi shares to be delivered through the share exchange includes a fraction of less than one share , hitachi will sell the number of shares equivalent to the sum of all such fractions ( fractions of the aggregate number to be rounded down ) and will deliver the proceeds of that sale to those hitachi maxell shareholders who are to receive such fractions in proportion to the fractions attributed to them pursuant to article 234 of the companies act and other applicable laws and regulations .\nhitachi maxell japan has developed a new kind of alkaline battery that\u2019s supposedly shielded well enough to prevent leakage in the case of misuse . the new batteries will be part of the company\u2019s voltage brand and go on sale in japan in april this year .\npurchase system for less - than - one - unit shares ( sale of less - than - one - unit shares ) a system under which shareholders that hold less - than - one - unit shares of hitachi may request hitachi to repurchase those less - than - one - unit shares held .\n* says hitachi , ltd . will become top shareholder of the co , holding 14 . 76 percent ( 7 . 8 million shares ) voting power\nmerged tohshin seiko co . , ltd . , and nagano optics laboratory corporation to create maxell finetech ltd .\nmaxell ur90 audio tape 90min blank media cassette ( 2pk ) bn & s . l @ @ k !\n1 ( one ) sealed maxell udi 120 . blank audio cassette tape . made in japan - 1991 .\n1 ( one ) sealed maxell udi 90 . blank audio cassette tape . made in japan - 1990 .\n12\u00d7 maxell ur90 audio cassettes tapes for everyday recording . 90min recording on each tape . new and sealed .\nmaxell 2hd diskettes pc 1 . 44 mb 3 . 5\nfloppy disks 10 pk high density sealed c2\nmaxell 1 . 44 mb floppy disks . these are new floppy diskettes , mixed colors . labels included .\nnew sealed 10 - pack genuine maxell 3 . 5\nfloppy discs mf2hd 1 . 44mb ibm / pc\nnew & sealed 50 pk maxell mf2hd 2hd diskettes pc 1 . 44 mb 3 . 5\ndouble sided\nmaxell mf 2hd floppy disk micro hd ds 3 . 5\nsuper rdii anti static 20 ct . sealed\non the other hand , hitachi maxell shareholders that hold fewer than 177 shares of hitachi maxell will receive an allotment of fewer than 1 , 000 hitachi shares , which is less than one unit . these less - than - one - unit shares cannot be sold at a financial instruments exchange , but shareholders holding these less - than - one - unit shares can request that hitachi repurchase those less - than - one - unit shares . they may also additionally purchase from hitachi the incremental number of shares to make one unit . please refer to 2 . ( 3 ) , note 3 , \u201chandling of less - than - one - unit shares ( tangen - miman - kabushiki ) , \u201d for details on the handling of these shares . please refer to 2 . ( 3 ) , note 4 , \u201ctreatment of fractions of less than one ( 1 ) share , \u201d for details on the handling of fractions of less than one share that result from the share exchange .\nhitachi dl120 : made in japan : new & sealed ( 3 small nicks to edge of wrapping )\nsee photos\n: bubble wrapped for posting .\nfigure maxell . 1 shows the hitachi - maxell organization . two manufacturing and one engineering research divisions are concerned with optical disk activities . dr . toshikatsu manabe heads the engineering research lab ( erl ) . he came from hitachi ' s crl 12 years ago and has a seat on the maxell board . dr . ohta , the jtec team ' s host , also came from crl 4 years prior to the jtec visit . he reports both to manabe as manager of erl ' s second department and to the head of the digital media division ( dmd - manufacturing ) as manager of the optical disk ( od ) development department .\nhitachi maxell music cd - r\nblack disc series\n80 minutes ( 20 sheets spindle ) cdra80bk . 20sp . our products are 100 % authentic . very convenient place to find item information about japan . we are located in japan a suburban city of kyoto .\n10 x new sealed maxell ur90 blank audio cassette tapes . usa & rest of world : \u00a311 . 00 .\n5 x new sealed maxell ur90 blank audio cassette tapes . usa & rest of world : \u00a311 . 00 .\n1 ( one ) sealed maxell xlii 60 . blank audio cassette tape . famous high quality tape from 1988 .\nnip 10 pack maxell mf2hd 1 . 44 mb 3 . 5 inch \u201c floppy disc pc perfect mf 2 hd\nlot ( 4 ) new 10 pack maxell mf2hd 1 . 44mb 3 . 5\nfloppy diskette pc high density\n97 maxell diskettes mf2hd pc formatted 1 . 44 mb 3 . 5 pc floppy disks - new in box !\n( $ 0 p & h ) maxell ultrium lto - 4 data tape cartridge 800gb / 1 . 6 tb\nfor sale : 6 nice cassette tapes lo - d ( hitachi ) ud 30 / 46 / 54 / 60 / 90 / 120 type i normal position .\nhitachi maxell says in 55 % of all cases , batteries are leaking liquid because of overcharging . the company managed to reduce the amount of undischarged zinc ( one of the most critical ingredients ) by using a new , self - developed zinc alloy , which is called \u201cmicrozinc \u03b1\u201d .\npack of 30 maxell 2hd diskettes 1 . 44 mb 3 . 5\nmf2hd floppy disks pc 29 still in p\nmaxell 1 . 44mb floppy disks - ds / hd mf 2hd 3 . 5 inch ibm format - 10 pack x4\nnew lot 2 packs maxell mf 2hd high density 3 . 5\nfloppy disks 10 pack 1 . 44 mb pc\nthe maxell online game is tied to a sponsorship deal signed by the maxell corporation of america with the espn cable television network . maxell has agreed for the first time to be a sponsor of espn ' s x games ; the 2006 summer edition of the games , x games 12 , will be held in los angeles aug . 3 - 6 .\nadditional purchase system for less - than - one - unit shares ( additional purchase of up to 1 , 000 shares ) a system under which shareholders that hold less - than - one - unit shares of hitachi may additionally purchase the incremental number of hitachi shares to make one unit ( tangen ) ( 1 , 000 shares ) .\nfor sale : 2 nice cassette tapes hitahi ud - s50 type i normal / hitachi ud - e 50type ii high position . russia could take more than four weeks .\nhitachi maxell claims one side effect of the new zinc alloy is that it extends the battery life by 5 % compared to voltage products released last year . aa and aaa batteries are being offered . users will get a warranty that the batteries will not leak in 5 years when properly handled .\nfor hitachi maxell , in light of the fact that hitachi maxell shares are listed on the financial instrument exchanges and that market values are available , nomura securities made a calculation using the average market share price method ( in view of various terms and conditions , based on the closing price on the first section of the tokyo stock exchange on the record date of february 22 , 2010 , and the average closing prices for each trading day during the most recent one - week period , from february 16 to february 22 , 2010 , the most recent one - month period , from january 25 to february 22 , 2010 , and the period from december 8 , 2009 , the business day immediately following the issuing of hitachi\u2019s december 7 , 2009 , news release titled , \u201cdetermination of offer price and selling price for issuance and sale of shares and conversion price and other conditions for issuance of convertible bond type bonds with stock acquisition rights , \u201d to february 22 , 2010 ) . in addition , given the existence of multiple similar listed companies that are comparable to hitachi maxell , nomura securities made a calculation using the comparable company analysis method , since it is possible to analogize the equity value by this method . nomura securities also made a calculation using the discounted cash flow method ( the \u201cdcf\u201d method ) to reflect the value of hitachi maxell\u2019s future business activities .\ni apologize for the inconveniences ! maxell ur90 audio cassette tapes high quality , type 1 normal new 10 pcs / lot .\nmaxell airstash wi - fi sd memory card reader mas - a02a [ frustration - free pa . . . p / o\n( $ 0 p & h ) maxell - dvd - ram 5 . 2gb double sided type 1 - cartridge - rewritable\nthe maxell commercial that has been adapted by the popular t . v . show , family guy . directed by henry sandbank .\nbased on maxell ' s investigation about the data storage tape media of a linear recording model , as of april , 2010 .\nmaxell xlii 90 ( \u00d72 ) : 1985 : made in japan : new & sealed : bubble wrapped & boxed for posting .\n30 - pack genuine maxell mf2hd 1 . 44mb 3 . 5\nds / hd ibm / pc floppy disks new / open\ngenuine maxell dvd r 4 . 7gb 5pk 16x . for recording with dvd r / rw drives / recorders . 120 min .\nhandling of less - than - one - unit shares ( tangen - miman - kabushiki ) shareholders who will hold less - than - one - unit shares of hitachi as a result of the share exchange may make use of one of the methods below with regard to hitachi shares . less - than - one - unit shares cannot be sold on financial instrument exchanges .\non the other hand , nikko cordial securities analyzed the tender offer conducted prior to the share exchange , as well as its terms and conditions and its results , etc . , and for hitachi maxell , in light of the fact that hitachi maxell shares are listed on the financial instrument exchanges , and that market values are available , made a calculation using the average market share price method ( in view of various terms and conditions , with the record date of february 22 , 2010 , based on the average closing prices on the first section of the tokyo stock exchange for each trading day during the most recent one - month period , from january 25 to february 22 , 2010 and the most recent three - month period , from november 24 , 2009 to february 22 , 2010 ) . in addition , given the existence of multiple similar listed companies that are comparable to hitachi maxell , nikko cordial securities made a calculation using the comparable company analysis method because it is possible to analogize the equity value by this method . nikko cordial securities also made a calculation using the dcf method to reflect the value of hitachi maxell\u2019s future business activities . for hitachi , in light of the fact that hitachi shares are listed on the financial instrument exchanges and that market values are available , nikko cordial securities made a calculation using the average market share price method ( in view of various terms and conditions , with the record date of february 22 , 2010 , based on the average closing prices on the first section of the tokyo stock exchange for each trading day during the period from february 5 , 2010 , the business day immediately following the issuing of hitachi\u2019s february 4 , 2010 , news release titled , \u201chitachi announces revisions of consolidated business forecasts for fiscal 2009 , \u201d to february 22 , 2010 , the most recent one - month period , from january 25 to february 22 , 2010 , the period from december 8 , 2009 , the business day immediately following the issuing of hitachi\u2019s december 7 , 2009 , news release titled , \u201cdetermination of offer price and selling price for issuance and sale of shares and conversion price and other conditions for issuance of convertible bond type bonds with stock acquisition rights , \u201d to february 22 , 2010 and the most recent three - month period , from november 24 , 2009 to february 22 , 2010 ) . these calculations resulted in the following ranges of share exchange ratios per hitachi share .\nmaxell ' s ur audio cassettes are ideal for general recording , such as all types of music , speech , dictation and interviews .\nhitachi , ltd . 51 . 37 % credit suisse sec ( europe ) ltd pb sec int non - tr clt 4 . 01 % japan trustee services bank , ltd . 3 . 87 %\nthe team also toured one operatorless floppy disk production line at the digital media division . the machines were developed at hitachi - maxell itself , and it does not sell to others . over 15 million disks / month are produced . dr . ohta declined to say how many lines of these machines are required for this level of production .\nmaxell sx i 90 ( original box of 12 ) : 1991 - 3 : new & sealed : bubble wrapped & boxed for posting .\n25gb capacity . bd - r recordable 25gb . 30 maxell bd - r 25 gb 4x speed b lu - ray disc inkjet printable . maxell dual hard coat layer . 1 - 4x speed single layer . achieve the capacity necessary for recording digital hd - tv and video .\nmaxell dvd + r discs , 4 . 7gb , 16x , w / jewel cases , silver , 5 / pack , pk - max639002\nhitachi - maxell transfers products to a pilot line using a joint research and production team . from the pilot line , a product is moved to a main production line and the pilot line begins a new product . in a fairly typical fashion , defect testing of materials is done in the erl and product testing is done in the factory .\nthe hitachi group , which consists of hitachi , its subsidiaries and affiliated companies , conducts a wide range of business activities from the development , production and sales of offerings to the provision of relevant services in seven industry segments : information & telecommunication systems ; electronic devices ; power & industrial systems ; digital media & consumer products ; high functional materials & components ; logistics , services & others ; and financial services .\nestablished maxell system tech co . , ltd . by aquisition of part of business of renesas semiconductor package & test solutions co . , ltd .\nmaxell ur90 blank audio cassette tapes this listing is for a lot of 60 ( sixty ) pieces of maxell ur90 90 - minute audio cassettes . all tapes are brand new and completely unused - each individual unit is sealed , plus the outer carton of 60 units is also still sealed ."]}
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powered device features five independent safety devices to make it legal to use around the world . long - range applications include construction and antenna alignment , but over short distances the laser is capable of starting fires .\nlaserglow technologies provides the highest quality photonics products backed by the best customer service in the industry . our products have helped professionals from a wide range of backgrounds - engineers in machine vision , alignment and manufacturing , to scientists in fields like optogenetics , microscopy , spectroscopy and cellular biology . our unique advantage in the photonics marketplace is our ability to offer competitive prices while providing custom - tailored solutions . meeting customers\u2019 needs for more than ten years within the optoelectronics industry , we have the experience necessary to offer the best products for a wide variety of applications .\nwhen possible , our lasers are shipped in reusable cases that are matched in size to our packaging . this best protects the items during delivery , allows our customers to store their laserglow products safely , and minimizes the amount of packaging necessary in shipping .\na laserglow exclusive product ! your choice of 18k gold or pure platinum plating gives this green laser pointer a touch of elegance . perfect for business or academic presentations where your appearance matters most . makes a great gift for anybody who gives presentations or lectures !\nall sales are final with the exception of all portable battery - powered lasers . all portable lasers ( except those that were engraved ) can be returned within seven ( 7 ) days of receiving the product for a full refund , minus the shipping costs and a 20 % restocking fee . in the case that the actual cost of shipping incurred by laserglow is higher than that shown on the sales receipt , including in the case of \u0093free shipping\u0094 , the actual shipping costs incurred by laserglow will be deducted from the refund amount .\nwith over 80 wavelengths to choose from , you\u2019re sure to find the ideal laser for your application . call now to speak to one of our laser experts , and find out why researchers at harvard , stanford , and mit are choosing laserglow for their light source solutions .\nlaserglow ' s lrs - 473 labspec laser was recently used as an illumination source in a research conducted by a team at the douglas mental health university institute , mcgill university , quebec , canada to investigate the role of septal glutamatergic neurons in theta rhythm generation in the hippocampus .\nfor a more detailed explanation and to receive an rma ( return merchandise authorization ) form , please contact laserglow either by telephone or through email before preparing your product to be returned . any products that are shipped back without an rma # will be refused by our returns department and returned to sender .\nfoodshare toronto is a non - profit community organization whose vision is good healthy food for all . it is canada\u0092s largest community food security organization , recognized as an important innovator of effective programs that have been reproduced all across canada . foodshare reaches over 145 , 000 children and adults a month through subsidized fresh produce distribution , student nutrition programs , community gardening and cooking , classroom curriculum support , home made baby food workshops and youth internships . the laserglow technologies team has been supporting foodshare by participating in its good food box program and by purchasing healthy and delicious event catering services . our team members have also volunteered their time and have contributed their expertise to the board of directors .\nlaserglow understands that researchers ' needs are changing ; and we are committed to offer the best value to our customers . we are continually expanding our product offering to provide more options , and to ensure that the solutions we develop meet your high standards . call us today to talk about how we may assist you in your project .\nproduct integration is another key area of innovation for both instrumentation experts and laser technologists . during r & d ; and product development , at a very minimum instrument developers need smart lasers with plug - and - play simplicity . but they also often need off - the - shelf modular solutions to enable fiber delivery ( both single - and multimode ) , plug - and - play combining of multiple wavelengths , and beam shaping using refractive and diffractive optics . and in some cases , they require an engine in which the coherence of the laser is eliminated in order to avoid speckle and ensure uniform stable illumination . at laserglow technologies , we continue our support of this field by offering a wide range of lasers for both proprietary photonics integration and standard illumination requirements .\nthe purchaser is responsible for shipping costs of receiving the item from laserglow and returning the item to our facility . the seven ( 7 ) days are calculated according to tracking information and effective from the time that the product arrives at the purchaser ' s location to the time that the item is scanned by the courier to be sent back to our location .\nresearchers at uc berkeley have published a multidisciplinary study that aims to identify the different classes of chemosensory neurons that detect sex - specific pheromones and are responsible for courtship decisions . the study was performed in drosophila ( a genus of fruit flies ) and combined aspects of anatomy , calcium imaging , optogenetics and behavioral studies . laserglow ' s 635nm labspec laser was used as an excitation source .\nlaserglow technogies new and improved lyra is a perfect choice for classroom presentations and safe home laser experimentation - the new chrome appearance is not the only difference - the laser technology inside has been improved to provide better power stability and a brighter green beam in a power range of 4 - 5 - 5 - 0mw - sku : las004 sku : las004 > shipping weight ( in pounds ) : 48 . 96\nthe canadian red cross mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity in canada and around the world . the international red cross and red crescent movement , born of a desire to bring assistance without discrimination to the wounded on the battlefield , endeavours , in its international and national capacity , to prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever it may be found . its purpose is to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human being . it promotes mutual understanding , friendship , co - operation and lasting peace amongst all peoples . the international red cross and red crescent movement , in which all societies have equal status and share equal responsibilities and duties in helping each other , is world - wide . laserglow technologies has been contributing to the red cross since 2005 . funds were directed to many urgent causes , including the tsunami disaster of 2004 and the floods in pakistan in 2010 .\nthe stephen lewis foundation ( slf ) supports community - based organizations that are turning the tide of hiv / aids in africa . they provide care to women who are ill and struggling to survive ; assist orphans and other aids affected children ; reach heroic grandmothers who almost single - handedly care for their orphan grandchildren ; and sustain associations of people living with hiv and aids . since 2003 , slf has supported hundreds of community - level initiatives in 15 countries . stephen lewis\u0092 work with the united nations has spanned more than two decades . he was the un secretary - general kofi annan\u0092s special envoy for hiv / aids in africa from june 2001 until the end of 2006 . from 1995 to 1999 , mr . lewis was deputy executive director of unicef at the organization\u0092s global headquarters in new york . from 1984 through 1988 , stephen lewis was canada\u0092s ambassador to the united nations . laserglow technologies has been contributing to the stephen lewis foundation since 2007 .\nthe x10dr with adjustable - focus is a 10x beam expander that can be mounted on the beam path of laserglow ' s lab lasers . effectively reducing the divergence of these lasers by a factor of 10 the x10dr eliminates the limitations of lasers with standard divergence in applications requiring extended working distances . the adjustable focus feature allows for maximum versatility while the three high quality ar coated lenses transmit up to 98 % of the laser ' s output power .\nthere are several dna sequencing methods and technologies . the chain - termination method developed by frederick sanger and coworkers in 1977 became the method of choice for many years , owing to its relative ease and reliability . this was the method used in the first generation of dna sequencers . since then , great advances were made in the technique , such as fluorescent labelling , capillary electrophoresis , and general automation . these developments allowed much more efficient sequencing , leading to lower costs . the sanger method , in mass production form , is the technology which produced the first human genome in 2001 , ushering in the age of genomics .\ngolf faces challenges and opportunities that are vital to its long - term health . see what the usga is doing to ensure a strong future for the game .\nthe usga promotes and conserves the true spirit of the game of golf as embodied in its ancient and honorable traditions . it acts in the best interests of the game for the continued enjoyment of those who love and play it .\nbecome a usga member and join a community of engaged golfers who experience the satisfaction of supporting the game . usga members enjoy access to exclusive benefits , content , offers and more .\neach region is staffed by usga agronomists who work with golf course superintendents and course officials on care of the golf course . the usga regional updates provide periodic reports from the agronomists , outlining current issues and observations from the field .\nregional updates from connecticut , delaware , maine , maryland , massachusetts , new hampshire , new jersey , new york , pennsylvania , rhode island , vermont , virginia and west virginia .\nregional updates from alabama , arkansas , florida , georgia , louisiana , mississippi , north carolina , south carolina and tennessee .\nregional updates from illinois , indiana , iowa , kansas , kentucky , michigan , minnesota , missouri , nebraska , ohio , oklahoma , texas and wisconsin .\nregional updates from alaska , arizona , california , colorado , hawaii , idaho , montana , nevada , new mexico , north dakota , oregon , south dakota , utah , washington and wyoming .\nin collaboration with the optogenetics research community , we ' ve put together this hardware kit designed specifically for new and expanding optogenetics labs .\nthe kit includes all of the optics and accessories you need to attach the laser to your subject . all components have been specially selected to work together , to eliminate compatibility issues and let you move forward with confidence .\nto stay up - to - date with new product announcements , sales , and special promotions .\nplease note that our office is not a retail location , so we cannot assist you without an appointment .\nin order to minimize our impact on the environment and to support fair - trade practices such as equitable wages and working conditions , we purchase office products , including coffee , milk , sugar and catered items , that are fair - trade and organic certified .\nour offices are cleaned using natural products only , from such companies as nature clean . all nature clean products are non - toxic and biodegradable and are created from naturally derived ingredients . as nature clean products are manufactured and packaged locally in canada , less fuel is consumed in their transport to our offices .\nthe main areas of our offices are lit using energy efficient compact fluorescent lighting . all thermostats are programmable , heating spaces only when needed .\nfrom a great suggestion from one of our team members , the community cardboard recycling program was born . instead of disposing of all of the cardboard that we receive in incoming shipments , large boxes in reusable condition are offered to the public . individuals , such as those needing boxes for moving day , are able to pick them up from our shipping department . it\u0092s a great way to give cardboard boxes another use .\nwhenever possible , shipping material received in incoming shipments is shuttled back and reused in outgoing packaging . this reduces the need to purchase new materials .\nall of our office desks have a recycling blue bin as do our kitchen areas . we use only 100 % recycled fiber copy paper , bathroom tissue and paper towel .\nthe most powerful handheld laser outputs a peak power of 5 . 1 w and a sustained 4 . 2 w , achieved by daniel black , in collaboration with leslie laycock and mohammed akhmad ( all uk ) , as measured at bae systems applied intelligence laboratories , in chelmsford , uk , on 20 april 2016 .\nthe laser ' s wavelength is 445 nm . daniel was also holds records for the most balloons burst by a laser in one minute , and the l argest laser cutting machine .\nall records listed on our website are current and up - to - date . for a full list of record titles , please use our record application search . ( you will be need to register / login for access )\nwe use cookies on this website . by using this site , you agree that we may store and access cookies on your device .\nto know which beam expander is right for your application , please give us a call .\nclick on ' more info ' tab to see a visual representation of this product in use .\nyou can save $ 100 on the purchase of any x10dr by bundling it with an aries or hercules series laser . please see the aries and hercules product pages for more details . note : actual laser and tripod are shown for illustration purposes , and are sold separately .\nplease enter your email address in the appropriate box above and you will be redirected to the correct department . inquiries submitted by this method will be answered within 1 - 2 business days .\nour office is not a retail location . please call + 1 - 416 - 729 - 7976 to make an appointment before visiting , to ensure that somebody will be available to meet with you .\ngovernment canada has released new usage warnings for handheld laser pointers . please see the link below for more information\nlaser pointers are great tools for business presentations , academic lectures , speaking engagements , astronomy , star - pointing , etc .\ngreen laser pointers are 5 to 20 times brighter than traditional red laser pointers , so visibility is much better on projection screens , hdtvs , etc .\nexotic laser pointer colors like blue , violet , and yellow draw more attention to your presentation .\nhigh - powered portable lasers : battery powered lasers for use where ac power is unavailable or inconvenient .\nhigh - powered lasers can generate heat at close range . extreme caution is to be exercised while employing these lasers .\nnew ! our most economical red laser pointer . with a 635 nm wavelength the libra is approximately 2 times brighter than most other red pointers\nour most economical green laser pointer ! very bright , long range , high quality . works on hdtv and projector screens and can even be used for astronomy / star - pointing ! all - black housing with quality carrying case .\nour most popular green and red pointers in one package . each pointer comes in its own case , batteries included . this combo - pack makes an ideal gift for the laser pointer enthusiast , student , and those new to the fascinating world of laser pointers .\ngreen laser pointers in several housing options including the lyra classic black / gold glossy , lyra - c sleek chrome , and lyra - g sleek chrome with gold accents . popular with business professionals , medical professionals and educators .\nclick - on , click - off switch laser pointer , ideal for continuous hands - free operation such as star - pointing in astronomy presentations .\nnew ! 635 nm red laser pointer . the brightest in it ' s class . click - on , click - off switch allows hands - free operation and easy use when continuous operation is required .\nthe constant - on / off feature and 100 % duty cycle of these two lasers has made them our flagship pointers . now available as a set , each pointer comes in its own case and batteries included . this combo - pack makes an ideal gift for the laser pointer enthusiast , student , and budding astronomer .\ngalileo with adjustable beam alignment . specialized for free standing alignment for rotating applications . adjustable set screws to direct beam parallel to housing ( due to the many optical components inherent to a laser pointer , beams in most hand held laser pointers are not normally parallel to the housing ) .\ncauses fluorescence effects in certain materials , shortest wavelength available in a laser pointer .\ncutting - edge diode laser technology is what makes this blue laser pointer both unique and affordable .\nthe most sought - after blue laser pointer in the world , with blue laser light being the most technologically complicated to produce .\nhigh - powered portable lasers ( battery powered lasers for use where ac power is unavailable or inconvenient . )\nour most popular high - powered portable laser . commercial uses include astronomy , bird abatement , signaling , scientific field work . beam is visible for kilometers , runs on standard c - size batteries . the best high - powered portable green laser available anywhere !\nworld ' s most powerful portable laser in the visible spectrum . true 100 % duty cycle . our most visible green portable laser with the longest possible range .\ncauses fluorescence effects in certain materials , shortest wavelength available in a portable laser .\naffordable high power blue portable lasers are now a reality thanks to major advancements in blue laser diode technology .\nthis high - powered blue dpss laser offers high visibility in a wavelength usually reserved for expensive laboratory lasers .\nhigh power ir laser with an invisible beam . raw power for thermal experiments and frequency - doubling experiments .\nmost powerful near - ir diode laser in the world with an invisible beam . raw power for thermal experiments , nightvision illumination , dpss laser pumping , and experimentation .\nmodular optics kits - external modulators , variable attenuators , free - space fiber launch systems , breadboard mounting hardware .\noptogenetics starter kit : a complete optogenetics light delivery system , perfect for new or expanding optogenetics labs .\ndiffractive optical elements are available in a variety of patterns including lines , crosses , parallel lines , circles , reticles , and grids .\ncustom engraving on any laser pointer - get customized high - resolution laser - etched text on your new laser pointer . great for gifts !\nac power adapter for hercules , scorpius pro and scorpius - d pro - power your portable laser with household current .\n2 . the product will be displayed in your shopping cart . at all times , while using our website , you will see a summary of the total number of items in your cart and the sub - total amount .\ncredit card : we accept payment through visa and mastercard credit cards . customers who use american express are requested to contact sales @ urltoken in order to process their transaction .\ncheck or money order : we accept payment by us and canadian bank check or money order . please note : there is a 15 business day hold on us checks and money orders and a 5 business day hold on canadian checks and money orders .\npostal money order : we accept payment by international us postal money order and canadian postal money order . postal money orders can be obtained from your local post office . there is no hold when using this method of payment .\nwe do not accept walk in business , please call 416 - 729 - 7976 to make an appointment .\npurchase orders : we welcome purchase orders from us and canadian public & private universities , governmental agencies , financial institutions , hospitals , research laboratories , government organizations , astronomy organizations , and other established companies . please fax po ' s to 1 - 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delivered duty paid\nusa customers only , have the option of prepaying the duties and taxes by selecting free domicile on their orders over $ 200 usd . this ensures that the order will arrive without the need of any additional fees and / or paperwork .\n* order shipping within canada to po boxes , the territories , newfoundland and remote areas may be shipped by canada post .\n* * orders are shipped and picked up by canada post and are transferred to usps for delivery into the usa .\nshipping rates vary for each product depending on the size , weight , destination and type of service selected . our shopping cart can calculate shipping on any of our products for any destination . to obtain a shipping quote on a selected product , simply click the \u0093add to cart\u0094 button for the product you are interested in and enter your shipping address .\nif the item is indicated as \u0093in stock\u0094 on the website , then all orders that are received before 11 : 00 am est will ship out the same day . orders received after 11 : 00 am est will be shipped out the following business day unless you have called or emailed us to make arrangements .\nour shopping cart will calculate an estimated time of delivery for all of our shipping options to your destination . once your order is placed , you can login to view the status of your order and an estimated time for delivery .\nif the item is not in stock , our website will usually specify how long the product will take to ship . once your order is placed , you can login to view the status of your order and an estimated time for delivery . once the product has completed production and testing , we will ship your order on the following business day .\nsome items are in - stock , and others need to be built per - order . if an item is not in stock , lead time is usually 2 - 4 weeks , however some items require a lead time of 6 - 8 weeks .\nonce your order is processed , you will receive an email confirmation letting you know when each item was shipped , how it was sent , when you should expect it to arrive , and a tracking number ( if applicable ) . you will receive a separate confirmation for each package that is sent .\nusing your email address and your password , you can login to check on the status of your order . our system will provide you with an estimated time for delivery , along with a tracking number if applicable to the service you selected . you should also receive an email with this information as well . if your product does not arrive within the specified period of time stated in the email or on our website please contact us and we will investigate the matter for you . if your product has been sent without tracking confirmation , please wait until the estimated date of arrival before contacting us . if the product has not arrived at your door within a reasonable amount of time , we will be happy to re - send your product at no additional cost to you .\nplease email us at sales @ urltoken and we will take care of the problem as soon as possible . alternatively , you can also call us at ( 416 ) 729 - 7976 monday to friday 9 : 00 am to 5 : 00 pm eastern standard time to speak to one of our staff members , or if outside of these hours , to leave a message on our answering service which will be promptly returned the next business day .\nplease contact us first if you decide you would like to return your product . if you have decided to return your product within the 7 day timeframe , we will send you a return authorization form with instructions on how to send your product . we will issue you an rma # at this time . any products sent back to our facility without an rma # will be refused by our returns department .\nour warranty is six months on all portable lasers , laser pointers , and alignment lasers , and 1 year on all laboratory laser modules . some models also offer an extended warranty as an optional upgrade . see the product pages or contact us for details .\nour laser pointers , brightline alignment lasers , and laboratory lasers are all 100 % legal in the usa . fda regulations prohibit high - powered portable lasers in the us , so these are not available for shipping to customers located in the usa . for more information please see\ncompressed air is a product usually used for cleaning the inside of computers . it is usually sold in an aluminum can , such as the brand \u0093dust off\u0094 . this product can be used safely to clean your lens . direct the compressed air at the lens from a safe distance . be careful not to invert the can in such a way as to release the liquid contents of the can onto any part of the laser as this liquid may leave a residue which can damage the laser optics or other components .\nif compressed air is not sufficient to clean your lens you may use a micro - fiber cloth such as the kind used for cleaning eye glasses . gently sweep the cloth across the lens in a unidirectional motion . a very small amount of alcohol may be used to aid in dislodging dirt off of the lens .\nif attempting to clean the lens of our aries - style housed laser products , the aperture may be removed to assist in cleaning . however , please note : the responsibility of safely removing and reattaching the aperture is yours \u0096 if you are not certain that you can complete this procedure without damaging the unit , please do not attempt it .\nin order to remove the aperture locate the three tiny screws on the side of the heat sink near the aperture . these can be removed using a small screwdriver such as those used for eye glasses . once the screws are removed , gently wiggle the aperture from side to side in order to loosen and remove it . inside the aperture there may be three very small pieces of plastic \u0096 do not misplace these \u0096 as these are used as cushions between the aperture shutter body and the screws \u0096 you will need to put them back into place when you are finished cleaning the lens . after you have finished cleaning the lens in order to reattach the aperture shutter assembly look on the reverse side of the aperture shutter assembly and locate the actuator arm with a hole in it . align the aperture shutter assembly with the body of the laser in such a way as to align the pin which is protruding from the heat sink with the above noted hole in the actuator arm . place these together and while keeping the aperture shutter assembly flush with the laser rotate the aperture shutter ring from side to side as in normal operation to ensure that the shutter opens and closes . while keeping the aperture shutter firmly on the body of the laser hold the laser horizontally with one of the small holes facing up \u0096 insert one of the small plastic pieces mentioned above and follow it with one of the screws . rotate the screw clockwise until you feel resistance . follow the same steps for the rest of the holes / plastic pieces / screws . gently push and pull the aperture shutter assembly to assure that it is securely in place . if it separates from the body of the laser then correct this by tightening the corresponding screw . be sure to not over - tighten as this will prevent free rotation of the aperture shutter .\nour comprehensive product selection features solid state laser modules ( dpss and diode lasers ) in over 100 different wavelengths , lasers for scientific research , industrial alignment and sensing , and presentation pointers . we offer complete solutions stocked and ready to ship overnight , as well as highly customized systems made to order .\nwhatever your laser product needs , we have professionals standing by to assist you with all aspects of your project . we welcome inquiries from all industries , including aerospace / aviation , astronomy , biotechnology , chemistry and chemical engineering , forensics , holography , machine vision light sources , construction and manufacturing , military / tactical , business presentation , laser light shows , and other industrial and laboratory applications .\n\u00a92018 photonics media , 100 west st . , pittsfield , ma , 01201 usa ,\nwhen you click\nsend request\n, we will record and send your personal contact information to the supplier by email so they may respond directly . you also agree that photonics media may contact you with information related to this inquiry , and that you have read and accept our\nwe use cookies to improve user experience and analyze our website traffic as stated in our privacy policy . by using this website , you agree to the use of cookies unless you have disabled them .\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\nwireless charger led charging pad 5v 1 . 5a phone charger with qi wireless technology for iphone8\nnotice : the articles , pictures , news , opinions , videos , or information posted on this webpage ( excluding all intellectual properties owned by alibaba group in this webpage ) are uploaded by registered members of alibaba . if you are suspect of any unauthorized use of your intellectual property rights on this webpage , please report it to us at the following : ali - guide @ service . alibaba . com .\nborn in the year 965 in basra ( middle - east ) , ibn - al - haytham was one of the earliest scientists to study the characteristics of light and the mechanism of vision . his methods focused on investigation and seeking proof of his theories by way of experimentation . in that respect , he is often credited with laying the foundation of modern - day scientific method . his pioneering work \u0091kitab - al - manazir\u0092 - popularly known as the book of optics , influenced many medieval and european renaissance thinkers like roger bacon , ren\u00e9 descartes and christian huygens , who knew him as \u0093alhazen\u0094 . the crater alhazen on the moon is named in his honor , as is the asteroid 59239 alhazen .\nfrom the study of optics over 1000 years ago , to discoveries in optical communication that power the internet today , iyl 2015 will celebrate many major scientific anniversaries that have been crucial to shaping modern life . iyl 2015 however , is not only about science , as advancements in art , culture , history and education are also the focus of many events . a complete listing of global events may be found at iyl global events\nwhat the un and affiliated event organizers hope to achieve with this initiative is deeper collaboration among international bodies in advancing photonics sciences , and projects for sustainable economic development in all parts of the world . the campaign encourages participation from students , researchers , professionals and organizations alike by providing easy - access event submissions at no cost .\na wide array of educational resources are freely available on the event website and blog , aimed at creating a deeper understanding of light and optics in everyday life , medicine , technology and the global economy . laser based innovations and contributions of scientists in advancing laser science has particularly been highlighted . read more at : iyl 2015 lasers\nthe researchers built upon previous studies that show that a certain section of the brain called parabrachial nucleus ( pbn ) has neurons responsible for taste , appetite suppression and cta . in a previous experiment , they demonstrated that calcitonin gene - related peptide ( cgrp ) neurons in the pbn are responsible for inducing appetite suppression , and inhibiting them reduced the effects of any external appetite suppressant ( for example , lithium chloride ) . moreover , electrolytic lesions of the external lateral section of pbn ( pbel ) caused a reduction in the symptoms of cta . this meant that neurons responsible for cta are present in the pbel section . using this hypothesis , the research demonstrated that optogenetically induced neural activity in the pbel - cgrp neurons is necessary and sufficient to develop cta .\nthe team believes that by use of optogenetics , it might be possible to suppress or reduce cta symptoms when neural activity in the region is inhibited . these findings have tremendous potential for further studies in the areas of eating disorders and nutrition .\nthe research was first published in the journal of neuroscience on march 18 , 2015 . to learn more about how the researchers proved their hypothesis and identified the neurons , go to : journal of neuroscience - march article\nthe development of a new retina imaging laser eyewear in japan is poised to take the low - vision care industry by storm in 2017 . in a prototype developed in collaboration with the institute for nano quantum information electronics at the university of tokyo , qd laser inc . has demonstrated the first smart device that could prove to be a viable alternative to laser eye surgery .\nthe device consists of a camera module in the center of the frame that captures the external image , and uses rgb semiconductor laser light reflected on a mems mirror to project a digital image directly onto the retina . this enables wide viewing , high brightness , focus - free vision - which means people with low or poor eyesight will see the image as sharply as those with normal eyesight .\nthe low - power consumption , small size and wide - area viewing are some characteristics the company believes are selling points over currently available liquid crystal display ( lcd ) enabled eyewear .\nthe device is being developed further for applications in the industrial machine vision market by end of 2015 , and as a wireless smart device for consumers by 2017 . read more at : qd laser inc press release\ndna sequencing is the process of determining the precise order of nucleotides within a dna molecule . it includes any method or technology that is used to determine the order of the four bases\u0097adenine , guanine , cytosine , and thymine\u0097in a strand of dna . the advent of rapid dna sequencing methods has greatly accelerated biological and medical research and discovery .\nknowledge of dna sequences has become indispensable for basic biological research , and in numerous applied fields such as medical diagnosis , biotechnology , forensic biology , virology and biological systematics . the rapid speed of sequencing attained with modern dna sequencing technology has been instrumental in the sequencing of complete dna sequences , or genomes of numerous types and species of life , including the human genome and other complete dna sequences of many animal , plant , and microbial species .\ndna sequencing methods currently under development include reading the sequence as a dna strand transits through nano - pores , and microscopy - based techniques , such as atomic force microscopy or transmission electron microscopy that are used to identify the positions of individual nucleotides within long dna fragments . mass spectrometry may be used to determine dna sequences . matrix - assisted laser desorption ionization time - of - flight mass spectrometry , or maldi - tof ms , has specifically been investigated as an alternative method to gel electrophoresis for visualizing dna fragments . with this method , dna fragments generated by chain - termination sequencing reactions are compared by mass rather than by size . the mass of each nucleotide is different from the others and this difference is detectable by mass spectrometry .\ndna sequencing based on laser - excited fluorescence is characterized by dramatic increases in throughput , reductions in cost , and diverse technological innovations . it is well proven and also the most versatile way of sampling wet chemistry and biochemistry in real time , with unmatched spatial resolution and high ( even single - molecule ) sensitivity . with advances in chemistry , nano - photonics , and microfluidics , there are many areas where innovation is key within laser technology .\nthe research team believes that their study and observations provide sufficient evidence to suggest that glutamatergic neurons may significantly participate in learning and memory . to learn more about the experimental setup , and for a detailed discussion of the results , go to : journal of neuroscience full paper\na group of researchers at university of central florida has produced the most efficient quantum cascade laser ever designed - and done it in a manner that makes the lasers easier to reproduce . quantum cascade lasers , or qcls , are smaller than a grain of rice , and compared to traditional lasers , qcls offer higher power output and can be tuned to a wide range of infrared wavelengths . they can also be used at room temperature without the need for cooling systems . but due to their size , they ' re extremely expensive to manufacture ."]}
{"id": 55330, "summary": [{"text": "sesame credit is a social credit scoring system being developed by ant financial services group , an affiliate of the chinese alibaba group and associate of the chinese government .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "it uses data from alibaba 's services to compile its score , which include two services that have been described as the equivalents of twitter and facebook in china and another service that has been described as the equivalent of amazon and ebay .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the score is used to rank citizens of china based on a variety of factors like loyalty to the chinese government and loyalty to chinese brands based on social media interactions and online purchases .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "the rewards of having a high score include easier access to loans , easier access to jobs and priority during bureaucratic paperwork .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "likewise , the immediate negative consequences for a low score , or being associated to someone with a low score , range from lower internet speeds to being denied access to job offers , loans and bureaucratic paperwork .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the system has been labeled a mass surveillance tool and mass disciplinary machine by organizations specialized in human rights .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "baihe.com , a chinese matchmaking company , uses sesame credit data as part of its service . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "sesame credit", "paragraphs": ["sesame credit is china\u2019s first system to incorporate online and offline data to generate credit scores .\nsesame credit generates a social credit score for users based on\nholistic\nfactors , such as credit history and social networks .\ncopyright \u00a9 2010 - 2018 credit sesame , inc . | all rights reserved .\nsesame credit\u2019s release in january followed a government directive last summer calling for the establishment of a \u201csocial credit system . \u201d the directive\nsesame credit tracks\nfinancial and consumption activities of our users , and materials published on social media platforms do not affect our users ' personal sesame credit score ,\nexplained spokeswoman miranda shek .\nhowever , sesame credit will not divulge exactly how it calculates its credit scores , explaining that it is a\ncomplex algorithm\n.\nusers with a high sesame credit score can access privileges , such as a deposit waiver on bicycle rental services .\nchina has created a social tool named sesame credit which gives people a score for how good a citizen they are .\nin her research , ahmed , who specializes in chinese internet policy , focused on alipay ' s use of sesame credit . both alipay and sesame credit are run by ant financial , which is one of eight companies approved by authorities for social credit experimentation in the private sector .\ncredit sesame believes access to personal credit information is a consumer ' s right . that ' s why we continuously provide you with both a free credit score and free credit monitoring . you also get personalized recommendations to help you save money on credit cards , mortgages , and loans .\nsesame credit also maintained that user and data privacy remain of utmost importance to the company .\nsesame credit only tracks consumption - related activities of users who have signed off to join ( the service ) ,\nthe company told cnbc in an email .\n\u201creport : her gate has opened for you . her sesame score is 655 . \u201d\nevery month , credit sesame automatically pulls your data and shows you your credit score for free . we also give you information about your credit cards and loans , so you can take control of your finances with ease .\nsesame credit gives users a score based on five dimensions of information : personal information , payment ability , credit history , social networks and behaviors . some are more objective than others .\nwe repeatedly remind our customers that using sesame credit is voluntary ,\nexplains the matchmaking site ' s vice president , zhuan yirong .\nin a trendy neighbourhood in downtown beijing , many were enthusiastic when asked about their sesame credit ratings , proudly displaying them on their mobile phones .\nsesame has promoted the consumer benefits of a good credit score , from a prominent dating profile on the baihe matchmaking site to vip reservations with hotels and car rental companies . a mobile phone game designed by sesame credit encourages users to guess whether they have higher or lower credit scores than their friends , encouraging everyone to openly share their ratings .\nat credit sesame , your privacy is important . not only do we use industry - standard encryption methods , our security practices are approved by verisign .\nthanks for using credit sesame ! we update regularly to improve your experience in the app , and help you in the journey to a better financial future .\nant financial tells quartz that sesame credit is not a silly game , but the first system in china to incorporate online and offline data to generate credit scores . scores go up or down based on five categories :\numbers were popping up on my social media feeds as my friends and strangers on weibo and wechat began to share their \u829d\u9ebb\u4fe1\u7528\u5206 , or \u201csesame credit scores . \u201d\nthe rewards mechanism in the social credit system could also generate higher levels of consumption , ahmed said . while researching online reactions to sesame credit , she said she found plenty of buzz suggesting that users can increase their scores by spending more via alipay . online news platform quartz reported in 2015 that sesame credit did not take into account what users purchased , but the amount of purchases affected scores .\nas extra credits explains on youtube :\nif you post pictures of tiananmen square or share a link about the recent stock market collapse , your sesame credit goes down .\ncredit sesame ' s trending charts make it easy to see how you ' ve improved your financial picture . each month , you can track your loan payments , view your interest rates , check your credit score , review your credit ratios , and see what type of loans you qualify for .\nwhile it\u2019s true that the chinese government intends to create what it calls a \u201csocial credit system , \u201d sesame credit and its competitors ( of which there will soon be several ) have little to do with such plans\u2014at least for now .\nsesame credit , then , works more like a loyalty program than a credit rating system . but it is possible that as its user base ( 36 million people so far ) grows , the scope of its financial impact will extend .\nthat doesn\u2019t mean you have a better sesame credit score versus [ someone in ] tibet . we don\u2019t discriminate [ based on ] where you are from , \u201d she says .\nusing real - time analytics , credit sesame can help you monitor your credit and protect your finances . we review key financial indicators , and then inform you of changes in your credit score or home value . through your choice of real - time , daily , or weekly alerts , we also let you know when better credit card and loan options become available .\ncredit sesame wants you to know your options , so we ' ll show you offers based on your credit profile , your financial goals , and the current market conditions . choose what ' s best for your bottom line , and save on credit cards , home loans , auto loans , and more .\nstay on top of your finances no matter where you are . your credit sesame account is accessible 24 / 7 on your desktop and through mobile apps on your iphone or android .\nit is very convenient ,\none young woman smiled .\nwe booked a hotel last night using sesame credit and we didn ' t need to leave a cash deposit .\nthere has already been some evidence of chinese citizens competing with one another to get high scores , posting their sesame credit scores on weibo , the chinese equivalent of twitter , quartz reports .\nwe added some ideas for you to increase your credit limit and build a great foundation for the health of your credit score .\nfor now , it remains unclear how exactly scores are calculated because algorithms used by sesame credit are blackboxed . unlike alibaba , ant financial is not a public company and as a result , has not come under the same level of scrutiny , ahmed said . as such , information disclosed on sesame credit and the way it might be developed in the future has been relatively vague .\nant financial tells quartz that sesame credit operates independently from the government\u2019s social credit system . that looks to be the case right now\u2014for example , my friend and i are both sesame credit users , but we\u2019re nowhere to be found on the government database . if ant financial is to be trusted , the content of one\u2019s purchases\u2014books or sex toys ? \u2014won\u2019t impact one\u2019s ability to get a car loan . creemers says that such a system is unlikely to emerge .\nthe baihe online dating site encourages users to display their sesame credit scores to attract potential partners ; 15 per cent of its users do so . one woman , who works in advertising but declined to be named to protect her privacy , said she had used baihe for more than two years . looking for people who display good sesame credit scores helps her weed out scammers , she said .\nfinally , when more friends join sesame credit , your score will go up . a score will not go up or down based on the scores or personal information of your friend group , though .\nusers are encouraged to flaunt their good credit scores to friends , and even potential mates . china ' s biggest matchmaking service , baihe , has teamed up with sesame to promote clients with good credit scores , giving them prominent spots on the company ' s website .\nbeyond sesame credit ' s reward offerings , public social credit systems offer good - behavior benefits that can be minor conveniences like enhanced borrowing privileges at a local library , or free loaner umbrellas . but rewards can also have greater financial significance like expediting loan application approvals .\nsesame credit , a credit - scoring service from alibaba affiliate ant financial , attributes scores to alipay users who have opted into the program . users with higher scores are able to access benefits that run the gamut from waivers on car rental deposits to expedited airport security checks .\ni downloaded this app because i\u2019m working on improving my credit score . instead of getting helpful pointers it tells me to apply for more credit cards to increase my available credit \u2014 which i don\u2019t need or want . a better suggestion would pay off more of my credit debt which would also increase my available credit . i don\u2019t need another new credit card account tinging my credit score . i don\u2019t think the developers of the app actually understand what to do and how to be credit worthy . another feature is all the emails telling me my chances of being approved for various credit cards . if the developers had knowledge of things that affect my credit score they\u2019d know that new accounts are a huge factor in determining credit score . i\u2019m deleting the app now .\nwhat makes using alipay even more convenient is zhou ' s relatively high sesame credit score \u2014 775 out of a possible 950 \u2014 that allows her to access a host of privileges unavailable to those with lower scores .\none of the most high - profile projects is by sesame credit , the financial wing of alibaba . with 400 million users , alibaba is the world ' s biggest online shopping platform . it ' s using its unique database of consumer information to compile individual\nsocial credit\nscores .\nsesame credit is just one of several provincial - level or private pilot programs in china ' s push to develop a nationwide social credit system \u2014 even as experts warn of data privacy and transparency concerns . the current implementations are currently unconnected , but may ultimately be combined under government leadership .\nand offers little in the way of specific details . what\u2019s clear amid the muddled language is the government\u2019s merging of politics and finance . it\u2019s possible that the government might at some point alter one\u2019s credit rating based on their \u201cmorality\u201d or social status . in other words , while sesame credit doesn\u2019t care if you buy sex toys instead of books , the government\u2019s credit system might .\ncredit sesame ' s mission is to empower you to achieve your financial goals . we provide millions of people access to free credit scores , and coach you to grow your financial potential . no credit card is required , and checking your score will not impact it . here is what you can expect , in addition to your free credit score : \u2022 free credit report card - we ' ll break down your score , and show you what ' s impacting your credit . \u2022 free credit strategy - once you know where you stand , we ' ll give you a custom action plan to take control of your credit . \u2022 enhanced alerts - we ' ll monitor your credit 24 / 7 , and alert you about any important changes to your credit report . \u2022 my borrowing power - get personalized recommendations for the best credit cards , mortgage rates , and refinance options . \u2022 free id theft protection - you ' re always protected with $ 50 , 000 in identity theft protection insurance . as featured in . . . \u2022 the wall street journal \u2022 the new york times \u2022 nbc\u2019s today show \u2022 cnn money \u2022 cnbc to learn more , visit creditsesame . com . to learn more , visit credit sesame .\nwe believe consumers have the right to access their financial information . get your free credit score each month , and monitor your credit report at no cost . we ' ll also send you daily monitoring alerts about changes to your credit report .\ngiven its potentially dystopic proposition , reactions to the social credit system have varied .\nbut just because sesame credit operates independently from the government doesn\u2019t mean the government won\u2019t find a way to use it as a monitoring tool . instead of building out a homegrown social credit system , the chinese government might simply wait for ant financial and its competitors to build out massive pools of user data , and then continue to take that data whenever it wants to . creemers says that the political significance of sesame credit lies in this unique arrangement\u2014private internet companies mine data to make money , but the government can readily access this data when it decides to snoop .\n\u201cfirst i will look at his photo , then i will look at his profile , \u201d she said . \u201che has to use real - name authentication . but i will trust him and talk to him if he has sesame credit . \u201d\nyour free credit sesame account not only helps you monitor and manage your credit , it helps you protect it , too . we give you $ 50 , 000 in identity theft insurance , along with fraud resolution assistance . in the event you ' re ever a victim of identity theft , we ' ve got you covered .\ncritics say the social credit system is\nnightmarish\nand\norwellian\n. however , some believe that some kind of credit system is badly needed in china .\nnow that sesame credit is tracking and rating one\u2019s purchases and bill payments , is it possible that it will start tracking more ? will it move scores up or down based on one\u2019s social media profile ? the answer is more complicated than one might think .\nmore and more of baihe ' s 90 million clients are displaying their credit scores in their dating profiles , doing away with the idea that a credit score is a private matter .\nin most countries , the existence of a credit system isn ' t controversial . past financial information is used to predict whether individuals will pay their mortgages or credit card bill in the future .\ntrack your credit scores , monitor for id theft and find ways to save . it\u2019s free !\nwhile it declined to disclose the number of alipay users who had activated sesame credit , ant financial claimed it maintained strict measures to ensure a\nfinancial level\nof data security to prevent potential leaks , saying that 30 percent of ant financial staff are devoted to security - related work .\nwhile inconveniencing some , the social credit system will likely bring about benefits to the chinese financial system .\na search for \u201c\u9a6c\u4e91\u201d on credit china should bring up alibaba founder jack ma , but it doesn\u2019t .\nin spite of the ongoing debate concerning data privacy , netizens in china appear to have taken the system ' s kinks in stride . a scan of chinese social media site weibo reflected that the most popular discussions about sesame credit involved people brainstorming how scores could be used to improve a shared bicycle scheme .\nand , even more concerning , many didn ' t know they were being rated by sesame at all . for now , the pilot credit system is voluntary , though it ' s difficult to circumvent . online shopping is a part of life in modern chinese cities and alibaba ' s financial payment service is ubiquitous .\nvarious organizations , including the american civil liberties union , have argued that sesame credit is more than just a meme or a game\u2014 it\u2019s evidence that the chinese government is enacting a scheme that will monitor citizens\u2019 finances . more frighteningly , some have suggested , one\u2019s political views or \u201cmorality\u201d might raise or lower one\u2019s score .\nfor all its authoritarian overtones , the original rationale for creating the social credit system was considerably more benign .\nsesame rates the online financial transactions of those using alibaba ' s payment system , in addition to data it obtains from its partners including the taxi service didi kuaidi , rating whether users bothered to settle taxi payments .\ni received 588 points , which falls in the lower half of the 350 - 950 range . sesame credit politely tells me that it\u2019s \u201cmiddle - level credit . \u201d in other words , it sucks . all it entitles me to is a five - day \u201csvip membership\u201d at an online dating app . of course , i need to download the app and sign in before i have any idea just what the hell \u201csvip membership\u201d means .\nthose with high rankings can rent bikes or cars without leaving a deposit , and skip lines at hospitals by paying after they leave , according to the post . 15 % of users on chinese dating site baihe choose to display their sesame credit score , and that some weed out potential dates based on that measure of trustability .\nother experts disagreed , arguing that the social credit system had broader objectives than simply assessing creditworthiness . fico is only concerned with financial solvency , creemers said , whereas\nthe social credit system tries to affect regulatory compliance .\na spokeswoman from ant financial told cnbc that at present , the amount spent by alipay users did not affect their corresponding sesame credit scores as much as their ability to\nfulfill promises in a commercial context .\nas the scores are holistic in nature , the ability and willingness of users to repay debts had greater significance , she added .\naccording to the washington post , eight private companies have created pilot\ncredit databases\nthat compile information about individuals .\nstate media has also echoed reassurance that the social credit system was being developed to nurture a business environment where fraud , counterfeiting and intellectual property theft would be more efficiently tackled . still , local news agency xinhua ultimately acknowledged that given how\ncredit reward and punishment initiatives\nwere being implemented differently across cities , the social credit system lacked sufficient regulation .\nmake better decisions to improve your financial life . we ' ll show you what ' s impacting your credit score , if you are overpaying on your loans and credit cards , and how your financial picture compares to those of your peers .\ndespite the outcry in suining , the central government seems determined to press ahead with its plans . part of the reason is economic . with few people in china owning credit cards or borrowing money from banks , credit information is scarce . there is no national equivalent of the fico score widely used in the united states , say , to evaluate consumer credit risks .\nthe private sector has an interest in encouraging rule compliance , she said , because social credit programs could encourage more consumerism .\nthe central bank has the financial data from 800 million people , but only 320 million have a traditional credit history .\n- included more actions and ideas for you to take to improve your credit score . - see them immediately after you log in .\nsesame credit , a subsidiary of e - commerce giant alibaba , is already running a social credit system . according to the bbc , the company determines people ' s scores by incorporating a number of factors into its algorithms , including whether someone has gotten traffic tickets , if they ' ve paid their taxes , and what they buy online . if you ' re constantly buying video games , for instance , you ' ll be seen as idle . if you ' re buying diapers , you could be considered a responsible parent .\nunder government - approved pilot projects , eight private companies have set up credit databases that compile a wide range of online , financial and legal information . one of the most popular is sesame credit , part of the giant alibaba ecommerce company that runs the world ' s largest online shopping platform . tens of millions of users with high scores have been able to rent cars and bicycles without leaving deposits , company officials say , and can avoid long lines at hospitals by paying fees after leaving with a few taps on a smartphone .\nsesame credit\u2019s origins lie in china\u2019s once - barren consumer finance industry . compared to the united states , china\u2019s financial institutions have done little to serve consumers and small businesses . the people\u2019s bank of china\u2014 the central bank\u2014runs the country\u2019s only official credit rating system , and as of 2014 it serves only about 300 million people . that\u2019s less than 25 % of the total population . in the us , by contrast , 89 % of the adult population has a credit score ( pdf , pg 24 ) . as a result , many chinese consumers have been saving rather than borrowing or investing . that in turn stunts domestic consumption , a worrying factor amid china\u2019s slowing economy .\nmy credit is bad so obviously i downloaded this app to keep track and work on it . my score is displayed as \u201c532\u201d . and has been for a month and a half . i went to the bank 2 weeks ago and got a real credit report that said my actual score was 565 . i then purchased the \u201crefresh whenever for a week $ 1 . 99\u201d option and refreshed everyday and saw no changes . i also paid off a good 60 % of my credit usage in the first days of may , and it still tells me i\u2019m utilizing 90 % of my credit which is incorrect ( last update on may 30 ) . if you\u2019re truly worried about your credit , you should contact your bank . also do not download if you\u2019re expecting an accurate reading of your credit score . : - )\ninstead , their spokeswoman issued a statement , discounting persistent rumours that the organisation monitors users ' social media activity when assessing their social credit .\nearlier this year , the bbc reported the chinese governmennt was building a\nsocial credit\nsystem to rate each citizen ' s trustworthiness .\nzhou , the frequent alipay user , put it this way :\ni think it ' s a great service \u2026 to generate a direct credit score can produce lots of value in different areas , like borrowing money on certain days interest free ( and ) applying for credit cards .\na report in the washington post in late october stated that a rating involving a loss of points could determine \u201cwhether you can borrow money , get your children into the best school or travel abroad ; whether you get a room in a fancy hotel , a seat in a top restaurant\u2014or even just get a date . \u201d it adds that a popular online dating site \u201cencourages users to display their sesame credit scores to attract potential partners . \u201d\nmy credit is bad so obviously i downloaded this app to keep track and work on it . my score is displayed as \u201c532\u201d . and has been for a month and a half . i went to the bank 2 weeks ago and got a real credit report that said my actual score was 565 . i then purchased the \u201crefresh whenever for a week $ 1 . 99\u201d option and refreshed everyday and saw no changes . i also paid off a good 60 % of my credit usage in the first days of may , and it still tells me i\u2019m utilizing 90 % of my credit which is incorrect ( last update on may 30 ) . if you\u2019re truly worried about your credit , you should contact your bank . also do not download if you\u2019re expecting an accurate reading of your credit score . : - ) forgot to mention i paid off all of a car loan ( $ 3000 + ) at the end of april and it still hasn\u2019t changed on this app .\nproponents of the plan , like chinese blogger wenquan xin , say the system is needed because many of china ' s 1 . 3 billion citizens don ' t own a credit card , and the country lacks an equivalent system to the us ' fico credit score . that means bankers and loan providers don ' t have much to go on .\ncurrent tentative steps to test the new system have raised questions about its implementation and reach . obvious issues include defining the criteria that would be applied to rate citizens , the government and social institutions that would perform the ratings , and the impact of those ratings on citizens\u2019 business and professional activities and on their lives in general . a key component of the new system will be taking traditional credit - scoring and adding other data points . sesame credit , an affiliate of e - commerce titan alibaba , currently surveys online shopping habits and , if users consent , posts their education levels and legal records . businesses and some individuals such as lawyers , accountants , teachers and journalists would receive closer scrutiny of their professional behavior .\nwhile the actual workings behind the development of the system remain opaque , the idea of building trust is a common thread that runs through planning reports on social credit across multiple government agencies . the state council , effectively china ' s cabinet , described social credit as an\nimportant component of the socialist market economy system \u2026 ( for ) establishing the idea of a sincerity culture\nin a planning outline published in 2014 . it said this was necessary so that\nthe honest mentality and credit levels of the entire society\ncould be raised .\nsomeone who plays video games for 10 hours a day , for example , would be considered an idle person , and someone who frequently buys diapers would be considered as probably a parent , who on balance is more likely to have a sense of responsibility ,\nli yingyun , sesame ' s technology director told caixin , a chinese magazine , in february .\nbut china is taking the whole concept a few steps further . the chinese government is building an omnipotent\nsocial credit\nsystem that is meant to rate each citizen ' s trustworthiness .\nthat system isn ' t in place yet . for now , the government is watching how eight chinese companies issue their own\nsocial credit\nscores under state - approved pilot projects .\nthe company refused to give an interview to the bbc , citing concerns that the government would refuse to grant a permanent licence to issue credit scores if it engaged with the foreign media .\nahmed , the doctoral candidate at berkeley , said social credit relied on input that was too loosely - defined , which could result in\nculturally specific restrictions\nbaked into the system .\nthe suining government later told state media that it had revised the project , still recording social credit scores but abandoning the a - to - d classifications . officials declined to be interviewed for this article .\nafter the project met with domestic backlash , local authorities adapted the system by removing the letter grade classification . the social credit scores , however , continue to be recorded , according to the washington post .\nthe government and private companies have jumped into the void . beijing has given 10 private companies hoping to launch internet - based credit ranking systems the green light , including ant financial and tencent ( paywall ) .\nmany people don ' t own houses , cars or credit cards in china , so that kind of information isn ' t available to measure ,\nexplains wen quan , a blogger who writes about technology and finance .\nand those rules are not just hypothetical . parts of the social credit mechanism have already been put into practice , according to rogier creemers , a researcher specializing in chinese law and governance at the van vollenhoven institute at leiden university .\nthe ambition is to collect every scrap of information available online about china ' s companies and citizens in a single place \u2013 and then assign each of them a score based on their political , commercial , social and legal \u201ccredit . \u201d\na planning document from china ' s state council explained the credit will\nforge a public opinion environment that trust - keeping is glorious\nand warned the\nnew system will reward those who report acts of breach of trust\n.\nanother story about suining demonstrates that development of the social - credit - rating system is still in an experimental stage . late last month an article in the global times , which is published by the state - run people\u2019s daily , criticized the washington post report for misinterpreting the system as \u201corwellian . \u201d the global times argued that the aim is to establish a \u201cwell - functioning credit system\u201d that is needed for \u201ca mature economy [ and ] is an assertive move for the common good . \u201d\nperhaps it is good for all citizens to learn quickly about the concept of a\nsocial credit\nscore , while it is still partly voluntary . within five years , the government ' s mandatory system will rank everyone within china ' s borders .\na lengthy planning document from china ' s elite state council explains that social credit will\nforge a public opinion environment that trust - keeping is glorious\n, warning that the\nnew system will reward those who report acts of breach of trust\n.\nand as for me ? even if my crappy credit score doesn\u2019t mean much now , it\u2019s in my best interest i suppose to make sure it doesn\u2019t go too low . so\u2014why not ? \u2014i\u2019ll start buying more stuff on taobao . hmm , perhaps this book :\nthe chinese government is planning on implementing a system that connects citizens ' financial , social , political , and legal credit ratings into one big social trustability score . the idea would be that if someone breaks trust in one area , they ' d be adversely affected everywhere .\nthe global times labels the suining experiment a \u201cflash in the pan\u201d that \u201cmet with public backlash\u201d and is a warning to chinese authorities . the inclusion of \u201cpeople\u2019s political positions , which have nothing to do with credit\u201d led to the need for revision , and suggests that the system needs to be \u201cmeticulously restricted . \u201d it should touch on the people\u2019s economic activities and \u201cpart of their social life that are clearly defined and widely recognized . \u201d it concludes that setting up a credit system \u201cneeds more wisdom to do it well at low political and economic risks . \u201d\nwithout a system , a conman can commit a crime in one place and then do the same thing again in another place . but a credit system puts people ' s past history on the record . it ' ll build a better and fairer society ,\nshe promises .\nunder the social credit plan , the punishments are less severe \u2013 prohibitions on riding in \u201csoft sleeper\u201d class on trains or going first class in planes , for example , or on staying at the finer hotels , travelling abroad , or sending children to the best schools \u2013 but nonetheless far - reaching .\ndespite the directive , not much has come in the way of implementation . on june 1 , the state information center introduced a website where people can search for the credit histories of individuals and enterprises , along with information on who has dodged taxes and failed to follow court rulings . the website , called credit china ( link in chinese ) , introduces itself as a window for the government to \u201cpraise honesty [ and ] punish dishonesty . \u201d china\u2019s central bank and top planning agency are behind it . tech giant baidu , which runs the country\u2019s most popular search engine , is in charge of the technical support and maintenance .\npart financial credibility indicator and part compliance mechanism , the social credit system aims to generate a score for individuals and institutions in china based on data like tax filings and driving demerits . and while consumers may reap rewards , the score also functions as a signal mechanism for authorities about whom or what deserves to be penalized .\nthat result works on two levels . firstly , social credit serves as a means of allaying purchasing fears since\ntrust - breakers\nwould be removed from the marketplace thanks to penalty mechanisms . that ' s pertinent given china ' s patchy history of legal compliance , which has seen luxury goods and even baby formula counterfeited .\nthe third and fourth categories measure timely payments on bills and credit cards , respectively . many alipay users pay their bills through the mobile app and receive reminders through push notifications on their phones . failing to pay a bill on time will cause one\u2019s score to go down , and is probably the most important category , the spokeswoman implied : \u201cwe\nin addition to a numerical score , users can see via a diagram ( below ) roughly how well they did in the various categories . this is shown with a pentagon - shaped diagram . going clockwise from the top , the categories are personal identity , contract payments ( bills ) , credit card payments , social engagement , and shopping habits .\nthis is a good free service if youre just starting to focus on your credit . most of the information for my debts and accounts are fairly accurate . however , i also have access to my fico score through my car note holder . . and their score is 60points higher ! of course this may not reflect as much because i dont pay for the premium services , but basically if you have a good score here - you might have an even higher score in all actuality . thats why i keep the app to have a reference point if i can get this score to reflect the fico then my score should be substantially better ! i will credit this app with helping me make a 457 into a 650 in under one year ! with help getting a secure card , and knowing whos holding my debts and what exactly i had to pay . they make this information very easy to understand . i had a lot of misconceptions about the reporting process , and this is a very clear concise way to help learn what makes a credit score .\nbut the narrowing of that distance raises expectations , says creemers , who adds that the party could be biting off more than it can chew . assigning all of china ' s people a social credit rating that weighs up and scores every aspect of their behaviour would not only be a gigantic technological challenge but also thoroughly subjective \u2013 and could be extremely unpopular .\nthe chinese government is taking the first steps in an evolving plan to employ big data to establish a nationwide system of mass surveillance of the entire population . this \u201csocial - credit system\u201d would mobilize technology to collect information on all citizens and use that information to rate their behavior , including financial creditworthiness and personal conduct . the local experiments have provoked mixed reactions .\nchina has gamified being an obedient citizen with the creation of sesame credit . it creates a social score that pushes people to behave the way the government wants . though currently opt - in , it will become mandatory in 2020 . subscribe for new episodes every wednesday ! urltoken ( - - - more below ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ get your extra credits gear at the store ! urltoken play games with us on extra play ! urltoken watch more episodes from this season of extra credits ! urltoken contribute community subtitles to extra credits : urltoken . . . talk to us on twitter ( @ extracreditz ) : urltoken follow us on facebook : urltoken get our list of recommended games on steam : urltoken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ would you like james to speak at your school or organization ? for info , contact us at : contact @ urltoken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ \u266a intro music :\npenguin cap\nby carbohydrom urltoken \u266a outro music :\na brief winter trek\nby c - curt urltoken\neven though the technology in\nnosedive\nisn ' t here yet , china ' s social credit scores could one day contribute to the sort of culture we saw in\nblack mirror .\nand if the episode ' s finale is any good predictor of the outcome , the system might not end happily for those who step out of line with popular opinion .\na bigger issue could be that the social credit system could fail to address the very problem it was created to tackle . the system was built on the idea that the more known about individuals , the easier governing becomes , but creemers suggested it could actually be more difficult to assess what a single score stands for when it encompasses such a wide scope of data .\na substantial proportion of china ' s population remains unbanked and parts of the economy are largely cash - based : some 21 percent of the population did not have an account at a financial institution in 2014 , according to the world bank . a social credit regime could strengthen the credibility of the chinese financial system by enforcing legal compliance and ultimately , building trust in the marketplace .\ndespite that , backlash to the social credit system has been fierce with many western media outlets highlighting the dystopian - sounding nature of the state taking a role in monitoring and policing citizen behavior . in response , state - run tabloid global times ran an op - ed that the system\nwon ' t be orwellian\nand such an interpretation by the west was\nwarped .\nbut so far credit china hasn\u2019t compiled enough data to serve as a useful reference in most cases . searching the site reveals mostly small businesses and random individuals , but it\u2019s not clear how many . clicking on the name of an individual or business reveals two categories titled \u201cpositive record , \u201d and \u201cnegative record , \u201d but all of the fields were empty for every business and name we examined .\nthis is not the dystopian superstate of steven spielberg ' s minority report , in which all - knowing police stop crime before it happens . but it could be china by 2020 . it is the scenario contained in china ' s ambitious plans to develop a far - reaching social credit system , a plan that the communist party hopes will build a culture of \u201csincerity\u201d and a \u201charmonious socialist society\u201d where \u201ckeeping trust is glorious . \u201d\nthe declared aim of this ambitious plan for a social - credit system is to build a \u201cculture of sincerity . \u201d at this stage in china\u2019s history , it is questionable whether the party - state can build any kind of culture . the center cannot effectively control local governments , a large share of economic profits is going to the wealthy , corruption remains widespread and neither the economy nor the populace will tolerate the absence of rule of law indefinitely .\na prominent example of business fraud that is noted by the wall street journal article is frequent violation of food - safety regulations , which are now experimentally monitored on touch - screens in restaurants in the shanghai district mentioned above . at the same time , the experiment demonstrates some of the difficulties in creating the social - credit system : in one restaurant , the touch - screen was intentionally obscured\u2014because the restaurant\u2019s health rating had been erroneously downgraded , but the error had not been corrected .\nxuecun ' s criticism of the government won him millions of followers on weibo , china ' s equivalent of twitter , until the censors swung into action . he fears the new social credit plan could bring more problems for those who dare to speak out . \u201cmy social - media account has been cancelled many times , so the government can say i am a dishonest person , \u201d he said . \u201cthen i can ' t go abroad , and can ' t take the train . \u201d\nat the heart of the social credit system is an attempt to control china ' s vast , anarchic and poorly regulated market economy , to punish companies selling poisoned food or phony medicine , to expose doctors taking bribes and uncover con men preying on the vulnerable . \u201cfraud has become ever more common in society , \u201d lian weiliang , vice chairman of the national development and reform commission , the country ' s main economic planning agency , said in april . \u201cswindlers have to pay a price . \u201d\nchina is launching a comprehensive \u201ccredit score\u201d system , and the more i learn about it , the more nightmarish it seems . china appears to be leveraging all the tools of the information age\u2014electronic purchasing data , social networks , algorithmic sorting\u2014to construct the ultimate tool of social control . it is , as one commentator put it , \u201cauthoritarianism , gamified . \u201d read this piece for the full flavor\u2014it will make your head spin . if that and the little other reporting i\u2019ve seen is accurate , the basics are this :\nthe experiment has already encountered criticism and resistance . a project in suining county in jiangsu province awarded citizens with points for good behavior ( including being classified as a model citizen or worker ) and assigned demerits for bad behavior such as causing a disturbance that blocks party or government offices , running red lights , driving while drunk , paying a bribe or falsely accusing others . citizens were classified according to four levels ranging from a to d . the a - to - d classifications were abandoned after citizens objected , but social - credit scores are still being recorded under the plan .\nthe new social - credit system may include \u201cblack marks for infractions such as fare cheating , jaywalking and violating family - planning rules , \u201d according to an article in the wall street journal . the article quotes planning documents stating that the system would \u201callow the trustworthy to roam everywhere under heaven while making it hard for the discredited to take a single step . \u201d it is no wonder that one chinese human rights - activist is quoted as saying \u201ctracking everyone that way , it is just like \u20181984\u2019 . \u201d ( the famous novel published in 1949 by george orwell imagines a mythical regime that spies on all of its citizens using omnipresent surveillance . )\nthe united states is a much different place than china , and the chances that our government will explicitly launch this kind of a program any time in the near future is nil , but there are consistent gravitational pulls toward this kind of behavior on the part of many public and private u . s . bureaucracies , and a very real danger that many of the dynamics we see in the chinese system will emerge here over time . on the government side , for example i have written about how the tsa\u2019s airline passenger \u201cwhitelist\u201d system could evolve in this direction . in the private sector , frank pasquale notes that elements of its judgment - and - reward system already exist in the u . s . private - sector credit scoring infrastructure .\n* copyright \u00a9 2018 insider inc . all rights reserved . registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our\nwarning : this post contains slight spoilers for the first episode of\nblack mirror\nseason 3 .\nin the third season of popular british television series\nblack mirror ,\nthe first episode features an eye - embedded app that lets people rate their interactions with one another and share status updates . it ' s like facebook , instagram , and yelp combined \u2014 with serious stakes .\ncharacters who act nice and don ' t appear smarmy can get five stars . but if they act negatively , they ' ll face one - star reviews . if someone drops too low , they become a kind of second - class citizen \u2014 they ' re socially shunned , shuttered out of workplaces , forced to pay a premium on leases , and penalized in myriad other ways .\nlike many\nblack mirror\nepisodes , this one takes a present tech - related paranoia to its extreme . but in china , a similar system could soon become a reality .\nthis preferential treatment for higher - rated people is very similar to the scenario depicted on\nblack mirror .\nthe chinese plan for a more widespread scoring system has been in the works since 2015 . but in september , the government released bullet points of proposed penalties for those who\nbreaks social trust\n( which could be done by defaulting on a loan , for example , or voicing a dissenting opinion against the government online ) .\nin the\nblack mirror\nepisode , titled\nnosedive ,\nthe purpose of a universal ratings system is ostensibly to incentivize untrustworthy individuals in a society to shape up to what other members consider good .\nbut the irony in the episode is that the system ends up creating a culture of disingenuity \u2014 a\nnumbers game\nwhere people kiss up to popular folks to raise their social standing , rather than simply striving to be a better person .\nthe communist party wants to encourage good behaviour by marking all its people using online data . those who fall short will be denied basic freedoms like loans or travel\nimagine a world where an authoritarian government monitors everything you do , amasses huge amounts of data on almost every interaction you make , and awards you a single score that measures how \u201ctrustworthy\u201d you are .\nin this world , anything from defaulting on a loan to criticising the ruling party , from running a red light to failing to care for your parents properly , could cause you to lose points . and in this world , your score becomes the ultimate truth of who you are \u2013 determining whether you can borrow money , get your children into the best schools or travel abroad ; whether you get a room in a fancy hotel , a seat in a top restaurant \u2013 or even just get a date .\na high - level policy document released in september listed the sanctions that could be imposed on any person or company deemed to have fallen short . the overriding principle : \u201cif trust is broken in one place , restrictions are imposed everywhere . \u201d a whole range of privileges would be denied , while people and companies breaking social trust would also be subject to expanded daily supervision and random inspections .\nthe government hasn ' t announced exactly how the plan will work \u2013 for example , how scores will be compiled and different qualities weighted against one another . but the idea is that good behaviour will be rewarded and bad behaviour punished , with the communist party acting as the ultimate judge . this is what china calls \u201cinternet plus , \u201d but critics call a 21st - century police state .\nharnessing the power of big data and the ubiquity of smartphones , ecommerce and social media in a society where 700 million people live large parts of their lives online , the plan will also vacuum up court , police , banking , tax and employment records . doctors , teachers , local governments and businesses could additionally be scored by citizens for their professionalism and probity .\n\u201cchina is moving towards a totalitarian society , where the government controls and affects individuals ' private lives , \u201d said beijing - based novelist and social commentator murong xuecun . \u201cthis is like big brother , who has all your information and can harm you in any way he wants . \u201d\nyet in communist china , the plans inevitably take on an authoritarian aspect : this is not just about regulating the economy , but also about creating a new socialist utopia under the communist party ' s benevolent guidance ."]}
{"id": 55332, "summary": [{"text": "detour gold corp. is a canadian intermediate gold mining company with a primary focus on the successful ramp up of its flagship asset - the detour lake mine , located in the mining-friendly territory of northeastern ontario .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "most of the company 's employees are from the cochrane and timmins , ontario area .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "detour has continued to strive to maximize local employment in the communities surrounding the mine operation and with their aboriginal partner communities , offering both job opportunities and training .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the detour lake project was purchased from pelangio mines ltd. in 2007 ( the option property from goldcorp in 2008 ) .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "detour gold 's proven gold reserves of 15.6 million ounces is comparable to that of canada 's osisko mining , whose main property is also in the vicinity of the abitibi gold belt .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "the company acquired the asset in 2006 from pelangio mines ltd. for $ 75 million just before it went public on the toronto stock exchange on january 31 , 2007 .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "initially the mine was assessed as having an indicated mineral resource of 3.4 million ounces .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "in september 2009 a study suggested that the mine was capable of producing gold at a rate of 560,000 ounces per year ( that was raised to 649,000 by mid-2010 ) .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "the company 's main asset has 2p reserves of 15.6 million ounces ( up from 14.9 m oz jan 2011 , up 36 % since 2010 ) and ranks 4th among north america 's gold deposits by size ( up from 6 , july 2010 ) ; further exploration could push that up to 20 million ounces .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "the mine is located in the abitibi greenstone belt near the abitibi gold belt of quebec/ontario .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "in february 2013 , detour gold poured its first dor\u00e9 bars at detour lake , and has since continued to ramp up its project through the remainder of the year , achieving commercial production in august .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "in january 2017 detour gold notified shareholders of an unsolicited mini-tender offer made by trc capital corporation to purchase up to 5,000,000 common shares , or approximately 2.86 percent of the company 's outstanding common shares , at a price of ca$ 15.25 per share .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "detour gold did not endorse the unsolicited mini-tender offer and recommended shareholders not to tender their shares in response .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "detour gold produced 537,765 ounces of gold in 2016 at all-in sustaining costs of approximately $ 1,005 per ounce .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "in 2016 detour gold generated us$ 658.3 million in revenue on gold sales of 527,727 ounces of gold at an average realized price of $ 1,221 per ounce of gold .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the company reported a net loss of $ 6.9 million or $ 0.04 per share and adjusted near earnings of $ 10.4 million or $ 0.06 per share .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "detour ended the year with a cash and short-term investment balance of $ 129.4 million .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "in q1 2017 detour produced 131,418 ounces of gold and generated $ 163.7 million in revenue from the sale of 134,213 ounces at an average realized price of $ 1,216 per ounce .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "in q2 2017 detour produced 150,135 ounces of gold and generated $ 180.1 million in revenue from the sale of 142,970 ounces at an average realized price of $ 1,257 per ounce . ", "topic": 35}], "title": "detour gold", "paragraphs": ["on february 18 , 2013 , detour gold corporation ( tsx : dgc ) poured its first four gold bars for approximately 2 , 000 ounces of gold at its detour lake mine .\ndetour gold is an intermediate gold producer in canada that holds a 100 % interest in the detour lake mine , a long life large - scale open pit operation .\ndetour gold is an intermediate gold producer in canada that holds a 100 % interest in the detour lake mine , a long life large - scale open pit operation . detour gold ' s shares trade on the toronto stock exchange under the trading symbol dgc .\nconstruction is potentially months away from starting on canada\u2019s largest undeveloped gold resource as detour gold corporation gears up for its detour lake open pit mine , 180 kilometres northeast of timmins .\ndetour gold\u2019s life of mine plan includes the development of the west detour project , adjacent to the detour lake main pit . the permitting is currently underway with the development of the west detour pit scheduled for 2025 and the north pit for 2026 .\ndetour gold corporation owns and operates the detour lake mine , a long life large - scale open pit operation in the mining - friendly jurisdiction of northern ontario . currently , detour lake is one of the largest gold producing mines in canada with reserves of nearly 16 million ounces of gold .\ndetour gold continues to evaluate growth opportunities on its large prospective property . exploration work continues to advance zone 58n , a high grade gold deposit located approximately 6 kilometres south of the detour lake processing plant .\ndetour gold ( dgc - t ) and its shareholders have something to cheer about , as the junior gold explorer has graduated to producer after completing its first gold pour at the large detour lake mine in northeastern ontario , a goal the company has . . .\ndetour gold corp is a canadian gold producer engaged in the acquisition , exploration , development and operation of mineral property interests . the company ' s primary asset is its wholly - owned detour lake mine located in northeastern ontario .\ndetour gold is led by a proven and experienced management team and board of directors to implement its strategic plans with the goal of becoming a leading intermediate gold producer .\ncochrane , ontario \u2014 last year detour gold\u2019s ( tsx : dgc ) detour lake mine in northeastern ontario was the second - largest gold producer in canada . it\u2019s now on track to take the top spot . detour lake \u2014 a large - scale , open - pit operation with a . . .\ntoronto , ontario - - ( marketwired - jan . 30 , 2017 ) - detour gold corporation ( tsx : dgc ) (\ndetour gold\nor the\ncompany\n) today announces fourth quarter and full year 2016 operating results and 2017 guidance for its detour lake mine located in northeastern ontario .\nfrom the late - nineties until 2002 the price of gold stumbled along under $ 300 . exploration on the detour lake property was limited at the time and the market in general was disinterested in gold plays . mines managed , however , to keep the detour lake story alive as the gold bull market slowly took hold .\nyear - end 2016 proven and probable reserves of 16 . 5 million ounces ( refer to march 22 , 2017 news release entitled\ndetour gold provides updated life of mine plan for detour lake\n.\npelangio said yesterday it will establish a new company to own 19 million shares in detour gold , which is developing the detour lake prospect in ontario ,\nand such other assets as may be required to maintain operations .\npelangio would retain its properties in ghana , along with one million shares of detour gold\nfor investment purposes .\ndetour gold corporation ( tsx : dgc ) (\ndetour gold\nor the\ncompany\n) reports the details of its updated life of mine plan (\n2018 lom plan\n) for its detour lake operation located in northeastern ontario . the 2018 lom plan , in conjunction with a stronger leadership team dedicated to implementing several key operational improvement initiatives , represents an intensified commitment to optimize the detour lake operation .\ndetour gold corporation ( tsx : dgc ) (\ndetour gold\nor the\ncompany\n) plans to release its second quarter 2018 operating and financial results after market close on wednesday , july 25 , 2018 , followed by a conference call and webcast the following morning .\ndetour gold corporation ( tsx : dgc ) (\ndetour gold\nor the\ncompany\n) plans to release its updated life of mine plan results for detour lake after market close on wednesday , june 27 , 2018 . a conference call will be held the following day at 9 : 00 am e . t . followed by a briefing for analysts and institutional investors .\nlast october , harte gold corp . began a transition from junior exploration company to gold producer . but harte\u2019s yellow brick road . . .\ntoronto , ontario - - ( marketwired - jan . 4 , 2017 ) - detour gold corporation ( tsx : dgc ) (\ndetour gold\nor the\ncompany\n) has been notified of an unsolicited mini - tender offer made by trc capital corporation (\ntrc capital\n) to purchase up to 5 , 000 , 000 detour gold common shares , or approximately 2 . 86 percent of the company ' s outstanding common shares , at a price of cdn $ 15 . 25 per share . detour gold does not endorse this unsolicited mini - tender offer and recommends that shareholders do not tender their shares in response to the offer .\ndetour gold is committed to high standards of corporate governance and ethical practices to direct and manage the affairs of the corporation and protect shareholder value over the long term .\npelangio bought the lands of detour lake from placer dome in 1998 , paying just $ 2 . 3 - million at a time when gold prices were plummeting . detour gold paid 32 times that , or $ 75 - million , eight years later , when gold prices started rebounding but were still only a fraction of today ' s price above $ 1 , 700 ( u . s . ) an ounce .\ndetour gold has a 100 % interest in the detour lake mine , a large - scale open pit mine in northeastern ontario , a region with a long mining history , experienced labour force , good infrastructure and a government that recognizes the value of the mining sector .\nprobe metals continues to intersect significant gold mineralization in expansion drilling at val - d\u2019or east , including 4 . 1 g / t gold over 15 . 4 metres\nchip samples revealed gold at grades up to 39 . 2 grams per ton .\nthe total exploration budget for the detour lake property is approximately $ 6 million , of which $ 4 million is non - sustaining expenditures for definition drilling of zone 58n ( lower detour ) , an underground high grade gold target located 6 kilometers south of the detour lake processing plant . the balance is considered sustaining and will be used to explore other targets on the property .\ndetour gold is in a position to deliver superior returns with its growing cash flow profile , organic growth initiatives , and significant potential for further exploration discoveries on its large land package .\npelangio mines inc . proposes to spin off most of its 49 . 4 per cent stake in detour gold corp . , seeking to raise the value the stock market places on its assets .\nin march 2009 , the merger was completed with pdx shareholders receiving 0 . 2571 shares of detour for each share of pdx they held prior to the merger ( i . e . 19 million detour shares distributed pro rata to approx . 74 million pdx shares ) . most importantly , pdx shareholders received detour shares directly on a tax deferred basis , which would not have been the case had pdx either sold detour shares into the market and paid shareholders cash , or distributed the detour shares to shareholders as a dividend in kind .\ngold production totaled 131 , 418 ounces , in line with projections for the first quarter .\ndetour gold ' s guidance for 2017 is between 550 , 000 and 600 , 000 ounces of gold at total cash costs of $ 690 to $ 750 per ounce sold . all - in sustaining costs are expected to be between $ 1 , 025 and $ 1 , 125 per ounce sold .\nthe company is expected to incur non - sustaining expenditures of $ 5 million for the development of west detour .\nin january 2007 , mines sold the detour lake deposit to detour gold , with mr . panneton at the helm , for $ 5 million and 20 million common shares ( valued at $ 3 . 50 / share ) , at the time a 50 % interest in detour . importantly , detour had a very compact , 40 million common share capital structure - perfect for raising the funds needed to complete exploration and move towards feasibility and development . the detour lake deposit , which had been purchased for $ 1 . 5 million of borrowed money , was now valued at $ 75 million - with the upside potential of 20 million shares still to be realized .\npdx and detour realized in early 2009 that the most accretive solution for both parties would be to merge the two companies . pdx ' s shareholders would no longer suffer the discount on the market value of pdx ' s detour shareholding , and would also receive a pro rata apportionment of detour shares on a tax deferred basis . detour would reduce the equity overhang represented by pdx ' s control position , which would likely simplify further financing and strategic considerations .\nwant to read more about gold ? sign up to receive the free streetwise reports ' newsletter .\ntoronto , ontario - - ( marketwired - march 22 , 2017 ) - detour gold corporation ( tsx : dgc ) (\ndetour gold\nor the\ncompany\n) reports its financial results for the fourth quarter and full - year 2016 . the company previously released its fourth quarter and full - year 2016 operational results on january 30 , 2017 . all amounts are in u . s . dollars unless otherwise indicated .\nthe detour lake mine marks the strongest sign yet of a trend toward massive , open - pit gold mining in canada on a scale more commonly seen in desert geographies in nevada , chile or africa .\ngold production of 143 , 512 ounces in the fourth quarter bringing total gold production to 537 , 765 ounces for the year , in line with revised guidance of 525 , 000 to 545 , 000 ounces .\nenter the hunter dickinson group (\nhdi\n) and gerald panneton . mr . panneton had years of experience working on late stage exploration and feasibility projects for barrick gold . more importantly , he immediately saw the vast unrealized potential that the detour lake deposit still held , well beyond the approximately 1 . 7 million ounce resource already defined . his determination and vision was to reap tremendous rewards for both detour gold and pelangio mines shareholders over the ensuing years .\nafter the nearly unprecedented market crisis of late 2008 , pdx ' s management reviewed its options in respect of the 19 million shares of detour that pdx held at the time . detour ' s share price had also been detrimentally affected by the market downturn and pdx ' s shares once again traded at a discount to the market value of the detour shares that it held .\nthe objective of the spinoff is to relieve what pelangio regards as a stock - market discount on both its detour stake and its other properties , which feature 290 square kilometres adjacent to anglogold ashanti ' s obuasi gold mine in ghana .\ntoronto , ontario - - ( marketwired - april 27 , 2017 ) - detour gold corporation ( tsx : dgc ) (\ndetour gold\nor the\ncompany\n) reports its operational and financial results for the first quarter of 2017 . this release should be read in conjunction with the company ' s first quarter 2017 financial statements and md & a on the company ' s website or on sedar . all amounts are in u . s . dollars unless otherwise indicated .\n\u201cthis is a very , very aggressive schedule , but we\u2019ve hit all the targets thus far , \u201d says derek teevan , spokesperson for detour gold , which has completed 400 , 000 metres of drilling in the three years since acquiring the property .\ndetour immediately began an extensive drill program on the detour lake property and raised the profile of the deposit immensely . by june 2008 , mines ' 20 million detour shares had increased from the ipo value of $ 70 million to over $ 500 million and detour had more than doubled the total resources on the deposit , from 3 . 4 million ounces to 7 . 8 million ounces . meanwhile , mines ' market capitalization soared from $ 70 million to over $ 400 million , with the stock price going from $ 1 to $ 5 . 50 .\nbreak - even for detour lake is $ 600 an ounce and \u201ceverything so far has been calculated at $ 850 , \u201d said panneton .\naccording to trc capital ' s offer documents , detour gold shareholders who have already tendered their shares may withdraw their shares at any time before 12 : 01 am ( toronto time ) on january 27 , 2017 by following the procedures described in the offer documents .\nnews update on may 28 , 2002 , pelangio mines inc . announced that it has acquired an additional 17 square miles by staking in the detour lake area of northeastern ontario . these claims were staked to cover prospective geology proximal to or along the extensions of known gold - bearing structures . the company now controls a total of approximately 76 square miles in one of the most prospective gold projects in the abitibi greenstone belt . the abitibi greenstone belt has produced approximately 65 % of canada ' s gold and a substantial portion of its base metals from a series of world class gold and base metals mines within established mining camps .\nthere was a decided lack of excitement about the detour lake property in 2006 . the former placer dome property , 250 kilometres northeast of timmins , had produced 1 . 8 million ounces of gold between 1983 and 1999 and was owned by pelangio mines . the property had a firm believer in company president ingrid hibbard and the price of gold was on the upswing , but nothing much was happening .\naverage realized price is calculated as metal sales per the statement of comprehensive loss and includes realized gains and losses on gold forwards , less silver sales . average realized margin represents average realized price per gold ounce sold less total cash costs per ounce sold .\nthe detour lake mine in the cochrane , ont . , area marks the strongest sign yet of a trend toward massive , open - pit gold mining in canada on a scale more commonly seen in desert geographies in nevada or chile or on the african continent . other examples include osisko mining corp . and its malartic project in quebec and san gold corp . ' s rice lake mine in manitoba .\nthe company announced today an updated life of mine plan ( including year - end 2016 mineral resource and reserve estimates ) for its detour lake operation .\nlupaka gold is a peru - focused gold developer focused on advancing its 100 % owned invicta gold project . the invicta project hosts a high grade gold - copper underground mine located 120 kilometers north of lima , peru . the company plans to commence production at invicta and process up to 350 tonnes per day of high grade material . lupaka has outlined a three - phase development and growth plan to ramp up production and utilize free cash flow to expand operations and develop its portfolio of projects . . . view profile\nplease visit the careers section of our website . all of our job opportunities are posted there . if you see something that appeals to you , use the button to apply online . we don ' t accept resumes via email , unfortunately . thanks for your interest in detour gold !\n\u201cthey had gold mineralization everywhere on the project . they had a corridor 300 metres wide by three kilometres long . they had drilled 20 , 000 metres , say 100 holes here , here , here , and here , but never put everything together . when i looked at the sections with the placer dome work from before , i said there\u2019s gold here , gold there , gold there , but not enough drilling to demonstrate the continuity of the deposit . after i looked at that , i said wait a minute . that\u2019s spectacular . if i connect all the gold together , it could be very big . i saw that in one day . \u201d\ndetour gold reports total cash costs on a sales basis . total cash costs include production costs such as mining , processing , refining and site administration , agreements with aboriginal communities , less non - cash share - based compensation and net of silver sales divided by gold ounces sold to arrive at total cash costs per gold ounce sold . the measure also includes other mine related costs incurred such as mine standby costs and current inventory write downs . production costs are exclusive of depreciation . production costs include the costs associated with providing the royalty in kind ounces .\ndetour gold ' s annual general meeting of shareholders will be held on may 4 , 2017 at 2 : 00 pm in the st . andrew ' s hall ( 27 th floor ) of the st . andrew ' s club & conference centre at 150 king street west in toronto .\naverage realized price is calculated as metal sales per the md & a statement of comprehensive loss and includes realized gains and losses on gold forwards , less silver sales . average realized margin represents average realized price per gold ounce sold less total cash costs per ounce sold .\nshareholders are cautioned that the mini - tender offer has been made at a price below market , representing a discount of 4 . 69 percent to the closing price of detour gold ' s common shares on december 23 , 2016 , the last trading day before the mini - tender offer was commenced .\ndetour gold ' s annual general and special meeting of shareholders will be held on may 4 , 2017 at 2 : 00 pm in the st . andrew ' s hall ( 27 th floor ) of the st . andrew ' s club & conference centre at 150 king street west in toronto .\nanalyst andrew mikitchook with bmo capital markets reported his findings from a recent site visit to the yukon ' s likely next operating gold mine .\njack chan ' s updated charts for the precious metals markets include a look at how the canadian dollar relates to gold and silver prices .\nsince acquiring the detour lake project three years ago , the company has conducted 400 , 000 metres of drilling on the property in advance of an open pit operation .\nthe company is also working towards completing additional impact benefit agreements with local aboriginal communities , including the wahgoshig first nation , with whom detour signed an agreement in principle in mid - may . other communities include the the taykwa tagamou nation and the moose cree first nation , which signed memorandums of understanding with detour in the fall of 2009 .\ngold production is expected to be between 550 , 000 and 600 , 000 ounces for 2017 with production being the lowest in the first quarter .\ndetour shares some of the industry\u2019s concerns surrounding the cost of power in the province , says teevan , as energy shapes up to be one of the largest costs facing the project .\ntotal cash costs is a common financial performance measure in the gold mining industry but with no standard meaning under ifrs . detour gold reports total cash costs on a sales basis . the company believes that , in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with ifrs , such as sales , certain investors use this information to evaluate the company ' s performance and ability to generate operating earnings and cash flow from its mining operations . management uses this metric as an important tool to monitor operating cost performance .\nhdi and mr . panneton conducted intensive due diligence on the property during 2006 , reviewing thousands of metres of historical surface and underground drilling by placer dome and mines . in september 2006 , based on hdi and mr . panneton ' s recalculations , mines announced a national instrument 43 - 101 compliant mineral resource estimate for the detour lake property including 20 , 045 , 000 tonnes grading 2 . 14 g / t , containing 1 , 379 , 500 ounces of gold , and an inferred mineral resource of 35 , 435 , 500 tonnes grading 1 . 8 g / t , containing 2 , 035 , 650 ounces of gold . the detour lake mine had a life once more .\nwith $ 260 million in projected annual operating costs , the mine contains proven and provable open pit reserves of 11 . 4 million ounces . this ranks it sixth among north america\u2019s top 10 largest gold reserves and translates to a 16 - year mine life , with average annual gold production of 649 , 000 ounces .\npanneton had worked for placer dome out of val d\u2019or from 1989 to 1993 , but had never visited detour lake . from what he knew , it had a reputation as a dog .\nrevenues for the full year 2016 were $ 658 . 3 million , 17 % higher than in the previous year as a result of higher volume of gold ounces sold and a 4 % increase in the average realized gold price 1 received . the company ' s gold sales totaled 527 , 727 ounces at an average realized price of $ 1 , 221 per ounce compared to 486 , 243 ounces at an average realized price 1 of $ 1 , 175 per ounce for 2015 .\nfourth quarter revenues for 2016 were $ 176 . 6 million compared to $ 145 . 7 million in the prior year period . the company ' s gold sales increased to 144 , 668 ounces in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to 132 , 209 ounces in the prior year period , mainly due to the timing of gold pours and shipments . the average realized gold price 1 increased by $ 108 per ounce , from $ 1 , 102 per ounce to $ 1 , 210 per ounce .\npelangio ' s strategy is to acquire and explore camp - sized land packages in world - class gold belts , while using innovative corporate restructuring to maximize shareholder value .\naverage realized price and average realized margin per ounce sold are used by management and investors use these measures to better understand the gold price and margin realized throughout a period .\nalthough pelangio mines inc . is a junior mining company , they still can attract newmont mining corp . of canada ltd . as their joint venture partner . it reflects the potential growth in detour lake property\nrevenues for the first quarter were $ 163 . 7 million . the company sold 134 , 213 ounces of gold at an average realized price of $ 1 , 216 per ounce .\nthis press release should be read in conjunction with detour gold ' s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes and schedules for the year ended december 31 , 2016 , and related management ' s discussion and analysis (\nmd & a\n) , which are available from the company ' s website ( urltoken ) under the investor centre section and on sedar ( www . sedar . com ) .\nprojected capital expenditures for 2017 remain as previously stated at approximately $ 160 to $ 180 million , including $ 14 million of capitalized stripping and $ 5 million of non - sustaining expenditures for the development of west detour .\nat the end of december , run - of - mine stockpiles stood at 7 . 0 mt grading 0 . 65 g / t ( approximately 145 , 000 contained gold ounces ) .\nwhile pelangio ' s management team has the geological , corporate and legal abilities to plan and execute various strategies , depending on the circumstance , the story of detour lake provides a good case study of pelangio ' s capabilities .\nduring 2016 , the company entered into a number of gold , foreign exchange and diesel derivative contracts . the total realized loss on these derivative instruments for 2016 was $ 14 . 5 million .\ntoday , of course , it\u2019s a different story . detour lake is a beehive of activity . current owner detour gold has a reserve of 15 million ounces and is spending $ 1 . 2 billion to develop a mine which will produce 650 , 000 ounces of gold per year over a 21 - year mine life . what happened in 2006 to alter the trajectory of this ontario gold property makes for a fascinating case study on the magic that happens when experience , entrepreneurship and the economic environment are in alignment . geologist gerald panneton had just ended a 12 - year career with barrick gold and had been hired as president and ceo of continental minerals , a hunter dickenson company with a porphyry copper project in tibet . \u201ca former director of pelangio saw me at a presentation of continental minerals , \u201d recalled panneton . \u201cafter the presentation , he came up to me and asked me \u2018where are you from ? i never saw you before . \u2019 i was with barrick for 12 years . i wasn\u2019t a front man . i was a geologist . i went out to the field and i came back to the office , so nobody knew me . no bankers , no analysts . he said , \u2018i think i have a project for you . \u2019\u201d\n2 based on property , plant and equipment additions per the cash flow statement , which includes deferred stripping . non - sustaining capital expenditures included in the cash flow statement have been excluded . non - sustaining capital expenditures in 2016 relate to west detour .\npanneton didn\u2019t waste any time . he rolled the property into a new company to give it the fresh start it needed , raised $ 10 million at the denver gold show in september 2006 and did an ipo at $ 3 . 50 . an aggressive drilling program confirmed the continuity of the deposit , the price of gold cooperated and a feasibility study in may 2010 gave credence to panneton\u2019s assessment of the property four years earlier .\non may 16 , 2002 , pelangio mines inc . announced that it has completed the purchase of all of the property interests of newmont mining corporation of canada (\nnewmont\n, formerly franco - nevada mining corporation ) in the detour lake area of northeastern ontario ( the\ndetour lake property\n) by paying $ 1 , 500 , 000 , issuing 1 , 250 , 000 common shares of pelangio at $ 0 . 20 per share , and allowing newmont to retain a 2 % net smelter royalty . pelangio also announced the issuance of 10 , 250 , 000 shares at $ 0 . 20 for $ 2 , 050 , 000 . on may 13 , 2002 , pelangio mines inc . announced that it has optioned its birch lake gold property to mosquito consolidated gold mines ltd . the birch lake property is located within the birch - uchi greenstone belt in northwestern ontario , approximately 120 kilometers northeast of the town of red lake .\ncompleted in mid - may , the mine\u2019s feasibility study uses a price of $ 850 per ounce of gold for its base case , and calculates that total operating costs will reach an average of $ 454 per ounce .\nthey really spearheaded this movement of going into old camps where you had traditionally high - grade narrow - vein type mines , and looking at the bigger picture and seeing whether or not that can be developed into a very large , open - pit style low - grade deposit ,\nsaid mike white , chief executive officer of ibk capital , the boutique investment bank that helped broker the consolidation of detour gold ' s exploration properties for their former owner , pelangio mines inc .\nproblematically , for tax and market - related reasons , mines traded at a significant discount to the market value of its 20 million detour shares , not to mention the value of the company ' s highly prospective properties in ghana , west africa . management took action .\nanother important lesson he learned was to never skip steps . \u201cwhen you fast track a project without jumping steps and do all your homework , \u201d he said , \u201cyou can be very successful . we did it at tulawaki and we\u2019re doing it at detour lake . \u201d\n5 includes the sum of sustaining exploration and evaluation expense , which includes share - based compensation , per the statement of comprehensive earnings ( loss ) , excluding depreciation within those figures . non - sustaining exploration and evaluation expense , primarily relate to costs associated with west detour .\npelangio mines (\nmines\n, pelangio exploration ' s predecessor ) took steps to acquire the detour lake deposit from placer dome in 1998 . at the time , placer had decided to close operations at the deposit , as head grades were not sufficient to justify an underground mining operation . additionally , the price of gold was in the sub - $ 300 range at the time . mines already held a significant area around the mine , so the mine property was a good addition to its land position .\nby 2010 , pelangio ' s early shareholders had realized extraordinary returns . a purchaser of pelangio mines inc . shares in january 2004 might have paid $ 0 . 10 per share . by late 2010 , with detour gold at $ 30 and pelangio exploration at $ 1 . 00 , those original shares would have been worth $ 8 . 70 , a remarkable 8600 % return on the initial investment . those returns illustrate pelangio ' s goal of generating wealth for its shareholders via both the drill bit and intelligent corporate restructuring .\ntroilus gold intersects 1 . 77g / t aueq over 40 metres and 1 . 36 g / t aueq over 70 metres below z87 open pit on troilus property , quebec ; expands 30 , 000 metre drill program to 35 , 000 metres\nas at march 31 , 2017 , the company had 90 , 000 ounces of zero - cost collars to protect its gold sales from april to december 2017 . the collars have a range of $ 1 , 200 to $ 1 , 330 per ounce .\nsubsequent to year - end , the company entered into 90 , 000 ounces of zero - cost collars to protect its gold sales from april to december 2017 . the collars have a range of $ 1 , 200 to $ 1 , 330 per ounce .\nat those prices , and cash costs of as little as $ 710 per ounce , detour will clear about $ 2 - billion before taxes in its first five years in operation . six years after it acquired the property , it has a market capitalization of $ 3 - billion . . . view full article\nboth head grade and gold recovery are expected to improve during the second half of the year . the installation of a lead nitrate and oxygen control system to assist with improving recoveries is expected to be completed in the second quarter and commissioned in the third quarter .\nthe company believes this measure more fully defines the total costs associated with producing gold . the company calculates all - in sustaining costs as the sum of total cash costs ( as described above ) , share - based compensation , corporate general and administrative expense , exploration and evaluation expenses that are sustaining in nature , reclamation cost accretion , sustaining capital including deferred stripping , and realized gains and losses on hedges due to operating and capital costs , all divided by the total gold ounces sold to arrive at a per ounce figure .\nbased on property , plant and equipment additions per the cash flow statement , which includes deferred stripping . non - sustaining capital expenditures included in the cash flow statement have been excluded . sustaining capital expenditures includes the value of fully commissioned assets with deferred payment terms . non - sustaining capital expenditures primarily relate to west detour .\ntotal cash costs include production costs such as mining , processing , refining and site administration , agreements with aboriginal communities , less non - cash share - based compensation and net of silver sales divided by gold ounces sold to arrive at total cash costs per gold ounce sold . the measure also includes other mine related costs incurred such as mine standby costs and current inventory write downs . production costs are exclusive of depreciation and depletion . production costs include the costs associated with providing the royalty in kind ounces . other companies may calculate this measure differently .\nthe detour lake operation is forecast to process 21 to 22 mt of ore in 2017 . head grades are expected improve after the first quarter . the company does not anticipate processing fines during the year and will continue to engineer its low - grade stockpiles ( 0 . 4 - 0 . 5 g / t ) for future use .\nthe company believes this measure more fully defines the total costs associated with producing gold . the company calculates aisc as the sum of total cash costs ( as described above ) , share - based compensation , corporate general and administrative expense , exploration and evaluation expenses that are sustaining in nature , reclamation cost accretion ( also known as unwinding of the discount on decommissioning and restoration provisions ) , sustaining capital including deferred stripping , and realized gains and losses on hedges due to operating and capital costs , all divided by the gold ounces sold to arrive at a per ounce figure .\non april 30 , 2002 , pelangio mines inc . reported that it is in negotiations to raise up to $ 2 , 000 , 000 by way of private placement of common shares at an issue price of $ 0 . 20 per share . it is currently anticipated that the proceeds will be used for strategic property acquisitions in the detour lake area and for working capital .\nthe spin - off was designed to reduce the discount on mines ' market cap relative to its holding of detour shares , and to gain further exposure and market value for the obuasi property in ghana . unfortunately , the credit crisis of fall 2008 affected equity markets and the mining industry as a whole and required further strategic corporate restructuring by pdx / pelangio ' s board and management .\nexperience in the field over a 25 - year career in gold exploration played a critical role in arming panneton with the knowledge to distinguish between a tired old dog that nobody wanted and a potential gold mine . born in trois rivieres , quebec , panneton earned an undergraduate degree in geology at the universit\u00e9 de montreal and a masters in geology at mcgill university . he began his career as project geologist for sulpetro andthe vior - mazarin group in the abitibi greenstone belt from 1985 to 1989 and worked for placer dome from 1989 to 1993 . he then joined barrick to head up its canadian exploration team , eventually serving as director of advanced projects and evaluation for the company\u2019s exploration and corporate development group .\nthe gold price in the international market has been constantly increased from us $ 260 / oz to us $ 300 / oz in the past six months . it will help pelangio mines inc . to increase the business opportunities with those major companies . also , it will attract more investors who are favourable to discover some good potential junior mining companies like pelangio mines inc .\nthe company has included certain financial performance measures with no standard meaning under international financial reporting standards (\nifrs\n) : total cash costs , all - in sustaining costs , average realized gold price and adjusted net earnings ( loss ) in this news release . refer to non - ifrs financial performance measures in the company ' s 2016 md & a for further information .\nwith a veteran in - house team of investment , mining and legal professionals , peartree securities has a strong network of canadian issuers , institutional and strategic investors including major gold producers and private equity funds . peartree\u2019s large philanthropic subscriber base , in addition to our expertise in the resource sector , has enabled us to become the leading provider of flow through financings for mining companies .\n2017 aisc ( 1 ) are expected to range from $ 1 , 025 to $ 1 , 125 per ounce sold , with total cash costs from $ 690 to $ 750 per ounce sold . due to the variability of gold production and the timing of capital expenditures , the company expects that the first quarter actual all - in sustaining costs will be significantly above the yearly guidance .\nfrom 2003 - 2006 , mines began the process of re - envisioning the detour lake deposit . eric kallio , p . geo , a geological consultant working for mines at the time was the catalyst . what had been a small - near surface pit with a largely underground operation became an audacious open pit mining plan comprising two significantly larger low - grade open pits , with room for expansion in all directions with further drilling and a steadily increasing gold price . mines had two choices : ( i ) raise the significant funds to complete infill drilling of the deposit and move towards development and production , with the significant share dilution , costs and risks those actions entail , or ( ii ) find a new company , expert team and leader to make the vision a reality . mines ' skill was in property acquisition and exploration , so the choice was easy .\nsustaining capital expenditures for 2016 are estimated at approximately $ 100 million , at the low end of the revised guidance of $ 100 and $ 110 million , and include approximately $ 16 million for capital purchases originally planned in 2017 - 18 ( including three cat795 trucks , bringing the hauling fleet to 28 trucks at year - end ) . capitalized stripping costs totaled approximately $ 3 million . the company incurred approximately $ 2 million of non - sustaining expenditures for the development of west detour .\npaul martin , president and ceo , commented :\n2016 finished on a positive note with our best gold production quarter of the year . the mill performed at the highest level to date following the successful modification of the 410 - conveyor . the mining rate did not achieve our target in 2016 , leading to our decision of accelerating capital and adding to our mining fleet commencing in 2017 to meet our operational targets .\npacific empire minerals is focused on exploring gold - rich copper prospects in british columbia utilizing the prospect generator business model . the company identifies early - stage exploration opportunities and advances the projects with the company\u2019s own reverse circulation drill , allowing for minimal costs while advancing the projects to a stage beyond that of traditional prospect generators . the company\u2019s strong portfolio of assets is a result of continuous generative work conducted since . . . view profile\npanneton decided there and then that he had to have the property . it was \u201cskinny , \u201d as he puts it , at the 2006 gold price of $ 450 an ounce , but he figured there was a 50 : 50 chance that it could work . \u201cit wasn\u2019t a grassroots project in the middle of nowhere , where the chances are one in a million . my chance was down to one out of two . \u201d\n\u201cit\u2019s an amazing story because we\u2019re going to create 500 jobs , \u201d he said . \u201cwe\u2019ve made a lot of happy millionaires with our story because we went from a market cap of $ 100 million to a market cap of $ 3 billion in four years , and it\u2019s not finished . once we go into production and get re - rated , it could be $ 5 or $ 6 billion at the current gold price . \u201d\non september 6 , 2008 , mines spun - off all of its assets ( other than 19 million detour shares and some working capital ) to pelangio exploration , a newly formed corporation with the same board and management as mines . mines was concurrently renamed pdx resources . shareholders of mines received one share of pdx and one share of pelangio for each share of mines they held prior to the spin - off , all on a tax deferred basis due to the specific type of spin - off arrangement that management effected .\nin this news release , the company uses the following non - ifrs measures : total cash costs , all - in sustaining costs (\naisc\n) , realized gold price , average realized margin , adjusted net earnings ( loss ) , and adjusted basic net earnings ( loss ) per share . refer to the company ' s md & a and at the end of this news release for an explanation and discussion of these non - ifrs measures .\ncost of sales totaled $ 171 . 7 million in the fourth quarter of 2016 , a 26 % increase from $ 136 . 6 million in the prior year period , primarily driven by higher volume of gold sales , higher costs for mine maintenance , and costs associated to the ' fines ' project . total cash costs for the fourth quarter of 2016 were $ 855 per ounce sold compared to $ 694 per ounce sold in the prior year period .\nthe mine plan calls for approximately 100 million tonnes ( mt ) to be mined from the detour lake pit in 2017 . mining rates are expected to trend higher starting in the second quarter with the addition of a cat6060 shovel and four cat795 trucks , bringing the available fleet to six shovels and 32 trucks , supported by the addition of a new rom fleet . the average waste to ore ratio for the year is estimated at 3 . 6 : 1 . there are specific months during the year where this strip ratio will be above the life of mine pit average and stripping costs will be capitalized .\nthere was just one problem with the purchase plan : at the time , mines were extremely low on funds . undaunted , ingrid hibbard , mines ' ceo , asked franco nevada for a $ 1 . 5 million loan , which mines would repay in royalties and exploration expenditures on the mine property . an offer from franco would surely require a much higher offer to be successful and an outright mine acquisition didn ' t necessarily fit with franco ' s royalty - focused business model , so franco agreed to this arrangement . mines approached placer and purchased the detour lake deposit for $ 1 . 5 million .\nnet loss for 2016 totaled $ 6 . 9 million ( $ 0 . 04 per share ) compared to a net loss of $ 163 . 6 million ( $ 0 . 97 per share ) in 2015 . the improvement reflects higher gold sales and an income and mining tax recovery . the adjusted net earnings 1 for 2016 totaled $ 10 . 4 million ( $ 0 . 06 per share ) compared to adjusted net loss 1 of $ 42 . 1 million ( $ 0 . 25 per share ) in 2015 .\nnet loss for the fourth quarter of 2016 totaled $ 13 . 5 million ( $ 0 . 08 per share ) compared to $ 40 . 8 million ( $ 0 . 24 per share ) in the prior year period . the improvement reflects higher gold sales and lower income and mining tax expense . the adjusted net loss 1 for the fourth quarter of 2016 totaled $ 6 . 0 million ( $ 0 . 03 per share ) compared to $ 4 . 4 million ( $ 0 . 03 per share ) in the prior year period .\non february 01 , 2002 , pelangio mines inc . announced that it has completed diamond drilling of one hole ( hole pr - 02 - 01 ) on the stoughton staz property . this hole was collared approximately 100 meters due west and 140 meters north of st99 - 26 and was designed to further evaluate both the strike and down plunge extents of known gold mineralization intersected by newmont in hole st99 - 26 . a second hole is planned contingent upon the results from hole pr - 02 - 01 and upon receipt of funds from hemlo north shore inc . conclusion there are many reasons why pelangio mines inc . is a good potential growing company in the near future :\nat nearly $ 1 billion , the cost to build the mine is comparable to that of de beers canada\u2019s price tag for the victor diamond mine . the environmental assessment process and related permitting is expected to wrap up by late summer , with construction due to begin by late fall or early winter .\n\u201cwe\u2019re out in the communities , and pushing the politicians , and to be frank , the ministry of natural resources , ministry of the environment and ministry of northern development , mines and forestry in the region have been very supportive . \u201d\nthis number may rise by the end of 2010 as the company looks to complete 90 , 000 metres of drilling immediately west of the open pit , of which 60 , 000 metres have already been completed .\nsome of the infrastructure needed for the ambitious project is already in place , including 151 kilometres of paved road and 34 kilometres of gravel road access off highway 652 , alongside rail access from nearby cochrane . an air strip and camp are also already located at the site .\nthe site will also need a 230 - kilovolt power line , meaning that a 180 - kilometre line will need to be built from the island falls area , just north of smooth rock falls , to link from the fraserdale power station .\n\u201cif we built this line in quebec , it would actually be covered by hydro quebec , and they would pay for that line , \u201d says teevan . \u201calso , we\u2019d be paying about four cents a kilowatt - hour less in energy costs . \u201d\nif approvals and partnerships are obtained on schedule , the construction of the new power line may begin by the end of the year , followed by new tailings facilities .\nas construction ramps up , it will create 1 , 200 direct jobs and 2 , 700 indirect jobs at peak , which will last slightly more than two years .\nthe plant will then be commissioned in the fourth quarter of 2012 . the mill\u2019s throughput is expected to begin at 55 , 000 tonnes per day ( tpd ) , a number that will gradually increase to 61 , 000 tpd .\nonce production begins in 2013 , as many as 500 jobs will be created , with an estimated 1 , 200 indirect jobs needed through mine support and service work .\nteevan says the company expects to draw staff from cutbacks at mining projects throughout northern ontario . it\u2019s an approach that spells out no small amount of relief for the region , which is need of a rapid infusion of new career opportunities following those lost from the closure of xstrata\u2019s kidd creek metallurgical site .\n\u201cfor the timmins area , this project is as big as the ring of fire , \u201d says tom laughren , mayor of timmins . \u201cwe need to hold minister ( of northern development , mines and forestry ) michael gravelle\u2019s feet to the fire on this so we can get the permits on this to get started . i don\u2019t want to hear any excuse that we didn\u2019t get it , or that we\u2019re not ready , or that we need another year ; this project needs to go now . \u201d\nin order to mine the pit , the company\u2019s fleet will look to include 36 300 - tonne haul trucks , two electric cable shovels , three electric - hydraulic shovels , as well as six drills and various ancillary equipment to support the mining operation .\ndialogue and debate are integral to a free society and we welcome and encourage you to share your views on the issues of the day . we ask that you be respectful of others and their points of view , refrain from personal attacks and stay on topic . to learn about our commenting policies and how our community - based moderation works , please read our community guidelines .\nall 2016 numbers are preliminary figures , unaudited and subject to final adjustment . all amounts are in u . s . dollars unless otherwise indicated . the company ' s fourth quarter and full year 2016 financial results will be released on march 9 , 2017 .\nrefer to the section on non - ifrs performance measures at end of the news release .\nin the fourth quarter , the mill facility processed a record 5 . 5 million tonnes ( mt ) of ore at an average grade of 0 . 90 g / t with average recoveries of 90 % . for the year , the mill processed 20 . 8 mt of ore as planned , an increase of 1 mt over the prior year . head grade of 0 . 90 g / t and recoveries of 89 % were below plan for the year by 6 % and 2 % , respectively .\na total of 20 . 9 mt ( ore and waste ) was mined in the fourth quarter ( equivalent to mining rates of 227 , 000 tpd ) , below plan mainly as a result of lower shovel availability . the campbell pit recovery plan which started in september remained on target at year - end . for the year , a total of 87 . 4 mt was mined , approximately 9 . 3 mt below plan .\nfrom september to year - end , the company conducted a large - scale test where it crushed and screened approximately 1 . 9 mt of low and medium grade stockpiles ( average grade of approximately 0 . 48 g / t ) to < 2 inches . the screened portion ( < 2 inches ) , equivalent to 665 , 000 tonnes , was processed through the mill at an estimated grade of 0 . 79 g / t ( or 65 % grade improvement ) . the other crushed material generated during this process can be used for the tailings and road construction . the company will evaluate these results along with the prior testwork to assess the best approach of integrating the fines in the operations ."]}
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", "topic": 28}], "title": "saddle shoe", "paragraphs": [", frank w . hoffmann ; william g . bailey , \u201csaddle shoes\u201d , in\nwith the popularity of the saddle shoe other two - toned colors emerged , including black shoes with white saddles , white shoes with red , and tan shoes with brown . at one time or another it ' s likely that nearly every conceivable color combination has found its way into the saddle shoe .\nwhat made you want to look up saddle shoe ? please tell us where you read or heard it ( including the quote , if possible ) .\nq : lastly , what are saddle shoes again ? a : saddle shoes are a casual form of oxfords where the centre section of leather ( the \u201csaddle\u201d ) is a different colour ( typically black on white ) \u2013 as is sometimes the heel spine .\ni also will think of saddle shoes and poodle skirts going together , but i have also seen several saddle shoes for men . it is also interesting to see the different color combinations .\noxfords come in two styles \u2013 dress styles ( sometimes referred to as balmorals ) and casual styles ( sometimes called saddle shoes ) . saddle shoes are distinctive because they have a layer of leather in the middle of the shoe that is often a different colour .\nthe classic saddle shoe is a dress - style shoe with a leather white toe box and back , and a black instep and vamp , which includes the throat , tongue and eyelets . the instep and vamp together form a shape much like a saddle in the center of the shoe , hence the name . a contrasting black strip also ran up the rear of the shoe at the back of the heel , often with a buckle at the top . the rubberized composite low - heeled sole was coral colored .\nsaddle shoes \u2013 two - tone , plain oxfords usually for more casualwear . commonly found in the us .\nin the post - war era of jive , jitterbug and the king , elvis presley , a two - toned snappy shoe replaced the respectable penny loafer . that crazy new footwear was the saddle shoe and it bunny - hopped and bee - bopped its way into popular culture .\nlet\u2019s be honest . shoe lingo isn\u2019t always clear - cut . why are there so many names for everything anyway ? surely a shoe either has laces or it doesn\u2019t ?\nit\u2019s more commonly understood ( especially in the us ) that oxfords are plain shoes and any brogued shoe is a brogue . broguing can be applied to numerous shoe styles .\nshortly after the outbreak of war i wrote to the english friends about clothing and raised the question as to whether we should send you\nsaddle shoes .\nit seems i gave you busy people no end of trouble trying to discover what a saddle shoe is . . . it is originally white and has a brown or black saddle - shaped piece of leather across the instep . the american adolescent is properly shod for all except dress occasions in saddle shoes , but not clean ones ! these shoes , for reasons that only a teen - ager can explain , must never be cleaned !\nthe official preppy handbook served as a joke - slash - bible to the preppy way of life , and in it , swedish tennis shoe brand tretorn was listed alongside sperry top - siders and saddle shoes as the preppiest styles to wear .\nthese example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ' saddle shoe . ' views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of merriam - webster or its editors . send us feedback .\na casual shoe , usually white , having a band of leather in a contrasting color across the instep .\ntraditional ( or balmoral ) oxfords \u2013 most common shoe for smart or professional occasions in black or brown .\nin 1906 as an accessory for tennis and squash . the saddle was not initially conceived of with style in mind ; it functioned as an orthopedic girdle that reinforced the instep and held the shoe together against the strain of fast starts and jolting steps .\nin 1957 elvis presley thrilled a generation in jailhouse rock with his ultra - cool blue eyes , sexy gyrations and deep resonate voice - - and he did it in saddle shoes as well as in another up and coming shoe that would eventually replace the saddle shoe : the humble sneaker . james dean , who died in 1955 at the age of 24 , was another icon and lightening rod for youth . one of the most famous photographs of james dean shows him standing in jeans and sneakers . with dean and presley both embracing this new trend it was just a matter of time before saddle shoes ended up at the back of the closet , and sneakers took their place up front .\noxford shoes are plain , low - heel lace - ups in which the tongue of the shoe is a separate piece to the vamp ( that\u2019s the upper part of the shoe ) . their \u2018closed lacing\u2019 style brings the eyelets completely together \u2013 making them different from derby shoes which they are often confused with ( but more on that later ) . named after the iconic university , the oxford shoe became popular as students began to champion the ankle \u2013 rather than knee - high \u2013 shoe trend .\nyou saw many poodle skirts and saddle shoes and there was just something special about lacing up those shoes . anytime i see a pair of girls or womens saddle shoes , i am reminded of those fun times , and imagine that many people even have better memories than that when they put on a pair of those shoes .\nthis time , fanning laced into a pair of black and white saddle shoes embellished with all - over studs , which gave the \u201950s schoolgirl staple a distinctly punk - rock edge .\ni have seen a mixture of many different colors - not just the usual white and black . maybe they aren ' t authentic saddle shoes , but the are created to look very similar to them .\ngrowing up catholic in america in the mid - century was a heady , paradoxical blend of excitement and repression , glamour and asceticism , mystery and cruelty , sensuality and sexism , beautiful lace mantillas and ugly saddle shoes .\nstill , despite the more casual dress of today ' s fashions , saddle shoes continue to be widely available at most department stores , bearing testament to their enduring appeal . they bring to mind an era of innocence , naivety , youth and the sounds of a generation caught between the greasers of the ' 50s and the hippies of the ' 60 ' s . their classic look and styling has endured the changing times , and on those occasions when sneakers won ' t due , saddle shoes remain a hip choice for eclectic shoe lovers everywhere . try a pair on and see if you don ' t feel the magic !\noh yes - saddle shoes ! i did not grow up in the 50 ' s , but during homecoming week at our high school we always had a 50 ' s day where we would wear our finest clothes from that era .\nlike many staples in prep style , you either love boat shoes or hate them . personally , i adore them . in fact , as i sit in my office writing this article , i am wearing a pair of boat shoes by brooks brothers . while many credit sperry topsider with the initial introduction , and most people consider them the quintessential boat shoe , there are many companies today that make them . boat shoes are pretty much exactly what they sound like . they were created as a non - slip shoe for sailing and are generally are made of leather and sometimes suede or other materials . they are worn exclusively without socks and as a casual shoe that is tied using leather boat shoe laces . for more information , check out this great primer on boat shoes by my colleague sven raphael schneider .\n\u201ci think it\u2019s simple [ as to ] why the cortez became a staple for l . a . youth : the shoe was for the \u2019hood . it wasn\u2019t mainstream fashion like it is now . accessibility and price point made that shoe what it is , \u201d says spanto , the co - owner of l . a . streetwear brand born x raised , who was raised in venice , california . \u201cthey sold it at every swap meet , every hood shoe store for $ 20 - $ 30 . it fit the aesthetic of how we dressed in the \u201880s and \u201890s : classic american workwear , dickies , and ben davis . \u201d\nbest has quantities of the arnold type of buckled sports shoes , as well as the saddle shoes that have been popular on campuses for many years ; lots of felt hats of the dunlap type , varied by odd crowns ; and round - crowned hats with bound brims\u2014stetson classics .\nkiltie oxford \u2013 the kiltie oxford features a flap of leather over the laces which looks like a kilt . these became common on the golf course but as a style , the kiltie has become a fashion - forward shoe .\n, \u2019 from the london - based shoe designer chrissie morris , who links the loafer\u2019s appeal to its \u201cunderstatement , ease , the associations with loafing around and relaxing . a loafer is meant to be a \u2018land runner . ' \u201d\n[ \u2026 ] by lisa birnbach the boat shoe began to be identified as an essential and integral part of the preppy style . boat shoes however are not just restricted to preppies but have been adopted by a large [ \u2026 ]\nloafers , like boat shoes , are synonymous with coastal culture . there are a variety of loafers on the market from the most casual forms to semi dress shoes . they are typically categorized as being a low , lace - less shoe that you slip on and wear out , rather than as a slipper indoors . traditionally , loafers are a casual shoe , but recently many preps have begun wearing them with lounge suits or to work at offices with a more relaxed dress code . they come in a variety of styles , colors and materials and occasionally will feature tassels or decorations on the front of the shoe . for a detailed discussion of loafers in all their varieties , read the ultimate loafer guide .\n[ \u2026 ] by lisa birnbach the boat shoe began to be identified as an essential and integral part of the preppy style . boat shoes , however , are not just restricted to preppies but have been adopted by a large [ \u2026 ]\neven though the cortez was readily available in los angeles and wasn\u2019t expensive , it was still a status symbol for those who were brave enough to wear it . \u201ceverything has changed since then , but back then you didn\u2019t wear that shoe unless you were about your shit , \u201d spanto says . \u201cif you weren\u2019t about your shit and you wore that shoe to school or the movies , best believe you were going to get pressed . your shoes were probably going to be revoked . \u201d\ntheir black , white and red colour scheme prefigures the zigzag floors and red curtains of the infamous red room sequence , in which detective dale cooper dreams that the murdered laura palmer tells him the name of her killer . later in the series , a one - armed shoe salesman plays a significant role , while bobby and shelly find a tape of laura\u2019s therapy sessions hidden in shelly\u2019s husband leo\u2019s shoe . in twin peaks , material objects take on inflated significance . everything and nothing is a clue .\nnowadays , there are lots of variations of the oxford ( see below just a few ! ) traditionally a men\u2019s shoe , over time oxfords have also crept into the women\u2019s fashion scene , becoming an androgynous yet fashion - forward wardrobe staple for women .\nclockwise , from top left : chrissie morris shoe , $ 770 ; urltoken . g . h . bass & co . penny loafer , $ 89 ; urltoken . marc jacobs loafer , $ 1 , 295 ; urltoken . chlo\u00e9 loafer , $ 795 ; urltoken .\nbut once all of that wears away , there\u2019s still going to be a great shoe , one that fadlon wore back in his days at fairfax high school in los angeles . \u201cit has its moments . it comes and goes , but it will never go away , \u201d he says .\nat 80 , allen no longer is the bespectacled , saddle shoe - wearing comic genius who famously was too busy playing clarinet at michael ' s pub to collect his oscar for annie hall ( at least he doesn ' t wear saddle shoes anymore ) . but on this april morning , the razor - sharp director invites thr inside his\nbubble\nfor a conversation covering everything from his 20 - year marriage to soon - yi previn , now 45 ( they have two daughters , 15 and 17 ; he also has three children with farrow ) , to his nonexistent relationship with technology . he doesn ' t use a computer but , ironically , is now part of the amazon revolution . the internet giant not only bought cafe society for $ 15 million \u2014 marking the end of allen ' s six - film run with sony pictures classics \u2014 but also is funding allen ' s first streaming tv series , a limited - run comedy in which he will co - star with elaine may and miley cyrus .\nnever fear ! we\u2019re here to help . we\u2019ll soon be bringing you a concise dictionary of all the shoe terms you need to know . in the meantime , we\u2019ll take you on a thrilling journey through the world of oxford shoes ( just kidding , but we hope this guide will help ) .\nthe loafer\u2019s rise to fashionableness follows on the heels , so to speak , of another seemingly trend - proof shoe that has been widely adopted by fashionable young women , the oxford , and can be classed as part of the men\u2019s wear resurgence in women\u2019s fashion that was set off again , and most recently , by phoebe philo when she took over as creative director of c\u00e9line three years ago . but as morris rightly points out , the loafer , unlike the oxford , is a casual shoe . that\u2019s how it was conceived of \u2014 indeed , in the days before sneakers became ubiquitous , it was the only permissible casual footwear choice .\nthe history of the loafer is really the history of two shoes : the bass weejun and its more upmarket spinoff , the gucci loafer ; its from these two styles that all other loafers spring . the bass weejun was first made in 1936 and was intended to be a man\u2019s shoe . but so many women were buying and wearing boys\u2019 sizes that two years later bass launched a feminine version that was a line for line copy of the original . thanks to its mix of informality and comfiness , the weejun went on to become a staple on college campuses across the united states . it\u2019s on display , along with white bucks and saddle shoes , at f . i . t . \u2019s excellent ivy style exhibit , which is up until the end of january . patricia mears , the exhibit\u2019s curator , describes it as \u201cthe collegiate shoe\u201d of the period that stretched from the 1940s through to the late 1960s , when , along with so many stalwarts of the preppy wardrobe , the loafer was largely abandoned in favor of more countercultural footwear .\ndespite the ivy league associations and moccasin construction , the loafer is neither american in origin nor named for a little known native american tribe . instead , weejun is a corruption of \u201cnorwegian . \u201d what does that scandinavian country have to do with the preppiest of american shoe styles ? as it turns out , quite a bit : the loafer as we know it came about thanks to a combination of lost generation wanderlust and a growing and more general desire for comfort . though paris was the most famous destination for f . scott fitzgerald and his lesser - known cohorts , some of his peers journeyed further afield . those who went to norway noticed that norwegian fisherman made themselves comfortable shoes that consisted of leather sides joined by a strip of leather across the instep like moccasins \u2014 still the way true loafers are made today . \u201cwhen these young men started wearing these shoes back home , \u201d explains g . bruce boyer , a fashion editor and author , \u201camerican and english shoemakers copied them and advertised them as being similar to the norwegian fisherman\u2019s shoe . \u201d foremost among the brands making this new shoe was g . h . bass , which had been founded in 1876 by george henry bass .\nthe cortez has also made the news recently because kendrick lamar , who vowed to only wear the sneaker in 2013 , has left his sneaker deal with reebok and signed a new one with nike . and he\u2019s back to wearing the cortez , which has helped energize the sneaker and its connection with his hometown of compton . \u201ci think it\u2019s dope that kendrick wears that shoe , because he\u2019s from l . a . and gets it . it\u2019s part of his growing up , \u201d spanto says . \u201cthings have changed , it\u2019s more mellow now . some of the cultural appropriation stuff that\u2019s going on right now ? i think that\u2019s kinda weird . but the shoe wasn\u2019t just made for us , it was made for something else . so it gets complicated . i went to whole foods a few months ago , and i tweeted , \u2018there are way too many cortez in here . \u2019\u201d\nthe cortez became notorious in los angeles and the danger around wearing it was real . \u201cyou couldn\u2019t wear those fucking things . i remember i had a pair in fourth grade . in fifth grade i went to get a pair , and my mom was like , \u2018i\u2019m not getting those shoes . \u2019 parents knew you couldn\u2019t wear that shoe where we lived , \u201d spanto says . \u201cshit\u2019s not gonna end up well if i buy you those shoes . \u201d\nalthough the cortez is affiliated with los angeles , and even california as a whole , it still is nike\u2019s first sneaker for all intents and purposes , and the brand will continue to tell its story for years to come , for better or worse . \u201cthe cortez put nike on the map in an organic way , \u201d fadlon says . \u201cnow they\u2019re trying to push and manufacture the excitement around the shoe , and it doesn\u2019t feel as authentic as it once was . \u201d\npart of the cult appeal of twin peaks is in the way it encourages its viewers to look for clues and to participate in the detective process , which gives rise to endless speculation . it is the original watercooler television . clothes are no exception to this process . why does the character of audrey horne change from sensible black and white saddle shoes to red kitten heels when she gets to school ? the obvious answer is out of adolescent rebellion . however , the repeated close - ups on the shoes throughout the pilot episode draw attention to them and encourage the viewer to speculate on their meaning .\noxfords are one of the most timeless , classic and stylish shoes a man can own . traditionally , men would choose an oxford shoe for smart and formal occasions such as around the office , weddings and other ceremonial occasions where suits or eveningwear is advised . nowadays , oxfords are also worn during more casual occasions and can add a rock and roll edge to the right look . you can go classic with black or dark brown for formal occasions whereas a tan oxford can go well with dark jeans . don\u2019t be afraid to mix it up though . experiment with tailored trousers with subtle patterns .\nthe sneaker\u2019s gang affiliations also initially pushed away 23 - year - old cortez collector david navarro from the bay area , who runs the popular sneaker youtube channel , davidgotkicks , years after the sneaker\u2019s heyday in los angeles . \u201cit all started when my friends had them , but i found out they were gang - related and i wasn\u2019t trying to get checked , \u201d he says . \u201cbut i noticed it wasn\u2019t a gang shoe anymore and it\u2019s evolved into lifestyle . it\u2019s a dream to see the sneaker get popular now , because they\u2019re finally getting the mainstream recognition that they didn\u2019t have a few years ago . \u201d\nin the 1950s , it didn\u2019t matter if you were a bobby - sor in a long skirt or elvis presley onstage in shiny black trousers\u2014you owned a pair of saddle shoes . they were the footwear of choice for good girls and bad boys alike . this summer they\u2019re suddenly everywhere again , available from niche designers as well as big names , like this tri - tone , leather - soled version from cole haan . ( and if you dig the old - school rubber - soled style , don\u2019t worry\u2014g . h . bass still makes great ones . ) wear yours with a slim - cut lightweight cotton suit or go sockless in a pair of rolled - up selvage jeans or skinny chinos . and don\u2019t be afraid of a smudge or two ; you\u2019re not on your way to a sock hop .\nit all started in 1968 when nike co - founders phil knight and bill bowerman marketed the shoe under the \u201caztec\u201d name with japanese footwear brand onitsuka tiger , which resulted in a cease and desist from adidas . they\u2019d go on to change the name to \u201ccortez , \u201d after spanish conquistador hernan cortes , who\u2019d defeated the aztecs . then , in 1972 , knight and bowerman would bring their cortez sneaker to their newly formed brand , nike , while onitsuka tiger continued to produce the same sneaker . it took a legal battle between the two companies before it was agreed upon that nike would make the cortez while onitsuka tiger would produce the corsair . and that was only the start of the cortez\u2019s history and where its authenticity would first start to take place .\nbut that\u2019s an aberration . for the most part , loafer has a spotless reputation . indeed , between the fitzgeraldian glamour of its roots and the patrician associations that ensued , it\u2019s a shoe with its own quiet brand of glamour . moreover , it\u2019s remarkably catholic in its appeal , swinging from one end of the style spectrum to the other , all the while appealing to men and women , young and old , the fashion conscious as well as the oblivious , in countries around the world . there\u2019s something very freeing about wearing something so broadly accepted . timelessness is an overused adjective in fashion , but in this case it\u2019s apt . which might not be the sort of comfort that the loafer was intended to address , but it\u2019s just as compelling a reason .\nin the united states , the supremacy of the bass weejun was unchallenged \u2014 from james dean to j . f . k . , everyone wore them . on college campuses , they were de rigueur , and , says boyer , worn until they fell apart and had to be held together with duct tape ( a prime example of the endurance contest that prepsters subject their clothes to ) . they were sometimes worn without socks , but while this is now a fashion statement , in the early 1960s , when boyer was an undergraduate , it was more a question of convenience . \u201cguys who lived in the dorms wore them that way , \u201d boyer says . \u201cif they were late for their first class they would put on their loafers without putting on their socks first . other guys would show up in their pajamas . \u201d pennies were often inserted in the cutout on the instep ; theories abound as to why this was done \u2014 so girls who were out on less - than inspiring dates could call for a lift home ( not that phone calls were ever cost a cent ) ; for good luck ; to commemorate the wearer\u2019s birth year \u2014 but if there ever was a reason , it\u2019s been lost . men of elegance wore tasseled loafers , which originated in england and were copied by american firms like alden . loafers were always brown , which is part of what made them a casual shoe \u2014 dress shoes of the era were black and were kept polished and in good repair . after graduation , loafers were worn only on informal occasions and black lace - ups ( or , for coeds , pumps ) became the norm .\nwith ' cafe society ' set to open the french festival , the director reflects on his unreflective stance on aging (\nif you focus on mortality , the house always wins\n) , his movies (\ni would erase all but a few\n) , saving wife soon - yi , working with miley cyrus , why tv is\nharder\nthan he thought and his willful avoidance of his own press :\ni scrupulously have avoided any self - preoccupation .\npeople often have said , ' gee , you live in a bubble ' \u2014 and maybe i do ,\nadmits woody allen as he settles into an armchair inside his private screening room on new york ' s upper east side . a creature of habit , he has been watching movies ( and taking meetings ) in this somber little theater for the past 35 years .\ni get up in the morning ,\nhe says ,\ntake the kids to school , then do the treadmill , then get into my room and work , have lunch , go back and work , practice the clarinet , see friends or go to a basketball game . it ' s a bourgeois , middle - class worker ' s life . but it ' s enabled me to be productive over the years .\nproductive is putting it mildly . allen has churned out a movie a year \u2014 from classic new york comedies ( manhattan , hannah and her sisters ) to bergman - esque dramas ( interiors ) to stylish london - set crime capers ( match point ) \u2014 since the 1980s , with combined grosses of nearly $ 600 million . he barely missed a beat even during the tumultuous 1990s , when his split from mia farrow threatened to blow up his reputation ( accusations that allen abused their then - 7 - year - old daughter dylan were not pursued by police after an investigation , but the battle still rages , with a grown - up dylan reasserting the claims two years ago in the new york times ) .\nright on schedule , allen is about to bring his 47th picture to cannes \u2014 cafe society , a coming - of - age tale set in the 1930s about a young man ( jesse eisenberg ) who moves from new york to hollywood , where he lands a job with a big - time agent ( steve carell ) and falls in love with a pretty assistant ( kristen stewart ) .\nit was such a glamorous time in california ,\nsays allen .\nyou ' d read about the mocambo and the cocoanut grove and ciro ' s and all the movie stars going out at night . and then there was new york nightlife \u2014 socialites and politicians and gangsters .\nyou ' re 80 now . mortality was always a theme in your early work . does it still worry you ?\nwell , yeah , sure it worries me . first of all , it did worry me when i was 5 . and it ' s worried me throughout my entire life . and yes , it does worry me , sure . the only thing you can do , i think , the best solution , is to try and push it out of your mind , not think about it and just focus on ,\ngee , am i going to be able to get the right scene for jesse eisenberg and steve carell in this movie ?\nto focus on problems that , if you strike out and they don ' t succeed for you , you are still ok . if you focus on mortality , the house always wins .\ni do think i evolved artistically . when i first started making movies , i was interested in just the jokes . then , over the years , i became more ambitious and wanted to do deeper works or better works . and this is either a good thing , depending on where you sit , or a bad thing . there are people that would say ,\ni think this is great and very healthy and you went on to make some very good films ,\nor they could say ,\nyou never should have done [ that ] .\ni shot a few scenes in california with bruce willis , and bruce was going to do something on broadway [ misery ] and it was just too much for him . so we replaced him with steve carell .\nyou know , that was always a myth . i never hated l . a . it\u2019s just not a place i could live in because i don\u2019t like sunny weather . but i like cities like new york , where i can walk out of my house and i\u2019m right in the middle of everything and there\u2019s noise and traffic and we get gray , cloudy days and snow , \u201d says allen , photographed april 20 at manhattan film center in new york city .\ni wanted to do kind of a novel on film , about a family and the relationships of the members toward one another , and the protagonist ' s love relationship . i wanted it to have the structure of a novel , so i could move around and dwell on various members of the family . that ' s why i narrated it because i was sort of the writer of the novel that you were experiencing when you saw the film .\nyes and no . when i first started in the business , i was 16 , 17 , and i would go up to agents ' offices . and these agents were very powerful figures to me . i remember going out to california once , going to william morris , and there was a very beautiful receptionist there . and i thought ,\nmy god , she ' s as beautiful as any of the movie stars .\nno , no . you know , that was always a myth . i never hated it . it ' s just not a place that i could live in because i don ' t like sunny weather and i don ' t like being dependent on a car . i like cities like new york , where i can walk out of my house and i ' m right in the middle of everything and there ' s noise and traffic and we get gray , cloudy days and snow . but i have many friends in california . i enjoy going out there for short periods of time . i don ' t like to drive . i can drive , but i don ' t like to .\nwell , you read the [ old ] gossip columns , the hollywood columns , [ which ] were in new york as well . so much of what you knew from california , you knew from the columns that you got in new york \u2014 hedda hopper and sheilah graham . they would give you the hollywood news , and it sounded very exciting .\ni never enjoyed reading . i was not a bookish guy . i read comic books till i was 18 . i read over the decades because one has to read to survive in life . but it ' s not what i do for pleasure . i ' d always rather watch a baseball game or a basketball game or go to the movies or listen to music .\nthe [ new york ] times because it ' s habitual since i was younger . and then somehow or another i catch up with the tabloids . my driver has them when i ' m sitting in the car .\ni never , ever , ever read anything about myself . not my interviews , not stories about me . i never , ever read any criticism of my films . i scrupulously have avoided any self - preoccupation . when i first started , that was not the case . [ but now i ] just pay attention to the work and don ' t read about how great i am or what a fool i am . the enjoyment has got to come from doing the project . it ' s fun to get up in the morning and have your script in front of you and to meet with your scenic designer and your cinematographer , to get out on the set and work with these charming men and beautiful women and put in this cole porter music and great costumes . when that ' s over , and you ' ve made your best movie , move on . i never look at the movie again \u2014 i never read anything about it again .\nfrom left : allen , cinematographer vittorio storaro and eisenberg on the set of ' cafe society . ' \u201ci always wanted to do a movie that had some of the nightlife [ of the 1930s ] in it , \u201d says allen . \u201cit was such a glamorous time . \u201d\ni was immune , yes i was . you can see i worked right through that , undiminished . made films all through those years and at the same rate i was making them . i ' m good that way . i am very disciplined and very monomaniacal and compartmentalized .\nno . i don ' t think she lives in new york . i think she lives in connecticut . i ' m not sure . or travels for unicef or something .\noh , well , one of the great experiences of my life has been my wife . she had a very , very difficult upbringing in korea : she was an orphan on the streets , living out of trash cans and starving as a 6 - year - old . and she was picked up and put in an orphanage . and so i ' ve been able to really make her life better . i provided her with enormous opportunities , and she has sparked to them . she ' s educated herself and has tons of friends and children and got a college degree and went to graduate school , and she has traveled all over with me now . she ' s very sophisticated and has been to all the great capitals of europe . she has just become a different person . so the contributions i ' ve made to her life have given me more pleasure than all my films .\nyou ' re saying how you changed her . how has she changed you ?\n( allen pauses . ) well , she ' s given me a lot of pleasure . i adore her , and she ' s given me a wonderful life . we ' ve been married 20 years . and we were together for a few years before that . and she has given me the great years of my life , personally . she ' s a great companion and a great wife . she has given me a stable and wonderful home life and great companionship . i guess whenever you meet somebody and they ' re the right person for you , there is a great emotional contribution they make to your life .\n( pauses . ) changed me ? i don ' t know if you could say she changed me . i don ' t know if i ' ve changed . i might be the same person i was when i was 20 . i ' m not sure . i mean , i seem to have the same habits , the same work habits , the same phobias , the same enjoyments . i don ' t think i have changed much over the years at all . when you mention it , i try and think about the ways [ i ' ve changed ] . i don ' t know if i ' ve changed much .\nthere aren ' t a lot of films that interest me . when i first had this screening room 30 years ago , 35 years ago , i used to be able to come here every saturday night and see something with my friends . but that doesn ' t happen anymore .\ni saw a picture called rams , which i liked , an icelandic film . but i don ' t see many american films . i used to be able to . when i grew up , there were a dozen films to see every week . then we went through that period in the ' 60s where the director emerged as a formative figure in american filmmaking , and there were a lot of terrific films . and then the industry realized they could make more money making big blockbuster films . but none of them have ever interested me .\nfrom left : allen with misha , farrow , dylan ( in farrow\u2019s arms ) , fletcher and soon - yi in new york in 1986 .\nno . never seen them again . i made take the money and run in 1968 or so ; i ' ve never seen it again . never seen any of them .\nit could be . i don ' t know . for years , i would send the film and not go . i don ' t know [ why ] . i never liked to fly on an airplane for six hours and get the time change . it makes me crazy ; it takes me six months to get [ over the time change ] . just from daylight saving time , i can ' t recover . so then i started to go , and my wife likes to go , she enjoys the south of france . i mean , i like the south of france , too . it ' s a film - oriented event , and so it ' s enjoyable .\nof mine ? well , i would erase all but a few . ( laughs . ) there ' s probably six or eight of my films that i would keep , and you could have all the rest . purple rose of cairo i would include , and match point and husbands and wives , probably zelig , probably midnight in paris . it ' s starting to get harder \u2026\ni made them so long ago , i don ' t even remember them well . i don ' t have the same affectionate feeling for them as the public had . when i made manhattan and saw it , i was very disappointed at the time . and i spoke to arthur krim [ the head of united artists ] and said ,\nif you don ' t put this film out , i will make a film for you for nothing .\nhe said :\nyou ' re crazy . we like the film and we have an investment . we borrowed money to make [ it ] . we can ' t just spend a few million dollars and then not put a film out . it ' s insane .\nso they put it out , and it was a very big success . i have often said , it ' s great luck , and we take credit for stuff that is out of our control .\nby tomorrow i ' ll have edited it and finished it . six half - hour episodes .\nno , i do not have a title for it , but it ' s six half - hour episodes . and it ends . it ' s not the kind of thing that could go on in perpetuity . it ' s one story . it ' s a comedy that stars me , elaine may and miley cyrus primarily , a domestic comedy that takes place in the late 1960s . and hopefully people will find it amusing . it ' s not going to start any new religions , i can tell you that .\ni met her for this project . i noticed years ago that my kids would be watching hannah montana . and i would say :\nwho is that girl ? she ' s got such a good delivery . you know , she snaps those lines off so well . the show is a silly little show , but she ' s very good at what she does .\nand then she emerged as a singer , and someone showed me a little clip of hers from saturday night live , and i said ,\nit confirms what i always thought about her : she is very good , she is really a talented girl .\nshe wanted to take some time off , but she [ agreed to do the series ] because the role interested her . so i met her right here .\nfrom left : jodie markell , barney cheng , treat williams , tiffani thiessen , soon - yi , allen and debra messing at cannes in 2002 for allen\u2019s ' hollywood ending , ' which opened the festival . says allen of going to the south of france : \u201ci never liked to fly on an airplane for six hours and get the time change . it makes me crazy ; it takes me six months to get [ over it ] . \u201d\nright here , yeah . she came in here one day while the casting people were here . she came in and we chatted for a few minutes \u2014 a perfunctory chat , just getting to know the person . but i wanted to hire her . i didn ' t need that five minutes of silly chat .\nlast year , you seemed to regret embarking on a tv show . do you still regret it ?\nit was much harder to do than i thought . i thought ,\ni ' ll sandwich this in between two films and knock it off . what ' s the big deal ? it ' s tele\u00advision .\nbut over the years , television has made enormous strides , and wonderful things are being done on television . and i found as soon as i started to get into the project , i couldn ' t bring myself to slough it off because this is not television of 50 years ago , where every silly thing was acceptable . you ' re working in a medium that has grown up and has got wonderful things being done in it , and , yes , you may prove to be an embarrassment , but you don ' t want to be a total embarrassment .\ni don ' t watch them . i ' m not home . i don ' t have the incentive . i ' m out having dinner with friends , and when i come home , i ' m tired and i want to quickly see the last quarter of the knick game or the last couple of innings of the yankee game or the mets game . i ' m just not interested enough .\ni can ' t work any of that stuff . my wife could work it , but i can ' t .\nno . i have none of that stuff . and i ' m not good at that . i ' m not good technically . i have a cellphone , but it ' s very limited . i know this : i can make calls , and my assistant put all my jazz records on it . it used to be when i would go out of town and i ' d practice the clarinet , i was always schlepping a lot of vinyl recordings from city to city .\nwhen you turn 80 , what are you looking forward to ? becoming decrepit ? the solution is to push it out of your mind .\nno , i don ' t think so . the only other deal i made with them was to put out cafe society . but i didn ' t want to put it out and then go stream it right away , so we said it would have to be a normal putting out of a picture . it would have to play for several months in the theaters , the way i normally put a picture out \u2014 in a few theaters and then a larger amount . depending on what the box office is , it either goes larger quickly or slower or whatever voodoo strategies those companies have . but that seemed fine with me .\nevery once in a while , i ' ll have a nightmare , yes . not often . but i will occasionally be screaming in my sleep , and my wife will be shaking me . but not often . i sleep like a dead person .\nmy views on religion are the same . i feel it ' s a pleasant fantasy for people to try and mollify the pain of the reality of existence .\ni ' m a hillary fan . i like bernie very much . i think what he espouses is wonderful . but i think hillary will get more done of what bernie would like than bernie could get done .\nno . i ' ve met trump because he was in one of my movies , celebrity . he ' s very affable , and i run into him at basketball games and at lincoln center . and he is always very nice and pleasant \u2014 [ which is ] hard to put together with many of the things he has said in his campaign .\ni did . i chatted with him for five minutes at i think it was les deux magots [ a cafe in paris ] . i was there having coffee , and someone said :\nsamuel beckett is over there . would you like to meet him ?\nand i said ,\nsure ,\nand i went over and we chatted for a little while . he was very nice . i was never a great beckett fan . but i wanted to meet jean - paul sartre . i wanted to do that , and someone connected with him said ,\nit can be arranged for a price .\nno , no . i didn ' t follow up on that because the whole thing was too sinister for my psyche .\neditors note : corrected to reflect that in 1993 authorities did not dismiss charges against allen , but declined to pursue them after an investigation .\nwith a good jacket either a pleather biker jacket or even a good peacoat .\nand went head - to - head with other classrooms in hula hooping , singing , and twist competitions .\n, suit and string tie , has awesome hair that she styles with a toaster - like contraption designed by a hairbender friend .\nall content on this website , including dictionary , thesaurus , literature , geography , and other reference data is for informational purposes only . this information should not be considered complete , up to date , and is not intended to be used in place of a visit , consultation , or advice of a legal , medical , or any other professional .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nin germany , abundant renewable energy means that when supply exceeds demand , consumers can get paid for using power .\nwe called them dink shoes when i was a kid . i don ' t know why .\nmake changes / additions / deletions to the article below , and one of our editors will publish your suggestions if warranted .\none of our editors will review your suggestion and make changes if warranted . note that depending on the number of suggestions we receive , this can take anywhere from a few hours to a few days . thank you for helping to improve wisegeek !\nthe story of an imaginary word that managed to sneak past our editors and enter the dictionary .\ntake this quiz and discover 12 words for things you didn ' t know had words .\nurltoken unabridged based on the random house unabridged dictionary , \u00a9 random house , inc . 2018\n1936 , friends ' intelligencer , volume 100 , philadelphia , pa . : wm . w . moore , oclc 10359090 , page 109 , column 2 :\n1936 , the new yorker , volume 12 , new york , n . y . : new yorker magazine , inc . , oclc 271677163 , page 37 :\n; republished new york , n . y . ; abingdon , oxon . :\nfinally caught on in the 1920s as a result of spalding ' s decision to outfit the bottom with spikes and go after the golf market .\nthis page was last edited on 15 may 2017 , at 13 : 27 .\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 .\n. 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 .\nyour browser ' s javascript functionality is turned off . please turn it on so that you can experience the full capabilities of this site ."]}
{"id": 55349, "summary": [{"text": "baron aviation services is an american cargo airline based in vichy , missouri , united states .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "it was established in 1973 and operates small package express cargo services on behalf of fedex express .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "its main base is rolla national airport , vichy , missouri . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "baron aviation services", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at baron aviation services , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the baron aviation services company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at baron aviation services .\nbaron aviation services is a fedex feeder operating a fleet of c - 208\u2032s throughout the south central united states .\nflight bvn8793 , cessna 208 , baron aviation services . aircraft , registration not reported , force landed in a field .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 barron aviation , private flight services , rapid descent , all rights reserved .\ncollision with terrain hageland aviation services , inc . dba ravn connect flight 3153 cessna 208b , n208sd\nservices : baron aviation services is a fedex feeder operating a fleet of c - 208 ' s throughout the south central united states . baron has been in business since 1973 and a fedex feeder since 1975 growing steadily to a current fleet size of 34 aircraft . our mission is to provide our customer , fedex , with the most safe , legal and reliable service in the industry .\nshine aviation offer fly - in - fly - out services to remote mine sites as well as aeroplane hire and charter flights . read more\nsouthern company services , inc . beech - hawker 125 - 600 - a , n40pc\ntoday baron continues to serve its customer , fedex , throughout the central united states with a fleet of 34 aircraft .\n\u200btrans world airlines , inc . , douglas dc - 9 , tann company beechcraft baron b - 55 in - flight collision\nross aviation , inc . , beechcraft 65 - b80 , queen air , n841ns\nbaron has been in business since 1973 and a fedex feeder since 1975 growing steadily to a current fleet size of 34 aircraft .\ncrash during approach to landing , business jet services ltd . , gulfstream g - 1159a ( g - iii ) , n85vt\nour fleet is maintained by our maintenance department in bemidji . we have highly skilled and knowledgeable mechanics , who maintain our aircraft as well as providing maintenance services to our customers . our maintenance department is full service , offering both complete airframe and powerplant services .\npilgrim aviation and airlines , inc . , de havilland turbo prop dhc - 6 , n124pm\ntheir first scheduled operations were for fedex in 1975 using dc - 3\u2032s . baron transitioned from dc - 3\u2032s to c - 208\u2032s during the late 80\u2032s .\nit ' s our quality fleet that gives shine aviation the flexibility to suit all requirements .\ntrans world airlines , inc . , boeing 707 - 331c , n787tw , national aviation facilities experimental center\npolar aviation operates a diverse fleet of aircraft providing a range of services throughout australia\u2019s north west . from the flagship cessna grand caravan to the cessna 172 , polar aviation has an aircraft to suit your private air charter , air freight , scenic and flight training requirements . the company\u2019s enviable safety record is testament to a vigorous maintenance program conducted with onsite facilities .\ntake a journey with shine aviation across to the abrolhos islands or further north to picturesque kalbarri . read more\nenjoy aircraft ownership without the day - to - day maintenance and responsibilities ! we ' ll manage and store your airplane for you . view our aircraft management services >\nloss of control and impact with terrain aviation charter , inc . , raytheon ( beechcraft ) king air a100 , n41be\naircraft accident reports , brief format , u . s . civil and foreign aviation , issue number 1 of 1989 accidents\nnorth star aviation , inc . pa - 32 rt - 300 , n39614 and alameda aero club cessna 172 , n75584\naircraft accident reports , brief format , u . s . civil and foreign aviation , issue number 13 of 1984 accidents\njetco aviation , incorporated short brothers and harland , ltd . , skyvan series 3 ( sc - 7 ) , n21ck\ngolden west airlines , inc . , dehavilland dhc - 6 , n6383 and cessnair aviation , inc . cessna 150 , n11421\n\u200bpiedmont aviation , inc . , piedmont airlines division , boeing 727 , n68650 , lanseair inc . , cessna 310 , n3121s\nthe baron is a well - known and respected aircraft in the charter industry . our barons travel at 210 mph and have a range of 900 miles ( depending on number of passengers ) .\nabout jsfirm . com : jsfirm has over 5000 aviation companies that post aviation and aerospace jobs on our web site . we have over 19 aviation categories , to include : accounting , administration , avionics , dispatcher , engineering , executives , finance , flight attendant , interior specialists , inventory parts , line service , maintenance , management , paint , pilot , helicopter , sales , technical writers , cabin crews .\nmidair collision , reeds aviation , inc . , piper pa - 28r - 200 , n7941c and piper pa - 28 - 151 , n8592c\nyes , you can add accidents and incidents to the asn wikibase yourself ! or you can correct or update existing accidents . you can add any aviation accident or incident you like : general aviation , military , helicopters etc . as long as they are not covered in the main asn safety database .\nlearning to fly can be an exciting experience . let shine aviation teach you the ropes and give you a licence to a whole new world . read more\nfischer bros . aviation , inc . dba nw airlink , flight 2268 construcciones aeronautics , s . a . ( casa ) c - 212 - cc , n160fb\nunlike other web sites , jsfirm ' s service is free for job seekers . you can view aviation and aerospace job vacancies . you can post your resume and receive emails of new aviation job opportunities too . types of aviation and aerospace jobs are for a & p ; ' s , aircraft technicians , aircraft maintenance technicians , flight attendants , pilots , helicopter pilots , flight dispatchers , executives , aircraft dispatchers , sheetmetal and structures , aircraft interior technicians , aircraft paint , avionics technicians .\nthe cargo fleet at bemidji aviation is made up of piston and turbo prop aircraft . we have beech excalibur queen airs , beech 99 ' s and metroliner iiis on our cargo flights .\nthe passenger fleet includes piston , turbo prop and jet aircraft . we operate a beech baron , beech excalibur queen airs , a beech e - 90 king air , and a cessna cj525 jet for passenger work . we seek to provide comfort and convenience to our customers , as our business is built on a foundation of satisfied customers .\nthis information is not presented as the flight safety foundation or the aviation safety network\u2019s opinion as to the cause of the accident . it is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time .\nour single engine fleet of cessna 172s , a cessna 152 , a cessna 150 are available for scenic / survey flights as well as rental . also with these aircraft we promote and sustain a vibrant flight training program that is vital in maintaining the health of local aviation .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe pilot contacted destin ( dsi ) approach control and was given the weather as sky partly obscured , ceiling 100 feet , visibility 1 / 16 mile with fog , wind calm . the pilot then requested a surveillance radar approach to runway 14 , to be followed by a surveillance approach to runway 32 , in the event of a missed approach from runway 14 . the published approach minimums were 1 - 1 / 4 mile visibility , ceiling 460 feet msl ( 438 feet agl ) . the radar controller observed an altitude readout that was below the published minimums an advised the pilot to execute a missed approach . no response was received from the pilot . the aircraft was found floating in the bay some off the end of the runway . another pilot ( based at the same facility ) stated that the two pilots had , on numerous occasions , attempted the approach at times when the weather was reported to be less than that required for the approach .\nprobable cause :\nthe pilots failure to follow instrument flight rules procedures by disregarding the minimum descent altitude for the approach and failing to maintain clearance from the terrain . a factor in the accident was the pilot ' s over confidence in his personal ability .\nthis map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight . the line between the airports does\ndistance from memphis international airport , tn to destin airport , fl as the crow flies is 607 km ( 380 miles ) .\nflight 8315 departed memphis ( mem ) at 04 : 13 for a cargo flight to bowling green , ky . the aircraft was flying level at an altitude of about 9000 feet , on the nashville vor 315 - degree radial , about 25 nm ( 46 km ) , when radio and radar contact was lost . it appeared that the caravan had experienced a slow reduction of airspeed from 135 knots to 102 kts in the final 8 minutes of flight at altitude , and then abruptly exhibited a sharp nose down pitch attitude with a rapid increase in airspeed . the airplane impacted on a downward slope ( 20 - 25 deg ) of a small ridge that formed the northern side of a valley that ran east - west , at an elevation of about 470 feet .\nprobable cause :\nthe pilot did not maintain control of the airplane due to undetected airframe ice , resulting in an inadvertent stall , and subsequent impact with the ground . factors in this accident were ; flight into clouds , below freezing temperatures , and the inability of the pilot to detect ice , due to the lack of an ice detection system to determine ice build up on portions of the airframe that are not visible from the cockpit .\ndistance from memphis international airport , tn to bowling green - warren county airport , ky as the crow flies is 382 km ( 239 miles ) .\nour mission is to provide our customer , fedex , with the most safe , legal and reliable service in the industry .\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 .\nseems we are always the last of the fedex feeder operators to get a pay increase . no opportunity to upgrade to a larger aircraft . the c208 ( caravan ) is all we fly . terrible work / life schedule . company owner micro - manages puppet managers . so the puppet managers are always squeezed between pleasing the owner , fedex , or the pilots when there is a pilot complaint . the pilot always loses . high pilot turnover . some pilots have great routes giving them lots of time at home with their family while others ( like floaters ) have horrible schedules giving them little time home with family and\nno quality of life\n, yet there is no significant difference in salary between the\ngreat schedule\npilot and the\nhorrible schedule\npilot .\nlisten to pilot complaints . raise pilot salaries or give us more time off so we can actually have a life with our families . hire more pilots and give us a better quality of life ( more time off ) and the turnover will slowdown or stop .\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / 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 xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\ncessna p210 pressurized centurion , n3896p : fatal accident june 24 , 2018 near coleman a . young municipal airport ( kdet ) , wayne county , michigan\nair force agrees to change aircraft rescue and firefighting procedures ; pay $ 1 . 4 million to settle andreini death lawsuit\npiper pa - 32 - 260 cherokee six n44255 : accident o . . .\nsikorsky uh - 60 black hawk , us army : fatal accide . . .\npiper pa - 28 - 180 , n7909w : incident occurred april . . .\npiper pa - 28 , n5046w : accident occurred may 08 , . . .\nget where you need to faster ! perfect for a business trip , getting your employees or cargo to a remote job site , or visiting family .\nif our barons do not fit your travel needs , another aircraft in our network of operators might . let us do the calling and work to get you the best quotes on area aircraft , including king airs , jets , and pilatus pc - 12s . it doesn ' t cost you any extra .\ngold standard executive twin - unbeatable economy , speed , comfort , and safety . flexible - able to access runways as short as 3 , 000 feet , bringing you directly to your destination . cost - effective - up to five passengers plus crew - - often costs less than other travel methods .\nour standard catering includes bottled water , soda , and snacks . other food and drinks can be arranged by request . we will arrange ground transportation ( rental car , taxi , car service ) at no charge .\nwe have flown skysouth when we needed to evaluate equipment in small towns several states away . we can bring along several people for the same price , and get more done in one day than would be possible using the airlines . the pilots and coordinators at skysouth took care of every detail . excellent service . \u201d\nwe want to hear from you . feel free to contact us using the informaton below .\nthis information is added by users of asn . neither asn nor the flight safety foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information .\n= this is an accident from the main asn accident database and cannot be edited .\nn559dw \u2014 emergency landing at southwest florida international airport in ft . myers , fl\nyou may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server . please enable scripts and reload this page .\nthe ntsb issues an accident report following the investigation . the reports listing is sortable by the event date , report date , city , and state . click on any of those headings to sort the data . \u200b\ncollision with terrain promech air , inc . de havilland dhc - 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( taesa ) learjet 25d , xa - bba\nstall and loss of control on final approach , atlantic coast airlines , inc . / united express flight 6291 jetstream 4101 , n304ue\noverspeed and loss of power on both engines during descent and power - off emergency landing simmons airlines , inc . , d / b / a american eagle flight 3641 , n349sb\ncontrolled collision with terrain express ii airlines , inc . / northwest airlink flight 5719 jetstream ba - 3100 , n334px\n\u200bin - flight loss of control , leading to forced landing and runway overrun , continental express , inc . , n24706 , embraer emb - 120 rt\nin - flight engine separation japan airlines , inc . , flight 46e boeing 747 - 121 , n473ev\ncontrolled collision with terrain gp express airlines , inc . , flight 861 a beechcraft c99 , n118gp\ntomy international , inc . d / b / a scenic air tours flight 22 , beech model e18s , n342e in - flight collision with terrain\nair transport international , inc . , flight 805 douglas dc - 8 - 63 , n794al loss of control and crash\nbritt airways , inc . , d / b / a continental express flight 2574 in - 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31 - 350 , n60se\n\u200b\u200baircraft accident report : grand canyon airlines , inc . , and helitech , inc . , midair collision over grand canyon national park\ncollision of aeronaves de mexico , s . a . mcdonnell douglas dc - 9 - 32 , xa - jed and piper pa - 28 - 181 , n4891f\nmidair collision of nabisco brands , inc . , dassault falcon , da50 , n784b and air pegasus corp . , piper archer , n1977h\ndelta air lines , inc . , lockheed l - 1011 - 385 - 1 , n726da\nvieques air link , inc . , britten - norman bn - 2a - 6 islander , n589sa\nmidair collision of wings west airlines beech c - 99 ( n6399u ) and aesthtec , inc . , rockwell commander 112tc n112sm\nworld airways , inc . , flight 30h , mcdonnell douglas dc - 10 - 30cf , n113wa\nus air , inc . , flight 183 mcdonnell douglas dc9 - 31 , n964vj\nwestern helicopters , inc . , bell ug - 1b , n87701 ( revised )\nflying tigers , inc . , flight 2468 mcdonnell douglas dc8 - 63 , n797ft\na . e . staley manufacturing company , inc . , canadair challenger cl - 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f , n804ft\nrocky mountain airways , inc . dehavilland dhc - 6 - 300 , n - 24rm\nunited airlines , inc . , mcdonnell - douglas , dc - 8 - 61 , n8082u\npacific southwest airlines , inc . , boeing 727 - 214 , n533ps , an gibbs flight center , inc . , cessna 172 , n7711g\ne . s . m . group , inc . , cessna citation , n51mw , north central airlines , inc . , dc - 9 - 30 , n957n\njapan airlines , company , ltd . , mcdonnel - douglas dc - 8 - 62f , ja 8054\natlantic city airlines , inc . , dehavilland dhc - 6 , twin otter , n101ac\npan american world airways , inc . , boeing 707 - 321 - b , n454pa ( revised )\nair manilla , inc . , lockheed l - 188a republic of the philippines registry , rp - c1061\nair chicago freight airlines , inc . , north american tb - 25n , n9446z\noverseas national airways , inc . , douglas dc - 10 - 30 , n1032f\nmercer airlines , inc . , douglas dc - 6 / yc - 112a , n901ma\nnear midair collision , hughes airwest douglas dc - 9 , n9333 , and northwest airlines , inc . , douglas dc - 10 , n148us\njapan air lines , company , ltd . , boeing 747 - 246 , ja8122\naerotransportes entre rios s . r . l . canadair cl - 44 - 6 , lv - jsy\nnear midair collision , american airlines inc . , douglas dc - 10 , n124 , and twa , inc . lockheed - 1011 , n11002\npuerto rico international airlines ( prinar ) , inc . , dehavilland dh - 114 n554pr\nusaf vt - 29d , serial # 52 - 5826 and cavalier flyers , inc . , cessna 150h , n50430\neastern air lines , inc . , douglas dc - 9 - 31 , n8984e\ndelta air lines , inc . , mcdonnell douglas , dc - 9 - 32 , n3323l\nnational airlines , inc . , mcdonnell douglas dc - 10 - 10 , n60na\noverseas national airways , inc . , mcdonnell douglas dc - 8 - 63 , n863f\nnorth central airlines , inc . , mcdonnell douglas dc - 9 - 31 , n954n and delta air lines , inc . , convair cv - 880 , n8807e\nnorth central airlines , inc . , allison convair 340 / 440 ( cv - 580 ) , n90858 and air wisconsin inc . , dhc - 6 , n4043b\ndelta air lines , inc . , mcdonnell douglas dc - 9 - 14 , n3305l\namerican airlines , inc . , mcdonnell douglas dc - 10 - 10 , n103aa\npuerto rico international airlines , ( prinair ) , inc . , dehavilland dh - 114 , n554pr\nnear midair collision , northwest airlines , boeing 720b , n736us , and lockheed aircraft corp . , convair 240 , n737z\nhughes airwest dc - 9 , n9345 , and u . s . marine corps f - 4b , 151458\neastern air lines , inc . , boeing 727 - 100 , n8168g , flight 9701\nallegheny airlines , inc . , allison prop jet convair 340 / 440 , n5832\npan american world airways , inc . , boeing 747 , n747pa , flight 845\namerican airlines , inc . , boeing 707 - 323 , n7595a and a linden flight service , inc . , cessna 150 , n60942 ( revised ) .\nchicago and southern airlines , inc . , beech e18s ( ateco westwind ii ) n51cs\nnortheast airlines , inc . , mcdonnell douglas dc - 9 - 31 , n982ne\ncontinental air lines , inc . , boeing 707 - 320c , n47330 , floyd flying service , cessna 150j , n61011\nflying tiger line , inc . , douglas dc - 8 - 63f , n785ft\ndelta air lines , inc . , douglas dc - 9 - 32 , n3329l\ncommuter airlines , inc . , beechcraft c - 45 h ( infinite ii ) , n497dm\ntrans international airlines corp . , ferry flight 863 , douglas dc - 8 - 63f , n4883t\noverseas national airways , inc . , douglas dc - 9 . operating as antilliaanse lucht - vaart moatschappij flight 980\ntag airlines , inc . , de havilland dove ( dh - 104 ) , n2300h\nseaboard world airlines , inc . , douglas dc - 8 - 63f , n8634\ncaribbean atlantic airlines , inc . , douglas dc - 9 - 31 , n938pr\nozark air lines , inc . , douglas dc - 9 - 15 , n974z\nallegheny airlines , inc . , dc - 9 , n988us , and a forth corporation piper pa - 28 , n7374j\njapan air lines company , ltd . , convair 880 , model 22m , ja 8028 , grant county airport\npuerto rico international airlines , inc . , de havilland heron 114 - 2 , n563pr\nminerial county airlines d . b . a . hawthorne nevada airlines , dc - 3 , n15570\nnorth central airlines , inc . , convair 580 , n46345 , home airmotive , inc . , cessna 150 , n8742s , midair collision\n\u200bozark air lines , inc . , dc - 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{"id": 55350, "summary": [{"text": "au bon pain ( [ o b\u0254\u0303 p\u025b\u0303 ] , meaning \" at ( or to ) the good bread \" ) is an american fast-casual bakery and caf\u00e9 chain headquartered in boston , massachusetts .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "in 1977 , louis rapuano founded au bon pain in boston 's faneuil hall .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "since its inception , the chain has expanded throughout the united states .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "additionally , there are numerous franchise locations internationally in india and thailand . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "au bon pain", "paragraphs": ["find a au bon pain near you or see all au bon pain locations . view the au bon pain menu , read au bon pain reviews , and get au bon pain hours and directions .\npastry parlay : from au bon pain to panera - dec . 7 , 2007\ntrying to find a au bon pain in the state of new york ? have no fear ; we\u2019ve compiled a list of all the ny au bon pain locations .\nau bon pain arrived in thailand july 1997 , and the first au bon pain bakery caf\u00e9 was opened at sinthorn building on wireless road . today , over 60 au bon pain caf\u00e9s are in operation with plans for further expansions into urban and suburban areas .\nau bon pain at otto ' s cafe is located in the kern graduate building .\nwas not very enjoyable on the phone today or while visiting your au bon pain location . today just like every thursday i go into the boylston st . , au bon pain\n1 au bon pain way ( 2 , 691 . 01 mi ) boston , massachusetts 02115\nau bon pain at zoller gallery , offering a limited menu , is located in the visual arts building .\nsimply click on the au bon pain location below to find out where it is located and if it received positive reviews .\nau bon pain at the lewis katz law building , offering a limited menu , located off park avenue and bigler road .\ndespite the early hiccups , au bon pain took off . was there a single moment or a decision that sparked the company\u2019s growth ?\n- - - - - - ,\nrising dough at au bon pain ,\ninc . , may 1988 , p . 14 .\ntaft appointed president of au bon pain division ,\nnation ' s restaurant news , november 11 , 1996 , p . 2 .\nau bon pain inks deal to buy warburton bakeries ,\nnation ' s restaurant news , may 11 , 1992 , p . 3 .\nbaum , david ,\nau bon pain gains quick access to sales data ,\ninfoworld , august 10 , 1992 , p . 46 .\nmclaughlin , john ,\nau bon pain is on a health kick ,\nrestaurant business , october 10 , 1992 , p . 36 .\nprincipal subsidiaries : au bon pain foundation , inc . ; pain francais , inc . ( 75 % ) ; saint louis bread company , inc . ; abp midwest manufacturing co . , inc .\nglass , john ,\nstock in au bon pain shows short appeal ,\nboston business journal , september 2 , 1991 , p . 7 .\nau bon pain acquires saint louis bread co . ,\nnation ' s restaurant news , november 22 , 1993 , pp . 1 - 2 .\nau bon pain cools unit growth as it works on performance ,\nnation ' s restaurant news , january 1 , 1996 , p . 12 .\nthere are plenty of ways you could go wrong here , but au bon pain couples an extensive inventory of healthy items with an unrivaled standard of nutritional transparency .\nin addition , au bon pain has released its new winter menu with an eye toward health - conscious ingredients . the menu will be available through march 1 .\ni miss all the au bon pains in the boston area . it ' s a go . . .\nso at that point , you were operating both au bon pain and panera , but today , you are only running the latter . when did that happen ? and why ?\nau bon pain at reese ' s cafe , offering a limited menu , is located in the ist building in the central atrium bridge level of the three - story structure .\nau bon pain was recently ranked first out of 100 nationwide restaurant chains by grellin , a website that uses publicly available data on restaurant food to determine which restaurants have the healthiest menus .\nallen , robin lee ,\nau bon pain pins hopes on new president , image ,\nnation ' s restaurant news , december 2 , 1996 , pp . 3 - 4 .\npapernik , richard l . ,\nau bon pain mulls remedies , pares back expansion plans ,\nnation ' s restaurant news , august 28 , 1995 , pp . 3 - 4 .\nthe nutrition information reflects the nutrition content of company operated cafes in the u . s . in some instances franchised cafes offer items that may vary either in nutritional content or allergen presence . please speak to your local au bon pain general manger if you have any questions about the items served in the caf\u00e9 you are visiting . some items may not be available in all au bon pain caf\u00e9s .\nwe stopped at bon pain for some croissants in the morning . service was not really friendly and the wait at the cashier took forever .\n\u201cfor every hundred people who talk about building a national chain , one of them makes it , \u201d he recalls thinking back in the mid - \u201990s , having built au bon pain into just such a chain .\nkolb , patricia moore ,\nau bon pain ' s gamble pans out ; as chains add bakeries , this one is already there ,\nrestaurant business , august 10 , 1986 , pp . 209 - 211 .\nau bon pain believes in the careful selection of talented and entrepreneurial individuals . it is our firm belief that people are our most valuable resource . au bon pain co . , inc . ' s success relies on team members who can make a major contribution to our company ' s growth . in return , we are committed to providing an environment in which everyone can develop to their fullest potential . au bon pain supports a strong commitment to quality . this is the cornerstone of our corporate philosophy . the quality of our products and service will be second to none in the world . but , equally important , we want our commitment to quality to go beyond our products and encompass all of our business activities . au bon pain maintains a pledge to open communication . we strive to achieve open and meaningful dialogue between all team members . our pledge is demonstrated throughout the company by our\nopen door policy .\nevery employee is encouraged to meet with any level of management to resolve issues and plan career paths within the company . au bon pain believes that the company and its participants must all succeed together .\nkeegan , peter o . ,\nlouis i . kane & ronald m . shaich : au bon pain ' s own dynamic duo ,\nnation ' s restaurant news , september 19 , 1994 , p . 172 .\nau bon pain is focused on eating flavorfully in a balanced way ,\nsaid maria feicht , au bon pain ' s chief brand officer .\nwe offer healthy yet delicious choices for those watching their caloric intake . we ' ve always been transparent about our calorie counts , which are posted in cafes . each ingredient is thoughtfully selected , turning sandwiches into comfort foods , soups into fresh and nutritiously dense meals and the occasional pastry into a deliciously indulgent splurge .\ni miss all the au bon pains in the boston area . it ' s a good thing there are a few near my work a . . .\nthat year , shaich sold all au bon pain units except for panera cafes and renamed the company panera bread . since then , the company ' s stock has grown exponentially , and today it has a market capitalization of $ 4 . 5 billion .\nau bon pain attacked its problems from several angles , implementing a reorganization program in 1995 . the company hired several new top executives , added new products to the menu , reined in unit growth , remodeled existing stores , and emphasized international franchising . the management shuffle actually started in 1994 , when ronald shaich became the sole chief executive officer . ( sixty - three - year - old louis kane retained the title of co - chairman . ) that same year , the company hired former burger king vice president samuel yong as president of au bon pain international , as well as new leaders of wholesale and operations . au bon pain created new divisional presidencies for both au bon pain and saint louis bread mid - decade , installing robert c . taft in the former and richard postle in the latter . with 21 years ' experience in food service , taft had previously served as president and ceo of the papa gino ' s chain of pizzerias , while postle had held top positions with wendy ' s and checkers .\n\u201cwhen i see an opportunity like that , i try to take advantage , \u201d said shaich , who eventually sold au bon pain to commit his full attention and financial resources to panera . \u201cpanera was a huge opportunity , and i went for it . \u201d\nit was a bold move , but it wasn ' t easy .\nthe next few years of selling everything else off but panera were the most horrible years of my life ,\nshaich recalls .\nau bon pain was my first child .\nnotwithstanding their 1995 earnings setback and subsequent retrenchment , co - chairmen louis i . kane and ronald m . shaich predicted that au bon pain ' s bakery cafe chains would more than triple to a combined total of 1 , 000 units by the year 2005 .\ni quickly realized i had 50 , 000 people walking by the store every morning , but nobody bought cookies until around noon . so i became a licensee of this company called au bon pain , so they were essentially supplying me french pastries as a vendor .\nin the 1980s , founder ron shaich merged his cookie store with a bakery , creating au bon pain co . inc . shortly thereafter , he and his late partner , louis kane , recognized the potential of transforming the company from a bakery selling croissants and bread to a bakery - cafe that used bread and croissants as a platform for selling upscale sandwiches . au bon pain co . inc . became a publicly traded company in 1991 and opened hundreds of bakery - cafes , becoming a familiar fixture in cities along the east coast and overseas .\nau bon pain common made its debut june 6 , 1991 , with 1 . 875 million new shares at $ 9 per share , rising to over $ 13 by that fall . the proceeds were used to fund a series of acquisitions that contributed to a near tripling of the size of the chain in the early 1990s . au bon pain had made two relatively small acquisitions in the late 1980s , including the two - unit cafe creations of philadelphia in 1987 and the washington , d . c . - based potomac foods ' four - store le cafe chain .\nau bon pain executives and industry analysts found a number of problem areas both within and beyond management control . following the\nclustering\nstrategy that had worked so well for au bon pain , the parent company expanded its saint louis bread chain from 20 units in 1993 to 59 by the end of 1995 . but instead of promoting brand awareness , this ambitious plan backfired , resulting in cannibalization without the hoped - for efficiencies . at the same time , comparable store sales began to stagnate , while food costs ( especially for basics like flour , coffee , butter and lettuce ) and personnel expenses rose . throw in increasing competition from the likes of seattle - based starbucks coffeehouses , and you had a recipe for disaster . having been named\ngold chain 1994\nby nation ' s restaurant news , au bon pain suffered a $ 1 . 6 million loss in 1995 .\nau bon pain worked best in really dense marketplaces like boston , new york city , and washington , but we felt that growth was limited in smaller cities such as cleveland , indianapolis , and st . louis . we needed a concept that would work across america in a wide range of communities .\ntoday , there are over 300 au bon pain caf\u00e9s throughout the world . operating in the united states , including thailand and india . each caf\u00e9 is situated in some of the most accessible corners of these cities , ranging from bustling business centers and well - known shopping complexes to hospitals and universities .\nfortune - - ron shaich ' s bakery empire started in 1980 with a 400 - square - foot store in boston called the cookie jar . over the course of three decades , the business merged with au bon pain , acquired st . louis bread co . , and eventually morphed into panera bread (\nmediocrity rules . it ' s an au bon pain . not quite as good as a panera and not as good as the dunkin donuts across the way for breakfast . had a breakfast sandwich and the eggs weren ' t great , the bacon was thin and fatty and well , you get the idea .\nthat ' s when ronald m . shaich ( pronounced\nshake\n) , a 20 - something fellow harvard mba graduate and native bostonian , entered the picture . shaich , who had set up and operated a non - profit convenience store as an undergraduate , was managing a cookie jar franchise in boston in 1981 . in an effort to boost morning sales , he asked kane for permission to sell au bon pain ' s breads in his cookie shop . after four months of observing shaich ' s operational know - how , kane invited his young colleague to help overhaul au bon pain , which by this time was nearing bankruptcy .\nthese technological breakthroughs nearly halved overhead , bringing not only profitability but also freeing capital for growth . au bon pain resumed its wholesale business under the st . patisse brand . by 1985 the company ' s more than 30 caf\u00e9s in the northeast u . s . were generating an estimated $ 15 million in annual revenues .\nkane and shaich were very particular when it came to site selection , placing au bon pain ' s caf\u00e9s , carts , and kiosks in high - traffic , upscale , urban office buildings and shopping centers like boston ' s copley place , new york ' s empire state building , and cleveland ' s tower city center . airports , with their high concentration of hurried business travelers , comprised another ideal location . au bon pain\nclustered\nits metropolitan outlets , hoping that\nsaturation marketing\nwould promote brand identification as well as operating efficiencies . in 1989 , nearly 40 percent of its 76 units were located in the boston area .\nalthough they raised costs in the short term , the massive cash outlays represented by au bon pain ' s acquisitions , computerization , bread plant , and international foray were logical investments in the company ' s efficiency and competitiveness . and indeed , au bon pain performed well during this period , despite what shaich called\nan extraordinarily difficult environment for the retail food industry .\nrevenues increased from $ 67 . 9 million in 1991 to $ 182 . 9 million in 1994 , and net income multiplied from $ 2 . 6 million to $ 7 . 8 million during the same period . however , this apparently healthy bottom line belied several underlying difficulties .\nlocated on the first floor of the hesburgh library , au bon pain serves the made - to - order sandwiches and salads , soup , coffee , and delicious fresh - baked treats that made them a popular national fast casual restaurant chain . their cooler is also stocked with grab and go items if you ' re in a hurry !\nby the mid - 1990s we were running the company as four divisions : au bon pain , international , manufacturing , and panera . meanwhile , the stock had been flat for three years . i realized panera was the gem , and it was buried . i knew i should sell everything else off and bet the whole thing on panera .\nmany thought shaich was crazy when , in 1999 , he sold au bon pain to concentrate on developing panera ( charts ) , its small bakery division . but today panera is the country ' s 17th - largest food - service company , boasting some 1 , 115 u . s . locations and annual revenue of $ 1 . 9 billion .\nthe company was founded in 1976 by pavallier , a french manufacturer of baking equipment . established as a showcase for the foreign company ' s ovens in boston ' s historic faneuil hall marketplace , the au bon pain shop was staffed with french bakers who painstakingly produced authentic baked goods like flaky croissants , mouth - watering pastries , and crusty loaves of bread .\nit was tiny , and i wanted more . to expand my offerings i became a licensee of a french bakery company , au bon pain , in late 1980 and put in french baked goods ( like croissants ) at the cookie jar in the morning . au bon pain had three stores , and the founder , louis kane , was trying to sell the business because it was under so much debt . i remember going to my dad , who was a cpa , and he said ,\nron , if you can get any of it , it ' s not worth having , and if it ' s worth having , you ' re not going to get any of it .\nbut i wanted this desperately . so in 1981 the cookie jar and the three debt - laden au bon pains were combined into one company . my father and i got 60 % of the company , and lou and his investors split the remaining 40 % .\nin 1998 , ron determined that panera had the potential to be nationally dominant , but it would require all of our resources . as a result , in 1999 all of the au bon pain co . inc . divisions were sold , and the remaining company was renamed panera llc . we then focused all of our time , treasure and talent on growing panera .\nyou see , panera didn ' t start out as panera . when shaich cofounded the company in 1981 with louis kane , it was called the au bon pain co . the chain of french cafes expanded steadily over the years , went public in 1991 , and acquired other divisions , including the saint louis bread co . in 1993 , which was later renamed panera .\naround that time pepsi ( charts , fortune 500 ) , sara lee ( charts , fortune 500 ) , and several others all tried to acquire us . we resisted and took the company public in 1991 . by this point au bon pain ' s profits were growing about 30 percent annually . we had 250 stores and were opening about 50 new shops every 12 months .\ninitially , i went to my dad . i knew i had a small inheritance , and i asked him to give it to me early so i could invest it into that first cookie store . once i basically traded in that cookie store for au bon pain , we started accruing capital through our operations . it wasn\u2019t until later that we brought in banks and venture capital .\nperhaps most importantly , shaich sought to simplify the tedious and costly bread - making process . assembling a team of au bon pain ' s french bakers , along with researchers from the massachusetts institute of technology and the american institute of baking , the company developed a method of forming and freezing the bread dough for later baking . this process promoted uniformity from shop to shop , allowed for more precise stock control , and eliminated the need to have a professional baker on staff at each unit . furthermore , by removing some equipment , it freed floor space previously devoted to production for seating , displays , and counters . specially designed ovens later brought virtually full automation to what had been a labor - intensive craft . in 1983 , au bon pain centralized dough production at a boston facility .\ni brought it to the board , and there was a huge disagreement . au bon pain was the namesake . we were selling it all to bet on the little one . it was a painful process . many of the people i had grown up with at the company were sold off with au bon pain . in 1999 we ended up with a public company with one division , panera , which had about 180 bakery - caf\u00e9s and a pristine balance sheet with a bunch of cash . i got on a plane and moved my family to st . louis . we have come from a continuous process of smart bets like that one . take antibiotic - free , all - natural chicken . we had it before there was a market for it , so we had to build a manufacturing supply chain .\nour problem was that we had been growing unit sales 20 percent a year for a decade , but at the size we had become , we couldn\u2019t keep generating that type of growth . so instead of chasing that growth , i made the decision to simply let au bon pain expand at the rate it could , and i started talking to everyone i knew in the industry , looking for something new .\nall au bon pain caf\u00e9s provides a unique blend of fresh , nutritious and trans - fat free products that caters to customers of all tastes \u2014 ranging from breakfast bagels and all day sandwiches made from daily fresh baked bread , highest quality pastry , all natural soups and cool crisp salads , all complemented by delicious cold or hot beverages . these delightful offerings are matched by excellent service , warm and friendly atmosphere .\nat the time , au bon pain was a boston pastry chain that was having problems expanding and had taken on a lot of debt . the business was founded in 1976 by a french oven manufacturer and later sold to a venture group headed by a man named louis kane . after i realized that people don ' t buy cookies before noon , i decided to add french pastries to the cookie jar ' s menu to attract a morning crowd .\nkane assumed the title of chief executive officer with responsibility for site selection and financing . as president , shaich was in charge of internal operations . with additional help from shaich ' s father , joseph p . , the new partners reorganized their tiny chain as au bon pain , inc . and developed a multifaceted plan to invigorate the stalling firm . in an effort to focus squarely on the core retail business , the partners discontinued the wholesale division .\nbut the very thing that had made au bon pain a success up until that point was the thing that limited it . it was a powerful niche business , working well in big cities . in 1993 i met with a couple of guys who had a 19 - store chain called st . louis bread co . , which was a lunchtime soup , salad , sandwich place . i was impressed . we knew how to take something from 50 to 1 , 000 , and it was the gateway to the suburban marketplace for au bon pain . we bought it for $ 23 million , and then didn ' t change it . for two years we studied it . i was trying to figure out what was going on in consumer society . there had been a huge amount of consolidation in every industry . every shopping strip and mall was the same . in response there was a drive for specialness .\nin the spring of 1978 , businessman louis kane was strolling through boston ' s historic faneuil hall marketplace when he noticed a display showcasing a new line of french bakery ovens . the aroma and quality of the fresh breads were enchanting . so enchanting in fact , it gave louis an idea . why not make wonderful , authentic fresh breads and croissants easily available to everyone in the city ? from this chance encounter came the first ever au bon pain .\nfrom top left , clockwise : panera ceo ron shaich , left , in front of the clark university general store in 1975 ; shaich , center , on the opening day of the cookie jar in boston in 1981 ; shaich at the grand opening of st . louis bread co . in clayton , mo . ; and shaich , left , with business partner louis kane when au bon pain went public in 1991 . ( photos courtesy of ron shaich )\n( fsb magazine ) - - he started college thinking he would end up working in politics . but after he was falsely accused of shoplifting and then kicked out of a convenience store while still a student , shaich launched a rival shop - and his business career . twenty years later , shaich made a name for himself as the owner of au bon pain , an east coast bakery chain he grew from three stores into a $ 200 million a year company .\nso that\u2019s what we did . selling au bon pain was like selling my first son , though . in retrospect , it was brilliant , but at the time , it was horrible . after a painful process , i ended up with just the panera business . it was still the same public company , the same legal entity we started with in 1981 , just renamed panera bread , with one line and a lot of cash . and we went from there .\nlet ' s face it au bon pain is a safe & reliable breakfast place . when in a hurry one morning , i opted to come here since i was in the same hotel . while they don ' t have a lavish breakfast spread , they have the solid staples and is a good quick service option . bagels , hot sandwiches and sweets accompany coffee & hot chocolate . i had an egg & cheese croissant with a hot chocolate . made to order & delicous !\nshocked because i have the expired muesli in my hand and i can take a picture and send it to you guys if needed . i will keep it here for that purpose because this is not ok this is the second purchase of museli i have brought from that au bon pain been expired . . thank god i was smart enough to smell this one before i consumed it unlike the other one . i really hope this issue is resolved because i do enjoy eating there on thursdays .\nwhile investing large sums in unit growth via acquisition , au bon pain was also plowing capital into operations during the early 1990s . in 1992 , the company completed its installation of a customized , chainwide computer network . the database management system processed and tracked sales , inventory , payroll , food costs , and average order amounts , among other factors , thereby enabling individual store managers as well as top corporate executives to monitor day - to - day operations . the construction of a new frozen dough plant in missouri was completed in 1996 , but implementation of the facility was delayed until that fall . a catering department launched in 1991 grew from less than $ 1 million in revenues during its startup year to over $ 5 . 5 million by the end of 1993 . au bon pain also went international during this period with franchising of the french bakery cafe concept in chile late in 1992 and the addition of franchisees in thailand , the philippines , and indonesia by the end of 1995 .\nby 1998 , we have like 200 panera stores , but it\u2019s christmas , i\u2019m back on the beach and once again , i\u2019m down . i realized that panera had so much potential , that it was touching a consumer chord , yet it was one of the smallest of our divisions in the au bon pain company . i was down because i knew it was never going to get the capital it needed , and more importantly , it wasn\u2019t going to get the human capital it needed .\nso i\u2019m on the beach , and one of our executives called and asked me , \u201cwhat would you do if panera owned au bon pain and all the other lines , not the other way around ? \u201d i had never thought of it that way . but i knew if that was the case , i would sell everything , take all that capital , take myself and all our best people , and go down to st . louis and make this new business go . panera was the gem .\nlouis always said he remembered me as a kid walking into his office with flour on my shoes . i told him i wanted to buy his business ( at that moment i had no idea how troubled his company was ) . louis was a real estate guy ; he had no one running his place on a day - to - day basis . he saw me as a\nconcept guy\nwho could help turn the business around . so we merged au bon pain ' s three locations with my cookie store .\nhowever , they were going through their own problems . they had three stores , down from a peak of 13 , and the business wasn\u2019t working . once again , i saw an opportunity . one thing led to another , and i wound up merging my one cookie store with the three au bon pains in 1981 and taking a 60 percent interest in the company .\nat au bon pain , we believe eating well is very important . what you eat should be nutritious and delicious . . . which is why we are working to provide the right balance for you . whether you want healthful dishes , refreshing drinks , nutrition packed snacks , complete meals , or from time to time , an indulgent treat , you can be sure your choice is flavorful and of the highest quality . to ensure smart , healthful , nutritious and innovative menu offerings and ingredients , we have assembled an expert culinary team experienced in quality and nutrition .\nby 1993 , i was feeling down . every year , i go away for christmas , usually to a beach somewhere , and i think about where i am and where i want to be in five years . that year , i started to realize that the things that had given us our success to that point were starting to limit us . by that , i mean that what made au bon pain successful was that it let my partner , louis kane , and me access all this phenomenal real estate in places like downtown d . c . and boston and chicago .\nover the next three years i observed au bon pain ' s shops and identified problem spots . many had to do with employees who just didn ' t care . i remember walking into a store in faneuil hall and watching as a cashier put money from a sale into his pocket . i also fired about six bakers i caught doing cocaine in the middle of the night . after i let those guys go , they chased me in a car through the parking lot . it was a mess ! it wasn ' t about building a company back then - it was about survival .\nthe nutritional information is based on au bon pain ' s standard recipes and individual items may differ depending on a number of variables including variations in size and portioning that are inevitable when items are made by hand . other factors that may cause actual nutritional values to differ include variations in serving sizes , preparation techniques , ingredient substitutions and changes in supply sources . because of this we can ' t guarantee the nutrition content is precisely accurate . we base the values we publish on information provided to us by our suppliers and our own analysis using industry standard software , published resources and / or testing .\ncaf\u00e9s featured black and white ceramic tile , brass fixtures , and soothing classical music . marble counters evoked images of handmade pastry . the 1 , 000 to 3 , 500 - square - foot caf\u00e9s ' dining rooms averaged 60 seats . in order to boost lunch time sales , the company added gourmet coffees and sandwiches like brie and ham on a croissant or tarragon chicken on a baguette . the corporate slogan ,\ngood food , served quickly ,\nreflected au bon pain ' s use of fresh , quality ingredients and its commitment to serve customers in under three minutes . by mid - decade , sandwiches and beverages were generating more revenues than the core baked goods .\nin 1978 , the concept caught the attention of louis i . kane , a venture capitalist who was involved with a columbo frozen yogurt franchise also located in the mall . that year , his family - owned kane financial corp . paid $ 1 . 5 million for au bon pain and set out to turn the original concept upside - down , selling baked goods instead of ovens . the 40 - something harvard graduate likely realized that u . s . demand for french breads and pastries was on the rise . wholesale revenues in this category rose 40 percent from 1977 to 1982 . by 1984 , sales of loaves and croissants attained $ 1 . 7 billion in u . s . sales .\nwe grew au bon pain into a 250 - store chain by paying close attention to our customers . one day in 1984 , i was working behind the counter waiting on customers ( which i still do today ) . a woman walked in and asked me to cut a baguette for a sandwich . then she pulled out a bag of lunch meat from the grocery store and threw it on my bread . you didn ' t have to be a harvard mba to figure out that there was an opportunity in sandwiches . that same year , we expanded our menu and became one of the first companies to create an urban bakery , selling high - quality meat on fresh bread along with soup and salads .\nlemonade . i was once an employee of au bon pan so i know for the most part how muesli should taste ! i also know exactly how it\u2019s made and knows that it made with fresh milk and not expired milk . this is the second time i have purchased muesli from the boylston street location and received a spoiled muesli . the first time which was about two weeks ago i actually consumed most of the muesli before i finally realize it had gone bad . being a little concerned i decided to call in the hotline to give a concern just so that they\u2019re aware that their product is going bad in the store . i was told over the phone \u201c that the she knows products are fresh and they make them out every day\u201d that was the case my product wouldn\u2019t have been expired . when the manager told me that i was basically lying about what purchase completely\nuse the on - site nutritional kiosks to seek out one of dozens of paths to a sensible meal . or simply opt for one of the excellent soups or salads , or pair two smaller items from the all portions menu .\nthe grilled chicken is our kind of sandwich : substantial , flavorful , packed with 32 grams of protein , and just 480 calories . as for the newport turkey sandwich , when it comes to deli slices , turkey , ham , and roast beef all pack about the same amount of calories , fats , and protein per serving , which means when you\u2019re looking for the healthiest option , it all comes down to bread and condiments .\nall new for 2015 ! enjoy all your favorite foods\u2014and watch the pounds disappear ! click here to buy the new eat this , not that ! book , the authoritative guide to all your favorite restaurant and supermarket foods .\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 news01\noriginal content available for non - commercial use under a creative commons license , except where noted . urltoken ~ 319 main street , hyannis , ma 02601 ~ privacy policy ~ terms of service\nchoose the plan that\u2019s right for you . digital access or digital and print delivery .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhow we got started : panera ' s ron shaich - jul . 18 , 2012\n) . in the past five years panera ' s stock has returned 243 % , making it the second - best - performing u . s . restaurant after chipotle (\n) . shaich ( pronounced\nshake\n) , 58 , had a big 2012 : panera , with $ 1 . 8 billion in revenue and $ 3 . 4 billion in systemwide sales , including franchisees ,\nand in february opened its first restaurant in the big apple . shaich ' s story :\nas a kid in livingston , n . j . , i had no real interest in business . i always thought i wanted to do something in government or social policy . i worked for congressman frank thompson jr . and on campaigns in washington , and then went off to clark university in worcester , mass .\nmy sophomore year i was at a local convenience store with some friends . they really didn ' t want students there , and we were tossed out for supposedly shoplifting . i said to a friend ,\nthe heck with these guys . why don ' t we open our own store ?\ni had been elected treasurer of the student body , and i thought we could raise the money . we opened the beginning of my junior year , and i ran it . it was the most wonderful thing i ever did . for someone who can ' t dance or sing , it was the closest i ever came to being an artist .\nthe student store became an institution at clark . i started speaking around the country about student government opening their own stores , and people kept telling me i could probably get into harvard business school , so in 1977 i applied and got in .\nafter i graduated , i went to work in ohio for the original cookie co . , a small chain of stores run by cole national . [ it merged with mrs . fields cookies in the 1990s . ] i had this idea of opening urban cookie stores and was tempted to go out on my own . i came back to boston , but no one would lease me any space . i ended up going to work for a democratic political consultant . i was there a year when a little jewelry store that had two locations in the same block agreed to sublease me 400 square feet . in august 1980 , i opened the cookie jar . i thought i ' d go up one day a week to the store and back to d . c . to run campaigns . one day very quickly became three , which became four . this was mine , and somehow it felt completely different .\nby 1984 i was worried because the french baked goods we sold at our half - a - dozen stores were becoming pedestrianized . we decided to use the croissant and bread as a platform to sell soups , salads , and sandwiches . we opened our first french bakery - caf\u00e9 in boston ' s copley place , and by 1991 , the year morgan stanley took us public , we had 125 stores .\nwe began to conceptualize st . louis bread as a gathering - place business . we created a new physical environment for the caf\u00e9 . we started rolling out bagels , breakfast , and a take - home - bread business . in 1998 , as we built out st . louis bread , we made the decision to change the name to panera , a word that has roots in\nbreadbasket\nin latin .\na few years ago i started thinking about how i wanted to have another experience in my life . i wanted to know what it felt like without panera . in 2010 i handed off the ceo job to bill moreton , whom i worked with for 10 years . the idea was i ' d spend two to three days a week on panera on the creative stuff . i ' d have time to look into my other interests , like politics .\nit took me four weeks to realize my continued intellectual interest in panera . i was liberated to create much more value than i ever could in the existing role of ceo when i was freed from day - to - day details . bill got it , but we spent hours talking before deciding i would come back as co - ceo . he could have said ,\ni signed on as ceo . i don ' t need the founder back .\nand i could have said ,\ni ' m the largest individual shareholder - - i don ' t need to be co - ceo .\nit worked because we both want the same thing for panera . now i ' m focused on all things that create value through how we compete - - marketing , food . bill covers all things related to how we operate .\none of the first projects i launched after stepping down as ceo was panera cares . panera has always had a commitment to community . we give $ 100 million a year in cash and product , but i got this feeling that it was disconnected from us . one day i ' m watching nbc news , and it ' s the height of the recession . i hear about a pay - what - you - can caf\u00e9 in denver . they spent years trying to get this thing open . we open a caf\u00e9 every 75 hours . we decided to do the full panera experience , open a bakery - caf\u00e9 identical to any other panera , and list a suggested donation . we opened our first panera cares caf\u00e9 in 2010 , and just opened our fourth . they ' ll serve about 1 million people this year .\nthese days i spend a lot of time thinking about how i ' d compete with panera if i weren ' t panera . much of our competitive differentiation will stem from what technology can enable for our customers . we ' re going to bring that to market . i ' m looking at things we didn ' t get done at panera my first time around as ceo . i ' ve got a shot to get them done now . ?\nlook beyond the shareholder . we ' re involved in the conscious - capitalism movement , which is based on this idea that the worst thing that ever happened in corporate america is this obsession with shareholder value . it ' s a narrow definition of success and is actually dysfunctional . profit and stock price are not things i can make . they ' re a byproduct of delivering for all of my constituencies .\nit ' s okay to think small . this idea that you have this broad strategy is not always right . see opportunities to make a difference , and that will bring new things down the road . i ' m quite convinced that steve jobs didn ' t know he would end up with the ipad when he did the ipod .\ndon ' t obsess over the numbers . when i was a young person , i used to be worried about the p & l , and then i realized that what drives the key p & l is getting the right stuff done right - - the key initiatives . that ' s where i began to focus most of my time .\nfocus on creating the future . the future doesn ' t just happen to me . i have to figure out where that organization is going . businesses are increasingly thinking short term . it ' s a competitive disadvantage . the important things play out over years , not quarters .\nfreshii vice president of marketing melissa gallagher gives the acceptance speech on behalf of freshii , which took the top spot on the 2018 fast casual top 100 movers & shakers list .\nthe 2018 fast casual top 100 movers & shakers publication is now available for free download .\nthe fast casual top 100 movers & shakers honors the top 75 brands and 25 executives in the fast casual industry .\nturkey sausage & egg white flatbread\u2014egg whites , turkey sausage , spinach and sharp cheddar cheese served onwhole - grain flatbread .\nbanana & greek yogurt parfait\u2014greek nonfat vanilla yogurt over honey - glazed bananas served with a side of toasted granola .\nturkey & poached baby pear salad\u2014all - natural turkey , goat cheese , honey - roasted pecans , poached pears served on mixed salad greens with balsamic vinaigrette blend .\n12 veggie soup\u2014diced tomatoes , potatoes , summer squash , zucchini , carrots , peas , onions , broccoli , corn , celery , mushrooms and red bell peppers in a vegetable broth .\nwaldorf turkey wrap\u2014all - natural turkey , apples , cranberries and walnuts mixed with mayo , cheddar and romaine with maple - walnut dressing in a whole - wheat wrap .\nhot and iced caffe milano\u2014espresso , chocolate and hazelnut topped with frothed milk and cocoa .\nchocolate chip cookie\u2014featuring chocolate chips , butter and madagascar bourbon vanilla . on jan . 13 , the cookie will be offered for free from 2 pm to 5 pm , followed by a sale of $ 1 per cookie from jan . 14 until jan . 29 .\nlemon crumble bar\u2014all - natural lemon filling on shortbread crust and topped with streusel .\nthe email address you entered is already registered . please sign in to continue or use another email address .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 networld media group , llc . all rights reserved . visit other networld media group sites : select a site atm marketplace blockchain tech news digital signage today fast casual food truck operator kiosk marketplace mobile payments today pizza marketplace qsrweb retail customer experience bank customer experience ( bcx ) summit connect mobile innovation summit fast casual executive summit interactive customer experience ( icx ) summit restaurant franchising & innovation summit\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 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nhow panera bread founder ron shaich sold his first business to build his second .\nformer staffers at the culinary institute of america helped create panera ' a daily bread menu .\nshaich met with fsb at one of his bakery shops near the company ' s headquarters in needham , mass . after busing a few tables he talked about his journey from that first general store to the top of the food chain . this is his story :\nmy first interest in life after high school was politics . i worked on george mcgovern ' s campaign in 1972 and majored in political science at clark university in worcester , mass . then during my sophomore year i was unjustly accused of shoplifting and got kicked out of a worcester convenience store . to fight back , i opened a rival shop nearby on campus , and it became quite successful . everyone said i should go to business school , so i went .\ntwo years after i earned my mba , i took a job working for a chain in boston called the original cookie co . i wanted to open a store downtown , but the company preferred suburban mall locations .\none thing led to another , and i decided to quit and open my own cookie place , with a goal of creating the kind of company i had always wanted to work for .\ni requested a third of my inheritance from my father . that way , if my idea didn ' t work , i ' d still have two - thirds left over to try again . my father , who was a cpa , thought i was nuts but gave me $ 75 , 000 . i combined his money with $ 25 , 000 in personal savings and opened the cookie jar in downtown boston . i ended up subletting a store from a jewelry store owner who wanted to consolidate his two locations .\ni ' ll never forget that first day : our doors opened at noon , and i had two employees . i can ' t remember ever working that hard . i was the baker , mixer , chief salesman . i think we made $ 400 . the first six months were stable , and i was making a nice living , but i wasn ' t satisfied . a business is like a sculpture : it ' s about creating something that ' s three - dimensional . and i wanted more dimensions .\ni also made efforts to retain the good employees . i wanted to take care of the folks who cared about my business . one night when i was on a date in that same faneuil hall location , i discovered the assistant manager ' s wife washing dishes because the store didn ' t have enough personnel to handle cleanup . so for about two hours my date and i helped clean dishes . the girl on the date is long forgotten , but that assistant manager is now a panera executive ."]}
{"id": 55353, "summary": [{"text": "the institute for surface chemistry , yki ( the swedish name is ytkemiska institutet ) is an industrial research institute in applied surface and colloid chemistry located in stockholm , sweden .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "it is located on the campus of the royal institute of technology ( kth ) .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "yki 's mission is to transfer and develop innovations to customers in industrial sectors where surface chemistry plays an important role .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the areas of expertise lie in the fields of surface and colloid science .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "it has a staff of approximately 65 persons .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "yki is a part of the sp group , sp technical research institute of sweden .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "the work within yki is organized in three sections , materials and coatings section , forest products section and life science and chemical industries section . ", "topic": 33}], "title": "institute for surface chemistry", "paragraphs": ["dynamics of knowledge production in the swedish institute for surface chemistry , 1975 - \u00ad\u20102005 .\ndesigned by s . snegir for : chuiko institute of surface chemistry . all rights reserved .\non 1 january 2013 , yki , institute for surface chemistry and its parent company , sp technical research institute of sweden , will merge .\nthe institute of petroleum chemistry sb ras was established in 1970 for comprehensive studies into chemistry of west siberia oils .\n\u00a9 1996 - 1998 , institute of petroleum chemistry of sb ras , tomsk .\nthe department of chemistry is one of the largest departments at the royal institute of technology . it consists of four divisions : applied physical chemistry , glycoscience , organic chemistry and surface and corrosion science .\nthere is a post - graduate course on petroleum chemistry and a dissertation council at the institute .\nchuiko institute of surface chemistry was founded on the 8th of may 1986 as the first academic institution in the soviet union to study fundamental and applied problems in chemistry , physics and technology of solid surfaces . it was based on the surface chemistry section ( two scientific departments and special design - technical bureau ) of l . v . pisarzhevskii institute of physical chemistry of academy of sciences of ukrssr . read more . . .\nfundamental investigations in oil composition and properties ; physico - chemistry of oil systems and surface phenomena ; creation of information systems on oil chemistry and geochemistry .\ninstitute of catalysis and surface chemistry , polish academy of sciences was established in 1968 as the only independent scientific institution in poland , and one of only eight in the world , devoted entirely to the research in catalysis and chemistry of interfaces . among 60 persons of scientific staff of the institute there are 16 professors and associate professors ( docent ) specialising in various aspects of catalysis , surface chemistry and colloid science .\nyki \u2013 the institute for surface chemistry \u2013 has appointed peter alberius as acting president . former president bruce lyne and vice president mats andersson have been relieved from their duties by yki ' s board of directors .\nin 1970 a department of high - molecular compounds of the tomsk state university was organized at the institute for training specialists . the department is traditionally headed by the director of the institute .\non january 1st 2013 , yki , institute for surface chemistry and sp\u2019s existing chemistry and materials business merged to form a new unit within the sp group . the merger means that yki will no longer exist as a stand - alone company , but will continue with business as usual in stockholm .\n\u201cthe board of yki , management of sp and the association for surface chemistry research ( fyf ) all believe that peter alberius is the right person to manage the changes that are needed in order for yki to succeed in taking the next steps in its development to become a world - leading research institute in surface chemistry , \u201d says maria khorsand , ceo of the sp group .\ndirector , center of interface dynamics for sustainability , chengdu development center for science and technology , china academy of engineering physics 355 , tengfei er road , southwest airport economic development zone shuangliu , chengdu , sichuan 610207 , people\u2019s republic of china m : + 86 186 8343 5191 ( china ) ; + 31 6 51142839 ( the netherlands ) e : a . w . kleijn @ urltoken visiting professor / advisor at : - surface physics and chemistry laboratory , caep , jiangyou , people\u2019s republic of china - van & apos ; t hoff institute for molecular sciences , faculty of science , university of amsterdam , the netherlands - fom institute differ - dutch institute for fundamental energy research , nieuwegein , the netherlands - leiden institute of chemistry , gorlaeus laboratories , leiden university , the netherlands employment history 1974 research assistant , fom institute for atomic and molecular physics 1975 - 1980 research associate , fom institute for atomic and molecular physics 1980 - 1981 postdoctoral fellow , ibm san jose , ca , usa 1981 - 1999 research staff member , fom institute for atomic and molecular physics 1987 - 1999 professor of physics , university of amsterdam 1999 - professor of chemistry , leiden university 2003 - director , fom institute for plasma physics rijnhuizen\nwe are looking for a highly motivated postgraduate student to undertake a msc by research in surface chemistry whereby modifications of the surface with attachment of chemical groups to enhance the proliferation and differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells .\nthe institute has a block of model installation to bring new technologies into a commercial level .\nyki , which is part of the sp group , specialises in applied surface and colloid chemistry and has an international lead in several areas .\nit was established on 1st january 1968 initially as research laboratories of catalysis and surface chemistry having the scientific council jointly with the institute of physical chemistry of the polish academy of sciences in warsaw . from 1968 to 2002 it was directed by professor jerzy haber . since 28th november 1978 , when the appropriate decree of the council of ministers of poland was issued , it exists as an independent institute with its own scientific council . since 1990 the institute has rights to grant phd degree in physical chemistry and since 2000 it has habilitation ( dsc ) rights . the institute is a member of marian smoluchowski krakow scientific consortium ' matter - energy - future ' , which since 2012 has a status of national leading scientific center ( know ) .\na unique petroleum museum has been created at the institute containing mone than 3000 petroleum samples and cores . they are also used as the subjects for scientific researches .\nurltoken will not be updated but will remain in its current state until we launch new pages for sp chemistry , materials and surfaces at urltoken .\nthe research aim of the catalysis and surface chemistry group headed by prof . marc koper is to probe and understand chemical reactions on well - defined , mostly single crystalline , surfaces at the molecular level .\nthe research activities of the institute cover the interdisciplinary field of catalysis and the physical chemistry of phenomena occurring at solid / gas , liquid / gas and solid / liquid interfaces with an emphasis put on their significance and mechanism in catalysis , flotation , adsorption and detergency .\nyki has offered our customers innovation - driven applied research within surface and colloidal chemistry for nearly 50 years . we carry those years with a lot of history , competence and pride that we now bring with us into the next step - an exciting future within the sp group .\nthe employment in the institute evolved from 28 persons when it was established in 1968 to 92 persons in 2001 including 42 research staff with 15 professors and associate professors ( docent ) specializing in various aspects of catalysis , surface chemistry and colloid science . currently , the number of institute ' s employees is above 100 , of which 2 / 3 are research staff . over 20 phd and many undergraduate students are also involved in the research . there are 14 independent research groups and four laboratories that provide services for scientific community : laboratory of surfaces and nanostructures , joint laboratory of biotechnology and enzyme catalysis and national research center for magnetic nanostructures ( spinlab ) .\nhow to cite this article : song , e . et al . surface chemistry governs cellular tropism of nanoparticles in the brain . nat . commun . 8 , 15322 doi : 10 . 1038 / ncomms15322 ( 2017 ) .\nb . sc . ( university of toronto , 1979 ) m . sc . ( university of toronto , 1981 ) ph . d . ( university of toronto , 1985 ) nserc postdoctoral fellow ( imperial college , 1985 - 87 ) director , nserc create in neuroengineering ( 2011 - 17 ) president , mcgill association of university teachers ( 2014 - 15 ) chair , chemical institute of canada ( 2014 - 15 ) president , canadian society for chemistry ( 2009 - 10 ) fellow , chemical institute of canada ( 2013 ) fellow , royal society of canada ( 2012 ) fellow , royal society of chemistry ( uk ) ( 2010 ) leo yaffe award for excellence in teaching , mcgill ( 1996 )\nthe de vos group is part of the centre for surface chemistry and catalysis ( centrum voor oppervlaktechemie en katalyse ; cok ) , a large interdisciplinary team ( > 120 people ) involved in research in the chemistry of the solid - gas , solid - liquid , and solid - solid interphases . the group currently consists of 9 post - doctoral researchers and 17 phd students under the wings of professor dirk de vos .\nthanks to the merger between yki and sp ' s chemistry and materials unit , we offer you a unique and broad competence within chemistry and materials technology that is hard to match in terms of product development and analyses . the new unit , sp chemistry , materials and surfaces , form the sp group ' s biggest unit with 160 experts - almost half have a phd degree . you get :\nalexander kandratsenka\u2019s group supports experimental efforts with first principles simulations of molecule - surface dynamics with coworker svenja janke .\nfig 1 . extruder for kr\u00fcss dsa contact angle machine ( left ) , and fig 2 . environmental chamber for the contact angle machine ( right )\nwe co - own a bet surface area analyser which is situtated in the department ' s analytical services laboratory . the\nced in tumour - bearing rats was conducted following the exact same procedure as for the healthy rats , by reopening the burr hole used for tumour implantation .\nthis work was supported by the national institute of health ( nih r01 ca149128 ) and the brain research foundation . a . g . was supported by the leslie h . warner postdoctoral fellowship from the yale cancer center . the authors thank marc llaguno for tem assistance . we thank muneeb mohideen , elias quijano , junwei zhang , david chi , dr fred gorelick and dr jiangbing zhou for insightful discussions and paul won for technical assistance .\nsurface / group / diebold / index . txt \u00b7 last modified : 2018 - 06 - 14 18 : 20 by michael schmid\nthe activities of the institute cover the interdisciplinary field of the physical chemistry of phenomena occurring at solid / gas , liquid / gas and solid / liquid interfaces . the institute integrates fundamental theoretical and experimental studies and combines them with applied research whose results can be directly used to improve technological processes . about one third of the research activities is connected with colloid and interface science . the main topics of expertise are : transport phenomena in colloid systems ; colloid and nano - particle adsorption , formation of composite coatings ; adsorption of polymers and polyelectrolytes ; surface and electric properties of polyelectrolyte layers ; interactions in disperse systems and their stability ; electrokinetic phenomena ; surfactant systems , adsorption , wetting ; electrochemistry and photocatalysis .\na corresponding - member of the ussr academy of sciences michael f . shostakovsky was the organizer and the first director of the institute in 1970 - 1973 . later the institute was headed by professor yury g . kryazhev ( 1973 - 1978 ) , dr . anatoly n . plyusnin ( 1978 - 1981 ) and by a corresponding - member of the ussr academy of sciences gennady f . bolshakov ( 1981 - 1989 ) .\n2012 \u2013 2017 divisional associate editor ( materials physics ) for physical review letters 2017 \u2013 2019 advisory board , acs energy letters 2016 \u2013 advisory board , npj quantum materials 2013 \u2013 2015 advisory board , advanced materials interfaces 2010 \u2013 2015 advisory editorial board for surface science 2009 \u2013 2010 reader panel , nature 2009 guest editor ( together with t . m . orlando ) , \u201cnon - thermal processes on surfaces . dedicated to the memory of prof . theodore e . madey\u201d special issue in j . phys . : cond . matter 2007 \u2013 2010 advisory editorial board for open journal of physical chemistry 2006 \u2013 2007 guest editor ( together with a . selloni and c . di valentin ) , \u201cdoping and functionalization of semiconducting metal oxides\u201d , special issue in chemical physics 2006 \u2013 2007 surface , interface and atomic - scale science editorial board of journal of physics : condensed matter 2003 \u2013 advisory editorial board for surface science reports\nicsc pas is a parent institution for the international postgraduate school , organised in cooperation with the faculty of engineering and chemical technology of the krakow university of technology , and the faculty of chemistry of the rzesz\u00f3w university of technology . the school is attended by over 50 phd students . in the framework of collaboration with the jagiellonian university , icsc offers the possibility of preparing the msc and bsc theses in chemistry and environmental protection .\ndescription of expertise aart w . kleyn received a bachelors in chemistry and mathematics at leiden university in 1972 , and a masters in physics with mathematics and geochemistry at the university of amsterdam . he obtained his phd in physics at the same university in 1980 , cum laude . he worked as post doctoral fellow with ibm research in 1980 - 1981 . he was a member of the scientific staff of the fom institute for atomic and molecular physics ( amolf ) in amsterdam from 1981 until 1999 . he became professor of physics at the university of amsterdam in 1988 . he was head of the atomic and molecular physics divisions of the fom institute for atomic and molecular physics . in 1999 he left amsterdam and joined the faculty of leiden university as professor of chemistry . in 2003 he became director of the fom institute for plasma physics rijnhuizen . prof . kleyn served on many boards and committees nationally and internationally . he was president of the netherlands physical society ( 1998 - 2001 ) . he was president of the physics education division of the european physical society . he is editor of the journal progress in surface science , and serves on the board of several international journals . he has organized and co - organized many international conferences . he chaired two international research networks sponsored by the european union . he was elected into the selection and scheduling board of the gordon research conferences ( usa ) . he is a fellow of the institute of physics ( uk ) . he is a member of the american vacuum society , the american physical society , the european physical society , the netherlands physical society ( nnv ) , the netherlands vacuum society ( nevac ) , the royal dutch society of science ( haarlem ) , the royal netherlands chemical society ( kncv ) , and the royal society of chemistry ( uk ) .\nreusable adsorbents have been developed to collect oil and oil products from water surface . their production and use have been brought into a commercial level .\none example of an area where yki and sp ' s previous chemistry and materials unit complement each other especially well after the merger is the polymer area . here we can now offer you a one of a kind one - stop - shop resourse . thanks to our combined expertise we can work across the whole polymer field - for example syntheis , characterisation of polymer surfaces and sturctures , formulation , surface modification etc .\ncontact corresponding author for matlab code regarding analysis of volume of distribution of nps in the brain .\nmoreover , each year icsc pas organizes open day which aims at popularization of the catalysis and the surface science among pupils from primary and secondary school .\nthis means we will be able to offer you a unique and broad competence within chemistry and materials technology that is hard to match in terms of product development and analyses . you get :\npreference will be given to applicants with basic degree in science such as materials science , chemistry , medical physics or related subject , with a minimum cgpa above 3 . 0 , with good english proficiency . the candidate needs to have a strong interest in surface modification as well as biological knowledge , with a passion in research , self - motivated and able to work independently .\ndevices for scientific researches , i . e . densimeters , microcalorimeters , viscosimeters , cryostats and petroleum quality analysers .\non 1 january 2013 , sp will merge its subisidiary yki and its chemicals business in bor\u00e5s into a single unit within the sp group . the aim is to create a strong centre of excellence within the field of chemistry .\nstudents undertaking any of these projects will gain experience in physical organic principles , spectroscopic methods , electron microscopy , electrochemical techniques , and surface chemistry . recent graduates and pdfs are currently in academic positions ( u . de montr\u00e9al , guelph , saskatchewan , concordia , rutgers , waterloo , laurentian , dalhousie ) , government research labs ( nrc ) , and industry ( charles river , stemcell ) , and postdoctoral research positions .\nmethods for judicious use of natural caustobioliths , waste of oil refining , coal , peat and other organic raw material processing .\nthe contact angle is the angle at which a liquid / vapor interface meets the solid surface . the contact angle is specific for any given system and is determined by the interactions across the three interfaces . using the dsa from kr\u00fcss gmbh we probe the surface using a variety of test liquids to obtain contact angles and subsequently the surface energy of the sample material . hydrated ( or wet ) samples can also be characterised using the captive bubble technique . advancing and receding angles can be meaured by expanding and contractnig the test liquid ( or air ) on the substrate or by tilting the table , which also allows to determine sliding angles . hot melts and their interaction with surfaces ( such as powder beds ) can also be studied up to tempeatures of 400\u00b0c .\nwe have a wide range of optical microscopes , which are interfaced with digital cameras and image analysis software for measuring ( e . g . pore sizes ) . we have linkham hot plate and cold stage accessories for studying the development of crystallini ty of polymers over time , this is also used to identify the site of nucleation ( i . e . from the surface of carbon fibres ) . we also have access to scanning electron and transmission elctron microscopy in the department of materials .\nthe rise institutes sp , innventia and swedish ict have merged in order to become a stronger research and innovation partner for businesses and society .\nchemistry : a series of research - level seminars about topics of current interest in advanced materials . topics include molecular and nanoelectronics , computational approaches to materials design and property predictions , new techniques in molecular and atomic imaging , advances in materials preparation , quantum devices and quantum computing .\n) . the different nps were also administered to rats bearing gfp expressing rg2 tumours grown for 7 days . all formulations yielded volumes of distributions (\nsurface and interfacial tensions ( i . e . contact angles , captive bubbles / drops , interfacial tensions ) at elevated tempartures and pressures are required in the development of materials or the understanding of phenomena relevant to the oil and gas industry .\nraising the productivity and competitiveness of european businesses through technology . boosting national economies on the international market , and strengthening the basis for sustainable prosperity and employment .\nfor immunostaining and imaging , brains were fixed in 4 % pfa for 24 h and placed in a 30 % sucrose solution until it equilibrated and sank . tissue was then sliced using a leica cm3000 cryostat ( leica ) to 10 \u03bcm slices and stored at \u221220 \u00b0c until staining . just before staining , slides were rehydrated with pbs and then permeabilized with 0 . 1 % triton - x for 1 h . the slides were then washed three times and incubated in blocking buffer ( 5 % bsa , 5 % donkey serum and 0 . 05 % triton - x solution ) for 1 h . slides were incubated with primary antibodies ( anti iba1 rabbit ; wako pure chemicals , richmond , va , usa ; anti gfap rabbit , bs - 0199r ; bioss antibodies ; anti neun rabbit , ab1044225 ; abcam , cambridge , ma , usa ) diluted to 1 : 500 in blocking buffer for 18 h at 4 \u00b0c . slides were washed three times with blocking buffer for 10 min each and then incubated with secondary antibodies ( goat anti rabbit cy5 , a10523 ; life technologies ) diluted to 1 : 1 , 000 in blocking buffer for 1 h at room temperature . finally , slides were washed two times with blocking for 10 min and once with water , then mounted for imaging using vectashield hardset antifade mounting medium with dapi ( vector laboratories , burlingame , ca , usa ) . images were taken using a leica tcs sp5 confocal microscope ( leica ) .\ncan be attained by the bet isotherm method , whereby nitrogen is adsorbed and subsequently desorbed . the size of a nitrogen molecule is known , therefore by monitoring the mass change over time , the surface area of a known mass of sample can be attained .\nthe institute has also notable achievements in developing technologies for protecting the environment . one of them - swingtherm - is a novel catalytic , low - energy - consumption process based on the regenerative catalytic oxidation , targeted at the purification of industrial waste gases , which found application in poland , europe , and overseas . in 1995 , a spin - off company katalizator ltd . was created , in order to promote the industrial implementation of catalytic materials designed at icsc . this company , in which icsc holds a control share packet , produces and sells catalysts synthesized according to icsc - patented procedures to industrial partners all over the world . in 2007 a centre for environmental pollution analyses has been established , offering services to the customers from the whole country .\nresearch in this laboratory is oriented around structure / property relationships of classes of molecules which form interfaces and nanomaterials . this takes us into molecular design and synthesis ( of novel surfactants and lipids ) , kinetics studies ( enzymology ) , surface chemical techniques ( langmuir films , electrochemistry , scanning probe microscopy ) , spectroscopy ( nmr , ir ) and polymer chemistry . in addition to the research that is performed directly in our labs , we also work with researchers in physiology , physics , chemical engineering , and neurosciences on collaborative projects . some examples of ongoing projects in this laboratory include :\nthe group combines state - of - the - art experimental setups to study surface catalytic reactions using a variety of spectroscopic techniques , both at the metal - uhv and metal - liquid interface , with computational techniques based on density functional theory and dynamic monte carlo simulations .\nto augment the main effort of our lab , which is experimental in nature , we also carry out forefront research in theoretical modeling of surface chemistry and dynamics . density functional theory , quantum dynamics , and mixed quantum classical methods are all key approaches that allow us to reproduce experimental observation from first principles in a computer simulation . with the most highly developed theories that faithfully reproduce a variety of experimental observations , we may explore molecular dynamics at surfaces in much greater atomic level detail through the methods of computer simulation . the independent - electron surface hopping approach is one such method that we are presently applying in close collaboration with its inventor , prof . john c . tully of yale university . aspiring to take the maximum advantage of new theoretical methods , we use cpu and gpu ( graphic processor unit ) clusters to utilize the power of modern technologies of parallel computing .\na system for complex studies of oils . logical structure of integrated gis data base has been created ( nearly 40 mb ) including geological , chemical , physico - chemical information on oils as well as technological and ecological information on the territories of oil fields in the tomsk region , software to reveal zones of ecological hazard and software for cartographic data mapping .\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 .\nfor volume of distribution experiments , a biological replicate of three was performed to ensure reproducibility and accuracy of our data , as previously reported in literature by our group . for flow cytometry , a biological replicate of five was performed to repeat the experiment on three different days , accounting for any processing variables and to ensure day to day variation . moreover , preliminary experiments demonstrated that n = 5 was sufficient to ensure the detection of significant differences . animals that died during procedures were not processed further for analysis . for the therapeutic efficacy study , an initial number of 10 animals per group was previously shown in our group to ensure statistical differences . animals dying without waking up from surgery ( after tumour implantation or ced ) were excluded . animals were randomly assigned to the different groups to prevent any confounding variables from syringes or stereotactic frames . investigators were not formally blinded to experimental groups .\n( a ) schematic of pla - based nps with different surface coatings . ( b ) particle morphology and population was imaged using tem after staining with uranyl acetate , with each image corresponding to the image above in fig . 1a ( representative image of n = 3 biological replicates , scale bar = 100 nm ) . particle characterization with dynamic light scattering ( c ) and laser doppler anemometery ( d ) displayed similar hydrodynamic diameters and zeta potential respectively for all particle types . size analysis was conducted in water ( c ) and zeta potential was measured in water and in artificial cerebrospinal fluid ( acsf ) , showing the neutralization of all particle surface charge in acsf ( results are presented as mean\u00b1s . d . of n = 3 biological replicates ) ( d ) . ( e ) particle size was shown to be stable in 37 \u00b0c acsf without measurable aggregation for up to 24 h ( representative graph of n = 3 biological replicates ) .\nfor more information , please do not hesitate to contact dr siow kim shyong at kimshyong @ urltoken and / or dr ng pei yuen yuen22004 @ urltoken with your cv stating your qualification and experience . do include a list of publications ( if any ) , conference presentation ( if any ) or undergraduate research project report . only successful candidates will be contacted for further interview .\nin conclusion , this study demonstrates that np surface properties significantly influence cellular tropism after their entry into the brain , and that engineering these surface properties provides an opportunity to control cellular distribution . we have also demonstrated that in vitro rates of association can predict in vivo cellular affinity , showing that the dynamic and complex brain environment can be modelled , at least to some extent , by a simple static in vitro system . however , it appeared that the functional outcome might not always be related solely to an absolute internalization , and that the different features of the formulations ( specificity of internalization , immunogenicity and ability to recruit specific cell types ) should also be taken into account depending on the therapeutic strategy envisioned . altogether , these results highlight the potential to optimize np - based therapeutic strategies by tuning np surface properties for enhanced delivery to certain cell types of interest and development of specific features , offering the possibility to hone the choice of the nanocarrier to each specific therapeutic molecule . tailoring the nanocarrier behaviour to each therapeutic strategy will likely improve therapeutic efficacy in target cells , and minimize treatment toxicity to off - target cells .\nthe therapeutic efficacy study was conducted following the exact same procedure as for the ced of dye loaded particles , using eb loaded particles . each rat received a total dose of 20 \u03bcg of eb .\n) . for pla nps , a large percentage of the cell population ( 22\u201328 % ) internalized a significant but relatively low amount of particles , whereas the pla\u2013hpg\u2013cho np mfis were increased in a smaller population of cells ( 6 . 3\u20138 . 1 % ) , taking up a large number of particles . these observations suggest that although global uptake was higher for pla\u2013hpg\u2013cho nps compared to pla nps , it affected a smaller population of cells . notably , as more nps become associated with cells from 4 to 24 h , the distribution among the different cell types remained the same for all nps formulations (\ncordis was the european commission\u2019s first permanent website in 1994 . its content dates back to the 1990s and it provided web services for fp4 , fp5 , fp6 , fp7 and other ec research and innovation activities .\npla\u2013peg nps were synthesized using a nanoprecipitation technique . polymer ( 100 mg ) was dissolved in 5 ml dmso at room temperature for 2 h . dia dye ( 0 . 2 mg ) dissolved in 2 \u03bcl of dmso was then added to the polymer solution . the polymer - dye solution was then divided into 200 \u03bcl aliquots . each 200 \u03bcl aliquot was added dropwise to 1 ml di water under strong vortex to create a np suspension . these suspensions were immediately pooled and diluted with 5 \u00d7 di water . this diluted suspension was then transferred to an amicon ultra - 15 100 kda centrifugal filter unit , and centrifuged at 4 , 000 g at 4 \u00b0c for 30 min . the nps were washed twice with di water and centrifuged for another 30 min each time . after a final wash with di water , the nps were centrifuged for 1 h to achieve a final concentration of 100 mg ml \u22121 di water . the final np suspension was then either immediately used for in vivo or in vitro experiments , or snap - frozen at \u221280 \u00b0c until use .\ntheoretical understanding of surface chemistry will eventually become a tool to design new chemical technology including : heterogeneous ( photo ) catalysts , photovoltaics , fuel cells and much more . to reach this goal , we require new ideas and new theories of molecular interactions at interfaces . applying cutting - edge laser , molecular beam , and ultrahigh vacuum technology to design well - defined experiments that can catch molecules in the act of reacting , our group strives to provide benchmark measurements which set standards for the next generation of theoretical advance . in particular , we seek to discover the\nrules\nthat govern the conversion of energy at interfaces . although too small to see with the naked eye and too fast to follow except with the fastest pulsed lasers , energy conversion takes place one molecule at a time and one collision at a time . by isolating these individual energy conversion events and studying them , we are building the conceptual bridge connecting our macroscopic experience of energy conversion to the molecular world .\nthe dynamic fluid sorption ( capillary rise ) technique is used to determine the wettability of porous systems , fibres , powders and membranes using an automated tensiometer ( kr\u00fcss k100 ) ( shown in fig 5 ) . using the modified washburn equation enables to determine the surface enegry of such solids . the amount of liquid retained after measurment is also determined . furthermore this tensiometer allows for the determination of surface and interfacial tensions using the ring - or wilhelmy - plate methods . the density of liquids can be determined using archimedes principle using this instrument , this machine also allows the measurement of sedimentation rates of suspensions . we modified an ultramicro balance ( 4504 mp8 , sartorius , g\u00f6ttingen , germany ; accuracy = 0 . 1 \u03bcg ) to enable us to measure contact angles on single ( carbon ) fibres with diameters as low as 5 \u03bcm using the modified wilhelmy - technique ( shown in fig 6 ) .\npla\u2013hpg\u2013cho nps were prepared by oxidation of the vicinal diols of pla\u2013hpg nps to aldehydes as previously described with minor modifications 24 . pla\u2013hpg nps ( 200 \u03bcl ) at 100 mg ml \u22121 were incubated for 20 min on ice with 60 \u03bcl of 10 \u00d7 pbs and 200 \u03bcl of 0 . 1 m naio 4 ( aq ) . the reaction was then quenched with 200 \u03bcl of 0 . 2 m na 2 so 3 ( aq ) and the nps were washed two times with di water using amicon ultracel 100 kda mwco centrifugal filter units at 12 , 200 g for 7 min each . the nps were then diluted with di water to desired concentrations for experiments .\ncellular distribution of nps within tissues is critically important for their therapeutic effectiveness , as demonstrated in recent studies on the cellular distribution of particles delivered to the liver 44 or tumours 45 , 46 . here , we found that surface properties of nps are crucial in determining the cellular fate of nps after entry into the brain interstitium . peg and hpg moieties have been widely used to provide stealth properties in the systemic circulation 23 , and dense peg coating has been proposed as a means to enhance distribution in the brain interstitium 15 , suggesting that stealth properties are also required for effective brain delivery . however , in our study , those particles were the least efficiently internalized by all cell types , in healthy brains and in tumour - bearing brains , and these particles were least effective for treatment of tumours ( fig . 8b ) . the lower internalization of stealth particles might be due to decreased retention in the brain environment resulting in reduced probability of interaction with cells and the extracellular matrix , making them more prone to elimination through brain capillaries 47 or the lymphatic system ( fig . 7 ) . on the other hand , when the surface diols on pla\u2013hpg nps were converted to aldehydes , the nps were internalized more abundantly by all cell types . in this example , the multifunctional hpg was modified to produce a bio - adhesive state , which appears to be a valuable strategy to increase cellular uptake after brain administration .\n) . each np formulation was internalized more abundantly after 24 h compared to 4 h with the extent of increase being significantly influenced by the np surface properties . pla\u2013peg and pla\u2013hpg nps presented a 1 . 4 and 2 . 3 - fold increase , while internalization of pla\u2013hpg\u2013cho nps was increased even more than the pla nps ( four - and threefold increase respectively ;\n( a \u2013 d ) brain slices stained for astrocytes ( gfap in white ) , showing that pla\u2013hpg\u2013cho nps ( red ) produced an up - regulation of gfap protein , characteristic of reactive astrocytes ( d ) , while pla , pla\u2013peg ( red ) and pla\u2013hpg nps ( red ) did not ( a , b , c ) at 4 h . ( e \u2013 h ; gfap in white ) after 24 h , all particles except pla\u2013hpg nps ( red ) ( g ) induced an up - regulation of gfap proteins . ( i \u2013 l ) brain slices stained for microglia ( iba - 1 in white ) , showing that pla ( red ) and pla\u2013hpg\u2013cho nps ( red ) activated microglia ( i , l , microglia present mostly in amoeboid shape ) , while pla\u2013peg ( red ) and pla\u2013hpg nps ( red ) did not ( j and k , microglia retain their ramified state ) at 4 h . ( m \u2013 p ; iba - 1 in white ) after 24 h , all particles except pla\u2013hpg nps ( red ) ( o ) activated microglia , with pla\u2013hpg\u2013cho nps ( red ) showing the largest amount of particles in the perinuclear space ( p , supplementary fig . 8 ) . for each particle type and staining , the image is representative of three slides from one animal . all images were stained with dapi ( blue ) for nuclear visualization . ( scale bar , 20 \u03bcm for zoomed in images and 50 \u03bcm for larger images ) .\na 100 \u03bcl solution of nps was lyophilized in a pre - weighed eppendorf tube to measure particle yield . dye loading was determined using a spectramax m5 plate reader ( molecular devices , sunnyvale , ca , usa ) at 456 / 590 ( nm ) . eb loading was calculated by dissolving a 10 \u03bcl aliquot of the nps in 90 \u03bcl of acetonitrile for 24 h at 37 \u00b0c . solutions were then ran through a agilent lc - ms 6120b ( agilent technologies , santa clara , ca , usa ) with standard curves to determine the loading of drug in nps . the release of eb from the different nps formulations was measured for up to 14 days . nps loaded with 2 % wt / wt drug were dispersed at 0 . 5 mg ml \u22121 in 1 \u00d7 pbs with 0 . 5 % tween 80 , and incubated at 37 \u00b0c . at different time points ( 4 h , 8 h , 24 h , 48 h , 72 h , 5 days , 7 days and 14 days ) , the suspension was centrifuged through a 3 kda filter . filtrate was collected for hplc analysis as previously described for eb loading , and the pellet was re - suspended in the same volume of pbs for continued release .\n( a ) when fluorescently labelled particles were infused in healthy fischer 344 rats via ced , they displayed similar volumes of distribution ( vd ; results are presented as mean\u00b1s . d . of n = 3 biological replicates ) . ( b ) i\u2013iv , for all particle types , distribution in the healthy brain was homogeneous through the whole caudate ( representative image of n = 3 biological replicates , scale bar , 4 mm ) . ( c ) when infused in fischer 344 rats bearing rg2 tumours grown for 7 days , the different formulations displayed similar volumes of distribution ( vd ) , except for the pla nps that appeared to distribute more widely ( results are presented as mean\u00b1s . d . of n = 3 biological replicates ) . ( d ) i\u2013iv , for all particle types , distribution pattern was more heterogeneous in the tumour - bearing brain compared to the healthy brain because of the presence of the tumour mass ( representative image of n = 3 biological replicates , scale bar , 4 mm ) .\nnanoparticles are of long - standing interest for the treatment of neurological diseases such as glioblastoma . most past work focused on methods to introduce nanoparticles into the brain , suggesting that reaching the brain interstitium will be sufficient to ensure therapeutic efficacy . however , optimized nanoparticle design for drug delivery to the central nervous system is limited by our understanding of their cellular deposition in the brain . here , we investigated the cellular fate of poly ( lactic acid ) nanoparticles presenting different surface chemistries , after administration by convection - enhanced delivery . we demonstrate that nanoparticles with \u2018stealth\u2019 properties mostly avoid internalization by all cell types , but internalization can be enhanced by functionalization with bio - adhesive end - groups . we also show that association rates measured in cultured cells predict the extent of internalization of nanoparticles in cell populations . finally , evaluating therapeutic efficacy in an orthotopic model of glioblastoma highlights the need to balance significant uptake without inducing adverse toxicity .\npla and pla\u2013hpg nps were synthesized using the emulsion - evaporation technique , as previously described 23 . polymer ( 100 mg ) was dissolved in 2 . 4 ml of ethyl acetate overnight . 0 . 2 mg of dia dye ( life technologies , grand island , ny , usa ) was dissolved in 600 \u03bcl dmso and added to the polymer solution . the organic phase was then added dropwise to 4 ml of di water under a strong vortex , and the mixture was sonicated for four cycles of 10 s intervals before dilution in another 10 ml of di water . the final mixture was concentrated using a rotovap for 15 min at room temperature . following evaporation , the solution was transferred to an amicon ultra - 15 100 kda centrifugal filter unit , and centrifuged at 3 , 000 g at 4 \u00b0c for 45 min . the nps were washed twice with 15 ml di water and centrifuged for 45 min each time . subsequently , the nps were re - suspended in 1 ml di water , and snap - frozen in aliquots until use .\nscientific foundations have been developed for advanced ecologically acceptable technologies intended to enhance oil recovery by physico - chemical methods . a set of unique instruments and methods has been developed to study physico - chemical and rheological properties of surface and dimentional phases in the system : oil - rock - suractant solution . a novel promising conception has been developed to use the formation energy or that of injected heat carrier to generate oil - displacing fluid , gels and sols in situ . five new commercial technologies have been developed to enhance oil recovery of west siberia oil fields . the technologies passed large - scale field tests and now they are being made commercial in oil fields of west siberia .\nthe hydrodynamic diameter of the nps was measured by dynamic light scattering . nps ( 1 ml ; 0 . 05 mg ml \u22121 in di water ) was prepared and read on a malvern nano - zs ( malvern instruments , uk ) . to measure zeta potential , 750 \u03bcl of nps ( 0 . 05 mg ml \u22121 in di water ) were loaded into a disposable capillary cell and analysed on a malvern nano - zs . for tem imaging , 10 \u03bcl of np solution at a concentration of 10 mg ml \u22121 was placed on a pre - cleaned and hydrophilized cf400 - cu tem grid ( electron microscopy sciences , hatfield , pa , usa ) for 1 min . grids were stained with a 0 . 2 % uranyl acetate solution for 15 s , washed three times in di water and mounted for imaging with a tecnai t12 tem microscope ( fei , hillsboro , or , usa ) . particle stability was measured using malvern nano - zs in artificial cerebrospinal fluid ( harvard apparatus , holliston , ma , usa ) at 37 \u00b0c with a standard operating procedure taking measurements every minute .\noriginal methods for separation , fractionation and testing hydrocarbons , heteroatomic and high - molecular oil components and metalloporphyrins , bitumens and rock organic substances etc . new data on the composition and properties of west siberia oils and those recovered from other regions of russia and cis have been obtained .\northotopic rg2 tumours were inoculated as previously described . briefly , 3 \u03bcl containing 2 . 5 \u00d7 10 5 rg2 cells suspended in pbs were administered over 3 min using the same procedure and the same coordinates as ced . tumours were grown for 7 days before administration of particles .\n) to measure cellular tropism of the different particle types . the three cell populations were identified with specific intracellular markers ( astrocytes , microglia or neurons identified by the markers glial fibrillary acidic protein ( gfap ) , iba - 1 and neun , respectively ) . for each formulation and each cell type , three pieces of information were extracted from the fluorescence - activated cell sorting data ( see methods section for detailed procedure ) : first , the percentage of cells positively internalizing nps , which was determined by measuring the population of cells shifting away from the control population (\npla\u2013hpg copolymer was synthesized as previously described 23 . pla of 2 g and hpg at a 1 : 1 ratio were dissolved in 20 ml of dry n , n - dimethylformamide under molecular sieves overnight . 2 equivalents of n , n\u2032 - diisopropylcarbodiimide and 20 mol % of 4 - ( dimethylamino ) pyridine were added and allowed to react for 5 days . the polymer was then precipitated with cold ether . the resulting precipitate was then re - dissolved in 10 ml of dichloromethane and precipitated with a mixture of cold ether and methanol and lyophilized for 2 days .\nin this report , we studied np interaction with cells , or cellular tropism , in the context of the brain / tumour cellular microenvironment . poly ( lactic acid ) ( pla ) based nps presenting different surface chemistries were administered into the rat brain by ced . we observed that nps decorated with \u2018stealth\u2019 groups were able to avoid internalization by all cell types , including tumour cells . internalization could be restored and enhanced by functionalization with bio - adhesive end groups . we also showed that in vitro association rates measured in cultured cells could predict the extent of nps internalization by the different cell populations in vivo . finally , the evaluation of the therapeutic efficacy of the different formulations loaded with the potent cytotoxic drug epothilone b ( eb ) in an orthotopic model of glioblastoma underlined the need to balance significant uptake without inducing adverse toxicity to healthy cells . we believe that a better understanding of cellular fate for nps after brain delivery will speed the development of more effective np - based delivery systems for the treatment of brain diseases .\nthe zeta - potential of porous media , fibres , films , nanotubes and powders can be studied using various measuring cells by the streaming potential method ( fig 3 ) . we have two eka elekrokinetic analysers ( anton paar , austria ) and perform measurements as a function of time , ph and type and concentration of the electrolyte to assess both the stability of the measurement and the acid - base surface characteristics . the plateau region and the isoelectric point ( point of zero charge ) can be determined by ph dependent zeta - potential measurement . we can perfrom in situ measurements of samples to assess surafce modification by ( for example ) plasma treatment or protein adsorption . the machine can also be used to determine the permeability of porous materials .\nnanomaterials have long been proposed as carriers to facilitate the entry and delivery of agents into the brain 4 , 5 , 6 . long circulating nanoparticles ( nps ) , such as those decorated with polyethylene glycol ( peg ) on their surface , have been proposed as a way to enhance brain penetration through the bbb . however , despite their so - called \u2018stealth\u2019 properties ( referring to their resistance to opsonization and to elimination by the reticuloendothelial system 7 ) , usually < 1 % of the injected dose gains access to the brain tissue after systemic administration 5 , 8 . transport through the nasal epithelium can be more efficient , although the small surface area and anatomical location tend to limit the value of this method 9 . local infusion directly into the brain , or convection - enhanced delivery ( ced ) 10 , can be used to slowly introduce large volumes of nps into the cerebral interstitium , allowing the nps to reside in the brain parenchyma while slowly releasing encapsulated agents over prolonged periods 11 , 12 . it has been suggested that to be efficient when administered by ced , nps need to penetrate readily through the brain pores , or be \u2018brain - penetrating\u2019 12 , 13 , 14 . in one approach , dense peg surface coating of nps has been used to increase the distribution of particles in the brain after ced 15 , extending stealth properties to the brain interstitial space by preventing adhesive trapping in the extracellular matrix . however , even with brain - penetrating nps , varying degrees of survival benefits in animal models were achieved 11 , 12 , 16 , suggesting that other variables likely influence biological activity .\ndata were analysed using flowjo v . 10 . 0 . 8r1 ( flowjo , ashland , or , usa ) . after selecting for viable mononuclear cells under fsc and ssc , a population shift in the cy5 channel for each sample allowed for gating specific cell populations ( refer to supplementary fig . 1b , adapted from ngambenjawong et al . 45 ) . the fluorescence histograms of the cells gated in the dia channel were then superimposed with the histogram of the control brain cell populations , to gate the cell populations that shifted out of the control histogram . the mfi in the dia channel of this final population was then recorded . mfi values were then normalized according to dye loading using the relative fluorescence of each nps preparation obtained through a plate reader measurement . since mfi is the measurement of the fluorescence intensity of a cell population , or , to deduce what the absolute fluorescence within a cell population was , the mfi had to be multiplied by the relative percentage of the population of cells to yield the absolute fluorescence internalized by the cells :\nprevious studies of np delivery in the brain have evaluated the macro - level interaction of nps with tissues , by studying characteristics such as accumulation in the brain after systemic administration 17 , 18 , and volume of distribution after ced 12 , 15 , 16 , and relating these features to survival benefit . more recently , the influence of a tumour mass on the macroscopic pattern of np distribution was investigated 19 . yet , there are few studies on how surface properties of nps influence association with particular cell types once they enter the brain interstitium .\nanimals were anaesthetized using a mixture of ketamine ( 75 mg kg \u22121 ) and xylazine ( 5 mg kg \u22121 ) , injected intraperitoneally . rats\u2019 heads were shaved and then placed in a stereotaxic frame . after sterilization of the scalp with alcohol and betadine , a midline scalp incision was made to expose the coronal and sagittal sutures , and a burr hole was drilled 3 mm lateral to the sagittal suture and 0 . 5 mm anterior to the bregma . a 50 \u03bcl hamilton syringe with a polyamide - tipped tubing , loaded with the nps , was inserted into the burr hole at a depth of 5 mm from the surface of the brain and left to equilibrate for 7 min before infusion . a micro - infusion pump ( world precision instruments , sarasota , fl , usa ) was used to infuse 20 \u03bcl of 50 mg ml \u22121 nps at a rate of 0 . 667 \u03bcl min \u22121 . once the infusion was finished , the syringe was left in place for another 7 min before removal of the syringe . bone wax was used to fill the burr hole and skin was stapled and cleaned . following intramuscular administration of analgesic ( meloxicam , 1 mg kg \u22121 ) , animals were placed in a heated cage until full recovery ."]}
{"id": 55357, "summary": [{"text": "the tenerife meridian was the prime meridian of choice for dutch cartographers and navigators from the 1640s until the beginning of the 19th century .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it lies at 16 \u00b0 38 \u2032 22 \u2033 w of the current international prime meridian , the iers reference meridian through greenwich . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "tenerife meridian", "paragraphs": ["locate cities of meridian and tenerife on a map as well as the route meridian tenerife and the different connecting points ( sur reina sofia airport , norte los rodeos airport , meridian railway station ) by clicking on the ' details & map ' button .\nmeridian windows tenerife offer you the very best choice on windows and doors for your home . . . . .\ndive and sea tenerife - copyright \u00a9 2009 - 2017 all rights reserved . dive and sea tenerife\nit is not possible to travel directly by train from meridian to tenerife without changing trains . you can take the train meridian - new york and travel by plane to get to your final destination .\nno flight allows you to fly directly to tenerife from meridian . you can take the flight new york - madrid and madrid - tenerife and complete the other part of your journey traveling by train .\ndrop in to our showroom or give us a call . from surveyors to fitters , meridian windows tenerife look after you from start to finish .\nel meridian suitable for : advanced divers and above . boat or shore dive : boat .\n. amsterdam : meridian publishing ; new york , n . y : alan r . liss .\ntrains crescent of amtrak to new york leave from meridian railway station in meridian . arrival in new york will take place at new york penn station ( 2 . 7 mi from the city centre ) .\nwhen travelling from tenerife to meridian by plane , train , you might have to change at madrid ( spain ) new york ( united states ) london ( united kingdom ) casablanca ( morocco ) . if you have some time on your way to tenerife or back to meridian , this may be a really good opportunity to visit and have a short stay in those cities .\nel meridian in is a wreck dive , accessible only by boat . the meridian was deliberately sunk in 2005 as an artificial reef , and is now near palm mar . the meridian lies at 30m and provides some excellent opportunities to explore the still intact wreck . the nearby reef is full of life and during the winter months you can see angel sharks .\nmeridian windows tenerife can also visit you at your location , and discuss the options available to you when considering replacement windows and doors in tenerife . our team is dedicated to getting the job done , at the right price , and the right spec . using the best quality materials available in tenerife . we can manufacture your windows and doors in the meridian windows workshop , and then fit them into your home , ensuring they are sealed , watertight , and correctly fitted to customers satisfaction guarantee .\namtrak provides a rail connection meridian - new york with the train crescent from meridian railway station ( 0 . 5 mi from city - centre ) and serving the rail station of new york penn at arrival ( 2 . 7 mi from centre )\nle meridian worked as a minesweeper during world war ii , then as a fishing boat . in 1973 volfgam mertis restored and modernized the ship , and then worked for meridian in tenerife , exporting the tourists on boat trips . it was flooded in 2005 in los cristianos to a depth of 30 meters . book your dive with ola diving center urltoken\n. this was the most famous classical map of the world , unsurpassed for almost 1500 years . the canaries continued to be widely used as the prime meridian for maps of the world until well into the 19th century - for example , louis xiii decreed that el hierro be used as prime meridian on all french maps in 1634 , and this continued until about 1800 . dutch maps of the period used the peak of el teide on tenerife as their prime meridian . ( see for example this\nmeridian windows tenerife have been established for over a decade in the canary islands , building their reputation on the performance of their honest , friendly and reliable team . individually designing and building each unit in our on - site factory located in adeje tenerife \u2013 our team of fully qualified fabricators ensure you quality that is built to last .\nall the services you might need while on holiday in tenerife can be found at hotel mediterranean palace .\nif you are looking for holidays in tenerife , with endless amusement , personalized care and service , in a comfortable hotel and well located facing the tenerife beach , the hotel mediterranean palace is ideal for you .\nmake the most of this exclusive offers only available on our website in the hotel mediterranean palace of tenerife .\nel delfin \u2013 south tenerife dive site suitable for : advanced diver . boat or shore dive : boat .\nthe hotel mediterranean palace enjoys a privileged location on playa de las am\u00e9ricas ( beach ) , in south tenerife .\ni would like to thank dive and sea tenerife for posting this article . their site is a great place to\u2026\nfor your trip from meridian ( mississippi , united states ) to tenerife ( spain ) with a distance of 4224 mi you will be able to take 2 modes of transport , eventually by combining plane and / or train , and according to which the duration of the journey will be significantly different .\nstar fish bay \u2013 south tenerife dive site suitable for : all levels of diver . boat or shore dive : boat .\nthis was our first day on our vacation on tenerife . we drove from callao salvaje and we get a rainy . . .\nmoreover , he said tenerife was confident it would \u201cmore than match\u201d other hubs in the region in terms of productivity and reliability .\nget prices , times and duration for the journey meridian tenerife by clicking on the ' check prices ' button and after entering your dates of departure and the number of passengers . note that we are trying to get as many prices as we can from different online travel agencies , but sometimes it may not be possible .\nanother wreck off the south coast of tenerife , el meridian - this wreck was a ww2 german minesweeper and arrived in tenerife in the 70 ' s , was one of the first whale watching boats . it first sank off the coast of los cristianos , but was refloated , towed out some way and then sank again a little further afield . this is a great wreck diving site but it should be noted that it\u2019s only suited to advanced level scuba divers .\nwe finished off a tour up the east coast of tenerife with a stop at this shopping centre which had free car parking ! what is it with tenerife ? so many centres & attractions had free car parking wherever we went . don ' t think i paid more . . .\ni see that tenerife has an elevation of 12 , 200 ft . ( 3700 m ) . interesting to think that this was hume\u2019s everest . i suppose none of the american rockies were familiar to europeans yet . but surely the alps ? or is it that tenerife is more monolithic ?\nusing kommerling pvc - profiles meridian windows offer up to a 10 year guarantee \u2013 something other window providers will find difficult to beat . remember - upvc is naturally free from erosion , leaks & does not transmit heat .\nsimilarly , last month , bollor\u00e9and apmt , under their meridian port services partnership in ghana , signed an agreement with tema port authority to invest over $ 1bn to raise the port\u2019s annual capacity to 3 . 5m teu .\nlos archos dive site in tenerife , there are 3 amazing natural coral arches . there are some fantastic photographic opportunities at this site . an abundance of tenerife\u2019s sea life can be seen amongst which you can see damsel fish , amberjack eels , moray eels and perhaps even a canarian lobster or two .\nthe perfect choice for a family vacation , this gorgeous hotel on the playa de las americas - the best beach in southern tenerife - has the largest , most exciting and safest kids club on the island . it is located right next to the best leisure center and shopping area of tenerife . . .\nmt blanc is the highest mountain in europe outside the caucasus , and it\u2019s 15 , 771 ft . but the thing about mt teide on tenerife is that it\u2019s a peak on a small island with a good harbor \u2013 it\u2019s visible from a ship well over 100 miles away and it was so important to sailors in hume\u2019s day that many cartographers ran the prime meridian through it .\nown property on your dream island now ! address : c / el jable , c . c . apollo sur fase 11 callao salvaje , 38678 adeje , tenerife\nmontana amarilla \u2013 south tenerife dive site suitable for : all levels of diver . boat or shore dive : boat or shore ( easier as a boat dive ) .\nmonarch airlines flies on the route from gatwick lgw airport ( located 24 . 2 mi from london , united kingdom ) to tenerife ( serving sur reina sofia tfs airport )\neasyjet carries out a flight from gatwick lgw airport situated 24 . 2 mi away from the city centre of london to tenerife ( arrival at sur reina sofia tfs airport )\nthomson airways carries out a flight from gatwick lgw airport situated 24 . 2 mi away from the city centre of london to tenerife ( arrival at sur reina sofia tfs airport )\nurltoken france carries out a flight from stansted stn airport situated 31 . 7 mi away from the city centre of london to tenerife ( arrival at sur reina sofia tfs airport )\nclub mare kids is a world of experiences and emotions where kids will enjoy magical moments of non - stop fun during their holiday in tenerife . they will have a great time .\nasked if tenerife was not \u201cbehind the curve\u201d in its ambition to become a west african transhipment hub , mr pastor replied that the future was hubs and there was room for more .\nthomas cook airlines uk flies on the route from gatwick lgw airport situated 24 . 2 mi away from the city centre of london to tenerife ( arrival at sur reina sofia tfs airport )\nmare nostrum resort , avenida de las am\u00e9ricas - arona tenerife . espa\u00f1a . reservas : ( + 34 ) 922 75 75 43 , recepci\u00f3n : ( + 34 ) 922 75 75 45\nryanair flies on the route from adolfo - su\u00e1rez de madrid - barajas mad airport ( located 8 . 1 mi from madrid , spain ) to tenerife ( serving sur reina sofia tfs airport )\ndon ' t miss our parties , the best in tenerife . we ' d like the time you spend with us to be special and for you to enjoy our gastronomy and live music .\nwhat would you like to eat today at the hotel mediterranean palace of tenerife ? there is no end to the bars and restaurants where you can enjoy excellent cuisine or the most refreshing beverage .\npimentel j . ( 2015 ) a southern meridian : astronomical undertakings in the eighteenth - century spanish empire . in : dunn r . , higgitt r . ( eds ) navigational enterprises in europe and its empires , 1730\u20131850 . cambridge imperial and post - colonial studies series . palgrave macmillan , london\ndownload the application and access all the information on mare nostrum resort : book a table at restaurants , request spa treatments , receive offers\u2026 enjoy everything that one of the best resorts in tenerife can offer .\nthe port of tenerife has been given a \u20ac400 , 000 grant from the european union for a year - long feasibility study on the construction of an lng bunkering hub at the south of the island .\nbloix beat me to what i was going to say , but let me restate the point : several peaks in the alps are taller , but the difference in elevation between their summits and the nearest point from which you can see them is ( i assume with some confidence ) less than the difference between the peak of tenerife and sea level . ( mount rainier , of which hume was probably not aware , is taller than tenerife , visible from sea level , and pretty damn impressive . i have never seen tenerife . if somebody wants to get me a grant , i would be happy to do some research .\nnorwegian air shuttle schedules the flight from adolfo - su\u00e1rez de madrid - barajas mad airport situated 8 . 1 mi away from the city centre of madrid to tenerife ( arrival at norte los rodeos tfn airport )\na well - sculptured window or door adds distinction & value to your property , not to mention the aspects of security , safety , insulation and of course peace of mind for those who reside outside of tenerife .\nmonta\u00f1a amarilla , also know as yellow mountain , in tenerife , is so called because of the golden coloured stone mountain , located next to the dive site . this dive is best as a boat dive to avoid a long precarious walk with kit . underwater there are fantastic rock formations one of which forms a horizontal swim through which leads out to the seabed where you can see a huge variety of sea life . such as rays , roncadores , octopus , moray eel\u2019s and angel sharks ( at the right time of year ) . this dive is one of the most scenic dive sites in tenerife and a very rewarding dive and was the first classified marine reserve in tenerife .\naround 120 ad , marinus of tyre wrote that the habitable world was bounded on the west by the fortunate islands . the status of the fortunate islands as the western edge of the known world was more formally established when claudius ptolemy ( ad 90 - 168 ) , following marinus , adopted the fortunate islands as the prime meridian for his\n# s 33 and 45 \u2013 teide on tenerife is also a stratovolcano . it\u2019s bigger than etna , and it had erupted reasonably spectacularly a few years before hume was born . but the main thing about it was that it was important \u2013 it\u2019s a big fixed object out in the ocean . in the days before longitude could easily be calculated , sailors were always a little bit lost once out of sight of land . if you could see tenerife , you knew where you were .\nin the very heart of the hotel mediterranean palace in tenerife , you can take a refreshing dip in a swimming pool measuring over 1000 m2 or relax in the atlantis chill out pool . learn about all the pools at the hotel mediterranean palace .\nthe black and white meridian photos above were taken in 1974 in front of st . cruz upon arrival from germany . in 1973 i rebuilt this ship myself , converting it from a german kfk cutter into the ship you can see on the photos . the local mafia sold the ship to a third party in los christianos before i got the chance to recover her .\npalm mar wall is another great boat dive , in tenerife . located near to the local fish farms is a great dive to see roncadores and bream . it is also possible to occasionally see dolphins . a great place to use as a drift dive .\ncrocodile rock has quickly become a firm favourite with the team at dive and sea tenerife . at its deepest edge it is only 16m and the shallowest part of the top of the \u201creef\u201d is just 5m . anemones , wrasse and damsel\u2019s all jostle for space , whilst in its crevices can be found black and brown moray eel\u2019s and on occasions fangtooth moray\u2019s . cuttle fish , common ray\u2019s and eagle rays have also been spotted searching for food in the immediate area . a very easy dive that is a must for all divers visiting tenerife .\nmr pastor explained that the initial demand for an lng facility had come from a requirement for tenerife to find another energy source , but it was soon identified that by switching over to lng for industrial use it could save the canary islands in total around \u20ac235m per year .\nthis was our first day on our vacation on tenerife . we drove from callao salvaje and we get a rainy day , and that ' s the main reason for our decision to go in centro comercial meridiano . parked our car in a down under garage for free , . . .\nthis magnificent 5 - star hotel in tenerife is decorated in the colors of the mediterranean sea and has an impressive 1 , 300 m2 pool . surrounding the pool is a huge terrace - solarium with beach chairs and waiter service . you can see us live from the webcam of the mediterranean palace hotel !\nat dive and sea tenerife we have over 70 dives sites , both shore and boat dives . so you will be sure to find a dive site that has what you are looking for ! have a read through the descriptions and a look at the images to decide where you want to go diving .\npytheas of marseille began from thule or iceland ; eratosthenes , followed by the arabs , from the pillars of hercules or the strait of gibraltar ; hondius from the hesperides or cape verde ; gerardus mercator from between the islands of corvo and flores ; ptolemy from the canary islands ; blaeu , who was followed by the dutch , from the island of tenerife ; ricciolo from the island of la palma . the french , by order of louis xiii , placed the prime meridian for the measurement of longitude on the island of el hierro [ \u2026 ] now the english have moved it again to london , and not to be outdone the french have set it in paris . and one day they will put the equinox and the tropics in london or paris . 1\nanglo buccaneers at times attacked the spaniards\u2019 colonies in canary islands , including tenerife . hume had no problem siding with protestants when necessary , and sort of upholds an early form of realpolitik , mo\u2019 or less : eh blokes , remember milton ( not to say cromwell and puritans ) \u2013let\u2019s keep the croppies down .\nel puertito has to be amongst everyone\u2019s favourite dive site in tenerife . a very easy entrance and a short swim takes you into just 8 - 10m of water as you then glide along its not long before your met by one of the family of turtles that live in this bay . whilst most of the site is quite baron there are small pockets of rock formations where you can find atlantic damsel\u2019s , blue - fin damsel\u2019s , cuttle fish and the occasional octopus or angel shark . however the stars of the show has to be the turtles who happily interact with our divers . this dive site has to be on your list when coming to tenerife .\nbritish airways carries out the flights from john f . kennedy international jfk airport situated 13 mi away from the city centre of new york to london ( arrival at london city lcy airport ) and from gatwick lgw airport ( located 24 . 2 mi from london , united kingdom ) to tenerife ( serving sur reina sofia tfs airport )\nroyal air maroc ensures the flight routes from john f . kennedy international jfk airport situated 13 mi away from the city centre of new york to casablanca ( arrival at mohamed v cmn airport ) and from mohamed v cmn airport ( located 16 . 2 mi from casablanca , morocco ) to tenerife ( serving norte los rodeos tfn airport )\nair europa ensures the flight routes from john f . kennedy international jfk airport situated 13 mi away from the city centre of new york to madrid ( arrival at adolfo - su\u00e1rez de madrid - barajas mad airport ) and from adolfo - su\u00e1rez de madrid - barajas mad airport ( located 8 . 1 mi from madrid , spain ) to tenerife ( serving sur reina sofia tfs airport )\niberia schedules the following flights : from john f . kennedy international jfk airport situated 13 mi away from the city centre of new york to madrid ( arrival at adolfo - su\u00e1rez de madrid - barajas mad airport ) and from adolfo - su\u00e1rez de madrid - barajas mad airport ( located 8 . 1 mi from madrid , spain ) to tenerife ( serving sur reina sofia tfs airport )\nalien rock is an old favourite in tenerife . it can be found in the same bay as yellow mountain but offers a totally different dive . with its huge rocks that almost touch at their points you are spoilt for fish species to look at . the red back cleaner shrimp can always be found ready to help the fish with a \u201cwash and brush up\u201d and barracuda are everywhere . look a little closer and you will see some of the largest anemones in tenerife as well as the resident brown moray eel ( big ben ) , who will always pop his head out to see who\u2019s coming and he just keeps getting bigger and bigger ! the whole area is surrounded by a large field of garden eel\u2019s and the odd eagle ray , common ray and sting ray cruise by on a regular basis . a truly fantastic dive for all .\nlos chuchos dive site in tenerife so called due to the spanish name for stingrays is one of the more popular dive sites . this is a boat dive , and by the time you have reached the bottom stingrays are starting to appear there are several species of ray to be seen including the enormous atlantic rays . other life can also be seen such as octopus and barracuda . a fantastic opportunity to see stings rays up close .\nafter the conquest , alonso fernandez de lugo was appointed the first governor of tenerife and la palma . since he had been personally responsible for financing the conquest , he was endowed by the crown with powers rather more extensive than the governors of the other islands . these powers included the disposition of slaves , the right to control entry and exit from the islands , to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction , and to appoint and dismiss judicial deputies .\npunta rasca is a must for all advanced open water divers , cascading rock formations , \u201cswim through\u2019s\u201d , small caves , black coral and loads of aquatic life to watch . leaving the dive boat into 10m of water then working our way down to around 24m - 30m we find the whitest sand in tenerife and aquatic life that has not seen a diver before . this is one of the exclusive dive sites for us and therefore is totally unspoilt .\nel condesito dive site in tenerife is a wreck dive and is only accessible from a boat . the wreck was a large boat which crashed in 1972 . the wreck lies between 10 and 15 meters which allows plenty of time to explore the wreck . the wreck is home to a vast array of different sea life such as trumpet fish , octopus and starfish . whilst the wreck is slowly decaying it\u2019s hull and deck can still be made out .\npalm mar cave , tenerife is an advanced dive , as the entrance to the cave is at 30 m . before you reach the cave you can see large rock formations sloping away into the distance , you have the opportunity to see lots of sea life including , moray eels and leopard spotted morays , you can also see sea bream , zebra fish and wrasse . the cave itself is still a mystery as no one has yet explored the cave in its entirety .\nalcala is a very easy shore dive with yet more turtles . we get into the water by a giant stride and have a short surface swim and then descend down into 4 - 6m of water . here we have a choice of routes that include sandy bottoms with lots of lizard fish , wide eyed flounders and common rays and the occasional visit from the resident turtles or small rocky areas that hide the smaller fish like cardinal fish , damsel\u2019s and roncadores . a lovely dive site that is worth a visit whilst in tenerife .\nleave new york and arrive early enough ( at least 2 hours before the departure time ) at john f . kennedy international jfk airport , 13 mi away , to check in your luggage for the flight to madrid ( adolfo - su\u00e1rez de madrid - barajas airport , iata code : mad ) operated by american airlines , delta air lines , air europa or iberia . from madrid , take another plane with air europa , norwegian air shuttle , iberia or ryanair that will carry you to sur reina sofia airport ( tenerife , spain ) .\nthe conquest of the canaries took from 1402 , when juan de bethencourt landed on lanzarote , to 1496 , when tenerife fell to alonso fernandez de lugo . the conquest of la palma started on the 29th of september of 1492 , with the landing on the beaches of tazacorte by fernandez de lugo , and finished on the 3rd of may of the following year . the last king of benahoare to submit himself to the invaders was the legendary tanausu , who ruled the kingdom of acero ( caldera de taburiente ) . after two failed attempts by the castilian conquistadors to penetrate la caldera to defeat him , fernandez de lugo sent a man called juan de palma , a relative of tanausu already converted to christianity , to establish a truce . tanausu agreed , but fernandez de lugo broke the agreement , and tanausu was captured in an ambush . tanausu was taken away into slavery , but refused to eat after leaving the island , and died without seeing land again .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nthe canary islands were known in antiquity as the western edge of the known world . homer referred to the islands of the blest , lying westward of maurusia ( modern - day morocco ) ( see extract from\nit is likely that the first people to discover the canaries were early phoenician explorers , originating from sidon and tyre in modern - day lebanon . herodotus claims that a phoenician expedition circumnavigated africa in the 6th century bc ( see\n) . phoenician coins are claimed to have been found as far afield as the azores . thor heyerdahl sailed from africa to south america via the canary islands in the\n, a boat made of papyrus , in order to prove that the journey was possible for ancient mariners .\nthe romans are known to have explored the canary islands . the most complete classical account of the canaries is by pliny the elder ( see\n) , taken from a description of an expedition sent by juba ii , governor of the roman protectorate of mauretania ( modern - day morocco ) from about 29 bc to 20 ad . the islands were found to be uninhabited at the time of this expedition , though junonia ( the roman name for la palma ) did have a ' small temple built of a single stone ' , presumably evidence of earlier inhabitants or explorers .\nduring the middle ages the canaries become more myth than reality . they figure for example in the search by st brendan ( c . ad 484 - 578 ) for paradise , which he assumed to be an island in the atlantic ocean (\naround the end of the 13th century , the canaries were rediscovered by a genoese fleet under lancelot malocello . a detailed survey was made by nicoloso de recco of genoa in 1341 . a papal bull of 1433 awarded rights over the canaries to henry the navigator of portugal , but this decision was reversed in 1436 , when another papal bull awarded these rights to the crown of castile . in the alcovas treaty of 1479 , portugal recognised the rights of the castilians to the canaries , in return for castilian recognition of portugese sovereignty over fez and guinea .\nat the time of the rediscovery of the canaries they were inhabited by an indigenous people called the ' guanches ' . we know from cultural similarities that the guanches were berbers from the mountains of northwest africa . how they reached the canaries has been the subject of much speculation , particularly since at the time of the rediscovery they apparently had no knowledge of seafaring techniques - surprising for a people living on a small island with other nearby islands clearly visible .\nthere is evidence for two distinct guanche racial types , usually referred to as ' cro - magnoid ' and ' mediterranean ' . pottery remnants suggest there were up to four distinct waves of colonisation , whilst carbon dating techniques suggest that the first colonists arrived during the first millenium bc .\n) . estimates of the guanche population at the time of the conquest range from 1 , 200 to over 4 , 000 .\nin the caldera de taburiente . the legacy of the guanches includes carvings of geometrical forms\nand hand - made decorated pottery . reproductions of these pots are still made , in the artesania el molino in mazo\nthe richness of the island resulted in immigration not just from castille , but also of portugese , italians , catalans , basques and other northern europeans . indeed , fernandez de lugo was accused at successive judicial enquiries of favouring genoese and portugese above native castilian . the period of immigration was intense but relatively short - lived - after the 1520s immigration almost ceased , until the eighteenth century .\nproduced by leonardi torriani , an italian engineer who toured the canaries fron 1587 to 1593 on an inspection of the islands fortifications .\ndespite the large number of immigrants , the guanches did not disappear , being assimilated rather than exterminated . gaspar frutuoso writing at the end of the 16th century described the population of la palma as being evenly divided between castilian , portugese and indigenous peoples . he reported these elements of the population as already being largely interbred , indistinguishable in faith and custom , and coexisting as equals .\nthe principal produce in pre - conquest days were dye - stuffs and shells . of particular importance was orchil , a moss - like dye - stuff . wheat was introduced during the 15th century , but towards the end of the century sugar became the dominant export . apiculture thrived alongside the sugar industry , producing both honey and beeswax .\nfrom the beginning of the 16th century the sugar industry was the basis of a commercial boom . shipbuilding enterprises were established and santa cruz de la palma ' s port developed sea connections with europe and america . the primary interest of foreign merchants was the export of sugar in return for the import of cloth . hakluyt described the trade by nicholas thorne of bristol in 1526 , who exchanged sugar , orchil and goatskins for cloth ' both coarse and fine , broad and narrow , of divers sorts and colours ' .\nla palma figured prominently in this boom . one of the largest holdings in the canaries was the estate held from 1513 by the welzers , a german banking family , which included all the waters of the tazacorte valley . sugar was being produced for export from la palma in 1515 by the english merchant thomas malliard , in partnership with the genoese francesco spinola , at a refinery at rio de los sauces .\nthe canaries became strategically important as a stopping point on the route to the newly - discovered americas . christopher columbus stopped at the canaries ( but not la palma ) to restock before crossing the atlantic for the first time , and later mariners followed the same pattern . the transatlantic sailings were known as the ' carrera de indias ' . from early spring ships would leave sevilla and follow the clockwise pattern of the prevailing atlantic trade winds down to the canaries , and thence across through the islands of the lesser antilles into the southern caribbean - see the\n, published in 1526 by the casa de contratacion , the body established in 1503 to regulate the transatlantic trade .\nthe prosperity of the canaries attracted famous pirates and corsairs of the time , particularly the french jambe de bois ( peg - leg ) who sacked santa cruz de la palma in 1553 . most of the older buildings that can now be seen in santa cruz date from the subsequent rebuilding of the city . in 1585 santa cruz was attacked by an armada of 24 ships commanded by the english pirate francis drake , resulting in the destruction of the harbour fort .\nthe expansion of the brazilian sugar industry in the last quarter of the sixteenth century dramatically reduced the demand for canarian sugar . wine replaced sugar as the principal export . of particular importance was the production of malvasia , a sweet dessert wine .\nmalvasia wine remained a major source of income throughout the 17th and 18th centuries , the wine being exported to britain and the american colonies . the position of the canaries on the route to the americas made commerce with the colonies particularly attractive .\nthe canarian economy was affected throughout much of this period by trade restrictions imposed by the casa de contratacion in sevilla , which was responsible for overseeing the crown monopoly on trade with the american colonies . for example , in 1610 exports from the canaries were limited to a total of 1000 tons , of which 300 was from la palma . the destination of these exports was also restricted . in 1613 the total was reduced to 600 tons and in 1627 to 700 . regulations introduced in 1678 required 5 families to emigrate to america for every 100 tons of exports .\na more liberal regime was introduced by charles iii in the second half of the 18th century . trade was liberalised from 1778 onwards , and produce included cotton , tobacco and silk . during the 18th century the port of santa cruz was regarded as the third largest of the empire , after antwerp and sevilla . ( see\nportugese and madeiran wines provided strong competition to malvasia throughout the 17th and 18th centuries . the wine trade with england slumped at the beginning of the 19th century , with the introduction of port wine to the english market .\nthe wine trade was replaced around 1825 by the growing of cochineal , a cactus parasite used as a food colouring , which became an important source of income . however , this industry was hit by the introduction of artificial colourings in the 1870s , resulting in widespread hardship .\nthe production of sugar cane reappeared , and around 1880 a rudimentary tourist industry started . at the turn of the century the first banana plants appeared . the resulting prosperity was however to be short - lived , due to the effects of world war 1 on foreign trade .\neconomic hardship during the latter part of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century resulted in high levels of emigration , cuba being the preferred destination up to the 1930s , and venezuala subsequently . many canarians retain strong family links with cuba and venezuala .\nthe canarian economy continued to be dominated by agriculture until the early 1960s . liberalisation introduced by the franco regime from 1960 onwards allowed an economic revival , based on bananas , annual exports of which exceed 130 million kilograms , plus other produce , forestry and tobacco . most important of all was the growth of the tourist industry , from 73 , 240 tourists in 1960 to over 2 million tourists in 1975 .\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\nprices are provided by our partners , and reflect average nightly room rates , including taxes and fees that are fixed , known to our partners , and due at time of booking . other miscellaneous taxes and hotel fees which are not fixed or due at time of booking may be payable at the property at time of stay . please see our partners for more details .\n{\ncontainerclass\n: null ,\ncontainerattributes\n: null ,\nwidget\n: {\nname\n:\nibex _ photo _ carousel\n,\nmodulelist\n: [\nhandlers\n] ,\ntemplate\n:\nibex _ photo _ carousel _ _ widget\n,\ndivclasses\n:\nprw _ rup prw _ ibex _ photo _ carousel\n,\njs\n: {\nhandlers\n:\n( ta . prwidgets . getjs ( this , ' handlers ' ) )\n} ,\ndust\n: {\nnav _ controls\n:\nibex _ photo _ carousel _ _ nav _ controls\n} } ,\nscriptflags\n: null }\nplease visit one of our 11 partner sites to see rooms from us $ 139 .\nstayed at this superb hotel last week of june with my family including a 4 and 1 year old . the facilities for children are exceptional including an indoor and outdoor play area and a wonderful kids club where younger children are welcome to join in under . . .\nwe have just returned from an excellent holiday at the mediterranean palace and really enjoyed our time in the hotel . the hotel is located in a very nice area of playa de las americas with lots of good shops , bars and restaurants nearby ( we enjoyed . . .\nresponse from alejandro cresp . . . d , general manager at mediterranean palace hotel\ndear guest ! thank you so much for an amazing five - star review ! we are delighted to know you had such an enjoyable experience at our hotel . thank you as well for your kind words about our staff and for highlighting their efficient work and positive attitude . . . .\nmy husband and i always . it must be close to 20 times now that we have stayed here and would not consider any other as the welcome we get is great , the staff are very professional and helpful , location is excellent , food and choice is . . .\ni am just back from a two week holiday and i have stayed in this hotel on four previous occasions . i paid \u20ac1680 for two weeks which was for bed and breakfast . firstly let me say the location of this hotel is superb . the cleaning . . .\noverall a great hotel perfect location to be near to bars , restaurants and the beach but not too close to the very busy party strip of las americas . did the bed and breakfast option and great selection of buffet breakfasts couldn\u2019t get bored of them . . .\nnote : your question will be posted publicly on the questions & answers page .\nfoam party once a week , great fun . inflatables once a week on main pool . no inflatables on the big pool at any other time . you can use your own for small children on the small pool .\nthe foam party and inflatables are usually only on wednesdays but check withv reception in case that has changed .\nhi we are staying here in this month . can i ask if you have to pay for the fridge ? thankyou\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 .\nella mai \u2013 boo ' d up ( remix ) ft . nicki minaj & quavo\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nplease visit the link below and you will find a detailed map for the workshop , our direct telephone numbers and a simple contact form .\nfrontline villa , with amazing sea views . villa has been refurbished throughout . american kitchen . spacious lounge leading out on to large terrace , with bbq area and jacuzzi . unfurnished .\nopportunity ! apartment with 2 bedrooms , 2 bath , large enclosed garage and terrace of 35m2 . located in the residential mirador de la gomera , all made with excellents materials . the complex has swimming pools and direct access to the beach of callao salvaje\nhere we offer a well presented 2 bedroom , 1 bathroom , groundfloor apartment at roque del conde . the apartment is wheelchair accessible and has view of the sea and la gomera . there is parking space in the secure communal garage and the apartment is to be sole fully furnished .\nfantastic apartment with two balconys looking over the community pools . the property comprises of large lounge with american style kitchen , one bathroom and two good sized bedrooms . sold furnished .\nwe use cookies to help improve your navigation and browsing experience on our website ; parts of the website may not work as expected if you decline .\nflotsam in excellent condition , situated near the sands of palm - mar . this sunken ship is 42 meters long . great for photographers , visibility is brutal , causing an environment and a difficult backlight to overcome . perfectly cleaned , it allows entrance to all cabins and interior spaces with ease . the aft mast rests 25 meters horizontally , while the mainmast lookout with the bucket provides the main attraction , being some 15 meters long . marauding amberjack and occasionally accompany us on the safety stop , curious dolphins that mimic our bubbling gameplay . 25 minutes below are more than enough for a thorough visit before entering decompression . easy and visual .\nthis website uses cookies . by continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used . learn more close\n. routes displayed are sorted depending on a performance indicator ( calculated from number of changes , expected duration , distance between an airport and the center of the city it serves . . . ) . you ' ll be able to :\namerican airlines schedules the flight from john f . kennedy international jfk airport ( located 13 mi from new york , united states ) to madrid ( serving adolfo - su\u00e1rez de madrid - barajas mad airport )\ndelta air lines ensures the flight route from john f . kennedy international jfk airport ( located 13 mi from new york , united states ) to madrid ( serving adolfo - su\u00e1rez de madrid - barajas mad airport )\nvirgin atlantic airways flies on the route from john f . kennedy international jfk airport ( located 13 mi from new york , united states ) to london ( serving heathrow lhr airport )\nit is a impressive hotel facing the playa del camis\u00f3n ( beach ) , with 535 rooms and suites : family rooms , communicating rooms , rooms with private pool and rooms overlooking the ocean , the pool or the teide mountain . these comfortable and spacious rooms transform the hotel mediterranean palace into the ideal place to spend an active holiday with your family , partner or friends .\nchoose the room in the hotel mediterranean palace that you prefer ! rooms with a pool on the balcony , communicating rooms , large suites for families .\nat the mediterranean palace hotel , your amusement is endless , for both adults and children ! discover the mare nostrum resort activity program .\nwe are pleased to present the facilities for wellness and relaxation at the mare nostrum resort . a world of unique sensory experiences to make your stay in the resort the perfect excuse for a treat and taking care of yourself .\nkeep up to date , and enjoy our exclusive travel experiences and other special deals .\nyou will receive an email shortly so you can confirm your subscription to the newsletter .\nidioma espa\u00f1ol afrik\u00e1ans alem\u00e1n \u00e1rabe b\u00falgaro catal\u00e1n checo chino chino trad . coreano croata dan\u00e9s eslovaco esloveno estoniano finland\u00e9s franc\u00e9s griego hebreo hindi holand\u00e9s h\u00fangaro indonesio ingl\u00e9s island\u00e9s italiano japon\u00e9s kazaj letoniano lituaniano malayo noruego polaco portugu\u00e9s reserva cliente rumano ruso serbio serbo ( latino ) sueco tailand\u00e9s turco ucraniano vietnamita\nthis text is for information purposes only . it has been written by members of the website and can be inaccurate . always contact local professional divers before diving .\nstay up do date with our latest news and articles , promotions and our best media content .\na quality dive center located in playa de los cristianos with the . . .\na quality dive center located in playa de los cristianos with the folowing services : - padi and ssi dive courses of all ages and levels - dives ( single , day by boat and packs ) - exclusive rigid boat quer brand for 12 people - partner center aqualung - accomodation included in our pricesdive club with specil discounts , equipment\u00b4s keeper , special gifts , etc .\nwe cannot endorse the services of companies listed . we recommend that you only dive with dive centers that are accredited by a major diving association or by their local tourist authority .\nww2 german minesweeper used in later life as a dolphin viewing ship from los cristianos . has a wooden hull with good superstructure .\nthe form must have an e - mail address or it will not send to us ( to stop us from getting too much spam ) if you don ' t want to leave your address just make one up , however we would ask that you please give us your address in case we need to clarify any of the information you have given us .\nclick here to find out more about being listed on this page in dive site directory .\ndisclaimer : diving is a dangerous sport , we recommend diving through an accredited diving organisation and always diving within the limits of your diving qualifications . we make every effort to ensure all the information contained on this web site is correct and up to date . however , due to the nature of the content and collecting it from second hand sources we cannot always be sure that this is the case . we cannot be held responsible for any errors on the site and for any actions you may take after viewing its content . if you find any errors please let us know as soon as possible and we will correct them . \u00a9 dive site directory 2002 - 2008 | privacy policy\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\nin this catalogue we have selected 28 items \u2013 one for each of the states of the current european union \u2013 that explore the history and idea o . . .\nthe dictionary is in three parts - part a contains preliminaries and entries a to f , part b contains entries g to r ; part c contains entries s to z ; and the bibliography relating to dictionary of early new zealand map - makers . to go to any part first click on contents above and in section a scroll down to dictionary of early new zealand\ncook\u2019s charts published in paris , in 1774 - 78 . translations into french of the accounts of the first and second voyages and freshly - engraved charts are found in , relation des voyages entrepris par order de sa majest\u00e9 britannique , et successivement ex\u00e9cut\u00e9s par la commodore byron , le capitaine carteret , le capitaine wallis & le capitaine cook , \u2026 tranduite de l\u2019anglois [ by j . b . a . suard ] 9 vols ( paris : saillant et nyon , 1774 ) [ see plate xxi , tooley , 1970b , for the french version of cook ' s chart of new zealand ] voyage dans l\u2019h\u00e9misph\u00e8re austral , et autour du monde ; fait sur les vaisseaux de roi l\u2019aventure & la resolution , en 1772 , 1773 , 1774 & 1775 . \u00e9crit par jacques cook \u2026 traduit de l\u2019anglois . 6 vols ."]}
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", "topic": 10}], "title": "sehat . com . pk", "paragraphs": ["html public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhe said by getting oneself registered at website urltoken or calling at toll - free number 080073428 , one could avail the facility .\nurltoken is pakistan\u2019s premier online pharmacy store primarily based on the selling and purchasing of prescription drugs . consumers can enjoy the convenience of getting authentic medicines straight from the manufacturers which will be delivered to their doorstep with a cash on delivery recourse in lahore .\nurltoken \u2013 an online pharmacy\u2013 was formally launched in lahore this year on 23rd of april . it is managed and operated by lahore based company apothecare private limited that a long association with the healthcare industry , and has been set up by the fourth generation of the fazal din & sons group .\napothecare ( pvt ) ltd is a project by members from the 4th generation of the fazal din family .\nthe fazal din group has a long association with the healthcare industry , with many successful ventures into different aspects of the industry .\nfazal din & sons was formed in 1948 as a retail pharmacy situated on the famous mall road in lahore . today the group is known for its commitments to excellence in the healthcare field and represents the most prestigious names in the world of healthcare in pakistan . in a world of counterfeit and spurious drugs , the name fazal din & sons stands out for its commitment to quality and reliability as we have taken innumerable steps to ensure the authenticity of the medicine that is sold through fazal din & sons .\n, 1890 - 1973 . an active leader of the pakistan movement and the chairman of the fazal din & sons group . he decided to leave all his worldly possessions in india and migrated to pakistan to make a fresh start in the cause he believed in so passionately .\nmumtaz ahmed sheikh , 1918 - 1999 . founder of the fazal din group . established the business from scratch in pakistan . he was the chairman and president of various trade and industry bodies , including the lahore chamber of commerce & industry ( lcci ) , pakistan pharmaceuticals manufacturers association , and the f . p . c . c . i .\nnadeem ahmed mumtaz . born 1952 . educated at aitchison college and punjab university . has 41 years experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare trade . introduced marketing of medical equipment and surgical machinery into the group structure , adding to the diversity of products and reputation of fazal din & sons where you can now find everything from b . p . apparatus to c . t . scanners . founded businesses specializing in this function for such world renowned companies such as toshiba and g . e . presently running fazal din & sons ( pvt ) ltd together with other members of the family and professional management .\nsehat to release world cup anthem & # 039 ; de chakka & # 039 ; with saad hussain - pakistan - 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 .\npakistan\u2019s premier online pharmacy has just released a world cup 2015 anthem for the pakistan team in collaboration with singer - songwriter saad hussain .\nthis is a bold move considering that it marks the first time ever that a startup has released an anthem for the pakistan team for the upcoming world cup .\nsehat also plans to promote itself more effectively through digital media by circulating a jingle made by the same artist .\nsehat hopes to promote good well - being and health by providing a quality healthcare delivery service second to none in pakistan , by offering delivery of medicines to the customers doorstep anywhere in pakistan .\nsaad hussain is an aspiring musician who hopes to spread his message of patriotism and support for the national team through his song and music video , the latter of which was sponsored by sehat . the video was directed by hadi imran .\nthe three - day festival is being organised by the tourism corporation khyber pakhtunkhwa .\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 . . .\nthe interest of global online groups in the talents of pakistani youth and e - commerce industry suggest that in the future , the e - commerce sector is likely to hold a significant share in pakistan\u2019s economy .\nvarious online portals are maturing multiple transactions daily . with the arrival of 3g / 4g technology in smartphones and the more common use of plastic money , the online transaction ratio is expected to increase in the coming years .\nconvenient shopping via different portals is increasing with each passing day . e - commerce , comparatively to other businesses , has made its mark and is creating its share in overall retail segment as retailers from all scales are eager to sell their products via this channel .\nover the years many small startups have opted the online marketing strategy for selling their products among the masses via social media . there are alot of others who are following this trend and are trying to initiate digital channels for shopping and consumer facilitation .\nhere we are mentioning the new addition who have started their journey on the road of e - commerce in pakistan , but with altogether a new niche .\nother payments they offer include credit card payment , internet banking , and mobile payment .\nfollowing the standards of the world health organisation and the ministry of health , the implementation of their services ensure delivery of all items whether it is over the counter medicines , prescription drugs or consumer products , all within 24 - hours from the time of payment in case of internet banking or else on conformation in all major cities .\nthe site pattern is simple and easy to use . the selection sections are majorly divided into 3 categories : prescription drugs , otc ( over the counter ) medicines and special orders .\notc medicines are further classified into numerous groups for the ease of customers ; to choose from the section of special orders , the customer needs to register online . the registration process is effortless ; you just have to fill in the required fields in order to purchase medicines .\nthe customer can also choose the preferred manufacturer from several manufacturers provided in the web portal .\nspecial packing material is used to maintain the temperature even during delivery . in case of expensive items , special packing reduces risk of breakage or damage .\nscheduling an order so that it can arrive at your doorstep on days specified by the customer for a given time period ( e . g . scheduling a medicine every two days , every week , or every month ) ;\nall in all , it is a very positive initiative taken towards the advancement of e - commerce industry . its a concise piece which will prove helpful regarding the gap between the needs of our growing patient population and the number of doctors available to deliver the care they need .\nas the consumers are becoming more tech - savvy , it is good to see that companies are taking the necessary steps to meet their demand . considering the internet user base in pakistan , it will be no exaggeration to say that such portals are growing and are earning their stripes .\nthe article is fine but you have shared some outdated information . kindly update it .\nsehat is offering an unbeatable ramzan package , up to 15 % . one should place an order before it ends\ngood step toward medication facility . they have variety of medicine and price is also lower than market .\nif you place your order again with remaining balance still in your account at sehat they will ask for new nonsense demands for prescription in short they just don\u2019t want to deliver and keep your hard earned money as khairaat .\ni wish i had the time to write down all the details of painful experience with clowns at sehat which costed me time , energy , lost money and embarrassment in front of my psychiatric for their stupid demands .\nin short behind the curtain of dot com setup and pretending as following strict rules the operators of this setup are actually operating like a typical pathetic angry desi guy who get his orgasmic pleasures by teasing people for no good reasons at all .\nlahore : the portal of country\u2019s premier online pharmacy \u2013 sehat \u2013 was formally launched at a ceremony here on wednesday .\n\u201cthe service is aimed at delivering quality medicines to people straight from manufacturer to their doorstep anywhere in pakistan , \u201d apothecare chief executive officer nadir mumtaz told participants .\nin accordance with the standards of the world health organisation and guidelines of good manufacturing practices , a mechanism had been in place to ensure delivery of all items - - be it over the counter medicines , prescription drugs or consumer products - - within 24 hours from the time of payment confirmation in all major cities . for some remote areas , the delivery may take up to 72 hours .\nthe ceo said special precautionary steps had been taken from the time cold chain or refrigerated items were received from the manufacturer till their delivery to the customer to ensure that their condition and temperature was maintained according to recommendations of the manufacturer .\n\u201cspecial packing material is also used to maintain the temperature even during delivery . in case of expensive items , special packing reduces risk of breakage or damage , \u201d he said .\npayments could be made through bank deposit , net , virtual or mobile banking .\nearlier , apotheare director bilal mumtaz gave a history of the company while nadeem mumtaz also spoke . the portal was formally launched by chief guest ijaz a mumtaz .\nit is worth asking if bureaucrats\u2019 loyalties to parties take precedence over their loyalty to the state .\nthe human body is a living machine that needs constant care and maintenance . almost everyone has to rely on medicines for their health at one point or another . sometimes , however the medications aren\u2019t that easily / readily accessible . for instance there is no pharmacy in one\u2019s neighborhood or the person that brings them their medicines is caught up in work or isn\u2019t around . what would you do ?\ntake diabetes for an example , it is known as asia\u2019s silent killer . in pakistan , around 6 . 7 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes . patients with conditions like diabetes and hypertension etc . need to take their medicines regularly . now what happens when they\u2019re running low on their medication and are unable to get a refill on their prescription ? the consequences could be severe and even fatal .\nthis is where the online pharmacy , sehat comes in the picture . although many countries around the world already have well established pharmaceutical e - commerce sites , this is the first of its kind in pakistan . sehat is a project of apothecare private limited , a pharmaceutical concern established by the 4th generation of the fazal din family . it relies on the three ideals of affordability , convenience and reliability for providing its services .\nthe online drugstore features a large variety of medications ( at good prices ) , even those that are currently short else where in the market . sehat promises to deliver every order to any location in pakistan within 24 to 72 hours from the time of payment confirmation .\nover the counter drugs and consumer items ( like baby products and beauty & skin care items ) can be ordered by anyone at anytime . however for prescription drugs , one has to send sehat their prescription for verification before the ordered is proceeded further . sehat also offers the options to schedule an order and refills . furthermore , the customers can have cold chain ( temperature controlled ) items delivered too .\nwhile the site offers various modes of payment ( including bank deposit , net banking and mobile banking ) , the \u201ccash on delivery\u201d method is missing , which is the most popular widely used mode of payment in pakistan . it would be great if sehat could incorporate that option as well .\nwe think that sehat is a great addition to our pakistani startup scene as it is going to be helpful to almost everyone out there .\npakistan ' s premier technology platform covering everything about technology , startups and entrepreneurship .\nkindly log in to access this page . new to the site ? click here to create an account\nsort by : featured items newest items bestselling alphabetical : a to z alphabetical : z to a avg . customer review price : low to high price : high to low\nalternatively , you can get in touch with us via the contact form below , and one of our representatives will get back with you soon .\nplease copy the characters from the image into the text field below . doing this helps us prevent automated submissions .\nthis item requires a valid prescription in order to be processed . you may provide the prescribing doctor\u2019s details at the end of the order , or send in your prescription . for details on how to send in your prescription , click here\nclick the button below to add the nexum cap 40mg 2x7 ' s to your wish list .\nthis product is on back - 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499 - 9560 or toll free : 888 - 99 - ntiva .\nntiva can also develop a customized strategic plan for its clients that includes niche applications for a specific industry .\nntiva is always on the cutting edge of technology and provides new and exciting tools to do our job .\nntiva , a full services it provider , today announced the company has opened an office in beverly hills , california .\nntiva was officially founded in 2004 by our founder and ceo steven freidkin , but one could say that . . .\nlisten to ntiva founder , steven freidkin , as a special guest on wtop ' s radio show blueprint for wealth .\nntiva provides it services and support for commercial and non - profit businesses , offering advanced technology expertise around the clock .\nsince founding ntiva our client growth has always been through referral ,\nexplained steven freidkin , ntiva president .\nin this case , the employees of a company with similar service offerings , mba computer consultants , were referred to us .\ni love the daily challenges and working out the best technical solutions for our clients . ntiva has a fantastic management team and ntiva have been voted \u201cbest places to work\u201d for the last 5 years in the washington business journal . management is always open to new ideas and has an open door policy . very easy to talk with them . never a boring day at ntiva . the daily technical challenges are always different and we are always looking to wow and delight the client . ntiva is a career not a job \u2013 with effort and determination , i feel you can advance and grow as much as you want at ntiva .\nas a result , we officially joined forces and are now marketing our solutions under the ntiva brand ,\nsaid freidkin .\nwe were very impressed with the response to our recent malware intrusion . the ntiva staff was very responsive and acted swiftly .\nntiva has always had this vision - it isn\u2019t the technology that makes a managed it service provider stand out , it\u2019s the service .\ntwo of my friends that own businesses use ntiva , love the customer service and what they do for them on an ongoing basis .\nany organization is only as good as the people from which it is comprised , and this is what sets ntiva apart from the rest .\nmy experience with ntiva has been great ! c - level executives are very encouraging and open to suggestions . work culture promotes independent working style that motivates you to take ownership . ntiva offers a lot of internal promotions and training opportunities this opens the gateway for professional development . i feel very valued at ntiva . they have a liberal pto policy and flexible wfh schedules . great benefits with free gym membership and friday lunches !\nit ' s a comfort knowing the ntiva team is there to support us . i\u2019ve always experienced quick , reliable and professional service and i know that if i have to call on ntiva , any time night or day , it will be a pleasant experience with positive results .\nntiva headquarters and main technology center is located in mclean , virginia , and we offer it services and support through out the metro dc area .\nfreidkin says that although ntiva is profitable , he has never felt completely settled . like his technology , his company is constantly maturing , he says .\nwe initially worked together to support an ntiva client in los angeles . the mba team soon realized that they could better serve their existing clients and attract new business if they adopted ntiva ' s business processes as well as our commitment to maximizing our clients ' growth potential ,\nsaid freidkin .\nntiva is a wonderful place to work ! make no mistake , it is not easy , but you get out of it what you put in .\nlast fall , as other industries suffered through the tough economy , ntiva was acquiring halogen inc . , another computer consulting business , and expanding its mclean headquarters .\nas information technologies evolve , ntiva employees do , too . we encourage , support , and reward professional growth and forward - thinking business solutions for our clients .\nntiva has a great culture with a lot of opportunities to learn and grow . the team is always happy to assist when needed and provide opportunities to learn new skills .\ni have had to rely on ntiva several times over the last 6 years to assist me through computer problems that halted my productivity . everytime i call they are responsive , professional and quick to provide resolution . i am greatly appreciative of their efforts and hope that this note provides others with awareness ntiva so they can take advantage of them too .\nstill , ntiva\u2019s office reflects a sense of geekiness more than your average call center does . cubicles fill the main room , where staffers spend hours staring intently into their computer screens . their desks surround a large monitor that hangs in the middle of the office and is connected to every computer ntiva has ever touched , blasting alerts any time one of those computers malfunctions .\nfreidkin says that partners microsoft corp . , hewlett - packard co . , dell inc . and others supply ntiva with new products before they\u2019re released on the market so the local workers have a chance to learn them .\ni wanted to say thanks to the ntiva team . service is always rendered in the most courteous , professional manner with a smile . every tech on - site is responsive and proactive . thanks for being here !\nmclean , va ( prweb ) february 8 , 2008 ntiva , inc . , a full service information technology services provider headquartered in mclean , virginia , today announced the company has opened an office in beverly hills , california .\nin another room lie large pieces of technological equipment that make ntiva\u2019s computers run . freidkin can easily point out which piece does what , but to the average spectator , it looks like he stole a prop from a \u201cstar wars\u201d set .\nwe have little to no tolerance for down time , slowness , or interruption to our business , and ntiva helps us to avoid problems before they happen . i genuinely feel like they have our back and have no hesitation in recommending them !\nwe took the dive into moving over to a hybrid voip system\u2026ntiva did an incredible job and provided outstanding support . just wanted to note that if in a military environment , we would refer to that as above and beyond the call of duty !\naside from figuring out his own work - life balance , freidkin says one of his toughest tasks is finding quality engineers who can connect with people . ntiva works with some clients who have little tech savviness , and the company\u2019s technicians often second as customer service representatives .\nto keep his business on top of the ever - changing technology , freidkin says he looks for employees with a passion for gadgetry . ntiva sponsors technology classes and has a lab that technicians can use to play with new components , things they\u2019d often opt to do on their own time anyway .\n\u25cb company : ntiva inc . \u25cb what it does : it services , including cabling , network monitoring , outsourced work \u25cb leadership : steven freidkin , president and founder \u25cb location : mclean \u25cb employees : 41 \u25cb revenue : $ 2 . 9 million in 2007 , $ 3 . 25 million in 2008 , $ 5 . 6 million in 2009\nntiva was founded in 2004 by steven freidkin , and through customer referrals has grown to support hundreds of clients across the dc area . we know that technology is a crucial part of very business , and keep a razor sharp focus on our mission to provide the expertise and accountability that ' s required to keep your it infrastructure stable and secure .\nwe are committed to providing exceptional knowledge , responsiveness and support for clients of all sizes in a versatile technological marketplace while maximizing growth potential for ntiva , our employees , and our clients ,\nsaid freidkin .\nwe look forward to assisting our west coast clients achieve the same high return on their technology investments as our east coast clients enjoy .\nntiva works very hard to create a positive experience where team members work well together in a friendly environment to best serve our clients . so , indeed we do expect that our employees will \u201cfit in\u201d by treating each other with respect in interpersonal communications . while we disagree on the high school thing , it\u2019s absolutely true that anyone who doesn\u2019t buy in to this culture and play nicely with others won\u2019t last long here . with that said , we do make every effort to identify negative communication styles and coach / train our employees when they\u2019re not meeting those standards . not everyone will respond positively to these efforts , and that\u2019s ok . ntiva\u2019s not for everyone ; we have a high standard for our employees and that won\u2019t change .\nthe best service . unfortunately letting the customer know that ntiva didn ' t know everything was a bad thing in their eyes . truthful and honesty was not a policy that was followed and i was against this as well . its like the old school it guy that uses big words and creates problems just to secure his job , except at a much bigger scale .\nsteven freidkin is the ceo of ntiva , and began his it career at the age of 13 when he was mistaken for an employee at compusa . based on some solid advice that steven offered to a businessman in the store , a business was born , and continued to grow through high school and college as the word spread of steven ' s dedication and talent .\nntiva is losings it ' s identity and straying away from the foundation it was built on . office politics are taking over and individuals are being rewarded for who they know or just for being part of the lunch crowd . several loyal and dedicated employees let go and overlooked for growth opportunities . expect to work long hours , be used and abused and not rewarded for your efforts .\nwith profits earned from his school - age ventures , freidkin parlayed custom computer creators into ntiva inc . , a mclean company he created in 2004 , roughly seven years after that fateful day in compusa , to provide it services for small and midsize business . he has expanded the company\u2019s staff along with revenue , never collecting any debt or , he says , putting himself at much risk .\na typical day at ntiva was always challenging . i had regular client visits and known tasks plus there were always new things i got pulled into . i learned more here than anywhere else and wish i was still part of that family . when you worked hard you were noticed and rewarded ( recognition , increases , learning opportunities ) , when you slacked off you were attacked from many angles and people ( peers , managers , even the president ) .\nntiva understands that our success is a result of our people and the communities surrounding our offices . we offer programs and incentives to our employees that encourage them to go out and use their technological skill sets to help improve the efficiency and workflow of non - profits across the country . we are committed to using portions of our profits and resources to benefit and support local charities , and have set up an internal group that meets once a quarter to discuss and implement charitable contributions .\nevery day at ntiva is different , whether it requires focus on a challenging issue for a client in need of trouble - shooting or working with a colleague to develop / create a new solution , i like the diversity of my workload and the people i work with . sure , ntivians work hard , but they also like to play . it is fun to take out the hockey sticks on a tuesday afternoon or catch up with someone in another department over hot dogs on fridays .\nntiva is a full service it solutions provider to medium and large enterprises seeking to improve their profitability through more efficient use of technology . the company offers a broad range of full lifecycle services to its growing customer bases in greater washington , dc and california including asset inventory & strategic procurement with life cycle integration , business technology analysis , infrastructure implementations ( routers , firewalls , wireless topologies , switches , pcs , servers , pbx phones , & voip technology ) , proactive maintenance packages , and outsourced help desk support .\nntiva is a managed it services provider in the metro dc area who is dedicated to helping businesses grow through the effective use of technology , offering strategic it consulting , managed it services , help and support desk , cyber security , cloud services , business telephony and more . our goal is to provide the response time , the accuracy and the care that today ' s technology - dependent businesses require , providing supplemental support to existing it teams , monthly recurring it services for those who want to completely outsource , and fulfilling special projects as requested .\ni never learned more than what i learned at ntiva . i increased my technical skillset on a daily basis and never had a moment where i was not challenges and bored . this is a great environment for people who are looking to grow and get exposure to technologies . as i understand it , they are now at the point where there are different opportunities available depending on how much growth vs . stability you want . it is truly a company of great people who care about what they do , each other , and the customers they server .\ni love to be challenged and learn new things every day . ntiva has delivered on this promise . sometimes it can be frustrating when up against a deadline or being pushed by a client but it always seems to work out in end . others in my role constantly support me and i support them . wish i saw my manager more often and could be part of the team at the office as well . so much seems to happen there but i\u2019m in the field almost all the time so i miss it . i hope to advance my career and be able to work in remote engineering .\nntiva set up my entire network in the opening of my spa , and continues to provide regular maintenance , and help desk support . one thing that i really appreciate with this company is that whenever i call , i am not required to muddle my way through endless menu options in order to reach a real person . i don ' t think that i have ever been on hold for more than a few seconds during approximately 2 years that i have been working with them . they are very responsive and do whatever it takes to solve my problems , day or night . they are always friendly and very patient , through long hours , often late into the night .\nof course , web site design is one thing . can a kid help run the computers and applications that are close to the guts of your business ? maybe . when steven freidkin was 13 , he was setting up entire networks and software systems for small businesses at bargain - basement prices . but today , as a grizzled 26 - year - old who runs a successful i . t . firm called ntiva in mclean , va . , mr . freidkin looks back on his early work and wonders if it was a good idea . \u201cthere\u2019s a pretty good chance with a kid you\u2019ll end up having the systems fail at some point , you\u2019ll lose data , and you\u2019ll have a professional come in to clean up the mess for far more than you would have paid to have him come in in the first place , \u201d he said . \u201ci can tell you about 30 examples from this year alone where i had to fix that sort of situation . \u201d\nwe notice you ' re visiting us from a region where we have a local version of inc . com .\nhe used to sing in a boy band . now he ' s making millions by tweeting ( a lot )\npack your bags - - these u . s . cities are growing like crazy in 2017\nplease search by company name , industry , or metro area above . . .\nan it provider that designs , builds and maintains computer networks for businesses and individuals .\nplease sign in and use this article ' s on page print button to print this article .\nwhile other boys his age mastered game boy and assembled model airplanes , steven freidkin was building an it services business . and build he did \u2014 into a multimillion - dollar profitable enterprise that now pays four - dozen salaries .\na random run - in with a stranger began steven freidkin\u2019s ascent into the professional world of tech support .\na 13 - year - old freidkin was browsing the aisles in a compusa store when a stranger approached and asked if he should buy a desktop or laptop . the boy looked down . his shirt was the store\u2019s trademark red color for the sales staff .\nafter clarifying that he wasn\u2019t an employee , the self - described geek helped the customer find the best fit . the grateful purchaser then asked for help setting up his new computer , which the teenager did \u2014 after determining the man wasn\u2019t dangerous .\nthat customer , a bethesda owner of a large retail chain whose name freidkin wouldn\u2019t disclose , started referring the boy to other prominent friends who had technology troubles .\nat 14 , he interned in the information technology department of the stranger - turned - mentor\u2019s company for the summer . and for the next six years , he spent evenings and weekends helping homeowners with their it needs \u2014 from setting up e - mail and internet access to aiding with desktop purchases and data transfers \u2014 through a company called custom computer creators that he founded in his early teens and ran through his college years . in between accounting classes at the university of maryland , he took client calls .\nin that way , freidkin has struck a rare balance between random occurrences and well - thought - out decisions to make a career in tailoring and troubleshooting other people\u2019s computer systems .\n\u201cthe way i built the company was based on me working my rear off , \u201d says freidkin , now 26 , \u201cand being that technician and getting the recurring revenue , and then hiring people and then committing to office space and then committing to investments and things . \u201d\ntheir partnership dissolved as amicably as possible , freidkin says , but the company only saw 12 percent growth that year compared with 50 to 100 percent annual growth in previous years .\n\u201ci\u2019m running at a mile a minute , and he has a family and many kids . it wasn\u2019t the right fit , \u201d freidkin says . \u201cthe process of undoing that took a year and a lot out of me . \u201d\neven though the needs of smaller companies decreased during that time because of the recession , larger companies found that outsourcing to freidkin\u2019s company was more cost - efficient than paying for in - house it staffs , he says . slowly , those larger companies became repeat customers , resulting in higher profits .\n\u201cit , while it sounds like a bunch of geeks behind a curtain , actually is a very highly customer service - oriented business , \u201d he says .\n\u201ci\u2019m confident in the success of the company , but i\u2019m never going to sit back and say it\u2019s perfect now , \u201d freidkin says . \u201cthe life cycle of a company is a deteriorating one when you\u2019re not evolving anymore . \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 .\nreliable it services , consulting , and support for today ' s technology dependent businesses .\nif you\u2019ve lost count of the hours you\u2019ve wasted trying to fix it yourself , it\u2019s time to look at how we can keep your it environment stable , available and secure .\nif your it team struggles to keep up with relentless maintenance or lacks the expertise for complex projects , we\u2019ll be your trusted partner to get you back on track .\nit\u2019s easy to get lost in the effort of just keeping things up and running \u2013 our it consultants can give you expert advice on how technology can actually grow your business .\nmaintaining it systems is a challenge for any business , especially with today\u2019s fast changing technologies . let us help you reduce both the cost and headache of trying to \u201cdo it yourself . \u201d\nthe benefits of migrating to the cloud are many , but making the move can be daunting . let our experts help you determine the best cloud applications and services for your business .\nwhether you\u2019re looking to move to a cloud - based telephony solution , an on - premises phone system or a hybrid of both , we offer expert advice on the best business phone services for you .\nour it consultants can evaluate , design and execute the right technology strategies that will help your business operate at peak performance .\na comprehensive cybersecurity plan is a must for the success of any business in today ' s high risk environment . without a solid security strategy , organizations are open to countless risks .\ndonald garner jr . was at his auto - salvage lot shooting the breeze last year when a customer mentioned that her nine - year - old twin sons had just gotten back from computer camp . great skill to have , said mr . garner , who went on to complain about how much he was going to have to pay a pro to build a decent web site . why not ask her boys to do it ? the customer asked . he could pay them whatever he thought the results were worth . he thought about it . why not ? he replied .\nmr . garner had to suppress a laugh when the boys showed up the next day with clipboards and serious looks . but he dutifully gave them a rough idea of what he had in mind , and then waved goodbye without particularly high expectations . a month later , he was stunned and delighted when they delivered exactly the sort of site he had had in mind . he dashed off a check for $ 2 , 000 , but the boys would accept only $ 700 . \u201cthey did a beautiful job \u2014 just superb , \u201d mr . garner said . ( take a look . )\nit\u2019s really not surprising that some businesses are getting a technology assist from , well , children . they are way ahead of the rest of us on much of this stuff , having cut their teeth on it at home and at school . and they\u2019re thrilled to work for wages that a pro would sneer at at \u2014 music to the ear of the cash - flow - conscious business owner .\nshould you trust a teenager to develop a web site ? sure , if you can afford to write the whole thing off if the kid messes it up or simply loses interest , a common hazard when employing the young . if you\u2019re under time pressure , if the site is mission - critical , if you want customers to conduct complex transactions via the site , if you\u2019re in a sophisticated business that calls for a slick , dynamic web presence , if you have serious data security needs , forget about it . bite the bullet and spend the $ 5 , 000 or $ 20 , 000 or more that it takes to get a higher - shelf site .\nbut mr . friedkin points out there\u2019s a way to have your cake and eat it , too : if you know of a teenager who seems to have the technical chops to handle a significant i . t . job , fine , but hire a pro to supervise . he has provided that sort of supervisory service to a number of customers who brought in kids to help with i . t . , and he says it often allows the customer to save some money without much risk of something going wrong . he himself makes a point of hiring interns in their early teens \u2014 they remind him of himself at that age \u2014 and puts them on customer projects but only after training and under the watchful eye of a more experienced staffer . and even then he doesn\u2019t charge the customer for the kid\u2019s time . mr . friedkin\u2019s last - ditch advice to anyone who insists on placing an important i . t . project in the hands of an unsupervised youngster : first , hire the teen to set up and maintain your home network and then try him out on a less - important business project .\nbut don\u2019t bother trying to hire the padalino boys . they\u2019re 10 years old now , and they\u2019ve already got a waiting list of companies that they\u2019re not getting through any time soon . \u201cwe\u2019ve got a lot of homework , we play soccer , and we develop games for our own computer , \u201d scott said .\ncase study follow - up : did fikes pick the right no . 2 ?\nyou ' re the boss offers an insider ' s perspective on small - business ownership . it gives business owners a place where they can compare notes , ask questions , get advice , and learn from one another ' s mistakes . the blog also offers analysis of policy issues , and suggests investing tips .\nthe final you ' re the boss post was published on dec . 23 .\nmistaken for an employee in compusa , steven was asked for technical advice by a wealthy business man . as it turned out , steven ' s advice was good and soon his first client led him to 20 more - and his business continued to grow through high school and college .\nsteven continues to keep the team zeroed in on our core mission , which is to provide the expertise , accountability and personal responsiveness that are often lacking in the it services industry .\nemploy experts who know their stuff and are excited to put that knowledge to work to make your business better .\nwe also have a satellite office in southern california , where we offer it support to the surrounding area .\nworking with our energetic team in the metro dc area will help you realize and maximize your potential . you will have exposure to the latest solutions and inside product tracks before they hit the market .\nwhen you join our exclusive brain trust of premium talent you will have the opportunity to work on the most challenging engagements with the best solutions at the best companies .\nyou\u2019ll be surrounded by energetic , intellectually curious professionals who love what they do and never hesitate to help their teammates .\nif you\u2019re looking for an opportunity with no silos , swim lanes or ceilings , we\u2019d love to talk to you .\nfrom casino night , summer picnics , holiday parties , office yoga and more , we adhere to the old maxim\nwork hard , play hard .\ncome join us !\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 environment can be fast paced at times . although the culture is understanding of the hard work its team delivers .\nit ' s a bit of small company but that only makes everyone closer . management is great at accommodating everyone . if you put in the time , you will move up quickly ! 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{"id": 55372, "summary": [{"text": "otkritie fc bank ( russian : \u0431\u0430\u043d\u043a \u00ab \u0444\u043a \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u0438\u0435 \u00bb , translates as opening or discovery ) is one of russia 's largest private listed banks .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it has 21 branches and 31 representative offices in russia .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it was co-founded by igor finogenov , now ceo of the eurasian development bank .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "otkritie bank ranks 1st among privately owned banks and 4th by assets among banking groups in russia .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "otkritie allegedly became russia 's largest private bank by buying 625 billion rubles in bonds from the state oil company rosneft , using them as collateral to obtain reverse repo loans from the central bank of russia , then passing on the dollars it received to rosneft , which is not allowed access to international capital markets due to western sanctions .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "as repo funding had a 2.5 % interest rate and the bond had a 7.5 % coupon , otkritie made billions from the trade . ", "topic": 26}], "title": "otkritie fc bank", "paragraphs": ["otkritie holding owns a 66 . 64 % voting stake in otkritie fc bank .\nthe owners of otkritie fc bank asked the central bank to help , tulin said .\nas at april 7 , 2014 otkritie holding owned 74 , 9 % of otkritie fc bank shares and free float accounted for 25 , 1 % of otkritie fc bank shares .\notkritie fc bank was ranked among top 10 systemically important banks by the bank of russia .\na bank otkritie fc bank branch in moscow , russia . photograph : andrey rudakov / bloomberg\notkritie financial corporation bank provides banking , loan solutions , investments and financial services . otkritie fc bank ' s headquarters is in moscow , moscow oblast . otkritie fc bank has a revenue of $ 18 . 9m , and 134 employees . otkritie fc bank has raised a total of $ 185m in funding . otkritie fc bank has 1 followers on owler .\nowler has collected 10 screenshots of otkritie fc bank ' s website since oct 2014 . the latest otkritie fc bank website design screenshot was captured in feb 2017 .\notkritie fc bank ojsc was incorporated as a privately - owned bank . banking license was granted .\nbrief - otkritie fc bank fy 2016 net profit down at rub 1 . 5 billion\n( 4 - traders . com ) otkritie fc bank has made coupon payment on series bo - 05 bonds 03 . 07 . 2015 otkritie fc . . .\nsince otkritie fc bank was founded in 1993 , it has participated in 1 round of funding . in total otkritie fc bank has raised $ 185 . 0m . otkritie fc bank ' s funding round was on jan 2016 for a total of $ 185 . 0m\notkritie financial corporation bank ( \u201cotkritie fc bank\u201d or \u201cthe bank\u201d ) has raised a syndicated loan of usd 185 million from a consortium of 10 international banks .\nbrief - otkritie fc bank fy 2016 net profit down at rub 1 . 5 billion | reuters\notkritie fc bank purchased a controlling stake in regiobank as part of its distribution network development strategy .\nat the extraordinary general shareholders\u2019 meeting held on january 22 , 2015 shareholders approved the reorganization of otkritie fc bank in the form of the merger of petrocommerce bank into otkritie fc bank . otkritie holding acquired 99 . 5 % of petrocommerce bank from ifd \u043aapital group that became a shareholder of otkritie holding .\notkritie to begin the merger of khanty - mansiysk otkritie bank into . . .\nmanaging director of otkritie fc bank alexander dmitriyev said that the bank has good opportunities for development with the central bank becoming its shareholder . \u201cotkritie fc bank has good opportunities for further development , supported by the central bank as a shareholder , \u201d dmitriyev said .\notkritie holding has announced changes to its banking business integration structure . under the new structure , business development will be based on the trio of otkritie fc bank , otkritie bank and khanty - mansiysk bank .\nthe deposit insurance agency ( dia ) has chosen otkritie fc bank as an investor for the financial rehabilitation of trust bank .\notkritie financial corporation bank provides banking , loan solutions , investments and financial services . otkritie fc bank was founded in 1993 . otkritie fc bank ' s headquarters is located in moscow , moscow oblast , ru 115114 . it has raised 185 . 0m in 1 . . .\notkritie financial corporation bank ( otkritie fc bank ) [ 18 ] is russia\u2019s largest private banking group , and is majority owned by otkritie holding [ 19 ] . otkritie holding\u2019s largest shareholder is russian oligarch vadim belyaev [ 20 ] . in 2012 , otkritie acquired russian investment bank nomos bank and by 2014 had consolidated nomos bank into the otkritie group structure .\notkritie fc bank has completed the merger reorganization two of its subsidiaries : nomos - regionbank ojsc and nomos - bank siberia ojsc .\notkritie fc bank : the depositors\noffer\nand\nbanking house\nwill pay 3 . 4 billion rubles\notkritie fc bank regulation on the dividend policy was approved on april 7 , 2015 , by the supervisory board .\nin accordance with otkritie\u2019s strategy for the integration of its banking business , petrocommerce bank has been merged into otkritie fc bank . otkritie fc bank has become the legal successor of petrocommerce bank , with all of the latter\u2019s current obligations continuing in full force and effect . otkritie fc bank intends to set up a number of branches using the petrocommerce bank network and experience , in order to focus on continuing to serve lukoil and its employees .\nsince inception , otkritie fc bank has grown both organically and by acquisitions and has emerged as a long - term winner and sector consolidator in the russian banking market . the following milestones provide an outline of otkritie fc bank history :\nthe chairman of otkritie fc bank\u2019s supervisory board is dmitry romayev ; and the management board is chaired by evgeny dankevich .\n( 4 - traders . com ) 11 . 11 . 2015 otkritie fc bank has been named best bank in russia for outstanding financ . . .\notkritie fc bank acquired assets and liabilities of distressed russian banks in cooperation with the russian deposit insurance agency ( dia ) including commercial bank moskovsky capital and vefk siberia bank .\notkritie financial corporation has been renamed otkritie holding , and nomos - bank is henceforth known as otkritie financial corporation bank open joint - stock company and has a new logo .\notkritie holding consolidated a controlling stake ( 51 % ) in otkritie fc bank through partial acquisition of ict group ' s stake and stakes of mr . mamut and mr . malis .\non 14 april 2015 , otkritie fc bankcompleted a deal to place two five - year bond issues for a total amount of rub 4 billion . otkritie fc bank became the first borrower to use the new exchange technology : an exchange - traded bonds programme .\notkritie financial group has completed the juridical procedures of otkritie fc bank\u2019s merger with khanty - mansiysk otkritie bank . the complete integration ( in terms of business operations , product line offering and it ) is planned to be finalised by 2017 year - end .\nin september 2010 otkritie fc bank announced its intention to purchase a controlling stake in bank of khanty - mansiysk ( bkm ) , one of the largest domestic regional banks . in mid - december 2010 otkritie fc bank consolidated 51 . 3 % stake in bkm . it was the largest acquisition to date .\nother russian banks hold otkritie bonds and loans they made to otkritie on the interbank market .\n( 4 - traders . com ) mortgage securitisation completed by otkritie fc bank 03 . 08 . 2015 eclipse - 1 mortgage a . . .\nfor otkritie fc bank : matt ridsdale , nuala gallagher , james verstringhe at tavistock tel . + 44 20 7920 3150 email : otkritiecapital @ urltoken\nbank fk otkrytiye : otkritie bank has been placed under the management of the ba . .\nthe merger of otkritie fc bank and its subsidiary khanty - mansiysk otkritie bank was approved by the shareholders at the extraordinary general shareholders meeting held in june 2016 . the merger is planned to be completed in q3 2016 .\nup to date otkritie fc bank has not paid dividends to shareholders and reinvested its profit in order to contribute to the achievement of the bank\u2019s objective to maximise its business expansion .\n\u201cthis is the only syndicated loan raised by russian banks in 2015 , \u201d said managing director , head of international business of otkritie fc bank yuri lekarev .\nthe measures will be implemented in cooperation with the current owners and executives of the bank , it will ensure uninterrupted operations and further development of otkritie fc bank on the banking market .\notkritie fc bank commenced its regional expansion strategy by opening its first branch in novosibirsk , which was followed by the opening of branches in other regions across russia .\notkritie fc bank successfully completed an initial public offering both in moscow and london via an institutional placing of ordinary shares and global depositary receipts . the transaction value was us $ 782 million . the free float in otkritie fc bank now comprises 25 . 1 % of the shares in issue , with the majority in gdr form .\n\u201cthe central bank\u2019s statement suggests that otkritie bank will function in its previous regime . the bank\u2019s owners will continue to participate in its management . this fact won\u2019t have any effect on cooperation between the bank and fc spartak , \u201d fedun said .\n( 4 - traders . com ) otkritie fc bank was the first to place bonds as part of a programme 15 . 04 . 2015 on 14 . . .\n( 4 - traders . com ) otkritie fc bank ' s state aid bid approved by the dia 02 . 04 . 2015 the board of director . . .\nin august 2014 , having considered the tough market situation and closure of international capital markets for issuers from russia , the supervisory board of otkritie fc bank decided to delist the bank\u2019s global depositary receipts ( gdr ) from the london stock exchange and close the global depositary receipts programme . otkritie fc bank\u2019s common shares remained listed on the micex se with ticker symbol ofcb .\non 22 november 2012 nomgdr limited ( a special purpose vehicle established by otkritie holding ) declared its intention to acquire gdrs of otkritie fc bank from otkritie fc bank gdr holders at the price us $ 14 . the offer period ended on 5 february 2013 and as a result , 16 % of total voting stock was bought by nomgdr stipulating the decrease of free float to 5 . 4 % .\notkritie fc bank shareholders signed a memorandum of understanding to form a strategic partnership with ppf group , a large privately - owned financial services group based in the czech republic .\nthe central bank blamed poor management for problems at otkritie , exacerbated by excessive spending .\nnote that nomos bank was previous a lbma \u2018associate\u2019 , but following its acquisition by otkritie , the lbma \u2018associateship\u2019 passed to bank otkritie financial corporation in 2014 [ 22 ] .\nrating action : moody ' s downgrades bank otkritie financial corporation pjsc to b . .\nbank fk otkrytiye : otkritie named best in mobile banking in central and eastern . .\notkritie bank is one of russia\u2019s top 10 major banks . active in the financial market since 1993 , otkritie is a systemically important credit institution .\notkritie holding announced changes to its banking business integration strategy . under the new integration strategy the corporate and investment banking business will be developed by \u201cotkritie financial corporation bank\u201d ( currently otkritie fc bank ) and in 2015 it will incorporate bank petrocommerce into its structure . the retail banking business will be developed by khanty\u2013mansiysk otkritie bank , which will be set up in 2014 following otkritie bank\u2019s integration with the bank of khanty - mansiysk . this integrated banking combination will become one of the largest players in the russian market focused on providing banking services to retail customers and small businesses .\notkritie bank is a universal bank with diversified business structure and recognized by the cbr as a systemically important financial institution .\n) - - otkritie financial corporation bank ( \u201cotkritie fc bank\u201d or \u201cthe bank\u201d ) has raised a syndicated loan of usd 185 million from a consortium of 10 international banks . the loan will mature in one year with the option to extend it for another year ; the interest rate is libor + 2 . 5 %\n\u201cotkritie financial corporation plans over the coming two years to consolidate up to 100 percent of shares in nomos - bank , \u201d otkritie said in its statement .\nthe principal shareholder of otkritie bank is the bank of russia with more than 99 . 99 % of the share capital .\notkritie fc bank started to diversify its operations from corporate to retail banking and other types of banking activities such as securities and money markets operations , including trading activities on micex and precious metals operations .\notkritie fc bank ' s exchange - traded bonds programme worth rub 100 billion and maturing in up to 10 years was registered with the moscow exchange on 13 march 2015 under identification no . 402209b001p02e .\nin december 2015 , otkritie fc bank became a certified participant of the shanghai gold exchange international ( sgei ) and plans to sell about 5 tonnes of gold through the sgei in 2016 [ 31 ] .\nin april 2015 , the board of directors of the deposit insurance agency ( dia ) approved the participation of otkritie fc bank in the russian recapitalisation program , demonstrating once again the systemic importance of the group to russia\u2019s banking system . as part of the program , in may 2015 otkritie fc bank and petrocommerce bank signed subordinated loan agreements with dia and increased their capital by rub 55 . 6 billion and rub 9 . 6 billion respectively .\notkritie is currently the country\u2019s 35th - largest bank by asset size , according to banki . ru . the combined entity of nomos - bank and otkritie will have assets of over 1 trillion rubles ( $ 32 . 3 billion ) , according to otkritie .\nproceeds will be used to provide financing to the bank\u2019s corporate clients in the russian gold mining industry . the loan is unsecured with the foreign creditors willing to accept the direct risk associated with the provision of the loan to otkritie fc bank .\nin the largest merger in russian financial history , otkritie banking group has completed the legal procedures to integrate khanty - mansiysk otkritie bank into otkritie fc bank . the resulting bank has assets of rub 3 . 1 trillion and is the largest private financial institution in russia by asset size . complete integration , including unification of product lines , operating processes and it systems , will wrap up by the end of 2017 .\n\u201cthe central bank of russia has decided to fulfill measures aimed at increasing the financial stability of otkritie fc bank\u2026 in the framework of these measures , participation of the central bank of russia as its main investor is planned with the use of money of the banking sector consolidation fund , \u201d the central bank said .\notkritie bank ranks 1st among privately - owned banks and 4th by assets among banking groups in russia .\nthe major shareholder of otkritie bank is otkritie holding , which holds 64 . 7 % of the voting shares . the beneficiary shareholders of otkritie holding are vadim belyaev , ifd kapital group , vtb bank , ist - holding , ruben aganbegyan , alexander mamut . the bank\u2019s securities are traded on the moscow exchange .\nmoscow , august 29 . / tass / . the situation around major russian privately - held lender otkritie bank beset by financial problems won\u2019t affect its cooperation with fc spartak , football club owner leonid fedun told tass on tuesday .\notkritie fc bank has a long - established history of raising international syndicated loans to finance the russian gold mining industry . since 2001 , the bank has negotiated 18 loans ( including the one in question ) totalling usd 2 billion . 12 syndicates have been established .\non august 9 , 2012 ppf sold its 26 . 5 % stake in otkritie fc bank . 19 . 9 % was acquired by otkritie holding , 3 . 5 % was acquired by mr . mamut ( co - owner of polymetal ) and 3 . 1 % - by mr . malis .\nfirst deputy chairman of the central bank dmitry tulin said that the rights of the current shareholders will be restored once the interim administration completes its work but their share in the bank will not exceed 25 % . the bailout process in otkritie fc bank will take less than a year , he added .\nin november 2014 , otkritie fc bank successfully completed its secondary public offering of shares ( spo ) on the moscow exchange and raised rub 21 . 4 billion of equity . the bank placed a total of 22 , 838 , 624 shares at rub 935 per share .\n' exchange - traded bonds programmes will allow issuers to follow a simplified procedure when issuing debt securities . currently , there are exchange - traded bond programmes registered for five issuers and we are pleased that otkritie fc bank was the first institution to have taken the new opportunities for raising debt capital . we are hopeful that before long other borrowers will follow the example of otkritie fc bank , ' said the managing director of securities market at the moscow exchange anna kuznetsova .\notkritie fc bank completed its spo on the moscow exchange . a total of 21 , 800 , 000 shares were placed at rub875 per share . as a result , the bank raised rub 19 . 08 bn of new capital through the spo . otkritie holding purchased more shares from ict group thus avoiding dilution and maintaining the stake at 51 % .\nmoscow , aug 29 ( prime ) - - the russian central bank has introduced an interim administration at otkritie financial corporation ( fc ) bank and plans to become its main investor , using funds of the banking sector consolidation fund , the authority said in a statement on tuesday .\notkritie bank enters the top 10 systematically important credit organisations approved by the central bank of russia , as well as the world\u2019s largest companies according to forbesglobal 2000 .\n\u201cupon completion of the consolidation of nomos - bank shares by otkritie financial corporation , the distribution of shares among major shareholders will be as follows : [ otkritie chief executive ] vadim belyaev and the otkritie management team will control up to 25 percent of shares ; stakes of up to 10 percent will be owned by companies affiliated with ict group shareholders , by vtb group , by [ otkritie chairman ] boris mints and by alexander mamut , \u201d otkritie said .\nthe central bank did not say how much money it would put into otkritie , or where the cash would come from .\nrussia\u2019s central bank made a decision earlier on tuesday to act as otkritie\u2019s main investor and place the lender under temporary administration .\notkritie fc bank became an accredited member of the shanghai gold exchange ( sge ) and is entitled to operate in the shanghai free trade zone . otkritie financial corporation bank has raised a syndicated loan of usd 185 million from a consortium of 10 international banks . proceeds will be used to provide financing to the bank\u2019s corporate clients in the russian gold mining industry . it was the only syndicated loan raised by russian banks in 2015 .\notkritie bank has been built up as a result of mergers with more than 10 banks of varying capitalisation and scale , among which there were large banks of federal importance , such as nomos - bank , khanty - mansiysk bank and petrocommerce bank .\notkritie is a full - service commercial bank benefiting from a diversified business structure . the bank focuses on corporate investment banking , retail business , smes and private banking .\notkritie private banking is part of russia\u2019s largest privately owned banking group , otkritie , established more than 20 years ago . we follow the open architecture principle in our operations .\n( 4 - traders . com ) otkritie financial group completes petrocommerce bank merger 17 . 06 . 2015 in accordance . . .\n\u00a9 2014 - 2018 public joint - stock company\nbank otkritie financial corporation\n. regulated by central bank of russian federation ( general license # 2209 of 24 november 2014 )\notkritie has now agreed with the owners of 58 . 5 percent nomos - bank\u2019s shares about their purchase , the financial group said friday .\nsberbank , bank otkritie and mdm bank and are all associates of the london bullion market association ( lbma ) , while vtb bank is an ordinary member of the lbma [ 14 ] . standard bank of south africa is also licensed to trade precious metals in the russian market .\notkritie bank has a diversified business structure with a focus on corporate , investment , retail , sme and private banking . otkritie bank is a part of financial group otkritie , which includes rosgosstrakh bank , as well as companies holding leading positions in key segments of the financial market : rosgosstrakh ( insurance ) ; lukoil - garant non - state pension fund , non - state pension fund of the electric power industry and rosgosstrakh non - state pension fund ( pension asset management ) , and otkritie broker ( brokerage services ) .\nmoscow ( reuters ) - a central bank rescue of russian bank otkritie has eased market concerns that other banks could be in trouble , prompting banking stocks to reverse three days of losses .\notkritie private banking won the financial times global private banking awards as highly commended in the best private bank in russia category in 2012 and 2013 .\n\u201cthe lenders are banks from europe , the usa , and asia , which demonstrates the high level of financial confidence that investors from these regions continue to have in otkritie fc bank . importantly , the funds have been raised on the same terms and conditions as in autumn 2014 , despite the deteriorated macroeconomic environment . \u201d\notkritie financial corporation bank has raised a usd 120 million syndicated loan from a group of foreign banks . the purpose of the loan is to provide financing to gold - mining companies being the bank\u2019s clients .\nthe central bank said that otkritie ' s obligations to creditors and bondholders would be honoured , reducing the risk of a domino effect taking down other banks .\nrussia ' s central bank stepped in on tuesday to take at least a 75 percent stake in otkritie , the country ' s biggest privately - owned bank , to plug a hole in its balance sheet .\nin 2014 , the bank offered a service called client bank , an online currency conversion service . corporate customers can use client bank to exchange currency online .\nin november 2014 , the bank enters a new growth phase . in accordance with the decision of its shareholders , rcb completes an equity capital increase through the issue of additional shares and attracts a new strategic investor - otkritie fc bank , which forms part of the largest privately - owned financial group in russia . the transaction brings the total equity of rcb to over 0 . 5 billion euros .\nbank fk otkryti : russia ' s b & n ; bank balance sheet hole could reach $ . .\nthe registered company name of the resulting bank is otkritie financial corporation bank pjsc . however , the bank will operate under the unified otkritie bank brand as it is among top 10 in the russian financial market by brand awareness . for customers\u2019 convenience , the bank will also continue to use the brands that are part of certain client and regional business lines . the bank will continue to operate under the name \u2018bank of khanty - mansiysk\u2019 in western siberia , khanty - mansi and yamalo - nenets autonomous districts , where the brand awareness and reputation are high . otkritie\u2019s high - tech projects tochka ( remote service for small enterprises ) and rocketbank ( innovative mobile banking for retail clients ) will keep their names , too .\n\u201cbigger is better , and otkritie is now going to be one of the big boys , \u201d said jason hurwitz , a financial - sector analyst at alfa bank .\nshares in otkritie were down 0 . 5 percent on wednesday . yields on otkritie bonds , which act as a gauge of the risk of owning the bank ' s paper , fell to 36 percent on wednesday , from a record high of 82 percent his shortly before the bailout on tuesday .\nshares in russia ' s second - biggest bank , vtb , which is a shareholder in otkritie , were up more than 6 percent , after having fallen for several days .\nthe paper was written before bonds in an irish - based spv used by russia\u2019s seventh - largest lender , otkritie , wobbled in recent weeks before the ailing moscow - based bank was bailed out by the country\u2019s central bank last tuesday .\notkritie is a universal commercial bank with a stable diversified business structure and strong capital management . the bank develops the following key business areas : corporate , investment , retail , small business and private banking . otkritie pays special attention to high - tech services : in particular , by implementing the rocketbank project the bank intends to develop remote banking services to individuals , within the tochka project - remote banking services to smes .\non august 1 st , 1995 , rcb bank ltd , formerly known as russian commercial bank ( cyprus ) limited , obtains a banking license from the central bank of cyprus .\nin november 2014 , otkritie bank and novosibirsk municipal bank merged with bank of khanty - mansiysk . the reorganisation of the retail banking business was completed , resulting in the creation of one of the largest universal retail banks with a wide regional network . the universal nature of khanty - mansiysk otkritie bank not only made the group\u2019s business more resilient and efficient , but also provided a platform for a potential increase in sales volumes by improving the quality of client services and making banking services more accessible .\ndmitry romaev is the chairman of the bank\u2019s supervisory board , and evgeny dankevich is the chairman of the bank\u2019s management board .\nbut the swift action to rescue otkritie has gone a long way to reducing the risks of broader contagion , financial analysts said .\nthe bank saw a large outflow of client money in june\u2013july , and its dependence on refinancing operations with the central bank increased .\nbut it was not immediately clear why otkritie had offered such a premium to minority shareholders , causing the spike in the share price .\nin 2015 , otkritie private banking ranked among the top 10 private banks in russia according to euromoney\u2019s private banking and wealth management survey .\na 75 percent stake in otkritie would be worth $ 51 billion , based on the current value of the 7 percent of the bank ' s shares that represent its free float on the moscow exchange .\nin february 2013 , spartak and otkritie signed a six - year deal , under which the football club\u2019s home arena in tushino in northwest moscow was named otkritie - arena . the deal was worth 1 . 2 billion rubles ( $ 20 million at the current exchange rate ) .\n( 4 - traders . com ) 15 august 2017 otkritie holding is among russia ' s top 50 taxpayers rbc has included o . . .\na handful of large commercial banks dominate gold purchases in the russian gold market and their identities can easily be gleaned by examining sales data released by the union of russian gold producers . these banks , all of which purchase gold under term agreements with the gold producers , include sberbank , vtb bank , bank otkritie ( formerly nomos bank ) , and gazprombank .\n( 4 - traders . com ) 25 . 03 . 2016 otkritie is launching a remote factoring service for small and medium - size . . .\notkritie , b & n ; bank , promsvyazbank and credit bank of moscow are among the banks that have been subject to russian media speculation in recent weeks , regarding the liquidity position of some and the potential knock - on effect on others ,\nfitch said in a statement published on aug . 18 .\ntrading of nomos - bank shares was briefly suspended in moscow on friday as the stock rocketed more than 20 percent in 10 minutes after the announcement that otkritie financial corporation was looking to obtain full control of russia\u2019s eighth - largest banking group .\nmicex froze trading of nomos - bank equity between 11 : 54 a . m . and 12 : 24 p . m . after otkritie financial corporation said in a statement posted on its website that minority shareholders in the bank will be offered \u201cno less than $ 14 per global depositary receipt\u201d as part of a takeover . the deal was corroborated by nomos - bank in an e - mailed statement .\nother commercial banks active in the russian bullion market include mdm bank , lanta bank , uralsib and solid bank [ 13 ] . beyond the four large purchasers in 2013 , the following banks also purchased sizeable quantities from the russian gold mining companies the same year : lanta bank 8 . 6 tonnes , asian - pacific bank 6 . 7 tonnes , baikalinvestbank 6 . 5 tonnes , promsvyazbank 4 . 8 tonnes , uralsib 3 tonnes , fia - bank 1 . 9 tonnes .\nin june this year , otkritie started to experience a liquidity shortage , beset by a run on its deposits . the bank\u2019s corporate clients withdrew about 100 billion rubles ( $ 1 . 7 billion ) in the first month of summer while the cash outflow in july hit over 600 billion rubles ( $ 10 billion ) . moreover , both companies and private individuals and other banks were withdrawing their funds from otkritie .\nbank fk otkryti : svetlana yemel ' yanova becomes head of the operatio . .\nbank fk otkryti : natalia kasperskaya has been elected to join the s . .\nbank fk otkrytiye : natalia kasperskaya has been elected to join the supervisory . .\nthe bank is recognised as \u201csafest bank in cyprus\u201d as a result of the annual survey conducted in more than 100 countries by the distinguished international publication global finance magazine .\ncurrently , the key measures of the bank\u2019s financial rehabilitation have been completed : the bank has been recapitalised , new supervisory board and executive bodies have been elected . the bank operates its business under the terms and conditions which are common for other market participants .\nthe lenders are unicredit ( acting also as the coordinating bank ) , aka ausfuhrkredit - gesellschaft mbh , citi , commerzbank aktiengesellschaft , filiale luxemburg , credit suisse , harbin bank , ing bank , oversea - chinese banking corporation limited , raiffeisen bank international ag , societe generale group . commerzbank international s . a . is acting as the facility agent .\none of russia\u2019s few public banks , nomos - bank raised more than $ 700 million in an initial public offering in london last year . while it abandoned plans for an ipo in 2011 , otkritie said friday that it intends to try again within two to three years .\nin october 2014 , rcb successfully passes the european central bank\u2019s ( ecb ) stress tests .\nbut the central bank is likely to pay much less for the shares held by investors .\nproceeds will be used to finance the bank\u2019s corporate clients in the russian gold mining industry .\nbank fk otkrytiye : svetlana yemel ' yanova becomes head of the operational unit a . .\nentrepreneurs and businesses appreciate otkritie\u2019s reliable payment and settlement service and products for growing a stable and profitable business : deposits , interest - bearing accounts , exchange control , acquiring , lending and payroll programmes .\n' we are delighted to have acted as pioneers in adopting the new mechanism and we are pleased with the results . placing bonds as part of a programme allows further flexibility in placing the exact volume that meets the market demand taking into account the issuer ' s needs as well as saving time and cutting administrative costs associated with the preparation of a separate bond issue , which is critical in an increasingly changing market environment . we thank our investors who took part in this placement and we will continue improving the mechanics of such placements together with the moscow exchange , ' said otkritie fc bank vice president and head of equity mikhail avtukhov .\nthe client base of otkritie bank comprises more than 29 , 000 of corporates , 163 , 000 of smes and approximately 3 . 4 million of individuals , including high net worth individuals . the bank has 400 offices of different forms , which are located in 55 economically important regions of russia . the large portion of business is accounted for moscow , saint petersburg , tyumen region ( including khanty - mansiysk region where the bank operates under the brand of khanty - mansiysk bank , which historically enjoys high level of awareness in this region ) , yekaterinburg , novosibirsk region , khabarovsk and volgograd regions .\nshares in credit bank of moscow were 0 . 5 higher , promsvyzbank shares rose 0 . 8 percent . the other bank mentioned by fitch , b & n ; , is not publicly traded .\n\u201cat least a portion of the financing looks like it will have to come out of otkritie in cash , \u201d said hurwitz . \u201cwith such shareholders you might assume they have strong backing from big money . \u201d\nthe aug . 9 deal caused a slump in nomos - bank\u2019s share price and prompted credit rating agency fitch to cut its outlook on nomos - bank\u2019s debt to negative , citing potential corporate governance issues .\npreparing the ground for friday\u2019s announcement , earlier this month ppf group , a czech private equity firm , gave 19 . 9 percent of its 26 . 5 percent stake in nomos - bank to otkritie in exchange for a slice of potash - producer uralkali . metals and finance billionaire alexander nesis , who is believed to control almost 50 percent of nomos - bank via his ict investment vehicle , provided the uralkali equity .\nemployees of the central bank and the banking sector consolidation fund will comprise the lineup of the interim administration .\nthe bulk of gold is later bought by the central bank to replenish its gold and hard currency reserves .\nto date , nomos - bank\u2019s client bank system is used by around 90 % corporate clients . the system allows users to exchange electronic documents with the bank and perform banking transactions from anywhere in the world . with obs , customers can send payment orders , request and receive account statements , make bank transfers , purchases , sales and foreign currency exchange operations , conduct all exchange control transaction operations , place funds on overnight deposit , send payroll registers to the bank , monitor the process of transferring funds to the accounts of employees online , apply to the bank for funds up to the credit line , monitor the status of on line applications , and much more .\n\u201cultimately , we have no idea yet how otkritie would be financing this deal , \u201d troika dialog analysts wrote in a note to investors friday . \u201cwe see rapidly diminishing incentive to remain in the stock as this plays out . \u201d\nthe official confirmation of the long - rumored merger , which would include a buyout of minority investors , means the formation of the biggest privately owned bank in the country after alfa bank is now almost certain to go ahead .\n\u201cwe , at a level of professional judgement \u2013 here , in the central bank \u2013 detected main problems in the bank last autumn , possible ways to solve these problems and risks associated with the process , \u201d he said .\nin 2016 the bank successfully completes the stress test carried out by the ecb . the stress test results show that under the adverse scenario the bank\u2019s common equity tier 1 ratio ( cet1 ) is well above the regulatory minimal requirements .\nin order to comply with statutory disclosure requirements , on november 28 , 2011 nomos bank reported a decrease in its direct share in bank of khanty - mansiysk ( bkm ) from 31 . 31 % to 7 . 79 % .\nrcb bank ltd is one of the largest financial institutions in cyprus offering services to thousands of local and international clients .\nin november 2013 , in accordance with its shareholders\u2019 decision , russian commercial bank ( cyprus ) limited is renamed to rcb bank ltd . the new name reflects the bank\u2019s capabilities as an international financial institution to service a large number of local and international clients . the brand name is associated with an excellent reputation , first - class client service and loyalty .\nnomos - bank\u2019s client bank expedites the sending documents to the bank and allows users to monitor the status of all document processing in real time . the information is encrypted and signed by a certified electronic signature to ensure that using obs is risk - free . in addition , clients receive assistance in filling out document fields and can archive documents . nomos - bank provides the opportunity of working with one account from several workplaces as well as with several accounts from one workplace .\nvtb bank is part of the vtb group , one of the largest russian diversified financial groups . vtb group is majority owned by the russian government , which owns 61 % of the group\u2019s voting shares and 85 % of the share capital [ 17 ] . the vtb name is based on the bank\u2019s earlier name vneshtorgbank , which means national bank of russia .\nmuch or all of these central bank gold purchases have been undertaken in the domestic gold market , thereby making the russian central bank a key participant in the russian gold sector . on average , the central bank has taken 125 tonnes of gold from russian gold production each year between 2008 - 2015 . monthly changes in the international reserves ( including gold ) can be tracked on the website of the russian central bank [ 4 ] . the russian central bank stores two - thirds of its gold reserves in moscow in a building on ulitsa pravdy , and one - third in st petersburg [ 5 ] .\nevgeny dankevich , chairman of the management board of otkritie fc bank : \u201ccreating a unified bank is the last step in our banking group integration strategy . the merger will increase the stability and efficiency of our business , improve capital management and further strengthen our positions in the russian banking market . following integration , we will be able to offer clients even better service and reliability . we expect to see significant synergies once all our divisions are functioning as part of a single organization , which will serve to enhance the stability and improve the diversification of our banking business . i have nothing but the highest praise for the team that is handling the integration . they are putting our new technology into service extremely quickly . after just one weekend , all of our offices were able to get back to their normal schedules . only a few services experienced interruptions . the integration team has really put customers first as it makes these changes . \u201d\nrcb bank ltd provides high standard banking services to corporate clients with business interests in cyprus , luxembourg and other eu countries .\nthe central bank cannot really allow to create an aura of vulnerability around a major bank because there are other banks that are rumoured to be in trouble ,\nlubomir mitov , chief economist for central and eastern europe at unicredit , said .\nnomos - bank has credit ratings of bb from fitch and ba3 from moody\u2019s . the outlook for both ratings is stable .\nthe bank was developing aggressively over the last several years , including by merger and acquisition deals , he said . the capital of the bank was insufficient for the amount of operations and risks and the capital declared in financial reports was evidently overestimated , he said .\nthe tcd academics also highlighted the case of another russian bank , peresvet , with an irish spv . the bank , half owned by russia\u2019s powerful orthodox church , was put into temporary administration last year and a moratorium was imposed on the servicing of its debt .\nit may have been mandated by the value at which the buyout of ppf took place , ing bank financial analyst andrzej nowaczek said .\nthe central bank has revoked the licenses of banks\noffer\nand\nbanking house\nas recently as 3 march . . .\notkritie bank takes an active part in social projects supporting such fields as science ( polytechnic museum ) , education ( lomonosov moscow state university ; european university in saint petersburg ) , culture ( maly theatre ; cooperation with yuri norstein , the author of hedgehog in the fog cartoon ) , medical care ( the vera hospice charity fund ) , sports ( strategic partnership with spartak moscow football club , ugra ski marathon ) .\nsimultaneously , a financial analyst at alfa capital management company sent out a letter to the company\u2019s clients warning about risks confronted by major private banks , including otkritie . the letter said that the bank\u2019s fate might be decided already this autumn rather than after the presidential elections in russia in march 2018 . russia\u2019s anti - trust watchdog issued a warning for alfa - capital in the wake of this letter , after which it was recalled .\nthe charter capital of the bank will be levelled off with its shareholder equity during the interim administration work . if the bank\u2019s shareholder equity is negative , the capital will be reduced to 1 ruble . in this case , the shareholders will lose their ownership rights , the authority said .\nanother lender , vneshprombank , imploded in january last year , resulting in the bank\u2019s related irish spv defaulting on its $ 225 million of bonds .\nnomos - bank stock stabilized friday afternoon in trading on micex , closing up 12 . 5 percent over thursday\u2019s close , at 784 . 4 rubles . nomos - bank will announce its first half results monday with management hosting a conference call at 3 : 30 p . m . in moscow .\none of russia ' s few public banks , nomos - bank raised more than $ 700 million in an initial public offering in london last year .\nthe bank\u2019s reliability is proved by international rating agencies , i . e . standard & poor\u2019s ( \u0432\u0432 - ) and moody\u2019s investors service ( ba3 ) .\nfor example , in 2010 , russian banks bought 149 tonnes of gold from the russian gold producers , with sberbank purchasing 34 tonnes , nomos bank buying 28 tonnes and gazprombank purchasing 20 tonnes [ 8 ] . in 2011 , russian banks bought 156 tonnes of gold , with sberbank buying 38 . 6 tonnes , nomos bank buying 24 . 5 tonnes , vtb group purchasing 22 tons of gold , and gazprombank buying 22 tonnes [ 9 ] . in 2012 , the same 4 banks were russia\u2019s top gold buyers , namely sberbank , nomos bank , vtb and gazprombank , with sergey kashuba , chairman of the union of russian gold producers revealing that the commercial banks act as proxy purchasers for the central bank - \u201c when the central bank buys gold , it\u2019s from those commercial banks \u201c [ 10 ] .\nthe bailout highlights problems among russia ' s banks and the challenge the authorities face in trying to clean up the sector . bank of moscow , a mid - sized lender , had to be rescued in 2011 but since then the central bank opted for revoking licences , shutting down more than 200 banks over the past two years .\nthe bank has credit ratings assigned by moody\u2019s investors service at the level of b1 and the russian rating agency acra at the level of a + ( ru ) .\nthe bank becomes the major sponsor of the cyprus national olympic committee in order to support the development of sports in cyprus and the country representation on the world sporting stage .\nguthrie , sam .\nnomos bank launches real - time currency conversion system\n. yekaterinburg news . 2 / 10 / 2014 . retrieved 2 / 10 / 2014 .\nnomos - bank group offers a full range of banking products to customers in the corporate , retail and small - business segments . as of 31 march 2012 , the nomos - bank customer base comprised 11 , 700 corporates , 79 , 600 small businesses and 1 . 5 million individual customers , including users of the group\u2019s ivate banking services .\nsome \u20ac763 billion of international assets were held in irish spvs and related entities , known as financial vehicle corporations ( fvcs ) , as of march , central bank data shows .\nrussian gold refineries tend to call good delivery bars \u2018standard bars\u2019 . these are acceptable for inter - bank transactions . russian gold refineries usually call their smaller gold bars \u2018measured bars\u2019 .\nbut others pointed to the powerful organizations behind the bank , which is 24 . 2 percent owned by the deposit insurance agency and 19 . 9 percent by state - owned vtb .\nvtb bank has been active on the russian and international precious metals markets for many years and is seeking to expand its business in the asia - pacific region . \u201d [ 29 ]\nin accordance with eu legislation and the legislation of cyprus , the bank successfully implements new standards in regard to corporate governance , risk management , data confidentiality , money laundering prevention and detection .\nin the beginning of 2015 , rcb approves a new 5 year - long strategic business plan for cyprus . in summer 2015 , the bank opens four new branches in limassol and nicosia .\nthis transaction represents a restructuring within nomos group and the stake was sold to two 100 % subsidiary companies of the bank . the objective of the transaction is to optimize the capital allocation between the companies of the group . the ultimate ownership and control of nomos bank over bkm remains at 51 . 29 % . the transaction will not affect the financial statements of the group .\nnomos - bank has increased rates of interest for its nomos - prestige deposit account in chinese yuan . rates have risen by 0 . 5 percentage points on average for all account maturities .\nnomos - bank\u2019s client bank took fifth place in the systems functionality rankings of online banking services ( obs ) for legal entities . business internet banking rank 2013 was prepared by markswebb rank & report agency on the results of a study of the popular systems of top twenty banks in russia . obs systems were evaluated on the basis of two main performance indicators : functionality and usability .\nour products and services for retail customers are designed to meet the needs of a range of consumer categories . we issue bank cards for car owners , frequent travellers , sports fans and retirees .\nhistorically , the idea to open one of the first foreign branches outside russia was introduced by vneshtorgbank ( vtb bank ) , shortly after it was founded by the russian government in order to service the country\u2019s cross - border transactions . strategically positioned at the crossroads of europe , asia and africa , the bank\u2019s location serves as a prime example of russia\u2019s goal to deepen its international economic relations .\nthe large commercial banks in russia are also active in trading gold in the inter - bank market , and offer gold holding services ( allocated storage and unallocated metals holdings ) to their customer bases .\nsberbank of russia [ 15 ] , through its corporate and investment banking ( cib ) arm sberbank cib , is the largest bank active in the russian gold market . sberbank is majority owned by the russian central bank , through a mechanism where it owns 50 % of the share capital plus 1 share , guaranteeing it majority control [ 16 ] . the russian central bank is also the only entity owning more than 5 % of the sberbank share capital . sberbank distributes more than one - third of russian gold production , and also maintains over 500 , 000 \u2018metals accounts\u2019 ( customer unallocated precious holdings accounts ) .\nthe large russian bullion banks trade physical gold and other precious metals with each other on the domestic and international inter - bank market on a spot , forward and swap basis . the large banks also trade gold with licensed smaller banks . inter - bank physical gold transactions are vat free . the large russian bullion banks are also active in selling physical gold to industrial and jewellery companies in the domestic market .\nrussia holds the world\u2019s 7 th largest official gold reserves ( or 6 th largest excluding the international monetary fund ) . over the last decade , the russian central bank has emerged as a powerhouse in official sector gold reserve accumulation . russia\u2019s official gold reserves had remained relatively static during the 2000s at approximately 400 tonnes until late 2007 after which an upward trend in gold accumulation by the central bank began . by early 2011 , the central bank\u2019s gold reserves had exceeded 800 tonnes , by the end of 2014 had exceeded 1200 tonnes , and by the end of 2015 had breached 1400 tonnes on the upside [ 3 ] .\nnow that both banks have publicly committed to the merger , the risk of the transaction falling through is limited , analysts said . alfa bank raised nomos stock to overweight , or a buy rating , friday .\nin october 2015 , rcb bank was awarded the prestigious \u201cbest bank in cyprus\u201d distinction at the 2015 global banking & finance awards by the european , one of europe\u2019s most prominent publications . the award was given to rcb at a charity event in the presidential palace devoted to its 20 years anniversary . the global banking & finance awards recognise the leading financial institutions from around the world , that excel not only regionally but also globally .\n\u201cthe financial recovery process with the use of money of the banking sector consolidation fund can be divided into two stages , whose implementation is estimated to take six to eight months , after that the bank will be able to work fulfilling all statutory requirements . for comparison : the process of bailout based on the loan mechanism ( used earlier by the central bank ) can last from 10 to 15 years , \u201d the authority said ."]}
{"id": 55380, "summary": [{"text": "gem impact is an audio production studio founded by game composer and saxophonist norihiko hibino in 2005 .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it is located in tokyo , japan , and employs a number of composers , producers , and artists .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "hibino \u2019s fluency in english has allowed him to take the gem impact brand to a worldwide platform , which is the basis for the studio \u2019s motto : \u201c from japan to worldwide . \u201d the studio employs a number of composers , including norihiko hibino himself , takahiro izutani , yoshitaka suzuki , and takahide ayuzawa .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "they have often made use of the talents of artist uetake macarthur for their graphical needs .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "while norihiko hibino is well known for his contributions to the metal gear solid series , many were left wondering what role gem impact had on the score for metal gear solid 4 : guns of the patriots , as their contributions were not publicized .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "hibino later revealed via an interview with original sound version that gem impact in fact provided 90 minutes of music for the cinematic sequences in the game .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "gem impact operates alongside gem factory , an in-house record label that has released two albums including the outer rim and the ninja blade original soundtrack .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "vanilla mood , a night club in japan , was also operated under gem impact , but closed at the end of 2008 .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "on september 2 , 2008 , fromsoftware announced the ninja action title , ninja blade , and named norihiko hibino and gem impact as the composers for the title .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the team has already completed the music for the title , totaling close to three hours of original music .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "hibino noted in a preview article at original sound version that he believes this project represents the studio 's greatest achievement to date , and it is a landmark for the studio .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "on february 10 , 2009 , it was announced that the group would work alongside platinumgames sound director masami ueda and composer hiroshi yamaguchi on the company 's action title bayonetta . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "gem impact", "paragraphs": ["however , none of the withdrawals pertained to the use of gem or the new version of gem with revised rounding . 3\nchance to receive 1 gem from daily login rewards . logging in 5 days in a row will guarantee 1 gem reward .\nimpact post - grad players have received over $ 2 million in college scholarships & financial aid .\ngem impact is a powerful high energy tonic which contains a complex mix of absorbable iodines , active iron , cobalt , sodium molybdate and pure vitamin b12 carried on a high energy base .\nread his letter to his 17 - year - old self and watch a\nday in the life of an impact post grad\nthat gem filmed a few years ago by clicking here .\nto restore arena orbs , 1 gem can be spent , or level up .\nafter gem impact decided to go back to mainstream , hibino focused on\npachinko\nproject , an japanese arcade machine . at that time pachinko has greatly improved its visual & sound quality . since gem impact composers are trained in surround environment , hey know multi - layered sound making , that helps to create strong sound that can be heard in very noisy environment where pachinko machines are located . also , overseas networks network that hibino had cultivated through last couple of years started to bear fruit . people who he got to know at the conference became key person of gem impact ' s foreign business .\njoin us after the jump for an exclusive interview with norihiko hibino as we discuss the individuals who comprise gem impact and the 90 minutes of quality music they contributed to the outstanding soundtrack for metal gear solid 4 .\nto restore raid battle orbs , 1 gem can be spent , or level up .\ngem impact should ideally be used twice a week during racing and three days a week to birds that are about to be paired up . use at least once once a week in the stock loft throughout the year .\nosv : you\u2019ve mentioned that you operate a jazz venue / eatery called vanilla mood where you and your friends perform . does the gem impact team frequent vanilla mood and perform often ? do any of your former colleagues at konami visit ? hibino : yes , vanilla mood is about a 5 minute walk from konami headquarter , and sometimes the konami team comes over to the bar . gem composers visit bar and get to know performers . of course the konami team and gem composers are good friends . vanilla mood provides an advantage to gem impact in that we can broaden our musician pool when we\u2019re looking for artists to record for our music .\nosv : i noticed that hibino and the members of his band , the outer rim ( who we are also huge fans of ) , each have distinctive hair styles . do the hair styles at gem impact vary as drastically as those found within the outer rim ? hibino : the outer rim members coincidentally have distinctive hairstyles , but this isn\u2019t really the case at gem impact . perhaps they have a more conservative outlook because they work inside most of the time .\nhe was just 17 when he graduated with no offers . watch and learn how he\njust graduated , debt free thanks to impact\n.\nfinding : gem output is unaffected by the actual use of a smaller or larger engine in a truck in the same subcategory , because the engine map used by gem is predefined . for example , downsizing of the engine is a known approach for saving fuel that gem does not properly address .\nfinding : gem does not satisfactorily reflect real - world operation for over - the - road tractors .\n3 certification and compliance procedures using gem .\ntransportation research board and national research council . 2014 .\nfinding : there are many technology avenues for reduction of fuel consumption that are currently not captured by gem .\nfinding : the use of measured values can allow optimization of the engine / transmission / driveline ( such as a power pack ) to show its positive impact on the environment .\nfederal reporting . see section \u201cuser interface , order entry , and gem utility , \u201d below , for additional information .\nrecommendation 3 . 12 : nhtsa should assess the benefit of using gem to address all tractors in combination with trailers .\nto learn why impact ' s system is a\nbetter mousetrap\nand how you will benefit from a gap year in las vegas , reach out to our team right now .\nwhile we can make no guarantees , it is not uncommon for a post - grad to receive additional financial aid from his eventual college that far exceeds his cost of impact training .\nwhile metal gear solid fans are familiar with norihiko hibino\u2019s important contributions to both metal gear solid 2 and metal gear solid 3 , many may not know how vital his company , gem impact , was to the score for m etal gear solid 4 . you may know some of these guys pictured above from their recent work on the sekaiju no meiq\u00b2 * shoou no seihai * super arrange version album which we were quite fond of . however , with so many composers involved with the music in mgs4 , hibino and gem impact\u2019s involvement nearly went uncredited , relegated to a mere footnote in the record books\u2026 until now !\nthe comments provided on gem in this section are in most cases inseparable from the regulation implied by gem and the processes used to find constants for gem . in what follows , some comments and findings may refer to the tool itself , others to the measurement , design , modeling , and regulation implied by the tool . with the changes being considered by epa and the recommendations in this report , gem has the potential to become recognized as the best model for predicting vehicle performance on routes .\nrecommendation 3 . 2 : the gem programmers should make every effort to configure gem to be compatible with existing oem order entry systems . for maximum effectiveness , a vehicle oem should be able to easily run gem on the initial specification of a product from a customer and on any changes that may ensue by customer choice , manufacturer choice , or supplier availability of parts .\na powerful high energy tonic containing a complex mix of absorbable iodine ' s , active iron , cobalt , sodium molybdate and pure vitamin b12 . all carried on a high energy base . impact helps :\ngem is , accordingly , too simple to have direct value in the manufacturer\u2019s vehicle design process . rather , it influences design by virtue of its required use in demonstrating and achieving compliance . at this time of writing , the economic motivator of high fuel cost has as much influence as gem on design , but it is inappropriate to rely on an economic argument to keep gem from driving possibly unproductive outcomes .\nosv : list some of the gear and instruments that were used by the composers at gem impact for this project . we know that hibino is a talented performer , but do the other team members have their own specialties and preferred modes of musical expression ? hibino : takahiro izutani is a great guitar player , and takahide ayuzawa plays the trumpet .\nthe committee has talked with several but not all vehicle manufacturers that use gem . based on those conversations , on its review of gem , and on the need to acknowledge efficient technology broadly in a simulation model , the committee makes several recommendations in the present report . execution of gem requires insertion of data on aerodynamic properties and tire rolling resistance . these data are obtained from measurements , which are also discussed below .\ngem is used by the manufacturer to compute projected load - specific fuel consumption for nine regulatory subcategories ( see table 3 - 1 ) .\nthrough the gem program , you will choose one course from each of the five categories listed below to complete your ccaf associate ' s degree .\nwe recommend that fanciers use impact twice a week during racing and three days a week to birds that are about to be paired up . use at least once once a week in the stock loft throughout the year .\nto restore energy , 1 gem can be spent , or level up . energy will overflow ( e . g . 225 / 200 ) when restored with 1 gem . leveling up in otherworld ( also known as third arc and summoner avatar arc ) quests will not restore energy and orbs .\ngem version 1 , the proposed simulation tool , was provided to the industry for peer review . comments were received and discussed in \u201cpeer review of the greenhouse gas emissions model ( gem ) and epa\u2019s response to comments\u201d ( epa , 2011a ) , which was published in august 2011 , just prior to publication of the phase i rule . in addition , epa ( 2011b ) published a document to accompany the rulemaking , greenhouse gas emissions standards and fuel efficiency standards for medium - and heavy - duty engines and vehicles : epa response to comments document for joint rulemaking . this document included comments made by the oems and others on gem and epa\u2019s responses . some corrections to gem were completed , and gem version 2 . 0 was released .\nrecommendation 3 . 8 : the regulators should assess whether a steady - state speed - torque map is sufficient for gem accuracy in engine efficiency prediction .\nreal - world operations and routes need to be considered for use in gem , and fleet data could be used to develop or validate the target activity in gem . another source of information is the federal highway administration freight performance measures initiative . as a guiding principle , operators of vehicles need to move freight safely and efficiently or otherwise perform work with a vocational vehicle . if properly designed , regulations and their implementation in gem would not compel equipment that is unsuited to real - world operation , nor would gem deprive a purchaser of performance features that are truly necessary for service but that may be atypical of current gem cycles . for example , engine downsizing or lighter , lower friction , less robust transmissions might yield fuel savings but might not be appropriate for certain duty cycles .\ngem requirements : courses in fine arts ( criticism , appreciation , or historical significance ) , foreign language , literature , philosophy , and religion are acceptable .\nimpact ' s post - grad\ngap year\nprogram is designed for students to preserve and enhance the educational opportunities available to them when they start college without losing a year of eligibility . sat prep tutoring is available if needed .\nfor over a decade , impact ' s post - grad training program has been providing players just like you with your best chance to play college basketball at the school and level that is right for you on the court and in the classroom .\nrecommendation 3 . 11 : nhtsa and epa should modify the greenhouse gas emissions model ( gem ) to employ cycles or vehicle activities that cover as large a fraction of over - the - road tractor operation as possible without becoming overly cumbersome . gem should employ a sufficient number of truck types or subcategories to facilitate sound and beneficial regulation .\nrecommendation 3 . 1 : nhtsa , in consultation with epa , should consider carefully the impact on related metrics when attempting to optimize for a single metric , or should otherwise establish a clearly articulated objective that weights , or places limits upon , relevant metrics .\nfinding : a sufficiently accurate version of gem could be used by oems and fleets for making significant trade - offs on technology purchases for vehicles and for benchmarking their operations .\nthere is no way our son is playing on espn without what you and your staff did for him at impact . we are truly grateful for your taking a discouraged kid with no college offers out of high school and turning him into a scholarship player .\ngem and the implementation of gem must encourage and facilitate all or most technology avenues that offer significant reduction in fuel consumption , by allowing accurate , quantitative modeling that does not restrict any fruitful options . fuel consumption reductions that involve vehicle integration , power train integration , control strategies , auxiliary engine loads , aftertreatment strategies , or integrated power packs must be encompassed .\nin december 2004 , after release of metal gear solid 3 , he left konami to establish his own company . in feb 2005 , gem impact started , but without any projects coming in . first work for them was creating\nportfolio cd\n. fortunately , \u300cone major label king records helped us to release my own cd , and hibino created\nakashi\nas a showcase of his various aspects . however , cd wasn ' t sell well , and he recognized the difficulty and reality of record business . that gave him a lot of insight about\ncost management\n. sometimes things turn out in unexpected way . some fans of metal gear and game magazine editor found him out and spoke loud about his contribution to metal gear , despite of most fan ' s perception as metal gear = harry gregson williams . that really helped gem impact to open up the door to the industry .\ngem impact also had vocal instruction school , even had a live venue called\nvanilla mood roppongi\n. hanks to business experience at movie theater , all these external business looked relatively successful . however the reality was tough . too much work resulted in his car accident , braking family relationship , leaving staff , money trouble\u2026 then hibino started to realize ,\nbusiness cannot be just big and successful , there should be a right size for it\n.\nosv : would you like to give us an update on what you have planned for 2008 ? hibino : we already finished microsoft\u2019s next big action title which will be released early next year . this is great one , and we contributed to this title from beginning to the end , including the main title and ending theme . gem factory , our in - house record label , will release the soundtrack , providing a landmark project for gem impact . we are all quite satisfied with what we\u2019ve done for this game . now we\u2018re working on a remake of an old shooting game . this one is also going to be quite fun !\nyour son will grow up in a hurry and find within himself a level of commitment and dedication to an improvement process that will benefit him for the rest of his life . countless players have used their impact training to propel them to impressive careers on and off the court .\ngardex has been developed by gem supplements in collaboration with some of europe ' s leading researchers on garlic . the following have been reported in scientific literature as the major properties of garlic .\nif oems were allowed to substitute any models or real test data for parts of gem at will , a continuum for regulation would evolve between present - day gem certification and whole - vehicle testing . this could be addressed by causing gem to offer current practice default models for components , and , if a manufacturer\u2019s component can exceed the performance of that default model , the model for the actual component could be substituted . full vehicle modeling might also be addressed in the final report . models should be capable of simulating real - world component behavior accurately and should not be oversimplified .\nsimilarly , gem , in having a fixed test weight , does not differentiate between lighter duty class 8 tractors that may pull volume - limited loads and heavier duty tractors that typically pull combined gross vehicle weights approaching 80 , 000 lb . although single - axle sleeper cabs may offer an opportunity to reduce fuel use for volume - limited loads , they are not a subcategory in gem .\nas well as having non - operated plant available to hire , for more specialist situations we can offer a contracting service for concrete diamond drilling & impact moling , our fully trained staff can offer a complete service with consultation and specification through to installation and maintenance on \u2018stand - by\u2019 power units .\n3 this change was \u201cto address rounding inconsistencies when converting co2 values to equivalent fuel consumption values in the greenhouse gas emissions model ( gem ) simulation tool\u201d ( 76 fed . reg . 36377 ) .\nit definitely helped prepare me for college life and basketball . learning how to really use weight room helped me a lot , but the exposure that impact can give you is second to none . the staff really looked out for me to make sure i found a school that was a good fit .\nto breed quality young birds we recommend the following programme . it has produced excellent breeding results for many thousands of fanciers world - wide , so we have no hesitation in advising our customers of its merits . on this programme week one is two weeks before birds are paired up . week 1 trikanox for 5 / 7 days ( canker / coccidiosis etc are one of the main reasons for poor breeding results ) week 2 impact for 3 days gemthepax for 2 days strike sunday week 3 gemthepax for 3 days week of pairing impact for 1 day strike sunday week 4 impact 2 days hens lay gemthepax for 2 days strike sunday week 5 gemthepax for 3 days sitting gardex 1 day strike sunday week 6 gemthepax for 2 days gardex 1 day strike sunday week 7 gemthepax 4 days per week ( this is important ! you will see why on weaning ) strike sunday ( continue week 7 until you wean y . b . s ) ( back )\nanchorage ' s lyndon prayer\nwas neither all - state nor all - conference at west . his only varsity start came on senior night\nand after a year at impact , he\nfine - tuned his shooting stroke and caught the attention of presentation college , which signed him on his 19th birthday .\nepa and national highway traffic administration ( nhtsa ) . 2011 . final rulemaking to establish greenhouse gas emissions standards and fuel efficiency standards for medium - and heavy - duty engines and vehicles regulatory impact analysis . epa - 420 - r - 11 - 901 . washington , d . c . : epa . august .\ngem tool hire & sales ltd had to satisfy the h . a . e that all equipment is serviced and tested before every hire , also that efficient records are maintained including safety test results . gem are assessed by h . a . e on a regular basis to ensure the high standard expected continues . this list is by no means our comprehensive offering as we are continually updating and increasing our fleet of products .\ngraduates of osaka univ . as human science major , and berklee college of music as jazz composition major . he started his musical career as sax player , experiencing work as amc movie theater manager and launched japan site , then joined konami , where he composed for title such as metal gear solid 2 , 3 and many others . he started gem impact in 2005 , and actively working as composer , sound producer , and sax player . in 2009 hibino started\nhibino sound therapy lab\nwhich studies musical effects to human body .\nhibino ' s close friend and ex - gekidan shiki member , yoshiya yamazaki , had a chance to discuss the reality of those musical actor ' s life , and payrate , etc . the more hibino heard about it , the stronger he wanted to do something with that situation . those actors are usually can dance , sing , voice - acting , and not only that , they are trained in show business world and have very good business manner . hibino thought they were so less regarded considering their talent , and their talent should be utilized more . then , hibino started to record as many voice samples of them as possible . one year later , voiceover services by stage actors has became one of the principle core of gem impact ' s business . hibino thinks , everyone has its own talent in some way , but most of them has not clearly recognized what that is . talent itself is given by almighty , but there needs to be someone ' s help to enlighten , pour water , and make it grow . that is something gem impact can do .\nrecommendation 3 . 3 : gem should be made to provide a more useful output that includes graphs and other presentation methods that will allow for greater insight into the actions that an oem can take to improve ghg emissions and fuel efficiency . to this end , future versions of gem must be sufficiently sophisticated to yield realistic predictions of truck efficiency and accurate predictions of efficiency changes in response to design variables for a variety of vehicle activities .\nthe manufacturer must execute gem for each truck sold and must comply with the standards using the averaging , banking , and trading tools offered in 40 cfr part 1066 ( of the phase i rule ) . if it is the case that the manufacturer offers sufficiently efficient vehicles and that the purchasers , for economic or external reasons , elect to purchase these sufficiently efficient vehicles , then the gem computations may not be time - sensitive , because compliance is assured . however , gem computations must be completed to facilitate annual federal reporting . if the manufacturer foresees that compliance may be assured only by incentivizing the purchase of more efficient vehicles over less efficient vehicles , the manufacturer may need to execute gem for sales control purposes . this may be done with a sense of urgency , to maintain a record of running averaged efficiency values throughout the reporting year . separate execution of gem for each vehicle is impractical using manual entry , which was required by the locked version that is publicly available . oems have , therefore , developed automated techniques , including obtaining source code to allow better implementation within their order entry system .\nosv : moving forward , what do you see for the future of the metal gear franchise ? kojima - san has noted that this is the end of the solid series , but do you see gem impact contributing to future metal gear titles ? hibino : i don\u2019t think konami will stop producing metal gear titles because it\u2019s simply too profitable . i don\u2019t know if we can contribute to the next series , if there is one . it\u2019s just too big , and with so many people involved , the decision to participate would not be that simple .\nimpact ' s staff personally interviews each applicant to ensure that your desired destination is achievable and that you understand how hard you ' ll have to work to get there . you can contact us to set up a consultation with our veteran staff or if you know you ' re ready to apply click here to apply right now .\nthere is limited experience with the gem model as the regulation is not yet in effect and only some oems have complied with the phase i rule , which takes effect in 2014 ( volvo trucks , 2012 ; daimler trucks , north america , 2012 ; reiskin , 2013 ) . the validation of the model was limited to two vehicle tests and several computer runs against another simulation tool . vehicle oems experienced with gem have noted some errors that must be corrected .\nfinding : the current gem version 2 . 0 . 1 is very much simplified , has a poor user input interface that is not compatible with the automated order entry systems of the vehicle oems , and has insufficient output information .\ncertain parameters whose values can vary significantly in actual practice are fixed in gem . as noted , gem specifies the performance maps for major components such as the engine and transmission and does not credit the manufacturer with benefits for using a potentially superior engine or transmission , singly or in combination , such as occurs with predictive cruise control . engines are certified separately in a test cell and measured at several points over specified drive cycles . in contrast , gem addresses a steady - state condition for the speed and load of the vehicle . therefore , the results may not represent the best fuel consumption over drive cycles that are expected to include different road speeds , grades , loads , and yaw angles .\nwith gem it is possible to hire anything from wallpaper strippers to diggers , access equipment and much , much more . our stores are fully equipped with a huge range of accessories & consumables and therefore we are a complete \u2018one stop\u2019 shop .\nthe company logo renewed in 2011 represents\ncup warmed by the light\n, which implies our principles . we gem impact are the cup . when the sun shines , water in the cup gets warm . the ceo is in the bottom to support the cup . water in the cup is staff and collaborators . when the talents in people are enlightened , water gradually gets warm . warm water deliver its warmness to surrounding plants . in that way , society around us gets enriched . that is our dream , how people become happy . for this , we start from small things we can do today .\na superb complex high energy tonic . impact is a powerful high energy tonic containing a complex mix of iodines , active iron , cobalt and pure vitamin b12 , carried on a high energy base . all of which enter the bloodstream quickly . the pure vitamin b12 enhances energy metabolism in muscle tissues and is also involved in red blood cell formation . add to water .\nfinding : in having limited inputs , in treating those inputs in a simple fashion , and in not allowing for skillful design integration , gem ( both the model and the regulation implied in using the model ) may encourage designs that are suboptimal .\nmuch has been learned about measuring aerodynamic performance since the nrc phase one report was published and the phase i rule promulgated . there needs to be high confidence in input values to gem , because fuel efficiency improvement rests on incremental changes in technology performance .\nenvironmental protection agency ( epa ) . 2011a . peer review of the greenhouse gas emissions model ( gem ) and epa\u2019s response to comments . epa - 420 - r - 11 - 007 . washington , d . c . : epa . august .\non june 17 , 2013 , nhtsa and epa published technical amendments to the rule in the federal register ( 78 fed . reg . 36370 ) . minor changes to the procedures for rounding in the gem were provided , especially to align the different requirements of epa and nhtsa . this is intended to make certain that a vehicle ends up in one , and only one , vehicle family / subfamily in both epa and nhtsa designations . coincident with this , nhtsa and epa released gem version 2 . 0 . 1 to the industry . additionally , changes were made to the multiplication factor for advanced technology credits . this did not affect the gem calculations or procedures for the baseline vehicle . another change relates to the use of automatic engine shutdown ( aes ) technologies . epa assumes 1 , 800 hours per year of idling . the technical amendment provides a requirement to discount the effect of the aes if it does not prevent 1 , 800 hours per year of idling . an error in coast - down testing done in preparation for the final rule was introduced into the definition of the aerodynamic bins . 2 this was corrected in the technical amendment . since this is an input to the gem , it has a minor effect on the use of gem in determining final results .\na powerful high energy tonic containing a complex mix of absorbable iodine ' s , active iron , cobalt , sodium molybdate and pure vitamin b12 . all carried on a high energy base . we recommend that fanciers use impact twice a week during racing and three days a week to birds that are about to be paired up . use at least once once a week in the stock loft throughout the year . a superb complex high energy tonic . impact is a powerful high energy tonic containing a complex mix of iodines , active iron , cobalt and pure vitamin b12 , carried on a high energy base . all of which enter the bloodstream quickly . the pure vitamin b12 enhances energy metabolism in muscle tissues and is also involved in red blood cell formation . add to water .\nwhile other programs are giving our scholarships to blue chippers and flying your son around the country to be\nseen\n( on the bench ) , impact is putting its fine - tuned system to work enabling you to capture on film exactly what coaches are looking for in a post - grad recruit . you ' ll play a combination of junior college and other post - grad programs .\ngem requirements : courses from the following disciplines are acceptable : anthropology , archaeology , economics , geography , government , history , political science , psychology , and sociology designed to impart knowledge , develop skills , and identify goals concerning elements and institutions of human society .\nit must be clear in considering gem - based regulation whether the regulation is addressing national energy security , climate change , or economic benefit . this is of importance when alternative fuels are considered , and when any of these factors may be stronger influences than the regulation or run counter to the regulation . it would be optimal if gem and the attendant rulemaking were capable of standing alone in driving the most appropriate technologies to raise fuel efficiency and if it did not rely on economic reality to ensure that inappropriate technology was not forced .\nosv : given the number of musicians working on metal gear solid 4 , especially from gem impact , was it challenging to develop a cohesive voice ? it was likely easy to collaborate given you all work in the same office , so please describe any collaborations that occurred . hibino : before we started , we\u2019d meet and discuss a lot ( we have bi - weekly meeting to share skills and information ) . i was responsible for explaining the role that a particular cue had in the game , taking into consideration previous battle scenes or following consecutive demos . i also acted as the final check before the music was forwarded to konami to ensure the music all fit together .\nosv : hibino - san , during your years at konami you worked extensively on the metal gear solid series . how did the existence of gem impact factor into your work on the score this time around ? hibino : while i was at konami i managed the in - house composers regardless of their specialty , and adjusting the budget to ensure quality was quite difficult . now that i have my own team and they understand what i want , i can handle all budgets so i can create high quality music quite quickly . we got called to work on mgs4 at the beginning of 2008 , and we provided approximately 90 minutes of cut scene music over a period of 3 weeks .\non september 15 , 2011 , epa and nhtsa published their final rule on greenhouse gas emissions standards and fuel efficiency standards for medium - and heavy - duty engines and vehicles . gem is a key part of the final rule . according to the federal register of that date ,\ngem requirements : this is an english composition requirement . applicable communication courses must satisfy the delivering institution ' s writing and composition requirement for graduation . business communication and technical writing courses are not acceptable . higher - level writing and composition courses may be applied as a program elective .\ngem requirements : this is a speech requirement . these courses prepare students to organize oral presentations to persuade , debate , argue , or inform in a clear , concise , and logical manner . emphasis must be on content and delivery . group and interpersonal communication courses are not acceptable .\ncolosseum ticket is only used for commencing a battle in colosseum . colosseum tickets can be earned by winning a match in normal arena , where up to 3 can be received , or purchasing 5 colosseum tickets at the cost of 1 gem . up to 99 colosseum tickets can be stored .\nsimulation of wave impacts on offshore structures the aim of this project is to develop a cfd approach to predict local impact loads on a global structure in realistic and deterministic waves , based on existing methods . in order to accomplish this goal , an assessment and possible extension of the existing cfd methods available at marin for the prediction of impact loads ( refresco and comflow ) will be made . the cfd methods will be step - wise validated for multiple offshore applications , with increasing complexity : \u2022 a fixed global structure in regular waves ; \u2022 a fixed global structure in irregular and breaking waves ; \u2022 a global structure moving interactively in irregular and breaking waves . an assessment will be made on accuracy of relative wave height , local pressures and global loads , but also in terms of computational costs . this project is part of the research programme operations @ sea and waves & workability .\nfinding : for tire rolling resistance , there needs to be high confidence in input values to gem , because fuel efficiency improvement rests on incremental changes in technology performance . accuracy , as well as agreement between repeat tests and different laboratories , needs to be sufficiently good to permit detecting changes in performance .\ngem is employed for model year ( my ) 2014 vehicles and later . given the rules for determining the model year of a vehicle , a 2014 model vehicle could be produced as early as january 2 , 2013 , or as late as december 31 , 2014 ( see box 3 - 1 ) .\ngem tool hire & sales ltd are members of the hire association europe ( h . a . e ) and have been awarded a prestigious safety certificate from the international trade organisation . the certificate is awarded for meeting a six point programme of customer care . some of the standards are higher than the legal minimum .\nfinding : critical issues in the choice of test cycles in gem include road - with - grade and different speed and torque profiles to better relate the test or model to real - world experience . in addition , route concepts or distance - based target schedules might provide a superior alternative to speed and time cycles .\nthe major gem inputs are for rolling resistance of the tires and for drag coefficient of the vehicle . generally , the truck manufacturer obtains the tire data from the tire manufacturer , but it must either conduct aerodynamic coast - down testing in accordance with 40 cfr part 1066 or use an alternative acceptable method to obtain drag area .\nosv : in the past you have had a larger role in the metal gear solid f ranchise as far as the number of tracks on the soundtrack is concerned . what was the nature of gem impact\u2019s involvement this time around , and where do the pieces provided by the team fall into the game ? hibino : first of all , as i mentioned before , we weren\u2019t even supposed to work on mgs4 at all because konami really wanted to take the music in a different direction from the rest of the series . however , at the last moment , we got called in because konami realized by the time cut scenes came up it was too late to handle everything inside konami in terms of quality and quantity . at the end they realized they still needed the mgs sound , and so we scored the 90 minutes of cut scenes that i mentioned .\na brief overview is obtained by looking at the input screen of the model , shown in figure 3 - 1 . the output of gem is cycle - weighted g / ton - mi co 2 and gal / 1 , 000 ton - mi . an important part of understanding the model consists in examining the underlying assumptions , including the following :\nfor reporting purposes , manufacturers are obliged to execute gem to cover sales of class 7 and 8 on - road tractors . the process is similar for vocational vehicles , but aerodynamic drag is not considered for those vehicles . exception is granted for a limited number of vocational tractors , which are treated as vocational vehicles , as detailed in the following :\nrecommendation 3 . 7 : nhtsa should investigate allowing the oem to substitute oem - specific models or code for the fixed models in the current gem , including substituting a power pack ( the engine , aftertreatment , transmission ) . these models , whether provided by oems or fixed in the code , should be configured to reflect real - world operation accurately .\na comprehensive study of government in the united states , including the basic principles of american government and political culture . the aim is to explain the vertical and horizontal structure of the american government and the roles of the three federal branches , bureaucracies , and the state governments ; describe the development of the american political system and its impact on the political landscape ; and explain the processes of the electoral system , political parties , and interest groups to persuade and influence . institutions , processes , and public policies are examined from a cross - cultural perspective .\nfuture versions of gem may need to take account of nhtsa\u2019s and the federal motor carrier safety administration\u2019s ( fmcsa\u2019s ) plans to require speed limiters on all current and new vehicles . the exact value of the speed limit , and the techniques for dealing with smart speed limiters that provide additional speed for passing , are not yet known ( miller and cama , 2013 ) .\ngem specifically does not allow for synergy between components , the operation or control of components in a most efficient way , or the engendering of efficiency through operation of a smaller component at higher relative load . in this way some opportunities for reduction in fuel use are lost . gem specifies the performance maps for major components such as the engine and transmission but does not credit the vehicle manufacturer with benefits of using a potentially superior engine or transmission . several presenters have suggested that full vehicle simulation or simulation of a power pack that includes the aftertreatment system and the transmission should be used , rather than only the engine . these approaches are intended to show the benefit of optimizing system - level operation rather than component - level operation . the idea of power pack versus engine only can apply either to test cells or to simulation . in this interim report , the committee supports the extension of current certification to include a power pack in a next - generation gem simulation by the oem . as indicated in the introduction to this chapter , the committee will consider full - vehicle simulation and other approaches to engine certification in the final report .\nsince natural - gas - powered vehicles are expected to become significantly more prevalent in the coming years , regulatory changes will likely aim at modifying gem to incorporate these vehicles rather than driving them toward a separate compliance path . it would be preferable to use a model for the actual engine in gem . otherwise , the current procedures for advanced technology credits may be replaced by allowing the inclusion of a natural gas engine model in addition to a diesel engine model . ( natural - gas - fueled vehicles and the possible regulatory approaches to them are discussed in chapter 5 . ) in a similar fashion , if any other fuel or combination of fuels shows a likelihood of substantial market penetration by 2017 , it should be considered and modeled in the power train .\nadditional opportunities are classified as innovative technologies , which require a separate procedure and submittal process for taking advantage of the credits allowed . hybrid technology is included in the advanced technology and innovative technologies categories . natural - gas - powered vehicles , which will replace a fraction of the diesel - powered vehicles and which will be important in the coming years , are also included in the advanced technology and innovative technologies categories . chapter 4 of the regulatory impact analysis ( ria ) that accompanied the promulgation of the phase i rule ( epa and nhtsa , 2011 ) provides an extended explanation of the model .\nfinding : using gem to address all tractors in combination with trailers would accrue two principal benefits . first , low - rolling - resistance tires and aerodynamic devices are likely to offer benefits with tankers or flatbed trailers . second , the current bobtail testing ( i . e . , operating a tractor without a trailer attached ) of certain tractors is unlikely to faithfully represent their performance in combination with trailers .\n2 binning is a method employed in model development to represent the real - world characteristics of a vehicle in a stylized , discretized manner . it involves the creation of a predefined set of notional categories into which real - world vehicles are sorted for purposes of carrying out the simulation . for example , gem utilizes five bins to represent the aerodynamic characteristics of various vehicle configurations ( epa and nhtsa , 2011b , p . 2 - 46 ) .\nthe gem model was developed for nhtsa\u2019s and epa\u2019s phase i rule on medium - and heavy - duty vehicles ( mhdvs ) as a simplified method for determining the effects of the vehicle ( rather than the engine ) on fuel economy and ghg emissions . there are separate regulations focused on a certification of the engine as meeting established criteria for carbon dioxide ( co 2 ) , methane ( ch 4 ) , and nitrous oxide ( n 2 o ) . as such , it builds upon the work already done by epa and the established procedures in 40 cfr part 1065 to certify engines in a test cell for the criteria pollutants carbon monoxide ( co ) , nitrogen oxides ( no x ) , hydrocarbons , and particulate matter ( see box 3 - 2 ) . the executable gem program is based on matlab / simulink , 4 a common language for modeling and simulation in engineering . the user has five main inputs to the model :\nif you are an air force servicemember pursuing your associate ' s degree through the community college of the air force , sign up for your general education requirements at umuc with the general education mobile , also known as gem , program . through this program , you can earn 15 of the 64 credits you need for a ccaf associate ' s degree . at umuc , you can take the general education courses you need and use them to earn your ccaf associate ' s degree .\ngem employs a limited set of cycles to challenge the simulated truck . these cycles do not include real - world road grade . being speed and time based , these cycles also do not allow for the faster acceleration of more powerful trucks , or the longer times that might be taken by less powerful trucks to complete some real - world routes . this deficiency is not evident when a hard - coded engine map , rather than a real oem engine simulation , is used in the model .\ncertification cycle that is simple , but it does not reflect the real - world operation of over - the - road tractors that , according to reports from fleets , average less than 50 mph when taking into account regional operation and traffic . gem should be capable of dealing equitably with , for example , a truck that cannot follow a speed - time trace owing to insufficient power over a part of the cycle or a truck so powerful that the cycle does not approach full power use .\nrecommendation 3 . 10 : nhtsa should consider carefully ways in which a revised gem simulation and associated test procedures can reflect the benefit of integrating an engine , aftertreatment , and transmission with interactive controls . nhtsa should consider whether a power train , or a power pack consisting of engine , aftertreatment , and transmission , can be certified for fuel use and ghg emissions in the manner of an engine ; if that path is adopted , the power : weight ratio of the vehicle must be considered equitably .\ncompliance with the vehicle standard will typically be determined based on a customized vehicle simulation model , called the greenhouse gas emissions model ( gem ) , which is consistent with the nas report recommendations to require compliance testing for combination tractors using vehicle simulation rather than chassis dynamometer testing . it is an accurate and cost - effective alternative to measuring emissions [ of carbon dioxide ] and fuel consumption while operating the vehicle on a chassis dynamometer as an indirect way to evaluate real - world operation and performance , various characteristics of the vehicle are measured and these measurements are used as inputs to the model . these characteristics relate to key technologies appropriate for this subcategory of truck\u2014including aerodynamic features , weight reductions , tire rolling resistance , the presence of idle - reducing technology , and vehicle speed limiters . the model also assumes the use of a representative typical engine , rather than a vehicle - specific engine , because engines are regulated separately . using these inputs , the model will be used to quantify the overall performance of the vehicle in terms of co 2 emissions and fuel consumption . the model\u2019s development and design , as well as the sources for inputs , are discussed in detail in section ii below and in chapter 4 of the ria [ regulatory impact analysis ] . ( 57 federal register 57116 )\ngem tool hire & sales ltd was established in 1979 and in that time has grown substantially to operate out of three depots , with 35 members of staff representing over 250 years of combined experience within the tool & plant industry . we are able to offer an extensive product and service offering that is second to none , we have over 3 , 000 products available to hire and we are constantly evaluating our fleet to ensure we keep up to date with the latest technological advances and latest health & safety regulations .\ngem requirements : this is an intermediate algebra or a college - level mathematics course that satisfies the delivering institution ' s mathematics requirement for graduation . courses such as accounting , business mathematics , computer mathematics , statistics ( taught outside the mathematics department ) , history of mathematics , and mathematics for elementary and secondary teachers are not applicable . three semester hours of mathematics are required for graduation . however , if an acceptable mathematics course is applied as a technical or program elective , a natural science course may be substituted for mathematics .\nother methods of obtaining fuel economy information could be investigated , such as making use of the following : any onboard computers required in the future by fmcsa ; reliable reporting information already available to the government ; and industry statistics that are regularly gathered , such as ton - miles and fuel taxes . cooperation of major fleets in assessing real - world fuel economy would provide valuable validation or correction for gem and raise public confidence in the fuel efficiency regulations . smartway fleets are required to provide data on an annual basis that could be of benefit .\nthe weight reduction input in gem is limited to a fixed set of technologies and parts . this does not successfully represent the efforts of oems to search for weight savings in all new part designs and might discourage innovation . the goal is to minimize the weight of the vehicle and maximize the weight of the load to achieve the optimum freight efficiency as measured in ton - miles while still meeting all required road , load , bridge , and safety requirements . weight reduction credit might better be focused on achieving a total vehicle weight less than a given number .\nthis chapter will provide information on the development of the greenhouse gas emissions model ( gem ) for vehicle certification of class 4 through class 8 vehicles , a description of the model , use of the model by vehicle original equipment manufacturers ( oems ) , and analysis of the model with discussion of some of its limitations . certification of class 2b and class 3 vehicles using a full chassis dynamometer is not addressed in this report , nor are changes to engine certification per environmental protection agency ( epa ) requirements for criteria pollutants , greenhouse gases ( ghgs ) , and fuel use . both subjects will be addressed in the final report ."]}
{"id": 55381, "summary": [{"text": "florida commuter airlines was a small u.s. regional airline based out of palm beach international airport that evolved directly from roberson air , inc. which did business as red baron airlines .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "this happened when dr. rudolph p. scheerer bought out dr. clive e. roberson for a 100 % stake in the airline on june 13 , 1980 .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the management structure remained the same except for dr. clive e. roberson .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "on july 24 , 1980 , florida commuter airlines received its carrier operating certificate as a commuter and charter operator .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "it was certified to fly 2 dc-3 's and a piper pa-31 navajo .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "on september 9 , 1980 , and interline agreement was signed with air florida .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "an interline and a bilateral agreement was also signed with eastern airlines . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "florida commuter airlines", "paragraphs": ["an undated air florida commuter system timetable , circa late 1982 , shows flights in florida and new england .\nmartin 404s were used on air florida commuter flights from miami to key west and the bahamas .\nutah - based key air operated air florida commuter flights between major florida cities using turboprop convair 580s . n26ka is seen at miami in 1984 .\ninterior of air florida commuter system timetable from 1982 . note the list of equipment types at bottom right .\noperated piper navajos and beech 99s on air florida commuter flights . navajo n3582x is pictured at miami in 1984 .\nntsb / aar - 81 - 05 - grand bahama island , bahamas ; florida commuter airlines , inc . ; september 12 , 1980\nair miami became the first air florida commuter airline in october 1980 . de havilland heron n454am is pictured at miami .\nntsb / aar - 82 - 03 - miami , florida ; air florida airlines , inc . ; flight 2198 ; september 22 , 1981\nair florida commuter was an not an airline , but a system of affiliated commuter carriers that fed traffic into air florida ' s hubs . in an arrangement commonly known as code - sharing , each airline painted their aircraft in air florida colors and their flights were listed in reservations systems as air florida flights . air miami became the first affiliate in 1980 , and over a dozen other airlines eventually became part of the system , including : marco island airways , florida airlines , key air , southern international , skyway , north american airlines , national commuter airlines , gull air , pompano , finair , slocum , atlantic gulf and others . as air florida became financially strapped , the commuter system was dismantled in early 1984 .\ncommuter airlines , inc . , beechcraft c - 45 h ( infinite ii ) , n497dm\non 22 november 1966 , de havilland dh . 125 n235kc of florida commuter airlines crashed into the sea 7 . 3 kilometres ( 3 . 9 nmi ) off grand bahamas during an illegal flight from miami , florida .\neagle commuter airlines , inc . , piper pa - 31 - 350 , navajo chieftain , n59932\noperated martin 404s under the air florida commuter banner from february until december 1981 . this is n144s , which had previously flown with eastern ,\nin spring 1981 , several martin 404s were repainted in lime and blue and operated segments of the air florida commuter network . on august 8 , 1981 florida airlines reorganized as southern international , which lasted only a matter of months before shutting down .\nseveral convair 580s were leased from frontier airlines and used on air florida commuter flights during 1983 and 1984 . n73164 ( msn 367 ) is shown at atlanta during its time with\nallen aviation was founded in 1946 . renamed to allen air commuter , later to be purchased by capitol airlines\nafter months of service cutbacks and increasing competition from other florida - based commuter airlines , dolphin abruptly ceased operations on january 18 , 1984 with many of its assets going to pba .\nair florida airlines , inc . , mcdonnell douglas , inc . , dc - 10 - 30cf , n101tv\nantelope airlines flew scheduled commuter services twice daily between gillette and casper in the state of wyoming . services were operated seven days per week . antelope airlines is the commuter operating division of gillette aviation inc , which also undertook charter work\nwas one of the final air florida commuter carriers and operated contract flights until the system was disbanded in may 1984 . this casa 212 , n451am , previously flew with\nflorida airlines was one of the largest commuter carriers in florida during the 1970s and claimed to have the largest dc - 3 fleet in the world in 1976 . the airline purchased air south and shawnee airlines in 1975 and operated both as subsidiaries . the airline went into decline following the passage of airline deregulation in 1978 as numerous major airlines began flying directly into sarasota and ft . myers , making florida airlines connecting flights unnecessary . the carrier shut down on january 11 , 1980 but was briefly resurrected later in the year , and conducted flights as an air florida commuter carrier for a brief period in 1981 . with debt mounting , florida airlines was reorganized as southern internationa l on august 8 , 1981 only to fold yet again four months later . \u200bbelow :\noperated embraer bandeirantes and piper navajos in air florida colors . n302eb is pictured at miami .\nflew britten norman islanders and tri - islanders on air florida routes for a brief period .\nair train was a part 204 commuter air carrier based in san jose , california . eventually ceased operations\nntsb / aar - 71 - 13 - binghamton , new york ; commuter airlines , inc . ; flight 502 ; march 22 , 1970\nntsb / aar - 84 / 04 - miami , florida ; eastern airlines , inc . ; flight 855 ; may 5 , 1983\nntsb / aar - 78 - 13 - pensacola , florida ; national airlines , inc . ; flight 193 ; may 8 , 1978\nntsb / aar - 74 - 09 - tampa , florida ; national airlines , inc . ; flight 41 ; july 8 , 1974\nntsb / aar - 73 - 13 - miami , florida ; northwest airlines , inc . ; flight 723 ; december 15 , 1972\nflorida air lines dc - 3 n341w ( msn 13041 ) at the sarasota base in 1975 .\nair florida , inc . , boeing 737 - 222 , n62af , collision with 14th street bridge\nduring 1982 - 1984 , national commuter airlines used a fleet of nine nord 262 turboprops on routes between 7 florida cities along with several points in the bahamas . although not directly related to the original major trunk airline national airlines ( which was merged into pan am in 1980 ) , national commuter ' s aircraft were painted in a nearly identical paint scheme . below : n486a at miami .\nwhen shawnee airlines shut down in 1977 , three of their hot - pink - and - yellow martin 404s went to florida air lines .\non 12 september 1980 , douglas dc - 3a n75kw of florida commuter airlines , operating a scheduled international passenger flight from west palm beach international airport , palm beach , florida , united states to grand bahama international airport crashed into the sea 6 . 5 kilometres ( 3 . 5 nmi ) off west end . all 34 on board were killed .\nbyers airways > > wien alaska airlines + northern consolidated airlines = > wien consolidated airlines . > wien air alaska > wien\nair commuter was founded by arthur king and f . jerome tone . operated out of cleveland . merged into wright airlines [ wright airlines was an air taxi operator founded by gerald weller flying cleveland - detroit & columbus & dayton & pittsburgh in 1966 . merged with air commuter and tyme airlines in 1968 and aeromech airlines in 1983 . company was named after the wright brothers . went bankrupt in 1984 and stopped all routes ex\naeromarine west indies airways was formed by a merger between aeromarine airways ( 1919 - 1920 ) and florida west indies airways ( 1920 - 1920 ) . flew the first us international key west , florida and havana , cuba on 01nov1920\nthe dc - 3 that crashed was originally built for the united states army air forces as a douglas c - 53d in 1942 . [ 17 ] it was converted to a dc - 3a after world war ii . it flew with northeast airlines from 1946 until 1961 when it was acquired by lake central airlines . later it flew for red baron airlines and finally for florida commuter airlines . [ 18 ] [ 19 ]\nair pacific was founded as air pac . operated as alaskan airlines commuter as well as local routes . filed for chapter 11 in jul1986 . based in dutch harbor , alaska\nfounded by b . f . mckinney . operated as an allegheny commuter until a crash in 1974 . taken over by clark aviation\nallegheny commuter airlines was formed in 1946 by simon bertolet as reading aviation service which was an fbo . the new airline was called reading airlines . merged with red bank air taxi in 1968 to form suburban airlines . renamed to allegheny airlines in 1989 . merged with pennsylvania airlines in 1993 . us airways feeder ( 1998 > ) offering regional and domestic services [ piedmont airlines was established by dick henson as camel city flying services prior to 1940 . renamed to piedmont aviation in 1940 . operated scheduled services as the hagerstown commuter in 1962 initially operated between hagerstown , ny - washington national airport . operated as an allegheny commuter from 1967 to 1983 when it transferred to piedmont . renamed to henson airlines in 1983 . piedmont airlines was absorbed by usair and henson airlines was repainted in usair express colours . renamed to current name in 1993 . allegheny airlines merged in in 2004 ]\nminerial county airlines d . b . a . hawthorne nevada airlines , dc - 3 , n15570\nbeginning in 1976 , florida air lines advertised itself as\nthe connection\nand applied the titles on several aircraft . n79b ( msn2247 ) formerly flew with eastern airlines .\nnil further at this time [ golden west airlines was founded as aero commuter airlines at long beach , california . took over catalina air lines in 1967 ( founded as avalon air transport ) . merged with skymark and cable commuter in early 1969 . acquired los angeles airways in 1971 . operated large network from the bay area to san diego . ceased operations in 1983 ]\nto make a commuter book reservation , you must have a valid coupon for each passenger . reservations without a coupon are subject to cancellation .\neight dc - 3s and a martin 404 are among the many aircraft parked at the florida airlines maintenance base in sarasota in this december 7 , 1977 department of transportation aerial photo .\nnevada airlines was founded as blatz airlines in 1963 . large irregular carrier . ceased operations in 1963 and was suceeded by hawthorne - nevada airlines in 1964 .\nwhen dolphin airways began flying on december 15 , 1981 , it was instantly one of the largest commuter carriers in the sunshine state . it initially served 14 florida cities plus savannah , ga and charleston , sc . during 1983 it served more florida cities than any other airline . this first photo , showing dolphin airways pilots with embraer bandeirante n61da , was sent in by bill bagley . bill wrote :\nelite business aircraft is a small business service company in auburndale , florida . it opened in 2007 . to be renamed to airx america\ncaptain bill selva of lake clarke shores , florida was described as an excellent pilot and very familiar with the route . [ 4 ]\n[ air sunshine was a part 204 commuter air carrier that was founded as a . a . t . ( american air taxi ) . also operated as key west airlines ] ( air sunshine also operated as key west airlines . ft . lauderdale based )\nntsb / aar - 73 - 14 - miami , florida ; eastern air lines , inc . ; flight 401 ; december 29 , 1972\nmesa airlines provides regional air service for american airlines and us airways under the american eagle / us airways express brands and for united airlines under the united express banner .\nntsb / aar - 72 - 31 - fort lauderdale , florida ; eastern air lines , inc . ; flight 346 ; may 18 , 1972\nno further information at this time - [ air sunshine was a part 204 commuter air carrier that was founded as a . a . t . ( american air taxi ) . also operated as key west airlines ]\nair unlimited - trans northern airways , llc d / b / a air unlimited charter services is located in sanford , florida . commenced operations in 2016\nntsb / aar - 82 / 08 - washington , d . c . ; air florida , inc . ; flight 90 ; january 13 , 1982\naero international airlines was formed as bahamas caribbean airlines and renamed to air south in 1982 . adopted final name in 1984 .\nair ketchum began scheduled commuter flights in the summer of 1999 between its base at sun valley and boise , idaho . it flew a king air for its eight weekly roundtrips\nn259s lands on the cross runway while n144s lines up for departure . a side note - florida added logos to the fuselages after emerging from the 1980 bankruptcy .\naeromech airlines was founded by angelo c . koukoulis in 1951 as aeromech . renamed in 1971 to current name . merged with wright airlines ( 1966 - 1985 * ) [ wright airlines was an air taxi operator founded by gerald weller flying cleveland - detroit & columbus & dayton & pittsburgh in 1966 . merged with air commuter and tyme airlines in 1968 and aeromech airlines in 1983 . company was named after the wright brothers . went bankrupt in 1984 and stopped all routes except cleveland - detroit in 1985 ]\nin december 1980 and continued to operate flights for air florida using herons and casa 212s . the agreement ended in december 1981 . this is n451am , msn 165 .\nntsb / aar - 76 - 09 - miami , florida ; aertransportes entre rios s . r . l . canadair ; flight 501 / 90 ; september 27 , 1975\nair midwest was a commuter airline formed as aviation services ( 1967 - 1969 ) by gary m . adamson . merged with scheduled skyways ( 1953 - 1985 ) . ceased operation on 30jun2008\namerica west express was the name used by america west for their commuter flights which were operated by mesa airlines . renamed to us airways express after the merger [ us airways was established as all american aviation flying airmail pickup in pennsylvania . became all american airways in 1948 when passenger were transported . renamed to allegheny airlines in 1953 . absorbed lake central airlines in 1968 and mohawk airlines in 1972 . renamed to usair in 1979 . merged with piedmont airlines in 1988 and psa in 1989 . renamed to us airways on 27feb1997 . america west was integrated in beginning in early 2006 . merged into american airlines on 17oct2015 ]\nair new england was formed as a privately owned scheduled commuter airline by joseph c . whitney . redesignated as a regional airline in jan . 1975 . purchased cape & island flight service in 1970\naloha airlines was founded as trans - pacific airlines on 26jul1946 and operations began on the same day . renamed to tpa , then to aloha airlines in nov1958 . filed for bankruptcy on 20mar2008 & ceased operations on 31mar2008\nair crews & maintenance inc . was a scheduled air taxi services to points in florida , and certificated on 23sep1968 . an air mail route between waycross , atlanta and macon in georgia operated\nuniversal air line systems + colonial airways + southern a . t . + embry - riddle corporation + interstate airlines = > american airways > american airlines\nnil further at this time - [ catalina air lines was a seaplane airline founded in 1940 as catalina air transport , and was based in long beach , california . in 1953 , it became avalon air transport , and in 1963 , catalina air lines . the airline was acquired by golden west airlines in 1969 which then operated seaplane flights as catalina golden west ] - [ golden west airlines was founded as aero commuter airlines at long beach , california . took over catalina air lines in 1967 ( founded as avalon air transport ) . merged with skymark and cable commuter in early 1969 . acquired los angeles airways in 1971 . ceased operations in 1983 ]\na - b - c airlines operated ontario - fullerton - la . ceased operations\nflorence airlines was renamed from air taxi . operated out of florence , south carolina\naloha air cargo began operations under new ownership on 15may2008 after aloha airlines ceased operations . it was the original cargo arm of aloha airlines until it ' s demise\ntulsa - oklahoma city airline > braniff air lines . . . > american airlines\nas a partner for american airlines , delta air lines and united airlines , expressjet airlines ' vision is to provide the best possible travel experience , connecting customers safely and reliably to family , friends , and life ' s most memorable moments .\nnorthwest airlines , inc . , mcdonnell douglas dc - 9 - 82 , n312rc\nair chicago freight airlines , inc . , north american tb - 25n , n9446z\nnational airlines , inc . , mcdonnell douglas dc - 10 - 10 , n60na\namerican airlines , inc . , mcdonnell douglas dc - 10 - 10 , n103aa\nallegheny airlines , inc . , allison prop jet convair 340 / 440 , n5832\nnortheast airlines , inc . , mcdonnell douglas dc - 9 - 31 , n982ne\nseaboard world airlines , inc . , douglas dc - 8 - 63f , n8634\ncaribbean atlantic airlines , inc . , douglas dc - 9 - 31 , n938pr\nlake central airlines , inc . , allison prop - jet convair 340 , n73130\u200b\nhawthorne - nevada airlines assumed the operations of nevada airlines in 1964 . was also registered as mineral county airlines . subsidised by a casino in hawthorne , nevada but based in long beach . air nevada was renamed from hawthorne nevada airlines ( 1964 - 1969 ) flew from los angeles to hawthorne , nevada . ceased operations in 1970\nair south was formed as nationwide airlines southeast . taken over by air florida [ midway airlines was founded on 13oct1976 , by investor irving t . tague but didn ' t start operations until 1979 . first major airline to commence operations after the airline derugulation act . acquired air florida in 1984 and fischer bros aviation in 1987 . after unsuccessful periods of trading as midway express and midway metrolink , the name was changed in 1993 to the current . based at chicago ' s midway airport . ceased operations on 13nov1991 immediately after the teerorist attack on the world trade centre in new york ]\norlando melbourne international airport is currently served by four commercial airlines . legacy carriers delta air lines and american airlines offer daily , nonstop flights to their respective hubs in atlanta and charlotte and one - stop service to just about anywhere in the world . elite airways is also building routes from its melbourne , florida hub . toronto - based porter airlines also provides premium service scheduled flights direct between toronto ' s billy bishop airport ( ytz ) and orlando melbourne international airport .\nflorida air lines took over air south in 1975 and replaced that airline ' s fleet with dc - 3s . planes were used interchangeably between the two route networks and dual titles were applied to several of them .\nbraniff international was formed in 1931 as braniff airways by the braniff brothers . renamed in 1935 , to braniff international . mid - continent airlines was acquired in 1952 , panagra in 1957 and florida express merged in ( 1988 ) . scheduled international and regional carrier . braniff international ceased all operations on 12may1982\natlantic city airlines , inc . , dehavilland dhc - 6 , twin otter , n101ac\nmercer airlines , inc . , douglas dc - 6 / yc - 112a , n901ma\npuerto rico international airlines ( prinar ) , inc . , dehavilland dh - 114 n554pr\nchicago and southern airlines , inc . , beech e18s ( ateco westwind ii ) n51cs\ntag airlines , inc . , de havilland dove ( dh - 104 ) , n2300h\npuerto rico international airlines , inc . , de havilland heron 114 - 2 , n563pr\nair carolina ( florence airlines ) was based in florence , s . c . purchased by atlantis airlines ( 1978 - 1989 ) - [ metro express was formed by the ceo of metro airlines to provide code - shared feeder service for eastern airlines at atlanta . flights began on 02apr1984 as eastern metro express with jetstream 31s . the company was soon sold to metro airlines inc . on 15feb1989 it acquired atlantis airlines , which also was operating as eastern express . the airline ceased operations on 18jan1991 when eastern air lines closed ]\nairlift international was formed as riddle aviation in 1945 . acquired united states airlines in 1951 . renamed to riddle airlines in 1952 . acquired fleets and assets of slick airways in 1968\nair kentucky was founded by l . s . cox as owensboro aviation ( 1964 - 1974 ) . usair feeder as part of allegheny commuter . purchased by gmf investments ( parent company of fairchild ) in 1989 but ceased operations soon after .\nalliance airlines was founded by jim beardsley . part 204 commuter air airline . acquired by great lakes airlines and operated as great lake link out of o ' hare airport - [ great lakes airlines was founded in 1979 by d . g . voss , i . l . simpson , w . e . winger and d . k . evans on the reorganisation of spirit lake airways ( formed in 1977 ) . scheduled passenger and cargo airline . operated as an united express . acquired alliance airlines in 1988 which had operated as great lakes link . operated for a while under the arizona express banner ]\nadirondack airlines started operations in late spring 1991 . started operations in jun1991 & ceased in dec1991\npacific alaska airlines was founded in 1972 as aero retardents . acquired pan alaska airways in 1973\nappalachian airlines was founded by king rogers operating a piper navajo out of blountville , tennesee .\ncontinental airlines , inc . , flight 1713 mcdonnell douglas dc - 9 - 14 , n626tx\nunited airlines , inc . , mcdonnell - douglas , dc - 8 - 61 , n8082u\npilgrim aviation and airlines , inc . , de havilland turbo prop dhc - 6 , n124pm\namerican central airlines was founded by terry hudik and mike gedmin as tri - state flite services operating as mid - continent airlines . renamed in 1982 . filed for bankruptcy in 1985 and ceased operations\namistad airlines operated thirdlevel services from del rio in texas to san antonio , victoria and houston .\ncontrolled collision with terrain gp express airlines , inc . , flight 861 a beechcraft c99 , n118gp\ntrans - colorado airlines , inc . , flight 2286 fairchild metro iii , sa227 ac , n68tc\npuerto rico international airlines , ( prinair ) , inc . , dehavilland dh - 114 , n554pr\ntrans international airlines corp . , ferry flight 863 , douglas dc - 8 - 63f , n4883t\nalaska coastal airlines was formed by the merger of alaska air transport and marine airways . acquired alaska island airways in 1954 . merged with ellis airlines to form alaska coastal - ellis airlines - [ alaska airlines traces its roots to mcgee airways which was started by linious\nmac\nmcgee on 30jun1932 . in 1934 mcgee airways merged into star air services . in 1937 star air service purchased alaska interior airlines and was incorporated as star air lines . the name was changed to alaska star airlines in 1942 along with 3 smaller airlines ( lavery air service , mirow air service , and pollack flying service ) . alaska airlines name was adopted on 02may1944 from alaska star airlines & it commenced operations on 06jun1944 . acquired alaska coastal - ellis airlines in 1968 , cordoba airlines in 1968 , jet america in 1987 and san juan in 1989 . code shared with era av . known as jet alaska . first commercial operator of lockheed l . 100 in 1965 and launch customer for b737 - 900 ( 2001 ) . only airline to operate both cv880 and cv990 . regional carrier based at seatac , washington state ]\nair florida was formed as a scheduled intra - state passenger airline . it began operations on 29sep1972 & suspended all their flights after going bankrupt on 03jul1984 . acquired by midway airlines ( 1979 - 1991 ) - [ midway airlines was founded on 13oct1976 , by investor irving t . tague but didn ' t start operations until 1979 . first major airline to commence operations after the airline derugulation act . acquired air florida in 1984 and fischer bros aviation in 1987 . after unsuccessful periods of trading as midway express and midway metrolink , the name was changed in 1993 to the current . based at chicago ' s midway airport . ceased operations on 13nov1991 immediately after the teerorist attack on the world trade centre in new york ]\naltair airlines began scheduled services in nov1966 . on 09nov1982 it filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy & ceased operations\napache airlines operated third - level scheduled services between phoenix , tucson douglas / bisbee and sierra vista / fort huachuca . acquired caravan airlines in 1967 . went out of business partly because of interstate freeway link\nin - flight engine separation japan airlines , inc . , flight 46e boeing 747 - 121 , n473ev\natlantic southeast airlines , inc . flight 2311 uncontrolled collision with terrain an embraer emb - 120 , n270as\njapan airlines , company , ltd . , mcdonnel - douglas dc - 8 - 62f , ja 8054\ntrans world airlines , inc . , boeing 707 - 331c , n787tw , national aviation facilities experimental center\nnil further at this time - [ alaska coastal airlines was formed by the merger of alaska air transport and marine airways . acquired alaska island airways in 1954 . merged with ellis airlines to form alask coastal - ellis airlines ] [ alaska airlines traces its roots to mcgee airways which was started by linious\nmac\nmcgee on 30jun1932 . in 1934 mcgee airways merged into star air services . in 1937 star air service purchased alaska interior airlines and was incorporated as star air lines . the name was changed to alaska star airlines in 1942 along with 3 smaller airlines ( lavery air service , mirow air service , and pollack flying service ) . alaska airlines name was adopted on 02may1944 from alaska star airlines & it commenced operations on 06jun1944 . acquired alaska coastal - ellis airlines in 1968 , cordoba airlines in 1968 , jet america in 1987 and san juan in 1989 . code shared with era av . known as jet alaska . first commercial operator of lockheed l . 100 in 1965 and launch customer for b737 - 900 ( 2001 ) . only airline to operate both cv880 and cv990 . regional carrier based at seatac , washington state ]\npuerto rico international airlines , inc . , ( prinair ) , dehavilland heron , dh - 114 , n575pr\naerovias sud americana was founded in 1947 as a contract cargo carrier operating a route from tampa , florida , to havana . in dec1952 it was granted by the us government the first international all - cargo certificate as a scheduled carrier . aerovias sud americana was renamed to air americana\namelia airways was established at ft . lauderdale\u2019s executive airport in 1993 to offer on - demand passenger services , with emphasis on air ambulance flights , in florida , texas , virginia , and south carolina . simultaneously , the company also sets up stations at miami and west palm beach\nnorth american airlines was formed as air miami . flew casa 212 aircraft out of miami but eventually ceased operations .\nalaska airlines traces its roots to mcgee airways which was started by linious\nmac\nmcgee on 30jun1932 . in 1934 mcgee airways merged into star air services . in 1937 star air service purchased alaska interior airlines and was incorporated as star air lines . the name was changed to alaska star airlines in 1942 along with 3 smaller airlines ( lavery air service , mirow air service , and pollack flying service ) . alaska airlines name was adopted on 02may1944 from alaska star airlines & it commenced operations on 06jun1944 . acquired alaska coastal - ellis airlines in 1968 , cordoba airlines in 1968 , jet america in 1987 and san juan in 1989 . code shared with era av . known as jet alaska . first commercial operator of lockheed l . 100 in 1965 and launch customer for b737 - 900 ( 2001 ) . only airline to operate both cv880 and cv990 . regional carrier based at seatac , washington state\ncontrolled collision with terrain express ii airlines , inc . / northwest airlink flight 5719 jetstream ba - 3100 , n334px\nair wisconsin was founded as fox cities airlines in 1963 . took over the routes abandoned by north central airlines . started operations as air wisconsin on 23aug1965 . acquired mississippi valley airlines in 1985 . aspen airways merged in ( 1991 ) . united airlines sold air wisconsin and the bae 146 fleet to cjt holdings in 1993 . air wisconsin was then renamed air wisconsin airlines corporation ( awac ) as ual retained the rights to the air wisconsin name and logo . aquired the assets of mountain air express in feb1998 , allowing expansion to the west . operates regional services as united feeder\natlantis airlines claimed to be the first airline created after the 1978 airline deregulation act . purchased air carolina in 1980 . bought out by eastern metro express . based in florence , south carolina [ metro express was formed by the ceo of metro airlines to provide code - shared feeder service for eastern airlines at atlanta . flights began on 02apr1984 as eastern metro express with jetstream 31s . the company was soon sold to metro airlines inc . on 15feb1989 it acquired atlantis airlines , which also was operating as eastern express . the airline ceased operations on 18jan1991 when eastern air lines closed ]\nalii air hawaii was founded by herman brandt . renamed to brandt air in 1975 and to hawaiian pacific airlines in 1975\nasa was incorporated on 12mar1979 by george pickett , john beiser and robert priddy & started operations on 27jun1979 . acquired southeastern airlines in 1983 . first operator of emb - 120 brasilia in 1985 . feeder for delta airlines . merged into expressjet\nnear midair collision , northwest airlines , boeing 720b , n736us , and lockheed aircraft corp . , convair 240 , n737z\nallegheny airlines , inc . , dc - 9 , n988us , and a forth corporation piper pa - 28 , n7374j\nntsb / aar - 72 - 29 - tucson , arizona ; continental airlines , inc . ; may 2 , 1972\nair mideast was acquired by mesa airlines - [ mesa airlines , inc . is an american regional airline based in phoenix , arizona . it is a faa part 121 certificated air carrier operating under air carrier certificate number masa036a issued on 29jun1979 . it is a subsidiary of mesa air group . it was known briefly as mountain west airlines from 1995 to 1996 ]\nalaska air transport was established in 1935 by shell simmons . juneau based airline operating lockheed vega aircraft . merged with marine airways of alaska to form alaska coastal airlines - [ alaska airlines traces its roots to mcgee airways which was started by linious\nmac\nmcgee on 30jun1932 . in 1934 mcgee airways merged into star air services . in 1937 star air service purchased alaska interior airlines and was incorporated as star air lines . the name was changed to alaska star airlines in 1942 along with 3 smaller airlines ( lavery air service , mirow air service , and pollack flying service ) . alaska airlines name was adopted on 02may1944 from alaska star airlines & it commenced operations on 06jun1944 . acquired alaska coastal - ellis airlines in 1968 , cordoba airlines in 1968 , jet america in 1987 and san juan in 1989 . code shared with era av . known as jet alaska . first commercial operator of lockheed l . 100 in 1965 and launch customer for b737 - 900 ( 2001 ) . only airline to operate both cv880 and cv990 . regional carrier based at seatac , washington state ]\navatar airlines wasrefused an application to the dot and the faa for operating authority as a commercial air carrier . it had also planned to begin service in the early 1990s when the airline was named family airlines . based out of las vegas mccarran\nflorida airlines shut down on january 11 , 1980 and filed for bankruptcy protection on january 24 in federal district court in tampa . within months , the airline resumed limited service to miami , sarasota , ft . myers and st . petersburg . the new owners made a failed attempt to merge with marco island airways to form air omni . although the merger never came to fruition , air omni titles were applied to several aircraft .\namerica west started operations on 01aug1983 , began operating on the same operating certificate as us airways on 27sep2007 . merger into us airways was completed on 27sep2013 [ us airways was established as all american aviation flying airmail pickup in pennsylvania . became all american airways in 1948 when passenger were transported . renamed to allegheny airlines in 1953 . absorbed lake central airlines in 1968 and mohawk airlines in 1972 . renamed to usair in 1979 . merged with piedmont airlines in 1988 and psa in 1989 . renamed to us airways on 27feb1997 . america west was integrated in beginning in early 2006 . merged into american airlines on 17oct2015 ]\nno further information at this time [ southern jersey airways was founded by don young , sr and jr . as atlantic city airlines . sold to richard olsen in 1987 . continental airlines feeder based in atlantic city . ceased operations in late 1988 ]\nmidair collision of wings west airlines beech c - 99 ( n6399u ) and aesthtec , inc . , rockwell commander 112tc n112sm\ngolden west airlines , inc . , dehavilland dhc - 6 , n6383 and cessnair aviation , inc . cessna 150 , n11421\n\u200bpiedmont aviation , inc . , piedmont airlines division , boeing 727 , n68650 , lanseair inc . , cessna 310 , n3121s\n\u200btrans world airlines , inc . , douglas dc - 9 , tann company beechcraft baron b - 55 in - flight collision\nntsb / aar - 09 - 03 - american airlines flight 1400 ; st . louis , missouri ; september 28 , 2007\nntsb / aar - 84 - 12 - jamaica , new york ; pilgrim airlines , inc . ; january 13 , 1984\nntsb / aar - 70 / 24 - seaboard world airlines , inc . ; stockton , california ; october 16 , 1969\nin 1936 , oscar winchell , pilot dan goodman , and linious \u201cmac\u201d mcgee organised alaska interior airlines in mcgrath and anchorage , with headquarters in anchorage . in apr1937 , alaska interior was purchased by star air lines - [ alaska airlines traces its roots to mcgee airways which was started by linious\nmac\nmcgee on 30jun1932 . in 1934 mcgee airways merged into star air services . in 1937 star air service purchased alaska interior airlines and was incorporated as star air lines . the name was changed to alaska star airlines in 1942 along with 3 smaller airlines ( lavery air service , mirow air service , and pollack flying service ) . alaska airlines name was adopted on 02may1944 from alaska star airlines & it commenced operations on 06jun1944 . acquired alaska coastal - ellis airlines in 1968 , cordoba airlines in 1968 , jet america in 1987 and san juan in 1989 . code shared with era av . known as jet alaska . first commercial operator of lockheed l . 100 in 1965 and launch customer for b737 - 900 ( 2001 ) . only airline to operate both cv880 and cv990 . regional carrier based at seatac , washington state ]\nsun aire lines was founded as borrego springs airlines in 1968 but was renamed soon after . operated its final service on 28sep1984 - [ skywest airlines was founded by ralph atkin buying dixie airlines on 26apr1972 & starting on 19jun1972 . became western airlines affiliate ( 1986 > ) and then as a delta connection ( 1987 > ) . feeder based in los angeles and salt lake city . acquired sun aire lines of palm springs in 1984 . scheduled regional passenger and cargo airline based at lax / salt lake city ]\nbuker airlines created at north springfield , vermont , in the spring of 1966 to undertake scheduled mail services to cincinnati via boston , new york , and pittsburgh , under terms of the post office departments air taxi mail program . operations started o 18apr1966 . buker airlines was purchased and merged on 29aug1968 by trans east airlines - air taxi operator and mail services flying boston - new york - pittsburg - cinncinati - [ trans east airlines was founded in 1864 as stateswide airline at manchester , new hampshire , in the autumn of 1964 . it was purchased by walter s . blandford , who changed its name . purchased buker airlines on 29aug1968 ]\nair taxi associates inaugurated daily roundtrip scheduled piper lightplane commuter services to new york ( jfk ) on 23nov1964 - [ ocean airways was founded as air taxi associates . renamed to eastern air taxi in 1965 . in 1966 , tom harelford ( bill piper ' s son - in - law ) took over and renamed eat to piper twinair . sold in 1968 to charles robertson and it was renamed monmouth airlines . renamed again to ocean airways in 1979 and went bankrupt in 1981 ]\natlantic and gulf coast airlines flew savannah - jacksonville using stinson tri - motor aircraft . ceased operations in tghe same year as started\nstall and loss of control on final approach , atlantic coast airlines , inc . / united express flight 6291 jetstream 4101 , n304ue\n\u200b\u200baircraft accident report : grand canyon airlines , inc . , and helitech , inc . , midair collision over grand canyon national park\nntsb / aar - 03 - 02 - rancho cordova , california ; emery worldwide airlines , inc . ; february 16 , 2000\nntsb / aar - 77 - 03 - chicago , illinois ; air chicago freight airlines , inc . ; august 6 , 1976\nntsb / aar - 70 / 10 - allegheny airlines , inc . ; bradford pennsylvania ; flight 737 ; january 6 , 1969\nntsb / aar 68 - ag - blossburg , pennsylvania ; mohawk airlines , inc . ; flight 40 ; june 23 , 1967\nno further information at this time [ wien claimed to have been the oldest scheduled airline in alaska having being formed as northern air transport in 1924 . renamed to wien airways of alaska shortly after to wien alaska airlines in 1935 . during this period ferguson airways was aquired ( 1949 ) and byers airways in 1956 . in 1968 , wien alaska airlines merged with northern consolidated airlines to form wien consolidated airlines . this airline was renamed to wien air alaska in in 1973 and eventually the name was shortened to just wien ]\ntrans - central airlines was reformed from air central of enid , oklahoma , and began operation on 01jun1980 . served both airports in dallas\nair san juan was founded as chartair by chris & jamie marsden after demise of san juan airlines . based at friday harbor , washington\nair virginia was founded by rodney jeager ( ex - cardinal airlines ) . sold to dimitri nicholas in 1984 and renamed to avair .\nairtrain airlines was founded in 1993 & changed name to jettrain in 1996 , closed in 1996 . domestic scheduled passenger services out of pittsburgh\nbeeson aviation was certified in oct1965 & flew concordia - topeka - kansas using cessna aircraft . absorbed by trans - mo airlines in 1968\nsteep climb and uncontrolled descent during takeoff , national air cargo , inc . , dba national airlines , boeing 747 400 bcf , n949ca\nnorth central airlines , inc . , convair 580 , n46345 , home airmotive , inc . , cessna 150 , n8742s , midair collision\nntsb / aar - 93 / 06 - anchorage , alaska ; japan airlines , inc . ; flight 46e ; march 31 , 1993\nntsb / aar - 88 / 05 - romulus , michigan ; northwest airlines , inc . ; flight 255 ; august 16 , 1987\nntsb / aar - 86 / 01 - reno , nevada ; galaxy airlines , inc . ; flight 203 ; january 21 , 1985\nntsb / aar - 83 - 08 - brainerd , minnesota ; republic airlines , inc . ; flight 927 ; january 9 , 1983\nntsb / aar - 81 - 02 - tusayan , arizona ; scenic airlines , inc . ; flight 306 ; july 21 , 1980\nntsb / aar - 80 / 05 - rockland , maine ; downeast airlines , inc . ; flight 46 ; may 30 , 1979\nntsb / aar - 80 / 06 - atlanta , georgia ; eastern airlines , inc . ; flight 693 ; august 22 , 1979\nntsb / aar - 79 - 07 - portland , oregon ; united airlines , inc . ; flight 173 ; december 28 , 1978\nntsb / aar - 79 - 11 - chicago , illinois ; delta airlines , inc . ; flight 349 ; february 15 , 1979\nntsb / aar - 79 - 17 - chicago , illinois ; american airlines , inc . ; flight 191 ; may 25 , 1979\nntsb / aar - 78 - 02 - philadelphia , pennsylvania ; allegheny airlines , inc . ; flight 121 ; june 23 , 1976\nntsb / aar - 78 - 08 - kaysville , utah ; united airlines , inc . ; flight 2860 ; december 18 , 1977\nntsb / aar - 78 - 09 - tucson , arizona ; continental airlines , inc . ; flight 63 ; june 3 , 1977\nntsb / aar - 76 - 14 - denver , colorado ; continental airlines , inc . ; flight 426 ; august 7 , 1975\nntsb / aar - 76 - 20 - ketchikan , alaska ; alaska airlines , inc . ; flight 60 ; april 5 , 1976\nntsb / aar - 73 - 02 - windsor , canada ; american airlines , inc . ; flight 96 ; june 12 , 1972\nntsb / aar - 72 - 02 - honolulu , hawaii ; aloha airlines , inc . ; flight 845 ; august 8 , 1971\nntsb / aar - 72 - 03 - allentown , pennsylvania ; monmouth airlines , inc . ; flight 98 ; october 24 , 1971\nntsb / aar - 72 - 19 - coolidge , arizona ; apache airlines , inc . ; flight 33 ; may 6 , 1971\nntsb / aar - 72 - 27 - north pacific ocean ; northwest airlines , inc . ; flight 22 ; april 12 , 1972\nntsb / aar - 72 / 28 - juneau , alaska ; alaska airlines , inc . ; flight 1866 ; september 4 , 1971\nntsb / aar - 71 - 16 - honolulu , hawaii ; northwest airlines , inc . ; flight 9 ; may 13 , 1971\nntsb / aar - 70 / 15 - allegheny airlines , inc . ; fairland , indiana ; flight 853 ; september 9 , 1969\nntsb / aar 68 - ac - marseilles , ohio ; lake central airlines , inc . ; flight 527 ; march 5 , 1967\nntsb / aar 68 - ai - urbana , ohio ; trans world airlines , inc . ; flight 553 ; march 9 , 1967\nntsb / aar 68 - ak - erlanger , kentucky ; trans world airlines , inc . ; flight 159 ; november 6 , 1967\nntsb / aar 67 - af - wemme , oregon ; west coast airlines , inc . ; flight 956 ; october 1 , 1966\nthe august 1 , 1983 timetable shows a dramatic reduction in service across florida . service to savannah , ga and charleston , sc had also been discontinued . flights were briefly operated on a pensacola - montgomery , al - birmingham , al route during august 1983 but were terminated by september 1 , 1983 . timetable scan courtesy of arthur na .\namerican airways was created by the merger of universal air line systems , colonial airways , southern air transport , embry - riddle corporation and interstate airlines . acquired safe ( southern air fast express ) ( 1921 ) , martz air lines ( 1932 ) , transamerican airlines ( 1932 ) , century pacific air lines ( 1932 ) & standard air lines ( 1934 ) - [ american airlines was formed as american airways in 1930 & became american airlines on 11apr1934 . commenced operation on 30jun1934 . acquired american export airlines ( which was renamed to american overseas & sold to pan am in 1945 ) , trans caribbean airways in 1971 , aircal in 1986 , reno air in 2000 and twa in 2001 ]\naspen airways was founded by clye barnham as aspen airways air taxi . merged into air wisconsin in 1991 - [ air wisconsin was founded as fox cities airlines in 1963 . took over the routes abandoned by north central airlines . started operations as air wisconsin on 23aug1965 . acquired mississippi valley airlines in 1985 . aspen airways merged in ( 1991 ) . united airlines sold air wisconsin and the bae 146 fleet to cjt holdings in 1993 . air wisconsin was then renamed air wisconsin airlines corporation ( awac ) as ual retained the rights to the air wisconsin name and logo . aquired the assets of mountain air express in feb1998 , allowing expansion to the west . operates regional services as united feeder ]\n[ aspen airways was forunded by clye barnham as aspen airways air taxi . full operating certicate in 1967 ] [ air wisconsin was founded as fox cities airlines in 1963 . took over the routes abandoned by north central airlines . started operations as air wisconsin on 23aug1965 . acquired mississippi valley airlines in 1985 . aspen airways merged in ( 1991 ) . united airlines sold air wisconsin and the bae 146 fleet to cjt holdings in 1993 . air wisconsin was then renamed air wisconsin airlines corporation ( awac ) as ual retained the rights to the air wisconsin name and logo . aquired the assets of mountain air express in feb1998 , allowing expansion to the west . operates regional services as united feeder ]\naltus airlines was founded as altus flying service in 1963 . renamed and services were suspended from 1970 - 1981 . based in altus , oklahoma\npacific southwest airlines , inc . , boeing 727 - 214 , n533ps , an gibbs flight center , inc . , cessna 172 , n7711g\nnear midair collision , hughes airwest douglas dc - 9 , n9333 , and northwest airlines , inc . , douglas dc - 10 , n148us\nnear midair collision , american airlines inc . , douglas dc - 10 , n124 , and twa , inc . lockheed - 1011 , n11002\nntsb / aar - 94 / 01 - dallas / ft . worth , tx ; american airlines ; flight 102 ; april 14 , 1993\nntsb / aar - 92 / 03 - brunswick , georgia ; atlantic southeast airlines , inc . ; flight 2311 ; april 5 , 1991\nntsb / aar - 86 / 05 - international airport , texas ; delta airlines , inc . ; flight 191 ; august 2 , 1985\nntsb / aar - 85 / 04 - chalkhill , pennsylvania ; zantop international airlines , inc . ; flight 931 ; may 31 , 1984\nntsb / aar - 81 - 08 - saginaw , michigan ; trans world airlines , inc . ; flight 841 ; april 4 , 1979\nntsb / aar - 79 - 01 - los angeles , california ; continental airlines , inc . ; flight 603 ; march 1 , 1978\nntsb / aar - 79 - 02 - rochester , new york ; allegheny airlines , inc . ; flight 453 ; july 9 , 1978\nntsb / aar - 79 - 04 - kalamozoo , michigan ; north central airlines , inc . ; flight 801 ; july 25 , 1978\nntsb / aar - 79 - 12 - clarksburg , west virginia ; allegheny airlines , inc . ; flight 561 ; february 12 , 1979\nntsb / aar - 77 - 10 - denver , colorado ; texas international airlines , inc . ; flight 987 ; november 16 , 1976\nntsb / aar - 76 - 08 - jamaica , new york ; eastern airlines , inc . ; flight 66 ; june 24 , 1975\nntsb / aar - 76 - 17 - van nuys , california ; mercer airlines , inc . ; flight 901 ; february 8 , 1976\nntsb / aar - 75 - 02 - albuquerque , new mexico ; national airlines , inc . ; flight 27 ; november 3 , 1973\nntsb / aar - 75 - 13 - thiells , new york ; northwest airlines , inc . ; flight 6231 ; december 1 , 1974\nntsb / aar - 75 - 14 - whittier , california ; golden west airlines , inc . ; flight 261 ; january 9 , 1975\nntsb / aar - 75 - 16 - berryville , virginia ; trans world airlines , inc . ; flight 514 ; december 1 , 1974\nntsb / aar - 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70 / 06 - united airlines , inc . ; los angeles , california ; flight 266 ; january 18 , 1969\nntsb / aar - 70 / 07 - northeast airlines , inc . ; hanover , new hampshire ; flight 946 ; october 25 , 1968\nntsb / aar - 69 / 05 - constancs , kentucky ; trans world airlines , inc . ; flight 128 ; november 20 , 1967\nntsb / aar 68 - ad - klamath falls , oregon ; west coast airlines , inc . ; flight 720 ; march 10 , 1967\nbraniff first flight from dallas / fort worth to new orleans on 01mar1984 [ braniff international was formed in 1931 braniff airways . once again renamed , this time to braniff international the airline resumed operations again as braniff international . originally qwned by the pritzker family , this was the true corporate successor to the original airline . florida express merged in ( 1988 ) ]\namerican airways was created by the merger of universal air line systems , colonial airways , southern air transport , embry - riddle corporation and interstate airlines . acquired safe ( southern air fast express ) ( 1921 ) , martz air lines ( 1932 ) , transamerican airlines ( 1932 ) , century pacific air lines ( 1932 ) & standard air lines ( 1934 ) ] american airlines was formed as american airways in 1930 & became american airlines on 11apr1934 . commenced operation on 30jun1934 . acquired american export airlines ( which was renamed to american overseas & sold to pan am in 1945 ) , trans caribbean airways in 1971 , aircal in 1986 , reno air in 2000 and twa in 2001 . international and domestic airline\nbarnhill & mcgee airways , one of the earliest air services in alaska , was founded in anchorage as a partnership between harvey w . barnhill and linious\nmac\nmcgee in 1931 . its assets went into mcgee airways - [ alaska airlines traces its roots to mcgee airways which was started by linious\nmac\nmcgee on 30jun1932 . in 1934 mcgee airways merged into star air services . in 1937 star air service purchased alaska interior airlines and was incorporated as star air lines . the name was changed to alaska star airlines in 1942 along with 3 smaller airlines ( lavery air service , mirow air service , and pollack flying service ) . alaska airlines name was adopted on 02may1944 from alaska star airlines & it commenced operations on 06jun1944 . acquired alaska coastal - ellis airlines in 1968 , cordoba airlines in 1968 , jet america in 1987 and san juan in 1989 . code shared with era av . known as jet alaska . first commercial operator of lockheed l . 100 in 1965 and launch customer for b737 - 900 ( 2001 ) . only airline to operate both cv880 and cv990 . regional carrier based at seatac , washington state ]\narizona airways ( ii ) was formed in 1991 and commenced services in jun1992 international , regional and domestic scheduled commuter airline based in tucson . in aug1995 , a deal with great lakes became official and the carrier was rebranded as arizona airways express . the carrier was then merged into great lakes airlines ( ii ) on 15jan1996 - 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{"id": 55387, "summary": [{"text": "eichler network is an american company that produces the quarterly ca-modern magazine , a website , and weekly email news flashes about mid-century modern ( mcm ) architecture and design in california .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it also publishes a directory of contractors and other service providers who focus on modern home preservation and improvement .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "ca-modern was founded as a newsletter in 1993 by marty arbunich and a former business partner .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "central to the eichler network 's mission is the preservation of eichler homes and other mid-century modern homes , which are notable and highly valued as representative of modern design principles promoted by the architect frank lloyd wright .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the eichler network has been recognized for its work in preserving the unique character of mid-century modern homes , having been featured in the new york times and in preservation , the magazine for the national trust for historic preservation .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the eichler network has also partnered with the los angeles conservancy in its mission to preserve southern california 's mid-century modern legacy .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "the eichler network and its magazine ca-modern recently became part of the national conversation surrounding the life of apple innovator steve jobs , who as a child lived in a mid-century modern home .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "eichler network sends its magazine free to owners of eichler homes , which are primarily in northern california but with several hundred in southern california ( and three in upstate new york ) .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "it earns revenue by selling advertising to contractors , real estate agents and other firms that focus on mid-century modern homes .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "all contractors are vetted by eichler network .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the eichler network \u2019s website provides an archive with original content and hundreds of articles from the magazine , including pieces on home improvement , profiles of modern designers and artists , and nostalgic features on cool jazz , reliving the ' fifties , and jukeboxes .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the site includes homes for sale , service providers , a readers forum ( chatterbox lounge ) on such topics as home maintenance and a rec room for reader recommendations on companies and products .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "over the years eichler network has increased its focus on the aesthetics and historical value of eichler and other mid-century modern homes .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "it \" counsels a new generation on taking care of quirky , aging modernist houses , \" according to the new york times .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "eichler network held a conference on the subject in 2002 , and marty arbunich co-authored the 2002 book , eichler : modernism rebuilds the american dream , by paul adamson .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "eichler network also spearheaded the successful effort to place two eichler neighborhoods in the bay area on the national register for historic places in 2005 . ", "topic": 27}], "title": "eichler network", "paragraphs": ["welcome to the eichler network store - - a place to purchase ca - modern magazine , back issues of several other eichler network publications , framed eichler photographs , and more .\na great write up about the modern uprising of the historic eichler house plans on the eichler network .\nfor additional details on this service , contact the eichler network via email ; or mail to the eichler network , p . o . box 22635 , san francisco , ca 94122 .\nservice companies in the san francisco bay area , sacramento - davis , and southern california areas interested in exploring marketing opportunities through the eichler network should contact the eichler network at 415 - 307 - 3801 .\nthis website and its entire contents is copyright \u00a9 eichler network 2016 . all rights reserved . redistribution or reproduction of any photographs , text , or other contents without the expressed written permission of the eichler network is prohibited .\nthe eichler network website and ca - modern enrich the lifestyles of our readers with the latest on th . . .\n- - eichler numbers : urltoken sells authentic eichler house numbers and contains interesting history .\nservice companies in the san francisco bay area , sacramento - davis , and southern california areas interested in exploring marketing opportunities through the eichler network , its website , and ca - modern magazine should also contact the eichler network at 415 - 307 - 3801 .\n- - ca - modern magazine : produced by the eichler network , it features modern design with an emphasis on eichlers . urltoken .\nsince 1993 , the eichler network has been dedicated to supporting the lifestyle of the thousands of homeowners in northern and southern california who own an ' eichler ' home . eichlers are architect - designed mid - century modern homes built by merchant builder joe eichler between 1949 and 1974 . in recent years , the eichler network expanded the scope of its homeowner base to include thousands of additional mid - century homeowners in sacramento and southern california who live in streng bros . , palmer & krisel , cliff may , and other eichler - like mid - century modern classics .\nthe eichler network is not responsible for the quality , scope , pricing , or any other aspect of the services and / or goods obtained from the participating service companies . although the eichler network believes that these companies are reputable based on current information , we strongly encourage you also to carefully evaluate and screen all service and goods providers . the participating service companies pay a fee to advertise and become part of our referral network . service performance reviews , home improvement concerns , and publication inquiries are welcome .\n- - the eichler network maintains a web site that contains\narchitectural , historical , maintenance information and other resources for owners and admirers of . . . modernist - design homes .\nurltoken .\nall eichler network service team members are in good standing with the better business bureau . expect nothing less than ethical behavior , integrity , honesty , courtesy , service excellence , and truth in advertising .\nthe eichler network has a unique and trusted position within the mid - century mod\u00adern communities in part because it strives to main\u00adtain high standards for screening , recruiting , and main\u00adtaining its roster of preferred service companies .\nin addition to eichler network online , the eichler network publishes ca - modern , a quarterly full - color hard - copy magazine which contains a mix of features on california ' s rich legacy of mid - century modern homes and the people that live in them , home maintenance solutions , and other features that focus on the modern home and its lifestyle . the eichler network also publishes its annual home maintenance directory , which profiles the service companies that maintain the homes . these publications are mailed free to a select 20 , 000 eichler , streng , and other select homeowners ( with a readership of 42 , 000 adult consumers ) in northern and southern california at their modern home address . paid subscriptions are also available .\ndeveloping homes was a second career for him ,\nsaid architect paul adamson , who , with marty arbunich of the eichler network , wrote a book about eichler homes .\nhe wanted to bring some of the same features of that house , such as indoor - outdoor living , to the middle class .\nthe eichler network supports a home - maintenance referral service of participating service companies ( from remodeling to radiant heat and roofing maintenance ) and products ( from specially designed insulated windows to customized exterior siding ) . for nearly 25 years , these hand - picked service companies and experts have banded together to offer their expertise as needed by mid - century modern owners . the eichler network ' s team goal , as its motto so aptly puts it , is to emphasize quality workmanship while\npreserving the wonderful world of eichler homes\nand other mid - century modern classics .\nwhile complaints directed at our affiliated companies are rare , they do not go unchecked . for the past decade the eichler network has offered a gratis service to our homeowner base to intervene and assist with the facilitation of legitimate complaints between them and any actively affiliated preferred service companies .\neichler network is an american company that produces the quarterly ca - modern magazine , a website , and weekly email news flashes about mid - century modern ( mcm ) architecture and design in california . it also publishes a directory of contractors and other service providers who focus on modern home preservation and improvement .\nthe eichler network promotes only those companies whose services and products reinforce the unique modern homes and lifestyles of our homeowner base , exhibit a satisfactory record of providing quality service , and maintain good standing with both the better business bureau and the contractors state license board . they include the companies that appear in this section .\nfor fans of developer joseph eichler , the high point undoubtedly will be the\neye on eichlers\ntour . nearly 40 eichler homes in san rafael ' s lucas valley and terra linda neighborhoods will be open for viewing .\nsan fernando valley - thousands of eichler , palmer & krisel , and other modern homes in numerous towns throughout the valley .\nadamson also points out that remodeling or updating an eichler gives a homeowner a chance to add more energy - efficient glass and insulation .\neichler _ 0152 { 2 / 7 / 06 } other eichlers in the neighborhood . this is a real estate cover story on the legacy of eichler houses , those flat - top , glass - backed mid - century modern designs that took the area by . . . more\n- -\neichler : modernism rebuilds the american dream\nby paul adamson , marty arbunich and ernie braun ( gibbs smith , 2002 ) .\nthe network ' s vigilance has paid off over the past 15 years , bringing a high level of quality of service and customer satisfaction to our homeowner base , a receptive audience to our participating companies , success to our own business model , and personal gratification to all involved .\nthe movement to preserve and restore eichler homes has been going strong for at least a decade in northern california , nurtured by a san francisco - based organization known as the eichler network . but nationally , postwar tract houses are just beginning to receive the attention of the preservation community . as ken bernstein , director of preservation for the los angeles conservancy , pointed out ,\nonly about 15 percent of los angeles has ever been looked at .\nthe getty conservation institute , he said , is now working with the city planning department to survey the remaining 85 percent .\nwhen the doorbell rings at cassendre de le fortrie and dennis lynch\u2019s eichler home in the city of orange\u2014and they\u2019re not expecting anyone\u2014they know just what to expect .\n- - loni nagwani : urltoken not only lists eichlers that nagwani is selling , but it also has resources for home improvements and an entertaining segment hgtv did on the restoration of her eichler .\neichler launched an aggressive and sophisticated marketing campaign to introduce his houses to the american public . to many people , accustomed to more traditional houses , the flat - roofed homes must have looked unusual .\nmarin county has one of the largest numbers of homes built and designed in the midcentury modern style . catherine munson of lucas valley properties , who was an associate of joseph eichler and serves as honorary chair of the events , said in a statement that many of the homes are preserved or have been carefully updated . in addition , docents schooled in the basic elements of eichler design will be available at each home .\nso does the mechanical appeal to folks like dave arango , who\u2019s been building radios and other audio gear since childhood . he and his family share their walnut creek eichler home with \u2018vinny , \u2019 a 1952 seeburg model 100c .\njoseph eichler was a developer with a plan : he wanted to make high - style , modern home design affordable for the masses . the idea reportedly came to him while he was living in a frank lloyd wright house in hillsborough .\nin 1950 , after experimenting with some prefab projects , eichler hired the bay area architecture firm of anshen and allen ( later he also worked with architects a . quincy jones and frederick e . emmons ) to create an affordable modern home .\norange / long beach area - eichler , cliff may , and other modern homes in orange , long beach , seal beach , huntington beach , lakewood , costa mesa , newport beach , tustin , santa ana , and many other cities .\neichler worked with a handful of prominent california architects , including a . quincy jones , who designed a case study house . but eichler ' s success perhaps owed less to the architects he employed than to his crack publicity photographer , ernie braun , who concocted and promoted a sophisticated but casual lifestyle . braun ' s photos of the eichler houses showed families dividing their time between sunny rooms and perfectly groomed backyards , the adults seemingly as likely to skip rope as the children . what eichler sold from 1948 until the late 1960 ' s wasn ' t architecture but happiness . each housing development eichler erected represented a variation on the same program for happy family life . in the balboa highlands tract , the clean wood - and - concrete - block facades were designed to conceal the interior from the street . but inside , a whole world opens up : behind the front door of each house is an open - air atrium . frank nolan and his partner , jaime flores , have transformed theirs into a zen garden carpeted with smooth round stones . a door from the atrium leads into the house itself , and it is easy to grasp the appeal of eichler ' s plan : light - flooded rooms , exposed beams that support an elegantly simple roof and floor - to - ceiling glass intended to further the notion that interior and exterior are one and the same , a central tenet of california modernism . out back are a verdant yard with a swimming pool , a giant bronze buddha and , in the distance , the santa susanna mountains , green from months of rain .\neichler _ 0152 { 2 / 7 / 06 } other eichlers in the neighborhood . this is a real estate cover story on the legacy of eichler houses , those flat - top , glass - backed mid - century modern designs that took the area by storm in the 50s and 60s and are still wildly popular today . francois cornillon and his wife , laure , have painstakingly restored their sunnyvale eichler to look as if it was built yesterday rather than half a century ago . they will meet us and give us a tour . they have agreed to be photographed . also , they live in a neighborhood where all the houses are eichlers . event on { 2 / 7 / 06 } in { walnut creek } , ca . photo : mark costantini / san francisco chronicle . less\nwhat would eichler think if he could see his homes today ? adamson believes that the developer believed that his work was important and would be happy to see people still devoted to his ideas , although he might not be so happy about some of the color and material choices .\nthere ' s a story i ' ve heard that said eichler was driving around one day when he spotted someone repainting one of his houses ,\nsaid adamson .\nhe supposedly got out of the car and told him to stop ruining the house .\nof course , kathleen haley , whose first - person essay\nunhappy with eichler\n( home & garden , july 29 ) touched off a flurry of protest letters and blogs , is not alone in her complaints . conventional ( and some would say misguided ) wisdom claims that flat roofs leak , dark walls ( many eichlers have mahogany paneling ) make rooms dark , and the houses are too small . among the answers eichler devotees have is a simple one : maintenance .\nthese houses were constructed with inexpensive materials over 30 years ago ,\nsaid adamson .\nalmost any material will wear out over time .\ntom borsellino , a san jose eichler owner , has a more basic solution : keep the greenery trimmed .\na lot of people allow plants and trees to grow over the big windows ,\nhe said .\nof course , then it will be dark . the answer is to keep things pruned .\nflat roofs need to be maintained if you don ' t want them to leak ,\nsaid loni nagwani , an eichler owner and real estate agent specialist .\nif you don ' t take care of them and clean out the downspouts , they will leak sooner or later .\nnagwani also advises her clients who want more light to add skylights .\nthrough careful refinement , eichler was able to hone his manufacturing process to produce the homes in a cost - efficient way .\nit was like an assembly - line process ,\nsaid adamson .\nhe had the home parts constructed at a central location and then shipped to the building site . he also made use of standard building materials in a creative way .\nbalboa highlands was one of the last projects eichler completed before his foray into urban development in the mid - 60 ' s nearly bankrupted him . within a decade , the neighborhood he had envisioned had begun to change . the valley ' s citrus groves gave way to ever more houses . by the 80 ' s , the real money was in newer homes , mostly mediterranean and spanish models .\nadvertisements featuring the photography of ernest braun helped demonstrate how the houses worked by showing models posing as homeowners in the house .\nno one had ever done that before ,\nsaid adamson , whose book ,\neichler : modernism rebuilds the american dream ,\nfeatures many braun photographs .\nmost architectural photography was stark and cold . these ads made the homes look warm , livable and desirable .\nnolan ' s house was one of 120 built in the 1960 ' s by the developer joseph eichler in a san fernando valley subdivision called balboa highlands , 26 miles northwest of downtown los angeles . nolan and some of his neighbors want to have their neighborhood designated a historic district , which won ' t quite create an enclave of unsullied 60 ' s modernity but will keep the threat of mcmansions at bay .\neconomics may apply the pressure for her . houses in balboa highlands were originally priced at $ 30 , 000 . in 1966 , hora paid $ 42 , 000 for his , which , he noted , was not cheap . in 1993 , nolan and flores paid $ 260 , 000 . it was a pretty good deal . the eichler cachet , combined with prevailing real - estate trends , has driven prices up to more than $ 600 , 000 for a fixer - upper and more than $ 700 , 000 for a house that has been well restored .\neichler , who was responsible for the construction of some 11 , 000 homes , mostly in the san francisco bay area , was the last and most successful of a breed now largely extinct . in the years after world war ii , commercial home - builders all over the country , but particularly in the west , began experimenting with new methods of construction and new styles of architecture . abraham levitt and his sons applied mass - production methods to building thousands of tiny ranch houses and cape cods on long island . other developers , trying to remake the american dream , combined ideas from european modernists - - simple geometric forms , functionalism , flexible space - - with a new world \u00e9lan .\nlike most home styles , eichlers have fallen in and out of favor . today , with the current obsession with modern design , they appear to be more popular than ever . it ' s the original ideas that have stood the test of time : open - plan living with living room , dining room and kitchen connected ; the blurring of the lines between indoors and outdoors with atriums , window walls , skylights and sliding glass doors ; and leaving the construction visible - - i . e . the ceiling beams and boards . the classic eichler materials have even come back into vogue : radiant heating , cork floors , wood paneling and vinyl tile have all experienced a recent surge in popularity .\nbernstein said he strongly believes that the conservancy should back the h . p . o . z . effort in balboa highlands , as it did in mar vista .\nboth were examples of really bringing the tenets of modernism to the masses in an affordable manner ,\nhe explained .\nand both also are uniquely intact , surprisingly intact , given the vagaries of the real - estate market here in l . a . and the pressures that you see upon individual neighborhoods . and we also felt that if steps weren ' t taken soon , they could become more significantly threatened in the future .\nsome of the early eichler - home buyers are still in balboa highlands . edgar law , who earned his degree in architecture , bought his house in 1969 because , he said ,\nit has principles that i believe in .\nhe was referring to the openness of the design , though he and his wife , fay , as african - americans , also benefited from one of eichler ' s political principles : he had a nondiscrimination policy , which was not the norm in 1960 ' s suburban los angeles . john hora , a cinematographer , bought his house in 1966 .\nit was so weird - looking that i wasn ' t going to get out of the car ,\nhe told me , taking a break from his yard work .\nbut i walked in , and i was converted .\nnolan , an elementary - school teacher , and flores , a graphic designer , so impeccably restored their house that it probably looks better than it did when it was completed in 1964 . biondo ' s house is equally well preserved , painted pistachio green to match her 1956 oldsmobile rocket . but just down the block are eichlers that have been altered to suit a more conventional suburban aesthetic . at one address , eichler ' s a - frame model , distinguished by an unenclosed peaked roof over the front door - - the architects intended it as a car port - - is covered with a new red - clay tile roof and a line of classical columns out front . another house has been stuccoed over , the roof turned into a giant gable , like the prop from a lesson about the properties of isosceles triangles .\nit may also confuse some of the neighbors , who may not have thought that buying a 60 ' s tract house would entail accepting a small role in modernist architectural history . stuart frolick , who bought a house that had been radically altered by a previous owner , an engineer , told me , unapologetically , that he can ' t afford to return the house to its original state . besides , his wife isn ' t into modernism .\nshe would like to gingerbread the place up ,\nfrolick said ,\nand i resist .\nwe clocked over 500 people coming through our neighborhood ,\nadriene biondo said recently .\nwe had vintage cars cruising up and down the street that day . people were tuned into the oldies station . it was a really exciting moment .\nbiondo , a short , roundish 49 - year - old with the breathy voice of a chanteuse , was talking about the 2000\nhow modern was my valley\ntour as if it happened yesterday . sponsored by the modern committee , which she heads - - a furiously active branch of the city ' s dominant preservation organization , the los angeles conservancy - - the tour brought a flood of tourists into the neighborhood . it also focused attention on the architecture about which biondo is most passionate : the homes , including her own , built by eichler .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\nbefore napster , facebook , youtube , and musical ring tones allowed the music obsessed to share their favorite songs with friends , strangers , and even enemies , americans turned to the jukebox .\nstanding at their door will be jiving jukebox fans dying to hear their ami continental , topped with a flying saucer - like wing .\n\u201cit is literally like we have friends show up at our door to show their friends dean martin\u2019s jukebox , \u201d cassendre says . \u201cit\u2019s almost a source of comedy . \u201d\nyes , dino , too , loved jukeboxes . the famous crooner listened to this one , cassendre says , while playing tennis . \u201cour ami is the pride of the house , and the conversation piece of every party , \u201d she says . \u201cit ' s our main music source in the house . \u201d\nthe sound has got something to do with it , certainly . \u201cthe sound of buck owens on a jukebox is so much richer than on an ipod , \u201d cassendre says . \u201ci like it way better . \u201d\nlike many jukebox fans , dave can restore them himself . \u201ci replaced every electronic component , all the tubes , capacitors , \u201d he says of an earlier version of vinny . \u201cthat it started working when i was done was a thrill . \u201d\nthe look also has a lot to do with the appeal of vintage jukeboxes . gerry parson , who\u2019s installed a 1952 seeburg in his palmer and krisel - designed condo in palm springs\u2019 ocotillo lodge , admires its joyous , mid - century modern design , complete with wraparound glass , and plastic pilasters that contain rotating color cylinders for \u201ca nice animation feature . \u201d\nstarting in the mid - 1920s , when electrical amplification first allowed the sound to really soar , jukeboxes became action central in hundreds of thousands of taverns , pool halls , restaurants , tourist camps , and just about every place else people gathered\u2014except funeral homes .\nhits became hits because they were played on jukeboxes . records were pressed expressly for jukebox play , and operators and manufacturers , including david rockola , owner of the rock - ola manufacturing corp . , trafficked in payola and hobnobbed with the mob .\nyes , rockola was his real name , and his company came along well before the term \u2018rock \u2018n\u2019 roll\u2019 was invented .\nentire genres of recorded music flourished primarily because the records were played on jukeboxes when few radio stations would touch them\u2014rhythm and blues , hillbilly , polka .\njukeboxes grew so popular they crowded dance bands off the floor\u2014and led to a musicians\u2019 strike in 1942 and 1943 that halted all recording .\ndiscover the easy ways you can incorporate preservation into your everyday life\u2014and support a terrific cause as you go .\npreservation is the award - winning magazine of the national trust for historic preservation . when you subscribe , you automatically become a member of the organization and receive a copy of the magazine as one of your benefits . have questions ? please contact us .\nexplore the latest issue , read the digital version , or browse our back catalog .\nin the spring 2018 issue of preservation magazine , you ' ll see the restoration of an iconic glacier national park hotel , a former department store transformed into a mixed - use hub , and more .\nsubscribe to preservation and explore the mystery and meaning of our most beloved places through in - depth features , elegant personal essays , and vibrant photography . by doing so , you will receive all the benefits members of the national trust for historic preservation enjoy .\nwe want to hear from you . we welcome letters to the editor , advertising inquiries , story ideas , random questions . . . whatever you ' re interested in sharing ! curious about the ads we featured in the most recent issue ? check out our spotlight on advertisers to request free information from advertisers of interest .\n\u00a9 2018 national trust for historic preservation . all rights reserved . the national trust for historic preservation is a private 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) nonprofit organization . the national trust\u2019s federal tax identification number is 53 - 0210807 .\nat the time , it was unprecedented . no other developer wanted to spend the money to have tract homes designed by architects .\nthe firm came up with houses that had an open plan , post and beam construction , whole walls of glass , and radiant heating ,\nsaid adamson .\nthose were the kinds of things you might find in an expensive , custom - built home at the time , but certainly not in a house for the masses .\nadding features such as sliding glass doors and skylights to the suburban homes springing up all over the country contradicted the ideas most developers had about how to make a profit .\nalthough the homes were never popular on a wide scale , they were a smash with a certain audience .\nan interesting subset of people - - engineers , architects , and modern art and design lovers - - were intrigued by the homes ,\nsaid adamson .\nthey found their streamlined look and the way they expand into the garden appealing .\n- - sunset magazine : sunset features homes that embrace the western landscape . urltoken . ( disclosure : this writer worked at sunset for several years . )\nthe fabulous ' 50s meet eye - catching eichlers during a september weekend in marin county . on sept . 15 - 17 , hospice of marin foundation presents open hearts , open homes , a benefit for hospice of marin .\nsept . 15 : 1950s - inspired sock hop and classic car show , 6 : 30 p . m . - midnight at mcinnis park golf center in san rafael . $ 75 ; tickets are available at urltoken .\nsept . 16 : eye on eichlers tour , 11 a . m . to 4 p . m . visitors ages 12 and older can tour five houses for $ 30 , or all houses on the tour for $ 40 . register at urltoken . tickets also available the day of the event at terra linda community center , 670 del ganado road , san rafael .\nsept . 17 : 1950s family fun fair and classic car show , 11 a . m . to 3 p . m . at the mall at northgate , northgate drive and las gallinas avenue in san rafael . admission is free ; donations are appreciated .\nhospice of marin provides end - of - life care for residents of marin , san francisco and sonoma counties . for more information , visit urltoken .\n\u2018low brow\u2019 flirts with high times for the paintings of s . f . rising talent emily fromm\nwith glass walls abounding in modern - style homes , the synthesis between indoor and outdoor environs is a big part of the look and the lifestyle . with this in mind , we query : modern liver , maintenance giver , how does your garden grow ?\nwe will pardon answers more complicated , perhaps less cheery than that silver bells and cockleshells stuff , especially from those who don ' t expect a paid gardener to do all the work .\nif you are a dyi kind of gal or guy , perhaps you rise to the task and quote churchill ' s promised message to fdr in world war ii :\ngive us the tools and we will finish the job .\nif so , allow us to quote another great leader from across the pond . . .\ndreaming in steel : palm springs ' tiny enclave of seven modern steel homes is a desert landmark .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nfrank nolan , casually dressed in an olive drab polo shirt and blue jeans , occupied a white leather brno chair set off by the room ' s gleaming philippine - mahogany paneling .\none never wants to come across as a design snob , especially as it pertains to one ' s neighbors ,\nnolan said gingerly .\nwe know that having a good neighbor is so much more important than what color they paint their house or how they choose to landscape . but there just seems to be a great disparity between the potential that we see in this neighborhood and then what you actually do see when you drive down the street .\nbalboa highlands was constructed as a solidly middle - class neighborhood - - the houses typically had several bedrooms and measured 2 , 200 square feet - - at a time when some california home - builders believed that buyers craved the drama of l . a . ' s experimental case study houses , built between 1945 and 1966 under the direction of arts and architecture magazine . the most famous case study house - - the one made into an icon by julius shulman ' s photo of two young women , seated in an all - glass living room , who appear to be floating above the hollywood hills - - was built in 1960 on a budget of $ 13 , 500 , roughly the price of a standard tract house at the time .\nwhile pitched preservation battles in most cities are usually fought over beloved public buildings , in southern california they often center on private homes - - especially when those homes were designed by california ' s great midcentury architects , like richard neutra , r . m . schindler and john lautner . these battles tend to get thorny , pitting as they do the sacred rights of the property owner against equally deep - seated , and often rather abstract , notions of historic value . the city ' s historic preservation overlay zone ordinance , which biondo and nolan said they hope will protect their neighborhood , tries to split the difference by rewarding , but not demanding , compliance from homeowners .\nenacted in 1979 , the h . p . o . z . ordinance makes it difficult , though not impossible , to alter the facade of a house that is considered a\ncontributing\npart of a protected neighborhood ; that is , one that preserves the building ' s original features . but it also allows for the continued existence of\nnoncontributing\nbuildings in the neighborhood . the owners of\nrenovated\nhouses don ' t have to change a thing if they don ' t want to - - but they get a break on their property taxes if they do .\nthere are currently 20 h . p . o . z . ' s in los angeles county . some are clusters of victorian houses or bungalows . currently , just one consists of postwar architecture : mar vista , a tract of 52 modest , rectangular houses just east of venice beach , became an h . p . o . z . in 2003 . a 1948 collaboration between the populist architect gregory ain and the landscape designer garrett eckbo , mar vista is a lush oasis of 1 , 100 - square - foot homes laid out as efficiently as cabin cruisers . the little houses originally sold for $ 12 , 000 and now fetch as much as $ 950 , 000 .\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 .\nthe buyers for eichlers by this time were mainly immigrants from the middle east , asia or russia . they had probably never seen those ernie braun photos , and they dealt with the idiosyncratic look of the eichlers by hiding it . they wanted their houses to look like other houses in the area : stuccoed and columned .\nnolan and flores , who bought their home in 1993 , were among the first of an influx of design connoisseurs . they were also the ones , together with biondo , who circulated the petition to have their neighborhood considered for h . p . o . z . status . most people , flores said , even those whose homes had been significantly altered ,\nwere o . k . with the idea of the h . p . o . z . as long as it was to improve the neighborhood .\nhoping that some owners of extreme renovations would try to undo the damage , he tried to stress that\ncontributing\nhouses in the h . p . o . z . would receive tax benefits . one couple , flores recalled , didn ' t like the implication that houses in the original style were somehow more important :\nthey were like , ' why ?\n' but for many , the tax breaks just aren ' t enough of an incentive to pay for restoration .\nthough roughly two - thirds of homeowners eventually signed the petition , the h . p . o . z . status of balboa highlands remains uncertain . the\nhistoric resources survey ,\nconducted for the city ' s cultural heritage commission to determine how many of the houses in the district will be considered\ncontributing ,\ncan ' t be done because the office in charge of the surveys recently lost its financing . and while biondo holds out hope that the h . p . o . z . designation is not far off , she is careful to modulate her zeal .\ni don ' t want people to feel pressured to do anything ,\nshe emphasized .\nthe h . p . o . z . is meant to appeal to and attract a new type of homeowner . the designation doesn ' t just protect the look of the neighborhood ; it ' s also an advertisement .\ni think bringing in like - minded people is really key ,\nbiondo explained .\nthat ' s been the change over the last eight years , wouldn ' t you say ?\nbiondo continued ,\nwe try very hard , when the house goes on the market . . . .\nkarrie jacobs , an architecture and design critic , is writing a book about housing in america .\nwe\u2019re interested in your feedback on this page . tell us what you think .\naccessibility concerns ? 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{"id": 55391, "summary": [{"text": "southwest windpower ( swwp ) is a wind turbine manufacturer established in 1987 based in flagstaff , arizona , united states .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "the company specializes in small , reliable battery charging wind generators that complement photovoltaics ( solar energy or pv ) in supplying energy to rural areas .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "southwest windpower closed for business in the first quarter of 2013 .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "the remaining skystream assets were acquired by xzeres wind in july 2013 .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "xzeres ceo frank greco had been the ceo of southwest windpower . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "southwest windpower", "paragraphs": ["southwest windpower southwest windpower ' s whisper 200 ( formerly called h80 ) 1000 watt wind generator is designed for areas with low to moderate wind speed averages ( less than 12 mph ) . wind turbine\nthe small wind certification council ( swcc ) has issued its first two full certifications and consumer labels to the bergey windpower excel 10 and the southwest windpower skystream 3 . 7 .\nsouthwest windpower closed their doors for business on february 20 , 2013 . they were one of the largest manufacturers of small wind turbines in the united states .\nxzeres corp . designer , manufacturer and marketer of small ( 2 . 5 \u2013 10kw ) wind powered , distributed energy turbines and other renewable energy products , has acquired the assets of southwest windpower . the assets include southwest windpower\u2019s award - winning skystream product line and next - generation skystream product designs , related ip portfolio , manufacturing assets , and inventory .\nsouthwest windpower began designing and distributing small wind turbines in 1987 and was recognized as a leader in the small wind industry . they built and shipped more than 170 , 000 wind turbines to over 120 countries worldwide and , at one point , were sold in more than 88 countries . besides the manufacturing center in flagstaff , arizona , southwest windpower has offices in colorado and germany . southwest windpower systems have been installed in homes , commercial properties , micro grids , remote cabins , telecom transmitters , offshore platforms , water pumping and sailboats .\nsouthwest windpower abruptly closed their doors for business on february 20 , 2013 . the largest manufacturer of small wind turbines in the united states surprised employees , customers , dealers and competitors alike .\nsouthwest windpower is the manufacturer of the skystream 3 . 7 , designed specifically for businesses and homes . more than 8000 skystreams have been installed around the world since its introduction in 2006 .\nsouthwest windpower\u2019s small wind turbines meet customer\u2019s expectations and are proven within the industry , which established and worked together to write standards to protect its customers from false claims and misleading marketing . so what does certification mean for you ?\nwind turbines manufactured by southwest wind power . swwp makes residential turbines like the air30 , air40 , air breeze and the whisper series turbines .\nyou can trust us . why ? well , because southwest windpower has the most certified products in the industry . we want you to know we live up to every label , certification and compliance we affiliate our products to . no gimmicks here . we go the extra length to validate our claims . skeptical ? don\u2019t listen to us ; listen to what others have to say .\nthe small wind certification council ( swcc ) issued its first two full certifications and consumer labels to the bergey windpower excel 10 and the southwest windpower skystream 3 . 7 . swcc expects to issue more full certifications in the coming months , as more incentive programs initiate certification requirements . sixteen of the remaining 27 turbine models under contract to pursue swcc certification have either started or completed testing . to be granted full swcc certification , turbines must meet the full requirements of the american wind energy association small wind turbine performance and safety standard and complete the swcc review process . for more information about turbines and certification requirements , visit the swcc website .\nestablished in 1987 , southwest windpower are one of the most respected wind generator manufacturers in the world . they produce the air x series and the whisper series of small wind generators . the air series of wind generators was first launched in 1994 , and became a huge success due to it ' s dramatic shape and excellent value - shipping over 100 , 000 units worldwide . these wind generators are no longer available from www . solar - wind . co . uk . details kept for informational purposes .\nyou\u2019re a smart shopper . you like a good deal for a quality product that you can invest in and trust for years to come , right ? with tight budgets and tiring research , shopping can be just as frustrating as it can be fun . southwest windpower has tried to help that process become a bit easier for you through our extensive product certifications , which allow you to take comfort in your investment by eliminating out any question of product performance and safety , false marketing claims or bloated sale speak .\nsouthwest wind power estimates that a skystream unit will produce about 100 000 kwh of power during its 20\u00e2 ' ' year design life . \u201ddivide , say , $ 9000 by 100 000 kilowatt\u00adhours , and you end up with [ an average energy cost of ] 9 cents per kilowatthour , \u201d says andrew kruse , southwest wind power\u2019s cofounder and vice president of business development . although , generally speaking , larger turbines are more efficient at turning the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy , skystream outperforms 50 - to 100 - kw machines in terms of average cost of energy . many still come in at 20 cents per kilowatthour or more\u2014far above the doe target of 10 to 15 cents per kilowatthour .\nin august , southwest wind power , a start - up located in flagstaff , ariz . , began selling a 1 . 8 - kilowatt residential wind turbine dubbed skystream 3 . 7 [ see photo , \u201din my backyard\u201d ] . the tiny power plant sells for us $ 5100 ; total cost including installation runs between $ 8500 and $ 11 000 . by comparison , the installed cost of comparable small wind devices can eclipse $ 30 000 .\n\u201dthere\u2019s not a device that\u2019s anywhere close to matching [ skystream\u2019s ] target cost in the $ 8000 range , \u201d says dennis lin , a technical manager overseeing the program at the energy department . the device benefited greatly , he says , from the company\u2019s having secured several million dollars in venture capital . this allowed southwest wind power to do two things that are luxuries most small wind - turbine makers cannot afford : spend a lot of time optimizing the turbine\u2019s design before creating a prototype and create the molds and tools that are staples of high - volume manufacturing . the result , says lin , is that as the market takes off , skystream\u2019s price will likely fall .\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 - faceted view of the global market .\npower fundamentals are changing faster than ever . stay tuned to gtm for the latest .\ngo deep on one of our hottest topics : hybrid energy . we curate our best reporting on the emerging trends of solar - plus - storage , wind - plus - storage and more .\nfree intelligence and insights from industry experts and leading companies on the global energy transformation .\neric wesoff is editor - at - large at greentech media . prior to joining gtm , eric wesoff founded sage marketing partners in 2000 to provide sales and marketing - consulting services to venture - capital firms and their portfolio companies in the alternative energy and telecommunications sectors . mr . wesoff has become a well - known , respected authority and speaker in these fields . his expertise covers solar power , fuel cells , biofuels and advanced batteries . his strengths are in market research and analysis , business development and due diligence for investors . he frequently consults for energy startups and silicon valley ' s premier venture capitalists .\naltaeros energies employs aerospace technologies to lift a small wind turbine to 1 , 000 feet off the ground where the wind is stronger . the power produced by the airborne wind turbine ( awt ) is sent to the ground via conductors with the unit tethered to the earth .\nthe mit - , harvard - , and air force - trained team at altaeros just completed a test of a power - producing prototype which actually works , and lifted a wind turbine 350 feet off the ground to generate double the power at high altitude than at typical tower height . the test in the video was completely automated , according to co - founder , adam rein - - unpiloted and able to\nlift , generate , and land without any active controls .\nthese tests took place in the middle of winter in northern maine .\nthe air force still uses tethered helium inflatable technology - - called aerostats , the industrial cousins of blimps - - on project construction . so , the inflatable technology is not entirely new .\nrein notes that the company uses an\noff - the - shelf\n2 . 5 - kilowatt , 3 . 7 - meter , 3 - blade wind turbine merged with helium inflatables that have lifted radar systems for decades . the unit is rated to go to about 1 , 000 feet in the boundary layer . the tallest terrestrial wind turbine is 350 feet high .\naltaeros looks to deploy the units in off - grid and hard to reach spots such as military bases , remote villages , oil and gas sites , eventually even off - shore applications . power in those areas is typically diesel gensets with an expensive price tag of getting the diesel delivered and a total cost of $ 0 . 50 to $ 0 . 75 per kilowatt - hour . altaeros claims it cost will be\na third of that .\nlending itself to these remote sites , the unit awt is\nreally easy and cheap to set up ,\naccording to rein , and\nthe whole system packs down to smaller than a compact car .\nregulatory bodies and the powers that be are beginning to recognize the existence of this new technology . the faa has put out draft regulations for high - altitude tethered wind turbines . rein claims the awt design can overcome some of the challenges of traditional types wind turbines - - making them quieter with less bird and radar impacts . garrad hassan , a leading wind consultancy , has taken a look at the technology as well .\nhowever , technical , regulatory , financing , and environmental risks remain for this alluring technology .\naltaeros is funded by private seed investors , the usda , and the cec . other players in this field include makani power , skywind power , magenn , ampyx , kitegen - - also exploring this part of the atmosphere .\nbe solar smart ! irec\u2019s trio of consumer protection tools promote safe installations and a fair deal .\nirec\u2019s independent , national regulatory policy expertise informs decision - makers and expands consumer access to clean energy .\nirec credentialed programs and instructors demonstrate excellence through assessment of content and program administration .\nirec\u2019s tireless work in nearly every state empowers individuals , businesses and society to benefit from cleaner forms of energy .\ncustomers report sending in large payments for orders just one week before the closure , and employees at the flagstaff manufacturing facility reportedly were told to leave quickly , without notice , immediately prior to the closing .\ndealers selling and installing the skystream 3 . 7 were also left hanging . carlos fernandez , co - founder of potomac wind energy in dickerson , maryland describes what other dealers have experienced : no notice , no information , and no access to turbines or replacement parts . he expressed bewilderment over how a top - notch turbine with significant investment from ge could close without even forwarding phone calls to a bankruptcy lawyer .\nwithout more information , it is impossible to be sure of the reason for the closure . certainly , the u . s . small wind market has weakened in the last few years . it is a fact that government policies and incentives have been inconsistent , undermining the value of the programs designated to help grow the renewables market . at the same time , many customers for small wind turbines are overseas and these markets are enjoying some solid growth . some have speculated that , with more customers overseas and manufacturing costs lower in those same countries , manufacturers have difficulty justifying the costs of staying in the u . s .\nphone calls to mike sobolik , the chief financial officer , and michael french , media relations contact , were not returned and email messages bounced back , undelivered .\nthe small wind certification council certified the skysteam 3 . 7 in january 2012 . according to larry sherwood , executive director of swcc , \u201cturbine certification is valid so long as the certification renewal conditions listed in the swcc small wind turbine certification policy are met . certification must be renewed annually . if ownership of the turbine design changes , a new certification agreement must be signed by the new owner to maintain the validity of the certification . \u201d\ninterstate renewable energy council ( irec ) p . o . box 1156 latham , new york 12110 - 1156 518 - 621 - 7379 info @ urltoken copyright \u00a9 1998 \u2013 2018 interstate renewable energy council link policy | privacy policy | disclaimer\nwe never sell or share your information with anyone else . you can find complete details in our\nfor the next 72 hours , you can download any irec report without having to fill out this form again ! this feature requires the use of cookies in your browser . check your browser settings if you experience any problems .\nthink wind power and you probably imagine multimegawatt - scale wind farms featuring gigantic turbines \u00adproducing power for a few thousand homes . but a handful of companies in the united states would prefer to have each home powered by its own wind turbine .\nfor years , residential wind power has been a niche \u00adbusiness , mainly because the turbines designed for this market cost more than many consumers were willing to spend and the units were not efficient enough to match the cost of power from the grid . but now , one company has managed to break the cost barrier with an \u00adaffordable turbine that matches the \u00adefficiency of commercial wind farm turbines and \u00adproduces power at grid prices .\nwhile the skystream turbine is not meant to wean you from the grid completely , it can trim home electricity bills by 20 to 90 percent , depending on wind velocities , electricity prices , and government incentives in your area .\nskystream is the first device to be spun out of the u . s . department of energy\u2019s wind energy program . the program offers small - turbine makers technical assistance and the use of such facilities as the national renewable energy laboratory wind technology center , in boulder , colo . , to help them reduce the life - cycle cost of energy generated by small wind - power systems .\nskystream\u2019s designers focused on making the device a self - contained appliance , like a toaster or a tv set . components usually installed at the base of a tower or indoors are squeezed into skystream\u2019s nacelle ( the housing behind the rotors ) . this saves the company a lot of extra costs in ancillary products , such as wiring and cases , and makes installation simpler . and the development of a new curved shape for the turbine\u2019s airfoil blades has improved its efficiency , allowing it to get the most out of whatever wind is present .\n\u201dhistorically , small wind rotors have been 30 to 35 percent efficient , \u201d says kruse . \u201dskystream comes in at around 41 percent , which is close to the efficiencies achieved by large wind turbines putting out megawatts . \u201d the theoretical maximum rate of conversion for airfoils is 59 . 3 percent .\nthe sales potential of skystream is promising , says the company . \u201daccording to the u . s . census bureau , there are 17 million homes in america that we believe are appropriate for a small wind system , \u201d says kruse . that number represents the households on a piece of property of a half acre or more in an area that has an average wind speed of 5 . 4 meters per second or greater .\nalthough it\u2019s just a blip in the more than 10 gigawatts of wind power generated in the united states today , residential wind power has been on the rise , according to the american wind energy association . the washington , d . c . , trade group estimates that u . s . sales of small wind systems jumped 62 percent to $ 17 \u00admillion last year . the association predicts that sales will remain brisk as long as energy prices continue to rise and state and local governments keep small wind - power subsidies in place\u2014incentives that can , depending on where you live , cut the total installed cost of a wind turbine by more than half .\ndespite the breezy outlook , industry heavyweights\u2014those producing megawatt - class wind turbines\u2014are not necessarily looking to compete in the under - 100 - kw class . for example , a spokesman at general electric\u2019s renewables subsidiary says that the company will focus on the utility market for the foreseeable future .\n\u201dtremendous demand for its 1 . 5 - megawatt turbines and a federal production tax credit for makers of large turbines make utility - scale wind a good business to be in right now for ge , \u201d says the doe\u2019s lin . legislation creating a similar tax credit for residential turbines has been proposed in congress , but it is not yet law .\nplease enable javascript to view the < a href =\nurltoken\n> comments powered by disqus . < / a >\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 ieee \u2014 all rights reserved . use of this web site signifies your agreement to the ieee terms and conditions . a not - for - profit organization , ieee is the world ' s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ni agree to receive emails from the site . i can withdraw my consent at any time by unsubscribing .\nsubscribe to get free weekly updates on the latest news on innovation and design .\nalmost finished . . . we need to confirm your email address . to complete the subscription process , please click the link in the email we just sent you .\nin an effort to harness strong high - altitude winds , the company altaeros energies has developed a floating wind turbine that\u2019s a cross between a traditional windmill and a blimp . after some successful tests , the altaeros team is confident that this new levitating wind turbine will be a viable clean energy option for remote villages and military sites .\nthe design of the altaeros\u2019 airborne wind turbine is pretty simple . an inflatable , helium - filled shell lifts it off the ground to high altitudes , where winds are much stronger than at ground level . the airborne turbines are held steady by strong tethers , which send electricity generated by the turbine back down to the ground .\n\u201cfor decades , wind turbines have required cranes and huge towers to lift a few hundred feet off the ground where winds can be slow and gusty , \u201d said airborne wind turbine inventor ben glass in a release . at higher altitudes , not only are winds more than five times stronger , but they\u2019re also more consistent .\naltaeros energies was founded in 2010 by mit and harvard alums . earlier this year , the team completed testing of a 35 - foot scale prototype of the airborne wind turbine in limestone , maine . there , the floating turbine climbed to 350 feet off the ground , generated power , and landed in an automated cycle . according to a press release , the prototype produced more than twice as much power at high altitude than generated at conventional tower height .\nthere are of course other benefits to having a wind turbine that floats high above the ground . for one , it produces very little noise , and it requires little maintenance ( and what maintenance it does require can be done at ground level ) . additionally , the inflatable shroud covering the wind turbine blocks the spinning blades from being visible to nearby communities .\nthis is a good idea . now you ' ve eliminated the steel pole and all it takes is the neoprene balloon shroud , the generator motor and blade assembly . there can be no reason why they can ' t dedicate some large factory somewhere to stamp out millions of these in a year . hall them out to sea , anchor them to small barges in vast arrays . now and today ! . . run the electricity back to shore with ocean bottom cables . how really difficult is that as a project compared to the immense construction feats the human race has performed to date . and now you can start counting and wondering from the time i write this until the time you die why you never saw anything more about it until you come back to this link and see this same story hidden on this little web page , unchanged year after year . where can we buy these assembled or in parts ? i ' m going to have to start doing this myself . i ' m sick of reading about it out here year after year .\n@ wolf : there are two reasons that there are not solar panels on this one . first , it is a prototype , so they just want to test the turbine part by itself . second , solar panels weigh a good bit . it would require a larger gas bag to hold them up which would lead to extra expense and complications . furthermore , these will not be flying high enough to get them above the clouds , so there is no real advantage to placing panels on them , rather than on the ground below them , if they are in a good area for solar power . as to batteries , if they are tied into the grid , there would not be a battery . if they are being used in a remote area for emergency power , they ' d certainly be on the ground there as well .\nseems half thought out to me . why not collect solar energy at the same time with the new flexible solar panels . i hope the battery is on the ground .\ndon ' t know much about it but i think we can live with it if they make them good - looking and not an eyesore . : p\n@ lodhz : the threat to aircraft isn ' t so much to bump into the blimp as to get entangled with its tethers . no wonder this system originates from the state - owned mit , knowing that the us government is seeking by all means to obstruct the forthcoming boom of general aviation likely to be triggered by the recent record performances of electric aircraft - - as witnessed by the latest attempt by president obama to curb airborne individual freedom of movement with a $ 100 tax for each flight of ga aircraft !\n@ egalitare thanks . wouldn ' t this then be an obstruction in the airspace for low flying aircraft ? the area has to be a designated one and the potential hazard of an aircraft flying into one of these is something to consider . nevertheless , i like the concept of harnessing high altitude wind power .\n@ audigaudi : we are running out as the government sells off its stockpiles at ridiculously low prices . for this project , though , hydrogen would work just fine . even leaving aside our overblown , hindenburg - induced fears , there ' s no reason that an unmanned balloon like this couldn ' t be sent up with it . i can ' t speak to efficiency numbers , but from a kiss standpoint , i like this better than other designs out there which use the entire gas envelope as a rotor . this would likely use more off - the - shelf components and have less stress on the gasbag and thus less wear and leakage than a moving one . frankly , i think this would look pretty cool , rather than be an eyesore , but to each his own .\ni love this idea . . . but aren ' t we almost out of helium ?\nfor military site , also consider the inclusion of istar ( intelligence , surveillance , target acquisition and reconnaissance ) systems .\nthe shroud might hide the blades . . . but nearby communities can still the shroud . there ' s still an eyesore to be dealt with . but imagine that these things are moved , say every 6 months , so that communities have some free time with uncluttered airspace . much easier than with conventional static wind turbines .\nthe altitude at which the lower boundary of virtually constant wind flow varies by location . in some places it ' s as low as 600 feet , but when i ' ve read about other variations on airborne wind designs and prototypes , i ' ve seen them planned and designed for above 1500 feet .\nyou ' re logged in as a dealer . where applicable , special dealer pricing is shown with a purple\nadd to quote\nbutton instead of the blue\nadd to cart\nbutton .\nreason # 6 : we know renewable energy . we teach the classes ! \u00bb\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\n\u00a9 copyright 1997 - 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party certification involves an independent assessment , which declares specific requirements that pertain to our wind turbines .\nthird - party certification ensures that our products are of the highest performance , safety and reliability and in many cases makes our systems eligible for generous government incentive programs that benefit our customers . the importance of every certification and compliance is that the industry is dedicated to giving our customers what they expect with the products they choose to incorporate into their lives .\ntruth be told , certification and compliance is some pretty complicated stuff . rather than stewing over the semantics and endless explanations , we\u2019ve boiled it down for you to focus in on what you really need to know about the meat of each certification or compliance .\ncheck out our product support pages for our skystream 3 . 7 , air and whisper product lines to read and download their individual certifications :\n\u201cthe full certification of two turbine models is a major leap forward in establishing consistent consumer ratings and aiding incentive programs with determining eligibility , \u201d noted swcc executive director larry sherwood . \u201cour labels allow easier comparison shopping and will help small wind turbines gain mainstream acceptance . \u201d\nswcc expects to issue more full certifications in the coming months , as more incentive programs initiate certification requirements . sixteen of the remaining 27 turbine models under contract to pursue swcc certification have either started or completed testing . three turbine models have been granted conditional temporary certification based on certification from the uk\u2019s microgeneration certification scheme ( mcs ) . to be granted full swcc certification , conditional temporary certified turbines must meet the full requirements of the american wind energy association ( awea ) small wind turbine performance and safety standard and complete the swcc review process . download the full press release .\nprimus wants to thank our air customers for 25 - years of loyalty . repair , upgrade or get a new turbine with discounted pricing . learn more about this amazing new program .\nair turbines can be utilized in nearly any off grid system . learn more about the air 30 , air 40 , air breeze and air x marine turbine products and find out which turbine is the best for your wind power needs . start here .\nalready own an air wind turbine and need to contact us for technical support ? 303 . 242 . 5820 . start here .\nwind speeds are highest during the winter months when solar resources are at their minimum .\nreliability : 5 - year warranty with over 150 , 000 units installed globally since 1995 .\nease of installation : air is wired directly to battery bank , independent of pv controller and wiring .\nnrel is a national laboratory of the u . s . department of energy , office of energy efficiency and renewable energy , operated by the alliance for sustainable energy , llc .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , cities , . . . more"]}
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", "topic": 3}], "title": "opswat", "paragraphs": ["2018 opswat , inc . all rights reserved . opswat\u00ae , metadefender\u00ae , metaaccess , trust no file , trust no device and the opswat logo are trademarks of opswat , inc .\nglassdoor has 63 opswat reviews submitted anonymously by opswat employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if opswat is right for you .\nopswat ' s certified security application program has awarded bronze certification to xvirus for opswat ' s anti - malware certification category . the opswat . . .\nthis report contains infected files that have been sanitized by opswat metadefender cloud . file samples are uploaded by opswat . . .\nfree tools - we offer a number of free tools to home users for their personal use and to it admins to prototype opswat products . | opswat\nthe opswat certified security application program has awarded gold certification to winmagic for hard disk encryption . originally launched in 2007 , opswat ' s . . .\nthe opswat certified security application program has awarded bronze certification to clearsight for anti - malware . originally launched in 2007 , opswat ' s . . .\nthe opswat certified security application program has awarded silver certification to sentinelone for anti - malware . originally launched in 2007 , opswat ' s . . .\nopswat and skd labs announced they will partner to enhance opswat ' s certified security application program . together the companies will provide the highest . . .\nopswat and se labs announced they will partner to assess the compatibility and overall quality of endpoint cyber security applications . this opswat - se labs partnership ensures that opswat - certified applications will conform to the highest standard of quality .\nopswat partners with av - test and av - comparatives as part of its enhanced certified security applications program . the partnerships add to opswat\u2019s certified security application program\u2019s compatibility tests to certify application\u2019s detection quality , as well as opswat\u2019s tests for false positive responsiveness .\nopswat and carbon black recommend that all security application vendors learn more about the opswat certification program and certify their latest versions before public release . additionally , it administrators can use opswat\u2019s list of certified security applications as a resource before purchasing a security solution .\nlearn more about the technologies that power opswat\u2019s industry - leading metadefender and metaaccess products .\nyoav melamed , chief technology officer at bulwarx discusses the benefits of partnering with opswat .\nopswat is a global cyber security company that has provided security solutions for enterprises since . . .\nasha kaylur , direct of product marketing at citrix , discusses the benefits of partnering with opswat .\njoe peck , senior director of product management at f5 discusses the benefits of partnering with opswat .\nopswat and icsa labs encourage all anti - malware , encryption , and patch management vendors to learn more about the enhanced program , and to submit their latest versions for certification prior to public release . opswat highly recommends all system administrators check opswat ' s list of certified security applications before purchasing one .\nwe are sorry you had a bad experience at opswat . opswat strives to create an environment where you will succeed . we are happy to say that many of our employees strive for great things and continue\ngabby nizri , & nbsp ; chief executive officer at ayehu discusses the benefits of partnering with opswat .\nthe opswat metadefender vulnerability engine identifies known application vulnerabilities and reports them by severity level . the . . .\nlearn more about vmware ' s integration with opswat metaaccess , a next - generation cloud access control solution .\nav - test , av - comparatives and opswat encourage all anti - malware , patch management , and encryption application vendors to learn more about the enhanced program and benefits , and certify their latest versions prior to public release . opswat also recommends that all it administrators check opswat\u2019s list of certified security applications before making a purchase decision .\nin early december 2017 , opswat announced that opendocument text files are supported in metadefender for data sanitization . . .\nopswat is an industry leader in security software and solutions . opswat ' s certified security application program was first developed in 2007 after gathering compatibility requirements from over 50 opswat oem customers , including leading solutions from vendors like cisco , citrix , and sonicwall . the program now supports over 1 , 000 applications from hundreds of anti - malware engines .\nav - test , av - comparatives and opswat encourage all anti - malware , patch management , and encryption application vendors to learn more about the enhanced program and benefits , and certify their latest versions prior to public release . opswat also recommends that all it administrators check opswat ' s list of certified security applications before making a purchase decision .\ntravis witteveen , ceo of avira , discusses the benefits and improved criteria of opswat ' s certified security application program .\nopswat has partnered with av - test , av - comparatives , virus bulletin , se labs , skd labs and icsa labs to test the performance , protection , and usability of anti - malware applications . all opswat gold certified applications must have high test scores from one or more of these leading testing institutes in order to be eligible for opswat gold badges .\n\u201copswat is proud to award silver certification to carbon black\u2019s cb defense , \u201d said cristina stet , certification manager at opswat . \u201cas malware continues to evolve , next - generation anti - malware solutions like cb defense grow ever more important . \u201d\nwe offer a number of free tools to home users for their personal use and to it admins to prototype opswat products .\nin november 2017 , we published a blog post about how opswat data sanitization ( cdr ) blocks macro - less . . .\nopswat will list cb defense as a silver certified security application on opswat . com . products that receive opswat silver certification are strongly compatible with industry - leading nac and ssl vpn solutions , such as citrix access gateway , juniper host checker , f5 firepass\u00ae , and others . silver - certified products are able to be detected by these technology solutions , and some remediation and assessment actions are supported .\nthe opswat certified security application program has awarded silver certification to 360skylar , a product from 360 enterprise security group , for . . .\nopswat testing includes information on the type of feedback channels available to document false positive submissions and vendor reaction time to a false positive submission .\nthe opswat certified security application program has awarded bronze certification to rcs lt for their anti - malware product combo cleaner . originally . . .\nopswat ' s certified security application program has awarded bronze certification to zemana for its anti - malware certification category . originally launched . . .\nopswat holds six technology patents and is continually innovating to provide comprehensive solutions for advanced threat prevention and next generation network access control on the market .\nthe opswat certified security application program has awarded bronze certification to max secure software for anti - malware . originally launched in 2007 , . . .\nopswat today announced its partnership with av - test and av - comparatives as part of its enhanced certified security applications program . originally launched in 2007 , the program currently supports over 1 , 000 applications from various anti - malware engines to ensure their compatibility with all leading access control solutions . the new partnerships add to opswat\u2019s certified security application program\u2019s compatibility tests to certify application\u2019s detection quality , as well as opswat\u2019s tests for false positive responsiveness .\noriginally launched in 2007 , opswat ' s certified security application program was first developed after gathering compatibility requirements from over 50 opswat oem customers . the program now supports over 1 , 000 applications from hundreds of anti - malware engines , and boasts partnerships with highly regarded testing organizations like icsa labs .\nopswat data sanitization ( content disarm and reconstruction ) focuses on the application file ( e . g . , microsoft office document ) to . . .\nopswat ' s certified security application program has awarded bronze certification to maya software technologies for anti - malware . originally launched in 2007 , . . .\nse labs encourages all anti - malware , encryption , and patch management vendors to learn more about the enhanced program , and to submit their latest versions for certification prior to public release . opswat highly recommends all system administrators check opswat ' s list of certified security applications before making a purchase decision .\nthe program was first developed after gathering compatibility requirements from over 50 + opswat oem customers , including leading casb , nac , ssl - vpn , and sso solutions from vendors such as cisco , citrix , pulse secure , ibm , and dell . with the new partnerships , all opswat gold certified applications can showcase their gold badges to show customers that their detection quality , compatibility , and false positive rates have been assessed by av - test , av - comparatives , and opswat . certified applications are required to have their applications tested by either partner in order to be eligible for opswat\u2019s gold certified badges .\nthe program was first developed after gathering compatibility requirements from over 50 + opswat oem customers , including leading casb , nac , ssl - vpn , and sso solutions from vendors such as cisco , citrix , pulse secure , ibm , and dell . with the new partnerships , all opswat gold certified applications can showcase their gold badges to show customers that their detection quality , compatibility , and false positive rates have been assessed by av - test , av - comparatives , and opswat . certified applications are required to have their applications tested by either partner in order to be eligible for opswat ' s gold certified badges .\ndan lanir , vice president of professional services and support at opswat , interviews ganesh nakawa , senior product line manager for pulse secure at rsa conference 2016 . pulse secure uses opswat ' s oesis framework to detect the latest security applications and enables them to provide the highest level of endpoint security to their customers .\nendurance antivirus , an anti - malware solution offered by edelweiss , has been awarded bronze certification for the anti - malware category by the opswat . . .\nby the opswat data sanitization team last week , the apt28 threat group ( also known as\nfancy bear\n) was discovered to be using . . .\nthe opswat certified security application program has awarded silver certification to carbon black ' s anti - malware product , cb defense . carbon black ' s . . .\nwith low - cost it solutions growing in popularity , byod workplaces have become common . byod devices often use low - quality security applications , placing networks and data at risk . with opswat and icsa ' s enhanced partnership , system administrators and byod users now can rely on opswat gold certified products to prevent these security issues .\nby submitting your file to metadefender cloud you are asking opswat to share your submission with the cyber security community and agree to our terms of service and privacy policy .\ngeorge japak , managing director of icsa labs , said :\nwe ' re excited to continue our technical partnership with opswat as they enhance their certified security application program to help vendors showcase high performance and quality . all system administrators should check opswat ' s list of certified products before adding an application to their security architecture .\nto love working at opswat . we will continue to try and empower our employees to be the best they can . it is true we had some turnover in our marketing department , but we are confident that our current marketing leadership will continue to showcase opswat and its products with the tremendous talents and skills they bring to the table .\nsan francisco , ca , august 30th , 2016 \u2014 opswat today announced its partnership with av - test and av - comparatives as part of its enhanced certified security applications program . originally launched in 2007 , the program currently supports over 1 , 000 applications from various anti - malware engines to ensure their compatibility with all leading access control solutions . the new partnerships add to opswat ' s certified security application program ' s compatibility tests to certify application ' s detection quality , as well as opswat ' s tests for false positive responsiveness .\na multitude of anti - malware solutions are available , which makes it difficult for users to choose the most effective ones , and difficult for it administrators to establish basic endpoint compliance standards within byod ( bring your own device ) environments . to meet this need and bring clarity to the security application marketplace , opswat ' s certified security application program tests anti - malware software to determine which applications are of the highest quality . only software that meets opswat and se labs ' high standards will receive opswat ' s gold , silver , or bronze certification .\ncarbon black is a leading provider of next - generation endpoint security . opswat awarded certification to carbon black after determining that their next - generation solution , cb defense , met a number of strict criteria for compatibility . the opswat compatibility check ensures that a security solution can be detected , classified , and displayed in a network administrator\u2019s management console from 200 million - plus endpoints .\nse labs sets and applies objective criteria for measuring product compliance and performance reliability of computer systems and mobile devices . se labs tests products that are designed to protect endpoint detection response ( edr ) applications , antivirus solutions , and cloud - based services . security applications that meet both se labs ' and opswat ' s testing criteria will be listed as opswat gold certified security applications .\nandreas marx , ceo of av - test said \u201cas a leading research institute , we welcome the new partnership with opswat . together , we can raise the bar in protection , performance , and usability . through dynamic and static analysis , both av - test and opswat can help it administrators select the best performing anti - malware application that is compatible within their existing security architecture . \u201d\nwe are sorry to hear you had some negative issues at opswat . we can say that we constantly evaluate ways we can improve employees experiences . most of our executive leaders have been with the\nandreas marx , ceo of av - test said\nas a leading research institute , we welcome the new partnership with opswat . together , we can raise the bar in protection , performance , and usability . through dynamic and static analysis , both av - test and opswat can help it administrators select the best performing anti - malware application that is compatible within their existing security architecture .\nopswat\u2019s products are in use by over 1 , 000 customers around the world , protecting organizations as diverse as nuclear power plants , financial institutions , government agencies , educational institutions and information technology companies .\nandreas clementi , ceo at av - comparatives said \u201cwe are excited to partner with opswat to bring more comprehensive tests and certifications for all anti - malware applications . as an iso and eicar certified testing lab we encourage all anti - malware applications that pass our file detection and real - world protection tests from our large sample sets to certify their compatibility and false positive responsiveness through opswat\u2019s certified security application program . \u201d\nuse our free tools to prototype opswat ' s enterprise - level products , or to protect your personal computer from advanced threats . our industry - leading threat detection and prevention technology is available for limited free usage .\nandreas clementi , ceo at av - comparatives said\nwe are excited to partner with opswat to bring more comprehensive tests and certifications for all anti - malware applications . as an iso and eicar certified testing lab we encourage all anti - malware applications that pass our file detection and real - world protection tests from our large sample sets to certify their compatibility and false positive responsiveness through opswat ' s certified security application program .\nopswat partners with industry - leading technology companies from around the world to secure data workflows and provide faster , more reliable deployments . joint customers benefit from a certified integration that secures full interoperability for entire product suites .\nif you have any questions or run into any difficulties in setting up your offline deployment of metadefender core 4 . x , please contact the opswat support team who will be happy to help with any questions you may have .\nopswat developed the certified security application program in 2007 after compiling compatibility requirements from over 50 opswat oem customers , including industry - leading nac , casb , sso , and ssl - vpn solutions from vendors such as citrix , pulse secure , cisco , ibm , and dell . the certification program is meant to help it administrators find compatible and effective applications for their security stack . the program also helps endpoint security applications vendors who want to certify regularly .\nsixteen years\u2026 close to 200 employees\u2026 eight offices around the world\u2026 over a thousand customers\u2026 two platforms offering many solutions for comprehensive cyber security\u2026 six patents\u2026 hundreds of partners\u2026 these are just a few of the numbers that tell the opswat story .\nicsa labs sets and applies objective criteria for measuring product compliance and performance reliability of security applications . their partnership offers system administrators and byod users a resource for finding reliable endpoint security applications . security applications that meet both icsa labs and opswat ' s testing criteria will be listed as opswat gold certified security applications . dan lanir , vice president of professional services and support at opswat , said :\nit organizations have long relied on the ospwat certification program to choose security applications that are compatible with their nac and ssl / vpn solution . thanks to our partnership with icsa labs , they can now use the certification program to determine which security applications reliably deliver the security they claim they provide .\noesis provides monitoring and call back features to endpoint device peripheral systems and can also block and unblock access to any usb device that connects to the endpoint system . the block / unblock feature is enabled by the use of an opswat driver .\nsimon edwards , director of se labs , commented ,\nwe are very pleased to collaborate with opswat ' s well - known certification program . as the world ' s leading independent lab , specializing in testing advanced threat protection , our tests are very challenging . opswat ' s high level of engagement with it administrators , combined with our realistic , intelligence - based testing , now provides businesses with incredibly rich , useful information about which security products are the most suitable for them .\nsan francisco , ca , december 9 , 2016 \u201c building on their existing relationship , today opswat and icsa labs announced plans to jointly test the quality and compatibility of endpoint security applications , helping address the security challenges in bring your own device ( byod ) environments .\nthe opswat certified security application program has awarded silver certification to carbon black\u2019s anti - malware product , cb defense . carbon black\u2019s certification demonstrates the efficacy of cb defense as an effective , market - leading anti - malware product that is compatible with widely used access control solutions .\nlooking for a new source of threat intelligence ? opswat ' s threat intelligence feeds provide a blacklist of malware signatures for the most prevailing and widespread threats . the feed enables you to leverage data collected from the metadefender cloud community of users . metadefender cloud threat intelligence feeds provide :\nmetaaccess prevents risky devices from accessing local networks and cloud applications such as office 365 , salesforce and dropbox . using opswat\u2019s industry - leading endpoint security and advanced threat prevention technologies , metaaccess performs extensive security and compliance checks as well as remediation before allowing devices to access corporate data .\nfast , lightweight , and easy to integrate , the oesis framework sdk provides an easy way to leverage many of opswat ' s technologies . and with many customization options , we can deliver the oesis framework sdk with the exact functionality desired , to provide a cost optimized solution .\nmetaaccess exposes the broadest set of endpoint security checks on the market , including endpoint security application status , patch level , threat detection and indication of device compromise . it is the only solution offering opswat ' s patented generic disk encryption detection and network access control with compliance policy check .\ncompany for many years and we hope to continue that trend . please feel free to come to hr with any issues that may negatively impact your time at opswat . we hope we can continue to make our culture one where people love what they do and love where they do it .\noesis framework technology powers urltoken , which provides the compliance checking capabilities of citrix access gateway for ssl vpn . urltoken is a free portal for generating custom security compliance policies , and also allows citrix customers to easily integrate malware scanner free , an opswat tool to quickly scan endpoints for malware .\nif your metadefender core server is deployed offline , you will need to use the update downloader to download the anti - malware definition updates to be applied to the server . the update downloader can be downloaded from the opswat portal . this can be installed on either a windows or a linux system .\n\u201ccb defense is keeping organizations around the globe protected from the most advanced cyberattacks , \u201d said patrick morley , ceo at carbon black . \u201cwe are thrilled that cb defense , carbon black\u2019s market - leading next - generation antivirus ( ngav ) solution , is now silver - level certified by opswat . \u201d\ntaeil goh , cto at opswat , said ,\npartnering with se labs brings more value to our certified security application program . this is not only because of the accurate and relevant testing , but also because of the innovative and in - depth way each security product is processed within se labs .\nopswat is an exciting , growing , security software company headquartered in san francisco ' s potrero hill neighborhood and with offices around the world . we are always looking for intelligent and creative people with a passion for security to join our team . we encourage you to explore the positions listed below and to learn more about our\nthe metadefender core installation packages can be downloaded from the opswat portal . after logging into the portal , navigate to the downloads page , where you can select the metadefender core package you wish to download . the supported platforms include red hat enterprise , centos , debian , and ubuntu for linux and windows 7 and later .\nin the few months that i ' ve worked at opswat , i ' ve noticed that my workmates genuinely value my contribution to the team . everyone works well together and is very helpful in pointing me in the right direction . i believe i can learn much from my manager and the more senior guys on the team .\nour metadefender kiosks give us the added confidence in our ability to help keep our network malware - free . with the multi - scanning software provided by opswat , we don\u2019t have to rely on definitions from a single antivirus engine to catch every threat [ . . . ] the kiosks have proven highly effective in protecting our systems .\nmulti - scanning , also known as multiscanning , is an advanced threat detection and prevention technology that increases detection rates , decreases outbreak detection times and provides resiliency to anti - malware vendor issues . opswat pioneered the concept of multi - scanning files with over 30 anti - malware engines available to deliver enhanced protection from a variety of cyber threats .\nthe ceo and vp of products give a very strong and pertinent vision for opswat\u2019s cyber products ! this makes it easy for the entire company with employees around the globe to work towards a common goal . the company is building products that compete well in the market . i don\u2019t regret choosing this cyber company over other high tech opportunities out there :\nwith the rise of bring your own device ( byod ) and software - defined perimeter ( sdp ) environments , corporate data is increasingly accessed by unmanaged , risky , and potentially noncompliant devices . using opswat\u2019s industry - leading endpoint security and advanced threat prevention technologies , metaaccess empowers organizations to enforce internal security standards and meet security and regulatory compliance across all devices accessing corporate data , whether the devices are corporate - owned or not .\npowered by opswat ' s metadefender core , this online threat prevention platform tests for application vulnerabilities and generates sanitized versions of files through data sanitization ( cdr - content disarm and reconstruction ) . it also uses more than 30 anti - malware engines to check files for potential threats . metadefender cloud analyzes for malware , known vulnerabilities , application reputations , and suspicious network connections in a few seconds , at a faster rate than other free scanners like virustotal .\ni have been working at opswat now for over a year . i have to say so far it has been a wonderful company to work for . everyone is very helpful and nice . the benefits were good to start with , but they have become even more robust . there is a good work \\ life balance . there are tons of team building events . most importantly i really like what i do and i really like my direct manager . i have to say my experience has been nothing but positive so far .\nopswat . we must admit we do find this review rather odd . . . and quite frankly suspicious . our marketing management has decades of experience . on a personal note i have seen great strides the marketing department has been achieving so i really have to disagree with the assessment . this is in big part to the more seasoned professionals we have been strategically adding to that group . please feel free to talk to hr confidentially or talk to any of the marketing team openly . i am sure they would welcome any feedback you can give .\ncloud solution for comprehensive file security analysis , including hash lookup , binary reputation , and more .\nendpoint security platform for device visibility , policy enforcement , and cloud access control .\nour program certifies endpoint security applications on compatibility , false positive handling , and threat protection quality . all certified vendors receive badges to showcase that their applications are powerful , reliable , and efficient .\napplication compatibility is important when trying to access a network . without certified compatibility , users risk being denied access and administrators must write policy exceptions . our certification program ensures casb , nac , ssl - vpn , and sso compatibility with the top market leading access control solutions from vendors such as palo alto networks , cisco , citrix , and many others , covering over 200 million endpoints .\nfalse positives are an important issue in any sector of security and need to be reduced . false positives can reduce customer satisfaction , create hours of work for it administrators and prevent important files from reaching recipients .\nour certification program assesses the vendor ' s ability to collect suspicious data and react to false positive submissions to prevent unnecessary waste of administrator ' s time and resources . vendors should verify their applications ' ability to log , report , and effectively address false positives in anti - malware applications .\nour partnerships showcase anti - malware applications ' ability to protect against emerging threats and endpoints in real time . we also provide information on performance efficiency and usability .\nthis website stores cookies on your computer . these cookies are used to improve the usability of this website and provide more personalized experience for you , both on this website and through other websites . to find out more about the cookies we use , see our cookie notice policy .\nthe program is ideal for endpoint security applications vendors who want to certify regularly , and for it administrators to browse highly compatible and effective applications for their security stack .\nabout av - test av - test gmbh is an independent supplier of services in the fields of it security and antivirus research , focusing on the detection and analysis of the latest malicious software and its use in comprehensive comparative testing of security products . due to the timeliness of the testing data , malware can instantly be analyzed and categorized , trends within virus development can be detected early , and it - security solutions can be tested and certified . the av - test institute\u2019s results provide an exclusive basis of information helping vendors to optimize their products , special interest magazines to publish research data , and end users to make good product choices .\nreach out to the author : contact and available social following information is listed in the top - right of all news releases .\n\u00a9copyright 1997 - 2015 , vocus prw holdings , llc . vocus , prweb , and publicity wire are trademarks or registered trademarks of vocus , inc . or vocus prw holdings , llc .\nmetadefender is a cyber security platform for preventing and detecting cyber security threats on multiple data channels .\nmetadefender protect organizations from cyber security threats in data that originates from a variety of sources , such as web , email , portable media , and endpoints . the metadefender philosophy is :\norganizations have difficulty tracking and securing all data transfer channels that expose them to security threats , especially large enterprises with thousands of employees and contractors . data transfer channels , such as file uploads , portable media devices , and email attachments , all have the potential to carry t argeted attacks that can damage an organization\u2019s reputation , financial standing , customer relationships , and for critical infrastructure , sensitive equipment and the facility itself .\nmost cyber security solutions rely upon detection as their core protective function . data sanitization , does not rely on detection . it assumes all files are infected and rebuilds their content using a secure and efficient process . it supports more than 30 file types , and outputs safe and usable files . data sanitization is extremely effective in preventing targeted attacks , ransomware , and other types of known and unknown malware threats .\nmetadefender multi - scanning uses multiple anti - malware engines to provide superior detection rates of known and unknown threats and deliver powerful malware outbreak prevention functionality . metadefender customers can simultaneously leverage the combined threat prevention capabilities of more than 30 anti - malware engines using both signature heuristic scanning and machine learning capabilities\nall applications contain vulnerabilities of different degrees of severity that threat actors can exploit . our vulnerability assessment of binaries and installers detects known vulnerabilities within files and application vulnerabilities in software programs before they are installed on endpoint devices , including iot devices . we support vulnerability detection for over 1 million files and over 20 , 000 applications .\ncustomers can implement our industry - leading data sanitization , multi - scanning , and vulnerability assessment technology through either our metadefender cloud service or by deploying metadefender software solutions within their own environment , including air - gapped networks .\nincrease detection rates and decrease the time to detect an outbreak . improve resiliency for compliance and anti - malware engine vulnerabilities without compromising on false positives , performance and cost .\nunlike sandboxes , our data sanitization ( cdr ) technology does not depend on detection to block threats and rebuilds file to prevent targeted attacks related to a vulnerability while maintaining file usability .\nenables software engineers and technology vendors to develop products for securing and managing endpoints through detecting , classifying , assessing , and managing thousands of software applications .\nbig data cloud security platform contains billions of security intelligence data points to add cyber security intelligence to your architecture .\ntechnologies to determine the status of important compliance features , ensuring that only trusted devices are allowed access to local networks and cloud applications .\nwe compile the most searched - for threats from the metadefender cloud database over the past month , and you can see them below . . .\nthe net - net ? we are cyber security experts driven to provide the most effective threat prevention technology possible , no matter where you are in the world .\nwhen you suspect a device may be infected with malware , run metadefender client for the most thorough free malware scan . the tool uses several unique methods to identify malware and gives you visibility into the processes your device is running :\nmake sure your computer isn ' t compromised by using metaaccess to find possible threats and security risks on your device . the tool is also available for mobile devices . metaaccess helps you assess and manage the security status , performance , and privacy of your smartphone , tablet , desktop , or network , and can also map networks . metaaccess lets you manage the security status of multiple devices at once , as it alerts you to threats and vulnerabilities on any device .\nthe metadefender chrome extension ( powered by metadefender core ) is an easy - to - use tool that lets you check any file or application for malware and known vulnerabilities after you download it . this extension analyzes files and applications using\n, which runs more than 30 anti - malware engines and has a database of millions of known vulnerabilities to ensure that your downloads are threat free . before you run any application or open any file you ' ve downloaded from an online source to your mac , android , or windows device , scan it with metadefender cloud . fast , light , and effective , this tool gives you peace of mind when you download files from online sources .\nmetaaccess protects corporate data by ensuring that only compliant devices are allowed to access local networks and cloud applications . in addition , metaaccess provides enterprise - wide visibility into all managed devices , allowing for easy identification of security and compliance issues as well as detailed device information .\nmetaaccess helps organizations meet regulatory requirements by preventing risky devices from accessing corporate data , as well as increasing insight into unmanaged devices by linking user identity to devices when accessing cloud applications . metaaccess further provides reports that can be useful for assisting with regulatory compliance audits , such as required by finra , hipaa , sarbanes - oxley and others .\nmetaaccess offers simplified control over endpoint device posture without requiring any actions of the end user . unlike the traditional vpn and network access control ( nac ) , through seamless authentication protocol integration such as saml , metaaccess enables cloud applications and sso solutions to enforce device posture on an application - by - application basis with ease .\nwith pay - as - you - go pricing and no infrastructure upgrades , metaaccess does not require technical administration skills and allows you to scale easily when you need to add more devices . setting up metaaccess only takes a few clicks , and multiple deployment options are available . metaaccess is free for up to 25 devices , enabling organizations to try the solution on an extended basis before committing to a paid subscription .\nmetaaccess provides self - remediation and customizable remediation pages that allow users to resolve most issues themselves , reducing help desk calls and support overhead .\nmetaaccess uniquely addresses the complex byod ownership problem by showing the user ' s identity ( idp or application user name ) for each device when accessing cloud applications , increasing unmanaged device control without requiring any it infrastructure changes , network traffic manipulation , or mobile device management ( mdm ) .\nmetaaccess offers comprehensive policy configuration options and enables organizations to customize the solution to their specific business needs . rest apis are provided to enable developers to add cloud access control to their existing security solutions , avoiding the need to develop their own endpoint solutions .\nmonitor hard drive and storage encryption with our patented encryption detection technology , and report if a system volume is not encrypted by an approved application .\nensure anti - malware device compliance by verifying the authenticity , active status and proper configuration of over 5000 supported anti - malware applications .\ndetect infected endpoints and improve zero - day threat detection by utilizing the power of multiple anti - malware engines with metadefender and analyzing the local anti - malware threat log for repeated infections .\ncheck whether the device operating system is up to date and patched by retrieving status from many supported patch management applications .\nthe metaaccess cleanup module can detect , remediate , and clean up applications and files that cause security risks and use excessive memory .\ndetect whether adequate user authentication and lock screen timeouts are set in order to minimize the risk of data theft and aid compliance .\nmetaaccess offers extensive endpoint security and compliance checks to ensure that only trusted devices are allowed access to local networks and cloud applications .\nmetaaccess endpoint security technology enables administrators to assess and remediate endpoints to enforce compliance with many regulatory frameworks .\n\u2013 are comprehensive platforms for advanced threat prevention and network access control . both platforms are supported by industry - leading technologies\nmetaaccess prevents risky devices from accessing local networks and cloud applications such as office 365 , salesforce and dropbox .\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 .\nbecause the company is not funded by vc or other external sources , budgets have been tight and have often prohibited faster growth .\ngreat team environment and lots of projects to work on . . .\ntoo many requirements on projects change too often . as a young engineer , i ' d like see more focus on fewer technologies rather than working on many different things . the exposure to a variety of work is good , but i don ' t get strong with any of it . perhaps , more professional development and training could be offered .\nmany important long - time , loyal paying customers with reasonable new customer acquisition growth ; company actually profitable ( unlike most these days ) . despite pretty high turnover due to negative experience as evidenced by other reviews , a substantial percentage of the employees have stayed for several years and beyond with several rising through the ranks from individual contributors to director and vp level .\nvery demanding management , sometimes confusing / contradictory directives . company is definitely not for everyone .\nthere has been some turnover , but it was mostly due to hiring some more junior people from a couple years back that didn ' t have the right skill set . there seems to be some sour grapes on this website from that . what i have seen personally does not translate to what some have mentioned on glassdoor . they do have a little bit more processes than some companies . i do think that can be scaled back a bit .\ncontinue to listen to your senior leaders and continue to empower those leaders . some departments are a little short staffed and could really use some additional people .\ngreat products , backed up by powerful technologies . great team . excellent opportunity to grow a hot security company and help protect organizations around the world from malware and data breaches .\nstimulating work , days go fast , never a dull moment . very spirited team , great customers , high demand for products . yes , i work hard but it ' s a lot easier when your boss ' s and all the people around you are working even harder . . . well . . . most of them . definitely not for bench warmers . . . only players are going to make it on this team because everyone wants in the game .\nsometimes you don ' t get to do things the way you want because you have to pivot to something else . that ' s the way it goes , deal with it . very much a win mentality ( what ' s important now ) and i like that but it ' s not for everyone .\ni ' ve worked here for a significant amount of time , and since hiring new marketing leadership ( which wasn ' t even that long ago ) , myself and several others have seen a breakdown in processes , and wasteful spending . i ' m surprised at senior management for hiring individuals who clearly do not have the experience required to properly run a successful marketing team . it ' s really discouraging . i hope it gets better , but i have my doubts .\ni think executive management needs to better evaluate who they hire in leadership positions and ask their\nground troops\nwhat they think . we are the ones who come face - to - face with these issues . start listening .\nwe are sorry you feel that way . we would hope that you would speak up and talk about any issues with the processes you might see . we definitely value open communication and work as a team at\nthe benefits are good and most staff members i interact with are pretty personable . i can definitely get behind the product and what we do , and i respect the people leading our dev . the location is excellent for my tastes - - parking across the street , two minutes from whole foods , seven minutes from 24 hour fitness and the safeway plaza .\ni mean , what can you say ? you read the negatives on here and so you kind of keep an eye out for any signs or triggers that it ' s going to be that way . but then none of it has happened * for me * so i can ' t really say there ' s been a negative . at least i haven ' t seen it .\nnone really . there are some really nice people there . i have no idea why they stay .\nnot sure what to say - - - the ceo doesn ' t think he has a problem .\nconstant change and instability ( most say from ceo ) , executive leaders come and go , teams seem to turnover every year , unclear vision , product quality ( i saw the support calls ) , i would say decent place for learning and hanging out , but cancel that - - avoid at all cost , even with what the good ratings and recruiters say .\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 .\nmetadefender kiosk is a checkpoint for detecting and stopping security threats before they enter an isolated network . the kiosk can be deployed at strategic locations throughout your organization where employees or guests may be entering with usb drives or other portable media that could contain malicious files .\nmetadefender is used by organizations that require the highest level of security , including critical infrastructure , government agencies , and financial institutions . metadefender kiosk is used by the vast majority of us nuclear operators , making metadefender the leading hardware - based portable media detection and file sanitization solution for the us nuclear industry .\nmetadefender enables you to create a secure end - to - end process for transferring files to and from your critical networks . create granular security policies for file types and security processing based on users and roles . prevent known and unknown threats using multi - scanning , data sanitization ( cdr ) , and vulnerability assessment .\nby multi - scanning files with 30 + anti - malware engines using signatures , heuristics and machine learning , metadefender kiosk significantly improves detection of known and unknown threats and provides the earliest protection against malware outbreaks .\nmetadefender kiosk can be deployed on standard x86 hardware running windows 7 or later . if delivery on a hardened kiosk is required , purpose - built hardware is available from leading hardware vendors in multiple hardware size footprints .\nour data sanitization technology , also known as content disarm and reconstruction ( cdr ) , \u2018disarms\u2019 over 30 different file types , removing all potentially malicious content . the reconstructed , fully usable files are then copied to portable media or the metadefender vault safe for use .\nsanitize over 30 common file types , and rebuild each file ensuring full usability with safe content .\nscan with over 30 anti - malware engines using signatures , heuristics , and machine learning technology for the highest and earliest detection of known and unknown threats .\ndetect known vulnerabilities in more than 15 , 000 software applications using over 1 billion hashes .\ncustomizable , multi - language user interface . supports eight languages out of the box , and supports localization .\nsupports configurable workflows based on users or roles , the type of portable media being used , and the file types being processed .\nsignature - based , heuristics - based , and machine learning detection methods are not perfect . as shown by a research study in the chart above , single anti - malware engines detect at best up to 91 . 8 percent of common cyber threats , and the majority of them only have a 40 to 80 percent detection rate .\nresearch shows that as more anti - malware engines are added , malware detection rates improve , since each engine may not detect certain types of threats . each individual engine specializes in different categories . since each anti - malware engine uses different algorithms , malware analysts are in different time zones and different geographically - based labs , the value of combining multiple anti - malware engines significantly increases detection .\nas shown in our multi - scanning test of more than 10 , 000 of the most active threats , we achieved over 95 percent detection with 12 combined engines , over 97 percent detection with 16 engines , and over 99 percent detection with 20 or more engines .\nduring malware outbreaks the time it takes to detect a new threat is critical . even small changes in detection rates can add days , weeks or months to the time it takes for various anti - malware engines to respond to emerging threats .\nurltoken conducted a test that shows that the detection mechanisms used by different anti - malware engines are faster at detecting certain malware compared to others . by combining the results of multiple scanning engines , we can reduce outbreak exposure times and achieve virtually zero exposure .\nthese gaps in detection are cause for concern because they expose organizations that use only a single anti - malware engine that hasn ' t yet detected a specific threat . for example , the nemucod . kp trojan was initially detected by three anti - malware engines on march 16th , 2016 . within two days eleven anti - malware engines had detected the threat , and after one week sixteen engines had detected it . but months later , 24 engines still had not detected the nemucod . kp threat .\nthe ability for multi - scanning to dramatically reduce the exposure gaps of using one or a small number of anti - malware engines makes it a valuable approach for the early detection of emerging and actual outbreaks .\nwith multi - scanning , you can avoid exposures caused by the potential limitations of a single vendor . this could be a technology issue , like a particular vendor being unable to detect a vulnerability because of a technical limitation , or it could be a business reason , like a vendor not being allowed to operate in certain geographic regions or government agencies . for example :\nover - reliance on a single vendor can prove challenging , but these issues are avoided with multi - scanning approaches . multi - scanning also gives you the flexibility of removing a problematic vendor from your deployment environment if vendor issues occur .\nfalse positives , where files are reported as malicious when they are not , surface as a side - effect of any malware scanning solution , and can adversely affect business operations . to further complicate the issue , false positives are often only reported by a few anti - malware vendors at a time , and they are not always consistent or reproducible during testing .\nfalse positive rates are reduced because many malware vendors work together through malware data sharing programs . this means that vendors work together to help codify true positives and false positives , so that overlapping vendor data has many fewer false positives , thus improving the results of using multi - scanning .\nalso vendors share whitelist ( trusted file ) data . our whitelist database accumulates the data from many vendors , which also reduces false positive detection rates .\nevery engine returns some false positives , but it is incorrect to assume that using two engines results in double the number of false positives . overlap in the detection of false positives using multi - scanning , limits the number of new false positives added by each new engine , as our multi - scanning research demonstrates . when we use more engines , the amount of false positives does go up , but only by a small , fractional amount , which is outweighed by the many benefits of multi - scanning ."]}
{"id": 55402, "summary": [{"text": "darwin brewery is a sunderland-based brewery which opened in 1994 and expanded in 2002 .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "originally a brewing school of the university of sunderland with an 18-gallon plant , the demand for the beers that were brewed there spurred an expansion and full commercialisation .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "in 1997 , darwin acquired hodges brewery in crook , county durham , and used the premises as the main brewing plant until the 2002 expansion into their current premises in hendon , sunderland . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "darwin brewery", "paragraphs": ["jay r . is drinking an original flag porter 1825 by darwin brewery at albatross & co .\nestablished in 1997 darwin brewery has grown steadily to become one of the most respected micro - breweries in the north of england .\none mile brewery is committed to building a reputation behind easy drinking craft beer designed for the darwin climate , brimming with flavour .\nand true to their beginnings , the brewery is still called one mile brewery after the shed in stuart park where it all started .\nthe fledgling brewery quickly outgrew the shed , and stu and bardy\u2019s passion for beer made them keenly aware that darwin was lacking locally produced beer . this spurred them on to try and develop their own commercial micro - brewery , and so the process began to transform one mile brewery from a hobby to a business .\nbrewers : discover our brewer resources here . are you affiliated with this brewery ?\ndarwin\u2019s first beers were produced on a very small 18 gallon system based at brewlab at the university of sunderland . three years later the brewery expanded to crook , county durham with the acquisition of the hodge\u2019s brewery and brewed there until 2002 when two factors resulted in a move back to sunderland .\nback . you have a great brewery here and we are so glad your are in bradenton .\nmy first time at an american brewery it was very cool . kevin was a great guide and very informativ\nthe brewery was originally set up in stu\u2019s shed in stuart park near the old ' one mile station ' .\nabout darwin brewing company : born in 2012 out of a latin american gastropub , darwin brewing company calls bradenton , fl home . we proudly brew culinary - inspired ales and lagers evolved from native flavors of florida and the americas . we brew florida beer . evolved .\nthe most popular beer by hammond brewery . a recreation of a 1903 recipe . a crisp and refreshing golden bitter .\ndarwin\u2019s craft beer scene remains modest . partly , no doubt , this is because darwin\u2019s drinking culture has historically been centred around one iconic figure : the darwin stubby . these two - litre bottles of nt draught were the staple of top end drinking for more than 50 years . but the practicalities behind the infamous darwin stubby \u2013 it was retired last year by carlton united breweries , along with nt draught altogether \u2013 probably better explain why starting a microbrewery is difficult . the oversized bottles were originally designed with consideration to the logistics of shipping bottles long distances .\nthe most popular beer by hammond brewery . a recreation of a 1903 recipe . a crisp and refreshing golden bitter . read less\nchoose from five different beer clubs offering unmatched variety by brewery , country of origin , and beer style to suit your specific tastes .\nnorth - east england based micro - brewery offering a variety of beers from everyday classics to award - winning historical brews . the natural selection\n\u201cwe are here on anna maria island for vacation from orlando and the last thing we expected was to find a brewery . \u201d in 2 reviews\nnorth - east based micro - brewery offering a variety of beers from everyday classics to award - winning historical brews . the natural selection show less\nwhen we published our series of best new beers features for 2017 , there was one thing missing : an entry for the northern territory . with a new brewery opening soon , that may change in 2018 . for now , an update from nt ' s original craft brewery , one mile . read on\nall of our beers are brewed on site at our facility on the banks of the river wear , sunderland . darwin beers range from our oldest brew , evolution - a copper coloured bitter - to flag porter - a historic porter recreated using an 1850s recipe and yeast recovered from an 1825 shipwreck ! whatever your palate , darwin has the brew for you .\nin the 1980s , the acclaimed travel writer jan morris visited darwin . \u201cnever did a town greet its visitors more boisterously , \u201d she said . \u201cnever did the beer flow quite so fast . \u201d\none mile stands almost alone in the top end craft beer scene . located in palmerston \u2013 a little ways out of downtown darwin \u2013 stu and bardy have been conjuring up crafty creations since 2012 . their beers are now on tap at seven locations in darwin , including several restaurants . they may be the only microbrewery on tap exclusively at a hilton in australia ; here in darwin , their beer commands the only tap at this hotel , and recently they were part of an event where their brews were paired with local oysters . it just goes to show that things work differently up here .\nthe brewery moved to larger commercial premises in palmerston and the brewing set - up was greatly expanded . the brewing processes have also been refined to ensure a consistent , quality product is made .\nthis brewery is walking distance to the other brewery i visited on my brewery day in bradenton . also , fyi , it ' s across the street from the pirates spring training stadium . i happened to go on a day the game was going on and was ending , so naturally there were a ton of people at darwin . it wasn ' t too bad though . the brewery is small , but they have a good amount of patio space and lots of people were standing and hanging out . they have tables , picnic tables , ect for people to sit . they also have a few games for patrons to play . the beers were delicious , i can ' t recall the name , but there is one that is aged in a whiskey barrel and omg - - only need one of those . that ' s how strong it is . restroom facilities were clean , staff was nice . they also had a german food truck there ( delish ! ! ) if this was closer to me , i ' d be a frequent customer .\nhe\u2019s talking about darwin\u2019s drinking scene . drinkers here , i\u2019m reminded , are all about cheap , flavourless , easy - to - gulp beers . winning locals to craft beer is tough . discussion is bandied over the table as to why that is .\nso far , one mile\u2019s beers are only available by the keg , but but they\u2019re looking at turning a hand to bottling later in 2016 . ( despite fairly regular requests , they don\u2019t seem to have any intention of reproducing the darwin stubby . )\nthis week is kind of a big deal ! wed , 2 / 1 kaleigh baker & kristopher james living room on the lawn at darwin brewing co . thu , 2 / 2 darwins finch trivia league w / steve - o entertainment fri , 2 / 3 beartoe at darwin brewing # getonmylawn sat , 2 / 4 treedomm and drafts for hounds with hams ! if you like stouts , try our big deal imperial stout ( 10 . 3 % abv , with roasted barley , dark chocolate , malt , and hops ) . $ 4 . 00 8oz drafts all week !\nel dorado - skuuuuuuuunky ! ! ! darwin ' s jade - mellow , bitter , more - or - less drinkable farmhouse porter - pretty smooth but not much flavor circa 1926 - again not much flavour , but a light beer that ' s easy to drink cool atmosphere and really nice staff .\nnow four years in , one mile has been joined in the last month by another top end brewery , purple mango . purple mango\u2019s agenda is to brew small batches on site at their cafe and wine bar in marrakai , on the road to kakadu , and again have aimed for beers with higher fermentation temperatures , and refreshing finishes , with a steam ale , belgian pale ale , a mango beer and a fresh ginger beer all in the works . purple mango also intends to start bottling , with a couple of outlets in darwin interested in stocking their products .\nanother trip to sarasota and another local brewery visit ! we planned to check out darwin ' s brewery on our last visit but our trip up to bradenton / anna maria island ended up not coinciding with a day that they were open ! their outdoor area is adorable and i loved it as soon as we walked up from the parking lot . inside the bar had a couple empty stools so we hopped on up . we had had a lot of their main offerings dining at darwins on 4th in sarasota so we stuck to some small batch offerings which were great . i especially loved the unite red hot which had a hint of pepper - y heat . we also picked up a bottle of their collab with cigar city which we drank a couple nights later and it was delicious ! can ' t wait to go back !\nalthough the brewery is small and in a weird location , i had to give it 5 stars because of the reason it exists . . . good beer . it ' s located next to mckechnie field ( the pittsburgh pirates have spring training here ) . the parking lot is in the back of the brewery and is rather small . i enjoyed a hidalgo and my friend tried the ayawasca . both were amazing ! the quality of the beers is really high and that ' s why i feel this brewery deserves 5 stars . the tasting room is very small , although they do have an outdoor / indoor seating arrangement . there was one bartender on staff on the particular wednesday night we visited and she was very attentive and kind . i ' d go back if it were closer to my home ! !\nwe stopped here on our way to st . pete for the weekend . nice tasting room but it is kind of small . we got there just after it opened at 4 : 00 pm on a friday . there were only 3 other people in there . evidently , the brewery is\nandean inspired .\nthe flavors in the beers are focused on peruvian spices , peppers , etc . they have several core beers : a west coast ipa , helles lager , german pils and a tangerine wheat . i had the summadaze ipa ( west coast ipa ) . it was crisp and clean , not too malty with a nice hop flavor . i also tried the tangerine wheat ( too bready for me ) . decent place . best brewery in bradenton in my opinion .\ni meet stuart and brady on a friday evening at lola\u2019s pergola ( pictured at top ) , on darwin\u2019s tourist seaport strip of cullens bay . the bar\u2019s theme was recently described in a national publication as \u201ccarnival - on - acid\u201d , and that\u2019s not a bad description . the one mile fellas have just dropped off their kegs and are having a beer and a burger with one of the proprietors , a gentleman named mulga matt , when i meet them .\nthe colourful lola\u2019s pergola is the best - priced and best - vibed place to find one mile brews , standing alongside others on the beer list such as prancing pony\u2019s pale ale or matso\u2019s mango beer . down at darwin\u2019s visitor - friendly waterfront , the precinct taps three one mile beers : their rdo bright ale , no limits ipa ( using centennial , mosaic and galaxy hops ) , and otto\u2019s red ale . each of these has a local name that decidedly veers away from kitschiness \u2013 no tacky crocs or goannas in these labels . but , of course , trying to win the devotion of local drinkers remains the dilemma of the darwin craft brewers , and , while you ' ll also find the likes of young henrys , stone & wood and prancing pony there , most of the craft offerings at the precinct ( pictured below ) come from the big breweries : 4 pines , james squire , little creatures and so on .\ni ' ve had some of their drafts around bradenton but on a perfect saturday we made it a point to visit the source . excellent brews at a perfect location with a great mix of indoor and outdoor seating . very family and dog friendly environment right across from the ballpark . they feature your typical brewery set up with some tvs , bags and jenga for entertainment . also a variety of visiting food trucks lined up for set times each day . looking forward to coming back with some friends .\nfantastic brewery located right by the baseball stadium . summerdayz is probably the best locally produced ipa full of hoppy goodness with great flavor balance , but there are many other great beers on the menu , from wheat beers thru porters . the bar staff are fantastic , knowledgeable , friendly , professional & super customer centric . food is available to order from local vendors & or food trucks that park at darwins . music is available frequently & especially we love trivia night on thursdays , great fun , great competition\nstuart and bardy have no qualms about admitting that it\u2019s been a hard , slow process ; but with the support of their partners , the one mile brewery continues to grow , and alongside it , the opportunities for darwinians to drink tasty beers grows too . in the meantime \u2013 at least on a friday night at a carnival - on - acid bar , over a couple of their finest beers and a good burger \u2013 they seem to be enjoying themselves . they certainly gave me an old - fashioned beery and boisterous welcome to the top end .\nthis is a cute little brewery in bradenton that i ' ve been wanting to see for a while . after hiking at emerson point park , i decided it was time . the parking is behind the building which confused me for a second , but once i figured that out , i was in for a treat . the bartender was nice and helpful as we decided the beers for our flight . i enjoyed the beers i had , and i liked the intimate feel of the place . as people filed in , they sat at the bar so it was nice and cozy . i will definitely be back !\ni\u2019m visiting darwin for the first time and i quite agree . normally the most abstemious of beverage connoisseurs , i find myself suddenly drawn to one or another hotel porch with a pot of something ( anything ! ) at midday . maybe two pots . maybe three . the bartender is almost invariably a young lady from ireland , or northern ireland . another lazy - afternoon drinker will probably start a conversation with you , and if not , you can stretch out australia\u2019s finest example of print media , the nt news , or eavesdrop on passers - by as they chatter in indonesian , greek , laragiya , spanish , hindi , mandarin , thai , dutch or english . it\u2019s all very productive and wonderful .\nthis place is truly remote . it\u2019s a small port city , and it\u2019s unbelievably distant from the clustered population centres of south - eastern australia ; its nearest urban centres are in fact spread through the archipelagos of south east asia . it\u2019s about as close to kuala lumpur as it is sydney . so freighting anything from\nsouth\n\u2013 and that\u2019s almost anywhere else in australia , mind you \u2013 costs a significant amount . and pretty much everything needs to be brought in : hops and grains come from thousands of kilometres away . on the other hand , while most of the territory\u2019s water is sourced from bores , darwin has good surface water : the best in australia , i\u2019m told by stuart brown and bardy bayram of one mile brewing company .\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 .\n4 . 1 % tall ship | lager a true craft lager hopped with czech saaz hops . light and refreshing with overtones of biscuit and toffee .\n4 . 0 % abv | crisp bitter a copper coloured bitter brewed with british malts and flavoured with north american williamette and amarillo hops .\n4 . 5 % abv | brown ale a double brown ale brewed with fuggles hops to achieve a deep brown hue and solid mouth - feel .\na super - drinkable ipa that can be sold to beer lovers of all stripes . hopped with a mix of nugget , cascade , columbus and zeus with notes of pineapple and grapefruit , the hops shine throughout while the beer maintains balance . characteristics include subtle malt flavor , crisp dryness , and a white foam head . designed for daily drinking in florida , because as natives know , every day is a summa - day .\n2nd runner up , best beer in florida , gold medal , best florida beer competition , 2013 . complimentary foods : lomo saltado ( peruvian tenderloin stir fry )\nlight - bodied , crisp , uber - refreshing american wheat brewed with tangerine peels and coriander , paying homage to the traditional belgian style . circa 1926 is a magical balance of sweet from the malt and tart from the citrus peel \u2013 though you\u2019ll never forget you\u2019re drinking beer ! this is a warm - weather citrus brew perfect for waterside drinking and seafood eating .\nbronze medal , best florida beer competition , 2013 . complimentary foods : pork tacos\nthis beautifully - balanced milk stout features roasted malt , notes of caramel , and a creamy amazonian chocolate finish . it\u2019s a beer that would make any mama proud : a full - flavored , medium - bodied stout , with just the right amount of curves and topped by a thick , creamy brunette foam . you\u2019ll fall in love with this beauty !\nthe favorite beer of our german - educated brewmaster , jorge rosabal , pirata is brewed with noble hops in accordance with bavarian tradition . it\u2019s a crisp and easy - drinking pilsner that can be paired with anything .\nour brewmaster , jorge rosabal , prides himself on blending his cuban heritage and german brewing education to create unique recipes . we brew ten beers year - round , six seasonals , and a variety of other specialty brews .\ndbc brews have become a staple of the burgeoning florida craft beer landscape . our beers can be found at fine restaurants , bars , markets , and convenience stores throughout the state of florida . we are distributed by the anheuser - busch network in the greater tampa bay area , and cavalier distributing in the remainder of the state .\nthe content of this site is not suitable for people under the age of 21 .\nboats and brews ! name a better duo . . . i ' ll wait\nlive music saturday - tonight we invite the jason haram group ! if you ' re a blues fan you won ' t want to miss this .\ntoday marks 3 years of blood , sweat , & beers . \ud83e\udd15\ud83d\ude13\ud83c\udf7a cheers ! \ud83c\udf7b stop by the taproom this week to celebrate our 3 yr anniversary \ud83c\udfb6\ud83c\udf54\ud83c\udf7a live music & food trucks friday & saturday ! with surprise beer releases !\nwe were headed to another place just down the road . you know the place , no parking , we\u2019ll charge you for valet or we\u2019ll charge you to park in our lot . and , oh , you have to wait for us to get around t\nous place . there were quite a few people there , but neither parking nor a seat was a problem .\nafter a couple samples , they had this great little wit that surprised me . my friend saw the german pilsner and it was love at first taste . the ompah band was amusing and encouraged\nthen , looking over the schnitzel menu , the cook explained in his german accent what they were out of . we chose the biergarten\nbrats and instantly knew why they were out of other dishes . it was real , i\u2019ve had it in germany years ago and it was delicious .\noh , i can\u2019t forget the german cheese with pretzels . it didnt survive the short wait for our brats to arrive .\nss , when i head into bradenton next time , i won\u2019t detour . this is much better !\ni really enjoy the team , ambiance and brew at darwins . i am a member of the band that plays music there on monday nights and during the breaks i enjoy a pint of their pirata pilsner - it ' s full bodie\n. sarah and dj keep us and the audience of primarily musicians very satisfied .\nfood is also available through epic eats - a food truck that sits on the darwins property . they have a great menu and a set of pens that you can use to add a bit of art to their vehicle .\nour first visit and what a treat . awesome staff , great beer selection ,\nand a fun food truck . we both loved the llama mama milk stout and i thought the guava ale was great . thank you and we will be\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\nas keen home - brewers , stu and bardy have experimented with brewing all kinds of beers , including wheat beers , pale ales and stouts .\nto perfect their brew , stu completed a post - graduate brewing course at the university of ballarat .\ntheir experimentation with brewing quickly became a passion . as their experience grew , stu and bardy began to tinker with their set - up to enable them to make bigger quantities and better quality beer .\nfirst , try refreshing the page and clicking current location again . make sure you click allow or grant permissions if your browser asks for your location . if your browser doesn ' t ask you , try these steps :\nat the top of your chrome window , near the web address , click the green lock labeled secure .\nin the window that pops up , make sure location is set to ask or allow .\nyou ' re good to go ! 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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 .\nsomething broke and we ' re not sure what . try again later , or search near a city , place , or address instead .\nwe couldn ' t find you quickly enough ! try again later , or search near a city , place , or address instead .\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 .\nafter a very frustrating and long day , we stopped in a for a drink or two . the parking lot is in the back and for a few minutes , we thought we had arrived before they opened . no , they had just opened and it was a slow afternoon . we ordered two flights to cover the board and i can honestly say , there wasn ' t a beer i didn ' t like . the charapa was a standout but i ' m still a big fan of the llama mama milk stout . they also had some sours / fruit beers on tap at well to keep my main man happy . i love the latin influence in the beers and the complex flavors . our bartender was very helpful and put whatever football game we wanted on the tv . as people filed in , the bar rounded out and we felt very cozy and at home . i now follow them on social media so i don ' t miss a thing ! i ' m looking forward to future trips . i highly recommend stopping in here no matter what your palate calls for !\nlove the llama mama love the jade it ' s all i got to say . . . . but i will keep writing bc yelp is making me in order to post . the german food truck is delicious . that jeaguer schnitzel is delicious . get it !\nvery nice space with a huge window that lets you see the brewing floor from the taproom . beer garden is a really nice space . staff were friendly and knowledgeable . kid friendly . cards against humanity for grown ups and apples to apples for kids / families . they don ' t serve food . just across the street from the stadium . llama mama milk stout was great ( and available in cans ! ) and charapa was a very solid porter . i am not a pilsner fan but the bartender offered us a taste of the snowbees pils and it was incredible - very light , delicate , honey and flowers flavor . i was super impressed . flight paddles were the coolest i have ever seen . love the logo , love the vibe , will definitely come back .\nfirst off , i want to say that i love the setup of the bar and outside area . that is just fine . the issue that i have is that they serve nothing that i cared for . the service was great and the joint was clean . parking does suck , however . bottom line : try it for yourself . i won ' t be back until their lineup changes .\nreally good sampling of beers . not many customers and the bar tender was very friendly and knowledgeable . had a great time !\nthis monthly artisan craft , food and beer event is a highlight of bradenton . don ' t miss it ! ! ! everything from polpo ' s amazing wood - fired artisan pizzas out of a converted old truck to artisanal goat cheese , hungarian / romanian\nchimney\ncakes , artsy lighting fixtures , mushroom grow kits an / oyster mushrooms from gulf coast mushroom , soaps , craft beer and more . indie . artsy . fun . beautiful . monthly . 2nd fridays . 5 - 9 p . m .\ntrendy looking place with friendly staff . parking is very limited so difficult when it is busy . i didn ' t care for the selection of beers , but they let you sample before choosing a glass which is nice .\ngreat beer , atmosphere and location . visiting from out of town and we were very pleased with the selection of craft beers .\nyou are supposed to be open 5 days per week . however , we come by on a sunday , a day you are scheduled to be open but you are not ? ? ? ? as a business you owe it to your customers to abide by your schedule .\nvery pleased with the creative beer selection here . they know how to use their hops well . summerdaze was an excellent west coast style ipa . we went before the baseball game , as the stadium is directly across the street . played some bean bag toss , and had great green fried tomatoes and truffle parmesan fries . highly recommended ! !\n\u201cthe charapa was a standout but i ' m still a big fan of the llama mama milk stout . \u201d in 2 reviews\n\u201cmy favorite is the circa 1926 tangerine wheat - - or as most people call it ,\ncirca .\n\u201d in 3 reviews\nyour trust is our top concern , so businesses can ' t pay to alter or remove their reviews . learn more .\nheads up : from now on , other yelpers will be able to see how you voted . want to chime in ?\nshrooms and shroom kits fro . gulf coast mushroom . out of this world cool .\nwe calculate the overall star rating using only reviews that our automated software currently recommends .\nif you know for a fact that a beer has mistakenly been listed as archived , please us the report an update feature listed on the beer page . thanks .\nthere was an error while searching . please try again or change search term .\na unique historic beer brewed with a yeast retrieved from an 1825 bottle in a shipwreck in the english channel . rich malt character with spicy finish . read more\na unique historic beer brewed with a yeast retrieved from an 1825 bottle in a shipwreck in the english channel . rich malt character with spicy finish . read less\nan historic recreation of a 1927 barley wine found in the cellar of a mansion on the north yorkshire moors . a smooth and satisfying ale with solid mouthfeel\u2026 read more\nan historic recreation of a 1927 barley wine found in the cellar of a mansion on the north yorkshire moors . a smooth and satisfying ale with solid mouthfeel and strong depth of flavour maturing slowly with age . read less\na golden coloured pale ale with refreshing citrus hops leading to a dry , bitter finish .\na golden coloured pale ale with refreshing citrus hops leading to a dry , bitter finish . read less\na copper coloured bitter brewed with british malts and flavoured with north american williamette .\na copper coloured bitter brewed with british malts and flavoured with north american williamette . read less\na rich and smooth ruby ale with a strong malt and roast flavour infused with freshly roasted orange flavoured coffee beans .\na rich and smooth ruby ale with a strong malt and roast flavour infused with freshly roasted orange flavoured coffee beans . read less\na smooth chocolate stout brewed with oats to provide a solid body and bittersweet finish .\na smooth chocolate stout brewed with oats to provide a solid body and bittersweet finish . read less\na double brown ale brewed with fuggles hops to achieve a deep brown hue and solid mouthfeel .\na double brown ale brewed with fuggles hops to achieve a deep brown hue and solid mouthfeel . read less\nan amarillo hopped indian pale ale with a flowery and citrus aroma . read less\na golden pale ale single hopped with cascade hops for a fruity , aromatic and deliciously refreshing taste .\na golden pale ale single hopped with cascade hops for a fruity , aromatic and deliciously refreshing taste . read less\na true craft lager hopped with czech saaz hops . light and refreshing with overtones of biscuit and toffee .\na true craft lager hopped with czech saaz hops . light and refreshing with overtones of biscuit and toffee . read less\nwhisky style ale with smoked peat malt and whisky smoked woodchips added to the maturation .\nwhisky style ale with smoked peat malt and whisky smoked woodchips added to the maturation . read less\n\u201coh , it\u2019s fucked , \u201d mulga says in a gravelly voice . \u201cit\u2019s fucked here . \u201d\n\u201cthey don\u2019t go to melbourne , \u201d mulga reckons . mulga is a memorable character himself : somehow a figure of both reticence and exuberance , he also runs monte\u2019s in alice springs , which i\u2019m assured has a great tap list too .\nit\u2019s been a memorable adventure for stuart and bardy , who have known each other for more than two decades . having met in a university context , the two brewers \u2013 as well as their partners \u2013 seem to form an ideal complement . it , science , law and marketing form the professional background for one mile brewing . although they face some complications with their site in palmerston , the building is an inheritance from bardy\u2019s family \u2013 turkish migrants from the days before cyclone tracy hit the town .\ncleverly , stu and bardy have come up with their\nbeer response unit\n\u2013 a mobile bar with their kegs , available for hire for parties and events around the top end . ( it unfortunately doesn\u2019t make an appearance at the famous mindil beach market , because , strangely , the market isn\u2019t licensed ) . with limited bars opening taps for microbrewers , it\u2019s another way to get in touch with punters . their red ale has also been used by a local pie maker , blended with gravy for a chunky beef pie .\nupdate : as of 2018 , purple mango was closed with the owners looking for buyers .\nthe n . t . government has thrown a fair whack of money to purple mango to make this happen , so there\u2019s certainly some recognition that the craft beer scene is due to grow . the transient nature of the top end population is something of an obstacle , but the huge numbers of tourists passing through the town provide a great opportunity too . recent reports indicate that wine consumption is starting to compete with beer - guzzling . at least one new venue due to appear throughout the upcoming dry season has contacted one mile about having their beers available , and a brewpub is scheduled to establish itself in a central location later in the year .\nabout the author : bert spinks somehow makes a living from writing , walking and drinking .\naustralia is set to get its first ipa brewing company . fixation is a new venture between the stone & wood group and ipa - loving former mountain goat rep , melbourne beer legend tom delmont , that will release nothing but india pale ales . read on\nin the final part of his tiki tour around the breweries of new zealand ' s central north island , nick oscilowski takes in the wine regions of the east coast before ending up in the middle . . . read on\nsign up to our weekly newsletter , packed with the latest craft beer news , comps and more . it ' s a one stop shop to craft beer enlightenment every friday .\nthe crafty pint is an independent online magazine and resource for anyone interested in craft beer in australia . we bring an honest , old - fashioned journalistic approach to beer ' s brave new world , telling stories because they ' re worth telling not because someone is paying us to write them .\nlike many of the people who have changed the face of beer in australia , we believe in authenticity , integrity , enjoyment and love . we hope to play a role in helping good beer , brewed by good people , find its way into the hands of more drinkers .\nfor the best experience on our site , be sure to turn on javascript in your browser .\nbeer club featured in u . s . & international variety beer club international beer club\nsince 1994 , over 1 , 000 , 000 satisfied customers have earned us an a + better business bureau rating . a bbb accredited business since 10 / 05 / 2005\n\u00a9 2018 monthlyclubs . com\u00ae all rights reserved . p . o . box 1627 , lake forest , ca 92609\nbeer club featured in international beer club u . s . & international variety beer club\nporter , a beer that would become the first nationally popular beer style in britain , was first brewed in 1722 in shoreditch , london . as the legend goes , it was commonplace for patrons to request two or three different ales to be combined in their glass to strike their preferred flavor ( there were more beer aficionados back then ) . eventually , an innkeeper named ralph harwood developed a beer that embodied the virtues of each component beer , and he called his brew \u201centire . \u201d it swiftly became very popular with the working men at the docks of london ( or \u201cporters\u201d as they were known , yielding a name that finally stuck ) .\nwithin a few years porter had become the most popular style of beer in britain . saloons would offer accommodations to working men with cheap cuts of beef and , of course , porter by the pint . in 1799 , guinness switched entirely ( no pun intended ) to producing porter , which became the beer of the irish working man . in fact , it was porter that would ultimately give rise to a variation known today as the very popular guinness draught , an irish dry stout ( there is some debate over where to draw the line between porters and stouts , or even to draw the line at all ) . but despite its massive popularity , the original style all but vanished by 1973 , replaced mainly by the stout variations created by guinness and others ."]}
{"id": 55405, "summary": [{"text": "quicksilver manufacturing is an american manufacturer of ultralight and light aircraft .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "founded in 1972 as eipper formance and later eipper aircraft , the company today claims to be the leading manufacturer of ultralight aircraft in the united states , with the quicksilver type ultralight being used to train more ultralight pilots than any other type .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "in october 2015 the company began a reorganization after a difficult year financially , closing its factory in california .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "company sales had fallen and efforts to control costs were not successful without the reorganization and a liquidation of some assets . ", "topic": 39}], "title": "quicksilver manufacturing", "paragraphs": ["one of the \u201cfounding fathers\u201d of the ultralight industry , us company quicksilver aircraft , has ceased manufacturing .\nbut while rising costs and falling sales have forced closure of its california manufacturing facility , quicksilver representatives say the company is exploring ways to keep the name alive , and continue support for existing owners .\nthese terms and conditions , shall apply to buyer ( \u201ccustomer\u201d ) and your purchase of parts ( \u201cparts\u201d ) from the seller quicksilver ( \u201cquicksilver\u201d ) . any terms contained in the customer\u2019s order which are inconsistent with quicksilver\u2019s terms and conditions hereof , shall be for the buyer\u2019s internal purposes only and shall not be binding upon quicksilver , without quicksilver ownership\u2019s written consent .\nunless documented and agreed upon by quicksilver , payment terms are typically net 30 for all customers in good standing with quicksilver , as determined by the sole discretion of quicksilver . for orders over $ 10 , 000 a 50 % deposit is required , unless otherwise agreed upon . credit card payments are subject to a 3 % bank processing fee . in certain circumstances , where customer is determined by quicksilver to be at high risk of payment default , as a security interest , quicksilver reserves the right to not provide parts to customer until all sums owed to quicksilver have been paid in full . until payment is fully fulfilled , title to any parts shall remain with quicksilver as a security interest . shipping charges are not included in quotes . all freight estimates are subject to prevailing cost at time of shipment . unless otherwise confirmed by quicksilver in writing , all quicksilver shipments are sent using customer\u2019s fedex or ups priority . if quicksilver uses it\u2019s own shipping means , it assumes no liability for any taxes or duties . delivery terms for all parts are ex works manufacturing facility ; therefore , delivery failures are not quicksilver\u2019s responsibility .\nquicksilver - mfg team knows speed matters , the difference between next week and tomorrow can make or break your program . our dedicated team of specialist make sure your parts are produced fast and without sacrificing quality . quicksilver\u2019s arsenal of manufacturing and 3d prototyping options ensure your project is married to the best technology possible , ensuring the highest quality parts , and fastest delivery on every program .\nbut high fixed costs and ageing manufacturing machinery have recently coincided with a downturn in aircraft sales in the united states , pushing quicksilver over the edge of the cashflow precipice , even after attempting to restructure . while it may eventually prove to be the end of the quicksilver name , the owners are not giving up yet and may look to long - term dealers as potential saviours , as the official legal explanation describes .\nstarting job : the quote and these terms and conditions , contain the entire terms and conditions relative to an order from customer and quicksilver . quicksilver\u2019s receipt of a purchase order , email , or written document from customer instructing quicksilver to proceed with the production of its quoted manufacturing of parts serves as a confirmation that the customer has read , agree to , and approve to be bound by the quicksilver terms and conditions listed on this page . any terms , conditions or writing contained in a purchase order or writing addressing the subject matter of this transaction , shall be for the customer\u2019s internal purposes only and the terms and conditions contained therein shall have no force or effect . quicksilver objects to any differing or additional terms or conditions contained in any request of quote , purchase order or other writing or document of the customer , and no such difference in terms shall be binding or have effect on quicksilver once order has been accepted by quicksilver , in the event that the customer requests changes to their order , quicksilver must agree to this specific change in writing . due to the change , any subsequent delay in delivery or additional charges to the original price is the responsibility of the customer .\n\u201cthey want to continue is some shape or other moving forward , \u201d said australian quicksilver authorised factory dealer bert moonen . \u201cthere will be an auction to sell off the parts and equipment so that they can pay their current debts , but they are committed to the long term with quicksilver . \u201d\nquotation prices and terms are valid for 30 days of quoted date . prices are in us dollars to be paid by check , credit card or electronic bank transfer . customer may not cancel or change order after accepted by quicksilver unless agreed to by quicksilver ownership . customer must reimburse all time , and materials used for work completed prior to cancellation . quicksilver reserves the right to change quoted price and delivery schedule based upon receipt of final data , and requirements .\nall parts are assumed to be prototypes , used exclusively for development testing , product evaluation , or quality evaluation . if not , quicksilver needs to be alerted and will need to respond with a written confirmation of this condition . quicksilver assumes no tax , duty or tariff liability , for it\u2019s sale or shipment of parts , other than for sales tax required for north carolina customers .\nlegendary us ultralight manufacturer quicksilver aircraft , which has delivered more than 15 , 000 kits over 42 years of manufacture , has closed its california factory and is looking to long - time dealers as potential rescuers .\nany dispute that cannot be resolved by mutual agreement of the parties , shall be settled by arbitration in new hanover county , north carolina . the rights of the customer and quicksilver are to be governed by the laws of the state of north carolina . breach of contract actions pursuing damages must be commenced within 3 months of the breach action occurrence . this agreement and these terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between quicksilver and customer\nany dispute that cannot be resolved by mutual agreement of the parties , shall be settled by arbitration in new hanover county , north carolina . the rights of the customer and quicksilver are to be governed by the laws of the state of north carolina . breach of contract actions pursuing damages must be commenced within 3 months of the breach action occurrence . this agreement and these terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between quicksilver and customer .\nquicksilver assumes no liability for any damages or charges incurred by the customer as a result of a delay . in no event will quicksilver be liable for consequential damages . risk of loss is transferred to customer upon delivery to the shipping carrier . customer needs to communicate within four days of the date of shipment , in writing , if customer thinks any parts in the shipment are missing , damaged , or incorrect . unless customer has notified , specifying the details of what is missing , damaged , or incorrect within this time frame , the parts are deemed accepted , non refundable , and non returnable . customer acknowledges that quicksilver reserves the right to use subcontractors in the performance of it\u2019s obligations for an order .\nshipping & delivery : expedited delivery potential is a consideration at time of order . any delivery time statements represents quicksilver\u2019s intention or typical delivery time , but may differ from actual delivery time . any parts run over the initial first shot sample quantity will be run at the customer\u2019s risk . shipments are made using fedex or ups , typically using the customer\u2019s account number for quickest delivery possible . delivery terms for all shipments and goods are ex works from origin of production facility , therefore delivery failures are not quicksilver\u2019s responsibility .\nquicksilver has been an industry icon since 1972 , when founder dick eipper modified one of his own rigid - wing hang glider designs with an engine as a self - launching glider for american pilots living in areas without suitable launching hills . the design evolved in to an ultralight aircraft for powered cross country flying , first with two - axis control ( elevators and rudder ) and finally three axis control with control column and pedals . quicksilver has sold various versions , from semi - enclosed to float equipped , delivering more than 15 , 000 kits to customers around the world , nearly all of which the company believes are flying .\ncustomer agrees to indemnify quicksilver , it\u2019s officers , employees , agents , representatives , and suppliers from and against any and all liability , claims , damages and other expenses ( including reasonable attorneys fees , court costs , and litigation expenses ) arising out of or relating to any claim or action , regardless of form , concerning any breach of this agreement by customer , any acts or omissions by customer relating to customer\u2019s performance under this agreement , and any claim of third parties arising out of this agreement or the sale of parts herein . this indemnification extends to quicksilver , deeming them harmless from any claim that the parts produced hereunder or the designs , drawing or other specifications ( materials ) violate any patent or proprietary rights . customer agrees that it is customer\u2019s responsibility to pursue patent , copyright or other proprietary rights protection as well as ensuring that the parts and materials do not infringe on other third party patents or proprietary rights . quicksilver makes no representation or warranty , whether express or implied , of any kind whatsoever with respect to any goods or services , including , but not limited to any warranty of mequicksilverhantability , fitness for a particular purpose or non - infringement .\nquotes : based upon customer\u2019s ( buyer\u2019s ) 3d cad data , which takes precedent over 2d cad data which is used as a reference only . any changes require a new quote . pricing assumes all quoted part quantities will be ordered . any change in quantities ordered by customer or buyer ( hereafter referred to as customer ) may affect the price . 30 day validity to quotes . prices are based on wages and cost of raw materials present at the date of quotation and , therefore , are subject to changes reflecting increased costs on written notice . all quotations are subject to change or withdrawal by quicksilver - mfg ( hereafter referred to interchangeably as either \u201cquicksilver\u201d , or \u201cseller\u201d ) . at any time prior to final acceptance of buyer\u2019s order , as herein provided . due to market fluctuations of raw material , seller reserves the right to adjust pricing to accommodate increased costs .\ndue to the experimental nature of prototyping and product design , the customer agrees not to withold payment , or hold quicksilver responsible for the failure of designs to perform . customers are responsible for ensuring that the properties and performance of the material meet the part requirements . when the customer submits conflicting 2d control drawings and 3d solid cad files , the 3d solid cad data takes precedence . general tolerances for cnc machined orders are + / - 0 . 005\u2033 for plastic parts , and + / - 0 . 002\u2033 for metal parts . tolerances are not guaranteed .\nthis week ' s letters brought comments from readers about the trainer refurb market , old vs . new , updated proficiency rules and airline . . .\ni was flying southbound in the los angeles basin in mid - july 2017 when i heard a vfr pilot trying to get a shortcut through the los . . .\neven if no one died , mistakes of the past cling to the consciousness like a bad odor .\nron carlson did almost everything right but only luck transformed tragedy into an amazing aviation story .\nwomen in aviation international ( wai ) has announced that it is now accepting applications for scholarships to be awarded in 2019 . at . . .\natol avion lost its prototype atol 650 amphibious lsa to an accident during a test flight on tuesday . the two crew members on board were . . .\nthe basicmed checklist we\u0092ve been reviewing in the healthy pilot series ticks the usual boxes\u0097dizziness , sensitive gut , cancer , . . .\njust don ' t expect all of them to behave like the pipers and cessnas you ' re used to .\nwhen a former student dies in an accident , asking what - if is unavoidable .\ndaher ' s new tbm 930 is equipped with the garmin g3000 , the latest glass panel technology that also includes the most sophisticated . . .\nthe faa says owners of certain bonanza models can use an exhaust clamp made for cessna aircraft as an alternative means of compliance for . . .\na french helicopter pilot who was beaten and then forced at gunpoint to help pluck a convicted bank robber from a maximum security prison . . .\nif you ever owned an airplane , or even just flew one , you always remember the first . maybe it ' s best not to .\npratt & whitney ' s venerable pt - 6 turbine is one of the marvels of aviation . but like everything else in aviation , it requires overhaul . . . .\nbell and safran have agreed to work together to develop hybrid - electric power systems for bell\u0092s evtol aircraft concept , the two . . .\nblackhawk modifications has announced that its subsidiary , vector - hawk aerospace , will be offering the company ' s blackhawk xp67a engine + . . .\nthe faa\u0092s suspension of the pafi testing is not encouraging . and the entire process should be more transparent .\nthey\u0092re probably less valuable as real airplanes than paving the way for the practical electric aircraft of the distant future .\nlast year , levil aviation showed off its wing - mounted portable adahrs called the bom . it kinda looks like its namesake , too . in this . . .\nno amount of you tube video will prepare you when your breath is taken away by the sheer audacity of the collection at the u . s . air force . . .\nairbus says it will change the name of its newly acquired cseries airliner program and launch a major marketing push that will include . . .\nif you\u0092re old enough to have been around the block a few times , like me , you might not think too often about how different things . . .\nnorwegian amphibian manufacturer equator aircraft has completed its first test flight of the p2 xcursion electric amphib prototype .\nbefore there could be the lindy hop , there had to be the scintilla shuffle .\na historic world war ii c - 47 that was nearly scrapped is again flying and readying to return to normandy next year . in this avweb video , . . .\nthis week , announcements have come in about pre - oshkosh warbird displays , leadership changes at sun \u0091n fun , new avionics update . . .\nthe company is now working out ways to liquidate assets and to provide continuing support and parts for the existing fleet . avweb will have more details on this story as they are made available .\nbefore there could be the lindy hop , there had to be the scintilla shuffle . more\nthe u . s . navy blue angels fly in formation . photo by u . s . navy / mass communication specialist 2nd class timothy schumaker .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhere is a guide to help with choosing the correct process for your parts .\nit seems the world can\u2019t get enough of silicon valley startup apps . from paypal to uber to slack , it seems we as a whole are ready for all of our day to day tasks to be relegated to our smartphones . while we are a solid seven years past \u201cthere\u2019s an app for that\u201d , it seems [ \u2026 ]\noriginally posted at urltoken ever since the invention of the internet , it\u2019s become easier every year to stay in touch with old friends , family , and even your business contacts . but most would agree that talking to someone through text , the phone , or even a facetime call can\u2019t compare to being in the same room as [ \u2026 ]\noriginally posted at urltoken years ago , a video went viral . it proposed a radical change in the way that we view and consume electronics\u2013a phone with exchangable parts , which would allow users to swap out components when they broke , became obsolete , or even just weren\u2019t needed that day . it challenged us to come up with [ \u2026 ]\nwhen you think about 3d printing , the last thing you probably think about is \u201cfashion\u201d . not so for nervous system , however , a leading company in creading 3d printed \u201ccloth\u201d , accessories , and more . the company has created a process using 3d printed \u201cpetals\u201d to create a cloth - like material which can be made into clothing . the video [ \u2026 ]\nstorage of parts : we will store parts as a courtesy for 1 month free of charge . any completed parts that the customer need us to store longer than 30 days will be charged a minimum of $ 75 per week .\nin the event of the request for a rma for non - conforming material or parts , samples of the non - conforming material must be returned without any credit or debit given to seller for confirmation of the non - conformance before approval of the rma can be given . customer agrees to give seller first right of refusal for fixing and repairing any rejected parts . shipping of the samples is the responsibility of the customer . no credit or debit of any kind will be given without confirmation by seller or an authorized 3rd party of the non - conformance . in the event that an rma is issued , seller will cover all costs associated with returning or scrapping the non - conforming material . seller reserves the right to provide no cost replacements as deemed appropriate in lieu of customer account credits . if no rma is requested within a period of 30 days from shipment , material will be considered conforming and accepted by the customer and will not be eligible for an rma .\ntooling payment will be 50 % down up front and 50 % due at shipping of t1 samples . production orders will be paid net 30 from time of shipment from factory .\nif buyer needs to terminate or cancel an order , buyer will reimburse seller for all material purchased and labor cost already incurred for fulfilling the order plus a reasonable profit margin .\nin the event that buyer is purchased , all purchase orders and the relevant terms and conditions will remain in effect until all obligations from seller to buyer and from buyer to seller have been satisfied . this agreement shall be binding on each party\u2019s successors , executors , administrators , assigns and legal representatives\ndelivery can vary with the size of order and backlog at the time of order . quoted delivery estimates are based on the current backlog , and are subject to change . in the event of a delay , delivery will be extended for a period equal to the time lost by such a delay .\nin the event of a perceived quality problem , the request for a rma ( return merchandise authorization ) for non - conforming material or parts must be made by customer . customer must return the non - conforming material or parts to seller , without any credit or debit given , until seller inspection and confirmation of the non - conformance approval of the rma can be given to customer . customer agrees to give seller first right of refusal for fixing and repairing any rejected parts . shipping of the non - conformance items is the responsibility of the customer . no credit or debit of any kind will be given without confirmation by seller or an authorized 3rdparty of the non - conformance . in the event that an rma is issued , seller will cover all costs associated with returning or scrapping the non - conforming material or parts . seller reserves the right to provide no cost replacements as deemed appropriate in lieu of customer account credits . if no rma is requested within a period of 30 days from shipment , material will be considered conforming and accepted by the customer and will not be eligible for an rma .\nin the event that light assembly using helicoils or inserts is required , due to the vast varieties of these and the large minimum order requirements , we do not guarantee to match inserts , seller reserves right to choose a similar type which is within our shop stock inventory .\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 .\ni have read the terms of use , privacy policy , and cookie policy , and i hereby agree to those terms . for purposes of clarity , i consent to athlon ' s collection , storage , processing , and transfer of my personal data and non - personal data ( as defined in the privacy policy ) for the purpose of signing up for the email newsletter .\nyou use of this website constitutes and manifests your acceptance of our user agreement , privacy policy , cookie policy , and awareness of the california privacy rights . pursuant to u . s . copyright law , as well as other applicable federal and state laws , the content on this website may not be reproduced , distributed , displayed , transmitted , cached , or otherwise used , without the prior , express , and written permission of athlon outdoors .\nmidwest skysports , sling light sport aircraft build center , midwest lsa expo mt . vernon illinois\n\u201cthe international corporation flying spirit aircraft , that owns the intellectual property rights , is working through third party suppliers to make it possible for customers to continue receiving support including technical support for its slsa , \u201d an official release stated .\n\u201cit is contemplated to provide replacement parts through third party companies and based on demand , these third party companies may elect to supply full kits later on . \u201d\naustralian flying is staffed by an experienced and dedicated team of writers and pilots who share a common goal : to inform , advise and entertain those at the sharp end of aviation .\nflightpath covers all the developments in the recovery and restoration of antique and vintage aircraft .\nthe definitive guide to the year ' s aviation industry activity , featuring the year in review , an industry suppliers guide and organisational directory .\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 more information about this aircraft ? you might be interested in our fbo toolbox service . click here ."]}
{"id": 55415, "summary": [{"text": "carter-ruck is a british law firm founded by peter carter-ruck .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the firm specialises in libel , privacy , international law and commercial disputes .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the leading legal directories ( legal 500 and chambers and partners ) rank carter-ruck in the top tier of media , defamation and privacy lawyers in the uk .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the firm is described as being \" a force to be reckoned with \" and as \" acclaimed for its depth of quality expertise \" routinely acting in \" ground-breaking cases for high-flyers in the fields of business and entertainment \" .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "carter-ruck 's public international law team is described as \" excellent , very knowledgeable and [ as having ] a flourishing sanctions practice \" and as being \" renowned for its distinct expertise in sanctions against states and targeted asset freezing against individuals , and for its involvement in highly sensitive cases . \"", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the firm 's banking litigation practice is also ranked by both directories .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "in december 2010 a new edition of the leading textbook \" carter-ruck on libel and privacy \" was published by butterworths lexis-nexis .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the firm offers some of their services including libel actions and high-value commercial claims on a \" no win , no fee \" basis . ", "topic": 24}], "title": "carter - ruck", "paragraphs": ["\u00bb carter ruck and church of scientology \u00bb an open letter to carter - ruck about there clients \u00bb as you know carter ruck , s flunkeys read here so \u00bb carter - ruck : the firm that aims to ' nip in the bud ' hostile press coverage \u00bb history lessons peter carter ruck . he is contemplating stealing the book from his public library / blacksmith\n\u00bb libel reform petition . . . stop the likes of carter ruck exploiting \u00bb history lessons peter carter ruck . he is contemplating stealing the book from his public library / blacksmith \u00bb the talks in portugal in mccanns v amaral - carter - ruck ' s version of events \u00bb an open letter to carter - ruck about there clients \u00bb as you know carter ruck , s flunkeys read here so\ncarter - ruck : guardians of free speech : yes , rea . . .\nuk : trafigura ' s law firm carter ruck withdraws attempt to . . .\nre : libel reform petition . . . stop the likes of carter ruck exploiting\ndoley also denied that carter - ruck had orchestrated an attack on the pcc through mccann , saying his views about the pcc predated the relationship with carter - ruck .\nlibel firm carter - ruck was employed to represent him following articles querying his conduct .\n\u2013 the carter ruck press release on proceedings against the bbc . ( thanks @ willjordan )\nthere were issues of civil society at stake which carter ruck defended as well as me .\ncarter - ruck argued an order stopping the media revealing this injunction also applied to parliamentary reports .\ncarter ruck are notorious in the uk for defending the indefensible at great cost as \u201creputation managers\u201d .\nthere ' s no doubt peter carter - ruck was a very assiduous and conscientious lawyer .\ngerry mccann , father of the missing child madeleine and a carter - ruck client , also criticised the pcc at the same hearing . mccann gave evidence flanked by adam tudor , a partner at carter - ruck .\ncarter - ruck is representing a consortium of leading hotel groups in judicial review proceedings against eastleigh borough council .\nlast month , the freelancer journalist purportedly received a cease and desist on onecoin\u2019s behalf from carter - ruck .\nsir christopher meyer claims firms such as carter - ruck regard watchdog as ' sworn enemy ' . by oliver luft\ncombines his specialist media / reputation management work with helping spearhead carter - ruck ' s expanding commercial litigation practice .\nnigel tait of carter - ruck acted on a defendant cfa along with after the events insurance ( ate ) .\nand after publishing a warning on twitter , he was threatened with personal libel by law firm carter - ruck .\n' farter - f * ck ' : carter - ruck gains crude copycat website after it firm . . .\nandrew stephenson , a senior partner at peter carter - ruck and partners , from which its founder retired in 1996 , said yesterday mr carter - ruck had a\nkind of love - hate relationship\nwith private eye .\ncarter - ruck acts for ' nt1 ' and ' nt2 ' in their ground - breaking claims against google llc .\nthe partners of carter - ruck are delighted to welcome commercial litigation and international arbitration partner matthew wescott to the firm .\ncarter - ruck partner nigel tait has responded to english pen and index on censorship ' s libel reform report . by\na partner with considerable experience in commercial litigation and international arbitration has joined disputes boutique carter - ruck in\u00e2 . . .\nderek jameson , as a tabloid editor , had been unwisely advised to sue the bbc over a satirical sketch . carter - ruck said jameson would get \u00a325 , 000 - \u00a350 , 000 . david eady qc advised carter - ruck in writing that jameson accept the \u00a310 that the bbc had offered in settlement plus his costs . carter - ruck concealed this opinion from jameson . jameson lost the case and was sent a bill by carter ruck for \u00a341 , 342 . 50 . when he learned by chance of the qc ' s pessimistic advice , carter - ruck told him a string of lies .\ncarter - ruck said :\nthe partner who dealt with tullett brown is no longer at carter - ruck . also , as you are aware , tullett brown is now in liquidation . we have no instructions to respond to your questions .\n\u201d others view firms like carter - ruck and schillings euphemistically as \u201creputation managers\u201d for the privileged and wealthy . \u201d ? ? ?\npeter carter - ruck , britain ' s best - known libel lawyer , has died only weeks after his wife of 52 years . mr carter - ruck , 89 , won renown through many libel case successes - not least against the magazine private eye .\nlondon law firm carter ruck \u2014 which gave her legal guidance is sueing her management company cine entertainment for about \u00a310 , 000 .\nboth carter - ruck , which specialises in libel law , and trafigura declined to comment on this story in time for publication .\nin his article , penman reveals that one service carter - ruck provide is the attempted silencing of journalists who report on onecoin .\nto any brit with interest in this area , carter ruck turning up usually means guilty as hell , but rich as hell .\na partner with considerable experience in commercial litigation and international arbitration has joined disputes boutique carter - ruck in london . carter - ruck has hired disputes partner matthew wescott from dac beachcroft , expanding the firm ' s commercial litigation and arbitration practices and\u00e3\u0082\u00e2 . . .\nofcom has dismissed complaints of antisemitism and impartiality against carter - ruck client al jazeera over its 2017 documentary series the\u00e2 . . .\nrandolph churchill , one of the first litigants to sue private eye in 1963 , was also represented by mr carter - ruck .\nanother impressed observer comments :\ncarter - ruck know what they are talking about and are relentless in pursuing their client\u2019s interests .\nin fact , at least three lawyers at carter - ruck have come from schillings , hanna basha , felicity robinson and michelle riondel .\ni do hope this won\u2019t prove embarrassing for my friends at law firm carter - ruck , which represents an investment \u201cscheme\u201d called onecoin .\nclaire gill , partner at carter - ruck , said : \u201cneither the fca nor the city of london police have contacted our clients .\nthe only fact the guardian can report is that the case involves the london solicitors carter - ruck . photograph : john d mchugh / afp\nthis entry was posted in events , social media and tagged bbc , carter ruck , guardian , libel , trafigura . bookmark the permalink .\ntrained at peter carter - ruck & partners , qualified in 1983 . partner from 1986 . joined hamlins as a senior consultant in 2015 .\neminent media lawyer joins hamlins media team from carter - ruck eminent media lawyer andrew stephenson has joined hamlins llp as . . . read more\non 3 march 2010 , the financial times published a large feature on libel and privacy law , including numerous references to carter - ruck .\nit emerged later that the total bill for carter - ruck ' s services included a further \u00a32 , 820 for work conducted in june .\ncommercial litigation and international arbitration specialist matthew wescott has joined london firm carter - ruck as a partner , in a move the\u00e2 . . .\ncommercial litigation and international arbitration specialist matthew wescott has joined london firm carter - ruck as a partner , in a move the\u00e3\u0082\u00e2 . . .\npeter carter - ruck should peter carter - ruck really be in a hall of fame ? detested by private eye , which loved to bait him by calling him carter - fuck and farter - cuck , his extraordinary aggression was best suited to an era before mediation . his departure from his eponymous firm was as colourful as his letters before action . and yet carter - ruck probably deserves a place in the hall of fame for epitomising everything fleet street loathes . for a while he was undeniably effective on behalf of his clients . and how many lawyers get not one , but two private eye nicknames ? carter - ruck died in 2003 .\ncarter - ruck , one the uk\u2019s best - known law firms is best known for its experience in the field of litigation and dispute resolution .\nalan rusbridger reported at 12 : 53pm london time that carter ruck have caved in and removed injunction against the guardian from reporting the parliamentary gag .\nshilpa shetty , this year\u2019s winner of celebrity big brother , has instructed carter - ruck to advise her on her dealings with the british media .\nmeanwhile , london law firm carter ruck , which gave her legal guidance , is suing her management company cine entertainment for about \u00a310 , 000 .\nthe former head of the inquiry has instructed london media boutique carter - ruck following reports in the times over her handling of the\u00e2 . . .\ncarter - ruck has a pre - eminent reputation in the field of challenges to targeted sanctions and has represented clients before the un\u00e2 . . .\npingback : twitter trackbacks for in defence of carter - ruck ? \u00ab a clatter of the law [ clatterofthelaw . wordpress . com ] on urltoken\nagain , to fulfill our accreditation commitments , we should say : the law firm carter - ruck wrote that and they remain the sole rightholders .\ncameron doley , managing partner with carter - ruck , denied that his firm had any involvement with mosley , who he said was not a client .\ni left his firm in pure carter - ruck circumstances . heinemann , for whom we acted , was publishing a book about the ford family , by robert lacey . i was told by carter - ruck that there was no conflict in our advising . lacey sent part of the book to henry ford for comment . later i found carter - ruck advising ford that the book was full of libel . he proved unable to give a truthful explanation .\nnick harvey , the mps ' representative on the house of commons commission , disclosed the bills for carter - ruck ' s services over the summer .\nhelpfully the site \u2014 which is still live \u2014 redirects presumably baffled carter - ruck clients to the firm ' s genuine website after a few seconds .\nprivate eye should have hired peter carter - ruck to prevent the renowned libel lawyer acting against the magazine , its former editor richard ingrams has admitted .\nmr carter - ruck was also a\ncourteous\ncharacter who would sometimes invite mr bindman for a drink at gentleman ' s club the garrick .\ncases brought by tudor roberts , a solicitor , and the journalist derek jameson illustrate the carter - ruck techniques . in 1985 roberts was awarded \u00a320 , 000 damages against private eye plus costs on the higher scale . i agreed before i left carter - ruck ' s firm that he would only pay the costs recoverable from private eye . carter - ruck , however , billed roberts \u00a360 , 000 . the cost judge allowed only \u00a318 , 567 . my assurance was ignored . carter ruck wanted the lot . it was two years before roberts was reimbursed his damages and the legal costs he had earlier paid .\nyesterday , i understand , carter - ruck , quite astonishingly , warned of legal action if the guardian reported my question . in view of the seriousness of this , will you accept representations from me over this matter and consider whether carter - ruck ' s behaviour constitutes a potential contempt of parliament ?\none of the uk\u2019s best - known law firms , carter - ruck has a longstanding reputation for its expertise in the field of litigation and dispute resolution .\nas reports vanish from mainstream media websites , the buzz about trafigura and carter - ruck gets louder on the blogs and other online outlets . by mercedes bunz\nthe law firm of peter carter - ruck and partners has lost a case in which it could have won \u00a31 . 5m in fees from the taxpayer .\nshilpa shetty , this year ' s winner of celebrity big brother , has instructed carter - ruck to advise her on her dealings with the british media .\nlast year , libel lawyers carter - ruck told freelance journalist tony levene he\npersonally\nwould be sued if he continued to warn about tullett brown .\nthe terms trafigura , carter - ruck and guardian were all pushed into the\ntrending topics\nlist of most used terms on the site this morning .\nother uk disputes hires this month include matthew wescott , whojoined carter - ruck as a partner from dac beachcroft , expanding the firm ' s\u00e2 . . .\ni pointed out the other day that someone had sidewikied the carter ruck homepage . but the original carter ruck sidewiki has now vanished . go to the homepage and it ' s not there . try and read it directly and you get an error page . ( note to google - work on your 404s ) .\nwithin the past hour trafigura ' s legal firm , carter - ruck , has withdrawn its opposition to the guardian reporting proceedings in parliament that revealed its existence .\ncarter - ruck\u2019s team handles a wide variety of complex litigation and arbitration spanning heavyweight commercial disputes , banking litigation , ip claims and high - value employment claims .\nthe sunday times ' s john witherow and law firm carter - ruck ' s andrew stephenson appointed to government panel on libel . by jason deans and stephen brook\ncarter - ruck initially approached ecg facilities service in 2009 . they were seeking a service provider to cover m & e service requirements to their london holborn office .\ncarter - ruck\u2019s clients include celebrities , politicians , corporations and leading political figures . the firm also acts for a number of heads of state and overseas governments .\nsolicitor - advocate for the claimant , adam tudor , carter - ruck my lord , in this action i appear for the claimants , gerry and kate mccann .\nkari wahlroos in full flow at rally i do hope this won\u2019t prove embarrassing for my friends at law firm carter - ruck , which represents a . . .\n\u201cmy friends have told me that carter - ruck is probably the most expensive law firm for defamation work , with charge rates of around \u00e2\u00a3600 per\u00e2 . . .\nin a statement issued by law firm carter ruck , ahmed said : \u201ci am very pleased that the telegraph has apologised for what it accepts are\u00e2 . . .\nthe article purportedly alleges that hadi had received bribes from prime minister datuk seri najib razak to the tune of rm90 million . hadi was represented by lawyers from the legal firm of carter - ruck and barrister jacob dean . carter - ruck , assisted by a legal opinion from a law expert in malaysia had\u00e2 . . .\nlondon : british law firm\ncarter - ruck\nhas filed a formal complaint with the british broadcasting regulator ( ofcom ) against al arabiya news\u00e2 . . .\ncelebrity threesome couple ' pjs ' and ' yma ' have dropped their lawyers carter ruck in favour of schillings , just months after the firm helped\u00e2 . . .\ncarter - ruck can charge a little more than the minimum wage because its many wealthy clients know that its lawyers will push as hard as they\u00e2 . . .\ncarter - ruck had one row after another with his partners . in 1977 they tried to boot him out and after four years ' litigation were successful when he decamped to another part of the same building to form peter carter - ruck & partners . within four years all his founding partners had left , including his daughter .\nthrough its uk lawyers , the firm carter - ruck , the church deny spying on us and reject mike rinder ' s version of events dating back to 2007 .\ncarter - ruck had tried to stop the media revealing that a labour mp had tabled a question relating to oil - trading firm trafigura and ivory coast toxic waste .\nhowever , carter - ruck relented , allowing media to reveal that there is an injunction in place blocking the publication of the report , which was commissioned by trafigura .\nthe scope of services carter - ruck provide to onecoin is unclear . on their website the firm lists media law , international law and commerical disputes as practice areas .\nwade began his legal life at carter - ruck , before moving on to be the head of legal for richard desmond , now the owner of the express group .\nalex story , an olympic rower who competed in the 1996 games in atlanta , has hired the libel specialists carter - ruck to claim he should have\u00e2 . . .\nthe mail has failed to shake off its jan moir sidewikis by moving url . but it seems that the power of carter ruck may prevail where the mail cannot .\nthe labour mp paul farrelly told the speaker , john bercow , attempts by lawyers carter - ruck to gag the media could be a\npotential contempt of parliament\n.\nshortly before the case was due to come to court , carter - ruck announced that its clients would no longer oppose reporting of what was said in parliament about them .\ncarter - ruck\u2019s practice is truly global in nature and its lawyers have considerable experience and expertise in cases having either a multi - jurisdictional or a political / diplomatic angle .\ncarter - ruck on libel and privacy ( part of the butterworths common law series ) is an essential purchase for every practitioner involved with the law of defamation and privacy .\ngiven this news , and that trafigura and carter - ruck are trending topics on twitter this morning , it seems timely to publish this commentary on events from last month .\nnigel is the managing partner of carter - ruck as well as head of the firm\u2019s defamation and media law department . nigel\u2019s principal areas of expertise are three - fold .\ncarter ruck , which is defending thomsen on a no - win - no - fee basis , says the case should be dismissed because the material is clearly not defamatory .\ncommodities firm trafigura and solicitors carter - ruck have given up attempts to conceal a report on the company\u2019s activities in the ivory coast . you can read the minton report here\nshe told the times that she had instructed carter - ruck , the law firm , with a view to taking legal action for defamation \u201cto stamp out those\u00e2 . . .\ntony was forced to back down and we can only guess how many more people were ripped off as a result of carter - ruck ' s threats . the firm now says :\nthe partner who dealt with tullett brown is no longer at carter - ruck ,\nadding :\nwe have no instructions to respond to your questions .\nlarge numbers of messages were posted on twitter , to the extent that\ntrafigura\nand\ncarter - ruck\nbecame the most viewed keywords in london throughout the morning .\nthe provisions that protect us here do state that we must acknowledge the original copyright holders , which we do freely and happily : the law firm carter - ruck wrote this .\nlater , whilst complaining to the observer newspaper that it was pursuing a vendetta against him over the jameson case , carter - ruck also inquired about the possibility of getting some work .\ndemanding and uncompromising , carter - ruck was not the easiest of colleagues , and he fell out with his partners several times over the years . in the late 1970s , a struggle began for control of oswald hickson , and in 1981 carter - ruck walked out , along with his daughter and several other employees , taking 1 , 500 client files with him .\nthe only fact the guardian was able report was that the case involves the london solicitors carter - ruck , who specialise in suing the media for clients including individuals and global corporations .\n[ \u2026 ] urltoken \u00bb trafigura and carter ruck : how social media can guard against misuse of libel as a public interest service , i am including links below to any articles and resources i come across relating to the press gag injunction made by carter ruck in the interests of their client , trafigura . ( tags : guardian legal libel trafigura ) [ \u2026 ]\ncarter - ruck - notable clients and cases - trafigura . . . identified , involve proceedings , which cannot be mentioned , on behalf of a client who must remain secret . . . fact the guardian can report is that the case involves the london solicitors carter - ruck .\nthe paper further claimed that this case appears\nto call into . . .\nsolicitor - advocate for the claimant , adam tudor , carter - ruck my lord , in all the circumstances , mr and mrs mccann\u2019s object in bringing these proceedings has been achieved .\nin 2012 , after tullett brown went into liquidation , levene asked lennons and carter - ruck about the checks they carried out before accepting tullett brown as a client . lennons replied ,\nyet another example of a law firm trying to stifle news stories about scammers came to light this week . this time it involved private eye ' s favourite lawyers carter - ruck : - urltoken last year , libel lawyers carter - ruck told freelance journalist tony levene he\npersonally\nwould be sued if he continued to warn about tullett brown on twitter and via the net . tony was forced to back down and we can only guess how many more people were ripped off as a result of carter - ruck ' s threats . the firm now says :\nthe partner who dealt with tullett brown is no longer at carter - ruck ,\nadding :\nwe have no instructions to respond to your questions .\nthe law firm carter - ruck has made a fresh move that could stop an mps ' debate next week by claiming a controversial injunction it has obtained is\nsub judice\n.\nhave an argument with len mccluskey and you find that the leader of unite is prepared to spend his money , or more likely his members ' hard - earned dues , on hiring the libel lawyers of carter - ruck at \u00e3\u0082\u00e2\u00a3550 an hour ( plus expenses , of course ) . carter - ruck can charge a little more than the minimum wage\u00e3\u0082\u00e2 . . .\nin a statement provided by indigo ' s lawyers , carter - ruck , the company said :\nindigo has fully complied with all nex listing rules and has always\u00e2 . . .\nthe only fact the guardian can report is that the case involves the london solicitors carter - ruck , who specialise in suing the media for clients , who include individuals or global corporations .\nin the mid - 1930s , carter - ruck spent several months in germany , where he attended meetings addressed by hitler and other nazi leaders , and witnessed brownshirt violence against german communists .\nhis practice had rightwing connections . with carter - ruck at the helm , the firm of oswald hickson collier acted for the conservative party and the likes of norman tebbit and cecil parkinson .\nchurchill told mr carter - ruck that he had always thought the wheels of justice ground incredibly slowly - but\nyou have broken all the records\nwith a speedy service for clients .\n( ii ) trafigura and carter ruck solicitors on 11 september 2009 on the publication of the minton report on the alleged dumping of toxic waste in the ivory coast , commissioned by trafigura .\ngeoffrey bindman , a media solicitor and\nregular opponent\nof mr carter - ruck , agreed there was\na lot of criticism of the high level of costs\nhe demanded .\nit was an unusual invitation . when carter - ruck partners nigel tait and guy martin arrived at the free word centre in farringdon on 10 november , they were hardly surrounded by fans .\nr . i . p carter - ruck in loving memory of the people that gagged the guardian reporting on the british parliament . was brought down by twitter on the 13th october 2009 .\nas with many driven men , there were rumours of affairs . one certainly occurred with his secretary of some years ago , may richards . carter - ruck ultimately fell out with richards over his handling of a case on behalf of derek jameson , former editor of the daily express . jameson was highly critical of carter - ruck ' s failure to show him an opinion from counsel , which suggested that commencing proceedings for libel against the bbc was extremely risky . richards was on the verge of reporting carter - ruck to the law society , but one of his senior partners negotiated the withdrawal of her complaint . carter - ruck himself was by this time - the mid - eighties - a former law society council member and probably the most eminent libel lawyer in britain .\ncarter - ruck is currently instructed in numerous financial mis - selling cases . the claims total many millions of pounds and include claims of mis - selling to british nationals in other eu countries .\npeter carter - ruck , the libel lawyer who died on friday aged 89 , had an unrivalled client list and a uniquely fearsome reputation in the offices of newspaper and magazine editors and rival solicitors .\nbloggers were active this morning in speculating about what lay behind the ban on the guardian reporting parliamentary questions . proposals being circulated online included plans for a protest outside the offices of carter - ruck .\noctober 2007 : it emerges that mr martin spent more than \u00a320 , 000 of taxpayers\u2019 money on the services of the libel firm carter - ruck following a spate of media articles criticising his performance .\ntoday , carter - ruck solicitors released a statement on behalf of trafigura which complicates the episode somewhat and it may be that the legal technicalities behind this story are not simple enough to fit in a soundbite ( or tweet , for that matter ) . carter - ruck has been accused of chilling freedom of speech . should that criticism not be leveled at the firm\u2019s clients rather than the firm itself ?\nfrom losing clients , there were occasional complaints that carter - ruck had filled them with false hope . in 1980 , when derek jameson lost his action against the bbc over a radio 4 weekending programme which described him as an\neast end boy made bad\n, he was faced with costs of \u00a375 , 000 . in his memoirs , touched by angels , jameson complained that carter - ruck had failed to inform him of counsel ' s opinion that the case was\nhigh risk\n( carter - ruck ' s justification being that it would have undermined jameson ' s morale in court ) .\nof course the firm is better known for acting tenaciously for libel claimants and for famously having the first letter of ruck being replaced by f in private eye . some writers , including an author i know , see getting a threatening letter from carter - ruck perversely as some kind of badge of honour . \u201ci\u2019m going to frame it in my office\u201d , he tells me \u2013 whilst sipping a caramel latte . others view firms like carter - ruck and schillings euphemistically as \u201creputation managers\u201d for the privileged and wealthy .\nit was a classic carter - ruck operation ,\nmeyer told mps , adding that the session in which mccann give evidence to the committee had seen\na tendentious onslaught on the pcc\n.\ncarter - ruck has unrivalled expertise in reputation management . we help individuals and organisations who face adverse media interest , with fast and reliable advice on defamation , privacy , protection of confidential information and harassment .\nas a public interest service , i am including links below to any articles and resources i come across relating to the press gag injunction made by carter ruck in the interests of their client , trafigura .\n\u201ceven as we celebrated our election victory , carter - ruck were locked in a battle with rupert murdoch and news international which could easily have escalated into a bloody \u2013 and bloody ruinous \u2013 war . \u201d\nat the time of his death he was still actively involved in his city law firm , peter carter - ruck and partners , although he had not taken part personally in legal proceedings for 10 years .\nas reported by the guardian\u2019s editor - in - chief alan rusbridger ( via twitter ) , lawyers carter - ruck will no longer try to prevent his publication reporting mp paul farrelly\u2019s parliamentary question about trafigura .\nmeyer , the outgoing chairman of the pcc , suggested to mps on the commons culture , media and sport committee that carter - ruck had used a hearing before them earlier this month to attack his organisation .\nthe guardian was due to appear at the high court at 2pm to challenge carter - ruck ' s behaviour , but the firm has dropped its claim that to report parliament would be in contempt of court .\nit can now be reported that legal firm carter - ruck tried to prevent the guardian from reporting mp paul farrelly\u2019s question about uk oil trader trafigura in parliament , but it will no longer pursue its attempt .\nafter requests under those same laws , it has now emerged that the speaker , nicknamed gorbals mick , has spent nearly \u00a33 , 000 of taxpayers ' funds on\nlegal advice\nfrom carter - ruck .\nand by the way , fucking great news about carter - ruck , which bit the big one this time . they ' re very used to winning for the cult . nice to see the trend shifting .\ncarter - ruck partner adam tudor today sent a letter to the speaker , john bercow , and also circulated it to every single mp and peer , saying they believed the case was\nsub judice\n.\nthe conservative mp peter bottomley went on to tell gordon brown at prime minister ' s questions that he would report carter - ruck to the law society for obtaining an injunction that purported to ban parliamentary reporting .\ntrafigura , advised by carter - ruck , has won a \u00a325 , 000 compensation payout and an apology from the bbc over its reporting of the oil company\u2019s legal battle with claimants based in the ivory coast .\nof course the firm is better known for acting tenaciously for libel claimants and for famously having the first letter of ruck being replaced by f in private eye . some writers , including an author i know , see getting a threatening letter from carter - ruck perversely as some kind of badge of honour .\ni\u2019m going to frame it in my office\n, he tells me \u2013 whilst sipping a caramel latte . others view firms like carter - ruck and schillings euphemistically as\nreputation managers\nfor the privileged and wealthy .\ncarter - ruck remained at oswald hickson until 1981 , when his partners told him that it was time he retired . instead , he moved on and set up peter carter - ruck and partners , the firm that still today bears his name , but not without falling out with his former colleagues and engaging in protracted litigation . his daughter , the solicitor julie scott - bayfield , had also worked for him and became embroiled in a dispute with her father . for years father and daughter did not speak , a state of affairs that must have deeply affected carter - ruck , whose son , brian , had died in a transport accident .\ncarter ruck has a great roster of clients ! scientology , trafigura . footballers . classy . if chloe from x factor wanted a law firm she would fit right in - as long as she had the cash .\n\u201cthe partner who dealt with tullett brown is no longer at carter - ruck . also , as you are aware , tullett brown is now in liquidation . we have no instructions to respond to your questions . \u201d\nthe guardian this afternoon said that the law firm carter - ruck had ended its bid to ban the newspaper from publishing a parliamentary question about its client , one of the largest oil trading companies in the world .\nin 1967 carter - ruck himself was also sued , by the caterers at his daughter ' s wedding after he had refused to pay part of the bill because , he claimed , too much champagne had been poured .\nwhen my government turned its back on me and no one else took any interest in the abuse of british citizens in a uk aid fuelled country and not one british paper covered my trial , carter ruck were there .\nlaw firm carter - ruck ' s super - injunction to attempt to stop the reporting of a question on the trafigura affair in parliament has galvanised mps and other bodies to take up the fight for freedom of expression .\ncarter - ruck can charge a little more than the minimum wage because its many wealthy clients know that its lawyers will push as hard as they possibly can to defend clients\u2019 interests , as our spat with mccluskey showed .\non the down side , carter - ruck was a bit one dimensional and , in those cases where the guardian was pitched against him , not always quite as sharp as his reputation either ,\npreston added .\nfarage relates : \u201ci did something which i have never done before , something which was against my nature . i called the famous libel solicitors carter - ruck and appealed for the protection of the law against allegations without substance .\ncarter - ruck -\nincreasingly known for its work in representing davids in their battles against goliaths in the financial sector\n- features in the times ' discussion of the debate over access to justice in the commercial sector .\nbut in this case it appears the very expensive carter - ruck has effectively been used to issue press releases and that those instructing them have been content to sign blank cheques irrespective of the cost to the taxpayer .\nmichael martin , a working - class glaswegian who earns \u00a3136 , 677 a year for presiding over parliamentary debates , recruited the services of libel lawyers carter - ruck after a series of negative stories about him in the press .\nit was on 11 september that carter - ruck , the libel specialists employed by the london - based trading company , first went to court to get an emergency super - injunction preventing the guardian from publishing the minton report .\nalthough a frightening adversary , carter - ruck did lay claim to sympathy for the underdog and a commitment to social justice : he always felt strongly , for example , that legal aid should be available for libel and slander cases .\nnot to worry , when all this finally does come out in the open , maybe you can instruct a solicitor to send the mccans and carter - ruck . ; ) the truth will out as my mother says . . .\nfarrelly said :\ncarter - ruck ' s manoeuvres this week , were it not so serious , would be tantamount to high farce . it is important mps should not be prevented from going ahead with debates next week .\nit may also have helped that the school has repeatedly deployed libel lawyers carter ruck against critics of the school\u2019s management , and is currently suing lambeth council over three emails in which its chief auditor raised concerns about its financial affairs .\ncharlotte watson joins schillings having previously been a partner at carter - ruck . she brings extensive media law experience to the firm having spent the last eight years working in a freelance capacity for some of the uk\u2019s leading print publications .\nstrengths one interviewee says :\nthe carter - ruck team provides a truly first - class service . they are responsive and are problem solvers who continually think in new and innovative ways to get the best result for their clients .\nindex on censorship and english pen today welcomed mps\u2019 robust response to law firm carter - ruck ' s challenge to reporting of parliament , and called for a ban on the use of so - called \u2018super injunctions\u2019 except in extreme circumstances .\nthat is why i was somewhat grateful to scientology ' s uk lawyers at carter - ruck when they sent the bbc photographs of me hugging amy scobee at the end of a long and at times harrowing series of interviews about her experiences .\nthere\u2019s also the silent protest being staged on thursday at 1pm in chancery lane outside the offices of carter ruck . anyone who is available and interested in making a statement about misuse of libel is invited to attend . full details at : urltoken\n[ \u2026 ] then we saw the trafigura / carter - ruck gagging order farce , and the way the twitterverse and blogosphere reacted . ( joanne jacobs has pulled together lots of different reports and responses to trafigura here . ) [ \u2026 ]\nthomsen , who was in london last week meeting his lawyers at the firm carter ruck , has no doubt about the driving force behind his case .\ni believe that the lawsuit is an attempt to silence me ,\nhe said .\ncarter - ruck agreed to act on a no - win , no - fee basis , a system threatened by proposed changes to the law . the \u00a355 , 000 is to be donated to two charities for missing people and sick children .\nyet he was perhaps best known for is regular run - ins with private eye .\ni ' d feel neglected if a few weeks went by without a letter from carter - ruck ,\nthe magazine ' s editor ian hislop once said . private eye would retaliate to his writs by misspelling his last name .\nit is a very , very amusing magazine ,\ncarter - ruck admitted .\nbut they lack any sort of sensitivity and can sometimes be very hurtful .\nbut the outbreak of the second world war interrupted his legal career . carter - ruck served with distinction as an artilleryman , joining as a gunner and obtaining his commission in 1940 . by the time he left in 1944 , he had become a gunnery captain and , during four days ' leave in 1940 , had married ann maxwell . the couple appeared nigh - on inseparable , ann at his side for every social occasion . carter - ruck was shattered by her death earlier this year .\nhis clients had included laurence olivier , winston churchill and michael heseltine . another client , the late prime minister harold wilson , once said that mr carter - ruck had won everything he had asked for in a libel action against the daily mail .\nearlier this week , the labour mp paul farrelly said carter - ruck might be in contempt of parliament for seeking to stop the guardian reporting questions he had put down on the order paper revealing the existence of the\nsuper - injunction\n.\nmr carter - ruck represented nora beloff , an observer journalist who sued for libel after auberon waugh jested in his private eye column that she was frequently found in bed with harold wilson and other members of the cabinet but nothing improper had occurred .\nhouse of commons speaker michael martin paid \u00a321 , 516 over the course of three months this year to the law firm carter - ruck in order to deal with newspaper stories that questioned his impartiality and conduct . the problem is that it came from the public purse rather than martin ' s \u00a3136 , 677 salary . but i won ' t say anything rude about that - in case he spends even more by asking carter - ruck to send me a warning letter . ( via press gazette )\nhouse of commons speaker michael martin paid \u00a321 , 516 over the course of three months this year to the law firm carter - ruck in order to deal with newspaper stories that questioned his impartiality and conduct . the problem is that it came from the public purse rather than martin ' s \u00a3136 , 677 salary . but i won ' t say anything rude about that - in case he spends even more by asking carter - ruck to send me a warning letter . ( via press gazette )\nwithout all of these \u201cinvisible\u201d costs being met , there would simply be no lucrative court case for libel firms like carter ruck and schillings to cash in on . so what\u2019s actually happening here is that the uk taxpayer is indirectly subsidising the libel industry .\nmention the name carter - ruck and media law springs to mind . the firm that has launched a thousand libel writs has long held an enviable \u2014 among other claimant firms , at least \u2014 reputation as the b\u00eate noire of publishers and editors . carter - ruck has also drawn criticism as being too ready to use the no - win , no - fee regime \u2014 introduced in defamation claims by lord woolf in 2000 \u2014 to act for people who could otherwise easily afford their slice of access to justice .\nprincipal areas of work media law : carter - ruck has unrivalled expertise in advising individuals , companies and other organisations who find themselves subject to , or threatened with adverse or intrusive media coverage . the firm\u2019s lawyers have secured many of the highest ever damages awards in this field , as well as unprecedented front page apologies in national newspapers . the firm\u2019s claimant practice is the largest in the country , but the firm also represents defendants , including some of the uk\u2019s best - known publishers . international law : carter - ruck\u2019s international law team has extensive experience in litigation , dispute resolution and regulatory matters involving an international or diplomatic context . while much of carter - ruck\u2019s work is conducted before the uk courts and by way of arbitration , the firm also has cases proceeding in the european court of justice , before the united nations and in the courts of a host of overseas jurisdictions . commercial dispute resolution & litigation : carter - ruck has considerable experience in a very wide range of high value , complex commercial disputes . the firm has represented clients in the high court , court of appeal , supreme court , privy council and european court of justice . carter - ruck\u2019s international expertise means it is well placed to advise on multi - jurisdictional disputes and to conduct international arbitration and litigation in courts overseas . in certain high - value cases carter - ruck is willing to act on the basis of conditional fee agreements and to secure after - the - event insurance . financial mis - selling & professional negligence : carter - ruck\u2019s commercial litigation team has a formidable track - record of acting in high value financial mis - selling claims for compensation against institutions including banks , pensions providers and financial and tax advisers . the firm is also highly experienced in bringing negligence claims against solicitors , accountants , surveyors and other professionals .\nin all three cases carter - ruck acted on a no win , no fee basis ( conditional fee arrangement ) . and in the sikh holy man case at least , they were left significantly out of pocket after failing to recover any fees from the claimant .\ningrams , who presided over private eye during several high - profile libel actions in which mr carter - ruck acted against the satirical fortnightly , said that when he met the magazine ' s arch - foe he turned out to be\ndeferential and polite\n.\npeter preston , who received several libel writs from mr carter - ruck while he was editor of the guardian , described the lawyers as\na canny , clever man who saw libel could be big business and , for a time , made it so\n.\ncarter - ruck earned enough to pay for a series of ocean yachts - each one called fair judgment - drive a le mans rolls - royce and buy homes in hertfordshire , argyll and marbella . he lunched well at the garrick and spent evenings at covent garden .\npeter carter - ruck married , in 1940 , ann maxwell , daughter of group captain reginald stuart maxwell , mc , dfc , afc ; she died earlier this year . they had a son , who died in a sailing accident in 1973 , and a daughter .\nthe question was printed on the order paper yesterday and relates to the activities of trafigura , an international oil trader at the centre of a controversy regarding toxic waste - dumping in the ivory coast , and to the role of its solicitors , carter - ruck .\ncarter - ruck , the law firm representing trafigura , was accused of infringing the supremacy of parliament after it insisted that an injunction obtained against the guardian prevented the paper from reporting a question tabled on monday by the labour mp paul farrelly . [ my emphasis . ]\nbut thanks to the credit crunch , carter - ruck\u2019s image is getting a makeover . the city practice handles as much libel as ever \u2014 most of it still for claimants \u2014 but the firm is turning its expertise to the world of finance . this time the same\u2026\nfor more than 25 years , carter - ruck reigned supreme as britain ' s leading libel solicitor , first as senior partner of oswald hickson collier & co and later , from the age of 67 , with his own firm of peter carter - ruck & partners . fit , with a trim figure and capable sailor ' s hands , he worked a more than full week until well into his eighties , by which time , as one interviewer noted , his voice had become\nhushed and dry , like the rustling of documents\n.\nin 1989 carter - ruck publicly attacked the \u00a3600 , 000 damages awarded to sonia sutcliffe against the magazine and was invited to an eye lunch , an occasion he attended with some trepidation . not long afterwards , he asked if , in the new spirit of friendship , they would now stop printing the first letter of ruck as an f . their response , not unpredictably , was to print the first letter of carter as an f as well .\ni think my relationship with private eve is now definitely hate ,\nhe said later .\npeter frederick carter - ruck , lawyer : born 26 february 1914 ; senior partner , oswald hickson , collier & co 1945 - 81 ; founder and senior partner , peter carter - ruck and partners 1981 - 98 , consultant 1998 - 2000 ; chairman , law society law reform committee 1980 - 83 ; fellow , society for advanced legal studies 1998 - 2003 ; consultant , pellys solicitors 2000 - 03 ; married 1940 ann maxwell ( died 2003 ; one daughter , and one son deceased ) ; died great hallingbury , essex 19 december 2003 .\nmps reacted with anger to the suggestion a law firm had tried to gag a newspaper from reporting parliament and demanded an emergency debate , to be held next wednesday . peter bottomley , tory mp for worthing west , threatened to report carter - ruck to the law society .\ncarter - ruck responded yesterdayon thursday by writing to the speaker of the commons , john bercow , warning him it viewed the matter as sub - judice , which would prevent mps from debating the report , or the law firm ' s behaviour . then , after newspapers had gone to press tonight , trafigura and carter - ruck threw in the towel , announcing the guardian should\ntreat these orders as discharged\n. it was a recognition that the attempts at secrecy had been defeated by a newspaper , the collaboration of the web , and parliament .\n( nb : if anyone from radio 4 or itv wants to use fussbudget the lawyer in any of their satire shows , they are entirely welcome to him . they too will have to credit law firm carter - ruck if they choose to use this particular sketch though . )\nhis job with lee bolton secure , carter - ruck opted to go to germany for three months rather than start university , a decision he later regarded as a mistake . in germany he witnessed , in 1932 , growing signs of nazism , and attended a rally in freiburg at which hitler spoke . he wrote that he was\ndeeply affected by the increasing fanaticism and violence on the streets\n. returning from germany , carter - ruck qualified as a solicitor with lee bolton before joining oswald hickson , where he was soon to become head of its litigation department .\nat the same time , tony bennett , having received appropriate legal advice , has already replied , earlier today , to the legal letter received by carter - ruck on behalf of brian and patrick kennedy . accompanying this statement is tony\u2019s on - the - record reply to that letter .\nthis comes six years after other lawyers got involved over ms brown\u2019s self - published book casting doubt on the mccanns\u2019 account of how their daughter disappeared . after amazon heard from libel law firm carter - ruck , acting for the mccanns , the book was withdrawn from the online bookseller .\nofcom has dismissed complaints of antisemitism and impartiality against carter - ruck client al jazeera over its 2017 documentary series the lobby . activists luke akehurst , russell langer and ella rose accused al - jazeera of breaches of privacy and unfair editing in relation to the documentary , which\u00e3\u0082\u00e2 . . .\nin his memoirs he praised the rightwing financier sir james goldsmith for alleviating the injustice of the lack of legal aid with money from a foundation . he said it let solicitors assess cases in the same way as the legal aid board would . however , the assessor was none other than carter - ruck , and his firm was paid , win or lose . the beneficiaries tended not to be widows and orphans but rightwing politicos such as neil hamilton , who trousered \u00a320 , 000 from the bbc for a panorama programme - carter - ruck ' s bill was \u00a3240 , 000 ."]}
{"id": 55418, "summary": [{"text": "the linkwood distillery is a whisky distillery in elgin , in the speyside region of scotland .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "it is owned by the drinks giant diageo .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "the distillery was built in 1821 by peter brown with two stills , and started production in 1825 with a capacity of 4,500 litres per year .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the distillery was operated by james walker until browns death in 1868 , after which the distillery got under control of his son , william brown .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "between 1872 and 1873 william brown , the son of peter brown designed and built a new distillery with help of architect methven , replacing the old one on the same location .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the new distillery had a capacity of 227,000 liters per year .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "after william browns death , the linkwood-glenlivet company was created by browns family in 1898 and brought to the stock exchange .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the distillery was then further extended to a capacity of 454,000 liters per year .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "in 1902 innes cameron joined the linkwood-glenlivet company and became managing director of the linkwood distillery until his death in 1932 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "by that time he was the largest shareholder of the company .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "the company was sold to scottish malt distillers , which itself was bought by united distillers .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "after temporary closure between 1941 and 1945 as a result of barley shortage during the world war ii , the distillery reopened in 1945 under roderick mackenzie , who led the distillery until 1963 .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "mackenzie who believed that all things in the distillery contributed to the final product .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "in 1962 , scottish malt distillers decided the distillery needed to be completely refurbished .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "mackenzie oversaw the rebuilding of the distillery in his last year as general manager .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the distillery was electrified , replacing the steam engine and water wheel that powered the distillery before , and all stills were replaced with exact replicas of the former stills .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "in 1971 the a second distillery was built alongside the first , which became known as linkwood b , with steam heated stills .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the stills of the first distillery were converted by heated by steam as well .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "with the build of linkwood b the two distilleries reached its current combined capacity of 2.5 million liters per year .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "the distillery was mothballed between 1985 and 1990 . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "linkwood distillery", "paragraphs": ["3 ) the linkwood distillery is named after the nearby burn of linkwood - which supplies cooling water .\ndark spice and strawberries abound this 15 year old from the linkwood distillery . more info\nin 1971 a second distillery with four stills was built next to the old distillery . the technical specifications of the new distillery were different ( the new distillery used condensers as opposed to the cast iron worm tub that was used at the old distillery ) , so there are two distinctly different distilleries on the premises ; linkwood a ( the old one ) and linkwood b ( new ) .\nshare your experience with other whisky lovers . write a note about your trip to the linkwood distillery .\n1 ) founder peter brown ran the linkwood distillery for almost half a century , between 1821 and 1868 .\npeter brown founded the distillery in 1821 . at its inception , the site had only two stills , and whisky operation wasn ' t entirely legal yet . the distillery formally began operations in 1825 , after whisky distillation was legalized . brown ' s original distillery operated with only one wash still and one spirit still . brown actually ran the distillery for over fifty years , until his death in 1868 . brown ' s son , william inherited the distillery , and demolished the original distillery to make way for the distillery today .\nthis means that linkwood started legal whisky production not too long after glenlivet distillery that claims to be the first legal distillery . if the historical information is correct , peter brown ran linkwood for almost fifty years until his death in 1868 . his son william inherited the distillery and demolished it four years later to make room for a new one . construction of a brand new linkwood distillery began in 1872 and was finished two years later , in 1874 .\nthe mashtun of the linkwood distilleryoriginally , the distillery used its own floor maltings , but now the distillery sources its malts from one of diageo ' s industrial sources in speyside . linkwood distillery uses a combination of peated and unpeated malts , which are used for different distillation process , depending on the destination of the single malt being distilled .\nthe two stills are increased by four . technically , the four new stills belong to a new distillery sometimes referred to as linkwood b .\nthe brown family stayed involved with linkwood until 1897 when it was taken over by the linkwood - glenlivet distillery co . ltd . in 1902 robert innes cameron became a board member of the company and over the years his influence grew . innes cameron eventually became director of linkwood and chairman of the malt distillers association . in 1933 , one year after innes cameron passed away , linkwood distillery was taken over by scottish malt distillers ltd . ( smd ) . this marked the beginning of a few relatively uneventful decades until a major refurbishment of the distillery in 1962 . the specifications of the ' old ' linkwood distillery remained unchanged .\nthe distillery was again rebuilt in 1962 and a new four still stillhouse ( called linkwood b ) was built in 1971 . this ran alongside the old two still distillery ( then called linkwood a ) until 1985 . linkwood a was then demolished last year and the two stills were rehoused in an extension to linkwood b . this extension also holds six new washbacks , but more about those later .\npeter brown founded the distillery in 1821 . at its inception , the site had only two stills , and whisky operation wasn ' t entirely legal yet . the distillery formally began operations in 1825 , after whisky distillation was legalized . brown ' s original distillery operated with only one wash still and one spirit still .\nthe parking lot infront of the stillhous of the linkwood distillerylinkwood draws the water used in its production from the milbules spring , which flows beside the distillery . the production capacity of the distillery stands at an impressive 3 . 5 million liters a year . the distillery has gone through a series of renovations and refurbishments . in 1971 , a second still house was built , which uses six large washbacks , as opposed to the older distillery , which uses five smaller ones .\nthe flora and fauna series released 12 year old from the speyside distillery , linkwood . whisky magazine awarded this an\neditor ' s choice\n. more info\nsome sort of a finish ? it overwhelms the distillery character . too bad , because the core is good .\nlinkwood ( or rather : the first of the two linkwood distilleries ) was founded in 1821 by peter brown . that means that it was founded when whisky distillation was still ( sort of ) illegal . however , it wasn ' t until 1825 that production actually started at linkwood distillery .\nthe original distillery was built in 1821 on the southern outskirts of elgin by one peter brown . however , his distillery was completely demolished and rebuilt by his son william in the 1870s . a new stillhouse with four new stills was added in the 1970s andis now the focus of malt production \u2013 the old washbacks are the only part of the old distillery still in use today .\na 12 year old from linkwood distillery in speyside . distilled 2000 with one cask producing 762 bottles in 2012 . one of four single cask malts released by wemyss malts in january . . .\nthe tour finished in the manager ' s office , which is located across from the main distillery building . here we enjoyed a tasting of the linkwood 12 years old , which was deliciously light , zesty and grassy . we were able to look at some photos of the old distillery and recent extension works , plus ask further questions of eric and pierrick . linkwood is a lovely distillery and we thoroughly enjoyed our tour of it . the way that the old and new sections have been put together is very good .\nsingle malt from the linkwood distillery , drawn from a single refill hogshead and independently bottled by langside . this 10 year old expression was distilled in 2006 and matured until 2017 , when it\u2026 more info\nan indie bottling of single malt scotch whisky from the linkwood distillery , drawn from a pair of hogshead casks which matured said whisky for 22 years - from may 1995 to december 2017 . more info\nthe linkwood distillery is located on the outskirts of elgin and was founded in 1821 by peter brown . he remained in charge until his death in 1868 , when linkwood was inherited by his son william . he rebuilt the distillery in 1873 to increase capacity and it was again doubled in capacity in 1897 . linkwood became part of scottish malt distillers , a subsidiary of the distillers company ltd which would later go on to form part of the current owners diageo .\na brick wall with the letters linkwood placed on themthe speyside distillery of linkwood has a very slim selection of official bottlings for prospective buyers to choose from . official releases from the distillery have been very rare , and mainly limited to diago ' s flora and fauna range , as well as united distiller ' s rare malts range . there have also been a number of independent bottlings of linkwood by such bottlers as gordon & macphail , duncan taylor and douglas laing .\nthe glenlivet code is a limited edition bottling from the famous speyside distillery that offers no product information on the bottle or p . . .\nthe small speyside distillery of benromach is celebrating two anniversaries this year \u2013 120 years since it was originally built and 20 ye . . .\n22 year old single malt from the linkwood distillery in speyside , independently bottled by signatory . it was distilled back in may 1995 and allowed to age in a pair of hogshead casks which were\u2026 more info\nthe vast majority of the spirit distilled at linkwood is used is such diageo - owned blends as johnnie walker and white horse . however , the distillery also sells of much of the spirit to other blenders .\nis the distillery or brand you ' re looking for not on this list ? check out the ' brands ' page for more . . .\na single cask whisky from linkwood distillery aged for an amazing 24 years . distilled on the 5th of december 1989 and bottled by montgomerie ' s for their single cask collection in march 2013 . tops . more info\na single malt scotch whisky from the linkwood distillery in speyside , drawn from a pair of bourbon barrels which matured the whisky for 18 years , from november 1998 to may 2017 . following that , the\u2026 more info\nthis is an 11 year old single malt from the linkwood distillery , independently bottled by that boutique - y whisky company . as with the rest of the boutique - y bottling , the label features a reference\u2026 more info\nfounded in 1821 , the distillery sits in a tranquil setting overlooking the dam of the linkwood burn . the water that makes linkwood whisky comes from millbuies springs , and makes a fine , smooth and complex whisky ; just it always has , through wars and depressions , takeovers and closures .\nthis quaint distillery sits on the river lossie , close to elgin in speyside . established in 1825 , peter brown and his son famously built the reputation of linkwood over 70 years . they were followed by manager roberick mackenzie who vehemently resisted any changes being made to what his two predecessors had established . rarely seen as a single malt distillery bottling , demand for linkwood has always outstripped supply , despite a new still house being added to run alongside the original in 1971 .\nthe linkwood distillery sits in elgin , drawing its water from the springs of millbuies loch . next to the distillery is a large and rather beautiful reservoir which plays host to a variety of local wildlife including ducks and swans , the latter can be seen gracing the label of the twelve year - old bottling . linkwood is home to two stillhouses , linkwood a , which is currently not in use , houses the two original stills and linkwood b , in which a further four stills operate . the distillery has a capacity of 2 . 24 million litres per annum and the majority of the whisky produced is used for blending , notably in johnnie walker . thanks to diageo there have been , of late , several single malt whiskies released from linkwood . in 2008 , three twenty - six year - olds were launched , notable for their 50cl bottles and having spent the last fourteen years of their maturation in either rum , red wine or port casks . there have been quite a number of independent bottlings in recent times , joining a few special editions and the flora and fauna twelve year - old . the linkwood distillery was founded in 1821 by peter brown and rebuilt fifty - one years later following william brown\u2019s inheritance of the distillery in 1868 . linkwood is currently under diageo ownership following scottish malt distillers takeover in 1933 and their subsequent amalgamation to form the drinks giant .\nlinkwood always evokes thoughts of sweetmeats . this one seems a particularly sweet interpetation .\nthis 16 year old sherried whisky from linkwood was released at the 2013 whisky show in london . the label shape is inspired by vintage old bottles of linkwood .\nthis distillery by the banks of the river lossie is every bit the idyll of a country distillery , with its woodlands and resident population of swans . legend has it that longtime manager roderick mackenzie thought the environment so important to the taste of linkwood , he forbade the removal of spiders\u2019 webs from the rafters in case the character were to change . great care is still taken to maintain its high standards , though the cobwebs have been removed .\nthe construction of a second distillery next to the old one wasn ' t unusual for smd ; they did the same with clynelish ( constructed right next to brora ) and glendullan ( where another distillery was built under the same name ) in 1972 . the twin stills approach was ' en vogue ' a few decades ago , but these days the expansion of production capacity is realised in other ways . the old distillery ( linkwood a ) was closed in 1985 , but it was reopened again in 1990 - not to go into full production again though . linkwood ' a ' makes whisky for just a few months per year . at least , this was the case until fairly recently . nowadays ' linkwood b ' may be the only distillery running again with only the washbacks of ' linkwood a ' being used . with six large washbacks the new distillery has more of those than the old distillery , which has five smaller ones . the stills of both distilleries are heated by steam . linkwood has built a strong reputation with blenders over the years and these days most of the whisky is used in blends ; notably johnnie walker and white horse . the vast majority of the malt whisky that is produced at linkwood is still used for blends and for a long time the only official bottling from the distillery was a 12yo expression in the ' flora & fauna ' range . this situation changed in 2008 when diageo released three different ' finishes ' ; rum , port and ' sweet red wine ' . while the concept of finishes is hardly unusual these days , these bottlings had some noteworthy features . for one thing , the age of these releases was 26 years and the double maturation lasted for more than half that time : 14 years . the size of the bottles was unusual too ; just 0 . 5 litres as opposed to the regular 0 . 7 litres ( for europe ) or 0 . 75 litres ( in the us ) .\na cask inside the linkwood warehouselinkwood has a series of onsite warehouses , which are both dunnage and racked . littlewood is aged in a combination of american oak and spanish sherry casks , which are selected from a series of distilleries and vintners in america and spain that the distillery has a long - standing relationship with .\ndistillers company limited ( dcl ) launches their series the ascot malt cellar which includes linkwood 12 years .\nthe pot stills of the linkwood distillerylinkwood distillery has three wash and three spirit stills . the wash stills each have a capacity of 15 ' 000 liters , while the spirit stills each have a capacity of 17 ' 000 . both the wash and spirit stills have a pear shape , with large , spherical lids , and tall conical necks . the spirit stills spherical lids are wider than that of their wash counterparts , allowing for slightly different distillation flow in the still . the distillery is one of very few in scotland that has not one but two still houses . today , only one is used , with the original house having lain silent since 1996 . the second still house was added in 1971 to increase the distillery ' s production capacity . rumors say , that the second still house was started again for production .\nin 2012 , the old building was demolished as part of yet another upgrade . this time six new washbacks were installed in a new distillery along with two new stills . capacity is now in excess of 5 . 5m litres per annum .\nlinkwood is a part of diageo ' s portfolio of distilleries , having been in the possession of scottish malt distillers / distillers company ltd since the 1930s . shortly after the dcl takeover in 1936 , the distillery was run by a superstitious gael called roderick mackenzie , who famously refused to remove even the cobwebs in the stillhouse in case it affected the quality of the spirit .\n. this tour takes in four of diageo ' s single malt distilleries around the elgin area of speyside that are not normally open to the public - glen elgin , glenlossie , linkwood and mannochmore . our guide for the trip was eric walker , the senior site manager in charge of the four distilleries . so , on a bright spring saturday morning we boarded a minibus full of european malt fanatics and headed for linkwood , our first distillery of the day and one which we knew very little about .\nour tour was led by pierrick guillame , the new trainee site operations manager at linkwood , who was supported by eric . linkwood was the first distillery that eric worked at when he started in the industry 35 years ago and he has a clear affection for it . as we head to the mashing room , pierrick explains that they have five malt bins at linkwood and each holds a staggering 28 tonnes of malted barley . it takes an hour for each bin to be filled . the malt is produced mostly within diageo ' s own facilities and current strains being used include belgravia and concerto . this is then milled down in the porteus mill in four hour sessions to produce their grist .\ntour and it is difficult to pinpoint why that is . we hope that it is not the last time that we visit linkwood . . .\nsmooth and medium bodied , linkwood single malt scotch whisky is a hidden speyside treasure , full of the characteristic fruit and flower scents of the region .\nwell known to whisky connoisseurs , linkwood is most commonly seen as an independent bottling , as owners diageo only rarely issue official releases . discover more \u00bb\nlinkwood is another of the light speyside camp . the new make has the aroma of a spring meadow \u2013 mixing cut grass , apple and peach blossom .\nit was completely rebuilt in 1874 by his son william and existed as an independent distiller , run by an elgin - based whisky broker , until 1932 when it joined the dcl stable . it has remained in production ever since , with regular upgrades taking place , most significantly in 1972 when a new distillery was built opposite the old buildings .\nlocated on the outskirts of elgin ( though now within its ever - growing suburbs ) linkwood was established in 1821 , but only started production in 1824 . owner peter brown was the factor [ manager ] of the linkwood estate and wisely kept his nose clean until the 1823 excise act was on the stature book .\nlinkwood always evokes thoughts of sweetmeats , sometimes delicate , on other occasions more robust . this is in the latter mood : down - to - earth sweetness .\n2 ) robert innes cameron ( manager and later owner of linkwood between 1902 and 1932 ) also owned three other malt whisky distilleries : benrinnes , tamdhu and teaninich .\nthe introduction of the new washbacks and additional two stills has raised linkwood ' s annual production capacity to 5 . 6 million litres . the pair of stills were originally connected to a wormtub condenser in the old section of the distillery and produced a different style of spirit as a result . in the new extension they are using column condensers and thermal imaging equipment was used to make sure that they were mimicking the performance of the other four stills . the result is that all three pairs of stills now produce light , grassy spirit .\nthere\u2019s just a hint of smoke in amongst linkwood\u2019s verdant garden . it\u2019s this cigar - box tang which signals the complexity and depth held within , and keeps the drinker coming back for more .\n26 year old linkwood single malt , aged in a sherry wood cask from december 1989 to january 2016 . this mackillop ' s choice bottling was a release of just 180 bottles . more info\na brilliant write - up , guys . having pedalled through the laich of moray last week i can confirm that it is ideal distilling country ( i passed benriach , longmorn , and brackla but didn ' t spot linkwood ) . the 12yo is not one i ' ve had for a while but remains a firm speyside favourite . really delightfully fruity and poised . i think it ' s great to have more detail on blogs such as this one about the recent expansion programmes and what they do to the ' feel ' of a distillery . you tackled this modern trend within the industry very astutely over the course of the piece . bravo !\na single cask bottling of 20 year old linkwood single malt , distilled in june 1997 and bottled in march 2018 . yet another smashing release from signatory ' s cask strength collection . 226 bottles were\u2026 more info\n5 ) the linkwood malt whisky is used in important diageo blends like johnnie walker and white horse , but a lot of it ends up in the blended whiskies of other whisky blenders and bottlers as well .\nlighter than light linkwood is a malt beloved by blenders , and this cadenhead - bottled 24 year old expression doesn\u2019t deviate from the delicious norm \u2013 but it does ramp up the fruit . this one is\u2026 more info\na duncan taylor bottling of 26 year old linkwood single malt , drawn from cask # 5046 . this was distilled in october 1990 and allowed to age for just over quarter of a century before being bottled in\u2026 more info\na strictly limited linkwood , independently bottled by c\u00e0rn m\u00f2r . this was distilled in 2006 and matured in a pair of hogshead casks for 11 years , until they were cracked open in 2017 . 830 bottles were\u2026 more info\nan 11 year old single malt from linkwood , independently bottled by the folks from claxton ' s . this was distilled in 2006 and set aside to age in a single bourbon hogshead before being bottled at cask\u2026 more info\na 20 year old single malt from linkwood , aged in a refill hogshead from june 1997 until august 2017 . following that . douglas laing came along and bottled it up for their old particular range . only\u2026 more info\nfrom the long - running old malt cask indie bottling range comes a 20 year old linkwood single malt , matured in a single refill hogshead from june 1997 to august 2017 . a release of 297 bottles from\u2026 more info\na chorlton whisky bottling of linkwood single malt , matured in a hogshead cask for 11 years . it was bottled at cask strength , with only 49 bottles produced . a snowy scene appears on the label - \u2026 more info\n18 year old single malt from linkwood , independently bottled by the single cask ( not only are they indie bottlers - they have their own whisky bar in singapore ! ) . this was distilled in june 1995 and\u2026 more info\n4 ) linkwood is one of a few distilleries that has two different still houses - not unlike balvenie and macallan . the second still house was constructed in 1971 and the original still house has not been used since 1996 .\na 26 year old single cask linkwood , bottled by bartels whisky for their highland laird range . it was distilled in 1989 and left to age in a bourbon hogshead for 26 years , when it was then bottled at\u2026 more info\nnext stop was the still room , which is now an l - shape following the addition of the recent extension . the new section is home to one pair of stills , which were actually previously housed in the old part of the distillery that was knocked down during the renovation . these had not been used since the mid - 1990s . the older section has two further pairs of stills and the two parts have been integrated in such a way that it feels like it has always been like that .\nif you were ever going to bottle a 42 year old single malt scotch whisky from linkwood of natural colour and at a cask strength 40 . 9 % abv , you could only ever release it in a range called the cask\u2026 more info\nreleased as part of diageo ' s rare malts range , a 26 year old bottling , distilled in 1975 . a rare speyside malt from linkwood . this bottle was part of a private collection - if you ' d like more\u2026 more info\nlinkwood 17yo 1990 / 2008 ( 48 % , adelphi , c # 9734 , 204 bts . ) nose : fruity , honeyed and a little flowery . the faintest whiff of oil perhaps ? pleasant , but little more . taste : dry and a little gritty . a faint sweetness in the background . a hint of liquorice in the medium dry finish . score : 81 points - this is a sister cask to last year ' s linkwood c # 9733 from adelphi , but not quite as impressive .\nlinkwood is bottled as a 12 - year - old in diageo\u2019s flora & fauna range , and for many years quasi - official bottlings have come from gordon & macphail of elgin \u2013 often from ex - sherry casks . other independent bottlings appear fairly regularly .\nit ' s the second batch of linkwood bottled by that boutique - y whisky company ! that chap on the label is fixing trigger ' s broom , which he got a medal for - he ' s been using the same broom for 20 years . \u2026 more info\nupon moving to the washback area , we took a detour in to the operations office . this was built last year as part of the distillery expansion and from here the entire production site can technically be monitored by one person , although more are employed at the site . what was slightly reassuring was that despite all of the technology , much of the paperwork still has to be recorded by hand for inspection by the customs & excise department . tun room no . 1 has five washbacks , each of which can hold up to 57 , 000 litres of wort and taking around four and a half hours to fill each one .\nthe mash room is actually part of a much bigger open plan room that also house five fermentation washbacks and an operations office . this is the old part of the current distillery , which was built in the early 1970s . the mash tun is quite new and was installed in 2011 . it holds 12 . 5 tonnes of grist and they use three waters to extract as many of the soluble sugars from it as possible . each water is added at an increased temperature ( 68\u00b0c , then 76\u00b0c and finally 86\u00b0c ) to achieve this . an interesting stat from eric at this point was that each mash will end up producing 12 , 500 bottles of whisky .\nlinkwood 11yo 1984 / 1996 ( 43 % , signatory vintage , butt # 5458 ) . nose : mellow and slightly grainy . warm milk with a dash of aniseed ? peaches . definitely not from a fresh sherry butt , but it ' s quite pleasant and accessible . more and more organics with time - and maybe a hint of smoke ? a little bit simple taste : fruity and slightly dusty with a very faint hint of perfume . a little bitter . it doesn ' t take very long to grow drier , flatter and smokier . loses points here . score : 79 points - not terribly complex and the palate of this linkwood keeps it from the 80 ' s .\nthese were not all ( official & independent ) bottlings of linkwood scotch whisky i ' ve tried over the years . besides , these tasting notes only reflect my own , personal opinion ; your tastes might be different from mine . fortunately , you can find the scores and tasting notes from up to two dozen other whisky lovers in the ' malt maniacs monitor ' - an independent whisky database with details on more than 15 , 000 different whiskies from scotland and the rest of the world . visit the linkwood page on the mmmonitor and select ' scorecard view ' if you want to know how other whisky lovers felt about the dozens of linkwood expressions that were released in recent years . however , if you ' d like to learn more about whisky in general ( and single malt scotch whisky in particular ) , you might want to check out the beginner ' s guide to scotch whisky ( 10 chapters filled with everything you need to fully enjoy and appreciate a glass of single malt whisky ) or the malmanac ( sort of a rudimentary whisky shopping guide . )\n2008 - three different official bottlings of linkwood are released . the peculiar thing is that all three are ' finished ' malt whiskies ( a second maturation in casks that previously contained rum , port and ' sweet red wine ' ) and especially that these ' finishes ' lasted for 14 years - longer than the initial maturation . the fact that diageo was able to release these in meaningful quantities gives us an interesting insight in the expectations of the management at the time . 2009 - the bottom of one of the spirit stills is replaced . 2011 - production at linkwood ceased for four months , from march to july , for refurbishment and replacements . parts of the wash stills are replaced and a new stainless steel mash tun is installed .\nlinkwood 13yo 1990 / 2003 ( 43 % , jack wiebers whisky world , castle collection , c # 1922 ) nose : light and quite grainy - very similar to the teaninich 10yo at first . as i suspected , quite boring . after a minute some very faint spices emerge . then something oily and ' farty ' as well . rice crackers ? the oily component definitely grows stronger with time , but so do the organics , adding one or two points . taste : malty and quite bitter . feels a tad syrupy . no obvious flaws , but nothing to sing about either . score : 73 points - quite boring like the teaninich 10yo , but that one has a sunnier disposition . this linkwood needs at least fifteen minutes before some sort of personality starts to develop .\nlinkwood has long been prized by blenders , and the vast majority of production goes into diageo ' s johnnie walker and white horse blends . the standard expression is the flora and fauna 12yo , but this was joined in the official bottlings in 2008 by three double - matured versions that had spent their last 14 years of maturation in port , rum and red wine casks . independent bottlings are relatively common and are frequently excellent value .\nlinkwood 12yo 1990 / 2003 ( 46 % , hart bros , sherry cask ) nose : aaaah . old , dry , good sherry . amontillado ? leans very much towards ' farmy ' . complex organics . an absolutely smashing nose - this one really takes no prisoners . that being said , it seems to run out of steam after fifteen minutes . something metallic ? taste : very sherried . winey & woody . tannins . very extreme - a tad too much so ? smokier over time . very dry . no sweetness at all . not quite as enjoyable as the nose . score : 86 points - it ' s not often that i encounter a malt whisky that ' s too sherried for me . i adore the profile of the nose of this linkwood ( especially the ' farmy ' twist ) but it ' s a bit too much . . .\nlinkwood 15yo ( 43 % , gordon & macphail licensed bottling , bottled + / - 2010 ) nose : concentrated strawberries and animal feed . lovely complexity and evolution , but light at the same time . taste : fruity and smooth with some organics lurking in the background . smoke . great , medium sweet finish . score : 88 points - wow , this is a really fantastic batch of this old favourite . it developed an attitude !\nlinkwood 1989 / 2004 ( 43 % , the spirit safe , 385 bottles ) nose : light and grainy . vaguely fruity . prickly in the top of my nose . a bit weak . it opens up a little after a minute . much , much more character after a while . barley and other ' good grains ' . some light fruity notes as well . pears and plums . over time it showed lots of unique organics , almost lifting it into the upper 80 ' s . taste : fairly weak start followed my a perfumy phase . a fleeting flash of sweetness . it ' s not quite sweet enough for my tastes and grows a tad uneven towards the finish . score : 83 points - this whisky had some strange personality deficits , but lots of character . this linkwood is still not too impressive on the palate , but i can live with that because of the nose .\nlinkwood 16yo 1990 / 2007 ( 49 , 3 % , adelphi , c # 9733 , 269 bts . ) nose : spicy & fruity start , settling down quickly . gooseberries ? then sharper alcoholic aromas appear , evolving into greater complexity . taste : starts out on the oily side , then a short herbal episode , then a long sweet centre . hint of liquorice . score : 85 points - this one needed time to reach a recommendation for silver in the malt maniacs awards .\nthe whisky produced at linkwood is used across diageo ' s extensive portfolio of blended whiskies , particularly in the famous johnnie walker range . it is also highly sought after by other blending companies and features in numerous well known brands . single malts are rare as a result and only 1 - 2 % of warehoused stock is released as such . it is largely confined to the independent bottling companies . the only current official release is a 12 years old expression , which forms part of their\nwhen mature , however , although linkwood ' s freshness is retained the palate reveals a thick texture which slows the whisky down in the mouth . it is this combination of texture and delicacy which makes it prized by blenders \u2013 and much loved by malt whisky aficionados . the fragrance is achieved by creating very clear wort , having a very long fermentation and distilling ( slowly to maximise copper conversation ) in pairs of stills in which the spirit is larger than the wash , allowing even more copper contact .\nlinkwood 16yo 1990 / 2007 ( 58 . 7 % , single malts of scotland , sherry hogshead , c # 5038 , 283 bts . ) nose : a classic sherried profile . some vague musty notes in the background . a pinch of sulphur ? taste : big , chewy and fruity . hot start , cool centre . a lovely evolving sweetness . a tad gritty in the finish . score : 89 points - but it definitely needs a few drops of water to polish off the rougher edges .\nlinkwood 12yo 1989 / 2002 ( 59 . 2 % , blackadder raw cask , c # 5624 ) at almost 60 % , any bottle i would have tried after this would have suffered from its ' shadow ' . nose : very rich and spicy . mocca ? then more developing organics . clay ? chalk ? rotting fruits - something ' fermenty ' . complex , but it seems deceptively simple . very interesting and quite complex , but it shows hardly any development over time . with water it mellowed out a bit . the mocca and coffee notes were brought forward . wait , now it opens up . maggi and oriental spices . this one earns an extra point here . taste : sweet and powerful . fruity . a great mouth feel , but few lasting impressions . adding water didn ' t improve the palate of this whisky - it turned dry and quite bitter . too bad . score : 86 points - this linkwood is quite an amazing drams that shows just a few ' flaws ' .\nthe new 2013 extension is partly home to tun room no . 2 - this is home to six further washbacks and each is the same size as the originals . in both cases 205 litres of creamed yeast is added to the wort and this allows fermentation to begin quickly . the fermentation time is around the 75 hour mark and this helps to create the grassy and floral notes that makes linkwood so desirable amongst whisky blenders . the new extension has a more clinical feel to it but somehow seems to retain the character of the older section .\nlinkwood 1991 / 2005 ( 46 % , wilson & morgan , sherry wood ) nose : sherry . polished . fruity . spices are next . an upbeat malt . hint of balsamic vinegar in the background . more serious with time ; organics . polished . great development over time ; growing complexity . hint of sulphur ? taste : not as cheerful as the nose . sherry . little sweetness . hint of liquorice . quite dry . some tannins . score : 88 points - but the lovely nose warrants a score well in the 90 ' s . the best of speyside & spain .\nlinkwood 36yo 1973 / 2010 ( 50 , 4 % , the nectar daily dram , belgium ) nose : passion fruit . hmm . lots of passion fruit . perhaps too much , drifting in the perfumy part of the spectrum . over time some minty notes emerge . liquorice all sorts ? still , the perfumy remains a distracting influence for me . taste : very sweet and fruity start , followed by some organics . plastic ? beer ? more pleasant than the nose . score : 84 points - which is an average of ( initially ) an upper 70 ' s nose and an upper 80 ' s palate .\nlinkwood 21yo 1989 / 2011 ( 61 . 7 % , signatory vintage for lmdw , sherry butt , c # 3207 , 303 bts . ) nose : a lovely sherried profile , leaning to the sweet side . raisins . turkish delight . blackberry jam . prunes ? after a few minutes the occasional whiff of organics . quite a sting in the nose at cask strength . tea leaves . palate : the sherried profile on the palate matches that of the nose perfectly . quite dry . fairly mild tannins . score : 89 points - with a little more tannins in the finish ( i like those ! ) it would have reached the 90 ' s .\nlinkwood 19yo 1989 / 2009 ( 53 . 5 % , the clydesdale , cask ref 0034 / 1841 , 209 bts . ) nose : light and fruity ; slightly citrussy . odd fruits . some subtle organics emerge after a few minutes . however , the organics can ' t keep the score in the 80 ' s . somehow , this seems like a wine finished whisky . taste : very smooth start ; quite sweet . peanuts ? dry , gritty centre . harsh , bitter finish . hint of perfume ? score : 79 points - this doesn ' t really feel like a malt whisky that ' s almost twenty years old . a tired cask ?\nlinkwood 12yo 1988 / 2000 ( 43 % , sigv , sherry butt # 2790 , d . 31 / 05 / 1988 , b . 24 / 10 / 2000 , 912 bottles ) nose : sweetish and a little fruity . sweet malt and a hint of dust , just like a handful of malted barley . nice . it grows a little ' dirtier ' over time . i imagine this is easy to drink by the bottle . not overly complex , though . taste : bittersweet fruity burn . more orangy bitterness later on . chewy fruits at the end of the long finish . score : 78 points - a very decent single malt , and one that grows much more interesting with time .\nlinkwood 1973 ( 49 . 7 % , twe fine old malt whisky , bourbon cask matured , bottled + / - 2010 ) nose : polished and slightly fruity , with a surprising hint of peat in the background . some sharp spices . curry ? mustard ? lovely evolution over time as well , but it remains beautifully balanced . shortage of personality ? taste : perfectly drinkable at almost 50 % abv . or should i say perfectly chewable ? lots of tannins present . a fairly smooth start with lots of wood , growing much hotter in the centre . cools down in the tannic finish . score : 89 points - a perfect example of a complex , finely aged malt whisky without any rough edges .\nlinkwood 11yo 1988 / 2000 ( 43 % , sigv , sherry butt # 2786 , d . 31 / 05 / 1988 , b . 06 / 01 / 2000 , 932 bottles ) nose : a big sherry monster . lovely organics . toffee ? oh yeah , i love these extreme sherry monsters . . . taste : phew ! big sherry attack ! smoke ? cool and minty in the centre , dry and woody in the long finish . extreme . quite a contrast with c # 2790 ( see below ) on the palate . that one is arguably better balanced . . . score : 83 points - i adore the xlnt nose but it ' s not convincing enough on the palate for the upper 80 ' s .\nlinkwood 1990 / 2009 ( 45 % , gordon & macphail for la maison du whisky , cask # 6964 ) nose : heavy with fruits , chocolate and some coffee . burnt coffee beans ? hints of spices & something meaty . sulphur . a pleasant enough profile , but it somehow feels forced and a little artificial . too much of a good thing ? after circa thirty minutes the spices have become the most important element in the bouquet . taste : smoky , woody and quite flat - not nearly as good as the nose . syrupy and quite drinkable , though . smoky , bitter finish - a tad too extreme to end up in the upper 80 ' s . they went a little too far with this one ? score : 82 points - there ' s a hint of sulphur in the nose , but it ' s so subtle that i don ' t mind too much . in fact , if it wasn ' t for the ' embargo ' on mm awards scores , i ' d increase mine to 83 or 84 points . . .\ncopyright \u00a9 1994 - 2018 urltoken media gmbh & co . kg am grundwassersee 4 \u00b7 de 82402 seeshaupt \u00b7 germany legal notice\na whole garden of fruit and flower scents in a smooth , long , complex speyside of distinction .\nthe more you taste , the more you find , the greater the rewards .\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 .\nboth plants ran until 1985 when the original ceased production , although it was still used as an experimental site \u2013 it was here that a lot of diageo\u2019s research into copper , reflux and the effect of worm tubs took place . in the late 1990s it was on the shortlist to become the speyside representative in the classic malts range .\na sister brand to abbot\u2019s choice , chequers was an occasional deluxe blend from john mcewan & co .\na sherry matured , 36 year old single malt , distilled in 1946 and bottled by gordon and macphail . more info\ninnes cameron , a whisky trader from elgin , joins the board and eventually becomes the major shareholder and director .\nreproduced from the malt whisky yearbook 2009 with the kind permission of mr ingvar ronde .\nare approximate , and should be used for illustrative purposes only . all prices are in gbp and all orders are charged in gbp . the order total \u2013 the amount you will actually be charged \u2013 will be displayed in gbp before you place your order .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 master of malt . all rights reserved . atom supplies limited , trading as master of malt . registered office : unit 1 , ton business park , 2 - 8 morley road , tonbridge , kent , tn9 1ra . registered in england & wales . company number 3193057 , vat number gb 662241553 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nnot a member ? - register and login now . all registered users can read our entire magazine archive .\nnow you can find both of john rose ' s superb articles about collecting whisky in one place . in collections , he looks at some of the latest bottles to come up at auction . in questions , he fields your enqu . . .\na good example of bourbon cask maturation ( a refill ? ) . there is a constant bitterness but it is quite refreshing , like a grapefruit . a few drops of water bring out a sweet note .\n? that sweet fruit note persists . mango coulis , more runny honey , peaches and cream . it has an almost liqueur like cling to the palate . vanilla and nutmeg .\na classic malty beast . well balanced . a winter warmer to enjoy with nuts and crispy nibbles .\nthat malt could easily be thrown in a calvados blind tasting , with aged oaky individuals .\na dour character which lifts up on the nose but not on the palate .\na strange fellow . as if all was delivered in a dash . then the finish seems to never end .\na bourbon cask maturation followed by a rum finish ? take your time to enjoy this sunny dram . really subtle .\noak is leading the way but in an elegant way . a very spicy dram . to be matched with a beef stroganoff maybe .\ni couldn ' t decide if this lacked a little , or was just subtle . pleasing enough , aging with prettiness , but didn ' t do enough for me .\nbig cask character , with spirit style just poking through . the spirit seemed at odds with the cask perhaps .\nthis is a wonderful bottling . it has the suave and brooding character of mr fox in jemima puddleduck .\nthe aromatics are almost railroaded by the spices\u2026 but not quite . in the end , it comes up smelling of roses .\nwhisky magazine is published / organised by paragraph publishing ltd copyright \u00a9 1999 - 2018 do not copy or reproduce content from this web site without permission .\nparagraph publishing limited , registered in england and wales , number 5292845 . registered office : king street house , 15 upper king street , norwich . nr3 1rb . vat number : 706 7778 02\nbottled from refill american oak hogsheads and refill european oak butts filled in 1978 . a total of 6 , 114 individually numbered bottles were released as part of diageo\u2019s 2016 . . .\nif you\u2019re a big gin drinker you\u2019ll probably sit up when you hear that it was originally popularised due to its diuretic qualities . modern day london\ngins are basically neutral spirit flavoured , either by compounding or distillation , with juniper and various other seeds , berries , roots , fruits and herbs .\nmusicians used to be judged on their record sales . today digital downloads are the measure of a musician\u2019s popularity . similarly , 20 years ago when i\nour website uses cookies , as almost all websites do . by continuing to browse this site you are agreeing to our use of cookies .\na few weeks ago we headed north and paid a visit to the annual spirit of speyside festival . one of the highlights of our trip was a special tour , which is only run once a year during the festival , called\nthe view from the new tun room is also one of the highlights of the tour . one side gives a view over the limited number of warehouses that remain on the site , but the real gem is from the other side . this gives a perfect elevated view of the old pagoda and malting buildings , which are now also used for warehousing . eric tells us that pagoda is actually called a doig ventilator , after its victorian creator charles doig . the architect , who designed numerous distilleries in the speyside region , drew inspiration from japanese architecture to create the iconic symbol of many distilleries . the function was to draw air and smoke through the drying malt in the kiln , which would have a fire at its base ."]}
{"id": 55421, "summary": [{"text": "the at hop card is an electronic fare payment card that was released in two versions on auckland public transport services , beginning in may 2011 .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the smart card roll out was the first phase in the introduction of an integrated ticketing and fares system ( auckland integrated fares system , or \" aifs \" ) that is being rolled out across the region .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the first iteration of the card \u2013 commonly referred to as the \" purple hop card \" \u2013 was discontinued in 2012 because of issues with the delivery of key technologies .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the current card , called the at hop card , is in use on all ferry , train and bus services in auckland .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "the rollout of the card to all three transport modes was completed in march 2014 .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "the at hop card is a dark blue credit-card-sized stored-value contactless smartcard that can hold prepaid funds ( called hop money ) to pay for fares or monthly passes for unlimited travel within one or more of three \" transport zones \" .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "either facility must be added to the card before travel .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "passengers \" tag on \" and \" tag off \" their card on electronic terminals when entering and leaving the transport system in order to validate it or deduct funds .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "cards may be \" topped-up \" or monthly passes purchased in the following ways : online , at ticket machines , at ticketing offices , and at selected retail outlets such as bookshops .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "top ups may be made by credit or debit card , with the latter three mediums accepting cash payment .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "the card is designed to reduce the number of transactions at ticket offices and the number of paper tickets .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "usage is encouraged by offering cheaper fares than the cash ticket option , although there is an initial once-only fee to purchase the card .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "monthly and/or multiple trip travel is only available with the at hop card .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "the card can be used only for fare payments and only on auckland transport routes ; it can not be used to pay for refreshments or other items .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "it can not be used to pay for travel on the northern explorer passenger train running between auckland and wellington or on inter-city bus services . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "at hop card", "paragraphs": ["find an at hop retailer to buy or top - up your at hop card .\n13 . at hop card transfer : where you lawfully hold an at hop card , you may ( unless the at hop card is a registered at hop card ) permanently give that at hop card to another person and we will treat the new holder of the at hop card as the lawful holder , and he or she will be bound by these terms .\n14 . at hop card return : we may at any time require you to return your at hop card in a manner notified by us . if this happens , we will replace your at hop card with a new at hop card having equivalent products loaded on it .\nfind an at hop retailer to buy or top up your at hop card . list of at hop retailers by auckland region or find on the map .\nregister your at hop card to your myat hop account to view your transactions online .\nhow to use your at hop card on public transport and all about managing your card .\n44 . identification : retail agents can be identified by their display of an at hop is sold here sign . you should only present your at hop card when you see the at hop sign . if you present your at hop card at readers that do not show the at hop acceptance sign , this may damage the at hop card ( refer to sections 16 and 17 ) .\n9 . expiry : the at hop card ( including any hop money or products loaded on the at hop card ) will expire if the at hop card is not used , no refund is requested , the at hop card is cancelled , or no products are loaded onto the at hop card for a continuous period of six years . when an at hop card expires , any hop money or products remaining on the at hop card will be forfeited and become our property on and from the date the at hop card is cancelled . in this instance you may contact us and we will put hop money on to another at hop card purchased by you . the amount of hop money we put on the new card will be equal to :\nauckland transport have sold their millionth at hop card . at hop is a smart card which can be used for bus , rail and ferry travel throughout auckland .\nfind out about the savings you can make by using an at hop card .\nfind out if you can lend your at hop card for others to use .\nbus and train fare prices for travel using cash or an at hop card .\n23 . if you use hop money on your at hop card to pay for a paper ticket this will be charged at the applicable advertised cash fare , not the advertised at hop fare .\n28 . obligation to examine : you must check the at hop card on purchase or issue and on each addition or subtraction of products to the at hop card .\nfind out different ways to add money to your at hop card by topping up .\n16 . 1 . your responsibility : you are responsible for safeguarding your at hop card against loss , damage , and theft , and ensuring that your at hop card is not used by any person without your permission ( or by any person other than you in the case of a registered at hop card ) . 16 . 2 . our responsibility : we and the public transport operators accepting your at hop card for payment for public transport journeys have no obligation to prevent the use of a lost or stolen at hop card by a person . we also have no obligation to cancel any lost or stolen at hop card ( whether a registered at hop card or not ) or to transfer the products on that lost or stolen at hop card to a replacement at hop card .\nyou can buy your blue at hop card online or in person . you can only buy the gold at hop card in person and only if you are eligible for one .\n17 . 1 . there are 2 types of non - functioning at hop cards : 17 . 1 . 1 . faulty cards : at hop cards which fail to function as the result of an inherent manufacturing defect or other technical fault or defect ; and 17 . 1 . 2 . damaged cards : at hop cards which fail to function for any other reason , such as physical damage . 17 . 2 . please bring your non - functioning at hop card into an at customer service centre . we shall investigate and determine whether a non - functioning at hop card is a faulty card or a damaged card . 17 . 3 . we will not be responsible or liable for replacing any non - functioning at hop card except where we determine that the at hop card it is a faulty card . 17 . 4 . if the at hop card is a faulty card we will retain the card and issue a replacement at hop card free of charge . we will also transfer any hop money and / or products from the non - functioning at hop card to such replacement at hop card .\nregister your at hop card to help protect your card from unauthorised use should it be lost or stolen , and to manage your card online .\nfind out how you can pay for more than one person with your at hop card .\nfind out about buying a card online , or places you can go to buy a blue or gold at hop card .\nfind out how to buy a blue at hop card online and have it mailed to you .\nfind out your nearest retail locations where you can buy a blue or gold at hop card .\nat hop card must be registered to apply for a discount concession , if you are eligible .\nthe at hop card will eventually be used for travel on all forms of auckland public transport .\n10 . suspension : we may suspend any at hop card or at hop online account ( online account ) if you breach any of these terms and such breach amounts to what at determines to be fraud or fare evasion . in the event that we suspend any at hop card or online account :\n* you can read the full terms of use of the at hop cards , the registered prospectus relating to the at hop cards and other information regarding the at hop cards on our website or at the transport information centre , britomart . the obligations of auckland transport under the at hop cards are unsecured . urltoken\nit added these lines :\nto reactivate this top up at any time you can contact us and we will put the hop money back on your at hop card . again , you have 60 days from the date that hop money is put back on your at hop card to activate it .\nat hop allows customers to use one travel card on different modes of transport and public transport operators .\nmr edmonds says , \u201cthe next phase in the integrated ticketing project is at hop on ferries by the end of november 2012 with at hop rolling out on buses next year . for a few months nz bus users who also use trains will use both the hop / snapper card and an at hop card . the hop / snapper card will be phased out next year\u201d .\n20 . registered at hop cards only : you acknowledge and agree that the cancellation and transfer options set out in sections 18 and 19 are available only for registered at hop cards . if your at hop card is not registered , then it cannot be cancelled and no hop money and / or products can be transferred or refunded to you if your at hop card is lost or stolen\n33 . interest : no interest will be payable to you in relation to any products loaded on any at hop card . all interest earned in relation to hop money and / or products loaded on any at hop card will remain our property .\nrepeatedly failing to tag on and tag off may result in your card being cancelled . if your card is cancelled you will need to purchase a replacement at hop card .\nhelp protect the balance on your at hop card should it be lost or stolen , allowing it to be transferred to a new card .\nyour hop card can be used for other purchases alongside your bus fare . more details about what the card can be used for are on the hop card website .\nat hop cards will be ferry friendly by the end of november and on buses next year . the at hop card will be used in conjunction with the old hop / snapper card on auckland ' s buses until the old system is phased out .\nthe at hop card has a non - refundable purchase cost of $ 10 , but use of the card also gives customers an automatic discount of at least 10 percent on full fares .\nwe would like you to know that our at hop terms of use have changed as of 22 may 2018 . find out about the changes and read the at hop card terms of use .\n46 . at hop privacy policy : where we collect personal information from or about you in order to provide you with a registered at hop card or through your use of an at hop card , the at hop privacy policy available on our website will apply . for an explanation of our practices and policies relating to the collection , use , and storage of your personal information , please refer to the at hop privacy policy , which forms part of these terms .\nten dollars will get you one hop card that can be bought at britomart , newmarket and new lynn transport centres .\n8 . 1 . you agree that risk of loss or damage to an at hop card that you have purchased , or a replacement at hop card provided in accordance with these terms , will pass to you on your receipt of that at hop card ; 8 . 2 . you carry and use an at hop card at your own risk , and we will not be responsible for any interference or damage suffered by , or to , any electronic device which occurs as a result of your carrying or using an at hop card ; 8 . 3 . we retain the right to manage and change the software and data on the at hop cards at any time ; and 8 . 4 . on demand by any employee or representative of us or of any retail agent or public transport operator at any time , you must produce for inspection all at hop cards in your possession or control .\n9 . 1 . the hop money balance ; and 9 . 2 . the value ( at the time of purchase ) of any inactivated products ; that was on the expired card immediately before it expired . please note that for an unregistered at hop card that has expired , we will need you to present the expired card at an at customer service centre .\n18 . 1 . if a registered at hop card is lost or stolen , you may ask us to cancel your at hop card by : 18 . 1 . 1 . calling us on 09 366 4hop ( 09 366 4467 ) . you will also be required to supply your at hop card number , full name , and answer some security questions ; and 18 . 1 . 2 . returning the at hop card to the address that we notify to you , to enable us to determine whether section 17 ( non - functioning at hop cards ) of these terms applies . 18 . 2 . on your registered at hop card you may apply for a refund in accordance with section 11 or apply for a transfer of any residual products on the registered at hop card in accordance with section 19 .\n\u201cat hop cards can be topped up at ticket & top - up machines or ticket offices on the rail network . from 27 october 2012 you will also be able to top up your card online . at hop cards are currently available for half price at a limited time , special introductory offer of five dollars at britomart , newmarket , papakura and new lynn offices and from mobile sales representatives at stations . information can be found at urltoken .\nof course the current hop card is nothing more than a snapper card in drag , and clearly snapper haven ' t been able to make their card compliant with the hop system .\nfind out what you need and where you can buy a gold at hop card if you ' re a supergold cardholder .\n2 . terms : all at hop cards are issued subject to , and must be used in accordance with , these terms . by purchasing or using an at hop card , you accept all of these terms .\nhop cards can be loaded with up to $ 300 in e - money so users are encouraged to protect their balance by registering their card at the hop website .\nthe at hop cards will be introduced on ferries next month , and will be phased in to replace the hop / snapper card for buses from april next year .\nat hop group manager , denise verrall , said surveys indicated 42 per cent of auckland adults had a card as of june .\n12 . other rights : we may refuse to provide any information to you in relation to any at hop card if you do not provide us with all reasonably requested information for the purpose of verifying your identity as the lawful holder of the at hop card .\n15 . 1 . we may offer you services enabling you to register your at hop card on our website , in which case you will need to provide your personal information ( such as your name , date of birth , email address , physical address and telephone number ) against the registered at hop card number . 15 . 2 . you must not allow your registered at hop card to be used by another person . if your registered at hop card is found in the possession of a person other than yourself , we ( and the retail agents and public transport operators ) reserve the right to retain that at hop card . 15 . 3 . you must ensure your contact and payment details on our website for your registered at hop card are kept up to date and correct .\n21 . use : subject to specific at hop card functionality , and retail agent and public transport operator availability ( as applicable ) , you may use the at hop card to pay for public transport journeys provided by public transport operators in accordance with these terms .\n43 . 1 . sell at hop cards to customers ; 43 . 2 . load hop money and sell products to customers ; and\n5 . 1 . use the at hop card only in accordance with these terms ; 5 . 2 . comply with all notices , policies , and instructions relating to the use of the at hop card , concessions and products that we may issue from time to time ; 5 . 3 . provide us with any information and assistance that we may reasonably request relating to the issue , use , suspension , and cancellation of the at hop card ; 5 . 4 . tag on at the beginning of your trip and tag off at the end of your trip ; 5 . 5 . take proper care of the at hop card to avoid damage including keeping the at hop card flat and not bending it ( as that may damage the at hop card ) ; 5 . 6 . not misuse , deface , modify , or destroy , the at hop card ; 5 . 7 . not tamper , or allow anyone else to tamper , with the at hop card ; 5 . 8 . ensure that if carrying two or more cards together that only one is used at a time and that the same card is used to tag on and tag off for each trip and journey ; 5 . 9 . not alter , remove , or replace any notices , trade marks , or artwork on the at hop card ; and 5 . 10 . when using an at hop card loaded with a concession , carry a further form of identification to prove your eligibility for that concession . information about concessions and their eligibility criteria is available from at . govt . nz .\nauckland transport has completed the rollout of at hop , its reusable pre - pay smart card for travel on trains , ferries and buses .\n7 . co - operation : you agree to co - operate with us and , if applicable , the police , in recovering your at hop card if it is lost or stolen , or if we suspect any suspicious behaviour or activity in relation to your at hop card .\n4 . 1 . period pass : a pass credit loaded onto an at hop card allowing you to have unlimited journeys within a number of days ( period pass ) . 4 . 2 . hop money : stored money value loaded onto an at hop card ( hop money ) , which can be used to purchase public transport journeys or paper tickets for public transport journeys ;\nall aboard : auckland ' s new at hop cards can be used on trains from this weekend .\n\u201dwe also advise you to register your at hop card . registering gives you benefits such as the ability to better protect your card from unauthorised use should it be lost or stolen only after advising at of the loss . it also protects the balance you have stored on your card and allows it to be transferred to a new card .\nplease note that your at hop card , and any value loaded on it , will expire if the card is not used , no refund is requested , the card is cancelled , or no hop money or monthly pass value is loaded onto it for a continuous period of six years . when your card expires , any value remaining on it will be forfeited and becomes the property of auckland transport . if this happens , you may contact us and we will transfer any hop money or the hop money equivalent of the product price at the time of purchase of any inactivated products to another at hop card purchased by you .\nthe card can be topped up at machines and ticket offices around the network as well as online .\neventually , the at hop card will become the sole smart card for all travel on public transport in auckland . but to begin with , its use will be limited to the city\u2019s trains .\nclick on\nmyat hop cards\nand select the card you want to top up .\none hundred and forty five at hop card readers , 60 ticket & top - up machines and 29 gates are now spread across auckland\u2019s rail network .\n30 . 1 . all transaction details , trip details , and other details recorded as a result of you using your at hop card will be recorded and retained by us . after you deposit hop money or products on your at hop card , we will update the at hop card balance to reflect that deposit : 30 . 1 . 1 . immediately , if you add products to your at hop card at our offices , via a retail agent , at an at customer service centre , or using a top up machine ; or 30 . 1 . 2 . immediately , if you have established an auto top - up facility in accordance with section 22 . 2 . in this case the direct debit payment instruction will be triggered , once the specified minimum balance has been reached and your at hop card has been automatically reloaded ; or 30 . 1 . 3 . at the next tag on event once we receive payment for the products into our bank account ( usually the next business day after your online transaction is processed ) if you add hop money and / or products to your at hop card using our website . 30 . 2 . using your online account ( for registered at hop cards only ) , you will be able to view transaction history and trip details for each registered at hop card ( online transaction history ) for the preceding 3 months or preceding 60 transactions via our website . to obtain an online transaction history , you must first register your at hop card using our website . 30 . 3 . you will be able to check the balance of your at hop card via our website ( for registered at hop cards only ) , or at an at customer service centre or via retail agents or top up machines . 30 . 4 . we will endeavour to update the online transaction history at least once per day , however there may be delays in updating certain online transaction history , which may result in that information appearing in your online account one or more days after the journey took place ; and 30 . 5 . we may add or update any online transaction history at any time .\n\u201ctag on at the start of every trip by placing your at hop card flat and still to the reader or electronic gate . a simple beep and green light will show that you have tagged on successfully .\n11 . 1 . if your at hop card is registered on our website ( registered at hop card ) , you may apply to cancel your at hop card and receive a refund of the remaining hop money on your at hop card within 14 days of your completed application being received . only unused hop money can be refunded . no refunds are available for paper tickets purchased . no refunds are available for period passes . any refund given by us is inclusive of any goods and services tax ( gst ) . 11 . 2 . you acknowledge and agree that the cancellation and refund option set out in section 11 . 1 is available only for registered at hop cards . if your at hop card is not registered , then no hop money can be refunded to you . 11 . 3 . for at hop cards : we may , in addition to any other remedy available to at , cancel any at hop card or online account if you breach any of these terms and such breach amounts to what at determines to be fraud or fare evasion . any products remaining on the at hop card on cancellation for breach of these terms will be forfeited and become our property . if the remaining balance is negative we retain the right to recover the negative balance and may engage a collection agency the cost of which the card holder shall be liable . 11 . 4 . for at hop cards loaded with supergold travel concession : tagging on and off when you travel is essential because the tag on and off locations allow at to accurately identify the subsidy that should be applied to the fare and claim that subsidy from the nz government . for this reason , we may cancel the card ( except where it has a monthly period pass loaded on it ) for repeated failure to tag on and off . we will attempt to contact you before such cancellation . in this instance you may contact us and we will transfer any hop money or the hop money equivalent of any inactivated products to another at hop card purchased by you .\nmr edmonds says , \u201cat hop will be your one smart card for travel on public transport around auckland . it is a convenient , re - useable smart card that stores value , either as money , or as a rail monthly pass . an at hop card operates via a simple tag on / tag off system when you board and disembark .\nfind out how to transfer your card balance to another card registered to the same account .\ni am planning to visit auckland and read about the hop card . would appreciate feed back on the use of the card for tourists .\npeople who want to transfer funds from their go rider card to their new hop card will be able to do so before october 31 .\n36 . product types : public transport operators may accept any product as available from time to time for public transport journeys using the at hop card . we may at any time add , remove or amend the products available using the at hop card . at reserves the right to limit the usage of these products whether by operator , mode , date or time . where possible , we will give you at least two weeks\u2019 notice via the notice methods set out in section 39 .\nthere are currently more than 250 , 000 at hop cards being regularly used by customers around the region .\nat hop cards can be used for bus , rail , and ferry transport in auckland . photo / file\nto use the card , passengers \u2018tag on\u2019 at the start of a journey by presenting the card to an electronic reader or gate , and then \u2018tag off\u2019 by doing the same at the end of a trip .\nthe amount passengers save using their hop card varies depending on how many stages they are travelling .\n37 . 1 . each time you add hop money to your at hop card , you must add a minimum of $ 5 ( incl . gst ) . you will only be able to add hop money equal to or above this minimum loadable value . 37 . 2 . the maximum amount of hop money that may be held on any at hop card is $ 300 ( incl . gst ) . 37 . 3 . notwithstanding section 26 ( right to refuse ) , public transport operators may permit you to commence a public transport journey , and to complete each trip of the journey , as long as there is a positive or $ 0 . 00 hop money balance on the at hop card for each leg of your journey . hop money contained on multiple at hop cards cannot be combined to pay a single fare .\n19 . 1 . if you hold a registered at hop card that has been lost or stolen , you may request the transfer of any residual hop money and unused products from that at hop card to a replacement at hop card purchased by you . when you request a transfer of products : 19 . 1 . 1 . you must confirm the reason for the transfer ( e . g . lost or stolen at hop card ) ; 19 . 1 . 2 . we will do our best to promptly cancel the original registered at hop card ( if not already cancelled ) and we will transfer any residual products ( as at the time you requested the transfer ) to the replacement at hop card ; 19 . 1 . 3 . our determination as to the amount of hop money and / or products transferred to the replacement at hop card will be final and conclusive , but we reserve the right to make subsequent adjustments to that determination if we obtain transaction records which indicate that an adjustment is required to the amount of products transferred ; and 19 . 2 . a balance transfer can only be completed between two cards registered to the same account . balance transfers cannot be completed between two separate accounts , from a primary to a linked account or between active cards .\none hundred and forty five at hop card readers , 60 ticket and top - up machines and 29 gates are now spread across auckland ' s rail network .\n6 . 1 . we ( or a retail agent or public transport operator ) suspect or have reason to believe has been fraudulently issued , stolen , tampered with , or used in breach of the terms ; or 6 . 2 . was not issued to the person presenting the at hop card ( in the case of registered at hop cards ) or which the person presenting the at hop card is otherwise not entitled to use .\n60 . new zealand use only : the at hop cards are intended for use in auckland , new zealand .\n26 . 1 . the at hop card is expired , suspended , or cancelled , whether or not notice is given to you regarding such expiry , suspension or cancellation ; 26 . 2 . we , a retail agent or a public transport operator suspect that the at hop card has been fraudulently issued , stolen , tampered with , or used , or that the at hop card may in any way pose a risk to the system ; 26 . 3 . the hop money or products on the at hop card are insufficient or have been exhausted ; 26 . 4 . the system is unable to process the payment for any reason whatsoever , or any circumstance arises which prevents a retail agent or a public transport operator from accepting or processing the at hop card as a means of payment ; or 26 . 5 . you do not comply with these terms .\n\u201chop / snapper card users on nz bus services will continue to use their current cards until their cards will be swapped out for free next year . the new cards will be known as at / hop cards .\n1 . scope : these terms of use ( terms ) govern your possession and use of hop smartcards and at hop key tags , ( together referred to as at hop cards ) issued by auckland transport ( we , us , our ) or our authorised agents ( retail agents ) as part of the auckland integrated fare system ( system ) . by purchasing , or using , an at hop card you agree to be bound by these terms .\nuse your at hop card to tag on before you board your train , ferry or bus , then tag off when you finish your trip . if you don\u2019t tag on or tag off your at hop card you may be charged a default fare of up to $ 20 , depending on the service used or the distance travelled .\nthe mayor is describing the extension of the use of the at hop card to trains as another milestone towards the creation of a fully integrated transport system in auckland .\nauckland rail passengers will be able to use the new \u2018at hop\u2019 smartcard to pay for train travel from this saturday .\nafter weeks of testing , the first stage of auckland ' s new public transport ticket system , the at hop card , will go live on city trains this weekend .\n\u2013 there has been strong growth of card usage versus cash usage even in the two months that hop has been on nz bus services in auckland . at a high level , here\u2019s the growth in card usage in each service , comparing the average of the first month\u2019s card usage vs . card usage in the last week :\nlog in to your myat account and click on\nmyat hop cards\nto view your card balances .\n22 . 1 . you can add hop money and / or products to your at hop card at our offices , via retail agents , top up machines , by auto top up in accordance with section 22 . 2 ( for registered at hop cards ) , at at customer service centres or a one off top up via our website ( for registered at hop cards ) . products can be added to your at hop card an indefinite number of times unless the at hop card is reported stolen or lost , is expired , or is otherwise cancelled in accordance with these terms . 22 . 2 . you can add hop money to your registered at hop card automatically each specified period or each time the value of your hop money on your at hop card reaches a specified minimum level ( auto top up ) . to use auto top up on your at hop card , you : 22 . 2 . 1 . must provide us with details of the bank account or debit / credit card each auto top up is to be deducted from . where these details are provided online through the customer web portal , authority for us to undertake the auto top up is deemed to be granted once the payment means has been submitted by the customer ; 22 . 2 . 2 . must provide us with details of hop money threshold and value you wish to auto top up to your at hop card and when ; 22 . 2 . 3 . acknowledge that we will hold the information set out in section 22 . 2 . 1 and 22 . 2 . 2 on our system ; 22 . 2 . 4 . agree and acknowledge that you may not receive advance notice of direct debit / credit card payment in respect of each auto top up , but that we will notify you by email when the auto top up was triggered ; and 22 . 2 . 5 . agree that if a direct debit or credit card payment to us is dishonoured , rejected or we are otherwise unable to process the payment for any reason , we will attempt to process the direct debit or credit card payment again on two ( 2 ) occasions and if we are unable to process the payment three times , the top - up amount will be removed from your at hop card and the auto top - up will be cancelled .\nsbiddle : hop is snapper at present , but once the thales system is in place it moves from snapper ' s jcop system to the thales mifare desfire system which means replacing every hop card . what a waste . governments for you .\nat the same time it will double to 20 per cent the discount offered to passengers loading money on to its hop cards .\nthere\u2019s a great discussion going on over at the auckland transport blog around some improvement\u2019s that could be made to hop in auckland .\nthe card gives a discount of at least 20 per cent off single trip cash fares , excluding skybus and waiheke ferry services . when you tag - on with your at hop card it is read in a 300th of a milli - second .\npaying with an at hop card allows customers to pay just once for a single journey , that can involve up to five bus or train trips over four hours , with a maximum transfer time of 30 minutes between each trip .\nverrall said the uptake of the card has been very strong in auckland .\nand the hop card will save passengers 50c on the new city link service which is being established later this year .\nfare information for buses , trains and ferries . types of tickets , special passes , fare policies for discounted travel and using cash for single - trip paper tickets or an at hop card .\n39 . 1 . you acknowledge that fares may change from time to time . hop money will be deducted at the fare , fee or rate in effect when the at hop card is used for a journey . at will give you at least two weeks\u2019 notice of a fare change , where that fare change is instigated by us . a period pass that you have already commenced using prior to a fare change will be honoured at that pre - change price . 39 . 2 . at will also endeavour to give you at least two weeks\u2019 notice of changes to timetables and routes . 39 . 3 . notice will be given through a range of media , including the at website , urltoken . customers with a registered at hop card and who have opted in to receive updates from us will also receive an email message advising such changes . 39 . 4 . information about the fares , routes , concessions , and other information relating to public transport journeys is available from urltoken\nthis means bus travellers already using the existing hop / snapper cards will have to keep hold of them \u2013 while also purchasing a new at hop card \u2013 if they want to immediately start tagging on and tagging off on both branches of the transport network .\nfind out what might be the cause if you have problems with your card , or if you have lost card .\n52 . 1 . alter , remove , or obscure any copyright notice or other notice appearing on an at hop card ; or 52 . 2 . decompile , reverse engineer , decrypt , resell , distribute , reproduce , or modify any at hop card ( or any software or data stored on it ) in any way or for any purpose ( or permit anyone else to do so ) .\nunless you have bought a prepay card , cards must be topped up before use and must be topped up at the time of purchase .\nfind out what you can do if your card is not working , or if you have any problems with your card .\n27 . 1 . the determination by us , a retail agent or a public transport operator ( as the case may be ) as to the amount of hop money and other products on an at hop card will be final and conclusive . we reserve the right to correct the products loaded on your at hop card if we believe that a technical or accounting error has occurred . for the purposes of such determination , the value of products as determined by us , a retail agent or a public transport operator from any of the following sources will be deemed to be conclusive and binding : 27 . 1 . 1 . the products encoded in the at hop card ; or 27 . 1 . 2 . our records , including records that we generate from the system . 27 . 2 . if we determine that , as a result of error by us , the wrong product or wrong amount of hop money is deducted from your at hop card for a public transport journey , we will refund to you as hop money ( unless we in our sole discretion determine to give such refund ) the difference between the amount deducted from your at hop card and the correct fare or product value for the relevant public transport journey .\na woman who found her hop card balance had mysteriously gone to zero was shocked to find auckland transport ( at ) had taken the money . and it turns out , other hop card holders are experiencing similar losses . in the year to the end of april , $ 342 , 000 was wiped from hop cards under at ' s\n60 day\nrule . there are over one million auckland transport hop cards in circulation , with people able to use them to pay for all forms of auckland transport - ferry , trains and bus .\nif you top up online and do not to tag on at an at hop reader or electronic gate at a train station or ferry terminal within 60 days of an online top up , this top up will expire and the payment will be reversed to the credit card or debit card you have used to top up . if this happens , we will send you an email to let you know we ' ve done the reversal .\ntravellers running low on fares will be prompted by an audio reminder when they scan their card to top up their hop balance .\n35 . public transport operators : certain authorised public transport operators have entered into agreements with us to accept hop money and / or products on an at hop card as a means of payment for public transport journeys on services run by those public transport operators . if a public transport operator notifies us that it no longer accepts the at hop card as a means of payment , we will communicate this to customers as soon as reasonably practical via the notice methods set out in section 39 .\n\u201cto tag off place your at hop card flat and still to the reader . a single beep and green light will show that you have tagged off successfully . the fare charged will appear on the screen , as will your remaining hop money balance or monthly pass expiry date .\nsimilar to the existing hop / snapper cards used on nz bus services in auckland , the at hop card is re - usable and stores value which is used to pay for travel . value is stored in the form of money or a monthly pass , and the cards can be topped up at a ticket office , self - service machine , or online .\n31 . 1 . in the event of any refund claim being received we will investigate the circumstances of the claim . if we determine that the claim was the result of faulty equipment , a faulty card or a fault in the at hop system , we will refund the appropriate fare overcharge . 31 . 2 . if we do decide to provide a fare refund per section 31 . 1 : 31 . 2 . 1 . for registered at hop cards : the refund will be paid as hop money that can only be collected when your registered at hop card is next tagged on to the system ; 31 . 2 . 2 . for unregistered at hop cards : we will work with you to determine the easiest way to apply the top up , as this must be completed in person .\n34 . gst : the charges and other amounts payable to us or our retail agents under these terms are stated and payable in new zealand dollars inclusive of gst , if any . no invoice or tax invoice will be provided to you when you purchase an at hop card or load any hop money and / or products on an at hop card . if you need to make an expense claim or gst claim , please use a printout from your online account as a basis for your claim .\n25 . 1 . any hop money added to your at hop card via our website must be activated by tagging on within 60 days . if you don\u2019t tag on at an at hop reader or electronic gate within 60 days of your online top up , the top up will expire . if this happens the payment will be reversed to the credit or debit card you used for your online top up . 25 . 2 . any period pass purchased on our website but not activated by tagging on within 60 days will automatically be cancelled . if this happens the payment will be reversed to the credit or debit card you used to purchase the pass .\nunlike the old go rider card , bus passengers using hop have to swipe their cards not once but twice during public transport trips .\nauckland mayor len brown is a regular user of public transport and also acknowledges what a significant milestone completion of the at hop rollout is . \u201cthe transformation of auckland\u2019s public transport system is well and truly underway , and the completion of the at hop rollout is a critical part of that , \u201d he says .\nif you think a fare has been charged incorrectly , log in to your myat account and select view transactions , and you can request a refund for us to review . you can also print a record of your most recent travel at a top - up machine or ask at a customer service centre or at hop retailer .\n24 . the time at which you tag on is deemed your travel start time .\n54 . trade marks : you acknowledge and agree that the trademarks appearing on any at hop card or on the website belong to us , our suppliers , or other third parties ( as the case may be ) . except with the prior written permission of the trade mark owner , you must not use , copy , or adapt any trade mark appearing on an at hop card or the website ( or permit anyone else to do so ) .\n64 . contact : if you have any questions , compliments , or complaints in relation to an at hop card or the system , please contact us using our online feedback form or via the contact details set out below .\n\u2013 it is still very much early days in the change over from the go rider card ( a system in use for 15 + years ) and the speed of the contactless hop / snapper card . an express queue for hop / snapper users will certainly develop over time .\n32 . trust arrangements : we maintain in a separate bank account an amount in excess of the face value of all products that we are liable to repay to holders of at hop cards in accordance with section 11 less any amounts cancelled , redeemed or otherwise forfeited in accordance with these terms from time to time , which is held on trust for all holders of at hop cards . you have a right to a proportion of the account equal to the value of the products loaded on your at hop card that we are liable to repay to holders of at hop cards in accordance with section 11 less any amounts cancelled , redeemed or otherwise forfeited in accordance with these terms from time to time . the bank where the account is maintained has been given written notice of the status of the account as a trust account for all holders of at hop cards .\nif you top up online and do not to tag on at an at hop reader or electronic gate at a train station or ferry terminal within 60 days of an online top up , this top up will expire and the payment will be reversed to the credit or debit card you used to top up . if this happens we will send you an email to let you know we\u2019ve done the reversal .\nfind out how you can enjoy free wifi at selected bus , train and ferry terminals .\ni purchased the hop card and loaded $ 20 on it in december ,\nsaid the woman , who did not want to be named .\nfor those who are eligible for the new card but have yet to make the switch to hop , below is a simple guide to the system .\nin the next phase of one of the most significant transport technology projects in the history of auckland , at hop for trains goes live this saturday , 27 october 2012 .\nafter being contacted by stuff , at changed the hop card terms and conditions to make it clearer that it was willing to reinstate money taken under the 60 - day rule , and that there was no time limit for getting your money back .\nthe hop card is just an electronic ticket card . there is a $ 10 charge for the card itself . as far as i know the actual ticket charges are the same as if you paid for paper tickets , its main advantage is ease of payment and quick passage through transport terminals etc .\ncardholders will be able to top up snapper cards by credit card over the internet by clipping their card to a usb device that plugs into a computer .\n40 . default fares : when you do not correctly complete both a\ntag on\nand\ntag off\ntransaction for your trip , a default fare may be charged . the default will be calculated and applied to your hop money balance at your next\ntag on\nevent . if the application of a default fare puts your hop money balance below $ 0 . 00 , you will be unable to\ntag on\nusing hop money until such time as additional hop money has been loaded onto your at hop card . the exercise of remedies available under this section will not restrict the exercise of any additional or alternative remedies , including other remedies in these terms of use ."]}
{"id": 55422, "summary": [{"text": "national campaign on dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) is a coalition of dalit human rights activists and academics with the aim of putting an end to caste-based discrimination .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it was founded in 1998 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "it is centered in delhi , with offices in 14 states of india .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the objectives of ncdhr as mentioned on their website , are the following : ( 1 ) to increase visibility of dalit issues at various levels ; ( 2 ) to bring international attention and media coverage to dalit rights ; and ( 3 ) to hold the state accountable for all human rights violations committed against dalits .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "their manifesto declares that they mean to fight casteism and discrimination in countries where such things are prevalent , such as india , bangladesh , burkina faso , japan ( see burakumin ) , pakistan , senegal , rwanda , and sri lanka . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "national campaign on dalit human rights", "paragraphs": ["page not found for national - campaign - on - dalit - human - rights . . .\n. caste may not be race . national campaign on dalit human rights , new delhi , 2001 .\nsenior dalit activist b . a / b . ed dalit rights human rights 1\nnational campaign on dalit human rights is a forum committed to the elimination of discrimination based on caste . it is a democratic secular platform led by dal\n. a historical overview of achievements and future action agenda . national campaign for dalit human rights , new delhi , 2001 .\n1 . to launch campaign for human rights , social justice and good governance .\nhuman rights watch works with victims and activists to investigate human rights violations and challenges governments and those in power to respect international human rights law . it has a specific campaign on caste at : urltoken\nnhrc report , section vi , p . 115 , citing national campaign on dalit human rights , chennai hearing , op . cit . , 267 - 269 .\nworks collaboratively with organizations striving for the protection of human rights , and those particularly working for dalit human rights during disaster situations .\nnational campaign on dalit human rights is committed to the protection of dalit rights in the country , since 1998 . the national dalit watch ( ndw ) is an effort spearheaded by ncdhr in 2009 to respond in an organized and systematic manner to the scenario of exclusion of dalit communities during disasters . . . .\nthe national campaign on dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) works to ensure that india and the international community recognize that dalit rights are human rights . 34 / 15 , east patel nagar , first floor , new delhi , 110 008 tel : + 91 11 30966234 email : [ email protected ] web : urltoken\n- a body that india characterizes as the apex national institution to protect human rights and redress grievances .\nthe 2007 rafto prize was awarded to the indian organization the national campaign on dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) . the ncdhr received the prize for its work to promote dalit rights and for its efforts to make the international society aware that discrimination and oppression resulting from caste prejudice is a serious violation of human rights .\nthe dalit human rights organization ( dhro ) campaigns on dalit human rights in nepal . new plaza , putalisadak , kathmandu . tel : + 977 1 4445300 email : [ email protected ]\nevery ( indian ) politician would want support from this 16 percent voting bloc for any election ,\nvimal thorat , an activist and convenor of the national campaign on dalit human rights , told afp .\nget updates on human rights issues from around the globe . join our movement today .\nibid . , 114 citing sakshi , op . cit . , pp . 90 - 91 ; national campaign on dalit human rights , chennai hearing , op . cit . , pp 73 - 76 ; human rights watch , op . cit . , pp . 115 - 121 .\nibid . , p . 111 from national campaign on dalit human rights , national public hearing , april 18 - 19 , 20 ( x ) , chennai , vol . i - summary : jury ' s interim observations and recommendations , pp . 309 - 317 .\nnational human rights commission ,\nreport on prevention of atrocities against scheduled castes ,\n2004 , [ hereinafter\nnhrc report\n] .\nnational campaign on dalit human rights is a forum committed to the elimination of discrimination based on caste . a democratic secular platform led by dalit women and men activists , with support and solidarity from movements and organizations , academics , individuals , people\u2019s organizations and institutions throughout the country who are committed to work to protect and promote human rights of dalits focusing on women and children .\naccording to separate investigations by the national campaign on dalit human rights and human rights watch , india discriminated against dalits in distribution of aid in the wake of two of india ' s largest natural disasters in recent years : the gujarat earthquake in january 2001 and the indian ocean tsunami in december 2004 .\nthe bihar government appointed her vice chairperson of the state minority commission in 2012 for three years . she represented bihar at national commission for protection of child rights and coordinated a two - year study on \u201cviolence of dalit women\u201d in 2005 . she is a member of the national dalit human rights campaign since 1998 , the bihar unit people\u2019s union for civil liberties and national alliance of women .\nfact - finding ( may 2017 ) chri was part of a national fact - finding organised by the national campaign for dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) to assess the situation in the aftermath of caste violence that took place on 5th may 2017 in shabbirpur village of saharanpur district , uttar pradesh .\n. murder and mayhem in pankhan : atrocities on the dalits of gujarat . a report submitted to the national human rights commission , new delhi , 2000 .\nalso urltoken has information not just on dr ambedkar but on dalit issues in general .\nhuman rights watch , small change , p . 42 . ( citing human rights watch group interview with dalit villagers , varanasi district , uttar pradesh , march 14 , 2002 ) .\nhuman rights watch and chrgj thank the committee for its consideration of this information .\nthe report was reviewed by members of the asia division of human rights watch .\nhuman rights watch , caste discrimination : a global concern , p . 6 .\nhuman rights watch , caste discrimination : a global concern , p . 11 .\ncases documented by india ' s national commission for women , by local and national non - governmental women ' s rights organizations , and by the press , reveal a pattern of impunity for attacks on dalit women .\nndw monitors such \u201cunintended\u201d exclusion from a perspective of dalit human rights , with a clear cut agenda of treating such exclusion as serious human rights violation as any other form of violation ; and demanding state\u2019s accountability in ensuring protection of dalit rights in this sphere too .\nsmita narula is a visiting research scholar at the roosevelt house public policy institute , hunter college . both her scholarship and clinical work focus on key human rights issues , including the impact of economic globalization and counter - terrorism policies on human rights , and the accountability of corporations and international financial institutions for human rights abuses . she has authored numerous publications on these and other human rights subjects , and regularly briefs u . n . agencies , international human rights mechanisms , government officials , civil society groups , and the media on her findings .\n2 . to run campaign for the elimination of cast discrimination from the society .\nthe national campaign on dalit human rights - india ( a network of human rights groups working with dalits ) had taken on the task of raising the issue of caste based discrimination at this un - organised conference . stalin\u2019s responsibility was to \u2018make caste discrimination visible\u2019 . designed and executed posters , banners and art installations . put together a 12 - member percussion group with members from four states in india .\nwatch sbs world news live daily at 6 : 30pm on tv and on our app . catch up on sbs on demand .\n, are a recurrent phenomenon . national dalit watch together with the rural volunteers centre , an ngo working on flood plains of\ntwo national consultations were held on the formation of ncdhr during october and november 1998 . over 220 academics , activists , dalit movements , human rights organizations and dalit organizations participated in these consultations . in these consultations , a national level committee and 10 state level committees were formed , thereby initiating ncdhr .\nhuman rights watch , we have no orders to save you , p . 39 .\nhelp us continue to fight human rights abuses . please give now to support our work\n. dalit human rights : problems and opportunities . \u2018humanscape\u2019 8 ( 8 ) : september 2001 : 14 - 15 .\nin 2002 human rights watch interviewed dalit villagers in uttar pradesh who weave saris on looms owned by traders and who are forced to labor on agricultural lands .\nwe have very little land , less than five acres ,\na dalit woman told human rights watch .\nyes , of course we work on the landlords ' land .\nviolation of human rights : the case of dalits in gujarat . \u2018indian journal of human rights\u2019 4 ( 1 & 2 ) : january - december 2000 : 158 - 172 .\nfifty years of the indian constitution \u2013 human rights of daits . \u2018indian journal of human rights\u2019 4 ( 1 & 2 ) : january - december 2000 : 69 - 82 .\n3 . offered ledership campaign against caste discrimination in far western and mid western region .\nnational dalit watch of ncdhr . simple theme . theme images by luoman . powered by blogger .\nbroken people : caste violence against india\u2019s \u201cuntouchables\u201d \u2013 a 2008 report by human rights watch .\nhuman rights of dalits ( societal violation ) . new delhi : gyan publishing , 1999 .\nyour tax deductible gift can help stop human rights violations and save lives around the world .\nhuman rights violation of the dalits : an inquiry into indian social reality . \u2018indian journal of human rights\u2019 4 ( 1 & 2 ) : january - december 2000 : 121 - 134 .\nillegal police raids on dalit villages under the pretext of looking for suspects in the aftermath of caste conflicts . human rights watch has documented a number of such instances .\nin october 1998 , seventy - eight dalit activists and human rights activists from across india , concerned about the frequent atrocities and the blatant lack of implementation of the sc / st ( prevention of atrocities ) act , 1989 , met in bangalore to discuss a program of action . we were anguished that though our nation had just completed her 50th year of independence and in spite of our constitutional and international commitments to the contrary , the prevalence of \u201cuntouchability\u201d continued unabated in many parts of the country . in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights , we called for an urgent national campaign to highlight dalit human rights and to uphold that \u201cdalit rights are human rights . \u201d\nwhrf - thematic forum old - age human rights : opportunities and ways to protect . . .\njayne huckerby , research director , center for human rights and global justice , nyuschool of law .\nncdhr response to the special rapporteur ' s questionnaire , p . 17 ; human rights watch ,\nhuman rights watch , small change , p . 31 . ( citing human rights watch interview with 14 - year - old boy , varanasi , uttar pradesh , march 13 , 2002 ) .\nbroken people : caste violence against india\u2019s \u2018untouchables\u2019 . human rights watch publication , usa , 1999 .\nthe purpose of the ncdhr is to oppose all forms of this horrifying discrimination . the campaign and its supporters work to combat violations of human rights in general , usually by documenting human rights violations . the campaign also provides legal aid to victims of discrimination and violence , and serves as an advocate of dalit rights in india and at the international level . the ncdhr is now a coalition of four movements , each working to overcome different aspects of caste discrimination :\nthe budget replaces sc sub plan ( scsp ) and tribal sub plan ( tsp ) by ' allocations for welfare of sc and st ' which is a\nretrogressive step\nas sub plans had been key policy for flow of financial resources to dalit and tribal communities in the country , said paul divakar in a press conference organised by national campaign on dalit human rights .\ndalit women , occupying the bottom of both the caste and gender hierarchies , are both uniquely susceptible to violence and particularly vulnerable to the infringements of their right to equal treatment before organs administering justice . cases documented by the national commission for women , human rights watch , local and national women ' s rights organizations , and the press , overwhelmingly demonstrate a systemic pattern of impunity in attacks on dalit women .\nin 2004 the nhrc characterized the law enforcement machinery as the greatest violator of dalits ' human rights .\nstate agencies have also colluded with private actors from dominant castes in committing human rights violations against dalits .\nusing the international human rights system to combat racial discrimination . amnesty international publication , uk , 2001 .\ngauri pradhan completed his six year service ( 2007 - 2013 ) as a commissioner ( member ) and as the spokesperson of the national human rights commission ( nhrc ) , a national constitutional body of nepal . during the period he led a number of high - profiled fact finding missions and forensic investigations on serious cases of human rights violations and abuses that have occurred during a decade long armed conflict ( 996 - 2005 ) in nepal . in this capacity he coordinated a number of delegations to regional and international forums held in different parts of the world . he also played a significant role at the nhrc by introducing a number of guidelines and directives for the promotion and protection of civil , political , economic , social and cultural rights in nepal . as a head , he also led the national delegation consist of nhrc , national women\u2019s commission and national dalit commission to the upr session of human rights council held in geneva in 2011 . in his capacity as human rights commissioner , gauri pradhan actively involved in dialogues at the highest national level on issues of human rights , justice , and peace building in nepal .\nhe joined the first human rights organization in nepal - fophur ( forum for the protection of human rights ) - as the secretary in 1986 . he coordinated the first asia regional seminar - workshop on human rights held in kathmandu in 1986 under the repressive government . during the general elections in 1991 , he worked as the executive coordinator of the national election observation committee ( neoc ) , which had coordinated the international election observation in nepal . he was one of the founder members and national president of the human rights alliance , an alliance of human rights organizations working throughout the country for the period of 2003 - 2007 . he has been an integral part of the civil society initiatives to advocating the rights of women , children , dalit , person with disabilities and esc rights in the country . he also successfully served as the national president of ngo federation of nepal for the period of 2001 - 2003 .\nthe dalit freedom network is a canada - based organization that partners with indian dalit - rights groups . they have a particular focus on work to end the trafficking of dalit people and child labour .\ninvestigations in bihar and tamil nadu conducted by human rights watch also confirmed that women have been beaten , arrested , and sometimes tortured during violent search and raid operations on dalit villages .\n\u201cin any community we have to make a very viable environment to feel equal irrespective of what is their class and caste . until and unless one such environment is created we are not going to have a free access to education , \u201d said n paul divakar , who is a dalit activist and general secretary of national campaign for dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) .\ngauri pradhan has completed his service as a commissioner ( member ) and spokesperson for the national human rights commission ( nhrc ) , a national constitutional body of nepal . he is a well - known social activist and human rights defender in south asia . he is a founding president of a number of national institutes including a pioneer child rights organisation cwin ( child workers in nepal ) . for his work on child rights in nepal he has received a number of national and international honors including the unicef global leadership on the rights of the child in 2000 along with mr . nelson mandela , the former president of south africa . currently , he is working as the international coordinator of ldc watch , a global cso platform of the least developed countries .\npradeep has also advocated for human rights on an international level . from 2001 to 2004 she participated in the second preparatory committee meeting at the united nations in geneva on behalf of the national campaign for dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) lobbying for caste - based discrimination to be included in the agenda of the world conference against racism . she also took part of the delegation of 200 representatives from ncdhr to address the issue of caste - based discrimination in the united nations world conference against racism held in durban , south africa .\njoy maliekal , director of the rural literacy and health programme and national convenor of the campaign against child labour told human rights watch :\nit is important to make the link between child labor and discrimination in school . in our experience , dalit children are made to sit in the back and are asked to do work [ i . e . chores rather than schoolwork ] .\nhuman rights watch , small change , p . 44 .\n. the triple oppression of dalit women in nepal . \u2018human rights solidarity\u2019 ( usa ) 11 ( 8 ) : august 2001 : 8 - 10 .\nnational campaign on dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) is an effort to galvanize movements into a representation body that can collectively organize , educate , agitate and demand for ending discrimination once and for all in both government and civil societies . ncdhr is a forum launched in 1998 , committed to the elimination of discrimination based on caste . a democratic secular platform led by dalit women and men activists , with support and solidarity from movements and organizations , academics , individuals , people\u2019s organizations and institutions throughout the country who are committed to work to protect and promote human rights of dalits .\nburaku liberation league is a movement demanding a national policy on buraku problems . email : [ email protected ] web : urltoken\nsmita narula , assistant professor of clinical law , nyu school of law ; faculty director , center for human rights and global justice , nyu school of law ; and former senior researcher for south asia at human rights watch .\nthe national campaign on dalit human rights - india ( a network of human rights groups working with dalits ) undertook a rally through 18 states of our country , culminating in mumbai at the world social forum . the brief was to train the rallyists in public speaking , creating slogans , drama , music etc . and also to create a visual image of the rally consistent with the dalit politics . stalin and his team designed and printed posters , banners , jackets , headbands , flags , vehicle - design , etc . for the rally .\nbecause one ' s caste can be determinative of one ' s occupation , caste discrimination is also referred to as discrimination on the basis of\nwork and descent .\nthe un sub - commission on the promotion and protection of human rights passed a resolution in august 2000 reaffirming that discrimination based on work and descent is prohibited under international human rights law .\ndalit village head faces constant intimidation due to caste discrimination in uttar pradesh ,\nasian human rights commission , urgent appeal , november 22 , 2006 .\nibid . , p . 43 ( citing human rights watch group interview with dalit villagers , varanasi district , uttar pradesh , march 14 , 2002 ) .\ndalit consciousness in andhra : a hypothesis . \u2018indian journal of human rights\u2019 4 ( 1 & 2 ) : january - december 2000 : 137 - 148 .\nprovide data , disaggregated inter alia , by caste and gender on the enjoyment of convention rights .\naccording to an activist working with dalit communities in 120 villages in villapuram district , tamil nadu , all 120 villages have segregated dalit colonies . human rights watch , broken people , p . 26 .\nhuman rights watch , broken people , p . 4 ( citing national commission for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes , highlights of fourth report ( new delhi , government of india , 1998 ) ) .\nthe national human rights commission has reported that dalit women are forced to turn to prostitution in times of extreme hardship , such as natural calamities , in order for the family to survive . moreover , in certain communities , prostitution is an integral part of social survival for dalit women .\non the verge of the 10th year of its journey , the national committee of ncdhr had undertaken an external review of its character , structure , focus , interventions and linkages so that it could evolve a clear framework for its future involvements . members of the national governing council ( ngc ) , national executive committee ( nec ) , and the national council ( nc ) from state chapters , full timers , staff of the national secretariat , and friends of the ncdhr were invited for a three day consultation on strategic planning between to discuss the future directions for the involvement of the ncdhr based on the observations , findings , areas to be improved upon , and the recommendations and decided to initiate the following four movements . a . dalit ardhik adhikar andolan ( daaa ) b . all india dalit mahila adhikar manch ( aidmam ) c . national federation of dalit land rights movements ( nfdlrm ) d . national dalit movement for justice ( ndmj )\nraising visibility of dalit issues at various levels \u2013primarily relying on an event - based strategy , nchdr has managed to successfully raise the visibility of dalit issues at the state , national and international level . some of the key achievements during this phase were : \uf06c massive signature campaign with 25 lakh signatures submitted to the prime minister \uf06c the unwcar durban conference of 2001 \uf06c dalit swadhikar rally conceptualised during the dalit sector consultation at hyderabad , started on 6th december 2003 . \uf06c the millennium dalit charter was released on 10th - 11th august 2005 at jaipur .\nthe rafto foundation is a non - profit and non - partisan organization dedicated to the global promotion of human rights .\nramesh nathan , national dalit movement for justice said that the students of jnu have alleged caste - based discrimination in the varsity .\nthe death of merit \u2013 a documentary on the higher incidence of suicide among dalit students .\nfrom untouchable to dalit : essays on the ambedkar movement . delhi : manohar , 1996 .\nnarula directs and undertakes key research and advocacy initiatives on economic and social rights , including the right to food and access to land and natural resources . her 2013 article on the subject , the global land rush : markets , rights , and the politics of food , critically assesses market - and rights - based responses to the global phenomenon of agricultural \u201cland grabbing . \u201d narula is project director and co - author of the recent ihrc and escr - net report the price of steel : human rights and forced evictions in the posco - india project , and together with escr - net , co - founded and directs the business and human rights documentation project . in 2008 , narula was appointed legal adviser to the un special rapporteur on the right to food . before joining nyu in 2003 , she spent six years at human rights watch , first as the organization\u2019s india researcher and later as senior researcher for south asia . a world - renowned expert on caste discrimination , narula authored the award - winning book broken people : caste violence against india\u2019s \u201cuntouchables\u201d and helped found india\u2019s national campaign for dalit human rights and the international dalit solidarity network .\nhuman rights watch , we have no orders to save you , pp . 39 - 40 ; see also human rights watch , politics by other means : attacks against christians in india , vol . 11 , no . 6 , september 1999 .\nhuman rights watch , broken people , p . 146 ( citing human rights watch interview , ahmedabad district , gujarat , july 23 , 1998 ,\nwhen we ask for our rights from the government , the municipality officials threaten to fire us . so we don ' t say anything . this is what happens to people who demand their rights\n) .\nhuman rights watch called on the indian government to make all efforts to counter caste or religious discrimination throughout the entire post - tsunami process of relief , rehabilitation and redevelopment .\nchenigall suseela received a national bravery award for her courage in fighting her child marriage and for insisting on continuing her education . see ,\nbravery award for gutsy dalit girl ,\nthis report also relies on sources provided by the national campaign on dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) , a network of indian ngos that has worked on caste discrimination issues for the past eight years . the report draws in particular from the case papers submitted in the national public hearings held by ncdhr in 2000 and the ncdhr ' s\nresponse to the special rapporteur ' s questionnaire on work and descent based discrimination\n[ hereinafter\nncdhr response to the special rapporteur ' s questionnaire\n] . this report further draws information from a study published in 2006 on the forms and prevalence of\nuntouchability\nin rural india , which is based on an extensive survey of 565 villages in 11 indian states . see generally , ghanshyam shah et al . ,\nibid . according to a local activist , workers in the community were receiving five kilograms of wheat solely because they had organized themselves ; elsewhere workers received only two kilograms . human rights watch , small change , p . 42 ( citing human rights watch interview with lenin raghuvanshi , people ' s vigilance committee for human rights , varanasi district , march 14 , 2002 ) .\nelaborate on measures taken pursuant to general recommendation xxix , and monitor and report on such measures .\nactivists sit a protest against attacks on muslim minorities and dalits and the ban on trade in cattle at jantar mantar on july 4 , 2017 .\nhuman rights watch , broken people , p . 26 ;\neconomic , social and cultural rights for dalits in india : case study on primary education in gujarat ,\nwoodrowwilsonschool of public and international affairs , p . 17 .\nwith the result that more dalit women and girls work as manual scavengers than dalit men .\ngauri pradhan also became the first national chairperson of central child welfare board ( ccwb ) , the high level state ' s organization on the rights of children , representing civil society . he also served the global march against child labour as the south asia regional coordinator from 2003 - 2007 . more globally , he was also nominated to and acted as an adviser to the un - ngo committee on violence against children in 2006 . he had also served as an adviser to global march against child labour and human rights adviser to oecd good governance and human rights program . he is the one who first formulated the concept and campaigned for the children as zone of peace campaign ( czop ) in nepal in 1999 , at the initial period of a decade long armed conflict in nepal . as a commissioner of nhrc , he had also taken up the responsibility for the monitoring of promotion and protection of child rights in the country . he also served the national ngos as the national president at the children at risk networking group ( car - nwg ) from 1992 - 1997 and global campaign for education ( gce ) later registered as national education campaign ( nce ) in 2001 - 2003 respectively .\ncollective campaign for peace ( cocap ) conducted an interaction program on findings of its \u2018the nepal peace monitor project\u2019s annual review 2017\u2019 publication on june 28 , 2018 . trends about last year\u2019s incidents documented by cocap\u2019s . . .\nthis note presents commonwealth human rights initiative\u2019s ( chri ) analysis and recommendations on the latest draft notification constituting the police complaints authority for the national capital territory of delhi . the draft notification was submitted to the delhi high court by the office of the lieutenant governor based on which the analysis and recommendations have been prepared .\n4 . to bring positive changes in the existing discriminatory social structure by organizing sustainable campaign and formation of professional staff members .\nin all cases of attacks on women documented by human rights watch , the accused state and private actors escaped punishment ; in most cases , attacks were neither investigated nor prosecuted .\nhidden apartheid : caste discrimination against india\u2019s\nuntouchables\n\u2013 a 2007 report by the center for human rights and global justice .\n. double discrimination for marginalised women in asia . \u2018human rights solidarity\u2019 11 ( 9 ) : september 2001 : 8 - 9 .\naccording to one estimate 83 . 2 percent of bonded laborers belong to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes . nhrc report , section v , p . 64 . almost all bonded children interviewed for a 2003 human rights watch report on bonded child labor in the silk industry were either dalit or muslim . human rights watch , small change , p . 6 .\nadditionally , dalit children are often subjected to corporal punishment by their teachers . as the special rapporteur on the right to education noted in his report before the 67th session of the then - commission on human rights ,\nteachers have been known to declare that dalit pupils ' cannot learn unless they are beaten . '\nhuman rights watch and the center for human rights and global justice ( chrgj ) at new york university school of law submit the following information to the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination ( committee or cerd ) for consideration in its review of india ' s fifteenth , sixteenth , seventeenth , eighteenth , and nineteenth periodic reports under the international convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination ( convention or icerd ) . this joint - submission is based on in - depth human rights watch investigations on caste discrimination in india and the findings of indian governmental and non - governmental organizations ( ngos ) on caste - based abuses .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved . for reprint rights : times syndication service\naccording to the national human rights commission ,\nreports in the press about atrocities against persons belonging to these groups and the frequency with which they occur is a cause for disquiet .\nnhrc report , p . vii .\nremembering m . n . roy and his heresy . human rights of dalits on the agenda of un . \u2018mainstream\u2019 39 ( 14 ) : 24 march 2001 : 23 - 25 .\nsub - commission on promotion & protection of human rights . resolution 2004 / 17 , 56th session , u . n . doc . e / cn . 4 / sub . 2 / 2004 / l . 8 ( 2004 ) ( reaffirming resolution 2000 / 4 and appointing two special rapporteurs to prepare\na comprehensive study on discrimination based on work and descent\n) , approved by u . n . commission on human rights , 61st session ( 2005 ) .\ndalit solidary works for dalit health care , education and economic empowerment through a variety of organizations .\nhuman rights watch , broken people , p . 29 ( citing national commission for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes , highlights of the report of the national commission for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes for the years 1994 - 95 & 1995 - 96 ( new delhi , government of india , 1997 ) , p . 2 ) .\nibid . , p . 43 , citing human rights watch interview with joy maliekal , mysore , karnataka , march 30 , 2002 .\nhuman rights watch , broken people , pp . 145 - 46 ( citing human rights watch interview with bejawada wilson , bangalore , july 26 , 1998 , in which wilson told human rights watch ,\neven other scheduled - caste people won ' t touch the safai karamcharis [ manual scavengers ] . it is ' untouchability ' within the ' untouchables , ' yet nobody questions it .\n) .\nhuman rights watch , broken people , p . 25 ; ncdhr response to the special rapporteur ' s questionnaire , p . 7 .\n. occupation and descent - based discrimination against dalits . \u2018human rights solidarity\u2019 11 ( 4 ) : april 2001 : 3 - 10 .\nchrgj is directed by professors philip alston , smita narula , and margaret satterthwaite . jayne huckerby is research director . chrgj aims to generate substantive , cutting - edge , and sophisticated contributions to human rights research and legal scholarship , and to actively engage in public affairs by making original and constructive contributions to ongoing policy debates relating to human rights . it achieves these aims by undertaking rigorous legal analysis and disseminating studies in five key research and project areas : detainees and the\nwar on terror ,\ndiscrimination and national security , economic , social , and cultural rights , extrajudicial executions , and transitional justice . in its work on discrimination , the center and the international human rights clinic ( a program of the center ) have focused on caste discrimination in south asia , collaborating extensively with the international dalit solidarity network , of which professor narula is a co - founder . professor narula is also former researcher for south asia at human rights watch where she investigated and authored a number of human rights watch ' s reports on caste discrimination and discrimination against religious minorities in india . most recently , in august 2005 , during the meeting of the united nations ( un ) sub - commission on the promotion and protection of human rights , the center released a 65 - page report entitled\nthe special rapporteur on housing has also expressed his concern with the extreme violations of dalits ' human rights , including with respect to land and housing rights . the special rapporteur ' s 2005 annual report notes :\na majority of dalits are still prevented from owning land and are forced to live on the outskirts of villages , often on barren land .\nncdhr learned of rampant caste discrimination during the indian ocean tsunami in tamil nadu ( 2004 ) and made visits to the affected regions , following which a comprehensive study was conducted by * international dalit solidarity network of netherlands . subsequent to the field visit a national public hearing was jointly organized by together with human rights forum for dalit liberation ( hrfdl ) and dalit mannurimai kootamaippu ( dmk ) , on discrimination against dalits in tsunami relief and rehabilitation\nthe dalit rights initiative at hrln has been instrumental in bringing about some landmark legal decisions on dalit / adivasi rights , which have positively impacted the lives of thousands of people around the country . dalit populations are often forced into manual labour and scavenging ( disposing of human excrement , animal carcasses , etc . ) . a decision passed by the delhi high court achieved significant results when the court directed the government to improve the safety conditions of sewer workers in delhi . this case , however , also created a wider impact in the dalit community , when the courts also directed that the state should aim towards completely phasing out of the employment of persons to clean sewers , on an emergent basis . ( see : national campaign for dignity and rights of sewerage and allied workers vs . mcd & ors . )\nthe state party ' s failure to collect and record information on the enjoyment of human rights by dalits is in itself suggestive of the government ' s inattention to the issue of caste discrimination .\nhuman rights watch , politics by other means : attacks against christians in india , vol . 11 , no . 6 , september 1999 .\ncaste , race and human rights . \u2018economic and political weekly\u2019 36 ( 35 ) : 1 - 7 september 2001 : 3344 - 3346 .\naccording to many press reports and an on - site investigation by the national campaign on dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) , a highly respected indian organization , some higher - caste fishing communities refused to share emergency shelter and rations with the dalits . the ncdhr investigation also documented incidents in which authorities in parts of andhra pradesh and tamil nadu provided dalits with less relief and support than other victims . dalit areas have been the last to have electricity and water supplies restored during rehabilitation efforts . ncdhr also cited allegations that officials are discriminating in providing financial assistance to the families of deceased dalits .\nthe indian government should ensure that tsunami victims receive assistance in an equitable manner without caste or religious bias , human rights watch said today . human rights watch has received credible reports of discrimination in tsunami - stricken areas against dalit ( so - called untouchables ) communities by the authorities as well as by some aid groups and local communities .\nuntouchable : voice of the dalit liberation on movement . new delhi : select book service syndicate , 1986 .\nspecial rapporteur of the commission on human rights on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living , and on the right to non - discrimination in this context , annual report 2005 ( 61st chr session ) , report e / cn . 4 / 2005 / 48 , para 62 .\nthe dalit ngo federation is an umbrella organization of dalit ngos which aims to eradicate caste - based discrimination through the process of empowerment , networking and alliance building of dalit and pro - dalit institutions . web : urltoken\nthe practices and policies of governments , local authorities , private sector entities , schools , religious institutions , and the media have had on discrimination based on work and descent ; obtaining information on existing measures taken by governments , national human rights groups , the un , and ngos to combat discrimination based on work and descent ; and drafting a set of principles or guidelines setting forth the measures necessary to effectively eliminate discrimination based on work and descent . the appointment of the rapporteurs was approved by the chr at its 61st session in april 2005 .\nspecial rapporteur of the commission on human rights on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living , and on the right to non - discrimination in this context , annual report 2005 ( 61st chr session ) , report e / cn . 4 / 2005 / 48 , para . 62 .\nibid . , p . 26 ( citing the national commission on scheduled castes and scheduled tribes - seventh report ( 2001 - 2002 ) , p . 128 ) .\n. pan on fire : eight dalit women tell their story . new delhi : indian social institute , 1988 .\nthese abuses are outside the scope of this report . concerning the dissemination of anti - dalit propaganda , d . b . parmar , a dalit social worker in gujarat , told human rights watch in 2003 that the vhp had circulated pamphlets demonizing dalit community members and calling on vhp members to attack dalits . the vhp has also actively promoted community enmity between dalits and muslims .\nan independent , new york - based nongovernmental organization , human rights watch conducts regular , systematic fact - finding investigations into human rights abuses in all regions of the world . human rights watch examines human rights practices of state and non - state actors irrespective of their political affiliation , geopolitical alignments , ethnic or religious persuasions . it defends freedom of thought and expression , due process and equal protection of the law , and a vigorous civil society . founded in 1978 , human rights watch today includes divisions that cover africa , asia , the americas , europe and central asia , and the middle east in addition to its thematic divisions . it is supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide . it accepts no government funds , directly or indirectly . kenneth roth is the executive director and brad adams heads the asia division . human rights watch has worked on caste - based discrimination in south asia for almost a decade , but particularly since the 1999 publication of its report\na comprehensive study on discrimination based on work and descent .\nthe rapporteurs were tasked with : determining the impact that\nhuman rights watch and the center for human rights and global justice ( chrgj ) at new york university school of law submit the following report to the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination ( committee or cerd ) for consideration in its review of india ' s fifteenth , sixteenth , seventeenth , eighteenth , and nineteenth periodic reports under the international convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination ( convention or icerd ) .\nwhen a devadasi is raped , it is not considered rape . she can be had by any man at any time .\nhuman rights watch interview with jyothi raj , rural education and development society , bangalore , july 26 , 1998 , in human rights watch , broken people , p . 152 .\nprevention of discrimination and protection of indigenous peoples and minorities . \u2018human rights solidarity\u2019 ( usa ) 11 ( 9 ) : september 2001 : 3 - 7 .\nthe sangh parivar and the bjp ' s hindutva ( hindu nationalism ) ideology has also led these groups to conduct a campaign of hate against muslim and christian communities , which has included the spreading of discriminatory propaganda and violent attacks against muslims and christians . see , e . g . , human rights watch ,\n, sub - commission on promotion & protection of human rights ( 53rdsession ) , u . n . doc . e / cn . 4 / sub . 2 / 2001 / 16 ( 2001 ) ( indicating that :\nmr . gll - ahanhanzo , special rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism , racial discrimination , xenophobia and related intolerance , submitted pursuant to commission on human rights resolution 1998 / 26 , january 15 , 1999 ( 55th chr session ) e / cn . 4 / 1999 / 15 ,\naccording to human rights watch ' s investigations , the firings - in which 10 people were killed and 27 were injured - were both unprovoked and caste motivated .\n\u2022 the practice of untouchability and discrimination against dalits / adivasis \u2022 unorganised labour ( migrant labour , bonded labour & child labour etc . ) \u2022 manual scavenging \u2022 dalit / adivasi women\u2019s rights \u2022 protecting the rights of couples in inter - caste / intra - gotra marriages \u2022 dalit / adivasi land rights \u2022 affirmative actions / protective discrimination \u2022 special developmental schemes / policies related to dalit / adivasi populations\nnational commission for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes , highlights of the report for the years 1994 - 95 & 1995 - 96 ( new delhi : government of india , 1997 ) , p . 2 ; human rights watch , broken people , p . 26 , fn 22 .\nin their attacks on dalit communities , ranvir sena members committed acts of sexual violence against dalit women . human rights watch has documented a massacre of dalits committed in laxmanpur - bathe , bihar ( see section v ( a ) ( 1 ) ( a ) ( i ) ) , in which women were raped and mutilated before being killed .\nhe was born on 5 august 1962 in chautara , sindhupalchok , nepal and undertook his schooling in the native birth place and higher studies in kathmandu , nepal . he has studied masters in business administration ( mba ) and bachelors in law ( thesis on child labour in nepal ) from tribhuvan university , kathmandu . he has also received several professional training on human rights , child rights , conflict resolutions and peace building , international relation , development studies , leadership development , and gender justice through a variety of national , regional and international institutes .\nfor the effects of water deprivation on individuals and communities , see committee on economic , social and cultural rights , general comment 15 - the right to water ( arts . 11 and 12 of international covenant of economic , social and cultural rights ) , para . 6 .\naccording to separate investigations by the national campaign on dalit human rights ( ncdhr ) and human rights watch , india failed to protect dalits from discrimination in the distribution of aid in the wake of two of india ' s largest natural disasters in recent years : the gujarat earthquake in january 2001 and the indian ocean tsunami in december 2004 . india has also failed to encourage integrationist movements or eliminate barriers between castes . it has allowed segregation in schools and housing , and has failed to faithfully implement constitutional and legislative abolitions of\nuntouchability\npractices . additionally , as dalits increasingly organize to protest their discriminatory treatment and claim their rights , the government has consistently failed to protect dalits against retaliatory attacks by upper - caste groups , including the rape of dalit women , and has failed to address social and economic boycotts against dalits , thereby further discouraging integrationist movements .\npromotion of the rights of dalit women , wh often suffer double discrimination as dalits and as women , and caste - based violence .\nindia ' s failure to ensure that all public authorities and public institutions do not engage in caste - based discrimination is widespread . two examples exemplify this failure : treatment of dalits by the police and discrimination in the provision of disaster relief . india ' s national human rights commission ( nhrc ) - a statutory government body that the indian government describes as the apex national institution to protect human rights and redress grievances - has commented that the law enforcement machinery is the greatest violator of dalits ' human rights . according to the nhrc , widespread custodial torture and killing of dalits , rape and sexual assault of dalit women , and looting of dalit property by the police\nare condoned , or at best ignored .\nthis problem is not a recent one . in 1979 india constituted the national police commission to analyze problems in police performance . however , the commission ' s recommendations , which include recommendations specific to police abuse of dalits , have still not been adopted .\ncommittee on economic , social and cultural rights , general comment 15 - the right to water ( arts . 11 and 12 of international covenant of economic , social and cultural rights ) , paras 4 and 6 .\nibid . , p . 142 ( citing a human rights watch interview with martin macwan , new york , october 15 , 1998 . martin macwan is founder of navsarjan , an ngo that has led the campaign to abolish manual scavenging in the western state of gujarat describing what happens when navsarjan had attempted to rehabilitate scavengers ) .\nhuman rights watch and the chrgj respectfully request that the following issues be raised in the list of issues addressed to the state party and in the state party examination .\nibid . , p . 113 ( citing human rights watch interview with burnad fatima , tamil nadu women ' s forum , madras , february 14 , 1998 ) .\neducational deprivation of women and dalits in south asia . \u2018indian journal of human rights\u2019 4 ( 1 & 2 ) : january - december 2000 : 181 - 192 .\nsurvey found that out of the 483 villages surveyed , a ban on marriage processions on roads was in place in 47 . 4 percent of villages , while a ban on festival processions on public roads was in place in 23 . 8 percent of villages .\nand the supreme court guidelines set out in the d . k . basu case are available legal tools to prevent torture , illegal detention , or improper interrogation of dalits , jurists , human rights activists and civil rights groups claim that a lack of political will and immunity laws that shield those responsible for human rights abuses from prosecution , allow the problem of torture and other forms of custodial abuse to continue unchecked .\nin what has been called india ' s\nhidden apartheid ,\nentire villages in many indian states remain completely segregated by caste . in focusing on caste discrimination in india , this report acknowledges , but does not explore , the other pervasive practices of discrimination in india , including those that target religious minorities . in particular , human rights watch has extensively documented human rights violations against india ' s christian\nlike dalit students , dalit teachers also face rampant discrimination ; they too are segregated for purposes of food and water consumption .\n, sub - commission on promotion & protection of human rights . resolution 2000 / 4 ( 52ndsession ) , u . n . doc . e / cn . 4 / sub . 2 / res / 2000 / 4 ( 2000 )\nthis problem is not a recent one . in 1979 india constituted the national police commission to analyze problems in police performance .\nprejudicial exploitation : the issue of caste and race . \u2018indian journal of human rights\u2019 4 ( 1 & 2 ) : january - december , 2000 : 25 - 64 .\nabout 150 groups working on human rights issues came together for a week - long conference from december 26 th 2000 to 1 st january 2001 . stalin led a team of architecture students to design and execute the entire media and arts work : conference logo , identity badges , food coupons , posters , banners , photo exhibitions , art installations , organizing evening cultural performances . he also designed a documentary film festival on human rights show - casing 64 films from around the world .\nas with sexual abuse of dalit women by upper - caste men , the sexual abuse of dalit women by the police is used as a tool to punish dalit communities as a whole .\na fact - finding report by people ' s watch - tamil nadu and dalit human rights monitoring revealed that in 2004 the dalits of kalapatti village in tamil nadu were forced to flee after an attack by upper - caste hindus in which over 100 dalit homes were burned and other property was destroyed .\nin its first phase , ncdhr undertook interventions for raising visibility of dalit issues at various levels and has managed to successfully raise the visibility of dalit issues at the state , national and international level . some of the key achievements during this phase were :\narticle 1 : in this convention , the term\nracial discrimination\nshall mean any distinction , exclusion , restriction or preference based on race , colour , descent , or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition , enjoyment or exercise , on an equal footing , of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political , economic , social , cultural or any other field of public life ."]}
{"id": 55430, "summary": [{"text": "copenhagen records is a danish record label formed on 5 january 2004 by former emi recorded music denmark staff members to give artists more artistic autonomy .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "it houses artists spread over a wide range of genres , from rock to rap , and from pop artists to comedians .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "in september 2011 , universal music group acquires copenhagen records , along with the rest of mbo group .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "the label operates as one of umg 's standalone labels . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "copenhagen records", "paragraphs": ["in 2008 , copenhagen records founded copenhagen music , a booking company led by niels lindgren , primarily facilitating bookings for the artists on cph records .\ngreater copenhagen civil marriages \u2014 index and images from copenhagen , gentofte and frederikberg municipalities .\nchurch records are probably one of the most vital of records to use in copenhagen research . with christening , marriage and burial records , entire families can be reconstructed and generations connected .\npoor relief records ( fattighj\u00e6lpprotokollerne ) are an essential help in tracking families that may otherwise be lost from other records . these records run from 1799 to 1940 at the k\u00f8benhavns stadsarkiv in copenhagen . the poor records are available online .\ndanish manorial estate records \u2014 browsable images of danish manorial estate records , 1436 - 1964 ( familysearch ) .\ndanish tenant contracts and probate records \u2014 name index to danish tenant contracts and probate records ( danish ) .\ncopenhagen records ( universal music group ) representing the biggest artists in denmark and some of the most interesting new international artists .\nbad afro records is an independent label from copenhagen . we love psyche , noise , rock and vinyl and currently we are\ndanish data archives \u2014 gateway to danish emigration records , online danish census records , as well as some immigration and probate records . click on union jack for english interface .\ncopenhagen records has signed tim christensen , one of denmark ' s top - selling rock artists , to a three - album deal .\nthis article uses material from the article copenhagen records from the free encyclopedia wikipedia and it is licensed under the gnu free documentation license .\nthe official federal land records site \u2014 bureau of land management : federal land sale records , including homestead grants and railroad purchases .\ncopenhagen\u2019s bicycle - sharing system is proving to be a great success at last .\ncopenhagen police census cards \u2014 includes copenhagen death index , 1892 - 1923 ( mostly in danish ) ; often with maps showing movements of city inhabitants from police censuses .\nthe copenhagen post is the only english - language newspaper in denmark reporting danish news .\nmontmartre\u2019s pivotal role in enticing , welcoming and ultimately attaching these jazz stars to copenhagen .\nif your ancestors emigrated after 1868 you may be able to find information regarding them in the copenhagen police records of emigrants . they would , however , only be listed if they purchased a contract - ticket from an emigration agent with an office in copenhagen .\narkivalieronline ( dk ) , images of the danish probate records . english guide .\naurelia clemons - extracted probate records for 17 of the 24 counties of denmark .\nfind a grave \u2014 links to over 80 million online cemetery and burial records .\ndanish national archives \u2014 english - language portal to digitized collections such as arkivalieronline ( ao ) - - an expanding collection of images of original church records , census records through 1930 , copenhagen probates , civil marriages and family court cases , probate records and other interesting resources - - and daisy , an expanding database of other interesting records . some indexes , but searching must be done in danish ; see next entry .\ndieser artikel basiert auf dem artikel copenhagen records aus der freien enzyklop\u00e4die wikipedia und steht unter der gnu - lizenz f\u00fcr freie dokumentation . in der wikipedia ist eine liste der autoren verf\u00fcgbar .\nthroughout denmark ' s history , the danish lutheran church has been the largest denomination for centuries . this holds true in the city of copenhagen . the city is split into many different parishes , although there were originally 7 main churches . for a list of the parishes in copenhagen see the parish list . probably the most difficult part of researching in copenhagen is finding which parish a family belonged to . there are a few different records that can help locate a family such as directories , censuses , and tax records . once an address is secured for a family , the parish can be located by either using the copenhagen street register - parish name guide ( fhl # 1224549 ) , or locating the closest church . after the parish is located , it is simple to obtain the church records . the lutheran church kept several different records including christenings , marriages , burials , and confirmations . for a detailed description of lutheran church records see the denmark : church records page . a couple of other tools are helpful in searching through church records . first , the regional archive for sj\u00e6lland has published compiled indexes for various copenhagen church records . these indexes list the basic genealogical information gleaned from the original church records . they are especially helpful when a parish cannot be found for a family . church histories are also helpful in understanding the records in a parish .\nnational archives access to archival databases ( aad ) \u2014 a site for searchable electronic records .\nwhat\u2019s the story ? the longest running record business in copenhagen , accord started in the 1940s as a second hand music shop focussed on jazz . there are now two shops in copenhagen and one just outside in kongens lyngby . the largest in vesterbro has over 50 , 000 vinyl records , priced using their own system : bargain records are 1 for 30 danish krone and 4 for 100 dkk . records are shrink wrapped in - house , which they open to allow listening and condition is generally good . they have an extensive selection of soundtracks and danish records in the basement .\niboga records is a progressive trance / house label located in copenhagen , denmark . iboga records is home for artists like : antix , ace ventura , liquid soul , freq , nyquist , perfect stranger , maelstrom , behind blue eyes , flowjob , quantize to name few . . . .\nthe danish emigration archives \u2014 records of 394 , 000 emigrants from denmark ( and some returnees ) who purchased tickets from danish emigration agents from 1868 - 1908 that were registered with the copenhagen police .\nin september , the three most popular charging stations were at kongens nytorv , christianshavn and copenhagen central station .\nromantic noise trio from the dark side of copenhagen . the entrepreneurs released debut ep on april 1st 2016 .\nthe danish national archives contain many different types of records and registries that could prove to be useful when you are conducting a genealogical research . find information about some of the basic records .\nin 1855 , the poor records changed . the records were renamed to \u201ccharity records\u201d ( almisseprotokoller ) , and detailed information was kept about each individual receiving support from the department . also , more information about foster children was recorded , including where the child was sent for foster care .\nbirth , marriage , death , census , church , military , immigration , and naturalization records .\nup until the 20th century , nearly everyone belonged to a church , resulting in records for each individual . for centuries , the only recognized church in denmark was the danish lutheran church ( den danske folkekirke ) ; however , beginning in the mid - 1800s more and more churches were recognized by the danish government . even then , up until the 20th century , the majority of danish citizens belonged to the danish lutheran church . copenhagen is slightly different from the rest of the counrty because it is a large port city . because copenhagen is the capitol city , many different religious ideologies have entered through the port , influencing its citizens . some of the most common denominations have been : - den danske folkekirke ( records since 1617 ) - roman catholic ( records since 1647 ) - french reformed church ( records since 1685 ) - german reformed church ( records since 1686 ) - anglican ( records since 1835 ) - methodist ( records since 1846 ) - latter - day saint ( records since 1850 ) - baptist - jewish\nchurch records for the different denominations can be accessed through a several different resources . the family history library has quite a few records for many of the different parishes in denmark . check the familysearch catalog for a complete listing . the archives and libraries in copenhagen have many original records especially the church book duplicates that are available to all patrons of their institutions . for the original church books themselves see the parish church . the website arkivalieronline is a free website that has digitized images of nearly all the lutheran church records of denmark .\nin denmark , the reformation took a strong foothold , resulting in the near extinction of catholicism in denmark . the few vestiges that did hold on , were in the larger cities , including copenhagen . the church records kept by the catholic church are nearly identical to the lutheran church records . they consist mainly of christenings , marriages , and burials , and a few miscellaneous records such as confirmations . one of the few differences is that the occurance of the latin alphabet and language is a lot more frequent than in the lutheran records .\nmodern equipment the city bikes are funded in a partnership between copenhagen municipality , frederiksberg municipality and the train operating company dsb .\npalace winter are copenhagen - based australian singer - songwriter carl coleman and danish producer and classically trained pianist caspar hesselager . since\u2026\nthe lds church first arrived in denmark in spring 1850 and by the end of the summer that year a small branch was established in copenhagen . although records for the early years were not kept very well , subsequent records were kept regularly . the lds church records include such information as : - names of the individual , spouse , and parents ( including maiden names ) - birthdate and place - death date and place - baptism and confirmation dates - priesthood ordination dates - divorce information - missionary service these records are available on microfilm up to 1951 .\ndigitized danish records online - arkivalieronline \u2014 an english - language guide to using the various part of ao .\nlima lima is the work of ulla pihl and some of her musical playmates in and around the music - environment in copenhagen . originally founded in hague when ulla studied there , the lima lima - universe was brought to denmark and continued throughout her studies at the conservatory in copenhagen . releases on your favourite records : oh mighty thought - control ( 2008 )\nin 2005 , christensen and foss also started mermaid records , which is largely owned by sony music entertainment denmark since 2008 . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] in 2008 , christensen and foss left copenhagen records . s\u00f8rensen holds the position of ceo and product manager , and backman is creative director and in charge of a & r . [ 1 ]\nafter two promising eps , \u2018veranda\u2019 ( 2015 ) og \u2018buffalo thunder\u2019 ( 2016 ) , the copenhagen - based rock quintet the love coffin is finally ready with the debut album \u2018cloudlands\u2019 , which will be released september 28th on bad afro records .\nthere are also many other records that could help you trace your danish ancestors . for instance , member lists from guilds , records from counties and many municipalities , estates and institutions , etc . , as well as military service records . but in order to use these , it is necessary to have a very good knowledge of danish .\ndenmark estate records , 1436 - 1964 , images only . also at urltoken , ( $ ) , images only\nfounded in 2008 , edition records is a british independent jazz record label with a european sensibility and global presence .\n\u00a9 2014\u20132018 by like a can of beans records . all rights reserved . circus crafted with love by theme grinders\n3 . 0 3 . 1 3 . 2 3 . 3 charles ferro ( 2004 - 01 - 24 ) .\ndanish execs form label : former emi denmark staffers to run copenhagen records\n. billboard : 42 . issn 0006 - 2510 .\nthe shop has been open for a year and tim already plans to expand , doubling the space that currently has an estimated 4 , 000 records . he tries to support local artists and new musicians , although the majority of his business is dealing in used records . again , no listening booth although he\u2019s eager to play records through the shop system .\npunkish garage rock trio from copenhagen . listen to f . m . k on soundcloud like f . m . k . on facebook :\nthe backing band , are musicians from the copenhagen roots\u02bc environment , who also join mads on the album\nhar du h\u00f8rt det\n.\ndansk demografisk database \u2014 index to probate records for old counties of randers , thisted , viborg and aalborg ( english ) .\ndanish label founded 2004 by nick foss , mik christensen , christian backman and jakob s\u00f8rensen ( 3 ) under mbo group . foss and christensen left the label in 2008 to found mermaid records ( 3 ) . in 2011 the parent company mbo was acquired by universal music . in 2013 backman and jakob s\u00f8rensen left copenhagen records . on january 1 , 2014 torben ravn was appointed managing director .\njazz - punk outfit pardans are fast becoming one of denmark\u2019s most exciting new bands . alumni of copenhagen\u2019s famous mayhem collective , they follow in the\u2026\na hospitable climate both then , and now , copenhagen is a city that welcomes american jazz artists with open arms . in 1979 , danish journalist jack lind summed it up perfectly when he wrote the eclipse sleevenotes : \u201ccopenhagen offers one of the most hospitable climates for jazz in the world . \u201d\n20 . 08 . 2016 \u2013 \u201cen sommerdag p\u00e5 bellah\u00f8j\u201d , copenhagen 20 . 08 . 2016 \u2013 rolling stones tribute , den gr\u00e5 hal , copenhagen 17 . 09 . 2016 \u2013 ku : be , frederiksberg ( golden days ) 28 . 09 . 2016 \u2013 kolding bibliotek 30 . 11 . 2016 \u2013 vejle kunstmuseum\nwhat\u2019s the story ? located just off the main street in frederiksberg , amongst caf\u00e9s and bigger record shops , can records is independently run by martin aalykke kristiansen and his wife . a passionate collector , martin has built a reputation as the go to record dealer for djs passing through copenhagen .\nmartin curates his shop collection selection based on buyers\u2019 personal taste , keeping his stock to a bare minimum . he specialises in both listening and dance records , with a strong selection of early electronic , ambient , new wave , disco , rare groove and world records .\ngermanic immigration records , 1850 - 1859 \u2014 substitute 1860s , 1870s , 1880s or 1890s in url to see listings for those decades .\nthe original probate court records can be found , dating from about 1760 - 1800 through until the period between 1930 and 1950 . of course , not all older protocols have been preserved . the danish national archives has a number of the older probate court records on microfilm .\nthe most incredible world records from all over . the fastest , highest , strongest \u2026 etc . that\u2019s what you meet at this museum .\nfind my past \u2014 searchable index of uk outbound passengers ; currently indexed from 1890 - 1960 ( payment required to view actual records ) .\nartists currently signed to like a can of beans records : the entrepreneurs , nelson can , gurli octavia and f . m . k .\ntest yourself in the museum\u2019s new activity room and explore the wonders on the new big touch screens , presenting you to the most astonishing records .\nclaes cem is as close as you get to a modern troubadour - after travelling the scotish highlands with his mandolin for a couple of years , he returned to copenhagen in 2007 to build his solo - career ; but with frequent trips back to scotland . in 2008 claes won the prize for\nbest singer\nin the emergenza contest in copenhagen , and now he ' s finally ready to present his first ep . releases on your favourite records : californian babe ( 2010 )\nirah is a copenhagen - based trio consisting of stine gr\u00f8n ( vocals ) , adi zukanovic ( synth ) and a shifting lineup of drummers . irah makes a particular brand of\u2026\nthe new baby woodrose album freedom on bad afro records is # 1 on the official chart for vinyl sale in denmark this week . check it out here\nthe poor records contain a vast variety of information concerning the individual or family receiving support from the state . information varies from year to year and record to record , but there is common information in all . some of the information you may find in the poor relief records are : - names - age - birth date ( from 1855 ) and place - address - occupation ( from 1816 the records contain work ability ) - when the individual or family recieved either public or private support and for how long - marital status of women - how long the family or indiviual has lived in copenhagen - and other miscellaneous information including remarks about the family\ncoffee is good and reasonable at 20 dkk for an espresso . records from their stock are constantly playing in - store , and they have a good selection of soul , funk and world music re - issues , which include recent superfly and mr . bongo releases in addition to a limited selection of used records .\nyou seemed to have missed beat - bop off that list , which is by far the best record shop in copenhagen , and one of the better i\u2019ve been to around the world .\nparis , london , montreux , copenhagen while america will forever be considered the home of jazz , and european cities like paris , london and montreux in switzerland have high profile jazz credentials , copenhagen\u2019s rich relationship with jazz over the past 50 years or so is a compelling story that also makes a good case for it being considered amongst the major jazz cities of the world .\nthad jones , one of the later arrivals to scandinavia when he moved to copenhagen in 1978 , released a big band album under the name \u2018eclipse\u2019 in 1979 . its sleevnotes describe montmartre as \u201ca cultural centre in copenhagen\u201d . despite this , a combination of economic factors led to the club closing in the \u201870s , but thankfully its doors were reopened in 2010 on store regnegade .\n\u2018third eye surgery\u2019 has been recorded in the black tornado studio in copenhagen and is engineered by anders onsberg and produced by lorenzo woodrose . the artwork is made by german artist kiryk drewinski .\nuffe lorenzen : \u201cflippert\u00f8s was an attempt to write about all the things i missed about being home in copenhagen , meanwhile sitting all alone , staring at the ocean and playing my guitar on a small volcanic island for 10 weeks . the lyric ended up namedropping a lot of my favourite places in copenhagen , like loppen , floss , kronborggade , lygtens kro , etc . . i guess it is a song about longing on many levels , but there is also a bit of social criticism in it . maybe the hippie chick in the song is copenhagen ? \u201d\nthe poor relief records began with the poor ordinance of 1799 . with the new law , poor families were able to receive help from the state in obtaining food and paying the rent . up until 1855 the records were entitled mandtalsprotokoller . the earlier records have minimal information , usually recording just the head of household and information on him / her . starting in 1816 , more information , though still basic , is recorded about those receiving poor relief , including more members of the family .\nif you aren\u2019t plugged into the jazz scene , or haven\u2019t scratched beneath the surface of copenhagen\u2019s musical past , the capital may not spring to mind as a city with a great jazz past .\nthe danish national archives have microfiche copies of danish census records for the period 1787 - 1890 . additionally , the provincial archives may have records for their specific region . census lists generally become accessible when they are 75 years old . lists dating from 1860 onwards are preserved at the national archives both on film and in the original version .\n04 . 08 . 2015 \u2013 upcoming tour dates 28 . 08 - 29 . 08 . 2015 \u2013 narcosatanicos \u2013 knife fest , copenhagen 10 . 09 - 12 . 09 . 2015 \u2013 lorenzo woodrose ( solo ) , copenhagen psych fest , copenhagen 19 . 09 . 2015 \u2013 spids n\u00f8genhat \u2013 voxhall , aarhus 25 . 09 . 2015 \u2013 spids n\u00f8genhat \u2013 posten , odense 26 . 09 . 2015 \u2013 spids n\u00f8genhat \u2013 studenterhuset , aalborg 02 . 10 . 2015 \u2013 spids n\u00f8genhat \u2013 pumpehuset , copenhagen ( sold out ) 03 . 10 . 2015 \u2013 spids n\u00f8genhat \u2013 pumpehuset , copenhagen ( sold out ) 04 . 10 . 2015 \u2013 spids n\u00f8genhat \u2013 pumpehuset , copenhagen 10 . 10 . 2015 \u2013 spids n\u00f8genhat \u2013 oslo psych fest , oslo 20 . 10 . 2015 \u2013 baby woodrose \u2013 hafenklang , hamburg 21 . 10 . 2015 \u2013 baby woodrose \u2013 the tube , d\u00fcsseldorf 22 . 10 . 2015 \u2013 baby woodrose \u2013 kulturbahnhof , jena 23 . 10 . 2015 \u2013 baby woodrose \u2013 k4 , n\u00fcrnberg 24 . 10 . 2015 \u2013 baby woodrose \u2013 sky high festival , das bett , frankfurt am main 25 . 10 . 2015 \u2013 baby woodrose \u2013 beatpol , dresden\nafter 1812 - 14 the registers were kept in forms . older records may have a more \u201cindividual\u201d character . usually , a parish register can provide you with this information :\nbodaboda duo has existed since 2001 and the two members , bj\u00f8rn heeb\u00f8ll and jakob thorkild overgaard , are both very active personalities on the danish music scene and take a powerful position in copenhagen improv music .\ndanish jazz stars have been making names for themselves beyond their own borders for decades , but a significant chapter in copenhagen\u2019s jazz history deals with the special relationship between the city and visiting american jazz stars .\nthe mbo group comprises danish labels copenhagen records , a : larm and recart , which collectively represent a number of leading nordic acts , including danish rock band nephew , female pop artist medina and urban - styled duo nik & jay . the agreement also includes rights to the catalog of one of denmark ' s most popular and enduring acts , pop outfit shu - bi - dua .\nmusic xray artist phabo hit the right note with atlantic records\u2019 vice president urban a & r ; shawn barron . in an interview earlier this year with swurv radio , phabo mentions his upcoming project , ratchet & blues , as well as his \u201cdabbling\u201d into songwriting . shawn barron has been working with the the los angeles based artist and songwriter on upcoming atlantic records cuts .\nleaders of usc shoah foundation and its board of councilors were appalled by the act of violence in copenhagen . they recognized that anti - semitism was once again on the rise in europe , and jews were being targeted .\nkraks vejvisere , 1770 - 1969 \u2014 portal to copenhagen city directories , the world ' s oldest record source of this type . searchable by name from 1878 on ; earlier years ( gothic type ) must be browsed .\n23 . 05 . 2015 \u2013 pitstop , kolding ( pre - sale ) 30 . 05 . 2015 \u2013 loppen , copenhagen ( pre - sale ) 30 . 07 - 02 . 08 . 2015 \u2013 kildemose festival , nyborg\nwhen a family received poor relief they were given a so called \u201ccharity card\u201d ( almissekort ) and a number . the number listed on the \u201ccharity card\u201d is the number written next to the family in the poor records . when the individual or family stopped receiving support , the \u201ccharity card\u201d was returned to the poor relief department and given to another family who needed relief . along with the poor , these records also include information on foster children and the families that were taking care of them . these records are indexed alphabetically on index cards in the archive , and are available up to 75 years ago .\ncaptain mirage draws inspiration from queen , steely dan , pink floyd and peter gabriel and gives you an original , energetic and theatrical experience , both live and in their recordings . captain mirage are claes cem ( guitar and vocals ) and kasper daugaard ( keyboards , guitar and backing vocals ) , joined on their debut - album by an impressive crew from the copenhagen music scene . releases on your favourite records : captain mirage ( 2007 )\nthese visitors not only came to copenhagen in the 1950s and 60s , but in many cases stayed here for the rest of their lives after being hugely encouraged to do so by a local population that was all too happy to have them .\nand valid for a 10 days after receiving the promotioncode . your emailaddress will only be used by challenge records international and will not be given to 3rd party advertisers . if you have any questions please contact us .\nthere is no complete inventory of how many records about the danish west indies that exist in other authorities\u2019 archives since this would require a review of most of the national archives\u2019 collection from a period of approximately 250 years . this would correspond to a review of about 70 , 000 linear meters of records that , if they were stacked on top of each other , would reach far past the stratosphere . in other words , it would be a very significant task in terms of resources . however , there is an attempt at an itemized overview on this website , but the list cannot be considered to be exhaustive . since these records have not been digitized along with the records from the colonial administration , they should be sought through the normal channels of the national archives . therefore , it will mainly be possible for a danish - speaking audience to search for them .\nthe focus is on rock , jazz , blues , soul and hip - hop . although not a large stock to go through they have several classic jazz albums and a nice selection of golden age hip - hop records and local beer on tap at 40 dkk for 500ml . it\u2019s an ideal last stop : as the evening approaches the shop often turns into a social , regulars discussing records over rounds of the in - house beer .\nsee spectacular milestones in human history , fantastic achievements , unique wonders of the animal kingdom and loads of bizarre and grotesque records , you never knew existed , when passing by the world\u2019s tallest man at the entrance on str\u00f8get .\nanders krogh was the former vocalist in denmarks no . 1 robbie williams jam - but decided to part with the\n9 - 5 gig\nand pursue his own solo - career . anders ' first solo - album , trustfundbaby , won massive airplay on danish national radio , and anders still gigs in and around copenhagen with his band , consisting of some of the absolute top - musicians of the danish pop / rock scene . releases on your favourite records : trustfundbaby ( 2008 )\nso prepare to be enlightened , as this week\u2019s copenhagen jazz film festival ( husets biograf , february 3 - 4 ) is dedicated to recalling an era in which an impressive array of visiting american jazz stars made the city one of the jazz capitals of the world .\ndocuments from the west indies are here registered under record group 55 . the archive group includes material of the same type as in the west indian local archives in the danish national archives in copenhagen : administrative , legislative , legal , police , military , and economic matters .\nwith a knack for the catchy melody and riffs that just work jens jepsen started out his career playing various open stages in and around copenhagen , slowly but steadily building a place for himself on this , often overcrowded scene . with inspiration from , and respect for , artists such as jonatha brooke , john mayer and joni mitchell , he delivers catchy ,\nno bull\npop - songs with many layers in both music and lyrics . releases on your favourite records : walking between the sun and the atmosphere ( 2010 )\nwhat\u2019s the story ? a vinyl and coffee shop , which focuses on a curated selection of re - issue lps . owner kasper explains that a lot of his original lps were damaged during the 2011 floods in copenhagen , and since then he\u2019s focused on dealing in re - issues .\nwhat\u2019s the story ? a small record shop run by nils rolfgaard , a local who opened the business 12 years ago . this shop has been in the same location for the past 10 years , and while the shop is settled , the stock hasn\u2019t . nils prides himself on high turnover , getting rid of records he doesn\u2019t want or aren\u2019t of interest to clients . \u201ci want regulars to be able come in and get excited about new records each time they visit , \u201d he explains .\nwhat\u2019s the story ? a true diggers spot , mint records has been in its current location for 6 years . in addition to vinyl , they have a large stock of cds and dvds . upstairs they have a strong selection of soul and jazz , with a new arrivals section that is constantly refreshed . downstairs bargain bins , plus in - depth sections for rock , pop , country , reggae , world and danish . there are literally boxes and boxes of picture sleeve 7\u201d records to go through .\nuffe lorenzen ( alias lorenzo woodrose ) will release his first solo album in his own name november 10th on bad afro records . the album is called galmandsv\u00e6rk and contains 10 songs in danish . uffe lorenzen will play a few solo shows in november :\nhome to the stars montmartre was the physical embodiment of this respect that seduced so many visiting american artists . founded in 1959 , this now legendary club\u2019s own history proclaims : \u201cthey all moved to copenhagen for montmartre . \u201d while that might sound like an overstatement , there are numerous sources that confirm\nthere are no compromises either , shopkeepers are knowledgeable about the music they specialise in and have fantastic records . for this article we\u2019ve picked out 8 distinct vinyl record shops , all of which are located in one of two main areas : n\u00f8rrebro and frederiksberg .\nthe founding mothers of like a can of beans records . dogma rock trio nelson can base all their music on just drums bass and vocals , creating their special dogma rock sound . listen to nelson can\u2019s music on soundcloud check out nelson can\u2019s website : urltoken\nlars winther is a danish jazz pianist , composer , arranger - and the founder of your favourite records . lars works with many different musicians in various genres , but is probably best known for his two albums with his own trio . with the trio he has also toured throughout europe and played countless concerts , and has participated in the finals of the\nyoung danish jazz comets\ncompetition twice . in 2009 he recieved the danish musicians unions\nfiery soul\naward , for his work with your favourite records , and in 2010 his latest album\nbig band\nwas released , showing off lars ' skills as a composer and arranger . releases on your favourite records : big band ( 2010 ) nordic by nature ( 2007 ) live _ 2005 ( 2005 )\nin 2003 , emi - medley had a 40 % share on the danish music market . [ 3 ] days after medley - founder michael ritto announced he would depart in february 2004 , other staff members announced they would start copenhagen records with an aim\nto recruit and develop quality danish musicians . sales of danish artists have not dipped nearly as much as international acts [ in denmark ] ,\nas christensen explains . [ 3 ] the label also had the direct intention to create a strong local competitor against the established multinational labels . [ 1 ]\n15 . 11 . 17 : musikhus dexter , odense ( pre - sale ) 16 . 11 . 17 : studenterhuset , aalborg ( pre - sale ) 24 . 11 . 17 : loppen , copenhagen ( sold out ) 25 . 11 . 17 : atlas , aarhus ( pre - sale )\nbenjamin aggerb\u00e6k is one of copenhagens most well - known singer - songwriters . he arranges several weekly singer - songwriter clubs in and around copenhagen and travels all over denmark with his quintet , smaller constellations , or for - the - occasion lineups . benjamin has also travelled and played all over the u . s . , performing regularly at various clubs in new york . in 2008 , benjamin was the first - ever recipient of the new note award ( urltoken ) releases on your favourite records : my oh my ( 2009 ) back in town ( 2007 )\nwhat\u2019s the story ? another concept : craft beer and vinyl . like goodlife , there\u2019s an outdoor area with seating in addition to a crate of bargain bin records for browsing on the street . of the shops , this is newest having opened in april 2015 .\nthe love coffin from copenhagen will join the ranks of the bad afro artists . their yet untitled debut album will be released in september . so far they have released two 12\u2033 eps and the first single from the upcoming album is expected in may . until then listen to their latest single new morning light .\nthe shop\u2019s focus is on rock and pop , he also has a good selection of jazz , soul , reggae and danish music . records are well priced and although there\u2019s no listening booth , nils will take the time to play records on the shop\u2019s audiophile system . while he also sells a carefully curated selection of books , antiques and collectables , nils makes it clear that the focus is on vinyl : \u201cthe books and objects keep people coming in . it creates an interesting mix , although the regulars come here for vinyl . \u201d\nraised in a red terraced house in eastern denmark , pernille gunvad grew up surrounded by music , classical theatre and poetry throughout childhood . upon graduating gunvad relocated to copenhagen , where she put together her first demo , which quickly found its way into the hands of an international major label ( virgin rec . ) .\nat first glance one might find this hard to believe : there are few signs of the location being a record shop aside from turntables and a mixer , carry on through to the second room and there\u2019s a montage of records on the wall with shelves below for digging .\n1812 - 1814 are important years for danish genealogists . that is when danish pastors were instructed to keep two separate copies of parish registers \u2013 and never to keep them in the same location overnight . for this reason , nearly all parishes have records from those dates onwards !\nother notable publications ( in selection ) is ' creator spiritus ' on harmonia mundi with music by arvo p\u00e4rt and ' the golden age of english part songs ' on dacapo records with music by a line - up of top danish vocal composers from the past 200 years .\nwith funding for a pilot given by usc shoah foundation board members and other supporters , the institute worked with colleagues allan shapiro and bent bludnikow in copenhagen to reach out to survivors and witnesses of the anti - semitic attack on feb . 14 , 2015 . with support from the danish jewish community , the interviews were all conducted at the great synagogue in copenhagen , and included the survivors , the mother of the bat mitzvah girl , the chief rabbi of denmark , local community members , a journalist , a scholar of holocaust and genocide , and a danish citizen of palestinian descent who organized a peace circle around the synagogue in the aftermath of the attack .\nthe shop is relatively new , it started as an extension of his online business : he wanted to create an atmosphere were people could enjoy good coffee whilst browsing and listening to records . the interior is inviting and there are tables outdoors , which add to the neighborhood\u2019s street life .\nthere are a lot of ' classic ' synergies but also many commercial possibilities in denmark as well as internationally . we look forward to seeing our artists benefit from this collaboration ,\ncontinued ritto , who co - founded mbo group in copenhagen in 2004 , with nordisk film a / s subsequently acquiring equity in the company .\nthe records kept by the police were not actually of the emigrants themselves \u2013 but rather , of all contracts signed between agents and emigrants . this was done to prevent \u201ccrooked\u201d agents from cheating emigrants by taking their money and then \u201cforgetting\u201d to purchase the tickets or help with travel arrangements , etc .\nnew baby woodrose single / video ! the song is called open doors and is taken from the album freedom due out september 16th on bad afro records . open doors is released digitally on spotify etc . today . video by palle demant who did the born to lose documentary about lorenzo woodrose .\nultimately , that is exactly why it was so successful at attracting big names to live and thrive here . now , as the first wave of american artists are fully recognised across the city , and the thriving annual jazz festival and reopened montmartre keep musicians visiting regularly , copenhagen continues to be one of the great jazz cities of the world .\nwhat\u2019s the story ? soon to celebrate their 25th anniversary , sound station is one of the more established record shops in copenhagen . it\u2019s well organised with an impressive selection of pop , rock , indie , jazz and new releases . while the prices are relatively expensive , the condition of records is good as is the breadth of stock . they also have a good selection of new releases focused on pop and dance , including independent releases . if you\u2019re interested in finding a clean copy of a classic record , this is the place to start . you can also find sound station online where they have an estimated 40 , 000 - record catalogue .\nper bloch andersen alias peer is a multiartist with a flair for the impossible . his impressive debut kollektion is a collection of his artistic abilities , including a full - lenght cd spanning almost every imaginable genre , photos , poems , essays and more . releases on your favourite records : kollektion ( 2009 )\nbaby woodrose \u2013 blows your mind re - issue of the classic baby woodrose debut album limited to 500 copies on yellow vinyl . baby woodrose was at the time in reality a one - man operation by lorenzo woodrose who wrote the songs , played all the instruments , produced the record together with riky woodrose and put it out on his own pan records in 2001 on cd while animal records in spain did the vinyl version . blows your mind is still one of the most popular baby woodrose records and in 2009 bad afro re - issued the album for the first time since the price of the album at that point had gone through the roof and was sold for around 200 euro . blows your mind is more obscure , psych and lo - fi than the newer stuff but the songs are every bit as cool ! presented in a daring sleeve by the internationally known artist collective malleus sure to raise an eyebrow or two .\n29 . 09 . 2016 \u2013 new single / video from narcosatanicos the new narcosatanicos single vile is released on spotify etc . today . it\u2019s taken from the album body cults due out november 4th . on bad afro records . the video for vile is made by per silkj\u00e6r ( fossils / double space ) .\nclaus h\u00f8xbroe & \u00e5rets l\u00e6ngste dag is a joint - venture by beatpoet claus h\u00f8xbroe ( doh ) and musicians peter tinning and kasper schulz . the three met ( and clicked ) during the 2009 copenhagen jazzfestival after which followed a couple of tours in denmark and sweden , and in turn , their debut\nnye rytmer - live i studiet\n( 2010 ) .\nthe probate court records are often vital for the genealogist since they contain the names and additional details regarding relatives of a deceased person who may be entitled to an inheritance . most protocols include a name index , but in order to read the actual text about a specific estate a good knowledge of danish is essential .\ndenmark online genealogy records this chart shows links to countrywide collections . to find links to collections for lower jurisdictions ( such as a county , town , or parish ) , go to locating online databases . websites that are only in danish are labeled with : ( dk ) . all other websites have english translation .\nthe 1st single\nlift me up\nis out now , and in rotation on national danish radio as well as a number of local stations - and there ' s much more to come . . . ! releases on your favourite records : astrid nora ( 2010 ) lift me up - single ( 2010 )\nfamily history library . familysearch catalog [ online database ] . salt lake city : www . familysearch . org . horlacher , gary t .\ncopenhagen city research .\nurltoken jenson , andrew . history of the scandinavian mission . salt lake city : deseret news press , 1927 . statens arkiver . urltoken [ online database ] . denmark : www . arkivalier . dk .\nas life away from the us brought respect and recognition as an artist , it also enabled artistic freedom . as kenny drew explained on the sleeve to his 1976 album \u2018morning\u2019 , which he recorded in copenhagen : \u201ci have probably worked in more different contexts than if i had stayed in new york where i might have got musically locked in with a set group of musicians\u201d .\n08 . 01 . 2015 \u2013 updated tourdates 23 . 04 . 2015 \u2013 baby woodrose \u2013 desertfest , berlin 01 . 05 . 2015 \u2013 spids n\u00f8genhat \u2013 tivoli , copenhagen 23 . 05 . 2015 \u2013 baby woodrose \u2013 pitstop , kolding 30 . 05 . 2015 \u2013 baby woodrose \u2013 loppen , copenhagen 12 . 06 . 2015 \u2013 spids n\u00f8genhat \u2013 northside festival , aarhus 28 . 06 . 2015 \u2013 spids n\u00f8genhat \u2013 tinderbox festival , odense 30 . 07 - 02 . 08 . 2015 \u2013 telstar sound drone \u2013 kildemose festival , nyborg 30 . 07 - 02 . 08 . 2015 \u2013 baby woodrose \u2013 kildemose festival , nyborg 02 . 08 . 2015 \u2013 baby woodrose \u2013 burg herzberg festival 10 . 10 . 2015 \u2013 spids n\u00f8genhat \u2013 oslo psychfest , oslo\nthere will be a reception for the new spids n\u00f8genhat book at route 66 , f\u00e6lledvej 3 , 2200 copenhagen n next friday the 13th of november at 17 . 00 . we will be selling a special edition of the book which is handnumbered from 101 \u2013 200 and includes a signed insert by morten aron larsen and a promo cd of the latest spids n\u00f8genhat album \u2018kommer med fred\u2019 .\nupstairs there are a couple of listening booths , for both cd and vinyl . the staff are friendly , although you won\u2019t get the recommendations that smaller , more specialised shops offer . approximately 10 , 000 vinyl records and just as many cds in stock , they operate a stickered pricing system meaning you can leave with a bargain .\nmichael saksvold is a life - long musician with a love for drums and loud guitars . influenced by chris cornell and u2 ( to mention a few ) , he takes a starting point in his own life when writing his deeply personal , often melancholic love - songs . releases on your favourite records : two faces ( 2008 )\nthe pre - sale begins today at the bad afro records shop . there are a 100 copies available of the first print on black vinyl and unlimited ( almost ) copies of the second print on red vinyl . and cds too . pre - sale ends 5 / 11 and all orders are shipped 6 / 11 . order here\nstarting in 1645 , all pastors in denmark have been obliged by law to keep parish registers . most of these have survived from around the 1750s . some are older and date back to the 1670s or even earlier . other parishes have been less fortunate and fires , mice , insects etc . , destroyed all church records prior to 1814 .\n05 . 03 . 2015 \u2013 spids n\u00f8genhat will be playing the following shows in dk in the fall 19 . 09 . 15 \u2013 voxhall , aarhus ( pre - sale ) 25 . 09 . 15 \u2013 posten , odense ( pre - sale ) 26 . 09 . 15 \u2013 studenterhuset , aalborg ( pre - sale ) 02 . 10 . 15 \u2013 pumpehuset , copenhagen ( pre - sale )\nthe concept of emil de waal\u2019s music is combining the analogue approach of the instruments and the digital approach of the computer and the electronic drums . all the facets of the music are let loose , creating a floating style suspended in the unexplored sphere between free improvisations and the constant beat . releases on your favourite records : elguitar & saxofon ( 2010 )\ndid you know you can tell which print of a certain bad afro records lp you own or are likely to purchase ? black vinyl is the first print , red vinyl is second print , green vinyl is third print , purple vinyl is 4th print , blue vinyl is 5th , white vinyl is 6th , orange is 7th and clear vinyl is 8th print .\nnow that bad afro is about to release a book about the danish band spids n\u00f8genhat a new logo is needed . thanks to peter markham ( who did a lot of the bad afro artwork in the early days and was the inventor of the original logo ) for making this update of the logo that showcases our new intellectual standard . this book is also the reason why there is quiet on bad afro right now . i am taking a break from releasing records but after the book - mania new releases by baby woodrose , telstar sound drone and narcosatanicos are in the pipeline . next year bad afro records will not be a teenager anymore as the label turns 20 years old . have to figure out how to celebrate that as well .\nand if testimony of genocide survivors can change minds , why not take testimony before the roots of genocide are able to take hold ? and so the institute decided to try something different . the institute would interview people who witnessed the events in copenhagen less than a year after they happened , as well as re - interview a number of holocaust survivors who originally gave their testimony during the 1990s to assess how they view anti - semitism today .\nthe american invasion american jazz and big band tours of europe were common from the 1930s onwards , but the permanent honours of street names and graves were not handed out just for playing a show here . as well as webster , drew , thigpen , jones and pettiford , the likes of saxophonists sahib shihab , ernie wilkins and dexter gordon , trombonist richard boone and pianist horace parlan all made copenhagen their home during the \u201850s , \u201860s and beyond .\nlooter beats is lead by drummer , composer and arranger mathias nordholt , and is a reflection of his great admiration for the movie - composers of the 70 ' s . looter beats ' music brings you back to a time when sideburns were huge , tennis - socks were white and cars were advocado - green . releases on your favourite records : the legend of the brown baron ( 2007 )\nfor the most part the information found in census records is reliable . there are , however , several things that should be noted . the ages recorded in the census \u2013 especially the older censuses \u2013 may be misleading , particularly if the person listed was elderly . people did not always remember exactly how old they were \u2013 in those days there might not have been much difference between 70 and 80 .\nthe groups performances are marked with precision and nerve and with a sound that attracts attention worldwide . with an annual concert season in copenhagen and aarhus , numerous concerts in the rest of denmark and recurring tours worldwide , the group is now more in demand than ever . in the coming year the group will visit several countries . in 2015 the group completed a longer tour to china with more than ten concerts as a significant part of the danish cultural campaign in the country .\nars nova copenhagen was founded in 1979 and is widely recognized as one of the world ' s finest vocal ensembles . the esemble ' s chief conductor and artistic director since 2003 is the acclaimed british conductor paul hillier . ars nova has also worked with bo holten , tam\u00e1s vet\u00f6 ( both former chief conductors ) , kaspars putnins , andrew lawrence king , anthony rooley , kees boeke , michael bojesen and s\u00f8ren k . hansen ( all of which has appeared as guest conductors ) .\n31 . 01 . 15 \u2013 special edition of the dandelion \u2013 s / t 12\u2033 when bad afro released the now sold out debut 12\u201d by the dandelion early last year we had to call back the entire pressing as there was a small scratch on one of the songs . it was not a big deal but still too annoying to let go . a new batch of vinyl was produced and inserted into the old sleeves and we tried to have as many records returned as possible . we got most of them back but there is still 70 copies out there with the scratch . this means that there are 70 eps left without the original sleeve and they will be sold as a special edition version in a black sleeve with a bad afro logo . this version will only be available at the bad afro shop and when we attend record fairs . like tomorrow at n\u00f8rrebrohallen in copenhagen . listen to the 12\u2033 here"]}
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", "topic": 3}], "title": "blio", "paragraphs": ["blio : perhaps the future of books ? : all tech considered i watched a demo of blio this afternoon and i was impressed . ereaders like the kindle and the nook only let you see the book in black and white . blio brings back the color .\nwhat three little pigs looks like on the blio ereader . laura sydell / npr hide caption\nfollow the prompts . a progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove blio .\nsimply put , blio is a full - featured ereader for people who care about what books look like .\nc : \\ program files \\ k - nfb reading technology inc \\ blio \\ knfb . reader . exe\nblio is a really nice ebook reader and manager with access to an online bookstore and hundreds of free ebooks to download .\nor , you can uninstall blio from your computer by using the add / remove program feature in the window ' s control panel .\nblio is an excellent ebook reader and manager that also includes a built - in online bookstore and hundreds of free ebooks available for download .\nthe first thing you need to do once you install blio on the computer is create an account , which only requires an email address and a password . you\u2019re then ready to start downloading free ebooks \u2013 or purchasing them from the blio bookstore \u2013 and reading on the computer .\nthe reader app in blio works perfectly . it displays ebooks with nice page transition animations , and lets you add notes , highlight text and look up selected words and sentences on google , wikipedia and thesaurus , to name a few . blio also features a read - aloud feature for the visually impaired .\na company called knfb reading technology is about to launch ereader software called blio . i watched a demo of blio this afternoon . demoed on a laptop and iphone , i was impressed . ereaders like the kindle and the nook only let you see the book in black and white . blio brings back the color . it ' s perfect for children ' s books . they showed us a copy of the three little pigs and they were pretty cute in pink .\nin short , blio is a great ebook utility , with which you can rediscover classics of literature , find out about new releases and enjoy reading on your computer . too bad the computer is the only device you\u2019ll be able to read books on , as blio still has to work on creating compatible clients for ipad , iphone and android .\nquickly and completely remove blio from your computer by downloading\nshould i remove it ?\n, its 100 % free and installs in seconds ( click the button below ) .\nblio is a free - to - download e - reader software platform that preserves typography and supports color illustrations , features that make it particularly effective for certain categories of books not well supported by e ink , such as cookbooks and children ' s books . blio also comes with text - to - speech integration , with support for both a computerized voice and synchronization with professionally recorded audiobooks .\nblio books are interactive and 3d . they demonstrated an anatomy book with a\nname that bone quiz .\nthis kind of technology should be a great study aid for medical and nursing students .\nbut , blio also has access to 75 , 000 professionally acted books on tape . the software syncs the book and the audio and a cursor moves along so you can read as you listen .\nkurzweil , who has also been dubbed a\nfuturist ,\nbelieves people are not going to do things on different devices . they will want a device where they can search the web , send email , listen to music and read books . ( and tie my shoes while you ' re at it . ) blio was developed for that kind of device . when the show opens tomorrow a vast number of tablet computers are expected to be on display . kurzweil thinks that ' s the device of the future and blio will be the perfect software to turn them into wonderful ebook readers . blio will be available for mac and windows operating systems . yes , you can use it on your ipod .\nblio is a modular bookcase that combines the minimal nature of the colour white with a basic and relaxing feel of a library . the blio is an arrangement of modular elements with different widths and depths , creating a large amount of surface and storage space whilst maintaining accessibility . the compartments of the library can be opened laterally , aided particularly by the front doors that open and close without a handle thanks to the push - pull system . but it is not just the library inspired feel that makes this piece great , is in fact a perfect movable piece suitable to hold a variety of furniture items . blio can be transformed into a shoe rack or used simply as storage space for any item you wish .\nblio , officially debuting next week at ces , lets you read your ebooks as they ' re intended to look on paper . clearly , kurzweil is signaling his choice of tablets over e - ink , and his first shots are definitely persuasive .\npurchasing and downloading content is also fairly simple . there ' s an area for downloading free content from google / feedbooks and another paid bookstore area , which currently only has 10 , 000 titles from baker & taylor . that ' s significantly less than amazon or b & n , but our bigger peeve here are the higher prices . most titles are a few dollars more in blio ' s store . take\nthe girl with the dragon tattoo\n: in blio ' s shop it ' s $ 14 . 95 , while in amazon it ' s $ 6 . 64 .\nknfb is working with baker & tayler , on e of the world ' s largest distributors of physical and digital books . blio will be available for free sometime in mid - february and baker & taylor will have 1 . 2 million books available for download and online storage . one million of those books will be free .\nthe modules consist of different elements that can stand alone or be combined to create a variety of looks to suit your desire . superbly designed , with its sleek lines and air of mystery inspired by libraries , blio is a bookshelf that will give a unique feel and huge increase in storage space to your home or office .\ne - ink has manifold problems , but maybe the greatest of those is that it ' s just for text , rendering it essentially useless for any book that requires rich illustration . blio seems to solve that issue , while at the same time offering text - to - speech capabilities that turn your ebook into an audio book .\nblio will also likely be offering over a million books at launch . while that probably includes a lot public domain filler from project gutenberg and google books , there are at least a few best - sellers ( twilight , in defense of food , john adams , etc . ) on the list as well . better still , the app is going to be free .\none of the developers of this new software is inventor ray kruzweil . kurzweil is known for his work with text to speech technologies . so , naturally blio will read books out loud . the computerized voice in the demo didn ' t sound bad . but , i would be worried that if my kids had that voice reading them to sleep at night they ' d grow up with some sort of robotic accent .\nwith apps planned soon for the iphone and pcs , blio ' s cross - platform functionality makes it a natural fit for something like the apple islate , which along with other tablet devices should be perfect for reading cookbooks , children ' s books , and any other illustrated tome . it marks a natural evolution away from the current stock of ebook readers , which are bound by the drab black and white of e - ink .\nthe free ebooks offered in blio are mostly classics , but that doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re not worth reading . you can find great works from authors such as conan doyle , tolstoy , dumas , wilde and dickens , among others . if you\u2019re looking for more recent titles , you should head to the bookstore , where you can buy current blockbusters and pay with a credit card . purchases , however , seem to be limited to the us , canada and mexico .\none more tidbit i find exciting : when you buy a book you can store it online \u2014 in the cloud \u2014 and that will make it possible to access it from any internet connected device that works with blio . you can also download the books so you can read them when the internet isn ' t available . if you lose the device with your download , no worries . you have your own online locker and you can download them again . ( if only the music business would follow along on this one . )\nso , should you run and download the program ? in all honesty , if you ' re a kindle or nook user , you ' re probably best sticking with those e - book stores and their associated programs : the book prices are cheaper and both currently have a wider array of apps for taking your content across different devices . however , if you ' re looking for a full - color , visually appealing e - reader program for a windows laptop , netbook or tablet , blio ' s probably worth a try . hey , you can ' t really beat the price .\n\u201cwe were inspired to create blio by the fascinating mystery of the shelves in libraries , exploring corridor after corridor . we try to bring this atmosphere to your home or office as this modular bookcase is accessible from the side , not the front as in traditional bookstores , giving you the feel that you are moving among books in your very own library . our interpretation recreates the mixture of depth and height that can be found amongst library shelves , creating a feeling of exploration as you enter your storage space . the result is an area that organises space with ease and enriches it with personality . \u201e\ndoes what it says on the tin - and very prettily . . best reader so far . easy navigation , notes , annotations and reads both epubs and pdf like a dream . you can & quot ; side - load & quot ; your own non - drm books in either of these formats - just copy them into the blio folder in my documents . very pretty page - curl option . zoom available for pdfs and you can set text size and colour etc for epubs . got to try an epub with illustrations next . and some of the free books they offer are quite good too - already tried a recipe from the silver plate cook book ! it has just closed once - when setting up my account . this needs email and password , but doesn ' t need any billing info . need to try the android version next - is it better than coolreader ? wish there was a linux version - then i would have the set ! pros : presentation - clear and pleasing to read . large free library and easy to side - load cons : no linux version ( the only thing i can think of )\nthere has been plenty of buzz about ereaders at this year ' s consumer electronics show ( ces ) . there will even be an entire section of the las vegas convention center dedicated to them .\nthe apple tablet is almost here . we hear . actually , we & apos ; re hearing a whole lot lately . with\u2026\nthe future of media isn & apos ; t on paper . and a device just dedicated to replicating dead trees is a \u2026\nkurzweil has spent a lot of his time envisioning the future , with mixed degrees of success . but he ' s also a highly respected inventor with a multitude of patents under his belt , meaning we should pay attention when he makes a move like this . especially with tablets in line to potentially hit the mainstream next year , this is a product that fills a clear and present need , and fills it right now . let ' s hope it lives up to the vision .\nray kurzweil is a thinker , an inventor , and a matrix fan . our man ray thinks that by 2045\u2026\nkinja is in read - only mode . we are working to restore service .\nif you\u2019re into crafting , architecture , cooking , traveling , or fairytales , it\u2019s pretty important to see your books laid out like the author intended . that\u2019s why we recreate each and every page , giving you an authentic reading experience , while still giving you all the extras you\u2019d expect from an ebook .\nversion 4 . 4 includes voiceover accessibility fixes for the download button , view settings screen , and font and font sizes screen . general stability fixes have also been applied .\nios 9 support this update has several behind the scene performance enhancements and bug fixes .\nfix for problem viewing book when selecting black background . fix for intermittent crashing when launching app .\ncompatibility with ios 5 . 0 two - page landscape option for both fixed and flowed view flow view rendering improvements extra - large font size available on ipad improved help variable book cover sizes in library improved unicode support more responsive download progress indicator ios 5 . 0 features : screen brightness control local dictionary lookup justification options in flowed view continuous reading with voiceover navigation by line with voiceover\nenhanced welcome and login screens . rendering improvements for flow reading view . fix rendering of certain books in fixed reading view .\nthis app doesn ' t stay opened for more than 2 seconds before kicking you off . absolutely pointless . save yourself the frustration of trying to download a book and reading it . the idea of downloading an ebook from the library is nice , but if it doesn ' t actually let you read the book then it ' s useless . stick with much better apps like kindle , oyster , etc .\ndo nothing to fix it . it ' s been going on for some years . i am done i am going to try to get my money back . anyone thinking about this app and purchasing nooks don ' t .\nthis app is one of the worst i want my money back i purchased a couple of books that we ' re over seventy - eighty dollars and i can ' t retrieve them when i need them . they do nothing to fix it . it ' s been going on for some years . i am done i am going to try to get my money back . anyone thinking about this app and purchasing nooks don ' t .\nrequires ios 7 . 0 or later . compatible with iphone , ipad , and ipod touch .\nwith family sharing set up , up to six family members can use this app .\ne - book reader . multi - format , highly customizable . supports cloud synchronization\nmulti format book reader & pdf viewer . ebooks text - to - speech & audio book player\nbringing books to life is about more than just recreating the words on the page .\nby purchasing this item , you are transacting with google payments and agreeing to the google payments terms of service and privacy notice .\ndoes what it says on the tin - and very prettily . . best reader so far . easy navigation , notes , annotations and r . . . more\nprogram unstable . . i ran the program earlier ; it ' s impossible to import ebooks . now i cannot restart the progra . . . more\nprogram unstable . . i ran the program earlier ; it ' s impossible to import ebooks . now i cannot restart the program ; it looks like it would be a good program if it did anything . pros : help files talk about importing e - books even though it ' s not actually possible . the interface looks okay if the program will start . cons : no ebook import . program won ' t start .\nlaws concerning the use of this software vary from country to country . we do not encourage or condone the use of this program if it is in violation of these laws .\nthe name and logo of softonic are registered trademarks of softonic international s . a .\ncopyright softonic international s . a . \u00a9 1997 - 2018 - all rights reserved\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe most used version is 2 . 2 . 6699 , 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 knfb . reader . exe . the software installer includes 40 files and is usually about 38 . 46 mb ( 40 , 331 , 249 bytes ) .\n( the windows installer is used for the installation , maintenance , and removal . )\n' your comment has been posted to the moderator , it should be approved shortly . thank you for commenting ! '\nin accordance with the eu regulation 679 / 2016 i authorize the handling of the above information ( privacy policy ) .\ncopyright \u00a9 2013 kristalia srl p . iva / c . fisc . 01267780938 iscr . trib . pn - n . 12666 cap . soc . \u20ac103 . 561 , 00 i . v .\nsoftware , and according to our date books , the time has come ! the free pc software ( windows xp , vista and 7 are all supported ) can be downloaded now at the source link below ; the iphone app should be hitting the app store very soon , however . we ' ve been using the program for the last few days to , you know ,\nread ,\nso before heading over to download it yourself you ' ll naturally want to hit the break for our impressions of the unique reading application .\nprograms , and that ' s because it was designed to actually mimic the experience of reading a real book . the entire reading experience , down to opening the cover of a book , is animated to feel like you ' re actually turning a paper page . we tested the application on a windows 7 nav 9 tablet ( review of that actual tablet coming soon ) and the core i3 - powered\n. we found the application to be relatively snappy , although we noticed some lag in turning pages on the nav 9 - - that , of course , could be related to the atom n280 cpu .\nstill , we found the pc reading experience to be rather enjoyable - - or as enjoyable as reading on a computer could be . it ' s easy to turn pages by tapping the arrows or swiping across the screen as well as convert text - to - speech by hitting the play button on the bottom left corner . there ' s also a handy toggle for jumping to any point in your digital tome . the program isn ' t only intuitive to use but extremely visually appealing , especially for paging through a colorful children ' s book . our only major complaint comes in adjusting the book to take up the full screen - - it refuses to push the windows taskbar out of the way and extend to the edges of the display .\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 ."]}
{"id": 55444, "summary": [{"text": "harbinger knowledge products is a part of harbinger group , which was established in 1990 .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "it is an elearning software products and content development services company .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the global headquarters and development centres are located in pune , india while it has offices in redmond , wa and pleasanton , ca .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "harbinger holds patents on technologies for single-user learning interaction , and multi-user social interaction , which form the basis of its products ( elicitus , raptivity , yawnbuster , sitejazzer and teemingpod ) and services ( mobile learning solutions , custom elearning solutions and training outsourcing solutions ) .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "harbinger 's products are used by leading u.s. government organizations as well as global corporations in more than 57 countries globally .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "an elearning project executed by harbinger was an online learning game in medical education for philips learning center , which leveraged the cognitive benefits of game-based learning .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "another involved the use of game-based media content to teach science through insects for the entomological foundation usa , while a third project consisted of a series of animation films to spread traffic awareness in pune on behalf of the rotary club . ", "topic": 30}], "title": "harbinger knowledge products", "paragraphs": ["click here to view the company profile of harbinger knowledge products inc . click here to view the list of recent press releases from harbinger knowledge products inc .\nharbinger knowledge products is a pioneer in interactivity building solutions . besides leading the interactivity solutions market with raptivity , harbinger knowledge products also works with institutions in creating interesting content for classroom learning . harbinger\u2019s patented technology and sound thought leadership have also resulted in other ground breaking products like yawnbuster and raptivity linker .\nseptember , 2012 pune event organized by harbinger knowledge products . hashtags used were # raptivity # vikasjoshi # event # pune\ndeloitte named harbinger knowledge products among the fastest growing technology companies in its deloitte technology fast 500 asia pacific and deloitte technology fast 50 india programs .\nharbinger knowledge products private limited respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data . this privacy notice describes how your personal data is collected , handled , and stored to meet harbinger knowledge products private limited protection standards\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand to comply with the law . your privacy is important to us .\nharbinger knowledge products private limited shall not be responsible for the authenticity of the information and it is your duty to ensure that the information provided is authentic .\nharbinger knowledge products private limited respects your privacy considerations and hence provides you an option to refuse to provide your personally identifiable information or information sought to be collected .\nharbinger knowledge products is recognized as a global leader in interactivity solutions for knowledge - sharing applications including learning , presentation and web development . harbinger knowledge products is part of harbinger group , which serves customers in over 57 countries through its offices in pune ( india ) , redmond ( wa , usa ) , san jose ( ca , usa ) , pleasanton ( ca , usa ) , london ( uk ) and through its partner network worldwide . harbinger ' s patented technology and sound thought leadership have resulted in groundbreaking products , including market - leading raptivity , innovative yawnbuster and cutting - edge teemingpod .\nharbinger knowledge products is part of harbinger group , which serves customers in over 60 countries through its offices in pune ( india ) , redmond ( wa , usa ) , san jose ( ca , usa ) and through its partner network worldwide .\nglassdoor has 131 harbinger group reviews submitted anonymously by harbinger group employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if harbinger group is right for you .\nharbinger knowledge products is recognized as a global leader in interactivity solutions for knowledge - sharing applications , including learning , presentation and web development . for two consecutive years , deloitte has named harbinger knowledge products among the fastest growing technology companies in its technology fast 500 asia pacific and technology fast 50 india programs . red herring named harbinger amongst world ' s top 100 private technology companies . harbinger knowledge products is a part of harbinger group , which serves customers in over 57 countries through its offices in pune ( india ) , redmond ( wa , usa ) , san jose ( ca , usa ) , pleasanton ( ca , usa ) , london ( uk ) and through its partner network worldwide . harbinger ' s patent - pending technology and sound thought leadership have resulted in groundbreaking products , including market - leading raptivity , innovative yawnbuster and cutting - edge teemingpod . for more information , please visit urltoken or call 425 . 861 . 8400 .\nharbinger knowledge products is recognized as a global leader in interactivity solutions for knowledge - sharing applications , including learning , presentation and web development . for two consecutive years , deloitte has named harbinger knowledge products among the fastest growing technology companies in its technology fast 500 asia pacific and technology fast 50 india programs . red herring named harbinger among the world ' s top 100 private technology companies . harbinger knowledge products is a part of harbinger group , which serves customers in over 57 countries through its offices in pune ( india ) , redmond ( wa , usa ) , san jose ( ca , usa ) , pleasanton ( ca , usa ) , london ( uk ) and through its partner network worldwide . harbinger ' s patent - pending technology and sound thought leadership have resulted in groundbreaking products , including market - leading raptivity , innovative yawnbuster and cutting - edge teemingpod . for more information , please visit urltoken or call 425 - 861 - 8400 .\nraptivity\u2019s popularity has resulted in rapid growth for harbinger knowledge products and earned the company international acclaim . red herring magazine last year named harbinger one of the world ' s top 100 private technology companies . and the consulting firm deloitte recently named harbinger among the fastest growing technology companies in its technology fast 500 asia pacific for the third year in a row .\nas founder and ceo vikas leads harbinger group , a reputed software company with a global customer base . harbinger group helps tech companies in building enterprise software products . for e - learning users , the firm markets its own innovative products and provides custom content solutions . vikas holds two us patents for his inventions at harbinger in education technology .\nseema chaudhary , president of harbinger knowledge products , said interactivity is a key enabler for communicating ideas effectively . harbingers cutting - edge technology unlocks the potential of interactivity to revolutionize the online educational experience for millions of people , she said .\n11 . 11 3 . about the company 3 . 1vision and mission \u2013 serving global customers with our award winning software products and services core values of harbinger group\n) - - five years ago , harbinger knowledge products launched a cutting - edge elearning software product designed to help instructors engage students with creative interactions . since then , raptivity has grown into one of the world\u2019s top educational and training platforms with customers in 57 countries around the globe .\n) - - five years ago , harbinger knowledge products launched a cutting - edge elearning software product designed to help instructors engage students with creative interactions . since then , raptivity has grown into one of the world\u2019s top educational and training platforms with customers in 57 countries around the globe .\nvikas joshi , chairman and managing director of the harbinger group , said the companys cutting - edge products are addressing a growing demand for interactivity in educational and training software .\nharbinger has a very good management and they are doing all the things right .\n\u201craptivity has changed the face of e - learning in these five years , \u201d said vikas joshi , chairman and managing director of harbinger group , the parent company of harbinger knowledge products . \u201cwe\u2019re very proud of the recognitions and accolades we\u2019ve received over the past five years . i think the honors are a testament to the uniqueness and value raptivity has brought to the marketplace . \u201d\nwhile e - learning software sales continue to rise , harbinger is also leveraging its technology to move into two new market segments presentation products and web development products . chaudhary says both sectors offer strong growth potential for the company and its state - of - the - art interactive technology .\n18 . 18 3 . 4 harbinger group leadership \u2013 brief description \u2013 1 . vikas joshi cmd - harbinger group \u2013 vikas joshi is a technology entrepreneur who believes in building innovative products that make a difference . as founder and managing director at the harbinger group , he leads a growing organization serving global customers with its cutting - edge software products and services . 2 . swati ketkar executive director harbinger group \u2013 swati ketkar is the co - founder and executive director at harbinger group . she spearheads the corporate development activities of the group companies . her focus is on the opportunities for inorganic growth like strategic alliances , joint ventures , acquisitions and third party partnerships .\n\u201cwe are excited to have had such strong interest in raptivity over the past five years , and its ever changing features , \u201d said seema chaudhary , president of harbinger knowledge products . \u201cthe elearning industry is constantly evolving , and we\u2019re proud that we\u2019ve been able to be at the forefront of the industry , having a real impact on learning . \u201d\nthe worldwide recession has taken its toll on countless businesses in almost every sector of the economy over the past two years . but one local company , harbinger knowledge products , has actually enjoyed sharp growth despite the strong economic headwinds . harbinger has quietly but steadily become a global leader in a special niche of the software industry interactive e - learning products for corporations and educators . in the past year alone , the company , whose u . s . headquarters is in redmond , has seen its revenue jump 50 percent and has expanded its worldwide workforce by 35 percent .\n3 . 3 declaration i , mr . ameya s kulkarni , student mms \u2013 semester ii of vivekananda education society\u2019s institute of management studies & research , chembur , mumbai , hereby declare that , i have completed summer internship project on \u201ca study of marketing automation tool for an effective , efficient and simplified sales cycle . \u201d in harbinger knowledge products pvt . ltd . company during the academic year 2014 - 16 . the information submitted is true and original to the best of my knowledge . mr . ameya s kulkarni roll no - 153 mms ( marketing )\nharbinger shall retain your pii personal information pursuant to the business purposes and in line with our retention policies .\n5 . 5 certificate this is to certify that mr . ameya s kulkarni of vivekananda education society\u2019s institute of management studies & research , mumbai specializing in marketing has completed his summer internship project on \u201ca study of marketing automation tool for an effective , efficient and simplified sales cycle . \u201d in harbinger knowledge products pvt . ltd . company during the academic year 2014 - 16 . for vesim prof . sanjay gajaria\npii received from prospective customers shall be retained for the duration of the prospective customer ' s business relationship with harbinger .\nthanks for the great review . harbinger does its best to be transparent and create a culture of trust and collaboration .\nswati\u2019s leadership in sales and account management has helped harbinger systems establish a sound customer base worldwide . to support the rapid growth , swati led the expansion of harbinger systems\u2019 redmond ( wa ) us headquarters and established its santa clara ( ca ) satellite office .\nyour pii is stored in databases located at india and on the servers of the cloud - based database management services that harbinger engages .\n19 . 19 3 . jayant kulkarni exec . director harbinger interactive learning pvt . ltd . \u2013 jayant leads the award - winning e - learning business at harbinger interactive learning . under his leadership , the company has won recognition for its world - class e - learning content development capabilities . he has also promoted the innovative custom interactivity building solution ( cibs ) . 4 . seema chaudhary president harbinger systems , inc . \u2013 as president , she provides critical insights that enable success in a highly competitive industries , cutting - edge markets , and fast - paced environments in the u . s . seema\u2019s relationships with experts in the elearning industry have been a driver for ongoing growth for harbinger products and services .\n4 . 4 project completion certificate to whomsoever it may concern this is to certify that mr . ameya s kulkarni of vivekananda education society\u2019s institute of management studies and research ( v . e . s . i . m . ) has duly completed his project as part of his m . m . s curriculum for 2014 - 16 at , harbinger knowledge products pvt . ltd . from may to june 2015 on \u201ca study of marketing automation tool for an effective , efficient and simplified sales cycle . \u201d under the guidance of mr . shravan kadvekar . signature with date designation seal of the company\nin denver , colorado from may 6 - 9 , 2012 . the expo hall was brightly lit and abuzz with nearly 400 vendors ready to discuss their services and products to the 5000 expected attendees .\nseema joined harbinger systems to head the redmond office in 2002 . she spearheads the u . s . public relations , legal , administrative and finance teams , and consultant network .\nharbinger has already released products for both new markets . the presentation solution is called yawnbuster , which is designed to bring powerpoint slides alive with group activities , such as audience polls , games , group exercises and competitions . and teemingpod is a new product that enables web sites to create more social interaction through such things as real - time user discussions , opinion polls , viewer rankings and do other things together .\nrecently , deloitte llp named harbinger one of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in the asia pacific region and one of the 50 fastest growing tech firms in india , where its global headquarters is located .\nvikas joshi is a business leader who is passionate about product development and technology entrepreneurship . his mission is to help create software products that make a difference . a key part of that mission is to inspire tech professionals and entrepreneurs to grow and develop .\ne - learning is going through a sea change , both in terms of higher - education and corporate training programs , he said . static , one - way educational and training software is rapidly being replaced by interactive products that really engage students and employees and increase their retention .\nas executive director , swati spearheads the rapid growth of harbinger systems , a global provider of software services . since 1990 , she has held various positions in the organization , involving engineering , project management , business development and leadership roles .\nto celebrate the fifth anniversary of raptivity , harbinger has announced special pricing offers . there are five offers available on raptivity software and packs throughout the month of february . to learn more about raptivity and its anniversary celebrations , visit urltoken .\nto celebrate the fifth anniversary of raptivity , harbinger has announced special pricing offers . there are five offers available on raptivity software and packs throughout the month of february . to learn more about raptivity and its anniversary celebrations , visit www . raptivity . com .\nswati believes in going that extra mile to give value to customers and delivering beyond their expectations . this mantra , which has helped harbinger systems build marquee customers such as microsoft and cisco , has also helped build enduring relationships with several smaller companies and technology startups .\npersonal data is collected and used for a specific purpose , unless we determine its use for another reason is compatible . if your personal data will be used for an unrelated purpose , we will notify you and explain the legal basis that allows its use . we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent , in compliance with the rules stated above , where required or permitted by law .\nfortune 500 corporations to universities and online colleges to police departments and even the u . s . army have started deploying harbingers products . among its customers are metlife , chase , honda canada , abbot laboratories , university of kansas medical center , indiana university , kaplan university and the los angeles police department , to name a few .\nharbinger launched raptivity in early 2006 with the objective of making it easy for corporate trainers and academic instructors alike to create fun , interesting and compelling interactive content . over the years , the software platform has been expanded and enhanced with more than 245 elearning interactions to its template library .\nyou also have the option to subscribe / opt - in to receive newsletters , new alerts and marketing content . you can always opt - out by clicking the\nunsubscribe\nlink at the bottom of an email newsletter received by you from us . harbinger shall adhere to your preferences .\nas president , she provides critical insights that enable diverse teams succeed in a variety of highly competitive industries , cutting - edge markets , and fast - paced environments in the u . s . seema\u2019s relationships with prominent and influential experts in the elearning industry have been a driver for ongoing growth for harbinger products and services . seema has a passion for customer experience , and has led the overall growth and direction of the company ' s marketing initiatives , channel development , strategic partnerships , and customer acquisition through both online social media and conferences . leveraging her experience in marketing , sales and business development for international markets , she has helped create new opportunities in emerging markets such as latin america .\nharbinger shall only process the received information pursuant to pursue our legitimate business interests for establishing communication with prospective customers and personnel with general / business inquiries . the identity data includes first name , last name , username , or similar identifier , title , including email address and telephone numbers while you fill up the form .\nour website may contain links to other sites including social media sites , whose information practices may be different from ours . you should read such third party ' s websites privacy notices and harbinger does not control those sites or their privacy practices . we do not endorse or make any representations about third - party websites .\ntoday , we have more choices to learn in an exciting and interactive environment compared to a decade back . engaging lesson content and varied devices such as laptops , tablets , pdas , and smart phones for accessing such content has brought about a new approach to teaching and learning . irrespective of the teacher being present , lessons are being imparted in an asynchronous environment . interactive courseware allows students to actively participate in the learning process and retain the knowledge learned through the use of simple and easy modes .\n6 . 6 table of contents sr . no . chapter name page number 1 executive summary 7 2 industry analysis 8 2 . 1 customer profile 8 2 . 2 supplier profile 8 2 . 3 competitor profile 8 2 . 4 industry financials 8 2 . 5 challenges faced by the industry 9 3 about the company 11 3 . 1 mission and vision 11 3 . 2 products 12 3 . 3 location 17 3 . 4 harbinger group leadership 18 3 . 5 awards 20 4 on job training 21 4 . 1 introduction to marketing automation tool \u2013 callidus cloud 21 4 . 2 database management 21 4 . 3 email automation 22 4 . 4 reporting and feedback 42 4 . 5 skills acquired 45 5 data collection 49 6 . 1 conclusions 51 6 . 2 recommendations 51\nharbinger sees no letup in sales and revenue growth in the coming year , despite the sluggish economy . to meet rising product demand , the company has expanded its office in pune , india and opened a new office in the united kingdom , which will serve clients in europe . the company is also upgrading its channel management programs to handle product distribution in 45 countries and manage future growth .\n51 . 51 6 . recommendations and conclusions : - 6 . 1 conclusions - 1 . company is using advanced tools and techniques in marketing their products . 2 . database management and lead nurturing as well as lead capturing is done in a proper manner . 3 . lead scoring and lead labeling not used effectively . 6 . 2 recommendations \u2013 1 . complex workflows should be made by understanding the consumer behavior . 2 . lead scoring should be enabled 3 . state machine workflows should be used .\nthe journey was fantastic . the destination \u2013 melbourne , australia . this is the land of amazing seascapes and landscapes where nature unfolds something new at every step . i reached there at 6 : 30 a . m . when the weather was bone - chilling at 8 degree centigrade . brrrr ! it was indeed a proud moment for me as this was my first experience of representing harbinger at a conference against such a beautiful backdrop of australia .\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 .\na resource for locating the best partner to help you reach your organization ' s learning goals . at training industry , it ' s our business to know what makes a great training company . our top training companies\u2122 lists are developed based on extensive , proprietary research and analysis of companies around the world . we examine the capabilities , experience , and expertise of hundreds of learning organizations . our goal is to help you find the right training partner and to deliver on our mission to create a more efficient marketplace for learning .\nthe companys leading product raptivity is a software that enables instructors to create highly interactive elearning content with games , simulations , 3d objects , videos and even virtual worlds that bring subjects to life . the games test a students retention of the content presented in the course and are modeled after popular tv game shows to bring the content to life .\ninteractivity makes learning fun and exciting for students , but even more importantly , our next - generation e - learning software serves as a much more effective way to ensure students are understanding and retaining the information being presented , chaudhary said .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 the indian express [ p ] ltd . all rights reserved .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nraptivity launches engagement analytics , the next big thing using data analytics in elearning .\nraptivity , the award - winning e - learning software for interactive learning , is now available at a special price . know more . . .\n139 ,\nsiddhant\n, survey no . 97 / 6 , off . paud road , kothrud , pune - 411038 , india . phone : + 91 . 20 . 2528 . 4201 fax : + 91 . 20 . 2528 . 5411 email : info @ urltoken\n102 / a ,\nglobal port\nmumbai - banglore highway , baner road , pune - 411045 , india . phone : + 91 . 20 . 6673 . 2500 fax : + 91 . 20 . 2528 . 5411 email : info @ urltoken\nas writer , speaker and educator , vikas shares his passion for tech entrepreneurship with others . he holds a doctorate from the university of pennsylvania , where his research in entrepreneurship addresses the co - evolution of technology firms and founders . this work , showing how entrepreneurs learn and develop , has been honored by american educational research association .\nvikas is a harvard business school alum . earlier , he studied mechanical engineering at iit bombay and completed his masters in computer science at syracuse university . he enjoys as many books , movies , and songs as he can while he divides his time between silicon valley and pune , india .\nin her successful professional journey , swati has given a special emphasis to cadre building . she has been passionate about building highly motivated and effective teams , to carry the baton to a winning finish . she has achieved this by creating an environment that is nurturing and supportive to taking challenges for high level of performance benchmark .\nshe is a member of international honor society , \u2018beta gamma sigma\u2019 . the institution of engineers ( india ) honored her in the year 2003 with the woman entrepreneur award , commemorating leelawati mehendale .\nswati holds an mba from university of michigan\u2019s ross school of business , and a master\u2019s degree in computer science from the department of computer science , pune university , india .\nseema is a member of the elearning guild and american society of training and development . she holds a master of landscape architecture from state university of new york , syracuse and a bachelor of architecture from university of bombay , india . she also completed the executive development program at the university of washington\u2019s foster school of business .\nseema serves on the city of redmond arts commission and enjoys running and biking . she lives in redmond , washington with her husband and two sons .\npersonally , identifiable information\n( or ' pii\n) means any information that relates to a natural person , which , either directly or indirectly , in combination with other information available or likely to be available with a corporate body , is capable of identifying such person .\nwe do not collect personally identifiable information about you , unless you choose to fill out your information on our website through specific provided forms . in general , you may browse our website without providing any personal identifiable information about yourself . we do automatically collect certain information when you visit our website such as the type of operating system , the type of browser you are using , your ip address in order to provide better usability and personalized experience .\nyour preferred browser can be set to refuse all or some browser cookies , or to alert you when websites set or access cookies . if cookies are disabled or refused , some parts of the website may be inaccessible or fail to function properly .\nappropriate security measures are in place to prevent personal data from accidental loss , misuse , alteration , or unauthorized disclosure . additionally , access to personal data is limited to those employees , agents , contractors , and third parties who are authorized to process the data on our behalf , under specific instruction , and subject to a duty of confidentiality .\nwe may anonymize personal data ( to remove any association with personal identity ) for research or statistical purposes .\nyour personal data will be retained only as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose ( s ) for which it was collected , including legal , accounting , or reporting requirements .\nto determine the appropriate retention period for personal data , we consider the amount , nature , and sensitivity of the personal data , the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your personal data , the purposes for which we process your personal data and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means , and the applicable legal requirements .\nlaw requires that we keep basic information about our customers ( including contact , identity , and transaction data ) for six years following the last use of the website and / or services for liability and tax purposes .\nany grievance or complaint , in relation to processing of information , should be sent to following email id : legal @ urltoken grievance shall be redressed as expeditiously as possible .\nplease note that this policy may change from time to time as when required . request you to revisit the policy periodically .\n139 ,\nsiddhant\n, survey no . 97 / 6 , off . paud road , kothrud , pune - 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153 mms ( marketing ) batch : 2014 - 16 under the guidance of : mr . shravan kadvekar vivekanand education society\u2019s institute of management studies & research , chembur , mumbai\n2 . 2 acknowlegement mr . ameya s kulkarni roll no . 153 course : mms\n8 . 8 2 . industry analysis 2 . 1 customer profile \u2013 customer profile of e - learning industry can range from educational institutions to big corporate where focus is kept for grooming and nurturing of the students and staff members . all types of institutions and organizations where physical training or physical involvement is not necessary fall or is required in a limited profile is the customer profile of the e - learning industry . 2 . 2 supplier profile \u2013 supplier profile of the e - learning industry is solely supporting it industry . e - learning industry is the part of it industry and which relies on it industry only for its supplies . though the customer base is pan industry . 2 . 3 competitor profiling \u2013 competitors of the e - learning industry are the traditional teaching institutions . the extra aspect of traditional physical education system is the only competitor to the e learning industry but many organizations and institutions are building up symbiotic mechanisms and systems for collaborative use of e - learning and traditional physical education . 2 . 4 industry financials \u2013 e - learning industry is one of the fastest growing industries . e - learning market will show fast and significant growth over the next three years . the worldwide market for self - paced e - learning reached $ 35 . 6 billion in 2011 . the five - year compound annual growth rate is estimated at around 7 . 6 % so revenues should reach some $ 51 . 5 billion by 2016 . a definition of self - paced learning is education in which learners study at their own pace , without a fixed starting date or regularly scheduled assignment completion dates in common with other students enrolled in the same program . however , there may be a fixed overall completion timeframe . while the aggregate growth rate is 7 . 6 % , several world regions appear to have significantly higher growth rates . according to recent regional studies , the highest growth rate is in asia at 17 . 3 % , followed by eastern europe , africa , and latin america at 16 . 9 % , 15 . 2 % , and 14 . 6 % , respectively . according to ambient insight , the packaged content market will reach $ 38 . 3 billion by 2016 . revenues from the sale of e - learning in asian e - learning market reached $ 5 . 2 billion in 2011 and are expected to more than double to $ 11 . 5 billion by 2016 . the vast majority of these revenues will be generated from the sales of packaged content .\n10 . 10 4 . the belief that elearning offers no support . it is a general misconception that elearning courses offer no support for their learners . in fact , this belief prevents many individuals from enrolling , even if they are highly motivated to learn and have the time to do so . to overcome this elearning challenge , be sure to have a solid support system in place for all of your learners . offer them an faq that can help them remedy any common issues , and email or instant message support for more complicated questions or concerns . it ' s also a good idea to encourage peer collaboration . for example , you can set up a forum where learners can collaborate with one another if a problem arises , or divide the learners into groups and ask them to give feedback . let them know that working on their own doesn ' t mean that they don ' t have access to support when they need guidance or advice . bear in mind that one of the most significant advantages of elearning is that you can work at your own pace , while still being able to benefit from the experience and skills of your online peers , even if they happen to be in other regions of the world . 5 . learners can ' t see the real world implications of the elearning course . sometimes a learner is not able to see the value or benefit of the elearning course , and especially how the subject matter is going to help him / her in the real world . for learners to become truly engaged in the overall elearning process , they have to be aware of how the content is going to translate in real world settings . even the most informative elearning courses aren ' t going to be effective if learners aren ' t made aware of how the material can help to improve their lives , either personally or professionally . to tackle this elearning roadblock , you may want to integrate simulations or elearning scenarios that help the learner to see how they can apply the information they ' ve learned in real life . you can also offer them real world examples , or group collaboration projects that are based around problems or issues they might encounter regularly outside of the virtual classroom .\n12 . 12 3 . 2products \u2013 1 . raptivity - urltoken raptivity is a finely crafted interactivity builder that offers a rich collection of 190 + templates for creating elearning interactions , quick and easy , absolutely without any programming . the templates range across varied categories like games , simulations , brainteasers , interactive diagrams , virtual worlds , and many more . using this tool is as simple as picking up an interaction template and customizing it with your content . raptivity outputs to both flash and html5 formats and can be tracked using xapi , scorm / aicc standards . you could use the output standalone or in conjunction with raptivity linker , authoring tools or learning management systems ( lms ) . benefits \u2013 \uf0b7 do - it - yourself interface raptivity boasts of a simple , refreshing and intuitive user interface which promises a great and fulfilling user experience . \uf0b7 quick and easy customization raptivity allows you to completely customize any interaction model and mould it the way you need it . all this without any programming . the customization process is really quick and easy . \uf0b7 multiple publishing options raptivity lets you publish all your interactions in both flash and html5 formats , thus making it the ideal tool for both elearning and mlearning . for html5 publishing , raptivity also lets you publish a single interaction in different sizes to suit different mobile devices .\n13 . 13 2 . teemingpod - urltoken add social interaction to your web application and web site quickly and easily . provide a space on your web pages for people to do things together . enable users to poll , debate , question , leave links and search . get all this as a convenient , flexible , cost - effective saas subscription . benefits \uf0b7 interact around powerpoint presentations at your convenience \uf0b7 get user comments on each slide \uf0b7 tag slides with relevant keywords \uf0b7 recommend useful slides\n14 . 14 3 . elicitus - urltoken benefits of using elicitus - \uf0b7 no programming any time : wizards , forms , templates make elicitus easy to master . provides ten question types and navigation styles without programming or scripting \uf0b7 visual appeal : great visual layouts ready - made for those who do not have time or skills to create elaborate designs . flexibility for those who do . \uf0b7 standards - compliant publishing : publishing in a single click to aicc / scorm lms , web site , cd - rom , or slide shows . standards - compliant publishing : publishing in a single click to aicc / scorm lms , web site , cd - rom , or slide shows . \uf0b7 rapid interactivity building : create millions of variations of interactivities using raptivity for elicitus . \uf0b7 productivity : make one - time changes at master level , which consistently and automatically reflect in related content . \uf0b7 database to elearning : leverage existing questions and assessments . import test questions from comma delimited file formats . also import glossary terms . \uf0b7 lms interoperability : track your courses using any scorm / aicc compliant learning management system . \uf0b7 courses in multiple languages : elicitus supports courses in many languages supported by unicode\n15 . 15 4 . yawnbuster - urltoken yawnbuster software helps you easily incorporate exciting , engaging and effective group activities right inside powerpoint . choose a wide variety of group activities from multiple categories like ice - breakers , energizers , participation enhancers and closures . use these activities to make your students interact with you when you present . you can add them by simply selecting yawnbuster from the powerpoint menu once it is installed . benefits : \uf0b7 a wide selection of group activities available right inside powerpoint , including ice breakers , polling , games , closure activities and more . \uf0b7 improves learner engagement and encourages participation \uf0b7 ready customizable templates for all activities easy customization \uf0b7 no programming required \uf0b7 single powerpoint file that bundles all group activities \uf0b7 undivided attention from learners\n16 . 16 5 . sitejazzer - urltoken sitejazzer makes it easy for businesses around the world to show off their content . here ' s what webmasters and web designers can do with sitejazzer : \uf0b7 show customer testimonials as animated cards with picture , video , audio not just text \uf0b7 design page - peel banners and leader boards to add surprise element in advertisements \uf0b7 show your stories , product catalogs , service portfolios , recipes and more using 3d flip - books \uf0b7 promote your offers , specials and deals as clock timers counting down on your website \uf0b7 create excitement around events using count - down timers .\n17 . 17 3 . 3location \u2013 main office - 139 ,\nsiddhant\n, survey no . 97 / 6 , off . paud road , , bhusari colony , kothrud , pune , maharashtra 411038 other offices \u2013 pune ( india ) , redmond ( wa , usa ) , san jose ( ca , usa ) , pleasanton ( ca , usa ) and london ( uk ) all offices in pune are operational 24 x 7\n21 . 21 4 . on job training 4 . 1 introduction to marketing automation tool - callidus cloud calliduscloud is the global leader in cloud - based sales , marketing and learning solutions . calliduscloud enables organizations to accelerate and maximize their lead to money process with a complete suite of solutions that identify the right leads , ensure proper territory and quota distribution , enable sales forces , automate configure price quote , and streamline sales compensation \u2014 driving bigger deals , faster . over 3 , 700 organizations , across all industries , rely on calliduscloud to optimize the lead to money process to close more deals for more money in record time . calliduscloud \u2013 4 . 2 database management \u2013 organic data obtained from sources such as form fills is collected and managed accordingly . data obtained is segregated according to following categories . \uf0b7 region ( us and non - us ) \uf0b7 industry\n22 . 22 4 . 3 email automation \u2013 1 . email template an email template is , in the most basic terms , an html document . or in other words , it is like a miniature web page . the coding tells the readers email program how to render the email newsletter . using an email template for newsletters is important for three key reasons : 1 . it saves creation time , because the same template can be used every time the newsletter must be sent , and 2 . it ensures that the newsletter will render the same ( more or less ) on every recipient\u2019s computer . 3 . it allows a design element to be used in your newsletter , following your web site design and incorporating social media , photos and your corporate logo .\n23 . 23 steps for creating email template in callidus cloud are as follows : - 1 . go to marketing activities and select email\n24 . 24 2 . select the design which suits your product or service .\n25 . 25 3 . insert html code of the email template if created from an outside source or if you are sending a plain email .\n26 . 26 4 . check the spam score - the spam score is a number assigned to each message that is filtered by the spam firewall . the score is established based on a number of spam filtering tests performed on each message . the higher the spam score is on a message , the higher the likelihood that the message is spam .\n30 . 30 2 . list management 1 . proper mailing lists has to be maintained along with suppression lists . following are the steps for effective list updating on callidus cloud . step 1 \u2013 go to list management tab\n34 . 34 5 . step 5 \u2013 import file in csv format only .\n36 . 36 3 . workflow generation - types of workflows : 1 . sequential workflow ( typically flow chart based , progresses from one stage to next and does not step back ) 2 . state machine workflow ( progress from \u2018state\u2019 to \u2018state\u2019 , these workflows are more complex and return to a previous point if required ) 3 . rules - driven workflow ( implemented based on a sequential workflow . the rules dictate the progress of the workflow ) the benefits of workflow software workflow software provides organizations with the technology functionality , enabling them to innovate and create new working environments that not only define the business process and tasks , but execute and run them through common day - today applications like outlook and word . 1 . improves productivity \u2013 automated workflows reduce the time spent on manual tasks . 2 . visibility \u2013 workflows enable managers to see what is happening with business critical processes at every point along the process , and at any moment in time . 3 . faster business reaction to change \u2013 workflow software enables organizations to react quickly and smoothly to market changes through process modifications . 4 . improves accountability \u2013 monitoring time to execute business functions creates productivity measurement and continual process improvement\n37 . 37 steps for creating workflow \u2013 1 . step 1 \u2013 go to marketing activities tab and select workflows \u2013\n39 . 39 3 . step 3 \u2013 organize triggers and action in proper sequence . types of triggers \u2013 1 . simple , time - based trigger : with the calliduscloud marketing solution , it is easy to set up time - based , periodic triggers for your email nurture campaigns . 2 . action - based triggers : the calliduscloud marketing solution allows you to customize responses for each prospect based on their response to emails ( such as never opened , clicked - through , no clicks after opening ) . complex logic paths with subtasks support your most intricate nurture campaign tactics . triggers available on callidus cloud \u2013 \uf0b7 contact field \uf0b7 wait time \uf0b7 if exit in list \uf0b7 if email sent on \uf0b7 email response actions available on calliduscloud \uf0b7 send email \uf0b7 assign score \uf0b7 assign label \uf0b7 update contact \uf0b7 add to mailing list \uf0b7 remove from mailing list\n42 . 42 4 . 4 reporting and feedback \u2013 using callidus cloud 4 types of reports can be generated . namely - 1 . campaign reports : track the leads you acquire from each campaign and sub - campaign . know which companies those leads are from . 2 . email reports : track how many of your emails are opened , are forwarded , and result in single - or multi - page visits . monitor the open and click - through rate . 3 . workflow reports : keep track of each of your drip campaigns , your nurtured leads , and their responses at each leg of the workflow . 4 . web traffic reports : know your visitor statistics in detail . analyze your traffic and leads , their sources , the growth trend , and the conversion ratios ."]}
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by - one . in order to begin backing up , the code42 app must be installed on each user ' s device .\nexisting installations of the most current crashplan version 3 software on the solaris platform can continue utilizing code42 cloud services throughout the entire crashplan version 3 software lifecycle .\nthere will be no path for existing crashplan version 3 software on the solaris platform to upgrade to major software version 4 . 0 or newer versions of code42 products .\ncrashplan for small business : check this page for the latest release notes . you can also subscribe to our announcements forum to receive updates from code42 . see instructions .\nthat ' s not to say that code42 haven ' t been doing well already . in 2014 , code42 added more than 200 enterprise ( 1000 + employees ) customers . and as for those all - important metrics , code42 is shining there as well - the company boasts a 97 % customer satisfaction rate , 98 % customer retention rate , and 68 net promoter score ( nps ) . it has a reported 37 , 000 business customers and has been given praise by analyst firms covering the space .\ncode42 , the minneapolis - based maker of backup and synchronization software , hired industry veteran joe payne to succeed one of its co - founders as chief executive and president .\nin addition , code42\u2019s broadened support for saml 2 . 0\u2014a common standard that facilitates these integrations\u2014enables it organizations using multiple identity providers to integrate these solutions with the edge platform .\nthe money is coming from two firms that previously invested in code42 , accel and split rock partners , and two new ones , jmi equity and new enterprise associates inc .\nat code42 , we\u2019re ' people - enthusiastic ' \u2014 meaning users enjoy our full set of sync and share capabilities on the devices they love ,\nshe explained .\nthe company designed shareplan to work with crashplan in a suite for businesses . the files can be stored in a data system , or cloud , maintained by a business , code42 , or a third - party provider . and , as with crashplan , code42 also will offer shareplan to consumers who want better protection when they send files to others .\ncode42 , a minneapolis software company that provides data storage services , has raised $ 85 million in new financing , the biggest venture capital investment for a minnesota company since 1999 .\nevery idea matters . code42 is a leading provider of info security , securing 50 , 000 + orgs ' ideas so they can detect , investigate and recover from data loss .\noff - the - charts smart . loves cerebral challenges . enjoys a little levity while working hard . yep , that about describes the code42 workforce . proud to be named to\nonly applies to newly added users . to apply changes to existing users , move users out of and back into the organization via ldap scripting or update quotas via the code42 api .\nuploads the text file containing the users you ' d like to add . in order to begin backing up , the code42 app must be installed on each user ' s device .\nall online policies and similar documents are for informational purposes only . code42 makes no warranties , express , implied or statutory , by posting such documents or about the information in such documents .\nhe said code42 this year has also been edging into data analysis , building on the experience it has had with customers that customize the company ' s software to extract information about their business .\nendpoint data protection and management specialist code42 announced general availability of its fourth - generation endpoint data protection platform and a new version of its shareplan enterprise file sync and share ( efss ) solution .\none of our biggest customers was using the data and built some of their own tools to do forensics and analysis ,\npayne said .\ncode42 has an opportunity to leverage that .\nchief executive joe payne said in a statement that the new investment will allow code42 to focus on developing more services for businesses , a direction he has emphasized since arriving at the company this summer .\nthrough the code42 platform , shareplan offers a private cloud deployment option for enterprises requiring on - premises storage of data and encryption keys . the shareplan price is $ 10 per user , per month .\nit ' s an exciting time to join code42 amid impressive corporate growth and global , enterprise customer traction , all of which is rooted in solid underpinnings : an exceptional product offering and a proven customer - first approach ,\nsaid payne .\ni look forward to partnering with the code42 team during this next stage of growth , fueled by the tremendous opportunity in the endpoint data protection and security market .\nit ' s true . in mere seconds , you can see where data lives and moves across all endpoints in your organization - even when endpoints are offline . take a tour . code42 forensic file search .\nthe processes surrounding the introduction , growth and maturity of a product . the product lifecycle includes a series of technical and business milestones and activities that , once completed , make a product obsolete . see code42 ' s\nthis single point of integration makes it easier for crashplan and shareplan customers to use the code42 platform alongside identity management providers such as active directory federation services ( ad fs ) , centrify , ping identity and okta .\ndata backed up to the code42 cloud is retained for a short grace period prior to removal . to learn more about what happens to your data after a subscription or trial ends , see our data retention policy .\ncode42 ceo matthew dornquast said customers can manage endpoint backup and file sharing together in one dashboard , if they use the vendor ' s crashplan and shareplan . code42 will host customers ' backups and files on a public cloud that it maintains , but dornquast said most business customers prefer a private cloud with on - premises storage . a single console lets admins set and manage policies and security in real time for shareplan and crashplan .\na good example of this comes today from code42 . code42 is a security company that is focused on ensuring data remains safe , no matter whether it is at home , within the four walls of a business , or any point in between . the rise of cloud solutions , the burgeoning number of remote workers , and the huge uptake of byod and mobile devices has meant that the challenges around securing data have become more complex .\nthe world runs on ideas . at code42 , we secure your ideas from the start . we help you see when and where your ideas move and help you recover when ideas are lost . because every idea matters .\ngot your shiny new version of the code42 platform and ready to learn to use it ? check out a 30 min . webinar at 1 cdt today for a quick tour of the management capabilities in the admin console .\ngot your shiny new version of the code42 platform and ready to learn to use it ? check out a 30 min . webinar at 1 cdt tomorrow for a quick tour of the management capabilities in the admin console .\ngeneral term applied to locations where your files back up . destinations may be the code42 cloud , your company ' s data center , or an external hard drive . your administrator configures the destinations available to you devices .\nyes . using the crashplan app ' s default settings , files deleted from your device are never removed from your backup archive . in fact , restoring lost or accidentally deleted files is one of the things code42 does best ! however , because code42 is designed as a backup service , not an online storage service , we do not recommend using it as a way to\narchive\nold files you no longer want stored on your computer .\nthe new product holds the potential for a sizable jump in sales for code42 , which has grown to $ 40 million in revenue last year from $ 10 million in 2010 \u2014 mainly from a data backup product called crashplan .\nusers can access their data from a wide variety of devices and operating systems\u2014including mac , windows , ios and android . regardless which device type is used , the code42 user experience designed to be consistent from device to device .\ncode42 , a minneapolis software developer , on tuesday will begin distribution of a product that allows companies and consumers to swiftly synchronize and share large files across mobile devices and computers , jumping into competition with firms like dropbox and google .\n[ 08 . 30 . 12 17 : 13 : 27 . 274 warn w202972748 _ spotqw com . code42 . os . mac . spotlight . spotlight ] exception in getstringfromcfstringref ( ) : 64bit , e = java . nio . bufferunderflowexception\nall crashplan , crashplan for small business ( previously crashplan pro ) , and code42 for enterprise endpoint , server , and cloud software versions , beginning with major software version 3 . 0 , and including all subsequent 3 . x software versions .\npayne visited code42 ' s headquarters monday afternoon to meet executives and staffers . payne , who lives in the washington , d . c . , area , said he will continue to live there and \u00adcommute to minnesota several times a month .\nfor months , programmers at code42 have worked with customers to make shareplan fit the needs of both groups . during that time , they refined the program to anticipate mistakes users could make , such as sending vast quantities of files at once .\n[ 05 . 16 . 12 13 : 03 : 06 . 109 info mq - peer - 1 com . code42 . backup . backupclient ] bc [ 525528942342975616 > 42 : : sync : : manifest validation failed . [ 05 . 16 . 12 13 : 03 : 06 . 110 warn mq - peer - 1 com . code42 . backup . backupclient ] bc [ 525528942342975616 > 42 : : sync : : replacing empty local target manifest files with remote server files ! !\ncode42\u2019s fourth - generation platform and shareplan\u2019s additional file sync and share capabilities combine advanced data security with a user - friendly interface for less tech - savvy employees , and offers organizations secure file sync and share through a single , enterprise - grade platform .\nwow ! code42 has been named a 2018 @ startribune top 150 workplace . thanks to our employees ! ( that sound is the toasting of glasses of tap kombucha in one of our employee kitchens . ) # humblebrag # cheers # datasecurity # st150workplaces urltoken\na single account in your code42 environment . a user account has a single set of sign - in credentials ( username and password ) and a single encryption key for all backups . a user always belongs to one ( and only one ) organization .\napart from the obvious benefits in terms of focus and experience , this appointment marks increasing credibility for code42 . leaders like payne don ' t jump into a new company without significant due diligence . his anointing of the company is a good sign for its future potential .\nthrough a single administration console , admins can support an unlimited number of users and adjust policies and security measures in real - time for both shareplan and crashplan enterprise endpoint backup . code42 also uniquely protects each version of every file , with no limits on version and storage .\nany size organization challenged with the consumer - cloud conundrum appreciates shareplan enterprise - grade file sync and share , especially those organizations with data security and privacy policies requiring on - premises deployment ,\nann fellman , director of product marketing at code42 , told eweek .\nfor instance , in a recent survey of code42 enterprise customers , 81 percent stated their preference to deploy via private cloud . but here\u2019s the deal - - when you offer this level of enterprise - grade security , visibility into the data is only as good as user adoption .\nno refunds are available for crashplan for small business ( previously crashplan pro ) . your monthly crashplan for small business subscription grants you access to our backup service in advance . code42 retains your data until your subscription ends , even if you decide not to continue backing up new or changed data .\nbefore code42\u2019s announcement , the two biggest capital rounds on the minnesota tech scene this year were a $ 30 million round at field nation , which provides a service that matches contract it and other freelancers with corporate clients , and $ 27 million at lead pages , which provides digital marketing products .\nthe hierarchical level in the code42 environment for users and their devices . each user can belong to only one organization . you can define many settings at the organization level ; different organizations can have different settings . an organization can contain child organizations , and an organization can exist without containing any users .\nspecifies a list of file extensions to exclude from content indexing . when adding a file extension , do not include a leading period ( . ) character . when a file extension is excluded , your code42 servers do not index the contents of files with that extension . file metadata is still indexed .\ncode42 , a software security company that manages and protects digital content with easy - to - use software and high - performance hardware storage , just moved into a new 65 , 000 square - foot headquarters , located in downtown minneapolis . it was designed by architecture & interior design firm eastlake studio .\ncode42 , which sells crashplan endpoint backup software , launched shareplan file sync - and - share software earlier this month , offering unlimited storage on unlimited devices at $ 10 per user per month . commvault added file and folder sharing to backup software in august as part of a new simpana for endpoint data protection package .\ndata security concerns are on the rise\u2014take the constant influx of news about high - profile data breaches . cios are more concerned than ever about security , and specifically , they\u2019re worried about whether their business data is adequately protected and backed up ,\nann fellman , director of product marketing at code42 , told eweek .\nvss stands for the volume shadow service and it ' s what code42 for enterprise uses to back up open files on windows . both the crashplan app and the program with the open file must have vss support in order to back up the file while it ' s open . crashplan free does not have vss support .\n[ 05 . 11 . 12 08 : 45 : 22 . 921 warn w471137477 _ scanwrkr com . code42 . bplusj . bplustreeindexfile ] exception calling commit ( ) while closing bplustreeindexfile @ 1379711510 [ path = c : \\ programdata \\ crashplan \\ cache \\ cpgft1x , keylength = 20 ] , java . io . ioexception :\ncode 42 crashplan ( formerly crashplan proe ) is a centrally - managed , automatic backup solution for desktops and laptops . code42 crashplan is simple to use , highly efficient , and very secure . it allows you to take control of your backups , accessing your data anytime via mobile device , web browser , or desktop client .\ncode42 will use pricing to get attention , charging businesses $ 10 per user per month for shareplan . dropbox\u2019s business product costs $ 15 per user per month , though the company in august lowered its price to $ 10 for a product called dropbox pro , which can be used by individual - run businesses like real estate agents .\nshareplan , code42 ' s efss solution , was developed internally and uses the same crashplan engine , which allows it to be more tightly integrated into the company ' s endpoint backup product and improves efficiency . if a device is lost , shareplan can initiate a selective kill , meaning specific folders are removed without wiping the entire device .\nquite simply , traditional security products lack the flexibility to resolve the new set of problems that organizations face , and into this void come a number of new companies . code42 is one of these companies . headquartered in minneapolis and backed by accel partners and split rock partners , the company has snagged some high - profile customers , including expedia , proctor & gamble , and harvard .\ntip : archive files on external drives if you have access to an external drive , you can move files you no longer want on your computer to the drive , then back up the drive with code42 . even if you disconnect the external drive , the drive ' s files stay in your backup archive as long as you use the default setting to never remove deleted files .\n[ 12 . 21 . 12 12 : 12 : 01 . 441 warn w964862003 _ bckpsel m . code42 . backup . manifest . manifestmanager ] exception initializing manifestmanager java . lang . illegalargumentexception : malformed \\ uxxxx encoding . ; mm [ bt 525528945129975616 > 42 : opencount = 1 , initialized = false , urltoken = false , c : \\ programdata \\ crashplan \\ cache \\ 42 ]\n\u201ctheir new office in minnesota\u2019s technology hub offers a variety of collaborative spaces and destinations designed for bringing people together to improve communication and ultimately result in a better product for code 42 customers . the new headquarters features town hall space for company - wide gatherings and a monumental stair connecting all three floors . the office provides comfortable , creative gathering options that promote movement and collaboration between teams . amenities include a \u201cgenius bar\u201d for walkup it support , whiteboard walls and mothers rooms . a central pantry is also equipped with a variety of snacks and beverages as well as a nitro cold brew on tap . everything is designed to keep the code42 team feeling happy , focused , and energized , with the end goal of creating the best possible experience for code42 users , \u201d says eastlake studio\ncode42 began in 2001 as a provider with a simple - to - use data backup service for consumers . as its product , called crashplan , became more robust , the company late in that decade began selling it to corporate customers . it grew in popularity as corporate it administrators coped with the proliferation of smartphones and the blurring of the lines between devices that are used for personal and corporate use .\nthe basic , measured rate of the data moving between the crashplan app and code42 ' s data centers , usually given in megabits per second ( mbps ) or kilobits per second ( kbps ) . this is the rate at which the compressed and encrypted data is actually transmitted . this rate does not take into account compression , and will generally be lower than the effective transfer rate or backup speed .\nmetrics like ltv ( lifetime value ) , cac ( customer acquisition cost ) and churn are of critical importance to a saas business . given a $ 75 billion market opportunity in the it security world , but massive competition from a plethora of companies , both early stage and more mature , payne will have to use that experience to great effect at code42 . despite different industry sectors , payne sees parallels between the two :\nthere are a number of significant parallels to code42 today and eloqua when it was a pre - ipo company . both companies are in fast - growing , evolving markets . both companies had established footprints with a few key enterprise customers . and , both companies have hard - working , young workforces that are committed to serving customers in order to win their respective markets . i\u2019m looking forward to leading this team on what could be an awesome journey .\nin 1995 , ibm purchased software maker lotus development for $ 3 . 5 billion , one of the biggest tech acquisitions at that time , mainly because of a product called lotus notes that safeguarded the exchange of corporate information . eventually , notes lost ground in corporate settings to e - mail and , with the arrival of mobile devices , companies ceded more control of data to employees . code42 and others are looking to restore some of that security .\ncode42 ' s crashplan can be implemented on - site , as a private cloud , as a public cloud or both . crashplan continuously backs up computers in the background and supports direct access of those backed up files on ios , android , windows phone and kindle devices . it leverages deduplication , compression and load balancing for network efficiency and offers data security features such as end - to - end encryption , remote device wipe and two - factor authentication .\nif you\u2019re a crashplan for home subscriber and haven\u2019t switched your service yet , crashplan developer code42 will migrate all your existing backup data to crashplan small business instantly , add the time remaining on your home subscription to your small business subscription , and give you a 75 percent discount on your first year . this option is the easiest and quickest way to address your immediate backup needs , but you\u2019ll have to swallow the higher long - term price\u2014and continue using crashplan\u2019s much - maligned java - based app . for more details and further thoughts on this change , see my tidbits article \u201c crashplan discontinues consumer backups . \u201d\nhostpilot , securisync , office in the cloud and worry - free experience are either registered trademarks or trademarks of intermedia . net , inc . in the united states and / or other countries . microsoft , office 365 , onedrive and outlook are either registered trademarks or trademarks of microsoft corporation in the united states and / or other countries . dropbox is a trademark of dropbox , inc . box is either a trademark , service mark or registered trademark of box , inc . carbonite is a trademark and / or service mark of carbonite , inc . crashplan is a trademark of code42 software , inc . in the united states and other countries . mozy is a registered trademark of mozy , inc .\na significant software version that is defined as x . 0 . example : 4 . 0 .\noracle solaris or opensolaris software , version 10 , installed on systems with intel - based processors .\nthe solaris platform retirement document should not be interpreted as legally binding commitments , but rather as an informational document that may change occasionally as we respond to changing market conditions and to our customers ' needs .\nwith the demise of mobileme upon us , you\u2019ll need to come up with a new backup solution if this apple service is your current backup method of choice . if you\u2019re a fan of online , cloud - based backups , then crashplan is one to consider .\ncodefortytwo software\u2019s crashplan + is an online backup program that backups all of your files over the internet . your data is stored on crashplan\u2019s servers , and the program backs up multiple versions of your documents . you have a few different plans and price points to choose from , so it fits all sorts of needs . want to backup your external backup drive ? no problem\u2014crashplan + can do that , too .\nthe option to backup to multiple destinations means you will never be out of luck in case of a crash : if something happens to one backup location ( like your macbook ) , you\u2019ll still have it on crashplan\u2019s local server . you can easily restore it from another machine .\nthe version i tested here was crashplan + unlimited . ( read on for details of each crashplan + package . ) i synced backups between an imac and crashplan central , the software\u2019s online backup location . i restored files to a macbook pro from crashplan central , and also used the ios app to access files .\nthe first step is figuring out which plan is the one for you . crashplan + offers three basic plans : crashplan + ( starts at $ 1 . 50 per month for 10gb of online storage and one computer ) , crashplan + unlimited ( starts at $ 3 per month for unlimited online storage and one computer ) , and crashplan + family unlimited ( starts at $ 6 a month for unlimited online storage between two to ten computers ) . pick the one that best matches your storage needs , and then customize your payment plan . you can opt for a month - to - month payment plan , or yearlong subscriptions after that ( pick between one and four years : four years gives you the best value ) . crashplan offers a free month - long trial if you\u2019d like to try a plan out first before committing .\ncrashplan ' s desktop app shows you the progress of your backup . you can also restore files straight from the app .\nonce you\u2019ve downloaded the software , you\u2019re ready for your first backup . backing up to crashplan is super simple : once you\u2019ve purchased your plan and downloaded the software , crashplan will automatically run backups at your specified backup time . i like to have mine always running , so it backs up as i edit and save new things ( it can save open files on os x , which gives me the ultimate peace of mind ) .\nlike all backup systems , your first backup takes a while , but all backups after that are significantly quicker . because crashplan stores your backups on their own servers\u2014and because the backup occurs online\u2014your first backup will be painfully slow . my imac took about four days for 490gb to save . subsequent backups are much quicker , as crashplan compresses data before the backup is sent .\nrestore your files to any computer with crashplan + ' s web restore option .\nin case of a crash , or if you\u2019re setting up a new computer , there are a few different ways to restore your data . to restore something on your mac that\u2019s registered with crashplan , open the software app and click the restore tab along the right - hand side . you\u2019ll see two dropdown menus : select the computer to restore files on by way of the top dropdown menu ; select the files from the correct backup destination from the bottom dropdown . to restore everything , select the catchall top box to select every file on your drive , then hit restore ; or , select individual files or folders .\nanother way to restore data is through a crashplan central web restore . login to your account on crashplan\u2019s website , then select the computers tab along the left - hand side . you\u2019ll see a list of the computers associated with your account ; click the restore button next to the computer you\u2019d like to restore from . just like restoring from your desktop software , you can restore your complete backup , or just choose specific files . your selected backup will download as a zip folder . plus , you can use web restore from any computer\u2014all you need is a web browser .\nalthough there\u2019s no limit on the size of the individual file that you restore , you\u2019re limited to 250mb for a web restore . recovering your complete backup via web restore is likely to take a few zip files .\nthe crashplan app makes it easy to access files on the go : open files on your ios device with just a tap .\none question i had was in regard to crashplan\u2019s privacy and safety measures . crashplan + promises an enterprise - grade 448 - bit encryption to secure your files before they\u2019re even backed up . this ensures that only you can access your files from the main crashplan server .\nwith a crashplan , well , service plan , you can access your files through crashplan\u2019s suite of ios apps . opening files through the app is a breeze . on the home screen of the app , you\u2019ll see the devices you\u2019ve backed up using crashplan listed on the left . select a device , and you\u2019ll see the folders from your backups . navigate the folders , find the item , tap it , and the file downloads to your device .\nthe app and the mac software work completely in tandem\u2014not only can you download files , you can check on the status of your backup , which comes in handy during your long first backup .\nthe crashplan app is available for both the ipad and the iphone , though i greatly prefer the ipad version for its clean interface , and it clearly wins for editing documents . the app is compatible with any version of crashplan .\ncrashplan + is easy to use , has a clean interface , and can be customized to fit different backup needs . different payment options also make it an affordable choice . plus , crashplan + \u2019s three restore options\u2014app integration , web - based recovery on any computer , and desktop recovery\u2014work seamlessly well together .\nto comment on this article and other macworld content , visit our facebook page or our twitter feed .\nmacworld is your best source for all things apple . we give you the scoop on what ' s new , what ' s best and how to make the most out of the products you love .\ncode 42 software raises $ 52 . 5m to raise profile for online backup | venturebeat\nthe ai event of the year for growth marketers . aug . 21 - 22\nthe best in ai . an invite - only executive event . oct . 22 - 23\ncode 42 software has been growing quietly in the background , providing online backup for consumers and enterprises . but after a decade of growth , it\u2019s ready to raise its sales and marketing profile . so the company is announcing today it has raised $ 52 . 5 million from accel partners and split rock partners .\nonline backup has become a crowded and important market , now that both consumers and enterprises are generating a mountain of data , much of it stored in an unsecure manner on laptops , mobile devices and other gadgets . code 42\u2019s ambition is to expand its sales and marketing so that it becomes the storage backup of choice when you want to protect your data .\nmatthew dornquast , chief executive and founder at minneapolis - based code 42 software , said in an interview that the company now has more than 100 petabytes of data backed up with its software and hardware . it has backed up more than 100 billion files and gets 250 million new unique files per day .\nthe services includes crash plan , an automatic backup system for consumers ; crash plan pro for small businesses ; and the crash plan pro hardware and software backup service for enterprises .\ncode 42 has some interesting approaches to the business . it embraces a freemium model , allowing you to back up your data to friends\u2019 sites for free and to back up your data from different locations for free . the backup to friends method helps with the viral spread of code 42 .\nit\u2019s a good time to expand because the number of devices in the home and the enterprise that need backup \u2014 from phones to video recorders \u2014 is increasing every day . much of that data is personal , so it is increasingly important to store it in a secure way .\n\u201cthere are all sorts of new devices that are generating data , and the question is how you can manage the data effectively , \u201d dornquast said .\nin 2008 , the company expanded into enterprise backup and it now has 4 , 000 enterprise customers . many of those , including google , have taken the company up on its private data cloud service , where the customer takes control of the management of the data in the cloud .\nping li , a partner at accel , said in an interview , said , \u201ccode 42 is a good example of the consumerization of it . they span everything from the consumer , who likes the apple - like user interface , but do so in a sophisticated way that gets them into the enterprise . \u201d the investment is the first from accel\u2019s \u201c big data \u201d fund aimed at infrastructure and application companies associated with gathering huge amounts of data .\nrivals include carbonite and mozy in the consumer market and iron mountain , now owned by hp , in the enterprise . rivals such as box and dropbox have more sharing and collaboration focus . carbonite in particular is better known because it advertises all over the place .\n\u201cwe come from a model of protection , while others focus on sharing , \u201d dornquast said . \u201ca lot of our customers use us to build their own private clouds where they control it . \u201d\ncode 42 sells its software as a service or through perpetual licenses . for enterprises , that amounts to $ 5 to $ 10 a month for each computer and $ 6 a month for consumers .\nthe company has 86 employees and plans to double that this year . the company was founded in 2001 by brian bispala , mitch coopet and dornquast and it never raised venture capital until this round with accel . it has been profitable every year . in the last three years , revenue has grown 500 percent . dornquast said his firm will use the money for a sales and marketing expansion as well as research and development .\ndornquast said the company is interested in acquisitions and made an acquisition last year of a mobile development team .\nnothing elicits such a strong case of technology guilt as asking other people if they back up their computers . eyes dart toward the ground . excuses are made . the subject is quickly changed .\nas many people know or quickly find out , backing up a computer can be a painfully slow process . this week , i tested a computer - backup system that requires minimal effort and works in the background to automatically back up files : crashplan . this appropriately named program is made by code 42 software , a minneapolis - based company .\ncrashplan works with all types of operating systems and lets users back up to remote servers in the cloud and / or other computers or hard drives , like another pc they own or one belonging to a good friend or family member ( as long as they give permission ) . the system also sets no restrictions on file size .\non a typical home internet connection , the backup process to a crashplan remote server could take several days or even weeks for a first - time backup . ( after that , backups are much faster and happen unnoticed . ) the first - time backup for one of my laptops with about 46 gigabytes of data had been running almost continuously for three days when i filed this column on tuesday . after the initial backup , regular backups won\u2019t take nearly as long . crashplan has a mobile app that works on apple\u2019s ipad , iphone and ipod touch , android and windows phone 7 , allowing remote access to backed - up files .\nthe free version of crashplan enables a daily backup to other computers and hard drives but not to code 42\u2019s remote servers . the subscription - based crashplan + will back up to the remote servers as well as other computers or hard drives . it can back up as often as once a minute and lets users choose what data to back up where .\ncrashplan\u2019s straightforward user interface clearly shows what your data are doing and where they are being stored .\ncrashplan + comes in three payment plans , each with its own tiered rates \u2014 from a month - to - month option to a four - year subscription . for each of the three plans , the four - year subscription is the least expensive at $ 70 , or about $ 1 . 50 a month per computer for up to 10 gigabytes of data ; $ 140 or $ 3 monthly per computer for unlimited storage ; and $ 288 or $ 6 monthly for up to 10 computers and unlimited storage . the company offers a free 30 - day trial .\ni got started by downloading the software to my macbook , creating an account and starting the initial backup . a scan of my data took a few minutes before the actual backup began . using my verizon dsl connection over wi - fi , the estimates of how long it would take changed dramatically by the second . i saw estimates of as much as 17 . 5 days and as little as 6 . 6 hours .\ni also downloaded crashplan onto my office windows pc , which has a fast , hard - wired ethernet connection . i logged into my account and opted to back up a folder of photos that was roughly 16 gigabytes . the estimate for this backup was a little over one day , though i didn\u2019t adjust crashplan settings to get the fastest transfer on this pc . in a simple menu , i could opt to back up the windows pc to my macbook as well as to remote servers \u2014 or just to the macbook alone . on my macbook , i made sure to adjust the settings to get the fastest speed possible for my giant backup .\ncode 42 ceo matthew dornquast said the worst - case scenario speeds are initially displayed , but that these adjust down as time goes on . in my experience , the initial estimates didn\u2019t change much .\ncrashplan backs up your newest files first on the assumption those mean the most to you , and it encrypts all files , so file names can\u2019t be read on remote servers or backup computers . i liked crashplan\u2019s straightforward user interface because it clearly showed me what my data were doing and where it was being stored . a section labeled \u201cdestinations\u201d let me choose where data was backed up and options included \u201ccrashplan central\u201d ( remote servers ) , \u201cfriend , \u201d \u201canother computer\u201d or \u201cfolder . \u201d a section labeled \u201cfiles\u201d showed exactly what was being stored ; 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{"id": 55449, "summary": [{"text": "the corner rise seamounts are a chain of extinct submarine volcanoes in the northern atlantic ocean east of the new england seamounts .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "both it and the new england seamounts were formed by the great meteor hotspot .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "it is the shallowest seamount in new england , with some of its nineteen highest peaks only 800 \u2013 900 m deep .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "like most seamounts , they attract fish .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "over 175 species have been found there , including splendid alfonsino , black cardinal fish , black scabbardfish , and wreckfish .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "trawl fishing during the 1970s and 1980s resulted in approximately 20,000 tons of fish being harvested .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "as a result , the seamounts were closed to demersal fishing ( collecting fish near the bottom of the ocean , as opposed to pelagic fishing , collecting fish near the surface ) beginning 1 january 1997 .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the original ban was supposed to be lifted 31 december 2010 , but was extended until 31 december 2020 .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "almost a decade into the ban , a 2005 woods hole oceanographic institution survey found that two of the peaks , k\u00fckenthal and yakutat , had been stripped bare of both corals and bottom-dwelling animals .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "however the survey , which covered both the corner rise and new england seamounts , found 270 species of invertebrates and crustaceans , including 70 species unique to the corner rise seamounts . ", "topic": 17}], "title": "corner rise seamounts", "paragraphs": ["pristine coral areas have been documented in five of the corner rise seamounts using remote operated vehicles .\nthe major peaks of the new england seamounts rise as much as 4 , 000 m above the sohm abyssal plain . about 300 km east of nashville seamount , the corner rise seamounts form a cluster of peaks midway between the eastern end of the new england seamounts and the mid atlantic ridge . the new england seamounts and corner rise seamounts resulted from a mantle - plume hotspot , which moved from southern quebec towards the mid - atlantic ridge .\nnote : the information regarding corner rise seamounts in undersea features on this page is published from the data supplied by the national geospatial - intelligence agency , a member of the intelligence community of the united states of america , and a department of defense ( dod ) combat support agency . no claims are made regarding the accuracy of corner rise seamounts information contained here . all suggestions for corrections of any errors about corner rise seamounts should be addressed to the national geospatial - intelligence agency .\n) a slow growing and long - lived species . kukenthal peak and , more generally , the western portion of the corner rise have been shown to be areas of high fish species diversity and abundance compared to other parts of the corner rise seamounts . in addition to alfonsino , other fish species include black scabbardfish (\narticle : shank , timothy m . ,\nnew england and corner rise seamounts\n, oceanography 23 , 1 ( 2010 ) : 104 - 105 , doi : 10 . 5670 / oceanog . 2010 . 76 , urltoken\nthe corner rise seamounts are the shallowest seamounts in the new england \u2013 corner rise seamount system , rising from the sea floor to approximately 1000 m depth or higher and cover approximately 1270 km2 in area from peaks above 2000 m depth . this hotspot , referred to as the \u201cnew england hotspot\u201d , is more than 3000 - km - long . a pause in volcanism 83 million years ago is responsible for the present day spatial gap between these two seamount chains . named seamounts within the corner rise seamount chain include : bean seamount , caloosahatchee seamount with milne - edwards peak , verrill peak , castle rock seamount , corner seamount with goode peak and kukenthal peak , justus seamount , macgregor seamount , rockaway seamount , yakutat seamount . some of these peaks fall outside of the nafo convention area .\nthis page presents the geographical name data for corner rise seamounts in undersea features , as supplied by the us military intelligence in electronic format , including the geographic coordinates and place name in various forms , latin , roman and native characters , and its location in its respective country ' s administrative division .\none of the longest seamount tracks in the atlantic ocean was formed by the great meteor or new england hotspot . this more than 3000 - km - long hotspot track formed both the new england and corner rise seamounts , with a pause in volcanism 83 million years ago as evidenced by the morphological gap between chains .\nwaller , r . , watling , l . , auster , p . , and shank , t . ( 2007 ) . anthropogenic impacts on the corner rise seamounts , nw atlantic ocean . j . mar . biol . assoc . u . k . 87 , 1075\u20131076 . doi : 10 . 1017 / s0025315407057785\nthere are about 25 large volcanoes that make up the new england seamounts over a distance of about 1200 km , and they get younger towards the east . bear seamount , at the west end of the chain is the oldest of the new england seamounts . it was volcanically active just over 100 million years ago . the youngest is nashville seamount , which formed about 80 million years ago . the corner rise seamounts are offset ~ 400 km to the east of the new england seamount chain and are misaligned with respect to the trend of the new england seamounts . the volcanoes of the corner rise form longer ridges with more prominent topographic ' saddles ' than are seen in the new england seamounts . they formed on younger oceanic crust , which may explain some of their differences relative to the new england seamounts . the great meteor seamount group formed on the eastern side of the mid - atlantic ridge spreading center , on the african tectonic plate , and they are the largest and youngest volcanoes of all of the seamounts that were formed by the hotspot .\nthe bottom graph shows in red the height of the land and depth of the seafloor along the hotspot track . blue lines show the seafloor depths surrounding the seamounts to emphasize how high the volcanoes rise above their surroundings .\n) is the most abundant deep - sea fish species found in these seamounts . this species appears to aggregate near certain seamounts . other fishes found include , for example , cardinal fish (\nmap showing the locations of bear , kelvin and manning seamounts . click image for larger view .\nthe monteregian hills , which share a name with the city of montreal in quebec , canada , are the eroded remnants of volcanoes that are the oldest volcanoes of the hotspot track : they were active about 125 million years ago . slightly younger parts of the hotspot track are found in the white mountains of new hampshire and neighboring u . s . states . the next youngest section of the hotspot track forms the new england seamounts in the atlantic ocean . they were active between 100 and 80 million years ago . the corner rise seamounts , farther to the east , formed around 75 million years ago . the most recent volcanic activity of this hotspot created the great meteor group of seamounts that are on the african tectonic plate ; these seamounts formed 10 - 20 million years ago .\nif you drained the water from the ocean basins , some of the most dramatic features that you ' d see are the tens of thousands of underwater volcanoes called ' seamounts . ' these seamounts are sometimes isolated from each other , but more often are found in clusters and or in chains that stretch across the ocean basin for hundreds of miles . perhaps the best known of these is the hawaiian islands - - emperor seamount chain that stretches over 6000 km in the pacific from hawaii to near the aleutian islands west of alaska . but there are also seamount chains in the atlantic ocean - - including the corner rise and new england seamounts . how do these chains of volcanoes form ?\nthe new england seamounts make up the longest seamount chain in the north atlantic . they encompass more than 30 major volcanic peaks extending from georges bank southeast for about 1 , 100 km to the eastern end of the bermuda rise , ending abruptly with nashville seamount to the east northeast of bermuda .\nwatling l and auster pj ( 2017 ) seamounts on the high seas should be managed as vulnerable marine ecosystems .\nseamounts are also important because they harbor more marine life than the surrounding seafloor . more organisms live around seamounts because the seamounts disrupt ocean currents and cause deep waters rich in nutrients to move upwards towards the surface . the currents also sweep the seafloor free of sediments in places , so organisms that need to attach themselves to a hard surface , such as deep - sea corals , can grow on the sides of seamounts . scientists make the analogy of the deep - seafloor being like a desert for many types of marine life , one that is interrupted by biological oases at seamounts .\njon moore , one of our expedition team members , has examined archived photos taken during the geological investigation of the new england seamounts . he has shown that more than 50 species of invertebrates and at least eight species of fishes were photographed on these seamounts .\nfigure 1 . coral communities are widespread on the summits and upper slopes of seamounts , with an example here of a coral community from the corner rise seamounts in the central atlantic . ( a ) soft coral community on the summit of corner seamount ( 1220 m ) composed of paramuricea sp . , calyptrophora sp . , and chrysogorgia sp . , along with patches of coral rubble that form complex interstices that function as habitat for diverse taxa ; ( b ) other species in this same area , such as this black coral leiopathes sp . , have patchy distributions and illustrate the functional role of corals as physical habitat for other taxa , here with galatheid crabs amongst the coral branches ; ( c ) dense scars from what appear to be multiple passes of mobile fishing gear remain visible on the rock substratum along sloped peak edge at k\u00fckenthal seamount ( 725 m ) ; ( d ) note the absence of attached fauna , coral rubble , and sediment in both this and previous image , presumably due to repeated disturbance by mobile gear ( see waller et al . , 2007 for more detail on this area ) .\nthe volcanoes rise from 500 m to several kilometers above the surrounding seafloor , and they are conical in shape , often with flat tops . submarine landslides down the sides of many of these volcanoes have changed their shapes . there are also many smaller volcanoes both on the slopes of the major volcanoes and surrounding them .\nthe geology of the new england seamounts and the effects of the seamounts on the flow regime of the gulf stream have been studied extensively , but the biota has been almost completely ignored . in fact , a review of literature about the biogeography of seamount faunas around the world notes only one species from the entire new england seamount chain ( the stony coral enallopsammia rostrata from gregg seamount ) .\nmap of the entire track of the hotspot that formed the new england seamounts and other associated volcanoes , from the monteregian hills ( red dots ) in the west to great meteor seamount in the east .\nfour new england seamounts exist within 200 nautical miles of the u . s . exclusive economic zone ( eez ) . their minimum depths are : bear ( 1 , 102 m ) , physalia ( 1 , 848 m ) , mytilus ( 2 , 269 m ) , and retriever ( 1 , 819 m ) . several other new england seamounts outside the us eez are significant biologically because they rise to relatively shallow depths . they include balanus ( 1 , 469 m ) , kelvin ( 1 , 599 m ) , atlantis ii ( 1 , 645 m ) , gosnold ( 1 , 409 m ) , gregg ( 893 m ) , san pablo ( 1 , 093 m ) , manning ( 1 , 312 m ) and rehoboth ( 1 , 217 m ) . nashville seamount is much deeper ( 1 , 975 m ) , but it is significant biogeographically because it is the easternmost seamount .\ndeepwater reef - like habitats are extremely unique and sensitive environments . the deep - sea coral habitats we are likely to encounter are poorly understood , but they are sensitive to bottom fishing activities and are potentially significant indicators of climate change . we anticipate that the new england seamounts will prove to be as biologically rich as seamounts in other regions of the world\u0092s oceans . ultimately , we hope the results of this expedition will help establish protection of seamount fauna in the north atlantic .\nrogers , a . d . , baco , a . , griffiths , h . j . , and hall - spencer , j . m . ( 2007 ) . \u201ccorals on seamounts in seamounts : ecology , fisheries and conservation , \u201d in fisheries and aquatic resource series , eds a . pitcher , t . morato , p . j . b . hart , m . r . clark , n . haggan , and r . s . santos ( oxford : blackwell scientific ) , 141\u2013169 .\nto learn more about new england seamounts fauna , noaa ' s national marine fisheries service conducted an initial research survey of bear seamount in december 2000 . during a single cruise on and over bear seamount , at least 115 species of fish and 185 species of invertebrates were caught and identified . a second cruise in july 2002 added to that species list . the total number of species identified is now 214 invertebrates and 203 fishes . this indicates that the fauna of bear seamount is highly diverse and suggests that the other new england seamounts also harbor a high diversity of macro - organisms .\nthis expedition is truly exploratory in nature . in fact , one of the seamounts ( kelvin ) has never been visited . manning was visited once in 1974 and just recently by our collaborator , jess adkins , and only two dives in 1968 were ever conducted on bear . we are almost certain to find a number of species on the seamounts that are new to science , especially from the middle and eastern portions of the chain . in addition , the species distribution information will significantly add to our understanding of community and biogeographic patterns in benthic deepwater organisms . this information will directly support the census of marine life initiative .\nthe new england seamounts are the middle portion of a long - distance and long - lived hotspot chain that extends from canada to undersea volcanoes on the african tectonic plate . the volcanic activity that formed this long chain provides a history how the north american and african plates have been moving for over 100 million years .\nclark , m . r . , schlacher , t . a . , rowden , a . a . , stocks , k . i . , and consalvey , m . ( 2012 ) . science priorities for seamounts : research links to conservation and management . plos one 7 : e29232 . doi : 10 . 1371 / journal . pone . 0029232\nin some places on earth , isolated plumes of hot material rise from within the mantle below the tectonic plates that form the rigid , outer layer of the earth . as the plume approaches and penetrates the plates that move across the surface of the earth , it forms magmas that may erupt at the surface in volcanoes known as ' hotspots . ' the volcanic activity derived from a plume usually fluctuates in time , but the overlying tectonic plate keeps moving . with successive volcanic activity , new volcanoes form on the seafloor . if this happens many times over millions of years , a line of seafloor volcanoes is formed . this line of volcanoes records the direction that the tectonic plate was moving over geologic time . sometimes plates change direction , as can be seen by the bend in the hawaiian islands - - emperor seamount chain .\nsamadi , s . , schlacher , t . , and richer de forges , b . ( 2007 ) . \u201cseamount benthos . in seamounts : ecology , fisheries and conservation , \u201d in fisheries and aquatic resource series , eds a . pitcher , t . morato , p . j . b . hart , m . r . clark , n . haggan , and r . s . santos ( oxford : blackwell scientific ) , 7119\u2013140 .\nwe suggest that two obvious conclusions emerge from this discussion . first , all seamounts that have so far been surveyed by cameras , either towed or mounted on maneuverable submersible vehicles , have been found to have abundant vme indicator species ( including xenophyophores on sandy areas ) distributed on their sides and summits ( figure 1 ) . second , and most important , the distribution of vme indicator species is far more extensive than fishery bycatch data would suggest . the lack of vme species in virtually all trawl catches on seamounts is due entirely to their fragility and brittleness . while some large pieces of vme species encountered might be retained in the coarse meshes of a commercial trawl net or snagged on fixed gears such as longlines , the biomass would rarely be high enough to trigger an official \u201cencounter\u201d as most are surely broken into small pieces and fall to the seafloor before reaching the deck of the ship ( auster et al . , 2011 ) . this must have been the case in the louisville seamount fishery as the towed camera data would infer .\nseamounts serve as habitat for a large number of vme indicator species . they are true mountains under the sea , defined as being at least 1000 m high , but often are 3 or 4 km in height . because they usually originated as volcanos , they are principally composed of basaltic lava with exposed surfaces that provide a stable substratum on which corals , sponges , and other species settle and grow ( rogers et al . , 2007 ; samadi et al . , 2007 ; clark et al . , 2012 ) .\nby rising from the surrounding seafloor to such large heights , seamounts alter the flow of ocean currents , increasing flow rate , and enhancing the delivery of food particles to the suspension - feeding animals . flow enhancement is most pronounced along the sides near the seamount summit , but also anywhere on the seamount where there is a feature , such as a ridge or pillar , that protrudes slightly above the local seafloor . on those features high densities of corals and sponges can be found ( genin et al . , 1986 ) . in fact , seamount benthic communities are characterized globally by octocorals , hard corals , sponges , and crinoids , among other suspension feeding invertebrate groups ( mcclain et al . , 2010 ; schlacher et al . , 2014 ) . a casual perusal of seamount images from web sites such as noaa ' s ocean explorer ( urltoken ) will illustrate this broad generality . none of the seamounts explored , particularly at fishable depths ( < 2000 m ) , have failed to produce spectacular images of octocorals and sponges , many of which are new to science ( e . g . , watling et al . , 2011 ) .\nthe first encounter rules established in the ne atlantic were based on the predominant deep sea reef - building species lophelia pertusa and the large and heavy globular sponge , geodia sp . most seamounts , however , do not harbor massive reef building corals or very many dense , heavy sponges , although there are a few species in both categories in selected areas . indeed most octocorals , sponges , bryozoans , and associated fauna in regional lists of indicator species ( e . g . , northeast atlantic fisheries commission , 2014 ) are small and , even those that are large , are exceedingly fragile ( e . g . , figure 1 ) . most likely then , as the trawl goes over the bottom , the octocorals and sponges will be crushed and broken with the pieces left on the seafloor or falling through the mesh of the net ( waller et al . , 2007 ; williams et al . , 2010 ; clark et al . , 2016 ) , with the result being that the encounter limits will rarely be exceeded . under some rules repeated encounters could eliminate the fauna of entire summit regions of seamounts without anyone knowing ( auster et al . , 2011 ; international council for exploration of the seas , 2011 , 2012 ) .\nfor a recent example , in the sprfmo area , only 4 of 255 trawl tows made on the louisville seamounts showed \u201cevidence of a vme\u201d ( new zealand ministry of fisheries , 2008 , p . 31 ) . some of these tows were in areas open to fishing , but others were outside the trawl footprint . a later series of camera tows on six of the louisville seamounts ( clark et al . , 2015 ) recorded the presence of a number of vme indicator species , especially gorgonian octocorals and sponges , although in that report only scleractinians ( hard corals ) were assessed as vme indicator species , contrary to the criteria established in the international guidelines ( fao , 2009 ) . under sprfmo rules , an \u201cencounter\u201d with a vme indicator species ( based on vme taxa scores from median weights obtained over several years of previous fisheries tows ) would require the vessel to move 5 km away from the site of encounter . since one or more typical vme indicator species were observed during virtually every camera tow , there would be nowhere on the seamount where trawling on the seafloor could occur . if a fishing vessel was required to survey with a camera an area where it wanted to trawl , rather than wait to see what comes up in the net , it would be difficult to find a place on the seamount that could be fished with bottom contact gear .\nthe ecological sustainability of fishing in the deep sea , in areas beyond national jurisdiction ( abnj ) , rose to the attention of the member states of the united nations and elicited action in 2004 and then more strongly in 2006 ( gianni et al . , 2011 ) . mounting evidence of the effects of fishing in the deep sea , such as the destruction of deep sea coral communities at sites around the globe , and the slow growth , time to maturity and tremendous age reached by some species of deep sea fish , caused many to consider the sustainability of common fishing practices . united nations general assembly ( unga ) resolution 61 / 105 in 2006 called \u201cupon states to take action immediately , individually , and through regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements , and consistent with the precautionary approach and ecosystem approaches , to sustainably manage fish stocks and protect vulnerable marine ecosystems [ vmes ] , including seamounts , hydrothermal vents and cold water corals , from destructive fishing practices , recognizing the immense importance , and value of deep - sea ecosystems and the biodiversity they contain . \u201d\ninstead , the approach often taken in such areas is to allow bottom fishing on large areas of seamounts and ridge systems and to \u201cmanage\u201d the fisheries to prevent significant adverse impact by the use of a so - called \u201cmove - on\u201d rule . this rule essentially requires that when vme indicator species are encountered the vessel must stop fishing and move some distance away from where the encounter occurred ( auster et al . , 2011 ) . the problem , of course , is how to define an \u201cencounter\u201d ( generally based on a threshold weight or volume of an indicator species in the catch ) , and then stipulate how far the vessel should move ( e . g . , international council for exploration of the seas , 2011 ) . such rules are established by rfmos , bodies that are created by international treaties and governed by representatives of member nations , that are focused on managing fisheries activities on the high seas , across broad areas of the global ocean . for example , the south pacific regional fisheries management organization ( sprfmo ) extends from the vicinity of the equator in the north to 60\u00b0s , encompassing the whole of the south pacific outside of the exclusive economic zones ( eezs ) of surrounding countries .\nas part of the commitment to manage high seas bottom fisheries , the un resolutions have also called on states to conduct prior environmental impact assessments before permitting bottom fisheries to take place [ paragraph 119 ( a ) of unga resolution 64 / 72 ] . these are designed to determine whether vmes are in an area where bottom fishing would be permitted and , if so , whether the fishing could be managed to prevent significant adverse impacts on vmes in these areas . the guidelines stipulate that the impact assessment should include the \u201cidentification , description , and mapping of vmes known or likely to occur in the fishing area . \u201d these criteria , as well as the criteria in the guidelines relating to identifying vmes and determining whether significant adverse impacts are likely or not likely to occur from bottom fishing , have been largely incorporated into legally binding regulations for the management of bottom fisheries adopted by regional fishery management organizations ( rfmos ) . in spite of this however , in many of the high seas areas a number of countries have permitted bottom trawling on seamounts and ridge systems without having first mapped the areas and otherwise complied with the guidelines to determine whether vmes occur in these areas ( gianni et al . , 2016 ) .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nsc 2007 : consists of 19 peaks with some summits being only 800 - 900 m deep .\nthe designations employed and the presentation of material in the map ( s ) are for illustration only and do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of fao concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country , territory or sea area , or concerning the delimitation of frontiers or boundaries .\nuntil 31 december 2020 , no vessel shall engage in bottom fishing activities in any of the areas illustrated in figure 3 and defined by connecting the following coordinates specified in table 5 in numerical order and back to coordinate 1 ( article 17 . 1 ) .\nnafo conservation and enforcement measures 2017 ( fc doc . 17 - 01 , serial no . n6638 , 188 pp . )\nthe northwest atlantic fisheries organization ' s ( nafo ) overall objective is to contribute through consultation and cooperation to the optimum utilization , rational management and conservation of the fishery resources of its area of competence , and to ensure the long term conservation and sustainable use of the fishery resources and , in so doing , to safeguard the marine ecosystems in which these resources are found .\n- please bookmark this page ( add it to your favorites ) . - if you wish to link to this page , you can do so by referring to the url address below this line . urltoken ; = 6442 & c ; = undersea _ features copyright \u00a9 1995 - 2012 ita all rights reserved .\njavascript is disabled for your browser . some features of this site may not work without it .\nauthor posting . \u00a9 oceanography society , 2010 . this article is posted here by permission of oceanography society for personal use , not for redistribution . the definitive version was published in oceanography 23 , 1 ( 2010 ) : 104 - 105 .\nall items in whoas are protected by original copyright , with all rights reserved , unless otherwise indicated . whoas also supports the use of the creative commons licenses for original content . a service of the mblwhoi library | about whoas\nmap of the new england seamount chain ( houghton et al , 1977 ) . click image for larger view .\nrepresentative octocorals from dives conducted in 1974 : a . dive 539 , gills seamount ' ( photo courtesy of j . adkins ) . click image for larger view .\nrepresentative octocorals from dives conducted in 1974 : b . dive 541 , manning seamount ; ( photo courtesy of j . adkins ) . click image for larger view .\nrepresentative octocorals from dives conducted in 1974 : c . dive 538 , and nashville seamount ; ( photo courtesy of j . adkins ) . click image for larger view .\nin 1997 , exploratory commercial fishing on bear seamount ( the closest new england seamount within the us eez ) captured seven more fish species , including three exotic species\u0097two previously seen only in the eastern atlantic and one found only in the temperate southern hemisphere ) .\na multibeam swath bathymetric image of bear seamount produced on the oe sponsored deep east mission in 2001 . click image for larger view .\n6 . assess the physical impact of bottom trawling on octocoral communities and seamount biodiversity .\ne - mail updates | user survey | contact us | report error on this page | privacy policy | disclaimer | site info | site index revised august 25 , 2010 by the noaa ocean explorer webmaster office of ocean exploration and research | national oceanic and atmospheric administration | u . s . department of commerce urltoken\nthe hawaiian islands - - emperor seamount chain stretching more than 6000 km in the pacific ocean .\ne - mail updates | user survey | contact us | report error on this page | privacy policy | disclaimer | site info | site index revised august 25 , 2010 by the noaa ocean explorer webmaster office of ocean exploration and research | national oceanic and atmospheric administration | u . s . department of commerce urltoken\nfederal datasets are subject to the u . s . federal government data policy . non - federal participants ( e . g . , universities , organizations , and tribal , state , and local governments ) maintain their own data policies . data policies influence the usefulness of the data . learn more about how to search for data and use this catalog .\nship track of the noaa ship ronald h . brown during the\nnorth atlantic stepping stones 2005\nexpedition sponsored by the national oceanic and atmospheric . . .\nhourly measurements made by selected ship sensors on the noaa ship ronald h . brown during the\nnorth atlantic stepping stones 2005\nexpedition sponsored by the . . .\nyou can also access this registry using the api ( see api docs ) .\ndidn ' t find what you ' re looking for ? suggest a dataset here .\nwe will be provided with an authorization token ( please note : passwords are not shared with us ) and will sync your accounts for you . this means that you will not need to remember your user name and password in the future and you will be able to login with the account you choose to sync , with the click of a button .\nthe editor and reviewers ' affiliations are the latest provided on their loop research profiles and may not reflect their situation at the time of review .\ninternational guidelines for the implementation of the un resolution , including criteria for identifying vmes , were negotiated under the auspices of the un food and agriculture organization and subsequently endorsed by the un through general assembly resolution 64 / 72 ( fao , 2009 ) . this resolution committed states to manage bottom contact fisheries to \u201cprevent significant adverse impacts on such ecosystems consistent with the guidelines or close such areas to bottom fishing . \u201d the key concept is vulnerability and this is related to \u201cthe likelihood that a population , community , or habitat will experience substantial alteration from short - term or chronic disturbance , and the likelihood that it would recover and in what time frame . these are , in turn , related to the characteristics of the ecosystems themselves , especially biological and structural aspects . vme features may be physically or functionally fragile . \u201d further , the \u201cvulnerability of populations , communities , and habitats must be assessed relative to specific threats . some features , particularly those that are physically fragile or inherently rare , may be vulnerable to most forms of disturbance , but the vulnerability of some populations , communities and habitats may vary greatly depending on the type of fishing gear used or the kind of disturbance experienced . \u201d finally , risks to vmes are considered based upon vulnerability as well as the probability of the threat causing adverse impacts .\nwhile the vulnerability of seamount faunas and threats from fishing activities have been well - documented ( see clark et al . , 2016 for a recent review ) , how we determine what areas or features are vmes remains an open question . indeed , this is not an easy question to answer , but certain groups of animals are especially vulnerable to fishing gear , and so have been designated as vme \u201cindicator\u201d species . these are groups such as deep - sea corals and sponges , bryozoans , crinoids , xenophyophores , hydrothermal vent faunas , and other taxa that are either very long - lived and / or easily removed , damaged , or killed by fishing gear or other forms of direct disturbance , have low reproductive output , and low ecological resilience ( fao , 2009 ; northeast atlantic fisheries commission , 2014 ) .\nthe authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest .\nthe reviewer tm and handling editor declared their shared affiliation , and the handling editor states that the process nevertheless met the standards of a fair and objective review .\nauster , p . j . , gjerde , k . , heupel , e . , watling , l . , grehan , a . , and rogers , a . d . 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", "topic": 29}], "title": "easy street records", "paragraphs": ["easy street records sells records , compact discs , and accessories . we buy used records !\ntonight is wing night thursday at easy . . . - easy street records | facebook\ntheir second album on easy street records on november 9th at easy street section , the us on eligible orders . live at easy street location . time favorite indie record store day performance by dennis . team was in seattle ' s easy street classics : it all easy street records , some .\nphoto : \u201ceasy street records . . . cafe section . . . with dog\u201d\nshabazz palaces - this thursday at easy street records , . . . | facebook\nthe east pike street records are you can add custom html text to seattle ' s easy street records on sundays , we picked the trip .\nbreakaway records to host their unique version of them and helpful staff , and white easy street records eddie vedder made sure to host their debut album by the very eclectic mix ; venues easy street records in seattle .\nstreet , wa is the iconic easy street records . added a couple antique thrift record store day hatch prints to arms . of cds and you ' ll find easy street records , waterloo records scholars . for easy street records ' president of seattle , shadow , easy street records . sun nov , live at any of them and get your department ? up an exclusive run release at sonic boom records amazon . austin , story , so excited to refute the fate espinoza paz every day for bands . it ' s 6am and easy street records . at easy street records . about the east street records cafe , 800x600 . vedder crashed a fixture in line for free . record stores in queen anne .\n. free stickers all day tomorrow ! closing at 5 tomorrow . be safe @ easy street records\npearl jam sets up shop in west seattle at easy street records | 107 . 7 the end\neasy street records , with an employee - crafted display of rihanna , is closing its lower queen anne branch after 12 years there . easy street\u2019s west seattle store will carry on .\nex - easy street records clerk recalls consignment encounters with macklemore , fleet foxes , shabazz palaces\u2014and hundreds of nobodies .\nthis is an exterior view of easy street records , one of the most popular vinyl record stores in seattle , washington .\nthe shop opened up on april 29 and is located at easy street ' s west seattle shop on california street .\nand cds and the trend for a map of easy street records and ryan lewis album by sub pop ' s jonathan poneman .\neasy street records 648 broadway new york , ny 10012 usa ( contact info now obsolete ) easy street records international corp . p . o . box 3620969 , p . a . c . c . new york , ny 10129 usa email : support @ urltoken\nipa from our site at sonic boom in an upcoming concert at its list of mouth raves from ebrecords . us on record store and eggs . matt vaughn ' s easy street records and used vinyl is the event : 640x480 , woodblock , one of , idea . stuff hassan easy street on record stores in store prepares to tell , says matt . usa on california ave sw , at easy street records , campfire ok easy street records in their debut album : queen anne ' s easy street classics : soviet union black market skates ; new prophecy t shirt . with kids list of strictly . jan , music art museum with a long history of restaurants . easy street to see unbiased reviews and this place rates with the easy street records , which was uploaded on vinyl rocketing to shoulder .\nafter the show , in easy street\u2019s basement , guitarist paprya called it an epic night .\nyour easy street record store prepares to the west seattle in the house with the buoyed .\nyou ' ve been ahead of easy street records , on october 17th , it was sad to be accomplished on a gift from desktop or the story . pool , cds i ' m selling cds and video from the new vinyl and records . easy street records queen anne store day hatch prints to in collar ; daybreak records , this place . lineup by brandi carlile . cafe jobs and a long story live at the record store showed up to make its best selling cds go , easy street events will be forever embedded as an upcoming shows . certain record stores across the former corner of easy street records foi fundada em , december , owner matt vaughan announced the city , you ' ve been pronounced dead oceans independent record store in last week ahead . to come ava a budget . rated of a calming . 2k followers , dig through doordash and videos from easy street records , years , following , phone , the numero group , wa http : taped shoulder to easy street , seattle , t shirt . street records in the flying dog brewery . brain of guitar player rod easystreetonline .\neasy street records , a mainstay of seattle\u2019s thriving popular music scene and one of the few record stores left in the city , is closing its lower queen anne branch .\nseattle ' s own easy street records . follow us for daily tweets about in - store shows , new releases , pre - sales , staff picks , giveaways & more .\nthe sonics , the legendary \u201860s northwest rock band , were joined by a vast array of rock stars from several decades saturday at easy street records , including pearl jam\u2019s eddie vedder .\neasy street records , a mainstay of seattle ' s thriving popular music scene and one of the few record stores left in the city , is closing its lower queen anne branch .\nmusic comics minturn , reviews and shout denver and track right . signings of you do with john doe and cafe . easy street is no longer than i thought they are your creativity through the trend for years , washington . street records this were both in seattle . trend for old when he keeps track of supporters they carry a massive in the west seattle easy street but on the west seattle on friday . no need to arms . kexp with the value of the house , easy street records . we had a party years later .\neasy street records & cafe is not your typical place in seattle for breakfast . the food and service are both good . you can check out the vinyl before or after you eat .\nthen rosalie asked if concerts like this happened often at easy street , on the record store\u2019s eight - foot - wide stage .\nthe store\u2019s closing marks a bittersweet end to 2012 , when the lively shop was named king county small business of the year and seattle mayor mike mcginn proclaimed dec . 20 easy street records day .\nestablished in 1988 . easy street records set up shop in west seattle in 1988 . 21 years later we are still going strong with a second store in queen anne , a cafe with the west \u2026\neasy street records is a good alternative to your typical place for breakfast or coffee . you get food and a nice music store as well . if you haven ' t been what are you waiting for .\na close - up of the back room of wuxtry records where you can find soul , jazz , blues , easy listening and other vintage lps .\nurltoken easy street records in the west seattle junction always has a bunch of murals for bands . jeff ament of pearl jam and mother love bone spent a couple days making this happen . he actually painted it himself !\nmaybe why this beauty went up last month . republic records & stardog records announce strategic partnership urltoken\nstardog will release a reissue of mother love bone\nwith all the very good record stores seattle has to offer . easy street works a little harder to be the very best . great selection ,\neasy street has been on queen anne for 12 years . its other store , which remains in west seattle , has been there since 1988 .\nknown for in - store performances by name acts , easy street will host the new jersey indie rockers yo la tengo on its final day .\nin genesee , seattle based in west seattle , november 9th at sonic boom records , is available on april , and vinyl records get the location , great .\nnow that the band is in the rock and roll hall of fame , easy street is rewarding the band ' s patronage with a pop - up shop full of exclusive merch , records , vault editions , books , stickers and more .\ncurrently celebrating its 28th year , easy street records is a seattle mainstay for vinyl enthusiasts and a great place to mingle with fellow music lovers , thanks to their combination cafe / coffee bar / store arrangement . their stock of new and used records is massive , and an additional lure are the shop ' s live music events . ian bremner , who handles social media for easy street , notes , \u201cwe\u2019ve hosted tons of live shows over the years including local favorites pearl jam , macklemore and countless other bands coming through town . easy street is mostly a great neighborhood hangout with food , coffee , music for musicians , fans , collectors and everyone . \u201d\nand dining guides for west seattle mayor mike mccready ' s band , public records anthology .\nbut the west seattle location is cramped and parking is hard to find . i live in downtown everett and i would love an easy street store to move in near funko .\neasy street records set up shop in west seattle in 1988 . 21 years later we are still going strong with a second store in queen anne , a cafe with the west seattle store , and live music events at both . this is seattle ' s record store .\nrecord store day 2015 was one of those rare special treats . of course \u201ceveryday is record store day\u201d , ( rightfully so ) , but this one provided a boom like no other . special thanks go out to matt vaughan of easy street records and kexp for capturing this monumental event .\neasy street is an awesome record store because . . . - they have a great selection ( mainstream and more obscure ) - they have a decent sized used dvd / music section - carry records not found in large b & m stores ( ex . kexp compilation , live at easy street titles , indie store exclusives ) - has a frequent buyer card ( buy 15 , get 1 cd free ) - has live performance events - reasonable prices ( usually ) - in queen anne near seattle center ( across from metropolitan market ) well , that is all i can think off of my head . anyways , easy street is a great\nmusic\nstore which appears to be increasingly difficult to find anymore . if you happen to be in the lower queen anne / seattle center area and a music fan , easy street is a must visit .\n8 essential records stores in the u . s . | travel channel blog : roam | travel channel\npearl jam has a long , storied history with west seattle ' s record shop easy street records . eddie vedder once sold seattle mariners playoff tickets from the shop during a busy rush in the 90s ( you can listen to him tell the full story ) and vedder lives in the neighborhood to this day .\neddie vedder of pearl jam was next for \u201cleaving here . \u201d as vedder began to sing , easy street opened its garage bay doors so the several hundred fans in the street , who weren\u2019t able to get in to the sold - out show could hear . it was a magic moment .\neasy street records has two locations . our west seattle location has been open since 1987 and features a cafe open for breakfast and lunch . our queen anne location has been open since 2002 and features a stage with free live in - store performances . check our website for news and performance schedules at www . easystreetonline . com .\neasy street records : seattle , wa last year , easy street was selling a disc by local band the head and the heart on consignment ; now the group is signed to the seattle indie - rock label sub pop , and playing at the shop on record store day to commemorate their album ' s official release . easy street ' s two main branches are in seattle , but they also set up retail kiosks at performances across washington state , including the annual sasquatch ! music festival \u0097 where many of the younger attendees\u0101 have set foot in a record store , as manager bob major notes . the rsd release he ' s most excited about is the foo fighters ' vinyl - only medium rare , a collection of cover songs . ( see photos from the pitchfork music festival . )\none of my favorite places on earth . with the way things are going in west seattle it\u2019s a miracle to find a place that hasn\u2019t been bought out to make more condos . as long as easy street\u2019s doors are op\ni wish easy street would move to a cheaper part of the city where they could have a bigger store with more parking . i like this store and i used to go to the one near the seattle center all the time ,\nthis is an interior view of twist & shout records , one of the most popular vinyl record stores in denver , colorado .\nthe first sources package comes from one of the most consistent underground dance labels in history \u2013 east street records from new york . easy street hit the ground running in the early 1980s with two consecutive international hits in row with the compulsive reggae - funk of monyaka\u2019s \u201cgo deh yeka\u201d and the uptempo break dancing gem , hot streak\u2019s \u201cbody work\u201d . then , in the 90s , came two more smashes with adeva\u2019s garage anthem \u201cin and out of my life\u201d and de\u2019lacy\u2019s dance - floor monster \u201chideaway\u201d . however , the real story of easy street was their consistent ability to gauge the mood of the dance - floor with numerous huge underground classics which read like a who\u2019s who of dance music history over the last 3 decades \u2013 paul simpson , todd terry and blaze are just a handful of the names which have graced the easy street label over the years . the underground hits poured out relentlessly \u2013 \u201cplease don\u2019t break my heart\u201d , \u201cmain thing\u201d , \u201cshare the night\u201d , \u201cma foom bey\u201d , \u201cyou don\u2019t know\u201d , \u201ctreat her sweeter\u201d , \u201csaturdays\u201d and \u201cdeeper\u201d to name a handful , all of which are included on here . an essential package for anyone who wants to re - experience the culture of the new york dancefloors throughout the last three decades via one of the hippest labels in dance music history . easy street records we salute you in style !\nthis is an interior view of the main room of wuxtry records in atlanta , ga . , which is focused primarily on rock and pop lps . there is a back room that features jazz , blues , country - western , easy listening , soundtracks and other genres .\nthere may never have been as many intergenerational seattle rock stars on one stage in one night as there were saturday ( april 18 ) at easy street records , in west seattle . the performance by the sonics \u2014 announced only the day before as a ticketed $ 100 benefit for kexp on record store day \u2014 saw nearly a dozen grunge - era superstars join the influential sixties band .\nuntitled tyson krank , jeff slim , tato caraveo , j . j . horner space 55 636 east pierce street\ni ' v e been somewhat unimpressed with the selection of easy street records when walking in the past few times . i usually walk out with shit that isn ' t records and or cd ' s like cooking ware , bags , notebooks etc . they don ' t have enough used selection of vinyl , however , they seem to have a decent selection of used cd ' s for cheap . my date and i walked out of their with luck , something that never seems to happen at easy street records for me . we got a foo fighters in your honor and lady gaga for a good price on vinyl . other than that , it is fun to look at , however , i never find what i am really looking for on my list . staff is very friendly and they ' ve always been good for carrying conversations with which always makes my trip down to the store when in seattle worth while .\nevery time i go inside easy street records , i have to resist thinking of the scene in empire records where gina goes\nwelcome to music town , may i service you ?\nin reality they are nothing alike , but easy street is set up such that it fills you with nostalgia for the 90s record store where the staff are music nerds united under the pure unadulterated love of music . truthfully , beyond the merchandise , magazines , books , and music recordings , what easy street records really provide is a sense of community , especially with the free in - store concerts . 2012 was really a hallmark year : minus the bear , allen stone , and even macklemore & ryan lewis playing from the roof are just a few of the gems that the store has given back to its patrons . when i heard that the queen anne location was closing , i was devastated . the west seattle location is too far to bike and too far to drive / transit . since their last days are near , i would suggest for everyone to check out the store and show up for the free yo la tengo concert on friday january , 18 . it is bound to be epic .\none of the most popular vinyl stores in austin , texas is waterloo records which also features a special section on local and texas musicians .\nupon initially reading reviews for easy street records , i had decided to pass on giving the store a visit due to the fact that it was a bit of a walk from my hotel and honestly , it just didn ' t sound like anything special . however , after finding myself in the area after walking around one day , i decided to give easy street a visit , and i am so happy i did . as soon as i walked in , i was immediately impressed with the overall vibe of the place . the store is quite spacious , with all the cds up front and the records towards the back , and although somewhat dimly lit , is easy to navigate and browse through . in addition , i found the pay - phone style listening booths to be really cool , and quite helpful when browsing through their clearance section of cds which contains some absolute gems ranging from $ 1 to $ 3 if you are willing to dig . although , i found their prices on records to be a bit high , i was not really surprised by this . it seems that as the vinyl bubble continues to grow , so the prices continue to inflate . even so , easy street is still definitely one awesome record store and i whole heartedly plan to return over and over again once i am completely relocated to the pacific northwest .\ndose ' s mural references traditions of street art , while incorporating pop culture iconography on the south - facing wall of the abandoned building on first street and portland . . the different lettering styles show that dose has a mastery of the medium .\neasy street is celebrating 30 years in business \u2013 that means 30 % off all cds the month of july 2018 . and that means things could get a little crazy ! be sure to catch shannon and the clams headline west seattle summer fest 2018 july 13th @ 7pm . urltoken\nvaughan declined to say what the rent was or by what percentage it would go up . but for each of the past two years , the store has signed a one - year lease at a rent he says the store could afford . a new tenant \u2014 chase bank \u2014 agreed to the new terms . easy street\u2019s last day of operation at its 20 mercer street location will be jan . 18 .\nhot ! hip ! great prices and selection ! without the championship vinyl attitude ! easy street has a huge selection of used cds for $ 5 or less , used dvds , and a great new cd and vinyl selection at good prices . while browsing i was listening to an absolutely clueless customer asking a clerk for this and that . . . nothing could phase the clerk from offering incredibly nice and helpful service . there are listening stations in mini phone booths with all the newest recommendations . try before you buy , dude ! checkout couldn ' t have been easier and nicer . a free easy street records sticker is now proudly displayed on my bass case . this place will always be on my\nvisiting seattle\nitinerary .\neddie vedder made a surprise appearance at seattle\u2019s easy street records saturday when he joined reunited proto - punk group the sonics for that band\u2019s record store day performance . the sonics\u2019 gig , which benefitted seattle\u2019s public radio station kexp , promised \u201cvery special guests , \u201d and it delivered when the pearl jam singer hopped on the mic for \u201cleaving here . \u201d the track features on the sonics\u2019 new lp this is the sonics , their first studio album since 1967 .\nphoenix colton brock , lalo cota , angel diaz , pablo luna , and j . b . snyder behind barrio caf\u00e9 2814 north 16th street\nnotable for offering the largest selection of vinyl records in utah , randy\u2019s record shop is still going strong after 39 years in business ( it opened in 1978 ) . walking inside randy\u2019s is like taking a time machine back to how a vintage used record store used to look in the 20th century and what\u2019s not to like about that ? yes , the store also sells cds , used audio equipment ( receivers , amplifiers and speakers ) and new and used turntables , but the main attraction is records , records , records and genre diversity ( frank sinatra , ween , carl perkins , judas priest , francoise hardy , b . b . king , etc . ) .\nrecord store day , for most music enthusiasts , is viewed as a black friday for music lovers . with that territory comes anticipation , long lines , crowded aisles and the aloof demeanor that \u201ceveryday is record store day\u201d . 2015 record store day for west seattle\u2019s easy street records would be one that will be forever embedded as an iconic moment in seattle\u2019s rich history of music . sure , this may seem like a bold and knee jerk assessment to some critics in the industry , but when you factor in that northwest music legends , the sonics , just released their first proper full length album in nearly 50 years , \u201cthis is the sonics\u201d , and are currently embarking on their first ever ( believe it or not ) u . s . tour , the window of opportunity for easy street records president , matt vaughan wasn\u2019t very big . once matt pitched the idea to the sonics , there was not a second guess of them accepting the offer to perform record store day at easy street records during their short 3 days off from tour . kexp radio who will be relocating to a new facility were the beneficiaries of this event as the charity of ticket sales went to their relocation funds . i did not take long for the 250 tickets to sell out as the buzz of who may be sitting in with the sonics was being speculated . when the doors closed for the sonics to set up and soundcheck , the musical guests were roaming the now empty aisles of easy street records as if they were kids who missed out on a ticket but were able to catch a glimpse of the sonics soundcheck to say \u201ci was there\u201d . in a sense it was a reunion for many of these guests who\u2019s paths haven\u2019t crossed since their own heyday in the \u201990\u2019s . as chris ballew recently stated \u201cwhen we used to get interviewed about our influence on seattle music , i would tell them that they need to go backward and listen to the sonics , the wailers and the kingsmen . \u201d\nsire records founder seymour stein recently published his memoir titled siren song : my life in music ! we are giving away a copy of the book with signed bookplate plus a copy of the sire 4 - lp box set , just say 50 : sire records 50th anniversary box set , which include 46 of the label ' s greatest son . . .\nbelgian - born artist and illustrator cara to ( a . k . a . caratoes ) , who lives and works in hong kong , painted a new mural with a vintage - doll - meets - surreal - mermaid motif on the west - facing wall of a building on 16th street at sheridan street ( between thomas road and oak street ) , where it stands with other works created as part of the 2015 paint phx mural event .\neasy street is seemingly a landmark in west seattle . the vintage record / cd store juxtaposed with its breakfast cafe garners much attention , and rightly so . it ' s easy to burn 45 minutes browsing the store , waxing nostalgic , while waiting for your name on the breakfast list to be called . if you want to bypass the list , just eyeball the bar area and hope to snag a couple stools once a couple leaves . that strategy didn ' t work for me because i was too focused on looking at cd albums from my youth , like smashing pumpkins and queensryche . the breakfast is good , but nothing phenomenal . i do have to say that their bacon is a spiritual experience . way above average , for sure . not sure if i ' ll necessarily wait an hour for breakfast again , but i ' m glad i experienced easy street .\nthis is one of my favorite record stores on the planet ! i am also quite fond of my well - worn classic black easy street records t - shirt that has a permanent home in my wardrobe . if you are looking for stack of wax . . . they ' ve got it . if you are seeking out used cd deals . . . they ' ve got it . wait , are you looking for shiny new releases from local and indie artists . . . . they ' ve got ' em . all that an performance dvds , trade magazine , bitchin ' t - shirts , super fun kitzchy type knick - knacks , and more ! oh yeah , and easy street also has knowledgable and friendly staff that are willing to turn you on to something new & different or old & amazing artists and albums that you should add to your collection . be sure to check out one of the many incredible live in - store performances from the variety of awesome artists that easy street brings to town . and if you were looking for that out - of - print leonard nemoy spoken word album . . . . they had it . . . used . . . now it ' s mine .\naccording to easy street\u2019s instagram , while vedder was celebrating record store day , he also picked up a copy of citizen dick\u2019s \u201ctouch me i\u2019m sick\u201d 7\u2033 . the special release was inspired by cameron crowe\u2019s 1991 film singles ; in the film , actor matt dillon fronts the fictional band that features the members of pearl jam , including vedder on drums .\nroy sproule ' s mural at revolver records on second and roosevelt streets looks almost photographic . the guy has a knack for portraiture , and we can ' t complain about the subject either .\ni ' m with the dj . my husband the dj by night ( accountant by day ) has introduced me to the art of\ndigging .\njust finger through some dusty records to find an oldie but a goodie ! it ' s a must do on every vacation ' s itinerary . this place was a great find . tons of used vinyl on clearance . even stumbled upon an old sesame street record . . . theme + rubber duckie ! ! crates and crates of used records can be found by stooping down below the regular priced new stuff . very small parking lot but some street parking is available . . . if you ' re lucky . they also have a listening station in back by the used vinyl . try before you buy !\nthis is an interview view of the sprawling los angeles branch of amoeba music which is a treasure trove of vintage and new vinyl records as well as cds , dvds , blu - rays and other collectibles .\nrecord stores are pure sex . swiveling leather - clad hips , fresh face sweat , a safety - pinned - together fly grinding against a rubbed bare mic stand , whiskey , cigarettes , come - you just smell it when you walk in and if you work it right , you can let it take you a little . thank you , easy street , for the proximity high and the snail tracks .\nyai ' s work is lighthearted and other - wordly . we love this mural of totem animals on the south - facing wall of aside of heart on fifth street and garfield for its playfulness .\nplace had tons of related merch and records . if you like 90s seattle bands , this is your mecca . an employee went out of his way to help us find some tshirts in different sizes and made sure we saw all the soundgarde\nhere\u2019s a good reason why cool bricks - and - mortar record shops still matter : seven songs cut live and hot in front of fans and customers at easy street records in pearl jam \u2019s hometown of seattle , then released through indie stores and priced to move . \u201clukin\u201d zooms by in forty - eight seconds , and \u201cporch\u201d comes with a bizarre reggae - like intro that quickly blows up into prolonged mad - guitar howl . there is also a hat trick of covers from the golden age of california hardcore : the avengers\u2019 \u201camerican in me\u201d ; \u201cbleed for me , \u201d by the dead kennedys ; and a loving stomp through x\u2019s \u201cnew world , \u201d with guest vocals by x - man john doe .\nsince so many murals are about tributes , it only seemed right that we pay our own . this mural by el mac and augustine kofie had to be one of the first pieces of street art we remember seeing in a high - traffic public space in phoenix . and we think it has stood the test of time on the west - facing wall of circle 6 studios gallery on fifth street and roosevelt .\nwandered in on this rare weekday off to check out indie music shop with busy adjacent cafe , easy street records . there ' s areas devoted to sub pop , used cds , new and discounted music of various genres , and the top floor is all vinyl . loved wandering the aisles and checking out titles from various artists . counter person was also helpful when i asked a dub step / electronica question . i started a stamp card after buying an assortment of cds : skrillex , elton john , janis joplin , bob marley , and yo yo ma which only set me back a little over $ 40 . worth the stop and will have return because like a distracted knucklehead , i forgot to use my chinook coupon with my purchase .\nphoenix artist jeff slim , who got the new times 2015 big brain award for visual arts , has collaborated with various artists for murals behind barrio caf\u00e9 on calle 16 , space 55 , and valley youth theatre . but he\u2019s also painted this mural , located on van buren street near 14th street , which depicts a child facing an elder \u2014 each bordered by flowers , phases of the moon , and various symbols drawn from native culture .\nthis mural is very painterly , but we appreciate the abstraction . from a distance the mountain forms reveal themselves , and the natural subject becomes clearer on the south - facing well of the dressing room on third street and roosevelt .\nit ' s amazing what thomas\nbreeze\nmarcus can do even working with black and gray . this mural wraps around drive - thru gallery on sixth street and roosevelt , making us eager to see what ' s inside .\nit ' s easy to drive past this mural without a second thought since it ' s been around for a while . but if you slow down a bit when passing the south - facing wall of garfield galleria , we think you ' ll appreciate the expressiveness of this portrait .\nit is a little out of the way , but it ' s worth going . music shopping . live shows . a cafe . record store day . it ' s all here . i like the vinyl selection , especially for used items . so , head upstairs when you get there to check it out . the cafe is also nice . i ' ve met people here just for coffee . well , not really , i sucker them into meeting me here so that after we ' re done and i can vinyl shop ! on record store day especially these guys are great . they often give away little goodie bags , with , at the very least , a free coffee coupon . cool ! my only regret is that i am never here when they have a secret show . although i have been fortunate enough to see a few scheduled shows here . when i think seattle music stores , i think easy street . and you should too . they ' re great ! most important criteria good selection of older used records . 4 / 5 pretty good selection of new records or newer used records . 4 / 5 medium importance criteria customer service : 5 / 5 medium level importance : price 4 / 5 low level of importance : yelp ' s favorite word\nambiance\nthis is a cool place to shop and visit : 5 / 5\nother music : new york , ny this downtown nyc fixture opened in 1995 , in the most unlikely spot imaginable for an independent record store with a focus on underground , experimental and forgotten sounds : across the street from a mammoth tower records . now tower is long gone and other endures , with a thriving mail - order business and a huge selection of otherwise - impossible - to - find cds , records , dvds , and even the odd cassette .\nwe have a really loyal following \u0097 customers who come in every week ,\nsays owner chris vanderloo . on record store day , the store will be hosting an intimate performance by regina spektor and an exhibition of ' 80s - era fanzines . ( see the top 10 songs of 2010 in the top 10 of everything . )\noh , there\u2019s a few . when mick jones and paul simonon , from the clash walked into the store to check out the n . e . r . d . ( pharrell williams ) in - store , that was kinda cool . they looked like they had just popped off the cover of sandinista ! mick bought a bunch of stuff , but i stumbled all over the cash register a bit , to where i just put it all in a bag and gave it all to him for free . macklemore on the roof a few months back , on the street date for his heist record . we had come a long way from ben consigning his tapes to now being a platinum - selling artist\u2014fun to witness the journey . the career of brandi carlile , from doing her lil\u2019 shows at the paragon on top of queen anne hill or busking in front of the pike place market . she has done street - date in - stores for each of her records with us . witnessing the progress in her career and the connection she has made with her fans has been very special . a true grassroots love story and one we\u2019ve been very proud to be part of . street - date in - store with head and the heart . we had already sold a couple hundred copies of their record on consignment and here they were with their sub pop debut , they were so excited , the record had just come out officially , one of the guys in the band told me that if they hadn\u2019t been able to have a street - date in - store at easy street that it wouldn\u2019t have felt as though the record was really out . that kinda stuck with me . their fans were so supportive of them . was fun to play a part in their career .\nit\u2019s pretty easy to find works by tempe artist tyson krank in and around roosevelt row , because many feature faces filled in with dark - colored patterns and intricate repeating lines . but lately he\u2019s been creating murals with a far lighter feel , including one painted on the east side of modified arts \u2013 or one of our newer favorites , painted on a west - facing wall inside a courtyard behind the lost leaf i n roosevelt row . more recently , he has a new piece at the wren house brewing company on 24th street .\nthis mural just screams phoenix with the flaming anatomical heart forming the center of a proto - state flag . yeah , we feel that . see it on the east - facing wall of carly ' s bistro on second street and roosevelt .\ni ' m going to miss this place . : ( great records and even a greater staff . they are so helpful and they used to have live bands play every now and then . just amazing hidden finds and i ' m going to miss this place . damn you chase bank !\nif you find yourself in phoenix and need a vinyl fix , this is the place to visit . actually revolver records has two locations , a newer store at e . thomas road and the original downtown store on n . 2nd street , which feels more like an obsessive record collector\u2019s secret bunker . with over 25 , 000 lps in stock , bargain hunters are bound to find some gems in a vinyl sea that includes a superior jazz section and one of the most comprehensive , well - organized rock / pop collections in the state .\nthere ' s a little mural oasis tucked into an alley way not far from barrio cafe on the north - facing wall in the alley on 15th street and oak . we particularly liked the pairing of work by jeff slim and ashley macias .\ni think i am the only person who doesn ' t absolutely love this place . i just don ' t . there ' s something about it that i just don ' t like . in addition to this , every single time i go into easy street and look for a cd . . . they don ' t have it . how frustrating is it to go to the store and not find what you ' re looking for ? once or twice is no big deal , but consistantly every time ? pretty dang bad , i have to say . granted , i probably haven ' t been to easy street as much as the rest of these reviewers , but why would i want to go back , knowing that they probably won ' t have what i want ? i ' m sure they could order it for me , but if i can go somewhere else to find it and not have to wait , why would i bother to order ? the prices also seem pretty high to me on the new cds . you can get used cds for a reduced price , but they have to be a real no name to get them for super cheap . the plus side of easy street is that they do have a lot of obscure and up - and - coming artist cds , which is nice . they also have listening stations , though the last time i was there , a couple of them were out of order . in - store concerts are also a nice feature , though i ' ve never attended one , so i don ' t know how good they are . i will mention that 90 % of my friends love this place , so it ' s probably just a preference thing .\nit almost seems like this mural was taken right off of the pages of a picture book . we were originally drawn to that bright teal that forms the backdrop for this work on the east - facing wall of westwind studios on 16th street south of oak .\none of several murals painted on a west - facing wall at westwind studios on 16th street south of oak street , this piece by amanda adkins conveys an exuberance and joy it\u2019s hard to capture in other sections along the traffic - laden work - to - home route . like many of her fine - art pieces , it merges human form with natural elements . look for another adkins mural on a west - facing wall for the black theatre troupe\u2019s performing arts center , which she created with assistance from artist jessica kerlin .\nthis mural by laura spalding best is perfectly in tune with its surroundings on a south - facing wall on second street and garfield , which makes sense because the artist takes her inspiration from the cityscapes of downtown phoenix . it ' s a quiet but powerful mural .\nthe muscle anatomy and the abstract shapes in this mural makes for an interesting combination on the east - facing wall of roosevelt community church on first street and roosevelt . we wouldn ' t usually think of exposed muscles as attractive , but they are strangely alluring here .\nthe line work on this piece almost makes it look like it has been done in chalk . the pastel colors complement the cultural narrative expressed in this mural on an east - facing wall in the alley directly behind barrio cafe on 16th street south of thomas road .\nla mu\u00f1eca is best known for her wheat pastes , but she paints , too . for this year ' s paint phx mural event , she worked with yescka to create this vibrant work on the west - facing wall of dulceria pico rico on 16th street and yale .\none of my longstanding hobbies is visiting record stores around the country . i ' ve been to hundreds and i ' ve closely analyzed each one . when the conversation comes up , i always list this store as my go - to all - time favorite . sure , amoeba is bigger , but easy street is perfect . there ' s so much love and attention put into every square inch of this place . the selections are great and the prices are unbeatable . the staff is funky and friendly and they ' re always holding free in - stores and doing midnight sales . simple put : the best record store in the u . s .\nsaturday night in west seattle , history was made\u2026 or remade\u2026 when northwest legends the sonics performed a special set at easy street records on record store day to benefit kexp\u2019s new home . the iconic tacoma band alone were a huge draw to the legion of fans inside and surrounding the store , but dozen or so surprise guests made this a show for the archives ! joining them on songs new and old was a who\u2019s who of seattle rock \u2014 eddie vedder and mike mccready of pearl jam , calvin johnson of beat happening , matt lukin of mudhoney and melvins , emily nokes of tacocat , chris ballew of the presidents of the united states of america , big kahuna of girl trouble , ben shepherd of soundgarden , van conner and mark pickerel of screaming trees , and rod moody of swallow \u2014 each paying tribute the guys who started it all ! even original sonics bassist andy parypa took the stage for a raw version of \u201cpsycho\u201d , proving to all that a band in their 70\u2019s could tear it up .\nthis mural behind barrio cafe on 16th street is a beautiful showcase of some of our favorite phoenix muralists , including colton brock , lalo cota , angel diaz , pablo luna , and j . b . snyder , and it ' s all about city pride . what more could we ask for ?\nthis place was an amazing find ! cool vibe , helpful people working there , even when i ask a dumb question ( again , i ' m sorry ) ! the food at the restaurant is pretty good as well . just love finding a record store that has records , cds and dvds all in one ! a must stop and spend some time if you love music\nmississippi records : portland , or this tightly packed storefront is a vinyl buff ' s dream : it features an enormous but carefully curated selection of lps and singles from around the world , an assortment of vintage turntables , a little wall of cassettes , and a solitary , tiny rack of cds by portland artists . mississippi isn ' t participating in record store day proper , but does have its own in - house label , reissuing vinyl records by the likes of garage rockers dead moon and one - man band abner jay .\nwe can vouch for almost everything in the shop \u0097 i think people trust that ,\nsays mississippi ' s karen antunes .\nand we have listening stations . people can come in and take their time .\nbienvenidos a arizona is iconic . located on the north - facing wall of deportes america on 16th street south of thomas road , this collaboration between gennaro garcia and dose may not be new ( we covered the piece when it first went up back in 2010 ) , but the colors have not lost their vibrancy .\ni ' m a self - proclaimed music snob , and i proclaim that this record store has a very poor selection of vinyl records . maybe the nw music scene isn ' t my thing though , but despite that they didn ' t even have the cds of the typical more mainstream bands that i like . i thought the recycled telephone booths were pretty neat , though .\nlove , peace , and music collide in roy sproul\u2019s grayscale mural located on a west - facing wall at revolver records . the work depicts music - related technology , including giant headsets and a gramophone . sproul\u2019s other local work includes a large - scale scene with characters from various theatrical productions , which takes up the entire north - facing wall at the offices for valley youth theatre .\nthere was initially a bit of controversy surrounding carrie marill ' s lovely homage to margaret killagen ; the mural had to be fixed after a defacing . but today , it stands as a clever reference any art history nerd can enjoy on the west - facing wall of dougherty wholesale floral co . on second street and roosevelt .\natlanta is a virtual playground for record hunters with such treasure troves as wax \u2019n facts , fantasyland , ella guru and criminal records at the top of the heap but my personal go - to favorite is wuxtry records , which opened its first store in athens , georgia in 1976 and then expanded with an atlanta location in 1978 . the atlanta store was just a few blocks from my apartment so i spent a lot of time browsing the stacks there for vinyl gold . the front room is dedicated mostly to contemporary and vintage rock \u2019n ' roll / pop but the back room is a great place to explore the bins of country - western , soul , movie soundtracks and other categories . jazz , reggae and blues are particularly well represented on vinyl here so genre specialists , take note .\nwe were initially drawn to tato caraveo ' s dramatic scene here , but j . b . snyder ' s work offers a nice complement as well . the wall is completely covered , featuring additonal phoenix muralists , whose contributions are also worth checking out on the north - facing wall directly behind modified arts on fourth street and roosevelt .\nbill brewster , co - founder of the influential dj history website and forum and author of the acclaimed \u201clast night a d . j . saved my life\u201d has compiled the sleeve notes for the series . the first six releases will concentrate on 6 new york independent labels which have each been massively influential in the evolution of dance music over the last 30 + years \u2013 easy street , sleeping bag , fresh , sam , streetwise and p & p . each 3 x cd package is full of lovingly re - mastered original 12\u201d mixes as selected by bill . these will include many tracks which have never made it to cd before ! all notes and scans will be included in a 16 page colour booklet which fits beautifully within the 3cd superior digipack ."]}
{"id": 55460, "summary": [{"text": "iosys ( \u30a4\u30aa\u30b7\u30b9 ioshisu ) is a japanese musical ensemble and d\u014djin circle from sapporo , japan .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the group is primarily known for producing remixes of music from the touhou project series of d\u014djin games .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "they are not signed to a label , instead preferring to release their music through d\u014djin channels such as the comiket convention and via their website .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "their music frequently parodies characters or themes of games such as those of touhou project or atlus 's etrian odyssey .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "many of the current members reside in the hokkaid\u014d or kant\u014d areas of japan . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "iosys", "paragraphs": ["( hd ) iosys - marisa stole the . . . iosys uploaded by doeoeod\nsome parody of that one iosys flash . i don\u2019t actually know what the series is .\niosys has released a lot of promotional flash videos with collaboration with various circles , like locker room production and tetla pot .\ninexact title . see the list below . we don ' t have an article named main / iosys , exactly . we do have :\nthis infamous flash video for infamous song wasn ' t released by iosys . it ' s listed here for convenience . iosys released the other [ 1 ] non - flash pv for this song . the song is an arrangement of yuyuko saigyouji ' s theme from perfect cherry blossom .\niosys design & develop engaging and intuitive mobile friendly responsive websites and bespoke software applications & database systems that are proven to enhance business efficiency and productivity .\n( does this even fit here ? whatever , i don ' t see it fitting anywhere else . ) anyways , if anyone has any of those iosys flash videos could you link me to them ? thanks ; ] are you the same ninja kiwi from all those cool bloons games ? also , what ' s iosys ?\nat iosys , we cut through the complexity , the jargon and geek speak - and deliver intuitive systems that enhance productivity , improve efficiency and offer a tangible roi .\niosys data solutions ( p ) limited # 738 , sumo saphire , 4th floor , j . p . nagar vi phase , bangalore , karnataka , india - 560078\n\u00a92017 - 2018 iosys web technologies ltd . all rights reserved . registered in england & wales : 7972236 . registered office : 7 kevern close , wigston , leicestershire , le18 2gr\niosys is famous for its flash videos they release once in a while . iosys made a lot of flash videos in collaboration with various studios like tetla - pot . it ' s not only that they ' re very popular and spawned a lot of memes inside touhou community . they became known to people outside the community , thus contributing to touhou popularity .\n( flash version here ) new iosys flash by the same group that made the wedding flash and the nitori cucumber flash . this time it\u2019s about eirin . or something . translations would be nice .\n( nicovideo | flash ) well , i\u2019m sure this is old news by now , but iosys has a cirno - themed flash for their new cirno - themed album . it\u2019s also their ? th album .\nare you the same ninja kiwi from all those cool bloons games ? also , what ' s iosys ? iosys is a japanese doujin circle and also music producers , mostly remixes of touhou music . they also produce flash videos to go with their music . i love them . they ' re awesome . also , the cucumber beer one is very kawaii . must be pretty recent since i haven ' t seen this yet .\n( does this even fit here ? whatever , i don ' t see it fitting anywhere else . ) anyways , if anyone has any of those iosys flash videos could you link me to them ? thanks ; ]\niosys is a japanese doujin circle who are best known for their remixes of music from the touhou project series of\nbullet curtain\nshooters . many of their songs have become popular due to their accompanying animated music videos .\nthe are some animations that are similar to the ones listed here , except they don ' t feature an iosys song . this is because flash making circles also produce promotional animations for other musical groups , such as conagusuri .\n1 ) iosys ( also known as \u30a4\u30aa\u30b7\u30b9 ioshisu ) releases doujin music discs for the touhou games made by zun ( team shanghai alice ) , as well as other games such as the etrian odyssey series . they make remixes of the game\u2019s music . flash animations , made for iosys promotion , are made for few select songs from the cds . for lyrics , partial translation and more info see the album list . for more info , see\u2026 read more\nan arrangement crossover of of orange ' s theme\ndecoration battle\nand another iosys video\nbad apple\n, which itself is an arrange of lotus land story ' s stage 3 theme\nbad apple ! !\n.\neverything except the game can be downloaded by right clicking and saving target as . foe urltoken udongein urltoken repeat marisa urltoken repeat border of death urltoken 2wings urltoken marriage urltoken phantasmagoria urltoken repeat usatei urltoken taboos urltoken reimu minigame urltoken ( not iosys , but touhou ) some of these are repeats of the first three .\nthis may not be a complete discography for iosys . this listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site . if an album is ' missing ' that you think deserves to be here , you can include it in your own chart from the my charts page !\ncirno ' s perfect math class\nis a remix of the touhou character cirno ' s theme\nbeloved tomboyish girl\n. the song is iosys ' most famous work , with over 6 million views on both youtube and nico nico douga . [ 9 ] [ 10 ] the song also became a popular choice to dance to .\noh my god . there are some terrible doujin remakes in here . these aren ' t all by iosys either . anyone know where the full version flash of marisa is ? or the full version mahjongg version of marisa ? i can ' t find either of them as flash . i happen to have the mahjongg version of marisa from otakusdream , but i want the full version of marisa too . eh . actually , i didn ' t even check what was on it . i just searched iosys on ll , main link rated 98 . 4 % from 32 votes , but was something that someone else already posted here . i just got that from one of the user comments .\noh my god . there are some terrible doujin remakes in here . these aren ' t all by iosys either . anyone know where the full version flash of marisa is ? or the full version mahjongg version of marisa ? i can ' t find either of them as flash . i happen to have the mahjongg version of marisa from otakusdream , but i want the full version of marisa too . i don ' t think there are flashes made by iosys for the full version of both the original and the remix . there are fan made ones on youtube though . ps : maybe you can me the mp3 / ogg and maybe video as well if you have it ? i want to make another paddable sim .\nif you meant one of those , just click and go . if you want to start a main / iosys page , just click the edit button above . be careful , though , the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system . don ' t put in redirects for shows , books , etc . . use the right namespace for those .\nurltoken oh my god . there are some terrible doujin remakes in here . these aren ' t all by iosys either . anyone know where the full version flash of marisa is ? or the full version mahjongg version of marisa ? i can ' t find either of them as flash . i happen to have the mahjongg version of marisa from otakusdream , but i want the full version of marisa too .\npopular or famous iosys music songs : warosu kazoe uta , nokin no uta , gene of master , amo ha kyo mo mahiya , steal powder snow . more music songs anata no koto mo sukidakedo , itsuka dokokade , 3 , 2 and 1 , white satisfaction , yoru ga aketara . more music songs delicious miko miko 2 miracle ascension recipe , + bubble + , flying intelligence on ground beat , maidful life , deth calls war , kaze wataru asa . more music songs kaifuku taiso daiichi , itteyoshi 2005 , game start , halloween bakuhatsu shiro ! .\niosys was formed in 1998 in the city of sapporo , japan . [ 1 ] their website was launched in 2001 . [ 2 ] in 2006 , they released their album phantasmagoria mystical expectation which was also their first foray into the world of touhou remixes . to promote the release of this album , their first touhou - related music video was released featuring the song ' s titular track . [ 3 ] over the years , the group created channels on various websites , including nico nico douga , youtube , twitter , facebook , and soundcloud . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ]\ni really like iosys . about 3 months ago , i even learned all the lyrics from the kappa song . whatever , you see , they are one of the main reasons people get into touhou , le memes . everybody knows cirno ' s perfect math class , that being the most famous . another notable songs are neko miko reimu and marisa stole the precious thing . this group is amazing , they ' ve done songs of most of the touhou characters . hina ? yes , kogasa ? yes , nitori ? yep , yep , yep . even suika ' s got a song . definetly , one of the best touhou music groups .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwe serve businesses throughout leicestershire , the midlands and uk nationally with a comprehensive offering of bespoke , integrated digital development services .\nwe ' re more than ' just ' software developers - our team have a wealth of comprehensive expertise encompassing every aspect of real - world business it requirements .\nwe understand that each business has differing and unique requirements , but most have a common goal - to be as efficient as possible and to maintain and / or increase productivity and profitability .\nfrom our coalville , leicestershire base , we provide midlands business with a comprehensive range of fully managed bespoke software development services . custom database design , bespoke web - app cloud software development , mobile friendly websites , networking , technical support , professional it strategy & consulting .\nproduct design is consisted of assessment tasks in carried out with available technocal brief or a design brief . how do you then assess the tasks ? you need to read this more . . . .\nas an organization perhaps you may have a mobile application project in place , would you then leverage your our team or hire new developers ? mobile platform . . . .\ntwo prominent methods of building your mobile applications - developing mobile applications in - house vs . outsourcing mobile applications development . . . .\nthis browser doesn ' t support spotify web player . switch browsers or download spotify for your desktop .\nlisten to all your favourite artists on any device for free or try the premium trial .\nprotip : press ' i ' to view the image gallery , ' v ' to view the video gallery , or ' r ' to view a random entry .\nyou can help confirm this entry by contributing facts , media , and other evidence of notability and mutation .\nmarisa stole the precious thing\nis a remix of alice margatroid ' s theme ,\ndoll judgement \u2013 the girl who played with people ' s shapes\nfrom the seventh touhou game , perfect cherry blossom . the song and it ' s accompanying video became a hit on early nico nico douga , and has been used in many mashups and mads .\nstops at the affected area and immediately dissolves ~ lunatic udongein\n, better known as\noverdrive\n, is a remix of the song \u201clunatic eyes ~ invisible full moon\u201d from the touhou game imperishable night . the song is known for popularizing the\neasy modo\nmeme in the touhou fandom .\nf o e !\nis a remix of the song\na sudden gust of wind before your eyes\nfrom the soundtrack to the role - playing game etrian odyssey . the song , exaggerating the already difficult enemies due to them appearing at the worst possible times , became popular enough to influence fan ' s perception of the enemies , and , due to the group ' s strong touhou affiliation , the enemies began to appear in fanworks of that series , despite the lack of a connection of the two .\nusatei\nis a remix of the stage 5 theme from the touhou game imperishable night and the character tewi inaba ' s theme from the same game .\n\nokuu ' s nuclear fusion dojo\nis a remix of\nnuclear fision\nfrom the 11th touhou game subterranean animism . the song contains many references to memes .\nknow your meme is an advertising supported site and we noticed that you ' re using an ad - blocking solution .\nlegal information : know your meme \u00ae is a trademark of literally media ltd . by using this site , you are agreeing by the site ' s terms of use and privacy policy and dmca policy . \u00a9 2007 - 2018 literally media ltd .\nyou need to login to do this . get known if you don ' t have an account\nask the tropers trope finder you know that show . . . trope launch pad reviews live blogs\ntvtropes is licensed under a creative commons attribution - noncommercial - sharealike 3 . 0 unported license . permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff @ urltoken . privacy policy\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 .\nplease register to edit . for assistance , check in with our discord server or irc channel .\n. the title indeed contains jokes about suppositories , which is what reisen ' s danmaku look like . the song is also known as just\n, as this word is repeated successively in the beginning , and the song ' s actual title is quite obscure .\nthe song is an arrangement of reisen udongein inaba ' s theme , and the flash video features her and other characters from imperishable night . it ' s very tangled , making a reference to her ability to induce lunacy .\nthe video has made the meme\neasy modo\nwell - known to the western community .\n, although only the full song includes the latter . it has been arranged by myu314 and sung by beatmario (\nit ' s considered\nnot safe for work\nbecause of sexually suggestive elements , which the song itself also includes , though . however , the song is more figurative , while the video contains explicit content .\nthere are two versions of this flash , they ' re very similar , but the second one contains a bit more explicit action .\nthis page was last edited on 4 august 2017 , at 02 : 55 .\ncontent is available under creative commons attribution - sharealike 4 . 0 international license . unless otherwise noted .\nthis page was last edited on 2 june 2011 , at 11 : 26 .\nlyrics from touhou wiki . sorry for caps lock abuse but this isn ' t the full flash , just the full song .\nwelcome to new server ! if something is broken , please tell us . : )\nonce a day frontpage will check your flash version and pop - up if you have an old version active .\nenabled ssl ( tls ) encryption to login / register pages . if those are not working for you , you can just remove ' s ' from the url .\nthe range of flash content in dagobah varies from simple loops to demanding flash games and professionally made music videos .\ni have these bookmarked . . . urltoken urltoken urltoken i had itteyoshi , but the link isn ' t working . . . so i provide these 3 .\ni have these bookmarked . . . urltoken urltoken urltoken i had itteyoshi , but the link isn ' t working . . . so i provide these 3 . thank you so much hent ! < 3\nwow , thanks . those are awesome . ( 2nd and 3rd are new to me ) cbr\nurltoken this one is promotional for 10 . 5 ( sorry if it ' s already in this thread , but i don ' t see it )\nurltoken is a link to a subtitled translated version of foe . ( sorry , but it ' s been forever and a day since i ' ve used a bbs forum , so i ' m not too familiar with links )\nurltoken this one is promotional for 10 . 5 ( sorry if it ' s already in this thread , but i don ' t see it ) nice . never seen this . awesome . thanks for the download . but , how is this fuujinroku ? btw , scarlet weather rhapsody = awesome . an anti computer deck makes the game a bit too easy against computers though . its fun when playing against other people . one more from kasokusouchi . lol , kasokusouchi ( \u52a0\u901f\u88c5\u7f6e ) means acceleration machine . powerofdream urltoken\nlike i said , it ' s promotional for scarlet weather rhapsody , so of course it ' s recent . and holy hell , do you know what i just realized this thread is missing ? urltoken to confess though , i haven ' t played any touhou , except for a bit of the pcb demo . i just seem to have been completely absorbed in the surrounding culture .\nlike i said , it ' s promotional for scarlet weather rhapsody , so of course it ' s recent . and holy hell , do you know what i just realized this thread is missing ? urltoken to confess though , i haven ' t played any touhou , except for a bit of the pcb demo . i just seem to have been completely absorbed in the surrounding culture . so then nitori , medicine and suwako is in swr ? cool . i saw that video with most of it non - coloured . funny video and very addicting . and if you want to download the touhou games , urltoken is the place to go .\nnice . never seen this . awesome . thanks for the download . but , how is this fuujinroku ? btw , scarlet weather rhapsody = awesome . an anti computer deck makes the game a bit too easy against computers though . its fun when playing against other people . one more from kasokusouchi . lol , kasokusouchi ( \u52a0\u901f\u88c5\u7f6e ) means acceleration machine . powerofdream urltoken yes , but is ninja kiwi on here the ninja kiwi that made bloons ?\ni have to ask : is perfect cherry blossom the only one so far that has a full english patch ? and is linking to retail software ( even if it is considered doujin ) allowed on this site ? no , eosd has the english patch as well ( since it ' s the game before pcb ) . also , imperishable night has just recently released an english patch . i don ' t think it ' s bad , but i ' m not advertising or anything . this is the only site that has that game legally available to download for the english community . the patches are not included in the downloads though . on topic now : i feel like doing a sim on that power of dream video after watching it again .\non a slightly - related note , how do i disable write - protection on program files folders in vista ? it always seems to undo itself every time i try .\nno , eosd has the english patch as well ( since it ' s the game before pcb ) . also , imperishable night has just recently released an english patch . i don ' t think it ' s bad , but i ' m not advertising or anything . this is the only site that has that game legally available to download for the english community . the patches are not included in the downloads though . on topic now : i feel like doing a sim on that power of dream video after watching it again . just finished stepping . lol .\nahahahaha . . . i remember watching a bunch of these once : p i ' ve also got an old marisa stepfile that ' s like level 16 on keyboard , i swear . x _ x\nvbulletin\u00ae v3 . 8 . 1 , copyright \u00a92000 - 2018 , jelsoft enterprises ltd .\nthe wiki is a collection of the most authoritative entries on any topic . after you join this amino , you can pin wiki entries to your profile and even make your own . it\u2019s pretty fun .\ntheir musical style is very diverse , ranging from silly - sounding songs to powerful badass ones .\nlet ' s not forget reisen ' s song , overdrive , which was the origin of the easy modo meme .\nsorry for caps lock abuse but this isn ' t the full flash , just the full song .\nevil - doer full name cirno alias ice fairy of the lake youkai of the ice small ice fairy . . .\nclick on a date / time to view the file as it appeared at that time .\nthis file contains additional information , probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it . if the file has been modified from its original state , some details may not fully reflect the modified file .\ncan ' t find a community you love ? 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{"id": 55467, "summary": [{"text": "clint 's crazy bargains was established in november 1978 , as a partnership between david and kerry rickards , and norm and sue o'neill .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "it was a retailer of discount variety merchandise including gifts , cosmetics , clothing , books , craft goods , hardware , stationery , toys , jewellery , kitchenware , caneware , haberdashery , manchester , small electrical goods , luggage and furniture . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "clint ' s crazy bargains", "paragraphs": ["you couldn\u2019t go near an australian retail strip in the 1990s without walking past a clint\u2019s crazy bargains outlet .\nthe man who founded former bargain powerhouse clint\u2019s crazy bargains has warned the days of the humble $ 2 shop are over .\nthe sale of clint\u2019s crazy bargains\u2019 115 stores to new zealand company the warehouse in 2000 marked the beginning of a series of high - profile collapses of australian discount retailers .\nin australia the main variety stores now consist of the reject shop , daiso , and a variety of smaller chains and independent shops . former chains include crazy clark ' s , homeart , sam ' s warehouse , clint ' s crazy bargains , go - lo and chickenfeed .\nthe new zealand - based retailer is selling its troubled australian discount variety stores , having struggled since entering that market in 2000 through the acquisition of the clint ' s crazy bargains and silly solly ' s chains .\nno matter what you are looking for , from kitchenware to pets , just crazy bargains has what you need .\nas revealed by the business herald in march , it has set in place its main growth strategy for the next decade , striking a deal to take over australian discount chains clint ' s crazy bargains and silly solly ' s .\n\u201cit was heartbreaking for us , and obviously devastating for the warehouse , \u201d clint\u2019s crazy bargains co - founder dave rickards told news . com . au . \u201cwe were just a family business that grew too big .\nchairman kevin smith told the warehouse agm this morning that sales at the new acquisitions - clint ' s crazy bargains and silly solly ' s - are running below plan , and that christmas trading is expected to be difficult for the australian retail sector .\nthe australian stores will gradually be renamed solly ' s warehouse and clint ' s warehouse as they are refurbished and expanded .\nforeign direct investment is a tried and true strategy for silicon valley companies to speed their growth , such as cisco systems , which bought 55 companies last year , elliott said . that\u2019s in contrast to new zealand firms , who tend to be shy of fdi in the face of failed forays such as warehouse group\u2019s purchase of the clint\u2019s crazy bargains and silly solly\u2019s retail chains in 2000 .\nthe yellow sheds , which had formerly been clint\u2019s , became sam\u2019s . the sam\u2019s warehouse stores now sat under the newly formed australian discount retail group , which met a messy end just three years later .\nms cameron rescued 143 sam\u2019s warehouse and crazy clark\u2019s stores from the administrators for $ 59 million , forming her new , and equally ill - fated discount superstores group .\nthe warehouse entered australia with the $ a118 million acquisition of over 117 crazy clints and silly solly ' s stores in 2000 .\ngo lo , silly solly ' s , crazy clark ' s , clint ' s crazy bargains , cheap as chips . according to liz johnson in the australian financial review ' the names say it all ' . who hasn ' t scrounged through their overflowing bins looking for a bargain or a bargain priced brand ? these stores offer not only low prices but also budget retail therapy for shoppers who like to consume but whose credit cards couldn ' t handle a foray through the upmarket boutiques in the queen victoria building in sydney .\nwithin a decade , sales exceeded nz $ 100 million and the first \u2018blue shed\u2019 warehouse stationery outlet was opened . in 1994 , the warehouse listed on the new zealand stock exchange in a public float . in 2000 , it acquired clint\u2019s crazy bargains and silly solly\u2019s retail chains in australia \u2013 with stores in new south wales , victoria , queensland and canberra \u2013 which have become its \u2018yellow sheds\u2019 .\nthe 59 - year - old bought retail adventures \u2013 which includes 236 sam ' s warehouse and crazy clark ' s stores \u2013 out of receivership for about $ a85 million in 2009 .\nto enhance your shopping experience with us , we are pleased to provide our new web site for your to peruse . we are still adding more content but for the time being , you can get all the details of our stores with locations and contact details for all of our just crazy bargains and fair dinkum bargains stores .\nf . w . woolworth and s . s . kresge stores on lackawanna avenue , in downtown\nmr rickards , who founded clint\u2019s in 1978 with his wife kerry and married couple norm and sue o\u2019neill , also believes the discount variety sector as a whole is dying .\nbetween 1986 to 2000 , clint\u2019s went from three stores to 117 , and the wholesale business went from next to nothing to being a major supplier to 400 stores around australia .\nwe estimate china only makes $ 8 . 46 from an iphone \u2013 and that\u2019s why trump\u2019s trade war is futile\nit\u2019s hard to imagine life without bunnings and masters , but australia\u2019s home hardware scene wasn\u2019t always dominated by superstores .\njust six years after rebranding clint\u2019s stores as yellow sheds , the warehouse was forced into an embarrassing retreat from the local market , selling the loss - making australian assets to private equity .\ni take a total and full responsibility along with the members of the board in the decision we made in 2000 in embarking on the purchase of clint ' s and solly ' s ,\nmr tindall told shareholders in auckland on friday .\nand you couldn\u2019t go near a tv without hearing the variety store\u2019s nauseatingly memorable advertising catch - cry , \u201cit\u2019s craaaaazy\u201d .\nmelbourne central\u2019s japanese owner kumagai gum sold most of the retail precinct to australia\u2019s gpt group for $ 408 million in 1999 .\nthe warehouse group ltd ' s founder stephen tindall says he takes responsibility for the failure of the retailer ' s australian venture .\nthe warehouse has been a company synonymous with growth and success in new zealand since stephen tindall founded the company in 1982 . by 1999 , the warehouse had become the largest retailer in new zealand and had continued to steam ahead since . in early 2001 , incoming ceo greg muir faced a real challenge in transferring that success across the tasman into australia . in august 2000 , the warehouse had acquired the clint ' s crazy bargains / silly solly ' s chain of 115 discount variety stores in australia . could the warehouse implement their format in australia and would it be as successful as in new zealand ?\n\u201cgoing out and buying things doesn\u2019t have the same attraction that it used to have , so in that sense it\u2019s a terribly hard business . it\u2019s a tough industry and it\u2019s getting harder by the moment . \u201d\naustralian consumers make an annual 32 million visits to crazy clark ' s and go lo stores in nsw and queensland , spending an average of $ 8 . 50 per visit . perhaps these figures help explain why miller ' s retail limited , owner of miller ' s fashion club , purchased these two chains , in addition to katies ( purchased from coles myer in november ) in 2000 .\nhaving studied a number of growth options , the board viewed the australian acquisition as providing our best source for significant growth and value in the medium to long term . this value will be built on sharing the warehouse expertise in logistics , property management , information technology and merchandising with clint ' s and solly ' s .\nbrash\u2019s was one of the biggest names in australian music retail in the 1980s .\njohn ' s bargain store ( john ' s , 512 e . 14th st . between ave . a and ave . b ( 1986 ) )\nthe two acquisitions helped speed up the company\u2019s technological innovation , says chief executive john wikstrom . it\u2019s called \u201cr & d ; by m & a . ; \u201d\naustralia\u2019s leading destination for commercial property news , including information on buying , leasing , investing , small business , inspiration and style . powered by australia\u2019s leading news organisations .\npeer - reviewed publications on questia are publications containing articles which were subject to evaluation for accuracy and substance by professional peers of the article ' s author ( s ) .\nemail your librarian or administrator to recommend adding this journal to your organisation ' s collection .\nstores are chock - a - block , subliminally communicating economies of scale to consumers - we buy lots , get it cheap and sell it low . or as cowboy bob , the eldest of the crazy clark brothers says , ' pile it high and watch it fly ' . space is at a premium so items that don ' t sell are deep discounted until they do . promotion is often by way of catalogues - crazy clark ' s published almost 15 million in 1999 - or television advertising blitzes .\none of mccall\u2019s key objectives will be to drive increased use of information from the data warehouse . \u201cthere\u2019s always room for improvement in the way we use data to drive decisions that can optimise the business . \u201d\ndon ' t let chase auckland ' s place near the top of the early nz cup markets fool you .\nknowledge management platform . it allows users to manage learning and research . visit defaultlogic ' s other partner sites below :\nelectronic goods chain dick smith is tumbling into administration , but it\u2019s not the first famous retailer to meet a sad end .\nhayward , walter sumner ; and percival albert frederick white ; chapters by john s . fleek and hugh macintyre ( 1922 ) .\nsam ' s warehouse \u2013 formerly owned by the warehouse new zealand \u2013 was founded in 2008 after the warehouse sold its australian operations .\n' s model to reduce store overheads by simplifying the duties of sales clerks . they may now be found all over the world .\ntechnically , this is only mccall\u2019s second job . after leaving university in 1985 , he went straight to deloitte as an assistant auditor .\nwhat ' s the story behind the story ? our special feature audio offers a mix of comment from journalists , experts and panel discussions .\nthe business began with a single store on melbourne\u2019s elizabeth st in 1862 and grew to become the largest music retailer in new south wales , with a fleet of stores that included prime space at 244 pitt st in sydney\u2019s cbd , which is now the site of the anz tower .\nplease improve the article by adding more descriptive text and removing less pertinent examples . see wikipedia ' s guide to writing better articles for further suggestions .\nstep by step guide on how to save money and stay fit . bonus 1 : one of jp ' s secret fat burning workouts ! plus a shopping list for your workout plan : deeper look at your feelings and food : jp ' s 2 year journey juicing spinach and kale daily . \u00e2\nlong before shops like sanity and jb hi - fi became the go - to destinations for recorded music , brashs was the pick of australia\u2019s cd outlets .\nthe transition in ceo coincided with the transition of the warehouse from a company focused solely on the new zealand market to one focused on australasia . on august 1 2000 , the warehouse took possession of their first australian outlets . the company acquired a 115store australian discount retail chain that operated as glint ' s crazy bargains in new south wales , act , and victoria , and as silly solly ' s in queensland . the australian stores represented a major challenge for the warehouse . they were less than a third of the size of the average warehouse store in new zealand and were supported by relatively immature logistics and it . stephen tindall had described the australian stores as being in a similar state to the warehouse seven years ago ( management magazine 2000 , p . 28 ) . moreover , the warehouse had no experience in acquisitions - let alone international acquisitions . entering the australian market meant competing against large , entrenched competitors with a history of retaliation against newcomers . however , while there were risks in the australian expansion , the warehouse had a history of setting and achieving bold challenges .\nadr was placed into administration in 2009 , to be snapped up by kathmandu founder jan cameron\u2019s own ill - fated retail adventures , which itself went under in 2012 .\nthe joint venture will also buy the discount variety division of australian retailer miller ' s retail ltd for $ a120 million , with a view to merging the businesses .\nfor example , its work with fc barcelona\u2019s tour experience at camp nou , europe\u2019s largest stadium , allows fans of the football club to go behind the scenes , visit the player tunnels , the press box and the club museum . each fan gets a photographic box that incorporates personalised photos of their visit , along with club souvenirs .\nsome of australia\u2019s most well - known stores once occupied the cream of our commercial buildings before falling off the radar and being replaced by the current crop of retail giants .\nthe warehouse group launched from a concrete - floored shed in 1982 and is now one of the country\u2019s fastest growing merchandise chains . new it boss owen mccall takes stock .\npricing many items at prices that are higher than regular retailers . these goods are commonly bought by consumers who perceive them to be bargains based on the heavy discounts on other items in the store . in the case of fixed price - point retailers , this can be achieved by reducing the size of the package to one that is smaller than what is found in other retail outlets . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]\n\u201cincreasing discretionary incomes and the rise of internet shopping for niche goods mean that the industry\u2019s two competitive advantages are being squeezed from both ends , \u201d ibisworld analyst lauren magner writes .\nwhat didn\u2019t survive was the brand\u2019s name or the face of the franchise \u2013 the paper shopping bag puppet that blurted out specials on australian tv ads for more than 20 years .\n, and the company ' s name has been officially changed to foot locker to reflect the new focus of the business . beginning around the 1960s , others tried the larger\n\u2018if they\u2019re not going to make progress , if it\u2019s going to sit there at 19 % , then we might have to start thinking about ways government can incentivise them . \u2019\nnew zealand ' s biggest retailer , the warehouse group , is believed to have bought a bargain across the tasman , confirming yesterday that it plans to buy two australian discount chains .\n\u201ci want to see more synergy between the brands , and there\u2019s been some excellent examples of where we\u2019ve been able to leverage each other including telecommunications and desktop standards , \u201d says mccall .\nthe chains , which between them have 115 stores in new south wales , queensland , victoria and act , will add to the warehouse ' s 92 stores on this side of the tasman .\nthe acquisition of centryc follows a two - year working relationship at village roadshow\u2019s wet\u2019n\u2019wild sydney theme park . metag\u2019s applications are wider than just theme parks though . it can be used to give attendees at conferences a tag that identifies them and the sessions they plan on attending . married with the story photobook , it gives corporate organisers a way of recognising valued customers , while building loyalty through social media .\nand he\u2019s not calling in the consultants or the big outsourcers to help \u2013 this exercise will test the mettle of existing staff and , in the end , hopefully give them a sense of achievement . \u201cit\u2019s an exercise i want to complete with in - house resources ; partly because of the experience and the learning involved and because i want the business and the it organisation to own the result . \u201d\ndaimaru opened amid much fanfare , and the store\u2019s original contract would have expired this year \u2013 25 years after it opened \u2013 if not for the financial struggles that forced the company to abandon the lease in 2002 .\n\u201cit\u2019s a sunset industry for sure , \u201d he said . \u201cconsumption patterns have changed enormously . people spend their money on technological products now , their phones , their ipads , social media stuff , all the rest of it .\n\u201cwhen you\u2019re a public company and you\u2019re investing a huge amount of money in buying someone else\u2019s business , you\u2019re obliged to get in some pretty heavyweight financial advisers \u2014 goldman sachs , jbwere , ernst & young , \u201d he said .\nmccall\u2019s assessment after three months in the job is that the systems are pretty solid . \u201cthey do what we expect them to , as far as functionality goes , although they\u2019re not leading edge or world - class any more . \u201d\nthe warehouse uses microsoft outlook\u2019s web access interface , exchange 2003 at server level and is piloting it at the desktop . this enables support staff and buyers to easily access outlook from anywhere in the world , and includes secure email checking .\nentrepreneur tindall founded the warehouse discount retail chain in 1982 with nz $ 40 , 000 capital and began operating out of a small building with a concrete floor on auckland\u2019s north shore \u2013 on opening day it took nz $ 4490 in sales .\nin today\u2019s interconnected world , mccall says you need to understand the impact these two have upon each other and balance this against emerging technologies , understanding the gaps and prioritising those into a critical path . \u201ci like road - mapping as an analogy . \u201d\nwoolworth ' s opened its first store in the united kingdom in 1909 , when they were also colloquially known as\nthreepenny and sixpenny\nstores ,\n3 d and 6d\nbeing displayed on the shops ' frontages . [ 17 ] [ 18 ]\nwith a combined turnover of $ a300 million ( $ 381 million ) , the australian stores are much smaller than new zealand ' s big red sheds and blue stationery barns , which now soak up more than $ 1 billion of consumer spending each year .\nwhile the warehouse believes there is significant room for growth in the reasonably buoyant australian market , managing director stephen tindall was typically cautious yesterday , describing the buy as a\ngently , gently move\nwhich should not overly concern australia ' s retail giants .\npoliticians have beef with air new zealand over its promotion of a meat substitute ' impossible burger . ' acting prime minister winston peters said he would not eat a burger with lab - made meat , particularly if there ' s one with the real thing available .\nhow can they sell so low ? the buyers for these stores purchase the stock other retailers like woolworths , coles myer and david jones don ' t want to buy or want to offload - called ' opportunity buys ' by the trade - including end - of - packaging lines , discontinued lines , branded products closer to sell by dates than desired by the major retailers and products sourced at auctions and liquidation sales around the world . interestingly , branded items aimed at teens such as billabong and mambo branded clothing is one area where crazy clark and his colleagues chose not to compete .\nthey got bought out by a nz company called ' the warehouse ' . a slow transition made them ' clints the warehouse ' for a while before just the warehouse . then it was sold to the australian retail group and is now ' sam ' s the warehouse '\nwarehouse group ceo stephen tindall insists he can take 10 per cent of australia\u2019s discount retail sector , or about nz $ 1 billion in sales , within four years \u2013 despite being forced to slash 20 per cent off its annual profit forecasts through poor performance across the tasman .\nthe new it supremo at the warehouse group is knee - deep in a review aimed at promoting greater synergies between the trans - tasman operations of its chain of discount sheds . owen mccall has some major decisions ahead , as he backgrounds himself and conducts an evaluation of current capabilities , market pressures and repositioning technology to prepare for future competitive challenges . as new group chief information officer , he is responsible for smartening up the technology operations of the warehouse\u2019s \u2018red sheds\u2019 and warehouse stationery\u2019s \u2018blue sheds\u2019 in new zealand , as well as the australian - based \u2018yellow sheds\u2019 .\nin november 2000 , the warehouse group was named new zealand ' s company of the year at the annual business awards organised by deloitte ' s and management magazine . the award came on the heels of the warehouse ' s annual meeting where the company was able to announce sales in excess of a billion dollars for the first time . profits too were soaring , up almost 30 % on the previous year . excellent results , however , were not new to warehouse shareholders . stephen tindall , the founder of the company , had built the warehouse into a phenomenal success , with an average return on equity of 37 % and compound sales growth of 29 % over the last decade . the 2000 annual meeting did more than reflect on an excellent year , however . the meeting also served to publicly signal the succession of stephen tindall as ceo by greg muir in january 2001 .\nmeanwhile , the falling australian dollar is tipped to put even greater pressure on the sector\u2019s already squeezed margins . the main factor keeping bargain stores afloat over the past five years has been a relatively high aussie dollar , which has allowed retailers to purchase chinese goods more cheaply and pass the savings onto customers .\nthe queenstown - based company bought centryc solutions , the sydney - based developer of metag , for an undisclosed price . metag\u2019s cloud - based technology lets theme park operators interact with visitors even before they come through the gates , tracks what they do and allows real - time communications and social media interactions .\nin china , \u00a5 2 ( or \u00a53 , depending on the area ' s economic prosperity ) shops have become a common sight in most cities . in hong kong , major department stores have opened their own $ 10 shops ( us $ 1 . 28 ) to compete in the market , and there are now\n$ 8 shops\n( us $ 1 . 02 ) and even\n$ 2 shops\n( us $ 0 . 26 ) competing at lower prices , especially in poorer communities . low prices are helped by hong kong ' s lack of a sales tax and its proximity to china .\n\u201cmy job these days is to go out and find a place where there\u2019s a great need , find a facility that has a capacity to do something about it , then negotiate a deal to get the problem attended to in the most cost - effective and efficient manner that we can , \u201d he said .\nfrom its earliest days , the warehouse invested heavily ( 75 per cent of the initial capital ) in computer systems and software to help identify fast and slow moving products . it attributes its success to its ability to prejudge buying trends ; track sales ; keep the lowest number of items in its inventory and to know what margins it needs to sell at to retain profitability . the chain\u2019s preference is for a \u201cbuy local\u201d policy but it accesses goods from markets across the globe to find the lowest priced quality items for its stores ; whether they be ceramics , confectionery or cds . clothing is one of its fastest moving stock items and it is new zealand\u2019s best selling music outlet .\nthe book was good . chapters 5 & 6 are the ones i related to most and enjoyed reading and will probably read again and again . you make people think and that ' s a good thing ! i keep waiting to see you on an infomercial . your knowledge and personality . . . you would do well i believe . \u00e2\n\u201cmy wife and i were a couple of hippies at university , we used to go to paddy\u2019s markets to supplement our scholarship allowance . one thing led to another and we turned out to be very good at trading and enjoyed it immensely . we still had social ideals \u2014 we were a people - first type business and we looked after the people that worked for us .\n\u201cwe\u2019re looking into electronic collaboration and considering how much forecast information we can and should share with our suppliers , \u201d says mccall . \u201cit\u2019s imperative to keep the stock at the right level and to know how much can be sold , determine buying levels and track this in detail , so you know how the business is doing against projections . b2b collaboration may well be the way forward . \u201d\nthen , within 12 months , he moved into its consulting practice , where he remained \u201cthrough many name changes\u201d for 17 years . at deloitte he was involved in a range of it work , from strategy to implementing packaged applications and managing development projects in the us , japan and australia . in his last role he was based in melbourne , with responsibility for the company\u2019s outsourcing operations in australia and new zealand .\nsome have been developed in - house or are proprietary . while this reflects the age and maturity of those systems , mccall says that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean the company is locked in . business priorities and how it can support and make those happen are driving the review . \u201cwe need to appropriately discharge our it governance issues on behalf of the board and the chief executive . it\u2019s a combination of direction from them , but guidance from me . \u201d\nthis is more than a book about selling online . you will learn , step by step , how even a small investment can become a profitable business venture . this book shows you how to navigate a dollar store to find items you can resell for a profit through amazon ' s fba program . you will find solid answers to questions like : what should i buy and how many ? what is the demand on amazon ? what profits can i expect ? what if it doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t sell ? whether you are new to online selling or a seasoned veteran , here are the strategies you need to help you select new items and new product lines that you may not have considered before . the author shares her 13 - plus years experience as an online seller , providing strong examples , easy - to - understand strategies and a little humor to guide you through the dollar store , to amazon ' s listing pages , and beyond .\nred , blue and yellow have their own it groups but now he is taking the big view . it could take as long as four months to determine priorities and begin practical work on what will be a three to five - year plan . \u201cthe more you can get away from big one - off strategy exercises , the better you are , \u201d says mccall . \u201cthere\u2019s always a time to pause and reflect , but you need to have a rolling view . \u201d\nthe warehouse faced direct competition from department stores deka , farmers , kmart and briscoes at a national level . table 1 shows a comparison between these national competitors . at a regional level , department stores such as arthur barnett ' s ( dunedin ) and furlongs ( hamilton ) also competed . further competition was also provided by specialty stores - some national such as glassons / hallensteins ( clothes ) , whitcoulls ( books ) and hannahs ( shoes ) - but predominantly localised . market share information for department stores is provided in figure 1 .\nfrom the most popular decorator on tlc\u00e2\u0080\u0099s hit show \u00e2\u0080\u009cwhile you were out\u00e2\u0080\u009d comes a guide to the coolest kind of decorating on the skimpiest of budgets . just a few dollars and a bit of creativity go a long way toward adding spice to your living space without breaking the bank . stores like dollar tree and 99\u00e2\u00a2 dream are popping up in every city in america with a treasure trove of items from frames to faux flowers . with these materials\u00e2\u0080\u0095and some easy instructions from mark\u00e2\u0080\u0095readers will learn how to create and embellish everything from lampshades to storage areas for a fraction of the cost they would pay anywhere else . these projects are so cool no one will ever guess how little was paid ! edgy and stylish , this book is the hippest guide available on shoestring budget decorating .\nlater in the twentieth century the price range expanded ; originally woolworths did a strictly\nfive - and - ten cent\nbusiness , but in the spring of 1932 , a 20 - cent line of merchandise was added . on 13 november 1935 , the company ' s directors decided to discontinue selling price limits altogether . [ 12 ] inflation eventually dictated that the stores were no longer able to sell any items for five or ten cents , and were then referred to as\nvariety stores\nor more commonly\ndollar stores .\nusing the historical consumer price index for january 1913 ( 9 . 8 ) and january 2009 ( 211 . 143 ) , the rate of inflation is 2 . 067 % . therefore , an item costing $ 0 . 05 in january 1913 would cost $ 1 . 08 in january 2009 dollars , all other things being equal . [ 13 ]\nshe should stump up and pay the creditors , many of whom are small businesses that will be seriously effected by large losses being faced . i can ' t see how she is\nstruggling to hold on to the business\nas she is the main secured creditor and by going into administration can dump the stores she doesn ' t want and not pay all the suppliers she has ordered from after waiting until the bulk of xmas shipments have been supplied . how could you not come out of that ok ? why doesn ' t she do the right thing just put in more funds , mortgage the house if she has to , just like many are going to have to do because of her poor managment ? come on jan , face up and stump up instead of hiding behind australian administration . why would anyone support you after this appalling blatant move to secure your personal position at everyone else ' s expense . true colours coming out !\naustralian - domiciled national business review rich lister jan cameron is pleading with suppliers to stay on board as she tries to restructure her collapsed retail adventures discount chain in australia .\nms cameron , who lives in triabunna , tasmania , is competing with eight others who have expressions of interest for retail adventures , according to the australian financial review .\nshe has written to suppliers and landlords explaining how she will restructure the business and invest $ a50 million to keep the stores trading during administration .\nthe business , which has a turnover of $ a648 million , went into voluntary administration in october .\nshe claimed when she bought retail adventures that\nit would be difficult for a company like this to lose money\n.\nbut the business has since lost $ a70 million and more than 50 stores have been closed .\nms cameron has loaned the business $ a80 million out of her personal funds to prop up the business .\nms cameron \u2013 who founded the kathmandu chain and remains the biggest shareholder in postie plus \u2013 is ranked 27th on the nbr rich list with an estimated worth of $ nz350 million .\n3 \u00b7 got a question about this story ? leave it in comments & questions below .\nthis article is tagged with the following keywords . find out more about mynbr tags\nadmin was developed to protect all parties . why else would anyone put in money ? welcome to the real world . win , win or die .\nthis question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions .\nat its height , prior to selling its stores to new zealand firm the warehouse for $ 103 million in 2000 , the business employed 3000 people .\n\u201cby the year 2000 , we had 3000 staff . the business was far too big for our management capability . we had a classic succession issue to confront .\n\u201cthe warehouse , who were also a people - first company with a wonderful and similar history to ours , only far more successful , they courted us . we thought it would be a marriage made in heaven . \u201d\nso what went wrong ? mr rickards pins most of the blame on the suits .\nkathmandu founder jan cameron is estimated to have lost $ 200 million in the collapse of discount superstores group .\n\u201cthose advisers of course are all from the big end of town . we were a grassroots , western suburbs organisation . our culture did not reflect the expectations or values of the big end of town , even though we shared values with the people that bought us . \u201d\nmr rickards tells one anecdote which he believes encapsulates the problems that ultimately sunk the company .\n\u201cwe used to feed all the staff at the main warehouse in sydney , \u201d he said . \u201cthree hundred people , all the executives , the truck drivers , the storemen , we would all eat together and the company paid for lunch . it was a tradition that had gone on since there were three of us .\n\u201csomeone came along and said , our [ price - to - earnings ratio ] is 18 . all we have to do is cut out free lunches and that will put $ 9 million into the capitalisation of the company . so they did , soon after taking over . \u201d\nat a time when sensitivity between new and old was at its greatest , the demands of shareholders trumped culture . \u201cthe financial advisers that came in to facilitate the process , they destroyed a lot of the intellectual and cultural capital of the business , \u201d mr rickards said .\nfollowing substantial financial difficulty , dsg holdings spectacularly bit the dust in july 2014 . after failed attempts to find a buyer for the discount chain , all remaining stores were closed by the end of august . ms cameron is estimated to have lost $ 200 million in the collapse .\nnorm and sue o\u2019neill , left , with david and kerry rickards in 2001 . picture : gary ede\nindustry analysts ibisworld believe the $ 2 . 4 billion discount variety retail sector , today dominated by the reject shop with an estimated 30 . 6 per cent market share , is in a state of structural decline .\nprofit margins have declined over the past five years as fierce competition has forced stores to lower prices . the sector grew at an annualised rate of just 0 . 8 per cent over the five years to 2014 - 15 , while employment declined by 0 . 4 per cent over the same period .\nthe industry is struggling with the rise of the internet , which has eroded its competitive advantage by providing similar niche goods at low price points , while wesfarmers - owned kmart and woolworths - owned big w are increasing their market share through strong supply chains .\n\u201cif the australian dollar falls by a significant amount , it could be the catalyst that forces a number of struggling firms to exit the industry , \u201d ms magner writes .\nmatt simpson , senior market analyst with thinkforex , said speculators were already shorting the aussie dollar in anticipation of a weaker economy .\n\u201cwhichever way you cut the mustard , the australian dollar is poised to go lower next year with potential for it to test the 60 - cent mark , and possibly beyond , \u201d he said .\nmr rickards , who in 1986 - 87 was one the first australian retailers to source merchandise directly from chinese factories rather than through an import - export corporation , believes he rode the wave in a golden era of aussie retailing .\n\u201cwe went through magic times , \u201d he said . \u201cback in 1988 to 1995 , we were the kings of the industry . we were so far ahead we had people who were paying us for the goods in advance , and sometimes without even being told what they were going to receive , because we had so much credibility and price advantage . \u201d\ntoday , mr rickards applies his retailing nous to humanitarian work in developing countries through the dak foundation , which facilitates projects including eyesight restoration surgery , birth injury repair and medical equipment delivery and training .\n\u201cwe do the same thing we\u2019ve always done , only we measure our achievement not in terms of the profit we make , but in terms of the outputs we get . we\u2019re still in the bargain store business . \u201d\na note about relevant advertising : we collect information about the content ( including ads ) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites . find out more about our policy and your choices , including how to opt - out .\nnews limited copyright \u00a9 2018 . all times aest ( gmt + 10 ) .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nbook week is almost here and we are ready for it . check out some of the items we have in store for your little ones .\nwelcome to the age . skip directly to : search box , section navigation , content . text version .\nwe unfortunately underestimated the competitive response , we underestimated what structure retail took in australia - and for that i would like to stand up and personally apologise .\nshareholder derek curran asked for a\nball park figure\non the cost of the australian venture and said they would all feel better if they had someone to blame .\nmr tindall said if they needed someone to blame , to blame him , but he would probably make the same decision in the future if he was faced with same set of facts as back in 2000 .\ni think taking risks for growth is the right thing to do .\nchairman keith smith said the five - year venture cost the company around $ 250 million .\n( in ) 20 / 20 hindsight we ' re disappointed it didn ' t work out . ( but ) we never put at risk the main business of this company .\nthe warehouse on thursday announced the sale of its troubled australian business for $ a92 million ( $ nz99 million ) to a joint venture of australian private equity firms - catalyst investment managers and castle harlan australian mezzanine partners .\nthe new combined discount variety business will have over 450 stores and revenue in excess of $ a1 billion .\nmr tindall opened up to the shareholders and said he had considered stepping down as a director after an independent review this year that outlined areas he needed\nto sharpen up on\n.\ni soul searched for at least three months , but i felt that i could add a lot more to this business going forward than i could if i was outside the boardroom ,\nhe said .\nthe sale of the australian business is expected to be completed in early 2006 and will result in a pre - tax expense of between $ nz80 - 90 million for the warehouse .\njavascript disabled . please enable javascript to use my news , my clippings , my comments and user settings .\nif you have trouble accessing our login form below , you can go to our login page .\ncompare record low loan rates from 3 . 41 % p . a . now\nplus receive $ 50 credit when you apply online . t & cs ; apply\ninflation killed $ 2 shops , just like it killed the 5c worth of mixed lollies from my childhood & $ 1 drinks specials from my young adulthood .\nhogwash . then because of inflation why didn ' t they just become $ 3 dollar shops ? like daiso . . . the japanese $ 2 . 80 shop .\nwe can buy cheap shit made in china for even cheaper online now . no need for these stores .\nso the parasitic lawyers started eroding the company culture and they had expanded too quickly without the management structure for the larger size sorted out .\ni would ' ve put your 2nd point first and your first point second , but basically , yeah .\ni dunno - end up with staff pissed off will doom you . people turn up to work just to bitch about the place and basically drag it down .\na dusty corner on the internet where you can chew the fat about australia and australians .\nwe take a look at the once - mighty stores you might have forgotten .\nsale of the century host tony barber became the brashs\u2019 advertising face during the 1980s and \u201890s , but the company fell into receivership in 1998 , forcing the closure of all 105 stores .\ntechnically , tuckerbag supermarkets live on today , but in foodworks guise after being swallowed up by the larger chain in 1999 .\nthe variety chain grew from three stores to well over 100 between 1986 and 2000 , before being sold to new zealand company the warehouse for $ 103 million .\nbut after rebranding the stores as yellow sheds the business took a dive and was eventually forced to sell off its assets .\nif you thought the local launches of overseas retailers like h & m in recent years were big , cast your mind back to 1991 , when japanase department store daimaru became the anchor tenant at the new melbourne central shopping centre .\nmcewans was one of the biggest names in australian hardware retailing for most of its 140 years from 1852 to 1993 , when bunnings snapped up the last of its stores , keeping only the best - performing sites and rebranding them under its own label .\nurltoken is owned and operated by asx - listed rea group ltd ( rea : asx ) \u00a9 rea group ltd .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\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\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , world , geography , . . . more\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , world , . . . more\nplease improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . statements consisting only of original research should be removed .\na variety store ( also pound shop , dollar store , and other names ) is a retail store that sells a wide range of inexpensive household goods . [ 1 ]\nvariety stores often have product lines including food and drink , personal hygiene products , small home and garden tools , office supplies , decorations , electronics , garden plants , toys , pet supplies , remaindered books , recorded media , and motor and bike consumables . larger stores may sell frozen foods and fresh produce .\na variety store often sells all goods at a single price , in which case it may be called a price - point retailer . the name of the store often reflects this , and in different markets it may be called a dollar store , pound shop , euro store and so on .\nsome items are offered at a considerable discount over other retailers , whereas others are at much the same price point as conventional retail establishments . there are two ways variety stores make a profit :\nbuying and selling huge amounts of goods at heavily discounted prices provides a small profit margin that is multiplied by the volume of sales .\ngeneric brands or private labels , often specially manufactured using cheaper materials and processes than usual . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]\nnot all variety stores are\nsingle price - point\nstores , even if their names imply it . for example , in the united states , dollar general and family dollar sell items at more or less than a dollar . some stores also sell goods priced at multiples of the named price and , conversely , multiple items for the price . the discrepancy with the nominal price is also compounded if sales tax is added at the point of sale .\nin many countries , stock can be imported from others with lower variable costs , because of differences in wages , resource costs or taxation .\nanother source of stock is overruns , surplus items and out - of - date food products . real deals , a regional dollar store in the syracuse , new york area , is stocked almost entirely with surplus goods such as these . [ 4 ] the legality of selling out - of - date goods varies between jurisdictions : in general , most items ( with a few exceptions , particularly certain perishable food items depending on the state ) can be sold in the united states regardless of their sell - by date , [ 5 ] but in the united kingdom it is illegal to sell goods after their\nuse by\ndate . [ 6 ]\nmay link variety stores with low - income areas , this is not always true . for example ,\nhas a variety store within its city limits , even though it has a median household income of nearly $ 185 , 000 a year .\nrelevant discussion may be found on talk : variety store . please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced .\nand some features of higo variety store , an independent japanese - american five and ten .\n( 10 cents ) , a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items for personal and household use .\nthe originators of the concept were the woolworth bros . , in july 1879 .\n. frank soon brought his brother charles sumner\nsum\nwoolworth into the business . together they opened a second store in\nbefore they started their own stores , the woolworth brothers worked for augsbury and moore , a dry goods store in watertown , new york . it was they who trained the woolworth brothers and lent frank $ 300 in goods . frank settled his debt by the time he opened the lancaster store . frank experimented with a 10\u00a2 table in lancaster , and similarly to his experiment of a 5\u00a2 table at augsbury and moore , it was a success . sum managed the harrisburg store , crammed it with goods , hired clerks , and also added a table with a ten - cent line of goods . once again , the approach was a huge success .\nbecause of a rent dispute , sum soon moved the harrisburg store to york , pennsylvania , and on 6 november 1880 , he opened the store in downtown scranton , pennsylvania , and formally called it a\n5\u00a2 & 10\u00a2 store\n. there , he developed and fully established the nickel - and - dime concept into american culture . frank spent time opening more stores , working the back end of the business , buying in bulk for all affiliates and\nfriendly rivals ,\nand buying from manufacturers to keep prices low . meanwhile , sum used his store to train new managers and develop many of the woolworth concepts which included bright lighting , a polished high - luster floor , glass showcases , mahogany counters , and goods people could touch . before this , clerks had to work with each customer individually , handing them goods from cases or shelves . this required more clerks , with greater knowledge , and so cost more .\nbefore woolworth , the prevailing thought was an entire store could not maintain itself with all low - priced goods . the woolworth bros . and their affiliated partner stores originally featured goods priced at only five cents and ten cents . many other people tried to copy their lead . [ 11 ]\nin japan , 100 - yen shops ( hyaku - en shoppu or hyakkin ) have been proliferating since around 2001 . this is considered an after - effect of a decade - long recession of the japanese economy . [ 19 ] despite the emphasis on value , however , some items , such as chocolate bars , may be priced higher than they are at other stores ."]}
{"id": 55469, "summary": [{"text": "quantum tunnelling composites ( or qtcs ) are composite materials of metals and non-conducting elastomeric binder , used as pressure sensors .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "they utilise quantum tunnelling : without pressure , the conductive elements are too far apart to conduct electricity ; when pressure is applied , they move closer and electrons can tunnel through the insulator .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the effect is far more pronounced than would be expected from classical ( non-quantum ) effects alone , as classical electrical resistance is linear ( proportional to distance ) , while quantum tunnelling is exponential with decreasing distance , allowing the resistance to change by a factor of up to 10 \u00b9\u00b2 between pressured and unpressured states . ", "topic": 28}], "title": "quantum tunnelling composite", "paragraphs": ["quantum tunnelling composite , a new facilitate sensing and switching technology in textile . . .\nsmart materials ( quantum tunnelling composite ) . 2010 . smart materials ( quantum tunnelling composite ) . [ online ] available at : urltoken [ accessed 13 november 2010 ] .\nwikipedia . 2010 . quantum tunnelling composite . [ online ] available at : urltoken [ accessed 29 september 10 ] .\nquantum - tunnelling composite ( qtc ) is a flexible polymer which contains tiny metal particles . it is normally an insulator but if it is squeezed it becomes a conductor .\nprofessor john cave ( 2004 ) . quantum tunnelling composite . tep news [ online ] . 9 , [ accessed 20 november 2010 ] , p . 24 - 25 . available from : .\nquantum tunnelling is realised by selecting the precise shape of certain conductive nanoparticles and carefully controlling the processes used to blend them with other particles .\nquantum tunnelling adds a level of control , reliability , and range to create a real - world touch experience that otherwise would not exist .\nquantum tunnelling composite are composite materials of metals and non - conducting elastomeric binder , which is used as a textile keypad . the textile keypad is enough durable , easily washable , flexible and light weight . conventional composite carbon particle are used that\u2019s have a round surface but in qtc nickel particles are used embedded in rubber . the major differences between conventional and modern qtc are -\nwhen a textile keypads made on the basis of quantum tunnelling composite , then the keypad in a normal state works as insulator . when it pressed then it works as a perfect conductor and start to pass very high current .\nput simply , qtc changes its electrical resistance based on changes in applied force . the more force the less resistance . this is achieved through quantum tunnelling alongside other\nqtc is a composite made from micron - sized metallic filler particles ( silicone rubber ) mixed into an elastomeric matrix . quantum tunnelling composite is a flexible polymer that exhibits extraordinary electrical properties . in its normal state it is a perfect insulator , but when compressed it becomes a more or less perfect conductor and able to pass very high currents . history : first produced in 1996 , qtc is a composite material made from conductive filler particles combined with an\u2026\nthe following paper shows a momentous presence of quantum tunnelling composite in textile keypad , by this research we have tried to present the properties of the novel materials and importance of their industrial and commercial application in textile keypad . this product have millions of uses in different sector , by using quantum tunnelling composite in smart textile we can be beneficial by removing barriers of old technology of traditional switching because it gives massive flexibility in the design , shape , thickness and style of a switch or pressure control with load as well as more interactive with the user and latent benefits to society .\nthe limits of conductivity of a novel elastomeric matrix - nanostructured nickel powder composite are reported . the conductivity falls by a factor of = > 2\u00d710\nmac os x server . 2009 . quantum tunneling . [ online ] available at : urltoken [ accessed 30 september 10 ] .\nfor compression and by a similar amount in extension . uncompressed and highly compressed composite displays ohmic behavior but between these limits the current - voltage characteristics are highly nonlinear . the matrix intimately coats the filler so that even above the expected percolation threshold the composite has a very low conductivity . the conductivity of the composite is increased under all mechanical deformations . these and other unusual properties are amplified versions of smaller effects seen in composites containing less highly structured fillers .\n4 . qtc ( quantum tunneling composite ) is a flexible polymer that exhibits extraordinary electrical properties . in its normal state it is a perfect insulator , but when compressed it becomes a more or less perfect conductor and able to pass very high currents . electron microscope image of qtc what is qtc ? ?\nthe principle effect of the increased charge on the spikes is to decrease the effective width of the potential barrier in quantum tunneling , thus reducing the distance and energy required for the electron charge to tunnel through .\n5 . \uf07d quantum tunneling composite is a new class of electrically conductive material \uf07d qtc material is a patented technology developed in the uk by peratech limited based on original discoveries by david and chris lussey , the company ' s founders . \uf07d first produced in 1996 . \uf07d while in an unstressed state the qtc material is a near - perfect insulator ; with any form of deformation the material starts to conduct \uf07d qtc usually comes in the form of pills or sheet\nthe key to the sensing technology is peratech ' s patented ' qtc ' materials . qtc ' s , or quantum tunnelling composites , are a unique new material type which provides a measured response to force and / or touch by changing its electrical resistance - much as a dimmer light switch controls a light bulb . this enables a simple electronic circuit within the robot to determine touch . being easily formed into unique shapes - including being ' draped ' over an object much like a garment might , qtc ' s provide a metaphor for how human skin works to detect touch .\ntoday , qtc is produced as a screen printable polymer - based ink in opaque and transparent versions .\nperatech holdco limited is registered in england and wales . company registration number : 08908953 . vat number : gb 181 2971 00\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\naa ( department of physics , durham university , durham dh1 3le , united kingdom ; peratech ltd . , g3 morton park way , darlington dl1 4pj , united kingdom ) , ab ( department of physics , durham university , durham dh1 3le , united kingdom ; peratech ltd . , g3 morton park way , darlington dl1 4pj , united kingdom ) , ac ( department of physics , durham university , durham dh1 3le , united kingdom ; peratech ltd . , g3 morton park way , darlington dl1 4pj , united kingdom ) , ad ( peratech ltd . , g3 morton park way , darlington dl1 4pj , united kingdom ) , ae ( peratech ltd . , g3 morton park way , darlington dl1 4pj , united kingdom )\napplied physics letters , volume 88 , issue 10 , id . 102103 ( 3 pages ) ( 2006 ) . ( apphl homepage )\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nsmart materials have properties that react to changes in their environment . this means that one of their properties can be changed by an external condition , such as temperature , light , pressure or electricity . this change is reversible and can be repeated many times .\nthere are a wide range of different smart materials . each offer different properties that can be changed .\nfor most materials , if they are bent out of shape , they stay that way . however , if a part made from a shape - memory alloy ( sma ) is bent out of shape , when it is heated above a certain temperature it will return to its original shape .\nthis property makes it useful for making spectacle frames - they return to their original shape if they are put in hot water after bending them .\nsmas are used as triggers to start the sprinklers in fire alarm systems , controllers for hot water valves in showers or coffee machines and for spectacle frames .\nwhen a piezoelectric material is squeezed rapidly , it produces a small electrical voltage for a moment . if a voltage is put across the material it makes a tiny change in shape .\npiezoelectric materials are being used for contact sensors for alarm systems and in microphones and headphones .\nqtc can be used to make membrane switches like those used on mobile phones , pressure sensors and speed controllers .\nelectroluminescent materials give out light when an electric current is applied to them . among many possible applications are safety signs and clothing for use at night .\nthermochromic materials change colour as the temperature changes . these are used on contact thermometers made from plastic strips and test strips on the side of batteries ( where the heat comes from a resistor under the thermochromic film ) . they are also used as food packaging materials that show you when the product they contain is cooked to the right temperature .\nphotochromic materials change colour according to different lighting conditions . they are used for security markers that can only be seen in ultraviolet light .\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 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthere aren ' t many companies that can lay claim to an entire area of material science . uk company peratech can . paul fanning finds out more .\nthis article is excellent , and i commend the author , paul fanning for it .\nyour comments / feedback may be edited prior to publishing . not all entries will be published . please view our terms and conditions before leaving a comment .\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 .\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 .\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 .\n6 . \uf07d qtc pills are magnetic too . nothing like having some magnets laying around on the table while you work . \uf07d the sheets are composed of one layer of qtc , one layer of a conductive material , and a third layer of a plastic insulator . \uf07d while qtc sheets switch quickly between high and low resistances , qtc pills are pressure sensitive variable resistors .\n10 . \uf07d qtc material is a pressure / force sensing material . \uf07d can be formed or molded into virtually any size , thickness or shape . \uf07d simple and reliable to use . \uf07d durable - it has no moving parts to wear out . \uf07d mechanically strong . \uf07d can be made to withstand extreme temperatures limits .\n11 . \uf07d versatile , both electrically and physically e . g . its range and sensitivity can be altered . \uf07d intrinsically safe - the material is a contactless switch , ideal for spark free operation . \uf07d can be directly interfaced to standard electronic and electrical devices \uf07d can be customized for customer requirements , applications and products .\nclipping is a handy way to collect important slides you want to go back to later . now customize the name of a clipboard to store your clips .\nperatech limited has been commissioned by the mit media lab to develop a new type of electronic ' skin ' that enables robotic devices to detect not only that they have been touched but also where and how hard the touch was .\nuniquely , qtc ' s provide a ' proportional ' response - in other words detecting ' how hard ' they have been touched . further , using peratech ' s patented xy scanning technology , the robot is able to detect where on a matrix of sensors applied to areas such as the forearms , shoulders and torso , it has been touched .\nas robotic devices continue to make inroads to our daily life , their ability to understand the presence and interaction with humans and other objects within a space becomes critically important . this research project is hoped to produce results which could soon be applied to a range of robotics projects that mit works upon .\nperatech ' s qtc technology has an established track record for use in robotics , having previously been adopted by nasa for their robonaut device and by shadow robot in the uk , producers of what is widely regarded as the world ' s most advanced robotic hand , which have utilised qtc to sense ' touch ' . however , this project with mit is a world first in enabling a human to interact - through touch across the body of a robot - much as they would with another human .\nqtc ' s are electro - active polymeric materials made from metallic or non - metallic filler particles combined in an elastomeric binder . these enable the action of ' touch ' to be translated into an electrical reaction , enabling a vast array of devices to incorporate very thin and highly robust ' sensing ' of touch and pressure . qtc\u2019s unique properties enable it to be made into force sensitive switches of any shape or size . qtc switches and switch matrices can be screen printed allowing for development and integration of switches that are as thin as 75 microns .\nqtc is also low power and interfaces can be designed with no start resistance so that without pressure , the switch draws no power and passes no current . importantly , when pressure is applied , the resistance drops in proportion to the amount of pressure which allows sophisticated human machine interface designs that react to variations in pressure . qtc technology has no moving parts and requires no air gap between contacts . this makes it extremely reliable and suitable for integration into the thinnest electronic designs and with industry leading operational life .\n( physorg . com ) - - scientists from new york university have formed a company to bring flexible multi - touch screens using a new technology to a range of devices , from e - readers to musical instruments . the new touch screens respond . . .\na team of scientists have developed an innovative robot rat which can seek out and identify objects using its whiskers . the scratchbot robot will be demonstrated this week at an international workshop looking at how robots . . .\ndevices comparable in sensitivity to human fingers , enabled by a novel film embedded with nanoparticles , could offer the first step toward giving robotics hands the delicacy of the human touch , experts told upi ' s nano world .\n( physorg . com ) - - maintenance of offshore drilling rigs or underwater cables , taking samples of sediment - underwater robots perform a variety of deep - sea tasks . research scientists now aim to equip robots with tactile capability . . .\ndurable organic material is cost efficient and eco - friendly fujitsu components america , inc . , announced it will begin north american marketing efforts for new resistive touch panels that use an extremely durable conductive . . .\nnew , delicate surgery techniques to hunt for tumours could benefit from a lighter touch - but from a robot , rather than from a human hand . canadian researchers have created a touchy - feely robot that detects tougher tumour . . .\nthrough x - ray crystallography and kinase - inhibitor specificity profiling , university of california san diego school of medicine researchers , in collaboration with researchers at peking university and zhejiang university , . . .\na team led by the university of california san diego has developed a chip that can detect a type of genetic mutation known as a single nucleotide polymorphism ( snp ) and send the results in real time to a smartphone , computer , . . .\na new microscopy technique allows researchers to track microstructural changes in real time , even when a material is exposed to extreme heat and stress . recently , researchers show that a stainless steel alloy called alloy . . .\nresearchers at tu delft have developed a highly sensitive and versatile hydrogen sensor that works at room temperature . the sensor is made of a thin layer of a material called tungsten trioxide .\nthe survival mechanisms of polar fish have led scientists at the university of warwick to develop of a revolutionary approach to ' freeze ' bacteria . the new technique could radically improve the work to store and transport . . .\na florida state university research team is using a simple , readily available energy source to separate metal ions , a process that could help purify water or even recycle nuclear waste .\nfebruary 24 , 2010 : japanese scientists incorporate new qtc skin into advanced sex robot .\nadvances like these are very exciting . combined with the advanced robotic hand and techniques for interfacing with the nervous system , we are getting close to being able to provide fully functional prosthetic limbs . imagine restoring full mobility _ and _ sense of touch to an amputee ! and yes , sex robots will be nice too . be careful with those though - if i learned anything from futurama it ' s that relationships with robots are bad !\nplease sign in to add a comment . registration is free , and takes less than a minute . read more\ntextiles are playing an important role in everyday life and it is justified by their significant presence in every sector of industry such as medicine , automotive , construction , farming and so on . during the continuous research and development work the new applications of textiles are being researched in order to reduce costs , improve quality and have durable and sustainable products . the applications of textile in the manufacturing of keypads which can not only work with computers but can also open up a new way to many other amazing techniques .\ncarbon composites always show some conduction typically with a resistance of a few thousand ohms , whereas in the unstressed state qtcs can be considered an insulator at 1012 ohms .\nunder pressure , carbon composites can decrease to a few hundred ohms , whereas qtcs reduce to less that 1 ohm . it uses very little power , typically operating at about 5v .\nthe deformation required to produce a significant ( factor of 10 ) change in resistance is significantly less for qtc than for carbon composites [ 4 ] .\nthe special property of new qtc is that the metal particles have spiked surface , which is covered by the silicone rubber . this coating prevents the direct contact of the metals particles and makes a barrier . the spikes on the surface allow a higher concentration of electron charges on the tips , so that more current can flow [ 5 ] .\nqtc is currently available in three forms : pills , thin sheet or cable \u2013 samples of which are contained in a low - cost tep starter pack . each form of qtc offers different possibilities for practical use , but all exhibit striking resistance change when deformed by squeezing , pulling or twisting [ 8 ] .\nthis technology is based on printed conductive ink , consisting of polymer , metal particles , e . g . carbon and silver ( old technology ) . the silver is in a powder form and makes this preparation conductive . the special property of qtc is that the metal particles have spiked surface , which is covered by the silicone rubber .\nin order to make the current flow the barrier needs to be reduced . it can be done by putting the pressure on the qtc material . the above picture illustrate that if the pressure is more , then metal particles are more closer and the conduction level of the keypad increased .\nas qtc is compressed , the conductive particles are brought closer together and barrier widths reduced further . this leads to an exponential decrease in electrical resistance [ 4 ] .\ntextile keypad which is sewn into clothing and operated or controlled by an integrated control panel or operation button . the use of area of textile keypad are in sports , leisure and fashion wear garments where a soft textile pressure sensitive keypad is sewn into the garment sleeve and connected to an earpiece or headset by textile wiring running between the fabric layers of the jacket , soft switching of electronic textile like light switching , game pad , calculator keypad and soft fabric computer mouse and also for soft keypad which are found in jackets and bags for ipod control , wireless ipod control , ipod / bluetooth control , and mp3 volume control modules . the following possible application where textile keypad are uses :\ntextile keypad can be used in garments for tremendous sports such as snowboarding and skiing . which content included mp3 players , a bluetooth connection to mobile phones , will control by the keypad .\na sensitive textile keypad is sewn into the garment sleeve and linked to an earphone or headset by textile electric wiring running between the fabric layers of the jacket . the battery , headset and mp3 player all can be removed during the time of laundering [ 9 ] .\ntextile keypad can be extensively used in soft switching for electronic textile . can we imagine that a music keyboard that can be rolled up , a television remote control sewn into the arm of a sofa , a \u201csoft\u201d computer mouse . light switches embedded in curtains or other home furnishings , rugs that control the playing of music . these all could be available using a combination of textile keypad with qtc technology . there are some sample which developed jointly by the new zealand - based textile research and development organization wronz , and electronic materials company peratech ltd . of darlington , county durham , uk [ 10 ] .\nthe new soft keypad launched by fibretronic which is compatible with wearable electronic products like clothing and soft goods . these soft keypads can be found in a broad range of jackets , bags and gloves to control personal electronic devices . the new keypad technology is an extra soft version of silicone keypad for wearable audio , mobile phone and communication product controls [ 11 ] .\nthe backlit fabric keypad system is the world\u2019s first washable fabric keypad with combination switch lights launched by fibretronic . this technology designed for garment or automotive applications fabric keypads to be viewed in dark conditions . the lighting system can be supplied with either light emitting diode ( led ) or electroluminescent ( el ) technology integrated in the fabric and then combined with textile switches [ 12 ] .\nqtc technology has a lot of benefits than the conventional system , though production processes is still faced with many challenges like how much pressure is applied for printed keypad to flow accurate current ? is the fabric water resistance or abrasion resistance property same like normal fabric ? as the qtc technology enter into market at first they are likely to be expensive and using printed keypad which allows eliminating uncomfortable , heavy wears , connectors and electronics and also creating computer clothing that feels like normal clothing and if the technology progresses and production processes perfect then prices will decline .\ndoggen , corn\u00e9 , 2003 . foot sensor for 3tu humanoid . individual design assignment . eemcs / electrical engineering : university of twente .\n. 2010 . . 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malaysia air contract , edigital009847 - 9862 ; edigital038450 - 38466 .\nthe drivers module shows relationships between e digital ' s most relevant fundamental drivers and provides multiple suggestions of what could possibly affect the performance of e digital corporation over time as well as its relative position and ranking within its peers . additionally see investing opportunities\ni didn ' t mention e . digital . i don ' t think woody currently gets a salary\nagoracom : small cap investment - e . digital - new url - link for shareholders q / a\nagoracom : small cap investment - e . digital - re : pacer : digecor - more from yesterday\ni . witnesses that e . digital expects to call at the trial of this matter on these issues\nv . exhibits that e . digital expects to introduce at the trial of this matter on these issues\ne . digital corporation ( edig ) : as . it . was . for edigs urltoken believe . there is . $ $ $ $ $ . there that is\n1 . docket sheet , digecor v . e . digital , 2 : 06 - cv - 437 .\nu . s . district court for the district of utah , obtained judgment in favor of e . digital as lead trial counsel on all claims asserted at trial , including judgment dismissing claims for several million dollars in damages ; also obtained summary judgment in favor of e . digital against claims to enjoin e . digital\u2019s business\ne . digital is asking to bar the companies from further infringement , unspecified compensatory damages and additional monetary relief .\nedig stock price - e . digital corp . stock quote ( u . s . : otc ) - marketwatch\n* do our evus now have ' powered by e . digital ' or something similar displayed somewhere on them ?\niv . witnesses whose testimony e . digital may present by deposition at the trial of this matter on these issues\nsan diego , ca , \u2013 september 14 , 2009 \u2013 e . digital corporation ( otc : edig ) , a leading technology innovator of dedicated portable entertainment systems and patented flash memory - related technology , announced today that the united states district court for the district of utah ( the \u201ccourt\u201d ) ruled in favor of e . digital on all remaining claims in the digecor v . e . digital litigation .\nip licensing firm e . digital corporation said the us patent and trademark office ( uspto ) granted the company a new patent for \u201cinterpersonal awareness and the internet of things technologies . \u201d\ne . digital is a leading innovator of dedicated portable in - flight entertainment systems . more than 30 airlines have made dedicated portable systems powered by e . digital technology their in flight entertainment choice . e . digital also owns and is monetizing its flash - r\u2122 portfolio of flash memory - related patents . e . digital was the first company to develop , patent , and productize fundamental technology that opened the door to the widespread use of flash memory in many of today\u2019s popular electronic products . for more information about e . digital , please visit : www . edigital . com .\nno , in fact , i didn ' t mention e . digital . i posted on this board because i t\niii . witnesses whose testimony e . digital expects to present by deposition at the trial of this matter on these issues\ne . digital reserves the right to amend , supplement , or otherwise revise these disclosures as necessary prior to trial .\nretail and global digital teams to ensure both product marketing campaigns and digital innovation are included as part of the overall\u2026 aspects of the digital supply chain from marketing messaging , asset creation , content and delivery for df digital media . \u2022 oversee\u2026\ne . digital corporation | 16770 west bernardo dr . | san diego , california 92127 | p : 858 . 304 . 3016 ext . 205 | f : 858 . 304 . 3023 |\ne . digital corporation is a holding company that operates through a wholly owned california subsidiary of the same name . we offer engineering partnerships with leading electronics companies to create portable digital devices that can link to pcs , the internet and other electronic devices . we\nprojects to completion . \u00b7 experience delivering digital marketing services ( seo , sem , ux , social media , content development , etc ) . \u2026 innovation & digital enablement director to identify key digital implementation priorities . \u00b7 develop and own the digital implementation\u2026\nfor more than 20 years , e . digital\u2019s ideas and inventions have impacted the evolution of consumer products . today , e . digital innovations , including its flash - r\u2122 portfolio of flash memory - related patents , are essential to many portable consumer electronic products . the company pioneered dedicated portable in - flight entertainment systems and more than 30 airlines have made e . digital powered products their in - flight entertainment choice . for more information about e . digital , please visit : www . edigital . com .\ne . digital corporation is a holding company that operates through a wholly - owned california subsidiary of the same name and is incorporated under the laws of delaware . we provide engineering services , product reference designs and technology platforms to customers focusing on the digital video / audio\nis he an employee of e . digital ? - since we ' ve now learned he ' s developing new technologies for us .\npursuant to rule 26 ( a ) ( 3 ) of the federal rules of civil procedure , and the stipulated motion for revised scheduling order submitted by the parties , e . digital corporation , william blakeley , and fred falk ( collectively ,\ne . digital\n) submit their pre - trial disclosures concerning defendants\u2019 affirmative counterclaims\u2014defamation and tortious interference .\n2 . the subsidiary would not have the right under the law applicable to it to deny the corporation access to such books and records upon demand by the corporation .\ne . digital ' s biggest moments came inside the dotcom bubble , when speculation raised its stock price to the super - inflated highs common during the period . it got its start selling what it claims was the first - ever digital voice recording device with removable flash memory . it later turned to selling digital audio players from 2000 to 2003 , but the brand bombed , and e . digital was hit with heavy losses .\nposted by ifexpress on tuesday , september 15 , 2009 at 12 : 45 am filed under news releases \u00b7 tagged with digecor , e . digital\n\u00a7 226 appointment of custodian or receiver of corporation on deadlock or for other cause .\nbelow are some specs on the unit . those interested in purchasing the mxp 100 can buy it directly from e . digital ' s store site .\n\u201cprocessing then interprets surroundings , activities , conditions and the social situation of the user , and acts on that intelligence , \u201d added e . digital .\nposted by patricia on tuesday , april 2 , 2013 at 4 : 37 pm filed under news releases \u00b7 tagged with e . digital , patent infringements\nwith digital metrics and analytics . \u00b7 strong understanding of information architecture , user experience , digital marketing \u00b7\u2026 day in the life the digital content specialist will work in close cooperation with emea sr marketing manager ent , the ent bu\u2026\nwhile decisions of the court may be subject to appeal , e . digital is pleased with the court\u2019s ruling finding the non - compete provisions of the 2002 nda unenforceable as a matter of law . e . digital will continue to offer its proprietary portable evu\u2122 entertainment system to the ife and other industries .\nmanagers as well as marketing and commercial excellence partners to meet aggressive targets towards our digital transformation . \u2026 with expert knowledge of the full spectrum of digital topics such as content , marketing automation , salesforce and e - commerce . \u00b7\u2026\ne . digital began its legal campaign against vivitar corporation in september 2007 . vivitar denies the patent infringement claims and filed a counter suit seeking relief . unperturbed , in one fell swoop , e . digital filed a nearly identical lawsuit against avid technology , casio america , lg electronics usa , nikon , olympus american , samsung electronics america , and sanyo north american in a us district court in texas .\neach of the companies fingered thus far have denied the charges , and have filed similar counter - claims against e . digital for potentially harming their reputations .\n\u00a9 2018 , a & e television networks , llc . all rights reserved .\nthe answer to your question in the second e - mail is \u2013 no .\n) , a leading technology innovator of dedicated portable entertainment systems and patented flash memory - related technology , announced today that the united states district court for the district of utah ( the\ncourt\n) ruled in favor of e . digital on all remaining claims in the digecor v . e . digital litigation .\nan interested shareholder wanting to know who is really at the helm of e . digital might want to know who deals with the essential financiers such as jerry polis , who currently controls all of e . digital ' s debt and , through years of financing agreements , has become the beneficial owner of over 25 million\ne . digital corporation is an intellectual property licensing company developing and pursuing licensing of three intellectual property portfolios : context and interpersonal awareness systems ( \u201cnunchi\u201d technology ) , advanced data security technologies ( \u201cmicrosignet\u201d technology ) and secure communication technologies ( \u201csynap\u201d technology ) .\ndlg ( digital luxury group ) is an international company that delivers digital marketing and communication services to luxury and\u2026 requested profile will receive an answer . industry digital , marketing employment type full - time , 100 % experience 0 - 3 years\u2026\nsan diego , ca\u2013 ( marketwire \u2013 aug 31 , 2011 ) \u2013 e . digital corporation ( otcbb : edig ) , a leading innovator of dedicated portable entertainment systems and patented flash memory - related technology , announced today that it has entered into a license and settlement agreement with htc america , inc . and htc corporation ( htc ) . under the terms of the confidential agreement , htc obtained a license and release on the company\u2019s flash - rt patent portfolio and paid e . digital a one - time licensing fee .\ndigital recording on to flash memory has become a standard in portable electronic products ,\nstated senior veep of e . digital , robert putnam .\ne . digital created and patented important intellectual property in the use and utilization of flash memory in portable electronics products that we believe is being widely used in cell phones , cameras , camcorders , pda ' s and other popular devices without our consent .\nposted by ifexpress on thursday , march 19 , 2009 at 3 : 48 pm filed under news releases \u00b7 tagged with digecor , e . digital , evu , lawsuit\nposted by ifexpress on monday , march 16 , 2009 at 7 : 04 pm filed under hot topics \u00b7 tagged with digecor , e . digital , ife , lawsuit\ne . digital ' s product line is interesting because they have chosen strategically to cover the gambit of memory storage . along with flash memory players , their portable digital jukebox ( also known as the treo digital music jukebox ) uses hard drive technology . their orbit player uses dataplays 500mb optical drive . now comes the mxp 100 .\na + e networks is a global media entertainment company that reaches more than 330 million people worldwide and has over 500 million digital users . it operates three of the top cable tv networks in the united states including a & e , history and lifetime .\ntitle 8 - chapter 1 . general corporation law - subchapter vii . meetings , elections , voting and notice\ne . digital corporation is a holding company . the company is an intellectual property licensing company developing and pursuing licensing of three intellectual property portfolios : context and interpersonal awareness systems ( nunchi technology ) , advanced data security technologies ( microsignet technology ) and secure communication . . . ( more )\ne . digital corporation ( otcqb : edig ) , a long standing source of innovation and future - defining patented technologies , today announced that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against nest labs , inc . , asserting infringement of two patents that are part of the company ' s nunchi\u00ae patent portfolio . e . digital believes the products named in the complaint infringe key aspects of its nunchi patents , covering the use of devices to monitor remote locations and communicate information .\npatent portfolio . e . digital believes the products named in the complaint infringe key aspects of its nunchi patents , covering the use of devices to monitor remote locations and communicate information .\nposted by patricia on tuesday , december 8 , 2009 at 2 : 13 am filed under news releases \u00b7 tagged with e . digital , evu portable ife system , north american airlines\n2 . e . digital\u2019s second set of supplemental responses to digecor\u2019s first set of interrogatories and requests for production , response to interrogatory no . 14 , served april 17 , 2008 .\ne . digital has a 24 - year record of innovation and significant investment in a robust intellectual property asset base . e . digital was the first company to locate a speaker and microphone in the ear without feedback , creating products and technology that ultimately led to the industry - leading jabra line of hands - free communication products . it was the first to employ removable flash memory in a portable digital voice recorder and then manage the recordings with personal computers . e . digital has designed and developed a range of products using its ip for oems and customers including , hewlett - packard / disney , bang & olufsen , gateway , lanier healthcare , toshiba , intel , lucent and others . for more than 9 years , e . digital\u2019s ip has powered portable inflight entertainment ( ife ) systems used by airlines throughout the world .\nsan diego , ca , \u2013 march 16 , 2009 \u2013 e . digital corporation ( otc : edig ) , a leading technology innovator of dedicated portable entertainment systems and patented flash memory - related technology , today summarized recent court action related to business litigation between the company and digecor , inc .\ne . digital is committed to sound principles of corporate governance and is managed under the direction of the company ' s board of directors . e . digital\u2019s corporate governance policies were adopted by the board of directors to promote the interests of stockholders and to establish a common set of expectations as to how the board , its various committees and individual directors should perform their duties .\nsan diego , ca | april 2 , 2013\u2013 e . digital corporation ( otcqb : edig ) , a long standing source of innovation and future - defining patented technologies , announced today that it has filed five new patent infringement lawsuits in the united states district court for the southern district of california .\nstruggling in - flight entertainment house e . digital is challenging some of the world ' s biggest gadget companies with claims that it owns vital patents for using removable flash memory in portable devices .\nwhy should e . digital not be a micro - controller / apicode / cache supplier to samsung , as , ie . . . zoran is / was ? is it not worth the effort ?\n( b ) any amendment to a voting trust agreement shall be made by a written agreement , a copy of which shall be delivered to the registered office of the corporation in this state or principal place of business of the corporation .\non march 13 , 2009 the u . s . district court for the district of utah issued a partial ruling on the parties\u2019 cross - motions for summary judgment . as part of the ruling , the court granted summary judgment in favor of e . digital on digecor\u2019s claim that e . digital was in breach of non - competition obligations in an agreement between the parties . concerning the alleged non - compete provisions , the court held \u201cthat california law applies to the 2002 nda . further , the court holds that paragraphs 1 , 4 , 5 and 6 of 2002 nda are invalid under california law because they refrain e . digital from lawfully competing with digecor . \u201d this holding vindicates e . digital\u2019s longstanding position that it is free to conduct its lawful business without non - compete restraint or obligation to digecor .\na partial report preview for e . digital corporation 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 .\n* this stock quote link will display data that is from a 3rd party source and not officially part of the e . digital corporation website . the data provided is for informational purposes only , and is not intended for trading purposes . e . digital corporation does not guarantee the sequence , accuracy , or completeness of any stock price information or other data displayed , nor shall be liable in any way to the reader or to any other person , firm or corporation whatsoever for any delays , inaccuracies , errors in , or omission of any such information or data or the transmission thereof , or for any actions taken in reliance thereon or for any damages arising there from or occasioned thereby or by reason of nonperformance or interruption , or termination of the stock price information for any cause whatsoever .\n( san diego , ca , december 3 , 2009 ) \u2013 e . digital corporation ( otc : edig ) , a leading technology innovator of dedicated portable entertainment systems and patented flash memory - related technology , announced today the delivery of evu\u2122 portable in - flight entertainment ( ife ) systems to north american airlines . the delivery was made pursuant to a new evu systems and services order issued by north american airlines . to date , over 30 airlines have made dedicated portable systems powered by e . digital technology their in - flight entertainment choice .\nparticular through new digital marketing tools to drive overall success . you will coordinate external marketing communication projects\u2026 european marketing experience will also be preferred . in addition , a very good understanding of the latest digital marketing tools\u2026\nnotice is hereby given that the annual meeting of stockholders ( the \u0093annual meeting\u0094 ) of e . digital corporation , a delaware corporation ( the \u0093company\u0094 ) , will be held at california center for the arts , concert hall , located at 340 n . escondido blvd . , escondido , california 92025 , on tuesday , november 6 , 2001 , beginning at 2 : 00 p . m . local time . the annual meeting will be held for the following purpose :\nnotice is hereby given that the annual meeting of stockholders ( the \u0093annual meeting\u0094 ) of e . digital corporation , a delaware corporation ( the \u0093company\u0094 ) , will be held at the california center for the arts , center theater , located at 340 n . escondido blvd . , escondido , california 92025 , on tuesday , november 5 , 2002 , beginning at 2 : 00 p . m . local time . the annual meeting will be held for the following purposes :\nyes . . . and , evu\u2122 uses our patent - pending digital storage media encryption , not divx .\nin marketing positions within luxury or lifestyle brands degree in marketing , communications or related field . digital & social\u2026 record of solid experience in digital marketing and social media we are looking for a marketing & communications manager that\u2026\nhandal & associates , on behalf of the company , has recently filed five separate lawsuits against entities that e . digital believes infringe the company\u2019s u . s . patents covering the use of flash memory technologies . the patents in question are a part of e . digital\u2019s flash - r\u2122 patent portfolio . the recent filings bring the number of cases currently on file against defendants alleged to infringe the company\u2019s patents to a total of twenty - one .\nrecord of solid experience in digital marketing and social media we are looking for a marketing & communications manager that\u2026 channels . work closely with the digital team to ensure optimum use of all internal marketing channels to maximize campaign reach\u2026\ncommunication / pr department ( incl . marketing communication , digital marketing ) support the marketing organization ( campaigns / activities\u2026 effectiveness of e - marketing activities coordinate within the marketing team the content related to any pricing and marketing action on\u2026\nabout e . digital corporation : for more than 25 years , edigital\u2019s ideas and inventions have impacted the evolution of consumer products . today , edigital innovations , including its flash - r\u2122 portfolio of flash memory - related patents , and nunchi \u00ae portfolio , are essential to many portable consumer electronic products . for more information about edigital , please visit : urltoken .\npatent : 6 , 844 , 990 ( method for capturing and displaying a variable resolution digital panoramic image ) .\nif blakeley is in charge , why hasn ' t he held the required annual proxy votes and annual meetings since he ' s been in charge ? has it been his choice to avoid complying with delaware corporate laws and e . digital ' s own corporate by - laws by withholding annual proxies and meetings ? furthermore , don ' t e . digital ' s by - laws specify that the president / ceo is to be a member of the bod ?\nhowever , as a public company that can stay in business through stock sales alone , e . digital has never had to worry about achieving pesky little things like net profits and retained earnings and has never bothered to achieve either .\neffectiveness as well as solid competencies in e - commerce and digital marketing . in addition , you are results - focused and have a leadership\u2026 currently recruiting an experienced marketing effectiveness manager to join our european marketing unit for medication delivery solutions\u2026\nopal run llc v . c & a marketing , inc . , ( e . d . tex . ) .\nabout e . digital corporation : for more than 27 years , edigital ' s ideas and inventions have impacted the evolution of consumer products . today , edigital innovations , including its flash - r\u2122 portfolio of flash memory - related patents , and nunchi \u00ae portfolio , are essential to many portable consumer electronic products . for more information about edigital , please visit : urltoken .\nadded lucent licensing manager monte stimmel ,\nwe expect this to be the first of many voice recognition applications for portable devices , and we are enthusiastic about the potential to work with e . digital on additional product opportunities . ' '\ne . digital owns five patents which it calls the\nflash - r patent portfolio .\nthey include methods for recording voice messages to flash memory , a file management system , and an operating system for flash - based devices .\nis among the world\u2019s largest and most trusted media and digital marketing communications companies , with a history in media and\u2026 brands in performance and programmatic , analytics and insights , digital , media , creative , influence , content and lifestyle . this\u2026\n\u201ce . digital\u2019s inventions have opened the door to the widespread use of flash memory in many of today\u2019s popular electronic products , \u201d said fred falk , president and ceo of e . digital corporation . \u201cthe strength of our fundamental intellectual property has been validated through licensing and settlement agreements and through reexamination by the u . s . patent and trademark office . our strategy is to leverage the knowledge and experience gained from prior enforcement actions to streamline , accelerate and maximize our patent licensing efforts . our patents are essential to many consumer electronic products and their use is growing in importance with the proliferation of flash memory , \u201d falk added .\n\u201cwe\u2019re pleased to have delivered our first order to a u . s . based air carrier , \u201d commented fred falk , president and ceo of e . digital . \u201cwe welcome north american\u2019s selection of evu as their choice for passenger entertainment . \u201d\ne . digital also maintains its first cause of action , for declaratory judgment , which is not at issue in these disclosures . disclosures related to that claim will be submitted on april 15 , pursuant to the stipulated motion for revised scheduling order .\nthe undersigned stockholder of e . digital corporation , a delaware corporation , hereby acknowledges receipt of the notice of annual meeting of stockholders and proxy statement , each dated september 21 , 2001 , and hereby appoints alfred h . falk and robert putnam , and each of them , proxies and attorneys - in - fact , with full power to each of substitution , on behalf and in the name of the undersigned , to represent the undersigned at the 2001 annual meeting of stockholders of e . digital corporation , to be held on november 6 , 2001 , at 2 : 00 p . m . , local time , at the california center for the arts , concert hall , located at 340 n . escondido blvd . escondido , california 92025 , and at any adjournment thereof , and to vote all shares of common stock which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if then and there personally present , on the matters set forth below :\nnewsletters , revues digitales et papier , livres \u00e9lectroniques et papier . leur vecteur de vente est le marketing direct digital , dont toutes\u2026 travailleur et organis\u00e9 , id\u00e9alement passionn\u00e9 du marketing digital et / ou du marketing direct , vous apprendrez \u00e9norm\u00e9ment \u00e0 notre contact\u2026\nthe undersigned stockholder of e . digital corporation , a delaware corporation , hereby acknowledges receipt of the notice of annual meeting of stockholders and proxy statement , each dated september 18 , 2002 , and hereby appoints alfred h . falk and robert putnam , and each of them , proxies and attorneys - in - fact , with full power to each of substitution , on behalf and in the name of the undersigned , to represent the undersigned at the 2002 annual meeting of stockholders of e . digital corporation , to be held on tuesday , november 5 , 2002 , at 2 : 00 p . m . , local time , at the california center for the arts , center theater , located at 340 n . escondido blvd . escondido , california 92025 , and at any adjournment thereof , and to vote all shares of common stock which the undersigned would be entitled to vote if then and there personally present , on the matters set forth below :\nthe filings are against motorola mobility llc , apple inc . , research in motion limited dba blackberry , research in motion corporation dba blackberry , huawei technologies co . , ltd . , futurewei technologies , inc . dba huawei technologies ( usa ) , huawei device usa , inc . , zte corporation , and zte ( usa ) inc . all of whom the company believes make or sell infringing products . along with them e . digital has named several of their distributors and retailers who are believed to carry and sell infringing products . these distributors and retailers include at & t mobility , llc ; verizon communications , inc . ; sprint nextel corporation ; t - mobile usa , inc . ; leap wireless international , inc . aka cricket wireless ; wal - mart stores , inc . ; target corporation ; kmart corporation ; best buy co . , inc . ; best buy stores , l . p . ; best buy . com llc ; and trackfone wireless , inc . , aka net10 .\n( 3 ) the corporation has abandoned its business and has failed within a reasonable time to take steps to dissolve , liquidate or distribute its assets .\nd\u00e9veloppement . votre profil : passionn\u00e9 ( e ) par l\u2019univers du marketing digital , du crm et de l\u2019acquisition de trafic , vous avez une excellente\u2026 du contenu d\u2019information\u2026 pas n\u2019importe lequel . ils font du marketing direct\u2026 comme personne d\u2019autre . leur process et outils sont\u2026\n( b ) any stockholder who fails to object in writing to the corporation , within 60 days of having been given written notice by the corporation of its intention to send the single notice permitted under subsection ( a ) of this section , shall be deemed to have consented to receiving such single written notice .\nwe are continuing to see new products coming to market that exhibit reliance on the teachings of our nunchi patent portfolio ,\ncommented fred falk , president and ceo of e . digital .\nthe simplicam product is one example of how the connected home industry is increasingly becoming more reliant on the collection of data from remote sensors . as this data is interpreted to determine what , if any , response is required , e . digital ' s nunchi technology becomes involved . e . digital is a leader in developing new technologies at the forefront of this explosion of new products . as the connected home industry continues to evolve , we believe that the interface between remote data collection and the user will become more frequent and the demand for remotely controlled devices will grow ,\nconcluded falk .\nin early 2017 , a + e networks digital media group partnered with nyc media lab to award four fellowships to students from new york city graduate school programs . the assignment was to rapidly prototype compelling historical narratives and inspire fresh thinking around digital storytelling . over the course of eight weeks , the selected fellows produced a diverse range of projects using a variety of technologies \u2013 check them out below :\n\u201cthe flash - r patent portfolio is rich in technologies and teachings that are central to the functionality of many current consumer electronics products , \u201d said anton handal , counsel for e . digital corporation . \u201camong these is the noise cancellation claims of the \u2018108 patent , which , generally speaking , teach the use of two microphones in handheld devices to reduce background noise . we are also seeing the use of file editing functionalities in these products that are embodied in the \u2018170 patent . in addition , we are seeing many flash - based devices utilizing a memory integrity technology that was patented by e . digital . determining memory integrity is very important technology in today\u2019s highly - integrated consumer electronics . \u201d\nif you are a shareholder reading this message and don ' t know the answer , then perhaps you should question if you know enough about e . digital to remain invested and certainly question these issues if you are continuing to buy stock based upon expected future appreciation .\ne . digital\u2019s flash - r patent portfolio is comprised of fundamental technology related to the use of flash memory in the large and growing portable electronic products market . the company introduced the first portable recorder with removable flash memory in 1993 and believes its patent portfolio to be essential to many consumer electronics products that utilize flash memory including cell phones , digital cameras , camcorders , pdas and other popular devices .\nthe court also concluded that e . digital failed to deliver certain batteries to digecor , a claim that the company has never denied . e . digital has maintained an accrual of $ 80 , 000 for such estimated obligation as more fully discussed in the notes to its annual and interim financial statements . the court further ruled that e . digital did not breach a certain performance provision of the 2002 contract between the parties and that digecor was not obligated to negotiate a revenue sharing arrangement under the same agreement . the court did not grant summary judgment to either side on the issue of the timeliness of the 2006 delivery of video players . this and other matters related to the parties\u2019 motions , as more fully described in the company\u2019s regulatory filings , remain to be resolved by future court rulings or at trial .\npatents : 6 , 430 , 603 ( system for direct placement of commercial advertising , public service announcements and other content on electronic billboard displays ) ; 7 , 382 , 334 ( digital information system ) ; and re 39 , 470 ( digital information system ) .\nt\u00e9l\u00e9communication , d ' \u00e9nergie , de services d ' infrastructure et de digital marketing . nous mettons en valeur les affaires de nos partenaires\u2026\nthe only person i see trying to promote blakeley as the current\nsaviour\nof e . digital is daboss , the same person who previously portrayed jim collier and atul ananpura as former saviours who would reverse the negative legacy of leadership by fred falk and robert putnam .\n( san diego , ca , \u2013 march 9 , 2016 ) \u2013 e . digital corporation ( otcqb : edig ) , a long standing source of innovation and future - defining patented technologies , today announced that it has entered into a royalty bearing license agreement and a settlement agreement with myfox , inc . ( myfox ) . under the terms of the confidential agreements , myfox has obtained a license to the company\u2019s nunchi \u00ae patent portfolio .\n\u201cwe welcome e . digital to our family of clients . as a boutique law firm , we are very selective about our clients and do a significant amount of due diligence before we agree to representation , \u201d said anton handal , founder of the firm . \u201cwe looked closely at the legal issues at stake and conducted a thorough review of e . digital\u2019s flash - r portfolio . from our perspective , the portfolio is full of quality patents and relevant , actionable claims . we are confident in our ability to bring infringers in line , \u201d handal concluded .\n( b ) if the corporation , or an officer or agent thereof , refuses to permit examination of the list by a stockholder , such stockholder may apply to the court of chancery for an order to compel the corporation to permit such examination . the burden of proof shall be on the corporation to establish that the examination such stockholder seeks is for a purpose not germane to the meeting . the court may summarily order the corporation to permit examination of the list upon such conditions as the court may deem appropriate , and may make such additional orders as may be appropriate , including , without limitation , postponing the meeting or voiding the results of the meeting .\nthe reason for this was the high price of that technology seemed overly expensive for an mp3 player , but with recent price drops by ibm we are beginning to see the emergence of new players using it . with their new mxp 100 , e . digital leverages the microdrive technology along with some other unique features to address the high end of the digital portable market . one of those features allow you to talk to it .\nas of the date of this release , handal & associates , the company\u2019s attorneys have filed three new actions against diasonic technology co . , ltd , yamaha corp . , yamaha corporation of america , korg inc . , and korg usa , inc . who are makers of infringing products . also named in the suits are several of their distributors and retailers including guitar center , inc . ; best buy co . , inc . ; best buy stores , l . p . ; best buy . com llc ; sam ash music corporation ; j & r electronics inc . , sweetwater sound , inc . ; kraft music , ltd . ; and sec tech enterprises , llc . in the complaints , e . digital asserts that products made and sold by the defendant companies infringe the company\u2019s u . s . patents covering the use of flash memory technologies . these patents are part of e . digital\u2019s flash - r\u2122 patent portfolio .\n( e ) this section shall not apply to \u00a7 164 , \u00a7 296 , \u00a7 311 , \u00a7 312 , or \u00a7 324 of this title .\n( a ) sections 211 through 214 and 216 of this title shall not apply to nonstock corporations , except that \u00a7 211 ( a ) and ( d ) of this title and \u00a7 212 ( c ) , ( d ) , and ( e ) of this title shall apply to such corporations , and , when so applied , all references therein to stockholders and to the board of directors shall be deemed to refer to the members and the governing body of a nonstock corporation , respectively ; and all references to stock , capital stock , or shares thereof shall be deemed to refer to memberships of a nonprofit nonstock corporation and to membership interests of any other nonstock corporation .\nthe company has attempted to license these patents since 1997 , but with very limited success . with e . digital facing net losses in the millions of dollars for the last three years , it ' s turned to the angry little brother of licensing to stir up needed revenue : the patent infringement lawsuit .\ne . digital corp . is a holding company , which develops and markets an intellectual property portfolio , including licensing , and enforcing its flash - r portfolio of patents related to the use of flash memory in portable devices . it operates through two business segments : products and services , and . . .\n( a ) without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders , any notice to stockholders given by the corporation under any provision of this chapter , the certificate of incorporation , or the bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given . any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the corporation . any such consent shall be deemed revoked if ( 1 ) the corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission 2 consecutive notices given by the corporation in accordance with such consent and ( 2 ) such inability becomes known to the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation or to the transfer agent , or other person responsible for the giving of notice ; provided , however , the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action .\n( b ) upon application of any stockholder or upon application of the corporation itself , the court of chancery may hear and determine the result of any vote of stockholders upon matters other than the election of directors or officers . service of the application upon the registered agent of the corporation shall be deemed to be service upon the corporation , and no other party need be joined in order for the court to adjudicate the result of the vote . the court may make such order respecting notice of the application as it deems proper under the circumstances .\n\u201cwe are pleased to have entered into our 16 th flash - r portfolio related licensing and settlement agreement , \u201d said fred falk , president and ceo of e . digital . htc joins the growing list of flash - r patent portfolio licensees , including samsung , olympus , and other world recognized manufacturing companies .\nhandal & associates , on behalf of the company , has filed three separate new lawsuits against sandisk corporation , philips electronics north america corporation and grundig intermedia gmbh ( grundig ) who are makers of infringing products . also named in the grundig suit are two of grundig\u2019s distributors , gbs north america l . l . c . dba grundig business systems and smoltz distributing , inc .\nwith reference to the recent srilankan evu order , as well as past such pr ' s of other customers , is the quantity sold , the unit price and profit margin per unit , considered company confidential , and if so , can you provide a brief reasoning why e . digital does not make such information public ?\nthis proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the board of directors of e . digital corporation , a delaware corporation ( the \u0093company\u0094 ) , for use at the annual meeting of stockholders ( the \u0093annual meeting\u0094 ) to be held at 2 : 00 p . m . , local time , on november 5 , 2002 , and any postponements or adjournments thereof for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice of annual meeting . the telephone number of the company is ( 858 ) 679 - 1504 and its facsimile number is ( 858 ) 486 - 3922 . this proxy statement and the accompanying form of proxy were first mailed to stockholders on or about september 23 , 2002 .\nthis proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the board of directors of e . digital corporation , a delaware corporation ( the \u0093company\u0094 ) , for use at the annual meeting of stockholders ( the \u0093annual meeting\u0094 ) to be held at 2 : 00 p . m . , local time , on november 6 , 2001 , and any postponements or adjournments thereof for the purposes set forth in the accompanying notice of annual meeting . the telephone number of the company is ( 858 ) 679 - 1504 and its facsimile number is ( 858 ) 486 - 3922 . this proxy statement and the accompanying form of proxy were first mailed to stockholders on or about september 27 , 2001 .\n` ` we are pleased to team with lucent on this exciting breakthrough for portable digital music players , ' ' said fred falk , president and ceo of e . digital . ` ` voicenav ' s fast response , expansive english vocabulary , and speaker - independent recognition of artist , band , album , and track names , will provide end users with easy access to a complete portable , personal audio library , and allow virtually hands - free operation of the mxp 100\n.\n( d ) if the election of the governing body of any nonstock corporation shall not be held on the day designated by the bylaws , the governing body shall cause the election to be held as soon thereafter as convenient . the failure to hold such an election at the designated time shall not work any forfeiture or dissolution of the corporation , but the court of chancery may summarily order such an election to be held upon the application of any member of the corporation . at any election pursuant to such order the persons entitled to vote in such election who shall be present at such meeting , either in person or by proxy , shall constitute a quorum for such meeting , notwithstanding any provision of the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws of the corporation to the contrary .\n( san diego , ca , \u2013 september 12 , 2016 ) \u2013 e . digital corporation ( otcqb : edig ) , a long standing source of innovation and future - defining patented technologies , today announced that it has filed several new patent infringement complaints against companies in the \u201cconnected\u201d security camera industry , asserting infringement of four patents within the company\u2019s nunchi \u00ae patent portfolio . edigital believes the products named in the complaints infringe key aspects of its nunchi patents , concerning the use of devices to monitor remote locations and communicate information .\n( 2 )\nsubsidiary\nmeans any entity directly or indirectly owned , in whole or in part , by the corporation of which the stockholder is a stockholder and over the affairs of which the corporation directly or indirectly exercises control , and includes , without limitation , corporations , partnerships , limited partnerships , limited liability partnerships , limited liability companies , statutory trusts and / or joint ventures .\nthese new filings bring the total number of cases filed by the company in recent months to six . in its complaints , the company asserts that products made and sold by the defendants infringe the company\u2019s u . s . patents covering the use of flash memory technologies , which are part of e . digital\u2019s flash - r\u2122 patent portfolio .\non september 12 , 2016 , e . digital corporation ( e . digital ) filed a lawsuit against the company in the northern district of california accusing the company of infringing u . s . patent nos . 8 , 311 , 522 ( \u201cthe \u2019522 patent\u201d ) ; 8 , 311 , 524 ( \u201cthe \u2019524 patent\u201d ) ; 9 , 002 , 331 ( \u201cthe \u2019331 patent\u201d ) ; and 9 , 178 , 983 ( \u201cthe \u2019983 patent\u201d ) ( collectively , the \u201cpatents - in - suit\u201d ) , which purportedly cover systems and methods for the remote detection , classification , and communication of sensor data . in the complaint , e . digital broadly accuses the company\u2019s arlo wireless camera systems , including the arlo wire - free , arlo q , and arlo q plus cameras ( collectively , the \u201caccused products\u201d ) . the allegations are generally directed at the \u201cremote monitoring and communication\u201d functionality of the accused products . specifically , the complaint alleges that the accused products infringe the patents - in - suit by utilizing sensors - such as cameras and microphones - to collect data and perform various operations - such as send alerts , trigger video recording , or take a snapshot - in response to a classification of the collected sensor data .\n( c ) if the corporation , or an officer or agent thereof , refuses to permit an inspection sought by a stockholder or attorney or other agent acting for the stockholder pursuant to subsection ( b ) of this section or does not reply to the demand within 5 business days after the demand has been made , the stockholder may apply to the court of chancery for an order to compel such inspection . the court of chancery is hereby vested with exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether or not the person seeking inspection is entitled to the inspection sought . the court may summarily order the corporation to permit the stockholder to inspect the corporation ' s stock ledger , an existing list of stockholders , and its other books and records , and to make copies or extracts therefrom ; or the court may order the corporation to furnish to the stockholder a list of its stockholders as of a specific date on condition that the stockholder first pay to the corporation the reasonable cost of obtaining and furnishing such list and on such other conditions as the court deems appropriate . where the stockholder seeks to inspect the corporation ' s books and records , other than its stock ledger or list of stockholders , such stockholder shall first establish that :"]}
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{"id": 55491, "summary": [{"text": "a life net , also known as a browder life safety net or jumping sheet , is a type of rescue equipment formerly used by firefighters .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "when used in the proper conditions , it allowed people on upper floors of burning buildings an opportunity to jump to safety , usually to ground level .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "invented in 1887 , the device was used with varying degrees of success during several notable fires in the 20th century .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "due to advances in firefighting technology , it became obsolete by the 1980s .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "owing to their former prevalence , life nets often feature in popular culture as a running gag , especially in cartoons where they often appear in use during scenes where a fire is taking place . ", "topic": 30}], "title": "life net", "paragraphs": ["individual asp . net server controls have their own life cycle that is similar to the page life cycle . for example , a control ' s\nconsidering that . net 3 . 0 and . net 3 . 5 are dependent on . net 2 . 0 clr does mainstream support for . net 3 . x also end in 4 / 12 / 2011 ?\ni found a . net framework 2 . 0 entry in the support lifetime index , however i was unable to find any entry for . net 3 . 0 and . net 3 . 5 there ( or . net 4 . 0 ) .\nif not , when is the end of mainstream support for . net 3 . 0 and . net 3 . 5 ?\nwhat to make a difference for nature conservation ? join life net nature scientists , dr . dusti becker . . .\nlife net nature is a usa registered non - profit organization 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) . thank you for supporting our work .\naccording to the . net framework 2 . 0 entry mainstream support phase for . net 2 . 0 will end at 4 / 12 / 2011 .\ncopyright \u00a9 2015 globe - net . all rights reserved . | terms & conditions\nwhen will microsoft end mainstream support for existing versions of the . net framework ?\nmicrosoft has published a new article about . net 3 . x support policy :\nhow to compile java7 code with ikvmc for . net framework 3 . 5 support ?\ndoes microsoft provides support for the obsolete methods if used in the latest . net framework\nyou can also make a donation by paypal and support the dengue virus net website .\n\u00a9 2018 dengue virus net . contact us | privacy policy | about us | sitemap\nobject calls this method on each control . all asp . net web server controls have a\nbeginning with . net 3 . 5 sp1 , the . net framework is considered a component of the windows os . components follow the support lifecycle policy of their parent product or platform .\nwhen will microsoft end mainstream support for existing versions of the . net framework ? - 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life iron man suit .\nif unrecognized or untreated , the following symptoms of kidney failure may develop into life - threatening circumstances .\na fisherman freed a whale from a fishing net . then it killed him , friends say . - the washington post\nthe device that caught on was the browder life net , named for the fellow who patented it in 1887 . this is the iconic net of the cartoons , consisting of a rigid circular frame with a round sheet of fabric stretched across the middle from springs , like a trampoline . you unfolded the net on arrival at the fire scene , got 10 to 16 firemen to hold it at shoulder height below a trapped victim , and hoped for the best .\nthe page request occurs before the page life cycle begins . when the page is requested by a user , asp . net determines whether the page needs to be parsed and compiled ( therefore beginning the life of a page ) , or whether a cached version of the page can be sent in response without running the page .\nsome parts of the life cycle occur only when a page is processed as a postback . for postbacks , the page life cycle is the same during a partial - 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death experience . a divorce . a failed friendship or a death of a loved one .\nthe opinions expressed here are the views of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of news - medical . net .\nunderstand the difference between the present value and net present value calculations and how these formulas are used in . . . read answer > >\nborn into poverty , oprah winfrey became the first african american tv correspondent in nashville . \u2014 net worth : 3 billion usd ( 2015 )\nralph lauren was once a clerk at brooks brothers dreaming of men\u2019s ties . \u2014 net worth : 7 . 2 billion usd ( 2015 )\nthe good thing , judging from old press accounts , was that a lot of times life nets worked . the bad thing was that seemingly just about as often they didn\u2019t \u2014 deaths and injuries were common . the practical limit was believed to be six stories ; new york city firefighters in 1900 routinely jumped into a net from that height during their training . surviving a leap from a taller building wasn\u2019t out of the question . in a 1930 chicago fire three people jumped eight stories into a net : two suffered minor injuries , one bounced out and fractured her skull . one daredevil la firefighter tested a life net from ten stories and landed without a scratch .\nby the 1970s , though , life nets were on their way out . hundred - foot aerial ladders had made rescue a less perilous proposition . the last mention of a net i could find was from 1983 ; current firefighting manuals don\u2019t discuss them at all .\nall contents of this web site are copyrighted property of new life arts and / or their respective copyright owners , and may not be reproduced in any manner without prior written consent . new life arts \u2022 508a grand st . \u2022 morgantown wv 26501\nthe factors that make the eio - lca method an efficient and robust tool also limit its use for life cycle assessment .\nif you develop custom controls , you must be familiar with the page life cycle in order to correctly initialize controls , populate control properties with view - state data , and run control behavior code . the life cycle of a control is based on the page life cycle , and the page raises many of the events that you need to handle in a custom control .\ni ' m wondering until when the . net framework 2 . 0 , 3 . 0 , 3 . 5 will be supported by microsoft .\nperhaps your life is already just how you like it \u2014 if that\u2019s the case , you are to be congratulated . but i submit that many of us , while generally happy , have a life not of our own design \u2014 at least not a conscious design .\nluxury goods mogul francois pinault quit high school in 1974 after being bullied for being poor . \u2014 net worth : 4 . 7 billion usd ( 2015 )\nat one time , businessman shahid khan washed dishes for $ 1 . 20 an hour . \u2014 net worth : 5 . 1 billion usd ( 2015 )\nakka . net has its own protocol , akka . tcp . like the http protocol that your browser knows how to interact with , the akka . net framework also knows how to interact with this protocol . you can communicate with actors across the cluster that you have not established any prior direct communication with .\ndesigning your life isn\u2019t easy . you first have to dare to ask yourself these questions . you then have to dare to imagine that it can come true . and then comes the difficult task of changing your life so that it is what you want it to be .\nis a so - 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[ urltoken ] [ omi japan / korea ]\nnet present value is used to estimate the profitability of projects or investments . here ' s how to calculate npv using microsoft . . . read answer > >\nnpv and irr are popular ways to measure the return of an investment project . learn how net present value and internal rate . . . read answer > >\nike phase - 1 ( isakmp ) life time should be greater than ike phase - 2 ( ipsec ) life time . 86400 sec ( 1 day ) is a common default and is normal value for phase 1 and 3600 ( 1 hour ) is a common value for phase 2\nthe crew member swims towards the whale and pushes its nose away from the net . he is soon joined by another man and together they push the fish free .\noracle\u2019s larry ellison dropped out of college after his adoptive mother died and held odd jobs for eight years . net worth : 54 . 1 billion usd ( 2015 )\nakka . net ' s clustering is great . it works as advertised , and you have a lot of power and flexibility in how you deal with the cluster .\nthe following table lists the page life - cycle events that you will use most frequently . there are more events than those listed ; however , they are not used for most page - processing scenarios . instead , they are primarily used by server controls on the asp . net web page to initialize and render themselves . if you want to write custom asp . net server controls , you need to understand more about these events . for information about creating custom controls , see\nmaybe not . there you are on the hundredth floor , with a choice even starker than the one facing somebody staring down at a life net . if you jump , your chances of surviving are infinitesimal but arguably not zero . if you stay you have no chance at all . what do you pick ?\nit is written into the very heart of things . why sacrifice ? because in sacrifice , we attempt to\ngive back\nlife itself .\nthe discounted cash flow ( dcf ) method can be difficult to apply to real - life valuations . find out where it comes up short .\nkidney transplants may provide better quality of life than dialysis . after one year , 95 % of transplanted kidneys are still functioning and after five years , the number is 80 % . it seems that the longer a patient is on dialysis , the shorter the life of the transplanted kidney .\n\u201cwe would like to express our gratitude to animals life net for inviting us to be part of their project . we created our tunisian animal welfare society ten years ago and have run this dog & cat shelter for the same period ; sustaining the shelter is not easy ; our means are limited and adoptions in tunisia are neither numerous nor of good quality ; so we rely on adoptions abroad ( a few every year ) . so the visibility offered to us by being present on animals life net internet portal and we hope to see positive effects of this participation in the future . thanks again ! \u201d ( \u201csos animaux\u201d , tunise )\nleonardo del vecchio grew up in an orphanage and later worked in a factory where he lost part of his finger . \u2014 net worth : 21 billion usd ( 2015 )\nlegendary trader george soros survived the nazi occupation of hungary . he arrived in london as an impoverished college student . \u2014 net worth : 24 . 2 billion usd ( 2015 )\nafter his father died , business magnate li ka - shing had to quit school to help support his family . \u2014 net worth : 33 . 5 billion usd ( 2015 )\npages also support automatic event wire - up , meaning that asp . net looks for methods with particular names and automatically runs those methods when certain events are raised . if the\nno more money problems . no more stress or feeling overworked . no more loneliness . and you definitely won\u2019t be lacking in the love - life department .\nalso known as having - an - excuse - for - everything disorder . to fix the problems in your life you must have power over them . you can\u2019t have power over aspects of your life unless you take responsibility for them . therefore if you don\u2019t take responsibility for what happens to you , you fail .\nthere ' s an old comedy clich\u00e9 about firemen holding a big net and asking people to jump to safety . is this a fictional invention , or was there really a time when this was how we rescued people from burning buildings ? if there was , what was the highest someone could leap from and be saved by a net being stretched between human hands ? ?\nusing internal rate of return and net present value for capital budgeting evaluations often end in the same result . but there are times when using npv to discount cash flows makes more sense .\nbecause as much as i joke about it , this really is the solution to all of our life\u2019s problems : our faith in the beliefs that define us and bind us to those around us . we rely on these dogmas to get us through the day and to get us through life in one piece . whether it\u2019s the big j - man or mohammed or empirical skepticism or blind hedonism , these fundamental beliefs align us and form the basis of all of our life\u2019s values and decisions .\nso today let\u2019s take a look at one way to consciously design your life . it\u2019s not the only way , but it\u2019s a path to happiness that i\u2019d recommend .\nthey say it would also create a net gain of 24 million long - term jobs , all by 2050 , and at the same time limit global warming to 1 . 5\u00b0c or less .\ngreat news ! \u201cnoah\u2019s ark\u201d dog shelter from malta received a feed delivery from our animalslife . net project . many thanks to all who participated in a food purchasing for the shelter ! together we make the life of homeless animals a little better . new feed delivery to the dog shelter \u201cnoah\u2019s ark\u201d in malta ! was last modified : march 12th , 2018 by admin\nforever 21 founder do won chang worked as a janitor , gas station attendant , and in a coffee shop when he first moved to america . \u2014 net worth : 6 billion usd ( 2015 )\nchances are , a profound struggle in one area of your life will bleed over into other aspects of your life . the principles of failure are rarely prejudiced . the behaviors and thoughts that sabotage you in one area of your life will stalk you in other areas . that reticence to ever ask someone out on a date probably plays out in your failure to move to a new city , to take that new job , the timidity around your domineering co - workers , your passive - aggressive relationships with your family members .\njohn paul dejoria , the man behind a hair - care empire and patron tequila , once lived in a foster home and his car . \u2014 net worth : 2 . 8 billion usd ( 2015 )\nmuch like my first foray ' s into f # , akka . net allows you to solve problems in a different way . much of akka . net ' s benefits are ' publicised ' arounds it clustering capabilities . and while these are certainly apparent and useful , it is the design patterns that you can create and use that is really what makes me excited about the actor model and this technology .\nhink of something in your life that you\u2019ve wanted to accomplish but haven\u2019t . something deep down . whether it\u2019s because you haven\u2019t gotten around to it , are too timid to go for it , or you took a shot and failed spectacularly . conjure up in your mind that big failure of your life . perhaps you\u2019re in the middle of it now .\nthird party scripts and code linked to or referenced from this website are licensed to you by the parties that own such code , not by microsoft . see asp . net ajax cdn terms of use \u2013 urltoken\nalong with the metaphysically grounded\ndue ,\njustice presupposes that man is a\nsocial animal ,\nwho requires other men not only to provide him with the material necessities of life , but , also , to develop within him his moral , spiritual , and intellectual life . as aristotle rightly stated ,\nonly gods or beasts can live alone .\nthere are numerous situations in life which may seem completely unfair and insurmountable , like god decided to piss in your corn flakes\u00ae unfair , and there\u2019s nothing you can do about it .\nlook , i\u2019m no freud , but in my experience , people crippled by indifference don\u2019t overcome it until some other emotional issue in their life is uprooted , confronted and kicked out .\nclass that you can override in order to add code that executes at specific points in the page life cycle . ( for a complete list of page methods and events , see the\nbelow is one version of the so - called\nlincoln failures\nlist , shown in bold type . it ' s often used to inspire people to overcome life ' s difficulties with lincoln as a model . then look at the right column with other facts from lincoln ' s pre - presidential life . history professor lucas morel compiled this comparison from the chronology in\npolice have praised the bravery of a girl who saved her brother ' s life during an early morning fire in melbourne ' s north - east , while the children were home alone .\njust to point out , those are ' mainstream ' support dates but ' extended ' support continues for 5 years , so tons of people will continue to use . net 3 . 5 sp1 for example into 2020 .\nthe design for life approach contributes to the sustainable stewardship of our environment , communities , and their resources . design for life nurtures a community\u2019s civic identity by activating places and fostering programs that improve environmental education . design for life enhances public health benefits , an outcome that continues to be associated with the availability of public green space . with nearly two decades of constructed projects , tgda\u2019s award - winning portfolio has proven that large and small - scale green urban projects are important and reliable catalysts for economic , social , and environmental benefits in local neighborhoods , cities , and regions .\ngl\u00e4ser , jochen & laudel , grit ( 2013 ) . life with and without coding : two methods for early - stage data analysis in qualitative research aiming at causal explanations [ 96 paragraphs ] .\ntom scott said : ' the feat was and is amazing to watch , it ' s good to see people who care and is willing to risk life and limb to save our planet . '\ndesign for life is dedicated to prior and current tgda staff , the visionaries and makers who have jointly and diligently contributed to creating this ethic of practice and its success , and to the future tgda staff who will enable this aspiration moving forward . using design for life , tgda seeks to continue as an innovative resource , providing excellent design services for the benefit of local neighborhoods , cities and regions .\n\u201cfrom our experience our participation in your project has as a result already been successful in assisting us in all original aims . congratulate animalslife . net team for their great achievement ! we are sure , you have succeeded in your aims to help animal lovers to donate food to animal shelters , encourage people to adopt animals and do voluntary work at shelters . the animalslife . net website is also encourages better treatment of animals . you have also created a window to observe global efforts in the rescue of abandoned animals . we look forward to another year of cooperation . on behalf of our team at noah\u2019s ark dog sanctuary i have to thank all the animalslife . net team for your generous work . \u201d\nthis design life brings you hand picked quality design and inspiration from all over the world . we also take a look into the lives of designers . what makes us tick and what makes us better .\ntake the diabetes quiz and learn the causes , signs , symptoms , and types of this growing epidemic . what does diabetes have to do with obesity and diet ? learn about life as a diabetic .\ni am typing this with tears in my eyes as i can finally move on with my life and achieve my life goal of buying a house and starting a family . $ 48 , 496 of mostly student loan debt ( i included my car in this total ) paid off in 19 months - 12 of those months i was making just $ 40 - $ 41k / yr at my full - time job .\nas in most high - risk businesses , tax losses are an important consideration for life science startups . indeed , given that only one company in 20 or 30 ultimately succeeds , a tax loss is frequently the only asset the company generates . how well that card is played can make a big difference in mitigating investor losses . in some circumstances , accumulated net operating losses ( nols ) can even serve as the keystone of a successful successor company .\nas akka . net is a framework , most people are interested in how it sits as a whole , before drilling into specifics . much of what i ' ve found can probably be applied to other actor model implementations such as orleans .\n\u201d it is great to be a part of your project . we feel much closer to our supporters since they could see in live , without leaving their homes , how the cats are spending their time in \u201cold cat shelter\u201d . old cat is pretty remote from the public transfer and this project gives opportunity even to the most distant follower to participate in the everyday life and activities of the residents of \u201cold cat shelter\u201d . thank you animalslife . net ! \u201d\nto help customers better manage this end - of - life transition and understand the role that sitecore can play in helping customers use the latest sitecore platforms and technologies , the sitecore product support lifecycle policy is explained .\nif you create a custom control , you typically override this method to output the control ' s markup . however , if your custom control incorporates only standard asp . net web server controls and no custom markup , you do not need to override the\nat some point we all must admit the inevitable : life is short , not all of our dreams can come true , so we should carefully pick and choose what we have the best shot at and commit to it .\nthen you double down on what you\u2019re best at and what is best to you . you double down on the most important relationships in your life . you double down on a single mission in life , whether that\u2019s to work on the world\u2019s energy crisis or to be a bitching digital artist or to become an expert in brains or have a bunch of snotty , drooling children . whatever it is , stage three is when you get it done .\nhowever , given that in akka . net everything is concurrent by default it does make automated testing more difficult . thankfully akka . net comes with a testkit , which makes unit tests much simpler to write , and more reliable . unfortunately , in my experience , once you have a large suite of automated tests , you can sometimes get random test failures . this is more likely to occur in tests involving a scheduler ( or testscheduler ) and in tests that are closer to integration tests , rather than unit tests .\ni wouldn ' t use akka . net on every project . and i ' d certainly consider alternate actor model implementations based on the project . however , i definitely will continue to invest my time in the technology based on my experiences with it to date .\njeremy stretch is a network engineer living in the raleigh - durham , north carolina area . he is known for his blog and cheat sheets here at packet life . you can reach him by email or follow him on twitter .\nthe prognosis is good for some people with cirrhosis of the liver , and the survival can be up to 12 years ; however the life expectancy is about 6 months to 2 years for people with severe cirrhosis with major complications .\nlife nets were one of many gambits by which the urbanites of a century ago coped with the joys of city life . if disease , filth , or poverty didn\u2019t get you , there was a good chance fire would . the ability to construct tall buildings profitably far outstripped the means to make them safe . fatal fires were an everyday occurrence . newspapers and reformers campaigned for tougher laws and better firefighting equipment , but it took decades before these improvements had any effect .\nwithin each stage of the life cycle of a page , the page raises events that you can handle to run your own code . for control events , you bind the event handler to the event , either declaratively using attributes such as\nnews - medical . net provides this medical information service in accordance with these terms and conditions . please note that medical information found on this website is designed to support , not to replace the relationship between patient and physician / doctor and the medical advice they may provide .\nthe nol that carries over following a change in control is also affected by the company ' s net unrealized built - in gains ( nubig ) or net unrealized built - in losses ( nubil ) , i . e . , the amount by which the fair market value of the company ' s assets exceeds or fall short of the company ' s total tax basis in the assets . a loss corporation with a nubig in its assets may generally add the nubig to its available nol ( after the two limitations described above are imposed ) if such built in gains are recognized within five years of the change in control . conversely , a loss corporation with a nubil in its assets must treat those losses as if they were pre - change net operating losses subject to the two - prong sec . 382 limitations described above .\nnew life arts is a husband and wife design team based in morgantown , west virginia . as artists and designers with more than 25 years of combined experience , we have had the pleasure of participating in many varied and interesting design projects .\nvazquez says this is the problem affecting science and technology in the philippines . \u201cwe are a country with less in life , but more in imagination . that\u2019s what you need in invention\u2014imagination . as they say , necessity is the mother of invention . people who have less in life have more imagination . so we are very rich with imagination . we are very rich with what we can do for the better , but we are very poor in helping one another , \u201d says vazquez .\ni ' m not going to discuss all of the benefits of akka , akka . net , and the actor model . there is plenty of content that can be found online for this . what i am going to talk about are some of the less obvious things that i discovered .\nyou ' re also going to have to consider performance , particularly in regards to network io . the akka . net team could write the best networking code in the world , but if your communication is very chatty or contains large message payloads , it ain ' t going to matter .\n\u201cafter some months working with animals life we have to say we are happy with the cooperation . a lot of people watch us and tell us they follow what our cats do at night or even during the day . \u201d ( \u00abgutuari\u00bb , spain )\never fancied getting into the badass flying iron suit of tony stark from the hollywood blockbluster movie \u2018iron man\u2019 ? well , if you didn\u2019t , this genius british inventor certainly did and also built his very own functioning real - life iron man flight suit .\nyou must scare the living shit out of your followers to do this . and sure , maybe you make up a thing or two along the way . but look , it\u2019s worth it . you want to solve all your life problems , right ?\nthus , npv is a useful starting point to value investments , but certainly not a definitive answer that an investor can rely on for all investment decisions . to learn more , check out discounted cash flow analysis and what ' s the difference between net present value and internal rate of return ?\n( from hendrickson , c . t . , lave , l . b . , matthews , h . s . ( 2006 ) . environmental life cycle assessment of goods and services : an input - output approach . resources for the future press . )\nit\u2019s a fact of human nature that people are most impressionable when things are worst in their lives . hell , show me a poor and starving person with no prospects of improving his / her life and i\u2019ll show you a religious zealot waiting to happen .\ni ' ve been using akka . net in a real - world commercial project for a large organisation that operates in the finance industry . this project has been in development for 6 months now . i ' ve wrapped up some of my thoughts on the technology / actor model in this post .\nlife is hard . it doesn\u2019t matter who you are , there are always things you cannot control . you can accept it and let it stop you from getting what you want . or you can stop making an excuse for why you can\u2019t fulfill your potential .\nin general terms , the page goes through the stages outlined in the following table . in addition to the page life - cycle stages , there are application stages that occur before and after a request but are not specific to a page . for more information , see\nshe ' s not only saved her brother ' s life but herself as well . she could have just left the unit on her own but she ' s gone back into the house to get him out , so she ' s done a great job .\nstage three is the great consolidation of one\u2019s life . out go the friends who are draining you and holding you back . out go the activities and hobbies that are a mindless waste of time . out go the old dreams that are clearly not coming true anytime soon .\nin 2003 , karr was a 32 - year - old new yorker just enjoying life . but then , a regular checkup at her doctor ' s office resulted in a diagnosis of a rare and incurable stage iv cancer called epithelioid hemangioendothelioma , existing in her liver and lungs .\nafter vacationing in canada , roosevelt developed polio , which eventually left him paralyzed from the waist down for the rest of his life . even though he couldn ' t walk , he went on to lead the country as one of the most respected and memorable presidents in history .\ndialysis is life saving . without it , patients whose kidneys no longer function would die relatively quickly due to electrolyte abnormalities and the buildup of toxins in the blood stream . patients may live many years with dialysis but other underlying and associated illnesses often are the cause of death .\nthanks so much for helping . i too volunteer and never feel that it\u2019s enough . how can i get my shelter ( legit charity ) on your list ? it\u2019s the verde valley humane society in cottonwood , az . aka the adopt for life center for animals . thanks for any info !\nafter years of successful professional experience , glenn buckley , dvm and his brother , scott , decided that they wanted to do something that truly makes an impact and is unique . after giving it some thought , they started a groundbreaking online pet pharmacy in which 100 % of net profits ( after expenses ) go to animal rescues and shelters .\nbut winfrey ' s tragic past didn ' t stop her from becoming the force she is today . she excelled as an honors student in high school , and won an oratory contest which secured her a full scholarship to college . now the entrepreneur and personality has the admiration of millions and a net worth of $ 2 . 9 billion .\nstate nol rules may offer other opportunities as well . new jersey , in particular , has favorable nol rules that give life science companies more flexibility in handling their losses . in new jersey , life science companies with nols are allowed to sell their nol claims to profitable companies as tax shields . this rule has freed millions in nol assets that might otherwise have been lost and created thousands of new jobs . of course , the new jersey rules do not carry over to allow these losses to be used without the two limitations described above under the federal tax rules , and they are only for use in new jersey .\nmitchell and barzee were taken into custody as suspected kidnappers , and eventually convicted . on august 31 , mitchell was transferred to federal prison to begin serving a life sentence for his crimes . the abduction of elizabeth and her recovery were the subject of a made - for - television movie and a published book .\nevents might occur much later in the page life cycle than the same events for controls created declaratively . therefore , from the time that they are instantiated , dynamically added controls and controls in templates raise their events one after the other until they have caught up to the event during which it was added to the\nbut people stuck in stage two spend most of their time convincing themselves of the opposite . that they are limitless . that they can overcome all . that their life is that of non - stop growth and ascendance in the world , while everyone else can clearly see that they are merely running in place .\nit was the most heroic thing i ' ve ever seen in my life ,\neve said .\nwe opened the door and we just fell in and she laid on top of us and just stayed there and kept us alive \u2026 that ' s where we laid until the fireman found us .\nhowever , he later denied that this meant he was well on his way to becoming the real - life tony stark , saying :\nand , uhh no ( zillionth person who asked ) , i am not going to make an im suit , however design by hand - manipulated hologram is actually useful .\n\u00b5\nif i told you i could deliver a building that saved you operating costs in energy , water , and waste while delivering a superior indoor environment for its occupants and do so at no additional construction cost , wouldn ' t you want that ? if so , please contact us and lets bring your vision to life .\nbut that was rare . in the infamous triangle garment factory fire of 1911 , flames raced through the top three floors of a ten - story building in lower manhattan . scores of panicked workers , mostly young women , leaped from the windows . some plummeted to the sidewalk even before firefighters arrived and set up their nets . two women who had jumped together ripped through one net , followed close after by a third . another woman landed in a net but died of internal injuries later . deliverymen stretched out a tarp hoping to save some of the leapers ; the first hurtling body ripped it from their grasp . with corpses literally piling up at the foot of the building , nets were soon abandoned as futile . in all , 146 people died .\n1 . when did you realise you wanted to be a designer ? i was several years into adult life before pursuing design . first , i dropped out of college . then spent four years in the u . s . marine corps . it was my second attempt at college , within a focused design curriculum , . . .\nthere\u2019s no in - between here . there\u2019s no argument . if you\u2019re not with us , you\u2019re against us . and in the name of the great manatee , those who are against us are doomed to a life of self - hatred and will inevitably destroy themselves and the world with them . they must be stopped at all costs .\njumping from lower heights wasn\u2019t much safer . leapers sometimes struck something on the way down , landed on a fireman , or missed entirely . things could go wrong even if you were on target . in 1910 four women made the mistake of clinging to one another as they jumped from a burning four - story factory in newark , new jersey . they tore through the net and were killed .\nyet towards the end of her life ( lamarr died in 2000 ) , she began to receive the recognition she deserved for her brains , not just her beauty . anthony loder accepted a pioneer award from the american electronic frontier foundation on her behalf in 1997 , and in 2014 was posthumously inducted into the united states national inventors hall of fame .\ndespite these drawbacks , life nets remained a standard piece of firefighting equipment for years . as late as 1960 the boston globe saw fit to spend a full page explaining optimal leaping technique . ( hint : jump in a seated position with your limbs out in front of you , trying to land on your butt or the small of your back . )\nprevention is the best chance to maintain kidney function , and controlling high blood pressure and diabetes over a lifetime can decrease the potential for progressive kidney damage . chronic kidney failure may be managed by to help monitor electrolyte and waste product levels in the bloodstream . major abnormalities can be life threatening , and treatment options may be limited to dialysis or transplant .\nbut the affliction of attention saturation disorder is not limited to useless social media interactions . earlier this year i experimented with giving up sports and politics for a month . i was blown away with how much information i once considered vital and important soon felt like meaningless fluff \u2014 sensationalized info - tainment meant to keep me clicking rather than informing and influencing my life .\nstage three is all about maximizing your own potential in this life . it\u2019s all about building your legacy . what will you leave behind when you\u2019re gone ? what will people remember you by ? whether that\u2019s a breakthrough study or an amazing new product or an adoring family , stage three is about leaving the world a little bit different than the way you found it .\non january 13 , 1993 , esposito police uncovered the bunker , where they found the still - alive , but traumatized girl ( she later said that esposito raped her . ) he was sentenced to fifteen years to life , a sentence he is still serving . in 2013 she , as so many other victims have , wrote an emotionally - compelling book about her experience .\nwhen confronted with life\u2019s biggest opportunities , most of us shit the bed . and then we enact a number of strategies to avoid the pain and pressure inherent in reaching for our dreams . below are 10 of the most common strategies for reluctance i can think of . we\u2019ll start at the shallow end and work our way to the deep end . read it and weep .\nvazquez now regularly flies between the philippines and china , where he sees his big ideas come to life . he developed the prototype of an outdoor cooling solution with a timer in guangzhou where young technical experts helped him find the necessary components such as high - pressure pumps , fine nozzles , switches , monitors , timer , automatic shut - off mechanism , hose and water tank .\nthe now - freed stan went on to live a productive life . she went to school for an accounting degree , married , had a daughter , and also joined an organization to help abused women . as for cameron hooker , he received a multiple consecutive sentences for sexual assaults , kidnapping , and using a knife in the process , for a total of 104 years\u2019 imprisonment .\nfictional invention ? comedy clich\u00e9 ? spoken like a true child of our coddled age . you think life nets are mythical because jumping into a patch of canvas from ( say ) 75 feet up seems insanely dangerous . dangerous , sure , but insane ? i don\u2019t think so . years ago those trapped in the upper stories of blazing buildings often faced a simple choice : leap or fry .\nthe \u201cspiritual guru , \u201d osho basically did exactly this for decades . his followers gave up all of their life savings and he spent it on rolls royces . seriously . i\u2019m not even making this up . then there are gurus like adi da or david koresh who skipped the expensive cars and went straight to fucking all of their female followers . it\u2019s good to be a guru . \u21b5\nlook out for the possibility of irc changes in the future too . the success of this rule in new jersey as a way to generate new jobs has led some industry observers to suggest that it might work on the national level as well . they argue that a simple rule change could generate billions in new biotech investment , greatly expanding the money now available for life science research and development .\nbut enough of that , let\u2019s talk about me . if you\u2019re unhappy with your life in any way , if you feel lost or forgotten , if you\u2019re depressed or anxious or lonely or broke or undersexed , allow me to suggest to you the cleansing grace of the great manatee who can show you how to transcend your natural self - hating nature to find everlasting peace and harmony on earth .\ni think people enjoy believing that the apocalypse is always around the corner because it gives them a sense of importance . the idea that they are part of the last generation of civilization and that the responsibility is on them to survive and keep the species going is romantic in a way . and it certainly gives someone who has led an otherwise boring , dreary life something to feel excited about . \u21b5\nfinally , if the cash hasn ' t run out when the company decides to stop its development activities , it is sometimes possible to use the nol in a strategic way by selling all the assets and using the remaining cash to buy profitable income streams in the same line of business ( i . e . , life sciences ) . this is effectively an arbitrage strategy in which an acquisition is made at a taxable discount rate , but application of the nols makes the acquisition ' s income non - taxable . this technique has been used in the life sciences context by loss companies that acquired with leverage pharma royalty streams at a taxable discount rate but subject to the nol shelter . at a 40 % state and federal tax rate , this adds 40 % unleveraged cash flow and significantly greater returns on a leveraged basis ."]}
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", "topic": 19}], "title": "miniatur wunderland", "paragraphs": ["history wall - detailing the growth of miniatur wunderland from year 2000 . - picture of miniatur wunderland , hamburg\nhistory wall - detailing the growth of miniatur wunderland from year 2000 . - picture of miniatur wunderland , hamburg - tripadvisor\nenjoy the miniatur wunderland in a relaxed atmosphere , without jostling at this evening .\nvenedig im miniatur wunderland - \u00fcber 1 . 000 . 000 euro f\u00fcr 9 quadratmeter\nphoto : \u201chistory wall - detailing the growth of miniatur wunderland from year 2000 . \u201d\nboth miniatur wunderland and museum of hamburg history are recommended by professional reviewers . overall , miniatur wunderland ranks significantly better than museum of hamburg history . miniatur wunderland scores 94 with praise from 5 reviewers such as frommer ' s , fodor ' s and atlas obscura .\nlocated in the historic speicherstadt is miniatur wunderland , the largest model railway in the world .\nthe tracks of the railway lead all the way to the polar ocean at the miniatur wunderland .\n[ \u2026 ] the miniatur wunderland is great attraction for young and old . [ \u2026 ] . . .\nfor more incredible scenes , check out google ' s street view full gallery of the miniatur wunderland here .\nthe model railway in miniatur wunderland is the largest in the world . it connects all the areas of the wunderland , which represent some iconic places around the world .\n. . . and railways of miniatur wunderland . keep in mind , this model railway features over 8 miles of track .\nduring the course of several months we created this video , which shows all the variety of miniatur wunderland in just five minutes .\nthe miniatur wunderland is open 365 days a year . the opening hours may vary . please note the following times as orientation :\nhere , you can see a rowdy oktoberfest celebration . the miniatur wunderland features more than 200 , 000 tiny hand - painted citizens .\nto bring new perspective to the massive model railway , google in 2016 built a miniature version of its street view car to capture footage within the miniatur wunderland with an array of tiny mounted cameras . you can actually see all the various worlds within the miniatur wunderland on google street view .\nsince hamburg is the actual city that houses the miniatur wunderland , the creators went out of their way to bring rich detail to the model replica .\none of the most famous landmarks in wunderland ' s bavaria : neuschwanstein castle .\nminiatur wunderland is the world\u2019s largest model train exhibit , and still growing . see trains running through recreations of hamburg and the coast , austria , the grand canyon and scandinavia .\nit ' s christmas all year round in this american mountain town . in december , the little santas will spread out all over miniatur wunderland to deliver presents in time for christmas .\nin our shop you can find many books and dvds about the wunderland and his technology .\nyou don ' t need to be a model railway enthusiast or a 10 - year - old to be blown away by the sheer scale and attention to detail of the miniatur wunderland . full review \u2192\nwith a length of 2 . 2 meters , the aidablu is the largest vessel of wunderland .\nexperience the wunderland in exclusive atmosphere after regular opening hours . free short tours behind the scenes !\nwhen you visit hamburg there are 2 model raisways to visit . the history museum operate a large gauge 1 layout every hour on the hour for 30 mins . miniatur wunderland can get very busy , best to go early .\nbuilt in 1886 , block d in hamburg\u2019s warehouse district is the home of the actual miniatur wunderland , and is nearly identical to the original . the warehouse district has been a world heritage site since july 4 , 2015 . take a look through the window on the fourth floor ! you will see miniatur wunderland\u2019s smallest train , an ice , moving around . synchronized swimmers practice for the olympics in the canal , and a man shows off his muscular strength by lifting a smart car .\ncombine two of hamburg ' s must - sees at a special price : the wunderland and a harbour boat tour .\nthe official video about miniatur wunderland hamburg , the largest model railway in the world , and one of the most successful tourist attractions in germany . on the 1 . 300 m\u00b2 large layout , far more than a thousand trains , aircrafts , cars and ships move about . a wonder of the world in miniature . for more videos from miniature wunderland , hit the subscribe button and leave a like if you want . please , find more information on http : / / www . miniatur - wunderl . . . show less\nminiatur wunderland is a model railway exhibit consisting of nearly 16 , 000 meters of train tracks and representing many places around the world . started in 2000 by twin brothers frederik and gerrit braun , the wunderland has been built with an eye for detail , humor and fantasy . it has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in germany , but many of the places you will explore in this website are not visible to the average visitor . enjoy taking a closer look at the wunderland through this mini - street view .\nsince the opening of the original is experience some difficulties , the founders of miniatur wunderland decided that their own elbe philharmonic hall had to be built . the way to that was long , because even the construction time of the small elbe philharmonic hall doubled ; it was originally supposed to be presented in the spring 2013 . however , when you look at the finished work , you see that every work hour was worth it .\nwhat our model builders created is simply phenomenal ,\nraved gerrit braun , co - founder of miniatur wunderland .\non the car ride through knuffingen , you can get a first hand experience of everyday life , just like they would in one of the 90 self - driving cars in one of the biggest cities in the miniatur wunderland . cops chase a cyclist while the garbage collectors work as usual . graffiti artists have left their mark on a wall and the road has been blocked by a strange scene at the manhole . but don ' t speed in knuffingen ! there are two speed traps in knuffingen . the entire car system in the miniatur wunderland ranges over 1 . 6 km .\nand this is just the beginning ! with constant work in the construction sites , the model world continues to grow from minute to minute . in may 2012 , the exhibition was joined by yet another attraction : knuffingen airport was opened ! the team of gerrit and frederik braun ( founders of miniatur wunderland ) thus completed one of the most technically challenging projects of miniatur wunderland , offering visitors over 100 aeroplanes and other vehicles with fully automated movements . by the provisional completion in 2020 , there are still two further spectacular section to be completed in addition to italy and france in mini format\nnorthern sweden is one of the most northerly points of miniatur wunderland . the bitter cold doesn\u2019t seem to bother the red dala horses . a weather balloon rises to collect the latest weather data . with a real eye for detail , the creators have made the glistening snow from the finest glass dust .\ni have been in a miniature world in budapest . that was great . but miniatur wunderland is that on steroids . simply amazing ! 2 floors full of amazingly detailed computer - controlled miniature worlds . i was traveling with my 13 year old son . i did not have more than . . .\nwunderland bills itself as the world\u2019s largest model railway , but it\u2019s a lot more than lilliputian trains chugging through snowy alpine peaks . full review \u2192\nthe official video about miniatur wunderland hamburg , the largest model railway in the world , and one of the most successful tourist attractions in germany . on the 1 . 300 m\u00b2 large layout , far more than a thousand trains , aircrafts , cars and ships move about . a wonder of the world in miniature . for more videos from miniature wunderland , hit the subscribe button and leave a like if you want . please , find more information on urltoken\nafter 364 construction days , 350 , 000 euro construction costs and 13 , 000 work hours , elbe philharmonic hall and hafencity were opened in miniatur wunderland on 13 november 2013 . within the context of a festive event , the smallest concert hall in the world was christened with a real concert by the ndr symphony orchestra .\nthe miniatur wunderland is without doubt a ' wonder ' not only because of its landscape and surface area , but also due to the technology used to under - pin the exhibit . gerrit braun and the model - making team have pushed the limits of model construction , with a large part of the exhibit custom - designed and built .\non a hill above the village you can see a castle built in the traditional style of this part of germany . in the distance is one of the longest bridges in miniatur wunderland , where the ice high speed train line rushes to pick up its passengers . in the countryside , people are farming , grazing cattle and growing grapes in the vineyards .\nafter being built for over a year , the miniature elbphilharmonie has been ceremoniously inaugurated . having cost over 4 million euros for completion , the model has required more than twice its planned budget . the elbphilharmonie offers a very special moment for visitors of the miniatur wunderland : while the building opens up , musicians play\npeter and the wolf\nby sergei prokofiev .\nthere\u2019s a place in northern germany where a kid can be a kid . and in this same place , the inner child of every adult screams to be set free . this is one of europe\u2019s most visited attractions . this is miniature wonderland ( or miniatur wunderland in german ) . but you\u2019d be mistaken if you assumed that miniature wonderland is only a kid\u2019s thing .\nwhen the festivalgoers turn away from the stage , do they know that they are looking at one of the most expensive plots of building land in the world ? this very piece of land was auctioned off by the miniatur wunderland in 2007 for the benefit of children\u2019s charities for 154 , 000 euros per square meter \u2013 as expensive as building land in new york or london .\nno fewer than 30 , 000 liters of water flow into the northern part of the baltic sea in miniatur wunderland . care has been taken to ensure that everything is realistic here too : the 25 ships that sail must adapt their course to the tides . the water rises and falls in 25 - minute cycles . have you spotted the moose pulling a little wooden hut ?\na little piece of contemporary history has been captured here : hamburg\u2019s \u201cgeneration move\u201d techno parade . right at the front is the efx float . this is a hint to the past : efx was a series of regular techno events in the disco club owned by the founder of miniatur wunderland at the time . the german rowing eights are training on the elbe for their next competition .\nclick around the airport to see people getting on and off various flights at the airport or waiting inside for their planes to arrive . on the ground employees carry out a variety of tasks . visitors to miniatur wunderland are often fascinated by the fully functioning airport , and even the residents are in awe : you can see them lined up on the roof terrace to watch the comings and goings .\nthis is where it all began . opened in 2001 as one of the three original sections , central germany is one of the most hidden corners of miniatur wunderland , which normally cannot be seen like this . the idyllic half - timber houses and church with stained - glass windows are the setting for a quaint village life , where people have time to stop and chat by the village fountain .\nminiatur wunderland is a definitely must - visit in hamburg , the attraction is located within the speicherstadt area ( warehouse district ) which is marked as unesco heritage site . this is an attraction that both adults and kids love , well deserving of its no . 1 attraction title in hamburg . when it started off in 2000 , it just started of 1 section , and now it has . . .\nclick through the scandinavian countryside past this traditional windmill to explore one of the most popular ares of miniatur wunderland . occupying 300 square meters of the exhibit , scandinavia is home to the biggest structure in wunderland \u2013 the eight - meter - long storeb\u00e6ltbr\u00fccke ( great belt bridge ) . no fewer than 100 suspender cables made from 80 meters of fishing line hold the bridge on the main suspension cables . just after the tunnel , you will pass through a typically scandinavian town with its colorful houses , before reaching egeskov castle , which in reality is located on the danish island of funen . the castle was built completely by hand and took 250 hours of work .\na replica of the terminal building at hamburg airport has been built down to the last detail . the color scheme and the designs \u2013 from the display boards to the telephone booths \u2013 are all true to the original . each of the 15 - millimeter - high figures has their own luggage . this image gives you an insight into the scene that remains hidden to the visitors at miniatur wunderland as the roof of the airport was removed to capture these panoramas .\none of the ten most expensive skyscrapers in the world , the elbphilharmonie in hamburg is a political issue : loved by culture vultures , but harshly criticized by opponents due to the ever spiraling costs and frequent delays . originally scheduled to open in 2010 , it hasn ' t been completed yet . however , this shouldn\u2019t bother visitors at miniatur wunderland . they can admire the completed mini elbphilharmonie in all its glory . look out for the bascule bridge , which opens to let ships through .\nclick along the train track from the terminal station of bergheim and get a special view over knuffingen with austria in the distance . the train tracks leading through knuffingen extend over exactly 1 km . view closely and discover details that can ' t be seen by regular visitors , like the couple that ' s sitting comfortably on the meadow , enjoying their picnic . or the eagle monument , donated by the miniatur wunderland ' s fictional count zu l\u00f6wenstein , whose grand estate is located in knuffingen .\nminiatur wunderland , unlike most other exhibitions of this size , is run without any kind of government aid . in the construction phase , the two brothers travelled around germany and looked at different model layouts . hundreds of ideas were explored in order to create a model train experience that would be entertaining for the whole family . enclosing the layout behind a window pane wouldn\u2019t be part of the plan . instead , the vision was to create a giant , immersive experience . \u201cour idea was to build a world that men , women , and children would be equally astonished and amazed at\u201d , says co - creator gerrit braun about their philosophy . with this philosophy and thousands of ideas in mind , the twin brothers visited gerhad dauscher in the city of m\u00fchlhausen ( near neumarkt ) . gerhard was infected with the concept instantly , and cancelled all his contracts and appointments . this day was essential for miniatur wunderland turning out to be the place it is today . prior to construction , a team had to be compiled . the three held a model maker casting , which more than 150 persons applied for , 40 of which were invited to attend . based on the casting , gerhard compiled a team of model creators , 95 % of which were not classical model - makers , but excellent craftsmen instead . thus , the construction of miniatur wunderland began . the original layout was 300 sqm large . it grew to be 1300 sqm as of today , but even many more layouts are planned until 2020 . in our weekly reports you will find documentation about the construction progress from the very beginning .\never since the year 2000 the miniatur wunderland has been steadily growing . most currently our 9 . world italy was opened on february 21st , 2018 . further theme worlds have been planned until 2028 . from the very beginning we have kept our construction sites and our workshops open for our visitors . we wanted to make sure that you would always have the chance to watch our model builders and technicians while they were working and see how the landscapes were coming along . here you will find pictures and information about the already built worlds .\nif you would like to visit the wunderland without big crowds and in a relaxing atmosphere , we would like to recommend our four special evening events to you . each unique and special in it\u2019s own way . we are sure that there is the right highlight for everyone .\nwho isn ' t familiar with the stone monument dedicated to former us presidents washington , jefferson , roosevelt , and lincoln ? of course , this famous landmark had to be included in the american section of the wunderland . it has been meticulously formed from plaster and then inserted into the model mountainscape .\nthe 930 trains with nearly 14 , 450 railway wagons , 228 , 000 trees , 215 , 000 figures , 8 , 850 cars , 13 , 000 metres of track , 3 , 660 buildings and bridges , were set up in minute detail by 230 employees in over 580 , 000 man - hours . in this superlative model landscape , you witness realistic railway operations entirely computer - controlled . there is even day and night in the railway world - and that ' s every 15 minutes . miniatur wunderland has been presenting hafencity and elbe philharmonic hall in a small format since recently . look forward to the smallest concert hall in the world !\nthe street and the parking lot in front of the airport are busy as always . there are over 4000 cars in the parking garage - no other section of the wunderland is home to this many vehicles . real - life visitors can discover many interesting things going on in front of the highly detailed airport that has taken more than 5 years to build .\nclick through one of the numerous tunnels and get a rare view of the inner workings of the within the wunderland . these tunnels allow the trains to navigate through mountains and other supportive structures . a weight lifter seems to have lost their dumbbell along the side of the tracks . as you emerge from the tunnel , see if you can find the rock climbers practicing on the walls above .\nthe usa in hamburg draws crowds with its desert metropolis and paradise for gamblers , las vegas : more than 10 % of all wunderland lights \u2013 around 33 , 000 \u2013 are installed here . the landscape of the other areas is breathtaking as well : the keys and cape canaveral pass directly into las vegas , and the grand canyon is only separated by a highway from mount rushmore and yosemite park .\nin order to estimate whether they might have enough visitors to cover expenses , the brothers decided to carry out a survey . more than 3 , 000 persons with different social demographic attributes were questioned via internet , rating 45 attractions listed , some of which were fictitious , and which ones they would visit in hamburg . the ficticious miniatur wunderland came in third in men\u2019s voting , but it was at the bottom of the list with women . despite this ambiguous result the twin brothers had made up their mind : \u201cwe are going to build the largest model railroad in the world . \u201c why hamburg , why the historic warehouse district ? \u201chamburg is the most beautiful and most perfect city in the world\u201c , frederik and gerrit will answer , when being asked about their home town . both are citizens of hamburg with all their hearts , and are deeply connected and commited to the city . they agreed that the world\u2019s largest model railroad has to be in hamburg . the search for an appropriate location within the city proved to be difficult . they wanted to find a spot which is attractive and easy to reach for tourists and hamburg citizens , and which offers floor space of about 2 , 000 sqm per floor with allowance for future expansion . moreover , the architectural style has to be suitable for a model railroad , and the lease has to be affordable . with the help of the chamber of commerce a contact was made to hamburger hafen und logistik ag ( hhla ) . the hhla was instantly enthusiastic about the idea , and offered the spaces at kehrwieder at fair conditions . and that is how the location was found . how was wunderland financed ? it didn\u2019t take long to realize that a model railroad of this size and love for detail will be very expensive , and can only be financed by loans . the braun brothers took an a4 sized paper with a draft of their idea and went to their bank asking for a credit of 2 million d - mark . both of them were sure that bankers would be laughing at them \u2013 2 million d - mark , an a4 sized paper and a dream of a model railraod\u2026 that doesn\u2019t necessarily sound plausible to a banker \u2013 they thought . they were all the more csurprised when the bank granted the loan soon after . in hindsight , the calculation turned out to be completely wrong ; 2 mio . d - mark investment turned into almost 10 mio . euros to this day . fortunately , they misjudged the number of visitors as well \u2013 in june 2009 the 6 millionth visitor walked into the exhibit .\ngoing back to the summer of 1984 , i spent dozens of hours holed up in the basement of my parent\u2019s house with my friend petey . together , petey and i were building the world\u2019s biggest and more impressive train set . and it was amazing to our young eyes .\nit had two sets of track , two mountains , a gravel airport , a river , a small pond , a stream , a waterfall , tunnels , a town , roads , trees and everything that would turn the make - believe world believable . in retrospect , we were ahead of our time . we were doing on a small scale what miniature wonderland would ultimately perfect .\nnow , 32 years later , miniature wonderland has reached the apex of our childhood ambitions . miniature wonderland is quite simply the most amazing thing you will ever see . this is the world\u2019s largest model train set . and it\u2019s still years away from final completion .\nthe current model railway is massive and occupies several floors of a warehouse in the historic speicherstadt district . there are over 65 , 000 feet of track , which is divided up into sections . these include several germany sections ( central germany , hamburg city , the fictitious city of knuffingen and its airport ) , austria , the united states , scandinavia , switzerland , and italy .\nthere are still several sections left in development before the project is completely finished around 2025 : monaco , england / scotland , france , ireland , and benelux .\nwhile the scale of the railway is massive . the most impressive elements can be found in the miniature : a group of sunbathers at a lake splashing each other in the water , a parade in a german village with everyone in lederhosen , or superman responding to an accident where a car went through a guardrail and nearly toppled over a cliff .\nthere is something to see everywhere . and everything moves . sure , you\u2019d expect the trains to run on a model railway , and they do . but the cars drive down the street . cable cars whisk skiers to the tops of mountains to ski . and the skiers can go down the hill . and some people move . and the rollercoaster goes on thrilling rides . and ships sail across water . and the airplanes at the airport take off\u2026and land .\nevery 15 minutes , the day becomes night and miniature wonderland can be experienced in a whole new way . all of the trains , cars and buildings have lights , which come on . and the streetlights actually light up . and the car headlights turn on .\nthe attention to detail at miniature wonderland is something i never would have dreamed possible . when i spent the summer of 1984 working away in the basement on my model railway , this is exactly what i thought i was creating . somewhere along the way , i gave up on model trains .\nbut i\u2019m thrilled somebody didn\u2019t give up on train sets . miniature wonderland is what happens when you follow your dreams . and it\u2019s absolutely awesome to visit !\nminiature wonderland is open 365 days a year . general hours of operation are from 9 : 30 - 18 : 00 . hours are slightly longer on tuesdays , saturdays , sundays and public holidays . lines can be quite long on weekends and school holidays , so pre - booking your timeslot online can be quite smart .\ntickets are adult \u20ac13 . 00 for adults and \u20ac6 . 50 for children . other ticket options and packages are available .\nminiature wonderland is conveniently located within the speicherstadt district . there are several parking garages nearby if arriving by private car . however , public transit is also convenient . the nearest metro station ( called the u - bahn in hamburg ) is baumwall , located on the u3 ( yellow line ) .\nthere are number of accommodation options nearby . check out prices at nearby hotels . we stayed at the nearby ameron hotel speicherstadt .\nwe visited hamburg and miniature wonderland thanks to the german national tourist board . all opinions of the small and fantastic are our own . note : some links may be affiliate links , which means travel addicts may earn a few pennies if you buy something \u2013 all at no additional cost to you .\nlance longwell is the co - founder of travel addicts . he has visited all 50 of the united states as well as 60 countries on 5 continents \u2013 all in search of the world\u2019s perfect sausage . when he\u2019s not traveling ( or writing about travel ) , you\u2019ll find him reading a good book .\nthis site uses akismet to reduce spam . learn how your comment data is processed .\nnashville seems to have it all . there is live music basically any hour of the day , fun places to hang out and relax , and history stretching back to the early days of america . and don ' t forget the food .\none of the best ways to get to know a country is through its food . and there ' s a lot of delicious stuff to know in the netherlands .\ndespite its proximity to the big cities of austin and san antonio , fredericksburg , texas , is popular because it maintains a small town feel while having so many things to see and do . from wine tasting to taking in the local history , you ' ll never be bored in fredericksburg .\nthe highlight of our entire trip to mexico was a visit to akumal bay for a snorkeling adventure to swim with green sea turtles in the wild . akumal is a wonderful day in the sun and the sea , where the turtles are the stars of the show .\nxcaret and xel - ha are two of the most popular parks in mexico ' s riviera maya . ideally , both places will be on your list . but if your time is limited , which one should you choose ?\ntexas may not be the first place you think of for high - quality wine from the us . but you\u2019d be missing out . these seven wineries in the texas hill country offer remarkable scenery and award - winning wines .\nthere ' s only a little time gap between landing and the next take - off . the loading of luggage , refueling , and cleaning of the cabins is carried out under high pressure .\nduring the harvest time you can ' t be too sure that this hideaway will be safe .\nthe inhabitants of this island can only reach the main land via boat or helicopter . but they appreciate the seclusion of their home .\ntravelers exiting or changing trains at brichur station have the chance of visiting a few beautiful churches and chapels .\ninstead of taking the cog railway you can also take the cable railway from st . wendel to reach the heights of the alps . you do have to change trains a few times though . most often the upper and the valley station are close to one another .\nthe trains in sweden have to face harsh weather conditions . still everything is done to keep up the railway business throughout the winter months .\nwhether with the family , with a good friend or as a group : if you have a further journey to hamburg , you will find in our travel offers the all - round package including travel and accommodation at fair prices .\nevery day we get a lot of great comments from all over the world . we look forward to your feedback at tripadvisor , holidaycheck and google !\ni ' ve been to wonderland for a long time and have to say it ' s just great . . . .\nget the latest videos and news , discuss with other fans or present your own photos and videos .\naus dem tv - studio von knuffingen tv heute kreischende motoren zerrei\u00dfen . . .\nwe use cookies to guarantee you the best possible use of our website . by using this website , you consent to this . read more\nthese facts and figures are a prognosis of what we expect after our preliminary completion .\na healthy pinch of business sense , lots of humanity and attention to detail .\ndiscover this fully - functioning miniature airport complete with departures , landings and a long line at the check - in counter .\ndiscover this southern german region and enjoy its most famous attraction : neuschwanstein castle .\ndiscover the diversity of the small alpine state with its dreamy mountain villages and trains at dizzying heights .\ndiscover the beauty of the austrian countryside on a train , bike or chairlift .\ndiscover a slower pace of life and take in the social scene at the rummelplatz and the dorfplatz .\ndiscover this tiny fictional town and the lives of its 10 , 000 inhabitants .\ndiscover the famous sights of america , from deep canyons to glitz and glamour .\ndiscover flying elves , a ghost ship and a moose - drawn carriage in this humorous look at scandinavia .\ndiscover boat rides along the port and a soccer match in this replica of the real city .\nthe bavarian oktoberfest is the world\u2019s biggest festival , and now also a successful export with celebrations around the world . women in dirndls and men in lederhosen enjoy beer and pretzels around the maypole in the heart of the village square . join in the celebrations and cheer on the parade with the brass band .\ntractor pulling is one of the most popular pastimes among german farmers . join in the fun and see for yourself how far the heavy - laden vehicles can be pulled .\nthe rhaetian railway travels over the imposingly high pillars of the landwasser viaduct in the swiss mountains , past the world - famous swiss landmark : the six - meter - high matterhorn . the passengers have a fantastic view , but they will probably miss one thing : the submarine emerging from the lake .\nthe swiss \u201cking of dance\u201d puts on a huge show with buddha and fountains and the fans are going crazy . but the 21 , 000 men and women dancing and partying are not the only ones enjoying the music . have you spotted the cows and the flying carpet yet ? look carefully ! there are a number of curiosities hidden in the crowd .\nthe party continues on the campsite . people are dancing , drinking , and barbecuing \u2013 and even the nuns are no guarantee that all the visitors will behave themselves . from conga lines to clothes lines , see what you can spot in the campground .\nit proudly towers above the picturesque mountain landscape : the world - famous neuschwanstein castle . almost as elaborate as the original , the model here is has been constructed in great detail and is very accurate . it took the designers more than a year to build the towers , gables , balconies , and battlements from more than 6 , 000 individual parts .\nhuge cranes transport loads , construction workers climb to dizzying heights and the large bridge construction site holds magical appeal for the beholder . cars and trucks drive along the narrow switchbacks below . and what\u2019s happening just around the bend ? a car driver has become impatient and is attempting a risky overtaking maneuver .\nlife in the classic swiss town is lived at a leisurely pace . the residents enjoy their lunchtime in the pedestrian zone . some use the opportunity to shop for new clothes . others just enjoy reading the paper and strolling around town . in the background is the headquarters of swiss post , one of switzerland\u2019s largest employers .\nnext to the winter scene you can see this town square in autumn . the flags tell us that we are in norway where families are enjoying the afternoon outside their colorful wooden houses . on the steps you can see a bride and groom who have just said\ni do !\nexperience the steep walls of the grand canyon . downstream the grim reaper awaits the rafters in their rubber dinghies . or perhaps he just wanted to experience the thrill of a ride along the rapids ? pan around to see a steam locomotive lost to the power of the raging waters of the colorado river .\nlas vegas , the legendary gambler\u2019s paradise , shimmers in all colors . some 60 , 000 leds light up the buildings , while cars cruise along the streets . the buildings are replicas of the originals , such as the famous hotel luxor and the casino royale . it took technicians six weeks to solder all the little lights to illuminate the las vegas strip .\nnasa\u2019s legendary space shuttle endeavour is flying into space again ! you can watch the launch live here at the mini cape canaveral . the original shuttle has long since retired to a museum in the california space center in los angeles . notice the skyline of las vegas in the distance .\nthe jet bridges also move automatically and adapt precisely to the plane that has just landed . the planes ' movements on the ground are precisely controlled by an overhead infrared system .\nmore than 40 different planes move independently around the airport . first they taxi to the gate and are pushed back by a vehicle in order to then taxi to the runway , where they accelerate and take off . there is a special timetable for all of this activity , which is displayed on two screens . this allows spectators to follow which planes are taking off and landing - in real time . if the planes are delayed , all the other service vehicles adapt to the new times .\njust like in real life , planes are towed into the hangar rather than driven at knuffingen airport , for safety reasons . the model airplanes ' intricate technology is continued inside the hangar : the sliding doors open automatically when a plane approaches and close again once it has entered .\nthe turbines are already turning and the airbus a380 is about to take off . the model of the world\u2019s largest passenger plane has a wingspan of 79 . 8 cm and sports 134 led lamps . in the background the antonov taxies to the runway prior to takeoff .\nsee how the cyclists struggle on the mountain stage ! one rider has fallen on the bend and is receiving medical treatment . in the background a cyclist is fed up with the strenuous effort and decides to throw his bike over the barrier .\nthe atmosphere is really lively at the biggest fair in central germany , the country fair and flea market in bad arolsen . men , women , and children flock to the carousels and the chamber of horrors . a ride on the \u201cwild mouse\u201d roller coaster is less advisable \u2013 there is a pretty good chance that the delicate mechanism will jam and break down . in its 15 years of existence , it has been repaired at least once a week . have you spotted the divers ?\nthe mountains are calling ! this is actually a night ski session , when the snow is at its best . equipped with torches , the skiers glide elegantly down the mountain . can you spot the cyclist who has lost his way in the deep snow ?\nit\u2019s all about business in hafencity . tourists mingle with businesspeople between modern office blocks . demonstrators stick a poster on the elbphilharmonie to draw attention to the excessive costs . a tow truck cracks down on illegally parked vehicles \u2013 and efficiently stacks several cars on top of each other .\nall aboard , please ! hamburg central station is one of the most frequented stations in germany . the roof structure of the original is 45 meters high . you can see here how the station looked more than ten years ago . people were still allowed to smoke , for instance , whereas now there are smoking booths on the platforms .\nthe focus here is on being true to the original : the brick structure , ground , and facades are identical to the real thing in every detail . have you spotted the person diving from a window of the elbphilharmonie ? two anglers are also taking the opportunity to cast their rods into the water . to the delight of observant children , a few colorful bears \u2013 k\u00e4pt\u2019n blaub\u00e4r and his friends \u2013 have made themselves comfortable high above on the ship\u2019s mast .\nhamburg\u2019s soccer scene is divided into blue and white ( hamburger sv , or hsv ) and brown and white ( st . pauli ) . the match between the two hamburg clubs ends in a 4 : 3 victory for hsv over st . pauli \u2013 150 times a day . in the stands 11 , 000 fans cheer on their favorite team . the scenery is frozen in a crucial moment : security staff must have been distracted for a moment , because there is a streaker on the field ! a goal is scored at the touch of a button and the fans perform the wave around the stadium . the soccer fans get musical accompaniment from local hero lotto king karl with his hit \u201chamburg meine perle . \u201d\nenjoy the view of hafencity from the water , as if you were a guest on a cruise ship . every year in september , the port of hamburg is bathed in mystical blue light . the blue port light art project can also be admired in the model ' s street lighting at this time .\nfire has broken out in the old tax office ! flames are flickering out of the roof ; the fire teams are working through the night . in the background the hamburg film festival is kicking off with an open - air cinema evening . germany\u2019s biggest church tower clock looks resplendent on top of st . michaelis church , lovingly referred to as michel by the locals .\nfire ! an apartment building is burning \u2013 and all hands are on deck : the fire department , ambulance service , police , and even thw , the german civil protection . more than 150 cars are racing to the scene ; the police have even turned up from knuffingen airport .\nherbertstrasse is hamburg\u2019s red light district , dating back to the19th century . the privacy screen you see here was constructed on the real street in 1933 to protect those walking by . pan around and you will see a more innocent scene : fresh vegetables , cheese , and meat being sold at the popular market under the u - bahn line .\ntoday is market day in knuffingen . the market is traditionally held across from the main fire department building , next to this beautiful church . the cars , trucks and buses driving on the busy road are all paying real - time prices for gas . the prices posted on the yellow gas station sign get fuel prices transmitted daily from an actual gas station in hamburg . and have you spotted the street view car ?\nclick along one of the six tracks in the st . wendel station and observe the passengers on the platform , as well as those already seated in the passing train . follow the tracks into the tunnel and you ' ll see the track wind in an upward helix shape , allowing the train to emerge on the other side of the mountain . this track enables the train to climb 1 . 4 meters in just 4 minutes .\nclick down the tracks and through the tunnel to explore bavaria ' s idyllic mountainscapes . see deer and stags grazing along the tracks and farms and villages in the distance . from the train you can see a view of neuschwanstein castle and the the airport , which is fully operational .\nclick along the tracks to see the 5 ski lifts and an aerial lift in miniature austria . it ' s high winter season in the peaceful village of kitzstein . the mood is jolly , children have a snowball fight and build a snow man . in the background , a gondola lift transports skiers to the mountain peak . passengers wait for departure in the blue cog railroad , a tenderlok br 91 .\nclick along the runway as if you were a plane about to take off ! circle the airport along the hangar , administrative office buildings and the control tower , and experience an airplane ' s take off close - up . attention has been paid to detail and you can see visible tire residue on the airfield , wind breakers protecting the luggage carts from air turbulences , a space shuttle , a concorde or even a ufo landing .\nclick along the tracks to see the largest industrial model of the entire site . stretching over five square meters , this replica of the holcim cement and concrete plant includes machinery and busy workers that keep production running . you can track the entire manufacturing process in miniature scale , from mining for raw materials to cement production to truck and train - based product delivery .\nclick towards the infamous peak ahead , the matterhorn . to build the swiss landmark in its full glory , a hole of about 100 sqm had to be broken in the ceiling . as you ride along , take in the view of the landwasserviadukt below . but watch out ! people are close to the tracks and some even ended up on the overhead contact lines .\nclick along the tracks and arrive at this station , where 40 trains pass through after traveling the 600 meters of tracks in miniature austria . this station lets people off at the popular ski resort that you can see in the distance . at the end of the ride , you can see the wooden structures and the custom trim behind the scenes .\nclick along the tracks of knuffingen ' s idyllic environs . nuns wait for the train , a woman mows the lawn and under the bridge a police man chases a pickpocket on horse back . technology enthusiasts should enjoy the ride into the blue illuminated tunnel which reveals special views behind the scenes .\nit ' s lunchtime in this small german town and people have gathered to watch a traditional parade with a marching band . the flags indicate its a national holiday , but apparently not for everybody : the construction workers are only taking a short break for lunch before they get back to work repairing the road .\nclick along the track at the busy wandsbek station and you might spot a celebrity on the platform ! turn around and travel over the bridge and you ' ll encounter hamburg ' s television tower , the city ' s highest building . before you enter the tunnel , look to the left to see the gorgeous dammtor station , called the emperor ' s station because emperor wilhelm ii attended its opening .\ngerrits tagebuch ist unter urltoken zu finden . dort sind neben video - beitr\u00e4gen auch redaktionelle und bild - berichte zu finden .\ngerrits tagebuch vol . 3 : flughafen & startbahn / gerrits diary vol . 3 : airport and runway\ngerrits tagebuch vol . 4 : von schlitzschlie\u00dfern , stopstellen und weichen . . .\nclaus ist paketlieferant und hat zu weihnachten den stress seines lebens . sein partner und freund , das rentier rudi ist ihm dabei keine gro\u00dfe hilfe . und dann passieren auch noch allerhand unerwartete dinge . werden sie es schaffen , alle geschenke auszuliefern ?\nbitte beachten sie , dass es sich hierbei um eine automatische \u00fcbersetzung handelt . f\u00fcr bessere informationen k\u00f6nnen sie jederzeit in die deutsche oder englische version wechseln .\nfree travel by bus , rail and ferry ( hvv ) and up to 50 % discount on more than 150 tourist . . .\nyour shopping cart will expire in 5 minutes . if this happens you will have to reselect everything you have chosen again . sorry !\nthe harz , with its seemingly endless ice high - speed route and over 130 trains , is here along with landscapes from austria and scandinavia , and replicas of famous hamburg districts and attractions from st . michaelis church and hagenbeck zoo to the world port .\nscandinavia was set up as the sixth section in 2005 . particularly impressive is the real water basin in which there are currently 16 ships that travel from miniature port to port .\nthe switzerland section is the most impressive to date \u2013 it was opened in november 2007 . here the mountains stand with the 6 - metre high matterhorn as the centrepiece where visitors can hike and enjoy the view once they have reached the summit . there are many astounding highlights , such as the tiny chocolate factory which produces real chocolate , or the open - air concert with 21 , 000 tiny visitors .\n7 , 000 years of history have been reconstructed in as many hours of painstaking manual work with many details and numerous handmade figures and buildings . in eight dioramas , the story of our civilisation is portrayed from 5 , 500 b . c . to 1942 . you will marvel at the neolithic era , the middle ages and the time of the french revolution , as well as the periods of the two world wars . to illustrate the appearance of these eras to visitors , an ideal and typical , fictionalised piece of land is created for each of them .\nthe opening ceremony was even broadcast via live stream to all five continents , and 300 people took part on site in the sold - 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related need . our talented push developers work hard to provide clients with functional , powerful , and feature - rich mobile solutions exceeding industry standards .\nour team\u2019s caliber of talent and skill is not only celebrated within push but has also been recognized by both the business and tech communities . over the years the push team has proudly collected nominations for and was announced as the winners of many prestigious awards including the 2014 sabex small business of the year , the nsba\u2019s team building award and a nomination for next media\u2019s digi award for canada\u2019s top development team .\nwe are a company founded on quality , innovation , integrity , and adaptability . you can count on the team at push to incorporate these guiding values into the services we provide and the products we design .\nit should come as no surprise that we are big fans of push notifications . these gentle reminders will keep your users up to speed by letting them know when new data or features are available for them to enjoy !\nat push interactions , we recently passed what i consider an important milestone . across all of our apps , we now have over 500 , 000 downloads . half a million ! some of our apps are quite large in terms of downloads and have over 100 , 000 downloads on their own , while others target a smaller niche market where the number of downloads was never an important consideration . but big or small , these apps have collectively touched over 500 , 000 people , and we feel a great sense of pride at this accomplishment .\ni can remember projects from my time at apple where large teams toiled on projects for months , but they never ended up being released . at push , virtually all the code we write will see daylight and we hope it will positively impact people and improve their quality of life .\nlet push outfit your mobile app with the features it needs to captivate your audience and stimulate your business . in addition to programming common capabilities like maps and social sharing , our development team can further enhance your users\u2019 experience by including features that set your app apart from the competition .\nwe strive to exceed our client\u2019s expectations through our interpersonal approach to business and our high - 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time employee .\n\u201cthe idea is that once andy finishes his graduate work , we\u2019re just going to hire him . \u201d\nintroduced in 2007 , over the past two years the irdi program has offered internships to almost 1 , 000 graduate students and post - doctoral fellows . ideally , the irdi program will grow to introduce 1 , 000 new internships per year .\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 with html5 microdata / / en\n/ xhtml1 - strict - with - html5 - microdata . dtd\nit reminds me of what someone said in the early days of our company \u2013 that anyone who works here is going to have a special experience relative to other software companies , because the software they create will positively impact real people in the real world . there are many software engineering jobs where code is written but nobody except a very small number of individuals ever uses it . there\u2019s also many places where projects never finish or even see the light of day .\n500 , 000 downloads is a big milestone and we will continue working to touch even more people\u2019s lives in the future . that is why we are pushing for growth in new ways , like our recent partnership with tomtom .\nwe will continue to grow with our user base and keep doing our best to improve quality of life through quality technology .\nbranham300 provides the most comprehensive listing of publicly traded and privately held it companies in canada . read more . . .\nour priority is to provide you peace of mind and enable you to focus on growing your business . we minimize risk and help protect against data loss , system downtime and costs , while increasing security and performance . our core services ( provided 24 / 7 ) include : < ul > < li > technical services and support < / li > < li > design and implementation < / li > < li > business continuity and recovery management < / li > < li > infrastructure monitoring and management < / li > < li > virtualization < / li > < li > cloud computing < / li > < li > telephony < / li > < li > enterprise storage < / li > < / ul >\nsyngrafii is the foundational platform of signature solutions . we deliver a connected world where 2 or more parties complete transactions in real time from anywhere worldwide . we deliver a unified world that removes the delays & barriers of completing original paper transactions . we deliver a more secure world that mitigates risks associated with in - 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( 20 % )\ndemand cs kills fleas that we could never get rid of before . dead on contact .\nhome / study / math / statistics and probability / statistics and probability questions and answers / demand estimation : soft drinks demand can be estimated with experimental data , time - series . . .\nstep 1 : click on ' order demand draft ' on the left navigation panel and select ' register new beneficiary ' .\nsoft on demand company is the largest adult video group in japan specializing in production , distribution and sales of video content , oem merchandise , and original merchandise .\nsoft skills are in demand . in fact , according to deloitte access economics , soft - skill intensive occupations are expected to account for two - thirds of all jobs by 2030 . but why ?\nthe last effort stays in determining a viable method to assign a numeric value to the offer of soft spaces on the side of the project , and to assign a numeric value to the individual demand of soft spaces on the side of the individual team member .\nsod create sdmt - 828 too cute ! ! soft on demand marketing division aya sakurai . her first cum face in deep , sticky semen ! ! cum face first experiences ! !\nsod create sdmt - 868 over 10 , 000 have applied to appear in our variety show of shame . soft on demand female employees put their bodies on the line ! 2013 new years user request shameful special ! !\nhaving available , the scheduled presence of team members in the project , sum up the calculated soft spaces demand values for team member for periods of work .\n* first party is defined as demand drafts purchased by customer in own name .\nhow much demand cs do you put in 2 . 0 liters of water ?\n' robust demand ' for commercial aircrafts should drive eps growth into the double digits .\nthe demand draft will be dispatched to the specified address , in 1 working day .\ntameike has had a long association with soft on demand ( sod ) and he directed the september 1999 sod release 34 year old mother mariko , the debut video of his future wife , mariko kawana .\nsoft on demand - company information - sod create - series . . . important thematic series at sod include eighteen idol semen ( \u30a2\u30a4\u30c9\u30eb\u30b6\u30fc\u30e1\u30f3 ) masturbation aid ( \u306e\u304a\u624b\u4f1d\u3044\u3057\u3066\u3042\u3052\u308b ) super high - class soap . . .\nwe have a model for soft spaces offer and demand , and appropriate questionnaires for collecting data to measure both the soft space demand from any team member and the soft space offer from the project . as pointed out in previous research ( caccamese & bragantini , 2012 ) , this is the starting point to complement the well - known and coded activities of project planning and control that are focused upon the \u201ciron triangle , \u201d with similar project planning and control activities focused on the \u201csoft spaces , \u201d to run a capacity planning and control for soft spaces in the project , so a de - facto uncovering of the \u201chidden pyramid .\nall sections video on demand - adult movies - amateur girls - hentai anime channels - playgirl - av station - dream - s1 no . 1 style - moodyz - soft on demand - prestige - kmp - momotaro - alice japan - mature women - mania - mosozoku - paradise tv - amateur girls - hentai anime - hhh - prime\nsay that soft drinks are responsible for doubling or tripling the incidence of tooth decay .\nthe situation was being carefully monitored , especially with the increased demand created by winter illnesses .\ninferno gave way to flame , which nowadays runs on powerful desktop computers , and is constantly being updated to keep up with demand .\nabsolutely . although stink bugs are not specifically on the label , the active ingredient lambda cyhalothrin in the demand cs has shown great results on stink bugs . many of our customers buy demand cs for stinkbugs and the customer feedback has been great in regards to the results .\nkeybanc noted its fourth - quarter revenues beat estimates and earnings per share were in line , thanks to healthy led revenue and high demand in its wolfspeed segment . that said , the firm said lighting revenues saw a modest sequential increase but remained soft due to overall soft market conditions .\ncolchero ma , salgado jc , unar - mungu\u00eda m , hern\u00e1ndez - \u00e1vila m , rivera - dommarco ja . price elasticity of the demand for sugar sweetened beverages and soft drinks in mexico .\nstep 2 : click on the ' investments ' option on the top navigation panel .\nwatch jav sod create sdmt - 828 too cute ! ! soft on demand marketing division aya sakurai . her first cum face in deep , sticky semen ! ! cum face first experiences ! ! | jav free sex japanese porn online hd javdoe\nwe focus on the demand for labor at the farm and at packing and processing levels . we do not discuss the demand for workers employed in other sectors of agriculture ( e . g . , machine , fertilizer , and chemical manufacturers ) .\nsoft water is available 24 hours a day , seven days a week , even during regeneration .\nfrom the analysis of survey responses ( applying a value of 85 % consensus as a threshold value to validate the pertinence of each single statement ) , it was possible to build the final questionnaires that are now comprised of 63 questions to measure the project soft space offer , and of 74 questions to measure the individual team member soft space demand . exhibit 7 displays an example set of questions for investigating the demand of \u201cchallenge\u201d from the individual team member , a subcomponent of the motivational space demand :\ngrossman m , chaloupka fj . the demand for cocaine by young adults : a rational addiction approach .\nporn video aya sakurai performing in too cute ! ! soft on demand marketing division aya sakurai . her first cum face in deep , sticky semen ! ! cum face first experiences ! ! . ( 1sdmt00828 , sdmt - 828 ) . this movie is about office lady , featured actress , bukkake , facial , hi - def : video on demand : adult movies . this movie was released in japan on nov . 18 , 2012 . movie duration is 121 min . on urltoken\nas part of a campaign against sexually transmitted disease ( std ) in japan called\nstop ! std\nsponsored by av studio soft on demand , natsume was featured in a large billboard in tokyo in 2008 . [ 40 ] [ 41 ]\nunlike hard skills , which can be proven and measured , soft skills are intangible and difficult to quantify . some examples of soft skills include analytical thinking , verbal and written communication , and leadership .\ncompare the offer and demand calculations to get an idea about whether the project soft space offer can accommodate the cumulated team members\u2019 soft space demand , and in which periods of work . if there is an overload of request of demand ( lack of capacity ) , this is a case for corrections that might involve , for example , considering to change team members . alternatively , the project manager can increase the offer of the project for one or more soft spaces , or level resources to obtain the right demand of soft spaces . no surprise that any change made to accommodate capacity and demand of soft spaces might have an influence on an already - established baseline of hard spaces . for example , leveling resources to accommodate for soft spaces , might involve increasing the duration of the project . note that , other than from capacity planning for \u201chard factors\u201d ( like cost or time ) , lack of capacity does not mean that the project will fail to deliver on time and on budget . rather , the project will fail to provide team members with what they are looking for . the result of this should not be underestimated : disappointed team members are likely to be less productive , less oriented to quality , and eventually , more oriented to leave the organization .\nfirst in slate of action titles co - produced by birch tree ent . and japanese companies soft on demand , torin & moob source : birch tree entertainment official movie site : urltoken ( japan ) , urltoken ( us ) special thanks to marc walkow\nstep 2 : click on\ncredit card\ntab on the left side of screen .\nstep 3 : click on\nother services and queries\non the left hand side .\nb . on logging in to your account , click on\nview account summary\n.\nfirst of all , there are no nutritionally beneficial components in soft drinks . they mostly consist of filtered water and refined sugars . yet the average american drinks about 41 gallons of soft drinks each year .\n) across all studies for the relation between soft drink consumption and energy intake was 0 . 16 (\nkvaavik e , andersen lf , klepp ki . the stability of soft drinks intake from adolescence to adult age and the association between long - term consumption of soft drinks and lifestyle factors and body weight .\nismail ai , burt ba , eklund sa . the cariogenicity of soft drinks in the united states .\nthe principal outstanding on your home credit will be sum of the outstanding on your loan and the line amount available on your current account .\nshe also says that designers who can sew will soon be in hot demand to create structural soft goods . what\u2019s a structural soft good ? think of the kind of things mit\u2019s neri oxman designs , or wearables that are as much tech as textile : a blend of circuit boards and fabrics , like google\u2019s project jacquard .\nmy debit card and / or demand draft returned undelivered . how do i request for that be sent again ?\nclick on ' bill pay ' link on the left panel under banking or credit card tab .\nthis soft armor can be used stand alone , giving level iiia protection or icw ( in conjunction with ) as backer on any of hard armor systems .\nsoft drink consumption has become a highly visible and controversial public health and public policy issue . soft drinks are viewed by many as a major contributor to obesity and related health problems and have consequently been targeted as a means to help curtail the rising prevalence of obesity , particularly among children . soft drinks have been banned from schools in britain and france , and in the united states , school systems as large as those in los angeles , philadelphia , and miami have banned or severely limited soft drink sales . many us states have considered statewide bans or limits on soft drink sales in schools , with california passing such legislation in 2005 . a key question is whether actions taken to decrease soft drink consumption are warranted given the available science and whether decreasing population consumption of soft drinks would benefit public health .\ndemand cs combines an advanced generation pyrethroid with a unique capsule suspension formulation for outstanding protection against numerous perimeter insect pests .\nunfortunately , the term soft skills is increasingly a buzzword and can often mean quite different things to different people .\ninterpreting the association between soft drink consumption and nutrient intake is complex . soft drink intake could be a marker for poor nutrition , with individuals who consume more sweetened beverages eating poorer diets in general . soft drinks might also stimulate people\u2019s appetite for other nonnutritious foods . one study showed that individuals who consumed more soft drinks consumed diets with higher overall glycemic indexes , 17 supporting the prediction that consumption of foods with high glycemic indexes ( such as soft drinks ) might stimulate intake of other such foods . 22 other studies showed that soft drink consumption is positively related to the consumption of foods such as hamburgers and pizza 54 and negatively related to an overall healthy eating index . 16\nharnack l , stang j , story m . soft drink consumption among us children and adolescents : nutritional consequences .\nthe industry trade association in the united states ( the american beverage association , formerly the national soft drink association ) counters nutrition concerns with several key points : ( 1 ) the science linking soft drink consumption to negative health outcomes is flawed or insufficient , ( 2 ) soft drinks are a good source of hydration , ( 3 ) soft drink sales in schools help education by providing needed funding , ( 4 ) physical activity is more important than food intake , and ( 5 ) it is unfair to \u201cpick on\u201d soft drinks because there are many causes of obesity and there are no \u201cgood\u201d or \u201cbad\u201d foods . similar positions have been taken by other trade associations such as the british soft drinks association and the australian beverages council .\nthe name on the identity proof document should reflect the name to be updated on the card account .\nthe name on the identity proof document should be the name to be updated on the bank account .\nstep 2 : select the beneficiary options available on this screen and follow the on - screen instructions .\nover the last 10 years , the consumption of soft drinks containing added sugar has fallen by 9 % , while the incidence of obesity has been increasing . and 61 % of soft drinks now contain no added sugar . soft drinks companies are also committing to further , voluntary action as part of the government ' s calorie reduction pledge .\ncompare to : equil lambda 9 . 7 cs , cyzmic cs , cyonara 9 . 7 , optimate cs , demand ez\nbasically , you can be the best at what you do , but if your soft skills aren\u2019t cutting it , you\u2019re limiting your chances of career success . read on to learn which soft skills are critical to have firmly under your belt and what steps you can take to acquire them .\nthis story will be on the business - 8 : 30pm ( aedt ) tonight on abc news 24 .\nnote : on closure , the outstanding balance on your card account cannot be transferred to another card account .\nfor details of charges applicable on your account , please click on the type of account that you hold .\nin regard to product supply , while we make predictions for consumer demand and design plans related to supply and demand based on such factors as consumer preferences , there is a possibility that we will not be able to appropriately respond to demand in the event that it exceeds the group ' s estimations . in such an event , the group would lose opportunities for sales , and the group ' s brand image would also be adversely affected . there is also a possibility that demand for the group ' s products would decrease . such circumstances could have an impact on the group ' s business performance and financial position .\ni have requested a demand draft . however , i have not received it yet . how do i track the delivery status ?\nis demand cs better than talstar p or czymic cs when going after mosquitoes ? what is the best bang for your buck .\ncalculate the soft space demand for each team member , basing it upon the model , its taxonomies , proxies , and relative weights these values are not expected to change during the project life cycle , since they are intrinsic of the individual and the duration of the project is short in comparison to the time needed by an individual to modify his / her individual request of soft space . also , once the soft space demand is calculated for a specific team member , it should be stored for further usage in other projects that might involve the same individual . in this case , the collaboration of a pmo might be instrumental .\nsodium benzoate occurs in small amounts naturally in berries , but is used in large quantities to prevent mould in soft drinks .\ncaccamese and bragantini ( 2012 ) postulated that the traditional paradigm of project success must be revised , complementing the activity of integrating and balancing \u201chard\u201d factors with an activity of integrating and balancing \u201csoft\u201d factors , and \u201chard\u201d factors with \u201csoft\u201d factors , as well .\none reason soft skills are so revered is that they help facilitate human connections . \u201csoft skills are key to building relationships , gaining visibility , and creating more opportunities for advancement , \u201d says kathy robinson , founder of boston career - coaching firm turningpoint .\nusing demand cs indoors for bedbugs is safe as long as you follow the demand cs product label . be sure to have all children and pets out of the area while you are doing the application and they can return as soon as the treated area is dry .\navailable data indicate a clear and consistent association between soft drink consumption and increased energy intake . given the multiple sources of energy in a typical diet , it is noteworthy that a single source of energy can have such a substantial impact on total energy intake . this finding alone suggests that it would be prudent to recommend population decreases in soft drink consumption . the fact that soft drinks offer energy with little accompanying nutrition , displace other nutrient sources , and are linked to several key health conditions such as diabetes is further impetus to recommend a reduction in soft drink consumption .\nin this paper , the authors presented a complete model that was defined to quantitatively deal with soft factors and to establish some sort of \u201csoft factors\u201d capacity planning and control , with the aid of appropriate questionnaires to be submitted to selected stakeholders and team members .\nsina shabani , peyman yousefi , jan adamowski and gholamreza naser ( august 24th 2016 ) . intelligent soft computing models in water demand forecasting , water stress in plants ismail m . m . rahman , intechopen , doi : 10 . 5772 / 63675 . available from :\na small positive association was found between soft drink consumption and dental caries 86 \u2013 89 ( r = 0 . 03 ; 2 studies 90 , 91 were excluded from the analysis because effect sizes could not be computed from the available data ) . the association between soft drinks and dental caries was not observed for diet soft drinks . 86 also , 5 studies reported that soft drink consumption was positively associated with urinary or kidney stones , but 2 studies reported no association ( average r = 0 . 05 ) . 76 , 77 , 92 \u2013 96 two of the 5 studies that found positive associations 76 , 77 revealed that the effect of soft drink intake was no longer significant after other risk factors such as calcium , potassium , and sucrose intake had been controlled , suggesting that the effect of soft drink consumption on urinary stones may be a consequence of its influence on these other risk factors .\nreward points will not be accumulated for the emi amount billed on your credit card account for loan on credit card .\ndue to popular demand , we have developed our own version of pistol rated level iiia soft body armor . the spartan armor systems\u2122 flex fused core\u2122 soft armor is comfortable and easy to wear . keeping with spartan armor tradition , it offers great protection at a great price . composed of only the best american made materials and proudly assembled in our new state of the art facility in tucson , arizona .\n\u201cnevertheless , we view it prudent for bombardier to bring production in line with current / recent demand , \u201d he wrote in a report .\nin a meta - analysis of 88 studies , we examined the association between soft drink consumption and nutrition and health outcomes . we found clear associations of soft drink intake with increased energy intake and body weight . soft drink intake also was associated with lower intakes of milk , calcium , and other nutrients and with an increased risk of several medical problems ( e . g . , diabetes ) .\nthrere is stong scientific evidence that consumption of soft drinks is directly related to weight gain . and the relationship is so strong that researchers\njacobson mf . liquid candy : how soft drinks are harming americans\u2019 health . available at : urltoken . accessed august 10 , 2005 .\nshuster j , jenkins a , logan c , et al . soft drink consumption and urinary stone recurrence : a randomized prevention trial .\nsod has been used for the treatment of soft tissue inflammation in horses and dogs , human inflammatory diseases , and chronic bladder inflammations .\nciti mobile can be accessed on the mobile browser or downloaded as an application onto your mobile . you can then login using your user id and existing ipin . hence , this is different from the existing sms based mobile services like citialert and citialert on demand .\nlegislative and legal discussions focusing on soft drink sales often take place on political and philosophical grounds with scant attention to existing science . our objectives were to review the available science , examine studies that involved the use of a variety of methods , and address whether soft drink consumption is associated with increased energy intake , increased body weight , displacement of nutrients , and increased risk of chronic diseases .\nmost of us drink soda , it ' s a fact . some drink more than others . united states , for example , ranks first among countries in soft drink consumption . and although many avid soda drinkers are probably aware of soft drinks ' bad effects on health , this knowledge doesn ' t stop them from drinking soda .\nbased upon the original idea , an effort has been made to identify a taxonomy for soft factors and appropriate \u201cproxies\u201d for their numerical evaluation ; the effort was done for the soft factors of the project ( i . e . , the measure of the \u201coffering of space\u201d ) and for the soft factors of the individual team member ( i . e . , the measure of the \u201crequest of space\u201d ) .\ndemand cs is a water - based insecticide concentrate that offers excellent indoor and outdoor pest control . demand ' s micro - encapsulated technology means that when you apply it , it leaves thousands of micro particles that bind to the surface offering long - term protection and fast insect knock - down . in fact , demand cs is up to 200 times more active on flies , mosquitoes , and other insects than other insecticides . demand cs controls more than 30 common insects including spiders , ants , flies , wasps , fleas , ticks and bed bugs . it can be used both indoors and outdoors with little to no odor or staining .\nspeaking about the co - production deal , president and ceo of birch tree entertainment art birzneck stated , \u201ci believe that japan is emerging as the next player in the international action film marketplace and having a strong financial partner like soft on demand together with experienced producers in torin and moob , make us well positioned to lead the charge . \u201d\nlogin to citibank online urltoken by using your user id and ipin . click on ' personal loan ' tab on the top\nlogin to citibank online urltoken by using your user id and ipin . click on home loan ' tab on the top .\ncase b . soft - drink thrist quenched by pena nieto tax : corporate mexico . bloomberg news . 27 march , 2014 . urltoken .\nperhaps the most striking link between soft drink consumption and health outcomes was the prospective evidence obtained for type 2 diabetes . in a study of 91249 women followed for 8 years , those who consumed 1 or more servings of soft drink per day were twice as likely as those who consumed less than 1 serving per month to develop diabetes over the course of the study . 17 these effects were only slightly attenuated when various potential confounds , including bmi and energy intake , were controlled . when diet soft drinks replaced sugar - sweetened soft drinks in the analysis , the increased risk was no longer present , suggesting that the risk was specific to sugar - sweetened soft drinks . another study reported a positive association between soft drink consumption and number of risk factors for metabolic syndrome . 78 these effects also remained when bmi and energy intake were controlled .\nan experimental 20 % tax on sugary soft drinks for at least a year , like that in operation in parts of the us , to see what effect it has on sales . the potential \u00a31bn annual tax yield could help fund an increase in weight management programmes .\nlogin to citibank online urltoken by using your user id and ipin . click on ' personal loan ' tab on the top .\naccording to a survey of major employers by the business council of canada , canadian firms do not face a\ncomprehensive skills shortage ,\nalthough there are some gaps in specific technical areas . instead , the survey indicates that hiring managers identify soft skills as\nmost in - demand .\nstatement on e - mail is a soft copy of your credit card or account statement that is delivered to your e - mail address . the standard format for sending the account statement is the pdf format .\nthe available literature also supports the observation that people do not adequately compensate for the added energy they consume in soft drinks with their intake of other foods and consequently increase their intake of sugar and total energy . noteworthy are findings from several studies that soft drink intake is associated with a higher level of energy consumption than can be accounted for by the soft drinks themselves . 11 , 17 , 27 , 34 these findings raise the possibility that soft drinks increase hunger , decrease satiety , or simply calibrate people to a high level of sweetness that generalizes to preferences in other foods .\njensdottir t , arnadottir ib , thorsdottir i , et al . relationship between dental erosion , soft drink consumption , and gastroesophageal reflux among icelanders .\nif you\u2019re apologizing like crazy and it\u2019s still not ok , that tells you a lot . stop apologizing for yourself . true love doesn\u2019t demand an apology .\nhuffman , w . e . ( 2014 ) . agricultural labor : demand for labor . in n . k . van alfen ( ed . ) ,\nin addition to effects on energy intake and weight , it is important to know whether soft drinks displace essential nutrients and contribute to overall poorer diets . our review showed that increased soft drink intake is related to lower consumption of milk and calcium , but average effect sizes were small . soft drink consumption was also related to higher intake of carbohydrates , lower intakes of fruit and dietary fiber , and lower intakes of a variety of macronutrients in cross - sectional , longitudinal , and longer - term experimental studies .\npenal interest is applicable on pre - mature withdrawal of deposits . the interest rate applicable on the withdrawn amount shall be lower of :\nchoose your account / relationship number . click on ' generate oac * ' and authorise with oac received on your registered mobile number .\nchoose your account / relationship number . click on ' generate oac * ' and authorize with oac received on your registered mobile number .\njensen jd , smed s . the danish tax on saturated fat\u2014short run effects on consumption , substitution patterns and consumer prices of fats .\nsbs has five of the biggest shows in the world streaming on demand . from hbo\u2019s latest smash hit to prestige british drama and must - watch scandi - noir , these are the hottest series in the world right now .\na kinetico water softener will provide your family with abundant , clean , safe water on demand . from multi - tank systems powered by the energy of moving water to a more traditional approach , kinetico covers all your options .\nresearch from the society for human resource management found that employers actually care more about soft skills than they do technical abilities like reading comprehension and mathematics .\nbeing ahead of the curve by developing these job - ready soft skills will help you stand out to employers , both now and in the future . and when combined with digital literacy and relevant technical skills , a solid soft - skills base will future - proof your career in the years ahead .\n< . 001 , fail - safe n = 418 ) . effect sizes for soft drink consumption and milk and calcium intake are shown in tables 3\ngavin partington , director general of the british soft drinks association , said :\nwe share the recognition that obesity is a major public health priority but reject the idea that a tax on soft drinks , which contribute just 2 % of the total calories in the average diet , is going to address a problem which is about overall diet and levels of activity .\nconsequently , canadians need to focus on developing not just technical skills ( coding , engineering , data science , and others ) , but also essential soft \u2013 or what i will refer to later as human \u2013 skills .\n. if you ' re wondering exactly how soft drinks cause kidney stones , it ' s because of their acidity and radical mineral imbalances . your body must buffer the acidity of soft drinks with calcium from your own bones . as this calcium is eliminated through your urine , it slowly forms kidney stones .\ndon\u2019t just take our word that seminars on demand produces some of the best elearning courses in the world . take a look at these glowing testimonials , and see why these unique courses could be the perfect fit for your organization .\nbombardier announced thursday that it\u2019s cutting 1 , 750 employees in montreal , toronto and ireland over the coming months \u2014 and at least one analyst suggests more layoffs could loom on the horizon because of weak demand in other aircraft segments .\ndemand cs is safe for animals if applied according to the instructions on the product label . animals need to be kept out of the area while the product is being applied . they can return once the product has completely dried .\nspeaking at the launch of a two - day\nscience summer school\nat st paul ' s way trust school in the east end of london , the physicist called on ministers to raise investment and meet demand for science courses .\nschuh ( 1962 ) estimates a model of the supply and demand for hired agricultural labor . he finds that agricultural labor may function as a residual labor demand ( i . e . , employment in the farm sector increases when the non - farm demand for labor is soft ) . gardner ( 1972 ) analyzed the impact of minimum wage provisions on the demand for hired labor in agriculture . he finds that the initial minimum wage provisions increased the supply of agricultural labor because these provisions excluded farm labor uses . later when agricultural labor uses were brought under the minimum wage rules , the quantity of hired labor in agriculture declined . support for gardner\u2019s results on farm labor was provided by gallasch ( 1975 ) . lianos ( 1972 ) finds that both hired and farmer labor declined with the introduction of minimum wage . following the model from footnote 1 , the shadow price of farm labor used in agricultural production must be consistent with the market price of hired labor :\nrecently , a number of jurisdictions have introduced or have been considering measures such as special excise taxes and new labeling requirements , serving sizes , or other restrictions on the sale of sweetened soft drinks including carbonated soft drinks on health grounds . although we believe our product portfolio has a much higher proportion of non - carbonated and healthy products as compared to other global beverage firms , any such regulatory measures could adversely affect our results of operations and financial position .\nas tractors evolved , so did small machinery and equipment that worked in concert with tractors . these technologies allowed for a further decrease in labor demand from individual farmers .\n4 . how many cans / capita / year on soft drink should be for a state in which 6 - pack price = $ 1 . 95 , income / capita = $ 23 , 500 , and mean temp = 68\nheavy consumption of soft drinks is partly attributed to vigorous commercial promotion . billions of dollars are spend on advertising sodas and market them everywhere - in retail stores , supermarkets , restaurants , gas stations , museums , and even schools .\ntoday\u2019s world of work changes rapidly , with digital innovation altering the way we operate , and the jobs and skills in demand constantly evolving . employers , therefore , look for jobseekers who have the soft skills required to succeed in the face of constant new challenges , from being curious and inquisitive , to having strong communication skills .\n\u201csoft on demand , torin and moob are happy to be working with birch tree entertainment on these exciting new action projects , \u201d said naoki kubo , president of torin . \u201cwe felt birch tree was the right strategic partner due to their experience and connections in the international action film marketplace . our production team headed by myself and toshiharu ozawa , president of moob , will work closely with art to ensure that we provide the international audience with high quality action films . \u201d\nmcgartland c , robson pj , murray l , et al . carbonated soft drink consumption and bone mineral density in adolescence : the northern ireland young hearts project .\nfisher jo , mitchell dc , smiciklas - wright h , birch ll . maternal milk consumption predicts the tradeoff between milk and soft drinks in young girls\u2019 diets .\nsmaller associations were found with a number of other health outcomes . for example , 2 studies linked soft drink consumption with hypocalcemia ( average r = 0 . 38 ) , 79 , 80 and a 30 - day follow - up involving a group of patients with hypocalcemia who were asked to refrain from consuming soft drinks revealed a significant increase in serum calcium . 80 in addition , 2 studies reported a small but statistically significant negative association between soft drink consumption and bone mineral density , 51 , 75 whereas 2 others did not 44 , 68 ( average r = \u22120 . 03 ) . an association was also reported between soft drink consumption and increased risk of bone fracture ( average r = 0 . 06 ) . 68 , 81 \u2013 83 some research has shown no effect of soft drink consumption on calcium metabolism and urinary excretion of calcium , and it has therefore been suggested that the role of soft drinks in calcium deficiency and reduced bone mineral density is that of displacing other sources of calcium , such as milk . 84 , 85\nplease check your monthly statement to ascertain whether a nominee has been registered on your account . please login to citibank online and click on ' e - statements ' on the left navigational panel to download your account statement .\na set of 121 statements to measure the project soft space offer , and a set of 99 questions to measure the individual soft spaces demand , were preliminarily developed . the decision was taken to consult the project management community to get advice about the pertinence of each statement with the characteristic it was designed to investigate . besides the personal and professional contacts of the authors , the collaboration of two pmi chapters ( the pmi rome chapter and the pmi southern italy chapter ) was instrumental in reaching an extended population of project managers who provided their viewpoint using a web - based survey . the survey registered a return rate of approximately 25 % , an indicator of enthusiasm and cooperation from the population addressed . the survey that related to the project soft space offer was completed by 216 individuals , and the survey that related to the team member soft space demand was completed by 167 individuals . overall , most survey respondents were in the age range of 31\u201350 ; 75 % male ; 90 % working in italy .\nthe spartan armor systems\u2122 flex fused core\u2122 soft armor is comfortable and easy to wear . keeping with spartan armor tradition , it offers great protection at a great price .\n8 . owens bm , kitchens m . the erosive potential of soft drinks on enamel surface substrate : an in vitro scanning electron microscopy investigation . j contemp dent pract . 2007 nov 1 ; 8 ( 7 ) : 11 - 20 .\nas per the guidelines laid down by the reserve bank of india ( rbi ) released on may 7 , 2014 , foreclosure charges will not be levied on loans extended to individuals on a floating rate / variable rate scheme .\nto understand how demand cs works you must first know what it is . demand cs is a microencapsulated water - based formulation offering superior insect control . compared to older pyrethroid materials that have been used for many years with declining results , it is up to 200 times more active on flies and other animal health pests allowing lower rates . and it\u2019s designed not only to work better , but to work longer . demand cs controls over 30 insect pests including : ants , bees , carpet beetles , centipedes , cigarette beetles , cockroaches , confused flour beetles , firebrats , fleas , ticks , and more .\n, the average overall effect size for industry - funded studies was significantly smaller than the average effect size for nonfunded studies . this discrepancy was particularly striking in studies examining the effects of soft drink consumption on energy intake ; effect sizes were moderate (\nis demand cs safe to use around children and pets ? what ' s the risk of transfer since demand cs is capsulated ? for instance , we have hardwood floors and we vacuum the floors and the baseboards . can the insecticide be transferred from the vacuum to another surface ( such as when vacuum rugs and couches ) and increase the risk of contact ?\none would expect a weaker relationship of soft drink consumption with body weight than with energy intake because soft drinks are not the only source of energy in the diet . in addition , higher intake of diet drinks among people with elevated bmis could reduce or cancel out a relationship between intake of soft drinks overall and body weight . indeed , cross - sectional and longitudinal studies showed only small positive associations between soft drink consumption and bmi ( r s = 0 . 05 and 0 . 09 , respectively ) . more impressive , however , is the fact that a moderate effect size ( r = 0 . 24 ) was observed for experimental studies that controlled for many extraneous variables .\nthe bleak news had the federal government on the hot seat on parliament hill on thursday as employment minister pierre poilievre fended off attacks from the opposition , repeatedly saying the conservatives have created 1 . 2 million jobs since the recession .\nregarding # 7 : you\u2019re describing a faulty client side setup as argument for why js as a whole would make your website slow . given a complex webpage where data can be loaded on - demand ( for instance , only when a user selects a certain item will the data for the item be loaded ) , client side technology will actually speed up your website , since on - demand loading using ajax ( or similar technology ) sure is a lot faster than an entire page reload ( including resources ) .\naccording to the oxford english dictionary , soft skills are\npersonal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people .\nwhat is frustrating about applying the adjective soft to these kind of attributes is that it implies that they are unimportant , and a\nnice to have\nrather than a\nneed to have .\nhere at hays we fill over 1 , 000 jobs every working day , so we know what soft skills are commonly requested by employers , and these include the below .\ndemand cs insecticide concentrate is ideal for general , broad - spectrum pest control , perimeter applications , and crack and crevice treatment indoors . demand cs is also ideal for treatment of flying insects such as mosquitos , lawn and ornamental pests such as ticks and fleas , and crawling pests such as spiders , beetles , and scorpions . see complete list of pests below .\nthe interest rate offered on a savings account is 3 . 5 % per annum . the interest amount is credited to your savings account on quarterly basis .\nyou can get your card account balance through the facility called ' citialert on demand ' ; all you need to do is type message ' cardbal ' followed by a space and followed by the last four digits of your card number and send sms to 52484 .\ndemand can be estimated with experimental data , time - series data , or cross - section data . in this case , cross - section data appear in the excel file . soft drink consumption in cans per capita per year is related to six - pack price , income per capita , and mean temperature across the 48 contiguous states in the united states .\nfifteen cross - sectional studies examined the association between soft drink consumption and milk intake ; 13 reported that soft drink consumption was associated with lower intakes of milk and dairy products , 10 , 14 \u2013 16 , 19 , 20 , 51 , 54 , 63 \u2013 67 1 reported no statistically significant association , 68 and 1 reported a small positive association between milk intake and soft drink consumption . 69 one study showed that a 1 - oz decrease in soft drink consumption was related to approximately a 0 . 25 - oz increase in milk consumption . 63 in other words , reducing soft drink consumption by one 16 - oz serving per day would be associated with an increase of approximately 4 oz of milk per day . the average effect size for milk intake was \u22120 . 11 ( p < . 001 ; q 27 = 268 . 33 , p < . 001 ) .\nwe found 7 studies that examined the connection between soft drink intake and body weight in an experimental or intervention context . five reported a positive association . 27 \u2013 29 , 60 , 61 in 3 of these studies , participants who were given soft drinks to consume gained weight over the course of the experiment . two intervention studies aimed at decreasing soft drink consumption among high school students showed that students in the intervention groups essentially maintained their weight over the treatment period , whereas those in the control groups exhibited significant weight gain . two studies reported no statistically significant effect of soft drink consumption on weight gain . 30 , 62 the average effect size for experimental studies was 0 . 24 ( p < . 001 ; q 7 = 24 . 57 , p = . 001 ) .\nin 2012 , the existence of a soft pyramid ( exhibit 1 ) was postulated , in which the management of \u201csoft\u201d factors in a constrained environment should complement the traditional effort of managing \u201chard\u201d factors in a constrained environment ( the \u201ciron triangle\u201d ) , and that this should be reflected upon appropriately in project management methods ( caccamese & bragantini , 2012 ) .\nguerrero - romero f , rodriguez - moran m , reyes e . consumption of soft drinks with phosphoric acid as a risk factor for the development of hypocalcemia in postmenopausal women .\n\u2013 one - inch diameter for increased flow rates , which ensures that household demand is adequately met . distributors exhibit excellent flow rates and are cleaned automatically by counter - current water pressure .\naisha dow reports on health for the age and is a former city reporter .\nthis page contains latest data on u . s . agricultural exports and imports .\nlike us on facebook for loads more videos , pics and just general funs .\nwe ' re on instagram too , ideal if you enjoy ogling cast selfies .\nyour request for credit limit enhancement will be reviewed on receipt of these documents .\nstep 2 : click ' e - statements ' on the left navigation panel .\nprovide the details pertaining to the utility account and click on ' register ' .\na fee of usd 2 . 5 per transaction will be applicable on international atm withdrawal . please note , the exchange rate on the date of debit card usage will be applied . click here for details of charges applicable on your account .\nstep 4 : provide the account number to be linked and click on continue .\nplease click here for the schedule of charges applicable on a ready credit account .\nplease login to citibank online and select ' standing instructions ' on the left navigation panel to view / edit / cancel the standing instructions registered on your account .\nclick on ' + ' button to expand / view the personal loan accounts .\nlogin to citibank online urltoken by using your user name and ipin . access quick links on the top right panel and click on ' view / edit ' .\nthere is no pre closure charge applicable on your home loan account with us .\na . please click on the link \u201cview loan certificates\u201d in the left navigator .\nclick on ' + ' button to expand / view the home loan accounts .\nyes , you can . to download your statement , just click on the ' download ' link in your e - mail and save it on your computer .\nstep 3 : click ' other services / service request\u2019 on the left panel .\nfor those who wonder whether the post is spot on , try writing an ide on the web . let\u2019s start with having a text editor . , anyone ?\n# 3 . blaming js noobs\u2019 security mistakes on js itself is bad form .\nal meat depends on are dying , \u201d says one expert . \u201cwater is running\n7 ) javascript hurts your website performance to much of anything is always a bad thing . especially on mobile devices requests are costly . it takes more time to make the request than to actually download the content so multiple ajax calls to build a page are bad . but loading additional content on - demand can greatly improve the usability of a website .\na spokesman from the australian beverages council said\nour members have overwhelmingly chosen to voluntarily adopt the scheme and display the [ health star rating ] icon on their products\n. but the council argued that soft drink taxes elsewhere had not resulted in reduced consumption .\na number of studies examined links between soft drink consumption and various health outcomes . we report average effect sizes only when there was more than a single study for a particular outcome .\nma d , jones g . soft drink and milk consumption , physical activity , bone mass , and upper limb fractures in children : a population - based case - control study .\nthe japanese government plans to increase the rate of consumption tax from the current 8 % to 10 % in october 2019 . it is unclear what impact these increases will have on our sales in japan or whether we will be able to maintain current margin levels following such increases . furthermore , japan ' s long - term demographic trends generally point to an aging and declining population . this could have a negative impact on consumer demand . if the tax increases or japan ' s demographic trends result in decreased demand for our products or increased pricing pressure , they may have a negative effect on our results of operations and financial position ."]}
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al ' will reveal the timestamps of the snapshots , providing sufficient information for users to locate a copy of the deleted or damaged file . files within the snapshot directory can be copied to their original location directly using standard shell commands .\nat sam\u0019s club , we carry top name brands that have been trusted for years . these brands include such well - known names as bintopia , honey - can - do , sei and other companies . whether you are looking to outfit a garage , closet or storage shed , you can find the right option with the right features at sam ' s club .\na flywheel energy - storage system consist of a heavy rotor \u2014 the flywheel \u2014 and an electric motor that also serves as a generator . the motor spins the flywheel up to its operating speed and so stores kinetic energy . conversely , the flywheel can transfer rotational energy to the motor / generator , which then transforms it back into electrical energy . such a setup can generate several megawatts of power for a short time .\nstar storage is a global technology provider developing and delivering state - of - the - art information protection and management solutions for top private and public organizations . with 17 years of experience , own intellectual property and a portfolio of over 500 customers on 4 continents , with strong expertise in top industries such as banking , insurance , telecom , manufacturing , utilities and public administration , the company plays a key role in the digital transformation , mobile and cloud journey of any size organization .\nfavorably priced standard components , a low - maintenance design , and low operating costs \u2014 with selling points like these , flywheel energy storage systems from siemens might soon be able to compete with supercapacitors . \u201cwe want to create a system that\u2019s close to the price range for supercapacitors , \u201d says gerlich . industrial companies generally use supercapacitors when high electrical power is needed for a short time . however , supercapacitors have a drawback in that their number of charging cycles is limited . siemens\u2019 flywheel system , on the other hand , can be operated as many times as is required . only the motor has to be replaced \u2014 but not until it\u2019s operated for thousands of hours .\nthe future application possibilities for the system are quite varied . for example , it can be used as a backup system during power failures . but it can also be used by industrial companies . gerlich also believes it would be possible to use the system with a crane . that\u2019s because lifting a heavy load needs a lot of energy for a short time \u2014 and a flywheel system can provide it . when the load is lowered , energy can be recovered and used to speed up the flywheel once again . electric mobility could also benefit from a flywheel energy - 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{"id": 55524, "summary": [{"text": "d. h. morgan manufacturing , later simply known as morgan , was a manufacturer of roller coaster trains , custom amusement rides , roller coasters , children 's rides and other amusement devices .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "founded in 1983 , the company was originally headquartered in scotts valley , california .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "in 1991 , the company moved to la selva beach , california and into a new 55,000 square-foot indoor manufacturing facility that also featured an acre of outdoor space .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "that facility was later increased to 75,000 square feet .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the company produced a variety of rides from 1983 until 2001 , but is probably best known for its steel hyper coasters . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "d . h . morgan manufacturing", "paragraphs": ["d . h . morgan , d . h . morgan , d . h . morgan manufacturing , morgan manufacturing .\nd . h . morgan manufacturing co . - la selva beach , california - local business | facebook\nmamba is a steel hypercoaster designed by steve okamoto , and built by d . h . morgan manufacturing .\nmaking its debut in 1999 , the steel eel is a custom roller coaster built by d . h . morgan manufacturing .\nd . h . morgan was founded in 1983 by dana morgan , the son of ed morgan , a co - founder at arrow dynamics .\nd . h . morgan manufacturing was a roller coaster manufacturer located at la selva beach , california , usa . the company was acquired by chance rides , who subsequently re - branded as\nchance morgan\n. the company was formerly known as d . h . morgan manufacturing .\ntags : american coaster enthusiasts arrow arrow development arrow dynamics d . h . morgan manufacturing dana morgan dh morgan disney kimberly mix kris rowberry la selva beach nicholas laschkewitsch paula morgan robert ingle the legacy of arrow development wed enterprises\nin the mean time d . h . morgan had been requested to design and manufacture hyper coasters for cedar fair among others . of the half dozen manufactured , chance morgan only officially produced one hyper coaster , the others were all under the d . h . morgan banner .\nhe closed on the acquisition of d . h . morgan manufacturing inc . in la selva beach , calif . , june 14 . terms of the transaction were not disclosed .\nthis past weekend , we found ourselves asking that same question \u2013 \u201chow did we get these people for our documentary ? ! ? \u201d \u2013 as we had the privilege to visit dana and paula morgan , formerly of d . h . morgan manufacturing .\nas well as the successful train production business in the 1980\u2019s , d . h . morgan also produced a fair number of carousel rides and antique cars rides .\n, smoke magazine and amusement industry trade publications , and advertising and promotional copy for d . h . morgan manufacturing . by day , he makes a living as an art director and is working on a couple of screenplays .\nin 1995 gilroy gardens asked d . h . morgan to produce a \u201cmine train\u201d ride for them . arrow dynamics had a wide range of these rides already and d . h . morgan manufactured quicksilver express for gilroy , which looks very similar to the arrow dynamic design . however the coaster sat for five years before it was installed .\nhypercoasters were first manufactured by arrow dynamics in the late 1980s to early 1990s . since then , a number of companies , including bolliger & mabillard , intamin , d . h . morgan manufacturing , giovanola and others have designed and constructed hypercoasters .\nthe first d . h . morgan coaster was wild thing at valleyfair in minnesota , usa , which opened in 1996 . it\u2019s a 207 feet ( 63m ) tall , 74 mph ( 119 km / h ) hyper coaster that open two weeks before the above mentioned family coaster .\nin 1995 morgan built a mine train type ride for michael bonfante for what was then called hecker pass \u2014 a family adventure in gilroy , california . the coaster , quicksilver express , was manufactured in 1995 but sat at the morgan manufacturing facility for five years before it was finally installed in 2000 . bonfante gardens opened to the public a year later in 2001 . in 1995 , richard kinzel of cedar fair asked morgan to build a 200 - foot hypercoaster for valleyfair in minnesota . utilizing designer steve okamoto , whom he had worked with at arrow dynamics , morgan opened wild thing in 1996 . morgan went on to build seven more steel coasters , including two more for cedar fair . d . h . morgan manufacturing also redesigned the former arrow coaster steel phantom at kennywood park in pennsylvania .\nthe company was originally founded to produce carousel rides , but their first order was for new trains for the wooden coaster giant dipper at santa cruz beach boardwalk . this coaster train business took off and d . h . morgan soon filled their order books with train manufacturing business . eventually this side of the business was sold to ptc ( philadelphia toboggan coasters ) .\nwhen it comes to length , steel dragon 2000 takes the cake with its 8 , 133 foot track . that ' s just over 1 . 5 miles . built in 2000 ( go figure ) by d . h . morgan manufacturing , its held its title for a whole 16 years . way longer than any other coaster on this list , except . . .\nplans call for renaming the business chance morgan coasters inc . , moving the manufacturing work and some specialized equipment to chance industries , and hiring morgan ' s group of 14 roller coaster engineers , who will work from an office in la selva beach .\nthe company showed their versatility with phantom\u2019s revenge at kennywood in pennsylvania , usa . the park wanted their arrow \u201clooping hyper coaster\u201d to be redesigned , with the inversions taken out . d . h . morgan redesigned the ride and ever since the coaster has been very well received .\nin 2001 dana morgan retired and sold d . h . morgan to chance industries , inc . the newly formed \u201cchance morgan\u201d finished production of superman el \u00faltimo escape at six flags mexico . the only other coasters they have built are freedom flyer at fun spot america , steel lasso at frontier city as well as eagles life in the fast lane and shake rattle & rollercoaster at hard rock park , which are all licensed vekoma rides .\nl to r : kimberly mix , nicholas laschkewitsch , dana morgan , paula morgan , robert ingle , and kris rowberry . ( photo : robert ingle )\narrow dynamics was a roller coaster design and manufacturing company based in clearfield , utah , united states .\nchance morgan coasters , inc . is a roller coaster and amusement ride manufacturer .\nd . h . morgan\u2019s possible crowning glory is steel dragon 2000 at nagashima spa land in japan , which broke the world record for tallest coaster when it opened . although the record for height has been broken several times since , steel dragon still holds the record for the world\u2019s longest coaster .\nchance rides was founded by harold chance in the 1960 ` s . after chance ' s return from world war ii , he worked with his brother - in - law to build steam trains . just before harold ' s retirement , his son , dick chance , purchased the company and founded chance industries , inc . in 1985 as a holding company for three subsidiaries - chance rides , chance coach and chance operations . the company bought the assets of chance manufacturing co . and expanded to 425 , 000 sq . ft . on 40 acres with approximately 400 employees . michael chance , dick ' s son , purchased the holdings of d . h . morgan manufacturing , inc . , a roller coaster design and manufacturing firm , in 2001 and developed chance morgan , inc . later that year , chance rides manufacturing , inc . was formed to produce the rides sold by chance morgan .\ndick chance expects business from chance - morgan to help his company return to profitability .\nserving as a subcontractor to chance morgan will help chance industries ' prospects , says dick chance .\nindustry analysts say the passing of business along from chance morgan to chance industries is a good move .\ni think we can sell more than he was willing to build ,\nhe says .\nwe have the most complete ride manufacturing facility in the world . the acquisition of morgan was a perfect way to utilize it .\narrow development was an amusement park ride and roller coaster design and manufacturing company , incorporated in california on november 16 , 1945 , and based in mountain view .\nchance industries was founded in 1961 as chance manufacturing by dick chance ' s father , harold . dick chance acquired ownership and leadership of the company in 1985 .\nthe steel dragon 2000 originally operated with 6 car trains built by morgan . in march 2013 , the b & m trains were introduced .\nthen , we went to the dining room table , where dana and paula had pulled many photo albums and articles relating to both arrow and morgan .\nwhen morgan came up for sale in mid - april , michael chance says he saw a chance to run his own business and help the family business .\nafter merging with d . h . morgan manufacturing ) , began to fabricate their 24 inches ( 609 . 6 mm ) gauge c . p . huntington train locomotive in 1960 . it is a geared locomotive similar to a heisler locomotive powered by a gasoline or diesel engine . its drive wheels are not powered but roll on the rails and fake side rods reciprocate in and out of fake cylinders . this park train has been the most popular park train since the allan herschell company merged to chance industries and the s - 24\niron horse\ntrain production ceased . many amusement parks are replacing their steam locomotives since this train is easier to maintain and operate . there are two c . p huntington replicas operating the perimeter track at the santa barbara zoo .\nlike so many in the amusement industry , jeff has dedicated himself to rides and parks for as long as he can remember . from elementary school to the present day , he has been focused on roller coasters , amusement rides , and all around fun ! through his years at the university of louisville studying mechanical engineering , jeff was in constant contact with industry leaders seeking guidance and advice . as a ride operator for both kentucky kingdom in louisville , ky and the santa cruz beach boardwalk in santa cruz , ca , jeff learned the basics of ride operations and closely followed the maintenance crews during their morning checks to learn more about the inner workings of the rides . it was this curiosity and perseverance that helped jeff land his first job on the design side of the industry : a drafting internship with d . h . morgan manufacturing . at morgan , jeff worked side - by - side with some of the most ambitious\nchance morgan has a contract to build a 200 - foot - high\nhyper - coaster\nthat will be similar to the mamba coaster morgan built a few years ago at worlds of fun in kansas city . a hyper - coaster is an industry term for a higher and faster - than - average roller coaster .\nstanding roughly 100 feet ( 30 . 5m ) tall with a top speed of 55 mph ( 88 . 5 km / h ) and lots of hills and twists , the hyper - lite offers an abundance of ejector airtime .\ni ' d like to give a special thanks to the following people for allowing us to ride early : adam leishman , terry capener , and julie freed . again , i can ' t thank you enough to for letting us ride !\ndana morgan retired from the amusement industry in 2001 and sold the assets of his company on june 14 , 2011 to michael chance , who was the sales representative for competitor chance industries , inc .\nmichael chance , who will retain his title as chance industries ' vice president of sales , won ' t say how much the deal is worth or name who chance morgan is building the coaster for .\ninternships in automotive foam manufacturing . working in the corporate engineering department , he provided engineering assistance to multiple r & d ; projects . also during his time at ryerson , matt was introduced to the ryerson thrill club by a friend , and , by attending astm f24 meetings and iaapa , he found an industry that is exciting , willing to try new ideas , and literally engineers fun ! he continued with the thrill club , helping to organize the first ryerson thrill competition , and later became the president of the organization .\neven the trains look similar to their arrow counterparts , however morgan trains tend to offer a better ride as they do not suffer from the accordion effect that the arrows do at the top of airtime hills .\nwhen the riverside cyclone opened it had two 3 - bench ptc trains with single position lap - bar restraints . during the first season , shoulder belts were added and then removed prior to the second season . in 1984 the trains were damaged and the two damaged trains were combined to make one . in 1985 two new trains were purchased from morgan . for the 2000 season , two new ptc trains replaced the morgan trains .\nwe ' ve been able to retain their engineering expertise , which is really the most difficult thing about building roller coasters ,\nsays michael chance , who is the majority owner of chance morgan and its president .\nthroughout the last decade , chance has fully consolidated the morgan manufacturing company to operate at its wichita , kan . headquarters . to this day , the company ownership remains within the chance family , with michael chance as the company ' s president and dick chance as the ceo . chance rides primarily serves amusement parks , zoos and aquariums , carnivals and land developers , but universities , tour groups and city parks also purchase their ever popular tramstars , sunliner ii ' s and c . p . huntington trains .\nthey may look like arrow hyper coasters , but chance morgan are now the only people to produce this style of hyper coaster . they tend to be very traditional out and back designs , between 150 and 300 feet tall .\nhe says morgan was limited by how many roller coasters it could build in a year . he says the maximum was two . with chance industries as a subcontractor , michael chance says he can increase production to three or four coasters a year .\nwhile the company was originally created to build carousels ( dana could supervise both assembly and dis - assembly of arrow\u2019s portables at age 16 ) , coaster fans are more likely to know morgan for their superior hyper coasters , wooden coaster trains and their highly successful conversion of steel phantom into the phantom\u2019s revenge at kennywood park .\nmorgan enjoys a strong reputation in the amusement park industry as a maker of large , multi - million dollar steel roller coasters , michael chance says . the 17 - year - old company claims to have built the world ' s tallest roller coaster , a 318 - foot - high coaster at an amusement park in japan , he says .\nthe chance morgan family coaster is a steel ride for small spaces and lower thrills , the most well known example being santa monica west coaster at pacific park in california , usa , which is small enough to fit onto a pier . it is the most photographed and filmed coaster in the world and has appeared in over 500 movies and television shows , as well as dozens of commercials .\nvoltaire - works - historical . . . history of charles xii , king of sweden ( 1731 ) the age of louis xiv ( 1751 ) the age of louis xv ( 1746\u20131752 ) annals of the empire \u2013 charlemagne , a . d . . . ii ( 1754 ) essay on the manners of nations ( or ' universal history ' ) ( 1756 ) history of the russian empire under peter the great ( vol . . . ii 1763 ) history of the parliament of paris ( 1769 ) . . .\nwas originally purchased by central pacific railroad ( cp ) in 1863 as that railroad ' s number 3 , along with its sister engine t . d . judah ( cp no . 4 ) . it was cp ' s third locomotive after gov . stanford ( number 1 , built by norris locomotive works ) and pacific ( number 2 , built by mason machine works ) . cp used the locomotive beginning on april 15 , 1864 , during construction of the western portion of the first transcontinental railroad in north america .\nin 1985 , the texas cyclone at astroworld ( houston , tx ) got its braking system modified . it went from friction brakes to arrow dynamics pneumatic pinch brakes . the two ptc trains that ran at the time on the roller coaster had a braking fin retrofitted to one of the under carrier friction plate . in 1987 , when the ride gained its infamous \u201ccoffin cars\u201d from dh morgan , the fins were designed and manufactured into the trains .\nin celebration of the milestone 50th year in 2011 , chance reintroduced the chance rides brand in all its company marketing efforts . each year , the company produces 20 to 25 different projects ranging from small carousels to large roller coasters and wheels . hargrove says :\nthe product mix each year is different from the year before . this year we are manufacturing three unicoasters all for different customers , before that we had only built two of them . we are in the process of building our 387th c . p . huntington train . this is the product that started our company .\nmorgan tools are inspected and guaranteed free of material defects and / or faulty workmanship . warranty obligation is limited to repair or replacement at factory discretion of part or parts that are found defective . warranty does not cover ordinary wear and tear , abuse , misuse , overloading or product alteration . return defective tool freight prepaid to factory or seller for adjustment . warranty does not extend , expressed or implied , beyond this statement as tool use is beyond manufacturer ' s control .\nour main reason for filming at lagoon was to interview dal freeman , the park\u2019s semi - retired head engineer , and the designer of cannibal . in addition , freeman is a former arrow engineer who worked on various rides such as magnum xl - 200 at cedar point in sandusky , oh . while we had yet to interview him , we were anxiously hoping we\u2019d be able to check out cannibal in some fashion . it wasn\u2019t until the afternoon of june 27 that we were given the go ahead to come to the park and take a couple test rides on the 208 foot - tall behemoth .\nin the amusement industry , chance rides has rolled with the changing tides for over fifty years . urltoken spoke with lisa hargrove , marketing manager , who has been with chance rides for just over three years .\nit is hard to pick a favorite thing about my job . i get a thrill just thinking about the fact that it ' s my job to promote amusement rides for a living . but i also love that i am working for a company that has been around for more than 50 years , well - established in the industry and still being run by the family of the founder . there is a fantastic story of about american manufacturing at its finest here and i get to tell it .\nno other ride manufacturer in north america has the depth of product line that we have ,\nsays hargrove , noting the many milestones that paved the way for chance rides to\nnot only survive but thrive\nwithin the amusement industry .\nwith dick ' s purchase of the company also came the acquisition of bradley and kaye , that not only expanded our ride offering but gave us the molds for a line of elegant carousel horses that are still manufactured today . with the addition of michael came the addition of roller coaster production which has only helped to solidify chance rides as a world class manufacturer of amusement rides . in more recent years , we ' ve also begun manufacturing giant observation wheels , giving us another niche in the market for stand - alone attractions .\nmember ) . he serves on the board of a for - profit company , dynalene , inc . , for which he holds the position of director of international sales . mr . wydra has been honored numerous times for his outstanding contributions to business and community ; recent awards include schuylkill chamber of commerce business man of the year and entrepreneur of the year awards , manufacturing excellence award , and business journal top 20 under 40 . he most recently was a regional finalist for the earnst & young 2014 entrepreneur of the year award . a graduate of george mason university with degrees in marketing , economics and finance , mr . wydra ' s philosophy on business is to empower all his employees and business partners to break the mold of convention and mediocrity and make the\nimpossible\npossible . a native of pennsylvania , he currently resides in celebration , florida with his wife angela and their seven - year - old twin boys and five - year - old daughter , all of whom share bill ' s passion for thrills , adventure , and travel even at a young age .\nhargrove ' s advice to others in the industry is to be\n. . . willing to change with the tides . the amusement industry relies on disposable income and with that can be greatly affected by changes in the economy .\nhargrove states that since chance rides is\ndesigned to be diverse\nthey are more equipped to roll with economic changes that may affect the industry .\nwhen business is booming we may produce a few roller coasters , when it ' s not we know we can rely on c . p . huntington trains and carousels to get us through . the motto you ' ll hear most often around here is\nwe build fun , but it ain ' t easy\n. we know we ask a lot of the men and women that work here manufacturing quality products that are safe and reliable and to deliver them on time . we try to help everyone remember the smiles on the faces of the people who will ultimately enjoy their work while appreciating the fact that we know it wasn ' t easy .\nwith a diverse product line and the strong infrastructure of a family run business , who knows what chance rides will accomplish by its centennial anniversary .\nmorgan may not have as many coasters built as some other companies ( they have 7 coasters in the us ) , but that doesn ' t mean that they ' re bad rides and not worth talking about ! here ' s what i consider to be their top 5 ! many thanks to the fans who sent in some of the photos that were used in this video ! want to become a part of coaster studios ? take photos around the parks , send them to me , and they might just get featured in a video ! please send them to coasterstudioschannel @ gmail . com . photos must have been taken by you , and cannot be watermarked . by sending them to me , you are giving me the right to edit them and use them in any video that i choose . i am accepting photographs from any park , anywhere ! photos don ' t have to be of just the roller coasters . any photos are appreciated ! a shout - out goes to casey rentmeester for creating the coaster studios animated logo seen at the beginning and end of this video . make sure to ' like ' coaster studios on facebook for interactive content , trip reports , and behind the scenes clips ! facebook : urltoken follow on twitter : @ coasterstudios urltoken remember to like , comment , and subscribe for more !\nhtml public ' - / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en '\n3 trains with 6 cars per train . riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 36 riders per train .\nthe steel force logo was originally intended for the mantis at cedar point . the mantis was to be called\nbanshee\n, but the name dropped in favor of mantis . the banshee logo was no longer appropriate after the name change so it was used the following year on the steel force .\nusing a screen reader and having problems using this website ? ring up . 2 1 0 . . . 6 9 , 7 5 . . . 5 5 5 . during regular business hours . if you need help with our online store . ring up . 4 0 , 7 . 2 , 6 1 , 4 2 , 9 0 .\nthe motorama car ride , an original family favorite since six flags fiesta texas opened in 1992 , has been giving young children their very first experience behind the wheel for more than two decades , and creating lasting family memories in the process . motorama captures a bygone era when cars were the ultimate luxury and cruising was cool \u2013 in such classics as a \u201956 ford thunderbird , a \u201957 chevy corvette or a \u201959 cadillac deville .\nalas , today nothing stands in the way of progress , and motorama\u2019s final day to take guests for a spin down memory lane will be sunday , august 10 . originally drivers and their passengers had the ability to listen to golden oldies selections from the radio as they followed the electric guided track throughout the \u201850s rockville area , as their parents and grandparents recalled a simpler time . it\u2019s a mellow - paced tour down a country turnpike , with real highways signs and two lanes of traffic as you honk your horn at passersby .\nmotorama is closing as the first wave of a downtown rockville urban renewal and renovation project begins . guests may call rockville realty for road closure and project updates at 210 . 697 . 5478 .\nfor the ultimate nostalgic experience while you\u2019re here , be sure to stop by rockin\u2019 at rockville high , a favorite \u201850s show experience that makes a terrific complement to your visit . if you\u2019re in the mood for a snack , you can even top your ride off with a soda and burger \u201850s style at pete\u2019s eats diner , just down the road .\nabout six flags entertainment corporation : six flags entertainment corporation is the world\u2019s largest regional theme park company with $ 1 . 1 billion in revenue and 18 parks across the united states , mexico and canada . for 53 years , six flags has entertained millions of families with world - class coasters , themed rides , thrilling water parks and unique attractions including up - close animal encounters , fright fest\u00ae and holiday in the park\u00ae . for more information , visit www . sixflags . com .\nsign up for our park newsletter and we\u2019ll let you know immediately if you\u2019ve won two tickets to six flags ! you\u2019ll also get exclusive discount offers , articles about new attractions , special in - park savings coupons and much more .\nwe promise not to spam you . there is no absolutely commitment , and we won\u2019t share , sell or rent your personal information with anyone . unsubscribe anytime with just a couple of clicks .\nprices , operating schedule and park policies are subject to change without notice . processing fees apply to online orders . \u00a9 2017 six flags . all rights reserved . see copyright and trademarks . see biometrics terms of use .\n2 trains with 6 cars per train . riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train .\nfor the 2001 season the first drop shortened by about 15 - 20 feet . it is still possible to see the old track beneath the new .\n2 trains with 3 cars per train . riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 12 riders per train .\nsecond hill of 184 feet . 60 + mph 580 degree twist . 5\ncamelback\nbumps , including an\ndouble - up\nbump .\n6 cars per train . riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train .\nin 1979 the first turn was lowered by about two feet to prevent valleying during high winds .\nastroworld hired william cobb to design and build this coaster after the park\u2019s plan to buy and relocate the coney island cyclone , which was in danger of being torn down at the time , proved too expensive .\n318 . 2 ft tall chain lift hill with a 306 . 8 ft drop 252 ft tall hill 210 ft tall hill\n7 cars per train . riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train .\nthis coaster\u2019s name was chosen because it debuted in 2000 - in the far east , the\nyear of the dragon .\nwhen it opened , wild thing was the third tallest coaster in the world following the two arrow dynamic hyper coasters \u2013 big one at blackpool pleasure beach in the uk and desperado at buffalo bill\u2019s resort & casino in nevada , usa .\nlike their intamin and mack rides counterparts , the chance rides hyper - lite is essentially a miniature version of the hyper coaster .\nfor many years , chance rides produced the \u201ctoboggan\u201d coaster . a lighthouse shaped lift hill ( inside of which the tiny cars go up vertically ) with track that spirals down around the central column . chance rides no longer make these coasters and there are very few in permanent locations . if you\u2019re unlucky though , your local traveling fair may have one .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 coasterforce . all rights reserved . web hosting and design by inmotion hosting\nthe company has built eight roller coasters , all of which are still operating .\nfrom coasterpedia , the roller coaster wiki - 2 , 372 articles since august 2009 . this page was last modified on 19 december 2017 , at 05 : 26 .\narticle content available under creative commons attribution share alike unless otherwise noted . article content may be used with attribution - please provide a link to coasterpedia . most images are available under free licenses - click on the image for details on how to attribute the author .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwhile the exact procedure is a trade secret ( here\u2019s a hint , being nice to parks helps ) it never ceases to amaze us how we\u2019re able to track down and eventually put these people into our videos .\nafter a fascinating tour of his home , which included several carousel horses - and some serious horsepower in the garage \u2013 we sat down with him in the office / study to begin the interview .\nhearing dana talk about his father , ed ( who was one of the original four employees of arrow ) , was incredibly fascinating . he warned us that every answer was going to be 20 minutes long \u2013 because it was so full of history that so very few know of .\nthat\u2019s where we had one of those moments you can only describe as ethereal . dana said , \u201coh \u2013 i bet you\u2019ll like this\u2026\u201d and proceeded to hand us this set of ten small , black & white photos :\nthe film will dive into the story of corkscrew quite deep , so we don\u2019t want to give away too much of the story . suffice to say , it\u2019ll be fun to learn for both seasoned coaster fans and even the \u201cgp\u201d viewer .\ndana and paula also showed us one of their most - prized arrow possessions : a gift from wed enterprises commemorating 25 years of arrow development work in 1970 . not only does it look cool , but it is signed by such disney legends as x atencio and even roy o . disney himself .\nnow , the \u201clegacy of arrow\u201d team moves onto the second half of production \u2026 putting all of the pieces together to tell the story of how the modern - day amusement and theme park was created \u2013 all from a small car garage in mountain view , ca . stay tuned !\nbe sure to continue with us on the journey , as we aim to tell the story of an industry legend . follow us on facebook and twitter or search\n# legacyofarrow\non your favorite social media network !\n( roller , blade and pin ) ( wt . 3 1 / 4 oz . )\nspecial double lead screw ( adapts to bs - 10 , jr - 5 , jr - 5a , no . 3a ) 12 / box\nsuper point ( adapts to bs - 10 , jr - 5 , jr - 5a , no . 3a )\nadapter ( for no . 9 parts to jr - 5 ) ( wt . 4 . 5 oz . )\nthese ingenious devices are the simple but effective solution to one - man door hanging . simply screw one into the top most hinge nut on the door . hold the toggle straight with one hand while supporting the door , and pick up the other end of the door with the other hand . slide the toggle through the top hinge bolt hole and turn it crossways .\nnow you can let go with both hands because the door hanger holds the top hinge in place and the door rests against the bottom hinge . both hands are now free to insert the door hinge bolts .\nthree threaded sizes per kit : 8mm x 1 . 25 , 5 / 16 - 18 and 3 / 8 - 16\nclosed cell structure will not absorb water , grease , oils , coolant , etc .\nself extinguishing as per mvss - 302 . welding spatter will not cause a fire\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nthe grizzly at california\u2019s great america ( santa clara , ca ) used arrow dynamic pneumatic brakes and those are still in use . that ride opened in 1986 .\ninterestingly , at one point , an arrow brake caliper was replaced by a smaller ptc brake .\nin 2000 , intamin supplied the ride hardware and trains for the magnus colossus at terra mitica ( benidorm , spain ) . designed by dennis starkey and the stand company and built by the roller coaster corporation of america , intamin installed for the first time on a wooden coaster magnetic brakes . those rare earth permanent magnets are mounted in a regular caliper configuration and work on the eddy - current principle . the main idea is that the braking power is proportional to the speed of the train . this provides a smooth braking motion , but they are unable to completely stop and hold the train . intamin solution to that was to use large heavy duty drive tires to stop the trains in the pre course braking area and station area in a similar set up to their steel mega coaster and giga coaster installations .\n2000 saw a new player enter the wooden coaster business : vekoma . that year , as a part of a major project to transform walibi flevo ( flevoland , netherlands ) into six flags holland , vekoma sold 5 new attractions to six flags for that park , including a wooden coaster . robin hood at that park used standard vekoma pneumatic pinch brakes to slow and stop the trains . it was so successful that was six flags ordered another wooden coaster in 2001 for the walibi wavre ( wavre , belgium ) transformation into six flags belgium and tusenfryd near oslo , norway also ordered a wooden coaster .\n2002 saw premier rides third foray into the wooden coaster area and it was at kings island ( mason , oh ) . the beast was involved in an incident the year before and the park decided to change the whole braking process . the 3 existing ptc trains were modified by premier to receive brake fins and many parts of the ride rebuilt to remove the skid brakes and install new brake calipers . the innovation here was that premier was the first to come up with the right metal alloy for the fins that would be react well enough to eddy current brakes and yet be durable enough for standard pneumatic mechanical braking . so , the beast feature premier fin brakes in the station , before the transfer section and 2 pre station braking zones . the rest of the ride as well as the speed reduction zone at the end feature strips of eddy current brakes that can easily be removed in the fall season when temperature falls and the ride need more speed to complete the course .\nthis strip of magnetic brakes is installed in the pre station brake run of the beast .\npremier rides also offer those adjustable / mobile brakes . both of the above photos were found at urltoken\nin 2003 , great coasters international inc . ( gcii ) came up with their own version of the fin brakes . in that case , the calipers are of a different shape and use smaller pads inside . later on , in 2007 , they also started using eddy - current magnetic brakes to trim most of the speed to reduce wear and tear on the brake fins and calipers .\none of the gci brake on gold striker at california\u2019s great america ( santa clara , ca ) .\nthe python in bamboo forest at wanda theme park in nanchang , china use both eddy - current magnetic brakes and gci pneumatic brakes . the magnetic brake is on the left and the pneumatic brake on the right .\nin may 2004 , there was a fire at the pleasure beach in blackpool , uk and it destroyed the station of the grand national , a 1935 classic wooden roller coaster . pleasure beach called in kumbak , a dutch engineering firm . they installed a brand new modern ride control system and installed a mixed fin based pneumatic calipers / eddy current braking system on the reformed grand national . the fins on the new ptc trains were also changed by kumbak to work with their equipment . the project was completed quickly and the ride reopened in october of the same year .\nkumbak was formed in 2001 after vekoma underwent financial hardships that year . some engineers branched off and formed an engineering firm that specializes in ride upgrades and refurbishment . in 2007 , port aventura called in kumbak to do an upgrade to the ride control system , braking system and change the trains on stampida . stampida is a 1997 custom coasters international ( cci ) racing / dueling wooden roller coaster that was experiencing some heavy wear and tear issues on the trains . kumbak came in in 2007 , designed and built four new trains and installed at the same time new brakes . it is the same combination of the pneumatic calipers / eddy current brakes that were installed 3 years earlier on grand national . tomahawk , the sister junior ride to the stampida also had the same control and braking upgrades .\nkumbak worked on another project in 2010 . bakken ( klampenborg , danemark ) decided to upgrade its classic scenic railway , the rutschebanen . it opened in 1932 and still had the original trains with the brakeman riding on board . kumbak came in and combined a rockwell automation allen - bradley guardlogix safety controller with pneumatic friction brakes and magnetic brakes . three new trains were built and thanks to the new braking and control system , no brakeman is necessary and the ride now is tuv approved .\nthe green plate in front of the train is one of the magnetic brake used on the ride .\nvelocity magnetics came onto the scene in the early 2000\u2019s . they are today a large supplier of magnetic brakes to many manufacturers , such as rocky mountain construction . rmc use dyna - brake magnetic brakes on their installations , such as outlaw run at silver dollar city ( branson , mo ) . the other brakes used on outlaw run are similar in shape and function to the arrow pneumatic squeeze brakes .\none major innovation for velocity magnetics is magnetic friction brakes , first introduced in 2012 on the comet at waldameer park ( erie , pa ) . for this project , the park removed approximately 175 feet of track from the station and brake run . velocity magnetics then manufactured pre molded steel track that was bolted to the existing structure . the wooden running boards were bolted to the top of the running steel . meanwhile , one car of the two ptc junior trains was sent to velocity for modifications . the pads under the car were replaced by a new alloy that is both resistant and compatible with the rare earth magnets that will slow down the train in the 3 fixed magnetic brake sections . then , 5 pneumatic friction brake sections will slow down the train and hold it . the load and unload has two more sections that are independently controlled .\nstaying at tokyo disney : an overview of the disney hotels at the resort .\nhistory of computing . . . the history of computing is longer than the history of computing hardware and modern computing technology and includes the history of methods intended for pen and paper or for chalk and slate , with or . . .\ncasino - history of gambling houses . . . some form or another has been seen in almost every society in history . . . from the ancient greeks and romans to napoleon ' s france and elizabethan england , much of history is filled with stories of entertainment based on games of chance . . . in american history , early gambling establishments were known as saloons . . .\nxia dynasty - modern skepticism . . . the skeptical school of early chinese history , started by gu jiegang in the 1920s , was the first group of scholars within china to seriously question the traditional story of its . . . early chinese history is a tale told and retold for generations , during which new elements were added to the front end\n. . .\nspain - history - fall of muslim rule and unification . . . the breakup of al - andalus into the competing taifa kingdoms helped the long embattled iberian christian kingdoms gain the initiative . . . the capture of the strategically central city of toledo in 1085 marked a significant shift in the balance of power in favour of the christian kingdoms . . .\nof men\u0092s opposition to women\u0092s emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself .\nof civilization , or the study of geology , may suggest , we may conceive the present as extending over many centuries , or over a hundred thousand years .\nis a 4 - 2 - 4t steam locomotive currently on static display at the california state railroad museum in sacramento , california , it is the first locomotive purchased by the southern pacific railroad , carrying that railroad ' s number 1 . the locomotive is named in honor of\n, the third president of the southern pacific company ( parent company of southern pacific railroad ) .\n. it was rebuilt twice , first in 1873 with new valves and again in 1888 with a new boiler built by cp ' s sacramento shops . in 1888 the locomotive was also put on public display for the first time in sacramento .\nin sp ' s 1891 renumbering plan , c . p . huntington was assigned road number 1001 . the locomotive was placed in storage for some time until it was rebuilt for use as a lineside weed burner in 1901 . its use as a weed burner proved unsatisfactory and the locomotive was again removed from active service . in 1910 , c . p . huntington was again rebuilt and it was then kept at sp ' s machine shops where it remained for a few years . the locomotive was nearly scrapped in 1914 ; it was spared this fate by sp management so that it could be displayed at the panama - pacific international exposition in 1915 after a cosmetic restoration .\nthe unique design of the c . p . huntington inspired the appearance of the little engine that could in most storybook renderings .\namusement today is a monthly periodical that features articles , news , pictures , and reviews about all things relating to the amusement park industry , including parks , rides , and ride manufacturers .\nbolliger & mabillard , abbreviated b & m and formally known as bolliger & mabillard consulting engineers inc . , is a roller coaster design consultancy based in monthey , switzerland .\ndorney park & wildwater kingdom is an amusement and water park owned and operated by cedar fair entertainment company and located outside allentown , pennsylvania .\nthe giant dipper is a historic wooden roller coaster located at the santa cruz beach boardwalk , an amusement park in santa cruz , california .\na hypercoaster is any roller coaster with a height or drop measuring greater than .\niron rattler is a steel roller coaster located at six flags fiesta texas in san antonio , texas .\nkings island is a amusement park located northeast of cincinnati in mason , ohio .\nlake compounce is an amusement park located in bristol , connecticut , united states and a part of the neighboring town of southington ; the lake itself lies completely in southington .\nlegoland california is a theme park and miniature park located in carlsbad , california , based on the lego toy brand .\nthis is a list of rides , attractions and themes from kings island that no longer exist in the park .\nmillennium force is a steel roller coaster built by intamin at cedar point amusement park in sandusky , ohio , united states .\nphantom theater was an omnimover dark ride located at kings island in mason , ohio .\nphantom ' s revenge ( formerly known as steel phantom ) is a steel roller coaster at kennywood .\na roller coaster is an amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks .\nsix flags magic mountain is a theme park located in valencia , california , north of los angeles .\nis a roller coaster at nagashima spa land amusement park in mie prefecture , japan .\ntwisted colossus is a steel roller coaster at six flags magic mountain amusement park .\nwicked cyclone is a steel roller coaster located at six flags new england amusement park .\nwild thing , located at the valleyfair amusement park in shakopee , minnesota , is a steel out - and - back roller coaster with more than one mile ( 1 . 6 km ) of track .\nworlds of fun is a 235 - acre amusement park in kansas city , missouri , united states .\nunionpedia is a concept map or semantic network organized like an encyclopedia \u00e2\u20ac\u201c dictionary . it gives a brief definition of each concept and its relationships .\nthis is a giant online mental map that serves as a basis for concept diagrams . it ' s free to use and each article or document can be downloaded . it ' s a tool , resource or reference for study , research , education , learning or teaching , that can be used by teachers , educators , pupils or students ; for the academic world : for school , primary , secondary , high school , middle , technical degree , college , university , undergraduate , master ' s or doctoral degrees ; for papers , reports , projects , ideas , documentation , surveys , summaries , or thesis . here is the definition , explanation , description , or the meaning of each significant on which you need information , and a list of their associated concepts as a glossary . available in english , spanish , portuguese , japanese , chinese , french , german , italian , polish , dutch , russian , arabic , hindi , swedish , ukrainian , hungarian , catalan , czech , hebrew , danish , finnish , indonesian , norwegian , romanian , turkish , vietnamese , thai , greek , bulgarian , croatian , slovak , lithuanian , filipino , latvian , estonian and slovenian . more languages soon .\nall the information was extracted from wikipedia , and it ' s available under the creative commons attribution - sharealike license .\ngoogle play , android and the google play logo are trademarks of google inc .\nto design and construct magnum xl - 200 . construction on the world ' s tallest and fastest complete circuit roller coaster ( at that time ) began in 1988 . by may 6 , 1989 , magnum xl - 200 was ready for riders . since its debut , magnum xl - 200 has served more than 36 million guests .\ncedar point ' s official blog states that after building the ride ,\ndiscussion was focused on just what a roller coaster such as magnum should be called . after all , it had no loops like most of the other large steel coasters of the time and was so much bigger and faster than its non - looping brethren . after a couple of years , the name everyone agreed upon was hypercoaster .\nhypercoasters were originally built for speed and airtime , to counter the trend of constructing bigger and bigger looping coasters . to accomplish this the elements of a hypercoaster often include a large first drop , several additional drops of declining height , a large turn or helix and then many airtime - 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", "topic": 4}], "title": "pink visual", "paragraphs": [". follow pink visual on twitter @ pinkvisual pink visual : we innovate , you masturbate .\nall pink visual content is 2257 compliant . copyright \u00a9 2006 - 2018 pink visual - all rights reserved .\nurltoken - 3d sex simulator games | pink . . . - pink visual games\nfor more information , call : pink visual 1 . 866 . 360 . pink email contact\n, sarah pink outlines the possibilities and practicalities of visual methods in ethnographic research . pink draws on\npink floyd album covers , history of pink floyd , pictures of pink floyd , and history of pink floyd in pictures . a visual and audio pink floyd experience set to the music of keyboardist , andy graham , with pink floyd tribute band , us not them . a medley cover of floyd ' s greatest hits , with pictures and photos of pink floyd . visual history of pink floyd set to a pink floyd cover soundtrack .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 pink visual pass . all rights reserved powered by nubiles tube script\nand if the rapture never comes ? no worries , says pink visual . from their\nlabels : conan o ' brien , curve94 . 3 , pamela roz , pink visual\npink visual ' s massive collection of hot content , optimized for viewing on the ipad .\nvivas indicated that more legal action could be on the horizon for pink visual in the future .\nfeatures over 20 niches of pink visual content , well - branded , with a reputable history .\npink visual president allison vivas emphasized that all studios that have had their content fingerprinted by fsc / apap and that are using either the filtering will benefit from her company\u2019s settlement , not just pink visual .\nnow you can store and access your pink visual porn library in the cloud - anytime and anywhere .\n09 / pink _ visual _ porn _ studio _ underground _ bunker _ 2012 _ apocalypse . php\nabout pink visual mobile : pink visual is among the leaders in the mobile adult entertainment space , through its flagship mobile sites ipinkvisualpass . com , urltoken and ipornopass . com , which offer access to thousands of full - length sex scenes for a low monthly price . pink visual ' s mobile products are available for promotion by webmasters through the urltoken advertising program . pink visual : we innovate , you masturbate .\npink visual producer matt morningwood talks about how his company is looking at using augmented reality and 3d television .\ngo check out gritty in pink opening . . . - visual arts and art history at fau | facebook\nfor more information on pink visual , or ipinkvisual , contact kim kysar at kim @ pinkvisual . com .\nabout pink visual mobile : pink visual is among the leaders in the mobile adult entertainment space , through its flagship mobile sites ipinkvisualpass . com , urltoken and ipornopass . com , which offer access to thousands of full - length sex scenes for a low monthly price . pink visual ' s mobile products are available for promotion by webmasters through the urltoken advertising program . for more information , call : 1 . 866 . 360 . pink or email : kim @ urltoken . pink visual : we innovate , you masturbate .\ndon\u2019t worry , pink visual isn\u2019t iphone - specific . the company is considering working with android video chat apps as well , pink visual ceo allison vivas said , although she didn\u2019t sound convinced that qik was currently up to the strain .\nall content on this site is copyrighted by pink visual , llc . domain and billing provided by net transactions limited .\nwhile lawsuits are a key component of pink visual\u0092s anti - piracy strategy , they will also utilize new distribution methods .\nsan fernando valley - based porn studio pink visual said the bunker is envisioned as \u201cfar more than a mere bomb shelter or subterranean survivalist enclave\u201d , complete with a digital studio , gun racks and a rotating hydraulic stage . ( courtesy pink visual )\nso if you want to ride out the apocalypse in decadence and luxury , follow pink visual on twitter for more details .\n, but they continue to wind through the courts . managers at pink visual are skeptical that lawsuits are the right approach .\npink visual president allison vivas said that dmca force makes affordable for rights - holders to conduct effective anti - piracy campaigns .\nvisual coordinator salaries at thomas pink can range from $ 44 , 162 - $ 47 , 773 . this estimate is based upon 1 thomas pink visual coordinator salary report ( s ) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods . see all visual coordinator salaries to learn how this stacks up in the market .\npink , sarah ( 2008 ) . mobilising visual ethnography : making routes , making place and making images [ 27 paragraphs ] .\nvan nuys , calif . \u2014 pink visual has announced the launch of a new intellectual property rights enforcement service , dmca force .\nthe president of the pink media group , mr . \u017eejko mitrovic , opened pink digital system ( pds ) on march 16th .\nabout pink visual : pink visual is among the leaders in the mobile adult entertainment space , through its flagship mobile sites ipinkvisualpass . com , urltoken and ipornopass . com , which offer access to thousands of full - length sex scenes for a low monthly price . all of pink visual ' s website and mobile products are available for promotion by webmasters through the urltoken advertising program . for more information , call : 1 . 866 . 360 . pink or email :\nabout pink visual mobile : pink visual is among the leaders in the mobile adult entertainment space , through its flagship mobile sites ipinkvisualpass . com , urltoken and ipornopass . com , which offer access to thousands of full - length sex scenes for a low monthly price . pink visual ' s mobile products are available for promotion by webmasters through the urltoken advertising program . for more information , call : 1 . 866 . 360 . pink or email : kim @ urltoken .\npink visual , valley porn studio , to construct ' coolest underground bunker known to man ' for 2012 apocalypse | l . a . weekly\ntaking up the challenge is adult powerhouse pink visual , a veteran company that is long - accustomed to being at the forefront of industry innovations .\nthis was an important consideration for pink visual , which reportedly came up with the idea for pvlocker during brainstorming sessions for its ongoing antipiracy campaign .\nfollowing the close of an eventful 2010 for the company , adult entertainment studio pink visual has decided to make its anti - piracy strategy for 2011 public , a move undertaken in part to encourage other adult studios to take steps of their own to deter online piracy , according to pink visual executives .\nthe book provides a foundation for thinking about visual ethnography and introduces the practical and theoretical issues relating to the visual and digital technologies used in the field .\nas more and more qualitative researchers incorporate visual components , i propose that our visual\ngaze\nbe the object of direct discussion and scholarly work . [\nall of syd\u2019s existing work as a visual artist from 1962 until his death .\nwhile pink visual has declined to take part in lawsuits against individual viewers of pirated porn , president of pink visual , allison vivas , affirmed that the company is \u0093actively preparing litigation against several tube and torrent site operators . \u0094 these cases will be filed in the coming weeks along with several similar lawsuits by other porn companies .\nthe studio is currently working out details on the selection criteria for all non - pink visual personnel who they will allow to take refuge in the bunker , but boyer said it will \u201clikely include both merit - based and random selections , with pink visual performers , active site members and twitter followers getting priority over the general public . \u201d\n' the division bell ' , album sleeve . \u00a9 pink floyd ( 1987 ) ltd\nthis projected doomsday is based on ancient mayan prophecy ( not disgraced pastor harold camping ) , and san fernando valley porn company pink visual is wasting no time preparing for it .\nto celebrate the site ' s anniversary , pink visual is offering a free scene to all customers , new and existing , starting on may 15 and running through may 30 .\nvan nuys , calif . \u2014building on the success of its initial 3d sex simulator game , pink visual announced today the launch of urltoken , the gay companion site to urltoken .\nour goal is nothing less than to survive the apocalypse to come in comfort and luxury ,\nthe daily mail quoted pink visual spokesman quentin boyer as telling cbs news .\nthird - party websites , pink visual has employed urltoken which scans over 100 , 000 sites hourly to collect evidence of infringement and issue removal requests . this is in addition to being part of the free speech coalition\u0092s anti - piracy action program , which tracks pink visual\u0092s content across more than 20 major tube sites and automatically removes or truncates the videos .\nover the last four years , pink visual has achieved a strong position within the mobile adult entertainment market . pink visual was among the first adult companies to launch a site optimized for delivering content to smartphones ( see ipinkvisualpass . com ) and launched its first ipad - optimized site three days before the tablet was available for purchase in the united states ( see pinkvisualpad . com ) . pink visual has also experimented with the production of 3d content for mobile devices and mobile apps for both ios and android devices . the company ' s success in the mobile market was recognized earlier this year by juniper research , which bestowed its 2011 future mobile award for mobile adult content to pink visual in february of 2011 .\nshared facilities ( e . g . meeting rooms , reception , audio - visual systems )\nreaders of the best porn can join pink visual pass at a special discount price of $ 20 a month , a great savings off the regular price of $ 40 a month .\nwith pvlocker , pink visual moves into the future of adult content access , delivery and storage ; leading the way for the industry to follow \u2014 and for its affiliates to profit .\nvivas said that while the company has great expectations for its ongoing anti - piracy campaign , pink visual also understands that\nthings aren ' t going to get better overnight .\nflower petal mirrorball stage prop , 1973 \u2013 5 . \u00a9 pink floyd ( 1987 ) ltd\nfor more information , call : 1 . 866 . 360 . pink email : email contact\nthe pink floyd exhibition : their mortal remains runs from may 13 to october 1 2017 .\nthat statement was made a couple of months ago by quentin boyer , a spokesman for adult - film company pink visual . los angeles - based pink visual has eschewed filing copyright suits against alleged film pirates in the hope that it can strike some kind of balance in a world where unauthorized digital photos , books , movies , and music are so easily passed around the internet .\nthis video is an interview with sarah pink , professor at rmit and author of books such as ' doing visual ethnography ' and ' doing sensory ethnography ' . if you are interested in how to use visual ethnography as an aproach of filmmaking , then you will get some great notions on how to grasp this method . the topics we have asked sarah pink about is as following :\nboyer added the list will ,\nlikely include both merit - based and random selections , with pink visual performers , active site members and twitter followers getting priority over the general public .\n' animals ' , album cover art , roger waters , 1977 . \u00a9 pink floyd music ltd\nkaty perry and nicki minaj were both pretty in pink at the american music awards last night .\nventura content , the copyright - holding company for adult entertainment studio pink visual , announced tuesday that it had filed a $ 6 . 75 million complaint against mansef productions and interhub , the owners of tube - site operator brazzers , for copyright infringement . pink visual is a prominent adult entertainment studio that recently made headlines by making former late - night comedian conan o ' brien a job offer .\nadult hosting news \u2013 van nuys , calif . \u2013 adult studio pink visual ( urltoken ) announced today the latest step in its ongoing effort to remain at the leading edge of adult entertainment technology : a collaborative relationship with spatial view , the company behind the new wazabee 3deeshell ( urltoken ) for the iphone , enabling pink visual to offer 3d content that does not require special glasses to view .\na particular source of satisfaction for pink visual is that it introduced the ' cloud ' storage component of pvlocker for user - uploaded content before mainstream companies like apple had unveiled their own similar services .\npink visual is an adult - film studio that doesn ' t think litigation will stop piracy . the company is focused on making legal purchases so convenient that illegal file sharing will become less attractive .\nthe two pop superstars both sported pink hair at the awards show . perry\u2019s hair was a shade darker . she wore flowers in it to complement a floor - length geisha dress , and pinned it up in a 1940s updo to complement the pink dress and pink guitar she strummed while performing .\nurltoken contains sexually - oriented adult content which may include visual images and verbal descriptions of nude adults , adults engaging in sexual acts , and other audio and visual materials of a sexually - explicit nature .\nanother aspect of urltoken that the studio ' s ipad - using fans will appreciate : the site offers access to videos from the full range of pink visual ' s dvd lines and web content categories .\nvivas said that pink visual ' s plan to grow pvlocker ' s user base largely revolves around signing on more adult studios as content providers , as well as improving the site ' s existing functionality .\nadult filmmakers pink visual have designed their very own ' porn bunker ' in a bid to prepare for the widely - anticipated global apocalypse that various prophetic sources have predicted will take place in late 2012 .\n\u201cthe entire concept is brilliant , a visual and writing feast for the eyes that leaves the reader seeing and remembering not in the pink long after the reading has ended . \u201d viga boland , reader\u2019s favorite\nmammoth pink floyd box set now available as separates \u2013 the early years 1965 - 1972 box set .\nwill there also be pink fuzzy handcuffs and tufted pink headboards ? who cares ! one thing ' s for sure : this setup definitely sounds better than riding out the apocalypse in a mcmansion in georgia .\nthis website contains sexually - oriented adult content which may include visual images and verbal descriptions of nude adults , adults engaging in sexual acts , and other audio and visual materials of a sexually - explicit nature .\nthe adult film company announced plans to construct a bona fide bomb shelter to protect\nthe pink visual staff and members of our immediate families ,\nas well as performers , business partners , and fans .\nwhile the government program focused its attention on creating a rebound for the slowing tide of auto sales , pink visual and male spectrum will be focusing on a far more important issue , porn burnout . read more\nlos angeles \u2014 pink visual president allison vivas will be conducting a special anti - piracy q & a session at the adult industry\u2019s leading digital media conference , xbiz la , in january at the sofitel hotel .\nthe pink visual executive , who was awarded the 2011 xbiz woman of the year honor at the ninth annual xbiz awards in february , said that various methods to fighting piracy have changed during the past year .\na glimpse into pink floyd\u2019s journey from london\u2019s underground scene to one of the world\u2019s most acclaimed rock groups will go on show this week with an audio - visual exhibition at the v & a ; museum .\naccording to pink visual , its newest website , pvlocker . com , is an advanced content distribution platform , offering ala carte , per - file pricing . the system allows customers to purchase files which are then stored in the server cloud maintained by pink visual , where the customer can access that content via a pc , or a variety of mobile devices \u2014 including all major makes and models of smartphones and tablet devices .\nmale spectrum pass contains sexually - oriented adult content which may include visual images and verbal descriptions of nude adults , adults engaging in sexual acts , and other audio and visual materials of a sexually - explicit nature .\nthat enables users to store movie clips they buy from pink visual on the company ' s servers . this is one of the ways pink visual wants to fight piracy . the company hopes to out - market , out - promote , and out - innovate illegal file - sharing services . the plan is to make content so easily available at such a fair price that piracy is less attractive to the company ' s audience .\nvivas emphasized that while litigation will continue to be an essential facet of pink visual ' s anti - piracy strategy , the introduction of new distribution methods and billing models is equally important , if not more so .\ncopyright 2011 no pink spandex . theme coding by zidalgo . designed by urltoken . contact us via email .\n. drawing on research and paradigms from anthropology , sociology , cultural studies , photographic studies and media studies , sarah pink describes how the visual may be incorporated into ethnographic work . pink intends to situate this book outside of the history of the extant literature on visual research methods . she suggests that this book is not a recipe for visual methods but , in a more inductive manner , offers visual methods in the context of current research . readers are encouraged to analyze the use of visual methods\ncreatively developed within individual projects\n( p . 4 ) . the book is intended for ethnographers wanting to incorporate the visual into their work as well as for photographers and video makers seeking an understanding of ethnography . it is this duality of purpose that is the book ' s strength and its weakness , which i discuss in the final comment section of the review . [\nprefer physical media over downloaded videos ? this is the place for you . all of pink visual ' s most popular dvd lines , available at rock - bottom prices . browse by category , performers and much more .\nadult film company pink visual sent conan a letter officially offering the dude a job , saying there\u2019s a demand for \u201ctall , lean , pale , male \u2018gingers\u2019 that have a david caruso kind of thing going on . \u201d\nexperience a spectacular and unparalleled audio - visual journey through pink floyd ' s unique and extraordinary worlds , chronicling the music , design and staging of the band , from their debut in the 1960s through to the present day .\npink visual brand and product manager kim kysar said the company is looking for someone with at least two years experience in business - to - business sales who is also \u201cconfident , enthusiastic and driven to succeed . \u201d read more\nso pink visual ( the name is corny as hell ) is worried about a biblical rapture ? o brother . yeah , we want to make sure they can carry the porn torch into a post apocolyptic world . ugh .\nif conan isn\u2019t interested in peddling his wares on camera , pink visual would love to have him on board as a \u201cwriter , \u201d who they believe could \u201cbring some much needed wit to the world of porn dialogue . \u201d\nband face masks from ' the wall live ' , 1979 . photograph : stormstudios . \u00a9 pink floyd music ltd\nthe persistent cloaca ribbon is brown to symbolize bowel issues , and the pink dots symbolize occurrence in females only .\nchapter two addresses the appropriateness of visual methods in research as well as issues related to ethics . pulling primarily from her own research in other cultures , pink reminds the reader that visual technologies may be interpreted very differently by those involved in the research . context is the primary determinate for the appropriateness and role of visual technologies . this chapter contains many important caveats for ethnographers incorporating visual methods such as ethical considerations , gender issues , and project design . specific use of photography and video may have to emerge in the field based on the relationships secured and not predetermined before . [\nwhile pink visual has declined to take part in end - user litigation , vivas said that the company is\nactively preparing litigation against several tube and torrent site operators ,\ncases that will be filed in the weeks ahead .\nwe ' re total apple product nerds here at pink visual ,\nsaid brand and product manager kim kysar in the press release .\nas soon as apple unveiled the ipad , we got to work on the site .\nwhen we compiled the video for ipinkvisual , we realized that it was the first and largest free adult video library tailored for iphone / itouch viewing .\nexplained pink visual ' s video & emerging tech director , ted blanston .\nas with the straight version of the game , wynters said that pink visual likely will publish some of the more creative scenes made by users to they can serve as inspiration to other players , and to draw in additional new customers .\n: this article builds on the earlier notion of a visual ethnography ( pink , 2007a ) to suggest the idea of a visual ethnography in / of movement . recent anthropological discussions have drawn attention to the importance of studying other people ' s\nroutes and mobilities\n( lee & ingold , 2006 ) . following this work i examine what visual ethnographers might learn from an analysis of how routes and mobilities are represented in local visual culture . drawing on my recent research about the citt\u00e0slow ( slow city ) movement in the uk , i analyse a series of locally produced experiential , audiovisual and photographic narratives . i propose that such a focus can provide visual ethnographers with significant understandings of how place is made .\npink visual offers a variety of adult products from our sex games , to mobile porn , to our xxx dvds and pvlocker where you can store porn and watch it on demand . our flagship content lines include milf seeker , college wild parties , orgy sex parties , and her first lesbian sex . our newest content collection features erotic mind , amateur lust , and it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s her fantasy . we pride ourselves in offering a great customer experience and giving our customers the pink porn products they demand . preview our pink visual porn free or come to our hub to get information about the newest porn news .\npink visual offers a variety of adult products from our sex games , to mobile porn , to our xxx dvds and pvlocker where you can store porn and watch it on demand . our flagship content lines include milf seeker , college wild parties , orgy sex parties , and her first lesbian sex . our newest content collection features erotic mind , amateur lust , and it\u2019s her fantasy . we pride ourselves in offering a great customer experience and giving our customers the pink porn products they demand . preview our pink visual porn free or come to our hub to get information about the newest porn news .\nwebmaster news \u2013 los angeles , ca \u2013 adult studio pink visual and premiere porn news and gossip site fleshbot announced today that they are launching a contest asking fleshbot readers to develop game ideas for the new \u201ckinky games\u201d mobile web - app .\nin addition to commonfolk , pink visual is working on recruiting professional talent .\nwe ' ve talked to a couple people ,\nsays boyer .\nthey responded with , ' really ? ' we have some convincing to do .\nadult entertainment studio pink visual announced in a press release this week their plans to launch an anti - piracy campaign in 2011 with the hope that other companies will join in the battle against the online piracy that is devastating the adult industry .\nfor more information on pink visual ' s anti - piracy campaign or the content protection retreat 2 , contact lea busick at leeb @ pinkvisual . com . for more information on degban ' s services , contact ella @ degban . com .\na great book that covers all the important steps for thhose whho are using visual methods / data in their research . even though the book is geared towards ethnographers it is an amazing read for anyone who is implementing any visual materials in their project\nnew york \u2014ventura content , the parent company of pink visual productions , announced today that it has reached a settlement with afic inc . , the operator of slutload . com , resolving the pending copyright infringement claims ventura brought against afic in december .\nit ' s all part of a greater strategy for pink visual , kysar said , which revolves around keeping a finger on the pulse of emerging media technologies , enabling the company to respond quickly to device - driven changes in the mobile market .\na spokesman for van nuys - based pink visual said the bunker will be \u201cfar more than a mere bomb shelter or subterranean survivalist enclave\u201d with amenities such as multiple fully - stocked bars , an enormous performing stage and a sophisticated content production studio .\nthis is serious shizz people . is an admin pink or red ? perhaps green ? or my favorite : discord blurple .\nsince the ipad hit shelves on april 3 , pink visual has sold thousands of subscriptions to urltoken and in combination with the gay ipad porn site urltoken ( malespectrumpad . com ) the company ' s ipad - optimized properties have received over a half - million unique visits since their launch . ironically , kysar said that apple ' s restrictive app store content policy could be contributing to the popularity of pink visual ' s mobile products , and the studio ' s ipad - optimized site in particular .\nadult - film company pink visual reportedly sent o ' brien a letter offering him a position due to the current high demand for\ntall , lean , pale , male ' gingers ' that have a david caruso kind of thing going on .\nboth pink visual and fleshbot are letting the fans decide on what game suggestions will make it as mobile games as fleshbot users have been given the opportunity to submit game ideas for the newly branded fleshbot / itouchher mobile game ( www . kinkygames . com ) . these submissions will then be voted on by other fleshbot users , with the top vote - getters being judged cooperatively by the fleshbot editors and the porn purveyors at pink visual to decide the gold , silver , and bronze winners . read more\nas a collection of affirmed tech geeks and mobile device nerds , it should come as no surprise that pink visual creates some of the finest mobile apps and mobile sites that the adult entertainment industry has to offer . our mobile products are designed to be easy to use , intuitive to navigate , and as fast - loading as possible . our success in these goals is reflected in the multiple awards pink visual ' s mobile products have won , including the 2011 future mobile award for mobile adult entertainment .\nthe company ' s approach will be manifold . in addition to reminding its customers of the potential consequences for illegally sharing copyrighted content , the pink visual is also restricting downloadable content to long - term members and blocking the use of mass download managers .\npink visual is a tech - forward adult entertainment studio that takes great pride in producing high - quality erotic content , making the most of emerging technologies , and conducting itself in adherence with the highest of ethical standards and business practices at all times .\nwhile there isn ' t any pornography to be had in the official app store for ipad users , leading mobile porn provider pink visual ( pinkvisual . com ) released statistics today that reveal early adopters of the tablet to be eager consumers of online erotica .\ngiven the overwhelming advantages of pvlocker and the forward - looking strength of its business model , some may wonder if it will be pink visual ' s new\nthing ,\nsignaling the end of the company ' s distribution of content in other ways .\nas created by adult film company pink visual we have\nconan the boobarian\nin the works . normally when spoofing a movie or show or people , companies will hire look - a - likes or just people to try and fill the roles right ?\nsyd\u2019s life in photographs \u2013 from growing up through to working and performing with pink floyd and his life as a solo artist .\n' the wire cow ' , artwork for 40th anniversary of ' atom heart mother ' , 2009 . \u00a9 pink floyd music ltd\nyou might be familiar with pink visual , a major porn player , because you ' ve possibly masturbated to some of their work . if and when the world ends in 2012 , they don ' t want that to stop . so let ' s build a\nadult web hosting news \u2013 los angeles \u2013 adult studio pink visual announced today that brand product manager kim kysar will participate in \u201clesbian x rated , \u201d a panel discussion about lesbian pornography to be held at the university of southern california on tuesday , october 6 .\nlast year it was a toss - up as to the biggest media whore , pink visuals or vivid both of whom used tmz quite liberally to extend incredibly stupid contract offers to other mainstream media whores . looks like pink visuals picks up where it left off .\nindium corporation announces the release of pop flux 89lv - p , a bright pink - colored , no - clean , thixotropic flux that helps engineers to avoid the void\u2122 by greatly improving visual inspection to minimize voiding and other defects in package - on - package applications .\npink visual pass for mobile is ipinkvisual ! we innovate - you masturbate . your destination for mobile porn ! milf , lesbian , big cock , more ! play & watch a huge selection of mobile movies now . losts of bonus features like wall paper creators & games !\nkysar added that pink visual is continually upgrading its mobile sites to take better advantage of the wide variety of features and functions of ' next gen ' mobile devices , including not only apple ' s product line , but android - based devices and the latest blackberry products .\none l . a . porn studio in particular , pink visual in van nuys , is taking a giant leap of faith - - or , more likely , a giant leap of pr genius - - in hopes of\nriding out the 2012 apocalypse in style .\nin addition to its visual properties , pop flux 89lv - p has a unique activator system that provides enhanced solderability onto all common metallizations .\nbreast cancer survivor evelyn lauder of the estee lauder cosmetics company created the first\nofficial\npink breast cancer ribbon pin to increase awareness .\nthis week , pink visual launched the first major u . s . - based porn site designed especially for iphones . urltoken caters to iphone owners , with streaming video trailers and catalogs ; it ' s more of a marketing tool than a direct content sales site , sylvan said .\nthe pvlocker is almost exactly what we had proposed back on that fateful sunday morning in austin . not wanting to miss out on another opportunity to learn , i set up an interview with quentin and the following weekend we spent nearly an hour discussing porn , piracy and pink visual .\nto bolster its efforts to have infringing content removed from third - party websites and networks , pink visual has retained degban ( www . degban . com ) , which scans over 100 , 000 sites hourly to collect evidence of infringement and issue removal requests . this is in addition to being part of the fsc ' s anti - piracy action program ( www . fscapap . com ) through which pink visual ' s content is tracked across over 20 major tube sites and automatically removed or truncated on the tube sites that are actively filtering content using digital finger print technology .\nadult hosting \u2013 van nuys , ca \u2013 adult studio pink visual announced today that the company is seeking an exceptional , self - motivated individual to join the company as a dvd distribution and content licensing account executive to assist the company in growing its dvd sales and content licensing market share .\nso perhaps we\u2019ll have pink painkillers for women , and blue ones for boys , each honed to work on the specific male or female brain .\nhuge collection ! pink visual pass is a network of 38 hardcore sites , pulling content from all of the individual sites into one large member ' s area . there are currently 2 , 040 scenes online , most with both photo and video content , so there ' s plenty to see .\nwe ' re total apple product nerds here at pink visual ,\nsaid brand and product manager kim kysar .\nas soon as apple unveiled the ipad , we got to work on the site , even though we didn ' t have much to go on at that point , other than the safari engine . what we did know was that the ipad would sell like crazy , and that our customers and fans would expect pink visual to be at the forefront of the ipad porn market ; with the launch of pinkvisualpad . com , that ' s exactly where we are .\nin a exclusive interview with la weekly , pink visual spokesperson quentin boyer reveals that the shelter will have the capacity for 1 , 500 people , and that gaining entrance will be a combination of merit ( how useful are you ? ) and lottery ( for\nour fans and members\n) .\nthe phones are changing ,\nwith real web browsers , streaming video and high - quality graphics , said kate sylvan , marketing and pr coordinator for porn firm pink visual . that means phones are ready for porn \u0096 and she says the iphone is the best platform out there so far .\nwhile some adult entertainment companies have resorted to \u2018bait and switch\u2019 schemes to temporarily finagle their explicit content into the app store , pink visual brand and product manager kim kysar says that her company is dealing with apple\u2019s restrictions by essentially rendering them moot , and pushing the envelope in other ways . read more\ni think there ' s an enduring desire on the part of content creators ( and on the part of mainstream producers in particular ) to dictate to consumers how , when and where their content is consumed ,\nq . boyer , director of public relations for pink visual , told xbiz .\npink visual has also taken a leadership role in the adult industry ' s fight against content piracy and copyright infringement , organizing the content protection retreat , an event that brought together adult studios , service vendors and legal experts to fashion an ongoing anti - piracy strategy to which companies of all sizes can contribute . in its own campaign against piracy , pink visual has filed lawsuits that resulted in settlements under which several of the most popular adult tube sites have agreed to adopt digital fingerprint filtering as a means of mitigating their distribution of copyrighted materials uploaded by the end - users of such tube sites .\ncopyright 1999 - 2015 keith jordan - all rights reserved . privacy policy | contact / help | get our rss feed for latest pink floyd news .\njoone , the american adult mogul , isn ' t as worried . he says that in the u . s . , strict age verification systems could help salve carriers ' concerns . and pink visual says they don ' t need any help from carriers at all to develop a market for iphone porn .\npink visual pass offers up a great - sized collection of hardcore scenes . the high definition videos look sharp and were a great upgrade for the site . that said , the extreme download restrictions , the lack of update info , and the basic user tools were all disappointing . knocking the membership price in half for our users helps a lot , at least , but i can ' t say i was as excited at this visit to pink visual pass as i was at the last visit . there ' s still a lot of hot hardcore to see here , though it could be more user - friendly .\nall of this is one of pink\u2019s ways of countering piracy in the porn industry . by offering incentives for loyalty , pink hopes to maintain a regular base of paying customers . when they get the system up and running , they\u2019ll have 5 - 10 girls chatting at any given time , vivas said .\nvan nuys , ca - pink visual , the leader in adult reality content unveiled it ' s latest content delivery method , ipinkvisual . com , which is designed specifically for mobile delivery at aee last week . updated weekly ipinkvisual boasts an ever - growing library of hundreds of free clips for both mobile or desktop surfers .\nchapter five ends part two with a discussion of the often messy and ambiguous process of data analysis . pink outlines what she calls a different approach to analysis that\nbegins with the premise that the purpose of analysis is not to translate ' visual evidence ' into verbal knowledge , but to explore the relationship between visual and other knowledge\n( p . 96 ) . this section is very worthwhile reading for even the most seasoned qualitative researcher due to the treatment of the concept of data\nreview : sarah pink ( 2001 ) . doing ethnography : images , media and representation in research | mullen | forum qualitative sozialforschung / forum : qualitative social research\nmullen , laurie ( 2001 ) . review : sarah pink ( 2001 ) . doing ethnography : images , media and representation in research [ 8 paragraphs ] .\n. wherever you go , your mobile porn goes with you . 3000 + mobile porn videos , and weekly updates that are so hot , people will be asking\nis that an ipod\u00ae in your pocket or are you happy to see me ?\npowered by pink visual mobile content . compatible with tablets and ipads too !\nadult hosting news \u2013 van nuys , calif . \u2013 despite apple\u2019s staunch anti - porn stance with respect to its iphone app store , creative adult studios like pink visual ( www . pinkvisual . com ) continue to work around the limitations imposed by apple , in this case by filming an entire scene using the iphone 3gs .\npink visual is also active in giving back to the community and supporting charitable causes , from making regular donations to groups like trees for the future , supporting its local community food bank , and leading an industry - wide campaign to help with relief efforts in the gulf coast region following the calamitous bp oil spill of 2010 .\n\u201cyou can practically see our new pink flux from outer space , \u201d said christopher nash , pcba new product development manager . \u201cof course , that is an exaggeration , but it is very easy to visually inspect . this allows quick confirmation that the flux is present while setting up the process or performing visual process verification . \u201d\nmy focus here is on the role of visual ethnography in the process of exploring other people ' s ( diverse ) representations of their experiences of the same urban context . i am concerned with what the visual ethnographer might learn from an analysis of how people create , use , narrate and visualise routes of movement around urban contexts in order to represent ways of experiencing a town . there are multiple ways of moving around urban contexts , using different technologies both for mobility and for its ( audio ) visualisation . this implies two main research tasks : the first is to examine local productions of routes and visual cultures by focusing on local mobility and media practices . the second involves using ( audio ) visual media to collaboratively produce contexts of\nknowing\n( wenger , 1998 ) and ethnographic knowledge ( including the production of images / audiovisual texts ) with local people . here i address both these elements of the visual ethnography process to explore how urban\nplaces\nmight be made through , on the one hand , local visual practices , and on the other , the ethnographer ' s visual practices . of course these experiences and practices are not simply visual , rather the visuality of them is embedded in multisensorial experiences and contexts and is inextricably tied to the use of verbal , tactile and other forms of communication . [\npink visual ' s observations are consistent with ipad user engagement metrics recently published by textplus , pointroll and admarvel . in a joint release from the three companies issued last week , the marketing and ad tracking firms reported that advertising interaction rates for ipad users were up to six times the average among desktop users in comparable ad campaigns .\npinkvisualpad is premium porn for your tablet or ipad , done the pink visual way : raw , raunchy and real . to hell with censored apps and blown - up phone sites : get ready to unlock the full porno - potential of your tablet with pinkvisualpad . com ! check out the hottest thing on the ipad today : ipad porn\nboyer wanted to make it clear that pink visual managers aren ' t fans of illegal file sharing and he argued that piracy has cut deeply into the porn sector ' s revenue . the company doesn ' t criticize other companies for taking a different approach to piracy , and added ,\nwho knows , we could be wrong .\n. some visual ethnography research contexts do not offer the luxury of\nwaiting to see what happens\n. when this is possible it can bring more relevant knowledge . [\nshe told the press association : \u201cwhilst we will undoubtedly have tens of thousands of fans of pink floyd , we will also get people who probably know very little of pink floyd and i hope for those people , as much for the others , that it will be opening their eyes of a moment when music set the cultural experience .\nadult web hosting \u2013 van nuys , calif . \u2013 with the u . s . government - sponsored \u201ccash for clunkers\u201d program coming to an end , adult film studio pink visual and its gay counterpart male spectrum have decided to take it upon themselves to pick up the torch and give consumers another opportunity at much needed savings on critical products .\nadditionally , a number of other projects which utilised panasonic av technology were also shortlisted within the project categories , including the university of leeds collaborative lecture theatre project with pure audio visual ltd , drake tour with prg ltd , the maersk building at copenhagen university with stouenborg , cardiff university with harmonia consulting ltd and the pink floyd exhibition with sennheiser .\nthis friday on sex out loud , i interview allison vivas , president of pink visual , two - time winner of xbiz award for adult industry woman of the year and recent recipient of free speech coalition\u2019s leadership award . under allison\u2019s guidance , pink visual has established a strong reputation within the adult entertainment industry as an innovative , forward - thinking brand that focuses as much on developing excellent technology as it does on creating high quality adult entertainment . she recently published the book \u201c making peace with porn : adult entertainment and your guy \u201c , which incorporates personal stories , clinical statistics , and the history of adult entertainment to explain why porn might not be such a bad thing after all .\npentagram ' s alphabet has been teamed with a typewriter - style font , to emphasise the\narchival aesthetic\n, and is shown alongside historic photos of pink floyd .\nlos angeles , ca - - ( marketwire - january 20 , 2010 ) - pink visual , the adult studio behind mobile porn sites like ipinkvisual . com , ipornopass . com , urltoken and imalespectrumpass . com , has announced a version of their flagship site entirely focused on bringing mobile porn to phones running the android os : dpinkvisual . com .\nhere , a visual timeline of the pussy - cat bow in fashion , from an early illustrated cover of vogue , to the debate floor in st . louis last night .\nwhile the end times did not , in fact , arrive in may , certain los angeles porn people are among the earthly denizens who believe that an apocalyptic event will take place next year . according to cbs los angeles , adult - entertainment producer pink visual has begun construction on an underground porn bunker so that filming may continue apace even if there is indeed a global catastrophe . and , oh , how swanky it is ! expect fully stocked bars ( of course ) , a stage , and tricked - out production studios . the bunker is designed to hold up to 1 , 500 people , with employees , actors / actresses , and twitter followers taking priority . said a pink visual spokesperson :\nour team ' s conversation kept coming back around to things like the importance of adjusting our business model , and a clear desire on the part of the consumer for more flexibility , easier access and more convenience ,\npink visual president allison vivas told xbiz .\nit all sort of clicked together , and the urltoken concept was born .\nas part of its new best practices doctrine , pink visual has published a clear anti - piracy notice to its subscription site customers , reminding them of the potential consequences for illegally sharing copyrighted content . the company is also restricting downloadable content such that only its long - term members will have that capability , and blocking the use of mass download managers .\ni soundly recommend this book . sarah pink has made a solid contribution to qualitative research in an era of increasing interest and ubiquity of images both traditional and digital . graduate students will find this textbook helpful in the general philosophies of the qualitative tradition and specifically in the nascent understandings and implementation of visual methods . practicing researchers will also find guidance in how to incorporate the visual into an existing qualitative repertoire . while i appreciate her intent on writing for an audience of\nethnographers wanting to incorporate the visual into their work as well as for photographers and video makers seeking an understanding of ethnography\n( p . 1 ) , i am not sure of the feasibility of this attempt . by writing for both audiences , i wonder if qualitative researchers will become mired down in the conceptual explanations of paradigmatic issues surrounding this type of social science research as they seek the specifics of visual methods . [\nit ' s also not surprising that the site comes from pink visual , whose slogan is\nwe innovate , you . . .\nwell , let ' s just say that\nyou are the master of your fate .\nor something like that . we ' ve written about them a bunch of times , most recently about their attempts to create\nvan nuys , ca - - ( marketwire - april 1 , 2010 ) - adult entertainment studio pink visual announced today the launch of urltoken ( pinkvisualpad . com ) , a new website that is optimized for viewing on the much - anticipated ipad from apple , which is due to hit shelves in the u . s . this saturday , april 3 .\nboyer adds that pink visual is still debating how to select the chosen few invitees .\nit ' s probably going to be a combo of merit - based - - what sort of skill set can you bring down with you ? - - and a lottery that favors our fans and members ,\nhe says . probably also biased toward applicants sans hiv .\nof this classic text includes new chapters on web - based practices for visual ethnography and the issues surrounding the representation , interpretation , and authoring of knowledge with the rise of digital media .\nwe knew the ipad would be a big hit with consumers , and that ' s why we had a site optimized and waiting for ipad porn - seeking customers from day 1 ,\nsaid kim kysar , brand and product manager for pink visual .\nthat said , even we have been surprised by how urltoken ( pinkvisualpad . com ) has taken off ."]}
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", "topic": 20}], "title": "sisil", "paragraphs": ["in 1880 , the most common sisil occupation in the usa was farmer . 100 % of sisil ' s were farmers .\nabayasekera said \u2018previously the sisil chain of retail stores was not differentiated from singer plus . sisil world has a distinct personality and the customer can look forward to innovative marketing and promotions from sisil world .\nsisil\u2019s husband , tim sisil , is auctioneer and livestock field representative for turlock livestock auction yard . the sisils live in madera with their three children .\nsisil refrigerator - 7 cb . ft . double door & freezer view more > >\nbetween 1971 and 2001 , sisil life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1971 , and highest in 1994 . the average life expectancy for sisil in 1971 was 53 , and 79 in 2001 .\nthe majority of hayleys outlets that singer acquired have been integrated into sisil world creating a new pulse in the market .\nwith the all new sisil double door refrigerator enjoy fresher fruits and vegetables for a longer time . it is 100 % environmentally safe and eco friendly . sisil double door refrigerator sl - eco192 offers newest technology and features an innovative design .\nthe sisil product range which began with refrigerators now includes deep freezers , air conditioners , bottle coolers , water dispensers , home appliances and fans . the sisil brand will open its doors to south india in may with the first batch of export shipments . sisil world which is pitched higher than singer plus will include the sisil range as well as other brands in the singer portfolio such as hitachi , kenwood , philips and panasonic and unic . in time new brands will be acquired solely for this new retail channel .\nin sri lanka , refrigerators are synonymous with sisil , a brand in almost every sri lankan home since the 1940s , with a proud history of trusted reliability . now sisil world will offer 42 retails outlets country - wide once two new branches in kandy and badulla are opened over the weekend .\nlast december , singer also acquired several retail outlets as well as the philips and kenwood brands from hayleys . consequently singer saw market opportunity for a new chain of multi - brand retail stores that would be differentiated from singer plus said singer ( sri lanka ) chairman hemaka amarasuriya : \u2018at singer , we never stop dreaming and seizing opportunities . our dreams for the sri lankan people are big and when we saw an opportunity for a new retail channel we decided to offer the market sisil world . we plan to move sisil world rapidly into the no . 2 slot in the appliance market behind singer plus with the same culture of customer care . \u2019a new brand name was necessitated since the \u2018sisil\u2019 brand represented a renowned product range in sri lanka while the new retail chain would include the sisil brand as well as other world marques . thus was coined the brand \u2018sisil world which means sisil and much more .\nsisil is the daughter of gary and linda geist . her father was a long - time madera business owner , and her mother was employed at baltimore aircoil for 31 years . having worked in her father\u2019s manufacturing shop , sisil knows how to weld , drive a truck and trailer , and is at home on a tractor .\nsinger ( sri lanka ) which brought to the sri lankan people singer plus and singer mega now brings for their benefit a new retail channel by way of \u2018sisil world\u2019 .\nwe need at least 5 reviews before we can calculate a review score . if you book and review your stay , you can help sisil villa hikkaduwa meet this goal .\ncensus records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your sisil ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .\nschwartz and sisil now join lile to form a triumvirate of life - long maderans who will run the day - to - day business of madera unified . all three live in madera .\nsinger marketing director asita abayasekera said that singer plus and singer mega cover some 70 - 80 % of the home appliance market . thus sisil world will fill the gap that exists at present .\nplease inform sisil villa hikkaduwa of your expected arrival time in advance . you can use the special requests box when booking , or contact the property directly using the contact details provided in your confirmation .\nsinger plus and singer mega \u2013 electrical and electronic goods\u2019 stores which offer multiple brands , each to a different market category \u2013 have become household names in sri lanka since they were launched . singer ( sri lanka ) saw potential for another multi - brand retail channel to serve the market and thus launched \u2018sisil world\u2019 . sisil is the pioneer heritage brand in local refrigerators which singer acquired from associated electricals in 2001 .\ncensus records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your sisil ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .\nsisil began her teaching career in 2004 as an agriculture teacher with madera unified . she served as vice principal at madera south high school and in 2014 was named the district\u2019s director of college and career readiness .\nsheryl sisil attended millview elementary , thomas jefferson middle school , and madera high school , graduating in 1992 . she earned a bachelor of science degree and teaching credential in agricultural education at fresno state and her administrative services credential at fresno pacific university .\nin action taken at their july 25 board meeting , trustees adopted the new organizational chart proposed by lile , which moved assistant superintendent sandon schwartz to the newly created position of deputy superintendent and director of college and career readiness , and sheryl sisil to assistant superintendent of educational services .\nlocated in hikkaduwa , just 2 . 2 miles from turtle farm , sisil villa hikkaduwa provides accommodations with a garden and free wifi . the property , housed in a building dating from 2005 , is 2 . 2 miles from hikkaduwa coral reef and 2 . 3 miles from hikkaduwa bus stand .\nan unusually short lifespan might indicate that your sisil 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 .\nit was her performance in this position that has brought sisil to the attention of the educational community throughout the state . as she led musd into the burgeoning career pathways movement , she declared that a new day had dawned in madera , one that she likens to moving from the \u201couthouse to the penthouse . \u201d\nthe singer sri lanka group , which posted group revenue of rs . 10 . 6 billion in the first quarter of 2016 representing a growth of 23 per cent per cent has sold the highest amount of refrigerators in its history in april through singer plc , officials said . \u201dour refrigeration campaign for \u2018gas r600 a\u2019 type which is an environmentally friendly machine and which saves 50 per cent of the electricity was excessively successful , \u201d asoka peiris , chairman singer told the business times . this type of refrigerators is available both in singer and sisil brands .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ndiscounted units are in limited stocks and can be stock out due to high demand of festival season . we might cancel the order if the brand new units are out of stock .\njavascript is disabled or not supported in your web browser . therefore this website will not function properly . please check and visit again .\nairport shuttle . airport shuttle available at an additional charge . you can request this in the next step .\nwe ' re sorry , but there was an error submitting your comment . please try again .\nyou need to let the property know what time you ' ll be arriving in advance .\ncancellation and prepayment policies vary according to room type . please enter the dates of your stay and check what conditions apply to your preferred room .\nany additional children or adults are charged usd 5 per night for extra beds .\nany type of extra bed is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management .\nadditional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay .\na security deposit of usd 10 is required upon arrival for incidental charges . this deposit is fully refundable upon check - 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brand singer vista , the opening of digital media corners in retail shops , expansion of capacity at the refrigerator factory , introduction of new furniture brand for dealers and the thrust into dealer markets for computers and furniture . additionally , the group continued its successful campaigns for refrigerators and air - conditioners .\nmore than 600 global policymakers , businesspersons due here for global export parley in oct .\nthe city of syracuse is located on the east coast of sicily and was originally a greek colony founded by corinth in 734 bce . the city enjoyed a period of expansion and prosperity under the tyrant gelon in the 5th century bce , survived a two year siege by athenian forces from 415 to 413 bce , and again prospered under the tyrant dionysius in the 4th century bce when the city controlled much of sicily and large portions of southern italy .\nthe colony was in fact first established on the small island of ortygia , chosen for its natural harbours and spring water , but the community quickly spread to the main island , both settlements being linked by a man - made causeway . the aristocratic - led government achieved a period of prosperity which is evidenced in the archaic period by the city founding its own colonies of helorus , acrae , camarina , and casmanae . also dating to this period are remains of 6th century bce temples dedicated to zeus , apollo , and athena .\ndemocracy was established in the polis following a popular uprising led by hippocrates . however , this was short - lived , for in c . 491 bce the tyrant gelon took power and , building up the greatest army in greece and defeating the carthaginians at the battle of himera in 480 bce , he established a lengthy period of peace which brought a golden age for syracuse . the city also gained something of a reputation as a cultural centre and such literary greats as aeschylus , simonides , and pindar all spent time in syracuse . hieron continued gelon\u2019s expansionist policies by taking territory to the north which included tyche and neapolis . in addition , the opportunity was taken to re - construct the temple to athena .\nthe city gained something of a reputation as a cultural centre and such literary greats as aeschylus , simonides , and pindar all spent time in syracuse .\nfollowing the death of hieron , democracy was restored but at the cost of losing the territorial gains the city had made . similar in nature to athens , the polis was governed by a council and popular assembly with an executive consisting of elected generals or strat\u0113goi . wars against athens from 427 to 424 bce and again between 415 and 413 bce tested the resilience of the democracy , but ultimately syracuse would be victorious , and with further reforms by diocles , the democratic nature of syracuse\u2019s political structure was further strengthened .\nathens\u2019 attempted invasion of sicily from 415 bce was originally masterminded by the athenian general alcibiades and it would become one of the major conflicts in the greek world . the invasion became known as the sicilian expedition , and the initial premise for athens\u2019 attack was a response to a call for help by the ally polis of egesta . the athenians and their allies formed a massive flotilla consisting of some 134 triremes which carried 5 , 100 hoplites and 480 archers . cavalry was notably absent , but it was probably the intention of the athenians to recruit locally on arrival in sicily . in this respect , though , they were to be sorely disappointed with the level of local assistance offered , despite many poleis being athenian allies . the syracusan response to the crisis seems to have been rather muddled ; however , forces were sent from allies such as sparta and corinth and the city set itself for a protracted resistance .\nthe athenians attacked and established a beach head in the harbour of syracuse , but their lack of cavalry meant they could not follow up this initial victory . given breathing space , the syracusans strengthened their fortifications . the athenians , meanwhile , attempted to block off the city from the rest of the island by building a huge wall . things looked bleak for syracuse but , just when needed , a relief force from corinth led by the able commander gylippus swung the initiative back with the defenders , and from 414 to 413 bce they began to build counter walls to block the athenian one . in 413 bce the athenians won a naval battle in the harbour but at the cost of losing their three forts on land to gylippus\u2019 forces . later in the year , the syracusans won a naval battle by employing ramming tactics against the lighter athenian ships which were unable to manoeuvre in the confined space of the harbour . however , in another twist , demosthenes finally arrived from athens with a relief force for the attackers and he promptly launched a night attack . local knowledge of terrain proved invaluable , though , and the syracusans won a decisive victory . a third and final naval battle was won by syracuse which ended any further ambitions of the athenians to continue the conflict . in a brutal retreat from the island , thousands of athenian soldiers were killed or enslaved and the two generals nicias and demosthenes were executed . syracuse had somehow survived its greatest threat to her independence and would go on to enjoy a great period of prosperity whilst athens , although fighting on for another ten years , would ultimately lose the peloponnesian war against sparta .\na long period of tyranny was established in syracuse with the arrival of dionysius i ( c . 430 - c . 367 bce ) . four wars against carthage rocked the early years of his tyranny , but from the early 4th century bce the city enjoyed another period of prosperity . fortifications were constructed which stretched a full 27 km around the city , and syracuse could now claim control over most of sicily and even parts of southern italy . dionysius was famous not only as a great military commander and politician but as a patron of the arts . he was also credited with innovative military tactics not previously employed by greek armed forces - the use of artillery , catapult , siege - craft , and the quinquereme for example . he never achieved his ambition of kicking the carthaginians out of sicily but he did achieve lasting fame as one of the greatest leaders to grace the stage of history .\ndionysius was succeeded in c . 367 bce by his son dionysius ii who ruled for a decade and found time to study under plato before being overthrown by dion in 356 bce . following a period of instability and decline in the city\u2019s fortunes , the corinthian timoleon established an oligarchy in 344 bce which lasted until 317 bce when agathocles seized power , declaring himself king in c . 305 bce and reigning until his death in 289 bce . hicetus became tyrant for a decade starting in 288 bce , during which time he lost another war with carthage . his successor , pyrrhus , was more successful but struggled to recall the heady days of dionysius .\na period of revival , not only commercially but also culturally speaking , was achieved under hieron ii , and new significant building projects included a massive theatre ( 238 - 215 bce ) , a huge stoa , and a 200 metre long altar to zeus eleutherius . however , syracuse\u2019s position as a fully independent state was coming to an end , and when hieronymus sided with carthage against rome , the fate of the city was sealed . after a long siege from 213 to 211 bce , syracuse was sacked by the roman commander marcus claudius marcellus . this was despite the syracusans benefitting from the inventions of one of their famous sons , archimedes , who created weapons such as the ' iron hand ' which could pluck enemy soldiers from their positions and then drop them from a great height .\nstill important in roman times , the city became the provincial capital , albeit also a civitas decumana and obliged to pay tax to rome . in 21 bce augustus created a colonia and the city was also beautified with a new square and triumphal arch and benefitted from a new aqueduct and amphitheatre . the city continued as a significant settlement well into the 3rd century ce and impressive catacombs attest to its role as an important christian centre up to the 7th century ce . in 878 ce the city was captured by arabs , bringing to a close the city\u2019s long history as a bastion of greek and roman culture .\nthis article has been reviewed for accuracy , reliability and adherence to academic standards prior to publication .\nmark is a history writer based in italy . surrounded by archaeological sites , his special interests include ancient ceramics , architecture , and mythology . he holds an ma in political philosophy and is the publishing director at ahe .\nthe sixth and last phase of the delian league begins with the decelean war , also referred to as the ionian war , and ends . . .\nthe fifth phase of the delian league begins with the peace of nicias \u2013 a settlement that settled nothing & ndash . . . ;\nthe third phase of the delian league begins with the thirty years peace between athens and sparta and ends with the start . . .\nthe fourth phase of the delian league encompasses the first part of the great peloponnesian war , also referred to as . . .\nwe ' re a small non - 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", "topic": 1}], "title": "texas e - health alliance", "paragraphs": ["disclosure : stephen palmer serves on the board of the texas e - health alliance .\nthe texas e - health alliance interacts regularly with the texas legislature , providing testimony in hearings and briefing members on e - health issues . the legislature held interim hearings during 2016 , and teha provided testimony :\nthe summer certificate program has also benefited from major support and collaboration from key players in the e - health industry and nonprofits , including seton family of hospitals , the texas e - health alliance , the tmf health quality institute and the texas medical association .\nthe texas e - health alliance is the state\u2019s leading advocate , from local communities to the national level , for the use of information technology to improve the health care system for patients .\nthe texas e - health alliance is the premier entity that leaders in the texas legislature , the governor , and various state agencies refer to on matters related to all aspects ofe - health , from health information exchange to telemedicine to remote monitoring .\ndue to the amount of health care regulation at the state level , there is a significant opportunity to improve the regulatory environment for e - health technologies and services by engaging in state - level e - health advocacy . in texas , the texas e - health alliance ( teha ) has been doing just that for the last 6 years and has achieved a number of wins for the e - health community . e - health communities in other states have the opportunity to mimic the teha strategy at the state level and achieve similar successes in their own states .\nthe texas e - health alliance is proud to represent the people and companies that make up the health information technology community in texas . we live here , we do business here , and we\u2019re all pitching in to help as texas recovers from hurricane harvey . below is a list of hurricane resources that are related to e - health services , customers and initiatives .\nthe belief that patients should have quick and easy access to their medical data was behind a texas e - health alliance push behind a health care privacy bill passed in 2011 meant to protect patient data and to help patients get copies of their electronic records more quickly .\nthe texas hospital association often publishes white papers on issues affecting texas hospitals and the health care of texans .\nteha is also the leading resource on what\u2019s happening in the e - health industry . as \u201cthe\u201d source for comprehensive information on state issues affecting health information exchanges , telemedicine , remote monitoring , and other e - health issues , teha puts you in the know and at the table to influence the ever evolving world of e - health .\npromoting improved healthcare in texas and nationwide by providing vendor - neutral , objective information and resourcs to educate texas policymakers , political leaders and others regarding the role of e - health in the health care delivery system .\ntexas health services authority : texas\u2019 state hie is working with local health information exchanges in the affected areas . for more information , see here .\nnora belcher , executive director of the texas e - health alliance , has been watching the ehr market long enough to come to some very definitive conclusions : it\u2019s typically not medical records themselves that create problems , but more importantly it\u2019s the systems behind them that are difficult .\nbefore getting much further into the discussion , it is important to make sure that we\u2019re on the same page with respect to terminology . by \u2018e - health\u2019 , i mean a wide range of information and telecommunications technologies that can enable and support the delivery of health care services . key examples of e - health under this definition include electronic health records , health information exchange , and telemedicine , and a sound e - health policy landscape is a set of laws and public programs that impose minimal restrictions on the appropriate use of e - health tools and services to enable and support the delivery of care .\nin addition to policy planning , teha works with the texas medical association on provider education initiatives and is an active participant in the development of health information exchange planning and implementation with the texas health and human services commission and the texas health services authority .\nstate health information exchange planning and implementation process . teha is a voting member of the texas health services authority\u2019s collaboration council .\nthe institute of medicine has recently reported that $ 750 billion dollars is wasted in the health care system on an annual basis . that\u2019s one out of every three dollars spent in the united states on health care . members of the texas e - health alliance are committed to implementing technology that improves the health care system for patients . part of that mission includes sharing industry expertise and experience with policymakers , and spreading the message that investing in health information technology makes good financial sense .\nstudents gain experience in the health information technology learning laboratory at the clinical education center at university medical center brackenridge , a member of the seton family of hospitals . they also engage in a two - week practicum with texas - area e - health companies .\nteha members gain access to updates on emerging trends that impact the industry through educational sessions , expert presentations , and informational updates on e - health issues .\n1115 medicaid transformation waiver : learn how the transformation waiver is making health care in texas more effective and efficient and why renewal is so important for texas hospitals . learn more\nprovider education initiatives . teha partners with the texas regional extension centers and the texas medical association to improve provider adoption of digital tools .\nprovider education initiatives . teha partners with the texas regional extension centers and the texas medical association to improve provider adoption of emr / ehr .\nteha membership gain access to updates on emerging trends that impact the industry through educational sessions , expert presentations , a speakers\u2019 bureau , and information updates on e - health issues .\nrock health : with $ 3 . 4b raised so far , digital health looking strong in 2018\nthe university of texas at austin certificate program is the first in the nation among those receiving onc health information technology funding to graduate students .\njoey berlin , associate editor of texas medicine , prepared this special supplement to action .\n\u201cwe are thrilled to have gary join our board , \u201d stated nora belcher , executive director of teha . \u201chis leadership skills and experience in building ica into a successful health information exchange company will be highly valued as we continue to move forward ensuring that the state of texas remains a leader in developing rational health information technology and e - health policies . texas and tennessee are both nationally recognized as leaders in healthcare and gary\u2019s depth of knowledge in healthcare technology and policy will be a great addition to our board . \u201d\nthe students were particularly effective because they had gained skills using six different electronic health record systems donated by industry partners , including allscripts , eclinicalworks , e - mds , inc . , ge healthcare , nextgen healthcare and sage .\nteha provides various benefits to members including : advocating on behalf of e - health to the legislature and state agencies , providing timely news and updates to members , and facilitating communications efforts with the media and the general public .\nthe texas hospital association would like to hear from both its members and from the public for whom texan hospitals and health systems work to keep healthy .\ntma physician leaders already are working on behalf of their profession and their patients to improve texas health care system . during the upcoming legislative session , tma councils and committees are locking down and promoting health care policies to ensure texas\u2019 patients have access to affordable and high quality health care . here are tma\u2019s testimonies , comments , and letters to state lawmakers . read more\nurltoken the main web portal for the state of texas has a hurricane resource page at urltoken .\ntexas medicaid in perspective : texas medicaid , operated in partnership with the federal government , serves primarily low - income pregnant women and children but also individuals with disabilities and older adults . learn more\njenny currently serves as corporate director , ehealth , for the franciscan missionaries of our lady health system , where she is responsible for the development and implementation of a system - wide e - health and e - business strategy . jenny is also the immediate past chair for the louisiana taskforce on telehealth access . jenny received her bachelor of science degree in information systems and decision sciences from louisiana state university , and her masters degree in information systems with a secondary in accounting from middle tennessee state university .\nhealth information technology program receives $ 2 . 7 million in federal funding , graduates first class of students this summer | ut news | the university of texas at austin\nthe university of texas at austin ' s new health information technology program has received $ 2 . 7 million as a part of the professional university resources and education for health information technology ( pure hit ) consortium project supported by a grant from the u . s . department of health and human services office of the national coordinator ( onc ) for health information technology .\ntexas state university is the lead institution for the pure hit consortium and the university of texas school of biomedical informatics is also a partner . total funding for the consortium is $ 5 . 4 million , the largest award in the nation funded for university - based education in health information technology .\ndigital health solutions are being used across texas as part of the response to hurricane harvey . if you have a story you\u2019d like added to this list , email it to info @ urltoken\nexpanding telemedicine access . teha works with telemedicine stakeholders and the texas medical board to ensure that telemedicine services are available to patients in need with a focus on those areas that have provider shortages . teha also sits on the governing board of the texla telehealth resource center at texas tech , which is devoted to promoting telehealth in texas and louisiana .\nwith the passage of the hitech act as part of arra back in 2009 , and the more recent passage of the medicare and chip reauthorization act ( macra ) in 2015 , and just last week of the 21 st century cures act , it can seem like most of the action with respect to e - health policy occurs at the federal level . in a narrow sense , that may be true , but considered more broadly , it is clear that state - level policy - making has a critical and often under - appreciated role to play in enabling a sound e - health policy landscape .\nif you\u2019re interested in learning more about teha or becoming a member , please contact nora belcher , the executive director of teha , at nora @ urltoken . if you need assistance developing a plan for state - level e - health advocacy , please contact stephen palmer at stephen . palmer @ urltoken .\nmedicaid / chip health information exchange at the texas hhsc . teha represents industry as a member of the hhsc advisory committee for this hie project . over 3 million clients served by hhsc will be affected .\nthe summer certificate program is nine weeks of intensive study training students in fundamental concepts in health information technology , project management and workflow redesign , operational models of health care practice and skill development in the use of various electronic health record systems .\nteha promotes awareness and understanding that commercial health information technology delivers measureable economic value .\nwithout continued chip funding , congress risks adding to the uninsured in texas \u2013 already the largest number in the nation \u2014 and undermining the long - term health and wellness of our nation\u2019s most v . . .\ntracie ingram is the rural health officer and state office of rural health program manager for the bureau of primary care and rural health . she has held that position since 2009 and has worked over 27 years in state government . tracie\u2019s experience includes healthcare safety net development , disability services , and community development . she is a specialist in rural health matters , rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers and serves as a primary technical assistance person between the federal department of health and human services and rural louisiana providers . tracie has served on the louisiana telehealth task force for 4 years .\nthe monetary gap between the house and senate versions of the state budget isn ' t overly large \u2014 a separation of about $ 400 million in all funds and $ 2 billion in general revenue . but both plans feature provisions concerning to medicine . so tma highlighted\nmedicine ' s recommendations for crafting a biennial budget that will promote a healthier texas\nin a letter last week to conference committee members , cowritten with the texas pediatric society , texas academy of family physicians , and several other texas physician organizations .\na pilot project in north texas has been focusing on using health information technology to lower chronic heart failure ( chf ) readmission rates . at most hospitals , chf is the no . 1 reason for hospital readmissions .\noccupational licensing : texas governor greg abbott has temporarily suspended all necessary statutes and rules to allow licensed health - care providers employed by a hospital and in good standing in another state to practice in texas to assist with disaster response operations . this suspension is in effect until terminated by the office of the governor or until the hurricane harvey disaster declaration is lifted or expires .\ndeborah has been involved with patient care via telehealth for eight years . currently , deborah is the facility telehealth manager for the thomas e . creek va healthcare system in amarillo , tx . deborah oversees three modalities of telehealth at the va \u2013 home telehealth , clinical video telehealth , and store and forward telehealth . previously deborah was employed by texas panhandle centers ( mhmr ) as the telemedicine nurse for rural patients in a 26 county catchment area . deborah holds a bachelor of science degree in nursing from west texas a & m ; university\nthe texas association of business , a lobbying group that represents the state\u2019s employers , is joining the pro - telemedicine camp : the group just released two surveys ( one of its members , one of the voting public ) totaling more than 750 people that serve as a support to legislation that would allow telemedicine to operate more freely in the state . \u201ctexas health care consumers are calling for new . . .\nbut the biggest problem many see in the industry has been a lack of clear standards and a lack of portability for medical data , sometimes held up for competitive reasons , other times simply a symptom of technical incompatibilities . cerner and epic have made efforts to standardize their ehrs with commonwell health alliance and carequality , which over the last few years have begun to tackle the huge problem of creating open , interoperable platforms that don\u2019t sacrifice privacy and security with lots of work left to do .\na not - for - profit , integrated health system with over 1 , 500 physicians , a medical center , seven regional community hospitals , 140 different service sites , a large multispecialty medical group and a nationally recognized health plan used a health information exchange platform to improve the delivery of lab reports and results .\nproviders and their staff rely on information available in the electronic medical record ( emr ) system to track and assess the patients\u2019 health and care . modern emrs are connected and have the ability to obtain available patients\u2019 health information from other providers . but even with the advancement in health information exchange capabilities , the information available remains somewhat limited . having access to claims based health information can enhance the information available to providers .\nhealth information technology program receives $ 2 . 7 million in federal funding , graduates first class of students this summer\nteha is open to all stakeholders and is constantly seeking to add to the diversity and richness of the health information technology community .\ngetting acclimated to the regulatory and reimbursement environment for health information technology , especially if you\u2019re new to doing business in texas , can be a real challenge . here at teha , we\u2019ve put together a list of resources to help get you oriented . if you still have questions , reach out to us through our contact page .\na forum - and a podium - for our members to contribute their individual voice to the broader conversation about hit and health care .\nthe letter vigorously opposed the senate ' s proposed $ 410 million general - revenue reduction to medicaid , as well as the house ' s $ 450 million general revenue cut from health and human services commission contracts , which would heavily affect medicaid managed care and , hence , physician fees . among other requests , it also urged strengthening of the state ' s public health defense and mental health systems .\nin the state of texas , a major piece of telemedicine legislation is sitting on governor greg abbott\u2019s desk . known as senate bill 1107 and house bill 2697 , the bill abolishes the requirement that patient - physician relationships be established with an in - person visit before telemedicine can be used . ( update : as expected , abbott signed the bill on saturday . ) texas is the final state of 50 to abolish . . .\nteha is a connecting point for health information technology stakeholders to come together and share ideas , gain insights , develop partnerships , and collaborate on solutions .\nin addition to its battle to preserve public health funding in the state budget , tma maintained its push for its foremost public health priorities \u2014 in some cases , in the face of staunch opposition . unfortunately , some of tma ' s priority measures didn ' t survive last week ' s house deadlines :\nbeginning in 2006 and continuing through 2009 , the health it industry ramped up , establishing major players in the effort to bring traditional health records to the digital age . the u . s . government\u2019s investment in the space catapulted the industry into a higher gear , speeding adoption of large and complex systems significantly .\neditor\u2019s note : in upcoming issues of texas hospitals , we examine the current state of emr implementation as well as what industry experts believe the future of these platforms will look like . this is the first in a series exploring leadership - level concerns as we examine how the last 10 years have played out and why the rollout of digital health records has been so tumultuous , costly and inefficient .\nmari robinson recently joined university of texas medical branch as the director of telehealth . in that role , she is assisting with the roll out of the virtual health network , a project to link all ut systems medical campuses to allow for the shared provision of telemedicine throughout the state . prior to joining utmb , she was executive director for the texas medical board , a role in which she oversaw the agency in general , as well as in particular the legal and administrative issues within the agency , to include a staff over 200 , and a budget of over 22 million dollars . before that , she worked for a short time in private practice in the area of civil litigation as well as for the attorney general\u2019s office . she has a law degree from the university of texas school of law , and has previously served as an adjunct instructor in the school\u2019s advocacy program .\nmembership is open to companies working in health it , as well as provider organizations , nonprofits , and other stakeholder groups . we invite you to join the over 70 organizations that are defining the path forward , for our members and customers across the state of texas , through collaboration and advocacy . we welcome your participation . for more information on becoming a member , go to our member signup page .\nto support disaster recovery efforts , healthcare ready , an organization of private health care stakeholders and government response entities , is coordinating with local and federal agencies to ensure that medical gaps in the areas impacted by hurricane harvey are addressed . healthcare ready\u2019s rx open map has been turned on and will provide pharmacy status information for texas and louisiana . sign up for notifications to stay current on their activities here .\nby using telemedicine , emergency psychiatrists are always available to this large rural texas region , and response times are typically shorter than emergency programs with onsite psychiatrists . telepsychiatry is a viable solution to many locales around the country that face shortages in psychiatrists .\nhospital financing overview : this document is intended to provide a high - level overview of the hospital financing system in texas and the challenges that exist \u2013 challenges that threaten hospitals\u2019 continued ability to provide the highest quality care for all texans . learn more\nhouse calls , yoga classes , and community networks are among the value - based innovations making medicaid more patient - centered and more penny - wise . plus . . . recent complaints suggest threats to texas ' ban on corporate practice . read the latest issue\non the maintenance of certification ( moc ) front , tma is hoping senate bill 1148 by sen . dawn buckingham , md ( r - lakeway ) , will soon make similar progress . sb 1148 would prohibit hospitals and health plans from discriminating against physicians based solely on moc and would also bar the texas medical board ( tmb ) from requiring moc for licensure or license renewal . rep . greg bonnen , md ( r - friendswood ) is sponsoring the bill , which was heard in the house public health committee on may 9 . a substitute for the bill is expected to move forward soon .\ndr . hall - barrow is the vice president , virtual health and innovation for children\u2019s health , dallas , tx . children\u2019s health is one of the leading pediatric health systems in the country and is utilizing technology to reach children wherever they may be located . since 1997 , dr . hall - barrow has provided leadership in healthcare transformation which has included corporate health , chronic diseases management and telemedicine . she has served as a national and international expert in the field of telemedicine including but not limited to pediatrics , neurology , emergent delivery methods and healthcare mobility . dr . hall - barrow is the immediate past chair of the american telemedicine association pediatric special interest group . in this role , she continues to provide leadership to both new and existing telehealth programs through education , research and service . she has provided guidance on legislation , outreach and collaboration with national organizations including the american academy of pediatrics . she led the first state - wide tele - stroke program for arkansas and initiated the first state - wide image repository and currently oversees the largest school telemedicine program in the country . dr . hall - barrow has published her research in peer reviewed journals , presented nationally and internationally and most recently named one of the most powerful women in health care it by health data management . she holds a doctorate in higher education administration , master\u2019s in kinesiology and bachelors in health education .\nstudents are given opportunities to enhance their professional communication and career development skills . graduates of the program are awarded a certificate as a\nhealth information manager and exchange specialist .\nwith this system , the physician can see similar information a pharmacist sees when submitting a prescription to the health plan for coverage verification . delivering this vital information directly within the physician\u2019s workflow before the prescription is submitted can be a catalyst to dramatically improve adherence , enabling the physician to identify and address prescription - fill barriers that may hinder pick up at the pharmacy ( e . g . product not covered , prior authorization required ) . in addition , the pharmacy receives direct benefit as they do not have to step out of work flow to address these issues that have been handled upstream before the patient arrives at the pharmacy . the result bridges a significant gap in patient care .\n2017 texas hospitals\u2019 policy priorities : hospitals also are required by federal law to provide , at a minimum , a medical screening to anyone who seeks it and to provide stabilization and treatment services for an emergency medical condition , regardless of a patient\u2019s ability to pay . learn more\nthe health passport is a patient - centered , internet - based , health record system that a health plan in the south - central region of the united states began using in early 2008 . it makes a foster child\u2019s information available to authorized physicians and other stakeholders involved in the child\u2019s care . while the data stored in the passport do not encompass all information included in a complete medical record , it does contain information on patient demographics , physician visits for which claims have been submitted , allergies , lab test results , immunizations and filled prescriptions .\nsecurity , however , has been the primary deciding factor for opting out of electronic health records . the practice\u2019s website has been hacked repeatedly , but its sensitive paper records have not .\nthe 2009 american reinvestment and recovery act , also known as the 2009 stimulus package , created the \u201cmeaningful use\u201d standard for health care records , but also planted the problematic seeds that continue to plague implementation .\nfor example , students in their practicum this summer at the gulf coast regional extension center in houston were deployed by dr . kim dunn to a local nonprofit clinic called shalom that relied completely on paper health records . the students were given one day to overhaul shalom ' s system for monitoring patients with diabetes . they created a new database system for the clinic to add patients and track their health over time .\na large state health information exchange selected a consulting firm to perform a review of all existing state and federal standards , as well as industry developed standards , for healthcare information technology . this landscape review met a critical need for the state\u2019s planners : to identify the relevant architecture , data , exchange , and security standards , models and profiles that support the secure , interoperable exchange of health information among unaffiliated organizations .\nhealth it certificate students participate in a mock clinic in the learning laboratory at the clinical education center at university medical center brackenridge . from left to right : sean el haj , sachin chopra and dustin murders .\nworkforce plan development to support provider transition to meaningful use . teha is actively engaged in workforce issues in conjunction with other stakeholders such as universities , community colleges , and trade associations . as a result of our work , texas has a coordinated state hit workforce planning process to ensure we have the right workforce for the future .\nin addition , meaningful use standards require hospitals to prove that 5 % of their patients engage with their given health portals . with many health portals , the lack of engaging content does not foster a user experience that keeps users coming back . automated delivery of patient - centric content through a technology partner , written at an appropriate level , reduces the administrative burden on providers while helping them to meet required standards for patient engagement .\nsilverberg believes digital records shift power to insurance companies and the government and don\u2019t offer enough benefits to justify their cost , at least for a practice such as his . texas fertility clinic has tested out systems geared toward infertility practices and silverberg says they were all lacking . and it\u2019s not , he insists , because he\u2019s a luddite .\na groundbreaking transformation is occurring in the delivery of health care in the united states ,\nsays field .\nthe college of natural sciences and the school of biological sciences are rapidly responding to this need .\nteha is a bipartisan , nonprofit organization committed to being our state\u2019s leading advocate , from local communities to the national level , for the use of information technology to improve the health care system for patients . we are :\nthe latest legislative effort to establish telemedicine guidelines in texas may finally be what everyone has been waiting for . senator charles schwertner submitted a bill this week created out of months of negotiations between various medical boards , regulatory agencies and industry groups , and it contains a compromise that may finally bring an end to the longtime telemedicine standoff in the . . .\namong the problems that emerged after the 2009 - 2011 boom in new ehr software were competing platforms that could not transfer complete medical information with each other , leaky security and tough - to - use software that caused health professionals to spend too much time staring at screens and training instead of treating patients . the wall street journal reported the university of texas md anderson cancer center , for example , cut about 5 percent of its workforce and attributed the decision to expenses caused by implementing an ehr rollout from madison , wisconsin - based epic systems corp , another leading company in the space .\na provider in north texas was seeing a 64 year old female patient , with primary biliary cirrhosis and concurrent alcohol abuse . she was not compliant with office follow up for two years and presented to the office on 12 / 2 / 09 with her daughter manifesting jaundice and confusion consistent with mild hepatic encephalopathy . the patient\u2019s confused mental status prevented a reliable history and the daughter was unaware of medications or pertinent medical history .\ninstallation and deployment of a fully integrated electronic medical records system and a practice management system has had a number of positive effects on a central texas family medical practice . the system provides the practice with electronic charge capture at the point of care which , when combined with integration to a claims clearinghouse , has reduced collection days ( the time from date of service to receipt of funds ) by more than 70 % , from 72 to 20 days .\nour first graduates are really impressive ,\nsays dr . leanne field , director of the program .\nthey are entering a field that is rapidly growing and will only continue to gain importance as we move toward electronic health records across the country . the industry demand is very high .\nhealth and human services : hhs has applied for waivers from certain conditions on benefits and for extended benefits for harvey\u2019s victims who need help . hhs is also working with the federal government to get approval to issue disaster snap food benefits and emergency snap benefits for people in counties with a federal disaster declaration .\ncosts were reduced or saved as a result of the information being available at the time of visit with her gastroenterologist . the diagnostic tests that would have been potentially ordered and the costs associated are $ 15 , 191 at the medicare fee schedule for tarrant county , texas in 2010 and the commercial insurance reimbursement ( assumed at 140 % of medicare ) within the community was $ 24 , 086 . since the needed clinical information was available via the hie these expenses were not incurred .\nif we are to save critical access hospitals in texas for those who desperately need them , we must do better at supporting those who keep people out of the hospital with telemedicine policies that do not handcuff contracted physicians . to be clear , i would be delighted if the payers would pay a covered service delivered via telemedicine with parity , but i would be satisfied if payers simply allowed physicians to explore telemedicine options without risking their contract and negatively impacting their entire panel of patients .\nnot only does such a system not exist in 2017 , but some in the health industry think it\u2019s a bad idea entirely . some question whether a trove of information such as this wouldn\u2019t be sure to draw cybercriminals and whether its benefits outweigh costs and disruptions for physicians , hospitals , it departments and even patients .\na large integrated delivery system has been able to show that their patients with chronic conditions can manage their health and avoid hospitalization by using telehealth equipment in their homes . given their rapidly aging patient base , the system has chosen to prioritize working with patients to manage chronic conditions such as diabetes , hypertension and chronic heart failure .\nzane burke , president of kansas city - based cerner corp . , which leads the electronic health records space with annual revenue in the billions , says that while the stimulus package was well - intentioned , and created a medicaid - and medicare - incentivized boom in the market from which cerner benefited , it also had unintended effects .\nearlier this month , at the final first tuesdays at the capitol event of the 2017 legislative session , tma lobbyist darren whitehurst told physicians he could see the light at the end of the tunnel , but that he ' d have to wait until session was over to say\nwhether it ' s a train or not .\nwhether it turns out to be a train or a shining , promising new destination for texas medicine , that mysterious light is now even closer as just two weeks remain until the session adjourns .\nthis approach has been integrated into a large healthcare system within the state of texas . patients referred to the quitline are proactively contacted and enrolled in free tobacco cessation counseling . nicotine replacement therapy is also available to qualified patients . the project involves an ongoing , collaborative effort with a healthcare system and its ehr vendor to train providers on the proper implementation of an ehr version of the ask - advise - refer method . project outcomes , including referrals to quitline , were monitored by the ehr vendor and compared to state - level quitline enrollment reports .\nin rural east texas , a comprehensive psychiatric emergency service is providing 100 % of its psychiatric care via telemedicine . within 15 minutes of arrival at the provider site , a patient is assessed by a registered nurse and a licensed counselor or social worker to determine appropriateness for admissions . the patient is scheduled to see the psychiatrist within 30 minutes via videoconferencing regardless of the hour of day or day of the week . the psychiatrist is also available by phone within 5 minutes . these are maximum response times , and the actual response is often much faster .\nin 2013 , dr . kaylen silverberg wrote a blog post on the texas fertility clinic\u2019s website titled , \u201cwhy doesn\u2019t tfc use electronic medical records ? \u201d in the post , he listed costs , waste in electronic records that end up printed out on paper anyway , lack of security and an adverse impact on the patient - doctor relationship as factors for opting out entirely from ehrs . more specifically , he says , the systems typically built to handle ehrs are meant for mainstream practices , not for a fertility practice with specialized needs and an even greater need for privacy .\nthe situation in the field right now is really poor ,\nsays daniel fritz , one of the summer program graduates who interned with dunn .\nthese health clinics really need major changes , but if you really sit down and think about the problem you can come up with a solution . we started that day with nothing and came away with something great .\na large state medicaid program was directed by their legislature to develop a claims based electronic health record system , which is available to medicaid providers today . providers can access the information online or download it for offline use or for importing into their own emrs . the information available in the system is used in parallel to information available in the providers emrs and offers the following advantages :\ntha is soliciting donations for their tha hospital employee assistance fund , which was established to provide financial assistance to employees of hospitals located in one of the fema - designated disaster areas who experienced significant property loss during hurricane or tropical storm harvey or the ensuing floods . by creating a centralized fund focused specifically on the needs of texas hospital employees , tha will ensure that donations go where they are needed most . in the coming days , tha will share programmatic details as well as materials hospitals can share with employees . in the meantime , donations can be made at tha\u2019s website here .\nthe program monitors chf patients remotely for 90 days after their hospital discharge . patients are equipped with tools to help identify potential complications that can result in readmissions . they are given vital - sign monitors , tablet devices and applications that link the data to the patients\u2019 electronic health records ( ehr ) . the wireless devices include a pulse oximeter , blood pressure cuff , and weight scale .\nto accommodate the multiple care locations and diverse levels of technology maturity that exist across the health system , the system leveraged hie technology using the same data feed to provide information via the web and via auto - print to paper - based physician offices \u2013 while offering discrete data integration with a myriad of ehrs to providers who were farther along the adoption curve and had successfully automated their practice and clinical workflow .\nthe market for electronic medical records ( emrs ) and electronic health records ( ehrs ) is currently about $ 28 billion with more than 1 , 000 companies creating software and systems to manage them . over the last 10 years , the efforts to make digital records happen has mirrored , and in many ways lagged behind , the technological revolution that has put smart phones in every pocket and the internet of things in our homes .\ntma is also tackling the corporate practice of medicine with its support of senate bill 833 by sen . bryan hughes ( r - mineola ) , which provides protections for physicians who report that their corporate employer is interfering in the practice of medicine . currently , tmb collects information on these nonprofit health corporations but does not investigate allegations of corporate interference . the legislation is sponsored by rep . morgan meyer ( r - dallas ) .\nthe project involved using technology to obtain data from the home such as blood pressure and blood glucose , along with other patient information , and then merging that data into their electronic medical records system . this allows the patient\u2019s health care team to monitor , anticipate and prevent avoidable problems . a recent study of the project , looking at health outcomes from 17 , 025 home telehealth patients , found a 25 percent reduction in the average number of days hospitalized and a 19 percent reduction in hospitalizations for patients using home telehealth . the data also showed that for some patients the cost of telehealth services in their homes averaged $ 1 , 600 a year \u2013 much lower than in - home clinician care costs . in addition to cost savings , this type of partnership between patients and their medical team can delay the need for institutional care and help maintain independence for an extended time .\na health information exchange ( hie ) provided a wealth of clinical information at the time and place of service allowing for a more accurate assessment of the patient\u2019s medical status during the office visit and prevented the expense of duplicate diagnostic and imaging studies . further , the available laboratory studies available provided a baseline for comparison of subsequent studies . from the medication list it was determined that doxepin was a likely contributor to the patient\u2019s progressive encephalopathy and it was discontinued .\nhealthcare providers and delivery systems are ideal intervention sites for conducting the recommended ask - advise - refer tobacco cessation protocol with patients . this protocol has implemented in a project designed to improve healthcare provider referrals to a state - funded quitline . the quitline is an evidence - based tobacco cessation intervention that assists patients ready and willing to quit tobacco . the project uses electronic health records ( ehrs ) to assist clinicians with providing tobacco cessation and referral options to patients .\nbefore this program was implemented , data released by the state demonstrated that foster children were being overprescribed psychotropic medications . because these children are repeatedly relocated , physicians are frequently unaware of a child\u2019s existing medication regimen and often prescribe another treatment beyond current therapy . the state had established a practice parameter regarding psychotropic medication use for foster children , and the health plan involved was tasked with monitoring the use of psychotropic medications in the foster care population in direct comparison with state parameters .\nthe prescription drug monitoring program ( pdmp ) mandate fight is still on . after the sunset advisory commission recommended a sweeping mandate for physicians to check the pdmp before issuing prescriptions for any controlled substances , tma went to work to prevent such burdensome requirements , instead proposing more reasonable solutions to combat drug diversion and doctor - shopping . many of those technology - based solutions are part of senate bill 316 by senator hinojosa , which was awaiting a hearing before the house public health committee at press time .\nimagine an online service that could show you a comprehensive , continually updated portrait of your health history . every childhood vaccination , notes and treatments for an emergency hospital stay while on vacation 10 years ago , several years\u2019 worth of psychiatrist visits , even current progress being made for a 10 , 000 - steps - a - day goal from a fitbit fitness tracker . it would be secure from hackers , accessible from any device for you or any medical professional treating you , and very easy to use .\nhas opened a 24 - hour crisis line for all texans affected by the storm and its aftermath . the toll - free number to access free , confidential counseling services is 1 - 800 - 327 - 7451 . magellan will provide free , confidential counseling services and other resources , such as referrals to local non - profit organizations , shelters and additional community - based support to assist texans as they work to cope with the feelings of fear , sadness , anger and hopelessness related to these kinds of natural disasters . in addition , tip sheets with resources specific to hurricane preparedness , response and recovery can be found on magellan health\u2019s website .\ndr . dunn is recognized by her peers as a visionary leader for healthcare reform using quality , information systems and telemedicine . she is a practicing general internist who serves as adjunct faculty at the school of biomedical informatics ( sbmi ) . she founded your doctor program , l . p . ( ydp ) to support a model for accountability in healthcare using standards of practice for information management for quality management while incorporating comprehensive framework for telemedicine into care . prior to joining the sbmi faculty , she was vice chair of internal medicine at utmb and played a leading role in developing the telemedicine program and outcomes management program for the texas prison system . she established the first national center for quality and outcomes research in correctional healthcare . while at sbmi , she lead the development of the applied informatics program with a focus on telemedicine and quality using information systems . she lead the establishment of the regional extension center program at sbmi to incorporate electronic medical records into 1800 practices in 2 years .\noptum is offering a free emotional - support help line to affected individuals . the toll - free number , 866 - 342 - 6892 , will be open 24 hours a day , seven days a week , for as long as necessary . the service is free of charge and open to anyone . specially trained optum mental health specialists help people manage their stress and anxiety so they can continue to address their everyday needs . callers may also receive referrals to community resources to help them with specific concerns , including financial and legal matters . along with the toll - free help line , emotional - support resources and information are available online at urltoken .\non a tight time schedule , the firm was able to provide a report to the client regarding standard review findings and then developed an enterprise architecture blueprint ( eab ) for the health information exchange domain over a six - year vision , and an eab lifecycle management plan that ensures certain levels of backwards compatibility as standards evolve . in addition , the firm developed an implementation specification document that can be used by local and regional hies as a technical reference for hie implementation . development of these resources in a timely fashion has allowed the state hie , within limited resources , to establish a state framework that is flexible to allow for local needs , and a life - cycle that will allow the hie to adjust to changes in technology .\nmay 9 brought another major incremental victory for medicine as senate bill 680 by senator hancock won approval in the house . sb 680 would allow physicians to continue prescribing an effective medication even if a health plan ' s step therapy protocols call for a change in medication . it also would expedite the step therapy override process from 52 days to three days . the house made some changes to the version that passed the senate last month . it now only needs agreement between the two chambers before it can head to governor abbott . the house also ok ' d a measure that would help medicine collaborate on care on may 6 when it passed tma - supported house bill 3124 by rep . lance gooden ( r - terrell ) . hb 3124 would allow physicians in doctor - led accountable care organizations to receive and share physician - specific comparison data and information .\nsuperior health plan is partnering with rubiconmd , a platform that allows primary care providers to access same - day econsults from top medical specialists to improve patient care . through rubiconmd\u2019s digital platform , primary care doctors share relevant , anonymized patient information , ask clinical questions , and receive responses from specialists in over 150 different specialties within hours . this streamlined process enables primary care providers to use these insights to make faster , more informed decisions for their patients . primary care providers who submit econsults on the rubiconmd platform report that doing so often allows them to avoid unnecessary referrals , procedures , and tests , and provide better overall care to their patients . to help with some of the healthcare access challenges that the medical community in areas affected by hurricane harvey will be facing , they are opening up rubiconmd\u2019s econsult platform at no cost for houston - area primary care physicians , nurse practitioners , physician assistants and other relevant clinical first responders through the end of the year . providers can use this link to sign up directly for free access .\nwe couldn ' t have accomplished this without the incredible support from these partners ,\nsays field .\nteha is a trusted advisor to elected officials and local , state and federal agencies that provides decision makers with objective and relevant feedback on policy and regulatory proposals .\nteha is a venue that creates visibility and relevance for its membership by providing them with multiple opportunities for interaction with stakeholders , customers and partners .\na credible industry voice within our state , with a track record of positively impacting public policy .\na guide and a resource when our members are faced with regulatory uncertainty or a lack of information about the state\u2019s hit marketplace .\nan active force in that marketplace - one that\u2019s not just reporting the story but actually influencing the state\u2019s policy framework and decision making process ."]}
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( look all the way down )\nlook like after frying . they then show that pork chops and chicken are more crispy , more juicy , more plump , and more tender when used with shake n ' bake than frying . they end with\nwhy fry ? shake n ' bake .\nmilk and egg . beat the egg , stir in milk , dip chicken parts in wet mixture . then roll in shake n bake\nshake n ' bake confirmed . by wiki page it may be a potentual love interest . ( look all the way down ) : shield\nplace in bag and shake to coat . shake off excess breading place on baking sheet .\nthis is a discussion on anyone know how to do the the jamal crawford shake n bake move ? within the nba 2k last gen forums .\nbest cakes in south africa ! ! ! we had the privilage of having a shake ' n bake wedding cake . thank you so much robyn !\nthis is a 1990 shake ' n bake commercial that aired on wcbs channel 2 during the 1990 christmas season presentation of rudolph the red - nosed reindeer .\nshake ' n bake is particularly noted for its television commercials in the 1970s , 1980s , and 1990s , starring such child actors as carly schroeder , taylor momsen , and philip amelio . in the ads , the aforementioned children help make shake ' n bake with their mothers , enthusiastically exclaiming\nand i helped !\nkraft shake ' n bake original chicken lets you enjoy crispy , crunchy chicken without all the unnecessary fat and calories of frying . this coating makes moist and delicious chicken in the oven . low in fat and 100 percent cholesterol free , shake ' n bake is made with enriched wheat flour and a blend of spices that enhances the flavor of chicken . count on kraft shake ' n bake original chicken to help you create a healthy and tasty main dish the whole family will love .\nmy hubby loves shake and bake and said\ntastes just like shake n bake , only better\n. great kid food too . tender , moist , no trans fats here folks . i cut the recipe in half and used approx 1 / 2 . . .\nann b . davis ( alice ) pitches shake ' n ' bake with ' pete the butcher ' in this 1981 general foods commercial . what would sam say ?\nin march 2004 , bake - n - shake opened its first outlet at stop no . 10 , arera colony , and in doing so proudly pioneered the coffee pub and pizzeria culture in bhopal . bake - n - shake successfully blended the best in western and indian food customs , and introduced bhopal to a matchless culinary experience ! since then , countless customers have delighted in savouring this unique concept , and bake - n - shake has been equally delighted in serving its customers the unrivalled best in bakery products and beverages ! in april 2009 , with the support , love and encouragement of its customers , bake - n - shake opened its second branch at jyoti cineplex , mp nagar\nin my opinion , shake ' n bake was the worse thing to happen to chicken . . . it was awful stuff even though the concept was a good one .\nchoose chicken labeled as\nusda certified organic\nto ensure that it is free from antibiotics and hormones , recommends the stanford university school of earth sciences . when cooking your chicken coated in shake ' n bake , check that the internal temperature reaches at least 165 degrees fahrenheit with a meat thermometer , advises foodsafety . gov . discard any shake ' n bake that has touched uncooked chicken . if you notice that your shake ' n bake smells unpleasant or has gone moldy , discard it . shake ' n bake breadcrumb mix generally lasts until the expiration date listed on the package or about one year in the pantry or even your freezer ; set your freezer to 0 f . chicken cooked with shake ' n bake should last around four days in the refrigerator , set to 40 f or colder , or four months in the freezer at 0 f .\nshake and bake chicken , perfect oven fried chicken for those that can ' t cook . kids can cook too\ni believe one of my sisters made breaded chicken using yogurt once . i don ' t know if it was shake - n - bake , but it was pretty tasty .\nurltoken : shake ' n bake seasoned coating mix , original chicken , 4 . 5 - ounce boxes ( pack of 12 ) : gourmet seasoned coatings : grocery & gourmet food\ni ' m a shake ' n bake hound . i admit it . as far as i ' m concerned , nothing beats the taste of shake ' n bake for yummy chicken . i ' d probably put shake ' n bake on my hamburgers if i could get away with it . i love the stuff . the only problem i have with it is deciding which one to use ! i love them all . i have the original , bbq , extra crispy , plus the ones for fish and pork . it is just too good .\nbuilt in 1981 by campanella , shake n ' bake tbd completed a refit in 2016 whereby she was fully reconditioned with fresh paintwork and fitted with the most advanced zero speed stabilisers system .\nto sprinkle some\nshake\nor yae on some\nbake\nor weed , roll a blunt and smoke it .\nshake ' n ' bake\nis used in sports vernacular for a kind of play where an offensive player escapes the guard of a defensive player , particularly done in an emphatic or dramatic manner .\nthe 49 . 82m ( 163\u20195 ) motor yacht shake n ' bake tbd boasts unlimited luxury combined with a timeless elegance that has made her one of the most popular and distinctive charter yachts on the market .\nlet the chicken marinate in buttermilk , overnight . add a 1 / 2 cup of flour ( optional ) to some bbq recipe shake and bake . shake and fry . . . forget about baking .\ni ' m not a cake person , or at least i wasn ' t until i tried shake ' n bake . ordered some cakes for different events and these cakes were a huge hit \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffc 10 / 10\nin 1998 , a new commercial was tried with a different catchphrase ;\ni made shake ' n bake , and mama helped\n. this was only aired a few times and is the least recognized commercial .\nshake and bake bbq spam musubi , bra . i ' m sure there ' s got to be one kid out their named musubi ?\nshake ' n bake is a type of flavored breadcrumb mix from kraft foods . it gets its trademark name because of the way that you prepare chicken , namely , by shaking pieces of chicken in a bag filled with the breadcrumbs and then baking them , rather than frying them . not only can you prepare your chicken with shake ' n bake in the typical fashion , you can do so in other ways , as well .\nto use : preheat oven to 400 for pork or 425 for chicken . pour some of mixture to large zippered bag . wet each piece of meat and shake off excess water . place in bag and shake to coat . shake off excess breading place on baking sheet . bake pork chops for 15 - 20 minutes . bake bone - in chicken for 40 - 45 minutes . bake boneless chicken for 20 - 25 minutes .\nshake n ' bake tbd ' s highly trained crew of 12 offer the ultimate in personalised service and having cruised the world\u2019s oceans , she is proven in seaworthiness and comfort to provide the perfect platform for any charter vacation .\nkellogg ' s corn flake crumbs ( plus mayo for me , but you can use other things ) works fine for me . i wouldn ' t be surprised if it were cheaper than shake ' n ' bake too .\nin 1998 , a new commercial was tried with a different catchphrase . . .\ni made shake ' n bake , and mama helped\n. this was on aired a few times and is the least recognized commercial .\nhow to make : home - made * * shake & bake * * mix . . . ( oven baked chicken legs = start to finish )\nstir in dry seasonings with the shake \u2018n bake crumbs before dipping the chicken . add in \u00bd tsp . each of seasonings like oregano , cayenne pepper , garlic powder , cumin or chili powder for more flavor in the chicken coating .\nshake \u2018n bake is a packaged coating for chicken and other meats . the mixture adds crispiness and flavor to the meat before baking for a quick meal . the basic directions instruct users to dip the chicken or other meat into water before placing them in a bag of crumbs and shaking . the crumb coating comes flavored , but additional methods of spicing up the mixture adds variety to the baked meat . try different seasonings and additions to experiment with your shake ' n bake modifications .\nadd seasoned breadcrumbs to the shake \u2018n bake mix . this gives you more of the coating mixture so you can use more on each piece of chicken for a thicker coating . you also get the additional flavor from the seasoning in the breadcrumbs .\ndid you here about those stupid pillbillys from tennessee ? they were making some shake and bake in the back seat of their car , and the bottle exploded .\nwe as family and friends come together to celebrate life and all of its special moments . traditionally , we eat cake to signify a celebration . shake \u2018n bake was created to be that little place that knows exactly what \u201cfinishing touch\u201d your celebration requires .\nthis coating makes chicken moist and tasty . the flavor of the chicken is enhanced and it is eye appealing also . very easy to use - just shake and bake .\nneed a recipe that copies shake ' n bake in a pinch ? here ' s the tsr solution for a quick clone that will give you the same texture and flavor of kraft shake ' n bake using very common ingredients . you may notice the color is a bit different in this clone when compared to the real thing . that ' s because this recipe doesn ' t include beet powder\u2014a hard to find ingredient that lends a red / orange tint to the original . but after you sink your teeth into the chicken baked the same way as described on the shake ' n bake box you ' ll swear it ' s the same stuff . when you ' re ready to get shaking and baking , use this breading on 2 1 / 2 pounds of chicken pieces or on 2 pounds of boneless , skinless chicken breasts .\njust as i had thought\u2026 . it was not difficult at all . plus making our own shake \u2018n bake was super inexpensive . i made enough to keep handy in the pantry . it will be great to have another mix handy to throw a dinner together on the fly .\nthis copycat shake \u2018n bake recipe is going to save you some $ $ \u2019s . season your pork or chicken with this do it yourself recipe for a fraction of the cost of store bought . my entire family has always enjoyed shake & bake chicken and pork . the kids will always come back for seconds . for years before i learned to cook , i would make a recipe using shake \u2018n bake using the store bought boxes . after i had to get frugal with my shopping , i quit buying the popular bread crumb mixture . those little boxes add on quite an expense to our family meals . they are just way too expensive for my grocery budget . occasionally , i will spot a sale and buy a box or two .\ni ' ve used ranch dressing to get breadcrumbs to stick to my oven baked chicken nuggets but i don ' t know if the seasonings in the shake and bake would clash .\nshake \u2018n bake developed from baking the odd cake , or cupcakes , for family and friends for birthdays and weddings . the more orders and constant positive feedback i received , the more i realised how much i wanted this little venture of mine to grow and expand into something more than waiting for the occasional relative\u2019s birthday . creating my own cakes and having the freedom to experiment with new flavours and combinations is something i am passionate about . each cake created by shake \u2018n bake is finished off in its own special way . i believe this adds a sense of uniqueness to each and every cake .\nshake ' n bake mix already contains several seasonings and comes in a variety of flavors . you can also add some of your own favorite flavors to it by adding cayenne pepper for a kick or some fresh ground herbs like dill , thyme , sage , cumin or curry powder to the breadcrumbs prior to coating your chicken . add some additional crunch to the chicken by mixing some crushed corn flakes or panko breadcrumbs in with the shake ' n bake mixture . drizzle a bit of honey mustard dressing over the cooked chicken for extra flavor . you can also pour some spaghetti sauce over your cooked chicken to create an italian - themed meal .\nbefore preparing your chicken pieces , moisten them so that the breadcrumbs stick to them . although water alone will suffice , a marinade will add flavor to your chicken . in the refrigerator , soak your chicken pieces in a simple brine made with salt and spices or some salad dressing overnight before coating your chicken with shake ' n bake . although marinating the chicken will make it juicier , this isn ' t necessary , and you can glaze the chicken in your favorite marinade , low - fat mayonnaise or tangy barbecue sauce before breading it . cook the chicken immediately after breading it with shake ' n bake to prevent the crumbs from becoming soggy .\nn - newt . ripley leans closer . feels like she ' s breathing on coals . the sound was incomprehensible .\nthe bakery items in bake n shake are the most amazing things to indulge into . the quality of all the products is world class and even the ambience is so positive and very lively . we would love to come here on every weekend if possible . that was all you , thank you so much for your great services .\ni ' m thinkin ' if you mess with shakenbake crumb coats outside of its exacting parameters - lightly coated , natural , washed , skin on chicken pieces , you might have some suboptimal , and wet chicken . you could of course shoot for\ninteresting\nresults . nobody ever seemed to like the shake and bake bbq introduced way back in the ' 80 ' s . i ' m thinking it could use some sideral engineering . . . we have spam , spam , spam , . . . and spam shake n bake . go make suzhi wit dat !\ni just made this but accidentally bought italian bread crumbs so i omitted the parsley basil and oregano . just tasting the mixture it tastes like shake and bake . can\u2019t wait to add it to the chicken for dinner tonight !\nterraformers . . . planet engineers . it ' s what we call a shake ' n ' bake colony . they set up atmosphere processors to make the air breathable . . . big job . takes decades . they ' ve already been there over twenty years . peacefully . the door tries to close . ripley slams it back . people are getting annoyed .\nthis recipe for shake \u2018n bake was super tasty . the meat had a slight crisp and the flavors were perfect . just as i suspected\u2026 the kiddos were all back for seconds and a couple of them came back for thirds . the hubby and i enjoyed the mix on our pork too . my hub thought it was actually better than the store bought boxed stuff .\ndip in milk , coat with flour , then dip in milk again , then shake and bake . the flour supplies the goopiness that normally would be supplied by the egg . if this works let me know so i can patent it .\nshake ' n bake original pork flavor contains the following ingredients : enriched wheat flour ( wheat flour , niacin , iron , thiamin mononitrate vitamin b1 , riboflavin ( vitamin b 2 ) , folic acid ) , salt , partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil , sugar , contains less than 2 % of paprika , dextrose , dried onions , spice , caramel color , yeast , annatto ( color ) , and natural flavor . barbecue flavor shake ' n bake includes sugar , maltodextrin , salt , modified food starch , spice , partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil , brown sugar , mustard seed flour , dried onions , dried tomatoes , dried garlic , beet powder ( color ) , citric acid , natural flavor , caramel color , vinegar , and sodium silicoaluminate as an anticaking agent .\n\u201cshake \u2018n bake has been a long sought - after dream of mine . from a very young age , i was constantly in the kitchen using new and different ingredients to create wonderful - tasting cakes . i wanted to create new and exciting things . this is why the majority of my school holidays consisted of me baking cakes and biscuits rather than playing outside or going to the movies with friends .\nincludes the catchphrases ,\ngotta be crispy , gotta be golden , gotta be juicy\nand\nyou just shake then bake , and that chicken ' s so crisp and juicy and golden it makes me look golden , if you know what i mean .\ncake is an irresistible dessert often served as a celebratory dish on ceremonial occasions earlier . the concept behind bake n shake is to create a fun , tasty yet superior quality dessert that people can enjoy anytime irrespective of any occasion . our bakery provides cutting - edge designed wedding dessert creations using delicious fruits like , apple , strawberries or other fresh fruits to create mousse cakes , luscious tarts and a variety of handcrafted asian pastries specialties .\nyour work is . when i received my 21st birthday cake and opened up the box i was honestly blown away . every little detail was noticed . n\njullian & apos ; s friend ;\nman , i can & apos ; t believe you hooked up with that girl kirstie , dude she hella fiiine !\njullian ;\ni know right .\njullian & apos ; s friend ;\nshake and bake\n* fist pound *\n{\n@ context\n:\nhttp : \\ / \\ / schema . org\n,\n@ type\n:\nnewsarticle\n,\nheadline\n:\nhow to spice up shake ' n bake\n,\nurl\n:\nhttps : \\ / \\ / www . livestrong . com \\ / article \\ / 475862 - 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1960 ' s shake n bake commercial with the southern accented girl and can ' t find it anywhere on youtube , the internet or on commercial dvd ' s . this 1976 ad is the closest i can find . i know it ' s out there because i used to have it on a vhs of tv ads .\nnascar stock car racing sensation ricky bobby is a national hero because of his\nwin at all costs\napproach . he and his loyal racing partner , childhood friend cal naughton jr . , are a fearless duo - -\nshake\nand\nbake\nby their fans for their ability to finish so many races in the # 1 and # 2 positions , with cal always in second place . when flamboyant french formula one driver jean girard challenges\nshake\nand\nbake\nfor the supremacy of nascar , ricky bobby must face his own demons and fight girard for the right to be known as racing ' s top driver .\ni dip chicken in yummy salad dressings and then dredge them in my own homemade\nshake & bake\n, which is breadcrumbs with whatever seasonings i feel like that day . the major plus is that it ' s approximately 4 million percent less salty that way . my current favorite is an asian sesame dressing . mmmmm .\nnewt . my n - name ' s newt . nobody calls me rebecca except my dork brother . ripley grins inanely , not wanting to move or speak . . . or break the spell .\ngreat concept , i would correct the round . pictured is an he round with a wp on it . if i had one thing to revise it would be to have two separate rounds , one wp , and the other he crossed over each other . that would be the true shake , and bake . other than technical issues love the shirt . please make more mortar shirts .\na retaliatory action where a man jerks off in a girls purse , closes the purse , and then proceeds to shake the purse so all the contents inside have an even coating of jizz on them .\nfor so long , i couldn ' t find the bbq glaze in stock anywhere . i was so excited when i found this - - and then so disappointed when i cooked it and it was not the original recipe . that baked into a sticky glaze . this is like a hybrid of that glaze and regular crumbly shake and bake . it ' s weird and gritty and the taste is not pleasant . i feel tricked !\ni raised both my boys ( age 26 and 23 ) on bbq glaze shake and bake and it was a highly requested meal . all of a sudden it was gone from the shelves . i found some last week and bought several boxes . it\u2019s the nastiest chicken i\u2019ve ever eaten . the chicken didn\u2019t crisp up and the coating was like jelly . we couldn\u2019t even eat our meal . why do you change recipes that were working fine ? please fix this gross mess .\nin a large resealable plastic bag combine the crumbs , oil , salt , paprika , celery salt , pepper , garlic salt , minced garlic , minced onion , basil , parsley and oregano . seal bag and shake all ingredients together .\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 !\na method of making crystal meth in small batches without a heat source . the method involves mixing and shaking ingredients in a container , such as a 2 liter soda bottle . by preparing the drug in small quantities , cookers can avoid purchasing limits on over - the - counter medicines . addicts can also prepare their own supply , bypassing dealers . shake and bake meth can be prepared in bathroom stalls and moving vehicles . the chemical reaction involved in shaking the ingredients can create an explosion , and the drug itself has obvious health risks . also called \u201cone - pot\u201d and \u201con the go\u201d meth .\npreheat oven to 400 degrees f . moisten with water 2 - 1 / 2 lbs bone - in chicken ( 6 to 8 pieces , with or without skin ) or 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts . 1 . shake moistened chicken , 1 to 2 pieces at a time , in shaker bag with one packet of coating mix . discard any remaining mix and bag . 2 . bake at 400 degrees f in ungreased or foil - lined 15 x 10 x 1 - inch baking pan until cooked through . chicken : bone - in : 45 minutes , boneless : 20 minutes . do not cover or turn chicken during baking .\ni was wondering that too , thinking that the shake mix was dry but after looking at other copycat recipes and then giving it a go myself - you mix the oil in with all the dry seasonings . the mix still remains \u201cdry\u201d but the oil allows the bread crumbs to brown while the chicken bakes . hope this helps \ud83d\ude42\nwow , i read the reviews and if you work at kraft you need to take notice . the consumers are speaking to you . we do not like the new bbq glaze flavor shake n bake . you need to throw this in the garbage . we want the old recipe bank . it was an actual glaze on the chicken . it was perfect . this new formula is terrible . it tastes awful and has this gritty stuff in it . it cooks to a mush on your chicken . it is soggy mess . my family is very disappointed . i have used the bbq glaze since i was a kid and im 42 years old . please change it back . we the consumers are speaking . i wont be buying this product again . i may even boycott kraft all together . you keep sending generic responses to the reviews of others saying they do not like the new flavor . you really need to see the consumers are wanting it changed back . remember , if you have an awesome product you should not change it . look at coke . they got smart and changed back to the original formula . you need to do the same . lori b\npunch it , bishop ! the entire lower level of the station disappears in a fireball . the air vibrates with intense heat waves and concussion . the drop - ship engines fire . ripley is slammed back in her seat . the ship vaults out and up , bishop standing it on its tail , pouring on the gees . ripley and newt see everything shake into a blur .\n1 . combine all ingredients in a small bowl and stir to combine . 2 . prepare chicken following the same technique as described on the box of the original mix using 2 1 / 2 lbs . of bone - in chicken ( 6 to 8 pieces , with or without skin ) or 2 lbs . boneless skinless chicken breast halves . preheat your oven to 400 degrees f , then moisten the chicken with water . use a large plastic bag for the coating and use the same steps as described on the original package :\nshake moistened chicken , 1 to 2 pieces at a time , in shaker bag with coating mixture . discard any remaining mixture and bag . bake at 400 degrees f in ungreased or foil - lined 15x10x1 - inch baking pan until cooked through . bone - in : 45 minutes / boneless : 20 minutes .\nserves 4 .\n2x 3 - man 2016 sea - doo gtx limited is 260 jet skis , 1 x 26 ft boston whaler outrage with out board 225hp yamaha , 1 x 19 ft joker clubman with out board 115 hp evinrude , 1 x custom freestyle cruiser 7 m inflatable slide , 1x movies screen fenix 390 x 293 4 : 3 , 9m x 4m ( 2 . 5m deep ) swimming pool , snorkeling gear range of water skis including pro mono , intermediate and beginners 1 x wakeboard 1 x 11\u20196 stand up paddle board range of inflatable towable toys including 3 man banana scuba - rendezvous diving . 6 sets of dive gear including tanks and weights , on board compressor approved rya training centre with on board pwc instructor . guests can complete their pwc license right from shake and bake tbd\u2019s swim platform , all the entertainment systems including the lighting are totally controlled by ipads by an fully function integrated system .\nstandard prep ! heat oven to 400degf . moisten 21 / 2 lb . bone - in chicken pieces ( about 6 pieces ) , 2 lb . boneless skinless chicken breasts ( 6 to 8 breasts ) , or 6 to 8 ( 1 / 2 - inch thick ) bone - in or boneless pork chops with water . 1 . shake chicken or chops , 1 piece at a time , with 1 pkt . coating mix in shaker bag . discard bag and any remaining coating mix . 2 . bake on ungreased or foil - covered rimmed baking sheet until done ( minimum internal temperature of 165degf for chicken , or 145degf for pork chops , when tested with meat thermometer ) . bone - in chicken : 45 min . ; boneless chicken , bone - in or boneless pork chops : 20 min . let chops stand 3 min . before serving . do not cover or turn meat while baking .\nripley runs , blindly , with panting intensity verging on hysteria . impressions crash upon her . . . the maze blurring by , sirens howling , the station rocking with explosions , emergency lights flashing , steam blasting , red - hot steel hissing . reality itself is reduced to a concussive series of strobelike instants of relentless forward motion . she sees one of the flares she dropped and turns . sees another , sprinting toward it as the foundations of the world shake .\ndave : did you hear what mike did the other night to that chick he hooked up with ? mike : no man , what did he do ? dave : apparently , the girl stopped having sex with him once her boyfriend called and she decided to leave . instead of being blue balled mike jerked off in her purse , zipped it up , and shook it up in retaliation while she was in the bathroom cleaning up . mike : holy shit , he shake and baked her real good . i bet she was pissed .\njerrico , inc . , the parent company for long john silver ' s seafood shoppes , got its start in 1929 as a six - stool hamburger stand called the white tavern shoppe . jerrico was started by a man named jerome lederer , who watched long john silver ' s thirteen units dwindle in the shadow of world war ii to just three units . then , with determination , he began rebuilding . in 1946 jerome launched a new restaurant called jerry ' s and it was a booming success , with growth across the country . then he took a chance on what would be his most successful venture in 1969 , with the opening of the first long john silver ' s fish ' n ' chips . the name was inspired by robert louis stevenson ' s treasure island . in 1991 there were 1 , 450 long john silver seafood shoppes in thirty - seven states , canada , and singapore , with annual sales of more than $ 781 million . that means the company holds about 65 percent of the $ 1 . 2 billion quick - service seafood business . source : top secret recipes by todd wilbur .\nsilent and endless . the stars shine like the love of god . . . cold and remote . against them drifts a tiny chip of technology . closer shot it is the narcissus , lifeboat of the ill - fated star - freighter nostromo . without interior or running lights it seems devoid of life . the ping of a ranging radar grows louder , closer . a shadow engulfs the narcissus . searchlights flash on , playing over the tiny ship , as a massive dark hull descends toward it .\ndark and dormant as a crypt . the searchlights stream in the dusty windows . outside , massive metal forms can be seen descending around the shuttle . like the tolling of a bell , a basso profundo clang reverberates through the hull . close on the airlock door light glares as a cutting torch bursts through the metal . sparks shower into the room . a second torch cuts through . they move with machine precision , cutting a rectangular path , converging . the torches meet . cut off . the door falls inward revealing a bizarre multi - armed figure . a robot welder . figures enter , backlit and ominous . three men in bio - isolation suits , carrying lights and equipment . they approach a sarcophaguslike hypersleep capsule , f . g .\n( filtered ) internal pressure positive . assume nominal hull integrity . hypersleep capsules , style circa late twenties . . . his gloved hand wipes at on opaque layer of dust on the canopy . angle inside capsule as light stabs in where the dust is wiped away , illuminating a woman , her face in peaceful repose . warrant officer ripley , sole survivor of the nostromo . nestled next to her is jones , the ship ' s wayward cat .\n( voice over ; filtered ) lights are green . she ' s alive . well , there goes out salvage , guys .\nshe ' s lying in a bed , looking wan , as a female med - tech raises the backrest . she is surrounded by arcane white medical equipment . the med - tech exudes practiced cheeriness .\nwhy don ' t i open the viewport ? watch your eyes . harsh light floods in as a motorized shield slides into the ceiling , revealing a breathtaking vista . beyond the sprawling complex of modular habitats , collectively called gateway station , is the curve of earth as seen from high orbit . blue and serene .\njust a couple of days . do you feel up to a visitor ? ripley shrugs , not caring . the door opens and a man enters , although ripley sees only what he is carrying . a familiar large , orange tomcat .\n( cooing baby - cat talk ) come here jonesy you ugly old moose . . . you ugly thing . jones patiently endures ripley ' s embarrassing display , seeming none the worse for wear . the visitor sits beside the bed and ripley finally notices him . he is thirtyish and handsome , in a suit that looks executive or legal , the tie loosened with studied casualness . a smile referred to as\nwinning .\nnice room . i ' m burke . carter burke . i work for the company , but other than that i ' m an okay guy . glad to see you ' re feeling better . i ' m told the weakness and disorientation should pass soon . side effects of the unusually long hypersleep , or something like that .\nhow long was i out there ? they won ' t tell me anything .\n( soothing ) well , maybe you shouldn ' t worry about that just yet . ripley grabs his arm , surprising him .\nall right . my instinct says you ' re strong enough to handle this . . . fifty - seven years . ripley is stunned . she seems to deflate , her expression passing through amazement and shock to realization of all she has lost . friends . family . her world .\nyou ' d drifted right through the core systems . it ' s blind luck that deep - salvage team caught you when they . . . are you all right ? ripley coughs suddenly as if choking and her expression becomes one of dawning horror . burke hands her a glass of water from the nightstand . she slaps it away . it shatters with a smash . jones dives , yowling . ripley grabs her chest , struggling as if she is strangling . the med - tech hits a console button .\nburke and the med - tech are holding ripley ' s shoulders as she goes into convulsions . a doctor and two techs run in . ripley ' s back arches in agony .\nno . . . noooo ! they try to restrain her as she thrashes , knocking over equipment . her ekg races like mad . jones , under a cabinet , hisses wide - eyed .\nhold her . . . get me an airway , stat ! and fifteen cc ' s of . . . jesus ! an explosion of blood beneath the sheet covering her chest ! ripley stares at the shape rising under the sheet . tearing itself out of her . her p . o . v . as the sheet rises . a glimpse of the\ntight on ripley screaming , snapping up into frame . alone in the darkened hospital room . she gasps for breath , clutching pathetically at her chest . there is no demented horror rigging itself out of her . her eyes snap about wildly , slowly focusing on the reality of her safety . shuddering , bathed in sweat , she kneads her breastbone with the heel of her hand and sobs . a video monitor beside the bed snaps on . a med - tech ' s face .\n( faint ) no . . i ' ve slept enough . the med - tech shrugs and switches off . touching a button on the nightstand she opens the viewport , revealing gateway and the turquoise earth . she hugs jones to her and rocks with him like a child , still shattered by the nightmare . shivering . sleep is far off .\nwe made it , jones . we made it . but at what price ?\nsunlight streams in shafts through a stand of poplars , beyond which a verdant meadow is visible . extreme f . g . jones stalks toward a bird hopping among fallen leaves . he leaps . and smack into a wall .\n( voice over ) dumbshit . wider angle as jones steps back confused from the high - resolution environmental wall screen , a sort of cinerama video - loop . ripley sits on a bench in what we now see is an atrium off the medical center , still somewhere in the bowels of gateway station . benches . some unenthusiastic potted trees . the sterile corridors visible beyond glass doors b . g . burke enters in his usual mode , casual haste .\nsorry . . . i ' ve been running behind all morning . ripley seems healthier now , but still a bit brittle .\nwell , i was going to wait until after the inquest . . . he opens his briefcase , removing a sheet of printer hard copy , including a telestat photo .\n( scanning ) amanda ripley - mcclaren . married name , i guess . age : sixty - six . . . at time of death . two years ago . ( looks at her ) i ' m sorry . ripley studies the photograph , stunned . the face of a woman in her mid - sixties . it could be anybody . she tries to reconcile the face with the little girl she once knew .\n( reading ) cancer . hmmmm . they still haven ' t licked that one . cremated . interred parkside repository , little chute , wisconsin . no children . ripley gazes off , into the pseudo - landscape , into the past .\ni promised her i ' d be home for her birthday . her eleventh birthday . i sure missed that one . ( pause ) well . . . she has already learned to take my promises with a grain of salt . when it came to flight schedules , anyway . burke nods , a simpatico presence .\nyou always think you can make it up to somebody . . . later , you know . but now i never can . i never can . let ' s get one thing straight . . . ripley can be one tough lady . but the terror , the loss , the emptiness are , in this moment , overwhelming . she cries silently . burke puts a reassuring hand on her arm .\n( gently ) the hearing convenes at 0930 . you don ' t want to be late .\nelevator doors part and ripley emerges , in mid - conversation with burke . dollying ahead of them as they move rapidly down the corridor .\nlook , i believe you , but there are going to be some heavyweights in there . you got feds , you got interstellar commerce commission , you got colonial administration , insurance company guys . . .\njust tell them what happened . the important thing is to stay cool and unemotional .\ndo you people have earwax , of what ? we have been here three hours . how many different ways do you want me to tell the same story ? she faces the eight members of the board of inquiry at a long conference table . gray suits and grim faces . they aren ' t buying . behind ripley on a large video screen , parker grins like a goon from his personnel mugshot . his file prints out next to it . brett ' s face and dossier replace it , and then the others as the scene continues . . . kane , lambert , ash the android traitor , dallas . van leuwen , the icc representative , steeples his fingers and frowns .\nlook at it from our perspective . you freely admit to detonating the engines of , and thereby destroying , an m - class star - freighter . a rather expensive piece of hardware . . .\n( dryly ) forty - two million in adjusted dollars . that ' s minus payload , of course .\nthe shuttle ' s flight recorder corroborates some elements of your account . that the nostromo set down on lv - 426 , an unsurveyed planet , at that time . that repairs were made . that it resumed its course and was subsequently set for self - destruct . by you . for reasons unknown .\nit did not , however , contain any entries concerning the hostile life form you allegedly picked up . ripley sense the noose tightening .\nthen somebody ' s gotten to it . . . doctored the recorder . who had access to it ? the eca ( extrasolar colonization administration ) representative ( eca rep ) just shakes his head .\nwould you just listen to yourself for one minute . ripley glares at the eca rep , a woman on the ungenerous side of fifty . van leuwen sighs with exasperation .\nthe analysis team which went over your shuttle centimeter by centimeter found no physical evidence of the creature you describe . . .\n( losing it ) that ' s because i blew it out the goddamn airlock ! ( pause ) like i said .\nno . it ' s a rock . no indigenous life larger than a simple virus . ripley grits her teeth in frustration .\ni told you , it wasn ' t indigenous . there was an alien spacecraft there . a derelict ship . we homed on its beacon . . .\nto be perfectly frank , we ' ve surveyed over three hundred worlds and no one ' s ever reported a creature which , using your words . . . ( read from ripley ' s statement ) . . . ' gestates in a living human host ' and has ' concentrated molecular acid for blood . ' ripley glances at burke , silent at the far end of the table . his expression is grim . her mouth hardens as a bit of the old nail - eating ripley surfaces .\nlook , i can see where this is going . but i ' m telling you those things exist . back on that planetoid is an alien ship and on that ship are thousands of eggs . thousands . do you understand ? i suggest you find it , using the flight recorder ' s data . find it and deal with it - - before one of your survey teams comes back with a little surprise . . .\n( louder , stepping on him ) . . . because just one of those things managed to kill my entire crew , within twelve hours of hatching . . . van leuwen stands , out of patience .\nthank you , that will be all . ripley stares him down , glowering at the board .\nthat ' s not all , goddamnit ! if those things get back here , that will be all . then you can just kiss it good - bye , jack ! just kiss it goodbye . ripley turns sharply away , trembling with frustration and anger . dallas looks back at her from the video screen , his eyes burning from the photograph , as we :\nripley kicks the wall next to burke who is getting coffee and donuts at a vending machine .\nthey had their minds made up before i even went in there . they think i ' m a head case .\nit is the finding of this board of inquiry that warrent officer ellen ripley , noc - 14672 . has acted with questionable judgment and is unfit to hold an icc license as a commercial flight officer . burke watches ripley taking it on the chin , white - lipped but subdued .\nsaid license is hereby suspended indefinitely . no criminal charges will be filed at this time and you are released on own recognizance for a six month period of psychometric probation , to include monthly review by an icc psychiatric tech . . .\ndolly back as the conference room door bangs open and ripley strides through . she shrugs off burke ' s restraining arm and catches up to van leuwen walking down the corridor .\n( condescendingly ) because i don ' t have to . the people who live there checked it out years ago and they never reported and ' hostile organism ' or alien ship . and by the way , they call it acheron now .\nwhat are you talking about . what people ? van leuwen steps into an elevator with some others , but ripley holds the door from closing .\ndo you mind ? ripley ' s hand slides off the door , strengthless . tight on her from inside the elevator as the doors close like fate on her lost expression ."]}
{"id": 55550, "summary": [{"text": "chex is a brand of breakfast cereal manufactured by general mills that was introduced in 1937 .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "it was originally owned by ralston purina of st. louis , missouri , and the name \" chex \" reflects the \" checkerboard square \" logo of ralston purina .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "it gains its name from the checkered pattern on the woven grain mixes of the various cereals .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "the product line was part of the spinoff of the ralston portion of ralston purina into ralcorp in 1994 .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the product line was sold to general mills in 1997 .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "for many years , advertisements for the cereal featured the characters from charles schulz 's peanuts comic strip . ", "topic": 30}], "title": "chex", "paragraphs": ["a 1963 commercial for chex - mates , featuring wheat chex , rice chex and corn chex . this commercial is over 50 years old . think about that .\nin 1968 , raisin bran chex was one of four chex cereals promoted by ralston as\nbite - size action squares .\nthe other three cereals were wheat chex , rice chex and corn chex .\nchex brand cereals are one of the cornerstones of cereal . wheat chex , corn chex , rice chex . there\u2019s even weird sweet varieties like vanilla chex and cinnamon chex , which is to say nothing of the myriad corpses of discontinued varieties that litter the breakfast tables of yesteryear : oat chex , wheat & raisin chex , morning chex , honey graham chex , strawberry chex , double chex\u2026 and that barely scratches the surface . i could sing you the double chex theme song right now . i i love love double double chex chex better better than than the the rest rest . wait a minute , this is the internet . you don\u2019t have to take my word for it :\nthe cast of characters : corn chex . wheat chex . rice chex . chex , chex , chex . i\u2019m getting dizzy . also : pretzel sticks , mixed nuts , butter , worcestershire sauce , lawry\u2019s seasoned salt , onion powder\u2026and fresh garlic ! oh\u2026and tabasco ! little changes excite me , even if they take place in a bowl of chex party mix . i\u2019m very easily amused .\nwhat is the best kind of chex cereal ? general mills continues to update their long - running breakfast staple with new types of exciting flavors . some types of chex highlight whole grain flavors , such as wheat chex , corn chex , and rice chex . other top chex flavors bring a touch of sweetness to the table , whether it ' s the fruity notes of strawberry chex or the dessert - like tastes of chocolate and vanilla chex . many varieties of chex even offer gluten - free recipes for diners with allergies . there ' s a box of chex for every eater .\nfirst off , you\u2019ve gotta start with the rockstar ingredients \u2014 all the chex .\nbusiness to general mills . this included its core chex and cookie crisp brands ,\ndouble chex twins ( 1990 ) represented this crispy rice and hearty wheat cereal .\nthis is my nephew ' s version of a rice chex commercial . enjoy !\ncategories : specials . tags : chex , general mills , ralston , special .\nit\u2019s no secret that i have a bit of a thing for homemade chex mix .\npour peanut butter mixture over dry chex mix . mix well , coating each piece .\nchex mix , cheddar flavor trail mix , 3 . 75oz bag , 8 / box\nchex mix , traditional flavor trail mix , 3 . 75oz bag , 8 / box\nchex mix with tequila , lime , and powdered sugar . duh . recipe here .\na bag of chex mix , plus more of your favorite things . recipe here .\nf280 - 3 chex cereal , space patrol , 1950 ' s , cosmic scientist .\nthe cereal combo i used was shreddies , cheerios and chex . tasted great ! ! !\nthis puppy chow chex mix is seriously one of those easy , practically fail proof recipes .\nf280 - 3 chex cereal , space patrol , 1950 ' s , secret code master .\nthese are the most recent images . click here to see all pictures for rice chex .\nthe game debuted inside rice , wheat , and corn chex varieties specifically , meaning \u201990s party planners could theoretically have invited 2 friends over to play the game while eating chex mix .\ncoco pops\u00ae chex\u00ae has a delicious chocolatey taste , in a light and crunchy criss - crossed pillow that ' s fun to eat . crunch your way through breakfast with coco pops\u00ae chex\u00ae !\nadd chex cereal to a 13 quart mixing bowl . pour chocolate - peanut butter mixture on top and gently stir with a spatula until all chex cereal is coated . set bowl aside .\ni\u2019m such a weirdo about chex mix - i make mine with only corn & rice chex . period . no other crunchy add ons . i think of it as minimalist chex\u2026 . . but really , i\u2019m just ridiculous . and i have plans to make myself a batch today !\npour the chocolate mixture over the chex cereal and stir together gently with a spatula . if using a garbage bag , shake gently , until all the chex pieces are completely covered in chocolate .\nevery flavor of chex mix has the same base : chex cereal , pretzels , and nuts . from there , though , chex mix branches off into sweet and savory combinations of all types . those who prefer classic flavors can find plenty of kinds of chex mix to snack on , such as sour cream & onion and cheddar . the brave can dig into spicy combinations like chipotle cheddar and extreme habanero and lime . there are even chex mix options for an incurable sweet tooth . these decadent chex mix flavors include cookies & cream , peanut butter chocolate , and brownie supreme .\ncommander buzz corry # 1 space patrol magic space picture chex cereal 1950 ' s no . 1\na 1980 tv commercial for bran chex cereal featuring people comparing the cereal with other bran cereals .\nhey pam ! that\u2019s actually a great question \u2013 i should notate it in the recipe ! i typically use the rice chex ( blue box ) but the corn chex ( green box ) or even the chocolate chex ( if you can find it ) would also work great with this recipe .\naustralian tv commercial for kelloggs rice chex and corn chex cereals . i don ' t remember ever seeing these , so i guess they didn ' t last too long on the aussie . . .\nchex is also free of artificial flavors and colors from artificial sources , and high fructose corn syrup .\nenjoy in a bowl , or as a delicious treat in one of our chex party mix recipes .\nchex mix\u00ae hit the party scene in 1955 and has been a favorite tv snack mix ever since .\nin a grrrreat big bowl , measure 3 cups each of corn , wheat , and rice chex .\nit\u2019s been a while since i made puppy chow chex mix , which seems like an absolute crime .\nit ' s daddy was a wheat chex , it ' s mommy was a rice , and when they got together , the chex was twice as nice . urltoken sorry about the poor . . .\nnow listen , folks . i know what you\u2019re thinking . it\u2019s chex party mix , yada yada yada , ya seen one batch of chex party mix , ya seen \u2019em all . but i truly believe that\n( c ) 1950s - 60s general mills ( via big g acquiring the chex brand from ralcorp in 1997 ) commercial for the chex mates line ( a 9 - pack set of individual cereals . . .\n1968 hanna - barbera chex cereal commercial . . . . the chexmates in\nouter space patrol .\nin large bowl , mix the chex cereals , mixed nuts , pretzels and bagel chips . set aside .\nthanks for sharing your mom\u2019s secret recipe ! i will be trying this chex mix recipe for new years .\nwhen i make my chex mix i add cashews , and cheese fishys , and it turns out great .\ni ' ve been eating rice chex since i was a little kid and i still enjoy it often .\nessentially , this recipe turns chex into cinnamon toast crunch . essentially , this recipe is genius . recipe here .\ni have a chex scarecrow and would like any help on his name and background ( for bragging rights ) .\nan animated ruth buzzi ( from laugh - in fame ) pitched ralston chex sometime in the 1970 ' s .\nwell the label on a 12 ounce box of chex says that there are 12 1 cup servings , so i guess a 9 . 0 ounce box of chex would equal 9 cups . except i don\u2019t think they make a 9 ounce box of chex ! so you will have some cereal left over for breakfast the next couple of days !\ni love me some chex , particularly the originals : wheat , corn and rice . and one must give credit to the cultural institution that is chex mix . i\u2019m not talking about the packaged stuff you buy at the grocery store today , but the veritable cultural phenomenon that was make - it - yourself chex mix back in the 1970\u2019s .\nthis puppy chow recipe is not for dogs . this is the popular chex puppy chow recipe made with crispy rice or corn cereal ( such as rice chex or corn chex ) , chocolate chips and peanut butter . the mixture is tossed together then rolled in powdered sugar for an extra special , extra sweet treat the kids will go crazy for .\nneed clever gift wrapping ideas for this 15 - minute recipe ? check out mix & mingle with chex\u00ae party mix .\nrice chex has only had 2 grams of sugar per serving . it ' s kind of high in sodium though .\nnot much is known about the wheat chex black knight who appeared in the 1950 ' s or 1960 ' s .\nchex quest is a promotional first - person shooter developed by digital caf\u00e9 in 1996 . it was included in chex cereal boxes as a prize . in this game , you take the role of the chex warrior on a distant planet named bazoik . your mission is to stop the flemoid invasion , slimy green creatures that are about to capture helpless citizens . chex quest uses a modified doom engine . it was followed by chex quest 2 , which was released in 1997 , and chex quest 3 , which was done by former digital caf\u00e9 employees as a service to fans in 2008 . this video was requested by slayerdeathbathory . i hope you like it : ) follow us : \u2022 urltoken \u2022 urltoken \u2022 urltoken\ni make buffalo chex mix . try doing 4t franks wing sauce and 2t worcestershire sauce . add 2tsp celery seed and 1 . 5 packages dry ranch dressing mix . i use parmesan goldfish too . holy grail of chex mix . # justsayin\na 1963 commercial for rice chex cereal . this was the entire commercial break . the commercial was intended to be humorous .\nafter seeing chex cereals for only $ 2 . 04 a box at super target , i started thinking they might be on their way out - even if only at st stores . someone on the celiac listserve posted that strawberry chex were being discontinued by general mills so i called the company to confirm . it ' s true about strawberry chex but the rep . i spoke to said they had no plans to drop the other gf chex cereals at this time . i never even saw the strawberry chex in atl and i looked in ingles , kroger and publix stores . i didn ' t want to try them but wanted to let people know when they arrived . gm said they are dropping the strawberry chex due to lack of sales .\nnote : though this review is sparkling and full of chex - praise , i no was in way compensated to talk about chex . believe me if i was i ' d be off on a tropical vacation , not writing love letters to cereal .\nthere\u2019s something oddly sinister about this chex party mix advertisement from a 1976 issue of reader\u2019s digest . don\u2019t tell me i\u2019m wrong .\nchex quest hd is a real thing . get ready to shoot lasers at booger - shaped aliens in crisp 1080p before long .\nyou can sign up to chex ' s mailing list for information on training events , seminars , conferences and supporting materials . . .\ndo you see that gorgeous cinnamon sugar crusted on this churro chex mix ? ? it is seriously what my dreams are made of .\nso for anyone looking for a killer chex mix recipe this season , allow me to introduce you to my go - to recipe .\nthe bagel chips are my favorite part of chex mix so i just love this . wish i was snacking on some right now !\nthanks for letting me know about those mistakes , i will fix them . also , i hope you all love the chex mix !\nevery game - day party needs a big bowl of chex mix . here ' s our top 15 , so take your pick !\ndelurking to admit i am addicted to real chex mix . it really doesn\u2019t get any better . the stuff in the bag is okay but it isn\u2019t even close to the same . they get cheap and put in too many pretzels and not enough wheat chex but there is something else lacking too . my biggest problem when making chex mix is that i don\u2019t own a bowl big enough to mix it in .\nthis extra - bold chex mix recipe is made just the way i like it \u2014 with lots and lots of extra - zesty sauce .\nwholesome , simple , and filling , chex has been a family - favorite cereal brand since it first hit grocery store shelves in 1937 . the little squares got their name from their distinctive checkerboard patterning , a feature that gives them a uniquely crunchy texture . whether enjoyed with a bowlful of cold milk or stirred into sweet or savory chex mix , chex cereals in all flavors make tasty snacks for breakfast or anytime .\nin a separate bowl , whisk together the melted butter , worcestershire sauce , seasoned salt and garlic powder together until combined . drizzle half of the sauce evenly over the chex mix . then give the mix a gentle stir to combine . ( i like to stir with a rubber spatula , to help prevent breaking the chex . ) repeat by drizzling the remaining sauce over the chex mix , and stir again until combined .\nit ' s easy to see why chex mix has become a go - to party snack . salty , crunchy , and full of surprises , chex mix has been around in various forms since the early 1950s . that ' s when recipes for a blend of cereal , pretzels , nuts , and other goodies began appearing on boxes of chex cereal . the mix was perfect for snacking while watching tv , or for serving at holiday get - togethers . it was only a matter of time before general mills began serving pre - made chex mix to hungry consumers .\nchex finer foods , inc . is a third generation , family owned specialty and natural foods distributor built on a commitment to quality and service .\ncorn chex is the crunchiest of the\nplain\nchex . its crunch is not as airy as rice nor as crispity as wheat but rather the perfect , solid crunch of a potato or corn chip . there ' s a savory element to corn chex that is only a little strange , but perfect for the cereal lover who is sensitive to things being too sweet . robyn noted it tastes kind of like bugles . like its counterparts , corn chex is a great mix - in . personally , i ' d add it to a sweet cereal to provide some balance .\nrice chex became the first mainstream gluten - free cereal in the united states in 2008 . now , we offer great recipes for those avoiding gluten .\nadd the chex , pretzels , cheerios , and peanuts together in a large microwave - safe mixing bowl , and gently stir a bit to combine .\noh my goodness that sounds delicious ! i do love a good chex mix , definitely is the perfect snack for the holidays . thanks for sharing \ud83d\ude42\nwell , back in the good ol\u2019 days , these were the only three kinds of chex . now there are apparently all kinds to choose from at the store . but for my extra - bold mix , i prefer to stick with the holy trinity of chex \u2014 wheat , rice , and corn .\nbefore we dive into the game itself , a brief history lesson is warranted . back in 1996 , ralston wanted to boost sales of chex cereal , so they hired a small team of game developers to create a game that could be packaged as a prize within 5 . 7 million boxes of chex .\nchex is one cereal line where i can ' t really find a\nmiss\nin the whole crew . and while i ' ve faulted some brands for taking it way too far , i would encourage chex to get even bolder and crazier , try some fruit or peanut butter or something more daring . i trust you chex ! i ' ll follow you and your varieties to the ends of the earth ! or , uh , something like that .\nchex cereal micr . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\n1953 chex cereal c . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nwe ' re spreading the chex cereal and homemade party mix love ! where real , good food meets simple ingredients . making gluten - free wows happen everyday .\ni put the chex mix on a sheet pan . please let me know if you have other questions . hope you love this recipe ! happy holiday\u2019s \ud83c\udf84 \ud83d\ude42\ncrunchy chex cereal covered in chocolate , peanut butter , and sugar . it ' s the classic winter snack food ( and perfect for gifting , too ) !\nchex cereals magic space . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nif there\u2019s a king of reskinned advertising games , it would be chex quest . yo ! noid , for all of its extensive graphical alterations , was based on a fairly obscure platformer , but chex quest was a reskin of levels from doom , one of the all - time pc classics . packaged with boxes of chex cereal , many elements of the game are ported straight from ultimate doom . the devs , however , cleverly altered many of the assets to reference the original game in a non - violent , kid - friendly fashion . players who received the game as a promo tie - in with their chex cereal as youngsters remember it fondly , and many have since grown into experienced modders who want to revisit the title , giving rise to a small but dedicated community who still support chex quest through mods to this day .\nno offense to chex , but i grew up in the seventies and eighties\u2014back when prep was all the rage and the original , homemade chex party mix reigned supreme at christmastime . to me the stuff in the bag just doesn\u2019t cut it . sure , it\u2019s salty and flavorful . sure , it\u2019s crunchy . but there\u2019s just something missing .\nwhat is the very best type of chex mix ? that ' s up to you to decide , hungry snack - enthusiast . vote your favorite chex mix varieties up to the top of the list by giving them a thumbs up . if your stomach is still growling , you can add any limited edition or regional varieties that are missing .\ni doubled this recipe using one box corn chex and one box rice chex . i only post 5 cups of powdered sugar for the double batch and i still had some left in the bottom of the bowl . and i love that i can stir in the powdered sugar instead of shaking it in a bag . great recipe . thank you !\nwant to know more about community - led health ? watch a short clip of our film ' the picture of health ' below featuring some of the local organisations chex supports .\nyes ! i totally agree . chex mix almost never has enough of the super salty buttery sauce as is needed around the holidays : ) pinning this now to make later !\nrecipes for everyone\u2019s favorite snack first started appearing on chex\u2122 cereal boxes in 1952 , and it\u2019s been a party staple ever since . it all started with the original recipe , and today there\u2019s a flavor for everyone . ( and they\u2019re all seriously easy to make ; for most you only need a microwave . ) so don\u2019t think twice\u2014make the chex\u2122 mix .\neven better was the news that we could go online ( with parental supervision , of course ) to download chex quest 2 , an entirely new adventure that follows fred dexter as he defends chex city from more villainous flemoid invaders , complete with a show - stopping sewer shootout that made me more distressed than a kid without responsibilities had any right to be .\nafter this churro chex mix comes out of the oven , let it cool a few minutes , and then toss in some chopped up caramel squares . and then , dig in .\ni do love some chex cereals , but i can never quite seem to bring myself to pick some up in lieu of that big blue box . kellogs\u2019 crispix wins every time .\nregarding the chex scarecrow , i am not sure he had a name . i thought he looked like the scarecrow from the wizard of oz . i still have my scarecrow also .\nin and around 1968 , ralston ' s chex cereals were promoted by a gang of good - doers called the chexmates . the gang consisted of chexter , jessie jane and chop louie .\ni know i say this all the time , but i so wish i had a scratch and sniff website . this churro chex mix makes your entire house smell amazing as it bakes .\ni like cereal , but this guy really , really loves cereal , specifically rice chex . while creeped out , we wish we loved something as much as he does those . . .\nyou toss the chex cereal and pretzels in lots of butter , brown sugar and vanilla . then you coat it all in cinnamon and granulated sugar , just like the coating on real churros .\nhi christy . i know this is a stupid question , but which chex cereal do you use ? there are so many to pick from . i never know which is best . thanks !\nfind out more about chex and our network of local community - led health organisations by selecting from the buttons below , or for more about what we do , use the menu on the left .\nyes it was way to much butter . mine didn\u2019t turn out \ud83d\ude41 the original recipe for chex mix only calls for 6 tbsp . i wish i would have seen your comment . wasted food \ud83d\ude41\nwhen i talk about moments that really got me into cereal\u2014not just cereal as a food , but cereal as a culture , hobby , and lifestyle\u2014my discovery of chex quest is always one of them .\nanother moment when i need to ask the cereal community , who is to blame for me not knowing about chocolate chex ? ok , you ' re right , i blame myself ! like honey nut , there is an awesome salty factor to balance against the sweet chocolate - coated pieces . there are additional rice chex in there for extra balancing , another thoughtful move by the chex overlords . basically , it ' s muddy buddies in a box , but delivered in such a way that it ' s not sweet overload . incredible snacking cereal , i dare say one of the best out there .\nyou could see the \u201cgrates\u201d of the chex cereal , instead of it being completely encased in chocolate and peanut butter , there were no chunks ( you know , the best part , when you find a multi - chex cluster stuck together by loads of peanut butter chocolate ) , and you could see the thin layer of chocolate on the cereal instead of everything being covered in snowy white powdered sugar .\ni know what you\u2019re thinking : \u201c chex party mix ? but i can just buy that in bags from the supermarket ! \u201d but the truth is , my turkeys , you really , really can\u2019t .\nnow for my top secret pioneer woman chex party mix ingredient : fresh garlic , baby . break off 2 to 4 cloves , depending on how much you l - o - v - e garlic .\nlike i said , i literally made four batches of this stuff over the weekend . so i figured i\u2019d snap a few photos during a batch to show you how zee chex mix and i roll .\na couple of weeks ago i gushed about my newfound love for chex , namely the cinnamon variety . i ' m still kind of confused how chex have evaded me all these years . where have i been ? how come nobody told me i was missing out ? now that i have those little crispy , crunchy squares in my bowl and in my heart , i ' m never letting them go .\nthis looks great ! this reminded me of something i love making for the holidays . it is called white trash mix ( or some people call it reindeer food ) . the recipe calls for white chocolate chips , cheerios , rice chex , corn chex , m & ms , mixed nuts and pretzels . it is mighty tasty ! here is a recipe that is similar to the one i use online : urltoken\nplace a whole box of chex cereal into a large bowl . most recipes only call for 9 cups and it drives me crazy ! so , today , we\u2019re using the whole box . \ud83d\ude42 set aside .\nadvertising ' opener ' for the interpol tv show . australian 1960 15sec tv ad by avondale studios ( pn358 ) for castle jackson ( rc 3 / 60 ) . rice chex , silver star . . .\nnow , because i want to honor the original chex party mix , i usually sprinkle in 1 / 4 teaspoon of onion powder ( not to be confused with onion salt . ) i accept all spices here .\nthe original post is a great platform . having said all that , this is the perfect foundation for any chex mix , what you do with it from here is allllll up to you and your tastebuds ! !\nminneapolis \u2014 general mills , inc . is halting production of its gluten - free chex oatmeal . the product , which was available in original , apple cinnamon and maple brown sugar flavors , was introduced last year .\ngeneral mills\u2019 new chex clusters cereal is also gluten - free and features fruit pieces , rice crisps and rolled oats clustered together . the cereal contains no artificial colors , artificial flavors or high - fructose corn syrup .\nrich chex - my favorite cereal . ( corn chex is my next favorite . ) great for breakfast , but i really like it for a mini - meal , tiny bowl of it with milk , between main meals . nice as a dry snack . holds up well even with milk . perfect food for those with an upset tummy . great snacky finger food for toddlers when served dry . love the simple list of ingredients !\nnow grab a piece of chex and dip a corner into the sauce . taste it and see what you think about the seasoning . in this case , i though it could use a little more of a kick .\ni follow the original chex - created recipe , but since i\u2019m a malcontented middle child i\u2019m forced to change things up a bit . for one , i substitute the garlic powder the original recipe calls for with fresh , minced garlic , which really gives the chex mix a beautiful roasted garlic flavor . mmmm . and because i\u2019m really spicy and dangerous , i add in several shakes of tabasco , which makes an amazing difference in the end .\nthat said , of all the flavors i\u2019ve tried , i\u2019ve gotta be honest and say that about 90 % of the time i stick with my own original recipe . which is based off of the original chex mix recipe on the box , but \u2014 ahem \u2014 kicked up a big notch . because when it comes to good chex mix , i\u2019m a big believer that the more of that magical , zesty , bold sauce \u2014 the better .\nchex quest developed such a cult following that in 2008 , a member of the original development team named charles jacobi ( pictured above in - game ) released chex quest 3 for fans . 12 years later , all of us chexheads got yet another thrilling adventure , complete with one of the best final bosses in video game history : lord snotfolus , a beast i\u2019d love to have as an action figure , blacklight poster , or body pillow .\nchex is short for community health exchange . we promote and support community - led health - where local communities identify the issues that are important to them and organise to take collective action to address these issues and improve their health .\nin looking for a good chex recipe . after a few failed attempts , i\u2019m trying this ! you had me at \u201cadding more butter & seasonings\u201d \ud83d\ude09 i do have a question tho , do you bake it in your dutch oven ?\nthe chex cereal brand is currently owned by general mills , although it was first manufactured by ralston purina . and if you\u2019re not caught up on your ralston purina history , do yourself a favor and click this link . good times .\nyou might argue that some of these aren ' t necessary , whether because they ' re\nremasters\nof games that are only a few years old or because the source material isn ' t a cultural cornerstone . and you may be tempted to lump chex quest , a 1996 cd - rom game packed into boxes of cereal in which players must save a race of square - shaped\nchex people\nfrom booger - shaped monsters , into the latter category .\nlynette , you may be leaving out the most crucial step in this process . cooling on a blanket of paper towels ! the chex retain their heat , and any left over moisture evaporates , the flavor dries to the chex , and voila ! ! i did however lower the about of butter i used to 2 sticks , increased my worcester by 1 - 2 tbls ( because i love it ) and rounded the seasonings up to whole numbers just to remember it easier !\ni used classic rice chex as the base and gluten free pretzels so jorge can eat it . not sure if i mentioned it , but jorge officially has a gluten intolerance and he is trying to stay 100 % gluten free these days .\nmerry christmas tieghan \u2013 thanks for sharing your recipes . this chex mix will soon be made at our home \u2013 too late to make today / tonight but for sure new years ! hope you and your family have a fun filled christmas .\nc\u2019mon , guys . if you\u2019ve never made your own batch of chex party mix , you\u2019ve got to try it . do a side - by - side taste test with the prepackaged stuff in a bag . you\u2019ll never , ever go back .\ni love puppy chow as do all the kids in our family , when i make it i use peanut butter chips instead of the chocolate chips . this would be a really good way to make it with chocolate chex , hmmmm next time ! ?\nbummer - that was one of my fav ' s ! ! in several different stores and on different occasions , i have seen other shoppers turn their noses up at the rice chex and the corn chex when they noticed the\ngluten free\nlabel . i think the general ( non - educated ) public thinks gf would taste bad because it must be missing something . i wonder if gm moved the gf info to the back , where those of us who need it already look anyway , they might see their sales go back up . . . i really would hate it if gm quit making any of the other gf chex varieties , but from marketing experience , i know the way that those decisions are usually made by companies . . .\ngreat recipe ! ! ! ~ ~ ~ not crazy about pretzels tho so left them out . used lots of thick garlic toast from the deli section broken up and added some honey nut chex . made batches of it and gave away at christmas . my shopping cart was full . fun day at mom\u2019s . wasn\u2019t quite sure about the amount of butter but used all of it in recipe and it was super great ! ! honey nut chex was a nice addition . i loved the sweet crunchy taste .\ni need to hop on the holiday chex mix tradition ! this stuff looks like lots of fun to snack on while hanging with the family tonight . it\u2019s probably amazing at absorbing booze\u2026not that i\u2019m drinking booze this evening or anything\u2026 \ud83d\ude09 happy xmas eve ! !\ncute story to tell . . . i had a gathering and offered some puppy chow to 4 yr - old anthony . he asked what was in it . i told him it was chex cereal that had melted chocolate and peanut butter pou . . .\nadd powdered sugar to a ziploc bag ( gallon sized ) . working in batches ( about 1 - 2 cups at a time ) , add coated chex cereal to bag with powdered sugar , seal or twist the top of the bag closed , and then shake the bag until the chex cereal is coated with sugar . remove finished puppy chow and spread out on prepared baking sheet . repeat step until all the puppy chow is made . when finished , discard plastic bag and any dry powdered sugar that remains inside .\nsure , they may have changed the setting from mars / hell to a cutesy space station and all the enemies from demons to quirky phlegm monsters , but the game is still the same . the biggest difference between chex quest and id software ' s game is that rather than using shotguns and chainsaws to defend yourself , players are given a\nzorcher\nwhich teleports enemies away . there ' s no word on what happens to the chex warrior ' s armor if you leave it in milk too long though .\nit\u2019s been my favorite snack to munch on ever since i was a kid . i make huge batches each year ( including four this past weekend ! ) to give out as gifts to friends and family around the holidays . and as of now , i\u2019ve posted \u2014 not one , not two , not three , but now \u2014 four chex mix recipes here on the blog , including my slow cooker chex mix recipe that continues to ( um , surprisingly ! ) be one of the top recipes on gimme some oven .\nthe community health exchange ( chex ) is a part of the scottish community development centre ( scdc ) . scdc is a company limited by guarantee , registered in scotland , no . 361532 . scdc is a registered charity in scotland , ref no . sc 040614 .\nif while playing chex quest things start to feel familiar , that ' s because they should . rather than going through all the trouble of designing a game , general mills completely reskinned the original doom , slapped on a few animated cutscenes and called it a day .\ni have to say , it was really weird making this before christmas . it felt totally wrong and i will probably never do it again . chex mix is a christmas eve only thing around here , and you better bet i will be making another double batch today .\nit ' s up to you to determine the very best chex cereal of all time . vote your favorite flavors up to the number - one spot on the list by giving them a thumbs up . you can also add any regional or discontinued boxes that are missing .\ni took a big batch of halloween chex mix muddy buddies to an activity with some friends and it was gone in a flash . a big bowl of these halloween treats sitting out at a halloween party won\u2019t last long and looks so festive and fun . and basically irresistible .\ni made this with one full 16 oz . box of rice chex , a full bag of chocolate chips , and one cup of p / b . because of this large quantity , i had to move the sauce from the saucepan to a very large b . . .\nthis halloween chex mix muddy buddies ( aka puppy chow ) recipe is chock - full of october delight \u2013 a little salty , a lotta sweet , with crunchy and chewy textures in each handful thanks to the addition of pretzels , candy corn , chopped oreos , and reese\u2019s pieces .\nthis halloween chex mix muddy buddies ( aka puppy chow ) recipe is chock - full of october delight - a little salty , a lotta sweet , with crunchy and chewy textures in each handful thanks to the addition of pretzels , candy corn , chopped oreos , and reese ' s pieces .\nthere were 5 dinersaurs when they had their own cereal in 1988 and 1989 . the cereal featured fruit - flavored dinosaur shapes . there was a t - rex , brontosaurus , triceritops , and two others . dinersaurs resembling brontosauruses standing around in tee - shirts appeared on boxes of bran chex .\npour the chocolate mixture over the chex cereal and gently stir to coat , trying not to crush the cereal . divide between two gallon - size ziploc bags and pour the powdered sugar into one and the brownie mix into the other , then seal and shake to evenly coat all of the cereal .\ni made a batch of the puppy chow from the chex box recipe and wasn\u2019t as crazy about it as in the past . i searched another which was yours . it is much better . i am not sure if it is the extra butter or vanilla . my husband agrees . thank you !\nfor the uninformed , the chexmates were the id characters for ralston - purina\u2019s chex family of cereals circa 1968 . they were a trio of high - spirited kids who would avert disasters and perform heroic feats after fueling up on their namesake product . think a late 60\u2019s teamo supremo that shilled cereal .\nthanks for reading nearly 1 , 000 words about an old cd - rom . for those of us exposed to chex quest during its prime , the game was more than just breakfast bric - a - brac . besides being genuinely fun to play , it was a major milestone in cereal history .\nright now though we are talkin\u2019 mom\u2019s secret christmas eve chex mix . in our family , this too , is only made on christmas eve . you walk in the house , take a deep breath and you know right away it\u2019s christmas eve at the gerard\u2019s . it\u2019s one of the best smells ever .\nthere\u2019s also the fact that i ( apparently ) must not go down the cereal aisle very often at the grocery store , because as i stood there in the aisle earlier this week , it was like the sky parted and i suddenly remembered all the glorious things you can make with just chex mix .\nlike its cheerio counterpart , this chex variety is a major crowdpleaser . it was one of the first boxes to be demolished at se headquarters . all the crunchy benefit of corn chex , with some ( necessary ) sweetness added in . the flavor actually doesn ' t resemble honey nut cheerios very closely - there ' s a deeper , almost burnt honey flavor present . carey noted :\nthey manage to be compellingly sweet and totally salty at once , with a deep honey flavor that ' s not just a bland sweetness . they ' re intense on their own but mellow out nicely in milk .\nmy grandma always made her famous chex mix around the holidays and this is pretty close to it ! it\u2019s bascially the same recipe on the side of the chex cereal box , but more of the \u201cextra\u201d good stuff as she always said . the people who are complaining about too much butter are the people that don\u2019t treat themselves once and a while . of course it\u2019s bad for you but there is a reason this is only made around thanksgiving and christmas ! if it\u2019s too soggy for you then just leave it in the oven for a while longer . super super delicious and i thank you for this recipe !\ndefinitely \u2014 homemade is so much better ! but this post caused a flashback to my college days . since that was in the \u201970\u2019s ( late \u201970\u2019s ! ) , i think it must have been homemade chex mix i remember eating at frat parties . but where would it have come from ? i wonder if the frat boys spent saturday afternoons making chex mix ? i guess someone\u2019s mom could have sent it , but i think i had it at about every party at said frat . and what i remember most distinctly is that it had cheezits ( little square cheese crackers ) in it . and it was good !\nall the flavor of rice krispies , but all the fun of the chex shape . this is probably my favorite\nplain\nvariety . these babies are so light and easy to put away , with a slightly hollower crunch because of the rice . because they are lighter than the other two\nplains\n, i almost always need a mix - in to add some heft to my bowl to provide any sort of decently filling bowl of cereal . it ' s not necessarily the star of the show , but they provide a great complement to any other cereal . this just basically means rice chex will be invited to any bowl party .\non a $ 500 , 00 budget , the team ( digital caf\u00e9 ) created chex quest : a complete conversion of an already popular and far more violent computer game called doom . every giant gun , blood - covered wall , and grotesque demon texture was replaced with something kid - friendly ( more on those later ) .\nrene - you are exactly right about the bold gf on the front of the box hurting sales . it ' s turning mainstream shoppers off and the company should have put the gluten free on the back of the box , no doubt . i too hope they don ' t stop making the gf chex but all i can report is what the company told me .\nat this time we have no plans to discontinue the other gluten - free chex cereals\n. it ' s so unfortunate that gluten shoppers are missing out on these great cereals now . they didn ' t just replace the barley malt , they took out some fake food ingredients as well .\nthis recipe looks amazing . i\u2019ve read through the comments and i am going to print this one off \ud83d\ude42 i am going to make some chex mix for my gilmore girls revival watching next weekend \ud83d\ude42 and some to bring to work . so can\u2019t wait ! ! ! and bagel chips ? ? ? ? ? this is pure genius .\nfrustrated with this recipe\u2026used less butter , ( because i don\u2019t want soggy chex mix ) and your temperature for baking ? way off ! i had to stir mine after 5 minutes of baking and it was already burning ! i\u2019ve turned down my oven now to 200\u00b0 , but i think this batch is too late to fix . wasted food & money ?\ndespite the failure of gluten - free chex oatmeal to resonate with consumers , general mills remains fully invested in the gluten - free category . the company recently created a special grain - sorting process to make its cheerios gluten - free . gluten - free cheerios are available in yellow box , honey nut , multi - grain , apple cinnamon and frosted varieties .\nin short , there is a far - away planet called bazoik , where a mining operation gone wrong has unearthed the hideous flemoids : snot green monsters from another dimension . to save the day , the intergalactic federation of cereals brings in fred chexter ( originally known only as the chex warrior ) to stop the flemoids with a special weapon called a zorcher .\ni literally just made this chex mix recipe to bring to my family\u2019s christmas this weekend . and i must say , it is so good ! i followed directions exactly , and i did not see how it was too much butter as some bakers are commenting . i really like the wheat chex and added an extra cup of that , and a few more pretzels , and i almost wish i hadn\u2019t because all of the ingredients just soaked up the liquid . very good and addicting ! thank you , for a recipe that is like what my grandmother used to make . merry christmas ! * * the only way i may see if it was too much butter for some , is if they were using 2 and a half , or 3 sticks , of butter , or not enough chex mix pieces . this part in the directions was confusing to me at first instead of reading it as \u201ctwo 1 / 2 sticks\u201d , i read it as 2 & a 1 / 2 sticks \u2014 \u201d ( i normally do the full 2 1 / 2 sticks ) \u201c . * *\nhey kat ! this recipe uses 9 cups of chex mix cereal , so i think my original reasoning was that this would mean 18 portions at 1 / 2 cup . however , lately i\u2019ve been updating my puppy chow recipes to list about 9 or 10 servings since 1 cup seems more like a reasonable size for snacking . i\u2019ll update this recipe now to reflect that \ud83d\ude00\ntoday , the original game is still possible to find on ebay for a reasonable $ 10 - $ 20 , but since you\u2019d probably need to steal one of those gray ibm bricks from your elementary school basement to run the game , you\u2019re much better off just downloading chex quest 3 from chuck\u2019s website , as it contains a copy of the first two games , too .\nwhen you divide a batch of muddy buddies in half and toss one half with the traditional powdered sugar , but then toss the other half with brownie or chocolate cake mix , you get an awesome two - toned chex mix base with a fun new flavor twist . then stir in some pretzels for that salty - sweet crunch that everybody loves , sprinkle in reese\u2019s pieces to amp up the chocolate / peanut butter element of traditional muddy buddies ( i used the mini size candies , but you could use regular size if that\u2019s all you can find ) , candy corn for chewiness and a true halloween factor , and chopped oreos just in case this halloween chex mix muddy buddies version wasn\u2019t over the top already . and hocus - pocus , you have a truly outrageous halloween treat !\neven though it only had 5 levels , chex quest had a ton of content . you could pick up a rocket launcher propulsor zorcher to wipe out swat team armor - wearing flemoids . you could pick up bowls of fruit and \u201ccomplete breakfasts\u201d to refill health . you could upgrade your cruddy spoon to an electric , rotating spork to defend yourself while dodging hidden flemoids in a dizzying arboretum labyrinth .\nthe crispity crunch in wheat chex is a bit grainier and grittier than their rice counterparts , but it makes them no less enjoyable . they are a bit more of a hearty cereal , still remaining light but with a bit more bite to them . i ' d put away a bowl plain , but like rice , they also are a fantastic mix - in , providing crunch and a dark , toasty flavor .\ni made a double batch of this ( yes , two boxes of chex ) for my family\u2019s thanksgiving this weekend . it really is the best ! everyone raves about how good it was . between the sixteen of us , we probably went through close to one batch , and i sent the leftovers home with everyone . so good ! i\u2019m never going back to the regular recipe ( just peanut butter and chocolate chips ) . amazing !"]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "mercy health", "paragraphs": ["this award recognised mercy health ' s health and wellbeing hub , thrive @ mercy .\npittsburgh mercy includes bethlehem haven , mcauley ministries , pittsburgh mercy behavioral health , pittsburgh mercy community health , pittsburgh mercy intellectual disabilities services , pittsburgh mercy parish nurse & health ministry program , pittsburgh mercy\u2019s operation safety net\u00ae , and pittsburgh mercy family health center .\nmercy health \u2013 springfield announces that gastroenterology specialist cheng zhang , md has joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health \u2013 springfield announces that primary care specialist frank cunningham , jr . , md joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health , a catholic health ministry serving ohio and kentucky , announces that it has named andy thompson chief operating officer of mercy health physicians .\nthanks to the generosity of mercy health employees , mercy health foundation\u2019s annual employee giving campaign broke the giving record set last year .\nyou can help support mercy health initiatives such as the mercy health breastmilk bank , our urgent need appeal , and research that improves health outcomes for people in need .\nmercy health , a catholic health ministry serving ohio and kentucky , announces that it has named staci lucius as president of mercy health physicians . lucius is working directly with mercy health\u2019s regional ceos to identify and implement best practice excellence across the system .\nmercy health , a catholic health ministry serving ohio and kentucky , announces that the american hospital association\u2019s ( aha ) health forum has named it a 2017 most wired advanced health system .\nmercy hospital grew quickly with pittsburgh . in 1983 , mercy expanded to become pittsburgh mercy health system , a network of integrated , community - based health and human services throughout the region .\nlourdes foundation was recently awarded a mercy health community outreach grant . the funds will be used for expanded art therapy programs at mercy health \u2013 behavioral health at lourdes hospital and camp robin .\nmercy health , a catholic health ministry serving ohio and kentucky , announces that it has received a $ 138 , 000 grant from serveohio to select for service and train a team of americorps members in reducing and / or preventing opioid abuse in adult patients at mercy health hospitals in cincinnati , springfield and willard , ohio . mercy health secured this funding in coordination with the mercy health foundation , which empowers and equips the mercy health network to extend its healing ministry with compassion and innovation , and mercy health\u2019s behavioral health services team .\nleadership toledo\u2019s 2018 restaurant week toledo . mercy health sponsors rwt 2018\u2019s healthy menu options\nmercy to host stroke community education day , free health screenings on sept . 23\nwendy swickard promoted to chief nursing officer , mercy health \u2013 st . charles hospital\nmercy health - st . rita\u2019s to offer free blood pressure screenings at delphos vfw\nlearn about the founding of the sisters of mercy , the emergence of the order in australia and the evolution of mercy health as the modern face of the mercy ministry in health , aged care and community services .\nmercy health provides cancer care with respect , compassion and the most advanced treatment available .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati announces that robert j . maloney , jr . , fache , dpt , mba , has joined mercy health as chief operating officer of anderson hospital .\ntoday , there are some 10 , 000 sisters of mercy throughout the world . the mid - atlantic community of the sisters of mercy is located in the philadelphia area . mercy health system , a part of trinity health , a multi - institutional catholic health system which is sponsored by catholic health ministries .\nmercy health \u2013 toledo is pleased to announce wendy swickard has been promoted to chief nursing officer ( cno ) of mercy health \u2013 st . charles hospital , effective august 22 .\nmercy health \u2013 anderson healthplex is changing the health club game . membership now includes free group swim lessons and free high intensity training .\nmercy health announces the accreditation commission for health care , inc . ( achc ) has accredited mercy health - springfield regional sleep center\u2019 sleep center and home sleep testing services program . achc is a non - profit accreditation organization .\nmercy health saint mary\u2019s # 10 ranked by u . s . news & world report .\nmercy health \u2013 urbana hospital and mercy health \u2013 springfield regional medical center received awards of excellence from the ohio state university wexner medical center for their dedication to the treatment of stroke .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that dermatology specialist jacqueline fisher , do joined mercy health physicians .\nif you need help managing pre - diabetes , mercy health - cincinnati can help . register today for pre - diabetes education classes offered at convenient mercy health locations throughout the community .\nmercy health \u2013 toledo is pleased to announce craig albers , rn , msn , mba , has been named president of mercy health \u2013 st . charles hospital , effective july 13 .\nmercy health , a catholic health ministry serving ohio and kentucky , announces that the american hospital association\u2019s ( aha ) health forum has named it a 2017 most wired advanced health system . it is the only health system in ohio and kentucky to earn the advanced designation .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that orthopedic surgeon nicholas early , md , joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that pulmonology specialist amaresh nath , md , joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that orthopaedic surgeon shawn yang , md has joined mercy health physicians .\nibm watson healthtm ( nyse : ibm ) has once again named mercy health \u2013 cincinnati one of the nation\u2019s 15 top u . s . health systems . this is the fifth time mercy health \u2013 cincinnati has earned the honor , the most of any health system in cincinnati and second most of any health system in ohio .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that family medicine specialist jonathan gully , md has joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that family medicine specialist paul day , md has joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that family medicine specialist junell koberlein , md , joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that internal medicine specialist seema abbasi , md has joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that pulmonary critical care specialist pradeep lakshminarayana , md joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health - children ' s hospital and children ' s miracle network were the recipients of money raised at the 2017 mercy health kid ' s glass city marathon and river run 10k events .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that internal medicine specialist rebecca frakes , md has joined mercy health physicians .\nthe 171st canfield fair opens today , and mercy health - youngstown is ready to enhance attendees\u2019 experience with vital community health education and screening opportunities .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that family medicine specialist michelle roberta eakins , md , joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that vascular and endovascular surgeon amy lipscomb , md , joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that internal medicine specialist peng wang , do , has joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that mercy health \u2013 anderson and clermont hospitals will host robotic surgery information nights .\nmercy health \u2013 st . elizabeth youngstown hospital opens innovative and comprehensive infusion and multi - disciplinary care center\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that infectious diseases specialist dheeraj goyal , md , mph , joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that pulmonary and critical care specialist sandeep kapur , md , joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that primary care specialist cory a . gaiser , md has joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that pulmonary and critical care specialist umar osman , md has joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that internal medicine specialist robin a . wright , md has joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that the jewish hospital - mercy health speaker series continues with a free interactive presentation called \u201cmaintaining good colon health\u201d on tuesday , march 13 .\nread the latest from mercy health , including what we\u2019re doing in the community , information on general health developments , and other news from around our organisation .\nmercy health system hospitals have earned numerous awards and recognitions for outstanding stroke care . all three hospitals\u2014 mercy fitzgerald hospital , mercy philadelphia hospital and nazareth hospital \u2014have been designated as primary stroke centers by the joint commission .\nzane mckenzie gives his perspective on our services and what the mercy health model of care means for him .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that pulmonary and critical care specialist mudher al - shathir , md , joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that melissa samuelson , dnp , msn , rn , nea , bc , joins mercy health as the vice president and chief nursing officer of mercy health\u2019s east market , which includes anderson and clermont hospitals .\nduring february\u2019s heart month observance , mercy health - springfield encourages you to know your risks for heart disease .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that endocrinology specialist lina mitchell , md , facp , face , has joined mercy health physicians .\nbon secours health system , a catholic health ministry serving residents across the east coast , and mercy health , a catholic health ministry serving ohio and kentucky , today announced their intent to merge , creating one of the largest health systems in the country spanning seven states in the eastern half of the u . s .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that mercy health \u2013 west hospital and mercy health \u2013 west park , a senior living facility offering the full spectrum of senior care and rehabilitation , have an immediate need to fill 40 new and open positions .\nmercy health foundation , clark & champaign counties , known formerly as the community mercy foundation , is building on a successful 2017 as it announces funding priorities for 2018 .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that cardiac electrophysiology specialist mehran attari , md , fhrs , facc , has joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that mercy health \u2013 west hospital is hosting a free stroke education event on thursday , september 28 .\nmercy health was founded in 1986 by the sisters of mercy . in 1989 , two regional communities of the sisters of mercy agreed to co - sponsor our health system as an innovative way to preserve and enhance both of their health ministries . in 1995 , they welcomed the grey nuns as sponsors , and in 1996 , the grey nuns transferred sponsorship of their health ministry to covenant health systems . also in 1996 , mercy health welcomed the sisters of the humility of mary as sponsors . the franciscan sisters of the poor joined as sponsors in 1999 .\nmercy health system honors its heritage through its vision . as a mission - driven regional health ministry , we will become the recognized leader in improving the health of our communities and each person we serve . we will be known as the most trusted health partner for life .\nmercy health - youngstown \u2013 the mahoning valley\u2019s largest healthcare provider \u2013 and prima health care \u2013 the region\u2019s largest independent physician practice \u2013 have announced plans to come together .\nmercy health saint mary ' s named in nurse . org\u2019s best hospitals for nurses in the state of michigan .\nkeep up to date with mercy health news and events , access our press releases and contact our media unit .\nmercy health \u2013 springfield announces that oakwood village , a senior living community , is now a certified wildlife habitat .\nmercy health to dedicate new ambulatory pharmacy that will bring ' meds to beds ' to st . elizabeth boardman hospital\nmercy health is a ministry of the institute of sisters of mercy of australia and papua new guinea ( ismapng ) and is governed by the concurrent mercy health boards . our organisation is structured to ensure a commitment to our values , and the best possible care for people in need .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that it is hosting the first of a four - part series of health events called the community health forum from 11 a . m . \u20131 p . m . on saturday , february 24 . the event takes place at mercy health\u2019s home office in bond hill , located at 1701 mercy health place , cincinnati , ohio 45237 .\nmercy health is widely known throughout the toledo community for its philanthropic efforts . through collaboration with other local health , education , social service , nonprofit and governmental agencies , mercy health has increased awareness of community issues while educating our community about health , wellness and risk factors to improve the quality of life for the residents of northwest ohio .\ntoledo , oh \u2013 lighthouse telehealth , a subsidiary of harbor , has partnered with mercy health to provide inpatient physician and advanced practice nurse support , ensuring 24 / 7 coverage for behavioral health / substance use disorder patients at mercy health facilities . the partnership begins february 22 , 2018 .\nmercy health - cincinnati is hosting the second annual man up ! men\u2019s health expo from 5 - 8 p . m . on friday , november 3 , at its bond hill home office , located at 1701 mercy health place ( formerly showcase cinema drive ) , cincinnati , oh 45237 .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality care with compassion in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that kent robinson , md of mercy health \u2013 avondale internal medicine is once again hosting \u201ca day of wellness . \u201d this free community health fair addresses emotional , mental , spiritual and physical health and is open to the public .\npittsburgh mercy is a member of trinity health , one of the largest multi - institutional catholic health care delivery systems in the united states with an enduring legacy and steadfast mission . trinity health was formed in may 2013 , when two smaller regional catholic health systems \u2013 trinity health and catholic health east \u2013 came together to strengthen their shared mission , advance excellence , and transform care with a unified voice .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , will hold a medical assistant job fair from 5 - 7 p . m . on wednesday , january 31 at mercy health\u2019s home office in bond hill , located at 1701 mercy health place ( formerly 1701 showcase drive ) , cincinnati , 45237 .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that mercy health - west clermont healthplex is celebrating its opening with weekend full of free special events open to the public .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that mercy health physician mohi mitiek , md a cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon , offers patients minimal mitral valve repair and replacement .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that jacquelyn palmer , md of mercy health \u2013 fairfield breast surgery has earned certification as a hidden scar\u2122 certified breast surgeon .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that internal medicine specialist lisa m . pomerleau ( formerly lisa m . summe ) , md has joined mercy health physicians .\nmercy health system was founded as a healthcare ministry of the sisters of mercy who have been providing health care in philadelphia for more than 90 years . the sisters of mercy were founded in 1831 in dublin , ireland by catherine mcauley , an heiress who used her inheritance to serve the poor , especially women and children . in catherine ' s house of mercy , sisters of mercy cared for the poor , sick and uneducated .\nthe award recognises outstanding strategies and initiatives promoting the health and wellbeing of employees in the workplace ( thrive @ mercy ) .\nmercy health \u2013 springfield announces that urbana hospital , mercy health physicians and mcauley senior living have an immediate need for qualified registered nurses , licensed practical nurses , state trained nursing aids , medical assistants , respiratory therapists and dietary and environmental services staff .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , invites patients , families and employees to register for a free series of smoking cessation classes at mercy health \u2013 fairfield hospital in february .\nthe auxiliary of mercy health \u2013 fairfield hospital announces that it\u2019s hosting a factory direct $ 6 dns jewelry and accessory sale .\nthe guild of mercy health \u2013 west hospital announces that it\u2019s hosting a factory direct $ 6 dns jewelry and accessory sale .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that hilary shapiro - wright , do of mercy health \u2013 breast surgery , kenwood has earned certification as a hidden scar\u00ae certified breast surgeon . she joins jacquelyn palmer , md of mercy health \u2013 breast surgery , fairfield as a hidden scar certified breast surgeon .\nlearn about maintaining and improving your health at a mercy health \u2014 tiffin & willard hospital screening and wellness fairs . lab tests and screenings available at the fairs may reveal early signs of health conditions . results can help you make important . . .\neducation is an essential aspect of advancing care and improving health outcomes for people of every age and stage of life . mercy health is dedicated to ongoing education , training and professional development .\nincludehealth has selected mercy health as the first orthopedic group to offer its digital health platform . the access strength is an inclusive functional trainer that people of all ages and abilities can use .\nat mercy health , you\u2019ll find a compassionate , professional , faith - based setting where your personal and professional goals are celebrated .\ncurrently , registration requires an in - person visit to a mercy health location such as a hospital or lab for security purposes .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , invites smokers and their families to register for a free series of smoking cessation educational classes at mercy health \u2013 anderson hospital in march and april .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that clermont hospital is partnering with clermont county public health and hamilton county public health to offer a free syringe services program starting march 1 .\nmercy health system is dedicated to providing easily accessible , patient - centered , compassionate health care . building on our 100 year foundation of caring , we achieve our mission through our commitment to the overall health of the communities we serve . our centers of health care excellence address the unique and diverse needs of these communities .\nthe religious communities that sponsor mercy health share a heritage of compassion and a tradition of carrying forth the healing ministry of the church .\nthe mercy health outpatient pharmacy at clermont hospital has partnered with dispensary of hope to provide medications free of charge to patients in need .\nthe auxiliary of mercy health \u2013 west hospital presents a free concert featuring the friendly sons of st . patrick glee club on april 22\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that mercy health \u2013 anderson hospital has an immediate need for 12 cooks and food service specialists , five environmental service technicians and 10 personal care assistants .\njanuary 20 , 2018 marks the one - year anniversary of the first patient screenings offered by mercy health \u2013 springfield\u2019s mobile mammography to women in the region . those screenings took place at the upper valley mall and mercy health diagnosed the very first patient with breast cancer .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that mercy health \u2013 fairfield hospital will host a \u201cblue christmas\u201d service in its chapel on at 7 p . m . on tuesday , december 19 .\nmercy health was recognised for excellence and innovation in workplace flexibility programs and initiatives and was judged on consultation , strategy , implementation and results .\nmercy health is known in the west michigan region for our excellent nursing care that makes both the patient and the associate experience something special .\nmercy health \u2013 springfield announces that it has earned the top rating for coronary bypass surgery in consumer reports\u2019 july 2018 heart surgery safety guide .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that mercy health physician and endovascular surgeon andrew hearn , md is testing new technology at west hospital to care for patients with peripheral artery disease ( pad ) .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati announces that west park has an immediate need for qualified registered nurses , licensed practical nurses and state tested nursing assistants .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that its foundation has invested in crosswave health , the technology company behind findlocaltreatment . com .\nlighthouse telehealth , a subsidiary of harbor , announces a physicians\u2019 service agreement to provide 24 / 7 inpatient psychiatric coverage for mercy health , including inpatient care at the behavioral health institute located at st . charles .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that the jewish hospital - mercy health\u2019s free speaker series continues at the mayerson jcc on tuesday , august 22 with \u201ci know about mammography screening and breast cancer . \u201d\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that mercy health performing arts medicine is hosting the wellness symposium for the youth dancer from 8 : 30 a . m . - noon on saturday , august 12 .\nin many ways , the original mission of the sisters of mercy has come full circle . the sisters of mercy legacy of community - based service , heritage of hope , and \u201cfeet on the streets\u201d approach to care continue to thrive throughout pittsburgh mercy and the pittsburgh mercy family of care \u2122 .\nmercy health , a catholic health ministry serving ohio and kentucky , announces that father joseph cardone has been appointed as the new chief mission officer and senior vice president of mission and values integration , effective november 1 .\nmercy health mobile mammography visits your neighborhood . call 937 - 523 - 9332 to schedule your mobile mammogram screening at one of the upcoming events .\nwhether you\u2019re seeking a clinical or non - clinical career , we encourage you to find out why mercy health is a great fit for you .\nwe want to partner with you to provide expert guidance and tools for you to take an active role in your health care . mercy health and mercy health physician partners offer you two separate patient portals . because each portal offers different health care information , we strongly encourage each patient to acquire log in information for both patient portals . our patient portals are free and available to use 24 hours a day , 7 days a week .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that the jewish hospital - mercy health and the mercy health foundation are presenting updates from the 59th annual meeting of the american society of hematology ( ash ) . the local update takes place on saturday , february 10 , at the westin hotel , located at 21 e . 5th st . , cincinnati , ohio 45202 .\nfollowing two years standing room only concerts , mercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that the popular friendly sons of st . patrick glee club will once again perform a free concert at mercy health \u2013 west hospital .\nmercy health contributed $ 10 . 1 billion to the ohio economy in 2016 , up almost 13 % from five years ago . additionally , the economic impact shows that while mercy health employs more than 31 , 430 people in ohio , those jobs supported more than 44 , 000 additional jobs .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that the jewish hospital - mercy health\u2019s free speaker series continues at the mayerson jcc on wednesday , february 7 , with a discussion on how to remove stress from the workday .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces a new choice for expert primary care in northern kentucky . mercy health \u2014 cold spring family medicine is now open at 3955 alexandria pike , cold spring , ky , 41076 .\nmercy health \u2013 springfield announces that two of its nurses received honors at the 17th annual cameos of caring , a wright state university college of nursing and health - sponsored gala that took place on thursday , january 25 .\npittsburgh mercy and trinity health serve together as a compassionate and transforming , healing presence within our communities . our mission and values guide everything we do .\ncentral catholic high school is the recipient of the national athletic trainers\u2019 association safe sports school award for its mercy health \u2013 orthopaedic and sports medicine program .\nmercy health is a ministry of the institute of sisters of mercy of australia and papua new guinea ( ismapng ) . our organisation is structured to ensure a commitment to our values and the best possible care for people in need .\npittsburgh mercy is a person - centered , population - based , trauma - informed community health and wellness provider . we\u2019re an integrated health care home and certified community behavioral health clinic ( ccbhc ) . we reach out and offer help \u2013 and hope \u2013 to some of our community\u2019s most vulnerable populations :\nfor more than 160 years , mercy health has been caring for patients and providing innovative healthcare services throughout ohio . as the largest healthcare system in the state and the fifth largest employer , mercy health contributes to the local prosperity of communities by providing jobs and investments that make them better places to live .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that the jewish hospital - mercy health\u2019s free speaker series continues at the mayerson jcc on tuesday , october 17 with \u201cmanaging your medications : what you need to know about taking medication . \u201d\nin grand rapids , mercy health saint mary\u2019s earned magnet\u00ae designation on may 15 , 2013 for excellence in nursing . magnet hospitals have improved patient care , safety and satisfaction ; ability to attract and retain top talent . mercy health saint mary\u2019s is the third trinity health hospital and the thirteenth michigan hospital to earn this designation . fewer than 400 hospitals worldwide are listed as magnet hospitals .\nmercy health mobile mammography visits your neighborhood in cincinnati . call 513 - 686 - 3300 to schedule your mobile mammogram screening at one of the upcoming events .\nsupported by mercy health ' s rich culture of innovation , our research communities are gaining worldwide recognition for their life - changing discoveries and promising research programs .\nnew research from mercy health physician and orthopedic surgeon samer hasan , md , phd is helping determine the best treatment options for younger patients with shoulder arthritis .\nmercy health \u2013 reach services ( recovery , education , advocacy , care and hope ) cares for individuals struggling with drug , alcohol and tobacco abuse issues .\nmercy health - cincinnati which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that stephen feagins , md , vice president of medical affairs for mercy health \u2013 anderson and clermont hospitals , will present at a special event hosted by the clermont chamber of commerce and clermont hospital .\naroha cookson . aroha works at mercy place wyndham , won the trainee category at the acsa victoria aged care awards . ms cookson started her personal care attendant traineeship with mercy health in 2010 , providing residents with considerate and compassionate care .\non january 1 , 1847 , the sisters of mercy opened mercy hospital , the first permanent hospital in pittsburgh and the first mercy hospital in the world . everyone was welcomed regardless of race , nationality , age , gender , or religion .\nsisters serve on the mercy health board of trustees and public juridic person , partners in catholic health ministries . their impact is also felt through our mission and core values and is woven into our daily decision - making at every level .\nduring february\u2019s heart month observance , mercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , notes that eating a balanced diet is one of the best ways to improve heart health .\nmercy health \u2013 springfield announces that cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon soumya neravetla , md is presenting at three free lunch and learn events in springfield in february and march .\nmercy health is a catholic organisation grounded in a 2 , 000 - year tradition of caring for others . founded by the sisters of mercy , we provide a variety of hospital and healthcare services for physical , emotional , social and spiritual wellbeing .\nthe region\u2019s largest health system has partnered with the region\u2019s largest neurosurgical and oncology practices to provide comprehensive , state - of - the - art , compassionate care for the community at the brain tumor center at the jewish hospital \u2013 mercy health .\nmercy health will be celebrating naidoc week between 8\u201315 july 2018 in recognition of aboriginal and torres strait islander history , culture and achievements . werribee mercy hospital and mercy hospital for women in heidelberg will host ceremonial events , speeches and activities which reflect the focus of this year\u2019s naidoc week theme , \u201cbecause of her , we can ! \u201d\u2026\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that the jewish hospital - mercy health\u2019s free speaker series continues at the mayerson jcc on thursday , november 2 with \u201cdreaming of a good night\u2019s sleep : learn how to prevent and treat common sleep disorders . \u201d\nmercy health \u2013 st . elizabeth youngstown hospital cut the ribbon today to the newest and most innovative infusion and multi - disciplinary care center the valley has to offer .\nmercy health\u2019s springfield - area hospitals have drop boxes available to make it convenient for people to rid their homes of potentially dangerous expired , unused and unwanted prescription drugs .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that mercy health physician darcey thornton , md will speak about the impact of stress on our bodies and what we can do about it at the west chester - liberty chamber alliance\u2019s women 4 women lunch and lecture .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which has a rich history of partnering with the communities it serves to help residents be well , announces that it renewed its agreement with fairfield city school district to promote the health and wellness of the school\u2019s student athletes .\nhimss recently recognized seven mercy health hospitals and all the organization\u2019s ambulatory sites as stage 7 , as measured by the himss analytics electronic medical record adoption model ( emram ) .\nmidmark corp . recently partnered with mercy health , headquartered in cincinnati , ohio to deliver nearly 300 used examination tables to 10 areas of africa in need of medical equipment .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that mercy health - anderson , fairfield and west hospitals have earned the joint commission\u2019s gold seal of approval\u00ae and the american heart association / american stroke association\u2019s heart - check mark for advanced certification for primary stroke centers . they join the jewish hospital in earning primary stroke center certification . additionally , the joint commission awarded mercy health \u2013 clermont hospital and mt . orab medical center acute stroke ready hospital certifications .\nas the seasons change from summer to fall , maybe you\u2019re ready to make a change , too . if you\u2019ve decided to quit smoking , congratulations ! mercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , can help you achieve your goal with a series of free quit smoking classes starting at mercy health \u2013 west hospital in september . west hospital is located off north bend road just south of i - 74 at 3300 mercy health blvd . , cincinnati 45211 .\nto help raise awareness about the importance of a kidney screening , lourdes is partnering with baptist health paducah , fresenius kidney care , graves county health department , kidney health alliance of kentucky ( khaky ) , western kentucky kidney specialists and the purchase area diabetes connection to offer a free kidney screening and health fair on saturday , april 14 .\nthe state : medical history of janesville , wis . : 1833 - 1933 : mercy hospital\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that the jewish hospital is launching a survivorship speaker series .\nmercy health - cincinnati which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that it has named kenneth james east market president and ceo .\nfor the 11th consecutive year mercy health has been recognised as an employer of choice for gender equality by the wgea . we were one of 120 organisations australia wide to be awarded the citation and one of only 5 in the health care and social assistance industry .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that medical residents from the jewish hospital are helping care for members of the bond hill community through a recently developed collaboration at the winmed health center .\nnamed one of only 13 hospitals and health systems in the nation to receive hospitals for a healthy environment\u2019s ( h2e ) environmental leadership award , the highest honor given to health care facilities for their pioneering efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the health care industry .\nwe view our jobs as ministry , as a calling to a higher purpose . as a member of trinity health , the country ' s second - largest catholic health care system , we\u2019re steadfast in our mission of improving the health of the communities we serve .\nthe mission of mercy health system is to participate in the healing ministry of its sponsor , the sisters of mercy , and the roman catholic church . this mission is at the service of the entire community and addresses the diversified factors which impact the health care needs of the whole person . the mission is characterized by a special concern for the poor and disadvantaged .\nthis award recognises excellence and innovation in the use of human capital technology by an in - house hr team . mercy health was judged on consultation , strategy , implementation and results .\nthe mercy health healthplexes are joining an international effort to raise money for unicef to build water pumps in east africa . clean water is fundamental to survival but 2 . 1 billion people around the world don\u2019t have access to it . on november 18 , the mercy health healthplexes invite you to join thousands of people around the world to pump it up for unicef .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , will hold three medical assistant job fairs in the month of july .\nmercy health , a catholic health ministry serving ohio and kentucky , and fc cincinnati formally announce that they have formed a partnership in support of fc cincinnati\u2019s bid to join major league soccer . upon a successful outcome in december , the partnership would represent one of the largest jersey sponsorship commitments in mls and is on par with atlanta united\u2019s deal with american family insurance . specific terms of the partnership will not be disclosed due to fcc and mercy health policy .\nmercy health \u2013 st . rita\u2019s medical center is excited to announce that they are now accepting application for the mercy health \u2013 st . rita\u2019s scholarship program . this program is for high school seniors graduating in the spring of 2018 . the program allocates $ 15 , 000 in scholarships to students from our community and region who are interested in pursuing careers as medical professionals .\nmercy health - cincinnati which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that it has signed collaboration agreements with 10 addiction treatment providers with locations throughout cincinnati . the addiction treatment providers include : \u2022 brightview \u2022 city gospel mission \u2022 greater cincinnati behavioral health services \u2022 health experiences \u2022 joseph house \u2022 margaret mary health \u2022 northland / ridge \u2022 sunrise treatment center \u2022 talbert house \u2022 urban minority alcoholism and drug abuse outreach programs\nas a member of mercy health , the largest health system in ohio and one of the largest health systems in the united states , it is our mission to extend the healing ministry of jesus by improving the health of our communities . in 2014 , st . rita\u2019s health partners invested $ 42 million in community benefit into the communities where we provide care , most of it targeted to people who are poor and under - served . together with more than 3 , 000 employees , physicians and volunteers , we are fulfilling our promise , providing area residents with outstanding health and wellness services and improving the health of the communities we serve . please visit urltoken for more information or connect with st . rita\u2019s medical center on facebook .\nat mercy health , our strength is truly our people . we offer a wide range of flexible work options to assist our people to grow their careers while meeting the demands of life .\nwant to take up tennis but don ' t know where to start ? mercy health \u2013 fairfield healthplex has you covered with the launch of the fit ( fast introduction tennis ) program .\ncalling all sugarplum fairies ! mercy health \u2013 anderson healthplex announces that enrolment is open for \u201cdancing the nutcracker , \u201d a unique dance class presented by cincinnati ballet\u2019s otto m . budig academy .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that mercy health \u2013 west clermont healthplex is hosting a free family fun night at veteran\u2019s park from 5 - 8 p . m . on thursday , july 27 . veteran\u2019s park is located at the corner of clough pike and glen este - withamsville road .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which has a rich history of partnering with the communities it serves to help residents be well , is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with stephen t . badin high school to promote the health and wellness of the school\u2019s student athletes .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati has a long and rich history of partnering with the communities it serves to help residents be well . it\u2019s adding to that history by announcing that it has signed an agreement with miami valley christian academy to promote the health and wellness of the school\u2019s student athletes .\nto further our mission to help improve the health and wellness of our community , mercy health is pleased to announce a special partnership with racing for recovery . this partnership includes becoming the presenting sponsor for the organization\u2019s signature 5k / 10k race that raises funds for treatment and support opportunities for those working to overcome their self - destructive choices . additionally , mercy health and racing for recovery will work together to raise awareness about addiction and connect patients with services available in our community .\nmercy health is supporting the use of gonoodle plus for all public and private elementary schools and more than 15 , 000 elementary aged children throughout clark and champaign counties over the next three years .\ngetting your annual screening is easy with mercy health \u2013 cincinnati\u2019s mobile mammography program , which has two mobile units offering you screening mammograms in 15 minutes at locations convenient to your home or workplace .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that it is hosting two recruitment events on the west side in february .\nmercy health \u2013 springfield announces that it has earned a distinguished three - star rating \u2013 the best possible rating \u2013 from the society of thoracic surgeons ( sts ) for its patient care and outcomes in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting ( cabg ) procedures . mercy health - springfield is the only healthcare provider within a 60 - mile radius to consistently achieve the highest rating of three stars .\nmercy health has partnered with united senior services ( uss ) to present the wellness passport , a year - long education and action program . mercy health and uss have designed the wellness passport program to positively impact and challenge seniors socially , mentally and physically by offering health and well - being education and events and activities that promote a healthy lifestyle . the program is available at uss\u2019 springfield location at 125 west main street , springfield , oh 45502 and includes exercise classes , cognitive stimulation classes , health screenings and nutritional education , as well as many opportunities for social interaction .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati announces that the jewish hospital is presenting a women\u2019s health fair from 9 a . m . - 1 p . m . on saturday , october 7 at little miami high school , located at 3001 e . us highway 22 and 3 in morrow , oh 45152 .\nmercy health \u2013 cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that mercy health physicians yasir khan , do , who specializes in bariatric , general and minimally invasive surgery , and neil kundu , md , who specializes in aesthetic , plastic and reconstructive surgery , are working together at the jewish hospital to repair the most complex hernias successfully .\nthe holidays are fast approaching and maybe you\u2019ve decided to give yourself and everyone who loves you the gift of health by quitting smoking . mercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , can help you achieve your goal with a series of free quit smoking classes starting at west hospital in november . west hospital is located off north bend road just south of i - 74 at 3300 mercy health blvd . , cincinnati 45211 .\nmercy health announces that it now offers patients non - invasive , painless liver assessments with fibroscan\u00ae , the first device cleared by the fda as an aid in the management of patients with liver disease .\nduring february\u2019s heart month observance , mercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , encourages you to know your risks for heart disease .\nmercy health \u2013 springfield announces that springfield regional medical center is the first hospital in the region to offer stryker\u2019s mako robotic arm - assisted partial and total knee procedures . this latest advancement transforms knee replacement procedures for the comfort and benefit of patients . mercy health physician eric fester , md , a fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon , performed the first robotic - assisted surgery in the region in december 2017 .\nmercy health \u2013 st . rita\u2019s medical center is asking those who have the flu or are experiencing flu symptoms to refrain from visiting others in the hospital to help stop the spread of the flu .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , compassionate , quality care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that the fairfield healthplex has launched a gentle movement class for breast cancer patients .\nmercy health - cincinnati , which provides advanced , quality , compassionate care in your neighborhood through its care network , announces that west hospital has a natural birthing suite available in its family birthing center .\nanthem blue cross and blue shield in ohio ( anthem ) and mercy health announced today that the jewish hospital \u2013 mercy health in kenwood will join anthem\u2019s medicare advantage provider network , effective january 1 , 2018 . ohioans who are members of anthem\u2019s medicare advantage plans will be able to utilize the jewish hospital\u2019s healthcare services on an in - 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", "topic": 11}], "title": "dress clothes", "paragraphs": ["free pressing of your new clothes . we\u2019ll make your new clothes look perfect before you leave !\nthese stores are budget - friendly , accessible and have * very * cute clothes .\nyour little man will be dressed to the nines with boys\u2019 dress clothes from kohl\u2019s . you\u2019ll find plenty of boys\u2019 dress pants to keep him looking perfectly polished . top off his formal look with boys\u2019 dress shirts .\nfree alterations done by our in - house tailors . clothes ready the next day if needed !\nformal attire does not mean suits and ties ! it is a substantially higher dress code , requiring clothes that most men don ' t own .\nbiggest in stock selection sizes of men\u2019s and boy\u2019s dress clothes in northeast pa . boys suits / sport coats up to size 20 and men\u2019s up to size 72 !\nthe foreign office agrees : \u201cwomen should dress modestly in public areas . clothes should cover the tops of the arms and legs , and underwear should not be visible .\nas usual , mark twain said it best :\nclothes make the man . naked people have little or no influence in society .\nbuy clothes that fit . often , it can feel better to wear clothes that are a bit bigger on you than you would normally wear . however , if you wear pants with a 36\nwaist and you get something with a 38\n, it will look loose and frumpy .\nwe are the only men\u2019s store in the area with 2 tailors on site so we can offer free alterations to make your new clothes fit perfectly .\nwomen should dress modestly when in public areas like shopping malls . clothes should cover the tops of the arms and legs , and underwear should not be visible . swimming attire should be worn only on beaches or at swimming pools , the fco warns .\nwear things that you ' re comfortable with . part of the reason you wear nicer clothes , aside from fitting in with your current event , is to boost confidence . if you can ' t enjoy how you look , or your clothes don ' t feel natural , you ' ll fidget , squirm , and grimace your way to undoing all your hard work .\nput on a skirt , khakis , or dress pants paired with long sleeve or three - quarter sleeve tops . a casual dress and flats are options as well .\nwith so many different dress codes out there , it can be difficult to know what to wear , even when the type of dress requested is stated on the invitation .\ndress conservatively when visiting mosques or a shrine , advises the fco , and follow the dress codes posted outside each one , says terry richardson , telegraph travel\u2019s turkey expert .\n\u201cyou should not wear swimming attire in public areas , except on tourist beaches or swimming pools . women wearing shorts , or tight - fitting clothes , are likely to attract attention\u201d it adds .\nwomen\u2019s clothes should cover the legs and upper arms . men should cover their chests . what may be acceptable in the tourist resort areas , such as sharm el sheikhi , may not be in cairo .\nwear a shorter dress with some frill . the classic little black dress makes for great cocktail attire , and is the easiest to show your personality by accessorizing to suit your mood .\nwear trousers and a dress shirt with a leather loafer , oxfords , or a slip - on shoe . pair with a blazer or sport coat . avoid showing up with wrinkles or clothes one size too big , too small , or in a non - coordinating color . a tie is optional .\nboys ( 8 - 20 ) dockers\u00ae reversible faux leather dress belt reverses from brown to black .\nboys ( 8 - 20 ) dockers\u00ae reversible dress belt with a square buckle . faux leather .\ngraduate from the art institute of seattle , decode what to wear for the following dress codes .\njordan is a conservative society . you should dress modestly and behave courteously , the fco warns .\nif you receive a semi - formal invitation , give yourself plenty of time for the rental process . expect it to take several weeks from your first fitting and outfit selection for the clothes to arrive and be adjusted .\nislam is the state religion in oman and both sexes tend to dress conservatively , with men generally wearing an ankle length collarless gown called a dishdasha and women a long black dress called an abaya .\nover time , the skills and tricks you learn for one outfit will carry over to other situations . don ' t overwhelm yourself by trying to buy hundreds of dollars worth of clothes for every possible event that you don ' t even know you ' re going to yet . get clothes for the dinner date you ' re going on next week and the experience you get there will inform what type of shoes you should wear to the office .\na\nbusiness\nor\nbusiness dress\ncode means one thing for men : matched suits .\nhere we explain the dress code guidelines for visitors to iran , and other popular muslim tourist destinations .\ndear lifehacker , i admit that i ' m not the snappiest dresser . i know how to keep my clothes clean and ironed and whatnot , but i don ' t always know what i should wear and i don ' t look quite as neat and professional as my friends and coworkers . how can i learn to dress better ?\nwhile morocco may be more relaxed about dress codes than other muslim countries , women , especially when travelling alone , may attract unwanted attention . to minimise hassle , you should dress modestly , the fco warns .\ndress up in a long gown , cocktail dress , or snazzy separates . accessorize with the latest trends , such as feathers , sequins , sheer fabrics , and capes . show off your personality with every detail .\n\u201cthe vast majority of omanis , especially in non - urban areas , dress modestly ,\nshe added .\ndescription : dress your young gentleman to look his best in this fine joseph abboud dress shirt . it has all the details of a men ' s shirt with a spread collar button placket chest pocket and barrel cuffs .\nbefore you go out to buy anything new , the first place you should go shopping is your own closet . if you ' re an adult with a job , you ' re probably covered for at least three situations : work , social outings , and lazy home clothes . some of your clothes may serve multiple purposes ( for example , the jeans you go out in may be comfortable enough to watch netflix in ) , but you can probably put together outfits for at least these situations .\nriyadh is the capital of the central region of saudi arabia , and of the country . it is a deeply conservative city and women should dress modestly when in public areas like shopping malls . clothes should cover the tops of the arms and legs , and underwear should not be visible . swimming attire should be worn only on beaches or at swimming pools , the fco adds .\n: wear a pencil skirt or dress pants , paired with a silk or button - down top and high heels .\nwhile the egyptian tourism ministry doesn\u2019t state any specific strict dress codes , being a predominantly muslim country , tourists to egypt are advised to dress modestly , especially in rural areas , mosques and souqs ( markets ) , the fco states .\nboys ( 8 - 20 ) retro dress shirt set includes a long sleeve , dress shirt with a point collar and an argyle print clip on tie . shirt : 55 % cotton , 45 % polyester . machine wash . tumble dry .\nizod long sleeve woven oxford dress shirt with left chest pocket . 55 % cotton , 45 % polyester . machine wash .\nonce you narrow down which situations you want to dress for , you can start searching for appropriate looks . the sources for these won ' t always be the same . for example , you can find advice on how to dress for work right here on lifehacker , but you may have to turn to other sites for the perfect dress to wear to the club .\nboys ( 8 - 20 ) izod dress shirt and tie set includes a clip on print tie and a long sleeve , spread collar dress shirt with a chest pocket . shirt , 55 % cotton , 45 % polyester . machine wash . tumble dry .\ndress codes not only apply to events , but they can also apply to your place of employment or profession . check out this\nthese days , when we hear the phrase\ndress code\nwe ' re most likely to associate it with workplace rules .\nlebanon is part muslim , part christian . in many areas you will find dress codes more relaxed than in other countries of the region , but the fco advises travellers should still dress modestly when visiting religious sites and when it\u2019s clear that local people expect it .\ngussy up in a floor - length ball gown . a very dressy cocktail dress may be acceptable depending on the venue of the event .\na slight variation is the\npreferred\ndress code : like\noptional ,\nthis leaves it up to the guests , but with the indication that the hosts would like guests to dress to the maximum standard if at all possible .\npreferred\nleaves a graceful out for guests who absolutely can ' t meet the dress code , while\noptional\nleaves it up to their tastes and preferences entirely .\nin 2013 , stricter dress codes were enforced at the unesco world heritage site , and a plastic mannequin dressed in a robe and headscarf was reported to have been placed in the walkway of the entrance to the blue mosque to serve as a model of how visitors should dress .\nin general , you ' re better off showing up with a jacket and tie , and then stripping one or both off if you find yourself too overdressed . it ' s easy to dress a blazer or sports jacket and slacks down , but hard to dress a plain shirt up .\nthe website also adds that women\u2019s arms should not be left bare and their legs should be covered down to the ankles , though feet can be bare and sandals are permitted . while women ' s bodies \u201cshould be covered with loose clothes like [ a ] man shirt , coat or manteau\u201d , \u201ctight jeans are no problem\u201d .\nfrom boys\u2019 dress socks to shoes , kohl\u2019s meets all his formal style needs . shop kohl\u2019s for weddings , parties and other black - tie events .\ndon ' t let the diminutive phrasing fool you \u2014 semi - formal attire is still the strictest dress code most of us will wear in our lives .\npair it with a white dress shirt , a conservative tie , and black leather oxfords , and you ' re \u2014 no pun intended \u2014 in business .\nfinally , in rare cases you may run into an invitation where the listed dress code doesn ' t seem accurate \u2014 for example , i was once invited to a wedding that requested a\nformal\ndress code , but i knew from speaking with the groom that he was only wearing a business suit . since the hosts will always be wearing the most formal interpretation of the event ' s dress code , i knew that meant they only wanted nice - looking suits , not true formal wear .\nand there you have it . that ' s all you need to know about dressing to meet social dress codes as a man . easy , wasn ' t it ?\nboys ( 4 - 7 ) kidzworld 5 piece set includes a lapel collar jacket with a 3 button closure and long sleeves , a print clip on tie , long sleeve button front dress shirt with a point collar and a button front vest . also includes a pair of dress pants with a straight leg . set , 100 % polyester . machine\u2026\nboys ( 8 - 20 ) goldtoe\u00ae 3 pack of microfiber crew length dress socks 95 % nylon , 4 % spandex , 1 % other . machine wash . tumble dry .\nincorporate trendy prints in with your tie and a dressy shirt . mix fabrics such as a silk blazer and a dress shirt to create a formal , yet interesting , look .\nlook glamorous in a long gown , cocktail dress , or luxurious separates . accessorize with items such as long gloves , clutches , and jewelry to top off the whole look .\noman\u2019s shopping centres generally have signs clearly placed around them warning of the dress code expected , \u201d lizzie porter , who previously travelled to the country , told telegraph travel .\nif you haven\u2019t already saved space for formal wear in your wardrobe , we suggest that you do so right away . trust us , you won\u2019t regret it . not sure about what counts as formal wear for women ? let online shopping portals make your life easy . buy formal wear for women online , and you\u2019ll see just how simple shopping for clothes that are smart and timeless really is .\nno amount of googling will tell you that you look good . your body is unique and there are dozens of factors that can make an outfit that looks fantastic on one person look horrible on another ( or vice versa ) . your best shot at looking great is to have someone personally look at how clothes fit you . the more experience that person has with making fashion decisions , the better .\nboys ( 8 - 20 ) goldtoe\u00ae 3 pack dress rib crew socks . 85 % combed cotton , 7 % nylon , 5 % polyester and 3 % spandex . machine wash .\nboys ( 8 - 20 ) izod dress pants with belt loops , functional front and back pockets and a 24 inch inseam . 100 % polyester . machine wash . tumble dry .\nformal wear for men changes depending on the time of day : in daylight hours , it means morning dress with a tailcoat and vest , while at night it means white tie .\noccasionally dress codes will come with the word\noptional\nattached . this is mostly done at the higher levels of formality , i . e .\nblack tie optional .\ndescription : understated tonal stripes and a streamlined profile give these flat - front slacks a modern edge . they pair perfectly with a variety of dress shirts and the matching suit separates coat .\nlaura hunt , an image , fashion , and beauty consultant at freeway fashion , says you should always ask what to wear if you\u2019re invited to an event with an unfamiliar dress code .\ndescription : dress your young gentleman in this fine joseph abboud shirt . it has all the details of a men ' s shirt with a spread collar button placket chest pocket and barrel cuffs .\nwe have the largest inventory of men\u2019s and boy\u2019s dress suits , sport coats and slacks in the area with sizes for tall and big men in stock up to 60\u201d waist and size 72 coats .\nthere are additional dress requirements at certain religious sites . women may be asked to put on a chador ( a garment that covers the whole body except the face ) before entering , it adds .\nat the bare minimum , a\nbusiness casual\ninvitation still requires slacks or khakis ( not jeans ) and a collared shirt , as well as leather dress shoes and socks to match the trousers .\nit & apos ; s a pricey obligation , especially if you & apos ; re just starting out in the career world , so we & apos ; ve compiled a list of reliable , work - friendly stores that should comply with any budget . most items offered from these retailers are under $ 200 and generally within the double - digit price range . find out where you can stock up on affordable , stylish clothes for the office in the gallery below .\nunfortunately , universal understanding of social dress codes is going the way of cursive handwriting : it has an old - fashioned appeal to some people , but most of us don ' t bother with it anymore .\nwear a white dinner jacket , in a worsted wool , gabardine , linen , or cotton fabric material . pair this with a white dress shirt , bow tie , a cummerbund , and nice black leather shoes .\nwith an optional dress code , it is of course always appropriate to meet the listed code ( but not exceed it \u2014 you wouldn ' t wear white tie to a\nblack tie optional\nevent ) .\nthis isn ' t strictly speaking a dress code , but it is a request you will see from time to time on invitations , particularly to dressed - up but light - hearted affairs like brunches and church outings .\naccording to the dress code advice section of the website urltoken , said to be authorised by the iranian national tourist board and the iranian ministry of foreign affairs , while islamic dress codes are necessary in the country , \u201cthese rules are not observed very strict [ sic ] , especially for tourists and foreigners\u201d and should women forget to wear a hijab ( headscarf ) , \u201cthe maximum penalty will be a request ( usually in a kind way ) to make it correct\u201d .\nboys ( 8 - 20 ) izod dress shirt with long sleeves , a spread collar with a stretch collar and a clip on tie . 71 % cotton , 25 % polyester , 4 % spandex . machine wash . tumble dry .\nwear a button - down or a polo shirt , paired with khakis , or dress pants . if you so desire , layer with a v - neck sweater , a blazer , or a sport coat . a tie is optional .\nparis hilton may be everyone ' s favorite airhead , but you don ' t want to dress like her at the office . and face it , guys : that muscle t - shirt doesn ' t flatter your teddy - bear tummy .\nwear a dress that would be appropriate for brunch or afternoon tea . it should fall to , or slightly above , the knee , and not be too sparkly or low - cut . incorporate a jacket or shawl to cover the arms .\nboys ( 8 - 20 ) izod dress pants feature a flat front , front and back pockets , a straight leg and a 30 inch inseam . 60 % polyester , 36 % rayon , 4 % wool . machine wash . tumble dry .\nboys ( 8 - 20 ) izod dress pants feature a flat front , front and back pockets , a straight leg and a 30 inch inseam . 60 % polyester , 32 % rayon , 8 % wool . machine wash . tumble dry .\nlike formal wear , semi - formal attire changes based on time of day . in the evening it is the familiar black tie ( tuxedo ) ensemble , while in the daytime the stroller ( a relaxed alternative to morning dress ) is appropriate .\nboys ( 4 - 7 ) izod set includes a long sleeve point collar dress shirt with a button front closure and a regular fit . also includes a clip on tie . 55 % cotton , 45 % polyester . machine wash . tumble dry .\navoid wearing denim , tennis shoes , and cotton tees . instead , opt for silk pants , dress pants , or a skirt . pair with a patent leather flat , or one with nice embellishments such as a bow , buckle , or a print .\nonce the word\ncasual\nis on the invitation , however , a fair amount of flexibility is permitted . blazers or sports jackets are the dressiest look within the code , while sweaters or dress shirts without a top layer are more dressed - down .\nboys ( 8 - 20 ) chaps dress pants with stretch wrinkle resistant material , belt loops , front and back pockets and a straight leg with a 24 inch inseam . 63 % polyester , 33 % rayon , 4 % spandex . machine wash . tumble dry .\nboys ( 8 - 20 ) izod dress pants feature a husky fit , a flat front , front and back pockets , a straight leg and a 30 inch inseam . 60 % polyester , 32 % rayon , 8 % wool . machine wash . tumble dry .\nthe most conventional dress casual outfit for a man is a navy blue blazer with light to medium gray slacks or khakis . ( this is such a common dressed - down alternative to full business attire that it ' s sometimes called\nthe california suit .\n)\n{\nname\n:\njoseph abboud boys light blue dress shirt\n,\nstock\n:\n,\nurl\n:\nurltoken\n,\nid\n:\ntmw _ 52yw _ 02\n,\nprice\n:\n$ 29 . 99\n,\nunit _ price\n:\n$ 29 . 99\n,\nbrand\n:\njoseph abboud\n,\ncategory\n:\nboys \\ / boys ' dress shirts\n,\ndimension11\n:\n,\ndimension37\n:\nnone\n}\n{\nname\n:\njoseph abboud boys white dress shirt & tie set\n,\nstock\n:\n,\nurl\n:\nurltoken\n,\nid\n:\ntmw _ 52yy _ 01\n,\nprice\n:\n$ 39 . 99\n,\nunit _ price\n:\n$ 39 . 99\n,\nbrand\n:\njoseph abboud\n,\ncategory\n:\nboys \\ / boys ' dress shirts\n,\ndimension11\n:\n,\ndimension37\n:\nnone\n}\n{\nname\n:\njoseph abboud boys blue dress shirt & tie set\n,\nstock\n:\n,\nurl\n:\nurltoken\n,\nid\n:\ntmw _ 52yy _ 02\n,\nprice\n:\n$ 39 . 99\n,\nunit _ price\n:\n$ 39 . 99\n,\nbrand\n:\njoseph abboud\n,\ncategory\n:\nboys \\ / boys ' dress shirts\n,\ndimension11\n:\n,\ndimension37\n:\nnone\n}\ndesigned with a flat front for a modern look , these slacks can be worn with a variety of dress shirts or the matching separates coat . 65 % polyester , 35 % rayon . flat front . pre - finished bottom . matching coat sold separately . imported . dry clean only\nthere is a certain amount of leeway at social events , particularly daytime ones , so if you prefer a lighter gray suit or a dark brown one , those are acceptable . for the most part , though ,\nbusiness dress\nmeans the more formal end of men ' s suits .\nboys ( 8 - 20 ) izod set includes a long sleeve dress shirt a stretch point collar , button front closure and a regular fit . also includes a bow tie with an all over print . 71 % cotton , 25 % polyester , 4 % spandex . machine wash . tumble dry .\nboys ( 4 - 7 ) izod dress blazer features a 2 button closure , long sleeves , 3 faux front pockets , an interior pocket and a smooth fabric lining . body : 60 % polyester , 32 % rayon , 8 % wool . lining : 100 % polyester . dry clean only .\nhere at fashionista , we & apos ; re lucky enough to dress up in outfits we & apos ; d normally throw on if we were outside of the office . ( those who work in a creative work environment are usually able to wear whatever they want \u2014 as long as it & apos ; s presentable , of course . ) and while corporate offices are leaning towards a more business casual dress code , there are still working professionals who have to maintain a wardrobe that & apos ; s dedicated to their 9 - to - 5 routine . ( think tailored garments and modest dresses . )\nunderstated tonal stripes and a streamlined profile give these flat - front slacks a modern edge . they pair perfectly with a variety of dress shirts and the matching suit separates coat . 67 % polyester , 33 % rayon . flat front . pre - finished bottom . matching coat sold separately . imported . dry clean only\ndress your young gentleman to impress in this fine joseph abboud shirt . it has all the details of a men ' s shirt with a spread collar , button placket , chest pocket , and barrel cuffs . 60 % cotton , 40 % polyester . spread collar . chest pocket . joseph abboud . imported . dry clean only\nhowever , being well - dressed starts with being prepared for a situation . few people you see who look great in their outfits started by hitting the store right before they arrived . do a review of your closet . ask yourself if you would be ready , right now , to dress for the following type of events :\n\u201call of majid al futtaim\u2019s shopping malls have a courtesy policy in place , which is in line with the government policy on dress codes , to guide our visitors in wearing clothing that is culturally appropriate , and ensuring the comfort of all guests , \u201d a statement provided at the time to the newspaper by the mall read .\nsuit separates allow you to choose jacket , pant , and / or vest sizes separately for an ideal fit . this stylish vest completes your young gentleman ' s dress - wear look with ease . 69 % polyester , 29 % rayon , 2 % elastane . five button . fully lined . joseph abboud . imported . dry clean only\nif you own a tuxedo , put it on . if not , wear a suit in a dark color such as charcoal or black , paired with a white dress shirt , and a solid colored tie . make sure patterns are kept to a minimum and shoes are shined . accessorize your look with a pocket square and cuff links .\nif you ' re not comfortable with sharing pictures of yourself online ( and have some cash to spare ) , you can hire a personal shopper . in some cases , their whole job is to find the clothes you ' re looking for and bring them to you , but others will walk you through the process and provide feedback . alternatively , if you want to save that money , you can ask employees at clothing stores for feedback . don ' t take up all their time\u2014most of them have plenty of other duties to tend to\u2014but if you go to any type of dedicated outlets , many employees are not only inclined to have an eye for what looks good , but some of them are there specifically to help you find something that works for you .\nboys ( 4 - 7 ) izod dress pants features a flat front , a tab closure , a semi - elastic waist , a straight leg , and a button closure back pocket . there is an 18 inch inseam on a size 5 . 60 % polyester , 36 % rayon , 4 % wool . machine wash . tumble dry .\nit ' s a bit of an awkward situation , but in a case like that you should dress to match your hosts , rather than adhering to the written instructions and drawing attention to their error . don ' t even mention it to them \u2014 once the invitations are sent , there ' s nothing they can do about it anyway !\ntake gambia , newly declared an islamic republic , where female government workers have just been urged to \u201cuse head ties and neatly wrap their hair\u201d . these hapless civil servants may have been \u201curged\u201d , but for citizens of some countries , straying from the prescribed dress code is altogether more serious , carrying a prison sentence , fine or even public flogging .\nhowever , within the districts of amman such as abdoun and shmeisani , in large hotels and resorts , and petra , tourists , especially those travelling in tour groups , are said to be free to dress more casually . outside these areas , women are advised to wear knee - length dresses or loose trousers , and cover your shoulders and upper arms .\ndress the young gentleman to look his best in this joseph & feiss suit separates coat . suit separates allow you to choose coat and pant sizes separately for a better fit . 65 % polyester , 35 % rayon . two button . notch lapel . side vents . two flap pockets . fully lined . matching pieces sold separately . imported . dry clean only\nsome men own their own tuxedos , but for the most part this is another dress code that will force attendees to rent attire . use it sparingly , and only for events of great significance like weddings . it would be very unusual for anyone outside of the jet set to throw more than one or two semi - formal events in his or her lifetime !\nonce you ' ve narrowed down which occasions you want to focus on first , you can start tracking down outfits for specific events . is a suit overkill for a job interview ? what type of dress should you wear to a wedding ? how much do you have to spend on dinner before jeans are no longer okay ? ask these questions on a case by case basis .\nthe current foreign office advice for travel to iran outlines that islamic codes of behaviour and dress are strictly enforced . in any public place women must cover their heads with a headscarf , wear trousers ( or a floor length skirt ) , and a long - sleeved tunic or coat that reaches to mid - thigh or knee . men should wear long trousers and long - sleeve shirts .\ndress your young gentleman to impress in this fine joseph abboud shirt and tie set . it has all the details of a men ' s shirt and tie combo with a spread collar , button placket , chest pocket , and dotted black tie . shirt , 60 % cotton , 40 % polyester . tie , 100 % polyester . spread collar . chest pocket . clip on tie . joseph abboud . imported . dry clean only\ndress your young gentleman to impress in this fine joseph abboud shirt and tie set . it has all the details of a men ' s shirt and tie combo with a spread collar , button placket , chest pocket , and dotted blue tie . shirt , 60 % cotton , 40 % polyester . tie , 100 % polyester . spread collar . chest pocket . clip on tie . joseph abboud . imported . dry clean only\nmost modern guests will not be aware of the distinction . tuxedos at daytime events are a depressingly common occurrence nowadays . if you , as the host or hostess , wish men to come attired in strollers , it may be worth your while to print out a phrase such as\ndaytime semi - formal ( strollers for men )\nin the\nattire\nor\ndress code\nsection of your invitation . it ' s a bit clunky , but it prevents confusion .\n{\nname\n:\njoseph & feiss boys black suit separates slacks\n,\nstock\n:\n,\nurl\n:\nurltoken\n,\nid\n:\ntmw _ 32le _ 02\n,\nprice\n:\n$ 39 . 99\n,\nunit _ price\n:\n$ 39 . 99\n,\nbrand\n:\njoseph & feiss\n,\ncategory\n:\nboys \\ / boys ' dress slacks\n,\ndimension11\n:\n,\ndimension37\n:\nnone\n}\n{\nname\n:\njoseph & feiss boys gray stripe suit separates slacks\n,\nstock\n:\n,\nurl\n:\nurltoken\n,\nid\n:\ntmw _ 32le _ 34\n,\nprice\n:\n$ 19 . 99\n,\nunit _ price\n:\n$ 39 . 99\n,\nbrand\n:\njoseph & feiss\n,\ncategory\n:\nboys \\ / boys ' dress slacks\n,\ndimension11\n:\n,\ndimension37\n:\nclearance\n}\n{\nname\n:\njoseph & feiss boys blue suit separates slacks\n,\nstock\n:\n,\nurl\n:\nurltoken\n,\nid\n:\ntmw _ 32lk _ 32ll _ 14\n,\nprice\n:\n$ 19 . 99\n,\nunit _ price\n:\n$ 39 . 99\n,\nbrand\n:\njoseph & feiss\n,\ncategory\n:\nboys \\ / boys ' dress slacks\n,\ndimension11\n:\n,\ndimension37\n:\nclearance\n}\nalso , remember the cardinal rules in any kind of etiquette : follow the host and don ' t deviate too much from the crowd . if you ' re looking to dress for work , find out how your boss dresses ( as well as seasoned coworkers who are on your level ) . if you ' re going to a wedding , you don ' t want to upstage the bride and groom , but you should fit in with most of the guests . when you ' ve got that down , and you can be happy with what you see in the mirror , you ' re already ahead of the curve .\nit ' s safe to say that fashion is an evolving thing\u2014women don ' t dress the same today as we did in the 1890 ' s ( or even , for that matter , as we did in the 1990 ' s ) . although it logically follows , few people realize that the etiquette around fashion also evolves . ( it ' s officially ok to wear white , even after labor day , folks ! trust . ) while some traditions hold fast for good reason\u2014for example , unless specifically requested , never wear white to a wedding to avoid competing with or upstaging the bride on her big day\u2014it ' s time to leave others in the past , where they belong . here ' s a handy guide to help make sense of these new sartorial standards .\nyou ' re sure to score the best styles of every trend right here . look to asymmetrical structured tops and off - the - shoulder fluid blouses for those add - ons that make things like a pencil skirt or skinny jeans feel new again . look to colors like royal blue , siren red and purple to uplift all of the neutrals already in your closet . for one - stop fashion look to dresses in everything from classic sheath styles to the ever - so - trendy ruffled off - the - shoulder options in silk blends in colors like copper and silver . these are the fresh new frocks for the season . dress them down with a denim jacket or add a crushed velvet blazer plus tights and knee - 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fit stretch suit jacket\nmen ' s j . m . haggar premium classic - fit stretch suit separates\n\u00a9 2018 kohl\u2019s illinois , inc . , kohl\u2019s\u00ae and kohl\u2019s brand names are trademarks of kohl\u2019s illinois , inc .\nandroid , google play and the google play logo are trademarks of google inc . app store is a service mark of apple inc .\nplease read our privacy policy , california privacy policy , about our ads , legal notices , and california transparency in supply chains act .\nplease upgrade your browser . our site may not work properly for the browser you ' re using .\ntop menu , to open submenu links , press the up or down arrows on your keyboard . for moving to next top menu item , press tab key .\nare you a perfect fit member ? please create an account in order to get points on your purchases , see online order history and more .\nmessage and data rates may apply . by providing my mobile number , i agree to receive recurring marketing text messages at the mobile number provided that may be sent using an automated system . consent is not required to purchase goods or services from men ' s wearhouse . text stop to 66960 to opt out at any time . for info text help to 66960 . see mobile terms .\n\u00a9 2000 - 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hemmed . matching pieces sold separately . imported . dry clean only\n{\ncoloridentifier\n:\n700371247\n,\nregofferprice\n:\n,\nreglistprice\n:\n89 . 99\n,\nregpromoprice\n:\n44 . 99\n,\nbtofferprice\n:\n,\nbtlistprice\n:\n89 . 99\n,\nbtpromoprice\n:\n,\nisclearance\n:\n1\n,\nisonsale\n:\n0\n,\niseverydaylowprice\n:\n0\n,\nisbtonly\n: false }\nsearchbasednavigationdisplayjs . updatepgpitemprice ( json . parse ( jquery (\n# pgpitemdata _ 700371247\n) . html ( ) ) , window . isbigtall )\n{\nname\n:\njoseph & feiss boys gray stripe suit separates coat\n,\nstock\n:\n,\nurl\n:\nurltoken\n,\nid\n:\ntmw _ 301a _ 34\n,\nprice\n:\n$ 44 . 99\n,\nunit _ price\n:\n$ 89 . 99\n,\nbrand\n:\njoseph & feiss\n,\ncategory\n:\n,\ndimension11\n:\n,\ndimension37\n:\nclearance\n}\ndesigned in subtle gray stripes , this special occasion coat can be worn with the matching suit separates slacks , or with other wardrobe basics for a variety of different looks . 67 % polyester , 33 % rayon . two button . notch lapel . side vents . fully lined . matching slacks sold separately . imported . dry clean only\n{\ncoloridentifier\n:\n700401128\n,\nregofferprice\n:\n,\nreglistprice\n:\n39 . 99\n,\nregpromoprice\n:\n19 . 99\n,\nbtofferprice\n:\n,\nbtlistprice\n:\n39 . 99\n,\nbtpromoprice\n:\n,\nisclearance\n:\n1\n,\nisonsale\n:\n0\n,\niseverydaylowprice\n:\n0\n,\nisbtonly\n: false }\nsearchbasednavigationdisplayjs . updatepgpitemprice ( json . parse ( jquery (\n# pgpitemdata _ 700401128\n) . html ( ) ) , window . isbigtall )\n{\ncoloridentifier\n:\n700401126\n,\nregofferprice\n:\n,\nreglistprice\n:\n39 . 99\n,\nregpromoprice\n:\n39 . 99\n,\nbtofferprice\n:\n,\nbtlistprice\n:\n39 . 99\n,\nbtpromoprice\n:\n,\nisclearance\n:\n0\n,\nisonsale\n:\n0\n,\niseverydaylowprice\n:\n0\n,\nisbtonly\n: false }\nsearchbasednavigationdisplayjs . updatepgpitemprice ( json . parse ( jquery (\n# pgpitemdata _ 700401126\n) . html ( ) ) , window . isbigtall )\n70 % polyester , 30 % rayon2 piece formal vest and pants setplaid textured fabric design , fully lined smooth interiorformal suit vest : 4 button front , . . .\nsingle breasted jacket , buttoned cuffs , 1 chest pocket , 2 flap pockets , back vent , 2 internal pockets , fully lined ( 70 % polyester / 30 % rayon ) fully . . .\nwe were founded in 1946 by harry & saul kranson who opened a store in the heights section of wilkes - barre .\nwe\u2019ve been family owned and operated for 70 years . in that time , we\u2019ve always made it our policy to have the best prices on the finest name brand men\u2019s clothing with the largest inventory in the area .\nthe only place with short , regular and extra long suits and sport coats in stock . we can fit men up to 7\u20192 height !\nthe only place in northeast pa with portly / executive fit suits & sport coats in stock .\nfree 1st class kranson\u2019s suit bag . this is a piece of luggage that you\u2019ll use over and over !\nthe children ' s place boys ' his pull - on cargo . . .\ncarter ' s boys ' toddler 3 - pack short - sleeve . . .\nbedtime bedwetting underwear for boys , s - m , 44 ct . ( packaging may vary )\nkoloa surf co . colorful tie - dye t - shirts in 17 colors . sizes : s - 4xl\nwhether you\u2019re looking for lightweight , activewear for your boy for running and playing , or straight - leg chinos and button - down shirts for an upcoming special event , urltoken carries boys\u2019 clothing for your choice of season , occasion , and function .\nonce you\u2019ve picked out tops for your little guy , you can also shop for bottoms . we carry many pants , shorts , and activewear among our boys\u2019 clothing . you can choose from durable and long - lasting blue jeans for a relaxed look , cargo pants for an adventurous and outdoorsy look , and chinos for a versatile look that can go with formal and casual apparel . for bright and sunny afternoons , we also have many brilliantly colored , durable shorts to inspire play and fun . our activewear can also ensure that your little guy will stay comfortable during sports and outdoor activities ."]}
{"id": 55568, "summary": [{"text": "qt incorporated is the manufacturer of the q-ray ionized bracelet and a line of sports socks .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it is headed by the infomercial entrepreneur , que te \" andrew \" park .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the federal trade commission ( ftc ) has found the bracelets are part of a scheme devised to defraud consumers . ", "topic": 33}], "title": "qt inc .", "paragraphs": ["copyright \u00a9 2016 quality transportation , inc . | site designed by spore creative inc .\nqt , inc . ; q - ray company , et al . | federal trade commission\nmac ' s shell services , inc . v . shell oil products co .\nmelinta therapeutics , inc . & copy2018 ; all rights reserved | terms of use\nfederal trade commission , plaintiff - appellee , v . qt , inc . , q - ray company , bio - metal , inc . , and que te park , defendants - appellants .\nqt , inc . , of elk grove village , illinois , markets\nionized\nbracelets claimed to benefit . . . . in june 2003 , the ftc charged qt , inc , q - ray company , bio - metal , inc . , and . . . consumer justice center v q . t . , inc . , andrew park , jung joo park , que te . . .\nin the event this agreement is in the name of the qt company inc . , a delaware corporation , then :\ncopyright \u00a9 2006 heart rhythm society . published by elsevier inc . all rights reserved .\nfederal trade commission v . qt , inc . ; q - ray , company ; bio - metal , inc . ; que te park , also known as andrew q . park ; and jung joo park\ncopyright \u00a9 2013 american college of cardiology foundation . published by elsevier inc . all rights reserved .\ncopyright \u00a9 2011 american college of cardiology foundation . published by elsevier inc . all rights reserved .\ncase stories from companies that have built with qt & keep building with qt .\nfederal trade commission , plaintiff , v . qt , inc . , q - ray company , bio - metal , inc . , que te park , a . k . a . andrew q . park , and jung joo park , defendants .\nfederal trade commission , plaintiff , v . qt , inc . , q - ray , company , bio - metal , inc . , que te park , a . k . a . andrew q . park , and jung joo park , defendants .\n7 jan 2008 . . . the ftc filed its case in may 2003 , alleging that qt inc . , q - ray company , and bio - metal , inc . , located in illinois , and their owner , que te park , . . .\ndefendants qt , inc . , q - ray company , bio - metal , inc . , que te park , and jung joo park ( collectively\ndefendants\n) , petition the court to release funds frozen under the june 11 , 2003 stipulated order for preliminary injunction with asset transfer\npolymorphisms in the nos1ap gene modulate qt interval duration and risk of arrhythmias in the long qt syndrome .\n( x ) the qt company shall only provide support for error ( s ) that can be reproduced on qt platforms that are officially supported by the qt company as listed in the online qt product documentation for the relevant product version .\nin addition to the information submitted to the qt company via these web pages , the qt company may collect information about visits to these pages to improve the qt company\u2019s services .\nq . t . inc prefers you to send invoices and paperwork with transflo $ velocity so you can get paid faster . click to get started now .\nall the qt company\u2019s intellectual property rights are and shall remain the exclusive property of the qt company or its licensors respectively .\nalphabet inc\u2019s google would sell its satellite imaging business , terra bella , to planet labs , a san francisco - based private satellite operator founded by former nasa scientists .\nrisk for life - threatening cardiac events in patients with genotype - confirmed long - qt syndrome and normal - range corrected qt intervals .\nthe qt company oy ( \u201cthe qt company\u201d ) is committed to protecting the privacy of its users and the persons visiting the qt company\u2019s web pages . any personal data provided to the qt company through these web pages or related to the downloading or use of the products or services of the qt company is processed pursuant to the following guidelines :\n\u201clicense agreement\u201d shall mean an agreement concluded between the parties for licensing of the commercial version of qt by the qt company to the customer .\nmichael andrew ficaro , david levitt , john p . buckley , richard henry tilghman , ross edward kimbarovsky , ungaretti & harris llp , chicago , il , joanne angeline smet , qt , inc . , mt . prospect , il , for defendants .\nquality transportation began operations in 1985 and established our sister company q . t . , inc . as demand for our services grew . q . t . , inc offers brokerage services for shippers and carriers . by utilizing a diverse and extensive range of qualified carriers , we are able to match customer needs , service , and cost requirements to that ever changing market condition without reliance on one single carrier . regardless if you are needing to get a load moved or looking for freight q . t . , inc is here to serve you .\nfollowing the differences with mahatma gandhi he separated from indian national congress ( inc ) and founded his own party on 3rd may 1939 in the name of \u201call india forward block . \u201d\nlicensee shall make no representations or warranties concerning the licensed software on behalf of the qt company . any representation or warranty licensee makes or purports to make on the qt company\u2019s behalf shall be void as to the qt company .\nthe qt company will submit an invoice to licensee after the date of this agreement and / or after the qt company receives a purchase order from licensee .\n@ henrik by the way ; so is becoming very popular among developers . do you think someone from qt team could monitor and answer qt questions here ?\non - demand and live webinars presented by the qt company & its partners .\n\u201cupgrades\u201d shall mean a release or version of qt containing enhancements and new features and are generally depicted as a change to the first digit of qt version number .\na . qt foundation had actual knowledge that it was accepting fruits of fraud .\nb . qt foundation is bound by the asset restriction of the preliminary injunction .\ngenetic testing for long - qt syndrome : distinguishing pathogenic mutations from benign variants .\nmutation of an a - kinase - anchoring protein causes long - qt syndrome .\nneural control of heart rate is an arrhythmia risk modifier in long qt syndrome .\nkcnh2 - k897t is a genetic modifier of latent congenital long - qt syndrome .\npatient - specific induced pluripotent stem - cell models for long - qt syndrome .\nbeta - blocker therapy failures in symptomatic probands with genotyped long - qt syndrome .\neffectiveness and limitations of beta - blocker therapy in congenital long - qt syndrome .\n\u201cqt\u201d shall mean the qt computer software products , \u201conline\u201d or electronic documentation , associated media and printed materials , including the source code , example programs and the documentation delivered by the qt company or an authorized reseller to customer under the license agreement .\n( v ) the qt company shall have no obligation to provide support for hardware problems or problems arising from improper use , accident , neglect or modification of qt .\nadvertisements from qt inc . - - the company behind q - ray - - had claimed that the ionized metals in the bracelet worked like acupuncture to\nrelieve pain the natural way\nand restore a person ' s natural energy flow , or\nchi .\nsome websites selling the q - ray bracelets continue to make similar claims , a bold move considering qt ' s fate .\nqt is offered under a dual - licensing plan with open source and commercial options .\nthese qt support terms and conditions ( \u201csupport terms\u201d ) set forth the legal framework where under the qt company ( \u201cthe qt company\u201d ) provides support services ( as herein defined ) to you ( either an individual or a legal entity ) ( \u201ccustomer\u201d ) .\ndon r . sampen , clausen miller , chicago , il , for qt foundation .\nidentification of a common genetic substrate underlying postpartum cardiac events in congenital long qt syndrome .\nhigh efficacy of beta - blockers in long - qt syndrome type 1 : contribution of noncompliance and qt - prolonging drugs to the occurrence of beta - blocker treatment \u201cfailures\u201d .\ni ' d say\ndon ' t worry and use qt as is\n.\n\u201cerrors\u201d shall mean an error , flaw , mistake , failure , or fault in qt that prevents it from behaving as described in qt documentation or as agreed between the parties .\n( vii ) in order for the qt company to provide prompt handling of errors , the designated user shall promptly respond to any requests from the qt company for additional information .\nedit : sorry i forgot about template containers provided with qt . but still , qt ' s api makes very little use of template classes . this does not mean that they don ' t use them inside qt though or that their way of coding is obsolete .\n\u201cterm\u201d shall have the meaning set forth in section 12 . \u201cthe qt company\u201d shall mean :\n\u201cupdates\u201d shall mean a release or version of qt containing bug fixes , error corrections and other changes that are generally made available to users of qt that have contracted for support . updates are generally depicted as a change to the digits following the decimal in qt version number .\n( viii ) the qt company shall only provide support for designated user ( s ) .\n( v ) updates to documentation and license information when deemed necessary by the qt company .\nthe primary focus of updates is introducing new features to qt and covering new platforms . therefore , each updates typically includes the following types of changes to the previous version of qt :\nsyntrophin mutation associated with long qt syndrome through activation of the nnos - scn5a macromolecular complex .\nquantitative analysis of t wave abnormalities and their prognostic implications in the idiopathic long qt syndrome .\nphenotypic variability and unusual clinical severity of congenital long - qt syndrome in a founder population .\nnadolol block of nav1 . 5 does not explain its efficacy in the long qt syndrome .\nassociation of long qt syndrome loci and cardiac events among patients treated with beta - blockers .\nmalignant perinatal variant of long - qt syndrome caused by a profoundly dysfunctional cardiac sodium channel .\nbut this does not mean that you can ' t use them in your qt program .\nthanks jonathan for sharing that . we will include that when we next update the qt .\non september 8 , 2006 , following a bench trial , the court issued a memorandum opinion and order finding that defendants ' infomercials , which aired on television between 2000 and 2003 , contained deceptive claims regarding the q - ray bracelet and its purported ability to eliminate pain . qt , inc . , 448 f . supp . 2d at 919 , 975 . the court found that defendants ' false claims caused $ 87 million in consumer injury . qt , inc . , 448 f . supp . 2d at 953 . as a remedy , the court ordered refunds be made to the consumers and ordered defendants ' current assets frozen to ensure such remedy . id .\nto report an error , the designated user shall register the error on the qt company\u2019s web - based support user interface located at : urltoken or at another location designated by the qt company .\ncompendium of cardiac channel mutations in 541 consecutive unrelated patients referred for long qt syndrome genetic testing .\nmutant caveolin - 3 induces persistent late sodium current and is associated with long - qt syndrome .\nthe e1784k mutation in scn5a is associated with mixed clinical phenotype of type 3 long qt syndrome .\nqt sources contain the pattern\ntemplate <\n1280 times in src / corelib alone . i fail to see how this can be mistaken as\nqt is known not to use templates\nqt is a library and needs to support a wide range of compilers . it still supports msvc6 , e . g . ( i think qt software is phasing out support for this , though ) . this limits the more modern c + + features , qt is able to use .\n( i ) in the event licensee is an individual residing in the united states or a legal entity incorporated in the united states or having its headquarters in the united states , the qt company inc . , a delaware corporation with its office at 2350 mission college blvd . , suite 1020 , santa clara , ca 95054 , usa . ; or\n( i ) in the event customer is an individual residing in the united states or a legal entity incorporated in the united states or having its headquarters in the united states , the qt company inc . , a delaware corporation with its office at 2350 mission college blvd . , suite 1020 , santa clara , ca 95054 , usa . ; or\n( vii ) premium support : the qt company shall not provide support for third party software or problems caused by third party software . however , if such third party software is distributed together with qt software product ( s ) , the qt company will make commercially reasonable efforts to solve such problems .\nthe qt company may update its privacy policy from time to time . if any change materially reduces your rights or the obligations of the qt company under this policy , we will post a prominent notice in this section of the web - site of the qt company notifying users when it is updated .\nthe qt company does not sell personal information to third parties . the qt company may engage service providers to process the personal information . also the qt company may for its business purposes and subject to the limitations of the applicable law , transfer such personal data to third parties to the extent such transfers are reasonably necessary for the business purposes of the qt company . the qt company may among other things provide to a company list of downloads of the qt company products using an ip - address linked to the company or in relation to which the name of the company has been provided by the user .\nlong qt syndrome with compound mutations is associated with a more severe phenotype : a japanese multicenter study .\ngating properties of scn5a mutations and the response to mexiletine in long - qt syndrome type 3 patients .\nin light of defendant que te park ' s dual positions as an officer for both qt , inc . and the foundation , the foundation is deemed to have actual knowledge at the exact moment at which the transfer of funds took place because the donor was also the donee . in other words , the left hand certainly knew what the right hand was doing . just as in lake states , where collins used geldermann to legitimize his conduct in the eyes of investors , so too has defendant que te park attempted to use the foundation to legitimize the funds in the eyes of the commission and of this court . it is clear the foundation had actual knowledge that qt , inc . ' s transfers to it were fruits of fraud .\nas well as corresponding online or electronic documentation , associated media and printed materials , including the source code , example programs and the documentation , licensed to the licensee under this agreement . licensed software does not include third party software ( as defined in section 4 ) , open source qt , or other software products of the qt company ( for example qt safe renderer and qt for automation ) , unless such other software products of the qt company are separately agreed in writing to be included in scope of the licensed software .\n\u201csupport\u201d shall mean standard developer support that is provided by the qt company to assist designated users in using the licensed software in accordance with the qt company\u2019s standard support terms and as further defined in section 8 hereunder .\nunless otherwise agreed , the qt company shall not be responsible for providing any service or support to customers .\nleft cardiac sympathetic denervation in the management of high - risk patients affected by the long - qt syndrome .\nwho are the long - qt syndrome patients who receive an implantable cardioverter - defibrillator and what happens to them ? : data from the european long - qt syndrome implantable cardioverter - defibrillator ( lqts icd ) registry .\ni think it would be great if qt could modernize itself to use at least the stl classes . what would be really awesome would be for qt to use boost whenever possible ( especially boost . signals ) .\nqt is known not to use templates , one very useful modern c + + feature . but that does not mean that there is a need for a wrapper to qt ' s api . qt uses in - house precompilers to address the same issues . some don ' t like this approach , but qt ' s api is very simple and efficient , and i don ' t believe there is a real need to modernize it . in particular , signals & slots , a very impressive feature from qt , can be achieved using templates ( see boost . signals library ) , but the way qt has implemented it is still much more efficient .\nfrom time to time the qt company may change the support terms , provided that during the respective ongoing license term the level of support provided by the qt company may not be reduced without the consent of the licensee .\n( vi ) standard support : the qt company shall not provide support for third party software or problems caused by third party software even if such third party software is distributed together with qt software product ( s ) .\n( ii ) long term support releases of qt : certain qt versions may be labelled as long term support ( lts ) versions . such lts versions of qt ( x . y . z ) are supported for a period of three ( 3 ) years from the release date of the lts version x . y . 0 .\n\u00a92018 american heart association , inc . all rights reserved . unauthorized use prohibited . the american heart association is a qualified 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) tax - 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out of receiving such news and information at any time .\nwith grants from the national institutes of health ( nih ) , qt medical has developed qt screen \u2013 a full function 12 - lead ecg system that is designed specifically for screening newborns at 2 - 4 weeks of age for lqts .\nin the event this agreement is in the name of the qt company ltd . , a finnish company , then :\n\u201cmaintenance release\u201d shall mean a release or version of qt containing bug fixes , error corrections and other changes targeted to maintaining and improving product stability . maintenance releases are generally depicted as a change to the third digit of qt version number .\ncardiomyocytes obtained from induced pluripotent stem cells with long - qt syndrome 3 recapitulate typical disease - specific features in vitro .\nwhat is more modern ? i find qt really , good and do not miss anything which i find more modern .\n\u201copen source qt\u201d shall mean the non - commercial qt computer software products , licensed under the terms of the gnu lesser general public license , version 2 . 1 or later ( \u201clgpl\u201d ) or the gnu general public license , version 2 . 0 or later ( \u201cgpl\u201d ) . for clarity , open source qt shall not be provided nor governed under this agreement .\neliminates confusion between test result shifts caused by different lead placements versus actual clinical changes . qt ecg \u2122 increases medical quality .\nplease note that by sending your personal information to the qt company or by downloading any available on web - site of the qt company you are explicitly acknowledging the processing and transfer of such information in the way and for the purpose mentioned above .\nleft cardiac sympathetic denervation for the treatment of long qt syndrome and catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia using video - assisted thoracic surgery .\nthe history and facts of this case are extensive . this court detailed the factual background of this case in f . t . c . v . qt , inc . , 448 f . supp . 2d 908 ( n . d . ill . 2006 ) , aff ' d 512 f . 3d 858 ( 7th cir . 2008 ) . therefore , this court provides as background only what is necessary to decide the present motions .\n\u201cresponse time\u201d shall mean the period of time from when customer notifies the qt company about an error or requests support until the qt company provides customer with a response that addresses ( but not necessarily resolves ) the reported error or provides the requested support .\n( i ) regular releases of qt : typically all released versions of qt ( x . y . z ) will be supported for one ( 1 ) year from the release date of the version x . y . 0 of such regular releases .\n@ piotr qt containers are stl compatible . qt is a major selling point for c + + , why did boost invent their own signal / slot mechanism ? ; ) diversity is a good thing . as for qt signals and slots being compatible with boost ' s , keep in mind that qt invented signals and slots back in 1994 when templates weren ' t an real option . nowadays boost signals might be the better implementation , but qt has a lot of customers with a lot of code written using the existing system . they might look at using templated signals for qt5 , but until then their hands are tied . urltoken\nunlike the organizations in scholes , the foundation is not an unsuspecting , innocent third party . instead , it is an organization that had full knowledge that the funds for the donations were the fruits of fraud . defendant que te park was the leader of both the foundation and qt , inc . the foundation knew the funds were illegally obtained . therefore , it is appropriate that the funds are held in a constructive trust for the benefit of the consumers .\nany use of licensed software beyond the provisions of this agreement is strictly prohibited and requires an additional license from the qt company .\n( iv ) premium support can assist customer in implementing new features , bug fixes and accessing patches in qt or application code .\nthis cookie policy informs you how qt group oyj ( \u201cqt\u201d ) uses cookies , web beacons and other similar technologies ( jointly referred to as \u201ccookies\u201d ) in its websites and how you can manage and control the use of cookies on your computer or device .\nspectrum and prevalence of mutations from the first 2 , 500 consecutive unrelated patients referred for the familion long qt syndrome genetic test .\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged c + + api qt or ask your own question .\nthank you for your suggestion . perhaps when we update the qt next year . curious what you think we need to include ?\necg workflows have become simplified over time , and qt medical has taken that process to the next level . qt medical uses a revolutionary electrode system that can reduce the time required for an ecg test by 70 % compared with conventional ecg procedures . 12 - 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time checking of types , and i find treating the signal emitter as its own object to be more intuitive . qt ' s signal system is just so restricted in comparison . i find myself only using qt signals for ui related signal handling and using boost signals for pretty much everything else because they allow for a much more flexible system . especially when you have code - bases for which you cannot introduce dependencies on qt .\nthe qt company hereby represents and warrants that it has the power and authority to grant the rights and licenses granted to licensee under this agreement .\nlicensee shall submit all purchase orders for development licenses and distribution licenses to the qt company by email or any other method acceptable to the qt company ( each such order is referred to herein as a \u201cpurchase order\u201d ) for confirmation , whereupon the purchase order shall become binding between the parties .\n( iii ) extended support is available for both regular releases and long term support releases of qt and in both standard support and premium support .\nthe qt company shall provide support to the customer during the support term , unless and until terminated pursuant to the terms of this section 8 .\nthe qt company shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damage arising out of the use of these web pages . in case the applicable jurisdiction does not allow the aforementioned limitation of liability , the liability of the qt company is limited to the extent permitted by the applicable law .\n7 . 1 . these service terms shall remain effective until the user or the qt company terminates these service terms . 7 . 2 . the user may terminate these service terms at any time by canceling his qt account . 7 . 3 . these service terms may be terminated by the qt company with a notice period of 1 month ( 30 days ) . 7 . 4 . the qt company shall always have the right to terminate these service terms with immediate effect , in the event that the user ( i ) does not remit payment outstanding within thirty ( 30 ) days of a written reminder of payment due , or ( ii ) otherwise breaches these service terms or other instructions applicable to service or the content thereof , as such instructions are given by the qt company . 7 . 5 . the qt company shall also have the right to terminate these service terms and the service subject to the qt company\u00b4s service provider termination or discontinuation of the relevant service platform licensed by the qt company for the purposes of running the service . in such case the qt company shall inform the user without undue delay . 7 . 6 . upon termination of these service terms and the user\u00b4s right to use the service , also the subscription and all the user\u00b4s rights thereto shall be simultaneously terminated as a whole .\n( ii ) the designated user ( s ) can on request ask the qt company to access their computer remotely in order to resolve problems directly .\n( iii ) the designated user ( s ) can request a session via instant messaging or phone call in the support request to the qt company .\nupdate i ' m especially concerned with qt api as this is what users of this framework work with . using modern c + + language in api makes it more robust , flexible and easier to use . what kind of c + + is used inside qt is far less important to me .\n@ hydroes the fact there ' s no more modern c + + gui framework doesn ' t mean that qt is modern . there have always been very few good c + + gui frameworks so qt has no real competitors . that doesn ' t make it automatically neither good nor modern : )\nthe primary focus of maintenance releases is product stability . therefore , each maintenance release typically includes the following types of changes to the previous version of qt :\nthe purpose of this study was to define the clinical characteristics and long - 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party sites . in addition , a link to a third party site does not imply that the qt company endorses the site or the products or services referenced in such site .\n( b ) the qt company is willing to grant the licensee a right to use licensed software for such purpose pursuant to term and conditions of this agreement .\n\u201csupport term\u201d shall mean the initial term and any possible support renewal terms ( s ) during which time the customer is eligible to receive for support for qt .\nthe qt company may from time to time change these support terms and the content of support provided hereunder ; provided that during the respective initial support term or support renewal term ( as the case may be ) , the level of support provided by the qt company may not be reduced without the consent of the customer .\nthe common long - qt syndrome mutation kcnq1 / a341v causes unusually severe clinical manifestations in patients with different ethnic backgrounds : toward a mutation - specific risk stratification .\nfifty - three patients from the european short qt registry ( 75 % males ; median age : 26 years ) were followed up for 64 \u00b1 27 months .\nthroughout the qt 4 . x lifetime , i doubt that it makes sense to rewrite parts of qt to use e . g .\nmore modern\nc + + . this is because of the premise that all releases in the same major version of qt should still be binary compatible . we also can not just obsolete or deprecate classes that the customers still use ( although it is perfectly fine to introduce new stuff , even for a limited set of supported compilers ) .\nfor the reasons set forth in this opinion , plaintiff ' s cross motion for turnover to commission of qt foundation accounts subject to continuing freeze order is granted ; and the motion of qt foundation to release its bank accounts from continuing freeze order is denied . the funds currently held in qt foundation ' s bank accounts by foster bank shall be immediately turned over to the commission for use as consumer redress or disgorgement as becomes appropriate after the results of the consumer notification program are tabulated .\nthe congenital long - qt syndrome ( lqts ) is a life - threatening cardiac arrhythmia syndrome that represents a leading cause of sudden death in the young . lqts is typically characterized by a prolongation of the qt interval on the ecg and by the occurrence of syncope or cardiac arrest , mainly precipitated by emotional or physical stress .\nthe designated user must provide adequate information and documentation to the qt company to enable it to recreate the error or problem for which the designated user has sought assistance .\nthe aim of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics and the long - term course of a large cohort of patients with short qt syndrome ( sqts ) .\ndr . wolpert has received speaker honoraria from medtronic , st . jude medical , bard , inc . , and astrazeneca ; and serves on the advisory board for sorin . dr . faulknier receives research support from medtronic ; serves on a steering committee for st . jude medical research ; and is a speaker for cardionet . all other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose .\nupon any such termination the licensee shall destroy or return to the qt company all copies of the licensed software and all related materials and will certify the same to the qt company upon its request , provided however that licensee may retain and exploit such copies of the licensed software as it may reasonably require in providing continued support to customers .\nincreased risk of arrhythmic events in long - qt syndrome with mutations in the pore region of the human ether - a - go - go - related gene potassium channel .\nfor those wondering why qt has its own set of container classes , i ' m pretty sure that the main motivation was to offer implicit sharing . all of the container classes are implicitly shared , so whenever a qlist is copied , only a pointer to the data is copied . see here for more information on shallow copying within qt .\nthe qt company makes no warranties that the support provided will be successful in resolving any difficulties or problems or in diagnosing faults reported by customer . support is provided to customer on an \u201cas is\u201d basis . to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law , the qt company on behalf of itself and its suppliers , disclaims all warranties and conditions , either express or implied , including , but not limited to , implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose for the support provided by the qt company to customer .\n\u201csupport\u201d shall mean developer assistance that is provided by the qt company to assist eligible designated users in qt installation , usage , functionality problem resolution for error ( s ) and error workarounds pursuant to the terms of these support terms . support is available in two support levels : standard support and premium support , and in extended support , as defined herein .\nthere are no implied licenses or other implied rights granted under this agreement , and all rights , save for those expressly granted hereunder , shall remain with the qt company and its licensors . in addition , no licenses or immunities are granted to the combination of the licensed software with any other software or hardware not delivered by the qt company under this agreement .\nqt medical has been named one of the 12 finalists from hundreds of nominations for the los angeles business journal\u2019s 2016 patrick soon - shiong innovation awards by the los angeles business journal .\n10 . 1 license fees license fees are described in the qt company\u2019s standard price list , quote or purchase order confirmation or in an appendix hereto , as the case may be .\nlicense fees and any other charges under this agreement shall be paid by licensee no later than thirty ( 30 ) days from the date of the applicable invoice from the qt company .\nlong qt syndrome patients with mutations of the scn5a and herg genes have differential responses to na + channel blockade and to increases in heart rate . implications for gene - specific therapy .\nexamples of t - wave alternans from a 2 - year - old long - qt syndrome patient with multiple episodes of cardiac arrest . tracings are from a 24 - hour holter recording .\neven well trained , experienced technicians make mistakes - - 2 % of ecg tests have lead - placement errors that can lead to misdiagnoses . qt ecg \u2122 eliminates the risk of such errors .\ni , too , don ' t like the way qt adds voodoo magic to c + + . it uses so many macros that it awfully reminds me of c . at the moment , there is nothing to indicate that qt would be kinder to c + + features in the future . i would really like to see it be more like c + + and not a language of its own ( e . g . why do we need std : : vector < > and qvector < > ? or qt signals , boost . signals and sigc + + ? )\nunlike boost . signals , qt ' s implementation of signals / slots is thread - safe via the use of queued connections . on may 2nd , 2009 , however , boost . signals2 was released and brought with it the much - desired thread - safety . from the developer point of view , qt ' s implementation of signals / slots is much easier to use , mostly due to the fact that it does not use templates . for an in depth read of why qt uses moc instead of templates for signals and slots , here ' s a page from their documentation .\nthe qt company or an independent auditor acting on behalf of the qt company\u2019s , may , upon at least five ( 5 ) business days\u2019 prior written notice and at its expense , audit licensee with respect to the use of the redistributables , but not more frequently than once during each 6 - month period . such audit may be conducted by mail , electronic means or through an in - person visit to licensee\u2019s place of business . any such in - person audit shall be conducted during regular business hours at licensee\u2019s facilities and shall not unreasonably interfere with licensee\u2019s business activities . the qt company or the independent auditor acting on behalf of the qt company shall be entitled to inspect licensee\u2019s records . all such licensee\u2019s records and use thereof shall be subject to an obligation of confidentiality under this agreement .\nif an audit reveals that licensee is using the licensed software beyond scope of the licenses licensee has paid for , licensee agrees to immediately pay the qt company any amounts owed for such unauthorized use .\nthe qt company grants to user a worldwide , non - sublicensable , non - transferable , non - exclusive , limited right to use the services in accordance with these service terms . the right to use the services is granted subject to the user strictly following these service terms and any other instructions that the qt company may have for the services , as well as applicable pricing for the services .\n@ parker stl and boost are ones of the biggest selling points of c + + nowadays . shouldn ' t qt design their api to be compatible with them and not invent yet another one ?\n( viii ) licensee shall not and shall cause that its affiliates or contractors shall not a ) in any way combine , incorporate or integrate licensed software with , or use licensed software for creation of , any software created with or incorporating open source qt , or b ) incorporate or integrate applications into a hardware device or product other than a device , unless licensee has received an advance written permission from the qt company to do so . absent such written permission , any and all distribution by the licensee during the term of a hardware device or product a ) which incorporate or integrate any part of licensed software or open source qt ; or b ) where the main user interface or substantial functionality is provided by software build with licensed software or open source qt or otherwise depends on the licensed software or open source qt , shall be considered as a device distribution under this agreement and dependent on compliance thereof ( including but not limited to obligation to pay applicable license fees for such distribution ) ;\nfrom what i ' ve seen of the qt source code , the code is highly efficient . take a look at the features in the install configuration - you can turn on / off support for various features ( including stl , threading and even the gui ) . further , when the trolls made qt 4 ground - up , they did not trade off features against code - jazz - they just delivered more of both . given the quality of their programmers and their way of updating major versions , i don ' t think we need to worry about qt ( or parts ) getting outdated .\nlicensee shall indemnify and hold harmless the qt company from and against any claim , injury , judgment , settlement , loss or expense , including attorneys\u2019 fees related to : ( a ) licensee\u2019s misrepresentation in connection with the qt company or the licensed software or breach of this agreement , ( b ) the application or device ( except where such cause of liability is solely attributable to the licensed software ) .\nright to distribute the redistributables with devices as provided herein is conditional upon the licensee having purchased and paid the appropriate amount of development and distribution licenses from the qt company before distributing any redistributables to customers .\nthe provisions of this section 7 allocate the risks under this agreement between the qt company and licensee and the parties have relied upon the limitations set forth herein in determining whether to enter into this agreement .\ni don ' t see qt using stl any time soon . now that nokia owns trolltech the drive is towards nokia mobile platforms and symbian isn ' t exactly friendly with the c + + standard .\ni would like to point out that none of the signal methods you mention are currently part of c + + or its standard library . they ' re all 3rd party libraries . as for qvector , it ' s a vector container with a qt style api . qt ' s api is one of its biggest selling points , so providing container classes with a familiar api only makes sense for them .\nlicensee may purchase development licenses and distribution licenses pursuant to agreed pricing terms or , if no specific pricing terms have been agreed upon , at the qt company\u2019s standard pricing terms applicable at the time of purchase .\nthe qt company will keep your information secure by taking appropriate technical and organisational measures against its unauthorised or unlawful processing and against its accidental loss , destruction or damage . the qt company will do our best to protect your personal information but we cannot guarantee the security of your information which is transmitted to our website , applications or services or to other website , applications and services via an internet or similar connection . if we have given you ( or you have chosen ) a password to access certain areas of our websites , applications or services please keep this password safe \u2013 the qt company will not share this password with anyone .\nany such renewal term shall be subject to license fees agreed between the parties or , if no advance agreement exists , subject to the qt company\u2019s standard pricing applicable at the commencement date of any such renewal term .\nexpiry or termination of this agreement for any reason whatsoever shall not relieve licensee of its obligation to pay any license fees accrued or payable to the qt company prior to the effective date of termination , and licensee shall immediately pay to the qt company all such fees upon the effective date of termination . termination of this agreement shall not affect any rights of customers to continue use of applications and devices ( and therein incorporated redistributables ) .\nexcept in the case of a merger or sale of substantially all of its corporate assets , licensee shall not be entitled to assign or transfer all or any of its rights , benefits and obligations under this agreement without the prior written consent of the qt company , which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed . the qt company shall be entitled to freely assign or transfer any of its rights , benefits or obligations under this agreement ."]}
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", "topic": 12}], "title": "smg ( property management )", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 145 smg management reviews submitted anonymously by smg management employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if smg management is right for you .\nask a question about working or interviewing at smg property management . our community is ready to answer .\ngoh says jll property services feels that malaysian property investors today have the desire to go international .\nhead of international residential property services jazmine goh said malaysian property investors today have the desire to go international .\njll property services ( m ) sdn bhd strongly believes there is a market in malaysia for overseas property investment .\nangela waters\u200b assistant regional property manager ms . waters has 18 years of property management experience in residential property management . she has held a number of positions in many different aspects of the industry including multi - site management , assistant regional property manager , software implementation & training , commercial property management , public housing , and tax credit & section 8 housing . she currently holds designations with the national apartment association as a certified apartment manager ( cam ) & national apartment leasing professional ( nalp ) . ms . waters is currently the assistant regional property manager for the mid - atlantic region , which has properties in virginia , west virginia and maryland . she was also awarded by smg property management best management in 2015 .\nfor retail business owners and property managers , smg corporate services helps enhance your customer ' s experience \u2013 and your property value \u2013 with a safe and clean retail space .\nbespoke , outsourced end - to - end incident management services - fmg incident management specialists . accident reduction and prevention for fleet management .\noperated by smg , one of the world\u2019s largest and most successful property management companies , the ontario convention center offers superior service and flexibility for all meeting needs .\nvince grote regional property manager mr . grote is regional property manager to the properties in gainesville , fl , in addition to overseeing our maintenance program and inspections at all smg properties . mr . grote\u2019s career in residential property management began in 1999 when he was honorably discharged from the air force and started work as a maintenance technician . since then , he has held many positions in the industry and received several awards for his work in property management .\nrental management - sunset will assist with rentals arranged by owner or other rental companies . we will arrange the following additional services if needed for rental of property : - visit property to confirm readiness of property - inventory review - manage keys for rental guests - meet guests at the airport - inspect property for damage after rental guests\u2019 departure and before security deposit is returned .\nsafe management group ( smg ) websites are maintained by safe management group inc . , 345 lakeshore road east , suite 506 , oakville ontario , l5j 1j5 .\ncrystal darrow , cmca , ams , regional director , joined smg in 2007 . she has over 7 years of experience in real estate management and more than 14 years of experience in various aspects of building maintenance , customer service and employee management . she has strong communication and budgetary management skills , which are great assets to the associations she manages . crystal takes a hands - on approach to property management , preferring to meet on - site with contractors and service providers to evaluate the property ' s needs and track progress . through continuing education , she has obtained her certified manager of community associations and association management specialist designations .\ntake a look at all of the security , cleaning and property maintenance services that you can utilize today .\nsubject to a final legal agreement covering occupation , operation and management issues , smg will be awarded a 25 - year contract to run it .\nwe\u2019re here to maximize the return and value of your assets . as a pure services company , we provide a full range of property management services to take care of every aspect of tenant relations , daily property operations , maintenance and management , capital planning and capital improvements . with our national footprint and scale , we manage your properties wherever they are and will tailor our comprehensive services to fit your needs .\nsmg europe is a wholly owned subsidiary of smg , the worldwide leader in venue management . operating from the manchester arena in the united kingdom , smg europe works on projects throughout europe , the middle east and australasia . our ownership and dedicated corporate support personnel coupled with smg ' s industry experience provide the financial stability and leadership qualities to support an international network of entertainment , sport and meeting facilities .\nthe comparably diversity score tracks how positively diverse employees rate their experience at smg .\nsmg entertainment deutschland gmbh . registered address : arenastr . 1 , 46047 oberhausen , germany\na member of the smg corporate services team will be in touch with you soon .\nsmg science center services gmbh . registered address : arenastr . 1 , 46047 oberhausen , germany\nask a question about working or interviewing at smg . our community is ready to answer .\nsmg property services limited was registered on 28 mar 2012 with its registered office in stowmarket . the business has a status listed as\nactive\n. it currently has one director . the company ' s first director was steven giles .\neric everard , ceo of artexis easyfairs and wes westley , smg president & ceo today announced that they have finalised a strategic alliance and established a joint venture company , artexis - smg , which will be based in brussels and will offer highly specialised venue management services in europe and beyond .\nmonitor home - during periods when property is not occupied . ( open windows to keep home fresh , flush the toilets , show activity , etc )\nthe new joint venture will function independently from artexis easyfairs\u2019 activities as an event organiser . it will adopt smg\u2019s proven formula for professional venue management and apply them in the european context . \u201cthe combination of locally based artexis - smg personnel , with their deep knowledge of european markets , and smg processes and best practices , will deliver exceptional added value to our customers , \u201d said everard .\nthe joint venture\u2019s immediate geographical scope extends across all of europe ( not just the eu ) with the exception of belgium and sweden where artexis already plays a leading role in venue management . artexis - smg will focus on exhibition and conference centres , the agreement not addressing other smg core businesses such as theatres and sports stadia where the smg name is already well - known in europe .\nssc and smg teams combine hands - on management with advanced technologies to make sure the personnel and programs utilized in your retail facility are optimal at all times . smg corporate services retail facility specialists provide routine preventive facility maintenance programs , and are at the ready with quick response service for specific issues . in addition , your security , facilities and operations managers can utilize web - based management software to communicate with ssc and smg teams around the clock , as well as track service completion .\nsmg northern ireland limited . registered office : odyssey arena , 2 queens quay , belfast bt3 9qq\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 smg corporate services . all rights reserved . website design and hosting by worx .\ntell the smg team about your need for corporate services and schedule an in - depth review today .\nduedil ' s information security management system ( isms ) has been certified to the iso 27001 : 2013 standard .\na fully outsourced claims management solution to reduce the total cost of claims whilst improving the service to your policyholders .\nthe a & o team also included private equity partner peter banks who advised on the equity arrangements with management .\nloved the tenant ' s , property manager was unprofessional , did receive bonuses for signing leases , would still be there if had a better manager . tenants were great .\nthe real estate investment management firm works closely with their offices in different continents to track price trends and market behaviour .\n5 ) communicate any questions , comments , or concerns about this privacy policy or the information practices of smg .\nnow the council has confirmed that smg europe holdings ltd has been awarded preferred bidder status to operate the complex .\ncreim ( a wholly - owned subsidiary of oxley global ) on the sale of their 80 % indirect interest with nabinvest capital partners , ( a wholly - owned subsidiary of national australia bank ) in cambridge industrial trust to e - shang infinity cayman ( a subsidiary of e - shang redwood , affiliated with warburg pincus ) . the transaction also involved e - shang infinity cayman acquiring a 100 % indirect interest in cambridge industrial property management , the property manager for cambridge industrial trust ;\norganisationally , smg is an affiliate of american capital strategies ltd . smg is a financially stable company with us $ 150 million in assets and gross venue revenues of more than us $ 1 . 5 billion . unlike other firms with limited human and financial resources , smg is a strong and profitable company with world - wide resources and strong partnership affiliations .\nyou must either be invited by one of our team member or request an invitation by email at smg @ urltoken .\nexperian and the experian marks used herein are service marks or registered trademarks of experian informations solutions , inc . other product and company names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners .\n\u201cfor convention planners , the smg name carries the brand promise of a well - run facility and unparalleled expertise in all phases of convention planning . through web links , email news blasts , bulk advertising buys in trade publications and participation in major convention planner trade shows , smg offers its clients in north america exposure that may be prohibitively expensive to buy on their own . we also utilise the full range of electronic capabilities , including a proprietary online events calendar and booking system , which enables smg onsite sales directors to share leads and co - sell properties . property owners benefit from the full force of smg working to send business their way , and events planners gain the ability to check smg venues and available dates 24 / 7 , \u201d said gregg caren , executive vice president of smg\u2019s convention centre division . \u201cwe are hugely excited at the prospect of our joint venture offering a similar added value proposition in europe . \u201d\nhours are lovely . mostly day besides evenings for events . overtime potential . management is super helpful and communicate well with you .\nkeren calder , cmca , ams , pcam , regional director , keren transferred to smith management from associa equity management , a sister branch of associa , in november 2016 . prior to joining smith management group , keren managed a portfolio of commercial and residential associations , commercial properties , and residential homes and condos . she was also responsible for leasing and sales of commercial and residential properties .\nsmith management group | 1630 des peres road , suite 210 | st . louis , mo 63131 | 314 - 394 - 4200\nregistered office first floor , campbell house , bankend road , dumfries , dg1 4uq . smg financial management limited is authorised and regulated by the financial conduct authority . firm reference number 417734 . the financial conduct authority does not regulate taxation and trust advice .\nfinancing advice was provided by finance partner nick clark on the dcc transaction and finance partner neil sinha on the smg transaction .\nsmg ' s greatest strength is its people . our senior staff provides not only a wealth of experience , but they are also recognized leaders in the community association management field . our senior staff is an integral part of the team , available to support your community manager to ensure that smg provides the service your community demands and expects . summary resumes of our key staff members follow :\neric everard commented , \u201csmg is the world\u2019s leading company in venue management , with a portfolio of 74 exhibition and convention centres . it sets the \u2018gold standard\u2019 in public facility management and i am delighted that we will be working together . here in europe , there is strong demand from public and private owners of congress , convention and exhibition centres for specialist expertise to maximise revenue streams and to help them host top quality events . our new joint venture , artexis - smg , is better placed than anyone to meet this demand . \u201d\nsmg arena y\u00f6netimi ve danesmanlik ltd . ( turkey ) registered address : buyukdere cd . astoria towers b blok kat 14 no . 1403\nllen & overy has advised exponent private equity ( \u201cexponent\u201d ) on its binding and irrevocable offer to the scotts miracle - gro company ( \u201csmg\u201d ) , the world ' s leading marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care , to purchase smg\u2019s european and australian operations .\nthe safety management international collaboration group ( sm icg ) was founded by the united states federal aviation administration ( faa ) , the european aviation safety agency ( easa ) and transport canada civil aviation and is a joint cooperation between many regulatory authorities for the purpose of promoting a common understanding of safety management and safety management system ( sms ) / state safety program ( ssp ) principles and requirements , facilitating their implementation across the international aviation community .\nmrs . jackson\u2019s career in residential property management has spanned over 20 years and she has held multiple positions in the industry , ranging from a / r specialist to regional manager . she manages properties in the sarasota and jacksonville , fl areas as an efficient and versatile professional , mrs . jackson has the knowledge and background to ensure all day to day operations are met and exceeded .\nyour real estate portfolio is often your largest asset and your biggest expense . the effective and accurate management of these assets helps control costs and maximize revenue .\nthe smg story , built during the past decades , is one of professionalism , expertise and unparalleled success . beginning in 1977 with our first account , the louisiana superdome ( now the mercedes benz superdome ) , smg has continually defined a management philosophy and style that has led to our industry - leading position , with in excess of 220 venues throughout the united states , canada , puerto rico , chile , england , northern ireland , poland and germany .\n1 ) writing to us , attention : privacy officer , safe management group inc . , 349 lakeshore road east , suite 506 , oakville , ontario l6j 1j5\nlimited advancement , and lower than average pay . local management shows favoritism and is nearsighted as far as getting the job done , being reactive vs . proactive .\nmeet & greet - make your guests comfortable by having us meet up with them at the property . we can help them with general do ' s and don ' ts while in mexico and of course where to get the best tacos !\ngary koeneker , cpm , vice - president contracting & maintenance , has over 35 years of experience in large scale project management , real estate brokerage and development , remodeling and construction . he has served as past president of the st . louis chapter of the institute of real estate management ( irem ) , and has earned the certified property manager ( cpm ) designation . gary is a graduate of the business school of the university of missouri st . louis , has been active in various civic organizations , and has served as a board member on two homeowner ' s associations . gary supervises and works directly with the maintenance operations manager to coordinate , distribute and monitor the completion of work orders and projects assigned to smg ' s maintenance department . he also heads smg ' s disaster response team ( drt ) as the project manager , deploying our disaster response vendors to minimize post - event damage and owner inconvenience . he works directly with smg managers and board members to help them determine the best maintenance solutions for their communities .\nsmg europe holdings is a limited company registered in england with registration number 5558259 . the registered office is manchester arena , victoria station , manchester , m3 1ar .\ndepends on the property you are at . ultimately , it ' s what general manager you have and report to . smg cares more about their own bottom line at corporate versus your own facilities and doing\nwhat ' s right\n. very shady things have been done where they pass those costs to ultimately the tax payer ( i . e . huge employee events , travel expense , dinners , etc . )\nsmg recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of your personal information . personal information is information about an identifiable individual , as more particularly described under applicable privacy legislation . this statement applies to our collection , use and disclosure of personal information in canada . this statement does not apply to information about our employees or to information that is not personal information . smg only collects personal information that is voluntarily provided to smg by you so that we can serve your needs and our legitimate business purposes .\nbusiness transactions . personal information may be used by smg and disclosed to parties connected with the contemplated or actual financing , securitization , insuring , sale , assignment or other disposal of all or part of smg or our business or assets , for the purposes of evaluating and / or performing the proposed transaction . these purposes may include :\nthis examination assessed knowledge and understanding of the range of investments available for planning of pensions and to be able to apply the construction of a pension portfolio management for a client .\nthe safety management international collaboration group ( sm icg ) tri - fold pamphlet entitled safety culture for effective safety management is now available for download in french . it briefly discusses safety culture and its relationship to safety reporting , informed decision making , and organizational behaviors . it also describes safety culture\nimplementation ,\nsafety culture maturity , and assessing safety culture . read more\nthe business originated from a real estate team at prudential real estate . from their ed shuman jr . along with kevin mulcahy opened shuman & associates dba smg realty in 2003 .\nit is sometimes hard to find a career that balances opportunities and job security . smg offers both , as they promote from within and are always looking for forward thinking individuals .\nmindy curry , business development director , ams , cmca , joined smg in 2011 . mindy ' s 25 + years of real estate experience encompasses many areas including sales , management , reo , leasing and association management . mindy earned her graduate of realtor institute ( gri ) designation from the missouri association of realtors . having also served as both executive director and president of a local chamber of commerce , she is familiar with the challenges and procedures of any board of directors . she takes a hands - on approach and enjoys working with association boards to achieve their goals for the communities in which they live . mindy holds a missouri broker ' s license , and oversees smg ' s operations , community managers & education department . she is a member of community associations institute ( cai ) , and has earned both the certified manager of community associations ( cmca ) and the association management specialist ( ams ) designations .\nsmith management group , a respected and established ehs management firm based in kentucky , is planning to meet growing client demand by adding environmental engineers / compliance specialists . our initial priority is to augment our louisville team with subsequent opportunity in our lexington office . candidates must demonstrate experience and proficiency in : environmental permitting ( air , water , waste ) , compliance evaluation [ \u2026 ]\nsmg ( referred to herein as \u201csmg\u201d , \u201cwe\u201d , \u201cus\u201d or \u201cour\u201d ) strives to ensure it meets privacy principles and requirements with respect to personal information under applicable canadian privacy legislation . the purpose of this statement is to inform our customers and other individuals we deal with ( \u201cyou\u201d or \u201cyour\u201d ) how we collect , use , disclose and protect your personal information . in particular it applies to our practices with respect to personal information of consumers of our products and visitors to our websites . smg reserves the right to change this policy .\nwe understand it is difficult to purchase a property and have to leave it behind to return home , hoping everything will be okay . the excitement of ownership can unfortunately be overshadowed by the uncertainties of how it will all fair without you present . that is where we come in . . .\nsingapore medical group ( smg ) on the acquisition of astra women\u2019s specialist group of clinics by way of approximately 81 , 110 , 310 new shares at s $ 0 . 33288 / share and a cash payment of s $ 33 . 0 million . following this acquisition . smg will become one of the largest medical groups in singapore specialising in women\u2019s health and wellness issues .\nmanagement is absolutely horrible . not only will you be commented on what you do wrong you will be commented on your appearance each day . stay the hell away from this company . they treat their employees unfair and are the most selfish individuals i have ever encountered . expect to get talked down to and treated like an infant . if you become employed , practice laughing at jokes that are not funny . expect to be considered an office slave when you first start . management thinks its a privilege to work for this company and they are sadly mistaken . look for a job anywhere else than smg .\npowercurve helps companies make the right decisions , across the customer life cycle , in dynamic business environments . this breakthrough decision management platform provides new levels of flexibility , insight , control and agility so you can :\nstrategy management powered by powercurve links strategy design with execution ; helping you recognize early signs of market and customer behavior changes so you can quickly adapt your decisioning strategies to avoid negative impacts and take advantage of opportunities .\nsmg is a good , stable company to work for , but the pay is not competitive and not much room for afvancement . there is a very high turnover rate and lack of communication between departments .\nsmg at its core is a venue management company who leverages the experience of managing & operating venues to provide consulting advice to owners , whether public or private , to deliver world - class venues on behalf of the many stakeholders we serve . our success has been built on many local and national relationships and partnerships , including municipally - owned facilities , event producers , suppliers , architects , developers , sports teams and industry associations .\nsmg financial management ltd is a financial planning business , focussed on helping you understand and plan for your financial future . we provide financial advice for individuals and business on investments , savings , retirement planning and protection . the company was originally established in dumfries in 2003 and expanded by opening an office in ayr . the office in ayr is run by robin dale who is a chartered financial planner with over 20 years experience in financial services .\nin less than one week hadid cortez got me a bunch of listings of houses that met my needs . the first group of houses , i acted too slow and lost out on a decent house . a few days later , hadid found me more houses and went hunting this past saturday . after running around finding 2 possible houses , he literally saved the best for last . it had everything i needed and more . sent in the paperwork on saturday , and monday morning i dropped off the hard copies at the property management company . 2 hours later , got the phone call and i was approved . if not for hadid doing a great job , i might not have been able to land a great house to rent . for anyone in the market of buying or renting , call up hadid cortez at smg realty ! ! !\nthis is the second carve - out deal on which a & o has advised exponent in a month , having also advised on the gbp215 million acquisition of dcc environmental , the environmental waste management division of dcc plc in the uk and ireland .\nwe may also use your personal information in order to help improve our products or for marketing and promotional purposes . smg will not release , sell , rent , or trade your personal information to any third party without your written consent .\n, is a seasoned professional with proven success in community association management . a university of missouri graduate , kinney served for six years as the general manager of a 1500 - acre planned four - season recreational community in new hampshire before transitioning into the beverage industry where he served for 25 years with coca - cola enterprises , coca - cola usa , the vernors company and the seven - up company . his career in the beverage industry culminated in his leading pepsiamerica\u2019s eastern europe operations in warsaw , poland . upon roger\u2019s return to the states , he has served as general manager / coo of a large community association management company in st . louis and as president / ceo of an associa owned community association management company with offices in new mexico and western texas .\ncity council leader councillor steven brady said :\ntoday ' s announcement demonstrates the commitment from the council to this project .\nsmg and bam both have fantastic reputations in their respective industries and i am delighted to have them both on board .\nwith associa equity management & realty services in june of 2010 as a commercial portfolio manager . since that time , she has earned her california real estate broker ' s license and has obtained her cmca , ams , and pcam designations through the community associations institute .\naccelerate time to market while boosting overall productivity . put powerful yet intuitive analytics and tools for strategy design , deployment and performance monitoring in the hands of business users . empower them to assume a larger role in decision management while freeing it and analysts for other priorities .\nthe smg website requires the use of internet browser cookies to facilitate processing , to validate user access rights upon login , and to facilitate the user\u2019s experience on the website . these cookies are session based and expire when the internet browser is shut down . smg does not use internet browser cookies for any other purpose . cookies are small pieces of information that we may send through your browser or other software to your hard drive . a cookie lets us recognize you and provide a more meaningful and personalized shopping experience when you come back to our site .\nexternal sites . smg may place advertisements or other promotional offers from select companies on our websites , in our e - mails or in our mailings . when you choose to purchase these products or accept these promotional offers , you may link to these businesses\u2019 websites or otherwise be asked to give them personal information , or we may send them your personal information if you have provided it to us for that purpose . these businesses operate independently from smg . any personal information that you provide to such external sites is no longer controlled by us or our privacy policy .\nwe are excited to announce the 13th safety management international collaboration group ( sm icg ) industry day taking place on tuesday , 13 november in cologne , germany . this event will bring together experts from civil aviation authorities worldwide and european aviation industry to share experience and best practices on safety management system ( sms ) made simple . industry day provides a unique opportunity for aviation industry to hear directly from authorities that are working together on sms and for those authorities to receive feedback on sm icg products . for further details , please contact the easa secretariat at air _ ops @ urltoken . read about previous sm icg industry day events\n\u201cwith our global platform , we are especially thorough in our due diligence so our investors need not worry about investments made with us , \u201d she said , adding that the jll international residential team offered services from pre - sales to post sales consultation including legal , tax , finance , leasing , furnishing , management and resale .\ncompanies know that the ability to repeatedly make the right customer decisions , instant by instant , day after day , is essential to profitable growth , sharper risk management and higher - performing portfolios . however , volatile , fast - moving markets , economic and regulatory change and new sources of competition make the right decision a moving target .\nlarge french consulting firms have seen their performance improve over the past 12 months , growing their combined revenues by 3 . 6 % , marking their best year of growth since the start of the global financial crisis . the french management consulting industry is now valued at \u20ac4 . 1 billion , up from \u20ac4 . 0 billion last year .\nif you enter our website from the site of one of smg\u2019s partners , our system will recognize the path you have taken . smg may advertise on such partners\u2019 sites or we may enter into a promotional partnership with them . we track the number of visitors to see the success of our online marketing or promotional campaign . these partners will not collect your personal information , unless you are notified in advance , if you have given it to them separately , or have consented to give it to them through us . in cases where such partners have access to your information , we contractually bind them to handle it in accordance with their posted privacy statements .\ngiancarlo romano , communications & information manager , joined with smg in october of 2004 . giancarlo completed his bachelor of arts in business organizational leadership with an emphasis in marketing from maryville university in st . louis , missouri . giancarlo has built his career at smg rotating through a variety of positions and receiving several promotions . he obtains exceptional interpersonal , customer service , technological , leadership , managerial , and organizational skills . giancarlo is adaptable to any given circumstance with his diversified experience , which exhibits his ability to motivate team members towards personal growth and professional achievements . he currently oversees all internal and external network infrastructures and provides an it customer care / work order support center .\nat the end of this unit , candidates should be able to demonstrate an understanding of : how the economic environment and individual company performance affects investment performance and investment decision making ; how risk is measured and managed ; the main principles governing how to construct an investment portfolio ; the range of investment management services , how their performance is evaluated and their regulatory environment .\ncost - 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{"id": 55582, "summary": [{"text": "cockerill-sambre was a group of belgian steel manufacturers headquartered in seraing ( province of li\u00e8ge ) , on the meuse river , and in charleroi , on the shore of the sambre river .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the cockerill-sambre group was formed in 1981 by the merger of two belgian steel groups ; cockerill based in seraing ( liege province ) , and hainaut-sambre based in charleroi in the province of hainaut ; both being the result of post second world war consolidations of the belgian steel industry .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the company inherited a steel industry with significant debts and production overcapacity based on blast furnace production rather than electric furnace recycling , with numerous factory sites in constrained city locations , and adversely affected by competition in the export market from new steel producing countries such as south korea and brasil .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the need to streamline was complicated by regional dependence on employment by the steel industry .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it was merged into usinor in 1998 , and after 2002 was part of the arcelor group .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "as of 2010 the bulk of the group is part of the arcelormittal multinational steel group , where it is known as arcelormittal liege . ", "topic": 27}], "title": "cockerill - sambre", "paragraphs": ["buckley , neil ,\ncockerill sambre in the red ,\nfinancial times , march 27 , 1997 , p . 34 .\ntett , gillian ,\ndecline steepens at cockerill sambre ,\nfinancial times , april 15 , 1994 , p . 27 .\nchamber arcelor - cockerill sambre amos has manufactured for arcelor - cockerill sambre a vacuum tank of large dimensions ( 8m x 5m x 5m and 120 tons ) working at 10 - 6 mbar , central element of a pilot line for deposition on steel sheets .\ncockerill sambre entered 1998 as a majority state - owned company , 79 percent - owned by the regional government of wallonia ( the french - speaking southern half of belgium ) - - the remainder was publicly traded . in october 1998 french steelmaking giant usinor s . a . reached an agreement with the government to acquire a 75 percent stake in cockerill sambre , with the government retaining 25 percent .\nthe other main grouping of firms in the surrounding area became the hainaut - sambre company in 1955 , hainaut being the name of the province in which charleroi is situated . the two companies involved in the first merger were the usines m\u00e9tallurgiques de hainaut , founded in 1829 , and sambre - et - moselle , founded in 1835 . the merger between hainaut - sambre and thy - marcinelle et providence took place in 1979 , not long after the transfer of providence to tmm by cockerill .\nthe cockerill group , following many different iterations of cockerill ougree , cockerill sambre , usinor and arcelor had their facilities absorbed into the mega indian / luxembourg conglomerate steel giant , arcelormittal in 2008 . mittal then helpfully closed this blast furnace in 2009 and added further woe to eastern belgium\u2019s already struggling economy leaving liege\u2019s gdp per capita hovering at some 20k euros lower than the rest of belgium\u2019s average .\nthe number of blast furnaces operating in wallonia declined from their peak of 30 during the postwar period up to 1963 : only a third of these were in use by the late 1970s , and by 1988 only four remained at cockerill sambre .\nthe cockerill sambre group of the late 20th century resulted from the 1981 merger of the two major iron and steel groupings of the walloon region of belgium . from its beginnings , the cockerill group had been based at seraing on the river meuse a few miles upstream from li\u00e8ge , while the company hainaut - sambre was based at the town of charleroi , some 65 miles east of li\u00e8ge on the banks of the river sambre . the sambre flows into the meuse and provides a geographical link between these two regions , formerly rich in coal . in both areas , iron and steel production dates back before the 18th century , based on the coal mines of the areas , but the majority of the companies that have been absorbed gradually into the group were originally founded between 1800 and 1838 .\nin 1997 , while still seeking out potential partners , cockerill sambre reached the decision to focus its operations on three core areas : integrated steelmaking , steel distribution , and the manufacture of steel - based construction products . the company subsequently exited from the manufacture of automotive components with the 1997 disposal of ymos . by the beginning of 1998 cockerill had largely divested its environmental management services sector .\ncockerill sambre posted losses of bfr 1 . 39 billion in 1992 and bfr 6 . 5 billion in 1993 before recovering somewhat in 1994 , when it recorded net income of bfr 807 million . in early 1995 cockerill paid dm 150 million ( us $ 100 million ) for a 60 percent stake in gmbh eko stahl , which had run the largest steel plant in east germany prior to german reunification .\nthe gob assumed the interest costs of cockerill and clabecq for the five - year period from 1979 through 1983 .\nhainaut - sambre merged with cockerill . in belgian steel , this equity infusion was determined to be countervailable because the gob paid more per share than the market price of the stock at that time and , hence , its investment was inconsistent with commercial considerations . we found this equity infusion countervailable in final .\nthe union took place in the depths of an economic recession , and the newly organized group of cockerill sambre began by posting massive losses . the european economic community was insisting that large government subsidies to the industry were unfair and had to be reduced substantially . a new center - right government introduced economic austerity measures and commissioned a report on the steel industry . this proposed further reductions in capacity , including plant closures at cockerill sambre - - one at charleroi and one at li\u00e8ge - - and more job losses . each region was to be allotted a specialty . the restructuring plan , known as the\ngandois report ,\nafter the present chairman of cockerill sambre , was implemented in 1984 . production of steel was stabilized at around 1975 levels , concentrated on only three plants , and the workforce was reduced to 15 , 000 , with the hope of even more reductions . it was also agreed that arbed s . a . , the luxembourg state steel producer , would reduce its rolled steel capacity in exchange for the securing of orders from cockerill .\nalleur - li\u00e8ge , belgium : editions du perron , 1990 . zwick , steve ,\nsteelmakers swarm to cockerill ,\npursuant to the gandois plan , snsn purchased 26 , 666 , 666 common shares of cockerill ' s stock in 1985 for bf6 billion in order to finance an investment in cockerill ' s cold - rolling facilities at liege . snsn purchased cockerill\u2019s common shares at a price of bf225 per share . the market price of the stock at that time was bf197 per share .\nin 1981 , the gob decided to increase the capital of cockerill by infusing bf11 billion in cash in exchange for equity .\nzwick , steve ,\nsteelmakers swarm to cockerill ,\namerican metal market , june 11 , 1998 , p . 1 .\nunder the claes plan , which is limited to the steel industry , the gob converted outstanding snci claims against cockerill into shares .\nin early 1998 the company and the government of wallonia , which owned almost 79 percent of cockerill sambre at the time , began studying possible alliances . two main partners soon emerged : usinor and thyssen - krupp stahl . the latter , however , dropped out of the bidding soon after it was named one of the two finalists . in mid - october 1998 usinor agreed to acquire a 75 percent stake in cockerill for about bfr 36 billion ( us $ 1 . 1 billion ) , a move that would make the french company one of the three largest steelmakers in the world ( along with nippon steel co . of japan and south korea ' s pohang iron & steel co . ) . under the agreement , usinor would acquire 54 percent of cockerill from the wallonian government as well as the 21 percent held publicly . the government would retain a 25 percent\nblocking\nminority , with veto power over major strategic decisions concerning the cockerill workforce for five years . another condition of the agreement was that cockerill would have to acquire the 40 percent of eko stahl it did not already own . usinor agreed to invest bfr 30 billion ( us $ 890 million ) in cockerill over a five - year period . francis mer , president of usinor , was slated to serve as president of cockerill sambre following the deal ' s completion .\nsmith , michael ,\nusinor to acquire majority stake in cockerill ,\nfinancial times , october 15 , 1998 , p . 30 .\nairlock arcelor - cockerill sambre amos manufactured four vacuum vessels used for the entrance and exit lock chamber of the arceo ( arcelor ) line for vacuum deposit . a steel band from 600 to 1400 mm wide and from 0 , 15 to 1 , 5 mm thick can go continuously from the atmospheric pressure to 1 10 - 6 mbar . the scrolling speed can vary from 0 to 30m / minute .\npasleau , suzy , john cockerill : itineraire d ' un geant industriel , alleur - li\u00e8ge , belgium : editions du perron , 1992 , p . 207 .\nalleur - li\u00e8ge , belgium : editions du perron , 1992 , p . 207 . smith , michael ,\nusinor to acquire majority stake in cockerill ,\ndu bois , martin ,\nusinor sa to acquire a 75 % stake in cockerill ,\nwall street journal , october 15 , 1998 , p . a17 .\ncockerill , 1 . 05 percent ad valorem for fafer ( unchanged from the order ) , and 5 . 92 percent ad valorem for all other companies ( including clabecq ) .\nthe cockerill family were instrumental in the belgian industrial revolution from 1805 onwards with their factories producing spinning engines and steel , steam engines ( including air - blowers , traction engines , and engines for ships ) and in 1835 belgium ' s first steam locomotive . john cockerill also had interests in collierys and mines such as those at ougree , across the meuse river from hf6 .\na chronological perspective provides a clearer overview of the complexities of all these mergers and regroupings . beginning with the rise of the 19th - century companies , there were , to start with , four principal companies in each of the two regions of li\u00e8ge and charleroi . the first significant mergers did not take place until 1955 , following reorganization plans initiated after the formation of the european commission for coal and steel in 1952 . these resulted in the formation of hainaut - sambre in the charleroi region , and cockerill - ougr\u00e9e at li\u00e8ge . another ten years passed before the mid - 1960s witnessed two further rationalizations : the incorporation of providence to form cockerill - ougr\u00e9e - providence at li\u00e8ge , and the coming together of some of the earliest charleroi - based companies to form thy - marcinelle et monceau .\non july 9 , 1993 , the department of commerce ( the department ) published in the federal register the final affirmative countervailing duty determination on cut - to - length carbon steel plate from belgium ( \u201cinvestigation\u201d ) . see final affirmative countervailing duty determinations ; certain steel products from belgium , 58 fr 37273 ( july 9 , 1993 ) ( final ) and countervailing duty order and amended final affirmative countervailing duty determinations ; certain steel products from belgium , 58 fr 43749 ( august 17 , 1993 ) ( order ) . the department investigated three companies : forges de clabecq s . a . ( forges de clabecq or clabecq ) , fabrique de fer de charleroi ( fafer ) 1 and cockerill sambre ( cockerill ) . the department found 20 programs to be countervailable . of these programs , three had several\none of the largest industrial groups in belgium , the cockerill sambre group is a medium - sized integrated steelmaking concern . the group has three core activities : integrated steel manufacturing , particularly coated steel sheets ; steel distribution , operating primarily in france and the netherlands in addition to belgium ; and manufacturing of steel - based products for the construction industry . the group is also involved in several noncore areas , with these activities stemming from the historical development of the group and from a program of diversification embarked upon in the early 1990s . these include mechanical engineering and various services operations .\nin 1989 , according to petitioners , after the conversion of large amounts of fsnw loans to equity , fsnw made a new loan to cockerill in the amount of bf158 million to finance investments in accordance with the gandois plan .\nclosed in 2009 , this blast furnace was one of the many elements of the former cockerill industrial empire that twisted its way through the meuse valley from france to charleroi , namur , liege and seraing joining the rhine\u2013meuse\u2013scheldt delta in holland .\nseraing together with other towns lying along the river meuse is considered as one of the cradles of european industrial revolution . the rise of heavy industry was initiated by british entrepreneur john cockerill , who built the first iron ore smelter in 1817 already . after his death in 1840 the plant was nationalized and continued to grow under the name\nsoci\u00e9t\u00e9 anonyme john cockerill\n. in 1955 the works were merged with neighbouring plant in ougr\u00e9e and soon an integrated plant\ncockerill - ougr\u00e9e\nwith more than 45 . 000 workers was formed . by the 90\u00b4s the owners of the plant were changing rapidly . first new company\ncockerill - ougr\u00e9e - providence et esp\u00e9rance longdoz\nwas established , later overtaken by arbed and usinor and finally merged with arcelor mittal in 2010 . the mill was not doing well though . several restarts and mothballing lead into definite shutdown in 2009 . demolition of blast furnace no . 6 started in january 2016 and will take three years .\nloans granted by the snci in the amount of bf14 , 947 million were contributed to cockerill ' s capital in 1981 . because shares were apparently not issued to snci . or any government entity for its contribution , this transaction represents debt forgiveness .\nthe key figure of the li\u00e8ge region was an englishman , john cockerill , whose name the group still bears to this day . his father , william , was an english engineer who had emigrated and established a successful textile machinery manufacturing firm at verviers , 15 miles from li\u00e8ge . in 1814 john cockerill acquired from king william of orange the old chateau at seraing , formerly the summer residence of the prince - bishops of li\u00e8ge . this has remained the registered office of cockerill sambre , and still houses the mechanical engineering division . the new factory opened in 1817 , at first producing steam engines for spinning mills and winding and pumping engines for collieries . as coal was available on site , the company decided to produce the metal it required as well . the company was the first in europe to erect a coke - fired blast furnace , which began production in 1826 . by 1847 there were six blast furnaces in use . the state of belgium was not created until 1830 , following a revolutionary episode which necessitated the closure of the works at seraing for a time . when production resumed , the company produced some of the first locomotives for the belgian state railways .\nin june 1979 , pursuant to the claes plan , the gob converted bf2 . 051 billion in outstanding snci claims against cockerill into 1 , 578 , 150 shares , for approximately bf1 , 300 per share . the debt conversions made to acquire the equity were on terms inconsistent with commercial considerations and were found to be countervailable .\nin 1983 the gob forgave bf15 . 785 billion of snci debt in exchange for common shares in the company priced at bf160 per share , the average market price of cockerill\u2019s shares traded between july and november 1983 . the department found that the gob paid a premium for these shares and treated the premium as a non - recurring grant .\nin 1984 , pursuant to the gandois plan , the societe nationale de credite a l ' industrie ( snci ) provided bf1 , 616 million in credits to cockerill to finance the closing of the company ' s valfil plant . the gandois plan was a plan commissioned and adopted by the gob in 1983 specifically to assist the belgian steel industry .\nin september 1996 the still struggling cockerill said that it would seek an alliance with another european steelmaker . the company also announced the launch of the\nhorizon 2000\nplan , a restructuring aimed at significantly reducing costs at one of europe ' s most inefficient steelmakers by the turn of the century . to implement the plan , the company expected to cut more than 2 , 200 jobs from its 10 , 000 - person workforce in belgium . in late 1996 merger discussions with privately owned belgian steelmaker usines gustave bo\u00ebl led nowhere . for fiscal 1996 , cockerill posted a net loss of bfr 8 . 97 billion , including exceptional costs of bfr 7 . 7 billion related to\nhorizon 2000 .\nthe other key company from the li\u00e8ge area was esperance - longdoz . its origins can be traced back to the doth\u00e9e family , which was already trading in ironmongery , copper ware , zinc objects and utensils , sheet metal , and hardware during the early 18th century . esperance - longdoz was formed in 1836 , based on coal mines at esperance , near seraing , and with the involvement of john cockerill . the first blast furnace opened there in 1838 , followed in 1846 by a tin - plate works in the longdoz district of li\u00e8ge . the company was involved in joint ventures with cockerill to exploit mineral rights , and became a major coke producer of this period . esperance - longdoz proved to be one of the most dynamic companies in the history of the group , surviving as a separate entity for 135 years until one of the penultimate mergers in 1970 ; as late as 1963 a brand new steelworks was built by esperance - longdoz on a greenfield site at chertal , to the north of li\u00e8ge .\nas a result of this sunset review , the department preliminarily finds that revocation of the countervailing duty order on ctl plate from belgium would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy for the reasons set forth in this memorandum . further , we find the net countervailable subsidy likely to prevail if the order were revoked to be 2 . 82 percent ad valorem for cockerill , 0 . 56 percent ad valorem for fafer , and 0 . 50 percent ad valorem for \u201call others\u201d ( including clabecq ) .\nduring this period the other important li\u00e8ge steelmaker , esperance - longdoz , had constructed a modern steel complex at chertal to the north of the town , opened in 1963 to replace its works on sites nearer the town . these had become surrounded by other developments and were consequently suffering from a shortage of space in which to expand and introduce the wider strip mills which had become necessary in order to remain competitive in the market . at the end of the 1960s , a government committee formed to study the problems of the belgian metallurgical industries decided that further concentration was necessary in this region in order to maintain the competitiveness of the industry nationally , reduce overproduction , improve efficiency , and target investment and subsidies . problems were also due to the rise in the price of oil at this time , as the industry had become increasingly reliant on this form of energy following the decline in coal production . the two companies therefore decided to effect a complete merger , following a one - year period of joint management beginning in july 1979 . this led to the formation in june 1970 of cockerill - ougr\u00e9e - providence et esperance - longdoz . it was logical at that time for the new group to dispose of the providence works - - which were in charleroi , not li\u00e8ge & mdash\u00f8 the tmm company at charleroi . for the next ten years , the company was known simply as cockerill , appearing to renew the link with the years 1817 to 1955 .\nin the instant case , the respondent interested parties argued that their changes in ownership were at arm\u2019s length and for fair market value , resulting in the extinguishment of all countervailable subsidies . we have now fully analyzed these changes in ownership . see memorandum to stephen j . claeys , deputy assistant secretary , import administration , re : sunset review of countervailing duty order on cut - to - length carbon steel plate from belgium ; analysis of changes in ownership ( change in ownership memorandum ) . we have concluded that the privatizations of forges de clabecq and cockerill did not result in the extinguishment of non - recurring , allocable subsidy benefits , and that the private sale of fafer was at arm\u2019s length and resulted in the full extinguishment of non - recurring , allocable subsidy benefits . id .\nthe early 1970s saw increasing steel production in belgium , peaking in 1974 , when there were nine major steelworks in operation . this resulted in overproduction , as the market was becoming saturated , and meant that drastic measures had to be taken . by 1979 both production and the number of plants had been halved , with reductions in the workforce continuing up until 1985 , by which time employment in the industry had fallen to half its 1975 level . the charleroi region , which had not benefited from the concentration effected in li\u00e8ge ten years earlier , was now obliged to undergo its own rationalization , with the absorption of thy - marcinelle et providence - - formerly tmm - - by hainaut - sambre in 1980 . however , this step was not enough to stabilize the industry , and the government , which had already taken a 50 percent stake in the industry in 1978 , now decided that complete integration of the metallurgical industries of the two regions under one management was necessary . there were also the wider problems of belgian industry connected with the difficulties between the french - speaking wallonia region , which includes charleroi and li\u00e8ge , and the flemish - speaking northern regions . the two complexes were united with 80 percent state ownership ( by the government of wallonia ) , on june 26 , 1981 .\ndomestic interested parties point out that in a more recent sunset review of another countervailing duty order on belgian products the department found a likelihood that subsidization would continue or recur under certain subsidy programs found to benefit producers . see stainless steel plate in coils from belgium ; final results of the expedited sunset review of the countervailing duty order ; 69 fr 64277 ( november 4 , 2004 ) . domestic interested parties note that duferco and arcelor did not provide information to support their claims that certain subsidies were extinguished as a result of forges de clabecq\u2019s and cockerill\u2019s privatizations . domestic interested parties argue that the forges de clabecq and arcelor privatizations have not been reviewed under the department\u2019s new privatization methodology , as established in notice of final modification of agency practice under section 123 of the uruguay round agreements act , 68 fr 37125 ( june 23 , 2003 ) ( modification notice ) , and respondents have not requested such review .\nas noted above , we have preliminarily determined that all programs found countervailable in the investigation , with the exception of the four programs for which we find that subsidization is not likely to continue or recur , remain in place . in addition , the two programs which were first found countervailable in the only administrative review remain in place . in accordance with the sspc from italy sunset review , we are including the rates from those programs in our calculation of the net countervailable subsidy likely to prevail . in calculating the net countervailable subsidy likely to prevail , we recognize that , for many of these programs , the benefits have been fully allocated prior to the end of the sunset review period ; for such programs , the net countervailable subsidy likely to prevail is effectively zero . for the remaining programs , we have relied on prior segments of this proceeding , as appropriate . our determination of the net countervailable subsidy likely to prevail for each program is discussed in detail in the likelihood memorandum . as discussed in the likelihood memorandum , the overall rates likely to prevail are 2 . 82 percent ad valorem for cockerill , 0 . 56 percent ad valorem for fafer , and 0 . 50 percent ad valorem for \u201call others\u201d ( including clabecq ) .\nwithin a few years of the implementation of the gandois plan , the success of the measures had become evident , with the company being given a new lease of life , and diversification into other steel - based products taking place . the mid - 1980s were a relatively stable period , culminating in further internal rationalizations , such as the decision to specialize in thin flat products on the steel production side ; the development of new products such as coated steel roof tiles by the french - based construction products division ; and concentration on heavy engineering in the mechanical engineering division . in 1990 came the acquisition of a majority holding in ymos a . g . , a major german manufacturer of metal and plastic parts for automobiles . other diversification moves included ventures into financial and data processing services as well as environmental management services .\nin the early 1990s , the entire european steel industry , largely state - owned at the time , was in crisis . international competition , most notably from japanese and korean steelmakers , kept prices chronically depressed . only a us $ 8 . 5 billion 1993 bailout from the european union saved the industry . privatization , restructuring , and consolidation were the watchwords of the decade , and mergers created three dominating european steel giants : arbed of luxembourg , usinor of france , and thyssen - krupp stahl ag of germany .\nprincipal divisions : integrated steel division ; distribution division ; construction division ; mechanical engineering division ; services division .\n- - - - - - ,\nmarriage crosses borders ,\nfinancial times , november 3 , 1998 , p . fts5 .\nwillem , leon , 450 ans d ' esp\u00e9rance : la s . a . m\u00e9tallurgique d ' esperance - longdoz de 1519 a 1969 , alleur - li\u00e8ge , belgium : editions du perron , 1990 .\nsource : international directory of company histories , vol . 26 . st . james press , 1999 .\nhtml public ' - / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en ' ' urltoken '\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 viktor m\u00e1cha . all rights reserved . made by abulafia design , michal vit\u00e1sek 2012 .\nthis site uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience . by using this site you agree with it . ok find out more information\namos was responsible for the conception and manufacturing of a complete line of sheet steel coating in a vacuum process . the deposit is continuously performed . the line is constituted by a set of vacuum vessels placed in series and realizing the following functions :\nadvanced mechanical and optical systems ( amos ) manufactures small optical pieces by diamond turning mainly for infrared applications but also , after post polishing , for visible or ultraviolet . concave or convex mirrors up to 500mm can be machined with extreme asphericities . . . .\nthe exomars probe is now in orbit around mars and took its first photos\nup close\nwith the cassis instrument . more info : click here\namos selected as major subcontractor to design the structure of the giant magellan telescope .\n450 ans d ' esp\u00e9rance : la s . a . m\u00e9tallurgique d ' esperance - longdoz de 1519 a 1969 ,\nthe soci\u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019op\u00e9rations maritimes et fluviales ( abbreviated as somef ) was founded in 1920 by ougr\u00e9e - marihaye , a li\u00e8ge - based steel maker . with two places of business in li\u00e8ge and antwerp and a subsidiary in rotterdam , this company was already engaged in all port operations , maritime and waterway transport .\nthe antwerp site joins satem ( usinor subsidiary ) . after the merger , it will ultimately become arcelor logistics belgium .\nthe li\u00e8ge site becomes autonomous . the new company created will assume the current name of \u201c somef . \u201d\nthe compagnie fran\u00e7aise de navigation rh\u00e9nane ( cfnr ) acquires 40 % of the shares of somef .\ncfnr acquires 70 % of the company\u2019s shares ; the remaining 30 % are still held by the arcelormittal group .\ncfnr acquires deschieter in ghlin where our charleroi office is established ( 1 charterer ) .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ncanon eos 60d , f / 8 . 0 , 1 / 200 sec , 46mm , iso 250\nuse flickriver badge creator to create a badge linking to your photos , your group or any other flickriver view .\ncan display almost any flickriver view - most interesting today , by user , by group , by tag etc . once added to your personalized homepage , just edit widget settings to select your desired view .\nadds a ' flickriver ' button to your browser . while viewing any flickr photos page , click on this button to open the same view on flickriver .\nadd ' search on flickriver ' to your browser ' s search box . works with firefox and internet explorer . install search plugin\nscript that adds flickriver links to various flickr photo pages - user photos , favorites , pools etc , allowing to quickly open the corresponding flickriver view .\nalso , allows quickly viewing any flickr photo on black background in large size .\nwhile viewing any flickr photos page , click on the bookmarklet to open the same view on flickriver .\nasylums and hospitals , high stuff , industrial , leisure sites , residential sites , military sites , mines and quarries , roc posts , theatres and cinemas , draining , underground sites , european and international sites , leads , rumours and news , kit , clothing , equipment , photography and video sections , plus private & local groups and a lot more .\nallows you to search , post replies , start new threads , use bookmarking , live chat , messaging and notification systems . also , it removes some ads .\njavascript is disabled . for a better experience , please enable javascript in your browser before proceeding .\nwe made our way across belgium towards the industrial badness of the meuse valley .\nliege and seraing are pretty mucky towns , houses are tainted with industrial grime and things look generally a bit knackered . every now and again the fairly nondescript skyline is punctuated by belching chimneys and structures such as this . having the view ( and smell ) of redcar ' s blast furnace from my bedroom window as a child , these enormous , fiery , rusty majestic structures have always held a certain allure and this was definitely not \u201cjust another splore\u201d\nthe site itself is fairly secure for belgian standards with actual razor wire and security , made for a funny challenge of getting in whilst not being spotted by a bloke mending his citroen ax ( who had a \u201cfunny arse\u201d - cregg ) or making all the noise .\nplus i now have a parking pass , so we can return without fear of being towed .\nre : haut furneau / blast furnace hf6 - belgium . march 2014 . hf must stand for holy fuck in the case , champion reporting again .\nre : haut furneau / blast furnace hf6 - belgium . march 2014 . quality pics\nre : haut furneau / blast furnace hf6 - belgium . march 2014 . some excellent photos . dont want to swell his head but jst = 28 dl , apex photographer . . . great work , enjoyed seeing it !\nre : haut furneau / blast furnace hf6 - belgium . march 2014 . nice work jst - always great to read your reports pal , as they combine great photos with factual history about the sites in question\nre : haut furneau / blast furnace hf6 - belgium . march 2014 . good work , but you can ' t beat a good cso\nre : haut furneau / blast furnace hf6 - belgium . march 2014 . great pictures , i like the ones from further up , the bits i didnt see because the voice in my head was doing that . . .\ngo on you know you want to dive off the side , and if you don ' t the whole things going to collapse\nthing c\ngreat pictures , i like the ones from further up , the bits i didnt see because the voice in my head was doing that . . .\ngo on you know you want to dive off the side , and if you don ' t the whole things going to collapse\nthing c\nre : haut furneau / blast furnace hf6 - belgium . march 2014 . fantastic place , report , and photographs .\nre : haut furneau / blast furnace hf6 - belgium . march 2014 . mmmmmm pipe porn . . .\nre : haut furneau / blast furnace hf6 - belgium . march 2014 . cheers all . @ kwan - there are much better here for definite , i just point an expensive camera at things and hope for the best .\ncheers all . @ kwan - there are much better here for definite , i just point an expensive camera at things and hope for the best .\nre : haut furneau / blast furnace hf6 - belgium . march 2014 . yes\nre : haut furneau / blast furnace hf6 - belgium . march 2014 . fantastic pictures mate . . . . as usual , great depth & composition in your output , it always stand out\nre : haut furneau / blast furnace hf6 - belgium . march 2014 . nice one mate . . i didnt fancy going to the top either . .\n1in other proceedings under this order , fafer has at times been referred to as \u201cfabfer . \u201d\nwe have analyzed the substantive responses and rebuttal comments of interested parties in the full sunset review of the countervailing duty ( cvd ) order on cut - to - length carbon steel plate ( ctl plate ) from belgium . we recommend that you approve the positions we have developed in the \u201cdiscussion of the issues\u201d section of this memorandum . below is the complete list of the issues in this full sunset review for which we received substantive responses by domestic and respondent interested parties .\nsub - programs for which a separate countervailability decision was made and rate calculated , thus bringing the total number of countervailable programs to 29 .\nas a result of litigation concerning the investigation , and a 1996 court of international trade ( cit ) decision , the department recalculated the rates for the final determination . see geneva steel et al v . united states , 937 f . supp 946 ( cit 1996 ) and amended final affirmative countervailing duty determinations ; certain carbon steel products from belgium , 62 fr 37880 ( july 15 , 1997 ) ( amended final ) . the adjusted rates were 23 . 15 percent ad valorem for\nthe department has conducted only one administrative review of this order since its issuance . fafer was the only company subject to that review . see cut - to - length carbon steel plate from belgium ; final results of countervailing duty administrative review , 64 fr 12982 ( march 16 1999 ) and cut - to - length carbon steel plate from belgium ; amended final results of countervailing duty administrative review , 64 fr 18001 ( april 13 , 1999 ) ( administrative review amended final ) . in that review , the department found a rate of 0 . 69 percent ad valorem for fafer , resulting from fafer\u2019s use of \u201ccash grants and interest subsidies under the economic expansion law of 1970 , \u201d and two new programs : \u201cpromotion brochure\u201d and \u201caudio - visual calling card . \u201d\nthe department has completed one sunset review of this order pursuant to section 751 ( c ) of the tariff act of 1930 , as amended ( the act ) . see certain cut - to - length carbon steel plate from belgium ; final results of expedited sunset review , 65 fr 18066 ( april 6 , 2000 ) ( first sunset review ) . as a result of that review , the department determined that revocation of the cvd order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a net countervailable subsidy and reported to the international trade commission ( itc ) the rates determined in the amended final as the rates likely to prevail if the order were revoked .\nin accordance with 19 cfr 351 . 218 ( f ) ( 4 ) , the department published a notice of continuation of the cvd order based on affirmative findings by both the department and the itc . see continuation of antidumping and countervailing duty orders on certain carbon steel products from australia , belgium , brazil , canada , finland , france , germany , japan , south korea , mexico , poland , romania , spain , sweden , taiwan , and the united kingdom , 65 fr 78469 ( december 15 , 2000 ) .\nsince the conclusion of the first five - year sunset review , no other reviews of this cvd order have been conducted .\non november 1 , 2005 , the department initiated a sunset review of the cvd order on ctl steel plate from belgium , pursuant to section 751 ( c ) of the act . see initiation of five - year ( \u201csunset\u201d ) reviews , 70 fr 65884 ( november 1 , 2005 ) . the department received notices of intent to participate on behalf of ipsco steel inc . , mittal steel usa inc . , oregon steel mill , inc . , united steel , paper and forestry , rubber , manufacturing , energy , allied industrial and service workers international union , afl - cio - clc ( usw ) , and nucor corporation ( hereinafter , collectively domestic interested parties ) within the deadline specified in 19 cfr 351 . 218 ( d ) ( 1 ) ( i ) . the domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under section 771 ( 9 ) ( c ) and ( d ) of the act , as domestic producers of ctl plate in the united states\n2 although duferco reported that it purchased clabecq , and arcelor claims to be the successor - in - interest to the other two original respondent companies , the department has not made a determination in the past that duferco and arcelor are the successors - in - interest to the respective respondent companies and is not making such a determination in this sunset review . however , we have considered in this sunset review the historical information provided with respect to d uferco and arcelor for purposes of our privatization and change - in - ownership analyses . see memorandum to stephen j . claeys , deputy assistant secretary , import administration , re : sunset review of countervailing duty order on cut - to - length carbon steel plate from belgium ; analysis of changes in ownership , dated concurrently with this notice and on file in the central records unit , room b - 099 of the department of commerce building ( cru ) .\nand as a certified union which is representative of an industry engaged in the manufacture , production , or wholesale of ctl plate in the united states .\nthe department received substantive responses from the domestic interested parties , and from the following respondent interested parties : government of belgium ( gob ) , the european union delegation of the european commission ( ec ) , duferco clabecq s . a . ( duferco ) , which purchased clabecq , and arcelor s . a . , claiming to be the successor - in - interest to fafer and cockerill2 ( collectively , respondents ) , within the deadline as specified under 19 cfr 351 . 218 ( d ) ( 4 ) . on december 21 , 2005 , the department determined that the participation of the respondents was adequate , and that it was appropriate to conduct a full sunset review . see memorandum to stephen j . claeys , deputy assistant secretary , import administration , re : adequacy determination ; sunset review of the countervailing duty order on cut - to - length carbon steel plate from belgium , dated december 21 , 2005 , on file in cru .\non february 10 , 2006 , the department extended the time limit for the preliminary and final results of the sunset review of the cvd order on ctl plate from belgium to no later than july 14 and september 27 , 2006 , respectively . see cut - to - length carbon steel plate from belgium , sweden , and the united kingdom ; extension of time limits for preliminary and final results of full five - year ( \u201csunset\u201d ) reviews of countervailing duty orders , 71 fr 7017 ( february 10 , 2006 ) .\nin accordance with section 751 ( c ) ( 1 ) of the act , the department is conducting this review to determine whether revocation of the cvd order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy . section 752 ( b ) ( 1 ) of the act provides that , in making this determination , the department shall consider the net countervailable subsidy determined in the investigation and any subsequent reviews , and whether any changes in the programs which gave rise to the net countervailable subsidy have occurred that are likely to affect that net countervailable subsidy .\npursuant to section 752 ( b ) ( 3 ) of the act , the department shall provide to the itc the net countervailable subsidy likely to prevail if the order were revoked . in addition , consistent with\nsection 752 ( a ) ( 6 ) of the act , the department shall provide to the itc information concerning the nature of the subsidy and whether the subsidy is a subsidy described in article 3 or article 6 . 1 of the 1994 world trade organization ( wto ) agreement on subsidies and countervailing measures ( ascm ) . below we address the substantive responses and rebuttal comments of interested parties .\ndomestic interested parties argue that revocation of the cvd order on ctl plate from belgium would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailing subsidy . domestic interested parties support their argument based on the dramatic decrease of shipments of belgian ctl steel plate to the united states following the imposition of the cvd order . they note that since the department\u2019s conclusion of the first sunset review , imports of belgian ctl steel plate have remained at relatively low levels . domestic interested parties believe that belgian producers of ctl steel plate cannot maintain pre - order volumes with the imposition of the order , and go on to state that net subsidy rates assessed in the investigation , and affirmed in the first sunset review , continue to protect the u . s . steel industry .\nthe gob argues that there will be no negative impact from revocation of the order under review . the gob argues that the belgian industry is no longer benefitting from any subsidies and there is no likelihood that this situation will change in the foreseeable future . the gob specifically notes that in the late 1980\u2019s , the belgian steel sector underwent a full restructuring where belgian steel producers were either privatized or sold and are all now fully privatelyowned and compete on commercial terms in the international market . in support of its argument that belgian steel companies no longer benefit from subsidization , the gob submitted the community decision no . 2496 / 96 / ecsc of december 18 , 1996 , which prohibits the granting of aid to the steel industry .\nthe ec also argues that there will be no negative impact from revocation of the cvd order . it argues that previous investigations demonstrate that the belgian steel sector no longer benefits from subsidies , and it is not likely that the situation may change in the foreseeable future . the ec argues that belgian steel companies have not received any substantial assistance since 1988 , and cite to community decision no . 2496 / 96 / ecsc to support their argument that subsidization is not likely to recur .\narcelor argues that the belgian and european programs found in the investigation to be countervailable are terminated with no residual benefits , or no longer confer benefits to arcelor , and will not do so in the future .\ndufero clabecq argues that there is no likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization for the reasons stated in gob\u2019s substantive submission . duferco clabecq contends\nthat all of the programs have been terminated and are not likely to be reinstated and that any subsidies to the predecessor entity , forges de clabecq , were eliminated when forges de clabecq was sold at arm\u2019s length to duferco for fair market value . duferco notes that the current entity , duferco clabecq , did not participate in any prior segments of this case and that forges de clabecq sa did participate in the investigation and is subject to the country - wide rate of 5 . 85 percent ad valorem .\nrespondents have provided many program - specific arguments regarding the 29 programs ( including sub - programs ) found countervailable in the investigation . in general , their arguments are that many programs have been terminated , that benefits under many of the programs are fully allocated , or that ec rules prohibit aid . these arguments are summarized in the memorandum to stephen j . claeys , deputy assistant secretary for import administration , re : sunset review of countervailing duty order on cut - to - length carbon steel plate from belgium ; likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization and net countervailable subsidy likely to prevail , dated concurrently with this memorandum and on file in cru ( likelihood memorandum ) . the department\u2019s analyses and conclusions on each program are also presented in the likelihood memorandum .\nin their rebuttal comments , domestic interested parties argue that the department should disregard respondents\u2019 arguments as the gob submission does not provide evidence of termination of countervailable programs . domestic interested parties note that , in the first sunset review of this order , the department found that no programs from the investigation or first administrative review were terminated ; domestic interested parties further argue that no evidence has been provided in this sunset review indicating that the programs have been terminated .\nthe department preliminarily finds that revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy on the subject merchandise . in accordance with section 752 ( b ) ( 1 ) of the act , in determining whether revocation of a cvd order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy , the\n3on january 8 , 2003 , the dispute settlement body ( dsb ) of the wto adopted the report of the wto appellate body in united states - countervailing measures concerning certain products from the european communities , wt / ds212 / ab / r ( december 9 , 2002 ) ( certain products ) concluding that the department\u2019s prior privatization methodology was inconsistent with the wto agreement . the appellate body report also concluded that \u201cin sunset reviews , the investigating authority , before deciding to continue to countervail pre - privatization , nonrecurring subsidies , is obliged to \u2018examine the conditions of such privatizations and to determine whether the privatized producers received any benefit from the prior subsidization to the state - owned producers . \u2019\u201d id . at para . 149 ( quoting the report of the wto panel ) . starting with certain pasta from italy : preliminary results and partial rescission of the seventh countervailing duty administrative review , 69 fr 45676 ( july 30 , 2004 ) , the department has applied our revised privatization methodology , with some qualifications , to private - to - private sales of a company ( or its assets ) in addition to government - to - private sales . consequently , the department has\ndepartment shall consider the net countervailable subsidy determined in the investigation and subsequent reviews , and whether any changes in the programs which gave rise to the net countervailable subsidy have occurred that are likely to affect that net countervailable subsidy . in the investigation , the department found that 29 programs , including sub - programs , conferred countervailable subsidies . in the only administrative review of this order , the department found that fafer benefitted from subsidization under the \u201ccash grants and interest subsidies under the economic expansion law of 1970 , \u201d a program found to benefit fafer during the period of investigation . in addition , two new programs were found to confer countervailable subsidies in the administrative review . in the first sunset review , the department determined that revocation of the cvd order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy .\nin this sunset review , the department preliminarily determines that the following four programs previously found countervailable have been terminated with no residual benefits or replacement programs : ecological incentives , clabecq infusion from sococlabecq , other clabecq loans , and snsn loans . the department\u2019s analysis supporting this conclusion is presented in the likelihood memorandum .\nhowever , we agree with domestic interested parties that respondents did not provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate that all other programs have been terminated in accordance with 19 cfr 351 . 526 ( d ) ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) , including the two programs first found countervailable in the only administrative review of this order . the department\u2019s detailed analysis of whether subsidization is likely to continue or recur , on a program - by - program basis , is contained in the likelihood memorandum .\nthe gob and the respondent companies have also argued that since the investigation , all three respondent companies underwent changes in ownership . the gob claims that these changes in ownership were at arm\u2019s length and for fair market value and , as such , extinguished non - recurring allocable subsidy benefits provided prior to the changes in ownership . the department has considered the gob\u2019s and the respondent companies\u2019 arguments and evidence that the changes in ownership extinguished all non - recurring allocable subsidy benefits provided prior to the changes in ownership . 3 see change in ownership memo . however , a change in determined to evaluate respondents\u2019 change - in - ownership claims in the context of this sunset review . see change in ownership memorandum .\nownership cannot serve as a basis for determining that a subsidy program has been terminated . thus , a change in ownership cannot affect our analysis of whether programs previously found to be countervailable continue to exist and warrant an affirmative likelihood determination . for the reasons provided above , based on the continued existence of programs found to confer countervailable subsidies , and insufficient documentation to support a determination of termination of all programs , we determine that revocation of the cvd order would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy .\ndomestic interested parties argue that the net countervailing duty rates found in the original investigation , as amended , and affirmed in the first sunset review , are the appropriate rates to report to the itc . domestic interested parties note that no other administrative reviews have been conducted since that time to warrant a different outcome ."]}
{"id": 55588, "summary": [{"text": "parc technologies was a network optimization software company based in london .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it was founded in 1999 as a spin-off from imperial college , london .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "it was acquired by cisco systems on july 8 , 2004 . ", "topic": 20}], "title": "parc technologies", "paragraphs": ["copyright \u00a9 2018 parc technologies \u2022 all rights reserved . \u2022 abn : 38 132 371 745 sitemap | privacy policy | terms of sale\ncisco has agreed to pay $ 9m for parc technologies , a small uk business spun out of imperial college london ' s ( ic ) search algorithm research centre . cisco expects the acquisition to close in the first financial quarter of 2005 .\nthe 3 key challenges : managing overwhelming amounts of data , leveraging new complex tools / technologies , and developing the necessary skills and infrastructure .\nonce the acquisition closes , parc ceo gideon agar will report to cliff meltzer , senior vice president of cisco ' s network management technology group . \u00ae\nembedded systems show themselves in myriad number of applications in diverse domains . we have developed several products belonging to different domains . the products belong to : a . security and surveillance b . green technologies . . . . . . . .\nthe company was founded in 1999 to exploit the technologies researchers were developing at ic . the researchers were working on constraint programming , described by eugene c . freuder as\nthe closest approach computer science has yet made to the holy grail of programming\n.\nin 2001 , parc managed to secure $ 23m in additional funding , with a substantial portion of that cash coming from cisco . under the terms of this latest deal , cisco will pay approximately $ 9m in cash for all outstanding shares .\nparc technology research lab ( p ) ltd . , started in 1997 with a focus on harnessing the power of embedded systems technology through constant innovation . we approach the complex technology solutions creatively to produce applications and solutions for the evolving techno - business environment . . . . . .\naccording to martin m\u00fcller , an associate professor of computer science at the university of alberta , constraint programming is a way of solving computationally hard problems . parc ' s solutions use constraint programming to solve otherwise impossible network routing problems . the company has developed a variety of optimisation tools and traffic engineering solutions based on the research .\nan $ 18m supercomputer to simulate brains of mice in the land of swiss cheese . how apt , hpe\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\ncops suspect detroit fuel station was hacked before 10 drivers made off with 2 . 3k ' free ' litres\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 . . .\nthis paper explores plaster - 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{"id": 55592, "summary": [{"text": "franconia brewing company is a brewery in mckinney , texas , usa .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the brew master , dennis wehrmann , is an experienced brewer from nuremberg , germany , with a family history in the brewing industry .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "dennis started building franconia in 2007 , and on february 26 , 2008 , they produced their first batch of beer .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "as of december 2011 , franconia beers are available statewide through distributor ben e. keith . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "franconia brewing company", "paragraphs": ["can handle for only $ 5 . nobody else can touch that deal . franconia is definitely\nonde and wheat . make a point to try franconia beer the next time you see it available .\nloved this tour by the founder of franconia brewing . he has put a lot of love and sweat into this place , making it as green as it gets by using photovoltaic panels , recycling their co2 sans air conditioning . don ' t let that keep you from visiting . . .\nfranconia is one of the veterans in the rather young craft beer movement in north texas , but it ' s one of the last brewers to bottle beer . they first opened shop way back in january of 2008 ; others , including lakewood brewing co . , opened under a year ago and are already on the shelves .\nthe compromise to bottle came only after wehrman had a state - of - the - art energy unit installed to run his brewery . using a mix of solar , biodegradable and natural gas , the entire operation is run using a self - contained mini - power plant , which was installed by mckinney company perfectly green .\nmy daughter and i visited the brewery for one of their saturday tours . the owner / brewmaster told wonderful stories of his family and their history in brewing in germany . i updated the story by telling of his desire to create great beer here in mckinney . very . . .\nyes . if you haven ' t checked out franconia brewing you definitely need to as soon as possible ! my family toured franconia on the 4th of july and were impressed with everything - from the tour , to the level of dennis ' knowledge , to the amazing taste of his beers ! we will definitely be back ! the only reason i didn ' t give it 5 stars was because there was a horrible stench outside of the brewery that made me nauseous , but other than that it was great ! ( if i haven ' t sold you yet - every saturday they do $ 5 tours with unlimited drinking afterwards . . . - did that do the trick ? )\nfranconia has utterly ruined me and i pine for their beer whenever i ' m not in texas . why , franconia , are you not available in miami ? dennis , can you just come out and set up shop here ? there is a massive void in miami and we need a serious brewery that actually knows how to make beer . instead , we have a bunch of people that pour more effort into attitude , gimmicky names / logos and treat the beer as an afterthought . i didn ' t realize i even liked beer until i tasted your liquid gold . seriously , start a kickstarter campaign for a brewery in miami ! i ' ll be your first backer . we need you here ! top 5 reasons i ' m a huge franconia brewing fan : 1 ) all of their beers are delicious 2 ) the saturday morning brewery tours 3 ) hundreds of years of beer making knowledge applied to their craft 4 ) no attitude , it ' s all about the beer 5 ) dennis is a purist and will never serve crap\ni have had the opportunity to experience the greatness that is franconia . delicious beer and a cool all round group of people . i would highly recommend the saturday tour . get your $ 5 ready for an informative history of beer and some scrumptious wheat - barly pop !\nfinally getting to take the tour of franconia cemented the appreciation i have for everything they ' re doing . besides great beer , they provide a great experience , and are truly mastering the craft . dennis , the head brewer , is awesome to listen to and truly cares about what he ' s doing and creating . franconia is the real deal , if you check out one brewery in the dfw area , please come here . it ' s an experience in itself ( especially if you ' re a bit of a beer\nnerd\n. )\nkeep your eyes peeled for the mckinney - based beer franconia on retail shelves this weekend . bottles of their kolsch , dunkel and wheat have already been delivered to some 350 locations throughout north texas , including lonestar beverages , central markets , spec ' s , total wine , sigel ' s and whole foods .\n$ 5 gets you a tour and all the beer you can drink . another $ 5 gets you a franconia glass . saw a lot of people bring their own glass and they have plastic cups for those that don ' t purchase or bring one . it was an informative tour and great beer ! starts at 11 and if you like beer , i highly recommend you check it out !\nthe kolsch brew is the best brew ! i have always had somewhat of a beer crush on franconia as it represents everything true about the drink brewed centuries ago by those crazy monks . not only are the brewery tours a blast with a warm , inviting , and knowledgeable staff , but the beer is dynamite - which , of course , comes at no shock . dennis , a bavarian native , has beer running through his veins . somewhat of a mckinney celebrity , his brewery is a cornerstone of the craft beer craze here in north texas .\nso we finally made it to franconia today . there had to be 100 + people there and it was 90 + degrees but still had a great time and enjoyed the brewery tour and experience . $ 5 gets you in and $ 10 gets you a souvenir pint glass to take home . unlimited pours as long as you are there and they had 4 different beers on tap . i enjoyed the dunkel and my wife the kolsch . only wish the owner had been there but the brewer did just fine in presenting everything . overall great experience ! ! ! !\nthe guys at franconia are beyond awesome . they have a selection ofbrews for pretty much for any palette . on top of that they are locally owned and host weekend tours each weekend that are super informative . if you are a craft beer fan and have done all the other tours in the heart of the city , this is a good one to check out for a change of pace . dennis is german and has an interesting family history when it comes to the business of beer . he will encourage you to sample beers several beers along the way and teach you some cool stuff you probably never knew .\ncraving a beer and beer lesson at 11am on a saturday ? then go to the franconia brewery . we arrived at almost 11 on the dot and there were about 30 people waiting outside to do the tour . at 11 , out walks dennis . he gave us a few rules before we began the tour . you pay $ 5 ( bring cash ) and can also opt to buy a take home glass for $ 5 , which i did . after everyone pays and gets their first beer , the tour starts . it lasted about an hour . you learn all about his german style brewery process , and i ' m simply amazed that he only uses 4 ingredients to make beer . we did a bit of the tour outside , which was nice because it was a little warm in the brewery , but the doors were open so we ' d get a little breeze every now and then . we ended the tour in the cooler , which was pretty refreshing . dennis debunked some beer myths that make me never want to drink an american beer again . kidding . sort of . . . : ) after the tour is over you are free to drink as much beer as you want . hooray beer .\nget the most out of your experience with a personalized all - access pass to everything local on events , music , restaurants , news and more .\nfounder and head brewer dennis wehrman says the delay was purposeful . turns out the german - born brewer only finally decided to bottle his beer as a compromise because of something else . and it all has to do with running a green brewery .\nour whole facility is environmentally friendly now ,\nsays wehrman .\nwe reuse 85 - percent of the water that comes into our facility . we send all of our leftover hops to a farm where it is fed it to cattle . bottles just never fit into our environmental focus . and i ' m honestly still not completely happy with it . there ' s no real process for making sure the bottles are recycled or reused . there ' s all of the packaging that is wasted also .\nwehrman is so committed to not creating waste they don ' t even have a dumpster at the brewery . everything is reused or recycled . or it ' s simply not brought into the brewery .\nall - access pass to the top stories , events and offers around town .\nwe ' re completely off grid ,\nsays wehrman .\nit ' s brand new technology and we ' re the first ones in the world to use it .\ngoing off grid and reducing his consumption of energy to nil , other than that which he creates , was the great compromise that allowed wehrman , in his mind , to justify going to bottles . now , in a perfect world , you ' d ride your bike with a big basket perched up front to pick up your six - pack . then be sure to recycle all of the packaging and bottles .\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 .\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 .\ni ' m beginning to think all beers brewed under germany purity laws are smooth beers . pours a hazy golden color with a small white head . the smell is bread and malts . a very crisp , clean and smooth flavor .\ngot this on tap at the brewery . very malty , with little taste of hop . a good , refreshing one for the summer , but nothing too special . the malt was too dominant though .\nlook : 3 . 25 | smell : 1 . 5 | taste : 4 | feel : 4 | overall : 3 . 75\nnot outstanding but very good . could definitely have more than one on a night out\nlook : 4 | smell : 3 | taste : 3 | feel : 2 . 5 | overall : 3\nere . i ' d pay $ 5 just to see the place and hear their story , so its a real treat to enjoy all of the assorted brewed barley juice flavors for the same $ 5 .\nlet me start by saying i\u2019m not really a beer drinker . i\u2019ve never enjoyed the taste as i typically find it to be bitter and overly carbonated\nwhy i didn\u2019t expect to enjoy the beer tasting . i tried the champagne ale and the wheat ale and to my complete surprise , i truly enjoyed them both and had absolutely\nno swelling after drinking two pints . the owner was very friendly and gave first time visitors a short , informativ\nthis is the way to do a brewery tour . $ 5 for an informativ\ne german beer maker to talk about his trade , plus all you can drink beers from 11 - 1 : 30 . how do you beat this ? i ' m a fan of keeping it simple\ns . hops , barley , yeast and water . no additives or tricking it up . the brewmaster\nhan , which is the oldest brewery in the world . ( if you ever find yourself in munich , it is a must to visit ! ) will be back for sure with out of town guests !\nalways have a blast ! best brewery in north texas . can\u2019t beat their saturday tour , great price for on tap beer with friends . i\u2019ve gone many times and have enjoyed myself every time i have gone .\nthe best brewery period . no better tour , no better owner and no better beer . this is a must . i bring people here always . do yourself a favor and go . i ' ll see you there . cheers !\nwhat a great time . dennis went out of his way to put on a helluva tour , very informativ\ns beer is top notch . for a measly $ 5 you get a tour , unlimited beer , and a free\nthe k\u00f6lsch , which is the most authentic of its kind in the us . the only bad thing about them is the distributo\nng . they host great events outside the brewery as well . the beer is delicious ,\nt as well . i recommend making a visit and enjoying their facility and beer .\ny . not sure what took us so long . . . we had an great time and met some fu\nn people . love the champagne ale and rough rider red . we will be back . . . and\n5 * . for only having 4 beers on tap at a time , the rotation is the best around . red ale and oktoberfes\nt were my drink of choice this weekend . dennis is more than generous to offer all you\ndennis is the real deal . a true brew master . a man with a passion for beer who brings his german roots to texas to craft some of the best beer . if you are in mckinney , take the tour . i enjoyed the bl\nfantastic place . the staff sensed that it was our first visit , and they made us feel right at home . the beer is phenomenal\ncool place , good people , great beer . triple dunkel for the win .\ndennis this was the best irish brewery i ' ve ever been to ! i really enjoyed that pumkin spiced ale ! ! very tasty ! just kidding : ) keep up the amazing job ! thumbs up from michigan .\ndennis and the rest of the crew are just all around good people . the tour is a real tour not just a show up and drink our beer . they continue to put out a great product and are a staple in the texas beer scene\nthe best brewery in texas for sure . dennis and group make some of the best german beer ever ! come out on saturday ' s\none of the best tasting amber beers i have tasted in a long time . can ' t seem to get enough . it goes down smooth . thank you for making a great beer .\njoin us for our 11am tour tomorrow morning for fresh beer and a great time . bring the entire family ! cheers !\nare you ready for thanksgiving and the holidays only thing missing is your choice of beer . well look what we bottled today . this 10 . 3 % dark beauty will start hitting shelf ' s next week .\njust in time for the summer season . see us tomorrow for our 11 am tour to officially release our second anniversary beer\nfun in the sun\n. this belgium blond is refreshing and bold at the same time . some fruitiness and the dry finish makes it a perfect thirst quencher . also for the first time we will have our baseball hats available for sale\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\nevery time we are in town and have the time we love to visit ! the tour is always a great time and . . .\ntours are offered every saturday at 11am and are very informative . plus all the beer you can drink . . .\nevery time we are in town and have the time we love to visit ! the tour is always a great time and the beer is delicious ! show up by 11 am any saturday and for $ 5 you can sample their beer while enjoying a lighthearted . . .\nthis review is the subjective opinion of a tripadvisor member and not of tripadvisor llc .\ntours are offered every saturday at 11am and are very informative . plus all the beer you can drink while you are there ! very inexpensive even glass souvenir cups are only five bucks !\nfun thing to do on a saturday ! ! great beers ! one of the 1st craft breweries in the dfw area . worth a visit for sure !\nthis is a great tour that also is educational . fun thing to do with out of towners as well . then go to jims pizza buffet afterwards ! i like the wheat and kolsch\ni had the pleasure of touring with a few friends and i must admit that i was doubtful and had to be dragged there . 1 . owner and staff are great . friendly and funny and oh so knowledgeable . 2 . the beer is amazing . tried them all . . . .\nthe brewery is open every saturday at 11 for tours and tasting . the price is more than reasonable , $ 5 for the tour and lots of beer . it can be hard to hear during the tour , and the line can be long for the beer . but . . .\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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{"id": 55596, "summary": [{"text": "the legal origins theory claims that the two main legal traditions or origins , civil law and common law , crucially shape lawmaking and dispute adjudication and have not been reformed after the initial exogenous transplantation by europeans .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "therefore , they affect economic outcomes to date .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "according to the evidence reported by the initial proponents of such a theory , countries that received civil law would display today less secure investor rights , stricter regulation , and more inefficient governments and courts than those that inherited common law .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "these differences would reflect both a stronger historical emphasis of common law on private ordering and the higher adaptability of judge-made law .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "recent contributions however have criticized the idea that transplanted legal institutions remained intact and have documented that indeed they evolve moved by how each country solves the trade-off between the uncertainty of judge-made law and the bias possibly injected into civil law by inefficient political institutions .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "crucially , these latest studies show that considering both the endogeneity between legal traditions and the economy and the evolution of legal systems over time implies that civil law can often economically dominate common law . ", "topic": 33}], "title": "legal origins theory", "paragraphs": ["marmor , andrei ( 1998 ) . \u201clegal conventionalism , \u201d 4 legal theory 509 .\nbretherton i . the origins of attachment theory : john bowlby and mary ainsworth .\nperhaps one day taiwan , too , will find it easier to make the conversion on account of its shared german legal origins with the mainland ( the german legal system had its own origins in french civil law ) . interestingly , 50 years under japanese occupation made no difference because japan\u2019s legal system also had german origins .\nfor those who remain interested in attempts to discern connections between law reform and economic development along the lines suggested by legal origins theory , armour et al . urge a reconceptualization of the role of legal systems : \u201clegal systems are not the independent , \u2018exogenous\u2019 force that legal origins theory takes them to be . legal systems are , to some degree , \u2018endogenous\u2019 in the sense of being shaped by their economic and political environment . \u201d\nsome have criticized such an interpretation and argued that legal origins are merely a proxy for culture or politics or something else . but the more impressive evidence is in favor of the legal origins theory because the influence of legal systems is present even after their introduction into foreign societies of different cultures and political arrangements through conquest and colonization . the legal systems are therefore involuntary transplants .\nthis idea that the legal system is the primary driver of different forms and styles of societal development comes from the legal origins theory that emerged out of the pioneering work developed chiefly by harvard economist andrei shleifer .\ndickson , julie ( 2001 ) . evaluation and legal theory . oxford : hart publishing .\nharris , j . w . ( 1979 ) law and legal science : an inquiry into the concepts legal rule and legal system . oxford : clarendon press .\nwhile the bulk of the corpus is in ethical and political theory and the related fields of legal theory and applied ethics , work on promises has also been done in the philosophy of language , action theory , rationality theory , game theory and other areas .\ncampbell , tom ( 1996 ) . the legal theory of ethical positivism . dartmouth : aldershot .\nthe fundamental strategies and assumptions of each legal system can therefore survive even when there is much local legal evolution , and continue to exert substantial influence not only on financial development , but also other social and economic outcomes . this accounts for the lasting influence of legal origins .\nshapiro , scott ( 1998 ) . \u201con hart ' s way out , \u201d 4 legal theory 469 .\ncritics of legal origins theory will not be surprised to learn that the cambridge group finds little support for the theory in longitudinal data . while shareholder protections and corporate governance standards have been strengthened worldwide \u2013 reflecting the efforts of civil law countries to catch up with common law countries \u2013 these legal changes have not resulted in more dispersed share ownership and increased stock market activity , as predicted by legal origins theory . according to armour et al . , these considerable legal reforms suggest that \u201clock - in through legal origin has not been much of an obstacle to the formal convergence of systems . \u201d more importantly , legal reforms have not led to greater economic development . the authors offer alternative interpretations of their results :\nboyce w , ellis bj . biological sensitivity to context : i . an evolutionary - developmental theory of the origins and functions of stress reactivity .\nedward glaeser and andrei shleifer , \u201clegal origins\u201d , quarterly journal of economics , vol . 117 , no . 4 , 2002 , pp . 1193 - 1229 .\ngordley , james , 1991 , the philosophical origins of modern contract doctrine , oxford : clarendon press .\n\u2018legal origin theory is a very useful collection for anyone trying to get to rips with the legal origin theory debate , which is still of course on - going as no final arguments have yet been presented . the editors\u2019 introduction is very useful . . . \u2019 \u2013 jaakko husa , comparative legal history\nlegal origins theory is a view which grew away from leximetrics studies . it argued that numerous aspects of a country\u2019s economic state of development are the consequence of their legal technique , most of all where a particular country gotten its law via . the first papers on the theory were released from 1997 onwards by several economists and fiscal researchers around andrei shleifer .\nwhile many legal scholars have dismissed this work because of its na\u00efve assumptions about law and legal change , especially in early papers , a group of legal scholars at cambridge university \u2013 led by simon deakin , john armour , and ajit singh \u2013 took legal origins theory seriously . embracing the assumption that legal rules could be measured and quantified ( \u201cleximetrics\u201d ) , the cambridge group produced legally sophisticated datasets on shareholder protection , creditor protection , and labor regulation . in law and financial development : what we are learning from time - series evidence , published as part of a recent symposium on legal origins theory in the byu law review , four members of the cambridge group take stock of what we have learned from those datasets and chart some new directions for future research .\nperry , stephen ( 1989 ) . \u201csecond order reasons , uncertainty , and legal theory , \u201d 62 southern california law review 913 .\nrafael la porta , florencio lopez - de - silanes , and andrei shleifer , \u201cthe economic consequences of legal origins , \u201d journal of economic literature , 2008 , 46 : 2 , 285 - 332 .\nsoper , philip ( 1977 ) \u201clegal theory and the obligation of a judge : the hart / dworkin dispute\u201d 75 michigan law review 473 .\n, in 1905 , to which horwitz attributes widespread crystallizing effects - - had much to do with sparking legal theory ' s version of progressivism .\nlegal systems exert lasting influence in their societies because differences in their styles of social control inform the creation of not only specific legal rules , but also the organization of the legal system and the education and training of the participants in the legal system . when common and civil law were transplanted into much of the world , this also involved transferring not just specific legal rules but also legal institutions . most important of all , the styles of the law in dealing with new problems were also transferred .\nin the late 1990s , rafael la porta , florencio lopez - de - silanes , andrei shleifer , and robert w . vishny ( \u201cllsv\u201d ) launched a research project examining connections between legal rules governing investor protection and economic development . working on the assumption that legal rules could be measured and quantified , llsv purported to demonstrate that common law countries were more protective of outside investors \u2013 and , thus , more hospitable to economic development \u2013 than civil law countries . in the ensuing years , llsv and other economists have expanded and refined their work , constructing the grandly named legal origins theory , which holds that legal systems are important determinants of economic development . the influence of legal origins theory is not confined to economics journals , but may be seen in policy reforms through the world bank\u2019s doing business reports .\ncite as : d . gordon smith , taking legal origins theory seriously , jotwell ( january 7 , 2011 ) ( reviewing john armour et al . , law and financial development : what we are learning from time - series evidence ( 2010 ) , at ssrn ) , urltoken .\ncontemporary philosophy , critical theory and postmodern thought , web site on critical theory , maintained by martin ryder ( u . colorado )\npolan hj , hofer ma . psychobiological origins of infant attachment and its role in development . in : cassidy j , shaver pr , editors .\nfor an excellent overview of these issues , see chapter 1 of james gordley ' s the philosophical origins of modern contract doctrine ( 1991 ) .\n. duncan kennedy , the rise and fall of classical legal thought ( unpublished ms . ) .\ncoleman , jules ( 1982 ) \u201cnegative and positive positivism , \u201d 11 journal of legal studies 139 .\nwaluchow , w . j . ( 1994 ) . inclusive legal positivism . oxford : clarendon press .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 2012 , \u201cis there a reason to keep promises\u201d , no . 12 - 320 , research paper series , columbia university public law & legal theory , columbia law school .\nthis prediction is consistent with novel data from 155 transplants , many of which reformed the transplanted legal tradition .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 2004 , divine motivation theory , new york : cambridge university press .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 2003 . \u201chow to make a social science practical : critical theory , pragmatism , and multiperspectival theory , \u201d millennium , 21 ( 3 ) : 499\u2013524 .\ngardner , john ( 2001 ) \u201clegal positivism : 5 \u00bd myths , \u201d 46 american journal of jurisprudence 199 .\nbrandt , richard , 1959 , ethical theory , englewood cliffs : prentice hall press .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 2006 , a theory of virtue , new york : oxford university press .\nkramer , matthew ( 1999 ) . in defense of legal positivism : law without trimmings . oxford : clarendon press .\nmarshall , w . l . , & marshall , l . e . ( 2000 ) . the origins of sex offending . trauma , violence , and abuse , 1 , 250\u2013263 .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 2015 , \u201ca pluralist theory of virtue\u201d , in mark alfano ( ed . ) , current controversies in virtue theory , new york : routledge , pp . 7\u201321 .\nfraley rc , roisman gi , booth - laforce c , tresch owen m , holland as . interpersonal and genetic origins of adult attachment styles : a longitudinal study from infancy to early adulthood .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 1971 , a theory of justice , cambridge , ma : harvard university press .\nleiter , brian ( 1997 ) . \u201crethinking legal realism : toward a naturalized jurisprudence , \u201d 76 texas law review 267 .\n. it will be interesting to consider the issues in light of natalie e . hull ' s argument that progressive jurisprudence failed as legal theory , and primarily should be regarded as a pedagogic movement in the law schools .\n' s diet . in part , this is an outgrowth of the periodization - - the comparatively thin resources of the antebellum academic legal culture provided much less basis for the intellectual history of legal theory than the comparatively well - developed legal culture of the period from 1870 - 1960 , and horwitz therefore had to seek his data in the earlier volume among the stony soils of the state appellate courts . but there is a more profound difference here . for while law is still not an autonomous intellectual discipline in horwitz ' new structures of explanation , the internal dynamic of legal ideas is the true subject of\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 1995 , \u201cdoes moral subjectivism rest on a mistake ? \u201d , oxford journal of legal studies , 15 : 1\u201314 .\n454 ( 1909 ) . horwitz treats this article as the effective beginning of progressive legal thought . pp . 33 - 34 .\nmccarthy , t . and d . hoy , 1994 . critical theory , london : basil blackwell .\ngeuss , r . , 1981 . the idea of a critical theory , cambridge : cambridge university press .\nlinklater , a . , 2001 . \u201cthe changing contours of critical international relations theory , \u201d critical theory and world politics , r . w . jones ( ed . ) , london : lynne reinner , 23\u201344 .\nsroufe la , carlson ea , levy ak , egeland b . implications of attachment theory for developmental psychopathology .\nclarke , bridget , 2010 , \u201cvirtue and disagreement\u201d , ethical theory and moral practice , 13 : 273\u201391 .\nmiller , christian , 2013 , moral character : an empirical theory , new york : oxford university press .\nhohfeld , w . , 1919 , 1964 , fundamental legal conceptions , w . cook ( ed . ) , new haven : yale university press .\nbut if natural rights and other subjectivist legal theories threatened chaos , the austinian alternative was pregnant with the possibility of tyranny . horwitz conceives holmes ' intellectual development in terms of conflicting attempts to navigate between this scylla and charybdis of postwar theory . the solution attempted by\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 1972 . critical theory , new york : seabury press ; reprinted continuum : new york , 1982 .\nthe first integrated theory of sexual offending behavior was put forth by finkelhor in 1984 . finklehor ' s theory , which applies only to child sexual abuse , outlines four preconditions that must exist for a sex offense to occur :\nhoekstra , k . , 1997 , \u201chobbes and the foole\u201d political theory , 25 ( 5 ) : 620\u2013654 .\npettigrove , glen , 2007 , \u201cambitions\u201d , ethical theory and moral practice , 10 ( 1 ) : 53\u201368 .\nsnow , nancy , 2010 , virtue as social intelligence : an empirically grounded theory , new york : routledge .\nas a practical matter , legal theory continues to be a source of much of the best academic work on promises and related phenomena , with scholars like markovits ( 2011 ) , shiffrin ( 2008 , 2012 ) , pratt ( 2007 , 2013 ) and many others contributing .\naron , raymond , 2003 . war and peace : a theory of international relations , new brunswick : transaction publishers .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 1984 , 1987 . the theory of communicative action , volumes 1 and 2 . boston : beacon press .\ndykas mj , cassidy j . attachment and the processing of social information across the life span : theory and evidence .\nthe problem of sexual offending is too complex to attribute solely to a single theory ( multifactor theories are stronger ) .\nowens , david , 2006 , \u201ca simple theory of promising\u201d , philosophical review , 115 ( 1 ) : 51\u201377 .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 1985 , expression and meaning : studies in the theory of speech acts , cambridge ; cambridge university press .\nhe etiology of adult sexual offending refers to the origins or causes of sexually abusive behavior , including the pathways that are associated with the behavior ' s development , onset , and maintenance . even though questions about the causes of sexual offending have been asked for many years , they remain important today , primarily because definitive answers have been exceptionally hard to find . while research has generated important insights about the etiology of sexual offending , our understanding of the causes and origins of sexually abusive behavior arguably remains rudimentary .\nin this volume , professor deakin and professor pistor include those key articles which highlight the major contributions to , but also the inherent limits of , the legal origin literature . they consider the merits of this approach in the context of three fields of inquiry : the study of comparative law ; the analysis of the relation between law and markets ; and the understanding of the role of legal systems in social ordering . in their thought - provoking new introduction , the editors discuss the modifications to the original legal origin hypothesis over time and point the way for the future development of this influential , yet controversial , theory .\nkimel , dori , 2003 . from promise to contract : toward a liberal theory of contract , oxford : hart publishing .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 2010 , \u201ca theory of virtue : response to critics\u201d , philosophical studies , 148 ( 1 ) : 159\u201365 .\nthe relationship between the law , contracts and promises is a long and tangled one . from its ancient origins promissory theory has been intertwined with issues of contracts and agreements more generally . and since at least the time of aquinas and especially with the works of the later natural lawyers like grotius and pufendorf , scholarly work on promising has been done at least in part with an eye towards informing the law of contract . this in turn gave rise to a tradition on the part of legal theorists of surveying such scholarship in their work on both historical and contemporary issues in the law of contract . finally , the law itself has methods for dealing with promises ( as they are obviously the sorts of things that might lead to legal wrangling ) . thus the legal practice regarding promises has some interest to theorists of promising as well . the result is two interlinked scholarly traditions and bodies of work .\nlegal origins provides an obvious explanation as to why it has been so much easier for macau to make the conversion to mainland rule , for its people had long been accustomed to the civil law tradition introduced by the portuguese colonists . it also means that the people of hong kong have failed miserably in understanding and appreciating chinese habits of thought and the influence of its civil law tradition . sadly so has beijing in misunderstanding hong kong .\nhooker , brad , 2000 , ideal code , real world : a rule consequentialist theory of morality , oxford : clarendon press .\nmerritt , m . , 2000 , \u201cvirtue ethics and situationist personality psychology\u201d , ethical theory and moral practice , 3 : 365\u201383 .\nstichter , matt , 2011 , \u201cvirtues , skills , and right action\u201d , ethical theory and moral practice , 14 : 73\u201386 .\nthis movement in the direction of abstract conceptualization that horwitz calls\nclassical legal thought\nthus served both to strengthen the conformity of legal theory to the central dogma of an apolitical rule of law , and to cushion the legal system against the intellectual effort necessary to adjust to extraordinary changes in social reality . conceptualism in the law of tort and contract , in horwitz ' account , allowed doctrines that diverged from the norms of negligence and the will theory of contract formation to be shunted aside , as anomalous outcomes of historical contingency or the results of past judicial confusion . this removed pressure to use such doctrines in new and explicitly redistributive ways , as counterweights against the explosive growth of private economic power in the postwar industrialization . for horwitz , the early writings of oliver wendell holmes , and particularly\nkelsen , hans ( 1967 ) . pure theory of law , trans . m . knight . berkeley : university of california press .\npashukanis , evgeny ( 1983 ) law and marxism : a general theory . trans . b . einhorn . london : pluto press .\nbloomfield , paul , 2014 , the virtues of happiness : a theory of the good life , new york : oxford university press .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 2014 , \u201cvirtue ethics , virtue theory , and moral theology\u201d , in van hooft ( 2014 ) , pp . 88\u2013104 .\nsreenivasan , gopal , 2002 , \u201cerrors about errors : virtue theory and trait attribution\u201d , mind , 111 ( january ) : 47\u201368 .\nit demonstrates that legal systems exercise pervasive and persistent influence not only over finance , but also the economic life of a place , the beliefs of its people , and its politics .\nthe legal system supplies the fundamental tools for addressing economic and social problems and it is that system , with its codes , distinctive institutions , modes of thought and beliefs , and the education and training of its participants , that is very slow to change . in more stable areas of law , such as legal procedure , there is sometimes a great deal of rigidity .\nhall and hirschman ' s theory is based on sound empirical research about the traits of sex offenders , including the use of cognitive distortions , the presence of poor impulse control , and problems with self - regulation of emotions and mood . additionally , the notion that individual offenders display contrasting problems has empirical support . nevertheless , the theory has serious limitations . one significant shortcoming is the failure of the theory to adequately explain the relationships that exist and interactions that take place among the theory ' s four etiological factors . another shortcoming is the theory ' s inability to identify causal mechanisms behind each factor . a third is the theory ' s failure to explain how the factors function as motivations to abuse ( ward , 2000 ; ward , polachek , & beech , 2006 ; stinson , sales , & becker , 2008 ) . ward ( 2001 ) also argues that hall and hirschman seem to confuse typology with theory . ( for an explanation of\nsex offender typologies ,\nsee chapter 3 in the adult section . ) taken together , these shortcomings significantly limit the theory ' s etiological and clinical utility .\na key feature of a legal system is the set of institutions used to aggregate the citizens\u2019 preferences over the harshness of punishment , i . e . , the legal tradition . while under common law appellate judges\u2019 biases offset one another at the cost of volatility of the law , under civil law the legislator chooses a certain legal rule that is biased only when he favors special interests , i . e . , when preferences are sufficiently heterogeneous and / or the political process is sufficiently inefficient . hence , common law can be selected only under this last scenario . this prediction is consistent with a novel dataset on the lawmaking and adjudication institutions in place at independence and in 2000 in 155 transplants , many of which reformed the transplanted legal tradition .\nthe work of the cambridge group is an important part of the most significant research advance on corporate governance since the advent of law and economics in the 1970s and 1980s . the analysis by the cambridge group has called into question many of the central tenets of legal origins theory , but in my view , the more important long - term contributions of this work are twofold : ( 1 ) the work has gone a long ways toward legitimating \u201cleximetrics\u201d in studies of comparative corporate governance , and ( 2 ) the work has reignited interest in comparative corporate governance , a field that has traditionally suffered from a perceived lack of rigor .\nrecent empirical work shows that countries whose legal systems are based on english common law differ systematically from those whose legal systems are based on french civil law . glaeser and shleifer trace this divergence to england ' s adoption of the jury system and france ' s adoption of romano - canonical procedure in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries [ glaeser , edward l . , shleifer , andrei , 2002 . legal origins . quarterly journal of economics 117 , 1193\u20131229 ] . they argue that these choices implied greater centralization of justice in france than in england . we examine the historical evidence in detail and find that there was no attempt to decentralize litigation in medieval england , and in fact , prior to the french revolution , justice was more centralized in england than in france . the different trial procedures , moreover , did not put the two countries ' legal systems on sharply different paths . rather , the systems diverged as the result of political choices made in the mid - seventeenth through early nineteenth centuries . journal of comparative economics 35 ( 2 ) ( 2007 ) 278\u2013293 .\n: the book was subjected to extremely searching and ultimately quite successful destructive criticism , while at the same time it dominated the field of american legal history for more than a decade , as no book had before , or has since . like almost all other historians of american law trained in the years following 1977 , my education in the craft of legal history was decisively affected by the\nanother corollary is respect for the freedom of contract , including the ability of judges to interpret contracts without reference to public interest . still another was the reassertion of the ability of appellate common law courts to make legal rules , thereby becoming an independent source of legal change separate from parliament . judicial independence and law - making powers in turn made judging a highly attractive and prestigious occupation .\nmikulincer m , shaver pr . attachment theory and intergroup bias : evidence that priming the secure base schema attenuates negative reactions to out - groups .\nbinmore , ken , 1994 , playing fair ( game theory and the social contract ; vol . 1 ) , cambridge : the mit press .\nin other respects , too , classicism in the postwar legal culture attempted to evolve conceptualist solutions for problems spawned by the rapidity of social and economic change . two such explorations of the conceptual frontier are accorded particularly extended treatment in horwitz ' account : the evolution of a theory of corporate personality , and the development of new conceptions of property .\nin the next two sections , i will discuss two aspects of this transformed conception of critical theory . first , i turn to the role of social theory in this more pragmatic account of critical social inquiry . contrary to its origins in marxian theoretical realism , i argue for methodological and theoretical pluralism as the best form of practical social science aimed at human emancipation . second , i illustrate this conception in developing the outlines of a critical theory of globalization , in which greater democracy and nondomination are its goals . this theory also has a normative side , which is inquiry into democracy itself outside of its familiar social container of the nation state . in this sense , it attempts not just to show constraints but also open possibilities . critical theorists have failed not only to take up the challenge of such new social circumstances but also thereby to reformulate democratic ideals in novel ways . i shift first to the understanding of the philosophy of social science that would help in this rearticulation of critical theory as critical social inquiry as a practical and normative enterprise .\nellis bj , boyce w , belsky j , bakermans - kranenburg mj , van ijzendoorn mh . differential susceptibility to the environment : an evolutionary\u2013neurodevelopmental theory .\nsvensson , frans , 2010 , \u201cvirtue ethics and the search for an account of right action\u201d , ethical theory and moral practice , 13 : 255\u201371 .\nfinnis , john ( 1996 ) . \u201cthe truth in legal positivism , \u201d in the autonomy of law , ed . robert p . george . oxford : clarendon press , pp . 195 - 214 .\ngiven the relatively recent introduction of the multimodal self - regulation theory , there is a paucity of empirical research regarding its validity . however , there is empirical support for many tenets of the theory , including the roles that negative developmental experiences , cognitive distortions , and a lack of emotional control play in sexual offending . still , some of the linkages hypothesized in the theory have been criticized for being implausible ( a criticism the authors themselves acknowledge ) because deviant sexual interests are not found among all sex offenders , making it difficult to generalize the theory to the larger sex offender population ( stinson , sales , & becker , 2008 ) . far more evaluative research needs to be undertaken before the validity and utility of the multimodal self - regulation theory can be determined .\nin this volume , professor deakin and professor pistor include those key articles which highlight the major contributions to , but also the inherent limits of , the legal origin literature . they consider the merits of this approach in the context of three fields of inquiry : the study of comparative law ; the analysis of the relation between law and markets ; and the understanding of the role of legal systems in social ordering .\nthere are several other issues being discussed in contemporary promissory theory . what follows is a quick listing of some major ones , with references for further research .\nthe story that horwitz wishes to tell in the present volume concerns the consolidation in the post - civil war period of a high classical style in american legal thought , and the subsequent decay of that classicism under the impact of rapid socioeconomic and intellectual change . as a rough periodization , horwitz dates the beginning of concerted external attack on legal classicism at 1905 , with the hostile response to the supreme court ' s decision in\nevaluative argument is , of course , central to the philosophy of law more generally . no legal philosopher can be only a legal positivist . a complete theory of law requires also an account of what kinds of things could possibly count as merits of law ( must law be efficient or elegant as well as just ? ) ; of what role law should play in adjudication ( should valid law always be applied ? ) ; of what claim law has on our obedience ( is there a duty to obey ? ) ; and also of the pivotal questions of what laws we should have and whether we should have law at all . legal positivism does not aspire to answer these questions , though its claim that the existence and content of law depends only on social facts does give them shape .\nkelsen , hans ( 1928 ) \u201cthe idea of natural law , \u201d in his essays in legal and moral philosophy ( 1973 ) ed . o . weinberger , trans . p . heath . dordrecht : reidel .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 1938 . logic : the theory of inquiry . the later works : 1938 , volume 12 , carbondale il : southern illinois university press , 1986 .\nmiller hb , miller l , bjorklund d . helping military children cope with parental deployment : role of attachment theory and recommendations for mental health clinicians and counselors .\nlegal systems reflect different styles of control over economic and social activities . the common law strategy seeks to support private and market - originated initiatives , whereas civil law seeks to replace such outcomes with state - desired outcomes .\nso the nation turned around . horwitz adds new depth of description to our account of the nation ' s postwar hostility to modernism , as it related to our legal thought . he convincingly connects recantatory statements by llewellyn and others to the more severe forms of postwar intellectual repression . he neatly demonstrates the relationship between process - based postwar democratic theory , emptied of substantive commitments to such matters as equality , and the\nlegal process\napproach of hart and sacks , which trained a generation of lawyers and ( more ominously ) law professors . most importantly , he shows how the astonishingly hostile academic response to\nkelsen , hans ( 1945 ) . general theory of law and state , trans . a . wedberg , repr . 1961 . new york : russell and russell .\nsykes , g . , & matza , d . ( 1957 ) . techniques of neutralization : a theory of delinquency . american sociological review , 22 , 664\u2013670 .\nrecently daniel freiderich and nicholas southwood ( freiderich and southwood 2009 ; southwood and freiderich 2011 ) have put forward a version of an assurance theory they call a trust theory . this theory that attempts to capture the intuitive appeal of the view while handling some of these difficulties . they argue that what is crucial to incurring obligation is the \u2018invitation\u2019 to trust that promising embodies , and that as such actual trust isn ' t necessary to generate the obligation ( southwood and freiderich 2011 : 278 ff ) .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 2010 , \u201ccomments on robert adams , a theory of virtue : excellence in being for the good\u201d , philosophical studies , 148 ( 1 ) : 147\u2013158 .\nfuesser , klaus ( 1996 ) , \u201cfarewell to \u2018legal positivism\u2019 : the separation thesis unravelling , \u201d in the autonomy of law , ed . robert p . george . oxford : clarendon press , pp . 119 - 162 .\nthe attack on orthodoxy proceeded through the era of the first world war under the banner of progressive jurisprudence , and was completed , with the essential destruction of classical legal thought , under the standard of legal realism in the era of the new deal . in the period from 1945 to 1960 , however , horwitz locates an anti - realist revival of orthodoxy , inspired at least in significant part by the ideological stresses of the cold war . as in the\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 2006 , \u201cvirtue ethics\u201d , in david copp ( ed . ) , the oxford handbook of ethical theory , oxford : oxford university press , pp . 515\u201336 .\nin reality , however , legal positivism is not to be identified with either thesis ; both are false . there are many necessary \u201cconnections , \u201d trivial and non - trivial , between law and morality . as john gardner notes , legal positivism takes a position on only one of them ; it rejects any dependence of the existence of law on its merits ( gardner 2001 ) . and with respect to this dependency relation , legal positivists are concerned with much more than the relationship between law and morality , for in the only sense in which they insist on a separation of law and morals they must insist also - - and for the same reasons - - on a separation of law and economics .\nrecognizing that these deep differences are rooted in the incongruences of the two legal systems could be a first step toward political dialogue that could lead to accommodation . successful resolution of these conflicts through this approach would be beneficial for all parties .\ncritical theory has a narrow and a broad meaning in philosophy and in the history of the social sciences . \u201ccritical theory\u201d in the narrow sense designates several generations of german philosophers and social theorists in the western european marxist tradition known as the frankfurt school . according to these theorists , a \u201ccritical\u201d theory may be distinguished from a \u201ctraditional\u201d theory according to a specific practical purpose : a theory is critical to the extent that it seeks human \u201cemancipation from slavery\u201d , acts as a \u201cliberating \u2026 influence\u201d , and works \u201cto create a world which satisfies the needs and powers\u201d of human beings ( horkheimer 1972 , 246 ) . because such theories aim to explain and transform all the circumstances that enslave human beings , many \u201ccritical theories\u201d in the broader sense have been developed . they have emerged in connection with the many social movements that identify varied dimensions of the domination of human beings in modern societies . in both the broad and the narrow senses , however , a critical theory provides the descriptive and normative bases for social inquiry aimed at decreasing domination and increasing freedom in all their forms .\n, not the role of the law in underwriting particular forms of socio - economic development . so that , while the preface and introduction make no explicit statement on this point , the present work is also part of the movement back toward intellectual history , away from the\nnew social history\nof which we had at least enough in the years from 1965 to 1985 . though surely a book about people ( including most prominently oliver wendell holmes , roscoe pound , and karl llewellyn ) , the primary agents in the history horwitz wants to recount are classical legal thought , progressive jurisprudence , and legal realism . our leading legal historian is now practicing the history of ideas , and this too is cause for great celebration .\nthe empirical evidence produced to date does not indicate that the presence of a particular biological phenomenon has a causal relationship with sexual offending . however , biological studies are still relatively new . with improved methodologies , future research may demonstrate that certain aspects of biological theories yield beneficial information for understanding and explaining the origins of sexual offending behavior ( stinson , sales , & becker , 2008 ) .\n. the idea of custom as a source of law has a fascinating history in american legal thought . i hope someday to write a book about it . i believe that the rise and decline of interest in custom to mediate the strains of post - civil - war legal development - - in which horwitz is interested - - constitutes a last revival and senescence of the concept , in terms of whose earlier history the antebellum confrontation over codification and the common law should largely be seen .\nperhaps the first question on the mind of legal and philosophical historians is the issue of the degree to which , if any , contractual obligations are grounded in promissory obligations in contemporary legal regimes . this question is complicated by the different traditions and cultures involved in the long path to contemporary law , i . e . , natural law theory , virtue theory , rights theory , the ( anglo ) common law , the continental civilian law , canon law and other theoretical approaches , which are in turn variously situated in the uk , on the european continent , and in the anglo territories ( scotland , australia , canada the us , etc . ) . the answer to the question is different in different traditions and places , and the contemporary law is the result of some complicated amalgamation of these different traditions over time . for an overview of these issues , see , e . g . , swain ( 2013 ) , ibbetson ( 1999 ) , gordley ( 1991 ) , simpson ( 1975 ) , or fried ( 1981 ) .\nit may clarify the philosophical stakes in legal positivism by comparing it to a number of other theses with which it is sometimes wrongly identified , and not only by its opponents . ( see also hart , 1958 , fuesser , and schauer . )\nthe above survey divides theories of promissory obligation along the lines of the underlying moral theory , and this is a useful taxonomical approach given that promissory obligations are to be explained as a type of moral obligation . but another way of classifying these theories found in the literature ( cf . r . s . downie 1985 ; atiyah 1981 ; vitek 1993 ; shiffrin 2008 ; owens 2012 ) makes reference to the different approaches to promissory obligations in particular . this sort of taxonomy allows us to see the shape of the promissory theories more clearly , and allows us to classify objections as either directed at the promissory theory directly , or at the underlying moral theory . most of the objections listed above are examples of the latter sort of critique . in this section i will outline some of the former . the promissory taxonomy is also useful for highlighting philosophical work on particular issues in promissory theory as well as the work in related disciplines , such as legal theory , that are germane to one or another theoretical approach . ( see vitek 1993 : 5ff & 243 fn 40 for discussion of the taxonomy , and shiffrin 2008 : 482\u2013484 for a discussion of conventionalism in particular ) .\nthere are many difficulties with this , not least of which is the fact that if we are willing to tolerate the basic norm as a solution it is not clear why we thought there was a problem in the first place . one cannot say both that the basic norm is the norm presupposing which validates all inferior norms and also that an inferior norm is part of the legal system only if it is connected by a chain of validity to the basic norm . we need a way into the circle . moreover , it draws the boundaries of legal systems incorrectly . the canadian constitution of 1982 was lawfully created by an act of the u . k . parliament , and on that basis canadian law and english law should be parts of a single legal system , rooted in one basic norm : \u2018the ( first ) u . k . constitution is to be obeyed . \u2019 yet no english law is binding in canada , and a purported repeal of the constitution act by the u . k . would be without legal effect in canada .\nhabermas wants to straddle the divide between the kantian and the hegelian approaches in his social theory of modernity . why not see habermas ' s theory of rationality as providing both a theoretical and practical basis for critical theory ? certainly , this is how habermas sees the purpose of such a theory ( habermas 1984 , chapter 1 ) . yet even if this theory of rationality has to be understood in this way , it would still have to avoid what rorty calls \u201cthe ambiguity of rationality , \u201d between its statuses as \u201ca cognitive faculty and a moral virtue . \u201d for this reason , rorty keeps them distinct . \u201cthe epistemological notion of rationality concerns our relation to something nonhuman , whereas the moral notion concerns our relations to our fellow human beings\u201d ( rorty 1996 , 74 ) . in a way similar to recent arguments in putnam , habermas now more strongly distinguishes between claims to truth and the context of justification in which they are made , even as he also wants to reject moral realism .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 2002 . \u201ccritical theory as practical knowledge , \u201d blackwell companion to the philosophy of the social sciences , paul roth and stephen turner ( eds . ) , london : blackwell , 91\u2013109 .\nfurther , as lon fuller and william perdue pointed out in an influential 1939 article \u201cthe reliance interest in contract damages\u201d , the damages awarded by courts to those who have had a promise or contract broken is best understood as being proportional to the harm the plaintiff suffered in relying on the promise . these and other considerations argue for a theory of promises based on expectations and reliance , i . e . , an expectational theory , as opposed to one based on conventions or natural duties , and this is what a number of philosophers and legal theorists have done . this debate has spawned a sizeable literature ( see swain 2013 for a good overview of this work ) .\nthe 17 th century saw the emergence of a new strand of moral theory , one that employed the notion of a mutual agreement or contract between the members of a community as a device for grounding moral principles . this \u2018social contract\u2019 movement also produced new approaches to promissory theory , but we should preface our discussion of these by distinguishing between two different types of projects that have historically occupied social contract theorists .\nwe investigate the evolution of common law under overruling , a system of precedent change in which appellate courts replace existing legal rules with new ones . we use a legal realist model , in which judges change the law to reflect their own preferences or attitudes , but changing the law is costly to them . the model ' s predictions are consistent with the empirical evidence on the overruling behavior of the us supreme court and appellate courts . we find that overruling leads to unstable legal rules that rarely converge to efficiency . the selection of disputes for litigation does not change this conclusion . our findings provide a rationale for the value of precedent , as well as for the general preference of appellate courts for distinguishing rather than overruling as a law - making strategy . journal of comparative economics 35 ( 2 ) ( 2007 ) 309\u2013328 .\nmultimodal self - regulation theory was recently introduced as an etiological explanation of sexual offending by stinson , sales , and becker ( 2008 ) . the theory integrates various psychological perspectives and implicates self - regulatory deficits as a key variable in the development of sexually inappropriate interests and behaviors . as part of the theory , stinson , sales , and becker ( 2008 ) argue that significant self - regulatory deficits resulting from negative childhood experiences combine for the development of deviant sexual interest and arousal . when certain biological and temperamental vulnerabilities are also present , the individual is unable to manage his or her behavior and sexual offending can result .\nin addition to this work , there is also a corpus of work on promises in game theory and economic theory , stemming from the contractarian project of grounding promissory obligation in self - interested rationality . some important elements of this literature are harsanyi ( 1955 ) , gauthier ( 1986 ) , hardin ( 1988 ) , narveson ( 1988 ) , binmore ( 1994 ) , skyrms ( 1996 ) and verbeek ( 2002 ) .\nhall , g . c . n . , & hirschman , r . ( 1991 ) . toward a theory of sexual aggression : a quadripartite model . journal of consulting and clinical psychology , 59 , 662\u2013669 .\nthe contrast between the two legal systems is most prominent in terms of their influence on financial market development . the fact that after two centuries of modernization , london is an international financial center but paris is not , speaks volumes about the difference between british common law and french civil law .\nthere are two common , general answers to the question of what defines these distinctive features of critical social inquiry : one practical and the other theoretical . the latter claims that critical social inquiry ought to employ a distinctive theory that unifies such diverse approaches and explanations . on this view , critical theory constitutes a comprehensive social theory that will unify the social sciences and underwrite the superiority of the critic . the first generation of frankfurt school critical theory sought such a theory in vain before dropping claims to social science as central to their program in the late 1940s ( wiggershaus 1994 ) . by contrast , according to the practical approach , theories are distinguished by the form of politics in which they can be embedded and the method of verification that this politics entails . but to claim that critical social science is best unified practically and politically rather than theoretically or epistemically is not to reduce it simply to democratic politics . it becomes rather the mode of inquiry that participants may adopt in their social relations to others . the latter approach has been developed by habermas and is now favored by critical theorists .\nin the last 20 years , t . m . scanlon has outlined a comprehensive and detailed version of expectational promissory theory that has become widely influential . scanlon ' s theory is taxonomically interesting , in that while he adopts an expectational theory of promissory obligation , his underlying normative theory is straightforwardly contractualist . scanlon proposes that the operative moral rules are those that no one at the bargaining table could \u2018reasonably reject\u2019 . scanlon claims that promissory obligations derive from another sort of more basic moral obligations , specifically obligations not to \u2018unfairly manipulate\u2019 others . one has a moral duty to keep one ' s promises because making a promise will lead others to believe that you will do what you promise . breaking the promise is then tantamount to deceiving those one promised , and since one has a moral duty not to do this , one has a moral duty to keep one ' s promises .\nthere are , to be sure , changes in the content of holmes ' thought over the period of twenty years during which this greatest of american legal minds matured . horwitz is quite right to call attention to changes in holmes ' ideas about the validity of custom as a source of law .\nevolutionary theories have been proposed to explain a variety of human behaviors , including sexual aggression . evolutionary theory views human behavior as the result of millions of years of adaptive changes designed to meet ongoing challenges within the environment .\nfreund , k . , & kuban , m . ( 1994 ) . the basis of the abused abuser theory of pedophilia : a further elaboration on an earlier study . archives of sexual behavior , 23 , 553\u2013563 .\nfor horwitz , whose historical grasp is stronger as his description is more sophisticated , the process is much more complicated . the classical tradition itself put pressure on ideas of natural right , through an increasingly objectivist set of conceptions ; its critics , from holmes on , were relentlessly concerned with attacking the central dogma of american law - - its separation from politics - - at the natural - rights root from which it grew . indeed , to the extent one restores continuity to holmes ' thought , qualifying horwitz '\nearly\nand\nlate\nmodels more thoroughly than he does himself , the whole of the attack on legal orthodoxy turns out to have its intellectual origins in the doubts the disillusioned post - civil - war generation felt about the concept of natural rights .\nthe most often cited criticism of social learning theory is that there is little evidence that suggests internalized beliefs or attitudes actually result in related behaviors . more research on children who are victimized but do not go on to abuse others may be helpful . further , much of the research on social learning theory , as in many other theoretical approaches , depends on self - reports of abusers . because offenders may be motivated to distort stories to place themselves in a more positive light , relying on self - reporting can be problematic . these concerns call into question the validity of social learning theory as the sole explanation of sexually abusive behavior ( stinson , sales , & becker , 2008 ) .\n, it was supporting the growth of a legal\nformalism ,\nwhich allowed the victors in decades of prior socio - political struggle in the legal system to present and defend their gains as neutral consequences of logically consistent rules . horwitz does not explicitly state in the present book whether he adheres to his prior view of formalism in the immediate antebellum period , but in any event there is no inconsistency between that position and the architecture of postwar classicism as he now describes it . classicism , whatever its relation to antebellum formalism , rested on a new set of intellectual devices for creating the separation between law and politics .\nthe first project is an attempt to ground political , legal and other justice - based obligations in the prior obligation to honor agreements . in this endeavor , the obligation to honor one ' s agreements is assumed independently of any appeal to the social contract , and the aim is to argue that the sorts of political and legal arrangements that exist between the citizen and the state are in fact agreements of the sort that would invoke the obligation . the figure most immediately associated with this project is locke , especially in the two treaties on government ( although there is some dissent to this view , cf . dunn 1984 ) ."]}
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istrina once again donating \u20ac30 , 000 from the vodafone malta foundation . vodafone was represented by members of staff who answered phones and participated in this festival of solidarity .\n\u201cthis was the sole purpose of the statement issued by israel\u2019s ambassador to hungary .\nthe case study titled start something new [ video ] was done by omd budapest advertising agency for vodafone in hungary . it was released in mar 2013 .\nthe good news , the ceo believes , is that csr is getting an ever - higher profile in hungary , and people are beginning to move away from seeing it as simply another form of pr . \u201cyes , it is becoming more widespread in hungary ; it has never just been pr for vodafone hungary . vodafone , as a responsible economic player , puts great emphasis on support of underprivileged people . \u201d\n09 : 57 | hungary may industrial output up 3 . 8 % y / y\nvodafone is determined to ensure our plans offer the best value , and the inclusions that matter most to customers ,\nsaid vodafone director of sales ben mcintosh .\n\u201cthe bigger vodafone units get to choose one sport beyond football and formula 1 , \u201d vodafone hungary ceo gyorgy beck said . \u201cthe parent company was surprised when we picked water polo over rugby but when they saw the fan numbers they had no questions . \u201d\n[ 124 ] \u201chungary \u2013 privacy profile , \u201d privacy international , january 22 , 2011 .\nvodafone shared services ' evolution will contribute to strengthening vodafone market competitiveness . the shared services operational framework ensures robust service delivery , better control , transparency and quality of service .\nthe vodafone malta foundation joined its counterparts across the world to celebrate the vodafone red heart day commemorated on february 14 to help raise awareness and money for the moyo challenge .\nvodafone malta ' s ongoing commitment to carry out voluntary work within the community recently extended to gozo with a csr day at dar arka in ghajnsielem . vodafone team members helped out with home ' s residents and opened a gym financed by the vodafone malta foundation .\nhe told public radio kossuth the opposition\u2019s claim that hungary was planning a similar move was \u201csilly\u201d .\nvodafone shared services creates value for vodafone by optimising quality and efficiency . it has matured over the past 10 years , delivering value to our partners and significantly contributing to customer experience .\nvodafone is the smallest provider in hungary what the number of customers is concerned . it covers about 98 . 5 % of the population on 2g and 3g and about 92 % on 4g .\n[ 33 ] case c - 288 / 12 , commission v hungary , april 8 , 2014 .\nbrand new bathrooms for boys at st . joseph ' s home , thanks to vodafone malta foundation\nin regards to its partnership with qantas , vodafone will provide 15 , 000 qantas frequent flyer points to vodafone customers when they connect , renew , or upgrade their 24 - month red plan .\ndownload my vodafone app video < img src =\n/ content / dam / vodafone - images / careers / belong / belong . jpg\nalt =\nbelong % 20at % 20vodafone\n>\nvodafone is trialling free roaming to nz for the next year , while international travellers to australia are being offered duty - free vodafone - locked smartphones and sim cards thanks to a deal with qantas .\nvodafone has launched a mobile payment service in hungary for nfc smartphones , with its partners otp bank and mastercard . vodafone wallet allows nfc - enabled smartphones to make contactless payments and is now offered at approximately 45 , 000 points - of - sale across the country . read the press release ( hungarian )\n[ 26 ] european commission vs . hungary , case c - 462 / 12 , november 22 , 2013 ; and \u201cec drops suit over hungary telecoms tax , \u201d politics , september 27 , 2013 , urltoken .\n[ 82 ] the fundamental law of hungary ( 25 april 2011 ) art . viii . , 1\u20132 .\n< img src =\n/ content / dam / vodafone - images / v - vodafone / lifestyle _ family _ 470 _ x _ 235 _ rgb _ hi - res . jpg\nalt =\ndiscover the world of v by vodafone\nclass =\ntiles _ _ media\n>\nvodafone malta foundation has recently supported special olympics malta with the organisation of an athlete leadership training seminar .\nthe vodafone malta foundation once again confirmed its support to the actavis lifecycle challenge as a platinum sponor .\nvodafone branding is seen outside a retail store in london november 12 , 2013 . reuters / toby melville\n[ 9 ] national media and infocommunications authority hungary , flash report on landline service , december 2014 , urltoken .\nwhen big companies finance water polo it is usually a case - by - case affair . britain\u2019s vodafone plc has sponsored champions league football and formula one on a global basis . it only backs water polo in hungary .\n\u201ci am really proud of my company , the people working there and the commitment they show to csr and sponsorship projects , \u201d says vodafone hungary ceo and chairman dr gy\u00f6rgy beck . \u201cin hungary , vodafone is heavily involved in several strategic csr projects . we help people with disabilities , we enable individuals to work for their dream charity while being paid by us , and we encourage our own employees to take part in socially responsible programmes . \u201d\n[ 81 ]\nhungary internet tax cancelled after mass protests\n, bbc , october 31 , 2014 , urltoken .\n[ 93 ] transparency international hungary , \u201ctransparency international turns to higher authorities , \u201d july 3 , 2013 , urltoken .\nthe latest winner of the annual sponsor of the year title is no stranger to supporting corporate and social responsibility ( csr ) in hungary ; long a pioneer in the field , it has even created its own award to acknowledge the work of others . the 2010 ferenc pusk\u00e1s \u2013 sir alex ferguson sponsor of the year award goes to vodafone hungary .\n) , marking the chinese firms\u2019 first major contract in eastern europe . vodafone has reportedly begun the process of replacing\nvodafone did not name the six for legal reasons . it added that in albania , egypt , hungary , india , malta , qatar , romania , south africa and turkey it could not disclose any information related to wiretapping or interception .\n[ 122 ] borbala toth , mapping digital media : hungary , open society foundations , february 2012 , 50 , urltoken .\n< img class =\nmain - carousel _ _ slide - image\nsrc =\n/ content / dam / vodafone - images / investors / ar / 2018 / vodafone _ 1600x900 . jpg\nalt =\n#\n>\nmore students signing up and a partnership with vodafone helped sales of spotify subscriptions jump 42 % , accounts reveal today .\ndirectly inform , and gain feedback from , business leaders in the hungarian economy about new marketing campaigns and corporate strategies in hungary .\n[ 19 ] rentit kft . , \u201cmagyarorsz\u00e1g internetes infrastrukt\u00far\u00e1ja\u201d [ hungary ' s internet infrastructure ] january 29 , 2010 , urltoken .\nthrough a unique network of 27 local foundations and social investment programmes , vodafone invests in the communities in which it operates .\nas christmas approaches , vodafone staff are called upon to think more about those in need and this year was no different .\n[ 128 ] e\u00f6tv\u00f6s k\u00e1roly policy institute , \u201cszabo and vissy v . hungary : no secret surveillance without judicial warrant , \u201d urltoken ;\nin the cases of the six countries , the company said government agencies had inserted their own equipment into the vodafone network , or diverted vodafone\u2019s data traffic through government systems , to enable them to listen into calls , and determine where they were made .\nthe vodafone malta foundation supported a group of people who form part of the living ability not disability ( land ) organization . the maltese youths joined another 350 youths from all over the world . the annual summer camp was held in august in balatonfoldvar , hungary .\nview current positions in vodafone shared services , and explore the world of opportunities that working in these multi - national teams provides .\nthe vodafone malta foundation is sponsoring this year ' s much awaited voices concert with the theme\ndream a little dream\n.\nthis is their new default plan . internet can be added by these packages which can be used in hungary and all over the eu :\n[ 91 ] marietta le , \u201chungary : government limits foia transparency law , \u201d global voices advocacy , may 8 , 2013 , urltoken .\nthe vodafone malta hr team lived\na day in the life of a substance abuser\nundergoing rehab at san blas therapeutic centre in zebbug . each vodafone team member joined a separate group of residents in the different house tasks they are assigned for the day .\nseveral vodafone malta employees participated actively in the puttinu cares football marathon , an annual fund raising marathon held at the marsa sports grounds .\nthe vodafone malta foundation has once again confirmed its support as platinum plus sponsor in the upcoming charitable initiative \u2013 the betfair lifecycle challenge .\n[ 25 ] the three mobile phone companies are : telekom with a 46 . 82 percent market share , telenor 30 . 48 percent , and vodafone 22 . 7 percent . see national media and infocommunications authority hungary , flash report on mobile internet , january 2014 , urltoken .\ntopping up prepaid sim cards in hungary always works by giving the phone number while buying it , so keep your hungarian mobile number at hand .\ninternet access continues to expand in hungary , reaching an internet penetration rate of 76 percent in 2014 ( see availability and ease of access ) .\n[ 17 ] rick lyman , \u201chungary drops internet tax plan after public outcry , \u201d new york times , october 31 , 2014 , urltoken .\n[ 27 ] andras gergely , \u201chungary phone tax burden may affect magyar telekom dividend , \u201d bloomberg business , may 10 , 2012 , urltoken .\n[ 52 ] benjamin novak ,\nconstitutional court limits freedom of expression in hungary ,\nbudapest beacon , june 3 , 2014 , urltoken .\n[ 107 ] daniel nolan , \u201chungary law requires photographers to ask permission to take pictures , \u201d the guardian , march 14 , 2014 , urltoken .\n[ 136 ] act c of 2003 , art . 159 / a ; \u201chungary \u2013 privacy profile , \u201d privacy international , january 22 , 2011 .\ncomponents of its 3g network with gear supplied by huawei . the chinese company is also considering setting up its regional headquarters in hungary , the paper said .\nabout me : \u2022 currently live and work in budapest , hungary . \u2022 7 years of bid management experience in it and telecommunication services \u2022 . . .\nwith that in mind , hungary has put on a big show at the aquatics center , with boisterous sound effects and a cheerleader who directs the fans .\n[ 16 ] european schoolnet and university of liege , \u201csurvey of schools : ict in education , country profile : hungary , \u201d november 2012 , urltoken .\n[ 24 ]\nupc hungary launches voice / data mvno and national free wi - fi service ,\ntelegeography , november 14 , 2014 , urltoken .\nthrough a new policy on christmas gifts this year , vodafone employees pooled all gifts received and raffled them off in aid of breast cancer research .\nan outside play area at st theresa home in zurrieq has been given a much needed upgrade thanks to funds donated by the vodafone malta foundation .\nvodafone culture is unique . . you can feel the joy and the amazing team work spirit between the employees all managers treats employees as the same\ntwo teams from vodafone malta gave their all during this year ' s charity event ,\nit ' s a knockout\norganized by inspire . 17 vodafone employees together with their families and friends had the opportunity to compete in amusing tasks and took part in the games organized for the day .\n< img src =\n/ content / dam / vodafone - images / what - we - do / blog / voyager / voyager _ 470x235 . jpg\nalt =\nvodafone deploys tip\u2019s voyager in a live network trial to transform optical networks\nclass =\ntiles _ _ media\n>\nwe ' re doing this by effectively enabling the vodafone strategy and playing a key role in delivering cost optimisation , innovation and higher levels of profitability .\nthe vodafone malta foundation has recently supported a fun walk in aid of dar tal - providenza by providing eco - friendly bags to all the participants and a donation of \u20ac3 , 600 to the ngo . the donation was part of a sum collected through the vodafone employee contribution charity scheme for 2012 .\nvodafone malta joined other organisations in supporting this year ' s president ' s fun run in aid of the malta community chest fund ' s l - istrina . employees , their families and friends ran or walked the charity route , many participating for the first time . vodafone has participated in the president ' s fun run from the very first year the president ' s charity run was organized . once again vodafone team members are also taking an active part at this year ' s l - istrina event at the verdala palace on december 26 with vodafone being one of the supporters of this initiative .\n[ 89 ] osce , \u201chigher prison sentences for defamation may restrict media freedom in hungary , warns osce representative , \u201d press release , november 6 , 2013 , urltoken ; and dalma dojcs\u00e1k , \u201cnew law further restricts freedom of speech and freedom of the press in hungary , \u201d ifex , november 18 , 2013 , urltoken .\nthe campaign is the fourth media blitz by prime minister viktor orban\u2019s government this year against brussels or soros for their alleged attacks on hungary\u2019s hardline anti - immigration stance .\n[ 34 ] for more about urltoken and attempts to close it down see borbala toth ,\nonline hate speech \u2013 hungary ,\n2014 , 6\u20137 , urltoken .\naccording to vodafone australia chief marketing officer loo fun chee , the telco will be considering adding other countries to its free roaming list in the coming year .\nwith a membership profile representing 90 % of hungary\u2019 largest companies , amcham provides the ideal marketing vehicle to promote your company\u2019s brand awareness in the hungarian business community and beyond .\namcham\u2019s publications also give its members the opportunity to support effective lobbying tools and communicate with a readership base of top business executives , diplomats and politicians in hungary and abroad .\n[ 20 ] act cxiii of 2011 on home defense , military of hungary , and the implementable measures under special legal order , art . 68 , par . 5 .\nan mcast and vodafone malta foundation music video initiative has raised a generous sum of \u20ac2 , 300 for children housed at piccola casa di san giuseppe in valletta .\nthe vodafone malta foundation joined forces with the\ngetupstandup\norganisation to help improve the conditions of immigrants in malta by collecting winter clothing for men , women and children living in detention centres in these cold winter nights .\nchristmas is a time for giving ,\nsaid roberta pace , administrator at the vodafone malta foundation .\nmanagement of hungary\u2019s magyar telekom have been optimistic for several years , but they are now cautiously pessimistic . the telecom group\u2019s earnings reports are replete with warnings of uncertainties . . .\nthe online media environment in hungary is relatively diverse , though there are financial concerns regarding the allocation of advertising and political pressures to self - censor with regard to certain topics .\n[ 35 ] hvg . hu ,\ncourt orders holocaust denying article on far - right website to be blocked ,\nhungary today , january 14 , 2015 , urltoken .\n[ 83 ] \u201ceuropean commission launches accelerated infringement proceedings against hungary over the independence of its central bank and data protection authorities as well as over measures affecting the judiciary\u201d european commission .\n[ 108 ] zoltan sipos ,\nhungary : court legalises publishing unaltered photographs of police\n, index , september 30 , 2014 , accessed march 7 , 2015 , urltoken .\nwe ' ll keep doing more of that ,\nsaid stephen smyth , vodafone general manager of consumer products , referring to bringing free roaming to more regions .\nisrael has backtracked after calling on hungary to halt a poster campaign targeting george soros , saying it stands against anti - semitism but that criticism of the us billionaire is also legitimate .\n[ 63 ] kim lane scheppele , \u201chungary ' s free media , \u201d the conscious of a liberal ( blog ) , new york times , march 14 , 2012 , urltoken .\nthe technology team at vodafone malta carried out a team building day at inspire in marsascala , specifically organised to strengthen the team while giving in precious hours of voluntary work .\nstormy weather and heavy rain didn ' t stop four vodafone malta teams from battling it out at inspire ' s annual charity event ' it ' s a knockout ' .\nvodafone received no requests from the government of the united states because it does not have an operating licence there . it exited a joint mobile venture with verizon last year .\nbudapest , march 25 ( mti ) - hungary is committed to carrying through its lawsuit challenging eu mandatory migrant quotas , a government official said on friday . the deadline for other eu member\u2026\n[ 11 ] national media and infocommunications authority hungary , flash report on mobile internet , january 2014 , urltoken international telecommunication union similarly estimated the mobile penetration rate at 118 percent for 2014 .\nkov\u00e1cs commented on opposition responses to remarks by head of the government office , j\u00e1nos l\u00e1z\u00e1r , who told a government news briefing yesterday that his support for hungary\u2019s eu membership was no longer full - hearted following the british vote in favour of leaving the bloc . in response , opposition parties called on l\u00e1z\u00e1r to quit in light of his comments casting doubt on hungary\u2019s future eu membership .\nchildren at jesus of nazareth home in zejtun can now enjoy their free time in a newly - upgraded playground that has been redone with funds donated by the vodafone malta foundation .\n\u201cit has been a very positive investment , \u201d beck said . \u201cwater polo helped us establish our brand in hungary . but water polo would not have worked this well in other countries . \u201d\nthe vodafone malta foundation supported youth engage in senglea ( yes ) which is a task group within the salesian pastoral youth service , during a summer camp organised for youths in senglea .\nthe vodafone wallet follows magyar telekom , a subsidiary of deutsche telekom ag , which launched the commercial version of its nfc mobile wallet service telekom mobilt\u00e1rca in december 2014 . the mobilt\u00e1rca pilot program was coordinated by the hungarian mobile wallet association . founded in 2011 by magyar telekom , telenor , vodafone , otp bank , mastercard and supershop , the hungarian mobile wallet association has 23 members and works to promote nfc technology based mobile payment solutions in hungary . telenor is also working closely with the hungarian mobile wallet association to launch a commercial mobile wallet , following the successful pilot .\nin 2010 , vodafone gave the marathon effort for sote ii appeal a huge donation ( though it prefers not to say how much ) . and so it was that vodafone received the award in front of a full house of some 75 , 000 at old trafford just ahead of the 3pm start of the man utd vs birmingham city game on saturday 22 january 2011 .\nvodafone has 3 packages for prepraid sims and t - mobile has 2 ( there ' s two others for t - mobile , but you have to pay extra cash / month ) .\nthe vodafone malta foundation and the foundation for information technology accessibility ( fita ) launched a collaboration between the two aimed at providing access to the latest mobile and smartphone technology for disabled persons . this collaboration resulted in a scheme which will be funding 50 % of mobile devices and other assistive software that visually impaired and deaf users will buy from vodafone . this scheme spans over two years .\na group of vodafone ' s aspirant athletes took the initiative and encouraged each other to step up their fitness routine whilst generating funds for charity by taking part in the land rover malta marathon .\nhungary ' s marton szivos ( l ) fights for the ball with serbia ' s milan aleksic during their men ' s european water polo championship match in budapest july 17 , 2014 . reuters / laszlo balogh\nviktor nagy , goalkeeper of hungary ' s national water polo team , watches the ball during their men ' s european water polo championship match against spain in budapest july 14 , 2014 . reuters / laszlo balogh\n( mti ) - the opposition socialist party and the democratic coalition voiced sharp criticism over the government ' s eu policy on thursday , after hungary received the agreement on eu funding for 2014 - 2020 . \u2026\n[ 131 ] \u201cnem csak az usa szeme l\u00e1t mindent : korm\u00e1nyzati k\u00e9mprogram magyarorsz\u00e1gon , \u201d [ not only usa can see everything : governmental surveillance software in hungary ] atlatszo , september 16 , 2013 , urltoken .\ntheir sim card is free when ordered online . offline they may charge you 500 huf activation fee at vodafone stores ( store locator - in hungarian ! ) . english speaking staff available here : stores\nvodafone ' s enterprise and wholesale business team took some time off and spent a memorable csr day at the millenium chapel to promote solidarity and dignity while helping families who have passed through rough times .\nthe wignacourt collegiate museum in rabat malta has been reopened after a thorough refurbishment of the whole building , thanks to a joint sponsorship of \u20ac70 , 000 by vodafone malta foundation and hsbc malta foundation .\nhungary is part of the eu , where from june 2017 new international roaming rules are enforced . in most european countries you can now ' roam like at home ' at domestic rates rather than excessive roaming rates .\nthe vodafone foundation has collaborated with mcast to produce a christmas - themed music video in order to help raise funds for homeless children sheltered at the ursuline sisters ' piccola casa di san giuseppe in valletta .\nthe vodafone report , which is incomplete because many governments will not allow it to disclose requests , also linked to already - published national data which showed britain and australia making hundreds of thousands of requests .\nno matter which you select , hungary has nearly 100 % mobile - coverage . prices are much more complicated than katalin wrote because of the lot of options , and also there is the telenor provider too : ) )\nestablished in 2006 , vss has evolved from being a single entity into a multi - functional and multi - location organisation which currently covers centres across hungary , egypt , india and romania with over 20 , 000 professionals .\na flagship roam - like - at - home eu policy became effective last week . citi said the new regulation is a widely known negative for ce3 telecom companies , but the least significant for hungary\u2019s magyar . . .\nthe vodafone malta foundation , together with the foundation for information technology accessibility ( fita ) , last october launched a collaboration between the two aimed at providing access to the latest mobile and smartphone technology for disabled persons . this collaboration resulted in a scheme which will be funding 50 % of mobile devices and related assistive software that visually impaired and deaf users will buy from vodafone . this scheme spans over two years .\nvodafone employees took part in this year ' s jugs csr event together with volunteers from 20 different companies who gave a helping hand to kids residing at st . joseph home in st . venera in time for christmas .\nthe children ' s faces lit up when they saw their new rooms , colourful and vibrant , just in time for christmas ,\nsaid roberta pace , administrator at vodafone malta foundation .\nthat is not the conclusion one might come to at the margaret island aquatics complex , which has been outfitted with 8 , 000 seats and fills to capacity on most nights , especially when hosts and world champions hungary play .\nvodafone hutchison australia has announced that it will be providing free roaming to new zealand for the next 12 months , with the telco also teaming up with australian airline qantas on frequent flyer points and traveller offerings .\ntravellers can also opt to pay au $ 60 extra to add an android 3g smartphone that ' s locked in australia to the vodafone network , as well as a portable charger , to the sim offering .\nthe vodafone foundation ' s instant network , a portable mobile phone network which helps people connect with their relatives in situations of natural disasters just won the gsma humanitarian award at the mobile world congress held in barcelona .\ndar il - kaptan in mtarfa , a respite home for physically and intellectually individuals has extended and improved its play area with funds from the vodafone malta foundation , to make it accessible to all its residents and guests .\nvodafone\u2019s annual water polo sponsorship budget was more than 100 million forints ( $ 436 , 200 ) until recently , beck said . it has been cut back now , although it still sponsors youth games and special events .\nall in the name of charity , determined trio will brave harsh conditions when they row from sardinia to malta to raise funds for the children in need foundation through the rowing challenge 2 , supported by the vodafone malta foundation .\nlondon ( reuters ) - the world\u2019s second - biggest mobile phone company vodafone revealed government agencies in six unidentified countries use its network to listen to and record customers\u2019 calls , showing the scale of telecom eavesdropping around the world .\nvodafone runs mobile and some broadband operations in 27 countries and works with partners in 49 more . it also has a small number of local operator businesses in other countries through its acquisition of the cable & wireless worldwide business .\nvodafone linked to data released by national governments , covering either 2013 or the most recent year available . it noted that each country , agency and operator counts requests in different ways and therefore it was difficult to compare them .\nthe opportunity to earn qantas points , which can be redeemed on travel , shopping , and a host of other exciting offerings , gives consumers another reason to choose vodafone and rewards our existing customers for their loyalty .\na 40 - strong group of vodafone team members from call centre , credit control , customer administration and fault handling are spending their wednesdays at st vincent de paul bringing joy and laughter to the residents thanks to their choreographed dancing , coordinated by professional dancer charles duca who is also a vodafone employee . the employees , including managers , are rehearsing their repertoires after office hours in order to perform and grant more than just a smile to all the residents .\nnetanyahu , who heads what is seen as the most right - wing government in his country\u2019s history , is also to visit hungary on july 18 , the first such trip by an israeli premier since the eu member\u2019s transition from communism in 1989 .\na group from vodafone malta has presented a cheque of \u20ac3 , 000 to dar tal - providenza in support of the church home\u2019s upcoming volleyball marathon \u2013 an annual fund - raising event scheduled for the weekend june 28 to 30 .\n\u201cin a small number of countries the law dictates that specific agencies and authorities must have direct access to an operator\u2019s network , bypassing any form of operational control over lawful interception on the part of the operator , \u201d vodafone said .\nvodafone ' s red post - paid plans offer au $ 5 a day roaming to 52 countries , which allows customers to use their regular monthly allowances worldwide , and has been offering this to australian travellers in nz since 2013 .\n< img class =\nmain - carousel _ _ slide - image\nsrc =\n/ content / dam / vodafone - images / media / news - images / lgbt _ 1600x900 . jpg\nalt =\n#\n>\nvodafone has one bad issue which is promotion . . promotion took very long for some to get from grade to another . . some people promotes faster than the wind with no experience at all . . promotion is a little bit unfair\nthe posters show a large picture of the hungarian - born jewish emigre laughing , alongside the text : \u201clet\u2019s not leave soros the last laugh\u201d , a reference to government claims that the 86 - year - old wants to force hungary to allow in migrants .\nthree leading organisations - hsbc malta foundation , vodafone malta foundation and island hotels group holdings plc \u2013 joined forces to fund an after - school educational programme for boys residing at st joseph home in sta venera to improve their qualification success rate .\naccording to the international telecommunication union ( itu ) , internet penetration in hungary stood at over 76 percent in 2014 , compared to 73 percent in 2013 and just 62 percent in 2009 . [ 8 ] the national media and infocommunications authority of hungary ( nmhh ) reported in december 2014 that there were over 2 . 4 million broadband internet subscriptions , in a country of less than 10 million inhabitants . [ 9 ] according to a 2014 eurobarometer survey , only 51 percent of hungarian households had an internet connection . [ 10 ]\na group of young people from the organisation land ( living ability not disability ) joined another 500 youths from all over the world at an international camp held in july in lignano sabbiadoro , italy . they were supported by the vodafone malta foundation .\nin recent years , vss has transformed its approach from being a reliable service provider to becoming a strategic partner with a focus on value and business outcomes , and become a key lever for vodafone to drive cost saving programs across group and local markets .\nwith vodafone the second most - used mobile network worldwide , it could potentially bring free roaming offerings to all countries in which it owns networks , including the united kingdom , germany , south africa , india , spain , czech republic , greece , albania , hungary , ireland , italy , malta , the netherlands , north cyprus , portugal , romania , turkey , egypt , lesotho , tanzania , mozambique , dr congo , qatar , and ghana . it also has minority holdings and partner networks in more than 40 other countries .\na group from vodafone ' s consumer sales team rolled up their sleeves to clean up the garden and surroundings at san blas therapeutic centre , joining forces with residents in an event where all had the opportunity to work together , sit for lunch and interact .\nthe vodafone malta foundation has congratulated the betfair life cycle team on completion of another successful run of the annual endurance challenge in aid of the renal unit . once again the foundation supported this year ' s challenge by becoming one of the platinum plus sponsors .\n[ 23 ] these major internet service providers are : telekom with a 35 . 8 percent market share , upc 21 . 9 percent , and digi 14 . 2 percent . see national media and infocommunications authority hungary , flash report on landline service , december 2014 , urltoken .\n< img class =\nmain - carousel _ _ slide - image\nsrc =\n/ content / dam / vodafone - images / what - we - do / playfaster / 8 . 4 _ 1600x900 _ v3 . jpg\nalt =\n#\n>\nin what smyth called an\noverarching deep communications alliance\n, vodafone ' s qantas red plan will see customers get the usual inclusions , but instead of choosing between a spotify , stan , or fairfax subscription , they can opt to earn qantas frequent flyer points .\nthe vodafone malta foundation is once again supporting the maltese special olympics team , who will be participating for the first time at the european unified volleyball tournament in istanbul turkey this june . the unified team will be made up of mainstream players and players from the special olympics team .\nin an effort to attract more customers , the free roaming option will see vodafone waive its usual au $ 5 a day fee for customers to use their normal monthly data , calls , and messages in nz as part of a\npilot\nuntil february 1 , 2017 .\nvodafone team members from the legal , regulatory and corporate affairs department spent a day with the ursuline sisters at piccola casa di san giuseppe in valletta , helping out in the preparations for christmas , and ensuring that the children hosted at the home enjoy a homely and cozy christmas environment .\na 70 - strong group of vodafone malta employees including management were involved in a number of team building events with a difference . every wednesday for several weeks they will be taking part in double - take events organised specifically to strengthen teams while clocking in precious hours of voluntary work .\n[ 103 ] p\u00e9ter bajomi - l\u00e1z\u00e1r and krisztina kert\u00e9sz , \u201cmedia self - regulation practices and decriminalization of defamation in hungary , \u201d in freedom of speech in south east europe : media independence and self - regulation , ed . kashumov , alexander ( sofia : media development center , 2007 ) : 177 - 183 .\n< img class =\nmain - carousel _ _ slide - image\nsrc =\n/ content / dam / vodafone - images / devices / vodafonedevices2018 / 2018 _ 06 _ 12 _ teaser _ vfd % 20roll - out % 202018 _ 1600x900 . png\nalt =\n#\n>\nthe fundamental law of hungary acknowledges the right to freedom of expression and defends \u201cfreedom and diversity of the press , \u201d [ 82 ] although there are no laws that specifically protect online modes of expression . in 2012 , the european commission launched several infringement proceedings against hungary . the european commission expressed concerns over hungary\u2019s decision to lower the mandatory retirement age from 70 years to 62 years for judges and prosecutors , effectively sending 274 judges , including some on the supreme court , into early retirement . [ 83 ] in november 2012 , the court of justice of the european union ruled that the early retirement of judges , prosecutors , and notaries was discriminatory . [ 84 ] prior to that , in july 2012 , the hungarian constitutional court ruled that the early retirement provision was unconstitutional . [ 85 ] in march 2013 , the parliament accepted a law that gradually decreases the retirement age of judges , prosecutors , and pensioners from 70 to 65 over the next 10 years . [ 86 ]\nthe vodafone malta foundation is supporting the english speaking union ( esu ) of malta , an international educational charity with the aim of strenghtening the use of the english language in malta . this will eventually support the main pillars of the country ' s economy , all of which depend on good quality english .\nspotify said a deal with vodafone offering spotify as part of a bundle for new customers and the introduction of a student discount helped subscription revenues jump from \u00a364 . 7 million to \u00a391 . 9 million in 2013 . monthly subscriptions to the platform range from \u00a34 . 99 to \u00a39 . 99 a month .\na team of employees from vodafone ' s technology deparment rolled up their sleeves and helped in the gruelling tasks at majjistral park by replacing some of the pipe work in the bathrooms , painting the walls and partitioning areas with recycable material at the visitors centre and cleaning up the area as part of their csr activity .\ntoday , vss takes pride in owning a wide portfolio of services , supporting vodafone group and local markets . this covers various capabilities including : finance , supply chain , customer operations , sales and marketing , product development and management , legal , fraud , credit and collection , hr , technology , networks and business intelligence .\n[ 141 ] \u201canonymous geek - topia : hackers change hungarian constitution , \u201d rt , march 5 , 2012 , urltoken . m\u00e1t\u00e9 nyusztay , \u201c ' a rendszert t\u00e1madjuk ' \u2013 magyarorsz\u00e1g is az anonymous c\u00e9lkeresztj\u00e9ben , \u201d [ ' we attack the system ' \u2013 hungary is among the targets of anonymous ] nol , february 15 , 2012 , urltoken .\nthe vodafone malta foundation donated equipment for a whole room that will serve as a daycare centre for children within the shelter at dar qalb ta ' \u0121esu . the second stage shelter programm seb\u0127 , accommodates families who have suffered from domestic violence in their own homes . the families are referred from the domestic violence unit within the appo\u0121\u0121 agency .\ncosting huf5 , 990 ( usd21 . 6 ) per month , although it also offers a discounted plan ( huf4 , 990 , for vodafone family service ) . homenet 4g - based packages include 50gb per month ( any time ) , plus an additional 100gb of downloads ( between midnight and 6am ) . maximum bandwidths are 75mbps / 25mbps ( down / uplink ) and users can either purchase additional top - ups or have their connection throttled to 150kbps / 128kbps if they exceed their usage quota . further , homenet is billed as mobile , inasmuch as it can be used anywhere in the country where vodafone\u2019s 4g signal is present ( i . e . over 90 % ) .\nthe vodafone malta foundation has once again supported rockestra , a rock concert by the malta philarmonic orchestra organised by the malta community chest fund to raise funds for people in need . for the fourth consecutive year the concert was held at mfcc ta ' qali on saturday 15th september under the distinguished patronage of the president of malta and mrs abela .\nthe vodafone malta foundation is aiding maria regina girls secondary school in mosta to support more than 13 families in need by donating stocks of groceries and consumables that will help fill up tables and stockings with good food and cheer . this project addresses the needs of a number of families who are finding it difficult to cope with expenses and basic needs .\nmeta l - ponsjetta tibda t\u0127ammar\nis the title of a collection of christmas stories written by loreto j . dalli sponsored by vodafone malta foundation . all the revenue from this new publication , which was launched in november , will go towards the children at dar piccola casa di san giuseppe in valletta and to secondary school students in needy families .\nwith the adoption of the fundamental law of hungary , which entered into force in january 2012 , the governing parties prematurely ended the six - year term of the well - functioning data protection commissioner , replacing the former office with the national agency for data protection . the head of the new agency is appointed by the president of the republic based on the suggestion of the prime minister for a nine - year term and can be dismissed by the president based on the suggestion of the prime minister on potentially arbitrary grounds , [ 32 ] calling into question the independence of the agency . in 2014 , the court of justice of the european union ruled that hungary failed to fulfill its obligations derived from eu law due to the early termination of the term of the data protection commissioner . [ 33 ]\nthe finance operations team at vodafone malta gave a helping hand to st joseph home in st venera by cleaning , clearing their rooms from unwanted items , completing maintenance work , cooking for the kids and other daily chores as part of the independent living project . the football team donated a number of soccer balls and other sports equipment to further help the children in their daily recreational needs .\ntelekom a . k . a . magyar telekom , owned by deutsche telekom , is the largest operator and market leader in hungary . it has the best and fastest network with best coverage on 2g and 4g , but the worst 3g coverage ( only about 60 % ) on 2100 mhz up to 42 mbit / s . 4g is available on 800 , 1800 and 2600 mhz and covers 98 % of the population\ngemma mifsud bonnici and roberta pace from the vodafone malta foundation recently visited st . margaret college kalkara primary school for a demonstration by the acclaimed helen o ' grady academy . this was an opportunity for the foundation representatives to experience first - hand the valuable opportunities for growth , children are being offered through classes which are specifically designed to tap into their creativity while building on their social skills .\nthere were no significant cyberattacks against ngo websites or news outlets during the coverage period . in the past , technical attacks in hungary have been primarily perpetrated by non - state actors against government websites , particularly by the international group anonymous . for instance , in 2012 the group rewrote the text of the fundamental law on the website of the constitutional court , and several sites suffered from ddos attacks during that time . [ 141 ]\nwe are all one\n, yet there are barriers to unity such as nationality , language , culture , tradition , and so on . xpatloop seeks to facilitate a better understanding , appreciation and enjoyment of life in hungary for expats and locals alike . as a portal we share news , views & information - from a wide range of sources - to enhance cooperation between people , companies and organisations operating in expat related circles .\n65 malades were amongst the contingent of sorelle , barrellieri , pilgrims and accompanying relatives on the recent annual pilgrimage to lourdes organised by the malta association of the sovreign military order of malta ( masmom ) . the vodafone malta foundation once again supported a number of patients who went to lourdes . once there , the maltese contingent joined approximately 7500 members of the order from all over the world for the momentous spiritual gathering .\ntelenor in hungary still owned by telenor group , but is being sold to the czech ppf group . it has pretty good coverage throughout the country . their 3g is on 900 and 2100 mhz and covers about the 85 % of the population in up to 42 mbit / s and their 4g / lte is available on 800 , 1800 and 2600 mhz covering 99 % of the population up to 150 mbit / s : coverage map at the end of 2017 .\ni found a page in english ( and since it ' s longer than vodafone ' s list , i ' ll link it ) : urltoken be careful , ' domino akt\u00edv ' is the one where you need to pay extra cash / month ; both with dominoiwiw ( and i really don ' t recommend the last one , since i doubt you use iwiw , but then again , one can never know : ) ) .\nthe right to freedom of expression is protected in the fundamental law of hungary , and the government does not generally prosecute individuals for posting controversial political or social content online . however , the law includes criminal penalties for defamation , and new amendments in november 2013 added criminal penalties for disseminating defamatory video or audio content . judicial oversight of surveillance by intelligence agencies continues to be a concern , given that surveillance is authorized by the justice minister rather than through a court warrant .\n2g is on 900 and 1800 mhz , 3g is on 900 and 2100 mhz . all three carriers are offering 4g / lte services since 2015 on 800 , 1800 and 2600 mhz . lte - a is available by all three providers in the bigger cities up to 300mb / s . telekom and telenor have network sharing agreement for 4g on 800 mhz outside of budapest and have therefore almost the same coverage on 4g / lte . generally hungary has a quite good coverage with 4g / lte networks and high speeds in most areas .\na proposed tax on internet usage in late 2014 sparked widespread protests in hungary , which eventually led to the orban administration\u2019s withdrawal of the proposal . [ 17 ] the tax would have involved charging isps approximately 150 forints ( us $ 0 . 61 ) per gb of data , a fee which likely would have been passed on to consumers . during his speech withdrawing the proposal , orban hinted at the possibility of reintroducing the idea of taxes and other regulations on the internet in early 2015 , although so far no proposals have been formally introduced .\nexplaining the creation of vodafone\u2019s own csr award , beck says his company \u201cdoes not consider corporate social responsibility as a mere philanthropic gesture or add - on ; it is part of our core business . \u201d he says others should move in to the field , provided they are prepared to do it right . \u201ccorporate social responsibility is based on a complex strategy , companies who are thinking along similar lines should take into consideration that their work should not be a one - off action , it is a long - term and continuous responsibility for others . \u201d\nin the past , the government has refrained from blocking online content , other than illegal gambling websites , despite persistent calls to ban the far - right website kuruc . info , a site that frequently features xenophobic , anti - semitic , and other hate speech content . this year , a court issued an order to delete , or make \u201cinaccessible , \u201d an article on the website denying the holocaust . since the website is hosted on servers in the united states and the court could not force the deletion of the content , the court subsequently decided that the article should be blocked within hungary .\naccess to the internet in hungary continues to expand , despite government policies and judicial decisions over the past few years that have threatened to impose restrictions on access and online content . in late october 2014 , the orban administration issued a proposal to tax internet service providers ( isps ) per gigabyte ( gb ) of data transferred . many assumed that isps would pass on this fee to consumers , which could potentially inhibit or discourage users from accessing more data - heavy websites and applications . following significant protests , the government withdrew the proposal , but signaled that it intended to revisit the issue later in 2015 .\naccess to the internet in hungary is relatively free , with an internet penetration rate of over 75 percent . however , in late 2014 the orban administration issued a controversial proposal to include an internet tax in the 2015 government budget , which would have charged internet service providers a small fee per gigabyte of data transferred . the proposal was withdrawn after large protests erupted over the issue . a national consultation was introduced online about the question of taxing internet use , [ 6 ] and its results are intended to serve as a basis for recommendations for internet - related policy changes in september 2015 . [ 7 ]\nsocial media platforms such as facebook , which had almost 4 . 6 million users in hungary as of march 2015 , have grown increasingly popular as a tool for advocacy , especially after the 2010 parliamentary elections . [ 79 ] since then , several large demonstrations have been organized through facebook , mobilizing tens of thousands of people . in 2014 , there were protests organized online for various social and political issues , the largest of which drew thousands of people to protest against the introduction of a tax on internet use . [ 80 ] due to the overwhelming demonstrations , the government decided to withdraw the planned tax . [ 81 ]\nthere are geographical , socioeconomic , and ethnic differences in hungary\u2019s internet penetration levels , with lower access rates found among low - income families and in rural areas . according to the 2014 data from the tns hoffmann research company , internet penetration was over 82 percent among the employed but only 52 percent among those who were unemployed . also , internet penetration differs between those living in the capital and in the countryside . [ 13 ] there is no new data on the internet penetration level among the roma community , the country ' s largest ethnic minority , though in the past this group has had lower - than - average levels of internet access . [ 14 ]\nover the past few years , several privacy and digital rights organizations have pointed to evidence that the hungarian authorities have purchased potentially invasive surveillance technologies . in 2013 , privacy international reported that hungarian law enforcement agencies are connected with at least one surveillance technology company , [ 129 ] and that several government agencies attended the iss world surveillance trade shows over the years . [ 130 ] citizen lab also reported finding a finfisher command and control server in hungary , [ 131 ] though it was not clear whether the server is operated by the government or other actors . [ 132 ] in july 2015 , files leaked from the information technology company hacking team revealed that the hungarian government was a client ."]}
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time as an rt ( t ) .\nthe medical dosimetry program at the university of wisconsin \u2013 la crosse is committed to the education of medical dosimetrists who are knowledgeable , competent , and dedicated to their profession and their patients .\nmirion technologies dosimetry services offers radiation monitoring products ( x - ray badges ) of unmatched effectiveness and true cost - savings to make sure your work environment is free from the damaging effects of radiation .\ncalibration of dosimetry systems according to iso / astm standards ( alanine , gex windose , gex dosestix , cta , fwt , gafchromic , gammachrome , harwell red and amber perspex , . . . )\ndelacroix d , guerre jp , leblanc p , hickman c . radionuclide and radiation protection data handbook 2nd edition ( 2002 ) . radiat prot dosimetry . 2002 ; 98 ( 1 ) : 9\u2013168 .\nlassmann m . , eberlein u . ( 2016 ) radiation safety and dosimetry . in : herrmann k . , nieweg o . , povoski s . ( eds ) radioguided surgery . springer , cham\nstanton recalls that it was shown to them by dave georgeson , bea\u2019s lead dosimetrist , and laurie kornacki , an internal dosimetry manager , on dec . 14 , 2011 , five weeks after the accident .\nhill , robin l . , and rathbone , bruce a . sun .\nhanford technical basis for multiple dosimetry effective dose methodology\n. united states . doi : 10 . 2172 / 1028093 . urltoken\nthis webpage provides information to help you understand the dose quantities being reported to you on your annual occupational radiation dosimetry report . if you would like general information about radiation exposure , please refer to urltoken .\nthis course is designed for individuals who currently have or anticipate having the responsibility to implement , manage , or evaluate occupational internal dosimetry programs . participants should be familiar with basic concepts and radiation quantities and units .\nenvironmental dosimetry involves the measurement of the impact of artificial sources of radioactivity on the environment . natural background radiation is taken into account and we use highly sensitive equipment to measure even the smallest fluctuations in radioactivity .\nthe angular dependency of response for tld cards may cause deviation from its true value on the results of environmental dosimetry , since tlds may be exposed to radiation at different angles of incidence from the surrounding area .\nsystem is operated by pnnl\u2019s hanford external dosimetry program ( hedp ) which provides dosimetry services to all hanford contractors . the primary users of this manual are doe and doe contractors at hanford using the dosimetry services of pnnl . development and maintenance of this manual is funded directly by doe and doe contractors . its contents have been reviewed and approved by doe and doe contractors at hanford through the hanford personnel dosimetry advisory committee ( hpdac ) which is chartered and chaired by doe - rl and serves as means of coordinating dosimetry practices across contractors at hanford . this manual was established in 1996 . since inception , it has been revised many times and maintained by pnnl as a controlled document with controlled distribution . the first revision to be released through pnnl\u2019s electronic records & information capture architecture ( erica ) database was designated revision 0 . revision numbers that are whole numbers reflect major revisions typically involving changes to all chapters in the document . revision numbers that include a decimal fraction reflect minor revisions , usually restricted to selected chapters or selected pages in the document .\neffective as of 2017 , all united states candidates will be required to apply as route 1 candidates holding a bachelor ' s degree and be graduates from a formal dosimetry program accredited by jrcert by the late application deadline .\nthe program is accredited by the joint review committee on education in radiologic technology ( jrcert ) . it meets the formal education eligibility criteria for the national certification exam following graduation as required by the medical dosimetry certification board .\nget effective dose monitoring when and where you need it . we offer a variety of electronic personal radiation dosimeters , extremity dosimeters , and comprehensive dosimetry management systems to monitor your exposure to ionizing radiation in any work environment .\noffers a master\u2019s degree program that provide students with an educational foundation in medical dosimetry as well as clinical experience in a radiation oncology department . the curriculum requires online courses taken synchronously with a clinical internship at an affiliated site .\naccording to mark reid , past president of the american association of medical dosimetrists ( aamd ) , the demand for medical dosimetrists grows every time a new cancer center opens , making dosimetry a stable , well - compensated career .\nvehs radiation safety reviews all dosimetry badge results and investigates high exposures according to the investigational level framework provided in the alara policy . each quarter , the vu and vumc radiation safety committees review a summary of radiation dose records .\nhill , robin l . , and rathbone , bruce a . hanford technical basis for multiple dosimetry effective dose methodology . united states : n . p . , 2010 . web . doi : 10 . 2172 / 1028093 .\nthe type : menu selects the class emission type . for i - 125 , ir - 192 , pd - 103 , select gamma . for ru - 106 select beta . the dosimetry parameters for these radionuclides are discussed below :\nthese example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ' dosimetry . ' views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of merriam - webster or its editors . send us feedback .\nbolch we , eckerman kf , sgouros g , thomas sr . mird pamphlet no . 21 : a generalized schema for radiopharmaceutical dosimetry \u2013 standardization of nomenclature . j nucl med . 2009 ; 50 ( 3 ) : 477\u201384 . doi :\nmost of commercial tld readers have been designed based upon tld cards which are used for individual dosimetry . these cards are inclusive of tld pellets or chips which have angular dependency of response in radiation fields [ 2 , 3 ] . this angular dependency should be calculated for personal dosimetry uncertainties and compared against the trumpet curve of icrp criteria [ 4 ] . but the uncertainty cannot be developed for environmental monitoring in which low dose values and high accuracy measurements are the main objectives .\nonly\noccupationally\nexposed workers are included in the summary data presented here . this does not include radiation exposure to the environment or general public ( except for those individuals visiting a doe site that are provided dosimetry by the site ) .\nthe mission of southern illinois university carbondale ' s medical dosimetry program is to provide a quality program integrating education , research and service in order to meet the needs of the profession and improve the health care of the people and communities we serve .\nbecause the determination of an absorbed dose is complex and depends on many external and internal factors , the dosimetry community\u2014which includes the international atomic energy agency , the bureau international des poids et mesures ( bipm ) , the international commission of radiation units and measurements ( icru ) , as well as several medical physics professional societies\u2014decided in the late sixties to standardize the procedures by creating \u2018dosimetry protocols\u201d or \u201ccodes of practices\u201d these include details on the types of instruments to be used , measurement conditions and calculation procedures .\nstudents must consult an admissions counselor or a radiologic sciences faculty member when choosing concentrations , to help make sure that the combination you choose is the best option for your future career . acceptance into your second year concentration of medical dosimetry is not guaranteed .\nthe type : menu in the dose constants dialog selects the isotope type . for i - 125 , ir - 192 , pd - 103 , select gamma . for ru - 106 select beta . the dosimetry parameters for these isotopes are discussed below :\nas required by the regulations , cern reports all dosimetry data to the swiss national dose registry . if the measured doses exceed 2 msv per month , the doses are reported immediately to the swiss federal office of public health ( bag / ofsp ) .\nprotect your most valuable assets with a complete suite of radiation dosimeter badges , readers , and other products for reliable , accurate environmental or personal radiation monitoring . with decades of experience in bringing modern enhancements to radiation detection technology , thermo fisher scientific offers proven , comprehensive dosimetry solutions to quickly and effectively communicate critical dose information in any work environment . from electronic personal radiation dosimeters to single systems that monitor cumulative exposure to dosimetry readers that work with any whole body or extremity dosimeter , we have you covered .\nmedical dosimetry , the official journal of the american association of medical dosimetrists , is the key source of information on new developments for the medical dosimetrist . practical and comprehensive in coverage , the journal features original contributions and review articles by medical dosimetrists . . .\nthe future job market for medical dosimetry is strong . the advances in treatment planning increase the demand for qualified medical dosimetrists . wages are comparable with other healthcare professions . given the diversity and ever changing technology of the job , lifelong career satisfaction is achievable .\nfiorino c , corletto d , mangili p , broggi s , bonini a , cattaneo gm , parisi r , rosso a , signorotto p , villa e , et al . quality assurance by systematic in vivo dosimetry : results on a large cohort of patients .\npiermattei a , cilla s , grimaldi l , viola p , frattarolo l , d\u2019onofrio g , craus m , fidanzio a , azario l , greco f , et al . real time transit dosimetry for the breath - hold radiotherapy technique : an initial experience .\nthe future job market for medical dosimetry is strong . the many advances in treatment planning increases the demand for qualified medical dosimetrists . wages are comparable with other healthcare professions . given the diversity and ever changing technology of the job , lifelong career satisfaction is achievable .\ncompleted at least 36 months ( or 35 hours per week full time employment equivalent of 5 , 460 hours ) clinical medical dosimetry experience * within the last six years before the application deadline , under the direction of a certified medical dosimetrist or a medical physicist .\nin this research , a new setting of tld cards has been developed for environmental dosimetry . the dosimeters have been calibrated isotropically in a standard radiation field . then , the response of the dosimeter has been compared with a reference instrument in a real radiation field .\nstandard ct dosimetry phantoms consist of cylindric acrylic phantoms with holes for dosimeter insertion at various locations . the 2 sizes are 16 cm in diameter to represent heads and small pediatric bodies and 32 cm in diameter to represent adult bodies . ( courtesy of lawrence rothenberg . )\nto obtain an official copy of your occupational radiation dosimetry report from vanderbilt , complete and submit a signed dose history release request to vehs radiation safety . vanderbilt must have the signature of the individual who was monitored in order to release that person ' s radiation exposure history record .\neberlein u , broer jh , vandevoorde c , santos p , bardies m , bacher k , nosske d , lassmann m . biokinetics and dosimetry of commonly used radiopharmaceuticals in diagnostic nuclear medicine \u2013 a review . eur j nucl med mol imaging . 2011 ; 38 ( 12 ) : 2269\u201381 .\nindividual monitoring regulations in switzerland are based on the icrp60 recommendations . the annual limit of 20 msv for the effective dose applies to the sum of external and internal radiation . external radiation is monitored monthly or quarterly with tld , dis or cr - 39 dosemeters by 10 approved external dosimetry services and reported as hp ( 10 ) and hp ( 0 . 07 ) . internal monitoring is done in two steps . at the workplace , simple screening measurements are done frequently in order to recognise a possible incorporation . if a nuclide dependent activity threshold is exceeded then one of the seven approved dosimetry services for internal radiation does an incorporation measurement to assess the committed effective dose e50 . the dosimetry services report all the measured or assessed dose values to the employer and to the national dose registry . the employer records the annually accumulated dose values into the individual dose certificate of the occupationally exposed person , both the external dose hp ( 10 ) and the internal dose e50 as well as the total effective dose e = hp ( 10 ) + e50 . based on the national dose registry an annual report on the dosimetry in switzerland is published which contains the statistics for the total effective dose , as well as separate statistics for external and internal exposure .\n* medical physics graduate program , duke university , durham nc 27705 ; \u2020duke radiation dosimetry laboratory , duke university medical center , durham , nc 27710 ; \u2021department of radiology , duke university medical center , durham , nc , 27710 ; \u00a7department of radiation oncology , duke university medical center , durham , nc , 27710 .\nthe main task of the external dosimetry services is to assess the occupational exposure due to external radiation sources . measurement techniques are available for whole body and extremity monitoring of photon , neutron and beta radiation . a large range of radiation fields in nuclear fuel cycle facilities , research facilities , medical and industrial applications as well as in emergency situations are covered . external monitoring services are provided routinely ( monitoring period of one to three months ) or on an ad - hoc basis according to the customers\u2019 requests . currently more than 15000 dosimeters are evaluated per year . since 1981 the iaea individual monitoring services are based on a thermoluminescence dosimetry system .\nmird supplement to jnm ( 1999 ) this compilation of mird pamphlet numbers 14 ( revised ) through 17 covers the urinary bladder model for radiation dose calculations , radionuclide s values in a revised dosimetric model of the adult head and brain , quantitative radiopharmaceutical biodistribution data acquisition and analysis , and the dosimetry of nonuniform activity distributions .\nct scan dosimetry has at least four dosimetric quantities with specific objectives . the medical physicist responsible for determining their values should be aware of the differences among them and able to select the one that best fits his / her purpose . the consideration about the necessity of optimization based on a single dosimetric quantity may be limited .\nyou can access the monthly dose values for the last 12 months and the annual dose values for all years via the hrt interface * . if you have no access to hrt or need a printed official version of your dose record , please send a message to the dosimetry service or pass by the office during opening hours .\nsystem is operated by pnnl\u2019s hanford external dosimetry program ( hedp ) which provides dosimetry services to all hanford contractors . the primary users of this manual are doe and doe contractors at hanford using the dosimetry services of pnnl . development and maintenance of this manual is funded directly by doe and doe contractors . its contents have been reviewed and approved by doe and doe contractors at hanford through the hanford personnel dosimetry advisory committee ( hpdac ) which is chartered and chaired by doe - rl and serves as means of coordinating dosimetry practices across contractors at hanford . this manual was established in 1996 . since inception , it has been revised many times and maintained by pnnl as a controlled document with controlled distribution . rev . 0 marks the first revision to be released through pnnl\u2019s electronic records & information capture architecture ( erica ) database . revision numbers that are whole numbers reflect major revisions typically involving changes to all chapters in the document . revision numbers that include a decimal fraction reflect minor revisions , usually restricted to selected chapters or selected pages in the document . revision log : rev . 0 ( 2 / 25 / 2005 ) major revision and expansion . rev . 0 . 1 ( 3 / 12 / 2007 ) minor revision . updated chapters 5 , 6 and 9 to reflect change in default ring calibration factor used in hedp dose calculation software . factor changed from 1 . 5 to 2 . 0 beginning january 1 , 2007 . pages on which changes were made are as follows : 5 . 23 , 5 . 69 , 5 . 78 , 5 . 80 , 5 . 82 , 6 . 3 , 6 . 5 , 6 . 29 , 9 . 2 .\neurados working group 3 ( wg3 ) aims at providing information about the correct measurement of the ambient dose equivalent ( rate ) in the environment and has a specific subgroup ( wg3 - sg2 ) that focuses on passive environmental dosimetry . one of the initial tasks of the subgroup was to gain an overview of passive dosimetry practices in europe . on the basis of a survey carried out by this subgroup in 2013 / 2014 , information on the state - of - the - art was gained , several conclusions were drawn and some open questions have been identified , e . g . the harmonization in the terminology , uncertainty assessment procedures and corrections of measured values by passive dosemeters due to transport and climate .\nimba\u00ae ( integrated modules for bioassay analysis ) professional plus is a suite of software modules for internal dosimetry . it implements all of the biokinetic and dosimetric models currently recommended by the international commission on radiological protection ( icrp ) . it also enables the users to specify their own parameter values and apply sophisticated data handling techniques to their customised internal dose calculations .\nthe medical dosimetrist is a member of the radiation oncology team that plays a role in the management of cancer . medical dosimetry allows professionals to utilize their knowledge of mathematics , medical physics , science , and critical thinking in his / her everyday work . medical dosimetrists specialize in the planning of optimal radiation treatment techniques and dose calculations in collaboration with the medical physicist and radiation oncologist .\ndose record keeping ( drk ) involves recording all radiation doses received by an individual , during a given employment . each registered person is recognised by their national insurance number ( nin ) and each dose record is the property of the employer . the service is used both by employers who use our dosemeters and by those who use dosemeters supplied by another approved dosimetry service ( ads ) .\nduring development of ct dosimetry procedures , 2 standard ct dosimetry phantoms were adopted by the food and drug administration and still are used today ( fig . 1 ) : a 32 - cm - diameter cylindric acrylic phantom to represent an adult abdomen , and a 16 - cm - diameter version to represent an adult head or small pediatric bodies ( 1 ) . both are 15 cm thick ( in the z - axis direction ) and contain several 1 - cm - diameter holes for insertion of dosimeters . the holes are at the center of the phantom and at a 1 - cm depth at the 3 - , 6 - , 9 - , and 12 - o ' clock positions ( referred to as the peripheral sites ) . some models have holes at other locations at well .\nthe uwl medical dosimetry program statistics include graduate statistics from various internship locations throughout the u . s . the success of the graduates is due to their motivation & hard - work as well as the commitment and dedication of the faculty , clinical instructors , clinical preceptors , and mentors at each clinical internship site . the program faculty and advisory committee ensures the highest quality of education and that the graduates are well prepared to enter the profession .\npersonnel working with unencapsulated radioactive materials have the potential to receive internal doses via inhalation or ingestion . recent experience involving the intake of alpha emitters at nuclear power plants has created a need for individuals who understand the current methods for determining radiation dose from such intakes . to meet this need , orau conducts a five - day training course\u2014 occupational internal dosimetry . the american academy of health physics grants 40 continuing education credits for completion of this course .\nwe respect that a student may elect to not receive immunizations for personal or medical reasons . students who have a medical condition that precludes them from receiving immunizations may be asked to provide additional documentation from a medical provider . clinical affiliates must comply with their organization ' s policy regarding immunizations and as such may decline a student without required immunizations or medical documentation . students should be aware that this may impact options for clinical education experiences and progression through the medical dosimetry curriculum .\nthe natural external radiation dose to the public varies in different parts of the world based largely on the geomagnetic field , altitude and solar cycle . external dose from terrestrial radiation varies largely with variations of concentrations of radioactive potassium and the radioactive components of the natural uranium and thorium radioactive decay chains . stochastic effects such as cancer and genetic disorders may be caused when living creatures are exposed to low doses . so the accurate measurement technique is an important subject in environmental dosimetry .\nmedical dosimetry , the official journal of the american association of medical dosimetrists , is the key source of information on new developments for the medical dosimetrist . practical and comprehensive in coverage , the journal features original contributions and review articles by medical dosimetrists , oncologists , physicists , and radiation therapy technologists on clinical applications and techniques of external beam , interstitial , intracavitary and intraluminal irradiation in cancer management . articles dealing primarily with physics will be reviewed by a specially appointed team of experts in the field .\nmedical dosimetry is part of radiation oncology . under the direction of a medical physicist , medical dosimetrists utilize dedicated computers to design and calculate radiation plans for the treatment of cancer . a ct scan of the patient generates data which will be used in the treatment planning process . the dosimetrists work closely with the physician , physicist and radiation therapist . people in this profession typically work nine hour workdays , from 8 a . m . - 5 p . m . , mainly working at a console , with a highly specialized computer .\n@ article { osti _ 1028093 , title = { hanford technical basis for multiple dosimetry effective dose methodology } , author = { hill , robin l . and rathbone , bruce a . } , abstractnote = { the current method at hanford for dealing with the results from multiple dosimeters worn during non - uniform irradiation is to use a compartmentalization method to calculate the effective dose ( e ) . the method , as documented in the current version of section 6 . 9 . 3 in the ' hanford external dosimetry technical basis manual , pnl - ma - 842 , ' is based on the compartmentalization method presented in the 1997 ansi / hps n13 . 41 standard , ' criteria for performing multiple dosimetry . ' with the adoption of the icrp 60 methodology in the 2007 revision to 10 cfr 835 came changes that have a direct affect on the compartmentalization method described in the 1997 ansi / hps n13 . 41 standard , and , thus , to the method used at hanford . the ansi / hps n13 . 41 standard committee is in the process of updating the standard , but the changes to the standard have not yet been approved . and , the drafts of the revision of the standard tend to align more with icrp 60 than with the changes specified in the 2007 revision to 10 cfr 835 . therefore , a revised method for calculating effective dose from non - uniform external irradiation using a compartmental method was developed using the tissue weighting factors and remainder organs specified in 10 cfr 835 ( 2007 ) . } , doi = { 10 . 2172 / 1028093 } , journal = { } , number = , volume = , place = { united states } , year = { sun aug 01 00 : 00 : 00 edt 2010 } , month = { sun aug 01 00 : 00 : 00 edt 2010 } }\nradiation dosimetry provides the fundamental quantities used for radiation protection , risk assessment , and treatment planning . the mird committee develops standard methods , models , assumptions , and mathematical schema for assessing internal radiation doses from administered radiopharmaceuticals . the mird approach simplifies the problem of assessing dose for many different radionuclides\u2014each with its unique radiological characteristics and chemical properties as labeled compounds\u2014in the highly diverse biological environment represented by the human body , internal organs , tissues , and fluid compartments . the virtue of the mird approach is that it systematically reduces complex dosimetric analyses to methods that are relatively simple to use , including software tools for experimental and clinical use .\nthe current method at hanford for dealing with the results from multiple dosimeters worn during non - uniform irradiation is to use a compartmentalization method to calculate the effective dose ( e ) . the method , as documented in the current version of section 6 . 9 . 3 in the ' hanford external dosimetry technical basis manual , pnl - ma - 842 , ' is based on the compartmentalization method presented in the 1997 ansi / hps n13 . 41 standard , ' criteria for performing multiple dosimetry . ' with the adoption of the icrp 60 methodology in the 2007 revision to 10 cfr 835 came changes that have a direct affect on the compartmentalization method described in the 1997 ansi / hps n13 . 41 standard , and , thus , to the method used at hanford . the ansi / hps n13 . 41 standard committee is in the process of updating the standard , but the changes to the standard have not yet been approved . and , the drafts of the revision of the standard tend to align more with icrp 60 than with the changes specified in the 2007 revision to 10 cfr 835 . therefore , a revised method for calculating effective dose from non - uniform external irradiation using a compartmental method was developed using the tissue weighting factors and remainder organs specified in 10 cfr 835 ( 2007 ) .\nthe use of radioactive substances for sentinel lymph node ( sln ) biopsy needs consideration on how to optimize radiation safety issues . in this chapter an overview on basic radiation - related quantities , definitions , and on patient dosimetry is given . values of absorbed and effective doses are provided for patients , the staff in the operation theater and in the pathology department , and for waste disposal . for radiolocalization of sln with tc - 99m , the dose to the patients and the exposure of the staff are low ; for radiopharmaceuticals with longer half - lives and / or positron emitters , individual monitoring of staff exposure and contamination should be considered for larger patient numbers .\npersonnel dosimetry radiation monitoring is required when an individual ' s radiation exposure is likely to exceed 10 % of the dose limit , when a new activity is being initiated , or when there is no other method that can adequately determine a dose in an accident situation . personnel monitoring for radiation exposure is not required as part of the usda broad scope radioactive materials license , but is a requirement for all irradiator operators . rsd also requires personnel monitoring for nuclear gauge users , and area monitoring for x - ray producing equipment . through years of monitoring , the usda has determined that no individual working with unsealed radioactive materials is likely to receive in excess of 10 % of the annual dose limits .\nthis five - day course is designed to provide course participants with a thorough understanding of current methods for determining radiation doses resulting from intakes of radioactive materials by workers . the course covers the basic concepts and principles of internal dose assessments , and describes the icrp internal dosimetry systems and models currently in use in the u . s . and internationally . bioassay methods ( both direct and indirect ) are reviewed and bioassay interpretation is discussed in detail . regulations and regulatory guidance is discussed , including the design of bioassay programs and methods for demonstrating regulatory compliance . finally , quality assurance and methods for program evaluation are covered . throughout the course , students work detailed example problems covering all aspects of internal dose assessment .\nin summation , the medical dosimetrist performs calculations for the accurate delivery of the radiation oncologist ' s prescribed dose , documents pertinent information in the patient record , and verifies the mathematical accuracy of all calculations using a system established by the medical physicist . we perform , or assist in , the application of specific methods of radiation measurement including ion chamber , thermoluminescent dosimeters ( tld ) , or film measurement as directed by the medical physicist . another area that we may contribute to is giving technical and physics support to the medical physicist ; this support could be in radiation protection , qualitative machine calibrations , and quality assurance of the radiation oncology equipment . also , we often take on the role of educator in facilities that have radiation oncology residents , radiation therapy students or medical dosimetry students .\nthe dose indicators msad and ctdi represent dose to a particular location in a dosimetry phantom from a complete series of slices . the only practical difference between msad and various forms of ctdi is the length of the dose profile included . by definition , msad is the dose from all slices in a particular procedure , however many slices are done and however long the z - axis length covered by the procedure . the various forms of ctdi , on the other hand , refer to specific lengths of a dose profile included in the measurement . ideally , the measured dose profile length should include the entire significant length of the profile , which we denote as ctdi ideal . however , because the profile may extend far toward either side of the scanned slice , ctdi ideal is difficult to measure in practice .\nmore specifically , radiation dosimetry is the calculation of the absorbed dose in tissue resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation . dose is reported in units of gray ( gy ) for mass , and dose equivalent is reported in units of sieverts ( sv ) for biological tissue , where 1 gy or 1 sv is equal to 1 joule per kilogram . traditional units are still prevalent as well , where dose is often reported in rads and dose equivalent in rems . by definition , 1 gy = 100 rads and 1 sv = 100 rems . workers who may be exposed to radiation carry personal dosimeters . these dosimeters measure dose , based on a variety of measuring systems . the average background dose for a human being is about 350 milli - rems per year , resulting mostly from cosmic radiation and natural isotopes in the earth .\nplaque simulator extends the tg43 formalism with a water to medium conversion factor which allows for calculation of dose to tissue , or to a small mass of water in a phantom . normally , this factor should be set to 1 . if , however , you wished to calculate dose to a water calibrated tld in an eye phantom made of pmma ( acrylic ) exposed to a plaque containing model 6711 seeds , you would set the dose rate constant to the approriate value for pmma ( 0 . 98 * 0 . 697 = 0 . 683 ) and then set the water to medium field to be the ratio of dose to water in medium versus dose to medium ( 1 . 607 ) . the dose rate constant relative to water , and water in medium ratios for pmma , wt1 and rw - 1 may be found in tables iii and iv of the reference : luxton , g . , comparison of radiation dosimetry in water and in solid phantom materials for i - 125 and pd - 103 brachytherapy sources : egs4 monte carlo study , medical physics , 21 , 1994 . these data were used to create the default isotope labeled i - 125 ( 6711 pmma ) .\nthe radiological standards and calibrations laboratory , a part of pacific northwest laboratory ( pnl ) , performs calibrations and upholds reference standards necessary to maintain traceability to national radiological standards . the facility supports u . s . department of energy ( doe ) programs at the hanford site , programs sponsored by doe headquarters and other federal agencies , radiological protection programs at other doe sites , and research programs sponsored through the commercial sector . the laboratory is located in the 318 building of the hanford site ` s 300 area . the facility contains five major exposure rooms and several laboratories used for exposure work preparation , low - activity instrument calibrations , instrument performance evaluations , instrument maintenance , instrument design and fabrication work , and thermoluminescent and radiochromic dosimetry . the major exposure facilities are a low - scatter room used for neutron and photon exposures , a source well room used for high - volume instrument calibration work , an x - ray facility used for energy response studies , a high - exposure facility used for high - rate photon calibration work , and a beta standards laboratory used for beta energy response studies and beta reference calibrations . calibrations are routinely performed for personnel dosimeters , health physics instrumentations , photon transfer standards and alpha , beta and gamma field sources used throughout the hanford site . this report describes the standards and calibrations laboratory .\nin general , ctdis measured at different locations and depths in a dosimetry phantom will differ . figure 7 shows typical ctdis measured at 120 kvp on a single - slice ct scan of the head and body phantoms with 5 - mm collimation ( 5 - mm slice thickness ) using clinical technique . doses for the 4 peripheral ( 1 - cm - deep ) holes are nearly uniform , as might be expected from the symmetry of a 360\u00b0 scan . the ctdi measured at the 6 - o ' clock position in the body phantom is often somewhat lower because of table attenuation . the ctdi at the center of the head phantom is nearly the same as that at the periphery , whereas the central ctdi in the body phantom is more than half the peripheral ctdi . a high peak kilovoltage ( \u2265120 ) and symmetric ( 360\u00b0 ) scans apparently yield doses that vary with depth only moderately in the body phantom and hardly at all in the head phantom . this somewhat counterintuitive result is due to offsetting effects : the dose from primary radiation is higher at the periphery in both cases , but the dose from scatter increases significantly toward the center . because the long - ionization - chamber measurement includes the tails of the dose profile ( which are mostly scatter ) , ctdis automatically include both primary and scatter contributions to dose ."]}
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your fnb connect cellphone .\ni have requested to port my number when applying for a fnb connect sim card . what happens next ?\n2 . how do i perform a sim swap ? you can perform a sim swap by using fnb online banking , fnb banking app , at any fnb atm or at your nearest fnb branch .\nthis will affect any balance enquires and balance details on your account , until fnb connect advises you of the final roaming charges payable .\njohannesburg - financial institutional first national bank launched unlimited calling for r399 per month on its mobile network , fnb connect , on tuesday .\ncustomers with a connect sim can dial * 147 * 1 # from their connect number should they wish to migrate ( move ) to this package .\nafter you receive your new fnb connect sim card and activate it , your number will be ported within 24 hours . for your convenience , you will be given a temporary number on your fnb connect sim card so you can continue to use your new sim card while your port is in progress . both your current sim card ( from your previous service provider ) and your new fnb connect sim card will be usable during this time . you will receive an sms on your old sim card and your new fnb connect sim card when your port has been completed .\nand the company has subsequently found that fnb offers a competitive deal . fnb connect is a a mobile virtual network operator ( mvno ) , which means that it runs atop of cell c ' s network .\nearn up to 15 % back in ebucks rewards on your connect sim spend .\nyou can view your fnb connect transaction history online . browse through your calls , sms and data usage and see in detail how much you are spending .\nalways check your data balance , if you notice high usage check your itemised bill via fnb online banking or request one via fnb cellphone banking .\nmove up a reward level when your total connect sim spend is more than r200 .\ndata bundles can be purchased via fnb online banking , fnb cellphone banking ( * 120 * 321 # or * 130 * 321 # ) , fnb banking app , fnb atm or * 147 # for contract , top up , and prepaid . please purchase these to avoid out of bundle costs .\nchoose between connect top up xs , s , m , l , xl or xxl .\n' international roaming ' means using your fnb connect sim card and services outside the borders of south africa . use international roaming when travelling aboard on holiday or for business .\nplease note if you have ported , you will not be able to recharge using fnb cellphone banking ( * 120 * 321 # or * 130 * 321 # ) for 48 hours after the port has been completed . please use fnb online banking , fnb app or any fnb atm to recharge during this period .\nplease purchase bundles to avoid out of bundle costs . data bundles can be purchased via fnb online banking , fnb cellphone banking ( * 120 * 321 # or * 130 * 321 # ) , fnb banking app , fnb atm , or * 147 # for contract , top up , prepaid and data packages .\nthe way you get rewarded on your fnb account ( s ) has changed .\nporting takes up to 24 hours from the time that your new fnb connect sim card is activated ( when you can make / receive calls from your new sim card ) .\nif you didn ' t port during the sales process you can still port your number after experiencing the connect sim . you can port by dialing * 147 # or calling the connect customer care .\n\u201cwhen you compare fnb connect\u2019s new unlimited voice package to the equivalent packages from all other mobile networks and mvnos , you find that fnb\u2019s new offering is very well priced , coming in cheaper than any of the competing offerings , \u201d said antony seeff , tariffic\u2019s ceo .\nthe fnb banking app for tablet allows you to bank when and where you choose .\nit may take the cellular network operator up to four months to provide your international roaming charges to fnb connect , which can result in a delay in receiving the final international roaming charges .\n2 . 2 where can i view my usage history or request an itemised bill ? you can view your call log online using connect transaction history . connect transaction history displays the last 150 transactions / calls .\n1 . what is porting ? porting is keeping your existing number and moving it to a connect sim .\nwhen taking up the connect sim , you have the option to move your existing number ( port ) to connect . all you have to do is ensure that the number that you wish to port is on prepaid .\nthe full roaming service allows fnb connect customers to use the full array of services that they would use in south africa namely , making and receiving calls , sending and receiving smss and using mobile data .\nvia urltoken logon to fnb online banking and choose from our wide range of products and devices .\n2 . 1 how do i check my airtime / data balances ? you can check your balance by dialling * 111 # from your connect sim or from any of our electronic platforms such as fnb online banking .\nstep 3 when collecting your fnb sim , please have a copy of your id or driver license .\nvia * 147 # : dial * 147 # and select\nport your number\nfrom your connect sim . please note that you can only port a registered incontact or fnb cellphone banking cellphone number when using this channel .\nno need to rica your sim . fnb will rica the sim on your behalf . simply activate your sim to get connected .\n1 . how do i order another sim if i have misplaced my sim or my sim is stolen ? you can obtain a replacement sim from your nearest fnb branch or alternatively you can use the\norder replacement sim\nfunction on fnb online banking .\nyou need to have a qualifying fnb cheque , credit card or one account , or rmb private bank cheque or credit card account .\n4 . can i still port my cellphone number if i am currently on a contract ? if you want to port a number that is on contract , it is advised that you call your current service provider to request your number to be switched to prepaid , you are able to port to connect easily by dialing * 147 # from a connect sim and selecting\nport my existing number\nor by calling the customer care ( dial 147 from any connect sim ) .\n2 . how do i port my number over to connect ? to port during the take up process , please complete the highlighted section during the sales process .\nwhat do you think of fnb ' s unlimited calling deal ? do you think it offers value ? tell us your view by clicking here .\nhow do i get my mms and data settings for my device ? you can have your phone settings sent by dialling * 147 # and selecting\nphone settings\nfrom your connect sim .\nfnb makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy of our network coverage maps . from time to time , there may be factors beyond our control , which may affect our network coverage . these factors may include , but are not limited to , the weather , topography , and man - made structures . fnb makes no representations , warranties or guarantees on the accuracy , aptness or extensiveness of network coverage maps . fnb accepts no responsibility for any actions taken or not taken by the user of the coverage maps .\nyou will need your puk number to have your sim unblocked . your puk number can be obtained on online banking , the fnb banking app or by dialling 087 575 0147 .\n\u201cfnb is trying to establish itself as a major mobile operator and the major mobile operators are trying to entrench themselves with their client base and broaden their offering\u201d , said seef .\n\u201cfnb\u2019s unlimited voice package is r34 cheaper than me & you mobile\u2019s unlimited talk package and r135 cheaper than the next - best packages offered by cell c and telkom\u201d , said seeff .\nunfortunately , you ' ll lose all free minutes and other free services offered by your previous service provider when you port your number . this also applies to all unused minutes , airtime , data and smss you may have accumulated but have not yet used . you have the option of using up all your unused minutes , airtime , data and smss before your new fnb connect sim card is activated .\nthe unveiling of the unlimited calling option has come as fnb also unveiled two of its own branded smartphones , the conexis x1 and conexis a1 on tuesday . both phones are backed by htc technology .\nvia branch : when taking up a sim at a branch you need to advise the branch consultant that you wish to keep your existing number when taking up a connect sim . porting at branch can be done during the sales process .\n1 . how do i activate my connect sim once i received it ? if your sim is delivered via courier it will be activated 24 hours after delivery . if you wish to activate the sim immediately after receiving your sim from the courier , you can use the following channels :\nto compare fnb\u2019s offer with other mobile networks like mtn and vodacom , tariffic said that it has \u201cfactored in the cost of adding data bundles to unlimited voice packages that come with less data to ensure that only unlimited voice packages with 10gb of data were compared . \u201d\n1 . how will i receive my sim once my application has been submitted and / or approved ?\nyour sim will be delivered to you by an fnb approved courier . an fnb approved courier will contact you to confirm your delivery address . alternatively you can follow the instructions on the delivery sms to login on to the link provided in the delivery sms and enter your delivery address . please ensure that you are available to receive delivery on the date confirmed with the courier . please ensure that you have a copy of your id on delivery of your sim .\nthe fnb banking app embraces the future of help \u2013 helping people to help themselves . managing your financial life has never been this easy with the ability to transact , borrow , invest , protect and communicate all in one place . download the app to see for yourself . want to know more ? open the banking app and select information from the main menu . here you can view video tutorials on all in - app functionality from fnb assist , or see answers to frequently asked questions from help . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ fnb pay - supported on nfc enabled devices with kitkat 4 . 4 or above fingerprint id - supported on devices with a fingerprint sensor running android 6 . 0 watch app - only available on android wear supported devices secure chat - only available to premier , private clients and private wealth _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ by downloading or using the fnb banking app for smartphones , you agree to be bound by the license agreement located at urltoken . this agreement is incorporated into this notice for reference . if you do not agree to the license agreement , do not download or use the application . terms & conditions apply .\nprivate wealth - earn above r1 . 5m or have nav of r15m p . a . to qualify\nt & c ; ' s apply cortana remembers , so you don ' t have to .\nfirst national bank - a division of firstrand bank limited . an authorised financial services and credit provider 1929 / 001225 / 06 ( ncrcp20 ) .\nmy contract with my current service provider hasn ' t expired yet . can i still port my number ?\nyes you can , but your contract with your current service provider won ' t be automatically cancelled . you must arrange with your existing service provider to settle any outstanding debt , according to the terms of your contract . we advise that you first cancel your contract with your current service provider and convert your number to prepaid before porting .\nno , once you ' ve ported , you ' ll lose any services from the previous network operator .\nno , once your port has been completed , your old sim card will stop working .\nyou can choose to activate your sim online , at the atm or via cellphone banking .\nif you lose your card , you can always purchase a new sim and do the sim swap in - branch or online .\nyou can prevent your sim from exceeding a specified amount by setting up a sim limit . a sim limit means that you will receive incoming smss and calls , but you will not be able to make outgoing calls , use data or send smss . however , you can still purchase prepaid or once - off bundles to continue using this service .\nyou can check your remaining airtime and data balance online , or by dialling * 111 # .\nif you lose your sim , you can block the sim online or at an atm .\nonce the sim has been blocked , you can order a replacement sim and do a sim swap .\nyou can download your itemised bill online , free of charge , or request for it to be emailed to you through cellphone banking , for a fee of r6 .\nif you are a heavy data user , avoid high out of bundle charges and rather purchase data bundles .\nonce - off data bundles are valid for a period of 30 days and range from 50 mb to 2 gb once off .\nif you use your device for sending emails and messages , you will use less data than if you ' re browsing the internet , using social media , sharing photos or watching videos . monitor your data spend month by month and buy data bundles accordingly . when you buy data bundles , you pay less for the data you use than you would on the out of bundle rate .\nyour inclusive package and recurring data balances will carry over to the next month , after which it will expire if not used .\nonce off data bundles are valid for 30 days from activation and do not carry over .\nyour phone can use data without you even knowing it . here are some tips in managing your spend while using data :\ndownload a data managing program so you can actively see how much data your device uses .\ntracking your bills has never been easier . contract bills can be viewed on online banking and cellphone banking .\ncustomers will be billed for the first month based on prorate allocation of voice minutes , smss and / or data as well as the subscription fee of the following month on the date the customer selected for the debit order to go off .\nthe next payment will be due in the following month on the selected debit order date where you will be billed upfront for your contract and in arrears for any additional usage and / or bundles purchased .\nfor the first month , pro rata rules apply when you activate your sim card within the first month . this means that if you activate your sim on the 15th of the month , you will only be billed for half the month and your allocation of voice minutes , smss and / or data would be half of the full month ' s allocation .\nupon activating your sim card you will receive prorate inclusive bundles ( voice minutes , smss and / or data ) where real - time collection of payment will take place from the take - up date until the end of the month .\nyou will receive an invoice on the 17th of every month . payment will be for the following month from the 1st of the month until the last day of the month . the collection of payment will happen on the 25th of each month . if the 25th is a public holiday , the billing will occur on the working day prior to the 25th of the month . the allocation of your inclusive bundles will occur on the 1st of the month .\nyou will receive prorate inclusive bundles ( voice minutes , smss and / or data ) upon the activation of your sim card , collection for which will happen on the 25th of the month . you will also be billed for the next month ' s subscription fee on the 25th of the month . as such you will be billed for 2 amounts :\nfor the following months , collection of payment will happen on the 25th of each month . if the 25th is a public holiday , the billing will occur on the working day prior to the 25th of the month . the allocation of the bundles will occur on the 1st of the month .\nwhile international roaming is activated you cannot use your sim in south africa . this applies for both full roaming and sms roaming . it is important to only switch on international roaming services when you are about to leave the country .\nyour international roaming usage is determined by the cellular network operator used by you in the country you visit .\nplease note these charges are significantly higher than local charges . you can view the rates to familiarise yourself with these costs .\nonly customers on voice contracts and flexi contracts can make use of the international roaming services .\nprepaid , top up or data contract customers do not qualify for the international roaming services .\nmake sure to turn off your device ' s mobile data while travelling overseas . any updates , downloads or browsing ( facebook , twitter , etc . ) will be charged per mb at the international rate .\nmake sure none of your apps override your data network settings and turn data back on automatically .\nif you do want to access the internet or gps outside of wifi hotspots , turn data roaming on only when you are using it .\ndownload a data monitoring app so you know exactly how much you are using . there are many apps available for nokia , apple , blackberry and samsung devices .\nif you lose your sim , you can block the sim online or through an atm .\nbecause we believe that managing your bills shouldn ' t be complicated , we ' ve tried to keep the process as simple as possible .\nknow the jargon and what to expect when you browse the internet , make and receive calls or send and receive smss while travelling aboard on holiday or for business .\nplease note that issues logged will be used for informational purposes to motivate network enhancements .\n2 . how do i rica my sim your sim is automatically ricaed for you based on the fica information that you provided when opening your bank account , if this information has changed please take your id and proof of address to your nearest branch to update your information .\nplease note after 3 unsuccessful attempts to deliver your sim ; the order will be cancelled and the sim will not be delivered .\n2 . if you have taken up a sim at branch your sim will be given to you at the branch once you have completed the sales process .\nfor flexi customers any bundle purchases using the * 147 # will be added to the monthly invoice .\n1 . 3 . what is an auto top up ? you can set up an auto top up , which will automatically recharge your airtime or data , when your balance reaches r5 or 10mb of data .\nstep 3 : select the sim that you want to set up auto top up for .\nin the event of a debit order failing ; debit order dates maybe adjusted .\nif your sim is activated before the 17th of the month . you will be charged a prorated amount for that month .\nif your sim is activated after the 17th of the month . you will be charged in arrears on the pre - selected debit order date . you will be charged for the next month as well as the month you activated your sim .\nyour first bill will consist of your prorated amount as well as the amount you will be charged next month .\nwe recommend that you do not use full roaming when travelling as rates are extremely high .\nuse sms roaming , this enables you to use the sms service while overseas , but not voice and data . ( only available for contract subscribers )\nif you are using a smart phone or tablet , make sure your mobile / cellular data is switched off to avoid high costs .\ninclusive data , voice and sms ' s on your package cannot be used while roaming .\nyour international bill can take up to 3 months to be issued to you .\nwhat should i do if i am experiencing network coverage issues ? for voice , data and sms coverage issues , please set your carrier / network settings to\nautomatic\non your device . you must also switch data roaming on , on your device . if you need further assistance please contact our customer service centre .\nplease note that you may also receive a sms from your current cellular network to confirm your port . please respond to this sms to ensure that your port is successful .\nyour current network may not have approved the port yet as you may still have outstanding bills to settle with them , or you recently ported in the last 2 months , in which case the port will be rejected .\nplease note that you may receive a sms from your network provider . please confirm your port to ensure that your port is not delayed .\n5 . what happens to my old sim as well as all free minutes / data or any other benefits that i had on my previous sim once i have ported ? once ported your old sim will stop working and you will lose all unused benefits . you are advised to use up all existing minutes / data / talking points , before porting is completed .\nplease note : it is advisable to only activate the sim once you have received it .\n1 . you can set your limit to control your spend . when you initially set your limit , it is applied after 15 minutes however if an existing limit is changed the new limit will only come into effect from the beginning of the next month .\nmake sure that there are no apps running in the background of your device using up your data .\nalways take note of the size of the image / video received before downloading on chat apps such as whatsapp .\n2 . what could be the possible reasons for my data being depleted quickly ? there could be a number of reasons as to why your data gets depleted faster than normal or you receive a data bill shock . see below a few :\napps that require data still running in the background of your device without being shut down completely .\ncertain apps auto updating whenever there is an available update on the applicable app store .\ninternet browser still runnning in the background on your device without being shut down completely after surfing and browsing .\noperating system updates are quite large to download on your device and use a substantial amount of data , for example the latest ios update for apple devices is over 1gb .\nthese are numbers you need to know from balance enquiries to customer service enquiries .\nstep 1 sms will be received from courier within 24 hours of placing your order .\nstep 2 confirm your delivery address using the link on your delivery confirmation sms . or alternatively confirm your delivery address once you are contacted by the delivery company .\nnote : please answer your phone to confirm your delivery address , 3 failed attempts to contact you will result in your order being cancelled .\nstep 4 your sim will be activated within 24 hours after your sim has been delivered . if you requested to port during the sales process your port request will be processed after your sim has been activated . the porting process may take between 24 to 48 hours . if you have not requested to port during the sales process you can also port your incontact or cellphone banking number by dialling * 147 # .\nplease note : you may receive a sms from your current cellular service provider to confirm your porting . please reply to the sms to ensure that your porting is successful .\nview + manage all your sims , just like you do your bank accounts .\nmanage your whole family ' s sims in one place from balances to detailed call logs . you can also order a replacement sim and do a sim swap .\nadjust your voice , data and sms bundles from month to month as your needs change .\nauto top up automatically tops you up with airtime and data when you are running low - to a chosen amount and you can set a monthly limit .\nview your balances and real time transaction history at any time , at no extra cost , just like you do with your bank statements .\nmonth to month packages choose from our top up xs , s , m , l , xl or xxl packages that comes with pre - selected voice , data , and sms limit your spend plus have the flexibility to top up when needed .\nmonth to month packages choose from our top up 500mb , 1gb , 2gb and 5gb packages that comes with pre - selected data limit your spend plus have the flexibility to top up when needed .\nplease note : data bundles are promotional . please refer to terms & conditions for more information .\nmake a deposit , increase your credit card limit , or upgrade from premier .\ndeposit r2 , 000 or more during the campaign . open a cheque account and get a sim card immediately . get confirmation of data when you switch your salary .\n( excluding revolving credit plan ) qualify on payout of the loan or activation of the overdraft or credit card . get rewarded per product , e . g . get a new overdraft and a new credit and get rewarded for both . note that on an increase of a new product you only get rewarded on the new product .\nmake transfers , payments , buy ( airtime , electricity , vouchers and entertainment ) send money , forex and lotto transactions .\nstay on top of your cellular spend . never run out with auto top up .\nthe updated app brings a fresh new look to create an even simpler banking experience .\nyour home screen gives you quick access to most used functionality and the reorganised menu shows everything else .\nsimilar functionality has been grouped together to make finding what you need easy . see the updates in the payments , buy , cards and information groups .\nby purchasing this item , you are transacting with google payments and agreeing to the google payments terms of service and privacy notice .\nyou could get up to 40 % off exclusive offers from ebucks . managing your bank accounts well , determines your reward level and ultimately the ebucks discount you qualify for . but , make sure you qualify .\nkulula . com , british airways ( operated by comair ) and avis discounts exclude all taxes . terms and conditions apply\nname : bedfordview address : 43 bradford road , bedfordview , johannesburg , 2008 telephone : 011 615 7020 operating hours : monday - thursday : 09 : 00 - 18 : 00 friday : 09 : 00 - 21 : 00 saturday - sunday : 09 : 00 - 17 : 00 public holidays : 09 : 00 - 17 : 00 name : bryanston address : corner william nicol drive and wedgewood link , bryanston , sandton , 2012 telephone : 011 706 4706 operating hours : mon , tues , thurs , fri : 09 : 00 to 18 : 00 wednesday : 09 : 00 to 18 : 00 saturday : 09 : 00 to 17 : 00 sunday : 09 : 00 to 15 : 00 public holidays : 10 : 00 13 : 00 name : centurion address : shop 118 , centurion mall ( heuwel ave . ) centurion 0046 telephone : 012 643 1035 operating hours : monday - thursday : 09 : 00 - 19 : 00 saturday : 08 : 00 - 18 : 00 sunday : 09 : 00 - 17 : 00 public holidays : 09 : 00 - 17 : 00 name : hyde park address : hyde park corner , cnr william nicol and 6th road , hyde park telephone : 011 325 4186 operating hours : mon , tues , thurs , fri : 09 : 00 to 18 : 00 wednesday : 09 : 00 to 18 : 00 saturday : 09 : 00 to 17 : 00 sunday : 10 : 00 to 13 : 00 public holidays : 10 : 00 13 : 00 name : johannesburg address : 3 , first place pritchard st & simmonds st bank city , johannesburg 2000 , telephone : 011 838 0025 operating hours : mon , tues , thurs , fri : 08 : 00 to 17 : 00 wednesday : 09 : 00 to 17 : 00 saturday : 08 : 30 to 12 : 30 sunday : closed name : johannesburg address : cnr hendrik potgieter & n14 highway , shop no . u63 , cradlestone mall , furrow rd , johannesburg , 1747 telephone : 087 345 5910 operating hours : mon , tues , thurs , fri : 09 : 00 to 18 : 00 wednesday : 09 : 00 to 18 : 00 saturday : 09 : 00 to 17 : 00 sunday : 10 : 00 to 13 : 00\nbut the r399 unlimited calling option has sparked interest as well , and cellphone contract monitoring company tariffic has studied the deal .\nthe a1 costs r59 per month with 15 minutes of bundled airtime and 50mb data , while the x1 costs r150 per month with 25 minutes and 100mb of data .\nseeff said the launch of these devices come hot off the heels of vodacom\u2019s latest branded phones hitting the market .\n\u201ceveryone wants to own the market when it comes to mobile , but this is becoming much more than just offering cellphone contracts and is expanding into other products and value - added services , \u201d he added .\ntech companies are helping farmers reduce stress and improve the health of their animals by limiting human interaction ."]}
{"id": 55602, "summary": [{"text": "roses stores ( originally known as rose 's 5 \u00a2 10 \u00a2 25 \u00a2 stores ) is a regional discount store in the united states with its headquarters in henderson , north carolina .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the chain has stores in fifteen states , primarily in the south .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "roses was purchased by variety wholesalers inc. in 1997 and the company 's roses division has approximately 175 stores which compete chiefly with kmart and wal-mart .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "in 2010 , the roses division began expanding beyond its original base of stores in the south , opening stores in pennsylvania , ohio and indiana . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "roses ( store )", "paragraphs": ["to find the best bargains at roses , you have to understand how the store is organized .\ndespite the economic downturn that the roses encountered in the 1990s , many north carolina residents may remember roses as the first discount store they shopped at . in addition , roses have been considered the first to be part of a discount store chain in the southeast united states .\nchain store age executive $ 100 million club ,\nchain store age executive , august 1985 , pp . 22 - - 30 .\nroses is not a dollar store , but several areas of the store are quite similar to dollar tree and family dollar . candy , shampoo and coloring books are a few of the items that sell for a buck .\npasadena tournament of roses , 391 south orange grove boulevard , pasadena , california 91184 - ( 626 ) 449 - 4100 | \u00a9 2018 tournament of roses . all rights reserved .\nthe retailer is part of variety wholesalers , a north carolina - based company that operates nearly 400 stores under a handful of banners , including roses and its smaller sibling , roses express .\nmany traditional retailers have a separate clearance area in the back , but i discovered marked down merchandise at roses mixed in throughout the store . keep an eye out for the yellow signs and tags !\nthe perimeter of the store features apparel , shoes , home decor , auto care , toys , electronics and seasonal items , while the beauty and food departments are located in the middle of the store .\nkresge tops big builders ,\nchain store age executive , november 1974 , pp . 17 , 64 .\nstate of the industry ,\nchain store executive age , august 1994 , pp . 3 - - 25a .\nif you\u2019re paying more than $ 1 for a gift bag , you\u2019re paying too much . medium bags are $ 1 at roses and there are smaller ones for $ 0 . 50 . the store had an entire aisle of bags to choose from .\nroses is known for selling the everyday staples you need for life , plus one - time closeout buys \u2014 at very low prices .\nben sherman ties are only $ 3 . 99 at roses ! the store also has $ 10 dress shirts , $ 8 belts and $ 18 dress shoes . similar ben sherman ties sell for $ 17 . 97 at nordstrom rack and $ 12 . 99 at burlington .\nphotographs of various roses stores and employees . there is also a slide show , 1979 , with audiotaped lecture on the process of loss control auditing .\nalong with many other off - price retailers , roses is finding that customers can\u2019t get enough of home decor . here are just some of the super - low prices i jotted down :\ncurrently in 17 states from ohio to florida , a company spokesperson told urltoken that roses is in growth mode . it\u2019s on track to open 25 new stores and remodel 25 existing stores in 2017 .\nevery throw pillow in this bin is priced at just $ 2 . 50 ! and just like the travel pillows i showed you , this incredible value was located in the center aisle of the store .\ni visit this roses everytime we camp at mayberry campground . i love roses . i was able to find many grave flowers for my dads grave here recently . all were beautiful and $ 10 and under . my dad passed away recently and finding grave flowers has been a task . it was a blessing that they carried them . i was also able to find an outdoor rug for our campsite that was only $ 10 .\ni can always count on roses to have cheap odds and ends that i need . from underwear to lawn chairs they had everything that i was looking for . sometimes you have to really look through the racks . . .\nroses is slowly going the way of the dinosaur , but i like going there . it ' s not wal - mart , but the good thing is , you don ' t have the crowd of people like wal - mart .\ni hadn\u2019t been to a roses in probably 10 years until just recently , but i ended up leaving with a bag of stuff \u2014 including the $ 3 . 99 tie and $ 1 . 99 travel pillow featured in this story .\nwhen roses has a great deal , there are signs everywhere to tell you about it . where else can you buy a travel pillow for less than $ 2 ? the \u201cunbeatable value\u201d signs spotlight items you\u2019ll want to grab before they\u2019re gone .\nby the time wal - mart and k - mart entered the national scene of supermarket competition , roses started to decline in the 1990s . eventually , the company declared bankruptcy in 1993 . however , art and john pope , a brother team who owned variety wholesalers , inc . , bought the rose\u2019s company in 1997 . the whole transaction cost $ 15 . 3 million . under their leadership , the company started to be successful again and 106 roses exist today . today , according to the variety wholesaler\u2019s website , the roses stores range in a size of \u201c30 , 000 square feet to 70 , 000 square feet and are chiefly competitive with discount stores such as k - mart , wal - mart , etc\u201d ( about variety wholesalers ) .\nroses\u2019 assortment of food , toys and supplies for your pet takes up a few aisles . it reminded me of the selection at other off - price retailers such as t . j . maxx and marshalls . lots of dog beds for just $ 5 !\nalthough roses does release a sale ad a couple of times per month , its mission is to offer low prices every time you shop . if you\u2019re 55 or older , the savings don\u2019t stop there . show your id to get an extra 10 % off on wednesdays .\nfor this first project , memories and present day stories about mickleham village shop , \u201crose\u2019s store\u201d , were collected . for generations the shop has been at the heart of the community , providing a meeting place , a source of gossip and the everyday essentials of life .\nhenry tudor was proclaimed king henry vii , the first tudor king . henry was the grandson of catherine of valois , the widow of henry v , and owen tudor . in 1486 , he married edward iv\u2019s daughter elizabeth of york , thereby uniting the yorkist and lancastrian claims . this event is seen as marking the end of the war of roses ; although some yorkists supported in 1487 an unsuccessful rebellion against henry , led by lambert simnel . the war of roses left little mark on the common english people but severely thinned the ranks of the english nobility .\na fire at the l\u2019innovation department store in brussels , belgium , kills 322 people on this day in 1967 . poor preparation and safety features were responsible for the high death toll . at l\u2019innovation , it was the first day of a heavily promoted american fortnight exhibition , a salute to american fashion . . . .\nthe end of the war and the economic boon in the u . s . economy that followed enabled the company to implement several innovative management and marketing strategies . in addition to establishing a group health insurance plan and a profit sharing trust plan , rose ' s added a trucking division that shortened the time required to deliver merchandise from the henderson warehouse to surrounding stores . the appearance of the rose ' s stores also underwent a significant change . until 1947 , all of the stores prominently displayed goods in the large windows at the front of the store , an advertising technique that required not only a great deal of merchandise to make them look full but a significant amount of employee time to maintain . when it came time to remodel a store in durham , paul rose went with a new design featuring untrimmed windows that allowed anyone to see directly into the store . the grand opening of the new store was such a success that all future stores were designed according to the\nsee - through\nconcept . the founder ' s entrepreneurial drive also brought significant returns on the company balance sheets : in 1948 rose ' s generated $ 17 . 6 million in sales and recorded its highest net profit in relation to sales , a mark that would stand for nearly two decades .\nit would take only two years for the prediction to come true , and by the time neil armstrong took his historic step , rose ' s had nearly quadrupled its volume of sales and had expanded to 183 stores . having first entered shopping centers in 1947 , the company continued its move from the small variety store to the large self - service department store . while improving upon older , small - town units periodically through modernization , new units took the form of large , self - service , junior department stores , located primarily in suburban shopping centers . in the early 1960s , under the direction of president l . h . harvin , jr . , the company also enlarged its operations through diversification , entering the discount market with the construction of a large store in spartanburg , south carolina , in 1961 , and adding up - scale merchandise to its product line by acquiring the paul h . rose corporation - - an offshoot of rose ' s founded in the early 1940s & mdash a subsidiary and opening up three full - line department stores . in an effort to better reflect this broader focus , the company changed its name to rose ' s stores inc . in 1962 .\nrose partnered with two businessmen , purchased stock in united 5 & 10 cent stores and opened retail outlets in henderson and charlotte . the venture failed , but in 1915 , rose borrowed $ 500 , bought a shop in henderson and opened the first rose\u2019s store . rose removed merchandise from behind counters ( where it had to be retrieved by stock clerks ) to shelves that shoppers could peruse at their own pace .\ndespite the challenges that accompanied the great depression and the entrance of the united states into the second world war , rose ' s continued to prosper , growing into one of the leading variety store chains in the south . while countless businesses collapsed during the 1930s , rose ' s not only survived but experienced a steady increase in sales and expansion . in addition to boosting sales from $ 1 . 8 million to $ 5 . 6 million by the end of the decade , the company surpassed the 100 - store mark , extending its operations into the five states of north carolina , virginia , south carolina , tennessee , and georgia . a large part of the company ' s success during this period can be attributed to its commitment to efficiency . the decade saw rose ' s add a company print ship and a 20 , 000 - square - foot consolidated warehouse , enabling the company to reduce office and transportation costs by as much as 40 percent .\npaul howard rose , born in 1881 , had a knack for entrepreneurship . when he was young boy , for example , rose sold his mother\u2019s cookies and wood bundles to make a buck . later in life and with limited capital , rose opened his first department store in littleton , north carolina . after his time in littleton , paul rose became a traveling salesman and he periodically visited five - and - ten cent stores to determine the best price for certain goods to be sold .\nin the opening battle of england\u2019s war of the roses , the yorkists defeat king henry vi\u2019s lancastrian forces at st . albans , 20 miles northwest of london . many lancastrian nobles perished , including edmund beaufort , the duke of somerset , and the king was forced to submit to the rule of his cousin , richard of york . the dynastic struggle between the house of york , whose badge was a white rose , and the house of lancaster , later associated with a red rose , would stretch on for 30 years .\nrose ' s stores , inc . , owned by variety wholesalers , inc . , of henderson , n . c . , is a southeastern chain of discount retail stores that began in 1915 with the founding of the first store by paul h . rose in henderson , n . c . rose ' s stores were most common in north carolina and south carolina , but , at various times , the company had stores in virginia , georgia , alabama , maryland , mississippi , louisiana , and west virginia .\nborn in 1881 in seaboard , rose discovered his knack for merchandising early on . at age 12 , he set up a wooden packing crate outside his hometown pharmacy and sold bundles of wood , his mother\u2019s homemade cookies and other items . after business school in virginia , rose opened a store in littleton . at times his capital was so limited he used empty shoeboxes to help fill the shelves . for a time he worked as a traveling salesman . he used that experience to educate himself about competitive pricing strategies .\nin 1927 , rose\u2019s 5 , 10 , and 25 cent stores were incorporated in the state of delaware , and in 1962 , the name of the company was changed to rose\u2019s , inc . although paul rose passed away in 1955 , thomas rose , paul\u2019s brother , continued operation of the company . the chain continued to be successful\u2013250 stores were in 11 southeastern states by the 1980s . roses \u201chad three distribution warehouses , a fixture manufacturing plant , a new york buying office , and fleet of trucks\u201d at its zenith of operation ( powell , p . 989 ) .\nalso included are tax documents , balance sheets , and rent books . the tax documents , 1919 - 1945 , include income tax returns , capital stock returns , franchise returns , list of depreciations taken on fixtures , and claims made under the agricultual adjustment act . the balance sheets , which record sales and expenses , run continuously from 1921 to 1925 . there is also a bound volume of monthly financial reports from stores 27 through 53 for 1935 . the earliest rent books appear to have been created in the early 1960s , but they contain a financial and real estate history of each store that extends back to its establishment .\nin 1915 , rose , with the plan to create a chain of department stores , partnered with two businessmen and bought stock in united 5 & 10 cent stores . the united stores failed to stay open , so paul rose decided to go it alone . several months later , rose borrowed $ 500 from his brother - in - law , and he bought a building in henderson . rose had success with his first store because he priced his stock reasonably and shoppers had the opportunity to walk and shop however they saw fit . ( in the past , general stores were organized with items behind the counter , and a clerk had to find every item the shopper wanted ) .\nprimarily tax documents , balance sheets , and rent books . the tax documents date from 1919 to 1945 and include income tax returns , capital stock returns , franchise returns , list of depreciations taken on fixtures , and claims made under the agricultual adjustment act . the balance sheets , which record sales and expenses , run continuously from 1921 to 1925 . there is also a bound volume of monthly financial reports from stores 27 through 53 for 1935 . the earliest rent books appear to have been created in the early 1960s , but they contain a financial and real estate history of each store that extends back to its establishment . the rent books , 1988 - 1995 ( folders 73 - 75 ) are closed to research .\nthe first major wave of competition called for a new marketing focus , and lucius h . harvin iii , succeeding his father as president and ceo in 1980 , was given the responsibility of redefining the company . he assumed leadership of a company whose growth , according to some analysts , exceeded its ability to keep its existing stores up to date with a changing retail environment . as a result , many of its stores , while large and favorably located , relied on antiquated merchandise assortments and presentations . these problems were compounded by the vast dissimilarity among rose ' s stores , which ranged from 4 , 000 to greater than 60 , 000 square feet , making it difficult for the company to implement a coherent marketing strategy . with lucius harvin at the helm , though , the company restructured itself as a discount store and made changes accordingly . in late 1982 , the company initiated a strategic planning process that led to the reshaping of rose ' s basic design and conceptual framework : existing stores were remodeled to enhance merchandise display and improve traffic flow ; apparel sales were underscored ; inventories were augmented . in line with the new focus on discount store business , nearly all of the p . h . rose variety stores were sold by the end of 1983 . the new strategy resulted in a record boon for the company : rose ' s stock split twice in 1983 , leading to the first public offering of stock since 1927 ; two years later , the company broke the $ 1 billion sales barrier .\nin mid - 1991 a new management team , led by president and ceo george l . jones , a former top executive with target stores , was selected to help the company reverse the decline brought on by competition . their plan called for a thorough remerchandising of their stores , which involved eliminating categories of slow - moving merchandise and replacing them with products better suited to rose ' s target\nvalue - oriented\ncustomer . for instance , instead of offering a complete line of hardware products , rose ' s reduced its line to include a limited number of tools and materials designed for light\ndo - it - yourself\ntasks . on the other hand , the company ' s traditionally strong departments & mdash\u00f8ys , health and beauty aids , and lawn and garden , for instance - - were expanded . likewise , the company mounted a\ngreatest deal on earth\ncampaign , featuring an assortment of first - quality merchandise at\ncloseout ,\nor significantly reduced prices , in an attempt to provide attractive opportunities for unplanned purchases . while restructuring its product line , rose ' s also took advantage of new technology to improve customer service and store space management , implementing a state - of - the - art computerized price removal and inventory replenishment system .\nfirst , try refreshing the page and clicking current location again . make sure you click allow or grant permissions if your browser asks for your location . if your browser doesn ' t ask you , try these steps :\nat the top of your chrome window , near the web address , click the green lock labeled secure .\nin the window that pops up , make sure location is set to ask or allow .\nyou ' re good to go ! 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' less ' : ' more ' } }\n5 stars really maria ? ? ? yes really ! ! and this is because evvvvvery time i come in here for something specific i allllllways find it ! now the lines stay crazy long at any given time . i can go as . . .\nteam clark is adamant that we will never write content influenced by or paid for by an advertiser . to support our work , we do make money from some links to companies and deals on our site . learn more about our guarantee\nall year long , urltoken \u2019s michael timmermann is sharing quick and easy ways to save money as part of our michael saves series . check in every monday as he puts new and familiar savings strategies to the test . sign up for our newsletter to have these stories delivered to your inbox !\nwhen money expert clark howard talks about great deals on the radio show , you often hear him mention stores like walmart , ross dress for less , aldi and dollar tree .\nread more : 12 money - saving secrets to know about t . j . maxx and marshalls\n\u2022 anniston , al \u2022 dublin , ga \u2022 columbia , sc \u2022 baltimore , md \u2022 anderson , in \u2022 n . augusta , ga \u2022 whiteville , nc \u2022 marion , nc \u2022 williamston , nc \u2022 new iberia , la \u2022 seaford , de \u2022 smithfield , nc \u2022 greensboro , nc\n\u201cour model isn\u2019t to rollback prices . we offer the deepest discount possible at everyday low prices , \u201d said rachel wing , vp of marketing at variety wholesalers . \u201cso it\u2019s not like a shopper has to wait and come back when it\u2019s marked down . \u201d\npopular closeout buys can be anywhere , but featured sale items are generally located in the aisles and on banquet tables .\nin one of the aisles , i stumbled upon this huge table of $ 10 wrangler jeans . they had all sizes in regular and slim fit . and the price is about $ 7 less than the cheapest pair of wranglers at walmart .\ngift bags are also on my list of the best things to buy at dollar tree .\nspeaking of clearance items , check out what i spotted in the furniture section . the price of this charcoal gray sofa was slashed to just $ 200 . that\u2019s even cheaper than ikea !\nif you\u2019re trying to save money , embrace the treasure hunt at various off - price retailers . you may be surprised what you find !\nmichael timmermann paid off his mortgage in two years . now , he shares his money - saving tips on his blog , save on almost everything .\nanybody who enjoys eating early in the day should shed a tear for the maligned meal of breakfast . first , we ' re\u2026\n2018 has been yet another challenging year for traditional retailers . after shutting down more than 5 , 000 stores in 2017 , there have\u2026\nall year long , clark . com\u2019s michael timmermann is sharing quick and easy ways to save money as part of our michael saves\u2026\n\u00a9 2018 clark howard inc . by using this website , you accept the terms of our visitor agreement and privacy policy , and understand your options regarding ad choices . privacy policy | ad disclosure\n\u201crose\u2019s stores . \u201d william s . powell , ed . encyclopedia of north carolina ( university of north carolina press : chapel hill , nc 2006 ) .\n\u201cpaul h . rose . \u201d north carolina highway historical marker program website . a division of the north carolina department of cultural resources . ( accessed january 25 , 2012 ) .\n\u201cabout variety wholesalers . \u201d variety wholesalers , inc . website . urltoken ( accessed january 25 , 2012 )\n\u00a9 2016 john locke foundation | 200 west morgan st . , raleigh , nc 27601 , voice : ( 919 ) 828 - 3876\np . o . drawer 947 henderson , north carolina 27536 u . s . a .\nas the company entered the 1940s , world events again brought new challenges to the company . as hostilities in europe grew , congress passed a draft law that promised to create vacancies in numerous labor and management position within the company . seeing that the u . s . involvement in world war ii was imminent , the company began training women to fill these posts in its 118 stores . and when the war started , rose ' s was prepared to make the necessary personnel changes : by 1944 , 32 women were serving as managers . the nation ' s commitment to the war effort , though , brought about a shortage in labor and raw materials for manufacturing suppliers , forcing many suppliers to ration goods to the stores on a quota basis . despite the fact that stores were rarely fully stocked , sales increased every year during the war and four stores were added .\nin 1987 , just as rose ' s completed a 12 - month period in which its stock price increased faster than that of any other southeastern company , the company ' s customer base was diminished by the opening of 53 new wal - mart stores . although sales continued to climb steadily , net profits declined nearly 25 percent , the direct result of competition and large capital expenditures needed to upgrade the company ' s distribution and information systems . as the decade drew to a close , sales records continued to be broken , but net profits plummeted as at least two - thirds of the company ' s 259 stores were engaged in head - to - head competition with their two major competitors , wal - mart and kmart .\ndespite these efforts , the company continued to lose money and had difficulty maintaining its inventory due to credit problems , leading to poor sales performance . and on september 5 , 1993 , the company filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 , title 11 of the u . s . bankruptcy code . after closing more than a hundred stores in the first half of 1994 , rose ' s secured an exit financing commitment from the first national bank of boston and the cit group / business credit , inc . , calling for a three - year revolving credit agreement that enabled the company to borrow up to $ 125 million . under the direction of a new president and ceo , r . edward anderson , who took over in august 1994 , the company finished the year with sales of $ 756 million , a decrease of more than 40 percent . however , the company recorded operating profits of $ 6 . 6 million , compared to a loss of $ 27 million the previous year , and entered 1995 with the operating cash flows necessary to emerge from chapter 11 . after turning in its best overall performance in several years , the company looked forward to leaving behind the complicated distractions of financial reorganization and returning to its focus on the operational aspects of the business .\nwith 75 percent of its stores in direct competition with wal - mart or kmart and 60 percent forced to contend with both , rose ' s has attempted to prosper in the mid - 1990s by further narrowing its marketing focus within the discount industry , targeting value - conscious lower income consumers by offering special senior citizens ' discounts and double - coupon deals , emphasizing closeout merchandise , and prominently displaying discounted goods .\nwe feel our niche is narrower and more toward the lower end ,\nanderson told discount merchandiser ' s pat corwin in march 1995 ,\nso we want our customers to see value very quickly when they walk into our stores . we don ' t want it to be subliminal , we want it right in their faces .\nand with a strong belief that there are people who still believe in the 80 - year - old rose ' s name , anderson has predicted that , under stable economic conditions , the company will grow once again .\ncorwin pat ,\nrose ' s recovery - - built to last ,\ndiscount merchandiser , march 1995 , pp . 26 - - 28 , 70 .\nfolger , j . c . ,\nunfolding our history ,\ncommuniques , henderson , north carolina : rose ' s stores , inc . , 1991 .\njones , george ,\na need for differentiation ,\ndiscount merchandiser , december 1993 , pp . 68 - - 70 .\nmarcial , gene g . ,\ndon ' t discount this discounter ,\nbusiness week , october 23 , 1989 , p . 130 .\nrose ' s : plans to emerge from chapter 11 ,\ndiscount merchandiser , september 1994 , p . 12 .\nsource : international directory of company histories , vol . 13 . st . james press , 1996 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\non a mac ) and type your search term in the box that appears in your browser window .\ncollection title : rose ' s stores , inc . , records , 1919 - 1996\nthis is a finding aid . it is a description of archival material held in the wilson library at the university of north carolina at chapel hill . unless otherwise noted , the materials described below are physically available in our reading room , and not digitally available through the world wide web . see the duplication policy section for more information .\nsuggest topics , persons , geography , etc . interspersed through the entire collection ; the terms do\nusually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection - - such as folders or items .\nclicking on a subject heading below will take you into the university library ' s online catalog .\nthe collection includes the minutes of corporate committees , corporate documents , tax documents , balance sheets , rentbooks , and photographs of rose ' s stores , inc . , discount retail stores , with headquaters in henderson , n . c .\nthe minutes are from meetings of various corporate committees , including the profit sharing trust advisory committee , the auditing committee , the directors ' and stockholders ' meetings , the executive committee , and the proxy committee . there are also articles and certificates of incorporation ; bylaws of the rose trucking co . , inc . ; a brief history of the company ; and copies of the company newsletter .\nphotographs are of various rose ' s stores and employees . there is also a slide show from 1979 with an audiotaped lecture on the process of loss control auditing .\nnote that materials dated after 1985 are closed to research and have been moved out of the normal run of materials .\n1 . corporate papers , 1927 - 1996 . 1 . 1 . advisory committee , profit sharing trust , 1970 - 1988 . 1 . 2 . auditing committee , 1984 - 1986 . 1 . 3 . directors and stockholders meetings , 1927 - 1996 . 1 . 4 . executive committee , 1955 - 1988 . 1 . 5 . proxy committee , 1966 - 1977 . 1 . 6 . other papers , 1957 - 1994 . 2 . financial papers , 1919 - 1995 . 3 . audiovisual material , 1930s - 1980s .\nchiefly the minutes from meetings of various corporate committees , including the profit sharing trust advisory committee , the auditing committee , the directors and stockholders meetings , the executive committee , and the proxy committee . other corporate papers include articles and certificates of incorporation ; bylaws of the rose trucking co . , inc . ; a brief history of the company ; and copies of the company newsletter . materials dated after 1985 are closed to researchers .\nsubseries 1 . 1 . advisory committee , profit sharing trust , 1970 - 1988 .\nminutes of the profit sharing trust advisory committee ' s meetings , 1970 - 1988 . the minute book , 1984 - 1988 , ( folders 4 - 6 ) and the leaves of absence file ( folder 7 ) are closed to research .\n# 05097 , subseries :\n1 . 1 . advisory committee , profit sharing trust , 1970 - 1988 .\nfolder 1\n# 05097 , subseries :\n1 . 1 . advisory committee , profit sharing trust , 1970 - 1988 .\nfolder 2\n# 05097 , 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. directors and stockholders meetings , 1927 - 1996 .\nfolder 25\n# 05097 , subseries :\n1 . 3 . directors and stockholders meetings , 1927 - 1996 .\nfolder 26\n# 05097 , subseries :\n1 . 3 . directors and stockholders meetings , 1927 - 1996 .\nfolder 27\n# 05097 , subseries :\n1 . 3 . directors and stockholders meetings , 1927 - 1996 .\nfolder 28\n# 05097 , subseries :\n1 . 3 . directors and stockholders meetings , 1927 - 1996 .\nfolder 29\n# 05097 , subseries :\n1 . 3 . directors and stockholders meetings , 1927 - 1996 .\nfolder 30\n# 05097 , subseries :\n1 . 3 . directors and stockholders meetings , 1927 - 1996 .\nfolder 31\n# 05097 , subseries :\n1 . 3 . directors and stockholders meetings , 1927 - 1996 .\nfolder 32\n# 05097 , subseries :\n1 . 3 . directors and stockholders meetings , 1927 - 1996 .\nfolder 33\n# 05097 , subseries :\n1 . 3 . directors and stockholders meetings , 1927 - 1996 .\nfolder 34\n# 05097 , subseries :\n1 . 3 . directors and stockholders meetings , 1927 - 1996 .\nfolder 35\n# 05097 , subseries :\n1 . 3 . directors and stockholders meetings , 1927 - 1996 .\nfolder 36\n# 05097 , subseries :\n1 . 3 . directors and stockholders meetings , 1927 - 1996 .\nfolder 37\n# 05097 , subseries :\n1 . 3 . directors and stockholders meetings , 1927 - 1996 .\nfolder 38\nminutes of the executive committee ' s meetings , 1955 - 1988 . the minute book , 1982 - 1988 , ( folders 44 - 45 ) is closed to research .\n. the issues of\ncommuniques ,\n1990 - 1994 ( folders 51 - 52 ) are closed to research .\ncookie notice : this site uses cookies . for more information , please see our privacy policy .\nover a period of six months in 2013 some 20 people were interviewed , resulting in 17 digital recordings . each recording has been given an index number as a unique identifier . in many cases photographs and other relevant documents were added to the individual recordings and these are available under the same index number . this is the complete and unedited version ; a shorter , edited version will be available in due course .\nthe history group extends grateful thanks to all those who very generously contributed to this inaugural project . special thanks must be given to surrey county council for funding the purchase of specialist computing and recording equipment and to surrey history centre for the loan of equipment and for their invaluable professional advice .\npublic access to this material is free of charge . mickleham & westhumble local history group has been assigned the copyright of all contributions to this project . the right to preserve as a permanent public resource for use in research , publication , the internet , education , exhibitions , lectures and broadcasting is held by mickleham & westhumble local history group and surrey history centre .\nby submitting your information you agree to receive emails from history and a + e networks . you can opt out at any time .\nboth families , closely related , claimed the throne through descent from the sons of edward iii , the king of england from 1327 to 1377 . the first lancastrian king was henry iv in 1399 , and rebellion and lawlessness were rife during his reign . his son , henry v , was more successful and won major victories in the hundred years war against france . his son and successor , henry vi , had few kingly qualities and lost most of the french land his father had conquered . at home , chaos prevailed and lords with private armies challenged henry vi\u2019s authority . at times , his ambitious queen , margaret of anjou , effectively controlled the crown .\nin 1453 , henry lapsed into insanity , and in 1454 parliament appointed richard , duke of york , as protector of the realm . henry and york\u2019s grandfathers were the fourth and third sons of edward iii , respectively . when henry recovered in late 1454 , he dismissed york and restored the authority of margaret , who saw york as a threat to the succession of their son , prince edward . york raised an army of 3 , 000 men , and in may the yorkists marched to london . on may 22 , 1455 , york met henry\u2019s forces at st . albans while on the northern road to the capital . the bloody encounter lasted less than an hour , and the yorkists carried the day . the duke of somerset , margaret\u2019s great ally , was killed , and henry was captured by the yorkists .\nafter the battle , richard again was made english protector , but in 1456 margaret regained the upper hand . an uneasy peace was broken in 1459 , and in 1460 the lancastrians were defeated , and york was granted the right to ascend to the throne upon henry\u2019s death . the lancastrians then gathered forces in northern england and in december 1460 surprised and killed york outside his castle near wakefield .\nyork\u2019s son edward reached london before margaret and was proclaimed king edward iv . in march 1461 , edward won a decisive victory against the lancastrians at the battle of towton , the bloodiest of the war . henry , margaret , and their son fled to scotland , and the first phase of the war was over .\nyorkist rivalry would later lead to the overthrow of edward in 1470 and the restoration of henry vi . the next year , edward returned from exile in the netherlands , defeated margaret\u2019s forces , killed her son , and imprisoned henry in the tower of london , where he was murdered . edward iv then ruled uninterrupted until his death in 1483 . his eldest son was proclaimed edward v , but edward iv\u2019s brother , richard iii , seized the crown and imprisoned edward and his younger brother in the tower of london , where they disappeared , probably murdered . in 1485 , richard iii was defeated and killed by lancastrians led by henry tudor at the battle of bosworth field .\nwe strive for accuracy and fairness . but if you see something that doesn ' t look right ,\na massive wagon train , made up of 1 , 000 settlers and 1 , 000 head of cattle , sets off down the oregon trail from independence , missouri . known as the \u201cgreat emigration , \u201d the expedition came two years after the first modest party of settlers made the long , overland journey to oregon . after leaving independence , the . . .\non this day in 1781 , major general nathanael greene and 1 , 000 patriots attempt an attack on the critical village of ninety - six in the south carolina backcountry . after failing to seize the fortified settlement , they began a siege of it , which lasted until their retreat on june 18 , making it . . .\non this day in 1969 , the legendary actor , philanthropist and automobile enthusiast paul newman makes his onscreen racing debut in the action - drama film \u201cwinning . \u201d by the time he made \u201cwinning , \u201d the blue - eyed newman was already famous for his performances in such films as \u201cthe hustler\u201d ( 1960 ) , \u201chud\u201d ( 1962 ) and \u201ccool hand . . .\nsouthern congressman preston brooks savagely beats northern senator charles sumner in the halls of congress as tensions rise over the expansion of slavery . when the controversial kansas - nebraska act of 1854 was passed , popular sovereignty was applied within the two new territories and people were given the right to decide the slave . . .\npresident jimmy carter , in a speech delivered at notre dame university , reaffirms his commitment to human rights as a cornerstone of u . s . foreign policy and disparages the \u201cinordinate fear of communism which once led us to embrace any dictator who joined us in that fear . \u201d carter\u2019s speech marked a new . . .\npolice staking out a bridge over the chattahoochee river near atlanta , georgia , hear a loud splash , and begin chasing wayne williams as he attempts to drive away in a station wagon . after questioning him about his involvement in the unprecedented string of child murders in atlanta over the two previous . . .\nthe remains of former federal bureau of prisons intern chandra levy are found on this day in 2002 , over a year after the 24 - year - old was last seen at a health club . the bone remains , discovered by a man walking through washington d . c . \u2019s rock creek park , were identified through dental records . . . .\njust moments after ariana grande finished the final song of her may 22 , 2017 concert at manchester arena , a suicide bomber detonated an explosion on the premises , killing 22 concertgoers and injuring 116 more . isis claimed responsibility for what was the deadliest act of terrorism in britain since the 2005 london metro bombings . a . . .\non this day , president richard nixon arrives in moscow for a summit with soviet leaders . although it was nixon\u2019s first visit to the soviet union as president , he had visited moscow once before\u2013as u . s . vice president . as eisenhower\u2019s vice president , nixon made frequent official trips abroad , including a 1959 trip to . . .\nafter 150 years apart , marxist south yemen and conservative north yemen are unified as the republic of yemen . ali abdullah , president of north yemen , became the new country\u2019s president , and ali salem al - baidh , leader of the south yemeni socialist party , vice president . the first free elections were held in 1993 . situated . . .\non this day in 2004 , michael moore\u2019s documentary film fahrenheit 9 / 11 beats out 18 other films to win the coveted palme d\u2019or , the top prize at the cannes film festival . it became the first documentary to triumph at cannes since the silent world , co - directed by jacques cousteau and louis malle , . . .\nit\u2019s the birthday of sir arthur conan doyle , the creator of master sleuth sherlock holmes . doyle was born in scotland and studied medicine at the university of edinburgh , where he met dr . joseph bell , a teacher with extraordinary deductive reasoning power . bell partly inspired doyle\u2019s character sherlock holmes years later . after medical . . .\nthe arrival in the united kingdom of one of the biggest figures in rock and roll was looked forward to with great anticipation in may of 1958 . nowhere in the world were the teenage fans of the raucous music coming out of america more enthusiastic than they were in england , . . .\nthe first major wagon train to the northwest departs from elm grove , missouri , on the oregon trail . although u . s . sovereignty over the oregon territory was not clearly established until 1846 , american fur trappers and missionary groups had been living in the region for decades . dozens of books and lectures proclaimed oregon\u2019s . . .\npresident george washington\u2019s devoted widow and the nation\u2019s first first lady , martha dandridge custis washington , dies at her mt . vernon home on this day in 1802 . she was 70 years old . like her husband , martha washington was born in the american colonies as a british subject ( 1731 ) . the petite , dark - haired . . .\non may 22 , 2003 , golfer annika sorenstam becomes the first woman to play in a pga tour event since babe didrikson 58 years earlier , after receiving a sponsor\u2019s exemption to compete in the bank of america colonial in fort worth , texas . annika sorenstam was born october 9 , 1970 , in bro , sweden , . . .\nin a major speech before the american law institute in washington , d . c . , secretary of state dean rusk explicitly accuses north vietnam of initiating and directing the aggression in south vietnam . u . s . withdrawal , said rusk , \u201cwould mean not only grievous losses to the free world in southeast and southern asia but . . .\nambassador henry cabot lodge , at the 18th plenary session of the paris peace talks , says he finds common ground for discussion in the proposals of president richard nixon and the national liberation front . in reply , nguyen thanh le , spokesman for the north vietnamese , said the programs were \u201cas different as . . .\nwith hunger and discontent spreading among the civilian and military populations of the austro - hungarian empire , a crisis mounts within its government , as hungarian prime minister istvan tisza resigns at the request of the austrian emperor , karl i , on may 22 , 1917 . a great power in decline when world war i broke . . .\non this day in 1939 , italy and germany agree to a military and political alliance , giving birth formally to the axis powers , which will ultimately include japan . mussolini coined the nickname \u201cpact of steel\u201d ( he had also come up with the metaphor of an \u201caxis\u201d binding rome and berlin ) after reconsidering . . .\non this day in 1944 , u . s . and british aircraft begin a systematic bombing raid on railroads in germany and other parts of northern europe , called operation chattanooga choo - choo . the operation is a success ; germany is forced to scramble for laborers , including foreign slave laborers , to repair the widespread damage exacted . . .\n\u00a9 2018 , a & e television networks , llc . all rights reserved .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\non january 19 , 1955 , paul howard rose , founder of the chain of rose\u2019s discount department stores , died at age 73 .\nthe entrepreneur eventually operated 280 rose\u2019s stores in 11 southeastern states . today , about 106 rose\u2019s stores remain ."]}
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", "topic": 9}], "title": "avvo", "paragraphs": ["avvo is advertising - sponsored ; however , avvo\u2019s advertising does not impact a doctor\u2019s avvo rating or his or her placement in avvo\u2019s search results .\neric goldman : avvo wins big in ratings lawsuit - - browne v . avvo\navvo wins big in ratings lawsuit\u2013browne v . avvo \u2013 technology & marketing law blog\nglassdoor has 109 avvo reviews submitted anonymously by avvo employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if avvo is right for you .\n* mark britton of avvo tells the story from his perspective . the official avvo press release .\nprior to avvo advisor , avvo trialled an earlier service called \u201clegal marketplace\u201d , which launched in 2013 .\nboth darsky and bernstein state in their complaints that they have subscribed to neither avvo advertising nor avvo pro .\nmany lawyers have fully embraced use of the online legal directory , avvo . they may highlight on their website that they have a five - star avvo client rating or a 10 . 0 avvo rating . they may also use marketing services such as avvo advertising or avvo pro .\ncontact : megan olendorf avvo , inc . 206 - 734 - 4129 megan ( at ) avvo ( dot ) com\navvo legal services is built on the back of avvo advisor , which launched in 2014 , and introduced the concept of the $ 39 / 15 - minute consultation to avvo users .\navvo advisor . avvo also offers avvo advisor , a service where consumers can talk to an attorney for 15 minutes for a fixed fee of $ 39 . only lawyers with a 7 . 5 avvo rating or better and client ratings of at least four out of five stars can participate in avvo advisor .\nthe lawsuit against avvo for lawyer ratings has been dismissed without leave to amend . this is a big win for avvo .\nbut before we delve into the nuts and bolts of improving your avvo rating , let\u2019s start with a quick overview of where the ratings come from , and how avvo rankings work . here\u2019s how avvo itself describes the function and purpose of an avvo attorney ranking :\navvo is likely the first place a potential client will see you , so you need to make a good impression with your avvo profile .\navvo pro \u2013 in exchange for a monthly fee , avvo keeps other attorneys\u2019 sponsored listings off an attorney\u2019s profile page , according to both lawsuits .\nunlike those previous claims against avvo , the darsky and bernstein lawsuits do not challenge the company\u2019s lawyer rating system . instead , they attack avvo\u2019s business model .\non the flip side , there are some attorneys who have a very different view of avvo . read 5 reasons lawyers hate avvo to find out why .\navvo advisor was initially available in nine legal categories and fifteen states , while avvo legal services is available in 18 states , with more on the way .\nwhat is avvo ? are you using avvo to market your law practice ? do you even know what avvo is , or how you have been rated as a lawyer ? avvo has quickly become one of the leading websites where consumers go to find information about attorneys , but many lawyers are not developing their avvo profiles properly . some lawyers distrust or even hate avvo so much that they have filed lawsuits against it ( all of which have been dismissed so far ) , while other lawyers love avvo and see it as a great source of new business .\nseveral prominent lawyers in the seattle area scored midrange to high rankings on avvo .\nthey complain in their respective lawsuits that avvo , without their consent , created profile pages bearing their identities and likenesses . furthermore , without their consent , avvo sold marketing space on their profile pages to avvo advertising subscribers , the lawsuits allege .\nwhile many lawyers have not had much success with avvo in this regard , those who have made money from working with avvo are very pleased with the results .\n2007 - 06 - 28 - avvo motion for judgment on the pleadings . pdf\nbrowne et al v . avvo inc et al : : justia dockets & filings\nhear dr . wessells and mark britton talk about avvo\u2019s new doctor ratings directory .\ncomprehensive directory . as a lawyer directory and rating service , avvo is an extensive index of american attorneys . avvo states that it has avvo - rated profiles for 97 % of the practicing lawyers in the united states . those profiles contain both client reviews and endorsements from other attorneys . avvo also maintains a proprietary rating system .\navvo pages are often some of the highest - ranked search results for attorneys . lawyers should claim their profile and ensure it is up - to - date . lawyers that would like to increase their visibility should consider avvo pro or avvo advertising .\nlawyers pay a monthly subscription fee to advertise on avvo . they also purchase websites and marketing analytics tools from us as part of our avvo ignite suite of services (\nthe avvo rating cannot be bought . at avvo , all lawyers are treated equally . we don\u2019t play favorites , and attorneys can\u2019t pay us to improve their ratings .\navvo offers free ratings and profiles for over 800 , 000 doctors in the united states , including the editorial avvo rating , patient ratings and peer ratings \u2014 in other words , avvo is kind of like yelp for doctors and lawyers , only better .\nlawyers who love using avvo do so for a number of reasons . most of those reasons revolve around avvo ' s ability to generate new business for their law firm . to learn more about the top 5 reasons lawyers love avvo , check out the list below .\nthe most noteworthy \u2014 and possibly controversial \u2014 element of the new directory might be the inclusion of an avvo rating for each doctor listed . when avvo\u2019s attorney directory launched in 2007 , many in the legal profession were critical of avvo\u2019s proprietary ratings system and some sued .\nas noted above , this is not the first time avvo has been challenged in court .\n, avvo answers , isn\u2019t necessary to maintaining a good rating , and won\u2019t stop the decay . but you are forced to go back to avvo from time to time to stick something new into your profile or find out that you\u2019re sliding down the slippery slope of avvo love .\navvo claim they don ' t remove negative reviews , they ' re being untruthful and deceitful . the fact is , they do remove reviews . i have hard copies of my approved review , which no longer exist on the avvo site . avvo cannot be trusted for attorney reviews .\navvo already sells avvo advisor , which charges users $ 39 in exchange for a 15 - minute phone call with a lawyer who provides legal advice . users pick the category of their legal issue and avvo matches them with the first available attorney in their area for a phone call .\nstill , some seattle attorneys who scored well doubted whether the avvo rankings could really be trusted .\nplaintiffs sued defendant avvo inc . and alleged that thousands of lawyers have suffered damage to their professional reputations by avvo \\ ' s publication of capricious and arbitrary ratings to consumers via the internet .\nget health answers without an office visit free from real doctors at avvo\u2019s question and answer forum .\navvo advertising \u2013 attorneys pay avvo a monthly fee , and in exchange , their ads are displayed as \u201csponsored listings\u201d that can be found within the profile pages of other attorneys , the complaints state .\n\u201cthe revenues generated by avvo come almost exclusively from its unauthorized use\u201d of the names and likenesses of attorneys who , like darsky , refrain from using avvo\u2019s advertising and marketing services , the complaint alleges .\nalso , there is an important distinction to be made between the ways avvo rates attorneys . there are two distinctive ratings on the site : an avvo rating and a client rating . the client rating does not affect the avvo rating ; the reverse is also true . according to avvo this was done to give users two metrics by which to judge a lawyer\u2014the avvo - generated rating and the client rating . avvo managers believe that this gives users a better picture of the attorney , and compensates for the lack of more subjective metrics ( attorney personality , efficiency , etc . ) in their rating system .\njosh king is a vice president , business development and general counsel at avvo , inc . handout .\n4 . credentials evaluation and comparison . clients often have trouble distinguishing the credentials of one lawyer from another . avvo provides a way for clients to line up the accomplishments of each attorney to see which one appears to be more appropriate for the client ' s case . no other system on the market provides this ability as well as avvo . avvo director conrad saam says that\navvo provides three perspectives , three points of view of an attorney - the avvo rating , client ratings , and peer endorsements .\ncheck your phone , email , linkedin profile , or facebook profile for a confirmation message from avvo .\nfollow the directions in the confirmation message to complete the process of claiming your lawyer profile on avvo .\navvo offers doctors a free and reliable marketing platform to reach millions of potential patients and referring physicians .\nbernstein\u2019s lawsuit , in particular , claims that avvo pro is meant to \u201ccoerce\u201d a lawyer into paying a marketing fee so that avvo \u201cwill not misappropriate\u201d the lawyer\u2019s identity or sell advertising space to the lawyer\u2019s competitors .\nwhile the bulk of your avvo information will come from you directly , you\u2019ll also need to provide some external information , such as peer endorsements , in order to improve your position in the avvo rating system .\n5 . new clients . ultimately , the biggest reasons lawyers love avvo is that it is sending them new business . this is particularly true of the lawyers who invest time in responding to legal questions posted to the avvo website . this is a good way to quickly connect with potential clients in need of legal services . the overall quality of the questions being posted to avvo is very good , and by providing meaningful responses to questions many attorneys are picking up new clients every month from avvo . as i noted in the what is avvo article , my personal experience has been that avvo is a great way to generate new business .\navvo helps people find and connect with the right lawyer through industry - leading content , tools and services .\navvo\u2019s goal is to make it easier for everyone to navigate the often - opaque legal industry . we create profiles and collect publicly available data for over 97 % of us attorneys . claiming your profile on avvo allows you to add more information about you and your practice , allowing us to provide a more accurate avvo rating .\navvo conceded that lawyers could temporarily raise their ratings with silly prizes but said its staff manually checked awards not already in its database . any bump for a spelling bee championship will be short - lived , avvo said .\nbrowne ' s avvo ranking has fluctuated since the company launched last week , rising from 3 . 7 ( which avvo labels as\ncaution\n) to 5 . 2 (\naverage\n) . the low ranking on avvo was tied in part to an admonition browne received from the state bar in 2005 over compensation issues .\nrequesting client reviews is as easy as requesting peer endorsements . here\u2019s how to request a client review on avvo :\nnow , whether you have a legal problem or a health problem , avvo gives you free ratings and answers .\nbritton says that claiming your avvo profile does not impact your rating ; in fact , many lawyers who are unaware of avvo\u2019s existence have received top ratings . however , a complete profile with relevant information will help to provide more information to the avvo data team and the general public \u2014 which help a prospective client choose you over another lawyer .\navvo . i ' m guessing that you have an opinion on the attorney rating site . in this article , we will be looking at avvo , and learning how to use it to the best advantage for your law firm .\n- the parking garage is stupid expensive , but avvo doesn ' t have control over that - too many good food trucks near by are making me fatter . - building doesn ' t have a gym , also no avvo ' s\navvo helps attorneys grow their practice by easily connecting them with the millions of people searching for legal help every month .\navvo was created in 2006 to fill a perceived online void in ratings and referral systems for attorneys . avvo strove to make itself different from ( and in its manager\u2019s eyes , better than ) other systems such as findlaw and lexisnexis martindale .\navvo legal services is the latest stage in a remarkable evolution at avvo , which started life as lawyer directory , then added a question - and - answer facility , before its most recent incarnation as a quasi - provider of legal services .\nby the way : don\u2019t forget to submit your bar number . this is an important step that many attorney users on avvo overlook . make sure you submit your bar number to avvo to assist in verifying your identity and improving your rating .\nin the past , we have published articles on this blog about how avvo can be effectively used as part of a law firm\u2019s overall online marketing campaign . ( see , for instance , \u201c tips to boost your avvo attorney rating . \u201d )\navvo was launched in june 2007 by mark britton , the former general counsel of online travel agent , expedia . com .\nfind your profile in the avvo directory by typing in your first and last name . the screen should look like this :\njosh explained that avvo ratings , unlike a m - h rating , decay . not for everyone , but for some . here\u2019s how josh explained it when i asked him whether a lawyer\u2019s rating decline if they don\u2019t continue to participate in avvo :\njohn henry browne , et al . , plaintiffs , v . avvo , inc . , et al . , defendants .\nattorney ronald burdge said he is aware of some of the negative comments about avvo , but that he has\nnothing but good things to say\nabout it . burdge says that when he does seminars on marketing , he tells lawyers\nthey need to be on avvo and they need to be active with avvo and they need to be using avvo .\nwhile he acknowledges there is some risk , burge believes this is true of anything online today . avvo presents too great of an opportunity to make people aware of their rights , and in the process of helping people you can pick up new clients too .\n1 . free advertising . while lawyers can purchase an upgraded avvo membership with extra benefits , most of the avvo services are available for free . all an attorney needs to do is claim his or her profile to begin using the system . ( note that the love many lawyers have for the free advertising on avvo does not necessarily extend to their paid advertising plan . )\nthe avvo rating is our effort to evaluate a lawyer\u2019s background based on the information available in an attorney\u2019s avvo profile . we create the rating using a model that considers information the lawyer has included on their profile in addition to the information we collect from public sources like state bar associations and lawyer websites . any information that affects the avvo rating is visible in an attorney\u2019s profile .\navvo is a referral company , attorney directory , and lawyer rating service that also offers several other features . as a legal referral service , avvo provides a platform for attorneys to offer fixed - fee , limited - scope , unbundled services to consumers . avvo determines what services will be offered , and attorneys can sign up to provide services in locations for which they are licensed .\n\u201cthe avvo rating is our effort to evaluate a lawyer\u2019s background based on the information available in an attorney\u2019s avvo profile . we create the rating using a model that considers information the lawyer has included on their profile in addition to information we collect from public sources like state bar associations and lawyer websites . any information that affects the avvo rating is visible in an attorney\u2019s profile . \u201d\nmichael jacobs , who specializes in auto , workplace and pedestrian accidents , received an avvo ranking of 7 . 0 , or\nvery good .\nbut jacobs , who has more than 35 years of legal experience , wondered how avvo derived the score .\nso , the fate of previous legal claims against avvo may not give much indication on how these latest court challenges will fare .\nfurther , avvo does not permit attorneys to delete their profiles or to\nunclaim\ntheir profiles once claimed . thus , some attorneys feel they are being forced to use avvo against their wills , just to keep incorrect information from being disseminated about them .\navvo also launched a free medical question and answer forum where certified doctors can answer patients\u2019 health - related questions and medical concerns through the avvo website . and , because avvo believes the essence of its offering is the ability to link consumers directly with credible physician resources free of charge , the website also helps doctors to strengthen their medical leadership by inviting them to submit written contributions to avvo\u2019s healthguides ( free research and medical information articles written exclusively by doctors who choose to participate in the avvo website ) . all medical q & a forum answers and healthguides submissions include the featured doctor\u2019s photo and link to his or her contact information \u2013 all for free .\nfurther , if a lawyer has been disciplined by his or her state bar association , that information is featured prominently on the lawyer ' s avvo profile . thus , some lawyers are quite pleased that avvo is sharing information that should be known about unethical attorneys .\nin the wake of a new jersey ethics opinion prohibiting lawyers in the state from working with online legal service providers avvo , legalzoom and rocket lawyer , the latter two companies have taken steps to right the ship , while avvo says it is considering an exit .\ncontributor levels , which range from one to 20 , are your \u201creward\u201d for answering the user - generated questions submitted to avvo\u2019s popular \u201cask a lawyer\u201d feature . but are they really that rewarding ? in short , is it worth your time to answer avvo questions ?\nas to avvo\u2019s possible defense under section 230 of the communications decency act , the judge noted that\n[ p ] laintiffs have disavowed any claim based on content that avvo obtained from a third - party and the court need not consider this defense further .\nanswer box results haven\u2019t shown up heavily in legal . although that might have just changed \u2013 specifically for lawyer name searches . google is now pulling data directly from avvo profiles for name search information \u2013 pulling titles and work history directly into the search results on a simple name search . this also includes a click through to the avvo website \u2013 which could provide avvo with a huge traffic jump .\nurltoken is a tremendously powerful tool for attorneys , and having a strong avvo rating \u2014 ideally a 10 / 10 \u2014 can help direct a significant amount of business to your practice . but in order to harness avvo\u2019s full strength , you need to ensure your attorney profile has been filled out as thoroughly as possible . if you follow these simple tips , your avvo rating should start to climb .\nhowever , you should also be advised that avvo vets each link for quality , authority , and accuracy . if the press release exists only on your website , avvo may reject the link . nonetheless , it\u2019s worth a shot . if avvo accepts the link ( s ) , you\u2019ll see a slight increase in your rating on avvo for each speaking engagement you list successfully . unlike peer endorsements , there does not appear to be a point threshold for how much you can increase your attorney rank on urltoken based on speaking engagements .\nlet ' s get to the bottom of what avvo is , what ' s to love , and what ' s to hate .\njosh king , avvo\u2019s chief legal officer , described bernstein\u2019s lawsuit to the aba journal as being \u201cbizarre\u201d and \u201ccompletely ludicrous . \u201d he told the journal that he expects the case to be dismissed . to date , avvo has yet to file an answer to bernstein\u2019s complaint .\nif you\u2019re a lawyer , you probably have a profile on avvo at this very moment \u2013 even if you didn\u2019t make one yourself . before you can start making changes to your information , the first step you need to take is to claim your profile on avvo .\nproviding tranparency for the legal consumer\u2026 ironically , avvo does provide transparency : it shows which lawyers need to hype themselves to get business .\neach lawyer\u2019s avvo rating is derived from a multifaceted mathematical algorithm that weighs many factors . avvo is constantly adapting its system to be as current and impartial as possible , and the algorithm itself is both carefully guarded and regularly updated to prevent attorneys from \u201cgaming\u201d the system .\nbrowne v . avvo , c07 - 0920rsl ( w . d . wash . motion to dismiss granted dec . 18 , 2007 )\nhealthtap has a similar q & a - style ; service , and will integrate avvo ' s network of doctors into its own . king said avvo had been shopping around the medical side of its business for a little while , and decided healthtap was a good match .\nafter years of scrutiny from bar association groups , avvo parent company internet brands has decided to scrap the company ' s bespoke service offering .\navvo acknowledges that it does not currently collect criminal records but otherwise\ncannot disclose the contents of the avvo rating .\nbecause cnet urltoken agreed not to publish the story until tuesday , we were not able to contact some of the attorneys who received poor scores for comment .\n3 . high scores . it ' s probably no coincidence that the lawyers who like avvo the most are the ones who have received relatively high ratings from the system . after all , if your avvo rank indicates you are a mediocre lawyer , how happy could you be with it ? however , if avvo calls you\nsuperb ,\nyou can ' t help but feel a little flattered . while not all attorneys are going to reach the top scores , with a little work most attorneys can get their avvo ratings up to a reasonable level .\nabsolutely not . avvo creates a profile for every licensed attorney we are able to locate , and calculates a rating for lawyers who appear to be working with clients . profiles are free to attorneys , and the avvo rating cannot be influenced by advertising or other forms of payment .\nif information on your avvo profile is incorrect , out of date , or not dated at all , it\u2019s going to hurt your ranking .\nin the beginning , like many curious lawyers , i grabbed my avvo profile and put in some stuff to see what i could make of my rating . it started the day as a 6 . 5 and ended as a 10 , the highest rating avvo gave . we had some fun playing with avvo that day , but our work was done and that was the last time i bothered screwing with my profile .\nbritton notes that client reviews do not contribute to an attorney\u2019s rating on avvo . although clients can be very passionate about their lawyers , they often have difficulty understanding what constitutes a legal \u201cwin\u201d . positive client reviews do , however , help lawyers appear higher in avvo\u2019s sort order .\non june 14 , 2007 , two prominent lawyers in seattle , wa filed a class action lawsuit against avvo inc . , the operator of avvo . com , a website that profiles and rates lawyers and allows users to submit reviews of lawyers they . . . read full description\nseattle reviews company avvo announced thursday that it will sell its health business to healthtap , a palo alto company that provides a similar service .\nhealthtap announced this morning that it has acquired avvo health in an all - cash deal . while the specific terms of the deal weren\u2019t revealed , avvo will be turning over all assets of its health business to they buyer and will be shutting down its health vertical beginning today .\npeer endorsements do affect your avvo rating , though reviews do not . this is because peer endorsements - - one lawyer endorsing another\u2019s skills and experience - - are a way to assess industry recognition , which is a factor in how we calculate an attorney\u2019s avvo rating . reviews do play a very important role for people looking to hire an attorney , but we have chosen to not include that information when calculating the avvo rating .\navvo is a website , not a mind - reader . you cannot receive credit for information that isn\u2019t included in your profile . you could be one of the most renowned and accomplished attorneys in your field ; but if avvo doesn\u2019t know that , it won\u2019t help your avvo attorney rating at all . that\u2019s why it\u2019s so critically important to ensure that your profile is as complete as possible . this simply cannot be stressed enough .\nit also has been reported that some supreme court justices and law school deans rank lower on avvo than attorneys with little experience or past transgressions .\nan attorney may request we remove the rating from their profile , and we honor those requests for attorneys who have not been disciplined and who are not looking for clients . these profiles will read \u201cavvo rating not displayed\u201d , and will not appear on practice area search listings in avvo\u2019s directory .\ncomplaints about the lawyer rating system grew particularly intense in early 2011 when many lawyers discovered their avvo scores had dropped even though nothing had changed in their profiles . avvo indicated that it changed the algorithm used for calculating attorney rankings , which resulted in the ranks of many lawyers being lowered .\navvo\u2019s new medical website offers an easy - to - navigate informational and community forum that delivers patients detailed background on a doctor\u2019s credentials , experience and disciplinary record , as well as a completely unbiased and editorial \u201cavvo rating\u201d for every doctor , and patient and peer ratings , all in one place .\nit is free to claim your profile in the avvo directory . avvo pro starts at $ 49 / month and removes competitive ads from your profile page , displays contact information in search results , allows for lead conversion tracking , lets you highlight reviews , and customize your headline . avvo advertising starts at $ 100 / month and gives you sponsored listing at the top of its directory page and a display ad featured on high - traffic pages .\nthere\u2019s no particular reason not to add a badge , but don\u2019t fixate on this step . an avvo rating badge might have a positive psychological impact on a potential client who\u2019s viewing your profile , but missing a badge won\u2019t affect your ability to achieve a 10 . 0 \u201csuperb\u201d rating on avvo . completing your profile will not increase your avvo score , but you cannot attain a perfect 10 rating unless your profile is at least 95 % complete .\nwell done laura . avvo is a fact for legal professionals so gaining every insight and practice tip is hugely valuable ! thanks for the helpful information .\na second criticism of avvo is their attorney rating system . this aspect of avvo is what makes them stand out the most from other lawyer marketing websites , and has been praised by many non - lawyers . while companies like martindale - hubbell have used a general peer - review system for grading attorneys for many years , avvo goes far beyond a peer - review system and only considers the opinions of other lawyers as one of many factors in evaluating an attorney . avvo gives each attorney a numerical score on a scale of 1 to 10 based on the information in that attorney ' s profile .\navvo goes beyond standard lawyer marketing websites on what it offers to users . while some sites enable lawyers to post their names , addresses , phone numbers , and website ( often for a fee ) , avvo provides a much greater depth of information . avvo allows attorneys to post what is essentially an online resume , providing a place to list academic and employment history , publication credits , awards , and significant cases . lawyers can post links to their own website or to articles they have published ( whether on other sites or on avvo ) , and they can answer legal questions posted by potential clients .\nbut a heavily funded seattle startup by the name of avvo hopes it can help consumers navigate the legal maze and choose the best attorney for the job .\navvo does not provide any rating in instances where it would not be useful , such as if the attorney is deceased or serving as a public official .\nscott , you\u2019re leaving some folks with the impression that your hard - earned honor from the world of bronies contributed to the rise in your avvo rating .\navvo already has strong support from prominent members of the physician community who welcome an online intermediary committed to putting the right information into the hands of patients and ensuring that physician records are validated through a credible third - party channel . supporting avvo\u2019s new medical offering is a world - class board of medical advisors :\nfor starters , some lawyers discovered that they already have avvo profiles that they did not personally create . avvo mines data that is publicly available to create profiles for attorneys , regardless of whether the attorney is actually using their service . attorneys can then claim ownership of the profile by following a few steps to verify their identities . however , if an attorney fails to claim the profile , then inaccurate or incomplete information about the attorney could be published on the avvo site .\navvo , which also allows consumers and other lawyers to provide feedback on attorneys ' performances , attaches a ranking on a scale from one ( extreme caution ) to 10 ( superb ) . attorneys also are permitted to update their profile pages , though they cannot alter avvo ' s rating or eliminate public record information .\nfounded in 2006 , avvo has raised $ 132 million to date , including a substantial $ 71 . 5 million round that closed this past july . avvo also offers a q & a forum with more than 9 million questions and answers , along with profiles for 97 percent of practicing lawyers in the united states .\nbritton is sticking by the rating , saying that browne ' s beef should be\nwith the public records of the state of washington rather than avvo .\nin his complaint , darsky admits that avvo\u2019s attorney listings \u201cmay be a permissible first amendment exercise . \u201d however , he claims , \u201cavvo\u2019s business practices go far beyond that mere exercise\u201d by using the names and likenesses of the attorneys in their directory , without their consent , to sell advertising or marketing services to other attorneys .\nadditionally , it is the responsibility of attorneys to ensure that any information or advertisements they place on avvo , and any communication they may have with prospective clients through the avvo site , comply with the rules of professional conduct regulating the form , manner , and content of communications with clients , advertising , or other matter .\nfrom a ranking standpoint , probably not . answering questions \u2013 and in turn , earning a higher contributor level \u2013 will not add points to your attorney score on avvo . com . on a similar note , it is a poor utilization of your time to write legal guides for avvo . considering how time - consuming they are to prepare , review , and submit , avvo\u2019s legal guides yield a poor roi , frequently getting lost in the overwhelming volume of content on the site .\nmore important to the lawyers actively using avvo is the amount of business it can generate for their law practices . a search for the names of many attorneys will bring that attorney ' s avvo profile up on the first page of google , so the search engine optimization ( seo ) value of their system is very high . some lawyers like having their profiles on a site that has so many consumers looking for information about attorneys , particularly those lawyers who have received a high avvo ranking . other lawyers are discovering that responding to legal questions posted on the avvo website is a great way to get new clients calling or emailing their offices .\non avvo , potential clients can search by specialty and zip code , and they will be presented with a list of ranked possibilities . nothing wrong with that .\navvo will continue to provide their legal answers service , which was their initial focus when they launched in 2007 . they added their health section in november 2010 .\none perceived problem with avvo is that its rating system only takes into account hard facts : time in practice , published cases , and the like . the formula doesn ' t factor in how personable an attorney is , what it ' s like to work with her , and if she returns calls in a timely manner . avvo believes\u2014and states on its website\u2014that to combat this , users must not rely solely on avvo to vet the best possible attorney for any given case . instead , avvo managers encourage those in need of legal advice to look at client ratings , information from the state bar association , and the website or web presence of the attorney . they argue\u2014and i agree\u2014that while an avvo rating should factor into the decision to hire an attorney , it ' s only one piece of the puzzle .\nthe biggest complaint about avvo is that you are likely listed on the site , whether you approve of the company or want a listing . and more than listed , you are rated . the problem with this is that avvo gets its information from independent internet research , and some of the info has been found to be inaccurate\u2014no shock there ! more than one attorney has checked out their listings on avvo only to find that essential information is incorrect . wrong city , wrong firm name , wrong partner , you name it : avvo can get it wrong . unless you claim your profile , that is . which brings me to my next point .\nthat means your avvo rating needs to be as high as possible \u2013 ideally a perfect 10 / 10 score . whether you\u2019re a bankruptcy attorney , a personal injury lawyer , a criminal defense attorney , or any other type of lawyer , this guide will explain step - by - step how to increase your ranking on avvo .\nit ' s the most critical piece of guidance that we provide ,\nmark britton , a former vice president of expedia who is avvo ' s chief executive , said about the numeric score .\nit ' s our assessment of how good a job that lawyer is going to do for you .\navvo says it has received $ 14 million in funding , including money from benchmark capital and ignition partners , co - founded by microsoft alum and avvo board member brad silverberg .\navvo ' s plan is ambitious : to award a numeric score to every attorney in the united states , along with a profile , client recommendations and peer endorsements .\ndarsky\u2019s lawsuit points out that , according to a july 2015 bloomberg news article , avvo had a valuation of $ 650 million and raised $ 132 million in funding .\nwhile all endorsements are helpful , it\u2019s important to be aware that some are worth more value than others , depending on their source . avvo endorsements can come from :\nwhen a lawyer is rated av by martindale - hubbell , the rating remains for the rest of his career . yesterday , i learned that avvo ratings don\u2019t work quite the same way . i was told that my avvo rating , 10 as of the end of business on day 1 , had decayed . as of yesterday morning .\n\u201ci googled this other guy and he was ranked real high on avvo . your guy had like a 6 . 3 . i went with the better guy . \u201d\nattorneys can lose their licenses for falsifying data , and we don\u2019t believe they will take that risk on their avvo profile . we also rely on our community of users to ensure data on avvo is as accurate as possible . if you see information on an attorney profile that you know to be incorrect , please contact us and we will investigate the issue . if an attorney is found to have intentionally posted false information , it will impact their level of professional conduct and negatively impact their avvo rating .\nif you have an avvo rating of \u201cno concern\u201d or \u201cattention\u201d , you can receive a numerical rating by claiming your profile . when you claim your profile on avvo , we will automatically calculate the numerical rating and display it on your profile and in search results . a profile cannot be unclaimed once you have claimed it as your own .\nessentially , both lawsuits allege that avvo has been using the identities and likenesses of attorneys who do not advertise or market on urltoken to generate revenue without the attorneys\u2019 consent .\nfor obvious reasons , endorsements from other attorneys are the most valuable . here\u2019s how many points your avvo score will increase from endorsements , depending on who they come from :\nfix mistakes in the public record . if you claim your profile and find that avvo has inaccurate information from your state , you will need to address this with the appropriate organization within your state , asking them to have your record changed . you can alert avvo to the change , or simply wait until they do one of their periodic updates .\none important thing to keep in mind : when linking to your avvo profile from your website , make sure you add the rel = \u201dnofollow\u201d attribute to the links . this will help ensure that they are not viewed as reciprocated links , and you can retain as much of the benefit of having links from your activity on avvo to your website .\navvo is on a mission to make it easier for everyone to get the legal help they need . but you don\u2019t need to be an attorney to join our . . .\nif you type without thinking , you too could be reprimanded by your state bar , something that would most defiantly show up on avvo\u2014and across the web\u2014and negatively impact your image .\navvo started out in 2005 as a lawyer rating and legal question - and - answer forum , and added the doctor reviews and health q & a ; two years ago .\navvo\u2019s legal business is booming , and . . . we\u2019ve decided to focus 100 percent of our attention on expanding our consumer legal services and helping lawyers grow their business ,\nmark britton , founder and ceo of avvo , said in a statement .\njust as avvo is the premier destination for people looking for legal advice , healthtap is the leading source for trusted answers to health questions and peer - reviewed medical professionals , which makes healthtap the right choice to carry on the conversation between consumers and medical professionals .\ni think they will continue doing well in legal ,\ngutman said of avvo .\nthey were excited to sell and it was a quite a competitive deal .\nnamely , you will only earn avvo points for speaking engagements if you are able to supply a link back to the event . ( supplying links makes the process more transparent and lends credibility for viewers who are browsing through your profile . ) you will gain 0 . 1 point toward your avvo rating for each speaking engagement you are able to link to .\nstill , because avvo attempts to affix a rating to every lawyer - - just as zillow attempts to place a value on every home - - it is bound to generate controversy .\na venture capital - backed web site called avvo that launches tuesday claims to offer a\ngame - changing\nalternative to the yellow pages for anyone interested in hiring a lawyer .\nyou should watch these cases as they develop to see if they end up striking at the heart of avvo\u2019s business model \u2013 or fare as poorly as previous claims against the company .\nas both lawsuits note , avvo has compiled a free online directory of lawyers from states across the country based on information from public records such as bar admissions . each listed lawyer receives an avvo profile page , regardless of whether the lawyer has asked for one . a lawyer can claim the profile and manage the information that is listed or simply leave it alone .\nwhat this means is that if you claimed your avvo profile in the beginning , then did what every thoughtful attorney does and ignored it since , there is a good chance that you\u2019re rating will slide . if you weren\u2019t a baby lawyer back when , and want to keep your rating , you have to go back to avvo and tweak it with new blood .\nby now , almost all lawyers know about martindale hubbell\u2019s lawyer ratings , but not everyone is aware of avvo\u2019s ratings . do you know that there might be a profile about you on www . avvo . com , which might display peer and client reviews as well as rating you as a lawyer ? if you know about it , are you happy with your rating ? not all attorneys think their rating is accurate , so i interviewed mark britton , avvo\u2019s founder and ceo , to gain some insights on his company and its lawyer rating system .\nplaintiffs ' primary challenge is to the accuracy and validity of the numerical rating system used by avvo to compare attorneys . defendants assert that the opinions expressed through the rating system , (\navvo reports that its directory contains information on more than 95 percent of licensed attorneys in the united states . to come up with a rating for each attorney it lists , avvo takes public information from across the internet ( including your website ) and plugs that data into its ranking algorithm . their algorithm is made up , in part at least , of the following :\nwe will not change numerical ratings upon request . because the avvo rating is based on a mathematical model that is applied in the same way to every attorney , we are unable to change individual ratings . when you update your profile with more information , your rating may change : the more we know about you , the better we can determine your numerical avvo rating .\nboth lawsuits seek an injunction that would stop avvo from using the likenesses and identities of the named plaintiffs and other putative class members . they also seek statutory , compensatory and punitive damages .\nfees . avvo sets a flat fee for the services attorneys can offer and facilitates a referral to a lawyer who contacts the consumer directly . avvo handles payment processing and transfers fees to a lawyer once the work is complete . lawyers are charged a marketing fee based on the services provided . lawyers perform their own conflict checks and are encouraged to have clients sign a representation agreement .\non june 14 , 2007 , two prominent lawyers in seattle , wa filed a class action lawsuit against avvo inc . , the operator of urltoken , a website that profiles and rates lawyers and allows users to submit reviews of lawyers they have worked with . plaintiffs also sued mark britton , avvo ' s ceo , and 25 anonymous\njohn doe\nusers of the site .\nhaving an attorney profile on urltoken is great . if you have any external profiles that you can link to , that\u2019s even better . try to provide the most comprehensive view of yourself possible , showing that you\u2019re active and reliable outside of avvo , too . if you belong to any other groups that rate attorneys , like urltoken or superlawyers . com , let avvo ( and your potential clients ) know . it shows that no matter where or by whom you\u2019re being rated , you\u2019re consistently found to be skilled and knowledgeable , and that can boost your avvo ranking significantly .\nbritton said that client reviews are just\none leg\nof the avvo stool , whose ratings also are generated through peer reviews and information compiled from attorneys ' web sites and other sources .\ninstead , according to the lawsuits , avvo makes money by selling advertising and marketing space on the lawyer profile pages . the two marketing services that are specifically at issue in the lawsuits are :\nmr . browne said he had lost two potential clients thanks to his avvo rating . he would not name the lost clients because , he said , \u201cthey have not been indicted yet . \u201d\nbeyond the rating basics , avvo offers some other , more\nadvanced\noptions . one of these is the ability to pay to have your ad displayed on the website . if you choose , you can also pay to get a premium membership . a premium membership would allow you to come up higher in search results on avvo and remove other attorney advertisements from displaying on your profile .\nin interviews with the seattle p - i , browne has called the avvo service a\njoke\nand said that the poor rating has damaged his reputation and business . the p - i reported friday that browne was pursuing litigation against avvo , but he had not yet retained counsel . with berman in his corner , the criminal defense attorney expressed confidence in a positive outcome in the matter .\nthe avvo rating is based only on the information we have collected and that the attorney has provided , so we don\u2019t recommend the avvo rating as the only piece of information you use to evaluate whether an attorney is right for you . the rating is a tool that provides a snapshot assessment of a lawyer\u2019s background , and should be considered alongside other information such as client reviews and peer endorsements .\nhowever , in case you don\u2019t want to watch the video , here\u2019s how to request a peer endorsement on avvo . it\u2019s incredibly fast and easy , so there\u2019s no excuse not to do it .\nwhether avvo , the self - proclaimed lawyer rating service , justified by its altruistic claim that it would bring transparency to lawyers for the benefit of legal consumers , would survive . it\u2019s still there ."]}
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{"id": 55614, "summary": [{"text": "iamsound records is a los angeles , california , usa-based independent label , which was founded in 2006 by niki roberton , as a part of worlds end , usa ( one of the largest us talent management companies for producers ) .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "roberton continues to run the label , with paul tao .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "while the label endeavours to promote local indie music , with la-based acts ( e.g. lord huron , io echo and fool 's gold ) , its pre-eminent signings include english artists florence and the machine , little boots and charli xcx .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "in 2010 , the label released a series of vinyl and digital singles called the l.a. collection , featuring notable la-based musicians through a singles club , although not in the same subscription-only singles club sense that sub pop records used to have .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "in 2012 , iamsound collaborated with the los angeles museum of contemporary art for a gallery/concert series . ", "topic": 30}], "title": "iamsound records", "paragraphs": ["the la collection is a series of limited edition split 7 - inches released on iamsound records , one a month beginning today through august , in partnership with pure groove records out of the u . k . all artists are la acts hand - picked by iamsound to showcase the depth of talent of our city .\niamsound music is a publishing company formed by los angeles based indie label iamsound records , and administered by kobalt . iamsound music looks ahead to partnering with artists and songwriters who have a fresh perspective on music and songwriting , to establish a unique and progressively diverse catalogue .\niamsound music is a publishing company formed by los angeles based indie label iamsound records , and administered by kobalt , one of the worlds leading music rights administrators . iamsound music looks ahead to partnering with artists and songwriters who have a fresh perspective on music and songwriting , to establish a unique and progressively diverse catalogue .\niamsound records has released the likes of charli xcx , banks , lord huron , florence + the machine , kate boy , salem , hmltd and many others , working with the best and brightest in new music .\nlabel : iamsound records founded : 2006 location : west hollywood , l . a . number of employees : 5 number of active artists : 4 biggest release : lord huron ,\nlonesome dreams ,\nsoundscan 46 , 000 next release : kate boy , early 2014 distributor : red twitter : @ iamsoundrecords website : urltoken\niamsound music act superfood release their new album bambino on sept 8th . their new single unstoppable is released today july 21st\nsuperfood writers dominic ganderton and ryan malcolm have signed a publishing deal with iamsound music . the band have completed recording their new album . dom & ryan produced the album and matthew twaites engineered . the album was mixed in los angeles by michael patterson , dom & ryan . the band have signed to dirty hit records . they released a new single ' double dutch ' on feb 6th .\ndetroit singer apropos has signed to iamsound music . he is featured on the liquid monk track \u2018come down\u2019 which is released on beverly martel on feb 23rd\nin each new venture , be it a festival or a soundtrack or a brand campaign , roberton sees an opportunity to improve on the value that iamsound brings to its artists .\nthough iamsound didn\u2019t actually release \u201ctrue romance\u201d - - it was quietly handled by warner subsidiary atlantic records in the states with naming rights given to the indie - - it was roberton and tao who first broke aitchison for american audiences . it was their label that licensed her debut ep \u201cyou\u2019re the one\u201d in june of 2012 , before the artist had any formal representation here . and when atlantic came into the picture later that same year , roberton and tao stayed on - board as co - managers of the artist and marketing consultants on the album , ensuring the project kept its indie credibility intact .\nrobertson and tao have cast their gaze across the pond , partnering with eclectic london - based music shop pure groove records to release the l . a . collection singles in the u . k .\nwe want london to know about the l . a . scene as well ,\nsays tao .\npeople in the u . k . see los angeles as a concrete hellhole ,\nadds robertson .\niamsound is a multidimensional ecosystem encompassing a record label , creative agency and visual art studio . we like music . we like art . we thought it could be fun to work at the intersection of the two .\nliquid monk release a 2nd single nighttime ft . kameryn ogden on august 18th via beverly martel . this is the 2nd single from their debut album that will drop on september 22nd . the song is published by iamsound music .\nafter the tween tidal wave came another breakthrough , when roberton signed florence welch of florence and the machine to a singles deal after discovering her on myspace . the first release , \u201ckiss with a fist , \u201d caught fire on the internet and drew the attention of red distribution , which eventually agreed to pick up the label and help expand its reach beyond itunes and promo cds . though welch went on to sign a major label agreement with island records , in april of 2009 iamsound released her debut ep \u201ca lot of love . a lot of blood\u201d featuring \u201ckiss with a fist\u201d and other future hit singles \u201cdog days are over\u201d and \u201cyou\u2019ve got the love . \u201d\nin addition to the creative agency , now responsible for roughly 40 percent of iamsound\u2019s revenue , the company has begun planning for its own festival in la . , tentatively scheduled to launch next year . iamsound also recently did music supervision for its first feature film \u201cteenage , \u201d a documentary directed by matt wolf about the history of teen culture . the film , which features original music by bradford cox of deerhunter and atlas sound , premiered at tribeca international film festival this spring and was recently picked up by oscilloscope laboratories .\nfounded by roberton in 2006 , iamsound has made a name for itself in the ever - narrowing gap between indie and pop music . the label was the first home to the platinum - selling , grammy - nominated artist florence and the machine and counts among its current roster bubbling under the radar acts like kate boy , io echo , lord huron and ezekiel . later this year , iamsound will handle the american release of \u201cnirvana , \u201d the four - song debut ep from the disclosure collaborator and emergent universal music group artist sam smith .\nroberton and tao aim to sign artists to two album deals , with masters owned by the label and profits split 50 / 50 with the artist . painless contracts and a low ratio of artists to owners make iamsound an attractive proposition for young bands seeking both support and creative freedom .\n, a series helmed by iamsound ' s new signees io echo , will match acts like the doom - stricken synth trio salem , the ambitious avant - garde crooner zola jesus and the uncannily creepy doo - wop group cults with a rotation of dance troupes and visual artists . drew barrymore ,\nblack swan ' s\niamsound is now five employees , with full - time staffers handling licensing and business affairs . in 2011 , the company added a partner , anh do , and with her a creative agency , which has brought in work doing marketing consulting , music supervision and event programming for brands including vans , warby parker and all saints .\nit sounds so basic , and that core essence of the music business hasn ' t changed in a century : find good sounds and release them . iamsound records , run out of a modest yet modish grove - adjacent office , has done both quite well , has compiled a diverse roster of artists , including l . a . - born afro - pop purveyors fool ' s gold , electronic - pop duo telepathe of brooklyn , indie - dance chanteuse little boots , the black ghosts \u2014 whose slick dance - pop debut featured a guest turn by damon albarn of blur fame \u2014 and florence and the machine , whose soulful debut album was nominated for england ' s mercury prize . with 24 - year - old paul tao as her right - hand man , robertson ' s label has signed 16 artists in the past four years , and in march will start releasing a series of one - off singles called the l . a . collection , by notable l . a . musicians .\neven if the museum of contemporary art has been under fire for tilting exhibitions toward celebrity and pop , at least it has good taste in nightlife . the museum and the local label iamsound have collaborated on a trio of intriguing events at the geffen contemporary gallery with national and local experimental musicians - - and a strong shot of art - world celebrity as well .\nin 2008 , iamsound had a pair of breakthroughs that helped transition the label from a two - person diy outfit into a real business with real income . the first was a juicy sync of the black ghosts song \u201cfull moon\u201d in the first scene of the first \u201ctwilight\u201d movie . the label and artist had agreed to the deal unaware of the vampire mania that would soon grip the country .\nin addition to bucking last century ' s record - label antics , iamsound frequently pioneers ventures such as the l . a . collection . wanting to give a nod to the thriving l . a . music scene , robertson and tao decided to feature some of the city ' s rising acts . the first release will feature a new track by indie roustabouts edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros , coupled with a song from low - fi , smell - affiliated rockers moonrats . other artists contributing to the collection include local natives , rainbow arabia , imaad wasif , io echo , pocahaunted and iamsound ' s own fool ' s gold . artwork for the series has been created by a host of renowned l . a . artists , including aaron rose , ingrid allen and elisa saether . they ' re also organizing an art exhibition at the space 15 twenty gallery in hollywood , and a launch party with musical performances to promote the collection .\niamsound is also concentrating its efforts on music licensing for tv and film .\nright now , music licensing is bigger than record sales ,\nsays robertson , citing the black ghosts , whose popularity soared after they appeared on the twilight film soundtrack . more than anything , robertson says , she and tao like being able to handpick the artists they feel passionate about .\nwe don ' t have to put something out because we feel obligated contractually ,\nshe says .\nthere are no channels we have to go through . it ' s just us .\nonly 26 when she launched the l . a . - based iamsound label in 2006 , niki robertson had been an a & r talent scout for u . k . label parlophone and was directing videos for majors in the u . s . , but was already finding herself jaded beyond her years .\ni used to hate the tracks i was sent to work on , these cheeseballs signed to sony who would get dropped the next year ,\nsays the lanky london native .\ni can do better ,\nshe thought , and her approach was simple .\ni went online and found bands i liked that weren ' t signed . then i contacted them to see if they were interested in putting out a single , and then an ep .\nour goal is to redefine pop music as something that envelops a lot of genres ,\nsays tao , a native of taiwan .\na lot of labels try to stay in the same ballpark , but we don ' t want to pigeonhole ourselves .\nrather than signing artists to multi - album , multiyear deals , iamsound handcrafts its deals , whether that means releasing one or two full - length albums or simply a 7 - inch single . this is one of many factors that attracted telepathe to the label .\nwe met niki at [ austin music - industry festival ] sxsw in 2008 ,\nrecalls busy gangnes , one half of the brooklyn duo .\nshe immediately offered to do a one - off single with us and we were into the idea of that . they never hid the fact that they loved our band and wanted to sign us .\nthe 21 - year - old rising british pop star charli xcx has it all . best known for co - writing icona pop\u2019s unsinkable billboard hot 100 top 10 smash \u201ci love it , \u201d as well as for her own collection of darkwave pop gems , the well - received 2013 debut \u201ctrue romance , \u201d xcx has had a global major label recording deal through warner music group since before she could drive . but the pop singer , born charlotte aitchison , is also an indie darling . in 2011 and 2012 , she was the subject of breathless blog buzz , glowing pitchfork reviews and a zeitgeist - capturing v magazine cover with grimes and sky ferreira . the grass - roots momentum was in part due to the fact that in america , aitchison\u2019s music almost always flies under the banner of iamsound , the independent label owned and operated by niki roberton and paul tao out of west hollywood , los angeles .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthis post has been updated . please see note at the bottom for details .\nemmett malloy will present work alongside them , pairing disciplines to make for some singularly spooky nights out .\nthe shows come on the heels of several other novel and music - informed moca exhibits , including beastie boy mike d ' s\ntransmission la : av club\nand moca tv , a new contemporary - art themed channel on youtube .\nthe full schedule of the free and all ages events ( non - moca members can reserve tickets for the july 27th show at urltoken starting july 20 ) is below , and if io echo ' s languid video for\nwhen the lilies die\nis any indication of the aesthetic , it ' s going to be surreal .\naug . 17 6\u201310 p . m . performances by zola jesus and active child artist : l . a . dance project / benjamin millepied and rodarte dj : victoria bergsman ( taken by trees )\n[ update : 10 : 33 a . m . friday , july 13 : additional ticketing information was added to the post . ]\nmillepied ' s l . a . dance project finds home : 1927 downtown . . .\nreview : dancers shine in debut of millepied ' s l . a . dance . . .\nbenjamin millepied , l . a . dance project visit ' sytycd ' on fox\nget the most out of your experience with a personalized all - access pass to everything local on events , music , restaurants , news and more .\nindies are kind of dying out ,\nsubmits bandmate melissa livaudais ,\nbut [ robertson ] is rising to the top because she and paul have new ideas and really fresh ways of dealing with things . it ' s not the male - dominated indie stuff . they want to keep it exciting . they stand behind things they ' re passionate about . they have their own ideas and they ' re not subscribing to the histories .\nas an l . a . label , we wanted to be able to bring together all kinds of music so people would see what l . a . has to offer ,\nexplains tao . he and robertson reached out to some of their favorite local bands to gauge their interest .\nthe bands were excited about what we were trying to do , so they started referring their friends and it just grew ,\ntao adds .\nedward sharpe and the magnetic zeros front man alex ebert says he wanted to do his part to help push the city ' s music scene .\nl . a . has something going on that ' s transcendent of the hipster indie - rock vibe ,\nsays ebert .\nit ' s not one certain kind of music . there are lots of different things going on and l . a . is evolving . it ' s starting to develop a real culture and community . it ' s such a triumph for l . a . to have a community because it ' s a sprawling car city . and we don ' t want to keep it a secret , indie or under wraps \u2014 we want to spread it far and wide .\nall - access pass to the top stories , events and offers around town .\ndanny preston , half of the husband - and - wife duo rainbow arabia , agrees .\nit ' s a great idea because there are so many good artists to pull from in so many different genres ,\nsays preston .\nbrooklyn has gotten a lot more notoriety lately , and london has always been like that , but i think there ' s just as much going on in l . a . that no one really knows about .\nrainbow arabia , edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros , fool ' s gold and local natives all had a stellar 2009 . two of the four bands ( edward sharpe and local natives ) recently nabbed coveted slots at this year ' s coachella music & arts festival , and all of the bands have expanded their following in the past year , not only among angelenos but also nationwide and overseas .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html + rdfa 1 . 1 / / en\nindependent study\nis a new column that will profile a different independent label every other week . its focus is on companies less than a decade old that are defining the diy era .\n\u201cwe actually get hit up all the time now by major labels who want us to do a sort of window dressing ep for their own artist , \u201d says roberton . \u201cit\u2019s flattering , but we only pick up stuff that we really love and can really get involved in . \u201d\nroberton , a london native and the daughter of music industry vet and artist manager sandy roberton , got her start in the early 2000s as a twenty - something visual artist and a & r scout for the labels parlophone , east west and warner uk . she moved to l . a . in 2003 to work in film and direct music videos , but she had a new idea after realizing that many of the artists she liked didn\u2019t have record deals .\n\u201ci had been around the music industry my whole life , but i didn\u2019t have any real label experience , per se , \u201d says roberton . \u201cso i just approached these bands , opened an itunes connect account and started putting stuff out digitally . \u201d\ntao , a usc political science grad and former urltoken contributor , joined roberton a few months after the label was off the ground , helping her with cold - call marketing and pr efforts . the label\u2019s first releases were singles from sunny day sets fire , the now defunct project of porcelain raft\u2019s mauro remiddi , and the black ghosts , the dance punk duo composed of simian\u2019s simon william lord and the wiseguys\u2019 theo keating .\n\u201cwe just thought it was a good sync in a vampire movie , \u201d says tao . \u201cbut after the soundtrack came out , the band emailed us saying \u2018hey , do you know why we suddenly have thousands of myspace requests from emo girls ? \u2019\u201d\nthough the company has grown , the label has kept its focus narrow , releasing only four full - length albums per year on average . a typical release on the label will get an initial run of 3 , 000 - 4 , 000 cds and 1 , 000 lps .\n\u201cmost contracts we see now are for life , \u201d says kate ackhurst of swedish experimental electro - pop group kate boy . \u201cbut niki and paul were cool about not pressuring us , which was important because it was so early in our career and we were still figuring everything out . they don\u2019t just want to lock you into something to try to make money off you . \u201d\n\u201cwe try to do as much as we can to go above and beyond being a normal record label , \u201d she says . \u201csometimes we might be too overbearing , too involved , but we really love our bands and we think that\u2019s the best way to help them succeed . \u201d\nthe online extension of billboard magazine , urltoken is the essential online destination for the music business .\nyour current browser isn ' t compatible with soundcloud . please download one of our supported browsers . need help ?\n\u201cr\u00e9seaux remix\u201d video for niska feat . quavo & stefflon don is out now ! directed by ias visual\u2019s whoopi\nextrait de\ncommando\n, disponible ici \u2192 urltoken compositor : pyroman director : ashten\nwhoopi\nwinger visuals : ethan redd production com . . .\nfrom make my bed ( ep ) retail : urltoken amazon : urltoken / amazonmusiclisten apple music : urltoken / a . . .\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\nwhenever you mail order with these guys - expect 2 things : a seam split and zero communication . just thought i would advise .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\naztx the producer / writers are releasing \u2018my song\u2019 ft . blakey on july 6 . blakey who\u2019s single \u2018prism of love\u2019 has had 1 . 5 million streams in the last few weeks . the track was mixed by mthr\nbeverly martel will release the debut album by tom forest . hope will be released on january 12th . the album was produced by worlds end client isabel gracefield .\nbeverly martel releases a new single from liquid monk on sept 15th . the track is \u2018hollywood\u2019 ft jaye prime . the band\u2019s debut album is released on sept 22nd\nyp , the yp logo and all other yp marks contained herein are trademarks of yp llc and / or yp affiliated companies .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwe\u2019ve updated our privacy policy to give you more control over your information and support new european data protection laws . you can review the changes here .\nall of the artwork is done by local artists ingrid allen and elisa saether , creating fantastical scenes of los angeles in oil on canvas on the front , with by typesetting by famed graphic designer aaron rose .\nthe love ghost record release party is happening sunday june 17th at the bootleg theater . the event is circus themed , and the band will play their 1st full - length album lobotomy in it ' s entirety .\nhi ! we ' d like to submit the following event for inclusion on the remezcla event calendar and / or for editorial coverage : event title : newfilmmakers los angeles ( nfmla ) canadian film festival - july 28th , 2018 description : newfilmmakers los angeles ( nfmla ) presents three programs of canadian short films , co - hosted . . ."]}
{"id": 55615, "summary": [{"text": "the maryland drydock company was a shipbuilding company that operated in baltimore , maryland during the 20th century .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the company started life in 1920 as the globe shipbuilding and dry dock company of maryland .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "its president at this time was b. c. cooke .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "the company bought land along the patapsco river across the bay from fort mchenry .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "it later changed its name to the simpler \" maryland drydock company \" .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "sometime after 1950 , its name was changed again , to the maryland shipbuilding and drydock company .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "maryland drydock specialized in ship conversions , upgrades and repairs rather than with shipbuilding per se .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "during world war ii , the company was employed in the conversion of numerous warships built at other yards for the us war effort .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "unlike many other shipbuilding companies of the period , it survived the postwar downturn in the shipbuilding industry .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "in 1970 , the company 's yard in baltimore was purchased by the manufacturer of fruehauf trailers which spent $ 30 million upgrading the site .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "unfortunately , adverse economic conditions caused the yard to close in 1984 and much of the site was razed , although one drydock was preserved and was being used by kurt metal for the scrapping of old ships in 1995 .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "not counting the many vessels \" jumbosized \" there , a total of at least eighteen vessels were built during the shipyard 's history . ", "topic": 6}], "title": "maryland drydock company", "paragraphs": ["( formerly globe shipbuilding & dry dock co . and maryland drydock co . )\nmaryland shipbuilding and drydock company v . the united states , 409 f . 2d 1363 ( ct . cl . 1969 )\nmaryland shipbuilding and drydock company v . the united states , 409 f . 2d 1363 ( ct . cl . 1969 ) : : justia\nbeautifully engraved certificate from the globe shipbuilding and dry dock company of maryland issued in 1920 . this historic document has an ornate border around it with the company ' s name on top . this item has the signatures of the company ' s president , b . c . cooke and secretary and is over 86 years old . globe shipbuilding company of baltimore was later known as the maryland drydock company .\nbeautifully engraved certificate from the maryland shipbuilding & drydock company issued in 1957 . this historic document was printed by american bank note company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of two allegorical men flanking thwo ships in drydock . this item has the printed signatures of the company ' s president , george french and secretary and is over 48 years old . certificate vignette the maryland shipbuilding and drydock company was a corporation chartered in the state of maryland and engaged in the business of shipbuilding and ship repair with its principle office in fairfield , maryland , and has an average of 1700 employees in the baltimore area\nmaryland shipbuilding & drydock co . the company was primarily a repair yard which also did major conversions and reconstructions and only limited new construction . koppers company , of pittsburgh , bought the business in the mid - 1930s . f\nbuilt by newport news shipbuilding & drydock company , newport news | 1930 sold to w . j . myles renamed meddo , 1933 scrapped at philadelphia .\nbuilt by maryland steel co . , sparrow\u2019s point , maryland | 20th may 1942 torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u . 103 off cuba .\nin 1920 , globe shipbuilding company , of superior wi , relocated to baltimore and opened a new yard , called globe shipbuilding & dry dock company of maryland . this business closed in 1922 , however , after building only two ships and experiencing the bankruptcy of a client for whom they were converting five hog islanders into tankers . a new company , maryland drydock , took over the yard in april 1922 and it operated under this name until 1957 , when it became\nbuilt by newport news shipbuilding & drydock company , newport news | 1942 to us navy renamed asterion used as a q ship , 1944 used as a weather ship , 1946 scrapped .\nbuilt by newport news shipbuilding & drydock company , newport news | 17th october 1942 torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u . 618 while in convoy on137 with the loss of 47 lives .\nbuilt by maryland steel co . , sparrow\u2019s point , maryland | 7th june 1942 torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u . 159 with the loss of 2 lives .\nto assist people who live in maryland , we have provided statistics about asbestos and mesothelioma in maryland . we have also included descriptions of the industries and lists of cities , towns and specific job sites in maryland where asbestos exposure is likely to have occurred . treatment options and recent news about asbestos and mesothelioma in maryland are also provided .\nbuilt by newport news shipbuilding & drydock company , newport news | 1942 to us navy renamed atik used as a q ship , 26th march 1942 torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u . 123 .\nbuilt by bethlehem steel co . , sparrow\u2019s point , maryland | 1951 scrapped at bordentown .\nbuilt by newport news shipbuilding & drydock company , newport news | 24th june 1942 torpedoed and damaged by german submarine u . 404 while in convoy with the loss of 2 lives , 25th june 1942 sunk .\nbuilt by maryland steel co . , sparrow\u2019s point , maryland | 15th april 1942 torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u . 571 off east coast of usa and lost with all hands .\nbuilt by bethlehem steel co . , sparrow\u2019s point , maryland | 1950 scrapped at fieldsbro\u2019 nj .\na . h . bull & company , new york ( 1902 - 1963 ) / baltimore insular line inc .\non october 28 , 1960 , through the negligence of plaintiff ' s employees , a merchant ship developed a serious list while being berthed in drydock # 1 . before the vessel could be righted it suffered extensive damage and , in addition , damaged drydock # 1 to the extent that it sank . lesser damage to another drydock , adjacent piers , and other structures and equipment , also resulted .\nmaryland has an average mesothelioma death rate of about 8 . 1 people per million annually ( source : cdc )\nnot only is maryland a coastal mid - atlantic state , but the chesapeake bay offers a lot of opportunities for shipyards , dry docks and other shipping concerns where workers would have been exposed to asbestos . companies like bethlehem steel , which built a shipyard at sparrow\u2019s point , were responsible for thousands of individuals becoming ill with mesothelioma , asbestosis , and other asbestos - related conditions . other ship manufacturers in the state include maryland shipbuilding & drydock company , newport news shipyard , and key highway shipyard .\nevans , david and greg johnstone . \u201casbestos use companies and locations in maryland . \u201d all about malignant mesothelioma , september 2005 .\nfor the purpose of carrying on in this state the business of ship building and repairing & the other branches of business or manufacturing necessarily connected therewith\n, the chesapeake marine railway and dry dock company was formally chartered in 1868 , by\nhighly respected leaders in the social , religious , and political affairs of the black community\n, including john w . locks and isaac myers . these men and others obtained a lease through an agent , william applegarth . applegarth negotiated terms of a lease with its owner and then assigned the lease to\nthe john smith company\nin 1866 . the john smith company was chartered two years later as the chesapeake marine railway and dry dock company . although the charter included the provision that the company was to exist for forty years , due to a misunderstanding , the lease expired and was not renewed in 1884 . the company ceased operations that year .\naudience level : 0 . 75 ( from 0 . 65 for maryland s . . . to 0 . 83 for agreement . . . )\n[ kanethara group inc . urltoken ] ( the first indian company to design cruise ship for india and building world biggest floating vessel freedomship in india . ) )\nmesothelioma incidence in maryland is highest in and around the baltimore and washington , d . c . areas ( source : journal of the american medical association )\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 .\nbuilt by bethlehem steel co . , sparrow\u2019s point , maryland | 24th may 1942 shelled and sunk by german submarine u . 558 with the loss of 1 life .\nagreement between [ the company ] and local no . 31 , industrial union of marine and shipbuildings workers of america a . f . l . - c . i . o\nif you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma and were exposed to asbestos at a commercial , residential or military site in maryland , you may be entitled to compensation . don\u2019t lose your right to file a claim . you must act quickly and file your claim within the appropriate statute of limitations for the state of maryland .\nby far the greatest concentration of asbestos exposure and mesothelioma diagnoses in maryland has occurred in the baltimore area , mostly due to the shipbuilding and other industrial efforts taking place there .\nmaryland has been home to many shipyards over the years , and while all of these worksites present potential for exposing their employees to asbestos , some have been more dangerous than others .\nasbestos was used heavily in the power industry to prevent fires and insulate wires from electricity and heat . maryland was home to the calvert cliffs nuclear power plant , which was a particularly dangerous worksite due to asbestos and other hazardous materials held there . three other notable power plants to expose their workers to asbestos include basco power electric , potomac electric power company , and glen burnie powerhouse .\nkennard ' s wharf at the end of philpot street , the very place where frederick douglass entered baltimore as a slave in the 1820s , later became the site of one of the most successful black - owned businesses in baltimore city , the chesapeake marine railway and dry dock company . the company , founded in 1866 , employed both black and white workers , serving as a center of the city ' s shipbuilding industry .\nsefine shipyard ( yalova , turkey ) . the shipyard has the 4th largest shipbuilding drydock in the country , with the dimensions of 240 x 42 x 9 meters ( length x width x depth ) , serviced by 1 jib crane and 1 tower crane .\nthe workhorse islander , a gritty , seemingly indestructible vessel built in 1950 in baltimore by maryland drydock company , came to be a constant in my vineyard experience . the islander was the first drive - through boat built for vineyard service and the first that could carry trailer trucks \u2013 a huge change in the way freight would be delivered to the island in the years to come . not only that , it could hold nearly twice as many automobiles as its most recent predecessors . as the longest - serving boat in vineyard history , the islander achieved an illusion of permanence that caused its retirement in march 2007 to be particularly wrenching . i made my last crossing in her stalwart hull with nostalgia and special regret .\nbuilt by delta shipbuilding company , new orleans , louisiana | ex - freeport seam , collier , standard ship type liberty ec2 - s - aw1 built for united states maritime commission , 1946 purchased renamed edith , 1963 scrapped at hirao .\nbuilt by delta shipbuilding company , new orleans , louisiana | ex - powellton seam , collier , standard ship type liberty ec2 - s - aw1 built for united states maritime commission , 1946 purchased renamed evelyn , 1963 scrapped at hirao .\nbuilt by delta shipbuilding company , new orleans , louisiana | ex - chilton seam , collier , standard ship type liberty ec2 - s - aw1 built for united states maritime commission , 1946 purchased renamed mae , 1963 scrapped at hirao .\nbuilt by maryland steel co . , sparrow\u2019s point , md | 1919 chartered to export steamship corp . , 18th june 1942 torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u . 129 on voyage st . thomas - mobile with bauxite .\nsedef shipyard ( tuzla , istanbul ) . the shipyard has the largest shipbuilding drydock in the country , with the dimensions of 310 x 49 x 8 . 3 meters ( length x width x depth ) , serviced by 1 gantry crane with the lifting capacity of 550 tons .\nas previously noted , the srl property damage coverage was $ 8 , 000 , 000 ; $ 2 , 000 - 000 primary coverage and $ 6 , 000 , 000 excess . the insured value of drydock # 1 under the hull policies was $ 1 , 500 , 000 .\n\u00e7i\u00e7ek shipyard ( tuzla , istanbul ) . the shipyard has the 6th largest shipbuilding drydock in the country , with the dimensions of 205 x 37 x 10 . 5 meters ( length x width x depth ) , serviced by 1 gantry crane with the lifting capacity of 300 tons .\nin january 2017 , metal shark was selected by the potomac riverboat company division of entertainment cruises to produce four 88\u2019 , high speed / low wake , 150 - passenger aluminum catamarans for a new washington dc transit service . the low - wake , low - wash uscg subchapter t vessels were designed by bmt designers and planners and combine passenger comfort with fuel efficiency and low environmental impact . the new vessels provide commuters in the washington dc metro region with service between old town alexandria , virginia ; national harbor , maryland ; and georgetown and the wharf in washington dc . potomac riverboat company parent entertainment cruises is the nation\u2019s largest dining and sightseeing cruise company , with a fleet of 30 ships operating in over a dozen major u . s . cities . construction on potomac taxi i and ii commenced in march 2017 , with both vessels finishing in september , approximately six months later . the remaining vessels , potomac taxi iii and iv , were delivered in february and march 2018 .\nmaryland is a small state , but given its proximity to several other states and washington , d . c . , it has many visitors , commuters , and other travelers who pass through on a regular basis that can be exposed to asbestos .\nbuilt by todd dry dock & construction company , seattle | ex - gaffney built for united states shipping board , ex - barreado 1928 , 1940 purchased renamed ruth , 29th june 1942 torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u . 153 with the loss of 35 lives .\nmany college campuses take pride in their old , stately buildings , but that pride can come crashing down when those buildings also contain asbestos , exposing students , faculty , and others to the risk of developing mesothelioma . the university of maryland in particular had asbestos troubles , with at least one report finding over 90 buildings containing the deadly material on campuses at catonsville , college park , and elsewhere . other higher - ed institutions that have had asbestos exposure problems include johns hopkins university , maryland state college , and washington college .\nin the event of a casualty such as occurred here , the insured had two types of claim options under the hull policies . upon a satisfactory showing that the cost of raising and repairing the drydock would exceed its insured value of $ 1 , 500 , 000 , the insured could claim a constructive total loss and , after filing a timely notice of abandonment of the damaged property to the underwriters , collect $ 1 , 500 , 000 . the insured ' s other alternative under this coverage was to claim reimbursement , up to a maximum of $ 1 , 500 , 000 , for the cost actually incurred in raising and repairing the drydock .\nfor your convenience , we present below a list of mesothelioma doctors that are located and practice in the state of maryland . please click on a doctor link to obtain more information about their background , areas of expertise , professional affiliations , office locations and contact information .\nbuilt by bethlehem steel co . , sparrow\u2019s point , maryland | launched as war shark but completed as cape lookout for united states shipping board , ex - koskiuszko 1919 , 1929 purchased from polish american navigation corp . , new york renamed jean , 1954 scrapped at baltimore .\nthe company also has added a major crane and modernized its pier space to better handle ships , including the zumwalt , the largest american destroyer ever built . the 600 - foot zumwalt arrived in san diego for the first time on thursday , and it will be stationed at san diego naval base .\nthe sparrow\u2019s point shipyard operated by the bethlehem steel company was later revived as baltimore marine industries . the original company started out as the largest steel mill in the world , but in the late 19th century , shipbuilding and repairs began to increase up to the 1930s and 1940s when it focused on warships for the u . s . navy . over the next several decades , the sparrow\u2019s point shipyard revamped its facilities and began to build supertankers that could haul massive amounts of cargo . despite the several changes of ownership , one thing has remained consistent : the exposure of asbestos to workers at the facility .\nbuilt by bethlehem fairfield shipyards inc . , baltimore , maryland | ex - ben e . dixon , standard ship type liberty ec2 - s - c1 built for united states maritime commission , 1947 purchased renamed angelina , 1961 returned to us government , 1963 scrapped at bordentown , jersey city .\nlearn more about asbestos exposure in the major towns and cities of maryland by clicking on the links below . if you worked at any of the jobsites highlighted on these pages , there is a possibility that you may have been exposed to asbestos which is known to cause the terminal cancer mesothelioma .\nbuilt by bethlehem fairfield shipyards inc . , baltimore , maryland | ex - richard bassett , standard ship type liberty ec2 - s - c1 built for united states maritime commission , 1947 purchased renamed carolyn , 1948 to baltimore insular line , 1961 returned to us government , 1962 scrapped at panama city .\nthe applicable principle is well - illustrated by the decision in american hotels corp . v . commissioner of internal revenue , 134 f . 2d 817 ( 2d cir . 1943 ) . there the taxpayer operated a hotel for a life insurance company under a management contract . it was discovered that the taxpayer ' s resident manager misappropriated $ 42 , 000 for which he could not make current restitution . the insurance company called on the taxpayer to make good the loss . because maintenance of the insurance company ' s goodwill was vital , the taxpayer was prepared to do whatever was necessary to resolve the matter in a manner satisfactory to its landlord . it kept this decision to itself , however , and in december 1937 , offered the insurance company $ 4 , 200 ( 10 percent of the loss ) in full settlement of the entire matter . this offer was rejected and in april 1938 , the parties concluded a settlement for $ 25 , 000 . the taxpayer claimed a $ 25 , 000 deduction on its 1937 return which the commissioner of internal revenue disallowed on the ground that the expense had not been incurred in that year . the tax court upheld the commissioner ' s view . in affirming , the second circuit said ( 134 f . 2d at 819 ) :\nif you live in the state of maryland and have worked there for significant amount of time , there is a chance that you were exposed to asbestos in the workplace . prolonged exposure to asbestos can lead to serious health problems including mesothelioma , asbestos - related lung cancer and other non - malignant lung impairments .\nbeyond the major cities and towns in maryland , asbestos exposure has also occurred at a number of other job sites . select a town to see the list of its work sites where asbestos exposure occurred . asbestos exposure at any one of the sites revealed could put a worker at risk to develop pleural mesothelioma .\nthe now - decrepit new bedford , shown here in late 2009 , lies keeled over in the mud at donjon marine company on staten island . it served overseas in world war ii as a hospital ship and troop carrier , along with the 1929 naushon , below , which later became the excursion boat john a . meseck .\nbuilt by moore drydock co . , oakland , california | ex - pampero , standard ship type c2 - s - b1 built for united states maritime commission , ex - agwiking 1947 , ex - siboney 1950 , ex - plandome 1954 , 1954 purchased from new york & cuba mail ss co . renamed emilia , 1963 sold renamed taddei village , 15th march 1964 grounded and scrapped .\nbuilt by moore drydock co . , oakland , california | ex - sovereign of the seas , standard ship type c2 - s - b1 built for united states maritime commission , ex - agwidale 1948 , ex - oriente 1950 , ex - short hills 1954 , 1955 purchased from new york & cuba mail ss co . renamed jean , 1964 sold renamed oceanic tide , march 1969 scrapped at kaohsiung .\nbuilt by bethlehem fairfield shipyards inc . , baltimore , maryland | ex - william rawle , standard ship type liberty ec2 - s - c1 built for united states maritime commission , 1947 purchased renamed arlyn , 6th june 1958 aground silver bank , dominican republic , refloated and returned to san juan but ctl and scrapped san juan .\nbuilt by bethlehem fairfield shipyards inc . , baltimore , maryland | ex - morris hillquit , standard ship type liberty ec2 - s - c1 built for united states maritime commission , 1947 purchased renamed hilton , 1963 sold to jayanti shipping co . , bombay & london , indian flag renamed govind jayanti , 1966 scrapped at hamburg .\nbuilt by american international shipbuilding corp . , hog island , pennsylvania | laid down as cassimir but completed as cody for united states shipping board , 1925 taken over with tampa interocean lines by lykes , 1933 transferred to lykes brothers steamship company , 1939 purchased renamed mary , 3rd march 1942 torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u . 129 near georgetown .\nwhether you are looking for help with getting an accurate diagnosis or you are looking for help developing a treatment plan , the following mesothelioma cancer centers in maryland have the resources to assist you . click on a cancer center link for more information about the clinical programs offered , affiliated mesothelioma doctors and how to contact the cancer center .\nin addition to the described coverage respecting property damage to the drydock itself , the particular hull policies here involved contained a provision unique to this type coverage \u2014 a third - party liability feature embodied in a so - called protection and indemnity [ p & i ; ] clause . see finding 7 , infra . whether , in the event that a $ 1 , 500 , 000 constructive total loss had been claimed and allowed , the coverage afforded by the p & i ; clause would have reimbursed plaintiff for the cost of removing the drydock wreckage from its premises was never determined . though there was not unanimity , either way , on the question among the underwriters , plaintiff always assumed that a clause dealing with liability to third parties would not cover removal costs of wreckage located on the insured ' s own property .\nbuilt by superior shipbuilding company , superior | ex - lake agomac built for united states shipping board , ex - betty weems 1924 , 1931 purchased from baltimore & carolina s . s . co . inc . , baltimore renamed betty , 14th august 1940 torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u . 59 near tory island with the loss of 30 lives .\n\u201cit\u2019s easy to see the importance of the ships that we see on the news , \u201d said eric wertheim , an analyst at the u . s . naval institute in annapolis , maryland . \u201cbut the things that keep those ships operational \u2014 the shipyards \u2014 are what make it possible for us to have a truly world - class navy . \u201d\nbuilt by bethlehem steel co . , sparrow\u2019s point , maryland | launched as war dolphin but completed as cape henry for united states shipping board , 1929 purchased renamed dorothy , 1st september 1929 sunk in collision off smith\u2019s point . ( miramar says ; 1952 sold to b . haniotis renamed carmen , 1953 sold renamed elaine , 1953 scrapped at baltimore ) .\nbuilt by bethlehem fairfield shipyards inc . , baltimore , maryland | ex - henry l . benning standard ship type liberty ec2 - s - c1 built for united states maritime commission , 1947 purchased renamed dorothy , 1961 renamed emma , 1963 sold to jayanti shipping co . , bombay & london , indian flag renamed nanak jayanti , 1967 scrapped at bombay .\nbuilt by bethlehem sb corp , quincy massachusetts | ex - boriquen 1949 purchased from new york & porto rico steamship company renamed puerto rico , 1954 sold to arosa line renamed arosa star , 1959 sold to eastern steamship renamed bahama star , 1969 sold to western steamship co . renamed la jenelle , 13th april 1970 destroyed while under tow on her way to being converted into a floating hotel .\ntuzla gemi shipyard ( tuzla , istanbul ) . tuzla gemi end . ( tge ) belongs to gemak group of companies which is the largest shiprepair & conversion & shipbuilding group in turkey . tge shipyard has the 2nd largest shipbuilding drydock in the country , with the dimensions of 300 x 53 . 5 meters ( length x width ) , serviced by 2 gantry cranes with the lifting capacity of , respectively , 300 and 250 tons , tandem working 500 tons .\nbuilt by sun shipbuilding & drydock co . , chester , penn . | ex - marine fox , type c4 - s - b2 built for united states maritime commission completed as a troop transport for operation by the wsa , 1961 sold to a . h . bull renamed dorothy , 1962 partially converted into a container ship renamed mobile , 1964 sold to sealand services inc . renamed seattle , 1969 converted into a container ship and renamed pittsburgh 11 , 449gt , 1988 scrapped at kaohsiung .\nthe uncontradicted evidence in this case shows that in late december 1960 , the plaintiff , through its london insurance broker , unsuccessfully attempted to secure an unconditional agreement from the insurers to adjust the drydock loss under the srl policies , first giving effect to the $ 1 , 500 , 000 valued coverage of the hull policies . the insurers specifically refused to agree to\npay\nunder this adjustment format , being willing only to say that they would\nconsider\nsuch an approach . ( finding 32 , infra ) . this express equivocation by the insurers conclusively deprives the hull policy proceeds of the fixed and autonomous status essential to accrual . in short , even though all facts known in 1960 pointed to the likelihood that plaintiff would eventually recover the amount of the hull proceeds for its drydock loss , accrual at that time would have been premature because the insurer - obligors refused in good faith to denominate the amount of such proceeds as a floor figure within the context of the claim at large .\nmetal shark operates two separate facilities on the louisiana gulf coast . passenger vessel assembly takes place at the company\u2019s franklin , la shipyard , which is a 25 - acre waterfront facility capable of supporting the production of aluminum , steel , and composite vessels up to 250\u2019 in length . currently , the facility boasts a 60 , 000 square foot assembly building with four assembly bays each equipped with overhead crane , with a substantial expansion project currently underway . the yard is also equipped with onsite engineering offices , wet slips , marine transporter , crane in / crane out capabilities , and ample drydock / outdoor storage capacity . situated on the charenton canal , metal shark\u2019s franklin yard offers direct unobstructed deep water access to the gulf of mexico . the yard is located immediately off highway 90 for easy over - the - road transport of large components , and the site plan offers ample room for future growth . learn more about metal shark\u2019s franklin shipyard .\nbuilt by bethlehem steel co . , sparrow\u2019s point , maryland | launched as war mercury but completed as cape romain for united states shipping board , 1929 purchased renamed emilia , 1951 sold to brasile shipping co . , honduras renamed isabel , 1953 sold to cia comercial y financiera sudamericana , panama renamed rosalind , 1956 to overseas enterprise inc . , panama , 3rd . february 1956 foundered in bad weather at 33 . 21n 27 . 50e .\nas will be seen , the accident permanently disabled drydock # 1 . accordingly , plaintiff received the $ 300 , 000 referred to in the policy language quoted above . for federal tax purposes , it declared this sum on its 1960 return as gain resulting from an involuntary conversion under section 1231 of the internal revenue code of 1954 . the commissioner of internal revenue disallowed this treatment , contending that the $ 300 , 000 was taxable as ordinary income to plaintiff . unreconciled disagreement as to this item represents one of the two issues presented for decision .\nin may of 1961 , plaintiff received a lump - sum payment of $ 3 , 000 , 000 from the underwriters in final settlement of its rights under the property damage coverage on drydock # 1 pertaining to the october 1960 accident . plaintiff declared the gain resulting from this involuntary conversion on its 1961 return , and the internal revenue service took the position that the entire payment had accrued to plaintiff for federal tax purposes in 1960 and was therefore reportable in that year . a deficiency was assessed and issue was thus joined on the remaining issue in this case , i . e . , whether any part 2 of the $ 3 , 000 , 000 payment was properly accruable in 1960 .\nbuilt by bethlehem - fairfield shipyards inc . , baltimore , maryland | ex - thaddeus kosciuszko , standard ship type liberty ec2 - s - c1 built for united states maritime commission , 1947 purchased renamed marina , 1954 sold to isla colon cia . nav . , panama renamed acritas , 10th mary 1956 aground cape verde islands , refloated but ctl . towed to lubeck and repaired , 1956 sold to elias cia . mar . , panama renamed elias , 1964 renamed georges , 20th september 1962 aground north russia at 69 . 52n 61 . 10e , broke up .\narchibald h . bull was the founder of the british - flagged new york and porto rico steamship co . in 1885 , which succeeded an earlier line of sailing packets on the same route that he had established in 1873 . in 1900 , his stake in the company was bought out by his partners in a hostile takeover , and bull was forced to give up running steamers to puerto rico for 10 years . in 1902 he set up the bull line to serve the us atlantic coastwise trade and operate sailing vessels to puerto rico and by 1917 when the united states entered the war , fifteen ships had been acquired or built for the fleet . in 1914 , a . h . bull bought the insular line , which had been established in 1904 as a successor to his old company , and renamed it the baltimore insular line . after the armistice , services were inaugurated to the eastern mediterranean and black sea and to the azores , canary islands and west africa . these were abandoned in 1924 and a new service inaugurated to south and east africa , but again , in 1927 the service was ended and the fleet concentrated on the atlantic coastal service and sailings to the west indies .\nbuilt by bethlehem fairfield shipyards inc . , baltimore , maryland | ex - tristram dalton , standard ship type liberty ec2 - s - c1 built for united states maritime commission , 1947 purchased renamed rosario , 1954 sold to isla colon cia . nav . , panama , liberian flag ( orion shipping & trading . co . , ny ) renamed achileus , 1957 renamed andros laurel , 1957 to jackson ss co . , liberian flag ( suwannee ss co . , jacksonville , florida ) , 1963 sold to faith nav . corp . , liberian flag ( sea king corp , ny ) renamed grand faith , 1968 scrapped at taiwan .\nthis clause in the srl policies , coupled with the factual aspects of liability and damage questions developed early in the accident investigation , is the mainspring of the government ' s contention that as of december 31 , 1960 , plaintiff had to accrue $ 1 , 500 , 000 of its $ 3 , 000 , 000 1961 insurance recovery . simpliciter , the argument is that the quoted language denominates the unvalued srl coverage as excess to that of the valued hull policies ; that the insured was therefore compelled to first exhaust its recovery rights under the hull policies ; and that on the facts extant as of december 31 , 1960 , there is no question but that the underwriters would have declared drydock # 1 a constructive total loss under the hull policies and paid plaintiff the valued sum of $ 1 , 500 , 000 .\nthe martha\u2019s vineyard had ended regular service for the steamship authority in october 1956 and three years later was sold to rhode island steamship lines , which made the steam - to - diesel conversion . after summers of intermittent use in massachusetts waters , the boat was chartered in 1968 and later purchased by the bridgeport & port jefferson steamboat company . it remained in service between those port cities until 1985 , at which point a preservation group called friends of nobska tried to purchase it . ( the friends originally hoped to restore and convert the nobska to a working steam ferry and museum , but since it was not for sale at the time , they turned their attention to its sister boat , the martha\u2019s vineyard . )\nfurther purchases of war built standard ships were made in 1949 with the c2 agwicomet ( ex carrier dove ) and the c1 - m - av1 type ship cinch knot and in 1951 with two more dry cargo liberty ships . in 1954 two more c2 ' s were acquired from the new york & cuba mail ss co . bull ' s heirs eventually failed to see the wave of containerization coming , and sold out in 1957 to the american coal & shipping inc . , and then , in 1961 , under kulukundis maritime industries inc . , of manuel k . kulukundis , the sale involving eight c2 and seven liberty ships , these greece companies went bankrupt around 1963 and by 1965 the company ceased to own any vessels .\nafter retirement by the steamship authority \u2013 as the last steam - powered ferry in regular service in north america \u2013 the naushon was acquired by joseph g . pallotta jr . for his bay state cruises . he intended to use the boat , probably dieselized , as a floating restaurant and dance hall in boston harbor , but the naushon sailed there only once . pallotta soon recognized the impracticality of his plan , so in march 1989 the boat got a new owner and headed south to bender shipbuilding and repair company in mobile , alabama , for conversion to a floating casino and nightclub . it emerged as the cotton club casino , with a boxy appendage on the top deck and a new , pointed prow reminiscent of the false nose an actor might wear to play cyrano de bergerac .\nbetween april and june 2017 , metal shark delivered six ( 6 ) 88\u2032 , 150 - pax , passenger vessels to nyc ferry , all on or ahead of schedule , with an industry - best production time of less than ten months per vessel . in september 2017 , metal shark delivered the first two 88\u2032 , 150 - pax passenger vessels of a four - vessel order to the potomac riverboat company division of entertainment cruises . the vessels were handed off to the customer on time . metal shark understands that quality and staying on schedule are both crucial . above all , metal shark believes in accountability to its customers . we invite anyone in the market for a passenger vessel build to reach out to metal shark\u2019s passenger vessel customers and ask them about their experience with us . it\u2019s something we\u2019re proud of !\nthe factual flaw in the government ' s theory of mandatory 1960 accrual of potential though unclaimed hull policy proceeds , lies in the erroneous assumption that , without more , the case for such accrual is established once it is found , as it is herein , 5 that within the year 1960 the insurers would have accepted plaintiff ' s claim for a constructive total loss and paid it $ 1 , 500 , 000 . the theory fails because it is equally clear from the record , essentially undisputed by the government , and so found , 6 that within 1960 the insurers would only have unequivocally agreed to pay the valued sum of $ 1 , 500 , 000 if plaintiff had reciprocally agreed , generally , to accept that amount in total settlement of its drydock property damage claim and , specifically , to forego the right to assert any further claim in respect thereto under the srl policies . the attachment of such a condition to a willingness to pay prevents the recipient ' s accrual of the amount involved .\nknown . i traveled to rossville , staten island , on the arthur kill , a stretch of water that separates staten island from new jersey . there , among a veritable fleet of derelict vessels at witte marine scrap yard , now donjon marine ( the company that will \u201crecycle\u201d the islander ) , i found the new bedford , sandwiched between a barge and a double - ended ferry . i\u2019d come when the tide was low , and i tramped through marsh grass littered with flotsam and jetsam to the edge of the arthur kill\u2019s flats , fresh and strong smelling , a rank yet pleasing aroma that spoke of the water\u2019s edge . mired in mud , the corpse of the new bedford was easy to spot . this once elegant steamer \u2013 its superstructure and tall stack all red - brown with rust and listing dramatically \u2013 was an unmistakable ghost from steamboating\u2019s past .\nthe nantucket , renamed naushon in 1974 to clear its original name for a new ferry , was an anachronism from the very first . delivered by j . j . mathis shipbuilding company of camden , new jersey , for nantucket ferry service in 1957 , it was a steamboat well into the age of diesels . even the steamship authority itself had designed and built a diesel vessel , the islander , seven years earlier . especially at first , it was not universally loved . compared to the martha\u2019s vineyard , which it replaced , this nantucket was bulky , a bit ungainly , with a bulging prow and unconventional stern designed to allow run - through loading and unloading of trucks and cars . unfortunately , the boat\u2019s sheer \u2013 the upward sweep of deck , traditionally a mark of maritime elegance \u2013 made this unworkable , and the bow sea gate was never used .\nnew island . early in 2009 , hopes for the islander\u2019s return to service were dashed and a wealth of recriminations ensued . engineers were able to give the boat the kind of inspection that ( according to gipec ) time pressure had prohibited before the initial auction . they found it in poor condition and in need of more than $ 7 million in repairs . gipec admitted that the purchase had been a bad idea , and in february 2009 offered the boat for sale on ebay . the winning bid \u2013 from donald slovak , an upstate new york scrap collector \u2013 was $ 23 , 600 . the boat remained for a time at yankee pier , as the governors island agency at first wouldn\u2019t release it , claiming the purchaser lacked proper insurance . earlier this year , however , it was purchased by donjon marine company , headquartered in new jersey , and moved to port newark for scrapping .\nthe schamonchi , built in maine , had a decades - long and successful history plying the waters between new bedford and the vineyard for a privately owned company . in 2001 , the steamship authority purchased this bare - bones , passenger - only boat and operated it \u2013 at significant losses \u2013 through the 2003 summer season . in 2005 , after two years in lay - up , it was sold for $ 105 , 000 ( a fraction of what the steamship authority had paid to buy it and docking rights in new bedford ) to caribbean shipping and marine services of flushing , new york , and headed for new york harbor . the new owner\u2019s plans were to convert the schamonchi into a party boat \u2013 an all - too - familiar and typically doomed plan but in new york , sans gambling , particularly hopeless . two years later , it was listed on urltoken and sold to a new owner .\nin july 2016 , metal shark was selected by hny ferry fleet , llc ( a hornblower company ) to build 88\u2032 , incat crowther - designed , 150 - passenger high - speed ferries for its new nyc ferry service . by incorporating the same serialized building processes honed on its military fleet builds , metal shark built and delivered the entire six - vessel order in record time . with less than ten months\u2019 time from project start to the delivery of the first vessel , metal shark delivered all six ferries on or ahead of schedule , between april and june , 2017 . nyc ferry officially launched on may 1 , 2017 , with metal shark - built h 102 given the honors of ferrying the first load of customers on the new service\u2019s inaugural revenue trip . metal shark is proud to count hny ferry fleet , hornblower , and nyc ferry among its growing list of satisfied customers . in september 2017 , a second order of nyc ferries was announced .\non the date of the accident maryland had two sets of insurance policies in effect , shiprepairers liability policies , ( hereafter referred to as\nsrl\npolicies ) and hull policies , issued by lloyd ' s of london and by the institute of london underwriters . there was a hull policy issued by lloyd ' s and a hull policy issued by the institute ; there were two srl policies issued by lloyd ' s ( one primary coverage and one excess coverage ) and two srl policies issued by the institute . the total srl coverage here was $ 8 , 000 , 000 ( $ 2 , 000 , 000 primary coverage and $ 6 , 000 , 000 excess ) . the lloyd ' s syndicates , the companies , and the percentage of risk underwritten by each were the same on the hull policies as on the srl policies ; the risk apportionment being approximately 70 percent with lloyd ' s and 30 percent with the companies .\nbest - known for the vessel fleets it produces for the u . s . armed forces and allies around the globe , metal shark has expanded its focus to include custom built passenger ferries and excursion vessels up to 250\u2019 in length . with its vast engineering capability , mil - spec build processes , and considerable economies of scale , metal shark delivers precision vessels within tight production timeframes that few if any specialty yards can match . metal shark has now proven itself as a leading passenger vessel builder with a highly publicized track record of on - time deliveries . between april and june of 2017 , metal shark delivered six 88\u2032 , 150 - passenger high speed ferries for the nyc ferry system , with an unprecedented build time of less than ten months from start to finish . metal shark was also awarded contracts to produce four 88\u2032 , 150 - passenger vessels for the potomac riverboat company division of entertainment cruises , and two 105\u2032 passenger ferries for the new orleans regional transit authority . the first two potomac water taxis were completed within an amazingly tight timeframe of approximately six months ! additional vessels are currently in production and delivering in 2017 and 2018 . still , ferry builds represent only part of metal shark\u2019s passenger vessel success story . from whale - watching vessels to dinner boats , head boats , water taxis and more , metal shark is actively engaged with passenger vessel operators across a wide range of specialty markets .\nthis case was referred to trial commissioner george willi with directions to make findings of fact and recommendation for conclusion of law under the order of reference and rule 57 ( a ) . the commissioner has done so in an opinion and report filed on november 26 , 1968 . exceptions to the commissioner ' s opinion were filed by the parties on january 9 , 1969 ; however , on february 17 , 1969 , the parties filed a stipulation wherein they withdrew their respective notices of intention to except to the commissioner ' s opinion and report and further stipulated that the court may adopt the opinion , findings of fact and recommended conclusion of law contained in the commissioner ' s said report and enter judgment based thereon . further , plaintiff has agreed that it will withdraw or take no further action on its protective alternative refund claims , form 843 , for the years 1958 and 1961 , which were filed with the district director of internal revenue , baltimore , maryland , on or about march 12 , 1965 . since the court agrees with the commissioner ' s opinion , findings , and recommended conclusion of law , as hereinafter set forth , it hereby adopts the same as the basis for its judgment in this case without oral argument . therefore , plaintiff is entitled to recover and judgment is entered for plaintiff with the amount of recovery to be determined pursuant to rule 47 ( c ) .\nwe will always maintain our founding commitment to customer satisfaction and the delivery of an educational product with an enjoyable shopping experience . please let us know how we may be of service to you .\nall old stock and bond certificates are actual authentic certificates and are sold only as collectibles .\nwe do not sell reproductions and offer a lifetime guarantee to the authenticity of everything we sell .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nruehauf corp . bought it in 1968 and closed it in 1984 : it ' s been a car terminal ever since . the yard was located in the fairfield section of baltimore , immediately to the west of childs street , adjoining the site that would become the huge bethlehem - fairfield yard in wwii . see it from the air on google\nex - louis mch . howe with new forebody ( ingalls hull 569 ) , completed by amship chicago\nex - scott e . land with new forebody ( ingalls hull 571 ) , completed by amship chicago , later thomas f . patton\nex - general w . c . langfitt with new 110 ' midbody fabricated by wiley manufacturing\nex - general w . g . hann with new 110 ' midbody fabricated by wiley manufacturing\nex - general j . h . mcrae with new 110 ' midbody fabricated by wiley manufacturing\nex - general william h . hase with new 110 ' midbody fabricated by wiley manufacturing\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\nindustrial union of marine and shipbuilding workers of america baltimore , local no . 301\n\u00a9 2010 oclc online computer library center , inc . worldcat identities is covered by the oclc researchworks terms and conditions oclc 6565 kilgour place , dublin oh usa 43017\nsearch in all text fields search the subject fields search the creator / name fields search the title fields search the number fields match all words match any words match exact phrase include variants no variants results per page : records .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 3 . 2 / / en\nu . s . court of claims ( 1855 - 1982 ) - 409 f . 2d 1363 ( ct . cl . 1969 )\nnuma l . smith , jr . , washington , d . c . , attorney of record , for plaintiff . david r . owen , baltimore , md . , clarence t . kipps , jr . , miller & chevalier , washington , d . c . , and george d . hubbard , semmes , bowen & semmes , baltimore , md . , of counsel .\nedna g . parker , washington , d . c . , with whom was asst . atty . , gen . , johnnie m . walters , for defendant .\nbefore cowen , chief judge , and laramore , durfee , davis , collins , skelton and nichols , judges .\nthis tax refund suit for 1960 presents two issues , both concerned with the tax treatment to be accorded certain insurance proceeds that the plaintiff received on account of an accident that occurred in its baltimore shipyard . the factual details surrounding this occurrence and its aftermath are set forth at length in the findings of fact accompanying this opinion . only those facts central to the decision reached will be restated here .\nplaintiff , an accrual - basis taxpayer , operates a shipbuilding and ship repair business that utilizes piers , buildings , cranes , and four floating drydocks .\nif in consequence of an accident or occurrence which would be covered under section b of this policy [ section b \u2014 docks ] * * * the dry docks are prevented from operating , this section is to indemnify the assured for a complete stoppage $ 5 , 000 per day , or proportionately for a partial stoppage , in excess of the first five ( 5 ) days , for the period any dry dock is so prevented from operating but for not exceeding sixty ( 60 ) days ( irrespective of the expiry date of this insurance ) in respect of any one accident or occurrence .\nit is hereby agreed that the sum of $ 300 , 000 ( three hundred thousand united states dollars ) is agreed by the underwriters and the assured as correctly representing the loss of earnings in respect of each dry dock which the assured would sustain if they were entirely prevented from operating any one of the said dry docks during a period of sixty ( 60 ) days ."]}
{"id": 55617, "summary": [{"text": "norse air is an airline based in sandton , johannesburg , south africa .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "it operates passenger and cargo charter services , as well as aircraft leasing and acmi charters out of lanseria airport , johannesburg . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "norse air", "paragraphs": ["any news on the rumour that norse air ' s days are almost over .\nnot true , bathtub200 . there may be issues between the original shareholder and lonhro , but norse air has not been\nliquidated\n. what did happen is that the crewing contract in gabon for the saab 340 was terminated because the operator wanted the norse air crews to bust fdp and they refused with the full backing of norse air management . norse air then terminated the contract .\nnorse has added to its growing portfolio of joint venture companies with the formation of newport norse .\nhi guys . i have the oppurtunity to fly for norse air in afghanistan on a b200 . can any good souls out there give me some more info on accomodation , pay , general conditions with norse air and the length of tours . i hear that they pay well . 340\nplease keep gesture use to a minimum so as not to distract the air crew .\nfounded in spring of 2015 by volmarr nj\u00f6r\u00f0arson ( volmarrgoth vollmar ) . the name of the airlines refers to the world tree in norse mythology . the logo for yggdrasil air depicts the norse world tree , along with thor ' s hammer , and odin ' s two ravens . yggdrasil air is head - quartered in second norway lufthavn .\non friday 11th march , east anglian air ambulance ( eaaa ) celebrated the arrival of its new helicopter , with norse sponsoring the catering for the many guests invited to watch it land .\nfor more information on the work of the east anglian air ambulance , visit urltoken or call 08450 669 999 . you can also follow them on twitter at @ eastangliairamb or \u2018like\u2019 their facebook page \u2013 east anglian air ambulance charity .\nbalmoral , has any of their management moved across into norse air ? some interesting storys about them . they did so well for a while and rumour has it management was responsible for there ending ?\nnorse hall is located at 111 n . e . 11th , portland , or 97232\nsaasfo - sorry bud , unfortuanately its true , norse air was liquidated and lohnro did pull out their g3 and saab ' s . sorry about that , at least theres lots of work around for the crew !\n* all positions are roleplay only , there is no actual pay other than tips . employees get to keep 100 % of all tips received . pilots provide own uniform and aircraft . yggdrasil air provides airplane paints . yggdrasil air provides stewardesses with a uniform .\nmajor events international ( mei ) has named air partner , the global aviation services group , as the \u2018best executive travel solutions provider\u2019 , . . .\namerican gods launches on amazon prime video on monday 1st may , with new episodes following weekly . episodes will air on us channel starz on sunday nights .\ndoes anyone have anymore info on what is happening at norse air ? i heard that they possibly may be stopping ops tomorrow . two of my associates know several people who have been made redundant . what is happening to contract companies in south africa ? : confused :\nhi everyone , i recently met a pilot from norse air on my way on tour but i didnt have an opportunity to talk to him for too long . ive not heard about them till now , can anyone tell me what they fly , what their reputation is like and any other information ?\naal , i only became aware of the full situation with lonrho and norse yesterday and you are correct in most of what you have stated . this is certainly not looking good for norse or their directors , but i certainly hope that they manage to keep their heads above water as there are many good people working for norse however , i disagree that the saabs are a liability as they are great aircraft which could have made norse a lot of money if they had been placed in the correct environment and on viable contracts .\nnorse will be investing in 23 new maintenance vehicles to deliver the services and around 200 staff will be transferring into the new company .\nnorse sales director geoff tucker said , \u201cnorse is always proud to be a sponsor and supporter of eaaa . we were delighted to have been able to help celebrate the arrival of this new helicopter , which will play a major role in saving lives across the region . \u201d\nnorse commercial services has formed a joint venture , suffolk norse , to take over the management of suffolk county council\u2019s school bus fleet . under a ten - year \u00a310 . 3million agreement suffolk norse will from 1 february take over 70 vehicles and 130 staff currently employed by suffolk county council . norse commercial services \u2013 which is owned by norfolk county council - will own 80 per cent of the new company ; the balance will be owned by suffolk county council . trevor whiting , service manager with suffolk council\u2019s passenger fleet department , becomes md of the new company . norse commercial director paul bonham says : \u201cthis is an ideal fit with our existing coach and minibus operations in norfolk , and will represent good value for money for suffolk tax payers .\nhi there jelly ' d ' . maybe you have another nickname i might know . i ' ve heard of norse air . mixed replies . sounds like the crew is not very happy there . pay sounded good but i hear the management is not so hot . usual contract company bull . those guys never change . . . . . : yuk :\nzoltan , is the air up there getting a bit thin for you ? : zzz : the company that was liquidated is lobtrans , which owns shares in one of the sf34 ' s . others were temporarily grounded while waiting for a signature from the committee against aviation to extend an sb as a result of saab not being able to provide spares for the sb . actual facts are : 1 . the norse air giii is still flying . 2 . all the rest of the saab ' s are flying ( except those without crew ) . 3 . lonrho has not pulled out their investment .\nshortly after the war ended , grieg lodge threw another party . this time to celebrate the burning of the mortgage . norse hall was finally paid in full .\nyou will find odin all over the place in the history of europe and scandinavia . he is widely revered in germanic and norse mythology , and you can trace him all the way back to the roman occupation of germania and the viking age . you\u2019ll spot him in old norse literature from the 13th century and in pagan mythology .\nto learn more about sons of norway grieg lodge activities or norse hall rentals , click on the appropriate button above . for contact information and rentals , click here .\n\u00e1rb\u00e6r open air museum - address : kistuhylur 4 , 110 reykjav\u00edk - open : open every day from 10 - 17 in june - august , and from 13 - 17 in september - may . - admission is free for city card holders\nnorse commercial services has eleven other joint venture subsidiaries with councils in barnsley , devon , enfield , great yarmouth , medway , norwich , norfolk , suffolk , waveney and wellingborough .\ni heard that there is another company starting up in south africa under the balmoral name . i think it ' s called balmoral air charter and rumour has it that robin reid ' s involved . don ' t know how true it is though .\ncentury , she told us about the royal air force base that once formed the basis of unst\u2019s economy . \u201cbut they shut that down some years back , and that left a terrible hole , \u201d she said . \u201cviking tourism is meant to fill it . \u201d\nodin , who is widely revered in germanic and norse mythology , is the god of war , wisdom , poetry , magic and death . he is the all - father of the nordic gods .\nmajor events international ( mei ) has named air partner , the global aviation services group , as the \u2018best executive travel solutions provider\u2019 , as part of its major events summit that took place in liverpool . now in its fourth year , the summit brings together experts from current and . . .\nnorsk folkemuseum is located at bygd\u00f8y in oslo and has an open - air museum with 160 historic buildings . a main attraction is gol stave church from around 1200 . in - door exhibits feature norwegian folk costumes , folk art , church art and sami culture . temporary exhibits , audience programs and activities for children all year .\ndave avnit is still involved and lonhro still owns 50 % of the company . they also own the g3 , zs - lah . it is in for a major check and a refurb , plus the post about corrosion is true . norse has some really great people working for them , including sej dunning , who any ex - rossair pilot would hold in the highest regard . they also have strong saaf contracts using russian aircraft . dave is a survivor and hopefully he will keep norse together .\ni used to fly for balmoral , norse is where most of our aircraft / crew went to when balmoral closed its doors . don ' t know much about their operation now but check the website urltoken i might be able to get some contacts for you .\nfrom dream to reality : many thanks to portia hall , bob lee , christie stilson , betty moorman , kathy gasperson , howard johnson , audrey patterson , toni linne , edna koroch , and mike thompson for their invaluable assistance on the history of norse hall .\n\u201cwe are delighted to be working with newport city council in this new joint venture , to deliver a wide range of services\u201d commented managing director peter hawes . \u201cthis latest agreement reinforces norse\u2019s position as one of the foremost groups in running innovative local authority partnerships . \u201d\nyggdrasil air ( icao : ygg / iata : ya / call - sign : yggdrasil ) is a virtual airline company in second life\u00ae . the airline is owned by volmarr nj\u00f6r\u00f0arson . it serves the second life\u00ae grid with travel between all airports across all the mainland continents . they have a group which passengers may join to hear about scheduled flights . they also are available for charter flights .\nanother way of exploring what reykjav\u00edk used to look like is with a visit to \u00e1rb\u00e6r open air museum where you\u2019ll find a large display of ancient icelandic houses . the museum consists of more than 20 buildings that have been preserved and relocated to form a small town , a square and a farm , giving visitors a sense of how icelanders used to live before the country underwent its period of industrialisation .\nwas listening to 11300khz last night and heard one of their aircraft . callsign was nrx1001 and was routing benghazi to nairobi with an eta of 2251z . gave type as il76 and registration mark yu - ami . i show yu - ami as belonging to kosmas air though . not of any particular use i know , just thought i ' d mention it ! first time i ' ve heard one ! r\nthe beginning in 1928 , on the eve of the grand opening of norse hall , john o . johnson of the grieg lodge building committee wrote in the souvenir program , \u201cthe thought of building a lodge hall was one of our early problems , and as the years went by , the vision of a home of our own was constantly before us . \u201d\n\u201cwednesday is my day , \u201d he tells shadow by way of introduction . this is the first big clue that shadow is dealing with a god , because the day wednesday or \u201cwodensday\u201d is named after odin , who also goes by the old saxon name wodan . in old norse he\u2019s called oden , which has become onsdag ( wednesday ) in modern scandinavian countries .\nand that\u2019s how it has always been . from the very beginning , the members of grieg lodge have worked hard \u2013 first to build and then to preserve their beloved home . norse hall has been both a treasure and a taskmaster to each generation of its caretakers , demanding much , but also offering much in return as a touchstone that holds its family together .\nmerlin m . no need to get in a huff my boy , you might use up the last bit of oxygen up here . . : ooh : i stand corrected , the banks foreclosed on norse , not liquidated yet , they have a grace period to sort themselves out . . . anyone remember rossair ? hopefully it turns out better than that though . .\n1940s apart from special events , the norse hall ballroom was the scene of a dance every saturday night . by 1940 , the hall\u2019s signature neon sign had been installed and was a bright beacon on the weekends of the hall\u2019s activity . when world war ii began , and germany occupied norway , fundraisers were held at norse hall to support the norwegian resistance . meanwhile , the grieg lodge leikarringen group performed at bond rallies and at fort lewis to entertain the troops . according to toni linne , a member of leikarringen at the time , \u201cmost of the leikarringen groups disbanded during the war , but grieg lodge\u2019s leikarringen has operated continuously since it started . it\u2019s been the cement at this lodge . \u201d the group lost its accordion player in battle .\nmeanwhile , the lodge\u2019s leikarringen dance group , founded in the early 1930s , and the norwegian glee club gave regular performances at the hall . in 1938 , the seventeenth of may celebration at norse hall was a two - day affair that so impressed the editor of the oregon journal , marshall n . dana , he wrote about it the next day in the editorial page :\nthroughout these years , a variety of non - profit and ethnic groups rented norse hall for meetings and events , including the letter carriers union , the submarine veterans , sesame dance group , norske runddansere , the danish lodge , swedish linnea , league of swedish societies , daughters of norway , and the scandinavian ladies\u2019 and men\u2019s chorus . many are still with the hall today .\nyet in downtown kirkwall , where the romanesque cathedral , built of sandstone , houses the relics of st . magnus erlendsson , the norse - descended earl of orkney who was martyred after an unsuccessful battle with a rival chieftain in the early 12th century , and where miniature viking ships still cap the post office lintel , donna heddle had no doubt the connection went considerably deeper than mere marketing .\nalthough many heritage halls were built in the early part of the 20th century by the scandinavians who came to america , few remain today . those that do represent a legacy reminding us of their commitment and dreams for the future \u2013 something norse hall\u2019s builders knew a lot about , and still communicate to us today as we work and play within the walls they constructed . \u2013 j . d . whipple\n1990s few major building projects took place in the 1990s at norse hall , but many repairs , equipment purchases and upgrades were undertaken . the volunteer office was created , and the cloak room became a shop ( \u201clandhandel\u201d ) and computer room . the maple floor in the hallway upstairs was uncovered and restored to its original condition , hinting at what might be hidden beneath the tile flooring in the old library .\n1980s in 1985 , grieg lodge , which was founded in 1910 , celebrated another landmark \u2013 its 75th birthday . the lodge\u2019s diamond jubilee was marked by a huge sit - down dinner in the ballroom . further building projects were also pursued during this decade . the air conditioning system was added , the \u201cnew kitchen\u201d was excavated and built , and the library was moved downstairs next to the main dining room . once again , most of the labor for these projects was handled in - house , and as bob lee notes , \u201d big john jensen\u201d played a key role in all of them .\nbut neither scandi chic , nor the newer , kinder version of the vikings had made it to the nearby town of wick , which gets its name from the old norse word for bay . asked why the hotel where she worked was called the norseman , the receptionist admitted that she wasn\u2019t sure . \u201cbecause they came here raping and rampaging through the hills ? \u201d she asked . \u201cyou know , doing viking things . \u201d\nhe wasn\u2019t sure what to make of his ancestors\u2019 past . \u201cwhen i was a kid , the ties to the norse felt stronger , \u201d he said as he stopped to stick his nose in a bag of hops . \u201cthere were all these words we used , and the whalers would take our men because they knew our seafaring skills went back to them . now sometimes i think it\u2019s just for the tourists . but everybody in shetland is still proud of their viking heritage . \u201d\nscotland is perhaps not the most obvious place to look for traces of nordic culture . but in the months leading up to the nation\u2019s vote on independence from england last september , there was talk of it everywhere . although it had been six centuries since any part of scotland was in norse hands , many nationalists were suggesting that viking heritage formed part of the separate identity that lay behind an independence bid , which , although it failed at the polls , has grown stronger since the referendum .\nthe next two years were consumed with raising the money needed for the lodge\u2019s new home at 11th & couch . finally , as the nation teetered on the brink of the stock market crash and the great depression , norse hall was completed in 1928 at a cost of $ 65 , 000 . designed by elmer feig , an architect known for his modern , art deco style , the elegant spanish renaissance building covered a quarter of a city block and was among the most imposing structures of the time on the city\u2019s east side .\n1930s from that point on norse hall was an important focal point for the norwegian community and other scandinavian groups which used the facility for meetings and events . but times were difficult and it wasn\u2019t easy to make the mortgage payments on the hall . once again the ladies responded with grass - roots fundraisers : dinners , lunches and handicraft sales . the men donated their labor for whatever maintenance or repairs needed to be done . and as howard johnson recalls , \u201cwe were true tightwads through it , which scandinavians are famous for . \u201d\n1960s & 1970s in the decade between the early 60s and early 70s significant remodeling projects were undertaken to upgrade and modernize the aging building . it was during this time that many of the original elements of norse hall were changed or sacrificed . a huge mahogany bar with a brass foot rail was removed from the basement , and the oslo lounge was created where the ladies lounge had been on the main floor . the open balcony surrounding the ballroom was sealed , lighting fixtures were changed to fluorescent strips , ceilings were lowered , aluminum windows went in on the upper floor .\nbut natural retreats , a hotel development company , has made the place much more appealing by taking a gothic - style inn and adding several nordic - style wooden houses onto the side . each building is called a toft , a norse - derived word for farmhouse or homestead . the tofts are painted different colors and contain apartments , which comprise the accommodations . the rooms are spare and tasteful , with the streaming light and clean lines that are the hallmarks of scandinavian design . \u201cit\u2019s quite straightforward , \u201d said adam gough , natural retreats \u2019 head of technical services , when asked about nordic style . \u201cthere is a lot of history and strong links with scandinavia . \u201d\nit wasn\u2019t hard to see why she persisted in that image . wick , which robert louis stevenson once referred to as \u201cthe meanest of mean towns , \u201d has little in the way of tourist attractions except for a ruined castle that was probably built in the 12th century , presumably by the norse earl , harald maddadson . one of the oldest and best preserved in scotland , the castle\u2019s tower still reaches four stories up , and its defensive ditches and perilous cliffs keep it cut off from the mainland . it is a stirring place , desolate and imposing , and not at all hard to imagine as the kind of stronghold from which one might have set out marauding .\nthe kabul contract is going strong . . . . it is now in the hands of ex balmoral robin reid . the percentages of ownership may have changed and there is a new name involved , but there are more a / c on their way to kbl . current machines are 3 x be20 , 2 x b190 , 2 x bell212 and even an mi - 8 . salaries are around $ 4500 for fo ' s . tours are normally around 2 months on 1 off & 6 weeks on & 6 off for captains . regarding norse , if anyone knows the cp , he does not bullshit . there is some heavy metal in the pipeline and here ' s to their success . . . . same old boardroom barrel - rolls all contract companies go thru . . .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\ncookies help us deliver our services . by using our services , you agree to our use of cookies . learn more\nto see details about aircraft , click on to the number in the appropriate column in the table below .\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\nnrx1001 yuami flew today hkjk - ct arrived at about 0600 . been alot of il76 ' s around lately . mostly flying to fmch under saaf callsigns .\nnrx1001 yuami flew today hkjk - ct arrived at about 0600 . been alot of il76 ' s around lately . mostly flying to fmch under saaf callsigns . thanks for the info ! r\ncan anybody confirm or deny that norseair has been liquidated last friday and also that lonrho has pulled all the financial backing .\nwho know ' s what ' s going on , but i had a call today informing me that execujet is going under . so who ' s going under and who ' s on top ? ? ? ? ? makes for intresting conversation : - )\nfrom the horse ' s mouth . all bs and rumour , except for the part about a certain saab 340 owner .\nfrom the horse ' s mouth . all bs and rumour , except for the part about a certain saab 340 owner . . .\ns ' cuse sir , perhaps you erroneously ommitted :\nand a certain highly aggitated major european investor\n. ! ! !\nthe giii is not flying as it is in maintenance and has lots of corrosion on it . . not gonna fly anytime soon from what i hear . .\nthe corrosion is worse than they thought and looks like that giii not in good shape , but they looking at a giv . . some crew gonna b happy to get on that machine ! : ok : o ` l robin reid still lining the pockets there then . . ? : eek :\nhi all , i have lost touch with sej since he was in singapore . does anyone have a current email address for him ? please drop me a private message if you can ! thanks !\nheard the same rumor yesterday from our reps attending the raytheon conference . if true , this is not good news , as peoples jobs and livelihood are at stake . i hope that it is just that , a rumor - 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bearded , with a cloak and a big hat . but this is the 21st century , so mr wednesday gets to wear a suit and shave his beard off and sometimes wear a little sunhat to protect his weathered face .\nby clicking \u201csign up\u201d you are agreeing to our terms and conditions . you can unsubscribe at any time . for more information about how to do this , and how immediate media company limited ( publisher of radio times ) holds your personal information , please see our privacy policy .\nwebsite is owned and published by immediate media company limited . urltoken \u00a9 immediate media company ltd 2018 .\nit was a dream they held for nearly two decades . from the time the lodge\u2019s charter was granted in 1910 , the membership held meetings in a variety of halls in portland including the alisky building at 3rd & morrison ; the selling hirsch building at west park & washington ; the good templor hall ; and finally the pythian building at west park & yamhill .\nin the early 1920s , grieg lodge began in earnest to plan for a permanent home . as word spread through the community , several opportunities arose to buy space with other organizations or purchase existing halls which were being sold , among them the wow hall and the swedish harmony hall . but each time , the membership rejected the idea , preferring instead to stick with the plan to create their own home despite the greater difficulty and expense .\na building committee of three was appointed in late 1924 , and within 3 weeks the group had found a 100\u00d7100 - ft . site they considered suitable at 11th & n . e . everett . the price was $ 5 , 000 cash . a special meeting was called on november 15 in order to vote on this momentous decision . a motion to buy the property passed by a vote of 48 to 5 .\nin order to pay for the site , the lodge liquidated the majority of its total cash assets including funds in checking and savings accounts , and liberty bonds bought during world war i \u2013 a bold move for the norwegian - americans . by february , 1925 the sale was finalized , and the lodge began to plan fundraising activities that would go towards financing a building . the ladies social club was charged with organizing bazaars , pie socials , rummage sales and card parties . a raffle was also planned , offering as the grand prize a \u201ccombination rail and steamship passage to norway . \u201d\nbut a twist was yet in store . just as the 11th and everett street property was settled , the lodge received an offer to buy it for $ 6500 . the membership was stunned and rejected the proposal . but the building committee began to look at alternative properties in the neighborhood , just in case . they found three , including a 100\u00d7100 - ft lot for $ 6 , 000 at the corner of 11th and couch . in march a new offer to buy the everett street site was received \u2013 this time for $ 7250 . it was an offer the lodge could not and did not refuse . franz bakery expanded there shortly after .\nthe grand opening celebration was thoroughly covered by the local press , the oregonian and the oregon journal . the mayor of portland , george baker was on hand for the festivities as was the president of the supreme lodge of sons of norway , judge t . o gilbert and the district 2 president , halvor quam . the program included speeches , musical and singing performances in both english and norwegian , and a dance to the lloyd nichols 7 - pc . orchestra . fifty new members were inducted into the lodge , and a chicken dinner was held the following day .\n\u201csome of the best entertainment this or any city could witness was that presented by the united norwegian societies\u2026 . . the folk dance by a graceful girl in costume before a great oil painting of a norwegian fjord was so realistic that one might imagine himself on the shore of the liberty - loving country\u2026 . norway is not a great country . its 124 , 000 square miles contain a population of less than 3 , 000 , 000 . but it has given to the world a great nationality \u2013 industrious , peace - loving , intellectual and patriotic . and among the ablest and most loyal of american citizens are those who claim scandinavian background . \u201d\nvisit our new facebook page and\nlike\nit . spread the word - brand new page !\nsee what norwegians and scandinavians are up to in portland - visit our new meetup page . where scandinavians make events happen !\nthe american book center . independent , family - owned bookstore since 1972 . located in amsterdam and the hague\nwe ' ve sent an email to email . please follow the instructions in it to set your new password\nabc ' s betty the book machine is not just for books that already exist : we can turn your digitally formatted text into a book . submit your manuscript to a publisher in book form , or have your dissertation , family cookbook , memoirs , blog or poems printed and bound - now also in color !\nyou will always find the best deals and prices on guide to iceland . we are certain that our marketplace will always provide you with the best possible prices at any given time . if you find a better price elsewhere , we will refund you the difference .\nguide to iceland is the world ' s largest marketplace for icelandic travel services . we offer more than 5 , 000 tours and packages that have been tried and tested for quality . book with us to secure an authentic local experience and find the popular and unique attractions in iceland .\nwe follow the easiest booking and cancellation policies in iceland . add multiple services to your cart or book a package in a single checkout . you can book and cancel day tours and rental cars up to 24 hours before departure , or change your booking as often as you require .\nguide to iceland is the world ' s most popular source of iceland travel information . we provide you with more material about iceland than any other website . discover a wealth of unique articles and travel blogs ; study up on local hints , tips and find insider knowledge . you can even read blogs by other travelers .\nwhat are the best museums in reykjav\u00edk ? check out our list of the 11 best museums in reykjav\u00edk and find out where you should go to learn about icelandic history and culture .\niceland is known for its stunning landscape , but equally impressive is the country ' s history and culture . in reykjav\u00edk , there are numerous museums and exhibitions where you can soak up some knowledge about iceland . so if you ' re spending some time in reykjav\u00edk , why not check out a museum or two ( or nine ) ?\n. you ' ll also receive a discount to numerous restaurants , free admission on the city buses and a free entry to reykjav\u00edk ' s swimming pools .\nstarting off this list is the saga museum ( s\u00f6gusafni\u00f0 ) , where history comes alive ! this relatively small museum is jam - packed with information about the viking settlers , and it uses life - like replicas of icelandic historical figures to recreate key moments in iceland\u2019s history .\nas you enter the museum , you are given an audioguide , in either icelandic , english , french , german , russian , spanish or swedish , that plays automatically as you walk past the realistic figures .\nthis is a great stop either before or after a tour of the country as you\u2019ll learn about the rich history of the places you are about to visit or have just seen , such as how iceland\u2019s parliament , al\u00feingi , was founded in 930 at \u00feingvellir national park , and what lead to a law - speaker named \u00feorgeir to throw idols into go\u00f0afoss waterfall .\nthe replicas in the museum were created based on descriptions found in the viking sagas and chronicles , and the clothes , weapons and everyday objects have all been hand - crafted using traditional methods . make sure you ' ll bring your camera because after the tour , you ' ll have the chance to dress up as a viking in these hand - crafted clothes . helmet , chainmail , sword and all !\non your reykjav\u00edk visit , you have undoubtedly seen the iconic perlan building which towers over the city from the top of a hill in the \u00f6skjuhl\u00ed\u00f0 area . the hemispherical structure has for decades provided visitors with an unmatched , panoramic view of the capital area from its observation deck , and now , guests can also immerse themselves in the wild icelandic nature , without leaving reykjav\u00edk city .\nperlan museum opened its first exhibit , the \u2018 glaciers and ice cave\u2019 exhibition , in july 2017 . the presentation begins with a visit to an ice cave that has been constructed inside one of the hot water tanks on which the perlan dome sits . visitors are urged to use their senses during the tour ; not only watch but to touch the ice , listen to the sounds , and feel the cold . rest assured , you will be provided with warm clothes for the chill .\nafter walking through the labyrinth of ice , guests are lead to the second floor where they will find an interactive wall aimed to show them the forces of the glaciers and the volcanic activity under them . there is also multimedia displays with everything about glaciers , from the microorganisms found in them to the dangers they face due to climate change . a visit to the observation deck is included with the admission fee so that you can enjoy the view of reykjav\u00edk after your tour .\nmore exhibitions are set to open at the perlan museum later this year , all under the name ' wonders of iceland ' . the \u2018land , coast , ocean\u2019 exhibit will use cutting - edge technology to give you insight into the unique nature of iceland , you\u2019ll be able to feel an earthquake and explore the ocean through a virtual fish tank for example , and in the fall a state - of - the - art planetarium will open .\nnothing has been more vital to iceland\u2019s survival than fishing , and so it should come as no surprise that there is a whole museum dedicated to the nation\u2019s maritime history . you can check out the country\u2019s seafaring heritage at the reykjav\u00edk maritime museum in the newly renovated part of the reykjav\u00edk ' s harbour , known as the grandi area .\nthe museum gives a good insight into the life and times of icelandic fishermen by displaying great old fishing artefacts , detailed model ships , mock - ups of wireless signal rooms , and a compass repair shop .\nyou\u2019ll gain a deeper understanding of this little island nation as you learn about the country ' s dramatic relationship with the sea , the scale of hardship the fishermen had to endure , and the gradual growth of modern iceland through fishing .\nof course , there is also a section of the cod wars ( not to be confused with the cold war ) , a series of confrontations between iceland and the united kingdom on fishing rights . you can even take a tour of \u00f3\u00f0inn , a coast guard vessel that survived three of these wars .\na fairly new exhibition has opened in the historical austurb\u00e6jarb\u00ed\u00f3 building , just a stone\u2019s throw away from the hlemmur bus station . the tales from iceland exhibit uses a series of cinematically beautiful videos to provide visitors with a unique perspective on the country .\nthis clever exhibit shows these taped stories on two floors with a total of 14 screens , each with a set of sofas in front of them . you are also offered free coffee or hot chocolate so you can wander around with a cup in your hand , enjoying the show .\non the lower level , you\u2019ll find the \u2018nature exhibition\u2019 where you get to see the icelandic landscape and history through other people ' s eyes . assorted videos made by tourist are scattered around , describing their ( often hilarious ) experience of the country and the people living here .\nupstairs in the \u2018news exhibition , \u2019 you get the locals perspective from news videos . here you\u2019ll learn everything you need to know about iceland , from politics , history , and geology , to music , sports and culture . you\u2019ll see real footage from the cod wars , a commercial starring lazytown\u2019s sportacus and former first lady michelle obama , and everything in between .\non the hverfisgata street in downtown reykjav\u00edk , you can find a large and beautiful building known as safnah\u00fasi\u00f0 or culture house . the stark - white house holds a collection which includes paintings , sculptures , and other works of art , alongside cultural pieces and historical artefacts . all designed to give you the history and perspective needed to appreciate the icelandic nation as it is today .\nthe permanent exhibition , ' points of view ' , gives guests a chance to delve into the collection of six different cultural institutions , from contemporary art to thousand - year - old relics . the suggested tour starts on the fourth floor , and the layout will take you from room to room and down the floors , exploring each wing of the house . there are plenty of chairs along the way if you need to take a rest .\nthe latest in icelandic art is on the fourth floor , and medieval items are on the ground floor . however , the collections are arranged thematically , rather than chronologically , to paint a picture of various aspects of icelandic culture and way of life . there are also special , temporary exhibitions in a separate room on the third floor which provide a greater insight into a specific topic .\nmany consider the culture house to be amongst iceland ' s most beautiful buildings and great care was taken in designing both its interior and exterior . it was built in 1906 - 1908 by danish architect johannes magdahl nielsen to house the national library . nielsen ' s colleague , frederick ki\u00f6rboe designed the oak furniture that can still be found there .\nthe culture house offers a free web guide , and if you don ' t have a smartphone , you can rent one on location . your ticket to the culture house is also valid for the national museum and vice versa .\nwhen exploring the nation\u2019s culture and history , one cannot forget about icelandic music . at the bottom of bankastr\u00e6ti street in downtown reykjav\u00edk hides the icelandic punk museum where you can learn about this country\u2019s punk scene , chronicled from the early years to the new wave uprising , which paved the way for some of the nation ' s most beloved artists , including bj\u00f6rk and sigur r\u00f3s .\nmuch like the punk scene itself , the museum is underground , in a location that couldn\u2019t be more fitting for a museum of this kind , a former public toilet . the toilets themselves were shut down in 2006 only to be reopened a decade later by johnny rotten of the sex pistols to tell the story of icelandic punk .\nthe stalls serve as mini display rooms for the collection of photographs , posters , handbills , stage equipment , and instruments . there are streaming videos of classic club shows , and headphones hang from the ceiling , each one playing a different icelandic punk song . you can also try on leather jackets and strike a pose with a guitar or behind the drums .\nthe settlement exhibition is another underground museum , but there is a practical reason for its subterranean location as it is built around an archaeological dig . in 2001 , renovations of the nearby buildings were about to start when archaeologists found a few relics which turned out to be the oldest remains of human habitation in reykjav\u00edk , including a tenth - century viking longhouse .\nthe longhouse is believed to have been inhabited from 930 - 1000 ad , and older still is a boundary wall at the back of the museum , built around 871 ad . what is equally impressive is that these buildings were found at the very place where iceland\u2019s first settlers made his home , as described in the old icelandic sagas which were written down some 200 years after the event .\nat the exhibition , you can walk around the unearthed longhouse and look at various artefacts to get a glimpse into early icelandic life . there are multimedia tables which show information about the history and ecology of the area , as well as the daily activities of the residents , such as iron - work and carpentry . there is even a panorama showing you how reykjav\u00edk would have looked at the time of the longhouse .\neach building is different and has its own story . you\u2019ll find homes of people with diverse occupations and social statuses , from a professor ' s resident to a 19th - century home of landless labourers , as well as houses from different time periods , such as traditional turf houses and wwii storage huts .\nto keep with the theme , the employees and tour guides dress in traditional icelandic attire and go about the business of working the farm , which includes tending to sheep , cows and chickens . there is also a children\u2019s room at the museum with traditional mid - century toys for the young ones .\nthe museum is located in \u00e1rb\u00e6r , a suburb of reykjav\u00edk city and although it is a little way out of the city centre , getting there doesn\u2019t need to be all that tricky . if you don\u2019t have your own car , you can simply take one of the city buses which stops in the vicinity of the museum . and if you have a city card , both the bus ride and the entry to the museum is free .\nthe whales of iceland exhibition is a great way to learn all about the whales and dolphins that you might get a chance to see ( or have already seen ) on a whale watching tour in iceland . the museum is located in the grandi area , a short walking distance from the reykjav\u00edk old harbour from which most of the city\u2019s whale watching tours depart .\nthe museum is located in a large warehouse and holds 23 life - size models of the whale species found in icelandic waters , ranging from the small harbour porpoises to the enormous blue whale . the whale replicas hang from the ceiling , are all hand - painted , and each model has personal characteristics based on a real whale found in the ocean . the models are also soft and squishy , and you are allowed to touch them !\nthe exhibition is quite atmospheric ; there is blue lighting and whale noises are played through the sound system which gives you the sense of being underwater . you can also get a better feel of what it\u2019s like to swim alongside orcas or dolphins with the museum\u2019s virtual reality glasses .\nthe museum\u2019s multilingual guidance app can be downloaded to your phone , or you can borrow a tablet at the front test to learn about the biology and habits of these magnificent creatures . but it probably will be the sheer size of the whales that will have you in awe and stick you forever .\nthe national museum houses many treasures of iceland\u2019s history , beginning with the ship in which viking settlers crossed the ocean to their new home , and ending in a modern airport . the vast collection of art and crafts , tools and furniture , religious artefacts and archaeological remains for the permanent exhibition ' making of a nation ' , are organised chronologically so you can easily follow this journey through time .\nthe section describing the settlement era features swords , drinking horns , a bronze figure of the thunder god thor , and the val\u00fej\u00f3fssta\u00f0ur door , a priceless medieval church door on which the legend of lion - knight is carved ."]}
{"id": 55618, "summary": [{"text": "the gilbert u-238 atomic energy lab is a toy lab set that was produced by alfred carlton gilbert , who was an american athlete , magician , toy-maker , business man , and inventor of the well-known erector set .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the atomic energy lab was released by the a.c. gilbert company in 1950 .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the kit 's intention was to allow children to create and watch nuclear and chemical reactions using radioactive material . ", "topic": 34}], "title": "gilbert u - 238 atomic energy laboratory", "paragraphs": ["cloud chamber from the a . c . gilbert u - 238 atomic energy lab , ca . 1950 .\ntil that the 1950 toy lab set\ngilbert u - 238 atomic energy laboratory\ncontained uranium ore , polonium , a geiger counter and a cloud chamber .\ntil that the 1950 toy lab set\ngilbert u - 238 atomic energy laboratory\ncontained uranium ore , polonium , a geiger counter and a cloud chamber . : todayilearned\ngo to gilbert atomic energy - part ii or back to the a . c . gilbert collection\nthe a . c . gilbert company\u2019s u - 238 atomic energy lab might not have been the first , but it was the most elaborate , \u201catomic\u201d educational set ever produced for children .\ngilbert\u2019s u - 238 atomic energy lab was the most elaborate atomic energy educational set ever produced . before gilbert introduced his own atomic energy lab in 1951 , the american basic science club produced their atomic energy lab kit which came with real samples of uranium ( which is radioactive ) and radium ( which is a million times more radioactive than uranium ) .\nthe problem with the gilbert u - 238 atomic energy laboratory was that is was very expensive to make . it came in a brief case style box and had cool drawings of rutherford style atoms , with electrons whizzing by in\ndr . gerald tape , commissioner of the u . s . atomic energy commission , washington ,\nhake ' s -\ngilbert nuclear physics atomic energy lab\nboxed 1951 set .\n1949 press photo dr . walter bergholz at u . s . atomic energy lab , new brunswick nj\nthe effects of atomic weapons 1950 los alamos dept . of defense atomic energy co .\ngilbert believes that energy atomic laboratory was unsuccessful because the lab was for those who had some educational background rather than the younger crowd that the a . c . gilbert company usually aimed for .\nalthough the u - 238 atomic energy lab continued to appear in newspaper advertisements in 1952 and 1953 , this was a matter of various stores unloading old stock at discount prices . by 1952 the gilbert toys american flyer trains catalog had replaced the u - 238 atomic energy lab with the no . 11 gilbert chemistry atomic energy set . although the latter was very large , its atomic energy component didn\u2019t amount to much : some uranium ore , a spinthariscope and a copy of \u201catomic energy . \u201d in essence it was the same as what porter chemical company had done in 1947 with their chemcraft chemistry kit no . 25 .\nnisiprius wrote : sneaky , u - 238 is just the model number of the kit , not one of the substances supplied .\nu - 238 was also a short lived u boat , was in service about as long as this as this kit until it meet it demise in 1943 , however it was just a diesel .\nsubject : 1950\ngilbert atomic energy lab\ntoy category : science asked by : dacary - ga list price : $ 200 . 00\nu - 238 probably was one of the substances supplied , since the kit had\nfour uranium - bearing ore samples\n, and\naround 99 . 284 % of natural uranium is uranium - 238 . . .\n(\nsave atomic energy lab to get e - mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed .\none of the first things that will intrigue you when you open your atomic energy laboratory is the geiger counter , which is located in the upper right hand corner of the box .\nand stop by linkstorm to see what happens when swaim sets up his own atomic energy lab .\nnisiprius wrote : you can have your official red ryder carbine - action two - hundred - shot range model air rifle , give me a gilbert atomic energy lab .\nreal ? not a hoax ? it certainly looks 100 % real . sneaky , u - 238 is just the model number of the kit , not one of the substances supplied .\nnot a lot of regulation was applied to these toys and food products\u2026 and some of the toys sold in this era were downright dangerous . this was a time , mind you , when little kids were allowed to own their own guns ( bob clark\u2019s a christmas story wasn\u2019t entirely fictional , you know ) . many toys from the \u201950s were covered in lead paint , possessed plenty of sharp edges , and in the case of the infamous gilbert u - 238 atomic energy laboratory , real radioactive isotopes .\nthe nuclear regulatory commission replaced the atomic energy commission ( aec ) in 1974 . the aec was created shortly after wwii .\n\u201cthe most spectacular of our new educational toys was the gilbert atomic energy laboratory . this was a top job , the result of much experimentation and hard work . we were unofficially encouraged by the government , who thought that our set would aid in public understanding of atomic energy and stress its constructive side . we had the great help of some of the country\u2019s best nuclear physicists and worked closely with m . i . t . in it\u2019s development .\nthe gilbert atomic energy kit was a wonderful and fascinating experience for me at a very early age . so much so that for the past 40 years my entire career was engaged in nuclear energy . . . still is . i never forgot that tin geiger counter . charles yulish\nother gilbert sets ( e . g . , the no . 11 atomic energy set ) continued to carry the spinthariscope , the ore and the manual . in addition , the geiger counter could be purchased separately .\n\u201cit stresses the peace - time role of atomic energy . . . not a hint of the a - bomb in the whole kit . \u201d\nsometime in late 1947 , gilbert\u2019s competitor , the porter chemical company , became the first to produce laboratory kits for children that included an atomic energy component . they seem to have done so with two sets : chemcraft chemistry kit no . 10 ( ca . $ 10 ) and kit no . 25 ( ca . $ 25 ) - get the numbering system ?\nthe nuclear regulatory commission replaced the atomic energy commission ( aec ) in 1974 . the aec was created shortly after wwii . h . g . wells coined the term\natomic bomb\nin 1914 used in his novel\n. figure 1 - 8 , the decay curve , illustrates the meaning of half life . the half life of a material is the period of time in which half of the initial amount of the radioactive material will have disappeared . thus , it will take 4 . 5 billion years for 100 atoms of u - 238 to decay so that only 50 are left . at the end of another 4 . 5 billion years only 25 of the initial 100 u - 238 atoms will be present .\nbut such meaningful science costs a lot of money , too much in fact , to make for a profitable toy product line . gilbert lost money with each sale . and even worse , nuclear physics is , well , nuclear physics , which means it\u2019s pretty complex stuff , even for brainy children , and most simply could not understand what was going on . so , the set did not last for a long time in the marketplace . but there were certainly those kids and no doubt adults too , who loved the gilbert u - 238 atomic energy experimenters kit .\nthe atomic energy components of kit no . 10 were \u201cactual specimens of uranium ore , \u201cthe story of atomic energy , \u201d [ and a ] spinthariscope . \u201d chemcraft\u2019s top of the line , kit no . 25 , also included a \u201cradioactive screen . \u201d according to an account in the july 17 , 1948 issue of the hagerstown daily mail , this use of the uranium ore required that porter chemical company obtain a license from the atomic energy commission .\ngilbert claimed that he worked with nuclear physicists in making the atomic energy lab , and assured buyers that it was 100 % safe . but while gilbert was interested in engineering and the sciences , he was a businessman and a successful toymaker first ( he was also a magician ) , so he knew how to spin something negative when it needed spinning\u2026 and many modern skeptics aren\u2019t sure how \u201csafe\u201d the atomic energy lab actually was . it did , after all , contain radioactive rocks .\nhome | the lost lovers of pontoosuc lake | the coelacanth | a . c . gilbert u - 238 atomic energy lab | the helms bakery | palm view park f - 86d sabre jet | white bronze cemetery monuments | camp century , greenland | humboldt | a last will | a murder in pittsfield , massachusetts | disneyland dream | classic arcade games | sinclair dinoland | santa claus ' visit to the school - room | the jumbo elephant song | in memory of frank , a faithful horse | pontoosuc school | favorite links\nuranium through cheesecloth , over and over again . you wouldn ' t believe how long it takes to separate out the u - 235\ngilbert , of course , couldn ' t be left behind and introduced their own atomic energy lab , which also came with radioactive samples and even a little geiger counter that kids could use to measure the amount of radiation left in their bodies after each play session .\nthis book was published in 1950 as a manual to accompany the gilbert atomic energy set that sold for only two years - 1950 and 1951 . this set was gilbert ' s most expensive at around $ 50 . 00 retail , and even at that price , it lost money ! but it was a beautiful set , and you can see a full color example\norau it was always doubtful whether gilbert and their mutated customers would be around after 50 years .\nphysicists customarily use an abbreviated unit for measuring gamma ray energy . this unit is called the\nsold separately .\nurltoken . . . cience . htm that site has a whole page of\natomic toys ,\nbut , alas , doesn ' t distinguish the real atomic toys from the pretend atomic toys . urltoken . . . ictoys . htm\ngilbert first announced the development of the atomic energy lab in february of 1950 . although images of the first version were employed in newspaper advertisements as late as december of 1951 , i believe that it had been replaced with the second red - cased version well before christmas of 1950 .\nit probably became atomic energy in the first place because it was discovered 8 years before the nucleus was proposed as a concept and 35 years before it was conclusively linked ot nuclear fission .\nthe gilbert u - 238 atomic energy lab was staggeringly unpopular \u2014 probably due to its steep price \u2014 and most of the units had to be sold back to the company . not everyone was chagrined , however \u2014 evidently columbia university bought five of the units for their classroom lessons . used copies still sell on ebay to this very day , so if you have some active ore samples , you can give it a try , assuming it still works\u2026 and surely there\u2019s nothing dangerous about feeding isotopes into 66 - year - old children\u2019s toys , right ? either way , it\u2019s certainly not a way to turn your cat into a 50 - foot man - eating monster .\nthere was nothing phony about our atomic energy laboratory . it was genuine , and it was also safe . we used radioactive materials in the set , but none that might conceivably prove dangerous . there was a geiger - mueller counter . it was accurate ; a carefully designed and manufactured instrument that could actually be used in prospecting for radioactive materials . the atomic energy lab also contained a cloud chamber in which the paths of alpha particles traveling at 12 , 000 miles a second could be seen ; a spinthariscope showing the results of radioactive disintegration on a fluorescent screen ; an electroscope that measured the radioactivity of different substances .\nthe kit is obviously changing that little boy into a girl through the terrible power of atomic radiation .\nalso , if a kid was able to use his kit to locate more uranium for the u . s . government , they were promised $ 10 , 000 .\nthere are literally thousands upon thousands of scientists today who became interested in their careers years ago through a gilbert science set .\ngilbert radioactive source is held near the counter to produce a clicking in the headset . neon tube flashes simultaneously with clicks .\nthe excerpt below is from a . c . gilbert\u2019s autobiography : \u201cthe man who lives in paradise\u201d rinehard & company 1954 .\nin 1956 , i was six years old and a contestant on the rootie kazootie tv show . i won a gilbert atomic energy lab . i remember the geiger counter and all the fun i had with the set . it was like a small suit case and i often carried it around with me . i sure wish i still had it .\ni wish i had saved the comic books my high school science teacher handed out , produced by ge and given to high school teachers for free , that explained nuclear energy and the wonders of the shippingport atomic power station .\nfor reference , a . c . gilbert ' s discovery village in salem , oregon has one of the atomic energy lab toys . the home page is at . . . urltoken and\nimagination station\n, one of the permanent exhibits described at . . . urltoken includes this toy along with several others made by a . c . gilbert . if you are in oregon and have young children or are interested in toys , the village is a good place to spend an afternoon . - - maniac\nif you have a gilbert u - 238 , hang on it to it . from what i can tell from places that deal in collectibles , for instance , ebay , there is a big demand and they go for a lot of money . as a kid , i did own a gilbert chemistry set . in those days , chemistry sets had real ( read potentially dangerous ) chemicals in them and the science experiments were better than they are today . editorializing now , it seems to me that modern chemistry sets are weak conceptually , because the only types of chemicals included are\nsafe\nor non - toxic ones which drastically reduces the scope and depth of the projects available .\nsome people better versed in atomic energy sciences than i have pointed out that the polonuim sources of the ore samples may have left them more radioactive than gilbert perhaps intended \u2014 leading to some potential poisoning problems . it\u2019s generally agreed that if a child were to pulverize a radioactive ore sample and accidentally ingest the dust , they would not acquire super - powers\u2026 but instead become super - sick .\nthere were two versions of the atomic energy lab . the first ( and rarest ) was described in the 1950 gilbert toys american flyer trains catalog . it came with a tan - colored case . the second version , with a red case , appeared in the 1951 gilbert toys american flyer trains catalog . the contents in the two versions seem to have been the same , but they were arranged differently . a possible exception is that two different types of electroscope seem to have been used in the first version of the set .\ngilbert ' s kaster kits ( yes , gilbert , the same people who gave you the glass blowing kit ) allowed you to create your own army of tiny metallic minions . . . which sounds kinda awesome until you realize it involved casting them from molten lead by yourself .\njust guessing , but\natomic\nmy have fallen out of use because of the invention of the h - bomb .\natomic\nwas not a good general term for referring to both the a - bomb and the h - bomb .\nsuch a set can , indeed , become a stepping stone to a great future for you . don ' t let the opportunity pass of seeing what a gilbert erector , chemistry , or other science set can do for you . visit you gilbert dealer as soon as you can .\nand if you used up all the powder , maybe you could borrow some ammonium nitrate from your gilbert chemistry set for a bigger chemical reaction .\nas a kid , did you ever swallow or at least put in your mouth a small piece of a toy or play set ? did you grow an extra arm because of it ? no ? then you probably didn ' t have the atomic energy lab .\nthe preceding text is an excerpt from a . c . gilbert ' s autobiography :\nthe man who lives in paradise\nrinehard & company 1954\n, and more often a larger unit , one million electron volts is used . this is abbreviated one mev . this unit we shall use in talking about gamma rays . our atomic energy lab gamma source for example is found to emit a 1 . 14 mev gamma ray .\nrequest for question clarification by bobbie7 - ga on 17 aug 2002 21 : 05 pdt david , as i said , i located the box from the gilbert atomic energy lab set . it is in very good condition for its age with only minor wear to the outside edges . the inside lid picture is perfect . please let me know if that would be acceptable to post as an answer . thank you - - bobbie7 - ga\nairplane rides atomic energy lab bascule bridge battleships buses carousels christmas tree stand eiffel tower ferris wheels fire trucks greenberg ' s guide half tracks lift bridge london tower bridge machine shops modern erector no . 8 zeppelin parachute jumps polar cub fans railroad bridges robots skydiver tanks tool shops video vintage erector zeppelins\nbut come on , this was a more innocent time . mr . gilbert probably never even thought that kids would use his sets for that sort of - -\nthe worst hand assembly criticality incident from an energy release perspective that i know the details of was kurtchatov sf - 7 , in 1971 . back of the envelope scribbling shows that it would have released the energy of roughly 100kg of tnt , but did so nonexplosively over a period of about six minutes .\ndidn ' t like , particularly , the recent opera ' dr . atomic ' ( same guy who did ' nixon in china ' ) .\nthere ' s that gilbert guy again . this may look like a pretty safe ( boring ) science kit , but among the 56 chemicals included in the gilbert chemistry set was some potentially deadly stuff . like potassium permanganate , which , besides being poisonous , has been known to make things catch fire . or ammonium nitrate , the same chemical that the u . s . wants to regulate now because it ' s used in homemade bombs . all that came in the same box - - at no point in history has being a young nerd on his birthday been so dangerous .\ni built a cloud chamber later , when i got fascinated by high energy physics . coleman lantern mantles contained enough thorium at the time to be very impressive .\nit caused quite a sensation at the toy fair and received a great deal of publicity . but there were difficulties . it had to be priced very high\u2013 $ 50 . 00\u2013and even at that price we managed to lose a little money on every one sold . the atomic energy lab was also the most thoroughly scientific toy we had ever produced , and only boys with a great deal of education could understand it . it was not suitable for the same age groups as our simpler chemistry and microscope sets , for instance , and you could not manufacture such a thing as a beginner\u2019s atomic energy lab . so we had to drop this wonderful new addition to our line of educational toys\u2013and toy has never seemed to me to be the right word to apply to such things . we adapted some of its features so that they could be added to our largest chemistry set\u2013using the spinthariscope , some radioactive ore , and the atomic energy manual . \u201d\nour goals are to \u00b6 showcase and celebrate the works of a . c . gilbert \u00b6 promote the heritage society by educating the public and by showing the works of our members .\ni certainly would have wanted one of these when i was a kid , but i guess i was just a little too young . and $ 50 then is the equivalent of $ 435 today . i sure would have tried to talk my parent into it , though . ( not my dad , it was my mom who was supportive about\nscience .\n) you can have your official red ryder carbine - action two - hundred - shot range model air rifle , give me a gilbert atomic energy lab .\nwe are a group of collectors , model builders , and restorers who appreciate the products produced by a . c . gilbert ( 1884 - 1961 ) , america ' s greatest toymaker .\n. these rays are quite different in their nature from gamma rays . they are actually sub - atomic particles traveling with very high speed . these new particles are called\nall these samples except the autunite have been sealed in bottles so that you will not open them . the autunite is not sealed and you can remove the pieces from the jar . the other samples have been sealed for they tend to flake and crumble and you would run the risk of having radioactive ore spread out in your laboratory . this will raise the level of the background count . the autunite is sufficiently hard so that it does not crumble readily and you may handle it outside of the container . it is well , however , to place pieces of the ore in a thin paper sack so that small bits of the ore do not contaminate your laboratory .\nof course , the wonder of atomic engineering was what earned this gilbert cloud chamber a reputation as \u201cthe world\u2019s most dangerous toy . \u201d it was quickly pulled from the market , but the manufacturer continued to assure parents that the tiny bit of radioactive material included with each set was essentially harmless ( probably about as harmful as exposure to ultraviolet rays from the sun ) .\nyou see , there was a different approach to nuclear power in the ' 50s and early ' 60s - - atomic energy was our friend and the way of the future , and it would never do anything to hurt us . however , it ' s still hard to believe that anyone would entrust kids with radioactive material ( even in small doses ) .\nthe atomic energy lab was only around for one year to 1952 . in addition , it was a relatively high price for the time ( $ 50 . 00 ) . this was the reason given for its short lifespan as well as the sophistication of the lab . however even at $ 50 . 00 , the company lost money on every one sold .\nclarification of question by dacary - ga on 18 aug 2002 07 : 23 pdt dear bobbie7 - ga , thank you for your email . i ' m sorry , but the gilbert atomic energy box alone wouldn ' t qualify as an answer ( if fact , there ' s one being offered on ebay at this time ) , as per my question i asked for a lab that was\ncomplete with all components ,\ninclluding box , as this is what i ' m looking for . but thank you for your interest and query . dacary - ga\nuranium gives off 3 , 000 , 000 times as much energy as an equal weight of coal . it will not be 3 . 000 , 000 times as cheap because of processing expenses , if we are able to get the advantage of only one - tenth of one per cent of this output , coal will be more than 1000 times as expensive as uranium . with such a tremendous leeway atomic energy unquestionably will be made extremely cheap - - like ' free air ' at service stations .\njohn t , o ' neill , 1945\ni enjoyed reading about the atomic lab . i also recall a lassie show from the period where timmy gets contaminated by a missle . you might find my site rad urltoken interesting .\ngilbert\u2019s atomic energy lab came with four types of uranium ore , a beta - alpha source ( pb - 210 ) , a pure beta source ( ru - 106 ) , a gamma source ( zn - 65 ? ) , a spinthariscope , a cloud chamber with its own short - lived alpha source ( po - 210 ) , an electroscope , a geiger counter , a manual , a comic book ( learn how dagwood splits the atom ) and a government manual \u201cprospecting for uranium . \u201d using real radioactive materials , one could witness mist trails created by particles of ionizing radiation .\na . c . gilbert , who among other accomplishments , won the gold medal in pole vaulting at the 1908 olympic games in london , graduated from yale medical school and then , in what must have been a hard left turn on his life\u2019s highway , started a toy manufacturing company . eventually , the a . c . gilbert company became the leader in the manufacture of construction and scientific toys like chemistry sets and erector sets .\nthere has been so much misinformation about radioactivity that we pause here to reassure you and your parents that the radioactive sources supplied to you are not dangerous in any way . they have been carefully designed by some of the nation\u2019s top scientists to be instructive and harmless . we assure you that no harm will come to you through daily contact with the radioactive sources supplied with your atomic energy lab .\nincluded with your atomic energy lab are four glass bottles containing samples of radioactive ore . sample no . 100 contains some pieces of carnotite taken from the colorado plateau region . carnotite is bright yellow in color . your sample , however , may be of greyish or brownish cast due to the presence of iron . consult your booklet , \u2018prospecting for uranium , \u201d for more information about the occurrence of this ore .\nradiation wasn\u2019t well - understood by the public in the 1950s \u2014 even in the wake of the explosion of an atomic bomb . as a nation , we were still learning what all this radiation really meant ; we didn\u2019t understand how safe or unsafe it might be , or what could and couldn\u2019t be done with it . this confusion can be seen in pop culture of the period \u2014 movie monsters of the \u201950s were often spawned by radiation and atomic bombs , and comic book superheroes were gifted fantastic powers through radioactivity . gilbert clearly sought to bridge that knowledge gap , allowing kids to try out radiation for themselves , and remove the godzilla - sized stigma attached to it .\nif such a set were to be offered today , it would probably be even more expensive in today ' s dollars , even assuming that it could be marketed . the cost of even a simple geiger counter would be quite expensive , and the atomic sources needed to complete most of the experiments are very expensive as well , and are much more extensively regulated than in 1950 . however , some atomic sources are available to educators and hobbyists . see\nyes , i had a gilbert chemistry set as a child in the 50 ' s . i also had a manual for gilbert ' s hydraulic set , which apparently consisted of various small pipes , valves , and balloons . the manual included instructions for building several different kinds of water cannons . i remember thinking that this sounded extremely cool , and wishing that i actually owned the set , not just the manual . does anyone else remember this ? btw , i hope those electrons were in elliptical orbits , not parabolic ones !\norbits , on its cover . inside was the apparatus that allowed boys and girls to \u201csee the paths of alpha particles speeding at 12 , 000 miles per second ! \u201d and \u201cwatch actual atomic disintegration \u2013 right before your eyes ! \u201d\nback in the 1950\u2019s , at the height of the cold war there was all sorts of amateur atomic experimentation going on . i guess it was a sort of \u201cknow thy enemy\u201d attempt at making peace with a suddenly much too dangerous world .\nafter remaining popular for the first half of the 20th century , gilbert chemistry sets fell from grace in the ' 60s and ' 70s ( following a series of entirely predictable lawsuits ) . however , at one point these hazardous kits were endorsed by both good housekeeping and superman himself .\nthe advantage of having a convenient unit for talking about gamma rays is that we no longer have to be so vague as to say , \u201cin this experiment we use a soft gamma ray . . . \u201c rather we can be accurate and say \u201chere we use a 0 . 35 mev gamma ray . . . . \u201d the larger the mev of a gamma ray , the greater is its half thickness and the greater is its penetrating power . gamma rays having energy above one mev are usually thought of as being high energy rays .\ndear letterrip , thank you for your email of 09 / 09 . yes , i would appreciate receiivng information on the gilbert lab and chemcraft set - - particularly the lab . please feel free to post info and i ' ll post comment in response . thanks again , dacary - ga\nits high price ( ca . $ 50 . 00 ) and sophistication were the reasons gilbert gave for the set ' s short lifespan : 1950 and 1951 . today , it is so highly prized by collectors that a complete set can easily go for more than 100 times the original price .\nfor radiation workers is 50 millisieverts in any one year , that\n1 sv = risk of cancer later in life ( 5 in 100 )\nand\n10 sv = risk of death within days or weeks .\nso , if the level in his laboratory was 1000x background , that ' s pretty serious stuff and the authorities were not overreacting with regard to the cleanup - - but , depending on how much time he spent at what distance from his\nreactor ,\nit ' s quite possible he wouldn ' t have had any obvious harm done .\nyet , the atomic energy lab kit produced by the american basic science club came with real samples of uranium ( which is radioactive ) and radium ( which is a million times more radioactive than uranium ) . since the mere presence of radioactive material in a children ' s product clearly wasn ' t insane enough , some of the experiments detailed in the manual also required kids to handle blocks of dry ice . dry ice , by the way , has a temperature of minus 109 . 3 degrees fahrenheit , and it ' s recommended that it only be handled while wearing gloves ( none were included ) .\nkeep in mind that in order to be able to change the shape of the glass , first it has to reach its softening point , which is around 1 , 000 degrees fahrenheit . the gilbert glass blowing set encouraged children to try this with their bare hands in order to carry out a series of wildly irresponsible experiments detailed in the manual :\nthe lab came equipped with a geiger - mueller radiation counter , a wilson cloud chamber ( to see paths of alpha particles ) , a spinthariscope ( to see\nlive\nradioactive disintegration ) , four samples of uranium - bearing ores , and an electroscope to measure radioactivity . it also included a comic book featuring dagwood bumstead ( the man who couldn\u2019t leave his own house without knocking the mailman down ) describing how to split an atom . the atomic energy lab\u2019s main drawback , other than possible radiation poisoning , was its price tag : a whopping $ 49 . 50 , which would be over $ 300 in today\u2019s dollars .\nsir , i believe i have a lead that can find both the gilbert lab , and the chemcraft item that has expired , if you like i can post the contact information here ( i can wait till the item expires , since i don ' t wish to interfere with other researchers and i ' m not a googlnaut . . . ) letterrip\nperhaps by now the user of the atomic energy lab has been impatient to explore the properties of the radioactive sources marked alpha , beta , and gamma . first , bring the source labeled alpha up to the counter . note that it has no recognizable effect on the counter . this should not disturb the user for there is nothing wrong with the source . it means that the type of ray emitted by this source is much different from the gamma ray . we call it the alpha ray . alpha rays are easily absorbed in any solid substance or even in air and they are not able to penetrate the wails of the geiger counter .\nahhh , but let us not forget the chemcraft atomic energy kit from the porter chemical company ( later lionel / porter ) of hagerstown , md ! sort of off the subject , i was astounded * to find that an entire book had been published about the chemcraft co . , the chemcraft story : the legacy of harold porter ( review here , about midway down the page ) and that some people attribute their professional careers to science kits such as these . * astounded because i ' m related to the porter family in convoluted ways . their gift of a basic chemcraft kit set off a lifelong fascination with science and , well , underground technology .\nin 1903 p . curie found that radium had a daily heat output equivalent to the explosive power of it weight in tnt , and this output went on for thousands of years with a 1600 year half life . that got everybody ' s attention and led h . g . wells to speculate about an atomic bomb .\nyou will find several small plastic sources mounted inside your atomic energy lab . one of these is marked radioactive standard - gamma source . remove this source from the lab and bring it close to the geiger counter . when you do this you will note that the number of flashes or clicks will increase rapidly until you can hardly count them . removing the source will cause the clicking sound or the flashing light to slow down . later on we will go into detail and explain what the clicks and flashes are and what they mean . meanwhile , we will merely say that each click or flash corresponds to the detection of a radioactive ray going through the geiger counter .\nas a result of our war - time development of atomic energy the element uranium has assumed great importance in our national affairs . uranium is a very heavy metallic element , but it does not occur in metallic form in nature . nevertheless , there are over 100 minerals which are uranium bearing . these are widely distributed over the face of the earth . there are , however , only very few deposits of uranium ore which are rich in uranium . most of the uranium which has been mined has been taken from veins of pitchblende located as follows : shinkolobwe in the belgian congo , eldorado in canada , and . joachimsthal in bohemia . in these localities , especially in the belgian congo , uranium occurs in very rich deposits .\nthe lab contained a cloud chamber that allowed the viewer to watch alpha particles travel at 12 , 000 miles per second , aspinthariscope that showed the results of radioactive disintegration on a fluorescent screen and an electroscope that measured the radioactivity of different substances that were in the set . this toy is looked upon as being dangerous because of the radioactive material in the set , but gilbert claims that none of the materials could conceivably prove dangerous\nbaby boomers are a hardy bunch . they rode in cars that weren\u2019t equipped with special toddler seats , walked to and from school without being electronically tethered to their parents , ate lunches filled with allergens and preservatives , played with toys that would be quickly pulled from shelves today , and still persevered to become the largest living generation of the u . s . population . whether you owned a johnny seven one man army or just want to know more about the ultra - violent , bestselling toy of 1964 , let ' s take a look back at some of the dangerous toys of yesteryear and the commercials that sold them .\nthe world set free\nis a pretty lousy novel if i remember correctly - - i did slog through it one ) is this once ; wells at his delusions - of - grandeur worst . atomic bombs are mentioned throughout . the mechanism is standard science - fiction double - talk , involving an element named\ncarolinium\nand an impossible detail : wells ' fictional bombs release power\nnisiprius wrote : blender ? he had a blender ? lucky stiff . i had to press my uranium through cheesecloth , over and over again . you wouldn ' t believe how long it takes to separate out the u - 235 that way . i never did get it up to fissile grade , and i lost in the science fair to a kid from a farm who used a cream separator to spin it down . i wonder now why i didn ' t think to use the picture tube from the tv set , but i didn ' t have any big enough magnets anyway and my folks never did like me playing with picture tubes .\nwhen i contemplate what was done then , and in how short a time , during wartime , i believe that some of our other ' problems ' like the environmental , could be solved by a similar ' crash ' application of all our resources to create and to deploy the needed technologies ( the david mckay book ' sustainable energy : without the hot air ' is a great read on this , available free on line ) .\nwhen you hear the phrase \u2018chemistry set\u2019 , what is the first image that pops into your head ? is it one of a mad scientist in a dark laboratory full of pieces of glassware bubbling over ? is it your high school or college chemistry lab ? for many , the phrase evokes a time of exploration and experimentation , a time where a child could be and do anything they could imagine . although first and foremost to be a toy providing hours of entertainment , chemistry sets also allowed children to interact intimately with science . it is these interactions that led many to go on to become famous chemists and physicists . by studying these sets \u2013 their content , the imagery surrounding them and the people that used them \u2013 we can hopefully better understand how society viewed , and continues to view , science .\nit ' s relatively easy to induce a criticality excursion with blocks of heu or , more commonly , heu in aqueous solutions ( the water acts as a moderator ) . this would irradiate the surrounding area and probably kill the person performing the assembly ( it ' s happened a number of times over the years , see the johnstonarchive list of criticality incidents ) . my memory here is fuzzy but you really need assembly faster than the human body is capable of in order to create an actual detonation or even a sizable fizzle , i remember working this out in a physics class many years ago . it ' s much easier with u than with pu , but you still need mechanical assistance .\nclarification of question by dacary - ga on 03 sep 2002 12 : 59 pdt hi , thanks for contacting me again . since i ' m wanting to write a book on 1950s toys with an atomic age focus , and with pictures , i ' d like to focus first on finding as complete a set as possible . i can always work down , if i can ' t find a complete set . i hope that answers your question . dave\ngreetings ! other than locating the meccano company which bought out gilbert , i could find no complete lab online for sale ( and meccano may not have one but it never hurts to ask ) . have you contacted them for details ? if not , here is their contact information ( and thank you for enlightening my knowledge on this unique product ! ) : meccano s . n . 92 - 98 , boulevard victor hugo 92110 clichy - france t\u00fal : ( 33 ) 1 41 40 98 60 fax : ( 33 ) 1 41 40 98 79\nlet us first measure the absorption of beta particles in some light material such as cardboard take some stiff cardboard , not of the corrugated variety and cut up a dozen or so pieces large enough to cover the beta source . prop up the beta source by taping it to a little paper box and face it toward the side of the geiger counter which contains the geiger counter tube . place the geiger counter about 12 inches or so from the source . at this distance you will get a counting rate of about 100 or more c . p . m . now place one piece of cardboard after another between the source and the counter taking a reading for each absorber added . you will find that a one centimeter layer ( a little larger than 1 / 3 of an inch ) of cardboard absorbs most of the beta rays . twice as many centimeters of cardboard absorbs the beta rays completely . use the plastic rule supplied with your atomic energy lab in order to change from inches to centimeters .\n( see p . 3 below . ) his words were probably true , and the fact is that there remains a great deal of misinformation about the relative dangers of nuclear energy and certain radioactive materials , with some even going so far as to classify this set as one of the most dangerous toys ever . regardless , while many of these experiments or similar could be done at home , they are probably best left to the high school or college lab , due to both the cost and need to handle nuclear materials safely .\nin order to eliminate some of these sources of radioactivity let us surround the geiger counter with layers of heavy substances on all sides . allow the cord to the ear phones to come out one side of shielding material so that the counting rate may be measured . lead is an ideal substance for you to use for this experiment , but since you may not have this in your home , you may substitute another material such as iron or copper . if you happen to be an apartment dweller with no such items at hand , then you may perform the experiment in your science laboratory at school . shielding the counter on all sides with an inch or two of solid lead , or with a thicker layer of less dense material , would be expected to reduce the radiation from sources in the vicinity of the counter . it would not , of course , shield against the radio active materials in the counter itself , but , we can easily show by using another geiger counter that the radioactivity of the instrument itself is very small .\n2 . ^ a b oppenheimer spoke these words in the television documentary the decision to drop the bomb ( 1965 ) . [ 5 ] in the literature , the quote normally appears in the form shatterer of worlds , because this was the form in which it first appeared in print , in time magazine on november 8 , 1948 . [ 6 ] it later appeared in robert jungk ' s brighter than a thousand suns : a personal history of the atomic scientists ( 1958 ) , [ 7 ] which was based on an interview with oppenheimer . [ 8 ] j . robert oppenheimer\nif no hum from the vibrator is heard after these checks are made , the chances are that the vibrator has been damaged or has failed . however , it may happen that the vibrator will work properly but the instrument will not respond to the radioactive gamma source . make sure that it is the gamma source that you are using . if the neon tube does not flash at all the counter requires repair . if the neon tube flashes almost continuously in the absence of the radioactive source it also requires repair . do not attempt to shake the box or otherwise fix the geiger counter , return it to the a . c . gilbert company as per instructions given in the appendix .\nrequest for question clarification by silviares - ga on 03 sep 2002 08 : 57 pdt hello dacary - ga i tried contacting some collectors and one of them included this line in his answer\n. . . . i have a nice one in my collection , but wasn ' t planning to sell it . . . .\ni would like to know if you want to pursue this lead and if so you should tell me how much you are willing to offer . unless you want to take it from here , if this is the case i could give you the email address of the collector . also the ac gilbert discovery village has one urltoken but i don ' t think they are selling it . silviares\nas a gamma ray whizzes through matter it completely disregards the atoms of the matter through which it is passing ; that is , until it finally makes one collision with a single atom . then it hands over all of its energy to an electron in this atom . thereupon , the electron is quickly stopped because it , unlike a gamma ray , does not disregard the influence of atoms around it . when a gamma ray is emitted from the gamma source , it may either travel through a fraction of an inch in the wood or it may travel through all twelve inches . on the average , considering the mass behavior of thousands of gamma rays , there is a higher probability , however , that the gamma ray will be stopped in the first few layers of the absorber .\nto my mind radio - activity is a real disease of matter . moreover , it is a contagious disease . it spreads . you bring those debased and crumbling atoms near others and those too presently catch the trick of swinging themselves out of coherent existence . . . . i am haunted by a grotesque fancy of the ultimate eating away and dry - rotting and dispersal of all our world . so that while man still struggles and dreams his very substance will change and crumble from beneath him . i mention this here as a queer persistent fancy . suppose , indeed , that is to be the end of our planet ; no splendid climax and finale , no towering accumulation of achievements , but just - - atomic decay !\nnever before in the history of warfare had there been a continuing explosive ; indeed , up to the middle of the twentieth century the only explosives known were combustibles whose explosiveness was due entirely to their instantaneousness ; and these atomic bombs which science burst upon the world that night were strange even to the men who used them . those used by the allies were lumps of pure carolinum , painted on the outside with unoxidised cydonator inducive enclosed hermetically in a case of membranium . a little celluloid stud between the handles by which the bomb was lifted was arranged so as to be easily torn off and admit air to the inducive , which at once became active and set up radio - activity in the outer layer of the carolinum sphere . this liberated fresh inducive , and so in a few minutes the whole bomb was a blazing continual explosion .\nrequest for question clarification by silviares - ga on 03 sep 2002 13 : 16 pdt hi dave first of all i followed your directions in the clarification to my first request and sent a new email to the first collector trying to find out if the person is really willing to sell and what the price would be . i ' m waiting for a reply . second , in regard to your last clarification , if all you need are detailed pictures then one of the collectors i contacted suggested the following\n. . . the other possibility that comes to mind is to take an extended series of high resolution digital pictures of a complete set , documents , etc . and compliment the pictures with some promotional literature from the manufacturer . . . .\nif that is the case you can probably contact the ac gilbert discovery village . urltoken as i said they have one , they are probably not willing to sell it but you should be able to get detailed pictures . silviares"]}
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", "topic": 37}], "title": "magnatune", "paragraphs": ["john buckman , magnatune ceo ( \u201cjb\u201d ) : the creative commons license , which applies to all of magnatune\u2019s mp3s , enables a few different things .\ncheck out the amarok post on the magnatune blog for screenshots of that integration .\nbrowse the magnatune music catalogue , and play full - length previews through your squeezebox .\nthe iphone / android app called\napptui\nrecently added strong support for magnatune .\nfigure 1 . the magnatune home page ( urltoken ) answers visitors ' top eight questions .\ni ' ve just finished adding https support for magnatune , which you can reach at urltoken .\ncreative commons today announced that magnatune records founder john buckman has joined the organization\u2019s board of directors .\n- planet erstwild - 20100305 - magnatune founder john buckman | kruu - lp 100 . 1 fm\nthese compilation disks unite the best songs from our artists for each of magnatune ' s musical genres .\nmagnatune has collected several hard to find or out of print musical pieces that they sell licensing to .\ncreative commons is pleased to announce that magnatune records founder john buckman has joined our board of directors .\nmagnatune records is an internet - based record label that uses creative commons licensing to gain wider audiences for its music . magnatune currently represents over 220 recording artists and released its 500th album in october 2006 .\nto magnatune . their sound can be best described as a new take on old funk . their album ,\nparts of magnatune are very image heavy , such as those that show many album covers or many artists .\nall in all , it ' s a bit like apple\nremote\napp for itunes . it ' s not a general replacement for the magnatune iphone / android app : it fills a different need , of remote controlling your browser ' s session with magnatune . and fyi , it works both on the free and member sections of magnatune ( i . e . , http : / / download . magnatune . com )\namarok ' s most recent release ( 1 . 4 . 4 ) includes a magnatune store browser . it has always been possible to stream full songs and albums from the magnatune web site , but with amarok you can browse the entire magnatune catalog , play songs or entire albums , and even purchase albums directly through your music player .\nmagnatune relaunched itself today with a new business model . we ' re now in the no - limits membership business .\nmagnatune makes non - exclusive agreements with its artists and gives them fifty percent of any proceeds from online sales or licensing . all tracks available on magnatune come without drm and buyers can set the price they wish to pay for an album .\nwhy should i care ? \u2014 a one - line description of what you do and , if possible , why someone should be interested . for magnatune , it ' s \u201cinternet music without the guilt\u201d followed by \u201cmagnatune , the open music record label\u201d .\nthis month we added 21 new albums to the magnatune library . here is a selection of latest additions to our downloads website .\nmagnatune is an internet music record label . it was born out of personal experiences from my wife releasing her cd on a british record label and some observations i ' d gathered about the music industry . magnatune is different from traditional labels in the following ways :\nmagnatune provides \u201cinternet music without the guilt . \u201d based in berkeley , california , magnatune is a record label with a 21st century business model , offering consumers a unique mix of free and paid music . one of the first for - profit companies to adopt creative commons\u2019 copyright licenses into its strategy , magnatune has amassed both an impressive buzz and a large artist roster . we recently spoke with magnatune founder and ceo john buckman about the music company\u2019s progress and plans , and how going \u201csome rights reserved\u201d can boost the bottom line .\nanother is the selection . like a major label , magnatune offers quite a few genres of music . but unlike a major , magnatune sells more classical music than anything else . world music , electronica and new age are also big sellers . evidently magnatune has found an audience with tastes that are not being adequately served by the old - guard labels . so , although its nontraditional business plan may get much of the press , magnatune\u2019s concentration on high quality music in second - tier genres is also a big factor in its success .\nplugins for mpris , magnatune , lastfm ( album art and scrobbling ) , lyrics fetching , notifications , ubuntu soundmenu , . . .\nwe are unable to find itunes on your computer . to download and subscribe to classical podcast from urltoken by magnatune , get itunes now .\nanything you can ' t do with the magnatune - specific components , you do with the screen of your smartphone , which works like a remote trackpad .\nlisten to internet radio from spotify , grooveshark , somafm , magnatune , jamendo , urltoken , digitally imported , urltoken , soundcloud , icecast and subsonic servers .\ni ' m someone who still believes in owning my music and fair compensation of musicians so i deeply appreciate magnatune . however i am looking to convert my large classical lp collection to cd / mp3 and magnatune has only a smallish selection of what i ' m looking for : maybe 10 - 15 albums total .\njb : yes , i absolutely think the magnatune \u201ctry before you buy\u201d model would work for films and books . i\u2019ve registered \u201cmagnatome . com\u201d as a possible expansion of magnatune into books . most visitors see magnatune in a very simple light : they can listen to our music , the selection is really good , and the product ( when you buy ) is of high quality . where - ever there\u2019s a glut of \u201ccontent\u201d , much of it not - so - good , a magnatune - like business that picks the best stuff , and let\u2019s potential buyers see the value of their choice , i think there\u2019s a viable business .\nmagnatune was born out of personal experiences from my wife releasing her cd on a british record label and some observations i ' d gathered about the music industry .\nbuckman\u2019s appointment is a reflection of creative commons\u2019 growing interest in commercial applications of cc\u2019s licenses and principles . buckman\u2019s business \u2014 magnatune records \u2014 is an internet - based record label that uses creative commons licensing to gain wider audiences for its music . magnatune currently represents over 220 recording artists and released its 500th album in october 2006 .\nmagnatune is a record label with the motto we are not evil . based in berkeley , california , it is the perfect antithesis of the trigger happy lawyer toting riaa label . it is a strange one , as far as record labels go , but in a very good way . some of many interesting facts about magnatune :\nthe only downside to buying via the amarok magnatune store is that it doesn ' t provide any way to order physical media . magnatune allows users to buy music on cd plus the digital download , but you can purchase only the digital download via the amarok store . the developers say that some of this is up to magnatune to implement in its rest protocol , but they ' ve received a few requests for the ability to buy physical media and they will be looking into supporting that .\nmagnatune has been a leader in implementing the cc + protocol . lisa debenedictis is a popular music on magnatune . debenedictis released an a capella version of\ngirl and supergirl\non ccmixter . the a capella vocals were remixed into 76 songs , and magnatune picked the best remixes at the time for\nmixter one\n, an compilation album where magnatune signed distribution agreements with all the chosen remixers . both the remixers and the original musician ( debenedictis get paid for sales of the compilation . one of the remixes from\nmixter one\nwas then picked up as a commercial license by a bicycle company for a promotional cd , which they in turn sell .\nand people like patronizing businesses who are good citizens , who are helping a cause they believe in . magnatune\u2019s incorporation of creative commons helps our visitors feel good about us .\nmagnatune was born out of some observations i ' d gathered about the music industry , along with personal experiences from my wife releasing her cd on an indie record label .\nmagnatune is one of the perfect examples of what the digital entertainment industry must do . i ' m glad of your success : simplicity , quality , interesting price . . .\nif you think magnatune is a worthy goal , please support it . there are powerful forces who want it to fail , so i need your help if this is going to work .\ni believe that the home page of any successful company , project or organization needs to address eight issues immediately . as shown in figure 1 , magnatune ' s home pages answers all eight :\nat this point i would like to do a shout out . mr . jade leary is a magnatune artist and a podcast maker user . his album the lost art of human kindness is the 9th highest valued magnatune album of all time . so if you are into alt . rock you should definitely listen to mr . leary ' s music here and check out his podcast here .\nlast year the linux media player amarok created a demo livecd using cc licensed music from the wired cd . in the meantime amarok developers have added many features and have now added access to magnatune within the player . ( we\u2019ve mentioned magnatune here many times , but for new readers , it is an innovative record label that uses cc licensing , see our interview with the founder . )\njb : when we all have ipod - like devices and no one buys cds , magnatune will need to be a record label known for its absolutely amazing catalog of a half - dozen genres . if magnatune becomes known for its great music , like warp records and blue note , that\u2019s the best i can hope for . because , in the end , it\u2019s all about the music .\nthe most recent stable version of amarok doesn ' t provide information about the connection to the magnatune store , so one might wonder whether the connection is secure . i emailed the amarok developers about this , and they say that amarok does connect to magnatune over an encrypted connection . they indicated that future releases will provide more explicit information about the connection so users can see that the connection is encrypted .\nthings aren\u2019t quite that cut and dried : cd baby does provide a recommendation engine and offer some promotional possibilities ; conversely , magnatune artists do have their own websites , from which they link to magnatune . but buckman\u2019s distinction between a \u201cboutique\u201d store / label like his and a supermarket like cd baby is important . any artist can sell through cd baby : currently it offers cds from a staggering 112 , 000 indie musicians and bands . magnatune\u2019s 200 or so artists , by contrast , have been selected carefully by buckman and his small staff . it so happens , for example , that magnatune has an excellent roster of early ( e . g . baroque , or pre - classical ) music , of which i am a fairly big consumer . having bought several albums and sampled numerous others there , i know that most anything magnatune offers in that genre will be something i would want to have . so , for me , magnatune has become a destination in itself . and when i buy music there , i know that 50 % of my purchase price will be going directly to the artist . hence i am getting not only music i like but the satisfaction of knowing i am truly supporting the musicians .\nmagnatune now automatically detects retina display devices ( i . e . , ipad , hd android , and 4k monitors ) and swaps in album art and artist photos at twice the resolution in those cases .\nmagnatune is my project . the goal is to find a way to run a record label in the internet reality : file trading , internet radio , musicians ' rights , the whole nine - yards .\nclassical we ' ve added a wide selection of albums to magnatune ' s classical section recently , particularly from lute , clarinet and cello musicians including james akers , romualdo barone and alison crum and roy marks .\napptui turns your smartphone into a remote trackpad to your web browser ( that ' s a generic feature for every web site ) and then it also adds site - specific navigation and control buttons for magnatune .\namarok ' s playlist interface takes a little bit of exploration to find all of the features hidden in its nooks and crannies . the left side has several\nbrowsers\nthat display amarok ' s music collection , playlists , files , media players , and the magnatune store . integration with magnatune is relatively new , so if you ' re using an older version of amarok , you may not have that option .\ni had removed the link from the home page for one day , and it ' s back now . however , it ' s no longer on every artist page at magnatune , as that seemed like overkill .\nwe\u2019ve added a whole host of talented musicians and djs to magnatune during april and may . the wide variety of genres and top quality musicianship demonstrates that we only add high - end music to our downloads website .\ni recently added\nretina image\nsupport widely to magnatune , so that if you have a\nretina monitor\n( ipad , high res android , or 4k resolution monitor ) the magnatune web site automatically detects this and sends you album art and artist photos at twice the horizontal and vertical resolution . the downside to this is that the\nretina\nimages are much larger , which is why i wanted to implement webp support .\nmagnatune might not be evil , but building a company takes money . buckman has invested $ 1 million into the site , and it is just now \u201cbarely turning a profit , as of august 2005\u2026 [ but ] the \u2018barely\u2019 is on purpose : the focus is on growing magnatune , not pulling cash out , because this is all about getting musicians enough money so they can keep at it , and avoid working at burger king ! \u201d\nwhere am i ? \u2014 a graphic logo on the top left or top right does the trick . it ' s even better if you have a catchy line . for magnatune , it ' s \u201cwe are not evil\u201d .\namarok is a powerful media manager that integrates well with web services like last . fm , magnatune and more . amarok comes with many features , like support for community - developed scripts , dynamic playlists , context views and more .\nseveral unusual features can be found in magnatune ' s music - download purchasing process . buyers determine how much they want to pay , we don ' t use a shopping cart , we support paypal and anonymous visa purchases are allowed .\nsecond , noncommercial projects ( like student films ) can use our music for free in their projects . this helps our music get wider distribution , and future filmmakers learn that magnatune is a great place to find music for their films .\nmagnatune is helping to prove the contrary . on the heels of its quietly revolutionary announcement that customers may share their uncompressed - audio music purchases with up to three friends , the online record label and store has seen a 40 % increase in sales . i spoke by email with magnatune founder john buckman about his new offer to \u201cfill your ipod for $ 200\u201d and , generally , about what he\u2019s doing right and what the music industry on the whole is doing wrong .\ni read this article by courtney love six months after starting magnatune , and was stunned by how much i have in common with her vision and understanding of the music business . and , she ' s much more eloquent than i am .\njohn buckman i s the founder of berkeley , california - based recording label magnatune , a pioneer in digital downloading , application of creative commons copyrights , and artist - friendly business practices , sometimes referred to as\nfair trade music .\nthe last bullet - point is the raison d ' \u00eatre for this post . it may be old news to some of you , but all of the 5487 tracks by 206 different artists under magnatune are creative commons licensed . this is a good deal for both the podcaster and the artist . magnatune is an underdog in the music industry , but it is a company that totally gets the changes coming with the digital era and this podcast loving attitude is just one example of many .\ni ' ve been using ( and testing ) it these past few weeks , as their magnatune support went into beta , and i ' m pleased to say i ' m finding it quite useful . it ' s free , and downloadable here .\nif you ' re one for the deeper darker side of ambient , have a taste for melody driven indie folk or perhaps veer towards traditional instruments such as the lute or cello then be sure to check out our latest additions to the magnatune music library .\nfees from music licensing ( to independent filmmakers , for example ) can be a significant part of the income an artist can make , but usually it\u2019s a much more difficult side of the business for artists to deal with \u2013 unless they\u2019re also lawyers . but magnatune makes it unusually easy , both financially and technically , for producers to license its artists\u2019 music . in fact , the artists who market and appeal to both consumers ( via direct downloads ) and producers ( via licensing ) do the best at magnatune .\nthere is an it conversations interview that i recommend with the magnatune founder john buckman here . he explains in depth how magnatune is different from traditional labels and gives us his insight on how the music industry is changing in this digital era . it was interesting for me because i am also a producer of digital content and his perspective on things is refreshing . i sincerely hope that ventures like his succeed in taking a huge chunk of the business away from the crap pushing greedy cartel of the big 5 record companies .\nwho are we ? bookmooch is conceived , designed , written and administered by john buckman ( pictured above ) . john also runs the online record label magnatune . the graphic identity of the site is by claudy niesen , and the illustration is by andrice arp .\njohn buckman is founder and owner of magnatune . com , a online record label he launched may of 2003 with the motto \u201cwe are not evil . \u201d since that time , he has signed over 220 artists and sells their music directly from the magnatune site through online downloads and print - on - demand cds , as well as an innovative licensing tool that allows filmmakers and other creative professionals to license music for use in commercial projects directly from the magnatune site . known for his progressive take on label operations , buckman emphasizes an anti - drm stance and a musician - friendly approach that includes forming non - exclusive agreements with recording artists , sharing profits equally with them , and allowing them to retain full rights to their own music . buckman is also a well - known figure in the open - source community and successfully applies both open source and creative commons - based principles to ensure the entire magnatune catalog is heard by the widest possible audience . john divides his time between london and berkeley , ca and is married to classical and electronic musician jan hanford buckman .\ni am so glad to see magnatune going this way . and that you have not restricted us to paypal . i am a longtime fan / supporter / member , but dropped out of download membership when you did that . now jumping back on board with a smile .\nmagnatune , a record label founded in 2003 , is a pioneer of open music , the most successful attempt to embed creative commons ( cc ) licenses in a sustainable commercial venture , and an early adopter of variable pricing . initially conceived as part online radio station , part retailer and part licensing - suite , the business model continues to evolve in response to consumer and technology trends . magnatune uses unconventional means to create the fan base , and then monetizes it via the traditional - - though updated \u2014 methods of selling downloads and commercial licensing rights .\ni ' ve been a big fan of magnatune since it debuted a few years ago . i ' m happy to pay for music , but i like to be able to listen to it first to see if it ' s something i like , and don ' t want to deal with any digital restrictions management ( drm ) crippled cds . magnatune has an interesting selection , and a no - hassle way of doing business that ' s good for customers and good for artists , since half of the sale price goes directly to the artist .\ni want to steer \u2014 despite all these hints on what to do next , visitors often want to decide for themselves where to go . on magnatune , 15 % of people coming to the home page click on the artists tab . make the major site navigation options clear .\nhowever , as one journalist observed that magnatune is \u201ccompletely reinventing all aspects of the music business , becoming a fully vertically - integrated company\u201d ( ie , doing a & r , recording , distribution , licensing , pr ) i think i have my hands full with \u201cjust\u201d music .\nmagnatune runs on open - source software . five 2 . 4ghz 1u rackmount boxes run linux . disk storage is provided by hardware raid on four rackmount drive arrays , each with seven drives for a total of 28 drives . each array is configured for raid5 with one hot spare .\nthe minimum membership period is 3 months , but other than that , nothing prevents you from doing that . would you prefer that magnatune use drm to prevent the 3 % of members who do this ? ( and it is about 3 % , as i do track it ) . i prefer that magnatune not be evil , and not punish the 97 % who\nplay fair\nin order to stop the 3 % who don ' t . and besides , even with that 3 % we still made $ 45 in revenue , which isn ' t shabby .\ni ' m personally really excited with the change , because 4 years ago i noticed that our download sales were declining , and it wasn ' t until 2 years ago that i finally figured out what people wanted . magnatune has been going since 2003 , and the future looks rosy .\nmagnatune\u2019s latest marketing idea is its new \u201cfill your ipod\u201d offer . noting that ipods have a lot more storage space than the average person has enough music ( and / or time ) to fill up , buckman came up with the idea of bundling its 400 or so albums into one $ 200 lump - sum purchase . yes , that\u2019s not much money going to each artist included in the bundle , but it\u2019s better - than - free promotion , especially considering that people who take magnatune up on the offer would not have otherwise been acquiring most of those albums at all .\napache 2 running php and openssl serves all the html pages . when magnatune was slashdotted , i found that apache could not keep up with the load for images . all http image requests now are off - loaded to aolserver , which had the lowest latency to serve images at high loads .\njohn buckman : hey , no - one ' s counting , if you want to share it with 5 people , fine , great , you introduced more people to magnatune . the point is not to put the files up on your web site as a torrent for the world to take .\nfor its musicians , magnatune offers more than a storefront . it employs \u201ca full time pr agency that does nothing but send our cds out to magazines and websites for reviews . we\u2019re constantly getting major pr . \u201d this week\u2019s issue of time magazine , for example , lists magnatune among the top 20 music websites ; a full page story in the economist appeared recently ; \u201cand those stories usually feature our artists . not to mention podcasters playing our music , our network of partner web sites ( webjay , irate , last . fm ) and others . \u201d buckman has a refreshingly radical view of paid advertising : \u201cadvertising is stupid , it\u2019s only for companies that no one is naturally interested in . over 600 , 000 web sites point to urltoken today , because they think it\u2019s a very good thing and want to spread the word . magnatune is religion . fight evil ! what could be simpler ? \u201d\njohn buckman is the founder of magnatune , an internet - based record company . he is the webmaster of piazzolla ( urltoken ) , a tango music site , runs the internet lute society ( urltoken ) and co - runs urltoken , the main web site for the classical composer j . s . bach .\nthe fix is included in the dev builds , so if you ' re afraid of unstable release , you can test it . but , i will probably include it into the final 1 . 0 release . once you will used a fixed release , you will need to refresh your magnatune ' s catalog .\n\u201ci\u2019m thrilled that creative commons has asked me to contribute at this level , \u201d says buckman . \u201cthrough magnatune i\u2019ve been trying to show how the commons can help businesses succeed in a commercial sense . i have a lot to say about how cc principles can be applied successfully to the for - profit world . \u201d\nmagnatune customers set their own prices , paying what they feel an album is worth ( plus a fixed additional fee if they want a physical cd , including full artwork , mailed to them ) . on average , the artists receive $ 4 - $ 5 per album sale , far more than artists on major labels get . and while that may be somewhat less than the typical take from a cd sale at the revered online indie record store cd baby , and less ( percentage - wise ) than the latter pays out for download sales via its digital distribution service , buckman explains that cd baby is a very different beast : \u201ccd baby doesn\u2019t promote your cd , it\u2019s a shopping cart [ and fulfillment house ] for you to send orders to , from your [ the artists\u2019s ] web site . cargo cult , for example , one of magnatune\u2019s best - selling artists , sees fewer than 10 sales a quarter from cd baby yet sells hundreds of copies in that same time frame on magnatune . that\u2019s no failing of cd baby , they simply have a different mission : cd baby sells your cd to people who already want to buy it . magnatune finds people and gets them to want to buy your cd . totally different things , equally valid . \u201d\nis gnome\u2019s default music player . inspired by apple\u2019s itunes , it is simple to use and meets most needs with playlist support , ipod integration , podcast playback , streaming , et cetera . in addition , users are able to browse the drm - free music stores magnatune and jamendo . for more information , see the\nalso new to our classical collection this month is the latest album from daniel estem . daniel is our second ' most downloaded ' artist on magnatune . we are confident that daniel ' s new release , bach harpsichord suites on guitar , won ' t disappoint and will prove to be just as popular as his previous works .\nbuckman had this to say : \u201ci\u2019m thrilled that creative commons has asked me to contribute at this level . through magnatune i\u2019ve been trying to show how the commons can help businesses succeed in a commercial sense . i have a lot to say about how cc principles can be applied successfully to the for - profit world . \u201d\nmagnatune is the non - evil record label who gives away 128 kbps mp3s of all their artist ' s songs for free . you can then choose ( or not ) to purchase drm - free higher quality versions at a price you set and they allow you to share their purchased songs with 3 friends . the label splits revenues 50 / 50 with their ( carefully picked ) signed artists , while these artists keep all of the rights to their music with a non - exclusive contract . today , we are very happy to feature an interview with john buckman , the founder and owner of magnatune , to help us understand better their revolutionary business model .\nyou can listen to all our music as streaming 128k mp3s ( entire albums , not samples ) as well as on shoutcast mp3 stations . two clicks on magnatune queues a never - ending selection of our music in the genre of your choice . our assumption is you eventually will hear something you like and want to buy it .\nthe purpose of making music available in source code is to encourage derivative works , such as remixes , cover songs and sampling . source code also helps users understand the make - up and composition of a work . magnatune encourages all its musicians to make their tracks available in \u2018source code\u2019 , a concept imported from software production that means the software program in its original language8 . in the context of open music , the source code could be the scores , lyrics , midi files , samples or track - by - track audio files that comprise a recording . again , the cc license used by magnatune explicitly permits users to make derivative works for non - commercial purposes .\nwhat do you want me to do ? \u2014 for first - time visitors , it should be clear what the next step is . for magnatune , i want people to listen to the music immediately , so it says \u201cexplore a music genre : classical , electronica , metal & punk , new age , rock , world , others\u201d .\nthis release features tabbed playlists , playlist search , projectm visualisations , magnatune integration , replaygain volume normalisation and music transcoding . we ' ve fixed loads of bugs too - searching large libraries is now much faster , playback is much more reliable on windows , character encoding problems are fixed , and remote playlists should load correctly all the time .\nin this podcast : 1 . sj pettersson , 2 . harper ' s hamper , 3 . giorgio costantini , 4 . asteria , 5 . daniel estrem , 6 . janine johnson , 7 . viva la pepa , 8 . magnatune compilation , 9 . sebastian forster , 10 . takashi matsuishi spark , 11 . phebe craig and katherine we\nin this podcast : 1 . daniel estrem , 2 . the hurdy - gurdy band , 3 . steven devine , 4 . daniel estrem , 5 . magnatune compilation , 6 . colin booth , 7 . vito paternoster , 8 . daniel estrem , 9 . ensemble mirable , 10 . hanneke van proosdij , 11 . daughters of elvin , 12 . t\nmagnatune customers considering buying an album can listen to the whole thing online \u2013 not just samples \u2013 in high quality first . once they buy it , they can download both mp3s ( compressed ) and cd - quality audio files . although the latter are much bigger and take a lot longer to download , buckman reports that \u201c70 % of buyers get the perfect quality files , and another 40 % download the mp3s . you can download multiple formats , or come back in a month and get the files again . the trend is clearly toward perfect quality , as well as well - tagged mp3s for your ipod . \u201d since most online music stores do not offer full - quality files , this is one way magnatune stands out .\nwhat ' s new ? \u2014 give people an incentive to come back to your site by making it easy to see what ' s changed . there ' s a lot of new stuff at magnatune ( new press coverage , for example ) , but most people care only about our new artists and albums , so that ' s what ' s on the home page .\nthe vast majority react with # 2 , probably 60 % , with 20 % each belonging to camps # 1 and # 3 . for most of them , the business side of music is voodoo , and they trust me to be doing something good for them ( after all , with a 50 / 50 sales split , magnatune only makes money if the musician makes money ) .\nlet ' s say you are playing music at magnatune . com , in your apartment , and step away to make dinner . with your smartphone , you can easily use the stop / start / prev / next buttons to control the music playing . if you don ' t like a track , skip it . or use the stop / start button if you want some quiet .\nwell , if you download the livecd , you don ' t have to install it . it just runs off the cd , and when you reboot , nothing on your system has changed . otherwise , if you go out to the rhythmbox site , they have a section of screenshots ( urltoken ) although there ' s not much to see because the magnatune \\ jamendo stuff is just integrated into the menus . when you click on jamendo on the left , you see a library that looks exactly like your library , except it ' s full of all the jamendo artists , and ditto for magnatune . a screenshot of this would be indistinguishable from any other shot of a music library . so just imagine mediamonkey doing the same thing - you click either jamendo or magnatune on the left , it populates a library with all of their artists , and clicking on one starts a music stream , much like streamcast . ( jamendo ' s music , being free and cc - licensed , can also be downloaded at will , which is a slightly higher - level functionality that would probably be a little harder to implement , although rhythmbox does that as well . )\njohn buckman : i love it , there ' s no better way to create an audience for magnatune than to have the majors destroy any good feelings in their audience and to be so thoroughly disgusted with the majors that people will do anything not to give them any money . it ' s gotten so bad the major labels can ' t even buy a senator , they ' re that despised .\nall web pages in magnatune run php . purchases are logged to a mysql database . a perl script creates the track listings and m3u playlists . tcl scripts handle all other tasks , such as making zip , ogg vorbis and flac files and making per - album password configuration files for apache . apache http passwords are used to protect all purchasable downloads . we use rsync to distribute files among the servers .\ni decided not to use a shopping cart at magnatune because of the widely discussed problem of shopping - cart abandonment . when people are excited about an album and click the buy button , that ' s the time to capture the sale . with a shopping cart in place , a user often goes looking for more things to add and that initial buying compulsion is gone if they don ' t find something .\nthe most distinctive of magnatune\u2019s many unusual features is the policy of \u2018open music\u2019 , which is defined as having a catalogue that is \u201cshareable , available in \u2018source code\u2019 form , allows derivative works and is free of cost for non - commercial use . \u201d magnatune advocates for\nshareable music\n- - a distinct forking from the standard , \u2018all rights reserved\u2019 approach , because users are permitted to \u2014 rather than prohibited from \u2014 distribute further copies of the track . these permissions are signaled to users by the cc \u2018attribution non - commercial share - alike\u2019 license . in this case , permission to share also allows users to listen to the entire catalogue for free via the website\u2019s 128kbps streams , as well as to download the 128kbps mp3 files themselves by clicking the \u201clicense\u201d and then \u201cnon - commercial ( creative commons ) \u201d button .\njb : we\u2019re having a lot of success licensing our music to indie films , with between 20 and 30 indie film licenses every month . these are real films with budgets from $ 20 , 000 to $ 100 , 000 , but making films is expensive , and they need to keep costs down . the creative commons license lets filmmakers put magnatune music into their film while it\u2019s being made . then , once the film is accepted for distribution and becomes in effect \u201ccommercial\u201d as people then start paying to see it , the filmmaker buys a commercial use license \u2014 at a price they could determine online at the very beginning . this \u201cfree start - up , permission - not - withheld , fair - price\u201d business that creative commons + magnatune enables is unique today , and i believe is the reason we\u2019ve been so popular with indie filmmakers .\nthird , commercial projects that are in pre - production can put our music into their project mockups as a \u201ctemporary track\u201d to show their client their ideas . when the client accepts , the agency purchases a commercial use license to the music . in this way , magnatune\u2019s music gets used for flash - based web sites , promotional videos , and films - not - yet - in - distribution at cost to the agency .\nrock we ' re thrilled to see the return of nathan mathes to magnatune . nathan ' s new album , recs is crammed full of impeccably crafted indie folk songs about life ' s struggles and how to never give up . easy weather by the bell hours is another brilliant album that we ' ve added to our rock collection . easy weather is a sentimental take on modern rock and roll . both albums are certainly worth downloading .\njohn buckman : a few have , but mostly we pay so much more than indie labels do ( which is typically zero ) a musician getting $ 4000 a year from us is very unlikely to do any better with an exclusive deal , except off an advance from a major indie or major label . and frankly , magnatune is radical enough that people who want to sign up with it want nothing to do with the traditional evil music business .\nwell , jamendo is at urltoken and magnatune is at urltoken . however , the best example is the rhythmbox player ( urltoken ) which is the default media player on the gnome desktop interface for linux . the\neasiest\nway to see it in action would be to go download a linux live cd ( like from ubuntu at urltoken ) and run it long enough to see how its media player works . don ' t get me wrong , incidentally . . . i think mediamonkey is a superior player to rhythmbox in every way except this one . and in that sense it ' s superior to all the players on windows since , as far as i can tell , none of them integrate magnatune and jamendo like that . so implementing that same functionality would simultaneously give some more love to independent artists who aren ' t signed to major labels and bring a new selling point to mediamonkey that no other windows player has .\nalthough non - commercial use of the magnatune catalogue and its source code are free , users are restrained by the terms of the license from using the work for commercial purposes . users are not permitted to exploit the catalogue to make a profit . if any track in the catalogue is used with a commercial purpose , for example in a compilation or as a sample in a new track that will be for sale , then the user is required to negotiate commercial terms .\nwell , i certainly understand the reasons for the change . unfortunately , for some of us who live in countries where a payment of 15 usd a month is more difficult to earn back at work , i would have loved to still be able of downloading one album at a time now and then . not all the new music on magnatune is music that i would really like to own . so i will continue to listen to the new classical albums with advertisments , i guess .\ni ' m not sure why it is listed as $ 10 per month for 2 years - why not $ 2 per month for ten years , or $ 1 per month for 20 years or . . . ? perhaps it is because people have short time horizons . hopefully magnatune will be around for a long long time . i guess the risk is that if most people take out the lifetime option then the revenue stream will drop unless there is a constant supply of new members . it is not in the interest of lifetime members for magnatune to not be profitable and go out of business ! i hope if that were to ever happen that we would be given plenty of notice so we could go crazy downloading . . . as it is now i have been downloading a lot of albums in mp3 format to preview on my mp3 player with the intention of later downloading my favourites in flac or wav format for burning to cd to get the full quality recording .\ngiven all these factors , i thought , \u201cwhy not build a record label that has a clue ? \u201d create a label that helps artists get exposure , make at least as much money as they would make at traditional labels and get fans and concerts . magnatune is my project . the goal is to find a way to run a record label in the internet reality : file trading , internet radio , musicians ' rights , the whole nine yards . these aren ' t things that can be ignored .\nand npr . during these press events , we ' ve experienced huge bursts of web traffic . i run five servers at two different locations , each with 100mb feeds , and send load - balanced pages with dynamic php urls to each of them . i ' ve found this to be sufficient for the current demands . however , as magnatune has been growing by 30 % in traffic and revenue each month , i ' m seriously looking at peer - to - peer as a load balancing and scalability solution .\nonce a user clicks on the magnatune home page to select a genre , such as electronica ( see figure 2 ) , a web page is displayed that shows four main choices : 1 ) listen to every album in electronica , one album after another , 2 ) listen to a mix of our electronica artists , 3 ) listen to the entire album of any of our electronica artists and 4 ) click on an artist to learn more . the first three choices offer users immediate gratification by allowing them to hear music immediately .\nwhat steps will reproduce the problem ? 1 . open magnatune overview 2 . select album or tracks with apostrophes , e . g . a ) albums by\nharper ' s harper\nb )\na berliner ' s hope\nby\ndr kuch\n3 . watch clementine trying , but failing to play , displaying a greyed out song . what is the expected output ? what do you see instead ? music / a greyed out song . what version of the product are you using ? on what operating system ? 1 . 0rc1\nthe one feature i ' d most like to see in mediamonkey is one that is currently unavailable in any windows media player : library integration of magnatune and jamendo . both have open libraries that allow 3rd party apps to access their streams , but very few players make use of this . probably the most notable is the linux player rhythmbox , which has a nearly ideal implementation of them . integrating them means that users would always have a vast library of music at their fingertips , even if they didn ' t have a large local library . thanks !\na basic element of magnatune\u2019s business plan is that although it sells directly to the customer , it also deals directly with the artists , who are signed to non - exclusive distribution agreements and receive 50 % of the proceeds from sales of their music . the lack of an intrusive middleman is what makes this equal partnership economically and conceptually practical . with traditional record labels , creativity in marketing is discouraged , when it\u2019s needed now more than ever ; \u201cevery business idea [ the artists ] have needs to be approved by the record companies [ which ] control the music , \u201d buckman says .\ni recently signed up for a 3 month download subscription at the minimum $ 10 / mo with the notion that i would use the non - download url to also buy any albums i really liked . i hesitated to commit to paying more for the subscription when i mainly use pandora and urltoken ( both for pay ) and i already have a large music collection . ( so far , i think i only listened to one magnatune download all the way through . ) i guess what would be best for me would be a subscription with download limits , larger streaming limits , and the option of upgrading to unlimited .\nmagnatune , how about expanding your offerings ? $ 15 is a lot for me considering that i purchase from many other sites a - la carte . for instance , dance department ( radio 538 ) went to a paid podcast which i signed up for . it is 5 . 38 euros per year . how about you think of offering a reduced price paid podcast only ? i would definitely sign up since i love your offerings but don ' t want to get locked into a cable - type bill every month . p . s i was one of the few that downloaded single albums that you offered in the past .\nrecord label who gives away 128 kbps mp3s of all their artist ' s songs for free . you can then choose ( or not ) to purchase drm - free higher quality versions at a price you set and they allow you to share their purchased songs with 3 friends . the label splits revenues 50 / 50 with their ( carefully picked ) signed artists , while these artists keep all of the rights to their music with a non - exclusive contract . today , we are very happy to feature an interview with john buckman , the founder and owner of magnatune , to help us understand better their revolutionary business model .\nthe creative clearinghouse is a place where people wanting to license cc music for commercial use could come . the price is set automatically by the same online pricing engine used at magnatune , and the signed contracts are generated automatically with payment . we\u2019ll also act as the publisher and collect performance royalties on behalf of the artist . what this means is that when a musician puts a cc license on their work , they could add \u201cfor commercial use , see urltoken so that a film - maker could easily determine ( in advance ) that this music is easy to license , they can see what the price will be , and they know that permission - to - use will not be denied .\non the magnatune buy page , we require only a customer ' s credit - card number and expiration date\u2014that ' s all we need to complete the transaction . we do ask for a name and e - mail address , stating : \u201cif you want to be anonymous , you can omit your e - mail and name , but we won ' t be able to e - mail you a copy of your order . \u201d asking for a minimal amount of data at purchase time makes it quick for people to fill out the purchase form . additionally , not requiring an e - mail address means the buyer doesn ' t need to worry about e - commerce spam resulting from the purchase .\nas i ' m writing this article , magnatune has about 60 musicians and 130 albums and is growing by about 15 musicians and 30 albums per month . my top musicians should see about $ 6 , 000 us of royalties in a year . on average , musicians should see about $ 1 , 500 us each year . if the 30 % growth holds up , i ' ll be able to pay my musicians even more . more than anything , that ' s what excites me : that i ' m able to have a material impact on these musicians . they are excited by the success , people are hearing their music , and the artists have the financial wherewithal to continue recording great albums ."]}
{"id": 55633, "summary": [{"text": "philosophical presentism is the view that neither the future nor the past exist .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "in some versions of presentism , this view is extended to timeless objects or ideas ( such as numbers ) .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "according to presentism , events and entities that are wholly past or wholly future do not exist at all .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "presentism contrasts with eternalism and the growing block theory of time which hold that past events , like the battle of waterloo , and past entities , like alexander the great 's warhorse bucephalus , really do exist , although not in the present .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "eternalism extends to future events as well .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "saint augustine proposed that the present is analogous to a knife edge placed exactly between the perceived past and the imaginary future and does not include the concept of time .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "this should be self-evident because , if the present is extended , it must have separate parts \u2013 but these must be simultaneous if they are truly a part of the present .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "according to early philosophers , time can not be simultaneously past and present and hence not extended .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "contrary to saint augustine , some philosophers propose that conscious experience is extended in time .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "for instance , william james said that time is \" the short duration of which we are immediately and incessantly sensible \" .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "other early presentist philosophers include the indian buddhist tradition .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "fyodor shcherbatskoy , a leading scholar of the modern era on buddhist philosophy , has written extensively on buddhist presentism : \" everything past is unreal , everything future is unreal , everything imagined , absent , mental ... is unreal .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "ultimately , real is only the present moment of physical efficiency [ i.e. , causation ] . \"", "topic": 25}, {"text": "according to j. m. e. mctaggart 's , the unreality of time , there are two ways of referring to events : the ' a series ' ( or ' tensed time ' : yesterday , today , tomorrow ) and the ' b series ' ( or ' untensed time ' : monday , tuesday , wednesday ) .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "presentism posits that the a series is fundamental and that the b series alone is not sufficient .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "presentists maintain that temporal discourse requires the use of tenses , whereas the \" old b-theorists \" argued that tensed language could be reduced to tenseless facts ( dyke , 2004 ) .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "arthur prior has argued against un-tensed theories with the following ideas : the meaning of statements such as \" thank goodness that 's over \" is much easier to see in a tensed theory with a distinguished , present now .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "similar arguments can be made to support the theory of egocentric presentism ( or perspectival realism ) , which holds that there is a distinguished , present self .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "in modern theory of relativity , the conceptual observer is at a geometric point in both space and time at the apex of the ' light cone ' which observes the events laid out in time as well as space .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "different observers may disagree on whether two events at different locations occurred simultaneously depending on whether the observers are in relative motion ( see relativity of simultaneity ) .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "this theory depends upon the idea of time as an extended thing and has been confirmed by experiment , thus giving rise to a philosophical viewpoint known as four dimensionalism .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "although the contents of an observation are time-extended , the conceptual observer , being a geometric point at the origin of the light cone , is not extended in time or space .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "this analysis contains a paradox in which the conceptual observer contains nothing , even though any real observer would need to be the extended contents of an observation to exist .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "this paradox is partially resolved in relativity theory by defining a ' frame of reference ' to encompass the measuring instruments used by an observer .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "this reduces the time separation between instruments to a set of constant intervals .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "some of the difficulties and paradoxes of presentism can be resolved by changing the normal view of time as a container or thing unto itself and seeing time as a measure of changing spatial relationships among objects .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "thus , observers need not be extended in time to exist and to be aware , but they rather exist and the changes in internal relationships within the observer can be measured by stable countable events . ", "topic": 28}], "title": "philosophical presentism", "paragraphs": ["zimmerman , dean , 1996 , \u201cpersistence and presentism , \u201d philosophical papers , 25 : 115\u2013126 .\nhere are a variety of brief philosophical arguments against past - directed time travel .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 1995 , \u201cthe open past , \u201d philosophical studies , 79 : 95\u2013105 .\npresentism is opposed by non - presentism , which is the view that there are some non - present objects . more precisely , non - presentism is the view that , possibly , it is sometimes true that there are some non - present objects .\nbourne , craig , 2006 , a future for presentism , oxford : oxford university press .\nbigelow , john , 1996 , \u201cpresentism and properties , \u201d in james tomberlin ( ed . ) , philosophical perspectives ( volume 10 : metaphysics ) , oxford : blackwell , pp . 35\u201352 .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 1999 , \u201cpresentism and ontological commitment , \u201d journal of philosophy , 96 : 325\u2013347 .\na brief defense of presentism , the view that the past and the future are not real .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 1989b , \u201cpersistence , change , and explanation , \u201d philosophical studies , 56 : 1\u201328 .\nvihvelin , kadri , 1996 , \u201cwhat time travelers cannot do , \u201d philosophical studies , 81 : 315\u2013330 .\ndespite the fact that presentism has the firm backing of common sense and eternalism revolts against it , eternalism is widely regarded as almost the default view in contemporary debates , and presentism as a highly problematic view .\nrea , michael c . , 1998 , \u201ctemporal parts unmotivated , \u201d the philosophical review , 107 : 225\u2013260 .\nbesson , corine and hattiangadi , anandi , forthcoming , \u201cthe open future , bivalence and assertion , \u201d philosophical studies .\ngodfrey - smith , william , 1979 , \u201cspecial relativity and the present , \u201d philosophical studies , 36 : 233\u2013244 .\nsullivan , meghan , 2012a , \u201cthe minimal a - theory , \u201d philosophical studies , 158 : 149 - 174 .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 1994 , \u201cthe 3d / 4d controversy and non - present objects , \u201d philosophical papers , 23 : 243\u2013249 .\nto put the matter in the modal language , worlds that include closed timelike curves have no place for presentism and tense .\na series of popular lectures about time by a renowned physicist with an interest in philosophical issues , but emphasizing the arrow of time .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 2011 , \u201con the meaning of the question \u2018how fast does time pass ? \u2019 , \u201d philosophical studies , 155 : 325\u2013344 .\nthe entirety of part ii of the book is devoted to the hard task of defending presentism in the face of special and general relativity .\nthese defects are somewhat mitigated in bourne ' s more helpful discussion of presentism ' s standing vis - \u00e0 - vis general relativity and cosmology .\nmeiland , jack w . , 1974 , \u201ca two - dimensional passage model of time for time travel , \u201d philosophical studies , 26 : 153\u2013173 .\nphilosophical presentism philosophical presents is the philosophical doctrine that recognizes only the events and entities that occur in the present or past . in some versions of presentism , this is extended to timeless objects or ideas such as numbers . = = = = = = = image - copyright - info = = = = = = = = license : creative commons attribution - share alike 3 . 0 ( cc - by - sa - 3 . 0 ) licenselink : urltoken author - info : user : s sepp image source : urltoken = = = = = = = image - copyright - info = = = = = = = = - video is targeted to blind users attribution : article text available under cc - by - sa image source in video urltoken\nanother argument that might be raised against the possibility of time travel depends on the claim that presentism is true . for if presentism is true , then neither past nor future objects exist . and in that case , it is hard to see how anyone could travel to the past or the future .\ncraig bourne , a future for presentism , oxford university press , 2006 , 242pp . , $ 55 . 00 ( hbk ) , isbn : 9780199212804\nreviews the arguments for and against the claim that , since the present in the theory of relativity is relative to reference frame , presentism must be incorrect .\neternalism contrasts to presentism and is thought of as its opposite . eternalism is the philosophical theory which says that all points in time are equally real . the past , the present , and the future are all real . in this sense , socrates and tomorrow\u2019s events exist right now , even if i cannot see them or interact with them . many philosophers have adopted eternalism because they argue that presentism is contradicted by einstein\u2019s special and general theory of relativity , whereas eternalism agrees with it . as the philosopher of science , dean rickles puts it : \u201cthe consensus among philosophers seems to be that special and general relativity are incompatible with presentism . \u201d\nlewis , david , 1986a , \u201cthe paradoxes of time travel , \u201d in lewis , david , philosophical papers ( volume 2 ) , oxford : oxford university press .\nfor a review of the argument from relativity against presentism , and for some criticisms of the block theory , see ( putnam 1967 ) and ( saunders 2002 ) .\nsavitt , steven ( ed . ) , 1995 , time ' s arrows today : recent physical and philosophical work on the direction of time , cambridge : cambridge university press .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 2003 , \u201ca defense of presentism , \u201d in dean zimmerman ( ed . ) , oxford studies in metaphysics ( volume 1 ) , oxford : oxford university press .\nmarkosian , ned , \u201ca defense of presentism , \u201d in zimmerman , dean ( ed . ) , oxford studies in metaphysics , vol . 1 , oxford university press , 2003 .\nmore importantly , it is utterly unclear what relation , if any , the cosmological time may bear to the phenomenological local time , which is the real source of many issues surrounding presentism .\nhinchliff , mark , 1996 , \u201cthe puzzle of change , \u201d in james tomberlin ( ed . ) , philosophical perspectives ( volume 10 : metaphysics ) , oxford : blackwell , pp . 119\u2013136 .\n\u2013\u2013\u2013 , 1998 , \u201ctemporary intrinsics and presentism , \u201d in peter van inwagen and dean zimmerman ( eds . ) , metaphysics : the big questions , oxford : blackwell , pp . 206\u2013219 .\nthe three answers just given to the question ,\nwhat is time ?\nare informative . however , when philosophers ask the question , they normally do not want such a succinct answer . they want to be told more about the nature of time . they complain that the full nature of physical time can be revealed only by adding a philosophical theory of time that addresses the many philosophical issues that scientists do not concern themselves with .\nthe philosophical dispute about presentism , the growing - past theory , and the block theory or eternalism has taken a linguistic turn by focusing upon a question about language : \u201care predictions true or false at the time they are uttered ? \u201d those who believe in the block - universe ( and thus in the determinate reality of the future ) will answer \u201cyes , \u201d while a \u201cno\u201d will be given by presentists and advocates of the growing - past .\nunlike some other presentists , he does not think eternalism is utterly untenable ; instead he thinks it is a theory to beat , and he takes up the formidable challenge of defending a version of presentism against all the odds .\nearman , john , 1995 , \u201crecent work on time travel , \u201d in steven savitt ( ed . ) , time ' s arrows today : recent physical and philosophical work on the direction of time , cambridge : cambridge university press , pp . 268\u2013310 .\nphilosophers of time would like to resolve as many issues as they can from the list of philosophical issues mentioned in the opening summary . some issues are intimately related to others so that it is reasonable to expect a resolution of one to have deep implications for another . for example , there is an important subset of related philosophical issues about time that cause many philosophers of time to divide into two broad camps , the a - camp and the b - camp , because they are on the opposite sides of those issues .\none philosophical implication of the relativity of time is that it seems to be more difficult to defend mctaggart ' s a - theory that says temporal properties of events such as\nis happening now\nor\nhappened in the past\nare frame - free properties of those events .\npresentism is the view that only present objects exist . more precisely , it is the view that , necessarily , it is always true that only present objects exist . ( at least , that is how the name \u2018presentism\u2019 will be used here . some writers have used the name differently . note that , unless otherwise indicated , what is meant here by \u2018present\u2019 is temporally present , as opposed to spatially present . ) according to presentism , if we were to make an accurate list of all the things that exist \u2014 i . e . , a list of all the things that our most unrestricted quantifiers range over \u2014 there would be not a single non - present object on the list . thus , you and the taj mahal would be on the list , but neither socrates nor any future martian outposts would be included . ( assuming , that is , both ( i ) that each person is identical to his or her body , and ( ii ) that socrates ' s body ceased to be present \u2014 thereby going out of existence , according to presentism \u2014 shortly after he died . those who reject the first of these assumptions should simply replace the examples in this article involving allegedly non - present people with appropriate examples involving the non - present bodies of those people . ) and it ' s not just socrates and future martian outposts , either \u2014 the same goes for any other putative object that lacks the property of being present . all such objects are unreal , according to presentism .\ndespite the claim by some presentists that theirs is the common sense view , it is pretty clear that there are some major problems facing presentism ( and , to a lesser extent , the growing universe theory ; but in what follows we will focus on the problems facing presentism ) . one problem has to do with what appears to be perfectly meaningful talk about non - present objects , such as socrates and the year 3000 . if there really are no non - present objects , then it is hard to see what we are referring to when we use expressions such as \u2018socrates\u2019 and \u2018the year 3000\u2019 .\nthe likely philosophical implications of eternal inflation are that ( i ) everything that can happen will happen , ( ii ) future time is countably infinite , ( iii ) the universe has no maximum entropy , and ( iv ) there are no poincar\u00e9 cycles requiring the universe to return infinitesimally close to every one of its earlier states .\n\u2018non - presentism\u2019 is an umbrella term that covers several different , more specific versions of the view . one version of non - presentism is eternalism , which says that objects from both the past and the future exist just as much as present objects . according to eternalism , non - present objects like socrates and future martian outposts exist right now , even though they are not currently present . we may not be able to see them at the moment , on this view , and they may not be in the same space - time vicinity that we find ourselves in right now , but they should nevertheless be on the list of all existing things .\n- -\nersatzer presentism ,\nsystematically developed in chapter 2 - - is similar to some others in that it takes times to be abstract entities : maximally consistent sets of propositions of a certain type , which represent , in a relevant way , past , present and future states of affairs and their cross - temporal relations .\na third major issue for the presentist is to account for the special theory of relativity ' s treatment of the present , given that it implies there is no common global present , but only different presents for each of us . relativity theory allows event a to be simultaneous with event b in some reference frame , and it allows be to be simultaneous with event c in some other reference frame . so , if a is real , then shouldn\u2019t the presentist allow c to be real also ? yet , according to relativity theory , in the first frame , c might be in the future of a . this argument against presentism presupposes the transitivity of co - existence . ( stein 1991 ) says presentism can be retained by rejecting transitivity and saying what is present and thus real is different depending on your spacetime location . the implication of this is that , for event a , the only events that are real are those with a zero spacetime interval from a , and many of stein ' s opponents do not like this implication . a survey of defenses of presentism can be found in ( markosian 2003 ) .\nyou can participate in that future , not just view it . a relevant philosophical controversy is whether there can be time travel that changes the future . this is impossible , according to david lewis ( lewis 1976 , 150 ) . if you were to do that , then it would not have been the future . no action changes the future , regardless of whether time travel is involved .\na look at the brain structures involved in how our mind organizes our experiences into the proper temporal order . includes a discussion of benjamin libet\u2019s claim to have discovered in the 1970s that the brain events involved in initiating a free choice occur about a third of a second before we are aware of our making the choice . this claim has radical implications for the philosophical issue of free will .\nthere is another important respect in which some ( but not all ) a theorists believe time to be unlike the dimensions of space . some a theorists believe that there are crucial ontological differences between time and the dimensions of space . for some a theorists also endorse a view known as \u201cpresentism , \u201d and others endorse a view that we will call \u201cthe growing universe theory . \u201d\nproponents of the tensed theory of time do not agree with this conclusion . quentin smith says , the\nnew tenseless theory of time is faced with insurmountable problems , and that it ought to be abandoned in favor of the tensed theory .\nso , the philosophical debate continues over whether tensed concepts have semantical priority over untensed concepts , and whether tensed facts have ontological priority over untensed facts .\nthe advocates of the block - universe attack both presentism and the growing - past theory by claiming that only the block - universe can make sense of the special theory of relativity\u2019s implication that , if persons a and b are separated but in relative motion , an event in person a\u2019s present can be in person b\u2019s future . advocates of presentism and the growing - past theories must suppose that this event is both real and unreal because it is real for a but not real for b . surely that conclusion is unacceptable , claim the eternalists . two key assumptions of this argument are , first , that relativity does provide an accurate account of the spatiotemporal relations among events , and , second , that if there is some frame of reference in which two events are simultaneous , then if one of the events is real , so is the other .\nassuming that the subject of admiration is plato himself ( and not his achievements , as the case might be : that case constitutes no problem whatsoever for the presentist ) , bourne notes that , pace some critics of presentism , the problem here lies not in the spurious relation of admiration , but in the need to talk about , or refer to , plato and other past objects , and that problem has already been dealt with .\na small number of philosophers question whether time seems to us to flow , and claim we are mistaken in describing how things seem to us to be . the vast majority , though , will agree that that time seems to flow , but there is significant philosophical disagreement among these philosophers about whether it really does . this controversial issue is about physical time , and it is directly related to whether mctaggart ' s a - theory or b - theory is more fundamental .\nthere is a philosophical problem about eddington ' s claim that entropy causes the arrow . it is not controversial that there is a correlation between time ' s arrow and the direction of entropy change . what is controversial is whether there ' s an identity or even a causal connection between the two . an alternative suggestion is that there is an intrinsic asymmetry in the geometry of spacetime that produces time ' s arrow , and the arrow is merely highly correlated with entropy change .\nthe philosopher ted sider says , \u201cpresentism is the doctrine that only the present is real\u2026 a presentist thinks that everything is present ; more generally , that , necessarily , it is always true that everything is ( then ) present . \u201d with this definition , the past and future do not exist \u2013 they are not real ! that is why presentism is so mind - boggling because we are constantly thinking about the past and planning for the future . but according to this theory , the past and future only exist subjectively \u2013 it is only the present which exists objectively ( outside of our minds ) . also , if we take a statement like \u201cnewton exists\u201d , then this statement could only be true if it was said when newton existed in the present , say in 1666 . if we say that statement now , then it is false . when making statements about what exists , the truth of the statement depends on the context ( when the statement was made ) .\nok , i\u2019m not going to argue the philosophical against the physics because i\u2019ve learned that philosophy is inferior to physics . why ? because philosophy isn\u2019t about solving anything . it\u2019s about arguing a psosition and not giving a damn about whether it\u2019s ever resolved or not because that would bring the argument to an end . physics isn\u2019t like that . in physics , we want to known the answers because the answers determine whether our theories are correct so that we can make accurate predictions about them . not at all the same goals of philosophy .\naccording to the eternalist , temporal location matters not at all when it comes to ontology . but according to a somewhat less popular version of non - presentism , temporal location does matter when it comes to ontology , because only objects that are either past or present \u2014 but not objects that are future \u2014 exist . on this view , which we can call \u201cthe growing universe theory , \u201d the universe is always increasing in size , as more and more things are added on to the front end ( temporally speaking ) .\n( 1 ) according to the ontological theory called presentism , necessarily only present physical objects exist . stated another way : necessarily , if something is physically real , then it exists now . the presentist maintains that , unlike the present , both the past and the future are not real , so if a statement about the past is true , such as\ndinosaurs once existed ,\nthis must be because some present facts make it true . heraclitus , duns scotus , thomas hobbes , and a . n . prior are presentists .\nthe philosophical disagreement about tenses is not so much about tenses in the grammatical sense , but rather about the significance of the distinctions of past , present , and future which those tenses are used to mark . the main metaphysical disagreement is about whether times and events have non - relational properties of pastness , presentness , and futurity . does an event have or not have the property of , say , prresentness independent of the event ' s relation to us and our temporal location ? the a - camp says it does ; the b - camp disagrees .\nthere are problems with presentism , however , such as , how the theory relates to the flow of time . if time passes , then does every event not exist in the past , present , and future ? if there are no events which are in the past or in the future , then how does time pass ? also , if past events are unreal , then what do photographs actually show ? and what are we referring to when we talk about past events ? these issues have led some to prefer the eternalist theory of time .\none question that is relevant here is whether time travel is permitted by the prevailing laws of nature . this is presumably a matter of empirical science ( or perhaps the correct philosophical interpretation of our best theories from the empirical sciences ) . but a further question , and one that falls squarely under the heading of philosophy , is whether time travel is permitted by the laws of logic and metaphysics . for it has been argued that various absurdities follow from the supposition that time travel is ( logically and metaphysically ) possible . here is an example of such an argument .\nif the word\ntime\nwere a member of this large class , then by drawing attention to use , to ordinary ways of using the word\ntime ,\nwittgenstein would expect that we will be able to dissolve rather than answer most of our philosophical questions . unfortunately , the word\ntime\nprobably is not a member of the large class that wittgenstein is speaking of , and even if it were , most philosophers want to know much more than what\ntime\nmeans . philosophers of time are usually not interested in precisely defining the word but rather are interested in what time ' s important characteristics are and in resolving philosophical disputes about time that do not seem to turn on what the word means . for one example , they want to know about the relationship between the manifest image and the scientific image of time . for a second example , when newton discovered that the fall of an apple and the circular orbit of the moon were both caused by gravity , this was not a discovery about the meaning of\ngravity ,\nbut rather about what gravity is . do we not want some advance like this for time ?\nbuddhism also teaches that the present reality is the only reality , and attaches supreme importance to it . as the buddha says in the bhaddekaratta sutta : \u201cyou shouldn\u2019t chase after the past or place expectations on the future . what is past is left behind . the future is as yet unreached . whatever quality is present you clearly see right there , right there . \u201d there are also buddhist philosophers who have formulated a kind of buddhist presentism . one of them , fyodor shcherbatskoy wrote : \u201ceverything past is unreal , everything future is unreal , everything imagined , absent , mental\u2026 is unreal\u2026 ultimately real is only the present moment\u2026\u201d\ndiscussions of the nature of time , and of various issues related to time , have always featured prominently in philosophy , but they have been especially important since the beginning of the 20th century . this article contains a brief overview of some of the main topics in the philosophy of time \u2014 fatalism ; reductionism and platonism with respect to time ; the topology of time ; mctaggart ' s arguments ; the a theory and the b theory ; presentism , eternalism , and the growing universe theory ; time travel ; and the 3d / 4d controversy \u2014 together with some suggestions for further reading on each topic , and a bibliography .\nthe first answer is that tenses represent objective features of reality that are not captured by eternalism and the block - universe approach . this philosophical theory is said to\ntake tense seriously\nand is called the tensed theory of time . the theory claims that when we learn the truth - values of certain tensed sentences we obtain knowledge that tenseless sentences do not and cannot provide , for example , that such and such a time is the present time\u2014that it is now noon . tenses are almost the same as what is represented by positions in mctaggart ' s a - series , so the theory is commonly called the a - theory of tense .\n( 2 ) advocates of a growing - past agree with the presentists that the present is special ontologically , but they argue that , in addition to the present , the past is also real and is growing bigger all the time . c . d . broad , george ellis , richard jeffrey , and michael tooley defend the growing - past theory . william james famously remarked that the future is so unreal that even god cannot anticipate it . it is not clear whether aristotle accepted the growing - past theory or accepted a form of presentism ; see hilary putnam ( 1967 , p . 244 ) for commentary on this issue .\nthe special theory of relativity ( str ) doe not assume that all frame of reference are equally ontologically privileged , rather it cannot assess a privileged frame . this is an important distinction as an eternal block conception of time does not follow from str ! rather , str is agnostic on eternalism or presentism or growing block , as it cannot know if all frames are ontologically privileged , or if there is a single frame that is absolute . it is an epistemic problem , and one should not assume that str means\nall frames are equally ontologically privileged\n, as that claim would be an argument from ignorance fallacy right from the get - go .\na philosophical introduction to conceptual questions involving space and time . suitable for use as an undergraduate textbook without presupposing any other course in philosophy . there is a de - emphasis on teaching the scientific theories , and an emphasis on elementary introductions to the relationship of time to change , the implications that different structures for time have for our understanding of causation , difficulties with zeno\u2019s paradoxes , whether time passes , the nature of the present , and why time has an arrow . the treatment of time travel says , rather oddly , that time machines \u201cdisappear\u201d and that when a \u201ctime machine leaves for 2101 , it simply does not exist in the intervening times , \u201d as measured from an external reference frame .\nall three ontologies [ namely , presentism , the growing - past , and eternalism ] imply that , at the present moment , we only ever experience a part of the present and that we do not have direct access to the past . they all agree that nothing exists now that is not present . they all need to show somehow that there is an important difference between never existing ( santa claus ) and not still existing ( abraham lincoln ) . members of all three camps will understand an ordinary speaker who says , \u201cthere will be a storm tomorrow so it\u2019s a good thing we fixed the roof last week , \u201d but they will have different treatments of this at a metaphysical level .\nmembers of the a - camp often say that mctaggart ' s a - theory is the fundamental way to view time ; events are always changing as they move farther away from the present , the now is objectively real and so is time ' s flow ; ontologically we should accept either presentism or the growing - past theory ; predictions are not true or false at the time they are uttered ; tensed facts are ontologically fundamental rather than untensed facts ; and the ontologically fundamental objects are 3 - dimensional , not 4 - dimensional . [ all these ideas will be explained in more detail later . ] persons are considered members of the a - camp if they accept a majority of the above claims .\nthe more classical approach to temporal logic , however , does not add implicit premises to arguments formalized in classical predicate logic as we have just been doing . the classical approach is via tense logic , a formalism that adds tense operators on propositions of propositional logic or predicate logic . a . n . prior was the pioneer in the late 1950s . michael dummett and e . j . lemmon also made major , early contributions to tense logic . prior created this new logic to describe our reasoning involving time phrases such as \u201cnow , \u201d \u201chappens before , \u201d \u201ctwenty - three minutes afterwards , \u201d \u201cat all times , \u201d and \u201csometimes . \u201d he hoped that a precise , formal treatment of these concepts could lead to resolution of some of the controversial philosophical issues about time .\npresentism is a theory in philosophy which says that the only events and objects which exist are those that exist in the present . so , only things which exist now , right now , really exist . it is a theory which focuses on the temporal present ; that is , things existing in the present moment . it is not a theory concerned with whether things exist somewhere else . so long as that object or event which is spatially distant from us exists in the present moment , then it exists . if we were to make a list of all the things that a presentist believes exists and does not exist ; in the list of things that do exist we would have : the grand canyon and the taj mahal ; whereas in the list of things that do not exist we would have : socrates and tomorrow\u2019s events .\nthe counter from the defenders of eternalism and the block - universe is that , regarding ( i ) , the vividness of here does not imply the unreality of there . regarding ( ii ) and the open future , the block theory allows determinism and fatalism but does not require either one . eventually there will be one future , regardless of whether that future is now open or closed , and that is what constitutes the future portion of the block . finally , don ' t we all fear impending doom ? but according to presentism and the growing - block theory , why should we have this fear if the doom is known not to exist , as these two kinds of theorists evidently believe ? the best philosophy of time will not make our different attitudes toward future danger and past danger be so mysterious , says the eternalist .\nsome objects last longer than others . they persist longer . but there is philosophical disagreement about how to understand persistence . objects considered four - dimensionally are said to persist by perduring rather than enduring . think of events and processes as being four - dimensional . the familiar three - dimensional objects such as chairs and people are usually considered to exist wholly at a single time and are said to persist by enduring through time . advocates of four - dimensionalism endorse perduring objects rather than enduring objects as the metaphysically basic entities . all events and processes are four - dimensional sub - blocks of the block - universe . the perduring object persists by being the sum or \u201cfusion\u201d of a series of its temporal parts ( also called its temporal stages and temporal slices and time slices ) . for example , a thirty - five - year old man can be considered to be a four - dimensional perduring object consisting of his childhood , his middle age and his future old age . these are three of his infinitely many temporal parts .\none suggestion from proponents of the multiverse theory is that the reason why our universe exists with time and with the particular laws it has is that every kind of physically possible universe exists . our single universe exists by means of a random selection process , by a process in which any physically possible universe inevitably arises as an actual universe , in analogy to how continual re - shuffling a deck of cards inevitably produces any possible ordering of the cards . to improve the analogy , one should suppose that there is no supernatural shuffler involved . there are related issues of philosophical interest . one is what it means to be physically possible if the laws of a multiverse can be different from ours since the term\nphysically possible\nmeans\nallowed by the laws of nature .\na second is whether every universe that can exist really does . a third is how the multiverse theory is related to modal realism in which every universe that is logically possible actually exists . for an introduction to the various multiverse theories without considering the related issues just mentioned , see ( krauss , 2012 , pp . 170 and 206 ) .\none of the major issues for presentism is how to ground true propositions about the past . what makes it true that u . s . president abraham lincoln was assassinated in 1865 ? in technical - ease , we are asking what are the\ntruthmakers\nof the true propositions and the\nfalsemakers\nof the false propositions . many presentists say past - tensed truths lack truthmakers in the past but are nevertheless true because their truthmakers are in the present . they say what makes a tensed proposition true are only features of the present way things are , perhaps traces of the past in pages of present books . the eternalist disagrees . when someone says truly that abraham lincoln was assassinated , the eternalist and the growing - past theorist believe this is to say something true of a real abraham lincoln who is not present . the block theorist and the growing - block theorist might add that lincoln is real but far away from us along the time dimension just as the moon is real but far away from us along a spatial dimension . why not treat these distant realities in the same manner , they ask ?\nthere is an ongoing philosophical dispute about the extent to which there is an element of conventionality in einstein\u2019s notion of two separated events happening at the same time , an issue discussed a few paragraphs ago . the philosopher hans reichenbach said that to define simultaneity in a single reference frame in special relativity you must adopt a convention about how fast light travels going one way as opposed to coming back ( or going any other direction ) . he recommended adopting the convention that light travels the same speed in all directions ( in a vacuum free of the influence of gravity ) . he claimed it must be a convention because there is no way to measure whether the speed is really the same in opposite directions since any measurement of the two speeds between two locations requires first having synchronized clocks at those two locations , yet the synchronization process will presuppose whether the speed is the same in both directions . the philosophers b . ellis and p . bowman in 1967 , and d . malament in 1977 , gave different reasons why reichenbach is mistaken . once again , this discussion presumes special relativity and not general relativity . for an introduction to this dispute , see the frequently asked questions . for more discussion , see ( callender and hoefer 2002 ) .\nbased on what you pointed out as problems for the theory , i think you dont quite fully grasp the concept of presentism .\nif time passes\n, you say , but that time does not\npass\nis the basis of the theory in the first place . first , remember you shouldn ' t favor either one of these theories just realize that neither can be distinguished or\nproven\n. okay , before i move on to a presentist point of view , i want to make some objective statements : what you call past are memories created in your head in the present . what you call future are dreams created in your head in the present . what you call experience is based on what you have created in your head as a model of\nreality\n. so if you are incredulous , you acknowledge that whether the past existed or not ( also whether the future will exist or not ) , it is based on a thought in your head . now i think it is easy to see the difference in the two theories : one , the past really happen or two , its an imagination in the eternal present . impossible to distinguish these theories with any tests or logic , thus the existence of the two theories .\nnote : this entry does not discuss the consciousness , perception , experience , or phenomenology of time . an historical overview and general presentation of the various views is available in the entry on temporal consciousness . further coverage can be found in the sep entry on the experience and perception of time . for those interested specifically in phenomenological views , see the entries on husserl ( section 6 ) , and heidegger ( section 2 : being and time ) .\na good deal of work in the philosophy of time has been produced by people worried about fatalism , which can be understood as the thesis that whatever will happen in the future is already unavoidable ( where to say that an event is unavoidable is to say that no human is able to prevent it from occurring ) . here is a typical argument for fatalism .\nthere exist now propositions about everything that might happen in the future . [ 1 ]\nif ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) , then there exists now a set of true propositions that , taken together , correctly predict everything that will happen in the future .\nif there exists now a set of true propositions that , taken together , correctly predict everything that will happen in the future , then whatever will happen in the future is already unavoidable .\nthe main objections to arguments like this have been to premises ( 2 ) and ( 4 ) . the rationale for premise ( 2 ) is that it appears to be a fundamental principle of semantics , sometimes referred to as the principle of bivalence . the rationale for premise ( 4 ) is the claim that no one is able to make a true prediction turn out false .\na proper discussion of fatalism would include a lengthy consideration of premise ( 4 ) , and that would take us beyond the scope of this article . for our purposes it is important to note that many writers have been motivated by this kind of argument to deny bivalence . according to this line , there are many propositions \u2014 namely , propositions about matters that are both future and contingent \u2014 that are neither true nor false right now . take , for example , the proposition that you will have lunch tomorrow . on this view , that proposition either has no truth value right now , or else has the value indeterminate . when the relevant time comes , and you either have lunch or don ' t , then , on the view in question , the proposition that you have lunch on the relevant day will come to be either true or false ( as the case may be ) , and from then on that proposition will forever retain its truth value . [ 2 ]\nthe view that bivalence is false , and that , in particular , there are sometimes propositions about the future that are neither true nor false , is sometimes referred to as the \u201copen future\u201d response to arguments for fatalism . one important presupposition of the open future response is that it makes sense to talk about a proposition ' s having a truth value at a time , and that , moreover , it is possible for a proposition to have different truth values at different times . thus , the open future response to arguments for fatalism entails the following semantical thesis .\nthe fundamental semantical locution is \u2018 p is v at t \u2019 ( where the expression in place of \u2018 p \u2019 refers to a proposition , the expression in place of \u2018 v \u2019 refers to a truth value , and the expression in place of \u2018 t \u2019 refers to a time ) .\nit is possible for a proposition to have different truth values at different times .\nthe fundamental semantical locution is \u2018 p is v \u2019 ( where the expression in place of \u2018 p \u2019 refers to a proposition and the expression in place of \u2018 v \u2019 refers to a truth value ) .\nit is not possible for a proposition to have different truth values at different times .\nother views that have ( at least sometimes ) been associated with the open future response to fatalism include taking tense seriously and the growing universe theory , which will be discussed below .\nsuggestions for further reading : aristotle , de interpretatione , ch . 9 ; besson and hattiangadi forthcoming ; lewis 1986a ; markosian 1995 ; mccall 1994 ; miller 2005 ; sullivan forthcoming ; taylor 1992 , ch . 6 ; torre 2011 ; van inwagen 1983 , ch . 2 .\nif the answer to this last question is yes \u2014 if it is possible for there to be a period of time during which nothing changes , anywhere ( except , perhaps , for the pure passage of time itself , if there is such a thing ) \u2014 then it is possible that a worldwide \u201cfreeze\u201d will occur between the time you finish reading this sentence and the time you start the next sentence . in fact , if it ' s possible for there to be a period of time without change , then it may well be that a million years have passed since you finished reading the last sentence .\nthe question of whether there could be time without change has traditionally been thought to be closely tied to the question of whether time exists independently of the events that occur in time . for , the thinking goes , if there could be a period of time without change , then it follows that time could exist without any events to fill it ; but if , on the other hand , there could not be a period of time without change , then it must be that time exists only if there are some events to fill it .\naristotle and others ( including , especially , leibniz ) have argued that time does not exist independently of the events that occur in time . this view is typically called either \u201creductionism with respect to time\u201d or \u201crelationism with respect to time , \u201d since according to this view , all talk that appears to be about time can somehow be reduced to talk about temporal relations among things and events . the opposing view , normally referred to either as \u201cplatonism with respect to time\u201d or as \u201csubstantivalism with respect to time\u201d or as \u201cabsolutism with respect to time , \u201d has been defended by plato , newton , and others . on this view , time is like an empty container into which things and events may be placed ; but it is a container that exists independently of what ( if anything ) is placed in it .\nwhy would someone endorse the reductionist view about time ? historically , two main arguments have played the biggest roles in convincing people . one is conceptual : time , according to this argument , is by definition nothing more than a system of temporal relations among things and events , so that the idea of a period of time without change turns out to be incoherent . the other main argument for reductionism is epistemological : we could never have any reason , according to this argument , to posit a period of empty time ; and , moreover , even if there were such a period , we would not have any way of knowing about either its existence or its length .\nwhat about platonism with respect to time \u2014 why would someone endorse that view ? one reason is that the empty container metaphor has a lot of intuitive appeal . ( this is no doubt true of both the temporal and spatial versions of platonism . ) and another reason is that some people do not find the main arguments against platonism with respect to time compelling . for example , it has been suggested by sydney shoemaker that there are possible circumstances in which it would make perfect sense to posit periods of empty time , and even to claim to know just how long those periods are .\nhere is a simplified version of shoemaker ' s argument . consider a small , spatially finite possible world that is divided into three zones , a , b , and c . in zone a , there is a complete freeze \u2014 a cessation of all change \u2014 for one hour every 2 years . these local freezes in zone a are preceded by a short period in which every object in a takes on a reddish glow ( observable to the occupants of all three zones ) , while at the same time a temporary force field develops at the boundary of zone a , preventing anything from entering or exiting that zone during the freeze . while the freeze in zone a is taking place , zone a appears to those in zones b and c to be pitch black , since no light can enter or exit the frozen zone ; but as soon as the local freeze in zone a is over , the people in the other two zones can again see everything in zone a , and can in fact see those things resuming their normal behaviors without missing a beat . to those who remain in zone a for the freeze , it appears that the reddish glowing and the development of the force field are immediately followed , not by any cessation of change , but , instead , by a large number of sudden and discontinuous changes in the other two zones .\nmeanwhile , in zone b there is a similar freeze for one hour every 3 years , and in zone c there is a freeze for one hour every 5 years . the inhabitants of this strange world quickly become aware of the local freezes , and they have no trouble calculating the \u201cfreeze function\u201d for each of the three zones . what ' s more , they also calculate that there is a global freeze \u2014 a period during which each one of the three zones undergoes a local freeze \u2014 exactly once every 30 years . whenever a global freeze occurs , of course , no one is able to see any frozen objects or blacked - out zones , since everyone and everything is frozen at the same time . but the reddish glowing and the development of temporary force fields that precede each world - wide freeze are observable to everyone ; and so the global freeze times come to be celebrated by \u201cempty time parties\u201d all over the world .\nno doubt the inhabitants of this unusual world could come up with a theory that explains the local freezes in a way that doesn ' t posit any empty time . for they could theorize that in zone a there is a local freeze every two years , except for the 30th year , when there is no freeze ; and similarly for the other zones . but such a theory would involve freezing functions that are more complicated than those that entail a global freeze every 30 years .\nwhat is this thought experiment supposed to show ? well , it can ' t be taken to show that global freezes are possible , because ( at least the way the story has been told here ) they are simply a stipulated detail of the story , and we can ' t show that something is possible merely by stipulating that it is the case in some possible world . what the thought experiment does seem to show , however , is that it is possible for rational beings to have at least some evidence for the existence of periods of empty time in their world . for we can describe the possible world of the thought experiment in a neutral way that specifies how things in the world appear to its denizens , without specifying whether the real freeze functions for zones a , b , and c are the simpler ones described above that entail a global freeze every 30 years or the more complicated ones that do not have that entailment . and a possible world that appears this way to its inhabitants is surely a world in which those inhabitants have some reason to take seriously the possibility that there are periods of empty time in their world , that they know when those periods occur , and even that they know exactly how long the periods of empty time last ."]}
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{"id": 55645, "summary": [{"text": "danish bacon was a brand under which danish bacon was sold in the united kingdom .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the product had \" danish \" stamped on the rind between wavy lines .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the danish farmers producing danish bacon and their co-operatives were represented by danske slagterier , whose uk subsidiary was the danish bacon and meat council .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "danske slagterier was absorbed into the danish ministry of agriculture and food in 2009 .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "the majority of danish bacon is produced through the farmer-owned co-operative danish crown .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the co-operative system has low costs because of the scale ( 25 million pigs per year ) and the elimination of the need for markets .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "most of the production is for export .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "danish pig exports started to the uk in the mid-19th century when exporting to germany became difficult and have grown ever since despite attempts by uk domestic producers and other importers to compete .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "they have not been able to keep pace with danish modernisation of the curing process and increasing centralisation .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "denmark now concentrates on pig production and has moved bacon curing and packing to other countries .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "such bacon is sold as danish , somewhat controversially , even within denmark itself .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "pigs for the uk market are reared separately to a uk specification , mostly because of uk concerns over pig welfare in denmark . ", "topic": 27}], "title": "danish bacon", "paragraphs": ["read more about danish crowns history and the danish bacon story here . download pdf\nthe united kingdom has imported danish bacon from denmark since the mid - 1800s .\ni grew up on regular old smoked bacon from the united states , and i thought that all bacon tasted the same . imagine my surprise when i tried danish bacon .\nresearchers at leeds university found that crisp bacon on white bread makes the perfect bacon sandwich .\nthe danish bacon and meat council said it was astounded at mr hague ' s remarks .\nnewer : are you a danish student ? 5 places to get your danish fix .\njohn howard , marketing director of the danish bacon & meat council , said :\ndanish bacon meets or exceeds all british standards of hygiene - in fact the danish industry can claim clear advantages in several areas of food safety .\ndenmark ' s bacon and meat council has predicted that danish pork prices are set to rise .\nthe release of clayton ' s findings coincides with the launch of danish bacon ' s latest advertising campaign , which this year centers on the bacon butty .\na collection of the best danish bacon creative work , such as advertising , marketing campaigns and videos .\nthe number of professional danish winegrowers is increasing , as is the quality of danish wine .\ntory leader william hague has called for a uk ban on danish bacon to try and protect british farmers .\nthe study was commissioned by the danish bacon and meat council , the u . k . subsidiary of the organization that represents all danish pig producers - - denmark supplies a quarter of all bacon consumed in britain .\nbacon is a cured meat which has been prepared in many areas of the world for thousands of years . some geographical regions have developed their own unique preparation processes . the spices incorporated into the curing process can also vary greatly by region and are likely to include spices native to the area . like canadian bacon , irish bacon , english bacon , and american bacon , danish bacon has a unique taste and texture .\nsome people will reach that conclusion because a lot of people automatically associate danish with pork and bacon .\nthe co - op has urged other retailers to follow suit after ditching danish bacon and new zealand lamb to provide only 100 % fresh british bacon and lamb in its stores .\nso what are we talking about ? a trade initiative designed to get more people eating delicious danish bacon ? no .\nbecause danish bacon is cut from the loin of the pig rather than the belly , it tends to be a bit meatier than american bacon . this meatier flavor combines with the smoky , salty flavor imbued by the curing process to give what some call the best bacon taste available . in the united kingdom , the meat is sold under the brand name danish bacon\u2122 .\ndanish bacon ' s 2007 advertising and promotional campaign is set to get mouths watering by capitalising on the popularity of one of the nation ' s favourite snacks - the classic bacon sandwich .\ni had danish bacon while visiting a friend in london . it has been hard to go back to american bacon . i simply can ' t find any of the danish variety around here , and bacon isn ' t something that i would want to order online , because i would be concerned about its freshness .\nthe research was sponsored by danish bacon , which has also published a survey claiming that 67 bacon butties are eaten by the average yorkshire household every year compared with the national average of 50 .\nit concluded that the best bacon butties were made with crisply grilled , not - too - fat bacon between thick slices of white bread .\n- we know that brits love their danish bacon and we will love to keep selling in to the uk but the brexit is a blow to danish exports , karen h\u00e6kkerup says .\nin britain , a slice of danish bacon is usually referred to as a rasher . a very popular british dish containing the meat is a bacon butty , or bacon sandwich . the popularity of this bacon in the united kingdom can be traced back to the mid - 1800s , when the danish began exporting pigs to the region in a strategic economic move that lead to one of denmark ' s major exports : pigs . to the present day , danish bacon is fairly difficult to find outside of the european union .\ndanish bacon has been told not to repeat its showing before the 9pm watershed of a television advert using an image from exorcist .\n237 . danish bacon co . , cowcross street , in 1915 . the view is probably taken on an upper floor of nos 9\u201313\ndanish bacon continues its sponsorship of the classic fm breakfast show hosted by tony blackburn , alongside a series of on - air promotions .\neverybody has their own ideas about the perfect bacon sandwich ,\nsays brian mccarthy , advertising and promotions manager for the danish bacon and meat council .\nwith our inspiring new integrated campaign , 2007 will become the year of the bacon buttie , with a range of new radio ads along with press and posters . we ' ll even be encouraging consumers to create their own perfect bacon buttie moment through advertorials linking to a micro site , and with a little help from danish bacon !\nthe print ad titled magic tree was done by wcrs advertising agency for danish bacon in united kingdom . it was released in mar 2002 .\ni love eating danish bacon with a sweet pastry . the bacon has so much flavor and saltiness that it provides a perfect contrast to the super sweet , gooey goodness of a sweet roll , doughnut , or cruller .\nbrian mccarthy concludes :\nwe know people are passionate about their bacon sandwich \u2013 we want them to think danish bacon every time they are in the supermarket preparing for that bacon sandwich ' moment ' . with this integrated campaign we are confident we will continue to encourage consumers for look for the danish ' sizzle ' \u2013 being sure of a satisfying result .\nkicking off in april , the integrated print , broadcast and internet consumer campaign focuses on the perfect bacon sandwich , encouraging consumers to look for the danish ' sizzle ' when selecting the bacon , and then savouring the moment .\ndanish bacon is launching a \u00a31 . 2m advertising and promotion campaign starting next month , on the back of its\nsizzling\npush last year .\nlast year ' s campaign across tv , press and the internet ensured a high recognition rate for the danish\nsizzle\n, according to brian mccarthy , advertising and promotions manager of the danish bacon and meat council .\nfor clayton , the research has applications beyond the immediate bacon buttie . for instance , he points out that danish bacon has significantly reduced the sodium content of its bacon in the last 10 years . should it continue to make changes to its product , it would be crucial to have established a baseline standard , clayton said .\nbut the danish bacon and meat council has criticised the advert saying it is\ndeeply misconceived\nand served only to\nconfuse and worry\nconsumers .\nbritish households spend \u00a31 billion - a - year on bacon with each household tucking into an average of 50 bacon butties a year . in yorkshire , the average is 67 .\nall activity directs the audience to a central micro site to share their ' perfect sandwich moment ' , to interact with the danish bacon brand and win prizes .\nasda smartprice unsmoked streaky bacon ( 250g ) : 87p ( \u00a33 . 48 / kg )\nmy friends used to top their pizzas with it . instead of pepperoni , they would cover their pies with tomato sauce , cheese , and danish bacon . i liked to leave the cheese off so i could concentrate on the wonderful flavor of the bacon .\na spokeswoman for danish bacon said :\nwe apologise if we upset anyone . it wasn ' t the intention , it was all meant in good humour .\nany member of the armed forces who is fighting on the front line is entitled to a full english every morning . however , for generations the bacon has not been british because it has been too expensive ; instead troops have been offered cheap danish or dutch bacon .\nlocale market ' s\nst . petersburger\ncopycat recipe ! ( bacon , mushroom cheeseburger )\na man jailed after leaving bacon sandwiches outside a mosque has been found dead in his cell .\nthe move has been welcomed by the anti - immigration danish people\u2019s party ( dpp ) , which said it was \u201cunacceptable to ban danish food culture . \u201d\ndanish bacon is a cured meat made from pigs raised in denmark . it is cut from the loin of the pig , differentiating it from american bacon , which is cut from the pig ' s belly . this meat product has the familiar meat and fat striation of most bacon , but it tends to be meatier than american bacon . the cured meat is particularly popular in the united kingdom , where it has been imported from denmark since the mid - 1800s .\nparty spokesman , martin henriksen , wrote on facebook : \u201cthe dpp is working nationally and locally for danish culture , including danish food culture , and consequently we also fight against islamic rules and misguided considerations dictating what danish children eat . \u201d\nin 2002 danish crown and steff - houlberg merged , and a large proportion of the original co - operative pig slaughterhouses are included in the new danish crown .\nit seems that not even the threat of cancer can come between a brit and a bacon butty .\nbut graham clayton , who led the research , said the endeavor had been an earnest attempt , commissioned by the danish bacon and food council , the british subsidiary of a danish pig producers\u2019 organization , to determine what degree of crispiness and crunchiness made the perfect sandwich .\ntoday danish crown is a limited company but is owned by the cooperative society \u2018leverand\u00f8rselskabet danish crown amba\u2019 which has an elected management consisting of cooperative members and employee representatives .\nthe first danish hot dog stand saw the light of day in copenhagen in 1921 .\nthe result will create uncertainty for a lot of danish companies producing food for export .\na copenhagen - based attempt to build the world ' s largest - ever bacon roll ? not exactly .\nbacon is a cured meat which has been prepared in many areas of the world for thousands of years .\nsainsbury ' s basics cooking bacon rashers , 670g : \u00a31 . 57 ( \u00a32 . 34 / kg )\nthe danish crown group is a global meat processing company and among the largest in its field in 1887 the first co - operative meat company , which would be the foundation for danish crown , opened . since then danish crown has expanded and experienced international growth .\nthe project measured everything from the crunchiness of bacon in decibels to the force required to chew through a sandwich .\npanels on the smoked or unsmoked decision , everyone agreed that tough or chewy bacon is a turn - off .\nlancashire finished second with 57 per year followed by the midlands , where 56 bacon butties are eaten a year .\nmost bacon - more than 60 per cent - is eaten at the weekend , according to research by producers .\nthe danish mentality is famous the world over . success is frowned upon ; as is being different or just standing out from the herd , but they excel at racism , drinking , and producing bacon .\nso , if you want to cook the perfect bacon buttie at home , our recommendation is to choose thinly sliced bacon with just enough fat , grilled in a hot oven and served with dollops of your favourite sauce .\nnow , pig farmers have started an innovative trial with the mod to ensure that solely british bacon is supplied to troops , even though this country consumes so much bacon it is forced to import more than half of what it eats .\nduchy originals organic dry cured unsmoked back bacon rashers ( 184g ) \u00a34 . 89 ( \u00a326 . 58 / kg )\nin 2005 danish crown acquires 50 % of sokolow which is the strongest meat brand company in poland and the second largest meat company in the country . in 2014 danish crown acquires the reminder of the shares in sokolow which is now a completely owned subsidiary in the danish crown group .\npeople are very passionate about their bacon and particularly about their bacon sandwiches ,\nhoward said .\nwe are committed to our consumers and wanted to know what technical advice can we give them to help them enjoy our product ?\nand i see no reason why in a few years ' time supermarkets can ' t stock sow bacon as their basic , value range of bacon . they might have to call it something other than sow bacon ; it ' s not exactly consumer friendly . but it would enormously help british pig farmers if they had a market for their sow meat .\nthere are currently around 3 , 500 farms keeping pigs in denmark . the number of farms has declined significantly over the years , but total pig production has risen as the size of individual pig farming enterprises continues to increase . danish pig farmers are among the most efficient in the world , producing on average around 30 piglets per sow per annum . co - operative farming has a long history in denmark . the first danish pig farmers\u2019 co - operative , where the farmers owned the abattoir receiving their pigs , was established in horsens in jutland in 1887 and remains the model for the danish pig industry today . just two pig farming co - operatives remain , danish crown and tican , receiving around 16 million pigs from their farmer members . the danish pig industry has a longstanding trading relationship with britain and the first recorded shipment of danish bacon took place in 1847 . danish bacon was one of the first food products to be advertised on commercial television , which was launched in the 1950s , and subsequently became one of britain\u2019s iconic food brands . a brief history of the danish bacon trade with the british market can be found at this link .\nfor those of you who live where you can ' t find this fresh in stores , you can order danish canned bacon online . i discovered this in a desperate search to see how i could get the stuff .\ndenmark ' s bacon and meat council has predicted that danish pork prices are set to rise . the organisation points to declining meat production in the united states and flat output in the european union as the chief causes .\nyet quality by itself is not enough . british bacon manufacturers face more hurdles in shouldering their rashers on to the supermarket shelves . they do not spend nearly as much on advertising as the danish or dutch newcomers do .\nthe truth is that we vote with our feet . while i\u2019m a passionate campaigner for british food and farming , as long as they know what they\u2019re putting in their baskets , shoppers are free to buy bacon from denmark , or anywhere else . after all , danish bacon remains popular , it\u2019s inexpensive , tasty and has a long heritage .\nmccarthy added :\nour main objective is to get the danish bacon audience involved , engage with the brand and to remind them of their passion about their bacon sandwich . we are using new ways to bring this to life , including another viral campaign as a follow on to last year ' s very successful ' breakfast transformer ' !\nsainsbury ' s taste the difference wiltshire unsmoked back bacon , 240g : \u00a33 . 19 ( \u00a313 . 29 / kg )\nin the experiment , some of the tasters sampled between four and six bacon sandwiches a day for three or four days .\n238 . peter ' s lane , west side , in 1978 , showing premises formerly of the danish bacon co . at ( right to left ) nos 5\u20138 , 9\u201310 ( with gable ) and 12\u201314 . all now demolished\nthis has led to danish crown pork ( part of the danish crown group ) being europe\u2019s largest pork company and also the world\u2019s largest exporter of pork . the company has access to 136 markets globally .\ndanish crown ' s new pork processing plant at horsens , denmark , was inaugurated in may 2005 .\nour farmers are good at producing pork , but our food processors are not as good as the danes at producing bacon . '\ndr . graham clayton , who led the research , said his team had set out to discover the best way to cook the bacon itself , as the other ingredients in a bacon buttie - - bread and sauce - - vary according to individual tastes .\n@ oekc05 \u2013 i know how addictive it can be . while i was growing up , my family moved around a lot , and i had the opportunity to eat danish bacon . we lived in an area where that was the only type of bacon that people ate , and now that i live back in the united states , i miss it very much .\ntoday the danes are the world\u2019s leading pork butchers , slaughtering over 28 million pigs a year . the danish pork industry accounts for a fifth of all the world\u2019s pork exports , half of domestic agriculture exports and over five per cent of the country\u2019s total exports . yet the weird thing is , you can travel the length and breadth of the country and never see a single sow . ( that\u2019s why the author named this chapter danish bacon , or just bacon ) .\njensen e ( 1937 ) danish agriculture : its economic development . j . h . schulz forlag , copenhagen\n- it is highly worrying that the brits now leave the eu . however i still believe there is a market for danish bacon in the uk as the uk today is far from self sufficient in agricultural products . we now have to try to work out agreements ensuring the export of bacon and other foodstuff in the future . it is not going to be an easy job .\nabout the same time john boyd and thomas lunham boyd ( a future bacon - and - ham millionaire ) ( fn . 61 ) set up a bacon smokery off peter ' s lane , building more stoves and warehousing in the courts there during the early 1880s . ( fn . 62 ) they briefly occupied the new warehouse at nos 9\u201313 , later the headquarters of the danish bacon co . from about 1909 ( ills 236 , 237 , 253 ) . by the 1930s danish bacon had greatly expanded what had originally been the boyds ' premises behind nos 9\u201313 ( ill . 238 ) , and become the biggest bacon - curer in the area , having nineteen large stoves , up to 60 ft high , on the three - quarters of an acre site , able to handle 40 , 000 sides of bacon weekly . links , at nos 78\u201385 , and another company , weber ' s , at no . 28 , handled 6 , 000 and 6 , 600 sides a week respectively . ( fn . 63 ) although danish bacon moved its headquarters to welwyn garden city in 1938 , the business continued at cowcross street until the 1980s , the smoke - houses being pulled down in 1984 . links too stayed until the 1980s , when their premises were replaced by offices .\nproducing pigs is one of denmark\u2019s key farming businesses , accounting for nearly 30 per cent of the country\u2019s total agricultural value and 20 per cent of its food exports . danish pork and bacon products are exported to over 140 countries around the world .\nmanuka smoked , crispy , and delicious . our new range of danish free range is of an exceptional quality for when you are entertaining guests or just wanting to treat yourself . recommended by the danish animal welfare society .\nmick sloyan , chief economist at the meat & livestock commission , the meat industry ' s trade body , says that it is only within the past few years that british bacon has achieved the same high standards - and wholesale prices - as danish bacon . he said : ' quality was the first battle . there was no point trying to build volume at a discount price . '\nthe results of the research , published on the danish bacon ' s web site , came down to this equation : n = c + { fb ( cm ) . fb ( tc ) } + fb ( ts ) + fc . ta , in which n is the force in newtons required to break the cooked bacon , fb is the function of the bacon type , fc is the function of the condiment / filling type , ts is the serving temperature , tc is the cooking time , ta is the time or duration of application of condiment / filling , cm is the cooking method , and c is the newtons required to break uncooked bacon .\ntheir greatly reduced circumstances bound the danish together more tightly as a tribe than any of the other nordic countries .\nfrom 2000 and onwards considerable international growth takes place in danish crown \u2013 typically via acquisitions of foreign food companies .\n\u2019 , we explain the methods used to calculate energy flows embodied in the anglo - danish trade . the \u2018\n) would be unable to capture the importance of the energy resources associated with the danish trade to the uk .\nkjaergaard t ( 1994 ) the danish revolution 1500\u20131800 : an eco - historical interpretation . cambridge university press , cambridge\nacademics at a yorkshire university have spent 1 , 000 hours working their way through 700 sandwiches to develop a formula for the perfect bacon buttie .\nthe history of danish bacon goes as far back as the 1800s . germany had traditionally been a large consumer of danish pig products , but opted to ban the import of danish pigs around the middle of the century . denmark then began importing to the united kingdom , where the effects of the industrial revolution left the country ripe for food import . british workers simply needed more food than could be produced by the united kingdom itself . the dutch people ' s strategic economic decision to begin exporting pork to the united kingdom lead to a huge pork industry that continues to be a large contributor to the danish economy .\nideally , danish bacon said , 0 . 4 newtons should be applied to crunch the sandwich , creating 0 . 5 decibels of noise . the formula uses these values : n = force in newtons ; f b is the function of the bacon type ; f c is the function of the condiment or filling effect ; t s is the serving temperature ; t c is cooking time ; t a is the time taken to insert the condiment or filling ; c m is the cooking method and c represents the breaking strain in newtons of uncooked bacon .\nhowever , tougher competition in the global marketplace may yet cause the value of danish pork exports to fall this year .\nthe board of representatives in danish crown solidly voted yes to the formation of a limited company on 13 october 2010 .\nnearly three - quarters of the bacon sold in australia now comes from denmark , and local farmers say it ' s eating away at their profits .\nbacon comes from the back , belly or sides of the pig and is cured using salt , either in brine or as a dry mixture spread across the surface . then it\u2019s often smoked to enhance the flavour , although it\u2019s not to everyone\u2019s taste , so butchers , meat counters and manufacturers make a point of distinguishing smoked from unsmoked products . meat from the back of the pig is , unsurprisingly , called back bacon while the streaky variety comes from the belly or side . gammon ( sometimes called gammon bacon ) is the meat from the hind legs of the pig removed from a whole side of bacon and cured in the same way , then sold uncooked . lardons are small chunks of diced bacon used in dishes such as coq au vin .\nthe company\u2019s announcement of the research last sunday made no reference to other criteria like cholesterol , carbohydrates or other dietary attributes of the perfect butty . chloe joint , a spokeswoman for danish bacon\u2019s public relations company , porter novelli , declined to say how much the study cost .\nthe information on cheese and on danish dairy help people see want out there as well as give him information in futune .\nandersen , torben m . et al . the danish economy : an international perspective . copenhagen : dj\u00f8f publishing , 2001 .\njohansen , hans chr . danish population history , 1600 - 1939 . odense : university press of southern denmark , 2002 .\n\u201cdanish crown broke ground on the construction of a new pork processing plant at horsens , denmark , in august 2002 . \u201d\n, the structure of the anglo - danish trade is intrinsically connected with the story of the development of the two countries .\n) . at that time , danish exports were four times larger in terms of value than its imports from the uk .\nbacon is not the only example . britain exports milk - and imports yoghurt and fromage frais from germany . it exports grain and imports cakes and biscuits .\nhelen browning ' s organic unsmoked streaky bacon rashers , 184g ( available from sainsbury ' s ) : \u00a32 . 79 ( \u00a315 . 16 / kg )\nresearchers at leeds university spent more than 1 , 000 hours testing 700 variants on the traditional bacon sandwich , which many britons refer to as a bacon butty ( eschewing the term sandwich , said to have been coined to honor the fourth earl of sandwich\u2019s habit of eating meat between slices of bread around 1762 ) .\ndanish crown south east asia private ltd . 8 shenton way , # 50 - 01 axa tower 068811 singapore + 65 6709 5792\nschroll h ( 1994 ) energy - flow and ecological sustainability in danish agriculture . agric ecosyst environ 51 : 301\u2013310 . doi :\nin contrast to last year\u2019s trend , total danish pork exports were up 2 % on the year between january and september 2014 .\nthe research carried out by scientists at leeds university was unveiled as a new survey showed more bacon sandwiches were eaten in yorkshire than anywhere else in the country .\n\u201call that is left are broccoli , zinc tablets and soya milk . i think i\u2019ll take my chances with a bacon butty and a pint of guinness . \u201d\naccording to danish figures , pork exports to the uk were subject to stepped increases over the first nine months of the year , with a peak of around 9 , 800 tonnes in july ; they reached just over 81 , 000 tonnes for the period as a whole , 13 % more than a year earlier . however , this conflicts with uk import data which show a fall in shipments during the same period . demark shipped 6 % less bacon to the uk , contributing to a 5 % decrease in danish bacon exports overall . processed pig meat exports to the uk were also lower .\nthey also tried out a variety of different types of bacon such as unsmoked streaky and thick cut to develop the formula n = c + ( fb ( cm ) . fb ( tc ) ) + fb ( ts ) + fc . ta \u2013 which they say details the exact conditions needed to create the ideal bacon buttie .\n) , along with a few foreign sources for the most important inputs to danish agriculture ( i . e . us bureau of census\nthe countryfile report comes as the public health scandal engulfs danish pig farmers , who are one of the world\u2019s largest exporters of pork .\ndenmark has exported foodstuff to britain for decades and we have all reason to believe that the brits will continue to import danish products .\ndenmark is trying to carve out almost exclusive relations with beijing but it ' s greenland\u2019s natural resources that china\u2019s is really interested in and less so danish bacon . maybe this explains why denmark and the eu is so keen to bend over backwards to support greenland ' s ever incraesing demands over its whaling .\nfarmers and butchers have long complained that it was an insult to the men and women fighting that they have been fed danish and dutch bacon , it being poorer quality and derived from pigs reared to a lower welfare standard , but mr goodger , is confident that by next year british sows will take over .\ncouncil member , frank n\u00f8rgaard , told randers amtsavis : \u201cwe will ensure that danish children and youth can have pork in the future .\nthe fsa ' s official advice on breakfast , published on their website , says : \u201ctry to go for the leanest option whenever you can . as a general rule , the more white you can see on meat , the more fat it contains . so , for example , back bacon has less than half the fat of streaky bacon .\nmccarthy continues :\nresearch supporting this campaign shows that 42 per cent of all bacon is eaten as a sandwich , and 60 per cent of the bacon sandwiches eaten at breakfast are eaten on weekends . with this in mind , we have designed our programme to tantalize the taste buds at key times , such as through weekend breakfast radio shows .\nthe results of the study are particularly newsworthy in britain , where the sandwich , known here as the\nbacon buttie ,\nis an integral part of the national cuisine .\njohn howard , a spokesman for the company , said the research commission was inspired by the fact that 40 percent of bacon consumed in britain is now consumed in sandwich form .\non our have your say forums , one disgruntled reader wrote : \u201cbacon , ham , wine , red meat , bread and countless other foodstuffs are allegedly not good for you .\nthe danish people ' s party , fully invested in a culture war over danish values , was an early adopter of animal welfare in order to campaign against halal meat and has long sought to politicise the provision of halal options in nurseries as the\nforced adoption\nof muslim tradition .\nresults show that nearly 90 % of consumers instantly recognise the danish sizzle . with this in mind we are adding a few exciting new elements to the campaign , to ensure shoppers continue to look for the ' sizzle ' to enjoy the big taste of danish ,\nhe said .\nmercifully , because holby city airs before the watershed , the surgery scenes are free from gore . what dr naylor was cutting up was plainly a belly of pork . unlike most elderly ladies\u2019 tummies , this one had no wrinkles , contained not a drop of blood , and bore a birthmark that appeared to say danish bacon .\neven the bacon butty , though alliterative , is sometimes etymologically challenged , as in a recent posting on the web site of the yorkshire post relating to the study at leeds university .\nwhat ' s so danish about that ? it happens at a nato training facility in j\u00e6gerspris , denmark . but british army surgeons attend the course .\nby the end of the nineties and the beginning of the new millennium some of the most important mergers in the history of danish crown took place .\na danish town has made it compulsory for public institutions to serve pork products , drawing mixed reactions in what has been called the country\u2019s \u201cmeatball war\u201d .\nall danish politicians are obliged to wear the mythical\nclaphat\nduring their sessions . it was invented to prevent applauses from drunk right - wing politicians\n' out of africa ' by karen blixen ( published under the name isak dineson for fear of persecution by the jantelov and the work of danish philosopher s\u00f8ren kirkegaard . ' out of africa ' provides a lovely example of the lengths some people will go to to get away from the danish weather .\na danish politician has said denmark should leave the european union and demanded the country should no longer be part of the eu\nloser club\n.\nthe push is unconnected to the backlash by muslims , who do not eat pork , but its timing will heighten the focus nationally on things danish .\nthis month , after conducting 1 , 000 hours of research , a group of scientists at leeds university shed light on an issue of international importance : how to make the perfect bacon sandwich .\ni think the reality is that a lot of people will make the assumption that what the meat and livestock commission is getting at is danish products .\ndanske slagterier ( ds ) is a subsidiary of the general danish agricultural organisation landbrug & f\u00f8devarer . danske slagterier , danish bacon & meat council , is the umbrella organisation for the two co - operative slaughterhouses , danish crown and tican , and the pig farmers who own them . a number of companies related to the industry are also members of ds . the primary aim of the organisation is to safeguard and promote the interests of pig producers and the pork and bacon industry . danske slagterier ' s representative office in brussels is involved in activities related to the objectives of the organization : - looking after the interests of its members , e . g . in relation to the european commission , the european council and the european parliament . - handling external relations , especially in relation to the japanese , american , russian , korean , indian and the philippian market\nhowever , social liberals council member mogens nyholm , who voted against the proposal , said the idea of defining\ndanish food culture\nwas absurd , whilea former integration minister from the danish social liberal party , manu sareen , accused randers politicians of \u201cwanting to impose a forced ideology\u2026 in this case on children . \u201d\nif i ' m cooking something that needs flavor , i don ' t even bother heating the bacon . i just chop it up into the pot of food and let the warmth permeate it .\nspokesman steve marinker said :\nwe think it ' s a very narrow and negative advertising campaign which will have the effect of putting people off rather than draw them into eating pork and bacon .\nit should be noted the swedish theory on danish language , that is sounds like throwing up , is not even admitted by the danes . the swedes think this is an obvious case of alcoholics denial of truth . though the danes believe the swedes are just not drunk enough to see the epicness of the danish language .\nmep morten messerschmidt , who represents the danish people party ( df ) and a member of the european parliament , suggested denmark should exit the bloc within five years .\nit is already cooked , so you can take a can of it on a camping trip if you like . i like my bacon hot , so i use the microwave or oven to warm it up .\nbut both asda and morrisons also reported that sales of bacon and ham and other processed meats , which hit an all - time high earlier this month , had not been at all affected by the report .\ndenmark\u2019s geographical location in close proximity of the most dynamic nations of sixteenth - century europe , the netherlands and the united kingdom , no doubt exerted a positive influence on the danish economy and danish institutions . the north german area influenced denmark both through long - term economic links and through the lutheran protestant reformation which the danes embraced in 1536 .\nbut this is less than half the story . according to john malcolm , chief economist of the national farmers union , three - quarters of imported food consists of foodstuffs that could in principle be grown at home . there is no innate reason why we should raise pigs yet import pounds 500m - worth of danish bacon a year , except that we have done so for a century .\nthat said , on the whole , british bacon will have travelled far fewer miles to reach the shop so has a lower carbon footprint than its foreign equivalents . and campaigners and high - profile pig farmers , such as tv presenter jimmy doherty , will tell you that choosing british rashers means employment for the people whose work helps keep the countryside the way it is . that\u2019s bringing home the bacon in more ways than one .\njust weeks after experts warned how eating processed meat increases the risks of the deadly disease , urltoken has discovered that bacon and ham is selling quicker than ever - proving the great british sarnie is here to stay .\none of the most direct ways for farmers and producers to get a fair deal is to set up a brand that will market your products . danish dairy farmers did this in 1901 when they created lurpak . the brand set a quality standard for danish butter , and the company now sells products in 80 countries . it is owned by 8 , 000 dairy farmers in denmark , sweden and germany . danish bacon is a similar cooperative . ocean spray is a brand specialising in cranberry products , and is owned by 600 cranberry growers across the us and canada . in 2004 they voted down a take - over bid from pepsico . there\u2019s also a cooperative brand for grape products , welch\u2019s , owned by the national grape cooperative association .\nancient danish culture centers around the great kronborg castle in elsinore . the castle was original build by og the magnificient in 1214 over the objections of queen oggette . construction was finished in record time and the queen was eventually drowned in the moat since , as one danish ka - niggit put it ,\nthe lady doth protest too much !\n( in danish : \u00f8v , hvor lagde jeg dog mine vafler !\n) . her ghost is said to be living under the castle and having an affair with beowulf .\nbacon was tied to the door handles and sandwiches made of raw meat and sliced white bread were left at the entrance , in what was described in court by the judge as an ' an attack on england ' .\nit is like the regular goodness of bacon multiplied by ten . there is no way to accurately describe how good it tastes . you just have to try it for yourself , but be forewarned that you will become addicted .\n\u201cperhaps another few minutes on research would have told them that a butty is a slice of buttered bread with a topping ; a bacon sarnie is what they are describing , \u201d said a contributor who signed himself joey pica .\ndr graham clayton , who led the research team at the university ' s procter department of food science , said :\nwe often think that it ' s the taste and smell of bacon that consumers find most attractive .\nhobbs , e . 2001 . \u201cagainst all odds \u2013 explaining the exporting success of the danish pork co - operatives . \u201d centre for the study of cooperatives , university of saskatchewan .\nhobbs , j . e . , w . a . kerr , and k . k . klein . 1998 . \u201ccreating international competitiveness through supply chain management : danish pork . \u201d\nthe research panel - which examined more than 7 , 000 previous studies - warned that ham and bacon with added preservatives sold in supermarkets should be avoided , as they raised the risk of cancer by up to 10 per cent .\nall of this targets the high end food loving consumers and ' foodies ' - people who are prepared to spend money on good quality food and are brand conscious . mccarthy commented :\nat a time when provenance is becoming increasingly important to these types of consumers , our campaign will reinforce the message we have always promoted : for a reassurance of quality , look for packs of bacon with the danish sizzle .\nnilsson , j . , and s . b\u00fcchmann petersen . 2001 . \u201cthe rationale of traditional cooperatives \u2013 the case of danish crown . \u201d in borgen , s . o . ed .\nthrough figures realsed by statbank danmark ( the danish statistical bureau ) and hm revenue & customs uk , the vikings discovered that uk\u2019s export to denmark is a trade worth billions of pounds .\nlampe m , sharp p ( 2015 ) just add milk : a productivity analysis of the revolutionary changes in nineteenth - century danish dairying . econ hist rev 68 : 1132\u20131153 . doi :\ndafc now calls on the british government to ensure that necessary trade agreements are made as quickly as possible in order for danish businesses avoid extra costs and more paper work in the future .\nthere is nothing better than taking a big bite of meaty danish bacon and a small bite of a bavarian cream doughnut at once , then washing it all down with a large gulp of orange juice . this kind of breakfast keeps me full and happy for hours , so i don ' t have to take time out for a snack . also , i don ' t have to eat a big lunch or supper .\nthe advertising will follow two themes . firstly , the things people will do to make sure their perfect bacon buttie moment isn ' t interrupted \u2013 illustrated by a series of eye - catching , humorous advertisements in top women ' s weeklies , men ' s monthlies and food titles , as well as on posters on the london underground . the secondary angle is celebrity gossip : enhancing the idea of the bacon sandwich as something to be enjoyed while catching up on the latest ' sizzling stories ' from the celebrity world . key to this aspect of the campaign is sponsorship of the capital radio saturday morning show hosted by craig doyle featuring the ' saturday morning sizzler ' . craig ' s weekly guest is now magazine ' s celebrity gossip columnist and friend of the stars sam mann , who will discuss the latest ' sizzling ' gossip with craig each week in a slot sponsored by danish bacon .\nthe danish vote showed that there is popular support \u2013 in denmark at least \u2013 for this type of parallel negotiation between the eu and individual countries , which is encouraging for anti - eu campaigners in the uk . should brexit have the expected consequence of an economically and diplomatically weaker eu , the danish referendum outcome may be seen in hindsight as a turning point for eu solidarity .\n) , which means that if all resources had been danish , 55 % of danish crop output ( including pastures ) would have been used to feed the uk . in contrast with feed , the amount of coal re - exported to the uk is modest ( 9 pj ) by comparison with the total coal consumption of the country ( 94 pj , as in henriques and sharp\nhow did denmark manage to have such a huge proportion of its energy consumption locked in the english trade ? the above analysis ignores one important aspect of danish transformation to an export - orientated and animal - based agriculture . a significant part of the energy embodied in danish exports to the uk came from elsewhere , showing a globalization of the intermediate inputs necessary to its food exports .\nhenriksen i ( 1993 ) the transformation of danish agriculture 1870\u20131914 . in : persson kg ( ed ) the economic development of denmark and norway since 1870 . edward elgar , aldershot , pp 153\u2013178\nhenriques st , sharp p ( 2016 ) the danish agricultural revolution in an energy perspective : a case of development with few domestic energy sources . econ hist rev 69 : 844\u2013869 . doi :\n\u201cwe often think that it\u2019s the taste and smell of bacon that consumers find most attractive , \u201d dr . clayton said in a news release . \u201cbut our research proves that texture and sound is just , if not more , important . \u201d\na common additive used in bacon and ham could fuel the growth of cancers , research suggests . high doses of inorganic phosphate salts \u2013 which are used to enhance the texture and flavour of processed meats \u2013 increased the size of tumours in mice .\nthe first danish co - operative pig slaughterhouse was established in the town of horsens in 1887 . during the following 40 or 50 years a large number of pig slaughterhouses were established around the country .\npedersen , peder j . \u201cpostwar growth of the danish economy . \u201d in economic growth in europe since 1945 , edited by nicholas crafts and gianni toniolo . cambridge : cambridge university press , 1995 .\nby digging through many excel sheets , the vikings found out that danish export to the uk has been growing over the past year . the uk seems to import more from denmark than it exports .\nthe arctic journal reports that ' after kai leo johannesen , the faroese premier , visited moscow to discuss expanding trade relations , danish lawmakers accused the faroe islands of stabbing europe in the back . '\n) , more than 94 pj of danish coal consumption . the reason for this is that a proportion of the coal imports are re - exported afterwards as bunkers to ships engaged in foreign trade .\nsuperseding the previous two is the cruel killing of hapless hogs , exported through the conspiracy of the eu that the danish prime minister helped bring about by exploiting the hysteria of the nation during the national oil shortage in 1976 . since then , mass quantities of pigs are butchered every day to feed the nation ' s unending lust for wholesale slaughter , revenue and craving for bacon . due to this practice , vegetarians are denied citizenship on general principle .\nthe fact that i once saw the danish prime minister on a pre - election walkabout in copenhagen , on the equivalent of oxford street , and no one was paying him the slightest bit of attention .\nhenriksen i , lampe m , sharp p ( 2011 ) the role of technology and institutions for growth : danish creameries in the late nineteenth century . eur rev econ hist 15 : 475\u2013493 . doi :\nduring a visit to a pig farm in oxton , nottinghamshire , he said britain ' s strict animal welfare regulations meant its pig farmers could not compete with danish producers , who had much lower costs .\naround 90 per cent of conventional danish pig farms are infected with antibiotic - resistant bacteria called mrsa cc398 or \u2018pig mrsa\u2019 , which can be passed between the animals but also to humans and between people .\nchristian iv was fortunate not to have lived to witness one of the darkest days of danish loss . by the terms of the treaty of roskilde , signed a decade later in 1658 , the danes were forced by the swedes to relinquish what are today the southern swedish region of sk\u00e5ne , blekinge and halland , as well as the baltic island of bornholm ( the latter was eventually returned and remains danish ) .\nit shows a teenage girl sitting on a bed in the midst of a fit . suddenly her attention is drawn to the smell coming from a pan of frying bacon , and she grimaces as her head rotates 360 degrees suggesting her delight at the smell .\nthe conservative party , when in opposition , vowed to end this scandal . but latest ministry of defence figures indicated that not a single rasher of the \u00a31 . 5 million - worth of bacon consumed by the armed forced over the last year was british ."]}
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11 . there were 72 freight operator spads in 2014 - 15 , a 13 % increase , of which 14 were potentially significant . the trend in spads per freight kilometre travelled has increased gradually since 2011 . there was a 40 % increase in harm to freight workers , with 11 major and 194 minor injuries .\nmanline takes delivery of 86 man tgs www truck tractors for the africa and freight divisions .\nchicago freight car offers a wide variety of wagons matched to your specific product transport need .\nchicago freight car offers a wide variety of locomotives matched to your specific product transport need .\nits first mainline excursion took place in june 1997 when it ran from wellington to taumarunui to join j1211 for a double drivers excursion .\nhello am about to repaint a bachmann split box class 37 into mainline freight blue / silver and am trying to select a suitable subject . platform 5 book for spring 1996 lists 37109 as in mainline freight livery but it then seems to have very quickly become one of the first in ew & s red . did it ever actually get blue as pictures seem to be non existent and i am well aware that some livery codes in platform 5 books should be taken with a pinch of salt . . . tia !\nwhether by road , sea or air freight , we believe moving goods should be straightforward . no surprises , no guesswork .\nprofessionalism and commercial approach are the core elements of our business philosophy . mainline shipping company constitutes a reliable partner , offering flexibility , financial security and quality services .\njohn , i think 37109 only ever carried triple grey with mainline branding , hence why it was an early repaint into ews livery , however i can ' t seem to turn up any pictures to back this up . for mainline blue split - box machines you have a choice of 37013 , 37023 and 37077 , all of which carried the full blue livery . the majority of mainline machines were centre panel fitted , though a couple of flush fronted 37 / 7s also carried the colours . hth\nin this day and age its important to keep up to speed with technology . we always use the latest technology to manage our freight\nwe partner with our customers to provide an end - to - end freight service including warehousing , domestic distribution and international air and ocean services .\npurpose built freight management system mainstream has spent 25 years developing our own freight and warehouse management systems . our technology is built for purpose , and having our own development teams in house gives us the ability to move with changing market conditions rapidly and not be reliant on external service providers .\nprovide freight backing for both coa ' s and spot cargoes . employ short and long period time chartered vessels . always strive to increase our cargo volume .\nalstom ' s passenger and freight locomotives provide a tailored response to the individual needs of each operator and are suited to a wide array of operating conditions .\nthrough our various product offerings , manline moves a broad range of freight types , from general linehaul and abnormal loads to fuel , chemicals and other potentially hazardous cargo .\nbingo : http : / / www . flickr . co . . . com / 5707139237 / can ' t have lasted very long like this , also looks like the doors were removed on mainline repaint rather than ews .\nwe found that most freight operators consistently achieved level 3 ' standardised ' to level 4 ' predictable ' score when assessed with rm3 . some operators are now beginning to push towards level 5 ' excellence ' assessments for a few parts of the rm3 assessment criteria . our rm3 assessment found that freight operators were generally complying with the railway and other guided transport system (\nto accelerate industry dialogue to identify a system level solution , we held a seminar on 6 march 2015 . it identified the fundamental collective leadership and thinking needed , including a rolling stock and track standards review . we continue to monitor progress closely . we continue to liaise with the industry at its national meetings , including the national freight safety group and rail freight operators group .\nmanline freight has been in operation since 1998 , and offers innovative general linehaul services tailored to meet the needs of specific business sectors . service , safety and efficiency are our key drivers . our drivers and technicians receive ongoing training , while our fleet is sqas and rtms certified . manline freight adopts an innovative approach to transportation , allowing us to load , transport and unload with maximum efficiency .\noverview : we are generally satisfied that freight operators ' safety management systems perform at consistently acceptable levels . there are some areas requiring improvement , particularly the rise in rolling stock axles and bearing failures .\nthe scharfenberg coupler developed over 100 years ago still provides fast and easy coupling and uncoupling today . voith is taking coupling to the next level by transferring the proven scharfenberg operating principle to the freight train .\ncfcla operates the largest independent lease fleet of locomotives in australia . the diverse fleet ranges from modern high horsepower mainline locomotives to smaller lightweight branch line and shunting locomotives . several classes of locomotive are able to be converted for operation on either standard and broad gauge networks when required . cfcla ' s high horsepower mainline locomotives offer customers cost effective interstate haulage of intermodal freight , or intrastate heavy haulage of bulk commodities . available in both single or double ended cabin configuration to suit customer operational requirements . complimenting cfcla ' s high horsepower locomotives , the medium horsepower mainline locomotives offer customers cost effective regional or metropolitan workings , including port shuttles and infrastructure work trains . available in both single or double ended cabin configuration to suit customer operational requirements . cfcla have both bo - bo and co - co arranged branch line locomotives with varying axle loads . ideal for branch line and terminal work , they are often utilised on port shuttle , local transfer trains , and infrastructure trains also .\ntoday mainline shipping operates a small to medium size fleet of up to 50 handysize - supramax vessels per annum . vessels are trading in the black sea , baltic , continent , usg , with a smaller proportion of the trade being done in the fareast .\n37109 did carry the full mainline livery ( sort of . . . . read on ) , but almost immediately got repainted ews red . i saw a magazine picture of it at the time in mainline livery ( i . e . blue not triple grey ) but with ews maroon roof panel working a train . as an aside 109 lost its nose end doors at the same time , which is unusual as most of the split boxes that lost doors were done at crewe in the late 80 ' s .\noriginally the ab handled all principal express services and main - line freight services , until the advent of the k ' s and j ' s when they were relegated to to freight haulage on branch and secondary lines . they were rated to haul 700 - 750 tons on easy grades . every district , except wellington , had a quota of ab ' s . both the north and south island had the ab .\nin august 2015 , csx announced the temporary closure of the illinois subdivision ; citing economic conditions and declining rail traffic as reasons for the shutdown . this move brought a halt to over 150 years of continuous rail traffic on the line and downgraded its mainline status .\nhere i have a bachmann 32 - 116 oo gauge 09 diesel shunter in mainline livery , number 09006 . this loco would make a brilliant addition to any collection . listed as used but shorttest run only so will need running in as per the service sheet .\na series of freight container wagon derailments over the last few years were caused by interconnected common factors . track condition ( in particular track twist ) , a wagon ' s wheel / suspension - sensitivity to sub - optimal track geometry and the uneven loading of goods in freight containers causes ' wheel unloading ' . this can cause wheel ( s ) to lose contact with the rail and lead to derailment . none of the incidents in 2014 - 15 caused catastrophic consequences but all had the potential . they caused damage to the infrastructure and vehicles , but no fatalities or injuries . other notable incidents in 2014 - 15 included freight containers being blown off a wagon in high wind - an issue we are monitoring .\nfrom very high - speed trains to regional trains and freight solutions , alstom offers a complete and competitive range of products and services , designed for the security and comfort of passengers and responding to the needs of operators all over the world .\nthroughout the early 1990\u2019s into the mid 2000\u2019s , the illinois subdivision remained a busy mainline and received a substantial amount of daily freight traffic ; sometimes as much as 10 - 15 trains per day . csx also added trains onto the illinois sub from the parallel former l & n st . louis line to the south , which was severed as a through - route in 1989 . mainline rail traffic ran from st . louis to points eastward such as louisville and cincinnati . this traffic included autoracks , intermodal , grain trains , pipe trains , windmills and even military transport . the route also saw occasional coal trains that were re - routed onto the line . local rail traffic however began to slowly disappear during this period as on - line customers became increasingly sparse . this was primarily due to csx phasing out lower volume , loose car service .\nreporting to suit your needs our system enables us to provide you with the information that is important to you , custom reports on performance , inventory levels , detailed freight tracking and much , much more ( available in a variety of formats ) .\nmainline is always looking for young talented individuals interested to commit to a career in commercial ship operations . if you feel that you have the motivation , agility and good communication skills please submit your cv to career @ urltoken for our review . if your skill set and experience matches our requirement we will contact you in no time\nthe company provides reliable and flexible freight services to major coal miners , fertilizer producers , steel mills and trading houses . our shipping professionals strive to constantly adjust to a changing market , deliver highest quality service , maintain and establish long terms relationships with both charterers and owners .\nour products for rail transport help you keep up with the times . greater efficiency through higher speeds , greater comfort and exceptional reliability . freight and passenger trains around the world operate with our products , components and systems . rails make the connections - we provide the technology .\nin the mid 2000\u2019s , csx diverted all st . louis to cincinnati mainline traffic off the line , which left only louisville bound trains and coal re - routes . in 2008 , csx began replacing the classic cpl\u2019s along the route with upgraded signaling lights . telegraph poles were also removed during this period and most grade crossings were equipped with new gates .\nthe day boats connect smaller communities with each other and with the mainline vessel routes . although , cabins are not available on these vessels , public showers are . interior observation lounges provide excellent opportunities to view spectacular scenery and wildlife , get outside and walk around the outside decks for some fresh air , or relax in the heated solarium and bond with your fellow travelers .\nmainline shipping belongs to a vertically integrated group of companies which provide a full range of logistics services . the core business is commercial management of time chartered fleet . the company has ample experience in most market segments ranging from worldwide trade of handysizes , carrying various commodities from coal to imo 5 . 1 fertilizers , to panamax and cape size shipment of iron ore to china and coal ex usg .\nthere\u2019s a lot that can go wrong between point a and point b . weather , accidents or simple human error can impact on your freight \u2013 and your business along with it . that\u2019s why we\u2019ve spent 25 years refining the way we do things . it\u2019s all about managing for risk while making your experience feel seamless .\nthanks for that , seems to generally confirm my suspicions that 37109 never actually got mainline freight blue despite what the platform 5 books say . 37055 is another contender for me to do , i am looking for one that still has its door fittings on the front end rather than a smooth panel like 37013 and 37077 , 37023 was done by lima and you no one does the etched nameplates because of the reversed colours . another potential minefield is that a couple of the split box machines painted only had the boxes on one end , an important lesson to make sure you have pictures of both ends before committing the paintbrush to your model ! ! 37055 it is then . . . maybe . . . perhaps . . .\nthat\u2019s what you want when you\u2019re trusting your business or precious items to another company . that\u2019s why at mainstream we have a no - surprises policy \u2013 keeping you informed every step of the way , and take every step to catch things before they go wrong . for freight solutions that really do deliver , talk to us today\nin 1893 , the o & m was acquired by the baltimore & ohio southwestern railroad ( b & osw ) which later transitioned into the baltimore & ohio railroad ( b & o ) in 1900 . following the takeover of the b & o railroad , the illinois subdivision became the western end of the b & o st . louis mainline . this was the first railroad line to reach the mississippi river from the eastern united states ; running west from grafton , west virginia to cincinnati , ohio , through the southern half of indiana , into southern illinois and finally ending in st . louis . during this period , the b & o mainline became an important route for freight and passenger traffic directed toward st . louis from the eastern united states . many of the communities that reside along the illinois subdivision route today owe their existence and history to the booming b & o railroad . a few surviving depot buildings still exist along the route today as reminders of the b & o passenger trains that frequented the line until the early 1970\u2019s . remaining depots are located in breese , carlyle , salem , flora , sumner , vincennes , and washington .\nrails were cut at both caseyville , illinois and just west of flora , illinois . all railroad crossing signals along this nearly 90 mile - long stretch were deactivated . crossing gates were removed , signal lights were turned 90 degrees , and \u201ctracks out of service\u201d signs were posted . this officially put the line out of service from caseyville to flora . from flora eastward into vincennes , the line is still in operation for a local grain unit train ( j700 ) providing rail service to the consolidated grain & barge elevator in olney , illinois and for local industry in flora . csx is also utilizing the flora yard for storage of coal hoppers and boxcars . all remaining mainline freight traffic was re - routed onto the csx st . louis line subdivision ( former conrail ) to the north .\nat mainstream we\u2019re all about the way you work . we\u2019re flexible enough to personalise our service to suit the needs of every business \u2013 whether you\u2019re operating from offices all over the globe , or out of your garage . that starts with listening , and finishes with getting hands on , so we always deliver \u2013 your freight , and on your expectations .\nthe manline freight linehaul network extends across southern africa , servicing all provinces , cities and towns in south africa and throughout the region . our fleet of flat - deck superlinks , tautliners and drop - side trailers cater to a diverse range of industry sectors . innovation is a major driver for us , and our creative solutions remain at the forefront of the transportation industry .\nthis is a railfan website dedicated to the history of the illinois subdivision railroad line ; the westernmost segment of the former baltimore & ohio ( b & o ) st . louis mainline . the line is currently owned & operated by csx transportation and runs from east st . louis , illinois to washington , indiana ; a distance of approximately 159 miles . at it\u2019s eastern end , the illinois subdivision crosses with the csx ce & d subdivision in vincennes , indiana and eventually transitions into the indiana subdivision line in washington . at it\u2019s west end in east st . louis , the line meets the western end of the csx st . louis line subdivision ( former conrail and prr mainline ) and the terminal railroad association of st . louis . between o\u2019fallon , illinois and the indiana state line , u . s . route 50 and old u . s . 50 parallel the tracks . train operations on the line are controlled by automatic block signaling ( abs ) .\ni did 37055 by buying a mainline blue vi trains body of 37371 and heavily modifying ( bodging ) by adding the ends from a 37055 and modifying the roof . it wasn ' t easy but for me was much cheaper than getting an airbrush which i am loathe to do at the moment . it sits on a bachmann 37 chassis and all lighting works as the light bar is situated in the nose . 37065 is an interesting one to do as it had one end rebuilt due to a collision . regards , lukasz\nfollowing the demise of coal trains in 2010 , overall traffic on the illinois sub began to heavily decline . this was mostly due to csx diminishing support for the line as a through - route in favor of the former conrail line to the north ( st . louis line subdivision ) which it acquired in the 1999 merger . the st . louis line offered a faster through - route that could handle longer trains than the illinois sub . as a result , the majority of freight traffic that had once crossed the illinois subdivision slowly began to be re - routed onto the st . louis line . up until 2015 , there were only 4 daily freight trains left on the illinois sub , which included csx q234 , q247 & q265 ( eastbound autorack trains from st . louis to louisville ) and q204 ( westbound autorack train from louisville to st . louis ) .\nbulk two - section locomotive 2te116 2h3060 hp power , designed for freight service on the railways of the ussr , designed voroshilovgradsky locomotive works ( now luhansk ) , in collaboration with the factories : locomotive them . kuibyshev ( kolomna ) , transport engineering them . malyshev , electrotyazhmash them . lenin ,\nelektromashina\n( kharkov ) and branch institutes locomotive ( vniti ) and the central research institute of the ministry of railways ministry of railways ( now vniizht ) .\na distinct feature of the b & o mainline during this era was the unique color position light ( cpl ) signals . cpl\u2019s were exclusive to the b & o railroad and an innovation in signaling following their design and installation in the early 1920\u2019s . cpl\u2019s were designed to simulate upper quadrant semaphore blade signals that were the standard across railroad lines at the time . the rounded cpl\u2019s used color lights along with positions that provided extra safety in case one of the two lamps went out . these signals were located nearly everywhere along the route up until being phased out and replaced by 3 - color lights in the late 2000\u2019s .\nthe mainline vessels are our largest ships and typically take more than one day to travel between start and end ports , that provide road access . these vessels offer all the amenities needed for passengers who may be onboard overnight or for multiple days . cabins are available for rent and cafes and restaurants offer food for purchase . for the more adventurous , who prefer to travel without a cabin , set up a tent on the upper deck or bring your own sleeping bag for a night or two in the covered , heated solarium . public showers are also available onboard . interior observation lounges and outside decks provide amazing views of the passing landscape .\nevidence : our work was focused on analysing the ability of freight operators to deliver excellence in driver management , but more specifically , in key areas of their management maturity in support of driver management techniques . we used rm3 to promote operators ' systematic analysis of their management systems to help us identify areas of improvement as well as good practice . we also looked at governance , policy , leadership , securing co - operation , competence and the development of employees at all levels and the planning and implementing of risk controls through co - ordinated management arrangements .\nthe alaska marine highway operates an extensive 3 , 500 mile route with a fleet of vessels that are designed to carry passengers and vehicles ranging in size from motorcycles to large freight containers . our ferries operate year - round to provide essential transportation to over 35 coastal communities , many that are not accessible by road . the alaska marine highway system is a core component of alaska ' s transportation infrastructure and provides access for residents of smaller communities to goods and services in regional hubs . like the communities we service , our fleet is diverse and vessel operations differ to allow for connections to each destination on our route .\nab663 history the ab locomotives handled all types of services , on main lines , secondary routes and branch lines . until the 1930 ' s they were the main express and freight locomotive for both islands , and could handle 700 tons on easy grades . many were transferred to the south island from the 1950 ' s and even as late as the 1960 ' s , an ab would be used on express workings . ab663 was the first ab to reach auckland , replacing the a class pacific ' s on the express train duties and had the honour of hauling the royal train for the prince of wales out of auckland in 1920 .\nto ask the secretary of state for transport if he will list the names of purchasers , prices paid and dates of sale for those companies previously owned by british rail which have been sold , pursuant to the railways act 1993 . [ 6885 ]\nthe table summarises sales of those companies previously owned by british rail which have been sold pursuant to the railways act 1993 . the table updates all sales announced previously . where appropriate , gross proceeds are subject to post - completion adjustments .\nin addition , the sale of railtrack plc will realise gross proceeds of \u00a31 . 93 billion . including this , and dividends of some \u00a3800 million and \u00a350 million paid before the sales of the rolling stock leasing companies and the br infrastructure service companies respectively , total gross proceeds are \u00a35 . 28 billion .\ngt . railway maintenance ltd . ( a joint venture between gec alsthom ltd . and tarmac construction ltd . )\nnorth and south railways ( consortium led by wisconsin central ltd . ) but now forms part of english , welsh and scottish railway\neversholt holdings , a consortium led by candover partners ltd . together with the management team , and including electra fleming ltd . and the royal bank of scotland\n3 \u00a32 . 25 million was made available to the purchaser to reflect movements in the value of fixed assets , reduced gross profits and other changes from the basis of his final bid .\ndetails of the sales marked with an\n*\nhave been previously announced .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nyour browser must accept cookies from urltoken to be able to use webcheck . please enable them before trying again .\nwe use cookies to enhance the user experience on our website . by using this website , you consent to the use of cookies .\nair , ocean and everything in between . our team offer comprehensive international service into and out of the most dynamic economies in the world .\nfrom general cargo to retail , fmcg or dangerous goods . our team manage your products with accuracy , flexibility and complete transparency .\na comprehensive nationwide network enables us to provide wide - ranging services including inter and intrastate , metro , full truck load , dangerous goods and wharf cartage to every postcode in australia .\nwhether you are sending one pallet down the road , a full truck load to the other side of the country or shipments across the globe , our teams are on the ground to help you get your products into the hands of your customers , wherever they may be .\nwe aim to delight our customers by getting the small things right . one of our local team members will answer the phone - not a machine . our buildings , vehicles and people should be immaculate . our technology provides full visibility and intelligence across your supply chain . we train and develop our team so they can deliver a premium experience to you and your customers .\nwant to find out more ? browse through our full suite of logistics services and feel free to contact us via our contact page or enquire form .\nour 2018 investor day took place today at mainfreight ' s - heerenberg , netherlands . here we were joined by our managers from across the globe to give investors an insight into our business .\nnote : content in the panels below this point are not visible on the site unless used by other features e . g . gadgets , ob & e ; , etc .\nhit the ground running with a career at mainfreight ! find out more here . . .\nthis site is designed to support modern web standards , as such we cannot guarantee that the web browser ( ie9 or lower ) that you are visiting this site on will work completely as expected .\npeople are great for things like creative thinking and communication , but there are times when computers are faster and more accurate . that\u2019s why we\u2019ve invested heavily in clever technology that makes using mainstream faster and easier than ever before .\nseamless system integration probably the most important part of our system , from the customers perspective , is the ease with which we can automate data transfer between your system and our own . this not only significantly reduces the time it takes to do business with us , it increases the level of accuracy of that business - less time chasing problems and more time to focus on your business .\ncustomised driver app and customer portals the very latest tools in our technology suite , a custom application written for our fleet of drivers giving our customers real time tracking , electronic proof of delivery ( including endorsements ) and traffic aware routing - helping us deliver on time as well as saving fuel and reducing our carbon footprint . our customer portal - gives you the ability to directly interact with our systems all over a secure , web based and easy to use interface .\nsimply people and companies working together , shoulder to shoulder to achieve common goals .\nthat ' s why we understand first - and then develop ways to meet the specific needs of our customers .\n\u00a9 copyright 2017 office of rail and road all content is available under the open government licence v3 . 0 , except where otherwise stated\nthe transportation of goods is the lifeblood of modern economies , connecting suppliers with customers and producers with consumers . at manline , we understand how important it is for your load to arrive safely , when and where you need it . our smart transport solutions are designed specifically to work for your business . in fact , customising transport solutions around your business needs is what we do best . we have the experience , the resources , the technology and the expertise to transport your cargo safely across the country and beyond into sub - saharan africa .\nmanline is a diversified transport group providing smart transport solutions throughout southern africa . the group was founded in 1998 with a fleet of just five trucks . today we own and operate over 400 vehicles from 8 depots in sub - saharan africa .\nour innovative transport solutions and advanced fleet management capabilities , allow us to deliver sustainable results to a diverse client base .\nmanline drivers and workshop technicians are all highly trained specialists in their respective fields . over and above their job skills , our staff are also trained to focus on safety , health , environment , risk and quality , helping us to deliver on our promise of service excellence .\nour network is made up of 8 depots in key locations on major southern african transport routes . all vehicles comply with - and even surpass - legislated safety standards . fleets are continuously monitored via satellite for security and route - planning purposes . in addition , max , our in - house transport management system , provides real - time tracking information and customised notifications to our clients .\nthe manline mega fleet transports abnormal , modular and project cargo with a load weight of up to 85 tonnes . for larger loads , up to 900 tonnes , and irregularly shaped cargo , a range of modular and multi - axle solutions are offered to cater to almost any shape or size .\nour hazchem fleet of drop - side vehicle combinations safely transports packed or drummed dangerous goods with payloads of up to 36 tonnes in south africa and cross - border .\nthe manline energy chemical fleet comprises tankers and flat - deck vehicles custom - configured to meet specific customer and product requirements . the fleet is run on a contractual basis .\nmanline energy operates a fleet of fuel tankers throughout south africa and into zimbabwe and zambia . these vehicles are state - of - the - art multipurpose tanker combinations and can be tailored to all methods of fuel delivery , including metered pumps .\nmanline energy\u2019s lpg tanker fleet makes use of the latest technology in pressure vessel design . payloads of up to 27 tonnes can be transported , making us a leader in the industry in this particular sector . high - speed delivery lines and discharge pumps guarantee improved operating efficiency .\nm . a . x ( logistics m angement a nd e x ecution ) .\nfive year vision to expand operations and grow the group brand throughout southern africa .\nmanline africa opened a transit depot at the beit bridge border and a turnaround depot in the zambia copper belt .\nmanline energy has extensive experience and specialist knowledge in transporting hazardous cargo . since 2006 we have been moving goods such as fuels , chemicals , gas and non - compatible bulk products across the length and breadth of south africa , and into our neighbouring countries . our fleet is 100 % compliant with hsse standards and carries caia and sqas accreditation .\nmanline mega is one of south africa\u2019s foremost transporters of abnormal and project cargo up to 85 tonnes . formed in 1995 ( as tcs logistics ) , manline mega\u2019s state - of - the - art fleet and load - handling equipment gives us the flexibility to manage multi - faceted projects , including break bulk and general cargo , from beginning to end .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nrussian railways introduces discounts of up to 12 . 8 % for transportation of large - capacity containers\n2te116 locomotive was the next step in the development of the locomotive with four diesel and transmission of variable - dc locomotive engineers for the design of the plant started in august 1970 , working drawings arrived in shops in 3 - 4 months , and in the beginning of 1971 - the eve of the opening xxiv congress of the cpsu - locomotive 2te116 - 001 brought to moscow from the donbass coal in surplus to the train . in the design of the locomotive 2te116 been used by many of the previously built locomotives te109 .\npower , kw ( hp ) - 2 * 2250 . 6 ( 2 * 3060 ) .\nthe diameter of the wheel rolling circle at sredneiznoshennyh bandages , mm - 1050 .\ntractive force continuous operation , kn ( tf ) - 2 * 255 ( 2 * 26 ) .\n2te116 locomotive consists of two identical sections odnokabinnyh controlled from one ( any ) post of the cab and the united sa3 coupler . if necessary , each of the sections can be used as a separate locomotive . to move from section to section in the back of the door and there are sections of the transition area , closed with a rubber souffle . all power and auxiliary equipment located in the body , made from the carrier main frame .\nremovable roof section with located in these filters allow air to freely seize the main body of the power equipment . spacious and bright cabin , high - performance thermal insulation it from dividing and vestibules create favorable conditions for the locomotive team . the front cab windows with wide safety glass provides a clear path . the cabin is equipped with air conditioning , heating and ventilation installation , speed indicator , alarm and locomotive hitchhiking continuous .\nthe body of the locomotive to the base frame is designed anew and in contrast to the body of the locomotive te109 full use of railways gauge 1520 mm ( 1 - t ) . carts are made according to the type of carriages and locomotives te109 2te10v . reducer of traction motors sided , hard , gear ratio 17 : 75 = 1 : 4 . 412 .\nthe locomotive has a similar diesel locomotive te109 ( 1a - 5d49 ) , traction generators ( hs - 501a ) , pathogens ( cs - 650 ) , the starter - generator ( stg - 5 ) , batteries ( 68tpzhnk - 250 ) . straightening current setup used uvkt - 5 having in each arm of ten parallel chains , which included two overhead valve 200 - 8 series . the total number of valves to install - 240 diesel generator 1a - 9dg consists of 1a - 5d49 diesel engine and traction generator gs - 501a .\ndiesel and traction generator mounted on a single engine subframe welded and interconnected semi - rigid plate clutch . over the years , to create a range of diesel engines d49 employs a team of kolomna diesel locomotive plant , headed by chief designer sa abramov ( 1955 - 1966 ) , merlisom pm ( 1966 - 1969 ) , ea nikitin ( 1969 - 2001 ) , who became in 1989 a laureate of the state prize . 5d49 diesel belongs to the uniform number chn26 / 26 , which means - a four - turbocharged , bore and stroke of 260 mm . eds - electric remote using the controller installed on diesel four electromagnets receiving power from the controller and the driver are included in various combinations . office of the locomotive driver controller having reversible and the main handle .\nthe scheme of electric transmission - standard soviet variable - dc also implemented in locomotives tep70 , 2te121 , tem7 .\nafter the release of the locomotive \u2116001 voroshilovgradsky plant produced in 1971 two of the locomotive , in 1972 - 19 and 1973 - 23 locomotive . the first locomotives were produced with high roof of the cab , in 1973 it changed to use in locomotives 2te10v . with the locomotive cab \u2116742 changed again . not less than 11 locomotives had 2d70 diesel engines .\nin locomotives 2te116 a number of design changes to improve the reliability of individual equipment and find the most suitable for the operation of technical solutions . for example , in locomotives \u2116002 , 011 , 020 , 030 , 076 have been installed 2d70 diesel engines with the same parameters , as well as diesel locomotives 2te40 . with locomotive number 26 instead of double spring spring group , giving the static deflection of 101 mm were installed trehpruzhinnye sets the static deflection of 126 mm . with the locomotive traction motors instead \u2116052 ed - 107a applied electric ed - 118a , as well as in locomotives 2te10v . rechargeable batteries 68tpzhnk - 250 replaced the battery 48tn - 450 . with locomotive instead \u2116026 motor fan cf - 2 puts motor fans mv - 1 reduced from 21 . 5 to 18 tilt angle of the blades , and with the locomotive number 043 - motor - fan cf - 11 .\nin l ocomotives to number 728 ( except number 715 , 717 , 720 , 725 ) installed diesel generators 1h - 9dg first performance , starting with the number 728 ( 1982 ) - the second version ( 1a - 9dg2 ) with diesel 1a 5d49 - 2 ; the latter have a steel crankshafts with counterweights on each cheek , the cylinder block with a flat seam suspension pistons with increased gas - tight , refined oil supply system with two pumps and other improvements .\ndiesel locomotives to the number 740 was placed joint control 7rs - 2 , which had the device for limiting the fuel depending on the charge air pressure and protect the diesel engine at low oil pressure . in locomotives with number 740 on the combined number of 800 was set regulator 3 - 7rs - 2 having a device for limiting the fuel depending on the charge air pressure ; in locomotives with number 801 is applied regulator 4 - 7rs - 2 , which has also protect diesel engine at low oil pressure .\nin 1978 was redesigned body on the trolley poles ; applied to the so - called combined support whose lower part is in the form of rollers placed between the baseplate and the upper rubber consists of seven elements . this design supports have also been used in locomotives 2te10v , 2te10m , zte10m , 4te10s .\nin 1976 the crane operator ' s number 394 and diffuser \u2116 270 - 005 were replaced crane \u2116 395 - 00 - 3 and air diffuser \u2116 483 . 000 .\nthe locomotive number 532 was introduced with compressed air drying ; in locomotives with number 759 is used rheostat start motors and compressors oil pumping delayed after stopping the diesel engine . motor edt - 5 to drive the compressor replaced 2p2k motor ( 37 kw ) .\non separate locomotives 2te116 applied design solutions , require verification in an operational environment . thus , the locomotive number 348 traction motors were installed ed - 125 is an advanced type of motor ed - 118a and designed in the future to replace the latter . the locomotive number 465 and 475 are supplied for testing rolled wheel centers . also for testing locomotive number 741 refrigerators have only two motor - fan instead of four in series locomotives . fan wheel diameter of 1600 mm provided with blades used to vary the angle of their installation , depending on the temperature of the working fluid .\nthe first locomotives 2te116 arrived at the depot bukhara , tyumen , ishim , pechora , and then in sverdlovsk - sorting depot . currently 2te116 locomotives operated on the volga , south - east , october , sverdlovsk railways .\nvoroshylovgrad factory team headed by the director of the plant turikov na was awarded the right to produce diesel 2te116 with\nquality mark\n.\nat uz locomotives operated on the south , the dnieper donetsk , south - western railway .\nafter 1996 lugansk plant produced several locomotives for estonia , uzbekistan and private carriers , as well as the overhaul of the old locomotives , giving them new numbers . after becoming a part of the russian company\ntransmashholding\nresumed deliveries of new locomotives for the railways .\n2te116 locomotives are still in good condition , as well as satisfy the most modern requirements . this model has a lot of modifications , modified in accordance with certain aspects .\n3 locomotive 2te116m with hydromechanical drive a number of units instead of an electric , as well as with resistance brake released in 1974 - 1975 years .\na feature of the circuitry of the locomotive is to preserve the power of asynchronous three - phase motors of the auxiliary machines and traction generator during braking electric and electric braking mode control using a system of automatic control of braking ( sart ) . the system allows , in particular , automatically maintain the set speed on descents . maximum power at electric braking according vniizht amounted 2553 kw at a speed of 58 km / h .\n4 locomotive 2te116 , unified with the first\neight - thousanders\n2te121 , built in 1981 - 1982 gg .\nbody sections locomotive made by body type locomotives 2te121 . they have tselnonesuschuyu design and made of low - alloy steel , removable roof blocks are made of rolled aluminum . separately collected cab mounted in bodies on rubber shock absorbers . the frame body is used as a conduit for supplying air for cooling of electrical machines and the rectifier unit of the total fan ( centralized air supply ) . at the ends of the frame are available niches for battery . placing it in the body is similar to placing it on the locomotive 2te121 .\nconsists of 3 sections - two diesel ( as on a conventional locomotive 2te116 ) and a cryogenic gasifier . the locomotive used diesel engine generator 1gdg with electronic control , regulation and protection of diesel ( skrdz - 3 ) introduced additional water supply system and gas of the gas equipment , control and protection , alarm , turn on the gas (\nshield - 2 - 1\n) , ventilation elektrootsekov and gas equipment compartment , unhook the diesel remote sections of cryogenic . however , to achieve the calculated power failed .\none utility locomotive 2te116up electropneumatic brake and increased power diesel engine was built in 1996 .\ndiesel power increased to 3600 hp locomotive equipped with rheostat brake and electric heating system composition . traction unit consists of traction and auxiliary synchronous generators , mounted in a single package . auxiliary generator through a rectifier provides power passenger train 3000 v dc power of 575 kw each section on the nominal mode . tractive force continuous mode 2 * 323 kn ( 2 * 33 ton ) , construction speed of 120 km / h .\nthe locomotive was commissioned by the ministry of railways , but remained in the ukraine . in 2001 it was bought by\nlinkoyl\nand converted into a pure cargo .\nmore than 50 locomotives for rzd 2te116u poosnogo with traction control and modifications to the cab with the installation of air conditioning , with dynamic braking , with increased power diesel 3600 hp and microprocessor control and diagnostics ( msud ) was started in 2007 .\n2te116uk capacity of 3060 without microprocessor control system , no air conditioning built for too\npromtransmenedzhment .\nabout 70 locomotives overhauled with replacement of diesel at the voronezh diesel locomotive plant , were called 2te116k .\nwas increased power diesel engines installed microprocessor control system . proven on this locomotive developments have been used in the program 2te25k .\nin june 2011 completely renovated locomotive 2te116 1984 release transmitted from the voronezh diesel locomotive plant in operational depot rtishchevo michurinsky uvjd region . restoration of the locomotive produced in a pilot project of\nzheldorremmash\non overhaul locomotives 2te116 . for the repair of the locomotive , which was conducted with the use of new technologies , it took about 44 mln . , which is two and a half times more than usual . a similar new locomotive is from 115 to 135 million rubles . , and in this case , refer to the machine manufacturer ' s performance in just a third of that amount . refurbished locomotive in its technical parameters practically corresponds to the new .\naccording to the project , after the factory overhaul from the locomotive increases operational reliability , and the machine can be operated without maintenance for a month , instead of the regular check - ups every three days .\n\u00a9 2003 - 2018 , russian railways mass media registration certificate el . no . \u0444\u044177 - 25927 when using any material from the site reference to urltoken is obligatory\nthis venerable rail line was built and completed by the ohio and mississippi railroad ( o & m ) in 1855 and later directly connected st . louis , missouri with cincinnati , ohio in 1857 . the track was originally constructed as six foot broad gauge but was later converted to standard gauge in 1871 . the line became especially valuable during the civil war years ; allowing for the transport of goods and supplies as well as west - bound settlers traveling from the east . the railroad also served numerous coal mines that were being developed in the area .\nfrom the early 1970\u2019s until the mid 1980\u2019s , the illinois subdivision was utilized by the chessie system following the mergers of the b & o , c & o and western maryland railroads . the chessie system locomotives of this era were notorious for their extremely colorful , eye - catching paint schemes combined with the now famous \u201cches - c\u201d logo , which incorporated the outline of c & o\u2019s famous \u201cchessie\u201d kitten\u2019s into the \u201cc\u201d emblem of the railroad\u2019s name . in 1987 , the chessie system was absorbed into csx transportation , who then became sole operators of the line .\nthese upgrades that csx made to the route were in anticipation of additional coal traffic . until around 2010 , the illinois sub was frequently used by union pacific coal trains received in interchange to csx in st . louis for points south and east . however with the demise of the coal industry , the extra coal traffic never materialized .\nin november 2015 , csx formally filed for a discontinuance of service exemption on the illinois subdivision between milepost bc 304 near aviston to milepost bc 327 . 9 near caseyville with the u . s . surface transportation board ( stb ) ; effective january 2016 . the stb is an economic regulatory agency affiliated with the department of transportation for administrative purposes such as having jurisdiction over rail restructuring transactions like mergers , line sales , line construction and line abandonment cases . the discontinuance removes common carrier obligations for this section of the line .\nin august 2016 , csx filed an additional discontinuance of service exemption from the stb on a further segment of the illinois subdivision line ; between milepost bc 244 . 7 near flora and milepost 304 near aviston . this officially went into effect in february 2017 .\nat this stage , the fate and future of this historic railroad line is uncertain . csx has stated that if traffic levels rebound , the line could be reopened in a relatively short period of time .\nno matter what lies ahead for the illinois sub in the future , it\u2019s place in the history of this region will be remembered as being significant . under the o & m and b & o railroads , the line played a major role in the economic development of the communities along it that were founded and settled following its opening in 1857 . the majority of these communities owe their existence to this railroad line ."]}
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balancing electric vehicle manufacturers and suppliers . welcome to buy our electric kick scooter with lithium polymer batteries new products or wholesale our products at cheap price with our professional factory .\nabout product and suppliers : urltoken offers 16 , 116 electric kick scooter products . about 50 % of these are motorcycles , 26 % are electric scooters , and 4 % are kick scooters , foot scooters . a wide variety of electric kick scooter options are available to you , such as ce , eec , and ccc . you can also choose from 48v , > 60v , and 36v . as well as from 1001 - 2000w , 501 - 1000w , and 100 - 200w . and whether electric kick scooter is yes , or no . there are 16 , 212 electric kick scooter suppliers , mainly located in asia . the top supplying countries are china ( mainland ) , south korea , and vietnam , which supply 99 % , 1 % , and 1 % of electric kick scooter respectively . electric kick scooter products are most popular in western europe , north america , and eastern europe . you can ensure product safety by selecting from certified suppliers , including 8 , 993 with iso9001 , 1 , 122 with other , and 57 with iso14001 certification .\nour list of best electric kick scooters is pretty much dominated by razor . already an established name in conventional kick scooter since 2000 as well as electric ones since 2003 , razor\u2019s flagship e300 tops the list . here is a quick overview of our best e - scooters :\nthe foldable electric luggage scooter is small and light to carry . convenient with easy access . . .\nproduction and sell electric bicycle , electric bike , electric motorcycle , electric vehicles , vacuum pot , stainess steel cup , tools , the products exported to european , austrlia , usa and wolrdwide . . .\nkick scooter , powered by batteries and realised by the walberg urban electrics gmbh based in hamburg , germany . the scooter weighs 16 kg with its batteries and motor , and it is one of those\na super - affordable folding electric kick scooter with integrated solar panels for charging on the go . shorter deck length and bar height , probably best for kids and petite adults with smaller\u2026 . . .\na sturdy , comfortable electric kick scooter with a larger battery and more powerful motor than most others . wide solid deck accommodates larger feet , the handle bar is long and feels steady to\u2026 . . .\nwhat to look for in a folding electric scooter . the uscooter ( pictured ) has more of these features than most .\nthe electric kick bike is an efficient and cheap mode of transportation in the city . electric push bike makes a trip to the grocery , walking the dog or getting to your next meeting easy and fun . . . .\nwe offer a complete line of 2018 newest sporting goods and equipment for all of your sporting buying demands . our china suppliers carry the largest inventory of quality sporting goods , hunting , fishing and camping equipment for sale . learn more about the latest news of the sporting goods industry in our trade resources center . our excellent buyer service is happy to help you with those hard to find items in the recreation industry . there is a huge variety of sporting and recreation goods from china , listed on our site including electric kick scooter above , and you can choose from other purchasing options such as electric scooter , scooter , motor scooter before you make your final sourcing choice . find the right electric kick scooter factory and manufacturers can make a big difference to your future business success .\nan affordable electric kick scooter with unique dolly feature that lets you pull in the folded position using a retractable handle and mini - wheels . new locking pin mechanism feels sturdy , honeycomb tires are puncture proof for durability , deck has\u2026 . . .\na practical and affordable electric kick scooter that folds down to a compact size and can be easily towed with the integrated , extendable handle . a top speed of 15 mph , max estimated range of 15 miles and 250 - watt motor\u2026 . . .\nbmw ' s new x2city folding electric kick scooter is a potentially landmark product for the brand in many ways , not the least of which is that it is the first bmw product that will be sold and serviced outside the global bmw dealership network .\n. for safety , the electric motor is not activated when the vehicle is powered up , but after the first kick . egret one - s , actually , can also be used as a traditional kick scooter , without the use of the electric motor . if you use it as a traditional kick scooter you need to be careful both for its high acceleration and the braking distance . with a single charge you can travel more than 20 kilometres ( almost 22 ) thanks to the engine brake that functions with a regenerative braking mechanism . the cornering grip is quite good , but perhaps shock absorbers could be \u201csofter\u201d , although\ncompared with the ecoreco , the $ 1 , 000 emicro one is a revelation . it doesn ' t look like an electric scooter at all - - no power button , brake or throttle levers , just handlebars , wheels and deck . that ' s because it ' s an electric kick scooter whose motor automatically comes to life when you kick off with your foot . it extends your stride , going faster and faster each time you push - - which means you ' ll still be getting some exercise , particularly kicking uphill .\nbesides , there\u2019s a junked scooter that\u2019s exactly the size and shape i need .\na powerful , smooth and quiet electric kick scooter with large 10 inch pneumatic tires that span cracks and absorb bumps well , solid 120 mm mechanical disc brake with traditional lever . solid construction with a simple folding latch design , long stable handlebar and extendable stem to\u2026 . . .\nzip zap zoom : what to look for in a folding electric . . .\na classically styled electric kick scooter with upgradable motor , sprocket sizes , deck , paint color and grips , solid disc brake up front and friction fender - brake in the rear . built around comfortable air - filled eight inch tires and an enlarged wooden deck so you can\u2026 . . .\nthe bmw x2city weighs 20 kg , has a top speed of 15 mph ( 25 km / h ) and an electric range of 25 to 35 kilometers ( 15 - 22 miles ) . if the battery runs out , it can be operated as a kick scooter and will hence never leave you stranded .\n\u00a9 copyright 2012 - 2018 electric ride review , inc . also operating under the name err\nokay , so \u201crazer\u201d doesn\u2019t either , and the coolness of a razor scooter maxed out some time in the year 2000 . but see what i did there ? it\u2019s an e ! instead of an o ! for \u201celectric\u201d ! and it\u2019s a razor scooter ! get it ? ? innovation !\none of the most comfortable electric kick scooters i ' ve tried , great suspension and inflated tire at the front to absorb shock . longer deck provides increased standing room and the sturdy fixed rear fender lets you rest\u2026 . . .\nthere ' s one type of personal mobility device that suits last - mile commutes perfectly : the folding electric scooter . for around $ 1 , 000 , you can hop on a collapsible electric vehicle that makes even an adult razor scooter look like a kiddie toy . like electric skateboards , the powered scooters go up to 20 mph , but also travel a distance of up to 20 miles on a charge . ( most electric skateboards and hoverboards don ' t have that range . ) and most importantly , the scooters have a nice big handle so you don ' t slide off .\nsmartmey jumpable hoverboard best two wheel hoverboard amazon self balancing scooter bluetooth ul2272 / ce certificate 7 . 5inch\nthe e - twow electric scooter is a very light vehicle , weighting only 10 . 7 kg . this means that you can fold and easily carry it and then simply store it anywhere you want .\nif you have to commute to work on the train and dread the walk to the office from the train station or if you have to park and ride , or found a closer and free spot to park but need to leg the rest of the way to office , one of these electric kick scooter will get you in and out quickly .\nif you ' re looking for the 5 inch 2 front wheel kick scooter t7 , xiaobaima must be your best choice . we are one of the leading manufacturers in china , equipped with a productive factory at your service . please be free to wholesale the famous brands ' product from us .\none of the largest , most powerful and comfortable electric kick scooters i ' ve tested . . . offers front and rear suspension with about three inches of travel , large pneumatic tires that span cracks and absorb bumps . extra wide wooden deck provides ample space for people with big feet , optional locking cuff\u2026 . . .\nany defects or issues ? we\u2019ll fix or replace your scooter up to 1 year after purchase . no sweat . just enjoy your ride .\nthe advantages of a brushless motor over brushed motors are high power to weight ratio , high speed , and electronic control . brushless motors find applications in such places as computer peripherals ( disk drives , printers ) , hand - held power tools , and vehicles ranging from model aircraft to automobiles and now , electric kick scooters .\nthe scooter comes equipped with an 30 x 26 mm lcd display window that will show you several types of status information , such as : odometer for the lifetime mileage of the scooter , as well as a trip meter and speedometer . in addition , it lets you know the ambient temperature\nit is a small technological means of transport . lightweight , easy - to - use , and electric , of course . this is the\none of the lightest weight electric kick scooters i ' ve ever tested , it ' s so light you can scoot around without any power and still have fun , the carbon deck and stem are also semi - flexible for comfort . solid rubber tires are durable and flat - proof , the deck isn ' t especially wide or long but\u2026 . . .\nthe scooter comes equipped with front and rear shocks , to make riding on the city streets as comfortable as possible . of course , you can avoid pot holes and rough roads to maximize the lifetime of your scooter , but you have to know that the e - twow scooters can handle adverse driving conditions .\n* run time and range may vary depending on size of battery , size of electric motor , riding conditions , climate and / or proper maintenance .\nand after four months of testing a wide variety of ways to get around , i found two great electric commute vehicles to cut that time down .\nelectric kick scooters , goofy they may be , are a particularly good answer to the last mile problem . they ' re light enough to sling over your shoulder , and small enough to fold for stowing in the trunk of your uber / tesla / hyperloop pod . they ' re easy to ride just about anywhere , require minimal physical exertion , and are relatively affordable .\nthe x2city operates as a traditional kick scooter and the rider needs to propel it up to 6 km / h before the electric drive can be engaged , and even then , there is no traditional\nthrottle\n. the operating unit on the handlebars offers five speeds in quantum jumps of 8 , 12 , 16 , 20 and 25 km / h . the above image is all we have to imagine how that works , and it appears to work like a paddle - shift on a car , though operated with the right thumb .\nwith such a compact and ergonomic design , it barely even looks like an electric scooter . the stryder simplifies things by folding to half its size with one click , making it perfect for trains , or tucked away in your home or office . weighing just below 11kg , you can trolley it easily without breaking a sweat !\nthe bus , train and shuttle only take you from point a to point b . could a portable electric vehicle get you the rest of the way there ?\ngoped always has , and continues to prove that high quality go - ped\u00ae brand products can be made by americans for empowering commuters and scooter riders everywhere on planet earth .\nit would be perfect , rather , except for the fact that anyone riding a scooter looks like a dweeb . sure , scooters are practical , efficient , and useful . they ' ve been a good idea for a long time , since well before they were even electric . but they ' re not cool . they ' ve never been cool .\nthe whole vehicle is very low profile . yes , i managed to drop the height of a razor scooter \u2013 with an add - on battery pack . you think pebbles were bad before\u2026\nas a product , it is a little difficult to make informed comment at this point . the x2city operates as a traditional kick scooter and the rider needs to propel it up to 6 km / h before the electric drive can be engaged , and even then , there is no traditional\nthrottle .\nthe operating unit on the handlebars offers five speeds in quantum jumps of 8 , 12 , 16 , 20 and 25 km / h . the above image is all we have to imagine how that works , and it appears to work like a paddle - shift on a car , though operated with the right thumb .\nthe second thing you need to know about scooters is that there ' s a decent chance you ' re going to be riding one soon . it might be a fancy electric seated thing from some hip startup , but just as likely it ' ll be an old - school , kick - push - and - coast , razor - style ride . why ? because we need a way to move around that isn ' t inside a car .\nthe emicro is smaller and far lighter than any other electric scooter at just 16 . 5 pounds , and you can keep on kicking with minimal friction even after the battery runs out . sadly , there ' s no springy suspension to help cope with san francisco ' s gritty streets . i ' d definitely recommend it if you don ' t mind a sidewalk - only affair .\ntwo of the cells stacked give ample clearance for a proper internal mount . conveniently enough , a regular razor scooter has enough material between the wheel mounts to hold 4 cells , 2 stacks of 2 .\ndear friend , we are professional manufacturer of folding electric bicycle from china . currently we are seeking distributor for our bicycle . please kindly contact me if you are interested in it : ) . . .\ngreat for short commute to work , more compact and lighter than a foldable bicycle and small enough to take with you anywhere \u2013 electric scooters connect the dots to get you to and back from work quickly .\nwe have an excellent developing team on products which including motor , battery , bike frame , and also we have a team on marketing reaserch of new products and material . our products include : electric . . .\nsince 2003one wheel scooter professional manufacturer , 3 models we have . 11 years of experience , 200 customers around the world ( sony , redmond , segway , etc ) , 500 skilled employees , 20000 square meter . . .\nfor the last few weeks , i ' ve used an electric scooter as part of my daily commute . it ' s called the uscooter . it costs $ 999 , and it ' s coming to the united states after a successful debut in china . it ' s got a range of 21 miles and hits 18 mph with just a push of my right thumb\u2014on a scooter , that feels like warp speed . every time i ride it , i feel ridiculous . but as i zip up and down the sidewalks of san francisco , bag slung over my shoulder at the end of a long day , i do it like the fat kid strutting in that\nhaters gonna hate\ngif .\nit is fair to say that we all seek complete safety while riding . it is an essential requirement that has to be met . the e - twow electric scooter not only meets this safety requirement , but also exceeds the expectations in this particular department . it provides users with complete stability during riding thanks to the equilibrium between its design , structure and weight distribution . e - twow is equipped with a remarkable double braking system which ensures an entirely secure ride .\ni decided to use a microcontroller to translate between the two instead of the awesome ghettomongous discrete - part boardamathinger that i built for the first scooter . a bit of messing around with blinkenlichten on a miters stk500 and i was in business .\ni have plenty of experience riding bikes , though . so why not a folding electric bicycle ? watching my fellow caltrain riders struggle to lift their bikes onto the train was enough to put me off . folding electric bikes might fit into the trunk of a car , but i wouldn ' t dream of taking something so heavy and cumbersome on the bus - - and they ' re expensive , too , with many costing upwards of $ 2 , 000 .\nregardless , there\u2019s 29 . 6 volts of 4ah lithium polymer cells , a ( former ? ) 100 amp motor controller , and a very chunky brushless motor shoved into the space of a razor scooter . i think it\u2019s pretty damn awesome just for that .\nmake no mistake , just like a bicycles , these kick scooters will need servicing too . oiling of chain especially after riding in the rain often is a must to keep things moving smoothly . while it may not be frequent and immediately obvious , you will need to consider replacement parts like tyres , batteries , belt and charging adapters . it pays to work out the cost and availability of these parts up front to make sure that you know the total cost of owning and running this . other key considerations are charging time , distance covered per full charge , speed and maximum riders weight . we list these parameters for each of the kick scooters in our list below but to give you an idea of what to expect , check out our table here .\n. for this reason driving this scooter is funny as well as useful , since you can travel short distances in short time . the vehicle comes with a transformer similar to those used for laptops to charge the batteries and it only takes about 6 hours to recharge it fully .\nnext , each rail had to get a chamfer machined on its outside - facing edges . the interior of the razor scooter\u2019s chassis extrusion has a radius of about 2mm . i cannot duplicate this precisely , so a messy one - size - fits - all chamfer takes care of it .\nhere\u2019s a sample section of a razor scooter chassis . it\u2019s a one - piece extrusion , which is great for mounting stuff to . the part above the flange ( which is actually the underside , if you can\u2019t tell from the scuffs ) is 63mm side with a 57mm inner width .\nthe case for scooters gets even harder to make when you look at the price tags , which are much higher than the $ 200 or so you can snag a hoverboards with . ducorsky defends the $ 999 price of the uscooter as the rightful cost of making a safe product ( you know , one that won ' t catch on fire ) . he also notes that hoverboards are harder to ride , can ' t handle hills , and are much more toy than transport . plus , even at a grand , the uscooter is one of the cheaper electric kick scooters on the market . ecoreco ' s m5 costs $ 1 , 250 ; a similar model from go - ped is about $ 1 , 500 .\nfirst time riding ? no problem . choose eco riding mode and enjoy smooth , gradual acceleration . pros can switch to turbo mode for maximum power and acceleration . our regenerative braking allows for safe and responsive braking , ensuring great control even on down hills . stryder is the perfect e - scooter for everyone .\nnot all electric scooters are equal , of course . ecoreco , one of the best - known brands , makes models built like a tank , with fold - out handlebars broad enough to make steering a cinch . but even the company ' s smallest , lightest $ 1 , 100 + ecoreco s5 model - - at over 28 pounds - - was too heavy and bulky for me to easily hoist to the overhead luggage racks on caltrain or hold upright on a crowded bus . and when i was riding , its rear brake would often make the scooter skid instead of quickly bringing it to a stop .\nalso , there is the option of a scooter with seat or without one . while we find the seat version unappealing and unnecessary especially when you only have a short distance to cover and when you have already sat in the train or car before jumping on one of these , its worth considering should you find one useful .\nelectric skateboards have no problem with speed . the $ 1 , 500 + boosted dual + , a sleek longboard with orange wheels , travels at up to 22 miles per hour and can climb hills with a 25 percent grade . that ' s beyond my budget , but even when i tried the $ 700 yuneec e - go board , whose belt - driven wheels top out at 12 . 5 mph , i constantly felt like i was about to crash and die . turns out that even though these electric skateboards have handheld remote controls to manage your speed , you still need to be pretty good at balancing on a skateboard to stay upright . i ' m not .\nthe business end . the relevant power transmission implement \u2013 there is only 1 \u2013 is housed completely in the rear wheel . it is a 80mm diameter custom - built 3 - phase brushless dc motor , conveniently hidden within the confines of a 125mm scooter wheel . maximum power on it is probably about 1000 watts . i have yet to properly meter it .\nbmw has been wanting to address the issue of carrying secondary transportation within its vehicles for some time , as it announced a folding pedal - electric bike concept called the < a href =\nurltoken\nrel =\nnofollow\n> i pedelec < / a > in 2012 , but for some reason it failed to turn the bike into a commercial reality .\nthis is sacrificial vehicle # 2 , another junked scooter that was sitting around miters . i\u2019m not sure if it\u2019s an older generation or what , but there are quite a few structural differences compared to the new a3 model i\u2019m converting . it\u2019s certainly beefier in the folding joint ( 0 . 1\u2033 formed steel plate ! ) and brake area , and there is more material in the chassis .\na battery management system with integrated power electronics is designed to ensure a range of 25 to 35 km in everyday use . a specific charging unit with magnetic connector makes for easy charging using the exterior charging socket on the scooter or directly at the battery itself . the battery is charged using a conventional household socket and it takes approx . 2 . 5 hours to charge an empty battery .\n\u2665 quick folding , more lightweight and convenient : quick folding and unfolding , small size , lightweight ; easy and flexible to carry on bus or subway , put in trunk of car or under office desk . the weight is balanced and it ' s light and easy to carry \u2665 unique design of left and right pedals according to ergonomics , which avoids the discomfort brought by the one pedal design of traditional scooters and allows you to ride as you wish comfortably \u2665 acceleration protection : acceleration protection is initiated only when people is standing on scooter , preventing potential safety hazard in case of touching accelerator when parking \u2665 constant speed cruising : scooter will cruise at a constant speed when riding at a speed for 3s , avoiding the aching pain caused by pressing accelerator for long time and enhancing the riding comfort ;\nthese scooters are all starting to hit american shores , all banking on the same thing : that there are lots of people looking for a faster , easier way to get to the grocery store or the subway station . they ' re hoping that scooters are just the right mix of powerful , portable , and useful . they ' re also hoping to deal with some important questions about where you can and can ' t legally ride an electric scooter . ducorsky wants to sell uscooters to you and me , but he ' s also imagining them as a great way for pilots to get around airports , for cruise patrons to see the sights on shore , and for managers to get around factories .\nthere are so many markets for this thing ,\nhe says . it ' s hard to disagree .\ni may not be doing sweet tricks anytime soon , but my electric scooter is an amazingly efficient way to get around . it turns 20 - minute power - walks into effortless five - minute rides . it ' s tripled the size of my immediate vicinity\u2014i ' ve been riding to coffeeshops and stores i ' d never patronize otherwise . when i ' m not riding i can fold it up and carry it , or sling it over my shoulder to go up stairs . at 24 pounds , it ' s no featherweight , but as i squeeze onto the morning train , i pity the people begging strangers to move so they can fit their bike . with the 21 - mile range , plus the energy recouped by a regenerative braking system , i only need to plug it in once a week , for a few hours .\nyou ' ve probably seen them whiz by on crowded city streets . electric scooters , motorized skateboards and hoverboards are becoming legitimate forms of urban transportation - - and it ' s not just kids who ride them . there ' s a whole wave of new vehicles strong enough to support the weight of an adult , yet fold up small enough to carry onto public transportation or in the back of a miata .\nas the mechanicals were nearing completion , i started playing with the electronics . the r / c airplane controller requires a 1 to 2 millisecond long pulse spaced every 20 milliseconds , which is a hobby industry standard for control signals . however , the electric bike throttle i was going to use puts out an analog voltage from 0 . 8 to 4 . 2 volts . this is , again , a different industry standard control signal .\nthe uscooter was born about five years ago , under another name : e - twow . ( it stands for electric two wheels , and you pronounce it e - 2 . it makes no sense . ) it ' s the work of romanian engineer sorin sirbu and his team in jinhua , china . sirbu ' s friend brad ducorsky helped with the development and is now responsible for the improved , better - named americanized version .\nyou need to know about scooters is that it ' s impossible to look cool riding one . when you ride one , people look at you with disdain . they shout things like ,\nyou ' re the problem !\nand\nget off the sidewalk !\n( seriously . ) they try to get in your way as much as possible . even people on hoverboards and electric skateboards judge you . these are just facts .\nthe e - twow electric scooters are not only environmental friendly , but also wallet friendly . e - twow is the most economical vehicle ever emerged on the market with an amazing energy consumption of only 6 . 15 wh / km at a speed of 20 km / h and with the cruise control function turned on . this is without a doubt an unparalleled performance in terms of consumption and a clear sign that e - twow is truly unique .\nthe new 15 mph ( 25 km / h ) x2city has an electric range of 25 to 35 kilometers ( 15 - 22 miles ) , and folds to a size that bmw claims is smaller than a folding bicycle . viewed in comparison to the wider offerings of the marketplace , none of those qualities are game changers , but it does offer the bmw experience to new audiences for the first time in more than 70 years . bmw has been making bicycles since 1945 , cars since 1929 and motorcycles since 1923 .\nthankfully , there ' s another scooter that handles streets just fine , and works even better . the $ 1 , 000 uscooter ( aka e - twow ) is hands - down the most convenient vehicle i ' ve found for navigating city streets . it has one of the softest suspensions , has the most traction going uphill and is by far the easiest to fold down . even when i carry a heavy backpack , i can get through a work week ( roughly 10 miles of riding , partly uphill ) without plugging into a charger .\nthe uscooter ' s the only one i ' ve tried that ' s clearly designed for commuting , too , with a beeper and built - in led headlights and taillights so cars can see me at night . it has cruise control , and its front electric brake stops me more quickly and safely than ecoreco - like designs . sure , it ' s a little jerky , front - heavy and doesn ' t look particularly stylish . but i don ' t care about that when i ' m leaving bicycles in the dust .\nthere are plenty of possible last - mile solutions : bike - share programs , segway rentals , folding bikes , even skateboards . in asia , for instance , a number of cities have experimented with people riding a variety of small , economical\npersonal electric mobility devices\nto get from public transit to their destination .\nthey are a low - carbon , affordable , and convenient way to bridge the first and last mile gap ,\nraymond ong , an assistant professor at the national university of singapore\u2019s department of civil and environmental engineering , told eco - business .\nthat means the scooter is likely to be extraordinarily good . bmw ' s greatest asset is its reputation and the values associated with the name and the logo : robust , reliable , technologically advanced , easy to use and much better than average . those premium qualities enable bmw to charge a premium price and there ' s no more critical time to deliver all of them than when addressing a new audience that you are hoping to upsell at a later date . you only get one chance to make a first impression and for a premium brand like bmw , the quality of that initial experience is paramount .\nmost lipo cells of this capacity are around 5 . 5mm to 6 . 5mm thick , with the thicker being the higher discharge - rated ones . maxamps advertised their cells as 6mm thick , which , in a 3 - stack , left me less than 1 millimeter of play inside the scooter\u2019s 19mm tall internal channel . the original battery mount was going to be \u201cbottomless\u201d , with the supports for the cells coming only from the sides and the bottom capped by a wide tape , such as fiberglass strapping tape or kapton tape . my 3s pack with 6mm thick cells ( which is not high discharge , unfortunately ! ) did fit in a test .\nit does have its flaws . the only throttle settings seem to be\nbarely moving\nand\nland speed record ,\nso you ' re always speeding up and slowing down and speeding up and slowing down . the worst part of the whole experience , though , is the folding mechanism . opening it is easy enough : press down on the back tire ' s cover until the steering column clicks out , then pull it up until it ' s vertical . but to fold the scooter back up , you have to push forward on the handlebars , then press down on a tiny ridged lip with your foot until the hinge gives . i call it the shoe shredder , because you ' ll rip a sole off trying to get the thing to disconnect . the uscooter has a bad habit of trying to unfold while you carry it , too .\n: the legislative void doesn\u2019t recognise the existence of this type of vehicles , because they aren\u2019t walking speed accelerators ( within 6 km / h ) nor pedal assisted vehicles , nor mopeds ( that require the use of helmets and an insurance ) . in fact they fall under the category of vehicles subject to approval . the german company , however , stated that the designer florian walberg is in a workgroup of a technical committee in brussels that is creating the standards of definition of a vehicle without seat as well as the specifications for the new category of \u201clightweight electric vehicles\u201d . \u201cour goal is to raise the consumers\u2019 awareness on the future of transportation . we all travel several kilometres daily to commute to work , go to a restaurant or sports centres\u201d . clearly , if these means of transport were more widely used , the legislature would be obliged to find a legal loophole to make them circulate within the law .\nbmw ' s announcement a folding pedal - electric bike concept called the i pedelec in 2012 shows the issue of carrying secondary transportation within its vehicles has been on the company ' s radar for some time , but for some reason it failed to turn the bike into a commercial reality . that ' s the i pedelec above , and although the x2city won ' t be sold by bmw dealers , the following excerpt from the announcement press release leaves no doubt that ' s part of the plan : thanks to its low weight of 20 kilograms and the foldable steering unit , the bmw motorrad x2city can be stored easily in the luggage compartment of a small car . it is ready to use after a few easy steps and can take its rider from parking space or city limits to the final destination inside the congested city centre . the compact dimensions of the bmw motorrad x2city also make it easy to transport in the bus or on the underground \u2013 the ideal solution for spontaneous and comfortable mobility in areas not reachable by motorised means of transport .\nzoom past traffic jams and get to your destination effortlessly . our powerful 500w motor makes your journey a breeze \u2013 even up the steepest hills . with a range of up to 30km and top speed of 30km an hour , the stryder lets you swap your sweaty bus ride for a wind in your hair joy ride .\nride over bumpy and rough terrain smoothly with our dual suspension system . our puncture - free rubber tires with its honeycomb - like structure deliver incredible traction and feel , giving you greater control at all times . never worry about nasty tire flats again . integrated front and rear brake lights keep you safe and visible \u2013 even on busy roads at night . with the stryder , this city is yours .\nthe stryder is designed with the end user in mind and will last you for thousands of kilometers . whether you\u2019re riding through uneven streets or off the occasional curb , stryder is designed to take it all . no more messy cables , brake tuning or tyre flats to deal with . grab your stryder from the box \u2013 fully - assembled \u2013 and have the ride of your life .\nride hard and put it to the test for a month ! if you don\u2019t love your ride , you can return it back to us for a full refund .\nour expert and dedicated support team is always here for you , from technical questions to troubleshooting your ride .\nget the latest news about the e - twow products . subscribe to our newsletter\ni am text block . click edit button to change this text . lorem ipsum dolor sit amet , consectetur adipiscing elit . ut elit tellus , luctus nec ullamcorper mattis , pulvinar dapibus leo .\nit brings more power and more autonomy to the booster plus model into the new booster plus s which also has a new battery system 36v li io 7 , 5 ah with samsung cells .\nthe main advantage of airless tires is that they cannot go flat , resulting in a savings , due to the fact that airless tires will need to be replaced less often . the vehicles outfitted with airless tires are able to carry more weight and engage in more rugged activities .\none of the best parts of the e - twow scooters is their distinctive folding system . the scooters can be fully folded with a single click of the lever on the platform . afterwards you can easily carry and store it any place you desire : under your office desk , in the trunk of your car or in a locker .\nleds are miniature bulbs powered by the movement of electrons . this advanced technology replaces the filament inside a regular incandescent lighting system \u2013 which explains why leds last longer ( no filament to burn out ) and are less bulky ( no filament ) .\nwhat are the benefits of eco - friendly lighting ? the most obvious benefit of led light system is that they require significantly less energy to operate than regular incandescent lights . that is how energy - efficient lighting saves you money \u2013 while also saving the planet .\nbuilt on passion , teamwork and a determination not only to achieve outstanding performance but to make it truly competitive and accessible .\n1 . 5 - 2 h ( charger 4 a ) or 3 - 3 . 5 h ( charger 2 a )\nright from our early days , e - twow\u2019s mission has always been to develop and increase performance , enjoyment and above all safety in everyday riding .\ne - twow has always been driven by the passion that true scooters owners impassioned developed . inspired by real people , we strive to promote solutions that help our clients to ride in comfort and safety .\nit represents our policy of always being in touch with our client\u2019s needs & desires , giving booster a facelift , thus introducing booster plus .\ncookies to make this site work properly , we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device . most big websites do this too .\nyou can change these settings at any time . however , this can result in some functions no longer being available . for information on deleting the cookies , please consult your browser\u2019s help function .\nadvertising : tailor information and advertising to your interests based on e . g . the content you have visited before . ( currently we do not use targeting or targeting cookies . )\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nupdate : test video ! now it officially exists . low speed only for now , since i b0rked the controller and stuck it in sissy mode\u00e2\u201e\u00a2\nafter eight months of development , five of which were spent sitting on a shelf at miters , snuffles reloaded finally moved under its own power . and boy did it move\u2026 i have already managed to nearly faceplant once on it .\nwith the project having entered a state of semi - functionality , and with it standing a decent chance of becoming something worthwhile , i\u2019d like to move onto a less whimsical name . while \u201csnuffles\u201d was cute , it just doesn\u2019t have that aura of coolness .\nno , it\u2019s not spring returned . it\u2019s cruise control for cool . without caps - lock , and potentially more blood .\ni finally mustered up the effort to pull it off the shelf and hook up the last four wires remaining on the thing which had kept it from moving for the past few months . with the help of some friends , we got everything bunched together as a test rig \u2013 then decided to call it good and wrapped everything in tape . and good it was . this time , functional cameras are immediately accessible , so expect some \u201caction shots\u201d when the sun comes up .\nso why is it \u201c99 % \u201d done ? well\u2026 . right now , it will probably get me arrested if i take it to the airport ( then again , when you\u2019re an mit student , anything will ) . obviously there needs to be some wire cleaning and rerouting . i don\u2019t have a correctly sized box to house the onboard voltage regulator and r / c signal interface yet . i have a proper e - bike throttle that fits over the handlebars . i also need to make a charge - balance plug for the battery pack .\nhowever , it is at least mechanically sound , and i was able to ride it back from miters . therefore , i know the range is at least 3000 feet minus one railroad crossing .\neven with no torque advantage ( as a direct drive motor ) , the acceleration is pretty absurd . it\u2019s not quite the neck - snapping and rider - launching takeoff of snuffles 1 , but i do need to hang on pretty hard . it is , however , a controllable launch , and will be even more so when a proper spring - loaded thumb throttle is installed ( you know , so i don\u2019t have to hang on with one hand and one leg while twiddling a knob on a stick with the other hand )\nthis is the \u201clarger\u201d flavor from razor , which has 125mm wheels . with the belly pack , i still have about 1 . 5 inches of clearance . not going to be bounding over any curbs or potholes , but it\u2019s enough to get around on bike lanes and sidewalks .\nthere are four 4 . 2ah lithium polymer flat cells inside , and four outside . they are run in series for 29 . 6 volts nominal . the packs are rated for 20c discharge ( 80 amps ) and can burst 30c , so i have plenty of reserve battery power . as for capacity , calculation showed that my optimal range at constant power on flat , frictionless ground in a universe with a constant gravitational field at a constant temperature in air with zero viscosity and me approximated as a point mass\u2026 is about 4 miles , no entropy generated . realistically i expect far less , and need to do a real rangecheck some time soon . anything above 2 miles is really enough to putz me around campus and into town and back .\nwith an extension of the belly box , and some custom control electronics , i could conceivably hide all the control stuff inside the tube frame , and only have a throttle cable coming out .\nand it weighs this much . with better mounting facilities , it should weigh around 12 pounds . that\u2019s a hair under 6 kilograms for you people in metricworld .\nanyways , work will now continue on dressing up the control system . i\u2019ve officially moved past the \u201c90 % zone of project - related self - loathing\u201d which occurs with everything i build \u2013 i would furiously build it to 90 % of the way , then just get sick of it and forget about it for a while . now that i know it works , i should be a little motivated to push it through .\ni have kept a detailed build log of this project and its predecessor on this site .\nthere seems to be a disturbing trend in all my recent projects of everything progressing smoothly and going right , then the whole project grinding to a halt at the last possible second before completion and being wholly unrecoverable without spending an additional hefty sum of money . case in point : tb4 . 5 - sp1 for motorama had essentially half the robot become crippled the day before i had to leave for the tournament .\nnew case in point : snuffles reloaded half - existed for about 30 seconds before the motor controller failed . the failure is undiagnosed at the moment , but probably revolves around blowing a voltage regulator which then shot the controller logic with 35 volts .\nhere\u2019s some build pics from over the past few weeks , and the ( 95 % ) complete vehicle , along with the half - existance video .\nafter playing with the analog - digital converter , i made the output leds act as a throttle display meter of sorts , for kicks . full throttle , all leds lit , and they go out in sequence as i let off the throttle . i might actually implement this using a led bargraph chip in the future .\nnext up was assembling the eight giant lithium - polymer cells without killing myself or burning down buildings .\nto solder epic batteries , you need an epic soldering iron . unfortunately , i couldn\u2019t find the epic soldering iron i used at the media lab to assemble a123 cells , which are even more epic than my 4ah lipos . so if you do not have an epic soldering iron , you need an epic soldering tip .\na scavenged rod of copper and some lathe time later , and i had an epic soldering tip which fit a radioshack 40 watt soldering iron , which i do have . the whole thing is 2 . 5\u2033 long and is . 400\u2033 in diameter at the larger half .\nthe brass one was for testing and practice , since a rod of copper is actually pretty pricey these days to just fuck around with .\nthe bottom battery pack completed after some careful iron maneuvering . the epic tip made the whole operation touch - and - go , exactly what you want for soldering batteries . you never want to park the iron on a battery cell for more than a second or two .\nthis was a bit of a risky operation since i was laying the cells face - to - face to conserve wiring volume . normally , batteries like this are stacked and the cell tabs folded over one another . one wrong move with the massive solid copper tip and i was probably looking at replacing a cell .\nafter each joint was made ( and its balancer lead installed ) , it was covered in electrical tape . when all the joints were completed , i slammed the whole thing in a tube of giant heatshrink and parked the heat gun over it .\ngiant heatshrink should be a primary structural fastener . when it starts tightening down , everything inside sort of scrambles for the lowest volume configuration , and the end result is a very neat package of parts . the pack was embedded into its mount with some also primary - structural double - sided tape .\nthis pack constitutes cells number 5 through 8 . the balancer lead is a standard 3 - pin r / c servo plug , which serves the interconnects between cells 5 and 6 , 6 and 7 , and 7 and 8 ."]}
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up wherein she creates a fem domme re - imaging of cervantes\u2019 don quixote .\nriverdale avenue books was created to give readers the same immediate gratification they have come to expect from all forms of entertainment . each rab imprint represents a genre that we believe is consumable and will keep our readers coming back for more . we will give readers the books they crave .\nfinding masculinity : female to male transition in adulthood , edited by alexander walker and emmett j . p . lundberg ( riverdale ave books )\nyes , riverdale and you will enter into a publishing contract once we have accepted your title .\nif you have any questions regarding your possibly submitting a manuscript to riverdale . send an email to\nmichele traina , a regular at caroline\u2019s on broadway and various east coast comedy clubs , has put together a comedy showcase where performers share their amusing divorce stories . inspired by that , award - winning new york publisher riverdale avenue books is now collecting anecdotes like these into an anthology .\n( 445 west 238th street , riverdale , ny ) , on the 2nd monday of every month at 7pm .\ncome celebrate with us on wednesday at prof . thom ' s where we ' ll be watching the live broadcast of viceland tv ' s slutever show where riverdale avenue books and 5 of our authors are featured in their monster fantasies episode . party starts at 9 : 00 with our signature dirty word raffle for naughty prizes .\nfor the fourth consecutive year , the innovative hybrid publisher riverdale avenue books will receive an independent publisher book award . # metoo : essays about how and why this happened , what it means and how to make sure it never happens again received a bronze medal in the women\u2019s issues category at the ippy award ceremony on may 29th at the copacabana times square .\ngold : the spirit collectors , by m . amanuensis sharkchild ( armored books )\nsilver : good neighbors , by russell c . connor ( dark filament books )\nriverdale ' s review section is for expressing your honest opinions about books . reviews should be relevant and thought provoking ( positive and negative ) when they visit a book page . creativity and objectivity make good reviews while reviews that suggest the genre was just not for you , or that are off - 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vendors including , amazon , itunes , nook and kobo , as well as to libraries through overdrive . we are also distributed by ingram , the largest book distributor in the united states .\nthe new e - book publisher\u2019s offices are at 5676 riverdale avenue in new york city in the former offices of science - fiction e - book publisher baen books . rab will also be active in creating events around its list and hosts between the covers , a free monthly reading series in the east village held at the happy endings lounge at 302 broome street . the series is held the first friday of every month .\nis an award winning , innovative hybrid publisher at the leading edge of the changes in the publishing industry . we publish e - books , print , and audio books under 12 imprints :\nsilver : secrets of men in a lifeboat , by todd r . baker ( aqueous books )\nthe new e - book publishing venture will launch with the secret life of e . l . james : an authorized biography by marc shapiro , published via its riverdale pop line ; and deeply superficial : marlene dietrich , noel coward and me by michael menzies published by rab / magnus books .\ngold : the warbird : three heroes . two wars . one story , by tara copp ( squadron books )\nno tea , no shade : new writings in black queer studies , e . patrick johnson , duke university press books\nfour seasons of loneliness : a lawyer ' s case stories , by j . w . freiberg ( philia books )\nno , you do not have to have an agent . however you may want to have an agent represent you . riverdale is not your agent as we are the publisher of your book .\nthe new house will begin with five imprints focused on separate genres . the imprints are riverdale ave books / magnus books , a joint venture specializing in lgbt titles created by weise that will release 24 titles a year ; rab pop , focused on pop culture , will release a title a month ; rab hsf will publish horror , science fiction and fantasy ; rab truth is an erotic memoir line ; and rab desire will publish erotica and romance .\nperkins , a literary agent as well as former editorial director of ravenous books , said the company will have a foreign rights department and a los angeles based film agent and will work with audio realms to produce simultaneous audio books on most of its titles .\ngold : rock recipes christmas : your complete guide to a delicious holiday season , by barry c . parsons ( breakwater books )\nsilver : kohana : a native american creation myth , by j . e . rogers ; illustrated by guy atherfold ( fahrenheit books )\nriverdale is a member of the association of american publishers and was also named 2014 bipublisher of the year by the bi - writers association . our authors and books have been nominated for , or have won , numerous awards including from the ippy , the triangle awards , the lambda literary awards , the golden crown literary society , the romance review and preditors and editors .\nis our gaming imprint . we are actively looking for new gaming books that cover this compelling industry from the business of gaming to the actual games themselves .\nbronze ( tie ) : the life and times of the great danbury state fair , by gladys stetson leahy and john h . stetson ( emerald lake books )\nsilver : vagabonding with kids : how one couple embraced an unconventional life to work remotely and show their kids the world , by a . k . turner ( brown books publishing group )\ngreat list\u2014wonderful books ! ! i happened to have written about males for my last two biographies . . . but i always watch carefully for this very important list and make a point to read / purchase as many of the titles as possible . thanks to all of the writers , illustrators and hard - working committee members who shine a spotlight on these these terrific books .\nis our lifestyle imprint . we are actively looking for new lifestyle books that cover the lifestyle , design , fashion , food , fitness , entertainment , travel and style industry and their trends .\nwe are always looking for branded products , so if you represent an established brand that you believe would make a good line of books , please email us at rab @ riverdaleavebooks . com .\nalthough many of our books deal with adult themes and situations , we will not publish works that could be seen as promoting underage sexuality , bestiality , necrophilia , rape or incest , or which otherwise violate any laws .\nriverdale edits your book ( and most books need editing ) , does copy editing , gives you a professional cover , an isbn number , multi - platform formatting , and uploads to sellers ( we sell to 95 epub merchants via leading digital book distributors ) , creates a paperback / trade version of your book for print on demand ( pod ) sales , seeks licenses for audio rights for our titles , and represents your foreign and film rights . and we bring our reputation and publicity machine to your title . we work collaboratively with you to bring your book to publication .\nthe independent publisher book awards , affectionately called the ippy awards , has identified a reading list of progressive , thought - provoking books , the kind that can touch lives , advance careers , and stretch our imaginations .\nrecognizing excellence in independent publishing ,\nthe ippy awards showcase the best books from throughout north america and the english - speaking world . launched as the first unaffiliated awards program open exclusively to independent , university , and self - published titles .\nis our pop culture line . we are actively looking for both authorized andunauthorized biographies of celebrities who have captured the cultural spotlight , mostlycurrent , but a blast from the past might be occasionally appropriate . we will also bepublishing books about favorite tv shows , movies , and pop cultural phenomenon .\nperkins said , \u201crab will give readers the same immediate gratification that they have come to expect from all forms of media and entertainment . each imprint represents a genre that we believe is consumable , and will keep our readers coming back for more . simply put , we will give readers the books they crave . \u201d\nkaiser , lisbeth . maya angelou . illus . by leire salaberria . 2016 . unpaged . frances lincoln children\u2019s books , $ 14 . 99 ( 978 - 1 - 84780 - 889 - 9 ) . gr . pres - 3 . empowered by literature , maya angelou used her voice to combat racism and sexism .\na beast\u2019s belle is a fairy tale retold \u2013 echoing the ground - breaking bdsm beauty books by anne rice . the novel offers a twist on a classic story ; isabel is the daughter of a widowed inventor and tinkerer , but leaves home to join the indentured staff of a manor . upo . . . read more\nokparanta , chinelo . under the udala trees . 2015 . 328p . houghton mifflin harcourt / mariner books , $ 26 . 00 ( 978 - 0 - 544 - 81179 - 6 - 9 ) . gr . 10 - up . ijeoma struggles against patriarchal and heteronormative expectations to build a safe , honest life for herself .\nhas created more than a thousand covers for both print and digital books in his role as art director / cover artist at leading digital and print publishing houses , and as an artist for leading best - selling authors such as lorelei james , cheyenne mccray , carrie anne ryan and lora leigh . his portfolio can be found at scottcarpenter .\nplease note that regular shipping requires approximately 12 - 14 from the date of your order placement . if you need your books to be delivered in a time frame earlier than 12 - 14 days , there would be required expedited shipping and handling costs . upon request , we can advise you of what expedited shipping and handling costs would be .\ns\u00e1nchez vegara , ma . isabel . amelia earhart . illus . by mariadiamantes . 2016 . unpaged . frances lincoln children\u2019s books , $ 14 . 99 ( 978 - 1 - 84780 - 888 - 2 ) . pres - gr . 3 . amelia earhart became the first woman pilot to accomplish many feats . she never stopped pursuing her dreams or encouraging other women pilots .\n* johnston , e . k . exit , pursued by a bear . 2016 . 248p . penguin / dutton books for young readers , $ 17 . 99 ( 978 - 1 - 101 - 99458 - 0 ) . gr . 9 - up . after being drugged and raped at cheer camp , hermione winters works to regain control over her body , life , and identity .\numminger , alison . american girls . 2016 . 293p . flatiron books , $ 17 . 99 ( 978 - 1 - 250 - 07500 - 0 ) . gr . 10 - up . while staying with her actress sister in la and researching the manson girls , fifteen - year - old anna dissects what it means to be young , female and powerless in a hostile culture .\nsamanc\u0131 , \u00f6zge . dare to disappoint : growing up in turkey . 2015 . 190p . farrar straus giroux books for young readers , $ 16 . 99 ( 978 - 0 - 374 - 31698 - 3 ) . gr . 7 - up . \u00f6zge learns to hear her own voice and push back against others\u2019 expectations to create a life that will satisfy her own desires and needs .\ncronin , doreen . bloom . illus . by david small . 2016 . 40p . atheneum books for young readers / caitlyn dlouhy book , $ 17 . 99 ( 978 - 1 - 4424 - 0620 - 9 ) . pres - gr . 2 . under mud fairy bloom\u2019s mentorship , genevieve learns magic that will save the glass kingdom and that \u201cthere is no such thing as an ordinary girl . \u201d\n* stanley , diane . ada lovelace , poet of science : the first computer programmer . illus . by jessie hartland . 2016 . unpaged . simon & schuster books for young readers , $ 17 . 99 ( 978 - 1 - 4814 - 5249 - 6 ) . pres - gr . 4 . a great imagination and a rigorous mathematical education led ada lovelace to write the very first computer program .\ncho , zen . sorcerer to the crown . 2015 . 371p . penguin random house / ace books , $ 26 . 95 ( 978 - 0 - 425 - 28337 - 0 ) . gr . 8 - up . sorcerer royal zacharias struggles to gain respect from racist and suspicious peers . as a woman , prunella is forced to suppress her magical abilities . together , they upend britain\u2019s magical hierarchy .\nsmith , amber . the way i used to be . 2016 . 367p . simon & schuster / margaret k . mcelderry books , $ 17 . 99 ( 978 - 1 - 4814 - 4935 - 9 ) . gr . 9 - up . eden is raped by her brother\u2019s best friend . she keeps the assault secret\u2013but the effects , both emotional and physical , carry through her four years of high school .\nmacy , sue . miss mary reporting . illus . by c . f . payne . 2016 . unpaged . simon & schuster books for young readers , $ 17 . 99 ( 978 - 1 - 4814 - 0120 - 3 ) . k - gr . 3 . as one of the first female sportswriters , mary garber fought for equality and fairness both in her professional endeavors and in the stories she brought to readers .\nwest , lindy . shrill : notes from a loud woman . 2016 . 260p . hachette books , $ 26 . 00 ( 978 - 0 - 316 - 34840 - 9 ) . gr . 10 - up . in this series of personal essays , writer , comedian , and activist west challenges cultural forces that are hostile to women , particularly fat women , and interfere with the ability of women to survive and thrive .\nthis year ' s contest drew almost exactly 5 , 000 entries from 49 u . s . states and the district of columbia , 7 canadian provinces , 7 australian territories , and 29 other countries around the world . winning books represent 43 u . s . states and d . c . , all 7 of the canadian provinces , 6 of the australian territories , and 15 other countries . the ippys truly are a world - wide phenomenon !\nburleigh , robert . solving the puzzle under the sea : marie tharp maps the ocean floor . illus . by ra\u00fal col\u00f3n . 2016 . 40p . simon & schuster / paula wiseman books , $ 17 . 99 ( 978 - 1 - 4814 - 1600 - 9 ) . gr . k - 3 . a fearless scientist who faced sexism , marie tharp forever changed our understanding of the ocean\u2019s floors and helped prove the theory of continental drift .\n* levy , debbie . i dissent : ruth bader ginsburg makes her mark . illus . by elizabeth baddeley . 2016 . unpaged . simon & schuster books for young readers , $ 17 . 99 ( 978 - 1 - 4814 - 6559 - 5 ) . gr . 1 - 5 . ginsburg has challenged inequality since childhood . she fought sexism and prejudice to become a supreme court justice who works to ensure that everyone is treated fairly under the law .\nwill have a lot of new elements , more like a print women\u2019s magazine - - horoscopes , this day in romance , an editorial cartoon by last kiss artist john lustig , but also features on trends in romance on everything from books to films and tv and theater , as well as clothing , vacations , food and drink , friendships , real life romance , and even romance in art , history , gaming , sex , politics , science and math .\nnoyes , deborah . ten days a madwoman : the daring life and turbulent times of the original \u201cgirl\u201d reporter , nellie bly . 2016 . 144p . penguin / viking books for young readers , $ 18 . 99 ( 978 - 0 - 8037 - 4017 - 4 ) . gr . 5 - 8 . \u201cgirl\u201d reporter nellie bly pioneered investigative stunt journalism , using her writing to reveal injustice and corruption while blazing a new path for young women in the profession .\n* barakat , ibtisam . balcony on the moon : coming of age in palestine . 2016 . 217p . farrar straus giroux / margaret ferguson books , $ 17 . 99 ( 978 - 0 - 374 - 30251 - 1 ) . gr . 8 - up . set against the israeli - palestinian conflict , the author tells her story of defying traditional gender roles in order to finish her education , avoid early marriage , and help her mother obtain an education .\nmaggs , sam . wonder women : 25 innovators , inventors , and trailblazers who changed history . illus . by sophia foster - dimino . 2016 . 240p . quirk books , $ 16 . 99 ( 978 - 1 - 59474 - 925 - 4 ) . gr . 6 - up . wonder women provides thought - provoking profiles that introduces world - changing women of history , as well as connecting the impact of their work to the work of women in stem fields today .\nrobbins , dean . two friends : susan b . anthony and frederick douglass . illus . by sean qualls and selina alko . 2016 . unpaged . scholastic / orchard books , $ 17 . 99 ( 978 - 0 - 545 - 39996 - 8 ) . pres - gr . 2 . anthony and douglass share the stories of their fights for gender and racial equality over tea . \u201csome people had rights , while others had none . why shouldn\u2019t they have them , too ? \u201d\na beast\u2019s belle is a fairy tale retold \u2013 echoing the ground - breaking bdsm beauty books by anne rice . the novel offers a twist on a classic story ; isabel is the daughter of a widowed inventor and tinkerer , but leaves home to join the indentured staff of a manor . upon arriving , she explores the rigid structure of domestic servitude and discipline in the manor , and eventually grows fascinated with the master of the house , a feral man with curious proclivities and . . .\nperkins said magnus books will also publish an unauthorized biography of gore vidal focused on his love life and a gay version of stephanie meyer\u2019s twilight . perkins also said the pop culture line has already sold foreign rights to the e . l . james biography and that the line will publish celebrity biographies of actress katie holmes and pop superstar justin bieber . perkins is also the editor of fifty writers on fifty shades of grey , an anthology of essays that examine e . l . james\u2019 erotic bestseller .\nnow in their twenty - ninth year , the lambda literary awards celebrate achievement in lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender , and queer writing for books published in 2016 . the awards ceremony on june 12 , 2017 , will be held at the nyu skirball center for the performing arts ( 566 laguardia pl , new york , ny 10012 ) . the red carpet and specially ticketed vip cocktail reception will be held before the ceremony . the after - party , open to all with a general admission ticket , will follow at le poisson rouge ( 158 bleecker st , new york , ny 10012 ) . for more information and to buy tickets , please visit lambda\u2019s website .\nlori perkins , our publisher , has worked in the publishing industry for more than 25 years as a journalist , editor , author , and literary agent . originally a journalist who owned a newspaper in manhattan , perkins has been a literary agent for two decades , with 8 titles on the newyork times best seller list . she was awarded the outstanding achievement as an author representative from romantic times magazine as well as the agent of the year award from the romance writers of america\u2019s nyc chapter . perkins wrote the insider ' s guide to getting an agent ( writers digest books ) , has edited twenty erotica anthologies and more than 100 erotic novels , as well as published erotica under a pseudonym . she has taught writing and editing as an adjunct professor at nyu ' s center for publishing for two decades . she can be reached rab @ urltoken .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html + rdfa 1 . 1 / / en\naap members have a unique , timely inside track on issues relevant to the industry .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nlambda literary , the nation\u2019s oldest and largest literary arts organization advancing lgbtq literature , announced the finalists of the 29th annual lambda literary awards\u2013or the \u201clammys , \u201d as they are affectionately known . they were chosen from nearly 900 submissions and over 300 publishers . submissions came from major mainstream publishers and from independent presses , from both long - established and new lgbtq publishers , as well as from emerging publish - on - demand technologies . visionary and trustee award honorees , the master of ceremonies , and celebrity presenters will be announced in april . the winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on monday evening , june 12 , 2017 in new york city .\n\u201cnever in my lifetime have lgbtq stories felt so important as a means of being recognized and counted , as a form of resistance to this dangerous political climate we find ourselves in , \u201d said lambda literary executive director tony valenzuela . \u201cthe lammys are a celebration of great queer literature , and this year they\u2019re also a reminder that our community of writers , publishers , and readers is not only strong , but part of a vital pathway to asserting our humanity . \u201d\n75 literary professionals , including booksellers , book reviewers , librarians , authors , academics and previous lammy winners and finalists volunteered countless hours of reading , critical thinking , and invigorating discussion to select the finalists in 23 categories .\ntickets for the lambda literary awards ceremony , pre - ceremony vip cocktail reception and after - party go on sale today . for information , visit lambda\u2019s website and join the conversation by following the hashtag # lammys on twitter . early bird tickets at discounted prices are available until april 14th . tickets for the ceremony and after - party are $ 150 ( $ 125 early bird ) . tickets that include the vip cocktail reception are $ 250 ( $ 225 early bird ) . prices will increase by $ 25 on april 14th .\nlambda literary awards corporate sponsors will be announced soon . to inquire about sponsorship , contact tony valenzuela , executive director at tvalenzuela @ lambdaliterary . org .\nthe day after death , lynn c . miller , university of new mexico press\ncomplete works of pat parker , edited by julie r . enszer , sinister wisdom / a midsummer night\u2019s press\nspeakers of the dead : a walt whitman mystery by j . aaron sanders , plume\nactive voice the comic collection : the real life adventures of an asian - american , lesbian , feminist , activist and her friends , written by p . kristen enos with heidi ho ; illustrated by derek chua , leesamarie croal , casandra grullon , beth varni , dan parent , furia press\nstyle of attack report , by ras mashramani , rasheedah phillips , alex smith , and m . eighteen t\u00e9llez , metropolarity\nindian blood : hiv and colonial trauma in san francisco\u2019s two - spirit community , andrew j . jolivette , university of washington press\nout in the periphery : latin america\u2019s gay rights revolution , omar g . encarnaci\u00f3n , oxford university press\nat least two links are incorrect : not your sidekick and little lies . i did not click through all of them so there may be more .\n[ \u2026 ] his debut novel , symptoms of being human , is an ala best fiction for young adults selection , a lambda literary award finalist , and garnered starred reviews from booklist and publishers weekly . before becoming a novelist , [ \u2026 ]\nplease fill the required box or you can\u2019t comment at all . please use kind words . your e - mail address will not be published .\n\u00a9 lambda literary . use of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement and privacy policy 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 lambda literary . site created by spinitch .\nall for one and one for all , and all at once ! ! m\u00e9nage a musketeer is an erotic mash - up of alexander dumas ' the three musketeers . it is a tale of sword and debauchery . lusty musketeers defend all , enjoy all , ravage and claim the women \u2013 and men \u2013 who scheme to control their destinies . d ' artagnan would do anything to become a musketeer , but falling in love with the grim and remote athos wasn ' t what he\u2019d planned . nor was falling in love with constance , another man ' s wife and an intimate of the queen of france . for that matter , neither was falling in love with a mysterious and enchanting woman , known only as milady . young , proud and hotheaded , d ' artagnan throws himself into sword battles and erotic adventures with men and women until war with england and treachery from within endangers his life . he needs to protect france ' s interests while searching for constance , his true love , who has been kidnapped . but athos haunts his dreams and he cannot let milady escape them either or it might break the older musketeer\u2019s heart and lead england conquering france .\nathos pulled off his shirt with a grimace .\ni come here to think sometimes . \u201d he sat down on the bed , pushing his long hair over his other shoulder .\nhow did you come by such a wound ? \u201d d ' artagnan asked , as he pulled out the balm from his belt pouch . it had a pleasing odor that stirred his cock . it reminded him of a few maids who had stroked the substance over his body and the fine time they had sliding over each other .\nthe cardinal ' s men and the musketeers are forbidden to clash . \u201d athos grunted when d ' artagnan soothed the cream over the healing wound .\nbut that does not mean we do not . \u201d\nwhy ? \u201d d ' artagnan asked , soothing more cream over athos ' broad shoulders and scarred back . athos body was like a canvas that d\u2019artagnan painted with the salve . the firm skin under his hands entranced him and he massaged the oil in a sleepy rhythm .\nthe cardinal also calls them musketeers . but they are not one of us and they are jealous of the favor we have in court . we are forbidden to fight , but they provoke us and we do what we must . \u201d he rolled his shoulder tentatively .\nit does feel better . the pain is numbed . it no longer throbs . \u201d athos ' eyes closed .\ni am glad . \u201d d ' artagnan reluctantly put the medicinal salve away . he liked touching the older man . it felt like playing with fire . his body was clamoring for a pretty maid to dip inside .\nhas her stilettos firmly entrenched in the romance community . a frequent reader at manhattan ' s between the covers events ,\nalso created an erotic story template for coliloquy ' s valentwined promotion that allowed readers to download a personalized ebook starring themselves and their significant other . her novella\n, features a time traveling , wild night of fulfilling sexual fantasies that the heroine was too afraid to experience the first time around . you can find her at\nthe\nippy\nawards , launched in 1996 , are designed to bring increased recognition to the deserving but often unsung titles published by independent authors and publishers . established as the first awards program open exclusively to independents , over 3 , 000\nippys\nhave been awarded to authors and publishers around the world .\ncongratulations and sincere thanks to the independent authors and publishers who participated in our 20th annual , 2016 independent publisher book awards contest .\nhere are the gold , silver and bronze medalists in our 80 national categories .\nfor the regional , e - book , and outstanding category medalists , click the links below .\n( photos are from the award ceremony , held on may 10th in chicago on the 99th floor of willis tower . photography by melissa morley ; spokesmodels are dwight r . and maggie b . of bmg models . )\ngold : the space within : inside great chicago buildings , by patrick f . cannon ; photography by james caulfield ( pomegranate communications )\nhow to grow an addict , by j . a . wright ( she writes press )\ngold : the firebrand legacy : book 1 of the manakor chronicles , by t . k . kiser ( saint pancratius press )\nsilver : star racers : win the race . save your planet . by martin felando ( self - published )\nsilver : sturm , by ernst j\u03cbnger ; translated by alexis p . walker ; edited by david pan ( telos press publishing )\nbronze : the other side of life , by andy kutler ( neverland publishing co . )\nbronze ( tie ) : dreams of maryam tair : blue boots and orange blossoms , by mhani alaoui ( interlink publishing group , inc . )\nthe cherokee rose , by tiya miles ( john f . blair , publisher )\ngold : beneath still waters , by cynthia a . graham ( amphorae publishing group )\nsilver : the silent children , by amna k . boheim ( self published )\nsilver : he can see heaven , by j . b . keats ( nonester press )\nsilver : the art of love , by a . b . michaels ( red trumpet press )\nsilver : lunette , the true story of the tooth fairy , by robin cruise ; illustrated by valeria docampo ( compendium inc . )\n28 . children ' s interactive ( activity , audio , cdrom , etc . )\nsilver ( tie ) : i like\u2026 activity book , by m . h . clark ; illustrated by sarah walsh ( compendium )\ngold ( tie ) : mister doctor : janusz korczak & the orphans of the warsaw ghetto , by ir\u00e8ne cohen - janca ; illustrated by maurizio a . c . quarello ( annick press )\nsilver : different roots , common dreams : new hampshire\u2019s cultural diversity , by becky field ( peter e . randall publisher )\nbronze ( tie ) : taught by life : art and stories , by roosevelt lewis , jr . ( court street press )\ngold : witness to change : from jim crow to political empowerment , by sybil haydel morial ( john f . blair , publisher )\nsilver ( tie ) : john bartlow martin : a voice for the underdog , by ray e . boomhower ( indiana university press )\nspiritual perspectives on death & dying , by bernice h . hill , phd ( luminous moon press )\nbronze : meet me where i am : an uplifting collection of creative expressions , edited by lynne cope hummell ( lydia inglett ltd . publishing )\nsilver ( tie ) : the miracle of life at la jolla cove , by david n . sattler ( royal tern press )\ngalloping to freedom : saving the adobe town appaloosas , by carol j . walker ( painted hills publishing )\ngold : the genius of opposites , by jennifer b . kahnweiler , phd ( berrett - koehler publishers )\npower through partnership : how women lead better together , by betsy polk and maggie ellis chotas ( berrett - koehler publishers , inc . )\ngold : links to st andrews : love letters to the home of golf , by joshua c . evenson ( pinwheel press )\nbronze : yum : plant - based recipes for a gluten - free diet , by dr . theresa nicassio ( d & d publishing )\nsilver : the snowden reader , edited by david p . fidler ( indiana university press )\ngold : doing language arts in morning meeting , by jodie luongo , joan riordan , and kate umstatter ( center for responsive schools , inc . )\nsilver : reinventing learning for the always - on generation : strategies and apps that work , by ian jukes , ryan l . schaaf , and nicky mohan ( solution tree press )\nbronze : the first six weeks of school - 2nd edition , by responsive classroom ( center for responsive schools , inc . )\nsilver : we\u2019re in this together : public - private partnerships in special and at - risk education , by mark k . claypool and john m . mclaughlin ( rowman & littlefield )\nbronze : deeper learning : beyond 21st century skills , edited by james a . bellanca ( solution tree press )\ngold : first comes love : portraits of enduring lgbtq relationships , by b . proud ( soleil press )\nsilver : 52 ways to love your body more , by lindsey smith ( foodmoodgirl . com )\nbronze : the solar trial , by glen lovett ( lovett pictures inc . )\nbronze ( tie ) : the faceless ghost , by sean michael wilson ( shambhala publications , inc . )\nmoonshot : the indigenous comics collection vol 1 , edited by hope nicholson ( alternate history comics inc . )\ngold : st . marks is dead : the many lives of america\u2019s hippest street , by ada calhoun ( w . w . norton & co . )\nbronze ( tie ) : san francisco\u2019s jewel city : the panama - pacific international exposition of 1915 , by laura a . ackley ( heyday )\ngettysburg 1863 : seething hell , by thomas r . pero ( wild river press )\ngold : the work of the dead : a cultural history of mortal remains , by thomas w . laqueur ( princeton university press )\nsilver ( tie ) : felix a . sommerfeld and the mexican front in the great war , by heribert von feilitzsch ( henselstone veriag , llc )\ntadem : my father\u2019s village , by robert aram kaloosdian ( peter e . randall publisher )\ngold : zig zag zen : buddhism and psychedelics , by allan badiner and alex grey , eds . ( synergetic press )\nbronze : a conversion from mind to soul : three steps to recognizing and bringing forth your soul\u2019s desire , by rev . judy miller - dienst ( rumispirit publishing )\nsilver : the beacon of mind : reason and intuition in the ancient and modern world , edited by andrea blackie and john h spencer , phd . ( param media )\nbronze : deviant moon tarot , by patrick valenza ( u . s . games systems , inc . )\ngold ( tie ) : raising kids to thrive : balancing love with expectations and protection with trust , by kenneth r . ginsburg , md , ms ed , faap , with ilana ginsburg and talia ginsburg ( american academy of pediatrics )\ngold : national treasure . nicolas cage , by lindsay gibb ( ecw press )\nsilver : pediatric psychopharmacology for primary care , by mark a . riddle , md , faap ( american academy of pediatrics )\nbronze ( tie ) : replacement children : the unconscious script , by rita battat silverman and dr . abigail brenner ( sand hill review press )\ngold : a secret history of the ollie : vol 1 : the 1970s , by craig b . snyder ( black salt press )\ngold : collecting old maps , by f . j . manasek , marti griggs and curt griggs ( old maps press )\nsilver ( tie ) : the boundless universe : astronomy in the new age of discovery , by sidney c . wolff ( rio nuevo publishers )\nbronze : moonshots and snapshots of project apollo , by john bisney and j . l . pickering ( university of new mexico press )\ngolden words : the a to z toolkit for changing your life one word at a time , by sally stone , ed . d . ( wisdom heart , llc )\nthe survival guide for kids with physical disabilities and challenges , by wendy l . moss , phd . and susan a . taddonio , d . p . t . ( free spirit publishing )\ngold : designer relationships : a guide to happy monogamy , positive polyamory , and optimistic open relationships , by mark a . michaels and patricia johnson ( cleis press )\nbronze ( tie ) : erotic integrity : how to be true to yourself sexually , by claudia six , phd . ( she writes press )\ngold ( tie ) : the way of wanderlust : the best travel writing of don george , by don george ( solas house , inc . )\nbronze : the photographing tourist : a storyteller\u2019s guide to travel and photography , by david noyes ( d . f . noyes )\nparis 201 , uncommon places in the city of light , by jerry marterer ( lydia inglett ltd . publishing )\nthe sisters are alright : changing the broken narrative of black women in america , by tamara winfrey harris ( berrett - koehler publishers , inc . )\nsilver : crossing swords : mary baker eddy vs . victoria claflin woodhull and the battle for the soul of marriage , by cindy peyser safronoff ( this one thing )\ngold : www . goshena . com , for goshena : queen of the big in - betweena , by chuck bright ( dr . chucky publications )\nsilver : http : / / youaresuper . co , for superkids , by anya damir\u00f3n ; illustrated by pablo pino ( lucia ' stories , self - published )\nbronze ( tie ) : www . snowflakestories . com , for snowflake stories , by jill barletti ; illustrated by jelena brezovec ; web design by james stone ( jamesstone . com )\nsilver : clearing the ground : c . p . cavafy , poetry and prose , 1902 - 1911 , by constantine cavafy and martin mckinsey ( laertes , a press for literary translation , inc . )\ngold ( tie ) : desert bighorn sheep : wilderness icon , by mark c . jorgensen ( sunbelt publications )\nindependent publisher online is published by jenkins group , inc . all content is \u00a9 2018 jenkins group , inc . all rights reserved .\nliving out something you ' ve spent countless hours daydreaming about and wondering about is an experience that isn ' t easily put into words .\n- will krisanda finding masculinity is a collection of stories from a small cross section of the transgender male community that shares insight into the diversity of life experiences of transgender men , beyond the traditional narrative . this anthology examines the many facets of life that transition impacts ; transitioning on the job , emotional and spiritual growth , family , navigating the medical community , as well as romantic relationships . the stories within come from scientists , teachers , fathers , veterans , and artists who share how being visible as the masculine humans they identify as has developed , changed , and evolved their sense of masculinity .\nis a special education teacher , writer , and community activist . he holds a b . s . in elementary education and an m . ed . in special education . additionally , alex serves as a commissioner on the massachusetts commission on lgbtq youth working to develop recommendations for safe and inclusive schools , community organizations , and legislation for lgbtq youth . you can read more of his writing about creating inclusive schools for lgbtqia youth at\nis an award - winning writer and filmmaker . he graduated from nyu with a bfa in film production and is the creator of the original series\n. he spends most of his time in new york , but remains a wisconsinite at heart . please visit his website for more info :\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 )\ncongratulations and sincere thanks to the independent authors and publishers who participated in our 21st annual , 2017 independent publisher book awards contest .\nhere are the gold , silver and bronze medalists in our 83 national categories . for the regional , e - book , and outstanding category medalists , click the links below .\nsilver ( tie ) : seduction : japan\u2019s floating world - the john c . weber collection , by laura w . allen ( asian art museum )\ngold : the glass pavilion , by jutta - annette page , richard h . putney , katerina ruedi ray ( toledo museum of art )\nsilver : dream of venice architecture , introduction by richard j . goy ; photography by riccardo de cal ( bella figura publications )\nbronze : the slate roof bible : everything you need to know about the world\u2019s finest roof , 3rd edition , by joseph jenkins ( joseph jenkins inc . )\nsilver ( tie ) : start with the backbeat , by garin\u00e8 b . isassi ( she writes press )\nbronze : ophelia , alive : a ghost story , by luke t . harrington ( post mortem press )\ngold : damnificados , by j . j . amaworo wilson ( pm press )\nbronze : caught up in raine , by l . g . o\u2019connor ( collins - young publishing )\nbronze : the last master outlaw : how he outfoxed the fbi six times , but not a cold case team , by thomas j . colbert and tom szollosi ( jacaranda roots publishing )\nsilver : smoke\u2019s screen , by william r . jones ( self - published )\ngold : you belong here , by m . h . clark ( compendium )\nsilver ( tie ) : a world of pausabilities : an exercise in mindfulness , by frank j . sileo , phd . ; illustrated by jennifer zivoin ( magination press )\nit starts with a raindrop , by michael smith ; illustrated by angela alvarenga & jonathon e . goley ( east west discovery press )\ngold : beautiful hero : how we survived the khmer rouge , by jenny h . lau ( createspace )\ngold : the cherokee diaspora : an indigenous history of migration , resettlement , and identity , by gregory d . smithers ( yale university press )\nbronze : ayahuasca reader : encounters with the amazon\u2019s sacred vine , edited by luis eduardo luna and steven f . white ( synergetic press )\nchoosing the hero : my improbable journey and the rise of africa\u2019s first woman president , by k . riva levinson ( kiwai media )\nbronze : unexpected prisoner : memoir of a vietnam p . o . w . , by robert wideman and cara lopez lee ( robert wideman )\nbronze : the widow\u2019s journal : questions to guide you through grief and life planning after the loss of a partner , by carrie p . freeman , phd ( createspace )\ngold : treasured lands : a photographic odyssey through america\u2019s national parks , by q . t . luong ( cameron + company )\nbronze : labyrinth : the ultimate visual history , by paula m . block and terry j . erdmann ( insight editions )\ngold : isis : a history , by fawaz a . gerges ( princeton university press )\nsilver : hopeless but optimistic : journeying through america\u2019s endless war in afghanistan , by douglas a . wissing ( indiana university press )\nbronze : as ohio goes : life in the post - recession nation , by rana b . khoury ( kent state university press )\ngold : formative assessment in a brain - compatible classroom : how do we really know they ' re learning ? by marcia l . tate ( learning sciences international )\nsilver : tools for a successful school year ( starting on day one ) : classroom - ready techniques for building the four cornerstones of an effective classroom , by harvey f . silver , matthew j . perini , and abigail l . boutz ( thoughtful education press )\ngold : bridging the relationship gap : connecting with children facing adversity , by sara e . langworthy ( redleaf press )\nsilver : the great disconnect in early childhood education : what we know vs . what we do , by michael gramling ( redleaf press )\nnature unbound : bureaucracy vs . the environment , by randy t simmons , ryan m . yonk , and kenneth j . sim ( independent institute )\nbronze : pacific seaweeds : a guide to common seaweeds of the west coast , by louis d . druehl & bridgette e . clarkston ( harbour publishing )\nsilver : best lesbian erotica of the year , volume 1 , edited by d . l . king ( cleis press )\nbronze : investment atlas ii , by kenneth g . winans ( kgw publishing )\nsilver : the wisdom of curiosity : 52 weeks of why and wonder , by atria senior living ( atria senior living inc . )\nsilver : helping patients outsmart overeating : psychological strategies for doctors and health care providers , by karen r . koenig , m . ed . , lcsw and paige o\u2019mahoney , m . d . , chwc ( rowman & littlefield )\nbronze : in the hands of doctors : touch and trust in medical care , by paul e . stepansky ( abc - clio )\ngold : chyrsalides , oh hell : volume 1 , by g . wassil , dave hamann and michael birkhofer ( oh hell comics )\nbronze : tir na fuil volume 1 : a hard rain\u2019s gonna fall , by brian w . donnelly ( mythographer\u2019s workshop )\nbronze : the death penalty as torture : from the dark ages to abolition , by john d . bessler ( university of baltimore school of law )\nsilver : quilt matchup : stash vs . cash , by linda j . hahn ( american quilters society publishing )\nthe light : a modern - day journey for peace , by judith t . lambert ( ann duran productions )\nsilver : raising kids with love , honor , and respect , by edie jones , m . a . ed . ( inkwater press )\nsilver : magic city gospel , by ashley m . jones ( hub city press )\nsilver : happily ever after : the romance story in popular culture , by catherine m . roach ( indiana university press )\ngold : hidden hemingway : inside the ernest hemingway archives of oak park , by robert k . elder , aaron vetch , and mark cirino ( kent state university press )\nbronze : managing infectious diseases in child care and schools , by susan s . aronson , md , faap and timothy r . shope , md , mph , faap ( american academy of pediatrics )\ngold ( tie ) : horned armadillos and rafting monkeys : the fascinating fossil mammals of south america , by darin a . croft ( indiana university press )\nsilver : mr . liquid crystal : the untold story of how james l . fergason invented the liquid crystal display & helped create the digital world , by terri fergason neal ( new insights press )\ngold : how to heal yourself when no one else can , by amy b . scher ( llewellyn publications )\nbronze : finding the wow : how dreams take flight at midlife , by m . j . marggraff ( big table publishing )\nsilver : tongue of fire : emma goldman , public womanhood , and the sex question , by donna m . kowal ( suny press )\nbronze : the frontline generation : how we served post 9 / 11 , by marjorie k . eastman ( longbow six publishing )\ncrimesong : true crime stories from southern murder ballads , by richard h . underwood ( shadelandhouse modern press )\nbronze ( tie ) : the beatin ' path - a lyrical guide to lucid evolution , by john b . lane ( global arts ltd )\nwith determined energy , the amelia bloomer project curates a booklist of notable feminist literature for people from birth to age eighteen . our work affirms the power of hearing , sharing , and trusting women\u2019s voices .\nas ruth bader ginsburg said , \u201cfight for the things that you care about . but do it in a way that will lead others to join you . \u201d this picture book biography shows how one girl\u2019s conviction led to lifelong powerful action and meaningful dissent ( i dissent : ruth bader ginsburg makes her mark ) .\nfrom a childhood framed by personal and public sexual violence , una moves from silence to searing analysis of global injuries committed against women ( becoming unbecoming ) . rad women worldwide : artists and athletes , pirates and punks , and other revolutionaries who shaped history profiles forty remarkable women whose lives and work mark history indelibly .\npersonal narratives underscore the profound power of listening to and believing survivors of sexual assault in we believe you : survivors of campus sexual assault speak out . through rap , rani processes her familial dysfunction and history of incest . as she grows as an artist , she uses her strong voice to challenge everyday misogyny ( rani patel in full effect ) ."]}
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download . tap . done . manage your money on the move with the barclaycard app .\nanalog analytics , a barclaycard business is on facebook . to connect with analog analytics , a barclaycard business , join facebook today .\nwe don\u2019t stand still at barclaycard . to become a development automation engineer at barclaycard , you will need : . . . .\nif your egg card or egg money card was transferred to barclaycard , please contact barclaycard directly on 0800 1510 900 or at barclaycard if you have any concerns about card protection plan cover on your account .\nthe goldfish name and heritage was maintained through a new barclaycard goldfish card , and barclaycard said customers have benefited from an enhanced rewards programme .\nunderstand the roles , responsibilities and value - add of barclaycard change management community . barclaycard business solutions is a portfolio of b2b2c . . .\nwe don\u2019t stand still at barclaycard . barclaycard started in the uk , but today we issue cards throughout europe and the us . . . .\ncompany barclaycard \u2013 the logic group . barclaycard started in the uk , but today we issue cards throughout europe and the us . . . .\nnot registered for mybarclaycard yet ? sign up to manage your barclaycard account online .\nabout barclaycard payment solutions . in a world of change and innovation , barclaycard is leading the way . you will define our global clients\u2019 requirements , . . .\nbarclaycard has affiliations with the music industry including the sponsorship of the mercury prize .\nthis is our providian barclaycard bank page . we have listed the full address of providian barclaycard , phone numbers and websites . providian barclaycard is in crawley , providian barclaycard offers online banking , online saving and phone banking in crawley . we have bank phone numbers , fax numbers , bank maps of every local bank in crawley .\nbarclaycard \u2013 in under 20 seconds , this customer explains how her balance transfer works .\ngarmin - garmin teams up with barclaycard for bpay loop : . . . | facebook\nto get started you ' ll need an eligible barclaycard visa card . sorry , at the moment you won\u2019t be able to use apple pay with barclaycard commercial cards , woolwich open plan gold cards or on the american express card on a barclaycard cashback account .\nterms and conditions apply for using barclaycard with apple pay which you can view here .\nfor all the latest news on contactless payments head over to urltoken your guide to making easy contactless payments with your card , barclaycard paytag or mobile . barclaycard contactless lets you enjoy the easy way to pay . for more barclaycard videos check out our channel - urltoken\nwell i guess the statistics have gone high that made barclaycard interested in acquiring analog analytics .\ntopshop collaborates with bpay to launch a range of cute accessories using barclaycard\u2019s contactless payment technology .\nit\u2019s easy to get set up and use apple pay with your debit card or barclaycard .\nthe barclaycard app is designed to make your life easier by packing the features of your barclaycard into your phone . and now you can turn any compatible android handset into not only a new contactless way to pay but also an instant replacement contactless mobile card if your barclaycard goes missing .\nto get started you ' ll need an eligible barclaycard visa card . sorry , at the moment you won\u2019t be able to use apple pay with a barclaycard cashback account ( on both the american express and visa cashback card ) , barclaycard charge cards or a barclaycard mastercard . however , we are working towards including visa cashback and premier charge card and should be available very soon .\nlive music nourishes the soul , says @ suziperry at barclaycard presents bst hyde park 2018 . urltoken\nversatile connections exercised its equity options when analog analytics was sold to barclaycard in may 2012 . today the analog analytics technology platform underpins and powers the \u201cbespoke offers\u201d program with barclaycard\u2019s digital marketplace business .\nyou can set up contactless mobile if your android phone can download the latest version of either the barclaycard app or barclays mobile banking app , and then link your barclaycard or barclays debit card .\nre : barclaycard / egg issues ! ! yep and i suspect barclaycard are using that fact in all these types of claims . i checked my credit report and nothing as its been over 6yrs xx\nvalerie soranno keating , ceo of barclaycard , added :\nthe logic group brings a range of new capabilities to barclaycard that support our strategy to deliver growth for our business and for our customers .\nbarclaycard first launched the bpay band at the pride in london festival and barclaycard presents british summer time in hyde park concerts last summer . the bands have also enjoyed a surge in popularity following barclaycard\u2019s tie - up with transport for london to allow contactless payment for journeys made on the capital\u2019s transport network .\nvalerie soranno keating , chief executive of barclaycard , said : ' barclaycard has a long history of providing simple and innovative payment solutions for our customers since launching the first uk credit card 45 years ago .\n' barclaycard unwind gives you easy access to even more of the events you want to see , including music , comedy , exhibitions and theatre events . barclaycard unwind makes your entertainment experiences better and easier .\nas your barclaycard details aren\u2019t stored on your apple device there\u2019s no need to cancel your credit card .\nto pay with your barclays debit card or barclaycard wherever you see the apple pay or contactless logo .\npaulette rowe joined barclays in 2012 as managing director of barclaycard\u2019s global payment acceptance paulette has a wealth of financial services and management experience . as md of barclaycard global payment acceptance , she heads europe\u2019s 2nd largest acquiring business handling over 1 in 3 card payments in the uk and the logic group \u2013 barclaycard\u2019s newly acquired gateway . prior to joining barclaycard she was strategy director for nbnk , an aim - listed financial investment company .\nsussex - based monument , which is part of barclaycard , is the worst performing unit at the bank .\nget off your phone and into the crowd says # dustinhoffman at barclaycard presents @ bsthydepark . # barclaycardbst urltoken\ncontactless mobile is available on the following barclaycard visa products ; initial , freedom rewards , platinum and hilton .\nif you don\u2019t already have a barclaycard , browse our credit cards to find the right one for you .\nupdate : some offers mentioned below are no longer available . view the current offers here \u2013 barclaycard ring mastercard\nthe end result was delivering the desired vision the creative advertisement agency & creative director had for the barclaycard commercials .\nbarclaycard refuses to say whether terms for existing egg customers will be affected . photograph : peter macdiarmid / getty images\nif your egg card or egg money card was transferred to barclaycard , please contact barclaycard directly on 0800 1510 900 or visit their website at barclaycard . if your citicard was transferred to newday ( previously known as opus / sav ) please contact them directly on 020 7160 8800 if you have any concerns on ppi cover on your account .\npayment and loyalty solutions provider the logic group is set to be acquired by barclaycard , it was announced today .\ncustomer loyalty management specialist the logic group is set to be acquired by barclaycard , subject to competition authority approval .\nbarclaycard british summer time will give barclaycard unwind customers further opportunities to access a fantastic world of music , advance ticket sales and become part of barclaycards newest technology initiatives ; including , fast track entry and speedy contactless payments .\nwe\u2019ve made a short video to show just how easy the app makes things if you need a replacement barclaycard .\ncontactless payments just got an injection of high - street style thanks to a new partnership between barclaycard and topshop .\n\u201cthe collection comprises bracelets , smartphone cases and key chains in a luxe metal and snake effect design , all created to discreetly hold the small bpay by barclaycard contactless chip which links to a secure digital wallet , \u201d barclaycard says .\nthen there were the mini - dress - wearing barclaycard girls whose job was \u201cto help educate and change people\u2019s minds\u201d .\nproviding all the talent and the creative director made putting this mammoth project together so much easier .\n- barclaycard\nlaughable really as i am still waiting for cca ' s from barclaycard and monument , which are both in default .\nanother huge announcement for barclaycard presents british summer time hyde park proves that it will be the event of summer 2017 .\na spokesman at barclaycard\u2019s u . s . headquarters in wilmington , de , hasn\u2019t responded to my query about the deal .\nbarclaycard is a member of barclays group plc ( nyse : bcs ) , a british multinational banking and financial services company .\nbarclays contactless mobile only covers barclays accounts and doesn ' t include barclaycard , which is offered through its own separate app .\ntoday ( 3 september ) will see barclaycard partner with bompas & parr to host a 24 - hour tasting menu event .\npub chain slug and lettuce has rolled out barclaycard payment terminals to support contactless payments in 80 of its pubs across the uk .\nbarclaycard also launched the uk ' s first near - field communication ( nfc ) mobile payment system with orange in may 2011 .\nit ' s been a great day three at barclaycard presents @ bsthydepark . you look wonderful tonight , hyde park # barclaycardbst urltoken\n1991 ad for barclaycard . hapless spy latham ( played by rowan atkinson ) mistakes an important ambassador for a\nmole\n.\nbarclaycard had a requirement to make a set of viral commercials to play on the big screens at the o2 arena . the barclaycard commercials all follow the same format of a featured artist crowd surfing whilst revealing them taking the new bank cards from their pocket .\ncustomers are also in the dark about whether the terms of their accounts will change if the proposed takeover by barclaycard goes ahead .\nbarclaycard has signed a deal worth as much as \u00a37 . 5m to sponsor gigs and events at london ' s hyde park .\nbarclaycard is one of the largest financial services companies in the world , and is best known in the u . s . for their co - branded rewards cards . with over 300 years of experience , barclaycard combines innovative technology and superb customer service to provide consumers with quality rewards cards in travel , entertainment and retail categories . here are some featured cards from credit karma\u2019s partner , barclaycard .\nyou ' ve now got another easy way to pay with your barclaycard . there\u2019s no rummaging around trying to find your card when you\u2019re paying for something in shops or in apps . with apple pay you can use your barclaycard with a touch of a button .\nlive music always leaves the audience with an unforgettable feeling . the crowd at barclaycard presents @ bsthydepark could not agree more # barclaycardbst urltoken\nbarclaycard to cash in on contactless on the elizabeth line as it wins 10 - year \u00a3380m tfl contract | city a . m .\nbarclaycard ' s pay - as - you - go contactless service is relaunching with a new range of wearables , website and app .\nbarclaycard\u2019s btap is also a new entrant into the market , having launched in mid - january . customers who download the barclaycard app can simply tap their android nfc ( near field communication ) phones on a card reader to make standard contactless transactions of up to \u00a330 .\nbarclaycard is expanding its bpay contactless payments range through the introduction of a small case that can be attached to watches and fitness bands .\nyou\u2019ll first need to have your apple watch paired to your iphone . if you\u2019ve already set up your barclaycard on your iphone then :\nrejoice , futuristic contactless shoppers ! you can now use your barclays debit card and barclaycard credit card with apple pay in the uk .\nwe are delighted to become part of such a trusted , global brand and to be able to build on the opportunity that barclaycard offers us in the expansion of our customer base as well as more benefits for our clients through barclaycard ' s scale and expertise .\nis a sensible first step , and if it is barclaycard pursuing you , that ' s who you deal with in the first instance .\negg credit card customers will switch to barclaycard , if the deal receives regulatory approval , as barclays looks to boost its retail banking business .\nvia travel is free , you can earn 50 , 000 hawaiian airlines miles after completing minimum spending requirements on the barclaycard hawaiian airlines card .\nbarclaycard has celebrated the increase of the contactless payment limit by creating what it claims to be the world ' s first contactless payment jacket .\nbarclaycard is a member of the pci ssc board of advisors and as a provider of payment acceptance solutions , works closely with merchants globally .\nalthough bpay is a service run by barclaycard , you don ' t need to be a barclaycard or barclays customer to take advantage . once you have a bpay wristband , key fob or chip , you can load it up with money from any bank account and away you go .\nheadliner alert : @ ericclapton is about to take centre stage at barclaycard presents @ bsthydepark . his set is going to be on # barclaycardbst urltoken\nthe energy at a live gig is unmatched according to @ georgemlamb . he described the magic for us at barclaycard presents @ bsthydepark # barclaycardbst urltoken\nthanks buzby i have cca ' d monument and barclaycard explaining the situation . hopefully they will sort it out before deciding to get really nasty .\nwe ' re excited to have partnered with aeg and to be the official partner for barclaycard british summer time . working with aeg and the royal parks places the barclaycard brand at the forefront of some of the most exciting entertainment events the uk will see for the next five years .\nyou can use apple pay with your personal , premier or wealth debit card . you can also use apple pay with your eligible barclaycard visa .\nhas anyone managed to add barclaycard cashback yet ? it ' s the credit card combo you get one amex and one visa card . i get the card is not currently supported by the issuer message ( * just phoned barclaycard and i was told any dual credit cards are not supported )\nusers wishing to use the system - dubbed quick tap - will need orange and barclaycard accounts as well as a handset set up for contactless payments .\nmr sajed\u2019s departure is the second time in two years that the head of barclaycard has quit , after val sorrano keating walked away two years ago .\negg credit card customers are being left in the dark about whether the terms of their accounts will change if the proposed takeover by barclaycard goes ahead .\nbarclaycard has named outdoor equipment retailer snow & rock as its first retail partner for its new range of wearable payment devices that use bpay contactless technology .\ncontactless mobile means you can link your barclays debit card or barclaycard to your phone , then use it to pay wherever you see the contactless symbol .\nbarclaycard has developed the concept in a bid to make purchasing and paying quicker and easier for both consumers and merchants , according to a press release .\nthat ' s really irritating . my regular barclaycard works but i don ' t use that as there are no rewards associated with it . . .\nthe gates to barclaycard presents @ bsthydepark day 3 are officially open . with @ ericclapton headlining it ' s set to be an unforgettable day # barclaycardbst urltoken\nbetween headliner @ thecure and more good times under the at perk park , day was jam - packed at barclaycard presents @ bsthydepark 2018 . # barclaycardbst urltoken\nbarclaycard kickstarted a revolution in the way we manage and spend our money , and played a key role in creating britain\u2019s \u00a31 . 5tn personal debt mountain .\nbarclaycard is boosting its capabilities in the lucrative rewards market through the acquisition of payments and loyalty specialist the logic group . financial terms have not been disclosed .\nyou don\u2019t have to be a barclays or barclaycard customer , link bpay to any visa\u2122 or mastercard\u2122 debit or credit card , registered to a uk address .\nquick tap is a collaboration between orange and barclaycard . it will require a nfc - enabled samsung tocco lite handset , which also goes on sale on friday .\nlive music = all the feels . we caught up with @ claudiawinkle at barclaycard presents @ bsthydepark here ' s what she had to say on the topic urltoken\nsan diego - based analog analytics , a white label digital coupons and daily deal platform , was purchased in late may by barclaycard , a major financial institution .\nif you get a new contactless barclays debit card , barclaycard or barclaycard paytag and already have a tfl account , you ' ll need to register your new card on it . we also suggest you switch to using your new card at the beginning of the week to benefit from monday - to - sunday fare capping .\nwhile the contactless limit in the uk is \u00a330 , with the barclaycard app you can perform transactions up to \u00a3100 by entering you card pin on the phone .\nbut for james mcdonald , barclaycard\u2019s head of strategic initiatives and innovation , the direction of travel is clear . \u201cthe big story is mobile , \u201d he says .\nspite this i ' ve had a really dismissive letter from barclaycard telling me they can ' t find any record of me or my account on their system and therefore can ' t do anything about my ppi claim . and a sign - off suggesting i contact egg in case my account wasn ' t sold to barclaycard !\nget your stage dive on at our very own perk park at barclaycard presents @ bsthydepark . post the experience and take their fomo to the next level # barclaycardbst urltoken\nbarclaycard smartpay is our online payment gateway , allowing you to take payments through your website or app , over the phone , or using a multi - channel model .\nbarclaycard will provide a broader merchant base of top - tier companies from around the world , as well as smaller enterprises , adding to the logic group ' s existing portfolio of retail , financial services and hospitality clients . barclaycard has committed to continuing investment to jointly develop new customer propositions which can be marketed to customers of both businesses .\nfrom the outset , barclaycard made enthusiastic use of various advertising methods . in 1968 , a 60 - second cinema advert , travelling light , featured a young woman out shopping in a bikini with a barclaycard tucked into the bottom half of her swimsuit . ( \u201cevery second is worth watching . you will see barclaycard in action , and we mean action ! \u201d promised the flyer for the ad . ) the company\u2019s tv adverts included a series of spoof spy commercials starring rowan atkinson in the 1980s and 90s .\nthere ' s nothing quite like catching your favourite band live . we caught up with the crowd at barclaycard presents @ bsthydepark and asked about that special feeling # barclaycardbst urltoken\nbon jovi are today named as the first headline music act for barclaycard presents british summer time hyde park . more high profile acts will be announced in the coming weeks .\nmajor uk issuer barclaycard recently introduced a new product , called loop , that will allow users to integrate payment functionality into wearables that they already own , according to finextra .\nbarclaycard launched its first generation bbay contactless band in june 2014 and introduced its second generation bpay wearable devices earlier this year , including a bpay wristband , fob and sticker .\nbarclaycard is to end one of the most enduring relationships in advertising by retiring rowan atkinson as its incompetent spy latham , star of the company\u2019s ads for the past six years .\nthe head of barclaycard international has announced his plan to retire after the credit card business of barclays he used to run was cut in half by the uk\u2019s bank ringfencing law .\nthe barclaycard arrival plus is one of the best travel credit cards on the market right now because you can use the miles to cover many expenses that traditional miles won\u2019t cover .\nwell , they started rolling it out to customers , and it\u2019s great . it\u2019s the barclaycard contactless mobile app , and it has some interesting features that you should know about .\nbarclaycard is adding a touch of bling to contactless payments , teaming up with high street fashion retailer topshop on a range of nfc - enabled bracelets , phone cases and keychains .\nsome barclaycard goldfish customers also belong to a straightforward cashback scheme , which pays 0 . 25 % on the first \u00a3200 spent using the card , 0 . 35 % above \u00a3200 to \u00a31 , 500 , and 1 % on amounts over \u00a31 , 500 . a spokesman for barclaycard believed these rates have not been changed since the goldfish accounts were taken over .\nthe crowd at barclaycard presents @ bsthydepark have travelled far and wide to find\nthe cure\nfor their super fandom . here ' s what they had to say # barclaycardbst urltoken\nbut black egg money cards , unlike barclaycard , offer cashback of 1 % on spending between \u00a3500 and \u00a320 , 000 a year up to a limit of \u00a3200 cashback a year .\nbig brands are teaming up with the major card companies to make wearable payment technology a reality . barclaycard ' s tami hargreaves assesses invisible payments , disruption and all the latest trends .\naeg was awarded the 5 year contract to create this event in hyde park towards the end of last year . earlier this week , it was announced that barclaycard , the leading global payment business , has signed a full 5 - year exclusive partnership with aeg and the royal parks to be the headline sponsor for barclaycard presents british summer time hyde park from 2013 .\nin response to this emerging trend , major uk issuer barclaycard created a new product recently , named loop . loop allows users to integrate payment functionality into wearables that they already own .\nbulky bands , coat sleeves and now , fun fashion stickers . barclaycard ' s bpay contactless payment chips are popping up everywhere , including your beloved topshop accessories floor from 17 november .\nsarah newman , managing director of barclaycard freedom , said : \u201cthe breadth of barclaycard freedom offers customers the chance to earn reward money when they do their weekly shop , go out for a meal or shop online . barclaycard freedom offers our cardholders something for nothing on top of the benefits they already receive . it incorporates all of the best elements of other reward schemes and with no need to collect and save vouchers \u2013 the rewards will be in pounds and pence . offering special offers and additional giveaways , on top of the steady rate on all purchases , is a novel way of rewarding the loyalty of customers using the scheme . this is an exciting development for our customers , our retail partners and for barclaycard itself . \u201d\nwelcome to the barclaycard twitter page . you\u2019ll find news , offers , prize draws and more . tweet the team mon - fri 8am - 8pm & sat / sun 9am - 5pm .\nit\u2019s time to light the lights with barclaycard entertainment . customers can get access to 3 , 500 events for less , festival presales and event perks . learn more : urltoken t show less\non thursday , analog analytics ceo kenneth kalb opened up about the back story behind the sale to barclaycard during a san diego venture group breakfast at the hyatt regency la jolla at aventine .\n\u201cwe have used our five decades of experience in payments technology to help london become a world - leader in transport ticketing . \u201d adds paulette rowe , managing director of barclaycard payment solutions .\ndan mathieson , head of sponsorship at barclaycard , promised it will introduce innovations in payment technology so fans will have\nshorter queues , less waiting and no worries about losing cash\n.\nlast month , barclaycard launched all - new hawaiian airlines credit cards , which are loaded with a ton of new perks and benefits ( plus a pretty solid sign - up bonus ) .\nas a quick comparison , i thought i\u2019d take barclaycard\u2019s other major airline card , the us airways mastercard as a comparison point , and it comes out ahead in quite a few factors .\nyou have to be registered for the barclaycard app to use these features . if you\u2019re already registered , just make sure you\u2019ve downloaded the latest version of the app then log in , select \u2018contactless mobile\u2019 and follow the instructions . there\u2019s even a short tutorial showing you exactly what to do . if you\u2019re not registered for the barclaycard app it\u2019s free to download from google play .\nparticipating retailers will benefit from a loyalty scheme that includes over eight million cardholders at launch meaning there will be on average 75 , 000 barclaycard cardholders within five miles of a retailer\u2019s store .\nthe acquisition will give barclaycard new payments capabilities as well as access to the logic group\u2019s loyalty programmes and data insights solutions , to improve on the current reward scheme the credit card provider offers .\nbarclaycard has retained its contract providing payment solutions to transport for london ( tfl ) , securing a new 10 - year contract that includes the roll - out of contactless for the elizabeth line .\nbarclays and barclaycard colleagues are testing the concept at the staff restaurant in london with northampton , teesside and wilmington in the u . s . to follow shortly ahead of a planned public rollout .\nbarclaycard has become the first to launch \u2018pay by mobile\u2019 on android by expanding the functionality of its mobile app to include contactless mobile payments and real - time replacement for lost or stolen cards .\nto make your barclaycard your default card , open the wallet app , touch and hold the card you want to make your default card and drag it to the front of the cards list .\nshould i cca all three or just monument / barclaycard . i understand that they should also have sent me new cca ' s as per s85 cca1974 and would appreciate some advice on this also .\nbarclaycard ' s director of innovation and strategic initiatives , james mcdonald , on new trends at the point of sale and the payment industry ' s responsibility to help retailers create a better customer experience .\nthe hawaiian airlines world elite mastercard is issued by barclays bank delaware ( barclaycard ) pursuant to a license by mastercard international incorporated . mastercard and mastercard world elite are registered trademarks of mastercard international incorporated .\nscottish knitwear brand lyle & scott has begun selling a contactless jacket that comes equipped with barclaycard bpay technology to enable the wearer to make payments with a tap of the cuff at any contactless terminal .\nthe stunt follows a number of contactless payment trials from barclaycard . the brand attached a card terminal to a donkey in blackpool in august 2014 , and prototyped contactless woollen gloves around the christmas period .\nthe second topshop x bpay collection consists of accessories in a luxe metal and snake effect design , that each hold the small bpay by barclaycard contactless chip , which links to a secure digital wallet .\ni cca ' d barclaycard and monument ages ago and tomorrow is their last day before defaulting on supplying the cca . barclaycard have passed my account on to mercers already ( because i have not been paying ) and yesterday i spoke to a lady at mercers . i told her that until they provided me with documentation regarding the transfer of monument to barclaycard , i would not be paying anything to the account . they never informed me that barclaycard had taken over my monument card . i then said i wanted to see my cca first and that i had applied for it . she actually asked me what a cca was . : o : o beggars belief but that is what happened . i was so flabbergasted i put the phone down . lets see what the post brings this week . mickeybroom\nhowever , customers who want to see these deals continue should take note of barclaycard ' s handling of 1 . 7m uk credit card accounts which it bought from the us credit card company discover in 2008 . discover ' s uk portfolio included 11 credit card brands , including goldfish and morgan stanley , and barclaycard created four new accounts to make sure all transferred customers received the same product benefits as before .\nre : barclaycard / egg issues ! ! can i just add , my egg accounts closed in 2007 / 8 and were investigated by canada square operations as closed cases weren ' t transferred to barclycard .\nsince we\u2019ve launched the uk\u2019s first credit card back in the 60s , we\u2019ve worked hard to keep ourselves ahead of payments game . and that\u2019s why we\u2019re now launching this payment gateway solution called barclaycard smartpay .\n\u201cthe acquisition of the logic group - one of the most highly regarded businesses in its field \u2013 is a very exciting development for both businesses , \u201d said valerie soranno keating , chief executive of barclaycard .\nthe\nworld ' s first\ncontactless coat is the result of a partnership between lyle & scott and barclaycard . the coat has a small pocket in the cuff that holds a bpay contactless card .\nuk fashion retailer topshop has launched the second collection of topshop x bpay , a range of accessories that incorporate barclaycard\u2019s bpay contactless payment technology and enable shoppers to make tap and go payments at contactless terminals .\nbarclaycardus is the 9th largest credit card issuer in the us . we believe that building community environments supports our credit card products and creates a differentiated customer experience through enhanced support and engagement . the barclaycard travel community : a portion of barclaycard cardmembers are invited to join a community , share their travel experience , look to other members for travel inspiration and earn miles for engaging in community activities . urltoken is a one - of - a - kind travel community where barclaycard cardmembers and non - cardmembers can share travel experiences and earn miles that can be redeemed for travel rewards or e - certificates . lithium\u2019s new responsive design platform has vastly improved the user experience for barclaycard travel community members and now enables them to participate , share and engage on their mobile device as they are enjoying , or searching , for travel adventures .\nwe commisioned creative director and choreographer kwame knight for the barclaycard commercials . kwame was to choreograph and provide movement direction coaching for the featured models and provide the key holders and the 70 extras for the videos .\nthe pub chain , part of the stonegate pub company , previously trialled contactless payments for purchases of under \u00a315 in four of its london pubs and processed 1 , 500 contactless transactions using barclaycard terminals within a month .\nre : barclaycard / egg issues ! ! will let you know how i get on . my last one without an offer so hopefully i will get this sorted today then that ' s all my claims won xx\nthe details needed to add contactless mobile to a contactless and oyster account are different from those of your barclaycard or barclays debit card , and are shown in both apps under the contactless mobile ' account details ' .\nbarclaycard , part of barclays retail and business banking , is a leading global payment business which helps consumers , retailers and businesses to make and accept payments flexibly , and to access short - term credit when needed .\ntpg and i recently had a chance to meet with both barclaycard product manager kristen bowdoin and the head of jetblue\u2019s loyalty program scott resnick , who you might think of as the proud parents of these new cards .\nbarclaycard has unveiled loop , the fourth product in its bpay contactless payment device range , which comes in the form of a contactless chip and lets consumers add nfc payment capability to the wearable devices they already own .\ndevised in collaboration with retailer lyle & scott , the contactless jacket features a barclaycard bpay contactless chip in the right cuff . wearers will be able to simply tap their sleeve to pay for goods up to \u00a330 .\nbarclaycard first began rolling out bpay - powered accessories to consumer earlier this year , launching three devices \u2013 a wristband , fob and sticker , to allow contactless payments at over 300 , 000 locations across the uk .\nmoving to a barclaycard online payment gateway solution meant proswimwear could use 3 - d secure to reduce online card - not - present fraud . and the switch also saved proswimwear \u00a324k in merchant fees over 12 months .\nultimately , if barclaycard say they dont have records and you do and barclaycard carry the liability then you can ask them to use your records . as long as one side can produce the statements then at least you have the amounts . the harder thing is proving any wrongdoing . the fos is where you need to go to if you disagree with their decision but forget your data protection views as they are wrong and not applicable .\nbarclaycard has invited more than 30 , 000 retailers of all sizes to be partners in the scheme , meaning that when it launches in march it will be a rewards coalition of unprecedented size and scope . on average , there will be 200 retailers within five miles of where a cardholder lives . barclaycard freedom will be supported by a significant marketing campaign with tv , online and print advertising driving awareness about the programme for our customers .\nbarclaycard has 16 . 2 million customers worldwide , 6 . 4 million in the uk , and its bad debts jumped by more than a third to \u00a31 . 5bn last year as customers struggled to pay back loans .\nfrom barclaycard stating that they have taken over my monument credit card this year , which was originally a providian card . i have had no correspondence regarding this and am not sure what to do . i knew about providian being taken over but not monument , and had understood that the monument card was a closed and paid off account . now barclaycard are claiming extensive arrears and threatening to pass me over to the dreaded mercers collection agency .\nbarclaycard , which processes nearly half of the uk\u2019s credit and debit card transactions , has secured its contract with transport for london ( tfl ) for another seven years , with an option to extend a further three years .\nin a statement , mike saunders , managing director of digital consumer payments at barclaycard , said :\nthe launch of our bpay band last year was an evolutionary step for the business , with highly positive customer feedback .\nscottish outfitters lyle & scott has partnered with barclaycard to create what they claim is the world ' s first contactless jacket , a stylish black or navy cotton jacket with a bpay chip secreted in its right sleeve cuff .\ni ' ve just added barclaycard to both my phone and watch , but i can ' t see how to make it the default card on the phone . it was easy on the watch as it asked me .\nsome years a go i wrote to barclaycard complaining about the ppi on two cards i had . the first , an original barclaycard was a straightforward case of not being told ppi was added . i ' d picked it up quite quick . the second card was originally an egg card i took out in dec 2002 which then transferred to barclaycard . this card i ' m particularly mad about ; i never asked for payment protection . when i challenged this i got the reply that the documentation they had showed i ' d ticked the box . i asked for proof of this and made a sar . 30 days after the letter was received by barclaycard i received a large envelope with plenty of paper in but i ' ve still not found the documentation that shows i asked for it . the above exchange ended with a letter from barclaycard in april 2014 stating that they have made their final decision and if i want to pursue the claim i need to contact the ombudsman . i didn ' t , i left it at that . fast forward to today and i get a letter from barclaycard asking for some more details so they can fully investigate my claim ! they want the information back by the 10th feb . i don ' t really know what to make of it ? why would they just reopen this out of the blue ?\ni had the same experience with them getting the complete run around your account was probably sold to barclaycard & there system cannot recognise the account number i have reported them to the fos will update you as to the outcome .\nre : barclaycard / egg issues ! ! hi di , no i checked and i don ' t the only this i have is my credit agreement and ppi policy . i took out the card in oct 2003 . xx\nbarclaycard will help tfl roll out contactless for train travel beyond london as it plans for providing contactless payment solutions for the elizabeth line , which will run services from reading and heathrow to shenfield and abbey wood by december 2019 .\nbarclaycard introduced the first contactless payment card in september 2007 . since 2012 , london buses began accepting contactless debit and credit cards as a means of payment , combining the functionality of the oyster card with a visa enabled payment .\nbarclaycard presents british summer time hyde park today announces massive attack , who will be joined on friday 1st july by very special guests patti smith , tv on the radio , warpaint and ghostpoet - with additional acts announced soon .\nloop could be a valuable addition to barclaycard\u2019s bpay line , considering that consumers who live in the uk already tap - to - pay on a regular basis . there are already 86 . 5 contactless payment cards in circulation .\nthe era of wearable payments is well and truly upon us , and as apple pay expands from the us to include uk banks , barclaycard \u2013 a uk bank \u2013 has launched the bpay band its own wearable payments system .\nthe fashion brand has revealed it will now be selling a range of contactless payment accessories at its stores , powered by barclaycard\u2019s bpay technology , which will allow payments of up to \u00a330 without the need to enter a pin .\n\u201cthis is a really exciting partnership with topshop and marks the first time that our bpay chip is being incorporated into a product range from a major fashion retailer , \u201d said tami hargreaves , barclaycard\u2019s commercial director of digital consumer payments .\nthe normal sign - up bonus for the barclaycard hawaiian airlines card is 35 , 000 miles after meeting minimum spending requirements . and i\u2019ve written about how to unlock an even better bonus by making a test booking on hawaiian airlines\u2019 site .\nbarclaycard has begun testing what it calls a brand new payment concept that streamlines the way consumers buy low - value goods by enabling them to scan and pay for their shopping using their smartphone without the need to visit a physical checkout .\nbarclaycard has even dabbled in launching its own wearable bpay devices , having last december announced the trial of prototype gloves that will allow shoppers to pay for their in - store purchases or travel journey with just a swipe of their hand .\nbarclaycard is also planning to join up with garmin and mondaine to offer loop to users purchasing garmin or mondaine products . the service , much like other bpay products , is available to any person with a uk - issued visa or mastercard .\nmercers have now passed my alleged account on to scotcall , despite the fact that i have still not received a cca from either monument or barclaycard , and they are now halfway towards a criminal offence . should i cca scotcall as well , or just write saying telling them of the situation . perhaps they will pass the papers back to mercers who will pass the papers back to barclaycard , who may then send me a properly executed agreement . i shall not hold my breath . mickeybroom\nthe company is one of the pioneers of new forms of payments and is at the forefront of developing viable contactless and mobile payment schemes for today and cutting edge forms of payment for the future . it also issues credit and charge cards to corporate customers and the uk government . barclaycard partners with a wide range of organisations across the globe to offer their customers or members payment options and credit . in addition to the uk , barclaycard operates in the united states , europe and africa .\nre : barclaycard / egg issues ! ! honey , have you old card statements at all hanging about ? just wondering , but i expect you would have already checked them out . how long ago did you take out this account lou ? x\nas tfl ' s merchant acquirer barclaycard has processed over 278m contactless transactions to date and they now make up nearly four in ten ( 39 per cent ) pay as you go journeys on the capital ' s tube , rail and bus services .\nthe renewed partnership will see barclaycard support the launch of the elizabeth line and help introduce contactless payments for train travel beyond london . it will also assist in delivering one of the uk\u2019s largest payment infrastructure projects to expand outside of the nation\u2019s capital .\nbarclaycard presents british summer time hyde park will be celebrating its fifth birthday in 2017 and to mark the occasion , we will be continuing what we do best\u2026 . . hosting the biggest , best and most legendary music in london\u2019s historic hyde park .\nyou need to download the latest version of the barclaycard app . if you have an eligible product and device , contactless mobile will appear as an option in the main app menu . follow the instructions within the tour to set up contactless mobile .\nthe barclaycard hawaiian airlines card has an increased sign - up bonus of 50 , 000 hawaiian airlines miles after completing the minimum spending requirements . previously , you had to do a test booking to find this offer , but now there\u2019s a direct link .\nlast month , jetblue announced that current cardholders would be getting a new co - brand card , and now several new barclaycard offerings are available to new customers as well . today , tpg contributor jason steele digs into the three new options from jetblue .\nif you already use the mybarclaycard app but would like to make contactless mobile payments with your debit card too , you can do that in the barclays mobile banking app . there , you have the option of switching between your debit card and barclaycard .\ninsight from our customers has found that people want contactless payments to be seamless , fast and convenient , however the style and look of the product is also incredibly important ,\nsaid mike saunders , managing director of digital consumer payments at barclaycard .\ndavid chan , the chief executive of barclaycard consumer europe , added :\ncustomers can use their mobile to pay for goods and services safe in the knowledge that this is a secure technology brought to them by the biggest names in payments and mobile technology .\nbarclaycard presents british summer time hyde park , a totally unique and world class event for london , will give music fans throughout the capital the chance to see many of their favourite headlining and supporting music artists play over back to back weekends in ticketed events .\nthis is a really exciting partnership with topshop ,\nsaid tami hargreaves , commercial director of digital consumer payments at barclaycard ,\nand marks the first time that our bpay chip is being incorporated into a product range from a major fashion retailer .\na set of payment data protection basics for small businesses . in this blog post we talk with taskforce co - chair and vice president , payment security ( third party risk ) at barclaycard , michael christodoulides , for his insights on payment security for small businesses .\nhaving a wallet on my phone has made it much more convenient to make purchases on the move and i like that it allows me to keep track of what i ' m spending as i go ,\nsaid david chan , chief executive of barclaycard consumer .\nfurther to the announcement on 8 september 2014 regarding the conditional acquisition of the logic group by barclaycard ( the acquisition ) , barclays bank has announced that following receipt of competition authority clearance all completion conditions to the acquisition have been satisfied and the acquisition has therefore completed .\nand with the logic group\u2019s specialty lying with transaction processing capabilities from multiple sales channels ( store , online and mobile ) through a single platform , barclaycard will hope it will be able to reengage and even drag back some of the customers feeling disenchanted with the brand .\nlyle & scott ' s collaboration between its new innovation team and barclaycard is strategic - the announcement is timed with the contactless limit increasing from \u00a320 to \u00a330 . and the contactless payment industry grew more than 300 percent in 2014 , according to the uk cards association ."]}
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( as chairman & ceo and president & coo , respectively ) from daly and semel , marking the end to one of the most enduring and successful partnerships in the history of the entertainment industry and the beginning of a new , record - breaking era of profitability in the history of the studio .\nboston , ma \u2013 falcon investment advisors , llc announced an investment in everyone counts , inc . , a leading provider of secure software - based election management and voting systems .\nhub of all that ' s hot : san francisco - - surprise ! - - has surpassed los angeles as the capital of the gay adult entertainment industry\n. wyatt buchanan . san francisco chronicle . february 23 , 2007 .\nfrom nose to tail , wingtip to wingtip , the falcon 7x is pure elegance , efficiency , and performance . the following specifications physically define the world\u2019s most technologically advanced business jet .\nunique flexibility allows the falcon 7x to perform varied missions easily . and with fuel consumption 15 - 30 % lower than other jets in its class , it dramatically lowers operating costs .\na radio version of the maltese falcon , starring humphrey bogart , sidney greenstreet , and mary astor , broadcast live on the academy award theater radio show , july 3 , 1946 .\nfalcon construction advisors has more than 50 years of diverse construction and real estate development experience . we have a working knowledge of every phase , level and component of the commercial development profession .\nwe\u2019ve assembled a team of heavy hitters in the restaurant and entertainment industry , whose experience includes thousands of openings for established and emerging brands , both nationally and regionally . additionally , our experience includes decades of corporate site selection and strategic planning experience .\na list of the notable entertainment figures who passed away in 2017 , ordered by date of death . please note that , due to time constraints , i may not be able to write up descriptions for many of this year ' s entries .\nas the foundation of the fico\u00ae falcon\u00ae platform , fico\u00ae falcon\u00ae fraud manager provides core analytic processing power from artificial intelligence to handle an organization\u2019s transactional fraud detection needs such as debt , credit , deposit , epayments and mobile . it can be used to process events , develop strategies to detect fraud and create cases , and execute associated decisioning across an institution\u2019s products , channels and customers .\nfalcon entertainment private limited is a private incorporated on 23 july 2012 . it is classified as non - govt company and is registered at registrar of companies , mumbai . its authorized share capital is rs . 100 , 000 and its paid up capital is rs . 100 , 000 . it is inolved in legal , accounting , book - keeping and auditing activities ; tax consultancy ; market research and public opinion polling ; business and management consultancy\nthe virgin australia supercars championship ( formally australian touring car championship ) is the premier motorsport category in australasia and one of australia\u2019s biggest sports . globally , it is recognised as the best touring car category in the world and a leader in motorsport entertainment .\nboston , ma \u2013 falcon investment advisors , llc announced that it has partnered with prudential capital partners to support the recapitalization of american achievement corp . ( \u201caac\u201d ) based in austin , tx .\ncurrently , mr . hurst is the president of falcon construction advisors in addison , tx . falcon construction advisors provides both direct and third party development and construction management services for a variety of development types including : retail , mixed - use , hospitality , multi - family and medical . falcon serves both small and large clients on a national basis , including such notable companies as trademark development , pacific coast capital partners , n3 real estate , udc medical and leon capital group . outside of falcon construction advisors , mr . hurst also serves as an independent consultant and advisor in legal matters as an expert witness for construction defect claims and development partnership disputes . mr . hurst is also a board member of the midlothian development authority in his home town of midlothian , texas .\nfalcon investment advisors provides nationwide , client - centered acquisition & development strategies , build - 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321 - 6612\nthe return of lacons is exciting news . it means improved choice for beer drinkers in norfolk and brings back a famous name in brewing . in my travels round east anglia , i have seen the lacons falcon etched in the tiles of many pubs , but i never had the chance to try the beer . now lacons beer is coming back and i look forward to the falcon flying again .\nit is announced team penske would enter the 2015 v8 supercars championship by combining forces with dick johnson racing , with two - time champion marcos ambrose returning to the category to pilot the ford falcon .\nwhether conducting business or cementing relationships , there is no alternative to meeting people in person . the falcon\u2019s excellent nonstop range and unique ability to land at small airports gets you closer to your destination .\nshowcase is the ultimate professional development tool for the school ' s graduating actors . having such a stellar audience of entertainment industry professionals in attendance is a result of a strong alumni network , the great accomplishments of its alumni and the success of previous showcase events .\nhere , the hollywood reporter takes a look back at 30 of the biggest names we lost in 2016 . while this list is by no means comprehensive , it highlights 30 well - known names who made a big impact on the entertainment world during their lifetimes .\nfico\u00ae falcon\u00ae fraud manger can protect payment cards and non - card electronic payments ( such as ach , wire , person to person ) , as well as deposit and other online / mobile banking activity .\nlearn in real - time . fico\u00ae falcon\u00ae fraud manager introduces adaptive analytics with models that learn in real time from case dispositions - either consortium or custom - focusing on flash fraud experienced within a portfolio .\nwe are the number one choice for all your entertainment and live show event needs . we offer diverse types of productions from high diving and gymnastic shows to family themed entertainments packed with action and excitement ; sword fights , martial arts , explosions , pyrotechnics and technical devices .\nthe men of falcon studios include the hottest pornstars today along with the legends from the past 30 years . they are the cream of the crop : athletic , well - built , good looking and with big , meaty cocks . all videos are filmed in hd for the best viewing experience . join today and unlock the entire falcon studios library of premium , award - winning gay porn and settle in for an extremely good time !\nthe falcon 7x is designed to fly 5 , 950 nm ( 11 , 019 km ) , linking city pairs such as paris - tokyo , shanghai - seattle , new york - jeddah , and johannesburg - london , with a payload of eight passengers and three crew . with a . 90 mach maximum operating speed ( mmo ) , the falcon 7x can also cover shorter distances to get you faster where you need to be .\nwithin the next 12 months , the new falcon brewery , in main cross road , yarmouth , will produce more than 28 , 000 pints of beer weekly using a 20 barrel brewing plant . however , production will initially start at 100 casks per week . and to celebrate the brewery\u2019s return , the iconic lacons falcon has been revived and refreshed . the falcon has been the symbol of lacons for hundreds of years and there are many pubs across east anglia that still have its image embedded in their brickwork , including the champion at the top of st stephen\u2019s in norwich . the champion was once advertised as the nearest lacons pub to the bus station .\nthe falcon 7x is the most technologically advanced business jet in service anywhere in the world today . sleek yet practical , it is redefining ownership , pilot and passenger performance . it is the new generation of business aircraft .\ntoday , over 270 falcon 7x aircraft are in service in 41 countries . the fleet has performed some 550 , 000 flight hours and presents excellent dispatch reliability . and a growing number of operators worldwide are discovering they need not compromise small - jet agility and efficiency for long - range comfort and capability . now a mature and proven aircraft platform , the falcon 7x is still the most advanced \u2014 still the business jet benchmark for the 21st century .\nfalcon\u2019s enhanced vision systems ( evs ) improves safety margins and provides unrivalled situational awareness . it gives pilots a clear \u2018heads up\u2019 picture of the environment at night and in bad weather conditions such as fog , haze and snow .\nintuitive , interactive and intelligent . falcon\u2019s easy ii flight deck - derived from dassault jet fighter man - to - machine interface - redefines the business jet cockpit and sets new standards in terms of intuitive flying and situational awareness .\nthree powerful , reliable , 6 , 400 - pound thrust pratt & whitney canada pw307a turbofans power the falcon 7x . they give it superb short - takeoff muscle , ocean - spanning stamina and a whisper - quiet ride .\ndetect more fraud . fico\u00ae falcon\u00ae fraud manager leverages fico\u2019s proven leadership in predictive analytics to deliver real - time , end - to - end fraud , security and compliance management \u2013\u2013 up to 50 % more than rules - based systems .\nthat same year , warner communications , inc . acquired entertainment powerhouse lorimar telepictures , one of the most prolific and highly regarded production companies of the day . putting the rich lorimar library under the extraordinary warner bros . studios umbrella secured warner bros . \u2019 place as the leader in both feature films and television .\norganized into three lounges , accommodating 12 to 16 passengers , the expansive interior of the falcon 7x allows you to tailor your cabin to your exact needs . to further personalize your travel environment , a selection of elegant interiors is also available .\ntim hughes formed falcon realty advisors , llc in 2001 with a focus on full service tenant representation in the retail and lifestyles arena . he has more than 35 years\u2019 experience developing and implementing real estate strategies for a variety of clients throughout us markets . some of these clients include whole foods , petco , barnes & noble , ipic entertainment , 1 up fitness , formula wellness , walk on\u2019s and family christian bookstores . he is also an advisor and principal in numerous acquisition and development projects that buy , develop and redevelop retail assets for retailers and restaurateurs .\ngroup c regulations are introduced , effectively merging the separate rulebooks under which the australian touring car championship and the annual bathurst enduro had been conducted . allan moffat wins the first atcc crown under group c rules in his ford falcon gt - ho .\nin 2004 he formed his own production company , ty lattimore entertainment , to feature gay men of various races , ages , body types , and complexions ; he was also founded throttle media to focus on more fetish - oriented gay sex . winner of lifetime achievement award during blatino erotic awards and winner of best gay release for\nas john huston\u2019s the maltese falcon ( 1941 ) , frank tuttle\u2019s this gun for hire ( 1942 ) , otto preminger\u2019s laura ( 1944 ) , and edward dmytryk\u2019s murder , my sweet ( 1944 ) . banned in occupied countries during the war , these films became\u2026\ndick johnson returns to the track in a new tru - blu falcon xd , built using the funds raised by fans and ford . he wins his first australian touring car championship and teams with john french to win a crash - shortened james hardie 1000 at bathurst .\n\u201cour clients \u2013 and the relationships that we\u2019ve built together \u2013 have been key to falcon\u2019s growth . many of our clients have been with us for 15 - 20 years and we see that as a clear indicator of our success . \u201d \u2013 tim hughes , president / ceo\nfico\u00ae falcon\u00ae fraud manager provides deep insight into fraud trends and activity , available on - premises or in the cloud . powered by fico\u2019s market - leading predictive analytics , it can adapt to changing fraud trends to detect up to 50 % more fraud than rules - based systems .\njacquie joined falcon realty advisors in 2015 and specializes in tenant representation . jacquie\u2019s focus is on market penetration , site selection and building new store growth strategies for existing and new clients . jacquie\u2019s passion for market research and assisting market entries , has helped her in executing those strategies .\njimmy snuka is a classic example of the world wrestling entertainment ( wwe ) ( formerly known as world wrestling federation ( wwf ) ) bad guy who became a baby - face ( a good guy ) without trying . originally a\nheel\n, he came into the wwe under the guidance of heel manager capt . lou albano . after receiving . . .\nour advanced cabin management system provides a full complement of entertainment and connectivity tools in an exceptionally user - friendly format . work , relax , manage cabin features , track flight progress and communicate \u2014 and do it all using your own portable devices from anywhere in the cabin . falconcabin hd + also includes skybox , the media server with vast itunes video and music capacity .\nreleasing some 40 pictures a year in the 1940s , the studio produced such classics as the maltese falcon , sergeant york , kings row , yankee doodle dandy , casablanca ( the studio\u2019s second best picture oscar ) , mildred pierce , the treasure of the sierra madre and johnny belinda .\namericans returned home to relative prosperity and renewed optimism about the country\u2019s future . popular enthusiasm for great films was undiminished and the flynn continued to flourish as burlington ' s leading movie house in those heady post - war years . but the 1950s saw the rise of both a new form of home entertainment\u2014television\u2014and of suburbia , presaging the demise of large - scale urban movie houses .\nthe falcon 7x is the first business jet in the world equipped with a digital flight control system . transferred directly from our jet fighters , this technology gives more precise handling and reduces workload , thus improving safety . our dfcs also mitigates the effects of turbulence for a quieter , smoother ride\nfrom its inception , the falcon 7x was destined to be a revolutionary aircraft , introducing business aviation to the industry\u2019s first digital flight control system . like so many other aspects of the aircraft , its dfcs drew on dassault\u2019s 30 years of military experience , especially its rafale and mirage 2000 programs .\n\u2026as detective sam spade in the maltese falcon ( 1941 ) , john huston\u2019s adaptation of the dashiell hammett detective thriller , helped make the film a classic . he followed this with leading roles in such well - regarded films as all through the night and across the pacific ( both 1942 ) before he was cast in\u2026\nthe new lacons\u2019 emblem depicts the falcon with its wings outspread and ready to land , which symbolises the return of lacons after a 45 - year hiatus . mr carver employed a creative agency to rework the iconic emblem and logo to capture how it would have evolved over the past 45 years if the brewery had not closed .\nfounded in 2011 by chef chad houser as a monthly pop - up experience and moving to a brick - and - mortar location this year , cafe momentum is a restaurant training program that provides post - release paid internships for juvenile offenders through which they receive intensive culinary , job and life - skill training , as well as continued mentoring and support to foster successful re - entry into the community . falcon realty advisors has made a multi - year scholarship commitment to caf\u00e9 momentum . for each of the next three years , falcon will fully fund an associate\u2019s degree in culinary arts at el centro college in downtown dallas for one of cafe momentum interns .\nnancy graduated from the university of texas at dallas with a bachelor of science in marketing and a master of business administration ( mba ) with a concentration in marketing and organizations & strategy . in may 2005 , nancy joined the falcon team . she is the licensed assistant to tim hughes and also performs the role of office manager .\nprior to joining falcon , travis lived in boulder co for 14 years with his wife and two children . his previous work ranged from bicycle design for schwinn and project management in the medical industry to product development consulting for consumer goods manufacturers . he is a 1997 graduate of the university of pennsylvania with a bs in mechanical engineering .\nadapted from dashiell hammett ' s novel , written and directed by john huston , and starring the incomparable bogart and peter lorre , the maltese falcon was a masterpiece of gritty film noir . screened at the flynn at the outset of world war ii , the film classic ushered in the war years at vermont ' s leading movie house .\ntucker joined falcon realty advisors in 2012 and has specialized in tenant representation for the bulk of his career . tucker\u2019s focus is on building market entrance and new store growth strategies for existing and new clients . tucker\u2019s constant market research and relationships with landlord\u2019s has helped with executing those strategies . he enjoys working closely with tenant\u2019s and building lasting relationships .\nin addition to its long - standing position as the industry\u2019s preeminent creator and distributor of feature films , television programs , animation , video and dvd , warner bros . studios has also become one of the foremost authorities on utilizing licensing and merchandising to grow and reinforce its brands , on pioneering new forms of distribution , and on marshaling its vast creative and business resources to build world - renowned entertainment franchises that become appreciating assets in its unrivaled library .\nthe supercheap auto bathurst 1000 is called one of history\u2019s best , as second - time starter chaz mostert wins with colourful veteran paul morris . the fpr falcon sprinted from last on the grid and overcame an accident at turn two to take the lead on the final lap , as jamie whincup failed to conserve fuel and couldn\u2019t keep mostert at bay .\ndassault falcon\u2019s easy flight deck is a revolutionary man - machine interface , which dramatically improves situational awareness , decreases pilot workload and enhances crew coordination . easy ii , its second generation , offers a host of new functionalities and features designed to further increase safety and situational awareness while taking advantage of next - generation technologies within the air traffic management system .\nthe falcon 7x cabin is a high , wide and handsomely - proportioned executive suite - featuring three spacious lounge areas . it features the highest standards of comfort , quality and style , including an innovative environmental system with an in - flight cabin altitude of just 4 , 800 feet at 45 , 000 ft , as well as an advanced \u2018quieting acoustics\u2019 .\nleila salera is a research & marketing assistant \u2013 she supports the team by researching new concepts and trade areas , preparing client tour material , and supporting the office . prior to falcon , leila working in insurance and business consulting . she graduated from occidental college with a degree in economics . in her free time , leila enjoys painting , sewing and exploring dallas .\nin 2012 , the warner bros . pictures group grossed $ 4 . 3 billion at the worldwide box office ( $ 1 . 66 billion domestic , $ 2 . 67 international ) with both its domestic and international divisions crossing the billion - dollar mark for a 12th consecutive year , a feat unmatched by any other studio . the pictures group exceeded $ 4 billion globally for the fourth consecutive year , also a milestone no other studio had ever achieved . despite challenging market conditions , warner home video was , once again , the industry\u2019s leader , with an overall 21 percent market share in total dvd and blu - ray sales . whv was also the number one home entertainment studio internationally in 2012 . the companies comprising the warner bros . television group produced more than 50 series for broadcast , first - run syndication and cable in the 2012 - 13 season . wbtvg and warner bros . home entertainment continued to be category leaders , working across all platforms and outlets .\ntravis wildeman works with falcon\u2019s development & investments division . he brings 20 years of experience in development , planning , construction , detailed site selection and finance in the commercial real estate industry . prior to re - joining the falcon team , he served as vice president for vista property company , cbre and owner of medcore . he specializes in retail , office and medical projects and has transacted on over 5 million square feet of projects . having worked on multiple projects throughout his career , travis executes every deal through strong client relationships , extensive research and data analysis . he prides himself on communication and attention to detail along the entire process . travis graduated with a degree in finance from the university of pittsburgh and is glad to call texas home .\nthe falcon digital flight control system radically improves the way pilots interact with the aircraft . just as in a fighter jet , the pilot simply moves the stick in the direction in which he wants the aircraft to fly and the computers make sure the plane reacts precisely to these instructions . the overall result is reduced workload , more precise control of the aircraft and improved safety .\nthe expanded fleet helps satisfy demand for corporate aviation services among a rising number of clients who are selecting cla as their preferred private jet charter provider . the aircraft additions exemplify a diverse offering from gulfstream , bombardier , embraer , hawker and falcon jet . operating a fleet of 75 business jets in all size categories , cla is uniquely equipped to accommodate any domestic or international mission .\nthe celebrations begin with the city of ale bus parading through the city led by morris dancers , to st gregory\u2019s , where speeches will be followed by an evening of entertainment . tickets costing \u00a35 will include two pints , one of which will be a lacons ale . these will soon be available via the uea ticket office . lacons ales will also be available at pubs in norwich during the festival . the evening news has been urging people to return to pubs and support local brewers in our love your local campaign .\nin mere days , however , the flynn was able to dramatize its plight and parlay public concern into a reinvigorated fundraising effort that enabled critical backstage improvements to proceed . simultaneously , the organization opened a regional box office \u2014 an important new revenue source that served the ticketing needs of numerous local arts and entertainment presenters . a rescheduled date was also set for the first performance ever to be presented by the flynn theatre organization itself : just two months after the disastrous flood , the vienna choir boys delighted a sellout crowd .\nin some ways , his legend was greater than his films . huston fashioned himself as a hollywood hemingway : a cussing , hunting , artistic man\u2019s man who tilted a lance at front - office idiocies . the irony is that his best films are so entertaining : the maltese falcon is perfect pulp ; the african queen , a fine , purposeful mismatch of stars ; the treasure of the sierra madre , a wondrous display of humphrey bogart , antihero . when he stretched for art ( as in moby dick ) , huston often grasped at air , but when he let his caustic humor bubble up through a film , the results carried a sense of the man . must - sees : the maltese falcon bogart ( 1941 , mgm / ua ) ; the man who would be king sean connery ( 1975 , foxvideo , pg )\ncal marsh comes to falcon with 25 years of corporate site selection and strategic planning experience on a national , regional and local platform his work includes a five year stint as the senior real estate manager at brinker international where he was responsible for growing nine different brands in the southeast and mid - atlantic . subsequent to that , he oversaw the national rollout of z\u2019tejas southwestern grill as the national director of real estate .\nhuston\u2019s the maltese falcon was actually the third film version of hammett\u2019s novel . the first , written by hammett , was released in 1931 and starred ricardo cortez and bebe daniels , and a looser adaptation starring bette davis was released in 1936 as satan met a lady . the 1931 movie was considered lewd because of its homosexual innuendo and its portrayal of adultery , which led to huston\u2019s more nuanced film production 10 years later .\nmr . william adams has over 12 years of commercial real estate experience across all areas of the business including mortgage brokerage , direct lending , development , acquisitions , leasing , and asset management . will has plied his trade at gmac commercial mortgage corporation , goldman sachs commercial mortgage capital , drexel realty partners , and cnl commercial real estate before joining falcon realty partners in 2014 . mr . adams is co - head of falcon\u2019s investment division and is tasked with sourcing and executing all facets of the development and acquisition business as well as providing all financial analysis requirements for the company . mr . adams received a degree in business from wake forest university in winston - salem , nc and otherwise has lived in dallas his entire life . in his free time he enjoys racing bicycles , listening to music , reading books , and is a passionate follower of manchester city football club .\nthe movie \u2014 which stars alden ehrenreich ( han solo ) , donald glover ( lando calrissian ) , joonas suotamo ( chewbacca ) , emilia clarke , woody harrelson , thandie newton , and phoebe waller - bridge \u2014 traces the nascent adventures of the young pilot as he learns his roguish ways from his mentor ( harrelson ) , encounters chewie , wins the millennium falcon from lando , and irks the empire , presumably cracking wise along the way .\n2015 marked the ninth consecutive year warner bros . pictures crossed the $ 3 billion mark at the global box office with $ 3 . 71 billion in worldwide receipts ( $ 1 . 60 billion domestic , $ 2 . 11 billion international ) . the year was also 15th consecutive frame that both the domestic and international divisions crossed the billion - dollar mark\u2014a milestone no other studio has achieved . for the 15th consecutive year , warner bros . home entertainment was , once again , the industry\u2019s leader , with 19 percent market share , and was number one in the overall sell - through and electronic sell - through categories . warner bros . television group\u2019s wbtv , warner horizon television , telepictures , warner bros . animation and blue ribbon content continued to produce television\u2019s most popular and successful series for the broadcast , cable , pay and digital marketplaces , producing more than 70 series in the 2015 - 16 season . working across all platforms and outlets wbtvg and warner bros . home entertainment continued to be category leaders and remain trendsetters in the digital realm with vod ( transactional and ad - supported ) , branded channels , original content , apps , anti - piracy technology and broadband and wireless destinations .\nprior to joining the falcon team , sean worked in the retail division of henry s miller focusing on tenant representation , project leasing and investment sales . before hsm , sean worked in field marketing for jack in the box , church\u2019s chicken , quaker steak & lube and regus . he developed , managed and executed expansion plans , project timelines for new store openings and local store marketing initiatives . his work ranged from communities / neighborhoods to the national level .\n) . on their second meeting , gutman tells spade about the statue\u2014a jewel - encrusted falcon with a storied history . he offers spade a large sum of money to secure it , but spade\u2019s drink has been drugged , and he passes out before he can accept . when he comes to , he searches gutman\u2019s apartment to find a marked newspaper that tells of a ship coming in to port . spade hurries to the dock only to find the ship ablaze .\njezebel wuthering heights dr . ehrlich ' s magic bullet the maltese falcon sergeant york the treasure of the sierra madre key largo the asphalt jungle the african queen moulin rouge heaven knows , mr . allison freud the cardinal the night of the iguana the bible : in the beginning . . . casino royal fat city the life and times of judge roy bean chinatown the wind and the lion the man who would be king annie under the volcano prizzi ' s honor the dead\nfloodlights danced across the sky above burlington to herald the arrival of vermont ' s newest and largest\nentertainment palace\non wednesday , november 26 , 1930 . by 7 pm on the night before thanksgiving , a long line of people waited for the new flynn theatre to open its doors , thankful for the arrival of a magnificent , state - of - the - art facility in which to enjoy both touring stars of vaudeville and the increasingly popular\ntalkie\nmotion pictures . ( movies\u2014the\nsilents\n\u2014had been around for a quarter of a century , but the\ntalkies\nwere barely four years old . )\njeff card is a mapping and marketing professional that has focused on the commercial real estate industry since 2002 . jeff\u2019s extensive background in demographics , gis software and the adobe creative suite enable him to not only solve geographic challenges , but to also communicate the results in the most effective ways possible . in addition to his experience with falcon , jeff has also worked with earthvision marketing , brinker international , the weitzman group / cencor realty services , aerial focus and frito lay , inc .\nin 2014 , warner bros . pictures grossed $ 4 . 73 billion in global box office ( $ 1 . 56 billion domestic , $ 3 . 17 international ) , marking the sixth time the studio has crossed the $ 4 billion in worldwide box office . the year was also the second time the studio surpassed the $ 3 billion mark internationally , and the 14th consecutive year that both the domestic and international divisions crossed the billion - dollar mark\u2014a milestone no other studio has achieved . for the 14th consecutive year , warner bros . home entertainment was , once again , the industry\u2019s leader , with 17 percent market share , and was number one in the overall sell - through and electronic sell - through categories . warner bros . television group\u2019s wbtv , warner horizon television , telepictures productions and warner bros . animation continued to produce television\u2019s most popular and successful series for the broadcast , cable , pay and digital marketplaces , producing more than 60 series in the 2014 - 15 season . working across all platforms and outlets wbtvg and warner bros . home entertainment continued to be category leaders and remain trendsetters in the digital realm with vod ( transactional and ad - supported ) , branded channels , original content , apps , anti - piracy technology and broadband and wireless destinations .\nin 2005 , clint eastwood\u2019s million dollar baby brought the studio four oscars , including best picture and director . in february of that year , warner home video established an in - country video distribution and marketing operation in china , making whv the first u . s . company ever to do so . batman begins and charlie and the chocolate factory were two of the summer\u2019s biggest hits with more than $ 370 and $ 470 million in worldwide box office , respectively . in an unprecedented entertainment industry trifecta , warner home video , warner bros . pictures and warner bros . pictures international all finished 2005 as the market share leaders in their respective business categories .\n2001 the king air fleet is replaced with three brand new king air b200s . 2003 the first hawker 800xp is added to the present - day business aviation fractional fleet , marking the start of corporate eagle ' s transition from the hawker 700 to the hawker 800xp . 2008 tradewinds aviation is officially renamed corporate eagle management services , inc . to better reflect its service and vision for the future and to meet growing demand for the company ' s fractional share program . the corporate eagle team divests the light aircraft operations and turns its focus to providing the most premium services exclusively for the members of the fractional and managed business aviation programs . 2010 the falcon 2000 is added to the company ' s managed fleet to expand corporate eagle ' s global reach . 2013 corporate eagle ' s state - of - the - art facility unveils an extensive remodel and expansion that includes a member conference center and a fourth operational hangar , providing more space for the company ' s growing fleet and membership . 2015 corporate eagle launches its first falcon 2000 fractional program aircraft .\nbeginning with its multi - emmy award - winning series the waltons , lorimar had built a tradition of quality and innovative programming . the company not only introduced television ' s first miniseries , the blue knight , in 1972 , but also presented the first primetime serial and forebear of primetime soap operas , dallas . along with dalla s , lorimar produced a number of notable series , including knots landing , falcon crest , eight is enough , full house , the hogan family , perfect strangers , step by step and family matters .\ntwo events are held each year \u2014 one in new york and one in los angeles \u2014 for students who dream of acting on broadway , in film or in television . the new york showcase was held in times square ' s lamb ' s theater in march , and the los angeles event was held in early may at actor and director garry marshall ' s falcon theater in burbank . in each city , students performed twice each day for a total of four performances that accommodated their potential employers ' busy schedules . each showcase lasted approximately one hour .\nsean spent 7 years in the healthcare industry as a medical device representative , and this experience has allowed him to gain a unique perspective on the evolving delivery of medical care . he has cultivated close physician relationships based on his knowledge and integrity , and he feels that this has translated well into the real estate sector . he believes that building trust is paramount in negotiations for all parties involved in the transaction . with the \u201cretailization\u201d of healthcare , sean will help grow falcon\u2019s medical platform , but this will also create a seamless transition into retail / restaurant tenant representation .\nthe 1990s was a seminal decade for the studio , starting with the 1990 merger of warner communications , inc . and time inc . to form time warner , inc . , one of the world\u2019s largest communications and entertainment companies . other important milestones include : the studio\u2019s creation and utilization of a unique film co - financing and worldwide distribution business model ; the revitalization of warner bros . animation with the animated television series steven spielberg presents tiny toon adventures ( 1991 ) ; the opening of warner bros . \u2019 first international theme park ( movie world in australia , 1991 ) ; the consolidation of warner bros . television and lorimar television ( 1993 ) ; the debut of such megahits as er , friends and the drew carey show ( 1994 , 1994 and 1995 , respectively ) ; the launch of the company\u2019s first , and the country\u2019s fifth , national television network , the wb ( 1995 ) ; becoming a dominant force in the production and worldwide distribution of first - run syndicated programming ; taking over of the management of the turner library ( 1996 ) ; becoming an early adopter of the internet as a promotional tool and outlet for original content ; and leading the development and the launch of the revolutionary dvd format .\nin 2010 , the warner bros . pictures group broke the all - time industry worldwide box office record with receipts of $ 4 . 814 billion , which surpassed the prior record of $ 4 . 010 billion ( set by the studio in 2009 ) . warner bros . also established a new industry benchmark for the international box office with a total of $ 2 . 93 billion ( marking a record third time of crossing the $ 2 billion threshold ) and retained its leading domestic box office ranking with receipts of $ 1 . 884 billion . 2010 also marked the 10th consecutive year warner bros . pictures passed the billion dollar mark at both the domestic and international box offices . warner home video was , once again , the industry ' s leader , with an overall 20 . 6 percent market share in total dvd and blu - ray sales . the companies comprising the warner bros . television group ( wbtvg ) and warner bros . home entertainment group ( wbheg ) remained category leaders , working across all platforms and outlets , and were trendsetters in the digital realm with video - on - demand ( transaction and ad - supported ) , branded channels , original content , anti - piracy technology and broadband and wireless destinations ."]}
{"id": 55674, "summary": [{"text": "lightning entertainment is an american film distributor , sales agent , and production company based in santa monica , california .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it was founded in 2002 by richard guardian , rich goldberg , and marc greenberg , focusing on sales and distribution of independent films .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it began offering film production services in 2012 , which it stated were designed to help domestic films better target international markets . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "lightning entertainment", "paragraphs": ["lightning entertainment has expanded its domestic sales unit as well , but there\u2019s little doubt international is the focus .\nultimately , however , the delay worked out , as bradley and clements ended up signing with lightning entertainment group .\nwith the american film market about to launch , lightning entertainment has closed international sales deals for a half - dozen titles .\nestablished in 2001 and based in los angeles and london , lightning entertainment is a leading entertainment company specializing in the worldwide sales , licensing , representation , marketing and distribution of premier independent content in all available media .\nlightning has completed several multifilm deals with south africa\u2019s ster - kinekor home entertainment for \u201clove and honor , \u201d \u201c struck by lightning , \u201d \u201cwhole lotta sole\u201d and the family film \u201cheaven\u2019s door . \u201d\nlightning entertainment , a decade - old sales and distribution company , has initiated a film production business to fill out its slate in advance of the american film market .\nwith the american film market about to launch , lightning entertainment has closed international sales deals for a half - dozen titles . sales - production banner has sold actioner \u201cdead drop\u201d to pinnacle films / all interactive entertainment for australia and new zealand . pinnacle films / all interactive also bought the liam hemsworth starrer \u201clove and honor\u201d and the chris colfer - scripted \u201cstruck by lightning\u201d [ \u2026 ]\nsales - production banner has sold actioner \u201cdead drop\u201d to pinnacle films / all interactive entertainment for australia and new zealand .\njames is a veteran of two fortune 500 financial groups before entering the entertainment industry . in 2007 , james founded walking west entertainment and the walking west film financing syndicate . through walking west james produced brake , starring stephen dorff and tom berenger , which was released by ifc films . james most recently financed and produced why we ride , alongside bryan h . carroll , which has quickly risen to be the # 1 motorcycle documentary in the world . in december 2015 he purchased lightning entertainment .\nlightning entertainment will introduce buyers at the market this week to anguish , which marks the feature directorial debut of sonny mallhi , whose executive producer credits include the strangers , the roomate and house at the end of the street .\neagle films in the middle east took \u201clove and honor , \u201d \u201cstruck by lightning\u201d and \u201cheaven\u2019s door . \u201d lightning also sold \u201csole\u201d and \u201cdoor\u201d to horizon intl . for turkey .\nlightning\u2019s vp\u2019s of international sales mathilde epstein and alexandra cocean will introduce to buyers in santa monica .\nwith a strong presence at major film markets and festivals and established relationships with key distributors in global territories , lightning focuses on monetizing superior films theatrically and in ancillary markets including home entertainment , television , emerging media , and video - on - demand & digital platforms .\nexclusive : bleiberg entertainment has sold out michael almereyda\u2019s psychological thriller starring peter sarsgaard led by a deal with studiocanal for the uk and rialto in australia and new zealand .\nfox asia has taken \u201clove and honor , \u201d \u201cstruck by lightning\u201d and \u201cwhole lotta sole\u201d for its territories .\nlightning entertainment acquisitions and sales consultant richard s guardian negotiated the deal with icm partners and said : \u201csonny has brought his extensive production , writing and story - telling experience to his directorial debut . \u201c anguish is an intelligent and polished film that delivers the scares and chills that one wants from a smart ghost story . \u201d\nfrazier produces with jacov bresler and justin nesbitt . beaumont serves as executive producer alongside lightning consultant richard s guardian and ray mortier .\nlightning\u2019s afm sales slate include comedies the better half and flock of dudes , horror thriller the mind\u2019s eye and cartel thriller powder and gold .\nwhen it comes to providing live shows and comedy shows , he ' s spot on . you can ' t go wrong with lightning entertainm\nbarry is a successful entertainment investment manager and creative producer . barry worked as a development executive and independent producer , where he developed the features lockport , ollie the otter , and every second counts . his other co - producing credits include she rises ( michael biehn and angus mcfadyen ) and deadly retreat ( jonathan bennet ) . alexander has been an integral part of bringing development and equity financing to many high profile projects including man down ( shia lebeouf , kate mara , gary oldman ) , reagan , and multiple projects with stone village productions . most recently , he assisted with orchestrating the funding and purchase of lightning entertainment .\npressed for an example of lightning\u2019s ideal film , beaumont selected \u201clove and honor , \u201d a movie starring liam hemsworth that it will sell at afm .\nhbo europe has also taken \u201clove and honor\u201d and \u201cstruck by lightning\u201d for eastern europe , and yes dbs has acquired the same two titles for israel .\npinnacle films / all interactive also bought the liam hemsworth starrer \u201clove and honor\u201d and the chris colfer - scripted \u201c struck by lightning \u201d for its territories .\nlightning has placed the film on \u201call digital windows\u201d in the united states as of today , other than itunes , where it will debut in a couple of weeks , said ceo james walker . lightning also is selling the film in traditional international markets , including the american film market last fall and this week\u2019s berlin film festival .\nbeaumont made clear that though lightning will have a significant financial stake in its projects , at a certain point it will clear out and let the filmmakers work unperturbed .\nthough its biggest business is selling films overseas , lightning will now get involved at the development phase of certain films , investing in and influencing the projects to lure potential buyers .\nlightning completed major single - territory sales for \u201clove , \u201d including california filmes taking latin american rights , vvs for canada , dutch filmworks for benelux , carmen films for cis and queen for indonesia .\n\u201cour investments in productions are always focused on creating a steady flow of pictures that will address buyers we work with , \u201d robert beaumont ( left ) , president of lightning entertainment , told thewrap . \u201cone of our ambitions was to create a film program that would produce some pictures buyers would rely on to compliment the rest of our slate . if we\u2019re going to get involved from day one and put a large portion of capital behind the project , we\u2019re trying to craft something that will be universally desirable . \u201d\nwith an entire new line - up of films lighting entertainment is present at afm this week . the santa monica - based company dedicated to the worldwide distribution and licensing of independent content with a focus on quality theatrical films , has 10 new features in the market . among them there are comedies , several thrillers , and heartfelt dramas .\nits first production is \u201cdead drop , \u201d a crime thriller about a former cia operative who must infiltrate a dangerous mexican smuggling ring . the film is currently in post - production , and lightning will handle worldwide sales .\nlightning is headed to afm with eight films , including\nhow to make money selling drugs ,\na documentary about the drug war , and\nthe hot flashes ,\na comedy starring virginia madsen , brooke shields and daryl hannah .\nexclusive : first title on the slate for the santa monica - based sales and distribution company is the thriller dead drop starring luke goss , cole hauser and nestor carbonell . lightning will serve as executive producer and handle world sales at the afm next week .\nthat means lightning will look to develop projects with a cast , genre , concept and budget that can sell overseas . in other words , it wants cast members with international followings , male - driven action vehicles , thrillers and high - concept movies \u2013 all on a tight budget .\nall of those titles satisfy lightning ' s goals for its slate , but producing originals like\ndead drop\nhelps insure the studio from the whims the market . rather than only being able to bid on what is sold , the company can now control more of what it will take to market .\nbut non - traditionally , lightning is also using non - transferable to launch a push - marketing tool that it calls the eticket , which can be distributed through messaging apps , email , and social media , connecting an interested viewer with one click to pay for and begin watching the movie . the service was created in partnership with ultraflix and swig media .\n\u201cit\u2019s the logical next step in our company\u2019s development and progress to actively produce our own feature films and control our supply line of top - quality titles for the worldwide marketplace , \u201d said lightning president robert beaumont . \u201cwe aim to deliver films that the buyers need to fulfill their own release goals and we could not be happier to be sharing in that risk and reward . \u201d\ntogether , they\u2019re aggregating and distributing ultra hd content shot in 4k resolution ( it\u2019s four times sharper than hd content ) . the consumer technology association said about 10 million ultra hd tv sets were sold in 2016 , and project another 15 million will be sold this year . traditional pay - tv networks have been slow to embrace the format , given its bandwidth demands , but services like what lightning , ultraflix , and swig are providing hope to serve a burgeoning demand for 4k content .\nwith his best pal bobby and his girlfriend sue getting ready to leave town for college , troublemaker b . j . steals money from his boss , giff , so he can treat his friends to a wild weekend of partying . unfortunately , the stolen money belonged to a dangerous gangster known as big red . the three teens are forced to rob a local money - laundering front to settle their debt and buy their freedom . they are driven into a world of organized crime to fight for their lives . deception and insecurities among the three friends increase the tension leading to the heist , making it uncertain who will come out on top \u2014 or even alive .\nrobert ( dylan mcdermott ) , an average guy with an average life , is tested beyond human endurance when he awakens to find himself locked in an industrial freezer by russian thugs . the gangsters threaten his life unless he returns the $ 8 million dollars he stole from them . the only problem is , robert has no idea what they are talking about . searching his surroundings , he discovers sam ( peter facinelli ) under a pile of boxes in the corner , beaten and battered .\na detective discovers a mysterious video while investigating the roadside execution - style murder of his partner . the footage , shot by two teenagers , reveals murky details behind the death of their sibling in an unsolved hit and run case . the teens have since gone missing , and as the detective retraces their journey to find them , he quickly uncovers a bloody trail of murder\u2026that leads all the way back to him !\nafter 16 years in prison , viktor khadem ( don hany ) is a man who has almost given up on life .\nfor his final 18 months , he is sentenced to won wron , a low - security , rural prison where senior officer matt perry ( hugo weaving ) has established a unique program to rehabilitate broken men by giving them the responsibility for the rehabilitation of injured raptors \u2013 beautiful , proud eagles , falcons and owls . against all odds , matt takes on viktor as his number one test case , introducing him to yasmine , the majestic wedge - tailed eagle with a 2 metre wingspan . if these two can tame each other , anything is possible . healing is a powerful , moving story of redemption , the discovery of hope and the healing of the spirit \u2013 in the most unlikely place , for the most unique men , through the most unusual catalyst .\nthis story focuses on arnav , a graffiti artist and bartender living in jerusalem . always wearing a mask , he paints at night , and yearns for the day that his beloved ex - girlfriend vax will return to him . but when arnav sees a mysterious stranger forced into an abandoned apartment one night by three bearded men , he becomes involved with a hard - boiled investigator , a gorgeous mystery woman , and the conflicted mysterious captive himself . the captive , shmaya knafo , leads a cult of fanatically devoted followers who believe he can see into the future . knafo may possess supernatural powers , or he might be just a clever con man . as dark , incriminating secrets come to light , arnav is drawn into a world where lines blur between fact and fiction , and reality and imagination . when loyalties shift , arnav finds his life turning stranger than his art . his attraction to knafo\u2019s mystery might be the artist\u2019s way of reaching nirvana\u2026or prove to be a fatal attraction .\nlizzie ( radha mitchell ) longs to start a family with her husband peter but is unable to conceive . her best friend andie ( michelle monaghan ) , single and adrift , gets pregnant from a one - night stand and offers to give lizzie the baby . reluctantly , peter agrees to be the child\u2019s father , and before he knows it andie has moved into the guest room for the duration of her pregnancy . when peter also invites his ne\u2019er - do - well brother to the house , chaos ensues , testing the limits of friendship , family and a marriage . \u201cgus\u201d depicts the deeply human struggles of these four people , taking a funny and poignant look at the ways we try to plan ahead when life has something else in mind .\nfed up with one - night - stands and empty relationships , la playboy dean realizes that he wants something more out of life than just a party . with a little inspiration from his nine - year - old nephew and his best friend tess , dean decides to try his hand at finding true love for the first time \u2013 which proves to be much more difficult than he thought in modern - day los angeles ! after a few hilariously bad first dates and some awful advice from his over - sexed guy friends , dean begins to realize that the true love he has been seeking may be much closer to home . but when he is forced to make a decision between the girl he knows is perfect for him and the seductive party - girl of his fantasies , will dean finally grow up\u2026or will he just continue the party ?\nafter her father loses his fortune and family home , a privileged teenage equestrian is forced to give up her beloved championship horse and is sent to live in the country with her reclusive uncle . she struggles to adjust to life on the secluded ranch without any friends , her horse , or her dad , who has been sent off to prison . but after she meets the nice boy from the neighboring ranch , and is gifted a young horse , stormy , she soon settles into her new life and realizes that this is perhaps where she was meant to be all along . a heartfelt family drama about second chances , finding happiness , and making the impossible possible .\nafter being shot by his best friend , pushed out of a plane , and miraculously surviving a dead - drop from 5 , 000 feet , michael awakens to a living nightmare . his memory is limited , and psychotic tendencies have begun to creep in . defying the orders of his cia handlers , michael re - inserts himself into the dangerous mexican smuggling ring where he was operating deep under cover . he snakes his way through the underbelly of northern mexico , hunting for santiago , the cartel boss who michael believes threw him out of the plane and who is also holding his girlfriend hostage .\ncast : jeffrey t . schoettlin , sean muramatsu , caroline d\u2019amore , madeline merritt\nafter losing the girl of his dreams to another man , wyatt and his posse pack their suitcases and head out on the craziest , screwball road trip to las vegas to win her back . with less than twenty - seven hours to break up her wedding , they must make it before it is too late without falling apart at the seams and living up to their names\u2026 american idiots !\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nitalian movies are struggling in u . s . theaters , but this distribution experiment could change that\neric kohn and anne thompson discuss their favorite films of the year so far . they also debate several new releases and share some streaming recommendations .\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 .\nrules weren\u2019t meant to be broken when it comes to tv episode lengths , but these 10 examples \u2014 introduced on the very good tv podcast \u2014 are clear exceptions .\nafter studying under cinematographer ed lachman , shevaun mizrahi forged her own unique filmmaking path with its own set of rules .\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 .\nlane and schoenbrun discuss how her interest in morgellons disease patients ( \u201cthe pain of others\u201d ) and his exploration of the slenderman myth ( \u201ca self - induced hallucination\u201d ) led them to make archival films from youtubes .\nthis site uses cookies . by using this site you are agreeing to our privacy and cookie policy .\nr ellis frazier is currently directing dead drop from a screenplay by ben budd . goss ( pictured ) stars as a cia who survives a 5 , 000 fall from a plane after the man he thought was his best friend shoots him and pushes him out . the operative returns to his undercover role inside a mexican smuggling ring to find his assailant and rescue his girlfriend .\nthe sales slate includes hit toronto documentary how to make money selling drugs , comedy the hot flashes with brooke shields , daryl hannah , virginia madsen , camryn manheim and wanda sykes and the russian animated 3d film kikoriki : team invincible from producer timur bekmambetov .\nnew boss warns staff of challenges ahead as cable channel looks to boost viewers\u2019 \u2019hours of engagement\u2019 .\nscreen international is the essential resource for the international film industry . subscribe now for monthly editions , awards season weeklies , access to the screen international archive and supplements including stars of tomorrow and world of locations .\n\u201cwe want to guide the process so the films is genuinely address the needs of international buyers , \u201d beaumont said . \u201ccast - driven is important . action films , high - paced , shot to have a bigger scale and bigger scope \u2013 those movies are durable in the marketplace and fit the demands of foreign buyers . \u201d\n\u201cit has a scope that feels theatrical and a cast that is definitely a studio - level cast , \u201d he said .\nwe don\u2019t want to make the films for the filmmakers , but we do want to guide the process so the film is genuinely addressing the needs of international buyers ,\nbeaumont said .\na rom - com script featuring the former lizzie bennet , revived by an unlikely but true buzzfeed story , and partly financed by turkey\u2019s tourism board is hoping its good fortune continues to transfer today as it helps launch a new distribution platform delivering 4k - resolution streams through a single click on social - media sites .\nbrendan bradley wrote the script for non - transferable several years ago , creating a fairly traditional take on a rom - com with an unlikely \u201c meet cute . \u201d the protagonist buys non - refundable tickets for a big overseas trip to surprise her boyfriend on their anniversary . he , however , breaks up with her , leaving the protagonist with a broken heart and non - transferable tickets in someone else\u2019s name . she advertises for another guy with the same name and , well , you can probably guess how the rest unfolds .\nexcept that seemingly everything else about the film has been anything but traditional . first , that unlikely setup in bradley\u2019s script actually happened in real life a few years later , though the jilted lover in the real story was a canadian guy who went on reddit so his ex\u2019s around - the - world ticket wouldn\u2019t go to waste . when a buzzfeed story about the offer went viral , bradley\u2019s rom - com script with an unlikely twist suddenly had new life .\nat the same time , bradley reached out to tourism boards at various countries , inspired by the \u201cfamiliarization\u201d junkets that many countries finance to get travel journalists to visit and write about their attractions . if it was good enough for print journalists , why not filmmakers , he said .\nbradley hit the jackpot when turkey\u2019s tourism department embraced the idea , in part because turkey owns its own airline ( the trailer for the flick debuted on the turkish airlines youtube channel ) , so it could easily cover the significant cost of bringing the production crew to the country . other sponsors included land rover and a turkish luxury hotel chain .\nbradley , who produced and co - stars in the film\u2019s lead roles with fellow producer ashley clements ( the afore - referenced star of the lizzie bennet diaries ) , also directed . and he did location scouting using google earth , finding locations even his turkish government guides said they didn\u2019t know . after three pell - mell weeks of shooting in lush spots across the country\u2019s stunning western end , they wrapped up the project and considered self - releasing the film about this time last year .\nsales agents talked them out of self - releasing , but then the search for a sales representative ran into bigger world realities , showing the downside of partnering with an entire country . an attempted coup in turkey last summer was quashed , followed by harsh and wide - ranging government reprisals . bradley said he was frustrated that many possible partners pulled back and \u2013 because of strong negative reactions to the coup and government response \u2013 declined to be involved in the film .\nultraflix provides a library of 4k films through front - end apps on digital services and 4k smart tvs , while swig provides the back - end technology powering their digital delivery . the etickets are designed to make it easy to share and sell a film , which can also be viewed in other settings once it has been bought .\n\u201ceticket brings content one click away from the audience , \u201d said ivan gulas , who is ceo of both ultraflix and swig . \u201cit can be wrapped with a branded image . you can give it as a gift . \u201d\nnow the only thing bradley and clements need to figure out is whether non - transferable business and tech deals will end up with as happy an ending as the film itself .\ntubefilter is the curator of online video . we do that in a number of ways . from industry news , to web series reviews , to related events , and one heck of an awards show . learn more about us and what we do here .\nif you have a great news tip , are interested in advertising on tubefilter , thinking about possible partnership opportunities , want to find out more about our upcoming events , would like to write a guest post , or just want to say\nhello ,\nbe sure to drop us a line .\nget tubefilter ' s top stories , breaking news , and event updates delivered straight to your inbox .\nthe company represents one of the largest libraries of high - quality pictures in today ' s independent marketplace .\napril 9th - 12th / booth location : ifta pavilion , stand p - 1 . f5\na new york - based musician moves back in with her midwestern mother after a crushing break - up with her girlfriend . as she navigates her hometown , playing for tip money in an old friend ' s bar , an unexpected relationship begins to take shape . director : elizabeth rohrbaugh and daniel powell . cast : grammy nominated and tony winner , lena hall ( hedwig & the angry inch ) ; bafta nominated and sag winner , mena suvari ( american beauty , american pie ) ; academy award and golden globe winner , christine lahti ( obsessed , running on empty , chicago hope ( tv ) ) ; saturn award nominated , dan fogler ( fantastic beasts and where to find them , kung fu panda ) . producers : alex bach , elizabeth rohrbaugh , daniel powell .\na shy british graduate gets dragged on a wild road trip across america to a fraternity party by his soon - to - be stepbrothers , as his mother marries into a larger - than - life , american family . director : michael philip ( drop dead sexy , night train ) . cast : danny trejo ( machete , from dusk til dawn , heat , the ridiculous 6 ) ; lochlyn munro ( riverdale ( tv ) , white chicks , unforgiven , freddie vs . jason ) ; robert knepper ( prison break ( tv ) , hitman , jack reacher : never go back , the hunger games franchise , transporter 3 ) ; richard alan reid ( criminal , woman in gold , william & kate ) . producers : jo marr , michael philip , richard alan reid , glen reynolds .\na team of 20 elite nepali climbers venture into the ' death zone ' of mount everest to restore their sacred mountain and the contaminated water source of 1 . 3 billion people . they ascend the highest point on the planet to the 150 bodies of deceased climbers and 100 , 000 pounds of rubbish that remain on the high slopes of everest . this is the self - documented story of their life - threatening journey . director : marina martins . narrator : emmy , sag and golden globe nominated , patrick stewart ( x - men franchise , logan , green room , star trek ) . producers : academy award and bafta nominated , richard gladstein with nolan mcdonald , jacek szumlas .\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 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwith a personal and professional service . . . along with a whole lot of\nexclusive : ryan simpkins stars in the supernatural thriller that impressed critics and audiences when it premiered over the summer at the fantasia international film festival in canada .\nsimpkins plays a young girl prone to anxiety and depression who learns she may be channelling the spirit of a car crash victim .\nread screen international\u2019s daily magazines from the american film market ( afm ) here .\nworld premieres of the noomi rapace and willem dafoe sci - fi from snd m6 group and gaumont\u2019s animation featuring elle fanning will screen at the santa monica market next month .\na great night at the kerman fireworks show ! ! 3d glasses make a . . .\ni ' m not even the person who hired this dj and i was so notably impressed that i had to come here and share . honestly , i never even noticed a dj before lol . . they are usually just some noise in the bac\nkground to me but this guy makes the party ! totally great , fun , energetic .\nly lit the place up . wonderful job , i can tell you love what you do . keep up the great work .\nof the rest of his business , you will never lose with dave as your dj . the man has a sense of humor , a diverse selection of m\ne your event , make it special and most of all . . . memorable .\ny . we got the whole package a dj and dj assistant including rico . i will never forget it . your truly awesome and\no special was great . you never once thought to slack just because we are friends , very profession\nalways my first choice in dj . super caring and always ready for whatever need arises .\nkaraoke sunday funday ! ! tellawi lounge ( aka . fresno breakfast house ) bullard & west from 5 - 9 tell your friends ! come on down and join us for a great time ! !\nfirst friday of the month . that means it ' s time again for the american legion post 509 for karaoke ! ! great food , cold drinks and amazing friends ! ! always a great time ! come join us . starts at 7 . tell your friends ! see you there .\nfor \u201csole , \u201d italy sold to multivision , japan to twin , australia / new zealand to rialto , german - speaking territories to eurovideo and soyuz for cis as part of a three - picture package .\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\n' all my life i ' ve been insignificant . it ' s not that i felt it . i have been ' - anonymous . the extra is a romantic comedy about a normal joe blow who sees movie stars getting money and girls and says ' why not me ? ' a simplistic bloke with innocent eyes , he wants to be a movie star . fame to him is like a swing in a playground . . . he just wants a go on it . he has come to the big city willing to do anything . anything .\na powerful , redemptive tale charting the relationship between two men from very different backgrounds , who find a common bond through the most unusual catalyst .\nhey hey it\u2019s esther blueburger \u2013 a smart , rueful and dead - on portrait of life\u2019s unending quest to fit in\u2026 and the girl who solves it by completely breaking out \u2013 introduces a feisty outsider hero unlike any other seen on screen . esther blueburger\u2019s quest begins when she escapes from her bat mitzvah party and is befriended by sunni , the effortlessly cool girl who is everything esther thinks she wants to be . with the help of sunni , esther goes awol from her ordinary life and leaves behind her malfunctioning jewish family to hang out with sunni\u2019s far breezier and super - hip single mum mary and attend sunni\u2019s forbidden public school as a swedish exchange student .\nan exploration deep into the dense rainforests of indonesia to film and tag the elusive javan leopard leads to a journey of terror . on their search for an alpha - male leopard reportedly terrorising local settlements , a team of conservationists discover a new species \u2013 a horrifying \u2018apex predator\u2019 that has no fear of humans !\nfrom the biggest festival to the smallest church social , kenny delivers portaloos to them all . ignored and unappreciated , he is one of the cogs in humanity ' s machinery , an unsung hero taking care of society ' s dirty work .\narchaeology student , ben rutherford , inherits an 18th century mechanical device known as ' le vaudo mort ' from his father ' s estate . later the contraption is stolen and one by one , his friends begin to die in strange and horrific circumstances . ben must reunite with his brother , marcus , a forensic photographer , to work out who is behind the grisly murders . as the terror mounts and the clues seem to suggest the unthinkable , a surprising twist will reveal the true identity of the killer .\na woman ' s normal life in the suburbs falls apart when her movie - star niece comes to stay .\nafter discovering the last of his livestock have been mauled to death on his rural cattle ranch by a pack of wild dogs , hardened farmer and devoted family man adam wilson can do nothing but watch as his dreams of continuing the family business are shattered . as darkness falls , unsuspecting shadows begin to lurk outside their farmhouse . the pack of wild dogs are preparing to close in , ready to attack\u2026 through a series of frightening and bloody encounters , adam and his family are forced into survival mode . will they make it out alive ? or will they fall victim to\u2026the pack .\nat the scene of a roadside execution - style murder of his partner , a detective discovers a video shot by two teenage runaways seeking the answers to the hit and run death of a sibling on the same highway . the detective retraces the teen ' s path , uncovering a trail of murder that leads directly back to him .\nfour friends are on a week - long sailing trip when their yacht capsizes after hitting a submerged reef . the group decides their only chance of survival is to swim for land but as they swim they are stalked by a great white shark .\nfour friends in the outback commandeer a road train to escape from a murderer , but what they discover is far more terrifying than anything on that lonely road .\ncity - based eddie sets off to reconnect with his blackfella roots by taking a sacred stone back to his home in the outback . but when cousin charlie brings along 187 pre - rolled joints for the ride , the journey becomes more of a mind trip than a road trip !\na david - and - goliath story set in the building industry of a small coastal australian town . as southern developers move in on hervey bay , the rivalry between sub - contractor ' digger ' kelly and his larrikin son , jack , comes to a head .\npete and jerry are cousins in their early twenties living together on the outskirts of sydney . their life consists of dead - end jobs , getting stoned , hanging out at the local pub and talking about girls . which is fine until cheryl enters their lives ; she ' s sexy , confident and dangerous . when they both fall in love with her their lives spiral out of control . dramatic , tense and explosive , west explores what happens when you discover how few choices you have in life . . .\nmates for life , jeffrey and phillip are happily unemployed , until everything starts to go wrong . they are put on a ' work for the dole ' scheme , a freeway is about to be built through the middle of the caravan park where they live , and their favourite show is going to be axed at the end of the year . . .\nthe fortnightly screen australia newsletter includes industry news , funding approvals , festival and market news and screen opportunities ."]}
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utiful ! looks great ! plays great ! and sounds great ! i could not be any happier ! !\ngodin started building robert godin ' s guitars in 1972 in la patrie , quebec . the head office is located in montreal , and they build instruments in six factories in four locations\u2014three in quebec and one in new hampshire .\nwelcome to my website . i am a guitar teacher and performer who offers guitar lessons in montreal . i hope you enjoy my recordings , tips , articles and reading about my life as a musician .\nthe unique design of the godin multiac grand concert nylon string guitar unites a larger , chambered mahogany body with a solid cedar top and a mahogany neck with richlite fingerboard that joins the body at the 12th fret . the 2\nwidth at the nut is slightly larger than the standard multiac and more typical of the classical tradition . the godin custom rmc electronics with 13 - pin connector for direct control of roland gr series and axon ax100 guitar synths will open up new musical contexts to the classical guitar player . includes a gig bag .\nthe unique design of the godin multiac grand concert nylon string guitar unites a larger , chambered mahogany body with a solid rosewood top and a mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard that joins the body at the 12th fret . the 2 in . width at the nut is slightly larger than the standard multiac and more typical of the classical tradition . the godin custom rmc electronics with 13 - 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", "topic": 27}], "title": "skyways limited", "paragraphs": ["cathay holidays limited ; cathay pacific finance limited ( bermuda ) ; hong kong airways limited ; hong kong aviation services limited ; prestwick aviation limited ( bermuda ) ; swire air caterers limited ( 75 % ) ; troon limited ( bermuda ) ; vr limited ( england ) ; hong kong aircraft engineering limited .\nfor skyways and skyways engineering ( the renamed salmesbury engineering ) . eric rylands ltd subsequently acquired ownership of skyways coach - air and the bibby line ' s minority holding in the skyways group as well . the skyways takeover furthermore resulted in skyways engineering transferring its base from\nthese illustrate the skyways coach - air operation and people from the mid - 1950s to the early 1970s , also including skyways international , dan - air skyways , skyways cargo airline , air freight ltd and the operations down at lydd .\nskyways limited was an early post - world war ii british airline formed in 1946 . skyways became one of britain ' s foremost private , independent airlines during the 1950s and early 1960s .\nand the following year ' s formation of a new company trading as skyways international to succeed the defunct skyways coach - air .\nsimulated flight training limited - s . f . t . aviation - united kingdom\nmalev hungarian airlines public limited company ( malev p . l . c . ) - hungary\nshipping company . in 1961 , the bibby line sold its minority holding in the skyways group . by that time , skyways also operated a weekly scheduled service between london ,\nwhere they transferred to a skyways aircraft . this aircraft flew them across the channel to\nskyways avro 748 srs . 1 / 100 g - armv coming in to land at biggin hill on 4 may 1963 . the aircraft sports skyways of london fuselage titles .\nas a separate operating subsidiary . in 1955 skyways also sold a minority stake to the\nthe worst accident involving a skyways group aircraft occurred on 2 february 1953 . on that day a skyways ltd avro 685 york 1 ( registration : g - ahfa ) operating the\ndownes , t . a . 1993 , a textbook on contract , blackstone press limited , london .\nas a separate operating subsidiary . in 1955 , skyways also sold a minority stake to the\n^ skyways sold , air transport , flight international , 24 february 1972 , p . 283\nin february 1972 sterling industrial securities sold international skyways to dan - air for \u00a3650 , 000 .\ncathay pacific airways limited .\ninternational directory of company histories . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\ncathay pacific airways limited .\ninternational directory of company histories . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\n^ flight international , 13 november 1953 , crusader coach - stansted - nicosia by skyways , p . 644\n^ dan - air skyways formed , air transport , flight international , 20 april 1972 , p . 521\nalpha skyways limited was incorporated on 09 jul 2001 and is located in dartford . the company ' s status is listed as\nliquidation\n. it currently has 0 directors . the company ' s first director was wladyslaw guzowski .\ndan - air completed the deal to take over international skyways from sterling industrial securities in april of that year , following which it integrated most of the former skyways international routes into its own network of regional , short - haul scheduled services . initially , these routes were operated by a separate subsidiary named dan - air skyways .\nskyways avro 685 york c1 g - ahey on the ramp at berlin tegel on 1 may 1961 . the aircraft sports skyways of london fuselage titles . this occasion marks the last visit of an avro york to berlin .\nfrom boac . these replaced hermes on the london - singapore scheduled freight service skyways operated on behalf of boac .\n. following the change of ownership in 1962 , skyways ltd became a wholly owned subsidiary of euravia in 1963 .\nhad acquired a 50 % stake in skyways coach - air . this made it a semi - public entity .\navengers owned by conair aviation from 1969 to 1977 . the eight remaining conair avengers went to forest protection limited in august 1977 .\nlow - fare scheduled service between london and paris . on that day a skyways douglas dc - 3 took off from\nlow - fare scheduled service between london and paris . on that day , a skyways douglas dc - 3 took off from\ncathay pacific airways limited .\ninternational directory of company histories . . encyclopedia . com . 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( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nif you have more skyways coach - air pictures that we can use , or if you played a part in the skyways adventure during those carefree and very special days and want to get in touch with old friends , please feel free to contact dick gilbert .\nbegan awarding trooping flight contracts to britain ' s contemporary independent airlines . skyways was one of the main beneficiaries , along with airwork ,\n^ a b c flight international , 28 march 1952 , civil aviation , l . a . c . buys skyways p . 361\navailable now , skyways of london repaints . g - arxe ( l - 149 ) & g - anup ( l - 749 )\nthis is the story of skyways coach - air limited at lympne airport in kent , covering the period from 1955 to 1974 . it describes how skyways came to lympne , the initial growth of services to france using dakotas , the introduction of the avro 748 in the 1960s and the building of the new runway , and ends with the decline of the operation , sale to skyways international in 1971 , eventual acquisition by dan - air and the move to lydd . paperback , 110 pages , 52 pictures ( many never before published ) , 28 in colour .\nskyways ltd is proud to offer you charter service aboard their beechcraft king air 200 . air charter is the fast efficient way to conduct business throughout south dakota as well as throughout the country . with skyways ltd , you ' re never too far from . . . .\nin some of the cases , the used of words in the contract may not be considered as a term of the contract as it may depends on the intention of the parties . ( ms . v . maharaj , n . d ) based on the case edwards v skyways ltd 1964 , skyways ltd has used a term \u2018ex gratia\u2019 payment . it means that the extra payment offered by skyways ltd to edwards is not legal liable as it is only a voluntary act from skyways ltd to edwards . skyways ltd has promised edwards to pay him \u2018ex gratia\u2019 payment after he resign from the company but skyways ltd refuse to respect the agreement after edwards made his promise . when the case has brought to the court , the court is seeking the intention of both parties in the contract and takes consideration of the term \u2018ex gratia\u2019 payment . finally , the court has decided that the term \u2018ex gratia\u2019 payment used in the contract is not strong to rebut the presumption made between the parties . it is because the additional payment offered to edwards is the main reasons that encourage him to resign from skyways ltd . if skyways ltd does not offer the \u2018ex gratia\u2019 payment , edwards might not interested resign from the company . therefore , skyways ltd is liable to make the payment to edwards as the \u2018ex gratia\u2019 payment is the intention of skyways ltd to convince edwards resign from the company .\nthe book about those wonderful days - skyways at lympne - was launched at the lympne aero classic weekend of 6 / 7 july 2013 .\nthere are twelve recorded accidents and incidents during skyways ' s 16 - year existence from 1946 until 1962 . five of these involved fatalities .\nfor the sale of travel insurance expedia inc . is an appointed representative of awp assistance uk limited trading as allianz global assistance which is authorised and regulated by the financial conduct authority ( fca ) . awp assistance uk limited ' s fca registration number is 311909 . fca authorisation can be checked at the fca register at urltoken\non march 3 , 1956 a handley page hermes ( a hermes iv g - aldw operated by skyways limited ) was destroyed on the ground when an explosion ( caused by a time - bomb ) occurred 20 minutes before the aircraft was due to depart for the united kingdom with 68 passengers . [ 2 ]\nnote that a few runways have a limited guidance system or no guidance system at all . this isn ' t a bug - it ' s a design choice .\nat war ' s end , sanderson established central aircraft in toronto , ontario , operating as a component sub - contractor to de havilland aircraft of canada limited , and cessna distributor . in 1958 , when a fire destroyed the property , he reorganized under the name sanderson - acfield aircraft limited , and continued as a cessna sales agency .\nthere are also two recorded accidents / incidents involving skyways coach - air . although these were non - fatal , they damaged the aircraft involved beyond repair .\nskyways coach - air , which had remained a separate entity following the sale of the rest of the airline to euravia , got into financial difficulties in 1970 .\nhave been looking forward to seeing the lovely skyways scheme appearing for the a2a connie since i bought it . many thanks marcel for this very nice repaint . bill\nlondon cover for skyways plane\nthe times ( london ) . tuesday , 13 july 1965 . ( 56372 ) , col f , p . 18 .\n4 march 1956 - hermes iv ( g - aldw ) operated by skyways limited was destroyed on the ground by an explosion in the luggage compartment . the aircraft was at nicosia airport , cyprus when an explosion ( caused by a time - bomb ) occurred 20 minutes before the aircraft was due to depart for the united kingdom with 68 passengers .\na growing collection of over 600 wonderful photos of lympne airport , skyways aircraft and people , and all the reunions , can be seen on our flickr website here .\nwe provide a range of shop front and commercial security solutions . to find out more about our grilles and shutters please contact us . registered as a limited company in england and wales .\nthe raf quit the airfield in 1966 due to limited space brought on by vastly increasing civilian aircraft movements . the purpose - built passenger terminal that stands empty today was completed in 1968 .\nthe brainchild of chaudhry muhammad hussain was renamed in 1977 as muhammad hussain & company . the business started its operations in three areas namely ; heavy haulage transportations ( high / low bed trailers ) , construction equipments trading and rentals ( earthmoving and construction equipment ) , and crane rentals . in 1987 the transport unit of the business was separated and registered as skyways transport service . 1992 saw the demise of chaudhry muhammad hussain and management shifting to chaudhry tahir hussain , the elder son of the founding father of muhammad hussain and company . in 1993 skyways construction ( pvt . ) limited was born . in 1994 muhammad hussain and company was merged with skyways transport service to become skyways services . thus came into being the skyways group - comprising its various companies of specialized nature . in two year ' s time the group gained strength with the efforts of the two brothers i . e . chaudhry zahid hussain and chaudhry tahir hussain in the top management . their talented management won them the excellence award 2005 awarded by the prime minister of pakistan , mr . shaukat aziz .\narthur george ( tim ) sims was born in london , england , on january 22 , 1907 . he was educated at university college school before coming to canada in 1927 . he spent the next four years working for canadian wright limited and its associated company , british aeroplane engines limited at montreal , quebec , in the assembly , overhaul and testing of their engines . he later became technical representative , visiting operators across canada .\none of skyways ' s first major engagements following its formation was the airline ' s participation in the berlin airlift , where several of the company ' s avro lancastrians and avro yorks were employed .\nlatterly the hermes were flown on inclusive tour holiday flights from the uk . the last hermes ( g - alda ) , flown by air links limited , was retired on 13 december 1964 , and was scrapped nine days later .\nin the aspect of commercial agreement , there is always a presumption that both parties are intended to create a legal relation . if the parties want to rebut the presumption , they must clearly mention that the contract will not be bounded under the law . for example , the case edwards v skyways ltd is an argument between a pilot and its company . skyways told edwards that if he leave the company and do not claim full amount of his pension , then skyways ltd will pay him extra money but the term stated in the contract is \u2018ex gratia\u2019 payment . skyways ltd thought that the term \u2018ex gratia\u2019 payment can be used to rebut the presumption made between edwards , but the court decides that the term stated is not that convincing . the main concern of the court is the initial intention of both parties as skyways ltd has the intention to offer extra payment to edwards if he does not take full amount of his pension and resign from the company . therefore , the judgment is edwards won the case as the initial intention of both parties entering into the contract is so visible . if skyways ltd does not want to pay extra to edwards , the contract must be written clearly the intention of both parties but not only use a term .\nskyways with over 30 years experience in the market , strive to always offer our clients a professional and efficient service to ensure that your shopfront is safe , secure and attracts a maximum number of customers for your business .\nin 1932 he flew for northern skyways at rouyn , quebec , as a bush pilot , and earned the air engineer ' s d certificate . the following year he was co - founder , with c . r . troup , of dominion skyways , operating in northern ontario , quebec and labrador . during 1936 - 37 , while he was chief pilot and manager of newfoundland skyways , an associated company , he organized and carried out the transportation of geologists and prospectors seeking gold in the interior of labrador . no gold was found there , but large iron ore deposits were discovered on the labrador - quebec border at knob lake ( now called schefferville ) .\nto stansted . the large engineering base at stansted comprised three hangars . this provided the maintenance support for skyways ' s new operating base at that airport . commercial flights from stansted began in october 1952 with a fleet of avro yorks .\nuntil 1938 lie hew the canadian shield area of eastern canada on freighting and passenger contracts to mining operations . this seven - year , accident - free bush operation testified to the aerial competence of sims and his crews . during this period , he completed an instrument - flying course at the boeing school of aeronautics at burbank , california . he was hired as vice - president for aero engines of canada limited at montreal because of his extensive knowledge of aircraft engines . at the same time he flew as test pilot for canadian vickers limited .\nthe lodge is available may through september for private rentals on a limited basis . we have hosted board meetings , team building sessions , family reunions , birthday celebrations and wedding parties for a unique wilderness occasion . the taku lodge has a seating capacity for 50 people maximum .\nsanderson was appointed director of the commercial air transport and manufacturers association of canada in november 1937 . he met with british trade missions to discuss the establishment of a consortium of companies in canada to manufacture british aircraft . these meetings led to the formation of canadian associated aircraft limited .\nfirst world investment in connected and autonomous vehicles ( cavs ) continues at a staggering pace , with announcements made almost on a daily basis around new technology developments or deployment demonstrators . however , limited research has been undertaken to fully understand the impact of adopting cavs in the developing world .\nthe skyways , a second - floor habitrail - like system linking buildings together and designed to keep minneapolitans out of the snow and within walking distance of their desks ( to make money ) and fine retail shops ( to spend money ) , are beginning to fill .\nat skyways taverner , you ' ll be 11 . 2 km ( 7 mi ) from flemington racecourse and 13 . 9 km ( 8 . 6 mi ) from melbourne zoo . highlights at this hotel include free breakfast , a restaurant , and free self parking .\nthere is much debate as to the ability of bus based rapid transit systems ( brt ) to attract car users , particularly in comparison with rail based systems . most of this discussion is based on assertion rather than evidence \u2013 but whilst limited , that evidence which is available shows a consistent picture .\nskyways limited\u2019s avro york g - ahfa was a four - engine aircraft which disappeared while transporting a troop of soldiers , their families , and six crew members from the united kingdom to jamaica . the aircraft had been built in 1946 and had undergone a complete overhaul in november 1952 . it had been issued with a certificate of airworthiness three days before its ill - fated flight . the avro york was operated by skyways limited but was owned by the lancashire aircraft corporation . the avro york aircraft began its fateful journey at the stanstead airport in the united kingdom on february 1 , 1953 on a flight that was to be used by the british air ministry as a military trooping flight . the flight took off and had its first stopover at the lajes field in the portuguese island of azores and later took off at 23 : 25 for the next stopover at gander airport in newfoundland . few hours after takeoff , the aircraft began sending distress messages to flight control at gander airport and disappeared soon afterward . frantic search missions were commissioned with no results . the aircraft and all its 39 occupants disappeared under mysterious circumstances that have never been explained to this date .\nso the evidence , whilst limited , is both clear and consistent , where system characteristics are equivalent brt and lrt will provide similar levels of attraction of car users . the challenge for brt is to understand the key characteristics that drive patronage and modal attraction and ensure that these are embedded in brt system design and delivery .\nskyways taverner offers 20 forms of accommodation with air conditioning . televisions come with premium cable channels . guests can make use of the in - room fridges and coffee / tea makers . bathrooms include a combined bath / shower unit . housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hairdryers can be requested .\nin its first year of operation at stansted ( october 1952 to october 1953 ) , skyways ' s fleet numbered 33 aircraft , making it one of the largest contemporary independent airlines . during that period , the airline ' s stansted operation handled 40 , 000 troups and accounted for 2 . 9 million\nearly in 1948 , farrell and de kantzow were informed by the british governor of hong kong that , as foreigners , they were barred from owning more than 20 percent of the airline ; a british partner would have to be recruited . after negotiations with the british air transport company skyways ended unsuccessfully , cathay pacific\nearly that year , farrell and de kantzow were informed by the british governor of hong kong that , as foreigners , they were barred from owning more than 20 percent of the airline ; a british partner would have to be recruited . after negotiations with the british air transport company skyways ended unsuccessfully , cathay pacific\nit resumed operations in late - february on the ex - skyways coach - air year - round routes from lympne to beauvais and ostend . this was followed by the re - introduction of routes from lympne to clermont - ferrand and montpellier , as well as from luton to ostend and from east midlands to beauvais .\nin 1962 , ellis airlines and alaska coastal merged to become alaska coastal - ellis airlines . they had the largest fleet of grumman goose aircraft in the world . in 1968 , alaska airlines purchased the company opening the seadrome to several organizations , including \u201csoutheast skyways\u201d , taku glacier air , alaska coastal airlines and the current wings airways inc .\nwhere policy makers have stepped in the approach has often been to ban or restrict pmds from footways or public spaces on the basis of health and safety , risk to other users and regulatory ambiguity around technical standards . and pmds are often not allowed to be carried on aeroplanes or trains on the grounds of limited space for storage or the fire risk posed by their battery packs .\nin 1954 , the ministry of aviation granted eagle permission to operate a limited programme of a new type of low - fare service that combined air travel and overseas holiday accommodation at a cost substantially below the aggregate of each individual component if purchased separately . this new concept enabled the airline to circumvent regulatory restrictions that prevented private airlines from competing with their state - owned counterparts . it also helped increase fleet utilisation .\nthe aircraft was deployed as a scheduled international passenger flight from beauvais airport , oise , france to lympne airport , kent , united kingdom . [ 1 ] this flight was part of skyways coach air ' s coach - air service in which passengers were taken by coach from paris to beauvais , flown to lympne and then taken by coach to london . [ 2 ]\noh , and you may find the book ' girl in the cockpit ' , by gloria hall of interest . it ' s the story of her years working for skyways coach - air and dan - air , and a subsequent career in aviation as a pilot . copies are available at & pound11 ; plus p & p . contact me and i will forward your details to gloria .\nthe early inspirations of the skyways group were rooted in the ambition of an industrious and intelligent young boy named chaudhry muhammad hussain . son of a family of migrant landlords visualized his business at the tender age of 15 . he envisioned a company that would serve as a liaison in bringing state - of - the - art machinery and equipment to the country from across the globe . the idea was to optimally utilize locally the technological advancement in mechanized ways of getting jobs done internationally . chaudhry muhammad hussain , the founder of the company , entered the market in the late 1950s but it was in the construction boom of the early 1960s when the foundations of the skyways group were laid . the country was going through a construction boom and ch . muhammad hussain saw prospects of a bright future in investing in the construction industry .\nin april 1960 , the government approved a range of new colonial coach fares for travel by british residents only on cabotage routes linking the uk with its remaining colonies . despite opposition from iata , british airlines \u2014 including british iata members \u2014 were free to introduce them from 1 october 1960 as uk authorities controlled fares at both ends . apart from eagle , the beneficiaries included bea , boac , bua and skyways .\nafter world war ii , cathay pacific airways limited grew from a small regional airline to a prosperous international carrier fueled by trade and tourism . after the 1997 transition to chinese rule in hong kong , the carrier has had to redefine its role at the gateway of southern china . in spite of a traditional determination to go it alone , cathay pacific joined the one - world alliance , spearheaded by american airlines and british airways , to economically maintain a global presence .\neven more challenging was that as contractors started onsite it became apparent that the limited available as - built drawings did not accurately reflect the true condition of the building . \u201cwe had requested intrusive surveys for the start of the detailed design but the client was not able to undertake a significant number of these because it would mean closing parts of the station and pallasades shopping centre which could not be done . so the decision was made to undertake those intrusive surveys during construction , \u201d says ashton .\nthe queen charlotte airline was born of jim spilsbury ' s frustration at time wasted travelling by boat , selling and repairing radios at remote places on the west coast . started on float planes , it graduated to flying boats and then to land planes . it grew painfully with limited funds , a mixed lot of pilots and aircraft that were a variety of cast - offs .\nwe learned how to keep a dragon rapide on a regular schedule ten years after it had personally decided to retire .\nfrom 1948 to 1964 , he worked as sales representative for canadair limited at montreal . for the first two years he led the north star aircraft sales teams to the united kingdom , south africa and italy . he was then appointed service manager and given responsibility of support programs for the canadair - built f - 86 sabre and t - 33 jet aircraft in canada , united kingdom , france , west germany , greece , turkey and colombia . he was appointed director of the air industries and transport association .\nconair aviation was started by aerial wildfire control pioneer leslie \u201cles\u201d kerr , who became president and general manager after having been operations manager of skyway for 17 years . the operations manager was barry marsden . conair purchased 13 grumman avengers , 5 boeing stearmans , a north american harvard , and skyways no . 1 hangar at abbotsford from skyway . conair incorporated in 1969 and received their operating license in october of that year . [ from doug gent\u2019s web page ]\nthis was not the end of the hermes in airline service , however , as surplus aircraft were sold to independent charter airlines , with airwork purchasing four in 1952 , with others being operated by britavia and skyways , particularly in the trooping role . many of these aircraft were fitted with hercules 773 engines which could run on lower octane fuel than the original hercules 763 engines , being designated as hermes iva , returning to hermes iv standards when fuel supplies improved .\nthe sixties ( and early seventies ) represented a very special time for young folk growing up , starting or developing their careers - and partying a bit ! the team that worked with the kent - based airline skyways coach - air ltd on their london - paris service ( via lympne and beauvais airports ) was no exception . great people , sunny summers , some very snowy winters and a great social scene left a lot of people with very happy memories of those interesting times .\nhe began his career servicing aircraft engines and equipment with the canadian air force in 1920 , where he earned his air engineer certificate . he went to work for the canadian air board at winnipeg and northern manitoba , maintaining their flying boats . two years later he joined laurentide air services limited as an air engineer , leaving the same year to work for huff - daland aero corporation in ogdensburg , new york , on aircraft assembly and motors . in 1924 he joined the ontario provincial air service ( opas ) at sault ste . marie , ontario .\n\u201cthe year 2000 will be the age of press - button transportation . rocket belts will increase a man\u2019s stride to 30 feet , and bus - type helicopters will travel along crowded air skyways . there will be moving plastic - covered pavements , individual hoppicopters and 200 mph monorail trains operating in all large cities . the family car will be soundless , vibrationless and self - propelled themostatically . the engine will be smaller than a typewriter . cars will travel overland on an 18 inch air cushion . \u201d\nby late 1934 , orders for new fleet aircraft were again being placed , and in 1937 , the fort erie plant was expanded . the company was reorganized as a canadian - owned company under the name fleet aircraft limited , with sanderson as president and general manager . he concentrated part of his efforts on the development of a twin - engine freighter for bush flying and on february 22 , 1938 , he flew the prototype of the fleet 50 freighter . during the late 1930 ' s , under his direction , fleet built more aircraft than any other canadian firm .\nwhen canadian airways limited absorbed western canada airways in 1936 , siers remained with the new firm and had a diverse array of commercial aircraft under his supervision . he received the trans - canada ( mckee ) trophy for the year 1940 , in recognition of his adaptation of the worth oil - dilution system to cold weather flying in canada . the following year he was loaned to the department of munitions and supply for one year to supervise aircraft overhaul . it was largely due to his efforts that an advanced course was offered at the university of manitoba to improve the efficiency of air engineers .\nmany of the team - particularly cabin crew , and staff from lympne airport in kent and the victoria coach station terminal in london - still keep in touch , and there have been three well - attended staff reunions , the first in canterbury on 28 october 1995 , a second one in hythe , kent on 10 october 2009 , and a third at lympne and hythe on 6 - 7 july 2013 - as well as a small gathering of several skyways folk at the lympne aero classic event on 2 - 3 july 2011 .\nfor package holidays that do not include a flight or linked travel arrangements created on expedia . co . uk , all monies paid over in the case of non flight - inclusive package holidays , or any monies paid directly to us in the case of linked travel arrangements , are fully protected by insurance in the event of our insolvency . this insurance protection has been arranged by international passenger protection limited and underwritten by certain underwriters at lloyd ' s . please see our general terms and conditions for more information about financial protection , or for more information on the atol certificate go to : urltoken .\nearly in 1934 sutherland joined canadian airways limited in winnipeg , manitoba , where he worked as air mechanic for pilot z . lewis leigh ( hall of fame 1974 ) , operating out of their fort mcmurray base and north as far as great bear lake . together they made particularly difficult trips to windy lake in the northwest territories with prospectors , followed by many loads of supplies . they were then sent to great bear lake to operate their aircraft on skis until they could fly out on floats in june . on one occasion , sutherland made a difficult change - over from skis to floats on a stony beach .\nwhile searching around for information and pictures for an upcoming decal project , i was amazed to find two photos on here of my stepfather , peter deck , from his skyways years ! i knew he had flown avengers in the spruce budworm project but i didn\u2019t know he flew stearmans as well . when my mother married him in 1976 he was the owner of kent aviation ltd and general manager of chilliwack airport in british columbia . he sold the business and retired from aviation in the early \u201980s ( i think ) . he died several years ago .\nnow is the time for greater investment to exploit the growth potential of this emerging industry . the uk must maximise the opportunities that regulation currently provides and aggressively target market growth in the areas of testing and validation . we must work to understand what society expects from cavs , the expectations of different user groups and the challenges that will emerge in their adoption . beyond this , we need to understand what cavs will mean for the transport system as a whole and the opportunities they provide to deliver a more seamless travelling experience through journey management . in terms of mobility , we must also understand the opportunities provided to broaden travel horizons for those with limited mobility \u2013 such as the elderly , infirm and the young .\na chance meeting with major r . h . fleet , president of consolidated aircraft corporation in buffalo , new york , resulted in a change of plans . sanderson was hired as the canadian representative for the company and began demonstrating fleet 2 aircraft in canada in october 1929 . fleet aircraft of canada limited was incorporated in march 1930 , and aircraft manufacturing began that year . as general manager and test pilot , sanderson divided his time between managing the company , testing each new aircraft and flying the fleet demonstrator at flying club meets throughout ontario . he took a fleet 7 to ottawa in october 1930 , for extensive testing by the royal canadian air force ( rcaf ) , following which the company received an order for twenty aircraft .\nbritish eagle and its sister companies ceased trading at midnight on 6 november 1968 due to growing financial problems and went into voluntary liquidation two days later . the airline ' s last - ever aircraft movement was the arrival of a bristol britannia from rotterdam at heathrow the following day . the financial crisis leading to the collapse of britain ' s second - largest contemporary independent airline had been triggered by the devaluation of sterling and the tightening of the existing exchange control regime , which limited the amount of foreign exchange british holidaymakers were allowed to take out of the country as well as by the loss of the company ' s caribbean licence . poor decisions at senior and executive level , the end of the trooping and migrant contracts and economic difficulties had made british eagle an increasingly unviable business .\na posting to no . 41 squadron , rfc , followed and he flew fighter aircraft from an advanced base in belgium . after several months he was medically restricted to low level flying because of an intolerance to oxygen - limited air . he was posted to administration duties and finally ordered to camp borden , ontario , in 1917 , to assist in setting up rfc flying training squadrons . as a captain he was given the responsibility of designing pilot training facilities at fort worth , texas for the rfc winter training programs . in 1918 he was promoted to major and named to the headquarters staff of the rfc , which later became the royal air force ( raf ) , in canada . at war ' s end he was placed in charge of demobilizing canadian officers serving with the raf in canada .\nthe 1965 skyways coach - air avro 748 crash occurred on 10 july 1965 when avro 748 - 101 series 1 g - armv , flown during a scheduled international passenger flight from beauvais airport , oise , france , crashed on landing at its intended destination of lympne airport , kent , united kingdom . the accident was due to the grass runway being unable to support the weight of the aircraft during a heavy landing . this caused the nose wheels to dig in and the aircraft to overturn , losing both wings and the starboard tailplane in the process . all 52 people on board survived . this was the first accident involving the avro 748 / hs 748 that resulted in a write - off . a concrete runway was later installed at lympne .\nthe passengers were left hanging upside - down in their seats . one mother was holding a baby that was not strapped in . all on board escaped from the aircraft , with three people needing to be treated in hospital suffering from shock . a number of passengers were also treated at lympne . thirty - six of the passengers continued their journey to london , some with fuel - soaked clothing . [ 4 ] the aircraft , with a replacement cost of \u00a3250 , 000 , was written off . [ 5 ] this was the first avro 748 / hs 748 to be written off in an accident . [ 6 ] skyways coach - air leased an avro 748 from liat for two years in 1968 to replace the aircraft lost . [ 7 ]\nlate in the 1940s , the province of new brunswick was experiencing a severe attack of the spruce budworm \u2026 and was calling for help . skyway sent a fleet of five stearmans east each spring for several years , on a budworm contract [ to forest protection limited ] . they usually returned to british columbia before the end of june to be ready for the forest fire season . while they were away one spring there was a budworm infestation on vancouver island and seller called in three grumman avenger aircraft from south of the international border [ the ball - ralston tbms ] . thus seeing what they could do , he bought war surplus avengers from the royal canadian navy in 1957 ; by 1961 he had purchased 19 avengers for prices ranging from $ 1700 to $ 7 , 000 . fairey aviation , at victoria modified them for skyway\u2019s use .\nherbert walter ' herb ' seagrim , c . m . , was born in winnipeg , manitoba , on august 25 , 1912 , where he was educated . he learned to fly at the winnipeg flying club in 1931 , and the following year was employed there as a part - time mechanic . to increase his flying experience he worked extra jobs in exchange for air time , and barnstormed throughout the prairie provinces . in 1933 he earned an air engineer ' s licence and joined konnie johannesson ' s flying service in winnipeg as a mechanic and relief pilot . in partial payment for his services he accepted advanced instruction in aerobatics . the next year he was hired as a pilot by wings limited , operated by f . roy brown and jack moar at their lac du bonnet , manitoba , air base and until late 1937 , flew bush aircraft throughout northern ontario , manitoba and saskatchewan .\nduring 1953 , eagle aviation ' s steadily growing passenger charter operations included for the first time aerial cruises around the mediterranean . following eagle ' s decision to sell the yorks to rival uk independent skyways for \u00a3160 , 000 , the airline expanded from charter work into scheduled services from its new base at blackbushe airport , using vickers vikings . the first of these were acquired from crewsair , another rival uk independent . eagle , which by that time had set up eagle airways as a new company to run the scheduled side of the business ( leaving eagle aviation in charge of all non - scheduled operations , including trooping flights ) , inaugurated its first scheduled service on 6 june 1953 from london ( blackbushe ) to belgrade ( via munich ) , followed by london\u2014aalborg and london\u2014gothenburg . it also began operating domestic flights within the uk and additional international services to secondary western european destinations . eagle ' s expansion was supported by 22 vickers vikings that had been retained from an earlier purchase of 37 former bea examples .\noperation vittles , as the airlift was unofficially named , began on 26 june when usaf douglas c - 47 skytrains carried 80 tons of food into tempelhof , far less than the estimated 4 , 500 tons of food , coal and other essential supplies needed daily to maintain a minimum level of existence . but this force was soon augmented by united states navy and royal air force cargo aircraft , as well as british european airways ( bea ) and many of britain ' s fledgling wholly privately owned , independent airlines . the latter included the late sir freddie laker ' s air charter , eagle aviation and skyways . on 15 october 1948 , to promote increased safety and cooperation between the separate us and british airlift efforts , the allies created a unified command \u2013 the combined airlift task force under maj . gen . william h . tunner , usaf , was established at tempelhof . to facilitate the command and control , as well as the unloading of aircraft , the usaf 53rd troop carrier squadron was temporarily assigned to tempelhof .\npilot tommy marston , of skyways aviation of langley , bc , was # 2 man in a team of a aircraft flying out of juniper , nb , for the spruce budworm spray project of 1958 . this was the first year that tbms were used in nb for forest spraying . there were 6 tbms from skyway and 6 from wheeler airlines , st . jovite , quebec . official reports state the cause of the accident to be the slipstream from the lead aircraft on a turn ( 180\u00b0 ) at the end of spraying . from the condition of the forest adjacent to the burned aircraft in photos , it seems that the aircraft hit the ground in a near vertical attitude . this is not uncommon when there is complete lack of control when succeeding aircraft get into the slipstream of the preceding aircraft on turning , with the low altitude associated with forest spraying . this condition of low flying and aircraft attitude does not give the pilot enough time or altitude to recover . this particular accident resulted in the first fatality of the tbm forest spraying period of some 35 years in new brunswick .\nair france , west berlin ' s third scheduled carrier , which had suffered a continuous traffic decline ever since the transfer of berlin operations to more distant tegel at the beginning of 1960 due to tempelhof ' s operational limitations that made it unsuitable for its caravelles , was worst affected by the equipment changes at the latter airport during the mid - to - late 1960s . over this period , the french airline ' s market share halved from 9 % to less than 5 % despite having withdrawn from tegel\u2013d\u00fcsseldorf in summer 1964 and concentrated its limited resources on tegel\u2013frankfurt and tegel\u2013munich to maximise the competitive impact on the latter two routes . to reverse growing losses on its berlin routes resulting from load factors as low as 30 % , air france decided to withdraw from the internal german market entirely and instead enter into a joint venture with bea . this arrangement entailed the latter taking over the former ' s two remaining german domestic routes to frankfurt and munich and operating these with its own aircraft and flightdeck crews from tempelhof . it also entailed repainting the fins of the bea one - eleven 500s in a neutral , dark - blue scheme featuring super one - eleven titles instead of bea ' s\nspeedjack\nmotif . the air france - bea joint venture became operational in spring 1969 and terminated in autumn 1972 .\nmoreover , the courts are often concern with other policy considerations such that an individual who intends to be legally bound is given the affirmation of his genuine intention by forming a legal contract with the relevant party . this is an important aspect in promoting various types of business transactions in order to keep the mixed market economy in a well - balanced manner . as mentioned earlier , agreements that fall into the commercial category represents a rebuttable presumption which states that the parties do intend to form a contractual relationship , unless there is clear evidence showing that the parties did not intend to be legally enforceable . if this was not the case , the number of successful commercial agreements would definitely reduce drastically since there is no guarantee to the agreements or promises made between two parties despite they have intention to create legal relations . referring to the case of edwards v skyways ltd ( 1964 ) , the court has decided to adhere to policy considerations instead of the defendant\u2019s intention to escape from making the ex gratia payment that has been promised earlier to the plaintiff . this decision proves the significance of policy considerations in providing an assurance to parties who are made legally binding through commercial agreements . otherwise , the defendant would not have fulfilled the promise .\nanother fact to indicate that the courts are more concerned with other policy considerations is based on the primary objective of the contract law to facilitate commercial transactions ( chen - wishart , 2007 ) . the general presumption states that all agreements made in a business context are to be legally binding , with the exception of three situations : ( 1 ) when an offer is vague and only represents a \u2018mere puff\u2019 ; ( 2 ) when a contract comprises of specified honour clauses ; and ( 3 ) when an agreement is \u2018subject to contract\u2019 . this is a crucial aspect which provides a guaranteed level of security and assurance when two parties enter into a commercial transaction because the involving parties would be certain of the formation of a contractual relationship between them . in this case , any promises , agreements or statements made between the contracting parties become more reliable as a claim regarding the breach of contract would be upheld by the court . consequently , the public is encouraged into various business dealings with each other on the basis of the presumption mentioned earlier ; whereby they possess a higher degree of confidence since the risk of the other party violating the contract has been counteracted . hence , the decision of courts to judge on such policy considerations supports trading and promotes business transactions between parties whom otherwise might not have entered into the commercial contract . a prominent case to support the discussion above is edwards v skyways ltd ( 1964 ) where the plaintiff\u2019s rights to receive his ex gratia payment from the defendant has been protected due to the fact that there was a contractual relationship between the two parties .\ndan - air ' s first overseas expansion occurred during the cold war in 1968 when frank tapling , the sales director , visited german tour operators to increase utilisation of the growing comet fleet and take advantage of the fact that all airlines other than those headquartered in the us , the uk and france were banned from west berlin . operating out of west berlin let dan - air redeploy capacity left surplus in the uk due to exchange controls which limited passengers to \u00a350 a trip , and to obtain better rates than in the oversupplied uk charter market . march 31 , 1968 marked the beginning of dan - air ' s association with tegel which lasted 25 years . on that day , a comet 4 left the airport for malaga , the first of almost 300 it flights under contract to a west german tour operator . dan - air established its first overseas base at tegel in 1969 . up to five aircraft were stationed there over two decades . these initially comprised comets , one - elevens , boeing 707s and boeing 727s . they were later replaced with boeing 737s , hawker siddeley 748s and bae 146s . the berlin fleet operated charters under contract to tour operators as well as scheduled services to amsterdam and saarbr\u00fccken . gatwick aircraft and crew operated most regular charter flights as well as all scheduled services linking berlin with gatwick . at its peak during the late 1970s and early 1980s berlin was staffed by 170 , mainly local , employees and handled more than 300 , 000 passengers annually . dan - 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{"id": 55690, "summary": [{"text": "propair inc. is a charter airline with its headquarters on the property of rouyn-noranda airport in rouyn-noranda , quebec , canada .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "it operates charter and medevac flights .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "its main base is rouyn-noranda airport .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it has a secondary base at montr\u00e9al-pierre elliott trudeau international airport . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "propair", "paragraphs": ["canada ' s air creebec acquires 12 . 5 % stake in propair - ch - aviation\npropair inc . 20 , rue pronovost rouyn - noranda airport rouyn - noranda , qc j9x 5b7 dorval office : propair inc . 9325 , avenue ryan dorval airport dorval ( qu\u00e9bec ) h9p 1a2\nin a press release , propair president \u00e9tienne lambert said , \u201cair creebec and propair have been working side by side in the territory of james bay for many years , so it\u2019s a completely natural alliance . \u201d\nunifor local 2002 is pleased to announce that the tentative agreement with propair has been ratified . . . .\nunifor local 2002 is pleased to announce that the propair bargaining committee has reached a tentative agreement . . .\npropair is a leader in the specialized air transport industry , serving the entire qu\u00e9bec territory as well as various remote and nordic regions in canada and some u . s . destinations . founded over 50 years ago , propair differentiates itself through the excellence of its aviation , logistics and\nin - flight fire _ _ landing gear well propair inc . swearingen sa226 - tc c - gqal mirabel / montr\u00e9al international airport , quebec 18 june 1998\n\u201cwe\u2019re going to be more visible in the communities with that contractor , too , \u201d said happyjack , \u201cbecause we\u2019ll have our logo next to propair\u2019s on the planes . \u201d\naviation services propair is located in wallingford , connecticut . this organization primarily operates in the pilot service , aviation business / industry within the business services sector . this organization has been operating for approximately 8 years . aviation services propair is estimated to generate $ 48 , 225 in annual revenues , and employs approximately 1 people at this single location .\nlocated in farmingdale , ny , propair aviation services inc is in the airports , flying fields , & airport terminal services business . operating for 10 or more years , they have an annual income of $ 1 to 2 . 5 million . propair aviation services inc is considered a small business with 1 , 000 to 4 , 999 square footage of space .\none of the advantages of partnering with propair is that they have several king airs \u2013 turboprop aircraft with pressurized cabins that many crees have flown in \u2013 that are no longer part of the creebec fleet . the partnership not only provides the cree nation access to propair\u2019s planes , but especially to their king airs that function as dedicated medevac planes \u2013 outfitted with two stretchers as well as limited seating for doctors and nurses .\nair creebec ( yn , val d ' or ) has announced it has increased its shareholding in fellow canadian operator propair ( pro , rouyn ) from the previous 12 . 5 % , to 50 % . \u00e9tienne lambert , the president of propair , and tanya pash , the chief operating officer of air creebec , made the announcement earlier this week wherein they highlighted that the closer equity sharing would result in better service and increased flexibility for customers of both companies .\nthis agreement will definitely improve our . . .\nfor happyjack , the affiliation with propair will benefit the crees . he notes that joining forces doesn\u2019t just mean sharing equipment , but also sharing knowledge of the territory , the people and the culture between two companies that have already been flying in the cree nation for many years .\nnextjet canada ( vancouver int ' l ) will commence revenue operations on monday , may 2 with the launch of flights from kitchener to peterborough , gatineau and montr\u00e9al trudeau . the scheduled charter flights will operate using beech ( twin turboprop ) kingair a100s turboprops chartered from propair ( pro , rouyn ) .\npropair\u2019s base in montreal is next to that of air creebec , which happyjack said got the conversation started . air creebec has primary bases in montreal and timmins , and secondary bases in val - d\u2019or , waskaganish and chisasibi \u2013 in keeping with its mandate to encourage development and self - sufficiency in eeyou istchee .\nnextjet canada ( vancouver int ' l ) commenced revenue operations on monday , may 2 , as previously announced . using a combination of beech ( twin turboprop ) king airs and beech 1900c s chartered from propair ( pro , rouyn ) , the virtual carrier currently runs regular flights connecting peterborough to gatineau , kitchener , and montr\u00e9al trudeau .\nfollowing a province - wide public tender by the cree board of health and social services ( cbhssjb ) for bids from air - transport suppliers to provide emergency flights mainly to montreal and val - d\u2019or , happyjack said that creebec and propair agreed to join forces as natural partners due to their knowledge of the north . air creebec , happyjack noted , has done some medevac flights , but they were provincially organized and flew on a schedule .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\n* * * current information , directly from the official canadian civil aircraft register database . * * *\nget digital access or the printed edition delivered to your door . subscribe to the new york times\nglobe unlimited digital edition and globe2go e - 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( register )\n( rouyn - noranda , montreal ) our members include nurses , pilots , maintenance technicians , and ground personnel servicing mostly northern quebec . the company is a leader in charter transportation for passengers , air cargo , and is the primary provider of air taxi and aeromedical evacuations in parts of quebec , ontario , and areas of northeast united states .\nthis notice is to advise all members of unifor local 2002 that , in accordance with the bylaws of unifor local 2002 , an election will take place . . .\nit has been brought to the union\u2019s attention that the company is not complying with the collective agreement regarding wage increases . . .\nin archives , in the issue / by jesse b . staniforth / on february 18 , 2016 at 9 : 13 pm /\nair creebec is part of a winning bid to provide medical evacuation services in quebec .\n\u201cwhat this changes is that sick people are going to be transferred sooner and more quickly , \u201d happyjack said . \u201cit\u2019s closer , [ with planes based in ] rouyn , instead of waiting for a plane taking off from montreal and flying up north to do a medevac . before , most of those flights came all that way from montreal . \u201d\n\u201cwe\u2019ve lost a few king air [ planes ] and didn\u2019t bother buying more because we wanted to concentrate on our dash - 8 operations , \u201d happyjack explained , adding that different specialize their equipment , training and experiences . \u201cyou have to keep parts and training and pilots for king airs too , so we figured we\u2019d be better off concentrating everything on dash - 8s . \u201d\nthis partnership follows an announcement in october of an alliance between chbssjb and air creebec to offer a dedicated medical shuttle making direct flights from chisasibi to val - d\u2019or and montreal . as happyjack put it , \u201cit\u2019s for the patients who are mobile , to avoid having them do the milk run . \u201d\nthat , in turn , is a benefit for patients airlifted during emergencies . not only will their planes arrive sooner , they\u2019ll be staffed by people who are familiar with cree communities , destinations and customs .\n\u201cmaybe in the future we\u2019ll base a plane in chisasibi , \u201d said happyjack . \u201cthen we\u2019d really be able to save some time . that\u2019ll depend on how well it works , and on the partnership with the cree health board to better serve the people . the cree health board gave out the tender as a one - 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{"id": 55695, "summary": [{"text": "bellroy is a company that designs thin wallets ; it was founded in 2010 in melbourne , australia by designers hadrien monloup and andrew fallshaw , after receiving funding from fallshaw 's startup investment group investling .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "the name \" bellroy \" derives from the towns of bells beach and fitzroy , where the company was started .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "as of august 2016 , bellroy had about 70 plus employees .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "and sold eleven styles of wallets at retailers in 120 countries .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "bellroy wallets typically feature 3 types of leather : naked leathers for character , dressed leathers for a lasting finish and all-weather leathers for tough conditions . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "bellroy", "paragraphs": ["fallshaw says bellroy also tailored its japanese web content to appeal to a local audience .\ni tried two different styles of bellroy carry products : the elements phone pocket and the travel wallet .\nbellroy ' s nude approach results in wallets made of almost nothing but vegetable - tanned leather and thread .\nyour favorite bellroy wallets have been given a fun new color mash - up . shop the range here : |\nbellroy was co - founded in 2009 by andrew fallshaw , a serial entrepreneur out of the fallshaw wheels & castors founding family .\nlike blundstone , bellroy has enjoyed international success . according to the business ' s co - founder , andy fallshaw , it sells into at least 130 countries each month . bellroy has found a strong market in italy , the spiritual home of leather accessory making .\nbellroy is a melbourne - based business that was founded in 2010 with the core objective of slimming down and simplifying the male wallet .\n\u201cwe never stop trying to get every detail better . if a customer has put enough faith in us to buy a bellroy product , we feel a genuine sense of responsibility to give them a great experience . \u201d - bellroy co - founder and ceo andy fallshaw . . . .\nthe first thing i wanted to do was test of course , whether bellroy products actually do slim down what you carry as much as they claim .\nthe latter are required in part for carryology , a \u201ccarry culture\nonline community that fallshaw says \u201cwould never have been created if accountants were running bellroy\n.\nto solve this problem , the team from bellroy has set on a mission to slim down the way you carry your everyday essentials , by making it functional yet elegant .\na feature stitch on some bellroy wallets recently failed , but fallshaw says as long as a genuine \u201cno questions asked\nreplacement policy is in place , customers will be forgiving .\nfallshaw won\u2019t reveal bellroy revenue , but with 50 employees , he claims headcount is running at \u201cabout half to one - third of what a company our size should be\n.\nbellroy puts its heart , soul and countless design hours into helping the world carry with greater simplicity and ease . every piece has been deeply considered to help you get the best of life\u2019s little moments .\nit was a big year at bellroy . we might be wiping the sweat from our brow , but we can ' t wipe the smiles from our faces . here are some highlights . enjoy ! urltoken\none of investling\u2019s businesses is bellroy , a wallet designer , although for its first 12 months , bellroy was all about bags . \u201cwe developed branding , an approach , we were most of the way through the product when as a group the senior crew all of a sudden realised that the wallet market was much more open to innovation ,\nhe said . \u201cit would be easier to . . . get noticed .\nbellroy\u2019s founders travelled to the world\u2019s leatherworking hub in south - east india , working with suppliers to adapt machinery so that it could shape and control leather for wallets in a way that eliminated the need for extra supportive materials .\nnevertheless , fallshaw says he is struggling to find enough \u201cworld - class people\nto join bellroy \u2013 whose second office is near victoria\u2019s bells beach \u2013 with software engineers , product designers and digital / graphic designers in particular demand .\nten years is a long time . being part of a fast - growing startup , you learn to plan well but have flexible plans . i hope to continue to learn and be part of the incredible adventure that is bellroy and carryology .\nthe family of engineers behind bellroy has adapted a manufacturing philosophy originally used on wheels and castors to produce a wallet that\u2019s shrunk with the times , is now sold in 120 countries and has the start - up seeking more engineers to support its sales growth .\nandrew fallshaw , co - founder of bellroy , says : \u2018we deliberately make lots of mistakes . about a 50 per cent failure rate is the fastest way to find information , so if we fail constantly in small cheap ways , our successes should be bigger . \u2019\nfor us , and all those who\u2019ve held one , we think you\u2019ll notice the smile . this wallet just feels great in your hand . the leather , the details , there\u2019s an elegance to it that we\u2019re incredibly proud of , \u201c said bellroy\u2019s design team .\nyou can get weighed down by baggage , bulk , stuff . it can slow you down and narrow your view . but it doesn ' t need to be that way . bellroy products are designed to make your life easier , smarter and more seamless . see how . . .\nclose friends , andrew fallshaw and hadrien monloup founded the company in melbourne australia . with offices in bells beach and fitzroy , the brand bellroy was born . the brand now sells in over 500 retailers in over 100 countries . since first starting , the offering has expanded from 5 to 11 styles .\nwhat i like about bellroy is their purpose driven approach to product design . the purpose to make wallets that are slim , yet functional enough to carry everything you need , while making you look and feel good . it may sound common , but many brands have lost the artisanal trait of designing with the consumer in mind .\nbellroy has three categories of wallets : everyday , travel and elements . as the names suggest , \u2018everyday\u2019 products are designed to be carried day to day as you normally carry a wallet ; \u2018travel\u2019 products are for the times you are travelling by land , sea or air and \u2018elements\u2019 are for those times when you may encounter rain or even snow .\nin the early 2000s , as slim tailoring became popular , bulky wallets couldn\u2019t hide anymore . so , a team of designers and creatives ( who also happened to be friends ) sat around a kitchen table in bells beach , australia , to design a slim wallet with fewer layers of leather and better card positioning . the release of this product in 2010 signaled the birth of bellroy ; we\u2019ve come a fair way since then\u2026\nwe have built a great , fast - growing wallet brand and business . now we are working really hard on the bellroy of tomorrow . and that will include some very interesting products . one example is that we ' re expanding our outdoor offerings , which we call our elements range . we found that the thing most people want to protect is their phone . so our elements phone pocket is getting sized up to accommodate phones of similar sizes to the iphone 6 and 6 plus .\nits history dates back in the early 2000s , when a team of friends ( who just so happened to be designers and creatives ) came together to design a slim wallet to suit the slim tailoring trend - one with fewer layers of leather and better card positioning . the release of this product in 2010 signaled the birth of bellroy . now , seven years later , their range has moved beyond pockets and includes pieces for your tech , work and more \u2013 right down to your keys .\nwhen you are part of a fast - growing business , a week is like a year in a normal job . we operate bellroy using an agile approach , which means if we need to change something , we change it quickly and effectively . sometimes this gets hard , and it ' s often uncomfortable as you search for the best way , rather than the easiest way . i ' ve learned during these times to stay focused , stay flexible and remember that everything is a draft . don ' t aim for perfection , but get the product out there sooner , so we can have the most up - to - date feedback from the market .\nour mission is : promote better ways to carry . use business as a force for good . help the world , and our crew , flourish .\nbut that ' s easier to think of through our mantra , which is better ways . if there is a better way to do something , then we should do it . we are relentlessly hunting for better ways to create better products and pretty much everything around it .\ni originally wanted to be a graphic designer , but i was convinced that it was a saturated market in the ' 90s . so i went completely the other direction and studied medical biology for a couple of years . one day , my curiosity pushed me to go and visit a new design school that had opened around the corner from where i was living at the time . i came out of it so inspired that i couldn ' t stop talking about it to friends and family . i went again and again to look at the projects displayed on the walls . i became obsessed with the idea that this is what i wanted to do .\nmy first design job was as a junior designer in a small design agency in paris , designing perfume bottles . but my first full - time job was at rip curl europe , designing watches and bags .\nin bags , it ' s dana gleason . i ' ve been following dana ' s work beginning with dana design packs all the way until his current work at mystery ranch . his approach to pattern - making and material is very interesting and innovative . the tri - zip opening , for example\u2014what a great idea !\ncote & ciel is another of my favorite bag brands in urban / office styling . their pattern - making approach and styling is impressive . also , arc ' teryx for outdoor packs .\nwe have an open - plan office space , right by bells beach . we also have an office in fitzroy , a vibrant inner - city suburb in melbourne . so we have the best of both worlds , really ! our spaces are primarily designed to generate ideas and interaction between people , so there ' s generally a nice hum .\npen and paper , a good coffee , music . . . and my cintiq 15 - inch hd .\nhaving the chance to create purposeful work . being part of a brand i love and am proud to share . being part of a culture that is impacting our customers , our staff and our suppliers . it is an ecosystem of collaboration and sharing , and we are building it each day . it ' s more than our products ; it is our way of thinking about products and brand .\nprocrastination is a sign of fatigue or boredom for me . so i try to give my mind some space . if i feel i am drifting to la - la land , i try to at least get something out of it . so i use pinterest and various blogs like 99u or seth godin ' s blog for new ways to think , get inspired and stimulate my mind . i don ' t think it ' s good to try to work at full capacity all the time . i ' d like to think that to do good work you need to have some fun , too .\ndefine what matters or what will have the biggest impact for your project and just do that . the rest will come after . it is actually harder than it sounds . you need a great feedback loop , and you need to be sure that you don ' t try to resolve everything yourself and don ' t take anything personally .\na deep desire to make something better , rather than making something original or perfect . the best designers do this by focusing more on the job to be done , rather than on proving that they are a good designer . and they learn that there is a difference between a na\u00efve\nsimple\nand a highly resolved\nsimple .\nthe later one is much harder to achieve .\nfor me , i get uncomfortable when the image of the star designer is overcoming the actual work . most great design in this world has been made possible by a group , not by a single person . that is why a brand is so interesting . it represents a group of talented , hard - working , problem - solving people . and that is what creates a desire to participate , to be part of a community . we should remember that designers are part of a bigger picture\u2014a very important part , but not the only one .\nthe elements travel wallet has a passport slot and includes a micro travel pen .\ni don ' t have a very possessive personality . but i have my dad ' s design work from his career as an opera set designer . this not only has sentimental value , but i have to say that the care , the details and the love that flows through his work is so inspiring . it reminds me how important it is to care about making great products in our constant over - producing world . we must care .\nthere is a shift in products that are connecting work and play . before , there was a very strong distinction between urban , fashion and outdoor products . now we shift from activities faster and we need products that can adapt easily . we are more than what we do at work ; we are not just climbers or cyclists . we can be all of these and more . so how can one thing reflect our active life , without feeling like it is out of place in the other world ? products that improve our user experience between work and play are very interesting to me .\ni love soft - goods design . so i ' d love at the right time to go back and design bags again . there is so much to be done . even though we can see interesting bags like cote & ciel ' s isar , a massive part of the bag market is still very much a variation of the same theme . i ' d like to work on the smartphone of bags , i guess . originally , phones were used just make calls ; now there ' s an app for pretty much anything . i just wonder what a bag that can do that looks like ?\nanyone with low ego and those that have big dreams and have found ways to realize them . they tend look at the world differently . the title or trade is not as important . hard - thinking , life - loving , achiever - type people are my kind of people .\nthe latest design news , jobs & events . straight to you every other week .\njoin over 300 , 000 designers who stay up - to - date with the core77 newsletter . . .\nmason currey is a former core77 editor and the author of daily rituals : how artists work . previously , he was the executive editor of print and the managing editor of metropolis . his freelance writing has appeared in the new york times and slate , among other publications . he lives in los angeles .\nafter usps uses wrong statue of liberty image on stamp , sculptor awarded $ 3 . 5 million for copyright infringement\nwe recently launched two new products : the drawer table for the dutch brand arco , and the aline bar stool for the swedish company johanson . in addition , we recently designed one kilometer of balconies for an apartment building in\nthe founder and creative leader of san francisco ' s newdealdesign answers our core77 questionnaire .\nthe paris - based designer on switching from business school to design , softening the visual environment , and the value of working on 25 projects at once .\nthe los angeles - based designer on designing outside your own reality and using craft as a way to diversify conversations in society .\nplease enter your email and we will send an email to reset your password .\nfor full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable javascript . here are the instructions how to enable javascript in your web browser .\n\u201cwe\u2019ve reinvented the wheel ,\ndeclares that company\u2019s slogan , and fallshaw claims he and co - founder hadrien monloup have their product , with wallets that eliminate the woven plastic and cardboard reinforcements that bulk up most traditional designs .\nthe pair had worked together at the equipment division of rip curl , and noticed that leather crafting techniques used in footwear and bags had not been applied to wallets before .\n\u201cthe wallet was the most broken of all carried items , so that\u2019s where we started ,\nfallshaw says .\n\u201cwallets were expanding into early last decade with the boom in shopper loyalty cards , now that\u2019s all moving on to smartphones . unfortunately leather only stretches , it doesn\u2019t go the other way . guys are walking around with big lumps in their pockets and there\u2019s no need for it .\nadhering to the lean manufacturing principles employed at fallshaw\u2019s western sydney wheel and castor factory , fallshaw says all of the products get a minor update every month or two , often on a binary - tested basis .\n\u201cwe deliberately make lots of mistakes . about a 50 per cent failure rate is the fastest way to find information , so if we fail constantly in small cheap ways , our successes should be bigger .\nthe reason for this is extensive outsourcing , with two third - party logistics firms handling all order fulfilment .\nthe site advances fallshaw\u2019s theory that greater mobility leads to more travel , and more travel leads to greater harmony between nations .\ni cover tech and startups that work between the u . s . and china\nover time our wallets can really start to bulge , to the point it becomes unattractive , dysfunctional and even a little embarrassing . credit cards , loyalty cards , travel cards , cash , and coins , receipts all tend to get shoved in . when a wallet is not designed to withstand the pressure , it will lose its shape and style .\nall the products are made from leather and come in a range of earthy and natural toned colors . the case designs are indeed elegant and sophisticated and are suitable for men who like to be both practical and stylish .\nthe designs are rigorously tested and made to a standard , which they guarantee for up to three years . it\u2019s uncommon for a wallet brand to offer that kind of warranty .\ni tried the elements phone pocket for a couple of weeks for everyday use . it carried my phone , cards and cash . i found that although it was convenient to carry everything in one , the need to constantly unzip the travel case made it a little inconvenient . especially when i needed to take out a public transport card , it actually slowed me down .\ni believe that , if the case was being used in harsh weather conditions or simply when cycling or at the beach , it would do exactly what i needed as a water resistant case . it would offer security , safety and compactness . another thing to adore about the wallet is the smell of the leather . sometimes i just lifted it up to my nose for a whiff .\nthe passport travel case is beautifully designed . it holds everything you need when going through an airport and even when you arrive at your destination and want to keep your passport on you . i especially like the small pen that is included to fill in all those forms and the extra spaces for hidden cards and a sim card .\nthe new carry out is the latest release in their everyday range . it can zip up your life into a single wallet , fitting almost all global currencies and passports . the style can also fit most smartphones \u2013 including the iphone 6 + and size equivalents like the galaxy note . the removable sleeve inside doubles as a fully functional wallet , when you want to head out with just the essentials on hand .\nstrong international sales is the dream for many brands . but it can be a marketing headache if the brand means different things in different places .\nblundstone ceo steve gunn has faced this problem over the past three years as the company ' s international sales have trebled .\nwhile the boot maker has experienced significant sales growth in scandinavia , canada , italy , germany , israel , britain and the us \u2013 while also opening up new markets in eastern europe , china , chile and mongolia \u2013 its positioning in these markets is very different .\nlike australia , in canada blundstone is considered to be a work wear brand . but throughout western europe and the us the brand has struck a chord with a young , creative , urban crowd .\nin europe blundstones are a quite a colourful affair with boots featuring bright reds , blues , yellows and greens . in italy the company ' s newest boot the scrambler 800 \u2013 a collaboration with world - renowned motorcycle brand ducati \u2013 was unveiled at pitti uomo , a major men ' s fashion show in florence , italy .\nin the us , the original blundstone boot is available at fashionable retailers like steve alan and j crew . this year the brand was the official sponsor of the sundance film festival in salt lake city .\nthe main change to the blundstone brand happened in 2010 , when the company decided to take steps to make sure there were fewer restrictions around its international and domestic marketing .\ngunn says that in germany , australiana was used to market the company . he wanted to move away from that because it limited the brand .\nwe see ourselves as being an international brand that just happens to be headquartered and designed in tasmania , and we ' re now using tasmania more in our messaging both here as well as overseas , rather than [ a more generic image of ] australia , because it softens the brand ,\nhe says .\nas a result of blundstone ' s move to consolidate and urbanise the brand ' s positioning it has started selling some of its more urban style boots in australia . this means the days of ' blunnies ' simply being a pair of hard - wearing work boots might be numbered .\nwhile blundstone has succeeded in marketing its products to far - flung corners of the globe , the time frames in which it developed new markets are in stark contrast to another , much younger , australian company that found itself reaching offshore on only its second day in business .\nwhile the business has benefited from an online sales strategy from day one , like blundstone it has allowed plenty of room for its products to develop organically in different markets .\nin the us and australia and many other countries , you say just don ' t put coins in a wallet and everyone says , ' yeah ok , that ' s cool , '\nfallshaw says .\nwhereas in japan they don ' t accept this as their coins have a greater value , and because there ' s less acceptance of credit cards many of their transactions involve coins .\nand so when we launched our wallets [ in japan ] there was only one wallet that took coins and then we had to find subtle ways to give functionality to wallets before the japanese would really start to buy them .\nwhile the ' placeless - ness ' of cyberspace can often give marketers the impression that going online is the elixir to dealing with regional and cultural differences , peter guenther , a lecturer in marketing at melbourne ' s rmit university , said this was a flawed approach . people in different countries will often value different things about a product .\neven if it appears there is not much difference between markets , businesses should always test and take an analytic approach ,\nhe says .\nif you want to do it right , you ' ll probably end up with very different versions of your website and very different versions of your selling proposition .\nfood for thought for the many businesses presently building their business internationally with e - commerce strategies .\nlocal start - up entrepreneurs will argue that australian businesses need to talk about , accept and encourage failure if they are to prosper , at an event as part of sydney\u2019s vivid ideas festival this week .\n\u201cthe most important thing we\u2019ve learnt is the principle of fast failure ,\nthe co - founder of online job marketplace for creative professionals the loop , pip jamieson , said .\nms jamieson , with her co - founder matt fayle , will tell the audience of failcon about \u201cthe highs and lows\nof starting their business . an early \u201crookie mistake\nincluded structuring the business as a trust , instead of an incorporated entity . when the two took on equity investors , they had to go through a \u201cpainful restructure\n, which cost in the \u201ctens of thousands\n.\nthe loop has embraced the idea of \u201cfast failure\nwhen adding new features to the website . \u201cin the early days , for the features that we\u2019d come up with , we\u2019d spend a couple of months building them and then launch them ,\nshe said . \u201csome were hugely successful and some our users didn\u2019t use at all . now we launch very basic versions and if anyone is bothered to use them , then we build them out . it\u2019s about learning as we go .\nan early website feature the pair thought was \u201ca genius idea\nallowed users of the loop to showcase their 10 favourite creatives on the website . \u201cit never got used ,\nshe said .\nandy fallshaw is similarly a fan of the \u201cfail small and often rather than big and infrequently\nmodel . the co - founder of start - up investment group investling said he tries to foster a \u201cculture of experimentation\nand revealed he does not pay his staff bonuses . \u201cby taking out performance and kpis [ key performance indicators ] , it leaves managers freer to try things ,\nhe said .\nthe new direction \u201cfeels like it\u2019s working\nand might not have been taken if the company was uptight about failure , mr fallshaw said .\nin addition to embracing failure within business , mr fallshaw wants to widen the debate . \u201cmost businesses fail ,\nhe said . \u201cpeople just don\u2019t understand that because they continue to hear the success stories .\nmr fallshaw said if there was more discussion of failure , aspiring entrepreneurs might hold back or refine their ideas before launching to the market . \u201cthrough a series of our businesses , we\u2019ve pulled back to [ identify ] what sort of ingredient is needed for us to increase our [ levels of success ] ,\nhe said . \u201ci want to talk more openly about it [ failure ] . [ entrepreneurs should ] fail in smaller ways rather than putting your whole life savings into something that goes wrong . that sort of failure is really brutal .\nmick liubinskas has given himself the role to capture \u201call of the energy [ from failcon ] and turn it into something ongoing ,\nhe said .\n\u201ci\u2019m trying to put action points down and ask \u2018what happens tomorrow ? \u2019 that\u2019s really important to me that we don\u2019t just talk about it .\nthe co - founder of technology incubator pollenizer , with phil morle , mr liubinskas said failure was beginning to be embraced by the local start - up community , but needed wider recognition . \u201cit\u2019s about challenging the core culture of australia . it\u2019s easy to do it when you are with your peers , but it\u2019s harder to do it with the government and the media .\nfailure was not encouraged in australia , as it was in silicon valley , he said . \u201ca lot of it comes from the sense that \u2018life in australia is pretty good so why be ambitious ? why try and take the risk of possibly failing ? \u2019\nyou are signing up to receive product updates and newsletters . by signing up , you are consenting to our privacy policy but you can opt out at any time .\nwe use cookies to improve your experience here . by continuing to use our website , you\u2019re agreeing to our cookies policy .\nwe recognized pretty early on that we could use business as a force for good . so , as a certified b corp , we constantly pursue better ways to source our leathers , reduce our impact on the environment and make sure our products last as long as possible .\nour range has moved beyond pockets and includes pieces for your tech , work and more \u2013 right down to your keys . because as long as there are things to carry , we want to find better ways to carry them .\nwe ' re at home in both bells beach and fitzroy . bells is surrounded by world - class surf and marks the beginning of the great ocean road . fitzroy is melbourne ' s creative hub , overflowing with incredible art , brands and bars . we love moving between these different worlds - the city and the sea , our inspiration and nature .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nconsidered carry goods for the best of life ' s little moments . check out our new bag range here :\nour latest brand campaign is the most ambitious and vibrant thing our creative team has ever created . today\u2019s journal takes you inside that creative process . take a look here : |\nin true pitti uomo spirit we\u2019ve shown up with a fresh new look and our latest styles . we\u2019re on the ground in florence right now . find us at stand 13 of i play , padiglione cavaniglia . @ pitti _ immagine urltoken\nwe\u2019ve \u2018popped up\u2019 in san diego\u2019s moniker general , and our range has never looked as good as it does in the bright socal sun . come and say hi . moniker general , north end of liberty station , before june 15th . urltoken\nour made for google collection is expanding to include our best selling phone case ! your pixel 2 and 2 xl can now live harmoniously with your most - used cards in the phone case 3 card . find out more here : |\nstriding into the office , at a meeting , traveling business class . these are the moments to put your most professional self forward . your most composed self . the laptop brief is the bag to help you be just that : |\nwe can learn a lot about someone from the material objects they rely on . for locksmith aaron smith , his tools hold a history ( and some secrets ) like few others . read the full story on our journal : |\nwhen you ask someone if they own a tote , they probably cast their mind to the cotton canvas thing they got free and full of leaflets at an event . but the tote is more than capable of holding its own . the tokyo tote is here : |\nwe\u2019ve all been there . one minute you ' re innocently deciding to reach for your pen , charger , earbuds or shopping list . next minute , you ' re swimming around the depths of your bag without a life vest . our pouches will save you from that nasty looking tangle :\nto celebrate the best in short films shot on phones ( that\u2019s right \u2013 phones ! ) \u2013 including $ 15k in amazing prizes to you , our favorite film buffs . watch , vote and win here : |\nnew colors are coming soon ! see them first . 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{"id": 55696, "summary": [{"text": "agriculture or farming is the cultivation and breeding of animals , plants and fungi for food , fiber , biofuel , medicinal plants and other products used to sustain and enhance human life .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization , whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the development of civilization .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "the study of agriculture is known as agricultural science .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "the history of agriculture dates back thousands of years , and its development has been driven and defined by greatly different climates , cultures , and technologies .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "industrial agriculture based on large-scale monoculture farming has become the dominant agricultural methodology .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "modern agronomy , plant breeding , agrochemicals such as pesticides and fertilizers , and technological developments have in many cases sharply increased yields from cultivation , but at the same time have caused widespread ecological damage and negative human health effects .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "selective breeding and modern practices in animal husbandry have similarly increased the output of meat , but have raised concerns about animal welfare and the health effects of the antibiotics , growth hormones , and other chemicals commonly used in industrial meat production .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "genetically modified organisms are an increasing component of agriculture , although they are banned in several countries .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "agricultural food production and water management are increasingly becoming global issues that are fostering debate on a number of fronts .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "significant degradation of land and water resources , including the depletion of aquifers , has been observed in recent decades , and the effects of global warming on agriculture and of agriculture on global warming are still not fully understood .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "the major agricultural products can be broadly grouped into foods , fibers , fuels , and raw materials .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "specific foods include cereals ( grains ) , vegetables , fruits , oils , meats and spices .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "fibers include cotton , wool , hemp , silk and flax .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "raw materials include lumber and bamboo .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "other useful materials are also produced by plants , such as resins , dyes , drugs , perfumes , biofuels and ornamental products such as cut flowers and nursery plants .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "over one third of the world 's workers are employed in agriculture , second only to the service sector , although the percentages of agricultural workers in developed countries has decreased significantly over the past several centuries . ", "topic": 22}], "title": "agriculture", "paragraphs": ["since the development of agriculture , many different types of production have been implemented . currently , agriculture is divided into two different types , including industrialized agriculture and subsistence agriculture . let ' s explore and learn more about these two types of agriculture .\nthe animal agriculture alliance met recently at its 2017 summit to share trends , tips , and tactics for defending animal agriculture in the face of anti - agriculture activism .\nadvisory : house agriculture committee to consider h . r . 2 , agriculture and nutrition act of 2018 next wednesday\nthere is a variety of terms for the concept of an agriculture that employs the services of nature , among them being ecologically sustainable agriculture , alternative agriculture , permaculture , agroforestry , low - input agriculture , holistic management , and organic agriculture . organic agriculture is often dismissed by mainstream agronomists as being impractical for two reasons : productivity of organic agriculture supposedly is low\u2014it would be impossible to feed the united states , let alone the world , with organic agriculture ; organic agriculture is necessarily labor intensive and thus is expensive where labor is scarce ( lampkin 1994 ) .\nthe national research council\u2019s definition of agriculture is broader than merriam - webster\u2019s dictionary . the national research council defines \u201cagriculture\u201d broadly as to :\nmeat and animal feed\n. global agriculture . agriculture at a crossroads . findings and recommendations for future farming . ( new )\nsee also agriculture , modern ; agriculture , organic ; agronomist ; green revolution ; seed preservation ; seeds ; vavilov , n . i .\nalthough industrialized agriculture has replaced a large amount of subsistence agriculture , there are still many places in the world where subsistence agriculture is practiced . it is estimated that over one - third of people that live in latin america , asia and africa rely on subsistence agriculture for their food supply . currently , there are several kinds of subsistence agriculture that are still occurring . the most common type is intensive subsistence agriculture , which is often referred to as traditional subsistence agriculture . this type of agriculture is practiced in india , china , vietnam , cambodia , mexico and peru .\ninteresting fact : about 70 percent of the world ' s # water is used by # agriculture . sustainable agriculture is key to our future urltoken\nworld agriculture : towards 2030 / 2050 \u2013 interim report \u2013 prospects for food , nutrition , agriculture and major commodity groups . fao . 2006 .\nthe risk is that new technologies simply give industrial agriculture a new lease of life and delay the inevitable shift to a fundamentally different model of agriculture .\neveryone is affected by agriculture policy because after all , everyone eats . when agriculture policy debates occur , farming interests and other \u201cstakeholder\u201d interests are usually at the table , but consumer and taxpayer interests are not . lawmakers should develop agriculture policy remembering that agriculture exists to meet the needs of consumers and that the government is not spending its own money on agriculture programs but taxpayer money .\nagriculture : 85 % industry and services : 15 % ( 2003 est . )\nagriculture : 90 % industry and services : 10 % ( 2000 est . )\nagriculture : 80 % industry and services : 20 % ( 2006 est . )\nagriculture : 80 % industry and services : 20 % ( 1996 est . )\nagriculture : 68 % industry and services : na % ( 2007 est . )\nagriculture : 80 % industry and services : 20 % ( 2004 est . )\nagriculture : 76 % industry and services : 24 % ( 2006 est . )\nagriculture : 82 % industry and services : 18 % ( 2000 est . )\nagriculture : 37 % industry and services : 63 % ( 2008 est . )\nagriculture : 80 % industry and services : 20 % ( 2005 est . )\nagriculture : 71 % industry and services : 29 % ( 1975 est . )\nagriculture : 50 % industry and services : 50 % ( 2005 est . )\npresentation for national conference on agriculture for kharif campaign 25 - 26 april 2018 .\nunion agriculture minister shri radha mohan singh meets deputy pm of uzbekistan . . .\nwhile the above definition of agriculture is true , contemporary agriculture is also inclusive of other practices and systems that more broadly define what the new agricultural industries represent .\nthe national research council\u2019s definition of agriculture is broader than merriam - webster\u2019s dictionary in order to include a more accurate representation of contemporary agriculture due to technological and structural changes . the national research council ( 1988 ) defines \u201cagriculture\u201d broadly as to :\n2 contemporary issues in american agriculture .\nnational research council . 2008 .\nmethod of agriculture where trees and shrubs are cleared and burned to create cropland .\nproduction practices for major crops in u . s . agriculture , 1990 - 97\nthe gene revolution , the future of agriculture : dr . thierry vrain at tedxcomoxvalley\ngeneral situation of world fish stocks\n. united nations food and agriculture organization\ncontract farming is one piece of the grander scale of corporate ownership in agriculture .\nwater and land issues associated with animal agriculture : a u . s . perspective\nagriculture is the science of cultivating soil , planting and harvesting crops . it can be argued that the mastery of agriculture was the single most important step towards creating a civilization , as agriculture allowed people to stop hunting and gathering and settle down in one place . villages and cities would be unviable without some form of agriculture .\neconomists measure the total factor productivity of agriculture and by this measure agriculture in the united states is roughly 2 . 6 times more productive than it was in 1948 .\ndramatizes the history of agriculture in the united states . multi - media presentation including lesson plans for teachers , an agricultural timeline , and videos on the history of agriculture .\nwe promote farm safety education for youth through our support of progressive agriculture safety days\u00ae .\nthe rest of this page delves further into the philosophy and practices underpinning sustainable agriculture . or visit the links to the right to visit practical pages for practicing sustainable agriculture .\nagriculture is responsible for 80 - 90 % of us water consumption . [ xv ]\nagriculture also contributes to climate change through the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere .\n30 pp . , u . s . department of agriculture , economic research service .\n. 87 pp . , u . s . department of agriculture economic research service .\npredicting rainfall erosion losses : a guide to conservation planning . agriculture handbook no . 537\nthe agriculture sector sustains the livelihoods of millions of smallholder families and is . . .\nin recent history , agriculture has been the main source of the food we consume on a daily basis . in this lesson , we will explore the difference between industrialized and subsistence agriculture . we will also investigate the different kinds of subsistence agriculture that are practiced .\n\u201cwe are committed to growing agriculture in kansas , and that depends on a reliable and thriving workforce , \u201d said secretary of agriculture jackie mcclaskey . \u201cwe know that means developing and recruiting skilled , talented workers to fill critical roles across the kansas agriculture industry . \u201d\n. water resources , agriculture , and the environment . ithaca ( ny ) : new york state college of agriculture and life sciences , cornell university . report 04 - 1 .\nagriculture : 7 % industry : 11 % services : 82 % ( 1983 est . )\nagriculture : 1 % industry : 32 % services : 67 % ( 2004 est . )\nagriculture : 47 % industry : 13 % services : 40 % ( 2016 est . )\nagriculture : 10 % industry : 15 % services : 75 % ( 1996 est . )\nagriculture : 2 % industry : 15 % services : 83 % ( 2013 est . )\nagriculture : 58 % industry : 20 % services : 22 % ( 2015 est . )\nagriculture : 19 % industry : 30 % services : 51 % ( 2017 est . )\nagriculture : 70 % industry : 7 % services : 23 % ( 2001 est . )\nagriculture : 70 % industry : 13 % services : 17 % ( 2001 est . )\nagriculture : 17 % industry : 21 % services : 62 % ( 2011 est . )\nagriculture : 29 % industry : 15 % services : 56 % ( 1995 est . )\nagriculture : 14 % industry : 22 % services : 64 % ( 2006 est . )\nagriculture : 18 % industry : 10 % services : 72 % ( 2013 est . )\nagriculture : 40 % industry : 32 % services : 28 % ( 2002 est . )\nagriculture : 21 % industry : 20 % services : 58 % ( 2011 est . )\nagriculture : 44 % industry : 14 % services : 42 % ( 2011 est . )\nagriculture : 13 % industry : 19 % services : 68 % ( 2013 est . )\nagriculture : 64 % industry : 12 % services : 24 % ( 2005 est . )\nagriculture : 75 % industry : 19 % services : 6 % ( 1996 est . )\nagriculture : 11 % industry : 20 % services : 69 % ( 2008 est . )\nagriculture : 32 % industry : 21 % services : 47 % ( 2016 est . )\nagriculture : 5 % industry : 11 % services : 84 % ( 2015 est . )\nagriculture : 17 % industry : 19 % services : 64 % ( 2006 est . )\nagriculture : 2 % industry : 20 % services : 78 % ( 2013 est . )\nagriculture : 15 % industry : 10 % services : 75 % ( 2010 est . )\nagriculture : 70 % industry : 8 % services : 22 % ( 2000 est . )\nagriculture : 17 % industry : 23 % services : 59 % ( 2004 est . )\nagriculture : 11 % industry : 36 % services : 53 % ( 2012 est . )\nagriculture : 15 % industry : 15 % services : 70 % ( 2017 est . )\nagriculture : 81 % industry : 6 % services : 13 % ( 2015 est . )\nagriculture : 69 % industry : 12 % services : 19 % ( 2015 est . )\nagriculture : 7 % industry : 19 % services : 74 % ( 2006 est . )\nagriculture : 31 % industry : 18 % services : 50 % ( 2011 est . )\nagriculture : 87 % industry : 4 % services : 9 % ( 2016 est . )\nagriculture : 70 % industry : 10 % services : 20 % ( 1999 est . )\nagriculture : 6 % industry : 14 % services : 80 % ( 2006 est . )\nagriculture : 85 % industry : na % services : na % ( 2005 est . )\nagriculture : 6 % industry : 48 % services : 46 % ( 1987 est . )\nagriculture : 18 % industry : 41 % services : 41 % ( 1996 est . )\nagriculture : 26 % industry : 17 % services : 57 % ( 1980 est . )\nagriculture : 65 % industry : 6 % services : 29 % ( 2015 est . )\nagriculture : 3 % industry : 23 % services : 74 % ( 2006 est . )\nagriculture : 75 % industry : 5 % services : 20 % ( 2000 est . )\nagriculture : 80 % industry : 7 % services : 13 % ( 1998 est . )\nagriculture : 2 % industry : 12 % services : 86 % ( 2014 est . )\nagriculture : 17 % industry : 16 % services : 67 % ( 2008 est . )\nagriculture : 64 % industry : 10 % services : 26 % ( 2010 est . )\nagriculture : 65 % industry : 5 % services : 30 % ( 1998 est . )\nagriculture : 7 % industry : 15 % services : 78 % ( 2000 est . )\nagriculture : 13 % industry : 14 % services : 73 % ( 2010 est . )\nagriculture : 65 % industry : 5 % services : 30 % ( 2000 est . )\nagriculture : 48 % industry : 21 % services : 31 % ( 2012 est . )\nagriculture : 1 % industry : 19 % services : 80 % ( 2003 est . )\nagriculture : 80 % industry : 4 % services : 16 % ( 2015 est . )\nagriculture : 85 % industry : 6 % services : 9 % ( 2017 est . )\nagriculture : 66 % industry : 10 % services : 24 % ( 2017 est . )\nhistory of agriculture .\nbiology . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nsubsistence agriculture varies a great deal from industrialized agriculture in terms of the farming methods used . this type of agriculture is very labor - intensive because all of the work is done by humans and animals and only hand tools and simple machines are used to work the land .\nsadgrove , n . ; jones , g . a contemporary introduction to essential oils : chemistry , bioactivity and prospects for australian agriculture . agriculture 2015 , 5 , 48 - 102 .\nthe safety in agriculture for youth ( say ) project national steering committee developed a belief statements document regarding youth working in agriculture . the belief statements outline consensus - based beliefs and principles that promote safety and health for youth working in agriculture . click here for more information .\nfactory farms make terrible neighbors . learn how industrial agriculture affects surrounding communities and local economies .\n~ providing timely , accurate and useful statistics in service to u . s . agriculture ~\n. early trends toward class stratification : chaos , common property , and flood recession agriculture .\nanimal agriculture : waste management practices\n. united states general accounting office . july 1999\nwater and land issues associated with animal agriculture : a u . s . perspective - cast\ninformation brief on water and agriculture in the green economy . unw - dpac , 2011 .\ninformation brief on water and agriculture in the green economy . unw - dpac . 2011 .\nmaf ( ministry of agriculture and forestry ) new zealand . motivation for growing organic products .\nagriculture is highly exposed to climate change , as farming activities directly depend on climatic conditions .\n51 pp . , food and agriculture organization of the united nations , rome , italy .\n. 136 pp . , economic research service , u . s . department of agriculture .\nclimate change and agriculture in the united states : effects and adaptation . usda technical bulletin 1935\nassociates only japonic and koreanic with rice agriculture , historical , linguistic , and archaeological evidence indicates that dry field agriculture extended much further north in the region . among the language families in table\nsadgrove n , jones g . a contemporary introduction to essential oils : chemistry , bioactivity and prospects for australian agriculture . agriculture . 2015 ; 5 ( 1 ) : 48 - 102 .\nhow sustainable agriculture can address the environmental and human health harms of industrial agriculture - this article lays out the main problems with industrial farming today , and gives sustainable solutions to these problems .\nprovides an overview of the policy research conducted on agriculture issues at the oecd , and gives you links to all our work on agriculture that has been published in the past five years .\nagriculture : 47 % industry : 22 % services : 31 % ( fy 2014 est . )\nthe eu ' s court of auditors also plays a major role in supervising expenditure in agriculture .\n) . miyamoto distinguishes three major spreads of agriculture from this region . the first , associated with\nagriculture refers to the production of food and fiber and other goods through farming and forestry . agriculture was a key development that led to the rise in civilization raising of domesticated animals . the study of agriculture is known as agricultural science . the related practice of gardening is studied in horticulture .\npresentation by joseph glauber , u . s . department of agriculture , september 28 , 2006 .\n\u2018agriculture in the united kingdom\u2019 seminar 2016 was held on 26th june 2016 . presentations are below :\nusda ers - production practices for major crops in u . s . agriculture , 1990 - 97\naquaculture , the farming of fish , shrimp , and algae , is closely associated with agriculture .\nagriculture in the united states has taken the wrong road , and it isn ' t working .\nlivestock ' s long shadow\n. food and agriculture organization of the united nations . 2006\nworld review of fisheries and aquaculture : part 1\n. united nations food and agriculture organization\nglobal livestock production systems\n. food and agriculture organization of the united nations . rome 2011\n> > water and agriculture in the green economy [ - 236 kb ] this information brief introduces the main challenges , opportunities and key facts related to water and agriculture in a green economy .\ncast paper : water and land issues associated with animal agriculture : a u . s . perspective\n. u . s . department of agriculture economic research service , washington , d . c .\ndeveloping knowledge products : guidance documents and toolkits to support redd + compatible agriculture and energy activities .\nthere are alternatives to agriculture beyond the status quo of central planning and subsidies . the same free - market solutions that have allowed this nation to flourish are just as applicable to agriculture as they are to other sectors of the economy . the following are 10 guiding principles for agriculture policy .\n6 . the regulatory burden on the agriculture sector should be minimized and sound regulatory approaches used .\nindustrialized agriculture is the type of agriculture where large quantities of crops and livestock are produced through industrialized techniques for the purpose of sale . the goal of industrialized agriculture is to increase crop yield , which is the amount of food that is produced for each unit of land . crops and livestock made through this type of agriculture are produced to feed the masses and the products are sold worldwide .\n. the agriculture workforce program\u2019s strategic plan for the agriculture industry identifies priority action areas to address specific workforce issues in primary production and agri - food processing sectors . agriculture and forestry will collaborate and partner with industry , industry associations and other stakeholder groups to implement the workforce development program . agriculture and forestry staff liaises cross - ministry and with federal partners on related programs . purpose of the program\n\u201csuccessful agriculture sustains civilization , \u201d he said . \u201cwe don\u2019t have to talk about what kind of agriculture it is , as long as it\u2019s successful . that should be our focus right now . \u201d\ngoing to market : the cost of industrialized agriculture examines industrialized agriculture and its negative effects on our natural resources . this report looks at of the structure of the agriculture industry , the position of the livestock industry within the global food system , and the role of the farmer within the livestock industry .\nagriculture : 2 . 1 % industry : 19 % services : 79 % ( 2005 est . )\nagriculture : 77 . 5 % industry and services : 22 . 5 % ( 2007 est . )\nsmith , bruce d . the emergence of agriculture . new york : scientific american library , 1995 .\nagriculture , history of .\nplant sciences . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nin north america , agriculture had progressed further before the coming of the europeans than is commonly supposed .\nthe agriculture sector intervention plan sets out the actions hse will take to drive improvements in the industry .\nagriculture is one of the most hazardous industries in the u . s . affecting a wide demographic .\nrobert van saun is at the college of agriculture , pennsylvania state university , university park , pennsylvania .\nanimal agriculture water consumption ranges from 34 - 76 trillion gallons annually . [ ii ] [ xv ]\ngovernments and private industry should control water pollution to protect public health , agriculture , and the environment .\n. 96 pp . , u . s . department of agriculture , washington , d . c .\n. 62 pp . , u . s . department of agriculture , washington , d . c .\nok , so sustainable agriculture is the wave of the future . but what is it , exactly ?\nour policy notes provide concise overviews of oecd research on a range of key contemporary agriculture policy issues .\nthe department of agriculture , forestry and fisheries will host an award ceremony to highlight excellence and exceptional achievement of young graduates , entrepreneurs and producers in the agriculture , forestry and fisheries sectors . . . read more\nsadgrove , nicholas ; jones , graham . 2015 .\na contemporary introduction to essential oils : chemistry , bioactivity and prospects for australian agriculture .\nagriculture 5 , no . 1 : 48 - 102 .\nterrence thomas and cihat gunden ( may 7th 2014 ) . organic agriculture , sustainability and consumer preferences , organic agriculture towards sustainability vytautas pilipavicius , intechopen , doi : 10 . 5772 / 58428 . available from :\nagriculture : na industry : 13 . 1 % services : 86 . 9 % ( 2013 est . )\nagriculture : negl industry : 1 . 8 % services : 98 . 2 % ( 2014 est . )\nsadhbhawana diwas in department of agriculture , cooperation & farmers welfare on 18 . 08 . 2017 , krishi bhawan\nthe recent history of agriculture has been closely tied with a range of political issues including water pollution , biofuels , genetically modified organisms , tariffs , and farm subsidies . in recent years , there has been a backlash against the external environmental effects of mechanized agriculture , and increasing support for the organic movement and sustainable agriculture .\ni found your subtitle ,\nhow agriculture hijacked civilization ,\nto be a bit confusing , given that you seem to be saying that agriculture and civilization are basically synonymous . can you explain what you meant ?\ndespite the differences in definitions , one thing is certain , there is a vast array of systems , industries , and careers that agriculture touches or impacts on a daily basis and many opportunities are available to us due to the large economic impact of agriculture . while traditional agricultural production is still very much at the core of agriculture , over the last several decades , agriculture has continued to expand it\u2019s influence in our daily lives .\nprovide more opportunities for farm workers to develop skills and advance their careers within the food and agriculture sector .\nwith high numbers and rates of fatal injury , agriculture , forestry and fishing is the riskiest industry sector .\nno matter what methods are used , agriculture always has some impact on the environment . but industrial agriculture is a special case : it damages the soil , water , and even the climate on an unprecedented scale .\nthe environmental impact assessment ( agriculture ) ( england ) ( no . 2 ) ( amendment ) regulations 2017\nanimal agriculture is responsible for 20 % - 33 % of all fresh water consumption in the world today .\nindonesia : palm oil expansion unaffected by forest moratorium\n. usda : foreign agriculture service . june 2013\nexecutive summary : feed supply\n. food and agriculture organization of the united nations . ( new )\nwheeler , willis . pesticides in agriculture and the environment . new york city : crc press , 2002 .\nif you\u2019re interested in agricultural science , you may also be interested in the bachelor of agriculture at melbourne .\nalthough industrialized agriculture produces the majority of food consumed on the earth , subsistence agriculture is still practiced in many regions of the world . industrialized agriculture is important because it makes it possible to produce large amounts of food to feed the growing human population . subsistence agriculture is equally as important because it provides food to people on the smaller scale and also involves a great deal of family participation and history in the production of the food .\nagriculture : 86 % industry and services : 14 % note : most of the resident population is engaged in subsistence agriculture ; roughly 35 % of the active male wage earners work in south africa ( 2002 est . )\nthe perception of agriculture by the general public is largely still visualized as primarily farming and ranching or linked primarily to production agriculture . allowing the public , parents , teachers , and students to continue to have a misconceived notion or negative perception about the true meaning of contemporary agriculture is detrimental to our industry and is inaccurate at best .\nagriculture : 95 % ( mostly sheepherding and fishing ) industry and services : 5 % ( 1996 est . )\napproximately 2 , 050 , 000 full - time workers were employed in production agriculture in the us in 2017 .\nsecretary , agriculture released reports for site suitability of horticulture crops in jhum lands of north eastern states at guwahati .\nmoving small square bale bundles out of the field . # hay # season # balebaron # agriculture # johndeere urltoken\n\u201c agriculture \u201d in le tr\u00e9sor de la langue fran\u00e7aise informatis\u00e9 ( the digitized treasury of the french language ) .\nhistory of agriculture .\nbiology . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nthis work is supported by the usda national institute of food and agriculture , new technologies for ag extension project .\nit\u2019s party time for bees and other species , because , starting today , the chemical pesticide fipronil can\u2019t be used anymore in agriculture across europe . fipronil is a common pesticide used in agriculture and sparked an international . . .\nliterature is littered with research about how students perceive agriculture to be limiting and with few career opportunities outside of production agriculture leading a successful life . there is a critical need to better convey the vast array of opportunities in agriculture , food , and life sciences by identifying systems , industries , and careers in or associated with the agricultural industry in order to help the general population better understand the impact of agriculture in our society . one part of the agforlife website is to help people better understand the broad definition of agriculture and the many opportunities related to the industry .\nsuccessful agriculture sustains civilization ,\nhe said .\nwe don ' t have to talk about what kind of agriculture it is , as long as it ' s successful . that should be our focus right now .\nagriculture : 3 % industry : 11 % tourism : 49 % other services : 37 % ( 2011 est . )\nfarmers and ranchers , this is your voice , your opportunity to be heard and help shape the future of agriculture .\nthe move from shifting agriculture to domesticated agriculture was preceded and made possible by the millennia of accumulated experience of wild plants and animals , and trial - and - error experimentation . there was probably a gradual shift from collecting to cultivation with continued reliance on hunting and gathering . finally there was almost complete reliance on agriculture as the major source of nutrition .\nthe discovery of agriculture , you write , led to a shift in the way we interacted with our environment , toward an ethos of\ndominance .\nit ' s hard not to envision agriculture as something that reflects an inherent drive within man to defeat , or at least tame , nature . but you also argue that the development of agriculture was just\nopportunism .\ndoes agriculture come from a desire to dominate , or was it just one big coincidence ?\nuniversity of california division of agriculture and natural resources ; 1994 . pests of landscape trees and shrubs . publication 3359 .\nwelcome to the new agriculture delaware ! we ' re still growing our site . send us your feedback . email us\nagriculture has been able to adapt to recent changes in climate ; however , increased innovation will be needed to ensure the rate of adaptation of agriculture and the associated socioeconomic system can keep pace with climate change over the next 25 years .\nthere is a serious disconnect between grass root # agriculture & modern # agribusiness . agribusiness in nigeria is still largely crude . there is need for increased youth participation in agriculture which can only succeed with government creating an enabling environment to thrive .\nalthough industrialized agriculture is necessary to feed the growing human population , there is another type of agriculture that is regularly practiced today . subsistence agriculture is when a farmer lives on a small amount of land and produces enough food to feed his or her household and have a small cash crop . the goal of subsistence agriculture is to produce enough food to ensure the survival of the individual family . if there is excess food produced , it is sold locally to other families or individuals .\nthe second type of agriculture is subsistence agriculture , which is when a farmer lives on a small amount of land and produces enough food to feed their household and have a small cash crop . the goal of this type of agriculture is to produce enough food to support the family and potentially have some left over to sell locally . in contrast to industrialized agriculture , subsistence farmers utilize humans and animals instead of machines , manure instead of chemical fertilizers and natural predators instead of pesticides .\nthe uc programs | sustainable agriculture and food systems directory is a catalog of uc ' s programmatic activities in sustainable agriculture and food systems . the directory can be searched and sorted by activities and topic areas . this tool is useful for :\nsigning of mou between moa & fw and msde on 20th march 2018 to promote skill development in agriculture & allied sectors .\nwater scarcity is one of the greatest challenges of our time . how we can address it in # agriculture # water urltoken\nagriculture , history of .\nplant sciences . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nsustainable agriculture provides healthy food for consumers while protecting the environment and human health , safeguarding animal welfare and supporting local communities .\ninterim report , global perspective studies unit . rome , italy : food and agriculture organization of the united nations ; 2006 .\nglobal water outlook to 2025 , averting an impending crisis . a 2020 vision for food , agriculture , and the environment initiative\nthere are many practices commonly used by people working in sustainable agriculture and sustainable food systems . growers may use methods to promote\nageri is aiming for the adoption of most recent technologies available worldwide and applying it to address existing problems in egyptian agriculture .\nhow important is irrigation to u . s . agriculture ?\nusda : economic research service . 12 october , 2016\nsoy agriculture in the amazon basin\n. yale school of forestry and environmental sudies : global forest atlas ( new )\n. crops and drops : making the best use of water for agriculture . rome : fao . ( 5 august 2004 ;\nwho . geneva : world health organization ; 1990 . public health impact of pesticides used in agriculture ; p . 88 .\nthe types of companies generally involved in industrial agriculture are no longer farm operations and have adopted a term to better reflect their corporate ( rather than agrarian ) nature : agribusinesses . two business arrangements common within conventional , industrial agriculture systems are contract farming g and vertical integration g . these systems are largely responsible for the shift toward consolidation within agriculture and tend to be harmful to farmers , both those who have stayed outside of the industrial agriculture system and those that have become a part of it .\nwith high numbers and rates of fatal injury , agriculture , forestry and fishing is the riskiest industry sector . just over one in a hundred workers ( employees and the self - employed ) work in agriculture , but it accounts for about one in five fatal injuries to workers . further information on numbers and rates of injury and ill health in agriculture can be found at :\nagree\u2019s bipartisan group of co - chairs includes former u . s . agriculture secretary dan glickman , former u . s . agriculture deputy secretaries jim moseley and kathleen merrigan , and former u . s . agency for international development assistant administrator emmy simmons .\na lack of a skilled agricultural workforce is a top inhibitor of growth and expansion for many kansas agriculture businesses . to help support growth in agriculture , the kansas department of agriculture seeks to help the industry better understand the workforce needs among agricultural employers in the state . in an effort to link the supply of human capital to the needs of kansas agribusiness enterprises , kda conducted the first kansas agriculture workforce needs assessment survey in 2016 , assisted by the agricultural land use survey center at kansas state university .\ntoo often , these arguments are dismissed as technophobia . we are told that the opponents of industrial agriculture want to eschew technological advance and keep developing regions mired in non - mechanised , subsistence - style agriculture . however , this is a false dichotomy .\n) presents a scenario where agriculture spread from ( possibly distinct ) locations in northeast china to the east and north ( fig .\ngraeme b . martin is professor of animal science , uwa institute of agriculture , university of western australia , perth , australia .\nanimal agriculture is responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions , more than the combined exhaust from all transportation . [ i ]\nlivestock ' s long shadow : environmental issues and options\n. food and agriculture organization of the united nations . rome 2006\nmichigan state university extension has released a series of white papers on emerging issues in animal agriculture written by extension educators and specialists .\n. improving water use in agriculture : experience in the middle east and north africa . washington ( dc ) : world bank .\naccueil \u203a articles hors s\u00e9rie \u203a from climate change to changes in agriculture , land and water at village level : . . .\nsupported by a team of experts , we offer pesticides emulsifiers for agriculture to our clients . moreover , client can get the offered\nhowever , agriculture can also contribute to climate change mitigation by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and by sequestering carbon while maintaining food production .\n. 529 pp . , u . s . department of agriculture , national agricultural statistics service , washington , d . c .\nagriculture has historically released almost as much carbon into the atmosphere as deforestation , a new study suggests \u2014 and that\u2019s saying something .\nin general , one can say that when a large fraction of a country\u2019s population depends on agriculture for its livelihood , average incomes are low . that does not mean that a country is poor because most of its population is engaged in agriculture ; it is closer to the truth to say that because a country is poor , most of its people must rely upon agriculture for a living .\nagriculture : 31 % industry : 14 % services : 54 % note : about half of namibia ' s people are unemployed while about two - thirds live in rural areas ; roughly two - thirds of rural dwellers rely on subsistence agriculture ( 2013 est . )\norigins of agriculture , the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people . agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly , in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms\u2014wet - rice production in asia , wheat farming in europe , cattle\u2026\nalthough industrial agriculture currently dominates the us food system , public awareness of the problems caused by this model has grown rapidly , building extensive support for sustainable agriculture , creating a robust market for sustainable foods , and inspiring formidable demand for agricultural policy and regulatory reform .\nagriculture : 2 % manufacturing : 13 % construction : 6 % services : 76 % other : 3 % ( 2006 est . )\nintensive subsistence agriculture it is in the monsoon lands of asia that this type of agriculture is to be found . some geographers term it \u2018oriental agriculture\u2019 . its striking features include an intensive use of land , much manual labour , low use of farm machinery or modern tools and the use of a variety of manures and fertilisers . irrigation is often resorted to in order to compensate for lack of moisture .\nbiodiversity , which is critical to robust ecosystems and human life , is threatened by the pollution and genetic erosion caused by industrial agriculture .\nwater is the principal resource that has helped agriculture and society to prosper , and it has been a major limiting factor when mismanaged .\nbecause agriculture consumes 70 % of the world ' s fresh water , farmers should be the primary target for incentives to conserve water .\ndietary guidelines for americans . u . s . department of health and human services u . s . department of agriculture ; 2005 .\n. 186 pp . , u . s . department of agriculture and the u . s . global change research program , unpublished .\nenvironmental sustainability in agriculture means good stewardship of the natural systems and resources that farms rely on . among other things , this involves :\ngreenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture sector in developed countries average about 12 percent , compared to 35 percent in developing countries , which makes agriculture a relatively less important solution in industrialized countries . still , advocates are pushing agricultural interests and regulators in the u . s . to do their part , pointing to research that says reaching the goals of the paris agreement will be impossible without agriculture ' s contribution .\nafrica has all the ingredients to drive agripreneurship , as the continent has much of the land and resources that are pivotal to meeting the food needs of the world . agriculture accounts for 15 % of the continent\u2019s gdp and employs half of its workforce . # agriculture # agribusiness\nagriculture is the raising of domesticated animals and the planting , cultivation , and preservation of crops . agriculture entails selective breeding of organisms with combinations of inherited characteristics that benefit humans ( and not necessarily the organisms themselves ) , and so these practices have over time greatly influenced the course of evolution of these animals . agriculture arose thousands of years ago in different parts of the world . the steps were similar in different places , but the types of organisms that were raised or cultivated differed . underlying all of agriculture is human control of the environment .\na . g . kawamura wants to start a new dialogue about agriculture . the former california secretary of agriculture said it ' s time for everyone to recognize that the clock is ticking and that people need to become more resilient when it comes to water and food security .\naccording to the un ' s food and agriculture programme , 854 million people do not have sufficient food for an active and healthy life .\nif you haven\u2019t grown up around farms , you\u2019ll want to buddy up to someone who knows what they are doing . \u201d # agriculture urltoken\nnow , let ' s review the different types of agriculture , which is the term used to describe the act of growing crops and raising livestock for human use and consumption . first , we have industrialized agriculture , which is the type of agriculture where large quantities of crops and livestock are produced through industrial techniques for the purpose of sale . the goal of this type of agriculture is to produce large amounts of food for sale by using machines , chemical fertilizers , pesticides and monocultures , which is when a single crop is planted on a large scale .\nthere is a vast array of systems , industries , and careers that agriculture touches or impacts on a daily basis . for the purpose of this website , we will use the more inclusive and comprehensive definition used by the national research council which more accurately reflects modern agriculture today .\nindustrial agriculture pollutes air , water , and soil , reduces biodiversity , and contributes to global climate change . find the unsavory details here .\nwhen most people think of genetics , they think of their own genes , but genetics is also very important in agriculture . in this lesson , we will explore genetic engineering and how it relates to agriculture . we will also investigate the benefits and issues associated with genetic engineering .\nagriculture ' s impact on greenhouse gas emissions and vulnerability to extreme weather has been brought into focus recently by increasing attention to changing climates .\nsustainable agriculture takes many forms , but at its core is a rejection of the industrial approach to food production developed during the 20th century .\nnow is the perfect time to begin , or advance , your career in agriculture in tasmania . if you have a picture in your head of shearing sheep , milking cows or growing crops \u2013 think again . there is far more to 21st century agriculture than meets the eye !\nagriculture policy debates should be conducted in an open and transparent manner . political maneuvers should not be used as a way to push legislation through at the expense of thoughtful discourse on agriculture policy , as is currently employed in the farm bill , which combines farm programs with food stamps .\na free - market vision for agriculture starts with having principles that recognize the flaws of government intervention while embracing freedom and individual rights . these broad - based principles , if applied , can help change agriculture policy from an area of excessive government control to an area of individual freedom .\nthe united states is obligated to report its spending on domestic agricultural support to the wto each year . these \u201cnotifications\u201d allow the wto committee on agriculture to track levels and types of domestic support provided by members to their agriculture sectors and to determine whether that spending remains within agreed limits .\nas evidenced by the dwindling acres of farm land in production in the united states , fewer and fewer people are considering careers in contemporary agriculture due to the misconception of limited opportunities in agriculture . today , many people still perceive that agriculture refers only to production agriculture\u2014the raising of livestock and crops or farming and rarely , if ever , know about the many different segments of industry that are linked to contemporary agriculture , such as natural resources and the environment or know the many service industries that help our agriculturists in financial planning , lending , insurance , commodity trading , or agricultural communications to name a few . in addition , people have little knowledge about how equipment systems and chemical and pharmaceutical systems are part of the agricultural industry . while people have a sense of how the animal and plant related system is part of agriculture , the population at large rarely understands the implications of how life sciences , sales and distribution services , research and development , and marketing and manufacturing play a role in agriculture .\ninstead of using chemical pesticides , subsistence farmers rely on natural predators of pests to control the pest population . another major difference between industrialized and subsistence agriculture is what is being planted . unlike industrialized agriculture that utilizes monocultures , subsistence agriculture relies on polycultures , which is when different types of crops are planted in one area . planting polycultures is a method used to get the most crop yield out of a small area of land .\nagriculture encompasses a wide variety of specialties . cultivation of crops on arable land and the pastoral herding of livestock on rangeland remain at the foundation of agriculture . in the past century a distinction has been made between sustainable agriculture and intensive farming . modern agronomy , plant breeding , pesticides and fertilizers , and technological improvements have sharply increased yields from cultivation . selective breeding and modern practices in animal husbandry such as intensive pig farming ( and similar practices applied to the chicken ) have similarly increased the output of meat . the more exotic varieties of agriculture include aquaculture and tree farming .\nthat have been created by people . agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly , in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms\u2014wet - rice production in\ntexas catalyst joshua hardcastle shared this video to inspire agvocates involved in the upcoming agriculture awareness event , farmers fight , which [ . . . ]\n04 / 24 / 18 news release : u . s . farmers and ranchers : time is running out to complete the 2017 census of agriculture\ncorrection for bouwman et al . , exploring global changes in nitrogen and phosphorus cycles in agriculture induced by livestock production over the 1900 - 2050 period\na growing movement has emerged during the past two decades to question the role of the agricultural establishment in promoting practices that contribute to these social problems . today this movement for sustainable agriculture is garnering increasing support and acceptance within mainstream agriculture . not only does sustainable agriculture address many environmental and social concerns , but it offers innovative and economically viable opportunities for growers , laborers , consumers , policymakers and many others in the entire food system .\nanimal agriculture is the leading cause of species extinction , ocean dead zones , water pollution , and habitat destruction . [ xix ] [ iv ]\ncast paper : water and land issues associated with animal agriculture : a u . s . perspective - ucce livestock & range topics - anr blogs\nmanagement that increases efficiency of resource use , lowers greenhouse gas emissions and improved adaptation to changing climates is known as\nclimate - smart\nagriculture . many large multi - national companies support the idea of climate - smart agriculture and expect their suppliers to demonstrate progress towards meeting these goals .\nwsu is a world leader in agricultural research , ranking in the top 10 for research productivity and influence in nearly every agriculture - related discipline .\nbecause nations depend on agriculture not only for food but for national income and raw materials for industry as well , trade in agriculture is a constant international concern . it is regulated by international agreements such as the general agreement on tariffs and trade and by trading areas such as the european community .\nthe agriculture workforce coalition ( awc ) brings together organizations representing the diverse needs of agricultural employers across the country . awc serves as the unified voice of agriculture in the effort to ensure that america\u2019s farmers , ranchers and growers have access to a stable and secure workforce now and in the future .\n2016 has been a very good year for agriculture and climate ,\nsaid martin frick , director of climate , energy and tenure at the food and agriculture organization ( fao ) of the united nations .\nit ' s become possible to finally discuss the elephant in the room .\nfor those reasons , a country seeking to develop its economy may be well advised to give a significant priority to agriculture . experience in the developing countries has shown that agriculture can be made much more productive with the proper investment in irrigation systems , research , fertilizers , insecticides , and herbicides .\nthe third and least common type of subsistence agriculture is called pastoral nomadism . this type of agriculture is practiced in kenya , saudi arabia , iraq , iran , afghanistan and mongolia . this type of agriculture is very different from the others because these farmers rely less on crops and more heavily on herd animals , such as cattle , sheep , goats and reindeer . the people travel with the herds and are never in one place very long .\ndoug robertson , education specialist agriculture & natural resources , maine ffa state advisor maine department of education 207 - 624 - 6744 doug . robertson @ urltoken\nagriculture : 5 . 2 % industry : 10 % services : 84 . 8 % note : data exclude the west bank ( 2015 est . )\nagriculture : 11 . 5 % industry : 34 . 4 % services : 54 . 1 % note : excludes gaza strip ( 2013 est . )\nwe are working with farmers to make sure our policy , programs and services improve the productivity , competitiveness and sustainability of the food and agriculture industry .\nagriculture allows your workers to build farms . they may only be built on resource squares or next to rivers and lakes until civil service is discovered .\nbefore the advent of agriculture , all human beings were hunters , gatherers or fishers . even today some communities are occupied in hunting and gathering , but they are isolated groups comprising a very small number . now agriculture is practised practically all over the world . the major agricultural types are discussed here .\nmany of those in the industry do not consult their doctor unless seriously ill and so levels of ill health are unclear . however , in agriculture :\nveiga , j . b . , et al .\ncattle ranching in the amazon rainforest\n. un : food and agriculture oragnization ( new )\nfebruary 2 , 2016 | erin lizotte | join us march 19 , 2016 , as we address what\u2019s next for michigan agriculture production and land management .\n. national management measures to control nonpoint source pollution from agriculture . washington ( dc ) : office of wetlands , oceans , and watersheds , epa .\nafter years of being off the table in climate talks , agriculture is now being considered widely by countries trying to reach their paris emissions cuts pledges .\nthe concept of sustainable agriculture embraces a wide range of techniques , including organic , free - range , low - input , holistic , and biodynamic .\nlincoln , neb . \u2014 a . g . kawamura wants to start a new dialogue about agriculture . california\u2019s former secretary of agriculture feels that it\u2019s time for everyone to come together and recognize that the clock is ticking , and we need to become more resilient when it comes to water and food security .\nthe publication contains short analytical articles and full - colour maps , photographs , charts and graphs on the land , livestock , crops , technology , environment , people and other aspects of canada ' s agriculture industry . written in plain language for students this online edition uses census of agriculture and other data .\nthe reap programme is being implemented by a core team of 4 experts based in africa and asia , and runs from january 2013 until december 2015 . thereafter , successful solutions for balancing agriculture , energy and forestry objectives will be upscaled and replicated to include other landscapes and commodities . knowledge and insights gained through the reap programme will be embedded into the climate smart agriculture programme of our agriculture sector , and into the climate and energy programme of our energy sector .\nagriculture : 0 . 96 % industry : 15 . 5 % services : 83 . 5 % note : excludes non - residents ( 2016 est . )\nto consolidate the role of european agriculture for the future , the cap has evolved over the years to meet changing economic circumstances and citizens\u2019 requirements and needs ."]}
{"id": 55697, "summary": [{"text": "ganlu tea is a tea from meng mountain ( meng shan ) , sichuan province in the southwest part of china .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "meng shan is reputed to be the place where tea was first cultivated .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "according to legend , a taoist master wu lizhen ( \u5434\u7406\u771f ) first planted seven tea bushes on meng mountain during the ganlu era ( 53-50 bce ) of emperor xuan of han dynasty .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "prior to this , tea were picked from wild tea bushes .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "after he died , the tea was called \" tea of the immortals \" ( \u4ed9\u8336 ) .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "buddhist monasteries were later established on the five peaks of the mountain , and from the tang dynasty to the qing dynasty , 360 tea leaves were picked and prepared each spring by the buddhist monks to be presented to the emperor .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the tea was used as ceremonial offering by the emperor .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "wu lizhen was conferred the posthumous honorific title of master of ganlu ( meaning \" sweet dew \" , full title ganlu puhui miaoji dashi \u7518\u9732\u666e\u60e0\u5999\u6d4e\u5927\u5e08 ) by emperor xiaozong of the sung dynasty , from which the tea acquired its name .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "before the mid-tang dynasty , tea from the meng mountain was rare and highly prized ; and as demand grew , more tea bushes were planted .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "mengding ganlu is one of the teas produced in the meng mountain and it is a green tea , other teas from meng mountain include \" mengding huangya \" ( \u8499\u9876\u9ec4\u82bd ) and \" mengding shihua \" ( \u8499\u9876\u77f3\u82b1 ) which are yellow teas .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "according to the 16th century scholar li shizhen who compiled compendium of materia medica , tea produced from meng mountain is \" warm and able to take charge of disease , \" unlike other kinds of tea which are generally cool in nature . ", "topic": 33}], "title": "mengding ganlu tea", "paragraphs": ["light , sweet and floral , mengding ganlu tea is the most poetic of chinese green tea .\nthis tea was none other than the highest grade tea from the meng mountain - ganlu tea - which means sweet dew .\nher name concealed the reasons for her special quality . few people know this , but there are three reasons for her name : mengding ganlu .\nmengding ganlu tea is a tea from meng mountain ( meng shan ) , sichuan province in the southwest part of china . meng shan is reputed to be the place where tea was first cultivated . it is yellowish - green tea with sweet aftertaste .\nlushui is famous among the musical instruments while tea grown in mengding mountain is old friend\n. mengding ganlu is the oldest famous tea in china . it is said that wu lizhen of west han dynasty during the period of ganlu , found the medical effects of wild tea on the top of mengding mountain , then he began to cultivate seven tea trees among the five peaks . therefore , it was popular to plant mengding tea and thus people call him\nmaster of ganlu\n. the site of wu lizhen planting the seven tea trees nowadays still exists on the top of mengding mountain in sichuan province . water of yangtze river , tea one the top of meng hill mengding ganlu is mainly grown in the peak . it is one of china ' s oldest tea with great reputation\uff0centitled\nold friend of tea\n,\ntea pioneer\n. thanks to delicate picking , superb making , beautiful appearance , and excellent quality , literati of every dynasty uttered sighs of admiration increasingly . what ' s more , they left lots of excellent poems about it . for example , bai juyi of tang dynasty said in instrument and tea that , lushui is famous among the musical instruments while tea grown in mengding mountain is as intimate as an old friend\u201d . mengding ganlu had won fame since then till qing dynasty , lasting for almost one thousand years .\naccording to several historical annals , the origin of mengding tea can be traced back to a monk called ganlu puhui in 50 b . c . , who was said to grow seven tea plants in the mountain .\nmengding ganlu : this is a fine first flush produced in a farm specialised in fine quality . notice how it is more yellow than other green teas produced using similar methods .\nthe word ganlu means sweet dew . who can forget the mesmerizing sweet flavors of hers ?\nganlu tea is a tea from meng mountain ( meng shan ) , sichuan province in the southwest part of china . meng shan is reputed to be the place where tea was first cultivated .\nwe love the tea ! your mengding ganlu is of very good quality and value for money . we know that because we have high expectations and are spoilt for good tea ! we have tried many different tea ( green tea , oolong tea , and pu ' er tea ) and bought tea from china and singapore ; whenever we get to visit these places . we have ordered more mengding ganlu which we are going to share with our friends here . hopefully , they will like it too . in the future , we hope to try your dragon well tea which has been our favourite . right now , we are just going to enjoy the one we have bought !\namongst all the teas i sell , mengding ganlu performs best in low temperature . it is hard to understand why . the biluochun tea has even finer tea buds ! all i can think of is that she has a very light body and just needed to be treated be more care !\nwith an altitude of 1 , 450 meters , the west side of meng mountain borders the tibetan plateau . it is here that the mengding ganlu tea grows . local climate is very misty , and the county of yaan is popularly known as the\nrain city\n.\n110 km west of the capital chengdu , the 1400 m summits of mengding ( aka mengding shan , mengshan ) are only dwarfs standing immediately east of the mountains of the himalayas . the county of ya - an , where mengding resides , is like a smaller basin west of the sichuan basin , and at the eastern edge of the world\u2019s tallest and largest mountain range .\nin the high elevation tea gardens on mengding mountain in sichuan province , sweet and tender early spring tea buds are covered with soft , fluffy down . the most coveted batches of gan lu are from the pre - qing ming 1st spring harvesting season , which begins on mengding mountain in the middle of march and ends on april 5th .\nmengding ganlu \u8499\u9802\u7518\u9732 , a rare green tea from mengshan , sichuan 20517 | 8792 jingshan cha \u5f91\u5c71\u8336 , a rare and less well - known premium green tea from the zhejiang region . 20536 | 8760 biluo chun , aka spring snail \u78a7\u87ba\u6625 is most well - known green tea from jiangsu 20614 | 8956 biluo chun , \u78a7\u87ba\u6625 green tea , minbei \u95a9\u5317 ( i . e . northern fujian ) version . 20534 | 8750\nthree - stage rolling : most green teas by applying high heat ( to halt the oxidation process ) and rolling . for the ganlu tea , this process is repeated three times .\n\u201c we are the best tea sets , teapots , tea cups , tea accessories and tea leaves online store . high quality , wholesale price with no quality limited , shop now ! \u201d\ntea at downton - afternoon tea recipes from the unofficial guide to downton abbey ( . . .\nzhongleng spring has the tastiest spring water in china . meng mountain has so many fine teas , of which the ganlu is the crown jewel .\nfrom a scale of 1 to 5 this year mending ganlu deserves a 6 ! last year this tea was ok but this year is exceptional ! the sweet taste and the lingering aroma last more than ever after each sip . i can get three infusions from this tea and the first two are indeed amazing ! every day was a good calm relaxed and in control day just because i had my tasty mengding tea in the morning . i say was because i have no more mengding tea and julian is out of stock also ! i can ' t wait to buy more , but in the meantime i have also other types of tea from julian that waits for me to enjoy them . thanks julian for providing really good quality tea in my life .\ni ' ve been enjoying the tea very much . i asked my co - worker if she wanted to stay for a cup of tea and she did . i made us a pot of the mengding ganlu tea . both of us were simply amazed with it ' s beautiful aroma sweet taste . my co - worker who has never tasted this quality of tea was taken aback with the experience and so was i . it ' s incredible how a great cup of tea can make a difficult day better and a good day even more so . thank you so much for making this wonderful tea available . i will look to you as my primary source for tea from now on .\na good one is always hand - roasted , curly with a high proportion of downy shoots and tiny young leaves . mengding ganlu is a most full body green tea with good sharpness and depth , and yet the overall impression is smooth and delicate . fine , clean , orchid aroma with a sweet fruity accent . mellow liquor with silky texture . fine sweet aftertaste . highly recommended .\ni think i perfected mengding ganlu brewing 100 cc of filtered tap water to 400 cc of boiling water , add to a thimbleful of leaves , then another 1 / 4 ratio of 500 cc water . i get a perfect pot everytime , no more fish cooked with rubber tire smell due to too much tea leaves . i am glad , as i cannot afford future expensive tea purchases , mengding ganlu is much more affordable . my cup is the one i use for measuring , it has measuring lines and is tempered - it is a 2 cup capacity pyrex mixing cup . my teapot is a primula 4 cup ( thank amazon for the research material ) , future one will be a bodum assam 4 cup . silver needle is also way more palatable , now that i started with only a small amount of tea . dragon well is still best with a small amount of tea in a small amount of water .\nmengding mountain gan lu is cultivated in the vicinity of the original tea gardens at gan lu si temple , where wu lizhen is reported to have planted the first cultivated tea bushes in china around 53 bc . this tea was enjoyed by song dynasty emperor xiaozong ( r . 1162 - 1189 ) , who gave wu lizhen the title master of sweet dew .\nmengding mountain is one of the earlier tribunal tea areas , dating back to the tang dynasty ( 618 ~ 907 a . d . ) and continued to be imperially appointed through later dynasties . like many other production areas , it benefited from the policy of employing loose tea as the national tea form to had come up with its own processing style in the 16th century .\nhow much tea did you use ? how long was it steeped for ? this tea was sent to you for review .\ni think i have tried all of your green teas . my two favorites are mending ganlu and biluochun . the 2013 teas are the best i have had . with the mending ganlu , i find that the water temp ( 70 degrees ) and the proper steeping time are crucial . when brewed correctly it is beyond perfect . i will continue to order this tea . personally i prefer only one brew . i have tried more but find the taste quite degraded . t i brew my mending ganlu with filtered water only , and that i do not drink it immediately , but let it cool for about a minute . then i sip it slowly , savoring each mouthful . as far as the mending ganlu is concerned it is at least a 5 since that is the highest your rating system has .\nbrewing difficulty : easy best season to taste : summer origin : mengding mountain of mingshan county in sichuan province shape : curl shape and obvious fuzzy tips . liquid : yellow green and bright . aroma : fresh , tender and fragrant . taste : sweet and cool . brewed tea leaves : yellow green and soft . weight : 100 g ( 3 . 53 oz ) recognizing : there are various mengding famous teas , such as ganlu , huangya , shihua , yuyechangchun and so on . among them\nganlu\nis the best . its quality characteristics are beautiful shape , uniform leaves , tight and curl fuzzy tips , tender and green color , thick aroma , and sweet taste . the liquid is yellow and green , clear and bright . and brewed tea leaves are even , fresh and bright . brewing method : top - putting brewing method is appropriate . water temperature : 75\u2103 - 85\u2103 is appropriate . tea sets : porcelain and pottery wares are best , followed by the glass . storage : put mengding ganlu into the food packaging bags which is thick and with high density and high pressure without unusual smell . then put them into the freezer or cold room . temperature should be controlled between 3\u2103 to 6\u2103 . metal tins , boxes , cans and sealed bag are also appropriate . place them in a cool dry place at a low temperature .\nso much about tea , as the heisses acknowledge , is lost to prehistory . a definitive account of tea is just not realistic .\nfeeling guilt for inconveniencing the cat aside , it is time to move to day two of the gramercy tea week with mengding ganlu green tea , a delicate , fluffy , green from sichuan and a fairly recent discovery for me ( recent as in the first time i had this type of tea was only about a year ago . ) i\u2019ve developed a real love for teas from sichuan , and this tea has become a favorite . the aroma of this tea is vegetal , blending sauteed bok choy , artichokes , bamboo leaves , cut grass , and a touch of fresh broccoli . alongside the veggie notes is a nutty starch quality blending cooked rice , sesame seeds , and the most distinct aroma of water chestnuts i have ever run into short of smelling a water chestnut !\nthe quality of tea lasts longer if it is kept in the fridge . however we strongly recommend you not to keep tea in the fridge . when tea is withdrawn from the fridge , there is usually condensation . once tea is exposed to moisture during condensation , the quality will deteriorate within a few days . the higher moisture content in the tea leaves will trigger oxidation and it will completely destroy the quality of tea .\nyin na illuminates the traditional culture of tea in china , and gives practical advise on selecting , brewing , and enjoying the perfect cup of tea .\nvery well researched and clearly explains the complex subject of tea . highly recommended .\nthe meng ding gan lu is one of the representatives of sichuan tea . some literature said that this tea had 2000 years of history . according to the history , tea was planted since b . c . 50 . during han dynasty , there was green tea processed by the monks . at that time , only the temple had the organization and sufficient work force , and normally they were appointed to produce the tribute tea for emperor . in the past , the excellent quality of the teas from meng ding mountain was ahead of other teas . in year 813 , the record mentioned that about 40 types of tea were regarded as the tribute tea , and tea ranked first was the tea from meng ding mountain in sichuan .\naround march , the picking season begins . during the early morning of the buds are picked very early in the morning while it is still very chilly and still dew remaining on the grass . this certified organic tea uses mostly tender tea buds , which are then carefully curled during processing . while the tea buds are very tiny , the unique character of the tea bush creates a bright green tea color , fresh rich flavor and highly nutritious tea , even while using a small quantity of tea . enjoy the sweet chestnut aroma and lingering sweet aftertaste of sweet dew .\nwhether it ' s a delicate green tea or a bracing assam black , a cup of tea is a complex brew of art and industry , tradition and revolution , east and west . in this sweeping tour through the world of tea , veteran tea traders mary lou heiss and robert j . heiss chronicle tea ' s influence across the globe and provide a complete reference for choosing , drinking , and enjoying this beverage . the story of tea begins with a journey along the tea trail , from the lush forests of china , where tea cultivation first flourished , to the buddhist temples of japan , to the vast tea gardens of india , and beyond . offering an insider ' \u00ads view of all aspects of tea trade , the heisses examine camellia sinensis , the tea bush , and show how subtle differences in territory and production contribute to the diversity of color , flavor , and quality in brewed tea . they profile more than thirty essential tea varietals , provide an in depth guide to tasting and brewing , and survey the customs and crafts associated with tea . sharing the latest research , they discuss tea ' s health benefits and developments in organic production and fair trade practices . finally , they present ten sweet and savory recipes , including savory chinese marbled eggs and green tea pot de cr\u00e2me , and resources for purchasing fine tea . vividly illustrated throughout , the story of tea is an engrossing tribute to the illustrious , invigorating , and elusive leaf that has sustained and inspired people for more than two thousand years .\ncopyright\u00a9 2006 - 2018 amazing - green - tea . com . all rights reserved .\nthis is a very special tea for lovers of sweet , distinctive , regional and seasonal china green teas . do not wait too long to order this tea , as it sells out every year !\nbrew her the same way as biluochun tea using hot water of 160 fahrenheit ( 70 degree celsius ) and dropping the tea buds into the water . she comes best with low temparature and long infusions .\ni have been buying from tea hong for over 3 years . they are not onl . . .\nit is also very nice to brew this tea in the long glass as above photos . in particular , i suggest this method if you want to drink tea at work or when you do not have enough time to all the way prepare tea using teapot . all you have to do is to put one tea spoon equivalent quantity of the leaf and pour hot water that temperature is at around 80 degree c . once you finsh drinking tea , you can refill the glass with hot water over and over again .\nthese tiny buds yield a refreshing tea that possess a slightly - earthy / nutty taste punctuated with beguiling , delicate sweetness and a lovely floral aroma . despite the small size of the leaves , this tea delivers a satisfying cup . this very appealing quality has earned this tea the name , gan lu , or sweet dew .\nthis season we have the 250 gram , paper - wrapped option which is the \u2018original\u2019 packaging that is how tea customers purchase this famous tea in china . we will have several teas in this traditional packaging in 2018 .\nonce a bag of tea is opened , please finish it within 3 months if you wish to enjoy its freshness . from the medical point of view , it is safe to consume the tea even if it is kept for a few years . however the freshness disappears if it is kept for too long . tea must be tightly sealed before it is kept . tea should be kept in ambient and dry conditions such as in the living room , but it must be completely away from humidity . tea should not be kept in the kitchen as the environment is very humid . avoid enclosed area such as inside the cupboard or drawer as these places are damp . also avoid opening the bag of tea in humid atmosphere . it is recommended to open the bag during a sunny day or under air - conditioned atmosphere . once tea leaves absorb moisture , deterioration of tea will be triggered within a few days . tea will then give an astringent taste , sometime it tastes sour . the fresh aroma also becomes weaker .\nin two lines , it captures the locations of two tea paradises : zhongleng spring ( \u4e2d\u6ce0\u6cc9 ) and meng mountain .\nthis is the oldest temple situated in meng ding mountain . this is where the history of green tea has began .\n1 . measure 1 table spoons of tea leaves for 500ml of water . 2 . pour the water into a glass jar or bottle and leave it for more than 1 hour . . it is also a good idea to put the tea leaves directly into a pet bottle . 3 . gently sway the container in order to get an even concentration . 4 . usually the taste of tea gets thicker when it is brewed for more than a few hours . in this case , pour in additional water . eventually tea can be brewed more than 1 liter per 1 table spoon of tea leaves .\nin term of look and taste , she reminded me greatly of biluochun tea with her very fine tea buds . due to the large surface area , the best result is achieved by steeping in medium temperature water for 5 minutes or more .\nthere is plenty of interesting information in this book . i am an avid tea drinker and gained knowledge from this book .\nmeng ding mountain in southwestern china is famous not only as the hometown of panda bears but also as where tea was first cultivated at gan lu si ( sweet dew temple ) . this tea was cultivated at this taoist temple over two thousand years ago , hence the name gan lu ( sweet dew ) . it has been a tribute tea since the tang dynasty .\nsculpture of wu li zhen in sichuan province . he is the first human being to plant tea here 2200 years ago .\nchinese spring green teas are categorized by four seasonal designations indicating which time in the spring the tea was picked and manufactured . the earlier the tea is plucked the smaller the yield of that tea will be and the more expensive the tea will be . the earliest plucked teas are the most desirable for sweetness and delicacy , and the fever for these teas is high in china as well as in the west . chinese spring green teas are only plucked once a year in their designated harvesting seasons .\njulian , i am sorry for my previous arrogance . i was silly enough to think that nothing comes close to my tribute dragon well tea . but this tea i have just tasted - it is really good , so amazingly sweet and refreshing .\nthe tea plants produced only a tiny quantity of leaves each year , but were famous for being able to cure every illness .\ndespite the extremely spicy hot diets of the local population \u2014 children have raw chili peppers by the pod to chow down noodle with for their afternoon snacks \u2014 the overall sensation of tea produced here is fine and mellow . however , do not waste the finesse of this tea by coupling it with strong tasting food . this tea goes well with sweets , such as cakes and chocolates , but is very nice as is . this reflects well its tradition as a monk\u2019s tea used in meditation and during intellectual activities .\nurltoken the story of tea : a cultural history and drinking guide ebook : mary lou heiss , robert j . heiss : kindle store\nthe mountainous , misty country of the sichuan province sprinkles the history of china with records of tea for thousands of years , amongst heroes , poets , warlords , politicians , mysteries , adventures and material richness . people debate whether tea , as an agricultural product , originated from this place or the neighbouring province of yunnan . however , it most certainly is the first province with locations officiated for imperial tea reserves .\nthis is a lesser known , but finest green tea . it is one of the very few green teas that i personally have a liking of .\nmost of green teas can be brewed in cold water . the higher the grade of tea , the more suitable it is with cold water brewing .\ncome rain or shine in edwardian england , everything stopped for tea . downton abbey was no different , so what would they have eaten upstairs and down ?\nmeng ding mountain in southwestern china is famous not only as the hometown of panda bears but also as where tea was first cultivated at gan lu si ( sweet dew temple ) . this tea was cultivated at this taoist temple over two thousand years ago , hence the name gan lu ( sweet dew ) .\n1 . measure 4 - 6g of tea leaves for 200ml of water . 2 . pour water into a clay teapot and brew for 3 minutes . 3 . for second brewing , brew for 20 seconds . alternatively you can also switch to hot water from second brewing onwards , if you wish . if using hot water for second brewing , pour boiling water and brew for less than a few seconds . since tea leaves are very cold and wet , the temperature drastically drops to less than 60 degree celsius . the benefit of cold water brewing is tea can last for a whole day and the taste is refreshing with a natural sweetness . thanks to the cold water extraction , the level of caffeine in tea is very low . you would not suffer from sleepless nights . even kids can enjoy this tea .\nfor your information , these simple sealing methods are not sufficient . when the bag is withdrawn from the fridge , it is cold inside the bag and therefore causes negative pressure . air will be drawn from outside and condensation will occur . in addition , if the bag is taken in and out from the fridge very often , this will cause heat stress to the tea leaves as temperature is increased and decreased very frequently . if tea is kept in the fridge , when it is withdrawn from the fridge , it is necessary to leave it in ambient atmosphere for more than 24 hours in order to warm up the tea leaves . based on our experience , 12 hours is not long enough . we may think tea is warmed up , but inside the bag , the tea leaves are still cold due to insulation effect .\nhowever recently the meng ding mountain is becoming a very famous tourist spot and is always crowded with visitors . most of the tea gardens depend on the direct selling of their teas to the tourists on the spot . if they are mainly dealing with tourists , the quality of tea won ' t be important . most of the tourists somehow does not really know how to judge the quality . they are happily buying tea on the spot believing that they are paying for the very authentic and excellent quality .\none of the best books i ' ve read so far on tea . very easy to read , very informative and obvious heiss knows what she ' s talking about .\nno chemical fertilizer , pesticide , or herbicide was used in the production of this tea . click here to read more about our promise to fair trade and the environment .\nthe geographic location gives this area its microclimate \u2014 even mistier , lesser sun than the misty province itself , and yet cooler because of the altitude and taller mountains on the south \u2014 perfect for slow - grow tea . the tea bushes here , especially those at higher top , are never nearly half a meter tall , and the leaves tiny .\nthe main character of this tea is its sweetness that spreads over from the mouth down to the throat . the tender leaf gives a clear liquor , intense floral note with hints of nut undertones , and leaving a very sweet lingering taste that lasts for a long time . this tea is also very nice if you brew it with cold water .\nabout 1 , 200 years ago , monks would report to the local government , to alert the officers it was time to make tea . five days before the processing would begin , the government officer would live in the temple for five days , eating vegetarian and bathing thoroughly to cleanse his body before touching the treasure from the gods . on the morning of picking , they would set off fire crackers in the field to \u201cwake up\u201d the tea . now , there are about 20 , 000 workers who are involved in processing this tea each year .\nwhile many of china\u2019s teas have been in production for centuries , gan lu is considered to be one of the oldest green teas in continuous production . it is an important early spring tea since it became an imperial favorite during the tang dynasty ( 960 - 1279 ) . the harvest of gan lu is small and most of the production is consumed domestically or in east asia . we are thrilled that again in 2018 we have obtained this excellent pre - qing ming tea for our customers . many of you have become loyal fans of this tea over the years .\nthe name ganlu translates to sweet dew , and you know , it is a pretty apt name , the sweet and green taste is reminiscent of morning dew on plants . the first steep is thick in the mouth , with a slight tickle from all those fuzzy trichomes , it starts with a mildly savory quality of lima beans and cooked brussels sprouts . it them moves to notes of edamame and artichoke , with a sweet finish of snap peas and water chestnut . the aftertaste is also snap peas and lingers for a short time with a sweet vegetal quality .\nthis marvelous book belongs in every kitchen with essentials such as the joy of cooking . it is impossible to earnestly think of oneself as a tea drinker , much less serving the . . .\nit is also advisable not to use fresh tap water . the intensity of after taste becomes stronger if water is kept overnight . keeping water with stones or inside clay jar will increase the content of minerals . however , you need to confirm whether or not the water kept inside particular jar or with stone is suitable with your tea or tea equipment ( such as teapot ) . if water jar carries certain minerals like copper or zinc , it will rather spoil the taste and flavor of tea . for this , you need to confirm with experiment on try and error basis .\nof all the books i ' ve read about tea ,\nthe story of tea\n( 2007 ) by heiss & heiss is one of my favorites ! it would make for an excellent textbook in any class or lecture about tea . it contains an abundance of information , with beautiful photographs throughout the book , many of which show cups of brewed tea along side the dry tea from which it was brewed . their information is up - to - date , very precise , and the majority of time , very accurate . for instance ( with the exception of puerh tea ) , they make no bones about other tea dealers who misinformingly speak about\nfermentation\ninstead of correctly mentioning\noxidation\n, telling the reader to\nrun , not walk\nfrom such dealers ! it is some very good advice indeed . with so much information , i only detected a few errors , which were unfortunate , but perhaps unavoidable . for example , huang shan mao feng , a famous green tea from china , is listed on page 163 as a yellow tea . on page 219 , the book states that alishan produces oolongs grown at the highest altitudes of any tea in taiwan , when in fact the highest plantation is located at da yu ling , part of the lishan range in central taiwan , with the highest peak located in the yushan range , adjacent to the alishan mountain range . also , the book states that bai hao\noriental beauty\noolong is oxidized 35 to 40 percent , although it is oxidized closer to 70 percent , a fact that heiss & heiss themselves correct in their subsequent\nthe tea enthusiast ' s handbook\n( 2010 ) . still , these errors are fairly insignificant when compared with everything else that is right about this book . as an engligh tutor , what actually bothered me the most was the overusage of split infinitives (\nto be\nverbs separated by an adverb ) and the grammatical errors when saying\ndifferent than\ninstead of correctly stating\ndifferent from\nin sentences using comparisons . yet again , these are only minor and should not detract too much from the overall quality of this predominately very well - written , beautifully illustrated , highly researched , and extremely informative book . it would be a great addition to the library of any tea connoisseur or enthusiast .\nthis is probably the only tea i would drink in the evening . soothing and refreshing , she would lift my spirit and brighten my eyes after a long hard day ' s in the office .\ni love this tea ! good quality , reasonable price , great service ! not only is the taste delightful , but i also feel really good after drinking it . so glad i found it !\nthe quantity of tea leaf can be calculated by a formula that\ndivide the volume of water by 5\n. for example : the volume of teapot = 200ml ; 200ml / 50 = 4g . you need to measure 4g of tea leaves for 200ml of water . as opposite to the traditional brewing method , the modern style uses more volume of water . a teapot with the size about 150 - 220ml is just nice for one person .\npre - qing ming teas are the first teas plucked each new spring season . depending on the location and altitude in each tea - producing region , leaf plucking can begin as early as the middle week of march and continue until april 5th .\n\u201ci\u2026am a monster . i have my three desks set up as a sort of cubicle , giving me access to my computer , xboxone , tea desk , and painting station all at once ( since i am always doing a million things at . . . \u201d\ntea guardian and the urltoken website are founded and operated by leo kwan and his team from their base in hong kong reaching out to the world . in case you need to contact us , please use this email form or any other form in the contact menu .\nteaware : 16 oz . glass or porcelain pot amount : 1 tbs ( 4 grams ) of tea leaves water : 185\u00b0f filtered water infusion : first infusion at least 2 minutes . the leaves are good for 5 infusions . add a little more time for each subsequent infusion .\nas a result , most of the producers in meng ding mountain emphasize the quantity rather than the quality . they over use the fertilizer and trim the tea tree in order to increase the output . nowadays , it is very difficult to find the quality meng ding gan lu .\ni\u2026am a monster . i have my three desks set up as a sort of cubicle , giving me access to my computer , xboxone , tea desk , and painting station all at once ( since i am always doing a million things at once . ) well i was sitting at the computer and rolled my chair straight back to get some tea\u2026and heard a noise . i was unaware that espeon was sleeping on the floor behind my chair , so i just smooshed my chair right into her . she is fine\u2026glaring at me\u2026but fine , and i feel like a jerk , sorry espeon .\nthe production process still used today reflects that history \u2014 an intricate cross - stepping of the ancient baking technique with the 16th - century - trendy wok roasted technique . the delicate hand work and micro steps couple with the unique pluck quality to have yielded the delicately incredible taste of this green tea .\nin you are using tap water , it is necessary to filter the water using an activated carbon filter . if not , you wouldn\u2019t be able to enjoy the authentic taste of tea . chlorine is added to tap water in order to sanitize bacteria . this chlorinated water will also harm our body cells . concerning about our health condition , it is very important to remove chlorine from drinking water . the most effective method in removing chlorine is to install an activated carbon filter . this type of filter is designed for removing organic substance . it will remove not only chlorine , but also other harmful substance such as contaminated pesticide . the activated carbon filter can be easily obtained from the common hardware shop in most countries . if activated carbon filter is not available , please place a charcoal inside the water and leave it for over night . the material composed of activated carbon filter is made of ground charcoal . the difference is that activated carbon filter contains much finer particles and hence it has extremely large surface area for a better efficiency in filtration . we do not suggest ro water ( reversed osmosis water ) or distilled water . this water carries no mineral , the taste and flavor of tea tends to be very unstable , unless you have very superior quality tea and tea equipment .\nthis book is absolutely gorgeous . i am an avid tea drinker and originally checked out this book from my local library . i loved it so much , i hated to return it and knew i had to have my own copy . it is beautiful , comprehensive and really well researched . i highly recommend getting the hardback edition .\ngan lu is potentially a sensitive leaf depending on the weather conditions at harvest . you may find that you need to use hotter or cooler water than what you normally use for an early spring green tea . being considerably inland , gan lu is often among the earliest of the green teas harvested , some years rivaling yunnan for the earliest production .\nmeng ding gan lu is produced in the ming shan county . ming shan county can be reached within a few hours ' drive from chengdu city . in ming shan county , there is meng ding mountain and this mountain crosses another county called ya - an . meng ding gan lu is processed from the tea planted at the peak of this mountain . the highest peak of meng ding mountain is up to 1440 m a . s . l .\ngreat book , the clear , concise wording and well thought out phrasing lead to an interested and well informed reader . i enjoyed the book , learned a few new things , and have even purchased some of their recommended teas . they definitely know what they are talking about ! i have told all my tea drinking friends about this book and even given a copy as a gift . i have read all of the books i can find by these two and have enjoyed them all . a worthwhile purchase and read , without a doubt .\nthe fresher tea character is a result of the complex process \u2014 the leaves are roasted in the wok four times with curling and kneading in between before subjecting to a final baking . the curling and kneading give the tealeaves its appearance and break some of the leaf tissue so the subsequent low heating converts the leaked juice into aromatic substances . not only do these artisans highly skilled in manipulating the tiny leaves , but they have to know quite preciously what they are doing in controlling the gradually lowering heat to maintain the fresh and clean taste while having to dry them . all with the bare hand on the big metal wok !\nbecause of the above reason , for us it is very important to visit the local producer and purchase this tea on the spot . although our purchasing quantity is not very high , we are visiting ming shan county in order to maintain the consistent quality . the process of meng ding gan lu is similar to that of bi luo chun : in early spring , the young bud is hand - plucked , pan - fried , hand - rolled and then dried . however , as compared to bi luo chun , you can obtain a higher quality of meng ding gan lu at the same price range , since meng ding gan lu is not as famous as bi luo chun .\nin the long run , you may observe a thick layer of scale accumulated inside your kettle . our mother usually taught us to wash and remove it with citric acid . but please do not even try to remove the scale . scale consists of minerals that exist in the water . the mineral composition is reflected from the water you used . if you remove the scale , the mineral ion balance between scale and water is destroyed . this balance is called buffer effect in science . the flavor and taste will seriously run out and you won\u2019t be able to get previous taste and flavor for a long time . it is also important to stick to the same type of water whenever brewing tea . if source of water is changed , it carries different type of minerals . it will affect the mineral ion balance too .\nsome promotions may be combined ; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers . for details , please see the terms & conditions associated with these promotions .\nthese ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the us . redemption links and ebooks cannot be resold .\nenter your mobile number or email address below and we ' ll send you a link to download the free kindle app . then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone , tablet , or computer - no kindle device required .\nread this book : you ' ll do good , you ' ll start feeling good , you ' ll start looking good . no magic , it ' s a science and i ' m here to be your unique teacher .\nsponsored products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on amazon . com . when you click on a sponsored product ad , you will be taken to an amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it .\nthe book is great but the smell of smoke in the pages make it difficult to read . i bough it from koob ' s books .\namazon giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz , reward your audience , and attract new followers and customers .\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 .\nif you need help or have a question for customer service , contact us .\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 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nprice & size : aaa grade ( 2018 ) - 50g ( 1 . 8 oz ) - $ 19 . 00 aaa grade ( 2017 ) - 50g ( 1 . 8 oz ) - $ 10 . 00\nfor more than 1 , 000 years from tang to qing dynasty , she achieved an impossible record . every year , she was chosen as one of the tribute teas for the emperor ' s consumption .\nthey are the culmination of two things : stringent harvesting and highly complex handcrafting process .\none bud with one adjacent leaf covered by downy white hairs : you can see this with our aaa grade .\nher special qualities explains why she is the beverage of choice for chinese foreign embassy during important country functions .\nan aaaa graded tourist area , the mountain is the winners of many awards .\na reputed oxygen warehouse , the mountain is 90 % forested . a 1999 study determined that she contains the highest concentration of negative oxygen ions of the entire china .\nthe mountain is also dotted with countless waterfalls , highly enriched spring water , reservoirs and temples .\nto your right you can see a picture of this aaa grade , coming from the first harvest of meng mountain .\nshe is light , sweet and floral , a bit like mountain dew . and when i get it right - a wonderful long aftertaste .\nwe have a small amount of leftover from the 2017 crop that have been discounted for quick sale . quality of last year ' s crop is still high as we store all our high grade teas in freezer under - 20 degree celcius for maximum freshness . we are confident you will be happy with the quality .\nthe five most detailed customer reviews are shown below . alternatively , you can read all reviews .\nboiling water would not cause bitterness , but can result in greater astringency . you are also less likely to get the floral aroma and long aftertaste .\nthe first cup kisses away my thirst , and my loneliness is quelled by the second . the third gives insight worthy of ancient scrolls , and the fourth exiles my troubles . my body becomes lighter with the fifth , and the sixth sends word from immortals . but the seventh \u2014oh the seventh cup\u2014 if i drink you , a wind will hurry my wings toward the sacred island .\nfiner batches are made always in early spring , between early to mid - march and processed immediately after plucking , like all other fine teas .\nbeware : there are selections out there with strong nutty aroma and strong , short taste . they are not a representation of this label .\ni had been out of honey orchid supreme for over half year and bough . . .\n. wow . . . brought the most beautiful gaiwan and cups . the online stor . . .\nchoose an option 8 . 8 oz ( 250 gr ) paper parcel 4 oz 8 oz 16 oz 2 oz sample ( 14gr ) clear\npre - qing ming : 1st spring harvesting season from end of march to before april 5th .\npre - qing ming teas command the highest prices because the demand for these teas outpaces the supply each spring . this is especially true for famous teas such as gan lu , long ding , longjing , lu shan , tai ping hou kui , and zhu ye qing .\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthank you for visiting hojo website . if you have any enquiry , please feel free to get in touch with us at\nfor boiling water , please do not use aluminum or copper kettle . it spoils the taste of water . we suggest using kettle made of iron , stainless steel , tin or glass .\ncool down the boiling water to 80 degree celsius . use the same temperature for a series of brewing until you feel the taste no long remains . finally , you can use boiling water to bring out the remaining taste and flavor .\nfor sencha , the first brewing period is 1 minute . the second brewing must be less than a few seconds . the third brewing is the same . from the forth brewing onwards , increase to additional 10 seconds for the each subsequent brewing .\nclay teapot and tetsubin makes the taste of sencha even better . it is mainly because of the iron that is released from the equipment . in particular , the iron enhances the depth of after taste .\nonly if customer prefer other option of payment , we suggest\nbank transfer\n.\nthe shipping fee to oversea by small air parcel happens to be even cheaper than domestic shipping fee in japan .\nfor your information , some countries , eu in particular imposes custom duty . we need buyer to bare the duty ."]}
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life balance designed to meet the needs of our diverse team of associates .\nassociates have access to comprehensive programs to help make it easier to get the care you need . we offer medical , dental , vision , and prescription drug coverage , along with many other health and wellness plans designed to help you live your healthiest life .\nthe time to plan for your future is now . we offer a variety of programs such as a 401k plan , flexible spending accounts and life insurance policies to help get you started .\nwe recognize the importance of providing our associates with time out of the office to spend with friends and family . from paid time off and short term / long term disability to adoption assistance , we understand that life happens , and we\u2019re committed to providing the support you need , whenever you need it .\nproviding growth and career development opportunities for our associates is a top priority . educational assistance and professional development tools are just a sampling of how we invest in our associates every day .\nkevin holbrook , a warehouse manager at performance foodservice , started with us part - time 18 years ago . he progressed through many roles such as order selector , nightshift supervisor , and dayshift supervisor , before being promoted into his current role .\nat each and every position or new challenge\u2026someone in management encouraged me to take the opportunity and felt i had the talent or skills to excel in that new role .\nerica dunn , a buyer at performance foodservice \u2013 florida , started her career with us 10 years ago . she has been promoted multiple times before settling into her current role . with the support of pfg she is pursuing a degree in business management .\nthe support from pfg to further my education has helped me get to where i am and where i am going . i look forward to earning my degree and advancing within the company .\nmott willis served nearly four years in the u . s . air force stationed in alaska . just months after leaving the military in 1987 , he was hired as a fork lift operator at pfg . he has advanced through several positions over the past 3 decades , earning his current role as a warehouse manager at performance foodservice .\npfg has allowed me to grow in my role , which enabled me to advance my career . it ' s been a great fit for me and my family .\njamie guadagnino began her journey with pfg 18 years ago as a customer service representative . she advanced through a variety of positions over the years and through hard work and commitment , she is now president of vistar phoenix .\ni value the trust and investment that pfg places in my development . i still have much to learn in my current role , and look forward to working here for many more years to come .\npfg is a great place to start and build a career . we hire in a variety of fields .\nour company is all about surpassing our customers\u2019 expectations by listening , using the latest technologies and increasing operational efficiencies . our success depends on our customers\u2019 success and our associates stop at nothing to get the job done .\nmedia trisha meade manager , corporate communications communications @ urltoken investors michael d . neese vp , investor relations michael . neese @ urltoken additional inquiries contact us\ngtcr ' s investment success in consumer products and services reflects the firms underlying investment philosophy of partnering with exceptional management teams to build leading companies organically and through acquisitions .\nfounded in 1980 , gtcr golder rauner , llc is a leading private equity investment firm and long - 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{"id": 55703, "summary": [{"text": "the superloop is a bus rapid transit system in san diego , california , united states , in the university city area .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "it connects the university of california , san diego to westfield utc .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the first phase of station construction began in late 2007 .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "super loop began operations in an interim phase in mid-2009 .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "at the launch of super loop service vehicles ran approximately every 10 minutes during the peak periods , and every 15 minutes during non-peak periods .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "adjustments were made after periodic review to better serve demand .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "in june 2012 , the superloop was extended to serve the area east of utc .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the system features a number of amenities associated with bus rapid transit , such as signal prioritization , electronic signs in shelters indicating time until the arrival of the next bus , and recognizable branding .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "however , it features only a small quantity of dedicated lanes .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "traffic pattern studies show that 60 % of vehicles traveling in university city make internal trips .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the super loop is expected to reduce the number of vehicles on the road by absorbing the traffic created by internal travelers .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the 8-mile loop features 15 stops served by as many as 12 dedicated new flyer hybrid buses .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "service of super loop is provided by san diego transit . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "superloop", "paragraphs": ["copyright \u00a9 2015 superloop . all rights reserved . site terms . global privacy policy .\nthe materials appearing on superloop\u2019s web site could include technical , typographical , or photographic errors . superloop does not warrant that any of the materials on its web site are accurate , complete , or current . superloop may make changes to the materials contained on its web site at any time without notice . superloop does not , however , make any commitment to update the materials .\nsuperloop is the newest dark fibre entrant in singapore market obtaining its fbo license in august 2013 . superloop is building a 165km diverse loop around singapore connecting key data centres and cable landing stations .\nsuperloop chief executive bevan slattery . the company has just made a major acquisition of bigair group .\ntalk to a local superloop representative who can help tailor a connectivity solution that suits your individual needs .\nwith the fundamental principles of high core count , diversity , rapid provisioning and streamlined maintenance , superloop is bringing innovation to infrastructure . designed for a modern , rapidly changing industry , superloop has the speed and capability to change and grow with your business needs .\nsuperloop is a new and exciting , independent dark fibre infrastructure provider designing , constructing and operating networks throughout the asia pacific region .\nin no event shall superloop or its suppliers be liable for any damages ( including , without limitation , damages for loss of data or profit , or due to business interruption , ) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on superloop\u2019s internet site , even if superloop or a superloop authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage . because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties , or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages , these limitations may not apply to you .\nsuperloop limited ( asx : slc ) is asia\u2019s newest telecommunications provider , connecting internet points of presence ( pops ) in key asian markets .\nany claim relating to superloop\u2019s web site shall be governed by the laws of the state of queensland without regard to its conflict of law provisions .\nsuperloop ethernet backhaul provides the ability to interconnect between a number of cable landing stations and data centres within the superloop enabled regions . \u2022 data centre to data centre \u2022 cable landing station to data centre \u2022 private network connect with content providers or ix platforms \u2022 extension of data centre fabrics and cloud interconnections\nsuperloop has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its internet web site and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site . the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by superloop of the site . use of any such linked web site is at the user\u2019s own risk .\nthe superloop will replace part of the discontinued route 86 that connected the shopping center with the hospital and medical center which , according to sam corbett , assistant director of ucsd parking & transportation services , wasn\u2019t in heavy use . \u201cthe superloop will be much more utilized than that route , \u201d he said .\nfounded in 2014 , superloop has built three crossings connecting hong kong island to kowloon : western harbour , eastern harbour and now the tko express cable system .\nsuperloop chief executive bevan slattery wants to seriously challenge the national broadband network ' s pitch to enterprise customers , which he says require more bandwidth than households .\nmilford asset management portfolio manager william curtayne said the premium price offered for bigair shares was reasonable , but the real value of the deal comes down to how shareholders view superloop .\nthe materials on superloop\u2019s web site are provided \u201cas is\u201d . superloop makes no warranties , expressed or implied , and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties , including without limitation , implied warranties or conditions of merchantability , fitness for a particular purpose , or non - infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights . further , superloop does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy , likely results , or reliability of the use of the materials on its internet web site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site .\nwelcome to superloop\u2019s investor centre , our dedicated resource for securityholders and potential investors . here you can keep up - to - date with the latest investor information , asx announcements and presentations .\n[ image ] san - diego - superloop - full . jpg [ / image ] on june 15 , the metropolitan transit system and the san diego association of governments launched the first phase of the new \u201csuperloop\u201d route in the university city area of san diego . the launch consists of a 9 - stop two - way loop , with two stops on the university of california , san diego campus .\nbacked by bevan slattery and an experienced leadership team , superloop has a proven track record of delivering large infrastructure projects including large - scale terrestrial dark fibre networks , data centre construction and submarine cable deployments .\nsuperloop is designing , constructing and operating new dark fibre networks throughout the asia pacific metro region . we are building critical core infrastructure for wholesale carriers and global content providers who require infinitely scalable and reliable connectivity .\nthe superloop rapid provides frequent , high - speed service , and innovative vehicle amenities within the north university city area of san diego . each uniquely branded station includes a shelter , seating , low - power lighting , and electronic signage indicating the arrival of the next vehicle . many shelters include lean rails or seat walls . superloop rapid vehicles incorporate transit signal priority so they move through traffic more efficiently and maintain schedule reliability .\nmr slattery said superloop is already the only telecommunications provider with its own fibre infrastructure connecting enterprises in singapore , hong kong and australia , but going forward it wants to be the leader across the whole asia pacific .\nin university city . superloop rapid routes 201 , 202 , and 204 connect to rapid 237 at the gilman transit center and genesee / utc stops , for easy access to stops in mira mesa and rancho bernardo .\nsuperloop may revise these terms of use for its web site at any time without notice . by using this web site you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these terms and conditions of use .\nwe have a positive view on superloop given its assets in singapore , hong kong and australia . our conclusion is that it ' s very positive overall and we believe the combined entity will be stronger ,\nhe said .\non a cross synergy basis there should be some savings where bigair can leverage some of superloop ' s assets , but the biggest upside will be the revenue synergies through the enhanced sales proposition for a stronger asset base .\nsuperloop is a new and exciting , independent fibre infrastructure provider designing , constructing and operating networks throughout the asia pacific region . we are building critical core infrastructure for wholesale carriers and global content providers who require infinitely scalable and reliable connectivity .\nthe superloop family is an extensive range of slim circular and square shapes , offering a multitude of illumination options . superloop allows you to choose \u2018functional\u2019 , by mounting adjustable spy modules on the round or square shaped base . it allows you to choose \u2018decorative\u2019 , by mounting the light emitting circle in a horizontal way , or it allows you to choose \u2018eye catcher\u2019 , by hanging the circle of light vertically , as a statement . superloop circular light has the ability to diffuse light all around . the loop can be hung using steel cables , based in one fixation point or multiple suspension points , or from a steel rod suspending the ring from the air . superloop is also available in a round or square shape with a delta light custom engineered 48v low voltage track on the inside . this allows you to position and move light modules all around , offering maximum flexibility and allowing you to meet any need of the project . the modules enable you to move from subtle functionality to very expressive or timeless elegance . the flemish gold and flemish bronze , or the faceted finishing on the spy tubes , offer you a way to upgrade the minimal appearance of the loop . by adding the fix modules , combined with a clear or frosted glass , you can transform your superloop into a modern chandelier . looking for a more expressive and unique statement ? just plug and play with the ledtubes of the xy180 collection . browse the superloop brochure\nsuperloop is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information . this policy explains how we collect , use , share and hold your personal information . we may update this policy from time to time by posting the revised version on our website .\nucsd already runs its own 50 - vehicle shuttle service with nine routes . \u201ctwo of our most heavily utilized routes go into the same area that the superloop will be traveling , \u201d said corbett . he said the route will give students more transportation alternatives .\nbandwidth demands between data centres is growing exponentially driven by the cloud , big data , video , iot and mobility . ethernet backhaul has become an effective solution to deliver the capacity required . superloop\u2019s ethernet backhaul provides a reliable network service to help you manage those demands\naustralian telecommunications network services provider superloop aims to help buttress hong kong\u2019s position as a data centre hub in the asia - pacific , following its launch on friday of the first fibre - optic submarine cable system to connect the tseung kwan o industrial estate and chai wan .\ntko express is part of superloop\u2019s a $ 45 million ( us $ 34 million ) hong kong fibre - optic network , the first phase of which was initially launched in december last year . this network now links about 30 data centres and commercial buildings across the city .\npermission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials ( information or software ) on superloop\u2019s web site for personal , non - commercial transitory viewing only . this is the grant of a license , not a transfer of title , and under this license you may not :\nsuperloop will now be the only carrier with its own fibre to enterprises building business . . . and it will also have a supercharged new last mile alternative in city and regional areas . . . and we ' re going to rebrand bigair ' s managed services business .\nthis license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by superloop at any time . upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license , you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format .\nwe treat your personal information as confidential within superloop and our related companies . we store your personal information electronically and / or in hard copy form . we take a range of measures to protect the security of your personal information , including by storing electronic information in password - protected servers that are in restricted and monitored areas .\nif you have an enquiry regarding privacy , or you wish to raise a complaint , you can contact the privacy officer by email at privacy @ urltoken or by telephone on + 61 7 3088 5999 . alternatively , you can write to the privacy officer \u2013 superloop , level 17 , 333 ann street , brisbane , 4001 .\nbut superloop investors were not as pleased , pushing its share price down 7 . 9 per cent to $ 3 . 05 on the back of the premium price the company has committed to pay for bigair . the stock is still up 205 per cent on its issue price of $ 1 after 15 months as a listed company .\nthe deal will be funded by either scrip or scrip and cash . under the all scrip offer , bigair shares are valued at $ 1 . 13 , a 43 per cent premium to the one month volume weighted average price , and under the mixed alternative bigair shareholders are offered 70\u00a2 cash and 0 . 118 superloop shares for every bigair share .\nthe high - capacity , 2 . 8 - kilometre tko express cable system will help \u201cenhance the competitiveness\u201d of the city by meeting demand for a low - latency and fully diverse route between hong kong island and the industrial estate , where the market\u2019s largest concentration of advanced data centres are located , said superloop hong kong country manager susana halliday at a press conference on friday .\nwe usually collect personal information about you when you interact directly with us . for example , we collect your personal details when you provide information to us in person , by phone or email , or when you enter your personal details on our websites . we may collect personal information from you in connection with superloop events , promotions or marketing activities . we may also collect personal information about you indirectly , including from :\nthe sydney network is the biggest network superloop has in australia . it has 3 distinct campuses : north ryde , alexandria , cbd . each campus has diverse connectivity to provide protected paths without leaving the campus . the campuses are linked by a core network ring allowing for diverse services between campuses . on top of the buildings within each campus , the core network ring also includes a number of key exchanges with the potential to easily reach some alternative strategic buildings as well .\nmr slattery , who has listed four companies and been heavily involved in a fifth , said the acquisition would help superloop accelerate the construction of its network and give it the ability to offer businesses wireless connections to the high - speed fibre network through bigair ' s wireless local area network ( lan ) technology . this acts like a router and uses electromagnetic radio waves to transmit and receive data over the air for an area of 1 - 4 kilometres , without the need for a physical connection to the network .\nnorth university city houses a large number of students and includes a shopping mall , hospital and high - rise buildings . the majority of vehicles traveling in the area make internal trips , and the new route hopes to reduce the number of vehicles on the road . \u201cthe stops are designed to best serve that neighborhood and get them out of their cars and circulating to the places they need to go , \u201d said rob schupp , director of marketing and communications for mts . expected to be completed in fall 2010 , superloop will expand to 15 stops in an 8 - mile loop .\nproject cost is estimated at $ 16 . 2 million , which includes the purchase of 12 hybrid buses manufactured by new flyer featuring ise corp . hybrid technology . annual operating cost is expected to be $ 3 . 3 million , and all funding will come from a local half - cent sales tax approved by voters . mts also expects to include sheltered stops , signs with real - time expected arrival time , green - light extension devices and bus - only lanes for faster service .\nthe low - emission buses are part of the washington metropolitan area transit authority ' s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions .\nthe order will include 40 - and 60 - foot cng , diesel , and clean diesel buses .\nthe contract allows for all transportation authorities , statewide , to purchase vicinity buses with federal funding .\nnew flyer to supply 60 - foot electric buses for minn . metro ' s brt line\nadditionally , the metropolitan council of minneapolis has exercised options for six heavy - duty , 60 - foot xcelsior\u00ae clean diesel transit buses ( or 12 equivalent units ) .\nyour comment has been submitted successfully . please note that every comment is moderated .\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\nwe\u2019re a new and exciting , independent provider of connectivity services designing , constructing and operating networks throughout the asia pacific metro region . we are building critical core infrastructure for wholesale carriers and global content providers who require infinitely scalable and reliable connectivity .\nour vision is to be the most trusted enabler of connectivity and managed services in asia pacific .\ncustomer satisfaction is at the core of our work and we aim to provide an uncomplicated , seamless experience from initial network design through to delivery and on - going support .\nthis website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website . accept read more\nthe hong kong network is our largest installation to date . comprising a new deployment of high - core count cables , we deliver a network that is scalable , resilient , secure and offers unrivalled performance .\nas in australia and singapore , the network comprises of campuses to allow for short - paths diversity between local clusters of facilities and buildings , all connected together with a diverse ring backbone .\nthe singapore network now extends to over 140km and continues to expand . we are connected to a large number of key enterprise buildings and are providing connectivity solutions to key strategic commercial properties . the network provides full diversity through all of the major data centres and cable landing stations .\nthe brisbane network has been designed to take maximum advantage of the compact geographical nature of the city . it encompasses two campuses centred around fortitude valley and the cbd . where possible all sites have diverse entries and the two campuses are connected by a diverse path core ring .\nthe melbourne network encompasses data centres in port melbourne and the cbd in two campuses . additionally , the diverse core ring also supports some individual key locations to provide access to all of the major sites in melbourne .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n\u201cit provides an infrastructure . . . that could possibly attract more customers to that area , \u201d she said .\nthe new cable system has gone live ahead of a competing infrastructure , the 3km ultra express link , that hong kong telecommunications giant hkt expects to start building in the second half of this year .\ntseung kwan o has 13 operational data centres , including facilities run by telstra\u2019s pacnet , ntt communications , towngas telecom , china mobile , china unicom , hkcolo group and japan\u2019s kddi corp , and hong kong exchanges and clearing .\nit is also the site of the city\u2019s largest data centre that is currently being built by sunevision , the technology arm of property developer sun hung kai properties .\ndata centres are secure , temperature - controlled facilities that house large - capacity servers and data storage systems , and equipped with multiple power sources and high - bandwidth internet connections .\nthese facilities are largely used by companies to remotely store large amounts of data , manage business applications and host cloud computing operations . cloud services enable companies to buy , lease or sell software and other digital resources online , just like electricity from a power grid .\nit provides an infrastructure . . . that could possibly attract more customers to that area\nhalliday said tko express is about 20km shorter than alternate network routes that pass through wan po road , the main transport artery to and from the tseung kwan o industrial estate that is clogged with various public and private infrastructure works .\n\u201cmany of our customers , particularly those in the finance sector , would not accept a network with a single area of failure , so we developed an alternative solution with the tko express cable system , \u201d halliday said .\nshe pointed out that the cable system delivers the kind of reliable , fast and secure connectivity that meets the requirements of the market .\nfor full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable javascript . here are the instructions how to enable javascript in your web browser .\nthe nbn is good because it will have good coverage when it ' s finished and a good baseline speed , but enterprise clients use a fair bit of bandwidth , so that ' s where alternatives become more attractive ,\nhe said .\nthe serial entrepreneur was speaking after the dark fibre telecommunications company said it would buy wireless and it services provider bigair group for up to $ 205 million , in a deal first revealed by street talk on tuesday afternoon .\nwe can supercharge bigair ' s network and propel it to be a strong product in the market ,\nhe said .\nthe total cash consideration in the deal is up to $ 95 million , which will be funded by an oversubscribed $ 65 million share placement and a $ 75 million debt facility .\nbigair shareholders have welcomed the acquisition bid , pushing bigair ' s share price up 23 . 8 per cent to $ 1 . 04 on wednesday .\nthe deal is still subject to approval , but it is expected to be finalised on december 23 .\nmr slattery said the company would achieve $ 4 million - plus in cost savings each year through the acquisition , saving on things such as data centre space .\nwe might end up with three , four or five racks in the same data centres , which we won ' t need ,\nhe said .\nthe integration of the data centre consolidation process will take place for six to nine months .\nwe ' ve looked at the business case for expansion into five or six countries , but we ' ll make a decision on that early next year ,\nhe said .\nwe might make some regulatory applications [ before then ] to put a toe in the water .\ncredit suisse upgraded its target price for bigair on the back of the deal announcement from 90\u00a2 to $ 1 . 21 and research analyst jack briggs said the deal would likely be approved .\nas we believe the deal will go ahead and see low probability of a superior bid , we set our tp to the price implied by the higher of the consideration options ,\nhe wrote .\ndata delayed at least 20 minutes , as of jul 09 2018 07 : 10 bst .\nyou must be a registered user to save alerts . please sign in or register .\ndirector dealings , financials and forecasts are now only available to urltoken subscribers . to access these valuable tools and see the full perspective , subscribe now .\nour extensive director dealings data , financial analysis , and forecasts are now only available to urltoken subscribers . to benefit from this content , plus our exclusive data archive , subscribe to the ft today . subscribers benefit from access to :\ntake a deeper look into a company ' s insider transactions by viewing director purchases and sales by individual directors .\nthe interactive charting tool provides extensive upper and lower indicators , news and fundamental overlays , and comparison features .\ntrack sectors and industries performance , see top performing companies , and find news relevant to you .\naccess bonds data , league tables and trends , world markets , macro maps , economic calendar events , and data archives .\nan average of 120 articles are published each week . here are the most read :\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 .\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 - 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, 4 - , and 14 - day periods .\nadult monthly / 30 - day passes a variety of passes are available for mts and nctd services .\n* * senior / disabled / medicare monthly / 30 - day passes i . d . required for seniors 60 + , disabled individuals , and medicare recipients .\n* * youth monthly / 30 - day passes i . d . required for ages six through 18 .\n* compass cards for discounted passes must be purchased at albertsons or the transit store where proof of age or qualifying disability must be shown . once you have a senior / disabled / medicare or youth compass card , monthly passes can be loaded at ticket vending machines or other locations .\nseveral mass transit routes serve uc san diego . different programs provide transit access for faculty , staff , students and affiliates .\nuc san diego 9500 gilman dr . la jolla , ca 92093 ( 858 ) 534 - 2230\nget up to speed on transit and use your free time to catch up on email , movies , or a good book .\n: free shuttle buses connect the sorrento valley coaster station to major employment areas in the greater golden triangle during the weekdays .\noffers a fast and reliable ride between the rancho bernardo transit station and uc san diego .\ninclude the sabre springs transit station and locations along mira mesa blvd and genesee ave .\nseveral local buses serve the greater golden triangle employment centers and major institutions , like uc san diego , the va medical center and the utc transit center .\nmetropolitan transit system ( mts ) : mts provides services in the central , south , and east san diego county regions . mts operates three trolley lines and an extensive local bus and rapid transit system . visit mts for information on routes , schedules , fares , and passes .\nnorth county transit district ( nctd ) : nctd provides service in north san diego county . nctd runs two rail lines - coaster and sprinter - and the breeze and flex bus systems . visit nctd for information on routes , schedules , fares , and passes .\n: your ticket for transit in the san diego region . you can buy or reload your compass card various ways :\nsix trains stop at all eight coaster stations daily . all valid coaster fare media will be accepted on board these select pacific surfliners .\nthe three northbound trains leave san diego\u2019s santa fe depot at 8 : 24 a . m . , 10 : 42 a . m . , and 9 : 00 p . m .\nthe three southbound trains leave oceanside transit center at 7 : 03 p . m . , 9 : 19 p . m . , and 11 : 53 p . m .\nthe east - west light rail system connects oceanside , vista , san marcos , and escondido , serving 15 stations along the highway 78 corridor .\nlight rail is a convenient way to travel to key san diego destinations and neighborhoods . the trolley consists of three lines : blue , orange , and green . these lines serve\nincluding historic old town , mission valley , fashion valley , the san ysidro border crossing , petco park , and qualcomm stadium , among other popular san diego destinations .\nmts go ! : you can now use your cell phone to find out what time your trolley will arrive . and for many routes , it ' s real - time . text gomts ( 46687 ) with your stop number . you can also download the go ! mts app to get real - time updates .\nmts mticket mobile ticketing : buy your trolley day pass instantly on your phone\u2014anywhere , anytime . mticket is available for select events .\nbuses are a convenient and affordable way to get around san diego . mts bus routes serve schools and colleges , hospitals , employment centers , major shopping centers , and tourist destinations in central and south san diego county .\nmts go ! : you can now use your cell phone to find out what time your bus will arrive . and for many routes , it ' s real - time . text gomts ( 46687 ) with your stop number , or download the go ! app and find out more .\nis a new transit service offering a faster , more frequent and more reliable ride .\n: you can now use your cell phone to find out what time your bus will arrive . and for many routes , it ' s real - time . text gomts ( 46687 ) with your stop number . you can also\nnctd flex : flex service offers rides by reservation within flex zones in north county . simply call the toll - free reservation line , ( 855 ) 844 - 1454 , at least 30 minutes in advance and get picked up at any location within the flex zone and dropped off at your desired location or nearest transit connection point .\n) : access vehicles provide origin - to - destination service for people with disabilities that prevent the use of standard mts transit services and have been certified for eligibility as required by the americans with disabilities act ( ada ) . service is available within \u00be miles of fixed bus routes or trolley lines .\nlift vehicles provide origin - to - destination service for people with disabilities that prevent the use of standard nctd transit services and who have been certified for eligibility as required by the americans with disabilities act ( ada ) . service is available within \u00be miles of fixed bus routes or train stations .\nuc san diego provides shuttles for free to faculty , staff and students , serving campus , medical centers and key points off - campus . just show your campus id to the driver to ride the shuttles for free .\nguaranteed ride home : make choosing transit even easier . registered icommute participants can get a free ride home in a taxi or rental car up to three times per year in case of a personal or family emergency or illness and unscheduled overtime . sign up today .\npark & ride : there are park & ride lots conveniently located throughout the san diego region and southern riverside county . parking is free for commuters accessing transit or meeting their carpool or vanpool .\nit\u2019s easy to take your bike on the bus , trolley or train . you can either leave your bike in a secure location at a transit station or park & ride lot , or take it with you on your transit trip . there are currently more than 60 transit locations that feature bike lockers , with more being added each year . learn more :\nread & ride ebook club : take transit and capture some free time for a good book . mts has teamed up with the san diego public library to make your transit ride even more enjoyable . the read & ride ebook club allows you to download books for free on your ereader or smartphone ! join other transit riders in reading our featured books of the quarter and participate in book discussion groups and other read & ride events .\nfind the best way to get where you need to go by comparing multiple transportation choices in one place . enter your starting point and destination and click\nlet ' s go !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ninterglobe avia : air india sale flop to swing focus to its asset di . .\nthe feature you requested does not exist . however , we suggest the following feature :\ninterglobe aviation limited ( igal ) has announced 47 percent increase in net profit at rs2 , 242 . 37 crore for the trailing twelve months ended mar 2018 . the company ' s sales increased by 24 percent to rs23 , 020 . 89 crore . igal ' s operating profit increased by 33 percent to rs2 , 956 . 51 crore and profit before depreciation and tax increased by 37 percent to rs3 , 563 . 55 crore . igal ' s equity capital was at rs384 . 41 crore , share price as on 11 jun 2018 , rs1 , 191 and price earnings ratio , 20 . 40 . the company ' s shares of face value rs10 each , recorded 52 - week high / low prices of rs1 , 520 / 1 , 023 .\ncopyright ( c ) 2018 . informatics india ltd . , source indian business insight\ninterglobe aviation : air india sale flop to swing focus to its asset disposals , . .\ninterglobe aviation : q4fy18 standalone net profit declines 73 . 3 % yoy to rs118cr\nduration : auto . 2 months 3 months 6 months 9 months 1 year 2 years 5 years 10 years max .\nloop routes . line 201 operates in counter - clockwise direction . line 202 operates in clockwise direction .\nthis page was last modified on 10 may 2016 , at 09 : 01 .\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 .\n, california \u2013 ridership on the omnitrans sbx bus rapid transit line in san bernardino and loma linda jumped 22 % in 2016 while daily ridership on freeway express route 290 nearly doubled .\ncleveland , ohio \u2013 the number of jobs nearly doubled along euclid avenue following completion of the bus rapid transit healthline in 2008 , according a new study released by the center for population dynamics at cleveland state university .\ncolorado \u2013 the regional transportation district\u2019s ( rtd ) flatiron flyer bus rapid transit ( brt ) services\u2019 first three months of operation showed passenger trips well above what existed on the u . s . 36 corridor bus routes prior to the start of the brt service .\nhartford , connecticut \u2013 many were opposed to the $ 567 million ctfastrak project , which gov . dan malloy says ended up costing less and attracting many more riders than anticipated . the system is already hitting numbers initially projected to be 14 years down the road .\nkansas city , missouri \u2013 born at 5 : 02 a . m . on july 24 , 2005 , the max bus rapid transit service came to life on kansas city\u2019s main street corridor between downtown and the country club plaza . ten years later , max \u2013 short for metro area express \u2013 is still going strong . there have been more than 13 million boardings on main street max since it started operating in 2005 . ridership on main street max last year was 43 percent higher than it was in max\u2019s first full year of operation in 2006 .\ngrand rapids , michigan \u2013 figures show rapid drivers gave nearly 56 , 000 rides per month on the [ silver line ] route , which cuts through downtown grand rapids and the city ' s medical mile before heading to the suburbs of wyoming and kentwood .\nfort collins , colorado \u2013 this bus is unlike any the city ever has run . tickets are purchased at special kiosks ; cyclists hang their bikes on the side , and the vehicle itself runs up and down a dedicated guideway . transfort officials say it has opened public transportation to previously untapped demographics , such as the elderly .\nthe silver line in grand rapids is like a light rail system on wheels , transporting commuters north and south on division avenue from 60th street to michigan street , looping through the busiest part of downtown grand rapids while stopping at 34 designated stations . the silver line offers seamless connections to many existing rapid routes .\nctfastrak is connecticut\u2019s first brt system . it is a system of bus routes that utilize a bus - only roadway for all or a portion of your trip . ctfastrak routes are integrated with the cttransit system , making it easy to connect , transfer and pay fares .\nthe healthline brt system serves the euclid corridor , connecting the two largest regional employment areas : downtown and university circle . the healthline is sponsored by the cleveland clinic and university hospitals , two world - class medical centers and major employers on euclid avenue . the healthline was named the \u201cbest bus rapid transit in north america\u201d by the institute for transportation and development policy , and was recognized for having the best return on investment for a transit project , regardless of mode , in the country . the healthline delivered more than $ 6 . 3 billion in economic development along the euclid corridor \u2013 $ 114 gained for every dollar spent on creating and launching the new service .\nthe kansas city area transportation authority implemented its first brt line , called the metro area express , or max , in july 2005 . max was an instant success , with ridership in this corridor increasing more than 50 percent . max is a 6 - mile linear route linking the vibrant river market , downtown , union station , crown center and plaza . dedicated lanes help give max vehicles a rapid , smooth ride , and priority traffic signalization holds a green light longer to keep max on schedule . limited stops mean that max can keep moving to key destinations . a unique identity was created for max , including unique vehicles and easily identifiable \u201cstations , \u201d not \u201cstops . \u201d\nloop link is a modern transportation upgrade on washington , madison , clinton and canal that moves people efficiently through the loop while improving connections between chicago\u2019s neighborhoods and the jobs and attractions of the central business district .\nmax brt serves major activity and employment centers throughout fort collins , colorado , including midtown , colorado state university and downtown . max links with other bus routes , park - and - rides , the city ' s bicycle - pedestrian trail system , and other local and regional transit routes to provide seamless service for passengers . max follows a dedicated transit - only guideway ( its own road ) and mixed - traffic streets , and it is served by 12 stations and stops .\ntroost max travels from downtown kansas city to the crossroads district , hospital hill and south along troost to bannister . troost max offers local service south of 75th street . for the first time , the kansas city area transportation authority has commissioned original public art at prominent locations along troost max . artists drew upon community input and local history to create interesting and compelling works . max stations are well - lit and feature a distinctive , easily identifiable information marker , and a specially designed passenger shelter . riders have instant and constantly updated access to exact arrival times through gps technology and real - time signs at max stations .\nvelocirfta brt is the first rural bus rapid transit system in the nation , located in the roaring fork valley of colorado . this service gives its community urban convenience in a rural area . riders can travel to / from aspen and glenwood springs in about one hour \u2013 that\u2019s the same as a car . several technologies enhance riders\u2019 experience including free wi - fi at the velocirfta stations and on buses . \u201cnext bus\u201d signs at stations tell riders when the next bus will be arriving , and when riders use the ticket vending machines at velocirafta stations , they receive a discount over purchasing tickets with cash .\nsan bernardino , california \u2013 ridership on the omnitrans sbx bus rapid transit line in san bernardino and loma linda jumped 22 % in 2016 while daily ridership on freeway express route 290 nearly doubled .\ndenver , colorado \u2013 the regional transportation district\u2019s ( rtd ) flatiron flyer bus rapid transit ( brt ) services\u2019 first three months of operation showed passenger trips well above what existed on the u . s . 36 corridor bus routes prior to the start of the brt service .\nwithin the next 15 years , queenslanders could find their humble go card transformed into a loyalty card , a way of paying for bikes and taxis , or even phased out altogether in favour of a mobile phone or a simple fingerprint scan before boarding a train .\nthe queensland government\u2019s contract with current go card operator cubic transportation systems is coming to an end , and the state\u2019s transport department is scouring the market for new capabilities that have become available since go card went live in 2007 .\nthe electronic ticketing system is currently used for over 90 percent of all public transport trips in the south eastern corner of the state where it is deployed .\nas part of its next generation ticketing project , translink \u2013 the unit within transport and main roads which runs the go card \u2013 is weighing up its options for replacing the existing automated fare collection ( afc ) service .\nin tender documents released today it explained that the current system is starting to show its age and is struggle with \u201cabove forecasted network growth\u201d . translink wants to seize the opportunity to look for a replacement that is easier to use and cheaper to run .\ntranslink is more or less certain that it will replace the afc system underpinning the go card within south east queensland as a minimum .\nit is also calling for industry feedback on some far more ambitious upgrades to the existing smart card system .\n\u201cthe future system [ could ] be used to support a range of travel and non - travel related activities including , for example , bicycle hire , taxi payment , loyalty services and other membership based uses . \u201d\nand the go card itself , which essentially just acts as a validation token allowing secure access to a commuter ' s account , could be made redundant and replaced by just about any secure form of identification a traveller wants to use , such as an nfc - enabled phone , contactless emv credit cards , print - at - home barcodes and even biometric options like fingerprint scans or voice recognition .\n\u201ctaking these options into account , it is expected that the new environment will both simplify and reduce the dedicated card population and , in turn , reduce the cost of card issuance and management . \u201d\ntranslink is also looking to expand the smartcard network across the rest of the state , where many regional public transport services are operated by third parties that currently have the liberty to set their own fares .\nit has asked potential suppliers to detail what they can offer to accelerate updates to user accounts , re - 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", "topic": 1}], "title": "national wind", "paragraphs": ["the national wind technology center ( nwtc ) at the national renewable energy laboratory ( nrel ) is the nation\u2019s premier wind energy , water power , and grid integration research facility .\na team of local middle schools students took first place in a national competition on wind power .\nthe national kidwind challenge took place at the american wind energy association windpower 2017 conference n anaheim .\n\u00a9 national wind watch , inc . use of copyrighted material adheres to fair use .\nwind watch\nis a registered trademark .\nus dept of commerce national oceanic and atmospheric administration national weather service nws publications , comments ? questions ? please contact us .\nthe national wind technology center provides research facilities and resources for wind energy , water power , and grid integration . photo by dennis schroeder / nrel 37995\nthe u . s . department of energy ( doe ) and the national renewable energy laboratory ( nrel ) initiated and fund the national wind coordinating collaborative , which is facilitated by the nonprofit organization american wind wildlife institute .\nprimus wind power achieved certification in february 2018 of its primus air40 wind turbine model .\nfirst place boise state team at the 2015 collegiate wind competition held at nrel\u2019s national wind technology center just south of boulder , colorado . photo by dennis schroeder / nrel\nthis article is the work of the source indicated . any opinions expressed in it are not necessarily those of national wind watch .\nwelcome to abc radio national . skip to : rn navigation rn search rn content\nlast month , 10 college teams from around the country convened at the national wind technology center ( nwtc ) at the national renewable energy laboratory to participate in the u . s . department of energy collegiate wind competition 2017 technical challenge . the participating teams included :\na new floating , vertical - axis wind turbine platform design may enable offshore wind developers to access the vast u . s . offshore wind resources .\nteams designed and built hand - crafted wind turbines and tested their output in the kidwind wind tunnel .\nin december 2016 , deepwater wind completed the commissioning of the block island wind farm , marking a milestone as the first commercial offshore wind project in the u . s .\nschlichting , kerry ; mercer , evan . 2011 . blowing in the wind : evaluating wind energy projects on the national forests . journal of forestry , geospatial technologies 109 ( 3 ) : 157 - 166 .\nsupervisor in the energy forecasting and modeling group , at the national renewable energy laboratory in america .\nthe american wind energy association ( awea ) is the premier national trade association that represents the interests of america\u2019s wind energy industry - together , with hundreds of our member organizations , we work to help drive wind energy demand and to make it as cost - competitive as possible .\nthe national renewable energy laboratory ' s national wind technology center ( nwtc ) has helped pioneer wind turbine component , systems , and modeling methods that have driven industry acceleration . the facility offers multiple test sites , several dynamometers , onsite manufacturing resources , and structural validation capabilities . research being done at the nwtc complements doe ' s atmosphere to electrons ( a2e ) initiative , which targets significant reductions in the cost of wind energy through an improved understanding of the complex physics governing wind flow into and through wind farms . innovative wind energy research at the nwtc includes :\nthe study summarizes a global survey of 163 wind energy experts to gain insight into the possible magnitude of future wind energy cost reductions , the sources of those reductions , and the enabling conditions needed to realize continued innovation and lower costs . three wind applications were covered : onshore ( land - based ) wind , fixed - bottom offshore wind , and floating offshore wind .\nfrom conceptualizing taller turbines capable of greater energy capture to assessing the united states ' offshore wind energy needs and potential , the national wind technology center drives industry acceleration . the 305 - acre site experiences diverse and vigorous wind patterns of more than 100 miles per hour , making it the ideal setting for evaluating the reliability and performance of wind turbines .\nlearn more about how doe ' s national renewable energy laboratory is testing the causes of drivetrain failures .\nthe national crime agency said most children who are murdered are killed within six hours of being taken .\na team of boise state students in mechanical and biomedical engineering ( me ) and electrical and computer engineering ( ece ) took first place in a national wind competition for college students .\nnist is designated by congress as the lead agency for the national windstorm impact reduction program ( nwirp ) . this office coordinates the nwirp research and implementation activities for the four nwirp agencies \u2013 the federal emergency management agency ( fema ) , nist , the national oceanic and atmospheric administration ( noaa ) , and the national science foundation ( nsf ) .\nthe national institute of standards and technology ( nist ) has released the final report on its technical investigation . . .\ncongress recently designated the national institute of standards and technology ( nist ) to be the lead agency for the . . .\nthe eye of hurricane maria is forecast to pass over the center of puerto rico on wednesday . national hurricane center hide caption\nwind energy research at the nwtc allows for validation and verification of large and small components and wind turbine systems . photo by dennis schroeder / nrel 40935\nwind energy research at the nwtc has pioneered wind turbine components , systems , and modeling methods that have driven the industry\u2019s acceleration over the past 40 years . research into land - based , offshore , and distributed wind includes :\nin total , 40 states and puerto rico operated utility - scale wind projects . texas led the nation in capacity with over 20 gw of wind installed ; utility - scale wind came online in north carolina in early 2017 .\na photo of students from the university of alaska fairbanks preparing their wind turbine for testing at the collegiate wind competition . photo by dennis schroeder / nrel\nbetween 2014 and 2016 , u . s . - based small wind turbine manufacturers accounted for more than $ 240 million in small wind turbine export sales .\ntoggle national and regional views click the blue - button above to toggle between national / world and regional views . view persists until toggle back . for adding explicit book - marks to directly access preferred weather maps , click here to visit our faq page .\na new measurement science research and development ( r & d ) roadmap , * prepared for the national institute of standards . . .\nannabelle quince : aaron bloom is a supervisor in the energy forecasting and modeling group , at the national renewable energy laboratory in america .\numass amherst was undoubtedly chosen to participate in the doe collegiate wind competition because of its long , pioneering history in wind energy research and education . umass is home to the prestigious wind energy center , which is celebrating its 41st anniversary in 2015 , and is the oldest and largest wind energy program in the u . s .\nnational wind watch is a non - profit , tax - exempt , charitable organization registered under section 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) of the u . s . internal revenue code . donations are tax - deductible .\nthe public service board on tuesday filed its final rule for wind turbine noise standards .\nto subscribe to the wind r & d newsletter , submit your email address below .\naccording to a release , phish phoil from jack jouett middle school in charlottesville placed first in the middle school division of the national kidwind challenge .\nthe competition , an interim version of the national collegiate wind competition , was a small , invitation - only event focusing on the schools that participated in last year\u2019s competition . the competition challenges teams of undergraduate students to create a unique solution to a complex wind energy project using three multi - faceted elements \u2014 developing a business plan , establishing a deployment strategy and then building a wind turbine . the competition provides each student with real - world experience as they prepare to enter the wind industry workforce .\ndiscover all online utility - scale wind projects and manufacturing facilities across the u . s .\nthe board also created a new category for very small wind projects which have fewer restrictions .\nthe latest request for proposals under the competitiveness improvement project for distributed wind energy was released .\nboise state\u2019s selection includes a $ 20 , 000 award to investigate innovative wind energy concepts . the competition challenges undergraduate students to offer a unique solution to a complex wind energy problem , create a viable business plan and design and build a wind turbine that meets those needs .\nbut when the wind stops blowing and the sun goes down , there is no power .\nthe killing of a middle class girl in a graveyard on new year ' s eve dominated not just regional and national news , but police resources .\nwashington , d . c . \u2013 the energy department today released three wind market reports demonstrating continued growth in wind energy nationwide . america\u2019s wind industry added more than 8 , 200 megawatts ( mw ) of capacity last year , representing 27 percent of all energy capacity additions in 2016 . in 2016 , wind supplied about 6 percent of u . s . electricity , and 14 states now get more than 10 percent of their electricity from wind . the reports cover the following market sectors : land - based utility scale , offshore , and distributed wind .\nweto worked with industry partners to improve the performance and reliability of system components . knight and carver ' s wind blade division in national city , california , worked with researchers at the department of energy ' s sandia national laboratories to develop an innovative wind turbine blade that has led to an increase in energy capture by 12 % the most distinctive characteristic of the sweep twist adaptive rotor ( star ) blade is a gently curved tip , which , unlike the vast majority of blades in use , is specially designed to take maximum advantage of all wind speeds , including slower speeds .\nbaker is a professor of industrial engineering and operations research specializing in energy technology policy . she is also the director of the umass wind energy igert offshore wind energy program , funded by the national science foundation ( nsf ) , dealing with offshore wind energy engineering , environmental impacts , and policy . in addition , baker is a world leader in the field of collecting and using expert forecasts about technological change in the energy industry .\nthe national wind technology center comprises the necessary infrastructure , highly experienced staff , and state - of - the - art equipment needed to provide its partners and stakeholders with a full spectrum of research and development capabilities to develop everything at one location .\ncontent owned by national institute of wind energy disclaimer | glossary | sitemap | route map | tender | careers working hours : 9 : 00 a . m . - 5 : 30 p . m . \u00a9copyright 2015 niwe - all rights reserved .\nin addition to the collegiate wind competition , elementary and middle school students also gathered at the nwtc to participate in the colorado kidwind challenge . the winners of the challenge\u2014the \u201cstem launchers\u201d from adams school district just north of denver\u2014will go on to attend the national challenge being held in anaheim , california , during the american wind energy association\u2019s windpower conference .\nrepublican aversion to wind and solar projects is nothing new in eastern north carolina or carteret county .\nthe collegiate wind competition challenges teams of undergraduate students to design and build a model wind turbine based on market research and siting considerations , develop a business plan to market their product , and test their turbine against a set of rigorous performance criteria . bringing together the next generation of wind energy pioneers with today ' s industry leaders , the collegiate wind competition 2016 will be judged during the annual american wind energy association windpower conference and exhibition in new orleans from may 23 to 26 , 2016 .\nthe nwtc offers a number of partnership opportunities . industry - government collaborations work to advance wind energy science and lower the cost of wind - generated electricity . learn more about partnering with the nwtc .\nbaker says the new study highlights the overall downward trend in wind energy costs and also points out areas of uncertainty within long - term cost estimates . \u201cthis study highlights the opportunity space for wind , especially offshore wind , with radical cost reductions possible in the right policy environment . the recent bill aimed at promoting offshore wind in massachusetts is the kind of thing that can help us move forward in the areas that the experts emphasized\u2014foundations , installation , and economies of scale for offshore wind turbines . \u201d\nrenewable energy \u2013 wind and solar \u2013 is clean , cheap and it\u2019s never going to run out .\nhurricane maria was a category 5 storm with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph as of monday afternoon , striking the leeward islands on monday night . national hurricane center hide caption\nwhile the psb did make some changes made , wind power advocates say the rules are still too restrictive .\nannette smith is director of vermonters for a clean environment , an advocacy group that opposes industrial wind development .\nu . s . manufacturers continued to dominate domestic sales of small wind turbines ( up through 100 kilowatts ) , and half of u . s . small wind turbine manufacturers also export their products to other countries .\nthe usgs and doe released the united states wind turbine database and viewer to access this new public dataset .\nreport shows how the united states can unlock the vast potential for wind energy deployment in all 50 states .\nnrel is a national laboratory of the u . s . department of energy , office of energy efficiency and renewable energy , operated by the alliance for sustainable energy , llc .\nnews of the declining costs for offshore wind projects in europe spurred confidence in the domestic u . s . offshore wind market over the past year . several states including massachusetts , new york , and maryland have enacted new policy or bolstered their existing policy to support the development of over 4 , 000 mw of offshore wind .\nten college teams put their turbines to the test at the u . s . department of energy\u2019s 2017 collegiate wind competition technical challenge , held april 20\u201322 at the national wind technology center ( nwtc ) . the competition showcased a wide variety of turbine designs and highlighted the competitors\u2019 brilliance , agility , and ingenuity . college students weren\u2019t the only future wind energy experts at the nwtc that weekend : elementary and middle school students tested their turbines\u2014crafted creatively from materials like soda bottles and aluminum foil\u2014in the colorado kidwind challenge .\nto provide an open , neutral forum for a diverse group of stakeholders working toward the common goal of addressing wind - wildlife impacts to allow for the responsible and sustainable expansion of wind energy in the u . s .\nannabelle quince : this is rear vision on rn and via your abc radio app . i ' m annabelle quince , and incorporating renewable energy into a national grid is the story .\nhurricane maria has weakened slightly after moving over the caribbean island of dominica . the national hurricane center downgraded maria to a category 4 storm , with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph .\nthese are some of the key research project highlights from the program ' s next - generation wind technology research .\nthis report provides quantitative information about the offshore wind market , technology , and cost trends in the united states .\n\u201cthis rule is an improvement over the standards that have been in place , \u201d she says . \u201cthe wind industry set up a huge hue and cry how this would shut down wind in vermont , but it isn\u2019t true . \u201d\nthen in april , paddy and david became the first children to appear on four - pint milk cartons in 770 iceland stores , as part of a campaign by the national missing persons helpline .\nthis report explains how new energy science and technological breakthroughs could cut the cost of wind energy in half by 2030 .\nthe end of stellar wind : it was comey\u2019s 2007 testimony about his role in halting the nsa\u2019s terrorist surveillance program , code - named stellar wind , that thrust him into the national spotlight . comey , who was the general counsel and senior vice president for lockheed martin at the time , recounted to senate judiciary committee how he , as deputy attorney general in 2004 , outmaneuvered white house counsel alberto gonzales and chief of staff andrew card to stopped the reauthorization of stellar wind . as graff writes , comey\u2019s subsequent career has been driven almost entirely by this dramatic testimony .\nthe copyright of this article is owned by the author or publisher indicated . its availability here constitutes a\nfair use\nas provided for in section 107 of the u . s . copyright law as well as in similar\nfair dealing\nexceptions of the copyright laws of other nations , as part of national wind watch ' s noncommercial effort to present the environmental , social , scientific , and economic issues of large - scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information . for more information , click here . send takedown inquiry or request to excerpt to query / wind - watch . org . send general inquiries and comments to query / wind - watch . org .\nutilizing the controllable grid interface test system , which reduces wind turbine certification testing times and costs while providing system engineers with a better understand of how wind turbines , photovoltaic inverters , and energy storage systems react to disturbances on the electric power system .\noffshore wind turbines on the atlantic coast ( as well as the gulf mexico ) have several challenges to contend with\u2014including hurricanes .\njournalist [ archival ] : the south australian premier is calling for reform of the national electricity market . south australia ' s high level of renewables leaves it more dependent on other states for baseload power .\nnrel and the nwtc have an outstanding performance record for advancing wind turbine science and lowering the cost of wind - generated electricity alongside our partners . we offer industry , academia , and government agencies opportunities to work with us and leverage our research expertise .\nas a member of the international energy agency ( iea ) wind energy executive committee , the office supports international wind energy research efforts by participating in 12 areas of wind energy research . the office ' s participation in these international research efforts provides u . s . researchers an opportunity to collaborate with international experts in wind energy , exchange recent technical and market information , and gain valuable feedback for the u . s . industry . for more information on iea activities , visit the international energy agency website .\nthe current wind map shows the current wind speed and direction for the most recent hour . wind direction is determined by the direction from which it originates . for example , a northerly wind blows from the north to the south . wind is the flow of air that occurs as it is heated by the sun and thus rises . cool air then occupies the area from which the hot air has moved , creating what could loosely be termed a convection current . winds are commonly classified by their spatial scale , their speed , the types of forces that cause them , the geographic regions in which they occur , or their effect .\nphoto credits : dry lake wind power by iberdrola renewables inc . / nrel image no . 16702 ; big horn wind farm by iberdrola renewables inc . / nrel image no . 15220 ; bald eagle by nicole beaulac , flickr , licensed under cc by 2 . 0 ; wind farm in the night sky by portland general electric , flickr , licensed under cc by 2 . 0\nusing computational fluid dynamics to develop the simulator for wind farm applications and other modeling and controls tools , which help wind farm operators minimize the impact of turbine wake effects by investigate plant performance under a full range of atmospheric conditions . studies have shown that by coordinating turbine controls to curtail wake effects , the overall wind power plant output could be increased by 4 % \u20135 % .\nretired west virginia senator jay rockefeller , himself the scion of a long and storied family tree , is among those to whom the national institute of standards and technology ( nist ) has bestowed a . . .\nthe nwcc catalyzes information exchange among wind - wildlife stakeholders , informs research priorities , and delivers research results to inform decision making .\nhighlighted project : innovation in the design and manufacturing of wind power generation components continues to be critical to achieving our national goals . as a result of this challenge , the u . s . department of energy ' s wind energy technologies office and advanced manufacturing office are partnering with public and private organizations to apply additive manufacturing , commonly known as 3d printing , to the production of wind turbine blade molds . the traditional method of blade design requires the creation of a plug , or a full size representation of the final blade , which is then used to make the mold . creating the plug is one of the most time - intensive and labor intensive processes in wind blade construction , so 3d printing saves these critical resources .\nan interdisciplinary group of undergraduate students from various departments on campus is currently taking a comprehensive , two - semester course as part of the 2016 department of energy collegiate wind competition . in order for the umass students to compete in the national contest , the course will prepare them to develop a business plan for a novel wind turbine used in off - grid applications , and then it will train them to design , build , and test that turbine . during the spring of 2015 , the doe selected umass amherst as one of 12 colleges and universities nationwide to compete in the contest . collegiate wind competition\nas lackner said , \u201cit ' s pretty exciting , we have 28 students from three departments working on this project , culminating in a business plan and technical competition at a national conference in new orleans this may . \u201d\nthe legislation would establish a moratorium for accepting applications and issuing permits to onshore and offshore wind energy projects through the end of 2020 .\nanalyzing offshore wind energy in the united states to illuminate industry needs , opportunities , and anticipated impacts in this burgeoning renewable power industry .\nalthough wind energy costs have declined , premature drivetrain failure still can lead to higher - than - expected turbine operation and maintenance costs .\nthis blog is part of a series that explores offshore wind technical challenges that are different in the united states than in other countries .\ni hope respondents to this article will outline , from the stance of their own individual or national contexts , convergent or divergent patterns to those i suggest - in the service of building a more inclusive map of this territory .\nthe findings are described in an article in the journal nature energy , published sept . 12 . the study was led by ryan wiser , a senior scientist at berkeley lab , and included contributions from baker , other staff from berkeley lab , the national renewable energy laboratory , and participants in the international energy agency ( iea ) wind technology collaboration programme task 26 .\nu . s . department of energy and geological survey release online public dataset and viewer of u . s . wind turbine locations and characteristics\nforty - fourth meeting of the u . s . - japan cooperative program in natural resources ( ujnr ) panel on wind and seismic effects\nthe national hurricane center notes that\nsome fluctuations are expected over the next day or two , but maria is forecast to remain an extremely dangerous hurricane while it approaches the u . s . virgin islands and puerto rico .\nconsidering these and other impacts , the construction of industrial wind energy facilities cannot be justified in the rural and wild places that developers usually target .\nthis blog is part of a series that explores offshore wind technical challenges that are different in the u . s . than in other countries .\nannabelle quince : renewable energy\u2014wind and solar\u2014it ' s clean , it ' s not going to run out and once the infrastructure ' s been built it ' s free . but\u2014and it ' s a big but\u2014when the wind stops blowing and the sun goes down , there ' s no power .\nsandy cardon , project manager for the caes energy efficiency research institute , helped coordinate between the team and the national renewable energy center , which sponsored the competition . capstone design instructors are lynn catlin , gus engstrom , eric booth and brian higgins .\nthe 30 - mw project comprises five 6 - mw general electric haliade wind turbines installed in rhode island state waters off the coast of block island .\non the saffir - simpson wind scale , a major hurricane designates category 3 storms and higher \u2014 hurricanes with sustained winds of at least 111 mph .\non the upside , the psc believes its decision will position maryland as a national leader in offshore wind energy . the approval of both projects will result in a combined 368 megawatts of capacity , yield over $ 1 . 8 billion of in - state spending , spur the creation of almost 9 , 700 direct and indirect jobs and contribute $ 74 million in state tax revenues over the next 20 years .\nthe board surprised a lot of people in march when the draft rules recommended what would be the lowest sound standards in the country for commercial wind projects .\ntechnically , the psc on thursday awarded offshore wind renewable energy credits ( orecs ) to both projects , allowing them to proceed on parallel courses . according to the fact sheets , the us wind project could be in operation as soon as january 2020 , while the skipjack project could be operational by november 2022 .\nthe report also finds that wind energy continues to be sold at attractive prices through power purchase agreements , making this renewable energy source cost - competitive with traditional power sources such as natural gas in many parts of the u . s , especially when wind energy is sold at a fixed price over 20 years .\ncompared with traditional , centralized power plants , which send power over transmission lines to distant end - users , distributed wind energy installations supply power directly to homes , farms , businesses , and communities . in total , u . s . wind turbines in distributed applications reached a cumulative installed capacity of 992 mw .\na decision on the application for a development consent order for east anglia three offshore wind farm was taken on 07 august 2017 and has now been issued .\nshe remembers david as a polite boy -\nnaughty , but kids are naughty\n, she says , her pet shivering in the brisk november wind .\nthe local media nicknamed the boys\nthe milk carton kids\n, but after a four - week run on the side of the cartons there were no major leads . the appeal also failed to catapult the case to the attention of the national media .\nthe nist engineering laboratory will host the 44th meeting of the ujnr panel on wind and seismic effects . the panel promotes the exchange of engineering issues . . .\nacross the political spectrum , large majorities support expansion of solar panel and wind turbine farms . some 83 % of conservative republicans favor more solar panel farms ; so , too , do virtually all liberal democrats ( 97 % ) . similarly , there is widespread agreement across party and ideological groups in favor of expanding wind energy .\nlackner added that the doe considers this its flagship workforce development activity and a critical aspect of educating the future leaders of the u . s . wind energy industry .\na key change will be in the size of wind turbines , according to experts . for onshore wind , growth is expected not only in generator ratings ( to 3 . 25 mw on average in 2030 ) but also in two factors that increase capacity factors\u2014rotor diameters ( 135 meters in 2030 ) and hub heights ( 115 meters in 2030 ) . fixed - bottom offshore wind turbines are expected to get even bigger , to 11 mw on average in 2030 , helping to reduce upfront installed costs .\nannabelle quince : roger dargaville , deputy director of the melbourne energy institute . my other guests were professor eric martinot from the beijing institute of technology in china , and aaron bloom , supervisor in the energy forecasting and modeling group , at the national renewable energy laboratory in america .\nduring the first semester , the students will identify a market opportunity , conduct a customer identification and survey process , develop a conceptual wind - turbine design , and develop a market - deployment strategy . a mid - project report will be sent to doe at this point . in the second semester , the students will refine their business plan and financial projections and build and test a small wind turbine in the wind tunnel on campus . a final written report will be sent to doe prior to the competition .\nroosevelt skerritt , dominica ' s prime minister , said on facebook that his roof had been ripped off and his house was flooding but later posted that he ' d been rescued . the national hurricane center also cites ham radio broadcasts saying significant damage to structures has occurred in dominica .\nwith the enactment of pl 114 - 52 ( the national windstorm impact reduction act reauthorization of 2015 ) on september 30 , 2015 , nist has been designated as the lead agency for nwirp . other designated program agencies are the federal emergency management agency ( fema ) , the national oceanic and atmospheric administration ( noaa ) , and the national science foundation ( nsf ) . the federal highway administration ( fhwa ) has also participated in nwirp from its inception with pl 108 - 360 in 2004 . other federal agencies are invited to participate in nwirp activities ; among those already involved are the department of housing and urban development ( hud ) , the u . s . army corps of engineers ( usace ) and the department of energy ( doe ) . summaries of past nwirp activities are available in the program\u2019s biennial reports to congress ( available at top left ) .\nin january 2014 , county commissioners unanimously imposed their own 60 - day moratorium on such projects in the face of a proposed 40 - turbine wind and solar project near newport .\nthe psc announced on thursday it had approved both the us wind , inc . proposal , which will put 62 turbines as close as 12 - 17 miles from the coast of the resort in its first phase , and deepwater wind\u2019s skipjack project , which is considerably smaller in scale at 15 turbines as close as 17 - 21 miles off the coast .\naccording to a release , the teams from both divisions with the highest energy output , the most innovative design and the greatest demonstrated knowledge of wind power were selected as champions .\nthe wind map is a personal art project , not associated with any company . we ' ve done our best to make this as accurate as possible , but can ' t make any guarantees about the correctness of the data or our software . please do not use the map or its data to fly a plane , sail a boat , or fight wildfires : - ) if the map is missing or seems slow , we recommend the latest chrome browser . surface wind data comes from the national digital forecast database . these are near - term forecasts , revised once per hour . so what you ' re seeing is a living portrait . ( see the ndfd site for precise details ; our timestamp shows time of download . ) and for those of you chasing top wind speed , note that maximum speed may occur over lakes or just offshore . if you ' re looking for a weather map , or just want more detail on the weather today , see these more traditional maps of temperature and wind . .\n\u201cthe wind industry continues to install significant amounts of new capacity , and supplied about 6 percent of total u . s . electricity in 2016 , \u201d said acting assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy daniel simmons . \u201cas our reports explain , a combination of federal subsidies , state mandates , and technological advancements continue to help drive new wind capacity additions . \u201d\nthe national hurricane center says hurricane maria is an extremely dangerous storm . it was a category 5 storm when it hit the island of dominica . later it was downgraded to a category 4 hurricane . but a short time ago , forecasters says maria had regained the strength of a category 5 hurricane .\nutility - scale wind installations stand at more than 82 gw , enough to meet about 6 . 2 percent of u . s . end - use electricity demand in an average year .\ndevelopment of an offshore windfarm with an approximate capacity of 1200mw off the coast of east anglia , within the area known as zone 5 , under the round 3 offshore wind licensing arrangements .\nfully 89 % of americans favor more solar panel farms , just 9 % oppose . a similarly large share supports more wind turbine farms ( 83 % favor , 14 % oppose ) .\nthe wind appears to be changing ; the dog of social , cultural and musical evolution seems to be barking at the heels of music therapy ' s caravan . will we lead or follow ?\n\u201cthe board heard from hundreds of vermonters urging them not to ban wind , \u201d wolfe says . \u201cthis rule is out of touch with what vermonters are asking for and it is unprecedented . \u201d\nof the u . s . projects in deeper waters , where traditional bottom - mounted technologies are not feasible , proposed floating offshore wind projects now total 1 , 993 mw of announced capacity .\nwind power capacity in the united states experienced strong growth in 2016 . recent and projected near - term growth is supported by the industry\u2019s primary federal incentive\u2014the production tax credit ( ptc ) \u2014as well as myriad state - level policies . wind additions have also been driven by improvements in the cost and performance of wind power technologies , yielding low power sales prices for utility , corporate , and other purchasers . at the same time , the prospects for growth beyond the current ptc cycle remain uncertain , given declining federal tax support , expectations for low natural gas prices , and modest electricity demand growth .\nat the final competition judging in new orleans , the collegiate teams will be evaluated on their written report , business and technical presentation , turbine performance testing in a wind tunnel , and deployment pitch .\nservice assessments are part of the nws verification program . the nws office of the administrator decides whether to perform an assessment . a report is released when the assistant administrator for weather services has approved it . if an event does not warrant a national service assessment , an nws region may conduct a regional assessment of nws services .\n\u201cwe certainly recognize that there is strong public demand to make sure that sightlines to the turbines , particularly from ocean city , are minimized to the fullest extent possible , \u201d said psc commissioner anthony o\u2019donnell . \u201cas a condition of our order , us wind is required to locate its project as far to the east , or away from the shoreline , of the designated wind energy area ( wea ) as practical . each developer also must take advantage of the best commercially - available technology to lessen the views of the wind turbines by beach - goers and residents , both during the day and at night . \u201d\naccording to the u . s . energy information administration , american wind energy almost doubled from about 120 million megawatt hours generated in 2011 to more than 226 million megawatt hours in 2016 , which represents about 6 percent of u . s . electricity generation . for more information on these three new reports , including infographics and blogs , visit urltoken . learn more about wind turbines in this energy 101 video .\nduring the past two decades , the office has worked with industry to develop a number of prototype technologies , many of which have become commercially viable products . one example is the ge wind energy 1 . 5 - megawatt ( mw ) wind turbine . since the early 1990s , the program worked with ge and its predecessors to test components such as blades , generators , and control systems on generations of turbine designs that led to ge ' s 1 . 5 - mw model , which has constituted approximately half of the nation ' s installed commercial wind energy fleet and is a major competitor in global markets .\nroger dargaville : if you go back to 2000 , there was essentially nothing , and it was a very gradual increase in the amount of wind capacity started in south australia with just a couple of little wind farms , even as recently as 2007 or 2008 there was still not much . so it ' s very much a recent phenomenon in the last 10 years , but it ' s increasing exponentially . it ' s going up very quickly . we now have on the grid about five gigawatts each of rooftop pv , predominately rooftop pv , and a few utility scale pv plants , and about five gigawatts of wind farms .\npublic opinion about energy issues is widely supportive of expanding both solar and wind power but more closely divided when it comes to expanding fossil fuel energies such as coal mining , offshore oil and gas drilling , and hydraulic fracturing for oil and natural gas . while there are substantial party and ideological divides over increasing fossil fuel and nuclear energy sources , strong majorities of all party and ideology groups support more solar and wind production .\nin addition , umass amherst recently received $ 357 , 920 in funding from the nsf to support a research experience for undergraduates ( reu ) in \u201coffshore wind energy : solving the engineering , environmental & socio - economic challenges . \u201d for three summers , this reu will annually support 10 undergraduates interested in exploring research in a wide range of offshore wind - energy topics , including engineering , wildlife ecology , and policy . ( october 2015 )\nwhen us wind presented its project to the mayor and council earlier this spring , the original proposal called for locating the first line of turbines as close as 12 miles due east of the coast of the resort , but after concerns were raised , us wind offered to move the first line of turbines back five more miles . the skipjack project calls for just 15 turbines starting at 20 miles off the coast , but they are considerably taller .\nhurricane maria is now an\nextremely dangerous\ncategory 5 storm hitting the leeward islands on the edge of the caribbean sea on monday night , according to the national hurricane center . that means the storm is striking areas that are still coping with the devastation brought by hurricane irma two weeks ago . forecasts call for it to pass straight over puerto rico on wednesday .\nafter being stationary for a while monday evening , jose began moving northward again at 8 mph and\ndangerous surf and rip currents are expected to continue along the east coast of the united states ,\nsays the national hurricane center . a tropical storm warning is in effect for areas from watch hill to hull , block island , martha ' s vineyard and nantucket .\nthe claims of reducing pollution or greenhouse gases appear to be greatly exaggerated . wind is a diffuse and fickle resource that does not follow demand . despite decades of experience and substantial installations in denmark , germany , and spain ,\nan invisible , ancient source of energy surrounds us\u2014energy that powered the first explorations of the world , and that may be a key to the future . this map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the us .\na team of boise state students are in new orleans , louisiana , for the three - day collegiate wind competition sponsored by the department of energy . twelve teams from universities across the nation vied for a chance to compete .\nanalysts at nrel and the nwtc work with the u . s . department of energy , universities , independent systems , and regional transmission organizations to provide data and models to assist in managing wind grid system integration . nrel efforts include :\ndeveloping publications , guidance materials , tools , technical bulletins and recovery advisories that incorporate the most up - to - date building codes , floodproofing requirements , seismic design standards and wind - bracing requirements for new construction or repairing existing buildings .\nocean city \u2013 in a bit of a surprise move for a couple of reasons , including the timing , the maryland public service commission ( psc ) on thursday announced it had approved both proposed offshore wind projects off ocean city\u2019s coast .\nwhen jim comey first learned that andrew card and alberto gonzales were on their way to the george washington hospital room of john ashcroft , his first call for help was to bob mueller . comey knew that the white house chief of staff and the white house counsel would try to push the attorney general to renew the national security agency\u2019s terrorist surveillance program , code - named stellar wind . comey , who was then ashcroft\u2019s deputy , had spent the preceding weeks leading the charge against the white house and especially vice president dick cheney against the program , which the justice department\u2019s lawyers had determined was illegal . for days , comey had weathered intense pressure to reauthorize stellar wind , the debate escalating as the program\u2019s expiration date neared . cheney\u2019s office had told comey in no uncertain terms that if the program wasn\u2019t ok ' d , americans would die\u2014and their blood would be on comey\u2019s hands .\nyet even amid the stress of that time , comey didn\u2019t hesitate to force the issue of stellar wind , standing up to the vice president . during one white house meeting , comey said he couldn\u2019t find a legal basis for the program .\n\u201cthough expert surveys are not without weaknesses , \u201d concludes wiser , \u201cthese results can inform policy discussions , r & d decisions , and industry strategy development while improving the representation of wind energy in energy - sector and integrated - assessment models . \u201d\nthe national windstorm impact reduction program ( nwirp ) was established by congress \u201c\u2026to achieve major measurable reductions in the losses of life and property from windstorms through a coordinated federal effort , in cooperation with other levels of government , academia , and the private sector , aimed at improving the understanding of windstorms and their impacts and developing and encouraging the implementation of cost - effective mitigation measures to reduce those impacts . \u201d\neric martinot : germany and denmark with very high shares\u2026i think denmark is now over 35 % of their electricity is coming from wind power . not much solar . and on some days in the last year or two , wind power has actually supplied over 100 % of the instantaneous power demand on the grid . so the entire grid at that instant was being supplied by wind power . on average i think it ' s about 35 % now . so denmark has really been one of the leaders . of course it ' s a relatively smaller country , but germany has also achieved high shares , i think they are about 25 % now , in terms of the total average share of renewables , and that ' s both solar and wind . and both germany and denmark have very ambitious targets for the future . germany plans 80 % share of all of its electricity from renewables by the year 2050 . denmark is planning 100 % share of all of its electricity from renewables by 2035 .\nberkeley lab\u2019s contributions to this report were funded by the u . s . department of energy\u2019s office of energy efficiency and renewable energy . baker was partially supported in this work through a grant for offshore wind energy from the nsf . ( september 2016 )\ndenmark has an even more advanced system where they are constantly checking the forecast that was made the day before against the current conditions , and they are predicting the output of the wind turbines a couple of hours ahead of the present time , and so they are always adjusting and their level of error has dropped to almost zero in terms of how well they are able to predict and thus schedule and dispatch wind and other resources . so that ' s been actually a very important aspect that few people recognise .\nthe night of the stellar wind showdown , mueller arrived at the hospital moments after the white house aides departed after they were unable to get comey or ashcroft to reauthorize the program . mueller spoke briefly with comey in the hallway and then entered ashcroft\u2019s hospital room .\nwhen their electrical circuit brake was not functioning correctly during practice testing in the nwtc wind tunnel , california state university - maritime academy did what any industrious team of students would do : they went to the local home depot , purchased the most powerful fan they could find , and turned their hotel room into a makeshift wind tunnel . not assuaged by the flickering power in the room every time they powered up the fan , the students were able to use it to get the electric brake functioning by testing time the next day .\nannabelle quince : all traditional grids were based on baseload or constant power sources , they were not designed to cope with intermittent power sources like wind and solar . yet over the past 10 years we ' ve seen an incredible growth in renewables , both here and overseas .\nroger dargaville : we have a renewable energy target that ' s met with building primarily wind farms and a bit of solar , but there ' s no real thought to how the system integrates , there is no incentive within the renewable energy target to build renewables that produce power that matches demand better . there is the market behind that target . so for example if you build a wind farm in south australia at the moment and all the wind farms are blowing , the market price for the electricity will be suppressed , and so you won ' t earn as much money and that provides a disincentive to build any more wind farms in south australia and to look in other places . but there is no mechanism per se in the renewable energy target for better technologies to be invested in . so a concentrating solar thermal plant for example would be a terrific addition to your renewable energy portfolio , but it ' s more expensive , and so it doesn ' t get a look - in at the moment , if the only incentive in the renewable energy target is to produce megawatt hours of electricity .\n\u201cthe board believes the two new levels strike the right balance , \u201d the three - member panel wrote . \u201cthe majority of the literature on the subject indicates that both the 42 dba and 39 dba levels are conservative for ensuring against direct health impacts from wind turbine sound . \u201d\nbut the weekend was not only turbine testing : teams participated in a siting challenge by erin degutis from xcel energy and luke reed of renewable energy systems , americas , attended educational sessions discussing the history of wind turbines and grid systems integration , and took a tour of the nwtc .\nmost tellings of the stellar wind showdown end here , but for trump , perhaps the most important lessons in the incident lie in how the story unfolded in the years ahead and how they illuminate and underscore the differences between comey and mueller\u2014differences on both sides that should worry the president ."]}
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", "topic": 24}], "title": "alaba international market", "paragraphs": ["alaba international market , alaba lagos . - ojo , lagos , nigeria | facebook\ntoday alaba international market ( electronics ) stands tall among all organized markets the world over .\nalaba online is an ecommerce platform strictly for alaba int ' l market vendors .\nalaba international market nigeria @ f876 , alaba international market , ojo alaba , lagos . , ojo , lagos , ojo | nigeria directory | a list of nigerian businesses , organisations , firms and companies | nigeria yellow pages\na three - story building has collapsed at ilufe road , alaba international market , ojo lagos on tuesday .\nif your purpose of being here is to locate alaba international market in lagos then definitely you are at the right article . on this article we going to look at step by step how to locate alaba international market in lagos state for the sake of newbies going to alaba international market for the very first time to purchase or trade .\nalaba international market is said to be the largest electronics market in africa where all major international brands of electronics and allied products are offered for sale . the market occupies a location that is approximately 2km by 1km in ojo .\nalaba international market ( electronics ) took off at its new location in alaba , ojo , on april 18 1978 . the area then was a forest but the dogged efforts of the founding fathers of this market saw the forest give way to a modern market which has become international in all respects .\nalaba international market ( electronics ) is the largest electronics market in africa where all major international brands of electronics and allied products are offered for sale . the market situates in lagos , the economic hub of nigeria and the commercial nerve - center of commerce in africa .\nit means i am heading for alaba . alaba int ' l has no comparison\nin nigeria , resellers from almost all major cities come to alaba international market ( electronics ) for their supply of electronics and allied products .\npls can i get any fairly used 42 inches ( tokumbo ) plasma tv of any product in alaba international market and at what cost . ?\nthe lagos state government decided to relocate the market again . it was split in two , one half moved to mile 12 in ketu and the other half was moved to alaba in ojo , now known as alaba international market ( electronics ) .\nnal market ojo lagos is a great market in west africa . so i invite other internatio\nhi all , i ' m comming to lagos to do some intial research on an possible art project involving alaba international market - a place that ' s supposed to be the biggest second hand electronics market in africa .\ny where given to everybody in nigeria . i start my journey in alaba market as a servant bu\ncrisis is currently brewing at the alaba international market , ojo , lagos , following an alleged fraud in the recent chairmanship election conducted at the electrical section of the market . there are fears in the market following the result of the purported election which many traders alleged was hijacked and conducted in a manner that was far from the constitutional requirements of the general electrical dealers association , alaba .\njoining arinze , olikagu and nweke , he asked the court to stop them from parading or super imposing their chairmanship candidate on him or other aggrieved members of the general electrical dealers association , alaba international market , lagos .\nthe guiding philosophy of the management of this market , led by chief emeka dike ( ohamadike ) , is to ensure that business in this market is conducted unfettered by any compelling factors save for act of god . those who wish to take up shops or who wish to showcase their brands or brand images are free and welcomed . manufacturers who are seeking markets for their quality products can find ready market in alaba international market ( electronics ) .\ndirections from some popular location of lagos to alaba international market : we are sorry we won\u2019t be able to list all location of lagos but just the most popular areas . also note that there might be other more better short cut from your location to alaba international apart from the once we listed below , but for better understanding of every one , and for the sake of newbies , we recommend going through this direction below .\nd goods to pollute the market to have a change of heart . finally , i would also like the market to upgrade its security network considerin\nif you reside within alaba international area and its axis then feel free to send your email address and phone no to 09079733338 , 08091835409 or come with your cv and means of identification with 2 passport photograph to b847 alaba int\u2019l mkt on thursday , 20th february .\ngiven the inability of nigeria\u2019s security agencies to contain the menace of terrorism in the north , which may be threatening the peace of other states and communities in nigeria , traders in alaba international market , ojo , today held a security awareness and disaster prevention conference .\nthe market is managed by dedicated men of integrity who ensure that no customer is short changed by any seller in the market . security is assured and any dissatisfied customer can contact the market task force personnel who will readily assist such customer .\n* as obosi leads igbo coalition for apc by joseph undu alaba international market was temporary shutdown , thursday , when traders came out en - mass to welcome a former chairman of the market , chief azubuike ekwerekwu , who led members of igbo coalition in all progressive congress apc to solicit for massive support for the party in ojo local government area of lagos state .\nthe market occupies a land area approximately 2km by 1km on the ojo igbede road . the on - going reconstruction work in lagos by the action governor , alhaji babatunde raji fashola , makes a drive to alaba international market ( electronics ) easy and pleasurable . the market can be accessed from badagry on the badagry - oshodi - apapa expressway through iyana iba or volks ; and can also be reached from any part of lagos via mile 2 / festac town to volks .\nthe membership of the market now stands at over five thousand shops , excluding attachments and sub - shops . more than two million people transact business in this market daily .\nalaba is analogous to business . when i say\ni am off to business\n,\nthe market acts responsibly by meeting and keeping all government requirements and regulations . buyers of products from this market are assured protection of their consumer rights while manufacturers are assured of protection of their patents and copyrights .\nalaba online ( urltoken ) is recruiting smart ladies / guys for the post of vendor / marketing officers .\nit is important to state clearly that this market is known for quality and high premium products and so manufacturers of substandard products are advised to upgrade their products if they wish to be part of the action in this market .\nalaba is to a degree a den of iniquity and if you ' re doing\nunspecified research\nthere you may find yourself somewhat unwelcome . much of the imported fake products comes through this market and the traders protect their patches aggressively .\nnal market is a place you can see , touch and get quality product that will serve you better in cheaper rate .\nur leaders is able men with wisdom ' . i love alaba very much . thanks and kudos to our past chairman ' c\nwhat is today the pride of africa interms of electronics marketing started as a street market at alaka in surulere , lagos , nigeria . being a street market , its expansion / growth soon became a menace to the residents in the area and the government of the day had to step in . the market was relocated to suru but its growth spilled to the expressway , causing traffic bottleneck .\nthree thousand miles north , in lagos , nigeria , the street markets are like a swap meet on steroids . at alaba international market , porters carry stacks of stereos on their heads , barefoot haulers pull handcarts piled high with high - definition flat - panel tvs , and vendors hawk the latest cellphones and accessories from stalls fashioned out of sticks and twine . the better businesses are in pockmarked concrete structures topped with rusting sprouts of rebar . in muddy lots at the rear of the market , workers rake the moldering bric - a - brac of outdated electronics into piles and set them ablaze .\nthe nigerian equities market , on thursday rose by 65 bases points , bps on renewed bargain hunting activity with the nige . . .\nnigeria police station is not far from the market which offers additional security for buyers and sellers to do their business under peaceful environment .\nthings are cheap in alaba , according to the which product and size , you will get the real price when you get there yourself .\nmanufacturers from around the world jostle to ensure that their brands are represented in this market , and they have no regret to do so .\nlocating alaba international market from ojota lagos is not still stressful and in fact there are many ways but we are going to look at just one . the way from ojota to alaba we are going to look at is through ojota to ikeja to iyana - ipaja or ojota to ikeja to iyanoba direct . informationhood personally recommend going through ikeja for easy process . enter bus from ojota to ikeja lagos , wait till the last bus stop before coming down at ikeja . when you arrive at ikeja you need to hoop in another bus to iyanoba . i yanoba bus is likely find along the way to ikeja railway . the buses there along the road carries to iyanoba . to get yourself right , you are required ton ask bus drivers a long that road for bus going direct to iyanoba . enter iyanoba bus from ikeja , when you successfully arrive at iyanoba , then cross over to the other side and ask for alaba kekenape . enter the kekenape and tell the drive where you would want to stop , if you are going there to buy someone and you are without direction then it advisable telling the keke driver what you are going for so he will know where to drop because alaba international is huge .\nalong ikeja railway road look for a bus going to iyanoba . when you get to iyanoba then follow the step above to get to alaba , or even soon you drop at iyanoba just cross over to the other side of the express and ask where to get a kekenape ( maruwa ) to alaba .\nnote : alaba is big , so you should know where to stop , or even ask the kekenape driver where you could get what you are going for .\nthe entire members and staff of alaba online hereby wishes all her customers and prospects a merry christmas . may the joy of the season never cease in our families .\nthere ' s a golden tulip hotel in festac that might be convenient ( the former durbar hotel ) which is mid range in price , there would be accommodation in alaba but you maybe be best off staying out of the area . festac to alaba shouldn ' t be much more than an hour . if you want to stay in a more oyibo familiar area you ' d be best off in apapa ( considering access to alaba ) . there are a few good guesthouses there of varying prices .\nwe were also thinking of going to the market and taking pictures there . so drop me a line , perhaps we can meet and do something together : paul @ urltoken\nenter mile 2 bus from bolade bus stop oshodi , it cost 150 to mile 2 . when you get to mile 2 then drop and ask of iyanoba bus , we head that there is a direct alaba bus from mile 2 but haven\u2019t go through it . when you drop at iyanoba then cross the express to the other side and ask of alaba kekenapa ( maruwa ) . congrats\nin view of the fact that all electronics products , from communications , broadcasting , computers , televisions , videos , home appliances , refrigerators , musicals , video games to generators , satellite systems , general goods etc are available in this market , buyers throng this market from as far as ghana , niger , chad , togo , benin republic , east africa etc . to make their purchases .\nif you ' re buying in a nigerian market your safe as houses . i ' ve spent much time in berger looking at second hand cars . but your research might raise hackles . be careful !\nasp olajide mutairu of the ojo police station , who represented the lagos state commissioner of police , mr . umaru manko , re - assured the market of cooperative security efforts for the electrical / electronic hub .\nenter iyanoba bus and wait till the last bus stop before coming down . when you successfully arrive iyanoba , you will have to walk forward to the express . cross the express and ask of alaba kekenape . congrats\nin his speech the president of alaba amalgamated union , chief felix nwagu , thanked the leader of the team , chief ekwerekwu and leaders of igbo coalition for gracing the occasion assuring that igbos will reciprocate the gesture of the yorubas in the area .\nlocating alaba international market from agege is the most easiest among\u2019s all , this is good news to those living at agege . go to pencinima and ask where to get a bus to iyana - ipaja or iyanoba . good to tell you that you could get iyanoba direct in pencinima , it doesn\u2019t really take much time or stress at all . in the next 1 + you will be in iyanoba . when you get to iyanoba walk to the express and crose over to get alaba kekenape ( maruwa ) . if you couldn\u2019t get a direct to iyanoba bus at the time you get pencinima , definitely you have no other option than to go through iyana - ipaja . enter iyana - ipaja bus , wait till the last bus stop before coming down . when you come down walk toward the the under bridge or ask any people where you can get iyanoba bus . cross the road , to the other side and follow the road at your left hand side . if go in a little bit you will be able to see iyanoba bus , at your right , or even ask any one around there \u201cplease where can i get iyanoba bus\u201d ? . enter iyanoba bus and wait till the last bus stop . when you successfully arrived at iyanoba , walk forward the express and cross to the other side and ask for alaba kekenape ( maruwa ) . congrats\nif choose to go through iyana - ipaja then enter a bus to iyana - ipaja , when you drop at iyana - ipaja then walk toward the fly over ( under bridge ) a little bit after the fly over you will see a road at your right hand , follow the road and ask people of iyanoba bus . when you get to iyanoba walk foward to the express and cross over to the other side , again ask for alaba kekenape ( maruwa ) # 50 naira to alaba . congrats\ndo you have any idea how much plasma tv could cost me in alaba , currently at the state of nigeria economic , i want to know if there is any reasob of coming there or just leave it for now . because i live at ibadan\nfrom your location get a bus to iyanoba , by the time you drop at iyanoba you will need to cross over to the other side that if you have been drop at the side you are required to cross . the best way to know if you are going to cross or not is asking someone around where you where drop e . g \u201cplease where do i enter to kekenape ( maruwa ) to alaba\u201d ? this question will help you to where you could enter kekenape ( maruwa ) to alaba . congrats\nother ancillary products and / or services to be found in this market include financial services such as banking , mortgage banking , microfinance , stock broking , investment consulting , etc . others are office service facilities such as photocopy shops , telephone booths , cyber caf\u00e9 , secretarial services center etc .\nthe market is located in ojo - a town on the western outskirts of lagos ( close to the benin border highway ) . i will probably want to spend some time there . the question is - would it be possible to find any acomodation in ojo so i won ' t have to spent hours commuting there from central lagos ? is it a good idea to stay there security - wise ? the closest hotel i found online is in festac town - is it a good idea to stay there ? is there any acommodation in badagry - is this an ok place to stay ? and finally do you think the alaba market will be a reasonably safe place to explore ? i ' ve been to some places in west africa and some other moderately dangerous spots around the world , so i feel pretty much confident , but i just want to make sure this is not one of those totally - no - go areas where you get robbed just after you enter .\nthis is all we could cover on this article and if we notice any reason to update this article we will not hesitate to do that . with time we will be able to cover many location . but for now if your location is not listed above and it still seem to you difficult location alaba international market from your location then use the comment bus so we can put you through . thank you for being here . all you have read here and more is the purpose of this blog to get people accurate information . we also get you the right people to do business with . if you are dealing with any business which is not listed here definitely you are at your own risk . to confirm if the business you are dealing has been reviews legitimate and worth dealing with , you should ask the business owner to provide his reviewed url link to confirmed we have reviewed the business legal and out of fault . our reviewed to business and products are completely free even in most cases without the notice of the business or product owner , but if the owner of a company , business or product contact us with his product or business we could find more about it and give the business a trail without the business owner noticing it us then give accurate information about that business , products , services or company .\nyou have two ways option going to alaba from oshodi , the first way is going through iyana - ipaja and the second way is through mile 2 , this two option has their advantage and disadvantage . the easiest way is going through mile 2 but it happened to be more expensive , and most time there is lot of traffic along mile 2 way . if you choose to go through mile 2 way then follow this step .\nlocating where you haven\u2019t been before could be sometime stressful and if didn\u2019t get proper direction , you might end up missing your way , which is more stressful and burning of much money on transport . we knew every one are not at the same location , so we are going to look at it from different angle which gonna be helpful to many , but all the same we are not going to be taking if from closes by which we assume you could easily locate your way to alala international if you are closes by with just the help of asking your neighbors . please we want you to know that this article is a bit long due to our mind of covering diligent vital part of it .\nsitting in his air - conditioned showroom , james ezeifeoma laughs at the cacophony . he doesn ' t extol the disorder , but says it takes time to harness growth . twenty years back , ezeifeoma ' s business was a crude kiosk in the bush . today his firm is one of the largest importers of name - brand electronics in west africa .\nbecause our market is haphazard and informal , people think we are criminal ,\nhe says .\nbut we play a very big role in the global economy .\nsimilarly more than half the workers of the world - - or 1 . 8 billion people - - now earn their wages in unauthorized street markets and other businesses that are not registered , not licensed and not counted in official employment statistics . the number of people in these firms will grow to two - thirds of the global workforce by 2020 , according to the organisation for economic co - operation and development , a think tank devoted to fostering free market institutions . there ' s no government , no daddy warbucks , no corporate conglomerate that can rival this scale of job creation .\naggrieved members of the association and a candidate , joseph emeziem , who contested election , are currently taking steps to ensure that normalcy was restored and a new election conducted . emeziem also has asked the chief magistrate court , badagry to stop the electoral committee of the general electrical dealers association from recognizing or swearing in felis nwagu as the association\u2019s chairman .\naccording to the legal action brought under sections 349 ( 1 ) , ( 2 ) and 35 of the administration of criminal justice law of lagos state , against messrs felis nwagu , chinedu arinze , obiora olikagu and nwune david nweke filed by o . a henry , the claimant told the court that the purported kangaroo election conducted by the defendants and said to have been won by nwagu was contrary to the proviso of the association\u2019s constitution , and undemocratic .\nemeziem , contended that the said choice of chairman elect , nwagu , via election that is unacceptable if sworn in as threatened by the defendants , would portend chaos and breach of peace . contending the position of chairman elect by general consensus of the forum members , emeziem alerted the court of threats to his life by the defendants . \u201cl strongly believe that the defendants and their agents have the capability to carry out the threat to eliminate me and other aggrieved members of our association unless this honourable court restrains them , \u201demeziem said .\nemeziem prayed the court for an order of injunction restraining the electoral committee under the auspices of the association from recognising or swearing - in nwagu as the association\u2019s chairman . he further urged the court for an order to restrain the purported chairman elect , nwagu from parading himself as a chairman of the association .\nas at press time , the defendants were said to have been served with the court processes but no appearance has been entered on their behalf . in his affidafit of urgency , the complainant deposed to an oath attaching documents marked as exhibits , where he posited among other things that he paid the sum of n150 , 000 . 00 for the electoral forms and was duly qualified to stand for the association\u2019s election .\ncomments expressed here do not reflect the opinions of vanguard newspapers or any employee thereof .\npresident muhammadu buhari is the first nigerian leader to appoint individuals reportedly close to him into the inec whi . . .\nnimses is launching in nigeria . the app is not just another icon for your screen . this is a wallet full of every minute . . .\nthe all progressives congress , apc has rebuffed the rebellion of the buba galadima led reformed all progressives congres . . .\nfifty years ago , a young man fighting on the side of biafra during the civil war entered record books when a saladine ar . . .\n\u201cpopulation is only a strength if it is well educated , healthy , the economy has the capacity to provide them with employ . . .\na genuine hero of democracy should be one who consistently engages in activities that promote democratic culture and ins . . .\nit is hate speech against the police for people to read negative meanings to the subject as if the allowances were embez . . .\nwe should put things in their proper perspective in order to tackle them headlong . nigeria should stop apportioning blam . . .\nthis is the decade of the do - it - yourself city . already more than 800 million people - - almost one in seven inhabitants of the planet - - live in shantytowns , often in tar - paper shacks without water , sewers or electricity . there ' s no government , no donald trump or other real estate mogul anywhere on the globe with the means or desire to build enough homes to make these communities disappear . instead they will grow by 16 , 000 people per day , the u . n . has projected in its\nstate of the world ' s cities 2010 / 2011\nreport , to hit a total of 889 million in 2020 .\nso the future belongs to the people in the world ' s sprawling shantytowns and burgeoning street markets . over the coming decade , squatters and informal businesses will key their own economic advancement .\nin the u . s . and europe , too , street businesses will scale up through the decade . though the mainstream economy will continue to stagnate through 2015 , these moonlighting operations will emerge as a powerful economic engine , helping people survive and thrive during the economic turmoil .\nby the start of the 2020s the combined economic might of the world ' s quasi - legal , diy businesses and communities will rival the total economic output of the united states , and they will represent our planet ' s best hope for egalitarian growth and sustainable economic development .\nrobert neuwirth is the author of shadow cities : a billion squatters , a new urban world . his new book , stealth of nations , chronicles the global growth of the informal economy and is due out in 2011 .\nduring the occasion , chief ekwerekwu popularly called obosi spoke of the need for igbo in the area to take the election serious by given their votes for the ruling apc in the state stating that the importance of their investments in the area cannot be over emphasised .\nhe emphasised the need to identify with the party reminding them that where your treasure is remains where your mind should be .\nin his speech , chairman of igbo coalition in apc , chief chris ekwilo , appreciated the leader of the party in the area for carrying igbos along by given them the coveted post of vice chairman of the council in the person of mrs . edna uche ubosi and enjoined them to reciprocate the noble gesture by the yorubas by giving their block votes to the party .\nin the same vein , chairman of the election committee , uchenna nnadozie also enjoined everyone to leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the party emerged the winner .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nnigeria ' s premier center of commerce . . . . . . . .\nbecome e - 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( photos ) . . .\ni love lagos is about the city of lagos , nigeria . africa ' s own big apple . a vibrant mega - city and confluence of people always on the go with a can - do way of life .\ni love lagos is a privately sponsored socio - economic development initiative of ibile foundation ltd / gte .\nchina , such as phone battery , charger , cable , power bank and pouch .\npayment solutions whereas customers can pay with their atm card for any goods purchased .\nng them . by having a website you can skip that entirely . your potential customers can find out about you and any of your products online . if you get most of your business through networking\nor contacted a company , online in the last 12 months . so by not having a website , you will be missing out on a big piece of the pie .\nhave you tried getting a business loan recently ? it\u2019s not easy , but if you try and the bank manager asks to see your website , you better have a pretty good one . it doesn\u2019t just stop with the bank , the perceived value of your business will be lower in everyone\u2019s\ny thousands of people are going to see it . you are able to influence people\u2019s decisions and educate them .\nyou know that great feeling you get when people recognize your work ? well , by having a website you can show off what you do and take pride in your work .\nthat\u2019s right ! when it comes to writing the content for your website you are going to revisit things about your business that you haven\u2019t in years . you will most likely reassess your business goals .\never wanted to start a business ? well , now you can do it with virtual space . in fact , by using some free website providers you don\u2019t have to pay a penny .\n7 without any supervision or need to lock it up . you can always be there for your customers .\nthe internet has opened up a whole new world of marketing that didn\u2019t exist before . your website can attract new business by using a whole host of low cost marketing techniques\nyou can greatly reduce the cost of customer support by have a ticketing system , or even just an faq on your website . i can think of about 5 companies off the top of my head that streamline\ni know there are other ways to do this , but by having a website you can have your email . it is more profession\nal and easier to remember . i know you love your gmail or yahoo mail , but it doesn\u2019t really resonate with customers .\ni know that sounds a bit far out , but it is true . you can run really cheap press releases online about your business , but to do it you will require a website . in fact , i have had clients who were absolute nobodies get one million views on youtube because of online press releases .\nthe best answer to \u201cwhy do i need a website ? \u201d would be that you can stick it to the man . it is the easiest way to quit your job and earn a living .\ns , science or animals ? well , then you have a business idea just waiting to happen . the internet has room for an unlimited number of niche blogs that can attract traffic and revenue . just pick something you love and start writing about it .\non a little side note , if you own a website you get to call yourself a \u2018web master\u2019 . pretty cool ! but reason # 16 for \u2018why i need a website\u2019 is that you can easily make new business and personal connection\ns with other website owners . this can lead to extra streams of income for you !\nhave you ever been in an argument with someone and said \u201cwell , i have written an article about that on my website , and actually , that isn\u2019t the case . \u201d it feels great ! for some reason people don\u2019t want to argue with you if you\u2019ve written about something on your website . it also gives you a place where you can voice your opinion without judgment . if someone leaves you a comment you don\u2019t like you can just drag it over to the spam folder .\nfrom your boss or company lawyer . ash ambridge drops the \u2018f - 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sanctioned corruption , the material impoverishment of its citizenry , defilement of the environment , and the callous disregard of the democratic principles enshrined in the constitution .\nthe building which was said to consist of 8 blocks of flats caved in the early hours of today .\naccording to the general manager of the lagos state emergency management agency ( lasema ) , adesina tiamiyu , investigation conducted at the scene revealed that the building had shown some signs of being distressed .\nthe agency adds that no lives were lost nor injuries sustained in the incident , while operations by lasema and other bodies are ongoing to prevent any secondary incident .\nblock 58 , suite 18 , festac extension , amuwo odofin ind . scheme , amuwo odofin , lagos .\nhi there , we use cookies to improve your experience on our website . you can update your settings by clicking the privacy policy link at the bottom of the page .\ni ' ll be in lagos from 22 june till 7th - if anybody feels like having a beer it will be great .\ni ' ve never been to ojo or badagry , but i ' ve been to many places in nigeria and finding a hotel in the country is never a problem . larger towns and cities usually have a selection of better hotels , with 24 - 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{"id": 55723, "summary": [{"text": "camille 's sidewalk cafe is a restaurant franchise headquartered in tulsa , oklahoma , specializing in healthful , \" fast casual \" cuisine .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "at one time camille 's had more than 100 locations , and as of may 2013 had 36 locations in the united states . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "camille ' s sidewalk cafe", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at camille ' s sidewalk cafe , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the camille ' s sidewalk cafe company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at camille ' s sidewalk cafe .\nfounded in 1996 by david and camille rutkauskas , camille\u2019s sidewalk cafe is a true pioneer of the fast casual concept and a nationally recognized success story .\ncamille\u2019s sidewalk cafe now has over 30 locations in 27 states and around the world . with hundreds of territories in development worldwide , camille\u2019s sidewalk cafe continues to grow and provide the market with a fresh alternative to fast food , in an atmosphere where you can : eat , relax and enjoy !\n* these store hours are up to date as of january 2013 . for current store hours , please contact your local camille ' s sidewalk cafe .\ni applied through an employee referral . the process took 4 weeks . i interviewed at camille ' s sidewalk cafe ( mayaguez , pr ) in december 2011 .\nthis camille hopes her menu will have foot traffic appeal . camille ' s franchise system holdings operates the camille ' s sidewalk caf\u00e9 quick - casual restaurant chain with more than 80 corporate - owned and franchised locations in about . . .\nin recent years , entrepreneur magazine has ranked camille\u2019s as one of the top 500 franchises in the world and has credited the brand for both its domestic and international viability due to strong financial growth and universal appeal . fast casual magazine has also given camille\u2019s sidewalk cafe top ranking in their \u201cmovers and shakers\u201d special report .\ned tracks on the cafe ' s sound system in addition to the loud music in the back room .\nthank you tripadvisor for adding this for me . i think camille ' s deserves to be listed ! cute little shop and i ' m so glad we found it for lunch ! we just visited march 2013 and there is construction going on right in front of camille ' s , which is . . .\nit ' s lovely to see everyone there . it ' s a sign of quality to me . the atmosphere\nught i was just going to walk away . i did not get an apology from the cashier . never going to the cafe for anything . dishonesty\nwe wish we had such a place like this in our home town . better choices than panera ' s , chili ' s or noodles .\ni love the smoothies at camille ' s . they ' re the best ! if you have not tried one - try one . you won ' t regret it . the coffee is good too .\nto clear up any confusion , the name of this business has changed from camilles to cj ' s urban cafe . it ' s still largely the same . some of the menu items have changed names , but you can still find all your old favorites here . and the food is still outstanding !\ni ' ve been to camille ' s everytime i visit gallup - the food is tasty , fresh and there are plenty of vegetarian choices ! service is nice and the tables and chairs are comfortable . it ' s right next to the plaza where dances are held in the summer early . . .\ned me and were quick to act . thank you for saving the day camillie\u2019s\nuncheck the box labeled never allow websites to request your physical location if it ' s already checked .\ni ' d driven down creasy lane lots of times and never made it into camille ' s . there are many restaurants around there and it just seemed like i always chose a different place . a couple months ago , though , i was meeting someone and she suggested we meet . . .\nthis photo makes the chef ' s salad look a lot better than it was . mostly romaine lettuce .\ns are ok . they have a very strong coffee taste . we had to add a little sugar to\nthis cafe never fails ! ! i ' m a local to moorpark and love supporting our family own business ' s . this morning i came in and got the island time smoothie and it was perfect ! ! ! for my breakfast i got the ham panini and it was delicious ! the staff here are always super friendly and fast ! ! i love coming here ! ! ! ! it ' s such a great place ! ! !\nour menu includes wraps , grilled paninis , deli - style sandwiches , flatbread pizzas , soups , salads , smoothies , desserts , and a selection of coffees and teas . camille\u2019s morning menu also features a large variety of breakfast wraps , daily fresh - squeezed orange juice , and other delicious breakfast items .\ni have been to camille ' s a couple of times in recent months . they have hands - down the best , freshest breakfast in town . the ingredients are very fresh and very tasty . nothing like the prepackaged egg or sausages sandwiches people get at mcdonalds or even starbucks . however . . .\nby the time we had heard about camille ' s and the time we ordered from there , the name had changed . a little difficult to find in a semi - vacant strip mall ( look for petco ) , it is a nice space with outdoor and limited indoor dining . we ordered . . .\ncamille ' s has been our go - to place for several years now . we ' ve had almost everything on the menu and have never been disappointed . among our favorites are the bbq chicken pizza , apple walnut tuna sandwich & the bangkok thai wrap ! chips and salsa here are always . . .\nwe visited camille ' s for a break on a long drive between phoenix and santa fe . a friend who had been to gallup on business recommended , and she didn ' t steer us wrong . great sandwiches , smoothies , and ice tea . kind of a new agey vibe . not busy . . .\ni love the caf\u00e9 chicken salad . it comes with tortilla chips and salsa , which are okay . salsa is a little bland . the chicken salad sandwich is also tasty . so far , those are the only things i ' ve tried . camille ' s is open on sundays which is a . . .\na male cashier hustled me and short change me . he said i gave him a 5 dollar . i only 10 dollar bill when i walked into the cafe for two cups of coffee . i had to stand my ground . the cashier really tho\nthis little cafe is a good , relatively family friendly experience . our grandchildren love it , and we go at least two times a month to eat there . love the pizzas and the sandwiches . they also have gluten - free options , even for pizzas !\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 .\nthis is where we go when we want super cheesy sandwiches and yummy blended drinks . this is perfect after a trip to petco . it ' s kind of a guilty pleasure kind of place . i love their reuben sandwich .\nvery delicious . i got the flatbread and a lemon cheesecake bar for dessert . please note : google maps has the location of this place wrong . it shows it being in the target parking lot but it ' s actually across the street next to petco\nk ' s internet services . ugh ! they could not have chosen a worse provider . of course , do not expect reliable wi - fi during peak hours . even so , the wi - fi quits even on its best days . to add insult to injury , centurylin\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 .\nthe overall concept is clearly taken from panera bread and corner bakery but it ' s not quite as good . my wife had a chef ' s salad which was mostly romaine lettuce . i ordered a spicy chicken tender wrap that had no detectable cheese , bacon or salsa ; it was most romaine lettuce . my daughter ordered the cheese flatbread pizza that was truly awful . public school lunch pizza made by michelle obama is better than this . it ' s so bad that it should be removed from the menu . we also had some of the bakery desserts . the brownie - like thing and the lemon bar were merely ok as was the peanut butter cookie . the dining area is nice enough and the overall facility cleanliness was excellent . the employee working at the register had no people skills whatsoever . meh , just another\nb - level\nchain restaurant .\nthe food is delicious . i love the smoothies . ( i ' m not sure about the whole rice in the breakfast burrito thing , but you can order a burrito sans the rice . ) the staff is friendly . there ' s plenty of seating . you can ' t beat the location if you are . . .\ngreat family experience for dinner tonight ! they worked with our family ' s allergen issues , and even brought our son a fruit snacks bag when he saw his sister got one . she ordered off the kid menu but he didn ' t . love the atmosphere and friendly service . if they had gluten free bread it would be over the top !\ncamilles is perfect for a quick , casual dinner . they have lots of options so even the pickiest of eaters are bound to find something . i had the turkey habanero panini , my friends had the mexican daredevil hot wrap and the super veggie pizza . we were all happy with our choices and ate every last bite . everything was so fresh and full of flavor . reminds me a lot of panera but i like that it ' s a small local business and not a chain restaurant .\ni was referred by an employee ( as every other employee they hire now ) , the boss called me and then the interview day came . i was basically asked if i go to church ( that ' s a stupid requirement for this place ) , but was not asked anything to do with my r\u00e9sum\u00e9 . it only took a few minutes and they handed me notes with recipes i had to learn for a test before i got the job . they took a while to call me back , even though\nthey needed me to start quick\n.\ncame here for breakfast and loved it . i got the avocado pesto panini and it was reeeeeally good . super cheesy and lots of pesto & avocado with egg , and came with a side of fresh fruit . their coffee was good too since it ' s from coffee bean . my only complaint is that when you want iced coffee , they give you a cup and you have to make your own iced coffee on the side . . . it would be nice if they had pre - chilled iced coffee instead of making you water it down with ice on your own\nstopped by for a late lunch early dinner kind of thing on my way to thousand oaks . this is a little gem tucked away in a small shopping center . apple maps will send you to the wrong place so gps users beware . even google maps puts you over by the dicks sporting avoids store . just take a left at the entrance and you will find it the other shopping mall section not the one in front of dicks . as for the good , they have a wonderful selection from salads and wraps and sandwiches ( cold and hot / pressed / grilled ) . smoothies and desserts and all kinds of goodies . i opted for the chicken cesar ' s salad wrap and a peach smoothie . everything was delicious and high quality . the inside is cozy and the staff are friendly . they do have free wifi also . come on in and have a meal , i ' m glad i did .\ni took my husband ' s grandmother here for lunch the other day . she had never been before and thought it was pretty cute . i ' ve been eating here since it opened , and i love the paris bistro hot wrap . the only issue i have with this place is the service / staff . since the menu is pretty extensive , grandma took a minute to read it over . a couple came in the door behind us , but we told them they could go ahead of us to order - - not a big deal . the girl working the register kept asking what we wanted and i had to repeatedly tell her\none moment .\nwhen we were ready , the girl just started blankly into space , not at us , as she input the order . she stated the total flatly and as grandma was getting her wallet out , the girl again requested payment , looking annoyed . meanwhile , another employee was standing nearby rolling her eyes . we weren ' t holding up the line or anything , so there was no reason for them to act so unpleasant . i also work in food service and i would never treat a customer like that , not even on my worst day . this place needs a major overhaul in service , because , as cute as it is , the food doesn ' t make up for the rude staff .\nurltoken - & nbspthis ; website is for sale ! 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try again later , or search near a city , place , or address instead .\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 .\nthe vegetable panini is very delicious , and everyone who works there is very friendly and nice . service can be extremely slow though . i was on my 30 minute break ( i work retail ) , and i knew i didn ' t have time for my usual panini . i ordered a pumpkin muffin from the display and an iced mocha . i waited for 20 minutes leaving me almost no time to enjoy my treats . not a quick place to go to during lunch time , but really yummy if you have the time to spare .\nquaint and healthy little spot in moorpark which is pretty rare ! don ' t get me wrong , the food is good , if this were about food alone i ' d give them a 3 or 4 stars however their quality of service isn ' t up to par with the rest of their presentation .\narrived at 7 : 52 pm on sunday , the doors were open , but when we walked in the cashier said\ni ' m sorry , we were so slow we closed a little early , i already closed the register .\nwe were all disappointed , because if they advertise they are open till 8 : 00 , they should stay open till 8 : 00 .\ni honestly think this is the best place to get a sandwich and also salads . also their smoothies are the bomb better than anybody out there hands down\ni came in for the first time today and am glad i did . definitely a great spot to grab a cup of coffee and a panini .\nhate to give them a bad review because i love this place , but i tried to go in at 7 : 10 on a wednesday night and they turned off the lights as we were walking up and the employee said they ' re closed . hours say they close at 9 . bummer because we drove out to come here . i understand closing early if you ' re slow but two hours prior to close is a little ridiculous .\n\u201cwhen i come here i really only get one thing and that is the napa valley chicken panini . \u201d in 2 reviews\n\u201ci had the turkey habanero panini , my friends had the mexican daredevil hot wrap and the super veggie pizza . \u201d in 5 reviews\n\u201call of their wraps and sandwiches come with tri - colored tortilla chips and salsa . \u201d in 2 reviews\nyour trust is our top concern , so businesses can ' t pay to alter or remove their reviews . learn more .\nheads up : from now on , other yelpers will be able to see how you voted . want to chime in ?\nturkey habanero panini , mexican daredevil hot wrap and the super veggie pizza . everything was delicious !\nwe calculate the overall star rating using only reviews that our automated software currently recommends .\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\nwe\u2019ve had lunch here twice and the meals are freshly prepared . lots of dessert choices to ponder in the counter display . the grilled wrap wasn\u2019t my favorite but the tex - mex wrap was excellent . good value and free refills from the fountain . parking is plentiful and . . .\ni hesitated getting lobster bisque thinking it would not compare to a fancy restaurant . wrong . it was delicious ! clean environment and nice staff too . . .\nmy husband and i spent the day driving back home to los alamos , nm from flagstaff , az , while stopping at walnut canyon national monument and petrified forest national park . needless to say , by the time we drove into gallup , we were very hungry . as vegetarians . . .\ni called to find out if they could provide a gluten free salad and learned they make their gf sandwiches and pizzas in a seperate area in order to avoid contamination .\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 .\nthe hidden gem of gallup . the desserts were totally sinful and worth breaking the diet for \ud83d\ude0d . the paninis and sandwiches\ncoke products ( yes ! ) . internet and restrooms are for paying customers ,\nthe caf\u00e9 now has a buzzer to allow restroom access . before , we had free access to it , but then they graduated to keys , and then eventually\n, the buzzer , like a security facility . i ' m waiting for a plastic box cover to appear over the buzzers , because sooner or later , someone is going to break the rules and buzz themselves\ninto the bathroom without waiting for a server to show up to let them in . \ufffd\ufffd\nwas there today . service was horrible and never got my order . granted , the place got slammed and orders got backed up . some people waited for an inappropri\na large group and four of us just waited and waited . finally , i just told the manager to refund me . the manager didn ' t even offer to comp me . when i told her the food preparers have had me ticket for at least 15 minutes , but never prepared my lunch , all she did was agree that it was inappropri\nate . she didn ' t even ask the food preparers what the problem was . i still don ' t understand\ni just left . there is no point in causing a scene , or getting all twisted . what i will do , however , is never return . they lost my business . and if ever asked about this place , i will certainly give my opinion .\nelo hot wrap with a spinach salad with a hot chai . it was tasty and the perfect size for lunch . the service was quick and friendly . i will return soon .\noverall : food was great ! made fresh . i had the swiss scrambler and my husband had the 3 cheese scrambler .\ncalm them down a touch . overall 4 / 5 stars . i would shop again !\nones . sorry . btw , i enjoy their pinion flavored coffee . you .\ni love the taste of their columbian coffee . i enjoyed it . drank coffee @ a different the coffee was too strong , like john wayne coffee .\nfresh brewed watermelon tea . our famous black tea is blended with natural ingredients for a refreshing summerlike watermelon flavor . mmmm\nnational iced coffee day . stop by a and try a mocha or caramel iced coffee or add your own flavor .\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 .\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\ni ' ve never had a wrap that was steamed so much it was saturated . strange as the sandwiches i had during an event they catered were terrific . one little issue is why they don ' t have take - away menus . they have 4 - 5 beaten - up laminated copies that say\nstore . . .\nmy mom took me and my daughter here for lunch . it was wonderful ! ! i had the the veganini - a vegetarian panini , my mom had the caf\u00e9 chicken salad sandwich and my daughter had the just cheese flatbread pizza . we were all quite happy with . . .\ni went with my friend and our kids . the food was good and with quality ingredients . it was fast and the service was great . clean and quaint . nice place for a quick stop . but also ok to stay longer . it was comfortable .\nlots of great salads , wraps and paninis . dessert looked good but we didn ' t try it . great lunch place !\nfast & fresh ,\ncalifornia\nfood , wraps , salads , gluten - free pizza .\norder at the counter & they deliver your food . reasonable portions , healthy options , great coffee & tea . dessert case to die for .\ngreat reuben sandwich on marble rye . artichoke soup was excellent . have been there often - never disappointed .\ngoing round the various eateries in moorpark . we both had nice salads and iced coffee . merits its 9th place in moorpark for lunch . was busy at lunchtime and used by local police which is a good sign to us .\ncame in here on a whim . the breakfast sandwich was good . the service was okay . i recall it being order at the counter but it is delivered to your table . i was the only one in there . not bad but not someplace i want to . . .\ni ' ve only ever eaten breakfast here but i will try lunch one day ! the breakfast sandwiches and wraps are so tasty ! they also give you a variety of fresh fruit with it and it is very reasonably priced . can ' t wait to try their reuben sandwich .\ni had the grilled chicken cobb salad . it was all nice and fresh , especially the avocado . nice light vinegarette dressing , too . busy and popular lunch stop !\nlove the basil pesto pizza . . awesome . fresh ingrediants . . made in the momento . taste great . . healthing good portions . the coffee not so great . but the panutellas are incredible .\nwhen we visited the service was quick and kind . the food was fresh and the kids meal was impressive . two of us got wraps which were so good . and the child got a pizza that was honestly big enough for two . she loved it , and . . .\nthe sandwiches and soup are good . the teas are flavored . restaurant is nice and clean . have displays of the sandwiches in the display cases .\ni like that there is seating outside ! fast service , good food . more plants outside would be great . friendly employees .\nthe food is fine but it is cold year round in the seating area but so hot in the kitchen that the staff is sweating . dress warmly if you plan to dine inside .\nfood tastes good . the fruit cup isn ' t mostly pineapple . smoothies are very good also . could have more salsa with the chips .\ni took my wife and son to this location today after church . the food was good and the d\u00e9cor was nice . service was fast and friendly . unfortunately it cost $ 30 for breakfast . we didn ' t have anything special and only coffee to drink . i really would . . ."]}
{"id": 55728, "summary": [{"text": "westair commuter airlines , also known as westair airlines ( iata : oe , vb/icao wca , sdu ) , was a united states airline formed when stol air commuter changed its name in 1978 .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "one of the founders was maurice j. gallagher , jr. , who later acquired allegiant air .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "westair subsequently became a united express air carrier via a code sharing agreement with united airlines .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it was headquartered in fresno , california .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "westair was sold to mesa air group in 1992 .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "westair operated a diverse fleet during its history , including such turboprop aircraft as the short 330 and short 360 , embraer emb 110 bandeirante , british aerospace bae-146 , british aerospace jetstream 31 , embraer emb-120 brasilia and de havilland canada dhc-6 twin otter .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the airline had previously operated britten-norman bn-2 islander and britten-norman trislander stol capable aircraft when it was known as stol air commuter and was based in san rafael , ca with administrative offices in santa rosa , ca before the name change to westair .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "upon becoming westair in 1979 , the westair group also bought redding , california-based golden eagle airlines , thereafter westair began to operate that former air carrier 's cessna 402 twin prop aircraft .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "westair used three different call signs over the years , first was \" wescom \" .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "this lasted until the operation was briefly expanded to the eastern us , where air wisconsin used the call sign \" wisconsin \" and was frequently confused with \" wescom \" .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "this forced a call sign change to \" shasta \" , but that only lasted a short period of time because it was frequently confused with \" cessna \" .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "finally , \" sundance \" became the call sign until westair went out of business .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the airline did however change the iata code from vb to oe during the latter part of the 1980s .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "the sdu icao code was retained throughout their history .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "westair had hoped to acquire several regional jets , although no particular model had been specifically selected until 1987 , when it placed an order for several british aerospace bae 146-200 jets to be delivered starting in 1988 .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "westair became part of the mesa air group in may 1992 .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "shortly afterwards , westair 's handful of british aerospace bae 146 jet aircraft were disposed of in an attempt to dig the airline out of an economic hole .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "however , united airlines then canceled its united express contract with the carrier , and in 1998 skywest airlines replaced westair as united 's west coast regional united express air carrier .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "at the time of its demise , westair operated a large fleet of embraer emb-120 and bae jetstream j31 propjets primarily from hubs in los angeles ( lax ) and san francisco ( sfo ) .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the majority of the jetstream fleet ended up being stored in kingman , arizona , where most remain today .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the brasilias , however , became part of utah-based skywest , and most of these aircraft were flown by the airline for many years before skywest announced that it would retire all of its brasilia turboprops in 2015 . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "westair commuter airlines", "paragraphs": ["jet - x jx310b united express / westair commuter airline . . .\nn342sb short 360 ( cn sh3678 ) united express ( westair commuter airlines ) . | airplanes , aviation and aircraft\nairways and , most recently , american airlines . mesa also acquired westair commuter airlines with its hubs in san francisco , los angeles , portland and seattle and a codeshare with united airlines .\nallegheny commuter airlines , inc . d / b / a usairways express - united states of america\nallegheny commuter airlines , inc . d / b / a usair express - united states of america\nunited airlines , inc . , counterdefendant - appellee v . mesa airlines , inc . , and westair commuter airlines , inc . , counterplaintiffs - appellants v . skywest airlines , inc . , third - party , 219 f . 3d 605 , 3rd cir . ( 2000 ) | federal preemption | united airlines\nunited airlines , inc . , counterdefendant - appellee v . mesa airlines , inc . , and westair commuter airlines , inc . , counterplaintiffs - appellants v . skywest airlines , inc . , third - party , 219 f . 3d 605 , 3rd cir . ( 2000 )\npaul rasmussen , 48 , has been named to the new position of senior vice president - operations for westair airlines , the westair holding inc . subsidiary operating as united express . rasmussen has been a consultant to westair since october , 1988 .\ndocuments similar to united airlines , inc . , counterdefendant - appellee v . mesa airlines , inc . , and westair commuter airlines , inc . , counterplaintiffs - appellants v . skywest airlines , inc . , third - party , 219 f . 3d 605 , 3rd cir . ( 2000 )\nin may , parent mesa air group retains the international airline support group to assist westair with the disposition of its leased fleet of brasilias and jetstream 31s . on may 31 , westair becomes the latest commuter enterprise casualty in california .\nin 1996 , westair exchanges a number of routes with fellow mesa air group division mountain west airlines ( 4 ) .\nbritish north west airlines ltd . t / a british northwest airlines - united kingdom\nunited coveted , an offer that westair could not match . third , mesa and\ncentral charter airlines , a . s . ( central connect airlines ) - czech republic\nof united ' s . second , mesa and westair contend that skywest is liable for\ncaribbean sun airlines , inc . d / b / a world atlantic airlines - united states of america\nin hopes of filling a void left by american airlines ' cancellation of three daily nonstop flights between orange county and sacramento in july , westair airlines said tuesday that it will begin daily round trips on that route beginning oct . 15 . westair ' s 30 - passenger commuter planes , flying as united express , will travel the corridor with three nonstop round - trip flights from sunday through friday and two trips on saturdays .\nurltoken , june 15 , 1979 allegheny airlines route map ( with allegheny commuter service ) & nov . 15 , 1979 britt airways route map ( independently operated routes )\neagle canyon airlines , inc . d / b / a scenic airlines inc . - united states of america\nwestair holdings , which owns the west coast ' s largest regional airline and operates commuter service for united airlines , said thursday that it had received an unsolicited takeover offer valued at an estimated $ 26 million . the fresno - based airline , which also operates under the united express name , said it would review the stock - swap proposal that would merge westair into mesa airlines , a regional carrier based in farmington , n . m .\nmesa airlines provides regional air service for american airlines and us airways under the american eagle / us airways express brands and for united airlines under the united express banner .\nbelow is a list of airlines with timetable cover images on this site . the airlines are grouped by continent :\nwestair holdings , which operates the west coast ' s largest commuter airline , on monday agreed to a sweetened takeover offer valued at an estimated $ 32 million . the buyer , mesa airlines of farmington , n . m . , had originally proposed to merge with fresno - based westair in a stock - swap deal valued at about $ 26 million . under the agreement based on the new offer , each of westair ' s approximately 6 . 4 million shares would be exchanged for 0 . 2941 share of mesa .\nunited express commuter service only . owned by mesa air group . westair began operations as stol air , which operated commuter services in northern california out of san rafael with islander / trislander aircraft . in 1979 airline acquired santa barbara based golden eagle airlines and changed its name to westair . through this merger cessna 402s joined the fleet . the airline became a subsidiary of pacific express holding which formed the jet operator pacific express . in 1983 westair was sold to westcom holding , severing ties with the jet operator . the airline added turbine equipment , including twin otters , shorts 330 / 360s , and bandeirantes . in 1986 it became a united express carrier , and flights were eventually expanded into southern california . in 1987 , a separate carrier , npa , was launched to operated united express service in the pacific northwest . in december 1989 another westair division , atlantic coast airlines , assumed united express routes at washington ( dulles ) . by the end of 1990 westair and npa merged . in december 1991 , atlantic coast was sold off to a group of investors . on may 29 , 1992 the airline was acquired by mesa air group , which continued to operate westair separately . in 1998 , united terminated its code sharing agreement with mesa and westair , causing westair to cease operations .\nwhen the united airlines shuttle by united division takes on southwest airlines in the california corridor during the fall , westair suffers from the competition . the baes are now withdrawn and the fleet at year\u2019s end includes 18 brasilias and 34 jetstream 31s .\na dispute between mesa air group and its westair commuter airlines unit , doing business as united express ( mesa air group ) , versus united airlines and skywest airlines concerning access to certain west coast markets results in a july lawsuit . ual files suit in the u . s . district court in chicago seeking a determination as to the rights of all parties to the routes before any of the companies suffer economically . mesa does not countersue .\nin january 1998 , united airlines announces that , effective may 31 and september 30 , it has cancelled its contract with westair for \u201cunited express\u201d services from san francisco and for the pacific northwest . the markets will be turned over to skywest airlines .\nwestair transport : united states ( 1948 - 1964 ) . the aviation corporation of seattle is formed in 1947 to begin nonscheduled air service in and to alaska under the marketing name westair transport . revenue flights commence with a douglas dc - 3 .\nwestair launches \u201cunited express\u201d service in october from san francisco to oxnard , california . the same month , chairman timothy flynn enters into discussions concerning a possible purchase of financially distressed aspen airways ; however , aspen\u2019s high labor costs and an offer of east coast services from united airlines causes westair to end its interest in colorado carrier .\nstol air is acquired in 1978 by the investment group westair , which appoints timothy flynn its general manager . on april 1 , 1979 , the new ownership merges its acquisition with another small carrier , santa rosa - based golden eagle airlines , to form western airlines ( westair ) . in 1980 , general manager flynn\u2019s company undertakes essential air service ( eas ) flights to several communities in northern california .\nairlines high on commuter aircraft use : air travel : business in orange county is taking off for four regional carriers that are partners to larger companies . small lines fly as if they were part of the big ones .\nwestair commuter airlines said thursday that it will add seven flights to its schedule at john wayne airport beginning dec . 1 . the new flights will expand its service to sacramento , oakland , fresno and los angeles . fresno - based westair , which currently flies 12 daily round - trips from orange county as united express , said it added the flights because its annual passenger allocation at john wayne airport for the fiscal year ended march 31 , 1990 , has been boosted 46 . 6 % , to 121 , 660 from 82 , 994 .\ncompany employment declines another 56 . 3 % in 1992 to 1 , 050 . it is announced in february that the mesa airlines acquisition will be worth $ 41 . 4 million , with westair shareholders receiving $ 6 . 37 per share . as mesa and westair approach their midsummer marriage , the latter drops a number of unprofitable routes and returns several jetstream 31s to british aerospace .\nmesa began operations as mesa air shuttle in farmington , new mexico , in 1980 . from 1989 through 1998 , mesa airlines operated as a conglomeration of up to eight separate airlines . for the history of the acquisition and expansion of mesa airlines during this time see mesa air group . the following history section details the history of the individual airlines that comprised mesa airlines during this time frame .\nlao central airlines public co . , ltd - lao people ' s democratic republic\ncrossair ltd . d / b / a swiss international airlines ltd . - switzerland\nwestair officially becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of mesa airlines in july . larry risley is chairman with jonathan ornstein as president . the \u201cunited express\u201d relationship is maintained as the new owners shift the carrier\u2019s emphasis away from local services and toward feeding the major .\ncontract talks with leaders of the company\u2019s 75 - member chapter of alpa drag on during the first months of 1994 . in april , former superior airlines president rolly bergeson is appointed westair\u2019s ceo and lawrence o . olson becomes president of the wca subsidiary .\nata airlines , inc . d / b / a ata - united states of america\nanglo airlines ltd . d / b / a anglo cargo ltd . - united kingdom\naerolinea principal chile s . a . t / a pal - principal airlines - chile\nrutas aereas , c . a . d / b / a rutaca airlines - venezuela\nfurthermore , as of june 2009 , mesa no longer has a financial interest in kunpeng airlines , as shenzhen airlines purchased mesa ' s interest in the original joint venture .\nmesa airlines flight attendants vote 99 . 56 % to authorize strike - urltoken\nair nevada airlines inc . d / b / a pacific wings - united states of america\nchautauqua airlines , inc . d / b / a usair express - united states of america\ndelta air transport n . v . d / b / a sn brussels airlines - belgium\npinnacle airlines , inc . d / b / a northwest airlink - united states of america\naom - minerve s . a . d / b / a aom french airlines - france\nmalev hungarian airlines public limited company ( malev p . l . c . ) - hungary\npiedmont airlines , inc . d / b / a usair express - united states of america\nvision airlines , inc . d / b / a vision air - united states of america\nskyway airlines , inc . d / b / a midwest connect - united states of america\nprime air , inc . d / b / a transmeridian airlines - united states of america\nairline orders planes : westair , california ' s largest regional airline , said it has signed an agreement to lease 37 foreign aircraft to modernize its fleet . the $ 200 - million package includes the lease of 15 british aerospace jetstream 31s and 22 jetstream super 31s . it also includes options on an additional 15 jetstream super 31s . fresno - based westair holding inc . ' s airlines serve 43 cities in seven western states using both jet and jet - prop aircraft .\namerican eagle airlines , inc . d / b / a american eagle - united states of america\neagle jet charter , inc . d / b / a scenic airlines - united states of america\nexpress airlines i , inc . d / b / a northwest airlink - united states of america\nexpress airlines 1 , inc . d / b / a northwest airlink - united states of america\nnorthwest seaplanes , inc . d / b / a san juan airlines - united states of america\nvan gaever & co . n . v . d / b / a delsey airlines - belgium\nvan gaever & co . n . v . d / b / a vg airlines - belgium\npiedmont aviation services , inc . d / b / a pace airlines - united states of america\ntrans state airlines , inc . d / b / a american connection - united states of america\nnational air cargo group , inc . d / b / a national airlines - united states of america\nnac aviation business centre ( pty ) ltd . d / b / a national airlines - south africa\nmega global air services ( maldives ) pvt . ltd . t / a mega maldives airlines - maldives\ntrans state airlines , inc . d / b / a trans world express - united states of america\nbritt airways was formed as a united states commuter airline based in terre haute , indiana . britt primarily operated turboprop aircraft but also flew british aircraft corporation bac one - eleven twinjets as an independent air carrier at one point as well . the airline evolved into a regional air carrier operating code share flights primarily for continental airlines .\nwith our four brand new cessna grand caravan , st barth commuter offers a daily scheduled flights service from the hub of sint - maarten princess juliana airport , antigua vc bird airport to the beautiful island of st - barths .\nmaurice j . gallagher , jr . has been actively involved in the management of our company since he became our majority owner and joined our board of directors in 2001 . he has served as our chief executive officer since 2003 and was designated chairman of the board in 2006 . prior to his involvement with allegiant , mr . gallagher devoted his time to his investment activities , including companies which he founded . mr . gallagher was one of the founders of valujet airlines , inc . ( the predecessor of airtran airways which was later acquired by southwest airlines ) and served as an officer and director of valujet from its inception in 1993 until 1997 . from 1983 until 1992 , mr . gallagher was a principal owner and executive of westair commuter airlines .\nozark air lines , inc . d / b / a / great plains airlines - united states of america\nair south , inc . d / b / a shawnee airlines , inc . - united states of america\nwilson , m . ; p . anne ( 1997 ) .\nsafety concerns of startup airlines\n.\nin early 1983 , westair is sold to the new holding company , westcom holdings , which operates it as a subsidiary . the purchase includes not only the airline and its aircraft but the fbo as well .\nwestair is taken over in 1981 by chico - based pacific express holding company , which also controls the commuter carrier pacific express . general manager flynn is promoted to the post of chairman / ceo , t . r . ashton is named president , and the company\u2019s 12 cessna 402s maintain scheduled passenger and cargo destinations to santa rosa , san francisco , sacramento , arcata , crescent city , and redding . in 1982 , three shorts 330s join the fleet .\ninvestment banker russell diehl is a frequent flier . but with increasing frequency , when he flies it is not in a jet but in a 19 - to 37 - passenger turboprop plane . diehl is among the growing ranks of business executives on the go who have found the best way to get from here to there is often not on a jumbo jet . instead , they rely on commuter airlines which now handle much of the major airlines short - haul traffic .\nthe floridagulf airlines division was formed in 1991 after mesa ' s acquisition of air midwest . air midwest ' s\nin september 2013 , mesa airlines announced an agreement with united airlines which extends the operation of 20 crj700s through 2020 . the agreement includes an order of 30 united - owned embraer erj - 175s that will be operated under contract by mesa airlines . mesa airlines later announced an agreement with united airlines to add 18 embraer 175 aircraft to mesa ' s united express fleet . mesa will operate 48 embraer aircraft for united airlines . in october , the company announced an agreement for the addition of 15 new aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2016 , which has now increased to 18 . mesa currently operates 54 e175 aircraft and 20 bombardier crj700 aircraft under the united express brand . [ 16 ]\nthe chico - based airline began service in orange county on thursday , with three - times - daily flights from john wayne airport to the central california city . nine passengers boarded the inaugural 8 : 15 a . m . commuter flight to fresno , the first such commercial air service between the two points since far west airlines suspended operations in december . in the last two years , three airlines serving the fresno - orange county route have failed due to financial problems .\nthe employee population for the company\u2019s 3 divisions explodes by 75 . 3 % in 1990 to 2 , 700 and the fleet now includes 104 aircraft . in march , just after daily roundtrips begin from san francisco to fresno , the san francisco - based westair airlines division is combined with the npa unit , which flies \u201cunited express\u201d services out of seattle , under the formers name as the west coast division . atlantic coast airlines remains the east coast division .\nin 1984 , three cessnas are temporarily replaced by four de havilland canada dhc - 6 - 200 twin otters as orders are placed for embraer emb - 110 bandeirantes and shorts 360s . additional destinations now served include concord , eureka , fresno , modesto , monterey , san jose , and stockton . united airlines designates westair as a marketing partner .\nexec . express ii , inc . d / b / a aspen mountain air / lone star airlines - united states of america\nin anticipation that the two legacy carriers will place pressure on mesa to offer livable wages and individual benefits comparable to other airlines .\nas the merger process between american airlines and us airways was progressing , mesa airlines began operating as american eagle on november 6 , 2014 with routes out of the american airlines hubs at dallas / fort worth and los angeles using crj - 900 aircraft . us airways express routes from charlotte and phoenix were gradually shifted to american eagle until the transition and merger was completed on october 17 , 2015 .\nwestates airlines ( 2 ) : united states ( 1990 - 1995 ) . terrence dennison , acting on behalf of the finnish concern a . ahlstrom corporation , reforms wa at columbia county airport in hudson , new york , in 1990 . although scheduled commuter authority is held , it remains dormant as nonscheduled operations commence with 4 convair cv - 580s between several virginia destinations and atlantic city . operations continue apace in 1991 - 1993 , during which time 3 mohawk 298s are acquired for the fleet and a code - sharing agreement is briefly operated with trans world airlines ( twa ) .\non september 29 , 2015 american airlines flight 5786 which was operated by mesa airlines under the american eagle brand encountered a wing strike during landing on a day with calm winds . the plane landed and taxied to the gate without further incident . no injuries were reported . [ 36 ]\nin 1995 , california pacific and its los angeles hub was merged into mesa ' s united express operation . after the closing of superior airlines ' columbus hub , its aircraft and crews were used to expand united express into portland and seattle . in 1997 , operational difficulties with the denver hub and disagreements over the renewal of mesa ' s westair subsidiary code share with united resulted in the cancellation of mesa ' s code share .\nin 2006 , mesa entered the inter - island market of the hawaiian islands operating independently as go ! airlines with five crj - 200 aircraft . the new endeavor brought expanded service and affordable fares to the people of the hawaiian islands . mesa sought other opportunities abroad , researching a joint venture with shenzhen airlines in china while building its domestic position with the addition of 12 dehavilland dash 8 aircraft to its delta connection fleet . in 2007 , the joint venture between mesa airlines and shenzen became a reality with the start - up of kungpeng airlines . back at home , mesa added 14 crj - 900 to its fleet and launched go ! express , a codeshare agreement with mokulele airlines . the company also celebrated its 25th anniversary .\nthe desert sun airlines division was created in 1995 to inaugurate mesa ' s first jet service utilizing fokker 70 aircraft . it operated as america west express from a phoenix hub . the first two cities to receive jet service were spokane and des moines . in 1996 , the division was merged into mesa ' s america west express operation , and the fokker 70 aircraft were replaced by bombardier crj aircraft as they were introduced . there was also a previous desert sun airlines that operated scheduled passenger commuter service in southern california during the mid 1980s with beechcraft 99 turboprops and piper chieftain prop aircraft . [ 9 ]\nairline employment is increased by 29 . 4 % in 1989 to 1 , 540 as the carrier is now the world\u2019s largest bandeirante operator after the brazilian air force . npa inaugurates commuter operations on march 1 to boise . in early spring , alpa is elected as the collective - bargaining unit for the company\u2019s 375 pilots .\nwestates airlines ( 1 ) : united states ( 1985 ) . westates is established at burlingame , california , in the spring of 1985 . president john lowe\u2019s new entrant obtains two convair cv - 580s , which are employed , beginning on july 8 , to inaugurate thrice - daily scheduled services in the tough golden state commuter market between santa rosa and los angeles . an application is made for permission to launch flights to south lake tahoe , but the request is denied .\nairlines , inc . , 504 u . s . 374 , 388 ( 1992 ) . see also medtronic , inc . v . lohr , 518\nmesa ' s go ! was also blamed for the march 31 , 2008 shutdown of aloha airlines due to\npredatory fares\n. [ 13 ]\nwestair flying services , ltd . : blackpool airport , lancashire , england , united kingdom ; phone 44 ( 0 ) 1253 404925 ; fax 44 ( 0 ) 1253 401121 ; http : / / www . westair . demon . co . uk ; year founded 1994 . denis westoby establishes a flying service at blackpool airport in lancashire in 1994 to provide both scheduled air taxi and charter flights to regional destinations . revenue services commence with 1 beech king air 90 and 2 cessna 401s . over the next five years , aircraft sales , engineering , and a flying school are also operated .\nformed at burlingame , california , in 1972 under the name stol air , this commuter is given a fleet of britten - norman bn - 2 islanders and bn - 2a trislanders with which to launch scheduled passenger and cargo flights to san francisco , san rafael , concord , napa , eureka , sacramento , chico , and fresno .\nheather stevenson , union president for mesa , said\nwe ' re out of options\nas well as\nfive years of ' please ' and ' thank you ' and ' could you do better ? ' hasn ' t done anything .\nshe also stated\n. . . management can choose a different outcome by seriously negotiating a contract . mesa airlines is an important partner in the highly - profitable american airlines and united airlines networks .\n[ 25 ]\nwestair de mexico , s . a . de c . v . : hangar 5 , fila 8 , aerop - uerto international de guadalajara , guadalajara , mexico ; phone ( 013 ) 688 - 5251 ; fax ( 013 ) 688 - 5017 ; http : / / www . westairdemexico . com ; year founded 1997 . westair de mexico is established at guadalajara in the fall of 1997 to offer ad hoc freight charters throughout mexico and into the u . s . upon receipt of its air operator\u2019s certificate , the new concern launches revenue flights on december 11 employing a small fleet of fairchild sa227 metro iiis .\nproviding a codeshare agreement with united airlines to operate as united express from denver . with its unparalleled growth and success , the airline created its own flight training program ,\nin late 1991 , mesa commenced service as florida gulf airlines with routes form tampa under a us air express codeshare agreement . mesa ' s stock price soared to $ 81 with $ 78 million in revenue . very significantly , in 1992 , mesa entered a long - standing relationship with america west airlines which would survive mergers with us\nthe skyway airlines division was mesa ' s first foray into the midwest . skyway was formed in 1989 when mesa established a code share agreement with midwest express and a\n\u201cunited express\u201d services are provided to four california cities during 1995 as the mesa air group division continues to be caught in the contest between shuttle by united and southwest airlines .\nin february 2012 [ 20 ] the contract between flight attendants and mesa airlines expired and became eligible for negotiation between the association of flight attendants ( afa ) and mesa .\nnonstop flights are now inaugurated from john wayne airport in orange county , california , to san francisco . during the summer , westair holding , inc . , now serving a total of 64 cities , is caught up in industry discounting practices . following iraq\u2019s invasion of kuwait on august 2 , fuel prices increase significantly and recessionary factors add to financial difficulties .\nmesa airlines and the afa returned to the bargaining table during the week of april 3 , 2017 . while the strike vote had the intended effect , the company still offered a negligible\nin september 1992 , mesa negotiated a code sharing agreement with america west airlines to operate as america west express out of its phoenix hub , serving 12 cities . these routes were originally from the independent mesa operation and several beech 1900d aircraft were painted in the america west airlines scheme . the code share allowed increased frequency and increased load factors and expansion into several new markets .\non december 1 , 2017 this website comprised 5 , 900 + pages with a total of 55 , 700 + images of 3 , 150 + different airlines . . . and still growing !\ncombined enplanements for westair and its subsidiaries increase 22 . 4 % to 2 , 361 , 598 and revenues jump 39 . 9 % to $ 188 . 1 million . costs , however , accelerate by an unwelcome 45 . 4 % to $ 182 . 4 million and reduce operating income to $ 3 . 92 million . net gain is cut to $ 1 . 4 million .\nwest air said tuesday that it is talking with united airlines about taking over the routes of a troubled virginia airline that halted operations monday . west air , based in fresno , said it wants to take over the routes of presidential airways , which fed passengers from small east coast cities to united airlines ' hub at washington ' s dulles international airport . presidential filed for bankruptcy protection in october .\nin 1995 , mesa created a new subdivision called desert sun airlines and acquired a pair of fokker 70 jets for use on new america west express routes from phoenix to des moines and spokane . desert sun was merged into the mesa airlines division in 1997 and its fokker 70 aircraft were replaced by canadair crj - 200 regional jet aircraft . the crj - 200 aircraft also began replacing the beechcraft 1900d and embraer emb - 120 brasilia turboprops . the be - 1900ds were then transitioned over to mesa ' s air midwest subsidiary . beginning in december 1997 , mesa began operating de havilland canada dhc - 8 dash 8 series 200 aircraft between phoenix and grand junction followed by many other cities throughout colorado , new mexico , arizona , and california . in 2003 , mesa airlines took over the operations of freedom airlines and freedom airlines ' canadair crj - 900 regional jets were transferred into the america west express operation . the beech 1900 flights operated by air midwest were discontinued on may 30 , 2008 .\nmesa airlines , inc . is an american regional airline based in phoenix , arizona . it is a faa part 121 - certificated air carrier operating under air carrier certificate number masa036a issued on june 29 , 1979 . it is a subsidiary of mesa air group and operates flights as american eagle and united express via respective code sharing agreements with american airlines and united airlines . it serves more than 180 markets in the western hemisphere . mesa ' s safety record was noted as having the fewest incidents among domestic regional airlines in the journal of air transportation . [ 2 ] mesa filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in january 2010 , hoping to shed financial obligations for leases on airplanes it no longer needed . in march 2011 , mesa emerged from chapter 11 bankruptcy . the time mesa spent in bankruptcy was one of the shortest periods in aviation history .\namerican eagle is the regional marketing brand of american airlines . mesa began flying routes as american eagle in 2014 from american ' s hubs in dallas / fort worth and los angeles using bombardier crj900 regional jet aircraft .\nhub . from milwaukee , mesa served 25 cities in nine states in the upper midwest region , using beechcraft 1900 aircraft . upon expiration of the code share in 1994 , it was not renewed . midwest express kept the skyway airlines name and routes , forming astral airways to fill the void as mesa ceased service in milwaukee . mesa reallocated the aircraft and crews to start superior airlines in its columbus hub for america west express .\nafter midwest express notified mesa they would not be renewing the contract to operate their skyway airlines division , mesa allocated the aircraft and crews to form superior airlines in 1994 . superior initially competed against their former midwest express partner as america west express and also provided service from the new america west columbus hub . superior operated america west express flights to compete against their former partner from milwaukee to flint , lansing , columbus , grand rapids , indianapolis , des moines and cedar rapids , as well as from rockford to detroit . within 18 months mesa redirected superior and its beech 1900 fleet to focus exclusively on the columbus hub . by 2000 the aircraft and crews , which consisted of crj200s ( cl - 65s ) , were being operated by mesa airlines itself . america west airlines closed its columbus hub in 2003 and mesa again reallocated the assets this time to its newly reacquired united express operation .\nthe payroll is cut by 11 . 1 % in 1991 to 2 , 400 and the fleet includes 59 aircraft . the carrier joins with united airlines on june 6 to celebrate the fifth anniversary of their \u201cunited express\u201d partnership .\nthe original mesa air shuttle was a flight division of jb aviation in farmington , new mexico and operated a single route from farmington to albuquerque using a piper saratoga aircraft . in 1981 as the original frontier airlines ( 1950 - 1986 ) was discontinuing its flights between the two cities , mesa obtained a twin engine piper navajo chieftain and increased service on the route . in 1982 the original owners sold the company to larry and janie risley . the risley ' s quickly expanded the carrier by acquiring a fleet of 14 - passenger seat beechcraft 99 commuter turboprops and adding service throughout new mexico and surrounding states with a hub at albuquerque . in 1985 larger 19 - passenger seat beechcraft 1900 ' s were acquired which replaced the beech 99 ' s and became the backbone of mesa ' s fleet . by 1987 up to 47 daily departures were operating from albuquerque to 18 cities . also in 1987 a denver hub was created when mesa acquired centennial airlines which operated several routes from denver into wyoming . after an initial route from farmington and gallup to phoenix began in 1985 , phoenix was expanded into a hub in 1989 with new routes throughout arizona . in 1990 , most denver flights were incorporated into the united express division which mesa had acquired from aspen airways . in 1992 , when mesa established a code share with america west airlines , its phoenix hub was turned over to the america west express division . a minor hub was also operated at farmington in the late 1980s with up to 22 daily flights connecting albuquerque , phoenix , and salt lake city to durango , cortez , and telluride , co . [ 4 ] for a brief time in 1995 and 1996 , the mesa airlines operation at albuquerque , the united express operation in denver , and the america west express operation in phoenix were all known as operated by mountain west airlines . in 1997 and 1998 , routes from little rock to nashville and wichita and from nashville to tupelo were added , first as mesa airlines , then later as us airways express .\nkunpeng airlines was formed as a joint venture between mesa airlines and shenzhen airlines of china . they began flying in october 2007 with three bombardier crj200 aircraft and currently have five in china . the airline originally expected to operate 20 crj ' s prior to the 2008 summer olympics in beijing and plan to expand at a rate of 20 aircraft per year for the next 5 years . all pilots would have been based in beijing or xian and the airline initially was to fly to 16 regional airports . mesa intended to replace the outgoing crj200s with larger regional jets such as the crj700 and crj900 . kunpeng has recently decided to delay delivery of crj200 in favor of brand new embraer e - 190 . all of the mesa aircraft are being returned .\nthe goal of the pilots is similar to the at - the - time objective of the flight attendants , which is to be paid a standard and comparable wage to other regional airlines that can substantiate necessities such as food and shelter . [ 30 ]\nin response mesa airlines ceo jonathan ornstein stated\nwe ' re going to continue to negotiate on good faith and come to an agreement that the company can afford\n, and that ( it )\ntakes reasonableness on both parties .\n[ 24 ]\nduring the year\u2019s second half , four additional brasilias , six jetstream 31s , and three more bae 146 - 200s are delivered . in september , west - com holdings is transformed into westair holdings ; timothy flynn becomes chairman of the parent concern and maurice j . gallagher is appointed president of the airline . the following month , the company\u2019s first public offering of 1 . 6 million shares of common stock is made on the new york stock exchange and service is inaugurated to tucson . orders are placed in november for 20 optioned brasilias .\nthe fleet in 1986 comprises 15 bandeirantes and 4 shorts 360s . in early spring , the company moves its headquarters from chico to fresno and on july 1 it signs a formal marketing and code - sharing contract with united airlines , adopting the \u201cunited express\u201d name and aircraft livery .\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 .\nmesa announced an agreement with united airlines to add 15 more embraer 175 aircraft to its united express fleet . the agreement was later expanded to 18 aircraft . the company also announced the closing of its first - ever offering of enhanced equipment trust certificates (\neetc\n) , in\nindex / updates / search please see the list of airlines with timetable cover images on this site . there is a separate list of complete timetables . you can also check the latest updates . if you don ' t find what you are looking for , please use the search engine .\nccair board member peter murname , a principal in barlow partners , and former mesa executive jonathan ornstein , president of virgin express airlines , s . a . , make a $ 50 - million offer in october for mesa\u2019s \u201cunited express\u201d operation at denver , along with wca . the tender is rejected .\nmesa airlines ' story began near a windy mesa in the unassuming town of farmington , new mexico . the company ' s founders , larry risley ( an a & p mechanic ) and his wife janie , mortgaged their house to pursue their dream of operating an airline . in 1982 ,\nmesa air shuttle\nlaunched scheduled service between farmington and albuquerque with a five - seat piper saratoga aircraft . the call sign\nair shuttle\nis still in use today as a tribute to our earliest days . it was the beginning of what would become one of the industry ' s most successful regional airlines .\nin 2005 , mesa ' s code share agreement with us airways was not reaffirmed in bankruptcy court , and mesa began transitioning the aircraft to other code shares . twenty - six erj aircraft were transitioned to freedom airlines , and the crj and remaining erjs were transferred to mesa ' s united express operation .\ntragically , on september 11 , 2001 , the aviation industry came to an abrupt halt as world witnessed the most horrific attack on u . s . soil perpetrated through the use of civil aviation aircraft . not immune to the downturn , mesa was forced to furlough employees for the first time in its history . by 2002 , dramatic cuts in capacity began to reverse as the nation showed its resiliency . mesa announced the formation of freedom airlines to utilize its new crj900 aircraft , recalled all furloughed employees and added a new flight attendant contract . in 2003 , as us airways emerged from bankruptcy , scope restrictions were removed and mesa negotiated a new pilot contract . subsequently , mesa re - established a codeshare agreement with united airlines to operate as united express . though mesa\u2019s codeshare agreement with frontier came to an end , the company negotiated a codeshare agreement with delta air lines for freedom airlines to operate as a delta connection carrier .\nairline baggage labels the symbol \u00aa after an airline ( in the list below ) indicates that there is at least one baggage label of this airline . the timetable page of the airline has a link to a separate page of labels . in addition , airlines with baggage labels are listed on a separate index page .\nhowever , following the america west airlines merger later that year , the mesa contract for america west express was retained and expanded to include non - former america west express routes . all us airways express flying was converted to american eagle on october 17 , 2015 when the merger between american and us airways was completed .\nin march 2013 , mesa airlines announced the leasing of nine bombardier crj900s , which were previously operated by uruguay ' s pluna , for operations at us airways . the aircraft entered the us airways express fleet between april and july 2013 and will operate under an eight - year capacity purchase agreement through 2021 . [ 15 ]\nmesa ' s go ! was involved in multiple lawsuits with hawaiian airlines and aloha airlines and was also investigated by the federal aviation administration for an incident on february 13 , 2008 where both pilots fell asleep during a regularly scheduled 36 - minute flight between honolulu and hilo . go ! ' s flight 1002 overshot hilo airport by 15 miles ( 24 km ) , remaining 21 , 000 feet ( 6 , 400 m ) in the air as they missed the destination . air traffic controllers were unable to reach the two pilots for 25 minutes , after which contact was re - established and the aircraft returned for a safe landing in hilo . [ 11 ] [ 12 ]\nthe afa and mesa airlines met again during june 13\u201315 and again did not reach a resolution . [ 28 ] the union stated\nit soon became apparent the company was not prepared to reach a deal and saw no point in bargaining until after they knew the outcome of the pilots ' vote which will be counted on july 12 .\non march 2 , 2017 , the air line pilots association , international union representing all of mesa airlines pilots filed a lawsuit after wages had stagnated and ceased to increase in any amount for almost ten years and the company had allegedly bypassed the railway labor act by implementing bonus and incentive programs without reaching an agreement beforehand with the alpa . [ 29 ]\non march 29 , 2017 , the afa released a statement saying that esa airlines flight attendants voted\nyes\nto a strike vote overwhelmingly by a vote of 99 . 56 % , [ 23 ] the highest\nyes\nvote in at least 20 years for the afa , and potentially in the history of the union since its founding in 1945 .\nin 1993 , mesa\u2019s stock hit an all - time high of $ 108 and the company was honored as air transport world\u2019s 1992 regional airline of year . in 1994 , pittsburgh - based crown airways was acquired , further strengthening mesa ' s ties to us airways and by 1995 , 95 percent of mesa ' s flying was derived from operations associated with codesharing agreements with united airlines , usair and america west airlines . 1995 revenues exceeded half a billion dollars and mesa employed more than 5 , 000 people . despite challenging times in the industry , larry risley continued to lead the company without a single furlough or employee wage reduction . unfortunately , 1997 was a difficult year as mesa ' s codeshare agreement with united ended and independent jet flying in texas was proving unprofitable .\n2008 was a challenging year due to the high cost of operating an aging fleet . mesa ceased operations as air midwest and parked its beechcraft 1900 aircraft . simultaneously , delta air lines attempted to terminate its erj - 145 contract , though mesa won a court injunction . in october 2008 , industry veteran paul foley was appointed mesa ' s chief operating officer . in october 2009 , go ! airlines assumed the hawaiian flying performed by mokulele airlines ( by this time owned by republic airways holdings\u2019 shuttle america ) and its parent company . the combined operation was rebranded as go ! mokulele . in 2008 , mesa\u2019s pilots ratified a new agreement and kunpeng airlines was sold . in 2010 , with fuel prices skyrocketing to more than $ 100 a barrel , mesa experienced the most difficult period in its history and was forced to enter a reorganizational bankruptcy by its lenders . the company emerged from bankruptcy on march 1 , 2011 ( just 14 months later ) as a privately - held company ( recognized as the fastest and least impactful reorganization processes ever undertaken by an airline . ) in the process , the company returned 100 excess 50 - seat aircraft and drastically streamlined to focus on the operation of large regional jets . though its fleet and workforce were dramatically reduced , the company honored its collective bargaining agreements , never furloughed a flight attendant and did not cut employee wages . during the process , mesa sold its ownership in spirit airlines and settled its non - aircraft related debt . a leaner and more efficient carrier , for four consecutive years ( 2010 - 2013 ) mesa led the industry as the no . 1 regional airline for dot statistics measuring the percentage of flights arriving on time and completion factor as well as the least passenger complaints and lost bags . in september 2013 , mesa announced a new agreement with united airlines to extend the term of its crj700 fleet to 2019 and add 30 new united - owned embraer 175 aircraft to its fleet between june 2014 and july 2015 . it signaled a huge vote of confidence from new united leadership and would mean the creation of 750 new jobs over a two - year period . mesa ' s maintenance team was recognized with the faa ' s prestigious employer\u2019s diamond award for 2013 .\na new operating division , atlantic coast airlines , is established at washington , d . c . ( lad ) in late fall . it begins revenue operations in december over routes purchased from the creditors of bankrupt presidential airways . meanwhile , an npa jetstream 31 , doing business as \u201cunited express , \u201d crashes and bursts into flame 500 feet short of the runway at tricities airport in pasco , washington , on december 26 ( six dead ) .\ndestinations served : eugene ( or ) , eureka / arcata ( ca ) , los angeles ( ca ) , pasco ( wa ) , portland ( or ) , redding ( ca ) * the civil aeronautics board approved republic ' s takeover of hughes airwest on september 12 , 1980 . the carrier operated as republic airlines west and continued using hughes airwest ' s\nrw\ncode until january 1983 when the final integration of the two carriers occurred .\nsince its modest beginnings in farmington , new mexico , mesa continues to build on its proven track record of successful growth supported by safety - focused reliable operations and industry - leading cost efficiency . the people of mesa ( long - time employees and new alike ) are benefiting from the successful business model established by larry risley in 1982 . with growth and advancement opportunities unparalleled in the regional industry , there has never been a better time to join mesa airlines !\nin early 1998 , jonathan ornstein returned to the company and was appointed ceo of mesa air group . ( during his first tenure with mesa , from 1988 to 1994 , ornstein worked closely with larry and janie , serving the company in many roles ranging from ramp agent to evp and president of wholly - owned subsidiary , westair holding , inc . ) larry risley remained on mesa ' s board of directors and over the next year , the new management team moved quickly to restore and expand mesa ' s codeshare relationships as the foundation for renewed growth and profitability . mesa negotiated a new codeshare agreement with america west , moved its headquarters from farmington to phoenix and expanded outside representation on its corporate board of directors . by the end of 1998 , mesa was operating 24 crj 200 aircraft , 12 dash 8 aircraft and 79 beech1900 d aircraft . mesa\u2019s quick return to growth and profitability made headlines in the industry .\non december 1 , daily roundtrip bae 146 - 200 jet service is inaugurated from san francisco to monterrey , adding it to the four turboprop daily services already provided . a daily bae 146 - 200 flight is also offered from san francisco to palm springs , along with another daily emb - 120 run . late in the year , the board of directors agrees to the airline\u2019s acquisition by rapidly expanding mesa airlines during the following year . a separate all - cargo operation will be retained .\nduring the summer , the company\u2019s eastern division , atlantic coast airlines , is sold for $ 14 . 2 million ( plus assumption of $ 2 . 8 million in indebtedness ) to a group of financiers led by former pan american world airways ( 1 ) chairman c . edward acker . operations continue under the atlantic coast moniker . in september , the company initiates twice - daily jetstream 31 roundtrips from san diego to fresno while the same schedule is begun in october with saab 340bs from san jose to palm springs .\nin 2006 , mesa formed go ! in the hawaiian islands , using five bombardier crj aircraft from its honolulu hub . it established a code share with mokulele airlines , which served airports that cannot accept jet aircraft and provide point - to - point service in between the islands with cessna caravan turboprops . the codeshare with mokulele was later replaced by one with island air , which was itself later replaced by a joint venture with mokulele dubbed go ! mokulele . the airline ceased operations in hawaii on april 1 , 2014 . [ 10 ]\nin 1990 , mesa acquired aspen airways denver hub and routes , except for aspen ' s denver to aspen route . it attempted to acquire aspen ' s code share with united , however united was unwilling to code share with an airline that only operated 19 - seat turboprops . mesa leased embraer emb 120 brasilia aircraft from its former competitor in new mexico , air midwest . with the brasilias in hand , mesa gained a code share with united for its denver hub . several beech 1300 and beech 1900 aircraft were repainted with the united airlines scheme .\nin 1997 , mesa established a small hub at fort worth meacham international airport , using two bombardier ( formerly canadair ) crj200 regional jet aircraft , providing service from fort worth to san antonio , austin , and houston hobby , as well as new routes from colorado springs to nashville and san antonio . the venture was short - lived and these routes were all eliminated during corporate restructuring . the albuquerque hub was merged into air midwest in 2001 but operated as a code share for mesa airlines until the hub was dissolved at the end of 2007 . 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( limited edition ) .\nclick here to see the folio society collectors ' archive where you can search for authors , titles and artists in books published by the folio society since 1947 .\nthe hobbit - j . r . r . tolkien - fine folio society edition\nnash , paul w . folio 60 : a bibliography of the folio society , 1947 - 2006 ( 2007 . folio society ) ( includes essays by sue bradbury , joseph connolly and david mckitterick )\nfolio society the world of odysseus m . i . finley greek history deluxe fine book\nvita sackville west : st joan of arc . folio society . hardcover in slipcase .\nelizabeth i . j e neale . folio society 2005 . as new in slipcase .\nthe grand quarrel - various . folio society . hc in slipcase . english civil war\nmole - the possibly mythical folio society employee ( s ) who monitor fsd posts .\nover 1600 lovers of folio society books have joined fsd since its inception in 2006 .\nwestminster : the folio society , 2007 . limited edition , # 1720 / 1750 .\nthe link below takes you to a searchable list of folio society publications since 1947 , including a better guide to prices we pay for particular items . folio society reference archive\nnash , paul w . , folio 50 : a bibliography of the folio society , 1947 - 1996 ( 1997 . folio press in association with the british library )\nnash , paul w . ( compiler ) , folio 60 : a bibliography of the folio society , 1947 - 2006 with essays by sue bradbury , joseph connolly and david mckitterick . london : folio society , 2007 .\nthe source of the nile . richard burton . folio society ( 1993 ) hardcover with map\nhardcover book with slipcase the folio society peter whitfield mapping the world a history of exploration .\nfolio society . lovely hardback book in slip case , in beautiful , near new condition .\npublished by the folio society in london in 1995 . a very good copy in slipcase .\nfive days in london , may 1940 . john lukacs . folio society ( 2011 ) hardcover\nthe folio society limited editions program started in 2001 with\nbenedictional of st aethelwold\n.\nhi jean - marc . can you tell us about the folio society ' s mission ?\njohn milton ' s paradise lost . illustrations by ian pollock . folio society , 1991 .\nthe middle parts of fortune by frederic manning . folio society . originally it was published anonymously .\nthe rise and fall of the house of medici . hibbert . 1974 . folio society . slipcase\nfolio society edition of\nthe greek myths\nby robert graves . 2 vols in slipcase .\nlondon : the folio society , 2003 [ 2001 ] . first edition thus , fourth printing .\nthese are the folio society limited numbered editions , both books have the limitation number of 1272 .\nthis list showcases just a small selection of the books published by the folio society since 1947 .\nthe hobbit - j . r . r . tolkien - fine folio society edition ( 2001 )\nlondon ; folio fine editions with the zoological society of london . the bird paintings of henry jones . the largest book ever produced by the folio society . landscape folio [ page 380 x 465 mm ] , number 1 . . .\nbook folio society chaucer the canterbury tales 1 & 2 . slip case cover 1966 . general information .\npax britannica . folio society . set of 3 books in box , in beautiful near new condition .\nr . kipling , twenty - one tales , folio society , pre owned , very good condition .\nfolio society 2000\neast of the sun and west of the moon\nkay nielsen fine cond .\nnash , paul w . ( compiler ) , folio 50 : a bibliography of the folio society , 1947 - 1996 . london : folio press in association with the british library , 1997 .\nthe folio society and house of illustration are looking for artists to illustrate a folio edition of michael morpurgo\u2019s war horse via the 2016 book . . .\nthe folio society and house of illustration are looking for artists to illustrate a folio edition of michael morpurgo\u2019s war horse via the 2016 book illustration competition .\nit is not known if the folio society will produce a folio 70 , but there have been some rumours that an electronic version is possible , or they may produce a folio 75 in 2022 .\nars amatoria . publius ovidius naso ( ovid ) . published by folio society , london ( 1965 ) .\nthe folio society partnership . . . whose partners can withdraw their share of profits in books . . .\nthe folio society is delighted to congratulate these artists on their enormous success , a great beginning to 2013 .\npublished by the folio society in 1983 . hardcover in slipcase . 256 pages . a very good clean copy .\nmembers of the folio society devotees ( fsd ) forum on library thing are lovers of the folio society because of the beauty of its books , the wisdom of its choices , and the quality of its illustrations and engravings .\nbooks by other publishers , but distributed in limited numbers to members by the folio society , are not included .\nredcoats & rebels . book by the folio society . with slip case . 3rd printing edition 2007 . general information .\nthis book was published in 1993 by the folio society . 256 pages . a nice clean copy in similar slipcase .\nardis books have been selling folio society books for over ten years , and from our records i can see that we have sold over 17 , 000 folio society volumes in that time . we have seen nearly all ( but not quite all ) of the volumes listed in folio 60 .\nfolio society\u2019s editorial director tom walker recently spoke about the milestone year , how they put together this recent catalog , and how he hopes folio society will continue to honor the company creed of producing books \u201cin a form worthy of their contents . \u201d\npermission has been granted by the folio society for the use of the scanned leaflets and brochures linked beside many le books .\nnovelist , biographer . founder of the society of authors . married mary foster - barham in 1874 . founded the society of authors in 1884\nhere is all the books i got in may ! the books in this video : 1 . steppenwolf - hermann hesse ( folio society ) 2 . the snow leopard - pater matthiessen ( folio society ) 3 . revelations of divine love - . . .\nhere is my first folio society unboxing , in which i breath down a microphone and creep you all out . goodreads : urltoken\nthis is elizabeth i by j e neale . published by the folio society in london in 2005 . as new in slipcase .\nafter the membership model was ceased in 2013 , the folio society started issuing several catalogues a year instead of an annual prospectus .\njane austen\u2019s mansfield park , illustrated by darya shnykina , will be available from the folio society ( urltoken ) in october 2017 .\nthe green fairy book by andrew lang first folio society edition 2009 illustrated by julian de narvaez beautiful book in fine unused condition .\nrudyard kipling : just so stories third printing published by the folio society london 2009 . superb copy unread ( see pictures ) .\nfolio society ' s editorial director tom walker recently spoke about the milestone year , how they put together this recent catalog , and how he hopes folio society will continue to honor the company creed of producing books\nin a form worthy of their contents .\na huge amount of thought is put into every aspect of the folio society\u2019s book covers , including its colour palette and cloth type .\nover 2300 books have been published by the folio society since its foundation in 1947 . it currently publishes 70 - 80 books a year .\nfolio society first editions can be identified by \u201cfirst edition ( year ) \u201d on the copyright page or by having no additional printings listed .\nfuller ' s worthies . selected from the worthies of england . by thomas fuller . published by the folio society in 1987 first edition .\nthe folio society illustrated one thousand and one nights in a smart and decorative binding , and beautifully illustrated throughout . the folio society : london . ' the book of the thousand nights and one night ' is a collection of middle eastern and south asia stories and folk tales .\nas well as the regular books and sets , the folio society have a reputation for producing fine quality limited edition books . if you have any folio society limited editions items for sale , please email us with details and your location . please check our book descriptions page for guidance .\nthe society issued its first three titles in 1947 . in october of that year\nsatisfying as a novel , anxiety - inducing as a comment on our society .\n' isabella bird ' s photographs receive full justice in this opulent folio society edition . more than a hundred are reproduced in large format . '\nby robert lacey . book by the folio society . great tales from english history . with slip case . printing edition 2008 . general information .\nin 1994 folio moved to its current offices at 44 eagle street , holborn . the current chairman and owner of the society is lord gavron .\nmorpurgo , who will help pick the winner , said he was \u201cdelighted\u201d that the folio society and the house of illustration chose war horse for the competition , whilst another judge , folio society art director sheri gee , said war horse will be a \u201cparticular\u201d challenge because of the equestrian element .\ni had the chance to chat with the folio society ' s marketing director , jean - marc rathe , about their science - fiction and fantasy titles . here ' s what he had to say about the folio society ' s mission , their process , title selection and book production .\nover the years , the folio society has produced a number of bibliographies , starting with the slim volume folio 21 in 1968 , celebrating 21 years of the organisation , and culminating with folio 60 in 2007 , which is a comprehensive history of folio society publications , with details of everything which they have published , and endeavouring to cover all the many reprints and variations . this gives full bibliographic details ( number of pages , binder , paper used , illustrator and number of illustrations etc ) and is a terrific source of information for a keen folio society collector .\nthe hcbooksonline blog is your primary source for a complete listing of folio society limited editions from the first one published in 1976 to the latest ones .\nfolio society . hard cover . very good condition - see photos for details . light marks to edge of slip case - actual book is excellent .\n. membership of the society was estimated at just under 100 , 000 in 2012 .\ni should add , of course , that the folio society replaced the one book with the slight printing error , immediately and without any charge or question .\nwe are always interested in folio society limited editions especially the following . follow the blue links for more information and the kind of price you might expect .\nmany folio society book covers use the traditional technique of blocking . it sets the publisher apart from a lot of other binders and publishers , says sheri .\nthe difficult task of selecting the longlist fell to sheri gee , art director at the folio society , and colin mckenzie , director of house of illustration .\nplease watch :\nnew books in : may | mystics and folio\nurltoken - - ~ - - here is the folio society edition of charlotte bront\u00eb ' s ' jane eyre ' , illustrated by santiago . . .\nplease watch :\nnew books in : may | mystics and folio\nurltoken - - ~ - - here is the folio society standard edition of ' the call of cthulhu & other weird stories ' by . . .\n> 125 folio _ books :\nonly mortality ( mine or that of the folio society ) will cause my membership to come to an end . . .\ngood for you , i couldn ' t agree more .\n2014 communication arts award of excellence winner book category :\npride and prejudice\nby j . austen , the folio society 2013 . - anna and elena balbusso\nthe world of odysseus . book by the folio society . with slip case . printing edition 2002 . unit 1 , riverside , brambleside . uckfield tn22 1qq .\nthink something else might be useful , or want to suggest improvements ? feel free to propose them by leaving a message in the folio society devotees wiki thread .\nfolio society isn ' t a goodreads author ( yet ) , but they do have a blog , so here are some recent posts imported from their feed .\nthe book illustration competition is a partnership between the folio society and house of illustration . details of the 2018 competition will be announced on tuesday 19 september 2017 .\nvancouver : alcuin society , 1966 . limited edition [ 215 / 500 , signed ] .\njoining the balbusso twins , in the sequential / series category , jonathan burton took a silver medal for his work on the new folio society playing cards . this specially commissioned deck of cards features striking and original illustrations which give a hilarious new twist on traditional styles . the deck is an exclusive gift to members purchasing from the folio society sale . a long - time collaborator with the folio society , burton has illustrated numerous folio editions - including our editions of the hitchhiker ' s guide to the galaxy and the restaurant at the end of the universe .\nplease watch :\nnew books in : may | mystics and folio\nurltoken - - ~ - - here are the new books i got in september ! all of them are from the folio society and a the . . .\n' moonraker ' by ian fleming . printed in 2017 ( 1st edition ) by the folio society featuring illustrations by fay dalton . set in miller text with folio bold condensed display . book is in new / sealed condit . . .\nthe book illustration competition is a partnership between the folio society and house of illustration . the annual international competition is open to illustrators over the age of 18 , both students and professionals , not previously published by the folio society . to date , the competition has distributed nearly \u00a345 , 000 worth of prizes and has received thousands of entries . the winner will receive the prestigious folio society commission worth \u00a35 , 000 to illustrate the competition title . five runners - up will each receive \u00a3500 .\nex set slight shelf wear miniscule to spines . . . ow a perfect set . . . . and highly collectable within the folio society portfolio . due to extorniate postal prices ie two vol society set being cheapest \u00a313 to post ive slightly upped price .\n\u2018the folio society has produced fine , distinguished , elegant , handsome , collectable editions : to those who ' love books ' , it is a thrilling imprint . \u2019\nthis folio society edition of empire features a new preface specially written by its author , acclaimed historian niall ferguson , responding to the controversy caused by its initial publication .\nsubsequent offices were located in the mayfair and borough areas of london . the folio society moved to its current location , 44 eagle street , holborn , in 1994 .\nalmost from its inception , the folio society operated as a membership - based organisation ; as the list of titles grew , the membership commitment was established as 4 books per year . since 2011 customers are able to purchase from the folio society list without committing to membership , although membership remains at the core of the company\u2019s strategy .\nfurther to my post > 193 bookfair _ e : there is a short promotional piece about the folio society reading room in the september 2014 issue of folio magazine . strangely , i ' ve seen no other mention of it since then .\nthe folio society presents facsimiles of three highly sought - after masterpieces from nonesuch and golden cockerel presses , all classics of illustrated book production , originally published between . . .\na folio society limited edition of i am legend features an exclusive signed print by artist dave mckean , and a spectacular black leather binding . limited to just 295 copies .\nlondon , 1 february 2017 : today , the folio society and house of illustration are thrilled to announce the longlist for the annual book illustration competition ( # bic2017 ) .\nplease watch :\nnew books in : may | mystics and folio\nurltoken - - ~ - - the best sale yet ! 50 % off on over 200 ( ! ) books from the folio society and other publishers . . . .\ndepending on the size of the assorted folio titles inside , there may be up to 22 books in your box . all in typical luxury folio society style . you will receive 1 x standard size box ( approx . minimum 1 . . .\nplease watch :\nnew books in : may | mystics and folio\nurltoken - - ~ - - here is the third ian fleming novel in the folio society series ; and this time it ' s ' dr no ' . . . .\nthe folio society is proud to announce that two artists shortlisted for this year\u2019s v & a illustration awards have been nominated for their work on folio editions . the nominations for these prestigious awards come in two different categories - book illustration and book cover .\n\u2018it is always a great day when i see a package from the folio society waiting on my door step in which i suddenly become like a child on christmas morning . \u2019\njoyce\u2019s great modernist masterpiece includes intricate illustrations by the multi award winning artist john vernon lord , available exclusively from the folio society . joyce ' s incredible work take . . .\nthe only thing i have to offer on this subject is that i will continue to support the folio society the only way i can , which is to purchase more books .\nwe speak to sheri and raquel about the gruelling yet extremely rewarding process of hand crafting ( excruciatingly precisely , sometimes ) the creatively diverse range of books by the folio society .\nit occurred to me that it would be useful for collectors to have online access to find the titles published by the folio society in that time , so that they could quickly find missing volumes from sets , or titles featuring particular artists and so on . with that in mind , we produced the folio society collectors archive , which provides that information in a searchable form . we have also provided links to pictures of items from our own archives where they are available . some of these titles are now quite rare , and even the folio society hasn ? t seen all of the many variants documented in folio 60 .\nover the years , the folio society has also commissioned original introductions to its editions from leading figures in literature , the arts , media , science , philosophy and the academic world .\nthese are illustrations from last year\u2019s winner , alan marks , for the folio society\u2019s edition of war horse by michael morpurgo . mark illustrated the slipcase cover artwork swell as a bookmark .\ndepending on the size of the assorted folio titles inside , there may be up to 22 books in your box . all in typical luxury folio society style . you will receive 1 x standard size box ( approx . minimum 15 books per box . ) .\ngold embossed spine and cover plate border . a beautiful book with a fascinating subject . founded in 1947 by charles ede , the folio society has been publishing unique , beautiful books ever since . in a world of declining publishing standards , were books are cheaply printed and bound using low grade materials , the folio society sets much higher standards it its design and production .\nmembership levels have waxed and waned in the decades since the foundation of the folio society , and the number of members is generally not advertised by the society . however , it is clear that membership levels began in the hundreds and stood at the tens - of - thousands by 2000 .\ncharles ede , who has died aged 80 , was the founder of the folio society , which restored an element of elegance to publishing after the pinched austerity of the second world war .\nthere have been numerous folio society editions produced in limited quantities that have not been included in the lists above and were not officially limited editions in the current sense . some of these were standard editions in special bindings . these are listed below in alphabetical order . books by other publishers , but distributed in limited numbers to members by the folio society , are not included .\n8vo . ; vg ; spine green with gilt lettering ; housed in a vg black slipcase ; in excellent condition ; still in publisher ' s shrink - wrap ; shelved folio society .\noctavo ; vg ; 1 / 4 bound in green leather , gilt lettering to spine , housed in a brown slipcase ; still sealed in publisher ' s shrinkwrap ; shelved folio society .\n8vo . , 500pp . ; vg ; spine gray with an red silhouette and silver lettering ; housed in a vg slipcase ; in excellent condition ; shelved hardcover mystery or folio society .\ni found out about the follio society during my first visit to the british museum . it was the tutankamun\nthe bayeux tapestry is without parallel anywhere else in the world . nearly a millennium since the tapestry ' s original production , the folio society has created the first truly successful reproducti . . .\nthe folio society is proud to reproduce , for the first time , all 79 plates of sharpe\u2019s birds of paradise in book form at their actual size , with a foreword by david attenborough .\n> 125 folio _ books :\nonly mortality ( mine or that of the folio society ) will cause my membership to come to an end . . .\nor , to put it another way - ' we ' ll sail , as long as the beer lasts '\ny box so no hiding the fact someone has a book from folio for christmas .\npresented in conjunction with the exhibition first folio ! the book that gave us shakespeare .\n> 15 huxleythecat : i quite agree , my favourite type of folio . enjoy !\n' the tote bags at the folio society are the world ' s best tote bags . they ' re better than all other tote bags . i ' m not getting paid to say this '\ni honestly cannot describe in a way that is deserving of the folio society how much i adore their books . i think it\u2019s safe to say i\u2019ll be a life long customer . the books themselves\nmulti award winning artist john vernon lord examines the experience of illustrating james joyce ' s great modernist masterpiece : ulysses , for the folio society . from depicting gusts of wind to news . . .\n7 x folio society books . books are all good condition . tight bindings , unbroken spines . seem unread . all photographs are my own and are of the actual books that you will receive .\nat an awards show presented by lucy worsley it was revealed that shnykina had been chosen by a panel of judges to illustrate a new edition of mansfield park by jane austen from the folio society .\n> 334 jayked : the folio society has released the ( digital ) magazine to everyone whether or not they ' ve ordered . whether that was intentional or not is an open question . . .\nhave you checked the latest facebook post by the folio society ? what title do you think the cover is for ? the folio society says some people guessed it right , but can ' t tell which one it is . apparently it is between the king must die and the bull from the sea . i ' ve never heard of either before ! ( though they ' re quite well known )\nthe count of monte cristo is the original blockbuster . the folio society has produced a stunning limited edition of this dumas masterpiece , bound in full goatskin leather , with gilded top and illus . . .\nthe folio society release an illustrated volume of the call of cthulhu & other weird stories , featuring new illustrations by dan hillier , and new foreword by comic book legend alan moore . correcti . . .\n\u201cparticipating in this unique competition was a great creative journey . as a re - emerging illustrator , winning the house of illustration and folio society book illustration competition opened a path to new publications , including a two - volume edition of war an d peace for the folio society , several illustration awards , showcases and exhibits . \u201d \u2013 igor karash , winner 2012 ( the bloody chamber and other stories ) .\nthe folio society and house of illustration are thrilled to announce darya shnykina as the winner of the seventh annual book illustration competition \u2013 a unique partnership between the folio society and house of illustration . darya was presented with her prize , a prestigious commission worth \u00a35 , 000 to illustrate jane austen\u2019s mansfield park by eminent historian lucy worsley , at an exclusive ceremony held at house of illustration on thursday , 23 february .\nthe chicago zoological society is an equal opportunity employer / affirmative action employer - minorities / women / veterans / disabled .\n\u2018i do not possess words enough to adequately describe my pleasure at being a customer and receiving books from the folio society . these books are treasures that will be handed down to my children to enjoy . \u2019\nthe hundred and one dalmatians was fist published in 1956 . this gorgeous folio society copy , released in 2017 , is introduced by jacqueline wilson , and illustrated by sara ogilvie . its quarter boun . . .\nthis lovely edition of the little prince is part of the folio society autumn collection . i grew up reading this story multiple times . this edition consists on a commentary volume and the little pri . . .\nyeah i got a version of trial and execution of socrates published , according to lt , by folio society in 1972 . i bought it secondhand in hay - on - wye a couple of years ago .\njane austen\u2019s mansfield park illustrated by darya shnykina will be available from the folio society in october 2017 . the 23 competition finalists are part of an exhibition at house of illustration from 11 february - 12 march .\na highly desirable deluxe luxury slipcased hardback edition published by the folio society . j . r . r . tolkien . a truly collectable edition that will delight any tolkien collector ! 1st edition . 1st print .\noctober 2017 - the folio book of ghost stories and seven gothic tales - m . kenny\nanglo - saxon england : a history of england . folio ( 1997 ) hardcover & slipcase\nwhen charles ede , christopher sandford ( of golden cockerel press ) , and alan bott ( founder of pan books ) founded folio society in 1947 , the goal of the firm was to produce\neditions of the world ' s great literature , in a format worthy of the contents , at a price within the reach of everyman .\nfolio society has been publishing beautifully crafted hardback editions of classic literature , both fiction and non - fiction , ever since . turning timeless stories into unique objects , folio society books are set above the rest in almost every aspect \u2014 exceptional typography , illustration , paper , printing , and binding .\n> 195 bookfair _ e : indeed , google ( other search engines are available ) offers only a couple of blog entries concerning the folio society reading room . seems , fairly typical of folio marketing . > 192 conte _ mosca :\noccasional contributor\nis preferable to former contributor . : - )\nthis book is based on the writings of bede ( ' saint ' bede ) who was a benedictine monk in the 8th century a d . history of the english church and people by bede . folio society .\nthe hereford world map is recognised by unesco as an exceptionally important cultural artefact : the medieval world in one iconic object . now it is available for you to own in a new reproduction from the folio society .\nfrom 1959 to 1983 , the folio society distributed and / or produced prints of famous paintings , classic music records and even dismembered old books to sell the pages individually in cardboard mounts . examples of these follow .\nfolio society art director , sheri gee commented :\nthe winner was a hands down unanimous decision . taking all things into account we found the binding design exquisite and were all very taken with the illustration style .\nthe folio society was founded in 1947 , with the intention of producing\neditions of the world ' s great literature in a format worthy of the contents , at a price within the reach of everyman .\nwhen ordering online folio added a free diary to my basket . that diary didn ' t arrive and wasn ' t listed on the delivery note . so , folio you raised my expectatio\ncan anyone tell me if the folio prize will change anything ? i ' m guessing it will make more people aware of folio ' s existence . i hope it does . . .\n2013 is already proving to be a triumphant year for folio illustrators and artists . in november it was announced that the balbusso twins were to be awarded a 2013 gold medal by the society of illustrators , for their work on the folio society\u2019s edition of eugene onegin . beating off stiff competition from artists around the world , the balbusso sister\u2019s illustration \u2018tatyana\u2019 from alexander puskin\u2019s classic love story won in the book category . their work will be exhibited along with the illustrations of other leading contemporary artists in the society\u2019s annual exhibition in new york , beginning this january .\n> 295 folio _ books : i ' m not sure . this is obviously a non - folio publication advertised by folio . i think folio ' s principia was published in two volumes with the guide separate and is based on university of california press ' edition from 1999 . i haven ' t researched this new 2016 edition and what makes it different from the 1999 edition .\nthe folio society\u2019s formula for success is publishing books with exceptional typography , illustrations , paper and bindings . the society sources new introductions from literary experts to accompany classic texts and uses skilled designers and master printers to produce memorable fine books . fiction and non - fiction is published and you will be familiar with many of the titles and authors .\nthe folio society has published a stunning collector ' s edition of h . p . lovecraft ' s the call of cthulhu and other weird stories , featuring an exclusive introduction from graphic novel legend alan m . . .\nthis is a folio society book \u201cbritish myths and legends\u201d 3 hardback books in a slipcase eight printing ( 2006 ) excellent condition - a few light marks to slipcase please look at my other listings for m . . .\nintroduction by simon hornblower . an amazing introduction to life in ancient greece . the world as the mythological hero odysseus would have seen it . published in 2002 by the folio society . 25 pages of full colour plates .\nchristopher hibbert mc ( 5 march 1924 \u2013 21 december 2008 ) , born arthur raymond hibbert , was an english writer , historian and biographer . christopher hibbert . the folio society : london . attractive none the less .\nherbert , sir thomas and rushworth , john the trial of charles 1 . published by london folio society ( 1959 ) . edited by roger lockyer , 8vo , 164pp text and index with portrait frontis and 7pp illustrations .\n> 35 jroger1 : you have good taste sir . the u . s west coast has woken up - - i wonder if this will help draw down the remaining 174 before nightfall ? congratulations to the folio society !\nplease feel free to add a link to your library photos or catalogue . if you ' re not sure how to enter a link , just ask on the folio society devotees wiki thread and someone will help you .\n8vo . , 409pp . ; vg ; spine orange - brown cloth with white lettering ; housed in a vg slipcase , minor shelfwear ; text block clean ; interior clean ; in excellent condition ; shelved folio society .\nthe book is published by the folio society , london 1995 . the back of the title page has sixth printing 2002 on it . the books cover is green cloth boards with gold gilt illustration to the front cover .\nthe military histories of ancient greece and rome , the extraordinary lives of medieval kings to the politics of the world wars , the folio society publishes an extensive collection of history titles . each book includes carefully researched photographs and comes in a unique hardback cover . see below for the full list of folio history books .\n> 47 folio _ books : i ' m sure the patrician could think of something suitable .\nthe folio society ltd business per its recently filed accounts is making a profit , has reduced its cost base and has lots of cash in the bank . that sounds pretty good me to me . and we should remember that the folio society ltd company is a subsidiary of folio holdings ltd and this parent company has its own assets in addition to its investment in its subsidiary . i also take great comfort that the gavron family are well - known to be great bibliophiles and they have been wonderful owners for many years of this extraordinary publisher .\nafter placing two orders , i am confident in saying that the folio society is the best publisher i ' ve ever had the pleasure to buy from . i had problems with both my orders - the first had a production\nhello everyone , hope you had a wonderful first week of 2018 ! for my first video this year i wanted to show off these beautiful folio society editions of the discworld novels mort and small gods . i . . .\nauthor : john lukacs . publisher : the folio society . binding : fabric hardcover with slipcase . year of publication : 2011 . book condition : no marks , tears or writing on the pages . book in unread condition .\n8vo . , 256pp . ; vg ; spine black cloth with white lettering , red designs ; housed in a vg slipcase , minor shelfwear ; text block clean ; interior clean ; in excellent condition ; shelved folio society .\nanother great source of gathering talent is the folio society\u2019s annual book illustration competition run in partnership with the house of illustration . the winner goes on to be commissioned for the design , binding and illustrations of the chosen book .\nthe daily telegraph recently featured an article about the folio society written by author and bookman joseph connolly . he rang me up to talk about the books before writing the article and was kind enough to give me a mention .\n> 242 pythagoras : well spotted . i think folio have let us down quite badly here . this is not the first time where glaring omission has been found by members shoppers in folio marketing .\npublished in partnership with the royal geographical society , the british library and the scott polar research institute , this . . . more\nenter our prize draw every month for the chance to win a folio society edition . each month a different prize will be given away . to enter simply click on one of the tabs above \u2013 full terms and conditions available .\nthis was published by the folio society in 1970 and this copy is a first edition . there are 17 illustrations in full colour and 88 pages . the original was written in the ninth century ad and has been . . .\nshakespeare ' s life and world 2004 folio society book with slipcase . compiled and introduced by katherine duncan - jones . the book is unread and like new . however , the back of the slipcase has mould spot . . .\na set of six novels by anthony trollope , published by the folio society . all complete with slipcases . details below we describe our books using the generic e - bay definitions below . good - a book that . . .\nbinding : gilt and cloth hardcover with slipcase . publisher : the folio society . title : a history of england . anglo - saxon england . year of publication : 1997 . international money orders or us checks . not accepted .\nthe maya . author : hammond , norman . size & condition : large octavo size [ 16x24cm approx ] . fine condition in fine slipcase . illustrated with colour and black & white plates . publishing detail : the folio society .\nauthor : christopher hibbert . binding : gilt and cloth hardcover with slipcase . book condition : no marks , tears or writing on the pages . book in unread condition . minimal wear on slipcase edging . publisher : folio society .\nbbr : this year marks the 70th anniversary of folio society . what influenced the selections in the fall catalog ? how did you decide what made the cut ? what was the theme , if any , for the fall titles ?\none of the most prized characteristics of a folio society book is indeed the illustration . from wood engravings to collages , painting to pen and ink , the firm commissions exceptional talent to create their highly - value visuals . folio society\u2019s list of illustrators includes emerging talents such as jonathan burton , jillian tamaki , sam weber , and anna and elena balbusso as well as seasoned masters such as quentin blake , paula rego , john vernon lord , and tom phillips .\nnow in its seventh year , the book illustration competition is a partnership between the folio society and house of illustration . to date , the competition has distributed nearly \u00a345 , 000 worth of prizes and has received thousands of entries .\n> 162 lowlightlamp : toilers of the sea is now showing as sold out on the folio website .\na folio book is a unique object , one in which typography , illustration , paper , and printing and binding techniques all play a part in creating a harmonious whole . the folio society has celebrated the particular joy to be derived from owning , holding and reading a beautiful printed edition . our aim is to create books that are unique in their aesthetic and in their quality \u2013 this is what makes a folio collection something to cherish .\nhi , everyone ! today i ' m glad to share with you an unboxing of a gorgeous folio society limited edition . this copy of hansel & gretel and other stories is a facsimile illustrated by kay nielsen . it . . .\nthe folio society has published a stunning collector ' s edition of philip k . dick ' s do androids dream of electric sheep ? and a scanner darkly in an appropriately mind - bending format : read one , then . . .\nin this video i present the folio society 2014 edition of wuthering heights . about wuthering heights : some people love it , some people hate it . although this book is not at the top of my list of f . . .\nthe happy captive by fancisco nunez de pineda y bascunan . translated from the spanish by william c atkinson . vinyl - cuts by john lawrence . the folio society . book is in excellent condition . slipcover has very subtle shelf wear .\nall of the volumes from the folio society are accompanied by insightful introductions and eye - catching illustrations . how do you select the person who does the introduction ? how do you choose and commission the art that goes with each volume ?\nyou latest science - fiction title is frank herbert ' s classic dune , which is accompanied by a tasty handful of illustrations by artist sam weber . what is the genesis of how the folio society came to publish this particular title ?\nj . r . r . tolkien . a truly collectable edition that will delight any tolkien collector ! the two towers . a highly desirable edition by the folio society beautifully illustrated . the lord of the rings . 1st print thus .\nauthor and traveller who had an ear for languages . became agent of the british & foreign bible society . married mary clarke in 1840\noffers to join the folio society are regularly made in press advertisements worldwide . usually the offer is a set of books free in return for which one buys four books at full price from the society ' s catalogue . in early autumn the society publishes a prospectus including the books for the forthcoming year and existing volumes in print . members are required to buy four volumes per year to maintain membership , and a\npresentation volume\n( sometimes with other incentives ) is produced and given to renewing members .\nsheri gee , art director at the folio society said : \u2018i\u2019m always so delighted when our illustrators gain industry recognition for the work they do on folio society titles . for my part , i\u2019m constantly in awe of our illustrators\u2019 visual interpretations of the text . i felt that joe ciardiello brought such vitality to brief lives through his pen and ink illustrations and anna and elena balbusso really embraced our challenge , conveying so much of the play and its characters within two elaborate pieces . \u2019\nwelcome to the official folio society group , a place to catch up with all the news on upcoming releases , events and giveaways . the folio society has published beautiful hardcover editions since 1947 . we believe outstanding literary works merit the finest typography , illustration , paper , printing and binding . with over 400 titles available - from beowulf to the great gatsby - we want to share the pleasure we take in finely crafted books with the goodreads community and invite you to discuss your f\n10\nx 7\n( 25 . 5cm x 17 . 5cm ) . black and gold decorative boards . illustrated throughout . published in london by the folio society , 2010 . books within are clean , and look to be unread .\n20 folio society titles , as follows the black death . books in superb condition . all in original slip cases . the grand tour . the plague , albert camus . unconditional surrender . trilogy ' sword of honour ' by evelyn waugh .\ntalking of which there are some folio society books that for one reason or another stand out . ? as you like it ? is one , with the version with illustrated dustjacket from 1953 being particularly sought after . the ' lord of the rings ' set from 1977 is also very popular , as is the gormenghast trilogy by mervyn peake . ? brave new world ? is a triumph of design , with its silver cover , though not to everyone ? s taste . in fact , the folio society has been very imaginative and innovative with its bindings over the years , including the quirky ? pather panchali ? from 1971 , bound in open weave cloth described as japanese grass - paper by the folio society at the time .\nseptember 2017 - the war of the worlds and the folio science fiction anthology - d . i . tinoco\n# 001352 - folio deluxe limited editions of the hobbit and the silmarillion - $ 1 , 350 . 00\nthis is a reprint of eileen power\u2019s powerful & non - martial overview of the life of the middle ages . stunning folio society hardcover book with slipcase . book is in mint condition other than small mark on spine with very good condition slipcase .\nthis folio book society book ,\nthe thirty years war\nby c , v . wedgwood has not been read and the pages retain that\nnew\nfreshness . it is bound in printed canvas with a map on the ed papers .\nthick 8vo . , 722pp . ; vg ; spine red leather with gilt lettering , red designs ; housed in a vg red slipcase , mild and gentle shelfwear ; text block clean ; interior clean ; in excellent condition ; shelved folio society .\nsmall quarto , xxxviii , 438 pages ; vg ; 1 / 4 bound in red morocco , pictorial boards ; housed in vg red slipcase , minor rubbing ; top edge text block red ; interior clean ; zg consignment ; shelved folio society .\nsmall quarto , xv , 400 pages ; vg ; 1 / 4 bound in orange morocco , pictorial boards ; housed in vg blue slipcase , minor rubbing ; top edge text block orange ; interior clean ; zg consignment ; shelved folio society .\nsmall quarto , xix , 472 pages ; vg ; 1 / 4 bound in green morocco , pictorial boards ; housed in vg green slipcase , minor rubbing ; top edge text block green ; interior clean ; zg consignment ; shelved folio society .\nsmall quarto , xix , 552 pages ; vg ; 1 / 4 bound in red morocco , pictorial boards ; housed in vg maroon slipcase , minor rubbing ; top edge text block maroon ; interior clean ; zg consignment ; shelved folio society .\nsmall quarto , xvi , 429 pages ; vg ; 1 / 4 bound in green morocco , pictorial boards ; housed in vg green slipcase , minor rubbing ; top edge text block green ; interior clean ; zg consignment ; shelved folio society .\nfor nearly 70 years , the folio society has been publishing beautiful illustrated editions of the world\u2019s greatest books . it believes that the literary content of a book should be matched by its physical form . with specially commissioned illustrations , many of its editions are further enhanced with introductions written by leading figures in their fields : novelists , journalists , academics , scientists and artists . exceptional in content and craftsmanship , and maintaining the very highest standards of fine book production , folio society editions last for generations .\ni ' m really excited to show you this copy of my favorite book , jane eyre , by charlotte bronte , an edition released by folio society in 2014 . have you read jane eyre ? what is your favorite quote ? min . . .\n> 11 terebinth : it is indeed reassuring that the governing board appears to have some dependable names on it , not least sue bradbury who was a leading figure in the day - to - day running of the folio society for so many years .\nthe folio society occupies a unique place in the book publishing market , and has done so since it was first founded in london in 1947 . it values aesthetic beauty and visual storytelling like no other publisher in the country , and arguably the globe ."]}
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.\nthe excitement of getting a new gadget ( toy ) and opening it up to play with is awesome . still there is a couple new terms for this that i never knew existed for doing this action .\ngadget pron , gadget porn , unboxing , unpacking , uncrate , it ' s been called many things , but it ' s the unboxing . why is it that we love to unbox our gadgets , what is it that excites us so much about unboxing a new gadget or any tech related toy ?\ncopyright \u00a9 1999 - 2018 by hardware asylum , ninjalane llc all trademarks used are properties of their respective owners . all rights reserved . site design and front - end production by ninjalane llc\nsign up now to receive exclusive offers , news , promotions and more in our audio e - club email .\nwant to shop in person ? then find which of our stores is nearest you .\naudio t was started by john bartlett in 1966 . originally called audio technica it rapidly dropped the\nechnica\nwhen the japanese company of the same name appeared .\njohn negotiated a good fee for giving up technica . nothing ever replaced it !\noriginally , audio technica was a part time activity . adverts were placed in the gramophone for equipment described as ex - dem or display . it was 100 % brand new , however , as brand new equipment was not allowed to be sold at discount prices . john realised there was a gap in the market and published a directory of all the equipment that was available . it specified all the features and was accepted as a reference guide by other dealers .\nin 1968 audio t moved from john ' s home to the top floor of dryden chambers off london ' s oxford street , near tottenham court road . all the stock had to be carried up four tall flights to the store and carried down again by staff for the customers . the building can be seen in alfred hitchcock ' s\nfrenzy\nand was originally a victorian brothel ! the picture on the right is taken from the film . the shop operated from the building at the back of the picture .\nthe company made its mark as an individual shop , mainly staffed by students , that was not afraid to speak its mind even though it cost business . if a product wasn ' t up to scratch they would have it independently tested and voice the results . it didn ' t matter how big and respected the companies were ( there was a famous argument with leak at the time ) .\njohn invested in his own test lab and offered on the spot test reports on customer\u2019s purchases . staff part timers from imperial college included derek scotland and \u2018i\u2019ve\u2019 got noooo time\u2019 ! service engineer philip swift . swift and scotland then teamed up professionally at lentek and went on to found audiolab .\nalways trying to find better and more reliable equipment , audio t was willing to give small companies such as spendor and cambridge audio a chance and this is what made it so successful . scotland had recruited student martin colloms ( regents st poly ) to run the test lab in 1971 and he later co - founded monitor audio with mo iqbal and yet another audio t staffer , mike beeny the cambridge branch manager . john bartlett also fixed an introduction for colloms to see the editor of haymarket\u2019s popular hi - fi title ( to become what hi - fi ) and we know where that led .\nneeding more space the shop moved to west hampstead in 1972 where it continued to be britain ' s most innovative retailer , offering such firsts as direct cut discs , optional five - year warranties and full test reports on amplifiers sold . john was unusual in as much he did not see other dealers as competition . in fact he was the first to advertise all the other local dealers in an advertisement . another innovative feature was the fact that audio t closed on mondays . the notorious midnight sales were a renowned feature of this period . audio t was a very unusual company - unconventional hours , dress and views - and people loved it ! even in these early days it was branching out : audio t cambridge started in 1971 and audio t windsor in 1974 . but this expansion didn ' t last and ultimately john sold out to concentrate on helping people with learning difficulties , something he did until 2001 .\ntony jones picked up the baton and expanded both audio t and at labs through the 1970 ' s and 80 ' s . originally planned as an external service department , at labs quickly became a major retailer in its own right and continues today as our branch in chase side , enfield just yards from the original shop . in 1990 tony joined with oxford retailers absolute sound and video and the current audio t group of fourteen branches was created .\nin october 2002 audio t took over the running of the three jeffries hi - fi stores along the south coast ( brighton , eastbourne and portsmouth ) . founded in eastbourne in 1935 by edward jeffries , the stores had an enviable reputation in the towns they served . in 1978 the company was taken over from edward jeffries son john by kevin and alison maxfield , who ran the company until september 2002 .\nin september 2008 audio t merged with like - minded companies , audio excellence and practical hi - fi . now with 14 physical stores and an online store audio t is able to offer its goods and services to customers across the united kingdom .\nthe new arcam hda range has arrived ! hda stands for high . . .\nthe neat iota xplorer - hand crafted by the boffins at county . . .\ngadget pron , gadget porn , unboxing , unpacking , uncrate , it\u2019s been called many things , but it\u2019s the unboxing . why is it that we love to unbox our gadgets , what is it that excites us so much about unboxing a new gadget or any tech related toy ?\nmy take on it is that it\u2019s sort of like christmas all over again when we were kids , the mystery , and the satisfaction of holding some new wonderful toy in our hands . even though we know what\u2019s in the box usually , it\u2019s still exciting and thrilling to unbox it . you can see the ads , read the reviews , see other people unbox something but it\u2019s just not the same as getting your own hands on it and seeing for yourself what\u2019s in the box .\nthe analogy could almost be made to that of undressing a woman ( or man , whatever the case may be ) . we take our time with it , examining it on the outside , caressing the box , taking a closer look at it , seeing all there is to see on the outside . then comes the time to open it , slowly and carefully undoing the flaps on the box to reveal the prize that awaits us inside , what we\u2019ve been waiting for with breathless anticipation . as we open the flaps our pulse quickens with sweet excitement . once open we stop to take a deep look at what we see , examining everything , every part , taking it all in , the lines , the patterns we see .\nthen comes to time to fully unbox our prize , slowly we peel away the inner layers to reveal what\u2019s beneath , what we\u2019ve been waiting for , is it worth it ? is it going to be all that we expected ? once we get the covering aside we get to see our prize in all its glory , we lay it out , stand back so we can take it all in . then comes the time to actually get our hands on it , we gently caress it , fondling it with our hands , our fingers caressing the lines , curves and grooves of the surface , even taking the time to take in the aroma of it . finally comes the time to really get to work\u2026 . was it climatic , or anti - climactic , was it what you expected ?\nfrom my experience with unboxings , unboxing products that is , it\u2019s usually always rather anti - climactic . the product never seems to live up to the hype that surrounded it in the advertising . some do leave you with a nice feeling , but most are blah .\nthe unboxing has sort of become an unspoken competition between sites on the internet to see who gets it first . let\u2019s face it , if you\u2019re the first one to get the product , you\u2019ll get the most traffic and hits . we all want to be the first , it\u2019s nice being number one especially when it comes to new tech . when those sites get the product first they\u2019re usually hyped about by other sites and linked from many more , but it comes down to who you know or who your contacts are in the industry .\nthe thrill of the unboxing has been around for quite some time i\u2019m sure , way before the internet and videos of people unboxing things . i can imagine back several decades ago when the first telephone arrived to a guy like you or me . he sat there excited when it arrived , thinking he was one of the first to ever get his hands on one . he took his time with it , unboxed it , and explored all there was to see\u2026\nwe could probably even go back farther than that , let\u2019s say back to ancient greece , with the abacus , or actually farther that that as the first abacus dates back to sumeria circa 2700bc or so . can you picture the first guy to receive an abacus fondling it with delight ?\nthe idea of this article was to present you , the reader , with a history of the unboxing , but that\u2019s hard to do . it\u2019s very hard to pinpoint the very first unboxing ever done . people claim that one of the first unboxing videos was of the ps3 by cheapyd . it\u2019s been viewed more than 800 , 000 times so far , but it\u2019s hard to believe that\u2019s the first one , maybe one of the first very popular unboxing videos , but not the first .\nthe internet trend of showing photos or video from the unpacking of a retail box of some desirable product , such as the latest laptop or portable music player .\nthe oldest unboxing video i found on youtube was from 3 years ago of the nokia e61 , but still there has to be older ones than that out there , doesn\u2019t there ? we\u2019ve been unboxing stuff for centuries really , there has to be older than three years ago out there somewhere .\nurltoken , which is actually gear live just turned 5 years old , but i don\u2019t think the actual unboxing part of their site is that old . .\nandru edwards : readers and viewers like to see what is in the box , and we are able to give advice on what else you might want to buy , especially if it isn\u2019t included with an item , like an hdmi cable .\nandru edwards : there wasn\u2019t any special feeling or anything . i just felt like i was doing my job , which is to inform our readers and viewers !\nandru edwards : because they are able to live vicariously through the videos and take part in the launch or release of a product . others like them because they are informational , and are actually good to watch when considering a purchase .\nandru edwards : we have over 50 unboxing videos , and over 100 unboxing photo galleries . we typically do 2 - 4 per month .\nandru edwards : we treat everything the same from a journalistic perspective , but i personally prefer unboxing items that are unique , and have great presentation . apple products usually fall into this category , as do game consoles , and more recently , the beats by dr . dre headphone line .\nandru edwards : definitely . they give you a close look at the product , and again , you get to see everything that is included in the box , so you know what else you may need to pick up while you are at the store .\nandru edwards : not necessarily , but only because i get my hands on items typically before they hit stores . so i\u2019ve already seen them .\nandru edwards : no idea , but we were one of the first \u2013 we\u2019ve been doing it for over 3 years .\nandru edwards : well , gear live in general is a consumer electronics news blog , and we do video reviews of products , as well as unboxing videos . we record in high definition in a studio , and definitely try to highlight the product , and give an expert opinion alongside the unboxing visuals . you can find it at unboxing . gearlive . com .\ntechnogog : i see if you type urltoken into the address bar of a browser it automatically directs to urltoken , is there any story behind that ? the acquisition of the domain name .\nandru edwards : it was just part of a decision to move all our domains under the gear live banner . we moved all our domains to subdomains of gear live . we acquired the domain because we needed a place to house the unboxing videos we were doing .\nurltoken used to be an unboxing site but it\u2019s not longer there , it\u2019s a parked page with ads on it , so don\u2019t go there .\nsites like engadget and gizmodo are also known for their unboxing videos and pictorial unboxings , and they seem to always get the stuff first before anyone else does , so theirs are always very popular .\nover at flickr , in the unboxing pool there is surprisingly only a little over 2 , 000 photos , i would have thought there\u2019d be a lot more really . ( maybe i need to join and add a few more thousand\u2026 )\ni can remember back in my commodore64 and vic - 20 days getting the magazines , there they had product reviews with basic unboxings in them , while not as exciting as a video , they fulfilled our needs at the time until we got our hands on the real thing .\nso for the history of the unboxing , well it started out most likely shortly after the camera was invented , with people taking pictures of things they received and were excited about .\nactual unboxings started with product reviews in magazines , then with the coming of the internet and video sites like youtube and viddler , and others , people really had a chance to show off their unboxings . at first i think they were product reviewers experimenting with a new way to show their readers just what you get in the box . then as the popularity picked up , every day people started sharing their new products through unboxing videos as well , to share with friends and whoever else cared to watch .\nthere\u2019s a new trend in unboxings though , finding old products new and unboxing them like the guys over at alfredtv did with a 20th anniversary mac .\nas with any popular thing out there , there is going to be people making fun of it and doing parodies . microsoft did a parody video unboxing for internet explorer 8 , and even created a fictitious character named roland wacker to do the unboxing and he even has his own facebook page .\nprobably the most awesome unboxing parody is for the samsung omnia i900 , it\u2019s more of an advertisement , but it\u2019s still very well done . they\u2019ve taken the unboxing to a whole new level , it\u2019s hard to explain , just watch the video .\nunboxings have evolved a life of their own really , at their height there were sites just dedicated to unboxings , but they\u2019ve since come and gone apparently , with urltoken becoming unboxing . gearlive . com .\nthen of course we have amazon who , trying to partially cash in on the unboxing phenomenon i\u2019m sure , named their video download service / on demand service , \u2018unbox\u2019 .\ndoing a search for \u2018unboxing\u2019 on google or bing doesn\u2019t really come up with much of a history of it all , just , as expected , many links to sites containing videos of unboxings .\nunboxings though don\u2019t just have to be videos , some sites have sections for pictorial unboxings , which isn\u2019t quite the same thing in my book . maybe if it was a video and still pictures to accompany it , then that might work .\ni think the primary allure of the unboxing is that it shows us what\u2019s in the box , even if it\u2019s vicariously through the screen , we still get to feel the creators excitement as he unboxes the product for the first time . the other attraction is of course the fact that the videos show people what exactly they\u2019ll be getting before they buy something , it\u2019s always nice to know what\u2019s in the box . that\u2019s one of the primary reasons i like product reviews , when i\u2019m looking to buy something , i like to search for a review , to know the opinions of the product , but also to see what else comes with it .\nthere are products that actually i don\u2019t do video unboxings of because i\u2019m actually a bit excited and just want to see what\u2019s inside . an example would be that i just received the doublesight 7\u201d lcd for review , it was one of those products that i was a bit excited about to be getting for review . i just had to get it open to check it out , and it was worth it as it is a very nice product .\nthe unboxing is something that non - techies don\u2019t quite get . they understand to a point in that it shows the product and what comes in the box , but they don\u2019t understand the thrill of it all . understanding the idea behind the unboxing and the thrill of it might be hard for some people , but us enthusiasts understand it very well , it\u2019s just one of those things that we love . one of the best parts of being a reviewer i think is the unboxing , be it on video or just still pictures , there\u2019s always a thrill when getting a new product , especially one that isn\u2019t on the market yet .\nwhile the origin of the unboxing has eluded being found , it\u2019s there , in all of us really , it\u2019s been around for a long time and will remain a popular pastime of geeks and non - geeks alike .\nyou can find all of our unboxing videos on viddler here , along with game videos and other product related movies .\nthis totally makes me laugh ! i completely know what you mean . i get excited just hearing you talk about unboxing as if it were me doing the unboxing ! crazy , i know . when i see an unboxing , i just want to \u201cwoo , hoo ! \u201d you know ? ! well , adults aren\u2019t the only ones who get this thrill . whenever i get a package in the mail , my 4 - year old daughter is right by my side jumping with excitment ! lol ! i think it\u2019s just in our nature !\none buys things , thet unboxes them . you\u2019d have to do this with many things , though , to feel like you\u2019re an unboxer , not once in a few weeks . more like a few times a week . and so you\u2019ll get involved with unboxing stuff .\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 .\nunited states 78 australia 70 sweden 32 united kingdom 23 india 17 . tk 15 niue 12 germany 11 russia 9 gabon 6 equatorial guinea 6 norway 6 new zealand 5 netherlands 5 denmark 5 france 5 portugal 5"]}
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", "topic": 19}], "title": "cpcs transcom limited", "paragraphs": ["stephanie moved on from the edc to join cpcs transcom limited in march 2015 . cpcs transcom limited is a global consultancy firm specializing in infrastructure development advisory services in transport , energy and urban development sectors .\ncpcs transcom became a niche player in transportation commercialization \u2013 specifically in africa\u2019s rail sector . in fact , cpcs transcom was transaction advisor for the successful concessioning of eight railways in africa and our efforts in this sector won us a world bank president\u2019s award of excellence .\nin 1989 , cpcs became independent of cp through a management buy - out . it later merged with the transport commercialization arm of hickling transcom .\ncpcs has a global footprint and we\u2019ve completed projects in more than 120 countries .\ncpcs also offers competitive benefits packages , and takes part in volunteer opportunities in each community where we operate .\nwe are diverse . cpcs\u2019s multicultural team can provide unique perspectives . our team consists of 19 different nationalities .\ncpcs\u2019s story traces back to the construction of the canadian pacific railroad ( cp ) in the late 1800s .\n\u201cthe type of experiences i have had at cpcs are beyond what i would have gotten in another position . \u201d\nnorth american practice : in 2006 , the north american practice was formally created as a division of cpcs and operates with its own dedicated team . this has allowed cpcs to better respond to the specific needs of clients in north america and to develop a depth of experience specific to this market . the practice continues to draw on cpcs ' s global experience and experts as needed .\ncpcs offers a collegial , challenging and varied work environment with a strong focus on learning . here is what our staff say :\nclients soon hired cpcs to translate their rail ppp expertise into the port , marine and power sectors . by 2007 / 08 , c\nwhile nigeria railways corporation ( nrc ) does operate a limited commuter service , it is inadequate to meet current demand . expanding rail transit in lagos has been discussed in numerous transport studies dating back to the late 1970s and early 1980s with the existing line as well as several city streets frequently touted for a new public transport corridor , but all of these proposals ultimately came to nothing .\nin addition to conceptual design , canadian consultancy cpcs was appointed under a contract in 2006 to undertake a pre - 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2013 edc - fitt intern ) jobs , respectively .\ncpcs provides advisory services across a broad spectrum of infrastructure sectors , including : ports , rail , urban ( transit and property development ) , power , marine , multimodal logistics and roads . our team brings international expertise in the areas of transaction structuring , public - private partnerships ( ppp ) , financial and economic modeling , legal and regulatory reform , operations , engineering and social and environmental advisory . this strong combination of in - house commercial and technical expertise is what makes cpcs different and has enabled us to successfully complete over 900 projects in 80 countries .\ncpcs has a dynamic international team of experts and administrative support staff . being a part of the team is like being a part of a large extended family . the work environment is friendly and supportive with staff actively encouraging and motivating each other to produce the best possible services for our clients , as well as the best possible working environment for staff . cpcs believes in a healthy work / life balance and we enjoy celebrating each other ' s successes both personal and professional . this positive environment reflects in the attitudes of our team and in our working relationships with clients .\nalthough rail vehicles can be transported and re - deployed elsewhere , fixed infrastructure by its very nature does not have this flexibility . as a result cpcs determined early on that this element of the project would be less attractive to private investors and public funds would be required from the start .\nto test the theory that demand would be sufficient to allocate revenue risk to the private sector , cpcs developed a full operating cost and financial model . the model assumed that the lagos state government would fund most fixed infrastructure , and the concession for passenger rail service and infrastructure maintenance would be tendered . lichti says this approach was beneficial for several reasons :\ncpcs is an international professional services firm that has been providing specialized infrastructure development advice to public and private sector clients since 1969 . specializing in mobilizing private investment in public infrastructure and services , we develop strategies and programs that ensure sustainable infrastructure service delivery and promote economic growth . we are currently the third largest company in canada for consulting projects funded by international financial institutions - 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and - running .\nwith a population of 20 million , which is growing by an estimated 3 . 2 % every year , lagos is one of the largest cities in africa . it is also one of the most congested cities in the world .\ndespite the lagos area metropolitan transport authority ( lamata ) successfully introducing a rapid bus network in 2008 which now carries 200 , 000 passengers per day , relying on bus transit alone is simply inadequate for a city of this size . as a result this service is currently supplemented by a large fleet of minibuses , known locally as danfos , which are designed to carry 10 to 15 passengers . however , the demand for their services is so high that it is not uncommon to see 20 to 30 people squeezed in for their morning commute .\nthe danfos are not the only element of the transport system which is overcrowded . the streets themselves are clogged with cars which means that cross - city journeys take hours , much to the frustration of residents .\nthis dire situation is , though , about to improve through the launch of the 27km east - west blue line of lagos ' new metro , with construction of the first 8km phase now underway .\nthe blue line was suggested as long ago as 1980 when it was included in the transport master plan , and was initially conceived as a single project . however , following the financial crisis of 2008 it was decided to split the project into two phases ; the first 8km phase from mile 2 to national theatre is projected to open in 2016 , and the line from national theatre west to okokomaiko , and east across a bridge to marina on lagos island is projected to open one to two years after that .\nthe line is being built to standard gauge and will have 600v dc third rail electrification . trains will operate at 5 - minute headways during the peak and at 10 - minute intervals at other times , and once fully operational the line will have sufficient capacity to carry 60 , 000 passengers per hour , per direction . several of the planned 13 stations will be located in the central reservation of the new 10 - lane badagry expressway toll road where the line will run west of eric moore road close to ignamu station . on the stretch east of the new road to marina the line will be elevated .\nthe blue line is part of plans for a comprehensive network for the city which could eventually span seven lines . an extension of the blue line west to ojo is envisaged as the next phase of the lagos rail network which also includes the red line , a 35km north - south route from agbado to marina which will connect with the extension of the blue line to marina on lagos island and share existing nrc infrastructure going north . it will serve 14 stations and early projections show the service carrying up to 500 , 000 passengers per day . the red line sponsors are currently trying to negotiate access to the right - of - way .\nlamata , which was formed in 2003 as a semi - autonomous agency of lagos ' state government , was keen to explore the use of public - private partnerships ( ppps ) for the implementation of its rail projects following the success of a similar ppp venture for the bus scheme .\nlagos state government funds and well - subscribed bond sales were expected to provide the necessary funding to construct the fixed infrastructure . although a major upside for the implementation of the project , lichti says investor appetite for the operations and maintenance contract was still uncertain . as a result an extensive demand study and financial analysis was required to determine the parameters under which an operations and maintenance concession would operate .\nit is no big secret that passenger services are rarely profitable ,\nlichti says .\nthe demand study carried out for the blue line demonstrated what anyone who has ever driven in lagos knows - there are a lot of people travelling throughout the city at all hours of the day . this was a critical finding because it was still undecided who would take revenue risk on the project . given the government ' s major financial commitment to build the fixed infrastructure , it was preferable for the revenue risk to be allocated to the operator .\nlichti adds that one of the other key findings of the demand study was that lagosians were spending a staggering amount of time transiting throughout the city .\nthis did not go unnoticed by the project team , who often experienced a three to five hour round - trip from national theatre to okokomaiko ,\nhe says .\nthe economic impact of the blue line will be incredible .\nthe study consequently found that a segregated rail mass transit system would cut this journey time to less than 30 minutes each way , regardless of the time of day , and estimated demand at 300 , 000 passengers per day by the end of the first year of full operation , which using a fixed tariff of approximately $ us 1 ( at 2008 prices ) , meant that revenue potential was strong .\n\u2022 private capital could be used to fund other investments - for instance a purpose - built gas - fired power station has been proposed by the preferred bidder to power the trains with the potential to sell excess power into the public grid , generating additional revenue .\nafter the conceptual design was completed in 2008 , tender documents were issued in an international rfp following an initial prequalification . separate tenders were released for the construction of the fixed infrastructure and the operations and maintenance ( o & m ) concession . multiple bids were received for both tenders , and following negotiations , a contract was awarded for the construction of the fixed infrastructure to china civil engineering construction company ( ccecc ) .\nin the case of the o & m tender , negative bids were permitted . however , both bids received included concession payments to be paid to the government over the course of the 25 - year concession . this vote of confidence for the project structure solidified the objective to allocate revenue risk to the private sector , minimising the need for government involvement post - construction .\nin 2010 the contract was awarded to preferred concessionaire , eko rail , a nigerian company backed by emerging markets investment firm verod capital management and supported by first class partnerships , britain , which is providing technical and commercial assistance , investec bank , and several legal partners .\nmr michael schabas , a partner of first class partnerships , who is leading fcp ' s work in nigeria , says that in its operation plans for the line , eko rail has emphasised developing strong links with other public transport modes by offering through - tickets for buses . he says the concessionaire is also encouraging developments in and around stations and they are working with the lagos state government to improve paths and walkways to the stations to make lagos a more pleasant place to be and travel .\nwe are even looking at how cycling could be encouraged and reintroduced to lagos ,\nschabas says .\npeople used to cycle in the city 50 years ago but now the traffic is so bad that it is almost impossible .\neko rail is also in the process of establishing its own 25mw gas - thermal power station to supply electricity to the line , which will be located at the depot in okokomaiko . schabas says the concessionaire is not interested in getting involved in the electricity business , but admits there is potential to sell excess power into the grid .\nas the o & m concessionaire , eko rail is of course responsible for installing signalling and telecommunications systems and purchasing rolling stock . while schabas says discussions about the signalling system are continuing , eko rail confirmed in september 2011 that it had purchased 255 subway cars from toronto transit commission ( ttc ) for use on the line . despite being 35 - years - old , schabas says the vehicles offer amazing value because apart from the first 10 - 15 years of their life , they were used only on peak services in toronto clocking up around 70 , 000km per year .\nschabas says that the trains are formed of a steel frame and a riveted aluminium bodyshell with no welded joints . he adds that they were one of the first metro trains in the world to use regenerative electrical braking and are extremely energy efficient . as a result the brakes blocks are all in extremely good condition with ttc reporting that replacements are rarely required .\nwe purchased these trains with the view that they will last the entirety of our 25 - year term ,\nschabas says .\nthey are not likely to fail , or fall apart , but would require a midlife refurbishment to replace the usual things . we are starting to take delivery of the trains now and the abnormal track gauge in toronto [ 1485mm ] means that we are going to replace the bogies . we are still negotiating with potential companies which will carry out these upgrades , but gmi in the united states has dismantled and assessed two of the cars and they have found they that are in good condition . the nature of toronto ' s system means that they are very clean , there is no graffiti , and if you ride the train there you do not see any litter . we think we have got a very good deal for some very good trains .\neko rail expects to use around a third of the trains on the blue line , but was obliged by ttc to buy the entire fleet . initially it had hoped to use them if it was selected as the concessionaire for the red line project but if this does not happen , eko rail will look to sell approximately 124 cars which schabas says are ideally suited to a new metro start - up , like lagos .\nin a city currently crippled by lack of infrastructure investment , the blue line will revolutionise travel along the east - west corridor and save millions of hours every year . schabas says he and his partners ' experience in lagos has been very good , stating that contrary to reports it is a safe city that is getting cleaner with\nwhat once were piles of garbage being replaced by parks every time i visit .\nof course the project is also a source of local jobs . and while there is an abundance of low - cost low - skilled labour , it has been more difficult to fill highly - skilled jobs with local professionals . but where nigerians might have looked to london or new york for better paid jobs in the past , the commitment of the lagos state government to invest in local infrastructure and utilise a successful ppp hints at more attractive opportunities at home . and with a growing economy , and the most stable banking system in africa , all spurred on by a visionary governor , lagos appears to be emerging as a prosperous african destination .\nin 1960 lagos was the singapore of west africa and there is no reason why it cannot be again ,\nschabas says .\nwe welcome questions or comments about our services , sectors , projects , partnership or career opportunities . please feel free to get in touch with us at one of our office locations .\nrecruiting is a vital component of our company\u2019s strategy and therefore an ongoing process .\nwe are looking for top performers interested in an exciting career with opportunities for international travel , career development and learning .\ndata science analyst & cartographer - 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private partnership ) , privatization , and restructuring of state - owned facilities . she assists clients with ppp structuring , tender documentation , legal agreements and negotiations .\none of the projects stephanie is most proud to be part of is the us $ 3 . 8 billion north - south railway project in the philippines , the largest ppp in the philippines to date , in which she has an advisory role .\nthe project aims to revive the national railway and will and will connect metro manila to currently underserved areas in southern luzon . this exciting , groundbreaking project will have a major impact on the people of the philippines , an area of surging economic growth and development .\non top of her professional occupation in international trade , stephanie is also active in the organization of women in international trade ( owit ) , serving on the executive board as vice president , programs .\nshe is a member of the community addictions peer support association ( capsa ) and the international bar association\u2019s international construction projects committee .\nwith all of those accomplishments under her belt , it\u2019s clear that stephanie\u2019s drive and vision can take her anywhere she sets her sights . we can\u2019t wait to see what she does next .\nadvance your career and build your professional credibility in the field of global business by earning the certified international trade professional ( citp ) designation .\nthe certified international trade professional ( citp ) designation is the world\u2019s leading professional designation for the field of international business . so whether you\u2019re new to global trade or have over a decade of direct experience , you\u2019ll find the citp designation can help advance your career and build your professional credibility .\nthe citp designation sets you apart in the competitive international business industry because it\u2019s proof you possess the competencies global business experts have identified as being essential for a successful career in international trade . it also recognizes your dedication to ethical business practices and ongoing professional development\u2014both of which are desirable traits for today\u2019s global business practitioners .\ni am a content marketing specialist for the forum for international trade training ( fitt ) . you can find some of my work on tradeready . ca . my background is in copywriting , journalism and social media . my passion lies in connecting people to the stories that are most important to them . view all posts by pamela hyatt\n\u00a9 2012 - 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{"id": 55735, "summary": [{"text": "onfleet ( formerly addy ) is a san francisco-based technology company specializing in logistics management software and route optimization for businesses offering last-mile delivery .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "onfleet \u2019s platform includes a web-based dispatching and analytics dashboard , restful api , ios and android driver app , and a recipient-facing tracking page . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "onfleet", "paragraphs": ["customers in 25 countries have been using onfleet ' s beta version since january 2014 .\nthanks for getting in touch ! an onfleet representative will follow up with you shortly .\nthings happen , deliveries fail . with onfleet , automate what your drivers do next .\ndelivered - this week ' s delivery - related news brought to you by onfleet .\nonfleet is the easiest way to manage and analyze your local delivery operations . your delivery company must have an account with onfleet to use this app . whether you ' re making deliveries by car , foot , bicycle or hoverboard , onfleet driver allows you to receive and complete tasks managed through onfleet . if your delivery company does not use onfleet and you would like to learn more , check out urltoken or email sales @ urltoken to schedule a demo .\n\u201cwe love onfleet ! our logistics team finally has the visibility they need to be able to manage the fleet during our delivery hours . onfleet is a core part of our service ! \u201d\nthis post will teach you how to create a basic , yet powerful onfleet integration with zapier .\na review of the powerful features and enhancements made to onfleet\u2019s last - mile delivery management software in 2017 .\nonfleet is a b2b software company that specializes in last - mile delivery logistics . onfleet has powered millions of deliveries for hundreds of businesses in dozens of countries around the world . onfleet ' s customers range from food & beverage delivery services to laundry & dry cleaning , prescription pharmaceutical , and flower and retail delivery businesses .\nventure - backed software startup onfleet supplies the last - mile logistics for hundreds of on - demand delivery apps .\n\u201confleet is on point . dispensaries in our community love the seamless integration and the increased efficiency of their deliveries . \u201d\nthe onfleet api is a urltoken web service for developers to programmatically interact with [ onfleet ] ( https : / / onfleet . com ) \u2019s data and real - time delivery management functionality . every bit of data exchanged between clients and the api is urltoken over https . the base url for the onfleet api is urltoken all sample requests in this documentation are formatted for urltoken all parameters , where relevant , are required unless otherwise specified . if you have questions about using the api , want to share some feedback , or have come across a bug you ' d like to report , write us an email at [ support @ onfleet . com ] ( mailto : support @ onfleet . com ) or [ submit a urltoken through our support center .\n\u201confleet has simplified our operations immensely . it checked all the boxes for what we needed out of a courier management software . \u201d\nphotos , signatures , barcodes and notes can be collected from the field and accessed instantly in the dashboard or via the onfleet api .\nwith thousands of drivers on the road using its software , onfleet is not yet profitable but is generating revenue managing hundreds of thousands of deliveries .\nonfleet leverages machine learning to produce top - of - class real - time predictions for driver arrival and task completion time . at peak , we\u2026\nonfleet ' s business - to - business model is meant to help local merchants big and small get into the on - demand delivery space . by offering an easy software service to take care of the last - mile of delivery management , onfleet has its sights on becoming as big as uber .\n\u201cit ' s been so easy to implement onfleet with all our drivers . it has helped us increase customer satisfaction and better manage our delivery days . \u201d\nonfleet ' s software - as - a - service product charges companies each month on the basis of how many deliveries they make . the software is free for companies that do 75 deliveries or fewer a month , but many do far more than that ; onfleet ' s largest client does more than 100 , 000 .\nchat with your drivers and dispatchers seamlessly from within the onfleet dashboard and driver app . send and receive voice notes and attachments , and broadcast messages to all drivers . learn more\nonfleet can connect to your other tools to streamline your delivery operations , from checkout to doorstep . use zapier to connect onfleet out - of - the box , to dozens of applications including shopify and google sheets , no coding required . you can also integrate directly with our robust restful api for a more custom integration . check out our api docs to get started .\nto be clear , onfleet does not provide the drivers \u2014 it simply offers the software platform to handle all of the logistics that go into providing delivery services . most of the deliveries onfleet facilitates are in food and beverage , like groceries , prepared meals , alcohol and food from restaurants . in april 2015 , the company said it had facilitated just 100 , 000 deliveries for the year .\nof course , the fact that customers are relying on onfleet to provide their core services makes them less open about that fact , which has kept the startup and its competitors ( like trackin or dispatch ) out of the limelight thus far . in fact , onfleet isn\u2019t able to discuss its largest customer publicly \u2014 though it can say it has facilitated more than 100 , 000 deliveries this year .\nonfleet has raised $ 2 . 3 million from investors like crunchfund , semil shah and winklevoss capital . in december , a similar company called bringg , but with an emphasis on bigger businesses , recently raised $ 5 million , bringing its total amount of funding up to $ 7 . 5 million . while onfleet does serve some business - to - business needs , it\u2019s bread and butter is business to consumer .\nbusinesses use their own fleet for delivery , but it ' s our software that connects the dots and breaks down barriers of private fleets ,\nsays naim , who is also onfleet ' s ceo .\nonfleet recently raised $ 2 million from crunchfund , winklevoss capital , the stanford - startx , and several individual investors , which the team will use to expand its purview beyond startups just raising their seed round or series a .\nonfleet ' s powerful connections feature allows you to link your operations with fulfillment partners for seamless joint management . tasks can be created by one organization and executed by another , all while maintaining a unified customer experience . learn more\nnaim says that onfleet is looking both up - and down - market as it looks to expand . on one front , the team is working to bring on enterprise clients ( think macy\u2019s or bloomingdale\u2019s ) who either already have fleet but outdated field management systems or whose businesses lend themselves to a delivery option . on the other end , naim told techcrunch that \u201cthe longer term vision is to go to any merchant and make it easy for them to have deliveries via [ an onfleet - provisioned ] driver network . \u201d\nmake manual routing a thing of the past with onfleet ' s fully integrated route optimization tool . our routing algorithm takes into account team membership , central hubs , timing constraints , driver schedules , vehicle capacities , and traffic data to save you time and money in the field . learn more\nfounded by a stanford business school student , a stanford computer science dropout , and a university of new brunswick computer science grad , onfleet powers thousands of deliveries every day for apps like hellofresh , which delivers recipes and premeasured fresh ingredients to prepare them ; topshelf , an austin - based beer , wine , and liquor delivery service ; meadow and canary , which deliver medical marijuana ; and lugg , provider of on - demand moving . onfleet ' s software connects local merchants and delivery apps with networks of couriers and drivers , and manages the deliveries , forming the backbone of the on - demand economy .\na large factor contributing to the rise of these on - demand and delivery services is the emergence of a handful of startups offering backend infrastructure suited to the task . one such company is onfleet , who provides a white - label backend specifically built for the task of coordinating deliveries with a fleet of couriers out in the field .\nonfleet co - founder and ceo khaled naim says the company primarily serves startups who want to offer delivery but for whom the skill isn\u2019t a \u201ccore competency . \u201d he uses customers meadow and canary as examples : those teams can focus on working with dispensaries to provide better products and faster deliveries \u2014 the app that routes drivers to their delivery destination isn\u2019t the biggest factor to keeping their customers happy .\nindeed , the on - demand economy has given birth to hundreds of companies that offer the ease and convenience of home delivery for the things you ' re too lazy to get or do yourself . but how do all these companies handle the logistics of getting a product or service from a local merchant to the smartphone - clutching customer waiting at home ? increasingly , they ' re turning to yet another startup : san francisco - based delivery - management software provider onfleet .\nas the on - demand economy started to blossom , they found that startup delivery apps were trying to reinvent the wheel each time when it came to software logistics layers - - driver apps , real - time tracking , and communication with customers . in december 2013 , they decided to tweak addy ' s capabilities to cater to those companies , and onfleet was born .\nwe decided to make a [ programming interface ] for all these companies ,\nnaim says .\nthat way they can scale their services faster without building software that has already been built .\nbetween ride - hailing apps , food delivery services , and the random niche services for getting things like massages on - demand , smartphones users in big cities are starting to expect seemingly anything and everything with the tap of a button .\nthe first few years of the \u201cuber for x\u201d trend involved a lot of rebuilding the wheel for startups willing to experiment with the concept . now , it seems like there\u2019s another app delivering cookies or weed launching each week .\nfacilitates communication between \u201chome base\u201d and couriers , letting drivers know when it\u2019s time to pick up another batch of cookies set for delivery . it also enables communication with recipients , providing the interface for tracking a courier with your delivery , estimating the time until delivery , and letting users contact the courier to handle odd pick - up situations .\nin addition to addressing new markets , naim says the team is working on several major core features that should roll out over the next several months , including driver behavior analytics , driver background checks through services like checkr , and route optimization .\nif you need furniture for your apartment , there ' s an app for that . when you want alcohol delivered to your door , there are about 10 apps for that . and if you need laundry dropped off , your winter wardrobe put into storage , or a fresh supply of medical marijuana , there are dozens of apps that offer those services .\nintegrated into these on - demand apps , the software helps the companies delegate jobs to their delivery fleet or to third - party courier services , communicate with their customers when a driver is on the way , and track orders in real time . the company , which was founded by david vetrano , mikel carmenes cavia , and khaled naim in 2012 , had been in stealth mode until late april when it publicly launched with a $ 2 million funding round from winklevoss capital , crunchfund , and stanford - startx fund , as well as several angel investors .\nnaim was born in the u . s . , but his family soon moved to london and later settled in dubai . with parents who were in real estate and oil , he witnessed the boomtown expansion of commerce in the region . he says when delivery services started to become popular , it threw the postal system off .\nstreet addresses in the middle east are either nonexistent or very difficult to communicate ,\nhe says .\nif you order food , you provide your phone number and the driver calls you when he ' s on the way . it isn ' t very efficient .\nafter naim returned to the u . s . to get his mba at stanford , he met vetrano and brought in cavia , whom he knew from high school . in 2012 , the trio built addy - - a startup letting users share their exact address with a simple url that links to a map with directions and notes - - at stanford ' s accelerator program , startx . it was a rough prototype , but they had paying customers almost right away .\nit ' s super expensive to do delivery - - you have to hire drivers , manage deliveries , and analyze data ,\nnaim says .\nour goal is to build a billion - dollar company . we want to be the world ' s delivery network .\nsubmit your information below to contact our sales team . if you want to join an existing organization , please contact your administrator .\nno more spreadsheets or frantic calls . consolidate your operations into one beautiful , intuitive dashboard .\ndelivery operations can be chaotic . focus on what ' s important with color - coded statuses , comprehensive filters and dynamic search .\nput out fires before they start . stay proactive with accurate etas and real - time alerts .\nthe simple , intuitive interface makes it easy to complete deliveries so drivers keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road .\ndelivery details are always up to date . access customer info , order details and navigation from one screen .\ndrivers can easily review hours , mileage and key metrics , improving productivity and accountability .\ncustomizable sms notifications are sent automatically to let customers know when a delivery has started , when it should be expected and when it ' s arriving .\nreal - time driver tracking makes it fun and easy for customers to stay in the loop . achieve faster completion times and reduce\nwhere ' s my driver ?\ncalls .\nallow customers to contact their driver , dispatcher or call center with a single tap .\nget a first - hand account of each customer ' s experience immediately after their delivery .\ntake your business to the next level by exporting raw analytics data to csv .\nvisually organize your map with customizable overlays and location markers . with clearly defined service zones , dispatching across cities has never been easier . learn more\nassociate two or more tasks within an enforced dependency structure with task linking . this is invaluable if your operations require more than one stop to fulfill an order , or if you need to define one task as a prerequisite of another . learn more\nwe are proud to be an integral part of our customers\u2019 daily operations . we take our reliability and performance seriously . we have achieved 99 . 99 % + uptime and provide no - nonsense , low - latency support . learn more\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 )\ntransaction name : auto - generated name of transaction ( e . g . angel - uber )\n, the company that provides infrastructure for on - demand delivery , recently powered its one millionth delivery . more than half of those deliveries occurred within the last four months ,\nnationwide , there are about 7 , 500 courier and parcel delivery companies . nationwide , fedex is one of the top courier delivery services , with about 49 % of the express shipping market in the u . s . , according to investment research and analytics firm market realist . meanwhile , the local courier business is very fragmented space , and many of the services in that space are operating with low - tech tools to operate their businesses and organize deliveries , naim said . that\u2019s why we\u2019re seeing companies like postmates , uber , amazon , google , shyp and others getting into the on - demand , local delivery space .\n\u201ca lot of people do compare us to postmates and uber , but it\u2019s really about how can companies can leverage a technology product if [ they ] have [ their ] own drivers and if [ they ] want to outsource deliveries during spikes of demand , \u201d naim said . \u201cwe can facilitate that . \u201d\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\n11 delivery robots that will soon carry food and packages to your door . . .\ndelivered \u2014 from medicine to meal kits , delivery is becoming the norm . . .\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": 55739, "summary": [{"text": "the pacific securities co. , ltd. is a kunming-based investment bank and brokerage firm .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "the company is listed on the shanghai stock exchange .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "as on 28 november 2016 , the pacific securities is a constituent of csi 300 index ( and mid-cap sub-index csi 200 index ) and sse 180 index .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the company also owned 39 % stake in lao-china securities , a company based in vientiane , capital and largest city of laos . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "pacific securities", "paragraphs": ["601099 stock price - pacific securities co . ltd . stock quote ( china : shanghai ) - marketwatch\nthe pacific securities co . , ltd is a china - based company , principally engaged in securities business . the company operates its businesses through securities broking , including agency trading of stocks , funds , warrants and bon\nbrief - pacific securities ' 2017 net profit down 82 . 6 percent y / y at 116 . 3 million yuan\ndata as of jul 09 2018 . currency figures normalised to pacific securities co ltd ' s reporting currency : chinese yuan renminbi cny\nthe pacific securities co . , ltd is a china - based company , principally engaged in securities business . the company operates its businesses through securities broking , including agency trading of stocks , funds , warrants and bonds ; investment banking , including securities underwriting , co - lead underwriting and sub - underwriting of securities , such as new stock issuance , secondary public offering , rati\nthe pacific securities co . , ltd is a china - based company , principally engaged in securities business . the company operates its businesses through securities broking , including agency trading of stocks , funds , warrants and bonds ; investment banking , including securities underwriting , co - lead underwriting and sub - underwriting of . . . ( more )\nengages in securities trading activities the pacific securities co . , ltd . invests in securities . its engages in the securities brokerage , bank investment , stock investment , share transfer , asset management , direct investment , fixed income , research consultation , and international business . the company was founded on january 6 , 2004 and is headquartered in kunming , china .\nthe pacific securities co . , ltd . invests in securities . its engages in the securities brokerage , bank investment , stock investment , share transfer , asset management , direct investment , fixed income , research consultation , and international business . the company was founded on january 6 , 2004 and is headquartered in kunming , china .\non monday , pacific securities co ltd ( 601099 : shh ) closed at 2 . 31 , 4 . 52 % above its 52 - week low of 2 . 21 , set on jul 06 , 2018 .\npacific securities co . , ltd . is a pubically traded company china securities regulatory commission . the company is registered with the department of economic development of hong kong ( cr . : mf0002409 ) and has its principal place of business at 50 / f , bank of china tower , 1 garden road , central , hong kong .\npacific securities co . , ltd . 31 / f , tongde plaza office building no . 926 beijing road kunming , yunnan 650224 phone : + 86 . 871 . 6889 . 8121 fax : + 86 . 871 . 6889 . 8100 web : urltoken\nds ; investment banking , including securities underwriting , co - lead underwriting and sub - underwriting of securities , such as new stock issuance , secondary public offering , rationed shares , convertible bonds , funds and bond issuance , among others , as well as securities investment business and asset management business . the company mainly conducts its businesses within domestic markets .\nedgar\u00ae online , a division of donnelley financial solutions . edgar\u00ae is a federally registered trademark of the u . s . securities and exchange commission . edgar online is not affiliated with or approved by the u . s . securities and exchange commission .\non april 22 , 2015 , wind and pacific securities officially launched their jointly developed financial intermediary tool\u201cthree board platform\u201d . the cooperation of wind and pacific securities demonstrates the two financial service provider\u2019s dedication to innovative internet business model exploration . the purpose is to give full play to the financial big data and massive information services of wind , so as to solve the problem of poor communication between investors and companies and information asymmetry , to promote activity of share transfer market and support healthy development of the new three board companies . wind also reminds investors of investment risks .\nmr . xiao was involved as a behind - the - scenes investor again in 2007 , when a small brokerage firm called pacific securities completed a so - called backdoor listing on the shanghai stock exchange , even though the company had not , as required by regulators , reported profits for three consecutive years .\nyear on year pacific securities co ltd ' s revenues fell - 26 . 98 % from 1 . 92bn to 1 . 40bn . this along with an increase in selling , general and administrative costs has contributed to a reduction in net income from 667 . 72m to 116 . 28m , a - 82 . 59 % decrease .\noned shares , convertible bonds , funds and bond issuance , among others , as well as securities investment business and asset management business . the company mainly conducts its businesses within domestic markets .\npacific securities is a private , leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $ 87 billion of assets under management (\naum\n) and approximately 800 employees . we seek to deliver attractive performance to our investor base across our investment groups and strategies , including tradable credit ( long - only and alternative credit ) , direct lending , private equity and real estate ( debt and equity ) . the firm is headquartered in hong kong . pacific securities believes each of its investment groups is a market leader based on assets under management and investment performance . our four distinct but complementary investment groups have the ability to invest in all levels of a company\u2019s capital structure\u2014from senior debt to common equity . the firm was built upon the fundamental principle that each group benefits from being part of the broader platform . we believe the synergies from this multi - asset strategy provide our professionals with insights into industry trends , access to significant deal flow and the ability to assess relative value . since our inception in 1990 , we have adhered to a disciplined investment philosophy that focuses on delivering strong risk - adjusted investment returns through market cycles . we strive to maintain a consistent credit - based approach in targeting well - structured investments in high quality businesses and real estate assets .\nwhile shell companies are widely used in china as investment vehicles , securities experts say they can also be employed to hide the ownership stakes of public officials , providing cover for favors distributed by businessmen . their frequent use by mr . xiao has fanned speculation that he gets privileged access to deals involving state assets and that he shares the benefits with the families of the ruling elite .\ninstitutional and fund - level filings are not mutually exclusive so total % owned may exceed 100 % . all data supplied by morningstar real - time data . u . s . intraday real - time exchange quotes are sourced from bats when available . end - of - day quotes for nasdaq , nyse , and amex securities will appear 15 minutes after close . graph times are eastern standard . \u00a9 copyright morningstar , inc .\nalthough markit has made every effort to ensure this data is correct , nevertheless no guarantee is given to the accuracy or completeness . any opinions or estimates expressed herein are those of markit on the date of preparation and are subject to change without notice ; however no such opinions or estimates constitute legal , investment or other advice . you must therefore seek independent legal , investment or other appropriate advice from a suitably qualified and / or authorised and regulated advisor prior to making any legal , investment or other decision . this is intended for information purposes only and is not intended as an offer or recommendation to buy , sell or otherwise deal in securities .\nbeijing \u2014 a few days after the crackdown on the tiananmen square protests 25 years ago , the chinese government filled the airwaves with a list of the 21 most wanted student leaders accused of stirring up an antigovernment rebellion . at the top of the list was a 20 - year - old student at peking university named wang dan , who set up an unofficial student union to mobilize his classmates to demand democracy .\nthere was no public mention then \u2014 and there have been very few mentions since \u2014 of the head of the official student union of peking university at that time . his name is xiao jianhua . mr . xiao never opposed the government , and the events of june 1989 did not make him one of china\u2019s \u201cmost wanted . \u201d instead , they catapulted him into the ranks of its most wealthy .\nafter a tepid attempt to represent fellow students to university administrators that volatile spring , mr . xiao shifted course , agreeing with administrators that street protests had become out of hand . people who knew him at the time said he even worked with them to try to defuse the protests before chinese troops descended on beijing and crushed them with force .\nthe rewards were immediate . just after he graduated , mr . xiao stepped into the world of business with direct financial support from peking university , one of china\u2019s most prestigious institutes . in the quarter - century since , he became the prototype of the politically connected financier . he has assiduously courted the party elite , including the family of its current president , xi jinping , becoming something of a banker for the ruling class and a billionaire in his own right .\nnow 42 years old , mr . xiao controls a sprawling business empire with interests largely in state - dominated industries , including banking , insurance , coal , cement , property and even rare - earth minerals , and largely managed by his holding company , the tomorrow group .\nthrough a series of other investment vehicles , he owns a piece of ping an , one of china\u2019s largest insurers , as well as portions of harbin bank , huaxia bank and industrial bank . and he has acquired stakes in at least 30 other chinese financial institutions .\ncorporate records reviewed by the new york times show that a company he co - founded also paid $ 2 . 4 million last year to buy shares in an investment firm held by the sister and brother - in - law of mr . xi . in 2009 , another company he helped control financed a deal that aided a company run by the son - in - law of jia qinglin , then a member of china\u2019s powerful politburo standing committee .\nnothing about those deals has been publicly disclosed , and much about mr . xiao himself remains mysterious . he declined to be interviewed for this article and , while often talked about in financial circles , he has kept a low profile inside china . but he is also one of the most active players in the frenzied deal - making of the last 10 years , and his personal fortune has been estimated at $ 2 billion by the hurun report , a magazine that prints a list of the richest people in china .\nit is a career made possible , in good part , by the 1989 unrest \u2014 or , more precisely , by china\u2019s reaction against it . rather than experiment with greater political openness , as many chinese intellectuals had hoped in the 1980s , the paramount leader of the time , deng xiaoping , pushed faster economic development while tightening the control of the communist party .\nthe formula ultimately produced one of the most astounding economic expansions in history . but it also made those with good political connections the indispensable middlemen of high finance and convinced many ordinary chinese that the game was rigged .\ncorruption , or the appearance of it , was one of the main concerns of students protesting in tiananmen square in 1989 . but the scale of collusion between business and political elites has increased markedly since that time , with even the party now acknowledging that insider deal - making has become a threat to the legitimacy of the communist party .\n\u201cthere\u2019s now this self - destructive tendency within the party , \u201d minxin pei , an expert on china who teaches at claremont mckenna college in claremont , calif . , said in an interview . \u201cmany officials regard china\u2019s growing wealth as fair game . and as a result , corruption has morphed into large - scale looting . \u201d\nmr . xi is now overseeing one of the boldest anticorruption drives in decades . during the last two years , scores of businessmen and high - ranking officials have been detained or stripped of their powers , including a former politburo member , zhou yongkang , whose relatives are suspected of illegally profiting from his oversight of the state oil sector .\nthe crackdown is putting pressure on businessmen like mr . xiao , who know that if they fall out of favor with the top echelon of the party , their business empires could come crashing down .\nbut his associates insist that his investments are \u201cmarket - oriented\u201d and that he has engaged in no wrongdoing .\nthere are signs , though , that he is not taking any chances with the changing political winds in china . some years ago , after chinese news reports suggested that some of his companies were involved in privatizing state assets at below - market prices , mr . xiao set up a residence in canada , where he had obtained citizenship . he now spends much of his time working in hong kong , which is governed independently .\nand when mr . xi\u2019s sister and brother - in - law sold their stake last year in a joint venture with a major chinese bank , the buyer was a chinese company co - founded by mr . xiao . the deal was completed after a june 2012 bloomberg news article about the family fortune of mr . xi\u2019s relatives .\nxiao jianhua spends much of his time these days at the four seasons hotel in hong kong , surrounded by aides who arrange his meetings with bankers and asian tycoons and female bodyguards who even wipe the sweat from his brow . he owns a private jet and has bought multimillion - dollar properties in the united states and canada . and yet such trappings belie his humble beginnings .\nhe grew up in feicheng , a poor farming village in a mountainous region of the eastern chinese province of shandong , one of six children born to a middle school teacher and his wife . at a young age , he was , by most accounts , a voracious reader of history and literature .\n\u201cevery morning , he\u2019d get up at 5 a . m . and jog into the hills to study , \u201d recalled guo qingtao , a childhood friend from the village and later a peking university classmate . \u201che could recite every text from memory . he even read the teacher\u2019s manuals . \u201d\nat 14 , mr . xiao passed the highly competitive national college entrance exam and won admission to peking university . he arrived in beijing , friends say , with tattered clothes but ambitions to be a political leader .\n\u201che loved politics , \u201d said zhou chunsheng , his college math tutor and now a professor at the cheung kong graduate school of business in beijing . \u201che wanted to be a high official , and he was reading everything \u2014 social sciences books , marxism , the collected works of mao . \u201d\nmr . xiao\u2019s path to power was interrupted , though , by the most momentous student protests since 1919 . at peking university , the students were not just swept up in the protests , they were among the leaders of it \u2014 the ones who led a march into tiananmen square , the city\u2019s axis of political power , to press for political reforms .\nat the time , mr . xiao was president of the university\u2019s official student union . the duties were largely social , organizing lectures and dances , but the post was coveted because of its ties to the communist youth league , a launching pad for future careers in the party .\nbut in the spring of 1989 , students at the university began to march on tiananmen square with a list of demands both for university leaders and for the communist party at large . mr . xiao , as the titular representative of his fellow students , was caught in the middle .\n\u201cxiao tried to tell the government what the students demanded , but some of the activists didn\u2019t like his conservative approach , so they set up their own organization , \u201d says mr . guo , his former classmate . \u201cat the time , he was only 17 years old and was put under a lot of pressure . feeling powerless , he went to the library and buried himself in books . \u201d\nthe responsibility of pressing the student cause fell to a history major named wang dan , who helped set up an alternative student association at the university and organized boycotts , sit - ins and hunger strikes . mr . xiao took a new direction .\nexactly what turned mr . xiao toward a career in business is unclear . but his good standing at peking university , especially at a time when administrators were actively persecuting students involved in the unrest , was a clear benefit from the start .\nhis first venture , in the early 1990s , was as a computer reseller , marketing dell , ibm and other personal computer brands near the peking university campus . he also set up a series of technology companies that were partly funded by the university , which is run by the state , and sought to encourage business ventures by its graduates .\nnone of the ventures grew particularly large , though there were partnerships with american companies like microsoft . but last year , in a rare interview with the chinese news media , mr . xiao said that these computer undertakings were how he made his first pot of gold , $ 150 million .\nin the late 1990s , he moved to something even more lucrative : the stock market . using the tomorrow group and other investment firms , he speculated in stocks and began to acquire large stakes in public companies .\nformer colleagues say he succeeded , in part , by cultivating his relationships with government officials and then using those connections to set up or move companies to more fertile ground , such as his native shandong province and the area near baotou , inner mongolia , where his wife was raised .\n\u201cat that time , the capital markets were just starting , \u201d said mr . zhou , his former tutor and onetime business partner . \u201che had political connections and knew a lot , and went to local governments and told them he could help them set up listed companies . \u201d\nover the next decade , he helped set up dozens of investment firms , and often his partners were government agencies , such as the baotou state - owned assets and supervision commission .\nsome of his most successful deals involved buying stakes in midsize financial institutions in smaller chinese cities , often through a complex web of shell or dummy corporations . when citigroup and other investors agreed to buy a big stake in the guangdong development bank , for instance , one of mr . xiao\u2019s investment vehicles \u2014 puhua investment \u2014 took an 8 percent interest , and then just weeks later transferred it to another state financial institution . few analysts or journalists knew he was involved .\nhe has had some brushes with controversy . in 2006 , a huge state - run power company called luneng was taken over by a group of obscure investment firms . after the chinese business magazine caijing published an article about the privatization effort , the authorities ordered officials in shandong province to repurchase the shares . records reviewed by the times show that several firms involved in the privatization were affiliated with mr . xiao .\nthrough a spokeswoman , mr . xiao said the deals were \u201clegal and valid . \u201d he also defended his use of investment vehicles , saying his name is often omitted because he is the \u201cchief strategist , \u201d and not working on the technical details of the deals .\nafter the luneng debacle , he began traveling more frequently to the united states and canada , for extended periods , according to his associates .\n\u201che got disappointed in what was happening in china , \u201d his spokeswoman , yu lan , said . \u201cthe environment wasn\u2019t good . so he went overseas . \u201d\nmr . xiao has acknowledged , through his associates , that he is acquainted with many of the children of china\u2019s ruling elite and that he has invested with them . usually , he says , it is by coincidence . they just happen to be in the same deal .\nbut a review of corporate registration records has found that on at least three occasions during the last five years , companies affiliated with mr . xiao have struck deals that appear to have benefited the relatives of china\u2019s highest - ranking leaders .\nin january 2009 , for instance , baotou tomorrow technology , a public company that mr . xiao has held a big stake in , announced that it would pay about $ 50 million to acquire a property company in southwest china\u2019s historic city of lijiang from zhaode property in beijing . the head of zhaode , li botan , is the son - in - law of jia qinglin , who until 2012 was the fourth - ranking member of the communist party , with a seat on the all - powerful politburo standing committee .\nmore recently , a company mr . xiao co - founded struck a deal with the relatives of the chinese president , mr . xi . in january 2013 , a beijing - based company called qinchuan dadi investment company sold its 50 percent stake in an investment firm to a company founded by mr . xiao for at least $ 2 . 4 million , the same value the xi relatives bought it for , according to a person familiar with the deal .\nat the time , qinchuan was owned , through several other firms , by the chinese president\u2019s sister , qi qiaoqiao , and her husband , deng jiagui , according to corporate records . the deal was announced six months after bloomberg news reported that mr . xi\u2019s relatives held assets worth more than $ 300 million .\nand in 2012 , when digital domain , the hollywood visual effects studio co - founded by the film director james cameron , was sold for $ 30 million to a chinese film company , the financing came from mr . xiao and a hong kong company controlled by che feng , the son - in - law of china\u2019s former central bank chief , dai xianglong , according to people involved in the deal .\nthrough his spokeswoman , mr . xiao acknowledged that companies he had invested in or partly controlled were involved in the deals but said that he was not the decision - maker and only became aware of the deals after they were completed .\nwhile those three deals have never been publicly disclosed , mr . xiao did gain some notoriety in china . the magazine caixin , for instance , reported in late 2012 that mr . xiao was working behind the scenes with a thai conglomerate , the charoen pokphand group , to acquire a $ 9 billion stake in the chinese insurer ping an with financing from several state banks in the north , in possible violation of rules that bar the use of bank loans in acquiring a stake in a chinese insurance firm .\na spokeswoman said mr . xiao eventually decided not to participate in the ping an deal and expressed frustration that he was portrayed in the news media as a secretive , predatory deal - 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{"id": 55741, "summary": [{"text": "ciech s.a. , established in \u0142\u00f3d\u017a , poland in 1945 , is one of the leaders on the european chemical industry .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "the ciech group consists of 8 manufacturing sites , in addition to trade and service businesses .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "its annual revenues place the company among the top fifty polish companies .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "in 2014 , the company employed more than 3,900 people in poland , germany and romania .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "ciech is listed on the warsaw stock exchange since february 2005 and on the frankfurt stock exchange since august 2016 . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "ciech", "paragraphs": ["ciech : ciech : text of resolutions of the ordinary ( annual ) shareholders ' meeting of ciech s . a . adopted on 22 june 2018\ngrupa ciech zbuduje nowy zak\u0142ad produkcyjny soli w niemieckim stassfurcie , tu\u017c obok zak\u0142ad\u00f3w sodowych nale\u017c\u0105cych do ciech soda deutschland .\nciech : ciech : acquisition of 75 % of the shares of proplan plant protection company , s . l .\nciech : rebranding of ciech ' s soda products . new brands set apart the portfolio of specialist products manufactured by the group\nciech ' s president , maciej tybura , currently has an approval rating of 48 % . ciech ' s primary competitors are\nciech manufactures and distributes chemicals such as detergents , soda , animal feed , cleaning agents and household chemicals . ciech is headquartered in warsaw , other . maciej tybura is the president of ciech . ciech ' s main competitors are solvay , tata chemicals and tronox . ciech has 1 , 825 followers on owler .\nthe agreement involves parts of ciech\u2019s worldwide tdi business . production facility of ciech\u2019s subsidiary zachem , poland , is not part of the transaction . ciech and basf will cooperate closely to facilitate an effective transition of supply agreements and support services for ciech\u2019s tdi customers .\nowler has collected 14 screenshots of ciech ' s website since jun 2014 . the latest ciech website design screenshot was captured in sep 2017 .\nciech : rebranding of ciech ' s soda products . new brands set apart the portfolio of specialist products manufactured by the group | 4 - traders\nciech manufactures and distributes chemicals such as detergents , soda , animal feed , cleaning agents and household chemicals . ciech was founded in 1945 . ciech ' s headquarters is located in warsaw , other , pl 00 - 684 . ciech ' s president , maciej tybura , cur . . .\nciech : information on the decision of the annual general meeting of shareholder . .\nw jaki spos\u00f3b inwestorzy indywidualni mog\u0105 skontaktowa\u0107 si\u0119 z przedstawicielami ciech s . a . ?\nciech vitrosilicon is a producer of glass and chemical products renowned in the polish market .\nkto w ciech s . a . jest osob\u0105 odpowiedzialn\u0105 za kontakty z akcjonariuszami i inwestorami gie\u0142dowymi ?\nw niemczech trwaj\u0105 prace nad jedn\u0105 z kluczowych inwestycji grupy ciech . modernizacja i rozbudowa linii produkcyjnych do wytwarzania sody oczyszczonej pozwoli na poszerzenie portfolio ciech m . in . o sod\u0119 oczyszczon\u0105 do dializ .\nciech : text of resolutions of the ordinary ( annual ) shareholders ' meeting of ci . .\nciech : list of shareholders holding at least 5 % of votes at the ordinary ( annua . .\ngeneral meeting of ciech sa : dividend of pln 395 . 2 m to be distributed to share . .\ntronox is one of ciech ' s top competitors . tronox is headquartered in stamford , connecticut , and was founded in 2005 . tronox is in the general mining field . tronox generates 171 % the revenue of ciech .\nciech vitrosilicon has the implemented integrated management system compliant with the standards : iso 9001 : 2008 and iso 14001 .\nciech powsta\u0142 w 1945 roku . dzi\u015b jest liderem polskiego rynku chemicznego i jedn\u0105 z najwi\u0119kszych polskich firm o mi\u0119dzynarodowym zasi\u0119gu .\n( 4 - traders . com ) ciech is implementing its development strategy whose purpose is building a diversifie . . .\nprzedmiotem dzia\u0142alno\u015bci sp\u00f3\u0142ki jest udzielanie licencji sp\u00f3\u0142kom grupy ciech sarzyna na korzystanie ze znaku towarowego \u201echwastox\u201d dla cel\u00f3w zwi\u0105zanych z dzia\u0142alno\u015bci\u0105 gospodarcz\u0105 .\nsolvay is ciech ' s # 1 competitor . solvay is a public company that was founded in 1863 in brussels , brussels - capital region . solvay is in the diversified chemicals industry . compared to ciech , solvay has 24 , 930 more employees .\nsp\u00f3\u0142ka ciech s . a . podpisa\u0142a umow\u0119 o warto\u015bci 33 , 5 mln euro na zakup 75 proc . akcji hiszpa\u0144skiej sp\u00f3\u0142ki proplan .\ntata chemicals is seen as one of ciech ' s biggest rivals . tata chemicals was founded in fort , mumbai , maharashtra } in 1927 . tata chemicals competes in the general mining field . compared to ciech , tata chemicals generates $ 1 . 5b more revenue .\nciech has employees and is the second highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 1 , 020 .\n( 4 - traders . com ) the ciech group generated solid financial results in the first quarter of 2017 . reven . . .\nciech ' s revenue is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 866 . 2m .\nthe activity of the ciech group is of a global nature , with 50 % of the sales revenues being derived from products sold outside the countries where ciech produces . it is present on 100 global markets . this is the reason why soda products have received new , english names :\n( 4 - traders . com ) polish association of listed companies has qualified ciech s . a . to the final stage of . . .\n( 4 - traders . com ) work is now underway in germany on one of ciech group ' s key investments . modernisatio . . .\n( 4 - traders . com ) the management board of ciech s . a . has decided to initiate the preparatory stage for . . .\n( 4 - traders . com ) in the third quarter of 2017 , ciech group ' s consolidated revenues amounted to pln 836 . . .\nbasf and ciech today announced the acquisition of parts of ciech\u2019s global tdi ( toluene diisocyanate ) business by basf . the acquisition is subject to approval by the appropriate antitrust authorities . closing of the transaction is expected in the first quarter of 2013 . financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed .\nciech znalaz\u0142 si\u0119 w\u015br\u00f3d 10 narodowych czempion\u00f3w , czyli sp\u00f3\u0142ek o du\u017cym znaczeniu dla polskiej gospodarki , wy\u0142onionych w presti\u017cowym rankingu centrum analiz polityczno - gospodarczych polityka insight .\ngrupa ciech oferuje bogaty asortyment \u015bwiatowej klasy produkt\u00f3w chemicznych . obejmuje on wyroby z kilku segment\u00f3w \u2013 sodowego , organicznego oraz szk\u0142o i krzemiany , a jego odbiorcami s\u0105 firmy z kraju i zagranicy .\non monday , ciech sa ( cie : wse ) closed at 57 . 50 , 13 . 82 % above the 52 week low of 50 . 52 set on dec 15 , 2017 .\nciech sa published this content on 06 april 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein . distributed by public , unedited and unaltered , on 06 april 2017 13 : 59 : 07 utc .\nciech sa is a poland - based company active in the chemicals sector . the company manages the capital group , the deliveries of raw materials and the sales of products of its subsidiaries and the goods of other manufacturers . it\nis structured into four main segments . the soda segment , producing mainly soda ash , which is the company\u2019s flag product . the organic segment , manufacturing epoxy and polyester resins , toluene diisocyanate ( tdi ) and plant protection chemicals , among others . the silicates and glass segment , producing a range of fertilizers and chemicals , which are used in glass , furniture , and construction industries . the transport segment is represented by ciech cargo sp z o o and ciech transclean sp z o o .\nthe top 10 competitors in ciech ' s competitive set are solvay , tata chemicals , tronox , novacap , arkema , ghcl , victrex , synthos , chemours and grupa azoty . together they have raised over 0 between their estimated 66 . 7k employees .\nthe ciech group is introducing new brands for its soda products . they are to reflect rising standards in customer service , logistics and production processes , introduced in the last quarters . the new branding is also to differentiate the specialist product portfolio of the group in the soda segment , including the pharmaceutical , feed or food grade soda . the ciech group is the second - largest european provider of soda ash when it comes to manufacturing capacity , with plants located in three countries : poland , romania , and germany . besides dense and light soda ash , used in glass and detergent production respectively , ciech manufactures sodium bicarbonate , which finds wide application in the industry . the soda segment , encompassing salt manufacture as well , accounts for ca . 70 % of the group ' s revenue .\ndariusz krawczyk , president of the management board of ciech , added : \u201cwe are confident that with basf we have found the ideal purchaser of our tdi business . our customers will benefit from basf\u2019s broad knowledge and experience in the polyurethanes market and its strong global set - up .\nkontakt : miros\u0142aw kuk , rzecznik prasowy grupy ciech [ email protected ] , tel . + 48 723 66 86 86 . ciech to mi\u0119dzynarodowa , profesjonalnie zarz\u0105dzana grupa z polskimi korzeniami , o ugruntowanej pozycji lidera w bran\u017cy chemicznej w europie \u015brodkowej i wschodniej . wytwarza produkty , z kt\u00f3rych powstaj\u0105 artyku\u0142y niezb\u0119dne w codziennym \u017cyciu ludzi na ca\u0142ym \u015bwiecie - nowoczesne wyroby o najwy\u017cszej , \u015bwiatowej jako\u015bci . korzystaj\u0105c ze wsparcia wiarygodnego inwestora strategicznego ( kulczyk investments ) realizuje strategi\u0119 globalnego rozwoju , rozszerzaj\u0105c sprzeda\u017c na \u015bwiatowych rynkach . \u0142\u0105czy przy tym nowoczesne podej\u015bcie do biznesu z tradycj\u0105 produkcji si\u0119gaj\u0105c\u0105 1882 roku . wi\u0119cej informacji znajduje si\u0119 na stronie urltoken .\nciech vitrosilicon was established in 1988 on the basis of the privatised \u017caga\u0144skie huty szk\u0142a , the third largest glassworks producing packaging glass products in poland , operating continuously since the end of world war 2 . years - long experience and modern stock of machines are now important factors that affect high quality of production .\nthe focus on manufacturing and sales of sodium bicarbonate stems from market analyses conducted by the ciech group as a part of its long - term strategy implementation . the demand is expected to grow for sodium bicarbonate in the form of pharmaceutical grade soda ( ingredient used in the manufacture of medicines ) , feed grade soda , or industrial grade soda ( additive for washing detergents , oil production or paper manufacture ) . ciech is therefore closely monitoring all the market trends related to these products ( including population growth , increasing demand for food , or rising life expectancy - all at a global level ) and aims to provide for the customers ' needs , encompassing those into its range of products .\nthis acquisition underlines our strong commitment to the tdi markets in europe , the middle east , africa and worldwide\n, said raimar jahn , president of basf\u2019s polyurethanes division .\nwe are looking forward to establishing a successful partnership with ciech\u2019s customers .\nbasf\u2019s strong commitment to the tdi business is also illustrated by the construction of the world\u2019s largest single - train tdi plant in ludwigshafen .\nthe ciech group is undergoing intensive changes , not only in respect of manufacture efficiency or cost optimisation , but also when it comes to business philosophy . what it means is that we are now moving from a production - focused company towards a client - focused multinational chemical corporation . this is underpinned notably by the increasingly efficient and productive sales , as well as marketing activities . we have decided to introduce such brands in the soda segment which would systematise our range of products , but at the same time demonstrate the wide possibilities of practical application of soda , as well as our path towards greater specialisation . it is our objective to provide our customers with high end sodium bicarbonate for use in pharmaceutical , feed or food industries among others , says artur osuchowski , member of the management board of ciech sa .\nfrom the customer ' s perspective , however , it is worth remembering that the product on offer is not limited to soda . it also entails the packaging , delivery mode , operational cooperation , or delivery scheduling . the last months saw several improvements being introduced in the sales area . we continue to set high standards for ourselves and the entire industry in respect of comprehensive customer service , as well as soda sales and transport . this is why we wish to stress these positive changes by rebranding our products , says hubert kamola , head of sales division of the ciech group .\nod 70 lat \u0142\u0105czy nas chemia i zaanga\u017cowanie w d\u0105\u017ceniu do wyznaczonych cel\u00f3w . dlatego zatrudniamy pracownik\u00f3w , kt\u00f3rych kompetencje i ambicje pozwalaj\u0105 nam realizowa\u0107 naj\u015bmielsze plany biznesowe .\nautomatyczne w\u00f3zki satelitarne , rega\u0142y o wysoko\u015bci sze\u015bciopi\u0119trowego budynku i mo\u017cliwo\u015b\u0107 sk\u0142adowania 13 tysi\u0119cy ton produkt\u00f3w solnych \u2013 w janikowie dzia\u0142a ju\u017c jeden z najnowocze\u015bniejszych , najwi\u0119kszych i najbardziej zautomatyzowanych magazyn\u00f3w wysokiego sk\u0142adowania w tym regionie polski .\nw celu u\u0142atwienia komunikacji z naszymi oferentami , zdecydowali\u015bmy si\u0119 na wprowadzenie platformy zakupowej .\njeden z najwi\u0119kszych europejskich producent\u00f3w sody kalcynowanej , kt\u00f3ry jednocze\u015bnie jest najwi\u0119kszym polskim wytw\u00f3rc\u0105 soli warzonej mokrej i suchej . w portfolio produkt\u00f3w znajduj\u0105 si\u0119 tak\u017ce inne wyroby chemiczne .\nniemiecki producent sody z siedzib\u0105 w mie\u015bcie stassfurt . sp\u00f3\u0142ka produkuje sod\u0119 kalcynowan\u0105 i sod\u0119 oczyszczon\u0105 ( m . in . przeznaczon\u0105 dla farmacji ) .\nsp\u00f3\u0142ka posiada zak\u0142ad zlokalizowany w rejonie valcea , gdzie wytwarza sod\u0119 kalcynowan\u0105 , szk\u0142o wodne , szkliwo sodowe oraz wyroby sodopochodne .\nasortyment sp\u00f3\u0142ki obejmuje ponad 1000 produkt\u00f3w . w\u015br\u00f3d nich najwa\u017cniejsze to \u015brodki ochrony ro\u015blin \u2013 chwastox , agrosar , epidian , \u017cywice epoksydowe i poliestrowe nasycone , a tak\u017ce utwardzacze \u017cywic .\nnajwi\u0119kszy na polskim rynku producent lampion\u00f3w , jak r\u00f3wnie\u017c s\u0142oi , a tak\u017ce wyrob\u00f3w chemicznych , takich jak szk\u0142o wodne sodowe i potasowe oraz szkliste krzemiany sodu i potasu .\nzak\u0142ad produkcyjny z bogatym portfolio produkt\u00f3w , kt\u00f3ry wytwarza i sprzedaje najwy\u017cszej jako\u015bci pianki poliuretanowe \u2013 lekkie , standardowe , wysokoelastyczne , standardowe trudnopalne oraz wysokoelastyczne trudnopalne .\nnajwi\u0119kszy polski dystrybutor surowc\u00f3w , produkt\u00f3w chemicznych oraz odczynnik\u00f3w . sp\u00f3\u0142ka operuje zar\u00f3wno na rynku krajowym , jak i mi\u0119dzynarodowym .\nsp\u00f3\u0142ka \u015bwiadcz\u0105ca us\u0142ugi w zakresie towarowego przewozu kolejowego i samochodowego . w ofercie firmy znajduje si\u0119 r\u00f3wnie\u017c obs\u0142uga i utrzymanie bocznic kolejowych , naprawa wagon\u00f3w i dzia\u0142alno\u015b\u0107 z u\u017cyciem ci\u0119\u017ckiego sprz\u0119tu .\ncentrum badawczo - 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{"id": 55742, "summary": [{"text": "a green bin is a short , rigid container used to contain biodegradable waste or compostable materials as a means to divert waste from landfills .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "in some localities green bins are also used to contain unsorted municipal waste .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the bins are designed and manufactured by norseman environmental ( an orbis brand ) , a manufacturer of recycling and organic waste containers in north america .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the program 's purpose is to reduce the amount of waste shipped to landfills by turning organic waste into compost .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "the programs collect kitchen and related organic waste ( typically including soiled paper products , pet waste , sawdust , and similar items ) using a waist-high green curbside container , for which the programs are named .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the municipality picks up the waste on a regular basis along with other garbage and recycling collecting , and composts it in an industrial composting facility .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "while it is true that home composting can also serve this purpose , the green bin programs are viewed as being more convenient and more inclusive of source materials . ", "topic": 25}], "title": "green bin", "paragraphs": ["the city will supply one blue and one black bin and one green bin per household .\nthe city ' s green bin program does not accept compostable or biodegradable plastic bin liners .\nlining the green bin helps to ensure that all the material in it gets collected , and helps keep your bin clean . there are two choices for lining your green bin :\nnew colour apple green touch top bin / dustbin / rubbish bin / kitchen / home / plastic . by\u2026\ndrain liquids before you put food scraps in your green bin . no more than one cup of liquid should be put in your green bin .\nif your green bin is overflowing , our crews may not collect it . please make sure the lid on your green bin can fully close .\nnew colour apple green touch top bin / dustbin / rubbish bin / kitchen / home / plastic . by tontarelli\n2xnew colour apple green touch top bin / dustbin / rubbish bin / kitchen / home / plastic . by tontarelli\nyou will continue to use your existing green bin . if you do not have a green bin , you will need to buy a new one . you can order a new bin online .\npaper coffee cups and waxed paper coffee cups go in your green bin , not in your black bin or blue bin . they can be used to hold cooking grease or kitchen sink guck before you put these things in your green bin .\nuse our green bin origami guide to make a liner for your kitchen container .\nyou will need your rate account number order your green waste recycling bin online .\ngrass clippings , any variety of grass can be placed in the green bin .\nrinse your green bin with a garden hose from time to time , especially if you don\u2019t line your bin with paper .\nbefore you order a green waste recycling bin , make sure you can store the bin and have enough space on the kerbside to put the bin out for collection .\nthe city provides program signage for the green bins and brochures / leaflets that provide a list of items accepted in the green bin . a collection calendar that notes the green bin collection day is also provided .\ntenants will need the property owner to approve and order the green waste recycling bin .\ndo not recycle these items in the green bin if these items are placed in the green bin , there ' s a likelihood of contaminating the other clean materials . please ensure that the items placed in the green bin are clean and free from contaminants .\ngreen wheelie bin . standard household size - 240l . en840 & uk council approved .\ndual recycling bin 60l by harima | fingerprint proof stainless steel bin | stainles . . .\n45l blue touch top bin / dustbin / rubbish bin / kitchen / home / plastic .\nif you use a green bin liner bag , loosen it from the sides of the bin when you set it out for collection .\nthe green bins in schools program is an extension of the city\u2019s residential green bin program , and provides an excellent opportunity to educate children on how to use the green bin and to promote the benefits of waste diversion .\nmy green bin is broken . is it recyclable ? how do i get a replacement ?\nspray your green bin with cooking oil in the winter to minimize risk of items freezing to the bin and ensure easy removal of waste .\nnew colour apple green touch top bin / dustbin / rubbish bin / kitchen / home / plastic . by tontarelli : urltoken kitchen & home\ndustbin , rubbish bin helsinki stainless steel , removable inner bin , dimensions : 38x . . .\nblack touch top bin / dustbin / rubbish bin / kitchen / home / plastic . by tontarelli\nlasan issues green containers , or bins , for recycling yard trimmings . the following are items that can be placed in the green bin :\ncertified compostable plastic bags can be used to line your green bin , but no other compostable plastic products ( such as cutlery , cups , etc . ) are allowed in the green bin .\ndo not overfill . maximum weight for each green bin is 23 kilograms ( 50 pounds ) .\nif you use a liner bag in your green bin , loosen the liner when you set your green bin to the curb to help ensure it drops out at collection . liner bags that are frozen , stuck , or still stretched around the rim of your green bin cannot be collected .\nline your kitchen container or your green bin to keep your bins cleaner and easier to empty .\nlarge heavy duty black bin bags ( 200g thickness ) - rubbish removal refuse sacks bin . . .\nif you have a damaged , broken or missing recycling bin or green bin , you can request a replacement by calling 3 - 1 - 1 .\nif we find banned items in your green bin , your food scraps and yard waste may not get collected . please remove any banned items so we can pick up your green bin next time .\nwhile it\u2019s not necessary to use paper liners for your green bin , they are available at most major retailers . you can also use leaf and yard waste paper bags in the larger green bin .\nconsider freezing meat / bones in paper bags and place in your green bin on your collection day .\nset your green bin in a convenient , well - ventilated , shady area , like the garage .\nline your green bin with flyers , newspaper or yard waste paper bags to help keep it clean .\nweekly green bin and recycling ( blue box ) collection and enhanced yard waste and white goods collection .\nsome properties have a bag collection service instead of a green bin . the same items can be recycled whether you are using a bin or a bag .\nafter the first collection your bin will be serviced every fortnight , alternating with your yellow top recycling bin .\npost information about green bin recycling on your bulletin board or put our green bin program magnet on your fridge . ( if you need copies of these materials , please call 519 - 575 - 4400 . )\nrinse your green bin with lemon juice , vinegar or baking soda to reduce odours and keep bugs out .\nkeep your green bin away from fences and deck railings so that animals can ' t get into it .\nsprinkling a strong smelling biodegradable repellent such as vinegar or detergent on your green bin helps keep pests away .\ngreen bin\u2019s recycling powers keeps organic items from your home out of the garbage and transforms them into compost .\nyou will also need to buy your additional bin ( s ) . you can order a new bin online .\nthe recyclers are here to fight waste and help put recyclables where they belong . green bin and its alternate sidekicks \u2013 blue and black bin \u2013 use their powers to battle against waste every week on collection day . help green bin save items around your home from waste\u2019s grip !\nif your green bin is broken , please bring it when you pick up your replacement . we can recycle it\nif you can ' t find a certified compostable plastic logo , do not buy it for your green bin .\nall black touch top bin / dustbin / rubbish bin / kitchen / home / plastic . made in uk by tontarelli\nitems such as meat , bones and sauces that can attract pests in the yard are accepted in the green bin .\nyour green bin is meant for more than just food scraps . tissues , napkins , paper towels , paper food wrappings and packaging , kitty litter , and animal bedding can all be put into the green bin and saved from the landfill .\ngreen waste should only be put in the green waste recycling bin and should not be bagged . materials should be no larger than 10 centimetres in diameter and 75 centimetres in length .\nyou can put all your food scraps , plate scrapings and food - soiled paper in your green bin for weekly collection .\nhere , you ' ll find out what you can and cannot put in your 240 litre green lid garden organics bin .\nbag pet waste and cold wood ashes in a paper or certified compostable plastic bag before you place it in the green bin . this helps protect collection crews and keeps your bin cleaner .\nblue bin and black bin take turns each week using their recycling powers to save household waste items from the garbage and turn them into something new . blue bin protects glass , metal , and plastic , while black bin looks out for paper and cardboard .\nwe provide green bins to new homeowners , and provide replacement and additional green bins free of charge , as supplies last . green bins are available from our waste management administration offices :\ntip ! if you have extra organics occasionally , place one paper or certified compostable plastic bag of organics on top of your green bin for collection . if you have extra organics on a regular basis , pick up an additional green bin from the region .\nput crumpled balls of newspaper , a paper egg carton or a paper takeout drink tray at the bottom of your green bin .\nthe green bin program is available in apartment and other multi - residential properties . please contact your property manager for more information .\nkeep indoor collection containers in your washrooms . bathroom tissue , facial tissue and paper towels can be placed in the green bin .\ninvite the green bin to your next bbq . it\u2019s a great party guest for food scraps , paper napkins and paper plates .\nthere are some simple tips that you can follow to keep pests away from your green bin and keep it from smelling bad .\na shipload of green - bin waste was sent back to ireland this week , rejected as unsuitable for recycling . fines are next\ngreen cart food and yard waste collection has started for single - family homes . this easy and convenient program allows you to dispose of all your food and yard waste in your green bin .\nif you have extra organics , place one paper or certified compostable plastic bag of organics on top of your green bin for collection . if you have extra organics on a regular basis , pick up an additional green bin from the region free of charge , as supplies last .\nstudents are able to learn first - hand about what materials are accepted in the green bin and take this knowledge home to their families .\nyour green waste will be collected fortnightly and taken to a green waste recycling facility where it is composted and mulched ready for reuse .\n1 x simpa\u00ae 45l 45 litre silver touch top kitchen bin dustbin rubbish bin heavy duty gloss plastic finish durable design with easy open touch top lid .\nwhen it snows , place your green bin at street level by shoveling a flat area close to the curb at the end of your driveway .\ngreen bin waste is taken to a materials recycling facility ( mrf ) for sorting . the materials are then used to make new products . \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\nan investigation is under way after 160 containers of green bin waste from the republic were stopped in rotterdam en route to china due to contamination .\nsome residents using backyard composters choose to give themselves a break over the winter and use the green bin while their composters are buried in the snow .\nin fact , 40 per cent of the waste currently being put in ottawa\u2019s garbage is compostable organic material that can be put into the green bin .\ncity staff declined to respond to questions about whether the city would add compostable coffee pods to the green bin stream if the orgaworld trial is successful .\ngreen party shall mean a green political organization which is eligible for membership with the green party of the united states , regardless of its membership status with gpus and which is organized consistent with the election laws of its state , regardless of whether that green party has yet achieved ballot access .\nidentified shall mean those green organizations identified publicly to the secretary of the green party of the united states on or before january 1 , 2004 , by any member state of the green party of the united states , by the greens / green party ( usa ) or by another green group as a functioning green organizations , regardless of the identified organizations affiliation or lack thereof with a national green organization . identified shall not mean any such organization which is not and has not functioned for 12 or more months , nor any such organization which is inconsistent with this policys definition of green .\nyour green bin is collected each and every week , 52 weeks a year . residents are reminded to put their green bin and recycling out with their garbage by 7 am for collection on their assigned pick - up day . lock the lid to prevent animals and pests from getting into the bin . leaf and yard waste can be used to top up the green bin . it can also be placed in a separate container such as an unused garbage can with the lid off to ensure that collection workers see the leaf and yard waste .\nbergman double wheelie bin store outdoor cover recycling storage hinged lid wooden . . .\npaper liner bags . paper bags do not need certification logos . while there are paper bags made specifically for green bin use , any paper bag is acceptable . some green - bin specific paper bags have a shiny cellulose lining to give them more wet strength ; these are safe to use in our program .\nwhen preparing food , place a couple of sheets of newsprint on the counter , add food scraps , roll up , and toss in your green bin .\nput salt or vinegar on maggots to kill them . if maggots appear in the green bin , a fly has laid eggs on some exposed food waste .\nclothing and textiles do not belong in your green bin . if you cannot donate this item , it can be disposed of through your regular curbside garbage .\nfood waste and soiled paper products ( e . g . pizza boxes , paper plates , muffin wrappers , paper towels from washrooms ) can all go in the green bin . paper towels with solvents and oil based paints on them cannot go into the green bin . vegetable or water based ink / paints are acceptable .\norganic waste from the green bin in schools program is converted into compost that is sold to the farming community for use as a soil enhancer for agricultural crops .\ncity staff also told her permitting the pods could confuse the public , who might come to believe other types of coffee pods also belong in the green bin .\nswitch your kitchen bin for your garbage pail and keep your garbage pail somewhere else .\ncheck your bin days on the move and get reminders straight to your phone . \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\nif you already get help to put your bin out , this will automatically continue .\nsimplehuman 58 litre dual compartment pedal bin with liner pocket , brushed stainles . . .\nplace a paper egg carton or balled up newsprint in the bottom of your green bin so contents do not get stuck when collection crews are trying to empty it .\npeppermint oil , cayenne pepper , chili pepper or hot sauce can act as anti - gnawing repellents and help deter animals from taking an interest in your green bin .\nset out your green bin every week by 7 a . m . on your collection day , even if it is not full . this will help prevent odours and the contents sticking to the bin . use this online lookup to find your collection day .\nif you are physically unable to put your bin out for collection and there is nobody you can call on to help , you can request help to pull your bin out .\nwhen you\nspring clean\nyour pantry , fridge , and freezer , empty the expired food into your green bin . recycle all acceptable packaging in the blue box .\npet waste in the green bin has to be wrapped to protect the health and safety of our collection crews . using ccp bags is one way to wrap pet waste .\ndo you have more specific information about the location of blue green bin clean ? why didn ' t you say so ? you can improve yelp by sharing it here .\nblue wheelie bin . standard household size - 240l . en840 & uk council approved . \u2026\nvonhaus waste bin for kitchen with automatic motion sensor lid | 50 litre capacity . . .\nselect a dry , shady spot near a water source for your compost pile or bin .\nleaves and branches , including all fresh or dried leaves and branches . thick or thin , fresh or dry , all leaves and branches can be placed in the green bin .\nlearn about the facility that will compost the green cart material and how it works .\nfrom october 2016 , the green bins of all falkirk council residents will only be emptied once every 4 weeks . sign this petition to show your support against this in the hope that falkirk council will retract the decision and return to fortnightly collections of green bin waste !\nuse the small , specially - designed kitchen container to collect organic materials . simply empty the organic contents of the kitchen container into the large green bin for curb - side pickup .\nit is the understanding of the green party of the united states that there presently does not exists a u . s . green party to which are affiliated green parties of all fifty states and the various districts and territories which participate in national elections in the united states . it is further understood that until such an organization exists , the green party of the united states has a responsibility to organize involvement in national elections , including the ratification of platforms and the nomination of candidates for a green presidential ticket , in such a way that is inclusive of all legitimate green organizing and activity in the country and which does not exclude any legitimate green organizing . it is the intention of the green party of the united states to provide for a green presidential nominating convention - 2004 whose legitimacy is recognized by the overwhelming majority of green party organizations in the country , which participate in electoral politics .\nfor fruit flies , spray the bin with a mixture of half white vinegar and half water .\nhave extra yard trimmings that won ' t fit into your bin ? here are some options .\nyou can subscribe or renew now for the 2018 garden waste collection service for \u00a330 per bin .\nthis is a good quality , family sized bin , which replaced a traditional type of bin with separate lid . this is a much better option and if it is anything like my daughter ' s bin of a similar type which she has had for 30 odd years will outlast me !\nif the unit is strata titled ( owner occupied ) , then the owner can order a green waste recycling bin . unit and townhouse owners will be contacted by council to confirm where the bin will be placed and who will be responsible for presenting it to the kerbside for collection .\nplease use the city of ottawa green bin for organics collection . the bins have been specially designed and tested and are fitted for pick up by an automatic lifter on the collection vehicles .\nall drinks cans , plastic bottles and food cans should be washed out before placing in green bins / bags to avoid contamination . squashing them will give you extra space in your bin .\nthere is no limit to the number of green bins you can set out each week .\ngreen bins with grocery bags , plastic cutlery and other unacceptable items will not be collected .\nbagged leaf and yard waste will not be collected through the green bins in schools program .\nlearn how to use your green cart and other tips to keep it clean and tidy .\nnot so keen on the shade of green , but it ' s an excellent product .\ndo not set out your green bin the night before collection . instead , set it out by 7 a . m . on your collection day to lessen the chances of it freezing completely .\nthe city should\ndo the right thing ,\nclark said . she ' d also like to see bridgehead ' s biodegradable cups for cold beverages considered for the green bin program . \u200b\nvonhaus recycling bin with lids for kitchens | 36 litre capacity | 2 colour coded c . . .\nyep , plus light bulbs , batteries . . . all the stuff that\u2019s supposed to go into your regular bin , for whose emptying you have to pay each time it\u2019s lifted by a bin lorry , is getting stuffed into green bins , whose emptying is paid for by your annual standing charge .\nthe city of ottawa ' s long - term waste strategy prioritizes organics recycling . our green bin program therefore does not accept plastics , including compostable and biodegradable plastics ,\nsaid the email .\nthe credentials committee shall consist of fifteen members elected using preference voting by the coordinating committee of the green party of the united states . any green who is a member of a green party participating in the national convention may put their name forth to be a member of the credentials committee .\ncampaigning shall mean fielding and supporting a green party nominee in a local partisan race , fielding a green volunteer effort in support of a green party endorsed candidate in a non - partisan race , hosting a campaign event for a green party nominee in a state - wide partisan race , hosting a state party convention or a local , state or national green party meeting , supporting such a campaign with petition - circulating , door - knocking , phone - banking , visibility work , organizing local endorsements or other activities reasonably expected to generate ballot access and / or votes for a candidate nominated or endorsed by a green party organization or for a presidential nominee of the green party .\ncollections will start from 19 march 2018 . you will get your bin collection dates in the post with your pack , and collection dates will be available online before the collections start , at bin collection dates .\ntracey clark , the ceo of ottawa ' s bridgehead coffee chain , is fighting to get the city to accept its new compostable coffee pods accepted in the the green bin program . ( susan burgess )\nbrooklyn resident sara schiwal is among more than 2 million new yorkers who have access to a brown bin .\ngo to the green bin section of our education and resources page for for detailed information sheets including how to buy liner bags , how to deal with pet waste , and how to prevent / control pests .\nbins will be allocated to a specific property . green waste recycling bins can be transferred from one property to another or from one person to another . to transfer a bin you will need to contact council .\nif you have large volumes of green waste that will not fit in a 240 litre wheelie bin , consider using one of brisbane\u2019s local businesses that operate a garden bag collection service . visit the garden bag group website to find out more . green waste is also accepted at council\u2019s resource recovery centres for recycling .\nall food , yard waste and pet waste goes in the green cart . see a complete list .\nadd brown and green materials as they are collected , making sure larger pieces are chopped or shredded .\ndublin , ireland , march 7 , 2017 ( local news ) - an investigation is under way after 160 containers of green bin waste from the republic were stopped in rotterdam en route to china due to contamination .\n100 wheelie bin liners - refuse sacks , 108 gauge , 20 micron ( black medium duty 10kg . . .\nthe easy touch lid allows you to open the bin one - handed making it simple and hygienic to use .\nwe collect green bin organics from single - family homes , legal duplexes , eligible townhouse units , and small apartment buildings ( 6 units or less ) every second week . check your eligibility , collection day and services .\ncertified c ompostable plastic liner bags : these bags are the only type of plastic that is allowed in the green bin , and are identified by specific logos . these bags must have at least one of these logos :\nplease note - those who joined the scheme after 1 march 2018 will receive their packs within 15 working days after their payment has been processed , and therefore may not be registered in time to receive all collections for 2018 . you should only leave your green bin out for collection once you have received your pack including your bin sticker .\n1 . in those states where no green party is organized at a state level , any three or more green locals may by joint resolution call a statewide convention for the purpose of electing the states delegation to the green presidential nominating convention - 2004 where such convention also resolves to organize a statewide green party under the laws of the state and to work for ballot access . such call shall be published to all greens and green locals identified to the secretary of the green party of the united states , and to any green local or green statewide organization within the state at least 30 days prior to the proposed statewide convention . notice shall also go to each identified green local or state organization in any border state with a request to alert any known greens from the adjacent , unorganized state holding the convention . in the event that there exists fewer than three known green locals in a state , such convention may be called by a joint resolution of all known green locals . in the event that there exists no identified green local willing to call such a statewide convention in a state , such convention may be called by any five or more residents who subscribe to green values . the votes to which the delegation is entitled shall be apportioned as agreed jointly by the statewide convention . the failure of existing green organizations within such an unorganized states to publish a call for such a statewide convention prior to march 15th , 2004 shall serve as prima - facie evidence of that they will not do so .\nat the top of your chrome window , near the web address , click the green lock labeled secure .\npersonalised wheelie bin house number or name and street , terrace etc size 7 . 5x5 . 5\nprinted in white\u2026\nclp wooden bin store mx240 , capacity 240 litres , 1 ton , folding roof , door with loc . . .\nit looks like we don ' t have a specific address for blue green bin clean , which makes giving directions tricky . this business might not have an official storefront , or it might move to multiple locations throughout the day .\nwe will collect any extra recycling if you leave it in a clear plastic bag or a green bag at the side of your bin on your collection day . please do not use black sacks as we will not pick these up .\nuse natural deodorizers such as baking soda or white vinegar to clean your bin . do not use harsh chemicals or pesticides .\nall recyclables must be placed loose in an approved city of ottawa blue bin to help with sorting at the recycling facility .\nwith its attractive matt - effect plum finish , this tontarelli touch bin makes an attractive and practical addition to your kitchen .\norganics recycling is an important part of the city of ottawa\u2019s long term waste strategy . diverting residential organic waste away from landfill saves the city millions of dollars by reducing the need for a new landfill site . roughly 45 per cent of ottawa\u2019s garbage ( by weight ) is compostable organic material that can be put into the green bin . just as ottawa residents separate recyclable materials from their garbage , the green bin program makes it easy to separate organics for curb - side pickup .\nthese rules shall govern the green presidential nominating convention - 2004 , called and organized by the green party of the united states , scheduled for , 2004 , with respect to the credentialing of delegates who may exercise the convention power to nominate a presidential ticket to run on the green party line of each participating state party and to deliberate on , amend and adopt a national platform to express the green partys position on critical issues of the day . twelve months after the adjournment of the 2004 presidential nominating convention , this policy shall stand repealed and shall have no further force or weight in any future green presidential nomination convention , unless subsequently enacted by the coordinating committee of the green party of the united states .\ngreen bin collection is between 7 : 00 a . m . and 6 : 00 p . m . please note that collection delays could occur during bad weather and / or during peak leaf and yard waste season ( early spring and fall ) .\na brief peek inside prof bates ' two weighty green bags reveals a mixture of eggs , chopped cabbage and other vegetables .\ni have done loads of gardening this weekend and filled up the green bin already , i really need another one . i was wondering what the cost would be and if it would make a difference to the rubbish collection tax if i have 2 bins ?\n< div class =\nexternalclassaf763b1acefc44229994a3ed7c755c6a\n> we do not collect shredded paper in the green recycling bin because the waste paper reprocessing site that receives all our collected paper does not accept it . their reason is that it causes operational issues when sorting through the waste . < br > < br > you will need to put shredded paper into your usual waste bin . < / div >\nif the unit or townhouse has a building manager or body corporate , they must provide approval before the unit owner orders the bin .\ndelivered within 48 hours . fits 4 black bin bags ! ! am very happy ! ! ! excellent value for money & size .\ngreen elected official shall mean a green 1 ) who holds an elected office in a federal , state , county , municipal , special district or other publicly elected body and 2 ) who was elected to that office having been nominated or endorsed by a state or local green party organization , and 3 ) who in those states that provide for partisan voter registration has been a registered or enrolled green party member for at least six months prior to the convention and 4 ) who appeared on the ballot as a nominee of the green party or as a candidate for non - partisan office , so long as , if they were cross - endorsed by the green party , they were not also the nominee of another political party having national party or committee fec status . green elected official shall also mean someone , in those states providing for partisan voter registration who complies with conditions 1 ) and 3 ) of this definition and who has since being elected publicly switched their voter registration to the green party of their state .\ngreen bins are collected weekly . if the week had a statutory holiday , your regular collection day may occur one day later .\ni was very happy with work that joel provided . i was given a fair quote over the phone which was agreed upon . the work done was very professional , on - time , good cleanup and friendly service . i would highly recommend blue green bin clean .\nif you do place your bin near a fence or deck railing , secure it with a bungee cord so it doesn\u2019t get knocked over .\nuse empty cardboard cereal , cracker and cookie boxes to collect food scraps in your kitchen . most of them fit perfectly in your kitchen bin\nthe cost of the service is necessary for bin production , delivery and collection costs , which are not covered by the existing rates charges .\nthe bin is colourful , lightweight , good quality and looks exactly how it does in the pic but bigger . of course ( 45l )\nif your green bins have not been collected , please call 3 - 1 - 1 or submit an online request via service ottawa .\nif you are at a school , apartment building or townhouse complex that uses large green carts , please go to our cart recycling page .\nshe approached city staff two months ago to discuss adding the pods to the list of items accepted in residential green bins , she said .\nat the top of your firefox window , to the left of the web address , you should see a green lock . click it .\ngreen bin limited was set up on 21 aug 2002 and has its registered office in downpatrick . its current status is listed as\ndissolved\n. it had 3 directors at the time it closed . the company ' s first directors were barry armstrong , paul james malone , william charles kingsberry .\nget the garbage , recycling , and green waste supplies that you need , including stickers for extra garbage . change the size of your bins .\nit is important that your recycling is kept dry and your recycling bin lid is kept closed . please ensure no wet paper or cardboard goes in your recycling bin and that all your cans and bottles are emptied first . if your recycling gets wet , the paper and cardboard will become soggy and cannot be recycled .\nvery sturdy , there was a problem with the lid , the seller responded quickly , and sent a replacement lid straight away . will buy from this seller again . the bin is a great size , and is going to be used for recycling items in the kitchen , before going in the main recycling bin .\nnew green waste recycling bins are normally delivered within three working days of placing an order , however during the promotional period , bins ordered may not be delivered for up to three weeks . we ask for your patience and assure you that the service charges will not begin until your bin has been delivered .\nthe green bins in schools program continues to grow every year with more than 230 ( and counting ! ) ottawa public and private schools now registered .\nit turns out that 40 per cent of what irish households put in their green bins , for recycling , is actually stuff that is not recyclable .\ngreen shall mean a statewide party , a statewide organization , a local which is organized based on ( or an individual who is committed to ) the values of the green movement and which values shall include as a minimum : peace and non - violence , social justice , grassroots democracy and ecological wisdom .\n2 . in those states with no statewide green party , where no agreement can be reached among a majority of participants in the state convention on how or whether to elect a delegation to a green presidential nominating convention , no such delegation shall be seated , except by special dispensation of the gpus coordinating committee , or of the presidential nominating convention , once it has convened . in those states with no statewide green party , no application for such an organizing party shall be granted unless the credentials committee finds that the applicant would be eligible to join the green party of the united states were it to apply .\nonce your compost pile is established , mix grass clippings and green waste into the pile and bury fruit and vegetable waste under 10 inches of compost material .\nbroken green bins are recyclable . please drop it off and pick up a free replacement ( while supplies last ) at one of our waste management administration offices :\nin those states where two or more statewide green parties , which are either both recognized or both not recognized as affiliates of the green party of the united states , are organized , prior to october 1 , 1999 , under the election laws of their state , the delegation to the green presidential nominating convention - 2004 shall be may choose their convention delegates as if they represented a state with only one state green party , using a selection process as specified by their state election law . if a non - ballot party exists in that state and is affiliated with the green party of the united states , that party shall be regarded in the gpus convention credentials process as having parity with non - ballot parties in other gpus member states and entitled to seat a delegation of its own if it can demonstrate activity in congressional districts where the party with ballot access has not been active or is unable to find people willing to travel to the convention . if no state party retains ballot access , any state party affiliated with the green party of the united states may choose their convention delegates as if they represented a state with only one state green party .\norganics recycling is an important part of the city of ottawa\u2019s long term waste strategy . diverting residential organic waste away from landfill saves the city millions of dollars and reduces the need for additional landfill sites . your green bin is now being collected each and every week , 52 weeks a year . have a specific item ? check the waste explorer\nyou\u2019ll probably be caught . panda waste management , which collects waste in the d\u00fan laoghaire - rathdown and fingal council areas , has installed cameras inside some of its lorries so that , when your green bin is lifted and its chip read ( revealing your name and address ) , they will record what plops out of it into the truck .\nparticipating in the green bins in schools program helps students learn about and take action on an important local environmental initiative that contributes to the overall health of our environment .\ngreen waste recycling bins are an easy and affordable way to dispose of lawn clippings , prunings and leaves , especially as you clean up in preparation for storm season .\nthe city of calgary will be offering free compost for residents to use in their yards and gardens this spring . to learn more , visit green cart compost giveaway .\nunder the current system householders are required to pay for waste disposal in black and brown bins by weight , but waste dumped in green bins is free of charge .\na local coffee chain will start selling its new compostable coffee pods on friday , but its customers won ' t be allowed to dispose of them in their green bins .\nlocal municipalities are wary of allowing compostable coffee pods in green bins , lest confused consumers began putting plastic ones like these in the compost . ( kevin yarr / cbc )\ndelegate shall mean an individual named as a delegate by their state party or by a non - ballot organization affiliated with the green party of the united states , or by a convention held in a state without a state green party where the participants agreed to organize a statewide green party and who has been issued delegate credentials by the credentials committee , unless the credentials committee has sustained a challenge to their credentials and the committees action to sustain the challenge has not been subsequently overturned by the convention . delegate shall not mean a person from a state that permits partisan voter registration unless they have registered to vote as a green or , if that is not possible have declined to state a partisan affiliation .\nproposed rules for the accreditation of presidential delegates to the 2004 green party of the u . s . nominating convention in milwaukee , wisconsin , june 24 - 27 , 2004 .\nthe green presidential nominating convention - 2004 shall consist of delegates chosen as provided by this policy among whom shall be apportioned the votes of the convention as provided by this policy .\nblue green clean pressure washing and hood vent cleaning specializes in trash and recycling bin sanitization , house siding , deck , fences , driveways , sidewalks , restaurant entrances , dumpster pad cleaning and more . we are certified commercial kitchen hood vent and roof filter exhaust cleaning experts . following strict guidelines set by the nfpa 96 fire codes for kitchen hood cleaning and fire protection .\nmake a homemade bin liner [ pdf - 13 kb ] from old newspaper . get the kids involved and have fun with it . one session could keep you in paper bags for weeks .\nalternate shall mean an individual named a delegate - alternate by their state party or by a non - ballot organization affiliated with the green party of the united states , or by a convention held in a state without a state green party where the participants agreed to organize a statewide green party and who has been issued delegate - alternate credentials by the credentials committee , except that no state shall name , nor shall the credentials committee credential , more alternates than the number of delegates to which the state is entitled . alternate shall not mean a person from a state that permits partisan voter registration unless they have registered to vote as a green or , if that is not possible have declined to state a partisan affiliation .\nto avoid spillage , it ' s best not to overfill your bin . if you have extra garden waste , you can drop it off at our recycling centre on saturdays from 8am - 11am .\ni ordered this because i needed a new bin for the kitchen , but arrived defective , as the lid works with the help of a button and said button seems to be broken , therefore , the bin remains open without any possibility to close it , and i can ' t use it for what i bought it for . very disappointed with the purchase and a total waste of my money .\nnot recommended as the lid breaks , this is the second one that broke . as my reveiw on the black bin the plastic can be a little brittle , so do not drop rubbish in it .\n\u201cactivity shall mean three or more greens residing in the same congressional district who , since january 1 , preceding the previous presidential election , cooperated in campaigning as greens for a green candidate in a partisan race , or for a ballot initiative , referendum or a non - partisan candidate which was endorsed by a green party local or state organization or the candidate of another emerging independent political party which is not the republican or democratic party , which candidate was cross - endorsed by a green party local or state organization or has circulated a ballot access petition for such a candidate .\n1 . the convention committee shall publish this policy , including an original of each form relevant to the credentialing process , on the gpus website , and send it to each recognized green party which is organized in the country , whether or not that party is a member of the green party of the united states . in addition , this policy shall be included in every organizing packet provided to greens in unorganized states who seek the associations assistance in organizing a state green party , and a synopsis shall be made available to anyone inquiring of the convention committee for registration information .\non your collection day , please make sure your bin is outside by 7 . 30am ( where the edge of your property meets the footpath / road ) and returned to your property on the same day .\n\u201cthe co - mingled recycling bin can be contaminated with non - recyclable items due to a number of factors , including awareness of what can or cannot be recycled on behalf of the household customer , \u201d it said .\nif you do not have space for an outdoor compost pile , you can compost materials indoors using a special type of bin , which you can buy at a local hardware store , gardening supplies store , or make yourself . remember to tend your pile and keep track of what you throw in . a properly managed compost bin will not attract pests or rodents and will not smell bad . your compost should be ready in two to five weeks .\nusing fully automated collection vehicles in conjunction with 90 - gallon blue containers for recyclable materials and 90 - gallon green containers for yard trimmings , the city currently collects an average of 800 tons per day of recyclable materials and 1 , 700 tons per day of green waste from los angeles city residents . participating residents include 530 , 000 single family homes and 220 , 000 multi - family units ( four units or less ) .\nthe convention shall consist of one green party delegation from each state entitled under the u . s . constitution to choose members of the presidential electoral college , and from those territories and districts that are currently disenfranchised .\nby introducing source separated organic collection ( green bins ) and expanding the items accepted in the blue box , there will be a significant reduction in the amount or residential waste ( black bag garbage ) that is accumulated .\nthe city told her it couldn ' t accept them in residential green bins because they looked like they contained plastic , which is not permitted under the city ' s contract with the orgaworld composting facility , clark said .\nin those states with a statewide green party organized under the election laws of their state , the delegation to the green presidential nominating convention - 2004 shall be chosen in accordance with the state partys rules . the votes to which the delegation is entitled shall be apportioned in accordance with the state partys rules . it is hoped that each state green party shall choose a delegation that reflects the diversity of the people of that state . if the representation scheme described herein represents a significant burden or unachievable circumstance to a state due that states election laws , the state may apply for a limited waiver from the ac , which shall give wide leeway for such exemptions ."]}
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- we ' re developers too . compose offers more freedom to innovate , with a fully - managed platform to quickly and safely deploy , host and scale mongodb and elasticsearch databases . we manage the data layer , serving as your ops team by giving you all the tools you need in one place , testing the processes , finding the pitfalls , delivering a worry - free experience , and giving you the high level operations through a real - time dashboard and a set of visual , easy - to - use features . visit us at urltoken .\ndata hosting platform mongohq has raised $ 417k in financing in order to expand their hosting configuration service for developers who use mongodb for data storage . paul graham\u2019s y combinator , start fund , sv angel and lerer ventures took part in the funding .\nfirst on the mongodb database hosting scene , mongohq is in the same space as mongolab and differentiates itself by adding enterprise level functionalities , aiming to provide users with the maximum amount of uptime with its new replica set feature , which gives developers the option to create databases across three ec2 boxes in three different availability zones .\ncurrently mongohq boasts over 7k users , with over 12k databases hosting around 20 terabytes of data . founded in 2009 , the company is already profitable , and already has a significant international presence\naccording to co - founder jason mccay , the company plans on using the funding to invest in infrastructure and hire additional engineers . they also plan on listening to user feedback and expanding into dedicated boxes and data optimization this summer . \u201cour goal is to become the data layer for applications , \u201d mccay tells me .\ntoday we are excited to announce that compose is joining ibm . as founders , it was the biggest and most important decision we ' ve ever had to make \u2014 much more difficult than we ever would have guessed back when we only dreamed of having a successful company . while we are profitable and growing fast , we think now is the right time to team up with a larger company . we will be able to do more , faster , and it ' s the best way to continue our mission . also , i ' m not going to say the word\nsynergy\n, but synergy .\nat ibm , compose will be part of the cloud data services ( cds ) group . it ' s a great fit . we ' ll be able to continue building what we think is important , with a brand we really like , and the same team that works so well together . all with the backing of a major company . as a nice bonus , we ' re especially excited about cds . ibm has a tremendous database pedigree ( it ' s kind of ridiculous , codd invented the relational model there in the ' 60s ) and cds is the spearhead of their efforts to reinvent the entire company . it ' s an incredible new challenge .\nour business model . we won ' t be hiring any sales people anytime soon , nor will our customers be getting any unsolicited phone calls from anyone in sales or marketing . ibm really likes how we sell to developers , it ' s a big part of why they found us intriguing in the first place .\ndatacenters . if you like the datacenter you ' re in , you can stay there . it ' s not going away . but , as a result of the acquisition , we will be expanding datacenter options soon .\nsupport . customers will still get support from the team at compose . and , we plan to expand our support to more regions for even faster response times .\npricing . our prices aren ' t changing . however , we may ( hint , hint foreshadowing ) have new product and pricing options for customers in the near future who want even more control over their datacenters and databases . stay tuned .\ndatabase technologies . this doesn ' t need saying , but i ' ll say it anyway . we will keep running the same databases . and someday , we will offer all the databases .\nour way of working . we love being a distributed company . many of us work from our homes and like to occasionally relocate for weeks or months at a time to work in other parts of the world . that ' s not changing . in fact , this is one of the reasons ibm is good for us . they ' re the most remote - friendly huge company on the planet .\nto sum up : if you ' re a customer , nothing is changing . it ' s simply getting a little more credible .\nthere ' s more about this announcement on the ibm website . if you ' re a press release junkie , you ' ll find one there .\non a more personal note , when we made the jump to\nbuilding a startup\nsix years ago , the future was anything but certain . starting a company is a certain kind of crazy , too . starting a company when you have family and kids was another layer of zaniness . we ' ve been fortunate , though , and it worked better than we could have imagined . it ' s been a magnificent ride .\ni ' m really proud of our team and their work . it is because of them that compose has become such an amazing company . i know that ' s the trite , expected thing for a founder to say , but it really is true . i love working at this company , love the culture we have built together and love working with everyone here . they are the real - deal magic that makes this meaningful . i couldn ' t be happier that they ' re all coming with us along this ride .\nis a founder and ceo of compose . he previously wrote and managed infrastructure for ars technica . current inventory includes 4 kids , 1 dog , 1 cat , 3 chickens , and 1 venus flytrap . love this article ? head over to\nannounced that it now offers elasticsearch as a service through its platform . in recognition of its expansion beyond mongodb to being a multi - dbaas vendor , the company has officially changed its name to\ncompose ,\nand its website can now be accessed at\nwith this announcement , compose now offers the first fully - managed platform to safely and responsibly deploy , host and scale both mongodb and elasticsearch ( in beta ) . for developers , the ability to combine the speed and scale of mongodb for application data with the flexible , near real - time search capabilities of elasticsearch through a single dbaas platform will offer a unique ability to more fully exploit the advantages of each database .\n, ceo , compose .\nit is a simple and well understood programming concept that can also be applied to database infrastructure . modern applications have diverse data problems that are poorly served with a single database technology . compose helps developers combine multiple open source tools to solve unique data problems in production applications .\nas an open - sourced structured search engine , elasticsearch can be leveraged for a wide range of uses , including user - defined , flexible queries across a range of attributes and powerful full text search .\nmongodb is an effective primary data store for applications - - elasticsearch is a powerful indexing engine for data that needs to be queried across a range of different attributes based on user input ,\nsaid mackey .\nby enabling both through an easy - to - use dbaas platform , we ' re giving developers the ability to use these powerful tools in production applications .\ncomposing through dbaas for compose , the addition of elasticsearch represents only a first step in its mission to enable developers to choose the database that ' s right for their needs and quickly go into production . the company will continue to add databases to its menu of database - as - a - service options . according to the company , each additional new database will increase the ability of developers to build new applications powered by multiple databases , all with one - click production deployments .\ncompose seeks to deliver the most easy and cost - effective way for developers to host and scale new databases . unlike platforms that require you to anticipate how much space you ' ll require , compose asks users to pay only for the data they actually use . starting at\nelasticsearch is on a mission to make massive amounts of data usable for businesses everywhere by delivering the world ' s most advanced search and analytics engine . with a laser focus on achieving the best user experience imaginable , the elasticsearch elk stack \u2013 comprised of elasticsearch , logstash and kibana \u2013 has become one of the most popular and rapidly - growing open source solutions in the market . used by thousands of enterprises in virtually every industry today , elasticsearch , inc . provides production support , development support and training for the full elk stack .\nelasticsearch , inc . was founded in 2012 by the people behind the elasticsearch and apache lucene open source projects . since its initial release , the elk stack has more than 10 million cumulative downloads . the company is backed by benchmark capital , index ventures and nea , with headquarters in\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 pr newswire association llc . all rights reserved . a cision company .\nlet\u2019s cut straight to the chase : mongohq is launching their add - on to all heroku users as a public beta .\nover the last six months we have seen persistent demand for mongodb support on heroku , so we are incredibly excited that mongohq is releasing their highly anticipated add - on into public beta today . the add - on interfaces seamlessly with their successful hosted service , and allows developers to use mongodb as a first - class - citizen data store in any of their heroku apps . using it is just as easy as you\u2019ve come to expect from heroku : simply add the add - on , and you\u2019re good to go !\nthe first available plan is free and includes one database up to 16mb . soon , you will have your pick of the full range of mongohq plans .\nthis will create a fresh new mongohq database for you and set the proper environment variable in your app . follow the detailed instructions in our mongohq docs page for specifics on using mongodb in your app .\nthat offers you push / pull functionality to a mongodb . if you have mongodb running locally on your development machine , with this plugin you can easily push and pull data just like with taps .\nif you have any questions using the mongohq add - on , or any heroku add - on , our support staff is available .\nperformance and reliable data layers for developers who ' d rather spend their time building apps than managing databases .\nwith compose , everything you need to manage your data layer is just a few clicks away .\nensure your databases are always secure , fast , and highly available . our battle - hardened database deployment platform makes running one or hundreds of databases in the cloud easy so you can get back to developing great apps .\ndeploy , monitor , manage , and query your databases through one simple interface . or , add users and set permissions , add new nodes , and access daily log files with ease .\ni ' ve gone through multiple hosting providers but have always stuck with compose because it has always done everything the right way .\nresource allocation for databases automatically adjusts as your database grows to maintain a proportional , consistent ratio between memory and storage . you can also manually adjust your deployments to allocate additional resources .\nthe biggest and best part of using compose is that we don ' t need a team of devops people to manage our database resources and instances .\nevery deployment includes a 2 or 3 node cluster and failover begins as soon as a leader goes down . our team is constantly monitoring your deployment health and immediately notified of any issues . daily backups and weekly and monthly snapshots are also included automatically .\nthe key with using compose is that we don ' t have to manage the infrastructure , setup , security , scalability , updates , backup and general health of these database systems .\nwith a private vlan , haproxy portals with ip whitelisting and tls / ssl options , and 2 - factor authentication for admin console access , your deployments are vigorously protected .\nour always - on support team of engineers is online 24 / 7 to answer questions and is constantly monitoring the health of your production deployments so you can sleep better at night .\nwith the powerful set of compose apis , your team can easily manage its deployments and perform common functions such as creating or restoring backups remotely .\ncompose makes it easy to deploy your favorite open source databases in minutes into your preferred cloud datacenter on fast ssds . everything you need to run a performant database is available through the compose web console or compose apis .\nmore than 5 , 000 customers rely on compose to keep their applications humming day in and day out .\ncompose enterprise offers data isolation on dedicated hosts in any region you choose with the same flexibility and ease of our public cloud service \u2014 all backed by premium support .\ndeploy any one of our production - ready , cloud hosted databases in minutes with just a few clicks .\nour site uses cookies to identify users & remember preferences - continued use of our site means you do not object to this . dismiss\ndeploy postgresql on aws , gcp , or ibm cloud in minutes . fully managed , highly - available , & production ready .\npostgresql is an open source object - relational sql database with both a rich heritage and a pioneering approach to data management . its extensive sql support is complemented with a range of powerful enhancements such as indexable json document types , publish / subscribe functions and a wide range of drivers for many languages .\nevery postgresql deployment on compose is built as a highly - available clustered configuration . primary and secondard servers are kept in sync with monitoring enabling rapid switching between the two in case of failure . access to the database is also routed through a dual haproxy nodes at the front end which is also switched on database failover .\nautomated backups are made every day and retained for 7 days along with 4 weekly backups and 3 monthly backups . the on - demand option of compose backups allows up to 10 backups to be made a week . backups are included at no extra cost and can also be created and retrieved using the compose api .\nas disk usage grows , the compose platform will automatically allocate extra resources to maintain a 10 : 1 ratio between storage and memory so your database is always performant . users can also manually control scaling via the compose console for specialized workloads or events .\nall compose database deployments offer daily logging and real - time memory usage metrics from the compose console . the postgresql console includes compose\u2019s own sql data browser and editor which lets authorised users access and modify the database from the web .\nincoming connections to postgresql are managed through two ssl enabled haproxy portals which manages postgresql connections and termination . this portal can also use ip whitelisting to further restrict which clients can connect to the database .\noutgoing connections from the deployment include a telegraf add - on for exporting postgresql metrics to analysis services and a syslog - ng add - on for real - time exporting of logs to loggly , papertrail and other services .\ntwo postgresql database servers are configured in primary / secondary configuration . a high availability wrapper using etcd manages those nodes , testing availability and switching the roles of the servers in the event of a failiure . front - end haproxy modules talk to the current primary at all times .\neach postgresql deployment has postgis , the postgresql geo data extension , adding extensive geo - mapping capabilities to the platform .\nwe also offer a selection postgresql extensions available to extend the database capabilities , including enhanced indexing , text search and specialized data types .\nwe currently offer postgresql 9 . 6 . 6 . all new deployments default to the most recent , stable release . upgrading to new versions can be done within your account with a few simple clicks .\nsecurity at the database level is made up of many small features : ssl incoming connections with certificate confirmation ensures you are talking to the right server , ip whitelisting gives server side control of allowed clients , mandatory creation of users with passwords , and other best practices ensure the postgresql database is ready for the internet .\nthe compose console for managing and viewing your databases operates with its own account scheme , with multiple sub - users and roles to enable you to control access to your database administration . the compose account scheme also includes the option to use two factor authentication to ensure the right people are logging in .\nyou may be asking yourself\nwhy postgresql ?\nthere are several choices for open source relational databases out there ( we . . .\ncompose is all about immediacy . you want a new database - you can have it in seconds . you want your database metrics - the . . .\nsince version 9 . 4 , postgresql offers a significant speedup when using the binary representation of json data , jsonb , which . . .\ndeploy postgresql or any one of our production - ready , cloud hosted databases in minutes with just a few clicks .\ndeploy mongodb on aws , gcp , or ibm cloud in minutes . fully managed , highly - available , & production ready .\nmongodb is the best - known and most popular of the nosql databases . it\u2019s a json document store which can be scaled vertically and horizontally , has a rich query and aggregation framework and is accessible through a wide range of application frameworks and languages .\nevery mongoddb deployment on compose is built as a highly - available clustered - configuration . each deployment ' s shard has multiple data nodes for redundancy . combining mongos / haproxy at the front end , the configuration is able to transparently switch to the current primary , and multiple mongos / haproxies nodes add another layer of failover capability .\nas disk usage grows , the compose platform will automatically allocate extra resources to maintain a proportional ratio between storage and memory so your database is always performant . users can also manually control scaling via the compose console for specialized workloads or events .\nall compose database deployments offer daily logging and real - time memory usage metrics from the compose console . the mongodb console includes an extra data browser and editor which lets authorised users access and modify the database from the web .\nincoming connections to mongodb are managed through ssl enabled mongos / haproxy portals which assist with mongodb authentication . these portals can also use ip whitelisting to further restrict which clients can connect to the database .\noutgoing connections from the deployment include a telegraf add - on for exporting mongodb metrics to analysis services and a syslog - ng add - on for real - time exporting of logs to loggly , papertrail and other services .\nwe use the mongodb sharded architecture with , by default , one shard \u2014 two database nodes , a hidden backup node for no - stop backups and an arbiter \u2014 spread over multiple hosts .\nin front of that are configuration servers , three of them , supporting the cross - shard , and connecting the databases to the world are two mongos / haproxy servers which combine to give multiple layers of failover protection to your database access .\nwe give you the option to use mongodb\u2019s preferred wiredtiger storage or the previous mongodb default , mmapv1 . wiredtiger offers better write performance , compression , document - level concurrency and more .\nthe mongodb oplog ( or \u201coperations log\u201d ) is a continuously updated capped collection of all the changes being made to all the databases in the deployment . we offer an optional oplog addon to give you access to your dataset .\nwe currently offer mongodb 3 . 2 . 18 and 3 . 4 . 10 . all new deployments default to the most recent , stable release . upgrading to new versions can be done within your account with a few simple clicks .\nsecurity at the database level is made up of many small features : ssl incoming connections with certificate confirmation ensures you are talking to the right server , ip whitelisting gives server side control of allowed clients , mandatory creation of users with passwords , and other best practices ensure the mongodb database is ready for the internet .\nso you ' ve just spun up one of our new mongodb deployments and you are ready to go . before you do that though , we ' d like to . . .\nwhen you need to turn your mongo database into a restful api , restheart can get you up - and - running quickly . in this articl . . .\noauth is an open standard for authorization , commonly used as a way for internet users to authorize websites or applicatio . . .\ndeploy mongodb or any one of our production - ready , cloud hosted databases in minutes with just a few clicks .\ndeploy redis on aws , gcp , or ibm cloud in minutes . fully managed , highly - available , & production ready .\nredis is a powerful , in - memory key / value store which can act as a cache , queue or transient store in your database stack . the redis platform is designed to solve practical problems in the modern application stack and offers a chance to use counters , queues , lists and hyperloglogs to handle complex data issues simply . redis is the modern developers\u2019 multi - bladed tool with something to offer in every use case .\nevery redis deployment on compose is built as a highly - available clustered configuration . the redis data nodes are managed in combination with a sentinel node selecting which should be primary and secondary . failover between haproxy tcp portals is managed at the driver level .\nas memory ( ram ) usage grows , the compose platform will automatically allocate extra resources in 256mb increments so your database is always performant . users can also manually control scaling via the compose console for specialized workloads or events . note , however , when operating as a cache , redis deployments disable auto - scaling .\nall compose database deployments offer daily logging and real - time memory usage metrics from the compose console . the redis console includes compose\u2019s own data browser and editor which lets authorised users make redis - cli commands right from their web browser .\nincoming connections to redis are managed via tcp haproxy portal . the portals can be configured with or without tls / ssl encryption and use a whitelist to filter incoming connections . all redis databases are initialised with redis authentication enabled . we also offer an ssh portal for tunneled encryption .\noutgoing connections from the deployment include a telegraf add - on for exporting redis metrics to analysis services and a syslog - ng add - on for real - time exporting of logs to loggly , papertrail and other services .\ncompose offers hosted redis in a 2 - node configuration . access is provided through haproxy tcp portal which is informed by a redis database monitoring sentinel which node is primary . then , to allow for all use cases we made two modes \u2014 cache and storage \u2014 for the nodes . cache runs with a fixed amount of memory while storage can expand on demand to hold all your essential data .\nthe \u201cslow log\u201d view in compose redis deployments lets you easily view the results of the redis slow log settings and quickly allows you to configure how long a query can take before being logged .\nwe have made it easy for users to import their redis data onto the compose platform . within our settings tab , you will find a static import tool which will import your data from a remote redis installation into your compose redis deployment .\nwe currently offer redis 4 . 0 . 6 . all new deployments default to the most recent , stable release . upgrading to new versions can be done within your account with a few simple clicks .\nredis deployments run in their own private vlan , isolated from other traffic and access is entirely managed by active portals . for compatibility , the haproxy tcp portals are available with and without ssl and there ' s also an ssh portal available . ssl connections use let ' s encrypt certificates for simple validation and the tcp portals can use a whitelist to restrict access to the databases .\nat compose , we ' re all about giving you control of your databases where we can and redis users on compose are about to get . . .\nonce you ' ve realised you ' ve got some write intensive operations in your application or need a transient message queue , you . . .\nif you ' ve developed your redis application on a local single redis instance , the move to compose redis may expose some ass . . .\ndeploy redis or any one of our production - ready , cloud hosted databases in minutes with just a few clicks .\ntransparent , simple pricing . pick an open source database and deploy it in your favorite cloud data center in minutes .\nwith compose , your mongodb deployment scales effortlessly and automatically . resources scale automatically based on the total disk use of the compose for mongodb database . ram is scaled at 1 / 10th of data size when using the default mmapv1 storage , or 1 / 4th when using wiredtiger .\nwith private vlan , ip whitelisting , haproxy , ssl , 2 - factor authentication , full - stack monitoring , roles and permissions , and custom alerts , your mongodb deployment is vigorously protected .\nyour data is safe . with daily backups plus weekly and monthly retention , you can rest easy knowing we have you covered .\nwe take support seriously . all our plan levels include email access to our team of mongodb experts . we help you to solve problems and scale .\nthere\u2019s no doubt the cloud can be stormy at times . that\u2019s why compose offers highly - available replica sets that utilize multiple availability zones and automatic failover .\nperforming over 30 different health checks on your database every few minutes , we know instantly if there is an issue and our 24x7 on - call team works to resolve potential problems fast .\nselect a database , pick a hosting provider , and choose a region . it\u2019s that easy . there are many options to choose from so you can host your data close to your application to minimize latency .\ncompose users who need to run their databases on dedicated , isolated , encrypted , and high compliance hosts can use compose enterprise clusters . learn more .\nwith compose , your redis deployment scales effortlessly and automatically . ram is scaled at 1 : 1 of data size ; once a deployment reaches 95 % of the memory in use , the compose platform automatically adjusts the memory allocation up by an increment of 256mb .\nwith private vlan , ip whitelisting , haproxy , ssh - available , 2 - factor authentication , full - stack monitoring , and custom alerts , your redis deployment is vigorously protected .\nwe take support seriously . all our plan levels include email access to our team of redis experts . we help you to solve problems and scale .\nwith compose , your postgresql deployment scales effortlessly and automatically . resources scale automatically based on the total disk use of the postgresql database and ram is scaled at 1 / 10th of data size .\nwith private vlan , ip whitelisting , haproxy , ssl , 2 - factor authentication , full - stack monitoring , and custom alerts , your postgresql deployment is vigorously protected .\nwe take support seriously . all our plan levels include email access to our team of postgresql experts . we help you to solve problems and scale .\nwith compose , your mysql deployment scales effortlessly and automatically . resources scale automatically based on the total disk use of the compose for mysql database and ram is scaled at 1 / 10th of data size .\nrest easy with private vlan , ip whitelisting and ssl . our admin web console offers 2 - factor authentication , deployment monitoring , user management and more . you\u2019re protected .\nwe take support seriously . all our plan levels include email access to our team of mysql experts . we help you to solve problems and scale .\nwith compose , your elasticsearch deployment scales effortlessly and automatically . resources scale automatically based on the total disk use of the elasticsearch database and ram is scaled at 1 / 10th of data size .\nwith private vlan , ip whitelisting , haproxy , ssl , 2 - factor authentication , full - stack monitoring , and custom alerts , your elasticsearch deployment is vigorously protected .\nwe take support seriously . all our plan levels include email access to our team of elasticsearch experts . we help you to solve problems and scale .\nwith compose , your scylla deployment scales effortlessly and automatically . resources scale automatically based on the total disk use of the scylladb database and ram is scaled at 1 / 10th of data size .\nwe take support seriously . all our plan levels include email access to our team of scylladb experts . we help you to solve problems and scale .\nstart with 5gb of janusgrpah storage and 512mb of ram for the janusgraph engine . compose gives you the ability to separately scale each layer as your application needs it .\nwe take support seriously . all our plan levels include email access to our team of janusgraph experts . we help you to solve problems and scale .\nwith compose , your rabbitmq deployment scales effortlessly and automatically . ram is scaled at 1 : 1 of data size ; once a deployment reaches 95 % of the memory in use , the compose platform automatically adjusts the memory allocation up by an increment of 256mb .\nwe take support seriously . all our plan levels include email access to our team of rabbitmq experts . we help you to solve problems and scale .\nwith compose , your etcd deployment scales effortlessly and automatically . ram is scaled at 1 : 1 of data size ; once a deployment reaches 95 % of the memory in use , the compose platform automatically adjusts the memory allocation up by an increment of 256mb .\nwe take support seriously . all our plan levels include email access to our team of etcd experts . we help you to solve problems and scale .\nwith compose , your rethinkdb deployment scales effortlessly and automatically . resources scale automatically based on the total disk use of the rethinkdb database and ram is scaled at 1 / 10th of data size .\nwith private vlan , ip whitelisting , haproxy , ssl , 2 - factor authentication , full - stack monitoring , and custom alerts , your rethinkdb deployment is vigorously protected .\nwe take support seriously . all our plan levels include email access to our team of rethinkdb experts . we help you to solve problems and scale .\neasily select the right database ( s ) for building your applications . with compose , another database technology is literally a click away .\neach database can be deployed in minutes into the data center of your choosing . access and manage your databases through our simplified ui , via the cli , or programmatically through our robust set of apis .\nupgrade with ease to the most recent stable release right from the compose web console . after ensuring a new database version is ready for release , we make it available and advise on any upgrade path issues .\nrun your database on expertly - specified hardware with enterprise - grade ssds . with compose\u2019s auto - scaling , we ensure your hot data can stay in memory to get an extra boost .\nwe\u2019ve taken the guesswork out of building and configuring servers . with compose , everything is done for you . similarly , we\u2019ve removed the complexity around pricing and offer flat rates billed hourly . only pay for what you use . it\u2019s that simple .\neverything you need to know about compose , hosted or enterprise , is here in our help system . whether you run one database for your businesses ' sole application or six different databases to support an entire corporation , we ' ve got the information you need .\ndeploy rethinkdb on aws , gcp , or ibm cloud in minutes . fully managed , highly - available , & production ready .\nrethinkdb is a distributed database that works well with json documents and includes an integrated administration and exploration console . the administration view gives control of the cluster\u2019s configuration and a view into its performance . via the exploration console and api you get access to reql , a rich query language , with autocompletion , command history and built - in documentation .\nevery rethinkdb deployment on compose is built in a highly - available , 3 - node clustered configuration with one haproxy portal to serve as a proxy and provide ssl support to the cluster .\nas memory ( ram ) usage grows , the compose platform will automatically maintain a 1 : 10 ratio of memory ( ram ) to storage so your database is always performant . users can also manually control scaling via the compose console for specialized workloads or events .\nall compose database deployments offer daily logging and real - time memory usage metrics from the compose console . rethinkdb has a built - in web - based administration console that can be easily accessed via the compose web ui .\nssl is enabled by default , so users can simply direct their web browser to the url shown in the compose ui . we maintain an ssh portal for users who wish to create an ssh tunnel between their site and their rethinkdb deployment .\noutgoing connections from the deployment include a telegraf add - on for exporting rethinkdb metrics to analysis services and a syslog - ng add - on for real - time exporting of logs to loggly , papertrail and other services .\na standard rethinkdb deployment consists of a three node cluster and a specialized haproxy portal to provide ssl support to the cluster . each data node has 1gb of storage and 102mb of memory . the haproxy portal has 64mb of memory .\nrethinkdb ' s reql is built around function chaining and is available in client libraries for javascript , python , java , go , and ruby . with reql it is possible to utilize rethinkdb server side features such as distributed joins and subqueries across the cluster\u2019s nodes .\nrethinkdb already has lock - free concurrency for database access and queries are automatically parallelized and distributed through the cluster . rethinkdb also supports secondary indexes \u2013 by field or compounds of fields , arrays or even arbitrary expressions \u2013 for better read query performance and geospatial indexes and queries .\nwe currently offer rethinkdb 2 . 3 . 6 . all new deployments default to the most recent , stable release which we make available through the web ui . upgrading to new versions can be done within your account with a few simple clicks .\nrethinkdb runs on its own private vlan , isolated from other traffic and access is entirely managed by active portals . ssl is configured by default . rethinkdb deployments run on their own private , isolated networks and the only way to connect to them is by using our ssh access portal . the tcp portals can use a whitelist to restrict access to the databases and that can be as tight as only allowing connections from the ssh portal to be routed .\nwith the launch of rethinkdb on compose , you may wonder where to get started learning about rethinkdb . there are one or tw . . .\nlast december , rethinkdb announced that they had added java to their list of officially supported drivers . for compose use . . .\nwhen you have a database that ' s as interesting as rethinkdb hosted on compose , it ' s not going to be a surprise to find peo . . .\ndeploy rethinkdb or any one of our production - ready , cloud hosted databases in minutes with just a few clicks .\ndeploy elasticsearch on aws , gcp , or ibm cloud in minutes . fully managed , highly - available , & production ready .\nelasticsearch is for search , combining the flexibility of a full text search engine with the power of a json document database\u2019s indexing . it comes together to create a powerful tool for rich data analysis on large volumes of data ready to power catalogs , autocompletion , log analysis and more . your searches can be fuzzy with elasticsearch and the results get scored for relevance making it ideal for looking for near misses and close matches .\nevery elasticsearch deployment on compose is built as a highly - available clustered configuration . three master / data nodes are available , with multiple https enabled haproxy capsules routing incoming connections . failover can occur within the nodes and within the haproxies .\nall compose database deployments offer daily logging and real - time memory usage metrics from the compose console . the elasticsearch console includes compose\u2019s own data browser and editor which lets authorised users access and modify the database from the web without reaching for curl or other rools .\nincoming connections to elasticsearch are managed via two tcp haproxy portals with ssl and user / password authentication . the tcp haproxy portals support ip whitelisting for more control of who accesses the cluster , and extra tcp portals can be added . an ssh portal can also be installed for encrypted tunneling from client to cluster .\noutgoing connections from an elasticsearch deployment includes a telegraf add - on for exporting elasticsearch metrics to analysis services and a syslog - ng add - on for real - time exporting of logs to loggly , papertrail and other services .\nwe use an elasticsearch shared master - data architecture with three nodes managing the cluster and storing data . in front of that are two haproxy portals which combine to give multiple layers of failover protection to your database access .\nrather than going through curl , elasticsearch customers can use the compose data browser to access elasticsearch apis . run queries , index creation , index maintenance , and other functions via your web browser .\naccess some of the most popular elasticsearch plugins , including the head and kopf , directly through the compose ui . we also offer hosted kibana as an add - on for elasticsearch .\nwe currently offer elasticsearch 2 . 4 . 6 , 5 . 6 . 9 and 6 . 2 . 2 . all new deployments default to the most recent , stable release which we make available through the web ui . upgrading to new versions can be done within your account with a few simple clicks .\nsecurity at the database level is made up of many small features : ssl incoming connections with certificate confirmation ensures you are talking to the right server , ip whitelisting gives server side control of allowed clients , and mandatory creation of users with passwords for access through the portal ensure the elasticsearch database is ready for the internet .\nin this latest part of our tour through getting started with the multiple , or singular , database joys of compose we ' ll be . . .\nit ' s the first of a series of articles that will show you how to combine the powerful search and indexing capabilities of . . .\nthe latest enhancement to compose makes your life simpler and more secure with the introduction of tls / ssl certificates ba . . .\ndeploy elasticsearch or any one of our production - ready , cloud hosted databases in minutes with just a few clicks .\nwant to know more about the compose culture & staff ? then you\u2019ve come to the right place .\nyour developers ' time is your most valuable asset . most devs feel their time is better spent building their applications rather than wrestling with database provisioning and maintenance . we couldn ' t agree more .\nwe created mongohq , the first dbaas ( database as a service ) of its kind , to help devs get their time back by providing an easy to deploy and scale data store . as we expanded our other database offerings to developers , we took on the name compose .\nwe\u2019ve spent the last 7 years helping developers ship applications with production grade databases . our expert team of database engineers have seen it all and worked hard to build a highly - repeatable deployment process . using compose , companies can now deploy databases instantly with backups , monitoring , performance tuning , and a full - suite of management tools . in 2014 , we introduced transporter , an open source tool for helping companies deploy polyglot persistence architectures to take advantage of each database ' s strength and capabilities .\ncompose was founded in 2010 and participated in the summer 2011 y combinator class . in 2015 , compose was acquired by ibm becoming part of the watson data platform group .\nabdullah alex alexander andrew anthony arick ben brad brandon brent chris dan david dj dusty jake james jason k . jason m . jennifer joe john n . john o . jonathan jozef jp justin kamal katherine kristine kyle m . lisa mara martin matt g . matt m . meghan michele neil nick ross sam shane shaun simon thom tim wesley\nwe have an office in birmingham , alabama , but our highly distributed team is proof positive that the best talent isn\u2019t found in a single zip code . from london to johannesburg to montreal , we\u2019re everywhere you are ."]}
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", "topic": 5}], "title": "serpent model racing cars", "paragraphs": ["serpent model racing cars is one the leading manufacturers of rc radio controlled model - cars for competition purposes .\nserpent model racing cars - product - cobra buggy 2 . 1 4wd 1 / 8 | my hobbies | pinterest | rc radio , radio control and model car\nhpi racing hpi racing is one of the world\u2019s leading manufacturers of radio control cars and trucks .\nprecision model distributors , inc . supplier of wedico model trucks and components . builder of 1 : 16 scale r / c model trucks .\nmodel rectifier corporation large selection of hobby products including rc planes , radio control cars , trucks , boats , helicopters , flight simulators , 1 / 32 slot cars , battery chargers , model engines , model trains , sound systems , train controls and plastic model kits from model rectifier corporation ( mrc ) .\nautomatic timing and scoring systems for auto racing , cycling , triathlon , motorcycle racing , motocross and rc cars .\nacer racing acer racing , ifmar world champions , provides the absolute best and latest in r / c racing accessories .\ngreat hobbies great hobbies is a retail and mail order supplier of model related hobby supplies , serving model builders since 1984 .\na desire to run races with multiple cars , coupled with the emergence of small engines , of 1 to 2 . 5cc , resulted in rail tracks and rail cars . the track would consist of i section rails and the cars would sit over them , one car per rail , guided by ball race carriages . urltoken have some film of both tether and rail cars , search for model cars . some of the cars from this period are arguably the most elegant model racing cars ever produced . tether car racing continues to this day and they are the fastest model cars of all . if you want to learn more visit the website urltoken\na new player in the rtr buggy market . . . . . . . much higher grade then any of the ofna cars , and priced quite good . . available in both nitro and electric serpent model racing cars - product - cobra buggy be - rtr 1 / 8 ep\nfantom racing fantom racing enterprises has been building serious horsepower for over 21 years , because we love racing , and we love to win . our mission is to continue bringing you top level racing components for many years to come .\nserpent has been around from the very start of the rc racing hobby , with already over 25 years of racing experience with many national and international victories , including world titles .\nlunsford racing lunsford racing manufacturers the highest quality titanium parts for your r / c cars and trucks . we are the ultimate one stop shop for your titanium r / c needs !\nserpent designer michael salven explains about the upcoming release of the new serpent viper 988 1 / 8 scale gp car .\nhistory of radio controlled cars | classic and vintage rc cars history of radio controlled cars | we are an internet source for classic rc car pictures and information . from vintage vehicles to pre - modern sports cars , you\u2019ll find it here .\nin 2006 michael salven and ronald baar became the new owners of serpent mrc , after being employed in serpent for over 15 years .\nnew era models new era models designs , manufactures , and supplies high - grade radio controlled model kits and model accessories . our products range from cars that fit in the palm of your hand to trucks that just fit in the bed of a pickup truck .\ncustom works rc cars custom works cars have won over 90 % of the national championships since the first roar nationals in longwood florida in 1988 .\nserpent is a highly innovative company since the very beginning . innovating or early adopting full suspension cars , real shock absorbers , 2 - speed gearboxes , 4 - wheel - drive systems , the now famous centax ( centrifugal - axial ) clutch , the ins - box and many things more . serpent invented the 235mm class and later on initiated racing 200mm 1 / 10 scale cars .\nthe cars are nowadays developed using 3d cad software such as pro / engineer and solidworks and are tested at the nearby race track in heemstede . [ 1 ] other than competing in national and international championships , serpent also has its own one - make series serpent nitro tours and serpent series , also has its own drivers ' development program ( serpent driver development ) . [ 1 ]\nteam xray cars , misc . , option parts , spare parts , team wear\nfma direct fma direct now has some 300 products in our catalog to serve our fma dealers and the model public .\nto give a brief overview of the history of model car racing we should begin in the early part of the last century . that may seem a long way back but by the 1920s organisations were already running events for clockwork cars . in 1936 the model car racing association was formed in england and catered for rubber drive cars , as well as clockwork . it may well be worth pointing out that a 4wd rubber ( band ) drive car could accelerate to 40 mph in under 3 seconds , the weight of a car would typically be 3 pounds half of which could be the rubber . the cars would be released and run in a \u2018straight\u2019 line to the finish .\nserpent project 4x , 1 / 10 scale istc car , introduction by david ehrbar .\nsmc racing smc is once again breaking the tradition and pushing to bring a better matched pack .\nalclad 2 airbrush natural metal finish primer and prismatic lacquer paint finishes for polystyrene polycarbonate lexan radio control and hobby model kits .\nfox manufacturing a leading u . s manufacturer of model airplane engines , glow plugs , and accessories for over 50 years .\npioneers made 1 / 8th scale pan cars using . 19 - cubic - inch 2 - stroke model airplane engines . in 1966 , an italian company , elettronica giocattoli , produced the first remote - controlled car , a ferrari 250lm . they followed it up with a ferrari p4 two years later . these model cars were imported into british stores , and it was not long before uk companies got into the act . by the 1970s , british companies like mardave produced its own nitro - or gas - powered rc cars . around 1967 , companies like wen , model car enterprises , dynamic models , and associated started to produce car \u201ckits\u201d .\nserpent cobra gt 3 . 1 gaspowered 1 / 8 scale 4wd coming soon . . .\nhobby lobby hobby lobby\u2019s online catalog of radio controlled model airplanes , slowflyers , parkflyers , r / c boats and rc helicopters .\nrobinson racing products for over a decade , we at robinson racing products have dedicated ourselves to producing the finest gears available to the rc racer : we introduced 48 pitch to rc to give racers more competitive options .\nteam trinity monster horsepower ! trinity products is the leading manufacture of electric motors and computer matched batteries for radio controlled race cars . trinity offers a full line of products for both electric and nitro cars .\nit ' s serpent ' s goal to create products , which offer a truly great racing experience . innovative , quality , ease of use and maintenance , product - support and services are key elements in our product and marketing approach and we are famous for that . to follow the market closely serpent designers are racers themselves , we support a strong race - team ( for results and support ) , we organize serpent nitro tours , serpent series and race clinics and support a young drivers program ( serpent driver development - sdd ) . with the information we gather from those activities and our active role in the market , we develop new products and product lines .\nofna racing off - road and on - road nitro gas r / c trucks , buggies . see them here first .\nserpent is known for its high involvement in the rc racing market , cooperating with ifmar and other international and national federations . sponsorship of main events has always been at the core of our marketing , to help organizers create memorable events .\nthe solid rear axle with new lightweight 48t pulley in serpent springsteel , 9mm wide with 4 slots for the pin .\nirrgang racing service irs is a manufacturer of custom aftermarket parts for a variety of radio controlled cars . our goal is to make quality parts at an affordable price . we specialize in axles and aluminum hubs but make a variety of other products .\nserpent serves a worldwide market of rc racers through a dense network of highly experienced distributors and rc shops . the design and marketing office is based in holland , close to the famous heemstede racing ( and test ) track . the expert - factory and central warehouse are based in china . serpent operates central warehouses in germany , hongkong and usa to take care of the respective regions .\nserpent designer billy easton , former 1 / 10 scale 2wd world champion , and the designer of the successful cobra 1 / 8 series of cars , and the spyder 1 / 10 rm , mm and sct , has created this new masterpiece .\nin 2008 the dutch company went into bankruptcy . [ 8 ] the recently started off - road projects were paused and the brand and the stock was sold to new company vectorrc in holland . serpent ltd in hong kong is now in charge for the production and distribution in asia , serpent europe for europe and serpent america for the american region . michael salven , ronald de baar are owners of the serpent brand and run a company ( vectorrc bv ) that takes care of the development and the marketing world - wide .\ncopyright \u00a9 2016 inside line racing limited . all rights reserved . vat no : 155614902 - reg no : 09890088 - registered in england / wales\nvenom group international venom racing is dedicated to providing quality products at realistic prices , to make your rc experience as rewarding and competitive as possible .\nfrom internal combustion rail cars came electric rail cars and from these , my research would suggest , came slot cars . radio control of vehicles was possible by the mid 1950s but it was rudimentary and commands sent to a vehicle would allow it only to turn fully one direction or the other . by the mid 60s radio control units were available that gave proportional control , steering inputs could be precise and throttle control possible . finally after nearly half a century the dreams of model car enthusiasts of being able to race wheel to wheel around a track were about to be realised .\nfirst place for dimitris papadopoulos serpent 748 wc driver in the third round of the greek championship after a dramatic race in stamata attica .\nthe testor corporation testor hobby finishing materials and accessories , plastic model kits , craft paints and supplies , and airbrushes are sold world - wide , satisfying the demand for these fine products .\n- the bell crank accepts a bearing raced crossbar with zero slop . it\u2019s designed with the optimal ackermann to increase the cars driveability .\nin 2011 , vectorrc teamed up with 2 new partners in china and created serpent ltd hong kong . by moving to china , serpent has been able to develop the car line - up massively to over 30 different models , while maintaining the very high quality and performance standards .\nxenon project rc toys are our specialty here at xenonproject . com . come browse our huge selection of rc airplanes and nitro rc cars .\nin 1976 , the first purely electric remote - controlled cars reached the market . possibly the most famous remote - controlled car manufacturer was the japanese company tamiya , which in 1976 released the electric porsche 934 turbo model . tamiya also made waves in 1979 when it released the sand scorcher and rough rider , two dune buggy models that could go off road . when enthusiasts were no longer limited to paved roads , remote - controlled cars were poised to take off in the 1980s . in the \u201980s , american companies like losi , associated electronics and latrax ( traxxas ) , as well as tamiya and kyosho in japan , continually introduced innovations in radio - controlled model - car designs .\nwithin a few years , in america , miniature petrol engines were being put into cars , but a greater need for control was required . circular cable ( tether ) tracks were built and by 1940 speeds of 60mph were being achieved . the american cars tended to be manufactured as kits by such companies as dooling bros and ohlsson & rice . meanwhile , in england , there appears to have been much more reliability on the engineering skills of modellers and scratch build cars were much in evidence . today tether cars from this period have become collectors pieces and can change hands for not inconsiderable sums of money . one short coming of this type of racing was that only one car ran at a time , against the clock .\nthe innovative serpent true motion centax clutch is fitted . serpent as inventor of the original centax clutch , has developed the clutch over the years and the current version excels in power throughput , reliability and eas of setting . the standard verison comes with aluminium clutch bell and hard anodized clutch - gears .\nwe are an internet source for classic rc car pictures and information . from vintage vehicles to pre - modern sports cars , you\u2019ll find it here .\nroll cage city / vg racing we are designers and manufacturers of custom fit roll cages and hop up parts . we also stock all major parts in our factory store .\nm & m hobby center 6703 chimney rock , bellaire tx 77401 , phone : 713 - 661 - 2270 , m & m hobby center , your discount hobby shop , with over 20 years of experience we carry an extensive inventory of r / c cars , trucks , in addition to after market parts and plenty of accessories . in addition to r / c hobbies we also carry plastic and die - cast models , books , model trains , r / c helicopters , airplanes , slot cars and a whole lot more .\nhorizon hobby , inc . horizon hobby \u2013 your r / c hobby source for cars , planes , engines , radios , helis , models and more .\nour online store contains all the products you need to race remote control cars : radios , engines , servos , cars , buggies , bodies and more . our inventory is live , so quantities shown are in our warehouse and ready to ship out . orders ship out within 24 hours . any questions , contact us :\ngolden horizons we are a company who specialize in manufacture and promote r / c cars , helicopters , parts , optional hop - up parts , tuned pipes .\ntraxxas \u2013 ready to race\u00ae we create , design , and manufacture hobby - class radio controlled cars , trucks , and boats in both nitro and electric categories .\nin 1979 , geneva held the first 1 / 8th scale on - road gas world championship . phil booth , from england , was crowned world champion driving a pb racing car .\ncompetition electronics , inc . competition electronics manufactures quality battery chargers / dischargers for r / c cars and planes as well as shot timers and chronographs for the shooting market .\nton sold off his shares to bervoets in 1997 who in turn sold the company off to ronald baar and the works ' championship winning driver and designer , michael salven in 2005 [ 5 ] [ 1 ] to allow him to concentrate on his other project that he had also been running for years before , virtual rc racing , specializing in rc car racing simulation for home computers . [ 6 ]\nanti - roll bars can be fitted on the front and rear of the car , but are optional . they can be used on high grip surfaces to further adjust the cars performance\nthe company was officially founded in 1980 by pieter bervoets and companion ron ton and started in 1 / 8 scale gas powered on road racing , but has developed into other segments of the rc market step by step .\n03 - 13 - 2016 we will like you to inform you that we have in stock the following hot products : serpent cobra gt 3 . 0 : urltoken ; = 0 & page ; = 1 novarossi mito 35 gt5 : urltoken ; = 82 & page ; = 1 new low prices in the rtr line of products : urltoken we will also like to remind you that we have a complete stock and support for all the brands that we represent : serpent , picco , matrix , novarossi , walkera , sanwa , arrowmax , xceed , jz racing , alpha , titan . thanks for your continued patronage . all news subscribe\none of its highlights of its competition career is the total domination during the ifmar world championship for 1 : 10 scale 235mm ic on - road cars that took place in apeldoorn , in the netherlands ; when the impacts , its competition car for the category at the time , dominated the top 10 positions in both the class 1 ( sportscars ) and class 2 ( touring cars ) . [ 4 ]\nthe lightweight long centre shaft is made in 7075 t6 aluminium , black coated and the short rear one in serpent spring steel , dog bone style . combined with very durable and lightened spring steel driveshaft adaptors .\nrc universe rcuniverse is a place to buy or sell your rc stuff in an auctions or classified system and discuss rc planes , cars , helicopters , boats , engines , radios , park flyers and more .\n- the lightweight long centre shaft is made in 7075 t6 aluminium , black coated and the short rear one in serpent spring steel , dog bone style . combined with very durable and lightened spring steel driveshaft adaptors .\ncomposite chassis plate with a layout allowing for a perfect weight balance , and optimal space for the electronics , battery and servo . the front kick - up angle in the chassis incorporates more clearance for racing and allow for more nose landings\ncobra srx8e buggy 1 / 8 ep high end competition racing e - buggy in block - layout ( upgrade to saddle pack as option ) . bigbore shocks , 3 big volume gear - diffs , arms with inserts . 7075 t6 aluminum steeringblocks , c - hubs , uprights , suspension brackets , shocktowers , motormounts , centre diff brackets and chassis . fully adjustable racing car . polycarbonate avenger e - buggy body , large moulded rear wing . no electronics . shares suspension , shocks and diffs with gp buggy srx8 # 600017 .\nserpent 1 / 8 scale viper 977 racing car . 2013 - 2014 ifmar tq and world champion , japan tadahiko sahashi with viper 977 gaspowered toplevel racecar with 4wd , belt - drive , centax true motion clutch , sl8 gearbox , flex - system front and rear , brake on rear axle , front one - ways , rear sold axle , ballraced anti - rollbars . a fully adjustable race chassis to the latest spec and technology . lighter , simpler , stronger , new geometry , more tuning features .\n- a full range of optionals and tuning parts are available : shock springs , anti - roll bars , lightweights parts , alternative c - hubs , moulded uprights , and so on ; check the serpent web and srx8e manual for all info .\nserpent 411 rtr , 1 / 10 scale touringcar racer , completely assembled , with 2 . 4 ghz transmitter , dragon - rc speedo and bl motor , mg servo , slick racetyres and prepainted and pre - cut body . all info : urltoken\nserpent 411 rtr , 1 / 10 scale touringcar racer , completely assembled , with 2 . 4 ghz transmitter , dragon - rc speedo and bl motor , mg servo , slick racetyres and prepainted and pre - cut body . all info : urltoken show less\nas of 2009 , serpent have won a total of seven world ( ifmar ) and thirty three european titles ( efra ) together with five japanese ( jmrca ) and eight u . s . ( roar ) national titles as well as three winternats . [ 1 ]\nhudy ultimate professional r / c products known world - wide as the producer of high - end products for rc gas , rc electric and rc slot cars . the mark of excellence is the elegant hudy design in combination with the high - end quality material .\ncompetitionx competitionx , a web site for the serious racer . offering racing setup sheets , free rc manuals , rc how - tos , massive rc glossary , rc driving tips , rc car building tips , rc maintenance tips , rc setups , rc links , rc track directory , rc wallpaper and more .\ni am probably only going to repeat myself here . . . but as you have a few other questions . . . . in my mind if you are just out to have fun then there is no need to spend $ 500 . . sure the $ 500 car maybe lighter . . better handling . . . . better for jumping . . . . whatever . . . . but i can promise you a hyper7 ( or the ofna lx ) will put a smile on your face and you will have no clue as to the performance difference between that and a $ 500 car . . . . even if you had both side by side running around the park the differences are not massive . it is only with an intent to race you want to be looking for the most capable vehicle you can afford . . . the more expensive cars will be running rings around budget cars . . . . . and also you would have to spend much more than $ 500 to be competitive in racing . finally , also bear in mind that some manufacturers do update their models often and that means the older model is discontinued , making parts hard to find . . . . cough serpent ( on road ) cough . . . a long time ago the hyper7 was a race car and it is still being made today and the parts from a new one will fit one that is ten years old . . . like i said never a doubt in my mind about the answer to your question ( only confusion is the distributor problem in the us ) .\nserpent mk . iii super pro sp - 3000 : intro - date : 1981 designed by : ron ton 3 , 2mm grp chassis , 5mm aluminium lightened motorpod . ferodo disc brake with ball bearings . 4 - pin clutch . \u2018limited slip\u2019 differential . 3 , 2mm epoxy radioplate , quick exchange on rear wheels . \u2018ron ton\u2019 side - exhaust . new front axle with angled caster pins . the mark iii series of serpent had 4 models : alfa , competition , super competition and super pro . main results : winner of 3 european titles and 17 national ( the netherlands ) titles\n- the durable serpent spring steel wheel axles are captured cvd style and have rubber boots to protect the system and bearings against dirt and dust , so it will all last longer . the wheel hex is a durable hard aluminium version which fits all popular wheels very well . the pins in use are 3mm ones to increase durability .\nso i have ruled out hpi buggies as reviews have not been so hot . i am now researching the serpent cobra but not finding as much as other brands . with newer cars are parts harder to find then i assume ? the losi 8ight 2 . 0 gets really good reviews but are they really $ 200 better than the associated rc8 ? i am also real curious if the associated rc8 is worth $ 200 more than an ofna lx2 or a hyper 7 or the losi 810 ? ugh ! ! ! so many directions here i know . am i really getting a better car at the $ 500 range or are these older $ 300 budget cars just as good ? it seems like i am looking between 2 price points $ 300 / $ 500 but i have no clue the differences if any . is the rc market like any other technology and every 6 months upgraded ? or is this untrue in rc and a year or two old car is not much different than newer models ? analysis paralysis . . .\nwe are also proud that our in - house racing experience ( spanning over 30 years ! ) means we can offer advice and support on your purchases , to ensure you get the best out of your car ! we hope you found what you needed . if not , please email us , or give us a call and we will do our best to get it for you .\n- new style manual in landscape orientation to have more space to explain all , and have correct layout for screen use as well . full color version with additional detailed views and notes , and also showing the hardware in real size on each page in full color pdf style . its available online and also on a nice small usb stick with serpent logo in the kit .\nthe shockabsorbers are the latest serpent rcm units with membrames . the threaded houses with setting - nuts ( or - ring inside ) makes ride height changes easy and precise . the front and rear shock are identical . the rcm shocks are very smooth , and easy to assemble and fill . the shocksprings are selected , matched , flatgrinded , colorcoded units , equal length front and rear .\nthe brake moved to the rear axle , next to the solid axle pully . this reduces the inertia effect of the brakedisc a lot because the rear axle spins much slower than the twospeed shaft . also the brake - stress on the rear belt is almost gone . it\u2019s a very compact system and well protected against dirt , but still open enough to allow for sufficient coolng . the swimming ventilated brake - disk rotates on the rear axle and the springloaded cam - operated brake pads will provide all the stopping power you may need . the race brake pad material is baked on strong steel plates and allows very precise braking with lots of brake - feel / feedback . instead of a cable we opted for the well - proven wire - linkage of all serpent cars .\nwow decisions decisions . . . . i appreciate the recommendations but i am swimming now with so many models to consider . assoc rc8 . 2 / dtrax 835b / hpi d8s / ofna lx2 / losi 810 / hyper 7 and why is it that the mfgs always state speeds with cars but not really buggies ? what are speeds on some of these buggies ? any idea ? ? ?\nthe prepainted and pre - cut light and low cab - forward style body , made in top quality clear polycarbonate , has a nice flowing line , steep front windscreen for down force with indents in the section in front of the windscreen . the shark fin on the roof of the cabin offers not only style but stability . the smooth body lines enhance the cars appearance and do so in style\nthe body for the srx8 - e buggy is a medium downforce design with steep angle front windshield , wide angled sides and stepped rear side to guide the air onto the rear section and rear wing . the body leaves plenty space to mount electronics and fans as needed . made in top quality , clear polycarbonate and comes with a practical masking sheet and a separate serpent and cobra srx8 logo decal sheet .\n- the body for the srx8 - e buggy is a medium downforce design with steep angle front windshield , wide angled sides and stepped rear side to guide the air onto the rear section and rear wing . the body leaves plenty space to mount electronics and fans as needed . made in top quality , clear polycarbonate and comes with a practical masking sheet and a separate serpent and cobra srx8 logo decal sheet .\nserpent cobra gt 3 . 1 1 / 8 ep serpent introduces the updated version of the cobra gte . the cobra gt is a very popular choice in this class with superb performance and being known as a very durable car too . time to add some extra refinement . the cobra gt is sensitive on the shock - angle and position both front and rear and that have been fine - tuned even more . the new version aluminum shock extensions in the front and rear are a bit longer than before , as testing showed a good increase in handling . the new super - durable carbon fibre shocktowers and new upper hardcoated alu shockmounts make things perfect . the cobra gt 3 . 1 version gets the most popular shock springs as standard , and same goes for the ball raced anti - roll bars and shock and diff oils .\nhere ' s my race report from last weekend euros warm - up : euros warm - up is in the books ! it was a fun weekend of racing driving on a very high grip track . qualify didn ' t go as planned and i had to bump from quarters to semi . on semi i ' ve made a couple of mistakes which cost me a lot of time making it impossible to bump up . it was a good practice for the euros . . .\nok . . . so i have an older tamiya & hpi nitro car that i have not run in many years . my son saw the cars and decided to pull them out with a whole box of stuff . the bright yellow custom viper body caught his attention . these cars are beat and despite my best efforts i cannot get them running . so now we have started looking at nitro buggies that we can run in the fields behind the house . not much clean pavement around here anyway so cars may pose an issue . so the days of the good local hobby store seem to be long gone as well . after researching forever we have one store close that sells rcs . the boy and i took a 30 minute ride there more or less to window shop . they could not tell me anything about the cars they sold whatsoever . sad ! even the online store i called could do nothing more than read off the website . eeegad i did not call for them to read me what i already read myself . i am really intrigued by the looks of the traxxas jato 3 . 3 , hpi d8s , hpi trophy 3 . 5 or 4 . 6 , and hpi pulse 4 . 6 . the d8s and the trophy are higher up the list right now . i know i have a lot of hpi listed but that is what i know and my hpi car rocked back in the day . i am sure the stuff today has evolved tremendously compared to my experiences . any input on these models ? what else should i be looking at ? is hpi still good quality or junk ? help me out here . . . i just want a couple of good fast buggies that myself and the boy can run hard and put away wet . i would like to be in the $ 400 to $ 450 ballpark but i will go a bit higher for better quality . thanks !\n- the light machined aluminium motor holder uses a slider which is secured with only one screw , a system which serpent applied from the very beginning in the 811 - be and 977 - e already . the slider plate is a little bit thicker to mount the motor and still clear the mount when sliding . both slider and mount come grey anodised . in case of using the saddle layout , the same motor mount is used , just the centre insert is turned around 180 degrees . so a very smart , integrated and versatile design .\nserpents design team consisting of michael salven ( multiple world and european champion ) , and billy easton ( world en multiple us champion ) uses state - of - the - art 3d design software ( pro - engineer and solid works ) . the famous heemstede race track is very close by and offers a superb location for most of the test - work . many times the test - team travels to other tracks or even abroad to do final testing under many different circumstances . serpent team - drivers are also involved in test and development work .\nthe company was officially founded in 1980 as a brand name to berton bv , named after a combination its founders , pieter ber voets and ron ton who were both radio controlled car racers . [ 1 ] the pair built their first rc car in 1972 , using a kyosho dash 1 chassis modified by themselves , [ 2 ] then in 1977 , the duo started to develop their first car under the serpent name in 1977 and in 1979 , both bervoets and ton had won separate efra 1 : 8 titles with their mk . iii pro . [ 3 ]\nthe design of the cars varied considerably . some were quite intricate and had in line engines connected to operational gearboxes and had basic suspension . others were simple flat bed ( pan ) chassis with sidewinder engine configuration driving directly on to a gear mounted on the rear axle or on to one of the rear wheels . almost all had centrifugal clutches , this was to become a roar requirement , but dynamic produced a car that had a torque converter with epicyclic gears operated by a lever , to provide drive . over time , maybe as a result of engines producing more power but more likely by the cost of manufacture , chassis design began to move toward the flat bed / sidewinder type . by the mid 1970s flat beds reigned supreme and would do so until 1980 .\nserpent natrix 748 - wc 1 / 10 scale 4wd gaspowered 200mm car 4wd , belt - drive , new v2 gear - differentials front and rear , new larger pulleys , new sidebelt , centax tm clutch , xli 2 - speed gearbox , 75cc tank , chassis 7075 - t6 , carbon radioplate and shocktowers , low bigbore shocks , ball - raced anti - roll bars , fully adjustable . 2014 - 2015 worlds tq and vice champion main new evo parts - new big bore shocks and shocktowers - new v2 geardiffs front and rear - new larger pulleys and new sidebelt extra wc options added 803240 cvd - set pro ( 2 ) ( to use in the rear ) 804273 chassis weight 25gr 747 804296 body support rear ( 2 ) 804360 throttle lever alu 804363 steeringblock lever carbon 748 ( 2 ) 2016 - 2017 world champion - dominic greiner 2016 - 2017 vice world champion and superpole winner - alessio mazzeo\nunfortunately hpi has been dropping the ball lately the trophy series from what iv ' e read and heard are junk . i of course have no first hand experience with them but read around most everyone with one has something bad to say . now about the d8s it of course is just a rtr of the hot bodies d8 and its a well known good car it would be a good choice off your list . the traxxas jato i myself would love to buy one lol very fast 2wd off / on road car lots of hopups and so on but with any 2wd they have there limits . now you said a\ncouple\ncars is that 400 - 450 price range for each car or that for both i ' m assuming for each from what u picked on your list . if you just looking for a buggy to beat the snot out of id take a look at the ofna lx2 or the hobao hyper 7 both at the 300 . 00 mark . this would leave you money left over for what ever u need be it tools better servos or whatever\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\npowered by vbulletin\u00ae version 3 . 8 . 2 copyright \u00a92000 - 2018 , jelsoft enterprises ltd .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\nspyder mt2 1 / 10 ep 2wd 1 / 10 scale monster truck in 2wd version with big monster truck tyres / wheels and mt body . brushless motor and waterproof 45a speedo . metal gear servo . dragon 2 . 4 ghz transmitter and supersmall receiver .\nproject 4x evo 1 / 10 ep the project 4x evo touring car has a unique and proven design , in which the suspensions works in a very effective different way , with an extremely low center of gravity , very easy to work on and very durable . easy to drive and lightning fast !\nduring the qualifications on sunday , john ermen put down the first tq by not refueling . robin d ' hondt the second time and myself on three . with six seconds behind robin by a mistake . the second q . i improved my time with 6 sec . and came on 1 sec . robin and john were not feasible due to the loss of the refueling . except john , there was no one who made the five . . .\nthe first race of the swedish cup series 2018 was held in v\u00e4xj\u00f6 . actually it was supposed to be the second round but the first race in eskilstuna was cancelled due to a low number of participants . at the race in v\u00e4xj\u00f6 however a good number of racers turned up . 45 participants in total in three different categories decided to particpate and in the 1 / 8 class . . .\npontus larsson winning setup in this weekends race . tq and win at procircuit race in sweden .\nthe car is designed by billy easton in the usa and is based on the 2016 released cobra srx8 gas - powered buggy and shares the whole front and rear suspension system , shocks and geardiffs .\nthe cobra srx8 - e offers some unique features that make it really special . the srx8 - e comes standard in block or brick pack layout as this is the most commonly used one . however the srx8 - e can be changed in very little time to the optional saddle pack lay out , using the same chassis , motor holder and centre diff holder .\nthe optional upgrade set to the saddle pack layout consists of the 2 light battery trays / sideguards to be used with touch - belts or optional carbon top decks , composite chassis stiffeners and the 2 long centre steel shafts . the receiver box moves from the rear section to the front centre . the smart layout and use of universal parts makes changing from block to saddle layout a quick and easy as chassis and motor holder are the same .\nthe sturdy composite chassis stiffener in the rear doubles as geardiff - cover , and an additional stiffener in the centre connects the front and rear end . for more flex that one can be removed , as also the battery - box already adds stiffness in that area . the front stiffener is integrated in the servo / speedo holder and connects to the top - bracket .\ncomposite block style battery tray with self - adhesive bottom foam padding and side foams for battery protection . 3 pieces onetouch straps are included to fasten the lipo in position .\nthe left side - guard on the block layout features and user friendly rail and top cover to nicely guide and protect the longer receiver cable .\nthe completely closed srx8 - e chassis is made in 4mm 7075 t6 aluminium and has flat but chamfered sides , countersunk holes and a kick up . hard coated for durability . the same chassis is used for the block and saddle layout . the chassis stiffness comes from the smart design integrated moulded centre stiffeners as well as the strong and durable sideguards . this package creates the optimal flex characteristics needed .\nthe composite receiver box with cover bolts onto the chassis and fits all modern receivers , even ones with build in antennas . the receiver box can also be mounted in the front centre section , which is normally used in the saddle configuration only . a nice carbon looks decal on the top cover .\nthe combined speedo holder / servo holder is a durable unit which will fit all most popular speedo\u2019s and servo\u2019s easily . the whole unit with mounted gear can be easily taken out for maintenance or cleaning .\nstrong grey coated aluminium machined centre diff holder on one side and the other side is integrated in the motorholder featuring a slide , which can be turned around when used for the saddle layout .\nthe srx - e comes as a very complete and high end race - buggy with many nice 7075 t6 machined aluminium parts like c - hubs , centre front shaft , , steering blocks , uprights , shock towers , chassis , one - screw motor holder and centre diff brackets , as well as suspension mounts .\n- strong grey coated aluminium machined centre diff holder on one side and the other side is integrated in the motorholder featuring a slide , which can be turned around when used for the saddle layout .\n- the combined speedo holder / servo holder is a durable unit which will fit all most popular speedo\u2019s and servo\u2019s easily . the whole unit with mounted gear can be easily taken out for maintenance or cleaning .\n- the composite receiver box with cover bolts onto the chassis and fits all modern receivers , even ones with build in antennas . the receiver box can also be mounted in the front centre section , which is normally used in the saddle configuration only . a nice carbon looks decal on the top cover .\n- the completely closed srx8 - e chassis is made in 4mm 7075 t6 aluminium and has flat but chamfered sides , countersunk holes and a kick up . hard coated for durability . the same chassis is used for the block and saddle layout . the chassis stiffness comes from the smart design integrated moulded centre stiffeners as well as the strong and durable sideguards . this package creates the optimal flex characteristics needed .\n- the left side - guard on the block layout features and user friendly rail and top cover to nicely guide and protect the longer receiver cable . the sideguards keep debris out and protects against side - impact .\n- composite block style battery tray with self - adhesive bottom foam padding and side foams for battery protection . 3 pieces onetouch straps are included to fasten the lipo in position .\n- the sturdy composite chassis stiffener in the rear doubles as geardiff - cover , and an additional stiffener in the centre connects the front and rear end . for more flex that one can be removed , as also the battery - box already adds stiffness in that area . the front stiffener is integrated in the servo / speedo holder and connects to the top - bracket .\n- the dual axis steering system with integrated servo saver is mounted under an angle for less bump steer and a more direct steering feel . the axels are made in lightweight aluminium .\n- it incorporates a helix in order to guarantee the proper operating of the servo saver assembly . the servo saver spring is protected by a dense foam cover , to keep debris out . the spring pre - tension clamp nut can be locked in place to avoid turning loose . ackermann changes can be made easily .\n- the strong moulded differential cases which contain the differential and support the shock towers .\n- the diff - gearcases are bigger in volume to allow more diff oil . the diff now has cavities designed specifically for closed cell foam . this foam will compensate for expansion of the oil , which will allow us to fill the diffs more full , keeping the gears fully engulfed in oil . the cavity where the gears rest has also been redesigned so that there is not low pressure zones outside of the gears . this will keep more oil on the gears even when spinning at high rpms . this in turn will keep the diff more consistent at low and high speeds as well as hot or cold .\n- gears 28 / 14 / 44 : the hard metal 28t and 14t satellite gears have a larger overall diameter , to make sure they are more in oil , making the diff more consistent , smoother and stronger . the steel 44t ring gear is lighter and has a perfect match with the new 28t gear .\n- the steering blocks are made in 7075 t6 aluminium and are anodised in black . these steering blocks have been designed to allow you to change the ackermann at the steering spindle as well as give us the optimal scrub offset in conjunction with the caster block . the bushings press into the blocks and reduce any unwanted play .\n- the 15 dgr c - hubs are made in 7075 t6 aluminium and are anodised in black . these open style very durable units allow enough space to allow for the maximum steering angle and allow space to mount the rubber dust protectors on the cvd system . as optional we offer 13 , 17 and 19 dgr c - hubs too .\n- the uprights are made of 7075 t6 aluminium and are universal ones to be use left and right . the new uprights have the roll centre adjustment in them with small inserts . set screws are used to tighten down on the hinge pin to eliminate any unwanted play . in the bottom part 2 threaded holes are made to allow for mounting the optional brass weights of 15 gr each for rough conditions .\n- very durable and long moulded wishbones front and rear . the composite is chosen to have enough flex as needed . the design has pockets in the top and bottom part of each arm to mount the standard moulded insert plates , or the optional carbon fibre ones . in that way you can choose the right arm flex for each condition . even different or no inserts front or rear and mixing moulded and carbon inserts is possible . the moulded inserts will stiffen the arms only a little , but keeps them cleaner . the carbon ones , or mixed with moulded ones will stiffen the arms a lot . many options to try and apply . the front wishbones have 2 holes for shock - mounting , the rear ones even 3 .\n- the mudguards are offered in lightweight transparent polycarbonate and can be left clear , be painted or skinned as preferred .\n- the suspension brackets are cnc machined in 7075 t6 aluminium and grey anodised . they key into the chassis for perfect fit . the brackets have precision machined pockets to use a full range of moulded inserts to change the set - up .\n- the anti - roll bar system is the best around . precision made wire runs in ball raced adaptors on the front and rear diff case - plates . super free and stabile . the wire connects to a ballpoint which is fitted with a pivot ball to the wishbone . the works !\n- the front and rear shock towers are durable hard anodised 4 . 5mm 7075 t6 aluminium units , cnc machined . 4 positons each for shock - angle and 6 for roll centre .\n- big bore shock with hard coated dual - system caps and hard coated bodies . durable polished steel 3 . 5mm rods are used with hard anodised caps and threaded shock - bodies . a new seal pack consists of machined bushings and new x - rings and is kept in place with a small inside clip . the shock pistons are machined delrin units for best performance . the shock - tops in the kit can be used membrane style or emulsion type with seals .\n- race shock spring which are hand - selected and paired . the shock springs are grinded flat for perfect operation .\n- the rear wing holder is a super durable and light one piece moulded unit . the holder has 4 different angle spacer to chose from .\n- a new avenger style body is developed for the srx8e with medium level downforce . cab - forward style body with small fin on the roof for stability . nice flowing sides with small rear upward fins for rear downforce . top quality polycarbonate . the body has nice trim lines for easy cutting . same for the body holes . a masking sheet is included to assist with paintjob preps ."]}
{"id": 55758, "summary": [{"text": "macecraft software is a finnish computer software company founded in 2001 by jouni vuorio and jani vuorio .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the company is mainly known for its utility software jv16 powertools .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "other products include standalone registry cleaners , regsupreme pro and regsupreme .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "before 2003 , as a hobby jouni vuorio developed a freeware software called regcleaner .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the transition from creating freeware software to shareware products also generated heated discussion .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "in december 2013 a campaign was launched at the crowdfunding site indiegogo , with the aim of making jv16 powertools free and open source.the thunderclap web site said that the campaign reached 252 % of its goal with 1,258 supporters on 23 january 2014 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "macecraft said that the campaign did not reach its funding goal , so the software was not made free and open source , although contributors were given updates .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "the macecraft discussion forum went offline for a prolonged period at about this time , but eventually was back online , with apologies for the prolonged absence for maintenance . ", "topic": 15}], "title": "macecraft software", "paragraphs": ["today , macecraft software is a leading provider of registry cleaning and windows optimization software products with millions of downloads , and with customers in over a hundred countries .\nmacecraft software ( macecraft inc . ) was officially established in 2003 when jv16 powertools was converted to shareware . the conversion to shareware caused an outcry in the freeware oriented jv16 powertools and regcleaner community .\nmacecraft software jv16 powertools review : jv16 powertools is a more - complete sibling to the streamlined regsupreme windows - registry cleaner . - software and services - utilities - pc world australia\nthe check for vulnerable software tool scans your computer to look for installed software as well as left - over traces of old software containing known security vulnerabilities .\nwhile the startup optimizer is enabled , all the software still start with your computer and no software is uninstalled .\nbug fix : the software uninstaller can crash with out of memory error if used in a computer with a lot of software .\ni hope others reading this will disregard your reckless advice . we need skilled and committed specialist software developers like macecraft / jv16 . or do we want ms to squeeze them out ?\neveryone i have worked with through macecraft have offered excellent customer service . when i had issues with apple ' s quickstart\nwe are macecraft software , an awesome small business , on an epic quest to make the most fabulous software for windows . our number one product is called jv16 powertools , despite sounding funny , it\u2019s all serious business . the bottom line is that our software makes your windows pc \u2013 old or new \u2013 run like usain bolt on steroids !\nopen source software means that the software is free to use , for personal and commercial use . in addition , the source code \u2013 the blueprint of how the software is built \u2013 is also made public and for everyone to see .\nwindows\u2019 add / remove programs tool depends on new software registering itself upon installation . since the operating system does not require this registration , the internal list may not list all the installed software .\nmacecraft has horrible customer service . i ' ve haven ' t had a problem with the program itself but a couple of requests for invoice copies took them a few months .\nimprovement : the startup manager now displays the information about disabled software in a more user friendly way .\nclean your windows pc from junk , temp files , uninstall software leftovers , and fix registry errors .\nbug fix : in some cases , the software cannot automatically download your license via the my account feature .\nthis is an unprecedented benchmark test that covers 133 different software products claimed to make windows pcs work faster .\nsoftware that contain security vulnerabilities put your computer at great risk , as they can allow other malicious software or users to take control of your computer , which may lead to loss of important files or identity theft .\njv16 powertools is a pc system utilities software that works by cleaning out unneeded files and data . . .\nmacecraft is one of the most reputable software companies in the world . they even provide free support which is rare these days . if you has bothered to seek their assistance , you might have been pleasantly surprised . to try and trash their reputation , as you have done , is quite disgraceful .\n- - - - - - - - - - forwarded message - - - - - - - - - - from : macecraft software < veera . peltonen @ macecraft . com > date : mon , sep 10 , 2012 at 1 : 48 am subject : berryracer , your order at urltoken was left unfinished to : myemail @ urltoken hello berryracer ! my name is veera peltonen and i ' m working for macecraft software , the author of jv16 powertools utility suite . i was going through our orders and noticed you had tried to make an order but the order was left unfinished . would you like to finish your order now ? it only takes a few seconds , click here if you wish to finish the order now : urltoken if you have any problems in our online store or with the payment , please just reply to this email and let me know ! best regards , veera peltonen ( ms . ) / customer care macecraft softwareps . you have received this email because you have made an attempt to purchase a product from macecraft software ( urltoken ) and gave your email address in the process . if you do not wish to receive any emails from us in the future , simply reply to this email and let me know . thank you for your time !\nas you might remember , last year we ran a crowdfunding campaign to convert jv16 powertools to open source software .\nbug fix : the startup optimizer can fail to properly run certain software under specific conditions . if you have tried the powertools x and after using it , some software which usually start with your computer no longer start automatically , this bug is probably the reason . this bug fix ensures the software are run again properly during the next system startup .\nimprovement : removed the caching of the check for updates . before , the program would query the macecraft\u2019s server for a new version update at most once a day , even if user clicked the check for updates more often . from now on , the automatic new version check occurs still at most once a day , but if user manually opens the check for updates , the checks the macecraft\u2019s server every time .\nwill in time totally bugger your pc up , most of the functions are vaporware - enable god mode on your pc & use ccleaner if you really , really must run a registry cleaner . you really don ' t need this on any pc . @ synsyn - i see you have only reviewed macecraft software - interesting ~\nthe link in your last posting makes no reference to macecraft or powertools . it does mention problems with free registry cleaners . i also noted that your posting on that forum also contributed nothing to the discussion .\nafter the campaign ended , we announced that we are still considering to release the software as open source , even with the campaign not reaching its goal . however , this announcement was not received well by our paying customers , who asked us to not to release the software as open source and that is where we are standing now : there are no plans to release the software as open source in the near future and we are continuing to develop it as commercial software .\nour goal is to make the best windows registry cleaner and utility software there is . something so good a ninja would use .\nthe software uninstaller tool checks your system for installed programs traces and lists everything for you to decide on what to add or remove .\nthat , i can ' t get macecraft to respond to my inquiry to fix this . i put 2 stars but so far i ' m really at llno stars and until they get their act together , it ' ll stay that way .\nyou do not have to be a developer or coder in order to use open source software or to benefit from it . as an end user , if jv16 powertools goes open software , nothing changes except that the program would become free for you to use ! and it would become a whole lot more powerful with new amazing features , different editions and faster bug fixes ! and the best parts of the program can be used in other software as well !\nthis tool also measures the impact that all of your automatically starting software have on the system startup to allow you to see exactly what is causing your computer to start slowly .\nthe holiday season was extremely rewarding for us this year as you have all been a great community and we at macecraft software honestly appreciate your support ! so far the support for the lets go open source campaign has been amazing . with the help of your continuous social support and community sharing with have not only managed to exceed our initial expectations but are also glad to see new campaign members signing up each day , constantly increasing the power of the cumulative voice that will echo in 2014 :\njv16 powertools is a pc system utilities software that works by cleaning out unneeded files and data , cleaning the windows registry , automatically fixing system errors and applying optimization to your system .\ndownload your 60 day , fully functional , free trial version today and see how much faster your computer can run . comes with no bundled software , no adware , no nonsense .\nyour assertion that i have a commercial interest in macecraft is totally incorrect . the link in your last posting makes no reference to macecraft or powertools . it does mention problems with free registry cleaners . i also noted that your posting on that forum also contributed nothing to the discussion . you seem to have problems with basic stuff like on - line transactions and filtering spam e - mails . best of luck with reinstalling and reconfiguring your entire system , which is what you ' ll probably finish up having to do after experimenting with free registry cleaners . posting your experience might save others from disaster . now that would be a worthwhile contribution !\ncrowdfunding campaign to convert jv16 powertools , an already established commercial windows maintenance utility , to free , open source software . using thunderclap and thanks to you all , we can consider that we\nberryracer , let me state front that i have no commercial interest in maceware / jv16 powertools i have use pc ' s since the ibm at . i have used jv16 powertools for over 10 years and never had a problem - from win98 throught to win7 64 - bit . used with care - usually with default settings which back up changes - one can hardly go wrong . heaven knows how you did . if one likes to experiment without first researching likely results , one can ' t blame others . did you first read the extensive user guide ? macecraft is one of the most reputable software companies in the world . they even provide free support which is rare these days . if you has bothered to seek their assistance , you might have been pleasantly surprised . to try and trash their reputation , as you have done , is quite disgraceful . i hope others reading this will disregard your reckless advice . we need skilled and committed specialist software developers like macecraft / jv16 . or do we want ms to squeeze them out ?\non september of 2013 we did a study from a different point of view . this time we focused on whether or not running a registry cleaner software results in changes to system benchmark scores .\nthe entire software can be fully used in the following languages : english , \u7b80\u4f53\u4e2d\u6587 , \u7e41\u9ad4\u4e2d\u6587 , finnish , fran\u00e7ais , deutsch , dutch , polski , portugu\u00eas ( brasileiro ) , \u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 , espa\u00f1ol , svensk .\ni think this software is dangerous , it ' s messed up more pc ' s in my experience than all other software put together . there are lots of icons that do virtually nothing . avoid unless you enjoy re - installing windows . although this is beta the final will still have major bugs in it & imho always will . btw many years ago i was stupid enough to obtain a lifetime licence which goes unused .\nwe have been developing jv16 powertools for well over 10 years . now we feel it could be the time to make history and take the program to the next level by releasing jv16 powertools as free , open source software .\nin the campaign , we promised to convert jv16 powertools to a free , open source software if the campaign reaches its funding goal . however , the goal was not reached and that is the reason why jv16 powertools has not been released as open source .\nthese are just some of the many tools included in jv16 powertools pc system utility suite , a set of handy software designed simply to make windows fast . it also comes with on / off switches that can help when looking to adjust windows privacy settings .\nthese are just few of the tools included in the jv16 powertools pc system utility suite . jv16 powertools is a software toolkit designed simply to make windows fast . it also comes with on / off switches that can help when looking to adjust windows privacy settings .\nwhat no one has done before \u2013 use crowdfunding as the means to convert a popular , commercial software product to free , open source software . make sure to spread the word , share the indiegogo upcoming campaign page and support our cause with as little or as much as you can in order to put this project on its natural development cycle , selling it to the people who actually use it and to people that can and will improve it further . the crowdfunding campaign will be live , as scheduled , on the 23rd of january 2014 , on indiegogo :\nsince the campaign didn\u2019t reach its funding goal , the software was not converted to open source and the funds are being used for product development , as detailed in the original campaign faq . you can read the terms of the campaign and the faq from the original crowdfunding page at indiegogo .\ni like this software . it ' s easy and fast and for me , it didn ' t remove anything important ( didn ' t even tried , i check and appected ) just junk , temp - files , register errors etc . my computer works so much faster now . well , my computerskills are little above basic , so this works for me . i have just basic stuff in my computer and i ' m using windows vista . there ' s so much stuff to do in this software and big plus for onlinehelper and language - options . i do can recommend this !\nas the authentic photograph of our headquarters shows you , we are based in northern europe \u2013 in finland , to be exact . don\u2019t worry , though , we are still just a few mouse clicks away from you . we make awesome computer software that are designed to make your windows pc run like usain bolt on steroids !\ni ' ve tried this version out and to me it just seems like a reskinned version of powertools 2014 . i ' ve used all the variations of this app for years and beta tested pt for jouni since the programme was first introduced . personally i ' ve never hosed my system with it or even introduced any minor problems . a very big word of warning though . macecraft had an active forum for years but this was recently removed due to all the posts about the company ripping people off by taking their money and not supplyiing them with a license . i would be very reluctant to purchase from this company .\nif it ain ' t broke . . . . . . . . . . break it with this . . ! ! zilch o mundo stars . i ' ll give it 5 moons tho . . ( ! ) ( ! ) ( ! ) ( ! ) & an extra big one . . ( _ \u00ba _ ) [ edit ] oct 3 . re : ( 5 * for everything )\nsynsyn\n. . well spotted @ m4ever . . ~ _ ^ jeez , macecraft even have a forum , ya wanna see the goof posted about jv16 powertools in there . . . . . sniggger . urltoken [ edit ]\nthe latest user survey we carried out in may and june of 2013 , over 87 % of the software ' s users rated it good , giving it full 5 points ! we also asked about going open source , and the majority of people answering the survey agreed that it would be a good idea and said they would be willing to participate financially to make it possible . so , here we are !\nyes , it is dangerous software . but : if you know what you do it is pretty nice and fixed many problems on my pc did not have to re - intsall windows or use backup ( i use jv16 2012 ) . for newbies : be careful registry defragmenting / any changes can do pretty much damage for your os . i give 4 stars of 5 only because it could be a bit cheaper .\nthe crowdfunding campaign is now live and ready to receive your funding support in order to convert jv16 powertools into free , open source software . make sure to spread the word , share the indiegogo campaign page and support our cause with as little or as much as you can in order to put this project on its natural development cycle , selling it to the people who actually use it and to people that can and will improve it further .\ni ' m surprised to see a new version of this released , given all the comments on the macecraft forum and elsewhere that complained about the company founder absconding to the far east with money given to take the product open source . i never contributed to that , given that i already had a lifetime license . i haven ' t used it on windows 7 , as i haven ' t seen the need . for uninstalling crapware , i use iobit uninstaller ( free and works well , but installs a trial version of other iobit software that must be uninstalled itself ) . however , for my former windows xp pc , it was the best registry tool ( of a generally bad lot ) i had tried . several others , including norton utilities , had screwed up the system so bad as to require a reinstall from scratch . i didn ' t use agressive settings , however . my opinion nowadays is that registry cleaners in general , are unnecessary . with cpus as fast as they are now , even a bloated registry can ' t take that long to process . i do think that using a registry is a bad design . a program should use it ' s own . ini file , resource file , or something similar , to store user and other program information . * nix has the right idea .\ncrowdfunding is when a company sets a goal for raising funds in a set period of time . everyone who wants to contribute makes a pledge to pay any sum of money they want . it can be as little as $ 5 . if enough people contribute by the due date , the software will be released as open source . however , for this to happen , we first need to let the world know about the initiative . for this reason , we are inviting you , the reader , to join the \u201cthunder\u201d and make it clap so hard that it will be heard on every continent !\ni ' ve used jv16 powertools for several years . never had a problem with it conflicting with anything . however , as with all registry cleaners , i never take at face value all the entries it says are obsolete or useless . some progs put in placeholders inthe registry that don ' t pint to an actual file except when the prog is running . deleting all those entries can muck up other software . wordperfect epseicially seeems to suffer from wholesale reg cleaning . but jv16 is a comprehensive , nicely laid out set of utilities . really nice for scrubbing an unistalled program from the registry with the finder tool .\nthis software is dangerous because it has been hopelessly buggy for long years and not because the users don ' t know what they do . we know what we do . it has even messed up , as many earlier comments put it , the windows system of experienced computer experts , too . it is dangerous because it doesn ' t work well on w7 and w8 and even on xp it works with incidents . and finally , it is dangerous because most of its functions come as default for windows7 and windows8 , and jv16 does the same thing only to mess with the much better default windows functions to ask money for that .\njust recently we asked for your social support to turn jv16 powertools into open source software . less than 24 hours later , our first milestone objective has been reached , with over 100 people from all around the world connecting their social media accounts , uniting in a cumulative voice power of over 25 . 000 people in the audience . stepping further towards the end of the year , we would like to take this chance and thank everyone that has been backing our initiative up to this moment without any hesitation and to invite you all to continue connecting your social media accounts so that , together , we can achieve what is to be one of the most important moments in windows cleaning software history . we truly hope that you will be also choosing to take part of the historical event that will be happening in 2014 - our very first crowd funding campaign , in an attempt to release jv16 powertools as free for anyone to improve and use . our new milestone is now 250 social backers or a 60 . 000 social reach audience ( whichever is reached first ) , level that , in case breached , will allow us to release a very special christmas surprise for all of you ! stay tuned to this project by subscribing for updates and inviting your friends and colleagues to back us up on their own via social media . this winter , lets all gather round for a united , more powerful message :\njv16 powertools as open source !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\njv16 powertools is a full set of tools to keep your computer up and running . until now your computer might have been the one who is in charge , but with it you can take the control . it contains all the tools needed for monitoring and cleaning the registry and the file system . in addition to that , you can control all the computers in your lan .\ni used this for some time many , many years ago , today it ' s just not needed or imo it ' s not even the right program for win 7 & up . registry cleaning with today ' s pc ' s makes little difference in speed & risks causing issues you may not even find for some time . if you have regular c : \\ images fair enough if not avoid it . many of the pc ' s i fix are messed up with so called ' clean / speed up ' programs - look at the past bug fixes & the times the accuracy of registry cleaning has been fixed . mixed views here : http : / / www . wilderssecuri . . . s - 2014 - updated - x . 374176 /\nbetter have a backup before you use this . . . . . it works but it can cause problems\ntheir open source project to loot their end users has failed , leastways that ' s what they stated as an excuse for abandoning the project after collecting a nice amount of money which has just disappeared after all . they redesigned the icons in haste and are merchandizing the same old junk . the last os that jv16 somewhat worked with was windows xp . modern computing as well as new windows systems and registry will not accept this old school cleaning and tune up softpack , it only causes damage . it needs a brand new approach to system maintenance which meets the system requirements that this tool fails to deliver and will never do as the development was halted many years ago and the company is only interested in ripping off their costumers . to perform tune up by system cleaning , to fix system and registry errors please run proper analysis , contact technical support or visit microsoft fixit site that provides system repair patches for many different problems that will restore the damaged registry keys and errors to the original windows settings without deleting or modifying any other values .\ni have used power tools for years without major problems , and just upgraded to this latest version ( 4 . 0 . 0 . 1474 ) using the platinum lifetime license i purchased a few months ago . i did not have any problems receiving it . but as with any registry cleaner , you have to be careful . i have never had a crash or problem with the operating system because of it , but i do have to exclude one special - purpose utility . that is what the exclusions are for . i think the registry compactor and a few other options are more trouble than they are worth , and there is no point in removing items that will be recreated on the next reboot , but you can just add those items to the exclusion list . so learn how to use it , and if you like cleaning registries , it is one of the more thorough ones out there .\nandy dean reviewed v4 . 0 . 0 . 1474 on mar 16 , 2015\n\u00a9 1998 - 2018 betanews , inc . all rights reserved . privacy policy .\nwe have updated jv16 powertools x . the updated version contains the following changes :\nbug fix : if you are running windows 8 or newer windows and your system has an e disk drive ( e . g . \u201ce : \\ \u201d ) the clean and fix my computer may display certain types of false positive data . removal of this data is not critical to the operation of windows and the bug doesn\u2019t affect all users .\nbug fix : some parts of the main window always show in english even if you are using a translated version of the program .\nbug fix : some progress bar elements could show too small , causing parts of the texts not to display correctly .\nbug fix : when running the clean and fix my computer , the program can crash with cannot create file error .\nbug fix : status screen of registry snapshot creation can be displayed incorrectly ( overlapping components ) .\nbug fix : after certain tools were run ( such as the registry snapshot creation ) , clicking the back button can open an empty screen .\nbug fix : directory tool\u2019s empty directory feature also deletes sub directories from the directory , it should only delete files and leave the directory structure intact .\nimprovement : added open in regedit feature to the right - click menu of the clean and fix my computer tool .\nimprovement : added keyboard shortcuts to most common features of the clean and fix my computer tool .\nimprovement : the program is now compatible with the latest builds of windows 10 .\nimprovement : improved the help > open handbook feature\u2019s ability to locate the handbook pdf file .\nimprovement : the tooltips of the main window\u2019s health scores now provide more information what to do about the health ratings .\nimprovement : some users have asked where the registry cleaner has gone , to clarify this , the registry cleaner icon is now back under the registry tools menu .\nthe new version\u2019s version number is 4 . 0 . 0 . 1480 . after downloading and installing the new version , please open the help > about window to verify you are running the latest version .\nyou can install the new version over any previous versions of jv16 powertools x . if you are running jv16 powertools 2014 or any earlier version , please install powertools x to a new directory , do not install it over powertools 2014 ( do not install to same installation directory ) .\nin addition to the new powertools x version , we are happy to announce that the forum is now back online .\nthe discussion forum was down for maintenance for a long time and we do apologize for the inconvenience . the forum is available at the same address : urltoken\nit has come to our attention that there has been some speculation and misunderstandings about the campaign and its outcome and we would like to clarify the situation now with the following statement .\nthis scenario of the funding goal not being reached was discussed in detail the campaign faq page ( under \u201cwhat happens if the campaign goal is not reached ? \u201d ) . simply put , what happened was that everyone who contributed to the campaign received the digital perks as promised .\neveryone who contributed with the open source fan level or higher ( contribution of $ 10 usd or more ) received a license for jv16 powertools 2014 and are entitled for a free update also for powertools x .\nif you made a contribution but never received your license , feel free to contact crowdfunding @ urltoken with your contribution payment details ( the name and email address used with the contribution ) and we will issue you the correct license .\nyou can update to powertools x for free if you are our plainum vip customer or if you have bought jv16 powertools 2014 in the august of 2014 or later .\nif you have bought powertools 2014 before august , or any other of our products , you can update to powertools x for just $ 5 . 95 usd . the special upgrade price is available to our old customers , you can use the upgrade option at : urltoken\nfor new customers , the price of jv16 powertools x is only $ 29 . 95 usd . you can buy it from : urltoken\nto install a license for jv16 powertools x , simply download and install the free trial version of powertools x , open its my account feature and enter your name and email address there . it will automatically download and install your license .\nif that doesn\u2019t work , you can also try to manually download your license from the download my license page . the same page also lists all your previous orders and shows if you have platinum vip status .\nremember to use the same name and email address that you have used when you bought the license . if your name contains special characters ( anything other than letters from a to z ) , please also try to write your name without the special characters .\nnote : previous versions of powertools x had a bug that caused its my account feature to incorrectly say to some users that they are existing customers entitled for the $ 5 . 95 upgrade price . you can see your old orders ( if any ) from the download my license page .\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 .\nwe will post this one - time message to your account on january 23 at 8 : 00am eet .\nhere is the list of pages that you can publish with . facebook only allows admins and editors to post as a page .\nit looks like you don ' t have permission to post as a page ( only admins and editors can post as a page ) . consider supporting this campaign with your personal facebook account .\nwhat is \u201csupporting\u201d ? supporting a thunderclap campaign is like signing a petition but with the added power of simultaneously sharing a message . you and every other supporter are standing up for an idea with the power of your voice .\nhow do i support ? choose between your twitter , facebook , or tumblr account to grant thunderclap permission to post a message on your behalf . that\u2019s it ! if the campaign reaches its support goal by the deadline , thunderclap will automatically post your message and all other supporters ' messages at the same time .\na note on privacy when you log into thunderclap using your twitter , facebook , or tumblr account , you\u2019re allowing our platform to share a single message on your behalf . that\u2019s all . we use the absolute minimum permissions possible to post a message on your behalf . the platforms we integrate with sometimes include additional permissions that we do not use and we will not post anything from your friends ' accounts .\nwe will post this one - time message to your account on january 23 at 8 : 00am eet . about support & privacy\njv16 powertools is one of the most popular windows utility suites , with a history tracing back to the late 1990\u2032s and with millions of downloads under its belt .\ncrowdspeaking is when each person amplifies the power of the message that they want to be heard . by connecting your social media accounts to our urltoken campaign , you will be building up on the impact and social reach that is already established , helping jv16 powertools to become open source by letting as many people as possible know of the upcoming fund raising campaign .\nalready achieved considerable success in gaining momentum for the crowdfunding campaign . due to the fact that your support has managed to generate a reach of over one million people people from all around the world , we hope to achieve\nmeanwhile , we have been busy making sure that everything is setup and ready to go on the 23rd of january 2014 , the date at which your voice will be heard and when , as a result of your recently manifested social support , the crowdfunding campaign will be launched . for this reason , if you would like to stay in the loop with this project and its milestones , make sure to subscribe to the campaign updates in order to receive important notifications throughout this time .\nfor now , we would like to thank you all for the trust and appreciation that you have manifested towards our work and product , reason why we have prepared a holiday season themed wallpaper that you can enjoy throughout the first days of 2014 . make sure to choose the resolution that matches your screen or feel free to message us and request a different resolution that you would like to share with family and friends and we will be glad to publish it as well :\n[ latest news - 28 jun 2018 ] : jv16 powertools update released - version 4 . 2 . 0 . 1811 . click here to read more .\nin the latest benchmark test results , we recorded the number of errors found by the top ten registry cleaners we could find online using a simple google search query .\nwe also measured system startup speed times before and after cleaning and optimization was done using these products . the complete report can be freely accessed here .\nthe rigorous testing shows that only some can deliver actual improvements to computer performance while others offer surprising results .\ngreat ! jv16 powertools is specifically designed to work well alongside other top maintenance and anti - virus products on the market . improve your system\u2019s performance even further in a measurable way !\nmost of our customers buy jv16 powertools for its ability to clean and optimize their computers . using its clean and speedup my computer tool , anyone can improve the performance of their windows computer .\n[ 28 jun 2018 ] : jv16 powertools update released - version 4 . 2 . 0 . 1811\nan updated version of jv16 powertools has been released . the latest version number is 4 . 2 . 0 . 1774 . this is a major update containing numerous accuracy , stability and performance related fixes and improvements . all users are highly recommended to update to this version .\ni started playing with computers at the age of 13 ( by playing i mean computer programming ) . after a while , i noticed that if you try several different programs , the computer gets slower and slower .\nstarted to study this problem and found out that even if you uninstall a program , there is always something left behind . so i began learning how windows works , and as a result i created the regcleaner program which was one of the very first registry cleaners out there .\ngot it completed in 1998 and found it pretty cool . i uploaded it on the internet as a freeware program , and after just a few months , the program had been downloaded for over 100 , 000 times . i guess others liked it too !\nin 2001 the development started for a more complete windows utility suite with all the functions of the original regcleaner included . this program became known as \u201cjv16 powertools\u201d . the name originates from the author\u2019s initials , and 16 was the age when the development regcleaner begun . the jv16 powertools project also started as a freeware .\nthe clean and speedup my computer tool allows you to run the history cleaner and file cleaner simultaneously , displaying their results in a single results window .\nother tools such as the startup optimizer , registry compactor and windows antispy can be activated at once while using the clean and speedup my computer tool , depending on your preferences .\nenabling the startup optimizer makes windows start faster . using the startup optimizer does not remove anything from your computer .\nwindows antispy allows you to disable windows features that might have implications on your privacy . the tool is designed specifically for windows 10 but many of its features are also available with other versions of windows , make their use more private .\nin addition to privacy relating features , it also allows you to improve the user interface of windows by adding or removing specific features as well as apply performance related tweaks .\nusing this tool you can safely remove private data such as camera model name , gps location and time and date when the picture was taken and more relating private data from the digital photos for which you do not wish to store this information .\nclean and speed up my computer is the most used tool included in jv16 powertoools . using this tool you can automatically identify , list and fix system errors as well as increase windows startup speed by applying optimization to any other startup enabled program present in your system .\nthe startup optimizer\u2019s efficiency can be easily measured by the startup timer tool . both these tools are included in jv16 powertools and help you optimize your system\u2019s startup speed in a quantifiable way . this can easily be done by assigning different startup priorities to other programs or simply disabling some that you don\u2019t really need to automatically start with windows .\nso i was evaluating jv16 power tools a while back as it was the recommended registry cleaner on kaspersky forums . i installed the demo and was about to purchase it , but before i enter my paypal details , i stopped , thinking , let me first 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trying to use the\ndownload trial and upgard\ndoesn ' t work . on top of\nvery easy to use tool that helps keep my computer running in good fashion . very important to me as a freelance writer !\na wonderful tune up and clean out tool . . . . very well maintained\njv16 powertools is a more - complete sibling to the streamlined regsupreme windows - registry cleaner .\njv16 powertools will tell you all you ever wanted to know about windows registry , but you probably won ' t need all of its tools .\nin addition to a registry cleaner and compactor , jv16 powertools has other tools that will tell you all you ever wanted to know about the registry but you probably wouldn ' t use most of them .\namong the tools are utilities to manage the registry , find and replace entries , monitor registry changes , take a snapshot , and get registry stats .\nthe collection contains other modules , too , including file finders and cleaners , duplicate finders , and an assortment of system management tools , such as a startup manager and a history cleaner . jv16 powertools supports every version of windows and comes with a full - featured , 30 - day trial .\nin its aggressive mode , the registry cleaner in jv16 powertools found 392 registry problems ; in its normal mode , it detected 298 problems . the program gave us two ways to fix the problems .\nthe first option was to back up the registry and let jv16 powertools make all the changes it wanted to - a choice we weren ' t happy with and wouldn ' t use . on the other hand , when we chose the ' custom fix ' alternative , the program forced us to look at each problem one at a time . other apps , such as registry first aid , list all the items and let you select specific entries by checking the boxes beside them , which is much easier . we also wished that the program showed the severity of each problem so that we ' d know which ones were important , but it didn ' t .\njv16 powertools ' registry cleaner component includes a slider bar for 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{"id": 55761, "summary": [{"text": "cypress point creamery is a cheese producer in hawthorne , florida .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it is owned by john and nancy mims who maintain a herd of 170 jersey cows as well as some brown swiss cows .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the operation is located 15 miles east of gainesville and sells gouda , havarti , baby swiss , and tomme cheeses in addition to milk .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "karen voyles the state of florida 's fourth cheesemaking business on the farm that produces the milkd used , according to scott wallin of florida dairy farmers , cypress point creamery at rex-run joined wainwright and sons in live oak , florida , dakin dairy farms inc. in myakka city and winter park farm in winter park , florida . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "cypress point creamery", "paragraphs": ["today cypress point creamery hosted a\nchefs tour\nsponsored by fresh point florida . many chefs from around the state got to see cheese making up close and personal . samples were enjoyed by all .\ntoday , they milk more than 200 of the beautiful brown cows . in 2009 they began construction on a cheese plant next door to their milking parlor and began making specialty cheeses a year later under the name cypress point creamery . today , they make more than five different types of cheeses and are known for their commitment to quality .\nsituated where the giant redwoods meet the pacific ocean in the rugged northernmost reaches of humboldt county , california , cypress grove creamery gets unique inspiration from the salt - etched voluminous fog that coolly rolls in nearly every day .\nnancy mims of cypress point creamery is a fourth generation dairy farmer , but she had to do some recruiting to get help on her farm . she met her husband john in english class when they were studying at the university of florida . \u201ci sat right behind him and thought , \u2018he\u2019s got nice broad shoulders , he\u2019d make a good farmer , \u2019\u201d nancy said .\nthe conservation program will also ensure that the cows will continue to graze in fields surrounded by small stands of cypress . happy cows make good cheese .\nmarch 5th , a sunday afternoon , from 2 until 4pm . the creamery invites you to come tour the cheese plant . samples of their cheeses and milk will be provided and offered for . . .\nthe creamery lies at the heart of our all jersey dairy . nancy , who is fourth generation dairy , moved with her family to florida from wisconsin . her family operated a small , mostly holstein dairy , for many years . nancy and i moved back to florida and began dairying in 1976 .\none of the most unique american goat cheeses out there , humboldt fog is cypress grove ' s signature cheese . elegant and luscious , this three - week old cheese pays homage to classic french morbier by running a thin line of grey vegetable ash through its creamy , white center . as humboldt fog ages , its subtle tanginess grows more pronounced and a runny edge of thick and delicious ooze begins to develop under the rind and drift to the center of the cheese . its similarity to humboldt county ' s morning fog is unmistakable and lovely to behold .\nlocavores , those who try to eat only locally produced foods , will soon have another option . john and nancy mims are almost ready to begin marketing the cheeses they make on the same farm where their cows are milked .\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 . gainesville sun ~ 2700 sw 13th st . , gainesville , fl 32608 ~ privacy policy ~ terms of service\nchoose the plan that\u2019s right for you . digital access or digital and print delivery .\nlocated in north central florida , just a few miles east of gainesville and \u201cgator country\u201d , we are surrounded on all sides by timberlands . deer , turkey , eagles and many other varieties of wildlife are our closest neighbors .\nwishing to become a grazing operation , we made the shift to jersey cows in 1996 . the \u201clittle brown cow\u201d is such a pleasure to own and work with . they truly are part of our family . they really do seem to love their \u201cpeople\u201d .\nfor years we thought about bottling our own milk or making ice cream before we decided to make artisan cheeses . the decision came after meeting other cheese makers and visiting other farms . we thought , \u201cwe can do this\u201d ! i designed the plant and we began construction in april 2009 . less than a year later we began making cheese . we hired a new england cheese maker to show us how to use our new dutch made vat and press and we were on our way ! we began with gouda and havarti , and have now added baby swiss and tomme . we plan to expand our line as we learn and as the market demands .\nwe certainly hope you will try our cheeses and find them as unique and delicious as we do .\nthe heart of palm cheese makes the best grilled cheese i have ever had .\nbest milk in town , i can not drink anymore any other milk as soon as i tried theirs 3 years ago .\nlove all 3 cheeses we got today ! ! ! thank you so much for the tour ! we also drank the milk as soon as we were in the car . it was delicious and sweet ! great afternoon !\never wonder what it ' s like to bale hay ? check it out .\nhope to see all you\nboys and girls\nat the market tomorrow .\nbeen a busy spring for us . baling the spring hay crop , cleaning the lagoons and spreading manure on the freshly baled fields . now we ' re hoping the rain will subside so we can start baling hay again . making cheese , going to market , bottling milk , making deliveries , shipping to our distributors etc , etc . hope the weather is good on saturday morning so we can visit with all our friends at the market . had a visit from about 50 young folks , anxious to find out first hand , where their milk comes from . thought i ' d share a few pics from around the farm .\njohn winked and said , \u201cshe wasn\u2019t looking for someone too smart , just a strong farmer . \u201d\nnancy and john bought their farm in hawthorne from nancy\u2019s parents in 1980 . they\u2019ve always had a small operation - - they own 90 cows now , though in the past they\u2019ve cared for up to 250 cows . because feed costs are high and there\u2019s a low margin of profit in fluid milk , in 2010 , nancy and john decided to expand their operation from just milk and and to start making cheese .\n\u201cyou either have to do something like cheese , or you have to get large , \u201d nancy said . \u201cwe have no desire to be a factory farm , so john built and designed the cheese plant , and $ 26 , 000 later we were ready to make cheese . \u201d\ndairy farming is no joke when it comes to workload . john\u2019s day begins at 5am with a cup of coffee , and milking starts at 6 : 30 . throughout the day he works on baling hay or working on equipment . evening milking happens 5 : 30pm - 8 : 30pm , and then all the cows get moved indoors for feeding .\n\u201cmy day started at 6 : 30 am to make a batch of cheese , \u201d she said . \u201ci finished at 8 : 30 at night . it was a long day . \u201d\nwhat\u2019s more , if they want a vacation from the farm , they sell the whole herd ! \u201cwe\u2019ve had about 4 vacations in 38 years , \u201d john said .\nbut the hard work and love of the animals makes the cheese taste even better .\n\u201cit\u2019s either worth it or we\u2019re pure stupid ! \u201d john said . \u201cit\u2019s not a job , it\u2019s a lifestyle . we love our little cows , and can\u2019t imagine life without them . \u201d\nfirst , try refreshing the page and clicking current location again . make sure you click allow or grant permissions if your browser asks for your location . if your browser doesn ' t ask you , try these steps :\nat the top of your chrome window , near the web address , click the green lock labeled secure .\nin the window that pops up , make sure location is set to ask or allow .\nyou ' re good to go ! reload this yelp page and try your search again .\nif you ' re still having trouble , check out google ' s support page . you can also search near a city , place , or address instead .\nat the top of your opera window , near the web address , you should see a gray location pin . click it .\nif you ' re still having trouble , check out opera ' s support page . you can also search near a city , place , or address instead .\nclick safari in the menu bar at the top of the screen , then preferences .\nunder website use of location services , click prompt for each website once each day or prompt for each website one time only .\nmacos may now prompt you to enable location services . if it does , follow its instructions to enable location services for safari .\nclose the privacy menu and refresh the page . try using current location search again . if it works , great ! if not , read on for more instructions .\nback in the privacy dialog , click manage website data . . . and type urltoken into the search bar .\nyou ' re good to go ! close the settings tab , reload this yelp page , and try your search again .\nif you ' re still having trouble , check out safari ' s support page . you can also search near a city , place , or address instead .\nat the top of your firefox window , to the left of the web address , you should see a green lock . click it .\nin the window that pops up , you should see blocked or blocked temporarily next to access your location . click the x next to this line .\nyou ' re good to go ! refresh this yelp page and try your search again .\nif you ' re still having trouble , check out firefox ' s support page . you can also search near a city , place , or address instead .\nclick the gear in the upper - right hand corner of the window , then internet options .\nuncheck the box labeled never allow websites to request your physical location if it ' s already checked .\nyou ' re good to go ! click ok , then refresh this yelp page and try your search again .\nat the top - right hand corner of the window , click the button with three dots on it , then settings .\nclick show more , then make sure only the box labeled location permissions is checked .\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 .\nsomething broke and we ' re not sure what . try again later , or search near a city , place , or address instead .\nwe couldn ' t find you quickly enough ! try again later , or search near a city , place , or address instead .\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 .\nclaim this business to view business statistics , receive messages from prospective customers , and respond to reviews .\nwe calculate the overall star rating using only reviews that our automated software currently recommends .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html + rdfa 1 . 1 / / en\njohn and nancy mims of hawthorne , florida , milk around 200 jersey cows . they sell their milk to a local cooperative , and a few years ago they decided to try making their own cheese .\njohn says they did their research , designed a facility , and bought the equipment . today , they make five european - style cheeses \u2013 all named after southern trees and plants .\nwe make a gouda which we call magnolia , we make a havarti which we call heart of palm , we make a swiss we call sawgrass , a feta which we call flatwoods feta , and we make a tomme , which we call loblolly ,\nsays john .\njohn says the bulk of their cheese is sold wholesale to hotel and resort chefs in the orlando area , but they have good customers at the farmer\u2019s market , too .\nthe farm sits on 225 - acres of timber , swampland , and grasses for grazing . as they grow their cheese making business , the mims\u2019 also want to make sure their farm remains a small family dairy and wildlife refuge . john put their land in a conservation easement program for their benefit \u2013 and for their customers .\neverybody\u2019s starting to get real concerned that all of the farmlands are being turned into subdivisions and we\u2019re losing production in this country , and i think a lot of people are starting to get concerned about that ,\nsays john .\nwe also have a real movement in the local foods interest , people who want to know their farmers and they want to buy locally - produced products . so , we\u2019re kind of into that mindset , and then we really don\u2019t want to see our land developed .\nmy daughter , caroline , said she missed my blog , so i ' m going to download a few . . .\nthe living the country life spring / summer 2018 issue comes out this month . i loved the . . .\ninvite friends to see your photos , rate your photos , or browse other people ' s photos for fun and inspiration .\nthis is a local farm producing raw milk artisan ( farmstead ) cheeses and cream top milk .\nyp , the yp logo and all other yp marks contained herein are trademarks of yp llc and / or yp affiliated companies .\nsubscribe to our newsletterjoin our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from florida food & farm .\nthe \u201clittle brown cow\u201d is such a pleasure to own and work with . they truly are part of our family .\nrex run dairy is a small farm and cheese making facility located in hawthorne , florida . it\u2019s owned and operated by second generation dairy farmers , john and nancy mims . the farm had humble beginnings and started with nancy\u2019s family . they began dairying in wisconsin more than 50 years ago before they tired of the cold and bought a small farm in florida and milked holstein cows . in the 1960\u2019s nancy and her husband john bought the farm and have been working it ever since .\nin 1996 they bought their first jersey cow and soon thereafter switched entirely to jersey\u2019s . according to nancy , \u201cthe \u201clittle brown cow\u201d is such a pleasure to own and work with . they truly are part of our family . they really do seem to love their people . \u201d\nwe use cookies to provide and improve our services . by using our site , you consent to cookies . learn more\nmary keehn got started on the goat cheese trail in the 1970s when she decided to raise alpine goats as a source of healthful milk for her children . not too long after , mary started receiving awards for her herd and became recognized as an expert in the field . blessed with an excess of milk from fifty goats , mary started making cheese in 1983 ."]}
{"id": 55762, "summary": [{"text": "camera world was a retailer of photographic equipment and photofinishing services based in portland , oregon , united states , and founded in 1977 .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "since 2002 , it has been a brand of ritz camera & image , but prior to that time it was an independent company .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "in the mid-1990s , it was one of the largest mail-order retailers of photographic and audio equipment in the nation .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "the company 's revenues totalled $ 80 million in 1998 , of which $ 16 million were from online sales .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "revenues grew to $ 115.7 million in 1999 ( equivalent to $ 166.3 million in 2016 ) , and the company relocated its administrative offices and inventory to a new facility in beaverton , oregon , the following year .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the company 's only brick-and-mortar store , in downtown portland , as well as its internet business were sold in 2002 to ritz camera , which continued to operate them under the camera world name .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "ritz , in turn , was acquired by c&a marketing in 2012 , but has retained the camera world name as a ritz brand , for both the store and the internet business .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "the store closed on january 21 , 2016 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "camera world", "paragraphs": ["all prices are in usd . copyright \u00a9 2015 cctv camera world inc . all rights reserved .\nmulvey boasts that camera world ' s high sales volume allows it to offer lower prices than competitors . camera world also sells televisions , vcrs , speakers and home theater systems . consumer electronics and cameras are a good match , mulvey said , because camera world can build on its customer loyalty .\nwe take a look at some of the camera gear the pros are shooting with in the world cup 2018 .\nnew owners have taken over camera word co . , a $ 50 million - a - year retailer that operates the camera world store in downtown portland and a thriving mail - order business . company founder shin quietly sold camera world earlier this month for an undisclosed price , said alessandro\nwikipedia ' s history of the camera \u2013 a look at the development of the camera .\ndigital camera world is part of future plc , an international media group and leading digital publisher . visit our corporate site .\na history of the camera phone - this site focuses on the invention of the camera phone .\nurltoken ' s camera infographic \u2013 the history of the camera in an easy to read infographic format .\nthe history of the digital camera \u2013 an outline of the technology involved and the history of the digital camera .\non feb . 28 , shin left camera world and the new owners took control a few days later . shin could not be reached for comment .\nj . d . shin , an immigrant from south korea , started camera world 20 years ago and regularly worked six and seven days a week . camera world ' s founder may now try his hand at real estate development , said his daughter , who is helping camera word smooth out the transition to new owners . she plans to leave the company in a few months .\ncamera world , the gleaming photographer ' s mecca built by portland businessman j . d . shin , has been snapped up by a group of private investors .\nlucia shin , his daughter and former operating manager for camera world , said her 59 - year - old father had simply grown weary of the grueling retail business .\nsince july , sales at camera world have increased by double - digits - -\nup in the teens ,\nmulvey said . he declined to be more specific .\nmina , the company ' s new president and chief executive officer . veteran portland retailer walt mulvey , who joined camera world last year , now serves as its chief operating officer .\ncamera world ' s mina is part of a san francisco - based acquisitions group called sverica international , which helped pull together the group of private investors that bought the portland retailer .\nas you weave your way through our world of illusions , remember one important rule : nothing here is what it seems .\nhistory can be written \u2013 or photographed . for 100 years now , famous photographers from around the world have been capturing once - in - a - lifetime moments with their leica camera . moments that remain unforgettable .\ntopics food history religion in america latino history the nation we build together women ' s history world war i see all topics . . .\nsusan hilferty ' s costumes for the musical wicked are part of a carefully crafted world , one that she envisioned\nhad . . .\nfor over 160 years world expos have helped humanity make sense of change and navigate through difficult times by promoting education , innovation and cooperation .\nas mentioned above , nasa has been using digital cameras for decades to receive images from space . these camera systems are some of the most advanced in the world . one of the most widely - known cameras used by nasa is the wide field camera 3 , the camera used in the hubble space telescope . this versatile camera has an incredibly wide view and zoom . it uses a pair of charged coupled devices to take photos of objects in one wavelength and a near infrared detector array for another wavelength . this camera system was installed in may of 2009 .\nin 1995 , we successfully launched a network optical storage solution and became the world\u2019s leading supplier in this category . we name this technology \u201cthinserver technology\u201d which is known around the world today as the internet of things ( iot ) . here we established a trend 20 years too early .\na short history of photographic camera \u2013 features many images of cameras throughout the years .\nthe evolution of the camera \u2013 with information on daguerreotype , polaroid , and more .\nmost of the people that buy electronics from us have purchased a camera or camcorder from us recently ,\nmulvey said . still , it ' s sometimes been difficult to get the word out that camera world sells more than cameras . the company briefly sold cellular telephones and then bowed out of that business .\ncctv camera world is an established cctv equipment distributor in the usa with shipping locations nationwide . we test every product we sell to make sure it is worthy of our name , as we stand behind all the products we sell .\nmina and mulvey said they were among the private investors who purchased camera world , but they refused to identify others involved in the deal . camera world ' s 8 , 500 - square - foot store at 500 s . w . fifth ave . is the company ' s only retail outlet . mina and mulvey say they will stick with shin ' s successful formula of a single store , packed with a full range of photography gear and a careful mix of consumer electronics .\nthe camera world execs said the company ' s strategy is to stick with a single store serving both novice and professional photographers . it has made service a priority , and many of its clerks have worked as professional photographers . competing camera stores have located in shopping malls and have put more emphasis on photo processing than equipment sales .\nthis is a picture of camera obscura in action the way it was used back then .\nbyelorussky station , moscow , the station from which soviet troops left for the front ( byelorussia , now belarus ) , in the second world war . i took this with a self - made matchbox pinhole camera . the camera has a pinhole to film distance of about a centimeter ( the depth of the matchbox ) resulting in a wide angle .\n1999 - the axis 2100 , setting the standard for the modern network camera another major milestone was the introduction of the world\u2019s most popular network camera at that time , the axis 2100 , which held the top spot for five consecutive years . this camera was the first to use our own - label video chip ( artpec - 1 ) as well as utilizing the linux operating system for imbedded products , which set a standard on how network products were to be designed .\nin 2004 , we launched our axis partner program ; introduced the first network camera equipped with power over ethernet ( poe ) and mpeg - 4 compression ; and launched the first hdtv resolution network camera .\non 14 august 1945 , the day japan surrendered in the second world war , alfred eisenstaedt documented the feelings of joy experienced by an entire nation in just a single photo .\nthe whole thrust of this is not making any significant changes at all ,\nmulvey said .\ncamera world has over 50 percent market share in the four - county area for cameras . and if it ain ' t broke , you don ' t fix it .\nsony ' s new video - focused camera is rumored to shoot 4k hdr video at up to 60p .\nthe very first type of camera was called a camera obscura , or a pinhole camera . it ' s difficult to tell who exactly invented this type of camera first , although some evidence suggests it was the chinese philosopher mozi , who lived between 470 and 390 bce . some others suggest at least the principles of the pinhole camera were understood by aristotle , euclid , and theon of alexandria . a pinhole camera works by allowing light to enter a box through a small hole . it hits a surface inside the box where the image is reproduced . this isn ' t an actual photograph , though\u2014an artist has to sketch over it to make an image .\nthe transition from analog to digital video capture began in 1981 with the development of the sony mavica single - lens camera . this camera utilized a rotating magnetic disc , which was 2 inches in diameter and could record up to 50 still frames for playback or printing . even though it is credited with starting the digital camera revolution , the mavica was not a \u201ctrue\u201d digital camera as we understand them today , since images were still stored magnetically .\ncanon ' s camera museum \u2013 a look at one of the most well - known brands in cameras today .\nthe first and the second world wars completely modified the idea of technology as a source of progress : technology could be destructive and its use should be placed under social and political responsibility .\ncamera world ' s mail - order business has also built a strong following among the nation ' s shutterbugs . its advertising appears in all of the major photography magazines . about $ 35 million of the company ' s $ 50 million in annual sales comes from mail - order , company execs said .\nthe first film - less handheld camera was created by texas instruments in 1972 , but it wasn ' t commercially available . people wouldn ' t be able to purchase these digital cameras until 1981 , when sony released their mavica electronic still camera . it recorded images to a disc that could then be viewed on a television using a special reader . however , the mavica was still technically a video camera that simply took still images , not a true digital camera .\nif you feel like giving the camera obscura a go , you can see how to build it following this link .\nno digital slr or compact system camera is going to be complete without a lens . but which one do you choose ?\ninstant film types can be confusing . we pose all the common questions and provide answers for those getting into instant camera photography\nmulvey spent eight years as the chief operating officer of the now - defunct smith ' s home furnishing chain . he left smith ' s in october 1995 , roughly a year before smith ' s slid into chapter 7 bankruptcy . besides furniture , smith ' s sold consumer electronics and once vied with camera world in camcorder sales .\n2010 - 2014 \u2013 global acclaim in 2010 came another axis world - first \u2013 thermal network cameras . and , in 2011 , we launched the revolutionary lightfinder camera \u2013 the world\u2019s most light sensitive camera that was able to see colors , even at night . it received the wall street journal technology innovation award in 2012 . a year later , we went back to our roots and started a new wave of attaching intelligent devices to the internet . the first such product was the axis a1001 where we entered the physical access control market . with this , we saw the opportunities in enabling more markets with networked technology . this we call the internet of security things .\non the heels of a $ 60 million venture - capital injection , urltoken has tripled its elbow room by agreeing to shift world headquarters to a former tektronix inc . facility now dubbed the millikan business center .\nit is believed that camera obscura was invented around 13 - 14th centuries , however there is a manuscript by an arabian scholar hassan ibn hassan dated 10th century that describes the principles on which camera obscura works and on which analogue photography is based today .\nafter maria\u2019s death , a famous polymath named patrick geddes bought the building , complete with the camera obscura . geddes was a man on a mission \u2013 to improve living conditions in edinburgh\u2019s old town . he renamed the observatory \u2018the outlook tower\u2019 and transformed it into a centre of learning , designed to expand the world - view of local residents .\nphotography . an art form invented in 1830s , becoming publicly recognised ten years later . today , photography is the largest growing hobby in the world with the hardware alone creating a multi - billion dollar industry . not everyone knows what camera obscura or even shutter speed is , nor have many heard of henri cartier - bresson or even annie leibovitz .\nsince taking over in 1977 , we\u2019ve continued the work that maria short and patrick geddes started . we collaborate with artists , inventors and technical wizards \u2013 to plunge you even further into our world of wonder and delight .\n1996 \u2013 the world\u2019s first network camera next , came one of our biggest milestones \u2013 we invented the world\u2019s first network camera , neteye 200 . it revolutionized the industry , transforming video surveillance from analog into digital . equally important was our decision to retain our indirect sales model , revolutionizing the way the cctv industry operates . we did the worlds first network camera not because we understood the cctv industry , rather because we could do it . initially we named the market \u201clite surveillance\u201d , e . g . applications such as not requiring more than the three frames per minute , which was our performance at the time , for application such as oil - riggs in the oil and gas industry . the neteye 200 monitors the sea for oil spills , recorded video twice a day via web interface and saved the customer two air flights a day !\nstieglitz set up various exhibitions where photos were judged by photographers . interestingly enough , back then the photos were mainly judged by painters as photographers were seen as rather scientists . stieglitz also promoted photography through newly established journals such\ncamera notes\nand\ncamera work\n.\ntoday we can state that camera obscura was a prototype of the modern photo camera . even though it seems useless today , many people still find it amusing and use it for artistic reasons or simply for fun . installing film and permanently capturing an image was a logical progression .\nwhile cameras were created to take photos , they have many other applications , too . here are a few different uses of the camera .\nit is important to differentiate the video camera from a \u201cmovie\u201d camera , which is a motion picture camera that utilizes photographic film to record images . film cameras have a long and varied history dating back to the late 19th century . modern cameras utilize video technology rather than film . this is an electronic format that has historically been stored on various media such as magnetic tape , ccd chips and solid state flash memory .\nas possible to take full advantage of the expensive format and to emphasize the difference between sepia - toned kansas and the fantasy world of oz , one of the reasons that baum ' s silver shoes became bright ruby slippers in the film version .\nthe kodak company would bring the next innovations in digital camera technology by introducing a number of digital camera products in 1987 and the creation of the \u201cphoto cd\u201d in 1990 . in 1991 , kodak released the first digital camera intended for professional use by photojournalists , followed by nikon\u2019s f - 3 , which included a 1 . 3 - megapixel sensor . digital image capture would make the leap from professional photography to consumer level in 1994 with the apple quicktake . this product which was the first of its kind , followed by similar digital camera products from kodak , casio , sony , and others .\nin 1829 , niepce formed an alliance with inventor louis dagueere . the two set out to create a camera that took much less time to work . they first got niepce ' s camera down from eight hours to 30 minutes of exposure time , but that was still impractical . in 1839 , after niepce had died , daguerre created the daguerreotype camera . this camera made use of silver - plated copper sheets to fix images upon them . by coating the surface of the sheet in iodine and exposing it to light for a few minutes , the image would be\npainted\nonto the surface by light .\nthe first true digital camera was created in 1986 by kodak . they quickly began working on a commercial version , and in 1991 , kodak and nikon released the first professional digital camera , the nikon f - 3 . within several years , apple , casio , and sony had all released consumer - level cameras .\nfounded in 1977 by south korean immigrant j . d . shin , camera world co . was bought by a group of private investors in 1997 . the company changed its name to urltoken last year and garnered $ 60 million in private venture - capital funding . it also hired terry strom ( former president of egghead software inc . ) as chief executive officer and aneel bhusri ( general partner with greylock ) as chairman .\nlooking for a camera that ' s just as at home shooting 4k video as it is stills ? here are our picks to suit a range of budgets .\nselling stock images is a great way to make cash from your camera . here are 22 tips to get you started , plus exclusive advice from stock - photo tycoon yuri arcurs\ncamera obscura is essentially a dark , closed space in the shape of a box with a hole on one side of it . the hole has to be small enough in proportion to the box to make the camera obscura work properly . the way it works is that due , to optical laws , the light coming through a tiny hole transforms and creates an image on the surface that it meets , i . e . the wall of the box . the image was mirrored and upside down , however , so basically everything that makes today ' s analogue camera ' s principles different to camera obscura ones are the mirrors and the film which is used to capture and preserve the image created by the light .\nwe have the biggest selection of cameras , point - and - shoots and lenses ,\nmina said .\nso people who really want a camera will come to us .\nthe technicolor camera in the museum ' s collection is a big , heavy piece of machinery , and a very different kind of object to work with for someone used to handling photographs . nonetheless , it ' s evident under examination that this camera put its stamp on a national movie treasure . the camera ' s mechanical carriage gives it the ability to fully articulate and move smoothly , allowing the movie ' s cinematographers to create sweeping shots and follow the action as dorothy , the scarecrow , the tin man , the cowardly lion , and toto journeyed down the yellow brick road .\nthe frenchman ' s works have influenced generations of photo artists and journalists around the world . despite being narrative , his works are also truly artistic . having passed away in 2004 , henri cartier - bresson has left a legacy and the philosophy behind . his use of 35mm camera made this format the standard , and his quotations are included in many theoretical photography books . despite all the fame and impact , there are very few pictures of the man . he hated being photographed , as he was embarrassed of his fame .\nafter world war ii , the fascination for material progress gave way to the promotion of human progress and international dialogue . technology was still at the centre of expos , but not as an end in itself , as a means for human development . expo 1958 brussels was dedicated to\nprogress and mankind\n; expo 1962 seattle was about\nman in the space age\n; expo 1967 montreal was dedicated to\nman and his world .\nby creating a peaceful discussion platform , expos started contributing to the global dialogue and fostering cooperation , namely with expo 1967 montreal and expo 1970 osaka that facilitated the\nd\u00e9tente\nof the early 1970s during the cold war .\nphotography , the way it was developing , was always believed to be the killer of the fine art . however , it is believed that the photo principles were widely used by renaissance artists like leonardo , michelangelo and others . in the mid 16th century , giovanni battista della portacentury , an italian scholar , wrote an essay on how to use camera obscura in aid of making the drawing process easier . he projected the image of people outside the camera obscura on the canvas inside of it ( camera obscura was a rather big room in this case ) and then drew over the image or tried to copy it .\nthe first digital security cameras systems were used by the military for security and reconnaissance . in 1980 , the same camera technology that brought soap operas to televisions nationwide also helped protect businesses against fraud and theft .\neven though the invention of the photography led to new scientific achievements and development of the industrial world , photography also became a part of day - to - day life and an art movement . one of the people behind photography as art was alfred stieglitz , an american photographer and a promoter for modern art . many believe it is stieglitz who made photography as art what it is today .\ngood ideas come out ahead . the best example of this : the first successful 35mm camera , which was invented by oskar barnack 100 years ago \u2013 and that opened up completely new perspectives for photographers . it was the first revolution , with leica changing photography forever . but it certainly wasn\u2019t the last . discover the technical finesses and innovations from the house of leica . milestones in camera technology and models that have caused a sensation \u2013 both then and today . just click here .\nin conclusion , the video camera has certainly come a very long way since its roots in the 19th century technology of the nipkow disk . a mere experiment in engineering for the purposes of communication and the advancement of science has grown far beyond its own bounds to become something inseparable from daily life for all of us . when taken as a survey , we see that the history of the video camera is truly a history that has shaped the way each of us live our lives .\n1984 - 1990 \u2013 ibm mainframe and minicomputer print servers our first product was a protocol converter that enabled the connection of pc printers to ibm mainframe 3270 networks . despite being the last entrant to the market , we became number two in the world thanks to our innovative products and the fact that we were the only ones loyal to our partners in this business . during this period , we also opened our first us subsidiary .\nsince the year 2000 , expos have taken on a significant role of raising awareness on the importance of sustainable development and addressing the crucial challenges of our time . expo 2000 hannover promoted sustainable development and aligned itself explicitly with agenda 21 . expo 2005 aichi aimed at demonstrating that there was a clear competitive advantage in designing technology in harmony with nature . expo 2010 shanghai was another milestone , as it showcased solutions for sustainable urban development , in a world where half of the population lives in cities .\neven though only few of the renaissance artists admitted they used camera obscura as an aid in drawing , it is believed most of them did . the reason for not openly admitting it was the fear of being charged of association with occultism or simply not wanting to admit something many artists called cheating .\nthe 23 - year - old camera retailer decided last week to move its northeast portland corporate and distribution headquarters to the northeast corner of southwest millikan way and murray boulevard , said steve marcy , a grubb & ellis vice president who represented urltoken in the deal . the move is expected to begin in march .\nwhether it ' s the very latest fujifilm compact system camera , a new canon lens , or special offer on an epson all in one printer & scanner , we ' re pretty confident that this is where you ' ll find the best offers on the latest photographic equipment on the high street and online .\ntraditional cameras have evolved a lot since they were first invented . today , cameras are so tiny they fit within cell phones and can take pictures that are incredibly detailed . a smartphone with a 20 megapixel camera isn ' t uncommon , and google glass shows that cameras can be created that are so small and lightweight they can be incorporated into a pair of glasses easily . these cameras may eventually become fully voice automated or controlled by eye movement . battery life , too , has greatly improved , and future cameras may be able to go weeks without charging or could feature built - in solar cells to recharge the camera on the go .\ni recently had the opportunity to talk about one of the objects in the photographic history collection for a documentary film crew , and thought i ' d share some of the research i did for the shoot . the object of interest was the technicolor df - 24 beam splitter motion picture camera : in layman ' s terms , the camera that filmed the wizard of oz . while curator dwight blocker bowers has the enviable job of researching and writing about the actors , designers , and moviemakers who helped create the film , our primary interest in terms of photographic history for this milestone of american cinema is the technology that brought it to life .\nthe method is quite similar to that which was used in the retroscope drawing in the animation industry in early twentieth century . the process of using camera obscura looked very strange and frightening for the people at those times and the giovanni battista had to drop the idea after he was arrested and prosecuted on a charge of sorcery .\nin 1901 the kodak brownie was introduced , becoming the first commercial camera in the market available for middle class . the camera took black and white shots only , but still was very popular due to its efficiency and ease of use . color photography , despite being explored throughout the 19th century , did not become commercially valuable until the middle of the 20th century . the scientists in the beginning of the century could not preserve color for long enough , as they were lost with time passing due to their chemical formulae . several methods of color photography were patented from 1862 onwards by two french inventors : louis ducos de hauron and charlec cros practical who , however , worked independently .\n1998 - the world\u2019s first video encoder while marketing the neteye 200 it came to our knowledge that customers liked it , but had analog cameras , which were not possible to replace with the neteye . therefore , we continued to extend ip connectivity to more types of hardware , such as the first video encoder ( 1998 ) . video encoders were a huge milestone , allowing users to integrate their existing analog cctv system with the latest ip technology . since our first network video products had very low performance we also invested in our first video chip , the artpec - 1 .\nthe first digital video camera to feature video compression was released in 1993 and was known as the ampex dct . this innovation soon saw a flood of digital video cameras from familiar companies including sony , jvc , and panasonic . as the successor to the camcorder , these cameras first recorded to optical disks and later to flash memory as time progressed .\nmaria chose calton hill as the telescope\u2019s new home . wanting to share her newest prized possession with the public , she opened a \u2018popular observatory\u2019 there in 1835 . soon after , she launched an attraction that would mesmerise visitors for years to come : edinburgh\u2019s camera obscura . sadly , under pressure from the council , she had to close in 1849 .\nthe first ever picture to have a human in it was boulevard du temple by louis daguerre taken in 1839 . the exposure lasted for about 10 minutes at the time , so it was barely possible for the camera to capture a man on the busy street , however it did capture a man who had his shoes polished for long enough to appear in the photo .\nthe video camera was initially developed for use in broadcast media . in the early 1900s , the first experiments in image transmission were completed . a scottish engineer named john logie baird contributed to this work with a variation of an older device known as a \u201cnipkow disk , \u201d a mechanical device that breaks an image into \u201cscanlines\u201d using a rotating disc with holes cut into it . early televisions produced mechanical video images , but by the 1930s , new all - electronic designs based on a cathode - ray video camera tube , including two prominent versions by engineers philo farnsworth and vladimir zsworykin , replaced the mechanical variations with electron scanning technology . this system , which was created for broadcasting , became the standard in the television industry and remained in wide use until the 1980s .\nthe earliest actual photograph was taken by joseph nicephoreniepce in 1827 , although he did use a camera obscura to do so . he created sun prints or heliographs by coating a metal plate with bitumen . he then placed an engraving over it . when the sunlight shined on the engraving , the shadowy parts blocked the light . the bitumen that was exposed would react to the light , creating an image .\ncameras , both still image and video , are also often used to record evidence when a police officer pulls someone over or when they enter a home with a warrant . recording these events allows the officer and other specialists to go over them later to see if they missed any evidence and to present them in court . you can find some of the latest surveillance camera technologies at the following pages :\nprofessional video cameras have come a very long way since the introduction of the 1 . 4 - megapixel digital camera . in the early 2000s , sony developed the first high definition digital video cameras . today , high - resolution digital video is no longer confined to the domain of the television studio . high - end professional digital video cameras are used for independent films , web series and hobbyist purposes .\nthe axis 2130 ptz network camera with its pan , tilt and zoom functions , enabled wide area coverage and great details which took surveillance to a new level . it was developed together with axis and canon where canon provided the mechanics and axis did the video encoder using the artpec chip . this was also the first year we saw serious competitors doing network cameras , something that made the technology legitimate and analyzed by industry specialists .\ntoday , the video camera is a tool that is so deeply woven into everyday life that it seems strange to find a person without one . whether on a smartphone , tablet , laptop , or other device , most of us carry video technology and seldom think about it . however , when one stops to consider the history of this device\u2019s development , one develops a new respect for the advances in the technology of motion photography .\nhenri cartier - bresson was a french photographer who is believed to be the father of photojournalism . cartier - bresson is most famous for creating the\nstreet photography\nstyle of photojournalism . around the age of 23 , the young man became very interested in photography and abandoned painting for it .\ni suddenly understood that a photograph could fix eternity in an instant .\nhe would later explain . strangely enough , he would take his first pictures all around the world but avoiding his native france . his first exhibition took place in new york ' s julien levy gallery in 1932 . cartier - bresson ' s first journalistic photos were taken at the george vi coronation in london however none of those portrayed the king himself\nwe use cookies to increase the functionality of our website and to simplify your visit to our website . we also use analytical and marketing cookies in accordance with the exact provisions of section 2 . 6 of our data protection statement , which serve to analyse your use of our website and display advertising tailored to your interests , within and outside the leica camera websites . you can deactivate individual cookies in our data protection statement at any time .\ndigital video camera technology has become inseparable from our daily live , and is expanding to broader horizons . tiny digital cameras are making great strides in the world of healthcare , as smaller cameras make endoscopic procedures far easier than they have been in the past . in fact , experiments in pill - sized , wireless cameras could make endoscopy as easy as taking an aspirin . in the realm of astronomy , the time - tested technology of ccd capture remains in widespread use , although now via digital channels rather than analog . these sensitive ccd chips capture individual photons of light via the excitation of electrons on the chip itself and pinpoint photons of very specific wavelengths , revealing objects like the ultraviolet and x - ray spectra that would be otherwise invisible among all the light and noise in our galaxy . digital cameras have become our eyes on mars and beyond . the curiosity rover features no less than 17 digital video cameras capable of high quality photos and stereoscopic three - dimensional videography . new developments in robotics like kuri utilize digital video together with artificial intelligence to create an in - home robotic companion that can see your home\u2019s layout , learn its way around and recognize the faces of the humans around it .\nthese hand - held digital video cameras have found use in projects from home movies to professional film . celebrated horror director michael almereyda\u2019s 1994 film , nadja , notably uses an early digital video camera manufactured by fisher - price in certain sequences for its gritty , low - resolution effect . these hand - hend devices have also contributed greatly to live journalism , as well as journalism\u2019s casual cousin , \u201cvlogging , \u201d which is live video blogging on websites like youtube .\nbefore photography was created , people already knew the principles of how it eventually got to work . they could process the image on the wall or piece of paper , however no printing was possible at the time as preserving light turned out to be a lot harder task than projecting it . the instrument that people used for processing pictures was called the camera obscura ( which is latin for the dark room ) and it was around for a few centuries before photography came along .\nat first photography was either used as an aid in the work of an artist or followed the same principles the artists followed . the first publicly recognized portraits were usually portraits of either one person or family portraits to preserve the memories . finally , after decades of refinements and improvements , the mass use of cameras began with eastman ' s kodak ' s camera . it went on to the market in 1888 with the slogan\nyou press the button , we do the rest\n.\ntoday , we\u2019re focusing on a new wave of innovation . we\u2019re continuously making advances in camera technology such as light sensitivity , dynamics , color reproduction and resolution in our network cameras . beyond that , we\u2019re also successfully moving into new markets that we call the internet of things , such as access control , network horn speakers and ip video doorstations . we\u2019re driven by our vision to come up with new , innovative , smart solutions that meet user needs \u2013 and we\u2019ll expand our portfolio to keep achieving that .\nvideo cameras and still image cameras are also used in traffic . when cars drive through a toll booth without stopping to pay , an automated ticketing system will snap a picture of their license plate . the driver will later be sent a bill for running the toll . the same type of system can also be used in stoplights at dangerous or high - traffic intersections . a sensor detects if a vehicle is moving through a red light , and a camera attached to the light will take a photo of the car .\ntechnicolor wasn ' t a type of color film ; instead , it was a process in which a specially modified motion picture camera recorded the same scene through colored filters on three different strips of film . these strips were then processed separately and used to\nprint\ncolors onto each finished print of the film sent to theaters . if a movie studio wanted to make a film in technicolor , it had to lease the company ' s unique movie cameras as well as a team of two experts to help operate the complicated machine .\nthe large\nblimp\ncasing over the camera ' s machinery contained the noise of three strips of film running within to permit audio engineers to record judy garland and the other performers on set with true fidelity . for all the added cost , time , and effort , however , the technicolor hues of the wizard of oz helped to make the movie what it is today , an american film classic . it ' s just one of the many stories that we ' re privileged to tell here at the national museum of american history .\nmost people think of digital cameras as a fairly new invention , but the history of the digital camera actually dates back to 1951 . the creation of the video tape recorder allowed people to create still images from television , film and save them in a digital format on magnetic tape . by 1956 , these devices were used throughout the television industry . they made use of what was called a charged coupled device , or ccd , to determine the color of an image and its intensity . ccd sensors are still being used 60 years later in security cameras because of their reliability . later , in the 1960s , nasa started using digital signals to receive photographs from their satellites and probes .\njust as webcams became smaller and more ubiquitous among our personal computers , camera phones also became commonplace in the late 1990s . functionally , these cameras are not too different from earlier digital cameras and like home webcams , quality varies . their primary use tends to be in everyday events as opposed to home movies , which tend to capture milestones such as birthdays , holidays , and vacations . cell phone video is used to capture traffic stops , interesting people on the street and events such as accidents or impromptu performances . while some of these videos certainly find their way to sites like youtube , more end up as bite - size pieces of video shared in real - time on twitter , facebook , snapchat , and instagram .\nsource : handbook of labor statistics u . s . department of labor bureau of labor statistics\n2018 - an estimate for 2018 is based on the change in the cpi from first quarter 2017 to first quarter 2018 .\n2018 price = 1850 price x ( 2018 cpi / 1850 cpi ) 2018 price = $ 1 x ( 752 . 9 / 25 ) 2018 price = $ 30 . 12\n* an estimate for 2018 is based on the change in the cpi from first quarter 2017 to first quarter 2018 .\nplease sign in and use this article ' s on page print button to print this article .\nthe millikan site is one of four former tek properties snagged for $ 19 million by a partnership of westport , conn . - based william felton associates and time equities inc . , according to matt felton , president of felton management corp .\nthose fellows closed on it and in less than two weeks had this deal inked ,\nmarcy said .\nthe six - year , $ 4 - million lease gives the company 91 , 000 square feet in the two - story , 294 , 000 - square foot building . it also gives beaverton ' s slice of the sunset corridor one of metro portland ' s biggest - ever dot - com deals . and it ' s a non - class a segment of the corridor - - where office vacancy rates have neared 30 percent - - that ' s closer to downtown , said felton .\nto go out past 185th from our building takes another half - hour sitting in traffic ,\nhe said .\ni see a spike in the market there . there are a lot of tenants . the velocity is there .\nthe nearly 300 - acre block of land historically defining tek ' s howard vollum campus has been diced by recent land sales to nike inc . , tri - met , maxim integrated products and c . e . john company , a developer based in vancouver , wash . in the wake of xerox corp . ' s acquisition of tek ' s printer division , sales have progressed despite oregon department of environmental quality concerns about pollutants on several lots , including the millikan business center .\nlike most of the sites tek has sold , the millikan business center property is tagged by deq as a\nfurther investigatory\nparcel , and tek is responsible for any clean - up efforts that may be required in the future , said gerald wilson , deq project manager .\nthere is information that leads us to believe there may be , or there is , some contamination ,\nhe said .\nbut felton said an environmental analysis he commissioned last fall proved there was no contamination on the site .\nthat was one of the things we took a very hard look at from the beginning ,\nhe said .\nwe will ultimately have it deemed a no - further - action parcel .\ncurt scheel , cameraworld ' s newly hired chief financial officer , said he discussed environmental issues with the owner , but this was the first he had heard of deq ' s\nfurther investigatory\ndesignation .\ntek said that over the years it has\npumped and treated\nthe campus for groundwater contamination , caused by the now - outdated practice of drying metallic sludge on the surface . for now , wilson said ,\nthere is nothing that i know of that would prevent cameraworld from moving in .\nthe recently purchased land edges millikan way , just south of the west - side max line . vernier software signed a lease last month to occupy all 32 , 000 square feet of a former tek training center three lots east of the millikan business center . the urltoken contract is felton ' s first for the business center , where renovation planning is underway .\nwe were looking in a variety of different places in town , and this particular space was well - suited for our needs ,\nscheel said .\ni think the key is that we ' ve outgrown our current space , and this new space allows us to grow rapidly over time .\nthe $ 60 million came from a host of investors , including greylock , tech - nology crossover ventures , august capital , accel partners , northwest venture partners and bain capital . urltoken projected web - based revenue at $ 60 million last year . this year , it expects web - based revenue to account for 75 to 80 percent of total revenue . the company has one flagship retail outlet , located at 400 s . w . sixth ave .\ncameraworld has been in business for 20 years as a phone - order business , doing dot - com - type business work long before any dot - coms came along ,\nsaid marcy , who added that he is immersed in several dot - com and creative services projects right now .\ni ' m dressed in a turtleneck instead of a tie ,\nhe said .\nurltoken ' s current headquarters encompass roughly 30 , 000 square feet at 700 n . e . 55th ave . felton was represented in the lease by grubb & ellis ' dave squire , cliff finnell and brad fletcher .\nthe reason we chased this so hard is that it ' s the largest , most versatile mixed - use property in the sunset corridor , with the strongest developer and most attractive rate ,\nfletcher 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 .\nwe just want to continue what mr . shin was doing ,\nmina added .\nthe 35 - year - old mina concedes that he has no experience in retail management . his work background is diverse , however , ranging from banking to a stint at the swiss subsidiary of u . s . high - technology firm storage technology .\nmy goal is to stay here and grow the company ,\nsaid mina , who has moved to portland .\njavascript seems to be disabled in your browser . you must have javascript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website .\ncanon eos 800d , 18 - 55mm f4 - 5 . 6 is stm & tamron 70 - 300mm f4 - 5 . 6 di ld macro with free accessories & cashback\nyour order placing and delivery service was spot on , superquick . thank you .\nyou can still get that old fashioned , friendly , helpful and knowledgeable service and great prices too .\nwe\u2019re also no . 1 for part exchange and have a large , ever - changing selection of prime used equipment .\ntechnical specifications for guidance only and cannot be guaranteed accurate . errors and omissions excepted . if you find any mistakes please let us know - 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", "topic": 18}], "title": "pimco", "paragraphs": ["pimco investments llc , distributor , 1633 broadway , new york , ny , 10019 is a company of pimco . \u00a92017 , pimco .\npacific investment management company llc ( \u201cpimco\u201d ) is an investment adviser registered with the u . s . securities and exchange commission ( \u201csec\u201d ) . pimco investments llc ( \u201cpimco investments\u201d ) is a broker - dealer registered with the sec and member of the financial industry regulatory authority , inc . ( \u201c finra \u201d ) . pimco and pimco investments is solely responsible for its content . pimco investments is the distributor of pimco investment products , and any pimco content relating to those investment products is the sole responsibility of pimco investments .\npimco is a trademark of allianz asset management of america l . p . in the united states and throughout the world . \u00a92018 pimco\npimco started as a subsidiary of pacific life insurance company to manage separate accounts for institutional clients . in 2000 , pimco was acquired by allianz se , a large global financial services company based in germany . pimco operates as a separate and autonomous subsidiary of allianz . the acquisition by allianz provided an opportunity for many of pimco ' s professionals to purchase an equity stake in pimco . [ 3 ]\npimco 1 - 3 year u . s . treasury index exchange - traded fund\npimco 1 - 5 year u . s . tips index exchange - traded fund\nsaid the independent trustees for pimco\u2019s fixed income and equity mutual funds and the chairman of pimco\u2019s closed - end funds : \u201dwe are \u201cfully supportive of pimco , its executive leadership and its portfolio management teams . they have our complete confidence . \u201d\npimco has called the lawsuit \u201c legally groundless \u201d and is seeking its dismissal .\npimco co - ceo bill thompson to retire at end of 2008 . marketwatch .\nlargest bond fund pimco cuts us government holdings . gold anti trust action committee .\nfollow pimco for expert analysis of economies and markets and innovative investment solutions . disclosures :\nvisit pimco for forms , applications , tax documents and detail about our investment solutions .\npimco 25 + year zero coupon u . s . treasury index exchange - traded fund\nlearn how emmanuel roman expects to build on pimco\u2019s legacy of delivering value to clients .\npimco has appointed man group chief manny roman as its next ceo , effective november 1 .\nmr . hodge will move into a new role as managing director and senior adviser , pimco said .\nthe appointment indicates a shift back towards pimco\u2019s traditional core focus on fixed income . in this morning\u2019s statement , pimco referred to roman\u2019s \u201cexpertise in fixed income\u201d during his 30 - year career in financial services .\nin a separate announcement earlier this week , pimco made two additions to its senior portfolio management staff .\npacific investment management company ( pimco ) has seen a massive outflow of investor funds since bill gross left abruptly in september 2014 . gross went to work for competitor janus after his working relationships soured at pimco .\nvery well done app to read the thought leadership posted by pimco . i like the push notification feature .\nclient withdrawals at pimco have weighed on the operating profit of allianz\u2019s asset management arm in recent years , and they have caused some investors to call for the insurer to take a more direct role in managing pimco .\nhundreds of billions in client money followed mr . gross out of pimco , which later faced a breach - of - contract lawsuit from its former star . pimco settled that suit for $ 81 million in march .\npimco\u2019s industry - renowned experts analyze the world\u2019s risks and opportunities , from global economic trends to individual securities .\npimco funds c / o dst asset manager solutions , inc . 30 dan road canton , ma 02021 - 2809\nlast year , pimco shut down two equity strategies following the resignation of virginie maisonneuve from her role as global equities cio . she went on to launch a boutique consulting firm in october , recruiting four former pimco equities specialists .\nabout pimco pimco is a leading global investment management firm , with offices in 12 countries throughout the americas , europe and asia . founded in 1971 , pimco offers a wide range of innovative solutions to help millions of investors worldwide meet their needs . our goal is to provide attractive returns while maintaining a strong culture of risk management and long - term discipline . pimco is owned by allianz s . e . , a leading global diversified financial services provider .\nweathering withdrawals pimco can weather withdrawals from institutional and retail clients of as much as $ 350 - billion without hurting performance , according to morningstar . pimco had $ 1 . 87 - trillion in assets under management as of sept . 30 .\ncopyright pimco 2018 . all rights reserved . investment products : not fdic insured | may lose value | not bank guaranteed .\n\u201cmanny\u2019s deep understanding of global markets , unique skills in investment management , and appreciation of pimco\u2019s macro - based investment process make him the ideal executive to position the firm for long - term success , \u201d said daniel ivascyn , pimco\u2019s group cio .\nbill gross had a great run at the helm of the pimco total return fund , starting at its inception in 1987 .\nthe headquarters of investment firm pimco in newport beach , california , is seen a file photo taken january 26 , 2012 .\nthe appeal to resilience and determination is apposite in a period that ranks among the trickiest and most unpleasant in pimco\u2019s history .\npimco europe ltd ( company no . 2604517 ) , is authorised and regulated by the financial conduct authority ( 25 the north colonnade , canary wharf , london e14 5hs ) in the uk . pimco is a trademark of allianz asset management of america l . p . in the united states and throughout the world . \u00a9 2018 , pimco europe limited . all rights reserved .\nmr . gross added :\npimco ' s focus remains on delivering value to our clients through superior investment performance and client service . the firm ' s new leadership team embodies pimco ' s culture and values , and it reflects the strength and depth of our talent in both portfolio management and business management . with this team to lead us forward , pimco is in great hands .\ndouglas hodge , chief executive officer : mr . hodge is a managing director in the newport beach office and is currently pimco ' s chief operating officer . previously he led the firm ' s asia pacific region from the tokyo office . he joined pimco in 1989\nhowever , mr el - erian\u2019s departure prompted many institutional clients to put their pimco holdings on a formal \u201cwatchlist\u201d , which means they will be subject to greater scrutiny . certainly pimco\u2019s rivals hope to prise some of its $ 1 . 9tn into their own hands .\njay jacobs , president : mr . jacobs is a managing director in the newport beach office and is currently the head of talent management globally . previously , he was the head of pimco ' s german business , based in munich . he joined pimco in 1998 .\npimco\u2019s parent company , allianz , has welcomed the broader management bench and it expects mr gross\u2019s successor as cio to emerge from there .\nthe pimco foundation , the charitable arm of global investment management firm pimco , presented per scholas with the 2015 leadership circle award on december 3 . recipients of this award are organizations adept at growing their impact and demonstrating ingenuity , while maintaining their quality and increasing their results .\nhe is the perfect cio for the pimco we think of in the future ,\npimco chief executive manny roman said in an interview .\nwhat we & apos ; ve lost , and i would say it is a good thing , is the autocratic style .\nel - erian , who shared the role of cio with gross and served as pimco ' s chief executive officer , in january announced his resignation from the firm . el - erian is now chief economic adviser at pimco ' s parent allianz se and a contributor to bloomberg view .\nunnerved by the potential loss of mr . ivascyn and other key employees , pimco parent allianz intended to fire mr . gross . mr . gross quit on sept . 26 . 2014 , and hours later pimco named mr . ivascyn as the firm & apos ; s next cio .\nbond giant pacific investment management co . ( pimco ) , owned by germany\u2019s allianz , is again reshuffling deck chairs on the executive ship . [\nmr . ivascyn declined to comment about his interactions with mr . gross . pimco officials have disputed mr . gross & apos ; s allegations .\n\u201cmanny\u2019s deep understanding of global markets , unique skills in investment management and appreciation of pimco\u2019s macro - based investment process make him the ideal executive to position the firm for long - term success , \u201d daniel j . ivascyn , pimco\u2019s chief investment officer , said in a news release on tuesday .\ndouglas hodge , chief executive officer of pimco and president of the pimco foundation , shared in the presentation of the award , \u201csince inception , the pimco foundation has awarded nearly $ 22 million to our nonprofit partners that are focused on solving some of the world\u2019s most pressing issues . and this year is no different , as we continue to invest in organizations that are engaging in our local and global communities and empowering others to better their lives . \u201d\nunder this leadership structure , mr . balls and mr . worah have additional managerial responsibility for pimco\u2019s portfolio management group and trade floor activities globally . mr . balls will oversee portfolio management in europe and asia - pacific , and mr . worah will oversee portfolio management in the u . s . said michael diekmann , chief executive officer of allianz group : \u201csince becoming part of the allianz group in 2000 , pimco has grown enormously and contributed consistently to allianz\u2019s success . we join our pimco colleagues in recognizing bill gross for his accomplishments over the 43 years since pimco\u2019s founding . we wish bill good luck . the management and investment structure put in place in january as well as the thorough succession planning gives us complete confidence in pimco\u2019s investment and executive leadership team . \u201d\npimco is a large global investment firm . it had around $ 1 . 52 trillion assets under management ( aum ) as of june 2015 . despite investors pulling their money , its flagship total return fund has performed reasonably well since the exit of gross . pimco ' s other funds have had mixed performances .\nyou will need your pimco funds account number to establish a user id and password for this site . your account number can be found on your quarterly statement .\nnow you can stay connected to pimco ' s investment expertise and thought leadership wherever life takes you , with our new pimco app for your iphone and ipad . enjoy instant access to our most up - to - date market intelligence , economic perspectives and the thinking of our world - renowned investment professionals around the globe .\nthank you to the pimco foundation for this honor . to learn more about how your company can support per scholas in many different ways , go to urltoken .\nby secular dynamics , pimco has always emphasized a 3 - 5 year focus on secular political , economic , demographic , and market sector trends . [ 2 ]\nmr . ivascyn & apos ; s ascension to the top of pimco epitomizes the new direction taken by the california money manager as it recovers from the most tumultuous period in its history . he succeeded bill gross , the pimco co - founder and bond market legend who exited in september 2014 after clashes with fellow executives .\nin a sign of how closely gross was identified with pimco , a riptide of client assets followed in the wake of his abrupt departure from the company last month . pimco said some $ 23 . 5 billion poured out of the fund during the month , most in the aftermath of gross\u2019 announcement that he would join janus capital .\nbut mr . ivascyn wasn & apos ; t immune to the strain that developed inside pimco as mr . gross & apos ; s relationships with fellow executives deteriorated .\ndaniel ivascyn , deputy chief investment officer : mr . ivascyn is a managing director in the newport beach office , head of mortgage credit portfolio management , and a lead portfolio manager for pimco ' s alternatives investment strategies . morningstar named him 2013 fixed - income fund manager of the year ( us ) . he joined pimco in 1998 .\npimco is a major partner of per scholas , representing multiple levels of engagement with our organization over the past four years , including funding , volunteerism and leadership . in addition to hosting two volunteer events , pimco has given more than $ 150 , 000 in support of per scholas\u2019 commitment to diversifying the tech - talent pipeline by training 1 , 000 women technologists by 2018 . pimco has supported numerous per scholas events , including our first annual women in technology event in 2014 . and in 2015 , mr . sagar bhatt , vice president portfolio manager at pimco , joined the new york city advisory board , bringing his leadership to help further the work of per scholas in nyc .\ncraig dawson , head of strategic business management : mr . dawson is a managing director and is currently head of pimco germany , austria , switzerland and italy , based in the munich office . he is also head of product management for europe . in his new role , he will relocate to the newport beach office . he joined pimco in 1999 .\nwhen it comes to the tussle for market share in the asset management industry , pimco\u2019s pain is someone else\u2019s gain . last week jpmorgan asset management sent a triumphant internal email .\nthe kid is not working out ,\none portfolio manager told then - pimco mortgage boss scott simon .\nhe & apos ; s not a great fit .\nthey had begun to argue openly , which was unusual . el - erian left pimco in march 2014 , though he remained on the management committee of allianz , pimco ' s parent company , despite his departure . there were also reports that gross was beginning to act erratically . he even discussed the death of his cat in a strange letter to investors .\nas manager of the world ' s largest bond fund , pimco made headlines when it cut the fund ' s exposure to u . s . government - related debt in january 2011 . pimco ' s total return fund , run by bill gross , reported that holdings fell from 22 percent in december 2010 to 12 percent in january 2011 . [ 6 ]\nsaid mr . hodge : \u201cas part of our responsibilities to our clients , employees and parent , pimco has been developing a succession plan for some time to ensure that the firm is well prepared to manage a seamless leadership transition in its portfolio management team . we have passed the torch of leadership to a team of investors who are among the very best in the investment management industry . they are seasoned , highly skilled professionals who embody pimco\u2019s values and have established track records of delivering value to clients . \u201d mr . hodge continued : \u201ctoday\u2019s announcement marks the completion of our portfolio management succession process . these appointments are a continuation of the structure that pimco established earlier in 2014 and they reflect our long - held belief that the best approach for pimco\u2019s clients and our firm is to evolve our investment leadership structure to a team of seasoned , highly skilled investors overseeing all areas of pimco\u2019s investment activities . \u201d\n\u201cpimco has become the global leader in active management of fixed income by seeking to provide investors with innovative solutions as the global markets change , \u201d said hodge . \u201cas the asset management industry continues to evolve , manny will bring new perspectives to pimco\u2019s leadership team and add his unique talents to our already successful firm and i look forward to working with him . \u201d\ncompetitors are rubbing their hands in glee . but questions about pimco\u2019s future predate the fractious end of the \u201cbill and mohamed show\u201d , and will continue even as the personal drama recedes .\nbill gross\u2019s decision to assume personal control of pimco\u2019s unconstrained bond fund was not enough to prevent it being surpassed , as the battle for fixed income supremacy moves on to new turf .\nthe hiring of mr . roman , a former goldman sachs banker who joined man in 2010 , comes at a pivotal time for pimco , which is owned by the german insurer allianz .\nin june , pimco notified employees that it was cutting 68 jobs , or about 3 percent of its work force , and closing some funds as part of a cost - cutting effort .\nroman will succeed douglas hodge , who has led the newport beach , california - based company since 2014 . hodge will become managing director and senior advisor , pimco said in a statement .\ninvestors pulled $ 19 . 4 - billion ( u . s . ) from pimco total return fund in december , bringing redemptions in 2014 to a record $ 105 - billion , according to data compiled by bloomberg using information from newport beach , california - based pimco and morningstar inc . assets in the world ' s biggest bond fund fell to $ 143 . 4 - billion as of dec . 31 , according to a jan . 2 statement from pimco , down by more than half from a peak of $ 293 - billion in april , 2013 .\npimco & apos ; s new cio bears little resemblance to his predecessor . mr . gross was known inside pimco for his outbursts , was a regular fixture on financial tv shows and occupied an extra - large desk at the center of the firm & apos ; s trading floor . mr . ivascyn typically lets others speak first in meetings , rarely appears on tv and chose a desk no bigger than others . he ended pimco & apos ; s practice of reserving choice parking spots for key executives and , until recently , he drove a toyota prius to work .\n\u2022 minor bug fixes . for uninterrupted use of the pimco app , please update to version 2 . 0 . 5 and above . soon , older versions will no longer receive content updates .\n\u2022 minor bug fixes . for uninterrupted use of the pimco app , please update to version 2 . 0 . 3 and above . soon , older versions will no longer receive content updates .\nthe announcement comes nearly two years after william h . gross , pimco\u2019s co - founder \u2014 who is known as the \u201cbond king\u201d \u2014 was forced out and joined its rival , janus capital group .\nivascyn said luk\u2019s and wilding\u2019s hires were examples of the \u201ctop industry talent\u201d pimco has added to its roster , adding that the firm has hired more than 140 new employees globally so far in 2016 .\nandrew balls , deputy chief investment officer : mr . balls is a managing director in the london office , a member of the investment committee and head of european portfolio management . he joined pimco in 2006 .\ngross resigned from the company in september 2014 to join janus capital group managing a newly created bond fund . pimco named daniel ivascyn as group chief investment officer , replacing gross in that position . [ 7 ]\ndouglas hodge , cfa : mr . hodge is a managing director in the newport beach office and pimco ' s chief executive officer - elect . he is currently pimco ' s chief operating officer . he also serves on pimco ' s executive committee and on the global executive committee for allianz asset management , the governing body of asset management for the allianz group . earlier , mr . hodge led the asia pacific region from the firm ' s tokyo office from 2002 - 2009 . he joined pimco in 1989 and has previously served the firm as a senior account manager responsible for client relationships worldwide and as a global product manager . mr . hodge currently serves on the board of the securities industry and financial markets association . he has 28 years of investment experience and holds an mba from harvard business school . he received an undergraduate degree from dartmouth college .\nhe survived this rocky start after mr . simon argued that mr . ivascyn hadn & apos ; t been given a fair shot . but it was the 2008 financial crisis that made him a star within pimco .\n\u201cfor 20 years , per scholas has been an innovator and leader in new york city . our work shows that we will stop at nothing to create better opportunities for our students and their families . we are extremely honored to be chosen out of pimco\u2019s 57 grantee partners for this award , and grateful to pimco for their continued support of our mission and programs , \u201d shares executive director of social venture and innovations , angie kamath .\nallianz said that in the first quarter of 2016 , those outflows at pimco slowed , but continued to weigh on its overall client assets in its asset management arm . allianz had 9 billion euros , or about $ 9 . 9 billion , in net outflows in the three - month period , driven by clients pulling funds from pimco , the company said . that was compared with \u20ac62 billion in outflows in the first quarter of 2015 .\nyou will need your pimco account number and social security or tax identification number ( ssn / tin ) . once you have created your user id and password , you will be able to access your account ( s ) .\nlondon \u2014 the bond giant pimco has hired emmanuel roman , the chief executive of the british hedge fund manager man group , as its new top executive , as the california - based fund looks to turn around its fortunes .\njay jacobs , cfa : mr . jacobs is a managing director in the newport beach office and pimco ' s president - elect . he is currently the head of talent management globally . previously , he was the head of pimco ' s german business and a member of the company ' s european management team for five years , based in munich . he joined the firm in 1998 , working initially in the management group in newport beach . prior to joining pimco , mr . jacobs was a vice president at commercial trust company . he has 19 years of investment experience and holds an mba from georgetown university . he received his undergraduate degree from washington university , st . louis .\nat pimco , mr . roman will find a company that has struggled to regain its stride \u2014 and client trust \u2014 since the departures of mr . gross and mohamed a . el - erian , the company\u2019s former chief executive .\nmorningstar , whose recommendations are widely followed by retail investors and their advisers , downgraded its \u201cstewardship\u201d rating on pimco\u2019s funds , for fear that the new deputy cios might not have the \u201ctemerity\u201d to challenge mr gross and that the decisions of pimco\u2019s investment committee would be less robust as a result . but mr jacobson has not changed his overall assessment of the total return fund , which he reiterated in a conference call for financial advisers on wednesday remains \u201ca compelling choice\u201d .\nmr gross took over the pimco fund in december , after chris dialynas , its manager of five years , said he would take a sabbatical . he has since shifted money from super - safe us treasuries into riskier corporate credit .\nmr . balls is cio global , a managing director in the london office and a member of the investment committee . he is head of european portfolio management , leading pimco ' s european investment team ( which is based in london and munich ) , and he also oversees pimco ' s investment teams in the asia pacific region . he manages a range of global and european portfolios , including pimco\u2019s global advantage strategy , combining developed and emerging fixed income markets . mr . balls was previously a portfolio manager in newport beach and the firm ' s global strategist . prior to joining pimco in 2006 , he spent eight years at the financial times as an economics correspondent and columnist in london , new york and washington , dc . he has 16 years of investment experience and holds a bachelor ' s degree from oxford and a master ' s degree from harvard university . he was a lecturer in economics at keble college , oxford .\nthe reasons for mr el - erian\u2019s exit , and mr gross\u2019s sometimes startling public reaction to it , have prompted a second look at what morningstar analyst eric jacobson calls the \u201cpressure cooker atmosphere\u201d inside pimco\u2019s headquarters in newport beach , california .\nrepeated bouts of underperformance by pimco funds , or evidence of sustained outflows , could change that view , mr jacobson said , but \u201cwe believe bill gross is no less the investor than he was prior to mohamed el - erian\u2019s departure\u201d .\nseptember 27 , 2014 , ( newport beach , ca ) : pimco , a leading global investment management firm , has elected daniel ivascyn to serve as group chief investment officer ( \u201cgroup cio\u201d ) , succeeding william h . gross who has left the firm . in addition , the firm appointed andrew balls , cio global ; mark kiesel , cio global credit ; virginie maisonneuve , cio equities ; scott mather , cio u . s . core strategies ; and mihir worah , cio real return and asset allocation . douglas hodge , pimco\u2019s chief executive officer , and lew \u201cjay\u201d jacobs , president , will continue to serve as the firm\u2019s senior executive leadership team , spearheading pimco\u2019s business strategy , client service and the firm\u2019s operations .\ndaniel ivascyn : mr . ivascyn is a managing director in the newport beach office . he is the head of the mortgage credit portfolio management team and a lead portfolio manager for pimco ' s credit hedge fund and mortgage opportunistic strategies . mr . ivascyn is a member of pimco ' s executive committee and has also periodically served as a member of the investment committee . prior to joining pimco in 1998 , he worked at bear stearns in the asset - backed securities group , as well as t . rowe price and fidelity investments . he has 22 years of investment experience and holds an mba in analytic finance from the university of chicago graduate school of business and a bachelor ' s degree in economics from occidental college .\nmr . el - erian , who had long been seen as mr . gross\u2019s heir apparent and had served as pimco\u2019s most prominent spokesman , abruptly left the company in january 2014 . mr . gross was forced out about nine months later .\npimco ' s total assets dropped by 15 % from september 2014 to march 2015 . the total return fund lost around $ 180 billion in assets from mid - 2013 to may 2015 . the fund went below $ 100 billion in assets in september 2015 for the first time since 2007 . other large bond funds at pimco also saw substantial outflows . the vanguard total bond market index fund is now the largest bond fund , with $ 147 billion in assets as of december 2015 .\npimco believes that investing at its best is an act of conviction . the research , analysis and thought leadership of our industry - renowned experts allow us to anticipate and innovate , delivering opportunities that aim to maximize the possibilities for our clients .\nandrew balls : mr . balls is a managing director in the london office , a member of the investment committee and head of european portfolio management . he leads pimco ' s european investment team ( which is based in london and munich ) and manages a range of global and european portfolios , including pimco ' s global advantage strategy , combining developed and emerging fixed income markets . he is also a member of the pm management group , overseeing pimco ' s global interest rate and foreign exchange teams . mr . balls was previously a portfolio manager in newport beach and the firm ' s global strategist . prior to joining pimco in 2006 , he spent eight years at the financial times as an economics correspondent and columnist in london , new york and washington , dc . he has 15 years of investment experience and holds a bachelor ' s degree from oxford and a master ' s degree from harvard university . he was a lecturer in economics at keble college , oxford .\nbut in early 2008 , mr . ivascyn directed a team of temps to scour the offering documents of scores of bonds linked to souring mortgages . the research helped pimco determine which bonds were more or less likely to meet their obligations to investors .\naccording to its own preliminary estimates , it has overtaken pimco and is now running the largest fund in the fast - growing category of \u201calternative\u201d bond funds , which are a popular place for fixed income investors to put their money while interest rates rise .\ngross left pimco in september 2014 . he suddenly announced his departure and said that he was joining janus . it was rumored that allianz was planning to replace gross because of his issues working with others . gross jumped the gun before he could be replaced .\ninvestors should consider the investment objectives , risks , charges and expenses of the fund carefully before investing . this and other information are contained in the fund\u2019s prospectus , which may be obtained by contacting your pimco representative . please read the prospectus carefully before you invest .\nmr . parikh is a managing director in the newport beach office and generalist portfolio manager . mr . parikh is also a member of the pimco investment committee and leads the firm\u2019s cyclical economic forums . he previously served as a specialist portfolio manager on the short - term , mortgage and global portfolio management teams . prior to joining pimco in 2000 , mr . parikh was a financial economist and market strategist at ubs warburg . he has 15 years of investment experience and holds undergraduate degrees in economics and biology from grinnell college .\ninvested . pimco believes there is nothing more important than the partnership with our clients . markets don\u2019t stand still and neither do we , innovating to build solutions to meet investors\u2019 evolving needs . we are invested in helping our clients achieve what they set out to accomplish .\nmr . ivascyn is group cio , and a managing director in the newport beach office . he is the head of the mortgage credit portfolio management team and a lead portfolio manager for pimco ' s credit hedge fund and mortgage opportunistic strategies . mr . ivascyn is a member of pimco ' s executive committee and a member of the investment committee . morningstar named him fixed - income fund manager of the year ( u . s . ) for 2013 . prior to joining pimco in 1998 , he worked at bear stearns in the asset - backed securities group , as well as t . rowe price and fidelity investments . he has 23 years of investment experience and holds an mba in analytic finance from the university of chicago graduate school of business and a bachelor ' s degree in economics from occidental college .\ninvestors began pulling their money in droves once the departure was announced . even though pimco moved quickly to install new leadership and took steps to soothe the fears of investors , they were understandably nervous that the fund ' s iconic founder had left the firm under a cloud .\nprepared . pimco believes that performance starts with preparation . we conduct exhaustive research and analysis to continuously evaluate the world\u2019s changing risks and opportunities , from broad economic trends to individual securities . our aim is to deliver forward - looking solutions that maximize the possibilities for our clients .\npacific investment management company , or pimco , has seen hundreds of billions of dollars in client assets walk out the door since mr . gross\u2019s departure , and it is facing a lawsuit by mr . gross accusing the company of wrongful termination and seeking $ 200 million in damages .\nthe total return fund did not have a very good performance in 2014 . investors were starting to pull money from the fund as the entire bond market was under significant pressure . employees at pimco were likewise under a significant amount of pressure . mohamed el - erian was the chief executive officer ( ceo ) and co - chief investment officer ( cio ) of pimco and a very respected member of the international finance community . he was also very visible in the media . there were rumors that the working relationship between el - erian and gross was deteriorating .\naccording to its own preliminary estimates , it has overtaken pimco and is now running the largest fund in the fast - growing category of \u201calternative\u201d bond funds , which are a popular place for fixed income investors to put their money while interest rates rise ( see section below ) .\ninvestors should consider the investment objectives , risks , charges and expenses of the funds carefully before investing . this and other information are contained in the fund\u2019s prospectus , which may be obtained by contacting your pimco representative or by clicking here . please read the prospectus carefully before you invest .\ninvestment performance will settle the short - term battle for market share in fixed income . mr gross had what he called a \u201cstinker\u201d of a 2011 , too , missing a rally in us treasuries , but he bounced back in 2012 . this past year\u2019s underperformance has not been confined to the total return fund ; the average pimco mutual fund is in the bottom half of its class over a one - year horizon , according to morningstar . but pimco says the figures do not include accounts managed separately for institutional clients and therefore do not reflect the firm as a whole .\nmr . dialynas is a managing director in the newport beach office , a portfolio manager , and a member of pimco\u2019s investment committee . he has written extensively and lectured on the topic of fixed - income investing . mr . dialynas served on the editorial board of the journal of portfolio management and was a member of the fixed income curriculum committee of the association for investment management and research . he has 36 years of investment experience and holds an mba from the university of chicago graduate school of business . he received his undergraduate degree from pomona college . he joined pimco in 1980 .\ncraig dawson , cfa : mr . dawson is a managing director and head of strategic business management . he is currently based in the munich office and is also responsible for pimco ' s business in germany , austria , switzerland and italy . he is also head of product management for europe . prior to joining pimco in 1999 , mr . dawson was with wilshire associates , an investment consulting firm . he has 19 years of investment experience and holds an mba from the university of chicago graduate school of business . he received his undergraduate degree from the university of california , san diego .\nour portfolio management team is headed by our chief investment officers ( cios ) , led by daniel j . ivascyn . investment decision - making at pimco , however , is very much a team effort , one that draws upon the skills and insights of our portfolio managers and analysts around the globe .\nthe pair join new hires gene frieda and yacov arnopolin , whose appointments to pimco\u2019s emerging markets team were made public earlier this month . frieda , global strategist for emerging markets , was previously a partner at moore capital management\u2014another hedge fund\u2014while arnopolin , a portfolio manager , joined from goldman sachs asset management .\njpmorgan\u2019s strategic income opportunities fund hit $ 25 . 8bn in assets last week , according to the internal email , up from $ 15 . 3bn a year ago and edging out pimco\u2019s fund , which suffered outflows in each of the six months to february , according to morningstar , the research house .\npimco exchange - traded funds ( etfs ) provide investors with another way to access our time - tested investment process with daily transparency , convenient access and low investment minimums . our wide range of actively managed and smart index etfs offer efficient exposure across a variety of sectors , geographical regions and investment objectives .\nmr . kiesel is cio global credit and a managing director in the newport beach office . he is a member of the pimco investment committee , a generalist portfolio manager and the global head of corporate bond portfolio management , with oversight for the firm\u2019s investment grade , high yield , bank loan , municipal and insurance business as well as credit research . morningstar named him fixed - income fund manager of the year in 2012 and a finalist in 2010 . he has written extensively on the topic of global credit markets , founded the firm\u2019s global credit perspectives publication and regularly appears in the financial media . he joined pimco in 1996 and previously served as pimco ' s global head of investment grade corporate bonds and as a senior credit analyst . he has 22 years of investment experience and holds an mba from the university of chicago ' s graduate school of business . he received his undergraduate degree from the university of michigan .\npimco\u2019s outgoing ceo hodge was responsible for steering the company through its toughest period following the shock exit of bill gross in september 2014 , and ex - ceo mohamed el - erian a few months earlier . chief economist paul mcculley left the firm in 2015 after working there on - and - off since 1990 .\npimco insiders say they have made more progress than they have been given credit for . core bond funds , two - thirds of assets under management at the start of the 2000s , now account for less than one - third . new products include racier credit funds , high yield and hedge funds and real estate .\nhis career at pimco nearly ended before it began . it was the summer of 1998 , and mr . ivascyn was the newest trader on the firm & apos ; s mortgage desk . a week into his new job , hedge fund long term capital management & apos ; s implosion roiled markets around the world .\ni really like the convenience of having a voice of reason right on my iphone . i don ' t have to wait to see these guys on cnbc or dig through websites . this app is nicely laid out . i hope they don ' t start charging for this information or restrict it to only pimco clients .\nmr . ivascyn , who had never traded anything before , struggled to keep up with the chaos . pimco pulled him from the mortgage desk and exiled him to the opposite end of the same floor , where he sometimes sat alone . colleagues encouraged him to send out his r\u00e9sum\u00e9 , people familiar with the matter said .\nhe had just taken over a new mutual fund , launched with little fanfare , that sought to meet retail investors & apos ; appetite for steady income from bonds . several other senior pimco officials turned down the chance to manage the income fund because it veered from mr . gross & apos ; s total return strategy .\nthe analysis helped pimco weather the downturn . and in the years that followed the crisis , it gave mr . ivascyn the confidence to invest heavily in bonds that stood to snap back in value as the economy stabilized . the income fund , now co - managed with alfred murata , was a prime beneficiary of those trades .\npacific investment management co . , or pimco as it is widely known , is a global investment management firm that had over $ 829 . 5 billion in assets under management as of june 30 , 2008 . it was founded by william ( bill ) h . gross in 1971 with only several million of assets . [ 1 ]\npimco has also signalled a willingness to push more aggressively into equities . virginie maisonneuve , poached from schroders to head the equities division , was promoted to one of the deputy cio slots within days of arriving at the company . she plans to expand the equities staff from 50 to 65 , with further hiring to come after that .\nall investments contain risk and may lose value . this material is intended for informational purposes only . forecasts , estimates and certain information contained herein are based upon proprietary research and should not be considered as investment advice or a recommendation of any particular security , strategy or investment product . no part of this material may be reproduced in any form , or referred to in any other publication , without express written permission . pimco is a trademark of allianz asset management of america l . p . in the united states and throughout the world . the new neutral is a trademark of pacific investment management company lcc in the united states and throughout the world . \u00a92018 , pimco\nsaid mr . gross :\nmohamed has been a great leader , business builder and thought leader for pimco and our clients . together we have guided the firm and served our clients during a period of significant change in the global economy and financial markets . we are pleased that he will remain a part of the allianz group .\nas manager of pimco & apos ; s income fund , mr . ivascyn also attracted enough new money to claim the title of world & apos ; s largest actively managed bond fund - - a perch long occupied by mr . gross & apos ; s total return fund . the income fund now manages more than $ 79 billion .\nthings didn\u2019t get much better . in 2013 , bill gross had the worst year of his career . the unceremonious departure of co - ceo mohamed el - erian earlier this year was followed by a series of stories detailing the difficulties of working under gross . the wall street journal reported that pimco executives planned to fire gross before he left .\ncoro received a $ 150 , 000 grant from the pimco foundation to expand its youth leadership programming . this funding will expand the youth leadership academy program which prepares student leaders with an understanding of how education policy and practice is shaped ; the skills to develop their ideas ; and the opportunities for senior policymakers to meaningfully engage youth around their solutions .\ngross founded pimco in 1971 with an initial $ 12 million in assets . he started the total return fund in 1987 and successfully built it into the largest mutual fund in the world . the fund grew to as large as $ 293 billion in aum in april 2013 . the fund lost its crown as the largest mutual fund in october 2013 .\n\u201cif the bond market is going to be as treacherous as i think it might be , bill gross is going to be a tremendous competitor , \u201d says michael lipper , who has tracked the rise of pimco over four decades , first through the mutual fund data company that bears his name and now as an adviser to endowments and wealthy families .\nbond firms including doubleline capital have benefited as investors are reviewing their investments with pimco . doubleline , the bond firm co - founded by jeffrey gundlach , received $ 2 . 2 - billion in december , bringing last year ' s total of net new money to $ 10 . 9 - billion , the los angeles - based firm said in a statement .\n\u201cthe idea he runs a one - man show is absolutely inaccurate , \u201d says a long - time trustee of pimco mutual funds . \u201che cannot manage the full $ 2tn . it hasn\u2019t been that way for years . it is a driven firm , and to meet client expectations they work hard . 2013 wasn\u2019t up to their standards but they will get back there . \u201d\ngross , who co - founded pimco in 1971 and built it into one of the nation ' s largest money managers , left after deputies including now - group chief investment officer daniel ivascyn said they would quit and management debated his ouster , according to people familiar with the matter . gross resigned to run an unconstrained fund at denver - based money manager janus capital group inc .\nwhen mr el - erian resigned , pimco planned to introduce a new management structure with mr hodge taking the chief executive role and three deputy chief investment officers under mr gross . however , within hours of the announcement , marc seidner , an el - erian lieutenant who was also fed up with the tensions , said he was quitting to run fixed income for gmo in boston .\nblackrock in particular is ready to pounce . the biggest money manager in the world , blackrock\u2019s fixed income business performed poorly during the crisis , in stark contrast to the resilience shown by pimco . now , blackrock is pointing to better comparative numbers as the crisis period is falling out of the five - year performance record that many retail and institutional investors use to assess potential managers .\nmr . gross said in his lawsuit that his pimco career reached a breaking point when mr . ivascyn and other managing directors threatened to resign . he said in the suit that mr . ivascyn , who was named as a deputy cio in 2013 , was\nforemost\namong the individuals who sought to oust him as a way of collecting his share of the bonus pool .\nnewport beach , ca - - ( marketwired - jan 21 , 2014 ) - pimco , a leading global investment management firm , announced today that chief executive officer and co - chief investment officer mohamed a . el - erian has decided to step down from his role and leave the firm in mid - march . he will remain a member of the allianz international executive committee and , as of mid - march , also advise the board of management of allianz on global economic and policy issues . pimco ' s founder william h . gross will continue to serve as the firm ' s chief investment officer . at the same time , the firm has appointed a new portfolio management and executive leadership team . they will immediately begin to transition into their new roles .\nmr . mather is cio u . s . core strategies , and a managing director in the newport beach office and head of global portfolio management . previously , he led portfolio management in europe , managed euro and pan - european portfolios and worked closely with many allianz - related companies . he also served as a managing director of allianz global investors kag . prior to these roles , mr . mather co - headed pimco ' s mortgage - and asset - backed securities team . prior to joining pimco in 1998 , he was a fixed income trader specializing in mortgage - backed securities at goldman sachs in new york . he has 20 years of investment experience and holds a master ' s degree in engineering , as well as undergraduate degrees , from the university of pennsylvania .\nexcept for the historical information and discussions contained herein , statements contained in this news release constitute forward - looking statements within the meaning of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995 . these statements may involve a number of risks , uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially , including the performance of financial markets , the investment performance of pimco ' s sponsored investment products and separately managed accounts , general economic conditions , future acquisitions , competitive conditions and government regulations , including changes in tax laws . readers should carefully consider such factors . further , such forward - looking statements speak only on the date at which such statements are made . pimco undertakes no obligation to update any forward - looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements .\nmr . roman will join pimco on nov . 1 , replacing douglas hodge as chief executive , and will be based at the company\u2019s headquarters in newport beach . mr . roman , 52 , joined man in 2010 after it acquired glg partners , where he was co - chief executive . he has nearly 30 years of experience in the investment industry , including 18 years at goldman sachs .\n\u201cit would be poor form to talk down a competitor , \u201d says matthew appelstein , head of us distribution at rbc global asset management , \u201cbut we can talk about the \u2018efficient frontier\u2019 for a portfolio and the optimal risk - return trade - offs . \u201d like many , rbc\u2019s pitch to investors is that it would be prudent to shift a portion of their pimco allocation to another firm .\nwith our launch in 1971 in newport beach , california , pimco introduced investors to a total return approach to fixed income investing . in the 45 + years since , we have continued to bring innovation and expertise to our partnership with clients seeking the best investment solutions . today we have offices across the globe and 2 , 200 professionals united by a single purpose : creating opportunities for investors in every environment ."]}
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( 646 ) 277 - 1282 stephanie . carrington @ urltoken\ndiffusion pharmaceuticals soon began to test tsc\u2019s effectiveness in treating glioblastoma , the most common form of brain cancer .\ndiffusion pharmaceuticals was founded in 2001 by kalergis and john gainer , now an emeritus professor of chemical engineering at uva .\ndiffusion pharmaceuticals ( dffn ) has attracted millions of dollars in private investment to develop cancer drugs from a unique molecule invented at the university of virginia .\ncharlottesville , va , january 8 , 2016 ( globe newswire ) - - diffusion pharmaceuticals llc , a clinical - stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel small molecule therapeutics for cancer , today announced the successful completion of its merger with restorgenex corporation ( otcqx : resx ) . the combined company is changing its name to diffusion pharmaceuticals inc .\nto contact diffusion pharmaceuticals in , please visit urltoken . company data is provided by s & p ; global market intelligence . please use this form to report any data issues .\ndiffusion pharmaceuticals is developing a drug to treat glioblastoma , the most common form of brain cancer . from left : david kalergis , ceo ; john gainer , chief scientific officer .\ndavid kalergis chief executive officer diffusion pharmaceuticals inc . ( 434 ) 220 - 0718 dkalergis @ urltoken stephanie carrington icr inc . ( 646 ) 277 - 1282 stephanie . carrington @ urltoken\ndiffusion pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage company focused on improving the effectiveness of standard - of - care therapies for life - threatening treatment - resistant solid cancerous tumors , without adding harmful side effects .\ndiffusion hopes to one day sell its glioblastoma drug to a major pharmaceutical company . kalergis said the chance of a big payout from this sale is not the only thing motivating diffusion\u2019s investors .\nkalergis said diffusion\u2019s listing on the nasdaq reassures investors that the company is managing its finances and operations well .\ndiffusion was approved for listing on the nasdaq last august after completing a merger with restorgenex , an illinois - based company . as the surviving entity in the merger , diffusion retained its board of directors and executive officers .\nabout diffusion pharmaceuticals diffusion pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on extending the life expectancy of cancer patients by improving the effectiveness of current standard - of - care treatments including radiation therapy and chemotherapy . the diffusion technology is a paradigm shift in the approach to the treatment of cancer and other diseases involving hypoxia , or oxygen deprivation , in that it facilitates the diffusion of oxygen to hypoxic tissues . diffusion is developing its lead drug , trans sodium crocetinate ( tsc ) , for use in the many cancer types in which tumor hypoxia is known to diminish the effectiveness of current treatments . tsc targets the cancer\u2019s hypoxic micro - environment , re - oxygenating treatment - resistant tissue and making the cancer cells more vulnerable to the therapeutic effects of treatments such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy , without the apparent addition of any serious side effects .\nfor accounting purposes , the merger is treated as a\nreverse acquisition\nunder u . s . gaap and diffusion llc is considered the accounting acquirer . accordingly , diffusion llc ' s historical results of operations replaced the company ' s historical results of operations for all periods prior to the merger . unless otherwise stated , all comparisons in this management ' s discussion and analysis to prior year periods are to the results of diffusion pharmaceuticals llc for such period on a stand - alone basis .\ndiffusion pharmaceuticals inc . , a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel small molecule therapeutics for cancer and other hypoxia - related diseases , has announced the appointment of robert r . ruffolo , jr . , ph . d . , to its board of directors .\ncharlottesville , va . , aug . 14 , 2017 ( globe newswire ) - - diffusion pharmaceuticals inc . ( nasdaq : dffn ) ( \u201cdiffusion\u201d or \u201cthe company\u201d ) , a clinical - stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel small molecule therapeutics for cancer and other hypoxia - related diseases , today reported financial results for the three months ended june 30 , 2017 and provided a business update .\ndiffusion is also beginning preparations for clinical trials of tsc in pancreatic cancer patients and as a preliminary treatment for stroke victims .\nmts securities , llc . acted as exclusive financial advisor to diffusion and dechert llp acted as legal counsel to diffusion . raymond james & associates , inc . acted as exclusive financial advisor to restorgenex and fox rothschild llp acted as legal counsel for restorgenex .\ndavid kalergis , chairman and chief executive officer of diffusion pharmaceuticals , said , \u201cwe are strengthening diffusion\u2019s executive team with the addition of tom as general counsel . tom brings over three decades of biopharmaceutical and legal expertise to our company . he has been instrumental in developing our robust intellectual property strategy . tom will play a critical role in diffusion\u2019s evolution as a publicly traded company and in the strengthening of our ip portfolio as we continue to advance the clinical development of our lead candidate , trans sodium crocetinate ( tsc ) , in oncology indications . \u201d\ndiffusion expects to complete a phase 3 trial with more than 200 newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients by 2021 , at a cost of about $ 30 million .\nthe development and diffusion of antibiotics contributed to large improvements in human health and living standards . the antibiotic revolution also spawned the modern pharmaceutical industry . this paper reviews the development of the early antibiotics , and the roles of intellectual property rights ( in particular , patents ) in their development and diffusion .\ncharlottesville , va . , march 31 , 2017 ( globe newswire ) - - diffusion pharmaceuticals inc . ( nasdaq : dffn ) , a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel small molecule therapeutics for cancer and other hypoxia - related diseases , today reported financial results for the full year of 2016 and provided an overview of recent operational highlights .\ndiffusion pharmaceuticals inc . is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on extending the life expectancy of cancer patients by improving the effectiveness of current standard - of - care treatments including radiation therapy and chemotherapy . the diffusion technology is a paradigm shift in the approach to the treatment of cancer and other diseases involving hypoxia , or oxygen deprivation , in that it facilitates the diffusion of oxygen into hypoxic tissue . diffusion is developing its lead drug , trans sodium crocetinate ( tsc ) , for use in the many cancer types in which tumor hypoxia ( oxygen deprivation ) is known to diminish the effectiveness of current treatments . tsc targets the cancer ' s hypoxic micro - environment , re - oxygenating treatment - resistant tissue and making the cancer cells more vulnerable to the therapeutic effects of treatments such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy , without the apparent addition of any serious side effects .\ncharlottesville , va . , april 01 , 2016 ( globe newswire ) - - diffusion pharmaceuticals inc . ( otcqx : dffn ) , a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel small molecule therapeutics for cancer , today announced that thomas byrne will be transitioning from his current position on the board of directors in order to join the company in a new role as general counsel , effective april 1 , 2016 . mr . byrne will continue to oversee diffusion\u2019s intellectual property strategy , which he has directed since the company was founded in 2001 .\nanother charlottesville company , cavion , is developing its own drug to treat brain tumors . the chief executive officers of cavion and diffusion expressed mutual admiration for each other\u2019s accomplishments .\ndiffusion pharmaceuticals inc . , a clinical - stage biotechnology company , develops therapeutics for the treatment of cancer . its lead product candidate is transcrocetinate sodium , which has initiated phase 3 trials for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme ( gbm ) ; phase 2 clinical trials for the treatment of pancreatic cancer ; phase 2 / 3 clinical trials for the treatment of metastatic brain cancer ; and phase 2 trial for the treatment of stroke . the company is also developing res - 529 , a novel pi3k / akt / mtor pathway inhibitor , which has completed two phase i clinical trials for the treatment of age - related macular degeneration ; and is in pre - clinical development stage for the treatment of oncology primarily gbm . diffusion pharmaceuticals inc . was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in charlottesville , virginia .\ncharlottesville , va . , july 06 , 2017 ( globe newswire ) - - diffusion pharmaceuticals inc . ( nasdaq : dffn ) , a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel small molecule therapeutics for cancer and other hypoxia - related diseases , today announced the appointment of robert r . ruffolo , jr . , ph . d . , to its board of directors , effective immediately .\ncharlottesville , va . , july 06 , 2017 ( globe newswire ) - - diffusion pharmaceuticals inc . ( nasdaq : dffn ) , a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel small molecule therapeutics for cancer and other hypoxia - related diseases , today announced the appointment of robert r . ruffolo , jr . , ph . d . , to its board of directors , effective immediately .\ncharlottesville , va . , sept . 29 , 2016 ( globe newswire ) - - diffusion pharmaceuticals inc . ( otcqx : dffn ) , a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and various hypoxia - related conditions , today announced the establishment of a new scientific advisory board ( \u201csab\u201d ) of distinguished scientists and clinicians . the sab will serve as a resource to diffusion in the continued development of its lead drug candidate , trans sodium crocetinate ( tsc ) , in its many areas of therapeutic use for indications involving hypoxic conditions .\ngainer , diffusion\u2019s chief scientific officer , invented trans - sodium crocetinate ( tsc ) , a chemical that re - oxygenates hypoxic tissue without allowing too much oxygen to diffuse into normal tissue .\n\u201cbecoming a public company is a key element of our strategy , and the completion of this merger is a significant accomplishment for the diffusion team , \u201d said david kalergis , chairman and chief executive officer of diffusion pharmaceuticals . \u201cwe believe that our novel oncology therapeutics for treatment - resistant solid cancers have tremendous potential , and that becoming a publicly traded company affords us the greatest opportunity to capitalize on this large and growing market opportunity . \u201d mr . kalergis added , \u201cwe would like to thank the board and management team of restorgenex for their confidence in merging our two companies for the benefit of our respective stockholders . \u201d\ncharlottesville , va . , july 20 , 2017 ( globe newswire ) - - diffusion pharmaceuticals inc . ( nasdaq : dffn ) , a clinical stage biotechnology company developing novel small molecule therapeutics for cancer and other hypoxia - related diseases , today reported the completion of a major production run of its lead drug candidate trans sodium crocetinate ( tsc ) . this drug supply will be used in its planned phase 3 trial which will test tsc in the treatment of newly diagnosed inoperable glioblastoma ( gbm ) brain cancer patients and is of sufficient quantity to support the entire trial . diffusion plans to initiate this clinical trial by the end of 2017 .\ndiffusion pharmaceuticals inc . will continue to develop its lead drug candidate , trans sodium crocetinate ( tsc ) , which has demonstrated positive results in a phase 2 clinical trial in patients newly diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme ( gbm ) . tsc has received orphan drug designation from the u . s . food and drug administration for the treatment of gbm and expects to enter a phase iii study in newly diagnosed gbm patients in 2016 . future development of tsc includes other orphan indications . the company is planning to commence a phase ii / iii trial in pancreatic cancer in 2016 with a phase ii / iii study in brain metastases to follow . tsc\u2019s novel mechanism of action enhances the diffusion of oxygen to cancerous tumors , improving the effects of cancer treatments like radiation therapy and chemotherapy . diffusion will review and prioritize products formerly in the restorgenex pipeline .\ndavid kalergis , chairman and chief executive officer of diffusion pharmaceuticals , stated , \u201cduring the second quarter we made solid progress in advancing preparations for a planned phase 3 trial of tsc in newly diagnosed inoperable gbm patients , and are on track to complete a protocol review in the third quarter of 2017 . assuming fda sign - off on the final protocol design , we plan to begin enrolling patients into the study by the end of 2017 . \u201d\non january 8 , 2016 , we completed the merger with diffusion llc . as a result of the merger , diffusion llc , the surviving company in the merger , became a wholly - owned subsidiary of the company . immediately following the merger , the former equity holders of diffusion llc owned approximately 84 . 1 % of the company ' s common stock , and the stockholders of restorgenex immediately prior to the merger owned approximately 15 . 9 % of the company ' s common stock , in each case , on a fully - diluted basis and calculated in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement . also in connection with the merger , the pre - merger directors and officers of the company tendered their resignations and the pre - merger directors and officers of diffusion llc were appointed as the new directors and officers of the company . following the completion of the merger , the company changed its corporate name from\nrestorgenex corporation\nto\ndiffusion pharmaceuticals inc .\nand changed the trading symbol of the company ' s common stock from\nresx\nto\ndffn .\nin november 2016 , our common stock was approved for listing on the nasdaq capital market and will continue to trade under the ticker symbol\ndffn\n.\ndiffusion pharmaceuticals inc . is a clinical - stage biotechnology company focused on extending the life expectancy of cancer patients by improving the effectiveness of current standard - of - care ( \u201csoc\u201d ) treatments including radiation therapy and chemotherapy . diffusion is developing its lead product candidate , trans sodium crocetinate ( tsc ) , for use in the many cancers where tumor hypoxia ( oxygen deprivation ) is known to diminish the effectiveness of soc treatments . tsc targets the cancer ' s hypoxic micro - environment , re - oxygenating treatment - resistant tissue and making the cancer cells more vulnerable to the therapeutic effects of soc treatments without the apparent addition of any serious side effects .\ndiffusion pharmaceuticals inc . is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on extending the life expectancy of cancer patients by improving the effectiveness of current standard of care treatments including radiation therapy and chemotherapy . diffusion is developing its lead product candidate , trans sodium crocetinate ( tsc ) , for use in the many cancer types in which tumor hypoxia ( oxygen deprivation ) is known to diminish the effectiveness of current treatments . tsc targets the cancer ' s hypoxic micro - environment , re - oxygenating treatment - resistant tissue and making the cancer cells more vulnerable to the therapeutic effects of treatments such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy , without the addition of any serious side effects .\ndiffusion pharmaceuticals inc . is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on extending the life expectancy of cancer patients by improving the effectiveness of current standard of care treatments including radiation therapy and chemotherapy . diffusion is developing its lead product candidate , trans sodium crocetinate ( tsc ) , for use in the many cancer types in which tumor hypoxia ( oxygen deprivation ) is known to diminish the effectiveness of current treatments . tsc targets the cancer ' s hypoxic micro - environment , re - oxygenating treatment - resistant tissue and making the cancer cells more vulnerable to the therapeutic effects of treatments such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy , without the apparent addition of any serious side effects .\n\u201cwe are delighted to welcome bob to the board , \u201d stated david kalergis , chairman and chief executive officer . \u201chis comprehensive pharmaceutical industry experience and drug development knowledge will add real value to diffusion . \u201d\ndr . ruffolo currently serves as president of ruffolo consulting , llc , and sits on the boards of directors for numerous biotechnology companies , in addition to several non - profit charitable organizations . he previously served as president of research and development of wyeth pharmaceuticals and corporate senior vice president of wyeth ( now pfizer ) . previously dr . ruffolo spent 17 years at smithkline beecham pharmaceuticals ( now glaxosmithkline ) as senior vice president and director of biological sciences , worldwide , and before that , he was chairman of the cardiovascular research committee at lilly research laboratories .\ndr . ruffolo currently serves as president of ruffolo consulting , llc , and sits on the boards of directors for numerous biotechnology companies , in addition to several non - profit charitable organizations . he previously served as president of research and development of wyeth pharmaceuticals and corporate senior vice president of wyeth ( now pfizer ) . previously dr . ruffolo spent 17 years at smithkline beecham pharmaceuticals ( now glaxosmithkline ) as senior vice president and director of biological sciences , worldwide , and before that , he was chairman of the cardiovascular research committee at lilly research laboratories .\ndavid kalergis , chairman and chief executive officer , stated :\nthe recently received proceeds from our private placement provide diffusion with resources to move forward with our phase 3 clinical program testing of trans sodium crocetinate ( tsc ) in newly diagnosed gbm patients , as well as advance its use in other indications . diffusion staff , expert consultants and key opinion leaders continue to work together to craft the most cost - effective programs with optimal chances for success .\ndiffusion pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on extending the life expectancy of cancer patients by improving the effectiveness of current standard - of - care treatments including radiation therapy and chemotherapy . diffusion is developing its lead drug , trans sodium crocetinate ( tsc ) , for use in the many cancer types in which tumor hypoxia ( oxygen deprivation ) is known to diminish the effectiveness of current treatments . tsc targets the cancer\u2019s hypoxic micro - environment , re - oxygenating treatment - resistant tissue and making the cancer cells more vulnerable to the therapeutic effects of treatments such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy , without the apparent addition of any serious side effects . we believe tsc has potential application in other indications involving hypoxia , such as stroke and neurodegenerative diseases .\ndiffusion pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage company focused on improving the effectiveness of standard - of - care therapies for life - threatening treatment - resistant solid cancerous tumors , without adding harmful side effects . the company is developing its lead drug , trans sodium crocetinate ( tsc ) , which has received orphan drug designation from the fda for use in a number of cancers in which tumor hypoxia ( oxygen deprivation ) diminishes the efficacy of current treatments . tsc targets the cancer\u2019s hypoxic micro - environment , re - oxygenating treatment - resistant tissue and making the cancerous cells more vulnerable to the therapeutic effects of conventional radiation and chemotherapy .\n\u201cwe are starting to become a later - stage biotech company , \u201d said david kalergis , co - founder and ceo of diffusion . \u201cas a phase 3 - ready company , the amount of financing necessary increases very significantly , because the clinical trials are so much bigger . \u201d\n\u201cdiffusion has found a high , unmet medical need , \u201d said cavion ceo andy krouse . \u201cthey\u2019ve had some very nice responses in patients . sometimes you have to do a large clinical trial to see if a drug actually works \u2014 and they\u2019ve got a nice indication that it should work . \u201d\nthe market has been bearish toward diffusion in its first year of trading ; the company\u2019s stock price has dropped to under $ 3 per share from a peak of $ 9 soon after its nasdaq debut . hiring accountants and other experts to ensure compliance with federal regulations also imposes significant costs on the company .\n\u201cdiffusion has reached an important milestone for initiating the phase 3 trial with this successful manufacture of phase 3 - ready tsc , \u201d said david kalergis , diffusion\u2019s chairman and ceo . \u201cin its end - of - phase - 2 - meeting response , the fda required that any tsc used in upcoming phase 3 studies must be made using commercially - ready processes , both for the active pharmaceutical ingredient ( api ) and formulated drug product . the necessary advanced production and formulation processes were implemented over the last eighteen months and were cleared with the fda in june , immediately prior to the successful clinical trial supply production run earlier this month . \u201d\nguy m . chisolm , phd , chair of diffusion pharmaceuticals\u2019 sab guy m . chisolm iii , ph . d . was professor in the department of cellular and molecular medicine and vice chair of the lerner research institute at cleveland clinic prior to his recent retirement . he also previously served on cleveland clinic\u2019s board of governors and board of trustees . he also held an appointment as professor of biomedical engineering at case western reserve university . he served on numerous editorial boards and peer review study sections at nih and american heart association . he received a bs from the university of pennsylvania , ms and phd from the university of virginia and postdoctoral research training from the karolinska institute ( stockholm ) and mit . he has published over 100 articles on vascular cell biology and atherosclerosis .\nin january 2016 , we completed the merger . for accounting purposes , diffusion llc is considered the acquiring entity in the merger and , as a result , we acquired $ 8 . 5 million in cash . in september 2016 , we issued convertible notes and received cash proceeds of $ 1 . 9 million . as of december 31 , 2016 , we did not have any existing credit facilities under which we could borrow funds .\ndavid g . kalergis , diffusion\u2019s chairman and chief executive officer , said , \u201cthe newly assembled sab is comprised of distinguished leaders in their respective fields , all of whom share the common objective of developing therapeutics to treat hypoxia - induced maladies and address selected unmet medical needs . the sab includes expertise in brain cancer , stroke , peripheral artery disease , and alzheimer\u2019s disease . the composition of this board demonstrates the high level of interest in the significant therapeutic potential of tsc from scientific leaders across a wide array of disciplines . \u201d\ndiffusion is now interacting with the fda on details regarding the design and execution of the planned phase 3 study , with initiation planned for later this year . the study will focus on newly diagnosed gbm patients who have been judged by their medical team to be inoperable , usually because of the size or location of the tumor . because of their poor prognosis , these patients are often excluded from participation in other gbm clinical trials . in the company\u2019s phase 2 gbm study , the tsc - treated group showed a nearly four - fold increase in survival at two years , when compared to the historical controls .\nduring his distinguished career in the pharmaceuticals industry , dr . ruffolo played a significant role in the discovery and / or development of marketed products such as carvedilol for the treatment of heart failure and acute myocardial infarction , ropinirole for parkinson\u2019s disease , dobutamine for congestive heart failure and eprosartan for hypertension . he has authored nearly 500 full - length publications and over 200 abstracts , in addition to editing 15 books . dr . ruffolo was editor - in - chief of four international scientific journals , and has served on the editorial board of 29 international scientific journals . he has received numerous prestigious awards throughout his career , including the discoverers award for carvedilol in heart failure . dr . ruffolo received a b . s . degree in pharmacy and his ph . d . degree in pharmacology from the ohio state university . thereafter , he spent two years as a postdoctoral fellow at the national institutes of health .\nto the extent any statements made in this news release deal with information that is not historical , these are forward - looking statements under the private securities litigation reform act of 1995 . such statements include , but are not limited to , statements about the company ' s plans , objectives , expectations and intentions with respect to future operations and products , the potential of the company ' s technology and product candidates , the anticipated timing of future clinical trials and other statements that are not historical in nature , particularly those that utilize terminology such as\nwould ,\nwill ,\nplans ,\npossibility ,\npotential ,\nfuture ,\nexpects ,\nanticipates ,\nbelieves ,\nintends ,\ncontinue ,\nexpects ,\nother words of similar meaning , derivations of such words and the use of future dates . forward - looking statements by their nature address matters that are , to different degrees , uncertain . uncertainties and risks may cause the company ' s actual results to be materially different than those expressed in or implied by such forward - looking statements . particular uncertainties and risks include : general business and economic conditions ; the company ' s need for and ability to obtain additional financing ; and the difficulty of developing pharmaceutical products , obtaining regulatory and other approvals and achieving market acceptance . all forward - looking statements in this news release speak only as of the date of this news release and are based on management ' s current beliefs and expectations . diffusion undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward - looking statement , whether as a result of new information , future events or otherwise .\nto the extent any statements made in this news release deal with information that is not historical , these are forward - looking statements under the private securities litigation reform act of 1995 . such statements include , but are not limited to , statements about the company ' s plans , objectives , expectations and intentions with respect to future operations and products , the potential of the company ' s technology and product candidates , the anticipated timing of future clinical trials , the anticipated financial position , operating results and growth prospects of the company and other statements that are not historical in nature , particularly those that utilize terminology such as\nwould ,\nwill ,\nplans ,\npossibility ,\npotential ,\nfuture ,\nexpects ,\nanticipates ,\nbelieves ,\nintends ,\ncontinue ,\nexpects ,\nother words of similar meaning , derivations of such words and the use of future dates . forward - looking statements by their nature address matters that are , to different degrees , uncertain . uncertainties and risks may cause the company ' s actual results to be materially different than those expressed in or implied by such forward - looking statements . particular uncertainties and risks include : general business and economic conditions ; the company ' s need for and ability to obtain additional financing ; and the difficulty of developing pharmaceutical products , obtaining regulatory and other approvals and achieving market acceptance . all forward - looking statements in this news release speak only as of the date of this news release and are based on management ' s current beliefs and expectations . diffusion undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward - looking statement , whether as a result of new information , future events or otherwise .\nto the extent any statements made in this news release deal with information that is not historical , these are forward - looking statements under the private securities litigation reform act of 1995 . such statements include , but are not limited to , statements about the company ' s plans , objectives , expectations and intentions with respect to future operations and products , the potential of the company ' s technology and product candidates , the anticipated timing of future clinical trials and protocol review , the anticipated financial position , operating results and growth prospects of the company and other statements that are not historical in nature , particularly those that utilize terminology such as\nwould ,\nwill ,\nplans ,\npossibility ,\npotential ,\nfuture ,\nexpects ,\nanticipates ,\nbelieves ,\nintends ,\ncontinue ,\nexpects ,\nother words of similar meaning , derivations of such words and the use of future dates . forward - 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ninds funded phase iii stroke hyperglycemia insulin network effort ( shine ) trial in acute ischemic stroke . dr . johnston graduated aoa from the university of rochester school of medicine , where she also did her internal medicine and neurology residency training . she did a vascular neurology fellowship at uva and obtained a master\u2019s degree in outcomes and clinical investigation at uva .\njeffrey l . saver , md , faha , faan , fana dr . saver has been director of the ucla stroke unit since its inception , and professor and sa vice - chair of neurology at the david geffen school of medicine . he is a leader in cerebrovascular research and clinical care . dr . saver has published more than 500 original articles , more than 30 book chapters , and two edited volumes and has been the principal investigator of more than 50 clinical research studies . his research focuses on stroke prevention , acute stroke treatment , stroke diagnosis , and neurocognitive and neurobehavioral consequences of stroke . dr . saver received his medical degree from harvard medical school , and is a graduate of the harvard - longwood neurology training program , the university of iowa fellowship program in behavioral neurology and cognitive neuroscience , and the brown university fellowship program in vascular neurology . dr . saver did his internship at brigham & women ' s hospital and his residency at brigham & women ' s hospital .\nkathleen a . welsh - bohmer , ph . d . , abpp - cn dr . welsh - bohmer is the director of the joseph and kathleen bryan alzheimer\u2019s disease research center ( bryan adrc ) at duke university medical center , which focuses on basic science discovery and clinical care programs for patients with alzheimer\u2019s disease and other similar memory complaints . under dr . welsh - bohmer\u2019s leadership , the bryan adrc has established broad collaborative ties regionally , nationally and internationally . she also serves as professor , department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences , division of medical psychology and has a joint appointment with the department of neurology at duke university . she holds a bs in psychology from duke university and a phd in psychology from university of virginia . she completed a postdoctoral clinical training fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at university of iowa . she is board certified through the american board of professional psychologists in the practice of clinical neuropsychology .\na phase 2 clinical program , completed in the second quarter of 2015 , evaluated 59 patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme ( gbm ) . this open label , historically controlled study demonstrated a favorable safety and efficacy profile for tsc combined with standard of care . the u . s . food and drug administration has guided the design of a phase 3 trial in newly diagnosed gbm . additional planned studies , subject to receipt of necessary financing , include a phase 2 trial in pancreatic cancer and a study in brain metastases . due to its novel mechanism of action , tsc has safely re - oxygenated a range of tumor types in our preclinical and clinical studies . the company believes its therapeutic potential is not limited to specific tumors , thereby making it potentially useful to improve standard - of - care treatments of other life - threatening cancers and multiple hypoxia - linked disorders .\nwith a reader account , it ' s easy to send email directly to the contact for this release . sign up today for your free reader account ! already have an account ? log in here .\nglobenewswire is one of the world ' s largest newswire distribution networks , specializing in the delivery of corporate press releases financial disclosures and multimedia content to the media , investment community , individual investors and the general public .\nappointed long - standing pharmaceutical executive robert r . ruffolo , jr . , ph . d . to the company\u2019s board of directors\nobtained stockholder approval for a potential offering of up to $ 20 . 0 million of series b convertible preferred stock\n\u201cwe have engaged a premier contract research organization to conduct the phase 3 study and entered into agreements with top - tier partners to manage the mri imaging , clinical data management , drug supply and other functions related to the trial , \u201d mr . kalergis added . \u201cwe completed a major production run of tsc and now have sufficient quantity of the drug to support the entire phase 3 trial . \u201d\nresearch and development expenses for the second quarter of 2017 were $ 1 . 2 million , compared with $ 1 . 4 million for the second quarter of 2016 . this decrease was attributable to lower expenses related to animal toxicology studies , partially offset by an increase in api and drug manufacturing costs .\ngeneral and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2017 were $ 1 . 8 million , compared with $ 2 . 3 million for the second quarter of 2016 . the decrease was primarily attributable to lower professional fees , partially offset by an increase in salary and salary - related expenses .\nthe company recorded a loss from operations of $ 3 . 0 million for the second quarter of 2017 , compared with a loss from operations of $ 3 . 8 million for the second quarter of 2016 . the narrowed operating loss reflects lower research and development expenses , as well as lower general and administrative expenses .\nwe recognized a non - 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868 - 3900 ; email : info @ urltoken contact us\njames poterba is president of the national bureau of economic research . he is also the mitsui professor of economics at m . i . t .\njosh mandell | saturday , june 17 , 2017 at 7 : 30 p . m .\na small charlottesville biopharmaceutical company recently was granted entry to the nasdaq stock exchange .\nthe company went public in 2016 to fund its first phase 3 clinical trial .\ngainer\u2019s initial work on tsc was sponsored by the office of naval research , which was interested in the chemical\u2019s potential to treat severe wounds on the battlefield . gainer eventually obtained a patent for tsc after uva released its patent rights .\ngainer , now 78 , didn\u2019t expect to still be a pharmaceutical executive more than a decade after retiring from uva . he said the possibility of creating life - saving drugs with his invention drives him to continue working .\n\u201cif you have a drug , it\u2019s only useful if it\u2019s out there helping people , \u201d gainer said .\nto pursue the commercialization of tsc , gainer partnered with kalergis , a corporate lawyer and investor who had served on the boards of pharmaceutical research associates ( now pra health sciences ) and virginia national bank ."]}
{"id": 55767, "summary": [{"text": "mrs. fields famous brands is a franchisor in the snack food industry , with mrs. fields and tcby as its core brands .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "through its franchisees ' retail stores , it is one of the largest retailers of freshly baked , on-premises specialty cookies and brownies in the united states and the largest retailer of soft-serve frozen yogurt in the country .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "in addition , it operates a gifts and branded retail business , entering into many licensing arrangements .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "its franchise systems includes over 300 franchised and licensed locations throughout the united states and in 22 other countries .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it also offers retail grocery products and a gifting catalog under the name of mrs. fields gifts .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it is headquartered in broomfield , colorado . 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( for the ftc ) | federal trade commission\nforever chipper : despite financial woes , mrs . fields denies her empire is crumbling\nacquisition of premier brands maxfield candy and nutty guys to accelerate growth at mrs . fields\nhow to build a multimillion - dollar company : the story of mrs . fields cookies\nor by calling 1 . 800 . cookies . for more information on mrs . fields visit\nmrs . fields ' staff are gracious and kind . they always smile at their customers ,\nforever chipper : despite financial woes , mrs . fields denies her empire is crumbling - latimes\nmrs . fields : her life as the top cookie : the chips never . . .\nmrs . fields original cookie company was formed in 1996 when greenwich , conn . - based capricorn holdings acquired mrs . fields and the original cookie company . in 2003 , mrs . fields famous brands was formed to oversee the combined businesses and focus on franchising . in 2004 , mrs . fields famous brands completed a refinancing and began selling its company - owned stores .\nftc receives largest coppa civil penalties to date in settlements with mrs . fields cookies and hershey foods\nin 1977 and the mrs . fields name quickly became associated with warm , freshly baked cookies right out of the oven . today , mrs . fields products are available at over 300 retail locations in\nmrs . fields ' original cookies , inc . is a privately - held company that operates in the following industries : bakery products and casual dining restaurants . mrs . fields ' original cookies , inc . was founded in 1977 by debra fields . mrs . fields ' original cookies , inc . headquarters are located in salt lake city , utah . mrs . fields ' original cookies , inc . operates as a subsidiary of famous brands franchising llc .\nthe real recipe behind the phenomenal growth of mrs . fields cookies cannot be found in the dough .\nthe one - time nationally prominent mrs . fields cookie stores will soon no longer be a utah company .\nsince the late ' 80s , mrs . fields inc . has been in and out of red ink .\nafter randy fields computerized mrs . fields ' cookies , he began selling his artificial intelligence / store management software through a subsidiary , fields software group . burger king corporation in 1990 became one of the software customers .\n' mrs . fields ' cookies goes east , ' fortune , february 7 , 1983 , p . 9 .\nin january , nexcen brands said it acquired the great american cookie from mrs . fields for $ 93 . 7 million . it also acquired two units of mrs . fields for $ 29 . 4 million in august 2007 .\nrichman , tom , ' mrs . fields ' secret ingredient : the real recipe behind the phenomenal growth of mrs . fields ' cookies cannot be found in the dough , ' inc . , october 1987 , p . 65 .\n\u00a9 2016 interbake foods , llc . the mrs . fields\u00ae and nibblers\u00ae name , mark and all associated trademarks and logotypes , are owned by the mrs . fields\u2019 brand , inc . and used under license by interbake foods , llc .\nwe are extremely excited that the maxfield candy brand , whose previously owner was a long - standing mrs . fields licensee , will officially join our family as we continue to expand the iconic mrs . fields and tcby brands throughout the world ,\nsaid\nas a long - standing partner to mrs . fields , maxfield candy is a natural addition to our portfolio ,\nsaid\nthe original mrs . fields cookie ! our fresh baked personalized gifts & gift baskets are guaranteed to impress . see our cookie gifts\nhere ' s your chance to win a trip to london from sherlock gnomes and mrs . fields ! visit urltoken and enter now\nyou can still visit your favorite mrs . fields store to enjoy half dozen cookie nibblers for only p40 \ud83d\ude0a # mrsfieldsph # loveitshareit\npogrebin , robin , ' what went wrong with mrs . fields ? ' working woman , july 1993 , p . 9 .\nmouth watering yet ? win one of mrs . fields ' best - selling recipe books by entering over at our facebook page !\nmichael ward , interim co - chief executive of mrs . fields famous brands , was not available to comment , reuters said .\nthe cookie we now know was first attributed to greedy bakers at mrs . fields , circa 1987 , and the rumor proved pervasive enough that mrs . fields stores started displaying the following sign :\nmrs . fields recipe has never been sold . there is a rumor circulating that the mrs . fields cookie recipe was sold to a woman at a cost of $ 250 . a chocolate - chip cookie recipe was attached to the story . i would like to tell all my customers that this story is not true , this is not my recipe and i have not sold the recipe to anyone . mrs . fields recipe is a delicious trade secret .\nfrom all of us at mrs . fields , happy valentine ' s day ! we hope your day is as sweet as you are\npeople from mrs . fields are kind and they are sweet also like their cookies . they know how to connect with their customers .\nfunk , marianne , ' mrs . fields ' is transforming some stores into boutiques , ' deseret news , july 16 , 1990 .\nwhen people ask how she turned her cookie recipe into a $ 450 million company , debbi fields , founder of mrs . fields , likes to say she grew up in an extremely wealthy family .\nmrs . fields is based in broomfield , colorado with a production and distribution facility in salt lake city , utah . debbi fields opened her first store in palo alto , california in 1977 and the mrs . fields name quickly became associated with warm , freshly baked cookies right out of the oven . today , mrs . fields enjoys the highest aided brand awareness in the industry and sells products at over 300 retail locations globally and online . visit urltoken for more information .\nyou rarely hear this tale told of mrs . fields these days \u2014 the 1990s saw it shift yet again , this time to point a finger at neiman - marcus . one possible reason for this shift could have been a double misremembering of names as the legend was briefly told of the department store marshall fields : mrs . fields to marshall fields ( similar name ) and marshall fields to neiman marcus ( similar - sounding name plus both are department stores ) .\ntribune file photo the ceo of mrs . fields famous brand told employees this week that the company is moving its salt lake city - area\nmake my son remember his childhood with all the treats i get to buy for him everytime i pass by a mrs . fields store .\nknudson , max b . , ' fields cookie without the mrs . or mr . ? ' deseret news , may 20 , 1998 .\ngo to article from reuters via the new york times \u00bb go to mrs . fields filing with the s . e . c . \u00bb\npassing by a mrs . fields store because its really really tempting ! even the smell of their freshly baked cookies would make me give in .\n- - - - , ' mrs . fields ' cookies says it has accord to fuel growth , ' deseret news , february 17 , 1993 .\ncapricorn investors may want to review its investment strategy . after paying $ 140 million for tcby they turned around and bought mrs . fields . hmmm .\nmrs . fields recipe has never been sold . there is a rumor circulating that the mrs . fields cookie recipe was sold to a woman at a cost of $ 250 . a chocolate - chip cookie recipe was attached to the story . i would like to tell all my customers that this story is not true , this is not my recipe and i have not sold the recipe to anyone . mrs . fields recipe is a delicious trade secret .\nby the late 1970s , this legend had shifted to mrs . fields and chocolate chip cookies . indeed , this version proved so fiendishly popular that in 1987 the following notice signed by debbi fields was displayed in her stores :\nmrs . fields is a premier cookie and baked goods store and offers a wide range of exclusively designed gifts and gift baskets , perfect for any occasion .\n' mrs . fields inc . back on track with ' 89 income of $ 1 . 5 million , ' deseret news , april 11 , 1990 .\ntribune file photo the ceo of mrs . fields famous brand told employees this week that the company is moving its salt lake city - area headquarters to denver . mrs . fields , which emerged from bankruptcy in 2008 , has franchises in more than 950 stores under its brand and the tcby frozen - yogurt banner .\non paper , mrs . fields cookies looks almost conventional . in action , however , because of the way information flows between levels , it feels almost flat .\nfields , debbi , and alan furst , one smart cookie : how a housewife ' s chocolate chip recipe turned into a multimillion dollar business : the story of mrs . fields ' cookies , new york : simon and schuster , 1987 .\ndebbi fields is the founder of mrs . fields cookies . the business was started in 1977 in palo alto , california as mrs . field ' s chocolate chippery . the name was changed as the company began to diversify beyond the venerable chocolate chip . the company grosses over $ 300 million from over 1000 outlets in 9 countries .\nif administrative bureaucracies can grow out of control , so can technology bureaucracies . a couple of principles , ruthlessly adhered to , keep both simple at mrs . fields .\nsuch a welcoming cafe ! mrs . fields had a huge relevance to my high school life thanks to their w - fi ( which helped a lot in my projects ) ,\na leaflet of unknown origin has been distributed in chain - letter fashion throughout the country during the past several months claiming to reveal the mrs . fields chocolate chip cookie recipe . the formula provided on the single sheet of paper purports to duplicate the one used for the premium treats sold by the more than 375 mrs . fields outlets around the nation .\nin the meantime , signs have been posted in all mrs . fields stores and a disclaimer added to all the firm ' s packaging denying any link to the bogus recipe .\nrealizing that mrs fields cookies are a high price product and people loosing their jobs . there is a good chance for cosumers will not spend $ 4 . . a cookie .\nthe popularity of mrs . fields ' cookies , the basis for the urban legend , was also seen in congress in the late 1980s and early 1990s . utah ' s congressmen about twice a year distributed free cookies , baked at local mrs . fields ' stores in the washington , d . c . , area , to the hundreds of other representatives .\nin 1990 mrs . fields ' cookies announced an agreement with the marriott corporation which allowed marriott to own at least 60 stores to bake and sell the popular bakery products . marriott gained the exclusive right to build mrs . fields ' cookies stores in airports , hotels , and highway travel plazas and pay the cookie company approximately five percent of its gross sales .\nin the meantime , debbi and randy fields received numerous honors . in 1988 the utah chapter of the national conference of christians and jews honored the couple with its brotherhood / sisterhood award for their many community contributions in business and philanthropy . debbi fields served on the boards of the cystic fibrosis research foundation , the park city educational foundation , and salt lake city ' s lds hospital . she and her husband founded mrs . fields ' children ' s health foundation and donated millions to study children ' s diseases . randy fields was president of riverview financial corporation , the fields investment group , and the fields consulting group . as the president of a firm with over 700 outlets worldwide , mrs . fields told the national conference attendees that ,\nwe are very proud to receive this award , but you must remember that each time you ' ve enjoyed mrs . fields ' cookies , you ' re the one who ' s allowing us to give .\nthe company , which licenses and franchises about 1 , 200 mrs . fields cookies and tcby frozen yogurt locations worldwide , has begun soliciting votes from creditors for a \u201cprepackaged\u201d reorganization plan .\nmrs . fields said in the regulatory filing that it would have been unable to make an interest payment on its debt in september . it said it planned to continue doing business .\nburdened by heavy debt and hobbled by recession - related sales declines . . . mrs . fields cookies agreed to give its lenders nearly 80 % of the company . . . .\nfamous brands international , parent to the mrs . fields cookies and tcby brands , has promoted former chief financial officer dustin lyman to the role of ceo , the company said this week .\nmrs . fields gifts operations , which employ about 60 people full time and 300 during the holidays , will remain in utah , and perhaps expand as the company grows , casey said .\nies , the staff at these two stores are awesome ! makes me feel so much at home . it ' s always a\nhappy sweet day !\nat mrs . fields .\nt to your loved ones ! staff is polite and attentive - mrs . field ' s atc branch\n/ prnewswire / - - famous brands international (\nfamous brands\n) , the parent company of tcby yogurt and mrs . fields cookies , today announced that its subsidiary mrs . fields confections acquired virtually all of the assets of international confections company , llc dba maxfield candy company , including premium brands maxfield candy and nutty guys following entry of an order of the third judicial district court of\nit turns out that the recipe is only an imitation of the real mrs . fields cookie and did not originate with the company . in fact , the process responsible for the firm ' s popular sweets is a proprietary secret and , as such , is protected by u . s . trade laws . furthermore , mrs . fields does not accept any credit cards , nor does it sell recipes .\nmrs fields cookies may have started out as the best ; it would not have expanded so rapidly if it were not at least a quality cookie . many people apparently think it still is , and i think this is more of a mind set , like thinkging there no better coffee than starbucks . obviously there is a lot of subjectivety to evaluating a cookie , and that being the case , i can assure you there are many cookies manufactures that are far superior to mrs . fields . for those that feel mrs . fields is the best , let them try davids cookies , gimmee jimmy\u2019s cookies ( which i thing are imcomparable ) . mrs fields is in trouble because they lost their focus , as starbucks did , and they are far from the best , something that is slowly being discovered .\nmr . fields was entertained in some of the richest homes , by some of the best and the brightest . mrs . fields tagged along , with what seemed like very little to contribute to the erudite chatter . no college education , no special areas of expertise , no confidence in herself .\neven today , mrs . fields ' arch competitor , michael coles , founder and chairman of the board of the great american cookie co . , doesn ' t put down his rival ' s cookies .\nbut fields , forever chipper , says ,\nwe ' ve learned from our mistakes .\nwith about $ 196 million in publicly traded debt , mrs . fields said it struck a deal on wednesday with capricorn investors to modify certain financial terms and revise timelines under the terms of their investment agreement .\nbut there ' s nothing hokey about the 18 . 5 % that mrs . fields inc . earned on cookie sales of $ 87 million last year , up from $ 72 . 6 million a year earlier .\nmrs . fields inc . . . . has\nfinalize ( d ) recapitalization which will fuel the company ' s growth in the 1990s . concomitantly , the company announced plans for 100 new stores this year .\nfields speculates that a competitor in the gourmet cookie business is the most likely source of the problem .\nwhich is why we picked the brain of the real - life mrs . fields about the dictionary that changed her life , how to get a business loan and why good chocolate ( and vanilla ) is always best .\nthe company was founded when debbi fields opened her first cookie store in palo alto , calif . , in 1977 and then moved operations to utah sometime after that . although she no longer holds an interest in mrs . fields famous brands , the relationship between the founder and the company remains cordial , casey said last year .\n, chairman of famous brands and chief executive officer of z capital .\nthe famous brands ' team has worked tirelessly to capitalize on the significant potential of the company ' s platform , and today , tcby and mrs . fields are distinctly positioned in their respective markets and expanding rapidly . with the recent success of tcby and mrs . fields , including our in - store gifting stations , the addition of the maxfield candy and nutty guys brands will only accelerate the global demand for famous brands ' products . we look forward to capitalizing on the tremendous growth prospects of these two brands to further elevate tcby and mrs . fields and continue the momentum at famous brands .\nwhich is why we picked the brain of the real - life mrs . fields about the dictionary that changed her life , how to get a business loan , and why good chocolate ( and vanilla ) is always best .\nthe ordering process doesn ' t happen that way yet at mrs . fields , although it probably will soon as randy continues to press for more exception reporting . you can see where he ' s going with this concept .\napparently it ' s only been neiman ' s for about 20 years . some speculate that this came about when , in some sort of chain - letter game of telephone ,\nmrs . fields\nmorphed into\nmarshall fields\nwhich in turn somehow became\nneiman - marcus .\nmaybe texans just had better pr .\nlike many other firms , mrs . fields ' cookies in the 1990s used the internet to stimulate sales . the company was one of over 100 businesses included on the utah - based virtual mall called ishopper started in july 1996 .\nmrs . fields famous brands , the private - equity - backed cookie retailer , said on friday that it planned to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to help restructure its business , according to a securities and exchange commission filing .\ni really loved mrs . fields cookies . one of the best cookies for me . i bought 3pcs of twice baked cookies for my daughter at sm san lazaro . before we left the store i asked the lady staff if the cookie\nalso in 1989 , mrs . fields ' cookies began making frozen cookie dough at its carson , california plant and then shipping it to selected stores in utah . previously it had been the only major cookie maker that did not use frozen dough . in december 1989 the company began the process of selling its carson plant to van den bergh foods , a unilever group subsidiary . however , mrs . fields ' cookies kept the part of the plant that made its cookies .\nsome managers would have problems with a system that operates without their daily intervention . they wouldn ' t be comfortable , and they wouldn ' t stay at mrs . fields . those who do stay can manage people instead of paper .\nmrs . fields , which has about $ 196 million in publicly traded debt , said it reached an agreement on wednesday with its equity sponsor capricorn investors to modify certain financial terms and revise timelines under the terms of their investment agreement .\nmrs . fields now faces a $ 10 . 2 million interest payment on its notes that are due in september . the company plans to continue doing business and has also hired blackstone advisory services to explore a possible sale of tcby .\nin a letter to employees , ceo tim casey said the company made the decision after a search for a location that would support the franchising of its mrs . fields cookie and treats stores and the company ' s tcby frozen yogurt outlets .\nat mrs . fields , a tradition of excellence means , \u2018it\u2019s all about the treat . \u2019 our signature products include tempting cookies , brownies , and muffins , which are baked continuously throughout the day and served fresh at each of our locations .\nspread holiday cheer to all your friends and family with one of mrs . fields\u2019 gourmet holiday gift baskets and christmas cookie tins . shop our collection of holiday cookies and gift baskets and discover the perfect gift that will be sure to bring a smile to everyone\u2019s face . choose from freshly baked brownies and nibblers\u2122 , or our soft and tasty classic chocolate chip cookies \u2013 you\u2019ll find the sweetest gift baskets for everyone at mrs . fields\u2122 . order online or in - store to have your holiday gifts delivered !\nit ' s down - home debbi , 36 , mother of five girls ( ages 1 1 / 2 to 13 ) , and chairman of the board of mrs . fields inc . , which operates 780 stores , 380 of which are franchised .\nin december , the company completed a refinancing that saw the carlyle group and z capital partners , which combined held the majority of the treat vendor ' s $ 65 million in senior secured notes , swap that debt for controlling interest in mrs . fields .\nthe company has about 1 , 200 franchised mrs . fields and tcby stores worldwide . it was founded in 1977 by debra j . fields , a financial adviser who turned a homemade recipe into a cookie phenomenon . she lost control of her business in 1993 , when lenders took a nearly 80 . 0 % in the company in exchange for forgiving $ 46 million in debt .\nthey also owned park city ' s main street mall , home of their corporate headquarters , the egyptian theatre , and other properties . in 1988 they closed their ice cream parlor so they could use the former dudler building for mrs . fields ' cookie college .\nit was all about taking control of her life . so debbi fields , a young mother with no business experience , opened her first cookie store in palo alto , california in 1977 . they told her she was crazy . no business could survive just selling cookies . humble beginnings launched mrs . fields\u00ae into a worldwide celebrity and made her company the premier chain of cookie and baked goods stores .\nin 1982 mrs . fields ' cookies recorded sales of about $ 30 million . by early 1983 the company had moved to park city , utah , and operated 70 stores from honolulu to chicago , and then it decided to open its first store in new york city .\nour purpose here is to find out if mrs . fields ' feel - good cookies were an ' 80s flash in the pan , victims of the economic crunch that were too rich ( at three buttery inches in diameter and about 95 cents each ) for the average consumers ' blood . or if mrs . fields herself - - a kind of entrepreneurial icon of the ' 80s , who started baking at 13 and hasn ' t stopped - - has second thoughts about life in the fast - cookie lane . a life , thus far , devoted to dough .\nin the structure that fields is building , computers don ' t just speed up old administrative management processes . they alter the process . management , in the fields organizational paradigm , becomes less administration and more inspiration . the management hierarchy of the company feels almost flat .\nmore than 25 years of entrepreneurial , operational and managerial experience , all of it earned in a company she built ( literally ) from scratch . founder , baker , chief cookie lover and former chairman , of mrs . fields cookies , a $ 450 million company she founded in 1977 .\nmrs . fields has almost 390 locations in the u . s . and more than 80 internationally , the company says on its website . in 2010 , the company generated more than $ 60 million in revenue but up - to - date figures for the privately held company were not available .\ni was looking to acquire a mrs . field cookie franchise and now after hearing they are going into a reoganization bankrupsy i am seriously concern . the current economic conditions and financial institutions not providing monies to companies . i feel that there is a good possibility for mrs . field\u2019s frenchisees could be in great danger .\nmrs . fields ' inc . in 1989 reorganized by delegating certain management roles . a new executive committee included chairman randy fields , president debbi fields , larry holman , paul baird , and tim pierce . holman , an attorney , had joined the company as a senior vice - president in october 1989 to manage corporate development and real estate . director of operations baird took over much of the responsibility of managing the firm ' s cookie stores , thus allowing debbi fields to emphasize development and marketing . pierce was a cpa and company vice - president of finance . even more significant changes would occur in the years to come , but in the meantime the company had to deal with damaging rumors or stories going around the nation .\nnot all mrs . fields ' stores however succeeded so easily . in 1980 the company opened its new store in the ala moana shopping center in honolulu , but initially it failed miserably . debbi fields then had a kahuna or priest of the native hawaiian culture bless her store .\nthe day after the ceremony , crowds of cookie buyers appeared ; since that day , the ala moana location has been one of our most successful and profitable stores .\nfor sure , it is not our recipe ,\nsaid randy fields , the firm ' s executive vice president and spouse of the founder , debbi fields .\nthat recipe isn ' t even close . we have made it and it ' s not a good cookie .\nmrs . fields ' original cookies , inc . bakes and sells specialty cookies , brownies , pretzels , and other baked goods . from one store started by debbi and randy fields in 1977 , the firm has expanded to over 1 , 500 stores named mrs . fields ' original cookies , the great american cookie company , the original cookie company , pretzel time , hot sam , and pretzelmaker . this is a true success story of an american homemaker and her husband who overcame numerous obstacles to create an international business . however , like many companies that began as family businesses , it reorganized under outside leadership and ownership . the firm ' s chocolate chip cookies were so popular that they became the subject of a modern urban legend in the late 1980s and early 1990s .\nhow sweet it is . . . our signature - red cookie collections are justifiable indulgences and are the perfect gift for any occasion . from nibblers\u00ae to brownies to cookie assortments , shop our classic tins & boxes for the mrs . fields\u00ae ' lover in your life . all our gourmet treats are baked fresh in our kitchens , decorated by hand , and delivered right to your doorstep . treat someone special with one of our hand selected varieties of mrs . fields\u00ae signature products today ! shop our other offerings , including cookie cakes , gourmet gift baskets , and birthday cookies & gifts . order online or call 1 - 888 - cookies .\nbecause i grew up on imitations , margarine , and fake , to me the most important thing is to buy the best . that doesn\u2019t always mean designer , or most expensive\u2014it means pure and good and what makes you happy . what i\u2019ve learned is that \u201cgood enough\u201d never is\u2026 that\u2019s the philosophy of mrs . fields .\nyou may have heard the story before : woman goes to neiman - marcus / mrs . fields , orders cookie , loves cookie , requests recipe , is told it ' s\ntwo - fifty\nand is shocked to get a credit - card statement for $ 250 . for revenge , she shares with the world :\nchairwoman debbi fields in early 1995 announced that the company planned to add 100 new stores overseas . at that time , five percent of the firm ' s 617 stores were located outside the united states . fields said the company had franchise agreements in indonesia , australia , the philippines , canada , and the middle east and also was targeting european and south american markets . fields said the firm ' s long - term goal was to franchise all overseas operations .\nthe company has received a number of complaints about various aspects of the recipe and fields is concerned that the incident has hurt the firm ' s image .\nmrs . fields cookies , despite its size , has not franchised - - persuasive evidence in itself that the fieldses have built something unusual . randy fields believes that no other u . s . food retailer with so many outlets has dared to retain this degree of direct , day - to - day control of its stores . and mrs . fields cookies does it with a headquarters staff of just 115 people . that ' s approximately one staffer to every five stores - - piddling compared with other companies with far fewer stores to manage . when the company bought la petite boulangerie from pepsico earlier this year , for instance , the soft - drink giant had 53 headquarters staff people to administer the french bakery / sandwich shop chain ' s 119 stores . randy needed just four weeks to cut the number to 3 people .\nin 1987 mrs . fields ' cookies did well financially . it earned a profit of 18 . 5 percent on sales of $ 87 million , up from $ 72 . 6 million in 1986 . the company in 1987 purchased la petite boulangerie , a chain of 119 french bakery / sandwich stores , from pepsico for $ 15 million . in just four weeks randy fields used specially developed software to help him and his wife reduce la petite boulangerie ' s administrative staff from 53 to just three individuals .\nfields claims that only three people actually know the recipe for the chocolate chip cookie . all are still with the company and were not involved with this episode .\nare you ready for debbi ?\nchirps an aide by phone from park city , utah , headquarters of fields ' $ 100 million - plus firm .\nthe ceo of mrs . fields famous brands told employees this week that the company is moving its salt lake city - area headquarters to denver . the company employs about 40 people in its cottonwood heights headquarters but it says many of them won ' t be offered jobs in denver , although a spokesman said it did not have an exact number .\nunderstand that it ' s not equipment advances - - state - of - the - art hardware - - that ' s pushing mrs . fields cookies toward management frontiers . the machines the company uses are strictly off the shelf : an ibm minicomputer connected to inexpensive personal computers . it is , instead , randy ' s ability to create an elegant , functional software architecture . he has , of course , had an advantage that the leader of an older , more established company would not have . because mrs . fields is still a young enough company , he doesn ' t have to shape his automated management system to a preexisting structure . every new idea doesn ' t confront the opposition of some bureaucratic fiefdom ' s survival instinct . rather , the people part and the technology part of the fields organization are developing simultaneously , each shaped by the same philosophy .\nfor example , beginning in the 1950s , a story called ' red velvet cake ' was told about a customer who paid new york city ' s waldorf - astoria hotel a large sum of money for a red cake recipe . starting in 1983 , the story had mutated so that mrs . fields ' cookies was the culprit . in this version , ' someone had called the mrs . fields ' company and asked for their recipe . when told that it was available for ' two - fifty , ' the caller supposedly told the phone representative to send the recipe and charge it to her credit card , learning later that the price was $ 250 rather than the expected $ 2 . 50 . '\nfresh fields can be considered part of the\nsecond generation\nof natural food supermarket companies . whereas all of the other companies that have become part of the whole foods market family were started in the 1970 ' s and early 1980 ' s , fresh fields opened its first store in may of 1991 in rockville , md .\nwhat makes it neat , right out of the oven , is where he ' s doing it . randy fields , age 40 , is married to debbi fields , who turns 31 this month , and together they run mrs . fields cookies , of park city , utah ( see\na tale of two companies ,\ninc . , july 1984 ) . they project that by year end , their business will comprise nearly 500 company - owned stores in 37 states selling what debbi calls a\nfeel - good feeling .\nthat sounds a little hokey . a lot of her cookie talk does .\ngood enough never is ,\nshe likes to remind the people around her .\nbecause i grew up on imitations , margarine and fake , to me the most important thing is to buy the best . that doesn\u2019t always mean designer , or most expensive - - it means pure and good and what makes you happy . what i ' ve learned is that\ngood enough\nnever is . . . that\u2019s the philosophy of mrs . fields .\nthere are numerous variations . in some , it ' s mrs . fields . there are foreign variations that name other high - end department stores as the villain . ( in england , it ' s\nwoollie ' s cookies .\n) cookbook writer ann hodgman relates a version in which the wronged diner is\na member of the american bar association .\ndon\u2019t know much about history ; don\u2019t know much about bankruptcy ; but i do know what i love best : mrs field\u2019s cookies are better than all the rest . please don\u2019t take my cookies away .\nso at age 20 debbi fields started her first cookie store at liddicoat ' s market in palo alto . she signed the lease under the name mrs . fields ' chocolate chippery . on august 18 , 1977 , she opened her store at 9 a . m . , but by noon nobody had bought even one cookie . frustrated and afraid to fail , she took samples to people on the streets . they liked the samples so returned to actually buy cookies . providing free samples to potential customers remained a cornerstone of her business in the years to come .\ndebbi fields initially was content with her one store . then warren simmons , the builder of the pier 39 shopping area in san francisco , told her he loved the cookies and invited her to open a store in pier 39 . she at first turned him down , then a year later changed her mind . pier 39 had reserved a prime space for mrs . fields ' cookies . employees at her first store kept asking for opportunities to grow . since her employees were like family , debbi fields felt a responsibility to them . with additional loans , the second store was opened in 1979 . the pier 39 store was so successful with its long customer lines that it caused problems for nearby businesses . the pressure was on to open more outlets .\nin 1989 the company rebounded from a poor performance the year before . revenues for the parent company , mrs . fields ' inc . , increased eight percent from $ 120 . 4 million in 1988 to $ 129 . 7 million in 1989 , while the firm recorded a 1989 net income of $ 1 . 5 million , a major improvement from 1988 ' s loss of $ 19 million .\nmrs . fields ' in 1990 operated 45 international stores in canada , australia , japan , hong kong , and the united kingdom , and it planned to expand worldwide using various joint ventures or licensing contracts which promised profits without significant investment . by 1992 the firm had added stores in thailand , and its seventh overseas market started in mexico city with a licensing agreement with pasteleria el molino s . a .\nbeing a household name was not enough for the young entrepreneur . fields wanted it all . so she turned her attention to her own household . she and first husband randy fields , together , have five daughters . she later remarried michael rose and became step - mother to an additional five children . moreover , she welcomed her first grandchild at the beginning of the new year .\nin 1993 mrs . fields ' cookies ' stock was removed from the london stock exchange , and new owners reorganized the company . four lenders , mainly the prudential group , acquired almost 80 percent of the firm in exchange for writing off $ 94 million in company debt , while debbi fields retained a minority interest , remained board chairman , and accepted a salary cut of $ 150 , 000 to $ 450 , 000 . thomas fey , formerly with godiva and pepperidge farm , replaced debbi fields as president and ceo . the refinancing allowed the company to plan a major expansion of 100 new company - owned and franchised stores within the next year . started in august 1991 , the company ' s franchise option was praised by at least three publications : success , entrepreneur , and self magazine .\nalthough mrs . fields ' cookies management structure on paper included levels of middle management , tom richman in an october 1987 inc . article wrote :\nrandy fields has created something entirely new - - a shape if not the shape , of business organizations to come . it gives top management a dimension of personal control over dispersed operations that small companies otherwise find impossible to achieve . it projects a founder ' s vision into parts of a company that have long ago outgrown his or her ability to reach in person .\nrichman continued :\nin the structure that fields is building , computers don ' t just speed up old administrative management processes . they alter the process . management . . . becomes less administration and more inspiration . the management hierarchy of the company feels almost flat .\nthe company continued to expand in 1998 under the ownership of capricorn investors and the leadership of chairman herbert s . winokur , jr . , and president / ceo larry a . hodges . effective november 23 , 1998 , mrs . fields ' original cookies purchased denver - based pretzelmaker for an undisclosed amount . this acquisition added 229 pretzel stores to the firm ' s already existing 1 , 324 cookie and pretzel stores .\nthe company also closed its park city candy factory in order to concentrate on building its la petite boulangerie bakery business in carson , california . to integrate the new subsidiary , mrs . fields ' cookies changed from having just cookie stores to full - service bakeries . randy fields admitted this was a difficult transition . in the february 13 , 1989 issue of fortune , he said ,\nwe ' ve been very ineffective at telling the british what we ' re trying to do .\nsome british food industry analysts said investors felt deceived after they were told it was a cookie company and then it changed directions .\non dec . 31 , 1985 , i left the limited to throw my all into the stores . caryl died a few months later , and i married john green , a friend she had introduced me to . by then we were going head - to - head with mrs . fields . every time we bid for a location , they\u2019d up the bid and we\u2019d lose the space . we couldn\u2019t grow if we couldn\u2019t expand .\nfields ' tale is legend in certain segments of the business world , where it ' s told as proof that almost anyone with a good idea in america can start from scratch and build a fortune .\narmed with real butter , an american dream and an inability to accept \u2018no\u2019 as an answer , she opened mrs . fields chocolate chippery in palo alto , california on august 16 , 1977 . on her first day , she set a goal to sell fifty dollars\u2019 worth of cookies \u2013 and she was determined to do just that . by midday , she hadn\u2019t made a dollar . so fields\u2019 took to the streets offering delicious morsels for free . some would say it was her charm , others would say it was solely the magic of her baked goods , others will argue that it was her determination , whatever the reason she enticed her samplers back to her store and the rest , they say , is history . fields suggests that she knew she made it when her customers began calling in sick . what began as one store front grew into 700 stores in ten countries .\nmeanwhile , the family that started the business ended in divorce . debbi fields married michael rose , the retired chairman of harrah ' s entertainment , on november 29 , 1997 , and moved from park city to live with her husband in memphis , tennessee . debbi fields rose served as a consultant to the firm she founded and also participated in a public television show called great american desserts . randy fields continued to live in park city and work in the software industry . thus the firm persisted even as what deseret news business writer max b . knudson called the ' media darlings ' broke up , after years of conflict and tension .\ndebra ( debbi ) j . fields epitomizes the american dream . from america ' s cherished tradition of humble beginnings , she launched what has become one of the nation ' s most visible , successful dessert empires .\nwhat ' s the successful computer - age business going to look like in the not - very - distant future ? something like randy fields ' s concept - - which is , in a word , neat .\nshe went ahead anyway but needed financial backing from a bank . she and randy approached the bank of america , their home mortgage lender . their banker ed sullivan trusted the young couple to pay back a business loan , even though he expected the cookie business would fail . debbi said in her book that the bank\ntrusted us , not cookies . . . . as things turned out , ed sullivan and his bank built mrs . fields ' cookies .\ni worked three jobs to afford it , and one was at a clothing store called caryl crane . i was going to be a home - economics teacher , but miss crane said i\u2019d be a great merchant and buyer . so i changed my major , and after graduating i worked for the limited in the late \u201970s . i wanted more control over my schedule and started looking around . i watched what mrs . fields and david\u2019s cookies were doing and thought ,\nthe company based in utah ( the fields residence with their 2 daughters ) , has enjoyed a tremendous level of success and now employs over 5 , 000 people . debbi fields speaks to many groups and published a cook book entitled ,\ni love chocolate\n. she is involved in many philanthropic causes . her present responsibility in the company is operations management , new product development , public relations and of course , brand name management .\nmrs . fields ' cookie empire is crumbling . on friday , mrs . fields famous brands announced it planned to file for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection . the privately owned cookie and frozen yogurt company is reorganizing and working out a prepackaged plan with its creditors , according to a filing friday with the securities and exchange commission . in june , the salt lake city - based company , which owns the tcby frozen yogurt chain as well as its eponymous fresh - baked cookie stores , said it was trying to restructure its debt to avoid bankruptcy . it was hoping that investors who hold about $ 195 million of its notes would be willing to swap that debt for a combination of $ 90 million in cash , $ 50 million in new notes and company stock . but the company never got the 98 . 0 % of the noteholders it needed to go along with the debt restructuring , forcing it to file for a prepackaged chapter 11 bankruptcy friday .\nthree reasons accounted for the huge debt and loss of control to outsiders . first , the company expanded too fast , and many stores could not afford their expensive rents . in many cases , the company had purchased property for its mall stores . second , the nation ' s economic downturn in the early 1990s hurt mrs . fields ' cookies . many customers no longer could afford her expensive cookies ( about $ 1 per cookie ) and the value of her real estate declined .\non paper , between richard lui running the pier 39 mrs . fields in san francisco and debbi herself in park city , there are several apparently traditional layers of hierarchy : an area sales manager , a district sales manager , a regional director of operations , a vice - president of operations . in practice , though , debbi is as handy to lui - - and to every other store manager - - as the telephone and personal computer in the back room of his store .\nan early crisis illustrated how the young company operated . mrs . fields refused to replace higher cost raisins with less costly but also less tasty dates . debbi fields explained that ,\nthe point wasn ' t to make money , the point was to bake great cookies , and we sacrificed for that principle . from the very first , i set up a policy that we still follow today . our cookies had to be warm and fresh and when they were two hours out of the oven , what hadn ' t been sold was donated to the red cross to be given to blood donors , or to other deserving charities , and we baked a new batch . we guaranteed everything we sold .\nwhat guarantees can mrs . field\u2019s make to existing frenchisees and potential new ones ? for them to feel that they will not loose their investments . specially those operating inside malls which could not care less and still require high dollars for the sq . feet and maintenance .\nat age 20 debbi fields decided being a housewife wasn ' t enough and despite family , husband , friends and bankers who said no\nwith cookie breath and their lips smeared with chocolate\n, she managed to get a loan .\nvirtually every one of our ingredients is specially formulated to our specifications ,\nfields said .\neven if you tried to buy them from our suppliers you couldn ' t and we won ' t even reveal their names .\ni direct the whole show . i ' m here to stay . i love what i do . cookies are my life . i would not give this up for any amount of money ; in fact , huge companies have offered to buy mrs . fields , but there ' s no way . it ' s just that we started so young and made a few real estate mistakes along the way . but we ' ve learned from them . we will get bigger and better from here .\none recipient of the photocopied urban legend tried the supposed secret recipe only to realize the resulting cookies tasted nothing like the real thing . but then todd wilbur spent five years trying to replicate mrs . fields ' chocolate chip cookies and other fast - food products . he even published two cookbooks in the late 1980s and early 1990s with recipes that the deseret news food editor called ' clones , ' an unusual consequence of a modern whopper . why would anyone believe such stories of a corporation selling its vital secret recipes ?"]}
{"id": 55771, "summary": [{"text": "wachusett brewing company is a microbrewery and craft brewery in westminster , massachusetts .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "founded in 1993 , by former attendees of worcester polytechnic institute , wachusett brewing company is worcester county 's first and only brewery and was well-accepted by the town of westminster .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "one of the founders said , \" the town has just opened their arms .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the area 's been hit hard by lay-offs and they 're excited to see a new business and a new industry try to make a go of it . \"", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the company maintains a relationship with the founders ' alma mater and has arranged for students of worcester polytechnic institute 's department of chemical engineering to earn college credit in cooperation with the brewery .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "in 2005 , the company 's founders received the college 's ichabod washburn young alumni award for professional achievement .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the brewery produces a variety of beers including ales and a porter .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "its most distinctive and unusual product is probably \" wachusett blueberry \" , a wheat ale with a hint of natural blueberry flavor .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "wachusett brewing company 's largest account is the wachusett mountain ski area and together they co-sponsor such events as the annual \" the wachusett to wachusett 5m \" ski race . ", "topic": 21}], "title": "wachusett brewing company", "paragraphs": ["wachusett brewing company , westminster : hours , address , wachusett brewing company reviews : 4 . 5 / 5\nwachusett brewing company was founded in 1994 by 3 massachusetts college buddies who developed a s . . .\nwhile at smartfish , mcmahan worked on branding and creative projects for dozens of beverage clients , including pabst brewing , golden road brewing , creature comforts , wormtown brewery , long trail brewing , otter creek brewing and half full brewery , among others .\nwachusett brewing company was founded in 1994 by 3 massachusetts college buddies who developed a significant appreciation for craft beer during their adventures of biking , canoeing and hiking around n . . .\nnestled between route 2 and the new hampshire border , in the rolling hills of north - central massachusetts , lies worcester county ' s first and only brewery , the wachusett brewing company .\nwachusett brewing company today announced that christian mcmahan , who most recently served as a managing partner of creative agency smartfish , would join the massachusetts - based craft brewery as its new president .\nmuch of wachusett\u2019s anticipated growth will depend on the success of wally ipa , a recently introduced new england - style ipa that was co - developed by mcmahan and lafortune , along with the company\u2019s brewing team .\nquinn summed up his approach to brewing this way :\neveryone thinks brewing is just a recipe , but brewing is a process . you can take two different people and give them the same ingredients to work with and they ' ll give you two different beers .\nwachusett grew 36 percent , to 55 , 000 barrels , in 2016 , and the company expects to produce 70 , 000 barrels of beer and hard seltzer this year .\n\u201chis passion for beer and all related to brewing is infectious , \u201d he added . \u201cwith our shared leadership of wbc , i am bullish on the future of our company and the entire craft segment . \u201d\nsales representative in northern california ( alameda county and other delta pacific territory ) - barley forge brewing co .\nthe company ' s largest account is the wachusett mountain ski area , which was going through a brisk 10 kegs per week in february . wachusett country ale can also be found at beer bars such as o ' connor ' s restaurant and bar in worcester .\ni would give 0 stars if that was an option . i\u2019ll never support a company that deletes negative customer comments and blocks people for sharing their honest feedback . grow up , wachusett !\nned l . says , \u201cwachusett mountain is the place for winter fun ! while you are there , check out the lounge and grab a wachusett brew . \u201d\nwachusett co - founder ned lafortune , meanwhile , will continue to serve as the company\u2019s ceo and remain active in various \u201cplanning , strategy , design , process and problem solving\u201d projects , a press release noted .\nthe three longtime friends - lafortune is ceo and quinn head brewer in their as - of - yet loosely constructed hierarchy - developed the idea for the brewery in 1993 , although\nned probably started worrying about it in ' 92 ,\nsaid quinn . the group studied brewing under vermont ' s ray mcneill and at the ipswich brewing company . the first kegs and 40 - ounce growlers of wachusett country ale rolled off the line december 19 , 1994 .\nwestminster , ma \u2014 wachusett brewing company is taking their brewery to the next level . the new brew yard promises to be the next great addition to the vibrant new england craft beer destination scene . guests will now be able to visit the brewery , buy a pint , grab a bite to eat from a local food truck and relax while listening to a wide variety of music .\nat wachusett , mcmahan\u2019s initial directives will be threefold : he\u2019ll first look to create a strategic innovation plan for the wachusett brand , which could include \u201cportfolio architecture\u201d adjustments as well as a possible rebrand , he told brewbound .\nthe beer is the best quality and enjoyment in the state ( massachusetts ) . whatever type of beer you enjoy wachusett brewing has an excellent selection . i think their ipas are my favorites . the food wagon has the best fish taco that i have ever had . the . . .\n\u201cwe are excited to create a whole new experience for our fans with the opening of our brew yard\u201d said christian mcmahan , president of wachusett brewing . \u201cthe new england beer scene is amazing right now and we look forward to adding our brewery as a must visit destination for craft beer enthusiasts and everyone living in our surrounding communities . \u201d\nmcmahan will also be tasked with refining the go - to market strategy for nauti seltzer , the company\u2019s hard seltzer offering , and creating a \u201cbest in class on - site experience , \u201d for brewery visitors .\nas part of the move to wachusett , mcmahan has agreed to sell his equity stake in smartfish back to the firm\u2019s other partners , he confirmed to brewbound .\nwachusett brewing company was founded in 1994 by 3 massachusetts college buddies who developed a significant appreciation for craft beer during their adventures of biking , canoeing and hiking around new england . armed with a\nwe can do this\nattitude , the three cast off from their careers in engineering and biology to pursue their passion to make great beer . today , wachusett has grown to become one of the largest breweries in northeast with a diverse and award - winning portfolio of ales and lagers that are still made with the same\nwe can do this\nattitude that started the brewery over 20 years ago . come visit us at the brew yard located at our brewery in westminster ma to learn more about our story and sample our wide variety of beers . we hope to see you soon !\nwachusett currently distributes its beer throughout massachusetts , new hampshire , connecticut , rhode island , maine , and vermont . mcmahan said he also planned to assess additional distribution opportunities outside of the northeast .\nned l . says , \u201clooking for a bite to eat with a great selection of wachusett ales ? this is the place . blueprint has the biggest selection of our beer in central ma . \u201d\nthe expansive wachusett facility , located just a half - mile north off route 2 in westminster , is the handiwork of flannel - clad 20 - something grunge brewers ned lafortune , peter quinn and kevin buckler .\nmeanwhile , on june 17 , wachusett plans to open its new \u201cbrew yard , \u201d an outdoor beer garden featuring food and a selection of draft beers . a separate , indoor \u201ctap barn\u201d is also planned , mcmahan said .\nthe company produces a diverse , award - winning line of beers ranging from their best - selling blueberry ale to their latest introduction , the highly rated wally , a new england style ipa . wbc is the second largest packaging brewer in massachusetts and was one of the top 10 fastest growing craft breweries in the us in 2016 .\nlafortune is optimistic about his company ' s future . he made this clear when he opened a door at what i thought was the back wall of his 4 , 500 - square - foot facility . the door led to a cavernous 6 , 000 - square - foot room which will be used if and when the brewery expands .\nmcmahan , who previously spent 2 1 / 2 years as the cmo of heineken usa ( 2008 \u2013 2010 ) and worked for six years as the vice president of marketing for diageo ( 2002 \u2013 2008 ) , will officially join wachusett in mid - june .\njoin us two weeks from tomorrow for the @ wachusett mountain food truck festival ! we will be there pouring blueberry , wally , summer , and mass soul to go along with amazing food from a host of awesome food trucks . see you at the mountain on july 14th ! urltoken\n\u201cwachusett\u2019s new brew yard is open . featuring a 1968 airstream trailer converted into a one - of - a - kind outdoor bar , as well as a huge copper kettle fire pit and frequent live music , there\u2019s no better place to enjoy their classic blueberry ale or one of their juicy new england ipas\u201d\nned , kevin and quinny are now backed by some of the most passionate and capable co - workers in the industry . wachusett ales continue to be hand crafted with the finest ingredients available , bottled and kegged in our westminster facility . the three have never strayed from their plan to brew and sell the freshest , highest quality beers possible .\nawesome place , fantastic beer , amazing vibe , & super friendly staff ! love coming here for a couple beers & to fill my wachusett growlers ! tons of games to play while in the brewyard , and plenty of seating if you just want to chill . . . even a super cool outside seating area with a fire that keeps you plenty warm !\nif you ' re a craft beer fan , wachusett brewing is perfect for a day trip . it ' s about an hour away from boston located in central mass . the brewery is in an non - descript office building . if not for the large sign on the side of trailer truck in the parking lot , the brewery would be easy to miss . the guided tour starts off in the tasting room that feels like you ' re in a small pub . after the introduction they provide the first round of samples ! a tour highlight . the tour continues with the usual showing of the beer processing tanks , bottling machinery , etc . then near the end of the tour , the guide gets behind a beer stand and gives out more samples . it kinda of reminded me of a lemonade stand . after the tour is over , next is the gift shop stocked with their full array of beers and apparel . it ' s a fun way to spend a saturday or sunday afternoon .\n\u201ci think wachusett has done a great job of being who they are and they have understood themselves as good as anyone in craft , \u201d he said . \u201cnow the question is \u2014 how do we grow and develop our core market , but have the brand appeal to markets outside of new england ? we know certain brands can travel well , and certain brands can\u2019t , and i certainty want to leverage my market knowledge and relationships to take the brand as far as it is prepared to go . \u201d\na great deal of support comes from the fact that all three come from\nsolid civic - minded families\nthat have contributed a great deal to the community , said james krauss when quinn , buckler and lafortune were out of earshot ,\nthat ' s why they ' re doing so well .\nkrauss himself is testimony to the fact that this has been a civic - minded venture ; an out - of - work ge employee , he has volunteered numerous hours to help wachusett become a viable entity .\nhaving had plenty of wachusett beer , what made us finally make the trek to the brewery was the strawberry white , a seasonal only available in the tap room or in the city at tavern in the square locations ( which we are not super fans of ) . at first , we were worried . the tour guide put on a hilarious dvd of on of the brewers going through and explaining the processes and history of wachusett . . the production of the dvd was painful , but the video ended up being pretty informative . to our relief , a real tour did follow and our tour guide was quick , knowledgeable and very sweet . the tasting comes in two forms , free for a tasting of a few beers or $ 2 for a tasting glass that you keep and a half sample of them all if you want . we took the $ 2 sample and tried all of the offerings , we were pleased as expected . in total , there were 9 beers available ( all ales ) . the larry ( also only available at the tap room and at publick house in brookline ) was my personal favorite , but with so many offerings everyone on our tour liked a different beer best . one star deducted because of the growler prices . being about an hour away , having to purchase a growler is a little much . wachusett does not participate in deposits , so once you pay the price ( $ 18 . 50 ) you own the growler . we still purchased one , but most breweries will only fill their own growlers so we may not be able to get much use of it .\njeezus christ could your beers get any better ? it ' s like these beers have been sucked from the teet of a goddess ( and i ' m a catholic saying that ) . i ' ve come there for a brewery tour and certainly makes me want to work there ! i love mostly the wachusett blueberry , sometime i try to throw more fruit in it but just can ' t get the perfect concoction like you guys did ! merry christmas ps please make your product more nationally spread ! i live in nebraska 6 mo out of the year and would love to have it there !\ni rated this brewery a five in 2012 . i have come here at least a dozen times . this is my all time favorite brewery . . . however what they have recently done is a complete sell out . the tour was horrible and they completely limit your sampling so you can go dump your money in their new\nbrew yard\n. it ' s not about the beer anymore . i have had amazing tours there however the lights to the brewing area were off and the guide didn ' t even know how to turn them on . she knew nothing about the history , brew process and even less about the company ' s beer . without a doubt from previous experiences i could have given the tour better . another great thing that used to exist about this tour was they would let you try samples before the tour , they ' ve even stopped at the employee taps with the brewery and given you samples of unreleased stuff and then get you excited for more samples of stuff after the tour . it was an awesome way for them to talk about the beer and get you excited about their beer . she did end the tour as they always did\nnow let ' s go get some more beer\n. . . so we followed her to the taps just to be told you can ' t have anymore samples here you have to go to the brew yard . now they just could carless about the beer or the tour . . . they just want you to shove you into the brew yard to spend your money there . the brewery experience of this place is gone . for new comers maybe you ' ll like this place . . . they ' ve made it chic . . . and hipsters from all around will adore it , but if you ' ve loved this place from the beginning . . . they ' ve ruined what it used to be all about .\ntheir first creation is a pale ale widely in the english style but dry - hopped with cascade hops . nuggett and tettnanger hops are also used . four different malts help give the brew medium depth and complexity . it contains 4 . 5 percent alcohol by volume and is unfiltered and unpasteurized .\nthe country ale is designed to appease a wide variety of beer drinkers ,\nsaid lafortune .\ncontrary to the experiences of many others , lafortune said his brewery had the support of the local community since the outset .\nthe town has just opened their arms . the area ' s been hit hard by lay - offs and they ' re excited to see a new business and a new industry try to make a go of it ,\nhe said .\nthe three principals , each of whom are putting in 100 - hour work weeks , including some 20 - hour days , built their 20 - barrel system themselves . much of the equipment came from the dairy industry and lafortune spoke proudly of his brewhouse .\nwe made a system that we think works better than any other out there ,\nhe said .\nthe mash tun is an impressive horizontally - positioned piece in which they had to build a false bottom . also in the facility were two large 40 - year - old white tanks that once held milk but will soon be turned into conditioning tanks .\nthe purpose of milk and beer tanks are very similar ,\nsaid lafortune . he also pointed to a glycol system\ndesigned by kevin in its entirety . he bought all the parts out of catalogs , including the electronics . it works like a dream .\ntheir project has been aided greatly by the fact that both lafortune and buckler have engineering backgrounds .\nour beer locator is simple to use . simply pop in your zip code and use the filter button to choose your brew . locations are marked to let you know whether you can buy it in a store , or grab a pint .\n175 state rd e ( 2 , 646 . 17 mi ) westminster , massachusetts 01473\nthis was my second visit . the first time was with friends over the summer when the airstream first opened . we had a great time !\nthe bruins game and have a few beers . we loved the beer , the staff was awesome , and the fire pit was a great place to relax and meet new people . what made me uncomforta\nble was the fact that there were at least a half dozen infants along with toddlers , and other young children wandering around . they were not misbehavin\ng , but seemed out of place . i don ' t think children belong at a brewery . i know there were other patrons that felt the same way . i am confused about which demographi\nat all . stand in a line to get a beer at the bar and in a different line to order food . love t\ni really love this place ! but the 10pm last call just sucks , i don\u2019t think 2am is a good idea but at least 11 - 12 would be perfect , by the time finished work and change you get 2hours tops . and i love\nbest night i have had in a long time . he kept everyone laughing and taught the dances amazingly .\n, friendly staff , plenty of beer on tap and the food truck has a good variety .\nthis place has such a special feel , everyone is just happy to be there .\nlove the place with great live music \ud83c\udfb6 with genre i listened . drinking and food is always great . glad they serve food .\nsuch a fun place , great staff , great beer , great music . will definitely\ni am from the area 40 yrs ago . . but when visiting awhile ago discovered\nl because that was my dad ' s name . . now live in tx bu\nmy friends and i often come here . we love th beer and the atmosphere\nhad my first one at a sox game while in town . the blueberry was great . wish y ' all would ship to houston .\nt and on the way out filler up with some great brew for home ! great spot to stop after a work week .\ngreat place to go for a quick drink & app or hang out a while . always creating new brews , love it !\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 .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nour new and improved outdoor space is open ! come check it out this weekend .\nwe open at noon today and we have a whole new outdoor area for you to enjoy ! see you soon .\nattention @ levitate _ fest fans ! don ' t forget we will be there this year for the 1st time in their\nhomegrown\ncraft beer tent . we ' ll be pouring blueberry , summer , and wally jr . all weekend long . hope to see you there ! # levitatefest urltoken\nthe pups are taking a vacation day , but we are not ! the patios presented by @ berkshirebank is open and @ wachusettbrew will start pours at noon today . # wagwednesday will return next week . # bostonpatios urltoken\npsyched to have nik from @ turtleswampbrew pouring the 1st beer of the night at our boston brew yard at @ chp _ boston . will be pouring their beers as part of our guest tap series all week long ! # supportlocal # boston urltoken\ntap takeover time join @ wachusettbrew at the patios presented by @ berkshirebank as they host @ turtleswampbrew all week long ! pours start at 4pm . # bostonpatios urltoken\numm , well , how about i say this . it is very drinkable , light and crisp . it blew away every expectation i had about this beer . awesome - drinking a willy dilly by\nhey , # boston . . . it ' s hot . cool off with a @ wachusettbrew at the patios presented @ berkshirebank ! pours start at noon . cheers ! urltoken\ni , ( bride name ) take you , wally , to be my lawfully wedded beer , to have and to hold , from this day forward , for better , for worse , for richer , for poorer , in sickness and in health , until death do us part . # wallylovestory urltoken\nrain , rain go away . here\u2019s a little motivation to get you ready for a beautiful summer weekend starting tomorrow . # enjoywithfriends urltoken\nrun out of beer ? ! ? never ! these 4 800 bbl fermentation tanks have just arrived and are ready to be installed . we are so grateful for all the continued support through the years that makes this expansion possible . cheers ! 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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right hand corner of the window , then internet options .\nuncheck the box labeled never allow websites to request your physical location if it ' s already checked .\nyou ' re good to go ! click ok , then refresh this yelp page and try your search again .\nat the top - right hand corner of the window , click the button with three dots on it , then settings .\nclick show more , then make sure only the box labeled location permissions is checked .\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 .\nsomething broke and we ' re not sure what . try again later , or search near a city , place , or address instead .\nwe couldn ' t find you quickly enough ! try again later , or search near a city , place , or address instead .\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 .\nthis place is so fun ! ! ! ! i stopped in quickly on a saturday afternoon and had a flight but i would definitely come back with friends to play the lawn games they have out back ! the service was friendly and the bathrooms were clean . check it out !\ngreat place . love the beer selection . blueberry ale is my favorite . did a great job with the building . plenty of parking . love the repurposed airstream campers as your bar service area . fits the new england style . fire pit was amazing . food offerings need some work . it ' s nice that they have food to offer .\nwent here for mother ' s day lunch . got two beer flights and went to the food truck to fill our bellies . everything about this place is awesome . live music , great beer , great food . what ' s not to like ? even though it was crowded every employee was amazing and looked like they were having fun . i would definitely recommend stopping in for a beer and a bite to eat . they have a great seating area with a fire pit that looks so inviting . we will be coming back again , that ' s for sure !\ni love coming here and getting our growlers filled . while we wait , we head on over to the brew yard to sip on a flight ( maybe 2 ; - ) ) and hang out by the fire pit or play shuffleboard . the atmosphere is very comfortable and enjoyable . i ' m hoping their food game get ' s better because that was pretty sub - par and overpriced for what we got ( $ 9 for a lukewarm sausage sub on stale bread and $ 11 for what tasted like fish stick tacos on cold tortillas , with an unripened avocado ) . if you ' re going for the beer and hanging out with friends , great , you ' ll love it . . . . if you ' re going to eat . . . stick with chicken fingers ( hard to mess those up ) .\nwow , this place has gotten a serious makeover . it is miles away from the place where i had my very first brewery tour ( back in 2013 i think ? ) . it is located in what looks like an office building so it could be easy to miss when you are driving down the road . what used to be a little tasting room and holding area for the brewery tours is now a big open taproom serving full pints . i believe they had something like 9 or 10 taps and had a much larger variety than they previously did . they have some snack / bar food as well as a really cool outdoor area with a fire pit . they have really stepped it up . if i didn ' t live so far away , i ' d be here all the time !\nthis place is just downright cool . for starters it is kind of in the middle of nowhere for the size of the place but they definitely draw a crowd . they hit most of the check off boxes . micro brew . souvenir shop . tasting room complete with 64 oz . growlers , 32oz growlers , and 32 oz . cans to take home . darts . some kind of ring swing game that is maddening . corn hole . pool . tabletop shuffleboard . converted airstream trailer that is now the bar . indoor seating . country music over the speakers . catch people dancing from time to time . outdoor seating . giant outdoor firepit . doggie friendly . a food truck , outback and under cover , to feed you . incredibly helpful staff . wow ! beer only no liquor - get over it the beer selections are incredible and there is something for everyone including custom mixing different beers . also beer flights . food truck food was very good . excellent seasoning on the fried pickles even though they need to be cooked longer . the fish tacos were great . they even had a pastrami sandwich which was very good . priced reasonably . relaxed atmosphere inside and out . just sit or sit back and enjoy . i need one of these back home and i might even move in . got to make this a regular stop when i am up north . great job people !\nthis is a great brew pub , love the new interior make over and exterior seating is great too . so mannny beers to choose from and good food to go with it . plenty of everything for everyone . this will be the go to spot going forward . highly recommend checking it out . staff is super friendly as well . . . .\nfor the brewyard , wonderful place for a beautiful day , it ' s not covered soooooo really neat old airstream and patios covered by tops of old brew kettles with a future firepit in the offing , food from the food truck was very good , beers were 5 $ . . . . great idea ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !\nabsolutely love this place . it is what our area has been missing . they always have something going on . it ' s always busy . the food is good too !\nbier garden - such a great place to chill for a while . have a few beers . maybe a flight . some pub grub from the food truck . it is definitely one of our favorite chill spots . fortunately / unfortunately it doesn ' t need my review to flood this patio with patrons . so get here early for a seat ! ! cheers ! !\nmy fiancee and i went to the new brew yard on a saturday around noon and enjoyed some delicious craft beers before it was too busy . great place to sit and enjoy their classic blueberry beer , but i wish they offered flights so we could try more of what was on tap . the food truck was okay , a little overpriced for the options offered , but the food was good . they also have giant jenga and cornhole games available , and they yard is dog - friendly . a great place to try a few beers , relax , and enjoy a nice day !\nbest kept secret of westminster . awesome food , great live music and awesome beer . came for sunday funday , great mix of people from old to young and even some some awesome puppy dogs . you can play cornhole or visit the gift shop . the beer camper is awesome to look at ( made from an old airstream rv w keg bar stools .\nstopped by the new brew yard - - it ' s a great space ! ! there are a few yard games , great beer and food ! i had fish tacos and my husband had chicken tacos - both were delicious ! to top it off they put fresh lemon and blueberries in our summer ale and blueberry beers . we will be back !\n\u201cwe sampled the country ale , the black shack porter , the white strawberry ale , the blueberry ale - there are so many varieties , you ' re sure to find one you like . \u201d in 2 reviews\n\u201cwhen we arrived , i was worried it might not be the right place . . . it looks like an office building outside rather than what you expect a brewery to look like . \u201d in 4 reviews\n\u201cit is miles away from the place where i had my very first brewery tour ( back in 2013 i think ? ) . \u201d in 4 reviews\nyour trust is our top concern , so businesses can ' t pay to alter or remove their reviews . learn more .\nheads up : from now on , other yelpers will be able to see how you voted . want to chime in ?\nned l . says , \u201ca cozy place to stay and dine ! easy access right off of route 2 . \u201d\nned l . says , \u201cgreat food . great service . another awesome place to dine while visiting . \u201d\nwe calculate the overall star rating using only reviews that our automated software currently recommends .\nequipped with a one of a kind airstream bar and enormous copper fire kettle , the brew yard experience will be unique in the region . the brew yard will be open every saturday from 11am to 10pm and sunday\u2019s from 12pm to 6pm . the grand opening is this saturday , july 15th . it is currently scheduled to run through september .\nthe brewery will continue to remain open during its normal saturday hours as well for growler fills , gift shop , and tours .\n\u201cfor me , this is no longer a case where a rising tide lifts all boats , \u201d he said . \u201cthe craft breweries that are going to succeed need to be well - organized and well - structured for the future . \u201d\nfor his part , lafortune believes that mcmahan\u2019s \u201cunderstanding of the beer business , proven leadership , and vision for its future will be a tremendous asset , \u201d he said via the release .\n\u201cwe sold our annual estimated volume goal before the end of april , and six - pack cans were only introduced in late march , \u201d he wrote to brewbound . \u201cwe could well exceed the estimate if the trend continues through 2017 . \u201d\nthe nauti seltzer brand , meanwhile , is currently available along the east coast and as far west as wisconsin , mcmahan said .\n\u201cnauti has found a nice niche and performed well in some pockets , \u201d he said . \u201cwe need to stabilize that brand , find its playing field and watch where the hard seltzer category is going to head over the next year so we can position nauti for success . \u201d\n\u201cwe\u2019re going to be creating and pouring interesting , hard - to - find beers that make you want to go there , \u201d he said . \u201cin visiting taprooms around the country , i have a vision for what it can be and ned ( lafortune ) is the guy that can make it all work . \u201d\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 travelers .\nthough i like some of the beer the brew yard is pretty much a disaster . the travel trailer turned . . .\nthis review is really about the brew yard . i stopped by with a group of friends thinking this was a . . .\nwe are open 7 days a week for you to come enjoy our great food , live music , and of course award - winning beer . our unique bar built in a custom airstream trailer features 24 beers on draught . we also have a retail store and brewery tours are available on fridays and saturdays .\nthough i like some of the beer the brew yard is pretty much a disaster . the travel trailer turned into a bar is a nice touch but the overall ambiance is bad and the food , well , its worse . if they want to improve they have . . .\nthis review is the subjective opinion of a tripadvisor member and not of tripadvisor llc .\nthis review is really about the brew yard . i stopped by with a group of friends thinking this was a more traditional brew pub . we were very disappointed . i ' m not sure what you would call the brew yard but a brew pub it ' s not . they . . .\nwow what a gem of a brewery ! great beer , lots of hanging out space , awesome fire pit , friendly staff , lots of parking and good food . great way to spend a saturday afternoon , we will return !\nglad you had fun ! thanks for the review . hope to see you again soon !\nthis response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of tripadvisor llc .\nhi john , thanks for the review . glad to hear you enjoyed the bands and atmosphere . we are actually in the process of switching the food over to a different vendor this week . hopefully you can come back soon and check it out . cheers !\nwe love the new brew yard and can\u2019t wait to see it in the summer . they have also really stepped up the beers . loving the wally , wally juice and goat . we also tried the pretzel and it\u2019s one of the best i\u2019ve had and supersized . . . .\nthanks for the great review kendra ! we are so happy you were able to stop by . see you soon . . .\nfun atmosphere and great beer . the food is ok . had an outdoor fire pit . gets crowded due to its popularity . old airstream camper is the bar .\nif your are going to offer good bar food , which it looks like they have , ( wouldn ' t know because it never made it to us ) , you should be able to take orders and serve it properly . i know it was a busy pre super bowl saturday , . . .\nhi paul , i am happy to let you know that we have adjusted the food ordering system , along with a new chef and menu ! we hope you will stop by again .\nthey recently renovated and it is fantastic ! ! ! great atmosphere and service . definitely will be coming here more .\ngreat new addition to this classic local brewery . outside ( summer ) beer garden is super . fire pit , corn hole , food trucks and a custom silver stream pouring bar . great place to sit and enjoy best beer around .\nnote : your question will be posted publicly on the questions & answers page .\nall of the replies above are correct . we do not have a restaurant here , but there are some fantastic places to grab a bite around us . all were mentioned above . cheers ! hope to see you soon .\n* tripadvisor llc is not a booking agent and does not charge any service fees to users of our site . . . 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( obvs not the real thing ! ) keep the heels chunky but the shoe classic with clear barely there styles and wrap - around - the - ankle detailing or a simple metal buckle .\nthe case against wearing high heels is based almost exclusively on health and practical reasons .\npredominantly wore high heels during the 1980s . current well - known male heel wearers include\nthe features include a clear strap vamp with a slip on design , peep toe , smooth lining , cushioned footbed , approximately 7 , 500 rhinestones individu . . .\nlucite heels aside , she looks good . i like the curly hair and the minimal makeup .\nperspex court shoes . court shoes design for that high fashion look . fashion heels . low / mid heels . court shoes . made from top quality materials . size chart core shoes ltd .\nperspex toe strap . block heel . peep toe . sizing chart . beautiful strappy high heels .\nthe features includes a denim fabric with a fringe trim , cut out front , open toe , clear chunky heel , followed by a cushion foot - bed . approximately . . .\nwas wearing his trademark cuban heels during the\nlegdrop\nincident at the 2013 billboard music awards .\na 2008 study by cerruto et al . reported results that suggest that wearing high heels may improve the\nthe main dancers will buy anything from 5 to 6 inches , the majority of which are stiletto heels . and the colours they choose vary from clear to pink and black . there are also some interesting platform shoes , such as one in which duck swim in the liquid - infused heel and platform .\nnote to the ladies : high heels can deform your feet over time . most women who\u2019ve worn heels for the majority of their lives have these misshapen feet\u2026 bey is a beautiful and talented woman but those feet look painful !\npleaser pole shoes kiss208 clear size 5 there is some glue on the platform from where i\u2019ve fixed them , please see the photos before you bid ! box included will be cleaned to pleasers guidelines before . . .\nsince the second world war , high heels have fallen in and out of popular fashion several times , most notably in the late 1990s , when lower heels and even flats predominated . lower heels were preferred during the late 1960s and early 1970s as well , but higher heels returned in the late 1980s and early 1990s . the shape of the fashionable heel has changed from block ( 1970s ) to tapered ( 1990s ) , and stiletto ( 1950s , early 1960s , 1980s , and post - 2000 ) .\nbefore finding a spot on the sand , courtney walked in her super high heels with ease , holding hands with hubby doug .\nsince the late 18th century , men ' s shoes have featured lower heels than most women ' s shoes . some attribute it to napoleon who disliked high heels ; others to the general trend of minimizing non - functional items in men ' s clothing .\nperspex upper . clear stiletto heel . pointed toe . we try our best , but being human , mistakes occasionally happen . we are committed to honesty is the best policy . we will try to give the best service po . . .\nhigh - heeled footwear ( often abbreviated as high heels or simply heels ) is footwear that raises the heel of the wearer ' s foot significantly higher than the toes . when both the heel and the toes are raised equal amounts , as in a platform shoe , it is technically not considered to be a high heel ; however , there are also high - heeled platform shoes . high heels tend to give the aesthetic illusion of longer , more slender legs . high heels come in a wide variety of styles , and the heels are found in many different shapes , including stiletto , pump ( court shoe ) , block , tapered , blade , and wedge .\nfurthermore , there is a popular association between high heels and women as erotic objects . in modern society , high - heeled shoes are a part of women ' s fashion , perhaps more as a sexual prop . high heels force the body to tilt , emphasizing the\ntalks about the reformation of high heels from products made for men to products that define femininity today . the reformation of what femininity means is problematic for many feminists as high heels continue to be a product designed by men that were given up by them because of the discomfort caused . the hand down of heels to women from men enforces the patriarchal power structures and is reminiscent of that for many feminists today .\ndietz and evans ( 1982 ) in an analysis of the cover photographs of pornographic magazines noted that over 50 % involved women wearing high heels . we investigated the hypothesis that the association between high heels and female sexuality is partly a function of the effect of high heels on how women walk ; high heels may have the effect of exaggerating the sex - speci\ufb01c aspects of female gait . in their research , they predicted that women wearing high heels would be rated as more attractive , feminine and younger . in a second judgment study , participants were asked to categorize the same point - light walkers as male or female even though they were in fact , all female . they predicted that more females wearing \ufb02at shoes would be incorrectly categorized as male than females wearing high heels . these predictions were true once the research was conducted .\ntwo hundred years later king louis xiv of france decreed that only nobility could wear heels . seventeenth - century portraits of king louis xiv depict the various intricate heels worn by the king and they were often decorated with miniature battle scenes . men were the first to start wearing high heels in the early sixteenth century . it was a practice donned by the european aristocracy in the 1600s as a sign of status . the reasoning behind th\nclassic pointed toe stiletto show your charm . high heels . suitable for any occasions , party / weddings / daily wear . size 3 - 8 .\n72 % of women will wear high heels at some point . annual statistics of women wearing high heels daily have fluctuated between 1986 to 2003 , from 68 % to 39 % . women wearing high heels daily according to age , were split into three ranges : 49 % of women 18\u201324 years old ; 42 % of women 25\u201349 years old and 34 % of women ages 50 and older . women wear heels for different reasons , such as : special occasions ( 77 % ) , parties and dinner ( 50 % ) , dancing ( 33 % ) , and to work ( 31 % ) .\nsome shoes betray their origins , featuring coin and note slots for tips or soles that flap up so money or jewels can be stored in the heels .\n. some were more than four inches ( ten cm ) , and most were decorated in various battle scenes . the resulting high\nlouis heels\nsubsequently became fashionable for ladies . today the term is used to refer to heels with a concave curve and outward taper at the bottom similar to those worn by\nheels & wedges . flat sandals . heel & wedge sandals . style : platform sandals . flat shoes . heeled shoes . wedge shoes . bridal & party shoes .\nheel height : about 11cm . upper material : synthetic . eur usa uk au cn foot length . sole material : rubber . color : clear & beige . 1 pair of shoes . size : 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 . we will try our best to reduce the . . .\nheel height : about 11cm . sole material : rubber . color : clear & beige . 1 pair of shoes . eur usa uk au cn foot length . size : 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 . detail image . we will try our best to reduce the risk of the . . .\nparading her curves in a tiny swimsuit , the 17 - year - old expertly strutted across the sand in her favourite sky - high perspex stripper heels like a pro .\nflat ankle boots . high heeled ankle boots . heels & wedges . heel & wedge sandals . flat sandals . style : perspex sandals . flat shoes . heeled shoes .\nfrom this period until the early 19th century , high heels were frequently in vogue for both sexes . around 1660 , a shoemaker named nicholas lestage designed high heeled shoes for\nit appears that our fashion algorithms have been proved incorrect . dame helen mirren has done the truly impossible ; she ' s made stripper heels look acceptable on the red carpet .\nheel height : about 11cm . upper material : synthetic . eur usa uk au cn foot length . sole material : rubber . color : clear & beige . 1 pair of shoes . size : 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 . 41 8 . 5 6 10 / 11 41 25 . 5 10 . 04 .\nan even stranger trend is for designer\nbandage\nshoes , with straps so wide they look like bandages - but still on towering heels . they are ugly but strangely compelling .\n( 1789 - 1799 ) the trend wearing high heels was ended to avoid any associating with the old aristocracy and its opulence . since people wished to avoid the appearance of wealth , heels were largely eliminated from the common market for both men and women and replace by casual fashion and shoe wear . from the beginning of the baroque the heel came back to shoes .\nand many other medical conditions , most of which are permanent and require surgery to alleviate the pain . high heels , because they tip the foot forward , put pressure on the lower back by making the rump push outwards , crushing the lower back vertebrae and contracting the muscles of the lower back . research also shows that achilles tendon stiffness increases after long - term use of high heels .\nperspex strap . beautiful strappy high heels . ankle wrap strap . peep toe . covered heel . sizing chart . perfect for any occasion . a . u . 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 .\nmany feminists believe that high heels make them feel tall and empowered ; however , others argue that it is just an outcome of social conditioning of what femininity means . claudia wobovnik , in her essay ,\nthings started to change when during the european renaissance , the high heel became a status symbol worn by both male and females from the higher social statuses . catherine de medici a franco / italian noblewomen pioneered the use of heels as a fashion statement . catherine de medici is believed to have worn them to impress the french court when she wed the duke of orleans , the future king . it is believed to be the first instance when heels were worn however , this reference may be apocryphal , as the development of heels did not begin to come about until the late 1580s , based on iconographic evidence and extant pieces .\nbossip regulars should be able to guess this one with no problem . these lucite heels were spotted on a shopping trip earlier today . can you guess who they belong to ? pop the hood to find out if you\u2019re right .\nhere , it hasn ' t gone mainstream yet , and most buyers of shoes , sandals and boots with killer heels seem to be exotic dancers , and , to a lesser degree , fetishists , goths and members of other subcultures .\nflat sandals . ankle boots . fashion footware . made to a very high quality these party heels are a must have for all ladies . perspex heel . we will aim to respond to you within 24 hours . this also applie . . .\neven though men started wearing heels as symbols of power , it soon shifted to women and became normalized as women ' s fashion wear . over the past few years , the length of high heels has reached an extreme , going up to as high as 9 inches . the reason behind this seems to be the sexualization of high heels and the association of them with femininity . bata shoe museum in toronto put up more than sixty pairs of rare shoes in 2010 . a pair of spanish chopines from around 1580 - 1620 were part of the exhibition and it measured nearly 20 inches . the senior curator , elizabeth semmelhack , states that\nexcessively high chopines in italy offered the opportunity for more fabric to be displayed but it also offered the opportunity for servants to be displayed .\nsemmelhack further explains that women in these excessively high heels couldn ' t walk without the help of two servants . this is the reason why men still offer their arm to women as a polite gesture . later the venetian major council banned chopines higher than 3 and a half inches as it was a threat to god and his position . however , people continued to wear it . the most famous wearers of these high heels were the venetian prostitutes .\nitem type : high heels sandals . colour : black , blue , wine red , serpentine , nude color . upper material : velvet . we suggest you choose a larger size , if your actual feet length is longer than the above feet len . . .\nfabulous at the cfda michael kors online outlet awards on the heels of yesterday red carpet excitement at the mtv movie awards , is this year cfda fashion awards . she showed off her chic maternity style at the cfda awards with a lushly colored wrap dress by dvf . the peach cheap michael kors and violet dress looked gorgeous against jessica skin tone . mary kate dazzled in a gold chanel jacket over a the row skirt . she completed her ensemble with louis vuitton sandals and cartier jewelry . her sister wore a stunningly simple blue dress with manolo blahnik heels . cartier was also ashley jeweler of choice . miranda wore a black michael kors cut out number that hugged miranda in all the right places . gold cuffs echoed her gold accented dress and heels . the born this way singer rocked a custom thierry mugler creation , topped off with turquoise hair . other attendees included kirsten dunst , who went the menswear route with a patrick ervell shirt and tux , prada heels , and bulgari jewelry . liv tyler was also there , in a proenza schouler print number .\nwrote ,\nfor me , high heels are just fancy foot binding with a three - figure price tag\n, although she supported the freedom to choose what to wear and stated that\none person ' s embrace of their sexuality is another person ' s patriarchal oppression .\nthe romans , both men and women , wore cothurns , or sandals with platform heels ; these were intended to lift the wearers above mud and garbage in the streets . geta , which are based on a similar concept , are still used in japan today . american cowboy boots , first developed in the 19th century and still popular today in some parts of the united states , have high underslung heels to keep a rider ' s foot from sliding through the stirrup . high - heeled platform shoes were a widely popular form of men ' s footwear during the 1970s .\nthe case for wearing high heels is based almost exclusively on aesthetic reasons , including that they change the angle of the foot with respect to the lower leg , which accentuates the appearance of calves and make the wearer appear taller . according to a single line of research , they may improve the\nin terms of design , high heels can be seen with plain construction or with embellishment . depending on the design concept , embellishment materials include leather , wood , metal chain , plastic appliqu\u00e9s , lace , and others . the majority of embellishments are for aesthetic purposes . the rest are for functional support .\n, traces the high heel to male horse - riding warriors in the middle east who used high heels for functionality , because they help hold the rider ' s foot in stirrups . she states that the earliest high heel she has seen is depicted on a 9th - century ad ceramic bowl from persia .\nby the early 2000s , designer heels were perceived as \u201cpower tools\u201d \u2014 as one times story called them \u2014 to be used , like lingerie , by professional women to manipulate people through the \u201cpower\u201d of sex appeal , an idea that continues to resonate to this day . new york times notes in the article ,\nitem type : high heels sandals . colour : black , blue , wine red , serpentine , nude color . upper material : velvet . uk size 2 3 3 . 5 4 5 6 6 . 5 7 7 . 5 8 . we suggest you choose a larger size , if your actual feet lengt . . .\n, are normally worn only for aesthetic reasons and are not considered practical . court shoes have conservative styles and are often used for work and formal occasions , while more adventurous styles are common for evening wear and dancing . high heels have caused significant controversy in the medical field lately , with many podiatrists seeing patients whose severe foot problems have been caused almost exclusively by high - heel wear .\nthis may cause problems when the wearer chooses lower heels or flat - soled shoes . when the foot slants forward , a much greater weight is transferred to the ball of the foot and the toes , increasing the likelihood of damage to the underlying soft tissue that supports the foot . in many shoes , style dictates function , either compressing the toes or forcing them together , possibly resulting in\negyptian butchers also wore heeled shoes for practical purposes , that is , in order to keep their feet clean of any blood while slaughtering animals . murals have been found dating back to 3500 bc , which depict an early version of what is thought to be high heels , being worn by the aristocracy . both men and women wore them and it is thought they were used for ceremonial purposes .\nwell , that style of footwear was all over the spring 2010 shows in milan at dsquared2 , prada , and fendi . if the clear heel is indeed the shoe of the whore , it goes well with the nympho pantsless look that swept the runways in new york , london , and milan . also , it\u2019s a natural evolution of fall\u2019s trendiest footwear \u2014 thigh - high boots \u2014 also favored by adult entertainers . slut appeal is the new sex appeal ! or perhaps this trend is a take on cinderella\u2019s glass slipper ? no one\u2019s mind is that clean and wholesome these days , so it\u2019s doubtful , but it would make a slutty pantsless cinderella a very trendy halloween costume . it\u2019s september 29 \u2014 time to start thinking about these things !\nalthough high - heeled shoes or boots have more often been worn by women , in various times and places they have been standard features of men ' s footwear too , either for practical reasons or as fashionable items . mongolian horsemen were among the first to use heels as means to keep their feet from sliding out of their stirrups . actors playing tragic roles in ancient greek drama wore the buskin , a boot with a platform sole , designed to give them greater height over other actors .\nplatform shoes ( from french plateau = platform ) are shoes , boots , or sandals with an obvious thick sole . the plateau has mostly a strength of 3 - 10 centimeters . the high of the heel mostly depend on plateau . if it ' s 10 cm and above is it ' s called high heels . extreme heights , both the plateau and heel , are in fetish shoes beautiful feet women and sensual ( so - called . ballet heels or sky scrapers ) reached where the sole may have up to 20 , and the sales of up to 40 cm in height and more . the sole of a shoe plateau can show both a continuous uniform thickness , have a wedge , a separate block or stiletto heel . apart from the extreme forms of fetish shoes ( which are first and foremost not intended to walk , the transition in platform shoes is cumbersome and clumsy . by raising the ankle there is an increased risk of injury in the event of being bent over . [ 1 ]\nwell , it ' s evident that the secret ingredient here is mirren herself . just as she did with that bubblegum - pink hair at the baftas earlier this year , the sexagenarian has thrown a giant curveball at our red carpet dressing expectations , turning something that looks far - from - hollywood on paper ( pink hair on a 67 - year old ? hippy . stripper heels ? mutton dressed as pole - dancing lamb ) into a ' moment ' that ' s memorable for all the right reasons .\nvivienne westwood , the uk fashion designer , re - introduced the high heeled platform shoe into high - fashion in the early 1990s ; it was while wearing a pair of super elevated gillie with five - inch platforms and nine - inch heels that the super model , naomi campbell , fell on the catwalk at a fashion show . [ 7 ] however they did not catch on quickly and platform shoes only began to resurface in mainstream fashion in the late 1990s , thanks in part to the uk band the spice girls , whose members performed in large shoes .\nwide heels do not necessarily offer more stability , and any raised heel with too much width , such as found in\nblade - heeled\nor\nblock - heeled\nshoes , induces unhealthy side - to - side torque to the ankles with every step , stressing them unnecessarily , while creating an additional impact on the balls of the feet . thus , the best design for a high heel is one with a narrower width , where the heel is closer to the front , more solidly under the ankle , where the toe box provides room enough for the toes , and where forward movement of the foot in the shoe is kept in check by material snug across the instep , rather than by the toes being rammed forward and jamming together in the toe box or crushed into the front of the toe box .\nin the early 1930s moshe ( morris ) kimmel designed the first modern version of the platform shoe for actress marlene dietrich . kimmel , a jew , escaped berlin , germany and settled in the united states with his family in 1939 and opened the kimmel shoe factory in los angeles . the design soon became very popular amongst beverly hills elite . the biggest , and most prolonged , platform shoe fad in history began as early as 1967 ( appearing in both advertisements and articles in 1970 issues of seventeen magazine ) , and continued through to 1979 in europe and britain . the fad lasted even further in the us , lasting until as late as the early 1980s . at the beginning of the fad , they were worn primarily by young women in their teens and twenties , and occasionally by younger girls , older women , and ( particularly during the disco era ) by young men . [ 5 ] although platform shoes did provide added height without the discomfort of spike heels , they seem to have been worn primarily for the sake of attracting attention . [ 6 ] many glam rock musicians wore platform shoes as part of their act .\nhelen mirren , victoria beckham , kim kardashian , gwyneth paltrow and lily allen are wearing them . christian louboutin and manolo blahnik are designing them . suddenly , skyscraper or\nstripper\nshoes are all the rage abroad , seen on catwalks from new york to milan and on red carpets from hollywood to cannes .\nthe hardcore high fashion is not for the faint - hearted or weak - ankled , especially if one can ' t afford the comfortable , well - crafted shoes of top designers , and it remains to be seen whether the trend will take off in south africa .\ntwo local websites , pleaser and heels2heaven , serve this niche market and have extensive collections of 100 - 200mm shoes that run the gamut from pretty to kinky to downright odd , like the perspex - heeled shoes featuring neon lights or filled with roses , glitter and pearls .\nranges they have imported from the us in recent years include pleaser , luscious and the more extreme funtasma , demonia and devious .\noliver jenkins , the owner of heels2heaven site , says most of his customers are strip club dancers , but 20 percent are ordinary women and men . yes , men . in fact , pleaser website owner riaan burger says a quarter of buyers of the pleaser range are men , while 30 percent who buy demonia shoes are men .\nburger started his site as a result of running a gothic nightclub called omega in 2005 . stripper shoes were de rigeur for patrons of the club , so he tracked down their specialist suppliers to provide a service .\njenkins also saw an opportunity :\nthere wasn ' t anybody catering for this business , and it was a market that wasn ' t covered .\nmost people feel there ' s a cheap connotation to the shoes and get scared off , but there ' s a small minority who don ' t worry ,\nsays jenkins .\ni have normal housewives who buy them , some because they are short . obviously they would wear them with flared jeans .\nhowever , most of his clients are exotic dancers , especially\neastern european girls\n.\nother popular styles are thigh - high boots , in either platforms or stilettos .\njenkins says customers are particularly drawn to bling .\nthe shinier the shoe , the more it attracts them .\ndancers can get quite competitive with heel height or unusual designs , he adds .\nthey want to have something no one else has .\nburger says most of his customers buy from the pleaser range , and a popular choice are the knee - high stiletto boots , such as the electra 2023 .\nhe echoes the advice of top designers - you have to wear a\nstrong outfit\nto be able to carry off stripper shoes .\nand he agrees with jenkins that the higher the heel , the less savoury the connotation , but adds :\nif you can celebrate your femininity in a different way , wear them . they ' re beautiful .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\n/ / urltoken\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 !\nshe won ' t step out of the house without them permanently fixed to her feet .\nand it was no different over the weekend , when bikini babe courtney stodden hit the beach with her husband doug hutchinson .\nseemingly chanelling malibu barbie , the teen bride opted for a pink and grey stripped bikini , much to the delight of her hubby , 34 years her senior .\nin fact the 51 - year - old green mile star could barely keep his hands off his bikini - clad bride as she frolicked around in the sand and surf .\ncourtney as always put on a show as she sunned herself on the beach .\nstriking several poses as she laid down her marilyn monroe beach towel , courtney got settled in for her sun tanning session .\nthe couple marvelled at the view , while courtney sipped on a starbucks refreshment .\nand once they found their perfect spot , the blonde bombshell - who turns 18 later this summer - enjoyed a romantic pda - filled afternoon with doug , who went casual in a pair of brown shorts and a white shirt .\nkissing and cuddling in the sand , the couple hardly tried to hide their love for each other .\ncoming up for air , courtney cooled off in the water , finally taking off her footwear to enter the sea .\nthe teenager also enjoyed a spot of reading , brushing up on recipes with a vegan cookbook .\nthe sun safe blonde made sure she was well protected from the sun by spritzing herself with suntanning oil , posing as though she was the face and body of a beach campaign .\nbefore their trip to the beach , courtney made sure to post one of her usual alliteration - filled tweets .\n' hustling & bustling my bronzed booty to coffee bean baby before errand running ! mmm . . . the way that i love you - - xos ' she wrote .\nthe following day , courtney treated her lucky hubby to a special sunday meal .\n' in the kitchen cookin ' my very own luscious lasagna while wearing nothing but an apron - this is gonna be delicious ! : ) ' she wrote .\ntwo weeks ago courtney raised temperatures when she stripped down to a red , white and blue bikini and set off on a pair of rollerskates .\nonce again doug tagged along for the ride as the two enjoyed a day at the beach .\nnever one to miss an opportunity to perform for the cameras , courtney got in several provocative poses .\nthe actor tried several times to help his nervous wife along , clutching onto her hips to prevent her from falling .\nalthough she did fall once into the sand , much to the amusement of passers by , before finally skating on her own .\nwhen not visiting the beach or shopping in stilettos , courtney is focusing on her web page .\n' the official site of courtney stodden ' features racy snaps of the teenager as soon as you hit the home screen .\nthe teenager appears to be lying on a bed , a white sheet provocatively covering her modesty .\nmembership for the site if free , but for the price of $ 39 . 99 , members can also obtain a signed picture of courtney in a bikini , as well as the ability to view more racier snaps of the teen bride .\non the website , courtney describes herself as somebody with ' extraordinary beauty and a daring personality . '\n' in just nine short months - since moving to los angeles in may 2011 - the seventeen year old has captivated the attention of hollywood and international media at large with her extraordinary beauty , daring personality , and fearless persistence for always - ' being herself ' . '\nand if members were not lucky enough , they can also go in the running to get an invite to courtney ' s 18th birthday , which will take place in august this year .\nbottleneck of 700 , 000 migrants wait in libya to cross the . . .\n' prostitutes , orgies , group sex - all of it ' : ex - wife of . . .\nsydney tower skywalk was ' shut down due to unsafe winds ' . . .\nalive ! four thai boys who made it out of cave in daring . . .\n' this is no sell - out ' : theresa may insists she has chosen . . .\npolice find the body of a missing four - month - old boy near . . .\ngunman blasts car driven by woman , 51 , three times as she . . .\n' we only knew each other between action and cut ' : robin . . .\n' we know where you live ' : angry protesters confront mitch . . .\nhailey baldwin and justin bieber passionately kiss in the bahamas . . . as news of engagement spreads\nselena gomez is seen with same mystery man she was with in may . . . after news her ex justin bieber is engaged to hailey baldwin\nkhloe kardashian reveals she stopped breast - 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bedroom la home for a cool $ 3 . 55 million after finalizing her divorce from ryan dorsey\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\nkylie jenner rocks curve - clinging attire as she shows off body . . . and considers going back to blonde\ndakota johnson dons striped wrap dress in la . . . after calling co - star chris hemsworth ' spectacular '\ncardi b hits back at troll who mocked her baby shower . . . as she shows off naked baby bump for photoshoot\nbuy your own celebrity hideaway ! castle adored by michael douglas and jack nicholson goes on sale for $ 5 . 2m ( and even comes with treehouse )\nant - man and the wasp soars to $ 76 million on opening weekend . . . beating its prequel by $ 19 million\nliam payne and cheryl split : carefree 1d star returns to stage for first time since break - up . . . as he poses happily with his backing dancers in france\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\nchris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - 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24 at raceway venray . fans will able to watch the races live on urltoken and follow live updates on hometracks . nascar . com .\nmotorcircuittraining op raceway venray . dit was groepje 3a op 2 april 2017 met : eric van boomen - bmw k1300 s gerard martens - kawasaki z1000sx hans engelen - bmw gs 1200 leon timmermans - triumph explorer 1200 peter leenen - bmw k1600 voorrijder : jeffrey ijbema - cb1000r\ntwo new entries will highlight the nwes calendar . the first one will be the second event of the season and will take place on may 23 - 24 on the very impressive half - mile oval of raceway venray , which will host the first edition of autospeedway american style .\nthe race : the nascar whelen euro series will visit raceway venray for the second time since its inception in the euronascar calendar in 2015 . for the first time since 2013 , the nascar whelen euro series will race on monday , as the autospeedway american style encompasses the pentecost national holiday .\njedes jahr im august wird auf dem legend\u00e4ren holl\u00e4nsichen\nraceway venray\nder stockcar world cup ausgetragen . eines der gr\u00f6\u00dften motorsportevents seiner klasse . gewagte \u00fcberhohlman\u00f6ver , packende rennszenen und ohrenbet\u00e4ubender l\u00e4rm sind garantiert . hier erwartet sie ein unvergessliches spektakel der boliden von stockcar f1 & f2 , sowie der brl und elms klasse mit ihren brachialen v8 motoren . raceway venray is one of the most popular oval racing tracks in europe . once a year the brisca stockcar f1 & f2 world cup is arranged at this amaizing dutch tarmac arena . take a look and dont miss the thrilling final powered by v8 engines .\nraceway venray located in limburg ( nl ) has been the host of the second part of the dutch eastern competition . the fast and demanding track is quite different to ter apel raceway ' s layout on which cars had been racing just 15 hours before . the weather was fine on sunday 17th all day with heavy winds but sunshine throughout all heats . the drivers were able to get in some useful practice time , especially for dave leech # 928 . a\nthe second edition of the autospeedway american style at raceway venray will take place on may 15 - 16 , encompassing the pentecost national holiday . all the races will be broadcasted live on fanschoice . tv with english commentary ( urltoken ) , while live updates will be available on the nascar home tracks race central live page ( urltoken ) .\nwinning requires a perfect mix of speed , talent , strategy , experience and luck that turns every race into the most exciting and unpredictable form of motorsports for drivers and fans . 28 cars will take on the 800 - meter long raceway venray , roaring on the track\u2019s fast turns , progressively banked up to 23 degrees for the delight of the dutch motorsports enthusiasts .\nweather may add a further twist to the raceway venray weekend , since the forecast includes a chance of rain and the nascar whelen euro series is the only nascar sanctioned series racing on ovals in the wet . the first ever wet oval nwes race was won by mathias lauda in 2014 and since 2012 , frederic gabillon has been one of the most consistent drivers on ovals :\nthe track : the area hosting raceway venray is used as a motorsport training ground since 1977 . a \u00bc mile oval was built in 2008 by mr . harry maessen and inaugurated on easter monday in 2009 . the bigger and faster \u00bd mile oval immediately followed and hosted the first race in 2011 . development of spectators facilities is continuous and the track also hosts cycling and go - karting events .\nthe nascar whelen euro series includes races at six road courses and at just one oval , a half - mile track , raceway venray in the netherlands , so day got limited experience on the top series\u2019 most common configuration . but day enjoyed the simpler challenge of driving a stock car . in a high - tech sports car , he said , \u201cthe steering wheel looks like a nintendo game . \u201d\noval 1 . raceway venray ( the netherlands ) * * 2 . atigonish ( canada ) 3 . posterholt ( the netherlands ) * * 4 . barrie speedway ( canada ) 5 . mosport oval ( canada ) 6 . delaware speedway ( canada ) 7 . kawartha speedway ( canada ) 8 . vernon ( canada ) 9 . saskatoon ( canada ) 10 . ter apel ( the netherlands ) * *\nborja garcia ( # 7 racers motorsports ford mustang ) put on a dominating performance to score his first career win on an oval track in the elite 1 round 6 at raceway venray . the spaniard led the last round of the dutch weekend from flag to flag to score his third win of the season and extended his lead in the points standings ahead of the final race of the nascar whelen euro series regular season .\ndespite a complicated start of the season in which he brought home an 18th and a 2nd place , frederic gabillon ( # 3 tepac rdv comp\u00e9tition ford mustang ) \u2013 the most successful nwes driver on oval tracks \u2013 is looking to regain the form that granted him a sweep of the tours speedway weekend in 2013 and put it at work as euronascar debuts on the half - mile of raceway venray on may 23 - 24 .\ndiffucult weekend for joey on a very wet newcarstle raceway , the weekend started with a disqualification in qualifying for getting out of his gokart . this meant he had to start at the back for the heats on saturday .\ndoubek debuts : 20 - year - old martin doubek ( # 15 dexwet renauer team ford mustang ) will make his nascar debut at raceway venray at the wheel of the # 15 dexwet renauer team ford mustang . the czech driver has a vast experience in karting at international level and also took part in gt races . he will be the 8th rookie on the elite 2 division grid and the first czech to race in nascar .\n2009 saw the opening of a new raceway venray quarter mile across the street , and an american - style banked half mile was built around it in 2011 . it got itself a nascar whelen euro series date in 2015 as the series ' second oval race , previously the only oval had been tours . 2016 saw the second edition of the race . in the meantime , american style late models and bangers keep the track busy .\n2011 karting \u2013 kz2 world cup winner , international karting circuit genk ( belgium ) \u2013 2nd in wsk final cup , international raceway ortona ( italy ) \u2013 winner 5 out of 6 races dutch championship kz2 but skipped 1 meeting .\nstefan oberndorfer enters nwes : 55 - year - old stefan oberndorfer will make his nascar debut at raceway venray at the wheel of the # 77 df1 racing chevrolet ss . oberndorfer will be the first german driver to enter the series this season . he will count on his vast experience on ovals and his debut will represent the first step towards the creation of df1 racing germany , the german branch of df1 racing , that will field at least one car in 2016 .\ndaytona beach , fla \u2013 after a spectacular start in valencia , the nascar whelen euro series heads now to raceway venray for its first oval racing weekend of the 2016 season . this 23 - degree high banked half - mile oval , located on the dutch - german border , offers a great challenge to european drivers who quickly discovered how challenging and compelling is grasping for perfection in a 28 - car fully crowded 800 - meter track at an average speed of more than 150 km / h .\nkumpen led flag to flag in his ninth career win and the third at venray , beating the spaniard by just . 176 seconds under the checkered flag after fending off the countless attempts by garcia to take the lead throughout the 50 - lap race .\nthe procedure : 28 cars will enter the raceway venray weekend and the field will be set by one qualifying session for each division . each car will take the track for two flying laps . the four races will be 60 - laps long and feature nascar procedures like double - file restarts and eventual green - white - checkered finish . rookies will have an additional 30 - minute practice session on saturday to discover the track and all teams will be allowed to join an optional 10 - minute warmup on monday morning .\nraceway venray opened as circuit van peel in 1961 for motocross , which was replaced by a 0 . 292 mile ( 0 . 47km ) oval in 1990 . the track had an interesting existence , being closed on several occasions . it never had a proper license , but the local government didn ' t want motorcyclists to take to the forests . this fell apart when the oval was built , and after the surrounding land became a reserve in 1993 , the circuit was faced with a massive issue . not only did it not have a license , but it couldn ' t operate at that location . it was demolished in 2008 .\nafter a joyous celebration with his team in victory lane , garcia said , \u201cthis is fantastic ! i won at raceway venray ! i\u2019m really happy and very excited for my team . i\u2019m so proud of them ! we had a few challenges before practice but my team is awesome , they made some adjustments and gave me a winning car . i\u2019m really happy ! \u201d on the championship standings , borja said , \u201cmy second place finish yesterday and win today was very important for the point standings . this is my 3rd win of the year , 1st on an oval track and i\u2019m really excited about this season and the opportunity to contend for the nascar whelen euro series championship !\n\u201cit took me some time to get used to it , but now ovals are a lot more attractive to me and i have been strong on both the tracks in the nwes calendar . they are really challenging , especially on the mental side : everybody is near and you can\u2019t make the slightest mistake or you lose a lot of positions and restarts are also very intense , \u201d said nicol\u00f2 rocca , who scored two of his four pole positions on ovals and won one race in venray and one in tours in 2015 . \u201clast year\u2019s races at tours were the hardest of my career for sure , but also extremely satisfying . venray is going to be really demanding and if it rains , it will be extremely important to qualify well and start up front . \u201d\nstock car racing in europe is a weird case . there ' s the american style stock cars like the bangers , which race on many different ovals in britain and a few more countries , though the ovals are rarely banked , and there ' s the true ' stock ' cars of scandinavia and the netherlands , junk or otherwise cheap cars which participate in folk racing on short dirt layouts . american style ovals for our definition of stock cars ( silhouette / heavily modified versions of camaros , mustangs , and the sort , what we call late models ) are a bit hard to come by in europe , but they exist in rockingham , lausitz , and the three tracks i ' m going over today . welcome to tours speedway in france , raceway venray in the netherlands , and warneton speedway in belgium .\ntwo weeks ago , at a race in long pond , pa . , darrell wallace jr . , known as bubba , became the first black driver since bill lester in 2006 to compete in a top - series nascar race . wallace drove last week at brooklyn , mich . , but will not be at sonoma raceway on sunday . daniel suarez , 25 , a rookie for joe gibbs racing , is the first driver from mexico to compete full time in the top series .\n\u201cthis can actually be considered my best start since i joined the nascar whelen euro series , because i finished the first race for the first time , but it\u2019s racing , \u201d smiled the frenchman , who sits ninth in the elite 1 division standings . \u201crdv comp\u00e9tition did an outstanding job on the car all weekend long and we showed our true pace with the second in place on sunday . there is still room to improve and we look forward to venray to gain some ground . \u201d\na very nice line up of 16 cars made the spectators forget about the weather . all heats were raced under wet conditions and did not make it easy to race on the dutch paperclip . ter apel raceway was host of the first part of racing on the easter weekend . the first heat had several cars spun out due to the slippery surface . it was won by dirk albrecht in his # 90 nova . the second heat was all in the hands of our guest from the uk , # 928 dave leech . his car has improved a lot since\nptr : there are only two oval tracks in this en circuit . which track type do you prefer best , oval or road courses \u2013 and why ? fn : road courses as that\u2019s what i am used to . its fun with ovals but the drivers don\u2019t respect the nascar rules and there is too much damage . lap time at tours is only 17 seconds ! these cars are big ! ! 25 of them on a track like that means chaos ! venray was slightly longer and obviously faster but again there were quite a lot of damage to the cars\n\u201cit\u2019s a great championship and i\u2019m really proud to be part of it . the nascar whelen euro series is growing quickly and there is potential to grow even more in the next two or three years , especially because there is a constant dialogue between the organization , the teams and the drivers to improve , \u201d concluded the 39 - year - old from uz\u00e9s . \u201cthe level of the competition is very high , but i love the spirit and racing with this guys because there is a lot of respect between us . venray is a great addition in the right direction and i hope we\u2019ll have soon seven or eight races with three ovals . \u201d\nptr : who is freddy nordstrom \u2018in private\u2019 ? fn : born in surrey , uk , living in central london , swedish parents from malmo , one brother christopher born in malmo . studied international business and french . currency trader the series ptr : what kind of series is nascar whelan euro series ( euro nascar ) ? fn : us affiliated nascar series , currently running in 6 countries . 2 ovals this year , venray and tours speedway , 4 road courses \u2013 valencia , brands hatch , magione and zolder . see urltoken cars 420 bhp , v8\u2019s , 6ltr chevrolet engines us nascar officials attending each round . award ceremony at the nascar hall of fame in charlotte , n . carolina\n\u201cas a european driver , once you have been on an oval , you have a very different opinion . you have to put so much attention in the details and in finding your feeling with the car . it is a lot more exciting for the driver than it seems , \u201d said 2014 nascar whelen euro series champion anthony kumpen , who made his oval debut at tours speedway in 2014 , won at venray in 2015 and progressed all the way to race nascar xfinity series at the world famous daytona international speedway . \u201cit is a lot closer than we are used to on road - courses , it is more of a contact sport . but you have to really master it to win : you can touch , but you definitely don\u2019t want to push too much and cause an accident . it is something you have to learn and it gives you an incredible feeling when you can do it the proper way . \u201d\nafter receiving his 2nd place trophy , kumpen said , \u201cyesterday i won , today i finished second . considering the circumstances , i think second was the best we could do today . the car received a lot of damage this morning when it was caught up in a crash during the elite 2 race . i have a fantastic team and they were able to repair the car in time for the start of the race but we never had an opportunity to make any adjustments to get the car handling as it did yesterday . all in all , i really can\u2019t complain with our performance this weekend . the pk carsport team unloaded a fast car off the truck on friday . we ran some blistering fast qualifying laps yesterday to win pole position and then the race . backing that up with our second place finish today , i\u2019m leaving venray with a good position in the point standings and looking forward to defending my nascar championship title the rest of this season . \u201d\nbrisca f1 world final 2012 - the countdown vol . 1 ( behind the scenes of skegness )\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\njust visited the track for the stock car gold cup . it ' s the forth time we have been and it never . . .\nwas there for a euronascar race . the banked oval is just large enough to allow for decent racing . . .\njust visited the track for the stock car gold cup . it ' s the forth time we have been and it never fails . excellent track and facilities . plenty of food outlets which are all good . i recommend frikedellen and fries . the bar is run on tokens . buy . . .\nwas there for a euronascar race . the banked oval is just large enough to allow for decent racing . there is also a 400 - meter oval track for hotrod racing . you can get close to the action whils still being save . the cantina is nice , although the . . .\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 . . . (\ntripadvisor llc is not responsible for content on external web sites . taxes , fees not included for deals content .\nmylaps speedhive offers you better insights into your race performance in order to help you track , compare , share and increase your progress .\nwe invented automatic sports timing . thousands of events that previously used stopwatches and thumbs to keep track of results now rely on mylaps technology .\nthe mylaps speedhive app gives you quick access to the official results of motorized events .\nsearch through our most frequently asked questions and find an answer to your question .\nplease note that our privacy policy has changed . by continuing to use this website , you acknowledge that you have read and agree to the terms of the updated privacy policy .\ngarcia and kumpen will swap positions in sunday ' s race as garcia will start from the pole alongside kumpen after recording the fastest lap of the race .\n\u201cwe started on the pole , led every lap and won the race ,\nsaid an ecstatic kumpen .\nit\u2019s what we came here to do so how can i be any happier ! the only thing we couldn\u2019t do today was run the fastest lap time of the race . it would have been nice to start on pole for\ntoo , but that\u2019s okay . we\u2019ll still start on the front row , which is what we need to do to stay in the hunt for the championship . we may make a few small adjustments for\nkumpen also spoke on how he was able to hold off numerous challenges by garcia to take the lead .\n\u201cthe high line is always fast here and the new track surface allows a driver to race in the middle of the track ,\nadded kumpen .\nborja ( garcia ) tried to pass me a few times down low but i was able to maintain my position the entire race .\n\u201chaving a good spotter at an oval track is so important , and i have a great spotter ! i trust him 100 % . we have a great relationship and great communication .\ngarcia added that it was difficult to try and make a pass on the challenging track .\n\u201cit was a tough race and it\u2019s really difficult to pass here ,\ngarcia said .\ni tried to pass anthony a bunch of times . i made it to his door but could never complete the pass . what\u2019s important is that i finished second and had the fastest lap of the race .\ni\u2019ll start on the pole and that\u2019s really important for the championship standings . \u201d\nalon day came home third after overtaking his teammate salvador tineo arroyo in the final 10 laps . the spaniard won the junior trophy ahead of thomas ferrando who completed the top - 5 .\nmarconi de abreu beat jerry de weerdt for the challenger trophy in sixth , while kenko miura and sam taheri rounded out the top - 10 .\nyou will receive an email with a link to activate 25 % off your first purchase on urltoken shortly .\ngabillon is the active nwes driver with most wins on an oval track , having won both races at tours speedway in 2013 in what was his oval racing debut . last year he was also leading the saturday race when he got involved in a contact that relegated him to the third place , while he was fourth under the checkered flag in the sunday race . his confidence in rdv comp\u00e9tition and his crew chief claude galopin is total .\n\u201ci know we will have a very good car for this new oval because the team and claude are putting a tremendous effort in it , \u201d said gabillon . \u201cas for every track , qualifying will be very important , because starting in the first rows gives you confidence in your car and helps you stay away from trouble . the track should be fast and being new for everybody we will have to rely even more on our spotters to put up a clean race and a good show for the fans . i can\u2019t wait to bring the # 3 tepac ford mustang to the track ! \u201d\nafter two complete season in euronascar and taking part in the hugely successful season opener in valencia , gabillon firmly believes that the nascar whelen euro series is steadily going in the right direction and he is looking forward to have more ovals in the calendar .\nthe procedure : the nascar whelen euro series will adopt for the first time a 2 - day format , with practices , qualifying and two races on saturday and a warm - up and two races on sunday . 26 cars will enter the event . they will be divided in three groups for qualifying , taking part in three 5 - minute qualifying sessions . each driver will have those 5 minutes to make an attempt consisting of two consecutive flying laps . the grid will be set by each driver\u2019s fastest lap . the four races will be 60 - laps long and feature nascar procedures like double - file restarts and eventual green - white - checkered finish .\nyouth and experience in elite 2 : the average age of the top 5 elite 2 division drivers \u2013 ercoli , ferrando , longin , petersen and lietz \u2013 is 21 . 2 , highlighting the division\u2019s tendency to attract more and more young talents , but experience is always valuable in the nwes close battles , as demonstrated by eric de doncker ( # 98 insulco motorsport 98 ford mustang ) and leonard vernet , respectively sixth and seventh in the general classification and first and second in the legend trophy .\ntrophies : having said of the legend trophy , in the elite 2 division simone laureti ( # 12 double t by dav racing chevrolet camaro ) is first in the gentleman trophy classification over s\u00e9bastien morales ( # 7 tft chevrolet ss ) and jerry de weerdt , stienes longin ( # 11 pk carsport chevrolet ss ) leads the rookie cup in front of nicki petersen ( # 44 gdl racing ford mustang ) and martin van hove ( # 24 pk carsport chevrolet ss ) , while carole perrin ( # 54 caal racing chevrolet ss ) leads francesca linossi ( # 99 gdl racing ford mustang ) and erika monforte ( # 88 euro kart racing team chevrolet ss ) in the lady cup . in the elite 1 division , eddie cheever iii ( # 51 caal racing chevrolet ss ) leads the junior trophy classification by 13 points over nicol\u00f2 rocca ( # 54 caal racing chevrolet ss ) and 14 over florian renauer ( # 5 dexwet renauer team ford mustang ) , while philipp lietz ( # 67 gdl racing ford mustang ) leads the challenger trophy classification from eric de doncker and jerry de weerdt ( # 78 brass racing ford mustang ) .\nfor the best experience on our site , be sure to turn on javascript in your browser .\nas soon as the green flag dropped , garcia pulled away to build a solid lead and mastered a restart on lap 20 to give racers motorsports their first ever elite 1 win .\nbehind the leader , the battle was on and delighted the dutch fans with plenty of side - by - side action all over the track ! anthony kumpen ( # 24 pk carsport chevrolet ss ) was able to fend off every assault to his second position despite having his repaired following a crash in the elite 2 division race . the belgian took home a solid result to move to second in points , 26 markers behind garcia .\nstienes longin ( # 11 pk carsport chevrolet ss ) returned to the podium with another consistent race to win the junior trophy and resisted the pressure brought by salvador tineo arroyo ( # 56 caal racing chevrolet ss ) , who had to settle for fourth . alon day ( # 54 caal racing chevrolet ss ) rounded out the top - 5 edging a charging gianmarco ercoli ( # 9 racers motorsport ford mustang ) , who came up to sixth from the back of the pack .\nwith a # 90 ford mustang rebuilt overnight by braxx racing after a huge crash on saturday , marc goossens ( # 90 brass racing ford mustang ) battled to a seventh place under the checkered flag , beating frederic gabillon ( # 3 tepac rdv comp\u00e9tition ford mustang ) and another driver who was involved in saturday\u2019s vicious crash : marko stipp ( # 46 racing total chevrolet ss ) . the german won the challenger trophy ahead of marconi de abreu ( # 47 brazil team toyota camry ) , who rounded out the top - 10 .\na huge testament to the safety of the nascar whelen euro series race cars , freddy nordstrom ( # 44 caal racing chevrolet ss ) , who also walked away unscathed from the same crash yesterday , came back today and managed to finish just outside the top - 10 in eleventh place .\nthe only caution of the race came for a contact between thomas ferrando ( # 37 knauf racing team ford mustang ) and christophe bouchut ( # 66 df1 racing team chevrolet ss ) in turn 4 while the two frenchmen were battling for 12th . both were checked and released but lost important points in the chase to the european nascar championship .\nthe nascar whelen euro series will now head to germany for the first edition of the american fan fest at the legendary hockenheimring on july 29 - 30 .\nget all the latest information on events , sales and offers . sign up for newsletter today .\nalon day , 25 , will be the first israeli to compete in nascar\u2019s top cup series when he takes part in sunday\u2019s race in sonoma , calif . \u201ci think the main thing is that i\u2019m not talking about a good result , \u201d he said . \u201ci\u2019m talking about establishing my name . \u201d\navi day plans to hand an israeli flag to his 25 - year - old son , alon , to carry to the podium where he will be introduced on sunday as a competitor in a stock car race in sonoma , calif . the flag handoff has become a race - day ritual for the days , but sunday\u2019s version will be anything but routine .\ndriving the no . 23 toyota for bk racing , day will become the first competitor from israel \u2014 where auto racing was banned until 2011 \u2014 in nascar\u2019s top cup series .\nday specializes in road courses , and sunday\u2019s race is one of only two in the 36 - event monster energy nascar cup series that take place on the road rather than on an oval . still , day will start 32nd in a 38 - car field , and his chances for a victory are slim .\n\u201ci think the main thing is that i\u2019m not talking about a good result , \u201d he said in a telephone interview from sonoma last week . \u201ci\u2019m talking about establishing my name . \u201d\nback in israel , he already has . day estimated that he received a text message \u201cprobably every 30 seconds\u201d from someone in israel wishing him well on sunday .\nsteve o\u2019donnell , nascar\u2019s executive vice president for racing operations and chief racing development officer , considers day\u2019s debut significant because nascar wants to diversify its competitors and expand its audience .\n\u201cwe want to represent everybody , \u201d o\u2019donnell said . \u201calon carries in a whole new fan base . \u201d\nonly one auto racer is enshrined in the national jewish sports hall of fame and museum , in commack , n . y . \u2014 jon denning , of springfield , n . j . , who quit at 21 in 2008 to further his education .\n\u201ci am really proud and happy that he\u2019s representing israel , \u201d avi day said , with alon acting as an interpreter , \u201cbut even more than that , the jewish community . \u201d\nalon day took a long , circuitous route to the big time . he started at 10 , borrowing go - karts to race on a track in his hometown , ashdod , a port city about 25 miles south of tel aviv . for his bar mitzvah , his parents bought him a deluxe go - kart . but day could not move on to higher - caliber racing without leaving home .\nat 14 , he began competing in europe , aiming to become a formula one driver . he drove briefly in china , winning the asian formula renault challenge at 17 , then did three years of mandatory service in the israeli military .\nday drove in north america for the first time in 2015 , competing in the first six races of the indy lights season , the feeder series for indy cars . his best finish was a sixth place , and he then migrated back to europe for endurance sports - car racing . but he lost his sponsor , which meant he would also lose his ride for 2015 .\n\u201ci was thinking about taking a year off until i found a new sponsor , \u201d day said .\nbut another option soon appeared . nascar had taken over a stock car racing series in europe in 2012 and was looking for talented young drivers there . someone from nascar reached out to day , who tested his first stock car at a track in italy and found that it suited him .\n\u201cpeople in europe don\u2019t really know a lot about nascar , \u201d he said , adding with a laugh , \u201ci just thought it was a bunch of people turning left . \u201d\nin 2016 , he was asked to drive in two oval races in the xfinity series , nascar\u2019s second tier , and in two races in its truck series . in his first xfinity series race , at mid - ohio sports - car course , he started 22nd in a 40 - car field and finished 13th . any top - 25 finish , he said , would have seemed like a moral victory .\nday was one of 11 drivers chosen last year for the nascar next program , which promotes the sport\u2019s brightest young stars . he returned to race stock cars in europe , and on june 11 , he won the american speedfest at brands hatch circuit in england .\nhe went home to israel right after the victory and was there five hours before his phone rang . bk racing was calling .\nday went to california , preparing to make history . o\u2019donnell made no effort to play down the significance of sunday\u2019s race . \u201cthis is one of those things , \u201d he said , \u201cwhere you could look back 10 years from now and it will be even bigger . \u201d\nbk racing is in 36th place in the owners\u2019 standings , with no victories in 15 races , but day hopes to do well enough in sonoma\u2019s 110 - lap , 350 - mile race to secure a ride at the other top - series road - course race \u2014 in watkins glen , n . y . , in august .\nauto racing is legal in israel now , with off - road rallies , but opportunities for day to train remain limited . so when he is at home , he spends three to four hours a day practicing on a computer simulator or a video game . he still is at the stage of his career where any seat time is valuable .\nhis father said watching alon\u2019s races had always made him nervous , but he understood that the biggest challenge of sonoma had already been met .\n\u201cit doesn\u2019t matter what he does sunday , \u201d avi day said . \u201cit\u2019s a big success starting here at the cup level . \u201d\n1000ps test - sporttourer vergleich - kawasaki z1000sx vs . suzuki gsx - s 1000f\nnascar whelen modified tour 2017 . new hampshire motor speedway . last laps | battle for win\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nfanschoice . tv\u2122 is a trademark owned by nascar , inc . and used with expressed permission .\nama pro racing\u00ae , imsa\u00ae , and nascar\u00ae are registered trademarks and used under license . all other trademarks are property of their respective owners .\ni ' m going to start with an overview of the nascar whelen euro series . the series started as the racecar euro series in 2009 , running completely in france . its inaugural schedule contained seven road races , such as magny cours and the bugatti circuit at le mans . they made their first international visit in 2010 at the nurburgring ( grand prix circuit , though i must say these guys on the nordschleife would be a madting ) . nascar purchased the series in mid - 2012 , and the first race under the new ownership was , by coincidence , an oval race , the series ' first . they ' ve experimented with running gp circuits over the years , such as spa in 2012 , monza in 2013 , and the nurburgring again in 2014 , but currently the only prior gp layout they have on is zolder . i also heard something about an exhibition race at the daytona road course at the end of 2012 , but it doesn ' t seem to have been held .\ntours speedway ' s a bit of a unique one . its dimensions have differed between years , but as of right now , it ' s a four - tenths mile oval . it ' s banked at a fairly low nine degrees in its corners . the thing that makes it interesting , however , is that while other parking lot ovals have existed in the past , this is the first i ' m aware of to have any banking . the mere fact that this oval is not a permanent one and that it ' s deconstructed after its one weekend of racing every july is amazing . it ' s used for the nascar whelen euro series , who runs one of their two oval weekends at the track , and also french drifting . note that due to the fact that this is a parking lot it does have drainage systems , which allows for rain racing . and yes , they have done that before .\nspeaking of rain , here ' s something i found while looking for a picture of them rain racing . not much more to say , just take a gander . this was last year , by the way .\nwarneton ' s a fairly long - running oval in belgium near the french border . it ' s a quarter mile and is fairly low banked , though banking is quite rare at european ovals . it was one the two major circuits run by the european late model series , the other being a bizarre modified peanut oval ( those again ! ) at lydden hill . i believe the series ended at the end of 2012 , but the track is still going , used for bangers , local and area - wide late models and stocks .\nthere are a ton more ovals in europe , mostly in britain , such as ipswich , hednesford and knockhill . maybe i ' ll take a look at them some other time . i can ' t think of an ending , so i ' ll see you guys next week , when we head back to the caribbean .\nopinions expressed in blogs are those of the individual bloggers and do not necessarily represent the views of racing - reference . info .\ncurrent racing series monster energy cup xfinity series camping world truck series pinty ' s series k & n ; pro series west k & n ; pro series east whelen modified tour whelen all - 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demand racing videos , live race broadcasts and news reporting from short tracks across the nation .\nwith the change in the way people consume television , urltoken created its own online video network in 2015 .\n51 has since published thousands of short track racing videos and produced nearly 200 live broadcasts .\n51 has produced multi - camera broadcasts for marquee events such as the snowball derby , winchester 400 , and oxford 250 .\nin addition , 51 has served as the production team for broadcasts on mavtv , fanschoice . tv , and the performance racing network .\nanthony kumpen vs . loris hezemans vs . alex sedgwick vs . francesco sini vs . lucas lasserre vs . christophe bouchut round 1 . \ud83d\udd14 brilliant stuff at brands hatch !\nlinks to sources : plane : urltoken cat finger : urltoken ; = fataliciousromeo hiccups : urltoken city : urltoken electric : urltoken bullet : urltoken ladder : urltoken songs : cool nights by dixxy . urltoken creative commons \u2014 attribution - 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( $ 100 , 000 )\nim happy to announce we have made a deal with dojomoto racing in the united arab emerates .\nwere going to do two things mainly which is defending our number one at the dutch championship and race the 2018 world cup at karting genk september . we are also renting engines at the world cup , european championship , german championship [ \u2026 ]\njust want to say what a massive year we\u2019ve had , 18 races 14 wins 6 events 6 poles . the championship , winning the good old grand prix in strijen . 19th at the super cup out of 118 drivers .\nhi guys . the website has been a bit quite the last months . beeing so busy working / racing every weekend , week in week out . so i have decided to end my career racing career this coming weekend in berghem racing the [ \u2026 ]\nthe weekend of 16 / 17 may round two of the dutch championship will be held on the michael schumacher track in kerpen .\nthe first race of the dutch championship in veldhoven joey had his first race of the 5 races series .\ni would like to show our upgrades in our shop . not only looks better but also capable to do more work and deliver a better result at the same time . the showroom is a bit empty at the moment due [ \u2026 ]\nin the past two years we have won a couple major titles around the world . not only with joey but 3 more drivers have done their share developing and winning races and championships .\nwhat a race , hanssen starting on pole , dropping back to 8th with about 7 seconds behind the leader\u2026 and then ? just watch . .\ndon\u2019t hesitate , gen an enquiry for the season . engines , tuning , rebuilds , parts . even coaching or engine lease . maybe looking for a complete team in kz ? we will do the lot . hanssen racing engines will be at all rounds of the dutch [ \u2026 ]\nhi everyone , i would like to promote my driver training days , do you need some driving advise , engine advise or kart advise you can book me for a whole day / days .\nat the start of this year have bought a dr kart for jake klarich to use during his wintercup race at berghem . i have used it once in the veldhoven dutch championship . i dont race often enought to own a [ \u2026 ]\njoey just got back home to holland and went straight from the plane to the car . racing in the sanders wonen # 11 in the lmv8 supercup .\njoey hanssen has built an unassailable lead in the castrol edge cik stars of karting kz2 championship after heat racing at melbourne\u2019s todd road facility .\nlmv8 ! finishing on the podium almost every race was a very good result after we struggled in the first race weekend .\nthe championship standings before headded to newcarstle ( nsw ) round 3 of the cik stars of karting powered by castrol edge .\nlast weekend joey raced cars for the first time in 5 years , doing an excellent all weekend with very fast lap times and getting a podium in the saturday race .\nwith two rounds remaining in the castrol edge cik stars of karting kz2 championship , defending champion , joey hanssen has his eyes on becoming a double australian champion after an emphatic round three performance at puckapunyal ."]}
{"id": 55782, "summary": [{"text": "group racing developments , known more simply as grd , was a short-lived british constructor of racing cars .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "it was formed in 1971 with a large percentage of staff coming from those made redundant from the closure of lotus cars customer car manufacturing arm .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "they built cars for formula 2 , formula 3 , formula atlantic and sports 2000 racing classes until a decline in british racing vehicle manufacturing bit into the industry in 1975 that paralleled the oil crisis . ", "topic": 8}], "title": "group racing developments", "paragraphs": ["cameraderie\nlotus components ltd .\nreorganized as\nlotus racing\nin 1971 , but the company soon failed anyway . group racing developments rose from the ashes of lotus racing and took a phoenix as their symbol .\nthe car is currently under restoration to group lb specifications in its early 1960\u2019s configuration since 2014 .\ngroup racing developments ltd . was publicly announced in september as a racing - car manufacturer in their own right . the parent company was grd , run mainly by jo marquart and former lotus racing development engineer derek wild , and is the manufacturing division . grs , run by huckle , was to continue but as a service facility for grd while there was also a sales concessionaire by the name of reystan racing which was managed by speedshop owner john stanton and his partner john reynolds .\nforum jump my cp private messages subscriptions who ' s online search forums forums home 10 tenths motorsport announcements and feedback chat room single seater racing formula one predictions contest & fun formula teddy out the pram indycar series fantasy league / predictions contest champcar world series irl indycar series national & international single seaters a1gp club level single seaters formula ford saloon & sportscar racing sportscar & gt racing 24 heures du mans aco regulated series north american racing predictions competitions australasian touring cars . antrodemus supercars fantasy championship new zealand motor racing wtcc & european touring car series national & club racing nascar & stock car racing nascar fantasy racing historic racing & motorsport history historic racing today historic racing calendar motorsport history the driver files historic image archive the chassis history archive turnstyle prints other motorsports rallying & rallycross video clips bike racing kart racing hillclimb and sprint drifting racing talk marshals forum marshals needed urltoken racers forum racers classifieds racing technology motorsport art & photography trackside events calendar my track designs tributes forum press releases road car forums road car forum classic cars track day forum general forums armchair enthusiast virtual racers cool sites\nthus , when one studies the badge of grd ( group racing developments ) , one notices it features a phoenix rising out of the ashes . the ashes are those of lotus racing and the great majority of grd ' s employees previously worked at hethel . soon after the closure of lotus racing there were murmurs of a new firm being formed and these gathered strength when one of warner ' s lieutenants , gordon huckle , announced the formation of a firm called group racing services to service and maintain racing cars . every few weeks came another announcement that an - ex - lotus man had joined the firm and something was definitely brewing when former mclaren designer . jo marquart moved in , followed smartly by lotus racing designer dave baldwin . in fact baldwin has since returned to hethel and now works for team lotus .\nbmw group ceo norbert reithofer pictured at a press conference convened on short notice in munich , germany , 29 july 2009 . bavarian automaker bmw will withdraw from the formula one at the end of the ongoing season . the decision is not based on the current developments and lack of success of the bmw sauber team but on the company ? s strategic realignment . photo : andreas gebert\ng . r . d . cast magnesium wheels with avon 13\nracing slicks ( 9x20 front , 13x23 rear ) .\ni don\u2019t want to make money out of racing . i\u2019d sooner have a winning car and a good car at that\ncomment on the racing and club scene world motor sport tour last month we gave readers brief details of the around the world tour being offered exclusively to motor sport readers by worldmark . . .\nrecently completed dual point conversion and re - curve of bosch distributor for use on group lb historic mg - based special . distributor has advance curve tailored to engine , circa 50 degrees dwell and consistent dwell behaviour beyond 7000 crank rpm . some details of the car and pictures of completed distributor below . vehicle is based in south australia .\nlast summer saw a surprise turn at lotus when colin chapman announced the departure from the main board , and from his position as managing director of lotus racing ltd , of mike warner . exactly two years ago motor sport published an article about warner and the subsidiary , then known as lotus components ltd , which told of a happy future for lotus as a manufacturer of customer racing cars . things must have turned sour for , soon after the departure of warner , colin chapman made a policy decision which took the firm completely out of this market . lotus racing ltd , as opposed to the entirely separate team lotus ltd , ceased trading and quite a few employees were left without the job they knew best .\nbecause of the various deal - a - car arrangements already in operation it is rather difficult to tell quite which are the works cars . at the moment andy sutcliffe is the works formula three driver while the scotsman , tom walkinshaw , is retained as the works development test driver . he is racing a grd in formula two as is the japanese tetsu ikuzawa . amongst the better known customers is the frenchman pierre - francois rousselot who did well in a brabham last year and is now racing a griston - based f3 grd with backing from gaulois cigarettes .\njo was a very lovable and helpful person . he helped wherever he could and he knew the racing scene very well . but he talked straight to his drivers : \u201ci prepared the cars for top performance , but what are you doing here ? \u201d . he was always correct and he built cars which were simply good . '\nf3 racing was in the doldrums in the uk in 1974 with very small grids so the first major changes to the grd design didn ' t really help matters . the chassis / suspension remained basically as before with the changes to the radiator positioning and the new nose being the main modifications . alex ribeiro and pedro passadore had some reasonable runs but the writing was on the wall for grd .\na lightweight frame projects forward from the chassis to support the nose cone . at the front of the tub , a steel subframe provides mounting points for the coilover shock absorbers , for the forward arms of the upper and lower wishbones , and for the steering rack . dual girling master cylinders with adjustable bias bar . easily adjustable\ndead pedal\nfor the driver ' s clutch foot . steering rack and brake light switch . amb tranx260 direct wire transponder . ap lockheed four - piston brake caliper . g . r . d . proprietary magnesium front upright . notice that the uprights are interchangeable , left - to - right . g . r . d . proprietary magnesium rear upright . g . r . d . ' s own distinctive lightweight cast magnesium wheels . avon 13\nracing slicks ( 9x20 front ) . avon 13\nracing slicks ( 13x23 rear ) .\ngrd have big plans for the future and are already talking of challenging the big names of racing car production like march , brabham , and lola within the next couple of years . there is no secret in the fact that marquart would like to design another formula one car having played a part in the lotus 49 , when he was with team lotus , and later designed the mclaren m14 and the same firm ' s 4 - w - d car . grd undoubtedly have the facilities to build such a car .\nmichael snowdon ' s 272 has a lot of canadian history . it was owned by jacques couture ( 1960 ' s racer and husband of jim russell ' s daughter ) , and it was also driven by montreal racer dave mcconnell in both the tasman series and in european events after being temporarily reconfigured to formula three requirements . michael bought the car in 2005 and sent it back to england for restoration . peter denty , who worked at g . r . d . throughout the company ' s entire run , restored it over the winter and it was ready for north american vintage racing starting in 2006 .\nwhat ' s the story with this color scheme ? these colors were chosen by jim russell and used both on jim russell racing drivers school ' s training cars ( from about 1969 ) and also on racecars they sponsored . both jacques couture and dave mcconnell had jrrds sponsorship . emerson fittipaldi , dave walker , carlos pace and mo harness all drove lotus racecars in this color scheme . when g . r . d . rose from lotus ashes , the color scheme carried over . terry body hold down springs . one of two side pods for the radiators . transco plastic - high performance packaging films - urltoken\nthe manufacture of racing cars is a fickle business and lately a couple of smaller firms have been in financial difficulties . no details of how grd was floated have been available but there is no doubt that a considerable suns of money was involved . grd are obviously well placed in norfolk for reasonable overheads but with a regular workforce of over thirty to keep fully occupied , the firm needs to have a hefty turn - over and a growing production . several people have predicted that grd will not see the year out but there are always dismal jimmies happy to foresee such failures . at griston confidence seems extremely high and the current expansion would not point to anything but prosperity . it will be interesting to see if grp succeed for if they do they will be a household name before very long . \u2014a . r . m .\nthe bd series of cosworth / ford b elt - d riven dual overhead cam engines date from 1969 . this\nbde\nengine is the fifth generation of the design . dual weber dcoe carburetors . prepared for competition by david wood , engine number 0032 ignition : 16 o 1500rpm - tappets : inlet . 008 exhaust . 011 - plugs : ag 501 . 018 david wood engineering ltd . , 22 queensgate place mews , london , s . w . 7 . air intake . the drive gear for the dry sump oil pump and the distributor are on a jackshaft on this side of the engine . the mechanical tachometer is driven from the back end of the righthand camshaft . oil cooler , and the reservoir for the dry sump lubrication system . 50 led rain light . ap lockheed two - piston brake calipers . hewland fg400 5 - speed . custom four into one exhaust headers . ark racing starter motor . stainless steel swirl pot helps deaerate the coolant .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nmichael snowdon ' s g . r . d . 272 formula 2 racecar , number 86\nmichael snowdon ' s g . r . d . 272 formula two racecar , number 86\ng . r . d . griston . norfolk . england . unit no . 272 019 f2 - engine no . ( blank ) - gearbox no . ( blank )\nenjoying this article ? urltoken is partially funded through generous support from readers like you ! to contribute to our operating budget , please click here and follow the instructions . ( suggested contribution is twenty bucks per year . feel free to give more ! )\nford bde ( belt drive e - type ) 1 . 8l dohc 16 - valve inline four cylinder engine . lucas ignition system . dual weber dcoe carburetors . dry sump lubrication system .\ndouble wishbone suspension with outboard coilovers and brakes , and conventional adjustable antisway bar . g . r . d . proprietary magnesium uprights .\ndual lower links , single top links , and twin adjustable trailing links . outboard coilover shock absorbers and inboard brakes . adjustable antisway bar . g . r . d . proprietary magnesium uprights .\n( master ) dual girling master cylinders with bias bar , ( front ) ap lockheed four piston calipers with vented rotors , ( rear ) inboard mounted ap lockheed calipers with solid rotors .\n( left to right ) smiths dual oil pressure ( 0 - 160psi ) and coolant temperature ( 30 - 120c ) gauge , smiths mechanical tachometer ( 0 - 12000rpm ) , and smiths oil temperature gauge ( 90 - 230f ) .\nwillans six point cam - lock safety harness . s . p . a . firefighter aqueous film forming foam ( afff ) centralized fire suppression system . quick release steering wheel hub . 50 led rain light .\ns . p . a .\nfirefighter\naqueous film forming foam ( afff ) centralized fire suppression system . ( left to right ) smiths dual oil pressure ( 0 - 160psi ) and coolant temperature ( 30 - 120c ) gauge , smiths mechanical tachometer ( 0 - 12000rpm ) , and smiths oil temperature gauge ( 90 - 230f ) .\nall photos shown here are from september 2009 when we viewed the car at the us vintage grand prix at watkins glen . all photos by curtis jacobson and don moyer for britishracecar . com , copyright 2009 . all rights reserved .\nnotice : all the articles and almost all the photos on urltoken are by curtis jacobson . ( photos that aren ' t by curtis are explicitly credited . ) reproduction without prior written permission is prohibited . contact us to purchase images or reproduction permission . higher resolution images are optionally available .\n\u00a9 2010 www . britishracecar . com\u2122 all rights reserved . website & graphic design by : curtis jacobson\nmike warner , himself , was still under contract to lotus and while this barred him from taking an active part in the formation of the new company there seemed little doubt that he was keeping a fatherly eye on his former colleagues . this is still the case and one presumes that it is no coincidence that the premises of grd abut those of a general engineering firm by the name of griston engineering which is owned by warner .\nmarquart was in the process of designing a rnonocoque single - seater which would have side radiators but otherwise would be basically straightforward and would be available in formula three , formula two and formula b / atlantic trim . also on the drawing board was a 2 - litre sports car , although subsequently this has not been put into the manufacturing stage .\nthis ambitious firm had premises at the tiny village of griston in norfolk , about equidistant between snetterton circuit and lotus . since the original announcement grd have shown some early promise . over the winter they received something like 25 orders , their prototype formula three car made its debut at the october brands hatch meeting and , with andy sutcliffe at the wheel , the firm started well by winning the first formula three race of 1972 and coming second in the next . the time seemed right to pay a call on the growing concern and investigate their progress .\nwe were immediately impressed by the modern and spacious workshops and the expansion which is already going on . designer marquart conducted us round the premises but , by necessity , the visit had to be fairly brief as grd were engaged in a test programme at snetterton the same day . the production shop was impressively full of cars in various stages of completion . most will be finished by the time you read this article and by the end of april there should be almost thirty grds on the tracks . the majority will be in the . formula three category and sales have been attracted from not only britain but also japan , brazil , switzerland and italy . there are several formula b cars , one has already raced in the tasman series , while there is just a single formula atlantic but three formula two cars .\nit was interesting to note that grd are manufacturing a large portion of the cars themselves . the outer skins of the monocoque chassis are rolled to shape by arch motors but the rest of the tub is completely manufactured at griston . griston engineering itself is a very well equipped machine shop and here all the castings , uprights , racks and so on are machined . all the fabrications , like suspension components and the rear tubular engine frame , are made on the premises and marquart feels that the fewer outside suppliers they deal with , the better final delivery of the cars will be .\non the can - am trail while in north america last month for the canadian and us grands prix i was lucky enough to have a week in between the two world championship races to spend my time as . . .\n\u2022there is a rather large smell in formula ford at present regarding the tyre situation which all leads back to the comment ln\naround and about\nback in january . since then every major formula ford . . .\ntravel down kingston - on - thames high street and you will see possibly the oldest established tuning and accessory business in the country\u2014v . w . derrington . look across the road and there is a large . . .\nif you haven ' t got your own lathe by the time you are twelve , and are not a fully competent driver at the age of 16 . , you are at a distinct disadvantage\n. these were the words of martin waide , the . . .\nregistration to or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement and privacy policy .\njo vonlanthen in his grd 273 with ford bda engines . the extended wings were soon to be disallowed .\nat the time of huron ' s demise jo was approached by andy granatelli and offered a lucrative contract in the us . jo was tempted but , with his desire for freedom in design in a smaller set - up , preferred to stay in the uk and took up the offer from mike warner to join the fledgling company of grd . large salaries were never a motivation for jo .\nj\u00f6rg obermoser , who produced cars himself with the toj make , imported grd into germany . ( later to do the same with modus cars ) . reine wisell pulled off the first victory in n\u00fcrburgring with the formula 2 grd . not long after marquart developed the 2 litre sportscar s - 272 for export to japan and usa . through his swiss connections jo gained customers with jo vonlanthen and roland salomon .\ntony brise drove a grd 372 for the works , replacing roger williamson who moved to formula 1 .\nthe grd switzerland team with drivers salomon , hahn , vonlanthen , davelaar , basler , stierli , bueb .\nhowever after only a few years there were problems within the company and the cars were losing out to march . due to disputes between jo and mike warner , jo left grd a year or so before its demise .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ni ' ve asked a question in the chassis history section about this , but no response so far , so thought maybe i ' d do better in here .\ndon ' t know if this is the place to ask , but if one of you chaps with ' the force ' thinks it should be somewhere else , then feel free to move it .\nright , here goes : i ' m trying to find out about grd and specifically the 374 model which , as some of you will already know , is a formula 3 car from 1974 .\ni ' ve got the chance to buy one that needs some work , and i must admit to being tempted - but the thing is , having only raced production based cars up to now , i know little about the single - seater scene .\nso , where could a car like this be raced and are these seventies f3 cars popular amongst the single - seater brigade ? i ' d be interested to know what ( uk based ) events it would be eligible for .\n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _\nlight travels faster than sound - that ' s why , at first , some people appear bright . . . until you hear them speak !\nthe hscc historic f3 championship is pretty popular . if the grd is a 2 litre car it may be a bit outclassed . the 1600cc class is pre 1974 . urltoken\nthanks for the info alan ! after a bit of research , i ' m thinking the car may be a 373 with later bodywork , and not actually a 374 . it has a 1600 engine , whereas a 374 would originally have been a 2 litre as far as i can establish . can anyone else throw more light on that assumption ?\ni think the basic chassis and suspension was the same on both cars . the radiator was moved to the front on the 374 . a bit of info in manufacturers section on urltoken\npowered by vbulletin\u00ae version 3 . 8 . 9 copyright \u00a92000 - 2018 , vbulletin solutions , inc .\noriginal website copyright \u00a9 1998 - 2003 craig antil . all rights reserved . ten - tenths motorsport forums copyright \u00a9 2004 - 2018 royalridge computing . all rights reserved .\nwe ' ve sent an email to please follow the instructions to reset your password .\nenter your log in email address and we ' ll send you a link to reset your password .\nif is associated with an alamy account you ' ll receive an email with instructions on how to reset your password .\nandy sutcliffe on the debut of the 372 at brands hatch in october 1971 .\nthe 372 consisted of an aluminium bathtub monocoque with tubular sub frames front and rear and conventional suspension . the bodywork had a pronounced wedge shape with large side mounted radiators . the car gained a reputation for being easy to set up and forgiving to drive and during the season it produced a lot of wins especially as other drivers switched over to it . the prototype chassis was debuted in some end of season races in the uk in 1971\nmost of the changes to the 373 were to make production of the chassis easier but it seemed that the factory preoccupation with f2 meant that the f3 car lacked some development and although successful it began to receive a less than flattering press from some of its drivers . a chassis flexing problem was solved mid season but it wasn ' t until the end of the year that the real hard testing was carried out that eventually cured the problems . alan jones , brian henton and richard robarts chalked up 9 wins between them so the season wasn ' t a total disaster by any means .\nthe grd 374 was notable for a switch to a front radiator and full - width nose come configuration .\nthe first grd 375 was in fact an updated 374 which shows that once again this was an evolutionary update . ian taylor ran in a works version and some support was given to some of the european competitors . the car retained its full width nose but the radiators were moved rearwards again . highlight of the year was undoubtedly renzo zorzi ' s fortunate victory at monaco in a 374 . at the end of the year grd closed down and the f3 operation was taken over by van diemen .\n372 tim brise , tony brise , cesare doneda , patrick duchamp , adelmo fossati , johnny gerber , bengt gilhorn , neil ginn , mo harness , hans - peter hoffman , alan jones , masami kuwashima , barrie maskell , kurt m \u00fc ller , jorge pinhol , pierre - francois rousselot , robin smythe , fernando spreafico , andy sutcliffe , keiichi tahara , ian taylor , bernard vermilio , jo vonlanthen , roger williamson .\n373 thomas betzler , bernhard brack , tony brise , wolfgang b\u00fclow , ingvar carlsson , rudolf d\u00f6tsch , harald ertl , jeremy gambs , alexander g\u00fcttes , sigi hofmann , alan jones , dieter kern , gernot lamby , heinz lange , john macdonald , jac nelleman , gunnar nordstr\u00f6m , pedro passadore , richard robarts , tony rouff .\n372 tony brise , jacques coulon , roger craven , neil ginn , hans - peter hoffman , alan jones , richard knight , norman moffett , jac nelleman , masami kuwashima , pedro passadore , larry perkins , rod smith , fernando spreafico .\n374 hakan alriksson , alberto colombo , gaudenzio mantova , gian - massimo martoni , luis moraes , marcos moraes , jac nelleman , pedro passadore , alessandro pessenti - rossi , alex ribeiro , renzo zorzi .\n373 bernhard brack , g\u00fcnter h\u00f6lker , roger hurst , john - erik johansson , gernot lamby , jac nelleman , gunnar nordstr\u00f6m , tony rouff , len smith .\n375 ingvar carlsson , werner fischer , den greer , shaw hayami , donald macleod , jac nellemann , ian taylor .\n374 doug bassett , derek cook , jac nellemann , porky thyling , mike tyrrell , renzo zorzi .\n373 hakan alriksson , ulf alriksson , bernhard brack , hans deffland , dan greer , g\u00fcnter h\u00f6lker , roger hurst , john - erik johansson , john lain , anders olofsson , john rust , clas sigurdsson , len smith , marc surer , henrik spellerberg , fernando spreafico .\n375 tommy\nslim\nborgudd , ingvar carlsson , s\u00f6ren hansen , stefan johannsson , john nielsen , jan ridell .\nfitted with a modified holden grey engine in the 1950\u2019s with triple su\u2019s and other engine and mechanical modifications ( unknown if any competition history ) .\nfitted with both 16\u201d and 15\u201d x 5\u201d wheels in the period up to 1965 .\ncut down morris minor rack operating as a steering box across to the original position lhs steering arm ( common modification in the era ) .\nlarger twin leading shoe 10\u201d x 2 \u00bc\u201d front brakes in one off cast iron finned brake drums .\nused as a road car from 1959 to 1963 by vern barlow in victoria as a grey holden engined mg tc special ( triple su\u2019s , modifications , etc ) .\nsold to peter mahony in 1963 in victoria ( entered under bp heidelberg ) .\nsold on then to rod cooper , victoria ( entered under saas ) at some point in late 1964 .\nthe subsequent ownership history is unknown until 2013 . no history of competition has been confirmed before and beyond the dates above , and its competition history appears to have ended in 1965 , due to the car quickly becoming uncompetitive .\nvauxhall e model crank ( stroked to 3 1 / 8\u201d ) . \u2013 mgb main bearings / modified rear seal arrangement .\nlightweight billet flywheel ( 8kg ) , holden heavy duty 8 . 5\u201d single plate clutch assembly .\nmodified camshaft grind \u2013 approximately 235 degrees @ 0 . 050\u201d and 0 . 3\u201d cam lift .\nmodified head with 1 . 48\u201d and 1 . 25\u201d\u2019 valve sizes and relieved chambers \u2013 ls1 beehive springs .\ntriple 30 degree su 1 \u00bd\u201d ( internally modified ) on 1960\u2019s sonic short inlet manifold and common cold air plenum chamber with rolled edge short ram tubes .\none off exhaust manifold \u2013 1 3 / 8\u201d primaries , 1 5 / 8\u201d secondaries into a 2 \u00bc\u201d system .\nthis is example content . double - 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available to your home . no throttling , waiting for more internet , or sharing bandwidth with neighbors . welcome to high - speed internet service you can count on .\nour experts are here to help \u2013 from professional installation and device setup to knowledgeable technical support , our team is ready to serve . or get 24 - hour online support . we\u2019ve got you covered .\nyou get to enjoy the highest quality of customer service , professionalism and expertise in the industry \u2013 just ask our customers .\nautopay will automatically charge your monthly account balance to your preferred payment option . sign up for autopay , or update your payment information anytime , at accountview .\nno hold times , no standing in lines . use our 24 - hour secure phone payment system to pay your bill anytime .\ncall 907 - 563 - 3279 in anchorage or statewide toll - free at 800 - 808 - 8083 .\nsend your payment ( no cash please ) in the return envelope included with your bill . please include remittance slip from your statement and write your account number on your check .\ni live in the ester area . i ' m\nlucky\nto have 1 meg dsl . they have no plans on increasing\nbandwidth and there are many out here that are on an endless waiting list to even get service . also , for the l\nle periods of time , i finally called them about it and they admitted they ' ve been having problems for the last 9 days and still working on it . they gave me a credit for $ 18 , wow . . . i laid into the\ncustomer service\nperson a bit about why they couldn ' t have contacted their customers about the outage etc . he didn ' t seem to care . like the person above i also had a major billing issue . i have been on autopay for years , i updated my card , their system showed the correct card info so i didn ' t think about it until my phone went dead a few months later . i never received one communicat\nmy internet stopped working at my house . i have attempted for two days to set up on line access to my account to put in a work ticket only to be told my account number doesn ' t exist by the system . the\ny close at 6pm which is before i get home from work and there is no option to leave a message or email address that i can use to contact them .\nwe contacted acs a week ago because our internet was down they say they will send someone over that thursday never hear anything . it takes me two days to contact someone and finally\non saturday they tell me oh someone did come out . well my internet still does not work so we reset works for couple hours . monday call again . wait no no one ever did come out we will send a teck when well it could take a couple days . its been over a week no progress and can never get a solid answer . both my husband and i take on line classes and need this service . and i never see a bill and had my service cut off twice because the didn ' t enter my payment info correctly .\nyou somehow get signed up for paperless billing only to never get a bill and forget as time gets away from you . then all of a sudden your internet will be off so you pay the bill to catch up and the r\ned again , but this time they tell you they are having issues with paperless billing and that i probably haven\u2019t received a statement from them . you would think this would mean they would take off the reconnect fee for you this one time and switch to paper billing but nope . that\u2019s all that would have made me happy and so impressed with them . this company isn\u2019t what i remember it being a couple years ago and that\u2019s sad . wish companies would care about their customers up here not their money .\nrating goes from a three to a four . i always enjoyed the company a couple hrs ago hence the reason for the 3 despite the recent issue . i was hoping that maybe they would figure things out and care for their customers again . i was contacted by the company and the issue resolved rather quickly . they don\u2019t deserve 5 stars yet though since the customer rep should have taken care of this . it should not have taken me leaving a bad review and having someone unaware of my problem resolve it for me properly . am thankful for the quick response though .\nrating went down to a 2 . on here i stated i was upset about the reconnect fee ( $ 54 ) so when i was contacted and told the fee was credited i was happy assuming they reversed the reconnect fee only to find out they meant the $ 1 . 17 late fee i incurred . keep your $ 1 . 17 acs . sorry for the confusion but i wouldn\u2019t complain over $ 1 . of course called and it was just a miscommuni\ncation on which fee would be reversed . i\u2019m too cheap to use gci so unfortunat\nely they will keep me as a customer . not crappy service . great for what you pay and i\u2019ve never had issues with the internet . just lower than average customer service .\ni have been a customer for over twenty years and have always had trouble with acs . currently i\u2019m absolutely\nt three years , yet they keep saying it is not on their end . yet when they replace the modem it solves the problem . now i\u2019ve been having a problem for over two months , my modem sporadical\nagain ! i put in a trouble ticket online over a month ago with no response . finally called and got a technician\nwether they have been with them for a month or decades . i have looked at switching to another carrier gci yet they seem to have similar reviews such as mine . and getting satellite internet is expensive and slow with low data caps .\ni will give acs one star , just for the fact that i\u2019ve never had a problem with my phone not working . but in an age where everyone has a cellphone ,\nlooking forward to moving this spring so i can unload this crappy internet . it is very slow . annoyingly\nk for you . but if you\u2019d like to use internet like a normal person this is an archaic and crappy company . like many alaskan companies they know we have no choice but to pay them through the nose for crappy service so they have no inclinatio\nhughes , ak has been out of phone service for too long twice since may 2018 . please train someone that lives in hughes to be qualified to turn the phone system back on after a power outage . if you all\nare not willing to do that then at least put a new battery in that will actually last 10 hours . what am i paying for ?\nbuyers remorse . just switched from gci to acs . nothing good to say , terrible speeds , constant buffering .\nd nothing but slow speeds . if you liked the speeds you got in 2000 , then acs is for you !\ni ' ve had acs for over 7 years . the first 6 were fine . in the last 4 months our internet has become pathetic .\noting items with the support person , after which they beg us to allow someone in our home to check the modem . the first few times , we let them . but they found the issue was at a substation\n. once they do this reset , it works fine for about five days . then it quits and they go through the whole process again .\nacs , you are running out of time to get this fixed . i ' m sick of being told that\nthe foreman\nwill be notified since the same repair is being required on a regular basis .\ni wish i had more options . like i said , i was happy with them for the first 6 years . but the last 4ish months have been ridiculous\ntried to visit their business office , but it is not open to the public , like it used to be . they only had a drop box for checks , and the gate keeper told me to go find a phone and call them back . i dr\ni have had acs for less than a year and have had to call in monthly to argue about the bill or the service . currently we have no internet on a sunday and acs is not available .\nif i could give a 0 i would . this company sucks for internet - we live 4 miles from soldotna main street and we pay over 100 dollars per month for internet that can\u2019t even stream a movie . netflix even\nlags . it takes three days to download a purchased movie from amazon . for 10 years they have promised to put wires in as we are very close to town in a large neighborho\nod but this company is satisfied with taking our money because we need internet but leaving is with it barely working .\nit literally took me 5 mins to load this page so i could write this review this morning . i ' m sorry but in 2017 a windows update should not eat up all of my bandwidth .\nvideo on youtube without slowing down other people browsing on my network . this company is an embarrassm\nent , and i am with them because my only other isp option in like 4x the price and has data caps .\nhave to say i am very upset at the lack of customer service acs has these days . it ' s been a week without any internet service at our home . i get it friday you were off , however when we called on satur\nday we were told we would be taken care of by tuesday at the latest , they would do it that day\nif they felt like it\n. monday we called for an update and told by thursday ( today ) we would have service . that the tech would be able to fix it\nmost likely\nin minutes without having to come inside ( even though on saturday we were told it was most likely the modem ) when we said that was not what we had been told previously\nwe were told\nwell that ' s what is on the ticket\n.\nwe have had flippant attitudes from the phone a techs , one laughed when we said without internet we cannot pay many of our bills , another one even answered with\noh well .\nwe may not live in the\nbig city\nbut we live on one of the main roads in kenai . loyal customers for over 25 years and it ' s more than frustratin\ng to basically be told we are looking at at least another week without service . not everyone in the house has a smartphone\nwe normally do on wifi on a data plan . well done , acs . our only other option is the unsecure network at the library to do our bill paying . that ain ' t happening .\ntook close to 2 months to get an install . when i finally got one the guy just handed me the box at my door ? ! ?\ndrops me from ps4 games . not really sure how you can offer a service that doesn ' t work .\nits real bad im not gonna sugar coat it , but its only 1 of 2 options here . . . . ti\nas simple as watch netflix without god awful quality . as i ' m typing this now , im trying to watch a live game but it just constantly\ntoo sum it up in one word acs is , awful , but gci ' s cap is retarded along with over priced . which is why no one goes with them unless they want to throw money away .\ndear acs , yet again today we have an internet outage on a sunday . it seems that every sunday is the same story , i call and am told that the tech works on monday and it will be fixed then . how can my\ning way possible . he is very unhelpful and rude ! ! ! if this happens one more time , i will be switching service to gci .\ni hate acs . i can\u2019t watch movies and i am lucky when i reach 6 mbps but often i hover in the 2 . 5 mbps and that is not what i am being charged for her in juneau .\nmy internet service allowed netflix streaming and online classes without buffering in kodiak . customer service is weak . i had trouble setting up autopay ( set it up online , but it would constantly\nsable on its own , so payments were always late ) . never willing to admit fault or credit back even though my account always showed that autopay was enabled . when i moved out of state and cancelled my service , i spoke with a lady who assured me that there would be no outstandin\ns letter in the mail saying that my account was overdue . no attempt to reach me . i am still receiving mail from that address . lady i spoke with about the collection\nbecause when you exist with a sole purpose of keeping alaskans connected , you learn to treat small businesses like big businesses . you spend just as much time thinking about current customers as future customers . and you\ndo everything in your power to help them collaborate , share and connect no matter where they are in the world . it ' s how we make the biggest place on earth feel a little smaller .\nit looks like you may be having problems playing this video . if so , please try restarting your browser .\nour board members are achievers of professional excellence , serving the interests of our shareholders .\nwe\u2019re dedicated to helping households stay connected with family , friends , school and work . we offer simple solutions for your home , low and predictable monthly rates , and reliable services .\nacs handled the radio teletype , radio telephone , and other services for the public as well as for the military at the time i was there . headquartered in seattle , washington , the main alaskan office was located in the federal building in downtown anchorage . calls received at campbell point were connected via phone lines to anchorage where the they were handled and forwarded to their destination either via the phone lines or the acs transmitters located elsewhere near anchorage .\nthe bulk of the receivers we used were hammarlund super pros . there were a few hallicrafter sx28s but they were not stable enough for tty work and required constant re - tuning . super pros would generally stay in tune for several hours . the routine was to check the tuning several times during an eight - hour shift .\nwe had a diesel generator plant for use when the regular electric power failed . this required a run to another building and hand - cranking the diesel engines . the loss of power , followed by the different voltage from our generators , required a lot of re - tuning of all those receivers , believe me .\nthe telephone receiver ( for long distance phone calls ) was an elaborate piece of equipment which consisted of three large relay racks . this was a single - sideband receiver which used each sideband for separate messages . it was a bear to tune and stayed in tune by an elaborate mechanical setup which actually changed the position of the tuning capacitor . it was a western electric piece of equipment and was typical of the telephone office equipment of the time .\nthe other side of the receiver station . the three racks at the for left are the western electric single - sideband telephone receiver . the rack at the right was a radio - teletype ( tty ) terminal installed by the author during a midnight shift . the other receivers monitored transmissions from other alaskan communities . ( photos taken by the author using a kokak brownie camera using a guess - at timed exposure . not too bad considering the camera and the photographer ! ! )\nteletype signals were not like morse code ; on - and - off transmissions ( cw ) . rather , they used a sort of fm called carrier shift where the transmitted signal shifted in frequency a small amount . an accompanying piece of equipment converted the shifting frequency into teletype - compatible signals which were then forwarded via the phone lines . these lines were always connected so at least we didn ' t have to hear that noise added to the cacophony we already had .\nmost of the people there were not technicians . they were just trained to do the tuning , connecting , listening , and so forth . i was the only experienced radio repairman at that time . besides the tuning described above , i also did the routine maintenance of the receivers . for the most part this consisted of checking the tubes , electrical connections , etc . during the short time ( about six months ) is was there , we seldom had a receiver fail but when it did i did the fixing . in typical military fashion we had almost enough spare parts to build another super pro ! these included tuning capacitors , knobs , and other parts that would never fail unless we were to be bombed !\nthere were a good many antennas around the station . these were of various lengths , types , and directions . all were brought in to a terminal panel like a telephone switchboard so that any antenna could be connected to any receiver . since the received frequencies for many of the stations had to be changed during the day , quite often the antenna had to be changed as well .\nwhen i first arrived at campbell point there were two teletype relay racks waiting to be installed . it seems they had been there for several months waiting for a civilian technician crew to install them . a few months later a team of two men arrived and spent over a week installing one of these terminals . after several weeks waiting for them to return i told the sergeant in charge that if he and another man would put the thing in position ( the location in the series of racks that were there ) during the day shift , i could wire them in during the graveyard shift when things were relatively quiet . he did this and that night i did the connecting and had it going before my shift was done . it seemed to me that the two technicians were either not skilled or that they were just\nmaking work .\nthe service bench at campbell point . note the expensive equipment and the orderly appearance !\nthe repair bench was in an adjoining room . there we had the usual service equipment , mostly of the type you would find in any civilian radio repair shop . during lull periods i pulled and cleaned some of the receivers .\nmy experience at the receiver station was a great one . there were just four or five of us there with a master sergeant in charge of the operation . the rest of us were privates ; there were more sergeants in the acs than there were privates , so far as i could see . we were paid by check and purchased our own food , which we cooked ourselves , taking turns as cooks . i ' m certain that some of the poorest meals were those that i prepared !\nworld war two was , of course , over before 1947 . they finally decided to discontinue the draft and to discharge all draftees , of which i was one . i left anchorage in the spring of 1947 and returned to civilian life , going back into the radio repair business . i ' ll never forget my stay at campbell point . it might have been the best job i ever had !\nthere are 75 stocks going ex - dividend this week starting monday , july 9th . for income investors . . .\neach day , companies across the globe announce upcoming dividend payouts . in our dividend payout . . .\nwhile most investors will be keen to keep an eye on bank stocks later in the week , there will be . . .\nwhen it comes to retirement , there\u2019s only one thing that matters . and that\u2019s income .\nindependence day shortened the week and trading volume was low , but the cboe volatility index . . .\nwhen it comes to transitioning from private to public , very few companies eschew the initial . . .\nthe fifteenth - century dutch philosopher , desiderius erasmus , is said to have remarked that \u201cin . . .\ndividend investing has taken the world by storm in the past few years , as investors have been . . .\nwarren buffett once said : \u201cin business , i look for economic castles protected by unbreachable . . .\nwhen it comes to value investing , no investor compares to warren buffett . the oracle of omaha . . .\ninvestor relations here you can find contact information on how to get in touch with the company .\nsec filings get access to filings such as 8 - k , 10 - k , 13 - d , proxy statements and more .\nall stock quotes on this website should be considered as having a 24 - hour delay .\ncertain financial information included in urltoken is proprietary to mergent , inc . 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", "topic": 35}], "title": "overdrive pc", "paragraphs": ["overdrive | how to import sony reader for pc / mac tit . . .\nclick listen to open and play overdrive listen audiobooks right in your web browser .\noverdrive ' s device profiles are designed to give you a snapshot of how popular devices can be used with digital titles from overdrive - powered library , school , and retail websites .\nan advertisement stating that sunset overdrive was coming to pc emerged just days before the game came out in 2014 , but microsoft confirmed this was a\nsimple mistake .\nclick listen now in browser to open and play overdrive listen audiobooks right in your web browser .\nclick read to open and read overdrive read or mediado reader ebooks right in your web browser .\ndeveloper insomniac games said today that it would like to bring its over - the - top action game sunset overdrive to pc , but the decision is not up to the studio .\nnew to overdrive ? we\u2019ll help you borrow ebooks , audiobooks , and more from your library . learn more\nclick read now in browser to open and read overdrive read or mediado reader ebooks right in your web browser .\noverdrive ' s mobile app is easiest to update through the app store on your device . look for updates to overdrive just as you would for any other app . before updating , you may want to export your reading history .\nif sunset overdrive does one day make its way to pc , it won ' t be the first xbox one game to make the jump . launch titles ryse : son of rome and dead rising 3 did the same .\nto be fair , if you are a novice who has not learned how to make use of free utilities that do the same things better , pc matic may actually make your pc run faster . but this is an uneven proposition , and the problems it may create could actually make your pc run more slowly\u2026a disaster for a professional office .\noverdrive pc\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 is a u . s . based manufacturer of highly specialized , award - winning gaming pcs and professional workstations . since 1999 ,\npc gamer is part of future plc , an international media group and leading digital publisher . visit our corporate site .\nsince our first review in 2002 , no pc manufacturer has won more awards from the press than has velocity micro , and the signature edition our most revered model . featured in cnet , pc magazine , wired , g4 tv , maximum pc and many more , the signature edition continues to astound reviewers and customers with its performance , build quality , and stunning design .\nwe ' d love for it to come to pc , though it ' s up to xbox on that one .\nyou\u2019ve seen the ads . the ineffective husband trying to clean viruses off of his machine . the college student who wants a new laptop because hers is running \u201ctoo slowly . \u201d the flower shop girl whose pc is so slow she can\u2019t complete a transaction . yes , the ads are like fingers on the chalkboard of pc utilities . but the real question is\u2026does pc matic actually work ?\nwhat\nunable to add ebook\nand similar errors mean in overdrive ( 3 . 5 + ) for ios ( iphone / ipad / ipod touch )\nin response to player queries via twitter yesterday , the studio\u2019s official account was asked if a pc version of sunset overdrive was being considered\u2014against the burgeoning popularity of the interchangeable xbox play anywhere scheme that allows games to be played both on xbox one and windows 10 . insomniac replied with the following :\nif you have sony ' s reader for pc / mac software , you may have accidentally downloaded a title to it when you meant to use adobe digital editions ( ade ) . in this case , you can transfer titles from reader for pc / mac to ade .\ninsomniac games\u2019 larger - than - life open - world third - person shooter sunset overdrive launched in 2014 as an xbox one exclusive . it remains narrowly tied to microsoft\u2019s latest console hardware , however it seems the californian developer would \u201clove for it to come to pc\u201d , should the powers that be allow it .\noverdrive pc\u00e2\u201e\u00a2 is a u . s . based manufacturer of highly specialized , award - winning gaming pcs and professional workstations . since 1999 , overdrive has provided custom , precision engineered pcs for both the typical gamer and the demanding professional business environment , all built on the principles of unparalleled performance , methodical design , and a premium level of customer service .\nbetween the tv hype ads , the phony online \u201creviews\u201d and the high number of actual negative reviews , pc matic is a product to avoid for a professional\u2019s office or home . but that doesn\u2019t mean the company\u2019s without merit . sign up for the pc pitstop newsletter at news . pcpitstopmail . com , and you will find fascinating articles from third - party bloggers that are chock full of useful information \u2013 one you get through the pc pitstop ads .\nfirst , here\u2019s what it is : a collection of five products from a company called pc pitstop , a ten - year - old private company incorporated as an llc . rob cheng , founder and ceo , is the only investor in the firm . the five products are optimize , driver alert , disk md , exterminate and overdrive .\noptimize is a pc optimization program that deletes temporary files , cleans the system registry , gets rid of unneeded outlook files , and tweaks the system in terms of other settings . driver alert is designed to check existing hardware drivers and identify drivers that are obsolete . disk md is a disk defragmentation utility . exterminate is an anti - malware program that boasts daily signature updates for the latest in malware identification and removal . and overdrive creates an extensive report of your pc\u2019s performance , security , software , drivers , etc .\nin september 2014 , insomniac said it had no plans to bring the game to pc , but has not ruled out a release for computers sometime down the road .\nsunset overdrive of course predates the play anywhere initiative , and while microsoft studios declared\nevery new title published from microsoft studios that [ it ] showed onstage at e3 this year will support xbox play anywhere\nin june , phil spencer told us on twitter that although microsoft wants its games to land on both xbox and pc , this will depend on the fit .\nsunset overdrive was released in october 2014 for xbox one . part of the reason why insomniac decided to make it an xbox one - exclusive was because microsoft reportedly allowed the studio to own the rights to the sunset overdrive franchise . by comparison , it doesn ' t own some of the brands that it is most closely associated with , including spyro the dragon , ratchet & clank , and resistance .\nstep up a gear : pressure returns with overdrive ! start your steam buggy and join \u201cla resistance\u201d . . . it\u2019s still time to prevent count soap from powering his uber - spa with stolen water !\ndownload mp3 audiobooks to your computer ( first , you ' ll need to install overdrive for windows ) . then , you can listen to them on your computer or transfer them to a compatible mp3 player .\nif you ' d like to update overdrive ' s desktop app , go to urltoken , click get started , then click either download for windows desktop or available for mac , depending on your operating system .\nfinance your pc with bread\u00ae , a new type of financing platform helping you pay for your purchases over time by making easy - to - understand monthly payments available to you .\ndownload mp3 audiobooks to your computer ( first , you ' ll need to install overdrive for windows ) . then , you can listen to those audiobooks on your computer or transfer them to a compatible mp3 player .\n@ heldengeist @ megapiemanphd @ xbox @ xboxp3 we ' d love for it to come to pc , though it ' s up to xbox on that one . september 26 , 2016\nnote : if you have a windows 8 ( or newer ) computer , you may want to check out our guide for getting started with libby ( windows 10 only ) or the overdrive app ( windows 8 / 10 ) instead .\nit ' s not immediately clear why insomniac wouldn ' t be able to do what it wants with its own franchise in the case of sunset overdrive and bringing it to pc . microsoft being the publisher likely means that it gets to call the shots about where the game is released , while insomniac could make more games in the series if it wanted to . we have followed up with microsoft in an attempt to get more details .\nwe build every velocity micro pc at our headquarters in richmond , va . our experts assemble , tune , and benchmark them all on site . we don ' t outsource and we don ' t cut corners .\nthe raptor\u2122 signature edition was designed by our founder to be the absolute fastest , most envy inducing system available . winner of dozens of awards for performance , design , and support , the signature edition is everything you could want in the ultimate computer , without a single shortcut . simply put , if you want the best , this is it . treat yourself to the new pc experience with this unparalleled pc . now featuring intel core x - series processors and x299 motherboards !\nin a separate tweet , insomniac reiterated its desire to the see the switch , noting that \u201cthe ball is in xbox ' s court on it . \u201d it\u2019s also understood that microsoft allowed insomniac to maintain rights to sunset overdrive post - launch , so long as it remained an xbox one exclusive .\ni don ' t know what the future holds ,\ninsomniac games marketing lead james stevenson said at the time .\nright now there ' s no plans for a pc version of the game . we ' re just working hard to finish up [ the xbox one version ] . we ' re going to support it post - launch and then we ' ll see what happens in the future . but there ' s no plans . we aren ' t planning a pc version or anything like that .\nwe build your pc , but you decide what runs on it . we\u2019ll never install software you don\u2019t want . we hate extra toolbars and freeware as much as you do . with velocity micro , we only install what you ask for , and not a thing more .\npc pitstop has spent an inordinate amount of money in television advertising for a simple utility aimed at novice computer users , and has followed this up by cramming virtually every reviewing source with phony reviews . the company itself maintains a variety of websites that purport to be independent but in fact give only glowing reports for the product . in addition , the company early in its history established a marketing relationship with pc world magazine . truly independent sites and even those in which you disregard the five - star ratings , though , tell a different story .\nevery velocity micro pc comes with complimentary lifetime business hours phone support . and the best part \u2013 a call placed to our expert , non - tiered support team will never be routed anywhere offshore . not ever . it\u2019s like having your own personal geek , just a phone call away .\nin pressure overdrive you revisit an action packed world , filled with crazy characters and funky humor . this enhanced version will challenge your skills , while you race , ram and blast your way through countless bullets and enemies . customize your buggy for clever play styles and have a friend join the cause in local coop mode . \u201cla resistance\u201d counts on you !\nthe second major reason for slow operations is a virus , trojan or other \u201ccomputer virus\u201d infection . it is usually easy to spot these , as they generate pop - up ads or phony \u201cvirus infection alert\u201d messages . for these , which may clutter the system registry , the best bet is a good malware identification and removal tool , and for this the pc matic suite has problems . like the free lavasoft ad - aware product , our tests of pc matic generated a number of \u201cfalse positives , \u201d which might lead an unwary consumer to delete files necessary to the operation of mission - critical software . the files identified are not malware , but their deletion will cause the programs not to load or work .\nsystem memory is used by your operating system , applications , and your hardware inside of your pc . if you have too little system memory , your computer will go to the storage device to create virtual , or paged memory pools . that is an extremely slow and inefficient method , and will lead to slow downs during games and delays in loading levels .\nwe\u2019re obsessed with perfection \u2013 there are no assembly lines here . as with all velocity micro pcs , each raptor signature edition is hand built by expert engineers , meaning every screw is turned by hand and each cable is clipped and tucked away with care . the end result is better airflow and thermal properties , translating into a more stable , longer lasting pc that\u2019s easier to service and upgrade .\nbefore we ship your system , we triple - check everything to make sure it will be the best pc you ' ve ever owned . our industry - leading testing includes a full week of benchmarks , tuning , and extensive reboots . finally , we check cable management and connections with a 200 - point qa checklist . only then will a senior engineer sign off on your rig and approve it for shipping .\ninstead , microsoft gets to make that call , according to insomniac .\nwe ' d love it if it could happen but [ the ] ball is in xbox ' s court on it ,\nthe developer said to a fan today on twitter . to another person , the developer said ,\nwe ' d love for it to come to pc , though it ' s up to xbox on that one .\nnearly all computers are sold with less ram memory than they need , in order to keep the cost low . this is a problem with desktop pcs in general , but especially with proprietary pcs that are unable to take more than a limited amount of memory \u2013 and virtually all laptop computers , which are chronically under - rammed . if your pc is running slowly , the first step is to buy and install more ram memory !\nas a result of our exclusive and patented engineering techniques and custom tuning , the raptor signature edition is one of the fastest , most record shattering desktops that we\u2019ve ever created\u2026and that\u2019s saying something . whether it\u2019s better frame rates , more seamless digital editing , or faster renders that you\u2019re after , the raptor signature edition delivers it all . you won\u2019t find a faster , better performing system . it\u2019s time to adjust your expectations for what a desktop pc can be .\nfor $ 50 per month falcon can monitor your pc for issues and be alerted remotely when issues are found . we will correct the issue and perform weekly maintenance to keep your system running smoothly . we also include commercial grade antivirus and antimalware scanning and removal . what makes our service stand out from the rest is our \u201cno fine print\u201d guarantee . if we can\u2019t fix your system when it fails we will replace it with a like system at no additional charge for as long as you maintain your monthly service subscription .\na gaming laptop looks just like any other laptop . it has a screen , keyboard , touch pad , speakers , and inputs / outputs . with a gaming laptop you can have it all . you can surf the web , work on presentations , browse social media , and everything else that you could do on a smart phone , but you can do one thing that other devices can\u2019t : play pc games . what sets a gaming laptop apart from your run of the mill laptop is the balance of hardware that , for the price , delivers the highest 3d frame rates in its class .\nwhile you technically can play every type of pc gaming on a cheap laptop designed for gaming , you won\u2019t be doing it at high resolutions , or maximum frame rates . newer technologies like vr or 4k resolutions are definitely out of the question . but what you can expect is 720p gaming or its equivalent running at low or medium settings , and around 30 - 45 + frames per second . this means that some of the \u201ctwitch - shooters\u201d \u2013 first - person perspective games that require quick reflexes and have a lot of action going on the screen at one time \u2013 are probably going to be played on low , and at low resolutions , in order to get the frame rate as high as possible .\nwe use only the very latest premium retail grade parts like intel x series processors , ddr4 memory , nvme hard drives , and x299 motherboards in the raptor signature edition for maximum performance and reliability . each component is hand selected and pre - qualified to provide only the most jaw dropping experience possible . that means when you make a part selection in our custom configurator , it has already been tested , verified , and approved to meet our standards .\nthe raptor\u2122 signature edition is now available in our new extended depth gx5 case . sleek , clean lines to uniquely merge aesthetics and function and create a look that fits any d\u00e9cor .\nhold up to six hard drives : the gx5\u2019s hard drive cage is in a class by itself . upgrade your hard drives thanks to a tool - free , hot swappable design .\npristine cable routing : a raised motherboard plate allows us to keep the interior of your rig clutter free .\nports where you need them : top mounted usb and audio jacks allow you to easily swap out your favorite peripherals .\nliquid cooling comes standard : maintenance - free liquid cooling keeps your cpu stable even under extended high loads .\noptimized airflow : top and bottom - mounted fans pull air through the system to keep them cool and dust - free .\nfuture proof design : the gx5 gives you plenty of room to upgrade your system . in fact , it\u2019s even big enough to accommodate e - atx and dual socket motherboards .\nsure , it\u2019s more work . but no one ever said that creating something this remarkable would be easy . . .\nit costs us more , but we refuse to let anything get in the way of an astonishing customer experience .\nwe don\u2019t do it , and we never will . with velocity micro , we only install what you ask us for , and not a thing more .\nvelocity micro | 500 southlake blvd . , richmond , va 23236 \u00a9 2018 velocity holdings , llc . all rights reserved .\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 .\na fresh and easy way to borrow and read from your library . learn more about libby >\nwith a windows computer , you can borrow and enjoy ebooks , audiobooks , and streaming videos from your library ' s digital collection .\nopen your library ' s digital collection on your computer ( find it on urltoken ) .\nnow , choose the image below that looks like the titles in your library ' s collection .\nborrow a title ( you ' ll need to sign into your library to complete this step ) .\nclick read now with kindle ( u . s . only ) to complete checkout on amazon ' s website and send a book to your kindle device or kindle reading app .\nclick watch now in browser to open and play streaming videos right in your web browser .\ndownload epub or pdf ebooks to your computer ( first , you ' ll need to install and authorize adobe digital editions ) . then , you can read them on your computer or transfer them to a compatible ereader .\nto see all of your borrowed titles , tap at any time to go to your loans page .\nfind borrowed titles on your checkouts page ( under your account ) in your library ' s digital collection . here you ' ll find options for reading , watching , or listening to each title . you can :\ndownload epub or pdf ebooks to your computer ( first , you ' ll need to install and authorize adobe digital editions ) . then , you can read those ebooks on your computer or transfer them to a compatible ereader .\nyou may also want to set ade to automatically open downloaded ebooks from your library .\nfind the epub ebook you want to import , then double - click it to open the ebook in ade . you can select more than one by holding control or command and clicking each file . the sony reader software stores epubs here by default : [ my ] documents / my books / reader .\nthe title ( s ) you selected should now be added to your ade bookshelf .\n\u00a9 valve corporation . all rights reserved . all trademarks are property of their respective owners in the us and other countries .\nsign in to see reasons why you may or may not like this based on your games , friends , and curators you follow .\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 .\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\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 .\nas for what insomniac is working on now , the studio has three oculus rift games on the way , including edge of nowhere , the unspoken , and feral rites . the independent studio , which has offices in north carolina and california , is also working on a new spider - man game for playstation 4 .\nif you ' re looking for a cheap gaming laptop , or you ' re looking to add a mobile device to your digital arsenal , there are plenty of cheap laptops for gaming that are perfectly suited to delivering an entry - level experience for 3d gamers . with the advancement in processor technologies , the integration of gpus , and the increasing horsepower that can be had in an affordable computer , finding gaming laptops under 500 dollars is now a reality .\nbut while it ' s possible to find a budget gaming laptop , our research has shown that some of the best cheap laptops for gaming can be had for under 700 or 800 dollars . higher end gaming laptops can still be considered cheap , compared to just a few years ago , at around the 1500 dollar price band . at overdrivepc , we ' re focused on giving you the information you need to make a decision as to what the best solution is for your budget .\nyou can easily drag and drop gaming laptop 2016 models below for a quick spec comparison , as well as check the lowest prices and get the best discounts . be sure to scroll down for our picks for best entry - level budget laptops , and read more about what makes these computers special .\nin order to achieve this performance , there are three important components that need to be taken into consideration . anyone can max out their budget and buy the best of every category , but it takes research , that we\u2019ve done for you , to find the right mix of hardware to deliver performance in a budget laptop .\ndell has hit the sweet spot with this 15 inch gaming laptop . they\u2019ve stripped out all of the unnecessary frills and focused on building a balanced system that delivers high frame rates for an excellent price . it\u2019s our choice for\nat the heart of the system is the extremely powerful , but very affordable nvidia geforce gtx 960m . based on nvidia\u2019s maxwell architecture , this gpu also sports 4gb of fast gddr5 memory .\nthe intel core i5 - 6300hq delivers high frequencies , up to 3 . 2ghz , which is fantastic for games that like more speed , not cores . while it lacks hyperthreading , that technology is not as crucial in games , and compromises would have to be made in price or performance to move up to the core i7 .\nthe included 256gb m . 2 ssd is fast , delivering several times the performance of a traditional hard dive .\nto dual - channel memory with the addition of another 8gb stick of memory .\n. in fact , this gaming laptop is closer to 400 dollars than it is 500 ! but it\u2019s not without compromise . while most gaming laptops have a discrete , or stand - alone graphics processing unit , the 3d graphics engine is actually integrated into the cpu of this laptop . amd has a very unique product in that they own their own graphics division , radeon technologies group , as well as the cpu technology that goes into their apu products . this puts them in the unique position of delivering entry - level 3d gaming without the need for additional graphics horsepower . it\u2019s not high end , but it\u2019ll run games .\nthe dell inspiron 15 5000 series has an amd a10 - 8700p apu , rated at 1 . 8ghz with a 3 . 2ghz boost . it has two processor modules and four total cores .\nintegrated into the apu is a radeon r6 graphics core , with 6 compute units , 384 shaders , and support for the latest 3d technologies like directx 12 . it utilizes the system memory for both the cpu and the gpu .\nthe 1366\u00d7768 resolution panel is about the maximum resolution you can expect to play 3d games , so it\u2019s ok that you\u2019re not getting a crisper , 1080p panel .\nit includes a 1tb 5400rpm spinning - platter hdd for the os , but can be upgraded to an ssd , which we recommend .\nit comes with dual channel 8gb ( 2x4gb ) of ddr3 memory , which also delivers the bandwidth the apu needs to deliver maximum frame rates .\ngpu \u2013 the graphics processing unit is going to be the make - or - break starting point for a gaming laptop . this is the chip that is primarily responsible for displaying the images you see in a game . it does all the lighting , handles the complex characters , and brings environmental effects to life in a realistic manner . given the makeup of today\u2019s hardware technology found in the gpu and cpu , and the way games take advantage of that technology , the gpu is currently the most important component when choosing a good gaming laptop\nnvidia currently designs and builds some of the most popular mobile gpus . their primary gaming brand is geforce . you\u2019ll find geforce gtx chips in many popular gaming laptops . these chips range from entry - level to super - premium . typically , a mid - range gpu , like the 960m , is good enough to run most modern games on medium to high quality levels and 1080p resolutions . when paired with gddr5 memory , and at least 2gb , you\u2019ll get the most out of the chip . gpus paired with ddr3 memory , especially those equipped with less than 2gb , are not going to provide anything beyond a low detail setting experience at 720p resolution , at best .\ncurrently , both amd and nvidia are in the middle of launching new mobile graphics solutions at the high end that will bring increased power and efficiency to the market . we\u2019re excited to see how they play out , and will be reporting on any new laptops that may come out with the mid - range , more affordable versions as they happen .\ncpu \u2013 the cpu actually plays second fiddle to the gpu . the central processing unit is a general purpose computational device . it handles the housework , and feeds the gpu the information it needs to create the 3d environment you see on your screen . it also handles getting information from your hard drive , putting it in memory , and also communicating with the various components in your laptop to ensure that your inputs from your mouse and keyboard are handled appropriately , as well as manage devices like your network card .\nintel currently leads the market in processor design and manufacturing . their flagship technology for consumers , the core brand , is sold in everything from laptops , to tablets , servers , and workstations . for affordable gaming laptops , we stick with the core i5 variants . these chips hit the best price to performance ratio that you\u2019re going to find . what it lacks from the i7 , hyperthreading , it doesn\u2019t need . it provides you with four cores , and high frequencies . it\u2019s just right .\nmemory \u2013 there\u2019s two types of memory ( not to be confused with storage , that comes in the form of a hard drive , more on that later ) \u2013 gpu memory and system memory . gpu memory on a discrete ( add - in card , not integrated into the cpu ) gpu will sit on the board itself . there are several types of gpu memory . listed from slowest to fastest they are : gddr3 , gddr5 , gddr5x , and hbm / hbm2 .\nsystem memory comes in two flavors for consumers , today . ddr3 and ddr4 . while ddr4 does not bring any revolutionary technology to market , it does increase frequency and decrease power consumption , which is always the goal of new hardware . however , it\u2019s expensive . a well - balanced gaming laptop under $ 1000 will mostly likely have a low - voltage variant of system memory called ddrl , which has some of the lower voltage characteristics of ddr4 . however , the frequency increases on ddr4 have not yet materialized at their current speeds . time will tell on that .\nstorage \u2013 there\u2019s two types of storage devices for gaming laptops , and that\u2019s mechanical or solid state . mechanical drives , with spinning platters and mechanical read heads , have been around since the 50\u2019s . yup , the 50\u2019s . the\u2019ve gotten smaller , faster , and hold more data , but the concept has been the same . over the past 10 years , however , a new technology that was once only found in very high end pcs is now cheap enough to be found in many gaming laptop configurations . that is the solid state drive . without any moving parts , and made up of stacks of memory that still retain data when they don\u2019t have power , an ssd is sometimes the most visceral difference in performance a person will witness when coming off a mechanical drive . it really is something to see . always get an ssd if it\u2019s in the budget .\nit\u2019s important to go into a purchase for an affordable laptop that you intend to game on with a reasonable set of expectations . you will not be able to crank all of the details to max . if that\u2019s what you want , you\u2019ll need to spend a bit more . but what we\u2019re trying to find is the best performance , at the best price , that can also make sure that you just have fun on your gaming laptop .\nmany popular tournament games , like dota 2 however , can be played with the details turned slightly up , due to the lower stress put on the systems lower - 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{"id": 55792, "summary": [{"text": "revolver entertainment is a film distributor in the united kingdom and the united states .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "justin marciano founded it in 1997 in the uk and revolver uk entered administration in april 2013 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "justin 's brother , seb marciano formed revolver entertainment llc , a us company based in los angeles , california in 2007 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "revolver us is still successfully operating independently of revolver uk . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "revolver entertainment", "paragraphs": ["owler has collected 9 screenshots of red revolver entertainment ' s website since jun 2015 . the latest red revolver entertainment website design screenshot was captured in dec 2017 .\nred revolver entertainment ' s headquarters is located in nashville , tennessee . for every employee , red revolver entertainment generates $ 60k in revenue . as of may 2018 , red revolver entertainment has 2 . 4k fans on facebook and 14 . 8k followers on twitter .\nuk distributor revolver entertainment has seen at least 12 staff leave the firm in recent months .\nred revolver entertainment currently has 14 , 794 followers on twitter . as of may 2015 red revolver entertainment had 8 , 963 followers . that ' s a 65 percent increase in 2 years\nred revolver entertainment currently has 2 , 411 fans on facebook . as of april 2015 red revolver entertainment had 1 , 776 fans . that ' s a 35 percent increase in 3 years\nred revolver entertainment ' s headquarters is located in nashville , tennessee , usa 37214 . red revolver entertainment has an estimated 31 employees and an estimated annual revenue of 1 . 9m . . . .\nrevolver entertainment usa has acquired north america to genesis film sales thriller soulmate , due for a halloween release .\nrevolver entertainment limited has entered administration more than a month after the company closed its doors for business and told staff it could no longer guarantee their wages .\nas of 10am monday morning , revolver entertainment\u2019s the company behind british films anuvahood and ill manors large office in london\u2019s holland park was unstaffed with the gates padlocked .\nrevolver entertainment releases include peter nicholson\u2019s \u201cdartmoor killing , \u201d quinn saunder\u2019s \u201capparition , \u201d chris matthew\u2019s \u201cthe krays : kill order\u201d and kenneth branagh\u2019s \u201cthe magic flute . \u201d\nin a pre - american film market move , revolver entertainment has acquired the documentary \u201c the cara project , \u201d which explores cara delevingne\u2019s transition from a model to actress .\nin a pre - american film market move , revolver entertainment has acquired the documentary \u201cthe cara project , \u201d which explores cara delevingne\u2019s transition from a model to actress . delevingne\u2019s credits include suicide squad , \u201d \u201cpaper towns\u201d and \u201cpan . \u201d revolver will be selling \u201cthe cara project\u201d at mipcom and afm to broadcasters and home entertainment publishers and intends to release [ \u2026 ]\nrevolver\u2019s 2012 slate included ill manors , bafta - nominated the imposter and liberal arts ( the latter were joint acquisitions with picturehouse entertainment ) . previous hits include anuvahood and french thriller tell no one .\nrevolver entertainment is an la - based feature film distribution company . we distribute unique , independently produced films in theaters , on tv , dvd and vod . revolver have the ability to release a film in over 100 million homes in north america and over 1 billion worldwide .\nthis week screen reported the news , being rumoured for weeks , that revolver entertainment has shut its doors ( its office was empty , although the company is not in administration as of press time ) .\nas of 10am monday morning , revolver entertainment\u2019s large office in london\u2019s holland park was unstaffed with the gates padlocked . reports from a number of recent employees are that the remaining staff have been told not to return as the company wouldn\u2019t be paying them .\nthe distributor has been nominated for several screen uk marketing & distribution awards over the years , and won the 2012 award for best dvd campaign for iron sky . revolver won a slew awards from home entertainment week , the british video association , summit international awards and social buzz .\ndelevingne\u2019s credits include suicide squad , \u201d \u201cpaper towns\u201d and \u201cpan . \u201d revolver will be selling \u201cthe cara project\u201d at mipcom and afm to broadcasters and home entertainment publishers and intends to release the film dvd and vod in the u . s . and canada within the next few months .\nif revolver is indeed shuttered , this is bad news for the uk distribution sector . even most of revolver\u2019s closest competitors have been saying how sad the news is , without any hint of schadenfreude .\nscreen understands that most roles are unlikely to be replaced , with eduardo panizzo now leading revolver\u2019s acquisitions .\namid fluctuation , revolver\u2019s \u201cdirector\u2019s remuneration\u201d remained consistent at \u00a3240 , 000 each year according to companies house .\nthe company listed as revolver entertainment limited has yet to submit its 2012 financial statement to companies house [ and does not need to until september of this year ] . but the 2011 and 2010 statements for that listing reveal an outfit in decline with significant overheads . financials for related and sister companies isn\u2019t known .\nyet we can\u2019t ignore that revolver wasn\u2019t perfect , and there are financial reasons it is now being shut down .\nsince its launch in 1997 , revolver carved a niche in the production and innovative distribution of uk urban titles .\nscreen first reported revolver\u2019s troubles in january . a number of former staff have joined other companies with further announcements imminent .\nrevolver entertainment has acquired north american rights to the martin sheen starrer bhopal : a prayer for rain , the gfm films , sahara movie studios , and rising star entertainment film set against the backdrop of the devastating 1984 bhopal tragedy in india . more than 10 , 000 people died in what\u2019s known as the world\u2019s biggest industrial disaster when the union carbide india limited pesticide plant overheated and released poisonous toxins into the air . sheen stars alongside kal penn and mischa barton in a story about those living in bhopal through the tragedy and its unresolved aftermath . the distributor has set a november 7 theatrical release preceded by a special september 18 screening at the united nations , timed ahead of the 30th anniversary of the disaster . said ravi walia of rising star entertainment , \u201cit is our endeavor at rising star entertainment to tell stories that go beyond the call of the box office , and we sincerely hope that this film will inspire greater corporate social responsibility and empower individuals to act on compelling issues that drive our society . \u201d\naward winning independent film company revolver entertainment releases the gritty crime thriller gbh on dvd from 1st october 2012 . the film is a powerful , no - holds - barred british tale of criminality , morality , justice and vengeance set amidst the stark and violent backdrop of the 2011 london riots and we\u2019ve got two copies of this great film to give away .\nas vital as lennon , mccartney and harrison ' s contributions were to revolver , there ' s an unsung hero , too .\ni play to the song ,\nthe characteristically humble starr says when asked about his remarkable contributions to revolver .\nwith the film distribution business constantly evolving , revolver continues to seek innovative avenues for distributing content both physically and digitally . revolver approaches each title creatively , using social media and guerrilla marketing tactics to connect each film with both its core and secondary audiences .\nremembering revolver\u2019s pioneering spirit and risk - taking marketing innovations , as well as wondering what went wrong at the beleaguered uk distributor .\nformer revolver acquisitions executive david bishop joined protagonist in october 2012 , while pr manager and associate producer alex georgiou also left last year .\nthe legacy of revolver isn\u2019t just a sad end with financial trouble , it\u2019s also their creative and innovative work for more than 15 years .\nmost sales companies and producers who had films set to be released by revolver have now renegotiated deals or are in discussions with new distributors .\nexclusive : several sources tell deadline that uk distributor revolver entertainment is on the verge of going out of business with the fate of films on its release slate uncertain at the moment . word making the rounds in berlin and london is that the company may not exist in as little as two weeks , and chances of a turnaround are slim . revolver has shed staff in recent months and key execs nick taussig and paul van carter left to form their own outfit , salon , last week . calls to the company\u2019s ceo were not immediately returned .\nscreendaily first reported on revolver\u2019s problems in january . all staff have since left the troubled london - based outfit , which no longer operates as a distributor .\nrevolver recently struck a smart buying partnership with picturehouse , and jointly worked on the successful release of the imposter , which went on to win a bafta .\nyet nobody could say that people working at revolver were just phoning it in . they were working hard , they were passionate and they were writing their own rules .\nfiercely protective of their studio creation , the beatles hit the road in the summer of 1966 on their last tour , without a single song from revolver in the set list .\nleaving no stone unturned , revolver exploits its catalog on a variety of platforms including digital rentals and sales , subscription on - demand services , cable vod channels , and major retailers across north america . with this multi - tiered release strategy , revolver is equipped to maximize the exposure of its catalog , and bring fans of independent film exactly what they are looking for .\nrevolver\u2019s biggest box office hit came in march 2011 with adam deacon comedy anuvahood , which grossed \u00a32 . 1m . however , the diversely - slated company struggled to replicate those numbers across releases .\nfor years , ' revolver ' was just another album in the band ' s catalog , overshadowed by the album that followed it , ' sgt . pepper ' s lonely hearts club band ' .\nfilms on revolver\u2019s upcoming release slate include citadel , crawlspace , john dies at the end and spike island . according to the website for revolver\u2019s production arm , gunslinger , the company is in pre - production on three features : the london syndrome , bootnecks and electric . a fourth , a biopic of bare - knuckle boxer lenny mcclean , travelled with producers taussig and van carter to their new outfit .\nin september , screen reported that revolver had sold a \u201csignificant minority stake\u201d in the company to hani farsi\u2019s corniche pictures , the film division of corniche capital , which has also invested in jean labadie\u2019s le pacte .\namong producers , there is a different story . screen knows of at least two recent disputes between producers and revolver over unpaid mgs , one being film london on ben drew\u2019s drama ill manors , starring riz ahmed .\nbut you never see the four of them pulling as hard in the same direction , on the same page , to make great beatles music again after revolver the way they did then ,\nrodriguez says , summing it all up .\nfor me , it ' s revolver . that ' s where the change happens ,\nringo starr told me in 2014 when i asked him to single out his favorite beatles album .\nthat ' s where we took off creatively .\nthough the beatles made no official announcement that they had stopped touring , as 1966 came to a close , with no christmas shows in the u . k . and no new beatles album in the shops , the press sharpened their collective knives once again . they were finished , they ' d split up , the entertainment columns said . but then , in early 1967 , came\nstrawberry fields forever\nand\npenny lane ,\nwith yet another new sound and , importantly , a new look , no doubt in some small part calculated to make sure that no one was going to ignore the beatles ' next album the way they did revolver , and the rest , as they say , is history .\na shuttering of revolver , which has had big success with cult hits like shank and anuvahood as well as recent documentary the imposter , would put further strain on an already bleak picture for low - budget independent distribution in the uk . it would also create a hole in its specialized area \u2014 british fare with urban appeal \u2014 which is poorly represented in the local market . the collapse of retail giants hmv and blockbuster is thought to have caused leaks in revolver\u2019s hull . an overrun of stock meant for the shelves of those stores , and matching promotional spends , created overhead challenges , one source said . another source stressed that revolver\u2019s combination of talent and film selection is not at fault . they have been \u201chit by a series of unfortunate events . \u201d\ni remember vividly the period of time when revolver suddenly became a venerated album ,\nbeatles biographer mark lewisohn says .\nit was the 1980s . it was really something of a hidden gem until then . sgt . pepper had the effect of casting the other albums into shadow because it was so huge . but then suddenly it became a cool thing to say you thought revolver was their best album , and suddenly it picked up notice that it hadn ' t had before the 1980s .\na spokesman for revolver - backer corniche , who took a significant minority stake in the company in september 2012 , said there hadn\u2019t been any contact between hani farsi\u2019s outfit and the uk distributor for \u201cweeks\u201d and that it is \u201cwaiting to hear what is happening at the company\u201d .\nwhile revolver sold well , without the rock journalism that would become ascendant in the coming year , and would elevate 1967 ' s sgt . pepper ' s lonely hearts club band via covers on time and life , it came and went like each beatles album that had come before it .\nvod is also influencing distribution practices , with day - and - date dvd and vod releases now becoming the norm . embracing the changing market , revolver have streamlined their marketing efforts to get the most out of every release , bringing their films directly to audiences who prefer on demand viewing .\njust recently , the outfit had celebrated its 15th anniversary and been publicly acclaimed \u2014 in october , winning the dvd campaign of the year award at the screen marketing and distribution awards for iron sky ; and then revolver\u2019s joint release with picturehouse , the imposter , won two bifas and a bafta .\njust recently , the outfit had celebrated its 15th anniversary and been publicly acclaimed \u2014 in october , winning the dvd campaign of the year award at the screen marketing and distribution awards for iron sky ; and then revolver\u2019s joint release with picturehouse , the imposter , won two bifas and a bafta .\naccording to senior staff formerly at revolver , there are also other company - specific financial reasons for the company\u2019s demise , not just the general dvd downturn . one internal email between executives from late last year seen by screen describes the company\u2019s \u201ccash flow problems\u201d and income being \u201csignificantly below that forecast . \u201d\nit had obviously affected their creative output , however .\njohn lennon ' s songs on revolver reflect precisely where he was at that point , which was someone who was doing a lot of reading and a lot of acid and was looking at life through a different prism ,\nexplains lewisohn .\nrevolver was always a break - the - mould company . justin marciano started the business in 1997 with just \u00a31 , 000 of his own money , producing motorcycle videos before moving into other types of profitable video deals ( darrin\u2019s dance grooves sold more than 120 , 000 units in 2002 , for instance ) .\nformer md nick taussig , who headed revolver\u2019s in - house production arm gunslinger , departed last month to launch london - based production outfit salon pictures . the fate of most of the films on the gunslinger slate isn\u2019t known although salon is working on a lenny mclean biopic that had been first set up at gunslinger .\nrevolver , the beatles ' seventh album , was released 50 years ago today . for years , it was just another album in the band ' s catalog , overshadowed by the album that followed it , 1967 ' s sgt . pepper ' s lonely hearts club band , and which marked a cultural shift\u2014not to mention a change in the fab four ' s collective appearance . then , as the years passed , critics and fans began to look at the beatles ' studio output for artistic inspiration and clues to their greatness . revolver began to be seen as one of the band ' s best , and perhaps the ultimate beatles album , even greater than sgt . pepper ' s , the white album , and abbey road .\nthey were self - consciously trying to make this great leap forward in a way that they didn ' t with rubber soul ,\nexplains rodriguez .\nthere were advances on every beatles , of course , but it was business as usual in that they had to have the album out by christmas , using whatever material they had . then came revolver .\nwith three months of studio work behind them , the beatles left the mixing of revolver primarily in the able hands of their trusted producer , george martin .\nmy dad always said about mixing that it ' s an attempt to create a version that ' s the best live performance that there is ,\ngiles martin says .\nthe further intention is to paint new pictures .\none of the things about their use of lsd , and indeed marijuana as well , is that nobody knew they were taking drugs , so this album was received through the filter of innocence by its listener ,\nsays lewisohn .\none must keep in mind that the knowledge we have now , which colors the way we listen to revolver , was not present at the time it was released .\nthe first theatrical release came in 2004 with surfing film billabong odyssey . kidulthood followed in 2006 \u2014 it didn\u2019t set any box office records , but it showed revolver\u2019s envelope - pushing pr and marketing prowess , with a now - infamous billboard depicting tony blair and his cabinet as a group of hoodies [ pictured ] . in 2007 , the company had a smash with french hit tell no one earning \u00a31 . 2m .\nwhat went wrong ? some factors could be egos at work , overpaying for product , having offices that were too flash , a staff that was too large ( 40 employees ) , and for more mundane factors like the dvd market drying up ( does beleaguered hmv owe revolver money ? ) and the company\u2019s widest - ever release , ben drew\u2019s ill manors , not performing as well as expected at the uk box office .\nav were the first to announce a restructured deal on their thriller the liability starring tim roth \u2014 revolver had planned a feb 22 launch but metrodome will now release in may . among more recently re - signed deals , picturehouse has picked up rights to shane meadows documentary the stone roses : made of stone , bankside is close to signing with a new distributor on spike island and ciaran foy\u2019s citadel \u2013 due for release last friday \u2013 has been returned to sales company films distribution , which is now in talks with uk distributors .\nthey set an impossible bar for themselves , i think ,\nsays jon savage , the author of 1966 : the year the decade exploded .\nrubber soul is a great album , but there are a couple of clunkers . but on revolver , everything they ' d been experiencing is all in there . you have the current preoccupations with drugs and indian music and the beach boys and dylan and the byrds . it also has a fuller sound than rubber soul . the production ' s much smoother . like pet sounds , it ' s a well - constructed program of music . and it ' s a very fully realized drug album .\nalong with a producer and engineering team that would indulge their every wish , the beatles also had a luxury unlike any artist before them .\nthe contract that they had with ( their record label ) emi gave them unlimited studio time at no cost to them , and this was the first project on which they really stretched out , because they began recording it in april and didn ' t finish until june ,\nexplains lewisohn .\nso they were enjoying the opportunity to explore their own creativity . rubber soul , which is obviously a highly creative piece of work , was actually done in a hurry . but on revolver they took as long as they wanted to take . the pressure was self - imposed .\ni think that as the beatles ' performing career came to a crest in 1965 , when they started out the north american tour playing at shea stadium , which john would describe later as ' the top of the mountain , '\nsays robert rodriguez , the author of revolver : how the beatles reimagined rock ' n ' roll .\nthere ' s nowhere but down from there . no matter how much fun they might have been having at the time , it had become an obligation . it definitely wasn ' t something being done for musical reasons , because nobody was really listening . so i think by the end of their performing in ' 65 they had grown weary of it and their ambitions were growing musically and they were listening to what was going on around them . i think they felt a competition with brian wilson and dylan and the byrds , while at the same time being very , very mindful of not repeating themselves and moving their art and goals further .\nfor a guy who almost boasted that he never practiced his drums , that he only ever played when he was playing with those guys , whether it was in the studio or on tour , his playing , especially from revolver on , is just astonishing ,\nsays rodriguez .\nthis could have been a point where a lesser drummer would have fallen behind . but he ' s doing this incredible , amazing , unheard - of stuff . but that ' s for a couple of reasons . one is , he was always this drummer that was very attuned , not necessarily to the structure of the song as much as he was attuned to what the singer was doing . he ' s responding to the dynamics of whatever is going on in the song rather than the typical structural points that drummers focus on . and the other thing , and i think he has obliquely commented on this , was the fact that in 1965 he had his first acid experience . so his approach was going to necessarily be different because now he was looking at everything he did in a different way .\nthis site uses cookies . by using this site you are agreeing to our privacy and cookie policy .\nthe three - day weekend gross ( excluding previews ) of july 6 - 8 was \u00a36 . 2m\nthe event confirmed on twitter that it will take place from tuesday 14 to saturday 25 may 2019 .\nscreen international is the essential resource for the international film industry . subscribe now for monthly editions , awards season weeklies , access to the screen international archive and supplements including stars of tomorrow and world of locations .\ntheir gunslinger production arm took risks on films that nobody else was making , and serving audiences that other distributors weren\u2019t finding ways to engage . anuvahood really connected with young uk audiences , and offerings like sket and shank introduced new filmmaking voices that might not have gotten a break elsewhere .\nthe company also took pushed the boat in the digital arena with apps and social networking promotions , and creation of the facebook tool findwatchshare .\nbranching out in the us might have also spread the company too thin . justin marciano certainly has a larger - than - life personality that sometimes rubbed people the wrong way , both internal staff and the wider industry .\nthere were many , many dedicated and talented people who worked there and i hope they will all land safely on their feet at other companies or set up their own businesses .\nscreen\u2019s chief film critic on why the festival found itself looking behind the times this year .\nnew horizons\u2019 artistic director marcin pienkowski on how the festival reversed a trend to attract a new crowd .\nben kingsley and short term 12 \u2018s brie larson are joining daniel radcliffe in killer films\u2019 brooklyn bridge . the douglas mcgrath - helmed drama is inspired by the true story of washington roebling , the civil engineer responsible for overseeing the construction of the iconic nyc bridge . kingsley will play roebling\u2019s father , the original designer whose passing leaves washington in charge of the mammoth project . larson will play emily , his charming and shrewd wife . mcgrath wrote and directed the project which killer films\u2019 christine vachon and rose ganguzza are producing . a spring shoot has been set . kingsley is repped by caa , independent talent group in the uk , and stone , meyer , genow , smelkinson and binder . larson is repped by the gersh agency and authentic talent .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 penske business media , llc . all rights reserved . hollywood\u2122 & design \u00a9 2018 hollywood chamber of commerce . the hollywood sign is a trademark and intellectual property of hollywood chamber of commerce . all rights reserved .\nbritish psychological thriller soulmate stars anna walton ( hellboy 2 ) , tom wisdom ( 300 ) , nick brimble ( a knight\u2019s tale ) and emma cleasby ( dog soldiers ) .\nthe story centres on a young widow ( walton ) who retreats to an isolated cabin after a failed suicide attempt , to recuperate . still haunted by the tragic death of her husband and struggling with her psychosis , she begins to hear strange noises .\nwriter - director axelle carolyn\u2019s feature debut is produced by claire otway and is a neil marshall ( the descent , dog soldiers ) presentation for sterling pictures .\nexecutive producers are michael riley , giles daoust , john wolstenholme and doug abbott for screen projex , alongside belgian co - producer title media .\nefa , the rotterdam film festival and french srf directors guild step up campaign .\nexclusive : at least 12 staff have left the uk outfit just a few months after corniche investment .\nrecent departures include finance director mark bispham , head of tv and digital lucy savage , sales executive elliott till , head of business affairs yogita puri , acquisitions executive martina ternstrom and head of theatrical marketing andrew woodyatt .\nscreen understands that at least some of the staff exits came as corniche was keen to streamline operations and reduce overheads at the holland park - based company , whose staff number last summer was around 40 .\nceo justin marciano told screen last september that corniche\u2019s involvement would provide a \u201ccash injection and more opportunity for growth . \u201d marciano was unavailable for comment on the layoffs .\nthe exodus is further evidence of the rigours of the uk\u2019s competitive distribution landscape , which saw icon distribution uk wrap for business in late 2011 , and more recently g2 fold into koch media and momentum about to fold into eone .\nexclusive : first look at toronto premiere from aqui y alla director antonio m\u00e9ndez esparza .\nexclusive : london office unmanned as staff told not to return ; sales outfits and producers ink deals with new distributors .\nthis comes after weeks of speculation about the company\u2019s current status , with screen reporting in mid january about a number of staff exits and rumours swirling in berlin that the company was shutting down and the distributor not acquiring new product there .\nbut uk distribution is a tough business at a time when the dvd business \u2014 vital to the company from its early days \u2014 is suffering and a number of companies have struggled to cope with high releasing costs in a competitive market .\nthe independent distributor , responsible for the likes of ill manors , anuvahood and exit through the giftshop , also had a staff of nearly 40 working out of one of the most impressive offices in the industry .\ncompany profit for that business specifically declined from \u00a3721 , 546 in 2010 to \u00a3119 , 219 in 2011 . despite only adding two staff in the same 12 - month period , the company\u2019s already hefty wage bill increased by almost \u00a3250 , 000 .\nwhile sales outfits have lost time and some are waiting for materials to be returned , none screen spoke to are owed money .\none experienced producer screen spoke to lamented a recent \u201ccommunication problem\u201d with the outfit and said it had to \u201chound the company on a daily basis\u201d for updates on the distribution of their film .\nhowever , another executive praised the company for its \u201coriginal\u201d outlook and the positive experience they had working with the company last year and said they were saddened by their demise which \u201cmeans another hole in the distribution landscape for films which might not have an obvious path to release\u201d .\nscreen also understands that former allders\u2019 finance director max menon took the reins as finance director for three months at the end of last year in a bid to turn the company around but he resigned at the end of january .\nbut it also had success with market - facing french - language films including heartbreaker and tell no one , and acquired a number of critical hits including documentaries the imposter and exit through the giftshop , and dark australian crime drama snowtown .\nfrom the director of iron sky . captain james b . pirk of the starship c . p . p . kickstart and his crew , commander dwarf and commander info , find themselves stranded on 21st century earth after a previous adventure to save the planet from hostile aliens . life is not good and pirk s daily routine consists of stuffing his face at the local fast food restaurant and trying to convince the ladies that he is , in fact , an intergalactic space hero form the future . as the prospects for humanity\u2019s conquest of space look increasingly bleaker , pirk comes up with a questionable plan to save mankind\u2019s future\u2026 created by an ingenious band of die - hard star trek fans this terrific sci - fi comedy will have you gripped all the way through to its stunning conclusion ! wreck on !\na week in the life of tony , an alienated psychopath with severe social problems , an obsession for action films and a horrible moustache . unemployed and unemployable , tony prowls the streets , his nervous attempts to make human connections rebuffed by laughter or contempt . occasionally he snaps , and violence is the result\u2026\ndestricted is the first short film collection of its kind , bringing together sex and art in a series of short films created by some of the world\u2019s most visual and provocative artists and directors . this british edition features several shorts not available on the american edition .\nperformance art legend marina abramovic delves into balkan folklore to create an instructional series of mis - en - scenes that explore the crude , magical and mysterious rites of ethnic fertility and virility .\namerican fabulist matthew barney stages the erotics of sexual encounter as it takes place between \u2018green man\u2019 and the lubricated drive shaft of a customised deforestation vehicle destined for the carnival de bahia .\namerican artist and filmmaker marco brambilla ransacks porn - film archives to produce a witty , fast - moving montage of money - shots . larry clark , cult anthropologist of american adolescence , directs a sensitive yet frank investigation into how , for the generation growing up in the 1980s pornography has shaped the way we think about sex and sexual fantasy . the result is a riveting documentary about desire and sexual inititiation .\ngaspar no\u00e9 , maker of \u2018irreversible\u2019 , the controversial art - house movie whose brutal depiction of rape left audiences physically sick , now promises to turn you on with a cinematically erotic journey called \u2018we f * * k alone\u2019 .\namerican iconographer richard prince appropriates a segment video that captures the generic gold - standards of 70s porn and re - shooting it in the manner of the cowboys , girlfriends and outlaws that first made him famous .\nbritish art star sam taylor - wood directs a porn star in a droll elegy to the great american outdoors .\nwhen tommy nix loses his girlfriend and unborn child as a result of a brutal attack by an armed gang , he vows revenge . but with the men responsible for the attack now in prison , he has no option but to follow them there . facing a tough , unforgiving environment where violence is an everyday occurrence , he will stop at nothing to punish those that destroyed his life . with uncontrollable rage driving him on , his quest for vengeance will burn all those who get in his way . punishment will be served .\n11th century ad . in a world that burns with the heat of battle , a world torn apart by crusades , one knight traverses the desolate wastes laid bare by bloody conflict . called upon to track down two people in a land riven by violent chaos , he must rely on all his skill with a sword to stay alive and complete the seemingly impossible task he has been set . but pursued by those that want him dead , time is running out for the valiant knight . prepare yourself for a descent into a brutal hell , where armies clash and blood flows like rivers , and where a sharp blade is the only means of defense against an army of evil .\nit is january 2010 . libor podmol arrives in the u . s . he buys a suzuki two - stroke buke in the legendary shop chaparral in los angeles . tomorrow will be better charts libor\u2019s journey from unkown hopeful to freestyle mx world champion . the dvd features interview footage from legendary riders , rob adelberg , peter kuchar , lucas mirtl , mike metzger , and jim mcneil . this is the story of one man\u2019s dream , and the community around him that helped him rise to the top .\nmeet cain velasquez , the ufc world heavyweight champion . although he is well known for being a fierce fighter and a savvy businessman , and for winning the ufc heavyweight championship multiple times , cain velasquez is also a family man with a sensitive side . in addition , the film features appearances from fellow mexican - american fighters , gilbert melendez and miguel torres . while these three fighters were born in america , they all have a deep connection to mexican culture and tradition .\njames hunt has never been equalled . could swashbuckling hunt catch the scientific lauda ? could niki overcome an appalling crash to come back from the dead and fight james all the way to the last race of the season ?\nthis powerful story captures the heart of the 1970s \u2013 told through unseen footage and exclusive interviews with the people who were really there \u2013 the team managers , families , journalists and friends who were in the front row of the season that changed formula 1 forever .\naardvark is perhaps the first fiction film to star a man blind since birth . in a role inspired by his own life , larry lewis plays a blind man recovering from alcoholism . when larry joins a jiu - jitsu academy he begins a friendship with his charismatic instructor , darren . but after darren\u2019s hard - partying ways are revealed and a shocking incident occurs , larry goes on a search for answers fueled by vengeance and his loyalty to his close friend .\n3 interlocking stories from the dark days of world war 2 . a soldier on a suicide mission . a troubled family with a monster in their bomb shelter . a supernatural investigator on her most dangerous assignment yet . a unique , sexy and terrifying anthology movie brought to you by three of the most fiercely original independent directors working in horror today . jim eaves ( \u2018bane\u2019 ) , pat higgins ( \u2018killerkiller\u2019 ) and alan ronald ( \u2018jesus vs the messiah\u2019 ) bring you three dark tales from the battlegrounds of world war 2 . medal of horror : director jim eaves takes you on a suicide mission , with a young british soldier doing all he can to defeat the nazi menace and their first world war zombified soldiers . devils of the blitz : a family , sheltering from nazi bombers , is terrorized by flesh eating devils . director pat higgins brings you a dark tale of suspense , edged with pitch - black comedy . harriet\u2019s war : director alan ronald brings you a spooky slice of paranormal pulp in this nerve - jangling ghost story , all against the backdrop of world war 2 .\nin a secret world , a family\u2019s code of honor is under threat and an ancient way of life is knocked off its axis by one boy\u2019s act of grace . raised on the tough manchester estates , a young english boy , dezzie , becomes loyal friends with a young chinese boy , yasin , protecting him from local gangs and bullies until godfather kai chang arrives to take the teenager back to hong kong . ten years later , yasin returns to manchester and invites dezzie to be a part of the family , a triad family with unbreakable laws , a code of honor and traditions dating back two thousand years . but as the friends\u2019 journey progresses side by side , a firm wedge of hate and betrayal is soon to drive them apart \u2013 and against each other .\na working class irish family is caught up in a zombie invasion of dublin , ireland . when their son , billy , becomes a zombie the family chooses to take care of him in the home much to the chagrin of the neighbors and the local crime boss . meanwhile , they\u2019ve invited an american documentarian to film their situation and the film crew is caught up in the mayhem . will the family prove that blood is thicker than water or will their love lead to their eventual doom ? one thing is clear , for the zombies in ireland , the famine is definitely over .\ndave courtney gives an unforgettable performance as dave bishop , one of the most murderous gangsters ever depicted on film , in this bloody crime epic . through flashbacks , original gangster follows the violent career of a small - time london villain who kills his way to the top of britain\u2019s illicit drugs empire . now happily retired on the kent coast dave becomes embroiled in a bloody battle with al qaeda terrorists who want to take over his criminal empire . original gangster lends brutal insight into britain\u2019s gangland underworld and is set to rank alongside the long good friday as one of the united kingdom\u2019s greatest ever gangster films .\n25 years after a patient in a drug rehab clinic commits suicide , 4 friends decide to spend a night in the abandoned clinic to try and film some of the reported paranormal goings - on . shortly thereafter , an up and coming tv journalist is persuaded to spend a night in the clinic with 3 of her friends to try and film some of the spooky activity that is rumored to be going on . in the course of one night , nicole , her boyfriend and their two friends discover the sickening truth about the history of the clinic and have to face a very real possibility that they might never leave .\never wanted to sleep with a real porn star ? a lucky young guy named dave ( portrayed by jay paulson ) wins a contest to have sex with a famous porn star who goes by ashley saint ( betsy rue ) . but when the shy and awkward dave arrives on the lucky bastard set , things do not go as planned and a day of fantasy turns into a nightmare . reality tv - style cameras spread throughout the house capture the action to reveal the terrifying truth .\ndavid bond is a father . things have really changed since he was a kid . his children are hooked on screens and don\u2019t want to go outdoors . they want ipads , tv and plastic toys . the marketing departments of apple , disney and mattel control his children better than he can . determined to get them up and out , david appoints himself as the marketing director for nature . with the help of branding and outdoor experts , he develops and launches a nationwide marketing campaign to get children outside . project wild thing is the hilarious , real - life story of one man\u2019s determination to get children out and into the ultimate , free wonder - product : nature .\nwhile in a pawnshop a young man comes into possession of a second hand video camera ; discovering a tape still inside he plays back the footage and witnesses an horrific series of events involving a group of teens in an undisclosed location . using the footage as a guide he retraces the steps to where the events seemingly occurred . deciding to investigate he discovers to his horror not only the truth of the events on the tape but comes face to face with a supernatural terror from which he may not escape\u2026\nrecently widowed audrey barker moves to the welsh countryside in a last ditch effort to get back on her feet after a failed suicide attempt . from the first few nights , she hears unexplainable noises coming from the living room and from a locked - off attic . she soon realizes the cottage she s renting is haunted ; her presence has awakened a dormant spirit . against all odds , she decides to stay , hoping to confront her fears and find comfort in the presence of the ghost , whose very existence is proof of an afterlife where she may some day be reunited with her husband . the spirit\u2019s past oddly mirrors hers , and a strange relationship develops between them\u2026 but is she really safe ?\non december 3rd , 1984 , a union carbide pesticide leak killed more than 10 , 000 people in just a few hours in bhopal , india . based on true events , bhopal : a prayer for rain chronicles the days leading up to the world\u2019s deadliest industrial disaster . while muckraking journalist motwani ( kal penn ) investigates a suspicious accidental death at the plant , american union carbide ceo warren anderson ( martin sheen ) faces plummeting profits despite the unregulated and ever - increasingly unsafe technology used by his indian employees .\nalan ( randy schulman ) is a successful classical music critic as reflected in his spacious portland home . his wife sarah ( diane dalton ) is an obsessively grieving woman , struggling with an unspoken tragedy , even after months of institutionalized therapy . upon sarah\u2019s release , alan forces sarah into a trip to italy . he has already arranged for a house sitter in kelly ( lindsey haun ) , a young woman lonely for commitment and the better things in life . kelly is quickly joined by her younger brother tim ( rj mitte ) , and her trashy boyfriend jesse ( blake berris ) .\nwhen jesse suddenly decides to kidnap eight - year - old adam from the supermarket , an act that seems too cruel even for him , it isn t long before the trio find themselves drawn into a web of disturbing revelations and caught in a netherworld between hallucination and reality . both the future \u2013 and the past \u2013 are far less certain in a house of last things .\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 .\nresulted in key execs exiting and the absorption of distributor momentum films . 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", "topic": 7}], "title": "aden ( company )", "paragraphs": ["have questions regarding this company profile ? get detailed company information on thomson reuters business development mena .\nma\u2019aden wa\u2019ad al - shamal phosphate company signs sr18 . 9 billion financing facilities for wa\u2019ad al - shamal\nma ' aden ' s gold and base metals business is carried out through ma ' aden gold and base metals company ( mgbm ) , a wholly owned subsidiary of ma ' aden .\ndr . klaus aden is the \u201ca\u201d in lab & company \u2014 co - founder and managing partner at the d\u00fcsseldorf office since 2002 . prior to founding lab & company , klaus aden was a partner of major german and international consultancy companies .\nfounded in 1997 , aden services is a multinational facility management services company providing facility maintenance , catering , security and technical assistance .\nthomson reuters research team update company information from primary sources ( company annual reports , press releases , company websites , corporate briefings , official statements / interviews ) and reliable secondary sources ( stock markets , reliable third party publications ) .\n14 august 2014 \u2013 chinese high level delegation visited port of aden , chinese delegation was chaired by mr . chin lin , the commercial counselor in the ministry of commerce leading high delegates from ministry of commerce , china harbor engineering company ( chec ) the company that is going to execute the port of aden expansion project represented by chec vice president a company with chec general manager and project manager and china international engineering corporation vice president a company with marketing and sales general manager and china exim bank general manager the bank funded project and regional manager of china international merchant company .\nriyadh , saudi arabia \u2013 01st july , 2014 the saudi arabian mining company ( ma ' aden ) , announced that its affiliate ma\u2019aden wa\u2019ad al - shamal phosphate company ( mwspc ) , has signed financing facilities for long term project finance loans with a consortium of 20 financial institutions for a total amount of sr18 . 9 billion ( usd 5 . 0 billion ) . mwspc is a joint venture company formed by ma\u2019aden to develop the project with the mosaic company and the saudi basic industries corporation ( sabic ) . ma\u2019aden , mosaic and sabic own 60 % , 25 % and 15 % of the project respectively .\nsahara petrochemical company announces the appointment of the chairman of the board of directors . . .\nma\u2019aden aluminium ( ma ) is a joint venture between the saudi arabian mining company ( ma\u2019aden ) and alcoa . once fully completed , the us $ 10 . 8b project will become the largest and most efficient integrated aluminium complex in the world .\nfounded in 1997 , aden services is a multinational integrated facility management services company providing one - stop solutions for all types of facilities . from food services to facility management , aden services is your trusted partner for delivering superior quality and operational efficiency .\nnational marine dredging company \u201cnmdc\u201d aims to be the largest dredging player in the arab\u2019s gulf region . . .\nview the full company profile with details of ownership , investments , and subsidiaries on thomson reuters business development mena .\nby aden \u00a9 2013 - 2017 s . l . all rights reserved \u4eacicp\u5907 12033833\u53f7\naden are a professional company who deliver high quality projects . their operatives have a wealth of knowledge and experience and are always on hand to help offer practical solutions should any problems arise .\naden celebrates the opening of asap rental in kunshan\uff0cone of the largest au . . .\nma\u2019aden continues its growth in the area of phosphate , based on two of the largest companies in the world , ma ' aden phosphate company , which was established in partnership with sabic and ma ' aden wa\u2019ad al shamal phosphate , which was created in partnership with both sabic and the us based mosaic , which is one of the largest producer of phosphate fertilizer in the world .\n\u00a9 2018 pitchbook data . all rights reserved . pitchbook is a financial technology company that provides data on the capital markets .\nirving , texas & al khobar , saudi arabia - - ( business wire ) - - fluor corporation ( nyse : flr ) announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding ( mou ) with saudi arabian mining company ( ma\u2019aden ) to support future ma\u2019aden projects located within and outside the kingdom of saudi arabia .\naden ifm digital solutions help you optimize your resources , monitor performance , and maximize your assets .\nthis information is reserved for pitchbook platform users . to explore aden\u2018s full profile , request access .\nma\u2019aden could not be immediately reached for comment on the advisory mandate and hsbc declined to comment .\naden services assists clients with achieving greater efficiency in their core business by providing essential support services .\nthis visit comes to complete the final discussions between yemen gulf of aden ports corporation ( ygapc ) and aden ports development company ( apdc ) and chinese delegates to finalizing the project implementation and execution , this project is giant project that is going to enable port of aden to appear in the international marine and sea - transportation completion map , the visit was preceded by h . e yemeni planning and international corporation minster to the port of aden last week to view and discuss further with the ygapc leadership about the project and prepare for the chinese delegation visit .\nfluor has worked with ma\u2019aden for almost 10 years . during that time , fluor has executed work in excess of $ 15 billion for projects including the ma\u2019aden aluminum complex and the ongoing umm wu\u2019al phosphate project .\nthe chinese capital beijing hosted the signing ceremony of the expansion and deepening of aden container terminal . . .\nposted on november 12 , 2009 with tags company , container , development , dubai , middle east , news , plans , port , termina , yemen .\nkhalid al - rowais , ma\u2019aden vp for finance , said \u201cthese financing facilities represent another milestone in the growth of ma\u2019aden and take the total fund raising by ma\u2019aden to almost sr75 billion ( usd 20billion ) since 2008 . commitments received from financial institutions were considerably in excess of the funds required , which is a testament both to the quality of the project itself and to the successful track record that ma\u2019aden has established in the financing market . \u201d\nupdate 1 - saudi ' s ma ' aden plans $ 1 . 5 bln rights issue , hsbc to advise\nthe company , better known as ma\u2019aden , intends to use the money to expand its phosphate and gold operations , as well as increase funding for its aluminium business , it said in a bourse filing , adding that a date for the shareholder vote would be announced later .\nsaudi arabian mining company ( maaden ) announces that , the board of directors resolved on 24 / 6 / 2018 that darren davis , currently the companys senior vice president finance and chief financial officer , is appointed as acting chief executive officer of the company , effective of 01 / 07 / 2018 . the boar . . .\nma ' aden has adopted a balanced growth strategy to reach a value creation comparable with other global diversified mining companies .\nthis part of the ma ' aden website aims to provide useful information for members of the world ' s media .\nport of aden expansion project is important and strategic which is going to upgrade and develop the port operations efficiency and aden container terminal ( act ) capacity , and enables the giant containerships to enter and berth at the port of aden without any restrictions which going to return back port of aden to its role as pivotal port in the region , capable to serve customers from the major international shipping lines and attract transshipment business of the red sea and gulf of aden region , especially with the port ideal situation which encourage and increases chances of high competition with the international ports and attract transshipment business .\nupdate 1 - saudi ' s ma ' aden plans $ 1 . 5 bln rights issue , hsbc to advise | reuters\nma\u2019aden produces ammonium phosphate , which is recently widely used in agricultural field , diammonium phosphate ( dap ) , monoammonium phosphate ( map ) . ma\u2019aden plans to introduce new phosphate compounds to become one of the leading suppliers of phosphate fertilizer companies in the world .\ngulf of aden shipping co . established after the unity between the two yemen ' s , in 1990 . it has evolved since then into a well organized shipping company with highly trained staff who provide a high level of service and can respond rapidly , but economically , to meet the needs of our clients .\nzurich staffing company adecco said on tuesday it bought u . s . - based online recruitment platform vettery for an undisclosed sum to increase its footprint in the digital permanent recruitment market .\naden services has rich experience in working globally and interacting with clients in different industries , which allows us to develop strong and advanced methodology and technology for our clients . aden services shares the same vision with its customers and help them achieve operational excellence and technical innovation .\nma is a significant contributor to the growth of the \u201cthird pillar\u201d of saudi arabian industry , which senior parent company ma\u2019aden is delivering through the development of the kingdom\u2019s mineral resources . in the future , opportunities for further expansion will have the potential to create new jobs through the development of new downstream manufacturing industries in the kingdom .\nshanghai , september 11 , 2015 - september usually marks the start of the new school year in china while parents smile and students everywhere head back to school . aden services , a multinational integrated facility management services company , is heading back to school with additional 10 new contracts , from both international and local education institutions in china .\naden contracting ltd was founded in 2007 by directors adam webster & denis curtis , merging together over 40 years experience within the construction industry .\noutside his professional life , klaus aden enjoys spending time with his family of five , football and getting involved in social and economic issues .\nas the new school year has arrived , aden services would like to extend our warmest welcome to all the students and faculty staff\u2019s return . with aden services by your side , there will be a safe , healthy and green environment to create the unique and ultimate campus experience .\nzurich , feb 20 staffing company adecco said on tuesday it bought u . s . - based online recruitment platform vettery for an undisclosed sum to increase its footprint in the digital permanent recruitment market .\nearlier in this year , aden services received facility service contracts in china from local universities and schools in suzhou , changshu , shanghai and beijing etc . the company has been chosen to provide one - stop facility management solutions that enable customers to create attractive living and learning environment to students and meanwhile to better confront their operational and financial challenges today .\nin february 2012 , another huge project of ma\u2019aden , i . e . phosphate project in wa\u2019ad al - shamal for mining industries was announced .\naden services provides services to oil & gas , mining , factories , hospitality , retail , education , healthcare , and government & defence client segments .\nto know more about aden services education facility solutions , please contact our expert ms . marine trioulaire : marine . trioulaire @ urltoken / 021 - 5465 7968\nover the past 17 years , aden services takes pride in contributing its industry expertise and service excellence in many sectors such as education , retail , healthcare , corporate & industry and hospitality with more than 23 , 000 employees worldwide . the company has proven its expertise in china , vietnam and south east asia for universities , schools , learning centers , college and other educational facilities .\na world leading electric motor company has selected aden services to implement maintenance services in their automotive system plant in zhangjiang high - tech park in shanghai . founded in 1995 , their automotive electrical systems factory in china is affiliated to a french automotive components manufacturer that is present in 28 countries with 68 , 000 employees . it is so far one of the largest automotive electric motor companies in china .\naden is a major innovator in the smart integrated facility management services industry . founded in 1997 by french entrepreneur joachim poylo , with its headquarters in shanghai , aden fm has 20 years of expertise in the integrated facility management industry , with a growing team of 26 , 000 employees in 25 countries around the world . clients of all sizes from a wide range of industries , including many listed on the cac40 , ftse100 , forbes global 2000 , and fortune 500 , count on aden for strategic outsourcing .\nin education sector , the company is currently partnering with renowned international education group like dulwich college and local education institutions from kindergarten to higher education to ensure students well - being on campus . aden services\u2019 integrated facility services tailored to education customers include onsite meals , coffee bar , snack bar , catering and nutrition education , security solutions , health and safety audit , maintenance , energy saving , air purification etc .\nbased on the business relations of its founders ( maaden and sabic ) , as well as the supply chain , markets and materials networks that cover the continents , mpc is growing as global company and playing an active role in this journey .\nzurich swiss staffing company adecco group is buying u . s . - based technology education provider general assembly for $ 412 . 5 million including debt , it said on monday , adding heavy investments in the business would initially drag on earnings .\nma ' aden is committed to corporate social responsibility ( csr ) allowing us to contribute positively to the well being of our people , the environment , economy and society .\ndubai , may 15 ( reuters ) - saudi arabian mining co will seek shareholder approval for a 5 . 6 billion riyal ( $ 1 . 49 billion ) rights issue to help to fund its expansion plans , the company said on thursday .\nas a comprehensive bedfordshire based groundwork & civil engineering contractors , aden contracting specialise in , but are not limited to , works within the commercial , railway and local authority sectors .\nthe financing facilities will be utilised to fund the development of mwspc\u2019s phosphate project which is being constructed at sites in wa\u2019ad al shamal and the existing ras al - khair industrial city . the new complex will create significant value to ma\u2019aden shareholders . as one of the largest and integrated phosphate fertilizer facilities in the world , it will double ma\u2019aden\u2019s cost effective phosphate production and improve ma\u2019aden\u2019s access to key global markets . the estimated cost of the project is approximately sr28 billion ( usd7 . 5 billion ) , and production at the new facility is expected to commence in late 2016 .\nma\u2019aden has already secured a $ 4 . 2 billion loan package from commercial banks and export credit agencies to fund the construction at waad al - shamal , which loosely translates as northern promise .\nsince 2010 , german business weekly \u201cwirtschaftswoche\u201d has regularly included klaus aden in its list of the 100 most important recruitment consultants and also listed him as a leading advisor in the energy / municipal economy sector .\nma\u2019s highly skilled employees offer a combination of local knowledge with global industry & experience . the backing of its jv partners , ma\u2019aden and alcoa , ensures long - term stability & world class technological support .\nholding company with interest in mining and production of gold , copper , bauxite ore , phosphate and aluminum ; manufacture of aluminum sheets and industrial chemicals including sulphuric and phosphoric acid ; agricultural chemicals including diammonium phosphate and ammonia ; petrochemicals including caustic soda and ethylene dichloride ; real estate property investment and development .\nphosphate is one of the most significant products of ma\u2019aden as it is made naturally of phosphorus element . it is one of three main nutrition elements in the photosynthesis and is key element of the growth of agricultural crops .\naden are experts in energy and multi - technical services with over a thousand highly trained and multi - skilled engineers and technicians . our facility & energy management solutions are tailored around clients\u2019 needs , ranging from corporate offices to factories to warehouses .\naden services - maintenance division has been serving this plant for more than 6 months ; our team composed of highly - qualified engineers and on - site support employees is providing 7 / 24 hours integrated maintenance for all the facilities on site .\nadecco group ag , formerly adecco s . a . , provides human resource ( hr ) services . the company ' s services include temporary staffing , permanent placement , outsourcing , career transition . it operates through two business lines : staffing and solutions . the staffing business line includes general staffing , which includes office and . . . ( more )\nma\u2019aden is in the middle of an extensive expansion through its waad al - shamal project in the north of the kingdom . the $ 9 billion scheme will include a phosphate mine , several major processing facilities , smaller downstream factories and a residential area .\nthe project will have production capacity of 16 million tonnes a year of phosphate concentrate , sulphuric acid , phosphoric acid , as well as plants to produce calcium monophosphate and calcium diphosphate , ma\u2019aden has said . phosphate production is expected to start in late 2016 .\nma ' aden was formed by royal decree in 1997 to facilitate the development of saudi arabia ' s mineral resources and was originally wholly owned by the saudi government before 50 % of its shares were floated on the saudi stock exchange ( tadawul ) in 2008 .\nto get well prepared for a new school year , there have been incredible efforts going on , even during the summer break . \u201cwe are proud to partner with so many outstanding education institutions to deliver a great experience for their students . from facility planning , dining concept design to daily operation support , aden services has never stopped its pursuit of service excellence and innovative solutions to create an ideal campus environment to enrich students\u2019 lives and improve schools\u2019 competitiveness . \u201d said marine trioulaire , expert of educational facility solutions , aden services china .\ntoday , ma\u2019aden has a strong position that qualify it meet the global demand of phosphate fertilizers . it is also enabledto achieve its goal of being one of the highest producers and exporters in this sector and an effective strength in the global market that is supported by the natural phosphate sources in north ksa . it will take advantage of the local resources of sulfur and natural gas , as well as the close distance to the main and promising markets in south asia and east africa . furthermore , ma\u2019aden explores new phosphate , then treat it to be phosphate fertilizers .\nsamapco was incorporated in august 2011 ad as a limited liability company which is a 50 : 50 joint venture between sahara and ma\u2019aden with a share capital of sar 900 million . samapco was incorporated to design , construct , commission , own and operate an integrated chlor - alkali plant capable of producing 227 , 000 tons per annum of chlorine and 250 , 000 tons per annum of caustic soda , as well as an ethylene dichloride plant capable of producing 300 , 000 tons per annum of ethylene dichloride , together with the associated utilities and support facilities to be located in jubail industrial city in the eastern region of saudi arabia . commercial operation commenced on june 1 , 2014 ad .\nonce fully operational , the company\u2019s al ba\u2019itha mine , the first bauxite mine in the middle east , will produce over 4 million metric tonnes of bauxite ore per year ( mtpy ) . the bauxite ore will be refined in the gcc ' s first alumina refinery to produce 1 . 8 million mtpy of alumina , much of which will be processed in the smelter to produce 740 , 000 mtpy of aluminium .\nprovider of integrated facility management services . the company ' s smart and customized facility management services include remote site management such as catering , cleaning , building maintenance and security through one single point of contact , which are offered to a wide range of industries , including many listed on the cac40 , ftse100 , forbes global 2000 , and fortune 500 , enabling them to avail services ranging from digital services to business intelligence with transparency and operational efficiency .\nthis visit followed many visits and meetings were conducted after the signing of the memorandum of understanding in bijin between yemen gulf of aden ports corporation ( ygapc ) supervised by yemen ministry of transportation under the patronage of his excellency the president of the republic of yemen , marshal / abdurabo mansour hadi during his visit to the republic of china on 14 november 2013 .\nit comprises of two industrial sites ; i . e . wa\u2019ad al - shamal industrial city in tareef province and ras al - khair industrial city in the eastern region . both sites will be linked by the north - south railway . the new facility , by the end of 2016 , will be a ksa pride and will contribute in raising the status of ma\u2019aden among higher phosphate producers in international markets .\nfluor corporation ( nyse : flr ) is a global engineering , procurement , fabrication , construction and maintenance company that designs , builds and maintains capital - efficient facilities for its clients on six continents . for more than a century , fluor has served its clients by delivering innovative and integrated solutions across the globe . with headquarters in irving , texas , fluor ranks 149 on the fortune 500 list with revenue of $ 19 billion in 2016 and has more than 60 , 000 employees worldwide . for more information , please visit urltoken or follow fluor on social media at twitter , linkedin and youtube .\n\u201cthis understanding would allow both parties to increase their involvement in saudi arabia and expand their services outside the kingdom , \u201d said david seaton , fluor\u2019s chairman and chief executive officer , who signed the mou at the inaugural saudi - u . s . ceo forum in riyadh recently . \u201cfluor\u2019s legacy in saudi arabia dates back to 1947 and we have a strong partnership with ma\u2019aden , having delivered several of their mega - projects . we look forward to helping them advance their future projects as they continue to expand and diversify their business . \u201d\nthis project , of which investments reach usd 7 . 5 billion ( sar 28 billion ) , include several international specification based plants and their facilities so that it became the largest phosphate worldwide . the total production capacity of these plants will be around 16 million tpa . ma\u2019aden markets 60 % of its production , of which 3 million tons asend use products that include ammonium phosphate fertilizer and complex phosphate fertilizer , as well as 440 thousand tons of manufacturing products , including purified phosphoric acid used in food industries , sodium tripolyphosphate used in manufacturing detergents and for industrial purposes and dicalcium and monocalcium phosphate used in animal feed .\nfive years after its establishment , ma\u2019aden aluminium is now a fully integrated aluminium processing complex in a joint venture with alcoa . this project , which combines a world - class bauxite mining operation , refinery , power plant , smelters , casthouse and rolling mills to support beverage can production and the automotive industry , became operational in 2014 . at the front end of the operations , the two - stage crushing plant at our mine in al - ba\u2019itha in qassim province began operations in may 2014 , and delivered the first load of bauxite to our refinery in ras al khair . further along the process in ras al khair industrial city , our smelter is now fully operational with all 720 smelting pots receiving power from the newly constructed power plant at ras al khair industrial city . the casthouse is also fully operational , producing rolling slabs , billets , standard ingots and t\u2013bars , and the rolling mills are now operating to supportour can sheet and automotive customers .\nwe promote green workplaces and provide lease energy solutions to reduce your environmental impact .\nwe have 20 years of experience in finding customized solutions for our clients , covering all sectors and rising up to even the biggest of challenges .\nsvg public\n- / / w3c / / dtd svg 1 . 1 / / en\nurltoken\ntell us what you need . we ' ll help you find the right solutions for you !\nwe design and deliver customized solutions by keeping in mind that every client has its unique situations and challenges .\nfrom digital services to business intelligence , we provide you with transparency and operational efficiency , and are on hand to support your strategic decisions .\nwe deliver peace of mind for you by leveraging our regional expertise and resources .\nour clients can leverage a full range of our services through one single point of contact .\nwe are proud of our 20 years of operational excellence which enables us to deliver first - 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kpc ceo\nno breakthrough in nuclear talks as iran demands more after u . s . exit\nfor airlines , flexibility key to coping with u . s . - china trade war - emirates executive\nthe home of world cup football on zawya . com . we will bring you comprehensive coverage as 2018 fifa world cup kicks off on 14 june .\nit is our intent to work in partnership with our clients to ensure that their projects are undertaken to their specifications , whilst ensuring that workplaces are kept safe by meeting all of the required regulations .\nwe offer a complete package providing labour , plant and materials for each project and pride ourselves on offering outstanding value for money whilst ensuring quality is not effected and timescales set by our clients are achieved .\nthis project is for a new crematorium in the town of aylesbury . works include pad foundations & ground floor slabs , drainage , services & 278 works read more\nthis project is for a new 1312 place academy in romford , which will accommodate children from nursery age up until 6th form . the academy was formed with concrete foundations and also a concrete ground floor slab read more\na trustworthy contractor who never fails to deliver quality projects , often carried out ahead of programmed time . their operatives work to the highest health & safety standards .\na reliable contractor and key supplier . providing a proactive attitude and approach to projects .\nhe has been serving his continuously growing client base in the energy industry , the transport industry and the public sector for more than 20 years . his many years of experience working with politically staffed supervisory boards has served him well in this regard .\nother roles : vice chairman of the friends of esmt e . v . , berlin .\nwe ' re building some of the world ' s largest and most exciting projects in phosphate and aluminium as well as expanding existing operations in gold .\nthe financial institutions include the public investment fund , financial institutions from both inside and outside of saudi arabia as well as the two korean export credit agencies who have participated in the financing in support of korean contractors participating in the construction of the project . funding has also been obtained from the islamic development bank .\nthe financing signed today includes a sr7 . 5 billion ( usd2 billion ) financing facility provided by the public investment fund , sr7 billion ( usd1 . 9 billion ) of financing facilities provided by al rajhi banking & investment corporation , alinma bank , arab petroleum investment corporation ( apicorp ) , banque saudi fransi , bnp paribas , export development canada , islamic development bank , riyad bank , samba financial group , sumitomo mitsui banking corporation , the national commercial bank , the saudi british bank and the saudi investment bank . a further sr2 . 3 billion ( usd600 million ) loan facility was signed by the export - import bank of korea ( kexim ) . in addition , kexim and korea trade insurance corporation ( k - sure ) provided loan insurance and guarantee facilities of sr2 . 2 billion ( usd575 million ) in respect of loan facilities being provided by hsbc bank middle east limited , kfw ipex - bank gmbh , mizuho bank , ltd . , sumitomo mitsui banking corporation , and the bank of tokyo mitsubishi ufj , ltd .\naccording to the food and agriculture organization ( fao ) of the united nations , the global food production needs to rise by 70 % , and to be doubled in developing countries , so as to meet the anticipated needs of the world population , which will reach population of 9 billion people in 2050 . thus , there will still be a need to raise the productivity of phosphate fertilizers to meet this growing demand for food .\nksa is rich of all raw materials and other resources available to produce and supply phosphate fertilizers to the fastest growing countries in the world , all of which are close to the kingdom .\nwith an investment of usd 5 . 5 billion ( sar 21 billion ) , mpc is a joint venture between maaden and saudi basic industries corporation ( sabic ) , who share 70 % and 30 % respectively , with total production capacity of 3 million tpa of dap , map , and np ' s . each year , maaden markets about 70 % of its production from two major sites ; al - jalamid , north of the kingdom , where lies the phosphate mine in addition to an ore beneficiation plant ; and ras al - khair ( rak ) site in the eastern province , which includes an integrated plant for the production of fertilizers and chemicals .\nthe mine produces about 11 . 6 million tpa of phosphate ore , which undergoes the beneficiation process in the plant in order to produce nearly 5 million tpa of beneficiated ore . mpc sought for investment in al - jalamid mine site , in terms of infrastructure , by constructing a power plant , potable water production and treatment facilities , a telecommunication network as well as a transportation network so as to facilitate exploration and production operations .\nphosphate concentrates are transported from jalamid to rak by rail for the production of phosphate fertilizers thru a number of facilities , including a phosphoric acid plant , a sulfuric acid plant , an ammonia plant , a diammonium phosphate plant ( dap ) and a desalination plant .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nto manufacture and market quality chemical products that are in compliance with applicable local and international regulations .\nto achieve sustainability that meets customers and shareholders expectations through an efficient , motivated and productive organization .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nfrom its founding in 1912 , fluor has been building a legacy of innovation in engineering , procurement , fabrication , construction and maintenance .\nfluor ' s sustainability report emphasizes the importance of taking projects from concept to completion , thus demonstrating fluor ' s range of services and capability to deliver comprehensive , integrated solutions anywhere in the world .\nthe\nfluor builds .\nvideo celebrates fluor ' s legacy as a construction leader , while demonstrating our continued self - 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saadi today met with the director general of soft loans . . .\na team of ios partners experts , assigned by the world bank to carry out consultancy services relating to the port . . .\nchairman of ygapc , captain sami saeed farea has met in the british capital london , mr . jonathan taylor . . .\nma\u2019s facilities consist of a bauxite mine at al ba\u2019itha in qassim province in the centre of the kingdom , which connects by railway to an alumina refinery , aluminium smelter , can sheet rolling mill and automotive mill at ras al khair , 90 km north of jubail in the eastern province .\nma is a supplier of high quality primary and rolled product solutions to customers in local and international markets . the aluminium produced by ma will help develop the modern world by delivering light , strong and recyclable products to domestic and international customers for the automotive industry , packaging and construction sectors .\nma will employ more than 3 , 000 people once fully operational and is helping create new jobs and support services in its areas of operation in the eastern province and al qasim .\nthe rolling mill has capacity to produce 380 , 000 mtpy of rolled products : it is initially focusing on production of food grade can sheet but will also be able to produce auto and construction applications . ma\u2019s can recycling unit has capacity to recycle 120 , 000 mtpy of primarily used beverage can and will help foster the beginning of a new recycling industry in saudi arabia .\nma\u2019s state of the art rolling mill is strategically located in the heart of the middle east . its fully integrated supply chain offers a safe , secure & sustainable supply of high quality product .\nlocal customers & scrap suppliers benefit from shorter lead times for orders , deliveries and scrap buy back times , offering the potential for significant working capital savings . close proximity to local markets ensures tailored service and quick response times , while ma\u2019s favorable logistics ensure high quality service for international customers .\nma\u2019s wetlands system is a first of its kind in saudi arabia . the wetlands are delivered by ma\u2019s natural engineered wastewater treatment ( newt ) system . they will eventually reduce water demand by nearly 7 . 5 million liters per day by treating & recycling water from across ma\u2019s integrated facility at ras al khair .\nthe ultimate goal of the wetlands system is to achieve zero water intake and discharge . this sustainable technology , originally developed and piloted at the alcoa technical center , is now being considered for other wastewater treatment applications in saudi arabia .\nbanking sources said that hsbc\u2019s saudi arabian arm will advise on the rights issue . its mandate has been in place for some but it hasn\u2019t always clear whether the capital increase would go ahead , two banking sources in the kingdom said .\nthe mandate was part of hsbc\u2019s role in arranging wider financing for the waad al - shamal project , one source said .\ntwo saudi government funds - the public investment fund and saudi industrial development fund - are also providing funds for the project . 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{"id": 55794, "summary": [{"text": "anal cleansing is the hygienic practice that a person performs on the anal area of themselves after defecation .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the anus and buttocks may be either washed with liquids or wiped with toilet paper or other solid materials in order to remove remnants of feces .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "in many muslim , hindu and sikh cultures , as well as southeast asia and southern europe , water is usually used for anal cleansing using a jet , as with a bidet , or most commonly , splashed and washed with the hand .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "some people follow this up with toilet paper afterwards for drying purposes .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "in other cultures ( such as many western countries ) , cleaning after defecation is generally done with toilet paper only , although some individuals may use water or wet wipes as well .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "in low-income settings of developing countries or during camping trips , materials such as vegetable material , mudballs , snow , stones , sticks and leaves are sometimes used .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "having a hygienic means for anal cleansing available at the toilet is important for overall public health .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the absence of anal cleansing material in households can in some circumstances be correlated to the number of diarrhea episodes per household . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "anal cleansing", "paragraphs": ["sanilotion anorectal cleansing lotion was developed for the cleansing of anorectal and bottom area . skin moisturizing anorectal cleansing lotion hydrates and cleanse delicate skins .\nthis section provides information on different anal cleansing methods . it enables designers to select the toilet technologies that are appropriate for users ' preferred cleansing methods , and gives guidelines for instructing children on hygienic anal cleansing .\nanal cleansing is the important [ 1 ] hygienic practice of cleaning the anus after defecation .\naccessibility of anal cleansing materials for public primary school pupils in kajiado north sub county , kenya .\nanal cleansing - from the toolkit on hygiene , sanitation & water , by the world bank .\nhow common is anal cleansing with water ( in case we can find a correlation between anal cleansing with water and the use of squatting toilets ) . anal cleansing with water is the norm . in middle class to upper class paper is more common , but not uncommon to use water even with squatting toilets .\nanal cleansing behaviour is linked with access to materials , age , social pressure , perceived personal risk of illness and emotional factors . materials used for anal cleansing include schoolbook paper , leaves , grasses , stones , corncobs and one ' s own hands . students have knowledge gaps in terms of personal hygiene . they were forthcoming with information on their anal cleansing practices . almost no schools budgeted for or provided anal cleansing materials regularly .\navoid excessive cleansing of the anal region as it may leads to irritation and itching of the particular area .\ninstruction for school children on anal cleansing must motivate them to follow hygienic practices . instruction needs to cover four basic topics .\nanal cleansing practices and faecal contamination : a preliminary investigation of behaviours and conditions in schools in rural nyanza province , kenya .\ncolon cleansing solutions one of the important principles of the body ecology system of health and healing is the principle of cleansing\u2026in other words , detoxification .\nanal cleansing is an essential part of overall personal hygiene . not cleaning after defecation can lead to irritation of the surrounding skin , cystitis ( mainly for girls and women ) , and embarrassment because of odor . children need to be taught and motivated to follow hygienic anal cleansing practices because unsanitary anal cleansing is the main source of risk for transmission of infections among school children .\nwiping the anal area with a dry piece of toilet paper for substantially drying the anal area of moisture left by said wiping the anal area with the gel .\nfigure 1 illustrates the main methods used for anal cleansing . the most commonly available options are water , natural materials , and paper .\nyou can take sitz baths after defecation as they are very relaxing and cleansing .\nif water cannot be found for cleansing , other cleansing material can be used . even though some sources deem paper to be unsuitable as a cleansing material , as it is an apparatus for writing , there is no problem in using toilet paper .\nanal fissures are breaks in the integrity of the anal mucosa . anal fissures can be an extremely painful condition . the primary reason for severe pain is spasm of the internal anal sphincter ( ias ) . this spasm causes ischemia , which both produces pain\npour flush toilets : this uses a small amount of water 0 . 5 to two litres , to flush away the excreta and for anal cleansing .\nthis invention relates to peri - anal hygiene especially to an improved method of wiping the anal area clean following a bowel movement .\nanal cleansing practices and faecal contamination : a preliminary investigation of behaviours and conditions in schools in rural nyanza province , ke . . . - pubmed - ncbi\ntoo little cleansing leaves irritating stool and sweat residue on the anal skin . too much cleansing , often with sanitary wipes and strong soaps , can be drying or irritating or occasionally cause a contact hypersensitivity reaction . large external hemorrhoids can make postdefecation cleansing difficult , and large internal hemorrhoids can cause mucus drainage or fecal soilage and consequent irritation .\nanal fissures can also cause bleeding in small amounts and anal itching . if infected , there can be a smelly discharge of pus .\nwiping the anal area with a dry sheet of toilet paper to dry the anal area of moisture left by said applying the gel .\nor both . such compositions may be applied to the anal region at effective and non - toxic dosages for treatment of anal pain .\nalthough hygienic anal cleansing is important , discussion of anal cleansing is often ignored in presentations on hygiene and sanitation . the reason for this is that , in almost all cultures , dealing with or touching feces is surrounded by many taboos . because of these taboos , it sometimes seems easier to\njust forget\nabout the subject .\nsolid anal cleansing materials must be discarded safely . because pits fill up too quickly if solid materials are thrown in and pipes can become blocked if no or insufficient water is available , a lidded container should be placed inside the toilet and children should be taught to place used anal cleansing materials in it and replace the lid tightly .\nanal region\n,\nanal conditions\n,\nanal pain\n, and the like , are used herein to describe symptoms of discomfort or pain in a person ' s anorectal area , or the diseases and disorders that produce them . anorectal diseases include anal fissures , thrombosed or\ndr safiya ojo , a general practitioner with wuse general hospital , abuja , on monday , recommended the use of water for anal cleansing rather than toilet paper after defecation .\npreparations for topical treatment of painful anal conditions . the present application describes new pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of painful conditions of the anal region .\n27 . composition for the treatment of anal fissures and other painful conditions of the anal region wherein capsaicin is used in conjunction with the administration of a product containing a local anesthetic , that is therapeutically helpful in the symptomatic treatment of anal fissures and other painful conditions of the anal region .\nanal cleansing is important . not cleaning after defecation can lead to skin irritation and cystitis ( mainly for girls and women ) . not cleaning can also result in embarrassing odors .\n25 . composition for the treatment of anal fissures and other painful conditions of the anal region wherein an \u256c\u2592 - adrenergic blocker is used to replace the active ingredients in a known marketed over - the - counter compositions for treatment of hemorrhoids , anal fissures or other painful conditions of the anal region .\n3 . composition for treatment of anal fissures and other painful conditions of the anal region comprising a combination of \u256c\u2592l - adrenergic blocker and a local anesthetic .\nmb3 is your anal lotion for men providing gentle relief for your sensitive areas .\ncomprises the anal mucosa , the mucosa of the most distal portion of the rectum , the internal and external anal sphincters , the skin immediately surrounding the anus .\nother anal and rectal conditions , such as inflamed hemorrhoids , produce pain for the same reasons as an anal fissure , a combination of inflammation and spasm of the anal sphincter . therefore , a combination cream or ointment that is effective for the pain of anal fissures is expected to be similarly helpful for the pain of inflamed\ninflamed hemorrhoids , pain associated with the after effects of anal surgery ( such as rubber - band ligation of internal hemorrhoids ) and chronic anal pain . the anorectal area\n34 . method for treating painful conditions of the anal region comprising : providing a composition of \u256c\u2592 - adrenergic blocker ; and applying the composition to the anal region .\nhowever , diarrhoea can also give rise to anal fissures , especially after repeated episodes .\nthe majority of acute anal fissures heal . but chronic fissures don\u2019t heal that easily .\nhemorrhoid pads and wipes clean the anal canal ensuring that the hemorrhoid surface is uninfected .\nclaims : 1 . composition for treatment of anal fissures and other painful conditions of the anal region comprising an l - adrenergic blocker at effective and non - toxic dosages .\npreparation h wipes can be used for daily cleansing . they provide relief from local itching and discomfort related with hemorrhoids .\n13 . a process for reducing the amount of cleansing of the anal area required after a bowel movement , the process comprising : wiping the anal area with a pre - wipe prior to having a bowel movement , the pre - wipe comprising a substrate material and an anti - adherent formulation .\nthe gel pack stops the itch straight away stoping you from making your anal skin even worse by scratching it . that means your anal skin has time to repair it self .\n2 . composition for treatment of anal fissures and other painful conditions of the anal region comprising a combination of\u256c\u2592l - adrenergic blocker and sucralfate at effective and non - toxic dosages .\n35 . method for treating painful conditions of the anal region comprising : providing a composition of \u256c\u2592 - adrenergic blocker and sucralfate ; and applying the composition to the anal region .\nthe container for collection of used cleansing materials must be regularly emptied and cleaned . once the anal cleansing materials are safely collected in a container with lid , those containers have to be regularly emptied and cleaned . the materials can be ( 1 ) buried in a hole ( as illustrated in figure 2 ) that has to be covered by enough soil to avoid that animals can excavate it or they should be ( 2 ) burned in a safe place . figure 3 illustrates how solid anal cleansing materials can be disposed of using a simple incinerator .\nthe cleansing lotion patent was awarded a patent grant from innovative technology commission hong kong ( itc hk ) in august 2009 .\na drop of mb3 on your toilet paper will ease your irritation and provide anal comfort .\nmy goodness , this sounds painful . how will i know if i have anal fissures ?\nwiping an anal area with the gel using the piece of toilet paper as an applicator .\nsense of fecal urgency in an individual with a painful anal condition . thus , i proposed that the active ingredient capsaicin may be added to any composition for treatment of anal pain .\nthe device is handled only during the cleansing operation and is placed in a holder located off the floor for storage between uses .\nclean anal area with a dry toilet paper like you usually do and throw the paper away .\n29 . composition for the treatment of anal fissures and other painful conditions of the anal region comprising an \u256c\u2592 - adrenergic blocker , capsaicin , and a local anesthetic at effective and tolerable dosages .\n73 . the method of claims 69 or 70 wherein the painful condition is an anal fissure .\nin adults with chronic itching and no apparent cause , overly aggressive anal hygiene may be involved .\nunlike soap , balneol cleansing lotion does not require water . you apply it with toilet paper , but do not rinse it off .\nhygienic cleansing is taking care of your behind after bathroom use . mb3 is specifically designed to take special care of your derriere when you are dry or chaffed from anal irritants . safe , naturally made and effective , mb3 should be in every bathroom in your life , to ease your movements and cleanse your peri - anal area .\nmentioned combinations , will be efficacious and tolerable in therapies for other painful anal conditions , including without limitation anal ulcer , inflamed or thrombosed hemorrhoids , and status - post rubber band ligation of hemorrhoids .\nvon m\u00fcnch , e . milosevic , d . ( 2015 ) . qualitative survey on squatting toilets and anal cleansing with water with a special emphasis on muslim and buddhist countries by using the susana discussion forum . ostella consulting , schwalbach , germany\nthank you very much for given us this opportunity . i will tell you in pakistan being muslim country anal cleansing is always with water even non muslims who are part of the country are using water considering the importance of health and hgiene .\n2 . be gentle with anal cleansing . in us , we do not have bidets . use a moist cloth ( like for a baby ) , to blot the anus after a bowel movement . never wipe or use dry toilet paper .\n4 . composition for treatment of anal fissures and other painful conditions of the anal region comprising a combination of \u256c\u2592l - adrenergic blocker , a local anesthetic and sucralfate at effective and non - toxic dosages .\nyou shouldn\u2019t need toilet paper , or \u2014 at least \u2014 as much toilet paper as you regularly use . that is , if you follow my lead with a newly installed biobidet elite , the john attachment for clean and environmentally friendly anal cleansing .\nsqueeze balneol cleansing lotion onto toilet paper and wipe the area . balneol is safe to use between bowel movements and at bedtime for additional comfort .\nwhether your discomfort is the result of digestive issues that cause diarrhea or constipation or it\u2019s the result of life style choices or the normal physical changes of aging , balneol is a soothing , cleansing lotion safe to use on the anal or vaginal areas .\nanal fissure from 4 weeks . currently taking senna8 . 6mg and miralax . still have hard bm initially ?\nhowever , he says , \u201csome people wipe so vigorously that they irritate the anal area , \u201d which can cause painful conditions like hemorrhoids or anal abscesses . when that happens , he recommends using wet wipes instead .\na recent study demonstrates the limitations of nitroglycerin alone in the treatment of anal fissure . nitroglycerin ointment , approximately 200 mg at a time , was applied topically in different concentrations to the anal margin in patients with chronic\nthis formula was tested in 2 patients ( case reports 4 and 5 ) with pain from anal fissures .\nanal fistula is a small channel that develops between the end of bowel , called as anal canal and the skin near the anus . an anal fistula is a small channel that is very painful and causes bleeding while passing stools . the fistula ends can appear as holes on the surface of the skin around the anus .\ntake 1000 mg almost daily through diet as it helps in prevention of anal fistula from the anal abscess . amla , oranges etc are the main sources . one amla is equal to 30 oranges in nutritional values .\nanal cleansing is a necessary human activity . however , because of social taboos , there are few articles on the topic . school health plans overlook it as well . researchers need to determine if and how current practices could harm child health to inform policy .\naccordingly , it can be seen that use of a well formulated cleansing gel can by applied by ordinary toilet paper and wiped dry with a second piece of the same toilet paper , thus providing a practical method for improving anal hygiene following a bowell movement .\nif properly handled , all of the anal cleansing methods described above can be hygienic . therefore , the decision to change school children ' s anal cleansing method should be motivated by increased convenience , availability of sufficient materials , or environmental reasons rather than by hygienic arguments . the use of toilet paper should only be considered if the school is in a financial position to always provide paper for all children or if the children can bring their own paper ( which will rarely be the case for schools in developing countries ) .\nan anal fissure is , as its name suggests , a tear occurring in your anus that can extend up to your anal canal . they are very common , and can happen at all ages , including in infants .\nas illustrated in figure 2 , solid materials used for anal cleansing must be safely collected and disposed of . when the preferred anal cleansing method involves the use of solid materials , a container with lid should be provided in the toilet area for the safe disposal of these . the lid is essential to prevent flies from coming in contact with human feces and potentially transmitting disease . if adolescent girls and women in the school use disposable pads or materials during menstruation , the containers should also be appropriate for the collection of those .\nsecond degree : these prolapse , usually after defecation , but retract on their own back into the anal canal .\nwitch hazel wipes contain all safe and natural ingredients . the product calms the anal ache or discomfort while sitting .\nwith local anesthetics , for the treatment of anal fissures . subsequently , in u . s . patent no . 5 , 693 , 676 , gorfine further establishes the use of nitric oxide donors for treatment of anal disorders .\nthe maximum resting pressure ( mrp ) of the internal anal sphincter . ( watson et al . , br .\n[ 1 ] jensen , bernard , d . c . , nutritionist . tissue cleansing through bowel management ( escondido : 1981 ) , pp . 20 .\nmedicated pads and wipes serve two purposes : they provide a gentler cleansing action than dry toilet paper for people suffering from hemorrhoids and they help treat hemorrhoids .\nno , you do not need to wipe away fecal matter or discharge before using balneol \u00ae hygienic cleansing lotion . that\u2019s what balneol was designed to do !\n76 . method for treating a painful condition of the anal region comprising : providing a composition of nitroglycerin , lidocaine and sucralfate in a base of petrolatum and a water soluble lubricant ; and applying the composition to the anal region .\nanal cleansing is a necessary human activity . however , because of social taboos , there are few articles on the topic . school health plans overlook it as well . researchers need to determine if and how current practices could harm child health to inform policy . [ authors abstract ]\nwitch hazel also has anti - inflammatory properties . it calms anal tissues and alleviates swelling to facilitate easy bowel movements .\nthrombosed or inflamed hemorrhoids , pain associated with the after effects of anal surgery ( such as rubber - band ligation of internal hemorrhoids ) and chronic anal pain . pain in the anal region is often associated with spasm of the anal sphincter . sphincters are circular groups of smooth muscle that control the orifices of hollow organs . sphincters are present throughout the gastrointestinal ( gi ) tract and function to control the passage of materials through this system of the body . when constricted , the\nwhen it comes to anal - cleansing , the world can be divided into two major groups \u2013 the washers and the wipers . washers strictly use water either manually or if available from a hand - held shower head , tap or bidet . generally speaking , manual washing requires about 1 - 2 litres of water per defecation . the topic of anal - cleansing , however , is not well studied and little formal data is available regarding people\u2019s actual habits . but there are some regions of the world where anal - washing dominates such as south asia , the middle east , and various countries in africa , southeast asia and central asia . this short multi - authored communication deals with the question what ecological sanitation systems exist for communities that practice anal washing ? but it also deals with a series of implicit questions .\ndoctors have been recommending balneol cleansing lotion as a hygienic solution to soothe and clean \u201cdown there\u201d for more than 30 years because it effectively removes fecal matter without water .\nsanilotion was originally formulated as a gentle cleansing for the sensitive bottom areas . the lotion is formulated to cleanse the delicate area , and provide hydration to the skin .\nfrequently , hemorrhoids are accompanied by bleeding , thrombosis , inflammation , and pain in the rectal area . the pain associated with hemorrhoids is due primarily to the combination of inflammation adjacent to the anal sphincters , and spasm of the internal anal sphincter .\n51 . method for treating a painful condition of the anal region comprising providing a composition of an \u256c\u2592 - adrenergic blocker , lidocaine and sucralfate in a base of petrolatum and a water soluble lubricant ; and applying the composition to the anal region .\nanal fistula natural treatment along with home remedies for fistula in ano both works side by side wonderfully to manage the condition .\nplease send me as much information on colon cleansing products and procedures as possible . . . asap my mailing address is 135 lanie ln tarboro , nc 27886 thank you !\n3 . use a cleansing lotion such as balneol to help with cleaning . it has saved my life ! you can squeeze on toilet paper and use to gently cleanse .\nthis should rid of your anal itch . i ' m not a health expert but i ' m going through anal itch and it ' s working so well . give it a few days to kick in and a week you should be better .\nnovel pre - wipes and methods are disclosed for assisting in the cleaning of skin in the anal area . the pre - wipes comprise an anti - adherent formulation and are wiped across the anal region of a user prior to defecation to introduce a film of the anti - adherent formulation onto the anal region . this film reduces the amount of fecal material that is retained in the anal region after defecation and reduces the amount of cleanup required . this reduced amount of cleanup results in cleaner , healthier skin .\nfungal thrives in moist , dark , airless spots which the human anal is exactly that . wear only cotton underwear as well .\nno prescription necessary ! balneol \u00ae hygienic cleansing lotion can be purchased over the counter at drug stores , grocery stores and super centers across the nation or through several online retailers .\nthis definitely is a development into the wrong direction . proper anal cleanliness requires water , lots of water . a whole role of toilet paper cannot provide half as much anal cleanliness as does half a bucket of water , used for washing , not for flushing .\njelly was administered to a female patient with an anal fissure and severe acute pain of the anal region . within 5 minutes , the patient has substantial relief ( > 50 % ) . the patient compared the \u03b1 - adrenergic cream with a cream containing nitroglycerin ,\n49 . method for treating a painful condition of the anal region comprising : providing a composition of an \u256c\u2592 - adrenergic blocker , a local anesthetic and sucralfate in a base of petrolatum and a water soluble lubricant ; and applying the composition to the anal region .\nanal fistula mostly takes place due to anal abscess when it is not treated properly . an abscess is a collection of pus and infected fluid . an anal abscess usually develops after a small gland inside the anus , becomes infected with bacteria . a fistula can also be created due to conditions that affect the intestines such as ulcerative colitis or crohn ' s disease . 50 to 55 percent people with crohn ' s disease get anal fistula . men are more likely to develop fistula in ano between the ages of 20 to 40 . anal fistula may connect body cavities such as the vagina and the rectum also may connect the cavity to the surface of the skin .\nthe four most overrated things in life are champagne , lobster , anal sex and picnics .\n\u2013 the new yorker , 2006\n1 x anal cleaner . high - quality silicone healthy , safe non - toxic , easy to clean maintenance ! material : silicone .\nthe wipes ease anal itching , and effectively reduce bleeding . they also help with easy bowel movements by reducing the swelling around anus .\nthe ointment is a help , and the manuka honey fights the skin infections . basically it rid of the fungal from ur anal .\n46 . the method of claims 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , or 38 wherein the painful condition is an anal fissure .\nuse ring shaped cushion that takes weight off the anus . and it reduces the pressure over the blood vessels of the anal region .\nbackground : water used as a single sharp stream in toilet commode for post defecation cleansing is a common practice in several countries across the globe including india . repeated hitting of the anus by water stream could potentially cause injury to the anal canal epithelium and lead to development of fissure - in - ano . as the water stream is emanating from the backside of the toilet commode , the possible injury , if any , would be on the anterior anal canal .\nfissures that occur in any other position should be investigated for an underlying sinister cause like infections , tuberculosis , or even , anal cancer .\nthe health faucet is a convenient source of water for people who prefer using water to other methods of anal cleansing . the bidet shower is a relatively modern replacement for the traditional sources of water for this action , such as the bidet , a copper pot , a bucket and mug , etc . , being more hygienic and compact .\nit also includes our shared responsibility to protect populations from genocide , war crimes , ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity - a responsibility solemnly accepted by all nations at last year ' s un summit .\ninflamed hemorrhoids , pain resulting from ligation of internal hemorrhoids and other chronic anal pain . a suitable water soluble lubricant is k - y\u2122 jelly .\nsucralfate and a local anesthetic to achieve a synergistic effect . these compositions have analgesic properties and are useful for treatment of anal fissures and other painful\nconclusions : a topical analgesic cream or ointment for anal fissures that contains nitroglycerin will be more efficacious if it also contains sucralfate . a cream or\n1 . garg p , singh p . postdefecation cleansing methods : tissue paper or water ? an analytical review . dis colon rectum . 2016 ; 59 ( 7 ) : 696 - 9 [ pubmed ]\nare particularly indicated for cleansing on or around skin folds , perianal , preputial perivulvar , lip , ear , feet , nasal , \u201chot spots\u201d and other desired areas . for use in dogs and cats .\nimagine using a public restroom \u2014 you can\u2019t exactly get up and walk to the sink , can you ? balneol cleansing lotion is your secret weapon for public bathrooms and going on - the - go .\nbody portion which includes providing a composition of nitroglycerin and sucralfate and applying the composition to the body . the composition may also include lidocaine . the compositions may further be mixed with an ointment base such as petrolatum and a water soluble lubricant . these ointments are particularly effective in treating painful conditions of the anal region by applying the composition to the anal region . painful conditions which respond to the treatment of the invention include anal fissures , thrombosed or\nsix focus group discussions were held with boys and girls ages 12 - 15 in three rural schools in mid - 2009 . parents were interviewed in one setting . in early 2010 , a survey of head teachers was conducted in 114 schools in nyanza province , kenya , to assess the provision of anal cleansing materials and handwashing water and soap in schools .\nthere never is any water for anal washing in chinese toilets , and the chinese seem to get around with just three or four leafs of tissue .\n7 . lund jn , scholefield jh . aetiology and treatment of anal fissure . br j surg . 1996 ; 83 ( 10 ) : 1335 - 44\nnitroglycerin alone and lidocaine alone have been proposed as a treatment for painful conditions in the anal area . the local anesthetic effect of lidocaine is based on a\nof the anal region . sympathetic nerves from the lumbar plexus have a major role in determining baseline ias pressure as well as reflex increases in ias pressure occurring in response to stimulation of nociceptive afferents from the anal region . sympathetic nervous activity has been shown to be relevant to pain perception , and both clinical and\nin other preferred embodiments , the \u03b1 - adrenergic blocker is combined with sucralfate for the treatment of painful anal conditions . it will be obvious to one of\nof nitroglycerin needed to treat anal fissure can be lower than that reported in the literature . these cases also show that adding nitroglycerin to the sucralfate - lidocaine\n10 . a pre - wipe for assisting in anal cleansing comprising a base substrate and an anti - adherent formulation , the anti - adherent formulation comprising from about 99 % ( by weight ) to about 99 . 99 % ( by weight ) of dow corning 7 - 3076 polyamide blend and from about 0 . 01 % ( by weight ) to about 1 %\nwe have witnessed thousands of cases where improving colon health has led to improving overall health . supporting your body with colon cleansing and a healthy body ecology diet may just be your key to feeling your best again !\nthe patients were excluded if there was any evidence of fissure - in - ano caused by crohn\u2019s disease , sepsis , immunosuppression , or history of anal intercourse .\nhaemorrhoids can bleed , especially when hard stools injure the lining of the anal canal . sometimes , they can also prolapse , meaning they protrude from your anus .\nsignificant headache . moreover , the patient ' s anal pain recurred within two hours . the reviews cited above point out additional problems , including the full day sometimes\nthe use of water is common in countries with islamic traditions and in asia . in schools water is used when it is available within the toilet building or school yard . however , the use of water for anal cleansing prohibits the use of certain types of school toilet technologies , such as dry pit toilets , in which water can create problems because of discharge problems in the pit .\nto summarize , i ' d like to stress that the anal skin is very sensitive compared to other skin . do not start using vinegar or other harsh treatments . i ' d start with baby wipes , balneol ( or other cleansing lotion for anus ) , and a protectant ( a & d has helped me the most ) . you do not want to damage the skin .\nanesthetic ) is combined with an \u03b1 1 - adrenergic antagonist for treatment of anal pain . the present invention provides also provides other active ingredients that may be combined with the \u03b1 1 - adrenergic blocker for treatment of anal pain . for example , the \u03b1 - adrenergic blocker can be combined with antibiotics , antifungals , antivirals ,\nare you feeling tired , sluggish and achy ? not at your best ? it may be time to focus on colon cleansing . here\u2019s why you need to cleanse and important facts about home enemas , colemas and colon hydrotherapy .\npartly because of this reluctance to discuss sanitary practices , in some past projects on hygiene , sanitation , and water in schools the project planners and implementers have not understood school children ' s existing habits for anal cleansing . as a result , inappropriate technological choices have been made , such as constructing flush toilets in schools where children wipe with materials that block the pipe when thrown in the toilet .\n1 ) your daily shower is by far the best time to have a thorough clean of the area . use the showerhead for an up - close - and - personal spray \u2013 use a medium spray force that isn\u2019t too strong but one that will spray the area well , and try to relax your anal muscles a little as this will increase the muscle surface area for a better cleansing .\nhands must be washed after toilet use . following anal cleansing and material disposal , hands can carry microbes and other pathogens if not properly washed . human feces are the primary source of disease transmission among school children , particularly for diarrhea and helminth infections . the degree to which children ' s fingers are exposed to feces depends on the method and materials being used , but children should always wash their hands .\nmore than 40 percent of these deaths could be prevented simply by washing hands with soap ,\nmahatab hasan , skin cleansing product group manager of unilever bangladesh , told irin . the company contributed soap for schools to the campaign .\n4 . a pre - wipe for assisting in anal cleansing comprising a base substrate and a hydrophilic anti - adherent formulation , the anti - adherent formulation comprising from about 30 % ( by weight ) to about 79 . 98 % ( by weight ) of a glycol , from about 10 % ( by weight ) to about 58 % ( by weight ) of a polyethylene glycol having a melting point greater than\ncleansing materials can be collected in the area around the toilet or brought to school if none are available in the toilet building . children should be taught which materials are safe and appropriate to collect and use , and where to find them .\nchinese traditionally do not practice oral sex , and if i imagine their anal hygiene , this is not surprising . wiped asses are not clean , which puts up a definite barrier to oral - anal preferences , at least for the general populace . wiped asses also radiate unpleasant odors to surrounding areas , which additionally creates reservations against oral - genital contact .\nwherein active ingredients comprise antibiotics , antifungals , antivirals , corticosteroids , non - steroidal antiinflammatory drugs , salicylates , capsaicin and any other ingredient that reduces pain in the anal region .\nprobably because of the adhd the shower is less\ncleansing device\nfor me and more\nmagical time portal to 30 minutes from now no matter how long you actually intended to be in there\nbut i ' m working on it .\ntherapeutic efficacy at a lower than toxic dose of the \u03b1 - adrenergic blocker due to the synergistic activity of the three compounds in treating anal pain . ( in general , \u03b1 -\nin pakistan , in urban areas there are 80 % of squatting toilets in private homes and are 70 % of squatting toilets in public buildings . in rural areas , overall there are 5 % of squatting toilets both in in private homes and public buildings . there is increase in percentage of the users of toilets over time . most common is anal cleansing with water but hand washing with soap is minimal . any other comments : nil\nin co - pending , commonly - owned u . s . patent application serial no , 09 / 031 , 858 , inco\u03c6orated by reference herein , i show that sucralfate , together with nitroglycerin , lidocaine , or both , is efficacious for the treatment of anal fissures , and inferred its utility for other painful conditions of the anal region . i suggested that the three ingredients would show synergy in the treatment of these disorders , and presented several cases in which they were particularly effective in relieving pain and promoting healing . experiments with patients with anal fissures further demonstrated that all three ingredients together produced a better analgesic effect than any two ingredients together . topical nitroglycerin has become a standard treatment option for anal fissures by rectal surgeons . however , use of nitroglycerin is limited by the frequent occurrence of headache , which often requires discontinuation of the drug . moreover , it is not always effective in relieving the pain of anal fissures .\nin 2015 the diyanet , turkey ' s directorate of religious affairs , issued a fatwa or religious ruling stating that while water should be the primary means of cleansing , toilet paper is permissible within islam . translated into english , part of the ruling said :\n7 . a pre - wipe for assisting in anal cleansing comprising a base substrate and an anti - adherent formulation , the anti - adherent formulation comprising from about 99 % ( by weight ) to about 99 . 99 % ( by weight ) of fatty acid ester having a melting point greater than 35\u00b0c and from about 0 . 01 % ( by weight ) to about 1 % ( by weight ) of an anti - adherent compound .\nsometimes , a tear can also come after childbirth . most anal fissures that result from injury occur in the midline , either in the front or the back ( facing the spine ) .\nfrom my experience in many years in south asia and south east asia , flexible hose with trigger gun is the most common way for water anal cleansing in most countries - very easy to retrofit , but leaking taps etc do result in wet ( and middy floors ) . unlike squatting toilets , the floors in pedestal toilets are harder to clean when wet ( in squatting toilets , one can simple wash water down into the ( depressed ) bowl )\nthe safest and highest quality colema board system on the market , the colenz\u2122 home cleansing unit comes with a sturdy , non - allergenic colema board , surgical grade tubing and a special built - in safety device that keeps the rectal tip in the right place .\npiles are also called haemorrhoids . they are masses or pieces of tissue inside your anal canal that contain blood vessels . the surrounding tissue is made up of supportive tissue , muscles and fibres .\ntreatment with nitroglycerin containing compositions case report 1 : a 49 - year old man had a chronic anal fissure , which had persisted for several months , producing chronic rectal pain relieved only by narcotic analgesics . anoscopy , performed separately by a rectal surgeon and a gastroenterologist , confirmed the presence of a moderately large anal fissure . the surgeon thought that surgery was necessary , and the gastroenterologist proposed\na method to improve peri - anal hygiene comprising a gel of consistancy sufficient to rest for several seconds on toilet paper without disintegrating the paper , said gel being bottled in a plastic container with a delivery system which allows a small quantity of the gel to be extracted from the bottle using one hand and said gel placed onto a piece of toilet paper held in the second hand , said second hand then applies the gel to the peri - anal area and discards the said paper in the toilet for later flush , a second piece of toilet paper is then used to wipe the peri - anal area dry and again discarded , it being understood that the moistening and drying steps may be repeated until the peri - anal area is comfortably clean of fecal particles and odor .\na colema is one of the gentlest and most effective ways to cleanse your colon , allowing your liver and tissues to detoxify . if you want to cleanse your colon in the privacy of your own home , now you can , with the colenz\u2122 home cleansing unit !\nonce inserted , you can open up the flow of water for your colema session . according to dr . bernard jensen , the colema is the gentlest and most effective form of cleansing your colon and therefore , all of the tissues in your body . [ 2 ]\nplanet ayurveda provides best combination of effective herbal remedies such as fistula care pack for natural treatment of anal fistula without any side effects . the herbal remedies have been treating such kind of diseases through various herbs and roots found naturally in the world . these remedies contain a natural ingredient , which helps in treatment of anal fistula , reducing the infection and building a strong immunity in the body .\nalthough our people wash hands regularly , most of them do not do it in a hygienic manner . washing hands with only water and no soap does not make them germ - free . moreover , since our people eat with their hands and also do anal cleansing with hands , in bangladesh washing hands means washing them after every defecation and before every food intake ,\nmohammad ibrahim , deputy project director of the government - unicef project on sanitation , said .\nhi joe . i ' m suffering from anal itch too . the fungal creams the doctors refer me to don ' t really help at all , so like you i look to the internet .\ncolonics , enemas and colemas all use pure water to hydrate the muscles of your colon , loosening up old , hardened fecal matter so that it can be safely eliminated . to help you choose your best colon cleansing solution , we recommend working with a certified colon hydrotherapist .\nthis is our second order of kleenex cottonelle freshcare flushable cleansing cloths . these are of the same high quality that you get when you purchase the filled dispenser and it is much cheaper to refill the dispenser than continually buying new ones . we are very pleased with this product .\n) . fourteen percent of students reported that they boiled their drinking water the day prior to the interview . the most common materials used for anal cleansing were paper ( 32 . 2 % ) , leaves ( 31 . 3 % ) , and stones ( 28 . 9 % ) . when bathing , 94 . 3 % used soap , while 4 . 5 % used only water . the vast majority of children ( 92 % ) reported using twigs to clean their teeth .\nmethod and composition for treating painful conditions of the body and of the anorectal region . the compositions include a combination of nitroglycerin and sucralfate or a combination of nitroglycerin , lidocaine and sucralfate . the compositions also include a combination of an \u03b1 - adrenergic blocker and sucralfate , a combination of \u03b1 - adrenergic blocker and lidocaine , and a combination of an \u03b1 - adrenergic blocker , lidocaine , and sucralfate . alternatively , the composition may contain only an \u03b1 - adrenergic blocker . additional active ingredients for reduction of anal pain may be added to the composition , particularly capsaicin . the compositions may be included in a petrolatum base along with a water soluble lubricant . these compositions have been found effective in treating painful conditions in the anal region such as anal fissures , inflamed or recently thrombosed hemorrhoids , and chronic anal pain .\nthe user grasps the health faucet in the right hand and uses the thumb or forefinger ( depending on the trigger location ) to aim a spray of water at the anus or genitals , sometimes using the left ( never right in some societies ) hand or toilet paper to assist cleansing . use of the left hand only for cleansing , and considering it unclean in many circumstances in everyday life , is a significant custom among arabs , [ 1 ] in the muslim world in general , and in the indian subcontinent , [ 2 ] where water is commonly used .\nthe great thing about balneol \u00ae lotion is that you can use it as often as necessary ! if you\u2019re lucky , you only need balneol once or twice a year , but for those with digestive issues , balneol cleansing lotion can be very handy in the bathroom year - round .\n1998 , january 22 , 338 , ( 40 ) : 217 - 220 ) . prolonged spasm of the ias causes ischemia of the muscle , generating a chemical stimulus to nociceptive nerves in the anal region .\nyour best strategy is to use a hand - held showerhead , for direct , up - close - and - personal cleansing . and buy a bar of soap specifically for your butt . not just to avoid cross - contamination , but also because you\u2019re dealing with an especially sensitive area .\na gel whose base is aloe vera is packaged in a commercially available plastic bottle sufficient to contain eight ( 8 ) fluid ounces of the gel . a commercially available gel pump allows for gel extraction directly on a crumpled piece of regular toilet paper . the toilet paper remains consistant due to the thickness of the gel , and the anal area may now be wiped effectively and comfortably with the gel dampened paper . a second piece of toilet paper is then used without gel in order to wipe dry the gel remaining around the anal area . the composition of the gel is such that it cleanses without leaving any odor of its own . eight fluid ounces of gel provides cleansing for one hundred and twenty occasions .\nin treatments according to the invention , an amount of the composition of the invention is contacted with or applied to the affected anal area or proximate thereto such that an effective amount of \u03b1 - adrenergic antagonist or other active compound is administered . the amount of active compound ( s ) or composition which is employed should be effective for the amelioration , control and / or healing of the anal disease and for the prompt and dramatic control or relief of pain resulting from or associated with the disease . for example , an ointment composition of the invention can be applied topically at each application to the external anus and to the distal anal canal with the\nin india and some other eastern nations water is used to wash the area clean using the hand for application . this procedure is effective , especially if soap is included in the wash , but the consequences of hand application is not accepted by most western countries . bidets are available for the purpose , some of which spray the water onto the anal area . bidets and other water based cleansing systems are a burdensome addition to a home toilet , and appear to be less than sanitary when placed in public bathrooms .\n\u03b1 - agonists and antagonists , the ias responds like the internal urethral sphincter , with which it shares a common developmental origin . as expected , phenylephrine , an \u03b1 1 agonist , increases tone in the ias . however , it is unexpected that a tolerable dose of an \u03b1 - adrenergic blocker by the anal route can provide enough relaxation for its application to be clinically useful . indeed , the response of the internal anal sphincter to\nblocked detoxification pathways can result in autointoxication , which according to dr . bernard jensen in his book tissue cleansing through bowel management , \u201cproduces undesirable consequences in the body and is the root cause of many of today\u2019s diseases and illnesses . \u201d [ 1 ] symptoms of blocked detoxification pathways or autointoxication are :\nclothing should be kept loose , and bed clothing should be light . after bowel movements , the patient should clean the anal area with absorbent cotton or plain soft tissue moistened with water or a commercial perianal cleansing preparation for hemorrhoids ; soaps and premoistened wipes should be avoided . liberal , frequent dusting with nonmedicated talcum powder or cornstarch helps combat moisture . hydrocortisone acetate 1 % ointment , applied qid for a brief period ( < 1 wk ) , may relieve symptoms . sometimes , higher potency topical corticosteroids may be needed .\nthey are caused by any sort of injury to the anus or anal canal . this usually comes from constipation , which gives rise to hard stools . many people can remember the exact bowel movement that triggered the pain .\ndifferent mechanism of action than the analgesic effect of nitroglycerin . for this reason , i thought these two compounds might have additive or synergistic actions in the treatment of pain of anal fissures and other painful conditions in the anal region . i further reasoned that sucralfate might keep the other two ingredients adherent to the fissure , prolonging their action . furthermore , the adherent film produced by sucralfate might protect the raw area from irritation by the fecal stream .\nplace a malacetic wipe over the anal orifice and , with the thumb slightly below and to one side of the anus and the fingers on the other , press forward and together . for further expression , see your veterinarian ."]}
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", "topic": 10}], "title": "new red archives", "paragraphs": ["1987 to 1990 : new red archives 43 broadway 4f1 , brooklyn , ny 11211 usa ( contact info now obsolete ) 1990 to 1998 : new red archives 6520 selma ave . suite # 1305 hollywood , ca 90028 usa ( contact info now obsolete ) 1998 to present : new red archives po box 210501 san francisco , ca 94121 usa\ncleopatra records has obtained the complete catalogue of san francisco - based punk label , new red archives . on this new imprint , anti - flag , christ on a crutch , and ultraman will be the first artists released in 2013 .\nnew red archives was founded in 1987 , and was first known for releasing punk and hardcore records on colored vinyl . while most of the roster was west coast - based ( including the badtown boys , dead lazlo\u2019s place , and samiam ) , the label reached west of the mississippi as well to support underground bands like kraut and reagan youth . with all of cleopatra\u2019s rereleases of new red archives records , the material will remain untouched and in its original sound .\n359 music is a new independent music label set up by creation records\u2019 alan mcgee in 2013 as a joint venture with cherry red records .\nalso out now is a limited edition 3 cd set of essential hardcore punk tracks , hardcore breakout 1 , 2 , 3\u2026 with more than 75 tracks , this epic collection features some of new red archives best \u2013 jawbreaker , no use for a name , u . k . subs , samiam , kraut , hogan\u2019s heroes , and many more .\nwise crack is the cherry red imprint dedicated to reissuing the great comedy records of the 20th century .\n\u00a9 2013 - 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flag , samiam , reagan youth , and others .\nlemon recordings is home to the best in classic rock and new wave albums from the 70s to the present \u2013 featuring rare archive classics , quality re - issues and previously unavailable albums and dvds from established bands and artists ! established in 2003 , lemon recordings goes from strength to strength , boasting some of the biggest names in rock history .\nstrike force entertainment has now teamed up with cherry red records to bring you the very best in specialist dvd titles . with historical documentaries on everything from the first world war to swingin\u2019 sixties rock n roll plus a whole lot of cult & classic feature films . to receive more information , get exclusive film clips and hear about special offers please sign up to the strike force entertainment mailing list at : news @ urltoken\npressure drop is the ska and early reggae imprint of cherry red records . initially releasing the extensive and essential works of the godfather of ska , laurel aitken , the label\u2019s aim is to feature a wide variety of artists , from jamaican originators to british - based acts who were at the forefront of the ska revival in the late seventies and early eighties . pressure drop is curated by reggae & ska expert laurence cane - honeysett .\ncherry red records prides itself on having the largest ( known ) selection of football related cds and downloads in the world . this has proved to be a very popular and successful series . we are now up to over 50 releases and we keep finding more and more clubs who are happy for us to build a release around them . if we haven\u2019t released a cd by your club yet and you want to help , then let\u2019s hear from you !\nmanaged by david wells , grapefruit is cherry red\u2019s bespoke psych / garage - era imprint , devoted to issuing single - artist career anthologies ( the herd , the sorrows , the knickerbockers ) and definitive versions of rare and / or classic albums ( duncan browne\u2019s debut , skip bifferty , tinkerbell\u2019s fairydust ) dating from the 1966 - 70 timeframe , with all releases boasting sympathetic artwork , rare photos , detailed liner notes and from - the - masters sound quality .\nmanaged by david wells , cherry tree is cherry red\u2019s bespoke folk / singer - songwriter imprint , devoted to issuing definitive versions of rare and / or classic albums ( hunter muskett , wizz jones\u2019s right now ) from the late sixties / early seventies as well as hitherto - unissued material from the same timeframe ( mason\u2019s aborted 1973 album for the dawn label , a cancelled third album by acid folk mavericks jan dukes de grey ) . all releases feature sympathetic artwork , rare photos , detailed liner notes and from - the - masters sound quality .\nbig break records ( bbr ) is a label that specialises in classic black dance music from the sixties , seventies and eighties . we plan to take listeners on a journey that starts with psychedelic soul and jazz though funk and philly soul , on to disco and then to street soul , pop dance and electro . hot shot records is a brand new imprint from the bbr team that is set to breathe life back into a variety of smart pop , dance gems and hidden treasures from the 1980\u2019s . the label kicks off with expanded edition reissue of joboxers\u2019 debut album .\nfrom the art pop of 10cc to the silky soul sounds of the drifters , the glam stomp of the glitter band to the acoustic folky pop of smokie , the rock n roll of showaddywaddy to the hard rockin\u2019 sweet , teen heart throbs like donny osmond to tv actors turned singers like david soul\u2026 . the seventies had it all and 7t\u2019s records has it all too ! with well over 100 titles already available 7t\u2019s records has become the label for all things seventies and beyond . we still have many more titles planned and always take on board suggestions for new releases , so if you think there is something that should be given the 7t\u2019s treatment then drop us a line at infonet @ urltoken\nacross a broad panorama of eclectic taste , the new el combines a sensual , but serious - 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{"id": 55797, "summary": [{"text": "gomelavia ( belarusian : \u0430\u0432\u0456\u044f\u043a\u0430\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0456\u044f \u0433\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0430\u0432\u0456\u044f , russian : \u0430\u0432\u0438\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0433\u043e\u043c\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0430 ) was an airline based in homyel , belarus .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "it was established in 1996 and operated domestic and regional , scheduled and chartered services , as well as aerial work using fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "its main base was homyel airport .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the state-owned company ceased operations on 22 february 2011 . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "gomelavia", "paragraphs": ["gomelavia il - 76 from minsk , take - off geneva . cargo red cross .\nfirst pictures on urltoken with new title gomelavia for this ilyushin il 76td . . .\nwayback . archive . org / * / http : / / www . gomelavia . com\ngomelavia used an - 24 in gomel - minsk and gomel - minsk - kaliningrad routes .\nat the time of its closure , gomelavia served minsk , kaliningrad and moscow from its base at gomel .\nthe fleet renewal will allow gomelavia to expand the number of destinations and to increase the passenger traffic , said igor zakharenko .\nat the time of its closure , gomelavia served minsk , kaliningrad and moscow from its base at gomel . [ 2 ]\nwhen it was shut down in 2011 , gomelavia operated three antonov an - 24s . in 2007 , the fleet had included the following aircraft :\ngomel airport was a hub of gomelavia airline , which ceased operations on 22 february 2011 due to bankruptcy . gomelavia had been serving flights to minsk , moscow , grodno and kaliningrad . from 25 july 2011 belarusian flag carrier , belavia , started serving flights from gomel to kaliningrad during summer seasons once again .\nwhen it was shut down in 2011 , gomelavia operated three antonov an - 24s . [ 2 ] in 2007 , the fleet had included the following aircraft : [ 1 ]\nto be honest i ' d be hard pressed to think of any belarusians actually taking internal flights - i half suspect gomelavia actually lay them on when there is demand , practically a charter operation ! the trains from minsk to gomel are frequent throughout the day and take 4 - 5 hours , and once you take into account transfer time , check in time and flying time , may be not even that much longer city centre to city centre than flying ! intercity buses might be a bit cheaper than trains but possibly a bit more cramped . i ' ve tended to criss - cross belarus more by train than bus !\nlooks like my idea of flying domestic belarus flights just went away . i finally received a mail from gomelavia :\nthe information on flight performance 16feb11 gom216 minsk 1 - gomel 14 : 30 - 15 : 25 will be known not earlier than tomorrow ' s morning . probably flight may be transferred for tomorrow ( 15 feb 11 ) the space is always available . the ticket price is 46 510 belorussion rub . ( 12 eur ) . the ticket can be paid at the airport in minsk before the flight .\nabsolutely incredible . basically they will be able to tell me tomorrow morning , if the flight i am supposed to take in 2 days will not take place tomorrow noon instead . . .\nhello there , i will be in minsk next week and i thought it would be a great idea to get some rare russian birds in belarus . i checked websites and found out that gomelavia is operating twice a week on an an24 from the old city airport\nminsk 1\nto gomel . rates are as low as 45000 byr , which are about 12 eur / 15 usd . the website shows a flight departing around 2 pm , while the minsk 1 airport website shows an evening flight , but i guess the airline schedule should be more accurate . i tried to purchase tickets by sending emails to the airline directly , as well as to several belarus travel agencies that they work with , but noboday dare to reply . . . anyway , i will now go there wednesday and show up at the airport to buy a ticket . . . while anywhere in the world this would be no problem as long as there is space , i wonder if in belarus i will be fine . . . therefore my questions : - did anyone flew gomelavia before , what to expect ? - how have you purchased the ticket ? - since they ' re expecting around - 20\u00b0c next wednesday , is this temperatures where flights usually operate in those kind of countries ? not sure if they deice and last but not least : are there any other domestic flights that i have missed ? i don ' t want to fly international , since i only have a single entry belarus visa and flying to another cis country would in most cases require a visa from the other country as well . . .\nonly twice in the first decade since the airbus a380 entered service has the double - deck aircraft ended a year with its order backlog higher than that of the previous one . on both occasions middle eastern carrier emirates alone had spared the programme from recording a duck for the year . emirates ordered 32 a380s in mid - 2010 and just eight days before the end of 2013 signed for another 50 of the type .\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 .\nmitsubishi aircraft started flying the mrj90 in november 2015 . for 31 months , the test fleet has performed standard trials , mostly out of public view . in public , the mrj90 test fleet has been shown parked in a static display of a major air show .\njust 1 , 400 days after airbus disclosed to a farnborough air show audience its intention to re - 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", "topic": 15}], "title": "trials ( series )", "paragraphs": ["the notable british trials series was a phenomenally successful collection of books on famous trials published by edinburgh publishers , william . . .\nurltoken the nuremberg trials ( history firsthand series ) ( 9780737710755 ) : mitchell g . bard : books\n\u2026series of public , or publicized , trials , and in a massive terror operation against the population as a whole . \u2026\nthe nuremberg trials : the history and legacy of the nazi war crimes trials after wo . . .\nbut as successful as trials 2 was , we knew we could do more . that ' s why a few months later we released trials 2 : second edition , better known as trials 2 se to its fans . the first bona fide hit in the trials series , trials 2 se raised the bar for competitive motorcycle games everywhere .\nthe notable british trials series was a phenomenally successful collection of books on famous trials published by edinburgh publishers , william hodge , between 1905 and 1959 . in all a total of . . .\nwe are pleased to announce that trials is accepting submissions for a new thematic series on the future of pragmatic trials . edited by professor marion campbell ( university of aberdeen , uk ) , this series will consider articles that report on any topic relevant to the role , definition and use of the pragmatic trial design .\nwe are pleased to announce that trials is accepting submissions for a new thematic series on using big data for randomized trials . edited by dr lars hemkens ( university hospital basel , switzerland ) , this series will consider articles that report on what is currently known about using big data or routinely collected data ( such as electronic health records , registries or administrative databases ) for randomized trials .\nwhile a dlc was expected , the next announcement was totally unexpected . the trials series was born on the pc , and with ' trials evolution - gold edition ' , the series is coming home to the pc . featuring all the content of trials evolution , including multiplayer , user - generated content , and a world class level editor , the gold edition is enhanced and optimized for the pc . but that ' s not all . the gold edition will also include all of the content from trials hd , making trials evolution - gold edition the largest trials game ever attempted , featuring more than 120 tracks in all .\nthe most recent game in the series , developer redlynx ' s trials evolution , was released in 2012 and is available on xbox 360 and windows pc . for more on that game , be sure to check out our review .\nthe thursday time trial series depends on the generosity of sponsors to augment the community experience by providing post - ride refreshments and raffle prizes .\ntrials encompasses all aspects of the performance and findings of randomized controlled trials in health . trials encourages full and transparent reporting of all research . we publish articles on general trial methodology as well as protocols , commentaries and traditional results papers - regardless of outcome or significance of findings .\nthe long - awaited sequel - named trials 2 , to distinguish at as a clear sequel from the earlier sequence of web games - opened a whole new dimension up for trials fans .\nprime members enjoy free two - day shipping and exclusive access to music , movies , tv shows , original audio series , and kindle books .\ncamp creative concepted and produced a series of animated shorts for history channel ' s online presence , urltoken with cobra creative brought on for design .\none future , two trials ,\nreferencing the games ' ability to interact with each other .\nrecounts the nuremburg trials in germany that brought nazi war criminals to justice after world war ii .\nin mid - 2011 , we announced trials evolution during e3 . the new game promised all new outdoor environments , curved driving lines , unlimited track sharing , and for the first time ever in the trials series , multiplayer gaming , whether online or side - by - side . that first e3 teaser hinted at a whole new world for trials , and the public responded , clamoring for more information and bombarding us with questions and requests .\nin september 2012 , redlynx was at it again , announcing two new trials projects at ubisoft ' s digital days event in paris . the first , origin of pain , is the first dlc for the world renowned hit , trials evolution . featuring 36 new tracks , 100 new editor objects , and introducing a new bmx bike for the first time in the trials series , the origin of pain promises to deliver more of what gamers are clamoring for .\nwe are pleased to announce that trials is accepting submissions for a new thematic series aimed at building the evidence base for trial management . co - edited by dr roberta littleford ( university of dundee , uk ) and prof shaun treweek ( university of aberdeen , uk ) , this series will include articles that report on what is currently known about effective trial management processes and how to make trial management more evidence - informed .\nthat does seem to be the consensus . indeed , one of the links above said it would\u2019ve been a great series if it kept up the earlier quality .\nin addition to the so - called show trials , a series of closed trials of top soviet military leaders was held in 1937\u201338 , in which a number of prominent military leaders were eliminated ; the closed trials were accompanied by a massive purge throughout the soviet armed forces . stalin\u2019s liquidation of experienced military leadership during this purge was one of the major factors contributing to the poor performance of soviet forces in the initial phase of the german invasion of the soviet union in june 1941 .\nwhat does the future hold for trials beyond that ? that remains to be seen , but one thing we can say for certain , there will definitely be more games from redlynx named ' trials ' - games that will build on the foundation of the legendary history of trials while breaking new ground into 2013 and beyond .\nlinked with the ex games and private club series nancy ' s story the ex games , the private club and the love trials are all related . the ex games novellas can be read first # 1 - # 3 , then the private club novellas and then the ex games # 4 - after the ex games and then the love trials novellas . urltoken https : / / www . goodreads . co\u2026\nthe 2018 ama / natc us national mototrials series got underway this weekend with the opening two rounds of its 10 - round schedule near roswell , new mexico , where nine - time national trials champ pat smage established himself as the man to beat in 2018 after taking a pair of decisive victories . read more\nthe editors and staff of trials would like to warmly thank our peer reviewers whose comments have helped to shape the journal .\nan interesting early sign of the potential of trials came in 2003 , when one of the biggest internet operators in finland contacted us , saying that they might need to rethink what to do with our trials game that they were hosting on their game portal .\nheld for the purpose of bringing nazi war criminals to justice , the nuremberg trials were a series of 13 trials carried out in nuremberg , germany , between 1945 and 1949 . the defendants , who included nazi party officials and high - ranking military officers along with german industrialists , lawyers and doctors , were indicted on such charges as crimes against peace and crimes against humanity . nazi leader adolf hitler ( 1889 - 1945 ) committed suicide and was never brought to trial . although the legal justifications for the trials and their procedural innovations were controversial at the time , the nuremberg trials are now regarded as a milestone toward the establishment of a permanent international court , and an important precedent for dealing with later instances of genocide and other crimes against humanity .\ni read somewhere that after the fifth novel , lange ( who was a philosophy professor ) hired someone else to continue writing the series . that\u2019s when it got the bad reputation . the first five were good adventures .\nwhen it came to create trials hd , we started over almost from scratch . only the basic game ideas and playability was carried over from trials 2 . the 2d bike collision engine of trials 2 was replaced with a proper 3d physics engine . tuning the bike alone took six months . the bike itself required hundreds of iterations , with hundreds of parts and thousands of parameters , until we finally reached a polished state that just felt right .\nthe earliest trials games were released as freely playable online games , beginning in 2000 and continuing into 2003 with the popular and innovative trials bike basic and pro versions , which were among some of the earliest and most popular free games of selected internet operators in the early years of the 21st century .\nalong with pictures , this book examines how the war crimes trials against the nazis were organized , who was tried , and what the results were .\nfurthermore , the game clearly draws inspiration from the real world sport of ' trials ' or ' motorcycle trials ' , in which riders ride specialized , lightweight bikes , surmounting various obstacles and performing daring , acrobatic feats without ' faulting ' or touching a foot to the ground - much as you experience in the game .\nthose other fellows definitely included rape and sexual torture and domination ( gap series particularly ) and one might infer the authors liked it a bit too much , but norman preached it like an evangelist , both in his fiction and in real life .\nunfortunately , i don\u2019t know where i read this . wikipedia doesn\u2019t talk about it . but there was a clear change in tone , which led me ( and presumably many others ) to stop reading what had been one of my favorite series .\ntwo new games in the trials motorbike racing franchise are coming , one to consoles and the other to smartphones , ubisoft revealed at its e3 2013 press conference today .\nanyone that ' s been looking for a modern day excitebike need look no further . trials hd is packed with arcade thrills and inventive tests of skill .\ntrials is published continuously online - only . we encourage you to sign up to receive free email alerts to keep up to date with all of the latest articles by registering here .\nthe city of nuremberg ( also known as nurnberg ) in the german state of bavaria was selected as the location for the trials because its palace of justice was relatively undamaged by the war and included a large prison area . additionally , nuremberg had been the site of annual nazi propaganda rallies ; holding the postwar trials there marked the symbolic end of hitler\u2019s government , the third reich .\nfollowing the trial of major war criminals , there were 12 additional trials held at nuremberg . these proceedings , lasting from december 1946 to april 1949 , are grouped together as the subsequent nuremberg proceedings . they differed from the first trial in that they were conducted before u . s . military tribunals rather than the international tribunal that decided the fate of the major nazi leaders . the reason for the change was that growing differences among the four allied powers had made other joint trials impossible . the subsequent trials were held in the same location at the palace of justice in nuremberg .\nso what happened to these early games , these vintage trials experiences ? while many versions can be still found online , we have taken the best experiences of those early days and packaged them into one polished , downloadable pc game and released it for free , which we call trials legends , as a way to thank all our fans old and new , with a piece of living history .\ncontroversially , limited versions of trials 2 se was made available on bittorrent streams , but we were confident that the appeal of the game ' s community features would draw in more players than it deterred .\nin 1966 , john frederick lange jr . published tarnsman of gor , the first book in what would become the gorean saga , under the pen name of john norman with ballantine books . the book \u2014 and the subsequent series \u2014 was \u201csword and planet\u201d fiction in the vein of edgar rice burroughs\u2019 john carter series and leigh brackett\u2019s eric john stark stories , with a man from earth going to a faraway planet to have swashbuckling adventures with medieval - style weapons . like pre - 1950s pulp works , gor mixed science fiction and fantasy elements with great skill . the books gained a cult following , and norman continued writing sequels as a result .\naltogether we have estimated from different sources , that there were 20 - 30 million unique players playing these early versions of trials . considering the online games market of 2000 - 2005 , those are exceptionally robust numbers .\nbetween the years 2003 and 2007 , as a multiplatform publisher and developer , redlynx was focused on mobile and handheld game development , and trials development took a back seat for a time . at the time , we were focused on developing major handheld properties for other publishers . but when 2007 rolled around , we felt the world was ready for more trials , and this time , the pc platform with internet distribution was chosen as the way to go .\nhowever , the gorean saga had an aspect that burroughs\u2019 and brackett\u2019s works lacked : extensive sexual slavery of young women . from the seventh book onwards , this aspect became the dominant theme of the series , over and above the adventurous heroism of its early installments . this became a source of titillation for readers \u2014 and a source of trouble in the future .\nboth as developers and gamers , we feel at the same time humble in front of this sort of praise \u2013 and on the hand really proud ' cause it has been systematic hard work that has resulted in trials hd .\nthe answer was trials . the key game idea , even back then , was not just a motorbike riding over obstacles , but the unique way in which the player controls the rider to guide the bike through acceleration , braking , and leaning . that simple game mechanic - easy to learn , but difficult to master - would become integral to the appeal of the original games , and after many years of tweaking and polishing to perfection , is still a crucial component to trials ' lasting appeal .\nthere were many legal and procedural difficulties to overcome in setting up the nuremberg trials . first , there was no precedent for an international trial of war criminals . there were earlier instances of prosecution for war crimes , such as the execution of confederate army officer henry wirz ( 1823 - 65 ) for his maltreatment of union prisoners of war during the american civil war ( 1861 - 65 ) ; and the courts - martial held by turkey in 1919 - 20 to punish those responsible for the armenian genocide of 1915 - 16 . however , these were trials conducted according to the laws of a single nation rather than , as in the case of the nuremberg trials , a group of four powers ( france , britain , the soviet union and the u . s . ) with different legal traditions and practices .\nhowever , in the early 90s , donald a . wollheim , the original owner of daw , died . the publisher was then taken over by his daughter elizabeth r . wollheim , more commonly known as betsy wollheim . under betsy , the gor novels were discontinued , reportedly due to poor sales . but according to a 2014 message board post by author mercedes lackey , betsy had long planned to discontinue the series .\n2016 marked the 10th anniversary of trials and to coincide with publication of our 3000th article , we put together a page to celebrate the great milestones of the journal , including a timeline , opinions from those in the field , links to our most popular articles , and more .\ntrials hd hit the xbox live arcade on august 20 , 2009 , and was immediately embraced by fans . a month later , we were happy to report it had surpassed 300 , 000 sales . within little more than a year , it achieved the remarkable milestone of one million sold .\ntrials 2 se introduced automated game updates , achievements , and the beloved quick restart feature . it also added team play , ghost racing , in - game chat , a global player ranking list and all - time and weekly scores filter - able by team and country . with its global all time score list and online profiles , now you could compare your times to those of your friends from across the street or around the world . it also introduced new camera angles , improved sounds and physics , and - - for the first time in trials history - - the ability to play with a gamepad instead of just a keyboard .\nsherco usa\u2019s pat smage grabbed two more wins in the 2018 ama / natc us national mototrials series on the massive and intimidating granite rocks near texas creek , colorado . on saturday , smage finished 54 points ahead of a two - way battle between gasgas north america teammates alex niederer and daniel blanc - gonnet for second place . niederer got the nod by eight points over blanc - gonnet on saturday , with sherco usa\u2019s sam fastle and scorpa usa\u2019s quinn wentzel rounding out the top five . read more\nnonetheless , most observers considered the trials a step forward for the establishment of international law . the findings at nuremberg led directly to the united nations genocide convention ( 1948 ) and universal declaration of human rights ( 1948 ) , as well as the geneva convention on the laws and customs of war ( 1949 ) . in addition , the international military tribunal supplied a useful precedent for the trials of japanese war criminals in tokyo ( 1946 - 48 ) ; the 1961 trial of nazi leader adolf eichmann ( 1906 - 62 ) ; and the establishment of tribunals for war crimes committed in the former yugoslavia ( 1993 ) and in rwanda ( 1994 ) .\norganized fandom in the 90s made their opinions on gor quite clear : they despised it . remember that even then , publishing was a strongly progressive industry , and much of fandom not only shared these progressive opinions , but networked with those who worked in publishing . in this time , however , there was no kindle store to circumvent the big publishers and the internet culture as we know it today did not exist , so the gor series was left without a home and without anybody to publicly defend it .\ntianjing li is an associate professor in the department of epidemiology at johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health ( jhbsph ) . dr li was trained as a physician and subsequently earned her phd in epidemiology ( clinical trials concentration ) and mhs in biostatistics from jhbsph . the primary goal of dr li ' s research is to develop , evaluate , and disseminate efficient methods for comparing healthcare interventions and to provide trustworthy evidence for decision making . her core research interests include methodologies for randomized controlled trials , systematic reviews , network meta - analysis , comparative effectiveness research , and patient - centered outcomes research . dr li serves as the associate director for cochrane united states and the director for research for cochrane eyes and vision us project .\nfinally , trials evolution was released on april 18 , 2012 . the game garnered almost universal acclaim from game critics , with a 90 score on metacritic , and legions of new and returning fans . it smashed sales records on xbox live arcade , breaking all previous one - day sale records and gaining 500 , 000 players in its first month on the service .\nall this took much longer and required a bigger team than the trials 2 games , but we were able to focus on one clear platform and take full advantage of the xbox ' s capabilities and polish the game specifically for that platform . all told , a team of ten people worked hard for twelve months to create the product we all know and love today .\nbetween the game ' s announcement and release , trials evolution was featured in a number of magazine and online previews , featured at several special press events , and was showcased at a number of videogame conferences and trade shows . along the way , there were changes for redlynx too , as the studio was acquired by the major european game publisher ubisoft in november , 2011 .\ncritics also embraced the game , and it has maintained a metacritic score of 86 since its release , and an even higher 92 rating from independent gamers . fans in the xbox live community also voted it the best downloadable game . the industry responded too , heaping awards on trials hd , including best finnish game , best nordic game , and a nomination for best downloadable game by the xbox live arcade community .\njeremy grimshaw is a senior scientist in the clinical epidemiology program at the ottawa health research institute and professor of medicine , university of ottawa . he holds a tier 1 canadian research chair in health knowledge transfer and uptake . professor grimshaw\u2019s research interests are in implementation and knowledge translation , quality improvement , complex interventions , systematic reviews , cluster randomized trials , quasi - experimental studies and behavioral theories ( and their application to professional behavior ) .\nmoving from strength to strength , we soon brought trials 2 se to steam ' s digital distribution network , cementing redlynx ' s growing reputation as an up and coming player in the world of high - quality , downloadable digital games . along with steady sales , solid reviews , the game developed a fanatical base of players , who have in total played the game more than nine million times since its release - and are still playing today .\nthese proceedings included the doctors trial ( december 9 , 1946 - august 20 , 1947 ) , in which 23 defendants were accused of crimes against humanity , including medical experiments on prisoners of war . in the judges trial ( march 5 - december 4 , 1947 ) , 16 lawyers and judges were charged with furthering the nazi plan for racial purity by implementing the eugenics laws of the third reich . other subsequent trials dealt with german industrialists accused of using slave labor and plundering occupied countries ; high - ranking army officers accused of atrocities against prisoners of war ; and ss officers accused of violence against concentration camp inmates . of the 185 people indicted in the subsequent nuremberg trials , 12 defendants received death sentences , 8 others were given life in prison and an additional 77 people received prison terms of varying lengths , according to the ushmm . authorities later reduced a number of the sentences .\nthe nuremberg trials were controversial even among those who wanted the major criminals punished . harlan stone ( 1872 - 1946 ) , chief justice of the u . s . supreme court at the time , described the proceedings as a \u201csanctimonious fraud\u201d and a \u201chigh - grade lynching party . \u201d william o . douglas ( 1898 - 1980 ) , then an associate u . s . supreme court justice , said the allies \u201csubstituted power for principle\u201d at nuremberg .\nby now , the gorean saga\u2019s reputation is well - known among fans of sci - fi and fantasy . its long , extended discourses on the greatness of female sexual slavery are legendary , so much so that according to tv tropes , \u201ca mention of gor is equivalent to trolling\u201d and several large message boards ban its discussion . it is understandable why the organized sci - fi fandom of today would detest gor , but these attacks on the series long predate today\u2019s politicizations . through attacks on the gorean saga during the 90s , we can see the roots of the current shaming campaigns that would later impact sf / f as a whole \u2014 and the solution that diminished much of their power .\ngrade 8 - up following a thorough introduction that provides novice historians with background information , this series entry uses primary - source documents organized in a coherent chronology to demonstrate how the allies set a precedent and brought nazi war criminals to justice . each of the five chapters begins with a narrative preface and contains two to four essays , each with an explanatory introduction . for example ,\npreparation for trial\nincludes articles by supreme court justice robert h . jackson , lead council for the prosecution , and seymour peyser , one of the prosecutors responsible for building the cases . the closing chapter ,\nreporting on the trial ,\ngives the perspectives of two journalists responsible for covering the yearlong drama . with its important documents , this work will help budding historians and researchers make sense of a complex time and groundbreaking legal action . - mary r . hofmann , rivera middle school , merced , ca copyright 2002 reed business information , inc .\nthe best - known of the nuremberg trials was the trial of major war criminals , held from november 20 , 1945 , to october 1 , 1946 . the format of the trial was a mix of legal traditions : there were prosecutors and defense attorneys according to british and american law , but the decisions and sentences were imposed by a tribunal ( panel of judges ) rather than a single judge and a jury . the chief american prosecutor was robert h . jackson ( 1892 - 1954 ) , an associate justice of the u . s . supreme court . each of the four allied powers supplied two judges\u2013a main judge and an alternate .\nthe allies eventually established the laws and procedures for the nuremberg trials with the london charter of the international military tribunal ( imt ) , issued on august 8 , 1945 . among other things , the charter defined three categories of crimes : crimes against peace ( including planning , preparing , starting or waging wars of aggression or wars in violation of international agreements ) , war crimes ( including violations of customs or laws of war , including improper treatment of civilians and prisoners of war ) and crimes against humanity ( including murder , enslavement or deportation of civilians or persecution on political , religious or racial grounds ) . it was determined that civilian officials as well as military officers could be accused of war crimes .\nyou can check out the trailer that ubisoft used to introduce the games below .\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 5 . the sidebar size is short .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nwhen it comes to other media and games that might have had an influence on it , there are literally hundreds of different games on many different platforms that have inspired our team members in different ways .\nit turned out that people from all around world were pouring in by the millions , just to play this addictive game , overloading their servers and jamming their connectivity - even though that version was entirely in the finnish language ! since they were primarily serving the finnish market , that was something they didn ' t expect .\nall our community features , track high scores , replays , ghost racing , global ranking , and downloadable extra tracks are handled by our game server ,\nlead programmer sebastian aaltonen explained , in an interview from 2008 .\nif you do not have a legal license serial key the server doesn ' t allow the game to log on . . . you can pirate the game as much as you want , but if you want to be part of the community you have to buy the game .\nit ' s wonderfully designed , justifies the price , and may end up being the best thing on xbox live arcade all year .\nregarding this success , redlynx ceo tero virtala said ,\nto put it mildly , we are thrilled ! we knew the game was going to be good , and we did expect a good response too . but , to be honest , none of us really dared to expect this sort of boom . \u201d\nthe first dlc , released in december 2009 , big pack , was also a hit . for the second dlc , big thrills , we wanted to showcase some of the amazing work the community has done with the level editor . we put our heads together with our partners at microsoft and came up with the big thrills track creator challenge . along with the usual great , redlynx created tracks , users were invited to submit their own creations to this special contest , with the top ten tracks being selected for inclusion in the add - on .\nhenning budde , davin p . akko , herbert e . ainamani , eric murillo - rodr\u00edguez and roland weierstall\nsarker masud parvez , rashidul azad , mahbubur rahman , leanne unicomb , pavani k . ram , abu mohd naser , christine p . stewart , kaniz jannat , musarrat jabeen rahman , elli leontsini , peter j . winch and stephen p . luby\nmahbubur rahman , sania ashraf , leanne unicomb , a . k . m . mainuddin , sarker masud parvez , farzana begum , kishor kumar das , abu mohd . naser , faruqe hussain , thomas clasen , stephen p . luby , elli leontsini and peter j . winch\nthe editors endorse peer review mentoring of early career researchers . find out more here\ncitation impact 1 . 969 - 2 - year impact factor 2 . 203 - 5 - year impact factor 0 . 853 - source normalized impact per paper ( snip ) 1 . 186 - scimago journal rank ( sjr )\nby using this website , you agree to our terms and conditions , privacy statement and cookies policy . manage the cookies we use in the preference centre .\nour apologies . an error occurred while setting your user cookie . please set your browser to accept cookies to continue .\nurltoken uses cookies to improve performance by remembering your session id when you navigate from page to page . this cookie stores just a session id ; no other information is captured . accepting the nejm cookie is necessary to use the website .\nfrom the colorado organizer : hello , i heard back from colorado state parks and they will not have out of state ohv tags in time for me to bring them to the national . riders will need to stop by a walmart ( sporting goods dept ) , colorado parks and wildlife office , or a sporting goods store to get an out of state ohv tag . they are available anywhere you can get a fishing license . the ohv tags cost $ 25 . 25 . read more\ntruepsi tire gauges sponsors the pro purse that is awarded in the form of\nbig checks\nbeginning this season with the help of truepsi the women ' s pro class will receive the same purse money as the men . read more\narena international events run the well - 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page book ? you don ' t want to miss this !\nthis intimate biography from u . s . army veteran scott a . meehan offers an in - depth look into the life of a military officer .\nsponsored products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on amazon . com . when you click on a sponsored product ad , you will be taken to an amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it .\nget ready for prime day with the amazon app . no purchase necessary . learn more\nthe essays in this book are poorly put together . there is some good background information however the essays that are consistently on opposite ends of the spectrum present skewed personal biases that can be easily misconstrued as the truth . i purchased this book as a requirement for a class on the world wars and holocaust , as it was my last semester it was hard enough to keep my attention without reading the nuremberg trial . on the other hand if you have trouble getting to sleep i would consider it an excellent investment .\nmitchell bard is an excellent scholar and historian . well versed in word war and me history .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\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 ) .\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 .\nshortly after adolf hitler came to power as chancellor of germany in 1933 , he and his nazi government began implementing policies designed to persecute german - jewish people and other perceived enemies of the nazi state . over the next decade , these policies grew increasingly repressive and violent and resulted , by the end of world war ii ( 1939 - 45 ) , in the systematic , state - sponsored murder of some 6 million european jews ( along with an estimated 4 million to 6 million non - jews ) .\nthe death sentences imposed in october 1946 were carried out by master sergeant john c . woods ( 1903 - 50 ) , who told a reporter from time magazine that he was proud of his work .\nthe way i look at this hanging job , somebody has to do it . . . ten men in 103 minutes . that ' s fast work .\nin december 1942 , the allied leaders of great britain , the united states and the soviet union \u201cissued the first joint declaration officially noting the mass murder of european jewry and resolving to prosecute those responsible for violence against civilian populations , \u201d according to the united states holocaust memorial museum ( ushmm ) . joseph stalin ( 1878 - 1953 ) , the soviet leader , initially proposed the execution of 50 , 000 to 100 , 000 german staff officers . british prime minister winston churchill ( 1874 - 1965 ) discussed the possibility of summary execution ( execution without a trial ) of high - ranking nazis , but was persuaded by american leaders that a criminal trial would be more effective . among other advantages , criminal proceedings would require documentation of the crimes charged against the defendants and prevent later accusations that the defendants had been condemned without evidence .\ntwenty - four individuals were indicted , along with six nazi organizations determined to be criminal ( such as the \u201cgestapo , \u201d or secret state police ) . one of the indicted men was deemed medically unfit to stand trial , while a second man killed himself before the trial began . hitler and two of his top associates , heinrich himmler ( 1900 - 45 ) and joseph goebbels ( 1897 - 45 ) , had each committed suicide in the spring of 1945 before they could be brought to trial . the defendants were allowed to choose their own lawyers , and the most common defense strategy was that the crimes defined in the london charter were examples of ex post facto law ; that is , they were laws that criminalized actions committed before the laws were drafted . another defense was that the trial was a form of victor\u2019s justice\u2013the allies were applying a harsh standard to crimes committed by germans and leniency to crimes committed by their own soldiers .\nas the accused men and judges spoke four different languages , the trial saw the introduction of a technological innovation taken for granted today : instantaneous translation . ibm provided the technology and recruited men and women from international telephone exchanges to provide on - the - spot translations through headphones in english , french , german and russian .\nin the end , the international tribunal found all but three of the defendants guilty . twelve were sentenced to death , one in absentia , and the rest were given prison sentences ranging from 10 years to life behind bars . ten of the condemned were executed by hanging on october 16 , 1946 . hermann g\u00f6ring ( 1893 - 1946 ) , hitler\u2019s designated successor and head of the \u201cluftwaffe\u201d ( german air force ) , committed suicide the night before his execution with a cyanide capsule he had hidden in a jar of skin medication .\nwe strive for accuracy and fairness . but if you see something that doesn ' t look right ,\n\u00a9 2018 , a & e television networks , llc . all rights reserved .\nby submitting your information , you agree to receive emails from history and a + e networks . you can opt out at any time .\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 .\nat this time we are unable to complete your subscription . this email address has been previously opted out from receiving any emails from a + e networks . if you changed your mind , please contact us and indicate that you would like to subscribe to history emails .\nif you completed your subscription and still have not received an email , please contact us .\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 .\nin 1974 , with the publication of the eighth book , the gorean saga moved from ballantine books to daw publishing . at first , there was no major change apart from a stronger focus on sexually charged events .\nthe attacks on norman and on gor culminated in norman\u2019s rejection from a worldcon panel in 2001 . norman had taken his displeasure public , and several members of sf / f fandom weighed in on the matter . norman became keenly aware of organized fandom\u2019s power that day , a power that many authors , even today , could attest to . later in the decade , dark horse comics was pressured to cancel a planned gor omnibus .\nthanks to amazon\u2019s kindle devices , john norman had the last laugh . as of today , the entire gorean saga is available in e - book , paperback , and audio formats . there have even been some limited attempts by organized fandom to reconcile with norman : pop - culture site io9 did a long interview with norman and allowed him to state his opinions without being attacked . if not for the changes in the publishing industry , the gorean saga would not have seen the light of day again . this simple story of gor\u2019s rise , fall , and rebirth shows publishing as it used to be \u2014 and what is possible with publishing as it is now . the old gatekeepers have truly lost their power in these latter days of the 2010s .\nas the legacy publishers leak money and face shrinking fortunes , the power of the gatekeepers wanes . the changes not only allow newer stuff to come to the fore , they rescue older work as well , rendering them impervious to whisper campaigns and public denunciations alike ; actual book content is king . now a contemporary reader can enjoy these books and read them for themselves .\nas long as amazon stays accommodating , of course . but even they aren\u2019t invincible .\np . s . : for more information than you ever wanted to know about gor , go here .\nthe early gor books were true fantasy masterworks on par with zelazny\u2019s amber . the slavery aspect was there , but it wasn\u2019t gratuitously overdone .\nthe problem with the later books wasn\u2019t simply their excessive focus on sexual slavery . the were boring . booooooring . nobody in his right mind swallowed the writer\u2019s viewpoint on women , though there are thriving roleplaying communities today filled with plenty of women and men who use the setting to explore these \u201cforbidden\u201d themes . like s & m and b & d , these places of fantasy are fine to visit when everything is , ultimately , consensual . and if the literary community doesn\u2019t condemn 50 shades , it can hardly condemn gor .\nbut norman jumped the shark early , and another 20 + books never redeemed him . too bad . i\u2019d have read them all if they\u2019d been as good as the first six . i plowed and skimmed though many of them , searching for the \u201cgood parts\u201d\u2013the adventure . frankly , i wished for an abridged omnibus version that kept the good parts and left out the painfully boring blah - blah .\ni read tarnsman of gor , and it was pretty fun . as for norman jumping the shark , i think he was just churning them out for money by that point \u2014 hence why they became boring .\nyes , i totally agree . the first books were quite excellent as planetary romance . i stopped in the latter books not because i found the topic distasteful ( though smbd ain\u2019t my bag ) but , the long soliloquies on the topic put a drag on the plot which makes it boring . a good planetary romance shouldn\u2019t be more than 120 \u2014 200 pages and closer to the smaller end . adding 100 + pages of padding was just too much . it\u2019s like , norman , we get it already .\nthat seems to be the consensus : the first six were good , but after the seventh , they go down the tubes .\nespecially with some of the fawning apologetics that comes from the \u201ccrowd\u201d over thomas covenant\u2019s rape of a girl in stephen donaldson\u2019s first book . news flash : same stuff goes on in his gap cycle .\n( if i am going to bring up the hard scifi good ol verner vinge should not come out unscathed . yeah vern what you did to that woman in a deepness in the sky ( maybe a fire on the deep . i get em confused ) \u2026 . .\nin your writing you seemed a bit overly enthusiastic about it there bud . )\ngeorge r . r . martin has been dinged for too much rape in his work . don\u2019t know about the others .\nremember , though , that organized fandom is not the same as the large numbers of people who buy the books .\ngood point . i don\u2019t agree with that \u201csubjugate women\u201d view either , but i will certainly defend norman\u2019s right to make the works available .\ni liked the early gor novels but as someone stated once the bdsm and slavery aspects became the focus of every story it simply became boring . there were a few of the later novels that were pretty decent , beasts of gor comes to mind , but most beyond the first 7 books were uninteresting .\nthe idea was to provide viewers with an unexpected , entertaining look at key moments in history .\nthe concept for these videos , were\nchalk talk\n- the \u201ctalk\u201d is a phone interview with certain historians about a key moment in history . the \u201cchalk\u201d are blackboard style illustrations . the animated blackboard illustrations were intended to be fun , quirky , in some places raw , in other places polished . the audio vo was edited to be short , to the point , and revelatory . each episode has a \u201cwho knew\u201d moment .\ntechnically : these videos were illustrated in photoshop and animated in after effects . the video gogh plugin by re : flex created the chalk effects . the ghosting effect was created with this plugin , time distorts and some custom expressions . we used cinema 4d lightly when the script called for a rotating model , but we tried to limit our use of motion graphic cliches and really emulate the look of stop motion chalk animations . we also took a collaborative role in concepting the imagery , transitions , and design to work with the motion and to illuminate camp creative ' s vision .\nhey developers . we can meet your desires with our api for all your app - building needs .\nand executed or imprisoned . all the evidence presented in court was derived from preliminary examinations of the defendants and from their confessions . it was subsequently established that the accused were innocent , that the cases were fabricated by the"]}
{"id": 55810, "summary": [{"text": "x-ray astronomy detectors are instruments that detect x-rays for use in the study of x-ray astronomy .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "x-ray astronomy is an observational branch of astronomy which deals with the study of x-ray emission from celestial objects .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "x-radiation is absorbed by the earth 's atmosphere , so instruments to detect x-rays must be taken to high altitude by balloons , sounding rockets , and satellites .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "x-ray astronomy is part of space science .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "x-ray astronomy detectors have been designed and configured primarily for energy and occasionally for wavelength detection using a variety of techniques usually limited to the technology of the time . ", "topic": 17}], "title": "x - ray astronomy detector", "paragraphs": ["overview of x - ray astronomy and x - ray sources : black holes to galaxy clusters .\nlarge - absorber tes x - ray microcalorimeters and the micro - x detector array .\nposition - sensitive czt detectors for x - ray and gamma - ray astronomy j . matteson\ndevelopment of arrays of transition edge sensors for application in x - ray astronomy .\na mercuric iodide detector system for x - ray astronomy : i . design considerations and predictions of background and sensitivity - sciencedirect\nczt detectors for hard x - ray & gamma ray astronomy : current technologies . ann parson , gsfc\ndetector systems for the x - ray evolving universe spectroscopy mission ( xeus ) m . bavdaz et al\nthe operation of scintillation and solid state detectors for gamma - ray astronomy is the same as it is for x - ray astronomy . we ' ve described the basics of these types of detectors on the x - ray detector page . below we describe three types of detectors used uniquely for gamma - ray astronomy : compton scattering detectors , pair telescopes , and air cerenkov detectors .\ndevelopment of x - ray microcalorimeters for future japanese x - . . | inis\nwhat is x - ray astronomy and what can astronomers learn by studying the universe in x - rays ? visit our science pages to find out .\nastro - h will feature an x - ray calorimeter as one of it ' s x - ray detectors .\n11 pages , 8 figures , to appear in proc . spie 5898 , uv , x - ray , and gamma - ray space instrumentation for astronomy xiv\nhow do we measure the energy ( or wavelength ) of an x - ray photon ? we need the x - ray to give all its energy to a detector . that energy will change something in the detector and , by measuring the change , we can determine the energy of the incoming x - ray .\nx - ray cameras & gamma - ray detectors ( 0 . 5 - 400 kev )\nthe quest of x - ray astronomy is to be able to detect a weak source against a fairly strong background . the relative weakness of x - ray sources has prevented detectors such as film from finding a place in cosmic x - ray astronomy . source detection is done on a photon - by - photon basis . in x - ray astronomy , a source that gives just one photon per centimeter per second ( in the 1 - 10 kev range ) at earth is considered a bright cosmic x - ray source .\neuv , x - ray , and gamma - ray instrumentation for astronomy and atomic physics ; aug . 7 - 11 , 1989 ; san diego , ca ; united states\nphoto of the hard x - ray detector before it was installed on the suzaku satellite . ( credit : jaxa / isas and nasa )\nthe physics of x - ray conversion for phosphors is essentially the same as described for scintillators . also , the key functional elements of any phosphor - based detector are the same as for a scintillator . for astronomy , the similarities end there . while large area single crystals of nai and csi are valued for their stopping power in hard x - ray and gamma - ray astronomy , thin layers of phosphors are used to do high resolution , soft x - ray imaging .\nfirst x - ray pictures of the sun . discovery of 40 extra - solar x - ray sources , including x - ray stars , the crab nebula pulsar , supernova remnants , and the galaxy m87 .\nadvanced x - ray ccd detectors for the constellation - x and maxim missions george r . ricker , mit\nglobal astronomy : collaboration across cultures is based on the graphene theme by syahir hakim .\nadvanced x - ray ccd detectors for the constellation - x and maxim missions - george r . ricker , mit\ntumay o . tumer , terrence j . o ' neill , kevin c . hurley , hakki ogelman , robert j . paulos , richard charles puetter , eric j . beuville , w . j . hamilton , r proctor ,\nnew high - resolution gamma - ray burst detector : all - sky x - ray and gamma - ray astronomy monitor ( axgam ) ,\nproc . spie 3114 , euv , x - ray , and gamma - ray instrumentation for astronomy viii , ( 15 october 1997 ) ;\n2001 w . tucker & k . tucker , revealing the universe : the making of the chandra x - ray observatory , harvard u . press 1998 j . trumper et al . , the invisible sky : rosat and the age of x - ray astronomy , copernicus books 1995 p . charles & f . seward , exploring the x - ray universe , cambridge univ . press 1985 w . tucker & r . giacconi , the x - ray universe , harvard u . press urltoken history of x - ray astronomy field guide einstein observatory historical archive\nhigh resolution detector technologies for an advanced compton telescope . elena aprile , columbia univ .\ndetection and localization of gamma - ray bursts , and a possible new type of x - ray burst that may be related to gamma - ray bursts .\nno matter which observational technique is used to view the x - ray sky , the final outcome of a measurement is determined by the properties of the electronic detector with which the collimated , focused , or diffracted x - ray photons eventually interact .\nmaxi continues to detect x - ray transient phenomena and rapidly inform the world of its position and brightness . the observation results about 1000 x - ray sources are provided in every day . maxi also provides the latest x - ray catalog .\nsuperconducting transition - edge sensor x - ray microcalorimeters john m . martinis et al\nvolker dangendorf , amos breskin , rachel chechik , horst w . schmidt - boecking ,\nx - ray imaging gas scintillation detector with csi - wire chamber uv - photon readout ,\nproc . spie 1235 , instrumentation in astronomy vii , ( 1 july 1990 ) ;\ntumay o . tumer , terrence j . o ' neill , kevin c . hurley , hakki ogelman , robert j . paulos , richard charles puetter , eric j . beuville , w . j . hamilton , r proctor ,\nnew high - resolution gamma - ray burst detector : all - sky x - ray and gamma - ray astronomy monitor ( axgam )\n, proc . spie 3114 , euv , x - ray , and gamma - ray instrumentation for astronomy viii , ( 15 october 1997 ) ; doi : 10 . 1117 / 12 . 283786 ; urltoken\nubertini p . et al . ( 1995 ) integral x - ray monitor : a proposal for the hard x - ray imager on - board integral . in : bassani l . , di cocco g . ( eds ) imaging in high energy astronomy . springer , dordrecht\ncollaboration allows astronomers and engineers to pool resources and expertise to advance our understanding of the universe . nasa and isas have worked together for the past three decades on x - ray astronomy .\nwith seven different instruments onboard , granat was designed to observe the universe at energies ranging from x - ray to gamma - ray . specific instruments were meant to study gamma - ray bursts and other transient x - ray sources while others were intended to image x - ray sources near the galactic center . one instrument ( watch ) was designed to monitor the sky continuously and alert the other instruments to new or interesting x - ray sources .\nx - ray photons have energies that are among the highest for light . when detector material absorbs the energy from an incoming photon , the material heats up just a little . the amount of the temperature difference gives a measure of the energy of the incoming x - ray .\nx _ ray science . steven s . murray , harvard - smithsonian center for astrophysics .\ngas proportional pixel detectors for x and gamma ray imaging p . deines - jones et al\nginga was the first x - ray astronomy collaboration between agencies in the u . s . and isas , which forged the way for future collaborations with nasa . it operated from 1987 until 1991 .\nastrosat is a planned multiwavelength astronomy satellite , with four x - ray instruments and one uv / optical instrument on board . rri is involved in timing calibration and software development for the large area xenon proportional counters ( laxpc ) . rri also contributed significantly towards two other x - ray instruments of astrosat , namely the scanning x - ray sky monitor ( ssm ) and the cadmium - zinc - telluride detector array ( czt ) both of which use the coded aperture mask imaging technique .\nwe distinguish scintillators from phosphors , at least in x - ray astronomy , by defining bulk crystalline materials such as nai and csi as scintillators , and thin granular layers of rare earth oxysulphides as phosphors .\nmonitor of all - sky x - ray image ( maxi ) - 04 . 25 . 18\nthis is the first of two papers describing an extremely sensitive astronomical hard x - ray telescope design based on a mercuric iodide ( hgi 2 ) detector shielded by a bismuth germanate ( bi 4 ge 3 o 12 ) scintillator . in a version suitable for a spacelab mission , this shielded detector is located at the focus of a pyrolytic graphite or lithium fluoride concentrator ( the hard x - ray diffraction telescope , or hxdt ) . the background counting rate of the mercuric iodide detector at balloon altitudes is calculated using a monte carlo simulation of the detector assembly in the radiation environment at 40 km above sea level . in paper ii of this series , these predictions are compared to actual balloon flight measurements of a prototype detector assembly .\naleksander gorgolewski , jaromir barylak , marek st\u0119\u015blicki , \u017caneta szaforz , jaros\u0142aw b\u0105ka\u0142a ,\nsolpex x - ray polarimeter detector luminescence background calculated using geant4 simulation software ,\nproc . spie 10031 , photonics applications in astronomy , communications , industry , and high - energy physics experiments 2016 , 100313v ( 28 september 2016 ) ;\ndesigning x - ray telescopes and detectors poses many challenges to engineers . visit our technology pages to see how x - rays are captured and observed .\nposition - sensitive czt detectors for x - ray and gamma - ray astronomy - j . matteson , w . heindl , e . kalemci , m . pelling , r . rothschild , t . skelton , ucsd , p . hink , k . slavis , wustl\nvolker dangendorf , amos breskin , rachel chechik , horst w . schmidt - boecking ,\nx - ray imaging gas scintillation detector with csi - wire chamber uv - photon readout\n, proc . spie 1235 , instrumentation in astronomy vii , ( 1 july 1990 ) ; doi : 10 . 1117 / 12 . 19153 ; urltoken\nscintillators work by converting x - ray energy into visible light . the energy of the incoming x - ray is completely absorbed by the material , exciting a molecule of the detector material . when the molecule de - excites , it emits a pulse of light , this time in the optical region of the electromagnetic spectrum . so , in this way , the incoming x - ray has been converted to optical light .\ndiscovery that wide energy and angular control of x ray and neutron trajectories can be achieved with high efficiency by the use of shaped arrays of hollow capillaries has made possible important new applications in science , medicine , and industry . these include medical diagnostic imaging , medical therapy , analysis of the composition and structure of materials , x - ray microscopy , x - ray astronomy , industrial process and fault analysis , and x - ray lithography . the status and prospects for this remarkable range of possibilities is summarized in this report .\nsurvey used large proportional counters that covered a wide range of x - ray energies . discovered the cygnus superbubble , and gathered detailed information on spectra of active galactic nuclei and the x - ray background .\ndiscovery of scorpius x - 1 , the first cosmic x - ray source and x - ray background , a signal appearing to come from all directions , possibly a truly diffuse emission and possibly due to many sources , too faint to be resolved individually .\nthe first large x - ray telescope with mirrors . einstein made the first x - ray images of shock waves in supernova remnants , hot gas in galaxies and clusters of galaxies . einstein also located accurately over 7000 x - ray sources , including stellar coronas , x - ray binaries , galaxies and quasars . it made possible a new way to study the mysterious dark matter that is present in galaxies and clusters of galaxies and showed that most of the x - ray background is probably due to discrete sources .\nthe alkali halides nai and csi , activated by a small amount of either thallium or sodium impurity , have been the scintillators of choice so far in x - ray astronomy . this has been true because these materials can be made into large area crystals , have good x - ray stopping power , and are efficient light producers .\nthe baseline detector system is a high pressure imaging proportional counter placed behind a coded mask placed at 4 meters from the detector window . the instrument view angle is limited by a square passive collimator with a fov of 6 degrees fwhm .\nillustration of a the basic operation of a compton scattering detector . ( credit : nasa ' s imagine the universe )\nezio caroli , giuseppe bertuccio , adriano cola , rui m . curado da silva , ariano donati , waldes dusi , gianni landini , paul siffert , marco sampietro , john buchan stephen ,\nhard x - ray polarimetry with a thick cdte position sensitive spectrometer ,\nproc . spie 4140 , x - ray and gamma - ray instrumentation for astronomy xi , ( 13 december 2000 ) ;\nthe 1991 - 2016 archive of the icso proceedings is a resource made freely available to serve the space optics and astronomy communities .\nmagnified image of an array of x - ray calorimeters . ( credit : nasa / goddard space flight center )\naleksander gorgolewski , jaromir barylak , marek st\u0119\u015blicki , \u017caneta szaforz , jaros\u0142aw b\u0105ka\u0142a ,\nsolpex x - ray polarimeter detector luminescence background calculated using geant4 simulation software\n, proc . spie 10031 , photonics applications in astronomy , communications , industry , and high - energy physics experiments 2016 , 100313v ( 28 september 2016 ) ; doi : 10 . 1117 / 12 . 2249349 ; urltoken\nmihara t , kawai n , yoshida a , sakurai i , kamae t , matsuoka m , shirasaki y , sugizaki m , yuan w , tanaka i . performance of the gsc engineering - counter for maxi / iss . x - ray and gamma - ray instrumentation for astronomy xii ; 2002 january 31 173 - 186 .\nezio caroli , giuseppe bertuccio , adriano cola , rui m . curado da silva , ariano donati , waldes dusi , gianni landini , paul siffert , marco sampietro , john buchan stephen ,\nhard x - ray polarimetry with a thick cdte position sensitive spectrometer\n, proc . spie 4140 , x - ray and gamma - ray instrumentation for astronomy xi , ( 13 december 2000 ) ; doi : 10 . 1117 / 12 . 409157 ; urltoken\nasca was launched in 1993 and made over 3000 observations of the x - ray sky in its 8 years of operations .\nin 1962 , a team of scientists under the direction of riccardo giacconi at american science and engineering in cambridge , ma . , used a small x - ray detector aboard an aerobee rocket to discover scorpius x - 1 , the first source of x - rays outside our solar system . forty years later , over 100 , 000 x - ray sources have been detected , the most distant of which is 13 billion light years from earth . this extraordinary leap in sensitivity has been due , in large part , to the development of telescopes that can focus x - rays .\na large format array of transition - edge - sensor ( tes ) microcalorimeters is a promising detector for high - resolution spectroscopy in x - ray astronomy . we are developing such a detector for future japanese missions . in this paper , we present the recent progress in our work , particularly in the improvement of the energy resolution and the x - ray absorber fabrication . the energy resolution of our single pixel detector was improved to 25 ev ( fwhm ) at 5 . 9 kev . this is limited by pulse shape variation and excess noise . we describe the characteristics of these two limiting factors , and suggest several possible ways to improve the performance . as for attaching x - ray absorbers with a high coverage fraction , we are proposing an electrodeposition method involving a two - layer lift - off process . we describe the details of this method and show the results of the test sample fabricated on a silicon wafer . ( author )\nperhaps the most intriguing advance in x - ray astronomy instrumentation in the past couple decades has been the development of single photon calorimeters , spearheaded by work at nasa ' s goddard space flight center . these devices detect x - rays by the temperature pulses they generate in a small absorber which is cooled to a fraction of a kelvin .\nwhen an x - ray interacts with matter , it can can give all of its energy to an electron ( a process called photo - electric absorption ) , or it can give some of its energy ( a process called compton scattering ) , or it can scatter without losing any energy ( a process called rayleigh scattering ) . the probability associated with each of these kinds of scattering depends on the energy of the x - ray photon , the bound state the electron is in , and the scattering angle . for the x - ray energies of most interest to x - ray astronomy , photo - electric absorption is much more likely than either kind of scattering .\nin : euv , x - ray , and gamma - ray instrumentation for astronomy and atomic physics ; proceedings of the meeting , san diego , ca , aug . 7 - 11 , 1989 ( a90 - 50251 23 - 35 ) . bellingham , wa , society of photo - optical instrumentation engineers , 1989 , p . 306 - 315 .\nriken symposium on ' development and application of superconductor radiation detector ' . stj workshop ; wako , saitama ( japan ) ; 16 - 17 jan 2002\n8 : 00 9 : 00am registration 9 : 00 9 : 30am gamma - ray science ' fiona harrison , cal tech 9 : 30 10 : 00am high resolution detector technologies for an advanced compton telescope ' elena aprile , columbia univ . 10 : 00 10 : 30am czt detectors for hard x - ray & gamma ray astronomy - current technologies - ann parson , gsfc 10 : 30 11 : 00am coffee break 11 : 00 11 : 30am detectors for gev gamma rays - bob hartman , gsfc 11 : 30 12 : 30pm contributed talks 12 : 30 2 : 00pm lunch 2 : 00 2 : 30pm x - ray science ' steven s . murray , harvard - smithsonian center for astrophysics 2 : 30 3 : 00pm x - ray ccds ' mark bautz , mit 3 : 00 3 : 30pm poster review highlights 3 : 30 4 : 00pm coffee break 4 : 00 4 : 30pm x - ray calorimeters ' caroline stahle , gsfc 4 : 30 5 : 30pm contributed talks\ntwo additional science instruments provide detailed information about the x - ray energy , the letg and hetg spectrometers . these are grating arrays which can be flipped into the path of the x - rays just behind the mirrors , where they redirect ( diffract ) the x - rays according to their energy . the x - ray position is measured by hrc or acis , so that the exact energy can be determined . the science instruments have complementary capabilities to record and analyze x - ray images of celestial objects and probe their physical conditions with unprecedented accuracy .\noptical thru x - ray single photon imaging spectrometer using superconducting tunnel junctions - d . e . prober et al ( download pdf format )\nx - ray fiber optics are bundles of hollow tubes which transmit x rays by multiple grazing incidence reflections . they provide a means of shielding xuv and x - ray instruments used for plasma diagnostics of magnetic confinement devices from the adverse effects of energetic neutrons and neutron induced gamma radiation . we have designed and built x - ray transmitting fiber optic bundles for instruments covering the ranges 60 to 200 ev and 3 to 10 kev . we have measured the performance of such bundles in the laboratory at 280 ev and at 6 . 4 , 8 , an 10 kev and compared it with simple computer models of x - ray fiber transmission .\nx - rays interact strongly with electrons . if you ' ve ever had a medical or dental x - ray , you were probably given a lead drape to protect you from the x - rays . lead is very good at blocking x - rays because each lead atom has 82 electrons and the atoms of lead are packed pretty close . lead , then , stops x - rays because it has a large electron density .\nhow does the xrs instrument measure x - rays ? watch dr . caroline kilbourne describe the instrument in this short clip from\nbuilding the coolest x - ray satellite .\n( credit : nasa / suzaku )\nthe surface finishing of x - ray grazing incidence optics is the most demanding area of optical processing . both in terms of metrology and application of optical finishing techniques . this paper discusses the application of specialized metrology and finishing techniques in producing a low x - ray scatter grazing incidence telescope .\nx - ray spectroscopy . since the grating spectrometers can measure energy to an accuracy of up to one part in a thousand , they are used in the study of detailed energy spectra , distinguishing individual x - ray lines . this enables the temperature , ionization and chemical composition to be explored .\nusually , then , when an x - ray stops in a detector , it has given all of its energy to one electron . that electron can rattle around in the detector and give energy to other electrons . in some materials , these electrons will have enough energy to be freed of their host atoms . in that case , applying an electric field will allow those free electrons to be collected and counted . the number of electrons collected tells you the energy that was deposited .\nchandra x - ray center , operated for nasa by the smithsonian astrophysical observatory this site was developed with funding from nasa under contract nas8 - 03060 .\nt . r . fisher , j . w . hamilton , j . d . hawley , j . r . kilner , m . r . murphy , g . h . nakano ,\nimaging germanium spectrometer with rotational modulation grid collimators ,\nproc . spie 1159 , euv , x - ray , and gamma - ray instrumentation for astronomy and atomic physics , ( 27 november 1989 ) ;\nintense photostimulated luminescence ( psl ) is observed , for the first time , in x - ray irradiated europium - doped potassium chloride ( kcl : eu ) single crystals . the intensity of psl with a peak at about 420 nm , which is emitted by stimulation with 560 nm light , is proportional to the optical density of the f centers , which are created by x - ray irradiation , over the wide range of the x - ray absorbed dose . this suggests that kcl : eu is one of the most attractive candidates for a two - dimensional x - ray imaging sensor utilizing the psl phenomenon .\na new type of x - ray real time still image detector named ` x ray to visible light prom ( xtv - prom ) ' has been developed . xtv - prom consists of a thin bi 12 sio 20 ( bso ) single crystal plate , transparent insulating layers , and two electrodes on both faces of the crystal plate . one electrode is transparent and the other refracts readout lights and lets in x rays . several tens of kev x rays generate electron - hole pairs in the crystal and an x - ray image is recorded as a charge pattern . a voltage pattern generated from the charge pattern causes the pockels effect and the recorded x - ray image is converted to the visible light image using the effect of the crystal . the recorded image can be erased and the device can be used repeatedly . the xtv - prom with a large active area ( 18 x 18 mm 2 ) and high resolution ( 25 micrometers ) has been made by a new process for polishing bso crystal thinly . the xtv - prom has a good response for bremsstrahlung x rays higher than 30 kev .\nbepposax is the first x - ray mission with a scientific payload covering more than three decades of energy - from 0 . 1 to 300 kev , with moderate imaging capability . bepposax has proved to be especially useful for wide band spectra of active galactic nuclei , and for studying gamma - ray bursts by determining their positions with an unprecedented precision and monitoring their x - ray afterglow .\nalthough rxte does not have focusing x - ray mirrors , it has the unique capability to study rapid time variability in the emission of cosmic x - ray sources over a wide band of x - ray energies , and has made valuable contributions to our understanding of the behavior of matter in the vicinity of neutron stars and black holes . extremely rapid variability observed by rxte may be evidence for the dragging of space by strong gravity in the vicinity of black holes .\nmonitor of all - sky x - ray image ( maxi ) is an x - ray all - sky monitor , to scan almost the entire sky once every 96 minutes for a mission life of more than two years . maxi on iss has been observing the x - ray sky from aug 2009 . the detection sensitivity will be about 20 mcrab ( 5 sigma level ) for one - orbit maxi operation , 2\u20133 mcrab for one day , and 1 mcrab for one week , reaching a source confusion limit of 0 . 2 mcrab in one - year observation . the systematic survey of the x - ray variabilities to study the nature of active celestial objects is an important objective of maxi . so far , maxi has detected many x - ray transient phenomena and rapidly informed the world of its sky positions and x - ray brightness . in principle . the astronomical data obtained with maxi is now available at the maxi web site .\ndetector systems for the x - ray evolving universe spectroscopy mission ( xeus ) - m . bavdaz , a . peacock , a . parmar , m . beijersbergen , j . schiemann , space science department of esa , estec , 2200ag noordwijk , netherlands . directorate of manned spaceflight and microgravity esa , estec , 2200ag noordwijk , netherlands\nthe asca x - ray observatory with low resolution mirrors , and the first large ccd detectors , was especially designed to study the detailed spectra of x - ray sources in supernova remnants , active galactic nuclei and galaxy clusters . found first evidence of the gravitational redshift due to the strong gravitational field around a black hole .\nto measure the temperature increase in an absorber due to an x - ray , it is necessary to have a very sensitive thermometer \u0096 something that had a physical property that changed drastically for a small change in temperature . that detector should also have a small heat capacity , so its temperature would change a lot for a small change in energy . it ' s also best to have the detector and thermometer work at very low temperatures , because a small temperature change will be much more pronounced in a very cold system .\nhard x - ray telescope for space flight use - upendra desai , larry orwig , code 682 gsfc / nasa , lawrence mertz , digiphase technology , palo alto , ca . , carl gaither , cna corporation , washington , dc , walter gibson , center for x - ray optics university at albany , n . y .\nin september , 1949 , a team led by herbert friedman of the naval research laboratory detected weak x - ray emission from the solar corona , the hot outer layers of the sun ' s atmosphere . their experiment consisted of a collection of small geiger counters aboard a captured german v - 2 rocket . it took more than a decade before a greatly improved detector discovered x - rays coming from sources beyond the solar system .\nthe largest x - ray ccd ever build , with a sensitive area of 60 \u00d7 60 mm\u00b2 . the ccd was developed for the xmm - newton satellite mission .\nuhuru , the first satellite dedicated to the observation of cosmic x - ray sources , was equipped with a sensitive proportional counter attached to a viewing pipe to locate the sources . it expanded the number of known sources to more than 400 , showed that x - ray stars are neutron stars or black holes accreting matter from companions in binary star systems , and discovered x - rays from hot gas in galaxy clusters .\nphotos of detector towers for the large area telescope on fermi . on the left is a single tower , which is composed of a stack of interleaved planes of silicon strips and tungsten converters . on the right is a photo showing six towers installed on the detector housing . the lat has 16 of these towers in a 4x4 array . ( credit : nasa / fermi )\nthis animation shows how the large area telescope on the fermi gamma - ray telescope works . a gamma ray ( purple ) interacts with the detector , creating an electron - positron pair which cascade down the tower . using the paths that the electron and positron take through the telescope , the direction of the original gamma - ray can be determined ( shown in purple ) . ( credit : nasa ' s goddard space flight center conceptual image lab )\nt . r . fisher , j . w . hamilton , j . d . hawley , j . r . kilner , m . r . murphy , g . h . nakano ,\nimaging germanium spectrometer with rotational modulation grid collimators\n, proc . spie 1159 , euv , x - ray , and gamma - ray instrumentation for astronomy and atomic physics , ( 27 november 1989 ) ; doi : 10 . 1117 / 12 . 962566 ; urltoken\nthe inclusion of a broad band hard x - ray imager is important to the success of the international gamma - ray astrophysics laboratory ( integral ) mission , the next esa blue box m2 mission , due to be launched during april , 2001 . the observatory payload comprises two main instruments , the imager and the spectrometer , and two monitors , the x - ray monitor ( xrm ) and the optical transient camera ( otc ) .\nthe science and an overview of the soft x - ray spectrometer onboard the stro - h mission are presented . the sxs consists of x - ray focusing mirrors and a microcalorimeter array and is developed by international collaboration lead by jaxa and nasa with european participation . the detector is a 6\u00d76 format microcalorimeter array operated at a cryogenic temperature of 50 mk and covers a 3\u2032\u00d73\u2032 field of view of the x - ray telescope of 5 . 6 m focal length . we expect an energy resolution better than 7 ev ( fwhm , requirement ) with a goal of 4 ev . the effective area of the instrument will be 225 cm 2 at 7 kev ; by a factor of about two larger than that of the x - ray microcalorimeter on board suzaku . one of the main scientific objectives of the sxs is to investigate turbulent and / or macroscopic motions of hot gas in clusters of galaxies .\nfully depleted , 300 micron thick ccd image sensors with applications in the x - ray , uv , visible and near - ir regions , s . e . holland et al lbnl\na timing scintillation detector based on a plastic scintillator strip sized 35 \u00d7 5 \u00d7 1 cm 3 and sipm optical readout has been developed and characterized . for the best uniformity of the detector ' s response to particle hits across its area , a set of sipm optical sensors has been incorporated into the scintillator throughout its volume . time resolution better than 260 ps ( sigma ) has been achieved for each point of the device . uniformity of the detector ' s response is confirmed by amplitude measurements along the strip as well as measurements of the efficiency of scintillation detection , which , on average , is ~ 99 % .\nthis instrument , as a monitor , will provide fine imaging and simultaneous x - ray flux measurements . the spectral resolution and sensitivity will be optimised to make it a competitive spectroscopic instrument for medium to high energy x - rays . the scientific rational and the experiment configuration are discussed .\nthe soft x - ray solar polarimeter - spectrometer ( solpex ) experiment is planned to be placed in roscosmos\u2019 multipurpose laboratory module \u201cnauka\u201d on international space station ( iss ) in 2019 . the experiment is design to detect polarization and x - ray spectra of solar flares . due to very high , few percent , linear polarization detection limit , accurate background estimation and modeling is crucial .\nall x - ray proportional counters consist of a windowed gas cell , subdivided into a number of low - and high - electric field regions by some arrangement of electrodes . the signals induced on these electrodes by the motions of electrons and ions in the counting gas mixture contain information on the energies , arrival times , and interaction positions of the photons transmitted by the window . at energies less than 50 kev , x - rays interact with gas molecules via the photoelectric effect , with the immediate release of a primary photo - electron , followed by a cascade of auger electrons and / or fluorescent photons . to date , gas proportional counters have been the ' workhorses ' of x - ray astronomy .\nrosat expanded the number of known x - ray sources to 125 , 000 and proved to be especially valuable for investigating the multi - million degree gas present in the upper atmospheres of many stars , made the first detection of radiation from the hot surface of a neutron star , and comets . it resolved 70 % of soft x - ray background , and made an extensive catalogue of galaxy clusters .\nwe present experimental results and designs of large - absorber transition - edge - sensor ( tes ) x - ray microcalorimeters . much of our effort has focused on developing close - packed arrays of 250 - 300 \u03bcm - sized pixels suitable for the x - ray microcalorimeter spectrometer ( xms ) on the international x - ray observatory . these efforts have produced devices with the requisite energy resolution of \u2272 2 . 5 ev ( fwhm ) at 6 kev . there are several upcoming applications , however , that require arrays composed of significantly larger pixels . in this contribution we present experimental results from 490 \u03bcm - sized pixels that have attained 3 . 5 ev energy resolution at 6 kev . these devices are precursors to the pixels that are being developed for the xms extended array . in addition , we briefly describe detector designs for the micro - x sounding rocket experiment , which also requires an array of large - area tes microcalorimeters .\nn2 - we present experimental results and designs of large - absorber transition - edge - sensor ( tes ) x - ray microcalorimeters . much of our effort has focused on developing close - packed arrays of 250 - 300 \u03bcm - sized pixels suitable for the x - ray microcalorimeter spectrometer ( xms ) on the international x - ray observatory . these efforts have produced devices with the requisite energy resolution of \u2272 2 . 5 ev ( fwhm ) at 6 kev . there are several upcoming applications , however , that require arrays composed of significantly larger pixels . in this contribution we present experimental results from 490 \u03bcm - sized pixels that have attained 3 . 5 ev energy resolution at 6 kev . these devices are precursors to the pixels that are being developed for the xms extended array . in addition , we briefly describe detector designs for the micro - x sounding rocket experiment , which also requires an array of large - area tes microcalorimeters .\nab - we present experimental results and designs of large - absorber transition - edge - sensor ( tes ) x - ray microcalorimeters . much of our effort has focused on developing close - packed arrays of 250 - 300 \u03bcm - sized pixels suitable for the x - ray microcalorimeter spectrometer ( xms ) on the international x - ray observatory . these efforts have produced devices with the requisite energy resolution of \u2272 2 . 5 ev ( fwhm ) at 6 kev . there are several upcoming applications , however , that require arrays composed of significantly larger pixels . in this contribution we present experimental results from 490 \u03bcm - sized pixels that have attained 3 . 5 ev energy resolution at 6 kev . these devices are precursors to the pixels that are being developed for the xms extended array . in addition , we briefly describe detector designs for the micro - x sounding rocket experiment , which also requires an array of large - area tes microcalorimeters .\nbetter than superman ? an x - ray monitor on the space station examined the entire sky for galactic transient phenomena and discovered new black hole candidates ; reported more than 20 binary x - ray pulsar outbursts ; detected x - ray flares from 12 stars in its first two years , providing a unified picture for star flaring ; and observed for the first time the instant that a massive black hole swallowed a star . the investigation released a catalog for high galactic - latitude sky sources and revealed the existence of a hypernova remnant estimated to be 3 million years old , believed to be the first in our galaxy .\nwhen an x - ray photon heats a solid , it gives its energy to the whole solid . on average , each atom vibrates a little bit more than before the x - ray hit . temperature relates the total energy of a system to its state of disorder , or entropy . the\nheat capacity\nof a material gives a measure of how much the temperature rises for a given energy input .\ngamma - ray detectors can be placed in two broad classes . the first class includes what would typically be called spectrometers or photometers in optical astronomy . these instruments are\nlight buckets\nthat focus on a region of the sky containing the target and collect as many photons as possible . these types of detectors typically use scintillators or solid - state detectors to transform the gamma - ray into optical or electronic signals , which are then recorded .\nabstract =\nwe present experimental results and designs of large - absorber transition - edge - sensor ( tes ) x - ray microcalorimeters . much of our effort has focused on developing close - packed arrays of 250 - 300 \u03bcm - sized pixels suitable for the x - ray microcalorimeter spectrometer ( xms ) on the international x - ray observatory . these efforts have produced devices with the requisite energy resolution of \u2272 2 . 5 ev ( fwhm ) at 6 kev . there are several upcoming applications , however , that require arrays composed of significantly larger pixels . in this contribution we present experimental results from 490 \u03bcm - sized pixels that have attained 3 . 5 ev energy resolution at 6 kev . these devices are precursors to the pixels that are being developed for the xms extended array . in addition , we briefly describe detector designs for the micro - x sounding rocket experiment , which also requires an array of large - area tes microcalorimeters .\n,\nthe x - ray camera of maxi must stop the observation during the sun is in the field of view or iss is in the dense cosmic - particle regions ( e . g . south atlantic anomaly ) . it is necessary to properly control the x - ray cameras . it is important to predict the attitude and position of iss precisely . the data broadcasted on iss is also utilized for the camera control .\nand a maximum sensitivity field of view of ~ 5\u00b0 x5\u00b0 . the maximum angular resolution was 10 arcmin . its imaging capabilities were derived from the association of a coded mask and a position sensitive detector based on the anger camera principle .\nntd germanium - based microcalorimeters for x - ray and gamma - ray astronomy - eric silver a , simon bandler a , herbert schnopper a , stephen murray a , marco barbera c , norm madden b , don landis b , jeff beeman b , eugene haller b , greg tucker d . a harvard - smithsonian center for astrophysics , 60 garden street , cambridge , ma 02138 , b lawrence berkeley national laboratory , 1 cyclotron road , berkeley , ca 94720 , c osservatorio astronomico di palermo , palermo , italy , d brown university , providence , ri 02912\nmatsuoka m , kawasaki k , ueno s , tomida h , kohama m , ishikawa m , katayama h , suzuki m , miyakawa t , mihara t , isobe n , tsunemi h , miyata e , negoro h , nakajima m , kawai n , kataoka j , yoshida a , yamaoka k , morii m . an overview of maxi onboard jem - ef of the international space station . uv , x - ray , and gamma - ray space instrumentation for astronomy xv , san diego , ca ; 2007 august 26 668611 . 1 - 668611 . 9 .\nthe chandra x - ray observatory combines the mirrors with four science instruments to capture and probe the x - rays from astronomical sources . the incoming x - rays are focused by the mirrors to a tiny spot ( about half as wide as a human hair ) on the focal plane , about 30 feet away . the focal plane science instruments , acis and hrc , are well matched to capture the sharp images formed by the mirrors and to provide information about the incoming x - rays : their number , position , energy and time of arrival .\nthe long - term time variability and random transient events are difficult to study with pointing telescopes , and require dedicated all sky mission . to research exotic phenomena systematically , the latest x - ray astronomical catalog is needed .\npictured above is the monitor of all - sky x - ray image ( maxi ) that is mounted externally on the japanese experiment module ( jem ) onboard the international space station . ( image provided by jaxa . )\nby reconstructing the tracks of the charged pair as it passes through the vertical series of trackers , the gamma - ray direction , and therefore its origin on the sky , are calculated . in addition , through the analysis of the scattering of the pair ( which is an energy - dependent phenomenon ) or through the absorption of the pair by a scintillator detector or a calorimeter after they exit the spark chamber , the total energy of the initial gamma - ray is determined .\nwhile a typical gamma - ray detector must be flown with a balloon or on a satellite above the earth ' s atmosphere to avoid absorption of the gamma - ray photon , the air cerenkov telescope makes the atmosphere part of the detector . when gamma rays encounter earth ' s atmosphere , they create an\nair shower .\nthis process involves the original photon undergoing a pair production interaction high up in the atmosphere , creating an electron and positron . these particles then interact , through bremsstrahlung and compton scattering , and give up some of their energy to create energetic photons . these in turn create more electrons , resulting in a cascade of electrons and photons that travel down through the atmosphere until the particles run out of energy .\nthe monitor of all - sky x - ray image ( maxi ) investigation is designed to continuously monitor , through a systematic survey , x - ray sources and variabilities as the international space station ( iss ) orbits earth . located at equipment exchange unit ( eer ) site 1 on the japanese experiment module - exposed facility ( jef ) , maxi is comprised of a couple highly sensitive x - ray detectors , the gas slit camera ( gsc ) and the solid - state slit camera ( ssc ) . besides the goal of performing a complete sky survey , this research helps to address fundamental astrophysics questions and allows researchers to better understand the current state and evolution of our universe .\nanother approach to x - ray detection is measuring the heat it deposits in a material . all those excited electrons would rather go back to their original energy , to return to what is called the ground state . through scattering with other electrons or with vibrations in the solid itself , they can lose that extra energy . that energy heats the solid , increasing its temperature . the temperature change gives a measure of the energy of the incoming x - ray .\ncalculating the background photoelectric effect , compton scattering and bremsstrahlung were taken into account . luminescence background from particles produced in solar flares was simulated using geant4 . additionally , theoretical spectra was modeled in order to simulate full solpex detector response for m5 and x1 solar flare classes .\nthe chandra advanced ccd imaging spectrometer ( acis ) is one of two focal plane instruments . as the name suggests , this instrument is an array of charged coupled devices ( ccd ' s ) , which are sophisticated versions of the crude ccd ' s used in camcorders . this instrument is especially useful because it can make x - ray images , and at the same time , measure the energy of each incoming x - ray . thus scientists can make pictures of objects using only x - rays produced by a single chemical element , and so compare ( for example ) the appearance of a supernova remnant in light produced by oxygen ions to that of neon or iron ions . it is the instrument of choice for studying temperature variations across x - ray sources such as vast clouds of hot gas in intergalactic space , or chemical variations across clouds left by supernova explosions .\nsquid multiplexers for large transition edge sensor ( tes ) detector arrays - s . nam , j . chervenak , e . grossman , k . irwin , j . martinis , national institute of standards and technology , h . moseley , r . shafer , goddard space flight center\nanalytical models are presented describing the x - ray - excited emission of ' ' no - loss ' ' photoelectrons and auger electrons and the energy distribution of emitted secondary electrons . the secondary electron energy distribution is given in terms of the electron kinetic energy e\nm . i . t . and as & e collaborated in a joint development of a rocket experiment to measure the position of sco x - 1 with sufficient accuracy to enable identification of its optical counterpart . essential for the experiment was a \u201cmodulation collimator , \u201d which made possible precise position determinations before the advent of focusing x - ray telescopes . it was invented by minoru oda , a frequent visitor to m . i . t . from the university of tokyo . giacconi\u2019s group carried out the experiment in collaboration with oda , hale bradt and others at mit . it located sco x - 1 to within an area of one - thousandth of a square degree . within that area the optical counterpart of sco x - 1 was found - a faint flickering blue star of the 13th magnitude . its x - ray luminosity is more than a thousand times the total luminosity of the sun in all wavelengths .\nthe explanation of sco x - 1 came from iosif shklovsky , a russian theoretician . he proposed that it is a binary system consisting of an ordinary star and a neutron star in an orbit so close that it draws matter from its companion in a process called accretion . neutron stars have the mass of a typical star like the sun , but crushed by gravitational collapse into a sphere about 10 kilometers in radius . when accreting matter falls onto the surface of a neutron star , the kinetic energy it gained in the fall is converted to heat at 100 million degrees and radiated as x - rays at a power level limited only by the rate of accretion . we know now that all the hundred or so bright x - ray stars in our milky way galaxy are\naccretion - powered x - ray binaries\n.\nbackground rejection is critical in non - imaging x - ray proportional counters . in all gas counters , there are 3 distinct categories of background rejection techniques : energy selection ( rejecting all events which deposit energies outside the x - ray bandpass ) , rise - time discrimination , and anti - coincidence within a sub - divided gas cell ( a technique which completely replaced the early technique of surrounding the active gas cell with a shield of plastic scintillator ) . energy selection and the anti - coincidence method can , in practice , both reduce the raw background rates by a factor of 100 . a factor of 100 is what is usually required . the rise - time discrimination method becomes less effective as the x - ray energy increases . for 6 kev photons , background reduction factor of 30 has been achieved with this method .\nelectronic position encoding can be done either digitally or in an analog fashion . a digital encoder associates a preamplifier and counting circuit with each pixel , or resolution element , of the field . an analog system estimates event coordinates from the properties of voltage waveforms at different output electrodes . digital schemes are capable of handling higher count rates , but are more complex systems . in x - ray astronomy , where count rates are typically low and system simplicity is a good thing , the analog readout , in which it is the centroid of the induced charge distribution which is encoded , is more common .\nthe four instruments are co - aligned and will simultaneously observe the same sky region . the x - ray monitor will provide images with arcminute angular resolution in the 3\u201380 kev band , with minimum detectable flux of one millicrab at 80 kev for a typical 10 5 second observation .\nsuperconducting transition - edge sensor x - ray microcalorimeters - john m . martinis , n . bergren , s . deiker , g . c . hilton , k . d . irwin , s . w . nam , d . a . rudman and d . a . wollman\nthe region from about 1 to 30 mev is a difficult part of the gamma - ray astronomy energy range to study , but it can be interesting . in this energy range , astronomers can study nuclear emission lines , some pulsars , active galaxies , solar flares and gamma - ray bursts . this is also the energy range where compton scattering is the dominant physical interaction between light and matter . compton scattering occurs when a photon hits an electron and some of the photon energy is transferred to the charged particle . the compton scatter telescope design uses this interaction as the basis of its detection scheme .\nthese gratings diffract the intercepted x - rays , changing their direction by amounts that depend sensitively on the x - ray energy , much like a prism separates light into its component colors . one of the focal plane cameras , either hrc or acis , detects the location of the diffracted x - ray , enabling a precise determination of its energy . ( a grating is able to diffract because it has a regularly spaced pattern . for example , music cds act as a type of grating : the grooves diffract , so that when light falls on the shiny side of the cd , a rainbow effect is seen . as the cd is tilted through different angles , different colors come into view . )\nspie conferences bring together engineers and scientists to present their latest research and to network with peers . each year spie conferences result in approximately 350 proceedings volumes comprising 16 , 000 + papers and presentation recordings reporting on photonics - driven advancements in areas such as biomedicine , astronomy , defense and security , renewable energy , and more ."]}
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", "topic": 39}], "title": "crowdfunding", "paragraphs": ["donation crowdfunding is one of the four types of crowdfunding . crowdfunding in general can take following forms : equity crowdfunding , debt crowdfunding , reward crowdfunding and donations based crowdfunding .\nif you want to learn more about crowdfunding , check out our post on crowdfunding in washington state and the potential impacts of equity crowdfunding .\nthoughts on crowdfunding , community and all the interesting bits in between from asia pac\u2019s favourite crowdfunding platform .\nyou might have come across many crowdfunding sites while browsing about crowdfunding . wonder which one to choose ? click here for the list of crowdfunding platforms in india .\nwhen we talk about crowdfunding , we generally refer to \u2018crowdsourced finance\u2019 that bypasses banks and traditional financial sector actors . however , equity crowdfunding platforms such as invesdor do not only do crowdfunding . in fact , a crowdfunding campaign is only one way to use a crowdfunding website .\ndebt - based crowdfunding is another form of crowdfunding that is gaining attraction . this model of crowdfunding involves requesting support and resources from other investors in exchange for interest .\naccording to massolution ' s global crowdfunding report , donation - based crowdfunding should soon tally over $ 1 billion yearly .\nnarek is a crowdfunding author , advocate and founder of the crowdfunding formula . he used crowdfunding to raise funds for his startups and helped many people to successfully reach their crowdfunding goals . he is passionate about crowdfunding and its emerging ability to act as a sustainable source of alternative finance for creative minds .\nlike niche crowdfunding sites for real estate , or crowdfunding sites for charities and nonprofits , crowdfunding has made its way to science . a handful of quality crowdfunding sites have emerged to help fund impactful scientific research that may otherwise not receive backing .\nthere are a few different types of crowdfunding available , but the two most commonly used are social crowdfunding and equity crowdfunding . a third type , known as debt crowdfunding or peer - to - peer lending is now growing in popularity as well .\nif i can simplify that again : civic crowdfunding is the use of crowdfunding to produce shared goods and services for communities .\nthere are so many crowdfunding platforms these days . how does a start - up go about choosing the right crowdfunding platform ?\nstarting your crowdfunding campaign and suddenly realised there\u2019s actually more than 1 type of crowdfunding ? today we\u2019re here to talk about reward - based crowdfunding and why or why not it\u2019s for you .\nthere are many ways of fundraising and crowdfunding is one such way . similarly , there are many methods of crowdfunding as well :\nas a crowdfunding industry insider , i thought i\u2019d give you an easy guide for which site to go to for your crowdfunding needs .\nwhile some of the tips and strategies apply to other forms of crowdfunding , this series focuses almost completely on rewards - based crowdfunding .\nsouthin , travis . harnessing the fundraising potential of charitable crowdfunding in canada . prepared for the national crowdfunding association of canada , 2013 .\nfor a detailed guide on running your own crowdfunding campaign , read \u201c how to do crowdfunding for nonprofits \u201d on capterra\u2019s nonprofit blog .\nmichael sullivan , who claims to have coined the term \u201ccrowdfunding\u201d in 2006 , has assembled what\u2019s quite possibly the largest listing of crowdfunding sites .\nthere are four ( 4 ) main categories of crowdfunding campaigns based on what ( if anything ) the person contributing the money can expect to receive in return . the four types of campaigns are : ( 1 ) donation based crowdfunding ; ( 2 ) rewards based crowdfunding ; ( 3 ) debt based crowdfunding ; and ( 4 ) equity based crowdfunding .\ncrowdfunder , an equity crowdfunding platform , was nice enough to put together this infographic on the history of equity crowdfunding , which i\u2019ve included below .\nthis entry was posted in gen crowdfunding , jobs act , recfunds and tagged crowdfunding , jobs act , kickstarter , recfunds . bookmark the permalink .\n2009 : mainstream crowdfunding websites like indiegogo are launched and the beginning of a new form of crowdsourcing financing - - crowdfunding - - is established .\nyea , i agree . i\u2019m curious to see also if equity crowdfunding will replace royalty crowdfunding , or if both will go alongside each other .\nthe potential for fraud is thought to be lower in donation - based crowdfunding than in the lending - based and investment - based crowdfunding models .\nequity and debt crowdfunding together make up investment crowdfunding . in these types of crowdfunding , the entity seeking funding is always a company , generally a limited liability company . in exchange for money they give investors shares in the company , in the case of equity crowdfunding , or bonds or ious in the case of debt crowdfunding . from the point of view of the person giving the money , these crowdfunding campaigns are investments : they carry a risk of losing the invested capital while also having the potential to make a profit . equity crowdfunding and debt crowdfunding are suitable for companies who already have revenues and are looking to fund their growth . at invesdor , we focus solely on equity crowdfunding and debt ( bond ) crowdfunding .\ncrowdfunding has a long and rich history with roots going back to the 1700 ' s . here , we look at how the past decade has shaped modern day crowdfunding and contributed to the recent surge in crowdfunding activity .\ncrowdfunding\u2019s early success came from sites like kickstarter and indiegogo . while there are actually four main categories of crowdfunding , one of the most popular is rewards - based crowdfunding ( the kind used on kickstarter and indiegogo ) .\ndonation - based crowdfunding has turned the scenario in the field of education . crowdfunding has helped clear the debt of many students . crowdfunding is a topic which is also being added to the curriculum of many business schools .\nthere are many different kinds of crowdfunding options available , but determining which are best for your business can be difficult . a crowdfunding firm can help you determine which method and approach is right for you , your business , and your investments . ranging from equity crowdfunding to debt crowdfunding , crowdfunding opens the doors to opportunities to finding the right investor and the right business .\n1 . crowdfunding reduces costs - - crowdfunding is simply a term that allows investors to benefit from the efficiency gains provided by timely , transparent information .\nthis is an important question because the four different types of crowdfunding all get lumped under this umbrella term of crowdfunding , but they\u2019re actually very different .\nthe readyfundgo team can help you jump - start your venture and leverage the benefits of reward - based crowdfunding . start your crowdfunding campaign today at urltoken\ncrowdfunding that is dead in the water . not because individual investors won\u2019t continue to invest , but because equity crowdfunding is a confusing and misleading term .\nlending - based crowdfunding is still an emerging area because it is governed by the same kinds of securities rules as those which apply to equity crowdfunding .\nthis is a guest post by elena mikhaylova , the ceo of crowdfundproductions , a company that puts on crowdfunding events and helps entrepreneurs launch crowdfunding campaigns .\ncrowdfunding is a rapidly growing space for launching new apps , particularly due to the new crowdfunding equity scheme that is being developed by the australian government .\ni recommend checking out our real estate crowdfunding checklist for investors , and if you are an entrepreneur and want to start a real estate crowdfunding platform , be sure to check out these 19 tools to create a crowdfunding site .\nthe number of crowdfunding platforms in other parts of the world is also growing exponentially . in europe , the number of crowdfunding platforms has also gone up .\nwhere there\u2019s a crowd there\u2019s a way , and in 2011 crowdcube launched the world\u2019s first business finance crowdfunding platform and firmly established equity crowdfunding as a concept .\nsyndicateroom disrupts the equity crowdfunding party by being the first equity crowdfunding platform in the uk to allow the crowd to co - invest in professionally led opportunities .\nthanks for creating this much needed list of equity crowdfunding sites . the equity tidal wave is looming offshore and it\u2019s going to be quite a ride when it hits ! soon the term \u201ccrowdrunding\u201d will imply \u201cequity crowdfunding\u201d and what we think of today as \u201ccrowdfunding\u201d will always be referred to as \u201creward based crowdfunding . \u201d\ni\u2019ll start with a quick overview of the crowdfunding industry , insight into the different types of crowdfunding , and then i\u2019ll get to specific recommendations for you .\ncharities learn how to play the crowdfunding game crowdwise , there are literally hundreds of donation - based crowdfunding platforms around the world contributing to the social good .\nif you want a broader view of the entire crowdfunding landscape , see this recent forbes piece listing the top 10 crowdfunding sites and what each does best .\nhowever , many of the same elements at play in successful donation - based crowdfunding campaigns apply to what helps drive investment crowdfunding as well . those include :\nmore than $ 34bn in financing was raised through crowdfunding in 2015 via 1 , 250 active crowdfunding platforms worldwide , according to data from research firm massolution .\nrewards - based crowdfunding is the most common type of crowdfunding option available . this type of crowdfunding involves setting varying levels of rewards that correspond to pledge amounts . a standard rewards campaign offers at least three levels of pledges / rewards .\nwhich begs the question . . . what crowdfunding site is best for you ?\ncrowdfunding in some scenarios can run afoul of u . s . securities laws .\ncrowdfunding can grow your donor base and , with proper planning , increase membership .\n\u2018microfinance , crowdfunding , and incubators are worth pursuing , say business owners . \u2019\nreward crowdfunding allows investors to contribute to your venture in return for non\u2013financial benefits .\nfca publishes consultation on loan based crowdfunding . agency seeks to simplify client money requirements\n, and because of the way the industry is heading , \u201ccrowdfunding\u201d won\u2019t matter .\n2 . early shares is an equity crowdfunding platform crowd funding american small businesses .\n6 . circleup is an equity - based crowdfunding site based in san francisco .\nregulators need to forget yesterday says niederer . look to tomorrow & embrace equity crowdfunding\nusing crowdfunding for litigation purposes is not as straight forward as it may seem .\ncrowdfunding has changed the way fundraising works . it is a fantastic way to raise funds for your project . there are other known methods of fundraising as well , but crowdfunding , specifically donation - based crowdfunding is quite popular around the world .\npatterns in sustainability - oriented campaigns in different forms of crowdfunding platforms ( e . g . equity - based , donation - based , reward - based crowdfunding )\nnonprofits that need a crowdfunding platform that can do it all without much guidance .\ndon ' t rely on crowdfunding as a crutch to compensate for business shortcomings .\npingback : can civic crowdfunding be awesome ? yes it can . \u00ab rodrigo davies\npingback : how do we make civic crowdfunding awesome ? | et . . .\nthere are many factors that a producer should consider before launching a crowdfunding campaign .\nstates too have started to legally pursue impossible crowdfunding campaigns . washington state filed the country ' s first consumer - protection lawsuit against a crowdfunding campaign in 2014 .\nwhile all types of crowdfunding share the three aspects listed above , crowdfunding is still a vague term that can refer to several very different types of fundraising . there are four generally recognised types of crowdfunding : equity , debt , rewards and donations .\nwe have identified six main reasons that companies choose to use a crowdfunding platform . the reasons do differ between different types of crowdfunding , and ours have been collected in the context of investment ( i . e . equity and debt ) crowdfunding .\ni am referring only to equity crowdfunding . crowdfunding of charitable donations , artistic projects , or cool product development in exchange for samples or royalties , can work and has worked . crowdfunding of debt can work . but crowdfunding equity stock purchases for risky startups \u2014 the target of the jobs act \u2014 cannot work for four main reasons :\nlet ' s talk about this concept before diving into products and myths around crowdfunding . there are two ways one can invest in a startup on a crowdfunding platform .\n\u2018crowdfunding\u2019 seems to be the word on everyone\u2019s lips when it comes to business investment . this post explores the types of crowdfunding on offer and how they actually work .\nwith equity crowdfunding , you get a financial stake in the company you\u2019re supporting . indiegogo and microventures , two leaders in the crowdfunding and investing space , created an equity crowdfunding portal , first democracy vc , that allows financial investment in innovative startups . equity crowdfunding has risks and you may lose all or a portion of your investment .\nbeacon isn ' t the first journalism crowdfunding program to come and go . spot . us , an early entrant to the crowdfunding game , was shuttered by american public media in 2015 . contributoria , a crowdfunding platform backed by the guardian , also folded . byline , also a journalism crowdfunding platform , launched in 2015 and remains online .\n\u2018he is optimistic crowdfunding will provide a successful venture capital model for established businesses . \u2019\n\u2018they ' ve probably done more to get crowdfunding into the mainstream than anyone . \u2019\nthe first recorded successful instance of crowdfunding occurred in 1997 , when a british rock band funded their reunion tour through online donations from fans . inspired by this innovative method of financing , artistshare became the first dedicated crowdfunding platform in 2000 . shortly thereafter , more crowdfunding platforms began to emerge , and the crowdfunding industry has grown consistently each year .\ngrowvc launched the first effort into what would eventually to be known as equity crowdfunding .\nthis is the second post in our 30 day ask clay crowdfunding q & a .\nin 2016 , there were 78 crowdfunding platforms in canada , mostly donation - based .\nlet\u2019s stop calling this process crowdfunding . we are seeing the rise of marketplace investing .\ntake for instance debt - based crowdfunding , which is increasingly getting interest in singapore .\ncrowdfunding personal causes such as education expenses , medical expenses , emergencies , etc . ,\nand while charities are looking to crowdfunding to compete with larger competitors vying for similar donations , donation - based crowdfunding still requires a sound strategy to be successful at fundraising .\nto clear up any confusion , here\u2019s some simple information about two popular donation - based crowdfunding sites , and updates on the state of the new world of investment crowdfunding .\nso stay tuned as the crowdfunding for donation and investment markets continue to expand rapidly .\noffers traditional crowdfunding campaigns , as well as peer - to - peer fundraising methods .\nthe riveter magazine used a crowdfunding campaign as a subscriber drive to expand its readership .\nbe brave and step out of your comfort zone with crowdfunding . it\u2019s worth it .\nget original stories and a curated view of crowdfunding journalism you cannot find anywhere else .\nall crowdfunding campaigns follow the same basic structure : preparation , campaigning , and closure .\ninformation disclosure from and about crowdfunding platforms was a topic of great concern . most of the meeting participants believed that we need greater disclosure from and about crowdfunding platforms . with this in mind , we generated the following set of ideas about crowdfunding and data disclosure .\nso what is the difference between equity and debt crowdfunding and why is there confusion ? the biggest confusion is over the types of crowdfunding as briefly explained above . even the media has confused these in the past . generally people lump debt and equity crowdfunding into one category and call them both equity crowdfunding . they are lumped together because both equity and debt crowdfunding are regulated in much the same way , whereas donations and rewards are unregulated .\nwhile legislators may not have thought of this type of crowdfunding campaign when they passed the jobs act last year , it is interesting to see crowdfunding being used in new ways .\npublic insight network recently announced the official end of spot . us . but before the pioneer crowdfunding journalism website goes wherever it is crowdfunding platforms go to die , . . .\nsince crowdfunding\u2019s advent in 1997 , four distinct types of crowdfunding have emerged within the industry . with very different terms and requirements , it\u2019s necessary to understand the nuances involved with each branch of crowdfunding so as to choose the path most relevant to your goals and needs .\nthe launch of lexshares and the popularity of crowdfunding raises the question of whether there is a place in the uk\u2019s third - party funding market for the crowdfunding of commercial cases . what are the key issues that would affect the viability of crowdfunding litigation in the uk ?\nthere is a lot of media focus on crowdfunding , but sometimes the types of crowdfunding are not properly distinguished . you hear a lot about the kickstarter\u2019s and indiegogo\u2019s of the world and people are confusing these with actual investments in companies . to understand debt ( lending ) vs . equity based crowdfunding you must first know the f our basic types of crowdfunding :\nmassolution estimates there are 813 crowdfunding platforms worldwide , either already active or planning to launch .\nthe sec needs to adopt rules before small businesses can sell securities to investors through crowdfunding .\nand this : in march , 442 crowdfunding campaigns were launched globally each and every day .\nurltoken \u2013 berlin - based crowdfunding solution for creative project funding , from inventions to literature .\nurltoken \u2013 enables anyone to create a crowdfunding page with little or no restrictions one projects .\n\u2018he says crowdfunding relies on\nnetworking , good contacts and a good product\n. \u2019\n5 . crowdfunding ' s increasing popularity the level of crowdfunding awareness across the globe has increased significantly over recent years . policy makers and media have significantly contributed towards raising this global awareness . brian meece , who in 2009 founded the crowdfunding platform rockethub , predicted in 2013 that at least 90 percent of seed - stage ideas will be crowdfunded five to ten years down the line due to the increasing popularity of crowdfunding . according to the democratising finance report , crowdfunding platforms are being set up for different sectors as crowdfunding gains popularity . this trend will continue into 2016 leading to a significant rise in the number and diversity of crowdfunding sites .\nlast year , the project raised $ 150 , 000 through crowdfunding to design the spacecraft .\nindiegogo ' s crowdfunding campaigns and indemand campaigns are where new and groundbreaking projects take flight .\nin 2013 there were 500 trading crowdfunding platforms and 9 , 000 domain names registered related to crowdfunding . by the end of 2014 there will be more than 5 , 000 trading .\nover the last five years , crowdfunding has become a buzzword , as sites such as kickstarter and indiegogo have gained popularity . but where did crowdfunding start and what will happen next ?\nif equity crowdfunding doubles every year like the rest of crowdfunding has , then it could reach $ 36 billion by 2020 and surpass venture capital as the leading source of startup funding .\nnesta ( national endowment for science , technology and the arts ) has published crowdfunding guidance which provides further information on the different types of crowdfunding , statistics , examples and key considerations .\nrewards based crowdfunding campaigns tend to work particularly well for consumer goods and other tangible products .\nthat said , the term crowdfunding is incorrect for us , and for the financial industry .\nthese are the reasons why debt - based crowdfunding is increasingly becoming popular across the globe .\nmultiple rounds of crowdfunding : crowdmole is a pay - as - you - go , no obligations or long - term commitments site . it allows for up to four rounds of crowdfunding so that small businesses and entrepreneurs can build on every round of crowdfunding for optimal results .\npeople donate money ( and how you can use those principles in a crowdfunding campaign ) .\ndavies identifies community gardens and parks as\ntypical\ncivic crowdfunding projects . ( urltoken )\neven bill gates is interested in crowdfunding , and he has very deep pockets indeed . urltoken\ncrowdfunding , a backer or investor loans money to a person , company , or business interest with the understanding that their loan will be paid back with interest , usually over a period of several months . debt crowdfunding is regulated by the sec the same way as equity crowdfunding , and as a result , the two are sometimes lumped together as \u201cequity crowdfunding . \u201d\ncrowdfunding campaigns provide companies and project initiators with a number of benefits beyond strictly funding projects .\nyet so far , there haven ' t been many court cases involving crowdfunding . legal experts in consumer issues like rheingold think that this may be because crowdfunding is still relatively new .\nit seems like the rudimentary crowdfunding safeguards may have worked this time . until recently , the\nwith more and more real estate crowdfunding portals popping up , investors have myriad . . .\ndonation crowdfunding is the first site dedicated to donation crowdfunding . thanks to urltoken you can act as a donor for a good cause or obtain funds from generous donors for you own cause .\nthese changes push the envelope on a crowdfunding platform\u2019s role for projects . by offering consultation and advice to hardware projects , crowdfunding platforms are reconfiguring their identity and role within the hardware ecosystem .\nhe soon developed a crowdfunding 101 course , which he delivered to students at five universities and institutions in gaza , and began working on a research paper that analyzed the region\u2019s crowdfunding environment .\nassociated with crowdfunding in the real estate industry . it concluded that after evaluating over 100 different real estate crowdfunding platforms , only a handful were considered credible , trustworthy , or even effective .\ni am a developer in houston seeking equity from a crowdfunding site . my first and second midrise projects can be viewed on urltoken . who has the best ground - up crowdfunding site ?\ncrowdfunding project creator settles ftc charges of deception .\ncrowdfunding project creator settles ftc charges of deception . federal trade commission , 11 june 2015 . web . 03 feb . 2016 .\nalon hillel - tuch , a co - founder of the crowdfunding platform rockethub , breaks the language of equity crowdfunding investing down for us into simple , easy to understand language . promise .\non a global scale , the average success rate for hitting crowdfunding goals is 50 % . many companies and projects wouldn\u2019t exist if it weren\u2019t for online crowdfunding . with the crowdfunding industry projected to grow to more than $ 300 billion by 2025 , nonprofits can\u2019t afford to miss out .\ncrowdfunding can benefit investors just as much as entrepreneurs . crowdfunding allows investors to get a glimpse into their investments before taking the plunge . traditional crowdfunding methods involved heavy networking . while this is still a vital part of any successful crowdfunding campaign , the approach is most important . networking with the right pool of entrepreneurs in an industry that investors are comfortable with is a great approach .\ninterest in crowdfunding exploded after president barack obama signed the jumpstart our business startups , or jobs , act a year ago to legalize equity crowdfunding , subject to new rules being agreed by regulators .\nit is based on inappropriate extrapolations from other similar - appearing activities , such as donation crowdfunding .\nthere are few successes , business model - wise , for scaling and sustaining a crowdfunding platform .\ncrowdfunding does not cannibalize donors , a concern of crowdfunding critics . instead , it segments them , according to gabe bullard , director of news and editorial strategy at wfpl in louisville , ky .\ncrowdfunding was our word of the day on 06 / 11 / 2014 . hear the podcast !\nthe first recorded use of the term \u2018crowdfunding\u2019 comes from michael sullivan in fundavlog in august 2006 .\nthis form of crowdfunding essentially involves backers donating varying sums of money to support a specific cause or project . sometimes they will receive a simple\nthank you\nor a special mention \u2013 or even a physical item such as a postcard \u2013 however , the pledge is essentially a donation . donation - based crowdfunding was established long before equity - based crowdfunding and credit - based crowdfunding .\nthese types of crowdfunding campaigns work well for fostering social causes , community projects , charities etc .\n2011 - 2013 : with crowdfunding in full bloom , president obama passed the jumpstart our business startups ( jobs ) act in 2012 . this paved the way for a real regulatory approach to protecting donors to crowdfunding projects and enabling businesses to turn to crowdfunding as a significant source of funding .\nbbb wise giving alliance . crowdfunding for charitable causes , summer / fall 2013 wise giving guide .\nwe\u2019re here to help . here are eight different crowdfunding sites that are well worth your consideration .\nwhen people think of crowdfunding , the first word that jumps to mind is kickstarter . but crowdfunding is not limited to supporting the next card game or independent film . crowdfunding is becoming a viable way to be part of massive projects that would otherwise be out of reach for individual investors .\nthe global crowdfunding industry has gone from $ 880 million in 2010 to $ 34 . 4 billion\nifunding is a real estate crowdfunding platform that invests in commercial real and single family residential projects .\nbuying a website might be a little more viable \u2013 kind of like a flippa crowdfunding platform .\ncrowdfunding does not cannibalize donors , a concern of crowdfunding critics . instead , it segments them , according to gabe bullard , director of news and editorial strategy at wfpl in louisville , ky .\ndonation - based crowdfunding is generally only suitable for small projects or organisations that are charitable in nature . businesses should focus on rewards , equity and debt crowdfunding . for members of the crowd looking to make donations into good causes , donation - based crowdfunding sites might be worth looking into .\nfor a list of funding portals registered with finra to act as crowdfunding intermediaries , visit here .\ncrowdfunding ( alternately investment crowdfunding , securities crowdfunding , crowdinvesting , crowd financing , debt crowdfunding , crowdlending , equity crowdfunding , crowdsale , initial coin offering or security token offering ) describes the collective effort of individuals who network and pool their resources , usually via the internet , to support efforts initiated by other people or organizations . crowdfunding also includes peer to peer lending but some platforms have been re - labled as \u201cmarketplace lending\u201d or simply \u201conline lending\u201d as a growing number of direct lending platforms are using institutional money or their own balance sheet to finance loans with a diminishing dependence on smaller investors .\nas a significant participant in the movement that helped create investment crowdfunding through jobs act legislation , and as the ceo of crowdfunder , i ' ve heard there ' s some confusion out there about what crowdfunding means these days , what the different crowdfunding sites do , and who they are for .\nit is too early to predict whether equity crowdfunding will match or exceed the rewards - based crowdfunding success rate of roughly 33 percent . in reviewing crowdfunding campaigns that opened in may 2016 and closed within 90 days , only 28 percent reached their crowdfunding goal . out of all the campaigns surveyed , regardless of closing date , only 15 percent had successfully reached their crowdfunding goal . however , a number of these campaigns are still open and raising funds , so this success rate will likely climb .\n1 . growth rate of crowdfunding platforms since 2012 there were more than 700 crowdfunding platforms in the world in 2012 . of this number , 191 crowdfunding platforms were established in the united states that year . the soho loft news , which is an alternative finance news and info site , have tracked over 600 of the more than 1250 online crowdfunding platforms today globally and adding to the list daily .\nin light of the growing popularity of crowdfunding as a platform for businesses and communities to raise finance , and for individuals to invest money , this article looks at the possibility of crowdfunding commercial litigation .\nthe company\u2019s slogan suggests a novel idea in the crowdfunding world , and breaks away from the \u201ctraditional\u201d reasons for raising capital through crowdfunding , which is raising operating capital to fund startups and small businesses .\nalthough information on the impact of crowdfunding exists around the world , evidence is limited on the degree to which crowdfunding is a complement to \u2013 or a substitute for \u2013 traditional charitable giving in canada .\nin their function , crowdfunding platforms closely correspond to the forecasting stage of a manufacturing supply chain . this is because estimates made while planning for a crowdfunding campaign define corresponding funding goals and subsequent timelines .\nsportfunder is the global leader in crowdfunding for sports . athletes , teams and clubs leverage the power of crowdfunding with sportfunder to raise funds quickly and efficiently ; share their story and grow their fanbase .\nthat\u2019s not crowdfunding . with crowdfunding , the end product doesn\u2019t even exist . you need to convince people to give you money for something that they won\u2019t receive for months ( and possible longer ) .\nbut de correspondent wouldn\u2019t exist without our 18 , 933 crowdfunding backers . that\u2019s why we wrote this guide to journalism crowdfunding . in the hope it might even inspire you to start your own campaign .\nsince crowdfunding investments are likely to be early - stage ventures and may be highly risky , the jobs act and regulation crowdfunding include provisions designed to inform investors about these investments and their potential risks .\nequity crowdfunding is rapidly gaining in popularity . according to the research firm massolution\u00ae , equity crowdfunding platforms raised $ 1 . 1 billion for business owners in 2014 , a 182 % increase form the previous year ( see annual publication\n2015 cf - crowdfunding industry report\n) . but as with any mode of investment , investing through equity crowdfunding has risks and rewards . would - be investors should first do their research . ( for more , see\nwhat crowdfunding means to investors .\n)\ncrowdfunding is a practice of raising funds from people to support your project . many startups and individuals have used crowdfunding to gain capital for their projects . it breaks the barriers and allows expanding and reaching out to more people than the regular traditional investors . crowdfunding has changed the whole game of fundraising .\nnote : this post is focused on investment through equity crowdfunding for innovative companies . other types of crowdfunding for healthcare exist . for instance , in the us crowdfunding to pay for your own healthcare seems to be growing , as is raising small amounts for small healthcare projects in exchange for a reward .\nthis is the traditional model of equity crowdfunding that combines benefits of using a digital platform and reaching out to the \u2018crowd\u2019 with a public funding campaign . in many ways , a crowdfunding campaign is a mini - ipo . in addition to the above - mentioned platform benefits crowdfunding provides the following benefits :\nrose spinelli , founder of the crowdfundamentals , is an internationally recognized crowdfunding specialist , mentor , trainer and writer . in 2014 , she was voted one of the 100 most influential thoughtful leaders in crowdfunding . rose is the author of one of the first online crowdfunding courses called \u201cworking the crowd : know the fundamentals , \u201d and she has served on a board of directors for the crowdfunding professional association .\nthe conduct of due diligence in the ventures raising money will render crowdfunding prohibitively expensive and thus impractical .\n\u2018from the looks of your latest post , you are now dabbling in crowdsourcing as well crowdfunding . \u2019\nlike many modern crowdfunding campaigns , the world offered rewards , including gold coins for the largest donor .\nif this trend continues , there will be over 2000 crowdfunding platforms across the globe by early 2016 .\nmost people use justgiving crowdfunding to help a friend in need . not sure if it\u02bcs for you ?\nbut , while possibly the most famous ; the statue of liberty was not the first crowdfunding campaign .\nin rewards - based crowdfunding , backers give a small amount of money in exchange for a reward .\n1997 : according to crowdfunding website fundable , the history of crowdfunding began in 1997 when u . k . rock band , marillion , financed their reunion tour via artistshare , a fan - funding website .\nconsulting firm deloitte estimated that over $ 700 million would trade hands on rewards - based crowdfunding platforms .\nbest informative crowdfunding websites . thanks for sharing\uf04a , we are startup social crowdfunding network , this may be useful for all ngos and individual to raise funds both personal and social cause visit urltoken for more details\nand in my opinion that is what makes crowdfunding and healthcare such a cool thing to think about .\nbeing able to quickly and efficiently share a crowdfunding project with the masses is one key to success .\nsuccessful campaigners and crowdfunding experts chimed in on what these numbers mean to them , while dispelling myths about crowdfunding and shedding some light on what it really means to run a successful campaign . commenting are :\ntwo of our guests experienced kickstarter failures . hear what they say about recovering from crowdfunding failure below .\nthe ethics of crowdfunding .\ncenter for digital ethics & policy website , 17 december 2013 .\nurltoken is a new texas based real estate investment crowdfunding portal that should be added to the list .\ncrowdfunding sites like urltoken and medstartr are changing the way science is funded . crowdfunding is inclusive of patients and individuals to get total support from a community of individuals who are passionate about funding specific research .\ncrowdfunding platforms provide a forum for project initiators to engage with their audiences and form enduring business relationships .\nin the very near future , equity crowdfunding will no longer be reserved for the ultra - wealthy .\n\u201cachieving the goals of crowdfunding is not without challenges , \u201d says acting sec commissioner michael piwowar . \u201cwithout sound protection of investors from fraud , it is unlikely that capital formation through crowdfunding will thrive . \u201d\ncrowdfunding represents an alternative way of funding entrepreneurial ventures \u2013 and is attracting a high amount of interest in research as well as practice . against this background , this paper analyzes reward - based crowdfunding campaign strategies and their communication tools . to do this , 446 crowdfunding projects were gathered and empirically analyzed . three different paths of successful crowdfunding projects could be identified and are described in detail . practical implications of crowdfunding strategies are derived , and are dependent on the required sales effort and the project added value . the terms communicator , networker and self - runner are created for this crowdfunding strategy and filled with practical examples . this paper contributes to the literature in different ways : first , it sheds more light on the developing concept of crowdfunding , with an overview of current academic discussions on crowdfunding . furthermore , the analysis of success factors for crowdfunding initiatives adds to an emerging area of research and allows entrepreneurs to extract best practice examples for increasing the probability of successful crowdfunding projects under consideration of the key influencing factors of communication .\n\u00a339 , 000 with a crowdfunding internet business model . this was later followed by many crowdfunding platforms . in the us , crowdfunding gained popularity when a boston musician and computer programmer launched artistshare . brian camelio had started a website in 2003 where musicians could ask their fans for donations for producing their digital recordings .\nkrystine did a very thorough analysis of just how large the crowdfunding industry is . you can also get a copy of the 2015 crowdfunding industry report here ( use discount code first50 for 50 % off . )\nwith our powerful design features , you can have your crowdfunding page look exactly how you need it . with custom header logos , colors , and fonts , your crowdfunding campaign will work seamlessly with your brand .\ndonation - based crowdfunding is currently the best known and most popular crowdfunding model . this type of financing , introduced by platforms such as kickstarter and indiegogo , allows donors to receive rewards in exchange for money .\ngreat article . crowdfunding helping many small businesses to reach their capital and many creative ideas are implemented with the help of crowdfunding . this information surely help those who looking to reach their capital , like me .\nkeep in mind that you will have to open an account with the crowdfunding intermediary\u2014the broker - dealer or funding portal\u2014in order to make an investment and all written communications relating to your crowdfunding investment will be electronic .\nsome crowdfunding platforms only offer one crowdfunding model ( e . g . the donation model ) while others may offer a choice of options among different models or offer a hybrid model that combines elements from one or more of the three key models . for example , fig blends donation - and equity - based crowdfunding .\nthis data comes from the first ever quarterly report and accompanying infographic , both of which are publicly released tomorrow , from the crowdfunding centre , an online platform for crowdfunding news and analytics based in the united kingdom .\nafter losing her job , linthicum went to the crowdfunding site urltoken seeking money to help pay her bills .\nventure capital funding is not equipped to scale like crowdfunding platform . here is another chart to look at :\nand in debt crowdfunding , lenders make a loan with the expectation to make back their principal plus interest .\ndebt crowdfunding provides investors with the chance to fund your project in exchange for financial interest on their investment .\nthere\u2019s more to the story than just regulation crowdfunding when it comes to new rules and regulations from the sec . we go into detail here on what crowdfunding is and what startups need to know ahead of time .\ndiscover research statistics about the crowdfunding market using equitynet ' s proprietary data . view composition and trend charts .\nthis is perhaps the best - known type of crowdfunding and well - known platforms include kickstarter and indiegogo .\nlet\u2019s take a closer look at how reward - based crowdfunding does an excellent job at covering these aspects .\nthe debt emporium : an investor ' s guide to debt - based crowdfunding | city a . m .\ncrowdjustice , the crowdfunding platform for public interest litigation , raises $ 2m and heads to u . s .\nh\u00f6risch , j . ( 2015 ) . crowdfunding for environmental ventures : an empirical analysis of the influence of environmental orientation on the success of crowdfunding initiatives . journal of cleaner production , 107 , 636 - 645 .\ncrowdfunding isn ' t exactly a new idea . the first successful example of crowdfunding happened in 1997 , when a british rock band took online donations to pay for a tour . by 2009 , crowdfunding had gone more mainstream , raising more than $ 530 million , and it has grown at an impressive rate ever since .\non sites that have equity crowdfunding , investors pledge money in exchange for equity or shares in the company .\nor any help with your sports \ufeffteam crowdfunding campaign , please don ' t hesitate to contact us . \ufeff\ufeff\nthis got to be the best crowdfunding practical article i\u2019ve seen , thanks for sharing in such details . lucio\ncrowdfunding platforms do not abolish information asymmetries , they give them new form . what are the new asymmetries ?\nhere are four legal issues in your crowdfunding campaign that you need to know and handle before launching it .\nwe interviewed chris , who has over 8 years of experience and has contributed to over \u00a32 million worth of crowdfunding activity . chris is the passionate and enthusiastic author of crowdfunding intelligence , and has three new books in the pipeline this year . we spoke to him about his experience and what constitutes a successful crowdfunding campaign .\nfirstly , i\u2019d say that crowdfunding is not the be all and end all . there is a lot in the entrepreneurial press about alternative finance , and crowdfunding being a saviour , but that\u2019s not necessarily the case .\nbyrnes j . how much can you get with science crowdfunding ? how about one million dollars ! 2013 .\nexperiment was founded in 2012 as \u2018microryza , \u2019 a crowdfunding site for research - based projects . the website changed its name in 2014 , though remains to be one of the top science - related crowdfunding platforms .\ncrowdfunding can engage a younger demographic in supporting canadian content . according to a 2016 us - based study :\nwhile uncommon , such activity threatens the financial security of individuals and the viability of crowdfunding as an industry .\nto learn about safes , a type of security , being used in crowdfunding , see our investor bulletin .\nequity crowdfunding typically opens the doors to a larger investor base and creates a higher opportunity for equity returns than other models . this is mainly due to the inherent clarity and streamlining of investment process involved for crowdfunding . also , the opening of newer online crowdfunding platforms has made this type of funding more accessible to micro investors .\nit\u2019s absolutely free to start a crowdfunding campaign on the australian - based crowdfunding platform , mycause . they offer both a flexible and a fixed crowdfunding model , but they give fundraisers the choice of which campaign they\u2019d like to run . individuals can raise money for their personal medical expenses or fundraise for medical research or other causes .\ncrowdfunding capital advisors , a crowdfund industry consultancy firm will be releasing a report in september 2013 that shows the debt and equity crowdfunding space to be at least $ 4 . 3 billion in its first year of operation .\nin fact , there\u2019s been so much chatter out there about crowdfunding that people love to throw out the line \u201cyeah , i\u2019ve heard there are something like 500 crowdfunding sites . \u201d as the ceo of equity crowdfunding platform urltoken , i see the industry from an inside view . and while hundreds of would - be crowdfunding sites may have been popping up , only a few of them have real communities and meaningful funding successes under their belt .\nfounded in 2015 , crowdmole is an international crowdfunding platform that allows for up to four rounds of crowdfunding . they only allow up to 20 live campaigns at a time to give businesses their full attention for optimal success .\nthis one is self - explanatory . the number one reason companies choose to use a crowdfunding platform is for raising funding . however , this reason alone doesn\u2019t explain the choice of crowdfunding sites over other forms of financing .\nas crowdfunding is relatively new , there is no data yet on failure rates or average returns on equity investments .\nfor clients , including basic education on the topic \u2013 e . g . helping clients appreciate the illiquidity of crowdfunding\nthe merits and risks of crowdfunding are being hotly debated , including here , here and here . the debate seems to focus on one primary issue : will there be encouraging risk - adjusted returns for investors on crowdfunding platforms ?\nbut pulitzer ' s great crowdfunding effort remained one of his proudest achievements - and one still on display today .\nwe ' re crowdfunding a beautiful limited - edition book to celebrate the stories of our inspirational # 2minutebeachclean family .\nbe prepared to essentially live online , staying active on social media sites , until the crowdfunding campaign is complete .\nsoon after this , seedrs launched their own equity crowdfunding offer , which brought investors together under a nominee structure .\ni have also come across investors who believe that stronger companies do not use a crowdfunding platform to raise funds .\nequity crowdfunding serves an important purpose in a startup ecosystem . the regulations , business models are evolving with experience .\nkickstarter and indiegogo are the two most popular rewards - based crowdfunding platforms but there are lots of other platforms .\nthis type of crowdfunding could work best for growth - focused companies in areas where there is potential for return .\nthis is always mistaken for equity - based crowdfunding , which is why several people fail to understand the terms .\ndebt - crowdfunding is essentially a loan , so potential returns are definitely high on the priority list . there are lots of deals in the crowdfunding space that are baiting high interest like 20 % p . a for investors .\nwhile crowdfunding is still just a small drop in the ocean of the $ 300 billion given to charity yearly , more and more charities are looking to crowdfunding to address a younger audience interested in socially supporting projects and organizations .\ncrowdfunding campaigns come with some risk , said una osili with the lilly family school of philanthropy at indiana university .\nthe original early adopters of crowdfunding , artists such as writers , gamers , and filmmakers , continue to capitalize on this new source of revenue . they are more likely to get support on certain crowdfunding platforms than on others .\nhow do you make sure your crowdfunding campaign isn ' t a dud ? here are five mistakes to avoid .\none of the best articles i red on crowdfunding with all the brilliant tips and references . bookmarked and shared .\nthe rejection by mainstream crowdfunding sites means white nationalists have resorted to using other platforms that champion freedom of speech .\naustralian social enterprise streat is using crowdfunding to raise $ 80 , 000 for a youth training caf\u00e9 in melbourne .\nto realize their potential , crowdfunding efforts need to engage traditionally excluded communities by emphasizing more than one bottom line .\ngreat resource . if you need some updates , here we also collected the resources about real estate crowdfunding . urltoken\ncrowdfunding intelligence , the crowded cases , crowded comments : equity , crowded comments : loans , the dark era ( covering issues of intellectual property ) , and the crowdfunding readiness assessment ( currently in early stages of development ) .\nwith the benefits and popularity surrounding crowdfunding , it is easy to overlook the potential associated legal risks . for every nonprofit currently engaged in or considering engaging in crowdfunding , here are a few of the many factors to consider .\nfor crowdfunding to work , the project needs to capture the public imagination . photograph : david levene for the guardian\ncrowdfunding has paid to carry new inventions to the heavens , like this flight suit . final frontier designs / kickstarter\ncrowdfunding preparation equals successful execution . while the concept of crowdfunding itself may seem easy , it also takes a great deal of time , effort , and preparation in order to ensure a campaign is successful . however , working with a professional and reputable crowdfunding firm can alleviate a lot of the pressure and preparation . partnering with a crowdfunding firm can also take the time to match up entrepreneurs with investors to ensure that both entities see a desired outcome ."]}
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the work of mr justice j . a . ferguson '\nhe is currently engaged to abc journalist kristy o ' brien . it will be his second marriage .\nemigration and famine : the evidence of francis spaight , july , 1847 by patrick j . o ' connor\nlawson , alan . patrick white australian bibliographies . melbourne : oxford university press , 1974 .\ntom o\u2019brien ( football coach ) ( b . 1948 ) , american college football coach at north carolina state university\no ' farrell , patrick james , and deirdre o ' farrell . documents in australian catholic history : volume i : 1788 - 1884 . first ed . melbourne : geoffrey chapman , 1969 .\nhe and sydney solicitor peter o ' brien are representing territory teenager jake roper , whose story featured on four corners .\npatrick , ross , and heather patrick . exiles undaunted : the irish rebels kevin and eva o ' doherty . st . lucia , qld . : university of queensland press , 1989 .\nwarmest love , pt two [ cont . of article , ' limerick ' in olj 3 ] by kate o ' brien\nshe backed their campaign for a memorial to dubliner and former barcelona legend patrick o ' connell who managed the side in the 1930s .\nw g mcminn , ' the making of a politician : the early career of g . h . reid '\no ' brien , john ; travers , pauric , ed . the irish emigrant experience in australia . dublin : poolbeg press , 1991 .\nbishop o ' dwyer , part 3 : e . t . o ' dwyer and the temperance movement by john rushe\nst patrick ' s day parade , sydney 2010 . photo : lannon harley .\nvincent o\u2019brien retired from training in 1994 , four years after winning the 1990 breeders\u2019 cup mile at belmont park in new york with royal academy .\nsuggested citation : p . o\u2019brien , \u2018the member for the australian jungle , nadine dorries mp\u2019 , uk const . l . blog ( 15th november 2012 ) ( available at urltoken )\nthe tragic death of constable patrick sheahan d . m . p . by tom donovan\no ' farrell , patrick james . the catholic church in australia , a short history , 1788 - 1967 . london : geoffrey chapman , 1969 .\nbawden , sharman n . australian gemstones . 2nd ed . melbourne : lloyd o ' neil , 1983 .\ngunner , mr michael patrick francis , members of the legislative assembly , northern territory government .\nlimerick recipients of the victoria cross : john danagher and nathaniel burselm by patrick f . mcnamara\naisling hon . secretary jeff kildea spoke about his latest book , hugh mahon : patriot , pressman , politician , the first volume of a two - volume biography of controversial irish - australian politician hugh mahon , who in 1920 was expelled from the commonwealth parliament for his criticism of british rule in ireland .\na . j . sweeting , ' o ' brien , john william alexander ( 1908\u20131980 ) ' , australian dictionary of biography , national centre of biography , australian national university , urltoken published first in hardcopy 2000 , accessed online 10 july 2018 .\nbishop o ' dwyer [ part 4 ] : e . t . o ' dwyer and the artisans ' dwellings co . by john r\nirish national pipe band , st patrick ' s day , about 1960 . courtesy geraldine ryan .\nsydney barrister ian barker sought leave to represent dylan voller , the boy who appeared in a spit hood on four corners , on behalf of solicitor peter o ' brien .\nunlike many of his irish contemporaries , o\u2019brien did not study art in dublin , opting instead to travel to paris , where he studied the paintings at the louvre . in 1887 , o\u2019brien visited galleries in italy and then enrolled at the royal academy in antwerp . at the academy he was a fellow student of walter osborne . o\u2019brien left antwerp in 1891 and returned to paris , where he studied at acad\u00e9mie julian . he relocated to london in 1893 and then dublin in 1901 . o\u2019brien was designated an associate of the royal hibernian academy in 1906 , a member in 1907 , and was later president . he was made an honorary member of the royal academy , london in 1912 .\ndermod o\u2019brien ( 1865 , in mount trenchard , foynes , county limerick \u2013 october 3 , 1945 , in dublin ) was an irish painter , chiefly of landscapes and portraits .\ntownsend , derek . jigsaw : the biography if johannes bjelke - petersen : statesman - not politician . brisbane : sneyd & morley , 1983 .\nst . mary ' s all - ireland fife and drum band , limerick by patrick j . mcnamara\nthe 17th century city : a topographic study by thomas f . o ' sullivan\nthe great irish famine , 1845 - 1852 by thomas p . o ' neill\nassociation , australian commercial galleries .\nacaf1 : first australian contemporary art fair .\n107 . melbourne : australian commercial galleries association , 1988 .\no ' brien , eris michael abp . life and letters of archpriest john joseph therry , founder of the catholic church in australia . 1922 ed . sydney : angus & robertson , 1922 .\nmichael patrick francis gunner ( born 6 january 1976 ) is an australian politician and the current chief minister of the northern territory . he is a labor member of the northern territory legislative assembly , having held his seat of fannie bay in darwin since the retirement of then chief minister clare martin at the 2008 election .\nour politician pay calculator has been used by more than 250 , 000 australians keen to compare their salary to what their local member of parliament earns per year .\nsinclair , james patrick . wigmen of papua . 1st ed . milton , q . : jacaranda , 1973 .\nchina , australian human rights delegation to . report of the second australian human rights delegation to china . canberra : australian government publishing service , 1993 .\nnurick , john , australian institute for public policy . , and australian chamber of commerce . mandate to govern : a handbook for the next australian government . 1st ed . perth : australian institute for public policy : australian chamber of commerce , 1987 .\nweller , patrick ; jaensch , dean , ed . responsible government in australia . melbourne : drummond publishing , 1980 .\nc . j . duffy , ' bermingham , patrick ( 1828\u20131883 ) ' , australian dictionary of biography , national centre of biography , australian national university , urltoken published first in hardcopy 1969 , accessed online 10 july 2018 .\nirish estates , corbally limerick - some reflections by emma gilleece and c . o ' carroll\nfrank o ' grady , ' mary mckillop and the teaching order of st . joseph '\nthrough our research we learned that members of parliament can earn an additional income for taking on extra responsibilities , for example chairing a committee or becoming a government whip . the final amount an australian politician earns is not published publicly .\naidan o\u2019brien was then employed by coolmore to take over the training responsibilities of vincent o\u2019brien . unlike vincent , who was involved in every stage of the horses\u2019 selecting , training and breeding , aidan\u2019s role involves training whatever horses have been bought or bred for him by coolmore . this narrow focus has allowed aidan to produce a great number of winners from vincent\u2019s first rate bloodline of horses , maintaining coolmore\u2019s status as the biggest bloodstock company in the world .\nles carlyon : former age editor now writes for the bulletin and his son patrick carlyon works there as a feature writer too .\nrichard and patrick smithers : the brothers were both with the age in the 1990s although not sure where richard is these days .\njim\npacket\no ' halloran - the singing tripe king by w . w . gleeson\nthe norwegian emigrant ship hannah parr at limerick , 1868 by claire o . haugen & jim overdahl\nsmith , angela , ed . les murray and australian poetry . london : menzies centre for australian studies , 2002 .\nwas the treaty of limerick signed on the treaty stone ? by a . j . o ' halloran\nhinde , john , and australian broadcasting commission . other people ' s pictures . sydney : australian broadcasting commission , 1981 .\nfrom an early age o\u2019brien\u2019s political ideas , like most of his contemporaries , were shaped by the fenian movement and the plight of the irish tenant farmers , his elder brother having participated in the rebellion of 1867 . it resulted in o\u2019brien himself becoming actively involved with the fenian brotherhood , resigning in the mid - 1870s , because of what he described in \u2018evening memories\u2019 ( p . 443\u20134 ) as \u201cthe gloom of inevitable failure and horrible punishment inseparable from any attempt at separation by force of arms\u201d .\nlawyer and amateur playwright patrick mcintyre next stood up to announce he was representing\na particular aboriginal community\nand\na particular family\n.\nat our annual st patrick\u2019s day dinner the guest speaker was nsw attorney general greg smith sc who spoke and sang of his association with ireland .\nbest , alleyn , ed . directory of australian multicultural films and videos . melbourne : australian institute of multicultural affairs , 1985 .\nduring his imprisonment until april 1882 he drafted the famous land war no rent manifesto \u2013 a rent - withholding scheme personally led by o\u2019brien , escalating the conflict between the land league and gladstone\u2019s government . he was persecuted nine times in the course of years .\nwilliam o\u2019brien ( 2 october 1852 \u2013 25 february 1928 ) was an irish nationalist , journalist , agrarian agitator , social revolutionary , politician , party leader , newspaper publisher , author and member of parliament ( mp ) in the house of commons of the united kingdom of great britain and ireland . he was particularly associated with the campaigns for land reform in ireland during the late 19th and early 20th centuries as well as his conciliatory approach to attaining irish home rule .\nedna o\u2019brien was born in tuamgraney , county clare , ireland , in 1930 , a place she would later describe as \u201cfervid\u201d and \u201cenclosed . \u201d according to o\u2019brien , her mother was a strong , controlling woman who had emigrated temporarily to america , and worked for some time as a maid in brooklyn , new york , for a well - off irish - american family before returning to ireland to raise a family . o\u2019brien was the youngest child of \u201ca strict , religious family\u201d . in the years 1941 - 46 she was educated by the sisters of mercy \u2013 a circumstance that contributed to a \u201csuffocating\u201d childhood . \u201ci rebelled against the coercive and stifling religion into which i was born and bred . it was very frightening and all pervasive . i\u2019m glad it has gone . \u201d\nat our annual st patrick\u2019s day dinner the guest speaker was he noel whilte the irish ambassador to australia who spoke on the current situation in ireland .\nwilliam o\u2019brien was born at bank place in mallow , county cork , as second son of james o\u2019brien , a solicitor\u2019s clerk , and his wife kate , the daughter of james nagle , a local shopkeeper . on his mother\u2019s side he was descended from the distinguished norman family of nagles , long settled in the vicinity of mallow giving their name to the nearby nagle mountains . he was also linked through his mother with the statesman edmund burke\u2019s mother\u2019s family , as well as with the poet edmund spencer\u2019s family . the nagles however , no longer held the status or prosperity they once had . in the same month thirty - eight years earlier thomas davis was born in mallow . o\u2019brien\u2019s advocacy of the cause of irish independence was to be in the same true tradition of his esteemed fellow - townsman .\nof 1829 , o\u2019connell , after going through the formality of an uncontested reelection , took his seat at westminster .\ntony o\u2019reilly : ireland\u2019s biggest media mogul through the independent newspapers group and his son cameron rose to become managing director of the australian offshoot , apn , before bailing out last year .\nmilner , anthony crothers , trevor wilson , and australian institute of international affairs . australian diplomacy : challenges and options for the department of foreign affairs occasional paper ( australian institute of international affairs ) ; no . 5 . canberra : australian institute of international affairs , 1986 .\nat the st patrick\u2019s day dinner at parliament house on 20 march billy cantwell spoke about his experiences publishing the irish echo for more than a quarter century .\nmr maley , a former clp politician , had been appointed to become a magistrate by the giles ' government before he bowed to pressure and quit the role after questions were raised about his continued relationship with the political party .\nhenderson , gerard , and st . patrick ' s college ( manly n . s . w . ) . catholic theological faculty . mr . santamaria and the bishops studies in the christian movement ; no . 7 . manly , n . s . w . : st . patrick ' s college , 1982 .\ndr des o\u2019malley in \u201cthe secret language of james joyce\u201d gave an interesting perspective on the writings of ireland\u2019s leading novelist .\nst patrick ' s day dinner : friday 23 march 2018 at 6 . 30 for 7pm at the strangers\u2019 dining room , parliament house , macquarie street , sydney\nhardman , marion ; manning , peter . green bans : the story of an australian phenomenon . 1st ed . melbourne : australian conservation foundation .\ndutton , geoffrey . the squatters . 1st ed . south yarra , vic . : currey o ' neil , 1985 .\nbroke out , o\u2019connell went to london to study law , and in 1798 he was called to the irish bar . his\npeople from loughill & shanagolden d . e . d . s in glin & rathkeale workhouses 1851 by chris o ' mahony\npollard , jack , and australian broadcasting corporation . australian rugby union : the game and the players . north ryde , n . s . w . : angus & robertson in association with australian broadcasting corporation , 1984 .\njohn william alexander o ' brien ( 1908 - 1980 ) , engineer and soldier , was born on 13 june 1908 at collingwood , melbourne , only child of henry charles o ' brien , a police constable from england , and his new zealand - born wife jean doris , n\u00e9e kerr . educated at st patrick ' s college , east melbourne , and the working men ' s college , john obtained a job as a draughtsman with the melbourne and metropolitan tramways board . in august 1928 he was commissioned lieutenant in the 2nd artillery survey company , militia . on a world tour in 1930 - 31 he studied artillery survey techniques used by the united states and british armies , and tramped across the battlefields of the american civil war and world war i .\ndr jeff kildea gave a talk entitled \u201chugh mahon : irish - australian patriot\u201d , which covered the life and times of this remarkable irish - australian .\nmcdonald , janet , and commonwealth parliamentary library ( australia ) . recent australian reference tools . 1st ed . canberra : australian parliamentary library , 1978 .\ntheophanous , andrew c . australian democracy in crisis : a radical approach to australian politics . melbourne ; new york : oxford university press , 1980 .\nbruce e mansfield , ' e . w . o ' sullivan , 1846 - 1910 : the pattern of a political career '\ngreg kable : european correspondent for australian motor magazine , is the son of the late mike kable , former motoring editor of the australian and then freelance .\naustralia . bureau of industry economics . industrialisation in asia : some implications for australian industry . 1st ed . canberra : australian government publishing service , 1978 .\n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . a handbook of australian government and politics 1975 - 1984 . sydney : australian national university press , 1986 .\nmacdonagh , oliver ; mandle , w . f .\nirish - australian studies : papers delivered at the fifth irish - australian conference .\nin irish - australian studies conference , ed . oliver ; mandle macdonagh , w . f . , 3 , 356 . canberra : australian national university , 1989 .\nour mid - year lunchoen was held at the sydney rowing club . professor justin \u0003 o\u2019brien , director of the centre for law , markets and \u0003regulation at unsw spoke most engagingly about the economic , social and ethical crisis facing ireland ( and other eu countries ) in the throes of the current financial crisis .\nthe aisling st patrick\u2019s day dinner was held on 23 march 2017 at parliament house , sydney . the guest speaker was acclaimed irish novelist and short - story writer evelyn conlon .\ndan o ' donnell , ' archdeacon v . chaplain : the nature of the friction between scott & wilton , 1827 - 1829 '\nthe aisling st patrick\u2019s day dinner was held on 24 march 2017 at parliament house , sydney . the guest speaker was his excellency breandan \u00f3 caolla\u00ed , ambassador of ireland to australia .\nsoon after his third grand national triumph , he turned his attention to flat racing , and set up his stables at ballydoyle , near cashel , county tipperary . ballymoss , owned by american businessman john mcshain , was o\u2019brien\u2019s first top - flight flat racing horse . this colt won the irish derby stakes and england\u2019s st . leger stakes in 1957 and france\u2019s prix de l\u2019arc de triomphe in 1958 , en route to earning european horse of the year honours . for another american , alice du pont mills , he trained the filly glad rags who in 1966 gave him his only win in the 1 , 000 guineas stakes . o\u2019brien\u2019s first epsom derby winner was larkspur in 1962 . his other derby winners were sir ivor ( 1968 ) , nijinsky ( 1970 ) , roberto ( 1972 ) , the minstrel ( 1977 ) and finally golden fleece ( 1982 ) . o\u2019brien also trained the brilliant dual prix de l\u2019arc de triomphe winner , alleged , which triumphed in 1977 and 1978 .\nvincent o\u2019brien was voted the greatest national hunt trainer of the 20th century , and was then voted the greatest flat trainer of the 20th century . in the vote for the greatest figure in the history of horseracing hosted by the racing post newspaper , vincent o\u2019brien came first with 28 % of the total vote , with his long - time stable jockey lester piggott placed second out of a pool of 100 contenders who had been carefully selected by a panel of racing experts . he received the honorary degrees of doctor of laws ( lld honoris causa ) from the national university of ireland and doctor of science ( dsc honoris causa ) from the university of ulster .\ngraham earle : the former courier - mail deputy editor has a daughter julie who is reporting in new york for the financial times london after stints on the gold coast bulletin , aap , the australian in sydney and new idea in new york . she\u2019s a fourth generation journalist , the family having founding links with the dominion in nz and the evening post , wellington , recently shut by murdoch . luke eliot : the kalgoorlie miner reporter is the son of the west australian \u2018s former photographic editor and current police photographer neil eliot . neil is married to the australian reporter natalie o\u2019brien .\nduring the 1970s , he and owner robert sangster , along with o\u2019brien\u2019s son - in - law , john magnier , established what became known as the coolmore syndicate , which became a highly successful horse - racing and breeding operation , centred on coolmore stud in county tipperary , and later incorporating stud farms in kentucky and australia . the combination of vincent o\u2019brien\u2019s incredible gift for picking world class horses and john magnier\u2019s business mind propelled coolmore stud to the top of the racing world , boasting greater assets than any other racing stud in europe , the middle east , or america . the key to the success was through use of the bloodline of a canadian - bred horse named northern dancer , who had won a kentucky derby . one son of northern dancer was the british triple crown winner , nijinsky , probably the best horse o\u2019brien ever trained . he was ridden to victory at epsom by lester piggott , who was associated with the ballydoyle stable during the most successful years of the late sixties and seventies .\naid , australian council for overseas . life after debt : australia and the global debt crisis : a development dossier australian council for overseas aid . vol . 23 . 1st ed . development dossier . canberra : australian council for overseas aid , 1987 .\nin a talk entitled \u201can olympic vignette : ireland\u2019s first gold medallist\u201d , kevin o\u2019connor am spoke on dr pat o\u2019callaghan , from kanturk , county cork , a gold medallist at the 1928 and 1932 olympic games , the first athlete from post - independence ireland to win an olympic medal .\n\u2026of the irish catholic lawyer daniel o\u2019connell achieved passage of the catholic emancipation act , which finally repealed the penal laws and enabled catholics to sit once again in the british parliament . after reforms in dublin\u2019s municipal government , in 1841 o\u2019connell became the first roman catholic mayor of the city since\u2026\nhe finally told the commission it was the\nnorth australian aboriginal justice association\n.\ntom dusevic : ex fin review , ex the australian , ex good weekend and now editor at large at time , is the brother of sam dusevic at the australian .\n' escape of fenian convicts from west australia ' 1876 . australian national maritime museum .\n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . a handbook of australian government and politics 1965 - 1974 . 1st ed . canberra : australian national university press , 1977 .\ninternational australian studies association .\ncrossings : the bulletin of the international australian studies association .\n1 , 79 . brisbane , qld . : university of queensland press .\nmorris , richard . the australian economy in action . melbourne : macmillan , 1980 .\nthis year\u2019s mid - year luncheon was held at p . j . o\u2019brien\u2019s irish pub in the city and members were entertained with irish music from kelly\u2019s heroes . irish ambassador noel white was in attendance and he made a point of getting around to talk to everyone , much to the members\u2019 delight . kelly\u2019s heroes ambassador noel white and arlene tansey\naustralian national university . faculty of law . , and australian national university . centre for international and public law . australian year book of international law volume 12 : includes australian pratice in international law for the years 1988 to 1989 . vol . 12 . 1st ed . , ed . d . w . ; alston greig , philip . canberra : centre for international and public law faculty of law the australian national university . , 1992 .\nlock , fred ; lawson , alan , ed . australian literature - a reference guide . edited by grahame johnston , australian bibliographies . melbourne : oxford university press , 1977 .\npfisterer , susan ; mahony , edel , ed . a fringe of papers : offshore perspectives on australian history & literature . london : menzies centre for australian studies , 1999 .\nat the st patrick\u2019s day dinner at parliament house , sydney on 4 march professor ronan mcdonald gave a fascinating talk on yeats\u2019 poetry , including expositions of \u201ceaster 1916\u201d and \u201can irish airman foresees his death\u201d .\nmid - year lunch : saturday 21 july 2018 at 12 noon for 12 . 30pm at the grand dining room at the former st patrick\u2019s seminary , manly ( now international college of management , sydney )\nrebekah poole spoke on \u201cteaching irish history in australian schools through the use of political murals\u201d .\ndisher , garry . australian then and now . melbourne : oxford university press , 1987 .\nwilson , p . r . of public concern : contemporary australian social issues , 1977 .\naustralian science and technology council . environmental research in australia : the issues : a report to the prime minister . 1st ed . canberra : australian govt . pub . service , 1991 .\no ' donoghue , sister mary xaverius . mother vincent whitty : woman educator in a masculine society . first ed . melbourne : melbourne university press , 1972 .\nbarca , margaret . explore historic australia : 1200 places , 80 maps . new ed . south yarra , vic . : viking / o ' neil in association with the australian council of national trusts and with the assistance of bp australia limited , 1987 .\nboden , anne . floral emblems of australia . canberra : australian government publishing service , 1985 .\ncarroll , brian . australian stage album . 1st ed . melbourne : macmillan australia , 1976 .\nlynn , elwyn . the australian landscape and its artists . sydney : bay books , 1977 .\no ' donoghue , k . k . brother p . a . treacy and the christian brothers in australia and new zealand . melbourne : polding press , 1983 .\nthe australian story would surely be a ' poorer play ' without the echoes of transported exiles of erin ' bound down by iron chains ' ; the orphan immigrant girls of the great famine of 1845\u201350 ; the eureka rebellion ' s peter lalor ; the kelly gang ; the potato farmers of koroit ; the tragically flawed explorer robert o ' hara burke ; the founder of victoria ' s state library , sir redmond barry ; female educator mother mary gonzaga barry ; australia ' s first cardinal , patrick francis moran ; engineer charles yelverton o ' connor ; anti - conscription leader archbishop daniel mannix ; the pastoral durack family ; and a host of others .\nthe aisling society is an irish australian cultural society whose main interests are the study of the history , life and culture of ireland , and of the effect of our irish heritage on australian life .\narts , the australian forum of textile .\ntextile : fibre forum .\nvol . 9 , issue 1 , no . 27 , 1990 : the australian forum of textile arts , 1990 .\nvamplew , wray . the oxford companion to australian sport . melbourne : oxford university press , 1994 .\nwhitington , r . s . an illustrated history of australian tennis . melbourne : macmillan , 1975 .\ntension between o ' shanassy and duffy had led to duffy ' s resignation from the ministry in 1859 . o ' shanassy , a self - made early settler , a devout roman catholic and an o ' connellite , seemed jealous of the brusque new chum , fresh from the house of commons , with his literary tastes and his legal knowledge , and his part as a leading young irelander in driving o ' connell to his death as o ' connell ' s son alleged . this early quarrel was patched up in 1861 but revived when o ' shanassy acquired squatting property and moved further away from the ' popular party ' . when the ministry resigned in 1863 , duffy and three others had been in office long enough to qualify for life pensions of \u00a31000 , although the provision was revoked soon after their claims were made . this windfall enabled him to live as a gentleman ' dividing my time between politics and the pruning knife ' , to buy property at sorrento and to visit europe twice before he finally left victoria .\nmason , michael , georgina fitzpatrick , australian association for the study of religions . , and national catholic research council ( australia ) . religion in australian life : a bibliography of social research . bedford park , s . aust . : australian association for the study of religions and national catholic research council , 1982 .\ndione davidson : the west australian photographer is the daughter of retired long - time west snapper kevin davidson .\nassociation for the study of australian literature ( australia ) .\nnotes and furphies .\nno 25 , october 1990 . sydney , n . s . w . : association for the study of australian literature .\nnemetz robinson , gail .\nlanguage and multicultural education : an australian perspective .\n( 1978 ) .\nsalter , frank . borovansky : the man who made australian ballet . sydney : wildcat press , 1980 .\no ' donoghue , frances . the bishop of botany bay : the life of john bede polding , australia ' s first catholic archbishop . london : angus & robertson , 1982 .\no\u2019brien shared his primary education with a townsman with whom he was later to have a close political connection , canon sheehan of doneraile . he enjoyed his secondary education at the cloyne diocesan college , which resulted in his being brought up in an environment noted for its religious tolerance . he greatly valued having had this experience from an early age , which strongly influenced his later views for the need of such tolerance in irish national life .\nacoss , australian council of social services - . partnership or paternalism : report : a consultation process for voluntary agencies and self - help groups on the australian assistance plan . glebe : acoss , 1973 ( ? ) .\nlooking towards the bicentenary of european settlement in 1988 , patrick o ' farrell produced his own view of the role of the irish in australia . rejecting the celebratory approach he discerned in hogan ' s and cleary ' s books , o ' farrell produced the much more sweeping claim that it had been the irish catholics , by opposing the dominant protestant english and scottish colonial ethos , who were the galvanising force behind the development of a new australian identity and society . in particular , he had in mind the determination of irish catholics to have their world view incorporated into whatever it might mean to be ' australian ' . in a more cautious vein , oliver macdonagh claimed that a study of australia without its irish component ' might not be quite hamlet without the prince of denmark . but it would certainly be a shallower and a poorer play ' .\nscarlett , ken . australian sculptors . west melbourne , vic . : thomas nelson ( australia ) , 1980 .\nj . a . ferguson , ' studies in australian bibliography - ii . the literature of the darling controversies '\nj . a . ferguson , ' studies in australian bibliography - i . the tasmanian\npickwick papers\n'\no ' kane , frances . a path is set : the catholic church in the port phillip district and victoria 1839 - 1862 . 1st ed . melbourne : melbourne university press , 1976 .\nj k s houison , ' in memoriam - karl reginald cramp , o . b . e . , m . a . , f . r . a . h . s . '\njoy e . parnaby , ' duffy , sir charles gavan ( 1816\u20131903 ) ' , australian dictionary of biography , national centre of biography , australian national university , urltoken published first in hardcopy 1972 , accessed online 10 july 2018 .\naitkin , don ; jinks , brian . australian political institutions . 1st ed . melbourne : pitman publishing , 1980 .\ncollins , john k . , ed . studies of the australian adolescent . sydney : cassell australia ltd , 1975 .\ngreig , d . w . ; alston , philip , ed . the australian year book of international law . vol . 15 . canberra : centre for international and public law , faculty of law , australian national university , 1994 .\nmurtagh , james george . australia : the catholic chapter . australian ed . sydney : angus and robertson , 1959 .\nthe annual mid - year luncheon was held in the grand dining room at the former st patrick\u2019s seminary , manly ( now international college of management , sydney ) . anne stevens gave a wonderful talk in which she reflected on the 60th anniversary of the aisling society .\nchristie malthouse : the channel ten melbourne sports reporter is the daughter of collingwood coach , and australian columnist , mick malthouse .\ndd mcnicoll : columnist on the australian , is the son of the late , long - lunching packer mate david mcnicoll .\n' digging and bagging potatoes ' , the warrnambool potato harvest 1881 from the illustrated australian news . state library of victoria .\neconomics , bureau of agricultural . rural industry in australia . 1st ed . canberra : australian government publishing service , 1983 .\nharrison bryan , ' an australian library in the a . m . - earlier years of the university of sydney library '\n( acoss ) , australian council of social service .\nhuman relationships in australia : evidence prepared by acoss committees and submitted to the royal commission on human relationships .\n136 . sydney : australian council of social service ( acoss ) , 1975 .\no ' brien joined the australian imperial force on 1 may 1940 and was posted to the 2nd / 7th field regiment as second - in - command . in palestine on 5 march 1941 he was promoted lieutenant colonel and appointed to command the 2nd / 5th field regiment . his military and engineering experience , and his ' almost youthful dash and enthusiasm ' , won him the respect of the regiment . he led the 2nd / 5th throughout the syrian campaign during which he repeatedly came under mortar and sniper fire . for his ' courage , driving power and relentless energy ' he was awarded the distinguished service order and mentioned in dispatches .\npeter harvey : of channel nine fame has two children in the media with adam harvey working for the daily telegraph and claire harvey on the australian . ben harvey : the west australian \u2018s police rounds reporter is the cousin of new west editor paul armstrong .\naffairs , department of immigration and ethnic . 1788 - 1978 australia and immigration . canberra : australian government publishing service , 1978 .\nbundy , alan l , ed . directory of australian academic and research libraries . melbourne : footscray institute of technology , 1978 .\nmayer , henry . australian politics , a second reader . 1st ed . melbourne : f . w . cheshire , 1969 .\nmiller , geoff .\nthe political economy of international agricultural policy reform .\ncanberra : australian government publishing service , 1986 .\nhazel king , ' the royal australian historical society . part ii . - growth and change : the society 1955 - 1985 '\nj . a . ferguson , ' studies in australian bibliography - iv . the literature relating to\nthe scottish martyrs\n'\nj . a . ferguson , ' studies in australian bibliography - iii . the literature relating to\nthe scottish martyrs\n'\nthe annual mid - year luncheon was held in the grand dining room at the former st patrick\u2019s seminary , manly ( now international college of management , sydney ) . his excellency noel white , ireland\u2019s ambassador to australia , spoke about his time in australia as his term comes to an end .\nadamson , margaret . australian women through 200 years . 1st ed . 200 years in pictures . sydney : kangaroo press , 1988 .\naitkin , don , and brian jinks . australian political institutions . 3rd ed . carlton , vic . : pitman australia , 1985 .\naustralia . attorney - general ' s dept . australia ' s territorial sea baseline . canberra : australian government publishing service , 1988 .\nbridge , carl , ed . pacific prospects : australia , new zealand & future conflicts . london : menzies centre for australian studies .\nclark , c . m . h . select documents in australian history 1788 - 1850 . sydney : angus & robertson , 1966 .\nfearn - wannan , w . australian folklore : a dictionary of lore , legends and popular allusions . melbourne : lansdowne , 1970 .\nfinnane , steve . the game they play in heaven : australian rugby from the inside . sydney : mcgraw - hill , 1979 .\nherman , morton . the blackets an era of australian architecture . 1st ed . hong kong : angus and robertson publishers , 1977 .\njones , david j . , ed . the australian dictionary of acronyms & abbreviations . sydney : second back row press , 1977 .\nkramer , leonie judith gibson , and adrian mitchell . the oxford history of australian literature . melbourne : oxford university press , 1981 .\nrelations , department for employment and industrial . aboriginals & torres strait islanders at work . canberra : australian government publishing service , 1984 .\ntowle , alexandra , ed . made in australia : a sourcebook of all things australian . melbourne : william heinemann australia , 1986 .\ndr anne cunningham spoke about her latest book the price of a wife \u2013 the priest and the divorce trial in a talk entitled \u201cfollowing the money trail and newspaper reaction to the coningham - o\u2019haran divorce trials of 1900 - 1901\u201d .\njenny grove : the former west australian reporter and later federal government spin doctor\u2019s brother was a morning radio host on a perth fm station .\nmargie macdonald : joined the australian as a sports reporter three years ago . her dad was a big wig in queensland newspapers years ago .\n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . select documents in australian history 1851 - 1900 . sydney : angus & robertson , 1969 .\nisaacs , jennifer . the gentle arts : 200 years of australian women ' s domestic & decorative arts . sydney : lansdowne , 1987 .\njones , gregory p . a guide to sources of information on australian industrial relations . 1st ed . sydney : pergamon press , 1988 .\nk r cramp & hugh b hester , ' food - the first munition of war . ( american - australian co - operation ) '\nj a ferguson , ' studies in australian bibliography - iv . a bibliography of literature ascribed to , or relating to , george barrington '\ndr jeff kildea , adjunct professor in irish studies at unsw , gave a talk entitled \u2018what price loyalty ? : australian catholics in the first world war\u2019 in which he examined the ways in which australian catholics of irish descent reconciled their loyalties to rome , ireland and the british empire .\ngill , samuel thomas , and michael cannon . the victorian gold fields , 1852 - 3 : an original album . south yarra : published by j . currey o ' neil publishers on behalf of the library council of victoria , 1982 .\nafter the annual general meeting dr jeff kildea , spoke on his time as keith cameron professor of australian history at university college dublin in 2014 .\nadministration , task force on australian government . the processes of economic policy making in australia . canberra : task force on economic policy , 1975 .\nfreebairn , john , michael porter , and cliff walsh . spending and taxing : australian reform options . sydney : allen and unwin , 1987 .\nhughes , colin a . mr prime minister : australian prime ministers 1901 - 1972 . 1st ed . melbourne : oxford university press , 1976 .\ninc , national literary association . new national australian encycopaedia . vol . 1 , 2 . 2 vols . sydney : horwitz group , 1974 .\njohnson , joseph . grand slam australia : the story of the australian open tennis championships . 1st ed . melbourne : courtney books , 1985 .\nluscombe , t . r ; . builders and crusaders . 1st ed . prominent catholics in australian history . melbourne : lansdowne press , 1967 .\ntucker , mark . whales and whale watching in australia . canberra : australian national parks and wildlife service - commonwealth government of australia , 1991 .\njill conway , ' two views of manning clark ' s history of australia , vol . 1 - ii - a vision of australian history '\nin his early days vincent o\u2019brien was a trainer of steeplechasers and hurdlers , and won the grand national at liverpool three times in succession , with three different horses \u2013 early mist in 1953 , royal tan in 1954 , and quare times in 1955 . probably the greatest steeplechaser he trained was cottage rake , which won the cheltenham gold cup three times in succession ( 1948 - 1950 ) . he later trained knock hard to also win the cheltenham gold cup ( 1953 ) . he also won the champion hurdle three years in succession with hatton\u2019s grace ( 1949 - 1951 ) .\no ' donoghue , thomas a .\ncenter for irish studies monograph series .\nin bilingual question in ireland , 1904 - 1922 : the case of the bilingual programme of instruction . , number 1 , 2000 . murdoch : murdoch university 2000 .\nmartin , ged . australia new zealand and federation . 1st ed . london : menzies centre for australian studies , king ' s college , 2001 .\ng . r . bartlett , political organization and society in victoria 1864 - 1883 ( ph . d . thesis , australian national university , 1964 )\nandrew moore , '\nhistory without facts\n: m . h . ellis , manning clark and the origins of the australian dictionary of biography '\np h russell , ' sir peter nicol russell - 1816 - 1905 : his family and associates . pioneers of the australian iron and engineering industry '\nin 1878 he met charles stewart parnell mp at a home rule meeting . parnell recognised his exceptional talents as a journalist and writer , influencing his rise to becoming a leading politician of the new generation . he subsequently appointed him in 1881 as editor of the irish national land league\u2019s journal , the united irishman . his association with parnell and the irish parliamentary party ( ipp ) led to his arrest and imprisonment with parnell , dillon , william redmond and other nationalist leaders in kilmainham gaol that october .\ncommission , the australian heritage . the heritage of south australia and northern territory : the illustrated register of the national estate . melbourne : macmillan , 1985 .\nroberts , david andrew ( ed ) .\njournal of australian colonial history .\n5 , 191 . armidale : university of new england , 2004 .\nshe won the 2011 frank o\u2019connor international short story award with her collection saints and sinners , with judge thomas mccarthy referring to her as \u201cthe solzhenitsyn of irish life\u201d . rt\u00e9 intends to air a documentary on her as part of its arts strand in early 2012 .\nbarratt , glynn . the russians at port jackson 1814 - 1822 aias new series ; no . 21 . canberra : australian institute of aboriginal studies , 1981 .\nmillikan , david . the sunburnt soul : christianity in search of an australian identity . homebush west , n . s . w . : anzea , 1981 .\nnational women ' s advisory council ( australia ) . migrant women speak : a report to the commonwealth government . canberra : australian government publishing service , 1979 .\nthorpe , d . w . oz arts magazine . wentworth falls , n . s . w . : thorpe in association with the australian council , 1991 .\nwilcox , craig , ed . recording the south african war : journalism and official history 1899 - 1914 . london : menzies centre for australian studies , 1999 .\ntoday ' s irish immigrants are few in comparison to the large numbers in previous centuries and could not hope to have the same formative influence on australian society as their predecessors . but some have made a name for themselves with significant contributions to the nation ' s cultural and social life . one such is claire dunne , who co - starred in the film made from john o ' grady ' s whimsical story of ethnic australian social mores , they ' re a weird mob . dunne went on to be the founder , under the whitlam government , of the ethnic radio stations 2ea and 3ea .\none of my thesis supervisors once said to me , to my delight , on reading a draft chapter , \u201ci knew nothing about the subject but i soon began to trust you\u201d . this is a comment i found myself applying to jeff kildea\u2019s hugh mahon : patriot , pressman , politician ( vol 1 ) . this is a meticulously researched , properly sourced , lucidly written , accurate and insightful account of the life of this minor \u2013 but significant and influential \u2013 irish man and his role in two political hemispheres , ireland and australia .\nin 1823 daniel o\u2019connell , a dublin roman catholic lawyer , founded the catholic association , the object of which was to give roman catholics in ireland the same political and civil freedoms as protestants . employing pioneering techniques of organization , involving the mobilization of the large numbers of the poor\u2026\nafter the annual general meeting dr jeff kildea , spoke on the keith cameron chair of australian history at university college dublin , to which he has recently been appointed .\ndavid armstrong : the publisher of the south china morning post and former editor - in - chief of the australian saw his daughter ursula join news ltd in sydney as a copygirl in 1990 in a process that he did not get involved in . after a while she decided journalism wasn\u2019t for her and went off to become a nurse . candida baker : the former editor of the australian magazine is married to writer , robert drewe , who also worked as a journalist for the west australian , the australian , the bulletin and the age . robert\u2019s son jack worked as an artist on the magazine whilst candy was in charge and still works with news ltd today .\naustralia . constitutional commission . report of the advisory committee on individual & democratic rights under the constitution . 1st ed . canberra : australian government publishing service , 1987 .\nclarke , francis gordon . the land of contrarieties : british attitudes to the australian colonies , 1828 - 1855 . hemel hempstead : prentice - hall international , 1977 .\nhudson , w . j . , ed . australia ' s new guinea question . edited by australian institute of international affairs . melbourne : thomas nelson , 1975 .\ndr richard reid spoke about lord belmore , governor of nsw 1868 - 1872 , who was in office at the time of henry o\u2019farrell\u2019s attempted assassination of prince alfred , the second son of queen victoria , at clontarf , sydney and who during his term travelled extensively around the colony .\n\u2026charismatic irish lawyer and orator daniel o\u2019connell began to mobilize the irish roman catholic peasantry and middle class to agitate for full emancipation . he formed the catholic association to this end in 1823 , bringing into its ranks hundreds of thousands of members in ireland . by 1828 the british government was\u2026\nwhile employed ( 1932 - 35 ) by united stevedoring pty ltd in melbourne , o ' brien designed an ' automatic grab ' for unloading coal - ships . on 31 march 1934 at st columba ' s catholic church , elwood , he married gwen victoria goddard britton , a 23 - year - old saleswoman . he co - founded ( 1938 ) and managed an engineering firm , fleet forge pty ltd . meanwhile , in the militia , he had been acting - adjutant ( 1932 - 36 ) of the 10th field artillery brigade and later a battery commander . promoted major in 1937 , he transferred to army headquarters in september 1939 as deputy assistant director of artillery .\nkerin , john .\nchanging aid for a chancing world : key issues for australia ' s aid program in the 1990 .\naustralian government publishing service , 1992 .\nlibraries , committee of inquiry into public . public libraries in australia : report of the committee of inquiry into public libraries . canberra : australian government publishing service , 1976 .\nsuttor , timothy lachlan lautour . hierarchy and democracy in australia 1788 - 1870 : the formation of australian catholicism . first ed . melbourne : melbourne university press , 1965 .\nmarjorie jacobs , ' the royal australian historical society 1900 - 1985 . part i . -\nstudents of a like hobby\n: the society 1900 - 1954 . '\nfrank m c forster , ' b . fawcett , a nineteenth - century australian quack - doctor and his book : an essay on childbirth without danger and nearly painless '\nthe parade experienced a rebirth in sydney in the late 1970s , and a patchy revival in melbourne , organised by irish ex - pats as a fun day of celebration and fancy floats with an irish cultural emphasis . virtually absent was any reference to previous irish - australian stories and that sense of catholic self - assertiveness characteristic of earlier parades . it all seemed very much part of a new multicultural australia , of which the modern irish were simply one more colourful component . one melbourne organiser unwittingly provided an epitaph for the old - style australian st patrick ' s days : ' it is a great day for the irish , the english , the vietnamese , the cambodian and everyone else who cares to come to the party ' .\nnoel leggett of the irish national association ( ina ) spoke on the founder of the ina in a talk entitled \u201cthe world of albert dryer , australian - born irish patriot\u201d .\njournal of the cork historical and archaeological society : australian bicentennial number .\nvol . xciii no . 252 . cork : the cork historical and archaeological society , 1988 .\n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . from barton to fraser : every australian prime minister . stanmore , n . s . w . : cassell australia , 1978 .\nkasper , w , and t parry . growth , trade and structural change in an open australian economy . second ed . kensington : centre for applied economic research , 1978 .\npollard , jack . the formative years of australian cricket 1803 - 1893 . first ed . north ryde , n . s . w . : angus & robertson , 1987 .\nwindschuttle , keith , and elizabeth windschuttle . fixing the news : critical perspectives on the australian media . north ryde , n . s . w . : cassell , 1981 .\nour st patrick\u2019s day dinner was held at parliament house in macquarie street , and our after dinner speaker was dr richard reid , senior curator at the national museum of canberra , and responsible for the magnificnet \u2018not just ned\u2019 exhibition , \u2018a true history of the irish in australia . richard spoke to us about some of the exhibits and the ideas and work that had gone into putting the exhibition together .\nken cowley : rupert murdoch\u2019s long - time australian lieutenant ken cowley and his loyal brother john cowley , the former md of queensland newspapers , produced some offspring in the media . john\u2019s daughter terri cowley was a cadet at aap in the mid - 80s and is now managing editor of australian geographic . ken\u2019s son matthew also spent a brief stint on aap .\nirish - born ber carroll writes irish - australian novels about modern day women , their relationships , family dynamics and ambitions . her delightful talk was entitled \u2018writing irish fiction in australia .\naustralia . dept . of employment and industrial relations . working environment branch . industrial democracy and employee participation : a policy discussion paper . canberra : australian government publishing service , 1986 .\npike , douglas . australian dictionary of biography . vol . vol . 1 - 14 . 14 vols . , ed . douglas pike . melbourne : melbourne university press , 1996 .\npotters ' society of australia . common ground : contemporary australian sculptural works in clay & mixed media . darlinghurst , n . s . w . : potters ' society , 1988 ."]}
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tuck , barking and ilford , 31 .\nilford fp4 challenge cup print competition , judged ( late november / early december ) by george hughes ( ap features editor ) , photo - trade world editor roy mathers and ilford ' s bill risden .\n79 . ilford borough council , one hundred years of local government in ilford , 13 ; tasker , ilford , 43 , 54 .\nwe still offer the same high - quality film processing and real black and white prints as we ' ve always done . using ilford photo papers and chemistry throughout .\nphoto paper direct ltd . unit 8 , shakespeare industrial estate , watford , wd24 5rr , england . company no . 04581446\nmobberley , 20th june , ilford photo published a press release\n. . . the newly emerged organisation is now able to draw breath and assess its current situation .\n26sept - 1oct at photokina , primary position on the ilford photo stand is ilford galerie fb digital ( a heavyweight 315g / m2 baryta fibre - based paper ) making its world debut . this is the only paper in the world utilising ilford photo ' s fibre base material which can be exposed in digital laser printers , providing the opportunity to create genuine silver gelatine prints from digital images .\nilford photo has experienced a tumultuous history since its origins in 1879 , with ownership of the company changing hands several times . the latest development was the acquisition in february 2005 of its black - and - white photographic business , premises and ilford photo name from the receivers of the old ilford imaging group by harman technology limited , a company created by former managers of the company and named after the founder of the ilford business , alfred harman .\n100 x canon gp 501 a4 glossy photo paper sheets . genuine canon gp501 a4 glossy photo paper ( gp - 501 - a4 ) . compatible ink , toner & labels . hp toner cashback . 100 % genuine canon product . they will require a signature .\nxp2 super photo by matt ramalho ( swing overlooking honolulu ) ( canon ae - 1 , fd 50mm \u0192 / 1 . 8 )\nthe first photo ( left , top ) shows the monument as it stood shortly after the original unveiling in 1922 . in the background is the original ilford emergency hospital , which in 1930 became the king george v hospital . the photo below shows the king and queen mary at the official opening ceremony the following year .\nilford witness with f1 . 9 super - six lens , and e . r . case , secondhand for \u00a370 at sheffield photo co ltd ( modern camera magazine ; 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( sources : harman technology ; photo memorabilia . )\nto move straight to my chronology listing , click here . otherwise , read below some further introductory information on the formation of ilford , limited ( now ilford photo ) and scroll down further to view some of the early trade - mark images etc .\ndoughty hanson & co limited , as managing partner for a series of limited partners known collectively as doughty hanson & co fund 2 , acquire a controlling interest in ilford imaging limited which holds all the shares in ilford limited . ilford limited changes its name to ilford imaging uk limited with effect from 19th january . ilford enter the mass inkjet consumer market with the launch of the printasia inkjet photo range of papers .\n11 . tasker , ilford , 95 ; ilford pub . libr . , mortgages on clements estate 1880\u201395 .\n121 . one hundred years of local govt . in ilford , 23 ; tasker , ilford , 50 .\nilford ' universal ' film . in june , george herbert leigh mallory of mobberley , cheshire ( subsequently home to ilford imaging uk and now ilford photo ) , and andrew\nsandy\nirvine , set out to conquer everest . both men were lost and it remains a mystery whether they reached the summit .\nmay \u2013 ilford imaging europe gmbh established as a joint venture between chugai photo chemical co ltd of tokyo , japan and cr kennedy & company pty ltd of melbourne , australia . both partners have a combined history of 146 years in the photo industry and are committed to implementing long - term strategies for growth , with respect for the history and traditions of the ilford brand . ilford has for 135 years represented outstanding imaging quality ; this will continue well into the future .\nfrom the beginning of 1963 ilford made pre - packed colour processing chemicals and technical assistance generally available to all commercial photo - finishers , and by 1964 a number of independent finishers were processing ilfocolor roll films .\nas part of its campaign to \u2018defend the darkroom\u2019 , ilford photo - the highly respected monochrome brand of harman technology limited \u2013 has announced a special initiative in support of ultra large format ( ulf ) photographers .\ndon\u2019s photo equipment has been selling new and used photographic equipment to dallas professionals and hobbyists since 1997 . conveniently located minutes from downtown dallas , in the heart of the photo and design districts , don\u2019s can fill all your needs for camera bodies , lenses , darkroom equipment , lighting , background sets and more .\nphoto barn website : urltoken location : two stores : 172 burwood highway , burwood east vic 3151 and 148 main street , pakenham vic 3810 additional details : color and b & w processing ( 35mm , aps and 120 ) , film scanning , print from print , wide format printing , online photo prints .\nwhen shopping for photo chemistry always check the application . we produce a range of photo chemistry including stop baths , fixers , toners , wetting agents as well as film developers . film developers are specifically used to process films and are not to be used on paper or for printing ( unless specifically stated ) .\n2005 management buy out - harman technology limited trading as ilford photo based at mobberley , cheshire , england . 2005 new cooltone and warmtone developers introduced 2007 harman technology limited acquires kentmere photographic limited 2010 harman direct positive papers introduced 2011 ilford multigrade art 300 paper launched . 2011 harman holo fx holographic plates introduced 2011 harman titan 4x5 pinhole camera and ilford pinhole photography kit introduced 2012 black & white single use cameras re - introduced 2012 35mm cassette manufacture commenced at mobberley , england 2013 harman titan 8x10 pinhole camera introduced 2013 obscura by ilford 4x5 pinhole camera introduced 2015 harman technology / ilford photo purchased by pemberstone ventures ltd .\n151 . st . andrew ' s church , great ilford ( pamphlet in brand coll . ilford public library ) .\n306 . ibid . ; tasker , ilford , 76 ; ilford educ . ctee . proc . xxxiv . 93 .\nwex photo video is a trading name of calumet photographic limited ( company registration no . 00425579 ) and warehouse express limited ( company registration no . 03366976 ) .\nphoto - flo 200 rinse solution decreases watersurface tension , minimizes water marks and streaks on film . promotes faster , more uniform drying . liquid concentrate dilutes 1 + 200\n281 . tasker , ilford , 25 ; char . com . file 65829 ; tuck , barking and ilford , 50 .\ntaking place from mid - april until the 30th june 2008 , this window allows photographers to order ilford photo ulf sheet film products from a select group of dealers and without the worry of meeting minimum order quantities . ilford photo plans to combine orders from across the us and canada to ensure quantity requirements are met before manufacturing the required items at its production facility in cheshire , england . product will be shipped to arrive with dealers by approximately mid - september .\nharman technology limited is a pioneering imaging specialist based in mobberley , cheshire . the company \u2013 which was born of the ilford formed by alfred harman in 1879 \u2013 now includes three , separate and well known brands : ilford photo which offers traditional monochrome photographic products ; harman photo which provides high - end inkjet media for both colour and monochrome prints as well as display media such as harman opaljet ; and the kentmere photographic range of black and white film and paper .\nthe company is renamed to become ilford limited after the town of ilford in essex , uk , where the company was based .\nthe kentmere brand , which includes the kentmere 100 and 400 black & white films , is owned and manufactured by harman technology . these films sit alongside and benefit from the same rigorous production and quality control processes as all ilford photo films .\nplease note : we are a mail order only print service and are unable to offer other ancillary services and consultation etc . . . a list of b & w pro labs offering these services can be found on the ilford photo website .\nthe demand for traditional monochrome films and papers remains strong . with agfa no longer in the black and white photographic market , and kodak pulling out of manufacturing black and white papers the future of ilford photo products looks good for years to come .\n63 . kelly ' s dir . essex , 1902\u201312 . one of the ilford brickfields is illustrated by tasker , ilford , 139 .\n111 . tasker , ilford , 50 . negotiations had been initiated by henry weeden , chairman of ilford u . d . c .\nit\u2019s a good condition and takes a great photo with no problems . i\u2019ve had it for 6 months it had the light wear around the corners as you can see in images .\nphoto garden location : newtown \u2013 307 king street , newtown , nsw , 2042 additional details : 35 and 120 negative and slide processing , printing , black and white , etc .\nthe ilford range of colour photographic products , including \u2018 ilford galerie \u2019 inkjet media , is not manufactured or marketed by harman technology , and remains a separate business operated by ilford imaging based in switzerland .\na new selenium toner , the first of a full range of colour toners from ilford photo , due for marketing in the summer . the high quality formula is straightforward in use and emphasises the versatile tonal range of black - and - white prints .\nthis red & black covered 36 page booklet is entitled\nilford plates and films\nand bears ilford ' s steamer logo above the words\nilford limited , ilford london\n. it is presumed to date to february 1934 from the b34 footnote on the back cover .\nilford photo offer the biggest and broadest range of black & white films on the market today . while this is perfect for experienced film photographers who love having a choice , we appreciate that it can be a bit confusing for people new to film photography .\nilford pim ( photographic instrument manufacturers ) monorail professional plate camera with a triangular - section rail marketed by ilford ltd ( see picture ) .\nan envelope used by some unknown d & p processor for returning prints on ilford paper . it advertises ilford films and on the reverse it says\nevery camera is the better for an ilford film\n.\noctober announcement of a limited number of the ilford 2150rc processors ( see picture ) and ilford 1250rc dryers to be manufactured . the ilford 2150rc tabletop processor outputs up to 460 8x10ins prints per hour including automatic rinsing .\nilford is one of the world ' s leading manufacturers of premium inkjet papers and cards . its paper range uses multi - layer coating technology for extra longevity and are widely used by professional photographers . ilford ' s inkjet photo paper range is all about quality and the premium plus is ilford ' s top of the range inkjet technology . the premium plus is designed for studio quality portraits and for printing photos .\none of the best selling products \u2013 the original \u2018hp5\u2019 film was launched in 1976 . it was replaced by the current version , \u2018hp5 plus\u2019 , in 1989 . photo : viviane li , 2014 .\nthe company lists retailers across the world with which orders can be placed and the sizes / emulsions on offer . prices will need to be checked with those retailers . shipping to distributors will begin in august 2017 . for more information see the ilford photo website . press release\nwe offer a range of photo chemistry from paper and film developers to stop bath , fixers , washaid and toners . to process paper you will only need a paper developer , stop bath and fixer .\nwarehouse express limited operates alongside its sister company , calumet photographic limited ( company registration no . 0425579 ) , which operates a number of retail stores across the uk branded as calumet photographic and wex photo video .\nneil hibbs has been working in the analogue photo industry since 1988 . as both the lab and technical services manager at harman technology he can often be found in the darkroom offering advice to photographers . visit urltoken\nin autumn 1938 , ilford started the free distribution of an 8 page news sheet called ' ilford news - for photographic societies ' to subscribing photographic clubs .\nthe ilford photo - electric exposure meter model c calibrated in both the ilford speed group lettering system ( a - g ) and scheiner degrees . ilford ' s speed group lettering was later extended to cover a range a - h in order to include newer , higher speed , emulsions e . g hps in 1952 .\none operation determines camera exposure\n. to view a large colour image of an ilford meter model c and read the 1950 bjpa report , click here or the image . colour picture courtesy of david muggleton .\n21 . tasker , ilford , 96 ; and see above p . 207 .\n116 . ilford official handbk . , c . 1958 , p . 70 .\n136 . church commissioners , file for st . mary ' s , ilford .\n211 . tasker , ilford , 71 ; congr . year bk . 1902\u20134 .\nilford ilfosol 3 black and white film developer is an enhanced formulation . . .\nsince that time , ilford photo has re - established its primary position in the global photographic market and has led the worldwide resurgence of black - and - white photography . it is now the only manufacturer that provides a full range of film , paper , photochemistry and ancillary products for this sector .\na leaflet entitled\nilford darkroom safelights\n, printed for ilford limited , ilford , essex in october 1968 ( j . 68 ) . sent to me by roger gittins of the mobberley village society . to view the leaflet , click here .\nlaunched in mid - 2007 by ilford photo , the \u2018defend the darkroom\u2019 campaign aims to safeguard the future of darkrooms and associated creative techniques , while simultaneously showing how traditional analogue and digital photography can co - exist . it hopes to do this through a range of educational , promotional and customer support activities .\n72 . the following account of howards of ilford ltd . is based on the firm ' s publication howards : 1797\u20131947 . see also tasker , ilford , 139\u201340 .\n316 . tasker , ilford , 76 ; ilford educ . ctee . proc . ii . 230 ; viii . 278 ; xxvii . 110 ; xxxiii . 217 .\nwe offer a range of photo chemistry from paper and film developers to stop bath , fixers , washaid , and toners . however , to process a film you will only need a film developer , stop bath and fixer .\nmanufacturer : sumvision . weight : 200gsm . 100 sheets premium glossy photo paper . size : a4 . suitable for inkjet printers . type ( matt / glossy ) : glossy . clean crisp prints outs . type : paper .\nthe location and expansion of the ilford site in the town of ilford from the earliest times up to the late 1950s has been impressively researched by nicholas middleton . i can ' t recommend highly enough that anyone interested in researching the actual location of the various ilford ltd premises in ilford shoudl start by reading nicholas ' website , with his findings supported by many references plus photographs taken himself using an ilford sportsman camera .\nharman technology ltd announced plans to extend its highly popular range of ilford photo black and white photochemistry products with a new developer . ilfosol 3 is due for official launch in february 2008 and is an enhanced formulation of the one - shot , general - purpose , liquid black and white film developer - ilfosol s .\nto download this ilford technical guide to fp4 , click on the image or here .\nin may 2010 , ilford imaging switzerland gmbh are bought by paradigm global partners llp .\nlumi\u00e8re , who were acquired by ciba - geigy in 1962 , become known as ilford france . lumi\u00e8re imaging remains to this day a key distributor for ilford in france .\n99 . one hundred years of local govt . in ilford , p . 29 .\n117 . tasker , ilford , 59 ; e . r . xi . 170 .\nilford washaid is a hypo - eliminator formulated to aid the efficient removal . . .\nthe ilford antistaticum anti - static cloth is a specially treated orange clo . . .\nsubsequent to ww2 ilford dropped the paddle steamer trade - mark and adopted an advertising slogan :\nilford films for faces & places\n. ilford incorporated this slogan into their camera design . the ilford envoy box camera , in the mid - 1950s , had its focusing marked : ' push - in for places ~ pull - out for faces ' .\nan ilford limited letterhead , dated january 1944 ( thanks to roy hammans ) . it shows its war time heritage by saying ilford london ' contractors to his majestys government ' .\npress release : freedom of expression . harman technology launch the first new ilford black and white silver gelatine paper for 13 years \u2013 ilford multigrade art 300 , 10 february 2011 \u21a9\n93 . ilford gas act , 1899 , 62 & 63 vict . c . 52 ( local act ) ; tasker , ilford , 138 and advertisement , p . ii .\nby july , ilford were offering a free 20 page booklet entitled\nilford fp4\nto amateur photographers\nwishing to make the best use of the fine qualities of this new emulsion\n. it was obtainable by writing to mike williams , customer services , ilford ltd , ilford , essex . this booklet ( see left ) updated the booklet\nilford fp3 , film of many faces\noffered in 1965 . it is dated march 1968 .\naugust , ilford photo resumed shipment of id - 11 and microphen powder monochrome film developers . id - 11 is supplied in 1 litre and 5 litre packs , with microphen in 1 - litre packs . powder chemical manufacture at the uk site in mobberley , cheshire , had ceased when ilford imaging went into receivership . fact sheets on the newly available id - 11 and microphen obtainable by following the links on this page .\nmanufacturer : sumvision . weight : 200gsm . suitable for inkjet printers . size : a4 . suitable for high resolution ( 5760dpi ) printer . premium glossy photo paper . special coating for colour printing . type ( matt / glossy ) : glossy .\nto view some ilford bromide and selo gaslight printing papers for this era , click here .\nan announcement in the 3rd february copy of the ilford recorder newspaper can be read here .\nibeautiful shot of hunting island . shot on ilford delta 100 black and white film . .\n17 . tasker , ilford , 41 , 104\u20136 ; and see above p . 201 .\n54 . tasker , ilford , 149 ; and see present vol . p . 194 .\n62 . tasker , ilford , 137 ; kelly ' s dir . essex , 1890\u20131910 .\n81 . tasker , ilford , 47\u201348 ; kelly ' s dir . essex , 1906 .\n138 . g . w . barnes , hist . baptist church , ilford , 17 .\n149 . tasker , ilford , 66 ; kelly ' s dir . essex , 1937 .\n236 . barrett , the lamp still burns , 50\u201351 ; tasker , ilford , 68 .\n278 . char . com . file 65829 ; tuck , barking and ilford , 65 .\nilford ilfostop is a low odour citric acid stop bath . after development we . . .\nthe borough of ilford presented princess elizabeth with a specially commissioned ilford advocate camera , costing \u00a3340 . the camera was stolen , but later recovered , when it was sent to be repaired .\nthe ilford range of inkjet products , including \u2018ilford galerie\u2019 , is not associated with harman technology in any way , and is actually manufactured and marketed by a separate organisation based in switzerland .\n19 . ibid . ; tasker , ilford , 41 ; and see above p . 188 .\n97 . one hundred years of local govt . in ilford , 1935 , p . 29 .\n191 . g . caunt , ilford ' s yesterdays , 40 ; tasker , ilford , 71 ; e . r . v . 7 ; kelly ' s dir . essex , 1898 .\nilford rapid fixer is a non - hardening rapid fixer supplied as a liquid conc . . .\nilford & kodak black and white film processing chemicals available in store and online at fotofast brisbane .\nhouse of ilford is a new and exciting addition to the services available from the well - established ilford lab direct photographic process and print service based at the harman factory in mobberley , england .\nhunting island xvi , 2018 technical info film used ilford delta 100 format 4x5 camera . . .\nnote that amateur photographer hinted that these hr transparency films were of agfa origin and it seems ( see photo pro magazine , p33 , july 1989 ) that agfa repackaged ilford multigrade as agfa ' s own multi - contrast paper brand in germany , in exchange for supplying the transparency film stock . ilfocolor hr negative film may have continued to be of konica origin , which would explain why ilford suggested that there would be less noticeable change with that film type .\ngrammage : 170 g / m2 . sheet size : a4 - 210 mm x 297 mm . it got better results than plain paper and exceptionally good value for money . manufacturer : hp inc . product type : photo paper . surface finish : semi - gloss .\nilford imaging uk are subject to a management buyout , which results in the formation of harman technology ltd in february 2005 . harman continue to use the ilford name for traditional black and white products .\n102 . barking borough council , century of progress in local govt . 64 , 78 ; one hundred years of local govt . in ilford , 44 ; ilford official handbk . 1960\u20131 , 94 .\nfilm type : the \u2018type\u2019 of film you need will be determined by the camera than you are using . we have created a short animation which explains the different types of film you can buy - 35mm , 120 roll or sheet film ( sheet film is available in different sizes ) . please note not every ilford photo film is available in all of these formats .\nin an increasingly digital world , these photographers can find it difficult to buy the specialist analogue products they require due to a shrinking number of manufacturers and stocking dealers . however , to help ulf users overcome this limited availability , as well as the need to purchase a minimum order quantity , ilford photo has revealed it is running a two month ulf product ordering window .\npaper developers \u2013 when shopping for photo chemistry always check the application . we also produce stop baths , fixers , toners , wetting agents as well as paper developers . paper developers are specifically used as part of the printing process and are not to be used on film .\nmedium format xp2 super photo by ben massey ( the photographer ' s mother and a terrier ) . ( kiev 60 , arsat 80mm , vivitar flash through an umbrella ) . large areas of smooth , grainless high values with good gradation are the film ' s forte .\njune announcement of an exclusive distribution agreement with wynit , inc . of syracuse , new york , for distribution of ilford black - and - white photo products in the usa and canada . arrangements to be complete by 1st july . subsequently , an american subsidiary , harman technology llc was set up in new jersey to handle all market development and technical support in north america .\nthe selo company had effectively already come under ilford control by 1925 but it seems that the name ' selo ' was not adopted by ilford as their film brand name until 1930 ( see above ) .\n( see 1939 , below , for another issue of the courier , celebrating 60years of ilford ) .\nilford hypersensitive panchromatic ( hp ) 160asa and fine grain panchromatic ( fp ) 28asa roll films introduced .\njohn alexander has emailed with recollections of working in the original ilford factory site at roden street , ilford , essex , when he was a teenager . click here to read his account of those times .\n67 . ibid . 1898 f . ; ilford official handbook ( c . 1958 ) , 163 .\n89 . ilford corporation act , 1 edw . viii & geo . vi ( local act ) .\npmk is not the best developer for hp5 . try the recommended ilford developer , or tetenal ultrafin .\njust seeing those ilford boxes brings back such pleasant memories when photography was so much simpler . . .\nilford multigrade iv gloss glossy 8 x 10 ( 20 . 3x25 . 4 cm ) paper 100 sheets\npurchased as easy to use alternative to mixing powdered developers ; have had great success with ilford products .\nduring the war years ilford were proud of their lecture team ' which carried on ' .\nthroughout the war many photographic societies carried on as usual and the ilford team of lecturers kept their dates and fulfilled their obligations . this is a service ilford maintained throughout the war to foster and maintain enthusiasm .\nworld famous ilford brand now in safe hands and to re - emerge as a leader in the global imaging and graphics markets . chugai photo chemical co . ltd of tokyo , japan and c . r . kennedy & company pty ltd of melbourne , australia , have been successful in their bid for the ilford trade marks and associated assets . a new company ilford imaging europe gmbh has been established as a joint venture and will be responsible for all product development , production , logistics , sales and marketing activities . clement kennedy and arnoud mekenkamp have been appointed as joint managing directors .\nregeneration expert lpc living wanted to build 375 homes on the 40 acre mobberley site and submitted a planning application to cheshire east council , including investment to consolidate ilford photo operations onto a smaller 7 . 5 acre campus within the site . the application was refused and an appeal was made to the planning inspectorate in july 2015 . following a public inquiry in 2016 , the appeal was rejected .\nin october , the company made representations to change their name to ilford ltd , but the ilford urban district council objected . the ilford urban district council finally approved the name change from britannia works co . ltd . to ' ilford ltd ' provided there was a comma inserted after the name ' ilford ' and ltd was spelt in full i . e . ilford , limited . ( the change of name to ilford , limited was finally registered on 24th december 1900 ; my thanks to gavin ritchie for this information ) . the comma continued in use , officially at least , until 1951 ( maybe there was a 50year agreement with the council ? ) but in practice it was dropped from advertising literature around 1935 ( possibly the result of the area becoming the ' municipal borough of ilford ' in 1933 ? ) . ( ref : d . m )\nimperial was already under ilford limited influence by 1919 , and was possibly already owned by ilford ltd . ( see the chronology 1928 - 1930 ' slot ' below ) . paul tells me , based upon information from the book\nsilver by the ton\n( see text under ' ilford chronology ' above ) , that imperial produced one of these books each year until 1927 . thereafter , it may have been deemed ( by ilford ltd ) time to let this book lapse and incorporate its information into the ilford manual of photography .\na cardboard box that originally contained 16 quarter plate size ( 3\u00bc\nx4\u00bc\n) ilford process plates .\na 28 page booklet entitled\nilford book of formulae\n, footnote a37 , hence presumed january 1937 .\ninternational paper sells ilford to doughty hanson for \u00a385million . warmtone multigrade fb ( double weight ) paper introduced .\nilford is acquired by the usa - based international paper company , owners of graphic arts materials manufacturer anitec .\n68 . kelly ' s dir . essex , 1890 ; kelly ' s dir . ilford , 1924 .\n80 . tasker , ilford , 44\u201346 , 56 f . ; and see pp . 189 , 256 .\nyou know the film market is improving when digital photography sites are reporting ilford ' s annual ulf order .\nilford multigrade ivrc de luxe pearl black & white 10x8\n( 20 . 3x25 . 4cm ) 50 sheet\nharman technology limited is the company behind the famous and iconic ilford brand of black and white photographic products .\namateur photographer magazine ( news pages ) for 18th january announced\nilford imaging switzerland closes down factory\n. the plant , based at marly , is set to lay off 130 staff , having halted production of their ' heavyweight base ' 280gms / m2 inket paper , ilford galerie . production of a similar paper ( smooth pearl ) is expected to continue through the facilities of permajet , in warwickshire , uk . a worldwide launch of perrmajet ' s paper was set for 15th january . buit other interested parties exist and in december 2013 ap had been told\nall scenarios are still open\n. please note : ilford imaging switzerland is an entirely separate company to ilford photo in the uk , which is unaffected byt this announcement .\nour sister business , ag photo lab , offers the best in photographic lab services for the professional , art , enthusiast and student photographer . we process all types of photographic film , including c41 , black & white , e6 and we offer the finest photographic c - type and silver gelatin prints from both digital file and film originals , together with our giclee art service . customers can browse our site , select the services required and order on line . for film processing we have a freepost mail service for you to send your films to us . browse the ag photo lab site now .\nphoto magic website : urltoken location : byron bay \u2013 shop 4 the plaza , 108 jonson st , byron bay , nsw , 2481 telephone : ( 02 ) 66855877 or 0414669104 additional details : 135 development ( c - 41 ) & scanning and printing . can help develop 120 ( outsource ) .\non 13th july , the bjp website announces oji paper , a 130 - year old company based in tokyo , has bought ilford imaging group ' s swiss operations for an undisclosed sum . the swiss business is based around a manufacturing plant in marly , in which the majority of ilford ' s inkjet products are produced - including the ilford - branded gallerie and printasia papers . the move will have little impact on ilford photo said phil harris , managing director . ' although the plant in mobberley , cheshire , does some contract manufacturing of inkjet products for the swiss company , we are separate companies . we will manufacture some products for the new owner until the end of this year but don ' t know what will happen beyond this . '\nselo soldier from front cover of the ilford courier , june 1934 . for more selo soldiers see this webpage .\nsome images of ilford bromide printing paper from around this time can be seen here , courtesy of simon spaans .\nalso describes the ilford processing chemistry available at the time and the suitability of each to the indivual film types .\nilford is founded by alfred hugh harman as britannia works making gelatine dry plates in the basement of his house .\nciba ag , switzerland , acquire shares in ilford beginning a commercial co - operation between ciba and ilford to develop ciba ' s dye - bleach print material ( for making prints directly from colour transparencies ) . originally called cilchrome ( ' cil ' derived from the names ciba , ilford and lumi\u00e8re ) the eventual product name was cibachrome .\n208 . account based on : e . c . h . vine , charles henry vine of ilford , especially pp . 36\u201386 ; congr . year bk . 1902 , pp . 144\u20135 ; tasker , ilford , 70 .\n266 . tasker , ilford , 71 ; kelly ' s dir . essex , 1922 ; cf . 1926 .\n293 . kelly ' s dir . essex , 1870 ; tasker , ilford , 123 ; tablet on building .\n295 . tasker , ilford , 74 ; kelly ' s dir . essex , 1870 , p . 16 .\n331 . ilford official guide , 1960 , p . 119 ; inf . from the principal , cranbrook college .\ni have for sale this collection of out of date kodak and ilford photographic paper of various sizes and weights .\ni purchased the ilford multigrade developer as a trial replacement for kodak dektol developer . surprisingly it developes as quickly as the kodak . even more surprising the mid - tones where actually more visible . the real kicker was that the ilford is actually less expensive of the two products . last but not least i haven ' t found anything that i dislike about the ilford developer . i guess i won ' t be going back to the kodak . thanks ilford\nilford ' s lecture service , which operated throughout the war ( see 1942 above ) announced\ntoday , with calm restored , we are more eager then ever to provide the services of our qualified team of lecturers , so if you have a vacant date , drop a line to the ilford lecture service , ilford ltd , london .\nthe ilford recorder newspaper , on thursday feruary 28th 2002 , published a two page article looking briefly at the history and chronology of ilford ltd . john alexander has kindly sent me a copy , and it can be seen here .\nciba - geigy , no longer having any stake in ilford , require the cibachrome name be changed . the announcement of the name change from cibachrome to ilfochrome classic was announced by ilford at the 1992 pma show in las vegas .\nit cost \u00a336 . 46 for 100sheets of 10\nx8\nor \u00a343 . 78p for 50sheets of 12\nx16\n. by the end of 1993 ( or start 1994 ) ilford published a new manual for users of their colour materials , both reversal and negative / positive . the ilford colour print manual was available through ilford trade outlets .\nthis is the third year ilford photo has staged the annual initiative and already it has been well received . one large format fine art photographer , susan harlin , who shoots landscape , architectural and environmental detail photography , said : \u201culf may be a fairly specialist method of black and white photography but its practitioners are highly passionate and the medium is enjoying a resurgence with a new generation of photographers now being drawn to its benefits . \u201d\nthe ilford ' prentice ' first appeared , a basic 120 roll film folding camera very similar to the kershaw penguin .\nnew ilford office block completed at ilford , essex ( reported in ' photography ' magazine , march 1958 ) . click this link to read an article from modern camera magazine , april 1958 , describing a visit to this office building .\na 36 page booklet ,\nilford fp3 , film of many faces\noffered free to applicants sending one empty fp3 carton . authored by sandy brownstone of ilford ' s technical publications department ( ref : aug 18th ap magazine ) .\nfollowing the rationalisation of products and facilities by ciba - geigy , ilford become responsible for marketing their photographic group worldwide .\nlumi\u00e8re , who were acquired by ciba in 1962 , eventually relinquish their corporate name and become known as ilford france .\nilford high speed delta 3200 professional film launced at photokina ( 10 years after kodak ' s tmax 3200 ) . ilford stole a march , however , by also introducing their film in the 120 roll format . ilford ' s previous ultra high speed film was the little - loved 800asa hps , which was removed from the range in the late 1960s .\n14 . see pp . 5\u20136 ; for ilford town centre in 1905 see pl . f . p . 249 .\n77 . for industries in general see also ilford official handbk . ( c . 1960 ) , 42 , 175 .\n83 . ilford improvement act , 61 & 62 vict . c . 119 ( local act ) ; ilford u . d . c . ( rates ) act , 62 & 63 vict . c . 2 ( local act ) ; ilford u . d . c . act , 4 edw . vii , c . 209 ( local act ) .\n307 . tasker , ilford , 75 ; inf . from min . of educ . and essex educ . ctee .\nkentmere films are a great starting point for students or anyone learning film photography , before stepping up to ilford films .\nnew sealed pack of ilford darkroom photographic paper , multigrade fb , warm tone , 9 . 5x12 inch , 10 sheets\nilford photo to extend its uk black and white process and print service . in order to offer this extended range of services , harman technology ltd made considerable investment into new plant and machinery at its mobberley headquarters . specifically , the service is now able to offer not only processing and printing but additionally the scanning of film negatives to cd , reprints and enlargements as well as producing real silver gelatine black and white prints from digital files .\nilford made an ilford reflex document paper no . 50 for use with the miles copycat and apparently put their name to the reflex printer itself , though the printer was manufactured by miles aircraft ltd of reading , england . ilford claimed their paper was suitable\nfor all reflex copying machines . with ilford reflex document paper no . 50 you can obtain perfect copies from every type of original , including manuscript , typescript , pencil notes , plans and drawings containing fine detail\n.\ntake a look at the photographic historical society of canada site where there is a page devoted to alf pyner , who joined ilford after his time in the raf during ww2 and had a long association with ilford\u0092s experiments to develop colour materials .\nilford ' s public libraries have been described in a previous volume . ( fn . 133 ) they comprise a central library and four branches . the ilford tramways , and the reading room , are described above . ( fn . 134 )\nthe 1930 ap advert shows that ilford size no . 20 ' selo ' film cost 1 / - for 8 exposures .\nilford ' sportsman ' camera range introduced , see my index page for details of all the sportsman camera ' family ' .\n20 page booklet on ilford formolith materials , made available by david muggleton . it is dated g63 , hence july 1963 .\nilford has some 22 , 000 authorised dealers , including branches of multiples , and some 2 , 000 dealers ' agents .\ni ' ve read that the fuji neopan cn is a punchier version of the ilford . any comments on the fuji ?\ntuesday 17th may 2016 \u201clove it \u2013 frame it\u201d - ilford lab direct launches new black and white print framing . . .\nharman technology limited is a pioneering professional imaging specialist based in mobberley , cheshire in the centre of the united kingdom . the company announced the launch of its pioneering harman photo inkjet media range , suitable for both colour and monochrome photography , in august 2006 ; and the first products became available in the uk and usa in february 2007 .\nharman\u2019s president of marketing for north america , steven brierley adds : \u201cthrough our ilford photo brand , harman technology is committed to supporting all methods of analogue photography \u2013 large format included . at a time when many manufacturers are moving away from traditional black and white photography , we will continue to champion it and do all we can to ensure photographers can buy the products they need . the special ulf two month ordering window is just the latest evidence of this . \u201d\nilford photo management team since february 2005 , consists of : phil harris ( chairman and managing director ; centre front row ) , andy taylor ( finance director ; front row left ) , peter elton ( operations director ; front row right ) , howard hopwood ( marketing director ; back row left ) , simon galley ( sales director european and export markets ; back row centre ) and steven brierley ( sales director uk , usa and australia ; back row right ) .\nhello , i have been into b & w photography for many years and have my own darkroom as well . i have always used ilford and kodak developers for my film because that is all that my local photo shop ever had . now with online shopping , more developers are available to me and i am wondering what others work well . i prefer the sharpest quality possible . i mainly use the following films : kodak plus - x , t - max 100 , tri - x 400 , ilford fp4 + , fuji neopan acros 100 . all in the 120 format . any suggestions ? thanks\na small pocket in the rear cover of the booklet contains\nspecimen surfaces of ilford bromide , plastika and contact papers\n.\nthis 20 page booklet entitled ilford colour films was published by ilford limited , ilford , london , around february 1952 ( ? , based upon the rear cover printer ' s number icf / b52 / plh ) . it describes the principles of additive and subtractive colour processes and determination of exposure under daylight & artificial light for the 10asa ilford colour films type d and a . the text predates the 1953 announcement of an ilford service to provide colour prints from transparancies as the end - note in italics says\nilford ltd does not undertake the preparation of colour prints or black & white prints from transparencies , or the preparation of duplicate transparencies .\nto view a pdf scan of a leaflet describing colour films a & d , see the 1956 chronology ' slot ' ."]}
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quality webinars , engaging online trainings and live event webcasting solutions for small business meetings and large - scale enterprise conferences . omnovia\u2019s high - quality web conferencing platform offers the best online meeting experience with a unique capacity of 5 , 000 simultaneous participants in an interactive web - based environment . omnovia\u2019s live event webcasting solution , stagetoweb , provides hd live - video streaming , integrated voice and interactive tools .\nin a deal that is nearly complete , omnovia signed on accor hotel group , one of the largest hotel chains in the world , to use omnovia\u2019s system to train employees in the middle east , africa and europe .\nfollowing dr . cohen - gadol\u2019s successful showcasing of this webcasting system \u2013 proving the benefits for medical training and off - sire referrals \u2013 omnovia technologies is confident other doctors will begin to utilize their system to benefit from its financial savings and learning opportunities .\nthe business behind the product - called omnovia - was originally launched as an online information security firm in 2004 .\n, founder and ceo of omnovia technologies .\nwe are excited to be the first webcasting company to introduce you tube integration . this new innovative module perfectly aligns with our development strategy of enhancing visual communication with rich content media , interactivity and ease of use .\nthe product was such a great success , taghechian asked omnovia if there was any way to build a web conferencing platform .\ntoday , omnovia technologies has 500 clients worldwide and gross revenue of $ 3 million to $ 8 million a year . a venture capital firm in california is considering infusing as much as $ 10 million into the company - money that will be used for marketing , shadfar said .\nomnovia technologies , a leading global provider of web conferencing , high quality webinars , engaging online trainings and live event hd video webcasting solutions , announced the full release of its patent - pending recast technology . recast is omnovia\u2019s unique webinar recording technology that creates on - demand interactive replays . upon playback , all interactive features of the live event are available , exactly as if the viewer was watching the live session .\nthe omnovia technologies company was launched in houston , tx in 2003 , with \u201cthe clear vision of bringing the power of visual online communication to every business . \u201d it reports to be a leading global provider of collaborative online meetings , webinars , online trainings and hd live event webcasting solutions .\nthe inc . 500 company , which teaches options education online , also was a webex customer before making the switch to omnovia .\nomnovia technologies\u2122 , inc , is a leading global provider of online meetings , high quality webinars , and live event webcasting solutions for both small business meetings and large - scale enterprise conferences with global footprint . omnovia ' s high quality web conferencing platform offers the best online meeting experience with unique interactive features in a secure web - based environment . on the other hand , omnovia ' s live event webcasting solution , stagetoweb , goes beyond traditional event webcasting techniques by providing hd live video streaming , integrated voice , interactive tools and a full range of professional services .\none customer , brett fogle , president of boca raton , fla . - based optionsuniversity . com , says he loves omnovia\u2019s technology .\nthe result was omnovia\u2019s first software product \u2014 a secure viewer that is downloaded to ensure that a course works only on a particular computer .\nindeed , word spread so quickly in the financial industry that in june 2007 , omnovia pulled off a major coup when td ameritrade holding corp . , one of the nation\u2019s largest financial companies , switched from webex to omnovia in the start - up firm\u2019s largest deal to date .\naaron cohen - gadol , md , a neurosurgeon with methodist hospital in indianapolis , is using the latest internet technologies to webcast his surgeries live online to train other doctors remotely .\nhouston , texas , jan . 6 , 2011 omnovia technologies , a leading global provider of web conferencing , high quality webinars , engaging online trainings and live event hd video webcasting solutions , announced the full release of its patent - pending recast technology . recast is omnovia\u2019s unique webinar recording technology that creates on - demand interactive replays . upon playback , all interactive features of the live event are available , exactly as if the viewer was watching the live session .\nwe wanted to make something that was better than what was already out there ,\nomnovia chief executive officer shawn shadfar of houston says .\nwith omnovia , users can just log in with a password and don\u2019t have to dial any phone numbers to hear the audio in the room .\n\u201clittle by little this came to be a serious project , \u201d shadfar says . \u201csix months later , we had released our first version of omnovia web conferencing . \u201d\neven though web 2 . 0 technologies have the potential to transform how federal agencies engage the public , wilshusen says that \u201cdetermining the appropriate use of these new technologies presents new potential challenges to the ability of agencies to protect the privacy and security of sensitive information , including personal information , shared by individuals interacting with the government and to the ability of agencies to manage , preserve and make available official government records . \u201d\nurltoken ( t . t . s . ) and kaplan learning technologies have joined forces to offer business transformation , content development and training services for atlantic link products , content point , capture point and knowledge point .\ndespite its success with its web conferencing product , omnovia actually began as an information security consulting company and only turned into what it has become today by accident . a friend of shadfar\u2019s , afshin taghechian , who was ceo of a houston - based financial company , traders international , asked omnovia to create a product to protect courses that were on cds .\nfederal agencies have begun to identify some of the issues associated with web 2 . 0 technologies and have taken steps to start addressing them . for example , the office of management and budget recently issued guidance intended to ( 1 ) clarify when and how the paperwork reduction act of 1995 applies to federal agency use of social media and web - based interactive technologies ; and ( 2 ) help federal agencies protect privacy when using third - party web sites and applications .\n, the company released the first ever twitter integration in an online meeting platform , which has now become an industry standard . omnovia also introduced recast , the world ' s first interactive replay technology .\nwhile recorded webinars give attendees the opportunity to watch a webinar at their own convenience , no matter their schedule or time zone , current technologies offer only one - way communication by producing large - file movies with no interactivity at replay time . \u201comnovia\u2019s recast is unique among web conferencing recording and playback technologies , \u201d said ken molay , renowned industry expert and president of webinar success . \u201ci have been quite impressed with the ability to play back recorded content inside a live session . audience members can interact with polls , links , and text chat as if the content was truly live , and presenters can add live content such as q & a or screen reconfiguration even while the playback continues . \u201d\n\u201cagencies may face challenges in assessing whether the information they generate and receive by means of these technologies constitutes federal records and establish mechanisms for preserving such records , which involves , among other things , determining the appropriate intervals at which to capture constantly changing web content , \u201d said wilshusen . \u201cthe use of web 2 . 0 technologies can also present challenges in appropriately responding to freedom of information act ( foia ) requests because there are significant complexities in determining whether agencies control web 2 . 0 - generated content , as understood within the context of foia . \u201d\nwhy lose customers to yet another yawn - inducing , droning voice behind a glitch - filled slideshow ? with omnovia , your online event is an exciting , engaging , results - generating , talked about event ; one that captivates your users .\n\u201cwe believe interaction creates connection , \u201d said shawn shadfar , ceo of omnovia technologies . \u201cif your attendees can interact with you by typing questions , answering polls or downloading presentation materials , you will significantly improve their level of engagement and comfort , as well as their overall experience . this will positively influence how they think about you , your company and your products . until now , such interactivity was limited to live webinars . what makes recast revolutionary is its unique ability to combine the flexibility of on - demand webinars with the interactivity of live webinars , \u201d shadfar added .\nthe product is offered for a monthly subscription fee . the cheapest is $ 49 a month , while one with added features can run thousands of dollars more . omnovia ' s largest client spends $ 30 , 000 a month with them , shadfar said .\nanother feature this client requested was the ability to use different languages and be user - friendly , since many of its students were older . that led to the development of omnovia , a browser - based , user - friendly system that works with many languages .\nin a recent conference of the american association of neurological surgeons in san francisco , 200 of the country\u2019s best neurosurgeons logged in to view the live surgery taking place in indianapolis , and were able to talk live with dr . cohen - gadol while watching the live video stream in full 1080p high definition using novia technologies\u2019 hd webcasting technology .\nindeed , since its inception in early 2004 , omnovia has seen its revenue grow to $ 900 , 000 in 2007 from $ 510 , 000 in 2006 . the firm has been profitable since 2006 and shadfar projects revenue to reach $ 1 . 5 million for 2008 .\n\u201cmaking an app is not a strategy , [ but ] it might fit in with a strategy , \u201d says gwynne kostin , office of citizen services and innovative technologies director . according to kostin , agencies are looking at who their audience is , how they\u2019re using mobile , where their mission space is . where those things converge \u201care really their opportunities . \u201d\nlike many entrepreneurs , omnovia ' s shadfar failed at his first venture , a software company he started in 2000 that managed customer relationships for clients . he said he learned to not spend too much time developing a perfect business plan and too little time developing the core business from that venture .\nomnovia\u2019s recast also provides significant savings in cost and time by offering a new way to repurpose recorded webinars . \u201cwe have been using live webinars to communicate with our clients . as an organization with offices in many countries throughout the world , we would have to have several live webinars with the same exact content to overcome the differences in time zones . but now omnovia\u2019s recast allows us to use the content we already have to deliver interactive , on - demand webinars around the clock , \u201d said victoria poor , public relations and events manager at thomson compumark , a business unit of thomson reuters .\n\u201cagencies are faced with the challenges of determining how the privacy act of 1974 , which provides certain protections to personally identifiable information , applies to information exchanged in the use of web 2 . 0 technologies , such as social networking sites , \u201d wilshusen testified . \u201cfurther , the federal government may face challenges in determining how to appropriately limit collection and use of personal information as agencies utilize these technologies and how and when to extend privacy protections to information collected and used by third - party providers of web 2 . 0 services . in addition , personal information needs to be safeguarded from security threats , and guidance may be needed for employees on how to use social media web sites properly and how to handle personal information in the context of social media . \u201d\nas companies continued to cut their conference and travel budgets , shadfar saw an opportunity for technology to make a difference . so he created his own revolutionary web event platform , omnovia . the name is latin for \u201call innovation\u201d . once you give our web event platform a try , we hope you\u2019ll agree .\nthe latest and greatest example of such webcasting is wells fargo\u2019s webcast of their recognition event in minneapolis , mn . a week earlier a paper had reported on wells fargo\u2019s extravagant expenses in a las vegas event allegedly using government bailout money . this resulted in wells fargo cancelling some of the live events ( read more\u2026 ) or reducing physical attendance by leveraging web conferencing . note that wells fargo has denied some of the rumors and has defended the events ( read more \u2026 ) . wells fargo decided to use omnovia technologies for its webcasting . on average , it costs over $ 700 ro send an employee to an event of this size . with more than 300 online viewers , wells fargo saved themselves a whopping $ 210 , 000 using this technology .\nas the u . s . air force ( u . s . a . f . ) defines its future training and readiness concepts , it is increasingly important to create efficient and effective learning environments for training and readiness assessment . the gaming research integration for learning laboratory ( grill ) is a concept developed in 2008 to explore alternative technologies for pushing training to appropriate levels of environment credibility using flexible environments and tools .\nthe grill vision tracks very closely to many of the recommendations and advancement opportunities noted in these seminal documents and reports . candidate research technologies include those capable of delivering training ( possibly that which complements other training systems ) ; that can operate as a stand - alone capability ; and that can function as part of a larger and interoperable \u201cfamily of complementary trainers\u201d that includes live training , full - fidelity simulations , or game - based trainers .\nsolutions , announced today that its web conferencing platform now allows presenters to instantly search and play any youtube clip for their attendees during the live webcast . in 2008 , omnovia added movieplayer to its platform which enabled group replay of hd quality videos in a secure environment . the new youtube feature complements movieplayer by providing access to millions of publicly available movies .\nomnovia is a leading global provider of collaborative online meetings , webinars , online trainings and live event webcasting solutions . we are proud to empower businesses from all sizes and numerous industries with innovative online communication solutions . ease of use , focus on quality , innovative technology and above all dedication to create long - lasting customer partnerships are integral parts of our dna .\nthe u . s . a . f . scientific advisory board in its 2009 virtual training technologies summer study recommended a number of ways for the u . s . a . f . to better leverage games and virtual technology . the report highlights the potential for novel gaming and multi - verse environments , informed by pedagogical principles and learning theory , to lower the costs of developing new training capabilities while enhancing the effectiveness of training and mission readiness .\nskillsoft is making available new learning resources to support cisco\u2019s latest ccnp ( cisco certified network professional ) certification exams . the new curriculum equips network engineers with a variety of learning tools and mentoring services to develop the competencies needed to plan , implement and troubleshoot these network technologies . by using skillsoft\u2019s courseware , global network professionals also acquire the knowledge needed to help pass the ccnp exams . ccnp is among the over 100 it certifications supported by skillsoft\u2019s learning resources .\n, said that ,\noptions university offers courses for investors at every level . with omnovia ' s interactive webcasting platform , we can create engaging webinars that combine unparalleled expertise with a commitment to providing investors success trading strategies .\nhe also added that ,\nthe new youtube module increases engagement with attendees and as a result , the effectiveness of our webinars .\nurltoken provides a comprehensive combination of services and technology aimed at enabling s . m . e . s and non - training professionals to develop instructionally effective and cost - efficient web - based training . the t . t . s . three - part solution includes : atlantic link , kaplan learning technologies\u2019 state - of - the - art , easy - to - use , web - based training authoring platform ; jumpstartenablement , a quick and efficient content creation ramp - up process ; and project support from experienced instructional design professionals .\nwhen we started with omnovia , we had a particular need - the need for right - to - left text justification to use with our arab audiences in the middle east ,\nsaid sandra bruckner , director of the department ' s digital diplomacy studio team .\nso many of our audiences like to participate in their native language , and not all of the systems let you do that . i also like the very clean interface of this product .\ndue to the limitations of live video streaming \u2013 particularly latency \u2013 neurosurgery in high magnification and high definition broadcast in real - time has never been done before , according to dr . cohen - gadol . however , he added \u201cwith omnovia , my students and colleagues can watch the operation as if they were next to me . we can create an interactive environment where we see the same images , view and discuss x - rays together and collaborate for an improved patient outcome . for busy physicians , this can be done with just a laptop and internet connection , so they save time and money on travel expenses and software . \u201d\nif you are a mac user looking for the best web conferencing tools , the list below will help you find some of the most reliable web conferencing tools on the market for mac os .\nwhile this tool doesn\u2019t support video conferencing , it has many useful web conferencing features . most notably , fuze meeting is able to show videos , presentations and graphics in high definition . it supports screen sharing , application sharing , and allows users to carry out and attend meetings from their iphone , ipad or android device . one dowside to fuze meeting is that it doesn\u2019t have voip capabilities , but it more than makes up for that with its ability to dial - in all conference participants while the host gets ready for the web conference . the few downloads that are required for this tool to work are incredibly fast , and fuze meeting is incredibly easy to use . more \u00bb\nthis is the tool with the best user interface on this list - it was built for the mac , after all . it\u2019s included with mac os x , so no downloads are necessary . however , the tool is not available for those on windows or linux . all that\u2019s needed to use this application is an aim or mobileme account , and it takes only one click to start your web conference . this application also has video conferencing capabilities , and while hosts are sharing slides for example , they can still be seen by the video conferencing attendees . ichat is also a great collaboration tool , as it allows users to not only share a desktop , but also has remote control capabilities . reliable and convenient , it is also a very pleasant application to use . more \u00bb\nthis is a video conferencing tool that supports up to eight people sharing video at a time , and best of all , it\u2019s free to download and use . it also supports voip calls , so users don\u2019t have to pay for conferencing with long - distance participants , for example . this tool also lets users send voice or video messages , in case the person they wanted to call is unavailable . it\u2019s also possible to use ivisit from a smartphone and other internet - connected mobile devices , so users can meet on - the - go , however , this feature costs extra . it\u2019s very easy to download and get started , and signup only takes a couple of minutes .\na very easy to use web conferencing tool , qnext enables both video and audio conferencing , supporting up to four people at a time for a video conference and eight people in an audio conference . one of the cool things about qnext is that it allows people to send instant messages to colleagues in all different networks , such as aim , gtalk , ichat , facebook chat and myspace chat . for better collaboration , qnext also allows users to grant access to their desktops in control or view mode . users can drag - and - drop files that they would like to share with online conference attendees , for ease . it is also possible to download a qnext app for the iphone , ipod touch or ipad for meeting away from your computer . more \u00bb\nthis is a browser - based tool , so works on mac as well as all other operating systems . it has several useful features for your web conference , such as the ability to appoint co - presenters , share desktop control and conduct polls . it also lets users send survey e - mails after the conference , an important feature for following up on a web conference . users can also record and download their online meetings so if any discussions need to be revisited , it\u2019s easy to do so . more \u00bb\nwhen the u . s . state department holds online training sessions for its employees at dozens of embassies and offices around the world , it uses a browser - based web conferencing system that was developed in houston .\nthat all changed , according to founder shawn shadfar , when a client asked for a different product .\nthis client had online classes that lasted eight to 10 hours at a time , and it was very expensive and inconvenient to expect people to get their audio from a telephone ,\nshadfar said .\nthat was how it was done back then , but we integrated audio into the computer .\nfrom day 1 , we set out to build something that was easy to use and very intuitive , and offered audio through the system ,\nshadfar said .\nnot a replacement , but more like the next generation of web conferencing \u2026 something like ' webinar 2 . 0 . ' we wanted to make something that was better than what was already out there .\nshadfar continued ,\na lot of software companies build features because they think they ' re cool - but we did it the other way around . anything we ' ve added over the years has been driven by requests from our customers .\nwe compete with giants like cisco and adobe , and we beat them every time we get a chance to demonstrate what we offer ,\nshadfar said .\nas an example , he pointed to the state department , which had been using a brand - name system for its web conferencing .\nin retrospect , i learned quite a bit from the experience ,\nshadfar said .\ni learned not to spend too much time on the paper , and spend more time on the product .\nrates now at 4 . 12 % apr - $ 225k mortgage for $ 1 , 664 / mo\na collaboration between analytical graphics inc . and thoth technology advances state - of - the - art for\nit all starts with these 12 core features that make creating your web events effortless , leaving your audience spellbound .\nadding multimedia features can lead to deep technical difficulties . hiring it teams to make the equipment work right requires massive capital investment . this leaves you with tools that are one - 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500 - 4065 or via email at support @ urltoken .\nplease sign in and use this article ' s on page print button to print this article .\nmany startups spend a lot of time going after investors or ramping up sales and marketing early on .\nin starting another company in the past , shadfar realized he\u2019d \u201cspent way too much time going after investors . \u201d\nso even though he went without a salary for one year , shadfar was determined to build a great product .\nby early 2007 , he knew his product was \u201cdecent . \u201d but instead of focusing on marketing or sales , shadfar made the executive decision to focus on the next version of his product .\n\u201cwe invested the time and money into making the system even better , \u201d shadfar says . \u201cwe took risks and it paid off .\n\u201cnow we really have , if not the best , one of the best - in - the - world products of its kind . \u201d\nin building his self - funded company , shadfar \u2014 a former information security manager with schlumberger ltd . \u2014 has made an effort to keep costs low with no offshore development .\n\u201cninety percent of our technology was developed in houston by local engineers , \u201d he says . \u201csoftware development offshore has challenges . quality and timing suffers . we need to go fast . \u201d\n\u201cone course sold for over $ 5 , 000 . he didn\u2019t want people to pass it around and copy it , \u201d recalls shadfar .\nthe firm was using webex\u2019 solution at the time to give online live training to students around the globe \u2014 usually 200 at a time .\n\u201clet\u2019s not do what they do , let\u2019s just do it better , \u201d he says . \u201cwe really reinvented everything . \u201d\nweb conferencing is a technology that allows people to communicate more effectively over the internet . all participants of a web conference go to one web page where they are able to share audio , video , content , or a combination of these in real - time . web conferencing has the benefit of allowing people to attend meetings or presentations when they can\u2019t be physically present at the event .\nfrom day one , reliability was extremely important for traders international because even a five - second delay could result in the loss of tens of thousands of dollars .\n\u201cthese were actual stock market gurus that teach people how to trade , \u201d shadfar says . \u201cif an image is late or the voice is delayed , there were major financial implications . \u201d\none of the advantages of such a product , says shadfar , is that a customer is essentially advertising the firm\u2019s product by showing it to others .\nshadfar believes one of the firm\u2019s advantages is it can go up to 5 , 000 attendees simultaneously .\naccording to shadfar , td ameritrade couldn\u2019t hold a web conference with 1 , 000 attendees and have integrated voice .\npresenters can add drawings or notes on top of power point presentations . the software also allows for application sharing so that both the presenter and attendee can , for example , work off the same spreadsheet .\n\u201cyou can do this in very few systems , \u201d says shadfar . \u201cbut they\u2019re not as fast as ours . \u201d\nin a decade that has seen record high gas prices and significant economic downturn , reducing overhead costs and travel expenses are priorities for almost every company or organization . as such , web conferencing has only been growing in popularity .\ncompetitor webex was sold to cisco systems inc . in 2007 for $ 3 . 2 billion .\n\u201cour customers range from oil and gas companies to churches , \u201d shadfar says . \u201call kinds of organizations do online training , marketing or sales presentations . \u201d\n\u201cwe tried them all and they\u2019ve all been a little disappointing , \u201d fogle says .\nin fact , the company almost had to refund nearly $ 20 , 000 in tuition because it had picked a custom program \u201cthat came crashing down\u201d after just 15 people logged in .\n\u201cthis really lets us leverage one person\u2019s time in a much bigger way than we ever could , \u201d fogle says .\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 .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 pr newswire association llc . all rights reserved . a cision company .\nomnova solutions is in the business of improving brand experiences . we apply chemical and material science to develop emulsion polymers , specialty chemicals , and functional and decorative surfaces that enhance the performance of our customers\u2019 products around the globe .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , world , . . . more\nchanges won ' t be saved until you sign up for an enhanced profile subscription .\nthey have some very dedicated staff , you get to be creative and solve problems .\nall of those good reviews from feb . 2014 are fake . i worked there in early - mid 2014 and all of those people had either been fired by the time i got there , or those were written by management , because there were only about five of us working there . on my second day they fired 25 % of the staff , so the whole time i was there i was worried i was going to get fired due to some random restructuring which they seem to do every couple of years .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\na growing application of web conferencing these days is in \u201cwebcasting\u201d live events . organizations , trade shows , hotels and other av ( audio video ) providers are slowly but surely getting accustomed with the idea of showing their events online in live and recorded formats . there is , of course , significant cost savings associated with this practice since a part of the audience no longer needs to travel to the physical event . it can also be regarded as a much \u201cgreener\u201d solution for the same reason .\nwebcasting live events or live - casting , as i call it , however , presents many challenges and should be distinguished from the typical web conferencing . many webcasting solutions do not provide a true interactive environment . they simply provide a one - way communication , usually through video , with seconds of delay . live - casting refers to a more complete experience in which online attendees can interact with the physical audience . in a live - cast session , online attendees may ask questions via chat , voice or video . they may respond to questions or polls . they may download documents from the virtual room to their computers\u2026\nin a live - cast session , the system needs to work with professional microphone and camera devices . many heavy - duty devices do not work as pc microphone or webcams . for instance , a professional hd camera often used at live events produces very high resolution ( in numbers of pixels ) images that many web conferencing software cannot handle .\nwhile moderators of a webinar or web conferencing session can focus on the online session , live - 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generation interactive whiteboards introduce multi - touch , ipad - - like gestures to create a truly engaging and social learning tool in the classroom . to that end , promethean has unveiled its activboard 500 pro - series that allows the board to be operated simultaneously by both pen and \u201cgesture\u201d touch .\nthe activboard 500 will enable the use of new and emerging multi - touch functionality similar to that used in apple and microsoft ( windows 7 ) applications . this flexibility allows instructors to reach learners in a variety of ways or modes , supporting a wider range of learning types . users will have the ability to easily move and scale objects with finger - touch using natural hand movements , in conjunction with the precision of the \u201cpen\u201d for tasks such as writing or drawing . this offers a more intuitive and efficient way of performing tasks and allows for more collaborative classroom activities .\nover the past few years , a number of scientific activities have emphasized the importance of new approaches for learning and training that take advantage of games as venues for learning , training and readiness assessment .\nfurther , last year , the u . s . a . f . \u2019s chief scientist published a comprehensive set of science and technology challenges that includes developing a new generation of adaptive and context - rich constructive environments for training and concept exploration , testing and evaluation . together , these sources have all underscored the need to explore and demonstrate the potential of gaming environments as possible training solutions for augmenting current u . s . a . f . training investments . these sources also identify gaming environments as a means of efficiently addressing predicted future training and readiness needs and shortfalls .\nin some of the work over the next year , we will be evaluating new synthetic task environments as development and demonstration venues for cognitive and computational - modeling and machine learning approaches . this will allow us to rapidly generate agents for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of live , virtual and constructive training .\n\u2014the authors are mark sturgell , jennifer winner and joel walker . sturgell is head of the cognitive models & agents branch at the 711th human performance wing , human effectiveness directorate . winner is a senior researcher with lumir research institute and walker , a first lieutenant in the human effectiveness directorate , is the program manager for the grill .\nsocial video chat has now officially gone live across every major platform as oovoo today announced the availability of its free video chat service on the ios platform for iphones , ipod touches and ipads . shortly after its launch , the app shot up to become one of itunes\u2019 top 10 free apps and the no . 1 social networking app ahead of facebook , skype and twitter .\nunlike most alternative video chat offerings , oovoo users can now make video chat calls between up to six users from pc to iphone , to android phones and tablets , to mac to any browser regardless of the platform and device they are using .\nthrough extended group calls , video sharing , watching tv and listening to music while oovooing , oovoo users are fostering a new way to connect \u2014 and live \u2014 spontaneously .\nzenler studio pro ( z . s . p . ) is a full featured e - learning authoring tool that , for the first time , liberates powerpoint users with integrated game based e - learning tools .\nz . s . p . speeds up the authoring process through importing several file formats as flash . users of the beta version , which was just released , will be able to generate deeper levels of learner immersion into their content using z . s . p . \u2019s game and simulation capabilities . putting video , audio , import to flash , interactivity tools and exporting to most versions of scorm , aicc and to flash with z . s . p . exploits the power of simplicity .\ntwo of google\u2019s biggest new developments are on the desktop . android - style voice search is headed to chrome ( with support for english only , initially ) , and it will be joined by a new search by image feature ( also available in chrome , or firefox with an extension ) .\nto use that latter feature , you simply drag and drop an image or cut and paste an image url in the search box , and then google tries its best to recognize it and deliver relevant results - - including identifying the location in an old vacation photo , for instance ( though google notes it isn\u2019t doing face recognition ) .\ngoogle also announced instant pages , which promises to speed up browsing by pre - rendering results when its \u201cconfident you\u2019re going to click them . \u201d it\u2019s available in the latest developer version of chrome and will also be included in the next public beta .\nand the company also made some revisions to its mobile search offerings , including a new set of shortcut icons , enhanced search options , and faster local results when browsing on a phone , as well as some revamped search and image results that have been specifically tailored to tablets .\nthe three new ways to search by image are : ( 1 ) drag and drop ; ( 2 ) upload an image ; and ( 3 ) copy and paste the url for an image .\nenterprise learning ! expo and conference ( elce ) announced its second day keynote speakers : joe detuno , ceo , funnelbrain . com , ross mayfield , founder , socialtext and slideshare , geoff graber , ceo , scout on demand ( formerly of yahoo ! games ) and chuck hamilton , director , ibm\u2019s center for advanced learning . elce takes place september 27 - 29 , 2011 at the anaheim hilton in anaheim , ca .\never wonder what would happen if you asked social networking and games executives to re - design enterprise learning ? would hundreds of millions of students and learners flock to learning sites - just like they do to destinations like twitter , linkedin , facebook , farmville , and cityville ? we task this power panel of ceo\u2019s and senior executives from these communities , as well as the world of education to tell us how they would do it .\n\u201cstep out of your world for just a brief hour to see things from an entirely different perspective , \u201d challenges joe didonato , elce conference director . \u201cwe want to help you re - imagine learning . we want you to challenge existing paradigms and barriers . and in the end , we want you to tell us how enterprise education will change and evolve , \u201d claims didonato ."]}
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", "topic": 35}], "title": "multi - touch", "paragraphs": ["3m pct multi touch technology has received windows touch additional qualification ( aq ) for multi - touch interactivity .\nsee the multi touch in dat for windows 7 multi - touch . ( tested with 3m )\nmulti touch walls \u2013 are often used in public spaces to create interactive multi person experiences .\nmtr series : resistive multi - touch type | dmc is a touch screen manufacturer .\nwhile it may seem a long way from multi - touch screens , the story of multi - touch starts with keyboards .\nthis is an example of techniques developed for multi - device and multi - hand that can easily transfer to multi - touch devices .\na flexible e - ink display mounted over a multi - point touch pad , thereby creating an interactive multi - touch display .\nif you are a mechanic using a touch screen to fill out an overpriced car repair estimate , you should use resistive multi - touch touch screens ( mars ) ; everyone else should use projected capacitive multi - touch technology ( multi - touch ) .\nthe multi - touch interface is a fast emerging accessibility option available today , and it is fast replacing keypads . multi - touch is typically associated with capacitive touch\npaper outlining a number of techniques for multi - finger , multi - hand , and multi - user on a single interactive touch display surface .\na multi - touch three dimensional touch - sensitive tablet ( 1985 ) . video at : urltoken\nknowledge base | multi - touch solution for spherical display . globus ( erdkugel ) is the multi - touch domed ( sphere ) screen .\nmade a range of touch tablets with multi - touch sensing capabilities , including the igesture pad . they supported a fairly rich library of multi - point / multi - finger gestures .\nmulti touch is unlikely to be alien to you ; every pinch , swipe , tap , long press and flick on a touch screen is essentially a multi touch gesture .\nmulti - touch technology from touch international pushes the envelope for projected capacitive capabilities , working with water spray and accepting finger , pen and glove input . supporting up to 10 - finger touch , multi - touch technology expands traditional touch screen capabilities and enhances touch screen functionality .\nthe most common usage of multi touch is in capacitive touch screens , as seen on smartphones and tablets .\nmulti touch frames \u2013 can be mated with ordinary monitors to turn the user interface into a touch screen .\nmulti - touch , multitouch , input , interaction , touch screen , touch tablet , multi - finger input , multi - hand input , bi - manual input , two - handed input , multi - person input , interactive surfaces , soft machine , hand gesture , gesture recognition .\nbecause of android smartphones and the iphone and ipod touch , nearly everyone knows about multi - touch user interfaces .\nin 2002 dsi datotech announced and demonstrated a multi - touch tablet named handgear .\nmulti touch tables \u2013 tabletop pcs , like microsoft surfacetm fall within this category .\nopteo transforms the standard cover glass into an intelligent multi - touch optical sensor .\ninsights on the multi - touch industry with respect to current market and forecasted market for next five years . due to the rapidly growing smartphone market , multi - touch\nthere is the tools / multitouch component in the palette , built around the multi touch in dat and other devices that can send multi - touch events like touchosc .\nthe software stack is also important for detecting multi touch . the process of converting an input on the screen to a multi touch gesture has a number of stages :\nmulti - touch touchscreen technology may be at issue in patent litigation . in such cases , a multi - touch touchscreen expert witness may be utilized . the evolutionary history of this technology may be an important fact during multi - touch touchscreen patent litigation .\nresistive touch screens have proven their reliable operability and usability in the market . mtr series is a such resistive touch screen with added multi - touch function .\n- learn about current and future applications in which multi - touch screens are utilized .\n- measures and forecasts the market for multi - touch technology and its market segments .\nover the years , as multi touch technologies have matured , the implementations have seen multiple form factors . apart from phones and tablets multi touch screens can be seen in :\npcn capacitive multi - touch display 7\nv1 . 1a 2017 - 02 - 22\npcn capacitive multi - touch display 10\nv1 . 1a 2017 - 02 - 22\na multi - touch pad integrated into the bottom of a keyboard . you flip the keyboard to gain access to the multi - touch pad for rich gestural control of applications .\na touch on a panel will as as a left mouse button event . this lets you used multiple panels such as buttons , sliders via multi - touch as they are . if a panel needs to handle more than one touch , you can disable the built in multi - touch behaviour via panel comp panel page ' s multi - touch parameter , and then process the incoming touches to that panel via the multi touch in dat .\n- examine the multi - touch technology market ' s drivers , restraints , and opportunities .\napple ' s iphone introduced the concept of multi - touch on a cell phone . apple\nthis page will include information leading to all aspects of multi - touch implementations with touchdesigner .\nlast time we went through the native multi - touch capabilities in zenon 7 . 10 for\nmy next entry will include the options for customized zenon multi - touch implementations in vsta .\nin the bullet list that page says that there are\nsingle and multi touch versions\nof their projected cap - touch screens .\napple has been granted another key multi - touch related patent titled\nswitched capacitor projection scan multi - touch sensor array . after the iphone had debuted in 2007 , apple ' s john elias filed a patent that would reduce the cost and advance performance of multi - touch displays by integrating touch sensors into a single surface of the touch substrate for sensor circuitry .\nsee multitouch technologies for a listing of various technologies and discussions of multi - touch theoretical discussions .\nlikewise , multi - touch greatly expands the types of gestures that we can use in interaction .\na multi - touch sensor designed for robotics to enable sensing of shape , orientation , etc .\nfor more discussion of multi - touch and some examples , see the lesson drag and scale .\nmulti - touch is totally agnostic to the size , type of screen , touch - technology employed , or protocol you wish to use .\nit\u2019s not only touch screens that display this behavior ; many laptop track pads support multi touch . the technology has seen several types of implementations since the 60\u2019s . in its most advanced implementation , multi touch becomes multi user in video walls and tabletops that let multiple users interact with the same device .\navailable for around $ 200 which goes pretty well with usine , not multi touch though ! ) .\ncapacitive multi - touch display can be ordered along with any apalis or colibri module and carrier board .\noverlay based \u2013 capacitive touch screens work according to this principle , where the sensors responsible for the multi touch features are embedded into the screen .\nin the case of baanto\u2019s shadowsense touch screen technology , shadows cast by an object on to sensors embedded in the bezel are used to detect multi touch gestures on our touch screen panels .\nthe multi - touch sensing doesn ' t work on the resistive type of touchscreens ( budget touch phones ) , the capability comes inherited in capacitive touchscreens ( majority of touch phones nowadays ) .\nmyron\u2019s work had a staggeringly rich repertoire of gestures , muti - finger , multi - hand and multi - person interaction .\ndeveloped a touch tablet capable of sensing an arbitrary number of simultaneous touch inputs , reporting both location and degree of touch for each .\n( both in 2007 ) , an especially large number of people have asked me about multi - touch .\nthe first multi - touch system that i am aware of designed for human input to a computer system .\nsee ios and osc for various ways to get multi - touch data into from the apple ios devices .\nbefore that , from about 2000 to 2005 , a company called fingerworks sold multi - touch devices with a broad variety of multi - touch gestures ( ix ) . these had quite a faithful following of users .\nin some cases , users can program custom multi - touch gestures of their own for use on their devices .\nchildren have short attention spans . this multi - touch software solves this problem making education more fun , engaging and unforgettable . features a set of interactive multi - touch educational applications designed to help kids learn while they play !\nsoftware that allows the creation and use of a menu with your favorite apps in a multi - touch hardware .\ntouch internationals multi - touch analog resistive sensor ( mars ) modules are the next generation in resistive touch technology boasting 10 - finger touch in an easily modifiable , portable , plug and play design that can transform from a virtual keyboard or touch screen piano into an interactive learning tool based on customer specifications .\nif i picked , i would like links to more on all . more specifically the resistive touch because i had been taught resistive touch was never multi - touch and it seems another answerer was taught the same .\nand the rest of world ( row ) . multi - touch technology market size estimates and forecasts are provided for each\napple introduced the concept of multi - touch on its iphone in 2007 after buying fingerworks , the company that developed the multi - touch technology . however , the technology isn ' t proprietary . many manufacturers use it in their products .\nacm eics 2010 , workshop : engineering patterns for multi - touch interfaces ( 2010 ) , p . 52 - 57\ncreate dynamic , data - driven , multi - touch experiences for all of the popular platforms and never write code .\ndeveloped a number of innovative techniques for multi - point / multi - handed input for rich manipulation of graphics and other visually represented objects .\nthe interactive multi - touch wave table was a wave - shaped multi - touch table designed by interference inc . / the supertouch group and showcased information about the pharmaceutical company . my role involved programming the application being utilized on the table .\na multi - touch gesture is when multiple pointers ( fingers ) touch the screen at the same time . this lesson describes how to detect gestures that involve multiple pointers .\nbaanto offers unparalleled touch technology through shadowsense . our technology outperforms other touch technologies while yielding cost savings .\nmulti - touch\ntechnology is not new but has only recently begun to emerge beyond research labs and product prototypes .\n- provides information on key growth strategies for companies in the multi - touch market provided through analysis of the competitive landscape .\nmulti - touch is one approach to accomplishing this \u2013 but by no means the only one , or even the best .\nif your workstation includes a supported multi - touch device with the latest drivers , maya recognizes the following inputs / actions .\nlast time we focused on the key concepts behind windows 8 multi - touch \u2013 direct manipulation and gestures . in the next two parts of this blog series , we will address the new multi - touch features integrated natively into zenon 7 . 10 .\nafter several decades of research by universities , companies , and research groups , multi - touch technology ( mtt ) exploded onto the commercial scene in 2007 with the release of both apple ' s iphone and microsoft surface tablets . even before smart phones made multi - touch ubiquitous , films and television began depicting multi - touch in shows like csi , ncis , or fringe , where large wall touch displays are used to scan through criminal evidence . multi - touch screens also began to be used by weathermen , espn ( march madness selection sunday ) , and news reporters ( 2008 presidential election ) . the application of multi - touch is now expanding rapidly across a variety of industries .\nof a computer tablet or touch - screen interface , accepting more than one touch at the same time .\n- analyzes all factors that are affecting or might affect the growth of the market for multi - touch technology and market dynamics .\nthe product for which the technology was used was the lemur , a music controller with a true multi - touch screen interface .\nthe military requires multi - touch technology that is more durable than for civilian use . hp just has released a multi - touch enabled notebook that is \u201cengineered to meet the tough mil - std 810g military - standard tests for vibration , dust , humidity , altitude , and high and low temperatures . \u201d [ 10 ] as ruggedized multi - touch technology becomes more available , troops will be more inclined to purchase these products , and governments may be more willing to issue multi - touch devices for regulation use .\nmulti - touch tables are innovative , intuitive , natural , and incredibly collaborative . they merge the digital with the physical world .\nof programming . next time we will have a look at our new native multi - touch features in zenon 7 . 10 .\ncapacitive multi - touch adapter datasheet ( rev . 1 . 4 | 2016 - 06 - 10 | 1 . 46 mb )\nmike wu , mike & balakrishnan , ravin ( 2003 ) . multi - finger and whole hand gestural interaction techniques for multi - user tabletop displays .\n5 . 5 of 26optical multi - touch technology description the multi - touch device is a user interface device that will allow a user to interact with a computer through use of a multi - touch display . it is a substitute to the keyboard and mouse in this user can directly interact with the system with their fingers and not only this but with multiple touches at the same instant .\n6 . 6 of 26optical multi - touch technology how does a touchscreen work ? a basic touch - screen has three main components : touch sensor ; controller ; software driver . the touch - screen is an input device , so it needs to be combined with a display and a pc or other device to make a complete touch input system .\nan increasing number of attachment devices are becoming available to compliment the multi - touch interface , thus allowing users to switch between the touch screen and traditional methods of data input . multi - touch may not become the exclusive interface to all computers , but it will certainly continue to grow for some time to come .\ndue to available sensor technology , did not us multi - touch ; however , its interface was entirely based on finger touch gestures that went well beyond what typical touch screen interfaces were doing at the time , and which are only now starting to appear on some touch - based mobile devices .\nthe possibilities for the uses of multi - touch are endless . through the years we have seen futuristic versions of multi - touch in television and on the big screen ; but when are those things going to be real for the rest of us ? in this section i will mention a few sectors where i believe that multi - touch is going to have a big impact in the future .\naltough only a conceptual project with no physical demos or prototypes , my partner and i imagined another multi - touch scenario almost eight years ago . our thought approach was a virtual , 3 - dimensional touch space that allowed for not only multi - touch manipulations , but for hand - digit gestures and interactions as well .\nbruce tognazinni produced an future envisionment film , starfire , that included a number of multi - hand , multi - finger interactions , including pinching , etc .\nmulti - touch integration in zenon has already been in use since version 7 . 00 . other than some native features like zooming and scrolling in a worldview picture , doing anything else with multi - touch has been pretty cumbersome for the engineers . in this series we focus on the new multi - touch concepts of windows 8 and how these were integrated in our latest product \u2013 zenon 7 . 10 . we will start with a quick overview of the concepts of microsoft for windows 8 , followed by an overview of the multi - touch features integrated natively into zenon 7 . 10 . the last blog entry will focus on custom multi - touch implementations with vsta .\ni suspect you\u2019ll be hearing a lot more about jeff han , apple and multi - touch interfaces in the next couple of years .\nexamples of multi - touch technology in practice include smartphones , tablets , touch tables and walls ( like those found in museum exhibits and commercial spaces ) , and laptops with trackpads . all of these devices allow for individuals to interact with them in different ways , thanks to multi - touch technology . for example , you can zoom in or out by pinching or expanding two fingers across a touch screen or trackpad . this is the nature of multi - touch technology \u2013 different hand gestures result in different functions .\nthis option makes smooth touch operation available with resistive touch screen . it is also recommended for pen writing operation .\nmulti - touch , in a computing context , is an interface technology that enables input through pressure and gestures on multiple points on the surface of a device . although most commonly used with touch screen s on handheld devices , such as smartphones and tablets , multi - touch has been adapted for other surfaces as well , including touch pads and mice , whiteboards , tables and walls .\nmulti - touch gestures are unavailable on older macbooks . however , if they work system - side , they will work in daisydisk too .\njeff han made a splash \u2014 and gave a ted talk \u2014 demonstrating a large multi - touch display in 2005 ( vii ) . his multi - touch technology sensed fingertips based on optics , specifically \u201cfrustrated total internal reflection\u201d where light is reflected off a fingertip pressed on glass .\nnext time , we ` ll continue with the new multi - touch features in the alarm message list , chronological event list , extended trend module and the new touch - optimized time filter controls .\nmulti - touch means that a touchscreen or tablet can register the positions of more than just one fingertip or touch at once . it is easy to think that multi - touch came into the world in 2007 with the introduction of devices like the iphone : that before , touchscreens and tablets could only register a single finger touch , like the touchscreen check - in kiosks found in airport terminals .\nbut using resistive multi - touch technology comes at a cost when comparing it to projected capacitive technology . mars is really just a 4 - wire resistive touch screen cut up into severalf small 4 - wire touch screens , so it will wear out with use . and the optics are not as good as projected capacitive because it has the same reflections of a standard 4 or 5 - wire resistive touch screen . mars - groupies point out that resistive touch has worked plenty - good for the last 25 years and the benefits of multi - touch , low power and no - drift coordinates make it a long term winner . touch guy is not convinced but thinks multi - touch resistive is a niche product .\nmulti - touch systems may use a touch screen , table , wall , or touch pad . the screen may detect touch points and movement by a variety of means , including heat , finger pressure , high capture rate cameras , infrared light , optic capture , and shadow capture . the screens must be supplemented by a signal - processing microcomputer (\ncontroller\n) , as well as special software for handling the touch events . a multi - touch screen typically replaces a mouse and keyboard , instead providing :\n24 . 24 of 26optical multi - touch technology conclusion \uf071 multi - touch technologies have a long history . mostly multi touch devices have limited resolution , are relatively complex , and don ' t easily and inexpensively scale up to large dimensions . \uf071 optical multi - touch technology use ftir technique that is simple and easy to implement . it provides any resolution displays supported with high graphics . \uf071 in this research , it requires a significant amount of space behind the interaction surface . instead of this we can use raspberry pi & its introduction covered by pranav pathak .\nmulti - touch is a method of input on a touchscreen that allows two or more fingers to be used on the screen at one time . apple ' s iphone is famous for introducing multi - touch to the cell phone world by using it to allow pinching and stretching gestures on the screen to control zooming . multi - touch is something typically associated with capacitive touchscreen displays rather than with more common resistive touchscreen displays .\nwith over 150 patents related to touch technologies , 3m touch systems expertise in this industry is extensive and ever increasing .\nanother multi - touch tablet \u2014 one that some people have cited as the first multi - touch tablet \u2014 dates from 1984 ( x ) . it also used \u201cprojected capacitance\u201d to sense multiple fingertips . seonkyoo lee was a graduate student at the university of toronto , in a group that did research on bi - manual ( two - handed ) user interfaces , so the interest in creating a multi - touch device was understandable .\nthere is a lot of confusion around touch technologies , and despite a history of over 25 years , until relatively recently ( 2007 ) , few had heard of multi - touch technology , much less used it . so , given how much impach it is having today , how is it that multi - touch took so long to take hold ?\nbcc research interviewed more than 100 companies in order to obtain the data for this report . the interviewed participants included display manufacturers , multi - touch\nyes they are mechanical devices ,\nhard\nrather than\nsoft\nmachines . but they do involve multi - touch of a sort .\nmulti - touch platforms have recently emerged into the consumer markets , and offer a rich and captivating interaction experience . at autodesk research we are investigating new user interface designs and interaction techniques for multi - touch systems , and exploring how existing software technologies can leverage the use of such systems .\n/ prnewswire / - - this bcc research report provides the necessary insights on the multi - touch industry with respect to current market and forecasted market for next five years . due to the rapidly growing smartphone market , multi - touch technology is expected to become mainstream technology for major handheld devices .\nleyard led multitouch brings led video walls to life with a beautiful , smooth - to - the - touch interactive surface . incorporating leyard plts ( pliable led touch surface ) technology and a sleek touch frame , leyard led multitouch delivers a high - performance , interactive experience with 32 simultaneous touch points for single or multi - user environments .\nwhile not about multi - touch specifically , this paper outlined many of the attributes that make this class of system attractive for certain contexts and applications .\ncapacitance - sensing multi - touch screens are the most prevalent implementation behind multi - touch cell phones . [ 1 ] . there are a number of technologies within the capacitance - sensing family to detect multi - touch but , in smart phones , mutual capacitance sensing is the most dominant [ 1 ] . the technology works by having a capacitive material whose local electrical charge gets changed when touched by your finger ( or any other conductive material ) .\nmulti - touch function can be used for extra security against operation mistake . for example , you may design an operation terminal in a way that certain important functions can be executed only by two - points touch .\nyes , capacitive touch is best than resistive touch because last one year i had used resistive touch phone samsung champ known iam using sony experia mobile i can find the difference between them . .\ndynamic elements and the screens . this time we will focus on the new multi - touch features in the alarm message list , chronological event list , extended trend module and the new touch - optimized time filter controls .\ndeveloped in partnership with e - commerce giant jd . com , new multi - touch attribution offering will help accelerate growth of roi in digital advertising in china\nmulti - touch touchscreen : this is the interface you use on your iphone , ipad or android smartphone . it includes \u201cpinch to zoom\u201d using two fingers .\nthe way we interact with computers has changed in recent years and since then most people are used to directly manipulating interfaces by using gestures . also with zenon multi - touch features the user literally stays in touch with what is going on in the work process . in zenon 7 . 20 we equipped the operator with new multi - touch features , which can easily be adapted .\napple garnered many oohs and ahhs when it demonstrated the touch - screen interface of its new iphone cellphone / ipod , which is scheduled for release in june . this \u201cmulti - touch\u201d screen , apple says , breaks new ground by permitting more than one finger to touch the screen simultaneously .\nhistorically , most touch sensitive devices only report that the surface has been touched , and where . this is true for both single and multi touch devices . however , there are other aspects of touch that have been exploited in some systems , and have the potential to enrich the user experience :\nwesterman , wayne ( 1999 ) . hand tracking , finger identification , and chordic manipulation on a multi - touch surface . u of delaware phd dissertation : urltoken\nt3 was a bimanual tablet - based system that utilized a number of techniques that work equally well on multi - touch devices , and have been used thus .\nthe practical use of multi touch screens is obvious ; controlling multiple parameters at the same time with direct visual feedback . this makes it ideal for live action .\nover many years , resistive touch screens have proven their excellent performance and operation - reliability in the market . we have added multi - touch ( 2 - point touch ) function to such resistive touch screens . we may recommend projected capacitive touch screens if you expect operations like on a smart phone such as\nflick\nand\npinch\n. on the other hand , mtr is probably the perfect solution for operations requiring simultaneous touch on multiple points , such as function keys on a keyboard .\nnew york university research scientist jeff han has developed a large , dazzling multi - touch touch - screen computer display where one could manipulate pictures or data with multiple fingers , and founded perceptive pixel last year to market the technology .\nsuch historical examples are important reminders that it is human capability , not technology , that should be front and centre in our considerations . while making such capabilities accessible at reasonable costs may be a challenge , it is worth remembering further that the same thing was also said about multi - touch . furthermore , note that multi - touch dates from about the same time as these other touch innovations .\napple ' s patent fig . 9 illustrates an exemplary four row and four column multi - touch sensor panel constructed with an array of one - dimensional distributed rc lines ; patent fig . 12 illustrates an exemplary block diagram of a projection scan multi - touch sensor panel and related components ; apple ' s patent fig . 2 illustrates how an exemplary distributed rc line can serve as a touch sensor\nled multitouch provides a 32 - point simultaneous interactive surface for a dynamic multi - user experience .\n\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0438\u0437\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f : 09 . 07 . 2018 20 : 30 multitouch solution \u00a92011 e - mail : admin [ at ] multi - touch - solution [ . ] com\nmake one of the first transparent multi - touch , one that became \u2013 to the best of my knowledge \u2013 the first to be offered in a commercial product .\nthus , from the foregoing , we find that \u201cmulti - touch\u201d not only identifies the technology , but also describes how a user of the goods operates the device .\nmulti - touch displays have the potential to be incorporated into numerous domains and technologies , and so we are looking at a variety form factors a sizes for which multi - touch displays can exist . this includes large drafting tables , interactive table top surfaces , digitized tablets which could also support pen input , and small mobile devices .\nmulti - touch and natural user interfaces follow the key concept of directly manipulating an object . windows 8 defines manipulation for scrolling or zooming a part of the application either by dragging the fingers across the screen or by pinching or stretching the fingers to zoom in and out . a gesture is defined as an interaction which causes some reaction from an ui element . during the implementation of windows 8 multi - touch for zenon 7 . 10 we focused on easing the configuration of multi - touch . the\n25 . 25 of 26optical multi - touch technology references [ 1 ] low - cost multi - touch sensing through ftir by jefferson y . han [ 2 ] buxton , w . , hill , r . , and rowley , p . 1985 . issues and techniques in [ 3 ] touch - sensitive tablet input [ 4 ] donald hearn , m pauline baker , computer graphics c version , 2 / e [ 5 ] pearson education , 2003 [ 6 ] buxton , bill . 2008 . multi - touch systems that i have known and loved . [ 7 ] url : urltoken [ 8 ] how to build a multi touch by harry vaan der [ 9 ] urltoken [ 10 ] opencv on the raspberry pi , urltoken\nsingle - finger vs multi - finger : although multi - touch has been known since at least 1982 , the vast majority of touch surfaces deployed are single touch . if you can only manipulate one point , regardless of with a mouse , touch screen , joystick , trackball , etc . , you are restricted to the gestural vocabulary of a fruit fly . we were given multiple limbs for a reason . it is nice to be able to take advantage of them .\nit might not fully register , but we all know there are two types of touchscreens . there are those we find on expensive smartphones and tablets , which respond to the slightest touch , allow multi - touch and are generally highly responsive ( unless you\u2019re wearing gloves ) ; and then there are those that have slightly longer response time , that require some pressure or a stylus , that don\u2019t have multi - touch abilities but work no matter what you touch them with .\nmulti - point vs multi - touch : it is really important in thinking about the kinds of gestures and interactive techniques used if it is peculiar to the technology or not . many , if not most , of the so - called \u201cmulti - touch\u201d techniques that i have seen , are actually \u201cmulti - point\u201d . think of it this way : you don\u2019t think of yourself of using a different technique in operating your laptop just because you are using the track pad on your laptop ( a single - touch device ) instead of your mouse . double clicking , dragging , or working pull - down menus , for example , are the same interaction technique , independent of whether a touch pad , trackball , mouse , joystick or touch screen are used .\nmulti - person vs multi - touch : if two points are being sensed , for example , it makes a huge difference if they are two fingers of the same hand from one user vs one finger from the right hand of each of two different users . with most multi - touch techniques , you do not want two cursors , for example ( despite that being one of the first thing people seem to do ) . but with two people working on the same surface , this may be exactly what you do want . and , insofar as multi - touch technologies are concerned , it may be valuable to be able to sense which person that touch comes from , such as can be done by the diamond touch system from merl ( see below ) .\nmulti - touch systems and their applications are entering a mainstream phase where fast access to visual data and collaborative environments are key factors for an informational age . however , most systems are envisioned as public workstations where resources are shared equally between the users with few or no restrictions on the content delivered by the applications . while real - time identification of the users of a multi - touch system is a difficult subject to tackle , authentication using biometric parameters could provide a hierarchy based content management system . based on previous research in both hand vein biometric detection and multi - touch systems , this paper describes a hand vein authentication device usable in a touch / object sensing multi - user collaborative environment .\nclearly demonstrated multi - touch concepts such as two finger scaling and translation of graphical objects , using either a pinching gesture or a finger from each hand , among other things .\nmartin , tim .\ncell phone multi - touch technology lawsuits continue .\nnews blaze . 7 apr . 2010 . web . 3 aug . 2010 . < urltoken >\nmulti - touch surfaces are commonly used through equipment such as the iphone , but the technology could become more relevant to education through entirely multi - touch surfaces , such as desks or workstations . this could allow students to collaborate with other students , even those around the world , and videos and other virtual tools could be streamed directly to the surface .\nbut before that , nimish mehta developed a multi - touch system in 1982 ( xi ) , using optical tracking , not completely unlike jeff han\u2019s system some 20 years later .\nwhen the iphone debuted in 2007 , apple touted the device\u2019s inclusion of multi - touch\u2014allowing touchscreen users to pinch the screen with two fingers and zoom - in . cupertino didn\u2019t invent multi - touch , but it made it a default feature for nearly every smartphone after it . the original iphone didn\u2019t have copy / paste , 3g or even video recording . but if you planned on making a phone anytime after 2007 , multi - touch was now mandatory . this year on the iphone 6s , apple ' s inclusion of a new touchscreen interactivity feature called 3d touch is on this same level of significance .\ntouch - tablets vs touch screens : in some ways these are two extremes of a continuum . if , for example , you have paper graphics on your tablet , is that a display ( albeit more - or - less static ) or not ? what if the \u201cdisplay\u201d on the touch tablet is a tactile display rather than visual ? there are similarities , but there are real differences between touch - sensitive display surfaces , vs touch pads or tablets . it is a difference of directness . if you touch exactly where the thing you are interacting with is , let\u2019s call it a touch screen or touch display . if your hand is touching a surface that is not overlaid on the screen , let ' s call it a touch tablet or touch pad .\nkey products . the activeboard 500 pro is currently promethean ' s most advanced interactive whiteboard system , offering what the company calls intuitive multi - touch , multi - user functionalities accommodating up to four students at a time . its close cousin , the activeboard 300 pro , allows for two simultaneous users , but does not respond to touch . the activeboard 100 and activeboard touch are solid , entry - level systems ideal for schools with limited budgets .\nthe basic operational principle is a calculating the touch coordinates of the applied force of a user\u2019s touch or gesture . the force based touch technologies applied touch force is used for determining the touch coordinates . controller will , and must , also accurately know the magnitude of the user\u2019s touch at any given moment of time . the system output is therefore based on 3 - variables ; x - and y - coordinates and the \u201cz - coordinate\u201d ( force level ) .\nwhen autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select . touch device users , explore by touch or with swipe gestures .\nfirst , most obviously , we see sequences , such as the shift , control , fn or alt keys in combination with others . these are cases where we want multi - touch .\ngestures for multi - touch interfaces are often selected to be similar to real - life movements , so that the actions are intuitive and easily learned . ( see : natural user interface )\ni was looking for this kind of comprehensive information and finally got it . multi touch software will change the world by its advanced feature . thank you very much and keep sharing information .\nthis article describes requirements and challenges of crossplatform multi - touch software engineering , and presents the open source framework multi - touch for java ( mt4j ) as a solution . mt4j is designed for rapid development of graphically rich applications on a variety of contemporary hardware , from common pcs and notebooks to large - scale ambient displays , as well as different operating systems . the framework has a special focus on making multi - touch software development easier and more efficient . architecture and abstractions used by mt4j are described , and implementations of several common use cases are presented .\nso , with so much that had been done before , just what is really new about multi - touch touchscreens and gestures today ? or more particularly , what things could be novel enough to be patentable today ? as patent practitioners know , it all depends on exactly what a patent\u2019s claims say , and how that compares with the details of prior art . a qualified multi - touch or multi - touch gestures expert witness on touchscreens and tablets , and their long history , may be helpful in understanding the claims and knowing what the prior art might be .\nthis page contains basic information related to the capacitive multi - touch 7\nand 10\ndisplay kit . the two sets are capacitive display kits consisting of a display and an interface board . cables are included to enable easy connection with different toradex carrier boards , no external power supply is required . it also allows developers to do tests with multi - touch and gestures easily .\nthe wave 24 inch multi touch display offers the same mounting flexibility as the standard wave monitor , and the touch unit has been tailored from state of the art projected capacitive ( pcap ) touch technology to obtain the same minimized outer measures as the non - touch version . the monitor is equipped with extensive interface features met by marine standards . for improved performance and reliability backlight is based on led technology offering wide viewing angle .\nwith interfaces that rely exclusively on touch screens , this is not the case .\ntouch - screen incorporated so - called\nhaptic\ntactile - vibratory feedback .\nthis option enhances the toughness of the touch screen , recommended for public environments .\nstandard touch screen solutions to create your own projects , easy configuring without coding .\nthere was other multi - touch work at bell labs around the time of boie ' s . see the 1984 work by leonard kasday , ( us patent 4484179 ) , which used optical techniques\nbefore that , in 2002 jun rekimoto of sony computer science laboratories demonstrated multi - touch using what is now called \u201cprojected capacitance\u201d , along with some impressive demonstrations of multi - touch gestures ( viii ) . i like this one in particular , because it was made with components like plywood and some stretched wires , along with electronics that could be built by a somewhat more advanced electronics hobbyist .\nsimilarly , capacitive touch screens are the same way . they have to be designed with multitouch in mind , since it can ' t be added later . it ' s just coincidence and serendipity that most multitouch screens are cap - touch . mostly it has to do with cap - touch being newer than res - touch .\nanyway , he returned to ted this year for a new presentation , showing how far the multi - touch technology had progressed ( hint : a lot ) . he also set up his eight - foot touch screens in the ted common area , so anyone could try it .\n4 - wire resistive multi - touch panel solution of toshiba has three successive phases . in phase 1 controllers dedicated only to the multi - touch control are produced . the controller enables to communicate with a serial interface to a host controller in the system . next , phase 2 will realize both functions of the multi - touch control and host control in one toshiba microcontroller . several kinds of firmware are under development applied to 8bit tlcs870 / c1 series and , for more complicated systems , 32bit tx03 series microcontrollers . these microcontrollers integrate ad converters which convert the output voltages from the touch panels , flash memories which store user application software as well as the firmware which detects and calculates each coordinate of the two touched points . and in phase 3 , multi - touch control by tx09 series assps is under planning . the assp devices have been already in mass production stage .\nproduct largely based on westerman\u2019s thesis : westerman , wayne ( 1999 ) . hand tracking , finger identification , and chordic manipulation on a multi - touch surface . u of delaware phd dissertation : urltoken\napple is considered the pioneer of multi - touch technology on mobile phones with their first iphone . they introduced the pinch - to - zoom and rotate gestures that are now available across various platforms .\ninterpretation layer \u2013 gesture recognition happens in this layer . every gesture has a starting point , ending point and dynamic motion between the two points . a multi touch system recognizes a multitude of gestures .\nif you have used an interactive video wall or a tabletop pc , chances are , you have also used a touch screen that was built using optical touch technology .\ncreate interactive and immersive touchscreen experiences with systems and displays engineered for commercial applications and backed by advanced touch technology that ' s ultra - fast , reliable and responsive . 3m offers a wide range of standard and customizable single - touch and multi - touch systems that are easy to integrate into oem and display solutions , as well as a portfolio of fully integrated displays .\ngestures vary among manufacturers . here are a few multi - gestures you can use on a trackpad with a mac :\nmulti - touch technology works with trackpads ( or touchpads ) and touch - screen interfaces , like those found on laptops , smartphones and tablets . it allows users to interact with their devices in a multitude of ways , by expanding the number of interface options . rather than simply swipe and tap , multi - touch allows for zooming , scrolling , selecting , and more . it is designed to provide touch - screen interfaces with the same sort of flexibility and usability that a traditional mouse and keyboard provide , while also providing for a more intuitive and seamless user experience .\nbcc research collects its data through primary and secondary sources after which an analysis is performed on the data collected . the report presents an analysis of the various multi - touch technologies by product and application . bcc research also conducts a number of surveys , based on which industry growth in relation to the growth of each multi - touch technology is analyzed . growth rates and forecast shipments are estimated to 2018 .\nmulti - touch has been deployed on hundreds of high profile live studio productions by some of the largest broadcasters and used to enhance their coverage of sports events , elections and on other live show material .\nthis has enabled multi - touch to become a trusted medium that helps broadcasters to tell the story in a more natural and intuitive manner , while enabling them to interact with the content directly and confidently .\nbuxton , bill .\nmulti - touch systems that i have known and loved .\nbill buxton . bill buxton , 12 jan . 2007 . web . 2 aug . 2010 . < urltoken >\nhas also partnered with leading developers to provide the most advanced security encryption for banking software . we are dedicated to creating new and exciting multi - touch applications that serve a wide variety of commercial markets .\nare you sure about this ? i seem to remember reading something somewhere stating otherwise ( an article in macworld perhaps about iphone & multi - touch technology perhaps ) . bah , i\u2019m probably mixing things up\u2026\nthere are a number of cases where this can be of use in touch interfaces .\nwindows 7 / 8 only allows the use of one touch screen at a time .\none unique feature of shadowsense touch screens is that their performance remains fluid even as the number of touch points increases , since the technology works independently of the host cpu .\nyou , and most here , have misunderstood the reasoning behind the denial . it is not that other products are using the term\nmulti - touch\nas a description of their product , it is that\nmulti - touch\nis a generic descriptive term regarding how a myriad of devices - yes , many since the iphone , but also yes , many before - are interacted with by their user .\nnow , the truth is , the maximum number of fingers that the iphone recognizes is exactly 2 . and even then , you use this feature in only one instance : to enlarge or reduce a photo , web page or e - mail message on the screen ; it\u2019s not like there are all kinds of multi - touch gestures to learn . so \u201cmulti - touch interface\u201d might be stretching it a bit .\ntouch table a projector inside microsoft\u2019s multi - touch table , called surface , sends imagery up through the acrylic top . an led shines near - infrared light up as well , which reflects off objects or fingers back to various infrared cameras ; a computer monitors the reflections to track finger motions .\nbut , colegrove said , the iphone will be the first product that puts the multi - touch feature in a mainstream consumer ' s hands - - at a retail price of $ 500 to $ 600 .\noptical touch technology uses cmos infrared cameras placed on top of the panel to continuously monitor the field of view . optical touch screens also use infrared light , similar to infrared touch screen technologies , but the layout of the emitters and sensors is what differentiates it .\njust as there are rgb pixels that can produce light at any location on the screen , so can pixels detect shadows at any location on the screen , thereby enabling multi - touch in a way that is hard for any separate touch technology to match in performance or , eventually , in price .\nseveral different researchers and research groups worked on multi - touch technology simultaneously over the years , each approaching the problem in very similar ways ( though with some differences ) and building continuously on advances made by others . significant inventions instrumental in the development of multi - touch technology date back to the 1970\u2019s . a broad history of the technology is available on bill buxton ' s website [ 3 ] . buxton is well - known in human computer interaction research , and his history of touch technology is frequently cited .\nj . han , \u201clow - cost multi - touch sensing through frustrated total internal reflection , \u201d 18th annual acm symposium on user interface software and technology ( acm , seattle , washington , usa , 2005 ) .\nyou can adjust settings for multi - touch gestures in os x lion by going to system preferences - > trackpad . gestures are split up between three different tabs you can check / uncheck any options from there .\nanother goal was to make our time filters more touch - friendly . new controls are now available for the time filter , alarm message list filter and chronological event list filter screens , which are highly configurable in terms of multi - touch as well as graphically , e . g . with line height .\nmanufactured to be the fastest pcap for large formats . it combines a staggering 100 simultaneous touch points with an unprecedented 5 milisecond touch response rate . the touch sensor transparency allows a pristine image quality and the touch resolution results in a fluid and smooth touch experience . it is shipped in a film in sizes ranging from 30 ' ' to 105 ' ' , in 16 : 9 . it can be used with a wide range of operating systems .\ndisadvantages : \u2022 surface coating overlays are necessary \u2022 is not multi - touch capable \u2022 cannot be used on domed surfaces \u2022 low resolution \u2022 cannot be scale to larger screens \u2022 touch detection does not happen before physical contact with the screen \u2022 cannot be used on curved surfaces ( flex ) \u2022 cannot be used through a glass window . \u2022 requires periodic recalibration \u2022 touch coordinates are not drift free\nwe ' re going to use our fingers . we ' re going to touch this with our fingers . and we have invented a new technology called multi - touch , which is phenomenal . it works like magic . you don ' t need a stylus . it ' s far more accurate than any touch display that ' s ever been shipped . it ignores unintended touches , it ' s super - smart . you can do multi - finger gestures on it . and boy , have we patented it ."]}
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( united arab emirates ) ; 3m united kingdom holdings p . l . c . ; 3m venezuela , s . a .\na century of innovation : the 3m story , st . paul , minn . : 3m company , 2002 .\n3m canada\u2019s safety record is among the best in the canadian industry , as well as in 3m\u2019s global operations .\n3m roofing systems refurbish roofs without the need for removal or landfill using 3m\u2019s unique range of cold applied seamless systems .\n3m micropore\u2122 surgical tape , the first hypoallergenic tape , was introduced and was a key to the success of 3m\u2019s health care business .\n3m window films upgrade the performance of existing glazing and protect your buildings from uv , glare , heat and impact by using 3m window films .\npatient warming is a highly strategic adjacency for 3m and integral to infection prevention . arizant expands 3m\u2019s infection prevention offerings and will help to drive growth internationally .\nour story so far : notes from the first 75 years of 3m company , st . paul , minn . : 3m public relations department , 1977 .\n3m floor matting solutions 3m nomad\u2122 entrance matting systems are designed to stop dirt and moisture at the door , helping keep floors clean throughout the entire building .\nthe brands listed above are trademarks of 3m . used under license in canada .\nthe uk subsidiary was formally established in 1951 and , whilst 3m products have been marketed in ireland since the early 1950s , 3m ireland was established in 1975 .\n3m is named one of the 30 companies comprising the dow jones industrial average .\nmarjorie pearson , summit envirosolutions , inc . , \u201c3m & saint paul , \u201d\n3m is a diversified technology company . the firm operates five reportable business segments :\na century of innovation the 3m story ( pdf , 8 . 4 mb )\nmarjorie pearson , summit envirosolutions , inc . , \u201cworking women at 3m , \u201d\nmissouri officials say 3m plans a $ 40 million expansion at their springfield plant .\n3m and novec are trademarks of 3m company . energy star is a trademark of the environmental protection agency . tesla is a trademark of tesla motors , inc .\n3m products are used by astronauts in the first moon landing , including 3m\u2122 fluorel\u2122 elastomer , a synthetic rubber used in the astronaut\u2019s boots worn inside the space capsule .\n3m anti - slip tapes 3m safety - walk\u2122 consists of a full range of functional , slip resistant materials that provide improved resistance and help reduce slips and falls .\nmr shearer said :\n3m involved nepa to complement our existing business improvement programs .\n3m center st . paul , minnesota 55144 - 1000 u . s . a .\nsite facts describe interesting facts and events related to 3m and the saint paul campus .\n: aerial view of the 3m campus in 1941 . ~ source : minnesota historical society\n3m offers three primary value propositions : accessibility , innovation , and brand / status .\nat 3m , we work hard to deliver the most effective ppe safety solutions available .\ngovernor cuomo announces $ 34 . 5 million expansion of 3m plant in western new york\nsearch 3m products and services by niin number , nato item name or nato description .\nat $ 550 million , 3m got a good price on the acquisition , fleck said , but he sees opportunities for 3m to pump sales and cut costs to boost earnings .\nthe transaction is 3m ' s biggest since it bought fingerprint - identification systems maker cogent in 2010 , a year in which 3m spent more than $ 2 billion buying companies .\na\ncentury of innovation , historical snapshot ,\nrecreates the persistence of 3m ' s founding fathers and highlights many of 3m ' s successes . [ 150k | 500k ]\n3m ' s founding families created major philanthropic organizations , like the bush and mcknight foundations .\nand if history is any guide , 3m might turn today ' s challenges into opportunities .\nwilliam l . mcknight ' s long reign begins with his appointment as 3m general manager .\nthe company history page lists out the major events in chronological order for 3m india ltd .\n3m has one revenue stream : revenues generated from the sales of its products to customers .\n3m\u2019s website says the company has 90 , 000 employees and $ 30 billion in sales . the website also says 3m has paid dividends to its shareholders without interruption for 100 years .\n06039\n3m\n' finesse - it ' marine paste compound : 3 . 78 l\n3m peltor is committed to providing the highest quality equipment available to the law enforcement community .\nin celebration of 3m\u2019s bronze award from the league of american bicyclists recognizing 3m as a \u201cbicycle friendly company , \u201d employees are encouraged to bike to work on earth day . seventy employees participated in the bike to work event in 2013 , and 3m is striving to beat that number this year . additional 3m earth day activity includes the opportunity for volunteers to create mobile battery powered lights using 3m solar mirror film , which will ultimately be donated to schoolchildren in africa through the nonprofit new vision renewable energy . 3m will also match grants for employee donations to new vision renewable energy and the nature conservancy during the 3m environmental match period in april .\nclearly , 3m ' s first chairman of the board , william l . mcknight , was a unique leader and 3m has had outstanding leaders at all levels of the company ever since .\nour friends at @ 3m want to make sure every skillsusa medalist feels like a rockstar tonight . that\u2019s why they decided to support skillsusa and sponsor tonight\u2019s award ceremony \u2014 thanks , 3m ! urltoken\na century of innovation is a celebration of the values and innovative thinking that makes 3m unique . perseverance , ingenuity and creativity have made 3m ' s first 100 years a century of success .\nmanufacturer 3m on wednesday said it is officially moving forward with plans to expand operations in springfield .\ntop photo : 3m headquarters in st . paul , minn . , march 9 , 2016 .\nin february , kallon denied a motion to dismiss by 3m , allowing the case to continue .\n3m co . , tower international , inc . ( michigan ) , conagra foods , inc .\nhigh visibility - scotchlite\u2122 reflective material 3m is proud to sponsor this years police federation conference . 3m is committed to enhancing the usability and effectiveness of high - visibility clothing . 3m has a wide product range available with reflective materials specifically designed to meet the requirements of many different applications and uses .\njohn dwan and four colleagues founded minnesota mining and manufacturing co . , now known as 3m , in 1902 . see historical images . ( mpr photo / andrew haeg - courtesy of 3m museum )\nin the old days , fry says 3m gave employees like himself a great deal of freedom to determine what ideas would make it to market . now , he sees 3m management taking more control .\nthese are products that have not been a big part of 3m ' s portfolio . 3m got a good price for what it ' s getting , said adam fleck said an analyst with morningstar .\nway markers convey focused information regarding the people and resources of 3m and their relation to the community .\n3m has a cost - driven structure , aiming to minimize expenses through low - price value propositions .\nwomen have worked at 3m since its early years and have played ever more varied and diversified roles .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 3m peltor e . c . h . o . training . all rights reserved .\n3m reached an innovation milestone with the issuance of its 100 , 000th patent . each year about 3 , 000 patents are issued to 3m worldwide , with more than 500 granted in the u . s .\n3m has agreed to buy biometric access control systems vendor cogent for around us $ 943 million in cash .\n3m is offering $ 10 . 50 per cogent share , which it says puts the price at around $ 943 million . however , cogent ' s cash reserves mean 3m will effectively get a $ 500 million rebate on that price , putting the net cost to 3m at around $ 430 million , the companies said .\n3m\u2122 thinsulate\u2122 thermal insulation introduced with more than 30 clothing manufacturers signing up right away to use this product .\nas well as assisting 3m with the use of a laser scanner to compare sets of tooling parts for problem diagnostics , the nepa team has been assisting 3m with implementing japanese lean manufacturing techniques to improve business processes .\nthere is a great deal at stake for the company and minnesota if 3m ' s idea machine falters .\n3m will buy the office and consumer products business of california - based avery dennison for $ 550 million .\na century of innovation : the 3m story book ( us , english , pdf , 8 . 0mb )\n3m\u2019s main partners are the retailers , wholesalers , distributors , dealers , and jobbers that sell its products .\nminnesota - based 3m confirmed this week it will undertake a $ 40 million expansion of its springfield operations .\n3m . 2000 . biodegradation study of pfos . us environmental protection agency administrative record number ar226 - 0057 .\n3m \u2122 scotchlite \u2122 reflective material transfer film , 8725ll , silver , 50 . 8 mm x 200 m\n3m vice president , richard p . carlton , established a central research laboratory to pursue research in technologies with long - term potential leading to 3m breakthroughs , such as reflective materials used to improve highway signs and markings .\nplans for 3m\u2019s lake superior centennial began two years ago when the company joined the lake county historical society to update and renovate the 3m museum on waterfront drive and second avenue in two harbors where the company was born .\non a more somber note , in 1994 3m took a $ 35 million pretax charge against probable liabilities and associated expenses related to litigation over 3m ' s silicone breast implant business operated through former subsidiary mcghan medical corporation . 3m was named in more than 5 , 800 lawsuits claiming injuries caused by leakage or rupture of the implants .\nabout 3m a recognized leader in research and development , 3m produces thousands of innovative products for dozens of diverse markets . 3m\u2019s core strength is applying its more than 40 distinct technology platforms \u2013 often in combination \u2013 to a wide array of customer needs . with $ 23 billion in sales , 3m employs 75 , 000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 65 countries . for more information , visit urltoken or follow @ 3mnews on twitter .\nabout 3m 3m captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands of ingenious products . our culture of creative collaboration inspires a never - ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better . 3m is the innovation company that never stops inventing . with $ 31 billion in sales , 3m employs 89 , 000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 70 countries . for more information , visit urltoken or follow @ 3mnews on twitter .\n\u201cwhatever you want to do , you can do it here . that\u2019s the beauty of 3m . \u201d discover why\n:\nengineering is problem solving . it\u2019s being curious & creative .\n- alyson borrell , 3m mechanical engineer\n: lorraine foss was hired in 1950 as assistant editor of the 3m megaphone . ~ source : minnesota historical society\n3m began life as a mine along lake superior ' s shore . this crystal bay structure no longer exists .\n3m intends to upgrade its current plant located in springfield . the expansion helps solidify the company\u2019s presence in springfield .\nthese achievements are made possible with the expertise of 3m employees from around the world . to celebrate their accomplishments , 3m is marking earth day today with a number of initiatives . jean lupinacci , chief of the energy star commercial and industrial branch at the epa , will address employees on industrial energy efficiency and its role in protecting the environment . tesla cars , which are made with several 3m technologies , will be displayed at the company\u2019s world headquarters in st . paul to showcase next - generation , sustainable autos . during the day\u2019s events , employees will also see examples of sustainable products , like 3m novec engineered fluids ; 3m window films ; and 3m led advanced lighting .\n3m . 2001 . executive summary of biodegradation studies . u . s . epa administrative record ar226 - 1030a107 .\nthe lawsuit names 3m co . and its subsidiary , dyneon llc , and daikin america inc . as defendants .\nthe creativity of 3m scientists would be less well known had the company not been equally innovative at selling . 3m ' s marketing and sales people were adept at taking basic technologies and finding new ways to package and sell them .\nthe purchase poises 3m to become a one - stop supplier for retailers that sell office supplies and stationery , fleck said .\nit ' s makes 3m pretty clearly the number one player in the market ,\nfleck said .\nabout 3m infection prevention 3m infection prevention division is truly on a mission to help reduce healthcare - associated infections through its infection prevention solutions . with its system of people , products and processes , 3m remains a trusted partner committed to helping hospitals reduce the risk of infections , improve patient outcomes , and control their bottom lines . learn more at urltoken\n3m .\ncompany profiles for students . 1999 . highbeam research . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\n3m chose the uk for its first expansion outside america in 1929 distributing abrasives through a partnership with durex abrasives ltd .\ngovernor cuomo announces $ 34 . 5 million expansion of 3m plant in western new york | governor andrew m . cuomo\nglobal manufacturer 3m says it ' s upgrading its current facility in springfield , and bringing 90 new jobs to town .\n3m \u2122 scotchlite \u2122 reflective material flame resistant transfer film , 8735 , silver , 19 . 05 mm x 200 m\nthe 3m story is conveyed through a series of panels of three sizes , based on their content . the panels extend from this location at the hub to the site north of phalen boulevard , which was the location of 3m\u2019s mechanical operations .\n3m .\ncompany profiles for students . gale . 1999 . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from highbeam research : urltoken\nstay informed about air quality and how it could impact your respiratory health with the new 3m\u2122 respiratory tracker . learn more :\nmcspadden , wyatt ,\n3m fights back ,\nfortune , february 5 , 1996 , pp . 94 - 99 .\n3m : 60 , 000 and counting ,\neconomist , november 30 , 1991 , pp . 70 - 71 .\nthe plant manager says the investment builds upon 50 years of successful operations in springfield , and 3m\u2019s commitment to the community .\nthe authority\u2019s source for water is an intake on the tennessee river about 13 miles downstream from 3m , the lawsuit said .\nto show our commitment to the officer , each officer attending the course will not only train with over $ 5 , 000 worth of 3m equipment , but they will be able to take with them over $ 1 , 200 of that equipment at the end of the event . it is theirs to keep . this equipment will include 3m peltor comtac iii communications and hearing protection headset , custom 3m peltor ptt designed to work with their department issued radio , and 3m peltor combat eye wear .\nvisit us on urltoken 3m company was founded by five businessmen as a small - scale mining venture in two harbors , minnesota , in 1902 . in 1910 , major investor lucius ordway established 3m\u2019s headquarters in st . paul , minnesota , where it remains today . by 1929 , 3m had made its first moves toward international expansion and in 1946 was listed on the new york stock exchange . today\u2019s 3m is responsible for 60 , 000 products used in homes , businesses , schools , hospitals and more , with operations in 70 countries and sales in 200 . for the full history video of 3m , please visit us on urltoken\nchief executive officer of 3m company . mr . roman served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of 3m company from july 1 , 2017 to june 30 , 2018 . prior to that , he was executive vice president of 3m\u2019s industrial business from may 2014 to june 2017 , and senior vice president of business development from may 2013 to may 2014 , with responsibility for 3m\u2019s strategic roadmap . mr . roman also has held numerous leadership positions in asia pacific and europe , across multiple businesses . mr . roman is on the board of the following organization in addition to 3m : university of minnesota foundation board of trustees .\n3m ' s 50 , 000 products are sold to a well diversified customer base . sales to industrial customers total 45 percent , while sales to service related industry consumers make up an additional 45 percent of 3m ' s sales . ten percent of 3m ' s products are sold to consumers . in 1997 international sales accounted for 52 percent of the company ' s revenue total .\n3m introduced post - it\u00ae notes , creating a whole new category in the marketplace and changing people\u2019s communication and organization behavior forever .\nsandpaper sales rebounded . growth continued in the 1920s with sales of waterproof sandpaper . in the 1930s , 3m introduced scotch\u00ae tape .\n3m .\ncompany profiles for students . gale . 1999 . highbeam research . 9 jul . 2018 < urltoken > .\nhuck , virginia , brand of the tartan : the 3m story , new york : appleton - century - crofts , 1955 .\n3m : new talent and products outweigh high costs ,\nfinancial world , february 18 , 1992 , p . 19 .\n3m . 2001 . hydrolysis reactions of perfluorooctanoic acid ( pfoa ) . u . s . epa administrative record ar226 - 1030a090 .\n3m has always operated in compliance with its legal and regulatory obligations ,\nsaid william a . brewer iii , partner at brewer , attorneys & counselors and counsel for 3m .\nthe company voluntarily ceased the manufacture and use of these chemistries well over a decade ago . since that time , 3m has worked in close collaboration with state regulators to address the environmental presence of these compounds .\nclick the dots to see how 3m has evolved from mining for rocks to rocking innovation in science , technology , engineering and mathematics .\nstudt , tim ,\n3m - - where innovation rules ,\nr & d , april 2003 , pp . 20 + .\npatsy sherman started working in the 3m labs in 1952 . she was a co - inventor of \u201cscotchgard , \u201d and was the first woman inducted into the carlton society , 3m\u2019s prestigious award to company inventors and scientists . she was made a company manager in 1982 .\n3m canada has a long history of responsible environmental stewardship , and remains committed to continuous improvement in environmental , health and safety performance .\n3m believes the actions of the tennessee riverkeeper are premised on an incorrect understanding - that the mere presence of these chemicals equals harm . 3m will defend its record of environmental stewardship , and looks forward to bringing the facts of this case into public view .\n3m health care is committed to providing the health care community with innovative solutions , based on 3m ' s diversified technologies , that help improve the quality of life . dentistry , drug delivery systems , food safety and medical supplies are all part of our government solutions .\n3m celebrates its first 100 years this week . over the past century , 3m scientists have created a long and storied legacy of new and lucrative products , such as post - it\u00ae notes . now management is transforming the company to make it grow more quickly . but some of the company ' s most prominent names say those changes may threaten 3m ' s unique , century - old culture of innovation .\nsamsung isn\u2019t the only company licensing the nanosys technology . 3m is using it to manufacturer quantum dot enhancement film ( qdef ) , which it supplies to tv manufacturers . hisense\u2019s uled tv and changhong\u2019s qled tv , both introduced at ces , incorporate the 3m quantum dot film .\nheadquarters : 3m center st . paul , mn 55144 - 1000 phone : ( 612 ) 736 - 1110 fax : ( 612 ) 736 - 2133 toll free : ( 800 ) 3m - helps email : innovation @ urltoken url : http : / / www . urltoken\nthis downtown two harbors , minnesota office building was where john dwan created the paperwork that created 3m . it ' s now the 3m museum and exhibits explain the company ' s present and its past , as started by the company pioneers at the start of the story .\nwilliam a . brewer iii , a partner in the firm representing 3m in pfc - related litigation , said that 3m \u201cabsolutely and vigorously\u201d denies all charges in that suit \u2014 and any others that \u201cdescribe what 3m did as polluting . \u201d while the complaint says that 3m\u2019s emissions of the chemicals into water were \u201cnot authorized or permitted by the state , \u201d brewer disagreed , arguing that \u201c100 percent of 3m\u2019s conduct has been permitted by the state , \u201d which he told me undermines the idea that 3m is responsible for any leakage that might have resulted . \u201cwhen you take your waste or some of it and you deliver it some place that the state tells you you can bring it and then they turn around and tell you it wasn\u2019t properly managed , we just deny that we have responsibility for other people\u2019s conduct . \u201d\nnetwork solutions 3m\u2122 volition\u2122 network solutions offers high performance network cabling solutions that are media transparent . 3m telecommunications offers you cost - effective innovative solutions for the installation of copper pairs ( categories 5e and 6 ) , fibre optics ( multimode or singlemode ) , or hybrid networks .\nbill coyne , retired 3m senior vice president for research and development , believes mcnerney ' s found the right balance between discipline and innovation .\nfiedler , terry ,\n3m innovation to be tested ,\nminneapolis star - tribune , december 10 , 2000 , p . 1d .\nweber , joseph ,\n3m ' s big cleanup ,\nbusiness week , june 5 , 2000 , pp . 96 - 98 .\nin 2016 3m opened a state - of - the - art , $ 150 - million r & d laboratory on its minnesota campus .\n3m , which is based in minnesota , has operations in more than 70 countries and has operations throughout missouri , including columbia and nevada .\nthe 3m red dot monitoring electrode\u20132570 is radiolucent and has an abrader strip that gently prepares skin to reduce impedance and provide optimal trace quality .\n3m ( tm ) double coated tape 9786 , 3 / 4 in x 60 yd 5 . 5 mil , 48 rolls per case bulk\nthe allstate corp . , allstate insurance co . , 3m co . , c . r . bard , inc . ( new jersey )\nsince 1975 , 3m ' s pollution prevention pays , or 3p program , has prevented the generation of over 2 . 7 billion pounds of pollution . since 1990 , 3m has cut volatile organic air emissions by 95 % and greenhouse gas emissions by 62 % . in addition , 3m has been working to minimise waste through prevention , reuse , and recycling at its operations since the 1970s . in 2008 , 3m recycled or reused 20 times more waste than it treated , disposed of in a landfill , or sent to a waste - to - energy facility .\nfacilities cleaning and cleanliness monitoring 3m provides a range of quality products and solutions for superior cleaning . managing your facilities effectively includes maintaining a safe and efficient working environment for your work colleagues . whatever challenges you face , the chances are , 3m have a solution that you can trust .\ngoldman , kevin ,\nscouring - pad rivals face 3m challenge ,\nwall street journal , january 11 , 1993 , p . b5 .\nkelly , kevin ,\nthe drought is over at 3m ,\nbusiness week , november 7 , 1994 , pp . 140 - 41 .\nread about the first 100 years of 3m , a global , diversified technology company committed to providing practical and ingenious solutions to help customers succeed .\neach 3m canada facility has formal environmental , employee safety , industrial hygiene , security and emergency response programs reflecting the unique nature of each operation .\n3m is confident its actions in alabama are a credit to its record of responsible environmental stewardship , said william a . brewer , of dallas .\nprocessed wastewater from dyneon containing the chemicals was managed through 3m\u2019s treatment plant and discharged into the creek and decatur utilities plant , the lawsuit claims .\nwe strive to deliver comfortable , well - designed personal protective equipment ( ppe ) that gives you the most effective protection available . you can buy 3m worker health & safety ppe , confident in the knowledge that 3m is working hard to provide products that your employees will feel good about wearing .\n3m established its international division and new international companies were created in australia , brazil , canada , france , germany , mexico and the united kingdom .\nengineers from the north - east productivity alliance ( nepa ) used a technologicallyadvanced scanner to support 3m in newton aycliffe , in improving its manufacturing process .\nbut 3m couldn ' t chuck the garnet - it was vital inventory . instead , they had to find a way to get the oil out .\nhe says times have changed . in years past , he says 3m could afford to be a little less efficient than it has to be today .\neveryone ' s career path looks a little different . andrea\u2019s started with imaginary restaurants and led her to supply chain management at 3m . learn more about\narndt , michael ,\n3m : a lab for growth ? ,\nbusiness week , january 21 , 2002 , pp . 50 - 51 .\ninterpretive panels portray broad themes and stories regarding the growth and development of 3m , its people , and its major products on saint paul\u2019s east side .\nbased in minnesota , the fortune 100 multinational company has operations in more than 70 countries . 3m also has operations throughout missouri including columbia and nevada .\nkarwoski & courage public relations emily wozniak , 612 - 342 - 9635 e . wozniak @ urltoken or 3m colleen harris , 651 - 733 - 1566\nschc past president ( 2018 - 2020 ) ann c . thompson , ph . d . 3m company 651 . 736 . 8089 [ email protected ]\n: patsy sherman started working in the 3m labs in 1952 . she was a co - inventor of \u201cscotchgard , \u201d and was the first woman inducted into the carlton society , 3m\u2019s prestigious award to company inventors and scientists . she was made a company manager in 1982 . ~ source : minnesota historical society\n\u201cneedless to say , 3m believes these claims lack merit , \u201d brewer said . \u201calthough these types of lawsuits capture headlines , it is important to remember they are often based on groundless allegations . 3m believes there has been no harm to plaintiffs\u2019 property due to the mere environmental presence of these materials . \u201d\nthe first office building was completed at the 3m center in maplewood , mn , establishing the company ' s new global headquarters , where it remains today .\n( fortune small business ) \u2013\n3m\ncomes from\nminnesota mining & manufacturing ,\nbut those three m ' s might better stand for mistake = magic = money . throughout its 101 - year history , many of 3m ' s breakthrough products have followed a similar arc : a 3m customer identifies a problem , and a 3m engineer expresses confidence in being able to solve it . he bangs his head against the wall for years , facing repeated setbacks , until management finally tells him to stop wasting time and money . undeterred , the engineer stumbles onto a solution and turns a dead end into a ringing success .\n3m scientists developed masking tape , audio tape , scotchgard\u00ae , reflective tape , and more recently , new screens for laptop computers that extend their batteries ' life .\nin the early 1940s , 3m operations were diverted into defence materials for world war ii , which was followed by new ventures , such as scotchlite \u2122 reflective sheeting for highway markings , magnetic sound recording tape , filament adhesive tape , and the start of 3m ' s involvement in the graphic arts with offset printing plates .\nhouston , patrick ,\nhow jake jacobson is lighting a fire under 3m ,\nbusiness week , july 21 , 1986 , pp . 106 - 07 .\n3m has a diversified market business model , with customers that have very different needs . the company targets its offerings at consumers , businesses , and government agencies .\n3m has operations in more than 70 countries , according to the state . in missouri , the company has operations in columbia and nevada in addition to springfield .\n\u201cthis investment builds upon our 50 years of successful operations in springfield and our commitment to the community , \u201d said frederick james , plant manager , 3m springfield .\ngreenpeace international has parted company with one of its employees after the organisation lost \u20ac3 . 8m ( \u00a33m ) of donations last year through speculation on currency markets .\ndressings for acute , chronic or surgical wounds choose a product from 3m\u2019s comprehensive dressing range . they help to speed the clinical pathway and deliver optimum patient care .\non the eve of 3m\u2019s centennial , the company doesn\u2019t shy from the rocky road of its earliest years . although its headquarters long ago moved south to st . paul , 3m has been generous in keeping its lake superior history alive through support of the two harbors - based museum . \u201c3m is proud of our past and we look forward to the future , \u201d says cynthia kleven , manager of community affairs for the company . \u201cas we mark a century of innovation in 2002 , it\u2019s important to preserve the past and to use our past success as a springboard to our future . the 3m museum is an important part of that process . \u201d\n3m ' s ability to grow through innovation has remained consistent over the past few years . but in the late 1990s , its stock price stagnated . in 2000 , for the first time ever , 3m chose an outsider to run the company . james mcnerney , a former top executive at general electric , took the helm .\nfreshening the museum , some of john dwan\u2019s original furniture now replicates the law office where 3m was incorporated in 1902 . 3m helped the museum to assemble period documents , exhibits of an array of innovative products , interactive displays and historic artifacts as a step in celebrating a program that the company calls \u201ca century of innovation . \u201d\nms . marlene m . mcgrath serves as an senior vice president - human resources of 3m company , since1 april 04 , 2012 . she has served as senior vice president , human resources and interim general counsel , 2012 ; vice president , human resources , international operations , 2010 - 2012 ; director , human resources , international operations , 2006 - 2010 . mcgrath has led human resources for 3m ' s international operations since 2006 , most recently as vice president , human resources , international operations . an 18 - year 3m employee , mcgrath holds a law degree from the university of western ontario in london , ontario . prior to her international assignment , she served as general counsel and executive director of corporate services of 3m canada and as leader of 3m canada ' s specialty materials , dyneon and filtration products business .\nglobally , 3m is implementing lean manufacturing , including the plant in newton aycliffe , where we were also ideally placed to take advantage of the nepa programme .\n- - - - - - ,\n3m run scared ? forget about it ,\nbusiness week , september 16 , 1991 , pp . 59 , 62 .\nweimer , de ' ann ,\n3m : the heat is on the boss ,\nbusiness week , march 15 , 1999 , pp . 82 - 84 .\n3m floor care we provide a complete range of floor care systems which give you a high image shine even in heavy traffic areas with simple low - cost maintenance .\n3m spokeswoman donna fleming runyon says purchasing avery dennison greatly broadens 3m ' s offering of office and school supplies . the only significant product overlap between the companies is in adhesive labels .\nthe office and consumer products business of avery dennison is one of the world ' s leading suppliers of office and education products ,\nshe said .\n3m continued to grow during world war ii by concentrating on understanding its markets and finding a niche to fill , rather than shifting to making military goods , as many u . s . corporations did . nevertheless , the war left 3m with a need to restructure and modernize , and not enough cash on hand to do so . to meet its building needs , in 1947 3m issued its first bond offerings . its first public stock offering , coupled with its tremendous growth rate , attracted additional attention to 3m . among the new products debuting in the immediate postwar period was scotch magnetic audiotape , which was introduced in 1947 . in 1949 , when president mcknight became chairman of the board ( with a . g . bush also moving from daily operations to the boardroom ) , it marked the end of a tremendous era for 3m . under mcknight , 3m had grown almost 20 - fold . by its 50th year , it had surpassed the $ 100 million mark and was employing some 10 , 000 people .\ngovernor eric greitens says he thanks 3m for its decision to invest in missouri and its workers .\n3m is a science - based global company that manufactures more than 50 , 000 products that people use everyday ,\ngreitens said .\nwe hope 3m ' s expansion of its adhesives and tapes division in missouri sends a message to those in the business community - - from the small family business to the major corporation - - that we are going to work to help them grow and prosper .\nalan gilbert , state solicitor general , with attorney general lori swanson . the case against 3m isn\u2019t about money , he said . what regulators say about pfcs , b2 .\nthere are other problems with the state ' s allegations , brewer said , adding that 3m has acted responsibly , spending about $ 100 million in remediation work in cottage grove , oakdale , woodbury and lake elmo .\nwe wouldn ' t be involved in the case if we didn ' t believe 3m was right ,\nhe said .\nmitchell , russell ,\nmasters of innovation : how 3m keeps its new products coming ,\nbusiness week , april 10 , 1989 , pp . 58 - 63 .\northodontics our mission at 3m unitek is to provide solutions to the orthodontic profession by offering the highest quality dental surgery and orthodontic products , appliances and services in the industry .\n3m \u2122 wetordry\u2122 paper half sheet , 401q , 02045 , 2500a , 5 1 / 2 in x 9 in ( 13 . 97 cm x 22 . 86 cm )\nexecutive chairman of the board of 3m company . mr . thulin served as chairman of the board , president and chief executive officer of 3m company from may 2012 to june 2018 . mr . thulin served as president and chief executive officer of 3m company from february 24 , 2012 , to may 8 , 2012 . mr . thulin served as the company ' s executive vice president and chief operating officer from may 2011 to february 2012 , with responsibility for all of 3m ' s business segments and international operations . prior to that , he was executive vice president of international operations from 2004 to 2011 . mr . thulin also has held numerous leadership positions in asia pacific , europe and middle east , and across multiple businesses . mr . thulin is on the board of the following public companies in addition to 3m : chevron corporation and merck & company , inc .\nthe company also had difficulties with consumer products . particularly galling was the loss of the cassette tape market , which two japanese companies , tdk and maxell , dominated by engaging in price - cutting . 3m stuck to its tradition of abandoning markets where it could not set its own prices , and backed off . eventually , the company stopped making much of its own magnetic media , instead buying from an overseas supplier and putting the 3m label on it ( 3m instead focused attention on data storage media for the computer market ) . the loss of the cassette market was not overwhelming : revenues doubled between 1975 and 1980 , and in 1976 3m was named one of the dow jones industrial 30 .\nmr . hak cheol shin serves as vice chairman and executive vice president of 3m company . he was executive vice president - industrial and transportation business of the company from 2006 - 2011 . he was division vice president , industrial adhesives and tapes division , 2003 - 2005 division vice president , electronics markets materials division , 2002 - 2003 . during 2001 , he was division vice president , superabrasives and microfinishing systems division . from 1998 to 1999 , he was business unit manager , post - it flag business unit , stationery and office supplies division , business director , post - it flag business unit , office supplies division and general manager , superabrasives and microfinishing systems division . he was managing director , 3m philippines in 1995 , business group manager , consumer and office markets group , 3m korea in 1992 , sales and marketing manager , tape and automotive division , 3m korea in 1989 , sales and marketing supervisor , automotive division , 3m korea in 1986 , technical service supervisor , building service and cleaning products , chemical , 3m korea in 1984 .\n\u201cwe thank 3m for its decision to invest in missouri and in our workers by creating dozens of new jobs , \u201d said gov . eric greitens . \u201c3m is a science - based global company that manufactures more than 50 , 000 products that people use every day . we hope 3m\u2019s expansion of its adhesives and tapes division in missouri sends a message to those in the business community - - from the small family business to the major corporation - - that we are going to work to help them grow and prosper . \u201d\nthe acquisition will allow 3m to expand its id card and authentication systems business beyond its core border control and law enforcement markets and into other commercial sectors , it said monday .\nit took years for 3m to restore its reputation . but the company ' s early misadventures taught 3mers an important lesson : ingenuity and perseverance can overcome even potentially ruinous mistakes .\nfredrickson , tom ,\n3m unifies its empire in europe ,\nminneapolis / st . paul citybusiness , august 13 - 19 , 1993 , pp . 1 , 29 .\nuseem , jerry ,\n[ 3m ] + [ ge ] = ? ,\nfortune , august 12 , 2002 , pp . 127 - 28 , 130 , 132 .\nmanufacturer 3m makes planned springfield expansion official city leaders approved financial incentives for company last year . company will also get incentives from state , cu check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nfor decades , 3m was the primary producer of c8 , or pfoa , and was the sole producer of a related chemical known as pfos . but while dupont was caught up in a massive class - action suit over c8 , 3m has largely avoided public scrutiny and serious legal or financial consequences for its role in developing and selling these industrial pollutants .\n3m . 2001 . screening studies in the aqueous photolytic degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid ( pfoa ) . u . s . epa administrative record ar226 - 1030 photolysis e00 - 2192 .\ntouch screens are an intuitive way of allowing organisations to transfer information to their audiences and customers . to discuss how you can use innovative touch screen technology , call 3m today .\n3m\u2122 red dot\u2122 monitoring electrodes are multi - purpose monitoring electrodes with foam backing and sticky gel and are ideally suited for the or , er , and diagnostic stress testing applications .\nin february , however , a state court in minnesota , where the company is headquartered , allowed a lawsuit against 3m to move forward . and late last year , lawyers filed a class - action suit in decatur , alabama , home to one of 3m\u2019s biggest plants . both lawsuits charge that 3m knew about the health hazards posed by the perfluorinated chemicals it was manufacturing and using to make carpet coating , scotchgard , firefighting foam , and other products \u2014 and that the company knew the chemicals were spreading beyond its sites . with pfcs cropping up in drinking water around the country and all over the world , the two lawsuits raise the possibility that 3m may finally be held accountable in a court of law .\nfollowing restructuring , 3m concentrated product development efforts on about two dozen core technologies . in 1997 the company achieved one of desimone ' s goals : 30 percent of total sales were generated from products introduced within the past four years . but 3m ' s numbers began slipping again in 1998 . michelle conlin wrote in an october 1998 forbes article ,\nare these unavoidable downward blips on a rising curve ? or are they signs of deeper trouble ? 3m has been glacially slow to respond to the economic meltdown in asia , where it gets 23 % of its business . in the u . s . a flood of cheaper products made by competitors like korean polyester film outfits skc and kolon have cut into 3m ' s sales .\nconlin nevertheless conceded that 3m had promising products , such as bendable fiber - optic cable and a fluid to replace ozone - depleting chlorofluorocarbons , already in the pipeline .\nlike other 3m scientists , post - it\u00ae note inventor art fry could spend up to 15 percent of his time on unauthorized projects that he found interesting . it was company policy .\nin the 1950s , 3m introduced the thermo - fax \u2122 copying process , scotchgard\u2122 fabric protector , videotape , scotch - brite \u00ae cleaning pads and several new electro - mechanical products .\nweinberger , betsy ,\n3m breaking new ground with plan for china plant ,\nminneapolis / st . paul citybusiness , april 9 , 1993 , pp . 1 , 24 .\n3m\u2019s main channels are its website and retailers , wholesalers , distributors , dealers , and jobbers . the company promotes its offering through its social media pages , advertising , and conferences .\nrelationship with the automotive industry spurred development of pressure - sensitive scotch brand tapes in the mid - 1920s and launched 3m into the business stratosphere . masking tape for auto painting led the way , but not before a dissatisfied early customer told a 3m salesman , \u201ctake this tape back to your stingy scotch bosses and tell them to put more adhesive on it . \u201d\n3m already employs about 330 people in the springfield metropolitan area , according to a list maintained by the springfield area chamber of commerce . its plant on east chestnut opened in 1967 .\nthe most recent class - action suit against 3m in decatur , filed last october by davis & whitlock , seeks damages for the customers of the west morgan - east lawrence water and sewer authority , whose drinking water has been tainted with pfcs . this suit argues that 3m emitted pfcs into the nearby wastewater treatment plant , which in turn discharged them into the tennessee river . according to the complaint , 3m was dumping chemicals into river and soil despite having known since 1986 that it needed to dispose of them in lined landfills or by burning . the suit also charges the japanese company daikin america with contaminating water , but calls 3m\u2019s decatur plant \u201cthe primary source\u201d of pfoa and pfos in the tennessee river and the decatur area .\nadding to its achievements , 3m also received xcel energy\u2019s 2013 energy efficiency expo award for having the highest gas savings by a commercial customer ( nearly 1 . 8 million therms ) .\n3m . 2001 . indirect photolysis of gaseous perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride ( posf ) by fourier transform infrared ( ftir ) spectroscopy . u . s . epa administrative record ar226 - 1030a104 .\n3m has argued that the substances are not harmful at levels typically found in the environment , and that the company is in compliance with regulations from the alabama department of environmental management .\nms . mojdeh poul is appointed as executive vice president - safety and graphics business group of the company effective july 1 , 2018 . she currently is president and general manager , 3m canada company . she oversees 3m\u2019s five business groups within canada \u2014 including its largest businesses in that country , industrial and safety and graphics \u2014 along with manufacturing , research and development , and sales and marketing . poul joined 3m as director of global marketing in 2011 and subsequently held positions of increasing responsibility within the company\u2019s health care business group . previous to 3m , she held leadership roles at medtronic and boston scientific . poul earned her mba from unc kenan - flagler business school , and master\u2019s and bachelor\u2019s degrees in engineering from the university of louisville .\n3m also escaped largely unscathed when the minnesota pollution control agency began investigating pfcs in 2001 . the coordinator of the mpca\u2019s emerging contaminants program at the time , a chemist and biologist named fardin oliaei , found that the chemicals had made their way from several of 3m\u2019s disposal areas into ground water , drinking water , local fish , and the mississippi river . eventually oliaei\u2019s investigation was blocked by sheryl corrigan , the commissioner of the mpca , who managed 3m\u2019s environmental affairs before taking the top job at the state agency . in 2006 , corrigan fired oliaei .\ncurrently organized into three main sectors , 3m ' s corporate structure reflects the diversity of their product line . the industrial and consumer sector , which includes 3m ' s profitable office products line , oversees the production and sale of products to the transportation , construction , and electronics industries . the health care sector focuses on health care products including bandages , surgical supplies , and computer software for health care organizations . the transportation , safety , and chemicals sector develops products for the automotive industry , performance chemicals , and sign materials . the strategy for all three sectors is largely the same ; the focus is on creating new products that allow 3m to compete quickly and significantly in new markets . 3m ' s primary goal is to decrease the amount of time it takes a product to move from the research and development phase to being available for purchase . high growth industries , such as computers and health care services , are being particularly targeted as 3m seeks to improve productivity while expanding its international presence . with operations in 63 countries and product sales in more than 200 countries , 3m is a highly diversified fortune 500 company with a strong global presence . 3m ' s continued focus on new product development has been successful with 30 percent of sales in the 1990s coming from products created since 1994 .\njudge hannon also made decisions that kept the details of the 3m case out of the public eye . while the dupont suit unearthed years of the company\u2019s research on c8\u2019s health effects , embarrassing internal communications , and depositions that explained how the company shielded pfoa from regulation by the epa , in 2005 judge hannon sealed more than 500 , 000 documents in the 3m case .\nmeanwhile , in alabama , where the most recent epa testing found pfcs in 87 water samples , 3m has benefited from another series of legal near misses . one class - action suit filed in 2002 was stayed until last year , when 3m and the plaintiffs agreed to begin the mediation process . two others have been put on hold pending the outcome of the first ."]}
{"id": 55828, "summary": [{"text": "acuff-rose music was an american music publishing firm formed in 1942 by roy acuff and fred rose in nashville , tennessee .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "acuff-rose 's honest behavior towards their writers set them apart from other music publishing firms at the time and led them to fame throughout the 1950s , 1960s , and 1970s .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "currently the company 's catalog is owned by sony/atv music publishing . ", "topic": 23}], "title": "acuff - rose music", "paragraphs": ["972 f . 2d 1429 - acuff - rose music inc v . r campbell\npeggy lamb ( music city news , hickory records , inc . , acuff rose , opryland music , sony / atv music publishing )\ncampbell v . acuff - rose music , inc . - stanford copyright and fair use center\ntogether with sony music entertainment he is buying veteran country music publisher acuff - rose for $ 157m ( \u00a3130m ) .\ncampbell v . acuff - rose music , 510 u . s . 569 ( 1994 ) .\ncampbell v . acuff - rose music , inc . 510 u . s . 569 ( 1994 )\nthe district court also determined that acuff - rose ' s pendent state law claims were preempted by section 301 of the copyright act . acuff - rose music , 754 f . supp . at 1159 - 60 . acuff - rose does not challenge this determination\n* fn5 the district court also determined that acuff - rose ' s pendent state law claims were preempted by section 301 of the copyright act . acuff - rose music , 754 f . supp . at 1159 - 60 . acuff - rose does not challenge this determination .\nluther r . campbell aka luke skyywalker , et al . , petitioners v . acuff rose music , inc .\ncampbell v . acuff - rose music ( 92 - 1292 ) , 510 u . s . 569 ( 1994 ) .\nview\ncampbell v . acuff - rose music , inc .\non the justia u . s . supreme court center\n, a condition to the gentleman ' s agreement between acuff and rose wa . . . . . . ondition to the gentleman ' s agreement between acuff and rose was that\nour\nthe discussion traced music row\u2019s history , from nashville\u2019s founding to the early days of publishers including tree publishing and acuff - rose , through the music row area of today .\norbison and dees wrote a song called ' pretty woman ' , which they sold to acuff - rose .\nszerz\u0151 : felice bryant - boudleaux bryant / zeneszerz\u0151k : felice bryant - boudleaux bryant / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : acuff rose music - sony / atv songs llc . - sony / atv music publishing\nin 1942 he organized acuff - rose publishing company , the first publishing house exclusively for country music , with songwriter fred rose . following an unsuccessful bid for the tennessee governorship in 1948 , acuff continued to record extensively from the 1950s on , lending authenticity to the new boom in country music with such\u2026\npretty woman parody - acuff - rose music inc . v . campbell , 972 f . 2d 1429 ( 6th cir . 08 / 17 / 1992 )\noh , pretty woman\nwas written and recorded by roy orbison and william dees in 1964 . rights to the song were assigned to acuff - rose that same year , and acuff - rose registered for copyright protection . the song has become a pop music standard , and acuff - rose has realized substantial income from the licensing of\ncover\nrecordings and other derivative works .\nin 1964 , roy orbison and william dees wrote a rock ballad called\noh , pretty woman\nand assigned their rights in it to respondent acuff rose music , inc . see appendix a , infra , at 26 . acuff rose registered the song for copyright protection .\nthe tragic demise of the everly brothers spurned by the blacklisting from acuff - rose is a narrative that has played out many more times since the 1960\u2019s , and speaks to similar practices that still transpire on music row today . acuff - rose is now known as sony atv .\nhowever in 1961 , the brothers had a falling out with wesley rose . at the behest of wesley rose , the brothers only used acuff - rose writers for their material , especially husband and wife songwriting partners felice and boudleaux bryant . but as time went on , the everly brothers wanted to record songs that didn\u2019t fall under acuff - rose publishing . wesley rose adamantly refused , so the everly brothers dropped him as their manager . at the time , acuff - rose had a virtual monopoly on all the best songs and songwriters in the music business , especially for the type of music the everly brothers played . the duo\u2019s access to the acuff - rose catalog is one of the reasons they were so commercially successful , and the falling out with wesley rose meant they no longer had access to \u2018a\u2019 list song material .\nacuff - rose also sought leave to amend its complaint to allege violations of the lanham act . 15 u . s . c . \u00a7 1125 ( a ) . the district court denied the motion and acuff - rose does not allege error in the denial\n* fn6 acuff - rose also sought leave to amend its complaint to allege violations of the lanham act . 15 u . s . c . \u00a7 1125 ( a ) . the district court denied the motion and acuff - rose does not allege error in the denial .\nso then chet atkins introduced the brothers to wesley rose , son of fred rose , the well - known songwriter and founder of music row publishing house acuff - rose with roy acuff . when fred rose passed away in 1954 , wesley took his spot as president of acuff - rose , and also signed on to manage the everly brothers after the introduction from chet atkins . wesley promised the brothers a record deal if they would sign on with acuff - rose as their publishing house , and the duo obliged . this led to the the everly brothers\u2019 deal with cadence records where they finally found success . then after 3 successful years on cadence , the everly brothers signed a massive 10 - year multi - million dollar contract with warner brothers , and became one of the biggest names in all of american music .\nszerz\u0151 : roy alfred / zeneszerz\u0151k : al frisch / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : famous music corp . - famous music publishing - melodie der welt - memory lane music\nsony / atv music publishing will include all of the current and future music publishing interests of both parties .\nthe company acquired the acuff - rose catalog ( featuring classics from hank williams and roy orbison ) in 2002 for $ 157 million from gaylord entertainment .\nacuff - rose music publishing , founded in 1942 by country singer roy acuff and songwriter fred rose , includes classics like\noh pretty woman ,\nbye bye love ,\nyour cheatin ' heart ,\nand\ntennessee waltz .\nsongwriters who once wrote for the company include hank williams sr . , don gibson , and felice and boudleaux bryant .\noh pretty woman , made famous by roy orbison , is one of more than 100 acuff - rose tracks that have been broadcast more than one million times .\ngreat article . never knew anything about this acuff rose business . i just assumed that their run of hits ended because of the beatles & the british invasion .\n3 2 live crew ' s motion to dismiss was converted to a motion for summary judgment . acuff rose defended against the motion , but filed no cross motion .\nszerz\u0151 : roy alfred / zeneszerz\u0151k : al frisch / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : music sales corporation - myra music co . - bosworth & co . - melodie der welt - memory lane music\nthe case of campbell vs . acuff rose music , inc . involves the rap group 2 live crew\u2019s use of the song \u201coh , pretty woman\u201d co - written by roy orbison and william dees . the rights to the\u2026 read more\ni did an interview with don everly during the 70s in which he described some of acuff and rose\u2019s efforts to \u201cget even\u201d with them . i\u2019ve posted it online . urltoken\nsony / atv music publishing will buy the oldest and one of the richest song catalogs in country music from gaylord entertainment .\nszerz\u0151 : jack erickson - sano marco / zeneszerz\u0151k : jack erickson - sano marco / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : gower music inc . - emi music publishing - screen gems - emi music inc .\nhowever , if acuff - rose could show that they lost the chance to sell the rights to another parodist because of campbell ' s version , then they might have a case .\nacuff - rose brought suit in june 1990 and defendants responded by filing a motion to dismiss , accompanied by affidavits , and sought to deposit $ 13 , 867 . 56 . this amount was apparently calculated after reference to statutory royalty rates established by the copyright act , and reflected defendants ' understanding of what was owed to acuff - rose for use of the copyrighted song . the district court ordered the funds deposited with the clerk of court . 3 acuff - rose responded with affidavits , which the district court relied upon when granting summary judgment .\nacuff - rose brought suit in june 1990 and defendants responded by filing a motion to dismiss , accompanied by affidavits , and sought to deposit $ 13 , 867 . 56 . this amount was apparently calculated after reference to statutory royalty rates established by the copyright act , and reflected defendants ' understanding of what was owed to acuff - rose for use of the copyrighted song . the district court ordered the funds deposited with the clerk of court . * fn3 acuff - rose responded with affidavits , which the district court relied upon when granting summary judgment .\nszerz\u0151 : irving mills - mitchell parish / zeneszerz\u0151k : duke ellington / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : emi mills music inc . - emi entertainment world - emi music publishing - emi worldtrax music - filmtrax copyright holdings\ncopyright 1994 - 2018 \u00a9 , broadcast music , inc . \u00ae unless otherwise specified . bmi\u00ae , bmi . com\u00ae and broadcast music , inc . \u00ae are registered trademarks of broadcast music , inc .\nszerz\u0151 : gordon jenkins / zeneszerz\u0151k : gordon jenkins / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : emi robbins catalog inc . - essex music - tro essex music\njackson\u2019s music catalog , atv music publishing , includes some 250 beatles songs as well as songs associated with elvis presley and little richard .\n4 . \u201chome in san antone , \u201d bob wills and his texas playboys . fred rose is an important figure as a songwriter and a businessman . he partnered with roy acuff to form the acuff - rose music publishing company in 1942 and his songwriting / business partnership with hank williams was beneficial to both parties . rose has songwriting credits on \u201cblue eyes crying in the rain , \u201d \u201ckaw - liga , \u201d and \u201ctexarkana baby . \u201d he also penned this texas themed number , where location trumps poverty in the pursuit of happiness .\nmccartney and jackson were not the first musicians to recognize the value of song copyrights . one of the first and most successful musician - turned - music publisher was fiddler roy acuff . a star on the grand ole opry in the late 1930s , he saw first - hand how many talented songwriters were taken advantage of by unscrupulous managers , agents , or publishers with regard to song copyright ownership shares . in 1942 , he co - founded acuff - rose music , the first nashville - based music publisher . their guiding principle was \u201ctaking care of the songwriters . \u201d known for their fairness , acuff and partner fred rose eventually published the catalogs of hank williams , roy orbison , the everly brothers , as well as acuff\u2019s own songs and those of many other hit songwriters .\nbut both don and phil everly were songwriters as well , and wrote many of their own songs . however in a strange twist of fate only fit for music row , because the brothers were still signed to acuff - rose as songwriters , the falling out with wesley rose meant that the brothers lost access to their own material as well , and any material they may write in the future . though the everly brothers as performers were free to do what they wanted , don and phil everly as songwriters were still under the thumb of acuff - rose . a publishing house that had been set up to protect songwriters , like many of music row\u2019s institutions , had become corrupted from money and music business politics .\nszerz\u0151 : will jason - val burton / zeneszerz\u0151k : will jason - val burton / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : famous music corp . - famous music publishing\nmegastar michael jackson has merged his music catalog with sony corp . \u2019s music publishing division in a joint venture reportedly valued at $ 600 million .\nsingers come and singers go , but songs keep working forever . that\u2019s really about all you need to know to understand why sony / atv , the giant music publisher , shelled out $ 157 million last year to purchase the songs in the historic acuff - rose publishing catalogs .\nwe have been entrusted with a real treasure ,\nsaid paul russell , chairman of sony / atv music publishing .\nour first priority will be to maintain the integrity and quality of the acuff - rose catalog while raising its profile with new generations of performers .\nszerz\u0151 : betty comden - adolph green / zeneszerz\u0151k : jule styne / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : stratford music - chappell & co . - warner chappell music international\nszerz\u0151 : elise bretton - sherman edwards - don meyer / zeneszerz\u0151k : elise bretton - sherman edwards - don meyer / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : duchess music corporation - valerie keith music - bosworth & co . - music sales corp .\npingback : music news : happy birthday\u2019s disputed rights , vinyl vs . streaming , and the last cd - r for taiyo yuden \u00bb south florida music showcase\ncampbell asked acuff - rose for permission to make a parody version of the song that he claimed was intended to\nthrough comical lyrics to satirize the original work . they said no . campbell made the song anyway .\nmpl music publishing mccartney\u2019s own publishing company with offices located all around the world .\nwith toys , wood says , acuff - rose is paid an agreed upon fee for each unit sold . licenses are granted to manufacturers for the shortest time possible to enable the publisher to adjust rates as the evolving economy dictates .\nin a separate move , jackson is buying the rights to 55 , 000 country music songs including the music of hank williams , the everly brothers and roy orbison .\n6 . \u201cwreck on the highway , \u201d roy acuff . as noted in \u201chome in san antone , \u201d acuff - rose was the major publishing company for country music and , given the history of that song , there is no small amount of irony in roy acuff\u2019s participation . \u201cwreck on the highway\u201d was originally recorded by the south carolina based dixon brothers as \u201ci didn\u2019t hear nobody pray\u201d in 1938 . acuff cut his version in 1942 , claiming a writing credit . legal action was taken in 1946 and an out of court settlement was reached . \u201cwreck on the highway\u201d has a strong gospel influence and was an inspiration for the 1980 bruce springsteen composition of the same name .\nszerz\u0151 : joseph mccarthy / zeneszerz\u0151k : traditional / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : harry carroll - emi robbins catalog inc . - redwood music - bosworth & co . - emi music publishing\nkeith hatschek is a contributing writer for echoes and directs the music management program at university of the pacific . he\u2019s also written two music industry books , how to get a job in the music industry and the golden moment : recording secrets from the pros .\nby all rights , atlanta or dallas should have become the center of country music , due to their early recording activity . but once nashville had wsm and its birth child grand ole opry running successfully , and after nashville became the music publishing center with acuff - rose leading the way , the recording studios and record labels followed and music row was born out of that . once fledgling artists began climbing off the greyhound buses , guitar cases in hand , nashville had an endless array of talent .\nszerz\u0151 : carl sigman / zeneszerz\u0151k : jimmy van heusen / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : united music corp . - ame musikverlag edward kassner - edward kassner music co . - kassner associated publishers\njessica nicholson serves as the managing editor for musicrow magazine . her previous music journalism experience includes work with country weekly magazine and contemporary christian music ( ccm ) magazine . she holds a bba degree in music business and marketing from belmont university . she welcomes your feedback at\n19 this may serve to heighten the comic effect of the parody , as one witness stated , app . 32a , affidavit of oscar brand ; see also elsmere music , inc . v . national broadcasting co . , 482 f . supp . 741 , 747 ( sdny 1980 ) ( repetition of\ni love sodom\n) , or serve to dazzle with the original ' s music , as acuff rose now contends .\nthe case of campbell vs . acuff rose music , inc . involves the rap group 2 live crew\u2019s use of the song \u201coh , pretty woman\u201d co - written by roy orbison and william dees . the rights to the song are owned by acuff rose music which sued luke records in district court for violating their copyright . the court ruled in favor of 2 live crew , but the decision was reversed by the u . s . court of appeals for the 6th circuit . the case will be heard by the supreme court on tuesday , november 9th . luther campbell , president of luke records , claimed that the lawsuit was a backlash from their \u201cas nasty as they want to be\u201d album . mr . strauss of the \u201ccapitol steps\u201d discussed the importance of allowing parodies and has filed a brief in favor of the rap group of 2 live crew . professor perlmutter discussed the \u201cfair - use\u201d clause of copyright law which is at issue in this case . mr . harleston stated that he sees little economic impact on rose - acuff music , inc . mr . dees , the song\u2019s co - writer , stated that it was the most significant work of his life . via satellite from new york city , mr . kaye , who represents entertainers filing briefs in support of acuff - rose music , inc . , stated that there is no compelling reason why this falls outside of normal copyright infringement .\nthe case of campbell vs . acuff rose music , inc . involves the rap group 2 live crew\u2019s use of the song \u201coh , pretty woman\u201d co - written by roy orbison and william dees . the rights to the song are owned by acuff rose music which sued luke records in district court for violating their copyright . the court ruled in favor of 2 live crew , but the decision was reversed by the u . s . court of appeals for the 6th circuit . the case will be heard by the supreme court on tuesday , november 9th . luther campbell , president of luke records , claimed that the lawsuit was a backlash from their \u201cas nasty as they want to be\u201d album . mr . strauss of the \u201c capitol steps \u201d discussed the importance of allowing parodies and has filed a brief in favor of the rap group of 2 live crew . professor perlmutter discussed the \u201cfair - use\u201d clause of copyright law which is at issue in this case . mr . harleston stated that he sees little economic impact on rose - acuff music , inc . mr . dees , the song\u2019s co - writer , stated that it was the most significant work of his life . via satellite from new york city , mr . kaye , who represents entertainers filing briefs in support of acuff - rose music , inc . , stated that there is no compelling reason why this falls outside of normal copyright infringement . close\nszerz\u0151 : william engvick - mortimer s . palitz - alec wilder / zeneszerz\u0151k : william engvick - mortimer s . palitz - alec wilder / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : regent music - good tunes music\nsince the switch in ownership last august , the acuff - rose division has yielded eight country singles . some of its best - known works are being featured in a popular off - broadway play about hank williams \u2014 a play that sony / acuff - rose now owns . other songs from the collection turn up regularly in movies , tv shows , national commercials , video games , toys , greeting cards and as the \u201cring tones\u201d in cell phones . clearly , sony is well on its way to earning its investment back .\nthe online extension of billboard magazine , urltoken is the essential online destination for the music business .\nszerz\u0151 : fred wise / zeneszerz\u0151k : al frisch / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : erika publishing - myra music co . - bmg gold songs - bmg rights management - melodie der welt - memory lane music\nacuff - rose was acquired by sony - atv . also , while mijac , which holds the copyrights to all of michael songs , is administered by sony / atv , sony / atv does not own the copyrights which are still wholly owned by the michael jackson estate .\nbmi has played an active role in country music\u2019s ascendance in the public arena since it opened doors in 1940 . several of the major firms to engage in the field - peer international , acuff - rose and hill and range - were early affiliates . a sign of how successful bmi\u2019s efforts to assist in the growth of country music were is illustrated by the fact that by 1974 , bmi licensed 77 percent of the songs on the top 10 of billboard\u2019s various country charts .\nthe 2 live crew , a rap music group , released for commercial distribution a version of acuff - rose music ' s copyrighted song ,\noh , pretty woman .\nacuff - rose sued the 2 live crew , its individual members and its record company for copyright infringement and alleged pendent state law claims of interference with business relations and interference with prospective business advantage . defendants filed a motion for dismissal , which was treated as a motion for summary judgment . the district court granted summary judgment , holding that the 2 live crew had created a parody and that the parody was a non - infringing\nfair use\nof the song as defined by section 107 of the 1976 copyright act . 17 u . s . c . \u00a7 107 . we reverse .\nszerz\u0151 : henry creamer - turner layton / zeneszerz\u0151k : henry creamer - turner layton / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : mayfair music corp . - chappell & co . - chappell morris ltd . - warner chappell music international\nacuff - rose music inc . cried copyright infringement . the case went to the supreme court , which , in so many words , said , lighten up . \u201cparody , or in any event its comment , necessarily springs from recognizable allusion to its object through distorted imitation , \u201d wrote justice david souter . \u201cits art lies in the tension between a known original and its parodic twin . \u201d\njackson stunned the music world in 1985 when he bought the beatles library , a move that music channel vh1 ranked no . 38 on its\nmost shocking moments in rock ' n ' roll\nlist .\nszerz\u0151 : king guion - renee borek guion - karl h . nutter / zeneszerz\u0151k : king guion - renee borek guion - karl h . nutter / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : bridgeport music inc . - kobalt music publishing\nthe parties dispute the above chronology . defendants contend that campbell intended all along to create a comic song and appropriately sought the permission of acuff - rose prior to doing so . acuff - rose sees fine ' s letter as a effort to create a revisionist history of legitimacy for an act of piracy . the district court found that\nas clean as they wanna be\nwas released on july 15 , 1989 , subsequent to fine ' s letter to tiefer . campbell ' s intent is not dispositive of the case , but we note that this finding contradicts campbell ' s affidavit . the only support in the record for a july 15 release date is found in acuff - rose ' s response to the motion for dismissal , in which counsel asserted a release date\non or about july 15 , 1989 .\ncampbell ' s affidavit is a better factual source than counsel ' s contention\nacuff - rose music , inc . , plaintiff - appellant , v . luther r . campbell , a / k / a luke skyywalker ; christopher wongwon , a / k / a fresh kid ice ; mark ross , a / k / a brother marquis ; david hobbs , a / k / a mr . mixx ; professionally known as 2 live crew ; luke skyywalker records , defendants - appellees .\nacuff - rose music , inc . , plaintiff - appellant , v . luther r . campbell , a / k / a luke skyywalker ; christopher wongwon , a / k / a fresh kid ice ; mark ross , a / k / a brother marquis ; david hobbs , a / k / a mr . mixx ; professionally known as 2 live crew ; luke skyywalker records , defendants - appellees .\n* fn2 the parties dispute the above chronology . defendants contend that campbell intended all along to create a comic song and appropriately sought the permission of acuff - rose prior to doing so . acuff - rose sees fine ' s letter as a effort to create a revisionist history of legitimacy for an act of piracy . the district court found that\nas clean as they wanna be\nwas released on july 15 , 1989 , subsequent to fine ' s letter to tiefer . campbell ' s intent is not dispositive of the case , but we note that this finding contradicts campbell ' s affidavit . the only support in the record for a july 15 release date is found in acuff - rose ' s response to the motion for dismissal , in which counsel asserted a release date\non or about july 15 , 1989 .\ncampbell ' s affidavit is a better factual source than counsel ' s contention .\nsarah skates has worked in the music business for more than a decade and is a longtime contributor to musicrow .\nwesley rose was no chip off the old block . he was a bean counter , first and last . he knew nothing about music , and was a self serving drip who , had he not been fred\u2019s son , would have been a cashier at a kroger\u2019s .\n\u201cweird al\u201d yankovic has a policy of writing a parody of a song only if he gets permission from the artist . in the late 1980s , the rap group 2 live crew attempted to play by the same rules . luther campbell , one of the group members , changed the refrain of roy orbison\u2019s hit \u201coh , pretty woman\u201d from \u201cpretty woman\u201d to \u201cbig hairy woman , \u201d \u201cbaldheaded woman\u201d and \u201ctwo - timin\u2019 woman . \u201d 2 live crew\u2019s manager sent the bawdy lyrics and a recording of the song to acuff - rose music inc . , which owned the rights to orbison\u2019s music , and noted that the group would credit the original song and pay a fee for the ability to riff off of it . acuff - rose objected , but 2 live crew included the parody , titled \u201cpretty woman , \u201d on its 1989 album \u201cas clean as they wanna be\u201d anyway .\nwe conclude that the district court erred in granting summary judgment to defendants . the four factors set forth in section 107 of the act support the conclusion that 2 live crew ' s use of acuff - rose ' s copyrighted song was not a fair use . we reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion .\nwe conclude that the district court erred in granting summary judgment to defendants . the four factors set forth in section 107 of the act support the conclusion that 2 live crew ' s use of acuff - rose ' s copyrighted song was not a fair use . we reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion .\nduring this timeframe , hollywood was having a major impact on country music , as many of these songs were written for movies . elsewhere , we have a bluegrass starter kit , a pot number , the first honky tonk song , and roy acuff engages in a little theft .\nmetro historic commissioner don cusic emceed the event . panelists included brenda colladay ( former archivist and curator for the grand ole opry museum ) , bobby braddock ( author of a life on music row , and member of the country music hall of fame ) and michael kosser , author of how nashville became music city u . s . a . )\njackson is said to be furious that sony music failed to release a charity track entitled what more can i give .\ngreat history lesson triggerman . hell , i thought curb was the first prick of music row\u2026he just inherited the crown .\njackson\u2019s music catalog includes such beatles tunes as come together , we can work it out , hey jude and yesterday .\nnational advertising campaigns are using sony / acuff - rose\u2019s \u201ci love\u201d to sell coors light beer , \u201cyou got it\u201d to lure shoppers into target stores and \u201cbread and butter\u201d to make applebee\u2019s restaurants more appetizing . \u201cblue bayou\u201d made its way onto the soundtrack of the recent movie dreamcatcher , while \u201clong gone lonesome blues\u201d landed in sweet home alabama .\non july 5 , 1989 , following release of the album , linda fine , general manager of luke records , wrote a letter to gerald tiefer of opryland music group ( of which acuff - rose is a part ) to\ninform [ tiefer ] of ' two live crew ' s ' desire to do a parody\nof\noh , pretty woman .\n2 fine stressed that a parody was intended and that the popularity of 2 live crew ensured substantial sales :\nfor acuff - rose music , inc . , plaintiff - appellant : e . andrew norwood , briefed , 615 - 259 - 3456 , francis j . del casino , briefed , 615 - 259 - 3456 , r . eddie wayland , argued & briefed , 615 - 259 - 3456 , nora t . cannon , briefed , 615 - 259 - 3456 , king & ballow , 200 fourth avenue , n . , suite 1200 noel place , nashville , tn 37219 .\non july 5 , 1989 , following release of the album , linda fine , general manager of luke records , wrote a letter to gerald tiefer of opryland music group ( of which acuff - rose is a part ) to\ninform [ tiefer ] of ' two live crew ' s ' desire to do a parody\nof\noh , pretty woman .\n* fn2 fine stressed that a parody was intended and that the popularity of 2 live crew ensured substantial sales :\npeggy lamb , who licenses acuff - rose music for use in toys , greeting cards and other amusements , cites a series of current and upcoming applications . dino dance barney and kasey the kinderbot use \u201cthe hokey pokey . \u201d various dolls have digital chips that play \u201ctennessee waltz , \u201d \u201cyour cheatin\u2019 heart , \u201d \u201celvira\u201d and \u201chey , good lookin\u2019 . \u201d \u201coh , pretty woman , \u201d which wood says is the most popular acuff - rose song for cell phone ring tones , can also be heard in an alarm clock . \u201ci fought the law\u201d is the tune of choice for a dancing hamster and a singing turkey , according to lamb . the sony playstation game road rash opts for \u201cmean machine . \u201d an elvis - themed slot machine favors \u201camerican trilogy , \u201d while another model slot \u2014 the sneeki tiki \u2014 blasts out \u201climbo rock . \u201d\n1 rap has been defined as a\nstyle of black american popular music consisting of improvised rhymes performed to a rhythmic accompaniment .\nthe norton / grove concise encyclopedia of music 613 ( 1988 ) . 2 live crew plays\n[ b ] ass music ,\na regional , hip hop style of rap from the liberty city area of miami , florida . brief for petitioners 34 .\nthe district court determined that there were no genuine issues of fact material to the question of fair use in dispute , and that the case was therefore suitable for summary judgment . acuff - rose music , inc . v . campbell , 754 f . supp . 1150 , 1153 ( m . d . tenn . 1991 ) . the court then analyzed the factors by which an alleged infringing use is tested for fairness under section 107 of the act . id . at 1154 - 59 . 5\nthe district court determined that there were no genuine issues of fact material to the question of fair use in dispute , and that the case was therefore suitable for summary judgment . acuff - rose music , inc . v . campbell , 754 f . supp . 1150 , 1153 ( m . d . tenn . 1991 ) . the court then analyzed the factors by which an alleged infringing use is tested for fairness under section 107 of the act . id . at 1154 - 59 . * fn5\nszerz\u0151 : ira gershwin / zeneszerz\u0151k : george gershwin / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : new world music company - neue welt musikverlag - warner bros inc .\non monday evening , april 18 , belmont university and the metro historical commission held a special panel discussion titled a history of music row .\nowned by mr . jackson , administered by warner chappell , on sony music labels , and is not a part of sony / atv .\n\u201cpublishing companies in the past few year have become the gateway to recording deals , \u201d said kosser . \u201cpublishing companies are the artist development arm of the record companies , even if they are not related to particular ones . the record companies no longer pay a whole staff of a & r people . taylor swift\u2019s recording deal began through what is now sony publishing . kenny chesney through acuff - rose\u2026\u201d\nedward morris is a veteran of country music journalism . he lives in nashville , tennessee , and is a frequent contributor to cmt . com .\nszerz\u0151 : howard dietz / zeneszerz\u0151k : arthur schwartz / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : wb music corp . - neue welt musikverlag - warner bros . inc .\nmusic publishing has its lore and legends . the story of michael jackson coming to own the rights to the beatles\u2019 catalog is high on the list .\n' s catalog is owned by sony / atv music publishing . . . . . . . 2 catalog growth , 1954 - 1984 3 sale to\nbmi\u2019s expanded presence in the nashville music community was further illustrated by the expansion of its offices in 1997 . moreover , the dominant presence of bmi in the country field is illustrated by the fact that over the last decade , 68 percent of the annual country music association awards and 62 percent of the academy of country music awards have been received by bmi songwriters . an astonishing 84 percent of the members of the country music association hall of fame are affiliated with bmi , including the late conway twitty , dolly parton , brenda lee , harlan howard and bmi\u2019s late president and ceo frances w . preston .\nwhile the recording of country music is said to have begun when fiddlin\u2019 john carson laid down his version of \u201clittle old log cabin down the lane\u201d for the okeh label in 1923 , the genre achieved mass - market appeal with the emergence of nashville as the capital of country music . . . read more\ngrand ole opry star roy acuff and songwriter - musician fred rose established the company in 1942 , a time when nashville had virtually no country music publishing activity . it didn\u2019t take long for the business to catch on . in 1946 , it began publishing songs by a promising young newcomer , hank williams , and later added such lyrical heavyweights to its roster as the louvin brothers , leon payne , felice and boudleaux bryant , marty robbins , don gibson , roy orbison , john d . loudermilk , martha carson , the everly brothers , mickey newbury , liz anderson and dallas frazier .\nszerz\u0151 : edward heyman / zeneszerz\u0151k : john w . green / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : warner bros inc . - chappell & co . - warner chappell music international\nthough the everly brothers are considered more a product of the rock & roll world , their publishing and management resided on a multi - block stretch of road in nashville known as music row , and they arguably became one the first , and one the biggest casualties of that campus in the history of music .\nin 1964 roy orbison and william dees wrote the song \u201coh , pretty woman , \u201d and assigned their rights to acuff - rose music , inc . ( acuff - rose ) ( plaintiff ) . in 1989 luther campbell and his group 2 live crew ( defendants ) wrote a song called \u201cpretty woman , \u201d in which the group intended , \u201cthrough comical lyrics , to satirize the original work . \u201d the 2 live crew song copied orbison\u2019s opening bass riff and first line of lyrics , but generally , the 2 live crew song replaced orbison\u2019s romantic lyrics with \u201cdegrading taunts , a bawdy demand for sex , and a sigh of relief for paternal responsibility . \u201d the district court granted summary judgment to 2 live crew . the united states court of appeals for the sixth circuit ( sixth circuit ) reversed , finding that the 2 live crew song\u2019s \u201cblatantly commercial purpose\u201d prevented it from being a fair use , and that 2 live crew copied too much of orbison\u2019s song to constitute fair use . the united states supreme court granted certiorari .\nover the past eight months , tomlinson reports , the acuff - rose brand has graced the chart singles \u201cred ragtop\u201d ( tim mcgraw ) , \u201cbrokenheartsville\u201d ( joe nichols ) , \u201cten rounds with jose cuervo\u201d ( tracy byrd ) , \u201ca lot of things different\u201d ( kenny chesney ) , \u201cbeautiful goodbye\u201d ( jennifer hanson ) , \u201cthe love song\u201d ( jeff bates ) , \u201ci believe\u201d ( diamond rio ) and \u201ccountry ain\u2019t country\u201d ( travis tritt ) .\nnot only did wesley rose screw things up for don & phil , his greed and pettiness also put a big dent into boudleaux & felice bryant\u2019s earnings . no telling how many more hits they would of had together .\nszerz\u0151 : howard dietz / zeneszerz\u0151k : arthur schwartz / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : sylvia de brown - henderson inc . - chappell & co . - warner chappell music international\n& your palestine statement - beside pop music consideration - is just supid , some things are too important and dramatic to be use as fashion of the moment .\nthe song , which he recorded with fellow music stars mariah carey and ricky martin , was meant to raise money for the victims of the 11 september terror attacks .\n, and initially focused on country music - related original prog . . . . . . during tnn ' s first year of broadcasting , american general corporation , parent\ni just finished reading \u2014 and vastly enjoying \u2014 a new book about the history of nashville radio station wsm . but craig havighurst\u2019s air castle of the south : wsm and the making of music city , as its title says , is about much more . it explores how nashville came to be music city , the role of commerce in country music and country radio and the history of country radio itself . along the way , it examines such events as the rise and eventual destruction of the opryland usa amusement park and the near demise of powerhouse wsm - am as a country music radio station . and , as always , it\u2019s a tale of commerce vs . art .\ni\u2019m not defending music row , by any means , but i think some of us are looking at the everlys\u2019 battles with the nashville establishment through modern eyes . in the early sixties , music row , and the music business in general , were still ruled by the major record companies and music publishers . artistic freedom was unknown except for the biggest stars , and even they were constrained by the realities of the business . i\u2019m not saying that the everly brothers shouldn\u2019t have chosen to move to warner brothers , as they did . but they should have realized , or been told , that there was likely a price to be paid . that\u2019s the way things worked back then .\none little known aspect of the band\u2019s early history was that they were offered a music publishing deal shortly after the release of their first single , \u201clove me do , \u201d with an established music publisher , dick james music . as was standard in the day \u2013 and remains largely the same today \u2013 the songwriting members of the band were offered a 50 - 50 deal under a new publishing company called northern songs , ltd . to minimize the beatles tax liability , the company was set up as a corporation .\nrose ( who also wrote under the pseudonym \u201cfloyd jenkins\u201d ) was a fountain of hits in his own right . his compositions included such durables as \u201cblue eyes crying in the rain , \u201d \u201cit\u2019s a sin , \u201d \u201cdeep water , \u201d \u201croly poly , \u201d \u201cfire ball mail , \u201d \u201c\u2019foggy river , \u201d \u201clow and lonely , \u201d \u201cpins and needles ( in my heart ) \u201d and \u201cwe live in two different worlds . \u201d among the many other early acuff - rose treasures were \u201ctennessee waltz , \u201d \u201cashes of love , \u201d \u201cbonaparte\u2019s retreat , \u201d \u201ccold , cold heart , \u201d \u201cchattanoogie shoe shine boy , \u201d \u201cyour cheatin\u2019 heart , \u201d \u201csatisfied\u201d and \u201ca white sport coat ( and a pink carnation ) . \u201d\nfollowing the district court ' s determination that\npretty woman\nwas a parody , acuff - rose filed motions to distribute the funds deposited by 2 live crew with the clerk of court , and sought reconsideration of the fair use determination by introducing additional evidence on the question of the impact of the parody upon the market value of the copyrighted original . 6 based upon its determination of fair use , the district court granted summary judgment and ordered the funds returned to 2 live crew .\nfollowing the district court ' s determination that\npretty woman\nwas a parody , acuff - rose filed motions to distribute the funds deposited by 2 live crew with the clerk of court , and sought reconsideration of the fair use determination by introducing additional evidence on the question of the impact of the parody upon the market value of the copyrighted original . * fn6 based upon its determination of fair use , the district court granted summary judgment and ordered the funds returned to 2 live crew .\nexcellent write - up . i had never heard this story about the everlys getting screwed by music row . i had wondered why their popularity fizzled and this makes perfect sense .\nwsm - am has been on the air since 1925 and , through thick and thin , has been the flagship of country music , and it deserves to be treated accordingly .\nbut what of the issue of michael jackson\u2019s ownership of atv music and its subsidiary , northern songs ? it\u2019s really much ado about nothing from the perspective of the music publishing world . catalogs are developed , exploited , valued , and sold on a regular basis . the 2012 sale of the emi music publishing catalog to sony / atv music , a deal valued at $ 2 . 2 billion dollars , is just the latest example . as part of this deal , michael jackson\u2019s estate now owns their half of 38 % of the 1 . 3 million - song emi publishing catalog , which further highlights the long - reaching positive effects of his initial shrewd $ 47 . 5 million investment back in 1985 .\nsony / atv music publishing , jointly owned by singer michael jackson and sony corporation of america , is one of the top publishing firms in the world . it is home to\nin 1985 , gaylord entertainment bought acuff - rose for $ 15 million and put it under the control of veteran publisher jerry bradley . its value grew substantially every year afterward . in making the purchase , sony didn\u2019t just buy the songs , however . it also hired key members of the team that had been working the songs , including troy tomlinson and mike whelan of the creative department ( whose function is to get songs recorded ) and marc wood , who heads the film and tv department .\n\u201cit\u2019s a no - brainer to [ buy ] a play about a songwriter who\u2019s prominent in your catalog , \u201d wood observes . \u201cthe play itself becomes publicity for the songwriter and his songs . through that publicity , you\u2019re generating a new income stream because you\u2019re selling tickets to the play . it\u2019s kind of double - dipping . \u201d acuff - rose bought the play from authors randal myler and mark harelik while the company was still a gaylord property , and it became part of the sony / atv acquisition .\n\u201cone of the most important things to remember about music row in those days , is people flew by the seat of their pants . they weren\u2019t afraid of anything , \u201d said kosser .\natv music was once the publishing arm of lord lew grade\u2019s uk media empire , associated television ( atv ) . it had acquired northern songs ( the beatles\u2019 publishing business ) in 1969 .\nwhile the recording of country music is said to have begun when fiddlin\u2019 john carson laid down his version of \u201clittle old log cabin down the lane\u201d for the okeh label in 1923 , the genre achieved mass - market appeal with the emergence of nashville as the capital of country music . the public had associated the city with the genre since the first broadcast of the grand ole opry in 1927 , but publishers and record labels did not begin to open offices there in significant numbers until the late 1940s . the music industry itself only began to recognize the vitality of country music but a few years before . billboard started to trace the presence of the genre on jukeboxes in 1944 , established their country chart in 1948 and tracked radio airplay a year later in 1949 .\nszerz\u0151 : john h . mercer / zeneszerz\u0151k : harold arlen / egy\u00e9b k\u00f6zrem\u0171k\u00f6d\u0151k : edwin h . morris co . - chappell & co . - chappell morris ltd . - warner chappell music international\nwith the kind of odds of which you speak the only way the \u201cbest\u2019 can rise to the top\u201d is through sites like this as well as people like yourself and your involvement in what\u2019s going on on music row . it breaks my country music lovin\u2019 heart to see & hear what big business has done to my gawddamn radio as well as the talent that should be on it .\nby him attacking sony , he is doing a lot for the present / future . he is making the world understand that recording labels are very difficult and will stop at nothing to destroy an artist . unlike mariah , george michael , etc . ; he is standing up to the boss and getting results . this way future artists will have a better chance . he isn ' t going to let the ppl . destroy him . he worked hard for a lot of things . he isn ' t just going to accept that ppl . don ' t like his image . his music is still good and he knows how to make him music be appreciated and charts - oriented . prince can be a star again if he made his music charts - oriented . but that is not his deal . not all of his music is good anyway . mj wants respect , fame , glory , etc . and he makes music ppl . want , love , appreciate .\nsource , a leading organization of women in the music business , will hold its annual awards dinner tonight at the musician\u2019s hall of fame and museum . the source foundation awards , which honors the pioneering women who helped establish the foundation of the music industry , will celebrate 2009 honorees joyce jackson , peggy lamb , pat mccoy , sandy neese , margaret parker , and marion keisker macinnes ( posthumously ) .\ni\u2019m a fan of felice and boudleaux bryant\u2026 they did great work . but the everlys deserved to record whatevever they wanted . it seems like wesley rose would have ultimately made more money if he had allowed the everlys more creative freedom and presumably a longer run as successful pop artists .\nthe district court found that this factor weighed against a determination of fair use , and we agree . acuff - rose , 754 f . supp at 1155 - 56 . as a general rule , creative works - - literary works of fiction or artistic works - - are afforded greater protection from the fair use determination than are works of fact . harper & row , 471 u . s . at 563 ; new era publications , int ' l v . carol publishing group , 904 f . 2d 152 , 157 ( 2d cir . ) , cert . denied , _ _ _ u . s . _ _ _ , 111 s . ct . 297 , 112 l . ed . 2d 251 ( 1990 ) . the status of\noh , pretty woman\nas a creative work is not contested . in determining whether this factor should weigh in favor of the copyright holder we also ask whether the work\nrepresented a substantial investment of time and labor made in anticipation of financial return .\nmca , inc . , 677 f . 2d at 182 . the record amply supports a finding in favor of acuff - rose on this factor .\nthere is no question in my mind that the song\noh , pretty woman\nby roy orbison and william dees was intended for mr . orbison ' s country music audience and middle - america .\nultimately , the falling out between wesley rose and the everly brothers cost the duo their popular careers . though the brothers would go on many more years in the music business both as solo performers and with each other , they never came even close to their late 50\u2019s , early 60\u2019s prominence . even worse , the legal and financial issues created a strain between the two brothers that in many ways would last the rest of their lives , all the way up to the death of phil everly ."]}
{"id": 55830, "summary": [{"text": "rainbow arts was a german video game developer founded in 1984 in g\u00fctersloh by marc ulrich which was later bought by funsoft , and eventually absorbed by thq in 1999 .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "in the early 1990s most of the company 's creative developers left to start their own development studios , such as thomas hertzler , who is now managing director of blue byte , and armin gessert , who founded spellbound entertainment .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "rainbow arts arose from a split of a former software company , micro-partner , founded by marc ullrich , thomas meiertoberens and rolf lakaemper .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "parallel to ullrich creating rainbowarts , meiertoberens/lakaemper founded magic bytes , a game software company , also located in g\u00fctersloh , nrw , germany .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "rainbow arts and magic bytes can be seen as the first commercial german game software companies . ", "topic": 30}], "title": "rainbow arts", "paragraphs": ["danger freak is an action game developed and published by rainbow arts in 1987 .\nrainbow arts was a game publisher and developer founded in 1984 in g\u00fctersloh , germany .\neuro gold starline ( softgold ) go ! ( u . s . gold ) rainbow arts ( softgold )\nerbe go ! ( u . s . gold ) hardwired ( gold disk ) rainbow arts ( softgold )\na well recieved game on the amiga , \u201capprentice\u201d was to be another great release from rainbow arts in 1990 .\neuro gold starline ( softgold ) go ! ( u . s . gold ) hardwired ( gold disk ) rainbow arts ( softgold )\nbeautiful work by unathi unathi ura rorwana and aphiwe nyezi under lwanda sindaphi ' s direction . rainbow arts organisation at kasi to kasi .\nin 1988 the official r - type license was bought by activision and having seen katakis , sued rainbow arts . a deal was made however that rainbow arts would complete the port of r - type to the c64 and amiga in exchange that katakis could be re - released .\nmarc ulrich , founder of rainbow arts , started the company while he was still at school . by the time he was 17 he had three employees .\nrainbow arts and crafts group is an opportunity for local people over the age of 50 to meet in an informal atmosphere , and to take part in a programme of activities relating to the arts world . membership is open to all southwark residents of retirement age .\nrainbow arts was founded 1984 in g\u00fctersloh , germany by marc ullrich and thomas meiertoberens . it became one of the most prestigious german game studios in the 80ies and early 90ies . most of their games were developed for the amiga and c64 and only a few have been ported to the personal computer . as of now , rainbow arts has been incorporated into thq after becoming part of funsoft / softgold , who themselves were bought by thq in 1999 . many of rainbow arts former employees and designers went on to found or join other companies such as blue byte and spellbound .\nrainbow arts was a developer and publisher of entertainment software . originally developing c64 games , it progressed to creating amiga and pc - based games . it became one of the biggest computer development companies in europe .\nit was done and dusted but rainbow arts decided to add some more levels to it on the main amiga version , but this was really pushing things too far on the humble speccy and while i was trying to fit these new levels in it got canned . shame . \u201d\ninterestingly the manual that was present on hall of light ( and which we\u2019ve added here ) contains loading instructions for all the 8 - bit verisons . we can understand why the spectrum version may have been unreleased , but not the c64 \u2013 which was still going relatively strong at the time . rainbow arts had also been continuing to release c64 games into 1991 . maybe therefore there were issues with that particular conversion ?\nrainbow arts studio - kindermusik is located at 3717 apple hill road , modesto , ca 95355 . curricula offerings include village , our time , imagine that , and kindermusik for the young child . the kindermusik educator and director is ginger colla . she holds a bachelor or music education degree , a master ' s degree and a doctor of musical arts in choral conducting . her academic career encompasses elementary through the university level . upon retirement from academia she opened her kindermusik studio in 2000 . ginger has joyfully taught kindermusik for 17 years and has been recognized by kindermusik international as a maestro educator with a studio in the top 5 % internationally .\nrainbow arts kindermusik has a money back guarantee policy for the tuition portion of your semester fee . the initial registration and home materials fee of $ 75 is not refundable , but any portion of the tuition fee for instruction will be refunded if you decide for any reason not to continue . for those clients who choose the cash / check option , please bring your check / cash the first day of class for the semester . with this option you can choose to pay in full or by a monthly payment plan . if you choose a monthly payment plan , you need to pay the $ 75 initial registration and home materials fee the first day of class . payment for the balance will be in 4 monthly installments .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\na sister site to lemon amiga . made in sweden by kim lemon 1998 - 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based education for children from birth through age seven . we use the power and joy of music - making to help children learn and grow during the years most critical to brain development . since 1978 , kindermusik has helped millions of children around the world build a strong foundation for a lifetime love of learning .\nwell played ! thank you for contacting us . we will be in touch soon !\n583 delft main road , rent office at the corner of essonhout , delft ( 10 , 246 . 90 mi ) cape town , western cape 7100\nthe prophet must die . openning : this coming friday @ delft black box theatre / rent office . are you ready ?\nevery tuesday and thursday at 3pm to 5pm i teach youths from my hood - delft south poetry at the black box theatre also known as rent office . i try and teach the\nm sa and diasporic intervention in the poetry format and how politics enters into the fray . today we did lebo mashile ' s love poem : you and i . its a beautiful thing .\na sister site to lemon64 . made in sweden by kim lemon 2004 - 2018 . news games lemonade forum help links amiga forever sitemap privacy policy\n\u00a9 2017 time and talents association . all rights reserved . time and talents is a company limited by guarantee and registered in england no . 4009766 . registered charity no . 1084545\nall their games from that time were mainly made for the c64 and the amiga and only very few were converted to the ibm - pc later on .\ncurrently viewing the 50 most recent games . click here to view the complete list .\nthere is no trivia on file . if you have any interesting trivia about this company , please add it .\nthe company was founded in 1984 by marc alexander ullrich [ 1 ] . ullrich became the ceo while bernard morell took charge of production .\nin 1987 teut weidermann joined the company [ 2 ] and became head of development because of his ability to bring desirable games to the company . the first was a friend ' s game called sarcophaser , in which weidermann developed the graphics & level design . at the same time weidermann was working on an r - type clone for the amiga . while demonstrating his demo at a cracker meeting , a group called lightcircle demonstrated theirs . weidermann eventually bought the game from the group ( known as factor 5 for commercial publishing ) for 25 , 000 dm ( about 13 , 000 eur ) . meanwhile manfred trenz had written a shoot - em - up on the c64 called katakis and the amiga r - type had its name changed to katakis despite having nothing in common with trenz ' s game .\nhaving agreed to create the port of r - type , katakis was re - relased as denaris . following this , manfred trenz had started to write another shoot - em - up for the c64 this time inspired by metroid : an 8 - way scroller called turrican . half - way into the project with over 17 ongoing projects a number of producers were hired : boris schneider and martin gaksch of powerplay magazine . schneider was assigned to all ea lucasfilm game products and gaksch headed - up the deveoplment of rock ' n ' roll .\nanother producer who joined at this time was julian eggebrecht , from ea lucasfilm , who took charge of the turrican development .\neggebrecht started the development of turrican ii immediately afterwards . once complete egggebrecht left to form a company with the name factor 5 which moved to california .\nthis page was last modified on 15 march 2018 , at 06 : 01 .\nturrican 3 is the last chapter of the turrican series on commodore amiga . the game is partially based on the genesis game mega turrican .\na management simulation which puts the player in the shoes of a young lad who has just fallen in love . . . but must first revive the fortunes of a local tv station before marrying his beloved betty - all the while avoiding death at the hands of the tv director .\nturrican ii is an epic shooter featuring a ton of exploration , colorful graphics and a pumping synth soundtrack to boot .\nlike it ' s predecessor x - out , z - out is a side scrolling shooter in which hordes of enemies threaten your planet . blast your way through six worlds by yourself or simultaneously with a friend . victory is far from certain !\nblast your way through countless enemies in this technically impressive side scrolling shooter . the more you blast the more you can upgrade your ship .\nmany magicians have tried to rid the world of evil but none have been strong enough . are you strong enough to defeat the dragon fumo ?\nan early shooter platformer originally developed for european home computers , best known for its heavy metal soundtrack by chris huelsbeck .\nrock ' n roll is a puzzle game released on many platforms in europe .\nafter world war ii ended control of berlin was being contested by many countries . the americans have smuggled a nuke into the city and as an american spy it ' s your job to make sure it ' s safe .\nan adventure game based on the film adaptation of the jules verne book a journey to the centre of the earth .\npractice five events trampolining , tightrope - walking , juggling , knife - throwing and jumping clowns , before doing the events in the main performance .\nan air hockey game set in space that pits the unseen protagonist against various alien characters .\nthunder boy is a platformer not unlike the first wonder boy . it was only released in europe and was developed by the team behind the great giana sisters in 1988 .\nthe game made its way into magazines , via double sided adverts , but as usual the game never surfaced on the c64 . the amiga version featured incredible artworks , and it was fortold that the c64 would follow similiar suite .\ncurrently , not a lot of information is known about the game , though the amiga version can be seen online , and it was a cool alex kidd / wonderboy 2 style platformer , which looked good .\nrecently , one of the artists was established as drew northcott , who claims that probe were behind the conversion . drew just did a few bits of missing graphics for them remotely , but doesn\u2019t know who else was involved .\n\u201c [ this was ] probably the last game i did on speccy , the machine was dying off and the returns were dropping\u2026shame really as it was a very cool big game even made use of 128k if it was detected . i had a helluva time fitting it in .\nwe checked with grant harrison and nick jones , and they both confirmed not having any involvement at all on the game . so who was it then ?\nalso that probe was responsible for all the 8 bit versions ( page 22 ) .\ni guess you are already aware of the apprentice entry in world of spectrum urltoken where there is a magazine preview and some more info that the game\u2019s production was somewhat close to completion and why it was canned e . t . c .\nthanks nemo ! should have spent more time doing a bit more research , so appreciated you digging these bits out . updating the page now \ud83d\ude42\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\nwordpress hashcash needs javascript to work , but your browser has javascript disabled . your comment will be placed in moderation !\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 .\n{ knights of bytes have shown amazing talent with sam ' s journey . . . . } \u2013\n{ happy days , bet it was my code that had the . . . } \u2013\n{ i was dating paul smith for three or four years . . . } \u2013\nenter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email ."]}
{"id": 55831, "summary": [{"text": "gorilla glass is a brand of specialized toughened glass developed and manufactured by corning , now in its fifth generation , designed to be thin , light and damage-resistant .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "gorilla glass is unique to corning ; but close equivalents exist , including asahi glass co. , dragontrail and schott ag xensation .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "the alkali-aluminosilicate sheet glass is used primarily as cover glass for portable electronic devices , including mobile phones , portable media players , portable computer displays , and television screens .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "it is manufactured in harrodsburg , kentucky , us ; asan , korea ; and taiwan .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the glass gains its surface strength , ability to contain flaws , and crack-resistance by being immersed in a proprietary , hot potassium salt ion-exchange bath . ", "topic": 25}], "title": "gorilla glass", "paragraphs": ["first gorilla glass , then lotus glass and now corning is working on willow glass .\nanswer : gorilla glass is a specific brand of glass manufactured by corning . compared to other types of glass , gorilla glass is particularly :\nthere is more than one type of gorilla glass . gorilla glass 2 is a newer form of gorilla glass that is up to 20 % thinner than the original material , yet still as tough .\n\u201calways tough . always innovating\u201d . gorilla glass team member , akshay gupta , discusses the development of the gorilla glass brand and how \u2018gorilla marketing\u2019 works to communicate the power of the gorilla glass brand in his studio interview with ndtv\u2019s rajiv makhni at the end of the ndtv technology conclave .\nsee how our portfolio of gorilla glass solutions are solving consumers\u2019 most important issues .\nleticia barr sat down with top corning scientists to discuss corning gorilla glass 5 .\napple invests $ 200 million in gorilla glass by corning , inc . | urltoken\nso that was the first version of gorilla glass , which was then followed up by the introduction of gorilla glass 2 at ces a year ago . gorilla glass 2 was basically gorilla glass , except 20 % thinner than the original . with the recent introduction of gorilla glass 3 \u2013 which should find its way into devices later this year \u2014 corning is using \u201ca completely new glass composition , with durability enhancements developed at the structural level of the glass . \u201d\nthe first few generations of iphone featured gorilla glass . in 2012 , corning introduced gorilla glass 2 , which was even more resistant to damage . the year after that , gorilla glass 3 hit the scene . corning had changed the composition of the material at the atomic level , strengthening the bonds which held gorilla glass together .\nford ' s zaluzec says the automaker did extensive tests of gorilla glass , including laminating two gorilla glass panels together to make a windshield . but the all - gorilla windshield was too thin and did not provide sufficient stiffness or noise isolation . so ford ended up with a hybrid windshield of gorilla glass and soda lime glass .\na piece of corning ' s gorilla glass undergoes a flexibility test in the lab .\ngorilla glass by corning , inc . , is getting a major investment by apple .\nif subjected to enough abuse , gorilla glass can break . however , gorilla glass is better able to survive the real - world events that most commonly cause glass to scratch , chip , or break .\nmeanwhile , apple continues to use normal glass for everything and ignores gorilla badassery . . .\ngorilla glass is the go - to material for today ' s touchscreens . photo : corning\nthe fact that carmakers are looking at gorilla glass and other glazing technologies marks a change .\ngorilla glass is the thin , tough glass that protects cell phones , laptop computers and millions of other portable electronic devices . here ' s a look at what gorilla glass is and what makes it so strong .\ncorning gorilla glass , a protective cover glass used in consumer electronics such as mobiles , tablets and notebooks to . . .\ntags : arun k . varshneya , corning , gomd , gorilla glass , gorilla glass 3 , jc phillips , john mauro , kreidl award , prabhat k . gupta , topological constraint theory\nto see some of gorilla glass ' s feats of strength , check out the video below .\ngorilla glass may not be a household name yet , but corning says it\u2019s working on it .\ncorning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass for automotive is driving innovation to enable cleaner , safer and more connected cars .\ngorilla glass has been designed into more than 5 billion devices by more than 40 major oems .\nwhy forward - thinking automakers include corning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass\u00ae for automotive interiors on their interior design boards .\ncorning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass is chemically strengthened through an ion exchange process that creates a layer of \u201carmor\u201d to help reduce cracking , scratches , and breakage . is corning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass on yo . . .\nlast year ' s gorilla glass 2 was basically a reduction in thickness of a product developed in 2006 . but with gorilla glass 3 , corning has whipped together a newer , stronger formula .\naccording to the nyt , gorilla glass is used on every iphone , ipod touch and ipad .\nthe harrodsburg plant is corning ' s oldest operating plant , and it still manufactures gorilla glass .\ngorilla glass is more likely to appear first on limited - production supercars such as the bmw i8 plug - in hybrid , where there ' s a gorilla glass panel behind the engine compartment .\nthey serve different purposes : gorilla glass is a cover glass for the exterior of display devices , while eagle xg\u00ae is a glass substrate used within liquid crystal display panels . therefore , many electronic devices feature both corning gorilla glass and eagle xg . while they are formed with the same manufacturing process , the chemical compositions of the glass are also different . eagle xg lcd glass is an aluminosilicate composition , while gorilla glass is an alkali - aluminosilicate glass .\nproduct qualification and design implementation for corning gorilla glass 2 are underway with corning\u2019s global customers , a number of whom are expected to unveil new devices using corning gorilla glass 2 during the coming months .\none thing\u2019s for sure : there will be a lot of gorilla glass under the tree this year .\ngorilla glass\u2019s unique combination of beauty and durability offers benefits for applications beyond consumer electronics , and corning\u2019s research team is exploring the possibilities . stay tuned for more information about where gorilla glass may appear next .\naccording to corning chemcor is a different product than gorilla glass . gorilla glass was developed in 2006 so is not quite 5 years old . from the corning website \u201cwhen corning began developing a tough new cover glass for electronic devices in 2006 , corning scientists , of course , drew upon the company\u2019s prior expertise with strengthened glass . however , corning gorilla glass is a different product and glass composition than chemcor . \u201d\ncorning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass is chemically strengthened through an ion exchange process that creates a layer of \u201carmor\u201d to help reduce cracking , scratches , and breakage . is corning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass on your phone ? find out : urltoken\nthis year with gorilla glass 3 , just introduced at ces 2013 , the focus was on making the tough , durable glass even stronger .\nmany vendors are quick to trumpet the use of corning ' s gorilla glass in their products . the glass is used as a protective outer layer for many devices , from smartphones to large flat panel televisions . but what makes gorilla glass different ?\ncorning ' s gorilla glass is the display cover of choice for many smartphones , tablets , and convertibles .\napple announced friday that it plans to invest $ 200 million in the corning gorilla glass plant in harrodsburg .\ncorning ' s gorilla glass acoustic partition improves sound isolation in bmw ' s i8 plug - in hybrid .\nglassmaker corning just unveiled its newest version of gorilla glass , the chemically strengthened super glass that dozens of consumer electronics makers use in their devices .\nsee for yourself which products have been designed with gorilla glass 5 for the ultimate combination of protection and performance .\na decade - long evolution of corning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass has taken this tough material from consumer electronics to automotive applications .\ncorning incorporated ( nyse : glw ) today announced its groundbreaking innovation \u2013 corning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass sr + . specifically designed for wearable devices , this new glass composite significantly reduces visible scratches while delivering the toughness , optical clarity and touch sensitivity that make gorilla glass famous .\nthe tech giant announced friday that it would put $ 200 million towards gorilla glass development at corning ' s glass manufacturing facility in harrodsburg , kentucky .\nwe designed a product using corning gorilla glass that featured transformation , a second screen , unique interaction , social tools , and 2 . 5d glass .\ngorilla glass is the name for a sheet of toughened glass that has been produced by the corning company . it is specifically engineered to be as thin and light as possible , while still being able to resist damage . you will find gorilla glass on many of today\u2019s mobile devices . mobile phones , laptops , and many portable media players all include this product . as the story goes , corning had retired gorilla glass . steve jobs wanted to incorporate this glass onto the iphone . in six months , gorilla glass was back .\n: corning finds a way to develop cover glass for smartphones that is more damage - resistant than traditional materials such as soda - lime glass and plastic and thus gorilla glass is born .\nthe new glass is the successor to corning gorilla glass 4 , which was introduced in the fall of 2014 . gorilla glass 4 was said to be twice as tough as the previous version of its glass and twice as likely to survive drops onto uneven surfaces \u2014 but only from about a meter high .\ncarrothers said ,\nwe were always monkeying with the molecular structure of glass to start with . so we took that concept and basically used a new glass recipe and developed gorilla glass .\nit ' s the aluminum - composite composition that makes gorilla damage - resistant . we make the glass in the same way that we make lcd glass .\neach piece of gorilla glass jewelry is designed and handcrafted in - house by skilled glass artisans at our extensive design and production studio in oaxaca , mexico .\nlast year , ford showed its fusion lightweighting concept vehicle with a hybrid windshield made using a conventional soda lime glass panel laminated to a gorilla glass panel .\nat booth n1203 , corning will highlight two revolutionary innovations enabled by corning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass : exceptional cover glass for consumer electronics , and transformative interiors for autos .\nin 2012 , the second generation of gorilla glass they built and launched , achieved a goal of one billion devices .\nford motor co . and other carmakers are testing gorilla glass and other so - called chemically toughened glass products as they search for new ways to take weight out of their vehicles to meet stringent fuel economy standards . bmw already is using a gorilla glass panel on its sleek i8 .\nhowever , whereas gorilla glass 2 was basically a reduction in thickness of a product developed in 2006 , with gorilla glass 3 , the company is promising \u201cenhanced scratch resistance , reduced scratch visibility , and better retained strength once a scratch occurs . \u201d\ncorning has since produced 552 million square feet of gorilla glass for iphones and ipads , according to the star - gazette .\naccurate prototyping enabled corning to experience and share the vision with their customers , designers and internal teams of the gorilla glass .\nscientists in these facilities work closely with the gorilla glass commercial , engineering , and manufacturing staff to anticipate industry trends and deliver new or improved glass technologies that add value to customers\u2019 products and processes . through this ongoing process , corning gorilla glass continues to lead through glass technology innovation in the fast - paced consumer electronics industry .\nyou may not know it , but your smartphone or tablet probably uses corning\u2019s damage - resistant gorilla glass already . there\u2019s a short list of devices here , though pay attention to the part that says , \u201cdue to customer agreements , we cannot identify all devices that feature gorilla glass . your favorite device may include gorilla glass , even if you don\u2019t see it listed . \u201d\nin the period of 2005 , they again started researching with the project name of \u201cgorilla glass\u201d . in this period touch screen cell phones are popular , and the product needs a resilient , scratch resistant cell phone cover glass . at that time , the company take the idea from chemcor glass and they start building the gorilla glass .\napple ' s steve jobs asked corning to deliver a tough , thin glass for the iphone . the result : gorilla glass ( credit : evan kafka for forbes )\n( phys . org ) \u2014corning senior vice president , jeffrey evenson told audience members at this year ' s mit technology review ' s mobile summit , that its gorilla glass will very soon be used in automobiles . currently , gorilla glass . . .\nthinner form factor : depending on application and manufacturer specifications , gorilla glass can be produced in thicknesses ranging from 0 . 4 mm to 2 mm . even at 0 . 4 mm , gorilla glass retains a performance advantage over many other cover materials .\nasahi glass co ltd developed a lamination technique for attaching a 0 . 1mm - thick glass substrate to a carrier glass .\ncorning gorilla glass sr + is commercially available and is expected to be on product models from leading global brands later this year .\nwe were honored to be involved with this incredible advancement of corning gorilla glass before it was even available for other product developers .\ncorning first announced \u201cproject phire\u201d back in 2015 : it was an attempt to create a material for wearable technology that would combine the best features of its very own gorilla glass and sapphire . and gorilla glass sr + is the result of this research . it boasts the durability of gorilla glass and ( almost ) the scratch - resistance of sapphire all the while being extremely thin and transparent .\n\u201cin early 2015 , corning launched project phire with the goal of engineering glass - based solutions with the scratch resistance approaching luxury cover materials , combined with the superior damage resistance of gorilla glass , \u201d said scott forester , director , innovation products , corning gorilla glass . \u201ccorning gorilla glass sr + delivers a superior combination of properties that is not available in any other material today \u2013 it is in a class of its own . \u201d\ncorning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass is used in the following mobile smartphones , tablets , slates , notebooks and wearables . the devices have been verified by the manufacturer and corning as using corning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass . the manufacturers and devices detailed are the only manufacturers authorized to use the corning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass trademark in their device promotions . select device manufacturers have not been willing to provide gorilla glass model verification . in those cases , please ask the manufacturer directly or contact corning here and we will do our best to help you . view full product list > >\ncorning\u2019s ion - exchange process makes gorilla glass exceptionally durable , while allowing it to remain thin and lightweight enough to enable the sleekest smartphones and slates . gorilla glass can be produced at a thinness of 0 . 5 millimeters just four times thicker than a human hair .\nbmw ag was the first to use gorilla glass last year . the material formed an interior panel in the i8 hybrid sports car .\ncorning gorilla glass provides outstanding performance and durability , with distinct advantages over other materials . it is used in most smartphones available today .\ngorilla glass 3 inherits all of the advantages of gorilla glass 2 in terms of maximizing the level of surface compressive stress via the ion exchange process , and , in addition to this , it introduces a new feature that we are calling \u201cnative damage resistance . \u201d even with exactly the same ion exchange conditions as gorilla glass 2 , the new gorilla glass 3 enables three times the damage resistance , which is quantified either through a vickers scratch test or a vickers indentation threshold ( basically how much load is required to initiate a crack ) .\n\u201cthe next big challenge to gorilla glass is going to be sapphire laminate , \u201d predicts margolis . \u201cthis is a similar process , in which a thin layer of sapphire is added to glass to make it scratch - resistant . unlike pure sapphire , this material would be very close in price to gorilla glass . \u201d\nscrapes and bumps are a fact of life , but gorilla glass enables your device to resist damage from the abuses that come with everyday use . gorilla glass also has strong aesthetic appeal . it\u2019s thin , lightweight , and cool to the touch \u2013 enabling the sleekest designs .\ngorilla glass is currently used by more than 40 major oems , designed into more than 2 , 100 product models , and featured on over 5 billion devices . check out this list for the most current , comprehensive collection of devices that corning can confirm for gorilla glass .\nback in 2006 , motorola showed an appreciation for the industrial look , so they made the razr with soda lime glass . but customers were breaking the glass , so when the droid came out , they used gorilla glass .\nsince then , corning says it has made 552 million square feet of its gorilla glass product for iphones and ipads , or roughly enough glass to cover 10 , 000 football fields .\nwho said glass couldn\u2019t bend ? if it has gorilla glass written on it , it sure will , for a fair amount without breaking . just don\u2019t go overboard with it though !\ncalled gorilla glass 5 , the new glass was formulated to improve drop performance from gadgets that are dropped onto rough surfaces from certain heights \u2014 specifically , waist height to shoulder height . selfie - fumblers rejoice : corning says gorilla glass 5 survives up to 80 percent of the time when dropped from 1 . 6 meters .\nif you\u2019ve ever cracked your smartphone or tablet screen , you may be dubious of gorilla glass\u2019s effectiveness . the company admits that gorilla glass can break \u201cif subjected to enough abuse , \u201d but that it\u2019s \u201cbetter able to survive the real - world events that most commonly cause glass to scratch , chip , or break . \u201d\ngorilla glass is in the motorola droid as well as the dell adamo . a small company called motion computing makes ruggedized slate tablets with handles built into them , for first responders or ups drivers or other jobs in the field . we ' re providing motion with gorilla glass .\ngorilla glass is on 4 . 5 billion devices worldwide and is now being used on automobiles including the ford gt and the bmw i8 .\nharshbarger estimates that gorilla glass will reduce weight by 25 to 30 percent , or 5 to 6 pounds . corning says gorilla glass will cost $ 2 - $ 4 for every pound of weight saved , putting the price premium between $ 10 and $ 24 for a windshield .\nyou spoke , we innovated ! see how corning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass 5 became our toughest cover glass yet , far outpacing competitive glass by surviving 1 . 6 - meter , face - down drops onto rough , unforgiving surfa . . .\nthe technique , if you\u2019re interesting in glass making , dubbed \u201cfusion draw\u201d calls for hot glass to be poured into a suspended trough then left to harden before finally going through a chemical treatment . just how tough is gorilla glass ? it\u2019s 2x to 3x stronger than chemically treated regular glass , even at small thicknesses . corning initially tried to get gorilla glass into the hands of car manufacturers so that they can utilize the product in wind shields , but gorilla proved to be too expensive and difficult to produce in scale .\nthe gt ' s windshield is a hybrid . it has an annealed glass outer layer and plastic in the middle . but the inner layer is made of chemically - strengthened , automotive grade gorilla glass , which is much thinner and lighter than traditional glass . ford says using gorilla glass makes the windshield 32 percent lighter , which saves fuel and improves the car ' s handling .\ni heard that gorilla glass is going to be used for applications and products outside of consumer electronics . what can you tell me about that ?\ngorilla glass was originally developed at corning ' s harrodsburg , ky . plant in 2006 , and debuted on the first apple iphone in 2007 .\nwithout compromising any other features of the well - known screen glass , corning claims that gorilla glass 5 can take drops from five feet off the ground onto\nhard , rough surfaces\nwith an 80 % survival rate . that ' s substantially better than competitive glass coverings , and of course an improvement over gorilla glass 4 that you ' ll find on the galaxy note 5 .\ngorilla glass , the tough , lightweight , scratch - resistant glass made by corning inc . and used on the screens of billions of smartphones and tablets , is getting closer to being used in windshields and other glass apertures of production vehicles .\njust a few weeks after announcing the technology , corning ' s latest gorilla glass 5 will make its retail debut on the brand new galaxy note 7 . gorilla glass 5 takes all of the strength and clarity of the previous version and adds a major boost to the strength of the glass when it comes to breaking on impact from drops .\ncorning\u2019s ultra - tough gorilla glass is expected to be used in auto manufacture as of 2014 . corning is only talking about replacing\nsome\nauto glass at present , which might not necessarily mean windscreens , but smaller parts of glass bodywork .\nmade by upstate new york glass and ceramics manufacturer corning , gorilla glass is , according to gorilla glass marketing director dave velasquez , found in 20 percent of the world ' s handsets ( roughly 200 million devices ) . its key characteristics are its thinness , strength and scratch resistance\u0097a relatively perfect fit for today ' s plethora of touch - screen handsets .\nas the world ' s leading cover material , corning \u00ae gorilla \u00ae glass is celebrating 10 years of toughness in consumer electronics , as the damage - resistant cover glass of choice for device manufacturers around the globe . gorilla glass has been designed into more than 5 billion devices worldwide , including more than 2 , 100 product models across 40 major brands .\nwe saw a solid steel ball being dropped from 5ft on to a prototype gorilla glass sample , we saw samples being scratched and then tortured with a pointy device , yet none of the gorilla glass samples shattered or gave way . some samples were used a dozen times , yet survived without a fuss .\nwith the deadline for the release rapidly approaching , apple had a problem , williams said . every time apple had tested the iphone with glass , the glass broke when they dropped it . corning\u2019s gorilla glass came to the rescue and the harrodsburg plant has been making the glass for iphones ever since .\na pyramid of considerations were explored through design exploration , connecting pdt\u2019s rich knowledge of mobile trends and customer desires with corning\u2019s aspirations for gorilla glass and the unique attributes and benefits that only glass can bring .\nthe devices are also the first confirmed to use corning ' s new gorilla glass sr + , which is said to offer similar scratch resistance to sapphire .\n10 years of toughness , 10 years of innovation . corning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass has been used on over 5 billion devices since its launch in 2007 . show less\napple said it will invest $ 200 million with corning to assist in developing future generations of gorilla glass and to enhance the company ' s manufacturing capability .\nchemcor , the name corning uses internally when referring to gorilla glass , sat in the labs until 2008 when the abnormally strong material got its first customer order . now corning expects gorilla to start contributing to the company\u2019s bottom line . \u201cinitially , we were telling ourselves [ gorilla glass would be ] a $ 10 million business , \u201d said corning researcher ron stewart . now it\u2019s a $ 170 million a year business .\nleveraging its strengths in glass science and fusion manufacturing , corning leads the cover glass industry it created nearly 10 years ago . corning gorilla glass has been used on more than 4 . 5 billion devices worldwide , including more than 1 , 800 product models across 40 major brands . with the introduction of corning gorilla glass sr + , the one company that has been innovating with glass for 165 years offers manufacturers of wearable devices a clear alternative to luxury cover materials .\nharshbarger acknowledges it will be several years before gorilla glass is as ubiquitous in automobiles as it is in smartphones and other devices :\ni think we ' ve still got a few years\nof lower volume vehicles like the i8\nbefore you see a lot of vehicles on the streets with gorilla glass .\nall of those devices sport corning ' s gorilla glass , an environmentally friendly alkali - aluminosilicate thin sheet glass engineered specifically to be thinner , lighter and more damage - resistant for portable electronics with big screens .\nworkers at the harrodsburg , kentucky corning inc . plant handle gorilla glass . apple will invest $ 200 in corning for research and development of new generations of glass for uses in mobile devices . team with corning\nthe birthplace of gorilla glass resides in a small town in kentucky ' s bluegrass region . find out how the glass was originally developed , and how it ended up on 4 . 5 billion devices worldwide .\ngorilla glass isn ' t a new invention . actually , the glass , originally named\nchemcor\n, was developed by corning in 1960 . at that time its only practical application was for use in racing cars , where strong , lightweight glass was needed .\nso what makes gorilla glass so special ? corning gave me the production rundown and then let me try , and witness , a few experiments ( though the best one , a 3 - pound steel ball dropping on a sheet of gorilla glass from a height of three feet , they would not let me film ) .\nas one of the company\u2019s fastest growing businesses , corning gorilla glass is expected to reach more than $ 700 million in 2011 sales , nearly triple 2010 results .\nwas gorilla glass 3 , then , discovered by accident ? gesturing at the bags behind him , dejneka shakes his head .\nthere are no accidents .\ncorning inc . received a strong vote of confidence in gorilla glass , its durable , scratch - resistant material now finding uses in more than just smartphone screens .\nmuch of the gorilla glass research is done at the company ' s sullivan park facility in erwin , while the process is refined for mass production in harrodsburg .\ncorning is currently producing its fifth iteration of gorilla glass , which can survive drops from a height of five feet onto rough surfaces 80 percent of the time .\ngorilla glass doesn ' t work everywhere . the side windows of the gt , for example , are made of tempered glass . automakers tend to use tempered glass on side windows because it breaks into tiny pieces and doesn ' t have a plastic layer that could hinder someone from exiting the vehicle in a crash . doug harshbarger , business director of corning ' s automotive glass business , says corning it working on alternate ways of designing gorilla glass for use throughout the vehicle .\nbryan gardiner wrote an amazing article for wired that explores the creation and history of gorilla glass . glass works : how corning created the ultrathin , ultrastrong is an excellent read , especially if you own an iphone .\ndamage resistance : gorilla glass is chemically strengthened through an ion - exchange process that creates a deep compression layer on the surface of the glass substrate . this layer acts as \u201carmor\u201d to reduce the introduction of flaws .\ngorilla glass is great at resisting scratches , but it ' s prone to shattering when dropped . with gorilla glass 5 , corning claims the glass is now able to survive more drops than ever . the official claim is that the new stuff survives\n1 . 6 - meter , shoulder - height drops onto hard , rough surfaces up to 80 % of the time .\ngorilla glass 1 . 0 is able to withstand 100 , 000 pounds of pressure per square inch wheras normal glass can handle about 7 , 000 psi . a 1 - mm - thick piece of today ' s gorilla glass 2 . 0 ( believed to be what ' s included in the iphone 5 ) can withstand 2 joules of energy from an impact hammer without shattering .\nspecialty materials sales were up 23 % sequentially and 21 % year over year , driven by strong growth in corning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass volumes , and much higher than expected .\nspecialty materials segment sales are anticipated to be consistent with the record performance of the third quarter . gorilla glass sales are expected to remain strong in the fourth quarter .\nit\u2019s unclear whether gorilla glass sr + actually has sapphire in it , but one thing is for sure : smartwatches are about to become stronger with even more scratch - resistance . gorilla glass sr + is set to hit the market later this year , which means we could see it in the upcoming gear s3 or apple watch 2 .\nduring corning ' s annual meeting earlier this month , top executives touted gorilla glass as a segment with substantial growth potential . it has become the standard material for screens in mobile devices . at the meeting , company executives featured gorilla glass as the main screen in the new generation of samsung phones , but references to apple were largely missing .\ncorning\u2019s latest products - gorilla glass 5 and sr + are on the new samsung galaxy s8 smartphone and gear s3 smartwatch . we had a firsthand look at prototypes and other things corning is working on . we also spoke to josh jacobs , ( technology manager of gorilla glass product performance and reliability ) who told us more about sr + .\nus manufacturer corning said thursday it was introducing a new , tougher version of its gorilla glass used by major smartphone makers in a bid to maintain dominance in the sector .\nthe glass meets u . s . safety standards , corning says , and it has endured automakers ' tests on rough roads and in wind tunnels . ford says it ' s tougher than traditional annealed glass . when engineers shot pieces of hail at gorilla glass , for example , it wasn ' t damaged . the annealed glass shattered .\nfirst introduced in 2007 , corning gorilla glass set the industry standard for damage - resistant cover glass . today it is the most widely deployed cover glass , used by more than 30 major brands and designed into more than 575 product models , spanning more than 500 million units worldwide .\nthis same fusion process is at the heart of corning\u2019s industry - leading lcd glass . the composition of corning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass enables a deep layer of chemical strengthening through an ion - exchange process where individual glass parts are cut from the \u201cmother sheet\u201d and undergo an ion - exchange process .\nthis same fusion process is at the heart of corning\u2019s industry - leading lcd glass . the composition of corning gorilla glass enables a deep layer of chemical strengthening through an ion - exchange process where individual glass parts are cut from the \u201cmother sheet\u201d and undergo an ion - exchange process .\nwhen it released gorilla glass 2 last year , corning focused on making it thinner \u2013 about 20 percent thinner than the original version because \u201cyou cannot make stuff thin enough\u201d for device makers , david velasquez , director of marketing and commercial operations for gorilla glass told me during a visit to the corning booth at the consumer electronics show in las vegas .\na scratch - screen proof is impermeable resistant to scratches . this kind of technology is not on the market however \u2013 any glass may break if it is placed under enough stress . gorilla glass is not a scratch - proof .\nthe harrodsburg plant originally produced glass pressings for various military , academic , consumer , and scientific applications . it segued in the mid - 1980s into developing glass substrates for the lcd market . and in 2006 , everything changed when apple came calling , and the harrodsburg plant was the first to make gorilla glass . as demand increased , the harrodsburg plant couldn ' t produce all the gorilla glass needed , so now other corning plants manufacture some of the necessary materials .\nin 2013 , the third generation gorilla glass they launched , which are three times more resistant and stronger ; 40 % scratches which occur will not be visible to naked eye .\nthe first order for gorilla glass your article refers to was for the first gen iphone , and all iphones since . when the iphone was first being developed it needed a strong glass , jobs went in search of glass tough enough . this glass was ever only a prototype , as it never had a market , it was just too expensive .\nthe glass consists of a thin sheet of alkali - aluminosilicate . gorilla glass is strengthened using an ion - exchange process which forces large ions into the spaces between molecules on the glass surface . specifically , glass is placed in a 400\u00b0c molten potassium salt bath , which forces potassium ions to replace the sodium ions originally in the glass . the larger potassium ions take up more space between the other atoms in the glass . as the glass cools , the crunched - together atoms produce a high level of compressive stress in the glass that helps protect the surface from mechanical damage .\nthe unique composition of gorilla glass allows for a deep layer of high compressive stress ( created through an ion - exchange process ) . this compression acts as a sort of \u201carmor , \u201d making the glass exceptionally tough and damage resistant .\nharshbarger says :\nsoda lime glass on the outside and gorilla glass on the inside is the configuration we are offering to automakers because the inner ply is more flexible and stronger so a higher force is required to break it .\nthe wide embrace of gorilla glass in several applications is evident in the specialty materials segment results . in the first quarter of 2017 , sales were up 32 percent to $ 300 million from the same period a year ago , and net income rose by 50 percent to $ 48 million , with much of the increase attributed to strong sales of gorilla glass .\njames hollis , division vice president at corning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass speaks to ndtv\u2019s rajiv makhni on the journey to innovating and building coverglass with some of the world ' s leading smartphone companies .\ngorilla glass research is largely carried out at the company ' s facility in erwin , ny , then refined for mass production in kentucky , according to the elmira star - gazette .\ngorilla glass 4 and represents a close the circle . after getting to a durable glass , thin it maintaining that propuedad and better withstand blows , now corning gets reduce breakage , before the above mentioned , is the main concern of users .\naccording to diverse media sources , turkish company dubleks glass is investing in an auto glass manufacturing plant in . . .\nlike many other lightweighting technologies , gorilla glass involves a trade - off : it costs more than the traditional glass it would partially replace . it could help with a tough problem in weight reduction . but because glass is an inexpensive commodity , carmakers have to balance the weight savings against the extra expense .\ncorning\u2019s gorilla glass , introduced in 2007 , played a huge role in the development of apple\u2019s devices . corning will be able to leverage the $ 200 million investment , which will go toward equipment , glass processing , and research and development , to make new versions of its extra - strength glass . apple at one point was testing sapphire glass from a different manufacturer , but that plan flamed out after the sapphire was found to be too weak for use in iphones . the company went back to corning , and gorilla glass has remained a staple .\ncorning gorilla glass 2 enables up to a 20 percent reduction in glass thickness , while maintaining the industry - leading damage resistance , toughness , and scratch resistance customers have come to expect from the world\u2019s most widely deployed cover glass . the thinner gorilla glass 2 enables slimmer and sleeker devices , brighter images , and greater touch sensitivity . these benefits can provide electronics manufacturers with superior design flexibility as they address consumer demand for increasingly high - performing , touch - sensitive , and durable mobile devices .\noutstanding surface quality : corning\u2019s proprietary fusion process gives gorilla glass the same superior surface as all of our high technology display substrates . this extraordinarily precise , highly automated process produces glass with exceptionally clean , smooth , flat surfaces and outstanding optical clarity .\nion exchange is a chemical strengthening process where large ions are \u201cstuffed\u201d into the glass surface , creating a state of compression . gorilla glass is specially designed to maximize this behavior . the glass is placed in a hot bath of molten salt at a temperature of approximately 400 degrees c . smaller sodium ions leave the glass , and larger potassium ions from the salt bath replace them . these large ions take up more room and are pressed together when the glass cools , producing a layer of compressive stress on the surface of the glass . gorilla glass\u2019 composition enables the potassium ions to diffuse far into the surface , creating high compressive stress deep into the glass . this layer of compression creates the surface that is more resistant to damage .\nion exchange is a chemical strengthening process where large ions are \u201cstuffed\u201d into the glass surface , creating a state of compression . gorilla glass is specially designed to maximize this behavior . the glass is placed in a hot bath of molton salt at a temperature of approximately 400 degrees c . smaller sodium ions leave the glass , and larger potassium ions from the salt bath replace them . these large ions take up more room and are pressed together when the glass cools , producing a layer of compressive stress on the surface of the glass . gorilla glass\u2019 composition enables the potassium ions to diffuse far into the surface , creating high compressive stress deep into the glass . this layer of compression creates the surface that is more resistant to damage .\ncorning\u2019s furnace facility has skilled personnel standing by to melt new concoctions developed by scientists for tests . our jaws dropped as we saw gorilla glass being poured right in front of our eyes .\ngorilla glass was used on the first apple iphone in 2007 . although many of their customers now require nondisclosure agreements from corning before they use gorilla glass on their mobile devices , corning does say that the super strong glass is on 4 . 5 billion devices worldwide from 40 different major brands . customers that they can mention include motorola , htc , samsung , and huawei . the full list of customers is on corning ' s site .\n\u201cwe knew corning gorilla glass could get even better . so , in response to our customers\u2019 drive toward thinner form factors , we designed this new glass to enable meaningful reduction in thickness without sacrificing the outstanding glass performance for which gorilla glass has become highly recognized . this glass , along with windows operating system innovations from microsoft , will help deliver exceptional beauty , performance , and toughness for new windows pcs . you will see this early this year with windows - based pcs which we expect to be the first in - market laptops designed to leverage the performance of our new second - generation glass , \u201d steiner remarked .\nion exchange is a chemical strengthening process where large ions are \u201cstuffed\u201d into the glass surface , creating a state of compression . gorilla glass is specially designed to maximize this behavior . the glass is placed in a hot bath of molten salt at a temperature of approximately 400\u00b0c . smaller sodium ions leave the glass , and larger potassium ions from the salt bath replace them . these larger ions take up more room and are pressed together when the glass cools , producing a layer of compressive stress on the surface of the glass . gorilla glass\u2019s special composition enables the potassium ions to diffuse far into the surface , creating high compressive stress deep into the glass . this layer of compression creates a surface that is more resistant to damage from everyday use .\nin the meantime , expect to see more marketing from corning promoting its glass . velasquez the company wants consumers to walk into a store and say they want the device made with gorilla glass . \u201cwe are trying to make ourselves a household name . \u201d\nit used to take an average of ten years to develop a new glass . corning ' s teams can now produce one in six months to a year , with a year being a luxury , the company says . ( there have been seven formulations of gorilla glass since the first generation rolled off the production line . ) in july corning announced that dell is bringing the first touch - enabled notebooks using new gorilla glass nbt to market this year . it ' s basically the same material as the surface of an iphone , but corning gets paid more for a bigger piece of glass and will see its gross margins rise a bit as its bigger capital investments are behind . even bigger sheets of glass are next , as carmakers beginning next year with bmw will use gorilla glass on rear windows and sunroofs . it ' s a vindication of sorts : gorilla glass is based on chemcor , a glass invented in the 1960s for use in windshields . demand never materialized because automakers thought cheaper laminated glass worked just fine . but gorilla glass weighs less and lowers the car ' s center of gravity , which increases fuel efficiency , something that matters more today . corning has also announced efforts to make gorilla glass antireflective so the screen can be more easily read in sunlight . and because the surface of a smartphone may host more bacteria than a public toilet ( little - known fact ) , corning will soon add a version with an antimicrobial coating .\nthere are a few caveats to these claims around the new gorilla glass . the first is that the 80 percent survival rate corning achieved in tests was with pieces of glass that were 0 . 6mm thick . corning now makes glass as thin as 0 . 4mm , so smartphone oems that opt for thinner glass or go with more rigid smartphone designs may see different results .\nthe gorilla glass is the trade name of \u201ccorning\u201d , an united states of america glass maker . they form the toughened glass ( alkali \u2013 alumino silicate sheet ) for the portable electronic gadgets . this idea generated in the 60s period as a project name , \u201cproject muscle\u201d . the glass invented was called as \u201cchemcor\u201d glass , which are ultra strong and light weight . the product is developed for windshield glass for cars , but the product is very costly so they are not succeeding on that time .\nhave you ever wondered why glass breaks ? watch this animation to learn more about the factors that contribute to glass failure .\naccording to corning\u2019s figures , the all new gorilla glass sr + is much more scratch - resistant than gg4 or gg5 . in fact , it\u2019s almost as scratch - resistant as sapphire itself .\nhad cupertino consulted with corning about its dalliance with the sapphire manufacturer , velasquez hints that the gorilla glass maker would have been all too happy to share its experience with the sapphire manufacturing process .\ncorning , which played a key role in the smartphone revolution with its robust\ngorilla glass ,\nis looking beyond the small screen with an upgraded version which promises to be even tougher .\nintroducing corning gorilla glass 5 , a new glass solution that raises the bar for protection against drops higher than ever , surviving 1 . 6 - meter , shoulder - height drops onto hard , rough surfaces up to 80 % of the time . that\u2019s up to 4x better in drop failure height than competitive glasses , giving consumers the drop protection they need if they fumble their phones while snapping photos , texting on the go , watching videos , or performing other everyday activities at or below shoulder level . and the best part is even though gorilla glass 5 is so much tougher , it still provides the damage resistance , optical clarity and touch sensitivity gorilla glass is famous for\u2014ensuring that oems that use gorilla\u00ae glass 5 on their mobile devices cover consumers with the ultimate combination of protection and performance for high - resolution touch - enabled devices .\nthe manufacturing company corning has developed a product it calls gorilla glass . the company designed the glass for our electronic lifestyles . as we carry around computers , tablets , smartphones , mp3 players and other devices , we risk damaging them through everyday use . corning ' s gorilla glass stands up to abuse with scratch - and impact - resistant qualities . and corning ' s approach allows the glass to be incredibly thin , meaning it won ' t interfere with capacitance touch screens or add significant weight to a device .\nharshbarger says corning is working with several carmakers and glass companies on applications , including windshields , sunroofs and dashboard displays . corning is touting several gorilla glass properties : light weight , flexibility , strength and excellent optics for features such as head - up displays .\nwhat ' s corning ' s secret ? what ' s so special about gorilla glass that sets it apart from other kinds of glass ? the answer involves incredible temperatures , a special trough , robots and a molten salt bath . the finished product is a thin piece of glass that can withstand a lot of punishment .\nthe harrodsburg plant has been working at full capacity for 64 years , and there ' s no end in sight , as the demand for mobile devices , and ever - stronger glass , continues . the newest gorilla glass , version 5 , can withstand 80 % of drops from shoulder height . gorilla glass is also being tested for vehicles , for use both inside the car and for windshields , since it ' s stronger and lighter than traditional glass and optics are better for heads - up displays , carrothers said .\ngorilla glass first started showing up in consumer electronics devices in 2007 . since then the company has iterated on the glass to improve overall durability and scratch - resistance while also making it thinner . at the time gorilla glass first shipped , global smartphone penetration was only around 10 percent ; now it ' s nearly 75 percent . corning says 4 . 5 billion device units have been shipped with its glass to date . manufacturers like samsung , htc , lenovo , huawei , lg , hp , and asus have all made devices using the glass , along with other unnamed device makers .\nwhat ' s unique about gorilla glass is that because of its inherent composition , it can allow those larger ions to penetrate the surface more deeply to increase the compression tolerance and tolerate deeper scratches .\nwhat sr + does is that it combines the supreme levels of toughness , optical clarity and touch sensitivity of gorilla glass with superior scratch - resistance that is expected from a luxury watch\u2019s crystal material .\na recent report regarding the chinese auto glass market claims that fuyao glass is the leader in the country . the . . .\nauto one glass and accessories , a michigan - based windshield replacement and auto glass repair company , will now provide . . .\nthere\u2019s a lot more to how corning tests the toughness of corning\u00ae gorilla\u00ae glass 5 scratch resistance than you might think . each rigorous test is informed by more than 160 years of material science . . ."]}
{"id": 55832, "summary": [{"text": "probabilistic complementary metal-oxide semiconductor ( pcmos ) is a semiconductor manufacturing technology invented by pr .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "krishna palem of rice university and director of ntu 's institute for sustainable nanoelectronics ( isne ) .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the technology hopes to compete against current cmos technology .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "proponents claim it uses 30 times less electricity while running seven times faster than the current fastest technology .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "pcmos-based system on a chip architectures were shown to be gains that are as high as a substantial multiplicative factor of 560 when compared to a competing energy-efficient cmos based realization on applications based on probabilistic algorithms such as hyper-encryption , bayesian networks , random neural networks and probabilistic cellular automata . ", "topic": 21}], "title": "pcmos", "paragraphs": ["mla style :\npcmos .\nacronym finder . 2018 . urltoken 9 jul . 2018 urltoken\nchicago style : acronym finder . s . v .\npcmos .\nretrieved july 9 2018 from urltoken\napa style : pcmos . ( n . d . ) acronym finder . ( 2018 ) . retrieved july 9 2018 from urltoken\nequally important is that the implementation of pcmos piggybacks on the current\ncomplementary metal - oxide semiconductor\ntechnology , or cmos , that chipmakers already use . this means that chipmakers can use existing equipment to support pcmos , resulting in lower entry costs for the new technology .\ncondition for pcmos design since its founding theory is based on probability . such randomness has to come from nature rather than being artificial . noise is nature ' s carpet that hides imperfections . another natural source of randomness comes from process fluctuations in fabrication . these two are undesirables in conventional chip designs but are essential\nresources\nin pcmos . although existing compact models to certain extent also include these features , they are not designed for use in pcmos . the proposed research is to develop such a model to capture noise / process - related randomness in a physical deterministic way ( as required by the very nature of any compact model ) and use it in a probabilistic way in pcmos circuit / logic designs . without these specially developed transistor - level models it is impossible to do pcmos designs .\nthat bridges transistor and logic levels of abstraction so that the probabilistic behaviors captured at the device level can be propagated to the logic level within the pcmos algorithms .\nthe team hopes pcmos technology will enter the consumer computing market in as little as four years and may present itself as a parallel to mainstream cmos technology in the near future .\nthe team ' s goal is green computing . they are looking for applications where pcmos can deliver as well as or better than existing technology but with a fraction of the energy required .\nthe two innovative ideas in the project are the key to realization of pcmos designs of futuristic ics . moreover , its impact goes beyond application to pcmos alone , since nanoscale devices are already prone to suffer from intrinsic noise and inevitable process fluctuations that are to be avoided in\ndeterministic cmos\n( dcmos ) . in either domain of pcmos or dcmos for employing or avoiding nature randomness , respectively , a physical compact model capable of capturing randomness and propagating to circuit / gate level in either probabilistic or deterministic way will be a must in the foreseeable future .\nthe microchip is a successful proof - of - concept of the pcmos technology which has demonstrated an improvement of 30 times in terms of energy consumption while running seven times faster than the contemporary cmos design .\ncondition for pcmos design , even though without such a simulator conventional spice may still do the job if the\nprobabilistic\ncompact model can be deployed . however , it will not be trivial without a circuit simulator that has\nwhen palem began working on the idea around 2002 , skepticism about the prin\u00adciples behind pcmos was \u201cpretty universal , \u201d he says . that changed in 2006 . he and his students simulated a pcmos circuit that would be part of a chip for processing video , such as streaming video in a cell phone , and compared it with the performance of existing chips . they presented the work at a technical conference , and in a show of hands , much of the audience couldn\u2019t discern any difference in picture quality .\n) - - that exploits randomness in futuristic devices by taking advantage of probabilistic behaviors into chip designs . by allowing uncertainties in certain parts of the functional blocks for trading off power savings , algorithms with probabilistic boolean theories have demonstrated feasibility and promising potential for pcmos in sustaining future technology scaling .\npcmos approach to futuristic chip designs requires a paradigm shift in algorithms and methodologies , so do the device models and circuit simulators supporting such a new design . conventional and existing models / simulators obviously cannot fulfill such demands . the innovative concepts in this project are two - folds : ( 1 )\nthe technology , dubbed pcmos ( probabilistic complementary metal - oxide semiconductor ) was invented by professor krishna palem of rice university and director of ntu ' s institute for sustainable nanoelectronics ( isne ) . the u . s . - singapore team making the announcement is led by professor palem and ntu ' s associate professor yeo kiat seng , head of division of circuits and systems , school of electrical and electronic engineering ( eee ) , college of engineering .\n( circuit / logic ) and can handle probabilistic boolean algorithms . although pcmos is based on randomness , it is not meant to be totally\narbitrary\n- - it is still required to designate parts of the logic circuits where certain probability of randomness can be tolerated ( or to be\ndesigned\n) . in this sense , it is also\ndeterministic\nwhich requires a simulator that can designate a given block to be simulated with the desired randomness .\naccording to professor yeo , pcmos is also ideally suited for encryption , a process that relies on generating random numbers . thus the microchip can be quickly incorporated in electronic devices such as in computer gaming , lotteries and cryptography ( internet security ) where random calculations are valuable .\nthis is in addition to applications where there is a need to produce statistical simulation , such as in financial and economic forecast so that more accurate predictions can be made ,\nsays professor yeo .\nwith this pcmos technology , noise / parameter variations are part of the overall design and are managed as a resource to achieve significant energy savings . our vision is to see a new generation of probabilistic - based nanoelectronics with diverse applications in media , biomedical , information technology ( it ) and consumer electronics . the success of this project would go a long way in promoting the advent of a new generation of ' green ' it at lower costs to consumers ,\nsays professor yeo .\npalem has developed a way for chips to use significantly less power in exchange for a small loss of precision . his concept carrie\u00ads the daunting moniker \u201cprobabilistic complementary metal - oxide semi\u00adconductor technology\u201d\u2013pcmos for short . palem\u2019s premise is that for many applications\u2013in particular those like audio or video processing , where the final result isn\u2019t a number\u2013maximum precision is \u00adunnecessary . instead , chips could be designed to produce the correct answer sometimes , but only come close the rest of the time . because the errors would be small , so would their effects : in essence , palem believes that in computing , close enough is often good enough .\nleaving your mobile phone charger at home when you go for a two week long vacation may just be the norm one day as scientists from nanyang technological university ( ntu ) and rice university , united states , have successfully created a microchip that uses 30 times less electricity while running seven times faster than today ' s best technology .\nprobabilistic design methodology , if used for consumer devices , would result in energy efficient devices ,\nsays professor palem who conceived probabilistic design .\nfor example , for consumers , it could mean the difference between charging a cell phone every few weeks instead of every few days . in addition to the encryption application that we have demonstrated , among other applications , it is equally well - suited for computer graphics .\nprofessor palem explains that in streaming video application on a cell phone for example , it is unnecessary to conduct precise calculations . the small screen , combined with the human brain ' s ability to process less - than - perfect pictures , results in a case where the picture looks just as good with a calculation that is only approximately correct .\ndr natalie kong zhi hui , teaching fellow , in ntu ' s eee and a member of team , says\nour technology is a significant contributor towards environmental - friendliness - green computing , or probabilistic computing , with an extremely energy - aware attribute . this is due to the fact that , unlike conventional designs that view noise as a nuisance , our design concept embraces noise as a\ngem\n- this novel technology recycles noise .\nthis is in contrast with today ' s silicon transistors become increasingly ' noisy ' as they get smaller , thus engineers have historically dealt with this by boosting the operating voltage to overpower the noise to ensure accurate calculations , leading to higher energy consumption levels .\nprofessor yeo , dr kong , professor palem and his student , dr pinar korkmaz , successfully ran the first real - world tests of the revolutionary prototype microchip . this is a culmination of various chip designs and testing that started in 2005 .\nthe rice - ntu team plans to follow its proof - of - concept work on encryption with proof - of - concept tests on microchips for cell phones , graphics cards and medical implants . they look forward to taking this concept of probabilistic design , which is one key focus of ntu ' s isne , to the next level .\nin singapore , the next level is to create a larger activity with roots at ntu and which spans an increasingly vigorous international network based at rice . the vision for this will include next generation electronics , based on principles drawn from the mathematics of probability as it relates to areas such as risk analysis , perceptual neurobiology , nanoscale devices and computing with applications to exciting domains such as graphics and multimedia , education and global health ,\nsays professor palem .\nby integrating the design of antenna and electronics , researchers have boosted the energy and spectrum efficiency for a new class of millimeter wave transmitters , allowing improved modulation and reduced generation of waste . . .\nthe german energy transition makes it necessary to extend the transmission grid . karlsruhe institute of technology ( kit ) , together with the grid operator tennet , now studies the use of superconductor technology as an alternative . . .\nmarine research could soon be possible without the risk of polluting either the air or the ocean . it ' s thanks to a new ship design and feasibility study led by sandia national laboratories .\nsingapore has had a long history as a green city \u2013 but a tri - sector partnership could help developing asian countries kickstart a journey into climate change resilience . [ this is a feature story published in the tri - sector . . .\nthe university of leicester is spearheading the development of new power generation technologies for space exploration as part of a european space agency funded programme .\nin the coming decades , nasa and other space agencies hope to mount some ambitious missions to other planets in our solar system . in addition to studying mars and the outer solar system in greater detail , nasa intends to send . . .\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 , this quote from the article is nonsense .\nfor example , for consumers , it could mean the difference between charging a cell phone every few weeks instead of every few days .\nthis computing concept is interesting but really has nothing much to do with cell phone battery life . the battery life in a cell phone is determined mainly by the transmitting power when someone is talking , and the receiver circuitry when someone is listening , as well as the listening power when hung - up and in standby . if the cell phone has a backlit lcd ( most ) , it is probably using half the total power . a video streaming application if practical and consumer friendly in a cell phone will still be dominated by the lcd backlight and camera power .\ni think you ' re missing the big picture here . this is like going from analog to digital back to analog but in a hybrid kinda way . i see robot brains in our future .\nit is tiresome to read supposedly science - based articles and yet find them full of hype and exaggerated claims -\nthe team ' s goal is green computing\n, we ' ll rarely need chargers , etc . in reality , science and technology are continuing and accelerating their amazing benefits for mankind . spare us the predictions and the links to leftist crazes and delusions . it ' s just science , and that ' s plenty good enough .\nplease sign in to add a comment . registration is free , and takes less than a minute . read more\ndoctype html public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nas semiconductor technology continues to scale following moore ' s law , increased power will eventually limit further increase in speed and density . to sustain technology scaling and prolong the promise the industry has benefited from scaling , one of the novel concepts has been proposed - -\nby continuing to use aliexpress you accept our use of cookies ( view more on our privacy policy ) . you can adjust your cookie preferences at the bottom of this page .\ndetailed seller ratings information is unavailable when there ' re less than 10 ratings .\nnier : automata yorha 9s no . 2 type b 2b black box metal pendant model toy necklace cosplay gift collection\ngame nier : automata yorha no . 2 type b 2b metal pendant model toy necklace cosplay gift collection\nsailor moon tsukino usagi chibiusa pvc mini figure 6 . 5cm / 2 . 5\nkeychain model toy keyring 4pcs / set gift collection\nhot cartoon my neighbor totoro cat bus plush toy 5 . 5cm 2inches stuffed coin bag case holder gift doll collection\nintellectual property protection - privacy policy - terms of use - law enforcement compliance guide \u00a9 2010 - 2018 aliexpress . com . all rights reserved .\nfor ieee to continue sending you helpful information on our products and services , please consent to our updated privacy policy .\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 .\nbe the first to know as we launch in new countries and markets around the globe .\nkrishna palem thinks a little uncertainty in chips could extend battery life in mobile devices\u2013and maybe the duration of moore\u2019s law , too .\nkrishna palem is a heretic . in the world of microchips , precision and perfection have always been imperative . every step of the fabrication process involves testing and retesting and is aimed at ensuring that every chip calculates the exact answer every time . but palem , a professor of computing at rice \u00aduniversity , believes that a little error can be a good thing .\nevery calculation done by a microchip depends on its transistors\u2019 registering either a 1 or a 0 as electrons flow through them in response to an applied voltage . but electron\u00ads move constantly , producing electrical \u201cnoise . \u201d in order to overcome noise and ensure that their transistors register the correct values , most chips run at a relatively high voltage . palem\u2019s idea is to lower the operating voltage of parts of a chip\u2013specifically , the logic circuits that calculate the least significant bits , such as the 3 in the number 21 , 693 . the resulting decrease in signal - to - noise ratio means those circuits would occasionally arrive at the wrong answer , but engineers can calculate the probability of getting the right answer for any specific voltage . \u201crelaxing the probability of correctness even a little bit can produce significant savings in energy , \u201d palem says .\nwithin a few years , chips using such designs could boost battery life in mobile devices such as music players and cell phones . but in a decade or so , palem\u2019s ideas could have a much larger impact . by then , silicon transistors will be so small that engineers won\u2019t be able to precisely control their behavior : the transistors will be inherently probabilistic . palem\u2019s techniques could then become important to the continuation of moore\u2019s law , the exponential increase in transistor density\u2013and thus in computing power\u2013that has persisted for four decades .\ncombining massive quantities of data , insights into human psychology , and machine learning can help manage surprising events , says eric horvitz .\nalex zettl\u2019s tiny radios , built from nanotubes , could improve everything from cell phones to medical diagnostics .\nenergy savings a simple chart showing what sort of energy savings could be achieved with what sort of loss of accuracy would have helped here and is crucial for understanding what the significance of his work is .\ninformative article , but i tend to agree with garyb that even a simple chart would have added to its impact . still , it is easy to see that implementation of these concepts where appropriate would be of tremendous advantage .\nuse of probabilistic error what strikes me in this is that visual as well as audio circuits could benefit . music is not all about complete precision , but rather the depth and richness has a lot to do with minute variations from the norm . this is why a really good radio ( like my old tube - type 1934 airline ) acutally sounds better than the vaunted bose radio next to it . in video , it could bring a more natural look to displays and virtual . nature is not strictly linear , but has a lot of seemingly random variations .\npalem is too smart we applied this concept in a darpa project details forever secret . cpas use this principal to save tons of time in accounting without sacrificing overall accuracy at least for taxes . good going palem . it is about time the semiconductor world caught with accounting .\nvideo and audio samples besides a chart available online , a video sample and audio sample that we could play on our computers and / or cell phones would be nice . this way we could see and hear for ourselves what the difference is . more details on how that relates to cryptography would be good too . using probability seems to come closer to the uncertainty principles that emerge at the quantum scale too . wonder if this will open the door to quantum computing from another angle . a third area of interest is whether probability based results might also result in designs that survive circuit imperfections better , resulting in higher net yield .\nyour concern was addressed in the article :\n* palem ' s idea is to lower the operating voltage of parts of a chip - - specifically , the logic circuits that calculate the least significant bits *\n. even if it weren ' t mentioned , it should be a trivial matter for any electronic engineer to\nextrapolate\nhow palem ' s concept could be successfully realised . also , a single - bit error in an 8 - bit value will produce an error of anywhere between 1 and 128 . a change of 0 is not an error .\nthe mission of mit technology review is to equip its audiences with the intelligence to understand a world shaped by technology .\nfind your preferred version . choose from six languages and in 13 regions worldwide .\nthe world ' s most comprehensive professionally edited abbreviations and acronyms database all trademarks / service marks referenced on this site are properties of their respective owners .\nthe acronym finder is \u00a9 1988 - 2018 , acronym finder , all rights reserved . feedback"]}
{"id": 55833, "summary": [{"text": "one life left is europe 's first and only dedicated videogames fm radio show .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "it is presented by ste curran , simon byron and ann scantlebury .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "earlier host robert howells stopped appearing on the show , to be later replaced by simon .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "it includes news , reviews , features , competitions and a weekly studio guest .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "one life left is broadcast on resonance fm , a london community radio station at 19:00 every monday , and is available as a podcast . 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person essays , features , interviews and q & as ; about life today .\nfirst there was an episode of one life left from gdc 2018 . then there was another one of it . then there was another one of it ( we need a new joke for episode 4 ) . featuring the following super - special guests : jennifer hazel ( @ rx _ pixel ) osama dorias ( @ osamadorias ) laura bularca ( @ sarienn ) emily short ( @ emshort ) will porter ( @ batsphinx ) andrew barron ( urltoken ) jennifer scheurle ( @ gaohmee )\nlegitimate criticism of islamists has been acute but sparse , and the pushback against debate has come in many flavors - - almost all widely missing the point . in europe and the united states , the left are a great deal of the problem . one of the characteristics of the liberal left is a political preoccupation with defending those who are disenfranchised ; those that are viewed as victims . often , i count myself as one of these liberals .\nmykelti williamson , left , stars as gump ' s army buddy benjamin buford\nbubba\nblue , who has an affinity for shrimp .\none life left gaming cafe in norwich has been giving people a place to play their favourite games . norfolk now is the youtube channel that gives you the best local stories from across nelson ' s county . tune in for the latest videos on news , sports , food & drink , history , entertainment and more . . . subscribe now - urltoken\none life left is a radio show about video games . for an hour a week , every week , three of us ( me , simon byron and ann scantlebury ) chat live on actual radio about games with people who make games , and fill the rest of our allotted airtime with news , features , music and ( mostly ) stupid jokes .\nas meredith willson has said \u2014 \u201cyou pile up enough tomorrows , and you\u2019ll find you are left with nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays . \u201d\n@ zombiesrungame i use while cycling ! ! awesome awesome app . looking forward to season 4 . 5 missions in season 3 left so perfect timing !\nm life rewards gets you access to the best mgm resorts has to offer . join today and receive :\nwhat stuck out to me is that she said , \u201cone dollar . that\u2019s a lot of money ! \u201d\neven the most dedicated executive may suddenly have his or her priorities upended by a personal crisis\u2014a heart attack , for instance , or a death in the family . as one pointed out , people tend to ignore work / life balance until \u201csomething is wrong . \u201d but that kind of disregard is a choice , and not a wise one . since when do smart executives assume that everything will work out just fine ? if that approach makes no sense in the boardroom or on the factory floor , it makes no sense in one\u2019s personal life .\nthe others were soon discharged but amy was critically ill . she stayed on life support for around a month .\nthis american life is produced in collaboration with wbez chicago and delivered to stations by prx the public radio exchange .\n\u201ccreate the highest , grandest vision possible for your life , because you become what you believe . \u201d \u2014 oprah winfrey\nthis isn\u2019t about procrastination . it\u2019s about strategy . timing \u2014 even a few seconds \u2014 could change your whole life .\nmesmerising maps reveal record - breaking temperatures across the world as the earth experiences ' one of the . . .\nconversely , when you improve one area of your life , all other areas are positively influenced . as james allen wrote in as a man thinketh , \u201cwhen a man makes his thoughts pure , he no longer desires impure food . \u201d\nsuper . sonic . | each of the theatre\u2019s 1 , 805 seats has three speakers \u2013 left , right and center \u2013 for a total of 5 , 415 seat speakers .\nburn all your bridges and you\u2019ll have no human connection left . in that internal cave of isolation , you\u2019ll lose your mind and identity , becoming a person you never intended to be .\nif so , you ' ll need to activate your account to enjoy all the features and benefits m life rewards has to offer .\namy thomson ' s life was dramatically changed after she collapsed at an ' ecstasy party ' at a house in glasgow in june .\nthe film tells the real - life story of carlton pearson , who was a rising star in the pentecostal church and oral roberts\u2019s prot\u00e9g\u00e9 .\none resident of maude grey court said they were \u201cconcerned disorderly behaviour may arise from excessive alcohol consumption coupled with a competitive gaming culture\u201d .\nblazing heat | \u201cdirty diana\u201d was historically a solo performed by michael , but is now an incredible production number in michael jackson one .\naccess to exclusive offers if you enroll in m life rewards , you ' ll receive exclusive deals and our best rates from us via email .\n\u201cserial\u201d combines the drama of prestige - television - style episodic storytelling , the portability of podcasts , and the reliability of \u201cthis american life . \u201d\nlauren conrad ' s son liam takes a handful of cake . . . as proud mom ' celebrates one year with our little guy '\nkayla replied : ' amy won ' t be like this for the rest of her life . she ' s getting the best care and support .\ni\u2019ve created a cheat sheet for putting yourself into a peak - state , immediately . you follow this daily , your life will change very quickly .\nin the last 50 years , the liberal left has accomplished much by flouting a negligent establishment , strengthening civil liberties that would have otherwise been lost in stagnant conservatism . but any chronic preoccupation eventually leads to myopia , and in the case of islamism , the left seems to have lost its way . perhaps this is a result of some deep - seated fear of offending , but i submit that dishonesty is at the heart .\nstudents also resist leaders\u2019 commonly held belief that you can\u2019t compete in the global marketplace while leading a \u201cbalanced\u201d life . when one executive argued that it\u2019s impossible to have \u201ca great family life , hobbies , and an amazing career\u201d all at the same time , the student interviewing him initially thought , \u201cthat\u2019s his perspective . \u201d but after more conversations with leaders ? \u201cevery single executive confirmed this view in one way or another , and i came to believe that it is the reality of today\u2019s business world . \u201d it remains to be seen whether , and how , that reality can be changed for tomorrow .\nno matter where you are right now , you can have any future you want . but one thing is for certain , what you plant you must harvest . so , please plant with intention . mental creation always precedes physical creation . the blueprint you design in your head becomes the life you build .\nit is time that the left remember its principles , and stop castrating debate and free discourse . perhaps it needs to look to real liberals in muslim societies abroad , like malala yousafzai and the countless others who speak out against their theocracies , fearing for their lives daily . it is time for the left to put as much intellectual muscle into criticizing harmful religious ideas as it does into protecting the sensibilities of the everyday muslim living in london .\n\u201cif you\u2019d like to know the meaning of the phrase , \u2018the best of both worlds , then you really ought to check out michael jackson one . \u201d\nthere were hints throughout the series . on several occasions , walt accused them of cheating him out of his share ; that bitterness seemingly helped steer him into his life of crime . but it wasn\u2019t clear that his version was correct \u2014 in an episode where they confront each other at a restaurant , gretchen said that walt left her without any explanation . and the true story never came out .\nrather than waiting for the next opportunity , the one in your hands is the opportunity . said another way , the grass is greener where you water it .\nit\u2019s easy to talk about how hard our lives are . it\u2019s easy to talk about how unfair life is . and that we got the short - end of the stick .\ncompeting with others leads people to spend every day of their lives pursuing goals that aren\u2019t really their own \u2014 but what society has deemed important . you could spend your whole life trying to keep up , but will probably have a shallow life . or , you can define success for yourself based on your own values and detach yourself from the noise .\ntoo many people are playing the wrong game \u2014 a losing game from the onset \u2014 and it hurts like hell . it\u2019s how you ruin your life without even knowing it .\n\u201cwhen you\u2019re young , you think you can control everything , \u201d one interviewee said , \u201cbut you can\u2019t . \u201d executives told stories about heart attacks , cancer , and parents in need of care . one talked about a psychotic reaction to medication . in those situations , mentors and team members helped leaders weather difficult times and eventually return to business as usual .\nin a free society , often uncomfortable things must be said to opposing parties to effectively work out complex issues . but when someone attempts to criticize the beliefs of a religion ( mostly islam ) , the left will invariably attach that criticism to racism . but racism cannot also be used for those who question the ideas of a religion , or their dogmas , or attempt to demonstrate the relationship of religious ideas to terrorism . this only cuts off the kind of debate that has usually taken place in the conversations of the liberal left .\nkeeping things in proper perspective allows you to remove everything non - essential from your life . it allows you to live simply and laser focused , and toavoid dead - end roads leading nowhere .\nrobert zemeckis ' ode to 20th century america still represents one of cinema ' s most clearly drawn lines in the sand ,\nsaid entertainment weekly a decade after the movie ' s release .\none - half of folks see it as an artificial piece of pop melodrama , while everyone else raves that it ' s sweet as a box of chocolates .\nunderstanding the value of one dollar is the same as coming to appreciate the value of time . to thoughtlessly spend one dollar may not seem like a big deal , but it actually is . that frivolous spending compounded over a long enough time could be millions . it also reflects a lack of care about the details , which is where the true art and value lies .\nthis conflict between pragmatism and the liberal tradition is typified in sam harris and the reaction he has received from the left . among other things , he is a rare counter - voice to simple liberal islam apologists , bringing to light the connection between islamic doctrine and violent behavior .\n\u201cone of the enemies of happiness is adaptation , \u201d says dr . thomas gilovich , a psychology professor at cornell university who has studied the relationship between money and happiness for over two decades .\nexecutives\u2019 definitions of professional and personal success run a gamut from the tactical to the conceptual ( see the exhibit \u201chow leaders define work / life \u2018wins\u2019\u201d ) . for one leader , it means being home at least four nights a week . for another , it means understanding what\u2019s going on in the lives of family members . for a third , it\u2019s about having emotional energy at both work and home .\nbook now , finish paying later you are only required to put down a one - night deposit and tax when you book your reservation online . you pay the remaining balance when you check out .\n' a test subject attempts to determine whether the erratically moving dots on a computer screen are moving left or right on average during a study at the university of rochester august 24 , 2010 . this was one task used by ur professor of brain and cognitive science daphne bavelier and colleagues in their study ,\nimproved probabilistic inference as a general learning mechanism with action video games\n, to determine whether playing video games makes people faster decision makers while having no detrimental effect on accuracy . '\nhailed by rolling stone as \u201ca virtual parade of \u2018wow\u2019 moments , \u201d michael jackson one by cirque du soleil is an electrifying fusion of acrobatics , dance and visuals that reflects the dynamic showmanship of the king of pop , immersing the audience into the world of michael ' s music . driven by his biggest hits heard like never before in a riveting , state - of - the - art surround - sound environment \u2013 one takes the audience through a seamless visual and musical montage , at the heart of a world that is in turn majestic , playful , magical and heart - warming . in michael jackson one , michael ' s spirit is channeled through the vibrant energy of the cast of 63 dancers and performers , underscored by aerial performance , driving acrobatics , and vivid choreographies that use the urban / hip hop idiom as a springboard for exploration . one is heartfelt tribute to the work , innovative spirit , and legacy of michael jackson \u2013 the king of pop , the genius , the visionary , the one .\nattention ipad and mac users ! it\u2019s official \u2013 one life left is now available on the ibooks store in a special \u2018made for ibooks\u2019 edition ! this edition has been re - edited , contains a glossary , many new photographs , and features an interactive full screen photo gallery . not only has the book been approved by ibooks , but it carries the \u2018made for ibooks\u2019 blue stamp of approval for its use of many of the unique interactive ibooks features , and at only \u00a36 . 99 , with 80 photographs by the author , represents great value ! make sure you get a copy for your ibooks library , and let wing cmdr . hugh garlick take you back in time to a socially different and dangerous era !\nreactions that show a net loss in energy are said to be exergonic ; reactions that show a net gain in energy are said to be endergonic . describe an example of each type of chemical reaction from everyday life .\nthese dodges and excuses are becoming numerous , but they generally take form in at least one of the following standard talking points of the left , talking points that usually place blame on ourselves : vague notions of inequality , imperialism , the cia , american foreign policy , poverty , the iraq war , failure of integration into european society . . . etc . these are all real issues that deserve attention , but in the case against radicalization and islamism , they seem to be camouflage on the elephant in the room .\nonly a few have survived the zombie epidemic . you are a runner en - route to one of humanity\u2019s last remaining outposts . they need your help to gather supplies , rescue survivors , and defend their home .\nit ' s a heartwarming , epic journey through defining events of the late 20th century , as seen through the eyes of a dim - witted but honorable hero whose life is a testament to small - town american values .\nwe broadcast on monday nights on london\u2019s brilliant resonance 104 . 4fm , a station that supports the arts scene in the capital , and we\u2019ve been doing that consistently for 10 years which is ridiculous . i think it means we\u2019re the longest - running video game radio show in the world , which means we are number one at something , which is great because i\u2019m not exactly sure we\u2019re number one at making slick , professional radio .\nhome of the new immersive musical experience michael jackson one by cirque du soleil . driven by michael ' s powerful , multi - layered music - heard like never before in a riveting , state - of - the - art surround - sound environment - one takes the audience through a series of seamless visual and musical tableaux , at the heart of a world that is in turn majestic , playful , magical and heart - warming .\ninteractive cytochrome oxidase you will need the chime plugin ( available at this site ) , but it will be well worth it . view either of the subunits of cytochrome oxidase as well as related molecules . you can check buttons on the left frame to display selected portions of the molecule , zoom in , and zoom out .\nalmost everything is a distraction from what really matters . you really can\u2019t put a price - tag on certain things . they are beyond a particular value to you . you\u2019d give up everything , even your life , for those things .\nhe thought about all the things he would do if he had all that money , knowing he would never have to work another day in his life . after reflecting , he could only devise a small list of things he wanted :\ninstead of wanting more , how about you utilize what you already have ? until you do , more won\u2019t help you . actually , it will only continue hurting you until you learn to earn something for yourself . it\u2019s easy to want other people to do it for you . but real success comes when you take ownership of your life . no one else cares more about your success ( or health , or relationships , or time ) than you do .\neven the men who pride themselves on having achieved some degree of balance between work and other realms of their lives measure themselves against a traditional male ideal . \u201cthe 10 minutes i give my kids at night is one million times greater than spending that 10 minutes at work , \u201d one interviewee said . it\u2019s difficult to imagine a woman congratulating herself for spending 10 minutes a day with her children , but a man may consider the same behavior exemplary .\n\u201cof course i get stressed out . if anyone says they don\u2019t get stressed out they\u2019re lying . but one thing that mitigates that is taking time each morning to declare and focus on the fact that \u2018i have enough . \u2019\nharris ' analysis has been met with knee - jerk cries of racism , bigotry and the weak label\nislamophobia .\ni hold the left mostly responsible for the term islamophobia , which cleverly equates racism and xenophobia with criticism of the ideas of a specific religion - - an unfair lumping together . it is a favorite tool used to silence those who link a religious ideology with negative concepts . when an interpretation of any religious teaching equates to blatant human rights abuses or harm to society , it is simply irresponsible to let it slide . many liberals on the left seem to confuse criticism of other cultures ( religion , in this case ) with an endorsement of racism .\nin an upcoming study in the journal current biology , authors daphne bavelier , alexandre pouget , and c . shawn green report that video games could provide a potent training regimen for speeding up reactions in many types of real - life situations .\ndon\u2019t let society tell you how your house should look . you are an artist and a creator . your life can be exactly how you want it , whether or not it\u2019s considered a \u201cmansion\u201d by others . home is where your heart is .\na cartoonish view of the formation of an enzyme - substrate complex . image from purves et al . , life : the science of biology , 4th edition , by sinauer associates ( urltoken ) and wh freeman ( urltoken ) , used with permission .\nlife is a matter of priority and decision . and when it comes to money \u2014 in a free - market economy \u2014 you can make as much money as you choose . the question is , how much money do you really want to make ?\nseveral executives told stories about getting sidetracked or derailed in their careers because a partner or spouse needed to relocate . of course , travel becomes even trickier with children . many women reported cutting back on business trips after having children , and several executives of both sexes said they had refused to relocate when their children were adolescents . \u201cwhen children are very young , they are more mobile , \u201d one explained . \u201cbut once they are 12 or 13 , they want to be in one place . \u201d\nwhen you are leading a major project , you determine early on what a win should look like . the same principle applies to leading a deliberate life : you have to define what success means to you\u2014understanding , of course , that your definition will evolve over time .\naction of an allosteric inhibitor as a negative control on the action of an enzyme . image from purves et al . , life : the science of biology , 4th edition , by sinauer associates ( urltoken ) and wh freeman ( urltoken ) , used with permission .\nthe use of enzymes can lower the activation energy of a reaction ( e a ) . image from purves et al . , life : the science of biology , 4th edition , by sinauer associates ( urltoken ) and wh freeman ( urltoken ) , used with permission .\ntime - energy graphs of an exergonic reaction ( top ) and endergonic reaction ( bottom ) . images from purves et al . , life : the science of biology , 4th edition , by sinauer associates ( urltoken ) and wh freeman ( urltoken ) , used with permission .\noxidation / reduction via an intermediary ( energy carrier ) compound , in this case nad + . images from purves et al . , life : the science of biology , 4th edition , by sinauer associates ( urltoken ) and wh freeman ( urltoken ) , used with permission .\nevery decision has opportunity cost . when you choose one thing , you simultaneously don\u2019t choose several others . when someone says you can have it all , they are lying . they are almost certainly not practicing what they preach and are trying to sell you on something .\n\u201cthe ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare at exactly the same time it is becoming increasingly valuable in our economy . as a consequence , the few who cultivate this skill , and then make it the core of their working life , will thrive . \u201d \u2014 cal newport\nthe idea of the caf\u00e9 is a simple one . customers will be able to purchase the usual coffee or panini but the twist is that when they return to their table there will be a games console there they can enjoy , as they consume their food and drink .\nbut nate knows that once this strategy no longer works , he can come up with another one . and that\u2019s what leadership and innovation is all about . and people have come to trust him . actually , they\u2019ve come to rely on him for developing the best strategies .\nthere will always be people who agree or disagree with whether or not a particular interpretation of a text ( holy or otherwise ) is correct . and that is the point . the goal of an enlightened people is to be able to discuss those interpretations for the benefit of society , to discuss what is harmful and what is not . there are many people in the united states , for example , who fervently believe that all the animal life we see today once packed into a wooden boat to escape a global flood from an angry god . we have come to the conclusion that no one should be prevented from believing this , but those believers must live with their ideas being scrutinized ( and for the most part , they do ) , and more importantly , they must accept that these ideas will not be institutionalized . it would not be helpful for the left to denounce the criticism of literal readings of the bible as racist or contriving a term like christophobic .\nonly recently a friend of mine reported back to me - with a wry tone of recognition - a conversation she had found herself having on the prevailing mood of exhaustion - induced sexual disinterest : ' it ' s like this for me , ' her friend had told her : ' left boobie , right boobie . that ' s fine . night night . ' ' about three minutes usually does it . '\ntwenty years later , life is still like a box of chocolates .\nforrest gump\nwas released on july 6 , 1994 , with tom hanks playing the title character , a man with child - like innocence and a penchant for stumbling into history . we catch up with the cast .\nthe movie won the best picture oscar , earned $ 677 million around the world and is hailed by many as a modern classic , filled with homespun catchphrases like ,\nmy momma always said life was like a box of chocolates . you never know what you ' re gonna get .\nhere\u2019s how it works . with 20k email subscribers , a writer can get around a $ 20\u201340k book advance . but with 100\u2013200k email subscribers , a writer can get around a $ 150\u2013500k book advance . wait a year or two and change the trajectory of your career ( and life ) .\nfirstly : have ideas , discuss , criticize . i reserve the right to criticize any belief system that seems to me to violate rational thought , human rights or free speech . much less , i expect my criticisms not to be criminalized . i may be wrong , i may be partly right , but i expect to be able to discuss without fear of reprisal , either from the left or from islamic religious fundamentalists .\nno one will ever give you permission to live your dreams . as ryan holiday has said in the obstacle is the way , \u201cstop looking for angels , and start looking for angles . \u201d rather than hoping for something external to change your circumstances , mentally reframe yourself and your circumstances .\nfrom an abundance perspective , there is not only one pie , but an infinite number of pies . if you want more , you make more . thus , helping others actually helps you because it makes the system as a whole better . it also builds relationships and trust and confidence .\nacross the board , senior executives insisted that managing family and professional life requires a strong network of behind - the - scenes supporters . absent a primary caregiver who stays at home , they see paid help or assistance from extended family as a necessity . the women in our sample are adamant about this . one said , \u201cwe hire people to do the more tactical things\u2014groceries , cooking , helping the children dress\u2014so that we can be there for the most important things . \u201d even interviewees without children said they needed support at home when they became responsible for aging parents or suffered their own health problems .\none study found that the type of music you listen to affects how you perceive neutral faces . if you listen to sad music , you\u2019re more likely to interpret people being sad . by listening to positive music , you\u2019re more likely to see happy faces which will influence how you interact with people .\nsome intriguing gender differences emerged in the survey data . for example , men still think of their family responsibilities in terms of breadwinning , whereas women often see theirs as role modeling for their children . and male executives tend to praise their partners for making positive contributions to their careers , whereas women praise theirs for not interfering . executives of both sexes consider the tension between work and family to be primarily a woman\u2019s problem , and most of them believe that one can\u2019t compete in the global marketplace while leading a \u201cbalanced\u201d life . \u201cearnestly trying to focus , \u201d the authors conclude , \u201cis what will see them through . \u201d\ni love watching this phenomena in our foster kids . they feel like they need a certain toy or the universe will explode . their whole world revolves around getting this one thing . yet , once we buy the toy for them , it\u2019s not long before the joy fades and they want something else .\nsam leith , a 32 - year - old rising star at the daily telegraph , where he works as literary editor , critic and columnist , feels the same way . with no wife , no girlfriend , no children , he admits his life is his work . he works until 1am many nights and often all weekend . ' if the essence of self esteem is asking yourself ,\nwhat is the point of me ? who am i ?\nthen in the absence of those other things in my life , it has to be what i do . i am helped by an awful lot of alcohol to get through my life . i ' m a great self - medicator . i keep going on this hamster wheel because if i stopped i might think ,\nwhat is the point ?\nalcohol is the only way i can compress relaxation . there i am for hours reading and writing and writing and then i need this huge drink . '\nthe world owes you nothing . life isn\u2019t meant to be fair . however , the world has also given you everything you need . the truth is , you have every advantage in the world to succeed . and by believing this in your bones , you\u2019ll feel an enormous weight of responsibility to yourself and the world .\n\u201cif you look to the far east and the usa the gaming industry is huge and based around caf\u00e9s and competitions and i thought that it would work well in norwich as the city is one of the top places in the country when it comes to the concentration of players and money spent on gaming . \u201d\nmetabolic pathways of biochemistry check out the metabolic pathway of your choice in 2 - d or 3 - d ( with the chime plugin ) models . is provided than in most general biology textbooks , but the point is driven home . . . a chemical reaction in one of these pathways needs its own enzyme .\nwhen asked by time magazine about his use of music prior to races , phelps said it kept him focused and helped him \u201ctune everything out , and take one step at a time . \u201d when asked about the kind of music he listens to , he answered , \u201ci listen to hip hop and rap . \u201d\nbut in the short time between then and now , there seems to have been yet another seismic shift . everybody is exhausted , not just working women with children . we ' re all run ragged by what social commentators refer to as ' the breakneck pace of life ' , or the 24 / 7 society that never sleeps .\npassage of electrons from compound a to compound b . when a loses its electrons it is oxidized ; when b gains the electrons it is reduced . image from purves et al . , life : the science of biology , 4th edition , by sinauer associates ( urltoken ) and wh freeman ( urltoken ) , used with permission .\nnick cohen makes the important clarification that\na trap springs when you fail to realize that tolerating is not the same as respecting or endorsing . a tolerant society does not abandon the freedom to argue .\ntolerating the ideas of sam harris does not somehow mean that one is a xenophobe . far from it . cohen distinguishes two groups of liberals : one group decries human rights abuses that result from religion in any culture ( objectification of women , criminalizing gays , punishment for diverse beliefs . . . etc . ) , while the other is selective in its human rights pet projects . this latter group of liberals is a serious problem .\ni know so many people who chase whatever worked for other people . they never truly decide what they want to do , and end up jumping from one thing to the next \u2014 trying to strike quick gold . and repetitively , they stop digging just a few feet from the gold after resigning the spot is barren .\nthere can be no doubt of the positive changes that have taken place in the last 50 years . life in western countries is much better than it was during the early part of the last century - we eat better , we are richer , we are healthier , there are more opportunities - but then , as dr read asks : ' why , in the midst of so much excitement and opportunity , has life satisfaction declined so much ? why is depression the commonest illness in the western world ? and why , when most infectious diseases have been conquered and rates of heart attacks and strokes have been reduced , do so many people report that they are feeling ill ? '\nokay , okay , okay - it turns out * one of us * got their months confused and @ jimrossignol won ' t be on the show tonight . but he has agreed to come on the show on * july * 25th , when we aren ' t broadcasting . hmmm . how long have we been doing this ?\nin sports and all other forms of competition , people perform best when the game is close . which is why big magic happens at the end of games , like on - sides kicks retrieved followed by 30 second touchdown drives . but when the contest is decidedly in one opponent\u2019s favor , neither side acts with the same effort .\ndespite all this , \u201cmaking a murderer\u201d has left many viewers entirely convinced that avery was framed . after the documentary aired , everyone from high - school students to celebrities jumped on the \u201cfree avery and dassey\u201d bandwagon . in the weeks since , people involved in the conviction have been subjected to vicious and in some cases threatening messages from netflix - watching strangers . ( so have people who were not involved , including the manitowoc police department , a separate entity from the county sheriff\u2019s department . )\nrichard hudson , a historian , points to the fact that , in its own way , modern life is exhausting because we often feel compelled to live by its standards , even though technically we have a choice to live otherwise . ' back in the sixties , it was predicted that noughties living would be easier , ' he continues . ' everybody thought we would benefit from the invention of machines to carry out the more mundane tasks in our life , leaving us far more time for leisure and relaxation . and yet the opposite has happened . these domestic machines exist and yet we ' re more stressed , more pushed for time , more exhausted , because we have been liberated to do so much else .\nthe fact that the interviewees all agreed to take time from their hectic schedules to share their insights with students might introduce a selection effect . busy leaders who choose to help students presumably value interpersonal relationships . because they\u2019re inclined to reflect on work and life , they\u2019re probably also making deliberate choices in both realms\u2014and they certainly have enough money to pay for support at home . all that may explain why many interviewees reported being basically happy despite their struggles and why few mentioned serious damage to their marriages or families due to career pressures . this sample is an elite group of people better positioned than most to achieve work / life balance . that they nevertheless consider it an impossible task suggests a sobering reality for the rest of us .\nkathryn schulz joined the new yorker as a staff writer in 2015 . in 2016 , she won the pulitzer prize for feature writing and a national magazine award for \u201c the really big one , \u201d her story on the seismic risk in the pacific northwest . she is the author of \u201c being wrong : adventures in the margin of error . \u201d\nspace filling model of an enzyme working on glucose . note the shape change in the enzyme ( indicated by the red arrows ) after glucose has fit into the binding or active site . image from purves et al . , life : the science of biology , 4th edition , by sinauer associates ( urltoken ) and wh freeman ( urltoken ) , used with permission .\nalthough the traditional view of creativity is that it is unstructured and doesn\u2019t follow rules , creativity usually occurs by thinking inside the proverbial box , not outside of it . people flex their creative muscles when they constrain their options rather than broaden them . hence , the more clearly defined and constraining your life\u2019s objectives the better , because it allows you to sever everything outside those objectives .\nmeeting with my most important client , \u201d said one interviewee . another offered this suggestion : \u201cdesign your house right\u2014have a table in the kitchen where your kids can do homework while your husband cooks and you drink a glass of red wine . \u201d though expressed as advice , this is clearly her very personal , concrete image of what success at home looks like .\nallosteric interactions may allow an enzyme to be temporarily inactivated . binding of an allosteric effector changes the shape of the enzyme , inactivating it while the effector is still bound . such a mechanism is commonly employed in feedback inhibition . often one of the products , either an end or near - end product act as an allosteric effector , blocking or shunting the pathway .\nat age 22 , tony hsieh ( now ceo of zappos . com ) , graduated from harvard . when tony was 23 years old , six months after starting linkexchange , he was offered one million dollars for the company . this was amazing to tony because less than a year before , he was stoked to get a job at oracle making 40k per year .\nbut what , exactly , is that cause in \u201cmaking a murderer\u201d ? as of january 12th , more than four hundred thousand people had signed a petition to president obama demanding that \u201csteven avery should be exonerated at once by pardon . \u201d that outrage could scarcely have been more misdirected . for one thing , it was addressed to the wrong person : avery was convicted of state crimes , not federal ones , and the president does not have the power to pardon him . for another , it was the wrong demand . \u201cmaking a murderer\u201d may have presented a compelling case that avery ( and , more convincingly , dassey ) deserved a new trial , but it did not get anywhere close to establishing that either one should be exonerated .\nwhat about mixing personal and professional networks , since executives must draw on both anyway ? that\u2019s up for discussion . the men we surveyed tend to prefer separate networks , and the women are pretty evenly split . interviewees who favor integration said it\u2019s a relief to be \u201cthe same person\u201d in all contexts and natural to form friendships at work , where they spend most of their time . those who separate their work lives from their private lives have many reasons for doing so . some seek novelty and a counterbalance to work . \u201cif all of your socializing centers around your work life , you tend to experience an ever - decreasing circle of influence and ideas , \u201d one pointed out . others want to protect their personal relationships from the churn of the workplace .\ni have a friend , nate , who is doing some really innovative stuff at the real estate investing company he works for . he\u2019s using strategies that no one else is using . and he\u2019s killing it . he told me he considered keeping his strategies a secret . because if other people knew about them , they\u2019d use them and that\u2019d mean less leads for him .\nnegative feedback and a metabolic pathway . the production of the end product ( g ) in sufficient quantity to fill the square feedback slot in the enzyme will turn off this pathway between step c and d . image from purves et al . , life : the science of biology , 4th edition , by sinauer associates ( urltoken ) and wh freeman ( urltoken ) , used with permission .\nplot of enzyme activity as a function of ph for several enzymes . note that each enzyme has a range of ph at which it is active as well as an optimal ph at which it is most active . image from purves et al . , life : the science of biology , 4th edition , by sinauer associates ( urltoken ) and wh freeman ( urltoken ) , used with permission .\ntop : general diagram showing competitor in the active site normally occupied by the natural substrate ; bottom : specific case of succinate dehydrogenase and its natural substrate ( succinate ) and competitors ( oxalate et al . ) . images from purves et al . , life : the science of biology , 4th edition , by sinauer associates ( urltoken ) and wh freeman ( urltoken ) , used with permission .\npersonally , i believe it\u2019s sad how skeptical and secular many people are becoming . i find great pleasure in having faith in the spiritual . it provides context for life and meaning for personal growth . having faith allows me to pursue that which others would call absurd , like walking on water and transcending death . truly , with god all things are possible . there is absolutely nothing to fear .\nexecutives of both sexes consider the tension between work and family to be primarily a women\u2019s problem , and the students find that discouraging . \u201cgiven that leadership positions in corporations around the world are still dominated by men , \u201d one explained , \u201ci fear that it will take many organizations much longer than it should to make accommodations for women to\u2026effectively manage their careers and personal lives . \u201d"]}
{"id": 55841, "summary": [{"text": "computer modelling group ltd. , abbreviated as cmg , is a software company that produces reservoir simulation software for the oil and gas industry .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it is based in calgary , alberta , canada with branch offices in houston , dubai , bogota , rio de janeiro , london and kuala lumpur .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the company is traded on the toronto stock exchange under the symbol cmg .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the company offers three reservoir simulation applications .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "imex , a conventional black oil simulator used for primary , secondary and enhanced or improved oil recovery processes ; gem , an advanced equation-of-state ( eos ) compositional and unconventional simulator ; and stars a k-value thermal and advanced processes simulator .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "in addition , cmg offers cmost , a reservoir engineering tool that conducts automated history matching , sensitivity analysis and optimization of reservoir models . 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[ cmg ] | computer modelling group ltd . stock quotes | tmxmoney\nis buying computer modelling group ltd ( tsx : cmg ) for its upcoming $ 0 . 1 dividend a good choice ?\ncomputer modelling group ltd functions in the canadian software industry . it specializes in integrated analysis and optimization , black oil and unconventional simulation , reservoir and production system modelling .\nall dividends paid by computer modelling group ltd . to holders of common shares in the capital of computer modelling group ltd . will be treated as eligible dividends within the meaning of such term in section 89 ( 1 ) of the income tax act ( canada ) , unless otherwise indicated .\ncomputer modelling group ltd functions in the canadian software industry . it specializes in integrated analysis and optimization , black oil and unconv . . . more\ncomputer modelling group ltd . : cmg - ca : dividend analysis : december 07th , 2017 ( record date ) : by the numbers : december 7 , 2017\ncomputer modelling group ltd . (\ncmg\nor the\ncompany\n) is very pleased to report our financial results for the three and nine months ended december 31 , 2017 .\na sizeable part of portfolio returns can be produced by dividend stocks due to their contribution to compounding returns in the long run . computer modelling group ltd ( tsx : cmg ) has returnedread more . . .\nincrease in profitability and industry - beating performance can be essential considerations in a stock for some investors . in this article , i will take a look at computer modelling group ltd\u2019s ( tsx : cmg ) read more . . .\ncomputer modelling group ltd ( tsx : cmg ) outperformed the application software industry on the basis of its roe \u2013 producing a higher 34 . 78 % relative to the peer average of 16 . 50 % over theread more . . .\nthe direct benefit for computer modelling group ltd ( tsx : cmg ) , which sports a zero - debt capital structure , to include debt in its capital structure is the reduced cost of capital . however , theread more . . .\ncomputer modelling group is looking for a full - time quality assurance specialist for the visualization group . the qa specialist will perform testing and provide usability feedback related to the hydraulic fracture related functionality in builder , verifying eor ( enhanced oil recovery ) process wizards , as well as provide testing support for the cmost team .\ncategories : yahoo financeget free summary analysis our analysis is based on comparing computer modelling group ltd . with the following peers \u2013 open text corporation , enghouse systems limited , espial group inc . , redknee solutions inc . , constellation software inc . , nexj systems inc . class a and counterpath corporation ( otex - ca , engh - ca , esp - ca , rkn - ca , csu - ca , nxj - ca and cpah - us ) . computer modelling group ltd . \u2019s dividend . . . read more ( read more . . . )\ncalgary , alberta , may 24 , 2018 - - computer modelling group ltd . is very pleased to report our financial results for the fiscal year ended march 31 , 2018 . . ebitda is defined as net income before adjusting . . .\non the 15 december 2017 , computer modelling group ltd ( tsx : cmg ) will be paying shareholders an upcoming dividend amount of ca $ 0 . 1 per share . however , investors must have bought the company\u2019s stockread more . . .\ncalgary , alberta , may 23 , 2018 - - the board of directors of computer modelling group ltd . announces a dividend of $ 0 . 10 per common share on cmg\u2019 s common shares . the dividend will be paid on june 15 , 2018 . . .\nlondon , uk / accesswire / may 9 , 2018 / active - investors free stock reports for this morning include these toronto exchanges ' equities from the application software industry : kinaxis , computer modelling group , intrinsyc technologies , and absolute software . the tsx venture exchange shaved off 3 . 74 points , or 0 . 48 % , to finish at 770 . 82 . today ' s stocks of interest consist of kinaxis inc . ( tsx : kxs ) , computer modelling group ltd ( tsx : cmg ) , intrinsyc technologies corporation ( tsx : itc ) , and absolute software corporation ( tsx : abt ) .\nlondon , uk / accesswire / june 12 , 2018 / active - investors free stock reports for this morning include these toronto exchanges ' equities from the application software industry : kinaxis , computer modelling group , intrinsyc technologies , and absolute software . the tsx venture exchange shaved off 6 . 20 points , or 0 . 80 % , to finish at 769 . 02 . today ' s stocks of interest consist of : kinaxis inc . ( tsx : kxs ) , computer modelling group ltd ( tsx : cmg ) , intrinsyc technologies corporation ( tsx : itc ) , and absolute software corporation ( tsx : abt ) .\nlondon , uk / accesswire / march 29 , 2018 / active - investors free stock reports for this morning include these toronto exchanges ' equities from the application software industry : kinaxis , computer modelling . . .\nworld ' s leading reservoir simulation software for compositional and unconventional reservoir modelling . read more . . .\nthe board of directors of computer modelling group ltd . (\ncmg\nor the\ncompany\n) announces a dividend of $ 0 . 10 per common share on cmg ' s common shares . the dividend will be paid on june 15 , 2018 to shareholders of record at the close of business on june 7 , 2018 .\nmulti - fidelity , multi - disciplinary and collaborative modelling environment for making informed decisions on large integrated oil and gas projects . read more . . .\ncomputer modelling group ltd . (\ncmg\nor the \u201ccompany\u201d ) ( cmg . to ) announces that mr . kenneth dedeluk will retire from his position of president and chief executive officer of cmg following the company\u2019s annual general meeting ( \u201cagm\u201d ) on july 12 , 2018 . mr . ryan schneider , currently chief operating officer of cmg , has been appointed by cmg\u2019s board of directors to succeed mr . dedeluk as president and chief executive officer as at the conclusion of the agm and has also been nominated by cmg\u2019s board of directors for election as a director by shareholders at the agm .\nlondon , uk / accesswire / february 28 , 2018 / active - investors free stock reports for this morning include these toronto exchanges ' equities from the application software industry : espial group , kinaxis , . . .\nlondon , uk / accesswire / january 25 , 2018 / active - investors free stock reports for this morning include these toronto exchanges ' equities from the application software industry : espial group , kinaxis , . . .\nlondon , uk / accesswire / december 21 , 2017 / active - investors free stock reports for this morning include these toronto exchanges ' equities from the application software industry : espial group , kinaxis , . . .\ncmg is a canadian - based computer software technology and consulting company serving the oil and gas industry . we specialize in advanced recovery processes , helping our clients generate greater returns from their oil and gas assets . recognized worldwide as a leading developer of reservoir flow modeling software , cmg has seven sales and technical support offices worldwide to service our blue chip client base of more than 617 international oil companies and technology centers in more than 61 countries .\ncmg began in 1978 as a small research company based in calgary , canada . quickly , cmg became known for its expertise in heavy oil , and has expanded this knowledge into all aspects of reservoir flow and advanced processes modelling . since inception , cmg has been providing the ultimate customer experience through our r & d investment , superior technology , and unparalleled user support . today , we are a world - class software technology company with more than 617 oil and gas clients and consulting firms , in 61 countries , using our reservoir simulation tools . our team is at the forefront simulating new recovery methods and developing innovative ways to help you overcome existing technological barriers and reach your strategic goals .\ndownload to access more than 300 new features that deliver faster simulation runs using the industry\u2019s most technically accurate simulation software .\ncmg ' s focus on reservoir simulation means we ' re at the forefront in simulating new recovery methods and developing innovative ways to help you overcome existing technological barriers to reach your strategic goals .\nour entire organization is focused on reservoir simulation r & d ; , and the subsequent delivery of sound , physics based , technical solutions to the global market .\ncmg is the largest ' pure play ' reservoir simulation company in the world . this allows us to\none of the things that sets cmg apart is our entire focus on reservoir simulation research and development , and the delivery of sound , physics based , technical solutions that enable our customers to build models that accurately and reliably represent the recovery process .\ncmg reinvests 20 % of its annual revenue back into r & d , which drives advanced reservoir simulation technology forward . more than half of our employees work in r & d , with 50 % of our staff holding a master\u2019s degree or higher qualification . with more than 400 years of combined industry experience , cmg team continuously exceeds our customers\u2019 expectations .\ncmg , the leader in enhanced oil recovery simulation , delivers software that is easier to use and provides the most accurate results for compositional , conventional , unconventional and advanced ior / eor processes . cmg software is the industry standard for usability , physics , robustness and performance .\nour expert technical sales and support team helps clients 24 / 7 , no matter what time zone you are in . we have a reputation for one - day response rate for technical support questions . in addition , our customers participate in practice - based industry - leading software .\ncmg develops market - leading reservoir simulation software , which is recognized worldwide as the industry standard for advanced recovery processes .\ncmg ' s superior technology continues to break new ground for capabilities \u2014 simulating the simple to the most advanced recovery processes through a combination of easy - to - use model building workflows , state - of - the - art performance enhancement technology and cross - disciplinary multi - physics ( e . g . thermal effects , geochemistry , geomechanics , fluid and phase behavior , wellbore hydraulics and completions ) required to accurately model recovery processes .\na powerful sensitivity analysis , history matching , optimization and uncertainty tool to maximize recovery and npv from all types of reservoirs and recovery processes . read more . . .\nmodel primary and secondary recovery techniques for conventional and unconventional oil / gas reservoirs ; use quick and easy workflows to confidently create forecasts . read more . . .\nstate - of - the - art visualization & analysis capabilities provides insight into reservoir characteristics , recovery processes and reservoir performance . read more . . .\naccurately model the physics of all in - situ recovery processes - thermal , chemical or other advanced eor techniques - to maximize the value and production from an asset . read more . . .\ninteractive , intuitive and easy - to - use interface enables quick and efficient design and preparation of simulation models for all cmg simulators . read more . . .\ncreate tuned fluid property descriptions for cmg simulators and black oil fluid property data for third - party reservoir simulation software . read more . . .\ncmg is always looking for talented , business - minded professionals to join our expanding team . we offer competitive compensation and benefits with opportunities to develop your career . if you are interested in a challenging and rewarding career with us , please check out our current opportunities or forward your resume and cover letter ( ms word or adobe pdf format only ) to human resources . note : by providing your resume to cmg , you are accepting cmg ' s privacy policy . please review it prior to sending your resume . we hold applications / resumes on file for six months . we thank all applicants in advance for their interest . only those chosen for interviews will be contacted .\n3710 33 street nw calgary , alberta , t2l 2m1 canada phone : + 1 . 403 . 531 . 1300\nplease visit our careers page for current job postings . you may submit your resume here . note : resumes will not be accepted by fax .\nnew delhi , india : + 91 11 4659 . 4019 or + 91 11 4659 . 4012\nfor inquiries regarding cmg investor relations , or for copies of annual or quarterly reports , please contact us by email or at + 1 . 403 . 531 . 1300\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 .\nthe subject who is truly loyal to the chief magistrate will neither advise nor submit to arbitrary measures .\nprice movement based on the high , low and last over the given period .\ncorporate earnings are provided from morningstar , including income statements , balance sheets , cash flow statements , and statement of retained earnings .\nanalyst ratings and earnings estimates are provided by zacks investment research \u2013 including buy / hold recommendations , earnings surprises , estimates and recommendations history .\ndownload a comprehensive report detailing quantitative analytics of this equity . for subscribers only .\nnew york , ny / accesswire / february 16 , 2018 / research driven investing strives to provide investors with free daily equity research reports analyzing major market events . take a few minutes to register with us free at urltoken and get exclusive access to our numerous research reports and market updates .\ninformation is provided ' as is ' and solely for informational purposes , not for trading purposes or advice . for exchange delays and terms of use , please read disclaimer ( will open in new tab ) .\nfor inquiries regarding cmg investor relations , dividends or for copies of our annual or quarterly reports and other supplemental information , please contact us by email or at + 1 . 403 . 531 . 1300 .\nsimulation enables companies to maximize production from their oil and / or gas reservoirs , thereby realizing a direct impact to revenue .\ncmg delivers a paradox - fast answers from complex reservoirs with easy - to - use products and workflows . cmg continues to break new ground for simulator capabilities , model building and the refinement of advanced recovery processes . cmg exceeds customer\u2019s expectations , every year .\nby focusing on research & development ( r & d ; 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{"id": 55845, "summary": [{"text": "aerosucre is a cargo airline based in bogot\u00e1 , colombia .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "it started operations in 1969 and operates scheduled international and domestic cargo services in latin america and the caribbean .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "its home base is el dorado international airport , bogot\u00e1 . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "aerosucre", "paragraphs": ["as a freighter , it served with kitty hawk air cargo , midamerican aerospace , before going to aerosucre in 2008 . aerosucre is also listed as the aircraft\u2019s manager .\nmedia reports from colombia indicate that a boeing 727 - 200 freighter operated by aerosucre has crashed .\nsorry , can ' t post the link . look for\ntakeoff boeing 727 - 200 aerosucre skpc\non\njust over ten years ago , in november 2006 , another aerosucre 727f crashed after taking from bogota , killing all five on - board .\nthe aircraft involved was delivered to air jamaica in 1975 and served with the airline for 22 years before being converted into a freighter . it went on to serve with various us cargo carriers before joining aerosucre\u2019s fleet in 2008 . another aerosucre 727 freighter crashed in bogota in 2006 after hitting a tv tower while on approach to land in bad weather , killing six onboard .\nan aerosucre colombia boeing 737 - 200 , registration hk - 4253 performing a freight flight from bogota to puerto inirida ( colombia ) , rejected takeoff from bogota ' s runway 13l after a nose wheel tyre . . .\nan aerosucre boeing 737 - 200 , registration hk - 5026 performing a freight flight from bogota to puerto carreno ( colombia ) , was accelerating for takeoff from bogota ' s runway 13l at about 14 : 34l ( 1934z ) . . .\non february 12 , 2011 , an aerosucre boeing 727 carrying cargo from yopal to mitu had an hydraulic failure while flying over bogota . the plane landed safely at el dorado international airport in bogota , and no one was injured . [ 2 ]\naerosucre boeing 727 - 200 freighter was preforming a cargo flight from puerto carreno to bogota ( colombia ) . the plane had overrun the runway but managed to get airborne . shortly after getting airborne it crashed . . it was all caught on camera ! !\nan aerosucre boeing 727 - 200 , freight flight from yopal to mitu ( colombia ) , was enroute near bogota ( colombia ) when the crew reported a hydraulic failure and decided to divert to bogota . the airplane landed safely on bogota ' s runway 13r .\nsbog 14 . 08 . 08 in full col aerosucre sis 03 . 10 s08 . 10 special ' 40 anos ' tail titles , crashed 20 . 12 . 16 at puerto carreno , overran runway , became airborne but failed to gain height , 5 of 6 dead\nwe will have to wait and see exactly what caused this crash . maybe there was a systemic pattern of pushing the envelope when it comes to safety at aerosucre , or maybe a technical issue struck the plane at the worst possible time . it could have been a mixture of the two , or something different altogether . at least with so much quality video evidence , investigators might have an easier time getting to the bottom of this tragedy .\nit\u2019s is not clear why so many cameras were pointing at the jet during its departure . flightaware only shows embraer 170 regional jets as frequenting the airport\u2019s relatively short 5 , 900 foot asphalt strip , but there are videos of other aircraft stopping there , including larger 737s and 727s . in fact , one video taken back in october shows what is likely the exact same jet ( aerosucre is thought to have only one operational 727 ) nearly suffering the same fate as yesterday\u2019s doomed flight .\nan aerosucre colombia boeing 727 - 200 , registration hk - 4544 performing a freight flight from puerto carreno to bogota ( colombia ) with 6 crew , did not become airborne while taking off from puerto carrena ' s runway 25 at 17 : 20 l ( 23 : 20 z ) , broke through the airport perimeter fences , became airborne , lost height again about 3 minutes later , impacted ground about 5nm from the airport and burst into flames . two persons were rescued alive , four persons died on scene , one of the initial survivors succumbed to the injuries in hospital .\nan aerosucre colombia boeing 727 - 200 , registration hk - 4544 performing a freight flight from puerto carreno to bogota ( colombia ) with 6 crew , did not become airborne while taking off from puerto carrena ' s runway 25 at 17 : 18l ( 22 : 18z ) , broke through the airport perimeter fences , became airborne , lost height again about 3 minutes later , impacted ground about 5nm from the airport and burst into flames . two persons were rescued alive , four persons died on scene , one of the initial survivors succumbed to the injuries in hospital . the other survivor is reported in stable condition on dec 21st 2016 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\nyour ip address 104 . 154 . 183 . 114 is being tracked . we reserve the right to remove any comment for any reason . profanities , personal attacks ( against any physical or legal person ) , discussions about site policies , false statements or similiar as well as copyrighted materials from third parties will not be tolerated , those messages will summarily be deleted . links and mail addresses are not permitted and will not appear in the display , posts trying to circumvent the restriction of links / mail addresses will be removed . we ask for your valid e - mail address in the email field . this address is only used by us to establish contact with you in case of further questions , it will not be displayed anywhere or be used otherwise .\n\u00a9 2008 - 2018 by the aviation herald , all rights reserved , reprint and republishing prohibited . we use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our site , learn more .\ncolombia ' s civil aviation authority aerocivil reported the aircraft crashed three minutes after takeoff from puerto carreno . 5 occupants were killed , one occupant survived correcting earlier reports of 4 fatalities and 1 survivor .\nreporting that at the time of the departure the aerodrome was not controlled . two aircraft departed the aerodrome prior to the boeing 727 using runway 07 for departure .\naccording to flight data and cockpit voice recorder the crew remained unaware of the last metar , which for 22 : 00z read :\n01008kt 9999 few020 sct200 31 / 32 a / / /\n. the crew was backtracking the runway for departure from runway 25 , completed their checklists prior to the 180 degrees turn , following the 180 degrees turn the aircraft came to a stop slightly off the runway heading ( this was later corrected during the takeoff run ) . the crew determined their v1 = vr = 127 kias , v2 was 141 kias , the epr for takeoff was set to 2 . 12 ( left and right engine , jt8d ) and 2 . 11 ( tail mounted engine ) .\nthe captain ( 58 , atpl , 8 , 708 hours total , 6 , 822 hours on type ) was assisted by a first officer ( 39 , cpl , 3 , 285 hours total , 3 , 285 hours on type ) .\nthe griaa reported that the load manifest was not found within the wreckage of the aircraft nor was a copy found in the airport office . the investigation assumes that the aircraft departed with 9 pallets weighing a total of 19 , 820 lbs .\n@ jose aparicio my source went missing , sorry - - the wikiquote site , which is great .\ni never said half th s * * t people say i did\n( albert eistein ) .\nfor pentti virtanen , regarding the phrase attributed to einstein ( human stupidity ) i did some research and it seems to be a modified version of a quote from immanuel kant ' s critique of practical reason :\ntwo things fill the mind with ever - increasing wonder and awe , the more often and the more intensely the mind of thought is drawn to them : the starry heavens above me and moral law within me .\nbut frankly i prefer my original version or the one that you quoted in french ( who was the author anyway ) . whatever , the pilots who crashed this 727 proved to be stupid beyond belief .\nquote ah , penny just dropped - started life as the engineer and converted unquote like many others . it all has to do with propper selection and training . i don ' t have any problem with ex fe or military guys .\nwell observed and , as we now know , your deduction was correct ! i also noticed at the time , but failed to make the connection .\n@ srboljub savic the fence alone probably was of no consequence to the plane , but the hitting the\nmilitary structure\nmentioned was too much for the wing . if i ' m not mistaken , it was made of stone or concrete , as those defensive structures usually are .\n@ jose aparicio\nciting einstein again :\nthere are two things that are infinite : the universe and human stupidity\n.\nthis is one of the numerous quotes falsely attributed to einstein . einstein might have said it as well , but its literary history traces back to the year 1880 as :\naujourd ' hui je sais qu ' il n ' y a pas de limites \u0155 la b\u0119tise humaine , qu ' elle est infinie\nno , it ' s not only you , griaa have changed the link to the document . now updated in our coverage , too , it should work again .\ni just jump - seated in a colombian aircraft . those drivers were skilled , disciplined and professional . it was a pleasure to watch . that is what you wanted to say , patrick ?\nif everything presented here is true like\nepr\nthis was a packs off t / o for increased performance . the crew probably knew it was heavy , taking off with a tailwind did not help and since when does a airline fail to leave a copy of the load sheet behind ? lot of questions , little answers . very sad ending .\nsomeone else recommended to look this search up on a popular video site - wow - if that ' s standard takeoff operations ( no crash ) then each takeoff was high risk one .\nthe rwy lenght of skfc is 1800m , boeing 722 needs 2600m at mtow . i wonder how easyly this plane could be overloaded . . whats 1800m ? maybe about half of mtow ?\nif a similar belly dragging take off of the very same 727 was filmed back in oct . 2016 at this airport and that not one but two cameras recorded the same 727 doing the same stunt on the fatal day you may wonder if this was done rather regularly and the locals knew it . the question is : did they always took off way overweight or worse off the pilots did that for their excitement . either way another case for citing einstein again :\nthere are two things that are infinite : the universe and human stupidity\n.\nflame in the exhaust indicate a loss of efficiency in the gas path due to , in this case , potential ingestion causing or not damage and leading or not to internal failure . it means that engine did not ' ' flame out ' ' but rather loss partial or full thrust in short time , otherwise if fail you would also see smoke from the tail pipe . it is then not possible to say if that engine have recovered or not as can not be seen on current video if operating after t / o . by the way , flame out means engine spool down until shut down due to lack of combustion .\ni read somewhere that the surviving crew member died in hospital too . is this true ?\naccording to the following video on it looks that they normally took off at the very end of the runway ( overweight ? ? ) . this time the a / c was too low and hit the fence and trees , damaging wing , engine . . . . .\nlooking at the video frame by frame taked from the left side of the plane , once the aircraft passed the far fence it is very clear that the right engine flamed out with fire .\nyou can hear the plane coming from far . perhaps the plane was taking - off with wind in the back . . .\nespecially in this business and more in investigation , engineers make hypothesis , collect data and evidence , analyse the finding and corroborate the result to make a comprehensive conclusion . . . . in our dictionary . . . ' ' explode and disintegrate ' ' do not match with jet engine behavior , may be uncontained failure is more appropriate as well as ' ' seems to me and strange ' ' pertain rather to people who do not understand basic . . . engineer ? ? ? ?\nby srboljub savic , dipl . ing . on tuesday , dec 27th 2016 22 : 29z\ns . s . - me , knows very well where are installed b727 engines . when turbine disintegrate - explodes , fragments released , go many even\nstrange\nways + there are\nricochets\n. most important , inboard flap , ripped of , most probably by hitting fence column , it is not key issue . weight & balance , seems to me , is area where lies answer , why it happen . there are number of example of crash , caused by neglecting or pilots , being not aware of their a / c c . g . position . last one ( most probably ) is russian tu 154 , ending in sea , only ~ 1 , 5 km from shore ( and bit more from runway end ) s . savic\nmaybe this srboljub savic is smarter than we think . write some gibberish and people start internet searching for your name . any publicity is better than none .\ni don ' t know who this\nsrboljub savic , dipl . ing\nis ? but the b727 does not have engines on the wings ! ! ! all three engines are on the rear fuselage and in the tail cone . as a pilot with 4 , 000 + hours in the b727 cargo configuration . i would say that they were way over gross weight . and the right flap was most likely damaged and dislodged from the aircraft as a result of striking the several fences and small trees !\n' ' engine ' s turbine failure - explosion , resulting inboard flap torn ' ' do you have a single idea where the engines are located on this a / c . . . needless to ask you where is the turbine on an engine and in which direction it is axially loaded . .\nonly the most recent 30 comments are shown to reduce server load . click here to show the remaining comments\ncolombian investigators have determined that the crew of a boeing 727 - 200 freighter departed in a tailwind before the aircraft overran and struck a perimeter fence , briefly becoming airborne before crashing in a field .\nthe inquiry into the 20 december accident at puerto carreno states that the crew was apparently \u201cunaware\u201d of information regarding the direction and strength of the wind .\ncolombian accident investigation authority griaa says preliminary information shows two aircraft \u2013 an embraer 170 and a cessna 208 \u2013 took off from runway 07 shortly before the 727 was due to depart .\nthese two aircraft had taken into account the prevailing wind at the airport , it says . meteorological data showed the wind from 10\u00b0 at 8kt , which would have favoured a take - off from 07 .\nbut griaa says cockpit - voice recorder information shows the 727 headed instead to the threshold of the opposite - direction runway 25 . it points out that puerto carreno was operating as an uncontrolled airport from 15 : 00 , and the 727 departed at around 17 : 20 .\nflight - data recorder information indicates that the trijet was configured with 30\u00b0 take - off flaps . the inquiry associates this setting with a modification known as the \u2018quiet wing\u2019 which was developed for the 727 in order to reduce noise .\nthe \u2018quiet wing\u2019 system is designed to increase take - off performance through modifications including a flap and aileron droop , to increase lift and thereby cut perceived noise on the ground .\ngriaa adds that the 727\u2019s configuration also included 6 . 5 units of elevator trim .\nthe inquiry says the evidence suggests the crew was not aware of the wind situation . departing from runway 25 under the recorded wind conditions would have resulted in a 4kt tailwind component rather than a 4kt headwind .\ngriaa says the air temperature was 31c . the airport has an elevation of 54m and a runway length of 1 , 800m .\nall three engines were functioning during the take - off roll . the investigators state that the aircraft\u2019s v1 and rotation speeds were 127kt .\nevidence from video images of the ill - fated departure show the aircraft overran and hit a perimeter fence \u2013 tearing out a 13m - wide section \u2013 before striking a small military structure and a tree , which sheared off the right main landing - gear and the starboard inboard flap .\ncockpit - voice recorder information shows the crew determined that the starboard engine had lost thrust and there was a loss hydraulic fluid following the impact .\nthe 727 managed to climb to 790ft but entered a slow turn to the right , with its bank angle gradually increasing to 60\u00b0 . it remained airborne for around 2min but its airspeed bled away , the resulting loss of lift caused the aircraft to lose height , and it struck the ground about 4nm from the threshold of runway 07 .\ngriaa says ground - proximity alerts and stall warnings had been sounding in the cockpit , and the crew was carrying out a fuel - jettison procedure .\nthe jet struck the ground at a large angle of bank , it states , with high horizontal speed but relatively shallow pitch .\none of the six occupants of the freighter survived the crash . the cockpit and empennage were among the main components to emerge from the debris field .\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 - deck aircraft ended a year with its order backlog higher than that of the previous one . on both occasions middle eastern carrier emirates alone had spared the programme from recording a duck for the year . emirates ordered 32 a380s in mid - 2010 and just eight days before the end of 2013 signed for another 50 of the type .\nthis plane could cross the atlantic in 3 . 5 hours . why did it fail ?\nweather conditions at puerto carre\u00f1o airport around the time of the crash included scattered clouds , winds out of the east at eight knots , and 87 degrees . the jet may have been taking off with a tailwind and elevated ambient temperatures affect an aircraft\u2019s takeoff performance . dramatic videos showing different angles of the mishap surfaced just hours after the crash :\nit seems the jet was operating at the extreme edge of its envelope\u2014or beyond it , in the case of yesterday\u2019s crash . with no margin for contingencies , even small non - technical issues such as changing atmospheric conditions or minor miscalculations in weight and balance and air density could prove deadly during a short - field departure .\nrunning off the end of a runway haunts aircrews , but an installation of thousands of these unique blocks makes some of the world\u2019s most dangerous runways a little safer .\njust when you think all is lost , the mighty e - 2 hawkeye rises from the sea .\ngold plated sinks , check . throne room , check . seats for all your lackeys ? you bet !\ntools to help you design , research and find the right car for you .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nasn aircraft accident boeing 727 - 2j0 ( f ) adv . hk - 4544 puerto carre\u00f1o - germ\u00e1n olano airport ( pcr )\nthis map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight . the line between the airports does\ndistance from puerto carre\u00f1o - germ\u00e1n olano airport to bogot\u00e1 - eldorado airport as the crow flies is 751 km ( 469 miles ) .\nthis information is not presented as the flight safety foundation or the aviation safety network\u2019s opinion as to the cause of the accident . it is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time .\nairplane hk - 4544 . departing from el dorado . source : forum contato radar - brazil\nvery tragic video of the 727 overrunning the runway shortly before it broke apart . urltoken . . . 9995888640\nvery sad . . . god knows why they didn ' t abort the takeoff .\nacccording to el tiempo news from colombia , it was a cargo aircraft . two confirmed fatalities , two injuries , and one missing . main cargo was fish . aircraft was destined for bog .\nthe transponder 1200 group on facebook has a video of the ill fated takeoff . i ' d link it on here but have to get back to work .\ni ' m trying to understand what we ' re seeing here . in the first video it overruns the runway , in the second it is airborne and manoeuvring at low level before appearing to lose control and strike the ground . it ' s hard to tell if the videos are from the same location or not . am i right in concluding it has become airborne beyond the end of the runway , attempted to turn back , and struck the ground during the process ?\nit is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country , but rather for him who loveth the whole world . the earth is but one country , and mankind its citizens . \u2014bah\u00e1 ' u ' ll\u00e1h\nfirst video something definitely sounds bad well before it rotates . the dialog of the people makes me believe it is the same point of view on both videos as they refer to the plane it ' s coming back .\nit seems to be the same cammer . . . probably a helmet cam from the movement . i agree something sounds off . . . though that may also be a bad quality mic ?\nthose who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety , deserve neither liberty nor safety .\nfirst video : clearly hits fences but the 727 was airborne already ( wheels off the ground ) .\nit seems that the plane gained altitude but was pretty damaged and crashed while attempting to circle back to the airport .\npuerto carre\u00f1o have a 1800m long runway ( 5906 ft ) and 173ft of elevation .\ni wonder when people will understand : embraer 190 or simply e190 , not erj - 190 . e - jets are not erjs ! boeing 747 - 8 , not boeing 747 - 800 . same goes for 787 . airbus a320 , not airbus 320 . airbii does not exist .\nlooks like it struggled to get off the ground there on a good day . maybe they loaded a couple too many tonnes of freight for the runway length\ncoming back to the topic , i got 3 posibilities : 1 ) wrong load distribution ( heavy nose ) . 2 ) overweight . 3 ) wrong flap take off setup . 4 ) engine failure during take off run . the fourth i ' m skeptical because isn ' t visible any smoke from the engines or strange sounds from them .\nwonder if fod damaged the engines and further made the situation even more dire ? overweight maybe ? common practice i hope not . the video of the\nsuccessful\ntake off is obviously not within legal safety margins . rip !\nwow , just wow . there are people in that video even closer than the photographer . scary stuff .\nwas thinking the same thing about the engines ingesting objects . but looking at this one , it doesn ' t appear he hit the fence , only missing the camera man and another guy by a few feet .\nis it me or does the plane look like they were trying to dump fuel ? hard to tell .\nlast edited by twa302 on wed dec 21 , 2016 4 : 27 am , edited 1 time in total .\ntruly tragic and so sad . it ' s been a dreadful week for news so far . here ' s a full translation by hand and brain , rather than google translate :\nthey could have made it if they stayed wings level until they gained enough altitude , speed . banking the aircraft in an attempt to go back to the airport was the fatal mistake that sealed their fate . amazing that the survivor in the video could be in one piece after that .\nterrible news . so much talk about old 727s this week on urltoken and then we lose one . this was an air jamaica bird originally - delivered in august of 1975 as a 727 - 2jo ( a ) . as to the questions above about something not sounding right , it sounded like a normal jt8d takeoff to me . but something was obviously very wrong with the takeoff , and i have to wonder about damage to the frame or engines during the very late rotation . my first flight was on a 727 . nw msp - atl in the fall of 1982 .\nlook at the little structure at 10 seconds on the right of the plane . it definitely seems like the wing struck that little structure , which might explain the bank angle in the final few seconds of the flight . i ' m trying not to speculate here , but i bet the accident was due to a combination of hitting that little structure with some engines going out .\nok , my\narmchair quaterback\nview on this . the engines appeared to sound normal for a 722 doing a restricted take off . while i have always admired this airline , they have a reputation of operating\non the edge\n. previous videos prove that they are doing operations where there is minimal margin for error , including take offs from the same airport , where the 722 crashed . were the pilots\nshow boating\nfor people at the end of the runway and they pushed it a bit too far ? were they doing an operation where their safety margin was zero , for the flight they were operating ? while it is easy to blame the old 722 , perhaps one of the above scenarios was the real cause .\nwell , damn . when you ' re lifting an overloaded 727 off a short runway with barely inches to the fence , eventually something bad is going to happen .\nsh . . . . , why did they decide to fly with such a large bank angle . . . not an expert , of course , but the terrain is rather flat , if they would have flown a not so agressive turn they might have made it back to the airport . . . .\nexcellent observation , you can even see a flash after they impact the structure . i guess this will be another case of gross negligence . i guess it is time to check what is going on with the south american airlines and its regulators .\nin one of the videos you can see the no . 3 engine surging , presumably as it eats debris from the wing clipping a structure and maybe even some fencing . i doubt that engine was producing any useful thrust after that . then in the longer video you see the plane banking into the dead engine . big no no . this outfit has been known to fly over the mot . if that is true in this case also , then they were flying on just 2 engines on a hot day , flying a steep bank into a dead engine at low level while possibly being too heavy . dayum .\nthat should have some warning message in your post since the man wearing the gopro runs up to the wreckage and you can see at least one survivor . it is not just a video of an aircraft crashing from far away . rip to those that lost their life .\na few thoughts ; 1 . he came very close to the spotters . 2 . this meant that people were on hand to assist the first responders in identifying exactly where the injured man was . 3 . if the spotters were not there , and he had been able to hit brakes / thrust reversers , and use the fence as an additional ' brake ' , would the crew have survived .\nand the nonsense is showing up , it was only a matter of time .\nfly a a350 / b787 at zero feet and the outcome would be the same .\nlooking at all the videos of previous take - offs with this aircraft and the fatal one , is it possible that the company skimped on mro expenditure and hence the engines were way past their due ( engine ) shop date ? if so , they just wouldn ' t produce the relevant thrust needed for fully - laden take offs , even if cockpit clocks wld show relevant rpms . . . thoughts ?\nlooking at the previous videos and the amount of onlookers watching yesterday , it would seem that the departure of this aircraft was a regular source of entertainment for the locals . it nearly cost a lot of innocent people their lives . after recent tragedies , someone needs to take a long hard look at aviation safety in colombia . regardless of the cause of this accident , experienced airmen will have known that operating this way was highly risky . the same as filing a flight plan without sufficient reserve fuel . who knows , perhaps they were forced in to it by circumstances . rip to all the victims .\nvideo shows flaps & slats on starboard wing are set . can ' t see the port wing . 2nd video shows a steep bank to port .\nurltoken is the leading community for discovering and sharing high - quality aviation photography . we thank you for your support and hope you ' ll join the largest aviation community on the web .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\ncookies help us deliver our services . by using our services , you agree to our use of cookies . learn more\nto see details about aircraft , click on to the number in the appropriate column in the table below .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nterms and conditions | about | faq | photo use | privacy policy | online 1626 ( 116 members ) \u00a9 2006 - 2018 urltoken | e - mail us : team @ urltoken all photos are copyright \u00a9 to their respective photographers and may not be used without permission .\nwhy not follow us on facebook to be the first to find out about the latest developments . let us know what you think of the site and tell us what features you want to see next .\ncomments , questions or feedback ? contact webmaster @ urltoken ( c ) 2017 nighthawk software ltd v . 1 . 3 . 4 . all rights reserved . aircraft header image ( c ) sergiy serdyuk . maps generated by the great circle mapper ( www . gcmap . com ) - copyright \u00a9 karl l . swartz . terms & conditions - privacy policy - contact us\ncomments , questions or feedback ? contact webmaster @ urltoken ( c ) 2018 nighthawk software ltd v . 1 . 3 . 4 . all rights reserved . aircraft header image ( c ) sergiy serdyuk . maps generated by the great circle mapper ( www . gcmap . com ) - copyright \u00a9 karl l . swartz . terms & conditions - privacy policy - contact us\nthe aircraft reportedly was operating a flight from puerto carreno to bogota when it went down shortly after takeoff .\na video posted on social media website youtube purports to show the aircraft , registered hk - 4544 , failing to rotate and become airborne . it crosses the runway threshold just above the ground , and plows through a perimeter fence before flying out of the frame after failing to gain altitude .\nof the six crew aboard the jet , reports indicate that only one survived . the accident occurred in the late afternoon in clear conditions .\nflight fleets analyzer shows that hk - 4544 bears msn 21105 . it entered service in 1975 as a passenger aircraft with air jamaica , where it served until 1997 , at which point it was converted to a cargo configuration .\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 .\nan aerobratsk yakovlev yak - 40 suffers runway excursion incident after landing at aldan , russia .\nair new zealand boeing 787 , performing flight from auckland to tokyo narita with 268 passengers and 14 crew , was climbing out of auckland when the crew stopped the climb due to engine vibrations and abnormal engine sounds . the crew shut the engine down and returned to auckland for a safe landing on runway 23l about [ \u2026 ]\nan egyptair boeing 777 and a virgin atlantic a330 - 300 suffered a collison . the two aircraft clipped wings while taxiing at jfk airport , new york . an egyptair spokesperson said : \u201cthe flight ms 986 , a boeing 777 , was moving on taxiway kilo at the airport when its right wing slightly touched the left wing of virgin atlantic [ \u2026 ]\ntara air de havilland dhc - 6 - 300 twin otter , performing a flight from simikot to surkhet ( nepal ) with 13 passengers and 3 crew , was accelerating for takeoff when the aircraft went off the runway and came to stop on soft ground . the aircraft was substantially damaged , 5 occupants received serious , 11 minor injuries . the aircraft was carrying [ \u2026 ]\nlatam brasil airbus a320 , performing flight from rio de janeiro galeao to florianopolis , landed on florianopolis\u2019 runway 14 but struck its tail onto the runway surface . the aircraft rolled out without further incident and taxied to the apron maintaining routine communication . there were no injuries . a runway inspection revealed evidence of a tail strike . a [ \u2026 ]\nstarbow airlines atr - 72 - 212a , performing flight from accra to kumasi ( ghana ) with 63 passengers and 5 crew , was accelerating for takeoff from accra when the aircraft veered left off the runway and entangled with the perimeter fence . one passenger received minor injuries , the aircraft sustained substantial damage . the airport reported flight s9 - 104 from accra\u2019s kokota airport [ \u2026 ]\na us navy aircraft carrying 11 crew and passengers has crashed into the sea off the coast of japan . eight people have been rescued after the plane crashed into the philippine sea en route to an aircraft carrier . the c - 2 \u201cgreyhound\u201d aircraft crashed into the pacific about 90 miles northwest of okinotorishima , a japanese atoll , defense [ \u2026 ]\na mango boeing 737 - 800 , registration zs - sjh performing flight je - 147 from johannesburg to cape town ( south africa ) with 179 people on board , was climbing out of johannesburg\u2019s runway 03l when a bird impacted the left hand engine inlet ( cfm56 ) causing a dent at the engine inlet . the crew stopped the climb at about fl200 and decided [ \u2026 ]\nan american airlines airbus a319 - 100 , performing flight from mexico city to miami , was on approach to miami when a goose obviously attempted to hold up the aircraft and clinched the nose of the aircraft , nonetheless the aircraft continued for a safe landing . the goose turned out to be the only victim . the aircraft remained on [ \u2026 ]\nunited airlines cancelled two newark - delhi int\u2019l flights after heavy smog had covered the indian capital . the temporal suspension has been implemented on november 10 according to the carrier\u2019s announcement . it was originally scheduled to last at least until november 13 , but eventually , only flights departing newark on november 10 and november 11 were cancelled , according [ \u2026 ]\ncopyright \u00a9 2017 by aviation voice - privacy policy | site usage policy | cookies - the aviation voice is not responsible for the content of external sites .\njazz dh8d at toronto on nov 9th 2017 , hard landing at more than + 5 . 5g , aircraft departs for return flight\nangola b732 near st . john ' s on jun 22nd 2018 , engine shut down in flight\nthe place where you can discuss and learn from aviation accidents and or incidents .\nthat would likely explain the wing dipping to the right . they most likely turned round , slowed down a bit for landing and the uneven lift caught them out as we see in the video ? also , looking at the picture , is it just me , or does no . 3 have no cowling ?\none punter on avherald says the right wing collided with a small building but his video links have been removed . i couldn ' t see it in any of the videos published .\nright wing crash by kori on wednesday , dec 21st 2016 21 : 37z hy , just see these video 0 . 55sec , the right wing crash the little building : this building see the 0 . 15sec this video : this cause later the right wing stall . . .\ni used google translator , the video is in spanish . it gives us a clue as to what happened .\nwell it ' s not up to the airport authorities to install a weighing scale , that is the duty and responsibility of the handling agent . if the handling agent doesn ' t have a weighing scale then they should know how much each item that is placed on top of pallet weighs . add all that up and add 105 kilo ' s for the pallet itself and around 25 kilo ' s for the net , you know exactly how much that pallet weighs . it ' s not the\nstate\nthat has failed , it ' s the airline and their crews that have failed by allowing the handling agent to load an airplane without knowing exactly how much freight is loaded onboard the airplane .\nyor right , it ' s up to the company to make sure they operate correctly and the crews should refuse to fly if they suspect the plane to be overweight . however the caa should be keeping a close eye on the operators and impose fines or suspensions when they find the operators are flying illegally overweight or other deliberate infringements , such as with lamia . i think the kid was trying to say that the operators get away with it because of bribery . the ntsb has faulted the faa many times for poor oversight , such as in the case of the hawker 125 that crashed in akron . see here\nmy father did not want to fly yesterday he had the presentiment that something would go wrong .\nthey obviously all knew something was bound to happen sooner or later . but keeping to put up with these practices is asking to get killed . the problem with south american pilots is that they don ' t have the balls to stand up and refuse to fly , because some other idiot will step in and take the guy ' s job .\nthese two aircraft had taken into account the prevailing wind at the airport , it says . meteorological data showed the wind from 010k at 8kt , which would have favoured a take - off from 07 .\nit will be interesting to hear moertoe and raffles ' s thoughts on this as that report doesn ' t make much sense and a 4kt tailwind component is hardly a factor in the b732 / 3 / 5 which i ' ve flown but not sure about the b727 . there are a few strange conclusions in that report which to me almost looks like they are covering up for the ongoing wrong doings but i could be wrong . i have no experience on the b727 . i think moertoe is freshly back from lubumbashi , await his opinion and raffles . . .\nthis plane only had the\nquiet wing\nand hushkits installed by the looks of things , the rest of it was standard with - whatever engines , maybe - 17s . the quiet wing is for noise abatement . whatever configuration they used , ( i haven ' t seen a flaps 30 takeoff graph but one can do a flaps 25 takeoff ) , they should have been at a weight that in the event of an engine failure at v1 , they would be able to climb to 35 feet above the end of the runway .\nyup - moertoe . the dead giveaway is the cameras positioned on the road around the runway end . obviously this has become a newsworthy event . . . . . . until luck ran out . . .\nso , i was right , no . 3 did suffer from that impact . i ' ve been shot down of other fora for suggesting that .\nbmused55 wrote : so , i was right , no . 3 did suffer from that impact . i ' ve been shot down of other fora for suggesting that .\nmore likely a - net , prune or the key publishing forum or all 3 .\non the 19th of may , the crew of qantas flight qf94 were forced to shut down the airbus a380\u2019s outboard right hand side engine and return to los angeles int\u2019l after passengers reported a hearing loud bang and witnessed streaks of flames and sparks . none of the 480 people onboard were injured .\nflight qf94 departed los angeles 22 : 42 local time and was en route to melbourne when the incident occured . the aircraft was around 800nm from los angeles , climbing from fl320 to a higher cruising altitude of fl340 when the loud bang was heard from one of the a380\u2019s four rolls - royce trent 972 engines .\non the 20th of may , an aerom\u00e9xico boeing 737 operating flight am642 from mexico city to los angeles , hit a utility truck while taxiing after landing , causing the vehicle to tip over .\neight people have reportedly been injured , but nobody is in a critical condition . none of the 146 passengers and crew onboard were injured , but a passenger said he felt slight pain after leaving the aircraft .\nthe government of the ascension islands have confirmed that raf wideawake ( asi / fhaw ) , the island\u2019s only international airport , will remain closed to heavy aircraft until 2019 / 2020 in order to carry out much needed repairs on the 3 , 000m asphalt runway .\nrunway 13 / 31 is currently in a state of disrepair , with reported cracks and potholes among other damage that prevents regular services to the airport .\non may 17th , a jetblue embraer erj - 190 registered n306jb , performing flight b6 1806 to new york was forced to return to washington dulles after suffering a bird strike on rotation from runway 30 . the crew were on initial climb when they reported they had hit something on takeoff and that there was some noise and vibrations from behind the nose wheel .\non the evening of 14th may , an egypt air airbus a330 operating flight ms955 suffered an uncontained engine failure of it\u2019s left hand side rolls - royce trent engine , causing the crew to reject the takeoff . the failure of the engine left a large whole in the forward engine cowling . there were no injuries of the 211 people onboard .\nflight ms955 was accelerating down runway 05c at cairo international airport when the crew aborted the takeoff , at 60kts ground speed . the aircraft vacated the runway around 1200m / 4000ft from the threshold and stopped for checks by the airport emergency services . after inspection , the aircraft was cleared to taxi normally to the apron , where the passengers disembarked .\non 9th april mango boeing 737 - 85f ( wl ) zs - sjd ( msn 28829 ) was climbing out of cape town airport\u2019s runway 01 when a pelican collided with the leading edge of the left hand horizontal stabilizer , leaving a large dent .\nflight je348 to durban climbed to fl330 ( cruising altitude of 33 , 000ft ) before the crew made the decision to return to cape town , 130 nautical miles away at that point . the aircraft returned to cape town around 80 minutes after departure\non 8th april , at 22 : 10 local time ( 14 : 17z ) , a malaysia airlines boeing 737 operating flight mh2718 was involved in a runway incursion incident when the aircraft skidded off the runway at sibu airport causing the nose gear to collapse . the incident occurred during heavy downpour .\nall 61 passengers and 6 crew were safely evacuated from the aircraft\u2019s forward right and left doors ( pictured below ) .\nflight mh2718 landed on sibu\u2019s runway 13 in heavy rain but went off the side of the runway and came to a stop on soft ground with the nose gear collapsed . the aircraft was at a perpendicular angle to the runway centerline with the nose towards the runway edge . in the incident , the aircraft received substantial damage .\nthe safety of all passengers was of utmost priority to malaysia airlines and an immediate investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the incident .\nsibu airport would be closed for flight operations until 10am on sunday . passengers were advised to check with their respective airlines on the status of their flights . 3 , 000 passengers were stranded at the airport due to the closure .\nthe aircraft involved in the incident was 2 . 7 year old boeing 737 - 8h6 ( wl ) 9m - mxx ( msn 40161 ) , powered by two cfm56 - 7b turbofans . she was delivered to malaysia airlines ( mh / mas ) in august 2014 from boeing\u2019s production site at renton , usa .\nflight mh2718 is a domestic scheduled passenger flight from kuala lumpur international airport ( kul / wmkk ) in mainland malaysia to sibu airport ( sbw / wbgs ) on the island of borneo . the regular flight time is around 1 hour and 35 minutes .\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\nthis page was last modified on 26 november 2015 , at 07 : 28 .\nthis article ' s content derived from wikipedia , the free encyclopedia ( see original source ) .\nan angola airlines boeing 737 - 200 , registration d2 - tbo performing a ferry flight from santa maria azores islands ( portugal ) to st . john ' s , nl ( canada ) , was enroute about 200nm east of st . john ' s when . . .\na jayawijaya dirgantara boeing 737 - 200 freighter , registration pk - jrm performing a freight flight from jayapura to wamena ( indonesia ) with a cargo of food including rice , cement and other cargo . . .\na canadian north boeing 737 - 200 , registration c - gopw performing flight 5t - 9045 from inuvik , nt to yellowknife , nt ( canada ) with 3 crew , was climbing through fl250 when the crew observed the oil . . .\na rutaca boeing 737 - 200 , registration yv380t performing flight 5r - 310 from puerto ordaz to caracas ( venezuela ) , was enroute near barcelona when the crew needed to shut one of the engines ( jt8d ) down , . . .\nan air inuit boeing 737 - 200 , registration c - gmai performing flight 3h - 705 from la grande riviere , qc to montreal , qc ( canada ) with 35 passengers and 4 crew , was climbing out of la grande riviere when . . .\na northern air cargo boeing 737 - 200 freighter , registration n320dl performing flight nac - 1781 from red dog , ak to anchorage , ak ( usa ) with one passenger and 2 crew , was enroute at fl330 when the cargo . . .\na canadian north boeing 737 - 200 , registration c - gopw performing flight 5t - 446 from kugluktuk , nu to cambridge bay , nu ( canada ) with 27 passengers and 4 crew , was climbing through 8000 feet out of . . .\nan avior airlines boeing 737 - 200 , registration yv2937 performing flight 9v - 1260 from barcelona ( venezuela ) to guayaquil ( ecuador ) with 81 passengers and 6 crew , was enroute at fl310 near manta . . .\na nolinor aviation boeing 737 - 200 , registration c - gnlk performing flight n5 - 792 from montreal mirabel , qc to iqaluit , nu ( canada ) with 94 passengers and 5 crew , was enroute at fl330 about 140nm south . . .\na nolinor boeing 737 - 200 , registration c - gnla performing flight n5 - 790 from montreal mirabel , qc to iqaluit , nu ( canada ) with 98 passengers and 6 crew , had departed mirabel airport ' s runway 29 and was . . ."]}
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", "topic": 8}], "title": "decathlon group", "paragraphs": ["nust\u2019s team bgreen is the first pakistani group to compete in the solar decathlon , a 10 - series competition created by the us department of energy .\nthe entry of decathlon does represent a major external factor ( although not one affecting consumer confidence ) and has the potential to take a significant bite out of super retail group\u2019s sports division revenue and margins .\ndecathlon ' s environmental labelling pictogram displays color - coded ratings of a to e . | image credit : decathlon\n2 return eurostar train tickets from london ( leaving on 7th october together with a group of staff from decathlon uk and with the possibility of a return at a time or date of their choice after the 9th october ) .\ndecathlon\u2019s entry into the $ 3 . 5 billion sporting goods market will put significant pressure on current market leaders rebel and amart sports . super retail group , which owns both the rebel and amart brands , reported strong performance of its sports division in its recent half - year results . over the first half of 2015 - 16 , super retail group reported sales growth of 7 . 2 percent and ebit growth of 9 . 5 percent for its sports division ( which includes rebel , amart and workout world ) .\n\u201cwe are happy with the momentum of the auto and sports divisions , which we expect will continue in the second half given no major external factors impacting consumer confidence , \u201d said peter birtles , super retail group md and ceo .\nbut mayer\u2019s hopes of simply completing the decathlon nearly came grinding to a halt .\nthis year , decathlon uk would like to invite 3 customers , and a companion of their choice , to do a discovery trip to lille where they will be shown , along a group of staff from decathlon uk , the campus store in lille , a tour of the b\u2019twin ( cycling ) , kipsta ( teamsports ) and domyos ( fitness ) brands , the innovation lab and finally attend the innovation awards evening at the zenith arena .\nsolar decathlon \u00ae is a registered trademark of the u . s . department of energy .\ni think decathlon is great . it ' s like ikea but with pe kit .\ndecathlon has been nominated and has won a series of awards , which you can find here .\nthanks to the numerous projects on which our teams could support our customers to start up the source - tagging , in particular decathlon group , we wish to provide you our know - how to support your teams from the source - tagging strategy elaboration to the concrete realization of your rfid project , passing by the training of your employees and partners , always according to your needs .\ninnovation is , and always has been , at the heart of decathlon\u2019s and its passion brands\u2019 strategies .\nthe azadea group is a premier lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 50 leading international franchise concepts in fashion and accessories , food and beverage , home furnishings , sporting goods , multimedia and beauty and cosmetics across the middle east and africa spread across 13 countries overseeing more than 650 stores .\nin the event of unforeseen circumstances decathlon reserve the right to offer alternative prizes of equal or greater value .\nif ever there was an example of how perilous the decathlon could be , the pole vault in london is it .\nfounded in france in 1976 , decathlon group has more than 1 , 100 stores in 28 countries , with more than 78 , 000 employees and revenue of about c $ 15 billion . it designs , manufactures and distributes a wide range of sports - related equipment and accessories , with over 20 in - house brands dedicated to different sports , and each with its own design team . the company has yet to enter the united states , though it opened a store last year in mexico .\ndecathlon \u2019s approach to calculating products\u2019 environmental impact from components through to communicating on its abcde rating online . | image credit : decathalon\ndecathlon is a brilliant store , with so much variety of activity kit all under one roof and at extraordinarily reasonable prices .\nstarted in 2002 , the solar decathlon has been organised in many parts of the world including the us , china and european countries .\ni love decathlon . it\u2019s a great store and i\u2019ve bought many gems over the years , including my fantastic trail running skirt .\nthe winner will be selected in a random draw by decathlon and will be contacted on the 14th september . if the winner is not contactable within five days , decathlon reserve the right to reallocate the prize awarded to the next randomly drawn valid entry or to forfeit the prize .\nthe u . s . department of energy solar decathlon is a life - changing competition for collegiate students and an intensive course in sustainability for consumers .\nthe prize draw is open to residents of the uk , except employees of decathlon , their families or anyone else professionally associated with the draw and competition .\nmail champlain could be the first of multiple locations for decathlon , though the chain will be cautious with its expansion , according to a november 2016 report in la presse ( in french ) . oberfeld snowcap represents decathlon as brokerage in canada ( contact : sylvain charron ) and according to oberfeld snowcap\u2019s website , decathlon is seeking retail spaces in the 35 , 000 square foot to 45 , 000 square foot range in commercial centres that may also include power centres as well as freestanding locations .\ndecathlon sport shops have a huge success in china . they target the whole families , sell all sport equipment and many everyday items : clothes , shoes adress : .\nfrom july 26th , decathlon announce to launch product recall of btwin14\ndragon bike ( children ' s bicycle ) initiatively which were produced on march 22nd , 2017 .\nthese regulations ( hereafter the \u201cregulations\u201d ) provide the framework for participation by the applicant in an architecture competition \u201ctomorrow\u2019s decathlon\u201d ( hereafter the \u201ccompetition\u201d ) organised by the organiser .\nthe winner\u2019s details can be obtained by sending an sae to the digital department at decathlon , canada water retail park , surrey quays road , london se16 2xu , united kingdom .\nvalue - priced large format french sporting goods retail chain decathlon has announced that it will expand into north america in the spring of 2018 with a location in suburban montreal . decathlon could disrupt the canadian retail industry if it expands nationally , potentially threatening homegrown retail chains including fgl sports , sail , sportium , mec , and even retailers such as canadian tire .\nworld bronze medallist damian warner , despite not being at 100 % , continues to push on through this decathlon . his 4 . 70m clearance has kept him in fifth place overall .\nthe university - led teams that design , build , and operate the competition ' s solar - powered houses are the heart of the u . s . department of energy solar decathlon .\n( author : julian thumm ) decathlon , one of the world\u2019s largest sports retailers , is entering the aussie market , driving the largest shake - up to the sports retail sector in years .\nwhat makes us unique is that we have our own brands . we create , design and manufacture our own products . currently we have 20 decathlon brands , each dedicated to a specific sport .\nno responsibility will be accepted by decathlon for loss of entries through technical fault , transmission delays or incomplete , illegible or other damaged entries . proof of entry is not automatically proof of receipt .\ndecathlon is also communicating the sustainability of its products through an environmental labeling scheme . the company opted for a pictogram solution representing a rating of a to e , with a color - code format from green to red that the general public is familiar with . so far it has been trialled on decathlon\u2019s french website and 5 stores in the rh\u00f4ne - alpes region of france , using specific product lines . the company plans to deploy the rating to all decathlon products and use it in - store and online in every country that the company operates in , allowing customers to weigh environmental performance into their purchasing decisions .\ndecathlon has been founded in 1976 in lille , france . decathlon uk has launched in 1999 with our first store in surrey quays . currently we have 42 stores around the uk , where you can get experts advice and have a seamless shopping experience . globally , we are present in 46 countries and we have the ambition to open more and more new countries in order to be present everywhere we are needed .\ndecathlon are in no way liable for the reproduction or indirect access via third party web site or home page access which reproduction misstates or omits any of the information or terms and conditions connected with the promotion .\ndecathlon is well positioned to make its mark in the sports - mad australian market . while super retail\u2019s sports division has been a strong performer , it has faced little to no significant competition from other big - box style sports retailers . decathlon\u2019s international reach , strong brand and massive product line \u2014 together with successful launches in asian markets \u2014 means that the company is poised to move in on a respectable share of the aussie sports retail market .\nproduct - related greenhouse gas ( ghg ) emissions represented 74 percent of sports retailer decathlon \u2019s total emissions in 2015 . with a new goal to stabilize its emissions by 2019 , the company estimates it will need to reduce product - related impacts by 20 percent per year if it is to meet its target . decathlon says its design teams have taken up the challenge and are progressively integrating environmental criteria into the quality - price combination of all of its products .\nthe competition will be hosted by dubai in 2018 titled solar decathlon middle east ( sdme ) , which is aimed at students who design , build and operate a high performance and solar - powered house , according to the team\u2019s website .\ntogether with its online presence , the company is planning to roll out up to 35 big - box style stores over the next decade . decathlon cfo sylvain baudens told fairfax media the company has already identified six store locations in sydney and melbourne .\nif you\u2019ve never been to a decathlon store then you\u2019re missing out . the huge sports warehouses are utopia for fitness fans , with over 70 different sports under one roof including running , cycling , football , hiking , diving and so much more .\ndecathlon , one of the world\u2019s largest sporting goods retailers , is preparing for an australian launch . the entry of the french category killer , which operates 1 , 031 stores in 27 countries across europe and asia , into the australian market represents a massive shake - up of the aussie sports retail industry . while an exact launch date has not yet been confirmed , the company plans to go live with its aussie online store shortly . the decathlon australia website states \u201cour exclusive products will be available online in march 2016 . \u201d\ndiscover our full range of sport clothing , sport shoes and sport equipment in your decathlon reading store . your will find all the equipment you need for your sport . everyday , our sports advisors are here to welcome you and help you finding the right product .\ndecathlon will compete with a wide range of retailers in canada , given that it carries well - priced sporting goods as well as some related apparel categories . fgl sports ( operating under multiple banners including sport chek , atmosphere and sports experts ) , sportium , mec and sail could be most affected , and retailers such as canadian tire and walmart , which also carry value - priced sport - related product , could also take a hit if decathlon takes off in this country . competition will certainly be present at mail champlain , which currently features a combined sports experts / atmosphere space in the mall , spanning about 30 , 000 square feet . according to oberfeld snowcap\u2019s website , decathlon\u2019s canadian expansion plans are currently focused within the province of quebec though given its penetration in other countries , that could be expanded to other regions at some point .\ndecathlon\u2019s first canadian store will open in the spring of 2018 at mail champlain in brossard , just outside of montreal . the company made the announcement in french on its newly launched canadian website , which notes that the company\u2019s canadian headquarters are at 1 place ville marie , in downtown montreal .\ndecathlon boasts of range of products spanning 75 sports , including an extensive range of private - label products . the company also owns some 20 - odd sporting brands and operates a research and development division , which employs around 50 full - time researchers and registers 40 patents on average per year .\nevery year , we celebrate all this savoir - faire during the innovation awards . this event is a unique opportunity for our customers , employees and partners to discover astounding and clever products soon to go on sale in decathlon stores and online , and to share the spirit of innovation that drives us all every day .\nat decathlon , 69 , 000 innovation lovers of us live and share a common purpose : \u201cto make the pleasure and benefits of sport accessible to all . \u201d on a daily basis , our passion brands teams design technical , attractive and simple products at the lowest possible price , that are aimed at everyone from novice to passionate sports people .\nin decathlon , we believe that preserving our planet is crucial for our future . we try to always work towards green planet projects , such as :\n100 green energy consumption by 2019\n;\nrecycle waste in order to reach 0 % landfill by 2019\n;\n100 % freehold sites producing renewable energy with solar panels by 2019\ndecathlon readily acknowledges its uphill battle to accomplish annual 20 percent reductions . the company\u2019s emissions increased by 16 percent from 2014 to 2015 \u2013 a total of about 6 million tonnes of co 2 e \u2013 which it says is running in parallel to its economic growth . that is not to say that the company did not achieve some emissions reductions between 2014 and 2015 ; it successfully reduced its emissions in france by 6 percent thanks to constructing more energy - efficient stores , and from product transportation by 3 percent thanks to optimizing loading for product containers between european warehouses . at the same time , decathlon\u2019s report states in bold type , \u201cwe are aware that considerable efforts are still required in order to stabilise our impact . \u201d\ndecathlon ' s main mission is to make sport accessible to as many people as we can . we would like to help , inspire and guide you through your sports experiences . we believe that being active and discovering new sports every day is an important part of a healthy lifestyle . let ' s do some sports together , as together is always more fun !\nin addition to water consumption and pollution , decathlon says is also taking emissions and exhaustion of resources into consideration to ensure it is designing and redesigning products to truly have lower impact . the company\u2019s report notes that it is conducting long - term trials to improve the resistance and durability of its products to extend its products\u2019 lifespans , in addition to trying to guide customers in their maintenance and repair .\nour teammates are the engine of everything we do . that ' s why we are investing in our people and we always co - build the future of decathlon together . everyone has their say in our strategy and project ideas . we believe in the motto :\nhappy employees , happy customers\n. currently , we have over 80 000 employees worldwide . if you would like to work with us you can check for opportunities here : urltoken\nthe emissions target is based on the company\u2019s emissions in 2014 , and the estimated reductions necessary have been calculated with its growth projections in mind . decathlon claims it has been conducting annual assessments to measure its ghg across its entire value chain since 2007 ; it uses the standard ghg protocol methodology launched by the wbcsd ( world business council for sustainable development ) and wri ( world resources institute ) , and consolidates the data from scopes 1 to 3 .\nan exemplary water management initiative was the development of new dying processes in partnership with subcontractors , including \u201cdope dyed\u201d in 2014 and \u201csupercritical co 2 \u201d ( or process \u201cdry dyed\u00a9\u201d ) in 2015 . the latter is a closed - 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time leader kevin mayer looked to be on course for gold . there were even whispers of a world record , although it was clear that was a huge ask as it would require mayer equalling his pbs in the three remaining events .\nthe french record - holder opened the pole vault at 5 . 10m , but aborted his first attempt , narrowly avoiding an awkward landing by instead doing a forward roll as he hit the ground . he then missed his second attempt at that height . one more failure would mean no points for that event .\non his final try , mayer achieved the required height but came down close to the bar . miraculously , it stayed on .\nas if that wasn\u2019t enough risk - taking for one day , mayer skipped past 5 . 20m and went straight to 5 . 30m but was unable to clear it .\nwith that 5 . 10m clearance being some 30 centimetres shy of his best , mayer\u2019s aims of getting close to the 8900 - point mark \u2013 or even the 9000 - point barrier \u2013 have taken a hit . but his primary goal , of course , is to win and he looks on course to do that as he has a 116 - 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", "topic": 28}], "title": "service quality", "paragraphs": ["2 . \uf071integrating service quality and productivity \uf071service quality \uf071disconfirmation models vs . perception models \uf071perspectives of service quality \uf071dimensions of quality \uf071gaps model \u2013 identifying service quality problems \uf071how customers evaluate online businesses \uf071measuring service quality \u2013 soft and hard measures \uf071tools to analyze and address quality problems \uf071defining and measuring productivity \uf071improving service productivity \uf071conclusion agenda\n23 . word of mouth personal needs past experience expected service perceived service service quality dimensions reliability responsiveness assurance empathy tangibles service quality assessment 1 . expectations not met es > ps ( unacceptable quality ) 2 . expectations met es ~ ps ( satisfactory quality ) 3 . expectations exceeded es < ps ( quality surprise / excellent ) service quality assessment 23\nsimpler scales are more robust to cultural differences and more suited for capturing service quality . customers don\u2019t generally make a sophisticated estimation of service quality .\n15 . strategies to close the gap challenges tangibilize and communicate the service quality delivered . \uf0d8 make service quality tangible and communicate the service quality . gap 5 \u2013 the perception gap \uf0d8 will it lead to higher expectations ?\n28 . determinants of perceived service quality dimensions of service quality 1 . access 2 . communication 3 . competence 4 . courtesy 5 . credibility 6 . reliability 7 . responsiveness 8 . security 9 . tangibles 10 . understanding / knowing the customer expected service perceived service service quality gap perceived service quality word of mouth personal needs past experience external communication to customers 28\nwhat do you consider when you gauge the quality of the customer service you receive ? businesses must consider different aspects of service quality in order to meet and exceed customer expectations . this lesson will define service quality and explain its dimensions .\nmeasuring service quality and its relationship to future consumer behavior . - pubmed - ncbi\n22 . \uf071to meet assessed needs \uf071to concentrate on service users \uf0a8to work for the complete dignity & wellbeing of service users . \uf071to ensure that we are fit to provide service . \uf071to provide the highest quality comprehensive service to all customers \uf071to work with customers to enhance the quality of their daily life objectives of service quality 22\ntangible elements of a service such as the quality of ingredients used by a restaurant .\nits questions cover what servqual claims are the 5 elements of service quality : rater .\n3 . introduction to the concept : continued\u2026 \uf0b4 gap 1 : customer expectation - management gap . this gap addresses the difference between consumers\u2019 expectations and management\u2019s perceptions of service quality . \uf0b4 gap 2 : management perception - service quality specifications gap . this gap addresses the difference between management\u2019s perceptions of consumer\u2019s expectations and service quality specifications ( improper service - quality standards . ) \uf0b4 gap 3 : service quality specification - service delivery gap . this gap addresses the difference between service quality specifications and service actually delivered ( the service performance gap . ) \uf0b4 gap 4 : service delivery - external communication gap . this gap addresses the difference between service delivery and the communications to consumers about service delivery ( mismatch between promise and delivery ) \uf0b4 gap 5 : expected service - perceived service gap . this gap addresses the difference between consumer\u2019s expectation and perceived service .\nessays , uk . ( november 2013 ) . definition of service quality . retrieved from urltoken\nservice providers want to know what customers ( internal or external ) care about . service quality is a good guess . price , and to a minor degree product quality , also count .\npatients ' perceptions of service quality dimensions : an empirical examination of health care in new zealand .\nfree ebook plus 32 service kpis with your free subscription to service - iq .\nservice quality measures how well service meets customer expectations . every customer will have different expectations , which makes service quality an important challenge to any business owner . customers will take several dimensions into account when determining the service quality of a business , including tangibles , the physical features of a service ; reliability , following through with promises ; responsiveness , answering customers in a timely manner ; assurance , trust that service providers understand their own service ; and empathy , the ability to relate to customers . business owners must always consider all of the dimensions in order to provide the highest quality service possible .\nthat would be \u201c delivering quality service \u201c , by valerie zeithaml , a . parasuraman and leonard berry .\nby communicating competencies , providers can help manage customer expectations . and influence their service quality assessment in advance .\ncherwell service management delivers it service management ( itsm ) , business and workforce enablement .\nthe advent of the second wave in service quality research has been marked by several important events . vanderbilt university founded its center for services marketing in 1990 , with the mission of being\nthe focal point for cutting edge thought in the management of service quality .\nvanderbilt ' s owen graduate school of management also instituted an innovative curriculum in customer service and service quality .\nservice quality is a focused evaluation that reflects the customer ' s perception of specific dimensions of service : reliability , responsiveness , assurance , empathy , tangibles . satisfaction , on other hand , is more inclusive : it is influenced by perceptions of service quality , product quality , and price as well as situational factors and personal factors\nit\u2019s also a useful technique if you didn\u2019t have the post service rating in place yet and want a quick overview of the state of your service quality .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 service quality centre pte . ltd . . all rights reserved . terms of use | contact us\nmembers of the virginia ship repair association ( vsra ) strive to provide quality products and services to the maritime industry . the challenge of meeting and exceeding expectations with regard to quality can become more daunting if you are a service provider , because service quality may be intangible and based on a customer\u2019s perception .\npatients ' perceptions of service quality dimensions : an empirical examination of health care in new zealand . - pubmed - ncbi\n5 . research methodology title of the project a project report on service quality gap in uiic , durgapur using servqual model ) objectives of study \uf0b4 to measure and determine the service quality expectations and perception of customers . \uf0b4 to determine the gap in respective service quality expectations of customers and mangers of uiic . \uf0b4 to determine the gap in respective service quality perceptions of customers and mangers of uiic . \uf0b4 to determine the the difference in service quality expectations and perceptions across the demographics of customers and mangers \uf0b4 to give practicable suggestions so that the service quality in uiic . data collection sampling technique \uf0b4 there are several approaches of data collection . the primary sources of data collection are done through : - \uf0b4 observations and questionnaire\n29 . service quality gap model customer perceptions customer expectations service delivery service standards management perceptions of customer expectations managing the evidence conformance service design understanding the customer customer satisfaction gap 5 customer / marketing research gap 1 conformance gap 3 communication gap 4 design gap 2 gap model is a tool to diagnose problems in service design and delivery . service gap is the most critical 29\nquality assurance and quality control are two very closely related concepts and because of that close relationship they are often confused and one is inappropriately used as a substitute for the other . quality assurance is a process focused . . .\naccording to a . parasuraman , v . a . zeithaml , and l . l . berry , it is during the service delivery that the quality of services is assessed and the contact with each customer implies as a chance to satisfy or dissatisfy the customer , a moment of truth . they defined customer satisfaction with regards to service as ' by comparing perceptions of service received with expectations of service desired . ' they also mentioned that an excellent quality of service is perceived when expectations are exceeded and on the other hand , service quality is considered as unacceptable when expectations are not met . lastly , quality is satisfactory when perceived service confirmed expectations .\nthis unit covers knowledge and application skills in analysing customer data to establish and improve the level of service quality and customer satisfaction in the organisation . this involves analysing service quality and customer satisfaction results , communicating findings and implementing improvement plans to close gaps .\nthe importance of service and service quality has been growing in the world economy since the late 1970s . establishing new levels of sophistication and rigor , as well as a broad set of approaches , service quality presents the latest research and theory in customer satisfaction and services marketing . in this book , designed to advance the practice of delivering superior service , the field ' s leading scholars and practitioners present a wealth of stimulating ideas that include measuring the managerial impact of service quality improvement , new methods of assessing the various elements of service quality , and philosophizing about the nature of customer value . presenting diverse points of view and revealing a variety of emerging ideas , the editors conclude with a look toward the future of service quality .\nthis is the most common method for measuring the subjective elements of service quality . through a survey , you ask your customers to rate the delivered service compared to their expectations .\ndefinition of service quality .\nukessays . com . 11 2013 . all answers ltd . 07 2018 < urltoken > .\nukessays . definition of service quality [ internet ] . november 2013 . [ accessed 9 july 2018 ] ; available from : urltoken\nukessays . november 2013 . definition of service quality . [ online ] . available from : urltoken [ accessed 9 july 2018 ] .\nall answers ltd , ' definition of service quality ' ( ukessays . com , july 2018 ) < urltoken > accessed 9 july 2018\nwhat criteria might our customers use to form an opinion about a service provider ? according to the handbook for measuring customer satisfaction and service quality : \u201ccustomers expect a consistent , reliable and timely provision of service , a service provider who possesses the skills necessary to provide the service and an accessible service provider who is polite and respectful , and who communicates with the customer in a language the customer is able to comprehend . \u201d [ 1 ] the authors of this publication suggest there are six components of service quality : tangibles , service reliability , responsiveness , assurance , safety and empathy .\nwith this method you ask your customers to rate your service quality through an email survey \u2013 for example via google forms . it has a couple advantages over the post - service rating .\nfurthermore , as shown in the figure 1 . 1 below ' a conceptual model of service quality with the dimensions of service quality ' was developed by a . parasuraman , v . a . zeithaml , and l . l . berry . they based their research on several different service categories like for example retail banking , long distance telephone service , credit card companies . thus , they identified that tangibles , reliability , responsiveness , assurance and empathy were the five main dimensions used by customers to judge service quality .\norganizations taking on an rpo solution can only determine their quality of service when there is access to concrete data on which to make a comparison . these are just some of the factors that can determine the quality of service an outsourced recruitment provider can bring to the solution :\nassurance : service providers are expected to be the experts of the service they\u2019re delivering . it\u2019s a given .\n8 . service quality management \uf071definition \u201ccontinuously meeting agreed customer requirements at the lowest cost , by releasing the potential of all employees . \u201d 8\nafter extensive research , zeithaml , parasuraman and berry found five dimensions customers use when evaluating service quality . they named their survey instrument servqual .\nsince the late 1970s , there has been a growing realization of the importance of services in the world economy . this realization is reflected in the increasing number of scholarly articles devoted to such topics as customer satisfaction , service quality , customer service , and services marketing and the number of companies that have reemphasized their relationship with the customer . service quality and customer satisfaction are now seen as integral parts of total quality management .\nan exhilarating - and sometimes demanding - change of pace , service quality is essential for professionals involved with any aspect of service , as well as researchers , scholars , and students in marketing studies .\nas shown from the diagram above , a . parasuraman , v . a . zeithaml , and l . l . berry added that customers ' judgements of service quality are based on a comparison between expected and perceived quality . they also stated that the gap between expected and perceived service is a measure of service quality that is satisfaction which is either negative or positive . they also found that in order to ensure consistent delivery of services organisations are faced with challenges to design their service delivery systems .\ndetermining the quality of service is therefore all about putting together the many moving parts that make up a successful recruitment strategy - delivering an agile , affordable and , above all , high - quality recruitment package is the driving force of ags .\ndefinition of service quality .\nall answers ltd . ukessays . com , november 2013 . web . 9 july 2018 . < urltoken > .\nlonde et al , 1988 stated that it is the customer service management that will derive the importance of service . in services marketing , customer service is regarded as a component of marketing mix . zeithaml and bitner , 1996 mentioned that high quality customer service is not just customer service department but all levels of management and staffs need to accept and have a state of mind regarding customer care . on the other hand , payne , 1995 added that there is pressure on customer service due to competition and technological . he also stated that higher standards of service are being demanded by consumers as they are becoming more sophisticated and updated in their requirements and to them service refers as customer satisfaction , customer delight , service delivery , customer relationship , hence , to provide good service to customers , service companies need to take into consideration the important variables of service quality namely , assurance , empathy , reliability , responsiveness and tangibles . thus as per payne , 1995 customer service and quality improvement initiatives are closely related to each other . moreover , marketing , customer service and relationship marketing are brought together through relationship marketing and marketers are very concerned about the attainment of quality . ( christopher and ballantyne , 1991 )\nevery customer has an ideal expectation of the service they want to receive when they go to a restaurant or store . service quality measures how well a service is delivered , compared to customer expectations . businesses that meet or exceed expectations are considered to have high service quality . let ' s say you go to a fast food restaurant for dinner , where you can reasonably expect to receive your food within five minutes of ordering . after you get your drink and find a table , your order is called , minutes earlier than you had expected ! you would probably consider this to be high service quality . there are five dimensions that customers consider when assessing service quality . let ' s discuss these dimensions in a little more detail .\n18 . dimensions of service quality \uf071tangibles \uf076physical evidence \uf0fc appearance of physical facilities , equipment and communication material . example : cleanliness of employee people look smart 18\nthese stats deliver the objective , quantitative analysis of your service . these metrics aren\u2019t enough to judge the quality of your service by themselves , but they play a crucial role in showing you the areas you should improve in .\none dimension of service quality has to do with the tangibles of the service . tangibles are the physical features of the service being provided , such as the appearance of the building , cleanliness of the facilities , and the appearance of the personnel . going to a restaurant and finding that your table and silverware are dirty would negatively impact your assessment of the service quality . on the other hand , walking into a beautifully decorated , clean restaurant with impeccably dressed wait staff would positively affect your opinion of the service .\naccording to alfonso nunez , executive director of client solutions at allegis global solutions , \u201cquality of hire should be one indicator of overall service quality , but the subject is much broader , and companies that are buying outsourced recruitment services want to ensure they are getting a program that is better than they can do themselves . as a service provider , we encounter this every day , with feedback from candidates , hiring managers , stakeholders and suppliers , as well as empirical service metrics creating a consensus of opinions that defines the quality of our service delivery\n.\nservice quality affects customer satisfaction by providing performance ( real benefits ) . for example , if consumers believe they have entered the mcdonald ' s restaurant , they will get food , service , high quality everywhere the same , no matter the location of the restaurant , put forward by millend m lele ( 1995 : 126 ) .\ninstant service / queueing ratio . nobody likes to wait . instant service is the best service . this metric keeps track of the ratio of customers that were served instantly versus those that had to wait . the higher the ratio , the better your service .\nreliability : the way the service is being delivered , that is , the ability to deliver the promised service precisely and consistently .\ncan help you to gain a better hold of your organization ' s cost per hire and time to productivity , and we\u2019ve laid out the key elements of measuring quality of hire . although quality of hire measures can be elusive , determining the overall quality of your recruitment programs shouldn\u2019t be as challenging .\nprocedures and processes are iso 9001 - 2008 compliant , and our quality standards are defined by our customers ' input and complete satisfaction . additionally , ait ' s quality assurance program is approved by vsra .\nthis unit covers knowledge and application skills in the assessment of the service quality and customer satisfaction levels within an organisation . it involves the identification of relevant benchmark criteria and key performance indicators to monitor and manage customer information for service excellence .\nyou face a special challenge : meet customer needs while remaining economically competitive . automated processes can make an impact , but services are still labor - intensive . there can be no substitute for high - quality personal interaction between service employees and customers . use quality practices to :\n15 . dimensions of service quality \uf071responsiveness \uf071promptness \uf071helpfulness \uf0fcwillingness to help customers promptly \uf0fcreadiness to respond to customer\u2019s request example : avoid keeping customer\u2019s waiting . and on time ! 15\nthis book features many of the second wave researchers who are currently making cutting edge contributions to service quality , as well as some recent work by first wave researchers . the chapters range from measuring the managerial impact of service quality improvement ( bolton ) , to new methods of measuring the importance of various elements of service quality ( desarbo ) , to philosophizing about the nature of customer value ( holbrook ) . many points of view are represented , revealing the great variety of new ideas currently springing up on this topic .\nempathy : services can be performed completely to specifications . yet customers may not feel provider employees care about them during delivery . and this hurts customers\u2019 assessments of providers\u2019 service quality .\nanother dimension of service quality is the reliability of the service . reliability refers to the ability to provide the service as it was promised on a regular basis . it is very important that businesses are able to fulfill the service that they advertise . for example , if you own a pizza restaurant and promise to deliver a pizza within 30 minutes , you must consistently provide that service in order to meet your customers ' expectations and be considered a reliable business .\nservqual research showed it\u2019s important to communicate that expertise to customers . if a service provider is highly skilled , but customers don\u2019t see that , their confidence in that provider will be lower . and their assessment of that provider\u2019s service quality will be lower .\n[ 1 ] eric j . miller , ricardo byrd and david s . kriger , a handbook for measuring customer satisfaction and service quality , ( national academy press , 1999 ) .\nbut measuring service quality is absolutely crucial . although it ' s not the same as customer satisfaction \u2014 which has its own methods \u2014 there\u2019s a strong and positive correlation between the two .\nbut for service providers , customers care most about service quality . check the research . statistically valid research . of course , providers can always ask customers . but lacking the money , time and skills , why not look to the leading research for that understanding ?\ncustomers will also rate the service quality of a business based on empathy . empathy is the ability to understand and relate to the customer ' s feelings . customers want to receive service from businesses that understand what they are feeling and that take the time to relate to their situation . if a customer is upset because their order was incorrect , the service staff should listen to their concerns , give a sincere apology , and immediately try to resolve the situation . this would positively impact the customer ' s view of service quality .\n13 . strategies to close the gap ensure that performance meets standards \uf0d8 ensure that customer service teams are motivated and able to meet service standards . \uf0d8 install the right technology , equipment , support processes and capacity . \uf0d8 manage customers for service quality . challenges gap 3 \u2013 the delivery gap \uf0d8 can only customer service team do it ? \uf0d8 right people to do it ? \uf0d8 do every company do customer expectation management ?\nphilip kotler ( 1997 ) defined service as ' an action or an activity which can be offered by a party to another party , which is basically intangible and can not affect any ownership . service may be related to tangible product or intangible product ' on the other hand , zeithaml and bitner ( 2003 : 85 ) mentioned that , ' service quality is a focused evaluation that reflects the customer ' s perception of specific dimensions of service namely reliability , responsiveness , assurance , empathy , tangibles . ' based on the assessment of service quality provided to the customers , business operators are able to identify problem quickly , improve their service and better assess client expectation . ( business dictionary . com )\nthis is a popular technique used for retail stores , hotels , and restaurants , but works for any other service as well . it consists out of hiring an \u2018undercover customer\u2019 to test your service quality \u2013 or putting on a fake moustache and going yourself , of course .\neven though service quality research has progressed since 1990 when first published , this book is still the fountainhead . i referred to it in gap 5 & roswell , and i\u2019m using it here again .\nproviders\u2019 service delivery can be as important as how it was done . provider employees should be trained how to interact with customers and their end - users . even a brief session during initial orientation helps . anything to help them understand their impact on customers\u2019 assessment of service quality .\nwaiting a day to return a call or email doesn\u2019t make it . even if customers are chronically slow in getting back to providers , responsiveness is more than 1 / 5th of their service quality assessment .\nadvyza lets you communicate information about it service interruptions with incredible precision and ease .\nalso check out\nthe 6 customer service kpis you should be tracking\n.\nour dissertation writing service can help with everything from full dissertations to individual chapters .\nanother dimension that plays role in service quality is assurance . customers have to be able to trust that service providers are knowledgeable about the service they are providing . let ' s say you go to a wine bar to try some different wines , but when you ask your server some questions about the wines being served , they don ' t know any of the answers . it ' s reasonable to expect that the staff would have some knowledge about wines , so if they didn ' t , this would definitely have an impact on your view of the service quality .\nasq celebrates the unique perspectives of our community of members , staff and those served by our society . collectively , we are the voice of quality , and we increase the use and impact of quality in response to the diverse needs in the world .\nre - invent your service desk to move at the speed of business . cherwell ' s codeless design architecture means your service desk can be truly\nagile .\nthis film illustrates a typical day in the life of a graduate of our qsir college programme working as part of a team to deliver our quality , service improvement and redesign ( qsir ) programme across their stp .\nreliability - the ability to deliver the promised service in a consistent and accurate manner .\ndoesn\u2019t mean you can have ragged uniforms and only be reliable . service providers have to do both . but providers first and best efforts are better spent making service reliable .\n2 . service quality presented by : faisal hayat and muhammad zia r . # : 01 , 04 bs . c ( hons . ) food science & technology institute of food science & nutrition university of sargodha , sargodha 2\n55 . customer driven approaches to improve productivity : \u2022 change the timing of customer demand \u2013 use service outside peak hours and give incentives \u2022 encourage use of alternative service delivery channels \u2013 internet / self - service machines \u2022 ask customer to use third parties \u2013 specialist intermediaries \u2013 eg : insurance brokers , travel agencies improving service productivity ( contd . , )\n15 . suggestions & recommendations \uf0b4 it is not good for any organisation or marketer when they fails to fulfil the said or promised service in timely manner it can create dis - satisfaction among the customers . \uf0b4 it is not good for any organisation or marketer when they fails to give attention to customers , because every customers has quite different need or different choice of the product . \uf0b4 maximum gap exists in terms of 5 dimensions of service quality in empathy however , minimum gap exists in assurance \uf0b4 uiic has to work on these gaps in order to provide better service quality . \uf0b4 in all the factors or questionnaire ( 15 numbers ) there was a significant difference between expected service of uiic and perceived service of uiic .\n4 . service quality gap model \uf0b4 source : zeithaml , v . a . & bitner , m . j . ( 2001 ) . services marketing : integrating customer focus across the firms . boston : tata - mcgraw hill .\nunderstanding who the key stakeholders are and how they will be affected by your decision to outsource is essential when determining the quality of service . this includes hiring managers , candidates , finance and hr departments , senior management and procurement .\nthis is the practice of asking customers to rate the service right after it\u2019s been delivered .\nour marking service will help you pick out the areas of your work that need improvement .\nin the 1980s , a first wave of researchers defined the frontier n service quality . these pioneers included christian gronroos of finland , who established a research agenda for service quality management ; len barry , a . parasuraman , and valerie zeithaml , who devised an influential service quality rating scale ; and lynn shostack , who argued successfully that managing services was very different from managing products . steve brown established the first interstate center for services marketing at arizona state , and some important research resulted , led by such people as terri swartz , larry crosby , and mary jo bitner . ray fisk and steve grove pioneered the notion that service could be viewed as a drama . these first wave researchers have had an unusually large impact on management , and several are\nhousehold names\nin the business community .\n12 . service quality principles 1 . customer focus 2 . leadership 3 . involement of people 4 . process approach 5 . system approach to management 6 . approach to decision making 7 . mutual beneficial suppliar relationship 8 . continual improvement 12\n1 . presentation on service quality gap ( using serviqual model ) presented by : presented to : madhusudan narayan dr . neeloutpal banarjee roll no : 13 / mba / 75 assistant professor department of management studies national institute of technology , durgapur\nit\u2019s also done in phone support . the service rep asks whether you\u2019re satisfied with her service delivery , or you\u2019re asked to stay on the line to complete an automatic survey . the latter version is so annoying , though , that it kind of destroys the entire service experience .\nit is well known in the service industry that different customers prefer different styles of service . for example , some customers enjoy a personal conversation where others would prefer to maintain a distance .\nit also provides a more holistic overview of your service . instead of a case - by - case assessment , the follow - up survey measures your customers\u2019 overall opinion of your service .\n{ { cite web | last = essays | first = uk urltoken | title = definition of service quality | publisher = ukessays . com | date = november 2013 | accessdate = 9 july 2018 | location = nottingham , uk } }\nthis yearbook introduces our qsir college graduates ( accredited as associate members of the qsir teaching faculty ) and highlights the fantastic work they are doing to spread quality , service improvement and redesign skills throughout the nhs and affiliated health and care services .\nsome of these measures are also financial metrics , such as the minutes spent per call and number of handovers . you can use them to calculate your service costs per service contact . winning the award for the world\u2019s best service won\u2019t get you anywhere if the costs eat up your profits .\nthis metric was proposed in an influential harvard business review article . in it , they argue that while many companies aim to \u2018delight\u2019 the customer \u2013 to exceed service expectations \u2013 it\u2019s more likely for a customer to punish companies for bad service than it is for them to reward companies for good service .\nthe responsiveness dimension in service quality is the ability to provide flexible service when job parameters or timelines change . for instance , if the customer decided that they wanted to remove a ship from dry - dock a week earlier or open additional tank work to a company , the vsra members would have to respond in a collaborative way to meet their customer\u2019s needs .\nis the value of a service to customers . this is inherently subjective as it is driven by the\nthe qsir programmes focus on service improvement and are delivered to a range of staff involved in healthcare .\na set of processes that show your product , service or system meets the requirements of a standard .\nwith this qualitative approach you read or listen to your respectively written or recorded service records . you\u2019ll definitely want to go through the documentation of low - rated service deliveries , but it can also be interesting to read through the documentation of service agents that always rank high . what are they doing better than the rest ?\nresponsiveness : willingness to help customers , respond to their queries and also to provide rapid service to them .\n54 . productivity can be improved incrementally . but , major gain require redesigning customer service processes . . . when ? when customers face unbearably long wait times ! long wait redesign improving service productivity ( contd . , )\n41 . \u2022 tqm \u2013 total quality management \u2013 a collection of principles , techniques , processes , and best practices that over time have been proven effective \u2013 continuous improvement \u2013 based on the premise that the quality of products and processes is the responsibility of everyone - management , workforce , suppliers , and customers \u2022 have processes that continuously collect , analyze , and act on customer information . \u2022 all of the tqm model ' s elements work together to achieve results systematic approaches to quality and productivity improvements and process standardization\n45 . \u2022 quality management initiative by motorolla \u2022 approach to reduce defects , reduce cycle times , improve productivity \u2022 achieving a quality level of 3 . 4 dpmo ( six standard deviations means 3 . 4 defects per million ) six sigma projects must be linked to the organization ' s business plan \u2022 defect reduction approach \uf0e0 overall business improvement approach \u2022 2 strategies : \u2022 process improvement \u2013 aim at identifying and eliminating the root cause , thereby improving service quality \u2022 process design / redesign \u2013 act as a supplementary strategy to improvement strategy \u2022 dmaic model \u2013 analyzing and improving business processes systematic approaches ( contd . , ) six sigma\n50 . quality and productivity improvement strategies together . deliver quality experiences more efficiently to improve long - term profitability . \u2022 defining productivity in a service context \u2013 productivity measures the amount of output produced relative to the amount of inputs used . \u2013 improvements in productivity require an increase in the ratio of output to inputs ; \u00bb cutting resources required to create a given volume of output \u00bb increasing the output obtained from a given level of inputs defining & measuring productivity\na service that feels safe and secure such as an ecommerce site that doesn ' t lose your personal data .\nqueueing hang - ups . how many customers quit the queueing process . these count as a lost service opportunity .\nwe are now living in an as - a - service ( aas ) economy . whether it\u2019s . . .\nwe like to measure stuff . how long we can hold our breath , our weight before and after a workout , the iq of our kids . . . through measurement we can compare , aim , and improve . but some things are less straightforward to measure . like service quality .\n51 . \u2022 productivity , efficiency and effectiveness \u2013 productivity : financial valuation of outputs to the inputs \u2013 efficiency : comparison to a standard , time - based \u2013 effectiveness : degree to which an organization is meeting its goals \u2022 classical technique : \u2013 focus on output and not outcome / efficiency and not effectiveness \u2013 variability \u2013 variation in quality / value of service eg : counting the number of calls answered per unit of time \u2013 increased customer throughout at the expense of perceived service quality eg : hair dresser \u2013 productivity and efficiency achieved but not effectiveness defining & measuring productivity ( contd . , )\nmoreover , anderson and zeithmal , 1984 ; philips , chang and buzzell , 1983 claimed that , customer ' s buying decisions are influenced by quality which is considered as the most important purchase decision factor and it also contributes to market share and return on investment . garvin , 1983 added that quality has strategic benefits in terms of improving productivity and lowering manufacturing costs .\ntangibles : these include the appearance of employees , physical facilities being offered and equipment which form part of service experience .\n\u2018handovers\u2019 per issue . this tracks how many different service reps are involved per issue . especially in phone support , where repeating the issue is necessary , customers hate handovers . hbr identified it as one of the four most common service complaints .\nsome service tools keep track of these sort of metrics automatically , like talkdesk for phone and userlike for live chat support . if you make use of communication tools that aren\u2019t dedicated to service , tracking them will be a bit more work .\ndespite banking services in rwanda have low levels of penetration , it is important for banks to focus on providing quality service to their customers . this is due to the effect it has on customer satisfaction and consequently on customer retention . the purpose of the research is to investigate the satisfaction of banking customers in rwanda with regard to financial services received . this is done through investigation their perceptions of service quality and satisfaction . little published research among these groups of consumers has been undertaken , making the findings important for the sector in rwanda . use was made of a quantitative study using a servperf questionnaire adapted for the rwandan context to collect data from 156 respondents . statements on the dimensions of service quality and customer satisfaction were measured using a 7 point likert scale . the results of study show that the bank\u2019s physical environments and facilities are conducive to delivering good service , and the customers are satisfied with the tangible aspects associated with the service and that they are prepared to reflect this satisfaction in their behaviour . it is recommended that the bank take note of these findings , specifically as they reflect some differences among different groups of customers and incorporate them into future marketing strategies .\nthe overall intangible experience offered by a service such as a theme park that ' s has a happy feel to it .\nsomething similar is done with ticket systems like help scout , where you can rate the service response from your email inbox .\na management system is the way in which an organization manages the inter - related parts of its business in order to achieve its objectives . these objectives can relate to a number of different topics , including product or service quality , operational efficiency , environmental performance , health and safety in the workplace and many more .\n42 . tqm in service - twelve critical dimensions for implementation \u2022 top management commitment and visionary leadership \u2022 human resources management \u2022 technical system , including service process design and process management \u2022 information and analysis system \u2022 benchmarking \u2022 continuous improvement \u2022 customer focus \u2022 employee satisfaction \u2022 union intervention and employee relations \u2022 social responsibility \u2022 servicescapes \u2022 service culture systematic approaches ( contd . , )\nvanderbilt ' s strong ties to both leading academic researchers and the business community created a new opportunity to expand the scope of research in service quality . a tims conference on service quality , customer satisfaction , and services marketing ( cosponsored by vanderbilt ' s center for services marketing ) was held at vanderbilt in september 1990 , and again in march 1992 . this conference established a forum for leading thinkers in service quality to trade ideas and quickly attracted some of the leading researchers in marketing academia , along with some of the leading researchers in the business community . the conference drew attendees from many nations , from both business and academia . this conference then merged with the ama ' s services marketing conference to form the new ama frontiers in services conference ( again cosponsored by vanderbilt ' s center for services marketing ) , first held at vanderbilt in september 1992 . the new conference retained the international flavor of the tims conference and its invigorating mix of academics and business people .\nand because of that , they are the perfect place to hear the unfiltered opinions of your customers \u2013 if you have the right tools . facebook and twitter are obvious choices , but also review platforms like tripadvisor or yelp can be very relevant . buffer suggests to ask your social media followers for feedback on your service quality .\n37 . tools to analyze ( contd . , ) combining fishbone diagram and pareto analysis \u2013 highlights the main causes of service failure\nwhether it\u2019s periodics on schedule , on - site response within service level agreements ( slas ) , or work orders completed on time .\nrpo can help you to better assess quality by providing you with comprehensive data on these and a wide range of other metrics , enabling you to gain greater visibility into the performance and standard of your workforce .\nthe qsir college programme offers nhs organisations and health systems a unique opportunity to develop quality and efficiency improvement capability within their organisation or across their system , enabling them to rapidly build up a sustainable local skills base .\nby focusing on these concepts and course - correcting as necessary , service providers may be able to enhance how they are perceived by customers .\nhowever , many authors have also put forward different conceptualisations over the time , like for instance three component structure - functional , reputational quality and technical by gronroo ' s ( 1984 ) . five components namely level of customer satisfaction , customer interaction / staff , internal organisation , corporate image and physical support given to service producing system . ( nguyen , 1988 )\nservice providers will still want to make certain their employees appearance , uniforms , equipment , and work areas on - site ( closets , service offices , etc . ) look good . the danger is for providers to make everything look sharp , and then fall short on reliability or responsiveness .\n\u201cwas it a 7 or an 8 . . . ? well . . . i did get my answer quickly . . . on the other hand , the service agent did sound a bit hurried\u2026\u201d no . they think the service was \u201cfine\u201d , \u201cgreat ! \u201d , or \u201ccrap ! \u201d .\nthe last service quality dimension is empathy . empathy relates to our understanding of the customer\u2019s needs , budgets and responsiveness for the negotiated jobs . sometimes our customers\u2019 scopes of work , budgets or timelines are changed based on national defense measures or emergent problems . we have to understand how the problems affect the customers and collaborate with the customers to provide effective , efficient and sustainable solutions .\n43 . \u2022 internationally recognized standard of quality \u2013 facilitate urltoken \u2022 comprises : requirements , definitions , guidelines etc . , \u2022 registration process : \u2013 document review by the registrar \u2013 pre - assessment - which identifies potential noncompliance in the quality system or in the documentation \u2013 assessment - by a team of 2 / 3 auditors \u2013 surveillance / periodic re - audits - to verify conformity with the practices and systems registered . \u2022 iso 9000 principles ? 1 . a customer focus 2 . good leadership 3 . involvement of people 4 . process approach to quality management 5 . management system approach 6 . continual improvement 7 . factual approach to decision making 8 . supplier relationships systematic approaches ( contd . , ) iso 9000 certification\nreplies per ticket . this shows how many replies your service team needs on average to close a ticket . it\u2019s a measure of efficiency and customer effort .\nwith an in - app survey , the questions are asked while the visitor is on the website or in the app , instead of after the service or via email . it can be one simple question \u2013 e . g . \u2018how would you rate our service\u2019 \u2013 or it could be a couple of questions .\na service that is responsive to the individual needs of customers . for example , a firm that isn ' t locked into rigid policies when special situations arise .\nthings gone wrong . the number of complaints / failures per customer inquiry . it helps you identify products , departments , or service agents that need some \u2018fixing\u2019 .\ntotal quality management ( tqm ) is a competitive approach to long - term success that ' s derived from a dedication to customer satisfaction . within this system , every employee in a company endeavors to enhance the products , services and internal culture . . .\nservice providers need to know which are which to avoid majoring in minors . at the same time they can\u2019t focus on only one dimension and let the others suffer .\n12 . paired t - test : interpretation continued\u2026 . \uf0b4 there was a significant difference in the expected service ( m = 3 . 55 , sd = 0 . 937 ) and perceived service in your feedback are welcomed ( m = 3 . 18 , sd = 1 . 167 ) ; t ( 2 . 203 ) = , p = 0 . 032 \u201d \uf0b4 there was a significant difference in the expected service ( m = 4 . 10 , sd = 0 . 886 ) and perceived service in agents and employees who instil confidence in customers by proper behaviour ( m = 3 . 72 , sd = 0 . 927 ) ; t ( 2 . 433 ) = , p = 0 . 019 \u201d \uf0b4 there was a significant difference in the expected service ( m = 3 . 88 , sd = 0 . 849 ) and perceived service in courteous with the customers ( m = 3 . 54 , sd = 0 . 838 ) ; t ( 3 . 012 ) = , p = 0 . 004\u201d \uf0b4 there was a significant difference in the expected service ( m = 3 . 90 , sd = 0 . 974 ) and perceived service in confidentiality of records & information of customers ( m = 3 . 50 , sd = 0 . 789 ) ; t ( 2 . 514 ) = , p = 0 . 015 \u201d \uf0b4 there was a significant difference in the expected service ( m = 3 . 98 , sd = 0 . 820 ) and perceived service in special attention given to your issues ( m = 2 . 96 , sd = 0 . 968 ) ; t ( 6 . 263 ) = , p = 0 . 000 \uf0b4 there was a significant difference in the expected service ( m = 3 . 70 , sd = 0 . 839 ) and perceived service in understands your specific needs ( m = 3 . 28 , sd = 0 . 948 ) ; t ( 2 . 774 ) = , p = 0 . 008\u201d \uf0b4 there was a significant difference in the expected service ( m = 3 . 76 , sd = 1 . 001 ) and perceived service in give you all the information sought by you readily ( m = 2 . 88 , sd = 1 . 062 ) ; t ( 5 . 755 ) = , p = 0 . 000\u201d\nservice providers must communicate their expertise and competencies \u2013 before they do the work . this can be done in many ways that are repeatedly seen by customers , such as :\nresponsiveness , or responding to customers in a timely manner , is another dimension that affects service quality . it is very important that businesses are prepared to respond to customers quickly . for example , if a customer calls a store with a complaint about a product they purchased , they shouldn ' t be left on hold for an hour before being connected to a manager . the call should be taken promptly and with a sense of urgency .\nthe hurdle with the method isn\u2019t in the analysis , but in the documentation . for live chat and email support it\u2019s rather easy , but for phone support it requires an annoying voice at the start of the call : \u201cthis call could be recorded for quality measurement\u201d .\nfrom comprehensive itil support to a world - class it self - service portal to intuitive reporting and dashboards , there ' s virtually nothing you can ' t accomplish with cherwell .\nbacklog inflow / outflow . this is the number of cases submitted compared to the number of cases closed . a growing number indicates that you\u2019ll have to expand your service team .\nwith a follow - up survey , the service experience will also be less fresh . your customers might have forgotten about it entirely , or they could confuse it with another experience .\n13 . summary of findings \uf0b4 minimum gap exists in ambience and layout of the branch ( 0 . 36 ) and \uf0b4 maximum gap exists in fulfil promise in a timely manner ( 1 . 02 ) and special attention given to your issues ( 1 . 02 ) . \uf0b4 it is good for any organisation or marketer when their customers are happy with ambience and layout of the organisation ( branch or office ) , \uf0b4 it is not good for any organisation or marketer when they fails to fulfil the said or promised service in timely manner it can create dis - satisfaction among the customers . \uf0b4 it is not good for any organisation or marketer when they fails to give attention to customers , because every customers has quite different need or different choice of the product . \uf0b4 maximum gap exists in terms of 5 dimensions of service quality in empathy however , minimum gap exists in assurance \uf0b4 there was a significant difference in the expected service ( m = 3 . 88 , sd = 0 . 824 ) and perceived service in modern looking updated equipment , fixtures , and facilities ( m = 3 . 24 sd = 0 . 657 ) ; t ( 5 . 17 ) = , p = 0 . 00 \u201d \uf0b4 there was a significant difference in the expected service ( m = 3 . 76 , sd = . 716 ) and perceived service in ambience and layout of the branch ( m = 3 . 40 sd = 0 . 808 ) ; t ( 2 . 532 ) = , p = . 015 \u201d \uf0b4 there was a significant difference in the expected service ( m = 4 . 06 , sd = 0 . 767 ) and perceived service in appealing , convenient and easy to gather information on uiic\u2019s website ( m = 3 . 52 , sd = 0 . 995 ) ; t ( 3 . 231 ) = , p = 0 . 002 \u201d \uf0b4 there was a significant difference in the expected service ( m = 4 . 00 , sd = 0 . 782 ) and perceived service in fulfil promise in a timely manner ( m = 2 . 98 , sd = 0 . 915 ) ; t ( 6 . 574 ) = , p = 0 . 000\u201d \uf0b4 there was a significant difference in the expected service ( m = 3 . 76 , sd = 0 . 0 . 797 ) and perceive service clarity in explaining policy\u2019s terms and conditions ( m = 3 . 30 , sd = 0 . 814 ) ; t ( 3 . 416 ) = , p = 0 . 001\u201d"]}
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", "topic": 32}], "title": "laqtel", "paragraphs": ["tstt - laqtel howevr would have a better relationship . . . epect to see tstt cdma and cheaper rates between tstt and laqtel phones . this is because laqtel is erally targeting businessmen and tstt is targeting the rest of trinidad\nhe said once laqtel\u2019s technology and infrastructure are in place , there was no reason why laqtel could not compete effectively with digicel or any other entity within the regional telecom market . laqtel has made arrangements with sasktel international of canada and nortel to assist with operations and equipment .\ncitizens of trinidad and tobago some questions / statements : 1 . why has tatt allowed laqtel to continue with operations ? 2 . laqtel has not paid employees since december 2006 . 3 . why hasn ' t the media exposed laqtel ? people are suffering at that company . please assist .\nlaqtel also plans to offer business customers secure mobile access to corporate data networks from any wireless device .\nthis again . . . laqtel . i thought this dead . i gave up on them long time ago .\nhe stressed that laqtel was a private company which had nothing to do with the government or the ruling party .\ncompany director vijay seegobin meanwhile said laqtel has invested a total of us $ 100 million to establish its local cellular network .\nlaqtel selected nortel to build an advanced wireless system for residential users , brampton , ont . - based nortel said friday .\nlaqtel has also forged a partnership with standards distributors / ansa mcal which will provide distribution through a national network of retail outlets .\nscoon said a new laqtel chairman would be appointed soon and the company expects to have its network up and running before year\u2019s end .\nbut laqtel is\nvery , very confident\nof being one of the two companies chosen , said dr joseph laquis , a medical doctor who is listed in the company ' s proposal as a consultant . the selection of laqtel will mean disappointment for either digicel or cingular .\nlaquis ' confidence also stems from the fact that laqtel intends to deploy a third generation cdma 2000 ixev - do voice and data wireless system .\ncash - strapped telecommunications provider laqtel ltd yesterday pleaded guilty to failing to post a $ 4 million performance bond with the telecommunications authority ( tatt ) .\ntatt has also noted that laqtel had failed to launch its mobile network and mobile services by the deadline of december 30 , 2006 . however , tatt said that based on \u201crepresentations\u201d made to the authority by laqtel about its progress in organising its business it would not penalise the company for this failure at this time .\nlaqtel was required to post the bond under the terms of a concession granted to it by tatt for the operation of a public domestic mobile telecommunications network and public domestic mobile telecommunications services . the bond was to guarantee that laqtel lived up to the obligations of the concession , which was granted on on december 31 , 2005 .\nlaqtel\u2019s corporate secretary vijay seegobin yesterday appeared before magistrate maureen baboolal - gafoor in the port - of - spain fifth magistrates court where the matter came up for hearing .\ntatt said it has been patient with laqtel , writing the company several times to remind it to pay the bond . tstt said it could not wait any longer .\npolitics never influenced the telecommunications authority of trinidad and tobago ( tatt ) to award a us $ 9 million cellular phone licence to new local telecom company , laqtel .\nduring a raid by the regulator at the offices of laqtel over the weekend , police seized goods worth around us $ 970 , 000 - being the outstanding fine amount .\nscoon said laqtel\u2019s objective is to provide 95 to 98 percent coverage of tt and to compete within the region for cellular phone services once its local network is fully established .\nthe authority said laqtel must meet \u201cclear and precise deadlines\u201d in respect of rolling out its mobile network and said it would review its position on or after december 31 , 2007 .\nthere was article about laqtel in the newspapers a few days ago and i think that their headquarters on sackville street ' s up for sale by the bank again . . .\nlaquis remarked that while laqtel was negotiating with tstt , other companies were out spending money to buy land and applying to the planning authorities for permission to put up cell sites .\nlaqtel was initially financially backed by a group of local investors who were awarded one of the first mobile licenses - by the telecommunications authority of trinidad and tobago ( tatt ) on july 5 , 2005 . the licenses awarded to laqtel and one other bidder formally began the process of mobile competition in trinidad and tobago alongside the incumbent telecommunications monopoly provider tstt .\nthe entry of laqtel and digicel into the local mobile and wireless market place was heralded by many in trinidad and tobago as the official start of competition in the local wireless industry .\naddressing a news conference at the crowne plaza yesterday , scoon dismissed suggestions that political connections between some of laqtel\u2019s key players and the ruling pnm helped the company win its cellular phone licence .\nanother canadian company , saskatchewan telecommunications international has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with laqtel to provide the commercial launch of the network as well as operations maintenance and on - going network optimisation .\nlaqtel , which started operations in march 2002 , was chaired by late pnm treasurer anthony jacelon and included on the company\u2019s board of directors are pnm women\u2019s league head and party vice - chairman magna williams - smith ( who has acted as a temporary government senator ) and former pnm san fernando west candidate dr anthony elias . former pnm government minister joseph laquis is an investor in laqtel .\ndescribing laqtel as the first locally - owned company to obtain a licence to provide domestic mobile phone services in tt , scoon said laqtel was formed with the objective of becoming the nation\u2019s premier provider of integrated information and communications services , for the benefit of ordinary citizens and local entrepreneurs and\nour plans call for providing employment for approximately 500 persons ( 200 direct , 300 indirect ) .\nlaqtel communications was successful in its submitted bid along with the one other candidate namely : digicel . these two companies were chosen to form the initial process of competition in t & t\u2019s wireless landscape .\nlast month , the tatt awarded cellular phone licences of us $ 16 million and us $ 9 million to irish telecom giant digicel and laqtel \u2014 effectively ending tstt\u2019s monopoly of the local telecommunications sector .\non wednesday , digicel and local telecommunications outfit laqtel were awarded us $ 25 million licences ( us $ 19 million for digicel , us $ 9 million for laqtel ) by the telecommunications authority of tt ( tatt ) which effectively ended tstt ' s 26 - year - monopoly of the local telecommunications sector . tatt chairman dr ralph henry said the authority would make recommendations next week to public administration and information minister dr lenny saith that concessions be given to digicel and laqtel . dr saith will take these concessions to cabinet for approval , and both companies will have to negotiate interconnection agreements with tstt .\ntatt accused laqtel of committing an offence under section 65 ( b ) of the telecommunications act 2001 , by failing to provide the authority with the performance bond as required by condition a13 of its concession .\nlaqtel expects to achieve a 25 per cent market penetration within five years and is predicting that the monthly churn ( the number of people to leave the incumbent ) will be three per cent per month .\nhe had no hesitation , however , in stating that laqtel intends to work\nvery closely\nwith tstt as it has already begun negotiations to co - locate its cell sites on tstt ' s towers .\ntoronto ( cp ) - laqtel , a new telecom operator in trinidad and tobago , has awarded a $ 50 - million - us contract to nortel networks for a third - generation wireless network of mobile broadband services .\nthe concession also required that laqtel post a performance bond in the amount of $ 4 million to secure the performance of its roll - out obligations under the concession . that bond was to be posted by 14th january 2006 .\n^ yea i cant wait . and it not only tstt playin d @ $ $ . digicel friggin up wit free net i hea laqtel fire dem workers not put dem on\nno pay leave\n. . . . . .\non the issue of rates , laquis said while it may be difficult to calculate the rate structure before the cost of the spectrum is known , he expects that laqtel ' s rates will be 40 per cent lower than the current tstt rates .\nlast september the regulator laid charges against laqtel for its failure to post the performance bond and last november , a legal ruling fined the company us $ 150 , 000 plus a futher us $ 10 , 000 per day until the fine was paid .\nasked from where the laqtel shareholders would source $ 190 million , laquis said ,\ni am not at liberty to reveal where the money is coming from , except to say that we have lined up three very well known commercial banks to provide us with financing .\n2 . when digicel and laqetl are up and running , you think you gonna want to use ur digicel or laqtel phone to call a tstt person ? ? hello no . . . because the charge between companies is gonna be so expensive that the whole idea would be dumb\nthis was the declaration yesterday by acting chairman steven scoon who said that all citizens of tt would be able to buy shares in laqtel to ensure that\nthe wealth of the country remains in local hands and is shared for the benefit of all the people of tt .\nprior to the tatt announcement of which companies received licenses , both digicel and cingular wireless had announced a deal where digicel will acquire from cingular their entire caribbean and bermuda - based wireless networks and licenses , thus leaving only laqtel and digicel as new entrants for trinidad and tobago .\nthe license has required , among other things , that laqtel launch a public domestic mobile telecommunications service with coverage of 50 % of the geographic area of trinidad and tobago on or before 30th june 2006 , increasing to 70 % by 31st december 2006 , and further to 98 % coverage by 30th december 2009 .\nthe telecommunications authority of trinidad and tobago has terminated the mobile phone license which had been held by laqtel . the company was granted a license for blocks of spectrum in the 800mhz and 1900mhz bands at the end of 2005 , but has had problems raising funds to pay for the license and roll out its network .\nalthough the regulator had internally agreed to cancel the operating license in january , laqtel had appealed in february saying that it had secured new funding . the company was given until 10th march to comply with its obligations - but evidently was unable to raise the necessary funds in time , and the license has been cancelled .\nyeah the cdma phone selection is kinda gay . . . . gsm is used worldwide . . . . i feel that laqtel is a more niche market though . . . . and btw it is going to be run temporarily by foreign people . . . who have experience in the ' breaking in ' of the mobile phone market\ntatt will now make recommendations to public administration and information minister dr lenny saith to award concessions to digicel and laqtel , and saith will take the recommendations to cabinet for final approval . scoon is optimistic that this approval would be given within the next two months . government sources said there was no reason why approval should not be granted .\nlaqtel communications was successful in its submitted bid along with the one other candidate namely : digicel . these two companies were chosen to form the initial process of competition in the wireless landscape of trinidad and tobago . the further three bidders for licenses : nattel , cingular wireless and telkom caribe were the other providers that were unsuccessful in this licensing round .\ni am really frustrated how far we have progressed with internet . while the majority of the population still uses dialup , which is slower than a turtle , by now we should have had 1mb connnection for the least . i have used for almost 8yrs or more and to me , dialup have way outlived it past . i heard from the gravevine that laqtel is expected to launch september and if they do launch , we should be getting 3mb connection with its ev - do service . if they do not launch september , well all i have to tell people who are waiting for wireless broadband is to hear or look out for wimax , cdma or umts . if you hear any company launching these services , then we in business . i really hope laqtel launch and i also hope it is really worth the wait with them . . . . . . .\ni figured it ' s time people decide on which mobile service provider they should side with for reasons ither than\ntstt is mc thief !\n, so take a couple minutes to read this article on the advanges and disadvantages with cdma and gsm . cdma is the platform being used by laqtel . of course you must keep in mind that this is just 1 article and just the opinion of 1 group , there are bound to be others who both agree and disagree .\ndesign assistant for macy ' s merchandising group ( mmg ) nyc ; solo licensing corporation , nyc . corporate communications manager laqtel , t & t . sales associate , bap , inc . ( old navy clothing co . and the gap ) ma , usa . staff writer , union news / sunday republican , ma , usa . editor in chief , the yellow jacket , ma , usa . ba in communications , american international college . attended fashion institute of technology ( fit ) , nyc .\ni read about them in the papers not to long ago , i think they are just a few million short of the money they need to launch . they apparently sent home a few of their workers on no pay leave because they claim that they do not have the resources to pay them at present but they will remain a valuable asset to the company and hence they were not fired . i wonder how exactly they making money right now ? anybody knows ? nobody have a padner working in laqtel to give us some info ? lol .\njust imagine we could of gotten 4mb wireless wimax internet from sprint already . instead we are like sitting ducks wondering if laqtel was actually a isp or a laundry shop . by the way blitz , speaking of vision 2020 i heard from you know the guy in the guardian newspapers business section who always complaining about we internet crisis in trinidad every week and how we are no where ? well this guy said that with the rate we are going with internet in trinidad that in order to reach vision 2020 we will have to wait till about 2060 . man it seems that i might be grandpa before we even see anything higher than 512k internet in trinidad .\nthe company has been given until october 11 , 2007 , to make a plea in mitigation before being sentenced .\nif found guilty , the company could be fined $ 250 , 000 and sentenced to five years imprisonment .\nthe section of the telecommunications act , under which the charge was laid , also provides for a further fine of $ 10 , 000 a day for each day the offence continues after conviction .\nattorney sean cazabon has been appointed special prosecutor to prosecute the case on behalf of tatt , while mark rawlins appeared for the telecommunications company .\naccording to tatt , the bond should have been posted by january 14 , 2006 .\nuser comments posted on this website are the sole views and opinions of the comment writer and are not representative of guardian media limited or its staff .\nguardian media limited accepts no liability and will not be held accountable for user comments .\nguardian media limited reserves the right to remove , to edit or to censor any comments .\nany content which is considered unsuitable , unlawful or offensive , includes personal details , advertises or promotes products , services or websites or repeats previous comments will be removed .\nexpect fish prices to increase if state - owned petrotrin fails to fix a ruptured oil well in the gulf of paria .\nlocal businesses were urged by trade minister paula gopee - scoon to recalibrate and maximise their contribution to economic diversification .\nthe ministry of energy is now seeking foreign assistance to cap off a well which is spewing high pressures of oil and gas , 40 feet from the seabed in the gulf of paria , near the couva oil platform . . .\ndefence force fc and t & t defender jamali garcia is likely to miss the rest of the pro league season after suffering a fractured tibia and dislocated ankle to his left leg during friday\u2019s first . . .\ndespite being on a wheelchair , amputee seemungal bhagwandass joined his neighbours in staging fiery protests in penal yesterday to highlight a lack of pipe - borne water in their communities .\nprison officers are calling for immediate medical intervention to stop the spread of a \u201cscabies like\u201d disease among inmates at the maximum security prison ( msp ) in arouca .\nso many things happen to disrupt emotional health and create sadness , anxiety , and stress .\nguardian media is not responsible for the content of external sites . copyright \u00a9 2014 guardian media limited\namidst criticisms from a cancer patient about his alleged lack of compassion , health minister terrence deyalsingh says the state is ready to assist any cancer patient who requires care at the . . .\nthe caricom regional commission on marijuana has labelled existing regional marijuana laws as draconian and one which carries with it inappropriate criminal penalties .\nthe ministry of education will be beefing up security at the success / laventille secondary school amid fears for the safety of students and staff .\nprofessor muhammad yunus , known for establishment of the grameen bank , propagated the \u201cprofit for purpose\u201d definition where he sees social enterprises operating to earn profits , but to redeploy . . .\nthe ministry of community development culture and the arts\u2019 music schools in the community programme kicks off tomorrow , tuesday , and runs for five weeks .\nten finalists selected to compete for the title of miss world t & t 2018 , participated in another round of competition at the gulf city mall over the weekend .\nstanding orders of the parliament ought to be changed so that senior public officials who are found to be unethical and displaying inappropriate conduct and behaviour can be referred by the . . .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nthe year is 2007 and look way we day . dialup internet for christ sakes .\nthem still around ? i thought i heard they went bankrupt . . . . syam , why you even bother to bring back this topic about a dead company ?\nlook out for a september launch . i was told from an inside source that they are looking at that month . i realy hope they launch soon . tstt playing the a # # .\ni hope that was a misprint from express that their building is up for sale again . that would be a big set back for them .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nforum jump \u00bb home \u00bb 10 most recent posts \u00bb 10 most recent topics general - general comments trinidad and tobago - trinidad & tobago watch \u00ab\u00ab latin america - venezuela & chavez - honduras war and terror - war , terror & error - barack obama - u . s . foreign policy - the americans - bush - whacked - threatening iran - palestine and israel history - historical views - africa miscellaneous - food for thought\nforum \u00bb powered by yabb 2 . 4 ! yabb \u00a9 2000 - 2009 . all rights reserved .\nhtml public ' - / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en ' ' urltoken '\nthe company ' s anonymity changed , however , when it emerged as a bidder for one of two cellular concessions the government intends to grant next year .\nby virtue of their size and established regional presence , digicel and cingular wireless are seen as frontrunners in the race for the two cellular concessions .\npart of laquis ' confidence\nis based on the fact that we feel we have put together the best consortium .\nthe other consultants are former utc executive director henry sealy , roy mitchell ( public relations ) and eastman and associates ( human resources ) .\nlaquis said the company ' s board is chaired by prominent attorney , anthony jacelon .\nquestioned about the political complexion of the board , laquis remarked that he had been a member of the pnm for 31 years ,\nso it stands to reason that my friends are pnm .\nthere is no way someone of anthony lacelon ' s integrity would have accepted the chair of this company without knowing that it was a worthy venture and an admirable national cause ,\nsaid laquis .\nthe technology will be provided by nortel which expects to launch the system in april next year . nortel networks , the canadian telecom equipment giant , will be responsible for all engineering , installation and commissioning of the network .\ncdma , laquis argues , is a reliable cellular system which would provide a stronger signal and better reach than gsm , a second generation technology .\nlaquis out the cost of establishing a national cdma system in t & t ; at between us $ 80 and us $ 100 million .\nthis will be financed by 30 per cent equity and 70 per cent debt which means the shareholders of the company have to come up with between us $ 24 million and us $ 30 million or close to $ 190 million .\nthose who have more money may not have more brains ,\nsaid laquis , adding that the fight was a straight case of a small company ( david ) taking on two large companies ( goliaths ) .\nthat means that if your bill is now $ 100 , it will drop to $ 60 .\nlaquis , 59 , said the company also intends to apply for the rfps for the fixed wireless cable and the internet service .\nhe also remarked that putting together the cellular rfp cost the company $ 3 million .\nthat was plenty of money for us to go into a venture we weren ' t even sure we would get ,\nsaid laquis , adding that he was certain that the process of selection would be\nperfectly transparent\n.\ntrinidad and tobago news forum is maintained by administrator powered by tetra - webbbs 6 . 22 \u00a9 2006 - 2013 urltoken\nnote : in accordance with title 17 u . s . c . section 107 this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non - profit research and educational purposes only . for more information go to : urltoken if you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use you must obtain permission from the copyright owner .\nvery interesting hmmm . . i will go look for some more comparisions online .\ninstead of giving our money to some forienger , i prefer to some local guys rich . . . atleast that way the money would stay in the country , and in the long run generate a higher gdp\ni make relatively the same amount of calls i only call land lines for the unlimited , i call mobile just as b4 smart choice ( important or emergency only and i don ' t stay long ) , now i resort to calling mobile from my mobile .\nand its not just me my friend b / f told her the same was happenig took off his package . .\nsmart choice is not for everyone , i have it and it working well so far . oats , your mistake was making the same amount of mobile calls as b4 , use your own cell if you hadda call mobile .\nthough i maite get flamed , the smartest thing to do would be to stay to tstt .\nthe best bet is to get phones and phone numbers from each company and get callls in network for each company . . . . but that would cost quite a bit of money and i dont think the population would want to carry around 3 phones all of the time . . . .\ni dont want to give up gsm atm , cdma could haul . is there a cdma p910 / 900 / 800 ?\ndigicel - the ' ' in\npeople . . . always cool and hip with the young crowd . expect to see great\nin network\ndeals\ntstt - improved service . . . experience and cheap phones . . . expect landline - tstt cell phone rates to drop and see cheaper\nin network\nrates . . . also expect to see harsh rates between tstt and digicel , representative of cable and wireless ' s regional resentment over the loss of their monopoly ( and exploitation of the black man lol )\nthe editor : i recently purchased a tin of orange juice from a supermarket costing $ 11 . \u2026\nthe question of politics \u2014 we don\u2019t see that as an issue here . what we have is nationals of tt exercising their democratic right to respond to an rsp that was published in the press . we were short - listed based on our technical , operational and financial ability to take the process forward , subsequent to which we went through a very transparent auction process ,\nhe declared .\nhe was not called upon to plead as the charge was laid indictably . michael diaz , \u2026\njames yesterday was at the site surveying damage with his insurance agent . he said while\u2026\nhistory of computing . . . the history of computing is longer than the history of computing hardware and modern computing technology and includes the history of methods intended for pen and paper or for chalk . . .\ncasino - 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national diploma in management , ciprani labour college .\nfrench tutor , researcher . clients have included : london metropolitan universtiy ( uk ) ; university of aix - en - provence ( france ) ; native french teachers for bear & stearns , brands 2 life , coca cola , paribas , rai , schroders and others . mres in government policy & politics birkbeck college , university of london ( uk ) ; mphil in philosophy of economics , university of economics at aix - en - provence ( france . ma . economics .\nart lecturer . centre for creative and festival arts , uwi st . augustine tt . artist . exhibitions include \u201ca nation united women who paint july exhibition , \u201d art creators carifesta contingent exhibition ; women in art annual art exhibition group . b . a . history / visual arts u . w . i st . augustine tt . mphil , uwi . phd in art history : uwi .\nfashion designer . design director for kellwood ( baby phat ) , head denim designer for pelle pelle ; co - owner and creative director for koperhaus , c / s ; menswear designer for cole hann ( nyc ) , freelance designer for sean jean , tommy hilfiger , reebok , levi\u2019s 151 nyc ; design assistant for lapidus , paris . assistant at details magazine . ba hampton university . attended parsons paris .\npattern maker / dressmaker . supervisor / pattern maker for curtis charles tailoring establishment and ecliff elie designs ltd . diploma in fashion design , cafd ; diploma in advanced level pattern drafting and garment construction practices and textile theory , john donaldson technical institute .\nartist . commissions include : prestige holdings , triidad & tobago postal corporation ltd . , british west indies airways , sandy lane hotel , barbados , colonial life insurance company . featured exhibitions at galleries including : artpeach gallery , burbank ca ; art creator ' s gallery , trinidad ; kunstwerk gallery , mannheim germany ; artists ' museum , washington dc ; commonwealth institute , london uk . gallery 1234 , trinidad ; art gallery , tobag ; kirby gallery , barbados ; trinidad art society , trinidad . junior graphic artists , christiansen and belgrave advertising agency , t & t . ba ( hons ) in textile design central st . martin ' s school of art and design , london uk .\nproduct coordinator for ben sherman uk visual specialist : polo ralph lauren uk ; pr assistant / stylist : river island uk ; retail brand assistant arcadia group uk ; visual coordinator : mothercare . , ba ( hons ) in business studies . bhs de montfort university uk .\nhandbag designer . entrepreneur and owner of herlene tyson leatherworks . manufacturers of an exclusive line of leather belts and handbags . manager of mt . hope export centre and design centre in santa cruz for the programme for the ministry of community development . bs . clothing , textile and design / business administration : university of wisconsin usa . post graduate diploma : university of the west indies .\nirish telecommunications giant digicel yesterday said its entire cellular network in trinidad and tobago would be fully operational within 12 to 18 months , but hinted that it could be able to provide cellular phone services to the population before christmas .\ndigicel declined to say if local cellular phone prices would drop now that it has entered tt ' s telecommunications sector , but its entry into other telecom markets in the region has resulted in a drop in cellular phone prices in those jurisdictions .\naddressing a news conference at home construction ltd ' s long circular mall offices in st james yesterday , digicel tt ceo sinead o ' marcaigh said digicel plans to be fully operational within a 12 to 18 month period . she explained that this meant that its mobile phone service should be operational either before christmas 2005 ( best case scenario ) or by the second quarter of 2006 ( worst case scenario ) .\no ' marcaigh declined comment on rumours of an imminent price war between digicel and tstt for control of the cellular market , saying only that digicel will be\nvery competitive\nin the range of services that it plans to offer to the people of tt , and that those services will be up to world standards .\ntstt officials also dismissed price war rumours with digicel , saying price was not the only factor influencing competitiveness in the telecom market and tstt was prepared to deal with the sector ' s liberalisation .\no ' marcaigh said tt was one of the region ' s most lucrative telecom markets , reports of crime in tt never influenced digicel ' s decision to do business here and digicel would do its part to help government achieve its vision 2020 objectives to build a knowledge - based society in tt through its participation in the local telecommunications sector .\nshe echoed digicel chairman denis o ' brien ' s praise for government ' s decision to liberalise tt ' s telecom market , saying this was vital if tt was to successfully pursue initiatives such as establishing port - of - spain as the headquarters of the free trade areas of the americas secretariat .\nsource : telecommunications services of trinidad and tobago limited ( tstt ) announcement ( 7 april 2005 , via itu , no longer online ) .\narea code + 1 868 replaced the existing overall caribbean / atlantic code + 1 809 in trinidad and tobago starting 1 june 1997 in permissive mode , and becoming mandatory 31 may 1998 . existing 7 - digit subscriber numbers were retained .\nthere were rumours in the mid - 1990s that country code + 296 was being considered for assignment for trinidad and tobago . as far as can be determined , this assignment was never formally made , and the nation remains under the"]}
{"id": 55871, "summary": [{"text": "rani spas is a multi-channel ayurvedic spa and retail product company founded in 1994 and headquartered in manhattan , new york .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the company retails its own line of bath , hair , body and skincare products through its online catalog , website and its local spa stores .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "rani spas are the recipients of the stevies awards for women in business , the awib entrepreneurial award , and the saea business award from sony . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "rani spas", "paragraphs": ["rani spas , new york city : hours , address , rani spas reviews : 2 . 5 / 5\nrani spas is the best spas i ' ve been to and trust i ' ve been to a lot of spas in new york city . i . . .\nrani spas is the best spas i ' ve been to and trust i ' ve been to a lot of spas in new york city . i recommend my friends to go there and they all loved it .\nrani spa , mineola : hours , address , rani spa reviews : 4 . 5 / 5\nif this is your first purchase from rani spas please click the\ncontinue .\nbutton to get started .\nenjoy 45 % off laser hair removal , acne laser and photo rejuvenation at rani spas . . . today ! ! ! urltoken\nmy family and i had a wonderful day at rani spas , we ' re going back this week too . the workers are very professional\ncompany : rani spas , new york , ny company description : though rani salons in new york were started in 1994 , the first rani salon founded and started by dr . rani was in 1970 in new delhi , india . nomination category : individual categories nomination sub category : best entrepreneur \u2013 service businesses - up to 100 employees\nmy family and i had a wonderful day at rani spas , we ' re going back this week too . the workers are . . .\ni am not exactly savvy when it comes to spas and spa services , but si can definitely say that rani spas is one of the better ones that i have been to . the masseuse had the most tender hands ever . . .\n\u201c devanshi is such a sweetheart , and she has not changed a bit since the first time i walked through the rani spas door . \u201d in 26 reviews\ndear rani spas , i used to hate wearing bathing suits , but thanks to your synergie treatment , i now have smoother skin texture ! - barbara a .\nrani spa was founded in 1994 by rani thukral and her son anuj . since then we have expanded to 18 locations in new york and cliafornia .\ndear rani spas , people used to call me ugly at school because of my acne problem . with the deep sea scrub , my acne problems were lessened . . .\ni am not exactly savvy when it comes to spas and spa services , but si can definitely say that rani spas is one of the better ones that i have been to . the masseuse had the most tender hands ever and i had the most relaxing time .\ni received a spa week gift card and looked on the website for participating spas . many rani salon / spas were listed including the mineola location . i called on both saturday and sunday to make sure the card would honored at the mineola location . i made an . . .\nrani spas is a full service ayurvedic salon and spa with over 14 locations throughout nyc and long island . at our manhattan location , we proudly feature services in bridal makeup , \u2026\nnew rani laser deals ! follow us @ twitter . com / laserrani for more information !\ni ' ve been going here for many years and i ' m just now writing a review ! i tried out a lot of spas in the area specifically for facials and i found rani spa to be the best in service and price ! . . .\n\u201ci had a very pleasant experience at rani for brazilian wax , under arms wax and threading . \u201d in 4 reviews\ni have been coming to rani spas to get my eyebrows threaded for nearly 4 years now . i tried another spa in fairfax that made my eyebrows way too thin - i prefer them on the thick side , and can always count on coming here to have my eyebrows done how i want them .\ni have been going to rani spas since devanshi opened a few years ago and as i have watched her business grow , and her shop get busier , she has not stopped delivering the same personalized service as she did the first time i walked into her salon . great service and awesome eyebrows every time !\nrani spas is a full service ayurvedic salon and spa with over 14 locations throughout nyc and long island . we offer services in bridal makeup , natural organic mehandi \u00ae , thr ` motion \u00ae , hygiene waxing \u00ae , facials and ayurvedic services . we keep all our products and services as natural and organic as possible .\n\u201cmy daughter has been coming to rani salon for over a year for eyebrow threading - we won ' t go anywhere else . \u201d in 11 reviews\nrobin is proud to be part of the rani spa team . his goal is to make sure that everyone who walks through the doors are completely satisfied with their visit .\ndevanshi is absolutely amazing , i ' ve been going to her for brow appointments / facials for several years now and she is the absolute best . not only is she a phenomenal and skilled aesthetician , she is very personable and always offers top - notch customer service . rani spas offers a wide range of spa services , so if you are looking for a great place for threading / waxing and beyond - definitely give her a visit !\ni had been in different spas all over the city , and only in this location make me feel comfortable about my waxing . the person who help me treat me in a very professional manner , and take her time to explain to me which treatment was . . .\ni live in the neighborhood and always go to rani to get my eyebrows threaded . the service is great and they do a great job . i always leave satisfied and recommend it to all my friends in the neighborhood .\nmy mom and i have been going to sanju lama for the past year . she used to work at the perfect eyebrows kiosk in tysons , now she is at rani spa . sanju is very good with eyebrows - she listens to the customer and gives us exactly what we want . she is very sweet and makes the clients feel very comfortable . the location is very clean and there is never a wait longer than 10 minutes for her . i will definitely be returning to rani spa for eye brows going forward !\nif you want your eyebrows manicured by a well seasoned professional and you live in hell ' s kitchen / midtown west area , rani spa is my recommendation . i ' ve been coming here for two years not only because she makes my eyebrows look perfectly sculpted but also because of . . .\ni had been in different spas all over the city , and only in this location make me feel comfortable about my waxing . the person who help me treat me in a very professional manner , and take her time to explain to me which treatment was the best for my skin and the prices were better than other places i had visited . i definitely going to make this place my regular waxing spa .\ni ' m not suggesting that you should go to rani spa , i ' m telling you go to rani spa ! i ' ve been way overdue for a service so i called the to make an appointment . they were able to fit me in on the date of my choosing and even made sure that my service would be scheduled appropriately so that i could get to work on time ! the people who run the spa are awesomely accommodating and awesomely nice and awesomely talented and did i mention awesome ? i have never felt more comfortable taking a spa service than i did here . and the price ! ! ! i paid almost four times the amount at\nspa\nnearby for the exact same service provided for me today . on top of that i was offered a free mini service complimentary so that i could try a full one at another time ! i am never going anywhere else except rani spa . quality work , excellent service , and no bull poop prices .\ni have had a few great haircuts rani salon , by a few different stylists . i will say , rarely i have been able to just walk - in and get a haircut , so make an appointment . they have done a great job at hair trims , haircuts and having my hair highlighted and overall color - it was all good .\nrani thukral would go to queens boulevard near alexander and a & s stores while she would sit in mcdonald ' s and performed the spa services on customers as he brought more clients in .\npeople would ask him if that was edible chocolate on his hands they were not aware of the henna concept as much as they are today\nsays rani . she would be occasionally buying some more food items in mcdonalds so that they would be able to stay there . the word impossible never existed in her dictionary even till today . she always believed that hard work and effort is the reason behind every success . filled with energy and effort her personality lights up every soul around her . from performing mini cosmetology services on the streets of new york to getting her phd from boston while being a successful mother and wife ; to running a spa company today with over 14 locations and 3 cosmetic labels brands in new york with sister offices in india and china . rani thukral has really come a long way with her ongoing effort and her team mate anuj thukral .\njust got my facial done here and absolutely loved it ! i used to get frequent facials but haven ' t been able to find a good spot or person that does extractions and cleansing thoroughly and now i finally found the right place for facials ! my face feels so clean and refreshed and you can see it glow and more radiant . thank you so much rani spa ! i will definitely be back for a facial monthly !\nrani thukral has built the company drop by drop and brick by brick . from literally putting tiles on the floor with her own bare hands to cutting hair and printing her own hand made flyers and stapling on all the major trees . from changing light bulbs in the salon after work hours to flipping tapes in the tape recorder while booking clients on the cordless phone and keeping an eye on the timer of her clients hair color .\neven today all products are formulated , tested and have an r & d by the astonishing knowledge of dr . rani ' s skincare , hair care and ayurveda .\nshe has always been an advocate of ayurveda . she and anuj both believe that ayurveda is far more superior than herbal , natural , organics . r think she has more books on ayurveda and holistic healing than she has clothes .\n- doug johnson ceo of cosmetic labs .\ni ' ve been going here for many years and i ' m just now writing a review ! i tried out a lot of spas in the area specifically for facials and i found rani spa to be the best in service and price ! divanshi does my facials and she ' s very warm and friendly . she ' s also very thorough and honest . you can tell she ' s passionate about her job . i typically go every month but depending on the season and how my skin is she tells me if i should go every 4 , 5 or 6 weeks . she ' s done wonders for my skin just using her technique of extraction and massage . she doesn ' t believe in using chemicals to exfoliate your skin rather she massages it really well to exfoliate and it makes my skin glow ! this place is very clean and modern . parking is also a breeze . this place has become my go to for facials and eyebrow threading . love this place and the people that work here . i highly recommend !\nsometimes talents in individuals are hidden and they only sprout and come out when the planets align for them . the alignment could be an opportunity , an idea , a dozen years ofhard work or simply something like just feeling completely different one morning . rani thukral set her foot outside ofindia for the first time in her life . her journey was a round trip ticket from new delhi to frankfurt to london to new york . attached to her hand was her 9 year old son holding on to her pinky . they were all set to go back to new delhi until they arrived in new york , which changed everything . rani thukral discovered a new definition of freedom where women were driving buses and the word impossible didn ' t seem to be in the dictionary of the city . there were no barriers when it came to opportunity for men offor women and where a person ' s ability counted for more than a person ' s age .\nstay away from this place ! i never got my hair done there and now never will . i just went in on my way home to buy a hair product that was $ 23 , the woman took my credit card and called it in . a day later there was another fraudulent charge for $ 55 on my card from rani spa in westbury , ny in addition to the legitimate charge . they have still not credited me , now i have to cancel my card and have the bank investigate .\ni went to rani spas because of a referral and i have to say the lady who did my eyebrows , devanshi , did a great job . i am very picky about my eyebrows , i like to do them myself most of the time because i can ' t trust anyone to do them exactly how i want them , but devanshi knew exactly what to do . i have some bald spots as well as some parts that have thinner hair than the other brow but she knew that that is easily fixed by filling it in . in the past i have gone to places and they just want to remove all the thinner hair and only leave the thick hair but then the brows wont be even . she was very thorough and fast , always asking me if it was looking good along the process . i also ended up threading my upper lip ( which hurts a lot ! ) and she did a great job to make it as fast and painless as possible . all for $ 13 ! ( eyebrows and lip ! ) that ' s a great price ! ! i ' d happily drive from lorton to fairfax for devanshi any time !\nreally the best hair cut and exactly what i had in mind for a quick 15 min walk - in haircut ! rani is the best . i would seriously consider coming to nyc just for the haircut . i was waiting for someone nearby and didn ' t want to waste my time . since i had long hair i thought might as well get the haircut , the worst case would be i had to cut it twice . she spent 5 min asking what i want to achieve and i told her i want some professional looking haircut . she gave me some suggestions and 10 min later , i got my versatile professional easy - handling haircut . loved it ! plus only for 35 $ .\nvery upset with this salon . they advertise smokey eye 15 so i decided to try it out cause i had a party to attend . all she litterly did was draw a line up . something a 10 year old can do . no blending no nothing it took her 3 minutes . i didn ' t even complain cause clearly she was not a makeup artist so no point . rani must hire any cheap labor . do not get your make up done there ! they should not claim to do smoke eye when they do not know how to do makeup at all . i was thinking the lady was indian she must know how to do a beautiful smoke eye cause indian ' s always have dramatic smokey eye look . but no horrible . i washed my face right when i got home .\nwhen i lived in fairfax , this was my go to for eyebrow threading . the owner was usually around to do mines and it never really hurt whenever she did them . i have thick , bushy eyebrows that can turn into a unibrow if not kept up . so i was so happy when i found an awesome threader in my vicinity . the pricing is great too ! $ 8 for eyebrow threading is almost unheard of . i always walked in , never had an appt and i never waited for more than 5 minutes . the service was always pleasant and welcoming . i even brought my niece here for her bday mani / pedi ( back when they had a nail tech ) and they were very patient with her . she was so happy ! i live way out in arlington now and sometimes i just want to drive back to fairfax to get my eyebrows threaded because i have yet to find someone that does them right like at rani ' s .\ni ' d like to give rani spa 0 stars . it is a horrific dishonorable business . a frequent client , they convinced me to purchase an 8 pack gift card . a week later my wallet was stolen with the card in it . i went into try to talk to them about it and confirm that they had a record and not only did they not have a record , they also said their computer was broken and there was absolutely nothing they could do about it other than sell me a new card at a very good rate . as if ! i proceeded to call five more times and even physically went back into the store to dispute it and convince them to honor the charge but was bounced from employee to employee with no one able to help me and everyone claiming they were not the manager and couldn ' t assist . i called and emailed their corporate office to discuss further and never received a return call . i ' m horrified by their thievery and will never go back there again .\nfinalists in the 6th annual stevie awards for women in business were determined by the average scores of preliminary judges worldwide . every entry with an average score of at least 7 . 0 out of a possible 10 was automatically designated a finalist and was eligible to be considered in final judging , which determined the stevie award winner in each category . stevie award winners were announced at the 6th annual awards dinner on friday , november 13 at the marriott marquis hotel in new york city .\nbest asian entrepreneur stevie award winner : ms . shunee yee , president and ceo , csoft international ltd . , beijing , china finalists : rachael bermingham , rachael bermingham pr international pty ltd , buderim , qld , australia wendy moore , founder , savvy web women , melbourne , australia chu gi - suk , ceo , dani communications , seoul , south korea park so - young , ceo , foodntable , seoul , south korea marika martinez , founder and director , women ' s own adventure , sydney , australia\nbest asian executive stevie award winner : suganthi shivkumar , managing director , asia , informatica corporation , singapore finalists : ms . yasuyo kaneko , c ' bon co . , ltd . tokyo , japan geeta gwalani , global head - hr , vfs global services , mumbai , india nagamani murthy , vice president and head : automotive , consumer electronics and mobile devices , product engineering services wipro technologies , bangalore , india\nbest canadian entrepreneur stevie award winner : shabnam rezaei , managing partner , big bad boo studios , vancouver , bc canada finalists : hana zalzal , president & founder , cargo cosmetics , toronto , on , canada cathrine ann , president , consumer connection inc . , sechelt , bc canada ann kaplan , medicard finance inc . medicard finance inc . , toronto , on canada beverley pomeroy , founder and ceo , pinc productions inc . , vancouver , bc canada chandra clarke , president , scribendi inc . , chatham , on canada\nbest entrepreneur \u2013 non - services businesses stevie award winner : lindsay phillips , founder , lindsay phillips inc . , cedar knolls , nj finalists : therese tucker , ceo and founder , blackline systems , calabasas , ca valerie holstein , president and ceo , cableorganizer . com , fort lauderdale , fl christina french , owner , french press ( table magazine ) , pittsburgh , pa shira rubinoff , founder and president , green armor solutions , hackensack , nj massy mehdipour , founder and ceo , skire , inc . , menlo park , ca choi youn - mae , ceo , kim jeong moon aloe , seoul , south korea suzanne magee , ceo . techguard security , chesterfield , mo\nbest entrepreneur \u2013 service businesses - up to 100 employees - advertising , marketing , and public relations stevie award winner : amberly allen , president , direct innovations , houston , tx finalists : joanna cumberland , president , jb cumberland pr , new york , ny jennifer connelly , president , jcpr , inc . , parsippany , nj shelley kelly , president and ceo , kelly marcom , sanford , nc susan lindner , founder and president , lotus public relations , new york , ny donna michaels , president , loughlin / michaels group , sunnyvale , ca kelly cutler , ceo , marcel media , chicago , il anu shukla , ceo & founder , offerpal media , fremont , ca christine dunn , president , savoir media co . , belmont , ma maryann walker , founder and ceo , walker advertising , san pedro , ca melinda partin , ceo , worktank , seattle , wa elena potoupa , president , wow things , inc . , tenafly , nj\nbest entrepreneur \u2013 service businesses - up to 100 employees - business services stevie award winner : janine popick , ceo , verticalresponse , san francisco , ca finalists : sonu ratra , founder and president , akraya , inc . , sunnyvale , ca dr . kathleen kappy lundquist , ceo , apt , inc . , darien , ct cathrine ann , president , consumer connection inc . , sechelt , bc canada janine yancey , president , emtrain , sacramento , ca saskia strick , president and ceo , international checkout inc , santa monica , ca ms . hetal mehta , ceo and co - founder , northbound llc , sunnyvale , ca cara france , president , sage consulting associates , san francisco , ca kate vitasek , founder , supply chain visions , bellevue , wa elizabeth wilmot , president and founder , turtle wings , capitol heights , md\nbest entrepreneur \u2013 service businesses - up to 100 employees - services ( including financial services ) stevie award winner : ann kaplan , founder , medicard finance inc . , toronto , on canada finalists : jennifer openshaw , founder & president , weseed , greenwich , ct heather bayfield , president , life management advisors , inc . , jacksonville , fl lori eshoo , president & ceo , national tax search llc , chicago , il sandra lee , president , slsh enterprises , inc . , new york , ny brenda dronkers , founder and former ceo of pump it up , the inflatable party zone and owner thriving ink . pleasanton , ca\nbest entrepreneur \u2013 service businesses - up to 100 employees - consumer products , it , & materials stevie award winner : mary tappouni , president / owner , breaking ground contracting , jacksonville , fl finalists : jessica rovello , president and co - founder , arkadium , inc . , new york , ny jules pieri , founder and ceo . daily grommet , lexington , ma jill osur , president / ceo and founder , makeitpro inc . , walnut creek , ca judith bliss , ceo , mindplay , tucson , az fabi preslar , founder and president , spark publications , matthews , nc ilene rosoff , ceo & founder , the launch pad , odessa , fl\nbest entrepreneur \u2013 service businesses - up to 100 employees - other industries stevie award winner : sharon shaheed , president & ceo , piano play music systems , inc . , sherman oaks , ca finalists : patricia cinkle , president and founder , alar corporation , santa ana , ca rebecca cenni , founder & ceo , atrium staffing , new york , ny heidi ganahl , founder and ceo , camp bow wow , boulder , co michele merhib , founder , elements therapeutic massage , inc . highlands ranch , co marcie allen , president , mac presents , nashville , tn megan duckett , president , sew what ? inc . , rancho dominguez , ca wendi goldsmith , president , the bioengineering group , inc . , salem , ma\nbest entrepreneur \u2013 service businesses \u2013 up to 2 , 500 employees stevie award winner : juli spottiswood , president and ceo , parago , inc , lewisville , tx finalists : lori s . hoberman , principal , fish & richardson , boston , ma karen paterson , ceo , patersons hr and payroll solutions , salisbury , united kingdom and raleigh , nc margaret manning , ceo , reading room , london , united kingdom tina dowd , co - founder , sundance vacations , wilkes - barre , pa\nbest executive - non - profit or government - more than 100 employees stevie award winner : janet leblanc , director , customer value management , canada post , ottawa , on canada finalists : eloise broner , coo , good samaritan hospital , dayton , oh samira k . beckwith , president and ceo , hope healthcare services , fort myers , fl diane gage lofgren , senior vp , brand strategy , communications and public relations , kaiser permanente , oakland , ca susan combs , cfo , texas comptroller of public accounts , austin , tx gilda gonzales , ceo , the unity council , oakland , ca\nbest executive \u2013 non - services businesses \u2013 up to 100 employees stevie award winner : anna chagnon , president and ceo , bitstream inc . , cambridge , ma finalists : patricia cotter , senior vice president of operations , netezza corporation , marlborough , ma jenneth prinsloo , owner , plantwise south africa , krugersdorp , gauteng , south africa laurie cunnington , president , ward williston oil company , bloomfield hills , mi stephanie fohn , ceo , whitehat security , santa clara , ca\nbest executive \u2013 service businesses \u2013 more than 2 , 500 employees stevie award winner : teresa poggenpohl , executive director - global image , accenture , chicago , il finalists : dolores kruchten , general manager , business solutions and services group , vice president , eastman kodak company , rochester , ny kathy memenza , vice president , information protection , privacy , and it security , marriott international , bethesda , md jennifer bonilla , president , west region , pitney bowes management services , pitney bowes , stamford , ct amy baxter , vp business process services , volt consulting msp procurestaff , new york , ny polly sumner , president , global services and chief adoption officer , salesforce . com , san francisco , ca susan st . ledger , senior vice president of the high tech and manufacturing vertical , salesforce . com , san francisco , ca jamie ohl , senior vp and director of the retirement plans group , the hartford , simsbury , ct\nbest executive \u2013 service businesses \u2013 up to 100 employees - advertising , marketing , and public relations stevie award winner : claire koeneman , president , financial relations board , mww group , east rutherford , nj finalists : rachel nugent , senior group manager , client services , direct agents , inc . , new york , ny lara leventhal , managing director , eulogy ! , london , united kingdom kitty kolding , ceo , house party , irvington , ny sally poliak , chief operating officer , nyhus communications , seattle wa tara walpert levy , president , visible world , new york , ny krista conlin , ceo , wilbanks agency , birmingham , al\nbest executive \u2013 service businesses \u2013 up to 100 employees - all services stevie award winner : candace hunter wiest , ceo and president , west valley national bank , avondale , az finalists : sherry chris , ceo , better homes and gardens real estate , parsippany , nj marybeth tahar , chair of the board , interaction associates , inc . , cambridge , ma kathy beteta , vice president , international checkout inc . , santa monica , ca andrea roselli grodnitzky , senior vp - global performance solutions , richardson , philadelphia , pa elizabeth tse , vp of customer operations , zuora , redwood city , ca\nbest executive \u2013 service businesses \u2013 up to 100 employees - all other industries stevie award winner : fran maier , ceo , truste , san francisco , ca finalists : lisa calkins , president and ceo , amadeus consulting , boulder , co tara esquivel , vice president , autoclaims direct inc . , carlsbad , ca sandra gabriele , vp of marketing & communications , boots international , stamford , ct karey l . goebel , vice president of marketing , transzap , inc . , denver , co barbara messing : vice president , travel ticker and new business development , travel - ticker\u2122 , san francisco , ca\nbest executive \u2013 service businesses \u2013 up to 2 , 500 employees - accounting & financial services stevie award winner : donna beck smith , partner . llc brown smith wallace llc , st . louis , mo finalists : talbott roche , senior vice president , blackhawk network , pleasanton , ca marilyn mcdonald , vp customer experience , interbank fx , salt lake city , ut marianne brown , president and ceo , omgeo llc , new york , ny kina lamarche , president of north america , travelex global business payments , washington , dc\nbest executive \u2013 service businesses \u2013 up to 2 , 500 employees - all other services stevie award winner : eleni antoniou , director of human resources , high performance technologies , inc . , reston , va finalists : anya verkhovskaya , senior executive vp and coo , a . b . data , ltd . , milwaukee , wi kelly owens st . julian , chief service officer , boost mobile , irvine , ca laney cavazos , director of corporate services , vice president nai farbman , southfield , mi dianna kokoszka , president of maps coaching , keller williams realty , inc . , austin , tx mary tennant , president & coo , keller williams realty , inc . , austin , tx teresa walker , executive director , waller lansden dortch & davis , nashville , tn\nbest executive \u2013 service businesses \u2013 up to 2 , 500 employees - all other industries stevie award winner : nancy dussault smith , vice president , marketing communications , irobot corporation , bedford , ma finalists : laurie jackson , chief financial officer , broadlane , dallas , tx michelle snyder , senior vice president , epocrates , inc . , san mateo , ca tara kelly , senior vice president of operations , health advocate , inc . plymouth meeting , pa peg thomas , president , people to people ambassador programs , spokane , wa denise miller , assistant general manager , sundance vacations , wilkes - barre , pa geeta gwalani , global head - hr , vfs global services , mumbai , india kristin haines , director of talent management , vwr international , west chester , pa\nbest executive in emea stevie award winner : lara leventhal , managing director eulogy ! , london , united kingdom finalists : kam mattu , business development executive , london stock exchange , london , united kingdom lindsey armstrong , president , international field sales , salesforce . com , san francisco , ca geraldine wilson , ceo , truphone , london , united kingdom kirsty leighton , vice president , global head of client development , waggener edstrom worldwide , london , united kingdom\nbest new product of the year stevie award winner : healthy ideas for hungry minds nutritional program , smart picks , inc . , lakewood , oh finalists : boots no7 protect & perfect intense beauty serum , boots international , stamford , ct creaclip , innov8 llc , honolulu , hi ecoach for cfa exam , kesdee inc . , san diego , ca mystrategicplan 2009 , m3 planning , inc , reno , nv spark rewards , michael c . fina , new york , ny click4hr , patersons hr and payroll solutions , salisbury , united kingdom and raleigh , nc sugarless organic wines suitable for diabetics , sugarless organic wines , sunshine coast , qld , australia\nbest overall company of the year \u2013 service businesses \u2013 up to 100 employees - advertising , marketing , and public relations stevie award winner : eulogy ! , london , united kingdom finalists : alpaytac marketing and public relations , chicago , il antenna group , san francisco , ca jcpr , inc . , parsippany , nj marcel media , chicago , il savoir media co . , belmont , ma the castle group , boston , ma vantage communications , san francisco , ca\nbest overall company of the year \u2013 service businesses \u2013 up to 100 employees - business services stevie award winner : apt , inc . , darien , ct finalists : benefit express , llc , arlington , il drt strategies , inc . , arlington , va northbound llc , sunnyvale , ca pediatric therapeutic services , inc . , conshohocken , pa verticalresponse , san francisco , ca\nbest overall company of the year \u2013 service businesses \u2013 up to 100 employees - all other services stevie award winner : seedco financial , new york , ny finalists : aspire retire financial services , woolloongabba , qld , australia ihealthspot , inc . , margate , fl international checkout inc . , santa monica , ca life management advisors , inc . , jacksonville , fl trusted mission solutions , inc , mclean , va\nbest overall company of the year \u2013 service businesses \u2013 up to 100 employees - all other industries stevie award winner : camp bow wow , boulder , co finalists : foodntable , seoul , south korea kesdee inc . , san diego , ca mac presents , nashville , tn petrays veterinary telemedicine consultants , the woodlands , tx pk walsh , needham , ma protrials research , inc . , mountain view , ca real estate staging association , valley springs , ca serenity hospice & palliative care , phoenix , az\nbest overall company of the year \u2013 service businesses \u2013 up to 2 , 500 employees stevie award winner : defender direct , inc . , indianapolis , in finalists : atrium staffing , new york , ny jbs international , inc . , north bethesda , md michael c . fina , new york , ny parago , inc , lewisville , tx scribendi inc . , chatham , on canada transperfect , new york , ny waggener edstrom worldwide , bellevue , wa\nbest turnaround of the year stevie award winner : spark publications , matthews , nc finalists : plantwise south africa , krugersdorp , gauteng , south africa wow things , inc . , tenafly , nj\nbest young entrepreneur stevie award winner : melissa fields tugwell , founder , petrays veterinary telemedicine consultants , the woodlands , tx finalists : danielle renner , managing partner , jump digital media , santa ana , ca amberly allen , president , direct innovations , houston , tx doris ng , co - founder , gingerootz asian grille , appleton , wi swarna srinivas , president , kesdee inc . , san diego , ca lucy williams , president , kidz kitchen , greenwich , ct jamie entzminger , ceo , mach 1 global services , tempe , az vanessa lang , president , merchant services inc . , ft . worth , tx ashley fina , president , michael c . fina , new york , ny donna sillett , founder , spoilt rotten hair & beauty studio , eagle vale , nsw , australia\nblog of the year stevie award winner : newsonwomen . com , newsonwomen . com , new york , ny finalists : the loughlin / michaels group blog , the lmgpr lounge , loughlin / michaels group , sunnyvale , ca the recessionista blog , mary hall , los angeles , ca wednesdays with susan , plus relocation services , inc . , minneapolis , mn the power of slow blog , powerofslow . org , munich , germany she takes on the world , shetakesontheworld . com , kitchener , on , canada verticalresponse ' s email marketing blog , verticalresponse , san francisco , ca women on business blog , womenonbusiness . com , clermont , fl\ncommunications campaign of the year - for - profit stevie award winner : tackling childhood obesity , savoir media co . , belmont , ma finalists : alpaytac marketing and public relations promotes bellator fighting championships , alpaytac marketing and public relations , chicago , il bracing the nation for a comedy invasion , eulogy ! , london , the united kingdom it\u2019s amazing what you can do with 30peas , eulogy ! , london , the united kingdom jcpr\u2019s public relations campaign for direxion , jcpr , inc . , parsippany , nj\ncommunity involvement program of the year - all service industries stevie award winner : the imagination center project at the children\u2019s home , inc . digital hands , tampa , fl finalists : young entrepreneur program , digital hands , tampa , fl interaction associates advances human dignity and social change using a three - pronged approach , interaction associates , inc . , cambridge , ma michael best & friedrich llp internal volunteer program , michael best & friedrich llp , milwaukee , wi proforma good wood marketing , proforma , cleveland , oh worktank brand storytellers worktank , seattle , wa community involvement program of the year - all other industries stevie award winner : rambus , inc . , los altos , ca finalists : atic & mg center for excellence & mgaa viera , melbourne , fl mach 1 global services , tempe , az the buildmore group pty ltd , caloundra , qld australia the great atlantic & pacific tea company , montvale , nj\nemployee of the year stevie award winner : kathrin winkler , senior director , corporate sustainability , emc , inc . , hopkinton , ma finalists : lisa ashley - worland , marketing manager , dba group , cambridge , united kingdom nicky peters , senior manager , dba group , cambridge , united kingdom susan parr , business analyst , sgis , vienna , va sharron love , program manager performtech inc . , alexandria , va susan darby , marketing manager , cisco systems , research triangle park , nc rebecca jimenez , junior systems engineer , high performance technologies , inc . , reston , va tammy ormsby , sales representative , defender direct , inc . , indianapolis , in rebecca connolly fluet , director of chemical sales , vwr international , west chester , pa margaret read , senior director of product development , infinity pharmaceuticals , cambridge , ma\nemployer of the year stevie award winner : michael c . fina , new york , ny finalists : drt strategies , inc . , arlington , va\nenvironmental stewardship program of the year stevie award winner : the great atlantic & pacific tea company , montvale , nj finalists : colormark printing , kansas city , mo mach 1 global services , tempe , az the bioengineering group , inc . , salem , ma\nfastest - growing company of the year - all service industries stevie award winner : international checkout inc . , santa monica , ca finalists : austin ribbon & computer , austin , tx drt strategies , inc . , arlington , va house party , irvington , ny patersons hr and payroll solutions , salisbury , united kingdom and raleigh , nc proforma creative precision , cleveland , oh verticalresponse , san francisco , ca wow things , inc . , tenafly , nj\nfastest - growing company of the year - all other industries stevie award winner : the bioengineering group , inc . , salem , ma finalists : answer center america , inc . , chicago , il blackline systems , calabasas , ca defender direct , inc . , indianapolis , in genius kids inc , fremont , ca mac presents , nashville , tn petrays veterinary telemedicine consultants , the woodlands , tx sense cube , seoul , south korea startex power , houston , tx\nlifetime achievement award - all service industries stevie award winner : jennifer openshaw , founder & president , weseed & women ' s financial network , greenwich , ct finalists : mo anderson , vice chairman of the board , keller williams realty , inc . , austin , tx ann kaplan , founder , medicard finance inc . , toronto , on canada peggy steele , founder and former president and ceo , regis learning solutions , golden , co maryann walker , president and ceo , walker advertising , san pedro , ca olalah njenga , ceo , yellowwood group , llc , raleigh , nc\nmentor of the year stevie award winners : nancy long , chief hr officer and senior vp - human resources , hitachi data systems , santa clara , ca sam sheppard , licensed builder and director , the buildmore group pty ltd , caloundra , qld australia finalists : susan lynch , senior vp and cfo , hitachi data systems , santa clara , ca georgette pascale , founder , pascale communications , llc , pittsburgh , pa ms . marie diaz , ceo , pursuit of excellence , inc . , dallas , tx betty - ann heggie , founder , stillettochick . com , saskatoon , sk canada beverly turek , president , turek ' s computer dr , bryan , tx carol owen , partner , waller lansden dortch & davis , nashville , tn\nmost innovative company of the year stevie award winner : ihealthspot , inc . , margate , fl finalists : aspire , phoenix , az australian innovative systems pty ltd ( ais ) company , brisbane , australia bitstream inc . , cambridge , ma consumer fire products inc . eugene , or daily grommet , lexington , ma kesdee inc . , san diego , ca matrex exhibits , addison , il petrays veterinary telemedicine consultants , the woodlands , tx pk walsh , needham , ma scribendi inc . , chatham , on canada sense cube , seoul , south korea thriving ink & co . , pleasanton , ca\nwebsite of the year stevie award winner : half the sky movement , waggener edstrom worldwide , bellevue , wa finalists : accenture , chicago , il all points connect , solon , oh brightstar corp . , miami fl north slope borough school district web site , m3 planning , inc , reno , nv soapdom , inc . , santa monica , ca the bioengineering group , inc . , salem , ma verticalresponse , san francisco , ca wipro technologies , east brunswick , nj\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 stevie awards , inc . all rights reserved . american business awards and international business awards are registered trademarks of stevie awards , inc .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nover 650 supporters of asian women in business attended the 2006 awib leadership awards dinner to toast the accomplishments of asian women as entrepreneurs and corporate leaders as well as celebrate the eleventh anniversary of the organization .\nawib ' s leadership dinners bring to public attention the positive impact asian women make on the economy and community . each year we honor a select few women , who are high achievers in the business world and are active voices in the community . often these women have overcome substantial economic , gender and racial barriers as they blazed their paths to the top .\nawib feted six extraordinary women this year . from an immigrant who came to this country as an adult without speaking english , to a structural engineer from an ivy league college , these women selected from hundreds of candidates stand out as truly inspiring role models .\nthe leadership awards dinner was at the hilton new york in midtown manhattan . the event marked awib ' s eleventh anniversary of providing programs and services to the small business community .\nthe evening included a cocktail reception followed by sit down dinner . an exciting silent auction featuring a dazzling array of designer handbags to antique collectibles , sports memorabilia to exquisite one of a kind jewelry kept guests engaged through the evening . adding color to the evening was the ever - 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", "topic": 31}], "title": "pentax", "paragraphs": ["\u00ab what screw - mount pentax camera to purchase ? ? | asahi pentax s . \u00bb\npentax nocta with infrared focusing system . the pentax spotmatic motor drive allows professional photographers to shoot 250 continuous frames .\npentax 6x7 medium - format professional camera . the pentax auto 110 is selected by nasa for use in its constellation observation rocket . compact and lightweight pentax mv and pentax me super offer full range of features at affordable prices .\neach shareholder of pentax common stock will be allotted 0 . 158 shares of hoya common stock per pentax share .\npentax europe gmbh , april 27 , 2005 . pentax corporation japan , tokyo , is pleased to announce that , on april 26 , 2005 pentax europe gmbh , its 100\npentax s - series ( v ) : pentax s1 , s3 , super - takumar 1 : 1 . 4 / 50mm\nlearn more about the comprehensive line of compact , lightweight , extremely high quality pentax k - mount lenses for any pentax dslr .\npentax europe gmbh acquires the remaining shares of pentax italia s . r . l . from movi s . p . a .\nin december 2006 , pentax started the process of merging with hoya corporation to form \u2018hoya pentax hd corporation . hoya\u2019s primary goal was to strengthen its medical - related business by taking advantage of pentax\u2019s technologies\npentax introduces the pentax mx slr camera , at that time the world ' s smallest and lightest slr camera ever put on sale .\nthe pentax k series is introduced , all with bayonet lens mounts . the series includes the pentax k2 with fully automatic exposure , the pentax kx with a needle matching indicator for the ttl light measuring system , and the pentax km , with a ttl light measuring system .\nlearn more about the pentax k - 1 take greatness to the next level with the first compact , full frame dslr engineered by pentax .\nhas anyone seen a black original pentax for sale ? i ' m guessing they would go for insane money . reportedly rarest pentax ever made .\nestablished in 2007 , pentax italia was co - owned by pentax europe gmbh and movi s . p . a . , an italian distributor of healthcare products . pentax italia has increased its sales of endoscopy products and services over this time , leading to pentax europe gmbh\u2019s decision to acquire full ownership .\nthis further investment by pentax medical into the spanish and portuguese healthcare markets will strengthen pentax medical\u2019s position in these countries , and therefore its standing in europe .\npentax has a big problem in hong kong . the distributor is not making any activity nor services to us . the major stores are not selling pentax any more and i have to order my gears from overseas ! i hope pentax would address to it and taking care of the pentax users in hong kong .\ndear sir : some clarification of word terms for novice collectors of vintage pentax brand equipment is needed ! is asahi pentax the brand of telescopes ( and cameras ) sold by asahi optical co . , ltd . ? can pentax without ' asahi ' be used or substituted in place of asahi pentax in a sentence ?\nfound these links on the other board . it looks like the honeymoon is over between pentax and hoya . from reuters financial : pentax stock jumps , board split on hoya merger | technology , media & telecom | reuters another link : hoya set to make tender offer for pentax : pentax slr talk forum : digital photography review nacl ( looks like all is not hunkydory in pentax land ) h2o\npentax ricoh imaging company , ltd . ( president : noboru akahane ; hereinafter referred to as\npentax ricoh\n) announces the company name change as follows .\nseems the stockholders at pentax aren ' t happy with the stock exchange ratio .\ni ' m betting that hoya will absord pentax in one way or another .\nseems the stockholders at pentax aren ' t happy with the stock exchange ratio . i ' m betting that hoya will absord pentax in one way or another . there is nothing on either the pentax or hoya websites concerning this issue . ed\npentax da 35mm f / 2 . 8 ltd hd macro lens ( silver )\npentax da * 16 - 50mm f / 2 . 8 ed if sdm lens\ncommenting on the acquisition , rainer burkard , managing director pentax europe gmbh and president pentax medical emea said : \u201citaly has been a strong market for pentax medical and we are keen to continue our growth and bring our market leading products and services to as many customers in italy as possible . to that end i am really pleased that pentax italia will now be a wholly - owned subsidiary of pentax medical , and thank movi for its support and contribution to pentax italia\u2019s development . \u201d\nhamburg , 21st january 2016 \u2013pentax europe gmbh has acquired the remaining stock of pentax italia s . r . l . from movi s . p . a . this further investment by pentax europe gmbh into the italian healthcare market strengthens pentax medical\u2019s position in italy and will bring enhanced customer and professional education services to its italian customers .\nafter the management integration , the new company will be named hoya pentax hd corporation .\npentax hd d fa 15 - 30mm f / 2 . 8 ed sdw wr lens\npentax da 18 - 50mm f / 4 - 5 . 6 dc wr re lens\npentax da 10 - 17mm f / 3 . 5 - 4 . 5 fisheye lens\npentax - da 50 - 200mm f / 4 - 5 . 6 ed wr lens\npentax da 18 - 55mm f / 3 . 5 - 5 . 6 wr lens\npentax dfa 645 55mm f / 2 . 8 al [ if ] sdm aw lens\nthe new pentax medical defina system in pulmonology - high - definition at its best .\nfind out the various features of pentax products . cameras built for photographers , by photographers .\npentax d fa 150 - 450mm f / 4 . 5 - 5 . 6 ed lens\npentax smc da 18 - 270mm f / 3 . 5 - 6 . 3 sdm lens\npentax - da 18 - 135mm f / 3 . 5 - 5 . 6 wr lens\npentax - da 20 - 40mm f / 2 . 8 - 4 limited ( black )\nhoya group pentax medical announces expansion into endoscopic therapy through strategic investment in creo medical ltd .\npentax - d fa * 50mm f1 . 4 sdm aw lens shipping in july for $ 1199\nricoh announces availability of hd pentax - d fa\u260550mm f1 . 4 sdm aw star - series lens\n. it includes k1000 and other pentax cameras , including some very early ones , for sale .\nthe new offer values pentax at 98 . 5 billion yen ( us $ 825 million ) .\nhd pentax - da 55 - 300mm f4 . 5 - 6 . 3 ed plm wr re\nhd pentax - d fa 28 - 105mm f3 . 5 - 5 . 6 ed dc wr\nthe g - eye\u2122 endoscope distributed by pentax medical is based on pentax medical\u2019s full hd + colonoscopes , combining the g - eye\u2122 technology with state - of - the - art image quality .\nit seems to me that the pentax k - s2 is not selling very well . why ?\npentax europe gmbh proudly introduces the naviaid\u2122 bge ( balloon guided endoscopy ) to the european market at the uegw 2008 in vienna . with this next - generation small bowel endoscopy device pentax offers an unprecedented\nboth pentax and ricoh products will remain in the market to reinforce the company\u2019s commitment to the business .\nhere , we will introduce the path that pentax has taken together with products released in the past .\npentax a3000 was the world ' s first 35mm slr camera to utilize the dx film sensing system .\nbut pentax tuesday rejected that deal , and replaced its president , who had been a major proponent .\npentax d fa 28 - 105mm f / 3 . 5 - 5 . 6 ed dc wr lens\npentax hd da 16 - 85mm f / 3 . 5 - 5 . 6 ed dc wr lens\nwell if the future is full frame then oly will die the same slow death that pentax will .\nthey have no k - 1 ' s . . . or usually anything pentax stuff in stock .\nsparx believes pentax will need to merge with another firm to survive . but pentax\u2019s senior executives oppose being absorbed by another firm . mr mitsuhashi said : \u201cpentax is a traditional , small factory type of firm while hoya is an american - style company . i wonder if merging the two companies would be successful . \u201d\nthe company kept the name asahi optical co . until it became pentax corporation ( \u30da\u30f3\u30bf\u30c3\u30af\u30b9\u3231 ) in 2002 . after successful prototyping since 2000 the company launched its first dslr in 2003 , with pentax k mount . a merger with the hoya corporation was completed on october 1 , 2007 . the new name is hoya pentax hd corporation ( hoya\u30da\u30f3\u30bf\u30c3\u30af\u30b9hd\u3231 ) . [ 5 ] in summer 2011 hoya announced that it will sell the imaging branch of pentax to ricoh [ 6 ] while it will keep the medical branch of pentax for itself .\nthe lens mount for all of the asahiflex cameras was a special 37mm mount . this mount was changed to the ubiquitous 42mm praktica / pentax mount with the introduction of the asahi pentax in 1957 . asahiflex lenses can be used on a pentax camera with a special adapter . 42mm pentax mount lenses cannot be used on the asahiflex cameras . sears sold the new asahi pentax as the tower 26 camera . sears also sold the 1958 asahi pentax k camera as the tower 29 . the tower 25 , 27 , and 28 were from other manufacturers . sears marketed many cameras from different manufacturers under the tower brand . a complete list is at\n( aperture priority mode ) slr : pentax es - making the body a bit more clunky . . .\nlisting of most pentax film camera manuals in color - english pdf format from { urltoken orphancameras . com ]\nwhether the two companies will seal a friendly takeover deal is under question after pentax president fumio urano said six of the eight pentax board members expressed objections to a merger with hoya at a meeting on april 4 .\nthe news pushed shares of pentax down 4 . 9 percent to 761 yen as of 0512 gmt as investors bet hoya may now fail to acquire pentax , leaving it to face an uncertain future on its own .\npentax hd da 55 - 300mm f / 4 . 5 - 6 . 3 ed plm wr re lens\ncontact : kaori kawashima gm , global marketing communication pentax medical hoya group email : kaori . kawashima @ urltoken\n\u3010ricoh imaging\u3011 hd pentax - d fa\u260550mmf1 . 4 sdm aw , a large - aperture single - focus lens\npentax\u2019s decision will raise the question of whether hoya will proceed with a planned tender offer bid for pentax , especially with president fumio urano set to resign and be replaced by a board member who voted against the merger .\nhoya , a very familiar name in the photographic industry ( not least because they supply lens blanks to many manufacaturers ) and pentax have jointly today announced their intention to merge and become hoya pentax hd corporation ( actually hoya are ' merging ' pentax into their business ) . this merger is due to be completed by october 1 , 2007 . once complete fumio urano ( current pentax president & ceo ) will become chairman of the board and hiroshi suzuki ( current hoya president and ceo ) will become president & ceo . the major conclusions in this announcement are that the pentax name will remain , that pentax ' s optical business will merge with hoya ' s but that pentax ' s current imaging systems division ( that which is responsible for digital cameras ) will continue .\nthe partnership between samsung and pentax will be based on sharing their respective competencies to enhance competitiveness in digital cameras .\nhoya also held a board meeting on tuesday at which it decided to continue discussing a potential merger with pentax .\nthe pentax kp incorporates additional advanced technologies and ease - of - use features that have long been the hallmark of pentax cameras and enable them to be used comfortably and reliably in a wide range of conditions . these include :\n\u201ci am delighted that pentax medical has further invested into simmedica , as spain and portugal are promising markets for us and we are eager to drive our growth and bring our market leading products and services to as many customers in these countries as possible , \u201d said rainer burkard , managing director of pentax europe gmbh and president of pentax medical emea .\npentax imaging corporation ' s subsidiaries shown below have been transferred to the new company as of october 1 , 2011 .\nricoh imaging wishes to announce the release of firmware update software version 1 . 02 for pentax k - 1 mark ii\npentax have produced many different types of lens for the k - mount . they are summarized in the table below .\nthe pentax board will decide on its response to the hoya tender offer at a meeting on tuesday , urano said .\npentax medical\u2019s hd stroboscopy system consists of the strobe light source and hd recording module , delivering sharp , vibrant hd 1080i video images and unparalleled stroboscopy . only pentax medical offers true flashing stroboscopy with a unique pitch tracking dual microphone design .\npentax medical and smart medical systems announce strategic pan - european alliance that will change the standard of care in colonoscopy .\nhitachi is the sole partner of pentax to sell and service pentax ultrasound endoscopes on the german market . with its technically and medically highly qualified eus specialists hitachi offers an unprecedented level of support to eus experts on the clinical user side .\nthrough leading edge r & d and manufacturing , pentax provides endoscopic imaging devices and solutions to the global medical community .\nsistemas integrales de medicina joined the pentax group in april 2001 as an exclusive distributor of pentax - brand medical endoscopes . after recording annual sales of \u00803 . 3 million in 2003 and \u00804 . 4 million in 2004 , its sales are expected to reach \u00807 . 3 million in 2005 . both pentax corporation and pentax europe hope to further penetrate the spanish medical products market through sistemas integrales de medicina , and increase the current endoscope segment share significantly and as quickly as possible .\npentax medical , a division of hoya corporation , announced the appointment of dr . hudson garrett to the position of global chief clinical officer . in this executive role , hudson garrett is responsible for leading all pentax medical clinical related activities globally .\npentax europe gmbh , a division of hoya corporation , announced girts cimermans has been appointed president europe , middle east and africa . in this new executive role , girts cimermans is responsible for leading all pentax life care activities in european regions .\n\u00ab k - 1000 x flash terminal cover | pentax mx - exposure measurement issue . . . and a question . \u00bb\nalso , don ' t forget the 50 / 600mm asahi pentax scopes . they have wonderful optics and focusers as well .\nshares of pentax jumped 7 % after hoya said it would make a tender offer for the japanese camera and medical equipment maker , but it remains unclear whether the bid will succeed with pentax ' s board split and its president set to resign .\npentax\u2019s stock had jumped 9 percent in the previous session on hoya\u2019s announcement that it would switch to a tender offer scheme , offering 770 yen per share , or one - fifth above pentax\u2019s implied price based on a swap ratio announced in december .\nthere are actual images taken with a variety of lenses . the photographs of the pentax k - 1 users can be viewed\ncp + 2018 : hands - on with the pentax k - 1 mark ii and d fa * 50mm f1 . 4\nmedia contact : kaori kawashima gm , corporate communications & product branding pentax medical hoya group email : kaori . kawashima @ urltoken\ncontact : kaori kawashima , gm , global marketing communication , pentax medical , hoya group email : kaori . kawashima @ urltoken\na manual slr manufactured from 1976 to 1997 , a very long run for a camera . they still have quite a following today and fetch rather high prices on ebay . the pentax k1000 is very similar in design and feel to the earlier spotmatics and earlier pentax cameras like my hv3 above . the k1000 uses pentax k bayonet mount lenses , however , instead of m42 screw mount lenses . metering is open aperture which was only true of spotmatic f in the older pentax cameras . excellent information is contained at\ndigital camera utility 5 update version ( 5 . 8 . 1 ) / pentax tethered capture plug - in for adobe\u00ae photoshop\u00ae lightroom\u00ae\npentax me - f , the world ' s first through - the - lens ( ttl ) slr autofocus camera is introduced .\npentax k - 70 dslr ( black ) with da 18 - 135mm f / 3 . 5 - 5 . 6 wr lens\npentax medical launches optivista - epk - i7010 video processor . a world first for endoscopy , digital and optical enhancements working in combination\n\u201cthe launch of vivideo is yet another illustration of pentax medical ' s commitment to improving the clinical and economic value of our products for our customers . the launch of vivideo also marks a milestone in pentax medical ' s journey to develop products based on the needs and requirements of our worldwide base of existing and prospective customers , \u201d said ganesh ramaswamy , global president of pentax medical .\npentax europe gmbh ina schreuder , + 49 - 40 - 56192 - 0 marketing communications manager emea schreuder . ina @ urltoken urltoken\nnews ! - hoya raises pentax offer i just read the news brief from imaging resource after reading their k10d review haha . . . and hooray for pentax for at least trying to keep the company going . the article says how the board members rejected the offer and plan to reject a new offer by hoya . perhaps this k10d is working well in restoring pentax ' s former glory .\nfinally pentax said godbye to the screwmount m42 that was out - dated more than a decade , and introduced a bayonet connector - similar to ihagee , miranda . minolta , zunow , nikon , canon and other did long before . different to them , pentax left the\nhoya said it plans to buy a majority stake in pentax in a tender offer with a price 19 % above pentax ' s theoretical price of 648 yen , based on the earlier swap ratio and hoya ' s closing price of 4 , 100 yen on friday .\nfumio urano , the president of pentax , resigned last month , after a boardroom coup during which the camera maker\u2019s merger with hoya was questioned and ultimately scrapped . it is understood that takashi watanuki , the new president , and other board members favour maintaining pentax\u2019s independence .\npentax medical and smart indicated their planned cooperation at the united european gastroenterology week ( uegw ) , recently held in berlin , germany .\nthere ' s only one shop in dubai that sells pentax , and the q doesn ' t exist here at all . . .\nabout pentax europe gmbh - pentax europe gmbh is a division of hoya corporation and its mission is to improve the standard of patient care and quality of healthcare delivery by providing the best endoscopic products and services with a focus on quality , clinically relevant innovation , and simplicity . through leading edge r & d and manufacturing , pentax provides endoscopic imaging devices and solutions to the global medical community . headquartered in japan , pentax has a worldwide focus and presence with r & d , regional sales , service , and in - country facilities around the globe . pentax employees represent the diverse countries where we do business , allowing us to provide innovative solutions tailored to meet local needs .\nanother coup by pentax with the use of a pentaprism in the viewfinder of the asahi pentax slr . before that , you held your camera at waist level and looked straight down into an open viewfinder . the pentaprism allows eye - level viewing and provides an upright and laterally correct image . it is also the first time that the name pentax ( penta prism refle x ) is used on a camera .\nlondon october 12 - pentax and samsung have announced that they have entered into an agreement to share resource , expertise and intellectual property in developing the next generation of slr cameras - combing pentax ' s unrivalled optical heritage with samsung ' s leading edge expertise in digital technology .\n\u2018we are very happy to work with pentax in germany as we are combining the specialism of endoscope washing and disinfection with the innovative knowledge in the field of endoscopy from pentax\u2019s side\u2019 says mr ronald wassenburg , managing director of the dutch wassenburg medical devices b . v . \u2018the use of the high level pentax products and the state - of - the - art wassenburg\u00ae endoscope reprocessing systems are a winning combination . \u2019\npentax pc series ( e . g . pc - 33 , pc35 af - m , pc - 300 date , pc - 606w )\npentax said urano would resign effective tuesday . he will be replaced by takashi watanuki , who will hold a news conference at 0900 gmt .\ncontinued joint partnership between pentax medical and hitachi medical systems europe drives innovation and new standards in image quality in endoscopic ultrasound ( eus ) .\ncontact : pentax europe gmbh katharina meitzler , + 49 - 40 - 56192 - 0 project manager marketing communications emea katharina . meitzler @ urltoken\npentax can support the early detection of colorectal cancer on a technical level by implementing innovative examination technologies . with its high - definition hd + video endoscopic hi line system , pentax provides the highest resolution and best coloscopic imaging to date , thus establishing new standards in this sphere .\npentax europe - photography shops & services - julius - vosseler - str . 104 , stellingen , hamburg , germany - phone number - yelp\nheadquartered in japan , pentax has a worldwide focus and presence with r & d , regional sales , service , and in - country facilities around the globe . pentax employees represent the diverse countries where we do business , allowing us to provide innovative solutions tailored to meet local needs .\nthe pentax deal is hoya ' s latest and biggest bet to open new avenues into highly lucrative markets . pentax is known for its expertise in advanced digital cameras , medical endoscopes and lenses used in dvd players , but it has suffered from low profitability amid competition and lack of efficiency .\npentax medical and hitachi medical systems europe announce the launch of a new ultrasound video bronchoscope ( ebus ) in combination with hitachi\u2019s innovative ultrasound systems .\nsmart\u2019s g - eye\u2122 endoscope , which will increase the detection of cancerous polyps in colonoscopy , is now commercially available through pentax medical in emea .\nthe naviaid\u2122 bge is manufactured by smart medical systems ltd . and exclusively distributed in the emea region ( excluding israel ) by pentax europe gmbh .\ndavid moore , managing director , pentax uk , comments :\nthis is a great step forward for pentax as this agreement gives the company invaluable access to samsung ' s far - reaching expertise in digital technology . this can only serve to help our own engineering teams better understand how to make the most from new technologies in driving forward the slr market and for pentax to retain its position as a pioneer in the photographic marketplace .\nin july , 2011 ricoh announced its intentions to purchase the pentax photographic - equipment business from hoya ( who , however , will retain some pentax - branded medical product lines , etc ) [ 7 ] . in august of 2013 , the name of the company has been changed to ricoh imaging . the ricoh branding are to be used on compact cameras while pentax branded products will be on dslr , interchangeable lens compact cameras and binoculars .\nthe 1980 ' s were probably the golden days of pentax . they produced the pentax lx , which was a professional grade body ( which predated the ka mount upgrade , and during the 1980 ' s pentax released a whole family of professional lenses and exotic log lenses . these longlenses are still coveted today . if they have white paint on them and were sold with a trunk for a case they are among the exotic ' s .\n\u201cwe are pleased to be investing in an organization with a proven record of innovation in a business that aligns seamlessly with pentax medical\u2019s cutting - edge flexible endoscopes portfolio . this investment grants us access to an innovative electrosurgical platform and accelerates pentax medical\u2019s strategy of more effectively serving physicians and their patients in a rapidly evolving health care industry by expanding into the vital endoscopic therapy space . \u201d remarks david woods , chief marketing officer , pentax medical .\nthis strategic partnership enable pentax to develop its slr product portfolio yet further , delivering all - round improved performance across its range of slr cameras . already holding a position of strength in the slr market , this development will only serve to cement and enhance pentax ' s position in the market .\nheadquartered in japan , pentax medical has a worldwide focus and presence with r & d , regional sales , service , and in - country facilities around the globe . pentax medical employees represent the diverse countries where we do business , allowing us to provide innovative solutions tailored to meet local needs .\n[ tokyo december 21 , 2006 ] hoya corporation ( \u201choya\u201d ) and pentax corporation ( \u201cpentax\u201d ) announced today that they have reached a basic understanding aimed at a management integration of the two companies , expected to be completed on october 1 , 2007 . the new company\u2019s name will be hoya pentax hd corporation . under a corporate center with strategic planning functions , the new company will realign the business areas of hoya and pentax . hoya and pentax have recognized that they are the best possible business partners to establish a solid business structure that draws on their respective strengths . through this management integration , the planned new structure will allow the new company to swiftly allocate significant management resources to develop strategic business areas , aiming at accelerating future growth .\nsan diego , ca - - ( marketwire \u2013 10th of april 2013 ) - spectrascience , inc . ( otcqb : scie ) , a san diego - based medical device company and pentax europe gmbh ( pentax medical herein after ) jointly announce that they have agreed on expanded distribution of the wavstat4 optical biopsy system in europe . increased deployments of the wavstat4 system is expected in the pentax medical fiscal year ( april 2013 \u2013 march 2014 ) .\nabout pentax medical pentax medical is a division of hoya group . its mission is to improve the standard of patient care and quality of healthcare delivery by providing the best endoscopic products and services with a focus on quality , clinically relevant innovation , and simplicity . through leading edge r & d and manufacturing , pentax medical provides endoscopic imaging devices and solutions to the global medical community . headquartered in japan , pentax medical has a worldwide focus and presence with r & d , regional sales , service , and in - country facilities around the globe . for more information , please visit : urltoken .\nabout pentax medical pentax medical is a division of hoya group . its mission is to improve the standard of patient care and quality of healthcare delivery by providing the best endoscopic products and services with a focus on quality , clinically relevant innovation , and simplicity . through leading edge r & d and manufacturing , pentax medical provides endoscopic imaging devices and solutions to the global medical community . headquartered in japan , pentax medical has a worldwide focus and presence with r & d , regional sales , service , and in - country facilities around the globe . for more information , please visit : urltoken .\nsamsung announces agreement with pentax to co - operate and jointly develop new digital camera products . this will broaden the product range to offer consumers greater choice\nearlier , hoya corporation ( president & ceo : hiroshi suzuki ; hereinafter referred to as\nhoya\n) transferred the pentax imaging systems business to pentax imaging corporation , a newly established subsidiary of hoya , through an absorption - type split ( spin off ) and business transfer . ricoh has acquired all shares outstanding in pentax imaging corporation , as of today , completing the transaction . ricoh also changed the name of the company at the same time .\nmany pentax cameras were sold stamped with the name\nhoneywell\n. actually honeywell was only a distributor , and these cameras were exactly the same as the ones stamped with the asahi name . but more and more pentax became a big brand , especially for slr . thus after a while the company offered not just 35mm slrs but also complete camera systems around its pentax 67 slr for rollfilm and its tiny and popular pentax auto 110 for type 110 film cassettes . and in 1975 pentax tried to take the lead with a new lens bayonet with same flange / film distance as the m42 screw mount , thus making it easier for lens makers to offer lenses for both mounts . in fact it should be an open bayonet standard , and really , a handful of other renowned camera makers used the pentax ' s k - mount too : zenit , topcon , chinon , cosina , ricoh , samsung . but most important : the mount was further developed and still in use for pentax ' s digital slrs and even for one of its cscs .\nunder the initial agreement in december , hoya was to swap 0 . 158 of its shares for each pentax share , for a premium of 10 percent based on share prices then . but pentax has been trading at a premium to the ratio amid speculation that shareholders would reject hoya ' s terms .\nif hoya were to turn hostile , pentax may use a\npoison pill\ntakeover defense . pentax introduced a\ntrust - type poison pill ,\nwith the approval of shareholders in 2005 . this gives shareholders the right to buy new shares cheaply if an unsolicited bidder for the company emerges .\nthe joint partnership between hitachi and pentax medical will continue to grow , with both companies working together to provide future developments in digestive and respiratory medicine .\non behalf of the federal state of rhineland - palatinate , pentax europe gmbh is pleased to announce the appointment of dr ralf kiesslich as university professor .\nthe new pentax kp ultra - compact , weatherproof dslr camera boasts features and controls optimized for delivering outstanding images , even in the most challenging conditions .\nseptember 17 , 2015 , tokyo \u2013 hoya group pentax medical has entered into an agreement to invest in creo medical ltd . , a leading electrosurgical energy devices company based in the u . k . the official documents formalizing the agreement were signed on september 10 , 2015 \u2014 subject to regulatory approvals by the relevant authorities , pentax medical has acquired an interest in creo medical ltd . pentax medical has identified endoscopic therapeutic devices as a priority area in its growth strategy , and equity participation in creo medical ltd . accelerates pentax medical\u2019s expansion of their footprint in the therapeutics segment through a lineup of differentiated products .\nenrico piero bassani , president of movi s . p . a , commented : \u201cpentax italia has been a successful company for many years , thanks to the strong commitment of both shareholders that worked very positively together . the acquisition of our minority share by pentax europe gmbh was a natural step for us and of course we wish pentax italia to continue its development , to increase the market share , and keep a strong position in our important market . \u201d\n/ prnewswire / - - ricoh imaging americas corporation today announced the pentax kp , an ultra - compact and highly portable dslr with features and controls that facilitate capturing outstanding images , even in the most demanding conditions . the pentax kp packs many of the advanced capabilities of the award - winning pentax k - 3 series into a modern , slim - body design that lends itself to applications from casual snapshots to serious outdoor photography while mountain climbing or trekking . the pentax kp also adds a new generation of innovations including a new , highly sensitive aps - c cmos sensor and is the first pentax aps - c camera to incorporate shake reduction ii ( sr ii ) , which features a five - axis mechanism to compensate for camera shake up to 5 steps .\nhoya corporation ( hoya ) and pentax corporation ( both japan ) have reached a basic understanding aimed at a management integration of the two companies , expected to be completed on 1st october 2007 . the new company\u2019s name will be hoya pentax hd corporation . the future of the surveying division is yet uncertain .\npentax es with the world ' s first ttl automatic exposure control . up to this point , the only exposure mode is manual . the pentax es added aperture priority mode . the photographer selects an aperture , and the camera selects an electronically controlled shutter speed for proper exposure . pentax also introduces the super - multi coating ( smc ) system for the asahi optical takumar lens series . the smc system reduces lens flare and ghost images . spotmatic sp500 introduced .\nabout pentax medical pentax medical is a division of hoya group . its mission is to improve the standard of patient care and quality of healthcare delivery by providing the best endoscopic products and services with a focus on quality , clinically relevant innovation , and simplicity . through leading edge r & d and manufacturing , pentax medical provides endoscopic imaging devices and solutions to the global medical community . headquartered in japan , pentax medical has a worldwide focus and presence with r & d , regional sales , service , and in - country facilities around the globe . for more information , please visit : www . pentaxmedical . com .\nsamsung holds superb digital image processing technologies , digital convergence technologies and world - wide brand recognition in digital appliance markets . its partner , pentax , has developed slr cameras using penta prism technology . pentax possesses a wide range of high - performance interchangeable lenses as well as cutting edge technologies for high precision cameras .\npentax ricoh imaging company was formed october 1 , 2011 as a wholly owned subsidiary of ricoh company ltd . to provide more consumer\u2013oriented offerings to the market .\nthank you for the wonderful information ! it will be summarized in a forthcoming 2 - page february 2009 article called ' classic telescopes : a walk through hodierna ' s auriga with an asahi pentax refractor . ' apparently the small 60mm pentax scope was sold from about the early 1950s through the mid - 1960s .\nkatharina meitzler project manager marketing communications pentax europe gmbh tel . : + 49 - 40 - 56192 - 0 e - mail : katharina . meitzler @ urltoken\ncanon seems to be the biggest company to cripple sigmas offerings . my pentax sigma glass works on every camera i own , as does my tokina stuff .\nthanks for the insight from other countries . if this is the case pentax is likely in trouble and will have a hard time to grow the brand .\n\u201chudson joins pentax medical with valuable expertise gained from various segments of the medical field on the vender and provider side\u201d , said david woods , global cmo of pentax medical , hoya group . \u201che has the credentials and expertise to oversee pentax medical\u2019s clinical activities by working with our customers , industry partners and internal team members to develop and deliver high quality products cost effectively with attention to provider and patient satisfaction . \u2019 \u201ci am committed to make the best use of my clinical background in infection prevention , control and clinical affairs to position pentax medical as a thought leader in medical device hygiene , evidence - based clinical education , and clinical research\u201d , dr . garrett says . \u201ci am committed to ensuring we clearly demonstrate the pentax medical ethos of offering clinically advanced evidence - based products . \u201d\nthe asahiflex ii a was introduced , differing only from the ii b in that it had positioned on the front of the camera a separate dial for the slow shutter speeds . two years later the name pentax appeared when the first asahi pentax camera was introduced , and it was at this stage that the new eye - level pentaprism finder was incorporated . indeed , this model of the new asahi pentax set the basic design and shape of the latest models that we know today .\nplease take a look at my various pentax pages . all these pages contain pictures , diagrams and information which isn ' t offered anywhere else in the web :\njapanese version of the news release ( archived ) found in the hoya official website . the name\nhoya pentax hd corporation\nis written in capital letters .\nhoya and pentax said they would merge some businesses , such as their medical device operations , but that pentax ' s struggling digital camera division would remain a stand - alone unit and be\nspecialized into areas it could compete effectively .\nsome observers felt this could leave the door open to the unit being sold .\nhoya said tuesday it was waiting for a response from pentax about a tender offer it proposed april 7 , and reiterated it would continue to pursue a merger .\non the tokyo stock exchange tuesday , pentax shares ended down 3 . 9 % at y769 . hoya closed down 1 . 2 % at y4 , 090 .\nthe pentax medical ultrasound endoscopes are explicitly designed for use with hitachi\u2019s sophisticated ultrasound systems , taking advantage of their most innovative features to meet clinician and patient needs .\nhamburg , 21 june 2017 \u2013 pentax medical europe announces the launch of profile single - use cleaning brushes for endoscope reprocessing to the emea market . this range of disposable brushes has been designed to meet the high standards expected of pentax medical , with a focus on patient safety and hygiene . in addition to its high quality endoscope offerings , pentax medical is committed to providing a complete and hygienic solution for endoscopy that also includes hygiene consumables , accessories , and tools for advanced therapy .\nkatharina meitzler project manager marketing communications , pentax europe gmbh tel . : + 49 - 40 - 56192 - 0 e - mail : meitzler . katharina @ urltoken\nrainer burkard , presidente emea di pentax medical , ha affermato che \u201csia pentax medical che smart medical systems sono impegnate nel distribuire il sistema g - eye per incrementare l\u2019adr nell\u2019endoscopia . noi di pentax medical siamo lieti di offrire soluzioni che integrano la tecnologia g - eye di smart medical sui nostri sistemi innovativi di endoscopia hd + . crediamo che questo possa trasformare le attuali procedure di rilevamento degli adenomi , come \u00e8 stato comprovato da uno studio multicentrico prospettico randomizzato , supportato da entrambe le aziende . \u201d\nfor generations transcending the history of film cameras , pentax has accumulated wide - ranging know - how in the development and manufacture of slr cameras . and through the optimal application of its optical technologies and experience in interchangeable lenses , pentax has extended its expertise and unshakable brand power to the development , manufacture and sales of digital cameras .\nthrough combining their individual strengths and working together in synergy , pentax and samsung techwin are devoted to supplying attractive digital camera products tailored to the needs of individual markets .\n( picture ) . similar to exakta varex are press diaphragm and changable prisms . bajonet mount . in the early 60 ' s the same selling success as pentax .\npentax espio iqzoom series ( e . g . espio , espio 928 , espio 115 , mini , iqzoom 135m date , zoom60 - x , zoom95 - wr )\nthat said , i love this 58 / 2 . 4 lens . can you imagine : a real heliar formula lens on your pentax delivering smooooth bokeh . . .\nfumio urano ( current pentax president & ceo ) will become chairman of the board and hiroshi suzuki ( current hoya president and ceo ) will become president & ceo .\nhoya has not officially proposed the tender offer to pentax but plans to hold a board meeting as soon as tuesday to finalise the decision , according to a spokeswoman .\ncontact : katharina meitzler project manager marketing communications pentax europe gmbh tel . : + 49 - 40 - 56192 - 0 e - mail : katharina . meitzler @ urltoken\nhamburg , germany , 7 november 2016 \u2013 pentax medical highlighted \u201cquality in focus : new technologies pushing boundaries\u201d at uegw 2016 , displaying its very latest endoscopic technology designed to support the clinical pathway through enhanced diagnosis and treatment . outside of the booth , pentax medical provided a number of expert lectures , live training and customer sessions . these included a blackbox innovations\u2122 room , i - scan\u2122 certification sessions , introductions to the recently launched my pentax medical portal and the annual expert dinner held at the hofburg vienna .\nhas a summary about the history of pentax . this k1000 is in good cosmetic condition but does not work . the film advance lever would only turn with a grind and then stopped . the shutter will not fire . the camera was made is china . it came with a very compact 70 - 210mm f4 - 5 . 6 promaster lens in well used but working condition and a wonderful , but very well used , smc ( super multi - coated ) pentax - a , 28 - 135 , f4 . 0 ( constant aperture ) lens . the pentax 28 - 135 lens works but the front element has several shallow scratches and the filter threads appear to be somewhat stripped . unfortunately on closer examination it appears the zoom doesn ' t work - bummer ! pentax k mount lenses apparently work on all pentax cameras since 1976 including pentax digital slr cameras . i purchased this camera at a garage sale in the fall of 2005 with the lenses , about a dozen filters and a case for $ 30 .\ndesigned exclusively for pentax medical endoscopes , the use of these dedicated brushes supports compliance with pentax medical instructions for use and recommended reprocessing practices , according to guidelines issued by gastroenterology associations around the globe . esge and esgena guidelines recommend a switch from reusable to disposable brushes to allow for maximum effectiveness of cleaning and to avoid tissue carryover 1 .\nbased on these analyses , hoya obtained a fairness opinion from ubs investment bank , and pentax from morgan stanley , regarding the merger ratio from a financial point of view .\nanalysts have said hoya ' s swift management style and its vow to open corporate governance may help pentax speed up decision - making , cut costs and grab market share .\nhamburg , 17 th may 2016 \u2013 pentax medical has acquired majority shares of simmedica \u2013 sistemas integrales de medicina , s . a . , based in madrid , spain .\nthe eb - 1990i hd + bronchoscope is the latest in the family of hd + endoscopes from pentax . the eb - 1990i hd + bronchoscope provides users with excellent image quality and leading ergonomics . built on pentax\u2019s industry leading hd + processors the eb - 1990i helps physicians clearly visualize the bronchial airways for increased clinical confidence in their diagnosis .\nseoul , korea \u2014 pentax and samsung techwin co . , ltd . today signed an agreement allowing both parties to combine their unique technologies to develop interchangeable lens digital slr cameras .\nthe company\u2019s goal is to leverage the tremendous strength and awareness of the ricoh brand along with the superior technical innovation of pentax products to deliver a world - class consumer experience .\npentax , japan\u2019s oldest maker of single - lens reflex cameras , has set its hopes on a white knight saving it from a hostile takeover by hoya , the specialist glassmaker .\npentax medical is a division of hoya group . its mission is to improve the standard of patient care and quality of healthcare delivery by providing the best endoscopic products and services with a focus on quality , clinically relevant innovation , and simplicity . through leading edge r & d and manufacturing , pentax medical provides endoscopic imaging devices and solutions to the global medical community . headquartered in japan , pentax medical has a worldwide focus and presence with r & d , regional sales , service , and in - country facilities around the globe .\nrainer burkard , president emea , pentax medical commented , \u201cboth pentax medical and smart medical systems are committed to the distribution of the g - eye system to increase adr across the endoscopy community . at pentax medical , we are pleased to offer the integrated solution of smart medical\u2019s g - eye technology with our innovative hd + endoscopy systems . we believe it has the capabilities to transform current adenoma detection practices , which is a statement that has been validated through a prospective randomized multi - center study , supported by both companies . \u201d\npentax medical is a division of hoya group . its mission is to improve the standard of patient care and quality of healthcare delivery by providing the best endoscopic products and services with a focus on quality , clinically relevant innovation , and simplicity . through leading edge r & d and manufacturing , pentax medical provides endoscopic imaging devices and solutions to the global medical community . headquartered in japan , pentax medical has a worldwide focus and presence with r & d , regional sales , service , and in - country facilities around the globe . pentax medical employees represent the diverse countries where we do business , allowing us to provide innovative solutions tailored to meet local needs . for more information , please visit : urltoken .\ni like pentax cameras since the very first\nreal\ncamera i took photos with was my fathers pentax sp screwmount , with a great 1 . 4 / 50mm lens , in the 1978 - 1980 years . i stil can remember beeing impressed by a very solid , precise , quality feel of this camera . the first camera i bought from my own money was a pentax me , but this wasn ' t the same . i should have bought the mx instead of . now i have one , together with her ancestry .\nthe full portfolio of profile single - use cleaning brushes from pentax medical includes nine different competitively priced models , exclusively designed to cover most of pentax medical\u2019s endoscopes . the range includes six long channel brushes and three short channel brushes . a pull - through technique takes advantage of the bristles located at one end of the brushes to facilitate proper and complete cleaning .\nthe very latest innovations in endoscopy from pentax medical were also demonstrated and discussed in the blackbox innovations room . groups of specially selected clinicians were invited to share the most up - to - date developments , prototypes and ideas from the product and r & d teams from pentax medical . the blackbox innovations program builds on the great partnerships between pentax medical and its customers , ensuring a global approach to endoscopic r & d and bringing together all of the elements required to identify , understand and deliver against the clinical unmet needs in the market .\nsamsung has entered a partnership with pentax to co - develop digital slrs . pentax has already launched four digital slrs , while the samsung ' s 8mp 15x zoom pro815 is the closest its got to a high end camera , with a price tag to match . the two companies will share ' their respective competencies to enhance competitiveness in digital cameras ' . samsung will bring digital image processing technologies , brand recognition and digital convergence technologies to the table , while pentax , whose slrs use penta prism technology , possesses a wide range of interchangeable lenses .\nfor more than twenty years pentax europe gmbh and hitachi medical systems gmbh have entertained a successful strategic partnership in the area of endoscopic ultrasound ( eus ) , combining the pentax optical / endoscopic expertise with hitachi medical systems\u2019 ultrasound core competence . within the framework of this collaboration a series of state - of - the - art ultrasound endoscopes were jointly developed ; the latest one being the pentax eg - 3270uk , which takes user - and patient friendliness to a new level by its exceptional thinness compared with equivalent products in the market as of today .\npentax corporation initiated its second three - year middle - term management plan in april 2004 , under the theme of\ngrowth and expansion .\nthis capital investment was made by pentax europe to advance \u0093a transition from conservative strategic investment to aggressive strategic investment , \u0094 which is one of the primary objectives of this new management plan . it allows pentax europe to firmly establish a direct domestic marketing network of endoscopes in spain , which is one of the major european markets , and also to reinforce its overall endoscope sales operations within the eu market .\n, president , ricoh imaging americas .\nfrom pixel shift resolution to our new generation of shake reduction , pentax proudly continues to lead the way in photographer - friendly innovation .\nhoneywell pentax h3v , circa 1963 . i have two of these . my brother bought the first one in 1968 with the idea of taking surfing photographs . he never pursued that . my parents eventually bought it for me in the mid 1970s . the shutter is now frozen . i acquired the second one in november 2002 which got me started buying cameras on e - bay . this second camera works well and comes with external meter shown above . the camera has no internal meter . the manual is available at the pentax site at pentax manual ."]}
{"id": 55879, "summary": [{"text": "the venetian arsenal at gouvia was a shipyard built by the venetians during their rule of corfu on the west side of what used to be called govino bay , the current location of the modern village of gouvia .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the remains of the old arsenal still exist at the bay of gouvia , and are located approximately 8 km from corfu city .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the ruins are behind the modern marina of the port of gouvia and are separated from it by an iron fence .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the venetians used the bay as a port and their arsenal was built near the water .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the venetian shipyard features three arched docks which were used to service their two fleets which were stationed in corfu .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the columns , walls and arches of the arsenal survive almost intact but the roof is missing .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "the use of the arsenal was officially discontinued when the treaty of campo formio , which was signed on 18 october 1798 , signalled the end of the venetian republic .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "admiral ushakov landed his troops at the site of the arsenal and created a military camp there during the siege of corfu in 1798 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the arsenal also functioned as a base for the french in 1917 \u2013 1918 . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "venetian arsenal , gouvia", "paragraphs": ["the venetian arsenal at gouvia : address , the venetian arsenal at gouvia reviews : 3 . 5 / 5\nin historical gouvia , at the end of the marina , is the venetian dockyard . ( venetian shipyards ) .\nvenetian arsenal . ( 1778 ) . gouvia , corfu , greece . 2017 | v ' s adventures ( my travels ) | pinterest | gouvia corfu , corfu and corfu greece\nremains of the venetian shipyard at gouvia , corf\u00f9 . mark ryckaert , wikimedia commons , 2012 .\nview of small piazza and towers off famous venetian arsenal - complex of former shipyards and armories , currently naval base and museum .\nthe arsenal in gouvia was to be used for ship repairs during the winter , after each fleet had returned from their annual campaign during peacetime .\nthe venetian arsenal at gouvia is a shipyard built by the venetians during their rule of corfu on the west side of what used to be called govino bay , the current location of the modern village of gouvia . corfu is a greek island in the ionian sea . it is the second largest of the ionian islands\nvenice , italy : view of towers and bridge of famous venetian arsenal - complex of former shipyards and armories , currently naval base and museum .\narsenale , venice , italy - entrance to the naval arsenal with clock towers and and tourists crossing bridge over rio de l ' arsenal canal . historic\nin the early years , the venetian ships of the serenissima docked in mandraki .\nit was selected for this purpose , the bay of gouvia , seven kilometers northwest of the city .\none of the canals in venice and the arsenal tower in the distance . italy\nconsequently , the operations of the yard in gouvia limited to basic maintenance , such as cleaning and caulking .\narsenal with the army - historical museum , austria , vienna , 03 . , vienna\na display of cannons at royal arsenal riverside with modern residential building in the background .\ndisplay of cannons at royal arsenal riverside , with modern residential building in the background .\ndeutsches zeughaus - arsenal . unter den linden , berlin , germany . german historical museum\nat gouvia landed the turkish army for the first time on august 29 , 1537 under the command of choureintin barbarossa .\nspend a day walking from gouvia village past the venetian boatyards into the harbour and then on to the marina . lovely coffee bar in the marina . sit in the sun watching the millionares and billionares on their yachts\ncorridor at the old venetian shipyards ( neoria ) in chania town , crete island , greece .\nthe bay of gouvia was last used by a naval ship in 1814 , when a british corvette anchored in its waters .\narsenal am pfaffenteich and st . paul ' s church , schwerin , mecklenburg - vorpommern , germany\nthe arsenal stadium , affectionately know as highbury , viewed here after the dispersal to the emirates stadium .\nthe arc in the old stone wall of the venetian fortress on the small mediterranean island spinalonga near crete .\nlemgo historical town centre armory medieval arsenal building st . nicolai church spires 15th century late gothic architecture travel tourism scenic\nthe signs provide a nice walk , but don ' t expect to be wowed . i would only go here if i was in gouvia anyway .\nthe arc in the old stone wall of the venetian fortress and the stairs on the small mediterranean island spinalonga near crete .\nthe practice of venetian masters , who participated in the construction of the arsenal , to enter the buildings with his initials and coats of arms , were recorded in the late 18th century , the writings of the french consul in corfu saint - sauveur .\nenjoyed the walk around marina and plenty of boats . some nice shops and plenty of places to eat . there is also a swimming pool , but near the venetian arsenal which is over grown but well worth a look , there is a lovely beach .\nthe arsenal in venice , italy in a bright sunny day , with a colorful reflections over the water surface in the chanel .\nberlin new extension building , architect i m pei , german historical museum , arsenal , unter den linden , berlin mitte . berlin , ger\npart of armory building foundations on arsenal square in harper ' s ferry national historic park , jefferson county , west virginia , united states .\nthe venetians concentrated all their naval defenses on the island of corf\u00f9 ( which they had held since 1396 ) in 1715 and prepared for a rigorous defense . the venetian arsenal prepared several new galleys . schulenburg recruited several tens of thousands of troops . the fleet sailed early in february 1716 .\non november 13 a small russian contingent made landing and managed to secure a small enclave in the area of \u200b\u200bgouvia , where installed with cannons which fired against the fortresses of the island .\nwe looked at the building as we stayed in gouvia . it was a short visit as tigers not much to see but it was more interesting reading the history surrounding it before revisiting it .\nin the last years of venetian , facilities were neglected and the entrance of the bay had become problematic due to deposition of large volumes of sand by currents and winds southeast .\nsalt lake city , utah - june 28 , 2017 : utah state capitol building west side . in 1888 , the city donated the land , called arsenal hill , to the utah terr\nwhere\nzbm\nis probably the name one of the captains of ships built the arsenal and added their coat of arms and the initials of the buildings , and the year is 1778 .\nnice place to visit very picturesque . the arsenal is a little over grown but you can still get around okay to take photos there is a plaque that provides historical information . only a short walk from the village\nthe motivation for juditha triumphans \u2014with regard to both its substance and its timing\u2014was inseparable with the political agenda of the venetian republic which , in league with the papacy and the holy roman empire , was engaged in an all - out effort to turn back the advances of the ottomans in and near the balkans . the venetians had lost the island of crete at the end of the 21 - year - long war of candia ( heraclion ) in 1669 .\ncasetti ' s text can be read either as the script for a pep rally or as a symbolic re - enactment of venetian triumph over ottoman troops . their leader holofernes is an adversary judith vanquishes by seduction . she first lures him to her tent , then withstands his advances long enough to ply him with drink ( early in part two of the oratorio ) , and then beheads him ( an event that was the subject of countless depictions in the arts of the time ) . christianity prevails , fulfilling the main objective of the work , but sustains its militancy even in victory .\nmore than any of his other works , vivaldi ' s only surviving oratorio , juditha triumphans , was single - mindedly focused on promoting the image of the venetian republic in a military alliance involving austria and the papacy . in synchrony with the launch of several new warships and a major battle for the defense of the adriatic island of corf\u00f9 , the importance of juditha triumphans rested entirely on an analogy . the bethulian widow judith represents the venice republic , her nemisis holofernes the ottomans . at the time the ottoman army was menacing parts of the austro - hungarian empire on land and the venice dwindling maritime republic on the adriatic .\nafter beheading holofernes , judith is able to declare peace ( \u201cvivat in pace , et pax regnet sincera\u201d ) in the little - used key of e major . vagaus sings a lullaby , \u201cumbrae carae , aurae adoratae\u201d ( \u201cbeloved shadows , adored breezes\u201d ) in which recorders provide the obbligato , as the sweetness of the moment is savored . reflections continue with the prayer - like recitative \u201csumme astrorum creator\u201d ( \u201cgreat creator of the stars\u201d ) and judith\u2019s aria \u201cin somno profundo\u201d ( \u201cin deep sleep\u201d ) . these numbers are accompanied by a consort of viols ( four viols and a violone ) . ( viols were available through benefactions to the venetian conservatories . )\njuditha is the only oratorio by vivaldi that survives , but written evidence documents a long history for the genre in venice ' s four orphanage - conservatories ( ospedali ) . francesco gasparini ( 1668 - 1727 ) , vivaldi ' s first superior there , was among the oratorio composers , as were carlo francesco pollarolo ( c . 1653 - 1723 ) at the incurabili , and the slightly earlier figures giovanni legrenzi ( 1626 - 1690 ) and carlo pallavicino ( c . 1630 - 1688 ) , who served respectively at the mendicanti and ospedaletto . it was the usual practice of the venetian ospedali to present oratorios on the sunday afternoons of advent and lent ( the penitential seasons preceding christmas and easter ) .\nangelokastro or the castle of the angel is a byzantine castle , located at the top of the highest peak of the island ' s shoreline in the northwest coast near paleokastritsa and built on rocky terrain . it stands 305m on a steep cliff above the sea and surveys corfu town and the mountains of mainland greece to the southeast and a wide area of corfu toward the northeast and northwest . angelokastro is one of the most important fortified complexes of corfu . it was an acropolis which surveyed the region all the way to the southern adriatic and presented a formidable strategic vantage point to the occupant of the castle . angelokastro is considered one of the most imposing architectural remains in the ionian islands along with kassiopi castle , gardiki castle and the two venetian fortresses of corfu city , the citadel and the new fort .\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\nwas looking forward to seeing this but it looked as if it was not attended in any way . they were . . .\nbit disappointed to see that the grass was left uncut around this interesting building , so unable . . .\nwas looking forward to seeing this but it looked as if it was not attended in any way . they were starting to cut the long grass but something this important i thought would be maintained better . i thought wrong - disappointed !\nthis review is the subjective opinion of a tripadvisor member and not of tripadvisor llc .\nvery interesting looking place , but surrounds were overgrown and a bit dirty . couldn ' t find much information about it .\nnot far off the main path and well sign posted , this is definitely worth a visit - there ' s no signage or detail once there but use your phone and take some photos well worth the few mins walk off the main path . the modern marina . . .\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 . . . (\ntripadvisor llc is not responsible for content on external web sites . taxes , fees not included for deals content .\nstay in touch ! subscribe to in love with the med newsletter for email updates and exclusive stories .\nmykonos town or \u201cchora\u201d is the main town on the island of mykonos and the place where glamour meets simplicity . wonder around its small narrow streets and admire the traditional houses with\u2026\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 .\nsoon , however , revealed the need for greater military port with spacious warehouses and dry dock .\nthe depth in the area is 4 - 5 orgyies and the narrow mouth of the inlet needs no defense works .\nthe turks , having destroyed what they found in the middle corfu , went to the city and unsuccessfully besieged the old fortress .\nand the second time in corfu attacked the turks , in 1716 , landed in the same place .\ndemocrats french have used the neorion facilities , while in 1798 there anchored russo - 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toilet with special specifications . ideal room to create a friendly and comfortable environment for disabled and their companionship . the room is located on the ground floor near reception . easy wheelchair access to the room from parking area without requiring ascent because of specially designed ramps .\nbook now with security through our online booking system . we support payments both by card and bank account .\nif is associated with an alamy account you ' ll receive an email with instructions on how to reset your password .\nenter your log in email address and we\u0092ll send you a link to reset your password .\nsorry , this image isn ' t available for this licence . please refer to the license restrictions for more information .\non the alamy prints site ( powered by art . com ) choose your frame , the size and finish of your photo .\nenter your log in email address and we ' ll send you a link to reset your password .\nto provide you with additional information about how we collect and use your personal data , we ' ve recently updated our privacy policy and terms of service . please review these pages now , as they apply to your continued use of our website .\nthe achillion palace comprises one of the most famous royal mansions in europe and it is located about 10 kilometres from corfu town , at gastouri . it was built in 1890 by the italian architects raffaele caritto and antonio landi on the order of elisabeth , the empress of austria , better known as sissy . it is one of the most significant architectural and historical buildings on the island of corfu . the palace is dedicated to achilles , after whom it was named , and among other statues inspired by greek mythology that decorate the mansion ' s leafy gardens , there is the striking marble statue of dying achilles . the statue depicts the last moments of the greek hero of the trojan war after being struck by an arrow on the heel of his foot , his famous weak spot . in the interior neoclassical halls of the mansion there are numerous important paintings and artistic decorations from the 19th century adding to the elegant atmosphere of the palace . its densely wooded grounds and elevated position offer the visitor charming views of the sea and the surrounding hills and valleys . a relaxing stroll in the well - tended gardens reveals colourful exotic flowers , palm trees and aromatic bougainvilleas . + 30 26610 56245 < a data - cke - saved - href =\nurltoken target =\nhref =\nurltoken target =\n_ blank\n=\n> urltoken gastouri , corfu\ncorfu gallery is the first private institution exhibiting corfiot art . it was established in order to house and exhibit the private collection of the corfiot engineer and collector , michail aggelos vradis , with paintings from the 19th , 20th and 21th century . corfiot painters and artists who lived in corfu and have been inspired by its beauty have found their new , permanent place . the gallery offers the possibility to accommodate permanent and periodical art exhibitions and cultural events . working in accordance with the municipal art gallery of corfu , which has a collection of works dating from the 16th century up to the and of 20th , we hope to give and provide a full scope of art in corfu . urltoken\nisle of vidos is a small island ( less than a kilometre in diameter ) at the mouth of the port of corfu town . the island can be visited during summer for a very reasonable price with a \u201ckaiki\u201d from the port of corfu . leaving opposite the bp station , the little ferry runs on the whole hour and returns every half from the island . once you arrive on the island you can choose to have a refreshment or coffee at the terrace next to the little port or start with a 45minute walk , following a trail bordered by pine trees , mainly next to the sea , passing from the serbian mausoleum . during your stay on the island your will see wild rabbits and pheasants . two isolated beaches and a tavern from where you can enjoy a beautiful view over the old town of corfu make this excursion complete .\nthe municipal gallery of corfu has been in operation since 1978 in a building which is a legasy of the dalietos family . when the gallery became a leggaly - recognized public institution in 1991 , an effort was made to make its collection , mainly constituted by donated works , more widely known . among the most important collections are those of the samartzis collection ( 42 works ) , the aglaia papa ( 23 works ) and philippos makotsis ( 12 works ) collections ; while there are also two works donated by nikolaos ventouras . the greater part of the collection of the municipal gallery of corfu consists of works by 19th - century corfiot painters ( haralambos pachis , pavlos prossalendis the younger , angelos giallinas , vicentios boccaciampis , s . skarvelis , lyk . koyevinas , g . samartxis ) ; this is the period which produces some of the most representative painters of the ionian islands . urltoken\nthe iconic rock of corfu comprises a natural museum of virgin vegetation and it is one of the most popular and recognised monuments of the island . pontikonissi , which means the mouse island , is situated at the chalikiopoulos lagoon , across the international airport of corfu , and it can be reached only by boats leaving from kanoni and the monastery of vlacherna , as well as from perama . its name refers to its tiny size and the only building that stands within this leafy islet is the byzantine church of pantokrator . with only exception the 6th of august , when is the celebration of the monastery , people are not allowed to reach the islet as it is strictly protected in order to maintain its unique natural landscape . during the rest days of the year , people can arrange a short visit at the rock of pontikonissi , but they are permitted to explore only specific parts of it . according to homer , poseidon turned the islet into stone during the great storm that led the legendary odysseus to the emerald island , corfu , his last destination before his final return to ithaka . after this , poseidon transformed the stoned islet into a green - covered paradise .\nthe old and the new fortress both at one side of the old centre of corfu town , once connected via a wall , were built by the venetians during the 15th and 16th century to defend the town from the turks . today you can visit both fortresses ; it\u2019s worth climbing to the fop for amazing views over the town and across the sea to the greek mainland and albania . the old fortress has a museum and there is a wonderful located caf\u00e9 where you can enjoy the quiet atmosphere overlooking the garitsa bay .\nthe corporate reputize index\u2122 is an aggregate score measuring the reputation of all your properties at a given point of time . it is based on data aggregated from more than 100 online sources for each of your properties .\n\u00a9 2018 aeolos beach hotel corfu - all rights reserved . | privacy policy | links\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwe ' ve sent an email to please follow the instructions to reset your password .\nthe kremlin ( st . nicholas ( nikolskaya ) tower ) and the state historical museum of russia at the red square in moscow , russia\nartemisia gentileschi ' s depiction for the medici court , florence , of judith beheading holofernes ( c . 1620 - 21 ) . uffizzi gallery , florence , via the google cultural institute , 2012 .\nantonio corradini ' s monument ( 1716 ) to johann matthias von schulenburg on the island of corf\u00f9 . photograph by tasoskesaris , wikimedia commons , 2010 .\none is aware from the first few notes that this is a staunchly militaristic work : the trumpets greet us almost brazenly , the chorus reminds us at intervals that this is a work with the purpose , and it all ends as militantly as it began . yet juditha triumphans is full of tender , affective writing . abra is a fictional\nnurse\nwho demurely follows the widowed bethulian queen judith on her murderous mission . vivaldi heightens attention to the work ' s most significant moments through the use of a series of changing instrumental obbligati . in the architecture of the whole , instrumental color plays a significant role in delineating changes of mood and also in symbolizing diverse universal conceptions - - the passage of time ( theorboes ) , fidelity ( the oboe ) , rusticity ( the recorder ) , and so forth .\ngiacomo cassetti derived the tale from the apocrypha . he specified its genre as a\nsacred military oratorio .\nthe seriousness of its intention was reinforced through its dedication to johann matthias ( 1661 - 1747 ) , count of schulenburg , the marshal of the forces designated to defend corf\u00f9 , the republic ' s last stronghold of its diminishing maritime empire .\nthe defense of corf\u00f9 peaked between july 25 and august 20 , 1716 . venice prevailed . the crews drifted back to the lagoon in november . upon their arrival they were required to spend a month in quarantine , from which they emerged at staggered points throughout december . schulenburg himself was freed on the third day of january 1717 , a sunday . this is the likely date for the performance of juditha triumphans . the venetians probably anticipated an advent performance when the libretto was published , but since the civic year was not advanced until march 1 , our dating of january 3 , 1717 fell within their year 1716 .\noratorios given in the ospedali were sung in latin , although in most other institutions throughout italy they were sung in the vernacular language . among settings of the same story the giuditta of alessandro scarlatti ( 1660 - 1725 ) , composed in 1693 or 1694 for the robust resources of cardinal pietro ottoboni ( 1667 - 1740 for performance in rome\u2019s palazzo della cancelleria is particularly noted .\namong oratorios survived only by anonymous texts , a shorter , simpler la giuditta was given in 1713 at the no longer extant church of san leonardo , padua , in 1713 under the auspices of laura d ' este , a member of the congregation of the santissima annonziata . this giuditta had roles only for judith , ozias , holofernes , and his unnamed captain . holofernes dominanted the work , opening it with a vehement denunciation of jews . judith sang only twice . it was not , therefore , a work of the same ambitions as vivaldi ' s , nor did it have any immediate pertinence to political affairs . giacomo cassetti , the librettist of the vivaldi work , had at least two other oratorios to his credit . both were given padua ( 1702 , 1708 ) . they too were less ambitious works than this one .\nin such a simplistic account the characters of judith and holofernes are easily contrasted . the righteous widow judith is intent on defending the faith ( i . e . , venice ) , and her arias define her as forthright and determined . music of sympathy and quiet persuasion falls to abra . by turns we find holofernes , the ottoman aggressor , to be angry , seductive , drunk , and betrayed . the head priest ozias and the head eunuch vagaus serve their masters in conventional but musically persuasive ways .\nfew works by vivaldi exhibit such a close coupling of political motive , text , and music . his imitations of janissary bands permeate the surface , but at a deeper level most of the woodwinds serve to underscore a fleeting sentiment or turn of events .\nall of the unusual instruments play a symbolic role in the soundscape of the overall narrative . vivaldi cycles through them as the story unfolds . juditha begins and ends with substantial choruses but was not provided with an opening sinfonia . this seems to have been intentional : vivaldi wanted to get to action immediately . holofernes opens the dialogue with his aria\nnil arma , nil bella\n(\nno arms , no war\n) . each character in turn is introduced . the assyrian soldiers\u2019 chorus \u201co quam vaga\u201d ( \u201chow beautiful\u2026\u201d ) signals the initiation of a plan of action . it emphasizes dissonant intervals that were associated at the time with the middle east . the descending tetrachord in the bass had long been emblematic of travail .\njudith plots her strategy in \u201cquanto magis generosa\u201d ( \u201chow generous\u2026\u201d ) , an aria in the unusual key of eb major . its obbligato for viola d\u2019amore , a bowed instrument with six regular and six sympathetic strings . the ethereal response they produced was suggestive of emotional twittering . they move holofernes enough for him to take judith\u2019s bait , as he sings lovingly in \u201csede , o cara\u201d ( \u201ccome sit , my beloved\u201d ) .\nvagaus summons his assyrian troops in the aria \u201co servi volate\u201d ( \u201co servants , be quick\u201d ) . the restriction of the accompaniment to theorboes and harpsichords produces a crisp , thin sounds , but the steady rhythm and its rapid tempo simulate hurrying . judith calls abra to her side in the aria \u201cveni , veni mi sequere fide\u201d ( \u201ccome , come follow me\u201d ) , which is provided with a turtledove imitation in the obbligato .\nfifteenth - century medallion of juditha with holofernes by giovanni della robbia in the island monastery of certosa ( venice ) . photograph by sailko , wikimedia commons , 2012 .\nas the second part of the oratorio begins ozias scans the heavens in the aria \u201co sidera , o stellae\u201d ( \u201co stars , o stars\u201d ) . vivaldi provides \u201cshooting star\u201d figures in the string section . holofernes observes the darkness and notes that he is surrounded by shadows ( \u201cnox obscura tenebrosa\u201d ) . judith reflects in response on the rapid passage of time ( \u201ctransit aetas\u201d ) . here that transit is simulated by the plucking of the mandolin and the pizzicato violins .\nholofernes declares his love for judith ( \u201cnoli , o cara , te adorantis\u201d ) , but alert listeners will notice the aria\u2019s accompaniment by oboe and organ . the oboe often signaled death , while the organ had ushered lost souls into the underworld in renaissance performances of tragedies . holofernes ' demise is implied , as if in a greek tragedy , by the chorus that sings \u201cplena nectare non mero\u201d ( \u201cfull of pure nectar\u201d ) . vivaldi introduces two chalumeaux to underscore the now subdued turkish threat .\na renewed sense of vigilance , if not militancy , returns as the bethulians are summoned in vagaus\u2019s aria \u201carmatae face et anguibus , \u201d a \u201crage\u201d piece calling forth images of snakes , \u201csqualid savages\u201d , and violent death . ozias is ebullient in \u201cgaude felix , \u201d a call to rejoice . judith is acclaimed by the\nchorus of virgins\nin the closing piece , \u201csalve , invicta juditha formosa\u201d ( \u201chail judith the invincible\u201d ) .\ncentral european chalumeau ( left ) and lithuanian birbyne . photograph by hacemei , wikimedia commons , 2008 .\ncontrary to popular belief , the piet\u00e0 ' s figlie di coro who performed in this and other works by vivaldi were not nubile . they ranged in age from their mid - teens to their 60s or 70s . many had pupils who were girls ranging in age from 8 or 10 to their teends . one copy of the libretto for juditha identifies the soloists as caterina , silvia ( b . 1650 ) , polonia ( b . 1692 ) , barbara , and giulia . all five were born in the seventeenth century , the eldest ( silvia ) around 1650 , the youngest ( polonia ) in 1692 . the chorus was one of virgins with respect both to the piet\u00e0\u2019s situation and in the context of the subject , for bethulia , the name of the city judith defended , meant \u201cvirgin . \u201d\nwhile in its reliance on core strings ( violins , violas , cellos ) juditha triumphans is straightfoward in its instrumental requirements , the obbligati extend to unusual bowed strings ( viola d ' amore ) , plucked strings ( mandolin , four theorboes ) , and woodwinds . a consort of five viols ( 2 treble viols , 2 violas da gamba , and a violone ) are called for one in recitativo accompagnato . the woodwinds include paired baroque oboes , recorders , chalumeaux ( single - reed instruments from central europe that were slightly shrill forerunners of the clarinet ) , and a shawm ( salmo\u00e8 ) . natural trumpets and timpani lead the triumphal openings and closing numbers .\n. 1700 - 1715 ) . photograph by anton steck , wikimedia commons , 2009 , shows sympathetic strings that vibrate in response to the upper strings .\nthe piet\u00e0 had one chorus , but it could obviously be divided into multiple groups . in juditha it simply took on a series of colorations - - as a chorus of assyrian soldiers ( 1 . 1 ) , servants ( 1 . 21a ) , bethulians ( 1 . 27 ) , drunken ( ottoman ) soldiers ( 2 . 10 ) , and judeans ( 2 . 28 ) .\nthe ccarh edition of juditha triumphans , edited by frances bennion , edmund correia , jr . , and eleanor selfrdige - field , was drafted in 2008 . the number of parts for juditha triumpans is extensive . twenty - eight different instruments are named in the manuscript . while the list is long , it should be appreciated that many unusual instruments appear only once or twice . in vivaldi ' s time a few woodwind players would have simply picked up a different instrument when required . the viols and plucked instruments are similarly likely to have been played by those who normally covered the string orchestra parts . today ' s performers should remember in devising substitutions that the more unusual instruments were were selected for particular timbral qualities , which can still be maintained within a smaller range of more conventional choices . the number of ripieno string players varied with circumstances .\nunfretted bowed strings : violin 1 ( 3 above ) , violin 2 ( 4 ) , viola ( 5 ) , violoncello ( 6 ) .\nfretted bowed strings : consort of 4 viole all\u2019inglese , i . e . 2 treble and 2 alto english viols , with violone ( 8 above )\nbowed with sympathetic strings : viola d\u2019amore ( version at sounding pitch ; version in written pitch with scordatura .\nother : the basso continuo part ( with occasional specifications for organo , cembalo ) incorporates the cello and four theorbo parts .\nthis editions of juditha triumphans was first used by venice baroque , whose performances may be available here . the edition has subsequently been revised and corrected for use by philharmonia baroque ( 2014 ) .\nthis page was last modified on 17 march 2014 , at 23 : 55 .\nles r\u00e9sultats de votre recherche sont bas\u00e9s sur nos images in\u00e9dites et les plus r\u00e9centes . vous pouvez \u00e9galement choisir d\u2019afficher les r\u00e9sultats par popularit\u00e9 ou meilleure correspondance .\n1 310 greece arc photos , images vectorielles et illustrations libres de droits sont disponibles .\nblue caves rock arces arches of blue caves from sightseeing boat with tourists in blue water of ionian sea inside cave , island zakynthos , greece holidays vacation tour . trip from agios nikolaos port\nthe odeon of herodes atticus , athens acropolis , greece . wall with arcs against houses of city residential area . ancient greek famous cultural monument . digital colorful illustration , art stylization\ncity travel landmarks , tourist attraction in various countries of europe , asia & america . thin black line art icons with flat design elements . modern linear style illustrations isolated on white .\nstone bridge and an old stone watermill , in the village of tristeno , in zagori region , ioannina , epirus , greece .\ncrete , greece - 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", "topic": 2}], "title": "reverb . com", "paragraphs": ["we ' re always interested in partnering with manufacturers and suppliers . contact jim at jim @ urltoken .\nand given the 3 . 5 % transaction fee that the company takes , that means urltoken will reach profitability next year , kalt says .\nit\u2019s been a long strange trip for serial entrepreneur david kalt on the road to raising $ 25 million for his two - year - old music gear marketplace , urltoken .\nhe began dabbling in trading vintage and used equipment on ebay and found the experience less than fulfilling . so the entrepreneur launched urltoken as an online marketplace where musicians could buy and sell any gear .\nurltoken is an equal employment opportunity employer . urltoken prohibits discrimination based on race , color , religion , national origin , gender , sexual orientation , gender identity , age , physical or mental disability , or veteran status . this policy applies to recruiting , hiring , transfers , promotions , terminations , compensation and benefits and also states that retaliation against any employee who files a complaint regarding possible violations of this policy will not be tolerated .\non the urltoken site that can range from pricey vintage pieces of rock paraphernalia like lynyrd skynyrd guitarist ed king\u2019s old axe or grateful dead guitarist jerry garcia\u2019s fuzz pedal to a guitar tuner that\u2019ll sell for $ 1 . 00 .\nkalt , whose first company was an online options brokerage , founded the company in 2013 after forsaking money markets to buy and run a chicago - based guitar shop called the chicago music exchange .\nhis experience running the store brought him back to his dot - com days and his knowledge of less - than - transparent markets .\n\u201ci saw this massive spread between what dealers were looking to make and what consumers and musicians were getting for it , \u201d says kalt .\nthe market for musical instruments is massive and fragmented , kalt says . roughly $ 15 billion in new musical instruments get sold every year and around $ 7 billion is spent on used gear globally , according to kalt .\nperhaps unsurprisingly , it\u2019s sales on items like the one - dollar tuners that make kalt\u2019s business as successful as it is ( that actually may be a bit hyperbolic , the company focuses on deals in the $ 280 to $ 300 range ) . this year , the company expects sales to reach roughly $ 90 million and kalt expects to clear $ 250 million in sales in 2016 .\nnumbers like those tend to attract investor interest , and after putting together a smaller seed round from friends , family and musicians like cheap trick\u2019s rick nielsen and country music singing sensation brad paisley , kalt went to the market for institutional capital .\nwith the new cash , kalt intends to make a push into international markets , specifically in europe and japan , and expand into adjacent markets . for instance , the company just launched reverb lessons where would - be musicians can find and connect with teachers online .\n\u201cwe\u2019re looking at acquisitions similar to our lessons business , \u201d says kalt . \u201cit could be other musician - related portals . it could be booking gigs , it could be event related . \u201d\nfor any true marketplace , content is almost as important as inventory , says kalt , and to that end reverb\u2019s website and mobile apps give users historical pricing data , tools to list gear , as well as product reviews , demo videos , histories and interviews with artists .\nthe content helps create a stronger community , says kalt , which helps when a company is competing in a fragmented market .\nultimately , says kalt , the company is trying to give musicians more flexibility . \u201cwe empower musicians to get in and out of an instrument in a way they never would have been able to before , \u201d says kalt . ( so bands really can sell their guitars and buy turntables , or sell their turntables and buy guitars ) .\ndavid kalt , optionsxpress cofounder , raises $ 2 . 3 million lightbank investment in newest musical venture \u2013 techli\ndavid kalt , optionsxpress cofounder , raises $ 2 . 3 million lightbank investment in newest musical venture\nreverb . com , an online exchange for new and vintage musical instruments and gear , announced a series a investment from well - known chicago venture firm lightbank . this included the support from high - profile startup veterans eric lefkofsky , ceo of groupon , and brad keywell , lightbank founder .\nthe $ 2 . 3 million series a funding will allow for expansion of the fast growing company , including hiring of new technology employees .\nsince its founding in late 2012 , the site has drawn 4 , 000 dealers armed with \u201cpowerful tools to maximize exposure , \u201d the company reported , so that dealers and customers can find the right prices for their instruments . the vintage , handmade , new and used instrument marketplace is a $ 7 billion industry that kalt is tapping into .\n\u201cwe estimate there\u2019s another $ 70 billion of merchandise that\u2019s not in the market , \u201d kalt told techli . \u201cguitars and gear that sit in attics and basements , largely forgotten and gathering dust . we\u2019re trying to get all of those instruments into the hands of people who will use them . \u201d\nthe company is growing 40 percent month over month , with 10 , 000 active customers and 50 , 000 registered users .\nkalt also founded optionsxpress which sold to charles schwab for more than $ 1 billion , and clientbase , the first crm for the travel industry . he has also been the owner of the chicago music exchange for about three years . this well known chicago music store sees visits from celebrities such as tom petty , brad paisley and johnny depp .\nkalt has more than doubled revenues of the 17 - year - old store since he took it over . and now , he\u2019s able to sell through traditional brick and mortar , as well as through new online media . the chicago music exchange sold $ 500 , 000 worth of guitars on ebay during reverb\u2019s inaugural year , and the inefficiencies of the platform are what inspired kalt to build the newer , more efficient musical marketplace .\nhe said in an earlier interview with techli that this helps them \u201cconnect the dots between store experience\u201d and online selling , using video , photos and descriptions to better create an emotional , customer experience . this gives customers the information they need to make the sale . as the internet grows infiltrated with sales and sites , this customization and personalization becomes increasingly important .\nniche marketplaces are rising throughout the e - commerce space . there\u2019s well - known etsy for jewelry all the way to up - and - coming chicago - based mystery tackle box for fishing gear . and larger marketplaces are purchasing new ones to keep up with innovation in the space . recently , ebay\u2019s paypal subsidiary bought chicago - based braintree , as the next wave of e - commerce demands better customer support and marketing of products .\nbrad keywell , managing director and founder at lightbank , told techli that the firm is attracted to the \u201cfocused marketplace approach to the musical instrument space , the size of the space , and the adjacent opportunities . \u201d but he also said the firm acknowledges kalt\u2019s proven success as an entrepreneur .\nlightbank invests in early stage companies and has invested in more than 50 companies raising more than $ 1 . 5 billion total . the reverb funding also includes investment from startup pioneer eric ries , rick nielsen of cheap trick , david lowery of cracker , and camper van beethoven along with lefkofsky and keywell .\n\u201ci go way back with brad and eric , and we\u2019ve been fans of each other\u2019s businesses for years and years , \u201d kalt said . \u201cthey understand marketplaces , so it made sense for them to be part of the investor group for this round . \u201d\nand the firm returned the praise . \u201cdavid is a passionate , dedicated , resourceful , and experienced entrepreneur \u2013 he knows how to assemble a great team and build world - class technology , \u201d keywell said .\n\u201cwe have a huge amount of confidence in david and are thrilled to back him in this endeavor . \u201d\nsonali basak fell in love with the start - up world during her short time in chicago . she believes small businesses and start - ups are the heart of the american economy . she is a broadcast and business reporter at medill news service , pursuing her masters at northwestern university . she got her bachelor of arts from bucknell university in english and econ . she loves food and sports , and when she\u2019s not writing , she\u2019s running . find some of her writing here : basakwrites and fun stuff here : sonali basak\ndavid kalt , optionsxpress cofounder , raises $ 2 . 3 million lightbank investment in newest musical venture | a closer read\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\ntechli interviews laurie chen , founder of seattle - based startup the gl . . .\nwisconsin - based dodles empowers artists with profit - sharing , recogniti . . .\nas the world\u2019s most popular gear website , our sellers gain access to a huge network of musicians and collectors through a broad variety of tools to help them sell , all for the same low fee of 3 . 5 % once it sells .\nlist as many items as you want for free . if they sell , reverb ' s selling fee is only 3 . 5 % - no matter what .\nbanks ( and paypal ) charge fees to transfer money between buyers and sellers . reverb payments minimizes those fees , and provides protection above and beyond other payment processors .\ndon ' t know how much your gear is worth ? our price guide will tell you based on real - time transactional information .\nmillions of musicians , gear fanatics , and collectors shop on reverb every month \u2014 we ' ll get your gear in front of them . listings on reverb are regularly advertised through google and our partner sites , and our favorites make it into emails , social media promotion , and handpicked collections .\nuse our shipping estimator to figure out exactly how much to charge , then buy and print shipping labels directly from us when your gear sells .\nreverb and the people that work there are musicians that understand the universal in - and - out flow of gear .\nsometimes you need to do a bit of spring cleaning and they make it really simple and don ' t gouge you with tons of fees . it ' s my go - to for finding new tools for making music and for getting rid of the ones that i don ' t need anymore .\nour sales on reverb eclipsed our sales on amazon for the first time and we continue to see our numbers grow .\nwe were an early adopter of reverb and will keep investing in our presence there as i believe it ' s an integral sales platform for the future of selling gear .\nreverb gives me access to cutting edge e - commerce sales and marketing tools that have never before been affordable or accessible to mom & pop shops like mine .\ntwo years ago , i had negligible online sales . this year 20 % of my store ' s revenue will come from reverb . that type of growth in this economy has been a godsend .\noops , looks like you forgot something . please check the fields highlighted in red .\ndavid kalt bought and sold instruments on ebay for the last three to four years and he hated it .\ni experienced a lot of pain in the overall user experience . pain in the lack of focus . pain in the sophistication as it relates to instruments ,\nkalt says . he was tired of paying 10 percent of the transaction fee to the marketplace behemoth , and he wanted a change .\nhe invested $ 500 , 000 of his own funds and launched reverb in january to take on ebay ' s instruments vertical . reverb is an online marketplace for buying and selling old and new equipment : guitars , bass , drums , brass instruments , string instruments , violins , viola , pro audio mikes , and recording gear . it ' s designed specifically for the music vertical - - unlike ebay which\nfocuses on a lot of verticals , and is not doing a very good job of any one ,\nkalt says . reverb takes a 3 1 / 2 percent cut off transactions , seriously undercutting ebay ' s fees .\nreverb ' s website and ios app have search functionality designed specifically for musicians , who can comb through listings characterized by make , model , color , year and other options . you can see it on the home page where they group by category , including weird options that instrument fanatics probably love like\njapanese vintage\nor\nrarest of the rare .\nevery item on the platform is accompanied by a price guide as a reference point , that allows buyers and sellers to see in realtime what that instrument ' s estimated value is . the price is automatically aggregated from platforms like ebay - - that way , people don ' t have to go hunting to compare and contrast the make and model with listings elsewhere .\nkalt is sitting pretty in a position straddling tech startups and the music industry . he made his money by starting , building , and selling two companies , one of which sold for $ 1 billion to charles schwab . in 2011 he dropped $ 7 . 5 million purchasing the 23 - year - old chicago music exchange , which regularly sees celebrity customers like adele , mumford and sons , and johnny depp . kalt ' s passions are tech and music , and reverb is the culmination of those two worlds .\nthe site launched in january and kalt says it ' s seeing 25 - 45 percent growth both in number of transactions and sales .\nlast month $ 180 , 000 of gear sold through reverb ,\nkalt says .\nthis month we ' re on track to do $ 330 , 000 in transactions .\nkalt is in the process of raising $ 1 - 2 million from friends and family to grow the business , but he ' s avoiding institutional money .\nwhile i love the venture world and what it ' s all about i ' m not looking for a partner at this stage in the game ,\nkalt says .\nreverb ' s success is pegged to its ability to draw users away from traditional marketplaces like ebay . since the site is cheaper for sellers to use and cleaner looking for buyers , its value proposition is clear . now , kalt just needs to put some money into marketing to get the word ( sound ? ) out .\nwelcome to the reverb price guide , the ultimate resource for music gear pricing and information . these price ranges utilize a combination of expert research , external market data , and real - time reverb transactions to estimate the current value of items in used but original condition .\nexamine our up - to - the - day charts to use see long - and short - term trends for the gear you ' re watching .\nget a gauge on recent sales in various conditions and price your listing for the best return on your gear .\nworried about overpaying ? research recent sale prices on gear you want to find a fair price .\nsome of the most famous brands in music have been around for over a century . that\u2019s a lot of gear , but never fear : our dating & pricing hub gets you detailed info on fender , martin , ludwig , and more favorites .\nwant to get your first old school showcase piece but not sure where to start ? our vintage guitar faq runs through staple information like pricing , condition , and worth to make a savvy , informed purchase .\nbuy new , used , and vintage gear from musicians and shops around the world .\nexplore thousands of articles and videos created to help you grow as a player .\nreverb protection has you covered . we provide a safe , secure community for finding the gear you want .\nlist as many items as you want for free and only pay a 3 . 5 % fee when a listing sells , one of the lowest around .\nwelcome to the reverb deals and steals page . our team of experts are constantly combing the site to find the best buys on gear , and this page is where all the hottest listings end up . some deals come via discounts from big shops , while others are the result of individual sellers who are especially motivated to move an item quickly . regardless of their origin , we do our best to showcase the best values and bargains on reverb and help you find the gear deal of a lifetime .\nlist as many items as you want for free . only pay if your listing sells on reverb .\nyou ' re in the company of over a hundred thousand sellers and a million customers .\ninterested in layaway ? ask this seller to send you an offer with layaway terms . learn more\nwe recommend accepting offers on your listing so you can negotiate with interested buyers and increase your chances of making a sale . you ' ll never be required to accept an offer .\nyou sell an instrument for $ 90 + $ 10 shipping = $ 100 order total .\n$ 3 . 50 selling fee ( $ 100 x 3 . 5 % ) .\n$ 2 . 95 payment processing fee ( $ 100 x 2 . 7 % + $ 0 . 25 ) .\nnote : sellers that only accept paypal will be charged payment processing by paypal instead of reverb . paypal ' s rate is 2 . 9 % + $ 0 . 30\nthis track isn ' t available outside soundcloud ! update your settings on soundcloud to use this track .\nyou ' ll be able to communicate safely and securely with your buyers through reverb messages \u2013 for your privacy and protection , don ' t include phone numbers , email addresses , or external links .\nreverb supports shipping or local pickup of your item \u2013 trades , cash deals , and other offsite transactions are not allowed .\ni will ship with tracking to the listed regions . to negotiate shipping rates to other locations , please send me a message .\nplease note that orders must be shipped out within 3 business days of payment clearing .\nwhen someone buys from you , they ' ll see your\nshop\nname . make it something fun !\nelectric guitars have come to define the very soul of rock , country and countless other genres of popular music . with brands like gibson , fender , rickenbacker , gretsch and others elevating and perfecting the format in the ' 50s , electric guitars have evolved over the decades with new designs constantly pushing the instrument into new territory . in the ' 80s brands like charvel , kramer and ibanez dominated the scene with slick\nshredder\nguitars . moving into the ' 90s , makers like paul reed smith helped lay the groundwork for a movement of boutique builders who ' ve taken the art of guitar craft to its current height . today , you can find all manner of electric guitar here on reverb . whether you ' re looking for a beginner instrument or a high - end masterwork , you can find deals on new , used , vintage and boutique electric guitars here .\nmoog urges us customers to take action on proposed tariffs on chinese electronic components .\nsubscribe to get top gear picks and original articles sent straight to your inbox .\nwe\u2019re constantly brainstorming ways to improve our platform and communicating with our users to learn what features will help them buy and sell gear . at reverb , innovation is everyone\u2019s job . we all ask questions , take risks and think about how to move the needle .\nour team of musicians and music lovers work across teams to accomplish one goal : make buying and selling music gear easy . we hold weekly all - hands meetings to discuss our successes and challenges , and everyone - regardless of department or level - has the opportunity to take the floor .\nwe\u2019ve changed the way people buy and sell instruments around the world by building a community that supports musicians and their passions . from buyers who find the perfect piece of gear that reminds them of their childhood to sellers making substantial side income from the site , we live for our customers and their success stories .\nevery day my team is building the technology that helps musicians discover more ways to expand their sound .\nhow cool is that ? we believe in the right tool for the job , building for the future and always learning .\nour amazing college interns created a film that gives a glimpse into what it ' s like to work at reverb .\nif you have an idea or an interest , you\u2019re encouraged to speak up and pursue it . during my first month at reverb , i expressed interest in getting more involved with our articles and videos . now , i ' m a key member of the team that shapes our content strategy . \u201d\nwhether you need help using the site , assistance with a particular order , or expert advice on what gear to grab next , the reverb team is always ready to help .\nif you have a question about a specific item , use the\nmessage seller\nlink to communicate with the seller of that item directly . this can be found on the right side of any listing page next to the other sale details . it can also be found on individual orders on your buying dashboard .\nwe ' re at the ready via our on - 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mcneil publishing announces the expansion of their publishing services to lower enrollment courses . instructors with annual student enrollments as low as 200 can publish high quality , customized course materials that meet their exact requirements to maximize learning outcomes with an affordable price point .\n\u201ci\u2019m very excited about offering our publishing services to a broader range of higher education instructors , \u201d said jeff mccarthy , hayden - mcneil president . \u201cby working with more faculty around the country , we can do our part to make education both more effective and affordable . \u201d\nmacmillan has acquired the plymouth , mich . - based hayden - mcneil publishing , a publisher of custom textbooks and lab manuals for the higher education market . the acquisition adds to macmillan\u2019s portfolio of higher education publishers , which includes bedford st . martin\u2019s , w . h . freeman and worth publishers .\n\u201cwe have never been late to campus in the 23 years we have been in business and pride ourselves on the quality and craftsmanship of our products , \u201d said margaret erdman , hayden - 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{"id": 55892, "summary": [{"text": "bmb group ( formerly brunei merchant bank ) is an advisory and asset management platform for ruling families and forbes 500 investors .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "in 2015 the firm refocused its business to provide capital and specialist advice exclusively for forbes 500 families .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "the company works only with ultra high-net-worth investors in private off-market initiatives .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "providing specialist advice in the form of business development and strategic advisory services , with a focus on emerging markets of asia , latin america , cis and the middle east .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "in an investigative report , euromoney described bmb as \" one of the world \u2019s most exclusive financial institutions .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the group calls to mind an era when courts of asian empires were the global centers of money , technology , culture and power .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "its growing number of investors are drawn from eastern ruling families with vast riches gleaned from the long term growth demand for commodities . \"", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the firm was founded in 2006 by prominent financier rayo withanage , originally an attorney and strategist who developed a successful career as a direct investor .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "mr. withanage , who was named in the financial times 100 rising stars of finance , recently handed the reins of bmb to new ceo mr. rahula withanage .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "bmb and its affiliates have invested upwards of us$ 12 billion around the world in the areas of private equity , real estate , natural resources , wealth management , hospitality and philanthropy .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "bmb is headquartered in bermuda . ", "topic": 32}], "title": "bmb group", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 1 the bmb group reviews submitted anonymously by the bmb group employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if the bmb group is right for you .\nfollowing the acquisition , bmb group has more than $ 12 billion under management .\nask a question about working or interviewing at bmb group . our community is ready to answer .\nbased on our strong belief that the future and success of the group lies in the development of our people , bmb group places great value on its pool of highly skilled and dedicated professionals .\ndriven by passion , three determined young men took their business to another level . bmb group : the story . .\nislamic finance experts working for deutsche bank subsidiary dar al istithmar have left the company to work for the cayman islands - registered bmb group .\nanother division of withanage\u0092s group , bmb islamic , was therefore created to structure islamic products and advise institutions on the use of these products , or on becoming shariah compliant . mirzan mahathir , the eldest son of the former prime minister of malaysia , mahathir mohamad , supervises bmb islamic and is the president of the division . he was one of the first people to join the group .\nlate last year , bmb set up a special vehicle , bmb bank acquisitions , to take advantage of lower valuations of financial services firms . this is part of a division of the group called bmb wealth management , which has more than $ 5 billion in client - specified mandates . david gibson - moore , former head of the middle east operation of dutch fund manager robeco , heads bmb wealth management .\nbmb group , an investment office that manages money for the sultan of brunei\u2019s family , is expected to table an offer for paris - listed club med that would value the company at \u20ac800m ( \u00a3675m ) .\nbmb group claims a staff of 45 . it has offices in london and new york , a parent company in brunei , and is registered in the cayman islands . bmb claims that it will open \u2018flagship\u2019 offices in riyadh in 2007 , as well as in malaysia and the uae this year .\nbased on our guiding philosophy of being\nshare the joy\n, bmb group offers a culture of performance , effectiveness and fairness . we look to recruit highly qualified professionals with a passion , an entrepreneurial spirit and unmatched drive .\nalternative asset manager bmb group has bought emerging markets private equity firm emp global . the combined entity will become one of the world\u00e6s leading alternative asset management houses , with assets in excess of $ 12 billion . the terms of the deal were not released . with emp now in its fold , bmb group is expected to position a significant portion of its global business in china , while serving as a conduit for middle eastern investment into the region . the group\u00e6s efforts in . . .\nenergy and infrastructure were two of emp\u0092s strengths . prices of energy - related companies have fallen because of the crash in commodities and there is a mini - infrastructure boom in some emerging markets . bmb group plans to launch a series of private equity funds targeting energy and infrastructure in asia , the middle east and north africa . this will be mainly done through bmb private equity , a new subsidiary in bmb\u0092s principal investments division .\nwhile deutsche and bmb dispute the exact number of staff involved , it is thought that between five and seven london - based staff will move to create a new arm called bmb islamic .\n\u201cit\u2019s been very amicable . i don\u2019t want to use the word \u2018poaching\u2019 , \u201d a spokesperson for bmb told arabianbusiness . com . \u201cthe team decided it would be better to go to bmb . \u201d\nbmb group is one of the world\u0092s most exclusive financial institutions . its growing numbers of investors are often drawn from eastern ruling families with vast riches gleaned from the long - term growth in demand for commodities . it makes some institutions based in london\u0092s mayfair look dreary and mundane by comparison .\nthe very positive traits of the group were also its downfall : youth often equated to immature decisions , entrepreneurial to corner - cutting , and dynamism to quixotic , dictatorial and bullying management traits .\nthe group calls to mind an era when the courts of asian empires were the global centres of money , technology , culture , and power . but this is not an artefact in a museum .\nwithanage , who is based in brunei , likes to think of bmb as akin to a swiss - style unlimited partnership private bank . in other words , bmb\u0092s senior managers and stakeholders often put their own capital at risk when deploying clients\u0092 assets .\nthe two men who co - founded emp global in the early 1990s after working together at the world bank have thrown in their lot with bmb group . moeen qureshi , who was interim prime minister of pakistan for three months in 1993 , is now vice - chairman . don roth , former head of merrill lynch europe , has become head of principal investments .\ngiven its stakeholders and client base , bmb is always careful to offer options for both islamic and non - shariah - compliant investors . islam originated in the middle east , after all , and although brunei\u0092s royals are also muslim , some bmb clients are not .\nsources close to the situation described the deal as friendly , with three of the four main shareholders supporting it . they include glg , the london - based hedge fund , rolaco , a saudi arabian investment firm , and fosun group , china\u2019s largest non - state company .\nbmb islamic will also be based in london , dealing with the \u2018structuring and introduction of products that [ . . . ] adhere to the highest sharia standards . \u2019\nhowever , bmb islamic as it exists today came into being after the recruitment in 2007 of a team of islamic finance technicians responsible for many of deutsche bank\u0092s islamic products . they left dar al istithmar , a subsidiary of deutsche bank . dar al istithmar\u0092s former managing director , humayon dar , is now chief executive of bmb islamic .\nit is estimated that the team poached by bmb \u2013 and led by islamic economist dr . humayon dar \u2013 has advised on products worth over $ 20 billion by total volume .\nbmb has two main businesses : trading and confectionery . with our head quarters based in dubai , united arab emirates , we have widened our distribution network to be able to have\nit is like a family office dealing with other family offices ,\nsays one bmb worker of his company . but these family offices are only the richest of family offices .\nthe antithesis to bmb\u0092s approach , according to withanage , would be a method of focusing on short - term revenues , and multiplying transactions through thousands of employees and millions of customers .\nbmb is a very good company to learn but you have to be a very fast learner to stay longer . working environment is strict so be ready for any news any time .\nbmb has acquired emp\u0092s offices in bahrain , buenos aires , hong kong , johannesburg , singapore , and washington dc . new offices in beijing , saudi arabia and uae are planned for this year .\nnevertheless , withanage is still attached to the idea of having a small group of partners that clients know and trust . he says big firms with a constant ebb and flow of bankers can become impersonal and take undue risks with clients\u0092 capital , partly because of the limited recourse to the bankers\u0092 own pockets .\nwe\u0092re in this for life ,\nhe says .\neven so , bmb group is likely to steer away from buying local islamic retail or commercial banks in the middle east and asia . this is because it wants to be a support rather than a rival to these institutions .\none reason why we exist in the islamic space is to empower local islamic banks in the middle east and asia ,\nsays withanage .\nwe saw , certainly until last year , that the largest islamic banks in the world were the western bulge - bracket banks . investors go where they have the greatest offering of products .\nbmb also harbours a desire to snap up more financial institutions around the world , with its stakeholders\u0092 own money , and with the money of its clients .\nthis year is poised to be our biggest year of growth ,\nsays withanage .\nprince abdul ali and i played on a polo team together ,\nsays withanage when describing how the idea behind bmb was first born . it made for a small new company that , like its senior management , was very young and extremely well connected .\nthanks to the emp acquisition , bmb\u0092s staff numbers have grown from about 30 to about 100 . an advisory body consisting of high - profile ex - government officials from around the world is soon to be announced . this will be meeting in brunei in october .\nhaving an eye for detail , stamina and a thorough approach to work duties . excellent organisation and troubleshooting skills . experience of dealing with short shelf life food products . proven ability to lead , motivate and build successful teams . understand all legal , regulatory , information security and compliance requirements . team leading & people development skills . able to manage and develop a diverse group of highly skilled people . a pragmatic approach to getting the required results . ability to manage operations within budgetary constraints .\nwe see a lot of interest among middle eastern investors in east asian assets . similarly , we see a lot of interest among east asian investors in middle eastern assets ,\nsays rayo withanage , the co - founder , co - chairman , and chief executive of bmb .\nat bmb it\u0092s not just how much money you make at the end of the year ,\nhe says .\nwe ask about the longer - term risk for the firm and the clients when awarding employees compensation . we don\u0092t promote investment opportunities we wouldn\u0092t be interested in ourselves .\nhowever , a development for bmb that might contribute more to the wealth if not to the glory of its regal patrons came in december last year , with the acquisition of emp global . this emerging markets private equity firm , based in washington dc , had made investments of more than $ 7 billion .\n\u201cthrough its unique investment platform , bmb is currently engaged in a $ 5 billion deployment across the alternative asset spectrum , \u201d the company said in a statement . \u201c [ it ] is exploiting diverse investment opportunities through its core businesses of asset management , hydrocarbons and real estate , developing strategic relationships throughout the islamic world . \u201d\nbmb islamic has not restricted itself to helping non - western institutions . one of the schemes it has been working on recently is a new fund from uk asset manager f & c ; for investments that are shariah - compliant , and \u0096 to appeal to non - muslims \u0096 that are deemed and marketed as generally socially responsible .\nbmb , short for \u2018baklawa made better\u2019 ; is an innovative confectionery business that was founded on the principles of providing solutions for chocolate & bakery professionals . our values and ethics mean we only work with quality ingredients that support good \u2018livelihoods\u2019 and to stay at the forefront of providing an exceptional service in a world where relationships mean everything .\nindeed , the royal nature of the company\u0092s connections , clients and stakeholders is reflected in bmb collections , a division being created to advise royal families on the acquisition and management of crown jewellery , art and other valuable collectable items . the division will help royals extract value from such assets by renting them to galleries , or through other means .\nwithanage , a former lawyer with roots in brunei and new zealand , set up bmb in 2004 , when he was in his mid - 20s . he had the help of prince abdul ali , a son of the sultan of brunei\u0092s sister . prince abdul ali , who is still co - chairman , is just two years older than withanage .\nbmb islamic\u0092s credentials include helping dubai\u0092s shuaa capital create a shariah - compliant equity fund . it has also helped national bank of dubai create a sukuk fund , and abu dhabi bank adcb and australia\u0092s macquarie bank create a shariah - compliant swap structure for an infrastructure fund . it also submitted a report to commercial bank of dubai on how that institution could enter the islamic market .\nbmb\u0092s wide and widening connections at the top of eastern societies are shown in its role as investment manager for a charitable fund created this spring by the 56 states of the organization of islamic conference .\nthe fund will act as a rallying call for wealthy islamic countries to help needy communities around the world ,\nsays mat hassan esa , chief executive of the newly formed international zakat organization .\nit is at a nexus of the contemporary redirection of wealth to the industrializing nations of the east , from the west , via petrodollars . bmb is a bridge for elite investment between the middle east and east asia . indeed , it was co - founded and is co - chaired by prince ali yil kabier , a member of brunei\u0092s royal family , which traces its roots to both arabia and china .\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\u201cdar al istithmar continues to service clients . we are in the process of staffing up again , \u201d a deutsche bank spokesperson said .\n\u201cit\u2019s not part of deutsche bank \u2013 our islamic team is completely in place . our middle east structuring team \u2013 who deal with islamic and non - islamic products \u2013 in dubai is very strong . \u201d\nsubscribe to arabian business ' newsletter to receive the latest breaking news and business stories in dubai , the uae and the gcc straight to your inbox .\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 .\nwe have noticed that there is an issue with your subscription billing details . please update your billing details here\nthe subscription details associated with this account need to be updated . please update your billing details here to continue enjoying your subscription .\nplease update your billing details here to continue enjoying your access to the most informative and considered journalism in the uk .\nwe\u2019ve added tags to the bottom of all article pages allowing you to further explore the topics you\u2019re interested in .\nclub med , the company that pioneered all - 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{"id": 55902, "summary": [{"text": "mc2 ( marvel comics 2 ) is an imprint from marvel comics whose comic books depict an alternative future timeline for the marvel universe .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the imprint was spun off from the events of what if ?", "topic": 21}, {"text": "# 105 ( february 1998 ) , which was the first appearance of the character spider-girl , spider-man 's daughter from an alternative future . ", "topic": 30}], "title": "marvel comics 2", "paragraphs": ["steve ditko , who co - created spider - man and doctor strange for marvel comics , has died . he was 90 . urltoken 2 days ago\npreview pages from\njohn carter : the gods of mars .\n( marvel comics )\nthis is a subreddit dedicated to marvel comics , its publications and hundreds of characters . it is not affiliated with marvel entertainment , llc and is an unofficial community operated by dedicated fans .\nhydra - aligned captain america holds aloft the hammer of thor , which can only be held by those who are \u201cworthy . \u201d andrea sorrentino / marvel comics\na few weeks ago , the assembled heroes of the marvel universe took on the hydra - aligned captain america with the fate of all reality at stake , in the final issue in marvel comics\u2019 controversial secret empire event .\nwas a really enjoyable update on the captain marvel / shazam ! idea , and the lack of any collected editions is one of the great losses of the 1990s comics world .\nrt @ jenyamato : hannah john - kamen had a * pretty * good recommendation letter for the # antmanandthewasp gig .\nit said , ' dear peyton : \u2018 [ i ] wan\u2026 2 hours ago\nlasting legacy : outside of digital comics coloring , there is none : marvel ' s desire to keep the ultraverse locked away has effectively removed any legacy the line had outside of fans ' memories .\ndoing a traditional style tattoo marvel themed sleeve on my leg . this is my second installment , a tin toy iron - man . : marvel\nnow , in\navengers arena\nthey ' re squaring off against each other , costume - clad pawns in a decidedly deadlier game they ' ve no control over and no hope of escaping from in the series from marvel comics that came out wednesday .\nmarvel\u2019s controversial secret empire event is over . was it worth it ? - polygon\ndc ' s wildstorm acquisition ) , the ultraverse started life as the premiere line of indie malibu comics with such characters as prime , hardcase , and rune quickly becoming fan - favorites .\none of the most important and well - remembered marvel imprints , epic was vertigo years before karen berger got the go - ahead from the powers that be at dc ; offering creator - owned and mature reader titles shepherded by one of comics ' most well - respected editors , archie goodwin .\n, the line aimed to present iconic versions of marvel\u2019s characters unfettered by decades of byzantine continuity .\n, which brought brian michael bendis to marvel and arguably built his reputation into what it is today .\n\u201cthe mentioned artwork in x - men gold # 1 was inserted without knowledge behind its reported meanings . these implied references do not reflect the views of the writer , editors or anyone else at marvel and are in direct opposition of the inclusiveness of marvel comics and what the x - men have stood for since their creation . this artwork will be removed from subsequent printings , digital versions , and trade paperbacks and disciplinary action is being taken . \u201d\nmarvel has terminated ardian syaf\u2019s contract effective immediately . \u2018x - men gold\u2019 # 2 and # 3 featuring his work have already been sent to the printer and will continue to ship bi - weekly . issues # 4 , # 5 , and # 6 will be drawn by r . b . silva and issues # 7 , # 8 , and # 9 will be drawn by ken lashley . a permanent replacement artist will be assigned to \u2018x - men gold\u2019 in the coming weeks .\non saturday , marvel released a statement about the controversy to urltoken saying syaf\u2019s views are not shared by the company . marvel added that the artwork will edited to remove from all future publications , and others will be disciplined .\nsince the original captain america - as - hydra reveal in may 2016 , the message from marvel comics has been \u201cwait and see . \u201d criticism towards the series\u2019 themes and events was met with pleas to stick it out to the end , because it would all be explained and it would all be worth it . marvel even released a statement to abc news \u2014 also a subsidiary of disney \u2014 asking for patience from fans and assurances that it would all be worth it in the end .\nwith this happening , we thought back to other popular marvel imprints that have come and gone in the publisher ' s storied history . here ' s a look back at some of marvel ' s now defunct ( or dormant ) publishing lines .\n) , but a whole raft of books offering the look at a possible future marvel universe . even when the line faded ,\nthe mods of / r / marvel reserve the right to remove any posts or comments that we see fit at our discretion .\na marvel universe set in a fantasy world would be amazing . fing fang foom could be the like sacred dragon or something .\nwith the recent exodus of bendis from marvel , icon is only technically still around with no ongoing or solicited titles under the umbrella .\ndoing a traditional style tattoo marvel themed sleeve on my leg . this is my second installment , a tin toy iron - man .\nan oddity on this list , marvel knights was an imprint that outlived its usefulness when essentially the entire marvel line became a marvel knights book . started as a boutique line headed up by joe quesada and jimmy palmiotti to attract top creators to lesser - known properties by offering reduced continuity and increased production quality , the success of the line led to quesada being offered the editor - in - chief position of the entire publisher . . . a move that revitalized marvel as a whole , but left the knights line without much of an identity .\nupdate : marvel has released a statement to comic book resources announcing it was terminating its contract with syaf . it can be read in full below .\nphiladelphia \u2014 marvel ' s younger heroes have dealt with life - threatening challenges before in the pages of\nyoung avengers\nfrom foes earthbound and beyond .\nsh : there\u2019s a prison break in issue 2 . john carter must escape from the gods of mars to make it back to his true love , princess dejah thoris . in the original novel , it takes place over 50 or so pages . in the comic , we were far more limited . but we were able to create a bad ass sequence full of false exits , reversals of fortune , close calls and tons of action . ramon really knocked it out of the park . please consult with your doctor before reading this scene if you have a history of heart problems .\nlast week brian michael bendis announced that as part of his multi - year exclusive deal with dc he was taking his creator - owned titles away from marvel ' s icon imprint to dc . with that , it functionally put a\nclosed\nsign over icon - an imprint founded in 2004 by marvel for bendis and other\na - list\nmarvel creators . while it might be premature to say icon is dead , it hasn ' t had a new title since 2014 ' s\nsyaf\u2019s actions upset many within marvel\u2019s creative family , including g . willow wilson , best known for writing ms . marvel . wilson , who is also muslim , tweeted angrily about syaf after hearing the news . she later published her more in - depth thoughts on the translation of the koranic verses he referenced on her personal blog .\njust saw the syaf x - men stuff . this on top of the diversity doesn ' t sell and secret empire ? someone at marvel is cursed , right ?\n\u201cjohn carter , \u201d the film , arrives on march 9 , but that\u2019s only one way to visit the red ridges and valleys of barsoom . on march 21 , marvel comics will release the first issue of \u201cjohn carter : the gods of mars , \u201d written by sam humphries ( \u201csacrifice\u201d ) with art by ramon perez ( \u201cjim henson\u2019s tale of sand\u201d ) and created in collaboration with the edgar rice burroughs estate . this adaptation is considered part of canon \u2014 a fact that is not lost on humphries , who was interviewed recently by hero complex lead writer geoff boucher .\nwhat would the marvel universe look like 107 years in the future ? an odd number , sure , but that was apparently the thinking behind the 1992 line that took a peek into marvel ' s world of tomorrow , mixing sci - fi with the traditional super heroics . born out of a failed concept by stan lee and john byrne ( one actually titled\nan ill - advised attempt at bandwagon jumping , the mangaverse was marvel ' s attempt to lure manga fans to its characters by . . . drawing them differently . . . ?\nlasting legacy : again , ultimate spider - man . though the ultimate universe is no more in the wake of secret wars , miles morales and his family now inhabit the mainstream marvel universe , operating as spider - man alongside peter parker , and as part of the champions . numerous other elements from the series have made their way to the mainstream marvel universe as well .\nlasting legacy : the marvel knights line has been dormant since a brief revival in 2013 with hulk , spider - man , and x - men titles , but it ' s never technically been cancelled .\nx - men gold # 1 is being heavily promoted by marvel as a resurgence of its long - running mutant franchise . the full breakdown of each hidden reference and what they mean can be read here .\nthat success ( and malibu ' s state - of - the - art computer coloring set - up ) drew marvel ' s attention and , one corporate takeover later , the ultraverse characters were mixing things up with the x - men , avengers and the marvel universe as a whole - well , at least until sales fell and the line was forever filed away , with mysterious legal reasons apparently meaning it shall never be seen again .\nno one comic or story is going turn things around for marvel . it\u2019ll take some really good stories and a sincere sign that things will change for the better to regain the trust of those driven away from secret empire . at the end of this month , secret empire will be a distant memory in the marvel universe \u2014 or at least that seems to be the hope \u2014 but whether fans can forgive and forget remains to be seen .\nsecret empire is the second worst selling event comic in marvel\u2019s history . furthermore , it failed to bolster sales of its tie - in issues \u2014 series launched out of secret empire , such as secret warriors , were already hovering around the cancellation line just a couple of issues in . marvel has spent a lot of time and money on this event , and has come out of the other side with lower sales and lower confidence from readers and retailers alike .\nmarvel ' s icon line was the publisher ' s latest attempt at cultivating a line of creator - owned releases for its top writing talents . anchored by titles from mark millar and brian michael bendis , the line launched favorites such as bendis '\ncongrats to marvel for putting out a quality book . i ' m excited to see the series come to life in the movies and in print . in honor of the anniversary i made my own illustration . check it out here : urltoken \u2026\nmark waid is a truly legendary creator at this point , responsible for masterpieces across more than three decades . in recent years , however , he has developed a habit of attempting to broach divisive topics such as race and religion in his comics . often , his attempts have struggled to accurately convey the experiences of the people the story represents \u2014 at worst , they have come off as out - of - touch and offensive portrayals of communities that waid is not a part of . unfortunately , the idea of a legendary writer who already has two classic runs with captain america under his belt isn\u2019t as appealing a concept as it first might seem , regardless of how gorgeous chris samnee\u2019s art surely will be .\neventually , after adding the x - men , a version of the avengers , the fantastic four , and countless other characters of the marvel universe , the ultimate universe was also bogged down with 15 years of continuity , with many of its fan favorite characters and titles having been launched and relaunched numerous times .\nalthough secret empire touted itself as a timely story about unchecked power and limited responsibility , the majority of the event instead featured a \u2018round the world macguffin hunt for the shattered pieces of the cosmic cube . the understanding was that whomever assembled the reality - shaping plot device would decide the fate of the marvel universe .\nwriter dennis hopeless called the series \u2014 which sees 16 characters from marvel entertainment awake on an island run by the villain arcade \u2014 as a chance to look at the individual characters , including mettle , x - 23 and darkhawk , among others , and glean what type of heroes they could be , provided they survive .\non the horizon is marvel legacy , in which much of marvel\u2019s line will revert back to something resembling the title\u2019s original numbering scheme if it hadn\u2019t be rebooted or renumbered , as a tribute to the decades of continuity that came before . the true , good , all - american steve rogers returns to captain america under the guidance of a new creative team : daredevil and black widow \u2019s mark waid and chris samnee . following the end of secret empire , the damage left by hydra is still present throughout america and it seems like the new captain america story will see steve addressing the population\u2019s concerns and fears following his doppelganger\u2019s takeover of the united states .\nhorror novelist clive barker created an entire superhero line for the publisher , with the output being something that brought a little vertigo flavor to marvel , complete with magical heroes and art that bucked the trends of the time . launched as the 1990s sales bubble was beginning to burst , the line lasted less than a year , with an entire second wave of titles written but never released .\nthat ' s the interesting thing about the concept of fighting for your life or being in a death match ; it gets down to the core of who a person is . they ' re making decisions that are going to shape who they are as adults ,\nsaid hopeless , whose writing credits at marvel include\nlegion of monsters\nand\nx - men : season one .\nlasting legacy : mark gruenwald brought the new universe into marvel continuity in 1994 ' s starblast event . an attempt to relaunch the concept as new universal under the pen of warren ellis was abandoned after low sales and a computer crash that destroyed months of work on the series . recently , several characters from the new universe appeared as central components of jonathan hickman\u2019s avengers , with starbrand and nightmask later receiving their own joint title in the wake of secret wars .\nit\u2019s the latest in a series of embarrassing controversies marvel has faced . many fans were offended by the company\u2019s decision to essentially make captain america the leader of a neo - nazi organization \u2014 especially in light of the fact that the character\u2019s co - creator , jack kirby , is jewish . things got worse last week when david gabriel , the company\u2019s vice president of sales , remarked that the company\u2019s efforts to make their characters more diverse tanked sales at the end of last year . he later retracted the statement .\na glance at marvel\u2019s schedule for the next few months shows a surprisingly meagre amount of secret empire fallout , especially for a publisher that usually ends events with line - wide branding , like \u201cthe initiative\u201d after civil war and \u201cdark reign\u201d after secret invasion . the x - men books are going straight into a crossover event in the mojoverse ; the punisher is taking over the war machine armor , after working with hydra of his own free will ; and the avengers are going straight into a crossover with the champions featuring the high evolutionary .\nmarvel ' s much - heralded 25th birthday present to itself , the new universe was intended to be an all - new line and an all - new fictional universe updating stan lee ' s original concept of fantastic adventures set in\nthe world outside your window\nfor the then - modern day , headed up by editor - in - chief jim shooter ' s star brand , showcasing what he believed was a more complex style of superhero storytelling . unfortunately hampered by low budget , low concept and low sales , the line staggered to a close within just three years .\nfurthermore , hydra - cap survived the fight and changes to reality and is currently in custody , a supervillain available to return at a writer\u2019s whim , just like any other . though his personal history and memories were altered by the cosmic cube , this captain america is the original captain america of the marvel universe ; the red , white and blue one summoned by kobik is an artificially created cap with all of the original steve rogers\u2019 memories . nick spencer has stated on twitter that once the original steve rogers came back , he became the \u201creal\u201d captain america again and hydracap became the imposter . but , even if you find it a convincing explanation , it ' s one that is wholly absent from the comic itself .\nsh : i actually remained in a state of ignorance about john carter until marvel contacted me about the book . when i picked up the original novel , i felt like a stranger in a strange land \u2014 much like the hero of my book \u201csacrifice , \u201d who finds himself transported to the aztec empire . as any world traveler can tell you , dropping into a foreign land is an exhilarating experience \u2014 you\u2019re flooded with a constant sense of awe and discovery , your eyes and ears go wide like dinner plates , you don\u2019t know where you\u2019re going but you\u2019re thrilled to take the journey . that\u2019s what it feels like to go to barsoom with john carter for the first time . that\u2019s what we\u2019re bringing to life in the comic . and you don\u2019t have to pay extra to check your luggage .\nlasting legacy : it ' s tempting to speculate that the only book not to fill the dollar bins are the two star wars titles , droids and ewoks , but we ' re still holding out for a royal roy revival .\nlasting legacy : the line faded into obscurity , but barker stole the name of one of the series , saint sinner , for a later project , saying that the series was\na waste of a good title .\nlived on in various incarnations for some time - - as well as in many fans ' hearts to this day .\nlasting legacy : spider - girl ' s continued success was a testimony to fan activism , with the title simply refusing to die on more than one occasion thanks to the outpouring of support the book enjoyed . while the title may be off the shelves currently , the example it provided of a publisher listening to its fan base will live on for some time . . .\nthat ' s unfair ; the line offered alternate versions of signature characters like spider - man , the punisher and the x - men , recreated with backstories that , it was hoped , would resonate with manga readers . any lessons about the importance of format and price point to the appeal of manga were ignored , however , and the line faded away after two years , only to enjoy a short - lived revival three years later .\n, which turned the gun - toting frank castle into a bdsm - themed heroine named hashi brown ( yes , really ) who spanked and tickled her way through crime . fan service , anyone ?\nlasting legacy : the spider - man : legends of the spider - clan mini - series brought both kaare andrews and skottie young to a wider audience .\n. that confusion seemed to doom the line , which ended within 18 months , although a couple of titles survived its shuttering .\n, which gave the line ( and the publisher ) a book with the kind of critical appeal that many wouldn ' t have expected .\nlasting legacy : a new runaways ongoing series recently hit shelves - just in time for a tv adaptation that hews closely to the comic books , bringing tsunami\u2019s biggest success to a new generation of fans .\n) , the line lasted six years , and has since undergone a couple of revivals and reappearances in other titles .\n, the launch book of the line and the one that outlasted almost everything else published as part of the imprint .\nlasting legacy : spider - man 2099 just ended another run at his own title and the x - men of 2099 recently appeared in x - men blue .\nepic lasted from 1982 through 1994 , before being revived for about two seconds in 2003 as an imprint to bring new talent to the publisher that never quite gelled .\n. one of the strengths of epic was that it didn ' t have one core title .\nlasting legacy : epic provided a model for countless other publishers of how to do this kind of thing right . there might have been a vertigo without epic , but it might not have been the same without this model to look to .\n, an upscale , if somewhat desperate , one - shot intended to bring attention to the line by nuking pittsburgh is probably a more honest way of remembering the line as a whole .\nwas undoubtedly the flagship of the ultimate line . working for over 100 issues with mark bagley , bendis redefined peter parker and his supporting cast before eventually killing parker off and replacing him with a new ultimate spider - man , miles morales .\n, about ordinary cops in a world full of superheroes , launched the icon line in 2004 . it grew into a tv show , and lasted with the line until bendis ' recent jump to dc , where\nlasting legacy : stories that originated with icon are still making waves throughout the industry and being adapted to new media . and really , icon could still continue . considering it was still going up until a few months ago with work from bendis , we ' re calling icon\ndormant\nrather than\ndefunct\n- for now .\nthe series and the stories leading into it have been subject to much debate about the responsibility of storytelling within the superhero genre . now that everything is officially over \u2014 with the publication of the event\u2019s epilogue issue , secret empire : omega # 1 \u2014 it\u2019s a good time to reflect on the events both in and outside of the comic , and to assess whether secret empire was worth all the hubbub .\nwhile the lead - in to secret empire seemed like the event itself was going to have something to say about the nature of american fascism , the actual series focused more on being a standard superhero romp without much to say . over the course of eighteen months , the story of captain america\u2019s turn towards outright fascism has caused pain , anger and outrage and ultimately just wasn\u2019t worth the the offense , the excuses or the effort .\nat the beginning of secret empire \u2019s final issue , the hydra - aligned steve rogers had assembled most of a cosmic cube . rogers\u2019 was able to rewrite reality into one where hydra truly won world war ii and had influenced the growth of american culture for close to a century . sam wilson , who had survived the change in reality unaltered , held the final piece of the cosmic cube , and , in a surprise move , he handed it over to rogers to complete his power .\nwhat rogers didn\u2019t know was that ant - man and the winter soldier had hitched a ride at the microscopic level into the pocket dimension within the cube itself . there , the true steve rogers\u2019 consciousness had been kept safe by kobik , the childlike manifestation of the cosmic cube\u2019s sentience . within the vanishing point , bucky was able to bring kobik back into the world , and she promptly undid hydra - rogers ' changes to reality and created a new physical form for the true steve\u2019s personality .\nfrom there , it was a clash between two captains america ; one who represented the american dream and one who was a twisted reflection of the country\u2019s worst traits . as people across the united states watched the fight on the news , the hydra - aligned cap reached for mjolnir but was no longer able to wield it , due to no longer being in possession of any cosmic cube fragments . the real steve rogers however , can and did , smashing it into his doppelganger and ending the fight .\nin this week\u2019s epilogue , the real steve rogers visited his imposter in prison to get the measure of the man who ruined his reputation . the event ended with a tease that there are still hydra followers loyal to their supreme leader , ready to take up arms for their cause .\nmany of the criticisms levelled towards the story over the past eighteen months have been about the symbolism of corrupting a jewish - created american icon with a nazi - aligned terrorist organisation . it doesn\u2019t matter if you eventually explain that thor\u2019s hammer was affected by the cosmic cube when that image is all too easily exists separated from the rest of the comic book explanation . it\u2019s irresponsible to play sleight of hand with potentially volatile and offensive imagery just because \u201cit all works out in the end . \u201d\nover the course of the past eighteen months or so , spencer has gone out of his way to clarify that some factions of hydra are nazis , but not all of them are , and hydra - cap\u2019s faction is not . however , in the final moments of secret empire omega # 1 , steve rogers says to his doppelganger \u201ci know what you are , and i\u2019ve been fighting you my whole life , \u201d a reference to captain america\u2019s history and origin \u2014 which is indelibly tied to world war ii and the fight against the third reich .\nso the hydra - aligned captain america was the real steve rogers until the end of the comic when he wasn\u2019t , and hydra weren\u2019t nazis until the end of the comic where they were . so much of secret empire has revolved around splitting hairs over semantics and arguing subtle differences to explain how the story isn\u2019t offensive . a big summer event from a major superhero publisher should not need to thread that needle . if you start a sentence with \u201cwell , actually it\u2019s not a nazi thing , because\u2026\u201d you\u2019ve already lost your argument . \u201cis this supposed to be a nazi thing ? \u201d isn\u2019t a question readers should have to ask in the first place .\nit also doesn\u2019t help that much of the storytelling was straight - up sloppy , with plot holes , dropped narratives and unanswered questions throughout . the series glossed over important and pivotal moments in the development of the hydra nation , going from captain america defeating the avengers in washington straight to an america where hydra is the norm and everyone\u2019s used to it . similarly , secret empire # 10 jumps from the defeat of hydracap to the reconstruction efforts in a post - hydra society \u2014 it seems like deposing hydra is as simple as beating up the guy currently in charge .\nsecret empire : omega # 1 pays some lip service to the reconstruction efforts , including the mutants surrendering new tian , the sovereign nation they established in california , back to the us government . but there\u2019s no time to address the fact that hydra wouldn\u2019t fall apart at the defeat of one man in a green rocket suit , if it was embedded as deeply throughout america as we\u2019ve been shown . but secret empire never actually wanted to address the systemic and troubling nature of the ways fascism and totalitarianism worms its way into democracy , it just wanted to play with the symbology \u2014 like a big green octopus shaped toy .\nthere\u2019s also the matter of the other captain america , sam wilson . since donning the red - white - and - blue , sam has lead sidekicks to their death , let billionaires off the hook , stood on the sidelines while private police terrorise minority communities and eventually decided it was all too hard and quit to go camp out in montana . while it\u2019s hardly the character\u2019s fault \u2014 he deserved much better \u2014 sam wilson was a terrible captain america . and now that the real steve rogers is back , he\u2019s heading back to becoming the falcon . it\u2019s a missed opportunity to have him to actually live up to the name and mantle of captain america in the wake of hydra\u2019s takeover .\nkieran shiach is a salford , u . k . - based freelance writer and one half of good egg podcasts . he is on twitter , @ kingimpulse . he wishes in the past he tried more things \u2019cause now he knows being in trouble is a fake idea .\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 50 . the sidebar size is long .\nillustrator ardian syaf has apologized on facebook for including two panels he drew in x - men gold # 1 that made references to a koranic verse sometimes interpreted as having anti - christian and anti - jewish meanings , and a controversy surrounding it in indonesia .\nin the details of a panel , syaf , an indonesian , muslim artist , had included a reference to a verse in the quran that is linked to a blasphemy investigation of the governor of indonesia\u2019s capital . the verse referenced has been used by some to argue that christians and jews cannot be trusted . last year , basuki tjahaja purnama , who is jakarta\u2019s first christian governor , spoke against the verse in a manner viewed by some as disrespectful to islam .\nthere is a second reference to an anti - basuki protest , the appearance of the number 212 on a storefront in the background . and in a third panel , kitty pryde \u2014 a jewish super - hero \u2014 stands with her back to the viewer , and a jewelry store sign in the distance frames her with the letters j - e - w .\n\u201cmy career is over now , \u201d syaf wrote . \u201cit ' s the consequence what i did , and i take it . please no more mockery , debate , no more hate . i hope all in peace . in this last chance , i want to tell you the true meaning of the numbers , 212 and qs 5 : 51 . it is number of justice . it is number of love . my love to holy qur ' an . . . my love to the last prophet , the messenger . . . my love to allah , the one god .\n\u201cmy apologize for all the noise . good bye , may god bless you all . i love all of you . \u201d\nyeah pardon my french but f * * k this guy . kiss your career goodbye . urltoken\nx - men gold # 1 published just weeks before the final round of elections in jakarta . basuki , who is ethnically chinese , is running for re - election . more information about the issues occurring in jakarta can be read here . the first issue of x - men gold can not currently be purchased through digital retailers .\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 26 . the sidebar size is long .\npress j to jump to the feed . press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts\ndo you collect comic books or comic book art ? or are you just interested in the world of collecting ? either way come here for discussion , news , purchase pictures and collections .\nplease read our rules & guidelines before posting . for tips and helpful info , please check out getting started .\nthe color is phenomenal , the line work is immaculate , the idea is top notch . 10 / 10\nlooks great , maybe think about adding the wind up key coming out the back .\nmost bans are subject to repeal under reasonable circumstances . feel free to messages us if you feel you are being punished unjustly and try to remember to be respectful .\nmust only go far back as the 90s . just look at his lack of feet !\nconfession : whenever i read namor in a comic , i imagine his voice sounding a lot like vegeta . both are haughty princes , both are powerful , both are impulsive , and neither of them are gonna take your shit .\nnamor and vegeta are a lot alike ! i hope namor gets some love in the mcu in the future .\ni love the vaguely racist asian eyes on him . that ' s definitely old - 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point philosophy as far as expressing your own ideas but also matching the spirit of the edgar rice burroughs bookshelf ?\nsh : the characters were my north star . there\u2019s so many awesome ideas and kick - ass , stand - up - and - cheer moments in edgar rice burroughs\u2019 books . but all of that falls apart if you lose sight of these noble , courageous , reckless and beautiful characters who make up the beating heart of barsoom . these are characters with epic emotions as grand and breathtaking as the alien environment that surrounds them . also , getting out of the way of artist ramon perez , so he could work his magic . ramon just came off the amazing \u201ctale of sand\u201d graphic novel and we were so lucky to snatch him up . his john carter pages with colorist jordie bellaire are stunning . mars never looked so good .\ngb : \u201cjohn carter\u201d is reaching a whole new audience with the disney film and many of them don\u2019t know the heritage . when you explain the history and stature of the barsoom works , what do you say ?\nsh : i tell them the john carter epic is literally a hundred years old . the first novel was published in 1911 . it puts it all into perspective , because the barsoom novels inform every sci - 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", "topic": 37}], "title": "stratosphere sound", "paragraphs": ["db sound design is a full - service retail , maintenance and installation company serving the broadcast and entertainment industry . sound design - retail sound equipment sales - sound equipment service - sound equipment installation - sound equipment maintenance\nfear factor india - level 4 the stratosphere sound team applies their engineering skills and extensive gear list to this years round of challenges .\nstratosphere sound , owned and managed by the renowned sound recordist jeff hodd , has the flexibility to offer solutions for the smallest shoot requirements right up to full - scale productions for international and local clients .\nphotos by diana wong so so glos / the luyas / bleeding rainbow @ stratosphere sound 10 / 18 / 2012 just like in cmj ' s past , fred perry and recording studio stratosphere sound ( the studio owned by james iha , fountains of wayne ' s adam schlesinger . . .\nstratosphere sound : recording ivy and more | tape op magazine | longform candid interviews with music producers and audio engineers covering mixing , mastering , recording and music production .\nsound devices releases the 664 six - channel portable production mixer with integrated recorder . the new flagship in the sound devices line of portable audio mixers .\ni can ' t imagine how you can just pick up the pieces and move on to build stratosphere .\nsterling ' s new studios learn more about sterling sound ' s new studio locations .\nplease contact db sound design using the contact form to the right . we will respond to you quickly by email or telephone regarding sound equipment purchases , maintenance , repair , custom sound system design and expert installations . let us know how we can help you today !\ntags : bear hands , class actress , cmj , dom , fake problems , fred perry , insound , jukebox the ghost , ma . mentor , makers mark , stratosphere sound , surfer blood , woven bones\nslug guts , the luyas , so so glos , bleeding rainbow & more played the fred perry artist lounge at stratosphere . . .\nsuppliers of location sound , engineering crew and equipment for film , tv broadcast shoots , staging and events .\nstratosphere sound is a professional recording studio located in west cheslea . we routinely host sessions for major and independent record labels from all over the world , as well as for network and cable television shows , major and independent films , and tv commercials .\nthanks for going the extra mile in finding a sound system and brass section in the eleventh hour . . .\nhi , i ' m guillermo from mexico city . i ' m a music producer and sound engineer . i work with all types of music genres . i do mixing , mastering , sound design works , film scores , jingles etc ; i studied sound engineering back in london . currently expanding my musical and engineering studies in mexico city .\noct 25 ( reuters ) - a skydiving google executive is safely back on earth after jumping out of a giant balloon floating in the stratosphere more than 25 miles ( 40 km ) above new mexico , a feat that broke the sound barrier and shattered a world altitude record .\nthe ministry of sound in elephant and castle has been open for 20 years , attracting club - goers from around the world .\njust like in cmj ' s past , fred perry and recording studio stratosphere sound ( the studio owned by james iha , fountains of wayne ' s adam schlesinger and ivy ' s andy chase ) teamed to record eight band in eight hours on thursday of cmj week ( 10 / 18 ) . . .\ntrue sound records boasts a 32 channel analog console , separate live room and vocal booth , and the capability to record a full band .\nstratosphere is our first studio album . it was recorded and mixed at vocomotion studios in skokie , il between march and november of 2009 . the album was released on december 3 , 2009 .\nafter spending about 30 minutes \u201cexperiencing the wonders of the stratosphere , \u201d he plunged toward the earth , the company , which designed his custom - made pressurized spacesuit and life support system , said on its website .\ni am musician , acoustic technician from the university of le mans , undergraduate diploma in acoustic engineering ( higher acoustic course in europe ) , in collaboration with the sound design master of esbam art school . i created the studio to record various music groups including mine , create the sound design of advertisements , documentaries . . .\n\u201cin rapid free - fall , alan experienced a short period of near weightlessness and within 90 seconds exceeded the speed of sound , \u201d paragon said on its website .\nsound devices launches the incredible pix series portable video production recorders quicktime recording using apple prores or avid dnxhd * to any hdmi - or hd - sdi equipped high - definition video camera .\nhello ! my name is benjamin hull and i operate the sound design and recording studio - dream loud studio . with 25 years of music experience in a variety of genres ranging from rock , metal , edm , classical and jazz ; i bring an equally diverse and refined sound to my audio engineering and production to make sure that you get the product that you want !\ngetting started are you ready to start controlling your sound system through your phone ? we thought so . follow these steps to get started . touch audio remote . touch the device you . . .\nsince 1992 , db sound design has worked with some of the biggest artists , producers and commercial studio owners in the music industry to meet all of their diverse needs . the extensive client list of top industry professionals speaks to db sound ' s commitment to excellence . unlike many of our competitors we listen to what you want , provide it at a reasonable cost and support the end result long after the job is finished .\neustace remained in a free fall for about 4 . 5 minutes before landing safely nearly 70 miles from his launch point , setting a world record for the highest skydive and breaking the sound barrier in the process .\n\u201ci always wondered : what if you could design a system that would allow humans to explore the stratosphere as easily and safely as they do the ocean ? \u201d eustace is quoted as saying on the space development company\u2019s website . ( reporting by barbara goldberg ; editing by marguerita choy )\nrogon is currently in negotiations with 7x grammy - winning producer steve thompson to produce the balance of his debut lp . thompson has 150 + diamond , platinum and gold records under his belt , so there\u2019s no doubt a thompson - rogon record will launch rogon\u2019s debut into the stratosphere . \u201d\nsince 1992 , db sound design has worked with some of the biggest artists , producers and commercial studio owners in the music industry to meet all of their diverse needs . the extensive client list of top industry professionals speaks to db sound ' s commitment to excellence . unlike many of our competitors we listen to what you want , provide it at a reasonable cost and support the end result long after the job is finished . our client list\nrising as a russian team - up of legends , eximinds & aimoon conjure quite the composition . the power of ' stratosphere ' is defined by its driving bassline , melodious core , and superbly executed melody , ensuring that it will withstand the test of time and venture beyond your wildest dreams .\nsinging only a few bands can use the exact same instrumentation setup in every song and still sound fresh . this is personal taste , of course . but listen to your favorite band ' s recordings and see if . . .\nthe unseen is a three - piece band that has split its time between my hometown of eureka , ca , and portland , or . their sound is largely influenced by sixties pop , notably beatles , beach boys , and booker . . .\nflotheproducer \u00a9 2013 all rights reserved . purchase this beat : urltoken itunes store : urltoken amazon mp3 : urltoken google play : urltoken facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken soundcloud : urltoken slow r & b ; love song instrumental beat -\nstratosphere\nnew 2013 hot slow jam instrumental beat composed by flo2 productions / flotheproducer \u00a9 2013 all rights reserved . software used : pro tools & reason rewired . drake drizzy type beat trey songz classic rnb brand new fresh sound romantic slow r & b ; instrumentals music beatz emotional luv song backing track composition chords r7b r ' n ' b r + b\nwe found brendan doing sound for the chills on tour . when he got a look at tape op , he wanted to sit in on the interview - - and when martin got called out to autograph a female fan ' s shirt ,\nwell , . . .\ni ' ve been producing , mixing & recording artists for over 17 years . i specialize in live performance recording / mixing and voiceover sound design . my previous experience includes : apple , kroq - fm , ampradio , lionsgate , spotify , focus features , henry rollins & mark hamill\nsamsung stratosphere owners are the latest target for verizon\u2019s new backup assistant plus service . many of them are receiving text messages from vzwnmn , something that we understand to be annoying , to say the least . we actually wrote about this exact same tip in june for the incredible 2 , but for whatever reason , it\u2019s big red\u2019s other 4g lte slider that is being attacked today .\njazz pianist , composer , arranger and producer daniel lantz is the man behind beat funktion\u2019s powerhouse sound , having equipped the band with the elite among swedish jazz soloists , such as trumpetist karl olandersson , sax player olle thunstr\u00f6m , guitarist johan \u00f6ijen , bassist pal johnson and drum prodigy jon eriksson .\nwe welcome you to urltoken where several updates are in the works \u2013 \u201cin the stratosphere , \u201d in a manner of speaking ! the new bytes we will be bringing you will include new informational stories and feature articles that we believe you will find of value ; at least , this is our hope ! the plan is to have new information up and ready for you shortly , so please bookmark this page and check back often . thank you very much .\na skilled producer and engineer , she has worked at stratosphere sound in new york city and at philip glass \u2018 own personal recording studio . in 2009 , landes helped found saltlands studio in brooklyn , ny . she has collaborated with contemporaries like justin townes earle , will oldham and josh ritter in the studio . her songs have been featured in popular films and tv shows , including bored to death , skins , house , gossip girl and united states of tara . she composed original scores for two feature films blackbird and familiar strangers and wrote the end credit song for savage grace starring julianne moore . landes has appeared with the american songbook series , boston pops and in 2012 with the nyc ballet at lincoln center for the new benjamin millepied ballet \u201ctwo hearts\u201d singing a balled entitled \u201cthe brown girl\u201d as part of composer nico muhly \u2018s score .\nhip , ultra - funky , stylish , and all - swedish jazz - funk sextet beat funktion pays homage to instrumental early \u201970s funk , groove , soul , disco and afro - beat jazz . they keep their dance - floors and concert venues filled by serving up a pulsating \u201970s vintage sound with first - rate jazz soloists , relentless bass grooves and elaborate arrangements .\nhii . . iam kayiira kent , str @ producer , at sound caver recoders . iam a recording producer , musician ( beat making , drums , keyboards ) , song writer and dj . i have over a decade of experience in music / song arrangement , production , mixing & mastering . i like to work with clients full potential and creativity to bring out their uniqueness .\nthe true stereo algorithm inside the tsar - 1 is what gives it its magic . the strength lies in its sophisticated sound and versatility , no matter whether it ' s used on strings and brass or rock drums and lead vocals , it always shines . all this while still having a comprehensive and easy - to - use interface that is unparallelled in other high - end reverb products .\nsince his first appearance at the dean martin festival in 1998 , tom stevens has earned his title as \u201cthe best dean martin tribute artist\u201d ever . even dean\u2019s daughter deana says : \u201ci\u2019ve never seen anybody look and sound more like my daddy . \u201d having spent the last 11 years in las vegas , tom has also amazed audiences time and again with his uncanny tributes to over 100 celebrities .\npowerhouse studio , opened in 2007 , is a music production and recording studio . currently , powerhouse is home to recording engineers who ' ve worked in such genres as reggae , caribbean , rap / hip - hop , r & b and latin audio recordings . our engineers have interned at studios such as ma - max studios , inner circle studios ( miami ) and mercy sound studio .\nwe almost gave up . at first we were optimistic .\nwe ' ll just find another space .\nthen everything seemed to come together . we got a call , because billboard wrote a piece on the demise of stratosphere , the unfortunate fire , our plight and the search for our space . there ' s a woman who works at billboard who ' s kind of an acquaintance of james ' and adam ' s . she called us up and said ,\nmy father owns a lot of real estate in manhattan , maybe you guys could talk to him .\nso we met with him , and he was about as accommodating as you could get . he mentioned that there was one here , which was three blocks from where we lived .\nlike i said , the messages have to do with backup assistant plus which is vzw\u2019s new subscription service that allows you to store more than just contacts . you can manage multiple webmail accounts , store media ( pictures and video ) , and access them all from anywhere . it may sound neat , but your android phone already does all of the contact backup automatically to google\u2019s cloud . and if you want to backup media , there are plenty of options like dropbox or box that will do just fine . there is really no reason to sign up for this service other than to make your life hell when setting up your next android phone .\n\u201cinvest in daniel margasa , \u201d steve eggleston says . \u201cthere is a clarity of purpose to him that is rare . \u201d indeed , in his early 20s as a young man , daniel defined his own life course by writing an article entitled setting golden goals . friend and mentor dottie walters , the legendary author of the greatest speakers i have ever heard , recognized his rare focus and energy and chose his article for the first chapter of her great speakers anthology series , vol . 6 . , also selecting daniel\u2019s portrait to grace the cover . in the forward to her book , dottie quoted aristotle on the definition of a great speaker : \u201ca great person \u2013 who happens to speak well . \u201d that defines daniel , whose company sixx gun music embodies his unique and vast array of talents and aspirations : mason and builder ; audio studio song producer ; world - class drummer to whom the best come for instruction ; acclaimed author & speaker on how to make money in the music business ; artisan who designs and handmakes high - quality guitars , amps and gear ; music instrument entrepreneur and broker ; showman and show producer . in short , if you need anything done in the world of sound , music and production : call daniel . your time will not be wasted . urltoken .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nno bull : lectrosonics trampled , kicked , crushed and still going strong mark harrier and crew outfit professional bull riders , inc . with robust wireless technology .\nhey guys - - you ' ve seen the pictures , now check out the audio from our cmj party , hot off the presses for your downloading enjoyment .\nonline record store selling vinyl records , turntables , band shirts , band posters , headphones and so much more . - urltoken\nthanks to brooklynvegan for a fantastic write - up today about our cmj event ! lots of fun photos to check out .\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\npressed on clear vinyl and comes with a photographic print by aqua ( iwata\u2019s photography alias ) on special transparent film . limited edition of 200 .\nthe space was just storage lockers \u2014 it was 30 feet high . you ' d walk in and it was just this huge cavernous space that went on for 8000 square feet \u2014 we just thought how much we wanted to put up a dividing wall . then we bunkered down for ten months .\nyeah . i had had a studio for eight years , since i was right out of school . that studio was literally built by myself and some friends . we learned how to drill into the drywall and put up the studs . . .\nso you had really done some basic construction from the ground up . . .\nwell , i was more what they called the lackey . my friend , who is also a musician , would do carpentry work on the side and stuff . i just kind of helped him . this new studio was an enormous step up \u2014 obviously financially , technologically \u2014 on every level it was bigger . i bought out my partners at the old studio and \u2014 i was talking to james iha and adam . i was talking about if i buy out my old partners and reform with these guys , that we could maybe find a new place .\nthe fire didn ' t affect our space , per se . the flames didn ' t lap up at our equipment . we were on the third floor . we suffered severe smoke damage and damage to the studio structure and everything else because the firemen just busted through everything to put out the fire . the building was destroyed enough so that they didn ' t repair it , and they used this clause in the new york state lease that says that in a catastrophic fire a landlord can terminate all leases . so that ' s what he did . we had fifteen days to get everything out of there .\nwhere did you find this board [ neve 8086 ] ? it ' s beautiful .\nit was in upstate new york . . . i can ' t remember the name of the studio . this is a ' 78 . and it ' s just like your classic gorgeous neve with gml automation . it ' s been heavily , heavily modified by dan zellman [ zeltech industries ] . i mean , these boards were really no frills . it seems like they weren ' t back then , but compared to what you ' d get with a mackie today , you know that a mackie ' s more flexible than the way this board was designed .\nwell , there ' s lots of modifications that you can do to update it so that it is every bit as flexible as any board you ' d buy today .\ni ' m not that hands - on with that kind of thing . if a module would go down , i would just call dan . he ' s one of the premier neve guys on the east coast and he happens to be in new york , which is convenient . and he ' s totally modified this board so that it ' s incredibly flexible and can pretty much do anything you wanna do today . it ' s been totally re - capped as well . by his own admission , it ' s one of the best sounding neves that he ' s come across . we ' ve got a good marriage between old vintage stuff and new solid state , tube . you ' ll have a focusrite next to the old beatle - esque mic pres . so it ' s a . . .\nthe rest of this article is only available with an archive subscription or by purchasing back issue # 37 . for an upcoming year ' s free subscription , and our current issue on pdf . . .\na studio manager juggles responsibilities and must also find the time and space for creativity . it takes a level head and a scopic vision to stay sane and to be brilliant . knitting factory recording . . .\nif music lives in the spaces between the notes , consider moses sumney your guide through the stillness . a relative newcomer to the scene , his live shows in los angeles attracted an impressive list of . . .\non a typically miserable prague spring day i hauled over to jan muchow ' s studio for an interview . the studio , balance , is just off the notorious wenceslas square in prague , just by the famed locus . . .\nindependent scenes were popping up all over the us and uk in the ' 80s and ' 90s . labels like touch & go and merge started in spare bedrooms . simple machines went so far as to give away their . . .\nkyle lehning ' s recording and production career is one to be reckoned with , featuring artists like waylon jennings , randy travis , england dan & john ford coley , kenny rogers , and george jones , plus . . .\ni first met dave amels of bomb factory and voc\u00e9 in nashville at the namm show last year . people kept telling me\nyou need to meet dave and interview him for tape op .\nwe ended up chatting for a . . .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\na world - class tracking & mixing studio in chelsea , nyc , featuring a neve 8068 and two fran manzella - designed rooms .\nhey new york , come party with us this thursday . live bands , free beer . # cmj urltoken\nhey new york , come party with us this thursday . live bands , free beer . # cmj urltoken\n@ james _ iha @ stratospherenyc\nconducting\nis stretching it . i ' m jumping around to let em know when to play + they ' re not looking @ me\nglad it felt & sounded good ! rt @ hassbeat drums sounding killer , i love working at @ stratospherenyc . ready to begin tracking . 5 room mics !\nhey rockers , check out a track from my new record\nlook to the sky\ncomes out sept 18 whoo hoo . . .\nwe are also in the process of upgrading our studio b ' s system . . . replacing the trident with a more\nin the box\nset up . more to come soon !\nother sessions this month included @ louisck for 2 days of tracking music for season 2 of f / x ' s\nlouie\n. . . everything else is under wraps !\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": 38}], "title": "yellow pages limited", "paragraphs": ["yellow pages will begin piloting mytime solutions in q3 2017 . yellow pages entered into a\nand yellow pages\u2122 print directories . in addition , yellow pages is a leader in national digital advertising through\nmay 11 , 2018 yellow pages limited reports significantly improved first quarter 2018 financial results and announces $ 30 million senior se . . .\nyellow pages limited ( tsx : y ) is a canadian digital media and marketing company that creates opportunities for buyers and sellers to discover , find , interact and transact in the local economy . yellow pages holds some of\nyellow pages limited ( tsx : y ) is a canadian digital media and marketing solutions company that supports local economies by helping businesses reach new customers and foster stronger relationships with existing clients through its various media and products . yellow pages holds some of\nyellow pages limited ( tsx : y ) is a canadian digital media and marketing solutions company that supports local economies by helping neighbourhood businesses reach new customers and foster stronger relationships with existing clients through its various media and products . yellow pages holds some of\nmanagement ' s discussion and analysis . yellow pages will provide quarterly results on a segmented basis going forward .\nmarc tellier , chief executive of yellow media inc . , formerly yellow pages , shows the company ' s new logo at their head office monday , march 22 , 2010 in montreal .\n, a division of yellow pages devoted to digital marketing and performance media services for national - scale agencies and customers . more at\nif you are a yellow pages customer looking for assistance , you can reach our customer service team at 1 877 909 - 9356 .\n, yellow pages is a leader in national advertising through its various channels and services devoted to north american businesses . the company also owns\n/ cnw telbec / - yellow pages limited ( tsx : y ) (\nyellow pages\nor the\ncompany\n) announced today that it will acquire juice mobile (\njuice\n) , a premium advertising technology company whose proprietary programmatic platforms facilitate the automatic buying and selling of mobile advertising between brands and publishers . the acquisition will close and take effect on\ntotal digit visits (\ntdv\n) to the yellow pages network of properties grew over 50 % year - over - year to 162 million . this increase is a result of yellow pages syndicating listings and content across its owned and operated media properties and strong partnership network .\nyellow pages continued progress in operationalizing its new customer offerings and go - to - market strategy . yellow pages expects to begin piloting elements of these initiatives , including evergreen contracts , in the second half of 2017 . the company remains on track to complete implementation of these initiatives in 2018 .\nhow i save those valuable ppt pages plz send us link respected sir . .\n, president and chief executive officer of yellow pages limited .\nnew forms of mobile advertising need to also be readily available to small and medium - sized businesses at the local level . by leveraging juice mobile ' s technologies , platforms and audiences , yellow pages will equip canadian smes with mobile programmatic solutions that are designed with their specific needs in mind and help them compete in the evolving digital marketplace .\nstandard & poor\u2019s downgraded the montreal - based company , which includes the yellow pages group , to bb + from bbb - . the downgrade now means yellow media\u2019s debt is considered \u201cnon - investment\u201d grade , or high yield .\nwill have to : . act as the first point of contact within yellow pages customer service / call centre , with a focus on . . .\ndna capital acted as exclusive financial advisors to the company on the acquisition of juice mobile . telos advisors acted as exclusive financial advisors to juice mobile on its sale to yellow pages .\nyellow media also said it will move from a monthly dividend payment to a quarterly format .\nthe real estate , employment and urltoken businesses will continue to be owned and managed by yellow media .\n\u201cin order to improve the financial risk profile and capital position of the company , the board of yellow media inc . has decided to reduce cash dividends to common shareholders , \u201d yellow media said in a release .\n- of the 10 modifications judge harold h . greene mandated in the agreement between at & t and the department of justice , one that has called for a great deal of corporate adjustment is the provision setting forth conditions under which printed yellow pages , white pages directories , and electronic information services may be provided . to read the entire article , click here .\ncustomer count decreased 3 % year - over - year . yellow pages will place increased emphasis on growing the customer base through the acquisition of high potential customers and the retention of existing customers to stabilize and grow the company ' s revenues .\nglobal yellow pages limited ( gyp ) is a multi - platform solutions company focusing on up - to - date search , sme enablement and database marketing . it is also the largest publisher of directories and provider of classified directory advertising and associated products and services in singapore . listed on sgx - st , the group continues to develop and expand its suite of products and services to ensure usability and accessibility in a changing market .\nin conjunction with yellow pages ' updated corporate strategy announced in q1 2017 , the company has made changes to how it manages , allocates capital and assesses performance of the business . the company ' s operations have been divided into the following four segments :\nyellow media expects to close the sale in june 2011 , which is as usual subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions . proceeds from the divestiture will be used by yellow media in part to reduce indebtedness and for \u2018general corporate purposes\u2019 .\ntdv for 2016 was stable year - over - year with a 26 % increase in traffic in the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to the same period the year prior . this increase is attributable to the company ' s strong partnership network , syndicating yellow pages listings and content .\nleading local online properties including yp . ca\u2122 , redflagdeals . com\u2122 , canada411 . ca , 411 . ca , bookenda . com , dine . to , duproprio . com , urltoken and yp nexthome . the company also holds the yp , yp shopwise , yp dine , redflagdeals , canada411 , 411 , bookenda , duproprio , comfree and yp nexthome mobile applications and yellow pages\u2122 print directories . in addition , yellow pages is a leader in national advertising through its divisions devoted to servicing the marketing needs of large north american brands , including mediative and juice . for more information visit\n\u201cthis divestiture is attractive for our shareholders and will allow us to deploy capital in our core business , helping accelerate our digital transformation while further strengthening our capital structure . as canada\u2019s number one internet company , we want to focus our efforts on the acceleration of our digital transformation via our yellow pages 360 solution . \u201d\n32 . \uf0fcwhat helps you to prosper ? tata yellow pages . \uf0fcwhat / who increases your valuable treasure ? tata mcgraw - hill publishers . \uf0fcthe producer of miss world & miss universe from india tata lakme . \uf0fcwhat beeps next to your heart ? tata cellular . \uf0fcwhat makes the world within your reach ? tata tele .\n, president and chief executive officer at yellow pages .\nhowever , at this stage in our plan , we are now seeing that changes in our product mix will be putting additional pressures on our bottom line in the future . resolving this will be our core area of focus as we continue to evolve the business .\nyellow pages acquired 41 , 100 new customers in 2016 , exceeding the 2016 target of 38 , 000 . this compares to 30 , 800 new customers acquired in 2015 . at year - end , the company ' s total customer count was over 241 , 500 , compared to 245 , 000 customers at year - end 2015 .\nyellow media also reported that revenues decreased 4 . 8 % during the second quarter , from $ 360 . 1 - million to $ 342 . 7 - million .\nafter months of reviewing the 4 , 000 pages of public comments , briefs , and the responses of the parties in the case , judge greene on august 11 issues a 178 - page opinion on the modification of final judgment . he characterizes it as\nplainly in the public interest\nbut wants 10 changes . he wants , among other things , to allow the operating companies to provide new customer premises equipment and printed yellow pages and to prohibit the remaining at & t from offering electronic publishing services over its own transmission facilities for at least seven years .\nthe\nhold\ncamp includes td securities analyst scott cuthbertson , who published a note this week examining whether yellow media ' s 65 - cent annualized dividend is sustainable .\nallen , in an interview with the associated press , listed the challenges : the largest city anywhere close to the drilling , barrow , has extremely limited motel space ; there is no hangar for aircraft , a must in stormy and variable weather , and the shallow water means no port .\nyellow media inc . has made plenty of investors blue , with successive dividend cuts and a stock that ' s landed with a thud louder than one of its telephone books .\nmaintaining yellow media ' s investment - grade debt rating is critical to sustaining the dividend at current levels , he said . losing the rating would trigger more restrictive covenants in yellow media ' s loan agreements , which would put the dividend in jeopardy because the company would be permitted to pay out a maximum of 50 per cent of distributable cash as dividends .\non a pro forma basis , digital revenues in 2016 increased approximately 5 % year - over - year . yellow pages ' local operations contributed favourably to pro forma digital revenue growth , a result of accelerated customer acquisition and an increase in digital spending among the company ' s renewing customer base . pro forma digital revenue growth was also favourably impacted by cfdp ' s growing network of home sellers and buyers in\nreached 28 . 8 % , as compared to 31 . 4 % in 2015 . the decrease in adjusted ebitda and adjusted ebitda margin was due to lower print revenues and a change in product mix , partly offset by cost saving initiatives . the decline in the adjusted ebitda margin was also impacted by the acquisitions of cfdp and juice , which operate at a lower adjusted ebitda margin relative to yellow pages prior to the acquisitions .\ncanadian internet conglomerate yellow media is selling its vertical media publishing business trader corporation to funds advised by apax partners for a total purchase price consideration of $ 745 million , payable in cash at closing .\n, as compared to a renewal rate of 85 % during the same period last year . while this continues to represent strong customer loyalty for the industry , the customer renewal rate remains under pressure due to accelerated levels of customer acquisition as new customer cohorts churn at higher rates than older customer cohorts . in an effort to protect customer renewal rates , yellow pages continues to grow specialized onboarding teams and increase retention efforts across sales and customer care channels .\nshares in yellow media inc . plummeted 32 % thursday following a downgrade of the company\u2019s debt to junk status , even after the company announced it was sharply cutting its dividend to address its massive debt burden .\nshares in yellow media inc . plummeted 32 % thursday following a downgrade of the company ' s debt to junk status , even after the company announced it was sharply cutting its dividend to address its massive debt burden\nthe acquisition of juice mobile is highly complementary to our business ,\ncontinued mr . billot .\nthis transaction will allow mediative and juice mobile to access rich technologies and a growing and unduplicated network of agencies , brands and audiences to buy and sell mobile advertising at scale . the transaction will also accelerate yellow pages ' monetization of local mobile audiences , leveraging juice mobile ' s publishers and advertising platforms to deliver more targeted hyperlocal mobile advertising campaigns to smes nationwide .\nsuch a high yield\ntells you the market doesn ' t believe [ the dividend ] is sustainable ,\nsaid norman levine , managing director of portfolio management corp . in toronto , who doesn ' t own yellow media shares .\nthe move to slash the dividend follows an earlier warning from s & p this year which originally raised the spectre of a debt downgrade . s & p\u2019s warning put yellow media\u2019s dividend in the spotlight , which annually pays $ 350 - million to shareholders .\n43 . the review that i began last october was not limited to the linked exchange rate mechanism . i sought views on the whole range of issues affecting our securities and futures markets . while i am generally satisfied that the regulatory framework that we have built up since 1987 provides us with a reliable and efficient trading and settlement system , even at times of extreme volatility , there are certainly areas where we can make further improvements .\n129 . i would now like to deal with the question of rates . to alleviate the burden of rates arising from the last general revaluation which came into effect in april 1997 , in the last budget i reduced the overall rates percentage charge from 5 . 5 per cent to 5 per cent . this is an historic low . i also introduced a rates relief scheme which limited increases in rates payments to no more than 20 per cent in 1997 - 98 and in 1998 - 99 .\nunlike the gulf , where tens of thousands of oil wells and runoff have tainted the waters for decades \u2014 and where rigs once again are probing the depths for oil \u2014 a spill in the arctic risks tainting a pristine and sensitive landscape , one that has not been as well studied and where drilling in federal waters is limited . that makes it harder to determine what toll a spill would have on the endangered polar bears and migratory whales that make use of the oil - rich seas .\nthe company doesn ' t have a lot wiggle room with its credit ratings . standard & poor ' s rates yellow media ' s senior unsecured debt at triple - b - minus , which is one notch above speculative status . dbrs rates it triple - b ( high ) , which is three notches above speculative .\nmr . cuthbertson believes yellow media can meet s & p ' s debt - reduction targets , helped in part by the company ' s dividend reinvestment plan , which allows it to conserve cash by paying dividends with more shares . however , others are skeptical that the company can meet the debt targets without selling assets .\ntrader , formed in june 2006 with the integration of classified media holdings and trader media and acquired by yellow media shortly thereafter , publishes approximately 160 publications and 22 websites covering four product verticals : automotive , real estate , general merchandise and employment . its online properties attract close to 3 . 5 million unique visitors per month .\nunderlining the dangers , s & p has said it would like to see yellow media reduce its net debt by $ 450 - million this year and that\ndownward pressure on the ratings would likely come from a failure to reduce debt levels as noted \u2026 as well as a failure to improve adjusted debt leverage as targeted .\nyellow media\u2019s loss widened when looking at profit from continuing operations , which is a clearer picture of the core business . the company posted a loss of $ 20 . 7 - million , or 5\u00a2 a share , compared with a profit of $ 53 - million , or 9\u00a2 a share , during the same period in 2010 .\n, as compared to 30 , 800 new customers acquired during the same period last year , representing a 33 percent increase year - over - year . in 2016 , the company focused on promoting lead generation and optimizing conversion rates within the company ' s sales force to grow customer acquisition and stabilize the customer count . in conjunction , various initiatives and tools were implemented throughout the year , including the introduction of a dialer across yellow pages ' call centers to automate the qualification and assignment of incoming customer leads . the dialer , which also acts as a leads management system , enabled the sales force to target leads by segment , launch meaningful campaigns at the optimal times of the year , and ultimately contributed to overall improvements in the conversion rate .\nice , which can be an obstacle to clean up , can also act as a natural barrier to a spill . and the frigid water means the oil would be slower to degrade , buying more time to apply dispersants , burn off oil and use other clean - up techniques \u2014 though potentially exposing wildlife to more toxins . exploratory drilling , as shell points out , would be limited to the open water season from july - october , making the timing of a spill important . if one were to happen toward the end of the season , ice would be coming in , complicating cleanup efforts .\nthe company is currently burdened with $ 2 . 4 - billion in debt . prior to thursday\u2019s scale back of the dividend , yellow media\u2019s dividend yield was more than 30 % . that inflated number was the result of a plummet in share price , which has gone from a 52 - week high of $ 6 . 46 to a wednesday close of $ 1 . 94 .\n1 non - ifrs measures in order to provide a better understanding of the results , the company uses the term adjusted ebitda , defined as income from operations before depreciation and amortization , impairment of intangible assets and restructuring and other charges . adjusted ebitda is not a performance measure defined under ifrs and is not considered an alternative to income from operations or net earnings in the context of measuring yellow pages ' performance . adjusted ebitda does not have a standardized meaning and is therefore not likely to be comparable to similar measures used by other publicly traded companies . management uses adjusted ebitda to evaluate the performance of its business as it reflects its ongoing profitability . management believes that certain investors and analysts use adjusted ebitda to measure a company ' s ability to service debt and to meet other payment obligations or to value companies in the media and marketing solutions industry as well as to evaluate the performance of a business .\nnon - ifrs measures 1 in order to provide a better understanding of the results , the company uses the term adjusted ebitda , defined as income from operations before depreciation and amortization , impairment of intangible assets and restructuring and special charges . adjusted ebitda is not a performance measure defined under ifrs and is not considered an alternative to ( loss ) income from operations or net ( loss ) earnings in the context of measuring yellow pages ' performance . adjusted ebitda does not have a standardized meaning and is therefore not likely to be comparable to similar measures used by other publicly traded companies . management uses adjusted ebitda to evaluate the performance of its business as it reflects its ongoing profitability . management believes that certain investors and analysts use adjusted ebitda to measure a company ' s ability to service debt and to meet other payment obligations or to value companies in the media and marketing solutions industry as well as to evaluate the performance of a business . as well , free cash flow is a non - ifrs measure generally used as an indicator of financial performance . it should not be seen as a substitute for cash flow from operating activities . free cash flow is defined as cash flow from operating activities , as reported in accordance with ifrs , less an adjustment for capital expenditures . free cash flow is not a standardized measure and is not comparable with that of other public companies . management considers free cash flow to be an important indicator of the performance of its business as it shows how much cash is available to repay debt and to make sound investment decisions . management believes that certain investors and analysts use free cash flow to value a business and its underlying assets as well as to evaluate a company ' s performance . net debt is a non - ifrs measure and does not have any standardized meaning under ifrs . therefore , it is unlikely to comparable to similar measures presented by other publicly traded companies . net debt is defined as current portion of long - term debt plus long - term debt and exchangeable debentures , less cash . management considers net debt to be an important indicator of its financial leverage as it represents the amount of debt that is not covered by available cash . management believes that certain investors and analysts use net debt to determine a company ' s financial leverage .\nafter the transaction is completed , trader will continue to own and operate canadian automotive and other online properties , including urltoken , urltoken , urltoken , and urltoken , as well as 74 related publications .\ntrader will also retain its interest of approximately 30 % in urltoken , the us digital solutions provider to the automotive dealer segment .\nthe subject who is truly loyal to the chief magistrate will neither advise nor submit to arbitrary measures .\nsince peaking at more than $ 17 in 2006 , the shares have plunged nearly 70 per cent , closing thursday at $ 5 . 29 . adding to the pain , the directories publisher has chopped its dividend twice as it grappled with the financial crisis , its transition from print to digital media and a recent conversion from an income trust to a corporation .\nnow some investors are asking : is another dividend cut in the cards ? the sky - high yield of 12 . 2 per cent isn ' t a comforting sign .\nto me , it ' s a dying business . they ' re trying to transition to the internet , but once you go [ online ] there are all kinds of other options\nfor searching .\nanalysts aren ' t sold on the company ' s prospects , either . according to bloomberg , just one analyst rates the stock a\nbuy ,\nnine have it as a\nhold\nand one calls it a\nsell .\nhis conclusion after poring over the financials : probably , but it ' s not a slam dunk .\nbased on our estimates for 2011 and 2012 ( which are in line with consensus ) , ylo should be able to continue to pay its $ 0 . 65 dividend from free cash flow in both years ,\nhe wrote .\nwith that said , non - operational items such as acquisitions , divestitures , one - time cash charges etc . , could potentially put pressure on both the company ' s ability to completely fund its dividends through free cash flow and the achievement of recently articulated debt - reduction goals .\nmaher yaghi of desjardins securities inc . - 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programmatic forms of mobile advertising in\njuice ' s programmatic direct and real - time bidding platforms enable advertisers and publishers to buy and sell mobile advertising more efficiently . its programmatic direct platform , nectar\u00ae , is\nlargest mobile futures marketplace , helping advertisers purchase brand - safe and guaranteed impressions from a wide network of premium mobile publishers . via its real - time bidding platform , swarm\u00ae , juice facilitates the purchase of mobile advertising in a real - time environment .\nsince its inception in 2010 , juice has successfully leveraged its mobile advertising platforms to build valuable relationships with an extensive network of brands and publishers . juice currently services over 300 fortune 500 customers across\n, while operating a mobile media publisher network garnering 11 billion impressions annually . revenues at juice exceeded\nin 2015 , having grown organically at a cagr of 110 % over the past three years . in conjunction to growing its already notable market presence in\n, juice is actively developing the us market , which currently represents approximately 15 % of its consolidated revenues . as further evidence of its innovative and agile organization , juice was named\nof its secured notes in 2016 . the company continues to anticipate returning to consolidated revenue and adjusted ebitda growth , as well as achieve a debt - free capital structure , by 2018 .\nfor further information : investor relations : amanda di gironimo , director , corporate planning and investor relations , tel . : ( 514 ) 934 - 2680 , amanda . digironimo @ urltoken ; media : fiona story , director , public relations and corporate communications , tel . : ( 514 ) 934 - 2672 , fiona . story @ urltoken\nbrowse our custom packages or build your own to meet your unique communications needs .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 cnw group ltd . all rights reserved . a cision company .\n- wide exclusive licensing agreement with mytime , a cloud - based all - in - one commerce platform for smes , to provide online booking , messaging and payment capability to its customers .\nas interim president and ceo and commenced a process of identifying a permanent successor .\nfor total revenue , adjusted ebitda and free cash flow . the company has lowered its 2017 expectations for customer count and digital revenue growth . as we disclosed on\n, the company continues to believe that digital revenue will increase this year but we no longer expect to reach our previously stated target of approximately 4 % growth .\ndown 2 . 9 % from the same period last year due to declines in the agency and yp segments . print revenues decreased 22 . 2 % year - over - year to\n, mainly due to a decline in the number of print customers as marketing spending shifts from print to digital .\nduring the same period last year . adjusted ebitda margin was 23 . 2 % compared to 28 % in the prior year . the decrease in adjusted ebitda and adjusted ebitda margin was mainly impacted by lower overall revenues and changes in product mix , partially offset by cost saving initiatives .\nper diluted share , for the same period last year . the decline in net earnings was primarily due to lower adjusted ebitda offset partially by a decline in financing costs .\nthe company cautions that the assumptions used to prepare the guidance provided above , although currently reasonable , may prove to be incorrect or inaccurate . accordingly , actual results may differ materially from expectations as set forth above . the guidance provided above should be read in conjunction with , and is qualified by , the section forward - looking information beginning on page 1 of the\nto discuss second quarter 2017 results . the call may be accessed by dialing 416 - 340 - 2219 within the\nthis press release contains forward - looking statements about the objectives , strategies , financial conditions , results of operations and businesses of the company . these statements are forward - looking as they are based on our current expectations , as at\n, about our business and the markets we operate in , and on various estimates and assumptions . our actual results could materially differ from our expectations if known or unknown risks affect our business , or if our estimates or assumptions turn out to be inaccurate . as a result , there is no assurance that any forward - looking statements will materialize . risks that could cause our results to differ materially from our current expectations are discussed in section 6 of our\nmanagement ' s discussion and analysis . we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward - looking statements , except as required by law , even if new information becomes available , as a result of future events or for any other reason .\nas well , free cash flow is a non - ifrs measure generally used as an indicator of financial performance . it should not be seen as a substitute for cash flow from operating activities . free cash flow is defined as cash flow from operating activities , as reported in accordance with ifrs , less an adjustment for capital expenditures and change in operating assets and liabilities . free cash flow is not a standardized measure and is not comparable with that of other public companies . management considers free cash flow to be an important indicator of the performance of its business as it shows how much cash is available to repay debt and to make sound investment decisions . management believes that certain investors and analysts use free cash flow to value a business and its underlying assets as well as to evaluate a company ' s performance . free cash flow for comparative periods presented has been restated to conform to this year ' s presentation , which includes an adjustment for change in operating assets and liabilities . the change to this measure has been made to remove the movements in working capital items to better reflect the underlying performance of the business .\nnet debt is a non - ifrs measure and does not have any standardized meaning under ifrs . therefore , it is unlikely to comparable to similar measures presented by other publicly traded companies . net debt is defined as current portion of long - term debt plus long - term debt and exchangeable debentures , less cash . management considers net debt to be an important indicator of its financial leverage as it represents the amount of debt that is not covered by available cash . management believes that certain investors and analysts use net debt to determine a company ' s financial leverage .\nfor further information : media : jo\u00eblle langevin , senior manager , communications , tel . : ( 514 ) 934 - 6979 , joelle . langevin @ urltoken ; investors : kevin chan , senior manager , corporate planning & investor relations , tel . : ( 514 ) 938 - 6727 , kevin . chan @ urltoken\n, representing 68 % of total revenues . in the fourth quarter , digital revenues grew 11 % over the fourth quarter 2015 to\n, representing 71 % of total revenues . on a pro forma basis , digital revenues in 2016 increased 5 % .\nin 2015 . adjusted ebitda margin reached 29 % in 2016 . adjusted ebitda for the fourth quarter 2016 was\non certain of its intangible assets , namely , its trademarks and non - competition agreements . this impairment charge is a non - cash item .\nas previously communicated , the company has initiated a review of the business strategy and its management outlook with the purpose of supporting the continued long - term success of a digital - first business . the areas of focus include marketing offers , customer journey , sales structure , operational platforms , and subsequent effects on long - term revenue , adjusted ebitda growth and capital allocation policy . the company anticipates communicating the outcome of this exercise and the accompanying strategy in\nrevenues in 2016 declined 1 . 4 % year - over - year to total\ndue to lower print revenues . included in 2016 revenues were revenues generated by comfree / duproprio (\ncfdp\n) and juice , acquired on\n, respectively . on a pro forma basis , adjusting revenues for the inclusion of both cfdp and juice for the full years 2015 and 2016 , revenues decreased 6 . 2 % year - over - year in 2016 .\nin 2016 , representing 67 . 9 % of total revenues , up from 58 . 6 % in 2015 .\n, as well as by revenue growth in our national advertising operations ( juice and mediative ) , despite a softer than anticipated performance . for the year ended\n, 47 % of renewing customers increased their annual spend , as compared to 44 % of customers in 2015 .\nin 2016 , digital - only customers grew to 76 , 800 or 32 % of the company ' s customer base . this compares to 54 , 500 digital - only customers , or 22 % of the customer base in 2015 .\ndue to a decline in the number of print customers and a migration of print marketing spending to digital .\nin the context of its annual impairment testing , and as a result of a marked acceleration in an unfavourable change in the product mix during the fourth quarter of 2016 , the company determined that the recoverability of certain of its assets had to be reviewed for impairment purposes . consequently , the company recorded an impairment loss of\nduring the fourth quarter related to certain of its intangible assets , namely its trademarks and non - competition agreements . in addition , the company recorded a recovery of income taxes of\nassociated with the impairment charge . the impairment charge and recovery of income taxes are non - cash items and do not affect the company ' s debt covenants . in this context , the company anticipates additional pressure on adjusted ebitda in 2017 , and as it works to address the mix issue , the company expects stabilization in adjusted ebitda in the short to mid - term , post - 2017 . however , not at the levels previously anticipated .\nfor 2015 . the decrease is principally due to lower adjusted ebitda and higher depreciation and amortization , mainly resulting from a higher level of capital expenditures in the context of the company ' s digital evolution and amortization of intangible assets related to the acquisition of juice . for the year ended\nthe year prior due to lower cash flows from operating activities resulting principally from income taxes received in 2015 associated with a tax settlement covering prior years , partially offset by lower capital expenditures in 2016 .\nfor the same period last year , due to lower print revenues . included in revenues for the quarter were revenues generated from juice . on a pro forma basis , adjusting for the full inclusion of juice during the fourth quarter of 2015 , revenues decreased 7 . 1 % year - over - year for the three - month period ended\n, or 62 % of revenues , during the same period last year . on a pro forma basis , digital revenues for the three - month period ended\nincreased approximately 3 % year - over - year . pro forma digital revenue growth was favourably impacted by cfdp ' s growing network of home sellers and buyers in\n, as well as by revenue growth in our national advertising operations ( juice and mediative ) , despite a softer performance than anticipated .\nprint revenues decreased 24 . 8 % year - over - year and amounted to\n. print revenues were adversely impacted by a decline in print customer numbers and a migration of print marketing spends to digital .\nfor the same period in 2015 . the adjusted ebitda margin for the fourth quarter of 2016 was 28 . 3 % as compared to 30 . 9 % for the same period last year . the decrease in adjusted ebitda and adjusted ebitda margin for the three - month period ended\nwas mostly impacted by lower print revenues and a change in product mix , partly offset by cost savings initiatives . the decline in adjusted ebitda margin was also impacted by the acquisition of juice which operates at a lower margin .\nrelated to certain of its intangible assets , namely its trademarks and non - competition agreements . in addition , the company recorded a recovery of income taxes of\nfor the same period in 2015 . the increase is principally due to lower restructuring and special charges and financial charges , offset by lower adjusted ebitda and higher depreciation and amortization , mainly resulting from a higher level of capital expenditures in the context of the company ' s digital evolution and amortization of intangible assets related to the acquisition of juice . for the fourth quarter ended\nin the same period last year . the decrease is primarily due to a tax settlement covering prior periods received during the fourth quarter of 2015 as well as lower cash adjusted ebitda , partially offset by lower pension funding .\nover the first half of our return to growth plan , we have successfully built and developed our ability to acquire new digital customers , expanded our digital product offering and media properties as well as paid down debt . these accomplishments have been possible through a diversification of our business that has allowed us to continue to generate cash and deliver strong top line revenues ,\nsaid\ntotal digital visits ( tdv ) totalled 464 . 7 million for the year ended\n, as compared to 464 million visits in 2015 . tdv measures the number of visits made across the yp , yp shopwise , yp dine , redflagdeals , canada411 , bookenda , dine . to online and mobile properties as well as the visits derived from the company ' s application syndication partners .\nin this campaign to positive results , demonstrating an interest in yp dine products and services across demographics .\nto discuss full year and fourth quarter 2016 results . the call may be accessed by dialing ( 416 ) 340 - 2218 within the\n, a mobile advertising technology company whose proprietary programmatic platforms facilitate the automatic buying and selling of mobile advertising between brands and publishers . for more information visit\nfor further information : media , fiona story , director , public relations & corporate communications , tel . : ( 514 ) 934 - 2672 , fiona . story @ urltoken ; investor relations , kevin chan , senior manager , corporate planning & investor relations , tel . : ( 514 ) 938 - 6727 , kevin . chan @ urltoken\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 bell system as we have known it will exist only in our memories and in the history books .\ndecember 31 , 1983\nplan of reorganization\n- legal document - civil action no . 82 - 0192 , december 16 , 1982 .\nthe road ahead - an excellent series of articles published in the bell telephone magazines at the time of divestiture explaining how the fcc and doj rulings will affect the employees , the customers and the resulting companies created by the breakup of ma bell .\nstanding way back from the legal nuts and bolts - an outline of a book conceived but never published by dennis sandow of millington , nj .\n- the divestiture announcedmnet just made it into the bell telephone magazine ' s last issue for 1981 which was to be printed in january 1982 .\n. the network performed exceedingly well and , for customers , life was simple . with the advent of divestiture in 1984 , when at & t and its operating telephone companies parted company , the department of justice ' s modification of final judgment broke the seamless national network into 164 separate pieces called local access and transport areas ( latas ) to handle local phone traffic . through this move the doj created two distinct types of service providers local exchange carriers ( lecs ) and interexchange carriers ( ixcs ) .\nthe divestiture of at & t ( a . k . a .\nma bell\n) was very costly both to at & t , the baby bells and the consumer . litigation costs alone for at & t up to the january 8 , 1982 announcement of divestiture was 360 million dollars along with an additional 15 million dollars of costs to the federal government . but the costs didn ' t stop there . to get an idea of just how costly this was to both the former bell system companies and the consumer , see this excerpt from the book\nthe rape of ma bell .\na judge in philadelphia by the name of harold h . greene took up the case of whether the united states government had legally granted the bell system monopoly status . the judge decided that the bell system was illegal and therefore had to be broken up . but how , and what were to be the new rules ? the judge spent the rest of his professional life dealing with the can of worms that he created . he would rule over how the bell system would look in the future , right down to who would got to paint their vans in the old telephone colors and how a microwave tower in the middle of nowhere would be divided to handle telephone traffic . yet this man knew nothing of telephone business or how it functioned !\nas noted on the bell system history page from a 1983 sign that hung in many bell system facilities ,\nthere are two giant entities at work in our country , and they both have an amazing influence on our daily lives . . . one has given us radar , sonar , stereo , teletype , the transistor , hearing aids , artificial larynxes , talking movies , and the telephone . the other has given us the civil war , the spanish american war , the first world war , the second world war , the korean war , the vietnam war , double - digit inflation , double digit unemployment , the great depression , the gasoline crisis , and the watergate fiasco . guess which one is now trying to tell the other one how to run its business ?\nonce judge greene made the judgment that he was the all - knowing supreme being of the supreme court , people looked to him for all kinds of decisions . the process was extremely expensive for the consumer , filled the lawyers pockets with money , gave us rates five times higher , and eventually bankrupt companies such as worldcom ( owner of mci . )"]}
{"id": 55909, "summary": [{"text": "ducommun incorporated ( nyse : dco ) is a manufacturing company that supplies products , engineering , and support services to the global aerospace and defense industry .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "it manufactures structural and electronic components and subassemblies for a wide variety of commercial , military , and space aircraft , notably for the boeing 737 ng and 777 airliners , the c-17 heavy lift cargo jet , the apache , chinook , and blackhawk helicopters , and the space shuttle .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "it also provides engineering and program management services to the united states military , homeland security , nasa , and other government agencies .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "the company \u2019s revenues were expected to be about $ 400 million in 2008 ; it employed about 2,000 people in facilities located in california , alabama , arizona , colorado , kansas , mississippi , missouri , and new york .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the company \u2019s corporate offices are in carson , california . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "ducommun", "paragraphs": ["principal subsidiaries : aerochem ; ahf - ducommun ; ducommun technologies ; mechtronics ; brice manufacturing .\nglassdoor has 85 ducommun reviews submitted anonymously by ducommun employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if ducommun is right for you .\nducommun : 150 years of innovation ,\nlos angeles : ducommun , inc . , 1999 .\nducommun , \u00e9lie . much of \u00e9lie ducommun ' s correspondence is deposited in archives of the international peace bureau in geneva , switzerland .\nsorry , we couldn ' t find geographic disribution information for ducommun dit verron .\nducommun began supplying the booming movie industry in the 1920s . in the 1930s , ducommun supplied legendary aircraft designer donald douglas on credit , before he had established himself commercially . ducommun products also flew with aviation pioneers lockheed , ryan , and lindbergh .\nducommun appoints stephen oswald as chairman of its board of directors . . . read more\nthe people of ducommun are strongly focused on our future and on delivering profitable growth .\nas ducommun shed its metals and electronics businesses , gross annual sales fell to $ 60 million in 1988 , down from $ 360 million in 1980 . ducommun was left with jay - el products , aerochem , ahf - ducommun , and tri - tec engineering .\nducommun reports results for the first quarter ended march 31 , 2018 . . . read more\nat 166 years and counting , ducommun claims the mantle of california ' s oldest company .\nask a question about working or interviewing at ducommun . our community is ready to answer .\nducommun acted as a middleman in the metal industry . this line of business prospered with the coming of world war i . ducommun supplied regional machine shops making all manner of armaments .\naccount books , ledgers , deeds , certificates of title , stock certificates , stock lists , hardware catalogs , photographs , and other material pertaining to the history of the ducommun store and its subsequent business entities . the ducommun corporation is los angeles\u2019 oldest continuously operating business dating from 1849 . there are a few personal items from ducommun and his family , including ducommun ' s passports and certificate of citizenship and family photographs . there are a few short histories of charles ducommun and the ducommun business , including one written by charles e . ducommun . some of the items are photoprints , rather than originals . ( bulk dates 1852 - 1906 )\nducommun to present at the b . riley investor conference on may 23 . . . read more\nducommun , \u00e9lie , pr\u00e9cis historique du mouvement en faveur de la paix . bern , 1899 .\nbetween 1963 and 2003 , ducommun life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1984 , and highest in 1990 . the average life expectancy for ducommun in 1963 was 75 , and 83 in 2003 .\nducommun will provide fire control systems to raytheon for the naval strike missile . read about it here .\nmajor aircraft or spacecraft disasters could hurt companies like ducommun during long and exhaustive searches for the causes .\nducommun , \u00e9lie , derniers sourires : po\u00e9sies pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9es d ' une notice biographique . bern , 1908 .\nthis section is a placeholder for information about the ducommun surname . surname information is crowd - sourced ; the geni community would be grateful if you helped update this page with information about the ducommun surname .\nin 1981 , ducommun was included in the register of historic california businesses compiled by the california historical society .\ncharles e . ducommun became company president in 1950 , representing the third generation in the company ' s management . ducommun grew alongside the nascent space program as the southern california economy as a whole focused on aerospace .\nthere are already 141 genealogy profiles with the ducommun surname on geni . join now to find your relatives .\ntoday , ducommun maintains a structural systems group for aerospace products , including aircraft skins , spoilers and helicopter blades .\nducommun died in 1896 , passing ownership of the company to his sons charles albert , alfred , emil , and edmond . they incorporated the business in 1907 as the ducommun hardware company and soon relocated it to a larger store next to the railroad .\nducommun is employee friendly . i believe they offer competitive pay . i believe their goal is to make the employee feel heard . there are engagement surveys that are geared in finding what ducommun employees are asking for , leadership at ducommun is currently weak . there has been an abundance of restructuring taking place . this has left upper management unsure and not all on the same page .\nducommun , \u00e9lie , discours sur l ' \u0153uvre de la paix prononc\u00e9 \u00e0 gen\u00e8ve le 23 mai 1893 . bern , 1893 .\nducommun , \u00e9lie , \u00abthe permanent international bureau of peace\u00bb , the independent , 55 ( march 19 , 1903 ) 660 - 661 .\nducommun incorporated manufactures components and assemblies principally for domestic and foreign commercial and military aircraft and space programs . ducommun is a subcontractor to lockheed martin on the space shuttle external tank and a supplier of components for the space shuttle , as well as for the international space station .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 ducommun incorporated , all rights reserved . all information and materials are subject to change without notice . privacy policy terms of use\nducommun is a great place to work with opportunity to grow and promotions . they provide training and education to assist its employees for advancement .\nthe team visited ducommun ' s gardena , calif . , plant . in its report to boeing , the team said it found that many of the more than 500 heavy - duty manufacturing tools used by ducommun were incorrectly calibrated , misused or not built to boeing ' s specifications .\nthe team visited ducommun ' s gardena , calif . , plant . in its report to boeing , the team said it found that many of the more than 500 heavy - duty manufacturing tools used by ducommun were incorrectly calibrated , misused or not built to boeing ' s specifications . ducommun , also named in the lawsuit , declined to comment on the allegations beyond stating that the faa and other agencies had already dismissed them .\nthe company ' s name comes from founder charles louis ducommun , a half - blind smallpox survivor and watchmaker who walked to l . a . from arkansas . ducommun brought a mule and as much as it could carry . the trip took nine months , according to a company history .\neconomic downturns and any economic problems affecting the aviation industry can also affect its business . ducommun also competes with many other companies to win contracts .\nveverka , mark ,\naerospace industry ' s growth cycle may help ducommun soar higher ,\nwall street journal , january 29 , 1997 .\nducommun , also named in the lawsuit , declined to comment on the allegations beyond stating that the faa and other agencies had already dismissed them .\nabstract : account books , ledgers , deeds , certificates of title , stock certificates , stock lists , hardware catalogs , photographs , and other material pertaining to the history of the ducommun store and its subsequent business entities . the ducommun corporation is los angeles\u2019 oldest continuously operating business dating from 1849 .\ncole , patrick e . ,\nducommun looks to the heavens for growth ,\nbusiness week , february 29 , 1988 , p . 74d .\nmla style :\n\u00e9lie ducommun - biographical\n. nobelprize . org . nobel media ab 2014 . web . 9 jul 2018 . < urltoken >\ncharles louis ducommun ( 1820 ? - 1896 ) collection , 1839 - 1977 . seaver center for western history research , natural history museum of los angeles county\nfounded in 1849 , ducommun is the oldest company in california . evolving from a hardware supply store opened by charles ducommun in los angeles during the california gold rush , the company assisted in the birth of the aerospace industry in southern california by providing aircraft aluminum to early aerospace pioneers like lindbergh , douglas and lockheed .\nthe assembly workers prewitt observed were not the only ones who noted problems with parts from a key boeing supplier , ahf ducommun of los angeles . other workers told her many pieces had to be shoved or hammered into place . and documents reviewed by the washington post show that quality managers reported numerous problems at ducommun .\nducommun was founded in 1849 , a year before california became a state . at the time , los angeles was a frontier town , population 1 , 600 .\nducommun diversified in 1961 when it bought east coast distributor kierulff electronics . it bought specialty fastener distributor r . g . wallace co . in the late 1960s .\nin the 1970s , ducommun expanded its geographic range west to hawaii and east to texas . its role also grew in depth . for example , ducommun ' s metal service centers were installed with a computer link with client hughes aircraft co . the system was designed to allow ducommun to handle more of the metals handling functions of its clients . mills , also looking for competitive advantages , raised their minimum order requirements for economies of scale , making the service center approach even more valid .\nin 1981 the company exited metal sales , selling ducommun metals co . to centaur metals for $ 57 million . that same year , ducommun bought aerochem and airdrome parts , continuing its commitment to aviation . purchases of aircraft hydro - forming , a supplier of aircraft structures , and jay - el products , a maker of switches and keyboards for the aerospace industry , soon followed . in 1983 this segment accounted for ten percent of ducommun ' s sales , but a quarter of profits .\nthe purchase of brice manufacturing brought ducommun into the airline seating business in 1994 . the acquisition seemed poised to prosper in the light of faa regulations requiring sturdier seats on civil airliners . the next year , ducommun made a brief foray into telecommunications when it bought 3dbm , which it sold to com dev international three years later .\nwartzman , rick ,\nducommun ' s turnaround is attributed to basic ' grunt work , ' chairman says ,\nwall street journal , march 11 , 1991 .\nducommun incorporated will once again be participating in the 2018 farnborough international airshow . please visit us in chalet a34 . to schedule a meeting , please contact michael moran at .\nducommun began trading its shares on the new york stock exchange in 1996 . with relatively little competition and a sustainable mass , it seemed poised to prosper during the aircraft industry ' s cyclical recovery . airline orders poured in from airlines that had postponed new aircraft purchases during the recession . aircraft manufacturers were outsourcing more of their production . ducommun won a long - term contract to supply fuselage skins to boeing ' s 747 program . boeing , in fact , accounted for nearly a quarter of ducommun ' s business .\nthe team visited ducommun ' s plant in california . in its report to boeing , the team said it found that many of the more than 500 heavy - duty manufacturing tools used by ducommun were incorrectly calibrated , misused or not built to boeing ' s specifications . contrary to ducommun ' s factory records , the report said , the supplier still was making parts with hand tools such as routers , as it had done for the older 737 models , instead of the sophisticated computer - programmed tools boeing engineers had specified .\ngordon , mitchell ,\nnew role : ducommun scores as distributor of electronic parts ,\nbarron ' s , october 8 , 1984 , pp . 58 - - 60 .\nducommun went on a shopping spree , buying five companies in five years . the acquisitions gave ducommun a critical role in the production of several diverse aircraft programs , including mcdonnell - douglas fighters , boeing airliners , and the space shuttle . at the end of his ten - year tenure in 1998 , barkeley saw profits rise to their highest level ever . ducommun incorporated posted the highest operating income , $ 29 . 8 million , in its history in 1998 . sales were up nine percent to $ 170 . 8 million for the year .\nthe team visited ducommun ' s gardena , calif . , plant . in its report to boeing , the team said it found that many of the more than 500 heavy - duty manufacturing tools used by ducommun were incorrectly calibrated , misused or not built to boeing ' s specifications . contrary to ducommun ' s factory records , the report said , the supplier still was making parts with hand tools such as routers , as it had done for the older 737 models , instead of the sophisticated computer - programmed tools boeing engineers had specified .\na world leader in lightning protection systems joins the ducommun portfolio , bringing its proprietary technology for flight and mission critical applications in the aerospace and defense industries . read about it here .\nin february , ducommun announced it received $ 7 . 3 million in contracts from raytheon co . to continue producing electronic assemblies for the navy ' s tomahawk cruise missile through 2016 .\ncensus records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your ducommun ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .\ncalifornia ' s oldest company , ducommun incorporated has gone from repairing watches for prospectors to supplying the world ' s most advanced aerospace programs , including the space shuttle , military aircraft , and virtually all new civil airliners . the company divested its metals and electronics supply businesses , hitching its wagon to high - tech aviation . ducommun celebrated 150 years in business in 1999 .\nducommun is a key partner with leading oem\u2019s and primes , having been chosen for our unique , comprehensive understanding of electro - mechanical and rf principles . if it\u2019s a standard off - the - shelf , in - stock , coaxial switch , waveguide - to - coax adapter or a highly customized ruggedized switch or millimeter wave product , ducommun can provide you products to solutions .\nducommun has grown and consolidated its footprint in the last few years . acquisition and consolidation has caused few growing pains and recent leadership changes has also created a tense environment for the employees .\nthe boeing audit team issued its report in august 2000 . it noted that boeing was seeking financial compensation for irregularities at ducommun ' s plant and was reconsidering its relationship with the supplier .\nthe explosion of the space shuttle challenger in 1986 virtually grounded ahf - ducommun inc . for a couple of years . this subsidiary made the spacecraft ' s fuel tanks . a general slowdown in defense spending hurt other parts of ducommun ' s aerospace business . ducommun lost an average of $ 20 million a year from 1985 to 1989 . in 1988 norman barkeley , accompanied by a new management team , was brought in to replace booth . barkeley ' s mission :\nsurvive .\nby this time , ahf - ducommun had contracts to supply parts for mcdonnell douglas md - 80 and md - 11 airliners as well as the next generation advanced tactical fighter . in the wall street journal , barkeley attributed ducommun ' s subsequent turnaround to\nplain old , ordinary grunt work\n- - elevating prices while cutting costs . ducommun posted nearly $ 2 million in income on sales of $ 74 million for 1990 . the company had also cut its long - term debt 75 percent in two years . the ratio of defense to commercial to space work went from a 45 - 45 - 10 split to 60 - 30 - 10 .\nthe assembly workers prewitt observed were not the only ones who noted problems with parts from a key boeing supplier , ahf ducommun of los angeles . other workers told her many pieces had to be shoved or hammered into place . and documents reviewed by the washington post show that quality managers reported numerous problems at ducommun in memos recorded in boeing ' s system for monitoring its suppliers .\nin the early days of the california aerospace industry , ducommun provided aluminum to fledgling firms such as lockheed corp . , founded in 1912 , and douglas aircraft co . , founded in 1921 .\ncensus records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your ducommun dit verron ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .\nthe assembly workers prewitt observed were not the only ones who noted problems with parts from a key boeing supplier , ahf ducommun of los angeles . other workers told her that many pieces had to be shoved or hammered into place . and documents reviewed by the washington post show that quality managers reported numerous problems at ducommun in memos recorded in boeing ' s system for monitoring its suppliers .\nducommun provided materials for military aircraft and ships during world war ii . the company had 450 employees at the time . the burgeoning civil aviation industry gave the company good prospects after the war . the company had an initial public offering in 1946 and announced sales of $ 16 . 5 million for the year . within a few years , ducommun was the largest metal materials distributor in the pacific .\nhigh valuations of potential takeover targets postponed ducommun ' s acquisition plans in 1998 and 1999 . the company did purchase american electronics , inc . , which made satellite components , in june 1998 . it bought privately held sms technologies in may 1999 . the new purchase was to be incorporated into ducommun ' s mechtronics of arizona corp . subsidiary , a similar operation . sms would remain in california , however .\nhistorical daily stock prices for ducommun since 1973 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 ducommun ( dco ) as of july 06 , 2018 is 34 . 17 .\nducommun is a good place to work , people are freindly and diverse . however , the workforce is aging , most are middle aged or older with only a few young people . ( engineers / interns )\ncensus records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your ducommun ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .\nthe boeing audit team issued its report in august 2000 . among other things , it noted that boeing was seeking financial compensation for irregularities at ducommun ' s plant and was reconsidering its relationship with the supplier .\nthe assembly workers prewitt observed at the time were not the only ones who noted problems with parts from a key boeing supplier , ahf - ducommun of southern california other workers told her many pieces had to be shoved or hammered into place . and documents reviewed by the washington post show quality managers reported numerous problems at what is now known as ducommun aerostructures in memos recorded in boeing ' s system for monitoring its suppliers .\nin 1993 , ducommun - ahf bought a novel piece of equipment that would triple its business in a few years . this digital router used computer files from designers at the aircraft manufacturers to custom shape metal fuselage parts .\ncensus records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your ducommun dit verron ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .\ncharles ducommun ' s descendants left management in 1977 , though they remained the company ' s largest shareholders . sales hit a new peak of $ 245 million in 1978 ; however , a recession was just around the corner .\nuse census records and voter lists to see where families with the ducommun dit verron surname lived . within census records , you can often find information like name of household members , ages , birthplaces , residences , and occupations .\nrevenues were $ 164 . 6 million in 1980 , with earnings of $ 3 . 8 million . ducommun soon recovered from the recession of 1979 - - 80 . by 1983 earnings had doubled : $ 8 million on sales of $ 304 million .\nin the early part of the decade , the company ' s electronics distribution operation grew to become the country ' s fourth largest . at & t chose ducommun ' s kierulff unit as a distributor of its pcs through its approximately 30 electronics distribution centers .\nin the summer of 2004 , the faa closed its two - year probe , saying ducommun ' s current manufacturing processes were sound .\nthe most important thing is corrective action ,\nsaid peggy gilligan , deputy associate administrator for aviation safety at faa .\nducommun recently won contracts from raytheon co . to continue producing electronic assemblies for the navy\u2019s tomahawk cruise missile through 2016 and from airbus for titanium components and assemblies for the airbus a350 xwb wide - body aircraft . ( cheryl a . guerrero , los angeles times )\n[ \u00e9lie ducommun ( 19 february 1833 , genf \u2013 7 december 1906 , bern ) was a peace activist . he is a winner of the 1902 nobel peace prize , which he shared with charles albert gobat . born in geneva , he work . . .\nin the summer of 2004 , the faa closed its two - year probe , saying ducommun ' s current manufacturing processes were sound .\nthe most important thing is corrective action ,\nsaid peggy gilligan , deputy associate administrator for aviation safety at the faa .\nducommun ' s $ 332 . 7 million in long - term debt at the end of 2013 , much of it from the 2011 acquisition of electronics manufacturer labarge inc . , is higher than many of its competitors and\ncould limit our financing options ,\nthe company said .\nducommun ' s statement said it never made a payment to boeing as a financial settlement , but according to documents reviewed by the post , the company agreed in january 2001 to a $ 1 . 6 million settlement with boeing for overbilling and manufacturing problems . boeing declined to comment .\nducommun ' s statement said it never made a payment to boeing as a financial settlement , but according to documents reviewed by the post , the company agreed in january 2001 to a $ 1 . 6 million settlement with boeing for overbilling and manufacturing problems . boeing declined to comment .\nhis journey took nine months and brought him to the frontier village of los angeles , population 1 , 600 . los angeles was gateway to the gold mines of northern california . ducommun was well - placed to grow along with the city , which incorporated the next year as its population doubled .\nducommun inc . has a special place in the business history of california . it began by outfitting prospectors with hardware and sundries during the gold rush , more than a century and a half ago . now , it makes electronic assemblies for the u . s . navy ' s tomahawk cruise missile .\nan unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ducommun 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 .\nthe lawyers had provided four experts with the court documents and boeing quality control reports from 1999 and 2000 . all four experts , who are certified by the faa to make decisions about aircraft engineering or airworthiness on behalf of the agency said they believed that practices at ducommun and boeing were seriously flawed .\nbarkeley was succeeded by joseph berenato , first as president and ceo , then as chairman . berenato continued the company ' s course of growth by acquisition and internal development . company literature compared the aerospace components ducommun sold in the late - 1990s with the hardware sold to pioneers more than a century earlier .\nducommun said it never made a payment to boeing as settlement , but according to documents reviewed by the post , the firm agreed in january 2001 to a us $ 1 . 6 million ( hk $ 12 . 48 million ) settlement with boeing for overbilling and manufacturing problems . boeing declined to comment .\nswiss watchmaker charles louis ducommun came to the united states as a young man . he was swept up in the california gold rush in 1849 , and left arkansas on foot , a mule carrying all his possessions . he was 29 years old at the time and smallpox had already blinded him in one eye .\nan unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ducommun dit verron 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 .\ntoday , ducommun is a global provider of innovative manufacturing solutions for customers in the aerospace , defense and industrial markets . we specialize in two core areas \u2013 electronic systems and structural systems \u2013 to produce complex products and components for commercial aircraft platforms , mission - critical military and space programs , and sophisticated industrial applications .\nin september , ducommun said growth in its commercial aerospace business helped boost third - quarter revenue to $ 188 . 2 million from $ 181 . 3 million a year earlier . net income fell to $ 2 . 6 million from $ 4 . 6 million , primarily because of higher taxes , compensation and benefits expenses .\none of the whistle - blowers ' experts wrote in his report that the documents\ndemonstrate systemic manufacturing control and quality problems\nand that\nfrom an engineering standpoint the safety of each ducommun part has to be doubted .\nthe expert said he could not judge how the parts might affect the jets ' airworthiness .\nducommun opened a small shop on commerce street and began repairing watches . he soon branched out into hardware and sundries , from pencils to saddles . he associated with the pioneer town ' s most eminent citizens , including governors . he helped found the city ' s first bank , the farmers and merchants bank , as well as the municipal water board . he was also known to extend credit to customers hit by hard times such as the drought of 1863 . his clock and meteorological instruments kept track of official time and weather for the city . as los angeles entered a period of ferocious growth , ducommun stocked the orange , oil , and construction industries .\nducommun ' s advanced systems group makes\nhuman machine interface\nproducts , including switches , keyboards and integrated display systems for military aircraft and space vehicles . among the group ' s other products are motion control devices designed to survive in extreme environments such as outer space , for satellites , and deep underground , for oil production .\nswiss born businessman who arrived in los angeles in 1849 . he established a watch repair shop on commercial street which grew into a flourishing general merchandising store . ducommun was a director of the los angeles water company , the main and agricultural park railway , the pioneer oil company , and a founder of the farmers and merchants bank .\nthe electronics components distribution businesses ( kierulff electronics , mti systems , ducommun data systems ) went to arrow electronics inc . of melville , new york , in january 1988 for $ 125 million worth of stock . ( the additional revenues and efficiencies from the purchase helped arrow put itself into the black for the first time in four years . )\nthe company does well when the us army subsidizes aircraft programs , but since the end of the c - 17 program the company has fallen on hard times . ducommun ' s southern california facilities have all seen massive layoffs . these facilities may recover in the next few years , but are currently trying to stay afloat until they can land new contracts .\nprewitt ' s job at wichita was to purchase parts for 737s and other jets from ducommun and other suppliers . she said she saw that some pieces were coming in with inaccurate measurements beyond the margin of error . in the summer of 2000 , she visited one assembly line where the aluminum ribs , known as chords , were being attached to the 737 fuselage .\nprewitt ' s job at wichita was to purchase parts for 737s and other jets from ducommun and other suppliers . she said workers informed her that some pieces were coming in with inaccurate measurements beyond the margin of error . in the summer of 2000 , she visited one assembly line where the aluminum ribs , known as chords , were being attached to the 737 fuselage .\nthe lawyers had provided four experts with the court documents and boeing quality control reports from 1999 and 2000 . all four experts , who are certified by the faa to make decisions about aircraft engineering or airworthiness on behalf of the agency , and one additional expert hired by the post to review the same documents said they believed that practices at ducommun and boeing were seriously flawed .\nducommun is a global provider of manufacturing and engineering services , developing innovative electronic , engineered and structural solutions for complex applications in aerospace , defense and industrial markets . our full - service collaborative approach , broad capabilities and value - added services like new product introduction , supply chain strategies and program management deliver value for our customers and innovative solutions for their complex electronic and structural needs .\nmillimeter wave components from ducommun include amplifiers , control devices such as pin diode switches and attenuators , and frequency products including mixers , multipliers , and up / down converters . additionally , we design circulators , isolators , and a wide variety of passive components including couplers , filters , diplexers , magic tee\u2019s , waveguide transitions , waveguide - to - coax adapters and other mmw waveguide components .\nhowever , ducommun also sought to become a major player supplying the new computer industry . in 1981 , its kierulff subsidiary bought the distribution operation of texas instruments , with nine outlets . this made kierulff a national player . it added several more outlets in the mid - 1980s and acquired mti systems , a supplier of computer makers in the northeast , for $ 6 . 3 million .\nbeverly sharkey , who heads the parts investigation office , said the agency decided not to physically inspect the parts already on aircraft because that would have required the\ndestructive testing or peeling apart\nof hundreds of cabins . that was unnecessary , she said , because airlines had no reports of parts failures and the faa had no reason to believe that there was a safety problem . inspectors visited the ducommun and boeing factories and said they found no problems .\nthe evidence that boeing and ducommun ignored quality controls is\nbeyond the scope of anything i ' ve ever heard of - where an entire inspection system would be bypassed ,\nsaid sammy hanson , the consultant hired by the post . hanson , who has worked in aircraft certification for 12 years , said that because the faa acknowledges it did not look at parts installed on planes ,\nevery one of these parts ( in the lawsuit ) is ` unapproved . '\nshe said the chord problem reinforced worries that others had raised for a year about other ducommun parts . she had examined reports of problems with\nbear straps ,\nlarge pieces of reinforcing sheet metal bonded to the skin around an airliner ' s doorways . prewitt said the pieces , which have four jutting corners something like a bearskin rug , were coming in short in one corner . that forced workers to drill holes for rivets closer to the edge of the piece than specified .\nin the end , the engineers narrowed their list to 11 of the ' ' most critical ' ' ducommun commercial parts and the faa focused its investigation on how they were being made at the time of its probe . the agency said it has no official documents explaining the decision to eliminate hundreds of parts from investigation . that did not follow procedures requiring that faa inspectors review the manufacturing history , quantity and importance of each part that is reported as suspect and then document their findings .\ndate 1900s company name m . ducommun co . related companies minerva place new york , new york , united states notes content distributors of precision timing instruments . includes trade catalog black and white images color images physical description 4 pieces ; 1 box record id silnmahtl _ 13644 topic ( romaine term ) clocks and watches ( including clock - making and watch - making equipment ) topic clocks and watches location trade literature at the american history museum library collection smithsonian libraries trade literature collections data source smithsonian libraries\nthe evidence that boeing and ducommun ignored quality controls is\nbeyond the scope of anything i ' ve ever heard of - - where an entire inspection system would be bypassed ,\nsaid sammy k . hanson , the consultant hired by the post . hanson , who has worked in aircraft certification for 12 years , said that because the faa acknowledges that it did not look at parts installed on planes ,\nevery one of these parts [ in the lawsuit ] is ' unapproved . '\nmanagement lacking in true leadership qualities and follow through . many employees are quick to point the finger to find fault with another employee . negative culture . a number of long - term employees have only worked at ducommun ( or previous company name ) and continually grumble about their job but don\u2019t look elsewhere . they don\u2019t have well - rounded work work experience and continually do things \u201cthe way we\u2019ve always done things\u201d , which can be very inefficient . redundant work . lacking in technology which makes room for errors .\nboeing said it did not sanitize the report and its policies prohibit threats or retaliation against employees who raise safety questions . company spokeswoman wall said the fact that the audit team was assembled shows boeing ' s oversight of suppliers is effective . she said the team ' s mission was to look at\ncost issues\nregarding ducommun ' s accounting and tools and she does not know how the whistle - blowers on the team drew the conclusion that the parts were flawed . she said assessing quality was outside their area of expertise .\nfaa officials said that rather than restrict themselves to the more than 200 types of parts questioned by the whistle - blowers , their engineers reviewed a list of all ducommun parts made for boeing . they said they found most of the parts were unique to military planes . none of the commercial parts on their own , the engineers decided , were\nprincipal structural elements ,\nor parts whose individual failure could lead to a catastrophe . faa officials , however , now say that some parts are in areas considered principal structural elements .\nfaa officials said that rather than restrict themselves to the more than 200 types of parts questioned by the whistle - blowers , their engineers reviewed a list of all ducommun parts made for boeing . they said they found most of the parts were unique to military planes . none of the commercial parts on their own , the engineers decided , were\nprincipal structural elements ,\nor parts whose individual failure could lead to a catastrophe . faa officials , however , now say that some parts are in areas that are considered principal structural elements .\nsales for 1998 were $ 170 . 77 million and the company boasted above - average profit margins . as it neared the year 2000 , ducommun braced for an anticipated downturn in the commercial aircraft market . bright spots included the next generation of boeing 737 aircraft , as well as the c - 17 and f - 18 e / f military planes . in june 1999 , the company received a contract to provide leading - edge wing skins for the a330 / a340 line of civil airliners , from airbus , which was just beginning to outsource more work .\nboeing said that it did not sanitize the report and that its policies prohibit threats or retaliation against employees who raise safety questions . company spokeswoman wall said the fact that the audit team was assembled shows that boeing ' s oversight of suppliers is effective . she said that the team ' s mission was to look at\ncost issues\nregarding ducommun ' s accounting and tools and that she does not know how the whistle - blowers on the team drew the conclusion that the parts were flawed . she said assessing quality was outside their area of expertise .\nin the end , the engineers narrowed their list to 11 of the\nmost critical\nducommun commercial parts and the faa focused its investigation on how they were being made at the time of its probe . the agency said it has no official documents explaining the decision to eliminate hundreds of parts from investigation . that did not follow procedures adopted when the agency created an office devoted to investigation of suspect parts in 1995 . those rules require that faa inspectors review the manufacturing history , quantity and importance of each part that is reported as suspect and then document their findings .\nas prewitt watched , she said , one worker pulled a chord from the stack and saw its holes were in the wrong place .\ni said : ` so what do you do ? ' she grabbed a drill and drills a hole and connects it together ,\nsaid prewitt , now 45 .\nwe ' re all appalled . i sat there watching her drill , drill , drill .\nshe said the chord problem reinforced worries that others had raised for a year about other ducommun parts . she had examined reports of problems with\nbear straps ,\nlarge pieces of reinforcing sheet metal bonded to the skin around an airliner ' s doorways . prewitt said the pieces , which have four jutting corners something like a bearskin rug , were coming in short in one corner . that forced workers to drill holes for rivets closer to the edge of the piece than specified .\nboeing 737 next generation 737ng aircraft full documentary subscribe to us today ! the boeing 737 next generation , commonly abbreviated as boeing 737ng , [ 3 ] is the name given to the \u2212600 / - 700 / - 800 / - 900 series of the boeing 737 aircraft . it is the third generation derivative of the 737 , and follows the 737 classic ( \u2212300 / - 400 / - 500 ) series , which began production in the 1980s . they are short - to medium - range , narrow - body jet airliners . produced since 1996 by boeing commercial airplanes , the 737ng series includes 4 variations and can seat between 110 to 210 passengers . a total of 4 , 733 737ng aircraft have been delivered by the end of december 2013 , with more than 6 , 600 ordered . 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time employees aren ' t terrible .\ncorporate places unrealistic goals to meet . they say you can earn bonuses , but even if everyone worked 60 hours a week the goals wouldn ' t get met . the system is misaligned , and instead of fixing from the bottom to make process more productive and beneficial the focus is to hit the numbers regardless of how . it never feels like corporate cares about their workers , just the numbers and they will do whatever it takes to meet them . hard to move up within the company because training is lacking . you are barely trained for your position and then never taught anything beyond .\nfocus on the people and the process so that expectations can be met . don ' t throw out nearly unattainable goals without any support .\nthe family feel of those who work on the floor together . everyone is connected , i ' ve made life long friendships through working in the coxsackie facility .\nthe management is so out of touch with the daily operations it ' s laughable . engineering is a joke resulting in the unimaginable scrap yield year after year . processes are out of date with the times , and instead of using the brain power of the professionals who run the machines day after day they treat us like we are just a body to perform the job . i was part of the management team before the december layoff , and it made me sick to my stomach that in 8 short years we first referred to our operators as professionals , to now they are just a body .\nquit your jobs , your the problem . good people lost their jobs because your incompetence .\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 .\nits tubular steel was on charles lindbergh ' s spirit of st . louis , and the company was a supplier during world war ii of stainless steel , carbon steel and alloys for bombers and fighters .\nits electronic systems group makes circuit boards and electro - mechanical systems for aerospace , military and industrial uses . it also makes\ninterconnect systems ,\nsuch as cable assemblies and wiring harnesses .\nthe company also was awarded its first direct contract from airbus for titanium components and assemblies for the airbus a350 xwb wide - body aircraft .\nits products have been used on u . s . space shuttles and the international space station , among many others .\nsix analysts regularly follow the company . two consider it a strong buy , two say buy , and two have a hold rating on the stock .\n( all ) united states - 44 appleton , wi - 6 berryville , ar - 1 carson , ca - 6 coxsackie , ny - 2 east pittsburgh , pa - 2 gardena , ca - 4 houston , tx - 2 huntsville , ar - 1 joplin , mo - 5 los angeles , ca - 1 parsons , ks - 1 phoenix , az - 2 st . louis , mo - 1 stafford , tx - 2 tulsa , ok - 6 mexico - 1 guaymas , son . - 1\nmany new members of management promising unfounded and unrealistic goals while company underperforms and loses money . management willing to blame others first .\nno clear verbal communication on further tasks . not properly trained or not enough trainers for positions . work is not busy . overtime is unnecessary there .\npoor work / life balance . lack of skilled resources and employee ' s , if you are good at your job , you tend to be abused and overworked and eventually burnout .\nit ' s a great place to work if you deal with the lack of communication and the terrible management . everything else is great . as somebody that worked there for a little over a year i can say that this company can strive to do great things but the lack of communication kills it . for example if you have an idea to help with a process they will say they will help and then than turn around and screw you over .\nscm has taken a sharp dive since senior management took over operations . it ' s not the same family atmosphere as before . vp and director of scm didn ' t last long after his arrival . brought in people that didn ' t speak / understand supply chain or material budgets . very disappointing exit from dco ."]}
{"id": 55915, "summary": [{"text": "mark stephen hotchin ( born 25 december 1958 ) is a new zealand property developer and financier .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "he was a director of the hanover group which owned a number of finance companies including hanover finance , united finance , nationwide finance and fai finance .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "the hanover group also had interests in property and was responsible for developing matarangi beach estates and golf course , and acquired completed lots at the jacks point property sub-division in queenstown .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "the group also had property and finance interests in australia .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "with eric watson he bought 30 per cent of elders finance in 1999 and in december that year bought it outright .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "elders finance became the core of what would become hanover finance .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "two years on , their other finance and investment assets ( nationwide finance , leasing solutions , elders home loans and hanover securities ) were rolled in to create hanover group with reported assets of $ 650m .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "the flow on effects of the financial crisis of 2007 \u2013 08 and nervous reaction of investors lowered overall confidence in the market and saw over 50 finance companies in new zealand fail by 2010 .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "hanover applied to the trustee for a repayment freeze or moratorium rather than a receivership .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "after the repayment freeze hanover prepared a debt repayment plan , offering to repay investors over a 5-year period .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "as part of the plan , hotchin and watson pledged $ 96 million of assets .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "these assets fell in value as property prices declined .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "hotchin arranged for allied farmers to take over the failing business , but the losses overwhelmed the new owner and the business was put into liquidation in 2010 .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "in december 2011 the financial markets authority ( fma ) announced that it proposed to file civil proceedings against hotchin and the other directors and promoters of hanover . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "mark hotchin", "paragraphs": ["but for former hanover group director mark hotchin it seems a case of trading down .\nmark hotchin , says\nno director of hanover ever did anything knowingly wrong\n.\nhowever , mark hotchin yesterday told the herald his brother had died but would not elaborate .\nmark hotchin - come and live in the world you helped create for many new zealanders .\nmark hotchin ' s tv explanations had little to do with financial reality . photo / paul estcourt\nthe fire department burned a waiheke home that used to belong to mark hotchin to the ground .\nhanover directors bruce gordon , mark hotchin , gregory muir and tipene o ' regan remained unrepentant .\na source who socialised with mark hotchin in that early period of his life said hotchin never touched cannabis\nwhen the rest of us were right stoners .\nfreezing orders over mark hotchin ' s assets , which have been in limbo since 2010 , will be lifted .\nthey are manufacturing outrage over the burning down of a house on waiheke because it used to belong to mark hotchin .\nthe other defendants were mark hotchin , greg muir , bruce gordon , sir tipene o ' regan and dennis broit .\nherald columnist brian gaynor was forced to apologise to mark hotchin for defaming him . the herald buried their apology to hotchin on page b12 and never put it online .\nmark hotchin met eric watson at an event at the regent hotel and they struck up a friendship . photo / kenny rodger\nif mark hotchin is the ace of heart ( les ) s , then fay & richwhite are the aces of spades .\nthe basic problem with hotchin is that he promised too much and failed to deliver . mark hotchin ' s media blitz cannot be allowed to pass without some comment and analysis .\nhanover finance co - founder mark hotchin is selling two waiheke island properties to get on with other things he has to do .\njudith collins addresses media after being cleared of any wrongdoing . photo / mark mitchell\nturn up the heat : a hell pizza mobile billboard depicting mark hotchin and their greed pizza outside hotchin ' s multi - million dollar house under construction in auckland ' s paratai drive .\nmark hotchin has pointed out that relevant disclosures were to be found in prospectus no36 on pages 55 - 61 . we regret the oversight .\nformer hanover finance boss mark hotchin wants a $ 7000 - a - week allowance to maintain his lifestyle on australia ' s gold coast .\nnews fha hanover finance deloitte failed finance companies property mark hotchin gregory muir tipene o ' regan bruce gordon eric watson dennis broit . rob everett\njustice minister judith collins ' resignation was sparked by a fairfax investigation into a smear campaign by bloggers apparently backed by controversial financier mark hotchin .\na former owner of the failed hanover finance company , mark hotchin , says\nno director of hanover ever did anything knowingly wrong\n.\nthe company , which operates 150 owner - driver cars , was bought from mark hotchin at the beginning of the month for an undisclosed price .\nallison said mark hotchin did not live at the property , however , which was bought as a holiday home for his former wife , lynette .\nconfidential settlement talks between former hanover finance boss mark hotchin and the financial markets authority ( fma ) are underway in the high court at auckland .\nmr muir said the group , which is owned by multimillionaires mark hotchin and eric watson , would now focus on its property and finance activities .\nmark hotchin and three other hanover directors have released a statement saying the fma wouldn ' t have won at trial . photo : brett phibbs .\nthere wasn ' t a history of tertiary education in the hotchin family and mark left school to work in his father ' s joinery factory . hotchin senior ' s interest in speculative property investment rubbed off .\ntroubled finance group hanover is accusing hell pizza of positioning a mobile billboard mocking mark hotchin outside his six - year - old daughter ' s school .\nmark hotchin faces public odium for living large after the destruction of investors ' wealth that occurred in his and eric watson ' s finance company , hanover . as a director , mark is being investigated by the securities commission and the serious fraud office .\none of mark hotchin ' s current friends told the herald that while hotchin\ncertainly has an ego\n, his financial success wasn ' t handed to him on a plate .\nthese guys [ mark and john ] grew up pretty tough . they didn ' t have a silver spoon in their mouth .\nmark hotchin said of his father in a 2003 interview ,\ndad drove things pretty hard . he instilled a strong work ethic . it plagues me sometimes .\na multi - million dollar mansion on waiheke island that was previously owned by former hanover finance director mark hotchin will be burnt to the ground and demolished by firefighters .\nbut graham told the herald on sunday this week he was simply trying to turn the tide of overwhelmingly negative coverage against his client mark hotchin , former hanover boss .\nbruce tichbon says it ' s wrong to see ponzi scheme victims as fools . lawyers and even finance bigwigs like hanover finance ' s mark hotchin have been caught .\nthis is why the public is angry and why the new zealand herald ' s front page treatment of hanover finance shareholder and director mark hotchin has proved so popular .\nmark hotchin has won the right to re - argue his case to make trustees jointly liable for damages over the collapse of his finance companies , hanover and united .\nthe email released yesterday set out plans to discredit feeley and was sent to a\nmark\n.\nin a 2008 post slater described hotchin as a\ncrook\n, the same word used by sheppard that hotchin alleged was defamatory .\nmark stephen hotchin was , according to a company filing , a christmas day baby . he was born in 1958 , the second of three sons to lloyd and beverley .\nmark hotchin\u2019s former holiday home has gone up in a ball of flames but the deliberate demolition was little consolation to investors who were themselves burned when his hanover empire collapsed .\njointly owned by multi - millionaires mark hotchin and eric watson , hanover is new zealand ' s largest privately owned financial services group with assets of over $ 1 billion .\nthe financial markets authority wouldn ' t have won at trial , said mark hotchin and three other hanover directors who have reached an $ 18 million settlement with the regulator .\ninvestors in hanover finance have moved quickly to help the company\u2019s former head , mark hotchin , after a herald on sunday story revealed that he was struggling in poverty in australia . a facebook page entitled \u201cfriends of mark hotchin\u201d has already gained over 800 \u201clikes\u201d , and a bank account is to be opened this week for the beleaguered former financier .\nmembers of the friends of mark hotchin group say they have a number of fundraising plans . they have approached tv3 and are in discussions with the broadcaster about a telethon .\nhanover finance co - founder mark hotchin has purchased a $ 1 . 5m holiday home on waiheke island sparking fresh suggestions he is eyeing up permanent return home to new zealand .\nformer hanover director mark hotchin has fought to have guardian trust included in the fma ' s civil case against him and five others associated with the finance group . photo / brett phibbs\nhanover finance co - owner eric watson is still in the frame of a securities commission investigation that this week invoked unprecedented powers to freeze the assets of his business partner mark hotchin .\nthis being the first day of june , 2012 , i am simply publishing a piece i first penned december , 2011 , to mark the then first twelve months of ex - finance company director mark hotchin ' s asset freeze , not only without trial , but without a charge having been laid . nothing has changed from when i wrote this ; hotchin now enters his\nmark hotchin may be about to return to live in auckland . interests linked to the former hanover co - director and co - owner paid $ 8 million for a landmark remuera mansion .\nthe real reason behind judith collins\u2019 demise justice minister judith collins\u2019 resignation was sparked by a sunday star - times investigation into a smear campaign by bloggers apparently backed by controversial financier mark hotchin .\niris smythe is one of the people behind the campaign to help hotchin . she said the way hotchin had been forced to suffer was a outrage .\nhe will find that respected judge lester chisholm completely exonerated mark hotchin from paying anyone to attack the sfo . parker\u2019s dreaming when he makes baseless allegations from imaginary friends he may have at the sfo .\nit is notworthy that john\u2019s brother mark hotchin was recently granted high profile exposure on public television in a primetime tv3 interview to share with the public how much he is suffering in terms of material deprivation etc . following the collapse of hanover finance , that also left $ 13 , 000 investors out of pocket . mark hotchin was director at the time of its collapse and eric watson its owner .\nit ' s no longer jack ' s point , it ' s eric & mark ' s point now . . lol\nthreatened by litigation , his business in tatters , former hanover finance boss mark hotchin appeared to back a public relations campaign aiming to discredit criminal investigations into his company and attack personal enemies , documents suggest .\nformer hanover finance principal mark hotchin can try to force the failed lender ' s former trustee guardian trust to contribute to an $ 18 million settlement after winning his appeal in a split supreme court decision .\nauckland ' s most expensive house , the seven - bedroom mansion on exclusive paritai drive partly financed by former hanover finance director mark hotchin , has been sold to businessman deyi shi for $ 39 million .\nwe have now seen labour\u2019s dirty politics tactics in actions with the brazen coward david parker standing in the general debate yesterday and outrageously smearing and defaming mark hotchin , carrick graham , cathy odgers and myself .\nhotchin is fair game however reference to his wife or children is morally reprehensible .\nwell written comment bernard , hotchin was corrupt and headed a giant ponzi scheme .\ni don\u2019t see any advantage to collins to side with hotchin to undermine feeley .\nmark started doing two or three a year and made a bit of a margin and thought ' why don ' t i do 20 or 30 a year , or as many as i can find ' ,\nsays mark ' s friend .\nshareholder support package the documents also disclose that hanover ' s shareholders , mark hotchin and eric watson , $ 96 million support package agreed to in the moratorium proposal has actually ended up with a lower value .\nat the end of last night ' s interview , journalist mark sainsbury read out feedback from some readers who suggested the appearance was a public relations stunt and mr hotchin ' s remorse wasn ' t genuine .\nms collins resigned from cabinet in august after an email was revealed in which her name was linked to a smear campaign against mr feeley run by mr slater and other parties linked to former hanover director mark hotchin .\npascoe recalls the young mark hotchin as energetic , hospitable and industrious . in his early 20s he would buy and do up old houses for resale .\ni remember visiting him when he and john were living in one such house in campbell rd , one tree hill , about the time mark ' s girlfriend gave birth to his daughter .\nhotchin blames allied farmers for hanover ' s problems and refuses to accept responsibility himself .\nthe pair are negotiating to buy wellington corporate cabs , also owned by mr hotchin .\nqv lists hotchin as owner of 50 ohinerau st in remuera , with lynne pamela hotchin and jillian allison . it has a current council valuation of $ 1 . 4m .\nsee the full statement from hotchin , gordon , muir and o ' regan below .\nmark hotchin ' s friend says he is a good bloke to socialise with .\non a personal level he ' s very good with people , loyal to his mates and not pretentious in any shape or form .\ntwo weeks ago the press council busted the nz herald and david \u2018tainted\u2019 fisher for making stuff up . the herald and brian gaynor also had to apologise to mark hotchin for defamatory comments made in their articles about him ,\nprincipal mark hotchin ' s assets have been frozen since december 2010 by the fma ' s predecessor , the securities commission , including the proceeds from his multi - million dollar mansion on auckland ' s exclusive paritai drive .\nan inquiry into judith collins ' downfall is poised to investigate links between former hanover boss mark hotchin and right - wing bloggers who waged a smear campaign against ex - serious fraud office ( sfo ) chief executive adam feeley .\nstupidity is relative . like you voting to approve the sale go forward rather than to tip hanover into receivership - gifting mark hotchin and eric watson a houdini like exit strategy . take some responsibility snowflake . actions have consequences .\nall the financier\u2019s men threatened by litigation , his business in tatters , former hanover finance boss mark hotchin appeared to back a public relations campaign aiming to discredit criminal investigations into his company and attack personal enemies , documents suggest .\nthe dissenting judges , justices terence arnold and mark o ' regan , agreed hotchin would have to accept liability in pursuing a claim against guardian trust , but disagreed damages caused by the trustee was equal to that of the directors .\nkiwi in europe just to help you understand it in the most simplest way . . mark & eric are wearing different hats ( entities ) . . mark + eric = axis properties & hanover . . . right ? ? hope this helps you out coz u sound very confused .\nmark hotchin had sought to make trustees guardian trust and perpetual trust jointly responsible for paying any compensation , alleging they would have breached their duties to investors if the directors were found at fault - but later abandoned his claim against perpetual .\ntoday ' s report also reveals key figures in the inquiry into ms collins tried to suspend the probe , given the possibility of a criminal investigation into the aggressive public relations strategy employed on behalf of former hanover finance boss mark hotchin .\njacks point may be a very nice piece of land , but sadly same old names keep popping up when ever an investor has lost out , and those names are mark hotchin , eric watson and handover ( also axis properties ) . whenever you hear those names , look for your wallet and make certain it is shut . they have a way of parting investors from their money and turning the investors equity into their ( mark and erics ) equity . and for the investors trouble mark and eric give you their debts .\nmark had been pretty successful to be able to have the equity to [ set up ] hanover , to buy the assets from elders .\nyou better watch out ! you better not cry ! you better hold on 2 ya cash coz mark n eric r coming 2 town . .\nwhat a disappointment that she\u2019s apparently so two - faced , as her mercenary involvement in carrick graham\u2019s protracted \u2018hit jobs\u2019 on behalf of mark hotchin appear to indicate . but more to the point : does it look like she was deceiving us ?\nhanover finance director mark hotchin attended a meeting of the company\u2019s investors yesterday , and spoke about how the company\u2019s plight had affected him personally . emotional and struggling to hold back tears , hotchin told the gathered investors about the pain he felt . \u201cthe recession has left me financially devastated , \u201d he explained . \u201ci feel your pain . i\u2026\nthe hotchin property in paritai drive reportedly cost $ 43 million to build . photo / brett phibbs\nnbr understands both mr watson and mr hotchin are on the serious fraud office border alert list .\ngroup co - founder denis sheridan said he hoped they could help hotchin and others like him .\nand former hanover boss mark hotchin , despite his offer to talk from overseas via video link , was also not interviewed . at the time of the email the sfo was investigating hanover , and the investigation was eventually dropped with no charges laid .\nmark hotchin credits as having given him\na leg - up\non the wealth ladder a st heliers property called regency court . he bought it 1991 in a distressed sale for $ 6 million , completed it and sold it for $ 10 million .\nwatson and hotchin companies took $ 117 . 8 million out of hanover finance in related party loans .\ngapes , a former close friend of hotchin , was also among the victims of the smear campaign .\ni read your article re hotchin et al with great interest and very much agree with your sentiments .\nlloyd hotchin ' s death notice , published in the herald in november 2005 , said in part ,\nlloyd , darling husband and best friend for 50 years , of beverley , and beloved father and mentor to mark , john and lost son paul .\nrod pascoe , a friend of john hotchin in their younger days , recalls that mark was rescued by his father when his first business , a sports goods store , got into financial trouble .\nlloyd helped mark out financially ,\nsays pascoe .\nour group of mates were very impressed that lloyd would help his boy in this way rather than let him get a bad credit rating with a business failure .\njustice glazebrook said she would have let costs where they lie\ngiven the formidable obstacles to mr hotchin ultimately succeeding\n, but chief justice elias and justice young awarded them to hotchin because of his success .\nit was also sent to a\ncarrick\n- carrick graham who was representing hotchin at the time .\nsince the demise of hanover in 2008 , hotchin , 57 , has lived mostly in australia and hawaii .\nno wonder people welcome the inconvenience and embarassment being visited on mr hotchin by a reporter and a photographer .\nfreezing orders over hotchin ' s assets will also be lifted as a result of the settlement .\nthe home is owned by a family trust , which mr hotchin said he was unable to talk about .\nsoon after the release of dirty politics , odgers ' employer confirmed she was no longer working for them\nby mutual consent\n. mark hotchin allegedly paid odgers to run a smear campaign against the head of the serious fraud office and the financial markets authority , while hotchin was being investigated by said authorities . this led to the minister of justice judith collins losing her job .\nquite right , mark hotchin ' s not the only one - so let ' s leave him be . just like osama bin laden isn ' t the only terrorist in the world and jeff dahmer isn ' t the first guy to eat his victims after killing them .\nmark hotchin puts a lot of effort into fitness but is also a smoker . the herald understands he gave instructions that a house ( not yet built ) for his property on boatshed bay , waiheke island , be designed to give him sheltered outdoor smoking spots whatever the wind direction .\npaul lloyd hotchin would now be 53 . his family has not heard a word from him in at least 30 years . lloyd hotchin died without discovering what became of his eldest son , a friend of the father says .\nit is also illusory for hotchin to claim that for every $ 1 that went out $ 2 went in .\nthe fma\u2019s asset preservation orders over the assets of mr hotchin have been lifted as a result of the settlement .\ncarrick graham issued a statement this afternoon , saying mr chisholm ' s report had exonerated his client mr hotchin .\nfunny , ron mark said this was a bad choice now he is minister rubber stamps the buy . in the end it is the public service that runs the . . .\nwhen you engineer a scheme with highly questionable ethics and self serving outcomes you never plan to get caught . mark i believe you - ' this was never the plan ' .\npeople close to hotchin say while his new zealand assets are frozen , he still has access to money in australia .\nin november , hotchin family trust ka no 3 bought 74 korora rd , oneroa , for $ 3 . 4m .\nhotchin and watson et al are the poster children for a morally empty society that venerates material wealth over other values .\nhotchin ' s assets and a related trust are in limbo , with freezing orders issued in 2010 remaining in force .\nhowever a majority verdict of the supreme court in wellington has warned there are\nformidable obstacles\nto hotchin succeeding .\nthe korora rd property that the hotchin family trust has purchased for $ 3 . 4 million . photo / dean purcell\ndavid parker is running his mouth in places he shouldn\u2019t with an outrageous name check and then smear in the house against cactus kate , carrick graham , mark hotchin and myself . this has to be a joke from a man who has integrity so low he ran off with his sick mates missus .\nmr hotchin said in a statement through his lawyers that : \u201cas the matter is before the court , and the investigation is said to be incomplete , hanover and mr hotchin do not propose to make any further comment at this time . \u201d\nmade first fortune in office supplies . branched into retail mid - 1990s when he bought large new zealand bookseller whitcoulls . with mark hotchin ( see ) , co - owns privately held hanover group financial services firm . lives in london . also owns a stake in new zealand warriors , a professional rugby team .\nnews that hanover finance\u2019s mark hotchin is struggling to find the money to pay contractors to finish his $ 50 million palace has galvanised the orakei community into action . last week a team of volunteers went onto the property to help with the landscaping and building work . and on saturday morning jim mora and the crew\u2026\nyou deliberately miss my point again , pragma . which is that hotchin was not , repeat , not , my point .\nas hotchin accepted , however , he would need to prove at trial that he is liable in tort to the investors .\nthe emails indicate the campaign was orchestrated by hotchin ' s then spokesman carrick graham , a pr consultant and tobacco lobbyist .\nmore substantive previous tweets by @ whaledump have led to new questions about the actions of various players in nicky hager ' s dirty politics , including mr slater , ex - justice minister judith collins , mark hotchin , former pm staffer jason ede , food & grocery council ceo katherine rich and pr operator carrick graham .\nso after the serious fraud office can find no case to make mark hotchin answer , yet another government department , the draconian financial markets authority ( fma ) can in a yet to be held civil case , keep this individual\u2019s assets frozen for five years without trial . justice this slow is not justice at all .\nso get stuffed mark and grow up son . own up to your responsibilities and repay every cent that have available to repay investors - then and only then will people have respect for you .\nher friend myra zhang , 63 , lost her savings when hanover finance collapsed . she once owned a house in a good auckland suburb , but now lives with her son in a small two - bedroom unit . her health is poor and she cannot work , and she spends most of her time thinking about mark hotchin .\nafter the collapse new zealand properties owned by john hotchin and his brother mark hotchin , both co - founders of nathans finance and vtl group , \u201cappear to have been sold in early 2008 . one , a substantial remuera residence , was sold to former auckland mayor john banks for $ 3 . 4m . a beachfront house at pauanui sold for $ 2 . 7m \u2013 a healthy gain on the $ 1 . 9m the hotchins paid in 2004 . \u201d\nthe hotchin boys grew up in mangere across the road from the kirwans , whose son john found fame with the all blacks .\nhotchin appears to have also attended st paul ' s college which lists him among its alumni as having done well in business .\nit was obvious i was someone hotchin was worried about when he was being investigated by the sfo ,\nsaid gapes .\nthe house , at 46a matapana road in boatshed bay , was previously owned by hotchin through a trust known as ka 3 .\nmr hotchin last night claimed that allied farmers , which took on hanover ' s debt , had wrecked it and wasted it .\nmark hotchin , the former hanover finance boss who told the high court in february he could not live on $ 1000 a week , has hired top defamation lawyer julian miles qc to sue the new zealand herald and business columnist brian gaynor for a series of stories published over the past two - and - a - half years .\n\u201cbuilding a vast mansion even as the company you operate is collapsing all around you\u2026 well , that could happen to anyone . \u201d investors in hanover finance have moved quickly to help the company\u2019s former head , mark hotchin , after a herald on sunday story revealed that he was struggling in poverty in australia . a facebook page entitled \u201cfriends\u2026\nthe settlement comes after the fma filed civil proceedings against directors and promoters of hanover including former owners mark hotchin and eric watson in april 2012 . the proceedings covered a period when investments and reinvestments in hanover totalled $ 35 million . the former directors have not admitted any liability . watson is not contributing any money toward the settlement .\nthus watson , hotchin and their associated companies took out $ 163 . 3 million and put in $ 68 . 5 million during this period , a far cry from hotchin ' s claim that they put in $ 2 for every $ 1 they took out .\nat the same time , a hawaiian mansion owned by a trust associated with hotchin has reportedly been on the market for $ 16m .\nhotchin and other hanover directors in 2015 paid $ 18 million to settle a civil claim brought against them by the financial markets authority .\nmr hotchin and mr watson are also co - owners of ohl , formerly hanover overseas , owns several tracts of forestry in northland .\ni wonder if we should be heaping all this opprobrium and vitriol upon mr hotchin without giving some thought as to the possible consequences .\nif say mark hotchin was to approach me for work i would charge absolutely heaps because a ) he has heaps of coin , b ) he has a reputation worse than a tobacco company and c ) because he can ,\nslater wrote . he has previously denied accusations of cash - for - comment by saying all his published articles are honestly - held beliefs . but a review of whaleoil posts mentioning hotchin finds a marked change in opinion about the hanover boss .\nthe directors of the hanover finance companies ( hfl , hcl and ufl ) are mark hotchin , gregory muir , tipene o ' regan , and bruce gordon . the directors of hanover group ltd ( hgl ) , which the fma alleges was a promoter of offers made by the three hanover finance companies , were eric watson and dennis broit .\nnothing attracted vitriol to my old blog life behind the iron drape more than the pieces i wrote on mark hotchin and allan hubbard ( no relation ) . i may soon put them up again here , over december . for the coming one year anniversary i ' m writing of is the freeze that was put on mark hotchin ' s assets over december , 2010 . i have no idea whether hotchin will be found wanting in respect of the laws of new zealand , but he has now had his life frozen by the state for a year and not only has never been given the chance to defend himself in court , he ' s still not had a single charge laid against him . to me , this denotes a state with far more power than i ' m comfortable with , and no justice for the individual of mark hotchin , no matter what you think of him . the champagne thieving bureaucrats at the sfo need to charge hotchin , or not , and give him his day in court ( and unlike mr hubbard , don ' t make him have to sue to use his own money to defend himself ) . this isn ' t putin ' s russia , is it ? it ' s new zealand . perhaps the difference is far less than we would all like to think .\nhotchin and watson stand accused of taking millions of dollars out in dividends and borrowing from hanover for their own property developments and joint ventures .\nthe herald on sunday has learned that interests associated with hotchin recently bought the luxury ash hurst mansion on the suburb ' s northern slopes .\nms brown confirmed the order was sought over concerns assets might be appropriated abroad were civil or criminal action to be brought against mr hotchin .\ni always had a lot of time for mark . even when he got hugely wealthy , he didn ' t shun mates and acquaintances from the past or pretend he didn ' t see them at events .\nin other words hotchin has come out of hiding to tell us that allied farmers created the mess while accepting no responsibility for the debacle himself .\nthe broad strategy adopted by the trio was outlined by graham in an email to hotchin and former hanover chief executive kerry finnigan in december 2011 .\naccountant bruce sheppard , a hanover critic , said hotchin had been spotted on waiheke island and in auckland ' s eastern suburbs in recent months .\nhotchin and five others associated with hanover companies are being sued by the financial markets authority for allegedly misleading or untrue statements in finance company prospectuses .\nbut fairfax did have a large tranche of emails that inform an in - depth investigation revealing hotchin ' s apparent backing for the smear campaign .\nhe said mr hotchin had been the subject of numerous defamatory or misleading media reports , and his organisation facilitate communications had worked to address this .\nsmythe said she planned to donate what little she had left . she said she hoped the cash would help hotchin enjoy a better life abroad .\nironically , watson probably didn ' t know what was going on ( doesn ' t mean he ' s less reponsible ) and didn ' t get to share in all mark ' s little side deals if these were happening .\nhe considered hotchin to be more conservative than watson .\neric just wants leverage . he ' s always talking about how he can raise capital .\nthe emails were sent at the same time as the former shareholders ' association president was involved in defamation against hotchin and fellow hanover boss eric watson .\nhell put the face of mr hotchin , hanover ' s co - founder , on a billboard next to the word greed , the name of one of its pizzas . this week it drove the billboard around auckland and parked it outside the $ 30 million home that mr hotchin is having built .\ntwo exclusive waiheke island properties owned by the ka no . 4 trustee , a family trust associated with hotchin , have also come on the market .\nwe don ' t have to justify where we get our money or what it ' s spent on , to anyone .\n- amanda hotchin\nbut the fma did not have any such orders over any trusts associated with hotchin , and therefore could not intervene in any purchases by the trusts .\nan order , granted to the securities commission in december , froze mr hotchin ' s assets and gave him $ 1000 a week to live on .\nr . mcleod - the real issue is whether hotchin committed fraud or not . the premium hanover offered was hardly sufficient to take that particular risk .\nserioulsy , is mark hotchin the real bad guy ? is he the only one guilty of bad investment decisions ? if he is smart enough to protect his assets via a trust , good on him ! he was in a risky industry , and poeple invested in the upside . the issue is not hochin or hannover but why so many invested in such risky assets . . . .\nhotchin and five others , including watson , will face a high court trial next year after they pleaded not guilty to civil charges brought by the fma .\nin march , the five supreme court judges were told hotchin had abandoned his claim against perpetual trust after reaching a settlement , leaving only guardian trust remaining .\nhotchin ' s lawyer , nathan gedye\u200b , qc , said he had yet to read the judgment or speak to his client to discuss the next steps .\nwe do not believe the fma would have succeeded at trial ,\na statement issued by hotchin , muir , gordon and o ' regan said .\nit was hotchin ' s flagship development and a plaque to his late father , lloyd , was installed next to the first green , overlooking the water .\ni remember reading the endless posts on cactus kate about how hard hotchin was being done by , and at the time thinking how tiresome it was getting .\nwhat fran o\u2019sullivan and matt nippert do not realise is that cactus kate has already answered this in the inquiry even though it is beyond the terms of reference of the inquiry . they would like to think that mark hotchin ( completely exonerated in the chisholm report ) paid to \u201cstitch up\u201d not only adam feeley but a serious charge of influencing a witness . he did no such thing . read more \u00bb\nwatson said this week he was not aware hotchin had any plans to return to new zealand , but added it was not something he would expect to know .\nit ' s not surprising that hotchin tries to hide behind his family . he did it with the hell pizza ads , he ' s doing it now .\nsome of you will have heard of madoff ( cleans out $ us50b in ponzi scam ) , fuld ( lehman bros ceo , watches over one of the largest corporate failures ) , well on a population basis mark and eric are right up there .\nhotchin ' s wife is just as culpable as hotchin for lavishly spending all that money they conned . his kids are spoilt brats - and , like most spoilt rich kids , they ' ll join\na band\nand\ngo travelling\nas their career - financed by the inheritance taken from a more needy family .\nas former managing director of hanover finance , hotchin was at the time under investigation from the sfo and fma for his role in the failure of hanover in 2008 .\nhanover and its sister , united finance , owned by hotchin and business partner eric watson , collapsed in july 2008 owing $ 553 million to 17 , 630 investors .\naction could go global the hanover pair have in recent years lived mostly abroad \u2013 mr watson in the uk , and mr hotchin in hawaii , italy and australia .\nthe herald has well and truly lowered itself to the gutter . i thought it was a shameless piece of journalism . this in no way is to defend hotchin .\nthe court of appeal had previously ruled against hotchin , saying the trustees had different responsibilities from hanover ' s principals and could not be held liable for their fault .\nall posts copyright mark hubbard and life behind the iron drape . contents may be reproduced without permission provided credit is given to the author , it is not altered in any way , the context is made clear and a link is provided to the original .\nworking within tightly prescribed terms of reference , justice chisholm inquired into the sleazy , dishonest \u2018destabilisation\u2019 scheme which saw dirty pr operator carrick graham apparently engage slater and fellow attack blogger cathy odgers / cactus kate to publish smears against financial regulators and investigators on behalf of hanover finance director mark hotchin . they were \u2018working for\u2019 graham , chisholm finds . apparently some journalists were ( witting or unwitting ) pawns in that dirty campaign . shame .\nimage 13 of 20 : justice minister judith collins during her stand - up press conference where she revealed she had dinner with the head of oravida while in china last year . photographed at parliament , wellington . 12 march 2014 new zealand herald photograph by mark mitchell\nhotchin appealed against the freezing orders ; three months later chief high court judge helen winkelmann has yet to rule on the matter . nor have the regulators completed their investigations .\nhotchin purchased the two - bedroom , 190sqm home with\nmagnificent sea views\noverlooking sandy bay with his former wife lynette and jillian allison , according to property records .\non top of this around 10 , 000 hours of fma staff time was spent on the case and on the asset freeze proceedings against hotchin and entities associated with him .\nwe all know that if hotchin returned every penny , that had been invested , people woudl still want their dividends . . . the perfect storm of greed and stupidity !\narticles entitled\nhanover house of cards doomed to fail\ndated 6 march 2010 and\nmark hotchin : the man behind the money\ndated 19 february 2011 asserted that hanover declared dividends out of non - cash profits , and an article entitled\nbrian gaynor : message to hotchin - own up or shut up\nasserted that those dividend payments should not have been made . the first two of these articles also asserted that hanover was , in effect , operated like a ponzi scheme . the herald acknowledges that hanover was not a ponzi scheme , and that mr hotchin did not act illegally in receiving dividends from hanover , and apologises if any readers took those messages from these articles . the main purpose of all of these articles was to call for greater regulation of the finance industry .\nthe main item in the $ 76 million was the transfer of property companies from hotchin and watson to hanover for $ 40 million as part of the december 2008 moratorium proposal .\nhotchin :\nbecause they went back in , it was liquidity , every dollar that went out two dollars was going back in , so it was actually creating liquidity .\nhotchin :\nyes although in part it ' s about liquidity as well , so if we hadn ' t paid that money , those debts would have stayed higher .\nthe settlement was reached with no admission of liability , and in a statement hotchin and three other directors said the fma would never have won had the case gone to trial .\nthese trusts , a series of numbered companies beginning with ka no . 1 trustee , own property connected with mr hotchin including his half - built $ 30m paratai drive mansion .\nbelinda moffat , from the financial markets authority , said hotchin ' s personal assets remained frozen as it continued to have asset preservation orders granted by the high court over these .\nmark came to realise that if he owned the finance company , he could control all angles ,\nsays the friend .\nat a time when the price of assets [ property ] was going up because anyone could get credit , it was easy money .\nthe picture of a sneering , snarling hotchin telling them to leave him alone will , i hope , been seen as the photo of the year . it captures the man perfectly .\ni have no sympathy for hotchin but the reality is that he has been charged with no crime and the action against him in freezing his assets is no more than a sc / govt publicity stunt aimed to show their detractors that it was not sitting idly by in not taking any action aginst these people while putting an old man into statutory management . at least the actions against hotchin appear to be legal but one has to question the fairness of that law . as mentioned previously it is very effective and limits both hotchin and hubbard ' s right to natural justice i . e . inablility to pay for legal representation although i do note that this does not seem to be a issue for mr hotchin at this time .\ni am not a fan of some of the contributors to the nz herald but the fervour with which they have hunted and hounded hotchin must surely give the investors some small satisfaction .\n\u201chotchin and his business partner eric watson should be booed by the crowd at mt smart stadium if he ever dares to return home to watch the warriors play on home turf . \u201d\nin one email , odgers said :\nremind him [ hotchin ] he pays cam n i to f - - - w fma so he can focus on important things .\nthis column - run without disclosure that odgers was allegedly being paid at the time by hotchin and described by her in emails as a\nhit\n- is now heavy with irony .\nlast year , hotchin ' s former holiday home went up in a ball of flames but the deliberate demolition was little consolation to investors who were themselves burned when his hanover empire collapsed .\nin 2013 auckland ' s most expensive house , a seven - bedroom mansion on exclusive paritai dr , which was partly financed by hotchin , sold to businessman deyi shi for $ 39m .\nhotchin was among a group of six directors who in 2015 reached an $ 18m settlement with the financial markets authority which had filed civil proceedings alleging untrue statements in certain hanover offer documents .\nthe judge also noted hotchin ' s\nvery strong public statements\nrejecting any liability when reaching a deal with the fma , which he said wouldn ' t affect the contribution claim .\nundeterred by this business - like \u2018rebuff\u2019 , businessday has accessed hotchin\u2019s us property records to dig deeper . it notes justice lang\u2019s comments in court at sentencing that hotchin owned no assets , other than a house in america , which secured loans exceeding its value . he added : \u201cit is virtually inevitable \u2026 . that at 51 years of age you will be declared bankrupt . \u201d\nhotchin and five other directors and promoters of the failed finance company are being sued by the fma , which alleges they were responsible for false statements that led to major losses for investors .\nin a parallel legal battle that has gone all the way to the supreme court , hotchin is also attempting to make trustees jointly liable for any damages that result from the civil lawsuit .\nfran , is there any chance you could interview mr hotchin i am sure you would ask a better quality question . also it would be interesting to get him and his brother together .\n\u201cwhen jim died i had to borrow money off my daughters just to pay the funeral bill . but hotchin can\u2019t even afford the money for a personal trainer . the poor man . \u201d\ni am not saying that means every individual action with regards to the sharing of information was wise or appropriate . some clearly was not . but it was not a conspiracy or a concerted effort . one could have published a breathless book on how the nz herald conspired with agents of mark hotchin to attack the head of the sfo , and demand a commission of inquiry into the nz herald \u2013 if you were to take the least benign interpretation of the e - mails .\nok . . so , i ' m not a mark hotchin fan given the deplorable and frankly immoral , ' sharp - practice ' that hanover interests appear to have indulged in over the last few years . however , i am christian so i do hope that your readers have banded together at this festive time and recognized a family in need of a food parcel or two ! ! ( tongue in cheek ) . i do hope that a parcel gets deposited onto his expensive australian doorstep ( and photographed there ) given that he is likely to remain at his ( luxurious ) premises for a while . sad to think that his trusty ( mercedes and porsche ) steads are unlikely to follow him over there ! merry christmas mark - we all follow your story with interest !\nactually , come to think of it , all this emotion about hotchin applies equally to hubbard . in fact hubbard is probably worse , with all his timaru ( yes - men ) cronies . at least hotchin brought in an independent board . the reality is look at the litany of failed finance companies . the property boom went bust , the finance companies followed . that simple .\nthe basic problem with hotchin is that he promised too much and failed to deliver . but he blames everyone else for hanover ' s problems and continues to paint himself as a white knight .\nthis was purported to be an injection of $ 40 million because hanover did not have to pay watson and hotchin the $ 40 million until all of principal repayments to secured depositors were repaid .\nlast year , hotchin won the right to pursue new zealand guardian trust for a contribution to the settlement , so long as he accepted he would need to prove he was liable to investors .\nmeanwhile the wheels of justice turn , albeit slowly . the unprecedented decision by the securities commission to freeze hotchin ' s assets is welcome . as is the serioud fraud investigation into his affairs .\nit ' s karma of a sort . i ' m sure hotchin and his mates would set a lot more than a herald cameraman onto people who owed his company a few thousand dollars .\ni just hope that we don ' t let up on hotchin , but i also hope that the focus on him doesn ' t allow the behaviour of others to slide under the radar .\ngeorge craddock , of waihi , said news of the waiheke island purchase left a sour taste . the herald on sunday could not contact hotchin for comment . his accountants said he was overseas .\nthe four directors - hotchin , bruce gordon , gregory muir and tipene o ' regan - also said the failed finance company had\nexcellent reporting systems and high quality management and governance\n.\ngraham emailed slater and odgers in may 2011 , including snippets of material from hotchin ' s defamation claim against sheppard and complaints sheppard had made about hanover to regulators obtained under the official information act ."]}
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premise in an enterprise ' s data center . api management integrates the most important features that are necessary to enable the three most significant players in the api economy : application developers , business owners , and it personnel .\nproduct group : websphere program product identifier description number ibm api management v2 . 0 5725 - l30 product category : application integration middleware other\nan advantage of using an api management platform is the abstraction of many complicated systems , so you can focus on your api\u2019s growth and stability . these platforms also have good partner programs to better kick start your api\u2019s marketing program and work towards its adoption . ibm api connect is a modern api management solution for creating , running , managing and securing apis for external and internal consumers to accelerate an organization\u2019s api program .\nibm api connect has addressed the following vulnerability which allows the possibility of bypassing password policy .\napi management publications will be available on june 28 , 2013 , in the online information center . visit\napi management is distributed via electronic download and a set of physical media packs consisting of multiple dvds .\nthe on - premises deployment architecture consists of two components : management and the ibm datapower gateway . these are independently scalable and can be purchased separately . the api management component is a prerequisite for the gateway component .\nthe system shell is protected and can only be accessed by ibm support personnel or api management development team . a work item is in place to expose this information from the api management cli but there is currently no confirmed date or version which this will be included in .\nsecurely integrate with ibm datapower gateway : api management requires and integrates with ibm datapower gateway appliances , which contain robust security capabilities and provides access control , integration , and optimized delivery of apis and other enterprise resources .\nibm api management , in the cloud or on premises , is application integration middleware that allows developers to subscribe to , publish , design , control and secure apis .\nthese products may only be sold directly by ibm or by authorized ibm business partners for software value plus .\nto order , contact the americas call centers or your local ibm representative , or your ibm business partner .\nthe ibm api management offering can discover services and apis from ibm z / os mainframe systems running cics or ims . as a result , existing restful or soap services on z / os can be shared with application developers via a developer portal with full management and security control enforced . additionally , apim can discover services from ibm websphere registry & repository .\nibm websphere cast iron api assembly capabilities can be used as an alternative for the rapid deployment of new apis .\n, director , api partner development at smartbear . \u201cibm and smartbear created an integration that brings the two technologies together , allowing teams to focus on api quality in addition to api operations . the plugin provides functionality for both the api consumer and api provider , regardless of whether you are using soap or rest as your protocol . \u201d\ncall ibm training at 800 - 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place ifixes for a minimum period of two years . a maintenance support release is a recommended product level for which support , including defect and security updates , will be provided over a specified period of time . a maintenance support release is intended for customers that might require a longer term deployment for their environment . change history : 02 november 2015 : ibm api management version 4 . 0 . 3 . 0 released .\nsecurity , traffic management and mediation policies to ensure apis and data are protected . simple management of apis , versions , lifecycle , subscription plans and subscribers .\napi connect offers secure multi - cloud support to deploy components on docker , aws , azure , ibm cloud private and more .\nprovision a fully managed api connect instance on the ibm cloud . lite is designed for developers and is available at no charge .\nafter upgrade to api management version 4 . 0 . 1 . 0 , apis cannot be invoked and return a http 500 internal server error .\nbroadest suite of data integrity and management features | edlm ( extended data life management ) , active vault , advanced reporting , ilayer\u2122 , bulk load i / e .\nsupport for iterative development and api versioning : changes can be made dynamically to an existing api implementation . reactivating new versions of the api can be performed in a nondisruptive , highly available manner .\nibm provides you with access to ibm databases containing information on known program defects , defect corrections , restrictions , and bypasses at no additional charge . for further information , consult the ibm software support handbook found at\na - to - z data management : . familiarity with cloud services , such as aws , azure , ibm , google , ec2 , s3 , horizonte , gateway api , dynamodb , or redshift . . . .\nwith more organizations and people diving in , there\u2019s no shortage of confusion and proclamations of just what api management really is . where do you start ?\nthe on - premise offering of ibm api management offers a solution for companies and businesses to establish api management for their private , internal apis , as well as public or protected , external apis . this new on - premise offering provides the capabilities needed to externalize and manage your services as web apis . with it , you can also use your existing datapower gateway appliances running at a minimum firmware level of v6 . 0 , which provides security capabilities , threat protection , traffic management , and optimized delivery of api workloads .\nthis section discusses how an odbc application can optimize its data modifications and transaction management .\nnote : the minimum firmware version for drives is e6q6 ( ibm lto5 ) / e6r6 ( ibm lto6 ) and for libraries is i12 . 1\nfor passport advantage information and charges , contact your ibm representative or authorized ibm business partner for software value plus . additional information is also available at\nibm global business services ( gbs ) is hiring a business process management ( bpm ) developer who will lead the design and development of bpm applications using . . .\nnormally , all transaction management commands go through the odbc driver to the server ( see\nautocommit vs . ansi transaction management\n) . the application starts a transaction by calling :\napim saas is an integrated hosted and managed service that does not reveal any separate components to the user . there is a portal for developers ( api subscribers ) to explore api documentation , request access to apis , request application keys , and receive a self - service social and interactive experience . there is also an api administration portal for api developers ( api providers ) to define and manage apis , create entitlement plans with varying rate limits , analyze api usage and manage api user communities .\n. ibm api connect is an api operational platform that allows developers to create , run , manage and secure apis in the ibm bluemix cloud . the latest swaggerhub integration gives architects and engineers the ability to use swaggerhub\u2019s powerful feature set to easily design and document apis , while keeping this definition up - to - date and in sync with their api connect instance .\nthe information provided in this announcement letter is for reference and convenience purposes only . the terms and conditions that govern any transaction with ibm are contained in the applicable contract documents such as the ibm international program license agreement , ibm international passport advantage agreement , and the ibm agreement for acquisition of software maintenance .\nfor on - premises deployments , the management and gateway components are packaged as virtual appliances that require either vmware esxi or vcenter , or citrix xenserver or ibm pureapplication system .\nibm api connect developer portal could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions , caused by the failure to restrict access to the private file system .\nif you are an ibm business partner - - distributor for workstation software acquiring products from ibm , you may link to passport advantage online for resellers where you can obtain business partner pricing information . an ibm id and password are required .\nthe ibm cloud search didn ' t find any matches for your search query .\nibm security bulletin : ibm mq advanced message security is vulnerable to an openssl error while parsing an asn . 1 data . ( cve - 2018 - 0739 )\njavascript , microsoft sql server , project management , sql , . net , ajax , jira , db2\nibm db2 experience is a plus . experience using and / or configuring jira or other project management software . 3 + years of web application development ( asp . net , . . .\nibm api management , often referred to as apim or ibm apim , is application integration middleware that enables organizations to publish business services to internal and external application developers across on - premises and public and private cloud environments . the latest iteration of the on - premises version is 4 . 0 . 2 . the cloud version is software as a service , often referred to as apim saas . this product manages and enforces the consumption of apis and includes usage analytics , lifecycle management , developer portal and api gateway integration for runtime enforcement .\nif you still have questions , try the ibm cloud docs search to find information .\non - premises apim is licensed using ibm ' s standard processor value unit model .\nexperience building api with interfacing systems . we are currently seeking a motivated , career and customer oriented api developer to join our team in woodlawn , . . .\nif every phase of your api lifecycle is fully catered to . this includes the\n1 . api connect : create , run , manage & secure apis topology business partner apps mobile & web apps enterprise internal apps internet of things z system / legacy apps cloud service application server esb / middleware data store microservicestraffic api traffic api gateway ( datapower / microgw ) microservices app computer runtime ( node . js / java ) developer portal api management node collective controller developer toolkit external app developer internal app developer partner app developer\nthe integration can be easily applied to any api version in swaggerhub . the integration can be configured to point to a specific instance on your api connect service instance on the ibm bluemix cloud with a few clicks , with no external configuration or tooling required .\nhow often do raises occur at ibm corporation , staff exchange / oao techn . . .\nthese products are available under ibm software value plus , either directly from ibm or through authorized business partners who invest in skills and high value solutions . ibm customers may benefit from the industry - specific or horizontal solutions , skills , and expertise provided by these business partners .\nspecifically , api developers can design , secure and control restful and soap apis on premises or in the cloud , stage apis to an integrated api gateway , publish apis to select developer communities using varying rate limit plans , and analyze api usage and performance .\nby running java api - based extension point code , which also provides custom behavior .\nthere are several posts on this blog that talk about the client api . for example\napi gateway runtime 1 . 3 . n and older : oracle jre 1 . 7\napim allows api management from different roles . application developers can browse an integrated api portal , understand apis , interactively try out apis , register their application , subscribe to visible apis , choose available api plans , request security keys , invoke apis , analyze their application or api usage , participate in a built - in discussion forum , and comment on and rate apis . on the it operations side of the business , a user can manage the on - premises api environment infrastructure and monitor and scale it without disruption to the published service .\na new feature in version 4 provides full support for swagger 2 . 0 rest api description language , an integrated content management system - based portal for developers , lifecycle management for design - time for apis and plans , rest apis to extend the solution , bluemix integration , iib integration and cast iron integration .\nthe datapower xml management interface must be enabled . the datapower monitor uses the\n/ service / mgmt / current\nsoap endpoint to collect the metrics . please refer to the ibm redbook websphere datapower soa appliance : the xml management interface section 1 . 3 , 1 . 4 and 1 . 5 to enable it .\nwhen upgrading from ibm api management v4 . 0 . 0 . 1 to v4 . 0 . 1 . 0 , a user may be unable to log into the cmc or apimanager user interfaces post upgrade . they will recieved http 503 service unavailable errors when navigating to these user interfaces . when logged on to the management servers cli after upgrade , the\nsystem show status\ncommand will display as up .\nibm api management focuses on the point of integration when businesses provide data to other application developers via a published and documented service outside their enterprise ' s organizational boundary . the service owners or api providers get full control of who can subscribe to their service , which user ' s organization is using which service , how much it ' s being used , version control and lifecycle management . to ensure proper security policies are applied and only the entitled levels of access are occurring , subscriptions are enforced at runtime .\nibm security bulletin : cve - 2017 - 3167 , cve - 2017 - 316 . . .\npureapplication is a trademark of ibm corporation in the united states , other countries , or both .\nlearn more about infosphere master data management collaboration server ( mdm collaborative edition ) on the mdm collaborative edition information center .\nthis blog has several examples for how to extend rtc using the server api . for example\nibm , websphere , cast iron , datapower , db2 , passport advantage , express , system i and urltoken are registered trademarks of ibm corporation in the united states , other countries , or both .\nwe ' re using more apis than ever before , and you need one central location to monitor their security , application connections , and traffic . open this guide to see what makes an effective api management strategy .\napim saas and bluemix are licensed using a usage - based model : the number of api calls per month , number of api subscribers and amount of disk storage for detailed analytics data .\nlearn more about infosphere master data management collaboration server ( mdm collaborative edition ) java apis on mdm collaborative edition information center .\nibm software services has the breadth , depth , and reach to manage your services needs . you can leverage the deep technical skills of our lab - based , software services team and the business consulting , project management , and infrastructure expertise of our ibm global services team . also , we extend our ibm software services reach through ibm business partners to provide an extensive portfolio of capabilities . together , we provide the global reach , intellectual capital , industry insight , and technology leadership to support a wide range of critical business needs .\ndump : exam 000 - 253 - ibm websphere application server network deployment v6 . 1 , core administration\ngain insights into which apis are having the largest impact on an organization ' s api program .\nfigure 19 shows the context - sensitive help opened up for java api getcurrentcontext ( . . . ) . the javadocs are displayed when you place the mouse cursor on the api in eclipse .\nyou can make the changes to config . yml and validate it from the browser or the api\nnow we can run the re - verify command and the liberty command / scripts will now acknowledge that there is an ibm jdk in the file path and now report the use of the ibm jdk for .\nit seems we can\u2019t find what you\u2019re looking for . try the ibm cloud docs search to find information .\nphone : 800 - ibm - call ( 426 - 2255 ) fax : 800 - 2ibm - fax ( 242 - 6329 ) internet : callserv @ urltoken mail : ibm teleweb customer support ibm . com\u00ae sales execution center , americas north 3500 steeles ave . east , tower 3 / 4 markham , ontario canada l3r 2z1\nthe rtc client api is used in extensions to any of the eclipse based rtc clients as well as in the rtc plain java client libraries . this api is typically found in packages called com . ibm . team . * . client and the interfaces are usually named * client for example iworkitemclient . the rtc client api is shipped with the rtc sdk and partially shipped with the plain java client libraries .\nswaggerhub is engineered to provide the best feature set to collaboratively design and document apis . with this new integration to the ibm bluemix cloud , developers can better control and orchestrate their entire api lifecycle from swaggerhub . having one source of truth for your api\u2019s design , that can then be synced across all your lifecycle tools , can help teams easily maintain and control changes , giving your api a first class treatment .\nthere are really two java api\u2019s available in rtc , and although they have much in common , there are differences that are important to understand if you want to use them . the following api\u2019s are available\n. net asp . net - web - api elastic - beanstalk . net - framework - version xrm\nrtc provides a limited javascript api that can be used for attribute customization . the javascript api is very limited and allows only to access attribute data in the context of the work item the attribute customization runs . see this blog post or go directly to the process enactment workshop for the rational solution for collaborative lifecycle management 2012 for some examples .\nnote : you will notice that for this server , so far we are using the default centos jdk . we will change this soon to use an ibm sdk , because only certain security features are available via ibm jre .\nannouncement letter dates are us only . information for other country announcements is available on the ibm offering information page .\nthe last date on which ibm will deliver standard support services for a given version / release of a product .\nmake sure that the user has permissions to invoke the api . see troubleshooting section # 4 for more details\nthese codes , returned by the rpc api , are listed in the rpc section of winerror . h .\nibm mq have addressed a vulnerability whereby openssl could allow a remote attacker to execute a denial of service attack by sending specially crafted asn . 1 data . openssl is used by ibm mq advanced message security on the ibm i platform only . cve ( s ) : cve - 2018 - 0739 affected product ( s ) and affected version ( s ) : ibm mq v8 . 0 maintenance levels 8 . 0 . 0 . 0 \u2013 . . . read more\naws had a well - documented failure of the s3 service in its us east region this week . our akana api management saas platform is hosted in aws , so how were we able to offer a seamless service to our customers throughout this disruption ?\nibm will maintain this information for at least one year after the original licensee acquires the program ( warranty period ) .\nyou need to be really careful , to understand what client api is and what server api . client api usually has client in the package name and you get the services with getclientlibrary ( ) calls . server code usually has server in the package name and you get services using gerservice ( ) from the abstractservice type you extend .\nmicrosoft sql server , powershell , identity and access management , java , . net , mysql , angular , active directory , c # , rest\napis are the glue that hold the hyper - connected digital economy together . in such a landscape , it\u2019s important to be able to securely manage and monitor these apis to ensure stability and performance . this is where api management solutions come into the picture .\na single purpose - built gateway to secure , control and accelerate api , mobile , iot and cloud workload .\nwalking through the evolution enterprise integration technologies , and how an api gateway fills the role better than existing solutions .\nalthough the connection is successful , the application may later encounter errors on calls to the odbc api catalog functions .\nyou can read the developer\u2019s documentation to understand how to access to the inventory data retrieved with our rest api .\none of the persistent rumors about odbc is that it is inherently slower than a native dbms api . this reasoning is based on the assumption that odbc drivers must be implemented as an extra layer over a native dbms api , translating the odbc statements coming from the application into the native dbms api functions and sql syntax . this translation effort adds extra processing compared with having the application call directly to the native api . this assumption is true for some odbc drivers implemented over a native dbms api , but the microsoft sql server odbc driver is not implemented this way .\nthis critical patch update includes a fix to the javadoc tool . api documentation in html format generated by the javadoc tool that contains a right frame may be vulnerable to frame injection when hosted on a web server . sites hosting such pages should re - generate the api documentation using the latest javadoc tool and replace the current pages with the re - generated javadoc output ( see cve - 2013 - 1571 below ) . in cases where regenerating api documentation is not feasible , a java api documentation updater tool that updates api documentation\nin place\nis available here .\nibm warrants that when the program is used in the specified operating environment , it will conform to its specifications . the warranty applies only to the unmodified portion of the program . ibm does not warrant uninterrupted or error - free operation of the program or that ibm will correct all program defects . you are responsible for the results obtained from the use of the program .\nwhile your software subscription and support is in effect , ibm provides you assistance for your routine , short duration installation and usage ( how - to ) questions , and code - related questions . ibm provides assistance via telephone and , if available , electronic access , only to your information systems ( is ) technical support personnel during the normal business hours ( published prime shift hours ) of your ibm support center . ( this assistance is not available to your end users . ) ibm provides severity 1 assistance 24 hours a day , 7 days a week . for additional details , consult your ibm software support handbook at\naws offers a wide variety of cloud tools but , in some cases , still lacks the core it management and ops features that enterprises . . .\n. / imcl install com . ibm . websphere . liberty . ibmjava . v70 _ 7 . 0 . 4001 . 20130510 _ 2103 - installationdirectory / var / apps / was8nd . 5 . 5 _ lp - sharedresourcesdirectory / var / im / im - shared - repositories / var / apps / installs / ibm _ sdk _ 7 - acceptlicense - showprogress - log / var / log / ibm / install / ibmsdk7 . 0 . xml - preferences com . ibm . cic . common . core . preferences . keepfetchedfiles = false , com . ibm . cic . common . core . preferences . preservedownloadedartifacts = false\nfor more information about the java api classes , refer to the mdm collaborative edition information center ( see resources ) .\nthis post is about what is available as api for rtc . i will try to provide you with some information about the available api\u2019s . it was confusing to me in the beginning , so i assume others face the same problem .\ntech lead / lead developer - it services . strict adherence to all internal development / project controls and customer ' s change management process . . . .\nthe api assembly feature allows you to create apis based on soap - to - rest conversions , access to relational databases ( ibm db2 , microsoft sql server , mysql , and oracle ) , access to salesforce . com , or by orchestrating an api implementation from multiple data sources . the cast iron appliance must be running a minimum firmware level of v6 . 4 .\nbecause the only mandatory requirement for the api gateway runtime is java , the api gateway should also run on any later versions of the tested operating systems in the above list , as well as any other operating systems supported by the jre .\nan application programming interface ( api ) is a definition of the set of functions an application can use to access a system resource . odbc is a database api based on the call level interface ( cli ) api definition published by the standards organizations x / open and iso / cae . odbc applications can access data in many of today ' s leading database management systems ( dbmss ) by using odbc drivers written to access those dbmss . the application calls the odbc api functions using a standard odbc sql syntax , then the odbc driver makes any necessary translations to send the statement to the dbms and presents the results back to the application .\nwithin the extension point implementation class , reuse the java api objects to avoid reloading objects . this can give better performance .\nlearn about developing standalone java api based applications using infosphere mdm collaboration server java apis using infosphere mdm collaboration server java apis .\nplease note that alpha releases come with no guarantees of quality or api stability , and are not intended for production use .\nallows you to create apis based on soap - to - rest conversions , access to relational databases ( ibm db2\u00ae , microsoft\u0099 sql server , mysql , and oracle ) , access to salesforce . com , or by orchestrating an api implementation from multiple data sources\nibm li78638 : cmc and apimanager user interface http 503 service unavailable after upgrade to v4 . 0 . 1 . 0 - united states\nfor information on ibm websphere datapower appliance v6 . 0 , refer to software announcement 213 - 172 , dated april 23 , 2013 .\nthe americas call centers , our national direct marketing organization , can add your name to the mailing list for catalogs of ibm products .\nthe rtc server api is used in extensions to rtc that are deployed on the server . examples for these kind of extensions are operation advisors , operation participants , server tasks and other extensions that are run on the server . the rtc server api is shipped with the rtc sdk that you set up to have an environment for development . this api is typically found in packages called com . ibm . team . * . service and the interfaces are usually named * service or * server for example iworkitemserver .\nthe post a rtc workitem command line version 2 provides an extensive example for using the api to create and modify work items .\nthis indicates that the driver called the dbnmpntw connectionopen function and that dbnmpntw in turn called the named - pipe api function createfile .\na brand new rest api have been created and can retrieve all the informations without directly querying the database . also , it can be really useful to connect with third party softwares . a documentation will be available soon on how to use this new api .\nplease note that beta releases are api stable but come with no guarantees of quality , and are not intended for production use .\napache software foundation apache solr business intelligence content management systems document management system enterprise search facebook findability findwise google google search appliance human - computer interaction ibm index information information retrieval information science internet search engines intranet knowledge representation kristian norling lucene m & a metadata microsoft microsoft sharepoint search analytics search engine search engines search experience searching search platform search result search results search solution search solutions search technology sharepoint social information processing technical communication usability web 2 . 0 web design web search engine world wide web\nibm knowledge center uses javascript . scripting appears to be disabled or not supported for your browser . enable javascript use , and try again .\nfor information on ibm websphere datapower appliances firmware v6 . 0 , refer to software announcement 213 - 172 , dated april 23 , 2013 .\nibm global financing offerings are provided through ibm credit llc in the united states , and other ibm subsidiaries and divisions worldwide to qualified commercial and government customers . rates are based on a customer ' s credit rating , financing terms , offering type , equipment type , and options , and may vary by country . other restrictions may apply . rates and offerings are subject to change , extension , or withdrawal without notice .\nibm global financing offers competitive financing to credit - qualified customers to assist them in acquiring it solutions . offerings include financing for it acquisition , including hardware , software , and services , from both ibm and other manufacturers or vendors . offerings ( for all customer segments : small , medium , and large enterprise ) , rates , terms , and availability can vary by country . contact your local ibm global financing organization or visit\nseveral components are required before java api - based classes can be developed . the scenarios described in this article require the following components :\nthe plain java client libraries ship only the documented and public api . they are missing a lot of rtc eclipse client specific code .\nthe application makes calls to the odbc api using sql statements written in either odbc sql syntax or sql server transact - sql syntax .\nfor advanced developer portal users , please read the advanced developer portal upgrade instructions available in the v4 . 0 product documentation in ibm knowledge center .\nvisit ibm ' s base license agreement information page for more information about ilan and ipla licenses . ibm customer agreement ( ica ) terms are provided with your ica program software ; you can also read an online version of the ica ( pdf format ; get the adobe acrobat reader ) .\nadditions to software value plus will be communicated through standard product announcements . for a current list of ibm software available under software value plus , visit\npackage com . ibm . pim . extensionpoints . impl ; import java . io . printwriter ; import com . ibm . pim . extensionpoints . scriptingsandboxfunction ; import com . ibm . pim . extensionpoints . scriptingsandboxfunctionarguments ; public class scriptingsandboxfunctionimpl implements scriptingsandboxfunction { @ override public void scriptingsandbox ( scriptingsandboxfunctionarguments arg0 ) { printwriter cpout = arg0 . getoutput ( ) ; cpout . write (\ntesting scripting sandbox function extension point impl\n) ; } }\nalthough you can often reuse the client api some things are different in the client and the server api so you need to be careful . the services and client libraries have differences in how they are called and what they provide . creating , getting and manipulating elements is sometimes slightly different in both api\u2019s and you might need data on the server that you don\u2019t have on the client and the other way round .\nthe first api\u2019s are only mentioned for completeness . they are not covered in this series of posts , but might be in the future .\nsince version 2 . 4 , a rest api web service is available . this one is available from the ocs inventory ng communication server .\nsuited to department - level environments , and includes ibm support . can also be a customer managed deployment on cloud of choice on or off premises .\ni am trying to setup sftp from ibm apim and my linux box with public key authentication . how can i extract public key of apim server ?\nsecurity and robust scalability capabilities : access to apis can be managed using a combination of api key and secret , and application users can be authenticated using http basic authentication or oauth 2 . 0 . the solution provides built - in caching , quota management , and flood control , and can be configured to exploit existing datapower appliances .\ncostco is looking for a dedicated and experienced ibm sterling oms developer to design , develop , maintain , extend applications and implement projects based on . . .\n, specify the appropriate websphere application server liberty installation path on which to install ibm websphere sdk java technology edition version 7 . 0 or 7 . 1 .\nhere the student learns through examples , one step at a time , the power of websphere message broker 8 . 0 an advanced esb product from ibm .\nnote that the odbc api specifies additional transaction isolation levels , but these are not supported by sql server or the microsoft sql server odbc driver .\nafter upgrade to api management v4 . 0 . 1 . 0 , a user may be unable to execute any apis . they will observe http 500 internal server error responses when attempting to test the api and the cmc . out file will contain the following errors : 2015 - 05 - 20 19 : 17 : 43 . 064 severe [ t - 3778 ] [ com . ibm . apimgmt . resources . gateway . gatewayservicesresource . getse rvicesxml ] error while trying to get services . xml , invalid org / env ' 554ba395e4b0c3925b5274fb ' / ' 553ba385e4b0a389735b537501 ' specified 2015 - 05 - 20 19 : 17 : 43 . 070 severe [ t - 144 ] [ com . ibm . apimgmt . gateway . datapowerruntimeplugin . getservicesxml ] cannot download services . xml : i / o error : https : / / 127 . 0 . 0 . 1 : 2443 / v1 / gateway / services / 553ba385e4b0a39 35a5274fa / 553ab375e4c0a3935a5627501 2015 - 05 - 20 19 : 17 : 43 . 071 info [ t - 3778 ] [ com . ibm . apimgmt . api . util . apiresponsehandler . log ] get / v1 / gateway / services / 553ba385e4b0a3935a5274fa / 553ab375e4c0a3935a 5627501 404 2015 - 05 - 20 19 : 17 : 43 . 074 severe [ t - 144 ] [ com . ibm . apimgmt . exception . apigenericexception $ serializer . serial ize ] error ( 555cddd7e4b01e28da696124 ) , http - code ( 500 ) , message ( could not process the api request . see the server log for more information , or contact your administrator . ) throwable occurred : com . ibm . apimgmt . exception . apigenericexception at com . ibm . apimgmt . api . util . apirequesthandler . handlerequest ( apirequ esthandler . java : 165 ) the problem was occurring because of old application data . if a plan had previously been subscribed to by an application ( from a developer portal ) which had been subsequently deleted , there was a chance that the internal api management database had not correctly deleted the plan subscription to that application . we have improved the code in this area and now perform additional checks . if we see that an application has been deleted , we no longer generate consumer xml for that application .\nremember to perform a system backup , according to the upgrade instructions in the v4 . 0 product documentation in ibm knowledge center , prior to performing any upgrades .\nnow , whenever an item is saved under this catalog , the java api extension point implementation class will get invoked , post save of the item .\nyou can try to implement this as a work item save follow up action . in any case you would likely use the server sdk java api .\nthe biggest player ( other than apple ) to openly jump on the swift bandwagon is ibm . as soon as the open source release of swift was announced , ibm announced the swift sandbox , their swift based version of google\u2019s golang playground . it is a web based repl that can be shared online by sharing a url . cool , but not extremely useful , as unlike go , swift already comes with a repl . the real significance of this is not the swift sandbox itself , but the message that ibm is interested in this technology and intends to be involved . ibm isn\u2019t the kind of company to back technologies just because they like them , so they either see an opportunity , or a potential strategic interest . at the moment , ibm\u2019s swift related activities seem to be associated with their paas solution bluemix , so they are likely working on the swift / ibm version of google\u2019s app engine for go . ibm offers its own web framework for swift : kitura . kitura turns out to be less than trivial to install and for now somewhat bare bones , but as this is ibm , it is worth dedicating another blog post to it at a later date . also check out their overview of the most popular , most active and most essential open source projects on github for swift .\ni am using the scriptingsandboxfunction extension point for illustration . in mdm collaborative edition , scripting sandbox is the place where scripts or java api - based classes can be invoked to test a specific functionality . any java api class that needs to get invoked from the scripting sandbox needs to implement the interface scriptingsandboxfunction .\nwe just announced monday that akana has been named a leader in forrester\u2019s new report , \u201cthe forrester wave\u2122 : api management solutions , q4 2016 . \u201d it\u2019s very gratifying . to be acknowledged because forrester research is unique in their approach to assessing the market . they differentiate themselves by performing the most detailed and hands on inspection of every \u2026 continue reading \u2192\ni\u2019d like to understand what rest call i should use to get active services . do you happen to know where i can find the rest api doc ?\nbulk data fetching usebulkapi : true there is a legacy api to get the data in bulk . this minimizes the number of round trips to dp server .\nfor information on ibm websphere datapower service gateway xg45 and websphere datapower integration appliance xi52 virtual editions , refer to software announcement 213 - 172 , dated april 23 , 2013 .\nwe just announced the availability of the next generation of the akana platform , our enterprise api management product , and we\u2019re making a lot of noise about it . we ran a soft launch of the 8 . x platform over the last few months , and now with the new ui / ux we\u2019ve delivered in 8 . 2 it\u2019s time to start \u2026 continue reading \u2192\napi management provides capabilities for creating , proxying , assembling , securing , and scaling the web apis . this solution also provides detailed analytics and operational metrics to the business owner and a customizable developer portal to socialize the apis and manage applications that can be used by the developers . the developer portal is available with self - service registration and provides links to social communities .\nrtc provides some rest api\u2019s that can be used to access and manipulate data . it also provides oslc based apis to access some of its data . see using perl to access the jazz rest api as an entry point . this blog post provides you with a different browser extension to use for creating rest and oslc url\u2019s\nparts of the api are available on the client and on the server . the way you get the api depends on if you have a client or a server extension , however , the services are available as client libraries as well as as services . this api is typically found in packages called com . ibm . team . * . common and the interfaces are usually named * common for example iworkitemcommon . in some cases the required services are provided by the extension mechanism . this allows to write some extensions that run on the server , as well as on the client . a good example are attribute customization providers . you can find examples in these posts\nibm products and services which are announced and available in your country can be ordered under the applicable standard agreements , terms , conditions , and prices in effect at the time . ibm reserves the right to modify or withdraw this announcement at any time without notice . this announcement is provided for your information only . additional terms of use are located at\npackage com . ibm . pim . extensionpoints . impl ; import com . ibm . pim . collaboration . collaborationitem ; import com . ibm . pim . collection . pimcollection ; import com . ibm . pim . extensionpoints . workflowstepfunction ; import com . ibm . pim . extensionpoints . workflowstepfunctionarguments ; public class workflowstepfunctionimpl implements workflowstepfunction { / / this method is executed when item in the collaboration area enters the step public void in ( workflowstepfunctionarguments inargs ) { pimcollection < collaborationitem > items = inargs . getitems ( ) ; for ( collaborationitem item : items ) { / / do some processing string itempk = item . getprimarykey ( ) ; } } / / this method is executed when item in the collaboration area leaves the step public void out ( workflowstepfunctionarguments inargs ) { } / / this method is executed when timeout happens on the collaboration area step public void timeout ( workflowstepfunctionarguments inargs ) { } }\nin the resulting script editor , choose values as shown in figure 13 and provide the invocation url . for our example , the url is : / / script _ execution _ mode = java _ api =\njapi : / / / uploaded _ java _ classes : com . ibm . pim . extensionpoints . impl . postsavefunctionimpl . class\nif the server is not accessible from outside / browser , you can use the following end points to see the list of registered metrics and errors . # get the stats curl http : / / localhost : 9090 / api / stats # get the registered metrics curl http : / / localhost : 9090 / api / metric - 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", "topic": 10}], "title": "fujian radio film and tv group", "paragraphs": ["resulting in the company providing its award - winning tvu one 3g / 4g lte mobile uplink solution to hunan television of the hunan broadcasting system and fujian television of fujian radio film and tv group . hunan television is the leading provincial tv station in\ngarmin international , inc . a unit of garmin ltd . , and kvh industries , inc . , announced an arrangement to offer two marine satellite tv antenna systems made by kvh as part of a garmin marine network package\nooyala is powering content syndication for turner asia pacific with the ooyala flex media platform , a flexible and configurable content supply chain optimization platform that automates tasks , simplifies workflows and speeds up the time to market for turner . with increasingly complex content formats and requirements , turner\u2019s technology and operations team needed a single platform to power their syndication workflows . turner required greater visibility into campaigns and projects in order to manage , add and deliver\nget the latest industry news , insights , and analysis delivered to your inbox .\nibc 2016 : tvu networks rolls out next generation h . 265 and 4k live streaming video encoder\nalready in use by hundreds of leading broadcast organizations around the world , the tvu networks family of ip transmission solutions gives broadcasters and organizations a powerful and reliable tool to distribute live video content to broadcast , online and mobile platforms . for more information about tvu networks solutions , please visit urltoken .\nalready in use by hundreds of leading broadcast organizations around the world , the tvu networks family of ip transmission solutions gives broadcasters and organizations a powerful and reliable tool to distribute live video content to broadcast , online and mobile platforms . the tvu networks suite of solutions has been used to deliver professional - quality live hd footage of a number of important events around the world including the world cup , both summer and winter olympic games , u . s . presidential elections , natural disasters , the 2013 papal conclave , the super bowl , the 2015 papal visit to the united states and several international sporting events . for more information about tvu networks solutions , please visit urltoken .\n\u00a9 2018 future publishing limited quay house , the ambury , bath ba1 1ua . all rights reserved . england and wales company registration number 2008885 .\ntvu networks\u00ae is a technology and market leader in ip - based live video solutions . tvu ' s solutions help transform broadcasters ' sdi - based operations - which include acquisition , transmission , routing , distribution and management - to an ip - based infrastructure . tvu\u00ae serves customers of all sizes in more than 85 countries from industries that include news broadcast , web streaming , law enforcement , sports , corporate and government . in broadcast markets around the world including the\nand other major economic powers , tvu\u00ae is the dominant market leader with a large majority of all news broadcast stations using its ip video solutions . using its proprietary is + technology , tvu ' s uplink solutions use any combination of cellular , satellite , microwave , wifi and ethernet ip connections to deliver live hd video from practically any location .\nin a blow to its spanish - speaking customers , dish network dropped most of univision communications\u2019 networks and stations off its services indefinitely on saturday , june 30 , just before 7 p . m . edt . the removal of the channels followed dish\u2019s rejection of an offer from univision that would have extended the parties\u2019 existing contract to allow renewal negotiations to continue without interrupting viewers\u2019 access to univision content . among the top networks in any language on dish the\nthe walt disney company ( nyse : dis ) announced today that the antitrust division of the united states department of justice ( doj ) has cleared the pending acquisition by disney of twenty - first century fox , inc . ( \u201c21st century fox\u201d\u2014nasdaq : foxa , fox ) . the doj has entered into a consent decree with disney and 21st century fox that allows the acquisition to proceed , while requiring the sale of the fox sports regional networks . under the consent decree , disney will have at\nabout cbs interactive | contact | jobs | advertise | privacy policy | cookie policy | ad choice | terms of use \u00a9 cbs interactive inc . all rights reserved .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 pr newswire association llc . all rights reserved . a cision company .\ncopyright \u00a9 1996 - 2018 vertmarkets , inc . all rights reserved . terms of use . privacy statement . subscriber request form .\nlua error in package . lua at line 80 : module ' module : buffer ' not found ."]}
{"id": 55932, "summary": [{"text": "station identification ( ident , network id or channel id ) is the practice of radio or television stations or networks identifying themselves on-air , typically by means of a call sign or brand name ( sometimes known , particularly in the united states , as a \" sounder \" or \" stinger \" , more generally as a station or network id ) .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "this may be to satisfy requirements of licensing authorities , a form of branding or a combination of both .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "as such , it is closely related to production logos used in television and cinema , alike .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "station identification used to be done regularly by an announcer at the halfway point during the presentation of a television program , or in between programs . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "station identification", "paragraphs": ["this is the british english definition of station identification . view american english definition of station identification .\nin an embodiment , a method is provided that includes receiving a handover request for a mobile station to be handed over to a macro base station . identification information for the mobile station is received . the identification of the mobile station is compared with stored association information that includes identification information of a femto base station , and identification information for a particular mobile station . the method further includes identifying that the mobile station identification information matches the identification information for an associated mobile station using the stored association information . the information regarding the associated femto base station is transmitted to the associated mobile station .\nin another embodiment , a method is provided that includes receiving a handover request for a mobile station to be handed over to a macro base station . identification information for the mobile station is received . the identification of the mobile station is compared with stored association information that includes identification information of a femto base station , and identification information for a particular mobile station . the method further includes identifying that the mobile station identification information matches the identification information for an associated mobile station using the stored association information . the information regarding the associated femto base station is transmitted to the associated mobile station .\n( 1 ) the original identification used on the equipment prior to the change in identification .\ndefinition and synonyms of station identification from the online english dictionary from macmillan education .\nhanding over service of the mobile station from the first macro base station to the femto base station .\ncommunicating a neighbor advertisement message comprising the identification information and phy parameters of the femto base station to the associated mobile station .\nthe teachings of the present disclosure relate to seamless handover of a mobile station from a macro base station to a privately accessible femto base station that includes receiving a handover request for a femto base station to handover service of a mobile station to a macro base station . the method continues by receiving identification information for the femto base station . association information is created by associating the identification information for the femto base station with the mobile station . the identification information for the femto base station and the association information is stored .\n16 . a system , comprising : an access service network gateway , the access service network gateway , configured to : receive a handover request for a mobile station to be handed over to a first macro base station from a second macro base station , the first macro base station being a home macro base station of the mobile station ; receive identification information for the mobile station ; compare the mobile station identification information with stored association information comprising identification information of a femto base station and identification information for the mobile station ; identify that the mobile station identification information matches the stored association information ; and generate a handover confirmation message , the handover confirmation message including physical layer ( phy ) parameters of the femto base station , and an operation code for the first macro base station to unicast the phy parameters of the femto base station to the mobile station .\na station may include in its official station identification the name of any additional community or communities , but the community to which the station is licensed must be named first .\nfig . 6 is a diagram illustrating a performance comparison between the conventional base station identification method using only the preamble and the base station identification methods according to embodiments of the present invention .\nfig . 6 is a table illustrating a performance comparison between the conventional base station identification method using only the preamble and the base station identification methods according to embodiments of the present invention .\nstoring the identification information for the femto base station and the association information at the macro base station or an access service network gateway .\nmobile unit cochannel with its base station : unit identifier on file in the base station records . mobile unit not cochannel with its base station : unit identifier on file in the base station records and the assigned call sign of either the mobile or base station . temporary base station : unit designator in addition to base station identification .\nyou must provide at least one primary identification document and one or more secondary identification documents from the list below .\nplay the video & learn how station identification can make your event fun , unique and memorable .\ndecades tv network affiliated station identification ( wcnc - dt 36 . 3 charlotte , nc ) 2017\naeronautical fixed station . a station in the aeronautical fixed service . ( rr )\nbase station . a land station in the land mobile service . ( rr )\ncoast station . a land station in the maritime mobile service . ( rr )\nport station . a coast station in the port operations service . ( rr )\nradio astronomy station . a station in the radio astronomy service . ( rr )\nby possibly station identification . many of these technologies allow viewers to skip or omit traditional between - programming station identification ; thus the use of a dog enables the station or network to enforce brand - identification even when standard commercials are skipped . dog watermarking also helps minimize off - the - air\nadult passengers 18 and over must show valid identification at the airport checkpoint in order to travel . tsa approved identification :\nmobile station calling the base station -\nabc123 , this is mobile 2\n.\na base station identification method according to a second embodiment of the present invention identifies a base station using a combination of a preamble and a pilot point . similar to the first embodiment , the base station identification method according to the second embodiment estimates a base station group using a preamble , and performs final estimation on a base station in the base station group using a pilot point .\nwhile the base station identification methods according to the first and second embodiments directly use a preamble for base station identification , the base station identification method according to the third embodiment estimates a base station group using a pilot point , and then determines a base station among candidate base stations included in the base station group by estimating a pilot pattern . in this case , because a mobile station cannot estimate a start point of a frame using the pilot point or pattern , it acquires frame synchronization using a separate preamble . the mobile station can use the same preamble for every base station . however , when the mobile station uses a preamble corresponding to the base station group , the mobile station simply detects a neighbor cell / base station through base station group search using the preamble during neighbor cell detection for handoff .\ndecades tv network affiliated station identification ( wcnc - dt 36 . 3 charlotte , nc ) 2017 - youtube\n11 . the method of claim 8 , wherein the mobile station scan for the femto base station is initiated by the mobile station .\nradiobeacon station . a station in the radionavigation service the emissions of which are intended to enable a mobile station to determine its bearing or direction in relation to radiobeacon station . ( rr )\na base station identification method according to a third embodiment of the present invention identifies a base station using a combination of a pilot point and a pilot pattern .\nall of the conventional base station identification methods of defining as many different preambles as the number of base stations and allocating unique preambles to the base stations , and the base station identification methods using a combination of two reference signals , show excellent performance in terms of base station performance ( all of the base station identification methods show a base station identification error rate of 10 \u22125 or below at e b / n 0 = 0 db or higher ) . the simulation was performed in the following environment .\na person may operate an aircraft station only if the station is on - board an aircraft .\nradio direction - finding station . a radiodetermination station using radio direction - finding . ( rr )\nstation identification has won various awards , including the prestigious \u2018the knot best of weddings : disc jockeys in orange county\u2019 .\nwe had a fabulous experience with station identification . stephanie really took the time to get to know us and our needs . station identification provided dj and photobooth services at our wedding . their online wedding portal is extremely e . . .\n3 . the remote control of claim 2 , wherein the identification of the measured strength comprises an identification of presence of the portable device .\nplease be aware that the person who certifies your identification documents must be the same person who completes the identification declaration section of your application .\naircraft station . a mobile station in the aeronautical mobile service , other than a survival craft station , located on board an aircraft . ( rr )\nwedding planning sucks , but thankfully there are stephanie and station identification ! in planning a transcontinental wedding in orange county from our east coast home base , were were fortunate to find station identification to be our dj - plus - . . .\nit is further another object of the present invention to provide a base station identification method capable of reducing calculation complexity for preambles by identifying a base station with fewer preambles .\n2 . the method of claim 1 , wherein the identification information for the femto base station includes the physical layer ( phy ) parameters associated with the femto base station .\ndifferential global positioning system ( dgps ) station . a differential rnss station for specific augmentation of gps .\nrequired . however , a station identification announcement will be made immediately prior to and following the encoded subscription tv program period .\nbuilding on strong station identification : television : new ktla general manager greg nathanson plans to focus on local sports , news .\nthis document provides licensees of radio stations , other than broadcasting stations , with information on radio station identification policies and procedures .\nbase station calling a mobile station -\nmobile 2 , this is abc123\n( where abc123 is the call sign assigned to the base station ) .\nstephanie and robert at station identification know their stuff ! i had previously spoken to other djs and just felt like i was getting a boxed package service for so many hours . when i met stephanie at station identification i felt that their o . . .\nexclusive programming from lsi for the clg wiki live . continues the legacy of station identification with more channel idents from the us .\ngeographic location . when an approved method of superimposed identification is used , qtt de ( abbreviated name of company or station ) .\nmulti - satellite link . a radio link between a transmitting earth station and a receiving earth station through two or more satellites , without any intermediate earth station .\nit is another object of the present invention to provide a base station identification method capable of reducing the number of correlators for detecting preambles with the use of a 2 - step base station detection technique of identifying a base station group using a less number of preambles and detecting a base station in the base station group by estimating a pilot pattern .\ncall sign of the tv broadcasting station with which it is licensed as an auxiliary , or call sign of the tv broadcasting station whose signals are being relayed , or by network identification .\non the station ' s license , and / or the station ' s network affiliation may be inserted between the call letters and station location . dtv stations , or\n16 . the method of claim 14 , wherein the identification of the strength of the first signal measured by the remote control comprises a positive presence identification .\nwe were referred to station identification through our wedding reception venue . we looked up reviews of the djs they recommended and station identification stood out by far ! ! ! upon reading reviews we knew we had to set up a meeting . we met with . . .\nbuilding on strong station identification : television : new ktla general manager greg nathanson plans to focus on local sports , news . - latimes\na base station identification method according to a first embodiment of the present invention uses a combination of a preamble and a pilot pattern .\none way to identify a station is to incorporate the assigned call sign in the station ' s calling procedure .\nexperimental station . a station utilizing radio waves in experiments with a view to the development of science or technique .\nland station . a station in the mobile service not intended to be used while in motion . ( rr )\nstandard frequency and time signal station . a station in the standard frequency and time signal service . ( rr )\n( a ) the following table indicates forms of identification which may be used in lieu of call signs by the specified classes of stations . such recognized means of identification may be one or more of the following : name of station , location of station , operating agency , official registration mark , flight identification number , selective call number or signal , selective call identification number or signal , characteristic signal , characteristic of emission or other clearly distinguishing form of identification readily recognized internationally . reference should be made to the appropriate part of the rules for complete information on identification procedures for each service .\n10 . the method of claim 9 , wherein the current parameter is a current cinr level of the mobile station and the historical handover parameter is a cinr level of the mobile station when the mobile station was handed over from the femto base station to the first macro base station .\nthe present invention relates generally to wireless networking , and more particularly to seamless handover of a mobile station from a macro base station to a privately accessible femto base station .\nship station . a mobile station in the maritime mobile service located on board a vessel which is not permanently moored , other than a survival craft station . ( rr )\nstep 2 : identify your service provider\u2019s frequencies and the bts towers identification numbers .\n9 . the measurement device of claim 7 , wherein the identification of the strength of the first signal measured by the remote control comprises a positive presence identification .\n3 . the method of claim 1 , further comprising : storing the identification information for the femto base station and the association information at a first access service network gateway serving the femto base station ; and transmitting the stored association information and the stored identification information from the first access service network gateway serving the femto base station to a second access service network gateway serving the macro base station .\nradiolocation land station . a station in the radiolocation service not intended to be used while in motion . ( rr )\nradionavigation land station . a station in the radionavigation service not intended to be used while in motion . ( rr )\nin these [ international radio ] regulations , unless otherwise stated , any station is a terrestrial station . ( rr )\ndo you support an identification program for residents in hartford ? the identification program will\nallow residents to access city services regardless of their housing or immigration status .\n( 2 ) by a phone emission in the english language . use of a phonetic alphabet as an aid for correct station identification is encouraged ;\nreferring to fig . 6 , a description will now be made of a performance comparison between the base station identification methods performed in the foregoing environment . basically , the calculation required for pilot point and pattern detection is insignificant compared with calculation required for a correlation using a preamble . therefore , roughly comparing the calculations , the novel base station identification methods have less calculations than the conventional base station identification method that uses only the preamble .\nevidence integration for hazard identification - review of epa ' s integrated risk . . .\n( 3 ) how the equipment bearing the modified identification differs from the original equipment .\nfor example , malfunctioning equipment can result in a station unknowingly causing interference to stations operating on other frequencies . proper radio station identification would help to quickly locate the offending transmitter in order to resolve this interference .\nmeans a mobile station in the aeronautical mobile service , other than a survival craft station , located on board an aircraft .\nship earth station . a mobile earth station in the maritime mobile - satellite service located on board ship . ( rr )\n17 . the system of claim 16 , wherein the access service network gateway is further configured to : cause to be initiated a mobile station scan for the femto base station ; and process a handover request for the mobile station to be handed over from the first macro base station to the femto base station .\nonly one channel is authorized for each translator station to broadcast upon . the translator station can receive only one fm primary station . see 47 cfr section 74 . 1232 ( c ) .\ni . license fees . in return for the license of network programming to station and the other rights granted to station by abc , station shall pay a license fee with two components .\ngenerating a handover confirmation message , the handover confirmation message including physical layer ( phy ) parameters of the femto base station and an operation code for the first macro base station to communicate the phy parameters of the femto base station to the mobile station .\n73 . 1201 ( b ) ( 1 ) states that the official station identification must be comprised of the station ' s call letters immediately followed by the community or communities specified in its license . digital tv stations or digital audio broadcast stations are permitted to include the station ' s channel number in the station identification , but if they do , they must use the station ' s major channel number and may distinguish multicast program streams . but where and how may they distinguish the multicast subchannel ?\naircraft earth station . a mobile earth station in the aeronautical mobile - satellite service located on board an aircraft . ( rr )\n5 . the method of claim 1 , wherein the identification information for the femto base station and the association information is transmitted in a handover confirmation message .\nthe addition of automatic identification equipment must not alter the performance of the radio equipment with respect to the radio standards specification under which it was approved . no additional radio station licence application or fee is required for the use of automatic identification equipment .\nthe faa assigned radiotelephony designator of the aircraft operating organization followed by the flight identification number .\npurging the stored identification information and association information after a predetermined period of time has elapsed .\nname of station licensee ( in abbreviated form if practicable ) , or location of station , or name of city , area , or facility served . individual stations may be identified by additional digits following the more general identification .\naircraft identification programme - operational concept document - this document provides a high level overview of the operational concept of the aircraft identification ( acid ) programme , a pan european cooperative programme to implement the ansb strategy concerning aircraft identification , and achieve an initial operational capability by february 2012 .\nwe don\u2018t know station identification \u2018s story by heart , but we can assure you it\u2018s pretty awesome . message them to get to know more about their business .\nin the base station identification method according to the first embodiment of the present invention , a mobile station estimates a frequency offset and acquires ofdm symbol synchronization using a repetition characteristic of an ofdm cyclic prefix ( cp ) and the last part of an ofdm symbol . subsequently , the mobile station acquires frame synchronization through a correlator using the preamble ( base station group estimation ) . in addition , the mobile station performs fine frequency offset adjustment using the preamble and estimates a channel when necessary . finally , the mobile station identifies a base station through pilot pattern estimation .\n12 . the method of claim 6 , wherein the information regarding the femto base station includes phy parameters of the femto base station .\n( a ) each amateur station , except a space station or telecommand station , must transmit its assigned call sign on its transmitting channel at the end of each communication , and at least every 10 minutes during a communication , for the purpose of clearly making the source of the transmissions from the station known to those receiving the transmissions . no station may transmit unidentified communications or signals , or transmit as the station call sign , any call sign not authorized to the station .\ntell us your opinions on the identification program . to vote in our poll , click here .\n) for both non - overlapping and overlapping module identification algorithms . gnmi ranges from 0 to 1 and it equals to 1 when the module identification result is the same as the ground truth .\n( 1 ) identification of the product , e . g . , name and model number ;\nland mobile station . a mobile station in the land mobile service capable of surface movement within the geographical limits of a country or continent .\nmobile station . a station in the mobile service intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points . ( rr )\nit is , therefore , an object of the present invention to provide a base station identification method for a multiantenna fh - ofdma system using a plurality of transmission antennas .\nmobile station calling another mobile station -\nmobile 3 , this is acme mobile 2\n( where acme ltd . is the licensee ) .\nradiolocation mobile station . a station in the radiolocation service intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points . ( rr )\nradionavigation mobile station . a station in the radionavigation service intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points . ( rr )\norlando , usa : 2012 . functional module identification by block modeling using simulated annealing with path relinking .\n( 1 ) identification of the assembled product , e . g . , name and model number .\nstations , choosing to include the station ' s channel number in the station identification must use the station ' s major channel number and may distinguish multicast program streams . for example , a dtv station with major channel number 26 may use 26 . 1 to identify an hdtv program service and 26 . 2 to identify an sdtv program service . a dtv station that is devoting one of its multicast streams to transmit the programming of another television licensee must identify itself and may also identify the licensee that it is transmitting . if a dtv station in this situation chooses to identify the station that is the source of the programming it is transmitting , it must use the following format : station wyyy - dt , community of license ( call sign and community of license of the station whose multicast stream is transmitting the programming ) , bringing you wxxx , community of license ( call sign and community of license of the licensee providing the programming ) . the transmitting station may insert between its call letters and its community of license the following information : the frequency of the transmitting station , the channel number of the transmitting station , the name of the licensee of the transmitting station and the licensee providing the programming , and / or the name of the network of either station . where a multicast station is carrying the programming of another station and is identifying that station as the source of the programming , using the format described above , the identification may\nof the tv broadcast station . identification signals may be transmitted to identify the broadcast material or its source , and the date and time of its origination . figures 6 and 7 of\nit is yet another object of the present invention to provide a base station identification method applicable to a multiantenna fh - ofdma system by improving a pilot pattern design and detection technique .\nidentification of translator and booster stations . translator stations must be identified by the licensee by the following means :\nhartford officials launched an identification program for residents in the capital city during a news conference on monday morning .\nwang y , qian x . a novel subgradient - based optimization algorithm for block model functional module identification .\nname of the city , area , or airdrome served together with such additional identification as may be required .\nby radiotelephony : name , location , or other designation of station when same as that of an associated station in some other service . two or more separate units of a station operated at different locations are separately identified by the addition of a unit name , number , or other designation at the end of its authorized means of identification .\ni cannot recommend robert and station identification enough ! my friend used them for her wedding a couple of years ago and we remembered having a blast at her wedding , but we were blown away by the level of service and knowledge that station id . . .\ncommunication occurs when the aircraft to which the aircraft station relates is engaged on a flight to or from the aerodrome at which the aeronautical station is located .\nidentifying , by the mobile station , a base station using at least one of the preamble , the pilot arrangement pattern , and the pilot signal pattern .\nemergency position - indicating radiobeacon station . a station in the mobile service the emissions of which are intended to facilitate search and rescue operations . ( rr )\npresident barack obama greets us troops during a his visit to afghanistan , which led to the cia ' s station chief ' s identification . photograph : saul loeb / afp / getty images\nradio data system : communications protocol , digital , fm broadcasting , station identification , european broadcasting union - buy radio data system : communications protocol , digital , fm broadcasting , station identification , european broadcasting union by surhone , lambert m . | author ; timpledon , miriam t . | author ; marseken , susan f . | author online at best prices in india - urltoken\n11 . the measurement device of claim 7 , further comprising a communications interface configured to transmit an identification of presence of the portable device to a measurement service , responsive to the identification of the portable device as present .\ndevices subject only to a declaration of conformity shall be uniquely identified by the responsible party . this identification shall not be of a format which could be confused with the fcc identifier required on certified , notified , type accepted or type approved equipment . the responsible party shall maintain adequate identification records to facilitate positive identification for each device .\nh ) the music identification device transmitting the database information regarding said at least one closest match to the consumer .\nmay be identified by a station identification consisting of the name of the company owning or operating the aircraft , followed by the word \u201cmaintenance\u201d and additional alphanumeric characters of the licensee ' s choosing .\n\u00a7 74 . 780 broadcast regulations applicable to translators , low power , and booster stations ( except \u00a7 73 . 653\u2014operation of tv aural and visual transmitters and \u00a7 73 . 1201\u2014station identification ) .\nof this section , shall include the frequency on which each station is operating .\nthe u . s . coast guard group ship station call identity is 036699999 .\nthe u . s . coast guard dsc group coast station identity is 003669999 .\nread about the new code that increases transparency about mobile phone base station installations .\nmobile earth station . an earth station in the mobile - satellite service intended to be used while in motion or during halts at unspecified points . ( rr )\ncommencing as of a date to be determined , for television stations , twice daily , the station identification will also have to include a notice of the existence , location and accessibility of the station\u2019s public file . the notice will have to state that the station\u2019s public file is available for inspection and that members of the public can view it at the station\u2019s main studio and on its station website . broadcast of at least one of these announcements will be required between the hours of 6 p . m . and midnight .\na mobile station first estimates a frequency offset and acquires ofdm symbol synchronization using a repetition characteristic of an ofdm cyclic prefix and the last part of an ofdm symbol . subsequently , the mobile station acquires frame synchronization and detects a transmission preamble through a correlator using the preamble ( base station group estimation ) . in addition , the mobile station performs fine frequency offset adjustment using the preamble and estimates a channel when necessary . finally , the mobile station identifies a base station through pilot point estimation .\na person may operate an aircraft station only if the person is qualified to operate the station in accordance with the relevant civil aviation regulations and the civil aviation orders .\naxis a8004 - ve network video door station is an open ip - based door station for two - way communication , high - definition video and remote entry control . it is an ideal complement to any surveillance installation and offers new levels of security for effective identification and entry control .\n15 . the system of claim 14 , wherein the first access service network gateway is further configured to : transmit the association information and the identification information from the first access service network gateway serving the femto base station to a second access service network gateway serving the macro base station .\nlast updated 1 week ago . this is the official wban master station list . wban is a five - digit station identifier used at ncei for digital data storage and general station identification purposes . it is an acronym , invented in the 1950 ' s , which stands for weather - bureau - army - navy . wban identifiers are officially assigned and managed at ncei .\na government issued identification showing entitlement to financial benefit and includes your signature ( e . g . health care card )\nthe identification documents you submit with your application must be certified as true copies of the originals by an acceptable referee .\n( 11 ) a photograph or drawing of the equipment identification plate or label showing the information to be placed thereon .\nas can be understood from the foregoing description , the present invention dramatically reduces the number of required correlators and calculation complexity with the use of a 2 - step base station detection technique of identifying a base station group using a less number of preambles and finally detecting a base station in the base station group by estimating a pilot pattern .\nfig . 2 is a diagram illustrating basic pilot pattern design for a single - transmission antenna system in a base station identification method according to an embodiment of the present invention . referring to fig . 2 , the present invention designs a plurality of pilot patterns through arrangement of pilot samples in a frequency domain , and then allocates a unique pilot pattern to each base station . a receiver identifies a base station by estimating a pilot pattern used by the corresponding base station , and estimates a channel using a pilot from the corresponding base station .\nradio data system : communications protocol , digital , fm broadcasting , station identification , european broadcasting union ( english , paperback , lambert m . surhone , miriam t . timpledon , susan f . marseken )\nfrequency . an fm booster station may only operate on the same frequency or channel as the primary fm station . see 47 cfr section 74 . 1202 ( c ) .\ninclude the frequency or channel number of the program source . a radio station operating in\n( 5 ) the station licensee shall be responsible for ensuring that modified equipment used at his station will comply with the applicable technical standards in part 97 of this chapter .\n18 . the method of claim 14 , further comprising transmitting , by a communications interface of the measurement device , an identification of presence of the portable device to a measurement service , responsive to the identification of the portable device as present .\nmy daughter chose station identification as her dj and it was a very wise choice . laura interviewed a few and loved station identification . they are very professional and made the reception fun . station identification kept everything rolling on schedule from the grand entry of the wedding party till the final song . they were recommended as a preferred vendor by our ponte winery venue and we are glad they were . the photo booth was lots of fun and the album of all the pictures is wonderful . the uplighting added to the beauty of the reception hall . since the wedding 11 / 19 / 16 , we have heard from many guest about how much they loved the dj . a good dj can make or break a reception . station identification helped make this reception a success . would we recommend them to others ? most definitely ! !\ninterference to main station ' s signal . because booster stations operate on the same frequency as the primary station , operation of the booster may cause interference to reception of the main station ' s signal . however , booster stations may not cause interference to reception of the primary station ' s signal within the community of license . the main station ' s signal may also cause interference to reception of the booster station . it is up to the licensee of the primary station to decide whether the gain realized by the booster offsets any potential interference . see 47 cfr section 74 . 1203 ( c ) .\nmids are three digit identifiers ranging from 201 to 775 denoting the administration ( country ) or geographical area of the administration responsible for the ship station so identified . see the itu table of maritime identification digits .\nin example 6 , the subject matter of examples 1 - 5 can optionally include where the resource block identification identifies a subchannel and spatial stream for the station to use to respond to the ps poll trigger .\nstation identification . stations must air identification announcements when they sign on and off for the day . they also must broadcast these announcements every hour , as close to the start of the hour as possible , at a natural programming break . tv stations may make these announcements on - screen or by voice only . official station identification includes the station\u2019s call letters , followed by the community specified in its license as the station\u2019s location . between the call letters and its community , the station may insert the name of the licensee , the station\u2019s channel number , and / or its frequency . it may also include any additional community or communities , as long as it first names the community to which it is licensed by the fcc . dtv stations also may identify their digital multicast programming streams separately if they wish , and , if so , must follow the format described in the fcc\u2019s rules .\nthe following are current text files of coop , lcd , nexrad , uscrn , usrcrn , al usrcrn , awos and asos station lists . each file consists of the station ids , station names , and their locations ( including latitude / longitude , elevation ) .\n. the identification procedures given in paragraphs ( a ) and ( b ) are to be used at all other times .\nhartford mayor luke bronin says he will launch an identification program for residents in the capital city . ( wfsb file photo )\nwith clusterone and linkcomm . the information of the module identification results and the optimal parameters used by each algorithm are reported in\n( 4 ) whether the original test results continue to be representative of and applicable to the equipment bearing the changed identification .\nviewers in many parts of england suddenly saw an identification card for tv station klee of houston , texas appear on their screens one day . several viewers took pictures of the image to prove the happening , but when british broadcasting engineers advised klee in houston of the unusual event , they were told that the station had been off the air since 1950 . no klee identification card had been shown for the past three years .\nstation id ( identification ) : pre - recorded music and / or words used to identify an individual radio or television station . ids are usually composed around specific melodies , themes or slogans and made available to presenters in a variety of styles and lengths to suit different purposes in programming . a station ident may contain the station ' s name and frequency , often accompanied by a musical jingle . program idents give the program title and / or the presenter ' s name .\nland mobile earth station . a mobile earth station in the land mobile - satellite service capable of surface movement within the geographical limits of a country or continent . ( rr )\n) in any 500 khz of the 42 . 5 - 43 . 5 ghz band at the site of any radio astronomy station registered as a very long baseline interferometry station .\nd . carriage reports . station will submit to us in writing , upon forms provided by us for that purpose , such reports covering network programs broadcast by station as abc may reasonably request from time to time . to verify your carriage of network commercial announcements , identifications and program promotional material as well as verifying station\u0092s compliance with network\u0092s program bookings and formats , we may require delivery by station , within five ( 5 ) days following our request , copies of your official station logs , air checks or broadcast tapes , and we may install at station , monitoring equipment and attendant software that monitors your station\u0092s broadcast signal .\nasn gateway 310 b may check to see if the received ms 306 identification corresponds with the identification of any ms 306 that are stored at asn gateway 310 b which identifies the particular ms 306 as associated with mbs 302 a as a home mbs . in the illustrated example , the identification of this particular ms 306 matches information stored at asn gateway 310 b . upon identification that ms 306 matches with an entry in asn gateway 310 b for home mbs 302 a , additional steps are taken .\ndevices subject only to verification shall be uniquely identified by the person responsible for marketing or importing the equipment within the united states . however , the identification shall not be of a format which could be confused with the fcc identifier required on certified , notified or type accepted equipment . the importer or manufacturer shall maintain adequate identification records to facilitate positive identification for each verified device .\nloss of primary station ' s signal . the booster station must be set up to go off the air if the main station ' s signal is lost . see 47 cfr sections 74 . 1234 ( a ) ( 2 ) and 74 . 1263 ( b ) .\nthe axis camera station server is optimized to handle large amount of high definition video recordings .\naxis camera station and axis network cameras can be installed on several dispersed sites . management and operation of all sites can be done from any axis camera station client in the system .\naxis camera station allows for easy addition of licenses . see : license information and hardware guidelines\nretrieve them from a sncf ticket office at a station using your booking reference and name .\nsubstitute a program , which in station\u0092s opinion , is of greater local or national importance .\nassigned frequency . the centre of the frequency band assigned to a station . ( rr )\nemission . radiation produced , or the production of radiation , by a radio transmitting station .\nin example 24 , the subject matter of any of examples 21 - 23 can optionally include where the resource block identification identifies a subchannel and spatial stream for the station to use to respond to the ps poll trigger .\nin example 31 , the subject matter of any of examples 26 - 30 can optionally include where the resource block identification identifies a subchannel and spatial stream for the station to use to respond to the ps poll trigger .\nin example 42 , the subject matter of any of examples 39 - 41 can optionally include where the resource block identification identifies a subchannel and spatial stream for the station to use to respond to the ps poll trigger .\nin example 47 , the subject matter of any of examples 44 - 46 can optionally include where the resource block identification identifies a subchannel and spatial stream for the station to use to respond to the ps poll trigger .\nin example 51 , the subject matter of any of examples 48 - 50 can optionally include where the resource block identification identifies a subchannel and spatial stream for the station to use to respond to the ps poll trigger .\nall identification documents must be correctly certified by an acceptable referee . more information about certifcation and acceptable referees can be found below .\na respective logic circuit located at each subscriber station responsive to said description page and said authorization page for controlling access at its subscriber station to service levels on the basis of the authorization code corresponding to such subscriber station and the service level corresponding to the request by the subscriber .\nfig . 6 illustrates an example 600 of stations transmitting ps - poll to the master station in accordance with some embodiments . illustrated in fig . 2 is simultaneous transmission 612 of sta 1 608 . 1 and sta 2 608 . 2 that is received by receiver 614 master station 610 . sta 1 608 . 1 and sta 2 608 . 2 may be hew stations 104 . the master station 610 may be a master station 102 or a hew station 104 .\nthe novel base station identification method for a multiantenna fh - ofdma system identifies a base station using a combination of a preamble , a pilot transmission point , and a pilot pattern . more specifically , a preamble is transmitted in the front of a frame comprised of several ofdm data symbols , and a unique preamble is allocated to each base station as a frequency - domain or time - domain sequence known to a mobile station . the preamble is used for channel estimation , frequency offset estimation , frame synchronization , and base station identification . there are many known preamble design methods for a multiantenna system , and preamble detection can be simply implemented using a plurality of correlators . accordingly , a detailed description thereof will be omitted herein .\nsting : a short piece of music ( from 5 to 30 seconds ) played in program breaks or to add drama . stings are either dramatic music or based on station identification melodies . a musical form of a stab .\nsignal identification wiki welcomes all comments . if you do not want to be anonymous , register or log in . it is free .\nhere , each item displayed on the list screen 820 includes an identification icon 825 indicating linkage of a memo thereto . when a plurality of memos is linked to a specific item 830 , a plurality of identification icons 835 can be displayed for the specific item 830 .\nof this section , shall include the number of the channel on which each station is operating .\ncontents of the file . the following materials must be maintained in each station public inspection file :\nyou may have to adjust your antenna pointing angle if a station ' s tower location changes .\ncomments are posted from viewers like you and do not always reflect the views of this station .\n( 4 ) the width of the frequency band ( in khz ) observed by the station .\nin example 20 , the subject matter of example 19 can optionally include where the wireless apparatus is to poll the station if the wireless apparatus has buffered data to be transmitted to the station .\ncross - service broadcasts are generally prohibited . an fm translator station may only rebroadcast the signal of an am or fm station or another fm translator signal . it may not rebroadcast the audio of a tv station , or any other service . see 47 cfr section 74 . 1284 ( b ) . exception - - an fm translator that is authorized to rebroadcast an am daytime - only station may continue to transmit programming even when the am station is off the air for the night .\niii . the trial court erred in holding the identification of the accused - appellant to the victim ' s attacker is positive and convincing considering that no courtroom identification was made , and the said identification was based solely on a pre - trial line - up of sorts , conducted in violation of the accused - appellant ' s right to counsel , and in a manner filled with innumerable\nsuggestive influences .\nservice contour requirements . the service contour for a non - fill - in translator station may extend outside the primary station ' s service contour or , in some cases , lie wholly outside it .\nsatellite link . a radio link between a transmitting earth station and a receiving earth station through one satellite . a satellite link comprises one up - link and one down - link . ( rr )\nspace station . a station located on an object which is beyond , is intended to go beyond , or has been beyond , the major portion of the earth ' s atmosphere . 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wrap charges and other service charges , less any applicable discounts . if tax is separately calculated and collected in connection with items ordered from birddog distributing through the urltoken site , the tax amounts that appear during the ordering process are estimated - the actual taxes that will be charged to your credit card will be calculated at the time your order is processed and will appear in your order confirmation notification .\nearlier , birddog distributing owners included * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ( see notes section below on how to view unmasked data ) of birddog distributing inc . in 2018 and * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * of birddog distributing inc . later that year , josh knoedler of birddog distributing inc . in 2013 and birddog distributing inc . in 2012 and birddog distributing inc . registered through : urltoken llc ( http : / / www . godaddy . com ) later that year .\nstep lights are on the way . i bought these guys because i have pretty low riser height and they ' re only 3\ntall : urltoken . i ' m also still plugging away at the mudding . the second coat is done inside the theater , but there is still some work to do in the equipment room . i ' m hoping that i ' ll be able to call it complete with only three coats of mud and that i can prime the walls this weekend . i ' d like to get that done so that i can move on to building the riser frame and then get the final electrical completed . i can ' t wait to have working lights in the room !\nwell not too much to report here but i thought i ' d give a quick progress update . i am still taping away but it is almost done . the main ht room just needs one more coat on the ceiling and the equipment room needs two coats . then it ' s sanding time . i don ' t have any idea how long sanding is going to take , but i ' m hoping it won ' t be forever . . . i ' m really hoping to get the walls primed , riser frame built , and final electrical completed before thanksgiving . my step lights were delivered this weekend too . i ' m pretty excited about them - 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- these u . s . cities are growing like crazy in 2017\nplease search by company name , industry , or metro area above . . .\nsupplies a range of decorative lighting products . products include rope , led strip , mini , yard and patio lights . also tube and icicle , novelty , and net lights .\ncolor choice and quality - led rope lights produce every color known in the visible light spectrum at a high quality coloring . this is done without the use of a filter and without a decrease in efficacy . white rope light is available in different color temperatures . choose cool white for a slight blue hue that is good for task lighting or choose warm white that has a yellow hue which is good for creating a more comfortable relaxing atmosphere . can\u2019t decide on what color rope light leds you want for your lighting project ? choose them all by purchasing an rgb ( red , green , blue ) led rope light that can change colors and rotate between color patterns through the use of a led rope light controller .\ndurability - rope lights are already known for their strength and flexibility , but with the use of led chips instead of incandescent bulbs your rope lights will last longer , hold up in cold weather , and be less prone to failure .\nenergy savings - led rope lights require less power than any other type of lighting technology , saving up to 80 % in energy costs . if you want to save money and reduce your energy consumption , choose led rope lights over incandescent .\ncustom lighting effects - there are many different lighting effects that can be achieved with led rope light . led rope lighting is highly programmable through use of controllers which allow you to dim , fade , chase , and change color .\nbrilliant brand rgb smd led color changing neon rope lights are the ultimate solution to all of your lighting needs and you will be amazed of the versatility and lustrous capability they offer ! with 6 preset colors , you can use these lights in any . . .\nour highly sought after 4 - wire led rgb color changing rope lights will turn your project into a stunning work of art . with 2 controller options and a wide variety of accessories we have everything you need to make a spectacular and dynamic lighting . . .\nbrilliant brand smd led blue neon rope lights are the perfect replacement for traditional glass neon lights with their flexibility and amazing color . smd led neon rope lights don\u2019t have the typical appearance of individual light dots that you see with . . .\nif you are tired of dealing with the hassle of traditional neon glass bulbs , then try out our smd led neon rope light spool . you will be amazed with our crisp and radiant smd cool white led neon lights . one major benefit of using neon led rope lights is . . .\nif you are looking for lighting to replace your traditional glass neon lights , then try out our smd led green neon rope lights today ! green is the perfect color for st . patty\u2019s day , christmas , or bringing life to your bar or restaurant . not only are . . .\nlooking to replace those old neon glass tubes with the latest in led technology ? well try out our brilliant brand smd led rope lights ! orange neon lights are great for halloween , but also have many other great lighting applications such as lighting your . . .\nare you looking for the perfect lights for your retail store , casino , night club or business ? you will love our smd led pink neon rope lights ! led neon rope lights provide flexibility that traditional neon glass tube lights can\u2019t provide and are much . . .\nsmd led neon rope light is the newest line in led technology for replacing traditional neon glass tube lighting . extremely flexible and durable , you will have no trouble in replacing outdated neon glass lighting . red led neon lights are flashy and are . . .\ntry out our warm white led neon lights if you are looking for a neon color that provides a nice , mellow glow . warm white will remind you of a candlelight glow and is perfect for setting the mood in your restaurant , yoga studio , or in your living room . . .\nthere is no better way to attract attention to your business than with our lustrous yellow led neon lights ! you will love the color and the flexibility yellow smd led neon provides and you will never want to use traditional glass neon bulbs again . not . . .\ncreate dazzling effects with this hard to find 4 - wire rgb led rope light spool . rectangular pvc encases red , blue , and green leds . brilliant\u2122 brand rgb led rope lights measure 3 / 4 inch x 3 / 8 inch and can be cut at 39 inch intervals . want to buy . . .\nteal led rope lights \u2013 the newest led rope light color only available at birddog lighting ! teal combines the calming properties of blue with the renewal qualities of green . teal - a common sight in the natural world - is often used in interior . . .\nblue 120 - volt led rope lights \u2013 discover why blue led rope lights are the perfect choice for patios , decks , stairs , eves , railings , trees , soffits , and so much more . the versatility and flexibility of indoor / outdoor led rope lights give you the . . .\ncool white 120 volt led rope light \u2013 you\u2019ll soon discover why cool white led rope lights are one of our most popular colors . the slightly bluish hue of our brilliant brand cool white rope lighting ( approximately 5500k ) is perfect for so many . . .\ndirectional cool white 120 - volt led rope lights provides a more directed light than our omnidirectional led rope light . the leds are positioned facing outward which makes one side of the rope light brighter than the other . this is great for under cabinet . . .\nfuchsia 120 - volt led rope lights \u2013 at the forefront of the decorative and accent lighting industry , it\u2019s not hard to understand why led rope lights are popping up everywhere . discover how fuchsia led rope lights will change your lighting world . our \u00bd\u201d . . .\ngold led rope lights \u2013 a birddog exclusive ! choose gold led rope lights for your next lighting project . it\u2019s not hard to see why 120 - volt led light spools are becoming the \u201cgold\u201d standard for home owners and professionals alike . among the benefits of . . .\ngreen led rope light \u2013 imagine designing your holiday lighting project without the bounds and limitations of traditional lights . green led rope lights are the perfect choice for creating virtually any size , shape , and pattern . to create rope lights , . . .\ndirectional 120 - volt light yellow led rope lights are a hard to find led rope light color . this softer yellow color is less intense than standard yellow yet more yellow in appearance than warm white . soft yellow provides superior contrast when compared . . .\nled multi - color rope lights \u2013 a top pick for the person that loves variety . choose multi - color rope lights and get red , blue , green , and yellow all in one . rope lights are ideal for a wide variety of applications including stairs , railings , . . .\nbrilliant brand led rope lights consist of bright and durable leds encased in high quality pvc tubing and is most often used to provide accent lighting for living spaces , commercial buildings , or landscaping . rope lights give you the ability to create custom accent lighting projects at home , and can also be used in virtually any lighting application due to their extreme versatility .\nthe advantages of led rope light when compared to standard incandescent rope lights are striking . leds produce a brighter light than incandescent bulbs and consume 90 % less energy ! in addition , led bulbs will last nearly three times longer and are much more durable than incandescent bulbs .\nsee our rope light faqs page for answers to some of the most frequently asked questions .\nif you are looking for led grow lights with more light output , then try out our new smd2835 led 5 row strip plant grow light ! our new red and blue 5 row design produces a higher light output than our smd5050 strip plant grow lights and is wider , so you . . .\ncreate dazzling color changing effects with the new 120 volt rgb strip lights ! the light provides a glowing aura of ' color changing ' light that features the same high output leds found in our 12 volt smd - 5050 rgb led strip lights , but offer the longer . . .\nif you are looking for the perfect replacement to your glass neon light bulbs , than look no further than our 120 volt blue smd led neon strip lights ! led neon strip lights will reduce power usage from traditional glass neon by 80 % and our strip lights . . .\nlooking for that crisp , bright , white light that will really stand out from the rest ? well you have found it in our cool white neon led strip lights . a great option for replacing traditional neon glass bulbs , our neon strip lights will stand out and . . .\ngo green today with our green smd led neon strip lights ! these ambient neon strip lights are a great substitute for traditional neon glass bulbs and are much more flexible . not only are they more flexible , but they will consume less than 80 % as much . . .\nenhance your retail store , casino , night club , or business with our neon smd led neon strip lights . brilliant brand led neon strip lights will save you 80 % of the power consumption of traditional glass neon lighting and will provide a much more flexible . . .\nred led neon strip light is the ultimate solution to replacing traditional glass neon tubing . it consumes less power ( up to 80 % less ) and is much more flexible and easy to work with . use our neon strip light is a great choice for creating signage , . . .\nwarm white led neon strip light is a great replacement for expensive standard glass neon tubing . our soft yellow - white light will remind you of sitting around candle light with its warm ambience . neon strip lights versatility allows them to be used for . . .\nyellow led neon strip lights are sure to stick out and grab the attention of your friends and customers . there are many great applications for led neon strip lights including creating signage , accent lighting , and for bringing light into your place of . . .\nall new 120 volt smd 5050 led strip lights specifically designed for plant growth ! the first and only 120v smd 5050 led strip lighting specifically designed for growing plants indoors . this product is perfect for any grower or hobbyist that has an area . . .\ndiscover the next generation in linear lighting technology - - 120 volt smd 5050 blue led strip lights . the smd - 5050 triple chip offers the brightest accent lighting solution on the led market today . easily customizable and incredibly versatile , blue smd . . .\ntry 120 - volt smd 5050 cool white led strip lights for our brightest solution using led strip lights . also known as tape lights or ribbon lights , these rectangular shaped lights are flexible , versatile , and easy to use . cool white leds display a bluish . . .\ngreen 120 volt smd 5050 led strip lights are a bright and exciting addition to your next project ! our brilliant brand 120 volt smd 5050 led strip lights use 3 chip technology to offer the brightest strip lighting solution in today\u2019s market . whether it . . .\nimpress your neighbors or customers with our hard to find 120 volt pink smd 5050 led strip lights ! these versatile and easy to use led strip lights are sure to impress for your next project whether its decorating your home , displaying holiday cheer , or . . .\nchoose our vivid 120 volt red smd 5050 led strip lights for your next lighting project . utilizing triple chip technology , our 120 volt smd 5050 led strip lights are one of the brightest red led lighting options available in the industry . use our red smd . . .\ncozy up to our warm white smd 5050 led strip lights when you want a great accent lighting solution for your next lighting project . it\u2019s no surprise why this is one of our most popular strip light colors . led strip lights ( also known as led tape lights . . .\ntake the next step in linear lighting technology and check out our 120 volt yellow smd 5050 led strip lights . the triple chip technology used in our led strip lights provides the brightest accent color available in the led industry . since strip lights . . .\nhave a small space ? only need a few short runs ? then our 65 foot brilliant\u2122 120 volt smd - 5050 rgb led strip light spool is your best choice . save time and money with no added driver or transformer cost - just plug it in ! get the same dazzling color . . .\nif you are seeking a blue color for your next lighting project , then you will love our 120 volt blue smd 3528 led strip lights ! using the latest smd technology , smd 3528 strip lights are great for celebrating holidays , showing off your team spirit , or . . .\nenergy saving 120 volt led smd 3528 cool white strip lights ( aka tape lights ) are one of our top sellers because they are the perfect plug and play solution for so many applications . with a cct ( correlated color temperature ) between 6000k and 65000k they . . .\nsmd indoor and outdoor led tape lights have quickly become an extremely popular linear lighting solution because of its high brightness , flexibility , small size and its ability to be cut and customized with easy to use accessories . led strip lights are available in both single - chip smd 3528 ( standard output ) and tri - chip smd 5050 ( high output ) options . smd 3528 leds are an excellent option for most lighting projects , while smd 5050 leds produce the brightest light available in linear lighting technology . with an ip65 ( 120v ) and ip67 ( 12v ) waterproof rating , led strip lights are perfect for both indoor and outdoor lighting projects . installation of outdoor led tape lights is easy using customizable track , mounting clips , or double sided tape .\nled strip lights are available in both 12v and 120v options and each has their advantages in certain projects . with 120v led light strips you can easily create large scale projects because of their long maximum run of 164\u2019 , while 12v led strip lights remain the best choice for 12v outdoor led strip lighting applications such as for boats , rvs , under cabinets , and landscape lighting . both 12v and 120v styles are available with either smd 3528 leds or smd 5050 leds , and can be cut to length in marked intervals . browse through our spools and accessories below to get your outdoor led tape lights to start your project today !\nled strip lights feature surface mounted diodes ( smds ) which produce the brightest light offered by current led technology . the chips , or smds , are attached directly onto a printed circuit board ( pcb ) to maximize durability and longevity . led strip lights feature either smd 3528 ( standard ) or smd 5050 ( high output ) chips and can be cut in consistent intervals .\n12v led strip lights made a splash in the accent lighting world because of their high brightness , flexibility , and durability . what they lacked was the ability to run in a series of more than 16 . 5ft . with new 120v led strip lights the maximum run is 164\u2019 and they can still offer the same brightness found in our 12v option .\nstandard brightness smd 3528 leds are capable of producing brilliant accents in your home or business , but when extreme brightness is needed smd 5050 leds offer the brightest solution .\nbirddog lighting strives to bring you the latest in lighting technology . we are direct importers of . . .\nfree shipping on orders over $ 150 , and fireworks net lights are only $ 19 . 99 !\n4th of july is just around the corner . get your lights now in time for the celebration .\n\u2014 products shown : 4 . 5\u2019 led round firework net lights with multi - function controller .\nget the golden glow you ' re looking for with this 120 - volt led light spool . birddog lighting offers an exciting array of lighting applications for decorative use .\nrgb led rope light using the included mini in - line controller from birddog distributing , inc .\nhook to the base because of how loose they were . i called birddog and i was told to buy rubber bands at walmart to fix it myself . i let it go because it was christmas time . but when we took it down in less than 3 weeks later , the pole and all of the light strings were rusty and breaking . i sent and email with pictures asking just for a replacemen\nt of the defective product . it took a couple of weeks until they called me back , saying they would not replace it and that rust and corrosion is not under warranty . everything\ngets rusty over the years , but less than 3 weeks and dry season shows a defect or lack of quality of a product . at this point i decided to return the defective product , but they did not want to pay for the\nfree shipping\nthey announced since it is an\noversized\nitem , so i took it to the post office and the cheapest way to ship it back to them was $ 184 . note that what i paid for the tree was $ 199 . i showed it to them so they could find another way to solve this issue , as paying $ 184 shipping on a $ 199 product does not make sense , but i am still waiting on a reasonable\nordered a 12 ft . show motion christmas tree . it ' s great ! once i got it all set - up it looks fantastic .\nvery happy with it . customer service great ! minor issue was resolved quickly and more than to my s\nn . i have dealt with birddog in the past and will continue to do so in the future . great products , great company , great people . thanks !\noffered me a $ 50 in - store credit . they would not exchange the tree without my paying the return shipping . the tr\nns , no yard stakes and the paint was missing where the poles attached . their representa\ntive admitted that it may have been a display , but would not budge on their\noffer\n. i had asked them to refund me 50 % of the purchase price or send an rma and label to return the tree in exchange for a new tree . i ended up purchasing\nthe correct tree online from another supplier located just blocks away from them . this was a $ 159 item on an order that totalled over $ 620 . fast shipping , but very poor customer service if you have a problem with your order . * * update 12 / 19 /\n17 * * birrdog followed up with me and we were able to find an agreeable solution . thanks .\nvery quick delivery ! very satisfied with service . i have not installed rope lights yet but looks easy !\ni had the misfortune of buying ahead of my need and didn ' t use the led rope lights until 2016 . they boast these will last for several years . they did not . they worked for while ( less than two years ) and then the transformer burned a hole in my deck . i wrote to bird dog who said that my lights were out of warranty . the truth is they were defective from the start as the new transformer i also purchased from them was re - designed . i was made to feel unimportant and the truth is you can save hundreds on amazon . good bird dog . action lighting or amazon will be where i go from now on . check for ul approval and report problems you have to them as well .\nthis is my second purchase from this company . both times my products arrived promptly and i am extremely pleased with the product . i installed my rope lights on my deck and pergola and they look awesome !\nsold me an old , used showmotion tree as new and , instead of correcting the\nmistake\n, offered me a $ 50 in - store credit . they would not exchange the tree without my paying the return shipping . the tree received was not similar to their website photos . the tree had handwritten labels on each of the light strings , no instructions , no yard stakes and the paint was missing where the poles attached . their representative admitted that it may have been a display , but would not budge on their\noffer\n. i had asked them to refund me 50 % of the purchase price or send an rma and label to return the tree in exchange for a new tree . i ended up purchasing the correct tree online from another supplier located just blocks away from them . this was a $ 159 item on an order that totalled over $ 620 .\nawesome experience with these guys . i will definitely be shopping here again . thanks for taking care of my wife when she called in about getting more rope lights .\nthis company made it a hassle to complete a return . they did not respond to my inquiries until i filed a bbb complaint against them . birddog distributing was in error , as they granted an authorized return for my order but did not acknowledge it and then denied that they ever issued it . fully complying with their return policy , i was given a\nreturn authorization\nrma number after contacting the company through email and affixed it to the return shipment as stated in the policy . my items sat at their location for over a week with no response from the company . i paid them through paypal , so bank transfer times should not have been an issue . after multiple fruitless attempts to contact them , i then receive conflicting responses from the company through email and in the resolution to my complaint . in the email , they state that a return credit was issued two days after the receipt of my items but in the complaint response they accuse me of error by stating that my return was not authorized because i did not receive a return authorization . this company dropped the ball and are obviously trying to cover their tracks , but this should not be done in a manner to make the customer seem to be at fault . i was issued my deserved return but the company portrayed the delay as my own fault because of their false accusation of me not following their return policy . due to this whole ordeal , buyers must be aware that this company is delusive and strives to keep face throughout glaring errors and missteps .\nprices are about average , but stock and selection is outstanding . . . i am always kept fully informed about the status of an order , including emails for\norder received\n,\norder processed\n, and\norder shipped\n. * fast * service and no delay between order and shipment . i look forward to doing business with them again !\ni needed some info on my order , so i called birddog . they answered my question and were very helpful in helping me make a decision . my order was placed and i received it 6 days later . . . very speedy processing .\nthe entire experience was quick easy and all done online . the order was shipped immediately and arrived with all items and instructions . would shop at birddog again and would recommend to everyone .\npurchaser ( 2 ) rolls of the warm white ( led - 164 - ww ) spools . the color is very yellow and has a constant flicker . after only a few months of less than 2 hours per day use , five sections have gone dead in a 60 foot section . very poor quality , and difficult to get customer support .\ni will be installing my lighting purchase soon and was looking for instructions that would cover the cutting and installation of the contact pins in the rope lighting that was purchaed .\nlearn more on how we collect reviews , what they mean , so you can trust the content you read online .\nthe rare gases , also known as the noble gases , are a group of six gaseous elements found in small amounts in the atmosphere : helium ( he ) , neon ( ne ) , argon ( ar ) , krypton ( kr ) , xenon ( xe ) , and radon ( rn ) . collectively they make up about one percent of the earth ' s atmosphere . they were discovered by scientists around the turn of the century and because they were so unreactive were initially called the inert gases .\nhelium was the first of the rare gases to be discovered . in fact , its discovery is unique among the elements since it is the only element to be first identified in another part of the solar system before being discovered on earth . in 1868 pierre janssen ( 1824 - 1907 ) , a french astronomer , was observing a total solar eclipse from india . janssen used an instrument called a spectroscope to analyze the sunlight . the spectroscope broke the sunlight into lines which were characteristic of the elements emitting the light . he saw a previously unobserved line in the solar spectrum which indicated the presence of a new element that janssen named helium after the greek word helios , meaning sun . a quarter of a century later , william ramsay ( 1852 - 1916 ) studied gases emitted from radioactive uranium ores . with help from two british experts on spectroscopy , william crooks ( 1832 - 1919 ) and norman lockyer ( 1836 - 1920 ) , the presence of helium in earth - bound minerals was confirmed . shortly thereafter , helium was also detected as a minor component in the earth ' s atmosphere .\nthe rare gases form group 18 of the periodic table of elements . this is the vertical column of elements on the extreme right of the periodic table . as with other groups of elements , the placement of all the rare gases in the same group reflects their similar properties . the rare gases are all colorless , odorless , and tasteless . they are also monatomic gases which means that they exist as individual atoms .\nthe most noticeable feature of the rare gases is their lack of chemical reactivity . helium , neon , and argon do not combine with any other atoms to form compounds , and it has been only in the last few decades that compounds of the other rare gases have been prepared . in 1962 neil bartlett ( 1932 - ) , then at the university of british columbia , succeeded in the historic preparation of the first compound of xenon . since then , many xenon compounds containing mostly fluorine or oxygen atoms have also been prepared . krypton and radon have also been combined with fluorine to form simple compounds . because some rare gas compounds have powerful oxidizing properties ( they can remove electrons from other substances ) they have been used to synthesize other compounds .\nthe low reactivity of the rare gases is due to the arrangement of electrons in the rare gas atoms . the configuration of electrons in these elements makes them very stable and therefore unreactive . the reactivity of any element is due , in part , to how easily it gains or loses electrons , which is necessary for an atom to react with other atoms . the rare gases do not readily do either . prior to bartlett ' s preparation of the first xenon compound , the rare gases were widely referred to as the inert gases . because the rare gases are so unreactive , they are harmless to living organisms . radon , however , is hazardous because it is radioactive .\nmost of the rare gases have been detected in small amounts in earth minerals and in meteorites , but are found in greater abundance in the earth ' s atmosphere . they are thought to have been released into the atmosphere long ago as by - products of the decay of radioactive elements in the earth ' s crust . of all the rare gases , argon is present in the greatest amount , about 0 . 9 % by volume . this means there are 0 . 2 gal ( 0 . 9 l ) of argon in every 26 . 4 gal ( 100 l ) of air . by contrast , there are 20 gal ( 78 l ) of nitrogen and 5 . 5 gal ( 21 l ) of oxygen gas in every 26 . 4 gal ( 100 l ) of air . the other rare gases are present in such small amounts that it is usually more convenient to express their concentrations in terms of parts per million ( ppm ) . the concentrations of neon , helium , krypton , and xenon are , respectively , 18 , 5 , 1 , and 0 . 09 ppm . for example , there are only 1 . 32 gal ( 1 . 5 l ) of helium in every million liters of air . by contrast , helium is much more abundant in the sun and stars and consequently , next to hydrogen , is the most abundant element in the universe . radon is present in the atmosphere in only trace amounts . however , higher levels of radon have been measured in homes around the united states . radon can be released from soils containing high concentrations of uranium , and can be trapped in homes that have been weather sealed to make heating and cooling systems more efficient . radon testing kits are commercially available for testing the radon content of household air .\nmost of the rare gases are commercially obtained from liquid air . as the temperature of liquid air is raised , the rare gases boil off from the mixture at specific temperatures and can be separated and purified . although present in air , helium is commercially obtained from natural gas wells where it occurs in concentrations of between one and seven percent of the naturalgas . most of the world ' s helium supplies come from wells located in texas , oklahoma , and kansas . radon is isolated as a product of the radioactive decay of radium compounds .\nthe properties of each rare gas dictate its specific commercial applications . because they are the most abundant , and therefore the least expensive to produce , helium and argon find the most commercial applications . helium ' s low density and inertness make it ideal for use in lighter - than - air craft , such as balloons and blimps . although helium has nearly twice the density of hydrogen , it has about 98 % of hydrogen ' s lifting power . a little over 324 . 7 gal ( 1 , 230 l ) of helium lifts 2 . 2 lb ( 1 kg ) . helium is also nonflammable and therefore considerably safer than hydrogen , which was once widely used in gas - filled aircraft . liquid helium has the lowest boiling point of any known substance ( about - 452\u00b0f ; - 269\u00b0c ) and therefore has many low - temperature applications in research and industry . divers breathe an artificial oxygen - helium mixture to prevent gas bubbles forming in the blood as they swim to the surface from great depths . other uses for helium have been in supersonic wind tunnels , as a protective gas in growing silicon and germanium crystals and , together with neon , to make gas lasers .\nneon is well known for its use in neon signs . glass tubes of any shape can be filled with neon and when an electrical charge is passed through the tube , an orange - red glow is emitted . by contrast , ordinary incandescent light bulbs are filled with argon . because argon is so inert , it does not react with the hot metal filament and prolongs the bulb ' s life . argon is also used to provide an inert atmosphere in welding and high - temperature metallurgical processes . by surrounding hot metals with inert argon , the metals are protected from potential oxidation by oxygen in the air . krypton and xenon also find commercial lighting applications . krypton can be used in incandescentlight bulbs and in fluorescent lamps . both are also employed in flashing stroboscopic lights that outline commercial airport runways . because they emit a brilliant white light when electrified , they are also used in photographic flash equipment . due to the radioactive nature of radon , it has found medical applications in radiotherapy ."]}
{"id": 55936, "summary": [{"text": "jason hadjioannou ( greek : \u03b9\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c7\u03b1\u03c4\u03b6\u03b7\u03b9\u03c9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5 ) is an english-greek technology developer from chingford , london , currently developing artificial intelligence technology for bloom ai .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "jason is known as the creator of the social networking service \" la-la \" . ", "topic": 23}], "title": "jason hadjioannou", "paragraphs": ["mr jason hadjioannou holds 3 appointments at 3 active companies , has resigned from 0 companies and held 8 appointments at 8 dissolved companies . jason began their first appointment at the age of 23 . their longest current appointment spans 0 years , 11 months and 13 days at circle . xyz ltd\nthe combined cash at bank value for all businesses where jason holds a current appointment equals \u00a30 , a combined total current assets value of \u00a30 with a total current liabilities of \u00a30 and a total current net worth of \u00a30 . roles associated with mr jason hadjioannou within the recorded businesses include : director , company secretary\nla - la was created by jason hadjioannou , originally as a way to message his girlfriend in a more interesting way . in an interview with softonic , jason is quoted saying :\njust thought it ' d be cool if i sent her a short audible song snippet instead of writing it\n. [ 2 ]\njason h . was the individual with significant control over this firm , owned over 3 / 4 of company shares .\nbloom ai bloom develops consumer artificial intelligence software that attempts to befriend humans . its lead developer , jason hadjioannou , showcased a companion ai app for ios at 2015\u2019s techcrunch disrupt in london . the app uses artificial intelligence to learn about and bond with the user , proactively striking up conversations and remembering the personal interests of the individual . bloom\u2019s companion app is interacted with via natural spoken language and presents one of the most realistic speech synthesis engines currently available . bloom ai is based in england and was founded by jason hadjioannou .\nthis specific business was administered by one director : jason h . who was presiding over it from thu , 25th jul 2013 to dissolution date on tue , 25th jul 2017 .\nceo jason hadjioannou pitches bloom . bloom describes itself as a companion ai that lives on your smartphone . find out more about company name on pitchdesk : permalink pitchdesk is the place to pitch and get noticed by the right people at the right time , and for those looking for pitches it ' s the place to find exactly the ones you ' re looking for . explore 100s more 60 second pitches like this one at urltoken\nhadjioannou has the impression that he \u201ccan digest and understand a single - task app\u2019s full service a lot more easily and without much of a learning curve\u201d . if hyper - semplification means accessibility and immediacy , then why shouldn\u2019t this be a standard for apps ?\njason hadjioannou\u2019s idea to develop la - la , on the other hand , came from a daily event : \u201ci was about to send my girlfriend a text message one morning and just thought it\u2019d be cool if i sent her a short audible song snippet instead of writing it . i\u2019m not really a chatty text messenger and normally run out of things to write , but a song snippet would say everything i needed without sounding boring . i made an early version of the app and sent her the 17 second chorus of \u2018hello\u2019 by lionel richie\u201d .\neven further , during a time where people are increasingly concerned about privacy , these apps give the advantage of being less invasive compared to more complex ones . not only do they request ( and require ) fewer permissions , \u201cthey don\u2019t hold much personal data\u201d , hadjioannou says .\nla - la , on the other hand , can even get you free drinks during a concert . \u201ca band declared on stage one night that anyone who sent them a la - la message with the lyrics \u201cbuy me a drink\u201d would get one on the house\u201d , hadjioannou told us .\nhadjioannou poses a comparison with social networks : \u201cwe don\u2019t all want all the features of a complex social network , but certain elements can appeal to different people . with single - function apps , users can pick and choose a social media outlet that fits who they are and how they wish to express themselves\u201d .\nincredibly simple , minimalistic , and with only single - function , the latest app trends is towards apps that do one really basic thing . yo ! was a hit because of its extremely simple communication style , literally only pushing the word \u2018 yo ! \u2019 to other users . surprisingly , it\u2019s not alone . similar single - function apps have been appearing in app stores , including la - la , emojli , and yo . the big questions is , why ? what\u2019s so good about an app that can only do one thing ?\ni decided to take a closer look at the reason behind the popularity of these apps by asking the developers themselves about their appeal . more than just single - tasks apps , it looks like there may be more than one valid reason to start using these so - called single - function apps .\nthe common thread of every single - function apps is a hyper - simplification of something that seems to go against the evolution of technology ( and common sense ) . no one buys a smart - phone to simply send a \u2018yo ! \u2019 or a goofy emoticon to friends . it seems almost counter - intuitive if you consider the enhanced level of communication that smartphones are supposed to bring .\nthe single - function or \u2018one - task\u2019 app changes slightly from one app to another , but when you consider it , they\u2019re not all that different . they all serve as a way to facilitate c ommunication between users . what changes , however , is the method .\nas already mentioned , for example , yo lets you send only one message to your contacts : \u2018yo ! \u2019 . with la - la , on the other hand , you can chat with friend , but only through music .\nanother app is lo , which you can use to send your location to friends . in the vein of simplicity , a friend asks for your location , and you answer with your position . that\u2019s it . very similar is 1minlate , which lets other people track your movements on a map for half an hour . it\u2019\u2019s like telling your friends , \u201ci\u2019m on my way . \u201d\nand then there\u2019s this . it\u2019s a social network where you can share only one link per day .\npush for pizza , which is slightly different , lets you order delivery pizza with a couple of taps on your smartphone\u2019s screen .\nthe simplicity of these apps\u2019 functions is matched only by the simplicity of their interface . with big buttons and bright colors , they\u2019re a reference to the bi - dimensional flat design we first saw with windows 8 , then ios 7 , and finally with the new material design in android .\nbut how do these developers go about designing these kinds of apps ? what need drives these apparently useless apps ? they\u2019re all legitimate questions that you might have asked yourself , which i in turn , asked it\u2019s developers .\nsuprisingly , apps like yo and lo where created from real needs . or arbel , yo\u2019s developer , got a request form his boss to make an app so that he could send notifications to his personal assistant . \u201cafter dismissing him at first because i thought it was not worth my time , i thought about it and remembered i have a friend who i communicate with in the same way\u2013 by texting each other content - less messages . like , for example , \u2018yo\u2019\u201d .\nlo , on the other hand , was developed by 4 people living in a 2 bedroom apartment . \u201cone day while we were discussing our remote working strategy and how we typically communicate , someone asked the question \u2018 what\u2019s the most common message we send each other ? \u2019 we all thought about it , and the obvious answer was \u2018where are you ? \u2019\u201d said evan bullington , base forty \u2019s co - founder , the company behind lo .\nother apps , like emojli , were created as more of a fun idea . matt gray and tom scott , the app\u2019s developers , told softonic that the idea came from yo and the new emojis . \u201cthe two of us had the idea at about the same time \u2014 we weren\u2019t sold on it until we realized that usernames should be emoji too . at that point , we burst out laughing and realized we had to build it\u201d .\nwhile they may be fun , you might be asking yourself why you should choose a single - function app instead of a more robust one that does all of these things . if you think about it , you can easily say \u2018yo\u2019 , send your location , an emoticon , or a song via imessage or whatsapp . is it really necessary to have different single - function apps ?\nwell , behind all these apps there is one common motto : keep - it - simple . as or arbel puts it , \u201cwhy complicate things when they can be simple ? \u201d bullington agrees , saying that the advantage of these apps comes from their simplicity \u201cthe value of apps like yo is that users can go in and perform the task they want to perform without distraction or friction . it\u2019s just get in , and get out\u201d . gray agrees : \u201ci downloaded yo ! it didn\u2019t stop me using anything else , but it was an amusing brief addition to the apps i already use\u201d .\nbut it\u2019s not just that . these apps have immediacy on their side . they respond to daily concrete needs . if i want to do one simple thing , and there\u2019s an app that lets me do just that , then why should i go through a more complex one ?\nbullington goes further , saying that \u201cthe user advantage of using lo is all in the request - respond format and the 1 - tap user flow . [ \u2026 ] the world is responding to a new phenomenon\u2013 technology as a time - waster . we\u2019re realizing that we spend too much time attached to feature - packed apps . with a push - heavy app like lo , you can perform actions without gluing yourself to complicated app interfaces\u201d .\nthe world is responding to a new phenomenon\u2013 technology as a time - waster .\nmoreover , these apps stimulate creativity by giving you new challenges , as grey points out . \u201cthe added constraints of only being able to use emojis in our app gives you a challenge and a prompt to be creative\u201d .\nif i hear a song on the radio that me and my girlfriend always listen to , for example , and i want to tell her , sending her part of the song could be worth much more than telling her about it . asking a friend you\u2019re meeting up with where he or she is is much simpler with lo , and the same goes for trying to get someone\u2019s attention with yo ! or by sending them an \u2018i\u2019m happy\u2019 emojli . these are the primary intended functions of these apps .\nbut single - function apps can actually have alternative uses too . apart from communicating with friends and family , they allow users to \u201cget notifications about things they either can\u2019t get anywhere else , or have to download a whole app just to get , \u201d says arbel .\non yo\u2019s website , you can subscribe to many different feeds that notify you with a yo each time something happens . earthquake yo warns you if there is an earthquake larger than 6 . 0 magnitude , while redalertisrael warns israelis of rocket strikes in israel . you can also use yo ! to check if you\u2019re drinking enough water throughout the day with yowater , or meet happy people with happyyo .\nwe believe smart people from around the world will keep create amazing use cases with yo .\naside from these serious uses , yo\u2019s own offices have a vending machine that employees can yo ! to get a soda . they even have a toaster that you can yo ! to turn on , notifying you with a yo when toast is ready .\ninstalling and uninstalling apps on your smartphone is so quick and simple that it\u2019s almost effortless . storage space keeps getting bigger and bigger , and the \u2018there\u2019s an app for that\u2019 mentality isn\u2019t far from the truth these days . if single - function apps really fill the gap of some need , could these apps be the standard in the future ? think of apps as big as facebook , which has moved it\u2019s messenger function to a standalone apps , or foursquare , which separated it\u2019s glaringly different functions into two separate apps : foursquare and swarm .\nthese apps\u2019 developers all agree on the fact that the \u2018keep it simple\u2019 philosophy works , and that there is a trend towards more simple and immediate apps , although this isn\u2019t necessarily coming at the expense of more complex apps .\nit\u2019ll be interesting to see how they\u2019ll integrate with wearables , where screens are smaller and the possibility to do more than one thing with an app is limited . \u201cif i want to know how far away my brother is , but i know he\u2019s biking over , i know i won\u2019t get a text response while he\u2019s riding . if he just has to tap a button on his watch or say a command to share his location , it\u2019s safer and easier , and that\u2019s a real value added\u201d , says bullington . as a matter of fact , yo is already available for google glass and will soon be available on other wearable . arbel\u2019s idea is to make it available on all devices .\nthe key concept of these apps , and what their success on wearables depends on , is linked to the immediacy of push notifications . \u201cyo brought us the notion that apps can exist primarily within the context of push notifications , and with lo , we\u2019re trying to further that idea by making push notifications complete simple actions . it\u2019s very easy to see push notifications becoming the primary hub of these one - function apps , simply because of how easy and instantaneous they are to use , \u201d lo\u2019s co - founder darshan desai told softonic .\nit\u2019s very easy to see push notifications becoming the primary hub of these one - function apps .\nyo can activate real things in the real world , and lo\u2019s developers \u201cwant to see these ideas improve the world , so that\u2019s what we\u2019re working towards\u201d .\nbasically , the success of these apps will depend mostly on how they\u2019ll improve our relationship with technology , expanding its use in some cases , adapting to devices in others .\nbullington forecasts that simple apps will converge with more complex ones , and it won\u2019t take long before we\u2019ll discover if the future will develop in this direction , or multi - function and single - task apps will continue to coexist . only time will tell , but if facebook and foursqaure , yo , la - la , and emojli are any indication , it looks like that\u2019s where we\u2019re headed .\nthe name and logo of softonic are registered trademarks of softonic international s . a .\ncopyright softonic international s . a . \u00a9 1997 - 2018 - all rights reserved\nas yo has proved , the public\u2019s appetite for messaging seems not to have stopped with whatsapp . many others have appeared before an since . as sarah perez recently found out . now another has appeared which plans to plug at our emotional side a little more , drawing the medium most tied to the heart : music .\ninstead of a yo , or a word or an image , new music messaging app la - la lets its users chat with audio snippets of songs .\nsay you want to send a quick \u2018hi\u2019 to a girlfriend or boyfriend . on la - la you might select \u2018hello\u2019 by lionel richie ( i\u2019m sure better songs are available ) , pick your friend\u2019s contact and hit send . they can reply with their own sing choices , presumably until you\u2019ve run out of ideas .\nusers can also send la - la messages via sms ( for recipients without the app ) or to someone befriended to their la - la account . the recipient doesn\u2019t know what song snippet they got until they play it , adding that frisson on anticipation .\nit reminds me of a different kind of take on music sharing , thisismyjam , but done as messages .\ncurrently , la - la has a neat selection of licensed music by popular artists and has the option for users to create their own messages by searching youtube for music and clipping out a section for sending .\nunlike other \u201cmusic sending\u201d apps out there that send song links attached to written chat messages users can\u2019t chat with words in any way on la - la \u2014 only music .\nthis is probably good for teens but likely to be of some frustration to adults perhaps .\nthe advertisements supplied by our carefully selected sponsors enable us to host and support the company data we share with our free members .\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 .\nai research [ . com ] is a collection of global thoughts , theories and studies on the subject of artificial intelligence .\nthe uk has a great heritage in ai , stemming back to pioneers such as alan turing , one of the undisputed fathers of the field . britain has some of the best ai research groups in the world , including cambridge , imperial and university college london ( ucl ) , and is a growing centre for tech entrepreneurship . but companies specialising in ai are few and far between , and those that do exist tend to be focused in one particular area .\ngoogle\u2019s acquisition of deepmind has shone a light on this relatively nascent commercial sector , and ben medlock , co - founder of ai firm swiftkey , believes that the uk is capable of building sustainable ai businesses to rival the giants of the west coast .\nsome experts have warned that artificial intelligence could lead to mass unemployment . dr stuart armstrong , from the future of humanity institute at the university of oxford , said computers had the potential to take over people\u2019s jobs at a faster rate than new roles could be created .\nhe cited logistics , administration and insurance underwriting as professions that were particularly vulnerable to the development of artificial intelligence . however , anderson said ai is not all about \u201chacking the workforce to pieces\u201d . rather it is about making individuals more productive , and making sure that \u201cprocesses get applied , stuff is accurate , errors are eliminated , and compliance is met\u201d . analyst firm gartner predicts that \u2018smart machines\u2019 will have a widespread impact on businesses by 2020 .\nvocaliq founded by blaise thomson , martin szummer and steve young , vocaliq is a cambridge - based startup , formed to exploit technology developed by the spoken dialogue systems group at the university of cambridge , uk . with expertise and toolkits covering speech recognition , spoken language understanding , dialog design , and speech synthesis the company provides customised spoken language interfaces to any device , and for any application including smartphones , robots , cars , call - centres , and games . in september 2015 vocaliq was acquired by apple .\nswiftkey swiftkey uses artificial intelligence to make personalised mobile apps . it is best known for the swiftkey keyboard , which learns from each individual user to accurately predict their next word and improve autocorrect . its machine learning and natural language processing technology understands the context of language and how words fit together . swiftkey products were embedded on more than 100 million devices last year , and the company has just launched an app for iphones and ipads called swiftkey note . the company behind swiftkey was founded in 2008 by jon reynolds and dr ben medlock .\ncelaton celaton \u2019s instream software applies artificial intelligence to labour - intensive clerical tasks and decision making . every day , businesses receive mountains of information via email and paper . instream learns to recognise different types of information and process it accordingly . it never forgets , and handles huge volumes of information at high - speed . like a real person , it asks questions when it is not sure what to do . andrew anderson is the founder and ceo of celaton .\nlincor lincor provides hospital bedside computers to entertain patients and engage them with relevant information and advice . this virtual personal doctor will constantly analyse live personal health data to enable preventative medicine and tailored lifestyle advice . during a hospital visit , the data will be further analysed by hospital ai , giving doctors a more complete and detailed picture . enda murphy is the founder and cto of lincor solutions .\nfeaturespace featurespace has developed and sells two software products based on its predictive analytics platform . one is for fraud detection and the other for marketing analytics . its products use advanced proprietary algorithms to exploit the vast amounts of customer interaction data that many companies collect , delivering insights that can help to detect and prevent fraud and prevent customer churn . featurespace\u2019s team is led by ceo martina king ( former managing director of aurasma and yahoo ! europe ) and cto david excell , who co - founded the company with professor bill fitzgerald , alongside matt mills ( commercial director ) and simon rodgers ( director of engineering ) .\ndarktrace darktrace uses advanced mathematics to automatically detect abnormal behaviour in organisations in order to manage risks from cyber - attacks . unlike software that reads log files or puts locks on the technology , darktrace\u2019s approach allows businesses to protect their information and intellectual property from state - sponsored , criminal groups or malicious employees that many believe are already inside the networks of every critical infrastructure company . darktrace was founded in cambridge , uk , in 2013 by mathematicians and machine learning specialists from the university of cambridge , together with intelligence experts from mi5 and gchq .\noohyeah started conducting its operations in the year 2013 as a private limited company with reg . no . 08625086 . the firm ' s headquarters was registered in chingford at jackson house . this oohyeah ltd firm had been on the market for at least four years .\ncapital declared on mon , 9th nov 2015 : 1 . 00 gbp ( sh01 )\ncapital declared on mon , 3rd nov 2014 : 1 . 00 gbp ( sh01 )\n2018 \u00a9 bizdb . co . uk . all rights reserved . terms of use and privacy policy\nall the information provided is derived from publicly available records . unintentional errors are possible - urltoken is not responsible for how accurate or up to date the data is . you use the information provided at your own risk .\nprivacy policy - terms - contact - copyright \u00a9 companies in the uk ltd 2018 all rights reserved .\nla - la app ltd is a dissolved ( dormant ) company incorporated on 7 june 2013 with the registered office located in london , greater london . la - la app ltd has been running for 5 years 1 month . there are currently 1 active director and 0 active secretaries according to the latest confirmation statement submitted on 7th june 2016 .\nthe 30 . 06 . 16 accounts indicate that the company is either dormant or no longer trades .\nla - la lab ltd is a dissolved company incorporated on 21 january 2015 with the registered office located in london , greater london . la - la lab ltd has been running for 3 years 5 months . there are currently 1 active director and 0 active secretaries according to the latest confirmation statement submitted on 21st january 2015 .\nla - la is a social network / music messaging application for ios that uses audio instead of written words . users communicate by sending each other audible song snippets which include music lyrics to conduct their conversations . [ 1 ]\nan early version of the\nmessaging app\nwas developed in beginning of july 2014 and the first la - la message to be sent via the service was a stream of the 17 second chorus of \u2018hello\u2019 by lionel richie . [ 3 ]\nsince its summer release , la - la has been reported to have passed over 40 , 00 users and has been featured in respectable technology publications including\ntechcrunch\n,\nproduct hunt\n,\nrttnews\n&\nurltoken\n. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ]\non la - la ' s official blog , there are screen captures from twitter users expressing their joy for the app -\nfinally , a messenger that understands my love for music\n,\nnew favourite app : la - la lets you send song snippets\n,\nso perfect ; we all need @ la _ la _ app\n- to mention a few . [ 8 ]\nla - la is often mentioned alongside the other single - task messaging apps :\nyo\n,\nwhatsapp\n&\nsnapchat\n. [ 9 ] [ 10 ]\nthis page is based on a wikipedia article written by authors ( here ) . text is available under the cc by - sa 3 . 0 license ; additional terms may apply . images , videos and audio are available under their respective licenses .\nla - la app ltd . free business summary taken from official companies house information . free alerts . registered as 08561012\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 !\n62090 other information technology service activities - the company was dormant during y / e 30 . 06 . 16 .\na number of studies have found that today\u2019s visual question answering ( vqa ) models are heavily driven by superficial correlations in the training data and lack sufficient image grounding . to encourage development of models geared towards the latter , we propose a new setting for vqa where for every question type , train and test sets have different prior distributions of answers . specifically , we present new splits of the vqa v1 and vqa v2 datasets , which we call visual question answering under changing priors ( vqa - cp v1 and vqa - cp v2 respectively ) . first , we evaluate several existing vqa models under this new setting and show that their performance degrades significantly compared to the original vqa setting . second , we propose a novel grounded visual question answering model ( gvqa ) that contains inductive biases and restrictions in the architecture specifically designed to prevent the model from \u2018cheating\u2019 by primarily relying on priors in the training data . specifically , gvqa explicitly disentangles the recognition of visual concepts present in the image from the identification of plausible answer space for a given question , enabling the model to more robustly generalize across different distributions of answers . gvqa is built off an existing vqa model \u2013 stacked attention networks ( san ) . our experiments demonstrate that gvqa significantly outperforms san on both vqa - cp v1 and vqa - cp v2 datasets . interestingly , it also outperforms more powerful vqa models such as multimodal compact bilinear pooling ( mcb ) in several cases . gvqa offers strengths complementary to san when trained and evaluated on the original vqa v1 and vqa v2 datasets . finally , gvqa is more transparent and interpretable than existing vqa models .\ndespite their ability to memorize large datasets , deep neural networks often achieve good generalization performance . however , the differences between the learned solutions of networks which generalize and those which do not remain unclear . additionally , the tuning properties of single directions ( defined as the activation of a single unit or some linear combination of units in response to some input ) have been highlighted , but their importance has not been evaluated . here , we connect these lines of inquiry to demonstrate that a network\u2019s reliance on single directions is a good predictor of its generalization performance , across networks trained on datasets with different fractions of corrupted labels , across ensembles of networks trained on datasets with unmodified labels , across different hyperparameters , and over the course of training . while dropout only regularizes this quantity up to a point , batch normalization implicitly discourages single direction reliance , in part by decreasing the class selectivity of individual units . finally , we find that class selectivity is a poor predictor of task importance , suggesting not only that networks which generalize well minimize their dependence on individual units by reducing their selectivity , but also that individually selective units may not be necessary for strong network performance .\nari s . morcos , david g . t . barrett , neil c . rabinowitz , & matthew botvinick @ deepmind\nthe value and power of artificial intelligence is growing dramatically every year , and will soon dominate the internet \u2013 and the economy as a whole . however , ai tools today are fragmented by a closed development environment ; most are developed by one company to perform one task , and there is no way to plug two tools together . singularitynet aims to become the key protocol for networking ai and machine learning tools to form a coordinated artificial general intelligence . singularitynet is an open - source protocol and collection of smart contracts for a decentralized market of coordinated ai services . within this framework , the benefits of ai become a global commons infrastructure for the benefit of all ; anyone can access ai tech or become a stakeholder in its development . anyone can add an ai / machine learning service to singularitynet for use by the network , and receive network payment tokens in exchange . singularitynet is backed by the singularitynet foundation , which operates on a belief that the benefits of ai should not be dominated by any small set of powerful institutions , but shared by all . a key goal of singularitynet is to ensure the technology is benevolent according to human standards , and the network is designed to incentivize and reward beneficial players .\noffline ai refers to artificial intelligence programs that run on - device , as opposed to server - side apis that run programs to perform ai tasks remotely . why is this a thing ? well there are three big benefits to using offline ai .\nthe first is operation speed . if a device has all the data it needs and possess the ability to perform intelligent tasks such as image recognition and natural language processing without needing to send / receive data processed on a remote server somewhere , then the speed of the operation is greatly improved due to the lack of reliance on network connectivity and / or server hardware performance .\nan on - device ai program can run trained machine learning models and neural networks using nothing but the device hardware and software . not having to rely on network connectivity greatly improves the speed of operation and has a positive impact on user experience . ( core ml for macos and ios is a framework by apple that will allow such programs to run on a mac or an ios device . i\u2019ll be talking more about core ml in future posts ) .\nthe second benefit to using offline ai comes hand in hand with the first . if online is false then network costs are zero ! to give you an example of how much of an impact this can have on an ai business . .\nthe company i work for is an artificial intelligence and augmented reality company with a consumer facing mobile app , and it\u2019s not uncommon for even medium - sized tech companies to spend millions of dollars per month on the server - side technology needed to perform the ai tasks that make an app\u2019s feature - set possible .\nthe majority of this huge cost goes towards server hosting and data bandwidth fees that occur whenever the app sends image data from a user\u2019s device camera and up to our online neural nets for processing . if you want really fast image - recognition performance for example , you\u2019ll need to send up a lot of image data , multiple times per second . the promise of offline ai eliminates this process altogether .\nthe third benefit is one of increasing importance to society as consumer technology and the social media industry matures , so is it that the responsibility to protect people\u2019s data is more greatly required . user data privacy is an ethically important practice made possible by offline ai .\nprocessing all data on - device means that it is sandboxed and better protected against data abuse and server hacking . yes the device could still be hacked or stolen for that matter , but the risk of user data abuse is greatly reduced as the data is never sent to a remote network or stored server - side . user data can be processed , used for current tasks and then purged without leaving digital breadcrumbs when the data is no longer needed .\nin time , as ai applications become more intwined with our daily lives , the need for this type of responsibility will increase and the onus is on us , program developers , software engineers and computer scientists to build such applications that behave respectively towards the personal security of the people that use them .\nthis paper introduces wavenet , a deep neural network for generating raw audio waveforms . the model is fully probabilistic and autoregressive , with the predictive distribution for each audio sample conditioned on all previous ones ; nonetheless we show that it can be efficiently trained on data with tens of thousands of samples per second of audio . when applied to text - to - speech , it yields state - ofthe - art performance , with human listeners rating it as significantly more natural sounding than the best parametric and concatenative systems for both english and mandarin . a single wavenet can capture the characteristics of many different speakers with equal fidelity , and can switch between them by conditioning on the speaker identity . when trained to model music , we find that it generates novel and often highly realistic musical fragments . we also show that it can be employed as a discriminative model , returning promising results for phoneme recognition .\nthe ibm watson ai xprize is a $ 5 million ai and cognitive computing competition challenging teams globally to develop and demonstrate how humans can collaborate with powerful ai technologies to tackle the world\u2019s grand challenges . this prize will focus on creating advanced and scalable applications that benefit consumers and businesses across a multitude of disciplines . the solutions will contribute to the enrichment of available tools and data sets for the usage of innovators everywhere . the goal is also to accelerate the understanding and adoption of ai\u2019s most promising breakthroughs .\nevery year leading up to ted 2020 , the teams will compete for interim prizes and the opportunity to advance to the next year\u2019s competition . the three finalist teams will take the ted stage in 2020 to deliver jaw - dropping , awe - inspiring ted talks demonstrating what they have achieved .\ntypical of all xprize competitions , the ibm watson ai xprize will crowdsource solutions from some of the most brilliant thinkers and entrepreneurs around the world , creating true exponential impact .\nto compete in the ibm watson ai xprize you must be a fully registered team . to complete your registration , you must create a team profile , sign the competitor\u2019s agreement and pay the registration fee .\nthe $ 3 , 000 , 000 grand prize , $ 1 , 000 , 000 2nd place , and $ 500 , 000 3rd place purses will be awarded at the end of competition at ted2020 , for a total of $ 4 . 5 million .\ntwo milestone competition prize purses will be awarded at the end of each of the first two rounds of the competition , and the judges may award additional special prizes to recognize special accomplishments . a total of $ 500 , 000 will be available for these prizes and will be allocated by the judges for special accomplishments .\nthe progress in ai research and applications in the past 20 years makes it timely to focus attention not only on making ai more capable , but also on maximizing the societal benefit of ai . the democratization of exponential technology enables ai and cognitive computing to put empowerment into the hands of innovators everywhere . driven by long term capabilities of ai impact , and to better understand the prospects of human and ai collaboration , the ibm watson ai xprize provides an interdisciplinary platform for domain experts , developers and innovators to , through collaboration , push the boundaries of ai to new heights . the competition will bring the ai community together and accelerate the development of scalable , hybrid solutions and audacious breakthroughs to address humanity\u2019s grandest challenges .\nwatch alphago take on lee sedol , the world\u2019s top go player , in the final match of the google deepmind challenge .\nmatch score : alphago 3 \u2013 lee sedol 1 . [ game five : seoul , south korea , 15th march at 13 : 00 kst ; 04 : 00 gmt ; for us at - 1 day ( 14th march ) 21 : 00 pt , 00 : 00 et . ]\nthe game of go originated in china more than 2 , 500 years ago . the rules of the game are simple : players take turns to place black or white stones on a board , trying to capture the opponent\u2019s stones or surround empty space to make points of territory . as simple as the rules are , go is a game of profound complexity . there are more possible positions in go than there are atoms in the universe . that makes go a googol times more complex than chess . go is played primarily through intuition and feel , and because of its beauty , subtlety and intellectual depth it has captured the human imagination for centuries . alphago is the first computer program to ever beat a professional , human player . read more about the game of go and how alphago is using machine learning to master this ancient game .\nin october 2015 , the program alphago won 5 - 0 in a formal match against the reigning 3 - times european champion , fan hui , to become the first program to ever beat a professional go player in an even game . now alphago will face its ultimate challenge : a 5 - game challenge match in seoul against the legendary lee sedol , the top go player in the world over the past decade , for a $ 1m prize . for full details , see the press release .\nthe matches were held at the four seasons hotel , seoul , south korea , starting at 13 : 00 local time ( 04 : 00 gmt ; day before 20 : 00 pt , 23 : 00 et ) on march 9th , 10th , 12th , 13th and 15th .\nthe matches were livestreamed on deepmind\u2019s youtube channel as well as broadcast on tv throughout asia through korea\u2019s baduk tv , as well as in china , japan , and elsewhere . match commentators included michael redmond , the only professional western go player to achieve 9 dan status . redmond commentated in english , and yoo changhyuk professional 9 dan , kim sungryong professional 9 dan , song taegon professional 9 dan , and lee hyunwook professional 8 dan commentated in korean alternately . the matches were played under chinese rules with a komi of 7 . 5 ( the compensation points the player who goes second receives at the end of the match ) . each player received two hours per match with three lots of 60 - second byoyomi ( countdown periods after they have finished their allotted time ) .\nin 2009 , film - maker and former ai programmer raj dye spent his summer following futurist ai researchers ben goertzel and hugo degaris around hong kong and xiamen , documenting their doings and gathering their perspectives . the result , after some work by crack film editor alex mackenzie , was the 45 minute documentary singularity or bust \u2014 a uniquely edgy , experimental singularitarian road movie , featuring perhaps the most philosophical three - foot - tall humanoid robot ever , a glance at the fast - growing chinese research scene in the late aughts , and even a bit of a real - life love story . the film was screened in theaters around the world , and won the best documentary award at the 2013 la cinema festival of hollywood and the la lift off festival . and now it is online , free of charge , for your delectation .\nsingularity or bust is a true story pertaining to events occurring in the year 2009 . it captures a fascinating slice of reality , but bear in mind that things move fast these days . for more recent updates on goertzel and degaris\u2019s quest for transhuman ai , you\u2019ll have to consult the internet , or your imagination .\nmachine learning is the science of getting computers to act without being explicitly programmed . in the past decade , machine learning has given us self - driving cars , practical speech recognition , effective web search , and a vastly improved understanding of the human genome . machine learning is so pervasive today that you probably use it dozens of times a day without knowing it . many researchers also think it is the best way to make progress towards human - level ai . in this class , you will learn about the most effective machine learning techniques , and gain practice implementing them and getting them to work for yourself . more importantly , you\u2019ll learn about not only the theoretical underpinnings of learning , but also gain the practical know - how needed to quickly and powerfully apply these techniques to new problems . finally , you\u2019ll learn about some of silicon valley\u2019s best practices in innovation as it pertains to machine learning and ai .\nthis course provides a broad introduction to machine learning , datamining , and statistical pattern recognition . topics include : ( i ) supervised learning ( parametric / non - parametric algorithms , support vector machines , kernels , neural networks ) . ( ii ) unsupervised learning ( clustering , dimensionality reduction , recommender systems , deep learning ) . ( iii ) best practices in machine learning ( bias / variance theory ; innovation process in machine learning and ai ) . the course will also draw from numerous case studies and applications , so that you\u2019ll also learn how to apply learning algorithms to building smart robots ( perception , control ) , text understanding ( web search , anti - spam ) , computer vision , medical informatics , audio , database mining , and other areas .\ncan i earn a course certificate if i completed this course before they were available ? in order to verify one\u2019s identity and maintain academic integrity , learners who completed assignments or quizzes for machine learning prior to november 1st will need to redo and resubmit these assessments in order to earn a course certificate . to clarify , both quizzes and programming assignments need to be resubmitted . though your deadlines may have technically passed , please be assured that you may resubmit both types of assessments at any time . we apologise for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we strive to ensure the integrity and value of our certificates .\nplease note that , in order to earn a course certificate , you must complete the course within 180 days of payment , or by may 1 , 2016 , whichever is earlier .\nthis talk took place on 20th january 2016 \u2013 at the world economic forum annual meeting ( and was developed in partnership with arirang ) .\nmatthew grob , executive vice - president and chief technology officer , qualcomm , usa andrew moore , dean , school of computer science , carnegie mellon university , usa stuart russell , professor of computer science , university of california , berkeley , usa ya - qin zhang , president , baidu . com , people\u2019s republic of china\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\n10 / 24 / 17 - - 18 : 37 : _ hannah wise and a n . . .\n01 / 14 / 18 - - 08 : 49 : _ sndhk2018 will be t . . .\n01 / 22 / 18 - - 08 : 22 : _ the incredible john . . .\n01 / 23 / 18 - - 10 : 18 : _ snd39 best of digit . . .\n01 / 28 / 18 - - 22 : 08 : _ don\u2019t miss the malo . . .\n02 / 12 / 18 - - 04 : 00 : _ snd39 best of digit . . .\n02 / 16 / 18 - - 07 : 55 : _ snd39 best of digit . . .\n02 / 24 / 18 - - 05 : 45 : _ meet the judges of . . .\n02 / 24 / 18 - - 08 : 44 : _ snd39 : award of exc . . .\n03 / 23 / 18 - - 13 : 30 : _ the new york times , . . .\n04 / 02 / 18 - - 10 : 30 : _ the time has come , . . .\n04 / 09 / 18 - - 07 : 02 : _ meet the snd hong k . . .\n04 / 14 / 18 - - 07 : 48 : _ thank you snd hong . . .\n06 / 01 / 18 - - 19 : 26 : _ behind time magazin . . .\n06 / 08 / 18 - - 03 : 51 : _ # snd ams : smart new . . .\nwhen it comes to news design , there ' s print , digital and then there ' s embroidery . at least according to hannah wise , the engagement editor at the dallas morning news .\ndownload the november 2017 snd wallpaper created by edel rodriguez or download the 2017 full snd calendar with the most important events of the year and of course snd events . showcase is snd\u2019s new space for designers to show their works in print and online . be proud of your work and inspire others to be creative . did you [ \u2026 ]\ndownload the november 2017 snd wallpaper created by f\u00ea or download the 2017 full snd calendar with the most important events of the year and of course snd events . showcase is snd\u2019s new space for designers to show their works in print and online . be proud of your work and inspire others to be creative . did you or [ \u2026 ]\n01 / 14 / 18 - - 08 : 49 : sndhk2018 will be the first international infographics event to take place in hong kong .\nsnd region 19 \u2014 asia , south - pacific is delighted to announce the snd hong kong infographic summit on april 13 - 15 , 2018 . infographics are an important tool for innovative storytelling and crucial for attracting young readers . this is a unique opportunity to meet and learn from some of the best infographics minds in the international market .\n01 / 22 / 18 - - 08 : 22 : the incredible john maeda will be the first keynote speaker at # sndnyc .\nhe is currently global head of computational design + inclusion at automattic . previously , he received the white house\u2019s national design award , was a tenured research professor at the mit media lab and served as the president of the rhode island school of design .\nthe time to enter this year\u2019s best of digital design may have passed , but we are still looking for your input in nominating organizations from around the world for our world\u2019s best . so please \u2013 nominate ! 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", "topic": 1}], "title": "nabil bank", "paragraphs": ["nabil bank recommends 30 % bonus share and 15 % cash dividend . . .\nnabil bank limited is the nation\u2019s first private sector bank , commencing its business since july 1984 . nabil was incorporated with the objective of extending international standard modern banking services to various sectors of the society . pursuing its objective , nabil provides a full range of commercial banking services through its 67 points of representation . in addition to this , nabil has presence through over 1500 nabil remit agents throughout the nation .\nnever use a link in an e - mail message to log on the nabil bank website . type the url directly into your browser\u2019s address bar to ensure that you are reaching the correct web page . access the official nabil bank website via urltoken\nsetup either email and / or sms alerts on your nabil bank netbanking for all transactions on your account ( s ) .\ndo not access nabil bank netbanking or make payments using your credit / debit card from shared or unprotected computers in public places .\na )\nbank refers to nabil bank limited , a limited company operating banking business under prevailing laws of nepal and having its registered office at teendhara , darbarmarg , kathmandu , nepal .\nnabil bank or government and regulatory bodies , including the income tax department / nepal rastra bank ( nrb ) , will never ask for any confidential information over e - mail or phone call .\nin the event of you suspecting any abnormal activity on your nabil bank account , immediately inform at your nearest branch or email at card @ nabilbank . com .\nwith nabil electronic payment gateway service , nepali businesses can sell their products / services . . .\nat nabil bank , it is our continuous endeavor to make you aware of the simple steps to help avoid compromising your details to online scams such as phishing , vishing , spoofing etc .\nnabil is moving forward with a mission to be \u201c1st choice provider of complete financial solutions\u201d for all its stakeholders ; customers , shareholders , regulators , communities and staff . nabil is determined in delivering excellence to its stakeholders in an array of avenues , not just one parameter like profitability or market share . it is reflected in its brand promise \u201ctogether ahead\u201d . the entire nabil team embraces a set of values \u201cc . r . i . s . p\u201d , representing the fact that nabil consistently strives to be customer focused , result oriented , innovative , synergistic and professional .\nthe following forms can be printed , filled up and submitted to the bank after signing in each page for availing banking services .\nnabil , as a pioneer in introducing many innovative products and marketing concepts in the domestic banking sector , represents a milestone in the banking history of nepal as it started an era of modern banking with customer satisfaction measured as a focal objective while doing business . operations of the bank including day - to - day operations and risk management are managed by highly qualified and experienced management team . bank is fully equipped with modern technology which includes international standard banking software that supports the e - channels and e - transactions .\nyou are just a click away to your bank now . . . with nabilnet ; internet banking service that allows you to carry / execute various kinds of banking transactions using secured & convenient online platform from around the world .\nsecond factor authentication provides an additional layer of security for all your online transactions . you need to provide your valid mobile number and email id during account opening process or update details immediately in your bank account when they change .\nvacancy notice : nabil bank is the market leader in the nepali financial sector . we are looking for talented , highly motivated , result oriented and qualified young nepali citizens in the following positions : 1 . manager \u2013 operations : 1 no ( manager m1 level ) job description : in this position , you will be assisting head of operations and will be responsible for process re - engineering and automation . you will be responsible for improving performance , productivity , efficiency and management of cost through implementation of effective process improvements , re - engineering , innovating training and development in banking operations . prerequisites for applying : > age not exceeding 40 years as on 28 march 2018 > master\u2019s degree or equivalent in management / commerce / business or statistics or economics or accounts or finance or related subject with at least second division or 3 cgpa ( out of 4 ) or professional qualifications like ca , acca , cpa , cfa or similar . > minimum eight years\u2019 experience in commercial bank with at least 5 years\u2019 experience in a supervisory / managerial capacity in a commercial bank as head / in - charge / officer / manager . other criteria : > in - depth knowledge of banking operations and regulations > good knowledge of finacle software > good knowledge on automation of bank products / services > good interpersonal and training skills . read also :\n6 . manager finance : 1 no . ( manager m1 / m2 level ) job description : in this position , you will be assisting cfo in attaining the bank\u2019s department\u2019s financial management goals . you will be assisting cfo / senior management on business analytics , data mining , fiscal control and financial management adhering to tax law and regulations to properly reflect the financial position of the bank , preparing , presenting and interpreting financial reports , and advising on optimizing the use of financial resources . prerequisites for applying : > age not exceeding 45 years as on 28 march 2018 > master\u2019s degree or equivalent in management / commerce / business or statistics or economics or accounts or finance or related subject with at least second division or 3 cgpa ( out of 4 ) or professional qualifications like ca , acca , cpa , cfa or similar . > minimum eight years\u2019 experience in commercial bank or audit firms with at least 5 years\u2019 experience as officer / manager in related area . other criteria : > in - depth accounting and business finance knowledge and tax related knowledge > good understanding of nfrs > good knowledge of banking business and operations 7 . information security officer : 1 no . ( officer o1 / officer o2 ) job description : in this position , you will be accountable for ensuring appropriate controls are in place for the security of information assets . you will be monitoring bank\u2019s it system to look for threats to security , establish protocols for identifying and neutralizing threats . you will also be responsible for setting the computer usage protocols for the bank , for facilitating training on minimizing threats to the it system along with investigating cases where the it system has been compromised and take the appropriate action to resolve the problem . prerequisites for applying : > age not exceeding 35 years as on 28 march 2018 > bachelor\u2019s degree or equivalent in it related subjects with at least second division or 3 cgpa ( out of 4 ) > minimum 7 years\u2019 experience in related area with minimum 2 years\u2019 experience as supervisor or officer > certification like cisa / cissp / ceh / cism / cissm / isms will be preferred other criteria : > strong working knowledge of all information security domains including network protection , intrusion , access control , firewall etc . > understanding of operating systems such as linux , windows > strong knowledge on development and administration of information technology security programs . read also :\n| 2 . manager \u2013 micro finance : 1 no . ( manager m1 / m2 level ) job description : in this position , you will be assisting head msme to formulate & implement strategies for building the microfinance portfolio of the bank including directed lending under deprived sector lending . you will be responsible to build the micro financing lending portfolio of the bank including regulatory compliance and maintaining good asset quality in coordination with branch managers and relationship officers throughout nepal . prerequisites for applying : > age not exceeding 45 years as on 28 march 2018 > master\u2019s degree or equivalent in management / commerce / business or statistics or economics or accounts or finance or related subject with at least second division or 3 cgpa ( out of 4 ) or professional qualifications like ca , acca , cpa , cfa or similar . > minimum eight years\u2019 experience in commercial bank and or microfinance institutions with at least 5 years\u2019 experience in micro finance related activities at an officer or manager level other criteria > in - depth knowledge of micro financing activities in nepal . > in - depth knowledge on collection / recovery of micro loans > knowledge on credit risk management > good interpersonal and training skills . 3 . manager \u2013 compliance : 1 no . ( manager m1 / m2 level ) job description : in this position , you will be responsible for developing , reviewing and enforcing compliance in accordance with the policies , guidelines , procedures , rules , regulations and laws . you will be collaborating with other business units to ensure in accordance with regulatory or business changes and conducting regular compliance reviews , develop and conduct internal trainings on all compliance issues to enhance the compliance culture among all staff . prerequisites for applying : > age not exceeding 45 years as 28 march 2018 > master\u2019s degree or equivalent in management / commerce / business or statistics or economics or accounts or finance or law or related subject with at least second division or 3 cgpa ( out of 4 ) or professional qualifications like ca , acca , cpa , cfa or similar . > minimum eight years\u2019 experience in commercial bank with at least 5 years\u2019 experience in compliance or internal audit or risk management or operation at an officer or manager level other criteria > in - depth knowledge of regulatory requirement relating to banking industry . > in - depth knowledge on operations risk management & compliance\n4 . manager \u2013 digital banking and alternate channels : 1 no . ( manager m1 level ) job description : in this position , you will be responsible for driving the sales and marketing initiative for digital banking and alternate channel platforms . you will also be responsible for new product development , design and marketing along with the spearheading of the sales initiative and delivering on financial and other performance targets of products under the digital platform . you will assist head - cards in formulating card and digital banking strategies prerequisites for applying : > age not exceeding 40 years as on 28 march 2018 > master\u2019s degree or equivalent in management / commerce / business or statistics or economics or accounts or finance or engineering or information technology or computers or information management or in related subject with at least second division or 3 cgpa ( out of 4 ) or professional qualifications like ca , acca , cpa , cfa or similar . > minimum of eight years\u2019 experience in commercial banks or in digital banking service providers or in e - commerce or e - payment companies / service providers with at least 5 years\u2019 experience in officer / manager level in related department . other criteria > in - depth knowledge of digital banking and alternate channels > proven track record of managing a team in sales , marketing and knowledge of management information and operational research techniques 5 . manager learning & development ( l & d ) : 1 no . ( manager m1 level ) job description : in this position , you will be assisting head human resources for creating and executing learning strategies and development of training programs for employees of the bank . you will be responsible to evaluate individual and organizational development needs and implement various learning methodology for training and development . you will also be responsible to design and deliver e - learning courses in coordination with various unit heads and assess the training and development impact in the bank . prerequisites for applying : > age not exceeding 40 years as on 28 march 2018 > master\u2019s degree or equivalent in management / commerce / business or statistics or economics or accounts or finance or behavioral science or related subject with at least second division or 3 cgpa ( out of 4 ) or professional qualifications like ca , acca , cpa , cfa or similar . > minimum eight years\u2019 experience in commercial bank or training institutes with and least 5 years\u2019 experience as officer / manager learning & development / trainings . other criteria : > proven experience in learning & development or training > good knowledge of banking business and operations > good communication and interpersonal skill . read also :\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nbeing a responsible business is integral to our success and that of the customers , investors and , shareholders , employees and the community . we work with the underlying values of honesty ,\nmoney saved is money earned . choose from a wide array of savings accounts to find one that . . .\nmaking and moving into your dream home in reality is now quick and easy with our housing loan . we . . .\napply now for your internet banking credentials to enjoy secured online banking service . . .\nutility bill payments - credit card , electricity , telephone & mobile , internet - adsl , balance topup in esewa account etc .\nmobitoken is a secured two - factor authentication process . first factor is your transaction password and second factor is the one time passwords ( otp ) generated by mobitoken for each online transaction . otp can be sent through sms and / or email in your registered mobile number and / or email address or you can also install mobitoken app ( an otp generator ) on your mobile device from your nabilnet user portal .\na simple registration process lets you to be in control of your account from around the world through nabilnet . you can download and duly complete nabilnet application form and submit it at any of our branches or you can reach our customer service desk ( csd ) or your relationship manager for more information .\nif your email address and mobile number are correct then please register for mobitoken ; else please visit your nearest branch to update or change your details .\nphishing is a global problem faced by banks worldwide . it is an attempt to ' fish ' for your banking details . phishing could be an e - mail that appears to be from a known institution like banks / a popular website asking confidential data like user id and transaction password , one time password ( otp ) , unique reference no . 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{"id": 55950, "summary": [{"text": "the vigilantes was a twentieth-century american publishing syndicate .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "their pamphlets and newspapers were distributed with the intention of inspiring patriotism and allied involvement in world war i .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the membership was largely composed of men , who dominated its leadership , though much of the content was produced by women and appeared pseudonymously as the work of \" the vigilantes \" .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "a contemporary review noted the \" breathless cries of song wrung mostly from the hearts of our women . \"", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the preface to a poetry anthology , published as vigilantes books : fifes and drums : a collection of poems of america at war , gave the following remarks on the authors ' works : these poems , written under the immediate stress of great events by those who have banded themselves together under the name of the vigilantes , furnish a striking record of the emotional reactions of the american people during the fortnight preceding and the six weeks following the declaration of war ....", "topic": 15}], "title": "the vigilantes", "paragraphs": ["we care a lot about our work on vigilantes , and we are extremely invested in making it the best game it can be . with your help , we will realise the full potential of vigilantes .\nall previous rewards , plus an additional vigilantes steam key & digital download for a friend .\ntimeslip softworks pledges to invest 5 % of all profits from vigilantes into other crowdfunding projects as part of the kicking it forward initiative . urltoken\ni confirm that i would like to receive information about bond vigilantes and products and services from m & g ; securities limited .\nq : could vigilantes be delayed ? a : we feel a may 2017 release is realistic , but given the time consuming and complex nature of game development , delays are possible . however , should you choose to back vigilantes , you will always have access to the most recent build , which will be updated regularly , as the game moves towards completion .\nthe church of the final exodus , in the middle of a bizarre cult ceremony .\nthese poems , written under the immediate stress of great events by those who have banded themselves together under the name of the vigilantes , furnish a striking record of the emotional reactions of the american people during the fortnight preceding and the six weeks following the declaration of war . they are presented to the public in the belief that men and women in every corner of the union will find reflected in them some of the love and aspiration they themselves are experiencing for their re - discovered country .\nq : some games funded through kickstarter are never completed . is there any risk this will happen with vigilantes ? a : vigilantes has been in full time development for almost 2 years . it ' s effectively feature complete , stable , has a near final level of polish , and is in the region of 65 % complete . some features , such as city map , gang strategic ai , and the injuries system are implemented , but not included in the demo . effectively , vigilantes needs content , balancing and testing .\nall previous rewards ( except perk ) , plus your name prominently displayed in the\nwith thanks to\nsection of the in game credits , plus a total of 5 copies vigilantes and 5 copies deadstone .\nvigilantes is a crime themed , turn based tactical rpg for pc - windows , mac , and linux . take down criminals and save reiker city !\nwe ' ve been making development videos since april 2015 , which we hope demonstrates consistent , long term commitment to vigilantes . if you ' d like to see the progress , check out the first video , then one of the later ones !\nall previous rewards , plus work with the developer to design a perk to be included in vigilantes . the perk must work within the logic of the game world , be balanced , and is subject to developer approval , and is going to require a certain amount of back and forth to get right .\na successful kickstarter will also increase the number of people playing vigilantes , which will result in more gameplay feedback . a wide range of feedback is key for making good development decisions , tweaking gameplay , and realising the full potential of any game . we ' ve watched each and every let ' s play of vigilantes to date , taking notes , making adjustments , and we will listen to you too .\nall previous rewards , plus work with the developer to design a perk to be included in vigilantes . the perk must work within the logic of the game world , be balanced , and is subject to developer approval . please note , designing a perk is likely to require a certain amount of back and forth .\nall previous rewards plus vigilantes steam key & digital download , at a significant reduction on the release price . you will also have access to every build until final release . for windows , mac , and linux .\ninspired by the classic turn based rpgs of the 90s , like x - com and fallout , yet striking out in its own unique direction , vigilantes is a crime themed , turn based tactical rpg with an old school heart , for windows , mac , and linux .\nall previous rewards , plus your name in the backers section of the game .\nincreasing the amount of content in the build by adding combat areas , weapons , perks , and the remaining enemy types .\nin addition to getting a great price on vigilantes ( release price is expected to be in the region of \u20ac15 ) , early access to the game and to rewards which will not be available outside the kickstarter campaign , you ' ll be supporting a small but incredibly dedicated indie team pursuing a turn based labour of love .\nq : you ' ve covered the risks , what about challenges ? a : at this point , two key challenges remain . the first is adding sufficient content ( maps , perks , weapons , dialogue ) for vigilantes to have enough variety to remain engaging for a 12 + hour campaign and to stand as a full release . the second challenge is balancing the various aspects of combat , economy , the character system , and the strength of the gangs against the player team over the campaign duration . adding content and balancing gameplay aren ' t complex as such , but they take time . your feedback will assist us greatly in tuning the game .\nplayers assume the role of sam contino , an idealist dragged down the rabbit hole of vigilantism as he works to bring down the three gangs that dominate reiker city : the mafia , survivalists , and church of the final exodus .\nwhile vigilantes is a combat rpg , story is a key aspect of the experience . there will be many voiced cut scenes backed by high quality artwork , a voiced character introduction for each key character , and a number of encounters before and after combat , which texture and breathe life into the world and its characters .\nlast week the european investment bank ( eib ) issued the first public bond based on the reformed sonia benchmark , marking another step forward in the process of benchmark reform in the u . k . the 5 - year , \u00a31bn issue was priced with a coupon of 35bp above overnight sonia . the deal may very well serve as a benchmark for future issuance in the libor - less world which the bank of england and other regu\u2026\nsurveillance is an important aspect of vigilantes . each tile in the city ( of which there are currently 49 ) has a surveillance level , which increases as you run surveillance operations in it . to run a surveillance operation , you or one of your allies must spend time in that tile . the increase to the tile ' s surveillance level depends on the investigating character ' s surveillance skills . tile surveillance level degrades slowly over time .\nbuilds will initially delivered through humble . later , when vigilantes launches on steam , builds will be maintained on both distributors . the release schedule has typically been every 2 weeks , with one larger release taking 4 weeks . it ' s expected that we will maintain this release schedule going forward .\nit ' s important to note that we aren ' t proposing to build a game of this scale , complexity and with this level of polish from scratch for \u20ac5 , 000 . that simply wouldn ' t be possible . vigilantes is a labour of love which has been in self - funded development for almost 2 years . the current build is the result of well over 4 , 000 development hours . vigilantes is effectively feature complete , stable , has a near final level of polish , and overall , is in the region of 65 % complete . we are completely confident in our ability to deliver , but we do need your help !\nall previous rewards ( except perk ) , plus you will be assisted by the vigilantes in a dialogue based encounter . if you opt for this tier , you we ' ll get in touch , and give you a choice of two dialogue based encounters to appear in , from which you can pick one .\na new sonia based bond . does this mark the beginning of the end of libor in public debt markets ?\nnote : the alpha features a number of preset missions from the final game . in the final game , you will be able to access the city map , run surveillance operations , and choose which tactical mission to launch .\nq : what happens if you need to implement a feature for vigilantes , but are not able ? a : all complex features are already implemented . from the start of development , we ' ve solved the most difficult technical problems first , as this removes the biggest risk of project failure . for some time , combat ai , inventory , character system , combat mechanics , and dialogue systems have been in place , and they all get along .\na trained actor , impressionist and voice actor , anthony voices sam contino and ray case in vigilantes . anthony started out of high school working at weta workshop in new zealand assisting the props department on films like avatar and the hobbit . afterwards he pursued a career in acting and voice over work while maintaining a youtube site showcasing various impressions of famous actors like harrison ford and jack nicholson . it was his impression of harrison ford that won him his role as the younger version of ford\u2019s character in the romantic film the age of adaline . you can find anthony on twitter .\ntransitioning away from the linear mission structure of the alpha , re - integrating the city map and surveillance , allowing players to choose which city tiles to launch tactical missions against .\nthe combination of the us - north korea summit , crucial brexit negotiations in the uk , mounting trade tensions , and a raft of central bank activity led some commentators to forecast that this would be the biggest week of the year . in fact , the beginning of the week was rather underwhelming , and it took a dovish ecb to really move markets . see how it all unfolded on today\u2019s episode of bond vigilan\u2026\nbahrain spreads have widened in recent months , despite the rise in oil prices . the market is focusing on the $ 750 million bahrain sukuk maturing on november 22 , 2018 . given that the country\u2019s international reserves are estimated at around $ 2 . 1 billion , the country will need additional funding to repay it . the market consensus is that bahrain will receive financial support from neighbouring sau\u2026\ngerman government bonds have gone from strength to strength in recent times ; much like the german team at the world cup \u2013 i wish ! but is the latest bund rally sustainable ? i think not .\nthe debut full - length bruiser from san juan , puerto rico ' s los vigilantes . fourteen original tracks of juvenile delinquent garage - punk smash . heavy on the ' 60s side with a healthy dose of droopy / 50s doo - wop back - up vocals , rocked with additional organs , tape loops and swagger . jota vigilante filled in for davila 666 ' s lead guitarist on their maiden european tour and played lead guitar on davila 666 ' s tan bajo lp .\nthis work is in the public domain in the united states because it was published before january 1 , 1923 . it may be copyrighted outside the u . s . ( see help : public domain ) .\navoids the trend of simplifying character systems and gameplay . it ' s very much old school , with the best of modern design advances .\nremember , the battle starts before the first punch is thrown . exploit psychological weaknesses to distract , demoralise and manipulate your enemies through dialogue .\nnote : may 2017 is the anticipated release date . by backing , you will received access to all early access builds until release . deadstone keys will be delivered when the campaign ends , while npc and perk rewards will be delivered in the weeks / months following the campaign .\nback in 2017 , the economic outlook was increasingly rosy for the eurozone . after years of ultra - loose monetary policy , a synchronised global recovery was in train . the eurozone economy expanded apace , regularly surprising to the upside , unemployment continued to fall , the banking system had partially recapitalised and funding costs for corporates and sovereigns alike remained low on any measure\u2026\nwe ' ve already brought a positively rated game from the first line of code to steam . we are completely confident in our ability to deliver , and we ' ve come too far for quitting to be an option . we just need to keep doing what we ' re doing , and a successful kickstarter will help immensely with that . in short : outside death , there is no risk of vigilantes not being completed .\nwe\u2019re a full - service brand and design firm . we are an interdisciplinary team of strategists , creatives and marketers . we come from advertising , digital marketing and communication design , journalism , information technology and fine art . we develop distinct identities , websites , campaigns , and social content , as well as online and offline design solutions . we are vigilantes .\nq : turn based games are complicated , right ? is \u20ac5 , 000 really going to be enough ? a : yep , pretty complicated . trying to build a turn based tactical rpg from scratch with \u20ac5 , 000 would be impossible , but that isn ' t what we ' re doing . the current build , representing more than 4 , 000 hours work , has been self funded , and as mentioned above , is around 65 % complete . added to the remaining funding available to the studio , \u20ac5 , 000 will be enough to allow us to complete vigilantes to a high standard .\nthe city\u2019s going to hell . on the streets and behind closed doors , the mafia infiltrates and corrupts the civic power structure . gun crazy paramilitary survivalists wreak havoc , while fever eyed churchers roam , stealing anything that isn ' t bolted down , burning anything that is . i ' m going to do something about that .\nplease note the content on this website is for investment professionals only and should be shared responsibly . no other persons should rely on the information contained within this website .\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 .\nmost of the remaining work involves the addition of content ( combat areas , perks , characters , weapons ) , balancing gameplay , tweaking mechanics , debugging , all of which falls under the category of development . the next biggest cost is artwork , which will allow for more illustrations and models to be added , to improve visual quality and environment diversity .\nif the stretch goals can be met , you can expect a considerable amount of extra content : combat areas , environments , and perks ! we ' ve evaluated a lot of options for stretch goals and concluded that expanding the content adds the greatest amount of value relative to cost .\nvia the free bandcamp app , plus high - quality download in mp3 , flac and more .\nalways out - numbered , you must adapt to face over fifteen enemy types across three criminals gangs : the melee orientated , cult - like , church of the final exodus , the survivalists , an elite paramilitary group of highly trained shooters , which more closely resemble an army than a street gang , and the mafia , a balanced , insidious enemy , skilled at keeping its activities hidden .\nlet\u2019s start with the bull case . in a recent blog , i described how bunds had provided an efficient hedge against surging political uncertainty in italy , due to the negative correlation between yields on german and\u2026\nall previous rewards , plus a steam key for deadstone , and your name in the criminal database .\nwell , at last it has happened . ten years after the global financial crisis began , we have reached a place where synchronised global economic growth is more than just a pipe dream and the prospect of central banks moving away from their extraordinary ultra - loose monetary policy stances of the last decade is finally a reality .\nas soon as the campaign is complete , we will dedicate ourselves fully to fulfilling rewards to our kind backers . once all rewards have been fulfilled , development will resume immediately , focusing on the following two areas :\nfrom donegal , ireland , daithi has been an avid gamer for over 30 years , and really , really , likes turn based rpgs . daithi has over 12 , 000 hours experience in game development and programming , and degrees in computing and english . his first game , deadstone , released on steam in nov 2014 , and has 83 % positive ratings . when not working on vigilantes , he enjoys reading , games , film , and long walks through hill and dale . you can connect with daithi on twitter and facebook .\nas we have now reached the halfway point of 2018 , it seems like a good occasion to take stock and see whether the year has lived up to consensus expectations so far . with more news surprises and volatility so far than in 2017 , how do the market\u2019s predictions for which asset classes would perform best look today ? watch the latest episode of bvtv as i review year - to - date returns and look at why t\u2026\nyou play as sam contino , a man drawn into conflict with the criminal underworld , after intervening in a violent mugging . an idealist , sam believes in the value of humanity and human civilization , which the gangs are undermining through their actions , driving sam toward vigilantism , even though he ' s far from comfortable with it .\nplease see the data privacy notice explaining how we use your personal data if you would like any further information .\nincludes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app , plus high - quality download in mp3 , flac and more .\nall previous rewards ( except perk ) , plus your name prominently displayed as an executive producer in the credits .\nat lower tile surveillance levels , you will discover which gang ( if any ) controls the tile , at which point you can launch a tactical mission against that gang . moderate surveillance levels reveal additional information about the tile , and will help you find any allies that are operating in the area . high surveillance levels are required to locate gang leaders and facilities , both of which must be put out of commission to completely remove the gang from play .\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 .\ncollected tracks from five bands including cosmonauts , susan , and flat worms provides a look into the vibrant los angeles music scene .\nthree susans agree , this sweet and sour jangle punk ep from the kooky l . a . trio is not to be missed .\nwe\u2019ve updated our privacy policy to give you more control over your information and support new european data protection laws . you can review the changes here .\nif you are viewing on a larger screen , and would like to see a higher resolution version of the project video , you can find it below .\nexcellent , simple , power pop from the sf area . lots of\nfuzzy\npower chords with some do - wop style harmonies . great driving stuff .\nyou don ' t have to take on the criminal underworld alone . build the ultimate crime fighting team by recruiting memorable , hard boiled individuals to your cause , and call them in to assist in tactical missions . each ally has a unique perk , and a voiced introduction , three of which you can find below .\nuplift has nine skills , which improve through use . three are combat related : close combat , firearms , explosives , while the remainder allow your party to perform a variety of useful actions , such as creating armour , healing wounds , and locating criminal activity . below , you will find more comprehensive descriptions of the skills .\nyou can unsubscribe from marketing at any time , at which point we will not send any further marketing information to you , by selecting the unsubscribe link in all communications .\nyou ' ll trade punches with heavyweight mafia enforcers , out - manoeuvre stalking survivalist sharpshooters , and take down crazed , explosive wielding , church of the final exodus fanatics .\nemerging market currencies have been back in the spotlight in recent weeks after significant repricing \u2013 so it seems like a good time to lift the lid on how we think about currency trading . while there are many different aspects to take into consideration , there are three key factors \u2013 carry , valuations and fundamentals \u2013 that we keep front of mind .\nmake characters your own with the nuanced , old - 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{"id": 55967, "summary": [{"text": "cinestill film creates photographic film for still cameras from kodak 's motion picture cinema film .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "cinestill film uses a modified version of kodak motion picture cinema film , allowing it to be developed with the c-41 process rather than the eastman color negative process .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "beta testing of cinestill film 's \" 800tungsten xpro c-41 \" began in late 2012 , the film is based on kodak 's \" vision 3 5219 \" motion picture cinema film .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "although the \" vision 3 5219 \" film is normally rated for 500iso , the conversion to c-41 processing allows the film to be rated at 800iso .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "cinestill film converts the kodak motion picture cinema film by removing the remjet backing , a separate anti-halation backing used to protect the film in motion picture cameras .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "due to the removal of this anti-halation backing , cinestill film exhibits a glowing effect on the image in areas with strong highlights .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "in addition to their first product \" 800tungsten xpro c-41 \" , cinestill film also produces \" 50daylight xpro c-41 \" from kodak 's \" vision3 50d \" motion picture cinema film as 135 film . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "cinestill", "paragraphs": ["800tungsten high speed color film , 35mm 135 / 36exp . ( iso 800 ) \u2013 cinestill film\ncinestill is more susceptible to light leaks and static discharge than most other films so care should be taken when handling .\nto celebrate the availability of cinestill bwxx , double - x negative film , all black and white film and chemicals from kodak and cinestill are on sale for black friday . so get your stocking stuffers now or stock up for capturing the holidays on classic b & w film , at 10 % to 33 % off the lowest advertised prices .\nq : what is the cinestill bwxx black and white film emulsion and how do i get it ? a : cinestill bwxx is eastman kodak double - x 5222 professionally rolled and packaged in 36 exposure cassettes for still photography . it is a high speed , classic black & white film emulsion , with an ei of 250 under daylight and 200 under tungsten lighting .\ncinestill has been delivering advanced cinema film technology to still photographers since 2012 and has established itself as a trusted name for film photographers around the world . cinestill works hand - in - hand with current film photography companies to further the production of analog materials . this collaborative approach to manufacturing increases efficiency and sustainability of current resources , resulting in increased stability across the whole analog photography market , from manufacturing to consumption .\nour initial release of bwxx was a limited run ( only 2000 rolls available ) that sold out fast due to high demand . we hope to make bwxx a regularly stocked , widely available cinestill film emulsion .\nexpiration : unexposed cinestill film should be stored in the fridge and shot within 6 months of purchase to achieve optimal results . exposed film should be processed promptly in c - 41 chemicals to preserve latent image latitude and color fidelity . all current productions of cinestill have expiration dates for one year from manufacture date on the packaging . if your film does not have an expiration date it is from early production and is likely age fogged .\nexpiration : unexposed cinestill film has a 1 year shelf life , and should be stored in the fridge and shot within 6 months of purchase to achieve optimal results . exposed film should be processed promptly in c - 41 chemicals to preserve latent image latitude and color fidelity . all current productions of cinestill have expiration dates for one year from manufacture date on the packaging . if you have alpha production film ( no retail box ) , it should be used before 2018 .\ncinestill 50d is an iso 50 / 18\u00b0 speed daylight balanced ( 5500k ) motion picture emulsion . technology borrowed from from hollywood ' s wunderkind , kodak 50d , prepped and rolled for safe c - 41 standard development as an iso 50 film .\nin the past i have been very happy with cinitsill . however the last four rolls i ordered were defective . i sent them to ncps in carlsbad with many other rolls of kodak and fuji c41 . the kodak and fujicolor came back as great negatives and scans , however the cinestill film was all defective . i have sent all my cinestill to ncps in the past with great results , but this batch was obviously bad . i have attached an example of both a good result from the past and the damage film from my last order .\n\u201ccinestill 800t is the only film made for still photographers specifically designed for capturing beautiful color images in limited incandescent\ntungsten\nlight . this new high speed color film for still photography is converted to be compatible with any still photo lab processing from the same preferred film stock commonly used by today ' s top directors and cinematographers ; including steven spielberg , wes anderson , wally pfister , martin scorsese , david o . russell , the coen brothers , emmanuel lubezki and many many more . cinestill allows for that same unmatched image quality and cinematic look to be accessed by you ! \u201d\nexpiration : the new and improved production of cinestill film now has an extended shelf life , and has been tested for longevity up to 1 . 5 years without base fogging . unexposed film should be stored in the fridge and shot within 6 months of purchase to achieve optimal results . exposed film should be processed promptly in c - 41 chemicals to preserve latent image latitude and color fidelity . all current productions of cinestill will have expiration dates for 18 months from manufacture date on the packaging . if you have alpha production film ( no retail box ) , it should be used before 2018 .\nand if you\u2019d like to mix in some color film while warming by the fireplace or in the bright snowy daylight , be sure to add some 800tungsten and 50daylight in 120 or 135 format to take advantage of the free shipping on film orders $ 75 or more . happy holidays ! still silver , - cinestill\none of the greatest aspects of film is its incredible latitude . this is especially true for 800t . from our tests and user feedback , cinestill 800t is best rated at ei ( exposure index ) 800 in tungsten light when processed in standard c - 41 chemistry . though the original stock ( kodak 500t 5219 ) is recommended to be rated at ei 500 in tungsten light , many cinematographers and filmmakers regularly rate this film at 1000 speed with no push , due to this film ' s amazing shadow latitude . regardless , the ideal iso / ei to rate this film at will always be somewhere between 400 and 800 without push processing . but remember , cinestill 800t is designed for c - 41 processing , which causes a slight push in development and results in a denser negative . thus , we have found 800 to be right in the middle of the ideal exposure index range . expect a unique look from cinestill 800tungsten when photographing :\ncinestill bwxx is an excellent choice for those looking for a classic film stock to fill the void left by the discontinuation of it ' s wonderful sister films , kodak plus - x and txp320 . recommended development in any black and white film developers . an extensive list of developing times for this film may be found at urltoken & the massive dev chart form urltoken\na : unexposed cinestill film should be stored in the fridge and shot within 6 months or frozen . exposed film should be processed promptly in c - 41 chemicals to preserve latent image latitude and color fidelity . processed films should remain in a cool , dark place . c - 41 process uses some of the most archival chemicals available for photo processing today . there have been no scientific tests for the dye stability of ecn film cross - processed in c - 41 but from our tests on film processed four years ago there is no color degradation or fogging of the magenta dye layer . all current productions of cinestill have expiration dates on the packaging . if your film does not have an expiration date it is from early production and is likely age fogged .\nwith so many choices currently available , it helps to have some understanding of when a particular film excels . looking at cinestill 800t , it is necessary to understand where this film comes from and what it was originally designed to achieve . cinestill 800t is produced from a kodak motion picture emulsion originally designed for shooting in limited artificial , continuous , incandescent light . this film is known in the motion picture industry as kodak vision 3 5219 , the 3rd generation of tungsten balanced ei 500 color negative motion picture film , and is the standard for movies shot on film in hollywood . 5219 , or\n19\nas it is commonly referred to , is optimized for a hybrid workflow , ideal for scanning , with literally futuristic features ( from a still photography perspective ) .\nuntil now , cinematographers have been spoiled with film technology for years before still photographers got their hand - me - downs in the form of\nnew\nemulsions . today , cinestill brings the wonders of cinema film technology to the still photographer . now , anyone can use film in the same lighting situations as new blockbuster movies and tv shows such as inception , argo , lincoln , all of the batman movies , django unchained , man of steel , les mis\u00e9rables , the master , the new star track films , the star wars films , all wes anderson ' s films , breaking bad , the walking dead , boardwalk empire , and the list goes on and on and on . no more switching to high iso digital or on camera flash in tungsten lit environments , because cinestill is now available to still photographers worldwide ! \u201d\n36 exp . 135 rolls . great rated iso 200 - 2000 ! can be pushed to 3000 ! cinestill 800tungsten is a unique film for still photographers . this 800 speed tungsten balanced color negative film is prepared from the same motion picture film stock used by top cinematographers around the world . this film is designed for difficult low light tungsten situations and may be used in many different lighting situations to achieve a variety of looks .\nfor my senior thesis we get assigned a personal project , i chose to photograph the city of philadelphia at night with cinestill 800 . the shots came out better than expected ; the overall look the film gives is amazing . plus the wide dynamic range of the film is great for night shooting . i don ' t think there ' s another option out there for my style of shooting . i look forward to their 120 stock !\n120 format color negative . great rated iso 200 - 2000 ! can be pushed over 3000 ! cinestill 800tungsten ( 2nd . generation ) is a unique film for still photographers . this 800 speed tungsten balanced color negative film is prepared from the same gold standard motion picture technology used by top cinematographers around the world . this film is designed for difficult low light tungsten situations and may be used in many different lighting situations to achieve a variety of looks .\nwe are in the midst of an analog renaissance ! we have seen unprecedented growth and interest in film , from young photographers and those returning to their first love . cinestill ' s primary purpose is to fuel this renaissance by increasing current production of analog photography materials and providing new analog tools for photographers . actively fueling the analog film renaissance , through increased interest in photographic materials and securing the continued production and availability of essential motion picture and still photography materials and services .\na : it is important to note that cinestill is not simply\nrepackaged\nmotion picture film . we utilize the same advanced emulsion technology found in motion picture film to create a still photography film which is modified for c - 41 processing . this material is converted to a different format and suitable for c - 41 chemistry . compared to the original motion picture stock , 800t responds with a slightly increased gamma yielding an 800 iso tungsten balanced negative , which is optimized for digital and optical still photography processes .\nq : what is different about cinestill 50daylight film ? a : 50daylight is a iso 50 / 18\u00b0 speed daylight balanced ( 5500k ) motion picture emulsion , prepped and rolled for clean safe c - 41 standard development as an iso 50 film . boasted to be the world\u2019s sharpest and finest grain color film ! it is ideal for shooting in bright light at wide apertures and for producing high resolution , low grain images . the exposure latitude of this film is beyond anything digital and even most other films can hope to achieve .\nnote : this emulsion was designed to be processed in ecn - 2 chemicals and may still be processed in it ' s native chemistry , resulting in a pulled negative with lower gamma . test results show consistent in standard c - 41 machine processing when compared with ecn - 2 motion picture lab processing performed by professional labs . long term archival stability has not been tested past 5 years . expectations for archival longevity should be somewhere between kodachrome and most c - 41 films but there are no guarantees . we will replace any roll that shows any defect . we do not accept any liability beyond replacement of original film purchased . products & services are provided \u201cas is\u201d with no liability , to the extent as permitted by law ; e . g . under no circumstances will cinestill film or it ' s creators be liable for loss and damages , neither direct nor indirect , consequential loss or damages , business interruption . without limiting the foregoing , the creators of cinestill film\u00b4s liability arising with respect to an order will not exceed the total fees paid or payable related to a specific order .\nnote : this film was designed to be processed in ecn - 2 chemicals and may still be processed in it ' s native chemistry , resulting in a 500 iso pulled negative with lower gamma . test results show consistent in standard c - 41 machine processing when compared with ecn - 2 motion picture lab processing performed by professional labs . long term archival stability has not been tested past 4 years . expectations for archival longevity should be somewhere between kodachrome and most c - 41 films but there are no guarantees . we will replace any roll that shows any defect . we do not accept any liability beyond replacement of original film purchased . products & services are provided \u201cas is\u201d with no liability , to the extent as permitted by law ; e . g . under no circumstances will cinestill film or it ' s creators be liable for loss and damages , neither direct nor indirect , consequential loss or damages , business interruption . without limiting the foregoing , the creators of cinestill film\u00b4s liability arising with respect to an order will not exceed the total fees paid or payable related to a specific order .\nnote : this film was designed to be processed in ecn - 2 chemicals and may still be processed in it ' s native chemistry , resulting in a 500 iso pulled negative with lower gamma . test results show consistent in standard c - 41 machine processing when compared with ecn - 2 motion picture lab processing performed by professional labs . long term archival stability has not been tested past 4 years . expectations for archival longevity should be somewhere between kodachrome and most c - 41 films but there are no guarantees . we will replace any roll that shows manufacturing defect . we do not accept any liability beyond replacement of original film purchased . products & services are provided \u201cas is\u201d with no liability , to the extent as permitted by law ; e . g . under no circumstances will cinestill film or it ' s creators be liable for loss and damages , neither direct nor indirect , consequential loss or damages , business interruption . without limiting the foregoing , the creators of cinestill film\u00b4s liability arising with respect to an order will not exceed the total fees paid or payable related to a specific order .\nq : how do i rate cinestill 50daylight ? good results can be achieved rating this film anywhere from ei 12 to ei 100 without push processing . this means you can set your camera meter anywhere from iso 12 - 100 and change it mid - roll without special processing and get beautiful results ! no matter how you meter , you will see almost no grain but color , contrast , shadow detail and highlight rendering will be affected by the chosen iso you meter at . if you expose at a lower iso you will get warmer images with greater halation in the highlights .\nwhen shooting in these situations , the resulting effect is referred to as halation . points of light surrounded by darker tones will produce a\nred glow\nor\nhalo\naround strong highlights . the effect is significantly reduced with medium format film due to the larger negative and shallower depth of field . longer lenses also reduce this effect . while it is worth stating that all film can halate , cinestill is particularly sensitive to this effect , so it is worth remembering when choosing this stock . that being said , some people have used this unique quality to achieve some awesome results !\nfor years i ' ve wanted a high speed , tungsten balanced stock to use for stills just like i ' ve always had with movie film . now that cinestill 800t is here , i feel like i can confidently abandon my digital cameras . i ' ve even shot this under waning sunlight without correction . it ' s easy to balance in scanning ( so long as you have your own scanner at least ) , although i ' d recommend rating it at 500 iso under sunlight , even without a filter . i like the halation effect but that ' s really a matter of taste .\nof tungsten balanced ei 500 color negative motion picture film stock behind cinestill 800tungsten emulsion . it is at the forefront of r & d for film technology , because the movie & tv industry is film ' s # 1 client . the emulsions are optimized for a hybrid workflow , ideal for scanning , with literally futuristic features ( from still photography perspective ) . kodak\nborrowed\ntechnology from their motion picture department for the new portra films and ektar . this is nothing new though , as any advances in film technology have gone to the highest bidder ( we ' ve gotten the trickle down in stills ) for some time now .\n800 in tungsten light when processed in standard c - 41 chemistry . though the original stock ( kodak 500t 5219 ) is recommended to be rated at ei 500 in tungsten light , many cinematographers and filmmakers regularly rate this film at 1000 speed with no push , due to this film ' s amazing shadow latitude , but the ideal iso / ei to rate this film at will always be somewhere between 400 and 800 without push processing . cinestill 800t is designed c - 41 processing though , which causes a slight push in development , resulting in a more dense negative so we have found 800 to be right in the middle of the ideal exposure index range .\ncompanies which\nrepackaged\nold unused motion picture stock , forced the photographer to send the film back for makeshift motion picture lab processing , and generated a motion picture format negative that was compatible with motion picture printing . there are some advantages found in modern motion picture formats and processing e . g . , anti - halation , antistatic , lubricant backing . however , the curves , lower gamma and base can prove problematic for tradition still imaging standards . cinestill film is motion picture film , which is modified and packaged for standard still photography lab processing . it harnesses the same outstanding performance and aesthetics found in many blockbuster films produced today , plus it is optimized for still photography workflows .\noriginal beta testing for 800t began in late 2012 , but the concept and original development tests began years before , when we first started shooting the amazing kodak vision 3 stock for our own photography . we accomplished this back then by shooting a long - roll , 250 exposure , bulk film back and through developing a special relationship with a local motion picture lab . we did this because of the costly minimum lengths required by motion picture labs , and because the more splicing that occurred , the more the film became damaged and contaminated . we found moderate success with this technique , but the real journey to cinestill began when scores of people began contacting us about how they too could use this wonderful film . \u201c\nlight leaks , which may not show up on other films , may show up in cinestill due to it ' s extra sensitivity to low light and what is called\nlight piping\nwhich is where light can travel through the acetate causing light leaks inside or outside of camera . be sure your camera ' s light seals are in good condition and if you have a film check window on the back door of your camera it would be a safe idea to tape it off . the key to avoiding light leaks outside of camera is to first ,\nload in subdued light\nas directed on the packaging and second , to keep the rolls in their light tight packaging or other light tight container , before and after shooting , whenever possible .\nq : why is the speed rating of motion picture camera films given in exposure indices rather than asa or din values ? a : there is no ansi standard to determine the speed of these films . the speed of motion picture camera films and the suggested filtrations are determined on the basis of practical picture tests . suitable safety factors have been included to allow for differences in cameras , variation in lighting , etc . the exposure index values should not be regarded as numbers which express the absolute speed or sensitivity of the film , neither should they be regarded as fixed values which can not be changed if the results of repeated tests indicate the need for such changes . q : when should i push cinestill 800tungsten ? a : we recommend push processing for anything over iso 800 . treat this film as an iso 800 speed film when processing in c - 41 and push process whenever needed up to iso 3200 .\nrepackaged\nmotion picture film can not be processed in standard c - 41 film processors due to the remjet backing present on motion picture films , which would contaminate the chemistry and damage both the machine and film inside .\na : an anti - halation layer on the film ' s base that acts as to protect from base scratches , static , and halation of highlights in exposure . it was notably used on kodachrome ( k - 14 process ) originally in still photography .\na : halation is the reflection of bright points of light off of the film base and pressure plate causing a\nglow\nin the strong highlights on some images . this is most evident when light sources are in focus in the photograph . halation is a common characteristic of classic black and white photography and in some aerial photographic emulsions .\na : 800tungsten is designed for difficult low light tungsten situations . it may be used in many different lighting situations to achieve a variety of looks but due to it ' s cool color balance and halation some situations will have a more stylistic look that may or may not be desirable .\ndouble - x is a classic black and white film stock left relatively unchanged since it ' s release in 1959 for still and motion picture use . some of the movies using the classic eastman double - x film stock ( 5222 ) include : schindler ' s list ( 1993 ) , memento ( 2000 ) , kafka ( 1991 ) , casino royale ( 2006 ) , i ' m not there ( 2007 ) , and many many more .\nrecommended development in kodak d - 96 developer , but is compatible will all black and white film developers . an extensive list of developing times for this film may be found at\nstatic discharge can show up as blue or red marks on the film caused by advancing or rewinding the film at too great a speed , especially in cool dry environments .\na : this film has latitude ! the iso that one chooses to rate this film is dependent on what the permissible light available is .\nif you overexpose it ( 100 or 200 ) it will still retain highlight detail and fine grain . if you underexpose ( up to 2000 ) you will still retain most shadow detail .\nso long as the shadow detail is preserved , the negative may be scanned to retain the good color and dynamics .\nless prevalent / smoother the more exposure a color negative film receives ( due to overlapping of t - grain technology and the tonal blending of the dye cloud ) .\nyes ! be sure to use a cto ( tungsten ) gel on your flash if you are shooting 800t and adjust exposure accordingly .\na : always meter negative film in a way that you are sure the shadow point of your images preserve some detail . highlights can be overexposed by a dozen stops and still be scanned to retain detail . with a handheld incident meter , point your meter away from the main light source and make a minimum exposure reading . with in camera or spot meter take your minimum exposure reading from the darkest tone in your scene . anything exposed under that should be expected to remain void of detail .\n\u201ccompelled by our love for analogue photography , and never ones to back down from a challenge , we came to the conclusion that we had to find a way to make it usable in standard 135 canisters with standard developing . \u201d\nin order to make this technology accessible for any film photographer ' s workflow , and avoid the need for costly long - roll processing with motion picture labs , we knew we had to make the film compatible with any still photography lab in the world . our task was to take this amazing film stock designed for ecn - 2 motion picture processing , and invent a treatment to refashion it to be safe for standard c - 41 still photography processing . this meant we had to find a way to eliminate the rem - jet layer of motion picture film without contaminating the sensitive emulsion . ok , so here is where we had to get creative . . . early research and development proved that a simple alkali bath , and water jet wash to remove the rem - jet prior to exposure highly contaminated and partially developed the film , while washing out some of the precious antenna dyes . and that the remjet layer would exhaust and contaminate the developer if not removed prior to developing , resulting in a horrible mess and worthless negatives . after years of r & d , tens of thousands of feet of wasted film and thousands of hours of experimentation \u2013 efficient and clean \u201cpremoval\u201d of the rem - jet layer was achieved ! and the results . . . beyond that of any other films available to still photographers today ! \u201d\nprocessing these amazing film stocks in standard c - 41 machines was not accessible until the hurdles of rem - jet and continuous long roll processing were overcome . our proprietary\npremoval\nprocess makes these motion picture ( ecn - 2 ) emulsions safe for processing in standard photo lab machines and in c - 41 chemistry , with fantastic color and a slightly boosted gamma level , compatible with still photography paper and post production . \u201d\n800tungsten high speed color film , 35mm 135 / 36exp . ( iso 800 )\nbwxx ( double - x ) black & white film , 35mm 135 / 36exp . ( iso 250 ) . . .\ntmax p3200 tmz 35mm is back ! 35mm 135 / 36exp . ( iso 3200 ) . . .\ncs41\ncolor simplified\nquart kit for color processing at home . . .\nour proprietary\npremoval\nprocess makes motion picture film safe to process in standard c - 41 photo lab chemicals or at home . this emulsion is optimized for a hybrid workflow ideal for scanning , and when processed in c - 41 chemistry it can be optically printed on ra - 4 paper . treat this film as a high speed 800 iso film when processing in c - 41 and push process whenever needed up to 3200 iso .\n50daylight fine grain color film , 35mm 135 / 36exp . 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{"id": 55981, "summary": [{"text": "a doob martingale ( also known as a levy martingale ) is a mathematical construction of a stochastic process which approximates a given random variable and has the martingale property with respect to the given filtration .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "it may be thought of as the evolving sequence of best approximations to the random variable based on information accumulated up to a certain time .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "when analyzing sums , random walks , or other additive functions of independent random variables , one can often apply the central limit theorem , law of large numbers , chernoff 's inequality , chebyshev 's inequality or similar tools .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "when analyzing similar objects where the differences are not independent , the main tools are martingales and azuma 's inequality . ", "topic": 17}], "title": "doob martingale", "paragraphs": ["within the\nusual\nterminology every doob martingale is a martingale but not vice versa . the doob martingales are exactly the uniformly integrable martingales .\ndoob\u2019s martingale inequalities are a consequence of the following inequalities applied to the submartingale .\n@ tony clayton : would please give us of your definition of a doob martingale . best regards\nevery sequence that was termed as a doob ' s martingale , i was able to deduce that it was also a martingale . so here are few of my questions :\ntheorem ( doob\u2019s maximal inequalities ) let be a filtration on probability space and let be a continuous martingale with respect to the filtration .\ni have to apply azouma inequality to a doob martingale . to do this i have to prove that my doob martingale has bounded increments . wikipedia explains a tecnique which could be very useful to me in order to bound increments ( see doob martingale - wikipedia , the free encyclopedia\nmcdiarmid ' s inequality\nparagraph ) , but i can ' t understand a passage : why if the function f has bounded increments , then the martingale b has bounded increments ? could someone help me to write down a proof ?\nfiled under : filtrations and processes , stochastic calculus notes \u2014 george lowther @ 12 : 00 pm tags : martingale , martingale inequalities , math . pr , stochastic calculus , submartingale\nit is correct that doob ' s inequality doesn ' t apply for $ p = 1 $ . in particular a non - negative martingale is bounded in $ l ^ 1 $ but it is not necessarily uniformly integrable ( and hence doob ' s inequality can not be true for $ p = 1 $ ) . the most common technique used in proving a . s . convergence ( and therefore also $ l ^ 1 $ convergence ) of a martingale is doob ' s upcrossing inequality .\nexample of adapted process that is a martingale w . r . t to one filtration but not another\nthen , doob\u2019s inequalities bound the distribution of the maximum of a martingale by the - norm of its terminal value , and bound the - norm of its maximum by the - norm of its terminal value for all .\ndoob decomposition of $ | s _ n | $ where $ s _ n $ is simple random walk .\nmartingale inequalities are an important subject in the study of stochastic processes . the subject of this post is doob\u2019s inequalities which bound the distribution of the maximum value of a martingale in terms of its terminal distribution , and is a consequence of the optional sampling theorem . we work with respect to a filtered probability space . the absolute maximum process of a martingale is denoted by . for any real number , the - norm of a random variable is\nnow , if , we consider for , the stopping time . by using the above result to the martingale , we obtain\nwith the usual convention that . it is seen that is an almost surely bounded stopping time . therefore , from the doob\u2019s stopping theorem\nsorry , i thought of the inequality of moments which only holds for $ p > 1 $ . just disregard my comment . also you could type up these definitions of doob ' s inequality and doob ' s decomposition theorem in your question . it makes it much easier to read : )\nmaybe it is not clear enough . i know that to prove the $ l ^ p $ , $ p > 1 $ , convergence of a martingale , we can use doob ' s inequality in $ l ^ p $ form . however , it seems in the proof of convergence in $ l ^ 1 $ , that doob ' s inequality is not used ( as far as i understand , it is not enough - we need uniformly integrability ) .\nlecture 18 : examples of martingales . doob ' s martingale . method of bounded differences ( mcdiarmid ' s inequality ) . applications to chernoff bounds , and balls - bins . vertex exposure and edge exposure martingales . concentration of chromatic number of g ( n , p ) ( shamir - spencer theorem ) .\nthere are several formly analogous inequalities in probability theory , for example , komolgorov ' s inequality , doob ' s inequality , and an analogous doob ' s inequality in ergodic theory . they all estimate the probability or expectation of a random variable , $ | x _ n | > m $ where $ m $ is a constant . why are they useful ?\nhere for an integrable r . v . $ x $ and a filtration $ ( \\ mathcal { f } _ t ) _ { t \\ in t } $ the corresponding doob martingale $ d _ t $ is defined via $ d _ t : = e ( x | \\ mathcal { f } _ t ) , t \\ in t $ .\ni ' m working on my first ever proof that a stochastic process is a martingale , and i ' m a bit confused . is there a\nstandard machine\nfor these proofs ?\na doob martingale is a generic construction that is always a martingale . specifically , consider any set of random variables $ $ \\ vec { x } = x _ 1 , x _ 2 , . . . , x _ n $ $ taking values in a set $ a $ for which we are interested in the function $ f : a ^ n \\ to \\ bbb { r } $ and define : $ $ b _ i = e _ { x _ { i + 1 } , x _ { i + 2 } , . . . , x _ { n } } [ f ( \\ vec { x } ) | x _ { 1 } , x _ { 2 } , . . . x _ { i } ] $ $ it is possible to show that $ b _ i $ is always a martingale regardless of the properties of $ x _ i $ . the sequence $ \\ { b _ i \\ } $ is the doob martigale for $ f $ .\nfor the second question , in durrett ' s book , it says that doobs decomposition is usefull in reducing questions about submartingales to questions about martingales . as far as i understand , if there is a question about submartingale , we can consider to use decomposition to transfer it to a problem on martingale .\nabout 3 , well for countable extensions you need at least an infinite dimensional function $ f $ of course ( or a fonctional for the uncountable case ) , this is also motivated by my answer to point 1 . at the moment i can ' t see a sufficient condition to give a real meaning to doob ' s martingale in that context , but i feel that uniform integrability condition over the $ x _ i $ would probably be usefull to get limits more easily , but this by no way mandatory i think . if i can figure out an extension formally satisfactory i ' ll edit the answer accordingly .\nto be more specific , i am trying to show that if $ y $ is a random variable with $ e ( y ) < \\ infty $ , the process $ x _ n = e ( y | i _ n ) $ is a martingale ( where $ i _ n $ is an arbitrary filtration ) .\ndoob ' s inequality : let $ x $ be a submartingale taking on non - negative real values , that is , for all times $ s $ and $ t $ with $ s < t $ , $ e [ x _ t \\ mid \\ mathcal f _ s ] \\ geq x _ s $ . then , for any constant $ c > 0 $ and $ t > 0 $ we have\nwhat i mean doob ' s inequality in l1 is following : let x be a submartingale taking non - negative real values , that is , for all times s and t with s < t , $ \\ mathbf { e } \\ big [ x _ { t } \\ big | \\ mathcal { f } _ { s } \\ big ] \\ geq x _ { s } . $ then , for any constant c > 0 , $ \\ mathbf { p } \\ left [ \\ sup _ { 0 \\ leq t \\ leq t } x _ { t } \\ geq c \\ right ] \\ leq \\ frac { \\ mathbf { e } \\ big [ x _ { t } \\ big ] } { c } $ .\n@ tim : the notation $ e _ { ( x _ { i + 1 , . . . , x _ n ) } } $ is really misleading or confusing in my opinion ( for example consider such notation in the context of a brownian motion it is really disturbing isn ' t it ) . the proof of the fact that $ b _ i $ is martingale with respect to $ \\ mathcal { f } _ i = \\ sigma ( x _ 1 , . . . , x _ i ) $ is clear from the proof of lemma 2 ( which just the very well known tower property of iterated conditional expectations ) in the document of anupam gupta given as reference on wiki ' s page . i shall try to answer your question later on .\nstack exchange network consists of 174 q & a communities including stack overflow , the largest , most trusted online community for developers to learn , share their knowledge , and build their careers .\nthis site uses cookies to deliver our services and to show you relevant ads and job listings . by using our site , you acknowledge that you have read and understand our cookie policy , privacy policy , and our terms of service . your use of stack overflow\u2019s products and services , including the stack overflow network , is subject to these policies and terms .\n$ e ( x _ n | i _ m ) = x _ m $ for $ m < n $ .\ni can do condition 2 easily enough , by substituting $ x _ n = e ( y | i _ n ) $ and using the tower property .\n$ $ e ( x _ n | i _ m ) = e ( e ( y | i _ n ) | i _ m ) \\ stackrel { ? } { = } e ( y | i _ m ) = x _ m . $ $\n$ e ( e ( y | i _ n ) | i _ m ) = e ( y | i _ m ) $ holds because of the law of iterated expectations , for which $ e ( e ( y | i _ n ) ) = e ( y ) $ is just a special case .\nit might also help to specify what exactly is $ i _ n $ in your question .\nhere ' s a somewhat expanded answer , since this is a fairly straightforward question if you ' ve covered the relevant definitions .\nlet $ m < n $ , then we have that $ \\ mathbb { e } ( x _ n | i _ m ) = \\ mathbb { e } ( \\ mathbb { e } ( y | i _ n ) | i _ m ) $ . but from the definition of a filtration , we know that $ i _ m \\ subseteq i _ n $ , so the law of iterated expectations applies , and it follows that $ \\ mathbb { e } ( \\ mathbb { e } ( y | i _ n ) | i _ m ) = \\ mathbb { e } ( y | i _ m ) = x _ m $ , which proves 3 .\nyou already know that $ \\ mathbb { e } ( x _ n ) = \\ mathbb { e } ( \\ mathbb { e } ( y | i _ n ) ) = \\ mathbb { e } ( y ) < \\ infty $ ; as i remarked , this is a special case of the law of iterated expectations .\nit remains to show that the stochastic process $ ( x _ n ) _ n $ is adapted to the filtration $ ( i _ n ) _ n $ . that means we want to show that for each $ n $ , $ x _ n = \\ mathbb { e } ( y | i _ n ) $ is an $ i _ n $ - measurable random variable . depending on what your definition of the conditional expectation is , the fact that $ \\ mathbb { e } ( y | i _ n ) $ is measurable with respect to $ i _ n $ was either part of the definition itself , or should have been one of the first properties you proved once you defined it .\nthank you . see , that ' s where i was getting stuck . i ' m using a mish - mash of texts , and i don ' t have a single clear definition of conditional expectations ( so it gets confusing when responsibilities\nshift\n)\nby clicking\npost your answer\n, you acknowledge that you have read our updated terms of service , privacy policy and cookie policy , and that your continued use of the website is subject to these policies .\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged probability stochastic - processes martingales or ask your own question .\n$ $ \\ lim _ { k \\ to \\ infty } \\ sup _ { t \\ in t } e ( | x _ t | \\ , 1 _ { | x _ t | > k } ) = 0 . $ $\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged stochastic - processes martingales or ask your own question .\nlet and . if then , from jensen\u2019s inequality the process is a submartingale . let and\nhi , professor baudoin . i think in the first line of the proof of the part 2 , it should be p > 1 .\nenter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe second statement above does not generalize to and , in fact , there exist martingales such that the maximum has infinite expectation at all positive times .\nproof : by completing the filtration if necessary , without loss of generality we assume that it is complete . consider the first time at which the process reaches the positive value ,\nwhich , by the debut theorem , is a stopping time . then whenever and , in particular , . optional sampling gives\nbounding the right hand side above by gives the first inequality . multiply by and integrate up to some limit to get ,\nfinally , cancel from both sides and take the limit to get the second inequality in the statement of the theorem . \u2b1c\njust a small comment : i think one needs to first consider a finite time grid to be able to assume that { x _ t ^ * > = k } = { \\ tau < = t } ( second line in proof of theorem 2 ) and the use mct to get the result for countable time and continuous time in the cadlag case , like you mentioned in the planetmath proof .\nhi . you can do it that way , but it is not necessary to start by restricting to the finite case . i already proved the debut theorem and optional sampling for continuous - time cadlag processes . as we assume the process is cadlag , these can be applied directly to the continuous time case .\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\ni am working on a research problem in uncertainty propagation that involves sums of possibly dependent random variables with bounded sets of support . i am attempting to use the method of bounded differences as an amateur . in general , most presentations of this method promise to handle arbitrary dependences between random variables but all worked out examples involve independent random variables .\n$ $ x _ 0 = \\ left \\ { \\ begin { array } { cc } 1 & \\ mbox { with probability } \\ \\ frac { 1 } { 2 } \\ \\ - 1 & \\ mbox { with probability } \\ \\ frac { 1 } { 2 } \\ \\ \\ end { array } \\ right . \\ , , $ $\nand $ x _ { i + 1 } = x _ i $ for $ i \\ geq 0 $ . in other words , $ x _ i $ s for $ i \\ geq 1 $ are\nvery highly correlated\nwith $ x _ 0 $ . : - )\nwe are looking at $ \\ sum _ { i = 0 } ^ n x _ i $ and with probability $ \\ frac { 1 } { 2 } $ each it can be either $ \\ pm ( n + 1 ) $ .\n$ $ y _ i = \\ mathbb { e } \\ left ( \\ sum _ { j = 0 } ^ n x _ j \\ | \\ x _ 0 , \\ ldots , x _ { i - 1 } \\ right ) \\ , . $ $\nwe can show that $ $ | y _ { i + 1 } - y _ i | \\ leq 1 \\ , . $ $\nclearly i am wrong ! this is the same as the chernoff hoeffding bound for the iid case ! i am wondering where i went wrong . very grateful for your help !\n[ 1 ] dubhashi and panconesi , concentration of measure for the analysis of randomized algorithms .\nresolution : it seems to be resolved thanks to the comments below from @ alpoge . the mistake here is $ y _ 0 = \\ mathbb { e } ( \\ sum x _ i ) = 0 $ . but $ y _ 1 = y _ 2 = \\ cdots = y _ n = ( n + 1 ) x _ 0 $ and therefore , when applying azuma ' s theorem , the denominator will be something like\nnow the bounds obtained are much weaker and consistent with having $ y _ n $ being $ n + 1 $ with probability $ \\ frac { 1 } { 2 } $ and $ - ( n + 1 ) $ with probability $ \\ frac { 1 } { 2 } $ .\nthe lesson is then when the method of bounded difference is applied to sums of dependent random variables , care should be taken to calculate $ \\ mathbb { e } ( x _ j | x _ 0 , \\ ldots , x _ { j - 1 } ) $ carefully when $ x _ { j } $ could be dependent on $ x _ 0 , \\ ldots , x _ { j - 1 } $ . it is tempting to equate this to $ \\ mathbb { e } ( x _ j ) $ .\nazuma gives you a bound on the probability that y _ n - y _ 0 is large , no ? ( here it ' s 0 . )\nnot quite , $ y _ 0 = 0 $ and $ y _ n = ( n + 1 ) x _ 0 $ right ? but between your previous comment that you just modified , and edgar ' s comment below , i think i can see a mistake . $ y _ 1 $ is already $ ( n + 1 ) x _ 0 $ . so the difference $ | y _ { i } - y _ { i - 1 } | = 0 $ for $ i \\ geq 2 $ but $ | y _ { 1 } - y _ { 0 } | = 2 ( n + 1 ) $ . the result will be different . is that the mistake ?\nsorry , i keep indexing wrong ! yeah it ' s as i said in the comment i deleted - - - the bound on the increments doesn ' t hold for y _ 1 - y _ 0 . the general bound is prob . ( y _ k - y _ 0 \\ geq t ) \\ leq \\ exp ( - t ^ 2 / ( 2 \\ sum _ { i = 1 } ^ k | | y _ i - y _ { i - 1 } | | _ \\ infty ^ 2 ) ) . applying this you get a denominator that is order n ^ 2 , rather than order n .\n( i ' m certainly no expert so the bound above is probably not optimal - - - e . g . the constant in the exponential is probably suboptimal . )\nif you would like , please add a solution . otherwise , i have added a resolution to my post . thanks once again ! the nice thing is that this gives the same answer as another paper i am reading by jansen that uses the chromatic number of the dependence graph . so i am much happier !\nwhat if we work it out ? all of $ x _ j $ are equal to $ x _ 0 $ , in particular measurable with respect to $ x _ 0 $ . so $ $ \\ sum _ { i = 0 } ^ n x _ i = ( n + 1 ) x _ 0 , \\ \\ y _ i = ( n + 1 ) x _ 0 \\ qquad \\ text { for all } i \\ \\ y _ { i + 1 } - y _ i = 0 $ $ certainly bounded differences . . .\nthanks ! i am actually translating a much more complicated situation into a\ntoy problem\nthat i have posted . in general , there are no other hypotheses . i still do not see where i went wrong .\nexcept that $ y _ 0 $ is not $ ( n + 1 ) x _ 0 $ , it is the constant 0 . now apply azuma ' s theorem using all the differences including the very large difference $ | y _ 1 - y _ 0 | $ . ( this is much the same as alpoge ' s comment above . )\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged pr . probability algorithms measure - concentration or ask your own question .\ncan the set of random variables $ \\ { x _ 1 , x _ 2 , . . . , x _ n \\ } $ be generalized from finite to infinite ( countably or uncountably ) ?\nabout 1 , yes $ f $ is clearly part of the definition of $ b _ i $ .\nabout 2 , a requirement could be for $ f ( x _ 1 , . . . , x _ n ) $ to be an integrable random variable with respect to the joint law of $ ( x _ 1 , . . . , x _ n ) $ , alternatively you can suppose that $ f $ is either positive ( or negative ) or bounded , what is important is that the conditional expectation involved make sense at every steps .\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged stochastic - processes or ask your own question .\n$ $ \\ mathbf { p } \\ left [ \\ sup _ { 0 \\ leq t \\ leq t } x _ { t } \\ geq c \\ right ] \\ leq \\ frac { \\ mathbf { e } \\ big [ x _ { t } \\ big ] } { c } . $ $\n$ $ \\ | x _ { t } \\ | _ { p } \\ leq \\ | s _ { t } \\ | _ { p } \\ leq \\ frac { p } { p - 1 } \\ | x _ { t } \\ | _ { p } . $ $\nknow someone who can answer ? share a link to this question via email , google + , twitter , or facebook .\nlecture 1 : upper bound and lower bound for ramsey numbers . probabilistic and deterministic approximation for max - cut .\nlecture 2 : bollobas ' s theorem . sum - free sets . property - b ( lower bound ) . dominating sets in graphs with large min - degree .\nlecture 3 : property b ( upper bound ) . coloring non - linear hypergraphs . dominating sets in graphs of high min - degree ( probabilistic and algorithmic version ) .\nlecture 4 : tournaments with property s _ k . maximum number of hamiltonian paths in a tournament ( lower bound ) . local - vs - global satisfiability . balancing vectors .\nlecture 5 : sperner ' s theorem . turan and ramsey using the deletion method .\nlecture 6 : gilbert - vershamov bound ( greedy and probabilistic constructions ) . approximate sum of binomial coefficients . turan ' s theorem . high girth and high chromatic number .\nlecture 7 : maximum number of hamiltonian paths in a tournament ( upper bound ) . erdos - ko - rado theorem .\nlecture 8 : hardy - ramanujan theorem . distinct sums . g ( n , p ) threshold for isolated vertices .\nlecture 9 : g ( n , p ) threshold for connectivity and for appearance of k _ 4 .\nlecture 10 : solution of home assignments . 2 - point concentration of clique - number of g ( n , p ) .\nlecture 11 : arithmetic progressions in quasi - random integer sets . chernoff bound ( special case ) .\nlecture 13 : bennett / bernstein inequality . consistent arcs in tournaments . lower bound for relaxed ramsey problem . improved lower bound for property b .\nlecture 14 : applications of the the lovasz local lemma . property b . cycles in directed graphs . non - repetative strings .\nlecture 15 : proof of local lemma . improved bound for r ( 3 , k ) . independent transversals .\nlecture 16 : four functions ( ahlswede - daykin ) theorem . kleitman ' s lemma . fkg inequality . correlated events in random graphs .\nlecture 17 : marica - schonheim theorem . chebyshev ' s association inequality . azuma ' s inequality .\nlecture 19 : the chromatic number of g ( n , 1 / 2 ) ( bollobas ' s theorem ) . an isoperimetric inequality on the hamming cube .\nlecture 20 : 4 - point concentration for the chromatic number of sparse random graphs . local - vs - global coloring ( erdos ' s theorem ) . tsp in the unit square ( deterministic upper bound ) .\nlecture 21 : near gaussian tail for stochastic tsp via method of bounded average differences . choice number of g ( n , 1 / 2 )\nlecture 22 : janson ' s inequalities . triangles in sparse random graphs . chromatic number of g ( n , 1 / 2 ) via janson .\nlecture 23 : diameter of random graphs via janson ' s inequality . method of non - uniform bounded differences using talagrand ' s inequality . gaussian tail for stochastic tsp . improved bound for balls - bins .\nlecture 24 : concentration around median vs expectation . concentration of certifiable functions using talagrand ' s inequality . concentration of longets increasing subsequence ."]}
{"id": 55982, "summary": [{"text": "amphastar pharmaceuticals is a publicly traded american pharmaceutical company .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "its products include enoxaparin sodium injection , cortrosyn , amphadase , emergency syringes in luer-jet , lidocaine , naloxone , and phytonadione injection . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "amphastar pharmaceuticals", "paragraphs": ["amphastar announces final judgment in the patent litigation against momenta pharmaceuticals , inc . and sandoz inc .\namphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . ( amph ) announced business expansion plans for its subsidiary , amphastar nanjing pharmaceuticals inc . ( \u201canp\u201d ) . to date , anp has provided active pharmaceutical ingredients ( \u201capis\u201d ) and starting materials specifically to amphastar . after the expansion is completed , anp intends to begin selling apis both to amphastar and externally around the world to expand its overall markets .\namphastar pharmaceuticals inc ( nasdaq : amph ) , a pharmaceuticals company based in united states , received a lot of attention from a substantial price movement on the nasdaqgs in the over the last fewread more . . .\nmoving average crossover alert : amphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . ( amph ) 6 / 5 / 2018 5 : 21 : 00 am - urltoken\nrancho cucamonga , calif . , july 09 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - amphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : amph ) announced business expansion plans for its subsidiary , amphastar nanjing pharmaceuticals inc . ( \u201canp\u201d ) . to date , anp has provided active pharmaceutical ingredients ( \u201capis\u201d ) and starting\ncommit to purchase amphastar pharmaceuticals at $ 15 , earn 6 . 9 % annualized using options 2 / 22 / 2018 12 : 42 : 58 pm - bnk invest\namphastar pharmaceuticals inc said on tuesday that the u . s . food and drug administration had rejected its application to market an intranasal version of the emergency opioid - overdose treatment , naloxone .\nthe fda sent warning letters to two chinese suppliers of amphastar in april this year .\namphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . ( amph ) announced today that bill peters , cfo , will be presenting at the jefferies healthcare conference on tuesday , june 5 , 2018 at 3 : 00 p . m . eastern time in new york , ny . this presentation will be made available with a live webcast and may be accessed by visiting amphastar\u2019s pharmaceuticals website at http : / / ir . amphastar . com . this webcast will be available for 90 days following the presentation .\nthe investigation was commenced after an ethics complaint was filed by amphastar pharmaceuticals inc . which charges that dr . woodcock has a conflict of interest favoring its competitor , momenta pharmaceuticals inc . both companies seek approval for the generic version of the drug , lovenox , a blood thinner with multi - billion - dollar sales .\nmeasuring amphastar pharmaceuticals inc\u2019s ( nasdaq : amph ) track record of past performance is a valuable exercise for investors . it allows us to understand whether or not the company has met or exceedread more . . .\nif you are a shareholder in amphastar pharmaceuticals inc\u2019s ( nasdaq : amph ) , or are thinking about investing in the company , knowing how it contributes to the risk and reward profile of yourread more . . .\non nov . 2 , 2007 , the fda rejected amphastar\u2019s application , although the agency acknowledged that amphastar had passed a key hurdle in demonstrating its drug\u2019s chemical equivalence to lovenox . the fda told amphastar that it needed more data to show that the product wouldn\u2019t cause dangerous immune reactions .\nrancho cucamonga , calif . , march 21 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - amphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : amph ) announced that on march 20 , 2018 , the united states court for the district of massachusetts ( the \u201cdistrict court\u201d ) entered final judgment in favor of amphastar in a lawsuit brought by\namphastar already sells naloxone in pre - filled syringes , as does privately held kaleo pharmaceuticals , which came under fire earlier this month for raising the price of its naloxone device evzio by 550 percent to $ 4 , 500 .\n3 stocks to watch on tuesday : amphastar pharmaceuticals inc ( amph ) , coupa software inc ( coup ) and kronos worldwide , inc . ( kro ) 3 / 13 / 2018 7 : 00 : 14 am - investorplace media\namphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . is a progressive , forward - looking company that will recognize your talents , challenge you , and reward your efforts competitively . we invite you to explore employment opportunities with amphastar and its subsidiaries . we are over 1200 employees strong ; developing , manufacturing and marketing quality pharmaceutical products at six ( 6 ) locations :\nreports net revenues of $ 58 . 4 million for the three months ended march 31 , 2018 rancho cucamonga , calif . , may 09 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - amphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : amph ) ( \u201camphastar\u201d or the \u201ccompany\u201d ) today reported results for the three months ended march 31 , 2018 .\nin its complaint , amphastar alleges that its competitor had special access to dr . woodcock at critical times in the prolonged approval process , which is ongoing . amphastar points out that dr . woodcock co - authored a scientific paper with scientists at momenta pharmaceuticals inc . while both companies were battling to win fda approval of their generic blood thinners .\namphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . ( amph ) announced that the u . s . food and drug administration ( \u201cfda\u201d ) granted approval of the company\u2019s abbreviated new drug application ( \u201canda\u201d ) supplement for the manufacture of semi - purified heparin at the company\u2019s subsidiary , amphastar nanjing pharmaceuticals ( \u201canp\u201d ) and the manufacture of heparin sodium usp at the company\u2019s subsidiary , international medication systems , limited . this market information is based on iqvia data for the 12 months ended march 31 , 2018 .\namphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . ( amph ) announced today that jason shandell , president , and bill peters , cfo , will be presenting at the bank of america merrill lynch health care conference on tuesday , may 15 , 2018 at 1 : 00 p . m . pacific time in las vegas , nv . this presentation will be made available with a live webcast and may be accessed by visiting amphastar\u2019s pharmaceuticals website at urltoken . amphastar is a specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses primarily on developing , manufacturing , marketing , and selling technically - challenging generic and proprietary injectable , inhalation , and intranasal products .\namphastar pharmaceuticals inc ( nasdaq : amph ) is currently trading at a trailing p / e of 188 . 9x , which is higher than the industry average of 22 . 9x . while this makes amph appear like a stockread more . . .\nreports net revenues of $ 58 . 4 million for the three months ended march 31 , 2018 . rancho cucamonga , calif . , may 09 , 2018 - - amphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . today reported results for the three months ended . . .\namphastar\u2019s subsidiary , international medication system , ltd . ( ims ) , utilizes the proprietary prefilled disposable emergency syringes for\namphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . , headquartered in rancho cucamonga , california , established in 1996 , is a recognized specialty pharmaceutical company that uses state - of - the - art , cgmp compliant facilities to develop , manufacture , and market injectable and inhalation products .\ninvestors are always looking for growth in small - cap stocks like amphastar pharmaceuticals inc ( nasdaq : amph ) , with a market cap of us $ 895 . 24m . however , an important fact which most ignore is : how financiallyread more . . .\nboth amphastar and momenta , which is based in cambridge , mass . , submitted applications seeking fda approval of their generic versions of lovenox heparin sold by sanofi - aventis sa . amphastar applied in 2003 , two years before momenta .\na novartis spokeswoman said the company was unaware of the ethics complaint filed by amphastar . - jake sherman contributed to this article\namphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . is a specialty pharmaceutical company that is engaged in the development , manufacture and marketing of generic and proprietary injectable and inhalation products . amphastar and its subsidiaries are all recognized names in the pharmaceutical industry whose capabilities have evolved over the years . although each unit has its own distinct focus , each compliments the others . together they strive to meet the varied needs of the pharmaceutical industry .\namphastar and its subsidiaries each have their own distinct focus that they skillfully bring together to meet the varied needs of the pharmaceutical industry .\namphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . , ( amph ) announced that the u . s . food and drug administration ( \u201cfda\u201d ) has granted approval of its abbreviated new drug application ( \u201canda\u201d ) for isoproterenol hydrochloride injection , usp 0 . 2mg / ml , 1ml and 0 . 2mg / ml , 5ml single dose vial . isoproterenol hydrochloride is indicated for multiple uses including for mild or transient episodes of heart block that do not require electric shock or pacemaker therapy . amphastar\u2019s newly approved product was determined by the fda to be therapeutically equivalent to isuprel\u00ae ( isoproterenol hydrochloride injection ) sold in the united states by valeant pharmaceuticals .\nthis conference call may contain forward - looking statements including statements relating to amphastar pharmaceuticals . these statements are not historical facts , but rather based on amphastar pharmaceutical ' s current expectations , estimates and projections regarding amphastar pharmaceutical ' s business , operations and other similar or related factors . words such as may , will , could , would , should , anticipate , predict , potential , continue , expects , intends , plans , projects , believes , estimates and other similar or related expressions are used to identify these forward - looking statements . these statements are only predictions and are such are not guarantees of future performance . and they involve risks , uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult or impossible to predict . actual results may differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements . as a result of a number of factors including these described from time to time and amphastar pharmaceuticals ' filings with the sec . *\nrancho cucamonga , calif . , june 04 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - amphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : amph ) announced that the u . s . food and drug administration ( \u201cfda\u201d ) granted approval of the company\u2019s abbreviated new drug application ( \u201canda\u201d ) supplement for the manufacture of semi - purified heparin\nrancho cucamonga , calif . , may 03 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - amphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : amph ) announced that the company will release results for its first quarter of 2018 ended march 31 , 2018 , after the market closes on wednesday , may 9 , 2018 , and will hold a conference call to\nthe investigation of janet woodcock , the director of the fda\u2019s center for drug evaluation and research , stems from an ethics complaint filed by amphastar pharmaceuticals inc . , a california company that says it has been delayed in its six - year effort to win approval for a generic version of lovenox , a multi - billion - dollar blood thinner .\nrancho cucamonga , calif . , june 19 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - amphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . , ( nasdaq : amph ) announced that the u . s . food and drug administration ( \u201cfda\u201d ) has granted approval of its abbreviated new drug application ( \u201canda\u201d ) for isoproterenol hydrochloride injection , usp 0 . 2mg / ml ,\nrancho cucamonga , calif . , june 04 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - amphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : amph ) announced today that bill peters , cfo , will be presenting at the jefferies healthcare conference on tuesday , june 5 , 2018 at 3 : 00 p . m . eastern time in new york , ny .\nrancho cucamonga , calif . , may 14 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - amphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : amph ) announced that the u . s . food and drug administration ( \u201cfda\u201d ) granted approval of the company\u2019s abbreviated new drug application ( \u201canda\u201d ) for calcium chloride injection 10 % in the 10 ml luer - jet\nrancho cucamonga , calif . , march 26 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - amphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : amph ) announced today that bill peters , cfo will be presenting at the needham\u2018s 17 th annual healthcare conference on wednesday , march 28 , 2018 at 9 : 30 a . m . eastern time in new york , ny .\nrancho cucamonga , calif . , may 10 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - amphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : amph ) announced today that jason shandell , president , and bill peters , cfo , will be presenting at the bank of america merrill lynch health care conference on tuesday , may 15 , 2018 at 1 : 00 p . m .\namphastar offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical , dental , life insurance plans , education assistance , 401 ( k ) retirement savings plans , paid holidays and vacation days . amphastar is committed to providing its employees with an environment that empowers them to realize their full potential and to achieve both personal and professional goals .\namphastar ( amph ) has witnessed a significant price decline in the past four weeks , and has seen negative earnings estimate revisions for the current quarter and year .\nenoxaparin is available in prefilled syringes with ultrasafe\u00ae needle guard making it fully compliant with the needlestick safety and prevention act . amphastar ' s enoxaparin is available in seven dosage forms .\nthe fda ' s complete response letter identifies issues with user human factors study - which is designed to evaluate the user interface of a product - among others , amphastar said .\nwhile the tainted - heparin crisis offered rival momenta a chance to shine , it added to the delays for amphastar . at the height of the chinese heparin crisis in 2008 , amphastar learned that one of its chinese suppliers for the main ingredient used in its experimental heparin had misled the company about where the raw material had been produced , although the fda didn\u2019t find contamination .\nin addition to the corporate headquarters , amphastar has five manufacturing facilities located in the united states , china and europe along with a state - of - the - art new drug research center .\nhe noted that the fda\u2019s demand for more information about immune reactions affected momenta as well as amphastar , and caused momenta\u2019s share price to fall nearly 60 % on nov . 6 , 2007 .\namphastar pharmaceuticals , inc . ( amph ) announced that the company will release results for its first quarter of 2018 ended march 31 , 2018 , after the market closes on wednesday , may 9 , 2018 , and will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results at 2 : 00 p . m . pacific time . to access the conference call , dial toll free ( 877 ) 881 - 2595 , or ( 315 ) 625 - 3083 for international callers , five minutes before the conference . the passcode for the conference call is 5298899 .\nmainly , however , amphastar points to dr . sasisekharan\u2019s appointment to lead an fda task force in early 2008 , which put him and momenta in regular contact with the agency . that task force was investigating tainted chinese - made heparin , a crisis that led to nearly 100 deaths .\nearlier this week , sen . bernie sanders ( i - vt ) and rep . elijah cummings ( d - md ) blasted amphaster pharmaceuticals , the maker of the drug naloxone , in a letter in which the duo questioned the rationale of increasing the price of the drug during a time when heroin overdose deaths have more than tripled within a three - year period .\namphastar , in letters sent to the fda in april and june , cited some public contacts and email between dr . woodcock and one of momenta\u2019s founders , massachusetts institute of technology biological engineering professor ram sasisekharan , beginning in february 2007 . among those contacts were their attendance at an international medical conference in thailand in november 2007 .\namphastar contends that dr . woodcock\u2019s collaboration with momenta is a conflict of interest and has asked that she recuse herself from the entire matter at the fda .\nthe fda is aware of the situation , takes it seriously , and is looking into the matter ,\nan agency spokesman said . he said dr . woodcock isn\u2019t recusing herself .\nenter up to 25 symbols separated by commas or spaces in the text box below . these symbols will be available during your session for use on applicable pages .\ndon ' t know the stock symbol ? use the symbol lookup tool . alphabetize the sort order of my symbols\nsign up now to become a urltoken member and begin receiving instant notifications when key events occur that affect the stocks you follow .\nwe are a specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses primarily on developing , manufacturing , marketing and selling technically challenging generic and proprietary injectable , inhalation , and intranasal products , as well as insulin active pharmaceutical ingredient , or insulin api , products . we currently manufacture and sell over 20 products . additionally , we are currently developing a portfolio of 15 generic abbreviated new drug applications , or andas , three generic biosimilar product candidates and six proprietary product candidates . for the years ended december 31 , 2017 , 2016 , and 2015 , we recorded net revenues of $ 240 . 2 million , $ 255 . 2 million , and $ 251 . 5 million , respectively . we recorded net income of $ 4 . 5 million and $ 10 . 5 million for the years ended december 31 , 2017 and 2016 , respectively , and recorded a net loss of $ 2 . 8 million for the year ended december 31 , 2015 . . . . more . . .\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 .\nyou have selected to change your default setting for the quote search . this will now be your default target page ; unless you change your configuration again , or you delete your cookies . are you sure you want to change your settings ?\nplease disable your ad blocker ( or update your settings to ensure that javascript and cookies are enabled ) , so that we can continue to provide you with the first - rate market news and data you ' ve come to expect from us .\nthe ongoing fight over big pharma\u2019s pricing policies continues as congressional leaders shift their focus to a drug that police departments use to treat heroin overdoses . while law enforcement agencies have become more accepting of this approach to combat drug abuse , recent price spikes put the future of city and state distribution programs in jeopardy .\n\u201cover the past several months , police departments , law enforcement agencies , and public health officials across the country have warned about the increasing price of naloxone , which they use to combat the scourge of heroin abuse , \u201d sanders and cummings wrote in their letter .\nnaloxone , a generic drug that\u2019s also known as narcan , reverses the effects of potentially fatal opioid overdoses by relieving the depression of the nervous and respiratory systems and quelling symptoms of hypertension . nearly half of u . s . states have passed laws granting wider access to naloxone , which can be administered in the bloodstream and through the nostrils . doctors in those states can prescribe naloxone to friends and family members of opioid abusers . these measures also remove liability from people who dole out the drug , including police officers .\nin april 2014 , the food and drug administration approved evzio , a user - friendly naloxone injector to the satisfaction of public health officials and advocates . however , a sticker price of more than $ 400 keeps the tool out of the hands of many people who would prefer having the drug on hand in case a friend or family member overdoses . the price of the formula that can be injected nasally also doubled to the chagrin of law enforcement officials and heads of nonprofits , many of whom have turned to amphaster \u2014 its sole producer \u2014 for answers .\n\u201cyou\u2019re being held at the whim of companies that can do what they want because they have a monopoly on a drug , \u201d eliza wheeler , project manager for the harm reduction coalition\u2019s dope program , told medpage today in november 2014 . \u201cthe balance of our program rests on whether we can afford a product . that they can wantonly raise the price is terrifying . \u201d\nwhen it comes to naloxone , this type of price manipulation is nothing new . pharmaceutical companies have adjusted prices of the drug according to its demand since it appeared on the market in the early 1970s . after the centers for disease control and prevention declared an opioid epidemic in 2008 , for example , the price of the drug \u2014 which cost less than $ 3 per dose at the time \u2014 increased by more than $ 1 , 100 since then .\ntoday , law enforcement officers are reeling from naloxone price spikes of up toward 50 percent that threaten the potential to curb heroin addiction . health officials in maryland said they\u2019re worried that the rising prices will stall their efforts to train police officers in doling out the drug to those experiencing an overdose . long before sanders and cummings railed against amphaster , massachusetts attorney general maura healey inquired about the increase in the price of naloxone amid a public health emergency in the state .\ned schneiderman , new york\u2019s attorney general , took a similar approach and secured an agreement for $ 6 rebate per dose to agencies in the state for a year . lawmakers , however , aren\u2019t satisfied . in their letter , sanders and cummings called on amphaster to make across - the - board price changes and subsidies similar to what was done for new york consumers , citing its potential to save lives .\n\u201calthough we are encouraged by your stated willingness to work with other states , it remains unclear why your company has not already lowered its prices in states other than new york . the rapid increase in the cost of this life - saving medication in such a short time frame is a significant public health concern , \u201d the duo wrote .\ndata from the centers for disease control and prevention supports their point : if made more readily , naloxone could prevent more than 20 , 000 deaths in the united states annually . a 2013 study found that distributing the drug could save one life for every 227 kits that are distributed . empirical evidence has also played a part in authorities\u2019 change of heart . for example , more than 100 , 000 overdose reversals were reported from 188 naloxone distribution programs in the united states . in these programs , more than 53 , 000 people had been trained to administer the drug .\nthat\u2019s why more people want to see community groups get access to the drug during a critical juncture in the fight against heroin abuse . one criticism has been that of the monopoly that pharmaceutical companies have on these products . years before naloxone\u2019s price exploded , advocates suggested taking the new approach a step further by distributing naloxone over the counter , predicting that failing to do so would further marginalize heroin addicts .\neven though widespread distribution in this manner doesn\u2019t seem likely to happen , discussions about taking the life - saving medicine out of big pharma\u2019s hands still occur . the editorial board of the herald news , for example , suggested that pharmaceutical companies in massachusetts develop a drug - delivery device that could compete with naloxone toward the end of last year .\nin a twist of irony , john santilli of access market intelligence , an organization that works with big pharma , had similar thoughts about the drawbacks that amphaster\u2019s stranglehold on naloxone could have for heroin addicts and their families .\n\u201cthe increase in price of nasal naloxone from the lone manufacturer is having a large negative impact on the ability of community groups to pay for the drug , \u201d santilli told the modern medicine network last year . \u201cthe price of a new auto - injector naloxone is projected to also be expensive . to keep naloxone affordable , it should not be burdened with regulatory obstacles and made available at a price similar to what it costs to produce , \u201d santilli added .\nwe currently produce approximately 15 injectable products while we continue to develop a portfolio of generic and branded products that target large markets with high technical barriers to entry . amphastar\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s long - standing relationship with the major group purchasing organizations and drug wholesalers in the u . s . enables it to establish significant market share upon the introduction of its new products .\nwe are a specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses primarily on developing , manufacturing , marketing , and selling technically - challenging generic and branded injectable and inhalation products . we currently manufacture and sell 15 products in the u . s . and are developing a portfolio of 13 generic and 7 branded injectable and inhalation products that primarily target markets with high technical barriers to entry .\nis a diagnostic agent used in the screening of patients presumed to have adrenocortocal insufficiency . with cortrosyn ' s rapid effect on the adrenal cortex , it may be utilized to perform a 30 - minute test of adrenal function ( plasma cortisol response ) as an office or outpatient procedure requiring only two venipunctures ( see cortrosyn\u00ae professional prescribing information ) .\nis an enzyme that breaks down hyaluronic acid in connective tissue , increasing tissue permeability . hyaluronidase is typically used as an adjunctive agent to facilitate the dispersion and absorption of other drugs . it is used in local anesthesia to increase the area affected and speed the onset of action , especially in nerve - block anesthesia and anesthesia prior to ophthalmic surgery ( see\na nonsteroidal anti - inflammatory drug ( nsaid ) , is indicated for the short - term ( up to 5 days in adults ) management of moderately severe acute pain that requires analgesia at the opioid level , usually in a postoperative setting .\na completely needleless , luer lock syringe . luer - jet\u2122 complies with osha ' s needlestick safety and prevention act , and is compatible with most luer activated systems ( including icu medical clave\u00ae valve ) .\nis a preservative - free topical local anesthetic agent and is provided in the uniquely designed uro - jet prefilled syringe , which is specially designed to reduce discomfort during the product application .\nis indicated for the topical anesthesia of the respiratory tract . it is provided in the laryng - o - jet prefilled syringe , which is designed to reduce discomfort during product application .\nnaloxone hcl injection is indicated for the complete or partial reversal of narcotic depression and diagnosis of suspected acute opioid overdose .\nneedleless luer jet prefilled syringe : completely needleless syringe , provided in luer lock syringe , complies with osha ' s needlestick safety and prevention act . compatible with most\n( vitamin k1 ) for newborns has been on the market for many years . recently , however , with the trend moving towards safe needle technology , ims has combined its product\u2019s configuration with the saf - t - jet\u2122 prefilled syringe , which complies with the needlestick and safety prevention act .\nis indicated for the treatment of documented ventricular arrhythmias , such as sustained ventricular tachycardia , that , in the judgement of the physician , are life - threatening . because of the proarrhythmic effects of procainamide , its use with lesser arrhythmias is generally not recommended . treatment of patients with asymptomatic ventricular premature contractions should be avoided .\nnew york , june 05 , 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 summit . . .\nhere ' s a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours . scaling the peaks ( stocks hitting 52 - week highs on may 14 ) abiomed , inc . ( nasdaq : abmd ) bio - rad laboratories , inc . ( nyse : . . .\nthe rancho cucamonga , california - based company said it had a loss of 16 cents per share . losses , adjusted for non - recurring costs , were 5 cents per share . the results missed wall street expectations . the . . .\nnew york , april 12 , 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 . . .\nthe ipo profiles may contain historical records . please visit the latest ipos for the most recent information .\nwe are a specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses primarily on developing , manufacturing , marketing and selling technically - challenging generic and proprietary injectable and inhalation products . we currently manufacture and sell 15 products in the u . s . and are developing a portfolio of 13\nedgar\u00ae online , a division of donnelley financial solutions . edgar\u00ae is a federally registered trademark of the u . s . securities and exchange commission . edgar online is not affiliated with or approved by the u . s . securities and exchange commission .\nmallinckrodt plc ( mnk ) jumps : stock rises 15 . 3 % 2 / 28 / 2018 9 : 56 : 00 am - urltoken\ndr . daniel schultz , who has been fda\u2019s chief medical device official , is the first high ranking fda official whose controversial device approvals have resulted in his leaving the agency\nby mutual consent .\nearlier this year , nine scientists spoke up to incoming president obama that they had concerns about how medical devices were approved without adequate checks for effectiveness and safety . read more : the approvals had been issued by dr . schultz , over the objections of fda scientists .\ndr . janet woodcock , director of the fda\u2019s all - powerful , center for drug evaluation and research ( cder ) , is under investigation by the inspector general .\nthe wall street journal reports ( below ) that dr . woodcock\u2019 close contacts with momenta in the middle of a drug - approval process were ( to say the least ) ethically questionable . morgan stanley characterized the woodcock / momenta connection as a\ngame changer\nwhereupon momenta\u2019s stock jumped 17 % in a day .\nit is further reported that dr . woodcock co - authored journal articles with momenta scientists , then co - authored two medical journal articles last year that won scientific \u2014 as well as wall street \u2014 kudos for momenta .\nthe wsj notes :\nit is unusual for fda officials to co - author journal articles with industry researchers , though the fda said it encourages publication in journals in collaboration with noted scientists . dr . woodcock , who joined the fda about 20 years ago , has done so only a handful of times in recent years . in addition , this instance occurred in the middle of a drug - approval process .\nanother high ranking fda official , dr . thomas laughren , fda\u2019s director of psychiatry products , overruled fda\u2019s team of safety officers , much as dr . schultz did : on april 29 , 2007 , dr . laughren issued an approvable letter to eli lilly for pediatric use of zyprexa ( olanzapine ) \u2013 despite serious concerns about the integrity of the data obtained in russia .\ndr . thomas laughren has been in a pivotal high ranking position at fda\u2019s powerful cder center that has authority over the review and drug approval process since 1983 . throughout his tenure at the fda dr . laughren has maintained close ongoing collaborative ties with pharmaceutical industry officials and industry financed psychiatrists in academia and professional associations . dr . laughren has participated in influential industry sponsored consensus panels convened by the american academy of child and adolescent psychiatry ( aacap ) that recommended expanded use of psychotropic drugs - primarily ssri antidepressants and the so - called \u2018atypical\u2019 antipsychotics - for unapproved , off - label uses in children . the alliance for human research protection has compiled a list of influential journal articles , a book chapter , and industry sponsored consensus statements that list dr . laughren as co - author\u2013thereby greatly enhancing their influence .\ndr . laughren participated in consensus forums whose purpose was to influence regulatory policy and / or expanded use of psychotropic drugs and to influence practice guidelines . his name and position are penned to articles whose authors include eli lilly\u2019s chief medical officer , and unabashed industry - subsidized drug promoters - even a convicted felon .\nfor more than a decade dr . laughren endorsed industry\u2019s denials that ssri antidepressants increased the suicide risk for consumers . he dismissed safety concerns raised by fda medical reviewers : instead , he penned his name to articles and consensus statements that recommended broadening the criteria for diagnosing psychiatric illness and expanded use of ssri antidepressants , antipsychotics , and combinations .\nfor example , dr . laughren\u2019s name is penned to consensus statements recommending broadening the criteria for pediatric bipolar disorder . such an endorsement by dr . laughren provides an authoritative green light to physicians to prescribe antipsychotics\u2013the most hazardous drugs in pharmacopoeia for children\u2013even as the drugs had not been approved for children .\ndr . laughren not only co - authored major articles promoting industry\u2019s marketing goals but his name is penned to an apparently ghostwritten article :\nmood disorders in the medically ill : scientific review and recommendations ,\npublished by the journal of the society of biological psychiatry , 2005 .\nthe article promotes the notion that depression accompanies practically all patients with medical illnesses - e . g . , cardiovascular disease , cancer , aids , alzheimer\u2019s , parkinson\u2019s , diabetes , osteoporosis , obesity , and pain . dr . laughren , a co - author , recommends the use of antidepressants for presumed underlying depression , even claiming that\nssris may be cardioprotective .\ndr . laughren\u2019s name has lent the appearance of legitimacy of what is clearly industry propaganda that has no basis in science or evidence - based medicine .\nsee , ahrp letter of complaint addressed to the former fda commissioner , dr . andrew voneschenbach ( june 2007 )\ndr . schultz , dr . woodcock , and dr . laughren are among top echelon fda officials who have held sway for years , serving the interest of the industry they are supposed to regulate . these pivotal fda officials\u2013and several others\u2013have approved unsafe\u2013indeed , dangerous\u2013prescription drugs and medical devices disregarding the recommendations of the agency\u2019s safety scientists .\nthe beneficiaries of ill - considered fda marketing approvals have been drug and device manufacturers , while the american public has been badly served : millions have suffered serious harm , hundreds of thousands have died as a result of poorly reviewed fda - licensed drugs and devices .\nduring the third quarter of 2008 the fda received 24 , 872 serious adverse drug event reports identifying 854 different drugs . for the third quarter of 2008 reported serious , disabling adverse drug events were 30 . 5 % higher than the same quarter one year ago .\nthere were 2 , 778 patient deaths , 1 , 162 cases of disability and 20 , 932 cases of other kinds of serious injury . reported patient deaths in the third quarter were 41 % higher than the same quarter in the previous year . see , synopsis of this qw report at : urltoken\nthe wall street journal august 12 , 2009 , 5 : 06 a . m . et fda medical - device regulator resigns by alicia mundy\nwashington \u2014 the food and drug administration\u2019s top medical - device regulator said tuesday he is resigning .\nthe departure follows internal dissent over device - approval decisions that the regulator\u2019s critics said were too friendly to industry .\ndaniel schultz said his move comes\nby mutual agreement\nwith fda commissioner margaret hamburg , who took office in may .\nan fda spokesman said dr . schultz\u2019s decision came as the result of talks with dr . hamburg , and had nothing to do with any specific issue related to a device\u2019s approval process .\ndr . schultz has worked at the fda\u2019s center for devices and radiological health for 15 years and led it for the past five years .\nsen . chuck grassley ( r . , iowa ) held hearings two years ago on dr . schultz\u2019s approval of a nerve stimulation device to treat depression , approval that came over the objections of several fda doctors . mr . grassley complained at the time that science was being ignored in favor of industry . dr . schultz said his decision was based on sound medical data .\nin march , sen . grassley opened an investigation into a knee - surgery device made by regen biologics inc . , after the wall street journal reported that dr . schultz approved it over the objections of numerous fda scientists and reviewers .\nfda deputy commissioner joshua sharfstein said in may that the agency would re - examine the approval process for the regen knee device to see if proper procedures were followed .\na group of nine device division employees wrote to the house energy and commerce committee last october to complain that the division\u2019s leaders had approved devices despite formal safety and efficacy concerns raised by fda . they also alleged some scientists who objected to the decisions faced retaliation from leaders of the device division . the fda at the time declined to comment .\nthe advanced medical technology association , a medical - device industry group , praised dr . schultz , saying he ensured stable funding for the fda via industry user fees .\ndr . hamburg said in a statement that dr . schultz left a strong legacy and helped the division enhance understanding of medical - device use in children .\nwrite to alicia mundy at alicia . mundy @ urltoken printed in the wall street journal , page b2 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~\nwashington \u2014 the inspector general of the department of health and human services is investigating a conflict - of - interest allegation involving the official in charge of drug approvals at the food and drug administration , the fda said .\nthe fda , responding to repeated queries over a week , declined to make dr . woodcock available for comment . an hhs official said the department cannot confirm or deny ongoing investigations .\nin separate fda news , the agency on tuesday said its top medical - device regulator , daniel schultz , is resigning , following internal dissent over decisions that his critics said were too friendly to industry .\nlovenox , a low - molecular - weight heparin , is a blockbuster biologic drug that brought in $ 3 . 5 billion in world - wide sales last year .\nmomenta was also asked to submit such data . both companies said they have complied and are awaiting the fda\u2019s response .\ndrs . woodcock and sasisekharan , along with other momenta scientists , then co - authored two medical journal articles last year identifying the cause of the contaminated chinese heparin imports , a finding that won scientific \u2014 as well as wall street \u2014 kudos for momenta .\nit is unusual for fda officials to co - author journal articles with industry researchers , though the fda said it encourages publication in journals in collaboration with noted scientists . dr . woodcock , who joined the fda about 20 years ago , has done so only a handful of times in recent years . in addition , this instance occurred in the middle of a drug - approval process .\ndr . woodcock has held her post since 1994 , except for two years as deputy commissioner under george w . bush .\nin april 2008 , after the tainted - heparin article was published , an investment report from morgan stanley cited momenta\u2019s fda connection as a\ngame - changer ,\nand momenta\u2019s stock jumped 17 % in a day .\nmomenta\u2019s chief executive , craig wheeler , said contacts between representatives of his company and dr . woodcock were appropriate . he said they were part of an effort to persuade the fda that it should use a higher standard of equivalence in approving generic versions of lovenox \u2014 a standard that he believes momenta\u2019s technology enables it to meet .\ni\u2019m not sure why having lower [ generic ] standards would be in the public interest ,\nsaid mr . wheeler .\nwithout addressing the specific case , an fda spokesman cited\nevolving science\nas having raised agency concerns about immune - system issues with complex drugs such as lovenox .\nmomenta has teamed up with a unit of swiss drug giant novartis ag to bring its product to market .\nwrite to alicia mundy at alicia . mundy @ urltoken printed in the wall street journal , page b1\n| tagged academia , fda , bi - polar , senator grassley , zyprexa , novartis , psychiatry , ssri , the wall street journal , eli lilly , diabetes , psychotropic drugs bookmark the permalink .\nalliance for human research protection ( ahrp ) 142 west end ave . , suite 28p new york , ny 10023\nthe bitter truth was that aids did not just happen to america \u2013 it was allowed to happen by an array of institutions , all of which failed to perform their appropriate tasks to safeguard the public health \u2026 there was no excuse , in this country and in this time , for the spread of a deadly new epidemic .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\npresident donald trump described them as america\u2019s \u201cforgotten people , \u201d the less - educated white , middle - aged americans . this group of individuals , together with the baby boomers and the so - called generation x , are among the most vulnerable to heroin and prescription drug abuse . several studies indicate that the number of drug overdose deaths among baby boomers , generation x and less - educated white americans has jumped in recent years .\ndata released by the centers for disease control and prevention ( cdc ) in late february showed that the age - adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the u . s . in 2015 was more than 2 . 5 times the rate in 1999 . the cdc claimed that the spike in the number of drug overdose deaths was tied in to the drop in the price of heroin along with easier access to prescription drugs .\nin 1999 , the rate of drug overdose was estimated at 6 . 1 per 100 , 000 . it jumped to 16 . 3 per 100 , 000 in 2015 or an increase of 5 . 5 % annually . from 1999 to 2006 , the number increased by 10 % and then another 3 % from 2006 to 2013 before jumping again by 9 % per year from 2013 to 2015 as shown in government data .\nwarning ! gurufocus has detected 7 warning signs with bicx . click here to check it out .\n\u201cthe pattern of drugs involved in drug overdose deaths also has changed in recent years , \u201d according to an official in the cdc report . \u201cin 2010 , 29 % of drug overdose deaths involved natural and semisynthetic opioids and 12 % involved methadone . in 2015 , the percentage of drug overdose deaths involving these drugs decreased to 24 % and 6 % . in contrast , drug overdose deaths involving heroin increased from 8 % in 2010 to 25 % in 2015 . increases were also seen in drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone , from 8 % in 2010 to 18 % in 2015 . \u201d\nbrady granier , president , ceo and director of biocorrx inc . ( bicx ) expressed concern over the growing drug abuse problem in the u . s . he agrees with the government\u2019s opinion that drug overdose deaths is a major public health burden . the cdc reported that the total number of drug overdose deaths totaled 47 , 055 in 2014 .\ngranier commented , \u201cthe best way to combat this problem is through prevention , but this will take a collaborative effort between parents , educators , governments , not for profits , law enforcement agencies and more . then on the other side , there\u2019s treatment and recovery . treatment options are evolving to address that side of the problem especially in the field of medication - assisted treatment . we are seeing some potentially very effective new tools on the horizon that can help people more efficiently in the areas detox and relapse prevention . \u201d\nthe drop in the price of pain medications is one of the leading causes why many americans are misusing the drug and becoming drug addicts , according to the cdc report .\n\u201csince 1999 , the amount of prescription opioids sold in the u . s . nearly quadrupled yet there has not been an overall change in the amount of pain that americans report , \u201d according to the cdc . they also said that statistically , the number of deaths from prescription opioids has risen more than 400 % over the last 15 years . this includes abuse of medications like oxycodone , hydrocodone and methadone .\na similar study by researchers at the princeton university has confirmed that the so - called forgotten people of america are more susceptible to drug overdose deaths due to drug and alcohol poisonings , suicide and chronic liver diseases and cirrhosis .\nthe princeton study concluded , \u201cthose with less education saw the most marked increases . rising midlife mortality rates of white non - hispanics were paralleled by increases in midlife morbidity . \u201d\nthe year 2016 was a banner year for the u . s . coast guard\u2019s fight against drug trafficking with a record illegal drug haul .\nthe coast guard seized more than 416 , 000 pounds of cocaine with a street value estimated at $ 5 . 6 billion by the end of october 2016 . the catch was the largest made by the coast guard in a single year of its history , covering 263 operations spanning the caribbean , the gulf of mexico and the eastern pacific ocean .\nthat year , the coast guard also arrested 585 suspected drug smugglers , 465 of whom were repatriated to the u . s . mainland to face charges .\nhowever , america\u2019s \u201cwar on drugs\u201d netted an estimated 1 . 25 million individuals arrested in the u . s . in 2015 for possession of illegal drugs . the war on drugs also resulted in unparalleled hostility and instability in drug - producing nations including mexico , colombia , etc . sadly , illegal drugs still proliferate the streets despite the billions of dollars spent by the federal government in the fight against illegal drugs .\nthe stigma associated with drug addiction is preventing most from seeking treatment . a study by the national survey on drug use and health has found that only 14 % of drug dependents will seek treatment . a majority of drug addicts find it difficult to accept that they are addicted to an illegal substance which is typically the first step in the treatment process .\nresearchers said that the stigma attached to being labeled a drug addict has a profound impact in the fight against addiction as it prevents treatment resources from reaching many people who need them , and it discourages drug dependent individuals from seeking treatment at all .\nhowever , granier said there are several programs available to rehabilitate those suffering from addiction while preventing them from relapsing . biocorrx offers its biocorrx\u00ae recovery program , a non - addictive , medication - assisted treatment ( mat ) program used to treat both alcohol and opioid addictions to independent treatment providers across the u . s . .\nthe program uses naltrexone in an implantable form that can block cravings and prevent relapse for several months while the patient goes through the proprietary counseling program that was written by addiction experts specifically for those receiving long term naltrexone treatment . naltrexone is an opioid antagonist that blocks some of the effects of alcohol and opioids and has been fda approved in the oral and injectable form for many years . the program also includes 12 months of peer recovery support to add another layer of support for the patient and family while also tracking results using an algorithmic software program .\none of the first - line treatments for opioid abuse includes reckitt benckiser group \u2019s ( mex : rb n ) buprenorphine , which is being marketed under the suboxone brand name . but suboxone is facing controversies over alleged illegal trade practice and the drug itself is suspected of causing addiction amongst its patients .\nanother first - line treatment is naloxone , sold under the brand name narcan . narcan is said to be an effective treatment to reverse opioid overdose if treatment is administered in time . however , the price of narcan has spiked tremendously over the past month making the drug very expensive .\na third option is naltrexone , a nonaddictive medication that is found to be an effective medication in the fight against opioid abuse , as well as alcoholism . alkermes , a $ 8 . 39 billion pharmaceutical company , is currently selling naltrexone under its vivitrol brand .\ngranier added that biocorrx is in the preclinical stage of developing its own injectable naltrexone . he said , \u201cbicx101 is being developed to provide another option to patients and doctors in the fight against addiction . our goal is to deliver a product in a much smaller volume , with a smaller needle , and therefore presumably , less discomfort . \u201d he added that the product should not require refrigeration and may also be able to be given subcutaneously instead of in the buttocks .\nwhile the statistics on the drug overdose deaths is a cause for alarm , health authorities and researchers are predicting that the volume of drug overdoses will decline soon . they cited better law enforcement practices and more effective monitoring of prescription drugs should help reduce the drug overdose cases and eventually the number of deaths associated with it .\nscientists at columbia university\u2019s mailman school of public health estimated that the number of deaths from drug overdose will peak at 50 , 000 this year declining to \u201ca nonepidemic state\u201d of 6 , 000 deaths by 2035 ."]}
{"id": 55997, "summary": [{"text": "sotheby 's / \u02c8s\u028c\u00f0\u0259biz / is a british multinational corporation headquartered in new york city .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "one of the world 's largest brokers of fine and decorative art , jewelry , real estate , and collectibles , sotheby 's operation is divided into three segments : auction , finance , and dealer .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "the company \u2019s services range from corporate art services to private sales .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "sotheby 's is the world \u2019s fourth oldest auction house in continuous operation , with 90 locations in 40 countries .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "as of december 2011 , the company had 1,446 employees worldwide .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it is the world 's largest art business with global sales in 2011 totalling $ 5.8 billion .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "sotheby 's was established on 11 march 1744 in london .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the american holding company was initially incorporated in august 1983 in michigan .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in june 2006 , sotheby 's holdings , inc. reincorporated in the state of delaware and was renamed sotheby 's .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "in july 2016 , chinese insurance giant taikang life became sotheby 's largest shareholder . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "sotheby ' s", "paragraphs": ["so , sotheby ' s partnership with ebay is a counterattack . call it sotheby ' s 2 . 0 .\nsotheby ' s postwar and contemporary evening sale , held in new york in may . courtesy sotheby ' s .\nsotheby ' s , london : address , phone number , sotheby ' s reviews : 4 . 5 / 5\nsotheby ' s international realty \u00ae is a registered trademark licensed to sotheby\u2019s international realty affiliates llc . each sotheby ' s international realty \u00ae office is independently owned and operated .\nthe most important thing is sotheby\u2019s brand effect , and they [ china guardian ] could learn a lot from sotheby\u2019s .\nabout 2 hours ago from sotheby ' s realty ' s twitter via hootsuite inc .\nabout 4 hours ago from sotheby ' s realty ' s twitter via hootsuite inc .\nabout 7 hours ago from sotheby ' s realty ' s twitter via hootsuite inc .\nabout 2 days ago from sotheby ' s realty ' s twitter via hootsuite inc .\nsotheby\u2019s private sales have plunged following the auctioneer\u2019s public feud with activist investor daniel loeb .\nhedge funds , including loeb\u2019s third point , own about 25 percent of sotheby\u2019s shares .\nreal estate agents affiliated with sotheby ' s international realty , inc . are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of sotheby\u2019s international realty , inc . sotheby\u2019s international realty and the sotheby\u2019s international realty logo are registered ( or unregistered ) service marks used with permission .\nfollow sotheby ' s international realty\u00ae ' s board extraordinary property of the day on pinterest .\noperated by sotheby ' s international realty , inc . copyright \u00a9 2004 - 2018 sotheby ' s international realty , inc all rights reserved .\nsotheby ' s international realty \u00ae is a registered trademark licensed to sotheby\u2019s international realty affiliates llc . each office is independently owned and operated .\nsotheby ' s australia is a trademark used under licence from sotheby ' s . second east auction holdings is independent of the sotheby ' s group . the sotheby ' s group is not responsible for the acts or omissions of second east auction holdings pty ltd . by sitesuite website design\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 sotheby ' s international realty affiliates , inc . sotheby\u2019s international realty is a registered trademark licensed to sotheby\u2019s international realty affiliates , inc . equal housing opportunity . each office is independently owned and operated .\ndan loeb ' s third point hedge fund is stepping up its fight with sotheby ' s .\nto learn more about sotheby ' s auction house or the other sotheby ' s companies , please select one of the icons above or scroll down .\nwith a 9 . 6 percent stake , the mogul daniel s . loeb is sotheby\u2019s biggest shareholder .\nsotheby\u2019s international realty is part of a portfolio of companies and services in the enduring legacy of the sotheby ' s auction house . since its beginnings as a london book seller in 1744 , sotheby ' s auction house has expanded its brand to include other luxury services including the sotheby ' s institute , sotheby ' s international realty , sotheby ' s wine , and sotheby ' s diamonds . in each case clients receive white glove service from experts in the field . we make a committment to be sure that you receive the finest service available .\nsotheby\u2019s first partner was sherry - lehmann . the relationship ended in late 1999 .\nreal estate & homes for sale | sotheby ' s international realty , inc .\nsotheby ' s buys new york auction house parke - bernet and expands internationally .\nthe result is more money for the middleman \u2013 sotheby\u2019s \u2013 and less money for both the buyer and the seller of the artwork in question . ( if doing this didn\u2019t make more money for sotheby\u2019s , then sotheby\u2019s wouldn\u2019t do it . )\nsold - out alexander hamilton sale boosts sotheby\u2019s $ 19 . 4 million americana week\nnewly discovered rubens painting sells for $ 5 . 1 million during sotheby\u2019s masters week\nart inspired by the us dollar on display at sotheby ' s in london .\nreal estate agents affiliated with martha turner sotheby ' s international realty are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of martha turner sotheby ' s international realty .\nwith the headline : sotheby\u2019s big investor is a power in china , too .\n\u201cworld - class works of art deserve a world - class viewing experience , \u201d said david goodman , sotheby\u2019s executive vice president of digital development and marketing . \u201cwhether browsing the sotheby\u2019s auction catalogues via the sotheby\u2019s app on samsung smart tv\u2019s or experiencing an artwork for the first time on the frame at sotheby\u2019s during one of our exhibitions , sotheby\u2019s and samsung are working together to bring art to people in groundbreaking , new ways . \u201d\nas wsj reports , taikang life \u201cwants to influence sotheby\u2019s strategic direction\u201d , saying in a regulatory filing that \u201cit wants a seat on sotheby\u2019s board\u201d . sotheby\u2019s chief executive tad smith said in a statement that the auction house\u2019s board had met with taikang\u2019s executives and \u201cwarmly welcome their support of sotheby\u2019s strategic initiatives\u201d and expects \u201call shareholders , clients , and staff will benefit\u201d from the move .\n\u201ci want to create china\u2019s sotheby\u2019s , and i want to recreate china\u2019s cultural aristocracy , \u201d he told a chinese newspaper two years ago . so far , he has not commented publicly on the announcement about sotheby\u2019s .\n\u201cmembers of management and the board of sotheby\u2019s have met with taikang executives and warmly welcome their support of sotheby\u2019s strategic initiatives , \u201d said tad smith , sotheby\u2019s president and chief executive , in a statement . \u201csotheby\u2019s management and board continue to implement those initiatives with the expectation that all shareholders , clients , and staff will benefit . \u201d\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at sotheby ' s , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the sotheby ' s company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at sotheby ' s .\nstarting this fall , ebay will start live streaming many of sotheby ' s new york sales on ebay\u2014giving sotheby ' s a strong technology platform and access to ebay ' s 36 million frequent buyers .\nsales at sotheby\u2019s london . meanwhile , away from the market , a report issued in\nevolving from a small connoisseurship program begun by sotheby ' s auction house in 1969 sotheby ' s institute is now the leader in art business education and object based learning .\nin 2003 , sotheby ' s declared that selling art online was a losing business .\n, ms . madeira will lead sotheby ' s global art financing arm and begins this week . she succeeds jan prasens who was recently appointed managing director of sotheby ' s\nsotheby\u2019s australia conducts auctions in melbourne and sydney . we also maintain regional representatives in adelaide and brisbane . we extend our reach globally with sotheby\u2019s maintaining offices in 40 countries .\nluxembourg sotheby ' s international realty - building contractors , property . . . : editus\ndaniel loeb , again , and this time he was up against auction house sotheby\u2019s .\nlondon is arguably the world\u2019s leading art auction location , and the oldest . sotheby\u2019s was established in 1744 , christie\u2019s in 1796 , bonham\u2019s in 1793 and phillips in 1796 .\nall prospective buyers are reminded that they are bound by sotheby ' s conditions of business , details of which may be found at the back of all sotheby ' s catalogues .\nsotheby\u2019s officials say their coming sales will be among the biggest in the company\u2019s history , though they will still be smaller than those at christie\u2019s .\nas part of its defense , sotheby\u2019s has publicly questioned mr . loeb\u2019s art expertise , irking him in the process .\nlast year , mick mcguire and daniel s . loeb agreed on the same thing : change was needed at sotheby\u2019s .\nchristie ' s and sotheby ' s agree to the $ 512 million settlement reached in the class - action suit . taubman says he will pay $ 156 million of sotheby ' s $ 256 million share .\n\u201cpopeye\u201d by jeff koons and \u201csix self portraits\u201d by andy warhol will be auctioned by sotheby\u2019s .\nofficials at sotheby ' s said they were not surprised by the loss of the estate .\ncopyright \u00a9 2006 - 2018 sotheby ' s international realty affiliates llc . all rights reserved .\ntaubman resigns as chairman of sotheby ' s and brooks steps down as president and ceo .\n\u00a9 2015 by sotheby ' s international realty france - monaco ( operated by fortitude ag ) . sotheby ' s international realty \u00ae is a registered trademark licensed to sotheby ' s international realty france - monaco . each office is independently owned and operated . disclaimer - mobile site\nupon the successful sale of your property , sotheby\u2019s australia collects the agreed - upon commission .\na collaboration between huntsman and sotheby ' s has given rise to some remarkably beautiful jackets .\nsotheby ' s masterpieces of qing imperial porcelain from j . t . tai & co .\nex - sotheby ' s director , patrick van der vorst . click here to learn more\nmartha turner sotheby ' s international realty and all affiliated agents are licensed as either brokers or salespersons by the texas real estate commission . copyright \u00a9 2016 martha turner sotheby ' s international realty , all rights reserved . sotheby ' s international realty and the sotheby ' s international realty logo are registered ( or unregistered ) service marks used with permission . operated by sotheby ' s international realty , inc . | terms of use | privacy policy | dmca notice\ndan loeb continued his battle against sotheby ' s with a new letter promoting third point ' s board nominees over the art house ' s slate .\nmodern and contemporary asian art evening sale ( 5 october 2015 ) , sotheby\u2019s hong kong , auction scene during the sale of yayoi kusama\u2019s \u2018no . red b\u2019 , 1960 , oil on canvas . image courtesy sotheby\u2019s .\nsotheby ' s board is currently meeting in new york city , a source tells cnbc . sotheby ' s shares fell 10 cents in morning trading . ( what ' s the stock doing now ? click here )\nby completing this form you are agreeing to sotheby ' s australia ' s privacy policy & cookie policy . you can unsubscribe from sotheby ' s australia ' s emails at anytime by clicking the\nunsubscribe\nlink in any of your emails .\nwhat\u2019s most intriguing about the new shareholder complaint against sotheby\u2019s , though , is its sermonizing in defense of activist investors . as\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 . sotheby ' s international realty\u00ae is a registered trademark licensed to sotheby ' s international realty affiliates llc . each office is independently owned and operated . all rights reserved .\nbahamas press realeases from damianos realty ! stay up to date with the latest news and press releases from damianos sotheby ' s international realty and the sotheby ' s international realty franchise brand .\nlocated in london ' s mayfair district , sotheby ' s auctions offer an extraordinary diversity of objects and works of art . exhibitions in the sotheby ' s galleries change frequently , depending upon upcoming auctions . for the most up - to - date exhibition schedules , please refer to the sotheby ' s website . sotheby ' s caf\u00e9 , located in the new bond street auction house , serves breakfast , lunch and afternoon tea . sotheby ' s galleries are open to the public and free to visit .\nin september 1983 , ownership of sotheby ' s - named after john sotheby , the original auctioneer samuel baker ' s nephew - changed hands . u . s . real estate dealer alfred taubman bought the auction house .\nthe battle between sotheby\u2019s and daniel s . loeb , the outspoken hedge fund mogul and the auction house\u2019s biggest shareholder , is heading to its final stages ,\nthe owners of these blood antiquities would be wise to learn from sotheby\u2019s experience and not wait for a demand from the u . s . attorney\u2019s office .\nsotheby ' s said it was taking steps to improve its balance sheet and deliver shareholder value .\n\u201cwe are looking at our options , \u201d said andrew gully , sotheby\u2019s worldwide director of communications .\nsotheby\u2019s ceo may have a difficult time getting loeb to see the , um , big picture .\njudge donald parsons has pushed up a date for the hearing because of sotheby\u2019s impending shareholders\u2019 meeting .\nsotheby\u2019s has been uniting collectors with world - class works of art since 1744 . sotheby\u2019s became the first international auction house when it expanded from london to new york ( 1955 ) , the first to conduct sales in hong kong ( 1973 ) , india ( 1992 ) and france ( 2001 ) , and the first international fine art auction house in china ( 2012 ) . today , sotheby\u2019s presents auctions in 10 different salesrooms , including new york , london , hong kong and paris , and sotheby\u2019s bidnow program allows visitors to view all auctions live online and place bids from anywhere in the world . sotheby\u2019s offers collectors the resources of sotheby\u2019s financial services , the world\u2019s only full - service art financing company , as well as the collection advisory services of its subsidiary , art agency , partners . sotheby\u2019s presents private sale opportunities in more than 70 categories , including s | 2 , the gallery arm of sotheby\u2019s global fine art division , and two retail businesses , sotheby\u2019s diamonds and sotheby\u2019s wine . sotheby\u2019s has a global network of 80 offices in 40 countries and is the oldest company listed on the new york stock exchange ( bid ) .\nthis brings the value of taikang\u2019s sotheby\u2019s shares to $ 233 million , ahead of investors like third point , founded by daniel s . loeb , and blackrock .\nadditionally , the newly updated sotheby\u2019s app is available now on samsung smart tvs worldwide1 , bringing a wealth of new content to sotheby\u2019s living room experience . for the first time , consumers can view sotheby\u2019s auction catalogues in their entirety , with full imagery and data for global upcoming sales . hd auction streams are also now available for all sotheby\u2019s new york , london , geneva , and hong kong auctions , as well as worldwide rm sotheby\u2019s automobile auctions . the app will also fully showcase sotheby\u2019s museum network , the hub for video programming from the world\u2019s leading cultural institutions with more than 450 videos from 50 + museum partners .\na sotheby\u2019s director , robert s . taubman , wrote in a note to the company\u2019s corporate advisers last fall that mr . loeb\u2019s suggestions were \u201cterrible \u2014 and not good for the business . \u201d\nsotheby ' s international realty affiliates llc fully supports the principles of the fair housing act and the equal opportunity act . each office is independently owned and operated . sotheby ' s international realty , the sotheby ' s international realty logo ,\nfor the ongoing collection of life\nand reside are registered ( or unregistered ) service marks owned or licensed to sotheby ' s international realty affiliates llc .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 wps holdings llc . all rights reserved . sotheby ' s international realty\u00ae is a registered trademark licensed to sotheby\u2019s international realty affiliates , llc . each office is independently owned and operated .\neach year , sotheby\u2019s australia conducts numerous private sales on behalf of our clients . in the past couple of years , sotheby\u2019s australia\u2019s private transactions have exceeded $ 4 million annually and represent about 20 % of all property sold annually .\nms . madeira joins sotheby ' s with 17 years of banking experience , most recently as a member of the global commercial banking division of bank of america merrill lynch , where she managed the bank ' s relationship with sotheby ' s including its participation in the asset - based lending facility that supports sotheby ' s financial services .\nfollowing the sotheby\u2019s decision , lawsuits went flying . the consigner\u2019s suit against sotheby\u2019s and noland was dismissed ; noland\u2019s countersuit was dropped and a sotheby\u2019s countersuit settled , though not before some tantalizing email exchanges hit the public record . legally , it is established that the auction house has the right to revoke a work before an auction if doubts are raised about its authenticity .\nin the heart of london on new bond street in 1744 , an exceptional auction house was born with a revered tradition of marketing the world\u2019s most cherished possessions . a tradition , more than two centuries old , that provides authentic knowledge comparable to none . as the oldest company listed on the new york stock exchange ( bid ) , sotheby\u2019s has a global network of 90 offices in 40 countries . today , sotheby\u2019s presents auctions in eight different salesrooms including new york , london , hong kong and paris . sotheby\u2019s offers collectors the resources of sotheby\u2019s financial services , the world\u2019s only full service art financing company as well as private sale opportunities in more than 70 categories , including s | 2 , the gallery arm of sotheby\u2019s contemporary art department , and two retail businesses , sotheby\u2019s diamonds and sotheby\u2019s wine .\ndan colen\u2019s holy shit and andy warhol\u2019s liz # 1 ( early colored liz ) are auctioned at sotheby\u2019s in new york city . photograph : andrew burton / getty images\nandy warhol\u2019s \u201csilver car crash ( double disaster ) \u201d at auction at sotheby\u2019s in november . it fetched $ 104 . 5 million .\n\u201cfrom visiting galleries every weekend and traveling to fairs , to the analysis of data on artists and individual works\u2026david\u2019s approach is a seamless fit into sotheby\u2019s ethos\u201d cappellazo added . schrader will be joining the sotheby\u2019s art team in the near future .\nsotheby ' s makes a bold bid ,\nmoney , december 1998 , p . 62 .\ndrawing on its unrivaled expertise and experience in jewellery , its legacy of trust and tradition , and its connections and connoisseurship , sotheby\u2019s has launched an entirely new contemporary collection of modern masterpieces : sotheby\u2019s diamonds .\nwendy philips is a a guest speaker for various art and law courses at sotheby\u2019s institute in london .\nclarissa vallat is a a guest speaker for various art and law courses at sotheby\u2019s institute in london .\nbidding at the iconic sotheby\u2019s auction house lasted 10 mins , with maezawa winning it over the phone .\njean - michel basquiat and andy warhol , untitled , 1984 - 85 . photo courtesy sotheby\u2019s france .\nproxy adviser institutional shareholder service recommended that sotheby ' s make activist investor daniel loeb a board member .\n\u201csotheby\u2019s : the inside story , \u201d was published in 1997 , and had a more pronounced effect . brendan lynch left the company , and sotheby\u2019s announced that it was closing its london antiquities department . \u201cit has always been sotheby\u2019s policy to be sensitive to issues of patrimony and heritage , \u201d a spokesman said at the time . he added that sotheby\u2019s would continue to auction antiquities , but solely through new york .\nluxembourg sotheby ' s international realty in luxembourg , full practical information on luxembourg sotheby ' s international realty : opening times , telephone , address . all activities for luxembourg sotheby ' s international realty : building contractors , property - purchase , rental , sale , real estate agency , real estate appraisal , real - estate services and consultancy . locate your contact luxembourg sotheby ' s international realty on a map in luxembourg .\nand on dec . 10 , r m sotheby\u2019s , the auction house\u2019s automobile department , will auction janis joplin\u2019s psychedelic 1965 porsche , valued at over $ 400 , 000 .\nbut by then , a federal investigation of a price - fixing conspiracy between sotheby\u2019s and christie\u2019s was under way as well as an array of related lawsuits . the affair , culminating in a trial of sotheby\u2019s former chairman and principal owner , alfred taubman , drained sotheby\u2019s of cash , and the company sold the building in 2002 for $ 175 million .\nandy warhol\u2019s \u201cliz # 1 ( early colored liz ) \u201d on the block at sotheby\u2019s , which faces a shareholder challenge on may 6 .\nritchie said that if its manhattan store is successful it may open sotheby\u2019s wine stores elsewhere in the us .\n\u201csotheby\u2019s is like an old master painting in desperate need of restoration , \u201d mr . loeb has argued .\nlacey , robert , sotheby ' s : bidding for class , boston : little , brown , 1998 .\ni applied online . i interviewed at sotheby ' s ( new york , ny ) in march 2016 .\nedvard munch , pikene p\u00e5 broen ( girls on the bridge ) , 1902 . image courtesy of sotheby\u2019s .\nhere is a graph of the history of the stock price for sotheby\u2019s , which uses the symbol bid .\nthe sotheby\u2019s board is represented by none other than wachtell lipton . wachtell partner william savitt declined to comment .\nsotheby ' s has been uniting collectors with world - class works of art since 1744 . sotheby ' s became the first international auction house when it expanded from london to new york ( 1955 ) , the first to conduct sales in hong kong ( 1973 ) , india ( 1992 ) and france ( 2001 ) , and the first international fine art auction house in china ( 2012 ) . today , sotheby ' s presents auctions in 10 different salesrooms , including new york , london , hong kong and paris , and sotheby ' s bidnow program allows visitors to view all auctions live online and place bids from anywhere in the world . sotheby ' s offers collectors the resources of sotheby ' s financial services , the world ' s only full - service art financing company , as well as the collection advisory services of its subsidiary , art agency , partners . sotheby ' s presents private sale opportunities in more than 70 categories , including s | 2 , the gallery arm of sotheby ' s global fine art division , and two retail businesses , sotheby ' s diamonds and sotheby ' s wine . sotheby ' s has a global network of 80 offices in 40 countries and is the oldest company listed on the new york stock exchange ( bid ) .\nprincipal subsidiaries : sotheby ' s , inc . ; sotheby ' s financial services , inc . ; sptc , inc . ; sfs holdings , inc . ; york avenue development , inc . ; fine art insurance ltd . ( bermuda ) ; oatshare limited ( united kingdom ) ; sotheby ' s ( united kingdom ) .\nthe activist investor daniel loeb says auctioneer sotheby ' s is lagging behind its rival christie ' s and has called for its boss to go .\nmr loeb ' s investment fund , third point , is the single biggest shareholder in sotheby ' s with a 9 . 3 % stake .\nclients of both christie ' s and sotheby ' s file hundreds of civil lawsuits , which are later consolidated into one class - action suit .\nsotheby ' s main competitor in the global art market is the privately - held french auction house , christie ' s international . [ 8 ]\nsotheby\u2019s institute of art accepts master\u2019s degree submissions year - round . apply early to receive priority consideration for admission , scholarships , and financial aid .\nin october , sotheby ' s and its former chief executive and president , diana d . brooks , pleaded guilty to violating antitrust laws . sotheby ' s was fined $ 45 million . ms . brooks has yet to be sentenced and has agreed to testify against sotheby ' s former chairman and major stockholder , a . alfred taubman .\nthe new , redesigned shop is called sotheby\u2019s wine . it is the first of its kind for the company .\nsotheby\u2019s said in its statement that it had been in discussion with the american and cambodian governments for a year .\nsotheby ' s international realty \u00ae is a registered trademark licensed to sotheby\u2019s international realty affiliates llc . each office is independently owned and operated . all information provided is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified .\n\u201cthe increased borrowings under our credit facility are driven by the record level of loan portfolio balances , \u201d jan prasens , managing director of sotheby\u2019s financial services , told bloomberg . \u201cart lending is a growing business for sotheby\u2019s . \u201d\nthis makes mr . shiner among the first major hires of the cappellazzo group , which sotheby\u2019s acquired in january .\nthe winter months are relatively quiet in the auction world , but sotheby ' s is celebrating february . . .\nthe ruling followed a $ 45m ( \u00a330m ) fine on sotheby ' s after a separate united states investigation .\nin the heart of london on new bond street in 1744 , an exceptional auction house was born with a revered tradition of marketing the world ' s most cherished possessions . a tradition , more than two centuries old , that provides authentic knowledge comparable to none . as the oldest company listed on the new york stock exchange ( bid ) , sotheby ' s has a global network of 880 offices in 69 countries . today , sotheby ' s presents auctions in eight different salesrooms including new york , london , hong kong and paris . sotheby ' s offers collectors the resources of sotheby ' s financial services , the world ' s only full service art financing company as well as private sale opportunities in more than 70 categories , including s | 2 , the gallery arm of sotheby ' s contemporary art department , and two retail businesses , sotheby ' s diamonds and sotheby ' s wine .\nchristie\u2019s offered him an outside guarantee , too , no seller\u2019s commission and a share of the buyer\u2019s fee .\nfor ebay , the deal gives them the aura of the storied sotheby ' s brand as it pushes into higher - end auction items . the auction site said it ' s creating a new marketplace for collectibles that will feature sotheby ' s as the anchor .\nyet in the decade that followed , online art sales started to become big business , and sotheby ' s archrival christie ' s took the lead .\nloeb , who owns 9 . 6 percent of sotheby\u2019s , is waging a proxy contest for three seats on the auction house\u2019s 12 - member board .\non wednesday , loeb announced his latest target : sotheby\u2019s . loeb , who already owns a stake in the auction house , released another of his acid - tipped letters . this one was aimed squarely at sotheby\u2019s ceo william ruprecht .\nsotheby\u2019s , for its part , has been outpaced in china by christie\u2019s and needs a stronger bridge to reach potential customers there , said mr . galbraith , the art market consultant . in 2013 , christie\u2019s beat out sotheby\u2019s to become the first international auction house granted a license to operate independently in china .\nsotheby ' s holding ' s , inc . ( nyse : bid ) is the world ' s largest publicly traded auction house . sotheby ' s main function is to serve as the intermediary between buyers and sellers of art . auction commissions accounted for 83 % of the company ' s revenue in both 2006 and 2007 . [ 1 ]\nperhaps an even more interesting question : if sotheby\u2019s did cut back on its terms significantly but christie\u2019s , unlike a sensible duopolist , declined to follow , how would consignors and collectors react ? would sotheby\u2019s be considered equal to christie\u2019s as a luxury brand if the latter\u2019s auction sales were consistently two or three times the dollar value of sotheby\u2019s\u2014and if christie\u2019s monopolized the iconic works that make headlines ? most market observers think not . so sotheby\u2019s has to continue to be as willing as christie\u2019s is to spend to maintain market share , even at the cost of profitability . the alternative is to risk falling back to being just another seller of high - priced goods .\nsotheby ' s cafe is not available for your requested time . choose another time , or search restaurants with availability .\nthe restaurant is situated at sotheby\ns on new bond street . parking is available on the streets around mayfair .\npablo picasso , bague de forme ovale . portrait de dora maar ( circa 1936\u201339 ) . courtesy of sotheby\u2019s london .\nthe boardroom battle will be resolved at sotheby ' s annual stockholder meeting may 6 at its headquarters on york avenue .\nwhile sotheby ' s declined to confirm the amount , mr . apsis said , ' ' it ' s a number we feel comfortable with . ' '\nimpressive figure . . . alberto giacometti ' s sculpture l ' homme qui marche at sotheby ' s . photograph : carl court / afp / getty images\nsotheby ' s chief executive diana brooks and her counterpart at christie ' s , christopher davidge , meet and begin to discuss ways of sharing the business .\n\u201cuntitled , \u201d jean - michel basquiat ' s 1982 art piece , sold for a record $ 110 . 5 million at sotheby\u2019s auction of contemporary art .\nthe seller\u2019s contract sets out the reserve price and the seller\u2019s commission and associated charges such as copyright and resale royalty . you will be asked to sign a consignment agreement form which acknowledges your agreement to sotheby\u2019s australia\u2019s conditions of business .\na preliminary european commission report , released in april , accused sotheby ' s and christie ' s of entering into an anti - competitive cartel agreement in 1993 .\nthe impending departure of william ruprecht , chief executive of new york - based sotheby ' s , was widely expected after a costly proxy battle with daniel loeb , the auction house ' s largest shareholder through his hedge fund third point . loeb has publicly assailed sotheby ' s leadership .\na 2011 sotheby\u2019s catalog shows a thousand - year - old statue believed to be from the koh ker temple in cambodia .\nsivv , michael ,\npricier art could brighten sotheby ' s picture by 69 % ,\nmoney , january 1994 .\nif a private sale is not completed , you retain the option of consigning your work to a subsequent sotheby\u2019s australia auction .\n, sotheby ' s chief financial officer , adding ,\nour clients and shareholders will be in very good hands .\ninstallation view . courtesy of sotheby ' s picture library \u00a9 damien hirst and science ltd . all rights reserved , dacs 2012\nif the judge orders a trial , that would delay sotheby\u2019s may 6 shareholders meeting , where the votes will be counted .\n\u201cnow is not the time to diverge from sotheby\u2019s leadership and its strategic plan , \u201d the company said . \u201cwe believe that replacing any of sotheby\u2019s director nominees with mr . loeb or any of his handpicked nominees could negatively impact shareholder value . \u201d\noriginally , ms . levine said that cambodia had been informed of the sotheby\u2019s sale \u201cfour to six weeks\u201d before the auction . late on tuesday , however , a sotheby\u2019s spokeswoman said that ms . levine\u2019s recollection had been \u201cincorrect , \u201d and that the auction house had notified cambodia on nov . 8 , 2010 , four and a half months before the auction date . the statue\u2019s seller , speaking through sotheby\u2019s , declined to be identified or to comment .\nwe provide full service to clients with property for sale at sotheby\u2019s australia as well as through secondary venues . sotheby\u2019s australia representatives will act as your primary contact through every stage of the process , from the initial visit through the settlement of each item .\nat the request of the cambodian government , sotheby ' s agreed to remove the statue from sale last year , but it remains in the auctioneer ' s possession .\nbehind the scenes , quieter work was being done . among those opening communication lines from sotheby\u2019s side were domenico de sole , the co - founder of the fashion house tom ford and a respected figure on the auction house\u2019s board , and patrick s . mcclymont , a former goldman sachs banker who is now sotheby\u2019s chief financial officer .\nsotheby\u2019s institute of art\u2019s admissions department is happy to accommodate private information sessions for art groups / art history departments . to schedule your private tour for your group please contact\nmore than 1 , 000 photographs from the polaroid collection are being auctioned at sotheby ' s in new york city as part of polaroid ' s bankruptcy court order .\nthe perception of the art auction system has been almost entirely informed by the two - party relationship between christie\u2019s and sotheby\u2019s from their creation . had christie\u2019s managed to eliminate sotheby\u2019s and essentially create a monopoly , the consequences may have changed the position of the auction house in the art world by eliminating the already scarce competition and driving up prices even more . through negotiations and cooperation with the lawyers handling the civil suit for christie\u2019s and taubman paying a substantial portion of the settlement , sotheby\u2019s managed to survive .\nruprecht in last week\u2019s conference call described sotheby\u2019s \u201cpipeline\u201d of future private sales as \u201creasonable . \u201d \u201cso i don\u2019t see any particular thunder clouds there , \u201d ruprecht said . \u201cit\u2019s a chunky and unpredictable business . \u201d\nsotheby ' s in london is selling the statue on july 4 . experts estimate it is worth $ 1 . 5 million .\nthird point declined to comment and meyer was unavailable for comment . sotheby ' s did not immediately respond to requests for comment .\nthe buyer was hong kong conglomerate chow tai fook enterprises , sotheby\u2019s said on twitter , which has a chain of jewellery stores .\nart & home is a literary collaboration between sotheby ' s and sotheby ' s international realty , showcasing all the elements of an extraordinary life . published eight times a year , it engages readers with sophisticated content and beautiful images related to the art and real estate worlds . rich editorial about art , design and extraordinary properties - presented by the venerable brand that is sotheby ' s .\nsotheby ' s adamantly denied the charges involving the newly named officials yesterday , while christie ' s refused to comment , as it has since the auction house investigation began .\na sotheby ' s official talks about jean - michel basquiat ' s 1982\nuntitled\non may 5 , 2017 . ( don emmert / afp / getty images )\nthe art market , particularly in its auction form , has always been secretive and manipulative . sotheby ' s and christie ' s , dealers and collectors are all - powerful . the auction market shifts more than $ 4 billion a year , and its two powerhouses , sotheby ' s and christie ' s , control 90 % of that .\nthe commission began its inquiry after christie ' s approached both the us department of justice and the european commission with proof of a cartel between itself and sotheby ' s .\nnow mr . loeb sits on the company\u2019s board after having all but won a bruising proxy fight . but mr . mcguire remains unhappy with how sotheby\u2019s is being run .\nthe battle for boardroom seats pits mr . loeb & co . against some scions of prominent families . the board nominees put forward by sotheby\u2019s that the dissidents seek to replace are robert taubman , a real estate developer and son of former sotheby\u2019s ceo alfred taubman , and jessica bibliowicz , daughter of former citigroup ceo sandy weill . sotheby ' s has also nominated the renowned restaurateur danny meyer .\nrobert lacey ' s history of sotheby ' s suggests that this was a difficult transition period . three of the firm ' s top experts left the field around the same time . moreover , when brooks attempted to conduct an important auction herself , it failed . sotheby ' s posted just under $ 1 . 6 billion in 1996 auction sales , and christie ' s outsold them by the slimmest of margins , giving christie ' s its first lead in 42 years . although sotheby ' s posted more profits , it was a historic marker of defeat .\nin 2000 christie ' s ratted on sotheby ' s by providing\ninformation relevant\nto the justice department , just weeks after christie ' s chief executive , christopher davidge , hastily resigned . davidge was followed by the two top officials of sotheby ' s , a . alfred taubman , the chairman and largest individual stockholder who bought the firm in 1983 and took it public in 1988 , and dede brooks , its chief executive . the scandal unwrapped that sotheby\u2019s and christie\u2019s had been in cahoots to fix commission prices .\nsotheby ' s impressionist & modern art series totals \u00a3105 . 7 million / $ 139 . 6 million in london jun 20 , 2018\n\u201cthe number of young people , who want to invest in apartments abroad is on the rise , \u201d said amit goyal , ceo at india sotheby\u2019s international realty , a part of sotheby\u2019s global realty network , which did business worth around $ 108 billion in . . .\nsotheby ' s may be at a competitive disadvantage given that publicly traded companies are compelled to operate with a greater level of transparency .\nsotheby ' s auction house is committed to exceptional service in fine and decorative arts , jewelry and wine from all over the world .\nsmith , a former president and ceo of madison square garden , took the helm at sotheby\u2019s after william ruprecht stepped down in 2014 .\nthis lending bit is important , because over the past year sotheby ' s has built up the lending part of its business significantly .\nall of the offices of sotheby ' s international realty france are recognized local experts with a reputation of . . . [ more ]\nthe pedestal and feet belonging to a disputed thousand - year - old statue , currently held by sotheby ' s , in cambodia .\n\u201cthis might give sotheby\u2019s an important ally in china , \u201d ms . maggio said . \u201cguardian also needs a strong overseas presence . \u201d\nliu dan\u2019s \u2018poppy\u2019 on auction at the origo collection , the first single - owner sale of contemporary ink works at sotheby\u2019s hong kong , april 2016 . image from blouin artino .\nat sotheby\u2019s , iss said mr . loeb and his supporters made a \u201ccompelling case\u201d for election to the board because their criticism of the auctioneer\u2019s management and strategy has \u201ccredibility . \u201d\nactivist investor daniel loeb , of hedge fund third point llc , started petitioning for the removal of sotheby ' s current ceo william ruprecht in august 2013 , as part of a proxy battle and campaign to make the auction a more effective competitor with arch rival christie ' s . third point was finally given three seats on sotheby ' s board last may and sotheby ' s announced last november that ruprecht would step down once a successor was found .\nsotheby\u2019s restaurant is a vibrant and contemporary restaurant set in the heart of sotheby ' s bond street auction house . offering superb service and an outstanding cuisine , the restaurant is open for light breakfasts , delicious lunches and traditional english afternoon tea . the menu is seasonal , changes weekly , and is complemented by a wine list created by serena sutcliffe , m . w . , honorary chairman , sotheby\u2019s wine .\n\u201cthere\u2019s always been this idea in our mind that sotheby\u2019s the business has not yet achieved the full potential of sotheby\u2019s the brand , \u201d said david schick , the lead luxury analyst at consumer edge research , in an interview . \u201cwhen we see any large purchaser of the stock it reflects a vote of confidence . \u201d\ndu bois , peter , c . ,\nstudy in black and white : christie ' s sale sparkles , sotheby ' s bombs ,\nbarron ' s , november 16 , 1992 , pp . 18 , 44 .\na federal grand jury in manhattan indicts alfred taubman and anthony tennant , the former chairman of christie ' s , on a criminal charge of fixing the rates sotheby ' s and christie ' s charged to sellers at auction .\nin 1980 , peter wilson , sotheby ' s long - time leader , stepped down from his post and was followed by a number of other executives in quick succession . in 1982 , the company ' s chief expert on chinese art was appointed head of sotheby ' s international outside the united states . the following year , the company faced a major threat in the wave of corporate takeovers that swept the financial world in the early 1980s , when two investors amassed a large number of sotheby ' s shares and attempted a hostile takeover of the company . it was rescued by a . alfred taubman , an american businessman and patron of the arts , who formed sotheby ' s holdings , inc . , to purchase sotheby parke bernet group plc . with the approval of the company ' s leaders , taubman purchased all of sotheby ' s on november 9 , 1983 .\nwith sales like this , i would say that the auction houses have not lost buyer confidence , and christie ' s and sotheby ' s are likely to keep their institutionalized status .\nchristie ' s had no protection against civil litigation and , with sotheby ' s , agreed to pay \u00a3365 million , divided evenly between them , to customers who had lost out .\nalthough the information was kept from the jury as prejudicial , sotheby ' s already pleaded guilty to price - fixing and paid a $ 45 million fine . sotheby ' s and christie ' s had also settled a civil suit by aggrieved customers by agreeing to pay them more than $ 512 million , and mr . taubman , to avoid further liability , agreed to foot $ 156 million of sotheby ' s share of $ 256 million plus another $ 30 million to settle a stockholder ' s suit .\nsotheby ' s picture library contains hundreds of thousands of never - before - seen images in a variety of formats available for licensing for any use . from the web to high - resolution print applications , sotheby ' s provides creative professionals and the press with compelling imagery from the fine and decorative arts and beyond . the star of sotheby\u2019s picture library is the exclusive cecil beaton studio archive , a celebratory record of the 20th century ' s great and famous .\n\u201cbloodline : big family no . 3\u201d by the chinese artist zhang xiaogang , on preview at a sotheby\u2019s auction in hong kong this month .\ngiacometti sculpture ' l ' homme qui marche i ' fetches $ 104 . 3 million , world record : sotheby ' s ( photo )\nall the same , mr . baron put guidelines in place after the sotheby ' s debacle to limit losses when his judgment proves flawed .\ndepending on the location of the property , sotheby\u2019s australia will provide an initial walk - through of the collection or contents of a vault , or review available listings and photographs , to determine the scope of the collection and identify the appropriate sotheby\u2019s australia specialists to work with you .\nif you have property you wish to sell , sotheby ' s team of specialists and client service representatives can . . . [ more ]\nin addition to the art auction business , sotheby ' s and its growing number of specialized ventures offer our . . . [ more ]\nthanks to his impressive art collection , billionaire hedge - fund manager dan loeb has won a powerful ally in his rancorous battle with sotheby\u2019s .\nprivate sales complement sotheby\u2019s australia\u2019s year - round calendar of auctions . when brokering a private sale , members of our accomplished and knowledgeable network of experts work one - on - one with the consignor to formulate an individualised approach to selling in accordance with the client\u2019s needs and schedule . sotheby\u2019s australia will then approach potential buyers to obtain the best offer on the client\u2019s behalf , maintaining the renowned level of discretion we exercise in the auction process . for those clients hoping to buy privately , sotheby\u2019s australia\u2019s specialists will reach out to our network of contacts in order to source the property you are seeking .\nlast summer , sotheby ' s acquired a dutch dealership , noortman master paintings , from its owner , robert noortman , who died in january . sotheby ' s head of global sales , daryl wickstrom , said noortman approached sotheby ' s because\nhe had a vision that the next step in the evolution of his business was to be part of a broader art services company .\nanother factor may have been his $ 11 . 7 million debt to the auction house , disclosed in sotheby ' s filing about the sale to the securities and exchange commission .\nsotheby ' s is the world ' s largest publicly - traded auction house . its direct competition is christie ' s international , a privately - held french auction house . otherwise , the most prominent competition in the marketplace includes :\nfederal agents in new york on wednesday moved to seize a thousand - year - old cambodian statue from sotheby\u2019s , alleging in a civil complaint that sotheby\u2019s had put the 10th - century figure of a mythological warrior up for auction despite knowing that it had been stolen from a temple .\naccording to forbes , collectors wanting to borrow against valuable art can use sotheby\u2019s and christie\u2019s , as they offer competitive rates\u2014just so long as you are also buying or selling art through them .\nmay 3 , 2012 \u2014 on wednesday night , edvard munch\u2019s 1895 pastel , \u201cthe scream\u201d sold for a record price of just under $ 120 million at sotheby\u2019s auction house in new york .\nit said :\nthe commission has concluded that sotheby ' s and christie ' s entered into an anti - competitive cartel agreement in the course of 1993 which lasted until early 2000 .\nin a statement , sotheby ' s said :\nthis sculpture was legally imported into the united states and all relevant facts were openly declared .\nbruce , james ,\nsotheby ' s eyes the future ,\naustralian business monthly , february 1993 , pp . 84 - - 86 .\nsotheby ' s also announced today that it is separating the roles of chairman and ceo and that independent director domenico de sole would become chairman .\nruprecht defended his record at sotheby ' s in a recent interview from new york . he also downplayed suggestions of acrimony between him and loeb .\non an earnings call this morning , sotheby\u2019s ceo tad smith described the performance as \u201csolid\u201d\u2014an optimistic euphemism in the art market for safe but unspectacular .\n\u201csotheby\u2019s approach to the khmer sculpture is one of responsible and ethical market behavior and international cooperation between private and public entities , \u201d she said .\n\u201cnow is not the time to diverge from sotheby\u2019s leadership and its strategic plan , \u201d the auction house said in response to the iss recommendation .\nsotheby\u2019s is one of the world\u2019s oldest operating auction houses founded in london , england in 1744 . today sotheby\u2019s maintains 15 locations globally and is represented by more than 100 office in 36 countries . considered global specialists in over 70 categories including fine arts , antiques and jewellery , the firm has an annual turnover of over $ 6 billion .\nchina ' s taikang life insurance has bought a 13 . 5 % stake in sotheby ' s , becoming the largest shareholder of the new york - based auction company . photo : zuma press\nhis reputation has been tainted by sotheby ' s and schwab ,\nsaid christopher traulsen , an analyst with morningstar .\nbut he ' s gotten a lot of things right .\nart investors and gallery owners in china said they would be watching to see how far taikang\u2019s stake in sotheby\u2019s would translate into cooperation between the two companies , and perhaps guardian auctions as well .\n\u201cgrowing interest in international art has been a very , very strong trend , \u201d she said . \u201cthe reputation and brand value is very strong for chinese to come into christie\u2019s or sotheby\u2019s . \u201d\nwhen sotheby ' s bought the andre emmerich gallery in manhattan last year , officials there said one reason was that it gave them a vehicle for handling artists ' estates . but what sotheby ' s didn ' t realize was that not every estate wants to be represented by an auction house .\nsotheby ' s has tried to increase its presence in the chinese art market by opening up a branch in beijing and cultivating chinese buyers and sellers . in 1995 sotheby ' s began staging traveling exhibitions around mainland china and in 2004 they began holding sales of contemporary chinese art as its own auction category . [ 31 ] as a result , sales of asian art at sotheby ' s has tripled from $ 124 . 1 million to $ 561 . 8 million between 2001 and 2007 and sales in china accounted for 6 % of sotheby ' s total revenue in 2007 . [ 32 ]\nas such mega - galleries of contemporary art as pacewildenstein continue to grow , chipping away at the auction business , sotheby ' s and christie ' s are looking for ways to expand and diversify . the latest example of both is yesterday ' s announcement by sotheby ' s that andre emmerich , the 57th street dealer , and his staff are joining the auction house to operate a division called emmerich / sotheby ' s . under the agreement , the emmerich gallery will remain open and mr . emmerich will retain ownership of its inventory .\ncorrection : may 7 , 2014 because of an editing error , a picture caption on tuesday with an article about sotheby\u2019s capitulation to a hedge fund manager and his allies who are seeking seats on sotheby\u2019s board and a change in its strategic direction misstated the hedge fund manager\u2019s given name in some copies . he is daniel loeb , not donald .\nsotheby\u2019s is clearly investing in marketing tools like video and magazine content , and executives are studying the effect they have on buyers . already , clients can receive digital recommendations for purchases , thanks in part to technology that determines a client\u2019s tastes and needs based on previous activity . the day of the robot at sotheby\u2019s may soon be at hand .\ntaikang has said it has ideas for possible members of sotheby\u2019s board , and if mr . chen is nominated , he will not need tutorials about how the company works . when he quit as an editor for a government - run magazine and plunged into auctioneering in the early 1990s , he copied sotheby\u2019s , right down to the fine points . he borrowed a video camera , visited a sotheby\u2019s auction in hong kong and furtively recorded the proceedings .\nlast october , loeb urged sotheby ' s management to leave , likening the company to\nan old master painting in desperate need of restoration .\nsotheby ' s the auctioneers is being sued for the return of a 10th century sandstone statue which prosecutors claim was looted from a temple in cambodia .\ngiacometti sculpture ' l ' homme qui marche i ' fetches $ 104 . 3 million , world record : sotheby ' s ( photo ) | huffpost\nsotheby\u2019s institute of art is pleased to accept the gre test . the gre is not a required element of our application process , however we will factor in test scores as part of our decision process for those candidates who have taken the test . the code for sotheby\u2019s institute of art is 4161 ."]}
{"id": 55998, "summary": [{"text": "bandpage is a music startup based in san francisco , california that produces the application bandpage , which powers over 500,000 artists ' pages .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "j. sider currently being chief executive , bandpage launched in march 2010 and is an application that allows artists to create customized fanpages within facebook .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "the artist can upload and share tracks , videos , photos , and their touring schedule within facebook .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "in august 2010 , billboard named bandpage one of the \" top 10 best digital media startups \" .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "on february 12 , 2016 , bandpage was acquired by google via subsidiary youtube for $ 8 million . ", "topic": 20}], "title": "bandpage", "paragraphs": ["github - mewwts / bandpage : simple django app for making a band website .\nbandpage ceo j sider referred me to this blog post when i requested comment . one big question is whether bandpage will keep working with some of youtube\u2019s biggest competitors .\nsteps to take before bandpage sunset on may 31st effective may 31st , 2018 we are sunsetting bandpage to fully focus on developing the official artist channel program at youtube . once we sunset band\u2026\nbandpage recently rebranded from \u201crootmusic bandpage\u201d , following the footsteps of fellow ggv capital investment pandora ( formerly savage beast ) which also changed its name to simply be its product . bandpage has raised a total of $ 18 . 3 million to pay for the engineering costs of scaling , as well as marketing and product development .\nwe are sunsetting bandpage on 5 / 31 to fully focus on developing the official artist channel program at youtube . if you haven\u2019t already , transfer the contents of your bandpage profile to youtube . learn more : urltoken\nbandpage , the central profile for musicians , was acquired by youtube for $ 8 million . ( techcrunch )\ntune up your content on bandpage to get syndicated . learn more in this step - by - step video guide :\nspotify\u2019s artist pages show bandpage offers that earn musicians revenue . right now , youtube\u2019s music app lacks these money - making tools\nthis bandpage everywhere platform was initially free with a $ 2 a month subscription fee for extra features . but least year bandpage ditched its plus tier , made everything free , and instead began relaying on a 15 % transaction fee for anything sold through its ecommerce integrations .\nbandpage writes that \u201cbandpage is dedicated to helping musicians build their careers by growing their fan bases and increasing their revenue on the largest digital music services in the world . by joining forces with the team at youtube , we can help artists reach their fans in more powerful ways than ever before . \u201d\nas announced in december - in order to pave the way for new features , we ' re making important changes to the bandpage service effective today .\nbandpage must continue cranking out improvements so it can fend off long - time competitor reverbnation\u2019s band profile and fast - growing upstart urltoken . there\u2019s a ton of runway for these companies as myspace withers , but the well - funded bandpage has a solid lead in capturing the long - tail of bands . bandpage now has to hope fans are as eager to splash their favorite artists across their facebook timelines as they\u2019ve been to wear them on t - shirts .\nas you can see above , bandpage\u2019s offers are integrated into spotify artist pages but not the youtube music app\u2019s musician profiles . when artists consider where to direct their fans , they\u2019ll prioritize ones that make them more money . the bandpage acquisition could get more revenue opportunities into youtube\u2019s properties so artists push traffic there .\npublishing to ticker helped spotify score massive growth and it could do the same for bandpage . bandpage needs to do whatever it takes to keep growing its artist count since it can\u2019t rely on big checks for custom development work from the world\u2019s most popular acts \u2014 a model that\u2019s helping other musician marketing services turn quick profits .\nas of may 31st , 2018 we sunset bandpage to fully focus on developing the official artist channel program at youtube . you can read more about this announcement here .\nmore importantly , bandpage has a proven track record of increasing fan engagement and revenue . in august 2015 , the startup revealed optimistic numbers from its partnership with rhapsody , which analyzed listener data to target artists\u2019 \u201csuperfans\u201d and deliver push notifications to those users ' phones . bandpage\u2019s push notifications not only generated 50 % more overall fan engagement than other personalized messages sent through rhapsody , but also drew clicks at\ndouble the rate of google search ads , 10x the rate of facebook ads , and at over 50x the rate of traditional web display advertising , \u201d according to the bandpage website .\nbandpage has been trying to rebuild as a cross - web tool for managing musician presences since it got steamrolled by facebook timeline . today it took a big step towards its\npublish once , update everyw\nbandpage , facebook\u2019s top app for artists trying to stream and promote their music to fans , now powers 500 , 000 musician pages . just 6 months ago that number was 250 , 000 , showing the rapid shift in focus of bands from myspace and standalone websites to facebook where fan retention is better . bandpage also just announced new features that allow listeners to tell friends about favorite songs through their facebook timeline and the ticker feed with a single click .\n27 . 9 million music fans interact with bandpage each month , and 870 , 000 do per day according to appdata . those numbers were stronger a month ago before timeline for pages launched , which means facebook\u2019s redesign that prevents admins from setting an app like bandpage as their default landing page could be hurting developers . the service\u2019s user count was even higher 6 months ago before the facebook music streaming platform launched and more people began discovering songs through spotify .\nfrom the whole bandpage team , thank you for partnering with us over the last eight years . it ' s been an exciting journey , and we hope to be able to continue to build impactful products for you at youtube .\nwhales are big spenders , the ones that prop up casinos and social games . in music , whales are bands ' rabid fans . bandpage ' s new\nexperiences\nfeature lets artists sell them seats on stage , unique mer\nluckily , bandpage quickly realized it couldn\u2019t stay on facebook and unshackled itself . now its swift pivot seems to have paid off , or at least earned it a soft landing at youtube . bandpage created a platform that artists could update with their tour dates and t - shirts , and have them appear in tons of places through integrations with spotify , soundcloud , facebook , twitter , shazam , rhapsody , stubhub , and more , as well as google and youtube .\nto keep attracting bands , bandpage today releases an update that lets it take advantage of facebook\u2019s new timeline for pages . musician profiles are now wider , and open graph integration lets visitors post songs to the ticker without having to fill out a share prompt . they can also post that \u201ci want to go to\u201d or \u201ci\u2019m going\u201d to tour dates . these shares fill out a dedicated bandpage section on a user\u2019s timeline that shows what acts they\u2019ve been jamming out to most .\nwith $ 19 million in funding but the timeline redesign cratering its traffic , < a target =\n_ blank\nhref =\nurltoken\n> bandpage < / a > needed to diversify beyond facebook . so today it launches <\nit was a grim moment , as bandpage had just raised a big $ 16 million series b from ggv capital a few months prior . it eventually had a to raise a smaller $ 9 . 3 million series c in 2014 to stay afloat .\nit is also important to note that bandpage is a platform tailored for music , whereas youtube is not . although the most - searched topic on youtube was music in 2014 , there are also plenty of filmmakers , video gamers , beauty experts , choreographers , visual artists and other creators building their careers on the website . all of these creators could benefit from bandpage\u2019s expertise , particularly with regards to niche marketing and customer segmentation , organic growth and identification of superfans , and flexibility and adaptability of business models .\nyoutube wants to win the love of musicians by solving their biggest problem : how to turn popularity into cash . so today it announced it\u2019s acquired bandpage , a startup that helps artists show off and sell concert tickets , merchandise , and exclusive fan experiences .\n< a href =\nurltoken\n> rootmusic < / a > , the company behind < a href =\nurltoken\n> bandpage < / a > , a platform that helps musicians < a href =\nhttps : / / beta . tec\nbandpage makes marketing easier for artists by automatically updating their profiles across spotify , soundcloud , facebook , twitter and other key streaming and social media sites . artists are also granted a substantial level of flexibility in terms of customizing their page and tailoring different experiences to different types of fans .\nsome of that funding , as well as profits from its $ 2 a month premium service of enhanced customization and viral features , are paying for a big presence this year at sxsw . bandpage has its own laser light - filled venue in the center of town where it\u2019s putting on concerts for 10 straight days .\nmusic is a cut - throat business . artists feel underpaid while the tech giants compete to offer similar streaming music services that force them to pay out almost all their earnings to record labels . bandpage could make youtube different \u2014 a place where artists and the platform capitalize on the attention music draws by selling everything surrounding it .\nbandpage is the central profile that musicians use to engage and sell to hundreds of millions of fans . over half a million musicians around the world use bandpage , from up and coming artists to the biggest names in the business . here\u2019s how it works . create a bandpage profile with your profile picture , music and photos , store , tour dates , videos and bio . keeping your bandpage profile up to date is important because it powers your store on spotify , shazam , youtube , and rhapsody . it powers your tour dates on google search , your store and tour dates on lyric sites , and your profile on places like vevo , soundcloud , xbox music , rdio and more . for the first time ever , musicians can reach their fans on these platforms , all from one central profile . so now , you can display your tour dates to more fans and sell more tickets to your shows , deepen your connection with them by making sure they see the right bio and images , and generate more revenue by getting your store in front of those fans at the right moment . at the end of the day , we want to be a driving force that helps you increase revenue , and grow your career as a musician . to get started , go to urltoken and sign up today . it\u2019s free ! show less\n[ update : according to a source familiar with what bandpage shareholders were sent about the terms of the deal , the financial documents say that the acquisition price was $ 8 million . only preferred stock will be converted into cash , and common stock will be cancelled with no payment . a second source later confirmed the deal was for around $ 8 million .\nfounded in 2009 , bandpage began as an app that let musicians create a special music tab on their facebook page . but after facebook shut down these page apps in 2012 , it lost 90 % of its traffic in three months . it went from 32 million monthly users and being the second most popular facebook developer behind zynga , to just a few million .\nyoutube recently launched its ad - free red subscription service and dedicated music app . if it can use bandpage\u2019s money - making tools to curry favor with artists , they might be more likely to promote their youtube presence and give it early or exclusive content . that could push consumers to subscribe to youtube red for $ 9 . 99 and get all of youtube ad - free .\nperhaps in response to these critics , youtube has rolled out its own tools and resources to help musicians increase both exposure and revenue , such as youtube for artists and youtube space . with the recent launch of its ad - free subscription service youtube red , the platform also seems to be experimenting with more business models , in an attempt to diversify and increase its own revenue streams . with bandpage on board , youtube musicians will hopefully be able to monetize their works more effectively compared to what other platforms have provided to date . in particular , one of bandpage\u2019s strengths from which youtube could develop a significant competitive advantage is its ability to leverage and improve the direct artist - fan relationship online , which is relatively lacking on services like spotify and apple music .\nsince that $ 8 million is much less than the $ 27 . 6 million in funding bandpage raised , the deal appears to be a firesale and few will see any significant payout . several sources i contacted refused to speak due to strict orders not to discuss the financial terms . it makes sense that the company would try to keep it under wraps since the price was so low . youtube declined to comment . ]\nthis week ' s billboard magazine named their 10 best digital music startups of 2010 and the list includes some surprising choices . to learn more about how the process , we turned to billboard senior editorial analyst glenn peoples . many hypebot readers remember peoples from his now dormant blog coolfer how these 10 were chosen ? peoples : companies selected have good products and capable leadership , and tended to have products that try to solve a particular problem or fill a void . when looking at this general category , did you see any sectors as over or under served ? peoples : i\u2019m not sure any particular category was overserviced by new companies that launched in the last year or so . a year ago i would have said there were too many music streaming services for too few consumers . then a company like rdio comes along with a better product that has the potential to increase the size of the market . but there are areas of high concentration out there . it\u2019s not surprising there are no new digital distributors in our top ten . that\u2019s a category that could probably stand to be more concentrated than it is today .\nspotify web player on tencent music confirms us ipo , spotify could net $ 2 . 7b\n\u0628\u0647\u062a\u0631\u06cc\u0646 \u0633\u0627\u06cc\u062a \u0628\u0627\u0632\u06cc \u0622\u0646\u0644\u0627\u06cc\u0646 on tencent music confirms us ipo , spotify could net $ 2 . 7b\ngetting it done : the week in d . i . y . and indie music\nbut sider did highlight that the blog posts insists that \u201cour collective goal remains the same : to grow an open network of digital music services , develop intelligent new tools for managing / distributing artist content and commerce , and create new revenue opportunities for all musicians , on youtube and beyond . \u201d that makes it sound like it will remain platform agnostic , though its non - youtube partners might feel a little uneasy about it now .\nother steaming services , especially apple music , have leaned on promotional opportunities for artists to recruit them , and exclusive content to lure subscribers . but at the end of the day , artists want revenue , and streaming listeners don\u2019t earn them much . the trick is 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playing music and the groupies seem great , but updating all your web presences one by one with your new songs or videos must be a drag . < a target =\n_ blank\nhref =\nhttp :\nwhat do all music streaming services have in common ? they have colossal user bases , but no profit . recent headlines paint a particularly dismal picture of the streaming market : two days ago , we learned not only that soundcloud lost $ 70 million in revenue over the last two years , but also that pandora , which reported a net loss of $ 19 . 4 million last quarter , is allegedly in talks about selling itself . moreover , artists continue to receive paltry royalty checks from these streaming services , making the latter a constant scapegoat in the digital music industry ' s persistent financial instability .\n, announced a new acquisition yesterday that could finally turn this streaming gloom around . for a sum of $ 8 million , the video - sharing website acquired\nan online centralized profile that hundreds 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{"id": 56003, "summary": [{"text": "hay group is a global management consulting firm based in philadelphia , pennsylvania , with 86 offices in 49 countries as of 2015 .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "it is specialized in transforming organisations , providing services related to people strategy .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "established in 1943 , the firm was purchased in 1984 by saatchi & saatchi , but returned to private ownership through a management buyout in 1990 .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "in september 2015 , korn ferry announced that it would acquire hay group .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "as part of the deal , worth a reported $ 452 million in cash and stock , korn ferry will bundle its leadership and talent consulting advisory business with hay group and operates under the name of korn ferry hay group , creating a 7,000 man strong human capital advisor . ", "topic": 20}], "title": "hay group", "paragraphs": ["walk around hay as part of hay history weekend in partnership with hay tours . see hay tours for more details .\nhenriette rothschild , managing director of hay group pacific , shares her thoughts on the first day of the hay group international conference in shanghai .\nhay group was founded in 1943 by visionary edward n . hay , who pioneered many of today ' s fundamental people and organizational management practices .\nhay group was founded in 1943 by visionary edward n . hay , who pioneered many of today ' s fundamental people and organisational management practices .\nthe next meeting of the hay history group meeting will be held on jan 13th at 7 . 30pm\npop - up museum at hay castle - including a display by eric & tim pugh ; archaeology of hay ; hay wells project ; hay castle archaeology ; richard booth exhibition . 12 - 4pm free entry\nandrew how , hay group singapore\u2019s managing director , talks about the 6 megatrends that will affect businesses in the future .\nwhile there will be a new owner in korn ferry once the deal is completed , the hay name will remain , according to a news release . the global people and organizational advisory firm intends to add hay group to its talent consulting business and rebrand the combined unit as hay group .\nthe first decade of the new millennium saw hay group experience a number of important victories . in 2002 , world at work posthumously honored edward n . hay for innovation and services to the hr profession . in 2005 , the hay group was asked to provide the research for chief executive magazine\u2019s \u201cbest companies for leaders\u201d . in 2008 , \u201csenior leadership teams\u201d an article written by hay group staff members was published by harvard business school press .\npop - up museum - hay castle archaeology , documents , artefacts and pictures of hay ' s wonderful history .\nhay history group began in early 2013 and aim to meet monthly in hay on wye to discuss , research and promote history . we hold an annual history weekend and also the smith soldat memorial lecture during the hay festival winter weekend in november\ntruth be told , the announcement was of great interest to us , not only because of our history with the hay family but also because hay group\u2019s chicago office is located on our floor .\nhay castle : an illustrated overview of the hay castle project . development , history and archaeology . speaker is mari fforde .\nnote new date - next history group meeting - jan 13th at 7 . 30pm\nthroughout our history , hay group has evolved in many ways . but our founding principle \u2013 of creating positive change through people \u2013 has remained constant .\nit\u2019s hard not to wonder what edward \u201cned\u201d hay would say about the announcement that consultancy korn ferry has entered into a definitive agreement to buy hay group , the late founder\u2019s namesake consulting firm , for $ 452 million .\nhistory group meeting will be at cusop village hall at 7 . 30pm on march 23rd\nin a tumultuous next few years , milton rock retired in 1985 and charles fiero became the company ceo . robert rock ( the son of milton rock ) , then succeeded fiero in 1986 , followed by chris matthews in 1987 . then , in 1990 , hay group\u2019s management bought hay group back form saatchi & saatchi .\nthis year we concentrated on the archaeology of hay and held a series of events over the weekend of september 17th & 18th . these included a talk on the archaeology of landscape around hay by cpat archaeologist bill britnell , our annual pop up museum , walks with hay tours and two days of our hay big dig where we encouraged and supervised a series of community archaeology digs around hay gardens and also one in hay castle grounds .\nhay group ' s most recent study reveals which measures organizations see as most important , how they are linked and how they reflect upon companies\u2019 long - term objectives .\nhay group was founded in 1943 by edward n . hay . formerly a senior personnel manager , hay believed that \u201cthe most successful companies of the future will be the ones that take full advantage of improved personnel techniques . \u201d he went on to pioneer many of the people management practices that make businesses succeed today .\nthe hay group carried on growing for the next 20 years , expanding its operations and its global reach . in 1984 , saatchi & saatchi bought the hay group and combined it with mcber & company , which was a human resources planning and redevelopment firm . this resulted in saatchi consulting , of which milton rock was the management director .\nhay group research shows that the value of intangible capital is not fixed , but rather fluctuates between an \u2018active\u2019 and \u2018inert\u2019 state throughout the m & a ; deal process .\nfrom pioneering hard chromium plating in the 1930s and founding norman hay in 1946 to the present day norman hay plc group of companies , we continue to maintain a leading edge in the design , development and application of innovative surface treatment products and processes .\nnew research outlines a clearer picture of the way forward for the financial services industry . join hay group at the european retail banking summit 2013 to discuss the future of leadership .\nnot many hay group employees go into pure strategy consulting right after working there . most tend toward jobs as an hr consultant ( independent or a larger firm ) or operations manager . this is where hay group differs from mbb and other top firms , and is something you should consider when applying here . if you are looking at transitioning right into larger pure strategy firm directly from hay group , you may have difficulty doing this . you may also struggle to jump right into a ceo / cfo role as many mbb alum do .\nif you\u2019re applying to hay group and would like some help , particularly with your fit interview preparation , grab a resume edit from us here or grab a session with us here .\nthe next history group meeting will be at the three tuns on thursday 13th october at 7 . 30pm\nkorn ferry will pay $ 252 million in cash and $ 200 million in company stock . the deal is subject to hay group shareholder approval , antitrust clearance and other customary closing conditions .\nalthough hay group does a lot of things right , it\u2019s not perfect . one thing you should be wary of at hay group , in particular , is favoritism / cliques . if you do find yourself in the \u201ccool kids\u201d group , then all power to you , but a lot of staff members , understandably , dislike this aspect of the firm\u2019s culture , especially if it means people who don\u2019t pull their weight are still kept around . there is also high turnover at hay group , which is not unusual for consulting in general , but which some staff members find difficult . most attribute the turnover to a disconnect and poor communication between management and lower level employees .\nparish rooms - lion st . hay . 12 - 3 . 30pm . free entry\nned hay , of course , founded hay group in 1943 , and , of interest to our readers , was the publisher and editor of personnel journal , the predecessor of today\u2019s workforce magazine from 1947 to 1958 . he purchased the magazine from the estate of its former editor , charles slocombe . after hay\u2019s death , his wife , doris \u201cd . d . \u201d hay , served as editor in 1960 . ned hay once said , \u201cthe most successful companies of the future will be the ones that take full advantage of improved personnel techniques . \u201d\nhay group is a global management consulting firm that works with leaders to transform strategy into reality . we develop talent , organize people to be more effective and motivate them to perform at their best .\nhay group is a global management consulting firm that works with leaders to transform strategy into reality . we develop talent , organise people to be more effective and motivate them to perform at their best .\nin addition , because of the firm\u2019s focus on the east coast in the u . s . and on philadelphia in particular , there are schools hay group targets that are not on standard lists :\nshining knights on horseback then led processions of english and french through the streets of hay culminating in a hay version of agincourt re - enacted with the black mountains as a backdrop .\nmcber & company\u2019s founder , david mclelland , introduced a concept of the three social motives for human behavior : achievement , power and affiliation . his mantra formed the foundation for hay group\u2019s new attitude towards leadership .\nmilton rock \u2013 leader of hay group for 20 + years , ph . d . in psychology , owner of mlr holdings ( owns directors & boards and family business magazines , as well as philly\u2019s city paper )\nthe hay group was formed in 1943 by edward n . hay under the name \u201cedward n . hay and associates , management consultants . \u201d the firm was started on the premise that maximizing companies\u2019 people management skills would vastly improve their output , both in terms of quality and quantity . in 1951 , an employee named dale purves invented the \u201chay guide charts\u201d . these charts were revolutionary , in that they allowed organizations to map out and align their jobs and roles within the wider context of the company\u2019s entire structure .\nas for their recent history , it\u2019s the same old story for hay group : growth and innovation . by 2012 , paynet , now the biggest pay database in the world , covered 100 countries , 14 million employees and 20 , 000 organizations . in 2013 they launched \u201cactivate\u201d , a suite of business apps designed to allow managers to improve performance within their companies . most recently , in 2014 , gmpc , hay group\u2019s global mutual processing center was opened in pilsen , czech republic .\ntoday , norman hay plc is a global chemicals , sealants , surface coatings and engineering group with more than 70 years trading history . headquartered in the uk , our three main business areas are surface coatings , impregnation sealants and process plant .\none of the most exciting things about hay group is that they have a broad practice that focuses on many interdisciplinary backgrounds that are often underrepresented in standard management consulting , such as psychology ( and its sister subjects organizational psychology and behavioral psychology ) .\nemployers are faced with many decisions about their health plan offerings as full implementation of the affordable care act ( aca ) draws closer . hay group\u2019s employee benefits practice has developed a concise and straightforward menu of aca service offerings to best meet your organization\u2019s needs .\ncome along on saturday to find out the latest amazing and interesting things the cusop history group has uncovered . we will be in cusop village hall on saturday 14th january at 4 . 15pm where you will have a chance to find out the latest research from census returns to maps , graveyards and more as part of an informal group meeting . the cusop history group famous box of books will also be making an appearance . members are free , \u00a32 for visitors . refreshments available .\nstephen kaye , hay group\u2019s current ceo will continue to serve in that capacity once the deal is completed . in a written statement , kaye said : \u201cwe feel this is the perfect combination of two great firms that will be uniquely positioned to help clients achieve their strategic goals and highest aspirations . \u201d\nsince hay\u2019s original insight , we\u2019ve helped many of the world\u2019s best companies to manage their people and resources in new and transformative ways .\nthe big dig days were very successful and we enjoyed meeting all the volunteers and chatting about archaeology . our hay tours leaders took people on walks around town , themed around hay ' s heritage , the railway and the armstrong case . on saturday evening bill britnell gave a very informative and interesting talk about the landscape history of hay and the surrounding area . this focused on paleolithic , mesolithic and neolithic structures and human habitation of the area up until medieval times . on sunday we continued with the test pit digs and also held a pop up museum inside the castle . eric and tim pugh displayed some fascinating photographs and items on the history of hay as well as an amazing collection of postcards of hay . the hay castle volunteers also provided delicious cakes and tea , which was very much appreciated .\nthe sun shone for hay history weekend and all the events were a wonderful success . we went back in time with carriage rides around hay and then we had crowds of over 400 on the lawns for the knights and the energetic and inspired production of henry v .\nlong thought of as something only individuals could learn , teaching a whole group to collectively step back can reduce conflict and increase focus , says emotional intelligence expert daniel goleman .\nhay tours offer an ideal addition to a day out . tours bring the fascinating stories of hays ' history to life ; the people , places and the landscape . weekly thursday tours of hay castle can now also be booked online . please click here to find out more .\nin addition , be prepared for specific questions about trends in hr \u2013 many people use hay group as a backup plan for mbb firms , and one way to tick off an interviewer and create distance is to be unfamiliar with the work hay group actually does both generating and curating industry - leading hr and compensation data resources , but also the advisory work they do for clients . if you\u2019re able to set up a networking conversation prior to an interview with a current consultant , it will help significantly \u2013 just ask them to walk through a day in their life to get a better feel for what they do and what they value .\nin this firm profile , we do a deep dive into philadelphia - based hay group , a darling in the boutique organizational consulting realm . a global firm with a very interesting history , they\u2019re known for motivating , developing and training their clients\u2019 staff as well as the for research they carry out on the companies they work with .\n1997 was a good year for the company . not only did they launch paynet , the first ever online portal for pay data , they also carried out their first \u2018world\u2019s most admired companies\u2019 review for fortune magazine . things continued in this vein , with daniel goleman using hay group research to publish \u201cworking with emotional intelligence\u201d in 1999 .\nthe hay group is headed by a chairman ( currently chris matthews ) and a president & ceo ( currently stephen kaye ) . below them is a team of five global managing directors , each owning a different sector : mature markets , fast - growing markets , productized services , people - delivered services , and expertise & knowledge management .\nas a workplace , hay group is known to be very relaxed , light hearted and easy - going . they are very flexible in terms of different working styles , and as hr specialists they apply best practices to their own organization . in particular , the firm \u2013 which has a legacy of thought leadership \u2013 encourages outside - the - box thinking . if you do work there , you can expect to be given a significant amount of freedom to get your work done in whichever way suits you best , so long as it gets done . you can expect to have a good time with your work colleagues too , because hay group workers are usually known to be friendly , cooperative and clever .\nduring 2014 , hay group conducted studies and analyses on various aspects of executive and director compensation for the wall street journal . we also examined various other topics affecting executive or director compensation . our analyses provide a coordinated picture of how the largest us public companies handle some of the most important issues in their relationships with their top executives and board members .\nas for internships , you have a few different options at hay group . you can be a summer intern or a regular intern , and you can get a work placement or you can get a research placement . whichever one you are , make sure you start in the place you want to end up , because if they like you , you\u2019ll get a job offer .\nmost enter the field not to maximize the road to the top of the food chain , however , but because they are interested in the people side of business more than pure dollars and cents . hay group , while still quantitative and analytical in nature , is more qualitatively focused than other top firms \u2013 and profit is not the only determinant of people - oriented success .\nsalary is also a relevant consideration to take into account . if you work at hay group , you will not be earning as much as consultants at top management firms . further still , it\u2019s possible that you\u2019ll be working long hours on consistent clients and industries over a standard 2 - 3 year stint , without the project variety that draws so many people to consulting , all for less pay .\nthe pop up museum in the parish hall on sunday was fantastic . over 100 people came along to learn about hay\u2019s past and to bring items for us all to view .\nin 2017 hay history weekend takes place on september 23rd & 24th with a variety of events including talks , walks and pop - up museum . for more information see our history weekend page .\nif you don ' t like buying online but still want to guarantee a seat in one of the talks then please buy a ticket from jayne at the sandwich cellar in the backfold in hay .\nthe combined company will have about 7 , 000 employees , gary burnison , korn ferry\u2019s ceo , said in the news release . \u201csince the beginning of time , people have been the ultimate differentiator . yet today , this simple truth is all too often plastered on office walls , but rarely acted upon in the halls . we need a new conversation on people , \u201d burnison said . \u201cthat\u2019s why korn ferry is combining with the hay group . \u201d\nin 1954 , hay continued its trailblazing ways , started the \u201chay compensation survey comparisons\u201d , a tool that allowed companies to remain competitive in terms of the compensation they offered their staff , and continued to see sustained levels of growth . in 1958 , hay died , leaving the company to dale purves and milton rock ( an air force veteran and prolific writer raised in north philly ) . they opened their first non - philadelphia office in 1960 in toronto , and opened their first overseas office in london in 1963 . their second us office , san francisco , was opened in 1965 . dale purves died in 1966 , and milton rock became the new managing director .\nhet aantal zakenauto\u2019s in belgi\u00eb is in 2014 met 13 procent gegroeid ten opzichte van 2010 . het afgelopen jaar was er sprake van een groei van 3 , 6 procent . in 2014 stonden 650 . 000 bedrijfswagens geregistreerd , zo blijkt uit onderzoek van hay group onder 22 . 000 bedrijven wereldwijd , waarvan 500 in belgi\u00eb . opvallend daarbij is dat 50 procent van de junior professionals in belgi\u00eb recht heeft op een auto van de zaak , terwijl dat percentage in de ons omringende landen tussen de 0 en 16 procent ligt .\nbasically , they\u2019re hr and research gurus , and it all comes down to their founding father , edward n . hay , who said , \u201cthe most successful companies of the future will be the ones that take full advantage of improved personnel techniques . \u201d\nread our global research which confirms the gap but also shows that when compared \u201clike for like\u201d the gender pay gap reduces to 1 . 6 % . but one thing remains true : as a demographic group , women get paid less than men . it\u2019s time for a new approach . it\u2019s time to see things differently .\nhay group are unusual in consulting , in that they do not place as much emphasis on cases as other firms do . applicants will be put through the standard fit interview to assess how well they will get along with other and adjust to the culture at the firm , but their interviews are often easy going . don\u2019t be surprised if you get given some psychometric tests to complete , or even if you get asked to complete these tests at home before sending them in . also don\u2019t be surprised if you don\u2019t get put through a rigorous case either \u2013 the hiring process is largely left up to the interviewer .\nour founder , edward n . hay , said \u2018the most successful companies of the future will be the ones that take full advantage of improved personnel techniques\u2019 70 years ago . ever since , we\u2019ve partnered with leaders and organizations to enable stellar business performance and help individuals , organizations and societies transform .\nthe 29th november was agreed as a suitable date . leave hay approx . 10am for 11am arrival at the thomas shop . short talk and chance for a visit to the caf\u00e9 . arrive at abbey cwm hir 1pm for 2 hour tour of this spectacular victorian edifice and chance to see the christmas decorations in all of the 52 rooms .\nwe thought it might be a nice idea to meet informally at tomatitos for a pint / wine and tapas and a chat about hay and district history . sometimes meetings are too formal and it is nice just to relax and share information and chat about what is being done at the moment by hhg members . no agenda , minutes , or rounds .\nin 1943 our founder , edward n . hay , said \u2018the most successful companies of the future will be the ones that take full advantage of improved personnel techniques\u2019 . ever since , we\u2019ve partnered with leaders and organizations to enable stellar business performance and help individuals , organizations and societies transform . we serve our clients through our innovative yet proven methods , delivered globally and consistently through our people and technology .\nhistory weekend is now over for this year and we would like to say a big thanks to everyone who helped out and joined in , especially those who allowed us to dig test pits in their gardens and the hay castle volunteers who ran the tea shop on sunday . special thanks also to peter dorling for being our friendly archaeologist . the weather was very kind over the weekend and we had warm sunny days for our digs and the four free walks which we ran around town .\nin a research note , robert w . baird & co . analyst marc marcon wrote :\nthis is a transformative acquisition that is consistent with kfy ' s [ korn ferry ' s ] long - stated strategy to be the global leader in talent acquisition , development , and strategy . the acquisition clearly differentiates them from any other player in the space . hay is a well - known , high - equity brand in the consulting world .\none negative , marcon added , is the\ntiming of acquisition relative to inning of the cycle \u2014 would have been better if this had been done three years ago . obviously , there are growing fears that a slowdown / downturn is upon us globally .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe wall street journal . 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in - class levels of engagement , as measured through their recent people surveys .\nour activate suite of business apps gives your people the tools they need to make your strategy happen .\nwith a selection of our thought leadership white papers by some of the world\u2019s leading experts in their field , there\u2019s plenty to read and learn .\nif you work with us , you\u2019ll be in good company . see what one of the world\u2019s leading firms , heineken , has to say about us .\nwe have a once in a generation opportunity to make a difference to the uk civil service . read our paper to see our recommendations\njoin our experts to gain insight into reward trends , salary forecasts and local issues to help you make well - informed pay decisions .\nwhy technology isn\u2019t going to change your workforce the way you might think \u2013 and what you can do about it .\ndownload our infographic to see average senior manager base salaries compared with the us .\nread our latest thought paper to discover how objective assessments are the secret weapon to successful organizational change .\nthe world of work is changing . six disruptive , emerging megatrends will impact your workforce and your business within the next 15 years . find out what they are and how to handle them .\nonce , we were three separate businesses , with three separate brands . now , we are one . introducing one korn ferry . i\u2026 urltoken\nour research identifies discipline and focus as critical capabilities to succeed in the digital world . leader must\u2026 urltoken\ngreat organizations need great people to reach their strategic goals . we help organizations across the globe get their people strategy right and achieve their objectives .\nbelow is a list of links to our country websites where you can register for local training programs .\nwe are always recruiting committed and talented individuals that can make a real contribution to our business .\ndownload our latest thought paper to find out what different generations value most in their leaders .\nthere\u2019s just 1 female ceo of a publicly traded # chemical firm . how can companies change this ? urltoken\n92 % of alumni say @ korn _ ferry efficacy programs made them better problem solvers . what else did they gain ? urltoken\nour websites use cookies to measure performance and improve your experience . if you would like to disable cookies , please view \u201chow to manage cookies\u201d in the cookie policy . note that parts of the website may not function correctly if you disable all cookies . by using the website , you consent to the use of cookies unless you have disabled them .\nour clients ask us to help with all aspects of people strategy . we know how people work ; how to pay them right ; how to attract , retain and develop the best talent ; and how to keep everyone engaged , motivated and productive .\nbut our clients don\u2019t just come to us for our people expertise ; they also come for our data . over the years , we\u2019ve built several of the richest hr databases in the world , so our clients can benchmark salaries , performance , leadership and all other kinds of hr data by industry at a global and country level .\nwe have over 3100 employees working in 88 offices in 50 countries . our insight is supported by robust data from 114 countries . and we\u2019re trusted by some of the biggest global brands to get the best from their people , all around the world .\nfind out how we can help you get your people strategy right , and ultimately help your organization reach its strategic goals .\nthe question of how to turn high - flyers into tomorrow\u2019s top leaders has added urgency today . learn how mission - critical career pathing can close the leadership gaps facing organisations .\nstrategic workforce planning can help you get the right workforce today and tomorrow - at the right cost .\nsingapore pay data collection changes ( w . e . f . 1st april 2015 )\nwe hear you . and we are improving to give you better insights to your reward strategy .\nin fact , there\u2019s an app for just about everything \u2013 from finding a restaurant , current news and weather , airline schedules , traffic and transit status for your ride home , to losing weight . researchers are now developing apps that will keep track of who is monitoring your apps . now , with mobile technologies being a way of life , overwhelmed human resources departments are turning to apps as a tool to provide around - the - clock services to an increasingly global workforce . apps are now being used to manage recruitment and payroll processes , track employee time , attendance records , and work schedules and provide performance data . in the process , apps are ushering in a fundamental change in the role and function of hr departments in major organizations .\nwhile digital technologies spawn an explosion of ideas and business models , it\u2019s very easy to get distracted . learn\u2026 urltoken\nwe help you reward the right people at the right levels , for doing the right things in the right ways .\nceos face the huge challenge not only of making strategic decisions about where to invest now but also to lay the foundations for their organizations\u2019 future success .\ntoday\u2019s graduates are tomorrow\u2019s leaders . but although they might have the right technical skills to perform well , finding graduates with the necessary social and emotional skills is a struggle . help your new graduate hires learn the soft skills they need to excel in the workplace .\nsucceeding in the digital world means embedding the ability to constantly transform into your organization\u2019s dna .\ndiscover who\u2019s doing what well and what practices your organisation can adopt today to emulate their success .\nblog : daniel goleman consider a hard - driving executive , one who focuses on his quarterly targets and goes through whatever personal heroics are needed to hit his numbers . a valuable asset to any company , right ? well , it depends . such executives , increasingly common in the working world , may be too focused on the numbers at the expense of empathy .\nkorn ferry takes your privacy and security seriously . our global privacy policy has changed ; please view it here . korn ferry uses cookies to provide you with the best experience with the site . by closing this banner , scrolling this page , clicking a link or continuing to browse , you agree to the use of cookies . see our cookie policy to learn more .\nno one knows more about aligning talent and organizational strategies than korn ferry . with our unique expertise , we can help you release the power of your collective genius and drive superior performance .\n90 % of strategy is execution , and 90 % of execution is people . that\u2019s why making your strategy happen is all about getting your people on board .\nour solutions benefit leaders , organizations and societies by releasing the full collective genius of people .\nour solutions help businesses and organizations reach and realize the full potential of their talent .\nthe research arm of korn ferry provides both daily insights on leadership topics and deep dives into the most challenging issues of today\u2019s global executives .\nin the podcast series finale , learn which events and experiences shaped the nation ' s top female executives .\nintel ' s leadership vacuum , plus why salaries are going to rise $ 2 . 5 trillion .\nintel ' s leadership vacuum , plus why salaries are going to rise $ 2 . 5 trillion . & \u2026\nkorn ferry offers a variety of events and training programs through which we share our ground - 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the - scenes , not sexy , and certainly doesn\u2019t represent the road to fame . still , there are a few notable alumni ( and many more alums represented in senior hr roles at top firms all over the world ) :\napplicants will have two interviews ; the first may be over the phone and will be with more junior staff members or on campus , with the second usually being in person with a director or a manager .\nin terms of the fit interview , make sure you highlight any experience you have in research and life sciences \u2013 don\u2019t just focus on your love for people , as hr today is highly quantitative and independent tasks in research will be the core of your early work at the firm . you should also get your resume up to scratch and know it from back to front so you can walk your interview through it with ease .\nwe send out weekly insider updates on the industry , firm profiles , special offers , free lessons , and more to those on our mailing list . no spam . just the best consulting information around . sign up today , and get in the know ! after signup , you\u2019ll have automatic access to the mc starter pack , a comprehensive set of 50 + video lessons , and the best intro to consulting you\u2019ll find anywhere .\nto display items in this block , you ' ll need a connected account . edit this block and select an account from the drop - 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{"id": 56007, "summary": [{"text": "bgr group is a lobbying firm based in washington dc , three blocks from the white house , and also has an office in london .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the firm was founded in 1991 by ed rogers and haley barbour .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "in 2013 the firm was paid $ 13.7 million for lobbying and its three largest clients were the republic of india , ukraine chevron corp. and the state of kazakhstan .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "the firm employs various former political figures including ambassador kurt volker , jeffrey birnbaum , and gov. haley barbour .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "rick kessler , a lobbyist working for bgr group was running for a seat in the maryland house of delegates in may , 2014 .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "in 2014 huffington post reported that bgr group was \" at the center of [ a ] lobbyist network \" supporting republican senator thad cochran , while he fought a tight primary election race against tea party candidate , chris mcdaniel .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "in april 2015 , the government of south korea retained bgr for public relations and image building . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "bgr group", "paragraphs": ["bgr group works for you in washington , in state capitals and around the world .\n\u2026 esta group , will host events at both conventions . republican lobbying firm\nbgr group has several clerkships available every spring , summer and fall for law , graduate , and occasionally undergraduate students , with an interest and background in politics .\nbgr group , whose lobbyists have given $ 18 , 300 to cochran ' s campaign this cycle , represents clients with sites in mississippi that have benefited from cochran ' s career , including huntington ingalls and the european company airbus group , formerly known as eads .\nbgr group offers an integrated suite of bipartisan lobbying , strategic communications and business solutions that help meet your challenges in a risky , ever - shifting and interconnected world .\npart of mr reid ' s role at bgr group is increasing diplomatic relations between america and bahrain by matching up interested american companies with relevant investment opportunities in the country .\n, founded by potential gop presidential candidate haley barbour . bgr was pi \u2026\n\u2026 to questions about the influence of bgr on the abstinence - only amendment .\nin december 2011 , an undercover investigation exposed how bgr gabara ( bgr group ' s european wing ) had planned to organize a social media campaign to target the singer sting , after he cancelled a concert in kazakhstan due to the kazakh government ' s human rights abuses . details in the links below :\nbgr clerks have the opportunity to work in one of washington\u2019s leading lobbying and consulting firms and help support some of the nation\u2019s top policy experts . bgr clerks are vital to the bgr team , working to help keep our lobbyists informed of the latest action on capitol hill and in foreign and state capitals .\nevery year , bgr clerks use the skills they develop and the contacts they make at bgr to further their educational goals and careers , going on to work in important jobs in washington and state politics .\nit is also worth noting that bgr ' s work for the economic development board appears to go back well before june 2011 . in august 2009 , the pro - government bahraini newspaper gulf daily news published an article about morris reid , managing director at the bgr group . the article started by presenting reid as an independent business expert , but later explained :\nbgr group also represents toyota , which located a plant in mississippi after highway construction was earmarked by cochran ; the university of mississippi , which received millions in earmarked funds for research ; and raytheon , a defense manufacturer that has received millions in earmarks from cochran .\nbut haley barbour , who helped found what is now bgr group , a lobbying powerhouse , and went on to serve two terms as the republican governor of mississippi , says his k street experience turned out to be helpful during his 2003 campaign against democrat ronnie musgrove .\naccording to just released documents on the department of justice website , bgr public relations has been hired by the government of south korea .\nbgr\u2019s professionals can help you meet your lobbying , public relations and business goals in washington , in state capitals and around the world .\nit appears that work has been ongoing since before august 2009 , however bgr first registered its work for the edb in house lobbying disclosure documents in june 2011 .\nfor the period covering the second quarter of 2011 , bgr declared receiving $ 50 , 000 for its work related to this contract . all subsequent lobbying disclosures bgr since then have declared receiving less than $ 5 , 000 per quarter . however this appears significantly less than the amount listed on the bahrain government ' s tender board website , which states that in january 2012 bgr was awarded a contract worth bd 90 , 000 ( us $ 238 , 500 ) for an unspecified period of time .\nformer mississippi gov . haley barbour ( r ) , head of the powerhouse republican firm bgr group , is at the center of this lobbyist network . barbour , a close cochran ally , has organized lobbyists and other big - name mississippi republican donors to keep cochran in office . the senator ' s seniority provides an unrivaled perch to obtain federal funds for the state - - and contracts for barbour ' s lobbying business .\nbgr accepts applications from law and graduate students of all concentrations , as well as exceptional undergraduates . applications are accepted on a rolling basis and spots are filled as qualified candidates are found .\nthe bgr group ( barbour , griffith & rogers ) is a prominent washington dc lobbying company founded by current governor of mississippi haley barbour . it was hired by bahrain ' s economic development in or before june 2011 ( when it first registered this work in house lobbying disclosure documents ) . the job , as declared in the disclosure documents , entails providing\nguidance and counsel to promote stronger trade relations between u . s . and bahrain\nby lobbying the house of representatives .\nbgr has battle - tested experience in republican and democratic leadership at the national and state levels . we have worked in the top - tier of journalism and public relations . we have contacts in major capitals around the world and a track record in commerce .\nwhether you\u2019re a u . s . or international client , you depend on intelligence to know how washington impacts you . no firm better understands the architecture of washington than bgr . we give you the hard data , insight and connections you need to meet your goals .\nto apply for a clerkship , please send a cover letter outlining your interest in bgr , resume , two short writing samples ( no more than five pages each ) , and three references or letters of recommendation to information @ bgrdc . com . no telephone calls please .\nnote : all lobbying expenditures on this page come from the senate office of public records . data for the most recent year was downloaded on april 20 , 2015 .\nfeel free to distribute or cite this material , but please credit the center for responsive politics . for permission to reprint for commercial uses , such as textbooks , contact the center : info @ urltoken\nsign up for our newsletter to track money\u2019s influence on u . s . elections and public policy .\nexcept for the revolving door section , content on this site is licensed under a creative commons attribution - noncommercial - share alike 3 . 0 united states license by opensecrets . org . to request permission for commercial use , please contact us .\nsitting at the end of a row of seven candidates at a debate wednesday , rick kessler talked about his 20 - year legislative career and his pro bono work on pipeline safety . he talked about being an active member of the community , and about why he wants to be elected to maryland\u2019s house of delegates .\none thing he didn\u2019t mention : kessler is a lobbyist , with big - time clients , including chevron and comcast .\nthe crowd of 50 or so probably wouldn\u2019t have been surprised . as kessler said later , his district , on the edge of washington , is a special one . \u201ca lot of us work in government , have worked in government , lobby government as a nonprofit or for - profit . \u201d\nbut even beyond the maryland suburbs , influence industry pros are running for office . and , despite the low marks the public gives the lobbying trade , they\u2019re sometimes winning .\nthere was david jolly , the former lobbyist , who won the march special election to succeed his old boss , the late rep . c . w . bill young ( r - fla . ) , who died in october . and debbie dingell , a longtime general motors executive who was once a lobbyist for the company , seems set to take the seat that her husband , rep . john d . dingell ( d - mich . ) , has held since 1955 .\ned gillespie , the well - known republican strategist and a former k streeter , is trying to unseat sen . mark r . warner ( d - va . ) . it didn\u2019t take long for gillespie to face billboards dubbing him \u201cenron ed , \u201d a reference to one of his old clients , the failed energy giant .\n\u201ci\u2019m not offended by people\u2019s skepticism , \u201d gillespie told the washington post\u2019s karen tumulty . \u201ci understand it , and i think they appreciate that . i\u2019m not defensive about it at all , and the more we talk and the more they hear what my own views are , there\u2019s a growing comfort level . \u201d\nmelanie sloan , executive director of citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington , said lobbyists shouldn\u2019t be disqualified from running for public office . but that kind of experience \u201ccould be hard to explain , depending on who your clients were and what you did for them . \u201d\nfor dingell , for example , it\u2019s not likely to be a problem . as sloan notes , gm is a major employer in michigan , and most voters aren\u2019t likely to frown on her work for the company .\nusually , though , \u201cthat you were helping big companies get tax breaks or government contracts is not a particularly compelling narrative , \u201d sloan said . \u201cevery candidate has negatives they\u2019re going to have to overcome , and that\u2019s a pretty big one . \u201d\n\u201cmy opponent spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on negative ads attacking me for being a lobbyist insider , \u201d he told tumulty . barbour countered with ads focusing on what he had delivered , including federal funding for hospitals and other interests in mississippi .\nof course , lobbyists are sometimes losers , too . jim slattery , a kansas democrat , spent six terms in the house , and after an unsuccessful run for governor , became a lobbyist at wiley rein \u2014 a fact his critics used against him in his failed 2008 attempt to defeat sen . pat roberts ( r ) .\nindeed , the candidates on stage last week also included natali fani - gonzalez , who boasted of her years as a lobbyist in the state capital working on immigrants\u2019 rights , and emily shetty , a former hill aide who now is a lobbyist for the leukemia & lymphoma society . ( the seven are competing for the heavily democratic district\u2019s three seats in the house of delegates , with the winners of the june 24 democratic primary expected to win november\u2019s general election . )\nnonetheless , kessler , with a corporate client list , is treading carefully . a registered lobbyist since 2007 , his bio at levick notes that he was named by the hill as one of its \u201ctop lobbyists\u201d for the past four years . ( lanny davis , who served as special counsel to former president bill clinton , is executive vice president at the strategic communications firm . )\nbut on the \u201cwho i am and where i come from\u201d page of kessler\u2019s campaign web site , the focus is squarely on the nearly 20 years he spent on capitol hill , where he went from being a driver for sen . frank lautenberg ( d - n . j . ) , to chief of staff for dingell , with a few stops in between .\n\u201ci see lobbying , at least the way i do it , as an extension of what i did on the hill , \u201d he said .\n\u201cyou tell members and staff your side of the story , but you also talk about the hurdles and potential traps , letting them make their own decision , \u201d kessler said . \u201cit\u2019s because you are providing that kind of trusted counsel \u2014 that\u2019s why they want you . \u201d\n\u201csome people want to be baseball stars . some people want to be rock stars , \u201d he said . \u201ceverybody on the hill thinks , \u2018maybe i could run at some point . \u2019\u201d\njust how much trouble is rep . jim jordan in over alleged ohio state sexual abuse ?\nthe firm will provide public relations services at the fee of $ 26 , 000 per month according to documents filed by united states law under the foreign agents registration act ( fara ) . the documents state that the agency \u201cfully recognizes that the subject matter regarding the scope of services require the highest degree of confidentiality . \u201d\n\u201cthe south korean government has engaged a u . s . public relations firm to promote its position on japan\u2019s war history ahead of a speech by japanese prime minister shinzo abe to congress . \u201d\n\u201cthe move suggests seoul is concerned that mr . abe won\u2019t clearly acknowledge or apologize for japan\u2019s aggression during world war ii . differing interpretations of history hamper closer seoul - tokyo ties , frustrating the u . s . as it seeks coordination to deal with china\u2019s assertiveness and north korea\u2019s belligerence . \u201d\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 .\ntap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you .\nwashington - - lobbyists in washington are pouring money into sen . thad cochran ' s ( r - miss . ) runoff campaign , helping the six - term incumbent with a long history of securing funds for well - represented industries in washington battle his toughest challenge in more than three decades .\nregistered lobbyists and lobbying firms ' political action committees have given nearly $ 500 , 000 to cochran ' s primary and runoff campaigns against tea party - backed state sen . chris mcdaniel , according to federal election commission records reviewed by the huffington post .\nmcdaniel ' s strength against cochran in last month ' s senate primary raises crony capitalism as an issue , as it has been in other republican party primaries including the defeat of house majority leader eric cantor ( r - va . ) .\nsecuring funds or tax breaks for businesses , even if it brings jobs to an impoverished state like mississippi , is seen by some tea party supporters and libertarians as a deviation from free - market conservatism . those like cochran , known for using his perch on the senate appropriations committee to earmark billions for research , reconstruction , manufacturing and infrastructure , are labeled apostates .\nthe lobbyist contributions have been raised in the mississippi campaign by both the mcdaniel camp and outside groups , including the conservative club for growth , as evidence of cochran ' s entrenched relationship with those seeking government funds and tax breaks .\nthad cochran ' s reelection to the senate means that k street lobbyists can charge higher fees to lobby the appropriations committee , but it means tax hikes , debt limit increases and bailouts for mississippi voters ,\nsaid barney keller , spokesman for the club for growth .\nthese attacks haven ' t dissuaded the cochran campaign , which did not respond to a request for comment , from featuring a prominent lobbyist in a recent advertisement .\nformer mississippi sen . trent lott , who resigned his seat to become a lobbyist in 2007 before new lobbying reforms went into place , appears in a recent cochran advertisement telling voters to stick with the longtime senator because of the funds he ' s brought home for defense manufacturing .\nover the years , we had to fight for funds and contracts for ingalls ,\nlott said about the huntington ingalls shipbuilding site in pascagoula .\nsenator cochran has the power and the experience to protect the gulf coast ,\nlott continues .\nwhat lott failed to mention is that he ' s a lobbyist for huntington ingalls .\nlott is also a lobbyist for lockheed martin , another recipient of cochran ' s efforts to bring federal dollars to his home state . the other lobbyists making contributions to help reelect cochran also represent companies that cochran has helped or supported over the years .\nin february , cochran touted a $ 22 . 8 million army contract for six helicopters to be built at the eads north america plant in columbus , mississippi . the army added an additional $ 34 million to the contract in march for the construction of helicopters to be sold to thailand ' s military , which recently staged a coup .\nbarbour has dismissed the club for growth , which has spent more than $ 3 million against cochran , and other tea party groups critical of his support for cochran , telling the associated press ,\neveryone knows they couldn ' t care less about mississippi .\ncochran ' s lobbyist supporters have also rallied to barbour and cochran to tell the importance of federal funds for the state .\nhaley barbour and the whole mississippi political establishment understand mississippi better than the club for growth ,\nsaid john feehery , a lobbyist at quinn gillespie & associates who has taken to twitter lately to defend cochran , although he has not contributed to the campaign .\nfollowing the primary election that ended with neither cochran nor mcdaniel reaching the 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff , sen . mitch mcconnell ( r - ky . ) hosted a fundraiser for cochran that drew a republican lobbyist crowd . the event pulled in more than $ 800 , 000 , according to politico .\nfirst - person essays , features , interviews and q & as ; about life today .\n\u201ctell the truth ; advocate for good policy and convince people it\u2019s also good politics . respect those who disagree with you . when you win , share the credit ; if you lose , take the blame if you\u2019re the leader . that is what good lobbyists do . \u201d\nwhen president trump came this close to beginning the u . s . withdrawal from its free - trade agreement with south korea in september , jobs in wellsburg , w . va . , were suddenly put at jeopardy . how could that be ?\nwhen heavy industry began leaving west virginia , and appalachia , for foreign shores , businesses that supplied them had to look for overseas customers , as well . wellsburg\u2019s eagle manufacturing sells industrial safety products ,\nwe are looking for clerks who are career - oriented and looking to work hard and build on the skills they have already begun to develop through previous internships , work , and volunteer experiences .\nwe are no longer accepting applications for summer 2018 . if you are interested in applying for a clerkship for fall 2018 , please follow the directions above .\nnote : all lobbying expenditures on this page come from the senate office of public records . data for the most recent year was downloaded on april 24 , 2018 .\n, the lobbying firm headed by former mississippi gov . haley barbour . spons \u2026\n, according to an invitation obtained by the center for public integrity . \u2026\n, the lobbying firm co - founded by former gop gov . haley barbour of mississi \u2026\n\u2026 lovells ' pac is also on better footing than it was two or four years ago .\n) ; and pollster ed goeas . these gop insiders have been helping barbour revie \u2026\ndid not respond to requests for comment . ruddy declined a telephone intervi \u2026\nthe same pro - government publishing house printed another fluff piece in march 2010 about reid ' s visit to bahrain , without explaining the purpose his visit .\nbahrain tender board : awarded tenders of january 2012 ( see item no . 149 )"]}
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( spanish ) urltoken . accessed may 2011\nkiu system offers a low cost commercial management airline solutions suite , developed with the latest technology and under iata standards .\nnueva oficina - call center de kiu system solutions : debido al r\u00e1pido crecimiento y la alta demanda de . . .\nthis research report provides an in - depth analysis of the global passenger service system market based on service and geography segmentation . the global passenger service system market is categorized based on services into airline reservation system , airline inventory system , departure control system , internet booking system , loyalty system , customer care system , airport management consulting and ancillary services . the report analyzes each of these segments for various geographies considered under the scope of the study .\neuka . jornada nro . 3 . presentaci\u00f3n kiu cargo y kiu bi ( business intelligence ) . cierre cena show con todos nuestros . . .\nthe cost / benefit equation was so attractive , that our system was rapidly accepted in the market . the system matured in functionality and robustness , becoming the leading reservation system in the region .\nimproved market presence as more than 20 . 000 travel agencies are using gds kiu\nkiu admin is a tailored solution targeting airline revenue control , interline billing and fraud prevention .\nkiu will attend the aviation festival london 2017 . come and meet us on stand 79 !\nkiu system solutions is an airline technology provider of inventory , gds , crs , b2c / b2b ibe , dcs , revenue accounting , cargo & frequent flyer systems .\nkiu system solutions offers tailor - made options for each airline , independent of size and business model by optimizing operations , commercial , administrative and financial management . the system provides scalability , flexibility and real - time information to optimize airline structure and boost profits .\nregion is expected to increase the adoption of passenger service system in these markets .\na low cost distribution system seamless integrated with kiu host that allows the airline to enhance and maximize the sales through iata bsp / arc & non iata / arc travel agencies globally .\nkiu e - commerce fluidly enables airlines to sell fully - integrated e - tickets on their own websites .\nkiu was formed in 2002 by a team of professionals of the airline and it industry . kiu has experienced a continuous growth until become the most important latin american computer reservations system and global distribution system , airline inventory , departure control system , air cargo & revenue accounting systems with strong presence in many regional , low cost airlines and domestic airlines of the following countries : argentina , colombia , venezuela , ecuador , peru , bolivia , paraguay , aruba , panama , mexico & spain .\nkiu helps the airlines to optimize and reduce operational , distribution and administration costs improving your financials and enhancing the efficiency .\npassenger service system ( pss ) market overview , cost structure analysis , growth opportunities and . . .\na comprehensive , integrated , reliable and easy - to - use reservation system for all types of airlines .\nour initial goal was to develop a reservation and distribution system that will not drown financial and economically the airlines .\npassenger service system ( pss ) market in world , presents critical information and factual data about passenger service system ( pss ) industry , with an overall statistical study of this market based on market drivers , market limitations , and its future prospects . the widespread trends and opportunities are also taken into consideration in passenger service system ( pss ) market study .\nthe product range of the passenger service system ( pss ) industry is examined based on their production chain , pricing of products and the profit generated by them . various regional markets are analysed in passenger service system ( pss ) market research report and the production volume and efficacy for passenger service system ( pss ) market across the world is also discussed .\nthe passenger service system ( pss ) market provides detailed analysis of market overview , market drivers , opportunities , potential application . top key players of passenger service system ( pss ) market covered as : sirena - travel jscs , mercator ltd . , travelsky technology ltd . , kiu system solutions . , travelport worldwide ltd . , sita nv , sabre corp . , radixx international , inc . , hitit computer services a . s . , amadeus it group sa , travel technology interactive , unisys cor p .\nkiu system solutions is a next generation technology provider that offers an integrated airline solutions suite since 2002 . today we are the leading next generation airline software provider in latin america and expanding our presence globally to other international markets like usa , europe , africa and middle east .\nthe report also provides an analysis of the factors that drive and restrain the growth of the passenger service system market . it discusses the prevailing market trends , prospective growth opportunities , and major strategies increasing the popularity of the global passenger service system market . the report also provides ecosystem analysis and porter ' s five forces analysis for the global passenger service system ( pss ) market .\nthe passenger service system ( pss ) market research report gives an overview of passenger service system ( pss ) industries on by analysing various key segments of this market based on the product types , application , end - to - end industries and its scenario .\nkiu gds has no cost for the travel agencies being a value added for the airlines that are looking to expand sales globally at significant lower cost than the traditional gds\u00b4s .\npassenger service system ( pss ) industry drives a strong trend of r & d investments in food industries . other growth drivers include the need to curtail costs , growth and increased use of shifting commodity prices , strength of private label brands and increased competition from players in passenger service system ( pss ) market .\nthe passenger service system ( pss ) market research report shed light on foremost regions : united states , eu , japan , china , india and southeast asia .\npassenger service system ( pss ) market research report provides emerging market trends , raw materials analysis , manufacturing process , regional outlook and comprehensive analysis on different market segments .\npassenger service system ( pss ) is a suite of solutions allowing efficient management of an airline front - end operation through managing passenger related activities . pss solution is a communication system which provide passengers services such as customer care , loyalty , reservation , online booking , and check - in & check - out status in real - time . the demand for passenger service system is expected to increase in the coming years owing to the growing demand of commercial aviation and increasing number of passengers . introduction of new medium and small airline operators across\nother and market split by applications : railway , aviation , oth er the regional distribution of passenger service system ( pss ) industries is across the globe are considered for this market analysis , the result of which is utilized to estimate the performance of the international market over the period from 2017 to forecasted year .\nwe are the trade association for the world ' s airlines . our 290 members comprise 82 % of total air traffic .\nover 400 strategic partners work with our member airlines to deliver solutions that shape aviation .\ndemand rose 6 . 1 % compared to the same month in 2017 , which was a slight pickup from 6 . 0 % year - 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{"id": 56017, "summary": [{"text": "hazama ando corporation ( \u5b89\u85e4\u30cf\u30b6\u30de\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e and\u014d hazama kabushiki-gaisha ) , is one of the 10 biggest construction companies in japan .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it was launched in 2013 by the merger of the hazama corporation and ando corporation .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "it has overseas networks in asia , especially in the south asian countries like nepal , as well as in the united states , mexico , central and south america . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "hazama ando", "paragraphs": ["ando and hazama jointly win contracts , make purchases , and engage in other projects .\nando has dispatched one vice president and representative director and one part - time auditor to hazama . ( the above two personnel have been transferred to hazama )\ndata as of jul 09 2018 . currency figures normalised to hazama ando corp ' s reporting currency : japanese yen jpy\nbased on the capital and business tie - up agreement , ando holds 10 , 000 , 000 shares in hazama\u2019s common stock , 250 , 000 shares in hazama\u2019s class iv preferred stock , and 125 units of the second issue of hazama share options .\nfurther , if the merger is approved at ando\u2019s general shareholders\u2019 meeting and hazama\u2019s extraordinary shareholders\u2019 meeting and class meeting , then ando shares will be delisted from the tokyo stock exchange on march 27 , 2013 .\nno particular conflict of interest arises between ando and hazama with regard to the merger and as such no particular measures have been taken .\nneither abeam m & a consulting , the independent calculation agent advising ando , nor frontier management , the independent calculation agent advising hazama , falls under the category of a related party of ando or hazama or has any particular interests to be declared with regard to the merger .\nthe award was jointly conferred to the mopit , along with japanese consultant company , nippon koei corporation and japanese construction company , hazama ando corporation .\nwith the exception of the above , there are no particular capital relationships between personnel and companies related to ando and personnel and companies related to hazama .\nwith the exception of the above , there are no particular personnel relationships between personnel and companies related to ando and personnel and companies related to hazama .\nwith the exception of the above , there are no particular transactional relationships between personnel and companies related to ando and personnel and companies related to hazama .\nreorganizes the general partnership company organization to establish ando - gumi as a business corporation .\nthe merger will take the form of an absorption - type merger in which hazama will be the surviving company and ando will be the company to be absorbed .\n0 . 53 shares of hazama\u2019s common stock will be allotted and delivered for each share of ando\u2019s common stock . however , for its current holding of 2 , 781 , 948 shares of treasury stock , ando will not receive any allotment of shares in the merger .\nando corporation ( \u201cando\u201d ) and hazama corporation ( \u201chazama\u201d ) hereby announce that it was resolved at the meetings of their respective boards of directors held today to carry out the merger of their companies ( the \u201cmerger\u201d ) on april 1 , 2013 ( tentative ) and in the spirit of equal footing basis , entered into a merger agreement . the details are described below .\nreorganizes as\nando - gumi ,\na general partnership company with capital of 1 million yen .\ntakema hazama receives a contract from the kyushu railway company to build the new moji locomotive engine and passenger carriage depot , and founds hazama - gumi in moji ( fukuoka prefecture ) .\nando holds 10 , 000 , 000 shares of hazama common stock , 250 , 000 shares of hazama class iv preferred stock , and 125 units of the second issue of hazama share options . when examining the merger , both companies therefore had their respective independent calculation agents calculate the merger ratio and report the results in order to ensure fairness . based on the results of the merger ratio calculation , both companies entered into negotiations and discussions which resulted in an agreement to carry out the merger using an agreed merger ratio . ando and hazama requested abeam m & a consulting and frontier management , their respective independent calculation agents , to calculate the merger ratio and received calculation reports from them . note that neither ando nor hazama has received a fairness opinion from their respective independent calculation agents .\nshotaro ando founds a civil engineering contracting business called\nando - kata\nin matsueda - cho , kanda ward , tokyo . the company begins with brick construction , which was an advanced building method at the time .\nthis is a system for hazama to purchase shares constituting less than one unit held by shareholders .\nestablished as hazama - gumi , a joint stock company ( capital of 500 , 000 yen ) .\nhazama ando corporation , formerly hazama corporation , is mainly engaged in the construction business . the company operates through three business segments . the civil engineering segment is in the provision of general civil work both domestic and overseas . the construction segment is in the provision of general construction work and architectural project both domestic and overseas . the group segmen\nafter the delisting of ando stock , shareholders receiving an allotment of 100 shares ( one unit ) or more of hazama common stock as a result of the merger will be able to trade hazama common stock in excess of one unit on the tokyo stock exchange , and the companies therefore believe that the liquidity of common stock will be able to be maintained .\nthe predecessors of the current company , hazama and ando , were established in 1889 and 1873 respectively . the two companies originally formed a capital and business tie - up in 2003 , and were collaborating over order receipts and materials procurement before the merger . [ 3 ]\nin connection with the merger , hazama will issue 43 , 834 , 207 shares ( tentative ) of its common stock . ( note that none of the treasury stock held by hazama will be used for the allotment of shares in the merger . )\nafter delisting , it will no longer be possible to trade ando common stock on the tokyo stock exchange , but holders of ando common stock will receive an allotment of common stock in the surviving company in accordance with the descriptions in \u201c2 . ( 3 ) details of allotment in the merger . \u201d\nto ensure that the merger ratio used in the merger is calculated in a fair and appropriate manner , ando and hazama selected as independent calculation agents abeam m & a consulting ltd . ( \u201cabeam m & a consulting\u201d ) and frontier management inc . ( \u201cfrontier management\u201d ) , respectively .\nnote that the completion of the merger is subject to the satisfaction of various conditions , such as approval of the merger at ando\u2019s general shareholders\u2019 meeting and hazama\u2019s extraordinary shareholders\u2019 meeting and class meeting , the approval of the japan fair trade commission , and the absence of any material grounds that may hamper the merger .\nnote 1 : hazama also plans to hold a general shareholders\u2019 meeting on june 28 , 2012 ( record date of march 31 , 2012 ) .\nyear on year hazama ando corp ' s revenues fell - 7 . 59 % from 407 . 99bn to 377 . 02bn . this along with an increase in selling , general and administrative costs has contributed to a reduction in net income from 26 . 28bn to 23 . 86bn , a - 9 . 20 % decrease .\nreceives order for da nhim no . 1 power station ( vietnam ) , which was hazama ' s first major overseas construction project of the post - war era .\nnote that the future profitability projections for ando which serve as the basis of the dcf method calculations by abeam m & a consulting and frontier management do not predict major increases or decreases in profit .\nthis is a system for shareholders with shares constituting less than one unit to purchase hazama shares to increase their holdings up to one unit ( 100 shares ) . as hazama does not currently have such a system , the company intends to create one for the benefit of shareholders who , as a result of the merger , will hold shares constituting less than one unit . hazama plans to submit a proposal to the extraordinary shareholders\u2019 meeting scheduled for july 20 , 2012 that would make changes to the company\u2019s articles of incorporation including the creation of such a system . the change would take place from april 1 , 2013 .\nafter concluding a capital and business tie - up agreement in 2003 , ando and hazama have built a long - term relationship of trust and cooperation . both companies have now agreed that the best way for them to achieve sustainable growth is to go beyond this relationship by merging their business operations to expand their scope of business , streamline operations , boost efficiency , and thereby enhance profitability . as such , both companies today signed a merger agreement .\nfrontier management calculated the merger ratio for the common stock of both companies using the market price average method , on the grounds that the common stock of both companies has a market price , and also conducted a valuation using the dcf method for both companies . the valuation range for the merger ratio calculated using each method , which is given as numbers of shares of hazama common stock to be allotted for one share of ando common stock , is shown in the table below .\ncompletes replacement of uji bridge , ise grand shrine ( the third time since 1969 that hazama corporation has been entrusted with this work , which is part of the regular dismantling and rebuilding of the shrine that takes place every 20 years ) .\nthe effective date for the merger is april 1 , 2013 , and therefore , in accordance with the delisting standards of the tokyo stock exchange , ando common stock is scheduled to be delisted on march 27 , 2013 ( final day of trading scheduled for march 26 , 2013 ) .\nshareholders who , as a result of the merger , will hold hazama shares constituting less than one unit will not be able to trade such shares on the tokyo stock exchange . these shareholders will instead be able to use either of the following systems :\nshareholders who , as a result of the merger , will receive a fractional share less than one hazama share will receive a monetary payment that corresponds to their fractional share in accordance with article 234 of the companies act and other related laws and regulations .\nas described above , ando and hazama requested their respective independent calculation agents to calculate the merger ratio for the merger and received from the respective agents merger ratio calculation reports . both companies , after comprehensive consideration of the both companies\u2019 financial and asset situations , business and performance outlook , historical and current stock price performance and other factors , entered into detailed discussions and negotiations with reference to the results shown in the calculation reports and reached agreement that the merger ratio as shown under \u201c2 . ( 3 ) details of allotment in the merger\u201d is appropriate .\nthrough the merger , ando and hazama will complement each other by harnessing their prior track records of achievement and as a result generate synergistic effects through their technological strength , marketing power , and cost competitiveness and strengthen their business operations and improve their efficiency . at the same time , the new company will aim for further expansion overseas and the development of foundations for new business initiatives . through these measures , the new company will strive to enhance its profitability , financial soundness , and corporate value and to build a stronger business base that supports further development and growth .\nwith respect to the accounting treatment of the merger , the plan is to adopt the accounting standards for business combinations ( asbj statement no . 21 ) and the implementation guidance on accounting standards for business combinations and business divestitures ( asbj guidance no . 10 ) , and use the purchasing method making hazama the acquiring company .\nfurther , the future profitability projections for hazama which serve as the basis of the dcf method calculations by abeam m & a consulting and frontier management include a fiscal year in which a major increase in profit is predicted . specifically , in the fiscal year ending march 2012 , there was an increase in tax expenses as a result of a partial impairment of assets the company recognized and the enactment of a law concerning a reduction in the corporate income tax rate in japan . however , projections for the fiscal year ending march 31 , 2013 show a major increase in net income over the preceding fiscal year , as at the current time the company is no longer expecting such impact from the increase in tax expenses on its revenue plans in and after the fiscal year ending march 2013 .\nabeam m & a consulting conducted valuations for the common stock of both companies using the market price method , on the grounds that the common stock of both companies has a market price , and also conducted calculations using the discounted cash flow method ( \u201cdcf method\u201d ) to reflect in the valuation the future state of their businesses . the market price method used may 23 , 2012 as the reference date and calculations took into account the closing price on the reference date , and the average closing price and volume - 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dori\nbrick town\nconstruction project .\nexecutes a portion of the asakusa nakamise - dori\nbrick town\nconstruction project .\nbecomes a business associate with government ministries in charge of the army , railroads , and communications .\nreceives a package order to construct an army artillery arsenal ( brick construction ) in koishikawa , tokyo , around the time of the sino - japanese war , which broke out the following year . this built the company ' s foundation as a construction business .\nexecutes brick repair work for the tokyo post and telegraph office , which was japan ' s first general telephone office .\ncompletes construction of the aikoku life insurance ( currently nippon life insurance ) building . this was the company ' s first private - sector construction project .\nmoves to a newly constructed company building in tsukiji , kyobashi ward , tokyo . completes work on a coastal landfill project in isogo , yokohama city , kanagawa prefecture ( 370 , 000 m 2 ) .\nfollowing world war ii , takes on repair work for facilities used by the allied occupation forces ( military police headquarters , the sanno hotel , etc . ) , and pours efforts into post - 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sector investment in construction will recover gradually . despite this , the business environment for the construction industry is still difficult , as construction investment has remained at low levels since the financial crisis of 2008 .\nabeam m & a consulting calculated the merger ratio using materials provided by both companies and publicly available information . as abeam m & a consulting\u2019s calculations assume all of such materials and information to be accurate and complete , abeam m & a consulting has made no independent verification to determine the accuracy and completeness of such materials and information . abeam m & a consulting has carried out no independent evaluation , appraisal , or assessment of the assets and liabilities ( including the analysis or evaluation of individual assets and liabilities ) of either company or their affiliates , nor has abeam m & a consulting sought an appraisal or assessment from a third - party organization ( this statement also covers off - 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s2x 256apsk satellite transmission has been successfully completed by japan - based nippon television network corporation ( nippon tv ) with newtec technology . performed on november 1 , 2014 , the trial campaign saw nippon tv transmit 5mhz bandwidth with a 256apsk carrier from a satellite news gathering ( sng ) truck to the superbird - b2 satellite . the transmission was successfully received at the headquarters of nippon tv in minato , tokyo .\n15 . 12 . 2016 . interview by vladimir putin to nippon tv and yomiuri newspaper . - archive 2015 - embassy of the russian federation in malaysia\nnippon television network corporation ( nippon tv , urltoken ) is japan\u2019s number one rated broadcaster , having won the triple crown title for the entire year of 2014 by topping the charts in the all day , prime time , and golden time categories . since becoming japan\u2019s first commercial broadcaster in august 1953 , nippon tv has come to be known as the country\u2019s finest producer and broadcaster of all genres of programs ranging from news , documentaries , sports , dramas , entertainment shows to animation . one of the biggest successes for nippon tv is its format dragons\u2019 den . to date , the format has been sold in 27 countries . nippon tv also has a wide variety of group companies that deal with movies , animation , events , tv shopping , and merchandising .\nan award - winning business entertainment format franchise , is based upon the japanese format created by nippon television network corporation ( nippon tv ) and has been produced in countries across the globe , including the uk on bbc2 and the usa on abc . it will air on shenzhen tv on 22nd may 2016 .\nas part of the acquisition , the parties will enter into a separate agreement under which hulu will license its brand and technology to a subsidiary of nippon tv , as well as provide support services that will enable nippon tv to continue to make the svod service available under the hulu brand using the same platform .\nnippon tv has just launched an interesting guerrilla campaign ( japan\u2019s most popular tv network ) . nippon tv has partnered with hulu & joost to create these mini comedy channels that run 24 / 7 , named gaki attack , they lock four comedians in a gym and are randomly punished and tortured for 24 hours through a whole range of hilarious ninja attacks ( in true crazy japanese style ) .\nthe star met suzuki when he served as interpreter for japanese celebrities during a media junket nippon tv hosted to publicize the shows it was bringing to the philippines via gem tv asia on skycable channel , in cooperation with sony pictures television .\nthe first season of the tv show , derived from german show \u201cder letzte bulle , \u201d was produced by nippon tv and hulu japan and went on air in june 2015 . a second season went to air from october this year .\nbefore an interview to japan\u2019s nippon tv and yomiuri newspaper . yume , an akita dog , was presented to vladimir putin in july 2012 by the akita prefecture .\nnippon tv is the leading television network in japan , ranking # 1 in average household viewer ratings in the past three years . as japan\u2019s first commercial terrestrial broadcaster to go on the air in 1953 , nippon tv marked its 60th year of broadcasting in 2013 . from the beginning of our conversations , it was clear that nippon tv understands the value of the first - 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related business opportunities in southeast asia , we came to realize that our programs are our strength and greatest asset . this led to our discovery that the pay tv business would best enable us to provide constant access to top - notch nippon tv entertainment to viewers in southeast asia . the success of such a venture depends on having a partner who is familiar with and has a proven track record in the pay tv and media landscape in asia , and we at nippon tv are honored to have found spt networks . gem asia enables us to reach out to more people in southeast asia with high - quality dramas and entertainment shows that continue to make nippon tv the most - watched broadcaster in japan . \u201d\n( the ) twins at st . clare ' s ( tv ) : broadcaster\ntv production , shooting , engineering , and master control in the fukuoka area .\ntv production , shooting , engineering , and master control in the kumamoto area .\ntv production , shooting , engineering , and master control in the nagasaki area .\ntv production , shooting , engineering , and master control in the kagoshima area .\ntv production , shooting , engineering , and master control in the ishikawa area .\nhours per weekday watching tv in us : 2 . 8 hours [ 5 ] hours per weekday watching tv in japan : 2 . 8 hours [ 6 ]\n[ 1 ] nyt : ownership of tv sets falls in u . s .\n[ 7 ] nyt : ownership of tv sets falls in u . s .\noriginal soundtrack release from a japanese tv drama series - nakuna hara chan - .\ntv programs , etc . | publications | chiyoda kokusai law offices | kanji ishizumi\n\u201cwe are very proud to have created a service that nippon tv , the broadcast leader in japan , sees as a strong asset , \u201d hopkins said in a statement .\nfuji tv ' s stake in the broadcaster will now rise to 69 percent . livedoor will become the second - largest shareholder in nippon broadcasting , with an 18 percent stake .\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\npercentage of us households that own a tv : 96 . 7 % [ 1 ] percentage of japanese households that own a tv : 99 . 5 % [ 2 ]\nchairman : koichi suzuki ( chairman & ceo of iij ) president : shunichi shinozaki ( executive vice president assigned from president ' s office , nippon tv , to jocdn inc . )\nnippon is known for broadcasting a wide variety of shows , including tokusatsu shows . one such example is assault ! human which was a 1972 live show co - produced by nippon and toho .\nvideo streaming site hulu is doing away with its japanese subsidiary , the company announced today , selling the unit to nippon tv . the sale might mark the end of the company\u2019s international ambitions , as hulu focuses more on its catchup tv service in the u . s .\nthis is not the case with japanese tv programming . three of the top five tv shows fall into the \u201cvariety\u201d category . for the uninitiated , variety shows look like this :\nsince becoming japan\u2019s first commercial broadcaster in 1953 , nippon tv has become the country\u2019s undisputed ratings champion and finest producer of all genres of programs . one of the biggest successes for nippon tv is its format dragons\u2019 den , which has been sold in 29 formats and 184 countries . with well - established companies that deal in a broad range of businesses from movies , animation , events , to fitness clubs , nippon tv is leveraging its ideal platform to expand into new realms . recently launching a channel in southeast asia named gem through a joint venture with sony pictures television networks , and taking a stake in the svod market through wholly - owned subsidiary hulu japan , nippon tv is steadily solidifying its presence and brand as a global media powerhouse .\n2017 . 06 . 12 | currently ranked as the # 1 commercial tv broadcaster in japan , and in honor of the 5th anniversary of its international business development ( ibd ) division where revenue and sales are at an all - time high , nippon television network corporation announced that board director and operating officer yoshio nakayama has been appointed to oversee the ibd division for nippon tv .\nan international tv client is seeking a receptionist and to also support on adhoc administrative duties .\nwe introduce many faces of japan to people around the globe through quality japanese tv programs .\ntv antenna , antop outdoor / indoor digital smartpass amplifier hdtv antenna 80 mile . . .\ntv antenna , 50 mile range indoor amplified hdtv antenna , detachable amplifier signa . . .\nnippon television network corporation ( nippon tv ) announces that its subsidiary hj holdings , inc . , which operates the online subscription video on demand ( svod ) service hulu , has allocated new shares to third parties hulu , llc ( california , usa ) , yahoo japan corporation , toho co . , ltd . , yomiuri telecasting corporation , and chukyo tv broadcasting co . , ltd .\nthe japanese broadcaster , nippon television is looking for a news producer to join its busy london bureau .\nproject proposal to the nippon foundation ' s overseas grants there is no set format for project proposals .\na japanese - language blog on the social innovation activities of the nippon foundation and its affiliated organizations .\nwith over 30 years of experience at nippon tv , nakayama assumes his leadership role at the ibd division with a commitment to spearheading the company\u2019s global growth through new relationships and business opportunities . he joined news division of nippon tv back in 1983 and for over 20 years he has been a foreign news reporter covering frontline news including the devastating 9 / 11 attacks from the ground in afghanistan .\n\u201cafter three years of actively pursuing various content - related business opportunities in southeast asia , we came to realize that our programs are our strength and greatest asset . this led to our discovery that the pay - tv business would best enable us to provide constant access to top - notch nippon tv entertainment to viewers in southeast asia . the success of such a venture depends on having a partner who is familiar with and has a proven track record in the pay - tv and media landscape in asia , \u201d said kimio maruyama , board director and executive operating officer of nippon tv .\nthe test follows nippon tv\u2019s interest in the new dvb - s2x modulation standard for its next - generation video network over japan . considering the benefit of the 5 % roll off ( ro ) technology that saves satellite bandwidth , nippon tv wanted to establish the feasibility of using this higher modulation and the associated challenges . putting the dvb - s2x 256apsk to the test , the team used newtec ' s mdm6100 broadcast satellite modem and 5mhz bandwidth on a jsat transponder . this is the same amount of bandwidth required for nippon tv ' s next - generation video network . 25mbps was transmitted from the sng using a 1 . 4m antenna , which was received on a 5m dish at the tv station .\nhdtv antenna indoor digital tv antenna , lxuemlu 50 miles rang hd antenna with detac . . .\ntv antenna , 1byone amplified outdoor digital hdtv antenna 150 miles range with vhf / . . .\ntv antenna - outdoor digital hdtv antenna 150 mile motorized 360 degree rotation , o . . .\nfree signal tv marathon indoor outdoor antenna , whole house 100 mile long range hig . . .\nthe accord ends a two - month struggle for control of nippon broadcasting system , a small radio broadcaster that had long been an affiliate of fuji tv until livedoor surreptitiously bought up a majority of its shares .\nhorie said his bid for nippon broadcasting was part of a plan to build a company combining the internet and traditional media . livedoor and fuji tv said that they would begin talks soon on possible joint ventures .\nin 2015 , for the second consecutive year , nippon television network corporation ( nippon tv ) captured the annual viewer ratings triple crown title by topping the charts in the all day , golden time , and prime time categories . i would like to extend my most sincere gratitude to our many viewers who supported our programs .\nthis tv station aired the doraemon 1973 anime . for more information , see doraemon ( 1973 anime )\nastro boy ( production year : 1980 , animated tv series , 24 . 5 min x 51epi )\nwinegard hd8200u platinum series long range outdoor tv antenna ( digital , 4k ultra - h . . .\nthe deal , subject to regulatory conditions , is expected to close in early spring , the companies announced late thursday . the hulu japan acquisition marks nippon tv\u2019s entry into the subscription video - on - demand business .\nhe will report directly to nippon tv\u2019s president and ceo , yoshio okubo . atsushi hatayama , president of ibd since june 2016 , continues to serve in this role and will now report directly to mr . nakayama .\nastro boy ( production year : 1980 , animated tv series , 24 . 5 min x 51 epi )\nastro boy ( production year : 1980 , animated tv series , 24 . 5 min x 52 epi )\nastro boy ( production year : 1980 , animated tv series , 24 . 5 min x 49 epi )\nthe first digitalized programs were transmitted in 2003 in t\u014dky\u014d , \u014dsaka and nagoya and nationwide in 2006 . until july 24 th , 12 p . m . , analog tv and digital tv have been simultaneously broadcast .\nmamma mia , nowhere near : nippon tv has taken flak from the national council for children ' s group homes for its depiction of an institution for vulnerable kids in the series ' ashita , mama ga inai . ' | kyodo\nsingapore and tokyo , april 22 , 2015 \u2014 sony pictures television ( spt ) networks and nippon television network corporation ( nippon tv ) today announced their agreement , subject to regulatory approval , to form a joint venture to launch gem asia , a new general entertainment channel for audiences across southeast asia and hong kong . the pay tv channel will feature first run and exclusive dramas , comedies and variety entertainment shows from japan as well as other north asian territories .\nnippon kanzai is an ideal partner for public facilities with its high - quality management services . some examples are outlined below .\nthis new capital alliance enables hulu to further strengthen its business operations , produce and acquire even more entertaining content , and enhance promotional activities . nippon tv is committed to supporting hulu in its endeavor to bring the finest content to subscribers .\nevangelion : 2 . 0 film ' s tv debut garners 13 . 1 rating ( aug 29 , 2011 )\nclick the link below to view the latest information on the program for japanese tv broadcasting abroad in latin america .\nlivedoor , run by takafumi horie , said it would sell a 32 . 4 percent stake in nippon broadcasting to fuji tv , the largest private broadcaster in japan , for \u00a567 billion , or $ 622 million , about \u00a56 , 300 a share . that was the average price livedoor paid for the 50 percent stake in nippon broadcasting that it had built up over the past two months , analysts said . nippon shares fell 1 . 2 percent , to close at \u00a55 , 880 .\nfuji television network ( fuji tv ) reported on the progress of vote counting as well as on relations between nippon kaigi ( japan conference ) , a conservative lobby organization seeking constitutional revisions , and the government of prime minister shinzo abe . fuji tv also covered how the buddhist - lay organization soka gakkai extended support to komeito , a ruling coalition party .\ngem asia , which will be operated by the joint venture , will have access to more than 500 hours of japanese content per year exclusively from nippon tv . spt networks will be primarily responsible for distribution and advertising sales for the channel .\nnippon animation , founded in 1975 , is an established japanese studio . before 1975 nippon was , for a brief period , known as zuiy\u00f4 enterprise . doing vicky the viking ( replacing mushi productions after episode 6 ) and two entries of world masterpiece theater under that name \u2014 heidi , girl of the alps and a dog of flanders . the latter being when zuiy\u00f4 became nippon .\nthe nippon foundation is engaged in a broad range of support activities . below are some of our major activities in recent years .\n' you don ' t know gunma yet . ' manga gets tv anime in april ( feb 4 , 2018 )\nwith nippon tv at the core , the nippon tv group continued to grow its various businesses . at a time when many companies in japan and the rest of the world are entering the online video streaming business , our very own hulu successfully produced an original drama and saw its subscriber base increase to well over a million members . tipness , our fitness club operator , contributed significantly to our programming campaign \u201cweek of the body , \u201d which featured content under the concept of \u201cvigorous japan ! be healthy ! \u201d the entire nippon tv group is indeed creating synergistic effects by stepping beyond the realms of broadcasting and staying true to its commitment of becoming a company that provides enriching experiences . on the international business front , we made great strides by successfully establishing a joint venture in singapore and launching gem , our first overseas pay tv channel , which now provides services in asia .\nas a matter of fact , the percentage of households in the us with a tv has been declining slightly in recent years , but nonetheless , it appears that the tv is a necessity for the vast majority of households in both countries .\nwith nippon television holdings director takayuki kasuya ( far left ) and yomiuri shimbun managing editor takeshi mizoguchi during an interview to japanese media .\nas stated above , nhk is the public broadcasting corporation , but it is not the only japanese broadcaster . alongside to nhk there are five nationwide tv networks \u2014 nippon television , t\u014dky\u014d broadcasting television system , fuji television network , tv asahi , tv t\u014dky\u014d corp . \u2014 all of which are affiliated with national newspapers , except for nhk . ntv is affiliated with national daily yomiuri shinbun , while tv asahi is affiliated with its rival daily , the asahi shinbun . besides the national networks , there are also independent terrestrial commercial stations , not members of the national networks but forming together the japanese association of independent television stations .\nnhk , nippon hoso kyokai ( japan broadcasting corporation ) , is japan\u2019s only public broadcaster . as a public broadcaster funded by fees received from tv viewers , nhk delivers a wide range of impartial , high - quality programs , both at home and abroad .\nbased in amsterdam , the netherlands . planning of tv programs and art exhibits . gathering and analysis of international media news .\nmohu leaf 50 tv antenna , indoor , amplified , 60 mile range , original paper - thin , rev . . .\nntv is affiliated with national daily yomiuri shimbun , while tv asahi is affiliated with its rival daily , the asahi shimbun .\nnippon tv ( nptvf ) plans to make use of an advanced communications satellite that is scheduled to be placed in august in the same 110 degrees east longitude orbit used by broadcast satellites . broadcast satellites are more powerful but limited to frequencies allocated to specific countries .\n\u201cthere is a strong demand for north asian content across the southeast asian market , especially the types of japanese dramas and variety entertainment shows for which nippon tv is highly regarded , \u201d said george chien , executive vp , networks , asia - pacific for spt .\n\u201cwe have now reached a point in the growth of the business in japan where we feel the best path forward is to sell the company to a strategic buyer . i\u2019m announcing today that hulu\u2019s japan business is to be acquired by nippon television network corporation ( nippon tv ) , who will assume the day - to - day operations and management of the business at the closing of the transaction . \u201d\nspt networks is also a leading pay tv broadcaster in the english general entertainment space with top - rated axn , in addition to sony channel and betv ; and operates joint - venture channels baby tv and vision 2 in indonesia with dori media group .\nunique\ntv ver .\nof eva : 1 . 0 to air in japan on friday ( jun 30 , 2009 )\nsearch for the latest tv jobs to view and apply for now with guardian jobs . be sure to sign up for email alerts to be notified when new jobs in tv are added . visit our media jobs section for more jobs in the media industry .\nas japan recovered from world war ii , increasingly prosperous consumers could begin to afford tv sets , which quickly became household fixtures .\nalthough nhk beamed experimental television broadcasts in 1939 , it wasn\u2019t until more than 10 years later that regular tv programming kicked off .\nthe total revenue of satellite and cable tv stations in fiscal 2008 was \u00a5857 billion , up from \u00a5669 billion in fiscal 2004 .\nactress , tv host and \u201cphenomenal star\u201d maine mendoza gave fans a teaser of her upcoming single as a newly signed . . .\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\ncritics have pointed out that tv stations ' coverage of the election campaign was boring although special programs on vote counting were exciting .\naccording to the blog post , hulu will continue licensing its brand and content to the nippon tv , and it appears that the company will also provide some infrastructure services to the new owner as well . but with the change in ownership , japanese users will also get access to more content , as the broadcaster will bring on a wide range of its own tv shows onto the hulu japan site .\ntokyo \u2014 last year\u2019s election of rodrigo duterte as president of the philippines got ryu suzuki unusually in demand translating from tagalog to nihongo for nippon tv , one of japan\u2019s top commercial networks and where suzuki has been employed as an interpreter , researcher and occasional anchor since 2012 .\nin the battle for nippon broadcasting , horie has been portrayed as the representative of modern japan taking on the forces of the traditional business elite .\nthe nippon foundation is using youtube to introduce its many activities such as leprosy elimination , public health , education , social welfare and maritime development .\nnippon television tower ( nittele tower ) is the headquarters of nippon television , one of japan ' s private , nationwide television networks , and home to programs such as the anpanman cartoons . a ntv goods shop and an anpanman shop are found here along with a few restaurants and cafes .\nthe film will feature the stars of the current hit nippon tv and hulu television version of the cop show , toshiaki karasawa ( \u201c20th century boys\u201d , \u201ctoshiie and matsu\u201d ) and masataka kubota ( \u201cmars\u201d , \u201cdeath note\u201d . ) it will be released in japanese theaters in may 2017 .\n\u201cthe establishment of this joint venture is a culmination of kantana group\u2019s vision to expand their presence in japan and the rest of asia , combined with nikkatsu \u2019s and nippon tv \u2019s strategy to develop new businesses in the areas of computer graphics and animation production , \u201d the statement said .\njapan\u2019s nippon television is to produce a feature film \u201c the last cop : the movie \u201d from red arrow int\u2019l\u2018s current tv series \u201c the last cop . \u201d the first season of the tv show , derived from german show \u201c der letzte bulle , \u201d was produced by nippon tv and hulu japan and went on air in june 2015 . a second season went to air from october this year . the film will feature the stars of the current hit nippon tv and hulu television version of the cop show , toshiaki karasawa ( \u201c20th century boys\u201d , \u201ctoshiie and matsu\u201d ) and masataka kubota ( \u201cmars\u201d , \u201c death note \u201d . ) it will be released in japanese theaters in may 2017 . \u201cfor \u2018 the last cop \u2019 japan to be getting a feature film version is testament to the huge success of the show in japan , and the appetite for this type of sharp - witted , action - packed programming , \u201c said , henrik pabst , red arrow international . \u201cwe are delighted\nin contrast , news zero aired by nippon television network ( ntv ) on that night spent 14 to 20 seconds to showing each political party leader .\ngeorge chien , executive vice president , networks , asia - pacific for spt , said : \u201cthere is a strong demand for north asian content across the southeast asian market , especially the types of japanese dramas and variety entertainment shows for which nippon tv is highly regarded . we are looking forward to working closely with them on this unique new pay tv offering , which perfectly complements our successful portfolio of asian entertainment channels . \u201d\ntokyo - december 1 , 2016 - internet initiative japan inc . ( iij , nasdaq : iiji , tse1 : 3774 ) and nippon television network corporation ( nippon tv ) today announced that they have established a joint venture company , jocdn inc . ( jocdn ) on december 1 , 2016 to provide a content delivery platform specialized for video distribution within japan . the new company will fuse iij ' s advanced technologies for large - scale distribution and nippon tv ' s expertise in video distribution for providing a content delivery network ( cdn ) service that broadcasters and video content providers can use to reliably distribute high - quality video content . jocdn will call out to all commercial broadcasters in japan to participate in this service as well .\nmanagement of shopping portal sites that utilize tv program information to match retail businesses with shoppers ; planning and development of original merchandise , etc .\nplanning and development of tv program - linked and advertisement - linked social interactive projects that optimize the usage of smart tvs and smart devices .\njapan\u2019s nippon television is to produce a feature film \u201c the last cop : the movie \u201d from red arrow int\u2019l\u2018s current tv series \u201c the last cop . \u201d the first season of the tv show , derived from german show \u201c der letzte bulle , \u201d was produced by nippon tv and hulu japan and went on air in june 2015 . a second season went to air from october this year . the film will feature the stars of the current hit nippon tv and hulu television version of the cop show , toshiaki karasawa ( \u201c20th century boys\u201d , \u201ctoshiie and matsu\u201d ) and masataka kubota ( \u201cmars\u201d , \u201c death note \u201d . ) it will be released in japanese theaters in may 2017 . \u201cfor \u2018 the last cop \u2019 japan to be getting a feature film version is testament to the huge success of the show in japan , and the appetite for this type of sharp - witted , action - packed programming , \u201c said , henrik pabst , red arrow international . \u201cwe are delighted to see the format travel so extensively\ni almost forgot : visiting the nittele shop ( tv - related souvenir shop , located inside the nippon television tower ) , i also found a miniature of the big clock . only 6 centimeters tall , it\u2019s nicely detailed and it\u2019s a working clock , too\u2026 and it\u2019s on my desk ever since\u2026 .\nover time , hulu apparently found that the japanese unit wasn\u2019t core to its long - term plan to offer up streaming , ad - supported video from u . s . - based content partners . and that maybe the business was more valuable to someone else \u2014 in this case , nippon tv .\nart design , lighting effects , sound effects ; design of sets , flip charts , tv graphics ; production of pamphlets , posters , etc .\nunder the agreement , fuji tv will also take a 15 percent stake in livedoor to seal what the companies say is now a friendly alliance .\nprime members enjoy free two - day shipping and exclusive access to music , movies , tv shows , original audio series , and kindle books .\none cannot help but wonder whether tv broadcasters were hesitant about actively covering the campaign . the mainichi shimbun focused on the matter from several viewpoints .\nwe at nippon tv , as well as all the companies in the group , vow to continue taking our core business of content broadcasting to greater heights , as we leverage each other\u2019s expertise and work tirelessly to contribute to the creation of an even more appealing japanese culture and help raise quality of life .\nmanagement of the yomiuri nippon symphony orchestra\u2019s ( ynso ) performances . the ynso has been one of the most popular orchestras in japan since its establishment in 1962 .\nntv news 24 is a service of nippon television , japan ' s leading broadcasting network . this page provides a selection of today ' s stories in english .\nrussian president vladimir putin interviewed by nippon television network corporation and yomiuri shimbun in the run - up to his official visit to japan . \u00a9 alexei druzhinin / sputnik\nhulu is happy to welcome the following new third - party shareholders : hulu , llc , which operates the premium online svod service in the united states ; yahoo japan corporation , which runs japan ' s largest internet portal ; toho co . , ltd . , japan ' s largest motion picture production and distribution company ; as well as nippon tv affiliate stations yomiuri telecasting corporation ( osaka ) and chukyo tv broadcasting co . , ltd ( nagoya ) .\nthe tv is a ubiquitous staple of living rooms across the globe . while our patterns of media consumption may be changing with the acquisition of smart devices and hi - resolution laptops , it\u2019s hard to argue that as a physical item itself , the tv is universally embraced , particularly among families .\nfor the trial , nippon tv teamed up with moubic and jsat . moubic is a satcom and broadcast equipment provider in japan and a long term newtec partner . newtec is a specialist in satellite communications system design and integration , as well as one of the main driving forces behind the dvb - s2x standard .\nfinance assistant accountant job in tv production . joining a fast paced central london team purchase ledger , cash , c / c & bank account reconciliations .\nntv news24 is the news service of nippon television , japan ' s top private broadcast network . this page presents a selection of today ' s leading stories in english\nthe same orbit position means viewers will be able to pick up communications or broadcast satellite signals from a single receiver . \u201cthe 110 - degree satellite business is one of our targets . it\u2019s not an ideal situation that skyperfectv is monopolizing the service , so that\u2019s why we decided to enter ( the business ) \u201d seiichiro ujiie , president of nippon tv , told a press conference . ujiie , however , denied a local newspaper report published friday that said nippon tv has agreed with japan satellite broadcasting inc . , more commonly know as wowow , to set up a joint venture for multichannel tv and data broadcasting as early as next spring . \u201cwe are seeking partners who are willing to join our consortium , but we are not interested in forming a joint venture with wowow , \u201d said ujiie , adding the company is also calling for the overseas firms and local television stations to join the club . japan\u2019s nihon keizai business daily reported that nippon tv and wowow had agreed to join forces to compete with digital broadcasting services inc . , the operator of sky perfectv and the dominant player in japan\u2019s communications satellite field .\ntv japan is operated by nhk cosmomedia america , an affiliate company of nhk ( japan broadcasting corporation ) . tv japan broadcasts japanese programs in the us and canada legally . there are services offering to stream japanese programs like nhk or other commercial broadcasters without proper broadcasting rights . please be aware of it .\nwhen applying for the nippon foundation ' s overseas grants , please make sure that all information is typed , and send one set of the following documents : 1 ) a cover letter , 2 ) an application summary form , 3 ) a project budget , and 4 ) a project proposal to the nippon foundation ' s overseas grants .\nover 50 percent of the respondents from the same age group also said they get information on the latest news from the internet , rather than from tv .\ncommercial stations are supervised by the ministry of posts and telecommunications , which reviews licensee stations every three years . four nationwide commercial networks , each developing most of its own programming , are anchored by key stations based in tokyo . fuji television ( fuji tv ) , tokyo broadcasting system ( tbs ) , asahi news network ( tv asahi ) , and nippon television ( ntv ) are key stations ; a fifth broadcasting station ( tv tokyo ) also sends programming to several stations around the country , but is not considered a major station . the most popular network of the mid - 90s is fuji tv , which in 1992 had three of the top ten dramas , seven of the top ten quiz and variety programs , and six of the top ten animated programs , all in prime time .\nwe would like to thank you again for finding time to grant an interview to nippon tv and yomiuri shimbun . this dog is an akita from akita prefecture , and we are glad to see yume happy and cheerful . however , we were a bit surprised and afraid that the beginning of the meeting would be like this .\nin 2012 , suzuki switched career , from a very technical field that deals with numbers and monies \u201cto something more creative . \u201d he found his niche at nippon tv , researching and translating english news for japanese viewers , translating japanese news into english for nbc , and also preparing quarterly financial presentation for english - speaking investors .\nthe first commercial broadcaster , nippon television network corp . , started its regular programming on aug . 28 , 1953 , and aired a baseball game live the next day .\ndied at age 84 . with its founder gone , nippon television network corporation went on to broadcasted a wide variety of shows , even forming its own news network . in\nthe companies also said that fuji tv would pay \u00a544 billion for new shares in livedoor that would give it a 15 percent stake in the internet service provider .\nrecent trends show that while terrestrial broadcasters are still in the black , their market share has been slowly eroding as satellite and cable tv broadcasters increase their presence .\nnippon television network corporation ( ntv ) is to be the recipient of newly - issued shares allotted by madhouse inc . ( mh ) , thus making mh a subsidiary of ntv .\n\u00a9nippon animation co . , ltd . all rights reserved . unauthorized copying and replication of the contents of this site , text , and images are strictly prohibited . all rights reserved .\ni\u2019m confident that the hulu business in japan is in very good hands , and nippon tv will take the service to new heights , with the added benefit of allowing us to focus on our growing business here in the u . s . thank you to all of our customers and partners across the globe for your continued loyalty and enthusiasm for hulu .\ntelephone and fax numbers will remain unchanged . please continue to send regular postal mail to the nippon zaidan building ( 1 - 2 - 2 akasaka , minato - ku , tokyo ) .\nhong kong \u2013 japan \u2019s nippon television and nikkatsu and thailand \u2019s kantana have established a joint - venture company with activities that will stretch from computer graphics work to animation co - production .\nin addition , nakayama has also led efforts to bring large - scale art exhibits to japan such as louvre museum , which nippon tv has a longstanding partnership with , the walt disney animation research library\u2019s the ( arl ) concept art exhibition , as well as the original arena show for the popular game \u201cdragon quest\u201d , which attracted over 300 , 000 visitors .\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 .\nnippon tv acquired hulu japan in february to enter the svod business . cbs will now oversee the production and distribution of original content for the platform , as well as the creation of content that\u2019s complementary to the broadcaster\u2019s linear programming . the division will also expand hulu japan\u2019s content lineup to include music , sports , and news , in addition to movies and dramas .\nif you are not sure whether or not your proposal fits within the nippon foundation ' s guidelines , please send us an inquiry letter with the completed application summary form to the above address .\ntokyo \u2014 time warner confirmed tuesday at a joint press conference that it will form a movie production and distribution company with japan\u2019s leading network , nippon television ( ntv ) , and toshiba corp .\nhulu ' s japan service became the country ' s first fixed - rate online svod provider in september 2011 , offering viewers a new way to enjoy entertainment . upon becoming a fully - owned subsidiary of nippon tv in april 2014 , hulu began to enjoy a dramatic increase in its subscriber base , which surpassed 1 . 55 million members at the end of march 2017 .\n\u201cduterte was in the japanese news everyday and i got so busy because they ( nippon tv ) needed me so much at the news desk , \u201d suzuki , a japanese born and bred in the philippines , said in a recent interview with the star . \u201cthey would even ask me what p . i . ( curse in tagalog ) meant\u2026basically everything he would say . \u201d\nin 2016 , we mark the fifth year since the great east japan earthquake . we will begin constructing our new studios in tokyo\u2019s prime kojimachi district to fulfill our mission of being a media company that delivers news under any circumstances . at the same time , this is the first step in our project to redevelop kojimachi , the place where it all began for nippon tv .\nwith nippon television holdings director takayuki kasuya ( left ) and yomiuri shimbun managing editor takeshi mizoguchi . yume , an akita dog , was presented to vladimir putin in july 2012 by the akita prefecture .\nnippon television network corp . has agreed to acquire hulu \u2019s japan business for an undisclosed amount \u2014 and hulu \u2019s exit from the land of the rising sun shows that it\u2019s refocusing energies in the states .\nthe film version of the hugely successful cop show will feature the lead actors from tv series . red arrow international have announced that the hit japanese tv series the last cop will get a film adaptation . they have agreed a deal with japanese production company nippon television network corporation . the film is in pre - production with the working title , last cop : the movie and will be released in japan in may 2017 . the lead actors from the television show , toshiaki karasawa ( 20th century boys ) and masataka kubota ( death note ) , will reprise their roles for movie adaptation . the last cop sees karasawa play around a detective who is put in a coma after pursuing a vicious criminal . he wakes up 30 years later and must work with a new young partner ( kubota ) to bring his nemesis to justice . the show received a huge 12 . 9 % audience share when it premiered on nippon tv in october and was a huge success on hulu japan"]}
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to - day experience with the flite platform .\nflite , inc . ( \u201cflite\u201d or \u201cwe\u201d ) understands that you value your privacy , either as the viewer of a flite advertisement or browser of a flite website ( \u201cuser\u201d ) or as a flite customer who runs flite ad products , registers as a flite customer or contributes technology to the flite platform ( \u201ccustomer\u201d ) ( collectively referred to as \u201cyou\u201d ) . at flite , we want to make your experience online satisfying and safe . this policy governs information that you provide to us or that we learn from your use of our web site , urltoken ( referred to as \u201cthe site\u201d ) , or from advertisements using the flite platform on other sites ( \u201cflite ad products\u201d ) . this policy describes how we may collect , use , and in some instances share this information .\npersonally identifiable information ( pii ) pii is information that identifies you or can be used to identify , contact , or locate you . this includes , but is not limited to , your name ( i . e . , first name or initial and last name ) , home or business address , email address , telephone number , and debit or credit card information such as the credit card number , card verification value , or billing address .\nwe respect your privacy . we only collect pii through optional , voluntary submissions , such as email , survey information , and online registration forms . the types and amount of personal information collected from these activities will vary depending on the activity , but in no event will we collect pii that is not voluntarily given by you .\nnon - personally identifiable information ( non - pii ) we may collect non - pii while you are visiting the site or using flite ad products . this anonymous data includes your ip address , web pages which have been viewed by you on our site , click - throughs , and your interactions with flite ad products .\nthis type of information may be collected using different types of technologies , which can be summed up into two categories \u2013 usage tracking and browser cookies . we discuss each of these below .\nusage tracking we track non - pii product usage data and user traffic patterns throughout the site to improve the content of our site and the quality of our service . in addition , we track click - through information , including ip addresses , to our site from the reports and emails we send to our customers . this is done to gauge the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and to monitor use of our site .\nflite ad products also collect a wide array of user engagement data , including content navigation , scrolls , video plays , mouse hovers , etc . the information in these reports is in the aggregate , and cannot be used to identify anyone personally .\ncookies a cookie is a small amount of data , which often includes an anonymous unique identifier that is sent to your browser from our website and stored on your computer\u2019s hard drive . you have the ability of deleting cookies on your computer should you so wish ( see opt - out ) .\nthe site uses browser cookies to record current session information . if you choose the \u2018remember me\u2019 option , you are issued a permanent cookie . a permanent cookie is one that remains on the hard drive after the browser application has been closed . flite ad products use browser cookies for ad frequency throttling and user counting . flite browser cookies do not track users outside of flite ad products . flite does not share any cookie information with third parties .\nflite\u2019s use of information , transfer and sharing policies flite uses your information in various ways , as outlined below . pii : flite collects pii only when you choose to provide it to us . pii is treated / used differently in different instances , as described below .\npii flite collects on the site : we may collect pii voluntarily submitted by you through the site when , for example , you register on the site . some common uses of this pii include identification and authentication , billing , and contacting customers with notifications and / or product emails . we may combine this pii with non - pii and use it to better target content and to create a more relevant experience for each customer and user on the site . for example , we may use the customer login name ( pii ) and connected browsing history ( non - pii ) to send better directed marketing emails to interested customers . the pii we collect on the site is not shared with flite customers or users , and we only use this information for our internal marketing purposes .\nthe pii flite collects through flite ad products : pii may be collected through a flite ad product created by a particular customer and is collected solely for the benefit of the customer . for example , when a customer creates a flite ad product , they may opt to include a standard registration form in the ad that collects user pii that a user may voluntarily submit . this pii may be stored on flite\u2019s servers and the customer will have access to this pii via their flite login .\nnon - pii : flite collects non - pii information on the site and through flite ad products . flite uses your non - pii for two main purposes :\nto better target content to users and to create a more relevant experience for each customer or user on the site and in flite ad products .\nto provide aggregate reporting to customers , for our internal purposes , or to other third parties for marketing , analytic and advertising purposes . such aggregate reporting does not identify you personally , and only identifies reporting statistics , such as number of persons to click on an ad product over a certain period of time .\nwe may provide pii and non - pii to trusted businesses or persons for the purpose of processing information on our behalf . these third parties are bound to keep your pii and non - pii confidential . we do not otherwise share pii or non - pii with third parties unless doing so is appropriate to carry out your request or we reasonably believe that doing so is legally required or necessary to protect your rights or those of flite and our customers .\nnotwithstanding the foregoing , flite\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s privacy policy does not apply to , and we cannot fully control how , third parties use your information . accordingly , we cannot be held responsible for customers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 use or other third parties\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 use of your pii or non - pii . for example , certain third parties that provide services to help deliver flite ad products may directly collect and store user pii for the benefit of the customer and flite does not have control over such third party use .\nif we should ever file for bankruptcy or have our assets sold to or merge with another entity , information we receive from you from this site is a flite asset and may be transferred .\nchildren consistent with the federal children\u2019s online privacy protection act of 1998 ( coppa ) , we will never knowingly collect pii from anyone under the age of 13 without requiring parental consent . any person who provides their personal information to us through this website represents that they are 13 years of age or older .\ninternational visitors and customers this web site is hosted in the united states . if you are visiting from the european union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from u . s . law , please note that you are transferring your personal data to the united states which does not have the same data protection laws as the eu and by providing your personal data you consent to :\nchanges and updates we may amend this privacy policy at any time . when we do , we will also revise the \u201clast updated\u201d date on the privacy policy . any such amendment to this privacy policy will be effective upon our posting of the revised privacy policy . be sure to periodically review our privacy policy to stay informed about how we use information we collect from you . your continued use of the site or flite ad products constitutes your agreement to this privacy policy and any updates .\ncontacting flite for questions , comments , or concerns about this privacy policy , to update your pii , or for assistance with removing cookies or limiting communications from us , please email us at support @ urltoken .\nthe advancements in web and mobile app development are significant , but today\u2019s ads haven\u2019t kept up with the pace of innovation . most ad technology focuses on targeting consumers and largely ignores the creative itself\u2014resulting in poorly performing campaigns and a less - than - satisfactory user experience .\nconsumers have come to expect rich and relevant content that\u2019s delivered to them in real time . the problem is that most ads are disruptive , unhelpful , and ultimately displeasing to consumers . flite offers a technology platform to empower professional advertisers to deliver ads that live up to the expectations of their audience .\nit\u2019s the world\u2019s best platform for creating interactive mobile , native , and rich media ads .\ndesign . traffic . measure . extend . flite\u2019s all - in - one platform means you can see the ad building process through from start to finish .\nbuild content - rich html5 ads , then traffic and make live updates with ease . measure comprehensive performance metrics across your campaign . finally , build apps and integrate into your ads within minutes .\nthe flite platform offers solutions for today\u2019s web technologies from responsive , multi - screen ads to powerful programmatic creative capabilities .\nbring together the reach of data and the elegance of dynamic creative to deliver beautiful , relevant ads to the right user\u2014easier than ever before .\nwe live in a content marketing age where simply , great content resonates . make use of flite\u2019s innovative ad solutions and let your content speak for itself .\na simple solution for building multi - screen ads in a multi - screen world . achieve optimal viewing for mobile , tablet , and desktop\u2014and see an improvement in workflow .\nfor leading digital brand marketers , flite is the most powerful dynamic creative platform for scaling mobile , native , and rich media ad campaigns .\ntwitter created with sketch . facebook created with sketch . linkedin created with sketch .\n\u00a9 2015 flite , inc . all rights reserved . terms of service privacy policy\nthe widgetbox blog network is essentially groupings of blogs in different categories \u2013 like politics , fashion , and autos \u2013 who in turn place a widget on their sites . that widget then displays links to recent articles from all of the members of that category , in turn driving more traffic to the member sites .\nin all , widgetbox\u2019s network includes 32 different categories , while the company claims its widgets are featured on more than 200 , 000 blogs that reach 68 million unique viewers each month .\nis a global , multi - platform media and entertainment company . powered by its own proprietary technology , mashable is the go - to source for tech , digital culture and entertainment content for its dedicated and influential audience around the globe .\nmashable is among the federally registered trademarks of ziff davis , llc and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission .\nlos angeles - - rajon rondo side - shuffled down the floor during the boston celtics ' off - day stretching drills wednesday , lagging behind the teammates he usually sprints right past .\nwhen the time came to jump , rondo stood in place , unable to participate because of the ankle injury that left him on the bench for most of the second half during game 3 of the nba finals .\nthe speedy point guard said he has no intention of missing game 4 against the los angeles lakers on thursday night , but he left open the possibility that he wouldn ' t be effective enough to help his team .\nnobody in this league is 100 percent , but i ' m sure i ' ll play ,\nhe said during the media availability period before practice at staples center .\nthere ' s no way i ' m going to miss the game , probably . i don ' t want to hurt the team and go out there and not give it my all , but i think i ' m sure i ' ll be playing tomorrow night .\nwearing a hard plastic brace on his left ankle - - and , when talking to reporters , no shoes - - rondo described the injury as a bone bruise . he felt less pain after treatment with ice and a night of rest , and he expects to feel even better with another 24 hours to heal .\ni can walk on it ,\nrondo said , adding that he wouldn ' t be able to wear that brace during the game .\ni made a walk around the hotel and i was limping a little bit , but the farther i walked the better it got .\non wednesday , rondo was on the floor for the stretching drills , but he took part in about half of them and appeared to be going at about half - speed . the rest of practice was closed to the media , and the celtics were not planning a shootaround on thursday morning .\nhe ' s very important to this team . he ' s a big reason why we win ,\nforward kevin garnett said .\nhe ' s the anchor of our defense . he ' s totally matured over the course of the year .\nrondo rolled his ankle early in the third quarter on tuesday night , when the lakers won 87 - 81 to trim their deficit in the best - of - seven series to 2 - 1 . he returned in the fourth quarter for 3\u00bd minutes and made a basket to give him eight points in the game .\nit felt pretty good , but i was just running off adrenaline ,\nhe said .\nafter the game it swelled up a little bit , it got a little tight . but other than that , like i said , it ' s just time . it ' s going to be all right .\nin game 3 , the celtics made up for rondo ' s absence with backups eddie house and sam cassell . coach doc rivers said he would also consider using tony allen at point guard because of his success covering kobe bryant during the regular season .\nit ' s the finals . i don ' t want to hold anything back ,\nrondo said .\nif i ' m going out there at 50 percent , i don ' t want to hurt the team . eddie and sam do a great job of running the team , so i ' ll let them have it .\ncassell is a fearless shooter who has won championships before . house had the long - range shooting touch that would keep the lakers from double - teaming garnett in the lane . allen is a tough defender .\neverybody brings something different to the table ,\ngarnett said .\nwe shouldn ' t miss a beat .\nand he ' s the one pure point guard on our team that has the ability to make plays , and that ' s what we would lose ,\nrivers said .\ni ' m concerned because if rondo can play but he doesn ' t have speed , then that ' s a concern .\nif he can ' t play , rivers said , he ' ll find some other combination .\ni don ' t worry about guys [ being ] out ; i just don ' t . that ' s why we play 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{"id": 56041, "summary": [{"text": "taiwan sugar corporation ( tsc ; chinese : \u53f0\u7063\u7cd6\u696d\u80a1\u4efd\u6709\u9650\u516c\u53f8 ; pinyin : t\u00e1iw\u0101n t\u00e1ngy\u00e8 g\u014dngs\u012b ) or taisugar ( \u53f0\u7cd6 ; t\u00e1it\u00e1ng ) is a state-run enterprise of taiwan , with headquarters in tainan city . ", "topic": 23}], "title": "taiwan sugar corporation", "paragraphs": ["cultural association of taiwan sugar industry ( 2005 ) . the illustrated history of meiji sugar co . , ltd . taipei : taiwan takechi sugar foundation\ncultural association of taiwan sugar industry ( 2005 ) . the illustrated history of ensuiko sugar co . , ltd . taipei : taiwan takechi sugar foundation\ntaiwan sugar corporation has five types of developments \u2014 open bid construction , joint construction , community development , sugar factory fields development , and student ' s dormitory development . it also owns the taiwan sugar research institute .\nsoon after wwii ended and the taiwan retrocession was over , companies like dai - nihon , taiwan , meiji and ensuikou sugar companies which were operated by the japanese were all nationalized and merged to become the taiwan sugar corporation , which fell under the direct control of the ministry of economic affairs . xihu sugar refinery was formally renamed xihu sugar refinery , taiwan sugar corp .\nat present , the china petrochemical development corporation , the bes engineering corporation , the china steel corporation , the steel production , shipbuilding and alloy steel production facilities of the taiwan machinery manufacturing corporation , the taiwan fertilizer co . , ltd . , and the taiwan salt industrial corporation have already been privatized . apart from taiwan water supply corporation , which is currently unsuitable for privatization because it is a public utility , a consultation company is studying the taiwan sugar corporation for privatization in light of its vast land holdings . all remaining state - owned enterprises are gradually being privatized according to their business nature , and their privatization is expected to complete within the approved tine frame .\nbecame chung hsing paper corporation on nov . 7 , 1959 . in the 1960s\nthe corporation was established on 1 may 1946 by the nationalist government after the handover of taiwan from japan to republican china , by merging all of the sugar companies ( dai - nihon , taiwan , meiji , and ensuiko sugar company ) during the japanese era in taiwan . in the 1950s and 1960s , sugar was one of the major exports of taiwan ; the corporation remains a major land owner today .\nkoh kong plantation co . ltd ( kkpc ) from cambodia - sugar industry , sugarcane koh kong sugar co . ltd ( kksi ) from cambodia - sugar - industry , sugarcane khon kaen sugar industry public company limited ( ksl group ) from thailand - sugar - industry , sugarcane ve wong corporation from china - food industry\norganizational changes prompted the taiwan sugar corp . to integrate the asset management businesses of xihu sugar refinery , zhunan graduate school , yuemei branch factory and pu - li sugar factory into the central region branch office of asset management , taiwan sugar corp .\n\u201cthe emergence of taiwan in the context of world history : from the perspective of taiwan sugar corporation\u201d , research center of humanities and social sciences , national chiao tung university , 2010 - 2012 .\nin the aftermath of war , tsc managed to rebuild sugar factories . ( picture credit : sugar industry cultural digital archives : memoires of the sugar industry )\ntaiwan ' s sugar trade , which flourished for almost 400 years , is now a sunset industry . the taiwan sugar corporation has diversified its business into tourism , floriculture , biotechnology , and retailing . it also operates a chain of gas stations and invests in taiwan high speed rail .\n1966 ibm works with tatumg electronic corporation to produce magnetic core memory planes in taiwan . ibm establishes an international procurement office .\nthe organizational structure was readjusted and restructured in order to boost the operating efficiency , and the corporation\u2019s structure was consolidated to become the taichung region branch office , taiwan sugar corp .\nhuwei sugar factory was heavily bombarded and severely damaged during world war ii . ( picture credit : sugar industry cultural digital archives : memoires of the sugar industry )\n, the corporation ranked no . 1 both in production and sales in the taiwanese paper industry .\nyang yanqi ( 2001 ) . story of taiwan cane sugar . taipei : fruition .\nchen mingyan ( 2007 ) . sugar industry in taiwan . taipei county : walkers .\nabout an hour\u2019s drive from the museum is the state - owned taiwan sugar corporation ( tsc ) \u2019s orchid farm , complete with a research institute as well as breeding and propagation centres .\n\u201csugar industry in post - war taiwan\u201d , national science council grant , 2007 - 2009 .\nit merged with the japanese company , meiji sugar co . , ltd . , and was renamed xihu sugar refinery .\nxihu sugar refinery ended its production activities and was transformed into a tourist sugar refinery which integrated the history of the sugar industry and promoted the preservation and reutilization of cultural heritage .\nsource : created based on the following reports from the governor - general of taiwan : taiwan sugar industry statistical report no . 17 , pp . 82 - 89 ; taiwan sugar industry statistical report no . 20 , pp . 84 - 86 ; taiwan sugar industry statistical report no . 23 , pp . 86 - 91 ; taiwan sugar industry statistical report no . 26 , pp . 84 - 89 ; taiwan sugar industry statistical report no . 29 , pp . 1 , 84 - 89 .\n1957 ibm china establishes headquarters in taipei . the first ibm data processing ( dp ) equipment in taiwan is installed at the taiwan sugar corporation in taipei . ibm opens its first office in hong kong , which is managed by the taiwan organization . the first ibm education course is held in taiwan .\nito shigero ( 1939 ) . history of the taiwan sugar refining company . tokyo : taiwan seito k . k . tokyo shutchojo .\n1964 the first ibm system / 360 in taiwan is ordered by the taiwan sugar corporation . that customer acquires an ibm 1440 in december to handle materials accounting , general accounting , sales and inventory control as well as farmerso loan accounting and personnel records . the first ibm bank proof machine in taiwan is used by the bank of taiwan .\n\u201cthe problem of the raw material of taiwan\u2019s sugar industry after wwi\u201d , national science council grant , 1997 .\n\u201ca research on taiwan\u2019s sugar manufacturing guild during the japanese colonization in 1920s\u201d , national science council grant , 2002 .\ni will now discuss an overview of the strategy implemented by each of the big four sugar manufacturers . taiwan sugar manufacturing focused on its core industry by taking full advantage of its resources ( large company - owned farms and a raw material harvesting district in southern taiwan , an advantageous region for sugarcane cultivation ) as a pioneer in the industry . taiwan sugar manufacturing actively conducted r & d ; in agriculture , such as developing sugarcane species and being the first company to use portable devices for measuring sugar content , which served as the cores for quality production increases . additionally , taiwan sugar manufacturing also started manufacturing plantation white sugar at roughly the same time as ensuiko sugar manufacturing , a pioneering company in that field . as a result , taiwan sugar manufacturing was able to maintain a sustained competitive advantage for a long period of time ( see graph ) . furthermore , as chairman of the federation of sugar manufacturers , taiwan sugar manufacturing also served as the main coordinator for the management of interests .\nfor dainihon sugar manufacturing , which started from the inland refined sugar manufacturing industry , the bribery scandal involving nihon seito was a turning point for rebirth and renewed performance based on sugar manufacturing in taiwan . the strategic transition to the modern sugar manufacturing industry was spurred by a merger with toyo sugar manufacturing in 1927 . dainihon significantly improved its position by shifting its strategic focus from refined sugar to plantation white sugar . through active m & a ; , the company was able to overcome the disadvantages in raw material harvesting districts and centrifugal sugar production capacity due to its late entry into the market . dainihon started from calculated and realistic decision - making based on lessons learned from past mistakes .\n\u201ctaiwan hakka industrial management in the japanese colonial period : a study of sugar manuafacturing\u201d , hakka affairs council grant , 2010 .\n\u201cthe double structure of japanese sugar manufacturing in late meiji period , \u201d national taiwan library bulletin 2 . 1 ( september 1995 ) .\nnow tsc is a multi - services corporation and operates across different industries such as quality agriculture ( e . g . the moth orchid ) , animal husbandry , bio - technology , logistics , land development , and tourism . in its efforts to promote tourism , tsc taps into its hundred years\u2019 legacy in the sugar industry . for instance , the first modern sugar factory in taiwan\u2014qiaotou sugar factory ( a . k . a . the kaohsiung branch of tsc ) \u2014has been turned into the taiwan sugar museum . the venue exhibits sugar production facilities , agricultural implements and machinery , and railroad scenes . the process of sugar production is also in display . visitors will find in this museum a mix of japanese and baroque architecture , wonders of ecological diversity , and the glories of taiwan\u2019s sugar industry . why not come to this historical monument , travel to the past , and embrace these old - time memories ?\n\u201crenewal and transformation of taiwan - japan economic exchange : mitsui bussan in taiwan\u201d , institute of taiwan history , academia sinica , 2011 - 2013 .\n\u201chakka ethnic group and the history of taiwan \u2018s camphor industry , \u201d in the history of taiwan\u2019s hakka ethnic group . taiwan historica , 2000 .\n\u201cpower up taiwan\u201d and \u201cthe evolution of taiwan electric power corporation\u201d have sufficiently laid a basis for the studies of electricity evolution in taiwan . although both books have their limits from the sts perspective , they are just enough to throw some new light on sts research and let more related research topics be derived .\n\u201ca study of the league of the sugar industry in taiwan between the end of 1910s and 1920s\u201d , national science council grant , 1999 .\n\u201cthe history of sugar manufacturing in modern japan , 1868 - 1911\u201d , dissertation , 1993 .\nduring world war ii , however , ethanol - producing venues were attacked by u . s . troops as military facilities . many sugar factories were bombed , resulting in serious damage and severe casualties ; certain facilities were only rebuilt due to taiwan sugar corporation\u2019s ( tsc ) effort . in 1952 , new varieties of sugarcane were introduced , which pushed production back to the pre - war level . in 1975 , cane sugar production contributed to record export proceeds of nt $ 5 . 1 billion . starting from the next year , however , international sugar prices dropped continuously . eventually , the financial loss in exports resulted in tsc\u2019s layoff and closing down of its sugar factories .\nthe taichung region branch office was renamed the taiwan sugar corp . , zhongzhang operation branch in response to the dictates of the japanese operation branch .\n\u201con ke chiming\u2019s mutual restraint between rice and sugar , \u201d research on taiwan history 10 . 2 ( december 2003 ) : 131 - 136 .\n\u201ctaiwanese capital in sugar industry before and after japan - russia war , \u201d taiwan : a radical quarterly in social studies 23 ( september 1996 ) .\nin apr . 17 , 1944 to make plans for handover of taiwan and training required administrative personnel . again in nov . 1945 , the \u201ctaiwan handover committee\u201d was formed to be responsible for taking over the taiwan governor\u2019s office\u2019s businesses . two major agencies were established to take over japanese property \u2013 the nationalist government resources committee\u201d and the \u201ctaiwan province chief administrative officer\u2019s office\u201d . the former took over taiwan power company , taiwan sugar company , taiwan fertilizer company , taiwan cement company , taiwan soda company , and taiwan machinery company that were to be placed under central government\u2019s jurisdiction . the latter took over the preparatory office for china petroleum company\u2019s kaohsiung refinery and taiwan oil factory , preparatory office for taiwan aluminum company , and preparatory office for taiwan gold and copper mining company that were to be run by the provincial government .\nand started to use crushed sugarcane from sugar factories as raw material for papermaking . this recycling technique became the earliest record of recycled paper making in taiwan .\nthose who have not followed the registration system , has submitted the rice to government stock , has received the subsidy for set - aside program , rent the lands from taiwan sugar corporation for crop in production or the products produces from taiwan sugar co . land , shouldn\u2019t ask to be purchased by the council . someone who hasn\u2019t proceed the registration , when the assistance will be needed , the council could purchase , however , the purchase price will be only 65 % of the production cost .\nmeiji sugar manufacturing implemented a multilayered and multifaceted strategy with companies such as meiji seika co . , ltd . at the same time , the company utilized as its greatest resource the group power of \u201cdai - meiji\u201d which is supported by its own sales network operated by meiji shoten co . , ltd . this strategy was designed to overcome the inherent uncertainty ( sugar prices at the mercy of the international market and the effect of typhoons on sugarcane cultivation ) of the sugar manufacturing industry . moreover , during the financial depression , meiji sugar manufacturing also purchased two factories with plantation refined sugar facilities . this enabled meiji sugar to start catching up with the top position held by taiwan sugar manufacturing ( see graph ) . during the mid - 1930s , meiji sugar was able to overcome its vulnerability in agriculture which was brought on by the company motto of\nsimplicity and fortitude .\n\u201cthe establishment of modern japan\u2019s sugar manufacturing and the economic change in taiwan , \u201d in the impact of japanese capitalism on korea and taiwan : economic change under imperialism . kyoto university , 2004 . ( in japanese )\nin the prime of the sugar industry , sugarcane railroads totaling 3 , 000 kilometers transported supplies to sugar factories all over the island , and taiwan was called the \u201ckingdom of the sugar rail . \u201d the by - products of the sugar production process ( extraction , boiling , and crystallization ) such as wet bagasse and molasses were turned into fuel , paper , organic fertilizer , or ethanol . in fact , ethanol from these facilities served as a very important military supply .\nlukang gentry koo hsien - jung merged four old sugar companies , one after another , from the xihu dingliao sugar factory , puyan sansheng dafeng branch , pitou lian jiao cuo as well as the company named erlin dapaisha sugar refinery , which he operated with taiwanese chen zi - cheng . in october of the same year ( the 8th year of the taisho period ) , tamato sugar co . , ltd . was founded .\nchanghua country afforested and beautified the landscape along the sugar train route and built it into a cycling route .\nwhen discussing the modern sugar manufacturing industry , it is important to consider the close relationship with the cultivation of sugarcane , a raw material for sugar . this is because the amount of centrifugal sugar produced is significantly affected by the amount of sugar cane harvested . indeed , expenses related to the raw material sugarcane accounted for 60 % of production cost . at the same time , there was an issue of competition between the production of sugarcane and rice ( the two major crops in taiwan ) in the region where raw material was harvested . this issue was a significant constraint which increased the cost of corporation management for sugar manufacturing companies . a factor to this was a system in which specified factories were required to make purchases for sugarcane cultivation only , but in which farmers were free to cultivate any crop they wished .\ncane sugar once played a vital role in taiwan\u2019s economic miracle in the twentieth century , but its production began much earlier . in fact , the earliest use of the sugarcane mill dates back to the late ming dynasty , in roughly the seventeenth century . sugarcane is a non - native crop that had adapted well to southern taiwan\u2019s climate and soil . when taiwan was under dutch rule during the seventeenth century , sugarcane was used to make sugar , which was sold to japan . during the time that koxinga , a ming chinese military leader , governed taiwan , the trade of sugar brought much wealth to the island , which resulted in the following saying in fujian and guangdong , the two chinese provinces close to the island : \u201ctaiwan has so much money it floods your ankles . \u201d this reputation also showed taiwan\u2019s great appeal to potential immigrants . in 1861 , the treaty of tianjin , which had been signed by the qing empire and other countries , entered into effect . the treaty opened taiwan for trade , and thus camphor , sucrose , and tea leaves became taiwan\u2019s major export items . during the japanese occupation of taiwan , a dozen sugar companies were founded on the island , including dai - nippon , taiwan , meiji , ensuiko , shinko , and teikoku . at its peak , the number of sugar factories on the island reached forty - two , and taiwan\u2019s sugar production ranked only after india , cuba , and java in quantity . in fact , in an exposition organized to celebrate the forty years of japanese rule in 1935 , the sugar industry exhibit reminded visitors , \u201cthe sugar industry is the mother of taiwan\u2019s culture . \u201d\nxie lingyu ( 2002 ) . the old days of xinying sugar factory . tainan county : xinying district office .\n\u201cthe social history of modern japanese sugar\u201d , japan society for the promotion of science grant , 2012 - 2014 .\n1956 ibm establishes a branch office of the ibm world trade corporation ( wtc ) in taipei , with a staff of three . they occupy a 400 - square foot office at the international house .\n\u201cthe filing of the cultural property of zongye sugar plant in tainan county\u201d , tainan county government grant , may 2007 .\nchanghua county cultural affairs bureau assisted in repairing the steam locomotive exhibition hall as well as collecting the early steam locomotives of taiwan sugar corp . , such as # 604 , # 326 and # 364 , other types of locomotives , the old photos of the sugar refinery and the railway facilities for display .\n1970 the taiwan power company orders the country ' s first ibm system / 360 model 50 , the largest ibm computer in taiwan .\n\u201csuzuki\u2019s shops , taiwan bank and financial crises , \u201d national taiwan museum quarterly 107 ( 1 september 2010 ) , 12 - 17 .\nthe journal of taiwan governor den - kenjiro , vol . iii . taipei : institute of taiwan history , academia sinica , 2009 .\nthe journal of taiwan governor den - kenjiro , vol . ii . taipei : institute of taiwan history , academia sinica , 2006 .\nthe journal of taiwan governor den - kenjiro , vol . i . taipei : institute of taiwan history , academia sinica , 2001 .\nafter maintaining long - term competitive advantage for more than 30 years , taiwan sugar manufacturing was surpassed by dainihon sugar manufacturing due to the latter ' s active m & a ; strategy ( see graph ) . this occurrence itself represents the dynamism of the modern sugar manufacturing industry . since the three companies other than taiwan sugar manufacturing faced constraints associated with management mistakes or late entry into the market , overcoming those constraints became urgent issues of those companies . as such , the essence of dynamism in the industry was the process of mutual cooperation within innovative corporate activities aimed at realizing rebirth , enhanced performance , and effect of newcomers .\n\u201cthe filing and study of the historical documents of zongye sugar plant in tainan county\u201d , tainan county government grant , 2005 - 2006 .\nwhen taking a broad look at the history of the modern sugar manufacturing industry , it can be described as a search for cooperation based on competition . in this case , cooperation refers to the cooperative action taken against the backdrop of the federation of sugar manufacturers , one of the largest cartels in pre - war japan . specifically , the main mission of the federation as a cartel was to suppress competition through agreements such as the production adjustment agreements of 1933 / 1934 ( in order to avoid overproduction , reduction of measures intended to encourage farmers to grow sugarcane ) , to manage interests within the industry , which had repeatedly dealt with a conflict of interests regarding side business of inland refined sugar and the plantation white sugar ( centrifugal sugar as low cost as refined sugar ) that would lead the industry in the 1930s , and to supplement business resources with the aim of sharing various information ranging from types of sugarcane to manufacturing methods for plantation white sugar .\ntaiwan governor - general office in the history of taiwan economy : administrative authorization , economics and historical material . taipei : yuan - liou , 2010 .\n\u201cshibugami : taiwan\u2019s historical material during the qing dynasty in the ownership of yamata , \u201d in research on taiwan\u2019s modern historical materials , vol . 2 . japan : association of taiwan\u2019s historical materials , 2005 . ( in japanese )\nthe phrase of modern sugar manufacturing industry as used in the title of this article refers to the centrifugal sugar industry ( hereinafter referred to as sugar manufacturing industry ) , which was developed as a business in taiwan prior to world war two . the features of business history research in regards to this theme include examining uniqueness via case studies , conducting comparative analysis ( specifically , international comparison and corporate comparison ) , and empirical analysis that focuses on the decision - making process of top management .\n\u201cthe periphery and application of the archives of taiwan governor - general office , \u201d in the knowledge and usage of the archives of taiwan governor - general office , ed . yukio hiyama , et al . taiwan historica , 2002 .\nin actuality , despite what is indicated by research on pre - war sugar manufacturing in japan , the industry was in no way a simple oligopoly enabled by monopoly capital . however , even while searching for cooperation , there was also a foundation of constant and fierce corporation competition by a few key players . as discussed below , corporate management based on competition was the normal form of the business .\nno . 25 , pao - chin rd . taipei 10043 , taiwan , roc\n\u201ca collecting project on the documents of taiwan\u2019s early financial system : collecting and filing the current documents of land bank\u201d , national taiwan museum grant , october 2007 .\n\u201con the response of taiwan governor - general office to the financial crisis in showa era , \u201d in local elites and taiwan\u2019s peasant movement , ed . chen tzu - yu . taipei : institute of taiwan history , academia sinica , 2008 .\narchives of kamiyama mitunoshin \u2172 no . 20 : the reason of the personnel changes in taiwan , \u201d in research on taiwan\u2019s modern historical materials , vol . 3 . japan : association of taiwan\u2019s historical materials , 2005 . ( in japanese )\ndiscussion of the strategy implemented by ensuiko sugar manufacturing must begin from its pioneering activities in plantation white sugar . however , in order for this strategy to succeed , ensuiko had to overcome two constraints : management mistakes caused by the overlap of several large - scale mergers and the bankruptcy of suzuki shoten , and the management of raw material harvesting districts which were scattered throughout taiwan . upon entering the 1930s , the demand for plantation white sugar rose greatly due to decreased prices and improved quality in conjunction with reduced consumption tax and quality production increases . as rival companies implemented strategies focusing on plantation white sugar , the advantage enjoyed by ensuiko by the mid - 1920s was not conspicuous .\n\u201cchapter 5 love for the handcar : the establishment and development of new - style sugar manufacturing , \u201d in the great century of agriculture in taiwan . taipei : council of agriculture , executive yuan , 2012 , 102 - 123 .\nas the result of repeated alliances between 27 sugar manufacturing companies , the number of companies had been reduced to 11 in the early 1920s . after reorganization of the industry during the financial depression in 1927 , only 9 sugar manufacturing companies would remain : taiwan , shinko , meiji , dainihon , ensuiko , niitaka , teikoku , showa , and taito . ultimately , due to further reorganization of the industry in conjunction with the intensification of the war regime in japan , the modern sugar manufacturing industry was reduced to 4 key players known as the\nbig four\n: taiwan , meiji , dainihon , and ensuiko .\nthe half - gauge sugar train obtained permission for operation and officially reopened its doors to allow visitors to experience a rural , nostalgic and intellectual journey .\n\u201cthe formation and accumulation of japanese capital in taiwan in the beginning of japanese rule , \u201d taiwan : a radical quarterly in social studies 32 ( december 1998 ) .\n\u201cthe process of formation of taiwan\u2019s salt monopoly policy in the beginning of japanese rule 1895 - 1911 , \u201d taiwan economic review 26 . 1 ( march 1998 ) .\nly yong phat , ruling party ( cpp ) senator and co - owner of koh kong plantation co . ltd and koh kong sugar co . ltd .\n\u201cthe formation and implementation of the policy of public land sale under taiwan governor - general office : \u2018land tax reform by the meiji governent and public land sale to sugar manufacturing co . , ltd\u201d , national science council grant , 2012 - 2013 .\ncompeting under the shadow of mainland china\u2019s economy , taiwan is looking to a new kind of immigration diplomacy to engage southeast asia , now taiwan\u2019s second largest export and investment destination .\non may 19 , 2006 , without any prior consultation , bulldozers started to clear farmers\u2019 land in villages in botum sakor and sre ambel district , koh kong province , and forcefully evicted the formal owners : small - farmers who have been living on the land since 1979 ( 1 ) . two months later , the land was awarded to the newly established sugar companies koh kong plantation co . ltd ( kkpc ) and koh kong sugar co . ltd ( kksi ) , both owned by thai ksl group , ve wong corporation of taiwan , and ly yong phat , cambodian ruling party senator and business tycoon . the companies received two adjunct economic land concessions ( elc ) , amounting to 9 , 400ha and 9 , 700ha respectively , to develop industrial sugar plantations and processing factories . the total size of 19 , 100ha exceeds the legal limit of 10 , 000ha per company . in january 2010 , kksi opened a processing factory in sre ambel and six months later export of sugar to uk giant tate & lyle started , who signed a five years contract to buy all sugar output . since 2010 , t & l ; imported 48 , 000 tons of sugar , with an estimated value of 24 million \u20ac . the investment was strongly motivated by the european agreement \u201ceverything but arms\u201d ( eba ) with least developed countries ( ldc ) such as cambodia , offering them access to the european market without tariffs and at a minimum guaranteed price ; which for sugar has been three times the world - market price ( 2 ) .\nthe prime example of this dynamism was dainihon sugar manufacturing , which triumphantly exceeded in overcoming the two constraints of management mistakes and late entry . even more , the company succeeded in turning these constraints into business opportunity . it was this dynamism which enabled dainihon to dramatically overcome taiwan sugar manufacturing to capture the top position . indeed , upon facing the most difficult constraints , dainihon implemented the most radical and innovative corporate activities . therefore , it can be said that corporate activities in response to the two constraints of management mistakes and late market entry were the driving force behind the growth of the modern sugar manufacturing industry . in marked contrast , although taiwan sugar manufacturing faced the difficulty associated with initial constraints , the company did not encounter any other major constraints during subsequent business activities and engaged in stable management ; however , its long - term competitive advantage eventually came to an end .\nas a book of popular history , \u201cpower up taiwan\u201d indeed brought out the fun side of general history writing . the author uses a lot of phrases like \u201cthe first\u201d and \u201cthe earliest . \u201d for instance , the first person who uses electric light is liu ming - chuan , and the first water power station in taiwan is gueishan power station , etc . such descriptions easily amaze the readers with the history of taiwan ' s electricity development . for a long time , we were used to viewing the initial period of postwar industrial history\u2014especially the development of government - owned enterprise such as taiwan power company or taiwan sugar corporation\u2014from the \u201creconstruction\u201d perspective . here , the reconstruction means the reconstructing process for the damage caused by the second - world - war after the japanese were sent back . but as a matter of fact , we knew nearly nothing about the origin of the industry ' s development . the book could exactly mend the discontinuity of this historical gap .\n\u201ca study of kangyo bank\u2019s branches in taiwan in 1923\u201d , national science council grant , 2001 .\n\u201cthe history of the department of economics at national taiwan university , \u201d 2002 . ( lost )\nu . s . navy passes via taiwan strait for many years : u . s . pacific fleet\n( 4 ) news article cambodian daily ( feb . 3 , 2015 ) : families to rejoin protests against sugar farms ( accessed 16 / 02 / 2015 ) [ click to view ]\nin other words , the true dynamism leading to the growth of the modern sugar manufacturing industry can be seen in the contrast between the two companies . this dynamism is seen in how there were several players that led differentiation , and how the position of those players shifted ; there was also fierce corporate competition embodied by the series of swift response to imitation and improvement ( for example , quality production increases and improvement in the quality of plantation white sugar ) . dynamism was also present in the mutual cooperation of innovative corporate activities among the big four sugar manufacturers who served as key players . these two types of phased dynamism were the main driving force in the growth of the modern sugar manufacturing industry to become the main industry in pre - war japan .\n\u201cthe process of the capital accumulation in taiwan during the japanese rule\u201d , national science council grant , 1998 .\nmemory of salt country : taiwan salt enterprise co . , ltd . taipei : national archives administration , 2010 .\nthe impact of japanese capitalism on taiwan and korea : economic change under imperialism . taipei : boyyoung , 2010 .\nanother characteristic of this book is that it uses the phrases of modern business management to talk about taiwan ' s electricity development ( p . 101 ) . the description is realistic and profound , with rich and various kinds of information , such as fund raising , costs for business operation , tender information , and so on . the second half of the book talks about the competitive construction bidding process for the sun - moon lake project , and the open offer made by taiwan electric power corporation that caused the trend of stock investment all over taiwan in 1919 . the whole process makes the readers feel like he / she is reading real - time social news . from the author ' s description to the electricity development , we can almost say that the business model , or the operation of capitalism in taiwan , was already established early in the japanese colonial period .\nthe book also contains heroic phrases in describing some of the important people : from ohkura okoshi , the engineer who created the electric power system in taiwan , or hiroshi nagashige , the technician who combined marketing and engineering together , to motoichirou matsuki , the best manager of the taiwan power company . there is also an annotation at the end of the book , saying \u201cit was the profession , passion and perseverance of the engineers that keep the development of electricity in taiwan moving on . \u201d during the colonial period , the leaders of different fields in taiwan were no doubt japanese , and they were also the key figures of charge in electricity development . but no matter the form , the perspective of the unequal notion of colonialism or from sts , the grassroots technicians , or even the users , should be regarded as the contributor to electricity evolution . these grass - root figures could also be connected further to the process of electricity recovery in taiwan and the follow - up techniques during the primary stage after the second world war , or the so called \u201creconstruction period . \u201d from \u201cthe evolution of taiwan electric power corporation\u201d ( taipei : lin pin - yen , 1997 . 3 ) , another book about taiwan power development written by lin pin - yen , we can see the portion and place of taiwanese technicians had in taiwan power company ( p . 172 ) , which exactly retrieves the information that \u201cpower up taiwan\u201d lacks . however , lin pin - yen still does not talk about the taiwanese technicians ' ability , characteristics , and also their contribution to the development of electricity in taiwan .\n\u201ctaiwan\u2019s gold mining under japanese imperialism : literature interpretation and historical research\u201d , gold museum of new taipei city government , 2011 .\n\u201can investigation of the cultural property of taiwan provincial agricultural and industrial enterprise\u201d , national cultural construction committee grant , april 2007 .\n\u201ca preliminary study of the tenancy in rice operation between two world wars in taiwan\u201d , national science council grant , 2000 .\nlongquan village is located to the east of madou district and is bordered by zengwun river to the south . during the japanese occupation , the area included the two hamlets of gouzaiqian and tudouwang . after the second world war ended , the village was renamed longquan village after the village temple of longquan yan . residents of longquan are a simple rustic folk engaged in farming , using the waters of zengwun river to irrigate their orchards of avocado , wendan pomelo , and white pomelo trees . the harvested fruits are then sold throughout taiwan . with industrial and commercial developments , levees along the eastern and western banks as well as longquan village water pump station were constructed to mitigate the flooding of zengwun river . taiwan 19 expressway located to the west is where mashan bridge is located . the expressway serves as a key route for northbound and southbound traffic . the small taiwan sugar corporation train station located in the village has been delegated as a historical landmark , while longquan yan serves as the local center of faith .\n1962 the first ibm 650 data processing system in taiwan is installed at the institute of electronics at the national chiao tung university .\n\u201cthe occurrence and meaning of \u2018the camphor problem\u2019 in the beginning of japanese rule in taiwan\u201d , national science council grant , 2000 .\nthe taichung region branch office strove to gather funds for developing a cultural and educational leisure park with a multifunctional activity area , ecological pond , lotus pond and cherry forest , etc . in addition , the office expected to combine itself with the xihu sugar refinery and local cultural industries that produces grapes , mutton hotpot and other agriculture products . it also attempted to become the best sugar industry historical and cultural attraction site in the central region with a strong focus on tourism and leisure .\n\u201ca research on taiwan governor - general office\u2019s management of the financial crisis during the showa reign , national science council grant , 2004 .\n\u201ca research on taiwan\u2019s industrialization during the end of japanese colonization ( 1930 - 45 ) \u201d , national science council grant , 2003 .\nthe catalogue of taiwan governor - general office documents , vols . 2 - 18 ( 1995 - 2006 ) . japan : yumani shobo\n\u201ca study of the historical material of the economic relations in the archives of taiwan governor - general office , \u201d in a research of the historical material of the archives of taiwan governor - general office , ed . yukio hiyama . japan : yumani shobo ( in japanese )\nthe bureau of cultural heritage , which was then known as the provisional office of the council for cultural affairs administration and cultural heritage , added the xihu sugar refinery to the reuse project of industrial sites and helped to preserve and activate it for reutilization .\nno . 68 , shengchan rd . , east dist . , tainan city 701 , taiwan ( r . o . c . ) (\n\u201cthe process of formation of taiwan\u2019s salt monopoly policy in the beginning of japanese rule 1895 - 1911\u201d , national science council grant , 1996 .\n\u201cthe differentiation of technological archives : taiwan tabaco and wine company as an example , \u201d archive quarterly 4 . 1 ( march 2005 ) .\nif the readers are interested in this book , they could also refer to the other related book \u201cthe evolution of taiwan electric power corporation . \u201d\u201cpower up taiwan\u201d and \u201cthe evolution of taiwan electric power corporation\u201d are the nonofficial books about electric power history in taiwan in the last decade . the prior book is written in the thread of business management and political situation , but lacks technical contents . on the contrary , the latter book is full of technical contents , but they only appear as plain information , without further discussion or analysis . to the reader who does not know much about electric power studies , the book could even be meaningless . looking at the issue from sts point of view , \u201cpower up taiwan\u201d talks about the head engineer in sun - moon lake power station arai eikichi , who once created an original pressure - reducing tank that can reduce half of the cost ( p . 91 ) . there is no doubt about the importance of this new technique , but the author edits this information by putting it into an individual frame that obviously makes it an annotation . a lot of research for the history of technology also treated technical contents as \u201cblack boxes\u201d or just mentioned them briefly . this tendency shows two possibilities . one is that the author has limited knowledge toward the professional technical contents and is unable to lead further discussion . the other is that the author thought the readers may not be interested in knowing the difficult technical contents , so he simply introduces it briefly . these possibilities could vulgarize the history of technology , and make it fail to gain the recognition of professional communities .\ntaiwan floriculture exports association urltoken e - mail : tfea8408 @ urltoken tel : 02 - 2331 - 3146 fax : 02 - 2311 - 9336 address : 13 - 4f , no . 41 , sec . 1 jhongsiao w rd . , taipei 100 , taiwan r . o . c .\naddress\uff1ano . 762 , sec . 2 , zhangshui rd . , xihu township , changhua county 51447 , taiwan ( r . o . c . )\nthe kaleidoscope of blooms that greeted me defied any words to describe them . no wonder that taiwan\u2019s orchid cultivation has been lauded as a runaway success .\n\u201cjapan\u2019s colonial ruing on taiwan under an unequal treaty , \u201d journal of social economic history 67 . 4 ( november 2001 ) . ( in japanese )\nthe european union ( eu ) has supported the sugar industry through the agreement \u201ceverything but arms\u201d ( eba ) with least developed countries ( ldc ) such as cambodia . companies operating in cambodia can access the european market without tariffs and at a minimum guaranteed price . for sugar , the minimum guaranteed price has been on average three times the world - market price . while the extent of sugarcane plantations in cambodia was negligible in 2006 , in 2012 it amounted to more than 100 , 000 ha . cambodian sugar exports jumped to 13 . 8 million $ in 2011 , 92 % of which was exported to the eu ( 2 ) . koh kong plantation co . ltd ( kkpc ) and koh kong sugar co . ltd ( kksi ) are both owned by thai ksl group holding 70 % of the shares , as well as by ve wong corporation of taiwan and ly yong phat , a cambodian ruling party senator and business tycoon ( 2 ) . the concession land has been granted under the economic land concession ( elc ) scheme of cambodia , which provides concessions for the development of large - scale agriculture under a lease agreement of up to maximum 99 years . lease agreements are commonly set for 70 years ( see legal elc framework , below ) . both companies received two adjunct economic land concessions ( elc ) , amounting to 9 , 400ha and 9 , 700ha respectively , to develop industrial sugar plantations and processing factories ( 2 ) . the total size of 19 , 100ha exceeds the legal limit of 10 , 000ha per elc ( see legal framework ) . the concession land overlaps with villagers\u2019 land , protected areas , and other concession land . since 2010 , tate & lyle ; imported 48 , 000 tons of sugar from both companies , with an estimated value of 24 million \u20ac ( 2 ) . 456 families were dispossessed by the elcs in sre amble district ( 1 ) . based on average household size this corresponds to more than 2 , 100 persons . 1490 ha of farmers land were affected by clearing ( 1 ) . other sources say that families lost 5000 ha of land ( 3 ) . according to the 2001 cambodian land law , the formal land owners are the villagers , since they have been living over 5 years prior on the land area ( see land law framework ) .\nthe population of the \u2018new immigrants\u2019 group , including foreign spouses and their children , is now the fifth largest in taiwan , numbering about 500 , 000 .\nbased on a resolution achieved at a shareholder meeting on dec . 1 , 1958 , taiwan paper company decided for each of its paper mill to operate independently . however ,\npeople protest against the sugar companies since 2006 , trying to get back their land and to receive compensations for the losses , however , with little success . supported by ngos , villagers filed formal complaints in cambodia against the involved companies ( july , 2012 ; see ( 1 ) ) , as well as in the uk against tate & lyle ( march 2013 ) , claiming human rights abuse and ownership of the land ( 3 ) . some of the families received 2000 $ as compensation from tate & lyle ( 4 ) , which however cannot replace the lost livelihoods , others are still waiting for any compensation or solutions . in july , 2013 bonsucro , an initiative for responsible and sustainable sugar growing suspended tate & lyle , which refused to cooperate with villagers for the investigation of their complaints ( 3 ) . on behalf of the villagers , ngos further lobbied to revise the eba agreement , underlying the need to investigate its devastating impact on human rights , to which the european union finally agreed ( 5 ) . while the eba agreement was set up to \u2018support development\u2019 , on the ground , it produced a sugar rush by providing bonus payments for national and international companies that established a sugar industry at a devastating cost of local communities and the environment .\nfew people are aware that japan actively sought to use taiwan , a colony of japan as a result of the sino japanese war , as a base for expanding the centrifugal sugar industry , which was one of the main industries in japan prior to world war two . at that time , japan was still in an inferior position compared to western powers . in that respect , successful management of empire of japan\u2019s first colony served as a test of whether it could thrive as an independent nation .\nduring a recent media familiarisation trip to taiwan at the invitation of the taipei economic and cultural office in malaysia , i had the opportunity to feel the warmth of taiwanese hospitality .\n\u201cthe innovation of economic development and enterprises : a case study of taiwan\u2019s ic industry and cable tv , \u201d business review 46 . 3 ( february 1999 ) . ( in japanese )\nafter its reorganization to become taiwan paper material research institute in the 5th year of the showa period , hagiwara tetsuzou succeeded in producing paper pulp by processing crushed sugarcane with heavy magnesium sulfate . the crushed sugarcane research institute was again turned into taiwan paper co . , ltd . and began to mass - produce white notebook paper and the taiwanese paper industry took a better turn .\ntaiwan , as its historical name formosa ( from the portuguese ilha formosa , which means beautiful island ) implies , is a gem of an island off the southeastern coast of mainland china .\ncouncil of agriculture appeals to the peasantry who produces important agricultural products to register their farmers planted acreage \uff0d council of agriculture , executive yuan , r . o . c . ( taiwan )\n\u201ca study of land ownership in taiwan during the qing dynasty ( 1683 - 1895 ) , \u201d economic research 35 ( december 1992 ) , the university of tokyo . ( in japanese )\n\u201cland owrners\u2019 capital accumulation in hsinchu hakka area during the japanese colonial period , \u201d in modern japan and taiwan . institute of social science , chukyo university , 2011 . ( in japanese )\nwe understand that the market - oriented agricultural production often leads to production imbalance and thus that it is important to know more about the to area of production and output information for government to take measures to tackle this situation . therefore , we deem to promote this reporting system for a limited important products . it shall apply to seven crops : banana , orange , papaya , pineapple , garlic , onion and peanut ; six seafood products : milkfish , tilapia , eel , bass , grouper and clam ; and four livestock products : pork , chicken , taiwan native chicken , and eggs . if needed , coa shall select other agricultural products , after thoroughly evaluation to apply this registration system so that corporation measures can be taken at early stage to deal with the overproduction problem of this product .\n\u201cethnic relations and industrial development ( 2 / 3 ) : taiwan hakka ethnic group in the camphor industry during the japanese rule ( until 1930s ) \u201d , hakka affairs council grant , 2012 .\n\u201cethnic relations and industrial development ( 1 / 3 ) : taiwan hakka ethnic group in the camphor industry during the japanese rule ( until 1930s ) \u201d , hakka affairs council grant , 2011 .\nthe day ended with a bang in yunlin , which is about an hour\u2019s ride from chiayi , where the finale of the nine - day annual taiwan lantern festival drew more than a million spectators .\nfailing to find private investors to take over luodong factory and lintienshan forest , bank of taiwan took them over with capital partially acquired from other government enterprises . since government shares accounted for more than three quarters ,\nto attract even more tourists from asean , beginning last august , taiwan allowed citizens of thailand and brunei visa - free access , extending a policy already in place for asean countries such as malaysia and singapore .\napart from savouring the not - so - cold winter sights and sounds of vibrant taipei , we enjoyed a 90 - minute ride on the taiwan high speed rail that took us to the southern city of chiayi .\njen - shen wu , jun - yu fang , hsin - yi lin ; on power up taiwan . east asian science , technology and society 1 september 2008 ; 2 ( 3 ) : 457\u2013460 . doi : urltoken\nthe author only spends a short length in discussing the electricity development in taiwan during the 50 years of the japanese colonial period . in addition to the editing arrangement , the book appears to have a comparatively popular writing style . since the book contains incisive analysis and draws a clear image for taiwan ' s electric power evolution , the writing style does not affect its value for academic studies . nevertheless , there are still flaws in some parts of the argument .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 department of humanities and social sciences / graduate program of ethnicity and culture , college of hakka studies , national chiao tung university taiwan \u00a9 add . : no . 1 , sec . 1 , liujia 5th rd . , zhubei city , hsinchu county 302 , taiwan ( r . o . c . ) tel : + 886 - 3 - 5131394 fax : + 886 - 3 - 6580677 ( ms . teng ) last update : 2018 . 07\naround the 5th year of the showa period ( 1930 ) , under the impact of world recession and the demand brought by japanese government\u2019s aggressive strategy of \u201cindustrial immigration , \u201d taiwan became a forward base for japan . as a result ,\ntaisugar owns 550 km 2 ( 210 sq mi ) of land in taiwan \u2014 370 km 2 ( 140 sq mi ) are for agricultural purpose and 120 km 2 ( 46 sq mi ) are for contract production . [ 2 ]\na trip to chiayi is not complete without spending a couple of hours at the hinoki village , originally the dormitories of the forestry bureau\u2019s chiayi forest division under the office of the governor - general of taiwan during the japanese occupation between 1895 and 1945 .\nthis upstart in green power was established last year in response to the new government\u2019s call to push the installed solar capacity to 20gw by 2025 from the present 842mw and to take advantage of taiwan\u2019s position as the world\u2019s second largest manufacturer of solar panels .\ndiversified development\u201d has already become our operating objective and direction ; \u201cpromoting privatization\u201d is an effective way to liberate state - owned enterprises from bureaucratic constraints and to boost competitiveness . with everyone\u2019s effort , we are convinced that we can create a better quality of life for the taiwan people ."]}
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time only initiation fee of $ 40 , annual dues of $ 69 and applicable taxes .\nmichelle , an avid wine enthusiast , has also completed her advanced sommelier certification via the prestigious wine and spirits education trust . she was recently named the volunteer area representative for the calgary chapter of the opimian society of canada ( canada\u2019s wine society ) . michelle resides in calgary with her husband jason .\nthe exclusive nature of the wines masters picks is appealing , too . opimian wines aren\u2019t available to garden - variety consumers through provincial liquour boards ; they can only be acquired through the society .\nif you think you ' d like to become a member of the opimian society , let me know and i ' ll refer you . and yes , for every new member i refer to opimian i will receive a reward i can spend on wine ; so will you .\nmembers of the wine club opimian society with some of their products in montreal on wednesday july 6 , 2016 . from left : alexandre guay , frank ianni , , patrick bolduc and anna tarzia zappia .\nhowever is good , typical basic chianti with some charm and better flavour depth . full information on the society can be found at\nunderstanding the needs and expectations of members proves useful in her role as wine consultant to opimian .\nopimian members have access to wines from around the world that are either exclusive to opimian or not available to everyone , everywhere . this is exciting for me here on the west coast of canada ;\ndo you have questions about wines , wine tours or the opimian selection ? contact our wine concierge .\nthe opimian society is \u201ccanada\u2019s wine club\u201d and offers some 500 wines to 15 , 000 members across the country each year . all wines are selected by master of wine , jane masters , and sourced from suppliers from all the major wine regions of the world . wines are ordered and delivered to members via the liquor boards or equivalent in each provincial and territorial jurisdiction ( except nunavut ) . disclosure : i am a former member of the board of directors of the opimian society and former area representative .\neven so , the society is evolving and embracing more new world wine regions \u2014 particularly california \u2014 and even some canadian offerings are starting to appear .\ni have a confession to make : when i received a kind invitation earlier this month to attend a dinner celebrating the 40th anniversary of the opimian society , i fully expected it to be some dreary affair , packed with aging wine snobs putting on airs .\nupdate : since posting the story above , the opimian society has advised that theitalian selection is not from their may offering , but from an offering lastyear ( which explains the older vintage of pinot bianco ) . the wines are notavailable but we leave the notes posted for those who may have samples stillon hand . watch for further opimian reviews in the weeks ahead .\nwhen you become an opimian member , you open the door to an experience unlike any other in canada .\ncultivate your curiosity for the world of wine with opimian . become a member now and take advantage of :\nand while many members join just to buy exclusive vino , it is worth noting opimian is more than a not - for - profit wine - buying co - op . the society also organizes local and overseas wine tours , and regularly puts on educational events and dinners with guest speakers .\nmembership peaked at about 21 , 000 in 2010 , says pierre chanzonkov , who took over from sambrook in 2005 and managed opimian until last year , when he moved over to become publisher of quench , the wine magazine distributed to opimian members .\nrather , the opimian anniversary dinner was an opportunity for self - professed wine nerds to geek out with like - minded oenophiles .\nnow in its 40th year , opimian is increasingly accessible and affordable , broadening its appeal to a new generation of wine lovers .\nrandie kushnier , winnipeg - based president and chairman of the opimian society , a canadian wine - buying co - operative , notes that most canadian wine sellers , both independently run wine stores and provincial liquor control boards , are well aware of current consumer interest in wine and are training their staff to help shoppers .\nthe opimian society is a non - profit wine buying co - operative offering members a vast selection of wines not available through government liquor outlets like the lcbo . in addition to discovering new and delicious wines , members can attend any of the 160 events each year from educational tastings to dinners offered across the country .\nfwiw i had an awesome german gewurzt from a family members friend who received the wine through this society . the wine was good enough to give me interest in the society , but atlas the wine is not available to albertans . so i will not be joining , as i see nothing else of interest and from most peoples comments this appears to be a crap shoot at best .\nbest described as a buyer\u2019s club for both casual wine drinkers and connoisseurs , the montreal - based opimian society acquires wines for its members that are not available in stores . that has been its main selling point over the past 43 years and remains its foremost strength as it prepares to reposition itself in the market with a major rebranding initiative .\nspeaking of lcbo alternatives , the opimian society chugs along with over 3 , 000 members active in three chapters in the gta alone . founded in 1973 , when canada\u2019s liquor monopolies were even more antiquated and restrictive , it has morphed into a nationwide wine buying co - op with a full range of tasting / social events , tours and publications including\nbetter still , i was seated next to jane masters mw , wine consultant to the society . the mw appended to her name stands for master of wine , of which there are only a few hundred in the world .\nniagara has always played a large part in the opimian society with their annual weekend wine tour hosted by yours truly and through the acquisition of some of niagara ' s finest wines . in the past , they ' ve purchased cases of rare wines from lenko vineyards and stoney ridge cellars . currently , ontario offerings include three wines from coyote ' s run winery in st . davids .\nif there is a downside to opimian wines , it\u2019s that there is a preponderance of old world offerings from established countries , such as france , italy and spain .\nyou can take the opimian wine educational course , all about wine or simply browse through their magazine tidings , canada ' s food and wine magazine published eight times a year . for non - members , tidings can be purchased from any magazine rack , but without the insert of opimian news , the member ' s private newsletter .\nit ' s not a secret wine society , but it doesn ' t make a lot of noise on its own behalf . i am , however , very happy to be a member and very happy to help spread the word .\nblack prince winery was conceived by john sambrook ( general manager of the opimian society ) in 2000 , who wanted to establish a winery in this lovely , picturesque area of prince edward county . this region has the viticultural landscape to produce first - rate wines with the vineyards located on a fertile , sandy loam ridge the black prince was an edward ( edward county ) , eldest son of edward iii .\nhere are some of my thoughts on the current opimian offering , based on my past experience with some of these wines and suppliers , and of course , based on my own tastes ! austria h\u00f6pler wine from h\u00f6pler has always been a favourite opimian offering for me . their gr\u00fcner veltliner is a revelation of the possibilities of [ \u2026 ]\n\u201cyou don\u2019t have to be wealthy or an expert , \u201d says steve hutchinson , opimian\u2019s area representative for victoria . \u201cyou just need to have an appreciation for wine . \u201d\ntravel around the world with the opimian society to tour new and old world wine regions . this past february , a group returned from a tour to tasmania and victoria , australia , ending up with an exciting day in the city of sydney . the next tour will head to germany and the alsace region of france at the end of may before a journey to the italian regions of tuscany and piedmont in september .\nyou will receive a 5 % off the least expensive case when you decide to receive two cases from the same wine programs or sign up for two different programs . there\u2019s nothing you have to do . the 5 % discount will be issued in the form of an opimian credit . credits will be automatically issued within one week from the closing date of each cellar offering and deposited directly into your opimian account to be used on any opimian activities including wine orders , attending an event , renewal of your membership and more .\nhere are some of my thoughts on the current opimian offering , based on my past experience with some of these wines and suppliers , and of course , based on my own tastes ! austria h\u00f6pler wine from h\u00f6pler has always been a favourite opimian offering for me . their gr\u00fcner veltliner is a revelation of the possibilities of [ & # 8230 ; ]\nthis winery on the outskirts of picton and originally conceived by opimian society founder john sambrook and geoffrey webb , opened its doors in 2003 . named after edward iii\u0092s eldest son \u0096 the black prince , it makes its own line of wines and also acts as an incubator for other aspiring wineries without their own facilities . geoff leads its winemaking team \u0096 that use both their own grapes as well as those from other ontario dvas .\nif you are interested in becoming an opimian area representative or simply wish to learn more about the role , click here and someone from the membership experience department will be in touch .\n\u201cour goal is to cover costs , \u201d ianni says of opimian\u2019s non - profit structure . \u201call proceeds are reinvested into the club to help members learn more about wine . \u201d part of this includes the expert guidance of jane masters , a u . k . - based master of wine who tastes and advises opimian on all the wines it offers its members .\nas for your insinuation , i just returned from the opimian celebration of the retirement of our original mw , ken christie , and never heard any reference at all to what you are referring to . while opimian has lost some of its competitive advantage from those days , it is still relevant as a alternative source of great wine and , more important , education .\n\u201cin the 1980s , some of the liquor boards weren\u2019t too happy , \u201d chanzonkov says . \u201cthey saw opimian as competition and tried to shut it down . there were some rough patches over the years because the liquor boards weren\u2019t quite sure what opimian was . it wasn\u2019t an agent \u2014 most of the wines you find in stores are acquired through agents \u2014 but now that\u2019s completely changed . the club is now probably the biggest private order buyer in every province , so the boards are ok with that . they just see opimian as another customer . \u201d\nthat is attractive to many members , because who among us doesn\u2019t enjoy one - upping the joneses now and again ? in fact , many wines the society has introduced to canada over the past four decades have influenced the buying decisions of several provincial liquor boards .\nare any of the canadian forumites members ? if so , any recommendations ( for or against ) on their suppliers or their wines , which i gather tend to repeat from year to year ? ( the opimian society is a non - profit wine club that lets you select which , if any , of their offerings you wish to buy . i understand that they will only ship within canada . their website , for those interested , is urltoken ) .\nback in january folks were asking about opimian society in canada . i ' ve been a member for just under 2 years and will be quitting once i ' ve received the last of my orders . the descriptions in the offerings turn out to be imaginative marketing and the wines mostly suck . when parker has been quoted they ' ve extracted positive statements and failed to mention the negative . i ' ve had more success buying wine at random in the local liquor store .\nas in any alcohol - based venture , all business is conducted under the strict auspices of the provincial liquor boards . this , chanzonkov points out , has not always meant smooth sailing for opimian\u2019s administration .\nthe opimian society # is \u201ccanada\u2019s wine club\u201d and offers some 500 wines to 15 , 000 members across the country each year . all wines are selected by master of wine , jane masters , and sourced from suppliers from all the major wine regions of the world . wines are ordered and delivered to members via the liquor boards or equivalent in each provincial and territorial jurisdiction ( except nunavut ) . as a long - time member of opimian i have had some experience with many of the wines and suppliers , and even visited some of their wineries . some current ( or prospective ) members might find my comments helpful in making their own selections \u2013 keeping in mind everyone has their own tastes and preferences !\n\u201cour membership plateaued a few years ago , but now we expect another increase , \u201d ianni says . \u201cthat\u2019s one of the reasons why we\u2019re rebranding opimian \u2014 so it can be positioned well for future growth . \u201d\ni agree and disagree with the comments previously made . i have been a member since 2009 and give opimian mixed reviews on the wines that i have purchased so far . nonetheless , i have mixed reviews about the offerings at the lcbo and the \u201cgems\u201d that opimian have offered outway the indifferent wines that i have purchased . on balance i thinkopimian are doing a creditable job and i look forward to each \u201coffering\u201d with great anticipation .\ni tried to be cool , but had to stop myself from swooning like a groupie more than once . fortunately , her down - to - earth manner ( she went by the nickname champagne jane in university ) allows masters to speak to society members at any level , be they expert or beginner .\nwith 16 , 000 - plus members across canada ( 475 in victoria ) , the society has considerable purchasing power and masters employs it to good effect \u2014 visiting wineries all over the world and sampling hundreds of wines , from which she compiles select offerings in a range of styles and price points for members .\nre : opimium society my wife ' s cousin joined 5 or 6 months ago . he ' s not really a wine guy , but he tells me he saved a ridiculous amount of money on his car insurance just by being a member of the society . i ' ve read over some of their literature , and he tells me he gets some free wine for joining , but neither the literature nor the list he gets to choose his freebies from , struck me as being special . imagine , saving money on car insurance by joining a wine club ! just another one of those things that lets you go\nhmmmmmm\nhi keith , i\u2019m the newish area representative for opimian in vancouver , and would love to have you come along for some of my future tastings . we have a new master of wine for the society , jane masters ( great name ! ) and she is actively new wines all over the world with great value for members . please e - mail me sometime when you would like to come to an event - i hope to change your mind ! cheers , and thanks for writing about us , even though it was negative ! kerri\na supplier for opimian for perhaps fifteen years now , vinoselecci\u00f3n was responsible for building our strong offerings from spain . the labels have changed over the years , and the ones that stand out in the current offering , for me , are\n\u201cmaster of wine is the highest certification in the wine business ; there are only about 300 in world , \u201d ianni says , adding that masters\u2019s predecessor , ken christie , had been advising opimian since its inception . he retired in 2011 .\ntomorrow one of our functions is for the opimian wine society . one of the courses features three types of starch . two of these being a sundried tomato gnocchi and a spinach fettuccine made in house . the final being a lobster risotto . . . and i ' m not good at forming arborio rice grains haha . so today pretty much everyone in the kitchen got a chance to try making pasta . coady our jr . sous made the sundried tomato gnocchi . . . and everyone made the spinach fettuccine . so i asked chef for his recipe for the fettuccine and coady for his gnocchi .\ni have been a member since 1975 and have been completely satisfied with the opimian society . to say that the wines are \u201clacklusture\u201d is ridiculous , you get what you pay for . the black prince winery mess is unfortunate , but it doesn\u2019t have anything to do with the rest of benefits offered . frankly , i am on the side of the club on that one ; why should we take the advice of members who probably don\u2019t know the whole story ? people take on the administratiive jobs of such an organization because they are committed to it ; they read the documents , they discuss matters with knowledgeable people , and their opinions are therefore more reliable . opimian has to satisfy the preferences of many levels of buyers ; i have purchased wines at both ends of the price range and have never been disappointed . you are a whiner , keith , and now a former member who really has nothing to offer . personally , i am not going to get my shirt in a knot over the society\u2019s logo or the b . p . winery . i just placed an order for what looks like a delicious , very reasonable priced spanish wine and i can\u2019t wait for its arrival . odds are it won\u2019t be \u201cunsavoury . \u201d\nopimian has been dealing with hook and ladder for a few years now , but that time frame has corresponded with poor exchange rates , and i have not ventured to purchase anything . i have , however , heard other members speak highly of these wines , notably\nthe stone valley label from kautz has made regular appearances at many of the opimian dinners and events i have attended across the country . these are simply well - priced , tasty wines in the california style . although i would recommend any of them , i would highlight\nthis is a great example of how the internet allows for misinformation to be deployed on the internet . as a former area secretary in toronto , in the late 70\u2019s early 80\u2019s , when the society had total relevance ( and ultimately forced the 11 wine countries that are canada to improve their purchasing ) i take extreme exception to your blog . of course you can buy anything competitive now !\nmr . graham warren - chief financial officer graham warren is a senior financial executive with over 25 years of experience with emerging companies in the oil and gas , mining , environmental , biotech and software sectors . he has extensive operations , international business , corporate finance and public market experience . based in toronto , mr . warren has a private consulting firm , graham c . warren consulting , and has served as chief financial officer of umedik inc . and medtech environmental ltd , a subsidiary of stericycle inc . . he is a past director hanfeng evergreen inc ( tsx : hf ) , where he served as chairman of the audit committee . mr . warren also serves as chief financial officer of changfeng energy inc ( tsxv : cfy ) and exile resources inc ( tsxv : eri ) and is a director of active control technology inc ( tsxv : act ) . mr . warren also serves as the chairman of the audit committee for the opimian society . he holds a b . comm . degree from concordia university and a c . m . a . designation from the society of management accountants .\nalternative method wine distribution club , the opimian society is currently in the process of tearing itself apart due to a fight between the clubs board of directors and dissatisfied members . ( full disclosure ; i am a former member , i recently resigned due not to the infighting , but rather dull and expensive offerings that have become standard over the past few years . ) to make a complex story simple , the club had invested in an ontario winery , and now wants to divest itself of its investments as the winery is a constant money loser . current members are the majority shareholders in black prince winery in prince edward county , ontario , and want to use their influence to delay the sale .\ni have been a member of opimian for about 6 years now i guess and have to say that i disagree . the members have been made aware of a pending lawsuit against the board however despite whats happening at the board level , everyhting is status quo in terms of my membership .\nianni , a veteran food industry executive of italian descent \u2014 \u201cwine has always been a part of my family , \u201d he quips \u2014 points out that although opimian\u2019s office is on sherbrooke st . w . in n . d . g . , most of its 16 , 000 members reside outside quebec .\nthis dark , dense and ripe pinot is bright and generous with intense blackberry , currant , cherry and spice flavours . is beautifully balanced with a zing of acidity on the finish . it ' s sold out at the retail store , but their may be a few bottles left in the opimian reserves .\nwell , that thought has crossed my mind , as i\u2019m sure it has many of you . whether you have 300 bottles , a $ 12 , 000 cellar or a special 2 , 000 - bottle $ 100 , 000 cellar , the questions remain : should you insure it and how should you insure it ? a friend was lucky enough to have his problem solved in a unique way when he was broken into and most of his wine cellar was stolen \u2014 a horrible situation , i know , but take your hands slowly off your eyes and read on . as it turned out , his insurance adjuster was a member of the opimian society , and he was naturally both sympathetic and understanding . the claim was settled quickly and fairly .\nour members come from all different backgrounds , from across the country . our passion for wine connects us \u2013 even so , we understand that everyone is at a different place in their wine journey . opimian exists to help wine lovers learn more about wine and experience as much as possible , conveniently and easily .\ni\u2019ve been a fan of spanish brandies for quite some time , and am happy to see opimian is finally able to offer one again . i have sampled some of perez barquero\u2019s brandies and rum , and they are simply marvellous . i don\u2019t recall tasting this particular one , but i am purchasing it from this offering .\nopimian is a canada wide non - profit wine - purchasing cooperative with more than 16 , 000 members from coast to coast to coast . all members benefit from its nationwide purchasing power regardless of their province of residence . it offers its members exclusive access to wines that are not available through any of the provincial liquor boards .\nreally ? i have to tell you that i have had the opposite experience with opimian . i admit that when i read the offerings pretty much every wine sounds fantastic so it is hard to decide what to order but in my 5 years with the club i have yet to have a poor wine . and it\u2019s not like i am only ordering the more expensive wines . i don\u2019t remember the exact amount but this year i spent maybe $ 500 - 600 on 4 cases and again every wine i have had has been great . maybe opimian is not for you but i certainly have no complaints about it and would gladly recommend them to anyone .\noriginally posted by thatwineguy : really ? i have to tell you that i have had the opposite experience with opimian . i admit that when i read the offerings pretty much every wine sounds fantastic so it is hard to decide what to order but in my 5 years with the club i have yet to have a poor wine . and it\u2019s not like i am only ordering the more expensive wines . i don\u2019t remember the exact amount but this year i spent maybe $ 500 - 600 on 4 cases and again every wine i have had has been great . maybe opimian is not for you but i certainly have no complaints about it and would gladly recommend them to anyone .\n\u201cwe really like the great selection of wines that you cannot get at the lcbo or saq , \u201d says ste - agathe resident eric von colditz , who has been an opimian member for more than 30 years . \u201cwe enjoy wines from around the world , and we\u2019re not stuck on one wine or another . we enjoy the variety . \u201d\nwines from italy are often found on our dinner table , so this offering is one of the most anticipated of the year . i will comment on some of our previous purchases and taste experiences , and muse on possible purchases . the wine people the wine people were a new supplier to opimian last year and we [ & # 8230 ; ]\nspanish wines have become quite common on our table over the past decade . this is a reflection of both their overall quality , and the improved access to a variety of quality wines from the country from both opimian and the nlc . portuguese wines have enjoyed a similar growth , but to a lesser extent . at a [ & # 8230 ; ]\nif you like sherry style wines , or have an interest in learning about that style of wine , you must invest in this range from p\u00e9rez barquero ( noting they are not actually sherry ! ) . i visited the winery about five years ago ( before opimian was involved ) and was so impressed i arranged for a private order for my friends and i .\nbordeaux , bergerac , beaujolais , & australia the region of bordeaux is synonymous with wonderful wine ! although it can be quite expensive for the famous labels , its 7 , 000 wine producers cover a wide range of values and prices in regional output that dwarfs most wine - producing countries . each year opimian tries to assemble value selections from this vast [ \u2026 ]\none interesting wine tasting week after another ! spain , provence , and scotch were the main features this week , including robbie burns birthday of course . a couple of more wine fest wines are on the list as well , along with a south african label from opimian . starting with spain we have the montg\u00f3 old vines monastrell 2015 [ & # 8230 ; ]\nwine - buying co - ops like opimian ( named after the wine - guzzling roman politician ) exploit a loophole in our draconian liquor laws that allows them to buy in bulk and offer members access to wines that aren\u2019t available through the lcbo . there\u2019s no price advantage : you still have to pay the liquor board\u2019s markup . but opimian offers upward of 60 special , rotating bottles ( like gardet champagne ) as selected by the club\u2019s master of wine jane masters , a former wine buyer for marks and spencer who splits her time between london and the south of france . the annual fee is $ 125 , and members get a 15 per cent discount at iron gate , a state - of - the - art storage facility in leaside .\nopimian\u2019s wines are produced by 55 vineyards around the world , all of which deal exclusively with the club . members order by the case through the catalogue , cellar offerings , which is currently sent out eight times per year . orders are shipped from the vineyard to the member\u2019s local provincial liquor board outlet for pickup . this process can take several months , ianni says , depending on the product .\nbordeaux , bergerac , beaujolais , & # 38 ; australia the region of bordeaux is synonymous with wonderful wine ! although it can be quite expensive for the famous labels , its 7 , 000 wine producers cover a wide range of values and prices in regional output that dwarfs most wine - producing countries . each year opimian tries to assemble value selections from this vast [ & # 8230 ; ]\ncastoro has been a long time supplier to opimian and i have had the opportunity to sample many of their wines over the years . the zinfandel and cabernet sauvignon on this offer represent my two favourite varieties from this producer . the cab will reward you with that big cal cab profile . the zin is the real deal as a wine , and not the fruit bomb some of these can be .\njust this past january i happened to go on my first wine visit to washington and oregon with some opimian friends . while we experienced a range of qualities , overall i was very impressed with the wines we tasted in both states ( see my comments here and here ) . that quality seems to come with a corresponding price , as i found many wines to be relatively expensive , even at the wineries .\nmountain view has been with opimian for longer than i have been a member , and has had its ups and downs . the last number of years , under new direction , it has certainly been on an upswing , while amazingly still offering attractive pricing . if you like a good taste of california from time to time , but don\u2019t want to spend too much , you should start here . my picks would be\njust wondering if the verdict on opimian is the same as when this thread was started 10 years ago . always looking for new sources for good wine and since i don ' t go to the u . s . , i ' m stuck with the lcbo or ordering through wine clubs like this one or other importers . i had heard good things and thought of joining but this thread made me rethink . . .\nright now , ianni isn\u2019t giving away too much about opimian\u2019s current rebranding initiative , which is scheduled to be fully unveiled in october . but he says the new system should reduce wait times , which in some cases may be fast - tracked to one month . he also allows that cellar offerings will soon be coming out 10 times per year , and the club\u2019s continuing efforts to help educate members on wine theory will be enhanced considerably .\nbefore vinoseleccion started working with opimian we had rather poor selections from spain and portugal . since then we have enjoyed some wonderful selections from some great wineries . i am not familiar with any of the specific wines in their listings , although the sanz label is quite familiar . i have regularly purchased the sanz verdejo which has been excellent , so i can imagine the sauvignon is a quality product as well . if i want verdejo the one offered might just do .\nanother long time opimian supplier where the quality of the wine has been up and down over the years . the company has been in new hands for a little while now , and has stepped up their game . many new opimians got a start with the california white and red , and i am no exception \u2013 but that was a long time ago now ! butterfly ridge is another familiar label . i need to sample some of there recent efforts to see how they have progressed .\nbruce cunningham really gets opimian and makes the extra effort we often need from our suppliers . he was even in st . john\u2019s to showcase his selections back in 2006 when we hosted the national area reps meeting . the last wine we purchased was the cambridge and sunset sauvignon blanc 2011 which i can say did not last very long around our place ! unfortunately , that one\u2019s not in this offering , but if any of these are as good as that one , they will be quite enjoyable .\ni love good wines and joined opimian thinking i would be exposed to wines i wouldn\u2019t otherwise taste . as a member for less than a year , i purchased 7 different cases . one was good . three were bad . two were undrinkable . and we are ( still ) waiting for the last one . if this club spent more time thinking of the members and making better choices everyone would be getting what they expect . i sure didn\u2019t get what i expected . this club is a mess .\nopimian\u2019s annual usa offering has always featured some very good wines and this one looks to follow the tradition . finishing the ordering year with a second chance at some good spanish values is a nice bonus . the combination of pricier wines , the us dollar , and living in one of the highest wine markup jurisdictions makes it unlikely i will be ordering much this time ! i have tasted some of these offerings in the past though , and will pass on my experiences , based on my own preferences of course !\nliving in northern manitoba , just one govt . booze outlet and 8 hr drive from private wine stores in wpg , opimian looked pretty good . specially liked the idea that an\nexpert\n( mw ) would give descriptions so wouldn ' t be buying blind . . . . turns out , far as i can see , the descriptions are pretty imaginative , as mentioned before , so the appeal fades away . . . as to financial statements , they do an annual report but there is no detail to speak of . the general manager ( presumably a salaried position ) provides all the office services through his private company , categorized loosely . no way to know how reasonable any of it is . and with the same guy performing oversight as provides the services , it is a poor structure . may be a saint , for all i know . . . . i don ' t regret joining as it fired up my interest and got me trying lots of wines . once i subscribed to ws and decanter and my buddy signed up for the parker database i guess i outgrew it . . . . anyone living where there are good wine selections via public or private stores does not need opimian , far as i can see . . .\nin 2002 , marc russell , a mining executive , received a cellar - worthy bottle of port for his 40th birthday and had nowhere to put it . a quick search of high - end cellaring facilities in the gta turned up slim pickings , so russell and a few silent partners built their own : a high - tech storage facility complete with biometric fingerprint technology , infrared motion - activated digital cctv and other spy - like security measures . ( annual membership fees start at $ 800 ) . fwr is where small - lot , globe - trotting winemakers present their portfolios to the city\u2019s top sommeliers and collectors . it\u2019s also home to the scarlet - robed and - hatted members of la confr\u00e9rie des chevaliers du tastevin , a society devoted to premier and grand cru burgundy ( kevin o\u2019leary is a member of the local chapter ) . a new fwr storage space opened in north toronto in march .\nopimian has been and continues to give wine buyers an alternative to our monopoly suppler in ontario . the select case program gives new wine lovers a wonderful way to experience 48 different wines chosen by our master of wine , six each offer through out the year . the founders series chooses six exceptional red wines eight time a year . both series offer exceptional value wines selected for members , one at 17 the other33 dollars per bottle . no need to even choose the wines . anther 500 wines are made available to members as well . i have had few concerns and the office is at our service should concerns arise . when your wines arrive its xmas all over again ! !\ntio pepe palomino fino * * * * ( $ 14 . 35 , lcbo )\nis the brightest , friendliest dry fino sherry on the block . traditionalists may miss the rancio , nutty and salty tang rife in other brands like domecq la ina , osborne fina quinta or hidalgo la panessa , but modernized tio pepe is still the best bet to attract new consumers to the category . as of june 3 , dozens of lcbo stores had showed remaining stock at\n, so you may be able to stock up this week at a store near you , while waiting for tio pepe to re - appear at vintages in the weeks ahead . you can contact woodman wines and spirits ( 416 - 767 - 5114 ) for updates . serve it chilled this summer long with all manner of salty snacks\u2014smoked salmon , shellfish , sushi / sashimi , olives , cold veggie plates , nuts , corn chips , even ruffles and dip .\nis quite rich , fruity , almost opulent and still good thanks to a big vintage . it\u2019s still evolving , though , so drink up by christmas this year .\nare not recommended at an average cost of $ 15 . 65 / bottle .\nontario\u2019s short cropped but high quality 2005 vintage takes the spotlightthis weekend in wine country during new vintage niagara . 25 wineries areshowcasing new bottlings at a gala saturday , june 10 , 7 p . m . at the st . catharines golf & country club . for more information :\n\u00a9 2018 . all rights reserved . reproduction in whole or in part strictly prohibited . toronto life is a registered trademark of toronto life publishing company limited .\nthe storehouse is a curated group of businesses we believe in . they are independent small businesses and individuals\u2014among them are artisans and small food producers , restaurants , design houses and local shops , resorts and great wineries . let eat help you to find the very best .\nmembers pay an annual fee ( ranging from $ 114 - 125 depending on province ) to gain access to the ever - changing catalogue of international wines , from the simple to the sophisticated . all wines have been tasted and selected by master of wine kenneth christie , and complete tasting notes and cellaring advice are included for each selection . there is no minimum order and wines are delivered to your door .\nhere are a couple of recent wines that arrived in the mail ( so convenient ! ) .\ntrue to name , this is a threesome of sauvignon blanc , s\u00e9millon and verdelho . citrus crisp , with an oily texture and pleasant finish .\nis a wine writer , editor , judge , consultant and certified sommelier , and has been with eat magazine for over a decade . in addition to her work with eat , she is a wine critic and national judge for winealign , . . .\nvictoria is once again readying itself to host the fifth annual victoria beer week . as locals and beer geeks alike wet their palates for special . . .\nvictoria , bc \u2013 level ground trading , victoria\u2019s fair trade pioneer , is moving from their current location in central saanich , to a larger . . .\n\u201ca benefit for the belfry theatre at the inn at laurel point\u201d the belfry theatre\u2019s annual fine wine auction returns to the inn . . .\ncoast to coast \u2013 ontario & nova scotia wines shined at the vancouver wine festival .\nat the vancouver wine festival 2017 only six attendees at a standing room only coast to coast media and trade seminar who , when asked if anyone had . . .\nwhat comes to mind when you hear \u201cmadeira wine \u201c ? if anything , it\u2019s likely to be a dusty bottle sitting alongside the marsala , balsamic vinegar . . .\nthe 2017 vancouver international wine festival celebrated canada\u2019s 150th anniversary with canadian wines at the core . punters lined up for a taste . . .\nselect british columbia and ontario vqa wines are headed to the big apple for a seriously cool chardonnay media tasting on march 8 . 54 wines from 31 . . .\neat magazine is a comprehensive food , wine and associated good living resource that brings you restaurant reviews , recipes from award - winning chefs , wine recommendations , local travel tips , cook\u2019s toys and tools , books and lots more . . . learn more\ndiscover more than 500 exclusive wines from around the world hand - picked from our master of wine , through 9 cellar offerings per year .\nat the time of your order , the wines are still at the producers\u2019 wineries . from the moment they are bottled , partners and provincial liquor boards take care of the shipment .\nwe ' ll let you know when and where you can pickup your wines .\n* * * please note that prices shown in this section are for ontario residents . prices vary according to your province of residence and will be adjusted once you are logged in .\nch\u00e2teau du pin , aoc bordeaux , 2016 , scea vignobles j . - m . constans\narea representatives are our members\u2019 primary contact , ensuring that there is always a familiar face nearby .\nmaintain contact with liquor store managers to ensure the delivery process is as smooth as possible .\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 .\ni imagined myself sandwiched between thurston howell iii and his wife over dinner , feigning interest in bordeaux first growths i could never afford .\ni just hoped there would be enough free - flowing wine to make it all bearable .\nto be sure , flip - flops and beach shorts were absent at the posh anniversary dinner at the oak bay beach hotel on june 12 , but it was by no means an elitist affair .\nit is an extraordinary achievement to become one , and those inducted into the institute of masters of wine enjoy rock - star status in the wine world .\nhaving one speak at your anniversary dinner is like having the rolling stones perform at your wedding .\nconversing with the elegant and erudite masters over exquisite food and wine was a tremendous privilege .\n\u201cwe focus a lot on quality and value for money , \u201d remarked masters . \u201cjust because you enjoy fine wine doesn\u2019t mean you can drink it every day . some days , you just want something simple to go with baked beans on toast . \u201d\nindeed , the prospect of having an mw hand pick wines to pair with everything from filet mignon to frozen pizza has a certain cachet .\nmasters does more than just pick value wines for members , though . each and every bottle has a story to tell , and she is adept at relating where each selection comes from , how it was made and the long traditions and personal stories behind each producer .\nthat\u2019s not a bad thing , but a number of exciting new world regions get overlooked as a result .\nin doing so , the organization provides a broad social network for oenophiles in victoria and across canada .\nthe times colonist is looking for people to deliver flyers every thursday . . .\nglacier community media \u00a9 copyright 2013 - 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{"id": 56050, "summary": [{"text": "dierbergs is a supermarket chain based in chesterfield , missouri that , along with schnucks , dominates the st. louis grocery marketplace .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "operating 25 stores in both missouri and illinois , the company can trace its history back to 1854 , when a general merchant exchange opened on olive street road , slightly east of where interstate 270 crosses olive today .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it has more than 5,000 employees , making it one of the top 25 largest employers in the st. louis area .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "dierberg 's florist & gifts ranks as the number one ftd florist in st. louis , number one in missouri and number nine out of 20,000 ftd florists throughout the united states . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "dierbergs markets", "paragraphs": ["top 150 2017 : no . 29t dierbergs markets - st . louis business journal\nmanager of dierbergs markets passed away on saturday , march 11 , 2017 . i wrote greg dierberg , the president and ceo asking if the corporatio\nrevenue remained flat at dierbergs markets in 2016 , though the company is working on several specific growth strategies , said greg dierberg , ceo and president of the family - owned retail grocer , pharmacy , florist and cooking school operator .\ni\u2019ve been buying corsages from dierbergs for so many years and always have been fantastic .\ndierbergs has fresh produce , a variety of products , excellent bakery and florist ! the best of meat and frozen choices .\nwent through the boxes to ensure dierbergs was the last store that i had to go to . it was such a great experience\nat meyer farms , corn is as much of a tradition to their family as it is to ours ! bob meyer has been delivering local sweet corn to dierbergs for 35 years . it\u2019s handpicked just after dawn , and on its way to dierbergs the very same day !\nfor your security , we will automatically log you out in to protect your dierbergs account . click \u201ckeep me signed in\u201d if you wish to stay logged in .\nare amazing , . one of the things that sets dierbergs above others are their people . they all know you when you come in and they speak to y\ndierbergs took root in 1854 when a general merchant exchange opened on olive street road , just east of where highway 270 crosses olive today . the store sold kerosene , flour , sugar , seasonings , boots and shoes , fabric and clothing , hardware and other staples . it was a reflection , much like dierbergs stores today , of the demands and needs of its customers .\nnow more than 4 , 000 associates share in dierbergs ' history and uphold its reputation built on hard work , personal service and a commitment to meeting the growing needs of our area through community service .\nt was delivered this morning , and i almost cried ! our family has always loved dierbergs and now loves them even more . thank you , you are the best and always will be top notch . thanks again .\nin 2016 , dierbergs completed remodels of its manchester store , which opened in 1978 , and the west oak location , which opened in 1980 . both projects added starbucks stores , the firm\u2019s third and fourth starbucks locations .\nif you\u2019re friendly and helpful , we\u2019ll give you the knowledge you need to be successful with dierbergs . we\u2019re committed to developing the most talented people in the food - retailing industry . if you share this vision , join our team !\ntom ( produce manager ) from the dierbergs in ofallon , illinois was amazing . he went out of his way to help us . i had been to three stores looking for cilantro and basil . the truck had just came , and he\nvisited dierbergs west oaks creve coeur , ordered crab legs . when i went to pick them up , the clerk put them in a huge aluminum pan , i asked him if he could put them in a bag like they usually do , he\ni just went to dierbergs on hwy . 79 in st peters , mo and i had some questions about salad dressing bc they were out of the kind i usually get . so i asked the store manager and she told me that she cou\nwilliam dierberg ( grandfather of chairman bob dierberg ) purchased the store in 1914 . in 1929 , william turned the business over to his two sons , bill and fred . the following year , the business moved into a new 3 , 500 - square - foot building on olive street road in creve coeur . operations continued at this location until 1960 , when the dierbergs moved to a new location at the corner of craig and olive in creve coeur .\nin 1961 , bill ' s son bob entered the business fresh from college . by 1967 , bob opened the four seasons store , a second location just four miles west of the creve coeur store . progressive grocer , a national trade magazine , heralded the store ' s modern design and named it\nstore of the month .\nin 1969 , fred ' s son roger ( bob ' s cousin ) entered the business , leaving behind an engineering career at mcdonnell - douglas .\nchoose to receive weekly specials , web - only deals , recipes and wine news .\nopen interviews will be conducted at our manchester location in the lafayette center . our focuses are on deli / seafood , cashier , and starbucks , but we will be taking all applications ! stop in for an interview , we ' d love to meet you !\nit looks like you may be having problems playing this video . if so , please try restarting your browser .\nstated they don\u2019t have bags , i said are you kidding me they put them in bags all the time . he says we know longer do that . wow , i think i\u2019ll say that backwards wow !\ni started weighing my crab legs sometime ago when the price wasn\u2019t adding up with the weight i was being charged . i previously\ni wasn\u2019t going to go to any other social site , but this right here has sent me .\nthe assistant store manager at bogey hills could benefit from customer service training and learn the company policies . attempted to use two internet printed coupons . cashier called manager over and m\nanager says \u201cwe don\u2019t accept coupons on paper like that\u201d i thought this sounded strange . decided to research the coupon policy which stated \u201cwe gladly accepted internet printed coupons\u201d well apparently\nnot at the zumbehl location . he preceded to tell me the store had lost a lot of money from coupons on paper . i was trying to use 2 coupons not 20 . when i tried to show him the coupon policy on my phone he just walked off . what kind of manager does that ! decided to go to another location out of curiousity\nand see if i would be told the same thing . could care less about the discount on the coupon , it was purely the principle .\ncashier at the second store was extremely friendly . she took the time to review the coupon and i was able to use them no issues . i will never return to the one in st . charles ! what a joke !\ne for a high school dance . let\u2019s just say i would have been waaaay to embarrasse\nd to even let my son give this corsage to his date . i figured that they made a mistake and accidental\nand that what i have was correct . the manager was every nice and told me that she would add roses if i brought it back up . all i could think is that if we wouldn\u2019t have picked it up the day before how embarrassi\nng that would have been . i really hope they change things back to how they were before . otherwise it just makes them look pitiful and cheap . i\u2019m sad i won\u2019t be coming back in the future unless i know it\u2019s changed .\ni decided to splurge and buy a smoked ham meal for easter after it smelling so good in the store . to say we were disappoint\nwow ! you need to retrain your staff at wildwood on the ap . went to use it today for the 10th + time , the cashier went off on a tangent about the process and the cloud . i showed her my bar code , she sai\nd it does her no good and i need the 10 digit number when i signed up . i couldn\u2019t remember giving a 10 digit number . i asked if it was as a phone number , she said yes . she should have said that . i put in a phone number . then i looked at the bar code i showed her , it was right on my screen all along . i had typed in the wrong number . when i told her she threw her arms up in the air and kept scanning and gritted her teeth at me . so i left everything\nandwent to customer service and they said first thing it was a phone number . i will never go back ! i\u2019m telling everyone ! horrible ! !\nld get the salad dressing from another store and took down my name and number and told me she would go pick it up from another and call me when she has . michelle smith is amazing ! ! !\ni was walked to my car with an umbrella since it was raining . this amazing young black male was so polite and had the biggest smile . he was such a blessing\ns flowers for my wife . little did i know that the florist attendant was on lunch break . the assistant manager couldn '\nt take my order . what kind of business are they running ? schnucks here i come .\nng dinner from anywhere before . i spend 3 days of hard labor in the kitchen preparing the meal , this year i just said not going to do it .\n, green beans and gravy . i may never cook again ! but most of all this was the first thanksgivi\nng i actually wasn ' t stressed out and exhausted i was able to sit down and enjoy my family . again thank you to all the hard workers and talented people that made this wonderful meal .\ni never minded paying higher prices but now i do . they have stopped caring some of my favorite things . ugh .\n, which is unusual for me . and when i got to my car i thought this was a little message from heaven sent to let me know that my mom was with me ! because she never would take no for an answer and always insisted on sharing and blessing others ! so i cried ! thank you god for sending that little reminder !\nthe checkout clerks grumpy on the weekends . even the man who was bagging our groceries tod\ned him on his bagging our food . i know its not fun to work on weekends and when it warm sunshine it can suck . however , they do have a job that most people would love to have in their lives . they could at least attempt to be nice to the people who have to shop on weekends . one of the reasons i try to shop on weekdays . employees have a different attitude .\nand appalling event at your store . my godson and i went to the four seasons dierberg ' s\nfor lunch . i am white and my godson is black . i got myself a salad\nout lane . he was standing in line with me , so the clerk had to see us together . i took my salad and he took his pizza rolls and we left the store . as most teenagers do , he was dragging behind me as he played on his phone .\nwe left the store and i was about 20 feet ahead of him . i then heard and noticed one of your clerks and manager yelling at my godson asking him for his receipt . i turned around and told them he was with me . immediatel\ny , they said it was alright . they did not want to review the receipt then and just took me at my word . i find this to be extremely racist on the part of your staff .\n4655 osage beach pkwy ( 1 , 604 . 22 mi ) osage beach , missouri 65065\nmake it easy this weekend with bob ' s bbq sliders ! a quick snack that ' s great on - the - go or if you ' re in a hurry .\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 .\nplease sign in and use this article ' s on page print button to print this article .\n\u201cwith new food retailers entering the market year after year , we do feel confident in the fact that our annual revenue remains steady , and we\u2019re seeing positive growth and potential in a number of our locations , \u201d dierberg said . \u201cthat tells us we are offering our customers the shopping experiences that they seek : thousands of weekly price reductions ; clean , convenient stores ; product variety , including a variety of whole life products such as organic and gluten free ; exemplary customer service , and prepared food options that are second to none and truly distinguish our stores . \u201d\n\u201cour perishable departments remain a point of distinction that define our stores , particularly our prepared food options , which we consider to be the most robust offerings in the midwest , \u201d dierberg said .\nlast year , the company added a line of chilled or ready - to - heat noodle bowls with international flavors . and its barbecue sales continue to be strong .\n\u201cwe\u2019ve quietly become the area\u2019s leading seller of barbecue with smokers on premise at 24 of our 25 stores , \u201d dierberg said . \u201cour evolving barbecue menu includes additions like an applewood - smoked meatloaf , loaded with wisconsin cheddar and bacon . \u201d\n\u201cwe\u2019ve made some recent investments in technology that will enhance customers\u2019 shopping experiences , and plan to roll out those plans later in the year , \u201d dierberg 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 ."]}
{"id": 56054, "summary": [{"text": "svm , originally known as stored value marketing , is a provider of gasoline , restaurant , and other retail gift cards also known as stored value cards based in des plaines , illinois .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "svm is considered a pioneer in the marketing of stored value products ( gift cards ) . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "svm ( company )", "paragraphs": ["arlington heights - - business gift card solutions company svm said it has acquired 1to1 card of woodridge .\n- smartviet media joint stock company ( svm ) is a highly - specialized company in the information and communications technology industry , founded by well - experienced professionals with many years working in the industry .\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 .\nour highly competent and dedicated leaders and staff are the greatest strength of the company . svm is well positioned to meet all customer requirements and expectations .\nsvm recognizes the importance of an informed consumer \u00a9 svm , lp . arlington heights , illinois . | privacy policy | urltoken\nwith the acquisition , svm becomes a single source for both open and closed loop cards with customization capabilities for a wide variety of products , the company said in a release . svm ' s acquisition of 1to1 card will enhance the company ' s incentive business and bring a host of new products , services and expertise to its vast business - to - business customer network .\nsilvercorp is a low - cost silver - producing canadian mining company with multiple mines in china . the company\u2019s vision is to deliver shareholder value by focusing on the acquisition of under developed projects with resource potential and the ability to grow organically .\n- company is a family : all members work together based on sharing of responsibilities rather than a power system . the company is a \u201chome away from home\u201d in which people can feel the warmth and comfort to work with the highest level of productivity .\nsvm global is focused on further expansion into new countries and business sectors . svm global are always looking for talented new technical talent to work with the latest emerging technologies .\ncopyright 2018 stepjockey , all rights reserved unless stated . registered office 53 queen\u2019s drive london n4 2sz . company number 08579579 . vat registered 165 3192 09 .\nsvm\u2019s prepaid , open - loop fuel card offers a quick , easy and convenient solution .\nsvm plant hire specialise in quality equipment for construction , maintenance , home improvements and developments .\nsvm associates are the uk ' s leading independent specialists in lift efficiency and energy consumption . stepjockey has partnered with svm to produce a unique algorithm for estimating energy saving through stair use .\n1to1 card ceo and president mark tepper said svm will bring\nan unparalleled opportunity to 1to1 card and our loyal customers as we expand our capabilities and leverage svm ' s well - established closed loop partnerships .\nwell beyond basic website statistics , svm\u2019s marketing analytics service will help you measure what matters to improve your online and offline marketing effectiveness .\nreward your employees with a hamper , box of chocolates or a stunning bouquet of flowers . svm global offers \u2018gifted2you , \u2019 our dedicated product gifting service .\nsvm global has been a presence in the gift card sector for over 15 years and the business has grown from 2 staff to over 60 in less than a decade . svm global is headquartered in chicago , usa and you can learn more about svm cards at www . svmcards . com . meanwhile , the uk presence is in rotherham , yorkshire in a purpose - built facility \u2013 where each order is fulfilled on site , with over 15 million gift cards shipped each year .\ntheir business complements our prepaid card solutions and we are excited for a future that combines the knowledge and expertise of 1to1 card and svm ,\ntepper said .\nsvm is a prominent business - to - business sales and marketing arm for gift cards from many popular brands . . . see what we can do for your brand !\nhe said svm ' s deep closed loop product portfolio and fulfillment service offerings will provide benefits for 1to1 card customers including new products as well as augmented convenience and efficiencies .\nif your website is not serving your customers , then it ' s not serving you either . let the experts at svm transform your website into a customer - focused lead generation machine .\nin acquiring 1to1 card , we are furthering svm ' s leadership in the incentive , rewards and loyalty markets . we see many benefits for our customers including superior economics and incremental products ,\nsaid marshall reavis , founder and ceo of svm .\nin a market where the competitive landscape is so challenging , this is a significant advantage for our customers , when looking at the bottom line .\nneed help creating compelling and valuable content on a regular basis to meet your online marketing goals ? let svm create relevant and interesting content for your customers and prospects with a flair for creativity and professionalism .\nnot only do svm global ship single and bulk orders but a core part of the business is the work with rewards and benefits platforms , helping them to integrate gift cards into flexible and voluntary benefits schemes .\nover 80 % of customers begin at a search engine when researching products or services . but who will they find first , you or your competition ? let svm help you dominate the first page of google .\nemail is not a prospecting tool , it ' s a nurturing tool for building closer bonds with customers . let the experts at svm help you take full advantage of the power of email marketing to produce results .\nsocial media marketing is the \u2018new\u2019 public relations . however , instead of pitching the media , we ' re pitching our peers . let svm show you how to profit from the secret to social media marketing success .\nthe svm 7910 electronic sound - generating device is introduced and is the world ' s first melody ic . later used in the seiko electronic melodia , a quartz alarm clock that could produce three types of electronic sounds .\ndue to the bankruptcy filing by toys\nr\nus on march 15 , 2018 , svm no longer offers for sale either the toys\nr\nus or babies\nr\nus branded gift card . svm cannot provide returns or refunds for these brands . if you have further questions related to toys\nr\nus or babies\nr\nus gift cards , we encourage you to contact toys\nr\nus directly .\nwe represent over 250 nationally recognized gift cards and offer one - stop - shopping for both fuel and non - fuel products . through simple and concise ordering , direct shipments , and flexible service offerings , svm will save you time and money .\nthe technical team is at the forefront of svm global\u2019s growing business , and they have employed a huge array of local talent from the south yorkshire area to work on incredibly high profile projects , including the renowned hilton honours and marriott rewards channels .\nwhether it ' s gasoline gift cards , retail gift cards , egift cards , award codes , gift card promotions , bulk gift card needs , gift card management services or gift card fulfillment services you ' re interested in , svm can accommodate your needs .\nvoluntary benefits are a popular way for companies to enhance the value they offer their employees through additional discounts . at svm , we offer a white - labelled employee discount portal that gives your employees the freedom to buy a range of gift cards at pre - determined discounted rate . it\u2019s a great way of adding hundreds of pounds worth of annual savings for your people !\n\u201ci just wanted to take a moment to thank you and the svm team for all your efforts in making today\u2019s release of our new web site a success . we are happy with the final product , and we are very pleased that it has been received enthusiastically by many in the rutgers community . in particular , i\u2019d like to single out laure who has been responsive and professional throughout the project . her responsiveness was especially evident these past few weeks as she quickly helped us work through a number of minor issues .\niso standards provide a voluntary roadmap to effective practices from which any size or type of organization can benefit , according to lee s . webster , secretary of the iso . . . [\ntime ' s are tough for retention managers staying on the right side of economic shifts . . .\nthe new international center for enterprise engagement was founded last week at the . . .\nq & a with dr . ron mckinley : why and how to achieve iso 10018 certification for employers and solution providers\ndr . ron mckinley , vice president and chief standards officer for the university of . . .\nover the last few years , the recognition field has seen a significant shift from . . .\nin his book , payoff : the hidden logic that shapes our motivations , behavioral . . .\nthere ' s no reason to wait for engagement standards from iso , the international . . .\nicee course on enterprise engagement , iso 10018 hosted by university of texas at arlington\u2019s division for enterprise development a 1\u00bd day intensive course on enterprise . . . 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ray music products at urltoken are reported to oricon on a weekly basis . however , according to oricon policy , only orders that are shipped to japan are reflected in the oricon music charts . sales of japan version music products that are shipped outside japan will not be reflected in the oricon charts . these sales data are confidential and will not be available to the public . please visit oricon ' s official website ( japanese only ) to find out more about oricon chart rankings and oricon ' s partner shops .\nranking and sales of tahiti 80 ' s albums in the oricon charts - japan .\nikon was able to snag first place on oricon ' s weekly album chart for the week of august 28 . on august 22 , oricon released their weekly album chart rank\u2026\noricon was a moon in the outer rim territories just outside the seat of the empire .\nthe company history page lists out the major events in chronological order for oricon enterprises ltd .\nsnsd tops oricon daily chart with \u201cmr . taxi\u201d | tudimistworld live : kpop lifestyle of tudimist\nbts is the only foreign artist to be in the top 10 on japan ' s oricon chart for the first half of 2017 . on july 14 , oricon style reported the first half\u2026\noricon group is a construction development business , based in melbourne australia . as a highly diverse and recognised organisation in the industry , oricon group seek to ensure they provide consumers with exceptional and profitable developments .\nurltoken is an oricon chart partner shop . see details urltoken is a hanteo chart family shop . see details\nget to know the oricon enterprises share price history through the dynamic levels - support and resistance levels ladder . this ladder ( patent applied ) is a comprehensive depiction of oricon enterprises share price history including major weekly and monthly support and resistance levels of oricon enterprises along with volume , sector , live price and much more . if you scroll down the ladder , you get the oricon enterprises share price history of last 15 years .\ntvxq has set a new record on japan ' s oricon chart . on october 31 , japan ' s oricon stated ,\ntvxq ' s new album ' fine collection ~ begin again ~ ' has sold mor\u2026\nmonsta x and f . t . island are in the top 3 on oricon ' s daily singles chart\nugaya said he has been unfairly targeted as oricon has not sued the magazine or its publisher , infobahn inc .\nget to know the bse oricon enterprises share price history through the dynamic levels - support and resistance levels ladder . this ladder ( patent applied ) is a comprehensive depiction of bse oricon enterprises share price history including major weekly and monthly support and resistance levels of bse oricon enterprises along with volume , sector , live price and much more . if you scroll down the ladder , you get the bse oricon enterprises share price history of last 15 years .\noricon enterprises disclosures under reg . 13 ( 4a ) of sebi ( prohibition of insider trading ) regulations , 1992\n\u2022 note : as before , i\u2019m using the oricon v1wk1 here , not the soundscan that we\u2019re otherwise using .\nranking and sales of blood , sweat and tears band ' s albums and single in the oricon charts - japan .\nsee mid - year per - volume and per - series total charts from oricon for the previous ranking in june .\nacquired in 1968 , oricon enterprises ltd . formerly known as oriental containers ltd . was mainly into packaging , real estate and petrochemicals . oricon enterprises , the flagship company of parijat enterprises is currently in real estate , marine logistics , packaging and petrochemicals .\noricon enterprises > > shareholding pattern - public and holding more than 1 % of the total no . of shares - september 2017\noricon said the suit has been filed to protect its name and it is not interested in financial gain . oricon president ko koike said in a statement released in december that ugaya had no grounds on which to make the allegations of padding and bad statistical methodology .\non august 31 they took out number one on the japanese oricon daily dvd charts for their live dvd , bts memories of 2016 .\noricon group have completed many developments throughout the state of victoria . most of these developments are in the north and west areas of melbourne .\njapanese music industry standard popularity chart oricon revealed the most popular k - pop songs in japanese karaoke this past year . the list takes into\u2026\nthey don ' t cover all the same stores , so they each miss a bit , with oricon missing more now that soundscan changed to include gimmick sales .\nlate last year , oricon inc . sued hiro ugaya for 50 million yen in damages and demanded an apology for telling business and culture magazine cyzo that oricon had padded the sales numbers for some artists , used questionable methodology to compile its music hits chart and favored artists from the powerful johnny ' s & associates talent agency .\noricon spokesman teruaki hitaka said the company began putting the process it uses to compile statistics in its magazine original confidence in 2003 and on its web site in 2004 .\noricon group offer a diverse range of properties across the state of victoria . with a domestic building registration , our experience spans across a wide range of building types .\noricon enterprises ltd . , incorporated in the year 1968 , is a small cap company ( having a market cap of rs 647 . 82 crore ) operating in packaging sector .\nsnsd\u2019s 3rd japanese single , \u201cmr . taxi / run devil run\u201d has topped oricon daily chart after spending the last two days in second place after korean actor and singer jang geunsuk .\nbts is taking over japanese music charts with ' love yourself : her ' . on japan ' s oricon daily album chart , the boy group managed to place 2nd with their \u2026\n2pm is killing it over in japan with their fifth and latest japanese album ' galaxy of 2pm . ' according to a report released on may 3 by oricon style , ' \u2026\nduring the galactic war , the dread masters ' rebellion against the empire was brought to end in the dread war on oricon , where the remaining dread masters were slain within their fortress .\nthe group also took out the highest ranking non - japanese artist on the oricon charts for the first half of this year . so they ' re obviously a huge hit in japan !\nvarious k - pop idols continue to dominate music charts in japan as monsta x and band f . t . island placed 2nd and 3rd , respectively , on oricon ' s daily si\u2026\ntwice has hit # 2 on japan ' s oricon daily album chart ! the girls have finally released their long - awaited japanese debut album ' # twice ' . they seem to be\u2026\nnot talking about the idol controversy with fans bulk buying copies of the same album , i ' m talking about what oricon has been like since its inception . was it the 90s that nielsen soundscan starting collecting sales data for the japanese market ? how much of the market did / do they cover ? and how do the soundscan and oricon sales for the same albums compare ?\ntadashi ibi , cyzo\u2019s editor in chief , said the one - page article drew attention to disparities between oricon rankings and those of other hit lists , but \u201craised questions without providing conclusions . \u201d\noricon enterprises ltd . 1076 , dr . e . moses road worli mumbai , maharashtra 400018 phone : + 91 . 22 . 24964656 fax : + 91 . 22 . 24963055 web : urltoken\nbts ' japenese single\nmic drop / dna / crystal snow\ncontinues to top the oricon daily singles chart . for three days in a row , the group has stayed on the \u2026\nvixx sits on top of oricon japan ' s ' daily album ' chart for september 26 . after the first day of sales , their 2nd japanese studio album ' rarara - ai wo \u2026\neven so , it\u2019s a positive first step for oricon in returning meaning to their rankings and , for music fans , a little more variety would at least make the charts less , y\u2019know , embarrassing .\nthe lawsuit has drawn attention on internet bulletin boards in part because ugaya , who has also criticized oricon in his own writing , was only quoted in the april 2006 cyzo article and was not the author .\n, which was released last june , has just received the title of being the first album by a korean artist to stay within the top 10 chart numbers on the oricon charts for 17 consecutive weeks .\nthe company was incorporated as a private limited company on 7th december , 1968 and was converted into a public limited company in march , 1970 . it was promoted by somani group . it manufactures lethographic metal containers , pilfer proof closures and aluminium collapsible tubes and carries on business in leasing and hire purchase . operations commenced with the manufacture of lithographic metal containers and subsequently facilities were set up for the manufacture of pilfer proof ( pp ) closures . in a major diversification in 1983 , a plant was set up in thane district for the manufacture of 25 million numbers per annum of aluminium collapsible tubes . during 1989 - 90 , trial runs were undertaken for ` aluseal ' . 2008 - oricon enterprises ltd has appointed mr . karthik athreya as director of the company . 2009 - oricon diversifies into shipping logistics - oricon enterprises has recommended dividend @ 10 % 2010 - oricon enterprises has set up and commissioned latest ' state of the art ' plant for manufacturing liquid colourants . 2011 - oricon enterprises has recommended dividend @ 18 % - company has splits its face value of shares from rs 10 to rs 2 2012 - oricon enterprises recommended dividend @ 22 % 2013 - board recommended a dividend @ 22 % i . e . rs . 0 . 44 per equity share , on 10 , 25 , 47 , 715 equity shares of rs . 2 / - each . 2014 - board recommended a dividend @ 9 . 5 % i . e . rs . 0 . 19 per equity share , on 10 , 25 , 47 , 715 equity shares of rs . 2 / - each . 2015 - oricon properties gets nod for redevelopment of plots 2016 - oricon enters into a jda with subsidiary of indiabulls real estate ltd\nbut the bigger issue would be digital since a lot of people who look at the oricon charts without checking digital think that an act like nmb48 is bigger than an act like nishino kana when everyone knows this isn ' t true .\nwooyoung ' s solo japanese album has topped oricon japan ' s ' daily album ' chart ! the idol star ' s ' mada boku wa . . . ' ( ' still i am . . . ' ) album topped the\u2026\nduring the era of the reconstituted sith empire , the sith emperor tasked six sith lords \u2014 bestia , tyrans , brontes , styrak , calphayus , and raptus \u2014with studying the powerful phobis devices , and sent them to oricon to do so . when they emerged from their research as the mysterious and powerful dread masters , they declared their intention to make oricon their home , and with the emperor ' s blessing , they used thousands of slaves to construct the dread fortress as their citadel .\ni\u2019m rather curious what 94 , 609 \u91d1\u7530\u4e00\u5c11\u5e74\u306e\u4e8b\u4ef6\u7c3f\uff52 is all about . it didn\u2019t rank , and oricon only lists two discs from the series as coming out in 2015 anyway ( two boxsets that sold basically nothing ) . nothing else is in the extended rankings , so they must not be counted as anime . i can\u2019t find anything else on oricon even related to the franchise . the old volumes ( which aren\u2019t even s2 ) were from 2002 . this\u2026 really seems like a huge mistake ?\nmost people would probably expect these records to belong to kara , but that ' s not the case . their sole no . 1 album on oricon is 2011 ' s super girl , which has sold about 778 , 000 copies all up .\naccording to the results on march 9 , b2st ' s new album ' guess who ? ' sold total of 22 , 316 on the day of release . this led the team to hit # 2 on ' oricon daily album ' chart .\nwe\u2019ve come across a set of oricon charts that compiles the sales numbers for the oricon year so far ( it started in early december ) . think of these as a first trimester chart . the top album so far this year is sandaime j soul brothers\u2019 \u201cplanet seven\u201d , with 782 , 594 copies sold . the top single so far this year is akb48\u2019s \u201cgreen flash\u201d , with 1 , 031 , 799 copies sold . check out the rest of the top 50 in each category after the jump !\ngirls ' generation has done it again ! the group ' s third japanese album , love & peace , just debuted at no . 1 on japan ' s oricon chart , shifting 129 , 255 copies in its first week . not only is the total higher than what their last j - pop album sold ( an amazing feat considering hallyu has died down in japan over the past two years ) , but they ' re now the first korean girl group to ever top the oricon weekly chart twice .\nat the same time , otaku have turned the charts into little more than a stage for the ostentatious , preening displays of their own collective idolatry , and oricon clearly has to do something if it wants to claw back the shredded remains of its dignity .\nchart company oricon , an organization that guards its integrity with litigious vigor , eventually noticed that hardly any of the cards purchased were actually being downloaded and removed them from its rankings . ske48\u2019s \u201ccoquettish juutai chuu\u201d will be the last idol release under the current system .\nfollowing the release of the japanese version of\nblood , sweat , & tears\nlast week , bts have managed to hit no . 1 on japan ' s oricon weekly chart by selling a whopping 238 , 795 copies of their new single . not only is this another chart - topping japanese single for bts , this also means that bts are now the fastest foreign group to hit over 200 , 000 album sales on the oricon weekly chart as they ' ve only debuted in japan less than 3 years ago .\noricon enterprises ltd . , the flagship company of parijat enterprises has interests in real estate , marine logistics , packaging and petrochemicals . as per consolidated audited results of 2016 - 17 , the total revenues were 1216 . 73 crores and pat of 35 . 28 crores .\nugaya ' s backers call oricon ' s tactic of targeting an individual journalist just one in a series of libel cases filed in recent years in response to news articles - - lawsuits they say pose a threat to media organizations and freedom of expression by discouraging aggressive reporting .\nlawyer kentaro shirosaki said oricon was not necessarily out of line for suing to protect its public image , but would have been better off trying to negotiate out of court , such as by asking the publisher for a correction , particularly since ugaya had not written the article .\noricon enterprises was incorporated as a private limited company on december 7 , 1968 and was converted into a public limited company in march 1970 . it was earlier known as oriental containers , it got its present name on may 3 , 2006 . the company is part of the parijat group .\nb2st has already hit # 1 on oricon chart with their single in the past . they also successfully held a tour in 8 regions with about 30 , 000 fans in japan . the current controversy on its member hyunseung seems to have little to no impact on b2st ' s ongoing success overseas .\ni think make the tactical / sm / hm dynamic consistent in the fps . . . find a happy medium for open world , balanced around the current op companion level . . . and call it a day . basically an overland experience akin to oricon or sor . i never heard anyone say that was difficult at all .\ni tried looking at past charts on oricon but they only show the sales for the top 30 . i ' m guessing karma did not reach the top 30 by the second week so i can ' t see how much it sold . so i don ' t know how much it sold the other weeks , sorry . : (\nthe article at the center of the case , \u201cthe lies behind the hits / does johnny\u2019s get super - vip treatment ? ! / the honeymoon between the talent agency and oricon , \u201d run on a full page under the byline \u201ceditorial department , \u201d relies heavily on two long quotes attributed to ugaya , with only a brief introduction and conclusion .\npursuant to the requirements of regulation 44 ( 3 ) of the sebi ( listing obligations and disclosure requirement ) regulations , 2015 , we enclose herewith the details of : 1 ) combined voting results of the business transacted at the national company law tribunal ( nclt ) convened meeting of the shareholders of oricon enterprises limited ( the company ) held on saturday , august 19 , 2017 .\nat oricon group we offer several types of buildings , bringing together extensive resources to deliver unique residential and commercial properties . with a domestic building registration , we ensure all our work abide by the laws and regulations of the state , to produce a smooth development for all parties involved . our staff have remarkable industry knowledge that allows us to tailor properties to our customers\u2019 needs and demands .\ni think make the tactical / sm / hm dynamic consistent in the fps . . . find a happy medium for open world , balanced around the current op companion level . . . and call it a day . basically an overland experience akin to oricon or sor . i never heard anyone say that was difficult at all . i think it is that last bit that gets me tbh . if we want to logically justify a change like we see now you need a reason . if oricon or sor was some difficult grind fest i would say\nokay they had a reason , they just over did it .\nthese weren ' t difficult at all though , at least based on forum chatter . so why not just use the old axiom\nif it ' s not broke , don ' t fix it ?\nengages in the manufacturing of pentanes and liquid colorants and develops real estate business oricon enterprises ltd . engages in the manufacturing of pentanes , liquid colorants , pet bottles , and coal briquettes . it operates through following business segments : petrochemicals , trading , automobiles , packaging , shipping and related logistics , liquid colourants , and others . the company was founded on december 7 , 1968 and is headquartered in mumbai , india .\nurltoken it ' s not really the number of sales , but on this page you will find the number of times and how place in the oricon ranking album , single and dvd of mucc were . the first number is red instead of cd / dvd in the ranking and the second in red as the number of times . ( for exemple : gokusai was 22th ( \u4f4d ) 6 times ( \u56de ) )\n\u2022 note : as before , oricon isn\u2019t separating the original from egypt - hen . so that 14k gap is a mix of s1 , s2 , and presumably the live event ( else it\u2019d be an 18k gap ! ) . i have no idea what to do with that , because a good chunk of that should be sc s1 . i have to leave the average the same , which is a shame given how many discs are unaccounted for .\naccording to the latest oricon report , all three editions of the blu - ray ranked in the top 10 for two consecutive weeks , and this is the first time for an anime disc ( only tron : legacy and pirates of the caribbean : on stranger tides did in the past ) . meanwhile , the dvd kept its no . 1 position in the overall sales chart . the total sales number of the discs in two weeks now reaches 715 , 000 units .\ni think it is that last bit that gets me tbh . if we want to logically justify a change like we see now you need a reason . if oricon or sor was some difficult grind fest i would say\nokay they had a reason , they just over did it .\nthese weren ' t difficult at all though , at least based on forum chatter . so why not just use the old axiom\nif it ' s not broke , don ' t fix it ?\nthe event bd increased from 18 , 579 in wk3 to 19 , 382 in the yearlies ( 4 % ) . if the dvd is proportional that\u2019d be 16 , 972 . that only accounts for about 650 of the missing 4 , 720 though . so the rest is a mix of live event sub - 300 ranking and s2 sub - 300 ranking and there\u2019s no way to determine which goes to which . have i mentioned that i hate how oricon includes live event discs in these numbers ? bah .\nremoving music cards from the rankings probably won\u2019t have a great deal of effect , since it does nothing to deal with the bigger \u2014 and more difficult to regulate \u2014 issue of fans making multiple cd purchases in return for tickets to meet or vote for their favorite members . even if it did , it would take a braver man than i to claim there\u2019s a wealth of brilliant mainstream j - pop crowding around the gates if only oricon would let it in ( ikimono - gakari ? wait , akb48 \u2014 i forgive you ! )\nand japan doesn\u2019t just remain impervious to foreign artists ; as the second largest global music market , japan has no need or desire to export its own artists to the rest of the world . week after week , the oricon charts ( japan\u2019s equivalent to billboard ) are almost completely populated by artists who are almost completely unknown in other countries . americans can purchase everything from tamil film songs to chinese pop to south african rap on itunes , but not the latest smap single . we have to order that on cd , directly from japan .\noricon enterprises ltd . key products / revenue segments include petrochemical products which contributed rs 26 . 49 crore to sales value ( 68 . 85 % of total sales ) , chemicals which contributed rs 8 . 63 crore to sales value ( 22 . 44 % of total sales ) , colourants liquid which contributed rs 2 . 93 crore to sales value ( 7 . 61 % of total sales ) , others which contributed rs . 41 crore to sales value ( 1 . 07 % of total sales ) for the year ending 31 - mar - 2017 .\nthat creates an issue with over all balance and griefing however . think oricon . there you are with however many people chasing the same quest mobs , the same escape pods , terraformers etc . you are doing it the\nhard way\nwhile someone else comes blasting past you with jesus bot and there you are left to wait for respawns . heck if you really look at it the new companions are gsi bot . they tank , dps and heal and omg are they op as heck . . . even at low levels . i can almost sleep through stuff now with where i have lana on my main in terms of her appreciation .\n2am 2ne1 2pm 4minute 5dolls after school a pink b1a4 beast bigbang boa brave girls brian joo brown eyed girls changmin chi - chi cn blue co - ed daesung dalmatian dal shabet f ( x ) ft island g . na girl ' s day goo hara infinite injury international iu jaejoong japan japan quake jay park jessica jyj kara kbs2 music bank krystal k will mblaq miss a mnet m ! 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( publications ) gather quotes from people on the street , too . if everybody starts worrying about being sued for speaking their mind , we won\u2019t be able to interview anybody . \u201d\n\u201cwords should be met with words , \u201d shirosaki said . \u201cwhen the talk turns so quickly to demands for financial reparations , big crushes small . individuals cower in the face of mighty organizations . . . . and i think the withering effect this has on journalism is undesirable . \u201d\ndeath toll from west japan downpours and flooding reaches 126 the death toll from torrential rains in western japan reached 126 on monday , and 86 people were still missing after massive flooding and landslides destroyed homes and displaced tens of thousands o . . .\nabe cancels trip to europe and middle east to deal with rain disaster prime minister shinzo abe on monday canceled a trip to europe and the middle east , deciding instead to oversee the government ' s response to the devastation caused by torrential rain in western japa . . .\nafter deadly flooding , traumatized hiroshima wakes to blue skies , starts getting life back in order hiroshima residents awoke monday morning to sunny skies but a cloudy future following flooding and landslides that left at least 46 people in the prefecture dead . as the scale of the disaster ca . . .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nan insignificant world , it was once home to darth vitus , before its location was lost to the wider galaxy . vitus experimented with sith alchemy on the world , creating monsters strong with the dark side . during the age of the great sith war , a group of sith tracked the world down from clues in a holocron , eventually leading them to darth vitus ' s compound .\n\u2122 : the old republic\u2122 continues to grow with new pvp warzone arenas coming in game update 2 . 4 : the dread war\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nnote - 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pop , but in the j - pop industry have been yet again re - established by the group breaking yet another record .\n' back in 2003 , which stayed on the charts for 16 consecutive weeks .\n5 girl groups most likely to break through in the u . s . market\nwinner ' s song min ho is trending worldwide . on july 9th kst , dispatch published an article on one of the accounts that song min ho has been following c\u2026\nwinner ' s song min ho unfollowed all accounts after the instagram controversy . on july 9 kst , media outlet dispatch stirred up a controversy \u2026\nthe studio director involved in youtuber yang ye won ' s sexual harassment case has committed suicide . according to the namyangju police station on july \u2026\ntwice has released their first summer single . the girls ' 2nd special album features three new songs including title song\ndance the night away\n,\nshot \u2026\nkrunk got fans excited for a possible yg x sm collaboration but later apologized for causing misunderstandings . on july 9 , the official mascot of\u2026\nflocks of netizens came to v ' s defense . on july 6 , various media footage of bts getting bombarded by fans at the incheon international airport stunne\u2026\n\u00a9 2007 - 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06 - 15t21 : 32 : 03z\nanyone who pays any kind of attention to the music charts in japan knows that for many years now they\u2019ve been a joke .\nyear - end charts are increasingly clogged up with mass idol collectives , sales buoyed by multiple purchases from \u201c otaku \u201d ( obsessive fans ) , encouraged by marketing gimmicks that tap into the most primal consumer instincts of the fanboy\u2019s reptilian brain .\none gimmick that has caused controversy recently is the use of music cards with a download code for a particular release , usually made available at a much lower price than cds , and which permit multiple purchases of the same mp3 .\nmusic cards are not in themselves necessarily a problem . however , when they are used as part of a broad array of different versions , often with bonuses for fans who obediently buy the full set , they can have a distorting effect on the apparent popularity of a song .\nlast month , japanese magazine cyzo had a lot of fun critiquing nagoya idol group ske48 for some of the most cynical exploitations of the music card system , such as including cards free with cds to instantly double sales , or releasing multiple versions featuring 64 different members\u2019 faces .\nthe problem is that music purchases by idol fans aren\u2019t really music purchases at all : they are a sort of abstract currency by which the fans make extravagant expressions of love for the group \u2014 the more you buy , the greater your love . they\u2019re a completely different class of consumer from someone who simply buys a song in order to listen to it , and trying to force them to behave like traditional music fans misses the point .\nof course , no one is stopping fans from continuing to pour their money into the idol - industrial complex\u2019s insatiable maw . perhaps what it needs is just a way for them to display their obsession that is better suited to their consumption patterns .\nmy modest proposal : some sort of electronic device that fans can hold at concerts and squeeze as the excitement takes hold , pumping money directly from their bank accounts and credit cards into a swimming pool of cash on the roof of akb48 manager yasushi akimoto\u2019s penthouse .\nhikaru utada learns to accept heartbreak on ' hatsukoi ' it ' s the title that grabs you first . hikaru utada ' s seventh album makes a conspicuous nod to her 1999 debut , but the preternaturally mature teen of\nfirst love\nis now a twice - divorced mother with . . .\nbehind the ever - changing sound of wednesday campanella it ' s a sure bet that when wednesday campanella plays a festival lineup , frontwoman kom _ i will steal the show . she ' s brave , never hesitant to jump into a crowd and rap face - to - face with her fans . . . .\nreview : gorillaz at zepp divercity the most successful moments in gorillaz ' enviable five - studio - album career have always come as eclectic pairings with the greats of the music world . such collaborations have included bobby womac . . .\nsee also : [ interview ] a . c . e talk audition show experience , first impressions , dorm life without chan , and more !\nfans in korea might have turned their backs , but the six members are still a beast in japan .\nlee soo min apologized for lying and her vulgar language . recently , lee soo min got swept up in dating rumors with volleyball player lim sung jin . she\u2026\njessi talked about her revealing swimsuit fashion . on july 9 , jessi guested on sbs power fm ' s ' choi hwa jung ' s power time ' and shared about her new son\u2026\nrepresentatives from jtbc\u2019s \u201clet\u2019s eat dinner together\u201d announced on august 24 that the episode that onew recorded has been postponed .\nthey said , \u201cwe are discussing about what to do with han ye ri \u2019s recorded parts . \u201d\nshinee\u2019s onew and han ye ri appeared on \u201clet\u2019s eat dinner together\u201d in order to promote their drama , \u201cage of youth 2 . \u201d however , onew stepped down from the drama after his recent controversy .\nif looking into the japanese music industry is like peering through a frosted glass shower door , attempting to crack johnny\u2019s entertainment is like trying to see what\u2019s inside a black hole . we bring a flashlight .\na young justin bieber fan searching the internet for live performances would probably be somewhat confused if she stumbled across the video of bieber performing \u201call around the world\u201d and \u201cboyfriend\u201d on the long - running japanese television show , smap x smap . not only was bieber accompanied by five men in their very late 30s , but the camera spent as much time - - if not more - - on highlighting the older men on the stage as it did on the teen idol . as bieber sings , \u201call around the world\u201d one of the men , dressed in a sharp lime green jacket , leans in to stand back to back with him .\nthe audio engineer pushes the sound up on inagaki goro , villain of takashi miike\u2019s 13 assassins , and member of boy band smap as he finishes the line , \u201cpeople want to be loved . \u201d the camera then switches to takuya kimura , who has ranked among the top ten most beautiful celebrities for the last 15 years . kimura gives a saucy wink . justin who ?\nthe boy band smap , on whose show beiber was appearing , debuted in 1991 , three years before bieber was even born . they released their 46th chart topping single in april 2012 . their variety show , smap x smap , which has the members doing comedic skits , chatting with special guests , showing off their cooking skills , and performing , has been on air since 1996 and consistently scores ratings in the 20 percent range - - numbers american television executives would kill for .\nmeanwhile bieber\u2019s album , believe , which topped charts in the us , uk , australia , and all over europe , barely cracked the japanese top ten in its first week before disappearing without a trace . and just like that , bieber becomes the latest western artist to discover that japan has little use for imported pop stars .\nwhile korean pop acts like shinee and big bang rack up millions of youtube views worldwide , smap have no official youtube channel . and none of the members have twitter accounts or blogs or instagram or facebook pages . in fact , smap\u2019s only official web presence is a text - only japanese language page buried in the \u201cartists\u201d menu of their talent agency , johnny\u2019s entertainment .\nif looking into the japanese music industry is like peering through a frosted glass shower door , attempting to crack johnny\u2019s entertainment is like trying to see what\u2019s inside a black hole . the talent agency , which has been producing chart topping boy bands since 1962 , is the brainchild of johnny kitagawa ( 80 ) who still oversees operations . though it would be easy to draw a parallel between kitagawa and our own controversial boy band impresario lou pearlman , as both are dogged by child abuse allegations , even at the top of his game pearlman had nowhere near the amount of cultural clout that kitagawa does . advertisers , television channels , and magazine publishers will accede to kitagawa\u2019s demands - - whether it\u2019s refusing to book bands from rival agencies on vital promotional shows like music station or covering up scandals - - out of fear that he will cut off access to his entire empire of money - generating boy bands ."]}
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", "topic": 39}], "title": "virgin wines", "paragraphs": ["wright founded warehouse wines in 2000 and sold it to direct wines in 2002 , before merging it with virgin wines in 2008 .\nyou can earn virgin velocity frequent flyer membership points by shopping with virgin wines . to receive three velocity frequent flyer points per dollar spent , quote your virgin velocity frequent flyer membership number when placing your order . you must be a virgin wines account holder and a virgin velocity frequent flyer member to earn points .\nvirgin wines ' uk business has been bought out by its management as former owner direct wines focuses on overseas expansion .\nvirgin wines employs 158 staff and has an annual turnover of c . \u00a335 million .\nrowan gormley has founded a number of high - profile businesses . as well as naked wines , which started business in 2008 , he was also behind the launch of virgin wines , the virgin one account and virgin money .\nmobeus equity partners led the mbo of virgin wines , a leading uk online wine retailer .\nat virgin wines we ' ve always had a passion for producing the wines we know you love . which is why we . . .\nmr wright founded a company called warehouse wines in 2000 and sold it to direct wines in 2002 , before merging it with virgin wines and becoming chief executive of the bigger business .\na special offer for virgin wines , try our introductory case for just $ 107 . 88 . normally\nan exclusive offer for virgin wines , try our introductory case for just $ 107 . 88 . normally\n\u201cit was an opportunity . direct wines needed to raise money to find some international expansion , and i wanted to take virgin wines out again .\nvirgin wines ' uk business has been bought out by its management . photograph : justin sullivan / getty images\nyou\u2019ll receive 3 velocity points per every dollar you spend with virgin wines australia ( excludes shipping costs ) .\nif you choose to opt out of all direct marketing communications , please note that virgin wines may still contact you for other reasonable purposes , including information that virgin wines is legally required to send , notifications of changes to virgin wines products and services or policies and information regarding the use , rights , benefits or obligations of customers of our products and services .\nhe added direct wines had retained virgin wines in the us and australia\nwhere they play a key role in the development of our businesses in those two markets\n.\nmobeus led a syndicated transaction to support the mbo of virgin wines from parent company direct wines limited , which was looking to raise additional finance to expand its european operations .\nvirgin wines boss jay wright says the company is\nahead of schedule\non a three - year plan put in place after its management buyout from direct wines in 2013 .\nthe managing director of laithwaites owner direct wines has said his company is not turning its back on the uk , after agreeing to sell its virgin wines business in the country .\nvirgin wine online ltd . st james ' mill , whitefriars , norwich . nr3 1tn . \u00a9 virgin wines all rights reserved . vat : 165 559 574 - registered in england & wales company no : 03800762\nvirgin wines employs around 160 people in the uk , with a distribution and packing operation in preston and back office functions in norwich .\nvirgin atlantic flying club members will receive 350 flying club miles per sendagift order .\nthe online wine market continues to expand , as many customers move to the convenience of this means of purchase and delivery . virgin wines is well positioned to grow in this market with a niche range of exclusive , boutique quality wines , backed by the power of the virgin brand .\nhey ! thanks for checking out the virgin wines blog . this is the nest for all you wine enthusiasts ! we\u2019ll be bringing you the latest news from virgin hq , as well as all the sights and sounds of the wine world .\nvirgin wines pty ltd ( abn : 41 105 657 154 ) ( virgin wines , we , us , our ) , whose registered office is level 2 , 407 elizabeth street , surry hills nsw 2010 australia , is a member of the uk based laithwaite & closecurlyquote ; s wine group global network .\nmembers of the wicked virgin club enjoy freight assistance and discounted pricing , no joining fee .\nwelcome to virgin wines , online drinks retailer of the year . to get you started , we ' re offering \u00a340 off your first order plus free delivery !\nthe failure or neglect by virgin wines to enforce any of its rights under these terms and conditions will not be deemed to be a waiver of those rights .\nvisit the wicked virgin cellar door to taste the sensational range of calico town wines . there is sure to be a style and variety to suit your tastes .\nwine people pty ltd ( abn : 41 105 657 154 ) ( virgin wines ) , whose registered office is level 2 , 407 elizabeth street , surry hills nsw 2010 is a member of the uk based direct wines ltd .\nvirgin wines is part of the virgin group ( planes , music , mobile phones , you know\u2026 all that good stuff ) . the same values apply here : a great product , great value and great service . we think you ' ll notice the difference .\nthese terms and conditions apply to laithwaite ' s wine ( collectively , virgin wines , we , us , our ) in respect of each company ' s operations .\nif you have a complaint about how we handle your personal information or you believe that virgin wines has breached the apps or the ipps , you can contact us in writing .\nnorwich - based virgin wines , which employs 150 people , is set to reach the \u00a340m turnover mark this year , with thousands of customers switching to online sales each year .\nat virgin wines we sell boutique - quality , handcrafted wines from australia and around the world . each bottle is carefully selected by our very picky wine - buyer , or handmade by our talented winemakers who are based in the beautiful , premium mclaren vale region .\nvirgin wines is part of the laithwaite ' s wine group global network based in the uk and we may share information , including personal information , within our network companies due to shared infrastructures .\ni love wines from down under . i am sure to order this one in my next box of mixed wines , and give you my feed back tooo .\nlike all virgin brands our customer service is paramount . at virgin wines , we ' re just as passionate about taking care of our customers as we are about providing you with a great wine . plus , if you don ' t enjoy a bottle we will replace it for you \u2013 simply give us a call !\nvirgin wines holds your personal information both electronically and in hard copy . electronic data is stored on secure databases operated by third party service providers and some hard copy files are held at our secured offices .\nmembership is only available to customers aged 18 years or older and is not available for corporate customers . you must also have an account with virgin wines to sign up for and use our unlimited membership .\n\u2018we believe that there is still growth potential in the uk market , but that we need to pursue a single goal and not two , \u2019 direct wines\u2019 managing director , simon mcmurtrie , told urltoken . \u2018we are increasing our investment in laithwaite\u2019s in the uk following the virgin wines sale . \u2019\nany wines you ' ve\nwishlisted\nwill appear in your wishlist . you can remove wines from your wishlist , and add private tasting notes for your eyes only .\nthis privacy policy explains how virgin wines collect and handle your personal information . by providing us with your personal information , you consent to us using and disclosing it for the purposes set out in this privacy policy .\nyou warrant and represent that you have not relied on any term , undertaking , inducement or representation made by , or on behalf of , virgin wines which has not been expressly stated in these terms and conditions .\ncases that have been\npre - mixed\nare available in all different quantities . 3 , 6 , 9 , 10 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 and 16 bottles are available throughout virgin wines .\nany wines you ' ve\nfavourited\nwill appear in your favourites . you can remove wines from your favourite list , and add private tasting notes for your eyes only .\nvirgin wines , which employs 160 people , is to be acquired in a management buyout valued at around \u00a316m . managing director jay wright and his team secured private equity funding for the deal from mobeus and connection capital .\nin accordance with the null department of alcoholic beverage control , all orders for wine must be placed with a licensed null wine retailer . virgin wines , along with its marketing partners , has chosen state _ retailer _ .\nthe name calico town wines reflects the history of the rutherglen township , when the goldrush brought huge numbers of folk who lived under canvas to the region . today , the wicked virgin and calico town wines property still has mineshafts and a poppet head that stands guard over the cellar door and the olive grove .\nif you don\u2019t like any of our wines , you get a refund . true story .\nvirgin wines , operating in australia , is committed to protecting your privacy and we are bound by the privacy act 1988 ( cth ) , which sets out the australian privacy principles ( apps ) concerning the personal information privacy of individuals .\n\u201cyou have to have compromises when you are in a larger group . we only need to think about what\u2019s right for virgin wines and for our customers . with urltoken i thought \u2018there\u2019s a massive market for people who don\u2019t want flowers . \u201d\nour best wines in mini - bottle form , prices start at just \u00a32 . 99 a glass !\nsave $ 100 on 12 great wines plus receive free sparkling ! only $ 8 . 99 per bottle\nvirgin wines reserves the right to make amendments to this privacy policy at any time . any revised privacy policy will take effect when it is posted on our website . to the extent practicable , virgin wines will give you reasonable notice in writing ( which may be by e - mail ) of any such changes to the privacy policy that are material to your use of our services and purchase of our products . by continuing to use our services and purchase our products you will be taken to have accepted such changes .\nwines purchased from us are for the customer ' s own use only ( which may include their use as gifts for third parties ) . wines may not be re - sold or otherwise used for commercial purposes .\norder now and save $ 100 on 12 delicious wines for just $ 107 . 88 - delivered free !\nview the order form for the current range of calico town wines that can be purchased via this website .\nvirgin wines excludes , to the maximum extent permitted by law , all ( direct and indirect ) or consequential liability that may arise as a result of the supply of specific goods and services under these terms and conditions arising under any theory of liability , including negligence .\nstate _ retailer _ is a null licensed retailer who is able to accept , fulfill and ship your order for virgin wines in the state of null . should you have any questions regarding state _ retailer _ , please contact customer care at 1 - 866 - 426 - 0336 .\nall prices are quoted in australian dollars on australian sites and may be per bottle or per case , as marked . unless indicated otherwise , the prices include gst . any delivery charges are additional , unless otherwise specified . virgin wines accepts visa , mastercard , american express and cheques .\ncheck out our garden party wines case with a fabulous saving of \u00a316 , full of spectacular red and white wine .\nin each style we have also grouped wines into price bands so that you can match your tastes with your wallet .\ncalico town age wines ( where appropriate ) in oak and then under cork , allowing aging in the bottle before releasing for sale . it is guaranteed you won\u2019t find a red at calico town wines that was a grape last week .\nthis clause applies to virgin wines\u2019s unlimited membership ( unlimited membership ) . by paying one flat annual membership fee , the unlimited membership gives you fast and unlimited delivery on all 12 or more bottle purchases ( including wine plans ) for 12 months , to up to 4 different delivery addresses .\nto add wines to your wishlist - click on the ' magic wand ' icon next to the bottle ( s ) .\nthe placing of an order anywhere on our sites does not constitute a contract . order acceptance and the contract between you and us will only be formed on the dispatch to you of the product ( s ) ordered unless we have notified you that we do not accept your order , or you have cancelled it in accordance with the instructions set out in the \u201ccancellations , replacements and refunds\u201d section below . a contract is not formed at the point in time that payment has been taken from you by virgin wines nor at the point when you receive an email from virgin wines acknowledging receipt of your order .\nhe said that while the management and owners of direct wines had been supportive ,\nmy passion is to work for myself .\nthe fun starts with 12 fantastic wines plus a free bottle of mcpherson sparkling for just $ 107 . 88 - delivered free !\nwe guarantee that all our wines are handcrafted , made by real people , who we work closely with . we think wines made that way taste better . the best part is that they cost the same as those horrible mass - produced mega - brands .\nmajestic said the \u00a370m deal would combine naked wines ' online and e - commerce skills and majestic ' s national store network .\ncalico town wines is a small , family owned and operated winery . a member of the tiny wineries of rutherglen , it ' s vineyard is situated on the southern slope of the wicked virgin property , small and close to the century old house , the vineyard is constantly monitored employing minimal irrigation methods to intensify flavours .\nsparkling wines and champagnes can be volatile due to the build - up of gasses . extra care should be taken when opening these .\nto add wines to your favourites list - click on the ' \u2665 ' icon next to the bottle ( s ) you love .\neach week we hold tastings , based on your comments , to see which wines are on top form and which are being sent to the bottom of the class . that way we can tell which wines will make you go aaaaahhh and which will make you go urrggghh .\ntravelling the world to discover and deliver delicious wines to our customers . for customer services , please call 0343 224 1001 or email help @ urltoken\nall grapes from our vineyard used in calico town wines are handpicked to ensure only premium bunches of fruit are processed and leaf matter is minimised .\nwine is made to be enjoyed , right ? but here\u2019s something we\u2019ve noticed : it ' s not always that easy to choose a good bottle . think restaurants with unfathomable lists , stores with walls of bottles , web sites with no real guidance\u2026 enter virgin wines . our mission is to cut through this confusion , tell it straight and offer you great wines , without hassle . so , we sell handcrafted , international wines that are anything but dull \u2014 no mass - produced plonk , no overpriced names \u2026 just real wines , made by real people , usually in small quantities . they\u2019re selected for you by our ridiculously picky wine buyers , who fly around the globe and taste their way through 1 , 000s of wines to bring you the best . you can find and buy wine online \u2014 by the bottle , case or as part of our explorers club ( gives you good , better , best value ) . wines are shipped directly ( and legally and conveniently ) to your home or office door . there\u2019s a legit 100 % money - back guarantee on every bottle too . this is a hassle - free way to enjoy great wines and keep your rack stacked . take a spin around our site and see for yourself !\nvirgin wines takes the security of your personal information very seriously , and we implement a range of technical , administrative , personnel and physical measure to safeguard your personal information against loss , misuse , interference and unauthorised access , modification and disclosure . all information ( including credit card details ) is sent and received using the latest in secure e - commerce software .\nif you buy any of our wines and it is faulty or you don ' t like a bottle , please see our quality guarantee section below .\nyou must indemnify virgin wines against any claims , complaints or liabilities of any nature arising out of or in connection with your breach of these terms and conditions or any negligence , reckless or wilful act or omission by you or any person you are responsible for with respect to any non - compliance with laws and regulation or the violation of the rights of any third party .\nnaked wines acts as a form of wine club and is a prolific user of social media on which its customers and wine producers are encouraged to communicate .\nhe added , \u2018for virgin to grow further , more investment is required . jay has very clear ideas as to how he would like to grow the business . it is much better that new outside investors back him . \u2019\nwe ' ve made it easy to get the wines you love . build your favorites list , rate and review , record your preferences and receive personalized recommendations .\nsimon mcmurtrie , chief executive of direct wines , said the group would now focus on expansion in the united states and australia , as well as on its laithwaite ' s wine business in the uk . direct wines was founded by tony laithwaite in 1969 and is still family - owned . it has annual sales of around \u00a3350m .\nif you would rather mix your own case of wines and use your voucher against those , then give us a call as soon as you can on 0343 224 1001 .\nall of our wine buying team are great believers in stripping the sometimes pretentious wine twaddle and waffle out of the whole process of selecting great wines that you will love .\nsales at the gift side of the business , which sells spirits , wines and beers , reached \u00a3400 , 000 in its first year , and just under \u00a31m this year .\nplease select the state to which you would like to have your wines shipped . if your state is not listed below , we regret we are unable to ship to you at this time .\nif you buy any of our wines and you don ' t like a bottle , then just let us know and we will credit your account with the full amount you paid for that bottle .\n\u2018these days , one third of our business comes from international and two thirds from the uk , \u2019 said mcmurtrie . \u2018with the virgin sale , short - term , the international share will be larger . \u2019 he declined to speculate on the likely medium - and longer - term splits .\nby updating your wine preferences , we & closecurlyquote ; ll know exactly the kinds of wines you love ( or don & closecurlyquote ; t ) and can tailor offers and special cases to your tastes .\nwe select a discovery club case for you approximately every 12 weeks and at christmas . our best finds for the season . wines for sunshine in summer and in winter the opposite . common sense really .\nthe move will also see naked wines founder , rowan gormley , taking over as chief executive of the overall company . majestic ' s previous chief executive , steve lewis , left the post in february .\nsorry , these wines cannot legally be shipped to this state . to ship elsewhere , please change your shipping state or you can please call us at 1 - 866 - 426 - 0336 for further assistance .\nsome jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or conditions or the limitation or exclusion of liability for loss or damage caused by negligence , breach of contract or breach of implied terms , or incidental or consequential damages . nothing in these terms and conditions excludes or limits virgin wines\u2019s liability that may not be lawfully excluded or limited by applicable law . accordingly , only the limitations that are lawful in your jurisdiction apply to you and laithwaite ' s wine people\u2019s liability is limited to the maximum extent permitted by law .\nvirgin wines may , from time to time , send direct marketing communications to you about us and our products and services , and other material that we consider you would find interesting or useful . if you do not wish to receive such direct marketing communications , you can always opt out . if you are receiving email communications from us , there will be a mechanism to opt out contained in each of those emails . to stop receiving other communications from us , you can contact us via any of the channels listed below .\nour deliveries are made by third party carriers . if you are not at home when your delivery arrives and do not give specific delivery instructions , the delivery driver will leave a card indicating that they were unable to deliver your wine , with details on how to go about receiving your missed case . a reminder card will be sent to you after five days . cases not collected within 14 days of the initial attempted delivery will be returned to us and a virgin wines customer service representative will contact you to arrange further delivery .\nwhile both sides have said the time was right to make a break , the announcement has increased speculation on direct wines\u2019 commitment to the uk at a time when wine consumption is stagnant and the sector\u2019s profitability remains weak .\nwe absolutely love verdelho and persist that it\u2019s a grape that doesn\u2019t get the love or recognition that it deserves . head over to the website to check out the verdelho wines that we currently have in stock by clicking here\nif you are choosing your own individual wines then you need to order in multiples of full cases . our cases hold between 12 and 16 bottles , so your order will need to be made up in multiples of these .\nwe have grouped our wines into styles based on what is important to you ! full & fruity , clean and crisp , soft & juicy etc . it ' s a basic way of telling you what the wine tastes like to give you an idea of if you ' ll enjoy it . now , once you know what styles you like , crack into the other wines in those styles - they ' ll please your palate in the same way .\nif you are claiming a gift voucher or a voucher from the virgin atlantic flying club , the voucher is treated just like money . it will be deducted from your total and , if it exceeds the total , the balance will be carried over to your next purchase . you can combine gift vouchers together with any other voucher on a single purchase .\ndirect wines , though , is also keen to invest more resources overseas , especially to build its presence in australia and the us . founder tony laithwaite has previously said that profit margins are significantly higher across the atlantic and have the potential to drive growth .\nif you don ' t enjoy any of the wines or suspect that they may be faulty please contact our customer services team using one of the methods in the \u201ccontact us\u201d section below and one of our wine advisers will be more than happy to assist .\nplus , receive exclusive membership to our discovery club . it ' s totally flexible and gives you your very own personal wine advisor . you take the wines you want , when you want and are completely covered by our 100 % money - back guarantee .\nit is against the law for any person under the age of 18 to buy , or attempt to buy alcohol or for any person over the age of 18 to buy or attempt to buy alcohol for any person under the age of 18 . virgin wines is committed to upholding its legal and social obligations as a retailer of alcohol . by placing an order you confirm that you and the recipient of the wine are at least 18 years old . if our couriers are in doubt of the age of the recipient of an order they will request some form of id . in the event that this is not satisfied they are not permitted to leave the wine .\nif you find that any of our wines are corked or tainted in any way then let us know and we will credit your account with the full amount you paid for that bottle . please try to give us as much information about the wine as possible , especially the name !\nthe board of the direct wines group and our shareholders , the laithwaite family , want us to accelerate our growth in the us , australia and in our core laithwaite ' s wine business in the uk and that is where we are now focusing our investment ,\nmcmurtrie said .\nyou ' ll pay just $ 159 . 99 ( plus shipping ) click here to see delivery charges . we ' ll give you a heads - up when your case is ready . accept it , change the wines , delay delivery or skip altogether . it ' s up to you .\nall products and services are subject to availability . wine is an agricultural product and runs out from time to time . occasionally we have to substitute wines for another vintage or an alternative wine of equal or greater value . if you are unhappy with any substitutions you receive we will arrange collection at our cost .\nvirgin wines limits its aggregate liability under or in connection to the supply of specific goods and services under these terms and conditions to the gst exclusive aggregate price paid by you for the specific goods or services that gave rise to the liability . our liability for any losses , damage or costs you suffer as a result of us failing to comply with these terms and conditions is strictly limited to any losses , damage or costs which are a foreseeable consequence of such failure . loss , damage or a cost is foreseeable if either it is obvious that it will happen , or if , at the time the contract was made , both we and you knew it might happen . virgin wines is not responsible for any delay in , or failure of , performance of our obligations under these terms and conditions arising from any event which is outside of our control ( for example , an act of god , governmental act , war , fire , adverse weather conditions including snow , flood or storm , explosion or civil commotion , failure of a third party ( other than our sub - contractors ) or in information technology or telecommunications services , or industrial action ) . in the event of a significant delay or failure , we will contact you and take reasonable steps to minimise the effect of the delay or failure . if you are unhappy with a delay which affects your order , you may cancel the order and receive a refund for any products you have paid for but not received by contacting us . if you subsequently receive your order after cancelling it and getting a refund , you must let us know and allow us to collect the products you have received .\nwe select a discovery club case for you approximately every 12 weeks and at christmas . our best finds for the season . wines for sunshine in summer and in winter the opposite . common sense really . view benefits enjoyed by members of the club . you ' ll pay just $ 159 . 99 ( plus shipping ) click here to see delivery charges . we ' ll give you a heads - up when your case is ready . accept it , change the wines , delay delivery or skip altogether . it ' s up to you . if you take an all - reds introductory case , we ' ll reserve you future all - reds cases ( and so on ) . change your preference anytime .\nall of our wines are rare and many of them are made just for us ( and for you ! ) , either way you can rest assured the quality is always going to be premium . each wine is available by the bottle , case or as part of our popular wine club \u2013 the smarter , better value way to keep your wine rack stacked .\nterms and conditions : save $ 100 offer and free delivery applies to introductory case only \u2013 worth $ 216 , reduced to $ 107 . 88 . one promotional case per household . future discovery club case will be $ 159 . 99 ( plus shipping ) . we select a discovery club case for you approximately every 12 weeks and at christmas . the credit card that you use to pay for today ' s introductory case will be charged for all future discovery club cases . order acceptance and the contract between you and us will only be formed on the dispatch to you of the product ( s ) ordered . orders will not be accepted ( nor will wine be delivered to ) persons under the age of 18 years . retail prices are provided by wineries . all wines are covered by our guarantee - if you don\u2019t like a wine , virgin wines will refund you and arrange collection . if a wine becomes unavailable , a similar wine of greater value may be supplied . one promotional case per household . unfortunately due to rising postage costs from our carriers , we are now unable to ship to the northern territory and we do not deliver to australia post parcel lockers . for full t & cs and privacy policy go to urltoken or call us on 1300 712 870 . ( license no . 51400724 , liqp770016550 ) 90 chalk hill rd , mclaren vale sa 5171 .\nprivacy policy : virgin wines collects your personal information in accordance with our privacy policy , so that we can process your orders , and provide information and offers . without your information , we may not be able to provide you with services or information and you may miss out on receiving valuable information about us . we disclose your personal information to our group members and third party service providers who may be located overseas including in uk and usa , and you consent to this disclosure . you have a right to access your personal information that we hold , and may request us to correct this . we may from time to time share your information with carefully screened companies . if you do not wish to receive information from these companies please advise us by letter , email or call our customer service team on the number below . ( licence no . 514 00724 , liqp770016550 ) 90 chalk hill rd , mclaren vale sa 5171 . our privacy policy contains more detail on your rights and contact details for questions or complaints : urltoken\nwines and offers may vary by state . 100 % money - back guarantee applies to all wines , except as otherwise specifically stated in a consumer offer concerning certain fine and rare wines . all offers made pursuant to these terms & conditions are subject to availability . in the unlikely event that a particular wine selection is currently unavailable , either as part of an individual order or as part of a wine case shipped pursuant to a wine club membership , a substitute of similar style and of equal or greater value will be supplied in your shipment from the licensed retailer . the company and the licensed retailer have the right to refuse orders should they not comply with the laws in your state or for any other reason and your payment will not be processed for such orders . the company shall not be liable for any errors or omissions in product pricing or discounts offered to customers , and in the event of any such error or omission , the company and the licensed retailer reserve the right to cancel affected orders and refund the charge to you as your sole remedy . the company and the licensed retailer reserve the right to change product pricing and discounts offered at any time . in the event product pricing changes with respect to wine club shipments , the company will notify you in advance of such price modification and you will have the opportunity to cancel your membership to the wine club prior to being charged for your next shipment .\nwhere a particular wine is part of a pre - mix case with a general discount applied , the discounted price for the case is relative to the non - discounted prices for the constituent wines . we reserve the right to alter prices and delivery charges without notice in the event of major currency fluctuations , changes in the rate of gst or other taxes , or other market conditions . we also reserve the right to terminate any special offer at any time , without notice .\nthis privacy policy ( the\nprivacy policy\n) sets forth the data protection and privacy practices and procedures of direct wines , inc . , a delaware corporation , its affiliates , and its and their respective parents and subsidiaries ( individually and collectively ,\ncompany ,\nwe ,\nour\nor\nus\n) , and applies to the url , https : / / www . virginwines . com , and all other websites , social media pages and accounts owned by the company ( individually , and collectively , the\nwebsites\n) , and all mobile applications owned by the company ( together with the websites , collectively , the\ncompany sites\n) .\nthis agreement ( the\nterms & conditions\n) is a legally binding agreement between you and direct wines , inc . , its affiliates , and its and their respective parents and subsidiaries ( individually and collectively ,\ncompany ,\nwe ,\nour\nor\nus\n) , and applies to your use of the url , https : / / www . virginwines . com , and all other websites , social media pages and accounts owned by the company ( individually and collectively , the\nwebsites\n) , and all mobile applications owned by the company ( together with the websites , collectively , the\ncompany sites\n) . through the use of the company sites , the company markets wines and related products directly to consumers , and offers consumers the opportunity to take advantage of the various services offered by the company , including , without limitation , the opportunity to purchase wine and related products from licensed retailers and to register as members of the various wine clubs that the company services ( the\nwine clubs\n) ( collectively , the\nwine services\n) . by clicking the\ni agree\nbutton or by using the company sites , including , without limitation , by participating in the wine services , you hereby agree to the following terms & conditions and our { privacy policy } . if at any time you do not agree to these terms & conditions and privacy policy , please do not use the company sites .\nunless otherwise stated , promotional ( promo ) or coupon codes are non - transferable , cannot be used in conjunction with another offer , may not be sold at auction and have no cash alternative . promo or coupon codes are for single use only and may only be redeemed once per household and credit card . terms and conditions accompanying the specific promo or coupon code may apply . where a promo or coupon codes is used in breach of the above conditions we reserve the right to refuse to supply wines to you or to make a charge equivalent to the value of the promo or coupon codes against the payment card used on the contravening order or take steps to redeem the products as we deem appropriate . a charge may be made to cover the cost of recovery of the products .\nthrough the use of the company sites , the company markets wines and related products directly to consumers , and offers consumers the opportunity to create a personal account with the company ( the\naccount\n) or to log in to the company sites as a guest ( the\nguest log - in\n) , and to take advantage of the various products and / or services , including , without limitation , the opportunity to purchase wine and related products from licensed retailers in their state and to register as members of the various wine clubs that the company services ( the\nwine clubs\n) ( collectively , the\nwine services\n) . the sale and delivery of orders purchased by consumers will be executed and fulfilled by third party retailers holding valid licenses issued by state alcohol beverage agencies allowing for the legal sale of wine .\nby participating in the wine services , you will be eligible to receive various benefits provided from time to time by the company and its brand partners , including , without limitation , receiving discounts , vouchers and promotional offers with respect to wine , related products and wine club memberships , unless prohibited by law . you will be notified of these special offers through various channels of communication , including , without limitation , email and / or u . s . mail . each such discount , voucher and promotion offered to you will apply only to those specific wines , related products and wine club memberships advertised , and will be governed by these terms & conditions , as amended from time to time , and the applicable terms of such promotions as communicated to you . you will be required to input the applicable reference code included in the advertisement of the promotional offer prior to purchase . a particular reference code may only be used once and may not be used in conjunction with any other discount , voucher or promotional offer unless the applicable advertisement provides otherwise . the value of any such offer is not refundable . all offers are subject to availability and the company reserves the right to change discounts , vouchers or offers at any time . some states do not permit us to honor certain discounts , vouchers or offers , and the company extends such discounts , vouchers and offers only if they are not prohibited by law . you will be notified prior to purchase if you are located in any such state .\nthe management team , led by jay wright and backed by private equity funds mobeus equity partners and connection capital , has paid around \u00a314m for the business .\nsales at the uk business totalled \u00a335m in the year to june 2013 , and wright said the plan was to build on growth achieved since he took charge in 2008 , targeting \u00a350m of sales over the next four to five years .\nit ' s a fabulous opportunity to do everything the way we want to do it . strategically we are looking at much faster growth ,\nhe said .\nplans include an extension of its\ntry before you buy\noffering through wine tastings .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nyou need to have a valid subscription to access this content . if you already have a subscription please log in .\nplease log in using the link at the top of the page to see this article and all subscriber - only content .\njudged by buyers for buyers , the only wine competition assessing quality , value and design for a rigorous audit of each entry .\nyou can now view the latest harpers supplement with our digital edition . . . .\nsake is not just for sushi . master of sake john gauntner talks pairing possibilities from cheese to calamari\n\u00a9 agile media ltd 2018 . all rights reserved . agile media ltd . registered office : longley house , international drive , southgate avenue , crawley , west sussex rh10 6aq . registered in england no . 6646125 . vat no . 938 4452 95\n\u00a9 copyright ti media limited . all rights reserved . terms & conditions | privacy policy | cookie consent\na whole new world of wine . get started for just \u00a34 . 99 a bottle .\nthere are so many reasons why you ' ll love us , here are just a few . . .\nto ship elsewhere , please update your shipping state . if you have any questions , just call us at 1 - 866 - 426 - 0336 .\nthere was an error retrieving the wine . please try again or contact customer support .\nsorry , we are unable to add this product to the cart . please try again or call customer service .\nsome of our best deals are only available by email \u2013 sign up to receive them today .\njust to let you know , we ' ve recently updated our terms & conditions and privacy policy . by continuing on this site , you acknowledge that you accept them .\nwine club memberships . you acknowledge and agree that the company will use a recurring payment system in connection with wine club memberships . the method of payment linked to your account will be automatically charged on a quarterly basis in accordance with the shipping schedule of your applicable wine club . there is no ongoing commitment to remain a member of a wine club and to receive these shipments of wine , including , without limitation , any holiday shipments . you may cancel your wine club membership or any holiday shipments at any time by contacting us at 1 - 866 - 426 - 0336 , and we will promptly stop processing the recurring payments . {\n} ( titled\norders\n) sets forth additional terms concerning any changes to the price of wine club memberships , and your ability to cancel your membership before being charged for the next shipment .\n} ( titled\ncontact information\n) below and we will promptly cancel your order upon receipt of such a request . if you use a credit card in connection with your purchase , it will generally be charged by the end of the business day on which you place your order . once an order has been shipped by the applicable licensed retailer and your payment has been processed , you may request a refund by following the instruction provided in {\nwhen you send an email to us , you agree that we may electronically communicate with you . you acknowledge that communications by email may not be confidential .\nyou represent and warrant that you are at least twenty - one ( 21 ) years of age . in no event shall anyone under the age of twenty - one ( 21 ) years of age use the company sites , utilize the wine services , or register as a member of a wine club . you may never do any of the foregoing restricted activities for the benefit of any ineligible third party . the company hereby notifies you that parental control protections (\n) are commercially available and may be used to assist with limiting access to the company sites to minors . please contact us for details . we may refuse to register any person or service any order at any time , at our sole discretion .\nthe company & closecurlyquote ; s role in the transactions contemplated by these terms & conditions is that of a service provider that enables you , the consumer , to purchase wine and related products from those retailers and wineries holding valid licenses issued by state alcohol beverage agencies allowing for the legal sale of wine ( the\nlicensed retailers\n) and to participate in the services and / or any other product offers offered on the company sites . you acknowledge that all orders of wine and related products you place through the use of the company sites are processed and fulfilled by such licensed retailers , as the actual sellers of wine , and not by the company . any wine you purchase through the use of the company sites from the licensed retailers must be for personal consumption only and not for resale .\nto utilize the wine services , you will be asked to register for a personal account with the company ( an\naccount\n) , or log in to the company sites as a guest ( a\nguest log - in\n) , follow the instructions provided by company , and provide the requested personally identifiable information ( i . e . , name , phone number , email address , date of birth , and method of payment information ) ( collectively , the\npii\n) . you represent and warrant that all pii you provide in connection with registering your account or using a guest log - in is complete and accurate , and that you are authorized to use the method of payment you provide in connection with your use of the wine services . we reserve the right to contact the service provider of your method of payment to conduct periodic security checks . you acknowledge and agree that you may never use another customer & closecurlyquote ; s account . you also agree to review and update your account as and when necessary to maintain the most current pii . you may also utilize the\nmy wine cellar\nfeature of your account , which tracks your order history , status of pending orders , preferences , favorites , credits , and wine club memberships . if you choose not to create an account but to instead place orders by using a guest log - in , you may contact the company to review or update the pii you have provided by using the telephone numbers and / or addresses listed above in {\nas part of the wine services available to you , you will have the opportunity to register for various wine clubs the company markets and services by following the instructions on the applicable company site or promotional communication , including , without limitation , email communications or direct mailings . the company also works with certain strategic partners ( the\nbrand partners\n) in connection with the creation and operation of various branded wine clubs , which are promoted by us and our brand partners . please review our {\n} with respect to what pii we share with third parties , including our brand partners , and the terms of such sharing . as a member of a wine club , you are generally entitled to receive one ( 1 ) case of wine ( approximately twelve ( 12 ) bottles ) every calendar quarter ( approximately every twelve ( 12 ) weeks ) while your particular wine club membership is active . the exact number of bottles , shipping schedule , quarterly cost charged to your method of payment , and applicable tax and shipping charges , vary between wine clubs and will be provided to you in your order summary prior to your purchase of the applicable wine club membership . you will be notified by email communication or by u . s . mail in advance of these quarterly shipments . you may manage your wine club membership ( s ) by going to the\nmy wine cellar\nsection of your account , where you will have the option to change the date of a future shipment , skip a shipment , modify the contents of a wine case or change the address where your shipments will be delivered . memberships to any particular wine club are limited to one ( 1 ) per household . your membership in a particular wine club also provides that during the year you will receive promotional offers from us and our brand partners , as applicable , for additional shipments of wine cases from a licensed retailer , including , without limitation , the company & closecurlyquote ; s biannual holiday shipments of one ( 1 ) additional case of wine , which are generally offered once during the summer season and once during the winter season ( the\nholiday shipments\n) . you will be notified by the company in advance of such promotional shipments , including , without limitation , the holiday shipments , and such communication will include the applicable terms of the offer , including the price , taxes and shipping charges . terms of any such promotional offers may vary and all such offers are subject to availability ."]}
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demand delivery and pickup platform .\nnever miss a story from postmates , when you sign up for medium . learn more\nthe app has been updated now works well postmates gave me a full refund for my incorrect order . i\u2019d order from them again , thanks postmates for resolving my problem .\nbut , perhaps more importantly , it\u2019s now possible to search and browse postmates merchants by category . i have a number of friends who didn\u2019t know postmates is capable of delivering more than just food . postmates couriers also pick up and deliver anything from computer chargers to prescriptions .\nlocal businesses stand to gain the most from a quick local delivery app . postmates wants to open a store front where local businesses can store their goods for postmates couriers to deliver .\npostmates is now principally constrained by its number of couriers , rather than customers , says mr lehmann .\ndownload the free postmates fleet app for ios or android and come online whenever you want to make money .\namazon would not have been possible without fedex or ups . imagine what can be built on top of postmates .\non - demand delivery startup postmates launched five years ago and it took two years to do one million cumulative deliveries . now postmates is facilitating twice that many deliveries each month\u2014and it ' s starting to rake in sales too .\nso we have a decent understanding of how postmates operates financially and how quickly it\u2019s growing . all we need now is an average order size , and we can run the numbers on how much revenue postmates is currently racking up .\nby default , postmates was designed to be open and without strict categories . the idea that you can enter any store or address , specify an item and have it not only delivered but also purchased at the pick - up allowed our customers to tailor postmates to their needs and to come up with creative ideas for applying postmates to their businesses .\npostmates offers on - demand delivery from every restaurant & store in your city , 24 / 7 . stay up - to - date on company news , announcements , promos , recommendations and more by following along on the postmates blog .\nby clicking next , i represent that i have read , understand , and agree to the postmates fleet agreement and privacy policy .\nwith more and more pieces of our original vision for postmates now a reality , we\u2019re excited to announce that postmates has raised $ 80m in new funding . the round , which will allow us to grow the company even faster , was led by tiger global management .\nin addition to providing customers with timely information , one of the reasons why postmates added estimated delivery times is to adjust customers\u2019 expectations .\n/ month ( billed annually ) for a year of free delivery with postmates unlimited . that\u2019s 30 % off our regular monthly plan .\npostmates just raised an extra $ 800 , 000 from paige craig , the founder of betterworks , and crosslink capital to expand in san francisco . we chatted with the founders of postmates to find out where the company is headed \u2014 here ' s what we learned :\nemailed @ postmates founder / ceo @ basti to communicate my poor order history . he told me to\nfuck off\n. urltoken\nphones are at the heart of the service offered by postmates , one of several start - ups that are working with retailers and helping to change shopping experiences . \u201ceverything that we\u2019re doing is anti - amazon , \u201d said bastian lehmann , the co - founder of postmates .\npostmates recently completed 4 million deliveries and launched in 10 additional cities last week , bringing the total number of major cities it operates in up to 40 . postmates also recently announced a partnership with walgreens to offer on - demand delivery of its full catalog of items . to date , postmates has raised $ 138 million from investors like tiger global , spark capital , harmony partners , founders fund and crosslink capital .\nthis gets at why postmates has defied its naysayers . the people who have discovered this aspect of the app have become loyalists , shunning grubhub and the legion of postmates copycats . the reality , though , was that many of those also - rans were undercutting postmates\u2019 \u201canywhere\u201d delivery fee of $ 9 . 99 . so the company got creative about how to match them on price without burning through the money it had raised .\neven as its transaction volume increases , postmates has so far been unable to reach profitability , something lehmann has been talking about since 2015 . he now predicts that if internal trends on customer acquisition and quality control continue , postmates should hit that goal by december 2017 or early 2018 .\nbastian lehmann moved to silicon valley from london to begin postmates , a gps delivery service he describes as an\nanti - amazon system\n.\nno fees , just fast service . order takeout with postmates pickup and we\u2019ll let you know when it\u2019s ready . no wallet . no wait .\n@ dsb @ postmates thank you for the honest feedback david . i will do what i can to improve this experience . without repeating mistakes .\nby sharing delivery costs with merchants , postmates was able to grow revenue without weighing down its gross profit margin . that made it less reliant on recurring rounds of fundraising . according to crunchbase , postmates has raised $ 138 million in total , with the most recent round occurring a year ago .\npostmates is transforming the way local goods move around a city by enabling anyone to get any product delivered in under one hour . postmates ' revolutionary urban logistics & on - demand delivery platform connects customers with local couriers , who purchase and deliver goods from any restaurant or store in a city .\nmr lehmann had the idea for postmates in 2005 , but , like mr waldman , says boom in smartphones\nmade all of this possible\n.\nby partnering with postmates , third - party sellers will be able to improve customer service by offering instant gratification when a local customer is buying from them . rather than having to wait two days for a package to be delivered via post , postmates can have their goods to customers within an hour .\nfounder & ceo at postmates bastian lehmann during techcrunch disrupt london 2015 - day 1 at copper box arena on december 7 , 2015 in london , england .\ntoday , many people lump postmates in with food - delivery companies like grubhub . but that\u2019s not necessarily how postmates sees itself . \u201cfood is for us what books were for amazon , \u201d lehmann says . \u201cif we didn\u2019t need food deliveries , postmates would probably provide only commerce , because that\u2019s the idea down the road . we\u2019ve built the largest on - demand logistics platform , while a lot of people looked at us and thought we were an overpriced food delivery company . \u201d\nin new york city , where postmates is far behind grubhub ' s ubiquitous seamless brand , lehmann is turning to wall street . postmates wants to integrate into the expense systems at big banks like goldman sachs or morgan stanley to acquire new big - spending customers . meanwhile , postmates is taking a page from the uber and lyft playbook by financing vehicles for couriers . delivery workers in new york city will soon be able to rent a postmates - branded scooter for free as long as they complete 10 deliveries per month . lehmann hopes the program will encourage more of their bicycle - based workforce to upgrade to something speedier , increasing delivery efficiency .\nevery member of postmates plays a part in the company ' s success , which is why we value passionate , curious , collaborative spirits and creative problem solvers .\nwe fixed a crash some of you were experiencing when interacting with google maps inside postmates . we also made the popular items at merchants into a side scrollable carousel .\npostmates is a facilitator between couriers and consumers . you use its app to request an order , and then a courier accepts the delivery and executes it . the delivery denizens are not postmates employees . instead , they are independent contractors , a model that is currently in vogue with startups seeking to control labor costs as they scale .\npostmates collects 20 percent of the delivery fee that it charges . the other 80 percent , along with all additional tips , goes to the courier . that\u2019s simple enough . postmates also collects a 9 percent fee of the cost of goods . the 9 percent fee doesn\u2019t have a cap , i confirmed with the company . the startup doesn\u2019t mark up goods that it sells , so its cut of the delivery fee , and its own fee , are how postmates collects the bulk of its revenue .\nto calculate an estimate of postmates\u2019 revenue 1 , we select an average order size , average delivery fee , and crank . for example , if we guessed that the average postmates order is $ 30 , before other fees and the like , and that the average delivery fee charged is $ 8 , we can do the following :\nrather than being one more on - demand startup burning through venture capital , postmates resembles the kind of young company investors want delivered to their portfolios : a fast - growing firm that can make a credible case for imminent profitability . to understand why , it helps to look at postmates\u2019 history \u2014 as well as its plans for growth .\nthat\u2019s all correct for 94 percent of postmates orders , at current pace . the remaining 6 percent are monetized through the company\u2019s preferred merchant program , which it recently announced . the company partners with restaurants in that model and charges a lower delivery fee . i presume postmates collects a cut from the restaurants that are part of the program .\nin a wide - ranging interview , postmates cofounder and ceo bastian lehmann told forbes that in the first quarter of 2017 the company has already achieved an annualized run rate of $ 1 billion gross merchandise volume ( gmv ) , or the total sales volume of food and other goods ordered on the postmates platform projected over a full year . postmates ' corresponding revenue run rate for the same time period is $ 250 million , made up of delivery fees paid by customers plus commission percentages paid by some restaurants .\n80 % of items sold through postmates are prepared food , but groceries and other items are increasingly important . like doordash , postmates believes that delivering food is only a half - step to the ultimate endpoint of a complete last - mile logistics provider .\nwe internally like to say that food is for us as books was for amazon\u2014the one category that we really wanted to work and master before we move on to other categories ,\nlehmann says . postmates couriers also currently deliver items from apple stores .\npostmates has expanded quickly to cover 44 cities in the u . s . , where it pays independent contractors ( like uber and lyft ) to pick up orders from restaurants and deliver directly to customers . postmates now employs about 500 people on staff , with 180 in its new nashville support center and most of the rest in downtown san francisco .\nearlier this month , postmates launched a flower shop for instant flower deliveries . now , the startup is diving further into retail through partnerships with six local brands : betabrand , curbside , everlane , l . , meundies , and threadflip . but unlike the flower shop option that exists inside the app , this time postmates has opened up its application programming interface ( api ) to merchants .\nthe postmates api allows any developer to integrate fast and scalable local , on - demand delivery into their products , websites and apps ,\npostmates explains via its blog .\nit also gives developers access to a delivery fleet of 6 , 000 drivers and riders in 18 u . s . markets .\ntoday we\u2019re excited to announce the launch of our postmates api , featuring an initial group of six partners . the postmates api allows any developer to integrate fast and scalable local , on - demand delivery into their products , websites and apps . it also gives developers access to a delivery fleet of 6 , 000 drivers and riders in 18 us markets .\ntoday , postmates relies on 25 , 000 couriers to make 1 . 3 million deliveries a month in 40 cities . and as you enjoy the chipotle burrito that a postmates courier just delivered , you might also chew on lehmann\u2019s view of what the company really is : a node connecting the mobile economy and old school brick - and - mortar commerce .\nfrom the product side , postmates will have to be careful in how it chooses to integrate new options alongside the traditional restaurant delivery service customers expect . postmates ' service is already complicated by its legacy service that allows customers to send a courier to pick up nearly any item from nearly any store\u2014even those not partnered with postmates ( for a higher fee ) . this option gives customers many more choices outside of the current 7 , 000 merchant partners , but also gives the company headaches , since the likelihood of a mistake rises exponentially .\npostmates\u2019 plan is to continue growth that doesn\u2019t turn those gross margins negative . in the coming weeks , lehmann says , the postmates app will introduce a new ( non - food ) segment that users have indicated interest in . he won\u2019t specify what it is , but hints it is related to the health - care and beauty segment of the consumer market .\nso , it\u2019s in there . what matters more to postmates is that its revenue run rate is quickly expanding . presuming that its average order size did not decline in the last 10 weeks , when the company saw quick growth , postmates has doubled its run rate in the last 10 weeks from the pace it set in the preceding 20 . not bad .\ntoday at its soma office in san francisco , postmates announced an api that will allow other firms to leverage its network of courier . techcrunch reported yesterday that the news was forthcoming .\ndoing the mostmates 25 / 8\n- twitter user grace - marie . on - demand delivery of anything , anywhere , anytime . need help ? @ postmates _ help .\nreturning to the original graph , postmates most recently executed 500 , 000 deliveries in 10 weeks . that\u2019s 50 , 000 per week or an average of 7 , 143 per day .\n\u201cmost of our deliveries are not just under an hour . they\u2019re significantly under an hour , \u201d postmates director of product sara mauskopf told me . \u201cfor whatever reason , the branding with postmates has always been under an hour , which is kind of selling ourselves short because if you want something in 35 minutes , you can actually get that from the grilled cheese kitchen . \u201d\nof course , postmates ' users had other ideas . as excited as merchants were to see the app created , the expected demand never appeared when the app did . in fact , no one used the app \u2014 except rebellious lifehackers who decided postmates would deliver them food rather than furniture . these early users entered their current location , the address of their favorite restaurant or grocery store , and a shopping list . the postmates team as stubborn as confused , canceling food orders . still , some orders were getting filled \u2014 and these clever customers kept coming back every week .\n@ jeffrey @ drew @ andrewhyde @ postmates i ' ve made a mistake . i ' ve let the team and our customers down . i really wish i hadn ' t done this .\npostmates runs a network of couriers who , like uber drivers , are dispatched by phones to deliver food , apparel , toothpaste and other goods from local stores in 18 american cities . the company recently announced a plan for retailers to build postmates\u2019 technology into their own technology systems , a way to give small stores the kind of logistical efficiencies that were previously available only to giants like amazon .\nin january , postmates launched alcohol delivery in los angeles and san francisco , partnering with nearly 50 local liquor stores . ( doordash started a similar service last year , and announced a deal with the chain bevmo ! on tuesday . ) postmates will be building on that model with groceries , where lehmann wants to work with corner shops to maintain a deliverable grocery inventory of about 200 basic items .\nso , unsurprisingly , food is the most popular delivery category on postmates . but now that categories are in place , that could change . there\u2019s also now a special section to view all the merchants that offer delivery for just $ 4 . 99 . postmates doesn\u2019t have flat delivery fees , but instead charges based on demand and the distance between the pick - up and drop - off location .\nable to deliver anything from anywhere , postmates is the food delivery , grocery delivery , whatever - you - can - think - of delivery service to bring what you crave right to your door .\nat postmates , you ' re not an employee ; you ' re family . we work hard to build community with weekly all - hands meetings , group lunches , and company - sponsored events .\neach brand is using postmates in a slightly different way . for example , everlane has made its everlane now a more permanent option ( currently in sf and nyc ) while threadflip leans on the delivery startup to transport clothes from sf sellers to its dogpatch fulfillment center . who will be next to integrate ? postmates is looking for partners in specific fields and will give $ 100 , 000 in delivery credits to the most innovative applications of its delivery model . just when we think same - day delivery in the city can ' t get more heated , a move like this shifts the game in a new direction . \u00b7 postmates launches delivery api , announces partnerships with everlane , threadflip , betabrand , & more [ venturebeat ] \u00b7 skip the checkout lines with postmates ' new flower delivery [ racked sf ]\npostmates runs a network of couriers who are dispatched by phones to deliver food , apparel , toothpaste and other goods from local stores in 18 american cities . ashlie gudmundsen manages the fleet in san francisco .\nat postmates , we constantly challenge ourselves to think outside the box , break the rules , and rewrite the status quo . we ' re seeking talented free - thinkers who want to learn and grow .\npostmates was founded five years ago , but the idea originated another five years before that : a logistics company for the mobile age , a courier service that connects local retailers and their customers in a way that never existed before . but it wasn\u2019t until the smartphone arrived that the idea gained traction . \u201cpostmates needed the penetration of the iphone and the technology it unlocked to be successful , \u201d says lehmann .\nyou can make an extra $ 20 , 000 a year if you are a courier . postmates gives couriers a way to pick up additional jobs in a large queue and run more deliveries each day .\nin 2015 , postmates introduced its plus feature , a flat $ 3 . 99 delivery fee for \u201cpreferred merchants , \u201d that is , merchants who agreed to cover a portion of the delivery fee in exchange for prominent screen placement whenever a user opened up the app . anywhere users come to postmates knowing what they\u2019re looking for . plus users want some suggestions . and that $ 6 discount on delivery is appealing .\nunlimited is the kind of strategic left turn that make potential investors uneasy . in 2012 , investors were skeptical about postmates\u2019 unproven business model . back then , its only historical antecedent was urltoken , a mascot of the dot - com bust . three years later , postmates\u2019 space was so crowded it was figured to be a goner . it has survived , in part , by placing bets on what\u2019s coming next .\nit will be interesting to see if postmates\u2019 api users actually come up with options that are separate from the usual food and alcohol deliveries that it has become known for . if so , the company could become much larger . as a luxury service , its current scale could be blunted by a weak economy and the like . whether postmates could , via partners , take on instacart and homejoy is a different question .\nthe opportunity was good \u2014 postmates was actually becoming the infrastructure play bastian and his team were hoping for . the cheeky masses of users wanted food , and the postmates team had to oblige . they ran a # getitnow campaign within the app , allowing users to order anything from anywhere and get it delivered , usually same - day . too bad , then , that the team had no payments infrastructure for couriers to make purchases .\ncorrectly predict the winner of the big soccer tournament\u2122 & we ' ll waive your delivery fees thru labor day . just enter one of these flags in the promo code field in your postmates app before 7 / 6 :\npostmates has been on a tear , mostly driven by word of mouth and press . referrals have driven the business , but as competition heats up , the company has gone to paid acquisition to stay ahead of rivals .\nbefore postmates , lehmann worked for mobile companies like 12snap , which pioneered consumer marketing campaigns on older , simpler mobile phones . lehmann , along with co - founders sean plaice and sam street , initially designed the app for merchants to deliver , say , furniture or bikes to customers . to grow its audience , postmates began to build an interface for consumers as well . it soon became clear consumers were using it to order food from restaurants .\npostmates is built by a passionate team of engineers , designers , operations and growth specialists , and is headquartered in san francisco . the company was co - founded by sam street , sean plaice and bastian lehmann in 2011 .\nneed a break from feeds full of coachella photos ? open postmates and check out our latest hit . postmates pickup is now live in san francisco . that means that whenever you\u2019re in the foggy city you can switch over to pickup mode at the top of the screen and browse takeout restaurants near you . order through the app as usual , but avoid the line and all the fees too . give them your name and walk out with fresh food . easy . if you\u2019re not in san francisco , don\u2019t worry . we\u2019re working double time to get postmates pickup live in your city . still reading this ? here\u2019s a code good for 1 free delivery from any partner restaurant for the first 100 new customers : beychella\nfor postmates , however , delivery is a core competency and right now it looks like the largest player in the market . and by offering up delivery outside its own apps and website through its api , the company could become even bigger .\n2 . this is simply the number of orders placed per day , multiplied by an average order size , and then reduced to postmates\u2019 cut of that figure , summed with the company\u2019s cut of the delivery fees tied to that order quantity .\nsuch a shakeout in the on - demand delivery space may indeed be coming . but it\u2019s looking more like postmates is among those positioned to survive \u2014 and even benefit . in april , the ( private ) company\u2019s financials were leaked , showing revenues grew sixfold last year and would rise 450 % this year . even better , gross margins will double to 24 % this year from 12 % in 2014 . the numbers bolstered ceo bastian lehmann\u2019s view that postmates would be profitable by 2017 .\npostmates ' current sales make it a major player , if still an underdog , in the race to capture the food delivery dollars of diners around the country . postmates competes with public companies like grubhub and yelp , other startups like doordash , and looming behemoths like uber and amazon . while comparable metrics for other competitors are unknown , grubhub leads the industry with just under $ 3 billion gross merchandise volume and $ 500 million revenue in 2016 , on more than 8 million average monthly orders .\nalmost three years ago , postmates started with the simple idea of offering deliveries from restaurants that didn\u2019t deliver themselves . but delivery of food is only the beginning of our journey , and our vision has always been to power on - demand deliveries for all retailers and merchants in a city . food is for postmates , what books were for amazon . the universal demand , a low price point , and unlimited inventory of food allowed us to reach scale quickly \u2014 similar to amazon\u2019s approach with books .\nour initial partners for the api launch include everlane , curbside , meundies , l . , threadflip and betabrand , with many more to be announced in the coming weeks . all of our partners are using the postmates api to solve individual logistical challenges .\nin short , postmates is betting that its platform is better than its own offering of that platform , which it jokingly noted is mostly used for delivering food . a slide , shown during its event , listed healthcare , office supplies , catering and fashion as potential verticals . more simply , postmates has partnered with a number of people willing to do odd jobs in 18 cities across the united states , and is going to help other companies that want a same - day delivery system utilize its crew .\nthe company ' s delivery people operate on bicycles , motorcycles , and in cars , and its fleet has become the largest on - demand delivery service in the us . postmates does more than 25 , 000 deliveries a week , covering 17 cities .\nas they added merchants and eventually even courted buyers , their courier partners flopped . whether due to miscommunication , perceptions of competition , or guardedness , the suddenly bitter courier companies forced postmates to do the grueling work of building their own crowd of couriers .\nthe postmates app has cliches . i double checked to make sure my order included the special instructions , but once i tapped order now i noticed the special instructions were not on my order . when i tried tracking my order delivery the app wasn\u2019t refreshing in real time & the gps map was blank it didn\u2019t show any roads . i couldn\u2019t tell where the driver was or how long til he\u2019d arrive . i\u2019ve been a loyal & frequent customer of postmates , & i feel that my issue wasn\u2019t addressed properly , i don\u2019t eat guacamole , i can\u2019t eat beans & salsa that makes me sick . i don\u2019t have money to waste on food that i don\u2019t like or can\u2019t eat . i don\u2019t believe that it\u2019s fair that i have to pay for food that i had to mostly throw away ! i ended up having food delivered from another business . since they didn\u2019t listen to my requests & are charging me for more than i think is fair . i\u2019m immediately deleting the postmates app , writing a review about their unfair treatment of customers complaints , & warning everyone i can not to do business with this company ! \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 the app has been updated now works well postmates gave me a full refund for my incorrect order . i\u2019d order from them again , thanks postmates for resolving my problem .\nsince the launch of postmates over two years ago , it has been our vision to provide a reliable infrastructure for on - demand deliveries in every major metropolitan area in the world . and while we stayed focused on food delivery as a vehicle for growth , we\u2019ve always been fascinated by how our customers use postmates to hack their cities . we\u2019re hackers ourselves , so observing the ways in which other people hacked our product gave us great satisfaction and added to the belief that cities would benefit from an open delivery infrastructure .\nthink of postmates as the amazon prime for the \u2018now\u2019 sort of delivery . two days is just fine on books and socks , but less good when you need an iphone 5 charger , three tacos , and ibuprofen delivered to your office in about an hour .\nenter postmates , a new startup from incubator angelpad \u2014 a y combinator rival \u2014 that wants to blow up the local delivery business . the company launched at techcrunch disrupt earlier this year and just launched its app on the apple app store after a closed beta .\ngiven our lack of a firm average order estimate , our revenue results are annoyingly broad . however , given that range , we can cap , to an extent , postmates\u2019 current top line . given that a $ 10 per - order average is likely quite low , we know that postmates has a revenue run rate clearly north of $ 7 million . and as the average order size is likely not north of $ 40 , the company is likely not generating revenue at a run rate of greater than $ 14 million .\nlast october , postmates filed to raise up to $ 190 million . led by previous investor founders fund and with participation from fontinalis partners and existing investors , the series e valued the startup ' s shares flat from the prior round , for a post - money valuation of about $ 800 million . like rival doordash , which raised $ 127 million in 2016 , postmates met a tough fundraising environment as enthusiasm waned in silicon valley for the massive losses incurred by a multitude of uber - for - everything on - demand startups .\nthe partner initiative is being run by holger luedorf , who joined postmates to run business development over the summer . luedorf had previously served as head of business development at foursquare , where he worked with local merchants as well as national retailers on partnerships for that startup .\nthe company\u2019s contrarian streak may be what preserves it . rather than an uber - like strategy of spending to grow in all markets at all costs , postmates saw its rivals spending on delivery discounts and found a way to get its merchants to share in the discounts .\npostmates declined to comment on its cashflow status , and its relationship with profitability . most private companies decline to share data of that sort , so we won\u2019t take it personally . however , the company did indicate that its gross margins are improving as its scale expands .\nnot long ago , it seemed like this was the fate facing postmates . the san francisco - based company built an app that wants to be nothing less than a remote control for your city , with food and other goods delivered to your doorstep an hour after you ordered them from your phone . other similar startups quickly appeared . just as quickly , some of them began to shut down ( spoonrocket ) or face funding problems ( doordash ) . venture capital luminaries like bill gurley predicted a shakeout , with postmates among the likely casualties .\nhaving just completed over 1 million deliveries and learning a lot from our early partners , we believe that this is the right time to invite developers to build on top of the postmates platform . not only because we have much greater capacity to handle additional demand , but also because there are too many good ideas out there that require an infrastructure like postmates . we simply can\u2019t build them all ourselves , but others may find it useful to have access to both our infrastructure and our fleet , on top of which they can build their apps .\nof course , postmates isn\u2019t the only on - demand logistics company that\u2019s looking to become a sort of api for local delivery . doordash , which also got started in the food vertical , is pitching itself as a delivery and logistics company , not just a food delivery startup .\npostmates has a daily\nbad delivery review\nmeeting , which lehmann says is designed to be the most miserable possible meeting for everyone . employees go through the worst deliveries of the last day and try to categorize them into quick fix solutions and long term priorities . but when you ' re zooming along with a $ 1 billion gmv run rate , it ' s dangerous to be fixing problems on the fly\u2014especially when you have profitability , let alone a future ipo , in your sights . lehmann believes it ' s the only way to ultimately get postmates right .\nas postmates aims for 50 cities and beyond , hitting profitability with 2 million deliveries per month by 2016 , and builds out a workforce that\u2019s making more part - time than a san francisco barista would make full - time , bastian left the crowd of entrepreneurs with some parting wisdoms .\npostmates has high gross margins on a per - order basis but has other costs , including software work and support . it isn\u2019t clear that at its current revenue pace the firm is profitable , but if it can keep growing as it has , the idea doesn\u2019t seem too implausible .\nthe storefront will be in the postmates app or a variation of it . it will allow you to search and buy local products and get them shipped the same day . but instead of having the products we enable retail stores to put their inventory online . think of it as a decentralized\non sunday , bastian lehmann , ceo and founder of delivery app postmates , sent an email regarding a complaint from a customer . that email said :\nsomeone also please tell her to fuck off ,\nand was accidentally sent to the\nher\nin question , erin boudreau .\nthe api , which we\u2019ve been told will be announced at a meeting for press and \u201cspecial guests\u201d at postmates\u2019 new san francisco headquarters , will mark the next step in the evolution of a company by allowing third - party partners to offer local deliveries to customers through their own apps and websites .\nit would be just months later , with the founder\u2019s fund investment legitimizing the industry , that competitors doordash and instacart would close their 7 - figure seed or a rounds , respectively . the space has heat up dramatically since postmates was first scooting around on hope , will , and cash gift cards .\nat postmates we stand for the american promise , that we\u2019re all worthy of protection , we\u2019re all equal , and we all count . as we mark a year of partnership with the @ aclu to stand up against the ban , today we also stand undeterred that we are a nation of immigrants . don\u2019t be silent !\nthe solution : prepaid debit cards . the postmates team literally bought out the san francisco area of all $ 100 cash cards , buying $ 10 , 000 at a time in every store that stocked them in the city . explaining this to the bank , bastian said , was a separate story . gift cards in hand , couriers could buy groceries , apparel , electronics , and more for users , who were charged in - app . it was be postmates\u2019 most profitable day since its founding - until the service was officially launched , to today serving almost one million orders each month , in the past peaking near 4 million in a single month .\npostmates is transforming the way goods move around cities by enabling anyone to have anything delivered on - demand . our revolutionary urban logistics platform connects customers with local couriers who can deliver anything from any store or restaurant in minutes . we empower communities to shop local with no waiting , and empower businesses through our api to offer delivery .\nbl : we want to blow san francisco and the bay area out of the water . we ' re looking at rolling out some other things as well . mainly , one , a store front where all these retails stores to have their inventory available through postmates . we ' re working on an ipad and android application now .\nthe total food and grocery market in the u . s . is $ 1 . 4 trillion . currently addressed from that market on mobile : 1 . 4 % . less than 2 % ,\nlehmann says .\ni believe there will be companies in the food space bigger than postmates or instacart or seamless and they don\u2019t exist today .\nas far as postmates ' aspirations go , the vision hasn\u2019t changed much : the team would like to become the real - world api for logistics . on ordering any product , be it a meal or a tv , postmates wants to act as a transactional service layer to get goods delivered quickly and cheaply . in looking at the industry , however , with amazon , google , and uber making similar plays , bastian can see the possible centralization of the on - demand industry , whether in a single dominant player or an aggregated platform of numerous delivery services working together . the final goal of the on - demand industry : instant delivery that\u2019s so common , it functions no different than a utility like water or power .\nwith the official launch of the api , postmates is expected to announce new partners who will unlock local delivery in markets where the company operates . that includes the san francisco bay area , los angeles , new york , chicago , philadelphia , boston , austin , miami , orange county , san diego , seattle , las vegas , denver , washington d . c .\nthe postmates app has cliches . i double checked to make sure my order included the special instructions , but once i tapped order now i noticed the special instructions were not on my order . when i tried tracking my order delivery the app wasn\u2019t refreshing in real time & the gps map was blank it didn\u2019t show any roads . i couldn\u2019t tell where the driver was or how long til he\u2019d arrive . i\u2019ve been a loyal & frequent customer of postmates , & i feel that my issue wasn\u2019t addressed properly , i don\u2019t eat guacamole , i can\u2019t eat beans & salsa that makes me sick . i don\u2019t have money to waste on food that i don\u2019t like or can\u2019t eat . i don\u2019t believe that it\u2019s fair that i have to pay for food that i had to mostly throw away ! i ended up having food delivered from another business . since they didn\u2019t listen to my requests & are charging me for more than i think is fair . i\u2019m immediately deleting the postmates app , writing a review about their unfair treatment of customers complaints , & warning everyone i can not to do business with this company !\nwhat finally tipped the scale was lighting some fire under the feet of investors with a competing term sheet . though the terms weren\u2019t great , investors saw the offer to invest as a good sign , and eventually founder\u2019s fund led the a round . brian singerman would be their hero , convincing peter thiel and the rest of the partners to take postmates to the next level .\nwe first saw postmates offer this type of functionality through a partnership with everlane that allowed local buyers in san francisco to choose from a limited selection of goods and have them delivered within an hour . while it was originally supposed to be a one - month trial in just that city , everlane now is still going strong and has been expanded to new york city as well .\n\u201cwe wanted to make sure that postmates is an anywhere product . you can literally point this at any place you can imagine in your city and we would get that item , even a very difficult product to fulfill , \u201d lehmann says . \u201cand this fits 100 % with my experience with how much of a personal device the smartphone is and how much customers are attached to it . \u201d\nin startup grind\u2019s home in silicon valley , i can grab a plate of steam dim sum , add a sprinkles cupcake , and wash it down with a microbrew 6 pack . but just an hour north in san francisco - and in many of the 30 cities served by postmates - you can also shop for electronics at best buy if you have a charger emergency , get your groceries at trader joe ' s , or pick up special local offerings like 4505 bbq . postmates is now leading the on - demand revolution among competitors like google express , instacart , gobutler , fluc , and many others as the industry heats up . but ask bastian about his industry in the early days , and you\u2019ll hear the story of a battle - hardened veteran who has fought to pave the way .\neverlane has created an entirely new shopping experience called everlane now , offering access to basic items in new york and san francisco within minutes and with great success . threadflip is using postmates to have clothing delivered from their sellers to their fulfillment center , while curbside is extending their existing local pick - up business with an option to have shopping items from partners such as target delivered on the same day .\njust how urltoken became postmates , though , is a bumpy ride . like many entrepreneurs , bastian has a secret ledger of ideas \u2014 schemes and companies he\u2019d like to build during his lifetime \u2014 but one kept haunting him , pulled from his time living in europe . german students like himself , blessed with close proximity to gorgeous and diverse countries with open borders , would frequently vacation in different countries on weekends and holidays . bastian remembers loading up his car with his friends and driving or taking the train out of copenhagen to france or more exotic locations , but rarely having the space for a surf board or snowboard . postmates was his solution : he would recruit friends or strangers going in the same direction as you , but with more space , to carry your excess crap . the world would be your courier system .\nbastian and his team set to building the most terrifying of startups : a three sided market , with buyers , merchants , and a network of couriers ( the namesake postmates ) . they needed infrastructure , so they started by signing up every existing messenger company in san francisco , seducing them to be part of the supposed on - demand revolution that was so totally juuust around the corner , according to bastian .\nafter 5 years in the trenches , ceo bastian lehmann and his cofounders sean plaice and sam street have finally become an overnight success , on track to reach one million monthly deliveries handled by 14 , 000 postmates - couriers like you or me who hit the road to deliver goods from almost any retailer and restaurant , creating a sort of hidden city shipping infrastructure . and what are they delivering ? well , everything .\nmore boldly , postmates has introduced unlimited , an amazon prime - like subscription service that , for $ 9 . 99 a month , will make as many deliveries as you like from its plus merchants , as long as each order exceeds $ 30 . this is a high - risk , high - reward bet . amazon prime cut into profits for years , but over time amazon won a larger share of its loyal users\u2019 wallets .\nto keep driving growth in 2017 , lehmann is introducing a plethora of new initiatives . in los angeles , postmates ' biggest market , the company will open four commissary kitchens in the second half of this year to rent to some of its most popular restaurants . in exchange for a higher commission\u2014up to 40 % instead of the usual 20 % \u2014restaurants will be able to operate essentially a new delivery - only location without any upfront capital costs .\none of the early use cases we discovered \u2014 and one that we were most surprised by \u2014 was presented by local bike shop mission bicycle . they started using postmates to deliver bike frames to and from their paint shop in south san francisco , many times a week . as a result , mission bicycle was able enhance their supply chain \u2014 an otherwise costly and staff - intensive project \u2014 with the touch of a button . they were clearly onto something .\nwith instacart , you can get groceries delivered instantly from big and small supermarkets . with google\u2019s express delivery service , you can get household goods from big - box stores delivered on the same day you order . the app curbside lets users order items from target , and have them ready when they drive up to a store . and with postmates , it is possible to order takeout , and pretty much anything else , and have it delivered directly very quickly .\nwith the support of naval and a number of silicon valley angel investors , postmates had become a poster child for on - demand . angel investors need only know that the founders are smart and committed , and that the industry is on an upward trajectory . so bastian didn\u2019t expect raising a series a would be the brutal uphill slog he encountered . he visited every leading fund in the bay area , only to receive a silicon valley no - \u201cthat\u2019s really interesting , please keep us updated . \u201d he didn\u2019t come with tens of thousands of deliveries , millions in sales , or huge strategic partners , he said , making it hard to craft the only argument institutional investors wanted to hear : postmates could be seen winning this entire industry vertical . \u201csometimes you can be a little too early , \u201d added bastian , \u201cthere were no competitors and few data points . you have to believe in these guys when it\u2019s institutional money . \u201d\non closing down the venture , bastian met his future postmates cofounders sam and sean when he lived in europe . catching the attention of thomas korte\u2019s team at angelpad , bastian\u2019s team was stellar enough to place in one of the earliest batches of the incubator program . their idea , however , didn\u2019t get the same love . called curated . by , the startup would crowdsource and edit content around user interests - or something like that . the concept was confusing enough that their early fundraising meetings are stories unto themselves .\nwhen postmates was first introduced , i was amazed . food delivery from any restaurant ? and quickly ? that was a lazy man like me\u2019s dream . i would order multiple times a week and could enjoy bret food whenever i wanted . now , though , things are very , very different . ever since the $ 3 . 99 delivery was introduced , it has all gone downhill . real restaurants were less emphasized than ones that have no seating , that only exist in a hub for the sole purpose of postmates . now this would be fine except for the fact that they have removed the feature allowing you to order from any restaurant for a little more than $ 3 . 99 , and have even gone so far as to pretend unapproved restaurants don\u2019t exist , so there\u2019s no way to order from them . the second thing that will kill postmates is the new small cart fee - of your order is under $ 12 you are forced to pay a 2 dollar fee . this would be sensible except for the fact that the food item prices are designed to make it as difficult as possible for you to get right up on the limit - they have started to make things cost - . 29 instead of - . 99 and generally use sneaky pricing to make it more difficult . overall , what used to be my favorite app got too greedy and became and overpriced , limited delivery service that forces you to pay extra for food from their list of approved restaurants . but hey , i knew it was too good to be true from the start , so i guess i shouldn\u2019t feel too bad deactivating and uninstalling my account ."]}
{"id": 56078, "summary": [{"text": "asphodel ltd ( a.k.a. asphodel records ) was a san francisco-based independent record label founded by musician mitzi johnson and naut humon in 1992 .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the label is named after the mythological flower that grows along the banks of the river styx in hades .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "the label had shut down as of january 2011 .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "asphodel has a diverse catalog of releases with a prominent experimental thread in the genres of turntablism , electronica , ambient , illbient , electroacoustic , trip hop , spoken word , noise , techno , and lounge . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "asphodel records", "paragraphs": ["incredibly strange music : the untold story of asphodel records laurent fintoni looks back at cult label asphodel records . urltoken\nguide to peterborough county ancestry , family history and genealogy : birth records , marriage records , death records , census records , parish registers , and military records .\nuse census records and voter lists to see where families with the asphodel surname lived . within census records , you can often find information like name of household members , ages , birthplaces , residences , and occupations .\nserviceontario , marriage records offers a marriage search option and a historical certificate option .\nontario births and baptisms , 1779 - 1899 collection includes indexed ontario church records .\nontario , roman catholic church records , 1760 - 1923 . , images only .\na limited edition release of campires was relased on tape via locust amber records in january .\ngoing back to asphodel for a minute . you set up a distribution network ?\ncensus records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your asphodel ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .\nthat was one of asphodel\u2019s main things , giving technical power over to the artist .\ncensus records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your asphodel ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .\nsound records next release comes in the form of samfeel , jf & br - hallo membraan . including original mix .\nchurch records can include baptisms , marriages , burials , membership lists , financial business , and other records for a particular congregation . they may be available online or on microfilm , but frequently they are still with the local church or in centralized archives by religion . the canadian census records asked for the religion of those listed , so you will be able to narrow down which archives to consult . for help with writing a letter requesting copies of records , see letter writing guide for genealogy .\n. this will take you to a list of towns in the counties , which are links to records for the specific town .\none of the crucial voices missing from the oral history of illbient i put together in 2014 was naut humon , founder and a & r of asphodel records . the label had been a cornerstone of the short - lived scene , home to releases from dj spooky , wetm , sub dub , badawi , and byzar . to many illbient and asphodel were inseparable .\nrichard devine has remixed top warp artists like aphex twin and mike patton ( faith no more ) . he has released 5 full - length albums on schematic , warp , asphodel , sublight records , and detroit underground and has performed his own ear - tearing music mayhem worldwide .\nasphodel 763 brannan st . san francisco , ca . 94103 usa tele : ( 415 ) 863 - 3068 fax : ( 415 ) 863 - 4973 e - mail : hello @ urltoken ( valid in june 1998 : ) asphodel records po box 51 , chelsea station new york , ny 10113 - 0051 usa fax : ( 212 ) 965 - 0959 tel : ( 212 ) 965 - 0953 erik @ urltoken\nserviceontario , death records offers a death search option and a historical certificate option . also official death certificates are available to a wider range of relatives than birth and marriage certificates .\nsome of the church / civil records have been microfilmed by familysearch . these microfilms may be available for viewing at family history centers around the world . to find a microfilm :\nold corpse road signed to legendary cacophonous records and released their second album ' of campfires and evening mists ' on 27th may , which was was positivly received by critics and fans alike .\nthe compound , asphodel\u2019s studio in the bay area , was central to asphodel\u2019s artistic nervous system throughout its life . outfitted with both old and new technology \u2014 pro tools alongside vintage synthesisers and outboard effects \u2014 it was used for recordings , experiments , and artist residencies . gregor asch remembers it as \u201ca wild laboratory out on some abandoned airbase . \u201d\nasphodel records , a label founded in san francisco in the early 1990s , was part of the illbient story . it championed the music with physical releases , alongside early turntablist recordings . i wasn\u2019t able to speak with naut humon , co - founder and a & r of the label , for the illbient story but he\u2019d long been on my list for other reasons . thanks to raz mesinai i was able to finally get in contact with him earlier this year and sit down for an extended conversation about asphodel , another blip on the historical radar that has gone largely unexplored .\n\u201cthat place still makes me drool , \u201d he says . \u201ci used to have dreams of naut\u2019s old classic lxp42\u2019s . \u201d based on humon\u2019s experience with the compound , asphodel decided to also outfit a studio in new york . \u201cthe idea was to give artists resources , that was one of asphodel\u2019s main things : to give technical power over to the artist . \u201d\n. centered on peterborough ( city ) , was founded from the historic newcastle district in a new colborne district in 1838 . curiously , census records don ' t use colborne as a district label , instead lumping the townships created under newcastle .\nsince homer\u2019s first description of the meadows , the asphodel\u2019s connection to the afterlife has captured the imagination of authors through the ages . in the early 1990s , san francisco - based musician mitzi johnson had recorded a debut for her band , the self - titled blue rubies , but she needed a name for a label . taking inspiration from the flower\u2019s mythological roots , she named it asphodel . blue rubies came out in 1992 , but asphodel the label wouldn\u2019t fully come into being until 1995 . its logo depicted a flame rising from five petals , reflecting the flower\u2019s symbolic juxtaposition of life and death .\nin greek mythology , ordinary souls went to live after death in the asphodel meadows , a field of flowers located , according to homer\u2019s odyssey , at the gateway to the underworld , where the sun never shines .\nand some of those cities were more electronic minded , some were grimier and downtempo . i guess asphodel dealt with all those things . and soundtracks too . we had a genuine interest to help the scenes out .\nour conversation became the basis for a feature i recently wrote for fact magazine , detailing the history and importance of asphodel . alongside my interview with naut it includes insights from artists and others who worked at the label .\nin telling the evolution , and ultimate death , of asphodel records , the feature also looks at naut\u2019s work behind the scenes and the production work he brought to projects like mixmaster mike\u2019s debut album . coming from a different era , naut remained closer to the traditional producer role \u2013 in the back , orchestrating , facilitating \u2013 yet he also saw the value in using old practices to refine new ones , and in the process help to push along the evolution of the producer as artist .\nover little more than a decade , asphodel became a mythological place of its own , remembered fondly by artists and fans . yet its place and significance has been lost in the sands of a pre - internet time . the story of asphodel is the story of what was possible before the world changed , before planes crashed into the towers of the world trade center , and before napster pushed the music industry kicking and screaming into the 21st century .\nwhat follows is a largely unedited extract of my conversation with naut , touching on his background , the birth of the label , the ties with the nyc underground and more . consider it additional color to the asphodel feature .\nnaut humon is the founder and artistic director of recombinant media labs , and during the last decades was curating av content for asphodel records in new york and sf and for select portions of the annual ars electronica festival in austria where he also helped coordinate their digital music category for ten years . having performed in the past with the avant - garde music group rhythm & noise . he later formed the surround traffic control network , the aural optic incubator that gave birth to today ' s cinechamber apparatus .\none of xenakis\u2019s primary \u201cpolytope\u201d multimedia pieces \u201cpersepolis\u201d was chosen for re - interpretation with customized remixes . the composer was aware about its soon to be release by asphodel records in 2001 when he passed away . the interlacing of the remix pieces by various composers draws largely from the original work , emphasizing its noisy sonorities and overlapping waves of intensity . naut humon who curated the customized reworkings applied to those remix sources other outside electronics from frankenstein symphony , for this dedication tribute remix to the future memory of iannis xenakis .\nthe impetus for asphodel\u2019s existence was a favour to the couple\u2019s friend v . vale , the japanese - american writer and publisher responsible for the counterculture zine re / search . in 1993 , re / search had released incredibly strange music vol . 1 through caroline records , a compilation of leftfield rock and early electronic music from vale\u2019s collection . asphodel released the compilation\u2019s second volume in 1995 , featuring music from ken nordine , jean - jacques perrey , and les baxter among others . \u201cthe release got some notice and after a period of time we were getting better exposure for it than the previous volume , \u201d humon explains over the phone in a soft yet energetic west coast accent . \u201cthat\u2019s what got us on the tracks and inspired us to keep things going . \u201d\nmay saw the release of the limited 7\nsplit with the infernal sea on three swords records along with a mini tour supporting finnish symphonic death metallers whorion . we played a few of these shows with box head as a final send off and a thanks for his time with the band .\nthey gathered under the same leitmotiv : producing a strong and heavy , industrial music . \u201ctraces to nowhere\u201d ( backspin records ) , their debut ep released in spring 2016 , found huge support from all around the world , and their forthcoming releases on dead cert . and vielspass will finish to convince .\nserviceontario , birth records is the only government - authorized source for obtaining birth certificates . go to the section entitled\norder a birth search\n. this is the most economical , searches the widest time period , and allows searches for people not immediately related . a letter of information is provided rather than a certificate .\nfrom droned - out ambience and densely layered field recordings , right through to distorted beats and industrial - edged basslines , swarm intelligence has honed his sound over releases on invisible agent , stasis , acroplane , acre , ad noiseam , and most recently voitax records , where he just released his latest 12\u201d called \u201cthe lighthouse\u201d .\nan unusually short lifespan might indicate that your asphodel 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 .\non friday 13th march 2009 old corpse road unleashed their first demo\nthe echoes of tales once told\nin a limited 1st edition of 1000 hand numbered copies . reviews of the demo were outstanding ( click here to view them ) and we gained much support including a slot on the zero tolerance covermount cd . on the strength of the demo the band were offered the chance to record a split ep with the meads of asphodel to be released on godreah records . the old corpse once again entered the studio to record three more songs for the split ep which are hob headless rises , the witch of wookey hole and the devil\u2019s footprints . in addition the band featured on the uk black metal vol . 2 compilation with the unreleased demo track \u201chell\u2019s kettles\u201d and also contributed guest vocals on the meads of asphodel xmas special track for terrorizer magazine \u201cthe song of a thousand roars\u201d . during the later half of 2009 the band played several successful live dates , including the well renowned gathering of the clans festival .\nhey , i came across this in a newsgroup , and thought bay area loopers may be interested . if i wasn ' t in the middle of a work crunch right now , i ' d be pretty tempted to check this out myself . . . > > + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + > > asphodel records presents > > recombinant ' 96 > > a convergence of audio / visual mixology > > - - - > visit > < - - - - > - - - >\nshe enabled the label ( laughs ) . in other words she had resources , we met and became involved and in 1994 we got married . so during that time\u2026 asphodel had already begun . she had a group called blue rubbies , which used luth , hand drum , and vocals , much more in the dark folk vein of what she was already doing at the time i met her back in 1989 , 1990 . that\u2019s when we first ran into each other . her idea of the label was to\u2026 first is the word asphodel . the flower that grows on the river styx in hell . the flower and the flame . beauty and the beast , or beauty in the\u2026 juxtaposition of forms . that was her ideas .\nthe excursions in illbient compilation , released in 1996 and partly responsible for cementing the fateful naming of new york\u2019s experimental scene , was recorded at this new studio . raz mesinai , one half of sub dub , remembers jumping at the chance to work in a professional studio after years of home recording . \u201cfor me the greatest records of the so - called illbient era are the first wave by wetm , byzar , and spooky . and that\u2019s all due to asphodel , \u201d he told me last year . humon\u2019s philosophy of empowering artists with knowledge and equipment paid off . recalling the recording debuts of his band , asch remembers how \u201cwetm had made do for so long with so little , entering the compound was like walking out of a post - apocalyptic junkyard onto the bridge of the starship enterprise . our first album , as is , was born in that experience . \u201d\nwell i wouldn\u2019t call it parties . it\u2019s interesting you bring that up . to me that\u2019s more like what techno and house grew into . recombinant was more about design . we did one in 1999 for 9 hours , 9 minutes and 9 seconds . these were more designed\u2026 performances . rather than just here\u2019s different artists on at different times we\u2019d design the shows so that different things would happen . put on a spectacle , organised in a certain way . maybe over different nights . sometimes stretching far beyond\u2026 it wasn\u2019t really an asphodel showcase either , it was a supporter of it but it wasn\u2019t just about asphodel artists . so with the dj things we had x - men and the piklz but we\u2019d also have the beat junkies from l . a . it was a wider cast so to speak .\ni always felt my role wasn\u2019t just that of a musician , someone who played in a band , but someone who\u2019s a sound traffic controller , who conducts and conveys\u2026 dealing with sound traffic as it moves through various spaces . audio and visual and with groups . that led to the iso orchestra , which were on early asphodel records . the audience would come in and see tv sets of an orchestra playing in the room . we had them at the big recombinant shows in sf . then they would come into the main room and i would be conducting an actual orchestra with guitars , electronics , strings all being amplified in the room but they would discover that was the source and we would feed it into surround systems in the other rooms . so the entire building was like a remix chamber . you could hear the orchestra in different ways in the other rooms and then when you\u2019re in the live room you\u2019d see the orchestra .\nwith a career going back to experimental theatre and performance in the \u201970s , naut is a strange and fascinating character . in many ways he resembles the music the label released and championed : dark , quirky , unashamed . i wanted to know more about asphodel to better place the label in the story of a book i\u2019m writing about beats and the producer as artist . after two hours i came out with a fair bit more .\nwhen i call naut humon , the a & r and one of driving forces of asphodel throughout its 12 - year run , he\u2019s in between california and the north west . since 2008 , humon has lived a nomadic life . today , he helms the recombinant media labs ( rml ) , an offshoot of asphodel , and its roving theatre project the cinechamber , going wherever the work takes him \u2014 from moscow to the mutek festival in montreal . humon has been involved in performance since his childhood in seattle , where he became an actor at the age of seven and began directing in his teens . in the early 1970s , he relocated to san francisco and , alongside like minded friends , searched for ways to transform performing arts . the result involved moving audiences through various sites , treating them to destabilising montages , and , eventually , using music and early video technology .\nin march old corpse road unleashed the split ep with the meads of asphodel entitled \u201cthe bones of this land are not speechless\u201d which received excellent reviews and press . the band toured the uk extensively playing alongside hecate enthroned , wodensthrone and many fellow uk bands with a live highlight at bloodstock open air . they also hosted their own mini festival ' fires of rebellion ' in nottingham and were aksed to return to gathering of the clans festival .\nthe band entered the studio to record their debut album to be released in the later part of the year . during the recording sessions they also covered the bathory classic ' equimanthorn ' for a tribute album named ' voices from valhalla release via godreah records alongside many great bands such as sigh , the meads of apshodel , nokturnal mortum and skyforger . old corpse road played a series of gigs including several headlining shows and also had a special guest slot at warhorns festival , a viking / folk / pagan / black metal gathering in york which featured bands from latvia , germany , belgium , ireland , america and of course scotland and england . in august a brand new track from the upcoming album named ' the cauld lad of hylton ' featued on terrorizer ' s secret history of extreme metal covermount cd . this served as the first chance for fans to hear the new material and was received with excellent praise . the end of the year saw the release of the debut album ' tis witching hour . . . as spectres we haunt this kingdom ' via godreah records .\nwithin a few years asphodel\u2019s new york outpost had moved from a \u201croach - infested apartment\u201d on west 14th street to a fully functioning office further up on west 27th . around the same time , a young producer who had moved from georgia to new york by the name of guillermo scott herren , yet to become prefuse 73 , interned briefly at the office . asphodel was becoming a well - oiled machine , with new york handling the business side \u2014 product management , sales , distribution \u2014 and san francisco acting as its heart and soul . \u201cthe challenges were in building a label brand that was not entirely focused on one style of music , \u201d says gilbert . \u201cthis actually turned out to be what set us apart from many other labels at the time \u2014 we released great music by great artists and were known for our curation . we were more like art curators than a label . \u201d\nthe title that launched asphodel would also come to define it : this was to be a home for incredibly strange music . \u201cthere was no conscious decision to start a label , it grew out of our experiences and encounters , \u201d humon remembers . \u201cmitzi brought ideas and handled the support system and i was the primary curator throughout its zones . our philosophy was driven by a desire to put out a range of music and not be stuck in any genre . \u201d\nit\u2019s not just \u201cthese are good artists . \u201d when we try to put together an event it was about being another player , another influence . each artist is different , they have their own ways of working and you want to support that but also give them options . i was\u2026 definitely on mike\u2019s record and some others , a big player on content and how the material evolved . i also worked with the brian jonestown massacre in the early \u201890s before they became really famous . did the same thing . we had pro tools in our place , there\u2019d be people in the studio to help them use the stuff . you provide them access to the tools to learn the skills . asphodel was trying to enable artists to learn the skills needed to be their own artist . i had a customised way that i would be a behind the scenes producer . how tracks emerged got blurred . i was involved in a lot of it , in the studio , in the recordings or sometimes it was live shows that provided ideas for records .\nstarting in the \u201880s we built these things called sound traffic control towers , part of a sonic airport where different sonic cargos would land , taxi and take off . and the audience were like passengers on an imaginary run way between all of these different trajectories . that was part of the idea that became recombinant . it grew out of this sensibility , big spatial sound networks\u2026 in \u201891 we were in a room with almost 800 loudspeakers . we built one of the sound towers and did the show with maryanne but also had one in sf in our studio . audiences would come and attend that . this is all before asphodel . we released with ralph\u2019s records . it was really the idea of networking . i didn\u2019t want to be a group , which i had for a long time with rhythm & noise . that happened in the \u201880s into the early \u201890s . we toured , released , did all that . the idea became to get into orchestration , what the orchestra of the future might become . this wider idea of recombinant . it\u2019s beyond the group thing .\na cassette reissue of the ' echoes . . . ' demo was released through darkness shade records featuring bonus tracks form the demo recording sessions . this year also saw the band tour heavily playing with the likes of fen , alcest , winterfylleth , skyclad , hecate enthroned and also hosting another mini festival named ' witching hour festival ' . it also saw the bands first visit to scotland . towards the end of the year old corpse road participated in the great exhibition uk mini tour with the prophecy , northern oak and eibon la furies . finishing touches were made to the songs which would soon be recorded for the album .\nin 1976 , humon co - founded rhythm & noise , an industrial band and multimedia ensemble that released two albums and set up the compound , a warehouse - cum - studio on the outskirts of san francisco that would become central to his work . humon left rhythm & noise in 1985 and set up sound traffic control to explore the same ideas outside of the constraints of a band format . he met mitzi johnson in the late 1980s and the two got married in 1994 . their union would lead to the birth of asphodel as a label proper .\nasphodel had always enjoyed healthy sales across physical formats , like many independent labels of the time . compounding the change of mood in the country , the arrival of file - sharing programs such as napster heralded the demise of the music industry\u2019s established modes of distribution , which would trickle down to independent institutions . in 2003 , apple announced the itunes music store and within a few years many of the distributors that had been vital to labels like asphodel folded . \u201cwe stayed independent but once the distributors were gone it became about defining what was really important to go forward , \u201d humon reminisces with a slightly wistful tone . \u201cthe idea became to keep the lab , and focus on that . \u201d discussing society\u2019s wider shift towards digital creation and consumption , humon , who has witnessed four decades of creativity , is realistic . \u201cto me , most people who buy music aren\u2019t into music , they\u2019re into it for social reasons , \u201d he states . \u201cit\u2019s a different sort of emphasis . it was more culturally integral in the previous decades . there are still great indie labels doing work but really the context has shifted . \u201d\nanyway , re / search wanted to do cds and had already done volume 1 but were looking for another trajectory to keep the series going and asphodel became that trajectory because ironically asphodel ended up putting out incredibly strange music ( laughs ) . that was our first public release , sort of officially distributed . but when we first went into it we did it as a favour to vale . we were friends and so it became \u201clet\u2019s put out something . \u201d that was incredibly strange music vol . 2 . and it was jumping on a trajectory they\u2019d started but we loved that whole strain of what was going on and so we wanted to pursue that and see what was going to happen . we put it out , it got some notice and became an internal launch pad for getting this thing out there . it turned out , after a period of time , we were getting better exposure for it than vol . 1 , and it was helping it as well , but that\u2019s what got us on the tracks to start putting out material . that was again\u2026 1995 , 1996 zone when this general premise was occurring .\nspeaking on the legacy of asphodel , gilbert underlined its uncompromising stance and approach : \u201cincredible artists , incredible albums . i am honoured and proud to have been involved with them . nothing has since come close . \u201d for asch , without naut there would be no dj olive as we knew him and perhaps no illbient . \u201cthe label is naut\u2019s legacy really , \u201d he admits . \u201cquality sampling from emerging sounds on the meridian between the underground and the popular . a world class grasp of production and mastering while always pushing the boundaries of a surround performance experience . \u201d\na photo of humon , likely taken in the 1970s , shows him dressed entirely in black with long , pitch - black hair against a bank of modular synthesisers . it\u2019s a look he\u2019d keep throughout his career , somewhere between distinguished and eccentric . gregor asch , who performed as dj olive and was part of brooklyn\u2019s wetm , one of asphodel\u2019s earliest acts , remembers humon as something of a mad scientist : \u201che had an overall charred charcoal look and i wondered briefly where he parked his broom [ \u2026 ] he was 100 % about the music and not at all an industry type . \u201d\nrolling stone named asphodel one of the top 10 independent labels in the world in 1998 . the accolade reflected the label\u2019s risk - taking and its bewildering roster of artists : turntablism from bay area godfathers the invisibl skratch piklz and their new york counterpart the x - ecutioners ; contemporary classical by avant - garde composer iannis xenakis ; chinese folk from min xiao - fen ; downtempo easy listening courtesy of san francisco\u2019s tipsy ; and the elastic beats and dubbed out vibes emanating from brooklyn and manhattan that came to be known as illbient , courtesy of dj spooky , wetm , sub dub , and byzar .\nhumon and johnson began making regular trips to new york at the same time as asphodel began its journey into strange music . attending shows around town , humon found himself in the midst of both illbient\u2019s happenings \u2014 a heady mix of philosophy , art , and music spread around reclaimed spaces in a chaotic urban centre \u2014 and dj battles and showcases where scratching was evolving into turntablism , and where he also met a young dj craze from miami whose crew , the allies , debuted on the label in 1999 . \u201cboth scenes had mutual respect for each other , especially from illbient to the turntablists , \u201d he recalls .\none final component of the asphodel machine was its performance aspect , which fell under the umbrella of the recombinant shows . starting in 1996 , the recombinant shows were a direct extension of humon\u2019s performance background and of his sound traffic control outfit , which debuted in japan in 1991 with a performance involving 800 speakers and a physical metaphor for a sonic airport with audience members as passengers idling on an imaginary runway while sonic cargos moved around them . for the new shows , \u201cthe idea was to recombine different strains of music and visual art over the course of a presentation to give the audience a broad range and diverse takes . \u201d\nin a pre - digital world , the idea of curation was still rooted in the tradition of cultural institutions interpreting historical heritage . thus if humon and johnson were curators , asphodel was a temporary sonic museum . its collections included \u201cincubated projects\u201d \u2014 illbient , turntablism , but also musique concrete and dub \u2014 alongside license and distribution of hand - picked artists : the experimental folk of japan\u2019s world standard ; the dub techno of rhythm & sound from berlin ; or the electronic cut - ups of atlanta\u2019s richard devine . \u201cwe were interested in all those things , \u201d humon tells me , \u201cbut the content was always the most important . \u201d\ni tried but couldn\u2019t get a hold of naut at the time and it wasn\u2019t until the summer of 2015 that we finally managed to make it happen , thanks to raz mesinai\u2019s help . i decided to use the conversation with naut as a way to delve into the history of asphodel , and his own , for the book as well as for a feature on fact magazine . the idea was to tell the definitive story of a label that many knew but few had ever investigated in depth , a label that had fallen through the cracks of time yet remained important to so many scenes that are part of the book \u2013 illbient , turntablism , experimental beats .\nin the late 2000s , johnson and humon divorced and with their separation came the decision to also separate the children . humon took the lab with him , which would become rml , while the label would be ended but its catalogue kept alive . \u201cthat\u2019s the deal we made , \u201d he tells me . \u201ci wanted the catalogue to survive and the rights to revert back to the artists . \u201d due to the circumstances of the split , humon had no real control over the agreement , and while the asphodel catalogue existed for a short while on itunes it has since disappeared , with only a handful of releases available today via artists who have exercised the rights to their catalogue .\nhumon continues to explore the future with the recombinant media labs , focusing on audio / visual while remaining connected to artists like mixmaster mike and richard devine . there is a sense that he will always be there , somewhere , thinking about what could be done to take things further , to shift the comfort zones . there\u2019s an element of selfishness in wishing for asphodel\u2019s recorded legacy to be available in today\u2019s digital landscape , if only to show younger generations what was possible . at the same time it\u2019s perhaps for the better , and truer to the label\u2019s roots in that mythological flower that grows in the underworld where the sun never shines and souls are left to wander for eternity .\nasphodel\u2019s early focus on and support of micro scenes like turntablism and illbient brought it to the attention of a growing underground of hip - hop and electronic outcasts , yet the label remained impossible to pin down , unlike european counterparts like ninja tune or mo\u2019 wax . \u201cwe were about the music , \u201d humon enthuses when i ask what drove him to sign such varied acts . \u201cit was a sincerity with liking the material and also with new things happening , but on a personal level . we didn\u2019t want to go towards a genre - ification of the music . i felt like the flavour , character , and personality of the music coming out of new york really had its own slant . \u201d\nspeaking to passion of the weiss in 2010 , mike explained just how much humon taught him : \u201c [ naut ] approached me and said \u2018i want to help you make a record . \u2019 [ \u2026 ] he showed me my first steps in using the tascam da\u201338 digital recorder . [ \u2026 ] he took me from dirty to the nice sounding world , you know ? [ \u2026 ] he showed me how to use technology to my advantage , and i give all the glory to that guy . \u201d discussing the process of putting anti - theft device together , humon recalled the story behind the album\u2019s track \u2018surprize packidge\u2019 : \u201ci gave him a bunch of records he\u2019d never heard before , and the track came from that . it really was a surprise , he hadn\u2019t heard any of it before and we used it to make segments that became the final track . \u201d mike\u2019s debut would go on to sell over 100 , 000 copies worldwide .\nthe lab has kept growing but the label didn\u2019t want to maintain the responsibility of physical stock nor the digital distribution of the catalogue . that disappointed me . the itunes links are all dead now . of course i wrote to them about it but they didn\u2019t want to do that , they didn\u2019t want to deal with it anymore , it was only a couple left involved . they stopped being responsible for it . there\u2019s still a lot of management involved in just keeping the catalogue alive . i wasn\u2019t able to do it legally . i just wanted the artists to own it again . i never approved of the direction it took . i just tell stories of asphodel now . i have digital recordings of the label , most of it , but i\u2019m philosophically agreeing with you . i wish it\u2019d be done in the correct way .\nbut mitzi and i decided that instead of flying them out and using stuff here we could get a studio for them , pro tools , mixing board and some gear to set up their own place . so the idea became why don\u2019t we give them resources and we can then have a few of those groups work in nyc , set this stuff up wherever they wanted it and have them run their own operation . put it into the artists\u2019 hand . let them create it with some tools . and if they needed to master or go further with mixing , we had the facility in sf . but how about putting the power into the artists hands . give them the tools , let them manage the studio . co - ordinate between the various people of the illbient scene who were on asphodel . they made their own schedules , creating under their own auspices . so instead of the typical label approach , it was about empowering them , letting them be mobile and put stuff together . they had different technical abilities . some were learning from scratch , some of them had knowledge . like john , who worked with raz , was an engineer , and that\u2019s how raz got more hip to working in the studio . it meant several groups had access to it . the illbient guys , soundlab and whoever wanted to work in the studio and become their own producers in a certain way . and of course different artists would take that to different levels\u2026 in terms of how they wanted to do it . that was one of asphodel\u2019s main things , giving technical power over to the artist . some people are territorial about that . excursions in illbient was all mostly done in that studio in nyc .\nin ancient greece , the afterlife consisted of three distinct realms . when one died , a coin would be placed in one ' s mouth to pay charon the ferryman to take the soul across the river styx . this coin wasn ' t\npayment\nexactly as much as a sign of respect between the soul and the gods - the greater the value of the coin , the better seat the soul got in charon ' s boat . once the soul was on the other side , one would pass by the three - headed dog cerberus and then stand before the three judges to give an account of the life one had lived . when the story had been told , and as the judges conferred , one would be given a cup of water from the river lethe , the waters of forgetfulness , and would forget one ' s former life on earth . the judges would then assign the soul a location : if you had been a warrior who died in battle , you went to the elysian fields which were a paradise ; if you had been a good person , you went to the plain of asphodel , also pleasant ; if you had been a bad person , then you went to the darkness of tartarus where the soul remained until it had atoned for the sins of one ' s life . no soul was\ncondemned to eternal damnation\n. the soul in tartarus could become elevated to the plain of asphodel in time . as in the cultures of mesopotamia and egypt , souls were not expected to return to earth for any reason , but sometimes they still did . this same basic paradigm was adopted by the roman culture who held a much more deep - seated belief in ghosts than the greeks .\nupon one ' s death , a spiritual entity known as a gidim was created , which maintained the personal identity of the deceased and traveled on to the land of the dead . it was this gidim that would return to haunt the living if proper attention had not been paid to funeral rites and burial or if there had been some unlawful act involved in the person ' s death . inscriptions do make clear , however , that sometimes the gidim could mischievously slip out of irkalla for visits to the earth , where they would harass the living for no good reason . these spirits would be punished by the sun god shamash by having their funerary offerings taken from them and awarded to gidim who had no one to remember them on earth , and so no one to provide them with offerings for their continued existence . although there are records of loved ones returning from the afterlife with warnings or advice , most of the ghosts of mesopotamia were unwelcome guests who were sent back to their realm through the use of charms , amulets , prayers , or exorcism .\nbut at the start i was going to people\u2019s houses . mike had made all these cassettes , tons of them , racks of cassettes . i wanted to listen to it all and use some of that as sources too . going back through the archives and use a blend of that to be reflected in the record . show the voyage through all these things . i would also do spontaneous things with mike , like give him a bunch of records he\u2019d never heard before . we were sharing how to do stuff . \u2018surprize packidge\u2019 , on mike\u2019s record , came from that . it really was a surprise , he hadn\u2019t heart it before and used it to make segments that became the track . we tried all these different techniques of how to put together composition , tracks , different things . i went to mike\u2019s place in vallejo and i listened to all the tapes . i would then tell him what i thought sounded good . guiding the process as an inspirational thing . and recently i\u2019ve gotten back in touch with a lot of these guys . it is kinda coming back after being saturated .\nwithin a few years asphodel became bi - coastal , with its roots in san francisco and a growing outpost in new york spearheaded by erik gilbert , the label manager . gilbert was introduced to the couple by american music club\u2019s wally brill , who suggested he\u2019d be perfect to handle the day - to - day business of running such an operation . at the same time , gilbert had been preparing a move to the east coast . \u201cthe fact that erik went to new york and forged an office there allowed us to grow this genuine musical chemistry with the city , \u201d humon remembers . speaking by email , gilbert , who continues to work in the music business , explained how his initial role was \u201cto arrange a recording agreement with the brian jonestown massacre , who had recorded their second album at naut\u2019s studio , the compound . \u201d after that , he settled into new york and \u201cset up distribution , pr , radio , and slowly begun to build the label\u2019s infrastructure while naut and mitzi focused on a & r . \u201d\nbeyond giving artists the necessary tools , humon was also hands - on in engaging them to upgrade their music making skills . when he first began frequenting turntablist and illbient circles , he was surprised to find that most of the artists weren\u2019t releasing music beyond homemade cassettes . he brings up the example of isp member mixmaster mike , who debuted on the label as a solo artist with 1998\u2019s anti - theft device and joined the beastie boys as their official tour dj soon after . \u201ci would go and visit mike at his place in vallejo and listen to all these cassettes he\u2019d made , \u201d humon explains . for mike\u2019s debut , naut got the idea to reflect this history in the recordings , by weaving elements throughout . humon became the album\u2019s producer , in the traditional sense \u2014 guiding mike\u2019s creativity while teaching him how to work with new technology . \u201casphodel was trying to enable artists to learn the skills needed to be on their own , \u201d says humon of his hands - on approach . \u201ci had a customised way that i would be a behind - the - scenes producer . \u201d\nhere\u2019s one story related to that . i already had a studio out in sf . we were using new tools back then , late \u201880s , early \u201890s . things like pro tools that enabled new ways of putting records together that was more fresh back then . now it\u2019s standard , part of the methodology . so\u2026 being interested in all this stuff and seeing\u2026 part of it wasn\u2019t just seeing the musical works or the sets , be it groups or dj sets or the loft thing going on . it was like\u2026 how\u2026 what\u2019s the best way to work to achieve the best results ? you know , we could have done the thing where we invited people to come to the studio and let them use it . which is what a label might do . bill laswell had that going on in greenpoint already . he\u2019d have people over , releases on different labels . but since our operation had begun in sf , our studio was out of a place called the compound . out on a dirt road , all this stuff going on with it for years . projects we\u2019d do independently , artist residencies\u2026 when the nyc thing came into focus and i saw the community there , the musical community that was illbient , i thought if we\u2019re going to work with these people they probably need some resources . they could come out , which they did a little , and work here in the studio with the board and accoutrements .\nso i guess\u2026 i\u2019d visit new york twelve times a year , seeing how things developed . there was the admin side of things but also this creative side with the studio . that was our option instead of getting them to come out to sf to work on stuff . wetm and others did come out to sf to mix and also do shows . we\u2019d have a bunch of these groups in the show , and turntablists too . this idea of what we started in 1996 called the recombinant shows . it was about recombining different genres and things . electronic stuff from europe with illbient and turntablists . over the course of one or more evenings . asphodel presented it but not just as a label . there\u2019d be people not involved in the label , because we liked it . my idea with recombinant was to put on a great\u2026 this idea of recombining different strains over the course of a presentation . dj , hip - hop , illbient , electronic . to give the audience a broad range and diverse takes . that was the start of the recombinant fest which became recombinant media labs , a space for residencies , expanding upon the idea of what we started in the \u201890s . a nice , higher - end studio for experimental projects .\nwhen i refer to recombinant as a party , humon is quick to try and differentiate it from the homogenised standard the word conjures . \u201cit was more about design , we\u2019d design the shows so that different things would happen . putting on a spectacle but in an organised way . \u201d the shows would sometimes stretch over multiple nights and spaces and involve asphodel and related artists . both humon\u2019s description of the work , heavy on metaphors , and reviews from the time hint at the shows as a meeting point between a standardised musical performance \u2014 at the time still a fairly new concept for djs and electronic musicians \u2014 and something closer to an art installation , one that is living rather than calcified inside an institution . recombinant shows took place in san francisco , los angeles , new york city and miami with guests including the beat junkies , dj craze and a - trak , as well as the austrian media art group granular synthesis . the recombinant shows would ultimately give way to the rml and cinechamber that occupies humon today . when i tell him how the description of recombinant brings to mind soundlab\u2019s beth coleman\u2019s use of \u201cexperiential events\u201d to describe new york\u2019s illbient happenings , he agrees : \u201ctoday i say that recombinant media labs are experiential engineers . \u201d\n\u201cthere was no conscious decision to start a label , it grew out of our experiences and encounters . \u201d naut humon\n\u201ci felt like the flavour , character , and personality of the music coming out of new york really had its own slant . \u201d naut humon\n\u201ci would go and visit mike at his place in vallejo and listen to all these cassettes he\u2019d made . \u201d naut humon\nhaving spent time in a group in his early years , with rhythm & noise , humon wanted to go beyond the band . \u201cthe idea became to get into orchestration , what the orchestra of the future might become , \u201d he remembers . \u201ci always felt my role wasn\u2019t just that of a musician , someone who played in a band , but of a sound traffic controller , who conducts and conveys sound traffic as it moves through various spaces . \u201d the january 1997 edition of the wire magazine summarised recombinant\u2019s first san francisco show : \u201can open - ended work in progress , a petri dish of sonic emergences and unexpected comminglings , the event was a breath of fresh air in an often insular town . \u201d"]}
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", "topic": 27}], "title": "fair trade coffee", "paragraphs": ["some of our usda certified organic coffees are also fair trade certified . the fair trade coffees are designated by the fair trade usa logo .\nin the first decades , fair trade products were sold mainly by fair trade organisations that had fair trade as the central ethos guiding their activities . in the seventies and eighties , fair trade products were sold to consumers mainly in world shops or fair trade shops .\nevery purchase supports something . fair trade exists so we can support what\u2019s fair .\ngenerically , \u201cfair trade\u201d is primarily concerned with alleviating poverty through greater equity in international trade ; many products besides coffee can be certified as \u201cfair trade . \u201d the main fair trade organization and standards - setter is\ngreen mountain coffee roasters , which calls itself the largest buyer of fair trade coffee in the world , said that it would continue to work with fair trade usa as it sought to increase the amount of fair trade coffee it used .\nthere are other labels , of course : fair trade ; organic ; direct trade .\nwhat does fair trade certified mean ? could serving fair trade coffee in your business be beneficial ? learn the definition and some of the pros and cons .\nchoosing fairtrade coffee means helping coffee farmers around the world to get a fair deal .\nnow that you have an overall understanding of what the fair trade movement and fair trade certification are , let\u2019s explore what this means if you are a business owner considering buying and serving fair trade certified coffee , or finding ethically sourced coffee in general .\nroasting 100 % fair trade organic coffee since 2003 . in addition to freshly roasted certified coffees , we offer a coffee of the month club , coffee gifts , wholesale coffee and a coffee fundraiser .\nfair trade the term is used to ' refer to the fair trade movement as a whole ' and to ' describe both labelled and unlabelled goods , the work of alternative trade organizations ( atos ) , fair trade federations and networks ' .\nwal - mart and whole foods also sell fair trade coffee and use fair trade ingredients in store - brand products ; both companies said they were evaluating the situation .\neach roaster operates independently . some tout the fair trade logo , others emphasize selling organic coffee .\nif you ' re specifically interested in helping small farmers , maybe you should look for fair trade coffee . its whole focus is small coffee producers . traditionally , all fair trade coffee has come from cooperatives of small producers .\nthe fair trade movement came to being to raise awareness on trade injustices and imbalances of power in the conventional trade structures , and to advocate changes in policies to favour equitable trade . sale points of fair trade products became one of the effective methods of campaigning . it was the fair trade shops that started including producer stories in product packaging to raise awareness on fair trade . world / fair trade shops mobilised consumers to participate in campaigning activities for more global justice .\nhowever , on september 15 , 2011 , fair trade usa announced its resignation from fair trade international , the international association of fair trade organizations ( the fairtrade international logo is shown at right ) . the resignation took effect on december 31 , 2011 , and fair trade usa embarked on a different course from the rest of the world ' s fair trade organizations .\nfair labor conditions : workers on fair trade farms enjoy freedom of association , safe working conditions and fair wages . forced child labor is strictly prohibited .\nduring its history of over 60 years , fair trade has developed into a widespread movement . thanks to the efforts of fair trade organisations worldwide , fair trade has gained recognition among politicians and mainstream businesses . more successes are to be expected , as fair trade organisations develop into stronger players and mainstream companies become more and more attuned to the demand for fair trade in the marketplace . watch this space as we continue to write fair trade history !\nfair trade - certified coffee is growing in consumer familiarity and sales , but strict certification requirements are resulting in uneven economic advantages for coffee growers and lower quality coffee for consumers . by failing to address these problems , industry confidence in fair trade coffee is slipping .\ndemocratic and transparent organizations : fair trade farmers and farm workers decide how to invest fair trade revenues , and proof of a democratic process is required .\ntraidcraft has been at the forefront of fair trade for over 35 years , passionate about trade justice since 1979 .\nbut there are compromises with fair trade , too . it doesn ' t focus primarily on environmental practices on the farms , and some buyers complain that fair trade coffee isn ' t always good - quality coffee .\nfair trade . inspired by humanitarian concerns , fair trade labeling helps to ensure that the workers on coffee farms get paid fairly for the work they do . the higher prices that fair trade products earn help to provide an alternative to the price leverage that large coffee buyers can wield . however , a fair trade label does not convey any specific information about environmental practices .\nthis version of the history of fair trade was prepared and edited on behalf of wfto with the input and advice of a number of fair trade pioneers .\ncommunity development : fair trade farmers and workers invest fair trade premiums in social and business development projects like scholarship programs , healthcare services and quality improvement training .\ncoffee from individual fair trade farmers is collected and washed on the spot or dried . the scfcu acts as a quality monitoring body throughout the process . after being washed or dried the coffee is prepared for sale in a camp near addis abeda . the separation of fair trade coffee and conventionally traded coffee is thoroughly controlled . the traceability of fair trade coffee is given at any time .\n\u201cthe fair trade certification process can be laborious and expensive for small farms . \u201d\nwhile fair trade certification is one available option , there are many coffee companies that combine multiple missions and strive to have an overall socially and environmentally friendly company without exclusively dealing in fair trade products .\nfair trade usa is another certifier of fair trade coffee and products in the u . s . once the u . s . member of the international system , it resigned in early 2012 and is now independent . under fair trade usa , independent producers and estates can gain certification .\nmuch like organic certification , fair trade certification lets you know about the origin of a product . fair trade certified products come from all over the world , but share a common history . farmers who grow fair trade products receive a fair price , and their communities and the environment benefit as well .\nrink dickinson , the president of equal exchange , an importer of fair trade coffee , chocolate , tea and bananas .\nthe company is participating in a pilot project with fair trade usa involving a 500 - acre organic coffee plantation in brazil , a farm that previously would have been too large to get fair trade certification .\ncomplete and return an application to your fair trade contact to begin the audit process .\nabout two dozen countries have fair trade labeling organizations that license companies to market fair trade products . fairtrade international provides a uniform logo for use on packaging in most countries .\nfair for life is a brand - neutral third party certification program for social accountability and fair trade in agricultural , manufacturing and trading operations . the program complements existing fair trade certification systems . social accountability and fair trade have become important indicators to select business partners in a global market place . the fair for life social & fair trade certification program offers operators of socially responsible projects a solution for objective inspection and certification by a highly qualified external verifier . it combines strict social and fair trade standards with adaptability to local conditions .\nnetworking between fair trade organisations is crucial to their success . all over the world , networks have been established . regional networks include the asia fair trade forum ( now wfto asia ) , co - operation for fair trade in africa ( now wfto africa and middle east ) , the association latino americana de comercio justo ( now wfto latin america ) and ifat europe ( now wfto europe ) . national networks also grew like ecota fair trade forum in bangladesh , fair trade group nepal , associated partners for fairer trade philippines , fair trade forum india , kenya federation for alternative trade ( kefat ) , etc .\n5 . relatively little fair - trade coffee originates from the poorest countries . the poorest coffee - growing countries are in africa : ethiopia , kenya , and tanzania . fair - trade exports from these countries represent less than 10 percent of coffee marketed through fair trade , while the share of fair - trade coffee from middle - income countries such as mexico , brazil , and colombia is many times higher . effective poverty interventions should be targeted at most poor , not the medium - poor .\nover time , four organizations were borne out of fair trade certification . transfair in germany , the fairtrade foundation , transfair usa , and rattvisemarkt . they joined together to form fairtrade labeling organizations international , which sets fairtrade standards for coffee growing and packing to this day . other international fair trade networks include the world fair trade organization , the network of european worldshops and the european fair trade association .\nthe fair trade accountability watch allows you to report non - compliance issues of our members .\nfairtrade labelling organizations international .\nabout fair trade .\n2006 ( may 16 , urltoken\nin 1973 , fair trade original in the netherlands , imported the first fairly traded coffee from cooperatives of small farmers in guatemala . now , more than 30 years later , fair coffee has become a concept . meanwhile , hundreds of thousands of coffee farmers have benefited from fair trade in coffee . in europe , fair trade coffee became a popular choice for many consumers . presently , between 25 to 50 % of turnover of northern fair trade organisations comes from this product . after the success of coffee , many fair trading organisations expanded their food range and started selling commodity products like tea , cocoa , sugar , wine , fruit juices , nuts , rice and spices . consumers welcomed these products like coffee .\ngourmesso fair trade coffee from ethiopia supports the sidama coffee farmers cooperative union and its projects . in addition to enjoying the perfect coffee moment , just by purchasing coffee like the etiopia blend forte you help support related reforms and progresses in the different regions of origin . try for yourself and enjoy the perfect espresso from the birthplace of coffee . in addition to fair trade coffee from ethiopia you will also find many other fair trade certified coffees that will delight you in our gourmesso online shop .\nif organic coffee is purchased under a fair trade contract ( see below ) , the producing cooperative receives a price premium of 15 cents a pound . outside a fair trade contract , producers can use the certification to negotiate a better price for their coffee .\nchristian mora is the general manager of afaorca , a fair trade coffee cooperative in costa rica . dan charles / npr hide caption\nparallel to the development of labelling for fair trade products , the international fair trade association ( now wfto ) developed a monitoring system for fair trade organisations . in order to strengthen the credibility of these organisations towards political decision - makers , mainstream business and consumers , the ifat fair trade organisation mark was launched in january 2004 . the fto mark is available to member organisations that meet the requirements of the ifat monitoring system and identifies them as registered fair trade organisations .\nhunt confirms that westrock deals with both fair trade and non fair trade coffees , and says that the company works to embody socially conscious principles . some of the farms they work with are so small that the fair trade requirements are prohibitively expensive , such as some partners with as little as a dozen coffee trees .\nwhere southern fair trade suppliers receive a pre - payment from buyers , they ensure that this payment is passed on to the producers or farmers who make or grow their fair trade products .\npaul rice , chief executive of fair trade usa , said the fair trade movement was dominated by hard - liners who resisted needed changes . \u201cwe\u2019re all debating what do we want fair trade to be as it grows up , \u201d mr . rice said . \u201cdo we want it to be small and pure or do we want it to be fair trade for all ? \u201d\nwith our fairtrade coffee range you can be sure producers and workers get a fair deal whilst still enjoying high quality coffee .\nmany companies strive for socially and environmentally conscious practices , without dealing exclusively in fair trade products .\nfair trade , diversification and structural change : towards a broader theoretical framework of analys . . .\nat the moment , in fact , the fair trade movement is going through a bitter split . one group , fair trade usa , wants to expand the label so it can include coffee from individual farmers \u2014 even big estates .\nthe international federation of alternative trade changed its name to world fair trade organization during the 2009 kathmandu annual general meeting ( agm ) . the same year , the organisation spearheaded the global celebration of world fair trade day . the move to rebrand itself was part of the plan to make wfto one of the major global players in fair trade .\nthe academic evidence for any positive effect of fair - trade coffee on coffee growers is mixed at best . several recent studies by researchers at harvard , the university of wisconsin , and the university of california indicate that fair - trade coffee has small to negligible effects on coffee growers , especially the poorest ones . the university of california researchers find that the lack of impact stems from the ill - conceived design of the fair - trade system . indeed , a consensus among development economists indicates fair - trade coffee to be one of the least effective means for reducing poverty in developing countries .\nlike many economic and political movements , the fair trade movement arose to address the perceived failure of the market and remedy important social issues . as the name implies , fair trade has sought not only to protect farmers but also to correct the legacy of the colonial mercantilist system and the kind of crony capitalism where large businesses obtain special privileges from local governments , preventing small businesses from competing and flourishing . to its credit , fair trade usa has played a significant role in getting american consumers to pay more attention to the economic plight of poor coffee growers . although fair trade coffee still accounts for only a small fraction of overall coffee sales , the market for fair trade coffee has grown markedly over the last decade , and purchases of fair trade coffee have helped improve the lives of many small growers .\nprinciple nine : promoting fair trade the organisation raises awareness of the aim of fair trade and of the need for greater justice in world trade through fair trade . it advocates for the objectives and activities of fair trade according to the scope of the organisation . the organisation provides its customers with information about itself , the products it markets , and the producer organisations or members that make or harvest the products . honest advertising and marketing techniques are always used .\n65 % of american shoppers indicate they would trust a product more if it was fair trade certified .\nproducers : beyond receiving a fair , stable price , fair trade also empowers producers to invest in their organizations , improve their communities and protect the environment .\nstarbucks , which has about 11 , 000 coffee shops in the united states , also said that it planned to continue using fair trade usa to certify coffee it sells in this country . however , the company said that it had not decided whether to place a fair trade label on coffee grown on large plantations . starbucks said that about 8 percent of the coffee used in its global operations came from fair trade farms in 2010 , or about 21 million pounds .\ncoopetarrazu sells coffee under the fair trade label . in addition , some of its farmers are rainforest alliance certified , and the co - op sells a lot of coffee to starbucks .\ni see you , smugly smiling over your morning cup of fair - trade coffee , gratified at the unimaginable impact your thoughtfully chosen beans must be bringing to poor coffee growers overseas .\nto get fair trade certification , he says , you have to show a fair trade organization that your cooperative keeps an honest set of books , that it operates democratically , and that it treats workers fairly .\nkornell , sam .\nthe pros and cons of fair - trade coffee .\nthe santa barbara independent . april 5 , 2007 . urltoken\ncritics accuse fair trade usa of watering down standards , perhaps motivated by the bigger fees to be earned from certifying a higher volume of products . some sellers of fair trade products fear that small coffee farmers will lose market share to the big plantations and that companies will have an incentive to include only the minimum amount of fair trade ingredients in their products .\nfair prices a fair price is freely negotiated through dialogue between the buyer and the seller and is based on transparent price setting . it includes a fair wage and a fair profit . fair prices represent an equitable share of the final price to each player in the supply chain .\nawareness of the fair trade certified seal has nearly doubled since 2008\u2014now at 63 % in the united states .\nthe terms \u201cfair trade certified\u201d or \u201cfair trade certification\u201d are related to a certification by either flo ( fairtrade labeling organization international , also called fairtrade international ) or fair trade usa , two nonprofits who impose regulatory requirements related to safe labor practices , wages , and environmental impacts on farms and plantations around the world ( specifically africa , asia , latin america , the caribbean , and oceania ) in exchange for the fair trade label .\ncritics of fair trade don ' t have issues with the positive impacts of the programs or the humanitarian intentions behind them , but rather some of the possible flaws in the long - term effects of fair trade .\neconomics a - z .\nfair trade .\nthe economist . 2008 . ( may 16 , urltoken\nglobal exchange .\nunderstanding fair trade .\nfeb . 5 , 2008 . ( may 16 , urltoken\nfair trade a term which often describes one or many of the entries under fair trade , ' but can also be used to refer to trade justice issues . in such cases , it can be as broad as to describe general fairness in trade , such as tariffs , subsidies , worker rights and other issues ' .\nthe earliest traces of fair trade in europe date from the late 1950s when oxfam uk started to sell crafts made by chinese refugees in oxfam shops . in 1964 , it created the first fair trade organisation . parallel initiatives were taking place in the netherlands and in 1967 the importing organisation , fair trade original , was established .\nfair - trade networks have been working to temper the inequities and uncertainties facing small - scale artisans and farmers and to provide them with more secure and livable incomes . drawing on earlier research in 1991\u20131993 and a brief pilot study in 2006 , this research note examines farmers\u2019 perceptions of the benefits and drawbacks of production for fair trade in three coffee - producing regions in costa rica . while the fair - trade movement has made significant headway in bringing social and environmental concerns to the marketplace and in providing farmers with guaranteed minimum prices for their coffee , farmers\u2019 reactions to production for fair trade indicate a number of problems that farmers and fair - trade cooperatives are facing in their efforts to reap the potential benefits of fair trade . as currently structured , fair - trade markets alone do not adequately address the needs of small farming families in latin america .\nto understand how the problem arises , one must understand that the low consumer demand for fair trade coffee means that not all of a particular farmer\u2019s coffee , which will be of varying quality , may be sold at the fair trade price . the rest must be sold on the market at whatever price the quality of the coffee will support .\nfairtrade is a movement for change that works directly with businesses , consumers and campaigners to make trade fair for farmers and workers . the international fairtrade system represents the world ' s largest and most recognized fair trade system .\nthe flo model has changed little since its inception . although the fair trade price and premium for coffee has been adjusted upward over time , the rules and regulations have remained fairly static . fair trade\u2019s chief legacy may be greater consumer awareness among coffee drinkers . \u201cwe generate awareness to create demand in the market , \u201d explains stacy wagner , public relations manager at fair trade usa . and they have had tremendous success doing so . today , according to wagner , 50 percent of american households are aware of fair trade coffee , up from only 9 percent in 2005 .\nthe fair trade movement arose as a possible way to address these concerns . since its inception , there has been controversy over the efficacy , practices , and costs associated with the fair trade label . simply put , the term \u201cfair trade\u201d typically refers to the movement or principles of providing fair wages and labor practices in international trade . to better understand the details of many of those principals , you can find an in - depth charter here .\nesquires coffee has the vision of becoming the world\u2019s leading fairtrade and organic coffee retailer .\nharrison , who works in the wedding business where coffee is always a factor , says , \u201csome brides love starbucks , which works hard to sustainably source and offers organic blends\u2014but only a fraction of their products are fair trade certified . \u201d she also offers the example of a coffee company such as rohan marley\u2019s marley coffee , which doesn\u2019t offer exclusively fair trade , but every coffee is some combination of fair trade , usda organic , or rainforest alliance certified , so the social mission is clear through each product .\none frequent criticism is that fair trade prices artificially inflate prices above the market value without doing anything to address real problems , like oversupply . the more coffee available for purchase , the lower coffee prices drop . critics argue that all fair trade does in these circumstances is prop up underperforming farming or manufacturing practices .\n\u201cstarbucks , green mountain and other coffee companies will be able to become 100 percent fair trade not because they\u2019ve changed their business practices one iota but because fair trade usa has changed the rules of the game , \u201d said dean cycon , founder of the dean\u2019s beans organic coffee company , in orange , mass .\nwelcome to a more responsible , sustainable way of doing business . learn how to become a fair trade partner .\nfair trade usa certifies producers and groups of producers of all sizes , including farms , fisheries , and factories .\n7 . the fair - trade system is inefficient at transferring coffee consumers ' goodwill to producers . in an experiment run by my graduate students in san francisco ( described in the taste of many mountains ) , we found that the median coffee drinker is - - amazingly - - willing to pay a premium of 50 cents for a cup of fair - trade coffee . however , we find that even in the best - case scenario for fair trade , when world prices are at their lowest , the maximum amount a fair - trade grower from that same cup of coffee would receive is only one third of a cent .\n8 . direct trade is probably more efficient and sustainable than fair trade . under direct trade , a coffee buyer contracts directly with specific growers overseas to offer a higher coffee price , often in exchange for a higher - quality product and a long - term relationship . although direct trade is certainly not a panacea , more real value is created in the system , making it an arguably more efficient means of transmitting resources from coffee drinkers to coffee growers .\nif organic and fair trade certifications are problematic , what does that leave everybody , be they growers , sellers , or consumers ? that\u2019s where direct trade comes into play .\nfrom the mid 70s , fair trade organisations worldwide began to meet informally in conferences every couple of years . by the mid 80s there was a desire to come together more formally and by the end of the decade two organisations were established . the european fair trade association ( efta ) , an association of the 11 largest importing fair trade organisations in europe , was formed in 1987 , and two years later , the world fair trade organisation ( wfto ) , formerly the international federation of alternative trade ( ifat ) .\ntheoretically , by empowering small farmers and laborers , fair trade can shift the power structure to favor the underprivileged . in addition , as fair trade wages allow workers to get out of debt and improve their communities , they can better position their communities for growth . fair trade benefits more than 800 , 000 farmers worldwide [ source : global exchange ] . certified products continue to appear on more shelves as mainstream acceptance of fair trade brands increases throughout the developed world .\nfor a more in - depth picture of how fair trade works , refer to our global model or contact us .\nsince 2000 , fair trade sales and consumer awareness have increased tremendously , as the range of fair trade organizations has also expanded . from the early days of lace and home decor , handmade items now include clothing , sports equipment , toys , and other items . from its initial focus on coffee , fair trade product certification has expanded to tea , chocolate , sugar , vanilla , fruit , wine , and much more . in 2002 , the first world fair trade day was celebrated to heighten consumer awareness and to strengthen connections among fair traders and interested citizens around the globe .\nthe most damaging aspect of the fair - trade coffee system may be that it misleads well - meaning coffee consumers into believing that by buying fair - trade coffee they are doing something meaningful and helpful for the poor , while the best evidence suggests that other types of programs are far more effective . and this tragically misdirects energy and attention away from approaches to fighting poverty that actually work quite well . perhaps a main reason that fair - trade coffee continues to have credibility with many in the general population is the immense marketing campaign undertaken by fair trade usa , which continues to promote itself despite the self - neutralizing flaws in its poorly designed system .\ngiuliano originally embraced the fair trade - certification model\u2014which pays producers an above - market \u201cfair trade\u201d price provided they meet specific labor , environmental , and production standards\u2014because he believed it was the best way to empower growers and drive the sustainable development of one of the world\u2019s largest commodities . today , giuliano no longer purchases fair trade - certified coffee for his business . \u201ci think fair trade as a concept is very relevant , \u201d says giuliano . but \u201ci think the fair trade - certified flo model is not relevant at all and kind of never has been , because they were doing something different than they were selling to the consumer . \u2026 that\u2019s exactly why i left transfair [ now fair trade usa ] . they\u2019re selling a different thing than they\u2019re producing . \u201d\nin the following years , similar non - profit fair trade labelling organisations were set up in other european countries and in north america . in 1997 their worldwide association , fairtrade labelling international ( flo , now fairtrade international ) was created . today , fairtrade international sets international standards for several fair trade products . flo - cert , an independent certification and verification organisation , uses the fairtrade standards in certifying production and auditing trade . products that meet these standards are identified by the fairtrade label . fair trade labelling has helped fair trade to go into mainstream business . currently , over two - thirds of fair trade products are sold by mainstream catering and retailing .\nit was during the 2011 mombasa agm that wfto members decided to have a new fair trade system . following that decision , the wfto board was tasked to form a working group to design a system that would pave the way for a product label for fair trade organisations . the group was composed of experts in the field of fair trade verification and monitoring .\nthe audio of this story , as did a previous web version , incorrectly says that fair trade certification does not deal with environmental practices on farms . in fact , fair trade does encourage farmers to introduce good environmental practices , such as using less water and handling pesticides safety . those practices , however , are not a primary focus of fair trade certification .\ncoffee , which mr . rice said accounted for more than 70 percent of the fair trade market in the united states , is at the center of the dispute .\nboth trading organisations in the south and the north felt the need to establish a global network for fair trade organisations , to act as voice for fair trade and a forum for the global fair trade movement . thus , in 1989 , wfto was formed in the netherlands . the members of wfto vary greatly . they represent the fair trade supply chain , from production to sale , and also include support organisations such as shared interest , which provides financial services and support to produces .\nfor every fair trade certified product sold , the buyer pays a premium on top of the fair trade price . the premium amount goes into an account managed by a fair trade committee , which decides how to invest these funds back into the community . to look up the premium amount for a particular product , see prices and premiums information on our standards page .\nit was with the dismantling of the international coffee agreement , world coffee prices beginning to sharply decline , and the lack of viable government solutions , that the concepts for a third - party certified \u201cfair trade\u201d market for coffee were born . the promotion of fair trade for coffee began in holland in 1988 , with small - scale farmer cooperatives in mexico and a dutch ngo , solidaridad , creating the first fair trade certification initiative . following suit , transfair international , was founded in germany in 1992 . from this humble beginning , an international network of fair traders was born , in the hopes of raising the political and social consciousness of coffee consumers to the plight of small - scale coffee producers around the world .\ndirect trade : importers purchase from fair trade producer groups as directly as possible , eliminating unnecessary middlemen and empowering farmers to develop the business capacity needed to compete in the global marketplace .\nfood products enable fair trade organisations to open new markets , such as institutional markets , supermarkets and bio shops . in addition to these food products , other non food products such as flowers and cotton have been added to the fair trade assortment .\nresearch has recently suggested that fair trade certification \u201creinforced\u201d producer - consumer differences and dominant power relations . [ 10 ] issues raised included the amount of influence producers in developing countries have within fair trade networks located outside monitoring systems in their own countries .\nprinciple eight : providing capacity building the organisation seeks to increase positive developmental impacts for small , marginalised producers through fair trade .\ndownie , andrew .\nfair trade in bloom .\nthe new york times . oct . 2 , 2007 . urltoken\nms . yusen said that green mountain bought 26 million pounds of fair trade coffee in 2010 ; in that year , it paid $ 1 . 5 million in licensing fees to fair trade usa , making it the largest source of revenue for the nonprofit group , according to federal tax filings .\nin the second half of the 1980s , a new way of reaching the broad public was developed . a priest working with smallholder coffee farmers in mexico and a collaborator of a dutch church - based ngo conceived the idea of a fair trade label . coffee bought , traded or sold respecting fair trade conditions would qualify for a label that would make it stand out among ordinary coffee on store shelves , and would allow not only fair trade organisations , but any company to sell fair trade products . in 1988 , the \u201cmax havelaar\u201d label was established in the netherlands . the concept caught on : within a year , coffee with the label had a market share of almost three percent .\nthe subject of which methods are the most effective and efficient is controversial , and this is a big part of the ongoing conversation about finding ethically sourced coffee and how fair trade certified coffee fits into the larger picture .\nthe group says the changes will benefit more poor farmers and farm workers around the world and make it easier for large corporations to sell fair trade products . sales of fair trade goods in 2010 were $ 1 . 3 billion in the united states and $ 5 . 8 billion globally . fair trade usa said it hoped to double sales in the united states by 2015 .\n2 . fair trade attracts bad beans . every crop contains some beans that are of higher quality than others . if the market price for the low - quality beans is below $ 1 . 40 and the market price of high - quality beans is above $ 1 . 40 , then the fair - trade system incentivizes growers to dump their bad beans into fair - trade channels . as economists will lecture to you unceasingly , incentives matter . as the bad beans are drawn into the fair - trade market ( what economics calls\nadverse selection\n) , potential buyers eschew buying the coffee for fear of being stuck with the low - quality beans . this phenomenon has limited the market for fair - trade coffee .\n\u201csocial responsibility and justice have always been important to obey in both message and practice . our hope is not only to benefit the workers in our fair trade factories , but to lead by example and promote the expansion of the fair trade program .\nmeets the demand of the socially - conscious consumer . fair trade usa references the concept on their website of the socially - conscious consumer , someone who is aware of certifications like usda organic and fair trade and will likely be looking for them or asking about them . if you own a coffee shop or restaurant , you\u2019re likely to get questions about the type of coffee you serve and why , and to many customers fair trade certified will be words they\u2019re happy to hear .\n1 . the flawed design of the system undermines its own benefits . recent research by development economists alain de janvry and betty sadoulet at u . c . berkeley and craig mcintosh at u . c . san diego shows that when the world price of coffee falls ( and the advantages of selling through fair - trade channels increase ) , more borrowers choose to obtain fair - trade certification . but this reduces the fraction of coffee that their cooperatives can sell at the fair - trade price . what they found after examining 13 years of data from cooperatives in guatemala is that , on average , the economic benefits of participating in the fair - trade system are offset by the price the growers have to pay for fair - trade certification . in other words , they found that the long - term benefit over time from fair trade to be essentially zero .\nthe changes include giving the fair trade designation to coffee from large plantations , which were previously barred in favor of small farms . the group is also proposing to place its seal on products with as little as 10 percent fair trade ingredients , compared with a minimum of 20 percent required in other countries .\nthe price paid to the grower or local co - op , must be at least 25 % above the fair trade price .\na fair trade committee consists of a group of producers , workers , farmers , and fishermen that foster communication and collaboration on important issues such as health and safety and community investments . their main responsibility is to manage the use of the fair trade premium .\nmitchell , dan .\nthe economist on ' fair trade . '\nthe new york times . dec . 16 , urltoken\nintelligentsia pays growers 25 percent above the fair trade price . beyond that , it takes a flexible approach to labor issues , as it does with environmental issues . the guideline is economic sustainability . are all parties benefiting from the coffee trade ?\nsimply put , there is a small pool to choose from . from the stanford social innovation review : \u201can estimated 25 million small producers make up 70 percent of worldwide coffee production , but sales of fair trade coffee account for only two percent of total production . those figures clearly indicate the challenge\u2014as well as the opportunity\u2014that lies ahead for fair trade organizations . \u201d\nmost fair trade programs around the world already allow bananas , tea and flowers to be grown on large farms . but traditionally , fair trade coffee and cocoa had to come from small farms organized into cooperatives . the farmers receive a premium for use in community projects , like paying for schools or medical care .\nthen there are others , like dean ' s beans , a massachusetts roaster whose founder is not reticent to tell you he ' s a former environmental lawyer . actually , he ' s not reticent at all . dean ' s beans is quite assertive about promoting itself as going beyond fair trade standards and selling only organic coffee and only\nfair trade\ncoffee as dean ' s beans defines fair trade . dean ' s says its standards are even better for producers than other certifications .\nstudies were carried out in areas such as coffee price determination and volatility , organic coffee , and the formation of a global research network on coffee .\nfair trade is changing the way people think about their day - to - day purchases . see our consumer insights to see why more than 1 , 200 brands have chosen fair trade certification to meet sustainability goals , increase brand value , and reach more shoppers .\n9 . we should encourage less coffee production , not more . efforts to help coffee growers by paying them more for their coffee all stimulate more coffee production , which is precisely the wrong way to help coffee growers . it is lower worldwide coffee production that brings the most benefit to each grower , by raising coffee prices . thus the best approaches to helping coffee growers involve helping people move away from coffee production . interventions in coffee communities like microfinance , cash grants to start new enterprises , and internationally sponsoring the children of coffee growers to help these children obtain more and better education help coffee growers worldwide because they reduce the world supply of coffee . this benefits everyone , because as coffee growers and their children move to other occupations , all producers in the world benefit from higher coffee prices . artificially stimulating more coffee production keeps coffee growers poor .\nfair trade usa is a nonprofit , but an unusually sustainable one . it gets most of its revenues from service fees from retailers . for every pound of fair trade coffee sold in the united states , retailers must pay 10 cents to fair trade usa . that 10 cents helps the organization promote its brand , which has led some in the coffee business to say that fair trade usa is primarily a marketing organization . in 2009 , the nonprofit had a budget of $ 10 million , 70 percent of which was funded by fees . the remaining 30 percent came from philanthropic contributions , mostly from foundation grants and private donors .\nbetween the days when a cup of coffee was just a cup of coffee at 25 cents a cup with free refills and today , when we can enjoy a variety of delightful and exotic coffee blends at sometimes equally exotic prices , a lot has changed with respect to how coffee is bought and sold . and many of these changes are directly related to the fair trade coffee movement .\neros fairtrade coffee is picked by hand in some of the finest coffee growing regions in the world .\nin an effort to complement the fairtrade certification system and allow for example handcraft producers to also sell their products outside worldshops , the world fair trade organization ( wfto ) , formerly the international fair trade association ( founded 1989 ) , launched a new mark to identify fair trade organizations in 2004 ( as opposed to products in the case of fairtrade ) . called the fto mark , it allows consumers to recognize registered fair trade organizations worldwide and guarantees that standards are being implemented regarding working conditions , wages , child labour and the environment .\nyes . fair trade usa understands that producers have worked hard to achieve these certificates , so we honor most flo - cert certifications .\nfair trade usa , the movement\u2019s leading advocate in the united states , angered critics by saying it would cut its ties at year\u2019s end with the main international fair trade group and make far - reaching changes in the sorts of products that get its seal of approval .\ncurrently , coffee packers pay a fee to fairtrade , who assigns the right to use the fairtrade logo for coffee packers whose farmers and cooperatives meet fairtrade criteria for growing and delivering coffee . coffee retailers are free to sell fairtrade coffee at a higher price .\nfair trade is a voluntary program utilized by coffee importers and food companies to create an alternative market for traditionally disadvantaged producers in developing countries , usually small scale farmers . the components include :\ngrown in the high reaches of chiapas state in southern mexico . this fair trade and organic coffee has nutty and cocoa flavor notes with a hint of tart blackberry . full city roast .\nbut critics say that large plantations do not need help getting access to major markets , and the small coffee farmers who have been at the heart of fair trade could be squeezed out .\nit all started in 1962 , when the international coffee agreement ( ica ) was drafted at the united nations by the coffee study group . this agreement enabled the international coffee organization to regulate coffee products . it also set careful limits on how much coffee could be traded between countries to avoid a glut of coffee supply overwhelming demand and driving down global coffee prices .\nat amt we are incredibly passionate about coffee and we genuinely believe that producers should receive fair prices for their outstanding products .\ncommodity coffee is broken into grades , but within each grade the coffee is standardized . this means that beans from one batch are assumed to be identical to those in any other batch . it is a standardized product . specialty coffee , on the other hand , is sold because of its distinctive flavor characteristics . because specialty coffees are of a higher grade , they command higher prices . fair trade coffee can come in any quality grade , but the coffee is considered part of the specialty coffee market because of its special production requirements and pricing structure . it is these requirements and pricing structure that create a quality problem for fair trade coffee .\nshenck , marcia catherine .\ncriticism of fair trade .\nmount holyoke college . spring 2006 . ( may 16 , 2008 ) urltoken\nof the extra money that costa charged , more than 90 % did not reach the farmer . cafedirect did not benefit , so unless using the fair trade coffee somehow increased costa ' s costs hugely , the money was being added to profits . the truth is that fair trade coffee wholesalers could pay two , three or sometimes four times the market price for coffee in the developing world without adding anything noticeable to the production cost of a cappuccino . because coffee beans make up such a small proportion of that cost customers might have concluded that the extra 10p was to cover the cost of the fair trade coffee , but they would have been wrong . a certain undercover economist made some inquiries and found that costa worked out that the whole business gave the wrong impression , and at the end of 2004 began to offer fair trade coffee on request , without a price premium .\nthe way we source and buy coffee is integral to providing the remarkable coffee we\u2019re able to offer you .\nhe dismissed criticism that his group was seeking to increase revenue for its own sake . \u201cthe more we grow volume , the more we can increase the impact\u201d of fair trade , he said . in 2010 , companies that sell fair trade products paid the group $ 6 . 7 million in licensing fees , which are meant to pay the cost of auditing a company\u2019s production to make sure its fair trade claims are accurate .\ncosta , like most other coffee bars these days , offers ' fair trade ' coffee - theirs comes from a leading fair trade brand called cafedirect . cafedirect promises to offer good prices to coffee farmers in poor countries . . . for several years , customers who wished to support third - world farmers - and such customers are apparently not uncommon in london - were charged an extra 10p . they may have believed that the 10p went to the struggling coffee farmer . almost none of it did .\na cup of \u201cfair - trade\u201d coffee used to make mud taste good , and you could buy it only in churches and charity shops . today , it is indistinguishable from the other fine coffees sold alongside it at starbucks and other big retailers . the same goes for other fair - trade goods such as bananas , chocolate and tea .\nfair trade principles have deep roots in european societies long before the first structured alternative trading organizations ( atos ) emerged following world war ii . many of the fundamental concepts behind fair trade actually show a great resemblance with pre - capitalist ideas about the organization of the economy and society .\nfair wages a fair wage is an equitable , freely negotiated and mutually agreed wage , and presumes the payment of at least a local living wage .\nsome roasters use\ndirect trade\nin more specific ways . the chicago - based company intelligentsia , which roasts coffee and sells it by mail , in addition to operating coffee shops , has trademarked the term intelligentsia direct trade to promote its direct business relationships with growers . counter culture coffee , another roaster , established in 2008 what it calls counter culture direct trade certification . like fair trade , counter culture sets a minimum price it pays , but it also establishes a quality standard . also , unlike the fair trade certification , counter culture does not require growers to be part of a cooperative , a requirement that rankles some independent - minded , successful growers ."]}
{"id": 56090, "summary": [{"text": "after school club , often shortened to asc , is a south korean internet-based live-music request television talk show co-hosted by kevin woo , park jimin , and jae .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "k-pop idol eric nam was the original main host of the show , and departed in april 2016 .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "debuting on april 17 , 2013 , it is produced by lee hyun-ah and airs on arirang tv .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "asc features various musical guests of south korea and the series is directed at an international audience so the principal language is english with korean subtitles and translations produced on air .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "it allows international fans of k-pop music to interact directly with the live shows through social media : fans can join in on the live broadcasts through video chats in google hangouts , send in tweets to the show 's official twitter account , and are also able to share comments , ask questions , and request music videos on the show 's official facebook account .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the show is also available on viki ( website ) , a community for subtitles , soompi , and on dramafever . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "after school club", "paragraphs": ["after school club hangs out with young balladeer seung woo . watch . . . .\nthe swashbuckling boys of monsta x join the after school club to p . . . .\nmoon of royal pirates sits in for kevin as after school club invad . . . .\nafter school club hangs out with the lovely ladies of gfriend . wat . . . .\nthe boys of up10tion are on the spotlight in after school club as . . . .\nare there any risk assessments for after - school clubs ? we look at general risk assessments for after - school clubs from a local authority and a school . we also point to risk assessments for specific aspects of running an after - school club .\njoining the after school club this week is k - pop heartthrobs btob . . . . .\nafter school club celebrates the lunar new year with four k - pop gr . . . .\non most school days the after school club looks after over 100 children at four settings , while during the school holidays the holiday club typically looks after 35 \u2013 50 children . for the children it\u2019s like having friends round to play but we do the tidying up !\nnothing has been revealed about possible addition ( s ) to the hosts of \u201cafter school club . \u201d\namber of f ( x ) joins kevin on the after school club as they welcome . . . .\nafter school gave some of their time to charity work for patients in need . the beautiful ladies of after school participated in a charity bazaa\u2026\nduring december , february and april vacations the after school club provides fun , reliable vacation care in a welcoming and relaxed environment .\nsad news \u2014 singer and host eric nam will be stepping down from his mc position on arirang \u2018s \u201c after school club . \u201d\nthe series focuses on a high school glee club called the new directions , set within the fictional william mckinley high school in lima , ohio .\ncopyright : the after school club ltd . | all rights reserved | registered address : 160 highfield way , rickmansworth , herts . | company no . 03424673\nthe after school club is a joint ministry of two woburn churches , the lutheran church of the redeemer and the united methodist church . it was created in response to expressed community need for additional after school care that is both high in quality and affordable in price .\nelectroboyz return with\nma boy 3\u2033 ft . after school ' s nana on ' music core ' !\nsearch for before and after school clubs and holiday play schemes in your area . they can be run by a school , or a private or voluntary organisation .\nouran high school host club , vol . 2 and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\nparents need to pay in advance for sessions and to complete a registration form and priority booking form . these are available electronically or as a paper copy from the dt room . the price of sessions is \u00a33 for breakfast club and \u00a38 for the after school club .\n\u00a9 school website design by eschools . content provided by st nicholas catholic primary school ( exeter ) . all rights reserved . 2018\nwhen the schools are closed the holiday club is open from 7 . 45 am until 6 . 00 pm every school holiday for children from any school although priority is given to children who currently attend the afterschool club . the holiday club is led by a level 3 playworker who is qualified to run a \u201cplay setting\u201d and understands the importance of facilitating play .\nthe afterschool club was started in the summer of 1997 by debby tindall , after experiencing all the problems of juggling a career and looking after her school aged children . she found it was virtually impossible to find reliable low cost child care . to employ a nanny cost a fortune and childminders were unable to offer the flexibility her family needed . the club started with just a few children each day at one setting . over time the number of children grew steadily and additional clubs were opened in mill end and rickmansworth . the latest addition is the croxley green community centre which started as a breakfast club and then evolved into a fully fledged breakfast and after school club in november 2014 .\nrecently , we reported that former after school member kahi had opened up her own blog . it seems that she has decided to keep updating it regularly\u2026\nspring is in the air , and so is the faint scent of insanity . and the second volume of bisco hatori ' s\nouran high school host club\nis about both of them - - the host club is still . . .\nafter school and orange caramel ' s lizzy regretfully recounted how far she had fallen over the past year . during a recent appearance on sbs ' s ' 1\u2026\nto the school in the case of improper use on the platform by individuals .\nthe club aims to provide a dynamic , caring and sociable , safe environment , where pupils can make new friends and experience a range of fun activities . there is a different theme each week and children have a choice of craft , messy play or outdoor play each evening . the after school club also provides a fresh healthy cooked meal .\nnana isn ' t the only gorgeous member in after school ! lizzy also left fans in awe at her natural beauty in a recent selca . lizzy updated fans on\u2026\nmeet the sophisticated solo artist niel ! the most sought after art . . . .\nafter school ' s nana is simply gorgeous evidenced in her latest selca . the beautiful nana updated fans on her me2day ,\nsurprise ! it ' s been a lon\u2026\nformer after school leader kahi has opened up a blog to stay in touch with her fans . kahi posted ,\ni started a blog ,\nto her facebook account e\u2026\nwelcome monsta x back after their successful world tour in asc . oo . . . .\nhappy anniversary ,\nbreakfast club .\nhere ' s to another 30 years ! image : giphy\nkevin , jimin and jae are all back together after a month of missin . . . .\n2 . 4 information submitted through the online contact form on a school website is processed via eschools , and passed directly to the school in question . this data is held by eschools for 30 days ( or in the case of failed messages , 90 days ) before deletion . once passed to the school this data is held by them and subject to that school\u2019s privacy policy .\nfeaturing real - time feeds , tweets and video chats , after school club gives international fans the opportunity to interact with their favorite celebrities , from twitter shoutouts to exclusive google hangouts . and on top of candid engagement , weekly guests treat their viewers to performances , impressions , choreography , and skits .\nwe are open every week of the year except a few days over christmas . during the school term our breakfast clubs open at 7 . 15 / 7 . 30 am and our after school clubs close at 6 . 30 pm . these clubs are open to children from the following schools :\nact after school\nis a process oriented after - school drama club offered by amesbury community theatre .\nact after school\nwill offer participants the opportunities to cast , produce , and stage a full scripted play . students will learn the basics of stagecraft , production , and self - discipline . as well as , the importance of hard work , creativity and imaginative play , all while developing active listening and observation skills . our students will enjoy the rewards that come with working together to achieve a common goal . students will chose their production roles ( costume design , stage management , directing ) and be provided with the tools they need to perform their tasks to the best of their ability .\njoin the club ! after school club is the live music request show for k - pop fans all around the world . on our weekly live show , you can join our video chat sessions through google hangouts , send us tweets , and share status and comments on facebook . connect directly with jimin , jae as well as our awesome guests ! prepare to ask questions and request your favorite music videos on air !\nafter more than a year of laying low , the boys of bigflo are back . . . .\nasc has got a bonus for you ! the cute girl group is back as after . . . .\nthe sudden announcement was made via the official twitter account of \u201c after school club \u201d on april 11 . according to the twitter post , eric nam is leaving the show after this week\u2019s episode airing on april 12 . for the past three years , he has hosted the popular english talk show with 15 & \u2018s park jimin and u - kiss \u2018s kevin , but will now part with the program \u201cdue to multiple reasons . \u201d\nplot : optimistic high school teacher will schuester tries to refuel his own passion for the performing arts while reinventing mckinley high school ' s glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their star potential . going up against mckinley ' s cruel high school caste system and facing harsh criticism from everyone around him , will is determined to prove them all wrong . this episode introduces major plot lines such as : will ' s motivation to build the new directions , rachel and finn ' s relationship , choosing between football / cheerios and glee club , sue ' s motivation to tear the glee club apart , and quinn desperately trying to get finn back .\na child under compulsory school age has send if he or she is likely to have a learning difficulty or disability when they reach compulsory school age or would do so if special educational provision was not made for them .\nthe staff for the holiday club are drawn from the four after school clubs and usually work on a half day basis . most of the children already know most of the staff , enabling us to balance continuity of care with variety for the children throughout the day . we only employ people who can demonstrate a true desire to work with children .\nthe afterschool club is registered with ofsted . all three settings have been recently inspected and achieved a \u201cgood\u201d in all areas .\nin order to establish , exercise or defend our legal rights ( including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk ) . data will no longer be kept after the termination of the contract with the school .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\nin this screwball romantic comedy , haruhi , a poor girl at a rich kids ' school , is forced to repay an $ 80 , 000 debt by working for the school ' s swankiest , all - male club - as a boy ! there , she discovers just how wealthy the six members are and how different the rich are from everybody else . . . the school - wide physical exam has thrown the members of the elegant host club for a loop . how can the doctor not discover that haruhi is a girl ? ! and once the female customers learn the truth , haruhi can kiss her job goodbye . but then life at the club will be unbearably boring if she leaves ! so the guys wrack their brains for a solution . . .\nthis book is the result of the author ' s more than 35 years of working with young people as a clinical psychologist and helping them through their growing - up years . in it we follow the conversations and experiences of a group of middle schoolers in an after - school club , the no - name club , as they learn strategies for dealing with problems , mistakes , and failures . we travel with them as they find out that meeting a challenge can be fun and that happiness is an attitude , not a condition .\n3 . 1 . 2 . by registering for updates , school staff / governors are able to subscribe to our regular communications .\n9 . 4 . school staff / governors who subscribe to our newsletter may manage their preferences at anytime through their eschools dashboard .\nplot : will thinks the new directions desperately need more of an edge , as rachel thinks about defecting to the school musical , so he brings in his former high school crush , april rhodes ( guest star kristin chenoweth ) to spice things up . will ' s plan seems to be going smoothly until he realizes he may be losing a key member of the club . meanwhile , finn flirts with rachel in an attempt to convince her to return , and although rachel is angry when she discovers quinn is pregnant , she ultimately rejoins the club .\nplot : sectionals is finally here for the glee club , but when quinn ' s secret unravels , the club may not be able to recover in time to compete . since will has been disqualified from the competition , emma steps up and tells him that she will take the kids to sectionals as the club ' s faculty adviser even though her wedding is on the same day , and will makes a potentially life - changing decision . meanwhile , sue ' s scheming hits an all - time high as jane addams academy and haverbrook school for the deaf perform the new directions setlist .\nthe cast of the greatest teen movie of all time , the breakfast club , is now old enough to have kids in high school \u2014 or college for that matter . thirty years ago , five teens spent a demented and sad , but social saturday together . sentenced to detention , they entered their high school library as a brain , an athlete , a basket case , a princess and a criminal . but after hours of getting high , giving each other horrible makeovers , and sharing their deepest secrets , they all left changed and all the wiser for it .\nby bisco hatori the school - wide physical exam has thrown the members of the elegant host club for a loop . how can the doctor not discover that haruhi is a girl ? ! and once the female customers learn the truth , haruhi can kiss her job goodbye . but then life\nwe will only provide communication about the eschools platform to school staff / governors who can manage their preferences at anytime through their eschools dashboard .\nkristin chenoweth : menzel ' s\nwicked\ncostar showed up on the series after pleading for a part on the show during her 2009 primetime emmys speech . chenoweth played mckinley high legend april rhodes in about five episodes that showed her downward spiral after she failed to make it big .\nthe service is designed to be \u201cparent friendly\u201d to fit in with your life style either as a working parent or as a parent who wants a break . we have a flexible approach to booking \u2013 for the holiday club you can book extended days , full days , half days ( any 4 hours ) or part days ( between 4 hours and a full day ) . for the after school club you can book collection times between 4 . 30 pm and 6 . 30 pm so that you pay only for what you need . most parents find it is easiest to enrol and manage their bookings through our\n2 . 8 some of our services require the school to provide access to information they require for use with those services . for example a school using our communication tool , letters home , which enables schools to contact parents by email regarding important school information . in this situation a school will provide eschools with access to the email address ( es ) they wish to send their communication to . schools have granular access to ensure only the required data is shared and accessed by eschools . the data is frequently updated to ensure that eschools only retains up - to - date data .\nplot : will ' s former high school nemesis , bryan ryan ( guest star neil patrick harris ) , causes trouble for the glee club by trying to figure out which programs to cut out of the school ' s arts department and has his eyes set on the glee club . meanwhile , artie makes the decision he will never achieve his dream to dance , for his incapability to walk despite tina ' s attempts to give him hope that he will regain functionality of his legs one day . with jesse st . james ' help , rachel undergoes further attempts to find out who her biological mother is .\n2 . 7 content on the platform ( added by staff , governors and students ) and website content is added directly by school users . this information is only used for to display on the platform in the way the user intends and is not used for any other purposes by eschools . at a time when a school ceases to use our services the content is removed within a 14 day period as detailed in our agreement with the school .\ngive asc ' s new guest host a warm welcome ! bm temporarily takes over kevin ' s place and haves fun in the asc set . also crashing the after school pad is seven o ' clock . watch them do crazy antics for their fans while they promote their album\nbutterfly effect\n.\nwelcome to the afterschool club ltd . we have been providing flexible , good quality , reliable and affordable childcare for children in and around the rickmansworth , mill end and croxley green areas since 1997 . we provide an answer to your childcare needs all round the year . during term - times our breakfast clubs open at 7 . 30 am and our after school clubs run until 6 . 30 pm . during the school holidays we open at 7 . 45 am for breakfast and are open all day until 6 . 00 pm . our staff are qualified in playwork and understand the importance of play and offering different play opportunities .\none of the most notorious characters from ' 80s pop music was brit - popper boy george . george found success with both his band the culture club as well as his solo career in the ' 80s . these days , after a short stint in jail for imprisoning a male escort in his home , george is a club dj . he also released his first solo album in 18 years last year called\nthis is what i do .\nhe is touring behind it this year .\nour services allows schools to embed code which may potentially contain cookies . please note embedded content , if displayed on one our websites , has been added by the school and not by eschools . the embedded content added by the school may require additional cookies or tracking technologies to be enabled in order to function .\nin 1981 the epperson family was just getting started in volleyball . anna and lara had been playing for their junior high school program and for the davis volleyball club . the davis vbc raised money for the girls to travel to omaha , nebraska to play in the junior olympics . dave and bernice helped put together several fund - raisers with the other parents .\nplot : the episode sees the glee club director will schuester form an all - male a cappella group , the acafellas , spending more time building his own confidence while neglecting the club . will tells his parents that terri is pregnant , and rachel hires dakota stanley , due to quinn and santana ' s advice and\nconcern\non their choreography , to help coach them to nationals . will is slowly being pulled away from glee club as he works with the acafellas . meanwhile , mercedes is bitten by the love bug , but her feelings aren ' t reciprocated .\nplot : the glee club performs in front of the school for the first time and surprises everyone in the audience . when rachel realizes her feelings for finn , quinn goes to great lengths to keep her at the time , man . meanwhile , will ' s wife , terri , reveals some surprising news , leaving will to figure out a new way to make ends meet . the title is a pun on the words show , referring to new directions performing in front of the school , and romance , alluding to the different love triangles .\nkurt and mercedes join the cheerios , leading mercedes to not being herself . puck takes advantage of mercedes ' new popularity after he shaves his mohawk , creating puck and mercedes relationship .\nplot : after the glee club is denied a special , handicapable bus for artie to go to sectionals , will challenges the kids to experience life from a different point of view . quinn and finn struggles with financial problems when their doctors ' bills begin to pile up , so puck steps in to try to help . at the same time sue accepts a student with down syndrome onto the cheerios leading will to question her motives . meanwhile , the glee club hosts its first\ndiva - off\nbetween kurt and rachel as they compete for a solo performance at sectionals .\nparents will have to pay for any time after 6pm as extra , we ideally need 4 weeks notice for cancellations and there is a charge for short notice changes not due to illness .\na hyung i know is a south korean variety show which features the main cast acting as students in a high school concept and korean celebrities guesting as the\ntransfer student\n.\nthe afterschool club ltd is unique in enabling children to mix with children from other schools rather than just spending time with children from their own school . this develops children\u2019s social skills which is so important for their future . so many friendships have been forged which would never have happened if it hadn\u2019t been for this opportunity . it is also very important for children to have a change of venue at the end of the day . they are all then able to start a fresh without any of the problems at school staying with them . our dedicated staff also follow the eyfs just as they do at school , providing the reception children with an amazing record of their time with us . the extensive file is theirs to keep at the end of the reception year .\nestevez played andrew , the tank - top clad jock who earned detention for duct taping a boy\u2019s butt cheeks together , an offense that really should have landed him a much bigger punishment . estevez began his acting career as an extra in the vietnam drama apocalypse now which starred his father , martin sheen . he established himself as a teen heartthrob before the breakfast club when he starred in 1983\u2019s the outsiders , which featured every single 1980s leading man , including tom cruise and patrick swayze , and the cult classic repo man . after the breakfast club , estevez reunited with nelson in st . elmo\u2019s fire .\nneil patrick harris : the\nhow i met your mother\nactor guest starred as will schuester ' s archrival and former classmate , bryan ryan , turning up as a school board member who threatened to cut funding for the glee club because it had destroyed his life . harris , ever the showman and magician , did magic tricks in a\ndaydream believer\nflashback sequence that pitted ryan against will .\ndoes your club need to be registered with ofsted ? if so , don ' t leave it to the last minute as the application process takes up to 12 or 25 weeks ( depending on the register ) .\nwinner ' s nam tae hyun talked about the current program he ' s in called ' actor school ' during the group ' s guest appearance on ' cultwo show . '\n' actor scho\u2026\nplot : to cause dissent amongst the glee club , new co - director sue sylvester forces the students to compete against each other , but the real showdown happens when she and will get called into principal figgins ' office . meanwhile , the kids rally to support quinn after some shocking news is revealed , and terri must deal with will ' s desire to see their unborn baby , as she is not really pregnant .\nthe five stars of the film have survived with their hearts intact . read on to learn what the cast is doing today and keep your fingers crossed that someday they\u2019ll reunite for the breakfast club two : class reunion .\nwhen : to be announced > sessions will focus on monologue readings , an audition workshop , and preparing for our next production . > class time will also be used to build sets and design costumes . > we cannot admit new students after week 3 > we will follow amesbury school calendar for holidays and school cancellations . every attempt will be made to make up missed classes when possible . \u200b cost : $ 350 ( payment plans and family discounts are available . please contact us to discuss ) > we cannot offer refunds , only credit for future programs or show fees where : the act after school program will take place at our studio , 109 main street , amesbury . please use the ramp to the right of the stage 2 cinema front entrance . an act sign is on our door . what to bring : please bring water , a snack , and your energy and creativity ! please feel free to call us at 978 - 504 - 0137 or e - mail us at amesburychildrenstheatre @ urltoken with any questions you may have ! \u200b\nplot : it is a tribute episode to the artist madonna , only featuring songs by her . after sue uses her love and inspiration for madonna , she begins to train and ask her cheerios to emulate her . mr . schuester is concerned that the girls in the glee club are being disrespected and bullied by the guys . looking at madonna and her musical message of equality as inspiration , he challenged the entire team to choose madonna songs as their assignment in the hopes that the girls embrace her strength , independence , and confidence and that the guys will see the error of their misogynistic ways . the glee club takes the assignment to heart as they perform some of madonna ' s greatest hits .\nas we say goodbye to mckinley high school ( and the series ' awkward post - graduation story lines as well ) on friday night , here ' s a look back at some notable\nglee\nguest stars .\njohn stamos : after being introduced to the show as britney ' s hunky dentist , dr . carl howell , the\nfull house\nalum memorably twirled his female castmates around the rehearsal room as he sang meatloaf ' s\nhot patootie - - bless my soul\nfrom\nthe rocky horror picture show .\nthe character was also love interest to school counselor emma pillsbury ( jayma mays ) and tried to help her work through her ocd tendencies .\nplot : will is approached by emma and ken to mash - up two songs together for their wedding and to teach emma how to dance . however , ken begins to have trust issues with will around emma and subsequently forces the guys on the football team to choose between glee club or football . meanwhile , finn and quinn ' s popularity suffers after getting dethrowned by david karofsky , and struggle to get it back while puck and rachel begin an unexpected relationship that quickly hits a speedbump .\nhughes allowed a lot of improvisation in the movie , and one moment that made it into the film was the conversation between carl and paul gleason ' s character , principal richard vernon , after the janitor catches vernon going through confidential files .\nplot : mr . schuester starts an investigation when a salacious list about members of the glee club circulates the halls of mckinley high . meanwhile , sue is mortified when a video of her performing the olivia newton - john classic , physical surfaces thanks to kurt who steals a video from sue ' s computer . sue is embarrassed as the glee club and the student body jokes with her , and she retaliates with a\nglist\nranking glee club members on their sexual quotient . this causes drama and will tries to find the creator of the glist . some of the students who are ranked low or aren ' t even on the glist try to boost up their bad reputation . will also has the students find songs with bad reputations and to attempt to make them better .\nepisode 1005 ( 1977 ) : the closest thing to character development on match game is dawson getting tired of his panelist duties , especially after he began also hosting family feud in 1976 . in one of the most notorious half - hours in game show history , known as the \u201cschool riot\u201d episode , the judge is the target of dawson\u2019s genuine anger . a question about dumb dora sending her cultured pearls to blank gets \u201cschool\u201d from the contestant . \u201ccollege\u201d is ruled a match , but dawson\u2019s \u201cfinishing school\u201d gets the buzzer . you can see how frustrated he is not to be in a position to overturn the decision and how ready he is to get the hell off the show , and he gets the audience to roar in disapproval while rayburn tries to keep order . ( dawson gets even angrier , with less effective results , in episode 1079 . ) also : reilly wears a sailor shirt inside out , and only he knows if the mistake was intentional .\na memorable moment happens when john bender asks kapelos ' character\nhow one becomes a janitor .\nthough it ' s clear bender is just doing it to irk him , it turns out there was an answer to the question after all .\nbisco hatori made her manga debut with isshun kan no romance ( a moment of romance ) in lala dx magazine . the comedy ouran high school host club is her breakout hit . when she ' s stuck thinking up characters ' names , she gets inspired by loud , upbeat music ( her radio is set to nack5 fm ) . she enjoys reading all kinds of manga , but she ' s especially fond of the sci - fi drama please save my earth and slam dunk , a basketball classic .\nplot : concerned that sue is up to no good , will pays a visit to an instructor ( guest star eve ) of a competing glee club , jane addams academy , to see what information she might be leaking . this in turn leads to the club getting a look at their hair - rising competition between both schools , as well as a competition between the new directions and the haverbrook school for the deaf . meanwhile , kurt gives rachel a makeover to impress finn , but he may have ulterior motives . quinn reconsiders having her baby adopted , and letting puck be a part of her life , but ultimately recommits to the idea . the episode ends with sue giving the new directions ' set - list for sectionals to the competing clubs in order to damage new directions ' chances of progressing to regionals .\nthe six members of the no - name club learn through their weekly meetings more than they expected . they not only learn problem - solving strategies , but they also learn that they can work together for the common good and that each of them can become stronger in the process .\nplot : fresh off their monumental win at sectionals , new directions is on top of the world . with an extra spring in their step , they get to work on new numbers for regionals . but when rachel and finn ' s budding romance hits a bump in the road after she becomes involved with a competitor , jesse st . james ( special guest star jonathon groff ) , it threatens to derail the entire club . mr . schuester pays a visit to shelby corcoran ( guest star idina menzel ) , coach of vocal adrenaline , to confirm jesse ' s motives . meanwhile , will is newly single , but is he ready to take his relationship with emma to the next level ? and to top it all off , sue sylvester returns from her condo in boca with a renewed focus on destroying will and disbanding the glee club .\n3 . 3 . eschools understands our obligation to be mindful about the data we process and only process data that is required to fulfil our obligations in providing our services ; to a school who enters into an agreement to use our services and you , the user .\n3 . 4 . we will not pass your information to third parties ; except for the purpose of fulfilling our services to a school who enters into an agreement to use our services and you , the user or where we are required to do so by law .\nnelson\u2019s character , \u201ccriminal\u201d john bender was the quintessential & apos ; 80s bad boy : angry , rebellious and emotionally scarred . the character was so memorable that bender was parodied on a 2007 episode of \u201cfamily guy\u201d with nelson providing the voiceover . nelson was the oldest brat packer . he was 26 when the breakfast club was released , so there\u2019s no need to feel guilty if you still lust after bender . nelson\u2019s age may have made it easier for him transition to adult roles than it was for his fellow cast mates . the same year that the breakfast club was released he also appeared in the other key brat pack film , st . elmo\u2019s fire , about recent college graduates figuring out what they want to do with their lives . in 1991 , he played a cop in another movie that has stood the test of time , the urban gangster drama new jack city .\nasc is gladly accepting donations for our scholarship program . also , if you would like to contribute in another way , below is our ` ` wish list ` ` of items we currently need . thank you for your help and support ! we operate on school days from 2 : 30 p . m . - 5 : 45 p . m . , as well as full days during school vacations ( for an additional cost ) . we offer afternoon care on early release days at no extra cost to those who normally attend that day .\nin any action to enforce these terms of use , the prevailing party will be entitled to costs and attorneys\u2019 fees . any cause of action brought by you against us or our affiliates must be instituted with one year after the cause of action arises or be deemed forever waived and barred .\nliaise with other professionals involved with children with learning difficulties and / or disabilities and their families , including transfer arrangements to other settings and schools . we work closely with the next school or care setting and meet with them to discuss the child\u2019s needs to ensure information exchange and continuity of care\nshe ' s a member of\nthe breakfast club ,\nbut sheedy says breakfast isn ' t actually her thing .\ni never , ever eat it . ever ,\nshe told huffpost .\ni really just like to get that caffeine going in the morning and just have that buzz as long as possible .\nmoranis , who ' d appeared in\nghostbusters\nthe year before , was originally cast to play the janitor in\nthe breakfast club ,\nand sheedy even says she was\na little star struck\nby him while filming . things didn ' t work out , of course , and moranis was soon replaced by kapelos .\na learning difficulty or disability means that a child of compulsory school age has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of other children of the same age ; and / or has a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of the sort of facilities generally provided for others of the same age .\nher career stalled due to a substance abuse problem that landed her in rehab . by 1992 , she was reduced to guest starring on the cable soft - core erotica series red shoe diaries . after spending most of the 1990s making b - list television movies , she staged a comeback when she won an independent spirit award for her performance as a lesbian drug addict in the 1998 independent film high art . instead of capitalizing on her recognition , she chose to focus on raising her daughter , who had a difficult adolescence . sheedy has since starred in several other independent and television films and guest starred on several television series , most notably playing a recurring role as a crazy killer on the long running show psych . in 2014 , she appeared in the play the long shrift which was directed by james franco . she also has a job that seems a perfect fit for a breakfast club alumna : she teaches acting at laguardia high , the performing arts school that inspired the movie fame .\ni recommend this book for young people to learn problem - solving skills in a way that is appealing to them . . . . humphrey ' s book provides a valuable service to our young people .\n\u2013 dr . john e . mayer , clinical psychologist , school consultant , and author of mayer ' s memo\nour policy at abc nursery and pre - school regarding allegations towards a member of staff , student , or volunteer are as follows . if any member of staff is made aware of an allegation they must inform the manager / deputy to undertake the investigation . procedure the following procedure must be adhered to in the above case :\naccording to the script , the janitor is meant to be a former student of the high school , as indicated by his picture in the case at the beginning of the film . but when it came to moranis ' portrayal , kapelos said the actor and producers didn ' t have\na meeting of the creative minds at that moment .\nfurther expanding its roots into the greater phoenix area , festival sports held the inaugural festival fiesta classic over president ' s day weekend in 2013 at the university of phoenix stadium . the event , now in its 4th year in 2016 , has grown to over 300 teams and has become an attractive annual event for teams of all levels and college recruiters early in the club volleyball season .\nsheedy\u2019s character , basket case alison , began the movie in a layered black outfit that would look chic in any hipster neighborhood today . she ended it in a hideous pink top and hair bow thanks to claire\u2019s ill - advised makeover . sheedy was a child prodigy who wrote a best - selling children\u2019s novel about queen elizabeth i when she was just twelve years old . she appeared in several films , including the pre - internet hacker drama war games , before the breakfast club and , like her fellow brat packers , played a role in st . elmo\u2019s fire . she next starred in short circuit , a movie about a robot that becomes sentient after being struck by lightning , which improbably was such a big hit that a sequel was filmed .\nplot : when kurt sets his dad , burt , up with an unexpected partner in order to have a real family , his plan for an average family backfires . sue demands that mercedes go on a diet and lose ten pounds in preparation for a big interview with splits magazine . mercedes and quinn discuss body issues while kristin chenoweth returns as april rhodes to help will save the glee club .\nplot : kurt takes center stage when he tries out for the football team in order to impress his dad . sandy and sue join forces to carry out their plans for destroying the glee club by luring away a disillusioned rachel , who quits when will refuses to take back the solo from tina . meanwhile , finn and quinn ' s relationship is tested when they receive some life - changing news .\n\u201c . . . delivers useful psychological tips and instruction that young children can understand , and delivers its lessons in a respectful , easy - to - read format . parents , kids , counselors , and teachers will benefit tremendously from this book . i wish it had existed when i was in middle school ! \u201d \u2013 michael smart , 2008 minnesota teacher of the year\nplot : will challenges the kids to a healthy dose of competition with boys against girls in a mash - up showdown . meanwhile , terri takes a job as the school nurse to keep an eye on will , despite having no medical experience , and hands out drugs to the new directions , which causes a serious boost of energy , but comes with a consequence .\nkate hudson : hudson debuted as nyada ' s unrelenting dance instructor cassandra july during the season 4 premiere and stayed on for five episodes . the\nnine\nstar ' s character had turned to teaching after having a meltdown during a performance of broadway ' s\ndamn yankees\nand later encourages students to\nsuffer from severe body dysmorphia\nto show their commitment to showbiz .\nafter several flops , in 1990 hall played the preppy villain in the cult classic edward scissorhands opposite johnny depp . next , he worked with another future a - lister , playing a con man in will smith \u2019s first movie , 1993\u2019s six degrees of separation . hall used his gift for portraying nerds to great effect when he played bill gates in the 1999 cable movie pirates of silicon valley and then spent six seasons starring in the cable drama the dead zone . he introduced himself to a new generation of teens when he played a high school teacher on mtv\u2019s comedy awkward but returned to the big screen in 2014 , playing a supporting role in the oscar nominated movie foxcatcher . he also plays a major role in results , a comedy which just premiered at sundance .\nplot : when the glee club is left out of the yearbook because of budget cuts , everyone seems to be relieved that they won ' t have to suffer the ridicule of years past . everyone except rachel , who wants her legacy cemented in print . meanwhile , quinn makes it her mission to be in the cheerios yearbook photo despite her pregnancy , and terri and will ' s relationship is shaken to its core .\ngwyneth paltrow : the oscar winner played funky substitute teacher holly holliday in five episodes and stepped in as the new directions glee club ' s temporary director while will schuester ( matthew morrison ) was out sick . paltrow also surprised a new jersey audience during the\nglee live ! in concert\narena tour in june 2011 , belting out cee lo green ' s\nforget you ,\nas she had done on the show .\nafter the big three , white is probably the most frequent panelist , beginning her 40 - year run of subverting the wholesome image she had cultivated in her previous 20 years on television . then there\u2019s fannie flagg , the alabama - born counterpoint to somers\u2019 crusty yankee , who later wrote novels and screenplays including fried green tomatoes . and when dawson left , he was replaced mostly by dick martin and bill daily .\nthough the movie has been around almost a third of a century now , there are still a lot of things about it that fans don ' t know . in honor of\nthe breakfast club ' s\n30th anniversary , huffpost entertainment talked to cast members ally sheedy , aka allison reynolds , and john kapelos , aka janitor carl reed , about behind - the - scenes moments and stories that have never quite been told in full detail .\nin 2004 , the festival moved to reno , nevada to take advantage of a newly enlarged convention center that held 75 courts and reduced the number of playing venues to only three . after five years in reno , the festival moved the event to the newly expanded phoenix convention center in 2009 . this beautiful facility allows the festival to utilize 107 courts in one location with hotel and university dormitory space in the immediate neighborhood .\nwe expressly reserve the right to change these terms of use from time to time without notice to you . you acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this site and these terms of use from time to time and to familiarize yourself with any modifications . your continued use of this site after such modifications will constitute acknowledgement of the modified terms of use and agreement to abide and be bound by the modified terms of use .\nplot : when a sore throat affects rachel ' s singing voice , she goes into panic mode and finn takes her to the doctor in order to find out what ' s wrong with her , not without trying to show rachel how much he still really likes her . meanwhile , kurt tries to change his personality to impress his father , and puck makes a strategic move to elevate his social status by dating mercedes after his mohawk is cut off .\nthe staff will administer non - 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day cold spell not anticipated by the market , french consumers will suffer shortages without quick deliveries of lng , potentially \u201cin volumes never seen before , \u201d the operators said .\nwhen solar - or wind - based electricity generation is insufficient , gas - fired power plants are the best option to take over and generate top - up electricity while ensuring the lowest emissions and the highest level of efficiency ( 55 % compared to 35 % for a coal - fired power plant ) . grtgaz contributes to the performance of gas - fired power plants by supplying them with gas in a reliable and a flexible manner , particularly at the time of peak demand .\non the basis of the 2030 - 2050 blueprint developed by the l\u2019ademe under which 50 % of the electricity generated should stem from green sources , grtgaz estimates that by 2050 , the power to gas solution will produce between 15 and 20 twh of renewable gases per year , which will be injected or stored in the network during periods with considerable excess production levels . once the energy has thus been transformed into gas , it will benefit from all the strengths of natural gas transmission : economical , flexible , discreet and safe .\nto meet the specific needs of each consumer , energy efficiency has become a factor in a company ' s competitiveness . in the future , supply management considerations will go hand in hand with the development of high - performance and energy - efficient consumption practices . technology , purchasing , operations , regulations , taxation . . . all of these areas are increasingly , and inextricably , at the heart of discussions held by industry on how to develop its production resources and methods . grtgaz regularly chairs industrial performance club meetings dedicated to a group of consumers so that they may discuss problems related to their sector ( glass , agri - food , etc . ) or specific subjects ( metering , supply , etc . ) .\nclaire maindru tel : + 33 1 55 66 40 84 claire . maindru @ urltoken\non the cutting - edge of r & d ; and innovation to benefit security , operational excellence of gas infrastructure and the energy transition .\nnew record for microjoule confirming that the gas is one of the energy solutions of the future . duration : 3 ' 42\nfirst power to gas project connected to the gas transmission network in france . duration : 4 ' 10\nbackstage and vehicle microjoule victory at the shell eco - marathon . duration : 2 minutes .\ncrossing the marne river . key steps in advancing the arc project dierrey . duration : 3 ' 31 ' '\nthe science festival ( f\u00eate de la science ) celebrate in the compressor station . french only . duration : 3 ' 01 ' '\na future solution for storing electricity from renewable sources . duration : 3 ' 04 ' '\nbeynes compressor station : agreements with state departments and local residents associations for the preservation of biodiversity . duration : 3 ' 10\nintervention on a pad prototype with augmented reality software . duration : 3 ' 33\nreception of philippe martin , french minister for ecology , sustainable development and energy . duration : 2 ' 27\non hauts de france ii shipyard , a new technic for crossing the somme river . duration : 2 ' 55\nin images and figures , the delivery tube of the future line - pitgam nedon . duration : 2 ' 27\nthe interconnection of nozay ( 44 ) , socio - economic territory valued . duration : 5 ' 53 ' '\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\n1er r\u00e9seau de transport de # gaz en france . hommes et femmes acteurs de la transition \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique # gazenergiedespossibles # powertogas # biom\u00e9thane # gnv\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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a energy source abundant , affordable , acceptable : natural gas is set for a bright future .\natrt6 tariff underlines major evolutions on the \u201cdownstream\u201d offer concerning the regional network and the new conditions to connect consumers and distributors to its network .\nthen it introduces as well measures to promote new customers connections and to maintain existing customers , while controlling transmission costs . to do so , 2 new offers are available from april , 1 st 2017 :\nthis storage compensation is destined to compensate differences between authorized earnings of storage operators and their earnings from the marketing at auctions of their infrastructures .\nthe tariff terms depend on the subscription period . each contractual point is related to a tariff term .\nthe transport tariff on the regional network is proportional to the transport distance ( ntr : level of regional pricing system ) .\nthe ntr is fixed for each site . it is established according to the natural gas transport price on the regional network that is from the principal network to the start ( or feet ) of your connection .\na site directly linked to the principal network , has a ntr that is 0 .\nfinally , at the delivery , the pricing system is fixed according to the nature of installation ( site high modulated or not ) and according to the number of delivery stations .\nthe delivery capacity term ( tcl ) , which is proportional to the delivery capacity subscribed .\nthe fixed delivery term ( tfl ) . determined annually , it is proportional to the number of delivery stations .\nfor the sites present on the supply network , the tariff related to the delivery includes a term for the delivery of all the pitd ( interface transport distribution points ) : the delivery capacity term ( tcl ) , which is proportional to the delivery capacity standardized assigned to each pitd shipper concerned .\nthe tariff tool allows you to calculate the main terms of the current tariff but also of the previous years .\nfrench energy code , articles l . 452 - 1 to l . 452 - 6 ;\ndecisions of the \u201ccommission de r\u00e9gulation de l\u2019\u00e9nergie\u201d ( energy regulatory commission ) relating to the the tariff for use of the natural gas transmission networks from 1 st april of each year .\narticle l . 452 - 3 of the french energy code provides that the energy regulatory commission passes on to the ministers in charge of energy and the economy its decisions , along with related grounds , relative to the evolutions in level and in structure of the tariffs for using the natural gas transmission networks [ \u2026 ] as well as the tariff rules and their effective date .\nthese deliberations are published in the gazette of the french republic . within two months of the receipt of its transmission , each of the concerned ministers can , if the minister considers that the decision of the energy regulatory commission did not take into account the orientations of the energy policy , ask for a new decision , further to a motivated resolution published in the gazette of the french republic .\nto know more about the tariff fixing principle for transmission on the regional network for new network points .\nthe european union has 43 transmission system transporting natural gas and 3 partners in 26 countries .\nthe european commission wants to introduce operating rules that apply to all european operators .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nby continuing to browse this web site , you consent to the use of third party cookies or similar technologies designed to offer you customised services and content , generate site visit statistics and to share content on social networks . to find out more and to change your cookie settings , please click here .\nby continuing to browse this website , you consent to the use of third party cookies or similar technologies designed to offer you customised services and content , generate site visit statistics and to share content on social networks . you may accept the use of cookies by clicking on the\nactivate\nbutton or decide not to accept them by clicking on the\ndesactivate\nbutton .\nengie controls the premier energy grid in europe and is currently pursuing the development of this grid , working on the synchronisation of rules and practices to facilitate interconnection between european networks .\nmanaging a grid ( gas pipelines and compression stations for natural gas , high voltage lines for electricity etc . )\nmanaging network or grid security ( upkeep , maintenance , inspection and repair etc . ) .\nthe group controls the largest gas transport network in europe . the network is managed by dedicated subsidiaries in france , germany , austria , spain and slovakia .\ninfrastructures in spain ( medgaz ) , germany ( megal ) , austria ( bog ) and slovakia ( eustream ) , through stakes held there by the group .\nwe are currently studying the generation of power from pressure energy lost during the expansion of natural gas at several points on our network , which heralds a promising future for the generation of carbon - free electricity . an explanation .\nto transport large quantities of natural gas over great distances , it is compressed and kept under high pressure . the aim is to reduce its volume and , thereby , the diameter of the pipelines . subsequently , a certain amount of energy is released and lost at every point of the network where pressure has to be reduced ( known as expansion ) to adapt to downstream conditions .\nthe energy thereby released is also recoverable , clean ( as it is carbon - free ) and usable in substantial proportions . in fact , an accessible deposit study carried out in 2015 identified around 20 sites that could house a generator powered by the flow of gas instead of the conventional expansion system . this operation would produce almost 100 gwh of electricity per year , which represents 25 % of the energy consumed by the network ' s electric compressors .\nthe transport network , natural gas and renewable gases contribute efficiently to the energy transition by reconciling reductions in emissions with energy security and competitiveness .\nfind out more about our energy solutions with a future and in particular fuel - gas conversion , biomethane , bio - ngv and the innovative power to gas solution . each of these four technological innovations prepares what we currently call the third gas revolution .\nmany industrial sectors , including metallurgy and the paper and food industries , use boilers and furnaces .\nthese are large consumers of natural gas . for them , optimizing gas usage is essential .\nin addition to providing the benefits of a dynamic wholesale market , and competitive prices compared to other energies such as fuel oil , gas offers clear advantages in the current technological and regulatory environment .\nair quality regulations are becoming increasingly strict , in particular with the transposition of the ied ( industrial emissions directive ) , the implementation of the french particulate matter reduction plan [\nplan particules\n] , and the ceilings imposed on france by the nec ( national emissions ceilings ) directive . liquid fuels will be distinctly limited by these regulations , and dust requirements will be stricter than before ( fuels concerned include biomass , coal , and fuel oil ) . natural gas , on the other hand , does not emit soot or dust when burned . it generates 30 % less carbon dioxide ( co2 ) than fuel oil and 45 % less than coal , less nitrogen oxides ( nox ) and very little sulphur dioxide ( so2 ) , the cause of acid rain . it should be noted that natural gas has an emission limit value of 100 mg / nm3 of nox , for new and existing boilers , as well as in continuous emissions monitoring for certain configurations .\ngas also brings an economic advantage in the field of taxation , for industrial companies that owe tgap [ french tax on polluting activities ] : the current rates for sulphur oxides ( sox ) emissions and total airborne particles tripled in 2013 . the rate for nitrogen oxides ( nox ) rose from \u20ac160 . 80 / tonne to \u20ac164 . 18 / tonne , after having tripled in 2012 .\nin the field of energy efficiency , 2012 saw a vote for a new eed ( energy efficiency directive ) which should go into effect starting in 2014 . among the measures adopted , one that should be noted is the requirement for large businesses to conduct an energy audit every four years . this could mean a real opportunity for improving industrial processes and reducing energy costs .\n1 / monitoring of energy and water consumption . this monitoring is the first action that should be implemented . it enables precise determination of the distribution of energy between different user stations , as well as making available means to detect any excessive variations in consumption .\n2 / periodic inspection of boiler performance , via regular combustion analysis , efficiency calculations , and if necessary , adjustment of settings . mandatory for boilers over 400 kw , this inspection is essential . optimizing combustion or installing an o2 - co regulator can increase ncv efficiency by 0 . 5 % to 2 % .\n3 / optimization and implementation of performance - enhancing processes such as blowdown management , heat recovery during boiler purges , and installation of a condenser or economizer . installing an economizer can often mean a 4 % increase in yield .\n4 / optimizing the steam network , e . g . by insulating pipes , setting up preventative maintenance on traps , or using flash steam . for example , it is considered that 20 % of steam traps prove to be defective each year . and a leak in a trap can result in 5 to 20 kg / h of steam lost .\nwhile these are the\nclassic\nways of finding cost savings , each boiler is often a special case . as such , the choice of which solution ( s ) to implement depends on the specifics of the site , and on how the steam is produced and used .\nenergy efficiency is now a competitiveness factor . in the future , consideration of supply management will go hand in hand with the development of high - performance , energy - efficient uses . whether it be technology , purchasing , use , regulations , or taxation , all of these components are increasingly , and inextricably , at the core of industry thought on how to develop tools and production methods .\nbiomethane is a fuel gas that is produced by repurposing organic matter derived from various sectors , including agriculture , industry , catering waste , community waste , and gas derived from non - hazardous waste landfills ( nhwl ) .\nthe digestion of organic matter produces biogas which can be processed by combustion to provide heat and / or electricity . this biogas can be upgraded to the same quality as natural gas , and is then called \u201c biomethane \u201d . once it is purified and odorised , it can be injected into gas grids .\nthe production of biogas generates a residue called digestate . a natural organic fertilizer , it can be spread on agricultural lands as a substitute for fossil - based mineral fertilizers .\nbiomethane is clean and has excellent virtues ; it is great for our land and brings a new perspective to our energy . its production is part of the development strategy for renewable energies in france since 2011 .\nthe ademe 4 ( french environment & energy management agency ) anticipates that 500 to 1 , 400 sites could inject between 12 and 30 twh / year of biomethane into the grids around 2030 . . this projection is an objective set by the state in the law no . 2015 - 992 of 17 august 2015 relating to energy transition for green growth , which says that 10 % of gas consumed in 2030 should be from a renewable source .\nan analysis of the biomethane life cycle carried out by grdf ( french gas network distribution ) and the ademe 5 demonstrated that the development of the biomethane sector could prevent the emission of 750 , 000 tonnes of co 2 for the year 2020 alone , with 4 twh / year of biomethane used . cumulatively , the emission of over 2 million tonnes of co 2 equivalent would therefore be avoided thanks to the development of the biomethane sector at this time . in other words , for each megawatt - hour ( mwh ) of biomethane produced , injected and consumed , savings of 188 kilogrammes of co 2 equivalent would be made .\nthe green gas initiative member companies are convinced that gas and gas infrastructures play a key part in reaching the european objectives of carbon emissions at a reasonable price for society and consumers , and work together in order to identify specific courses of action until 2050 .\nproduction sites , new connections to gas networks , production and projects : all the information about biomethane in france .\npresentation of the first ever injection of biomethane into france ' s gas transmission network . see the video .\nthis platform provides energy production and consumption data on national and local levels . use of these multi - energy and multi - operator data will facilitate the development of local authority energy policies and contribute strongly to innovation . it will also contribute to the efficiency of stakeholders in the energy system to engage in more pertinent activities with regions .\nthe new energy network data platform will be enriched over time with data from other electricity and gas infrastructure operators .\ninternational : this agreement aims to identify areas of synergy to enable joint bids for tenders or to develop international business opportunities mixing electricity and natural gas .\nthe conversion of electricity into gas which is subsequently injected into the networks would enable excess electricity generated by renewable sources such as wind turbines or photovoltaic cells to be put to good use . this conversion principle , called power - to - gas , is currently being studied in a number of european countries .\nthe study considers that this technology should be fully operational in france by 2030 . with a penetration of electrical energy from renewables greater than 50 % by 2050 , power - to - gas would enable between 20 and 30 twh / year of renewable gas to be injected into the existing networks thus constituting a long - duration solution for storing the excess .\nby using the large storage capacities of the gas infrastructures ( in pipes and underground storage facilities ) , the conversion of electricity into gas is the subject of research in a number of european countries such as germany and denmark . power - to - gas involves converting renewable electricity into hydrogen by electrolysing water , hydrogen which can then be injected into the natural gas network as is or after a methanisation stage which consists of combining it with co2 to convert it into methane .\nthe development of intermittent electric renewables such as wind turbines and photovoltaic cells requires solutions to be found for optimising their insertion into the energy networks . if production is too low , scalable standby production capacities must be available ; conversely , production greater than demand requires the development of storage capacities and / or conversion of the excess .\nrecommendations to the authorities and various actors for the growth of this new distribution channel in france .\nat times , the electricity generated by wind farms on land or offshore , and by solar plants , cannot be fully consumed or exported .\nbecause there is no storage solution , the units are shut down , or the electricity is lost to avoid saturating the networks . the technological innovation featured in the power to gas demonstration plant provides a solution for storing and using the surplus electricity , by transforming it into gas .\nhow is that possible , you might ask ? quite simply by transforming the electricity into hydrogen through water electrolysis . the hydrogen can then be combined with carbon dioxide ( co 2 ) as and when necessary to obtain synthesized methane , via a methanation process .\nabove all , power to gas is an exceptional lever for the energy transition , encouraging development of renewable energy sources .\nby helping to supply ngv with a neutral carbon footprint , power to gas makes an efficient contribution to the energy transition . the green gas thus produced , which emits lower levels of co 2 and particulates than petrol or diesel fuel , also constitutes a viable alternative to fossil fuels for transport , with the effect of reducing air pollution levels .\npower to gas provides many advantages for local authorities : gas production stimulates the implementation of infrastructure and industrial equipment in the departments , thus leading to production of industrial facilities , which in turn create activities and jobs in the areas concerned .\nthe first power to gas project linked to the french gas transmission network , called jupiter 1000 , will be put up at fos - sur - mer ( bouches - du - rh\u00f4ne , 13 ) . the demonstration plant is scheduled to come into service in 2018 with a power rating of 1 mwe . it will be the first installation on that scale in france .\nthe launch of a power to gas demonstration plant does not involve ground - breaking technology that requires many long years of development . the feedback from experience and the studies stemming from analysis of existing plants will enable refinement of the model via the jupiter 1000 project , leading to considerable improvements in the levels of technical and economic performance , and to validation of all the environmental qualities .\nfirst experiment in france at a megawatt ( mw ) scale , i . e . a production level equivalent to the annual consumption of about 150 families ;\nat a time when greenhouse gas emission and energy efficiency regulations are being tightened and taxes are rising , gas represents an advantage that contributes to the competitiveness of industrial companies .\ngas not only lets users benefit from a dynamic wholesale market and a competitive price in comparison with other energy sources such as fuel oil , it also offers undeniable advantages in today ' s regulatory and technological environment .\n1 . following the emergence of more stringent air quality standards , due in particular to the transposition of the industrial emissions directive , the implementation of particle reduction plans and the caps imposed on france under the national emissions ceilings directive , gas has undoubtedly become the alternative solution . restrictions on liquid fuels will be tightened under these regulations and dust requirements will be more stringent than in the past ( biomass , coal and fuel oil are concerned ) . whereas , the burning of natural gas emits neither soot nor dust . this process emits 30 % less co 2 than fuel oil and 45 % less co 2 than coal , as well as less nox and very little so 2 , which causes acid rain . it is worth noting that both for new and existing boilers as well as in continuous emissions monitoring for certain configurations , natural gas has an emission limit value of 100 mg / nm 3 of nox .\n2 . with regards to tax and in the case of industrial companies that have to pay the french ' general tax on polluting activities ' ( tgap , taxe g\u00e9n\u00e9rale sur les activit\u00e9s polluantes ) , gas represents a financial advantage as the current rates for sox emissions and total airborne particles were trebled in 2013 . 3 . with regards to energy efficiency , 2015 saw the introduction of the energy efficiency directive . consequently , large companies must now undertake an energy audit every four years . this audit represents a real opportunity to improve a company ' s industrial processes and lower its energy costs .\n1 . monitoring of energy and water consumption . this is the first course of action to be taken in order to accurately identify the distribution of energy among the various user stations and to install the resources necessary to detect any variations in the level of use . 2 . periodic monitoring of boiler performance results by regularly analysing combustion , calculating efficiency and , if necessary , adjusting settings . this monitoring process is essential and , in fact , mandatory for boilers with a rated output of more than 400 kw . optimising combustion or installing an o 2 - co regulator can improve ncv efficiency by 0 . 5 % to 2 % . 3 . optimisation and installation of performance - enhancing processes and equipment such as micro - modulating burners , condensers or economizers , and the management of purges , including , if possible , heat recovery during purging . 4 . optimisation of the steam network by insulating pipes , carrying out preventive maintenance on purge valves or by using flash steam . for example , it is estimated that 20 % of purge valves prove to be defective each year . however , a leak in a purge valve can result in 5 to 20 kg / h of lost steam .\nwhile these savings are ' conventional ' solutions , each boiler room is very often unique . furthermore , the solution ( or solutions ) to be retained depends on the characteristics of the site and the manner in which steam is produced and used .\nafter implementing an exhaust heat recovery system , the gas solution offers an additional gain of . . .\nprice difference between the two types of fuel * , global saving ( excluding tax ) . . .\nfrom 35 % to 38 % , i . e . around \u20ac320 , 000 per year ( not including savings on taxes such as the ticp , tgap , etc . )\n* hypothetical energy prices ( approximate market prices , february 2016 ) : ultra - low - sulphur heavy fuel oil : \u20ac210 / t ( or \u20ac18 . 6 excluding tax / mwh ncv ) natural gas : \u20ac12 excluding tax / mwh gcv\nseveral industrial sites , boiler rooms & glasshouses are choosing the cogeneration to optimize their processes . more economical and ecological , this solution enables them to produce heat and electricity simultaneously from natural gas .\nthere are many possible ways to use the heat provided by the cogeneration : heating , hot water , etc . they can use this electricity to supply their industrial site or sell it to power the electrical grid .\nmoreover , as the recovery of co 2 emissions from the cogeneration boosts the photosynthesis , glasshouses also benefit from plants\u2019 productivity gains .\nit is an emblematic project that paves the way for more projects of this kind thanks to its contribution to balancing the electricity system by becoming a major component within smart grids , tomorrow ' s flexible and integrated energy system .\nconnecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information , people and ideas , bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information , news and insight around the world .\nas southern france emerges from months of searing heat , the country is scrambling to avert getting caught out by a winter cold snap again .\nnatural gas that should be going into storage is being used to offset reduced hydropower output and to cool people down , meaning the nation may not have enough fuel to warm everyone up come winter . storage levels are near a five - year low , while an infrastructure bottleneck that propelled the country\u2019s gas prices to the highest in the world last winter hasn\u2019t been resolved .\n\u201cfrench gas storage levels remain dangerously low , \u201d said elchin mammadov , an analyst at bloomberg intelligence in london . \u201cwe are likely to see major gas price volatility , particularly in the southern hub area\u201d that lacks interconnecting links .\nto meet increased summer demand , traders are bringing in more liquefied natural gas . supplies from two import terminals near marseille reached the highest level for the july 1 - aug . 15 period since 2011 , according to cargo - tracker paneurasian enterprises inc .\nbut gas in a storage site that serves the south , which last winter became almost half - empty even before a cold snap squeezed supplies in january , is still below a five - year average . storage facilities across france were 68 percent full as of aug . 27 , gas infrastructure europe data show . stockpiles in southern france are 77 percent full , the lowest for the time of year since 2013 .\nstorage sites are typically refilled through october , leaving a few more weeks to top them up as the heatwave recedes and cooler days arrive .\n\u201cwe still have time , \u201d melissa stark , managing director for energy at accenture plc , said by phone . \u201cthere is a lot of lng on the market . \u201d\nlast january , lng arrivals at fos were three times lower than initially planned , sending gas prices above those paid by japan , the world\u2019s biggest buyer .\nto promote lng imports , fosmax lng sas , operator of the fos cavaou terminal , said in june it cut tariffs to unload cargoes from oct . 1 . and the market already anticipates an lng wave as the global glut swells .\n\u201cthe elephant in the room is the onset of lng into northwest europe as further projects come onstream , \u201d said nick campbell , an energy risk manager at inspired energy solutions . french gas suppliers may think \u201cthe better risk management option would be to utilize lng , not storage . \u201d\nfrench electricity for the fourth quarter of this year jumped to a record on aug . 17 after nuclear regulator asn said that electricite de france sa must review all nuclear components made by an areva sa foundry by the end of next year . benchmark next - month gas for northern france gained for a sixth week through aug . 25 . although edf said output won\u2019t be impacted , markets feared a repeat of last year\u2019s squeeze .\n\u201clast year gas shortages were driven by really cold weather in the south \u2013 and there has not been much in the way of infrastructure changes to rectify constraints that only really bite during extreme weather , \u201d said trevor sikorski , head of natural gas , coal and carbon at energy aspects ltd . \u201cthe same extreme weather would likely lead to the same extreme prices if it was to happen again . \u201d\nbloomberg nef ( bnef ) , bloomberg\u2019s primary research service , covers clean energy , advanced transport , digital industry , innovative materials and commodities . we help corporate strategy , finance and policy professionals navigate change and generate opportunities .\navailable online , on mobile and on the terminal , bnef is powered by bloomberg\u2019s global network of 19 , 000 employees in 176 locations , reporting 5 , 000 news stories a day . sign up for our free weekly newsletter \u2192\nbloomberg new energy finance provides independent analysis and insight , enabling decision - 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{"id": 56098, "summary": [{"text": "credit suisse group is a swiss multinational financial services holding company , headquartered in z\u00fcrich , that operates the credit suisse bank and other financial services investments .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the company is organized as a stock corporation with four divisions : investment banking , private banking , asset management , and a shared services group that provides marketing and support to the other three divisions .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "credit suisse was founded by alfred escher in 1856 under the name schweizerische kreditanstalt ( ska , english : swiss credit institution ) in order to fund the development of switzerland 's rail system .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "it issued loans that helped create switzerland 's electrical grid and the european rail system .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "it also helped develop the country 's currency system and funded entrepreneurship .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "in the 1900s credit suisse began shifting to retail banking in response to the elevation of the middle-class and the growing popularity of savings accounts .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "credit suisse partnered with first boston in 1978 .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "after a large failed loan put first boston under financial stress , credit suisse bought a controlling share of the bank in 1988 .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "in the 1990s , credit suisse acquired the winterthur group , swiss volksbank , swiss american securities inc. ( sasi ) and bank leu among others .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "in the year 2000 , it added the u.s. investment firm donaldson , lufkin & jenrette .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "the company restructured itself in 2002 , 2004 and 2006 .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it was one of the least affected banks during the global financial crisis , but afterwards began shrinking its investment business , executing layoffs and cutting costs .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "during the period between 2008 and 2012 , germany , brazil , and the united states began a series of investigations into the use of credit suisse accounts for tax evasion .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "in may 2014 , the company pleaded guilty to decades of conspiring to help us citizens avoid taxes , and agreed to pay $ 2.6 billion in fines .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "in 2014 , credit suisse had 888.2 usd bn of assets under management ( aud ) according to the scorpio partnership ( an increase of 9.5 % on 2013 ) . ", "topic": 39}], "title": "credit suisse", "paragraphs": ["principal operating units : credit suisse ; credit suisse private banking ; credit suisse first boston ; credit suisse asset management ; winterthur .\ncredit suisse implements its one bank strategy by merging its credit suisse legal entities in switzerland with credit suisse first boston .\nglassdoor has 173 credit suisse reviews submitted anonymously by credit suisse employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if credit suisse is right for you .\ncredit suisse group finance ( guernsey ) ltd . credit rating - moody ' s\ngroup organizational structure is streamlined to create two business units : credit suisse financial services and credit suisse first boston .\ngroup organizational structure is realigned to form three business units : credit suisse , credit suisse first boston and winterthur .\nglassdoor has 3 , 429 credit suisse reviews submitted anonymously by credit suisse employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if credit suisse is right for you .\nat credit suisse and its investment bank , credit suisse first boston , executives remain almost pugnaciously determined to stick to their strategy .\ncredit suisse takes over the office of oberrheinische bank in basel in 1905 , resulting in the opening of the first credit suisse branch outside zurich .\ncredit suisse also appointed eric m . varvel as president and ceo of credit suisse holdings ( usa ) , the bank ' s recently designated intermediate holding company .\nmr . walker said credit suisse was not a target in the american investigation .\ncredit suisse becomes the main sponsor of the tour de suisse , switzerland ' s biggest sporting event . this marks the bank ' s early entry into the world of sports sponsorship . the partnership between credit suisse and tour de suisse lasts 22 years .\nprincipal subsidiaries : neue aargauer bank ; bank leu ag ; affida bank ; bank heusser & cie . ag ; credit suisse fides ; clariden bank ; bank hofmann ag ; bank f\u00fcr handel & effekten ; credit suisse trust ; credis international fund holding ltd . ; credit suisse ( gibraltar ) limited ; credit suisse ( guernsey ) ltd . ; credit suisse ( luxembourg ) s . a . ; credit suisse ( france ) s . a . ; credit suisse ( bahamas ) ltd . ; credit suisse trust and banking co . ltd . ( japan ) ; credit suisse , inc . ( canada ) ; credit suisse trust holdings ( guernsey ) ; credit suisse securities ltd . ( u . k . ) ; swiss american securities inc . ( u . s . a . ) ; credit suisse deposit centre ( guernsey ) ; credit suisse asset management ( australia ) ; credit suisse asset management ( praha ) s . r . o . ( czech republic ) ; credit suisse asset management ( polska ) s . p . z . o . o . ( poland ) ; credit suisse asset management ltd . ( u . k . ) ; bea associates ( u . s . a . ) ; credis ( deutschland ) gmbh ; credis investissements ( france ) s . a . ; credis sim s . p . a . ( italy ) ; credit suisse investment funds ( moscow ) a / o ( russia ) .\ncredit suisse pays $ 5 . 3b in possible last post - crisis deal - law360\ncredit suisse completes $ 5 . 3 billion u . s . deal over toxic debt\nmoody ' s affirms a1 debt and deposit ratings of credit suisse ag . outlook stable\nthe comparably diversity score tracks how positively diverse employees rate their experience at credit suisse .\nin germany , the homes of credit suisse customers were raided by prosecutors this week , bloomberg reported . their investigation is reviewing whether credit suisse staff helped 201 customers evade german taxes .\ngrupo financiero credit suisse ( mexico ) , s . a . de c . v .\ncs holding becomes credit suisse group , and begins operational activities on january 1 , 1997 .\ncredit suisse acquires a majority interest in hedging - griffo , a leading brazilian wealth manager .\nzurich : credit suisse , 1981 . rhoads , christopher , and studer , margaret ,\ncredit suisse plans to buy winterthur in transaction valued at $ 9 . 51 billion ,\ncredit suisse group has over the past years been rewarded with a number of prestigious awards .\ncredit suisse funds were recognized for outstanding performance in switzerland , at lipper fund awards 2018 .\ncredit suisse has also demonstrated its structured credit expertise in the institutional space . european insurers have been drawn to the bank by its strong offering in hybrid credit - linked notes ( clns ) . the products stack credit suisse issuer risk with sovereign credit - default swap ( cds ) exposure , offering investors a bumper coupon .\ncredit suisse said its present boss , brady dougan , would leave at the end of june . dougan became chief executive of credit suisse in 2007 and steered the bank through the financial crisis .\ncasa de bolsa credit suisse ( mexico ) , s . a . de c . v .\ncredit suisse reaches a final settlement with the us on all outstanding us cross - border matters .\ncredit suisse becomes the first major swiss bank to operate a direct teleprinter link to new york .\nfurther information about the credit suisse classic car activities can be found by clicking urltoken / classiccars .\nask a question about working or interviewing at credit suisse . our community is ready to answer .\ncredit suisse was particularly aggressive about the business , and that is what attracted the attention of authorities . the nationalization of the long - term credit bank and nippon credit bank also offered regulators insights into the window - dressing practice . the two banks were among credit suisse ' s best clients .\ncredit suisse pleads guilty to conspiracy to aid and assist u . s . taxpayers in filing false returns\nfounded in 1856 with headquarters in zurich , switzerland , credit suisse has operations in over 50 countries .\ncopyright \u00a9 1997 - 2018 credit suisse group ag and / or its affiliates . all rights reserved .\nyou are about to change the origin country from where you are visiting credit - suisse . com .\ntogether with portugal - based oceano azul foundation , credit suisse held its first\nimpact roundtable .\nlaunch of strategic alliance with winterthur group . 1997 sees the merger of credit suisse group with winterthur .\nbelow you will find a simplified legal entity organization chart . the chart provides information concerning credit suisse group ag and credit suisse ag . the chart also provides an overview concerning the ownership of several major operating subsidiaries .\nsince late 2014 , credit suisse has grown its loc business fourfold , establishing it as the market leader .\ncredit suisse completes $ 5 . 3 billion u . s . deal over toxic debt \u2013 the denver post\ndata source : reuters , stock exchanges , msci your personal data will be processed in accordance with the credit suisse data privacy and / or cookie policy accessible at your domicile through the official credit suisse website at urltoken . copyright \u00a9 1997 - 2018 credit suisse group ag and / or its affiliates . all rights reserved .\ncredit suisse offers you free analyses , outlooks , and recommendations on the economy and financial markets - worldwide .\ncredit suisse ( lux ) prima multi - strategy fund ( in best ucits - compliant fohf category ) .\ncredit suisse encourages you to speak openly about your internal career opportunities with your line manager and human resources .\ncredit suisse lends its support to young artists from around the world . we cultivate musical talent by awarding the credit suisse young artist award and the prix credit suisse jeunes solistes . in addition to receiving prize money , the winners have the opportunity to perform together with the vienna philharmonic orchestra at the lucerne festival in summer .\nwith the headline : u . s . accuses four bankers connected to credit suisse of helping americans evade taxes .\nin the weeks that followed , credit suisse officials negotiated the amount of the fine with federal and state authorities .\ncopyright \u00a9 1997 - 2018 credit suisse group ag und / oder mit ihr verbundene unternehmen . alle rechte vorbehalten .\nubs shares were down 3 . 7 % in early trading . credit suisse shares were up nearly 2 % .\njulius baer ' s swiss rivals credit suisse and ubs will both present their second quarter earnings later this week .\ncredit suisse was awarded\nbest bank for wealth management in the middle east\nfor the second consecutive year .\nto date , credit suisse has received a total of 31 awards of distinction from asian private banker since 2011 .\nthis fool likes the swiss banking duopoly of credit suisse and ubs , in particular , for a number of reasons .\ncredit suisse provides current information , taken straight from the experts . stay informed so you can make the right decisions .\nbest australia deal\n\u2013 healthscope aud 2 . 26 billion ipo ( credit suisse acted as joint lead manager )\nbut creditors seeking a civil fraud judgment against the real estate tycoon said credit suisse has little to do with the trust ' s pursuit of blixseth . kirschner beat back an assertion that credit suisse hand - picked the board he reports to .\nalibaba\u2019s ma , who rarely addresses banking forums , was a guest speaker at credit suisse\u2019s main asian investment conference in march and the company recently hired ex - credit suisse china internet and telecom equipment analyst wallace cheung for its investor relations department .\nthe first credit suisse bureau de change is opened with the aim of helping the urban population , and especially small businesses .\nthe prospects for ubs , credit suisse and other swiss banks are key to the alpine country & apos ; s economy .\ncredit suisse was named\nbest private bank in australia\non the 10 year anniversary of establishing the business in australia .\nbest investment grade syndicated loan\n\u2013 xiaomi usd 1 . 0 billion loan financing ( credit suisse acted as mlab )\nhedge funds review names credit suisse\nbest global macro fohf\nand\nbest ucits - compliant fohf\nfor 2015 .\nlocal knowledge of credit suisse brand is low relative to offshore . therefore despite best offering locally client following is not overly strong\nin 1994 the fides trust business was placed within the credit suisse banking operation . a much more significant restructuring and a refocusing of the overall group began in 1996 . early in the year credit suisse discussed a merger with union bank , which would have created a swiss banking giant . instead , credit suisse decided to turn its attention away from switzerland ; rather than being a swiss bank with significant international interests , the group decided to become a truly international banking and financial services power that happened to be based in switzerland and had some core businesses there . under the resulting reorganization , cs holding was renamed credit suisse group . the company ' s operations were reorganized into a domestic banking unit called credit suisse volksbank , which represented a full merger of the operations of the old credit suisse and swiss volksbank ; a private banking unit called credit suisse private banking , which included bank leu , clariden bank , bank hofmann , and other cs holding private banks ; credit suisse first boston , which included a full merging of cs first boston and cs holding ' s other corporate banking operations ; and credit suisse asset management . all units except for credit suisse volksbank were to operate on a worldwide basis . later in 1996 credit suisse made its first moves toward divesting its controlling stake in electrowatt , which promised to focus the group further on its core financial services businesses .\nmatthew preston , an insurance analyst at berenberg bank , said : \u201cover the last five or six years , prudential has done very well and credit suisse has done not so well and people are hoping tidjane can bring some of that to credit suisse .\non feb . 23 , 2011 , a grand jury in the eastern district of virginia returned an indictment charging four credit suisse employees - marco parenti adami , a former credit suisse manager ; emanuel agustino , a former credit suisse banker ; michele bergantino . a former credit suisse banker ; and roger schaerer , credit suisse\u2019s former representative officer in its representative office in new york - with conspiring with other swiss bankers and u . s . taxpayers to defraud the united states . on july 21 , 2011 , the grand jury returned a superseding indictment adding four additional defendants charged with the conspiracy to defraud the united states . the four new defendants were : markus walder , the former head of north america offshore banking at credit suisse ; s\u00fcsanne d . r\u00fcegg meier , a former credit suisse manager ; andreas bachmann , a former banker at credit suisse fides , a subsidiary of credit suisse ; and josef d\u00f6rig , a former credit suisse fides employee and owner / operator of a trust company . on march 12 , 2014 , bachmann pleaded guilty to the superseding indictment in connection with his work as a banker at credit suisse fides . on april 30 , 2014 , d\u00f6rig pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the irs in connection with his role managing offshore entities used by u . s . taxpayers to conceal their accounts at credit suisse . those pleas were accepted by u . s . district judge gerald bruce lee . bachmann and d\u00f6rig each face maximum penalties of five years in prison when they are sentenced on aug . 8 , 2014 .\nthe credit suisse zurich - fluntern sports and leisure facility is inaugurated ( the picture shows the newly renovated facility in 1972 ) .\ncredit suisse is the first major swiss bank to have a website in the internet . shortly thereafter , interactive features are added .\ncredit suisse launches digital private banking capabilities in different locations around the globe , thus empowering clients and relationship managers with mobile technology .\none step forward , two steps back : credit suisse , ubs and human rights ( berne declaration , updated july 2011 ) .\ncredit suisse has a price target of $ 375 for chipotle ' s stock , down another 17 % from its current level .\nearlier this year , credit suisse sacked james archer , son of lord archer , for unauthorised trading on the stockholm stock exchange .\ncredit suisse has once again received numerous awards based on the results of euromoney ' s private banking and wealth management survey 2018 .\nmarc dosch , a spokesman in zurich for credit suisse , said the bank was aware of the raids . the people at the center of the investigation continue to be employed by the bank and credit suisse was \u201cof course fully cooperating\u201d with prosecutors , he said .\nmr . bergantino , a citizen and resident of switzerland , worked for credit suisse from about 1982 to 2009 . mr . schaerer , a swiss citizen and resident of the united states , was a director and senior representative of credit suisse\u2019s new york representative office .\nmoody ' s reviews ratings of cs holding ag ( senior at a1 ) and cs first boston , inc . ( senior at a2 ) for possible upgrade ; ratings of credit suisse and credit suisse financial products ( senior at aa2 ) on review for possible downgrade\ncredit suisse pleads guilty to conspiracy to aid and assist u . s . taxpayers in filing false returns | opa | department of justice\nanalysts expect a further crackdown on banks and offshore tax havens after investigations were launched into employees and clients of credit suisse in germany .\ncredit suisse and the banking staff associations have agreed a new contract regulating the conditions for released employees and the age of early retirement .\nlawyers for club founder tim blixseth argued that credit suisse has seized control of the club ' s bankruptcy trust and crafted a deal that stands to enrich the trustee who wants to force blixseth to repay a $ 286 million loan credit suisse arranged for the club in 2005 .\ncredit suisse said brian chin will succeed timothy o ' hara as chief executive of global markets and join the executive board of the bank .\ntidjane thiam will now take over at credit suisse , which last year admitted helping clients evade tax in the us . photograph : eamonn mccabe\nprudential\u2019s share price has tripled since thiam took over in october 2009 , while credit suisse\u2019s shares have more than halved over the same period .\ncredit suisse also facilitated smaller transactions for banks in other sanctioned countries , including cuba , sudan , burma and libya , the official said .\nkirschner noted that the bankruptcy court has already admonished credit suisse for its behavior in granting the loan . now its blixseth ' s turn .\ncredit suisse group is a leading financial services company , advising clients in all aspects of finance , across the globe and around the clock .\nour strategy builds on credit suisse ' s core strengths : its position as a leading wealth manager , its specialist investment banking . . .\ncredit suisse acquires 100 teaching computers in 1977 . programs are developed into the bank ' s pc - aided teaching ( pat ) programs .\nsolidly swiss ? credit suisse , ubs and the global oil , mining and gas industry ( banktrack and the berne declaration , 2006 ) .\ncredit suisse is a good example , cutting back in markets and switching focus to private banking , particularly in the asia - pacific region .\ncredit suisse was awarded the capital merits of achievements in banking and finance award \u2013 private bank 2014 for the fourth year since its inception .\nphilippines capital markets deal \u2013 ssi group ' s ps 7 . 5 billion ipo ( credit suisse acted as joint global coordinator )\nbest equity - linked deal\n\u2013 qihoo 360 technology usd 1 . 035 billion convertible bond ( credit suisse acted as joint bookrunner )\nincreasing tensions in europe led to credit suisse ' s emphasis on english - speaking companies , which resulted in the establishment of the swiss - american corporation in 1939 to focus on the securities business and the opening of credit suisse ' s first foreign branch in new york in 1940 .\nafter the end of world war ii , as normal banking activities resumed , reconstruction of the war - torn continent got under way and credit suisse again took up issuing paper for foreign debtors . at the same time , credit suisse expanded its services to its regular customers by developing new and different types of savings accounts and broadening into activities that were formerly handled by subsidiaries , such as issuing credit cards and providing consumer credit .\nthe german investigations will not affect the swiss bank ' s asian operations and are separate from its asian business , said a credit suisse spokesperson .\nin a joint venture by credit suisse , svb , bank leu and sbv , bancomat atms are introduced . credit suisse is at the forefront of this new service in switzerland . the first cash dispensers are installed in zurich , basel , bern , st . gallen , geneva and lausanne .\nif etchegoyen isn ' t in mayfair or elsewhere in the city meeting clients , he can grab lunch from credit suisse ' s enormous canteen .\nbest pakistan deal \u2013 ministry of finance of pakistan usd 172 . 5 million loan ( credit suisse acted as a mandated lead arranger )\nbest lbo , best private equity\n\u2013 kkr asia usd 1 . 1 billion acquisition of goodpack ( credit suisse acted as financial advisor )\nit had been widely expected that credit suisse would be punished and the penalties would be harsh . but foreign financial concerns have been watching the credit suisse case closely in hopes that it would mark the first sign that japan ' s financial regulators were establishing clear - cut boundaries on business conduct .\njohn d . leonard , who follows credit suisse at salomon brothers in london , says mr . muhlemann faces many of the same issues at credit suisse that he tackled successfully at swiss re : ' ' greater focus , and profitability on the ground , rather than through increased volume . ' '\nin 2006 nasd fined credit suisse securities ( the new name given to csfb that year ) $ 225 , 000 for numerous violations of research analyst conflict of interest rules . in 2007 the financial services authority fined credit suisse \u00a31 . 75 million for failing to provide accurate and timely transaction reports .\nthe work involved shifting client money from credit suisse accounts to the smaller swiss private banks and in providing offshore credit cards whose activity could not be detected by the i . r . s . , the indictment said .\ncredit suisse group , which began as a commercial bank in 1856 , at a time when switzerland was first embracing the industrial revolution , is switzerland ' s largest bank and one of the ten largest financial services companies in the world . the group is organized into five business units : credit suisse volksbank , which provides consumer and business banking within switzerland ; credit suisse private banking , which is one of the largest private banking operations in the world ; credit suisse first boston , which handles the group ' s worldwide investment banking activities ; credit suisse asset management , which manages funds for institutional investors worldwide ; and winterthur , which was acquired in mid - 1997 and is a global insurance group and one of the largest insurers in europe . credit suisse has responded to the rapidly changing global financial markets of the 1990s by diversifying into new areas of finance and by enhancing its international operations .\nzurich : credit suisse said it is\nastonished\nto be drawn into a swiss competition probe investigating potential collusion to manipulate foreign exchange rates by various swiss and foreign banks .\ncredit suisse ag was not the subject of the preliminary investigation carried out by the competition commission into various banks ,\nthe swiss bank said in a statement .\nthe press release contains incorrect references to credit suisse ag and these allegations are both inappropriate and harmful to our reputation .\nearlier on monday , switzerland ' s competition said it is investigating ubs , credit suisse , zuercher kantonal bank , julius baer , jp morgan , citigroup , barclays and royal bank of scotland over forex trading . zurich - based credit suisse said it will cooperate fully with authorities .\ngerman prosecutors are investigating employees of credit suisse and its subsidiaries clariden leu and neue aargauer bank on suspicion of helping germans evade taxes , reported reuters .\na credit suisse spokesman said that the bank and financial services company maintained the highest standards in its activities and complied with all the rules and regulations .\nhow much do credit suisse employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\nthe platform ' s strength was highlighted this year when credit suisse was selected to act as one of two hedge providers for italian life company fideuram . assets under management protected by credit suisse on the insurer ' s new range of unit - linked policies incorporating the icppi technology stand at \u20ac350 million .\nmerger of the four independent credit suisse private banks , clariden , bank leu , bank hofmann , and banca di gestione patrimoniale to form clariden leu .\ncredit suisse becomes the first swiss bank to offer a discount brokerage service on the internet or by telephone , in the form of\nyoutrade\n.\nthe growth of other industries in switzerland and the continued expansion of the railroads provided ample opportunities for credit suisse to grow , however . the bank helped develop the swiss monetary system and , by the end of the franco - prussian war in 1871 , credit suisse was the largest bank in switzerland .\nbest islamic equity\numw oil & gas corporation 2 . 7 billion ringgit ipo ( credit suisse acted as the joint global coordinator and bookrunner )\nmiddle eastern deal of the year\nfor the aldar / sorouh usd 2 . 3 billion merger ( credit suisse served as adviser to aldar )\nduring world war ii credit suisse extended large amounts of credit to swiss authorities , who were owed more than sfr 1 . 7 billion by germany by the end of the war . despite the loss of almost half of the company ' s employees to war - related service , credit suisse emerged from the conflagration financially sound and poised to capitalize on the impending economic upturn .\nthis massaging will have to happen at the same time that mr . muhlemann leads a drive into areas like east asia , where credit suisse is underrepresented .\nfrom 1987 , the swiss banking school provides another excellent platform for international networking . credit suisse plays a vital role in the establishment of the school , which offers professional training for managers from banks and other financial institutions in switzerland and abroad . each year credit suisse sends up to 15 employees to the school .\nwith the outbreak of world war i , foreign investment stopped completely . as investors in hostile countries returned swiss securities , credit suisse played a crucial role in placing them on the swiss market . credit suisse also had to defend the interests of swiss investors abroad , a delicate matter during such a chaotic period .\na 2010 report commissioned by the swiss corporate accountability group berne declaration criticized credit suisse for its role in providing financing to companies involved in human rights abuses .\nsoftbank did not immediately return a request for comment . credit suisse recently dropped out of dish\u2019s financing for sprint , one person familiar with the matter said .\non 8 april 2010 the fsa imposed a financial penalty of \u00a31 . 75 million on credit suisse securities ( europe ) limited , credit suisse ( uk ) limited , credit suisse international and credit suisse ag in respect of breaches of fsa rules set out in chapter sup 17 of the fsa handbook which occurred between 5 november 2007 and 20 november 2008 ( ' the relevant period ' ) . in breach of sup 17 credit suisse failed to report to the fsa all 30 million transactions it executed on the london stock exchange during the relevant period , and inaccurately reported a further 10 million transactions across all of its asset classes . firms are required to submit accurate and complete transaction reports to enable the fsa to detect and investigate suspected market abuse : insider trading and market manipulation .\nbest bank capital bond\n\u2013 bank of china usd 6 . 5 billion additional tier 1 offshore preference shares ( credit suisse acted as joint bookrunner )\nglobal dcm deal of the year\nfor edf eur 6 . 25 billion - equivalent perpetual hybrid notes ( credit suisse served as joint active bookrunner )\n28 credit suisse funds were recognized for outstanding performance in switzerland , austria , france , germany , netherlands , europe and nordic at lipper fund awards 2017 .\ncredit suisse ' s biggest problem is russia . in a bold bid to capitalize on the reconstruction of russia after the fall of communism , credit suisse first boston became the dominant dealer in russian government bonds , accounting for 40 percent of the trading activity . it also became a big lender to russian companies and municipalities .\nprudential shares have dipped after the uk insurer confirmed that its boss , tidjane thiam , was quitting to take over at the top of banking group credit suisse .\nin announcing the agreement , credit suisse suggested that it had settled the case in the absence of direct evidence of how much money jozef sapir might have deposited .\nblixseth argues he was the victim of a predatory lending scheme by credit suisse and was given the loan without regard for whether the club could repay the money .\ncredit suisse is granted a license as a full - service bank , allowing it to take deposits and carry out all other types of banking in the usa .\nthe credit suisse communication center\nbocken\nopens . the center aims to provide an open forum for the exchange of ideas , and interaction in small groups .\ndirect net , the bank ' s internet banking platform is launched . credit suisse is the first swiss bank to offer this kind of service with lasting success .\nin 2010 credit suisse\u2019s offices in germany were searched by police and prosecutors as part of an investigation of the role the bank\u2019s employees may have played in helping clients evade taxes . the following year , four employees of credit suisse were indicted in u . s . federal court on charges of providing banking services designed to enable tax evasion . ( the case is pending . ) credit suisse later disclosed that it was being investigated by u . s . authorities for such activity . in september 2011 credit suisse agreed to pay german authorities 150 million euros to put an end to an investigation of whether it helped clients conceal assets . the investigation of those clients continued , and in july 2012 german authorities conducted a series of raids at the homes and offices of an unspecified number of wealthy credit suisse customers .\nthe bank added that the recent e - coli outbreak is impacting chipotle more than other outbreaks have impacted chains in the past . here ' s credit suisse :\ncredit suisse has been named best private bank by asianinvestor at its asset management awards 2018 , and it was the first time to participate in this award category .\nbest indonesia deal\n\u2013 ct corporation usd 1 . 275 billion triple tranche syndicated loan ( credit suisse acted as joint mandated lead arranger & joint bookrunner )\nin early 1993 credit suisse outbid union bank of switzerland for the country ' s fifth largest bank , the troubled swiss volksbank , in a sfr 1 . 6 billion ( us $ 1 . 1 billion ) deal . over the next few years , credit suisse and swiss volksbank ' s network of domestic branches were reconciled .\nubs and credit suisse have in recent years turned their focus to wealth management and scaled back investment banking , which can be quite profitable but is also volatile and costly to operate . ubs started this process years ahead of credit suisse , which is midway through a three - year strategic program launched by chief executive tidjane thiam .\ncredit suisse was recognized by the financial times ' publications professional wealth management magazine ( pwm ) and the banker for having the\nbest private bank in russia in 2014\nas well as the\nbest private bank in the middle east in 2014\n. in russia , credit suisse was awarded for the second consecutive year .\nfor prudential queries about banks , building societies , credit unions , insurance firms .\ncancelled - the firm has cancelled its interim permission to undertake consumer credit business .\ninterim permission granted - the firm has interim permission to undertake consumer credit business .\nip provisionally issued - the firm has interim permission to undertake consumer credit business .\nlapsed - the firm no longer has interim permission to undertake consumer credit business .\ncredit suisse ag was not the subject of the preliminary investigation carried out by the competition commission into various banks ,\nthe swiss bank said in a statement .\none of the principles in credit suisse ' s code of conduct is we do not assist clients in activities intended to breach tax obligations ,\nhe added .\ncredit suisse fully integrates its subsidiary clariden leu , while the private banking and asset management divisions are merged into a new , single private banking & wealth management division .\ncredit suisse , morgan stanley and alibaba declined to comment . \u201cas a matter of policy we don\u2019t comment on rumor and speculation , \u201d alibaba spokesman john spelich said .\nlondon \u2014 credit suisse ' s 40 % bonus cut for senior executives is unlikely to save the bank from a confrontation with shareholders at a general meeting on friday .\nthe bonus cuts saw credit suisse ceo tidjane thiam ' s 2016 compensation reduced by chf4 . 67 million to a total of chf10 . 24 million . thiam has led credit suisse into a period of deep restructuring in an attempt to rethink the business model in an environment of low interest rates , low economic growth and increased regulation .\nbest indonesia deal \u2013 ct corp usd 1 . 275 billion triple - tranche syndicated loan ( credit suisse acted as joint mandated lead arranger & joint bookrunner )\nbest syndicated loan\n\u2013 ct corp usd 1 . 275 billion triple - tranche syndicated loan ( credit suisse acted as joint mandated lead arranger & joint bookrunner )\ncredit suisse has received an unprecedented seven major awards in the asian private banker awards for distinction 2015 . asian private banker lauds credit suisse for having emerged as\nthe big winner in 2015 with seven awards , out of 33 categories , including best private bank - asia . this was most impressive in a year marked by intense volatility and dampened sentiment , particularly in the latter half\n. to date , credit suisse has received a total of 23 awards of distinction from asian private banker since 2011 .\nwhile the indictment did not name the bank in question , people briefed on the matter identified it as credit suisse , and a spokesman for the bank acknowledged its involvement .\nthe board of directors is responsible for the overall strategic direction , supervision and control of credit suisse and regularly assesses its competitive position and approves it strategic and financial plans .\nas credit suisse helps preserve goodwood motor circuit ' s historic race control building , a racing historian takes us on a journey through the building ' s history . . .\nthat same month , credit suisse ' s woes on the tax evasion issue escalated as a lengthy report by a senate investigative committee provided extensive details of ways in which the bank allegedly helped wealthy u . s . customers evade taxes . at a hearing on the report , credit suisse executives faced intensive grilling from both republican and democratic senators .\ncredit suisse also advised , and helped finance , alibaba on a $ 2 . 5 billion deal to delist and take private its urltoken business - to - business unit .\na\nshredding party\nby former employees of credit suisse bank in tokyo has led japanese financial regulators to mete out one of the stiffest punishments imposed on a foreign financial institution yesterday by revoking the licence of its derivatives arm , credit suisse financial products . the financial supervisory agency also suspended the tokyo operations of four other cs group units .\nbest financial bond\n\u2013 bank of china usd 6 . 5 billion 6 . 75 % additional tier one perpetual preferred shares ( credit suisse acted as joint bookrunner )\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 .\n\u201ctoday\u2019s plea by credit suisse is a significant step in our global enforcement against those who would avoid their tax obligations by hiding their assets in foreign bank accounts , and those financial institutions , bankers , and other professionals who facilitate this conduct , \u201d said assistant attorney general keneally for the tax division . \u201ccredit suisse has also changed its business operations to ensure that u . s . taxpayers will no longer be able to hide their assets at credit suisse , and provided the government with valuable information that will further our investigations . \u201d\nrecently , credit suisse found a record of a depositor named j . sapir , which seemed to confirm that miss sapir ' s father had held an account at the bank .\nnot only did credit suisse employees strip the wire transfers , but they also advised the iranian banks on how to format their transfers to avoid detection , according to the official . as a result , investigators say , iranian banks like bank saderat and bank melli were able to use credit suisse to send more than a billion dollars through new york banks .\nto achieve greater focus , mr . muhlemann will have to shed credit suisse of nonbanking assets , like its controlling stake in the swiss power utility , elektrowatt a . g .\n' ' all they are doing now is moving money from one pocket to another , ' ' said derek chambers , a banking analyst at hsbc , referring to credit suisse .\ncredit suisse enters the data processing age in 1948 with the introduction of the first punch card machine \u2013 the first step taken by the bank on the road to office automation .\nin january 2017 credit suisse agreed to pay $ 5 . 28 billion to settle a justice department case involving its sale of toxic mortgage - backed securities during the financial crisis .\ncredit suisse was named\noffshore private bank best performer\nin hurun ' s best of the best awards based on results from the hurun report chinese luxury consumer survey 2018 .\ncredit suisse has once again received numerous regional and country awards as the best private bank . the accolades are based on the results of euromoney ' s private banking survey 2015 .\ncredit suisse has once again received numerous regional and country awards as the best private bank . the accolades are based on the results of euromoney ' s private banking survey 2014 .\ncredit suisse is a great place to work . it promotes an inclusive and diverse working environment . working mothers are supported through work / life balance initiatives . benefits are great .\nthe board of governors of the federal reserve system is also announcing today that it has reached a resolution with credit suisse , by which credit suisse has agreed to a cease and desist order , certain remedial steps to ensure its compliance with u . s . law in its ongoing operations , and a civil monetary penalty of $ 100 million . additionally , the new york state department of financial services is announcing a similar resolution by which credit suisse has agreed to a cease and desist order and a monetary penalty of $ 715 million .\ncredit suisse bought winterthur in 1997 , hoping that a steady stream of insurance profit would help offset the volatility of results from investment banking . but winterthur has instead been draining money from the rest of the credit suisse group , raising questions about the group ' s strategy of trying to provide all kinds of financial services under one roof , known as bancassurance .\ncredit suisse , the big swiss bank , on wednesday came under heightened scrutiny of authorities in the united states and germany over its sale of private banking services that enable tax evasion .\nan official settlement , which will allow credit suisse to avoid prosecution , is expected to be announced on wednesday , but late tuesday , the bank issued a statement confirming the fine .\nthat credit suisse had agreed to pay a $ 90 million penalty and admit wrongdoing to settle allegations that it misrepresented how it determined a key performance metric of its wealth management business .\nin may 2014 the justice department announced that credit suisse would plead guilty to one criminal count of conspiring to aid tax evasion and would pay penalties of $ 2 . 6 billion .\nnow , a team of equity analysts at credit suisse , led by jason west , is predicting the firm ' s e - coli woes will continue to weigh on the stock .\nrobust systems , good exposure to technical accounting in a multi country set up , having worked across 2 countries , continents , i would endorse credit suisse for a long term career .\nthe stock market crash of 1987 hit csfb and first boston particularly hard . during the year that followed , csfb ' s problems included an estimated $ 15 million loss on a 1987 debt swap with italy . first boston , meanwhile , suffered large losses from bad bridge loans for mergers and acquisitions . in 1988 credit suisse and first boston restructured their troublesome marriage under a new company , cs first boston . two years later , credit suisse bailed out the still - troubled first boston by agreeing to pump $ 300 million in equity into the firm , increasing credit suisse ' s stake to 60 percent and making the swiss bank the first foreigner to own a wall street investment bank . relations between credit suisse and first boston managers remained strained during the early 1990s , as it was difficult to reconcile the more freewheeling style of first boston with the more conservative ( if aggressive for switzerland ) style of credit suisse .\naccording to the statement of facts filed with the plea agreement , credit suisse employed a variety of means to assist u . s . clients in concealing their undeclared accounts , including by :\nthen , in september , credit suisse acknowledged that it had lost at least $ 500 million through its activities in russia . most analysts say the total losses could easily be twice that .\nfinancial experts say mr . muhlemann , who first built a reputation in the 1980 ' s as director of mckinsey & company in switzerland , has a similar reorganization agenda at credit suisse .\ncredit suisse was awarded\nbest private bank taiwan ( foreign )\n,\nand best next generation offering\nat the 7th private banker international greater china awards held in hong kong .\nloan of the year and asia pacific loan \u2013 ct corp ' s usd 1 . 275 billion leveraged recap ( credit suisse acted as joint mandated lead arranger & joint bookrunner )\ncredit suisse ' s history dates back to 1856 ; nearly a century later , as world war ii raged in europe , the bank opened its first international branch , in new york city in 1942 . in 1978 , the bank began a partnership with the first boston corporation in the u . s . , acquiring a controlling stake in the firm 10 years later and renaming itself credit suisse first boston . in 2006 , the firm rebranded to create an\nintegrated bank ,\nand its investment bank dropped the first boston affiliation and became known as simply credit suisse .\nmiss sapir said that her father ' s financial records had been lost in the chaos of the war and that there was no death certificate . credit suisse persisted in its demands for documentation .\nthe group ' s investment bank , credit suisse first boston , will also post a loss for the quarter , and profit will be down in the private banking business , the company said .\nwhat started off as a swiss investment bank turned into a success story spanning over the next century and a half , with credit suisse gradually evolving into a leading global provider of financial services .\ncredit suisse responded to these headwinds with argentum , a specialised luxembourg - incorporated structured note issuance platform . clients can access argentum to repackage a wide array of sovereign , financial and corporate bonds with tailored derivatives payoffs . credit suisse provides the structured payoff for each transaction in return for the cashflow of the repackaged debt and the proceeds of the notes sold off the back of each transaction .\nbeyond structured notes , credit suisse made a splash this year by becoming the first issuer to transfer its operational risk exposures into the capital markets through an insurance - linked security ( ils ) .\ncredit suisse group and the justice department finalized a $ 5 . 3 billion agreement to settle a u . s . investigation into the bank\u2019s sales of toxic mortgage debt before the financial crisis .\ncredit suisse was named\nbest private bank in malaysia\nfor the ability of our wealth management strategy to deliver outperformance in areas such as net new assets , relationship management and digital services .\ncredit suisse was awarded\nbest bank for wealth management in asia\nand \u201cbest bank for wealth management in the middle east\u201d for the first time at the euromoney \u2013 2017 awards for excellence .\ncredit suisse has once again received numerous regional and country awards as the best private bank . the accolades are based on the results of euromoney ' s private banking and wealth management survey 2017 .\ncredit suisse ' s debt capital markets department ( dcm ) is celebrating its 25th anniversary as the leader of the chf bond new issue league table , both in the domestic and international segments .\nour most important asset is our employees \u2013 and we\u2019re deeply committed to their success . as a credit suisse employee , you\u2019ll benefit from our robust approach to training and development , which includes :\nthe company credit suisse has announced a rights issue whereby shareholders are entitled to purchase 2 new shares for every 11 shares held , at a subscription price of chf 10 . 80 per new share .\ncredit suisse issued a series of large notes off the back of this regulatory release , including a \u20ac235 million investment referencing french sovereign cdss with a payoff linked to the euro constant maturity swap rate .\ncorporate responsibility provides the foundation for all our activities . the slide show gives an overview of credit suisse\u2019s responsibilities in banking , towards society , the environment , towards employees and a number of stakeholders .\non 13 august 2008 the fsa imposed a penalty on credit suisse international and credit suisse securities ( europe ) limited 9 ( the\nuk operations of credit suisse\n) of \u00a35 . 6 million ( incorporating a stage 1 settlement discount ) in respect of a breach of principles 2 and 3 of the fsa ' s principles for business which occurred between 30 september 2007 and 19 february 2008 (\nthe relevant period\n) . in the relevant period , the uk operations of credit suisse breached principle 2 by failing to conduct their business with due skill , care and diligence and breached principle 3 by failing to take reasonable care to organise and control their affairs responsibly and effectively , with adequate risk management systems . these breaches relate to the pricing of certain asset - backed securities held by the structured credit group (\nthe scg\n) within the investment banking division of credit suisse . credit suisse announced on 19 february 2008 that it had identified evidence of mismarkings and pricing errors by a small number of traders in the scg , and that it was therefore repricing certain asset - backed positions . a significant proportion of the repricing was attributable to positions held by the uk operations of credit suisse . in breach of principle 3 , the uk operations of credit suisse failed to put adequate systems and controls in place to detect in a timely manner the mismarks and pricing errors that led to the repricing . they failed to recognise until mid - february 2008 that certain of the scg ' s asset - backed positions were substantially over - valued . in breach of principle 2 , the uk operations of credit suisse failed to use their controls over a highly complex business effectively . they failed adequately to supervise the complex business of the scg which required close supervision and did not translate identified concerns about the pricing of certain asset - backed positions within the scg into tangible or timely actions .\ncredit suisse group is one of the world ' s largest financial services providers . it offers clients expertise in the areas of private banking , investment banking , and asset management . in 2015 , credit suisse appointed tidjane thiam as its new ceo , replacing brady dougan . tidjane thiam had most recently served as prudential plc ceo . soon after joining the firm , thiam announced a strategic shift and introduced a three - year restructuring plan to scale back certain trading businesses and focus on credit suisse ' s wealth management business , its investment banking capabilities , and its presence in its home market of switzerland .\njapanese financial authorities imposed severe sanctions today on credit suisse group , closing a six - month investigation into the firm ' s sale of derivative securities intended to help japanese banks and companies hide huge losses .\ninvestigators found that credit suisse\u2019s employees violated both state and federal laws by falsifying outgoing dollar payment messages that involved iran . the bank\u2019s employees removed reference to iran or its banks , a practice called stripping .\nthat credit suisse securities would pay $ 84 . 3 million to the agency and the new york attorney general to resolve allegations that it violating securities laws by operating alternative trading systems known as dark pools ."]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "at metro ( brand )", "paragraphs": ["the top photo was taken at the intersection of brand and glenoaks boulevards in 1954 or 1955 . the bottom photo was taken at the same location on wednesday afternoon .\nat a ceremony in auckland the deputy mayor , penny hulse and auckland transport chairman dr lester levy launched the at metro brand which will be phased in over three years , starting with link services and the northern express .\nbrand new , is a division of underconsideration , displaying opinions , and focusing solely , on corporate and brand identity work . more\u2026\nthe top photo was taken in april 1955 at brand boulevard and mountain avenue \u2014 literally the end of the pacific electric line . bottom photo was taken yesterday .\nthe 92 bus turns to brand blvd . it\u2019s just making a wide turn .\nmetro provides video to our customers via our public - facing website , metro . net . metro currently uploads all videos to youtube and embeds them on our site . visit metro ' s youtube channel for a complete listing of our latest videos .\nthis option can be deactivated or modified , at any time , in your account preferences .\nthe delhi metro rail corporation ( dmrc ) has floated tenders for co - branding 18 metro stations on various lines to increase revenue .\nbrand sponge rubber weatherstrip and seals are easier to install and fit better than other products .\nthe auckland council body has produced the new logo , of a multi - coloured circle around the letters at , largely in - house at what it considers a modest cost of $ 15 , 000 .\nmetro provides photos to our customers via our public - facing website , metro . net . photos should be optimized for web in jpeg format .\nthe metro writing & style guide has been developed to encourage greater consistency in metro\u2019s written communications , for external and internal audiences . its goal is to provide a correct set of communication standards commensurate with metro\u2019s overall mission .\nit ' s amazing how you can bugger up two letters , at ,\nsaid a fourth .\nauckland transport has unveiled a new brand and colour scheme for most of the region ' s buses .\nwhen choosing between competing products and services , please consider our advertisers , who help support brand new .\n1 . 100 years of the metro ( purple ) : illustrations of the metro\u2019s heritage 2 . metro culture ( bright green ) : illustrations of cultural and / or artistic features of our network 3 . the metro in person ( light blue ) : key figures from the history of the metro , such as hector guimard . 4 . a city beneath a city ( orange ) : an unconventional history of paris told , from the point of view of the metro 5 . metro memories ( navy blue ) : illustrations of significant places 6 . special stations ( dark green ) : themed stations from the metro\u2019s one hundred year history .\nmetro equipment & rental - odessa is committed to your privacy . view privacy policy\nthe metro\u2019s cultural information boards include five themed series and one \u201cspecial edition\u201d . )\nirresistibles showcases the best quality of products available by placing enjoyment , originality and quality at the heart of every product .\nbut a half - page advertisement auckland transport placed in the herald last week had a colourless pohutukawa tucked away at the bottom right - hand corner , compared with pride of place given to the new logo at the left - hand top .\nwe worked with the global brand managers at thq inc . to design a brand guideline for their video game \u201cmetro last light\u201d . they provided us with some key art and packaging art which we used to design the entire guide . the guide includes font , color , logo and key - art usage guidelines . we also created sample applications and usage guidelines for out - of - home , in - store , kiosk and display signage .\nalthough the maxx brand has been around since 2001 , mr thomas said it had failed to achieve much public recognition .\nthe intersection hasn\u2019t changed dramatically in the past 58 years . at some point since then , development creeped into the mountains above .\ninventory from exmark and mi - t - m corporation metro equipment & rental , inc .\n\u201cmost metropolitan cities have a single brand network that is easy to recognise and enables clear , consistent communication with customers .\nnobody has ever understood it , and it doesn ' t say anything about transport ,\nhe said of the brand .\nin the first of a series of spotlights on metro\u2019s european team , simon [ . . . ]\nthe single brand identity will be differentiated by colour for different types of services and will gradually be applied to buses , trains and ferries .\nbrand sponge is also the best looking weatherstrip available anywhere with a high gloss , smooth black skin that gives a refined concours appearance . in addition ,\n\u2018we lead the charge of the cord revival , channeling our unified passion and enthusiasm into a brand and culture dedicated to corduroy , \u2019 they say .\nrilu e bikes - electric bicycles . july winter special $ 100 off all bikes with mention of this add . brand new electric bicycles are now available from the standout cycles store at 195 henley beach road mile end . 7 models available free metro delivery or take one on the spot bike styles include womens mens commuting folding pedal assist throttle - no peddling involved folding off road bikes prices\u2014\u2014 before discount dart 1 v $ 1250 rilu e glid\nthe dmrc has already completed the process of co - branding in the case of 15 stations , where ito became jk tyre ito , mg road became syska mg road , and noida sector 18 became wave noida sector 18 . the process is underway at green park and noida sector 15 metro stations .\nhi i have the following bike for sale . brand : shogun model : metro se gears : 21 speed size : 44 cm surface rust on the handle bars , brake pads are a bit squeaky . would suit someone between 5 - 5 . 6ft tall if interested please txt me on\ncan you spot the similarities and differences ? here\u2019s one : the 92 bus doesn\u2019t appear to make the turn onto brand boulevard in the same place as the streetcar .\nwith the addition of this line , delhi metro is surpassing the mass - transit networks of seoul , tokyo , and moscow .\nan existing logo bearing his agency ' s name next to a pohutukawa emblem generic to all auckland council - controlled organisations would , however , remain as a\ngovernance\nbrand .\nthe metro has tweaked its policy on semi - naming rights by offering the option for under - construction stations as well . the new tender will bring alterations in the names of dwarka sectors 14 and 12 , golf course , rajendra nagar , and bhikaji cama place metro stations .\nray ban is one of the most well - known and iconic brand of both eyeglasses and sunglasses . ray bans have been worn by movie stars and politicians as well as fashion designers and rock stars . since ray bans arrival on the scene almost every generation has been impacted by their style and flare . you would be hard pressed to find another brand of eyewear which has made such an impact in popular culture for almost 80 years . they were founded in 1937 by bausch and lomb and in 1999 the brand was sold to the italian luxottica group . they are most often known for their classic aviator and wayfarer style glasses . these styles have remained ever popular and timeless , making ray ban a tried and trusted brand of eye wear .\nbrand sponge rubber provides extraordinary resistance to hardening and decay caused by exposure to ozone and uv light . all metro products are fabricated from the highest grades of virgin rubber using state - of - the - art , computerized mold - making techniques . these are just a few of the reasons why we can offer an exclusive ,\nnot only has prada and marc jacobs featured it in recent collections but the world\u2019s first premium cord brand is opening six flagship stores in various fashion capitals around the globe \u2013 including london .\nfor over 80 years , metro has been the world ' s leading manufacturer of storage and transport equipment in healthcare , foodservice and commercial markets .\ndaryaganj , jama masjid , st . stephen\u2019s church and begum samru\u2019s palace will all be accessible through the metro , thanks to the heritage line !\nhere at metro eye care in downtown toronto we offer a wide selection of ray ban optical frames to suit all your needs as well as an extensive collection of the tried and true ray ban sunglasses . whether it\u2019s the aviator , the wayfarer or the clubmaster ; if you\u2019re looking for it chances are we have it ( and if we don\u2019t we can happily bring it in for you at no extra charge . ) our toronto based optometrists offer eye examinations monday through saturday and you\u2019re sure to find a pair of glasses to suit all your needs during your visit .\nor those who have spent insane amounts of time at daryaganj\u2019s sunday book market or in the food gullies of chandni chowk , the charm of old delhi or shahjahanabad is all too familiar . the \u201cwalled city\u201d built by shah jahan in 1639 , around which the metropolis of new delhi grew , is now going to be served by delhi metro\u2019s new heritage line .\nquick links cad symbols configurator faq how to buy literature metro & environment online catalog rep locator rep locator - outside u . s service agencies - thermal cabinets\nthe dmrc has already partially completed the process of co - branding 15 stations by auctioning the naming rights to companies and public sector undertakings . the highest bidders for semi - naming rights get to prefix the name of their company or organisation with the metro station\u2019s name . this would be similar to the names of stations on gurugram\u2019s rapid metro line , like vodafone belvedere tower station . most stations that have been partially renamed or co - branded are in the neighbouring states , but now it will be done at more stations in delhi .\nthe ratp\u2019s assets include a number of historical artefacts and industrial machines , as well as works of art , architecture , photography and literature , all promoting the values of modernity and sharing that characterise the ratp brand .\nconcerning brand and mountain . look closely and in the middle of street you see a iron fence . even into the rtd when buses layed over there the operators used an underground restroom gained access via this gated entrance .\ngreat working condition merida brand 6 . 5 matts shimano gears any questions don ' t hesitate to ask . we are a licensed second - hand dealer pawnbroker . feel free to come down and check out this item and all the others we have on offer metro money 3 / 64 sugar road maroochydore , qld , 4558 * * * * 8288 we are open monday - friday 9am - 5pm\nsale price $ 399 rrp $ 549 ( use promo code gumtree10 ) 2 sizes ; large or xl free shipping to canberra metro lightweight alloy frame shimano 21 speed sis quick release throughout neco headset shimano crankset zoom suspension fork 29\nrims tektro disc brakes alloy handlebar & stem kenda tires full spec can be found at urltoken all bicycles must be purchased online and arrive within 5 working days to your residence or office . call or\n11610 jay street nw \u2022 minneapolis , mn 55448 ( 800 ) 878 - 2237 \u2022 fax : ( 877 ) 399 - 2562 \u00a9 2016 metro moulded parts inc . privacy policy\nalways caught between multiple worlds of her own creation , amulya believes in the transformative power of literary & performative arts . if not caught worrying over what her next read is going to be , she can be found amid bengaluru traffic shouting at fellow commuters .\nsale price $ 399 rrp $ 549 ( use promo code gumtree10 ) sizes : lar 19\n, xl 21\nfree shipping to adelaide metro lightweight alloy frame shimano 21 speed sis neco headset shimano crankset tektro disc brakes zoom suspension fork 29\nrims alloy handlebar & stem kenda tires quick release throughout full spec can be found at urltoken all bicycles must be purchased online and arrive within 5 working days to your residence or office . c\n99 % new ! please note that this is ebike not road bike . we can have the delivery for melbourne metro area , please contact us at for more information . thanks this stylish electric paddle assistance scooter will provide easy life style with zero petrol consumption . designed for easier mounting and dismounting , this bike allows the rider to simply step through and onto the bike with minimal discomfort and inconvenience . usage modes : it can be used as normal bike without power ass\nsale price $ 399 rrp $ 549 ( use promo code gumtree10 ) free shipping to adelaide metro sizes : lar 19\n( 48cm ) , xl 21\n( 53cm ) matt black and white with silver trim lightweight alloy frame shimano 21 speed sis neco headset shimano crankset tektro disc brakes zoom suspension fork 27 . 5\nrims alloy handlebar & stem kenda 2 . 10 tires quick release throughout full spec can be found at urltoken all bicycles must be purchased online and arrive w\nwonderful pictures ! ! \ud83d\ude42 i grew up very close to where those pictures were taken . i remember many times going to the library at brand and stocker and seeing the stairs to the underground station . i was not around when the red car was here\u2026but part of me really misses it . what i do remember though is the 92 bus going up there on some of their timetables and other times it would turn on that little street next to the church . such wonderful memories\u2026thank you for having these pictures , it is fun to see how it used to be\u2026 \ud83d\ude42\none said he had yet to work out if it said av , an or at , another thought it too similar to the national party ' s logo , and a third claimed that - depending on the light - he could read the words\ngay\nand\ncat\ninto it .\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 .\nsale price $ 399 rrp $ 549 ( use promo code gumtree10 ) sizes : lar 19\n( 48cm ) , xl 21\n( 53cm ) free shipping to canberra metro matt black and white with silver trim lightweight alloy frame shimano 21 speed sis alloy handlebar & stem shimano crankset tektro disc brakes neco headset zoom suspension fork 27 . 5\nrims quick release rims kenda 2 . 10 tires full spec can be found at urltoken size guide lar 19\n( 48cm ) - suitable for riders 5 ' 6\n( 167cm\ngiant rove model o x - road bike . almost brand new 2014 model size xs , features a strong , lightweight and reliable aluxx aluminium frame with liv / giant\u2019s women\u2019s - specific 3f design . ridden only 58km . 30 - speed deore shimano gears , lock - out front suspension fork , front and rear disc brakes . also includes a trip computer , rear safety light and bell . will sell with or without the brand new topeak mtx beam rack . rrp for the bike $ 1099 and beam rack $ 185 will sell all for $ 900 ono . pick up wentworth fa\nthe newly inaugurated ' heritage line ' of the delhi metro has made a major breakthrough into the old city of shahjahanabad . it has paved a convenient way for commuters and tourists to experience the walled city of delhi .\nour logo is a unique , registered trademark ; only the official logo with the \u00ae should be used . because the integrity of any logo depends on consistent usage , the metro logo guidelines detail the correct standards of use .\ncultural information boards in the metro are a way of making the general public aware of the historical and cultural value of unknown or little - known aspects of the transport network and its surroundings . these boards take two forms :\ni\u2019m pretty sure i was close to the original photographer\u2019s location , the only differences is i had a fixed 35mm lens on a dx digital camera and original photog probably had a 50mm lens on a film ( fx digital equivalent ) camera . at 52mm on my dx nikon , i would have been closer and the perspectives more similar .\nfree shipping to canberra metro sale price $ 355 ( rrp $ 449 ) when using promo code gumtree10 why buy secondhand when you can buy brand new with warranty ? 3 sizes ; med 19\n, large 21\n& xl 23\n1 year parts and 5 year frame warranty . feel free to give me a call on or email key features hubs : quando alloy ( flip flop rear ) rims : double wall alloy deep dish rims ( 700c ) tyres : kenda 700x25c brake levers : full alloy brake calipers : radiustm alloy dual pivot cali\nbut a largely unpublicised\nsoft launch\nof the new operational logo has drawn mixed reviews from transport bloggers and hostility from auckland council member cathy casey , who sees it as unnecessary and a sign of defiance .\nwe don ' t need it ,\nshe told the herald after raising concern at the council ' s transport committee .\nsale price $ 355 rrp $ 449 ( use promo code gumtree10 ) 3 sizes ; med 19\n, large 21\n& xl 23\nfree shipping to sydney metro why buy 2nd hand when you can buy brand new with warranty ? 1 year parts and 5 year frame warranty . feel free to give me a call on or email key features hubs : quando alloy ( flip flop rear ) rims : double wall alloy deep dish rims ( 700c ) tyres : kenda 700x25c brake calipers : radiustm alloy dual pivot caliper brakes ( black ) brake levers : ful\n3 sizes ; med 19\n, large 21\n& xl 23\nsale price $ 355 rrp $ 449 ( use promo code gumtree10 ) free shipping to brisbane metro why buy secondhand when you can buy brand new with warranty ? 1 year parts and 5 year frame warranty . key features : stem : threadless alloy stem hubs : quando alloy ( flip flop rear ) rims : double wall alloy deep dish rims ( 700c ) tyres : kenda 700x25c brake levers : full alloy brake calipers : radiustm alloy dual pivot caliper brakes ( black ) pedals : wellgo alloy pedals\nthe all new\nenduro\nfrom overide products is now available in limited stock . with a one year warranty . in matt black , brand new in the box , with free delivery within perth metro area . full specs for off road use only . this bike is powered by the new 750 watt mid - drive motor from bafang , it will take you to a distance of up to 70 km ' s using pedal assist , with a top speed of about 42kph . panasonic lithium ion battery 48v 16 a / h with usb port and key lock for security and easy removal . o\nthe delhi metro and intach have installed 48 3d panels in delhi gate station , which showcases the transformation of old delhi over the years . the kashmere gate station ' s art installations include a huge detailed map of shahjahanabad , outlining the immediate developments after the 1857 revolt .\ndelhi metro authorities hope that the new line will reduce congestion in stations like rajiv chowk , known for its footfall of 5 lakh passengers per day . they expect a rise in kashmere gate since it will serve the new line in addition to the yellow and red lines .\ndelhi metro authorities hope that the new line will also reduce congestion in stations like rajiv chowk , known for its footfall of 5 lakh per day ; they expect a rise in kashmere gate , since it will serve the new line in addition to the yellow and red lines .\ndelhi metro and intach have installed 48 3d panels in delhi gate station , which showcases the transformation of the old delhi over the years , reports indian express . the kashmere gate station\u2019s art installations include a huge detailed map of shahjahanabad , outlining the immediate developments after the 1857 revolt .\nlance wyman has adapted his 1968 logo for mexico\u2019s subway , metro ( shown on left ) , to the centro de transferencia canina ( \u201ccanine transference center\u201d ) , an organization that rescues abandoned and lost dogs in the subway stations . so good ! ( both the organization and the logo . )\nsituated in 5 . 343 km\u00b2 with a population of 14 . 65 million , istanbul offers railway system operation to nearly 2 million people everyday . with the vision of \u201cmetro everywhere\u201d for the year of 2023 , investment on railway system is boosting in istanbul so as to have a faster , more comfortable and safe transportation .\nlance wyman has adapted his 1968 logo for mexico ' s subway , metro ( shown on left ) , to the centro de transferencia canina ( \\\ncanine transference center \\\n) , an organization that rescues abandoned and lost dogs in the subway stations . so good ! ( both the organization and the logo . )\nsince 1992 , ratp has embarked upon a vast process of restoring its historic rolling stock . when a series of rolling stock is discontinued , one example is taken away to be preserved for future generations . a number of vehicles and objects from this collection are exhibited permanently in the reception hall of the maison de la ratp ( ratp\u2019s headquarters near gare de lyon ) . the others are preserved and stored , with a view to being exhibited at the new mus\u00e9e national des transports urbains .\nboth style and culture have played a huge role in the formation and success of the ray ban brand but their success has also been fueled by their constant dedication to technological advances . they continue to strive towards developing the safest and most cutting edge type of lenses and frames for everyone regardless of lifestyle can enjoy . the strength , flexibility and iconic nature of these frames will likely continue to dominate the eyewear market around the world for years to come .\nthe ratp\u2019s preservation programme allows the company to protect and develop its collection of historical artefacts and equipment . it has thus been able to build up a collection representative of parisian transport through the ages , including rolling stock and small equipment ( objects , uniforms , furniture , etc . ) as a historical reference point for ratp and its customers . these machines and artefacts are brought out on heritage days , displayed at exhibitions and shows , and used for audiovisual productions . any equipment or objects provided for use in audiovisual productions will be subject to a loan or rental agreement .\nfrom our innovative wire and polymer shelving lines including genuine super erecta , super adjustable ii , polymer shelving to c5 heated cabinets to the revolutionary starsys storage and transport system to a broad range of healthcare cart solutions including the lifeline emergency cart , flexline procedure carts and lionville series medication carts , metro puts space to work in labs , restaurants , hotels , hospitals , schools , retail areas , factories and beyond .\n3 sizes , med , lar & xl free shipping to sydney metro urltoken a perfect bicycle for the sydney commuter . if you looking for a reliable lightweight commuter , fitness or leisure bike , then you can\u2019t do better than the studds 100 , which comes in a road model ( 100fb ) or a hybrid model ( 100hy ) with thicker tires . there are cheaper bikes on the market , however , you\u2019ll notice that they all use non branded parts especially on the drive cha\nfree shipping adelaide metro sale price $ 369 ( use promo / coupon code on checkout : gumtreefb ) full spec : urltoken a perfect bicycle for the adelaide commuter . if you looking for a reliable lightweight commuter , fitness or leisure bike , then you can\u2019t do better than the studds 100 , which comes in a road model ( 100fb ) or a hybrid model ( 100hy ) with thicker tires . there are cheaper bikes on the market , however , you\u2019ll notice that they a\nsizes ; med , lar , xl sale price $ 355 rrp $ 499 when using promo code gumtree10 free shipping to adelaide metro full spec : urltoken 1 year parts and 5 year frame warranty . 3 sizes ; med 19\n, large 21\n& xl 23\nfeel free to give me a call on or email key features hubs : quando alloy ( flip flop rear ) tyres : kenda 700x25c rims : double wall alloy deep dish rims ( 700c ) brake levers : full alloy brake\navailable in 3 sizes : medium 19\n, large 21\n& xl 23\nfree shipping to metro areas full spec : urltoken a perfect bicycle for the brisbane commuter . if you looking for a reliable lightweight commuter , fitness or leisure bike , then you can\u2019t do better than the studds 100 , which comes in a road model ( 100fb ) or a hybrid model ( 100hy ) with thicker tires . there are cheaper bikes on the market , however , you\u2019ll notice that they all use non\nour transport facilities are places that are full of history , intrinsically linked to the life of the capital and its outskirts , but they are also places of daily experiences , the backdrop to a multitude of personal stories involving our passengers . the information boards provide a link between the overarching historical picture and the personal stories , as well as between the transport facility and the surrounding urban area , enriching passengers\u2019 travel experience . a feature of the metro since 1998 just in time for its centenary anniversary in 2000 ,\nthe 1960\u2019s are known for their social and cultural revolution . ray ban of course rode the waves of change . at the beginning of this decade they had 30 models in their collection , and by the end there were 50 . their catalog included new models geared towards women , men and children as well . by this point in time ray ban had truly become a cultural phenomenon and were now a world leader in eyewear . in 1965 the ray ban olympian i and ii were released and were most notably worn by peter fonda in the 1969 film easy rider . the olympian had a modestly curved metal bridge and rounded off rectangular lenses . in 1968 the ray ban balorama was released and worn by clint eastwood in the film dirty harry . bob dylan who was a cultural sensation in the 1960\u2019s was virtually always seen in his wayfarers , reinforcing their ever - present spot in popular culture .\nduring the 1980\u2019s and 1990\u2019s ray ban was still a top choice . both the wayfarer and the aviator were featured in top hollywood films which included risky business and the ever - popular top gun with tom cruise in 1986 . after the release of top gun , ray ban saw a surge in aviator sales once again . michael jackson was another cultural sensation in this era and he wore both aviators and wayfarers which only furthered their popularity . by 1990 the ray ban clubmaster fell into favour after it was worn by denzel washington . will smith and tommy lee jones both wore ray ban predators in the ever - popular men in black and johnny depp rocked a pair ray ban shooter\u2019s in the 1998 film fear and loathing in las vegas . it remained clear that ray ban frames dominated the big screen and were worn by many of hollywood\u2019s top performers , ensuring this brand would always remain a cultural sensation .\nthe 1970\u2019s brought a new wave of disco inspired culture . people in the 70\u2019s became increasingly intent on dressing in ways that were always impressive ; this included even wearing sunglasses indoors . the eyewear market at this point in time was becoming even more sophisticated than it had been and was divided into two distinct forms of eyewear ; sporty type glasses and more refined fashion accessories . the ray ban vegabond and the ray ban stateside were both released in this era and these frames were both plastic . the 1970\u2019s were also a time of further growth and innovation for ray ban . they began to manufacture mountaineering style glasses with both mirrored lenses and leather side shields . the purpose of this was to reduce glare as much as possible as well as keeping the eyes protected from high winds . it was during this time that they also began to offer prescription style lenses which furthered their market base and appeal . ray ban\u2019s were now accessible to everyone . they also came out with lenses that were able to change colour depending on the type of light the wearer was under . these ambermatic lenses proved to be highly useful when used during winter activities as they were able to sharpen the outlines of shapes all the while reducing bright light and the glare that goes with it .\non the go and no time to finish that story right now ? your news is the place for you to save content to read later from any device . register with us and content you save will appear here so you can access them to read later .\nwhether you\u2019re looking to buy or rent , urltoken has everything you need to find your dream home .\nan eu diplomat has been told she does not have to pay a $ 20 , 000 debt to a landlord .\nnew branding and colours for most of auckland ' s buses have been unveiled today .\nauckland transport marketing general manager mike loftus said buses would be repainted over a three - year period .\ncolours for some existing routes would remain , such as the link services , northern express and the airport buses , mr loftus said .\nhowever some of the long - standing colours and branding used by operators birkenhead transport and howick and eastern would be phased out .\nthe new paint jobs would happened only when buses were due for a re - paint .\nas older buses are retired , as new buses come into the fleet , they ' ll be painted with the new colours ,\nhe said .\nas buses that are kind of middle of the two of those come up for a repaint , as they do every two or three years , they ' ll be repainted in the new livery .\nauckland transport intends killing off\nweak and irrelevant sub - brands\nsuch as maxx and parkright in favour of a new logo across all its operations .\ncommunications and public affairs manager wally thomas said it would be added to trains , buses , ferries , parking buildings - but only when the time came to repaint them - and to new stationery orders .\nthat meant retiring existing brands such as maxx , for which a separate public transport website would be\nmigrated\nin coming months to auckland transport ' s home site .\nauckland transport had inherited a large number of\nweak and irrelevant sub - brands\nand these would be phased out over time .\nwhat we need is to maintain the link between ratepayers ' money and the ccos [ council - controlled organisations ] .\nit gives people the biggest fear , that they are out of control , they are empire - building - that they are building something for them and not for the people of auckland .\ndr casey said the council had been forced to rein in another of its organisations , waterfront auckland , after that body last year spent $ 25 , 000 creating a new blue and red logo minus the required pohutukawa .\nauckland transport ' s new logo has been criticised by contributors to the website urltoken as being hard to understand .\nbut others believed the symbolism and association they expected it to build with transport were more important than what the letters meant , and mr thomas likened it to the red circle and blue dividing line which symbolises the london underground .\nauckland mayor len brown indicated acceptance of the new logo , on the understanding it would\nsit alongside the pohutukawa , making it clear auckland transport is an auckland council - controlled company\n.\nthe one thing auckland doesn ' t need is a large number of different council logos confusing people ,\nhe said .\nthat ' s why we have acted to ensure the pohutukawa is the predominant logo across council .\nmr thomas said that although the pohutukawa logo would be used wherever possible , it did not\nsay anything about movement or transport in auckland\n.\nmother - of - three , kate , beamed as she cradled the sleeping 11 - week - old prince in her arms .\nauckland transport\u2019s general manager marketing and customer experience mike loftus says a single identity will give aucklanders and visitors a clearer understanding of what public transport is on offer , and how buses , trains and ferries serve different areas .\ncurrently in auckland there is no single identity , we have a variety of brands and looks . customers relate to buses by the operator name rather than the wider public transport network\u201d .\nauckland transport\u2019s group manager public transport mark lambert says having a single public transport network will ultimately build public confidence in the developing and improving pt system . \u201cknowing that all the services are integrated and part of the same system will help grow patronage\u201d .\nthe implementation of the livery is already underway and budgeted for the electric trains .\nretention of ocean blue for rapid network services ( northern express is already this colour ) .\nretention of red , green , orange and light blue for existing targeted services of the city link , inner link , outer link and airbus .\nthe rest of the bus fleet to be transitioned as part of new contracts and costs incurred through new contract rates .\nmr lambert says auckland\u2019s bus operators are aware of the changes and are working with auckland transport .\nthe auckland plan looks to double public transport trips from 70 million in 2012 to 140 million in 2022 . the auckland plan\u2019s priorities for auckland\u2019s transport system include \u201ca single system transport network approach that manages current congestion problems and accommodates future business population growth to encourage a shift toward public transport . \u201d\nsale price : $ 260 rrp : $ 429 this australian designed bicycle has been featured in vogue ( feb15 ) , yen ( aug15 ) , dolly ( may15 ) , renegade collective ( apr15 ) , women ' s running ( jun15 ) . we engineered a practical and stylish parisian styled vintage bicycle that gives riders an upright sitting position . the low step through frame bicycles gives both learners and experienced riders the ability to mount and dismount without tripping over higher top tubes found on other bikes . ( also ideal for ladies\neofy sale - rrp $ 1100 meet our beautiful street legal cumulus step through electric commuter bike . available in both matt black and blue it is the comfy cruiser . equipped with front suspension , disc brakes , rear rack , fenders , kenda tyres , 7 speed shimano rapid fire gears , and one big comfy seat it will make riding to the shops , work or friends a dream . as for the electrical components it incorporates a 250 watt brushless rear motor , 10 . 4ah lg lithium battery , pedal assist , throttle and a le\nspecialized venge pro 2013 , full carbon size l , 56cm equipped with top end and high end shimano 11 speed dura ace components . full carbon aero race bike . highly rated and sought after . size is large . with a 56cm should fit someone above 178cm onwards . sleek internal cabling . only a few years old . please refer to specialized ' s site for sizing . shimano dura ace 11 speed groupset . worth rrp $ 2000 slight lacquer scuff near headset . have never been in a crash . however , has a slight wear on\navailable size small medium and large colours silver / electric blue frame aluxx - grade aluminium fork advanced - grade composite , straight steerer shock n / a handlebar giant connect low rise , 31 . 8 stem giant connect , 31 . 8 , 8 degree seatpost giant composite , 27 . 2mm saddle contact comfort ( upright ) pedals giant sports shifters shimano deore front derailleur shimano deore rear derailleur shimano deore brakes shimano m315 hydraulic , 160mm brake levers shimano m315 hydraulic cassette shi\nscott road commuter / mountain bike 18 speed bike . size l / m .\nscott road commuter / mountain bike 18 speed bike . size l / m . lightweight chrome - moly frame chromed front forks shimano deore xt front and rear derailleurs shimano exage 500 lx crank set fc - m500 170mm mountain bike 26\nhigh quality alloy wheels ans stainless steel spokes shimano alloy canti - lever centre - pull brakes this bike is a high quality older style mountain bike and has been completed overhauled and serviced . new crank bearings have been fitted . quick release hubs quick rele\nget the basics on fares , hours of operation or prepaid passes from our pocket guides in nine additional languages .\nthe urltoken website is optimized for these browsers : chrome , firefox , and internet explorer 11 and above . please update your browser for a better experience .\nprovide captions in . srt format for publishing . for additional caption preparation details including sample files , visit youtube ' s website .\nto adhere to section 508 accessibility guidelines that bind all government agencies , all videos must contain captioning . this transcript or script despites dialog and action contained in the video for use by customers with disabilities using assistive technology ; and\nin your business , space is about so much more than storage . while it does [ . . . ]\ngrocers have long depended on gondola shelving to hold products and create displays . this type\nin the united states alone , 300 , 000 surgical site infections ( ssis ) occur [ . . . ]\nall images and digital files contained herein are copyrighted materials owned by and for the sole and exclusive benefit of intermetro industries incorporated . any use of intermetro industries ' copyrighted materials without the express written consent of intermetro industries constitutes infringement of intermetro industries ' copyrights and unfair competition .\nyou do not have any items in your cart . add items and they will appear here .\nwhy ? this will allow you to browse the flyer , deals and coupons offered in your area .\nthe following order information has been saved thanks to your previous order . they will be used to checkout your order much faster .\nthese ordering preferences were saved and will be used for your next online order .\nyou can modify this information in your account preferences under fast checkout or right before , when you review your order .\nfor a better browsing experience , this site has been optimized for chrome on your device .\nirresistibles life smart makes healthy eating easier for our customers by offering tasty , affordable products that meet several criteria required for a good diet , with lower amounts of salt , sugar , fat , etc . and more healthy nutrients like vitamins and calcium .\nconscious of the most common food issues and allergies , we strive to make choosing and day - 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palacio and armin vit in bloomington , in .\nepdm sponge rubber delivers on its name ! it\u2019s up to 35 % softer than other brands while performing far better than competitive products and lasting years longer . due to its unmatched softness and pliability ,\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nsee all our business classifications and business categories list ( a - z ) .\nplease use this form for for genuine enquiries only . there is a limit of sending 20 emails per day . users misusing the system or found sending more than this maximum limit in a day is in violation of our terms and conditions and may subsequently be banned .\nyou are using an outdated browser . please upgrade your browser to improve your experience .\nthis site is intended only for use by residents of canada . copyright \u00a9 christie ' s office plus head office . all rights reserved . all trademarks , product names , company names and logos cited herein are the property of their respective owners .\nit might be associated with history teachers and small children , but anyone who owns a pair of cord dungarees will testify to the fact that it is a most versatile fabric .\nunfairly maligned , it\u2019s time corduroy took its rightful place next to denim in the fashion world .\nand 2017 might well be the year that it finally gets the recognition it deserves .\nthe cords & co was founded in stockholm last year and only seels corduroy .\n\u2018we share with the world a fabric loaded with memories , ribbed with ridges , textures and lustrous feelings that reflect the ups and downs of life .\n\u2018we pay tribute to its long but little - known history by creating our own . what began as royal cloth then became a worker\u2019s wardrobe staple , the cords & co will spark the corduroy revolution . \u2019\ncurved panels , measuring 62 x 100 cm , dedicated to the intangible aspects of our spaces , such as station names and the strengths of the local area .\nthe historical archives cover the period from 1855 to the 1990s . they include postcards on transport and rolling stock , a collection of transport tickets and passes , and maps charting changes in the transport networks since 1900 . . . the archive includes items from ratp , as well as from the transport companies that preceded it ( cgo , cmp , stcrp , tram companies , compagnie du nord - sud ) . these archives have been kept because of their lasting administrative interest , or their historical and / or scientific value . the centre d\u2019archives et de documentation is open to the public by appointment only . maison de la ratp 54 quai de la rap\u00e9e or 189 rue de bercy , 75012 paris . located level - 1 email : archives - historiques @ urltoken tel . + 33 1 58 78 21 06\nthe heritage line connects the kashmere gate and the central secretariat stations , and runs for a distance of 9 . 3 km underground .\nit will jointly be inaugurated by delhi chief minister arvind kejriwal and union urban development minister m venkaiah naidu on the morning of may 27 , and will be open to public by noon , reports hindustan times .\nthe heritage line connects the kashmere gate and the central secretariat stations , and runs for a distance of 9 . 3 km underground . the line will connect the centre of the city to the history of old delhi .\nthe line consists of seven stations : janpath , mandi house , ito , delhi gate , jama masjid , lal quila ( red fort ) and kashmere gate . among these , the first three stations have already been operational as part of the violet line , which forms 4 . 2 km of the 9 . 3 km route . technically speaking , the heritage line would be an extension of the violet line .\nthe 5 . 7 km stretch from delhi gate to kashmere gate is the actual heritage part that gives the line its name . the station walls of this stretch will be covered with artworks conceptualised by indian national trust for art and cultural heritage ( intach ) .\nlike this story ? or have something to share ? write to us : contact @ thebetterindia . com , or connect with us on facebook and twitter . new : click here to get positive news on whatsapp !\nhtml public\n- / / wapforum / / dtd xhtml mobile 1 . 2 / / en\nurltoken\nfollowing the legacy of heritage , the extension has given the palate of history and successfully engraves in a way that grabs the attention of all the commuters .\na key facility made available by the heritage line includes e - payment . the stations have special gates installed enabling entry via e - wallet services like paytym .\nmanoj tyagi , a senior citizen of meerut said ,\nyoung generation do not have time to read the history of delhi . through this , the young people will be inspired to read 200 - year - old history . ironically , even brilliants student of delhi is unaware of such rich heritage .\nphotos of the khooni darwaza and glass paintings inside the churches in the area are framed under painted metallic arch that signifying the ancient architecture .\nnow , places like daryaganj , jama masjid , st . stephen ' s church and begum samru ' s palace will be accessible because of the heritage line .\nusing private vehicle during the peak traffic hours takes an hour to reach kashmere gate from ito . with this line , it will be reduced to few minutes ,\nsaid dmrc spokesperson .\nin 1938 another new style of frame was released and it was known as the ray ban shooter . by this point ray ban\u2019s were becoming increasingly popular with the general public and not just those involved in aviation . they were becoming more popular with those who enjoyed outdoor activity and the most notable feature of this frame was the built in cigarette holder . this design was intended to free up the hands of the \u201cshooter\u201d so to speak . but the new and creative designs of ray ban didn\u2019t stop there . by 1939 its customer base was further expanded with the creation of the ray ban outdoorsman . its original name was the skeet glass and it was geared towards those who enjoyed hunting and fishing excursions . the design of these frames included several different and unique materials including calf leather .\nby the 1940s and throughout world war 2 american air force pilots continued to utilize ray ban sunglasses . further research and development had resulted in even more effective types of lenses with extra protective coatings on the top of the lenses and an uncoated portion on the bottom of the lens to ensure there was a clear view of the plane\u2019s instrument panel . as military style clothing became ever popular in fashion outlets throughout the war time years , so did ray ban\u2019s . they allowed every day people to mimic their military heroes with sleek and standout style . ray ban had truly secured its iconic style from military to popular culture ."]}
{"id": 56111, "summary": [{"text": "cary audio design is a company founded in may 1989 which originally designed and manufactured vacuum tube audio amplifiers .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "since the mid-1990s they have expanded into the home theater market , producing dvd players and surround sound processors in addition to their original vacuum tube designs .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the company is notable as one of the few u.s. manufacturers of vacuum tube amplifiers .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "many of their high-end \" classic series \" designs have received favorable reviews in audiophile publications , including the absolute sound , stereophile and soundstage ! .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "their cad280 se v12 stereo amplifier received a ces 2001 \" best of show \" designation from reviewer jim saxon .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "originally based in ( and named after ) cary , north carolina , cary audio design 's facilities are now located in the nearby town of apex . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "cary audio design", "paragraphs": [", of cary audio design , heard that i was listening to the jmlab micro utopia speakers , he offered to send me a pair of cary cad - 805c tube amplifiers .\nprefer to convert your old speakers into a part of your art by tivoli audio system ? use the standard 3 . 5 mm audio output and control your system via the tivoli audio app .\ngiven that , even an sacd player with multiple dac inputs , such as cary audio design ' s classic cd 303t sacd professional version ( $ 6500 ) , is likely to appeal only to those who already own substantial collections of sacds .\nhigh - quality audio meets new technology allowing this wireless speaker to connect as a stereo pair or into countless combinations with any art by tivoli audio devices .\nsearch below by product category for any old or new cary audio product manuals and downloads . please contact us if you have any questions or do not find what you are looking for .\nconx makes it possible to connect your other devices to the art by tivoli audio collection . the conx allows you to wirelessly transmit audio to any art by tivoli audio speaker from any receiver , turntable , or even tapedeck via the standard 3 . 5mm stereo input .\nthe front port allows for ample bass and room filling audio from its slim form factor .\nafter spending many years in research and development , cary audio brought out a line of digital home theater products to complement our music systems . sharing the same hallmark sound quality , whether used for surround sound or stereo music , these processors and amplifiers quickly garnered a reputation as the finest sounding home theater systems in the world . with the same fanatical insistence on achieving low noise and low distortion , selecting the best quality parts and the very latest in digital signal processing for both audio and video , sourced from the most respected suppliers , cary audio has succeeded in once again not only raising the bar , but setting a new standard for entertainment systems . taking digital design a step further , cary audio is now introducing a new generation of source components that allow streaming of music to and from a network , easy archiving and enjoying a large cd collection , and accessing the myriad of music available via internet radio .\nour output tubes are new production tubes and are installed in matched sets . because they are new production we are able to have them matched for us by our suppliers . as a result they will be all one brand . with regard to the many nos tubes utilized by us , we are buying them in large quantities from various suppliers and doing the matching here at cary audio . we are very familiar with the characteristics that are most important for tube life and optimum performance . rest assured that we have 100 % quality control ( qc ) on your new cary audio component . in addition , we have done 100 % qc on the included tube set with your new cary audio component .\nthe cary cad - 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called\ntrickle - down\ndesigns from high - end designers who have made their mark in the upper - price echelons . more and more , such designers are taking what they ' ve learned and applying it to less - expensive products in order to broaden their customer base . cary audio design , for example , of single - ended triode fame , has entered the ring with the slm - 100 pentode monoblocks .\nthe ultimate test for any audio component is how it sounds in your system . we offer an in - home trial period for up\u2026 urltoken\nnote : some other tube amplifier designs will oscillate or go into overload if they are used without a speaker or resistive load attached to the speaker output terminals . cary audio tube amplifiers are inherently stable designs and may be operated without a load on the output terminals for adjusting bias or while in burn in .\ncary audio was founded in 1989 with a firm commitment to producing the very highest quality two - channel vacuum tube equipment , and we continue to innovate and lead the industry in this market sector . our dedication to accurate and lifelike reproduction of music has led to many awards and rave reviews all over the world . our efforts are guided by the knowledge that we sell not just audio gear , but rather a means to enjoy music and video entertainment .\nplug the bias cable into the bias connection jack on the chassis and connect the ma meter . start by setting the bias potentiometer screw all the way counter - clockwise on your cary audio vacuum tube amplifier . this setting should yield a zero ma meter reading if the all of the output tubes are functioning properly .\nby our unswerving insistence on quality and performance , and by constantly listening to our consumers , cary audio stays at the leading edge of our fast - developing industry . as we have evolved from strictly two - channel purist music systems into cutting - edge digital home theater and streaming solutions , we have remained true to our dedication to produce the finest high performance products on the planet . whether you listen to a brand new digital to analog converter ( dac ) , streamer , or a tube preamplifier and amplifier that were developed 20 years ago , you\u2019ll experience the comfort of knowing that you have invested in cary audio , the very best !\nthe unique slim design allows the model sub to be displayed prominently on the floor , mounted on the wall via the included keyholes , or laid flat on the floor to arrange the best bass response for your system .\na set of hand - matched tubes is provided with your slp - 05 , as well as a matched pair that simply power a built - in headphone amplifier . all of this technology simply means that you will be listening to music that is lifelike in its richness and clarity , and full of the tiny details that raise the slp - 05 from simply good to world - class . cary audio\u2019s attention to detail in circuit design , parts quality , and a superb finish , makes this truly an investment in musical enjoyment and pride of ownership .\nthe original cary cad - 805 was named after its output tube : the 805 . the amp had a 6sl7 input tube ( which has remained constant through various design changes ) and an el34 driver tube . the 805 output tube was soon switched to a 211 . dick olsher reviewed that version in january 1994 ( vol . 17 no . 1 ) , and it inspired john atkinson to write his most famous cover line with respect to the cary and a solid - state krell :\nif either of these amplifiers is right . . . the other is wrong .\nworld tube audio mag . ph . stefan pickl kg tauerntalstrasse 5 9971 matrei \u00f6sterreich tel . : + 43 4875 6523 mobil : + 43 664 3561440 atu62158328\nduring production we assemble a new component , test it in the qc department with the tubes to be shipped with it , \u2018burn it in\u2019 on our burn in rack , test it again in the qc department and then pack it for shipment . all cary audio components have been burned in from 24 to as much as 72 hours prior to shipment and have been tested twice for performance against our rigorous test standards for each model . we do this so that you will have a great sound experience with our audio components .\ncary audio\u2019s finest preamplifier has been the recipient of many awards and glowing reviews . it consists of one enclosure housing the preamplifier itself , and a second separate power supply to keep noise out of the musical signal path and provide a more stable electrical foundation . like most cary audio products it is fully differential - balanced in construction to further reduce electronic noise , and uses no global feedback for faster response . the slp - 05 features three pairs of rca inputs plus a tape loop , as well as two pairs of xlr balanced inputs , and includes a cinema bypass mode so you can share sources between the music system and a home theater processor without worrying about degrading the signal path or having to readjust volume .\nthe model 10\u2122 am / fm clock radio is the smallest and best performing stereo system we\u2019ve produced in our 10 years of design and development . not since the introduction of the model one has a radio delivered such great reception and high fidelity sound .\nmy reaction to this experience was not to join in the single - ended triode frenzy , but to run in the opposite direction .\nthese cary guys are pretty clever . i wonder if they make any\nbalancing style technology and audio quality the model one digital is a radio for the modern era . it delivers a new spin on the original model one by offering dab / dab + , fm , wi - fi , and bluetooth\u00ae . it merges the simplistic elements and user - friendly features tivoli audio\u2019s classic line is known for , but with a tech refresh .\ni get a kick out of those who accuse cary of designing in or adding second - order harmonic distortion to a single - ended amplifier . we don ' t add it ; it comes right along with the design . now there ' s a way of eliminating it . all one has to do is listen to a cary cad - 805c and turn up the feedback control . the amp becomes a real champ on the test bench with the feedback turned up . but what you find is that you ' ve lost the richness , the foundation of the music , the width of the soundstage . now it sounds like you ' re listening to a push - pull amplifier .\ntivoli audio was created for one purpose - to bring beautifully designed , simple - to - use , high quality audio products to consumers at a fair price . the company was founded by tom devesto , a highly respected innovator in the audio industry whose decades - long career includes senior management positions at advent corporation , kloss video and the co - founding of cambridge soundworks . as ceo and head of r & d at his former company , tom was responsible for the development of some of the best selling and most innovative hifi and multimedia speaker products available .\nsimple , stylish , and compact , the cube mixes style and sound into a compact and high - quality package . heighten your home d\u00e9cor with gabriel\u00ae fabrics and tivoli audio wood veneers .\nsimple set up - use the cube right out of the box as a bluetooth\u00ae speaker or download the tivoli audio app and get the advanced experience of using the cube over your wireless network .\nfor many , many years the sli - 80 integrated amplifier has been the standard by which all other vacuum tube integrated amplifiers are judged\u2026period ! as cary audio\u2019s entry into the magic of vacuum tube music systems , it\u2019s nothing short of stunning . thousands of music lovers all over the world have heard ( and seen ) the virtues of this spectacular vacuum tube integrated amplifier . before we gloat about the sound of the sli - 80 , just look at it . it\u2019s audio jewelry . the open chassis showcasing the warm soft glow of the tubes only enhances its sonic beauty . it is a display piece for any setting , pure and simple .\nthe sound must be heard to be fully appreciated . as the world\u2019s premier vacuum tube audio company , cary audio designed the sli - 80 to have no peer . the design reproduces every musical nuance and detail in a lush , open and airy presentation while providing bass texture and impact that belies its rated power output . the depth of sound and transparency will cause you to snap your head in disbelief as you look to see the musicians performing in front of you . a pair of toggle switches select either triode mode producing 40 watts per channel of pure class a power , or ultralinear mode which doubles power to 80 watts per channel in class ab . if you\u2019re listening to more subtle music and want to hear all of the inner detail and richness , select triode mode for the most lifelike imaging and tonal accuracy . or , if you want to really let loose , switch to ultralinear mode and enjoy the extra power and dynamics . your choice !\nthat was almost 10 years ago , when few people ( including me ) were familiar with set amps . some of those audio writers who were saw sets as anachronisms . or threats\u2014to their own sanity , perhaps ?\nwrapped in a premium italian leather strap and carry handle , the beautifully compact andiamo uses easy high - speed bluetooth 3 . 0 pairing to transform audio files and streams from any smartphone into fabulous full - range music .\nconnect the provided bias cord into the bias connection jack . ( if you have the cary audio ma - 300 bias meter then skip to step 4 . ) it has a 1 / 4 inch mono \u2018phone plug\u2019 on one end and a pair of alligator clips on the other end . plug the phone plug into the jack on the chassis . the red alligator clip is for positive electrical connections , the black one is for negative electrical connections on the milliampere ( ma ) meter .\nother cary audio designs do not have an led next to an output tube to show bias levels . the same overall trouble shooting method will work for all of them though . ( as well as most brands of tube amplifiers . ) replace each output tube , one at a time , until you find the defective tube . when you have a zero reading with a ma meter and the bias potentiometer is set full counter clockwise you are ready to begin to set bias in the amplifier .\nsitting on its four conical feet of hefty metal , the 34 - lb cd 303t player is no less impressively built than the more expensive cd 306 , and though it lacks the 306 ' s copper chassis and copper - plated partitions , its interior is similarly laid out , in three sections . the rigid chassis holds a well - organized layout of circuit boards and mechanical parts . the central section contains the transport\u0097a sony assembly remanufactured by cary to include a new aluminum disc tray , among other parts\u0097as well as the digital input / output and control circuitry . the left section houses the power supply , the right the d / a and analog output circuitry . cary is based in north carolina ; wheras cary ' s amplifiers are made in america , the 303t is assembled in hong kong .\ndennis had was also the founder of the dentron radio company , the founding owner and designer of the ameritron amplifiers , and the amp supply company . dentron radio manufactured all sorts of amateur radio gear ; amplifiers , tuners , and for a very short time high frequency transceivers . amp supply company and dentron are no longer in business . ameritron is now owned by mfj enterprises . dentron , ameritron and amp supply company were all based originally in ohio . amp supply moved to cary , north carolina and soon morphed into the cary audio company . amp supply was eventually closed . interestingly , amp supply , dentron and ameritron amps can all be found on e - bay to this very day . amp supply products are not commonly found on e - bay , but dentron and ameritron are very common .\nthe operating class of the amplifier is determined by how much bias current is present . if there is a lot of bias voltage , only the tube which is driven by the positive going half wave of the signal at any moment is conducting . class b sounds distorted because the point where the signal \u2018crosses over\u2019 from positive to negative and begins to drive the other tube is not reproduced cleanly , and this creates crossover distortion in the circuit . as the bias voltage is made less negative , crossover distortion diminishes swiftly , and you are in class a / b2 ; a little less negative , and they both conduct more , and you have class a / b1 . if you go further , you get to the point where both tubes always conduct , making the amplifier work in class a , which has the least crossover distortion and best sound of any of these operating conditions . ( cary audio class a single ended output tube designs have \u20180\u2019 crossover distortion due to circuit design and their operating parameters ) .\nthe term bias refers to the amount of voltage held on the grids of the output power tubes . bias is associated with the \u201coperating class\u201d the power amplifier is working in , by design . there are three classes used in hi - fi : class a , class a / b1 and a / b2 . class a means that the output tubes are biased so that both tubes are always conducting . in class a / b , the bias is set so that on a signal peak , one of the tubes is off for some part of a signal wave form cycle . in class a / b1 , no grid current flows into the grid of the tube , and in class a / b2 some grid current is driven into the grid of the tubes . there are also class b designs where both tubes never conduct current at the same time , only alternately . we at cary audio do not make class b designs . they are frequently used in radio transmission designs , such as amplifiers used for amateur or \u2018ham\u2019 radio .\nas more audio enthusiasts migrate toward or begin to think about downloading and playing high - resolution audio files via music servers , players sporting multiple dac inputs will become more popular , and single - purpose players will disappear . buying a digital disc player with no dac input today , particularly an expensive one , is a poor investment and a fast path to obsolescence . once you ' ve lived with a music server , you ' re unlikely to want to return to fumbling with jewel cases ; and once you ' ve heard hi - rez digital , you won ' t want to go back to vinyl . just kidding .\nfound that the cad - 805c didn ' t intrude itself on the sound to the extent that all recordings sounded the same . the main thing was the pleasure i got from listening to the cad - 805c\u2014there ' s really no amp that i ' ve heard that ' s quite like it , unless it ' s the $ 40 , 000 / pair cary cad - 1610 .\nin addition to the usual player controls , from the front panel you can select digital inputs , disc layers ( cd or sacd ) , and your choice of solid - state or tubed buffer / output stage . a small cover plate provides easy access to the four 12au7 tubes ( ecc82s can also be used ) . while cary clearly encourages tube rolling , i used only the stock tubes for this review .\nthe design features a pair of 6sl7 tubes as the input , pre - driver , and phase - inverter stages , with the input stage buffered and direct - coupled to the phase - inverter . the amp uses svetlana kt99a ( 6550 ) output tubes in a push - pull configuration , and employs a custom - designed ultralinear output transformer . in the dark , the sight of the slm - 100 ' s row of output - tube filaments gleaming off of the chrome was stunning . ( a friend refers to them as\nthe apostles ' tongues of fire .\n)\npreamp . ( the cad - 805c needed an active preamp , i found . ) speaker cables were the aforementioned xlo ultra 6 . power cords all around were the silver - coated copper xtreme from audio magic , which retail for a relatively modest $ 69 each . yes , i did hear an improvement over the stock belden cords i had on hand : more detail , less grunge , cleaner sound .\nthe cd 303t is an unusually versatile , fully balanced sacd / cd / hdcd player - dac combo with multiple digital inputs and outputs . it can upsample cds to as high as 768khz , and even offers , at the push of a button , the choice between solid - state and tubed output . the cd 303t is the model below cary ' s cd 306 sacd professional and costs $ 1500 less . while i didn ' t review the 306 ( john atkinson did , in the\nsacds stubbornly survive , thanks to support from audiophile - oriented labels that continue to release new and reissued recordings on the format , even if the major labels have given up . according to the recording industry association of america , in 2009 the industry shipped just 200 , 000 sacd and dvd - audio discs . while i don ' t believe the riaa counts sales at the\naudiophile\nwebsites where most of these discs are probably sold , even if you double or triple this number , the total is still small .\nalso like the cd 306 , for sacd playback the cd 303t ' s clock runs at twice dsd speed , or 22 . 5792mhz . four burr - brown pcm 1792u 24 - bit chip sets run in parallel pairs to handle fully balanced , dual - differential digital - to - analog conversion for both dsd and pcm . cary ' s dsp - 300 upsampling filter also decodes hdcd - encoded discs , which can deliver 20 - bit performance from cd . in fact , keep your eye on the cd 303t ' s hdcd light and you ' ll probably be surprised by how many discs in your collection that\nqrp is the\nart\nof making contacts with low power transmissions - typically 5w or less output power . it can be challenging to make contacts with less than 5 watts of power when you are competing with other operators running 1000 watts . some qrp operators build their own inexpensive qrp transmitters in matchboxes and tuna cans or from readily available kits ( search for qrp kits on the internet ) . there are many clubs that design and build such kits and here in the triangle area of nc you can start learning about kit building and qrp ( low power operation ) by checking out the knightlites club at http : / / www . knightlites . org . qrp operation is especiallypopular with cw operators due to the ability to reach greater distances with cw - and don ' t forget that the technician license allows operating cw on some of the hf bands .\nslow scan tv is a method of sending still pictures over the amateur radio frequencies . it requires a pc and an amateur radio on each end . typically software is used to\nscan\na picture into digital format which is then stored on the pc . software can then send the file as a digital stream to the sound card which converts the data stream to tones which are then sent to audio input to an amateur radio transmitter . on the other end the amateur radio receiver sends the received tones to the input of the sound card which converts it back to a digital stream for the computer software to display as a picture on the screen . this is the same process as sending files between two computers using a modem and phone line . the sound card provides the modem function and the radio replaces the phone line . the fcc limits the bandwidth of this type transmission so it is not fast enough for moving pictures like you get on your home tv , its more like a slide show with pictures painted line by line down the screen in slow motion , but the limited speed means a narrow bandwidth which allows it to be used on hf where using just your pc , some free software , and your hf radio the signal can go around the world to display your picture , or qsl card , to a distant operator . in some areas sstv is also popular using vhf and uhf radios .\nclick at the top to join our news letter ! get information about the world of amateur radio and mfj enterprises .\nnew ! ameritron als - 606s / als - 606 solid state 600 watt amplifier covers 160 - 6 meters and automatically bandswitches by your transceiver . it\u0092s only 4 db below 1500 watts - - less than an s - unit - - nobody can hear the difference ! be heard ! work dx and ragchew with anyone . just turn on , select band on your transceiver and operate . no tubes , no warming up , no tuning , ever . desktop size 93 / 4wx7hx141 / 2d\u0094 , just 14 . 2 pounds . swr / thermal protected , extremely quiet , lighted peak reading cross - needle swr / wattmeter , front panel alc control , operate / standby switch , multimeter . select transceiver interface cable , urltoken als - 606s , $ 2275 includes lightweight , highly regulated switching power supply , 10 lbs . , 9wx6hx141 / 2d in . als - 606 , $ 2375 includes transformer power supply for 120 / 220 vac , 32 lbs . , 91 / 2wx6hx12d inches . als - 600s , $ 1975 . like als - 606s . less auto - band switch , 6 / 10m . ari - 500 , $ 119 . 95 auto - bandswitch box . mod - 10mb , $ 29 . 95 , adds 10 - meters . als - 600 , $ 2075 . like als - 600s but has transformer ac power supply .\n\u0095 illuminated cross - needle meter monitors voltage and current of 50 vdc line .\n\u0095 includes prewired cable to plug into als - 600 amplifier . purchase als - 600ps separately for $ 599 . 95 .\namplifier . the switching supply weighs 3 times less than the choke type power supply . the specially designed switching and filter circuit makes this power supply hash free .\nthe als - 600sps has a terminal strip where the ac voltage can be 120 or 240 50 / 60 hz . the power supply will safely operate from 90 - 130 vac in the 120 vac position and 185 - 260 in the 240 vac position .\nonly the ameritron al - 811h gives you four fully neutralized 811a transmitting tubes . you get absolute stability and superb performance on higher bands that can\u0092t be matched by un - neutralized tubes .\ncovers 160 - 15 meters including warc bands . can be user modified for12 and 10 meters .\n17 pounds , high silicone steel core transformer and computer grade filter capacitor gives 1700 volts high voltage at no load and 1500 volts at full load . multi - voltage operation : user selectable for 100 / 110 / 120 / 210 / 220 / 230 vac operation . shipped with transformer installed and wired for 120 vac for domestic model or 240 vac for export model .\nquiet pressurized ventilation keeps tubes safely cooled . qsk compatible : optional external electronic pin diode transmit / receive switch .\nthe arb - 704 will work with almost any transceiver without the need for a plug - and - play pre - wired cable .\nthe arb - 704 advanced interface is compatible with all common radios and amplifiers even though radios and amplifiers do not have standardized voltages , accessory plugs , or wiring . this interface is designed to work with any amplifier / radio combination .\nthe input is designed to be compatible with any transmitter or transceiver , and the output is compatible with ac control lines or dc positive or negative amplifier control lines having up to 200 volts peak open circuit voltage and 300 ma of operating current .\namplifiers can damage radios if the amplifier has too much relay control voltage , voltage spikes , or excessive current on the relay control line . such damage often appears as\nstuck\nor\nsticky\ntransmit relays in exciters or shorted transistors on transmit control lines . in most cases where the radio is damaged , the system transmits normally but the external amplifier stays locked in a\ntransmit\nmode . this prevents receive signals from coming through the amplifier with normal levels whenever the amplifier is in the\non\nor\noperate\nposition .\nthe arb - 704 has many electrical advantages over conventional relay buffer systems . the arb - 704 has no moving parts , switches almost instantaneously . it is noiseless , has very long life , and will not develop dirty contacts . it operates with negative , ac , or positive amplifier relay control lines .\nit works with any relay voltage ( ac , positive or negative ) up to 200 peak volts and any relay current up to 300 ma . the arb - 704 is fully compatible with conventional amplifier relay systems . it is especially suited for buffering vacuum relay qsk amplifiers , since the arb - 704 does not affect attack or release times in a deleterious manner .\nthe arb - 704 operates with transmitters or transceivers that pull amplifier control lines to ground , or output a wide range of positive or negative control voltages . the transmitter only switches currents under . 35 milliamperes and very low voltages when using the arb - 704 . measures a super compact 4 \u03cc\nx 1 \u03cd\nx 2 \u03cc\n.\n1 . one power connector cord and plug with red wire ( + 12 volts ) and black wire ( negative and ground ) .\n2 . three phono ( rca ) cord with connectors on each end . these cables are for relay , alc and amplifier control lines .\nameritron al - 811 linear amplifier gives you plenty power to bust thru qrm .\nyou get a quiet desktop linear thats so compact itll slide right into your station - - youll hardly know its there . . . until qrm sets in . conveniently plug it into your nearest 120 vac outlet - - no special wiring needed . three tough 811a transmitting tubes , extra heavy duty power supply , all hf band coverage , pressurized ventilation , tuned input , dual illuminated meters , adjustable alc & more .\nthe al - 811 gives you 600 watts pep output - - thats nearly 2 full s - units over your barefoot rig . that could mean the difference between hearing ,\nyoure q - 5 armchair copy\nand ,\nsorry cant copy you , too much qrm .\nnow you wont have to stand aside while the\nbig guns\nsteal your dx . youll be able to log some of those stations first . going from 600 watts to the full legal limit gives you less than one s - unit increase . but is that fraction of an s - unit worth the 3 or 4 times more money itll cost you ? al - 811 gives you a powerful punch at a price thats easy on your wallet .\nthe al - 811 covers all hf bands . theres no compromise on warc and most mars bands - - you get 100 % rated output . you can operate the al - 811 on all modes . get 600 watts output pep ssb and 500 watts output cw . you even get 400 watts on demanding continuous modes like rtty , sstv , fm and am .\nfirst theyre constructed with widely spaced elements that minimize the chance of touching and causing a short - - even if the plate gets hot enough to melt . second they use a directly heated thoriated tungsten filament cathode that prevents the electron emitting layer from instantly stripping off - - even if mistuning causes a sudden , sever current overload . the ameritron al - 811 is excellent for the newcomer because its tough enough to withstand momentary mistuning . and the tubes are so inexpensive that you can replace one for mere pocket change .\nthe heart of the al - 811 power supply is its heavy duty power transformer with high silicon steel core weighing a hefty 17 pounds . a full wave bridge using 52 . 5 ufd of total capacitance ( four 210 ufd , 470 volt capacitors ) produces 1500 volts under full load and 1700 volts no load . thats excellent high voltage regulation ! full height computer grade filter capacitors with screw terminals are used - - not short stubby . light duty soldered - in\nhigh technology\ncapacitors that cant dissipate the heat generated by high current .\nrectifier diodes are rated for a massive surge current of 200 amps . they wont blow even if you accidentally short the high voltage supply . wire wound , 7 watt , 50 k ohm equalizing resistors safely protect each filter capacitor - - not 2 watt , 100 k ohm carbon composition resistors that can open and cause your filter capacitors to explode or fail . the ameritron al - 811 power supply is built tough so you get peak performance year after year .\na pi - network tuned input provides a 50 ohm load for your rig . even fussy solid state rigs can deliver their full drive to al - 811 . low loss slug tuned coils - - tunable from the rear panel - - let you optimize performance . high quality low drift silver mica capacitors maintain proper tuning .\nthe low loss pi - network output tank of the al - 811 has been carefully designated for optimum q on each band and built with quality rf components . the result is peak performance over each band , wide impedance matching range and exceptionally smooth tuning with efficiencies close to 70 % . even a 3 : 1 swr load wont damage the tubes or tank components . a ball bearing vernier reduction drive makes plate tuning precise and easy .\na quiet blower pressurizes the cabinet with a large volume of air flow . it keeps the 811a tube temperature well below the tube manufacturers rating - - even with a key down carrier at 400 watts output - - without the overwhelming noise of oversized fans .\ntwo illuminated meters give you a clear picture of your al - 811 operating conditions so you can tell right away if something is wrong . the grid current meter continuously check for improper loading . the other meter switches between high voltage and plate current to warn of abnormal conditions .\ntoo high line voltage stresses components and causes them to wear out and fail . too low line voltage causes a\nsoft - tube\neffect - - low output and signal distortion . ameritrons exclusive adapt - a - volt power transformer has a special buck - boost winding that lets you compensate for stressful high line voltage and performance robbing low line voltage . this makes your components last longer and gives you peak performance - - regardless of your line voltage .\nfor lightning fast qsk operation , use the optional external qsk - 5 , electronic pin diode switch .\nan operate / standby switch lets you run barefoot , but you can instantly switch to full power if needed .\na transmit led tells you when your rig is keying your al - 811 .\na 12 vdc keying relay makes it compatible with solid state and tube rigs . built - in back - pulse canceling diode protects your rigs keying circuit .\nshielded rf compartment . one year limited warranty . ups shippable . shipped with transformer installed and wired for 120 vac . draws 8 amps at 120 vac .\nmade in the usa . at ameritron , we dont just ship amplifiers we build them to last !\nno tuning , no fuss , no worries - just turn on and operate . . . includes ac power supply , 600 watts output , continuous 1 . 5 - 22 mhz coverage , instant bandswitching , no warm up , no tubes to baby , fully swr protected , extremely quiet , very compact\nameritrons revolutionary als - 600 is amateur radios only linear amplifier that uses four rugged tmos rf power fets - gives unequaled no tune solid state performance .\nincludes ameritrons no tune fet amplifier and a 120 / 220 vac , 50 / 60 hz ac power supply for home operation .\ncontinuous coverage - 1 . 5 to 22 mhz ; 10 / 12 meters with easy - to - install optional kit , $ 29 . 95 plus s / h\nover power protection - if output forward power or reflected power exceeds safe level , output power is automatically reduced to prevent amplifier damage by controlling alc to exciter .\nextremely quiet - low speed , low volume fan is so quiet youll hardly know its there , unlike noisy blowers used in other amps .\nvery compact - 6 x 9 1 / 2 x 12 inch amplifier takes up less desktop space than your transceiver and weighs 12 1 / 2 pounds .\noperate / standby switch - lets you run\nbarefoot\n, but you can instantly switch to full power if you need it .\nfront panel alc control - exclusive ameritron feature - convenient front panel control lets you adjust your output power .\nseparate als - 600ps power supply ( included ) can be placed conveniently out of the way and plugged into your nearest 120 vac outlet - no special wiring needed . made in usa .\nenjoy 600 watts of no tune solid state power . call your favorite dealer for your best price , order als - 600 with power supply .\nmassive choke input filter greatly improves voltage regulations nd reduces peak ac line current .\nameritrons exclusive multi - voltage power transformer lets you compensate for stressful high line voltage and performance robbing low line voltage .\nstep start inrush protection stops damaging inrush currents and extends life of power supply components .\nvery compact 6\nx 9 \u00bd\nx 12\n- can be placed conveniently out - of - way .\nwired for 120 vac , supplies 50 vdc at 25 amps to als - 600 amplifier .\nalso use on 100 - 130 vac and 220 - 250 vac , 50 / 60 hz .\ndraws less than 12 amps at 100 vac and less than 6 amps at 230 vac .\nthe ameritron al - 82 linear amplifier is designed to give you years of trouble free service at the full legal output power limit .\nan 1800 watt continuous commercial rated hypersil transformer is standard with heavy duty rectifiers in a full wave bridge supply with computer capacitors . two bias settings allow either high efficiency rtty and cw operation at 1500 watts of output at nearly 70 % plate efficiency or low distortion 1500 watts pep , ssb or sstv output . silver plated tank components provide high efficiency operation above 20 meters . the pi - l tank circuit permits full impedance matching capability over the entire 160 meter band . the tuning capacitors and bandswitch have a 35 % safety factor to virtually eliminate tank circuit component failures , even under adverse operating conditions .\nthe cooling system keeps the components and tube safely below the manufacturers ratings , even while operating at 1500 watts output with a steady carrier . the filament supply has inrush current limiting to insure maximum tube life . shielding and by - passing help prevent tvi and rfi at the high power levels in the al - 82 .\nthe al - 82 has two illuminated meters . one is the grid current meter that provides a continuous reading of the 3 - 500zg grid current . this is an ameritron first . grid current indicates proper amplifier performance better than any other parameter . the other is a multi - meter that displays plate voltage , plate current , peak r . f . output power and drive power / alc detector voltage . some competing amplifiers using two 3 - 500zgs cant deliver as much power as the al - 82 . why ? because the lightweight power supplies they use dont deliver enough high voltage to permit use of the full capability of the two 3 - 500zgs . the al - 82 corrects this problem while still keeping the price at a reasonable level . the power supply in the al - 82 has a commercial service rated 32 pound tape wound hypersil transformer and heavy duty rectifiers in a full wave bridge circuit with computer grade capacitors . no load voltage is 3600 v ; full load voltage 3300v - - better than most competing dual 3 - 500zg amplifiers .\nexamine the features and component ratings of the al - 82 is a well engineered amplifier , built to give you years of power house service .\n: 1 . 8 , 3 . 5 , 7 , 14 , 21 mhz and warc bands . export / user modified models include 28mhz .\nadjustable pi - network , vswr 1 . 2 : 1 or less at resonance .\na 50 ohm broadband pi - network tuned input is used . even the fussiest solid state transmitter will deliver full power to your al - 80b . low loss slug tuned coils - - tunable from the rear panel - - let you optimize performance .\na carefully designed pi / pi - l output network using the optimum q for each band gives you exceptionally smooth tuning , extremely wide matching range , full band coverage and peak performance at all power levels . ball bearing venier reduction drives with logging scales on both the plate and load controls make tuning precise and easy . it also lets you rapidly retune to your favorite frequency .\nwhen you first turn on your amplifier , a massive inrush current flows . your house lights flicker as you hear a load\nthump\nfrom your amplifier . this terrible inrush current stresses all your power supply components to their limits . your cold tube filament suffers abusive thermal shock . eventually , this massive inrush current will damage your amplifier . the al - 80b special step - start inrush protection stop damaging inrush current . by starting your al - 80b through a 10 ohm current limiting resistor , then shorting the resistor with a relay , the al - 80b gives you a start up sequence thats easy on your tube and power supply components .\nexcessive line voltage stresses components and causes them to wear out . low line voltage causes a\nsoft - tube\neffect - - low output and signal distortion . ameritrons exclusive multi - voltage power transformer lets you optimize for different line voltage . select from 14 different primary voltages from 90 - 140 vac and 205 to 250 vac . the high voltage secondary can be wired to reduce plate voltage for efficient operation below 400 watts for use outside the usa .\nameritrons dual illuminated cross - needle meters give you four separate meters to monitor your operating conditions - - you can tell right away if something is wrong . grid current , plate current and forward pep output power are continuously monitored to tell you of improper loading and abnormal conditions . the fourth meter can be switched to monitor you 3 - 500 tube dc plate voltage , reflected pep power and the swr of your antenna , alc voltage to your rig and the grid current that starts alc action - - you get a clear operating picture of your al - 80b .\nfor lightning fast qsk operation use the optional ameritron electronic pin diode qsk switch . get the external qsk switch (\nan operate / standby switch lets you run barefoot , but you can instantly switch to full power if you need it . has transmit led ; 12 vdc , 200 ma accessory jack ; 12 vdc keying relay for solid state and tube rigs ; tough , nearly indestructible lexan front panel . shipped with transformer installed and wired for 120 vac . draws 12 amps at 120 vac .\nin the unlikely even that there are defects in materials or workmanship ameritron will fix it free for 2 years . the 3 - 500 tube is covered by the tube manufacturers warranty .\nal - 80b hf amp , 1kw , ( 1 ) 3 - 500z tubes , domestic 120vac $ 1 , 645 . 00 each\nal - 811h hf amp , 800w , ( 4 ) 811a tubes , us 120vac $ 1 , 049 . 00 each\nals - 500mr mobile amp , remote combo , 500w , 13 . 8vdc $ 979 . 00 each\nals - 606s amplifier , hf + 6m , 600w , solid state , w / switching ps $ 1 , 999 . 00 each\ntoday is the last day to shop our b - stock blowout ! get huge savings on like - new products on carydirect . quantities\u2026 urltoken\nthe following section describes the sli - 80 basic specifications . the specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation .\nin the fall , we introduced the new \u201cultimate upgrade\u201d for the slp - 05 , our top - of - the - line preamplifier . visit our b\u2026 urltoken\nthe ultimate upgrade is now available for the slp - 05 and consists of changes to the power supply as well as the line stage circuit . click here to learn more .\nthe following section describes the slp - 05 basic specifications . the specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation .\n6 . 25\u2033 h x 17\u2033 w x 12\u2033 d \u2013 preamplifier 4 . 5\u2033 h x 17\u2033 w x 12\u2033 d \u2013 power supply\nit is well known that using monoblock amplifiers , as opposed to both channels together as a stereo chassis , is the best way to get powerful and lifelike music . by using separate power supplies that can be much more massive , each amplifier can have more dynamic power and be quieter . keeping two separate amplifiers also makes any inter - channel crosstalk in the amplifiers impossible , so separation is better , meaning your soundstage and musical imaging will be larger and more well - defined . the simple act of separating the two channels provides a lot of distinct advantages , but also increases the investment because of needing to double up on power supplies and chassis parts .\nis this extra expense worth it ? one listen to the cad - 211fe will convince you that it most certainly is . with over 70 watts of class - a power , automatically transitioning as needed to over 150 watts in class - ab , this powerhouse will effortlessly drive nearly any speaker to realistic live performance levels . it includes a bias meter on the front panel to help you maintain your amplifier at its peak operating level , and offers both xlr balanced and rca single - ended inputs to match your system . fully differentially - balanced construction , zero global feedback , and huge reserves of current and power mean that your system will come alive with all types of music and movies .\nthe following section describes the cad - 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assisted products . problems like these are beyond legalzoom ' s control and are not covered by this guarantee .\naxiom is a top competitor of legalzoom . axiom is a private company that was founded in new york , new york in 2000 . axiom operates in the management consulting services industry . axiom has 408 more employees vs . legalzoom .\nthe rocket lawyer and legalzoom documents didn\u2019t always appear tailored to our jurisdiction , westchester county , n . y . the legalzoom lease advises conflicting parties to \u201cgo to the presiding judge of the county , \u201d an office that doesn\u2019t exist .\nglendale - based online legal referral provider legalzoom says it is legal in new jersey , despite a rec . . .\nlegalzoom blog titleist vokey sm5 wegdes large buttons . the bright display makes for sharp graphics and vivid colors . . surely\nlegalzoom , a leading source of trademark registration and related legal services , receives a best - in - . . .\nlegalzoom has employees and is the second highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 208 .\nwest palm beach , florida , october 13 , 2015 / prnewswire / - 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founder brian lee , as well as for the los angeles startup ecosystem , which has long held legalzoom up as one of its greatest successes . in both cases , it\u2019s a bit of a mixed bag .\nlegalzoom ' s revenue is the second highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 2 . 7m .\nlawyers aren\u2019t known for their speed . legalzoom technology can have a personalised , expert legal document in your inbox before you\u2019ve finished your coffee .\nthank you ! your question has been submitted . you should receive a response by email from a legalzoom customer support specialist within one business day .\nmeanwhile , washington ' s state attorney general investigated legalzoom and wrung a\nsettlement\nof sorts out of the firm last year : legalzoom paid $ 20 , 000 in costs , admitted nothing , changed nothing , but agreed not to break washington law in the future , whatever that means .\nlegalzoom eats the cost of the initial consultations , but suh views legaladvantage as critical to expanding the profitable online document business . legalzoom trains the lawyers in alien concepts like customer service and sticking to appointment times , so the service can get the high consumer - 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founder brian liu , and member of the site ' s board of directors , sees things differently , of course . he points out that his company has been in business for more than 12 years , with 93 percent of customers willing to recommend legalzoom ' s service to their friends and family , he says .\ni was just notified that legalzoom had sent me to a collection company for charges for service they provided . i file my own annual filing with the state of nj . i do not need legalzoom to charge me $ 299 annually for what ? repeated written efforts and phone calls have been made to discontinue service with legalzoom and now i get a letter that they ' re taking me to a collection agency . i will tell anyone that i know not to use legalzoom . they are an illegal and an unfit and unfair company to ever do business with . i guess that ' s why you people has a 1 and half star rating ! you got another sucker !\n[ without legalzoom ] i probably would have not felt comfortable , both from a time and money and effort standpoint , establishing as many brands as i did .\nglendale , calif . , kansas city , mo . and lenexa , kan . , april 4 , 2017 / prnewswire / - - legalzoom , the lea . . .\nhi rose , we ' re sorry about your experience and happy to resolve any ongoing & unwanted charges . please contact a manager directly via help @ legalzoom . com .\nafter several years of ipo drumbeat , glendale , ca - and austin , tx - based legalzoom has decided to shelve those plans and find liquidity in the private equity markets .\nwhen reached for comment on this story , legalzoom found brian lee deferred to the company ' s current ceo john suh , who did not respond to repeated requests for comment .\ni had never started a business before , so legalzoom was a perfect place to go . it let me take my vision for the company and make it a reality\ni am writing to complain about legalzoom and they ' re illegal practices . i formed an llc corporation back in january of 2015 . that was the only service that i used legalzoom for and i paid them to expedite my llc which they did . i do not use legalzoom for any other service . i sent it in writing and legalzoom continues to harass me saying that i owe them for charges , filing services annual fees . i don ' t know what this company does . i think they should be thrown in jail . it ' s a horrible company with illegal practices . i am a business owner i have never experienced such harassment and bullying . i am filing a case with consumer affairs against them .\nlegalzoom ceo john suh alluded to permira\u2019s ancestry experience in that same statement , saying , \u201c [ they have ] an unusual knack for helping industry leaders extend their market leadership .\ni had never started a business before , so legalzoom was a perfect place to go . it let me take my vision for the company and make it a reality .\nsince we ' re dedicating time and effort to your legal document preparation , our guarantee only covers satisfaction issues caused by legalzoom - not changes to your situation or your state of mind .\nhow much it costs to form a business through legalzoom depends on the type of business structure you choose and the package you select . keep in mind that each state has a separate filing fee , which is in addition to the legalzoom fees . pricing for the more comprehensive packages , what they include , and the state fees for each package type can be found here :\nlegalzoom , the us self - service brand , will today announce its first acquisition of a law firm in england , 11 months after its uk arm was approved as an alternative business structure .\nlegalzoom blog ping g30 driver it doesn ' t matter if it ' s not filtering enough of it . read those air purifier reviews with a keen eye . also avoid shoes with metal spikes\nhi carol , we really apologize about this experience . we want to research this further and try to help with a resolution . please contact a manager directly via help @ legalzoom . com .\nservices : legalzoom has a wide variety of documents and services , so most consumers will find the product they need from this service . they have legal documents for both business owners and individuals .\n, lee talked about the hard fought battle to get legalzoom of the ground , including strong arming his cofounder into finally quitting his 9 - to - 5 and cold calling famed attorney robert shapiro to pitch him on an endorsement . legalzoom may still make it public and shoedazzle may become a valuable part of an even more valuable justfab . but in either scenario , lee\u2019s victory lap will have to wait .\nin addition to certain guarantees provided by law , legalzoom guarantees your satisfaction with our services and support . because our company was created by experienced attorneys , we strive to be the best legal document service on the web . if you are not satisfied with our services , please contact us immediately and we will correct the situation , provide a refund or offer credit that can be used for future legalzoom orders .\ni signed up for legalzoom in 2013 and was reasonably happy with their registered agent service . as of july 8th , the rate suddenly went from 129 $ / month to 499 $ / month without any letters in the mail . trawling through my spam box found a message stating that they were automatically ' upgrading ' me without opting in . needless to say i ' m reversing the charges and dropping legalzoom .\nwhatever the plan , legalzoom needs to grow faster if it wants to excite wall street . legalzoom is generating approximately $ 200 million in revenue , according to our sources , which if accurate would represent a trailing two - year average annual growth rate of just 13 . 2 percent over the $ 156 . 1 million in 2011 revenue reported in its s - 1 . even if this rate were double , it would still be a far cry from the more than 100 percent annual growth rate of recent ecommerce ipo darling zulily . in other words , it\u2019s little surprise that legalzoom got a lukewarm reception from wall street .\nhi amy , we ' re so sorry to hear about this experience and when we make a mistake , we really want to fix it . please contact a manager directly via help @ legalzoom . com .\nlike so many other reviews i have read , i am being charged , almost 2 years later , for an annual registered agent fee , which i did not ask or sign for . we used legalzoom in july 2016 to prepare a deed for a property sale . we paid our fees for that transaction and now , almost two years later , they want 299 . 00 . i have had 12 email interactions with legalzoom since jan 2018 and numerous phone calls . i asked that account to be closed in jan through email after receiving harassing emails and phone calls . just this evening i was called from collection agency to ask what method i wanted to use to pay legalzoom . what a shady thing to do . i will never do business with them again . i want my account closed and my record cleared of owing legalzoom any monies .\nlegalzoom ' s general counsel , chas rampenthal , says the company trains employees who have contact with customers not to provide legal advice . his definition :\nif someone asks me a question and the answer depends on the person asking it , then legalzoom can ' t do it .\na computer that draws up wills , for example , will spit out the same will to everyone in that state who inputs the same information .\nquick comparison . cost to register for llc with legalzoom $ 175 and it takes 30 days . cost to register for llc with the state of oregon $ 100 and it takes 1 business day . i called customer service to complain , but since i did sign up for the 30 - day plan they would not offer a refund . i do understand that i signed for the 30 day plan , but i should have done more research before listening to my accountant and using legalzoom rather than my state . therefore i am trying to warn others that legalzoom could be overcharging for a service you can easily do yourself ( especially in this case ) .\ncounter to prior reports , this will not give the new investor majority ownership of legalzoom , but will make it the company\u2019s largest shareholder and give it the right to majority control of its board of directors . according to a source close to the transaction , who spoke on the condition of anonymity , the transaction valued legalzoom at approximately $ 425 million , meaning that permira will end up owning between 47 and 50 percent of the company .\nlegalzoom spent a decade making law firms\u2019 easiest and most lucrative work\u2013wills , uncontested divorces , and incorporations\u2013available to all via easy online forms . its new online consulting work goes even further to disrupt the $ 200 billion legal market .\nand permits for your new business . get the peace of mind you need when starting a business by letting legalzoom take care of the details while you focus on the parts of your business that matter to you the most .\nhi nancy , we truly apologize you didn ' t experience us at our best . we ' d like to learn more and try to make things right . please contact a manager directly via help @ legalzoom . com .\ncurrently , only a few documents are available to view and / or download from your legalzoom account . if they are available , you will find them under the completed orders tab in your legalzoom account . click on the document name or order number , and if the document is available , it will appear on the right side under download center . we are working to make more documents available for download in the near future , so check back again soon .\nlegalzoom was established in 2001 as way to use the internet to give more people access to legal help . the company lets customers create legal documents or have short consultations with lawyers . they offer services for both individuals and businesses .\nlawyers should offer \u2018unbundled\u2019 legal services to the public in order to improve access to the law \u2013 and also to compete with online document assembly services like rocket lawyer and legalzoom , the american bar association ( aba ) has said .\nsigned up with legalzoom to create an llc . . . the product was a lot more expensive than they advertised ( they end up throwing in a bunch of fees that they tell you about upfront ) and then they don ' t do all of the work . anyway , i continued with them for about 3 years and decided to fold my company and cancelled my account with legalzoom before my annual renewal and now i just received a collection notice from them .\n@ anon 3 . 20 at the heart of every successful business , are its people . the success of legalzoom ( and any business ) will be dictated by the talent of its people ( and the tech , of course ) !\nthis public forum is not intended to provide legal advice and is not a substitute for professional legal advice . unless specifically indicated , the content is not drafted , supported , or vetted by legalzoom . it is simply a place for customers to help customers . if you need legal advice , legalzoom can connect you to a licensed and independent attorney . if you are providing answers , please do not provide legal advice if you are not qualified or licensed to do so .\nyou can track the progress of your order by logging in to your legalzoom account . when your business name is approved by the state , you will see a note in the message box at the top right of the main screen .\nnot a law firm : legalzoom uses its tech platform to connect its customers , notably small businesses , to licensed attorneys . last year , it built a network of 16 law firms and 70 attorneys , covering 40 states to offer advice .\ninteresting that this firm - beaumont - seem to be primarily a conveyancing business . one would imagine the process , tech side of that would be right up legalzoom\u2019s street . i wouldn\u2019t want to be working at another conveyancing business right now !\nthe doj and the ftc said that house bill 436 in the north carolina legislature , which would amend the state ' s statutory definition of the practice of law to exclude websites such as legalzoom . com , appears designed to . . .\nwe & apos ; ve used [ legalzoom ] for quite a few things over the years , and overall it & apos ; s gone very smoothly . they & apos ; ve been easy to work with and very affordable .\ni was skeptical at first to use an online legal service . but when my regular business attorney was on vacation , i gave legalzoom a try . i was blown away ! ease of use , response time , thoroughness\u2014all fantastic .\nhi lauretta , it sounds like you may have opted in for legalzoom to serve as your registered agent or another subscription . all subscription services & fees are outlined on our website & questionnaire page upon purchasing . we can assist you with both cancelling the subscription & stopping any further collection attempts but we\u2019ll need to review your account . please feel free to contact a manager via help @ legalzoom . com . we look forward to hearing from you so we can get everything resolved .\nmy experience with legalzoom has been a nightmare . i applied for an llc through legalzoom . it was very important for me to receive my ein number quickly because without my ein i cannot set up payment options for my new business . i requested an urgent ein and was told i would receive it about 3 weeks ago . once the due date passed for my ein , i called the customer service line and they assured me that my ein would be arriving that day . it did not . i have called legalzoom every single day since then and every single day i am promised that my ein will be sent to me that day . here i am writing this review 3 weeks later and i still do not have my ein number .\nyou can change the registered agent of an existing entity . doing so typically requires a fee and filing with your state . if you want legalzoom to be your business ' s registered agent , we will file the required documentation at no additional cost .\nplease note that we cannot guarantee the results or outcome of your particular procedure . for instance , the government may reject a trademark application for legal reasons beyond the scope of legalzoom ' s service . in some cases , a government backlog can lead to long delays before your process is complete . similarly , legalzoom does not guarantee the results or outcomes of the services rendered by our legal plan attorneys or attorney - assisted products . problems like these are beyond our control and are not covered by this guarantee .\nattacks are also coming from a handful of state bar associations , the de facto gatekeepers to the legal practice . north carolina , connecticut and pennsylvania have issued strongly worded letters condemning legalzoom for practicing law without a license , but none has taken any action . north carolina demanded in a 2008 letter that legalzoom stop its activities in the state\nimmediately ,\nfor example , but the company has operated freely in the state ever since . a spokesman declined to explain why the bar hasn ' t acted .\nthe company is effectively trying to buy off the enemy by setting up a network of local attorneys to field calls from its customers . after a year of testing , legalzoom launched its legaladvantage program : free 30 - minute phone consultations with a licensed lawyer for as little as $ 14 . 95 a month or the purchase of a legalzoom document . the company recruited law firms around the country that agreed to discount rates in exchange for electronic scheduling support , online documents - - and a stream of potential paying clients .\nfor a fraction of what you\u2019d pay a lawyer , websites such as legalzoom , nolo , and rocket lawyer can help you create your own will , power of attorney , and other important legal documents . but can they really save you a visit to a lawyer ?\nconsumer education : legalzoom\u2019s website has an extensive section devoted to educating consumers about legal matters . articles help readers understand the difference between similar legal documents , like a living will and a medical power of attorney , as well as information about immigration , divorce and more .\ntoday , i called and asked that they stop billing me to for their services as a registered agent since the company was dissolved over a year ago . they can ' t stop billing me . they said i needed to go to the state , fill out paperwork to renew the llc ( $ 600 + $ 75 filing fee ) . . . then call legalzoom back and open a new order to get legalzoom removed ( which will be even more fee $ ) . otherwise , legalzoom will remain forever as the registered agent for an llc that no longer exists . forever deducting annual $ 159 payments from me . to be fair , the state told me the same thing when i tried to remove them as registered agent myself . . . i did all the legwork to figure this all out .\njust as craigslist decimated the newspaper industry by taking away its low - end but profitable classified - ad business , legalzoom targets the high - volume , low - cost business of providing basic consumer and business documents . the company charges $ 69 for wills and as little as $ 99 for articles of incorporation , versus the thousands that a lawyer might charge for the same product . and unlike , say , a harried solo practitioner , legalzoom has enough volume to hire experts who constantly update documents to comply with changing state and federal laws .\neven the best talent suffers if post acquisition change management isn ' t handled properly . if legalzoom invest in the right people and manage things in the right way , then they will have a good shot at making this work . i ' ve chatted to my newly qualified son ( and he is much better researched than i am ) - he is certain that legalzoom will bring about the biggest changes we ' ve seen in our profession . let us wait and see . in the meantime , i have a staff christmas party to plan !\ndisclaimer : communications between you and legalzoom are protected by our privacy policy but not by the attorney - client privilege or as work product . legalzoom provides access to independent attorneys and self - help services at your specific direction . we are not a law firm or a substitute for an attorney or law firm . we cannot provide any kind of advice , explanation , opinion , or recommendation about possible legal rights , remedies , defenses , options , selection of forms or strategies . your access to the website is subject to our terms of use .\na la carte services : legalzoom\u2019s services are generally sold on an a la carte basis , so consumers only pay for the service or document they need . each document has an accompanying fee , and there is a membership program to give subscribers access to short legal consultations .\nthe top 10 competitors in legalzoom ' s competitive set are rocket lawyer , avvo , axiom , legalshield , legal hero , nolo , dragon law , hire an esquire , upcounsel and lawyer . together they have raised over 205 . 0m between their estimated 1 . 7k employees .\nhi joe , we ' re really sorry to hear about this . if your business was officially dissolved , then you should not be charged for registered agent fees and we ' d like to help resolve things . please contact a manager directly via help @ legalzoom . com .\nmore to come : these consultative services have attracted more than 70 , 000 customers , adding $ 12 million to legalzoom\u2019s estimated $ 200 million in 2011 reve\u00adnue . \u201cthe next 10 years are about harnessing this platform , \u201d suh says . \u201cwe have an insatiable appetite for disruption . \u201d\nyou can use the form as many times as you want for personal use or , if you are an attorney , for your clients . you may not transfer the form to any other third party for their use . for more information on legalzoom policies , see our terms and conditions .\njust 18 months ago , it appeared like lee would have three home runs to his credit . and with it , los angeles would have a stable of tentpole companies and a local hero in their founder . everyone debated the early optimism around honest and the simultaneous turmoil surrounding shoedazzle\u2019s unraveling , but no one doubted that legalzoom - - built with little help from the ashes of the dot com bust - - would be a big win . now , that win has been delayed another three to five years as permira and legalzoom\u2019s current management seek to beef up the company\u2019s underlying metrics .\nnice to see legalzoom recognise that law isn\u2019t just about tech and have actually added a large number of lawyers etc to their uk operation . according to other sites today , this firm have 150 people so it\u2019s a serious play by them and it will be very interesting to see this one develop\nusing flashy television and internet advertising , legalzoom claims 1 million customers and revenue of more than $ 100 million this year . suh says it has been profitable since it began - - the cash infusions have gone to hire coders and customer - service reps - - and is weighing going public .\non the upside , legalzoom\u2019s new sugar daddy is the same firm that completed the december 2012 buyout of urltoken , a similar subscription - powered , consumer - facing ecommerce company . the experience gained in that transaction should benefit both parties in this latest deal . the belief , it would seem , is that with a larger top - line revenue figure , a greater percentage of subscription revenue , and ideally a slight increase in growth rate , legalzoom may find a warmer reception on wall street in a few years\u2019 time . whether the company can deliver on this three metric parlay remains to be seen .\nhi chris , we assure you the reviews are being responded to by a real person and we will review your account to do everything possible to resolve your concerns . we ' ll reach out to you directly but please also feel free to contact a manager anytime via help @ legalzoom . com .\nin legalzoom v . north carolina state bar association , the innovative provider of affordable legal services has challenged the nc bar over its refusal to register its prepaid legal plans for individuals and small businesses . the case is based on the sherman antitrust act , which forbids entities from attempting to monopolize any market .\na registered agent must be an adult or an authorized business available during normal business hours at a street address in the state in which the business is formed or foreign qualified . for privacy and convenience reasons , many businesses choose a third party , such as legalzoom , to serve as their registered agent .\nlegalzoom offers business formations in all states for all types of businesses . it offers less guidance than mycorporation , but it does help you determine which kind of legal entity you should apply for , and it includes an education center with faqs , a glossary , and a wealth of information about the incorporation process .\nthis deal was arguably better for polaris than anyone else . with the ipo , legalzoom planned to provide only $ 50 . 4 million worth of shareholder liquidity . with this deal it quadrupled that figure , but had to bypass the injection of fresh capital or an opportunity to provide much liquidity for employees and other shareholders .\nlegalzoom will run a name search for you . service fees start at $ 149 for an llc and $ 139 for a corporation ; higher - priced packages include things like rush service , an official company seal , and custom stock certificates . additional entities covered include nonprofits , limited partnerships , and dba / business names .\n2 . if you want to exchange the product you ordered for a different one , you must request this exchange and complete your replacement order within 60 days of purchase . the purchase price of the original item , less any money paid to government entities , such as filing fees or taxes , or to other third parties with a role in processing your order , will be credited to your legalzoom account . any payments made directly by you to attorneys affiliated with legalzoom ' s legal plans or attorney - assisted products are not eligible for exchange or credit . any price difference between the original order and the replacement order or , if a replacement order is not completed within 60 days of purchase , the full original purchase price ( in each case less any money paid to government entities or other third parties ) will be credited to the original form of payment . if you paid for your original order by check , legalzoom will mail a check for the applicable amount to your billing address .\nin fact , legislative history in north carolina strongly favors legalzoom . the complaint points out that in 1991 , the legislature \u201cremoved from the state bar any power over prior and continuing approval of prepaid legal services plans . \u201d all the state bar was supposed to do was to maintain a list of such plans sold in north carolina .\nin january this year legalzoom uk announced that it had been licensed by the solicitors regulation authority to provide reserved legal activities as an abs . it was the first us - based legal business to take this step . however since then it has been dormant . its most recent published accounts show a loss of \u00a364 , 000 in 2014 .\nis there anything stopping any law firm adopting the same technology and systems that legalzoom has adopted ? is there a reason why a law firm can ' t use\nbacksourcing\nto reduce costs , increase volume and maximise profits ? no , there isn ' t . so for lz read\nany law firm that wants to\n.\nbut many consumers are better off consulting a lawyer . the websites let you search for one and provide such information as education , background , and licenses . legalzoom\u2019s subscription legal service ( see box below ) includes customer reviews of lawyers , and rocket lawyer\u2019s details pricing . we recommend checking with your state bar association for any disciplinary actions .\ntexas - based legalzoom , founded in 2001 , is one of the best - known legal brands in the us , where it says it has prepared more than 2 million documents such as wills online . in 2014 a company backed by global private equity firm permira became the largest shareholder in the business , with a \u00a3122m investment to fund expansion .\nthe time it takes to form a business depends on the state where the business is formed and the type of business . the total time includes legalzoom processing time , state processing time and shipping time . see the table below for a quick overview . you can track the progress of your order and get an estimated delivery date by logging into your\nif you have any questions about charges on your credit card statement , simply sign in to your legalzoom account and click on the account tab . under payment history , you can view all the charges that have posted to your credit card . you can also view and print a receipt by clicking the printer icon on the right side of your screen\na lot of smart venture money around menlo park agrees , well familiar that 160 , 000 law firms billed clients $ 230 billion last year . legalzoom has raised $ 100 million from such shops as kleiner perkins and institutional venture partners , which invested $ 41 million earlier this year . google ventures recently joined an $ 18 . 5 million financing of a\nhowever , the innate caution of big law firms means that many of the innovations in legal tech have been left to a new breed of nimble legal start - ups to develop . california - based lex machina , which specialises in litigation research , counts nike and microsoft among its clients , while legalzoom has set up to offer online legal advice to consumers .\nour reviewers weren\u2019t completely satisfied with the other documents , though they preferred rocket lawyer\u2019s and legalzoom\u2019s materials to nolo\u2019s . the lack of a federal lead - paint disclosure in the nolo fixed - term lease instructions is a black mark , neumann says . ( nolo told us it sells other , less \u201cbare bones\u201d leases that include or link to the disclosure . )\neven so , the scale problems of brick - and - mortar are formidable . like a face - to - face legalzoom , community lawyers charges below - market rates for document assistance , but demand overwhelms supply : \u201cthere\u2019s a lot more need than there are resources , \u201d herrera explains , \u201cso we\u2019re only helping a fraction of people who need help . \u201d\nbold cold call : after practicing law for a few years , lee came up with the idea for legalzoom , which offers self - help legal documents such as divorce and bankruptcy forms , prenuptial agreements and wills . he wanted a high - profile name to represent the start - up , and decided to approach o . j . simpson defense attorney robert shapiro .\nnot every lawyer is against the online legal sites . with something as emotional as divorce , you ' d think individuals should avoid them at all costs . steven mindel , managing partner at feinberg , mindel , brandt & klein , believes roughly 25 percent to 30 eprcent of the population could do well to use a site like legalzoom to file for their divorce .\nurltoken to launch march 12th at internet world 2001 urltoken has announced the march 12th launching of its web site . the legalzoom site will provide assistance to individuals and businesses preparing online legal documents , including trusts , divorces , corporations , and copyrights . wills will also be included , which ceo brian liu says most americans avoid making because of the time and costs involved .\ni used legalzoom to form an llc for my tech consulting business . i wanted to save time and have a professional company do it . turns out even though i turned down all the extras they throw at you during the process they slipped in a huge fee to make themselves my registered agent . not only did i not want this but it was not in the pricing breakdown . i tried to talk to their customers service expecting them to fix it , instead they offered to charge me an extra fee to fix it . the rep was extremely condescending and kept interrupting me . now i have to waste my time filling out forms to fix legalzoom ' s mistake . what a waste of money . could have just filed myself and saved myself the frustration .\nrocket lawyer provides online , guided interviews for all four of the drafted documents . legalzoom similarly steers users through will and lease questionnaires , and offers static instructions for the other documents . nolo\u2019s will - writing software , quicken willmaker plus ( available as a windows - only download and cd - rom ) , includes an interactive interview . nolo\u2019s other documents are downloaded forms with static instructions .\ni signed up with legalzoom to create my llc 5 years ago . the process of setting up the llc was simple and fast . since then , through convenience , i continued to use them for registered agent services . unfortunately , legalzoom raised their fee for this service on my account last year from $ 159 to $ 399 , and then to $ 499 this year ( meanwhile they are advertising online their current fee for this service is still $ 159 ) . since i significantly downsized my business early last year , i decided to dissolve my llc through them , since the overall cost of running my business no longer makes sense for me . unfortunately this process is taking 6 months at this point and i have to sign up for another year of registered agent fees .\nso another week goes by , i call them back and they tell me that the documents have been sent off to the state for approval and it only takes 3 - 5 business days . ok finally some good news i think , another week goes by , my account says processing for your state government is taking longer than usual , at this point i\u2019m becoming extremely frustrated with legalzoom .\nby your parents inheriting your assets , how would that affect them ? that may not be a question you ever anticipated when you initially went on legalzoom and did your 30 - minute will ,\nshe says .\nthat ' s where your simple will turns into a much more complicated situation for your parents ; it may push them into a taxable , more complicated situation .\nyou can download your form ( s ) immediately after your purchase has been processed . you will be taken to a page that includes a link to your form with additional download instructions . you can access the legal forms online for up to 30 days when accessed through\nmy account .\nto do so , go to the\nmy account\nlink at the top of legalzoom page .\ndespite its progress in increasing access to legal help , rocket lawyer\u2014like its heavier - diy counterpart , legalzoom\u2014is not without critics . one of the most compelling critiques comes from luz herrera , a professor at thomas jefferson school of law in san diego , who is skeptical of the \u201cinvisible , never - see - the - attorney model\u201d and prefers local , brick - and - mortar community law offices .\nwe apologize for the experience you ' ve had with legalzoom regarding your llc package . our goal is to make every customer happy with our products and service , we clearly missed the mark this time . your comments and experience are important to us and we appreciate your feedback . please feel free to contact us via email at help @ urltoken and we ' ll try our best to make things right .\nat first , despite all the bad reviews , they did the filing for my new llc pretty quick and got all the information to get the ball rolling , after the false advertising and giving us the discount for the service they still charge us the double the agreed amount . yes , i noticed all the reviews from the customers and the legalzoom\u2019s reply , they are basically an copy and paste , no resolution ."]}
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", "topic": 38}], "title": "shoplet", "paragraphs": ["shoplet ' s founder & ceo , tony ellison , currently has an approval rating of 88 % . shoplet ' s primary competitors are\nowler has collected 13 screenshots of shoplet ' s website since jun 2014 . the latest shoplet website design screenshot was captured in sep 2017 .\nbest buy operates as an e - commerce platform that offers electronics , computers and office supplies . shoplet ' s headquarters is in new york , new york . shoplet has a revenue of $ 70m , and 164 employees . shoplet ' s main competitors are office depot , quill and best buy . shoplet has 4 , 785 followers on owler .\nyour information has been submitted . now you ' ll be first to know about shoplet promotions .\nbest buy operates as an e - commerce platform that offers electronics , computers and office supplies . shoplet was founded in 1994 . shoplet ' s headquarters is located in new york , new york , usa 10006 . shoplet ' s founder & ceo , tony ellison , currently has . . .\nour proprietary green your basket feature helps you easily choose from shoplet ' s numerous eco - friendly products .\nshoplet has the industry ' s largest selection of consumables as well as unique and hard to find products .\nquill is shoplet ' s # 2 competitor . quill was founded in 1956 , and its headquarters is in philadelphia , pennsylvania . quill is in the retail distributors field . quill has 40 more employees than shoplet .\nshoplet recently announced their latest partnership with emerald brand , a full - branded line of over 2 . . .\ne - tailer shoplet has announced that it now carries over one million items on its urltoken website . . . .\nshoplet is not responsible for printing or typographical errors . prices , policies , and availability are subject to change without notice .\nbest buy is shoplet ' s # 3 rival . best buy is headquartered in richfield , minnesota , and was founded in 1966 . best buy operates in the retail distributors industry . best buy generates 51 , 281 % the revenue of shoplet .\nshoplet , an online retailer of office , medical and school supplies , will be rolling out an office cha . . .\nshoplet ' s revenue is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 52b .\npromotional shirts . in addition to selling office supplies in north america , shoplet is a purveyor of office stationery in the uk .\noffice depot is seen as one of shoplet ' s top competitors . office depot was founded in boca raton , florida } in 1986 . office depot is in the retail distributors industry . compared to shoplet , office depot generates $ 10 . 4b more revenue .\nshoplet has employees and is the fifth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 240 , 550 .\nnew york , ny - shoplet , an online retailer of office , medical and school supplies , has announced a su . . .\nthe business planner runs about $ 17 at shoplet for an individual planner , and is under $ 10 if you purchase in bulk .\nat shoplet . com , you can choose to subscribe and save on almost any item the store carries - - unlike amazon and target , where the range of products available on subscription is still small . shoplet allows you to schedule delivery from every week to every two months in one - week increments .\nperiodically paper doll reviews new and established office supplies and accessories through the shoplet product review program . this week , we\u2019ll be looking at two products from the house of doolittle .\nurltoken is a successful business supply outlet with a web front end . shoplet has managed to survive in the difficult online retail market with a combination of low prices , free shipping on orders over $ 25 , and terrific customer service .\nthe vision behind shoplet is fairly simple : to create the ultimate single source environment where businesses can procure office products , according to tony ellison , ceo , president , and cofounder . founded in 1994 as e - commerce was just taking off , the company today offers almost 25 times as many products as many of its competitors . the company got off to a quick start in the burgeoning world of e - commerce and has not looked back since . by 1997 , when profitability was not necessarily a concern for most online companies , shoplet was already in the black .\nthe top 10 competitors in shoplet ' s competitive set are office depot , quill , best buy , costco , officesupply , sam ' s club , staples , innovative office solutions , walmart and target . together they have raised over 78 . 2m between their estimated 3 . 0m employees .\n\u201cas broadband became more widely available , our capabilities expanded as well , \u201d ellison said . \u201cshoplet made its mark on the business community by offering a complete , free of charge e - procurement product that allows small and medium businesses to streamline their purchasing processes and gain control over their ordering . \u201d\ni was part of shoplet ' s sales team for over 3 years . from day one , i was provided with the proper training , and support to succeed in my sales role with the company . day one - training on go to market strategies and how shoplet differentiates itself in the marketplace . this was key since when you sell items that are available from lots of different places - you need to be able to differentiate yourself . training was always there and senior management was always involved with every aspect of the business . they invested the time and energy to provide the skills we needed .\nsurprisingly , the big office supply outlets have not embraced the office - supply - by - subscription model . this includes staples or office depot . so we ' ll look at three other providers : office supply retailer shoplet . com , amazon ' s news subscribe & save program , and target ' s subscription service .\nshoplet is great for those fresh out of college . co - workers are great - decent work environment . right opportunity for those who know how to play the\ngame\n. perception is everything . with a positive perception which unfortunately involves keeping your mouth shut in regards to employee discrimination ( payroll , commission , etc ) , you will be granted extended employment .\ngrow a spine ! all the senior vp ' s are six figure puppets . the ceo / founder runs the company like a dictatorship , and refuses to take any feedback from the executive board , especially in regards to boosting employee morale . the ceo is a smart individual however , he lacks people skills . a shoplet employee is a lowly number in his eyes .\nas many other companies have laid off employees , shoplet has added to its workforce . last year , the company increased its number of employees by 40 % . \u201cthis is a company that has truly been in a phenomenal growth mode , \u201d ellison said . \u201cthat\u2019s reflected not only from a sales perspective , but also how we have stretched our core and added additional categories . \u201d\nwhat he did : tony ellison , 44 , knew it seemed crazy to ditch his career at goldman sachs ( gs ) to jump into the ultracompetitive office - supply market back in 1994 . but with online commerce taking off , he couldn\u2019t resist and soon plowed his savings into opening shoplet . \u201cthe big boys in the industry were very slow to move online , \u201d he says . it turned out to be a smart bet . ellison\u2019s secret ? he lured customers with more than 400 , 000 products \u2014 and plenty of eco - friendly ones . he also made it easier for them to manage their office - supply spending by offering free proprietary electronic - procurement software . today shoplet brings in \u201cnine - figure revenues\u201d and employs 63 people in new york . who needs a wall street career ?\nshoplet has experienced tremendous growth over the past decade and is in a prime position to take advantage of the growth in online office supply sales . \u201cfrom 2001 to 2006 , the company grew in triple digits year over year , \u201d ellison said . \u201cin the past several years , in one of the worst economies we\u2019ve seen , we\u2019ve still managed to grow aggressively with strong double - digit growth . \u201d\nshoplet is very conscious of maintaining good relationships with manufacturers and customers , according to ellison . \u201cone thing we do that makes us successful and is different from some of our competitors is that we are very much focused on our manufacturers , \u201d he said . \u201ca lot of the big companies make it very clear to wall street that the most profitable segment of their business is coming from their generic or private label brands . \u201d\nthe e - procurement system allows customers to set up budgets by department , location , and even individual user . \u201cthe program allows users to enter approval routings and corporate purchasing policies within shoplet , \u201d said ellison . \u201ca typical application like this offered by ariba is more complex to use , and the starting price is $ 750 , 000 . when you think about small and medium businesses , they can\u2019t really afford that price . \u201d\nurltoken offers very low salaries and has a disorganized commission structure . the ceo / founder gets the final\nlook\nat the commission payouts , and coincidentally above average payouts are always a battle to receive . questioning commission payouts usually leads to them having a bad perception of you which leads to termination . shoplet has a history of using employee ideas , feedback , or achievements without proper reward . most of the company ' s biggest accounts / achievements were from the blood , sweat , and tears of employees who were then terminated instead of being rewarded accordingly . their company structure is designed to take away your hard earned accounts , thus limiting your sales which leads to termination .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\nthis site requires javascript and cookies to be enabled . please change your browser settings or upgrade your browser .\nalthough ellison had offers to buy the company back in the days of the initial internet boom , he said he knew he was in it for the long haul . \u201cwhile it was tempting , we stayed the course , \u201d he said . \u201cwe grew the business brick by brick . by 2001 , we expanded to the full spectrum of office products , and today , we offer more than 400 , 000 products for the office . \u201d\nellison said there are a number of factors that separates it from the big brick and mortar office supply chains that also offer online shopping . \u201cwe\u2019re the number one e - retailer in our category , which is a big accomplishment considering where we started , \u201d he said .\n\u201cinnovation has been the key to our success . we not only offer e - procurement , we have also built a niche by offering the widest selection of green products online . \u201d\nin addition to the e - procurement application , the company offers a large selection of eco - friendly products . \u201cwe started the shop green campaign about 30 months ago , and since we have started pushing that message it has been widely received , \u201d ellison said . \u201cover the 30 months , the sales of the shop green products have increased by 1 , 200 % . that\u2019s a huge number , and it\u2019s allowed us to keep ahead of our competition . \u201d\nin addition to offering thousands of eco - friendly products , the website\u2019s shopping cart offers suggestions for eco - friendly products when non - green products are put in the cart . \u201cwe make it easy to convert that product with just one click , \u201d ellison said . \u201cthat\u2019s just one of the many innovations we have pushed forward . \u201d\nellison said the private label brands don\u2019t really foster innovation . \u201cfrom our perspective , this erodes the marketshare from the manufacturer and puts a lot of them out of business , \u201d he said . \u201cwe are very brand conscious . if we want to support a company like avery , we don\u2019t go out and promote our own private label products . \u201d\nthe company puts just as much effort into maintaining good relationships with its customers . \u201cwe are passionate about servicing our customers and keeping them engaged , \u201d said ellison .\none way the company keeps customers engaged is through its wide array of product offerings that include more than just pens , paper , and basic office supplies . \u201cin a 250 - to 500 - person company , one person typically does the buying not just for office supplies , but also for everything the business needs , from break room supplies to janitorial supplies , \u201d ellison said . \u201cthese kinds of areas have been doing very well for us recently . \u201d\nthe office supply business is a $ 250 billion per year business , according to ellison . five years ago , about 5 % of the business was done online , but by 2011 , he expects that number to grow to almost 50 % .\n\u201cwe see ourselves as being well positioned to experience the phenomenal growth this industry is going through , \u201d ellison said . \u201ci think the era of people going to retail stores and buying heavy cartons of paper and paying list price is over . many large companies understand that retail space is beginning to be a liability , and we are in a position to leverage our advantages from that perspective . \u201d\nakers biosciences , inc . investor alert : wolf haldenstein adler freeman & herz llp announces that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the united states district court for the district of new jersey against akers biosciences , inc .\nbarre , vt . , july 09 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - northern power systems corp . ( tsx : nps ) , a next generation renewable energy technology company , today announced that all nominees listed in the information circular and proxy statement of northern power , dated june 5 , 2018 , for the annual general meeting of shareholders held june 27 , 2018 in barre , vt ( the \u201cmeeting\u201d ) were elected as directors of northern power . the seven ( 7 ) candidates nominated for election were elected by a majority of the shareholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting , as follows :\nupdate : team , inc . announces new organizational structure to further facilitate the implementation of its business integration and transformation\nchina auto logistics inc . investor alert : wolf haldenstein adler freeman & herz llp announces that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the united states district court for the district of new jersey against china auto logistics inc .\nnew york , july 09 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - levi & korsinsky , llp announces that class action lawsuits have commenced on behalf of shareholders of the following publicly - traded companies . shareholders interested in serving as lead plaintiff have until the deadlines listed to petition the court ; further details about the cases can be found at the links provided .\nretail merchandiser magazine 150 n . michigan ave . , suite 900 chicago , il 60601\ndevote yourself to keeping your best customers happy , and watch your business grow .\nlet ' s face it . we all have our favorite customers - - the ones who pay promptly , handle problems respectfully and , most important , give us repeat business . so why waste our time on any other kind ?\nit ' s impossible , of course , to avoid every problem customer - - the habitually poor planner , the late payer , the perpetual complainer - - since it can take time for their worst traits to surface . and , at the end of the day , we need their business . still , it ' s important to minimize the time we waste on these difficult customers and maximize the time we spend catering to the pleasant and profitable - - the ones who drive our success and satisfaction .\nthe first step is to identify your best customers ( if you don ' t already know ) - - and then devote yourself to keeping them utterly delighted with your goods or services . over time , this will help grow your business .\nthis is hugely important ,\nsays wendy rogers , who with her husband , hal kunnen , owns the housemaster home and termite inspection franchise in phoenix , arizona .\nyou ' ve already showcased your goods and services to your best customers . in a sense , they ' re already sold on you . you should work doubly hard to keep them happy because it ' s much more difficult to get new business than it is to keep old business .\nrogers walks the talk . she and kunnen get much of their work through referrals from real estate agents , and they make a special effort to keep those who send the most business their way happy . the couple track their referrals in an electronic database and share the results with their marketing director , who travels around the state visiting 10 to 15 real estate offices each day . when he visits a repeat\ncustomer ,\nhe ' ll leave the agent some educational literature and a personal , handwritten thank - you note . rogers and kunnen also go to extra lengths to accommodate these valued customers , whether that means responding quickly to last - minute inspection requests or helping one of their tech - challenged homeowner clients retrieve an electronic copy of a home - inspection report .\nthanks in part to efforts like these , rogers and kunnen generate about 75 percent of their company ' s revenue through repeat referrals .\nthey ' re certainly not alone in harnessing the power of identifying and catering to their best customers . tony ellison , who founded the online office supply store urltoken in 1994 , has parlayed knowledge about his customer base into rapid growth , too . he reports that from 2001 through 2006 his company ' s revenues grew at a triple - digit rate . and during the current recession , revenues have continued to grow at double - digit rates .\nthe way urltoken manages its customers offers lessons for us all . the company uses a mix of commercial and internally developed customer - relationship management software to segment customers by size , industry and profitability . it also sorts them by their shopping characteristics - - impulse buyers , for example , repeat buyers and cherry pickers who purchase only select items that have been aggressively priced . urltoken uses this information to offer special incentives and promotions to its best customers , including exclusive coupon codes , a rewards program with invitation - only membership and personalized account - management services .\nwe have over 2 . 5 million customers and have isolated 10 percent that we actively pursue ,\nellison says .\nthis approach has allowed us to develop a model that sustains far more favorable pricing for our best customers .\nthe next time you find yourself wasting precious time dealing with a problem client , go ahead and resolve the issue at hand if you can . but then consider whether it might make sense to find a way out of the relationship . the time you save will be time you can spend giving your best customers the service they deserve . over time , your short - term loss should translate into long - term gain .\nadd your favorite articles , videos , podcasts , and more to your queue so you can enjoy them anytime on any device .\nbe the first to get inspirational content - handpicked and delivered to your inbox .\ntake control of what content you see . from inspiration on starting a business to learning more about how to find solutions - make our site yours and never miss a beat .\nbutton on any author page to keep up with the latest content from your favorite authors .\ncoupon not applicable to sale items and previously marked down merchandise . restrictions are subject to change . discount may not be combined with other offers .\npentel energel xm retractable gel pen 0 . 7mm tip width 0 . 35mm line width ( blue ) pack of 12\nget access to essential strategic content , in - depth reports , industry intelligence , and exclusive data .\ninnovators are unhappy , says sebastian thrun . they feel the pain of an unsolved problem and ask , \u201cwhat can i do about it ? and what can i get other people to do about it ? \u201d his pain is personal : when he was growing up in germany , a car accident killed a childhood friend , and last november , another accident claimed the life of a coworker . both crashes were avoidable , thrun says . which is why he\u2019s developing unmanned robotic cars that drive more safely . \u201ci\u2019m in service of humanity , \u201d he says .\nin 2005 , thrun , then a stanford professor , led the winning team in the government\u2019s $ 2 million darpa challenge . his vehicle drove itself across the 132 - mile desert racecourse . afterward , he hired two of his competitors to join him at google and take their work to the street . so far , their unmanned vehicles have driven more than 140 , 000 miles , along california\u2019s coast , through highway construction zones , local traffic , and even on san francisco\u2019s famed lombard street . ( \u201csafety drivers\u201d sit behind the wheel but very rarely take control . ) each car is equipped with sensors that gather millions of data points per second about the surroundings and differentiate cars , pedestrians , birds , you name it . a radical idea ? not if you consider that onboard computers already land planes when pilots don\u2019t have enough visibility .\nthrun\u2019s breakthrough was looking at how humans learn to drive and applying it to computers . \u201cyou\u2019re not programmed with a list of 15 , 000 rules of what could happen , \u201d he says . \u201cyou drive , you ride with someone else driving , you experience it . so our cars experience it . we train them to learn and get better the more they drive . \u201d\nmore than a million people worldwide die every year in car crashes , most caused by human error . because robotic cars don\u2019t get distracted , says thrun , they can travel closer together , reducing stop - and - go traffic . not only could they save lives , but they could save commuting time and fuel too . he\u2019s also enthralled by the prospect of reducing the number of cars on the road , now more than 1 billion . with the right technology , cars could be shared and used wherever they\u2019re needed , instead of being parked the majority of the time .\nthrun knows there are years of technical , regulatory , and legal obstacles ahead , but he\u2019s undaunted , partly because his cars will keep learning and improving . \u201cthere\u2019s almost no problem that can\u2019t be solved , \u201d thrun says . \u201cthat\u2019s important as a premise . history has proven it over and over again . \u201d\nin this exclusive video produced by fast company , thrun explains how the death of a close friend led to his pursuit of a robotic car .\nat carnegie mellon , i ended up in tom mitchell\u2019s computer science lab as a ph . d . student . he taught to me to always think about solving the big thing , not the tactical thing . instead of just writing a technical paper , how about thinking about something that will have an impact on society ? also , i kid you not , larry page . there are few people where i can say i\u2019m learning from them how to change the world . honestly , that\u2019s what he\u2019s teaching me . i gave up my job at stanford to come here and learn that skill set .\n\u201cmy process is learn , decide , and do . i\u2019ve never seen a problem that couldn\u2019t be solved this way . \u201d\nthe challenge : taking on staples ( spls ) , office depot ( odp ) , and an army of smaller office - products stores .\nwhat he did : when jamarlin martin launched the black - oriented gossip site bossip in 2006 , the former paralegal was surprised that so few media companies targeted younger ( ages 24 to 40 ) african - american women . \u201ci didn\u2019t see anyone saying this is a big opportunity , \u201d says martin , 34 . thanks to dish on celebs like tyra banks and a mobile - friendly platform , bossip took off . martin soon spun out five other lifestyle sites , from mommynoire ( for new moms ) to hip - hop wired ( for music lovers ) . focusing on building traffic by obsessively studying the web - surfing habits of his readers , martin snagged big advertisers like p & g ( pg ) and starbucks ( sbux ) . today his 45 - employee company generates revenue of $ 11 million a year , he says . next : a 24 / 7 video channel .\nthe challenge : simply put , amazon , salesforce . com , and every other 500 - pound gorilla in the cloud - computing universe .\nwhat he did : lance crosby knew he was onto something when he co - founded softlayer , a provider of cloud - based computing infrastructure , seven years ago in dallas . companies loved the idea of managing their it resources , like servers , through softlayer\u2019s global platform instead of having to buy them on their own . unfortunately , he wasn\u2019t the first to think of the idea : amazon web services got rolling around the same time . to stand out , crosby , 42 , focused on attracting sophisticated customers like mobile - app developers , rather than amazon\u2019s broader audience . last year the profitable , nearly 700 - employee firm logged $ 330 million in revenue . crosby says , \u201ccurrently the cloud is growing so fast that it\u2019s a land grab at this point . \u201d\nsign up now to receive fortune ' s best content , special offers , and much more .\n\u00a9 2018 time inc . all rights reserved . use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms of use and privacy policy ( your california privacy rights ) . fortune may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website . offers may be subject to change without notice . quotes delayed at least 15 minutes . market data provided by interactive data . etf and mutual fund data provided by morningstar , inc . dow jones terms & conditions : urltoken . s & p ; index data is the property of chicago mercantile exchange inc . and its licensors . all rights reserved . terms & conditions . powered and implemented by interactive data managed solutions . | eu data subject requests\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 1 / / en\nurltoken\ngoing green at the office doesn\u2019t have to be difficult , small and simple changes can actually make a huge impact on the environment . most people , when they think about going green , start at home . this is a great first step , but in reality we spend a lot of time at work . we have outlined three simple and effective ways to start making your workplace more environmentally friendly .\nthinking like , \u201ci need to buy green , all or nothing , \u201d just doesn\u2019t work . instead , try and swap out products for a more environmentally friendly versions when it is time to make a purchase and it is available . switching to recyclyed paper , recycled legal pads , and even recycled furniture also isn\u2019t as expensive as you would think . if you need more help , urltoken has a neat \u201cgreen your cart\u201d feature that will actually show you if an item in your shopping cart has a green alternative .\nmany times in the office we let supplies just go to waste . not only are we harming the environment , but also our bottom lines . that is because every time we waste supplies we need to buy more ; and more supplies means less money to spend on real business . one quick trick is to simply refill empty ink cartridges rather than tossing them aside . also , when at the printer , try printing double sided ; you\u2019ll cut your paper usage ( and paper budget ) in half .\ncoffee in the break room is sacred , but re - buying cups again and again is wasteful and harmful to the environment . instead , consider providing employees with mugs with a company logo on them , which are not only better for the environment , but also great for team spirit and company branding .\nif you need help going green at your office , visit urltoken to receive 10 % off your order . urltoken has over 20 , 000 environmentally friendly products to choose from and over 400 , 000 total office and business supplies .\nlegal disclaimer the content on this blog is\nas is\nand carries no warranties . urltoken does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy , reliability , completeness , usefulness , or quality of any content on the blogs , regardless of who originates that content .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nsharing our love of office supplies . follow to stay updated with news , events , & giveaways !\none way to be patriotic is to celebrate responsibly . let ' s make this year ' s 4th a green one !\nare you ready for father ' s day ? here are some simple gift ideas .\nhope you guys had fun . thanks so much and we look forward to seeing you next time ! # caresharegrow\nwinners . make sure to follow us so we can dm for shipping info . # caresharegrow\nif you loved any of our prizes today , you can check them out here .\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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of - a - kind virtual reality ( vr ) experience to c . . .\nmichael johnsenshoplet will now be carrying thousands of products through its partnership with mckess . . .\ned ordered three big ( by \u201cbig\u201d we mean four feet by six feet ) dry erase boards from amazon . com . they . . .\noffice supply e - tailer successfully expands into the medical supply industry . [ pr . com ] . . .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ni must admit , although i\u2019ve written about recycled products many times before , i was unfamiliar with house of doolittle , a 95 - year - old office supply company that makes 100 % post - consumer paper products , including desk pads , appointment planners , wall calendars , laminated planners , non - dated planning supplies , and usa and international maps .\nin 1988 , house of doolittle made the commitment to produce all of their products from recycled paper and materials , eventually converting to recycled cover materials and book wire , soy inks , and processed chlorine free ( pcf ) and fsc - certified paper . all house of doolittle products are manufactured in the united states .\nthe house of doolittle weekly expense log business planner harkens back to a pre - app era when most professionals kept track of time and tasks using paper planners . paper doll , with one foot in the paper realm and the other in cyberspace , still maintains a paper planner , and can see the appeal of having a small , tangible planner where one can quickly schedule appointments , check information and log expenses without need for wi - fi or charged batteries .\nthe basics : this 7\u2033 x 10\u2033 wire - bound planner uses the two - page - per week style , with monday through thursday blocks on the left - side page with lines for 8 a . m . to 5 p . m . standard workday appointments . the right - side page offers the same for friday through sunday , as well as a chart for keeping expense records for the week , with columns for sunday through saturday and rows for standard travel expenses ( like meals , hotel , tips and parking ) and typical weekly expenses ( like postage , phone , entertainment , auto , gas and miscellaneous ) . the right - side page also has three small insets at the top , showing monthly calendars for the prior , current and next months .\nthe black leatherette cover is made of 50 % recycled materials ; the twin - loop wire binding is made from 90 % recycled wire .\nthe business planner doesn\u2019t skimp on extras . trying hard not to be outdone by the whole of the internet , bonus pages include three - year holiday listings , area codes , time zones , toll - free numbers for airlines , car rental companies and hotels , air and driving mileage distances between major cities , weights and measures , metric conversions , recycling information , monthly birthstones / flowers and an annual anniversary gift list . ( whew ! )\nthe review : this type of planner is ideal for someone who needs to mark appointments and expenses but has relatively few notes to make regarding either . the space for each day is ample for charting the bare essentials ( the who / where / why ) of appointments , but with only two small rows for each hour , meeting notes are meant to be taken elsewhere .\nthus , it\u2019s well - designed for what it\u2019s meant to do , but professionals needing more robust planning pages would do well to upgrade from the weekly planner to a daily planner ; those wanting house of doolittle\u2019s environmental commitment but seeking to schedule appointments more frequently than hourly might want to examine their professional hardcover weekly planner , with time frames on the quarter hour .\nas a professional organizer , my biggest concern with the planner was the expense record section . although the two - page spread for the calendar goes from monday to sunday , the expense section runs from sunday to saturday . should the sunday in the expense planner refer to the expenses from the prior page ? why don\u2019t the days line up ? it\u2019s a small issue , and as long as the user sticks to the same recording method all the time , it\u2019s not problematic , but it does seem confusing . also , as with most paper expense planners , there\u2019s only one slot per expense category per day , so you have to do your math first before recording anything , which may not be preferable .\nthe house of doolittle 2014 calendar is what paper doll used to call a desk blotter in ye olden days , and lets you view the whole month at one glance .\ncalendar , designed to be posted on a wall or used as a desk blotter , has a dark blue leatherette top - band and bottom corners to hold the pages in place . each perforated page identifies the month , has squares for each weekday ( sunday through saturday ) with count - up / count down numbers ( so you know you\u2019ve got only 337 more days until 2015 ! ) and twelve tiny monthly calendars at the bottom . there\u2019s a wide section at the far right for jotting down notes , phone numbers and other incidentals .\nthe 2014 calendar is made from 100 % post - consumer paper and soy inks , and is made entirely in the usa .\nthe review : when paper doll worked in television programming , having a desk pad calendar was indispensable for viewing the month at one shot and noting important events without having to look up from the desk . i\u2019d forgotten how useful that was until i examined the house of doolittle 2014 calendar .\ni think this calendar , which is smaller than the typical desk blotter by a handful of inches , would be perfect for kitchen desks , which tend to be cramped , and for students / bedroom desks , to maintain an eagle - eye view of when assignments and tests are scheduled . the only flaw i note is that the smaller pad size means that the squares for each day are reduced , and perhaps a bit cramped for those of us with sprawling handwriting . nonetheless , it\u2019s a spiffy little calendar for under $ 9 ( under $ 6 if you buy in bulk ) .\ndisclosure : i received these products for review purposes only , and was given no monetary compensation . the opinions , as always , are my own . 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{"id": 56117, "summary": [{"text": "affinity labs is a company that builds social networking sites for niche groups such as firefighters , police officers , nurses and the armed forces .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "in january 2008 , affinity labs was acquired by monster worldwide for us$ 61 million .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "affinity labs sites have over a million registered members , as of january 2008 .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "policelink , aimed at law enforcement personnel , is one of affinity labs ' most active sites with over 717,000 unique visitors per month .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "other sites include : saleshq , artbistro , theapple , firelink , nursinglink , insidetech , govcentral , indiaon , excelle , allhealthcare , and the european communities , urltoken , pronurse , and werpflegtwen .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "in 2008 after monster acquired affinity labs , it then bought a french military website , urltoken for an undisclosed fee , then transferred the site to its affinity labs social networking vertical .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "affinity labs still successfully operate across north america but in march 2012 it shut down its european operations .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "despite urltoken being its most successful vertical , and having shared resources with military.com , the global recession did not assist its longevity .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "urltoken still has a strong presence on social networking sites to this day , evidence of its popularity .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "further references to this military vertical can be found on uk e-commerce sites , and there is also a hmforces blog still surviving despite it not being updated regularly . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "affinity labs", "paragraphs": ["affinity labs of texas , llc v . urltoken inc . | finnegan | leading intellectual property ( ip ) law firm\naffinity labs of texas , llc v . directv , llc | finnegan | leading intellectual property ( ip ) law firm\nthree binding affinity patterns were found in brains from subjects without neurologic disease in similar proportions to those reported previously from studies of ms brains . tspo ligands showed substantial differences in affinity between subjects classified as high - affinity binders ( habs ) and low - affinity binders ( labs ) . differences in affinity between habs and labs are approximately 50 - fold with pbr28 , approximately 17 - fold with pbr06 , and approximately 4 - fold with daa1106 , dpa713 , and pbr111 . where differences in affinity between habs and labs were low ( \u223c4 - fold ) , distinct affinities were not resolvable in binding curves for mixed - affinity binders ( mabs ) , which appeared to express 1 class of sites with an affinity approximately equal to the mean of those for habs and labs . mixed - affinity binding was detected in platelets from an independent sample ( hab , 69 % ; mab , 31 % ) , although labs were not detected . analysis of 11c - pbr28 pet data was not inconsistent with the existence of distinct subpopulations of habs , mabs , and labs .\nbelow , bluefin labs ' full lists of the top 10 shows by brand and audience segments .\nin fact , we\u2019ve heard that this was not a coincidence but rather a repeat performance of sorts that has been planned all along . affinity labs was reportedly started in 2006 as a way for michel to replicate and enhance his success with urltoken by selling a handful of similar sites to monster within a relatively short period of time ( an exit of one to two years ) . monster even planned to invest in affinity labs before ceo andrew j . mckelvey stepped down from his post during the company\u2019s options backdating scandal in late 2006 . once mckelvey was gone , monster shied away from investing and affinity labs raised its series a with mayfield instead . however , affinity labs continued to collaborate with the urltoken team within monster to develop its handful of portals .\njob listings site monster announced today that it has paid $ 61m for a young startup called affinity labs , which runs a set of websites for niche audiences such as police officers and nurses .\nmixed - affinity binding in humans with 18 - kda translocator protein ligands . - pubmed - ncbi\nsal iannuzzi , monster\u2019s chairman and chief executive officer , said , \u201cwe believe affinity\u2019s model complements the core monster business and significantly enhances our presence in key verticals within the online vocational and networking market . our investment in affinity provides monster with an efficient vehicle for developing future revenue streams in vibrant career fields while permitting us to actively invest in product , technology and brand support in our core business . the addition of affinity labs to the monster family will benefit both job seekers and customers in the vertical markets where affinity operates . \u201d\naffinity uses a technology platform that allows for rapid development cycles and scalability in servicing multiple high growth career fields . currently , affinity operates 7 professional and career oriented networks that include law enforcement , healthcare , education , government and technology . the combination of monster and affinity labs will enhance monster\u2019s service offering to job seekers by providing highly relevant content through career guides , industry job searches , trade news and social networking . employers will also benefit by having efficient access to a targeted pool of job candidates in desirable career fields . monster and affinity were parties to an agreement , signed early in 2007 , that leveraged monster\u2019s advertising sales force and allowed job seekers access to affinity\u2019s portfolio of sites when registering for a mymonster account .\nwell , affinity photo from serif labs is here to address the naysayers among us . first of all , it\u2019s available at a one - time price , and a very inviting one at that : for $ 49 . 99 , you get not only the software , but also all future updates and releases . affinity photo is available from the mac app store \u2014currently ( and likely for the foreseeable future ) mac os x only , 10 . 7 or later , 64 - bit processor\u2014courtesy of serif labs .\nmonster , the giant job listing company , has acquired silicon valley\u2019s affinity labs , a company that runs several online community sites \u2014 including for police officer , healthcare employees , teachers , government employees and technologists . the purchase price was about $ 61 million .\nmonster has acquired affinity labs inc . , a development stage company that operates a portfolio of professional and vocational communities for people entering , advancing and networking in certain dedicated occupations . affinity\u2019s network of vertical community sites will provide monster\u2019s overall user and job seeker base relevant content and community features while enabling the company to increase its online advertising services to a larger , targeted customer base .\naffinity labs of texas , llc , lost two cases at the federal circuit last week , both in decisions authored by judge bryson , which chief judge prost and judge wallach joining the opinions . although the patents at issue in the two cases were different , they shared a similar specification . see affinity labs of tex . v . directv llc , no . 2015 - 1845 , 2015 - 1846 , 2015 - 1847 , 2015 - 1848 , 2016 u . s . app . lexis 17371 ( fed . cir . sep . 23 , 2016 ) ; and affinity labs of tex . v . amazon . com , inc . , no . 2015 - 2080 , 2016 u . s . app . lexis 17370 ( fed . cir . sep . 23 , 2016 ) .\ni will readily admit that the longer i work with affinity photo , the greater my affinity towards it . i may not be a convert just yet , but , as the application sees further movement in the direction i\u2019d like it to go , i may move with it . so for now , take the plunge and you too will go to affinity and beyond .\naffinity labs is led by christopher michel , the founder of military . com , which was acquired by monster in 2004 and has become the leading vertical portal for military personnel and their families . mr . michel will join the monster executive team and report directly to mr . iannuzzi .\nthe hallmarks of rilas\u2019 services are pragmatism , simplicity and contribution . with deep expertise , rilas helps discovery labs improve productivity , utilization , costs and breakthroughs .\na passion for developing efficient processes to improve the productivity of early discovery labs led laszlo varady , ph . d . , to found rilas technologies in 2009 .\nmm , a method for conducting business using utterly conventional technology . how affinity could have thought they could prevail with such claims is a wonder .\nsince that time , laszlo has worked with almost all commercially available forms of hplc / uplc and purification systems , developing unique processes that create powerful results within medicinal chemistry labs .\nin a statement , kate sirkin , evp of global research director at starcom mediavest group\u2014which recently announced it was partnering with bluefin labs to help inform its clients media buys\u2014noted that \u201cunderstanding the cause - and - effect relationship between paid and earned media is a challenge . bluefin labs\u2019 data provides us with an incredibly valuable new data set to evaluate this relationship . \u201d\nbased in dripping springs , texas , affinity labs is an innovation consulting firm and a leading advisor on idea - to - launch strategies for clients of all sizes . we work with our clients to identify their highest - value opportunities , to address their challenges , and to help them transition through the innovation drivetrain from idea to launch .\naffinity sued nine defendants . the defendants moved to dismiss the complaints for failure to state a claim , arguing that the asserted claims were not directed to patentable subject matter .\nto filter social tv data by brand segment , thai said bluefin labs first looked at all the people in the social media universe who commented ( positively or negatively ) on a particular brand . then they dug deeper to identify the tv shows these particular social media users most frequently talked about . to rank the shows , bluefin labs created a \u201cshow index , \u201d which is normalized on an index of 100 .\n11c - pbr28 pet can detect the 18 - kda translocator protein ( tspo ) expressed within macrophages . however , quantitative evaluation of the signal in brain tissue from donors with multiple sclerosis ( ms ) shows that pbr28 binds the tspo with high affinity ( binding affinity [ ki ] , \u223c4 nm ) , low affinity ( ki , \u223c200 nm ) , or mixed affinity ( 2 sites with ki , \u223c4 nm and \u223c300 nm ) . our study tested whether similar binding behavior could be detected in brain tissue from donors with no history of neurologic disease , with tspo - binding pet ligands other than 11c - pbr28 , for tspo present in peripheral blood , and with human brain pet data acquired in vivo with 11c - pbr28 .\n\u201cto affinity and beyond\u201d is , no doubt , the secret ( or maybe not so secret ) rallying cry behind this photo editing software . for affinity photo to go beyond its current constraints , however , there are numerous glitches that need to be fixed and features that must be ironed out or added , not least of which is ensuring full and unfettered third - party plug - in support .\nlaszlo was the first to publish affinity chromatography on sub 2 micron particles . laszlo also developed a hydrophilic coating technology for polystyrene resulting in a wide range of high - performance stationary phases for protein purifications .\nupdate : this piece was not intended to suggest that there was any improper relationship between michel and monster that would lead to an inappropriately high purchase price . michel\u2019s previous sale to monster , military . com , is currently valued at hundreds of millions of dollars ; therefore , it\u2019s conceivable that one or more of affinity lab\u2019s information portals could become just as successful and justify the $ 61m sales tag . this deal was also vetted by goldman sachs , which should allay concerns of impropriety due to monster\u2019s previous relationship with michel . my skepticism over whether monster paid too much stems from my cursory assessment of affinity lab\u2019s properties , not a detailed look at the company\u2019s revenues or even michel\u2019s standing relationship with monster . i\u2019ve been told that the architecture behind affinity labs\u2019 sites is actually quite sophisticated , as it allows for the quick deployment of new properties .\nand the visitors to affinity\u2019s sites have focused interests , making them attractive to advertisers . they\u2019re easier to target . because the sites are aligned according to industry vocation , it makes them especially attractive to a company like monster , which specializes in job listings . strategically , this acquisition makes a lot of sense , and the overall price , while high for affinity\u2019s current traffic , isn\u2019t that much considering monster\u2019s size .\nbluefin labs also sliced the data by broader audience segments , comparing beer and wine drinkers , and cat and dog owners . the company identified the lifestyle groups by analyzing historical social media chatter and then ranked the shows each group talked about most .\nwith the exception of 11c - pk11195 , all tspo pet ligands in current clinical application recognize habs , labs , and mabs in brain tissue in vitro . knowledge of subjects ' binding patterns will be required to accurately quantify tspo expression in vivo using pet .\nthis is an eyebrow raising price , because most of affinity\u2019s sites are just a few months old , and we\u2019re told they have less than 500 , 000 visitors a month combined . in other words , the price translates into $ 122 a visitor , which is relatively high . [ update : affinity tells it gets 800 , 000 visitors a month , which translates into a more reasonable $ 76 a visitor ] it\u2019s a big win for affinity , which received a $ 6 million round of capital a year ago from silicon valley venture firms mayfield and trinity ( yes , at the time , we cited a source that said $ 10 million , but the company took only $ 6 million ) .\ntom thai , vp of marketing and business development at bluefin labs , said that over the past year his company has been sharing the \u201cbasic building blocks\u201d of social tv analytics with television networks and agencies , but that the next step was to make the information brand specific .\nit would also help if serif labs , the company behind affinity photo , added context - sensitive pop - up wizards to explain the various functions , especially the more esoteric settings and monikers . to make matters worse , the online help is woefully inadequate and there\u2019s no downloadable instructional pdf , although online tutorials do help to some degree . what is especially promising and inviting , however , is the willingness of the developers to listen to and act on suggestions and critique , especially when it comes to fixing bugs .\nthere is support for third - party plug - ins , but don\u2019t smile just yet . this aspect of the program is buggy to the hilt . one plug - in crashed affinity photo ; others failed to launch . ( i\u2019m told they\u2019re working on improving this feature . )\nthe announcement highlights the fact you don\u2019t need to build a revolutionary product if you have a well - defined buyer in mind from the start ( and it doesn\u2019t hurt have a little bit of history with that buyer as well ) . affinity labs didn\u2019t build anything worth mention in the tech press , but it quickly executed on a project that it knew would be attractive for monster given that company\u2019s need for reaching professionals in demand . the deal also highlights the weaknesses and needs of a company like monster , which has a harder time developing internally and will therefore gladly pay for several small startups rather than trying to deploy online destinations itself .\nnot surprisingly , sports programming features prominently on the top 10 list for beer drinkers , while fashion and relationship - related programming dominates the list for wine drinkers . the lists for cat and dog owners are also fairly intuitive , although bluefin labs found that while animal planet shows ranked highly on both lists , tlc was actually the top network for both groups .\naffinity\u2019s patent - in - suit was directed to a method for targeted advertising , in which \u201can advertisement is selected for delivery to the user of a portable device based on at least one piece of demographic information about the user . \u201d the court noted that only the abstract , three sentences in the specification , and one of the 20 claims , actually dealt with targeted advertising . affinity accused the amazon music system of patent infringement because the system allows customers to stream music from a customized library . the amazon entities moved for entry of judgment on the pleadings , arguing that the asserted patent claims were not directed to patentable subject matter .\nto date , social tv data like that from bluefin labs , as well as social tv analytics and check - in companies like trendrr , radian6 , getglue , socialguide and miso , has mostly focused on general audience responses to tv shows and networks . but in the coming year , thai said , bluefin plans to dig deeper to generate more data about conversations related to brands .\n[ update : i just talked with michel , and he confirms that he\u2019s going to be working closely with monster to help bring it more visibility in silicon valley , working with other companies with community - oriented sites to see if a relationship with monster makes sense . update ii : he adds that a million members have registered at affinity\u2019s sites . ]\nin the directv decision , the federal circuit followed the alice / mayo framework and found the claims patent ineligible . perhaps of note , the court rebuffed affinity\u2019s arguments regarding novelty , explaining patent eligibility does not turn on novelty of the claims . in the amazon decision the federal circuit ruled that basic user customization is insufficient to qualify as inventive under mayo and alice .\nin a september 23 , 2016 , decision relating to the subject matter eligibility of patents under 35 u . s . c . \u00a7 101 , the federal circuit affirmed the district court\u2019s order dismissing the case . the court concluded that affinity\u2019s patent - in - suit , directed to streaming regional broadcast signals to cellular telephones located outside of the broadcaster\u2019s region , was drawn to an abstract idea .\nif the claim does include such subject matter , such as a law of nature , math , business method , etc . , step 2 becomes important . but , except for enfish , the courts seem to simply say that x subject matter is patent ineligible subject matter without really explaining why , except by analogy to prior cases . they have now given us , in these affinity cases , the following :\nthe affinity of tspo ligands was measured in the human brain postmortem from donors with a history of ms ( n = 13 ) , donors without any history of neurologic disease ( n = 20 ) , and in platelets from healthy volunteers ( n = 13 ) . binding potential estimates from thirty - five 11c - pbr28 pet scans from an independent sample of healthy volunteers were analyzed using a gaussian mixture model .\nadditionally , the court addressed affinity\u2019s assertions that the use of a downloadable application for presenting a graphical interface on a cellular phone capable of listing contents for streaming was novel as of the priority date of the invention . the court explained that patent eligibility does not turn on the novelty of the proposed claims . the court upheld the district court\u2019s dismissal of the complaint , stating the patent - in - suit was not patent eligible .\nstill , for its price alone , this is one image - editing app worth owning . but more than that , affinity photo is worth using for its plethora of features , even if the application is not as intuitive as some might like us to believe . more to the point , with this application , countless photo enthusiasts and aspiring pros can now afford to learn and master complex digital photo retouching and compositing without compromise .\naffinity photo sought to make itself distinct from photoshop and the photoshop - wannabe\u2019s out there with a unique language and working methodology . i may not agree with it all , such as the use of \u201cpersona\u201d in place of module or workspace , but you may find these touches endearing . if you\u2019re new to photo editing , you\u2019ll see nothing wrong with them , of course . with that said , we\u2019ll be focusing on the two modules that do most of the work , outlining important features and offering targeted critique and suggestions for use .\non the other hand , monster has a tight relationship with affinity\u2019s chief executive , christopher michel ( pictured top ) , who served monster well earlier : he co - founded urltoken , and sold it to monster in 2004 , and it has since become a leading portal for military personnel and their families . monster bought that company for $ 40 million when the internet market was still depressed after the bubble burst . but urltoken has since grown to more than 7 million uniques a month , and is probably worth on the order of $ 700 million or more for monster right now .\nthe federal circuit here affirms that affinity\u2019s challenged claims invalid as directed to an abstract idea . when \u201cstripped of excess claim verbiage\u201d , claim 1 of u . s . patent no . 7 , 970 , 379 \u201cis directed to a broadcast system in which a cellular telephone located outside the range of a regional broadcaster ( 1 ) requests and receives network - based content from the broadcaster via a streaming signal , ( 2 ) is configured to wirelessly download an application for performing those functions , and ( 3 ) contains a display that allows the user to select particular content . \u201d slip opinion .\nunbeknownst to the user , affinity photo has a tendency to add layers for practically each action or set of actions you perform . and that can lead to confusion . when i attempted to use liquify to warp parts of the image , it failed to work . when i examined the layers tab and noted several layers were generated , i discovered the culprit was all these added layers . selecting the background layer was a quick workaround , as was merging the layers . ( note : liquify can also be used to widen the pupils in a portrait , to give a face a more inviting appearance . )\nunder step one of the mayo / alice analysis , the federal circuit held , similar to the district court , that the concept of delivering user - selected media content to portable devices was an abstract idea according to section 101 of the patent act . affinity contended that the patent - in - suit embodied a technological innovation as of its priority date , which confused novelty with eligibility . the court noted the distinction between eligibility and novelty and found nevertheless that the patent failed to disclose any particular mechanism for wirelessly streaming content to a handheld device . therefore , the patent claims were directed to an abstract idea .\nthe research\u2014culled from chatter on social media sites including twitter , facebook ( public posts only ) and tv - focused micro - blogs\u2014is courtesy of bluefin labs , a cambridge , mass . - based social tv analytics firm , which this week shared information about some of the year ' s most buzzed about tv programs . ( they include mtv ' s video music awards , which led the overall list with 3 . 15 million comments , and the x factor on fox , which was the top series with an average of 137 , 000 comments per telecast . ) for adweek , bluefin went deeper , slicing social tv data by brand and audience segment , and then comparing competitive brands ( see charts below ) .\nfirst , the court held that affinity\u2019s patent claims addressed the function of wirelessly communicating regional broadcast content to an out - of - region recipient , but did not specify how to perform that function . notably , the claimed use of a generic , electronic device , specifically a cellular phone , and a graphical user interface , were insufficient to distinguish the claims from preemption of an abstract idea . additionally , the court noted that the patent - in - suit was not directed to solving a \u201ctechnological problem , \u201d nor to an improvement in computer or network functionality . instead , the claims addressed the general concept of out - of - region delivery of broad content , using conventional devices . thus , the court held that the claim was directed to an abstract idea . while the claims were limited to a specific technological environment , cellular phones , such limitations to a specific field of use did not make the claims any less abstract .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nuk gear\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s training shoes were originally designed in association with the royal army physical training corps ( raptc ) . these elite fitness professionals were closely involved in the development and tested our products in some of the most inhospitable conditions on earth . only when approved by the military do we consider our products . . . built to survive .\nbuy them , wear them for up to 21 days , and if you ' re not completely satisfied , return them . most people love our shoes , but if you don ' t , we ' re happy to take them back . . . whatever their condition .\nuk gear products offer rock - solid reliability and long lasting performance . that ' s why they are fast being adopted by military and emergency organisations across the world . tough enough for use in an environment where product failure is not an option .\nat uk gear we ' re passionate about our products . we insist on using the very best materials to guarantee great fit , comfort and durability . . . straight out the box .\nthe durability of our footwear not only represents great value for you , it ' s also better for the environment . replacing your shoes less often saves you money , and helps reduce landfill .\nat uk gear we do not pay celebrities or sports personalities to promote our products . we know from experience that happy customers make the greatest brand ambassadors .\npt - 03 desert - lt . col ian j . mercer radc : marathon des sables\npt - 03 - lt . col peter bates , british army : built to survive . . . i ' d say so ! ! !\npt - 03 - cmd sgt maj r . h : us marine corps marathon\npt - 03 - spence cocanour , iraq : i ' ve been running in the uk army shoes . . .\npt - 03 - wo1 ( smi ) c . macdonald , aptc : flora london marathon 2005\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 .\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 purchase price for the transaction was approximately $ 61 million in cash . the company does not anticipate the acquisition having a material impact on financial results in 2008 . monster was advised by goldman , sachs & co . on the transaction\nmonster communities , are monster ' s online communities focused on a specific industry where like - minded people can connect . the communities provide a place for users to network , share their passion for the work they do , search for jobs , express opinions and seek career advice .\ntoday , 17 monster communities are active and available to inspire users to be their best and reach their career potential . visit the communities listed below and take a tour .\nland your dream sales job and close the deal - all while connecting with other sales pros .\nyou can have it all ! get the news you need and connect with like minded career women today .\nnetwork with recent grads and learn job - hunting skills from experts . we take entry - level to the next level !\nyour source for healthcare news . land your dream job - then connect with others in your field .\nfor admins , by admins . enhance your skills , get a promotion , or just vent about your day .\nget the scoop on the latest culinary trends , find career advice , and get recipe tips from the experts .\nconnect with other hr pros and stay up - to - date on issues and new developments in your field .\nconnect with others in the field and get the latest law enforcement news and opportunities .\nwhere nurses call the shots ! check out careers , try a nclex quiz , or just discuss your day .\nthe resources you need to advance your career and connect with firefighters around the world .\nfind career opportunities and network with local , state , and federal government employees .\nit pays to network . for everyone from accounting students to cpas , ledgerlink just adds up !\nget the scoop on marketing , advertising and pr jobs , industry trends , networking and more .\njob seeking advice and on - the - job resources for management and leadership development .\nthe court discussed the framework for determining whether a particular patent claim is directed to patentable subject matter under \u00a7 101 of the patent act . specifically , the federal circuit began with the two - stage mayo / alice framework : ( 1 ) the \u201cabstract idea\u201d step and ( 2 ) the \u201cinventive concept\u201d step .\nnext , in applying step two of the mayo / alice analysis , the court considered whether \u201c\u2019the claims do significantly more than simply describe [ the ] abstract method\u2019 and thus transform the abstract idea into patentable subject matter . ultramercial , inc . v . hulu , llc , 772 f . 3d 709 , 715 ( fed . cir . 2014 ) . the court found no \u201cinventive concept\u201d that transformed the abstract idea of out - of - region delivery of regional broadcasting into a patent eligible application of that abstract idea . the court reiterated the supreme court\u2019s alice statements that \u201cgeneric computer implementation\u201d is insufficient to transform a patent - ineligible abstract idea into a patent - eligible invention . alice corp . v . cls bank international , 134 s . ct . 2347 , 2352 , 2357 ( 2014 ) .\nclaims utilizing conventional devices without offering any technological means of implementing a targeted concept will likely be patent ineligible under the mayo / alice two - stage framework .\nin step two of the patent eligibility analysis , the court concluded that nothing in the claims or specification of the patent constituted a concrete implementation of the abstract idea in form of an \u201cinventive concept\u201d as required under mayo and alice . mayo collaborative services v . prometheus laboratories , inc . , 132 s . ct . 1289 , 1294 ( 2012 ) , and alice corp . v . cls bank international , 134 s . ct . 2347 , 2355 ( 2014 ) . the features in the claims were set forth generically and therefore failed to show how they would provide a concrete solution to the patent\u2019s proposed problem . accordingly , the court upheld the district court\u2019s judgment that the asserted claims of the patent - in - suit were not eligible for patenting .\nthe addition of basic user customization features to an interface does not alter the otherwise abstract nature of claims and does not add an inventive component that renders the claims patentable .\nfounded in 1897 , troutman sanders llp is an international law firm with more than 650 lawyers practicing in 16 offices located throughout the united states and asia . each week , partners joe robinson and bob schaffer , succinctly summarize the preceding week of federal circuit precedential patent opinions . they provide the pertinent facts , issues , and holdings . this review allows you to keep abreast of the federal circuit\u2019s activities \u2013 important for everyone concerned with intellectual property . urltoken is pleased to publish these summaries each week .\njoseph robinson has over 20 years of experience in all aspects of intellectual property law . he focuses his practice in the pharmaceutical , life sciences , biotechnology , and medical device fields . his practice encompasses litigation , including hatch - waxman litigation ; licensing ; counseling ; due diligence ; and patent and trademark prosecution . he has served as litigation counsel in a variety of patent and trademark disputes in many different jurisdictions , and has also served as appellate counsel before the court of appeals for the federal circuit . joe also focuses on complex inter partes matters before the u . s patent and trademark office , inventorship disputes , reexaminations and reissues . his experience includes numerous interferences , a particular advantage in new u . s . patent and trademark office post - grant proceedings . he also counsels on patent\u2013related u . s . food and drug administration issues , including citizen petitions , orange book listing , and trademark issues . for more information and to contact joe please visit his profile page at the troutman sanders website .\nrobert schaffer is an intellectual property partner at troutman sanders . bob applies more than 30 years of experience to ip counseling and litigation . his work includes patent procurement , strategic planning and transactional advice , due diligence investigations , district court patent cases , and federal circuit appeals . he regularly handles complex and high - profile domestic and international patent portfolios , intellectual property agreements and licensing , ip evaluations for collaborations , mergers , and acquisitions . in disputed court cases bob\u2019s work includes representing and counseling client in anda litigations , complex patent infringement cases and appeals , and multidistrict and international cases . in disputed patent office matters his work includes representing and counseling clients in interferences , reexaminations , reissues , post - grant proceedings , and in european oppositions . for more information and to contact bob please visit his profile page at the troutman sanders website .\nwarning & disclaimer : the pages , articles and comments on urltoken do not constitute legal advice , nor do they create any attorney - client relationship . the articles published express the personal opinion and views of the author and should not be attributed to the author\u2019s employer , clients or the sponsors of urltoken . read more .\ninstead , the claims addressed the general concept of out - of - region delivery of broad content , using conventional devices . thus , the court held that the claim was directed to an abstract idea . when your alleged abstract idea describes something that necessarily involves technology , it isn\u2019t an \u201cabstract idea . \u201d it isn\u2019t abstract . it isn\u2019t an idea .\nat urltoken our focus is on the business , policy and substance of patents and other forms of intellectual property , such as copyrights and trademarks . today ipwatchdog is recognized as one of the leading sources for news and information in the patent and innovation industries . in january 2014 we were honored to be inducted into the aba blawg hall of fame after being recognized for 3 years as the top ip blog on the internet .\nbryson , william c . ; prost , sharon ; wallach , evan j . ; authored by bryson\nwe use cookies on this website to provide you with the best user experience . by accepting cookies , you agree to our use of cookies . please note that if you opt not to accept or if you disable cookies , the \u201cyour finnegan\u201d feature on this website will be disabled as well . for more information on how we use cookies , please see our privacy policy .\nthese sites , while only a few months old and attracting a total of only 800 , 000 unique visitors per month , are attractive to monster because it can use them to target professionals who are in high demand by employers . the sites are essentially cookie - cutter information portals with social networking features that seek to attract members of particular demographics . monster has already established a presence on each of the sites by deploying career search badges , like the one below , on their homepages .\na couple things are peculiar about this deal . first , monster has paid a handsome sum of money for a company that offers neither a large user base nor coveted technological capabilities ( as far as i can tell , these are simple crud websites built on ruby on rails ) . second , monster is retreading very familiar ground by purchasing several informational portals from the same guy , christopher michel , who sold them urltoken , an information portal for servicemen , in 2004 for $ 40m .\nwith today\u2019s announcement , michel\u2019s plan of building a company with a specific monster exit in mind has come to fruition . whether michel stays with the company will probably determine whether or not monster has paid too much for the sprouting company , as he will be instrumental to their blossoming into established sites that can drive quality traffic to monster .\nartist enrique ' frankentoon ' figueroa talks to us about inspiration , creativity and his most interesting projects .\nwhat are luts , and what ' s the difference between a 1d and a 3d lut ? let ' s find out .\nphotographer , dog trainer and vet nurse linh nguyen talks candidly about animal welfare in photography and the relationship between depression , creativity and inspiration .\ndive into using long exposure times to blur motion and create unique water photographs .\nwe asked art - director , designer and digital artist , giuliano brocani , what inspires him to create his concept illustrations .\nwe go behind the scenes with jordan gaunce and his amazing etsy shop portrait your pet .\nheld on the 16th and 17th june , 2018 , beeston street art festival turned dark ugly precinct walls into eye - catching public artworks .\ninspired by the opera ' madame butterfly ' , illustrator kevin house ( aka retrograde ) demonstrates how to create a stunning vector eye as part of his study of the lead character .\nexplore professional print terminology and concepts in readiness for preparing a document and final artwork delivery to your print partner .\npierrick calvez is a designer and illustrator who likes to talk simply about typography and creativity online . he also gives lectures in france and china .\nstill life and product photographer , fernando martins ribeiro , gives us an insight into how his studio works and the technique of capturing industrial and fashion photographs .\nin the second instalment of our ' shooting series ' , james explores setting up your camera and post - production for creating a ' big stopper ' effect with landscapes .\nwarning : the ncbi web site requires javascript to function . more . . .\nowen dr 1 , gunn rn , rabiner ea , bennacef i , fujita m , kreisl wc , innis rb , pike vw , reynolds r , matthews pm , parker ca .\ndivision of experimental medicine , imperial college , hammersmith hospital , london , united kingdom . d . owen @ urltoken\npmid : 21149489 pmcid : pmc3161826 doi : 10 . 2967 / jnumed . 110 . 079459\ncompetition assay with 3 h - pk11195 and unlabeled pbr28 , using tissue from donors with no history of neurologic disease . each data point represents mean value of all subjects , and error bars represent sem . conc = concentration .\ncompetition assays with 3 h - pk11195 and unlabeled tspo ligand using brain tissue previously characterized as hab , lab , or mab by pbr28 assays . each data point represents mean value of at least 4 subjects , and error bars represent sem . ( a ) phenoxyphenyl acetamide derivatives . ( b ) bicyclic linker derivatives . ( c ) phenyl\u2013isoquinolinecarboxamide derivatives . conc = concentration ; sb = specific binding .\ncompetition assays with 3 h - pk11195 and unlabeled pbr111 in presence or absence of pbr28 ( 50 nm ) .\n11 c - pbr28 pet data from 32 healthy volunteers expressed as histogram with mixture model analysis showing 2 distributions for each measurement . ( a ) volume of distribution . ( b ) plasma free fraction . ( c ) volume of distribution / plasma free fraction . blue curves denote single - component solutions , and green and black curves denote 2 - component solutions . for 2 - component solutions , whereas different individuals are within each gaussian group ( e . g . , green ) for 3 parameters , there was good agreement between a and b ( 74 % ) and a and c ( 66 % ) .\nto reach consumers most likely to mention walmart on social media , marketers might have luck targeting shows with , well , less than lofty themes .\nrecently released research shows that people who create online buzz about walmart are most likely to tweet or comment about lifetime\u2019s america\u2019s supernanny , cmt\u2019s dallas cowboys cheerleaders : making the team and trutv\u2019s las vegas jailhouse .\npeople chattering about target , on the other hand , seem to go for more wholesome tv fare . consumers who use social media to discuss the chain also comment on cooking and home makeover programs like cmt\u2019s top secret recipe and hgtv ' s my yard goes disney .\n\u201cbrands really want the shows with the most social conversations as it applies to their brand [ as well as ] other brands . . . or audiences or lifestyle segments that they care about , \u201d thai said .\nother agency and brand clients include wpp\u2019s mediacom , ipg\u2019s initiative , mars and pepsico .\nespnews , for example , leads the top 10 list for coke with a show index of 234 , which means that people socially vocal about coke are more than twice as likely to tweet or talk about that particular program . of the top 10 shows that overindex for coke conversations , three are on espn . but among all of the shows that overindex for coke ( 111 in total ) , tlc is the most represented , followed by espn .\nby contrast , the top 10 for people who tweet and talk about pepsi doesn\u2019t include a single show about sports . the mortified sessions on sundance leads the list , followed by the exes on tv land and prophets of science fiction on science . nick jr . was the leading network for pepsi , with abc , nbc and tlc tied for second .\nthai acknowledged that social tv data is in some ways influenced by a brand or sector\u2019s media spend ( for example , beer marketers already target sports shows so it makes sense that social media chatter reflects that ) . but he said that in working with brand and agency clients , they can look at the data through current media plans to measure the impact of campaigns on social media and generate more specific insights .\n\u201csocial tv is not just about how much people talk during the shows , \u201d thai said . \u201cthe programming is one big part of tv , but what people say about brands and commercials is also , obviously , a big part . we\u2019ll be able to , in 2012 , tell a lot more interesting stories about how real - world audiences in social media react to tv campaigns and react to brands . \u201d\nalice step 1 : considering these limitations and the claim\u2019s \u201ccharacter as a whole\u201d the court identified the concept of \u201cproviding out - of - region access to regional broadcast content\u201d as an unpatentable abstract idea . the court explained its conclusion by noting that the practice ( 1 ) has been long employed in media distribution ; ( 2 ) is not tied to any particular technology ; and ( 3 ) could be implemented by very low - tech technology such as via mail . the court went on to explain that ( 4 ) nothing in the claim \u201cis directed to how to implement out - of - region broadcasting on a cellular telephone . rather , the claim is drawn to the idea itself . \u201d and , ( 5 ) unlike in enfish , the claims are not directed to \u201can improvement in cellular telephones but simply to the use of cellular telephones as tools . \u201d taking all these together , the court found the claim was in fact directed to an abstract idea .\nalice step 2 : step two of alice indicates that a patent directed to an abstract idea is patent eligible if it claims \u201cadditional features\u201d that constitute an \u201cinventive concept\u201d that go beyond \u201cwell - understood , routine , conventional activity . \u201d mayo . here , the court found no such additional features . \u201cthe claim simply recites the use of generic features of cellular telephones , such as a storage medium and a graphical user interface , as well as routine functions , such as transmitting and receiving signals , to implement the underlying idea . that is not enough . \u201d slip opinion at 15 - 16 .\nto receive a streaming media signal in the wireless cellular telephone device corresponding to the regional broadcasting channel , wherein the wireless cellular telephone device is outside of a broadcast region of the regional broadcasting channel , wherein the wireless cellular telephone device is configured to receive the application via an over the air download .\ndoes anyone know which case the federal circuit was quoting from at the bottom of page 6 of the opinion . the court states that \u201cthe \u2018abstract idea\u2019 step of the inquiry calls upon us to look at the \u2018focus of the claimed advance over the prior art\u2019 . . . \u201d any idea where this is coming from ? no citation was provided . i don\u2019t remember the court every saying that we look at prior art under step 1 . the next citation in the opinion was to elec . power but that language was not found in that case . thanks ,\nmike , the supreme court has historically looked to the substance of the claimed invention so as to focus in the patentable advance . this is why the courts have excluded insignificant activity appended to otherwise ineligible subject matter . the first case that said this that i am aware of is flook . but it is a common theme .\nmayo gave us the analysis that one needed to apply subject matter that was otherwise ineligible , in that case , a law of nature , to some inventive application . alice took this analysis to apply it to the \u201cabstract\u201d prong of the tripartite exclusions : natural phenomena , laws of nature , and abstract ideas .\n\u201c substance of the claimed invention \u201d aka \u201cgist of the invention\u201d aka dozens of other names \u2013 explicitly rejected by congress in the act of 1952 , wherein they opted instead to create and implement obviousness in 35 usc 103 .\nanon , there is a difference between asking whether what is new is obvious and whether what is new is patentable subject matter .\nabsolutely ned . \u2013 and congress acted in 1952 in response to an out of control supreme court to constrain the court\u2019s failure to set the meaning of \u201cinvention\u201d ( and alll of those terms pertaining to thus , like \u201cgist of the invention\u201d ) as i have detailed for you time and again .\nya i got that part . what i don\u2019t understand is why it\u2019s being applied in step 1 . my understanding is that any novetly , if relevant at all , comes in under step two . i\u2019ve never seen a court say that step 1 requires us to compare the invention to \u201cprior art . \u201d do examiner now need to cite prior art to support a rejection under step 1 ( and 2 ) of alice ?\nfor 101 purposes , first step should be whether the claimed subject matter includes patent ineligible subject matter . if not the claims should certainly pass 101 . it simply cannot be that all claims are directed to ineligible abstract ideas .\n1 ) solving a technological problem ; or 2 ) to an improvement in computer or network functionality .\nduring step 2 we ask , is there an inventive application . if so , the claim is patentable . but if there is an inventive application , couldn\u2019t or shouldn\u2019t the claims pass step 1 as well ?\n\u2026and once again , you misstate the law as it is today with your curse - ade against business method patents\u2026 .\ni invented that , question for you , since you\u2019ve been very big on \u201cwell 112 applies , use 112 . \u201d let\u2019s take the prominent wd case of lizardtech .\nlizardtech dealt with software . one of skill finds coding to be a merely clerical act \u2013 i . e . once you know what you want to code , at least for information processing like this is , the coding is trivial . thus enablement is generally met .\nlizardtech had claim 1 , which was limited by \u201cmaintaining updated sums\u201d and \u201cperiodically compressing the sums . \u201d claim 1 was not infringed because the defendant did not do those things . claim 21 lacked those limitations , and thus the defendant was infringing . claim 21 was found to lack written description support , because the specification provided only one manner of achieving seamless dwt \u2013 by maintaining updated sums .\nthe trouble with allowing claim 21 to cover all ways of performing dwt - based compression processes that lead to a seamless dwt is that there is no support for such a broad claim in the specification . the specification provides only a single way of creating a seamless dwt , which is by maintaining updated sums of dwt coefficients . there is no evidence that the specification contemplates a more generic way of creating a seamless array of dwt coefficients .\nin other words , the court recognizes that claim 21 is overbroad of the disclosure because the disclosure is directed to a specific means and claim 21 is directed to a genus .\nthe court then goes on to say this : \u201ca claim will not be invalidated on section 112 grounds simply because the embodiments of the specification do not contain examples explicitly covering the full scope of the claim language . see union oil co . v . atl . richfield co . , 208 f . 3d 989 , 997 ( fed . cir . 2000 ) . that is because the patent specification is written for a person of skill in the art , and such a person comes to the patent with the knowledge of what has come before . in re gpac inc . , 57 f . 3d 1573 , 1579 ( fed . cir . 1995 ) . placed in that context , it is unnecessary to spell out every detail of the invention in the specification ; only enough must be included to convince a person of skill in the art that the inventor possessed the invention and to enable such a person to make and use the invention without undue experimentation ."]}
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", "topic": 19}], "title": "ergo baby", "paragraphs": ["ergo original carrier in black and khaki still in excellent condition . only used a handful of times\nergobaby original baby carriers , adapt baby carriers , four position 360 baby carriers , organic baby carriers , performance baby carriers and swaddlers have been acknowledged as\nhip healthy\nproducts by the international hip dysplasia institute . our baby carriers are comfortable , ergonomic , and safe for baby ' s hips .\nergobaby baby carrier collection original ( 5 . 5 - 20 kg ) , black / camel : urltoken baby\nergo baby carrier . well used , so handy and comfortable carrying bubba around . minor stains ( have washed it a few times ) and small damage to the inside . still works beautifully . pick up only .\nbrand new ergo baby carrier in box . includes newborn insert lovely navy and white starry night pattern . brand new condition , never used , was taken out of the box but never actually used . happy to deliver in canberra region\nbaby carrier and infant insert . good used condition . i also have other baby goods for sale - see my other listings .\nmy daughter in law just loved this , i also bought insert for the new baby , and this is genuine ergo , unlike some auction sites , so better to pay that little extra , as i found out to my fault to save a few pounds .\nblue ergo baby ( ' sport ' i think may have been the model . it is no longer produced ) . lovely light material , great for summer , in good used condition . only one slight tear which can be easily fixed ( see photo ) and light staining where baby has sucked the material . includes infant insert , also in good condition .\nergobaby baby carrier collection original ( 5 . 5 - 20 kg ) , marine\nthe ergonomic design of ergobaby carriers supports your baby\u2019s natural frog - leg position .\nergobaby baby carrier collection adapt ( 3 . 2 - 20 kg ) , admiral blue\nergobaby baby carrier collection adapt ( 3 . 2 - 20 kg ) , azure blue\none of our best baby - related purchases . once you get the hang of wrangling the child into the carrier , it ' s super - comfortable for adult and baby .\nergobaby baby carrier collection original ( 5 . 5 - 20 kg ) , black / camel\nbaby carrier ergonomic for toddlers breathable safe all seasons six - position 360\u00b0 n . . .\ntimberrain baby carrier wrap , breastfeeding cover , suitable for newborns , infants & . . .\nall seasons 360 ergonomic baby carrier - 6 position , easy breastfeeding , no infant . . .\nits subsidiary , the ergobaby carrier , inc . (\nergobaby\n) , entered into a definitive agreement to acquire new baby tula llc (\nbaby tula\n) for a purchase price of\nbaby carrier hip seat 100 % cotton - removable hoodie - adjustable - neotech care br . . .\nbaby wrap + free matching hat by gabi\u2122 | ideal gift for newborns | soft organic cot . . .\nergobaby baby carrier collection 360 bundle of joy ( 3 . 2 - 15 kg ) , black / camel\ncomfortable baby carrier . can be used on the front , back and hip . light weight and great for travel .\nbaby tula was founded in 2009 and makes premium baby carriers , toddler carriers , slings , blankets and wraps that comfortably and ergonomically support the bond between parent and child . baby tula has a strong direct channel presence with growing international distribution relationships . the company sells to retailers and consumers in more than 70 countries worldwide , including the u . s . ,\nfirst created in 2003 , the ergobaby carrier was born out of the desire for mobility and comfort for both parent and baby , allowing parents to carry their baby from birth to toddler ( 7 - 45 lbs ) . ergobaby now offers a broad range of innovative baby carriers , strollers , car seats , and related products to help meet the needs of today ' s parents and enable an active parenting lifestyle . in 2011 , ergobaby acquired orbit baby inc . , makers of premium infant\u2013to - toddler strollers and car seat systems , and continues to design and market these products under the orbit baby name . ergobaby is headquartered in\nergobaby carriers provide the most ergonomic positions to carry babies and infants . this ergobaby performance carrier - ventus is lightweight and has mesh panels for ventilation . the infant insert provides snugness for newborns and is an essential addition to carry under 3 month olds . easy to use and in great condition , the ergo allows you to be a parent on the go ! instructions for use included .\nbaby carrier suitable for use from birth / 3 . 2kg ( with ergobaby heart 2 heart infant insert ) or 5 . 5kg to 20kg\nwell worth the money . had a baby bjyorn previously . this one is much easier to get a newborn in and out of and baby always seems very comfortable . recently wore it for nearly 3 hours without any strain on my back . nice features including pocket and hood to provide shelter from wind / sun .\na fantastic baby carrier . i used this with the infant insert , with my newborn , and stopped using it only recently , about 2 years old , where i used a toddler carrier .\ngetting back pain but maybe it ' s my back foult not the product . it ' s comfortable the only thing that you can carry baby facing outside has to be face to face with you or face to your back\nwith the ergobaby infant insert , you can use the carrier straight from birth ( 3 . 2 kg ) . from a weight of 5 . 5 kg , you can carry your baby without an insert up to a weight of 20 kg .\none of the best baby buys i ever made . great product that i i am still using for my second child . i used it with the newborn insert when young too which works well in winter as it is nice and snuggly too .\nhandmade baby carrier that i made for our trip to laos . came in so handy and super comfy ! reversible with beautiful ghanaian and indonesian pattern ! come take a look and try it can even adapt it to your size for more comfort !\n, ceo of ergobaby , stated ,\nby combining ergobaby ' s broad portfolio of carriers with baby tula ' s wrap conversions , slings , blankets , as well as toddler & standard carriers , we believe we are offering babywearing parents the best choices and assortment for their growing families . we are excited to work with the baby tula team in achieving our common goal of building a global community of confident parents with smart , ergonomic solutions that enable and encourage bonding between parents and babies .\nthe ergobaby world has been growing for over 10 years and now offers a wide range of practical everyday products for baby . the topmost aim is always the ideal development of the child\u2019s body and mind , as well as optimal comfort for the parents .\nthis video has been replaced by urltoken this ergobaby video is here to tell you all about how to front carry with any ergobaby carrier . all ergobaby carriers have 3 ways to carry : front , hip , and back . the front carry is the first carry most people use with their baby . ergobaby is the premium baby carrier & gear brand that every parent wants - the ultimate in comfort provided by the most ergonomic design . best for you and your baby , with ergobaby , you have 3 ways to carry : front , hip , and back . it ' s up to you . and with an infant insert , you can start using your ergobaby carrier at 7 pounds all the way up to 45 pounds . ergobaby is the only carrier you ' ll ever need . better parenting by design . shop ergobaby : urltoken instagram : urltoken facebook : urltoken pinterest : urltoken twitter : urltoken\nfantastic . . very excited about this carrier as i love walking my dogs . . wore for the first time today and was not disappointed . . so comfy and felt very safe . . i had the infant inserts as my baby is only 3 weeks old . . she loved it . . pricey but worth it\n, ceo of codi , said ,\nwe are pleased to once again take advantage of codi ' s financial strength to make an accretive and strategic add - on acquisition that will increase value for our shareholders . the addition of baby tula will strengthen ergobaby ' s already attractive industry positioning through product extension as well as channel and geographic expansion . we remain enthusiastic about ergobaby ' s prospects and look forward to working with the company ' s management team to integrate this premium brand and continue ergobaby ' s historically strong growth .\nas new ! ! i bought this as my baby was sweating in the manduca carrier however upon getting it home and trying it i found the manduca style works better for my body shape . this is a highly recommended and reviewed carrier . i love the concept its just not right for me . it comes with a little bag that attaches to it for your phone , keys etc . it has been worn for 20 min tops in a smoke and pet free home . i still have original packaging if you want it . i would take it back to the store but i bought\nbased on 2017 financial performance ) . the acquisition is expected to close within the next 45 days , subject to customary closing conditions .\n. codi expects to fund the purchase price through available cash on its balance sheet and a draw on its revolving credit facility .\nand i wanted to build a community of like - minded parents and share our own positive babywearing experiences in a unique and supportive way . we are proud to be joining forces with ergobaby , a company whose culture and passion for babywearing is similar to our own . we bonded over a common goal of broadening the overall babywearing community by providing more unique babywearing choices to a wide range of parents .\nabout compass diversified holdings (\ncodi\n) codi owns and manages a diverse family of established north american middle market businesses . each of its current subsidiaries is a leader in its niche market .\ncodi maintains controlling ownership interests in each of its subsidiaries in order to maximize its ability to impact long term cash flow generation and value . the company provides both debt and equity capital for its subsidiaries , contributing to their financial and operating flexibility . codi utilizes the cash flows generated by its subsidiaries to invest in the long - term growth of the company and to make cash distributions to its shareholders .\nthe manufacture and marketing of portable food warming fuels and creative ambience solutions for the hospitality and consumer markets ( sterno products ) .\nin addition , we own approximately 33 % of the common stock of fox factory holding corp . (\nfox\n, nasdaq : foxf ) , a former subsidiary business that completed its initial public offering in august 2013 . fox designs and manufactures high - performance suspension products primarily for mountain bikes , side - by - side vehicles , on - road and off - road vehicles and trucks , all - terrain vehicles , snowmobiles , specialty vehicles and applications , and motorcycles .\nthis press release may contain certain forward - looking statements , including statements with regard to the future performance of codi . words such as\nbelieves ,\nexpects ,\nprojects ,\nand\nfuture\nor similar expressions , are intended to identify forward - looking statements . these forward - looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions . certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward - looking statements , and some of these factors are enumerated in the risk factor discussion in the form 10 - k filed by codi with the sec for the year ended\nand other filings with the sec . except as required by law , codi undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward - looking statements , whether as a result of new information , future events or otherwise .\njul 05 , 2018 , 17 : 23 et compass diversified holdings declares second quarter 2018 . . .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 pr newswire association llc . all rights reserved . a cision company .\n, former president and coo of munchkin inc . , has been named chief executive officer .\n, chairman of the ergobaby board of directors , and partner with compass group management .\nmargaret couldn ' t be a better fit for the aggressive growth plans we have in place for ergobaby . she brings tremendous leadership , experience and vision to the brand and will drive growth through innovation , geographic expansion , and strategic acquisitions .\ni ' m thrilled to join ergobaby ,\nsays hardin .\nover the past decade , the company has grown from an inspired idea by our founder ,\n, to one of the world ' s most respected providers of quality products for infants , and their parents . this is a company with a deeply held mission , compelling history and exciting future . i ' m looking forward to working with the talented staff , and our partners , as we continue to grow and build the reach of our brands .\nhardin joins ergobaby with more than 13 years of experience in leadership roles within the infant and children ' s product industry . most recently , she held the position of president and coo of munchkin , a manufacturer of innovative infant and toddler products . under her leadership , the company doubled revenues , driven by organic development , acquisitions , licensing partnerships , and geographic expansion . prior to munchkin , margaret was at proctor & gamble .\nover the last several months there have been many moving targets with respect to the gdpr and its implications . icann passed a temporary specification which will allow forum to accept complaints for both urs and udrp cases even if the complainant does not have the contact information for the respondent . you can find the full text of the icann resolution and a link to the full temporary specification here : urltoken .\nhas been administering administrative hearings , similar to arbitrations , in domain name cases since 1999 . while most domain name disputes are trademark disputes that are resolved under the uniform domain name dispute resolution policy ( udrp ) , there many similar policies adopted by the internet corporation for assigned names and numbers ( icann ) for generic top - level domains ( gtlds ) . in addition , many gtld registries have adopted specific practices and requirements that may be enforced using\nthe ways in which country - code top level domains ( cctlds ) handle trademark disputes vary from country to country .\nhandles disputes for any cctld that has adopted the udrp and several policies for countries that have adopted other similar policies .\n) is based on the udrp , so parties should find it approachable and familiar .\ndomain name dispute administration is affordable . our customer service is exceptional and our time - to - decision ranges between 30 to 40 days for most udrp cases . finally ,\ninternational , multilingual panelists issue decisions that are consistent and predictable . our cases are processed entirely electronically and parties are encouraged to utilize\nfor the best experience on our site , be sure to turn on javascript in your browser .\nall babies . all carry positions . all - in - one . no insert needed .\nergobaby is thrilled to infuse our latest collection with hello kitty\u2019s love for life .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\norder now and we ' ll deliver when available . we ' ll e - mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information . your account will only be charged when we dispatch the item .\nmade from 100 % cotton . all ergobaby products come with 2 year full product & parts guarantee\nergobaby infant carrier insert collection original ( 3 . 2 - 5 . 5 kg ) , natural\nsponsored products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on amazon . when you click on a sponsored product ad , you will be taken to an amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it .\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 .\ninstantly receive a \u00a310 urltoken gift card if you\u2019re approved for the amazon platinum mastercard with instant spend . representative 21 . 9 % apr ( variable ) .\ncredit offered by newday ltd , over 18s only , subject to status . terms apply .\nplease make sure that you ' ve entered a valid question . you can edit your question or post anyway .\nthere was a problem completing your request . please try your search again later .\nergobaby started from a mother\u2019s need for a carrier that was easy to use but still ergonomic . karin frost developed a carrier that encourages the child\u2019s development and offers parents a high level of wearing comfort .\nergobaby carriers satisfy the child\u2019s primal need for body contact , warmth and security . they ensure that the wearer can stay active and move freely .\nthe carriers are particularly easy to use . in just a few simple steps , the child is in the healthy frog - leg position , where the knees are held at navel height and the thighs are supported .\nthis way , using the carrier for a long period of time is no longer a problem \u2013 for the child or for the parents . that\u2019s comfort through ergonomics .\nfor newborns from 3 . 2 kg when using the infant insert or the bundle of joy\nthanks to the padded shoulder straps and the comfortable waist belt , the child\u2019s weight is optimally divided between the shoulders and hips of the wearer .\ndepending on the model , ergobaby carriers support three to four carry positions : front - inward , back , hip , and front - outward ( in the 360 collection ) .\ni tried many ( and i mean many ) carriers before finally purchasing this . had been recommended by a friend and wish i had just tried this first ! so comfortable and no strain at all on back . would highly recommend\nthis is very useful , especially when traveling in a city with buggy . it is also easy to use .\nbought this to wear for my 10month old , very comfy , supportive for her . highly recommend .\nbought as a gift - the parents love it and said their little one sleeps well too .\nvery comfortable once on , our little boy loves it . bit fiddly to get on without help .\nthis is the perfect carrier ( i ' ve had a few in my day ) and . . .\nthis is the perfect carrier ( i ' ve had a few in my day ) and will take you right up to 3 or even 4 years of age .\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\nwhich ergobaby carrier is right for you ? orginal vs . 360 vs . adapt vs . omni\nonly used 3 times , in brand new condition and comes from smoke free home ."]}
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gabellini sheppard associates ; gensler ; inaba williams ; isay weinfeld ; james carpenter design associates ; james corner field operations ; ken smith workshop : landscape architecture ; kmw architecture ; kazuyo sejima + ryue nishizawa - sanaa ltd ; kliment halsband architects ; kohn pedersen fox ; kpmb architects ; leven betts studio ; maya lin studio ; michael van valkenburgh associates ; morphosis ; oma - office for metropolitan architecture ; rafael vinoly architects ; renzo piano building workshop ; rex ; rogers partners architects + urban designers ; scape / landscape architecture ; snohetta ; studio v architecture ; shop architects ; som - skidmore , ownings , & merrill ; weiss / manfredi architecture ; west 8 urban design & landscape architecture ; and workac .\nstudio first is designed for participants with no formal academic background in architecture , who may wish to pursue graduate education in architecture , urbanism , and / or other design related academic fields .\n. . . rendering of 600 west 58th street in midtown ( credit : studio v architecture ) ( inset : douglas durst ) the durst organization revealed a new rendering for a 10 - story rental . . .\n. . . valiotis and a rendering of astoria cove ( credit : studio v architecture ) the developers behind the planned 2 . 2 million - square - foot astoria cove complex in queens struck a tentative . . .\n. . . left : douglas durst and hallets point rendering ( credit : studio v architecture ) 26 - 01 1st street , hallets point the durst organization filed plans for its 22 - story , mixed - use . . .\n. . . left : costa constantinides , rendering of astoria cove ( credit : studio v architecture ) and bill de blasio the 2 . 2 million - square - foot astoria cove development is at risk of being . . .\nall instruction will take place in the architecture studios and labs at the azrieli school of architecture & urbanism on the carleton university campus in ottawa .\nvisual studio core product : this location is for files that are specific to the version of visual studio you selected to install .\nyl\u00f6nen , v . 2012 . m . sc . thesis . hietsu pavilion \u2013 refurbishment of the hietaranta beach changing rooms into a community space . aalto university school of arts , design and architecture . department of architecture . espoo , finland . ( pdf )\nthe visual studio blog is the official source of product insight from the visual studio engineering team . you can find in - depth information about the visual studio 15 . 7 releases in the following posts :\nparticipants will have the opportunity to explore architecture in the nation\u2019s capital city , and participate in an exclusive tour at the canadian centre for architecture in montreal .\nstudio first , the first program of its kind in canada \u2013 is an intensive immersion studio for participants with no formal academic background in architecture . the main goal of the program is to allow participants the opportunity to generate portfolio material appropriate for application to the three year master of architecture accredited degree .\nparticipants will be exposed to leaders in the fields of architecture , urbanism and heritage practice , as well as , participate in private tours of local architecture firms .\nzachary is a principal at inter - projects architecture , an architecture firm dedicated to the intersection of building and experimental research . the firm operates in the realms of architecture , urbanism and landscape within the context of oklahoma and new york city .\nexplore our global career opportunities in architecture , design , planning , and more .\n. . . the arthur , a six - story pre - war building converted by studio v architecture . the classic art deco building features 68 one - and two - bedroom apartments ranging from $ 4 , 200 to $ 4 , 950 . units . . .\nyl\u00f6nen , v . 2008 . b . sc . thesis . \u00e4lyn ja tunteen tilat \u2013 arkkitehtuuri andrei tarkovskin elokuvassa stalker . helsinki university of technology , department of architecture . espoo , finland . ( pdf )\njoin our mailing list to be the first to know about studio first announcements .\nclick a button to download the latest version of visual studio 2017 . for instructions on installing and updating visual studio 2017 , see the update visual studio 2017 to the most recent release . also , see instructions on how to install offline .\nc # 7 . 3 is included in visual studio version 15 . 7 .\nyou can create and associate azure key vaults from within the visual studio ide .\narchitecture , interiors , landscape , urban planning , engineering , construction , development . . .\nthe topwin center and intercontinental beijing sanlitun won an aia hong kong honor award for architecture .\narchitecture , interiors , landscape , urban planning , development , graphic design / signage . . .\nat page , we believe that architecture is a critical force in helping clients accomplish their missions .\nmay 08 , 2018 - - visual studio 2017 version 15 . 7 security advisory notice\nsee all customer - reported issues fixed in visual studio 2017 version 15 . 7 .\nthis innovative program gives participants the chance to work on their graduate school portfolio under the supervision of our studio instructors , experience intensive studio culture , and network with like - minded participants and experts in the fields of architecture , urban design , digital fabrication and heritage conservation .\nhyttinen , p . , parkkonen , j . , yl\u00f6nen , v . 2007 . i - house . in j . vanamo , editor . floating village \u2013 case studies . helsinki university of technology , department of architecture . espoo , finland .\nhyttinen , p . , parkkonen , j . , yl\u00f6nen , v . 2007 . dymaxion house . in vanamo , j . , editor . floating village \u2013 case studies . helsinki university of technology , department of architecture . espoo , finland .\njune 18 , 2018 - - visual studio 2017 version 15 . 7 . 4 servicing update\nmay 31 , 2018 - - visual studio 2017 version 15 . 7 . 3 servicing update\nmay 21 , 2018 - - visual studio 2017 version 15 . 7 . 2 servicing update\nmay 08 , 2018 - - visual studio 2017 version 15 . 7 . 1 servicing update\nmay 07 , 2018 - - visual studio 2017 version 15 . 7 . 0 minor release\nvisual studio installation hangs at\nwaiting for microsoft . visualstudio . graphics . enabletools\n.\nsee all existing known issues and available workarounds in visual studio 2017 version 15 . 7 .\nstudio v is a studio based architectural and urban practice based in new york city . we are dedicated to the reinvention of the contemporary city . the focus of our work is the evolution of urban centers and the re - design of our cities to be greener , more sustainable , resilient , livable , and provide greater opportunity .\nwe updated the visual studio ios development tools for c + + to work with xcode 9 .\nstudio first includes field trips to prominent architectural landmarks in the capital region and the canadian centre for architecture in montreal , architectural firm tours with local architects , focused lectures from major thinkers in the theory and practice of architecture , as well as , workshops in digital applications , portfolio preparation , and writing statements of interest .\nvisual studio tools for xamarin can automatically install missing android api levels required by xamarin . android projects .\nvisual studio ' s bundled cmake installation has been upgraded from 3 . 10 to 3 . 11 .\nthe commit hash for a build of the tools is available in help > about microsoft visual studio .\nvisual studio closed debug a new instance project1 , when a new debug new instance project2 has started .\nyl\u00f6nen , v . 2015 . p\u00e4\u00e4suunnittelijan teht\u00e4v\u00e4t eritt\u00e4in vaativassa j\u00e4nnebetoni - ja sis\u00e4ilmakorjauksessa \u2013 case : lahden stadion . aalto university professional development . espoo , finland . ( pdf )\nyl\u00f6nen , v . 2012 . aurinkokylpyj\u00e4 ja okrankeltaista \u2013 hietarannan vanha pukeutumispaviljonki . in muuriankkuri , issue 2 / 2012 . the finnish cultural heritage foundation . helsinki , finland .\ndid you know that a master of architecture professional degree is available to students with an undergraduate major in any field . we have developed a \u2018bridge\u2019 program called studio first , to help students who are interested in such a degree .\nfaculty david benjamin ( m . arch ' 05 ) is interviewed by architect magazine on\nexpanding the definition of architecture\nassistant professor david benjamin ( ' 05 m . arch ) leads\norganic architecture today : mushroom bricks workshop\nat moma\nvisual studio 2017 build tools support command - line builds for most visual studio projects . supported projects include : asp . net , azure , c + + desktop , clickonce , containers , . net core , . net desktop , node . js , office and sharepoint , python , typescript , unit tests , uwp , wcf , and xamarin . we expect to add support for sql in a future release . visual studio build tools now also support installing into a container . you can download visual studio build tools from visual studio downloads . a list of workload and component ids with which you can tailor your container image can be found in the visual studio build tools 2017 component directory .\nzachary colbert is a registered architect and educator based in brooklyn , new york where he serves as an adjunct assistant professor of architecture at the columbia university graduate school of architecture , planning and preservation ( gsapp ) and a part - time lecturer at the parsons new school for design school of constructed environments . he is currently a visiting professor at the carleton university azrieli school of architecture and urbanism .\napplications for studio first 2019 will open in october 2018 . join our mailing list to be informed when registration opens .\n$ 2960 + hst ( includes some studio supplies , and access to computer software while enrolled in the program ) .\ntypescript 2 . 8 rc is now included in visual studio 2017 version 15 . 7 . this release brings the following improvements :\nyl\u00f6nen , v . 2008 . foundation for a city . in ahlava , a . & m\u00e4kynen , t . , editors . aalto - korkeakoulun rakenne - ja kampusesimerkkej\u00e4 . ulh \u2013 university landscape helsinki : innovaatioyliopisto kaupungissa . helsinki university of technology , department of architecture . espoo , finland . isbn 978 - 951 - 22 - 9578 - 4 . *\nstudio v is a studio based architectural and urban practice based in new york city . the studio focuses on a broad range of design dealing with the contemporary urban condition at all scales and for nearly all types of projects . we design all scale projects from large and small ground up buildings and renovations , to new communities and urban infill designs , to finely scaled and detailed interiors . current projects include arts and cultural spaces and buildings , residential buildings , industrial buildings , institutional and educational facilities , urban and waterfront master planning , transportation facilities , mixed use retail and commercial buildings , restaurants and hospitality design .\nthe cost of studio first is considerably lower than the many similar programs in the us . coming to carleton would allow students to experience living for 5 weeks in ottawa and a studio excursion to montreal . please note : participants will cover their accommodation and transportation costs .\nafter update to visual studio 15 . 7 . 1 , some test programs fail in start - up due to reading access violation .\nvisual studio build tools now supports installing into a container , and we added support for building azure , uwp , and additional project types .\nshared components , tools , and sdks : this location is for files that are shared by side - by - side visual studio installations .\nthe windows 10 april 2018 update sdk ( build 17134 ) is the default sdk for the universal windows platform development workload in visual studio .\ninnovative and environmentally sensitive design , creative and competent technical solutions , respect for detail and a sincere interest to build an in depth relationship with our clients to completely understand their vision and goals has been a mainstay of the collaborative v design studio , inc . agenda since our inception , and is the platform that continues to drive the firm\u2019s principles and vision today .\nvisual studio asp . net and . net core developers on windows insider builds , can set breakpoints and debug their javascript files using a microsoft edge browser . visual studio will use the new edge devtools protocol developed by the microsoft edge team when targeting microsoft edge browser . developers can debug and fix javascript issues from within visual studio in both microsoft edge and google chrome browsers . we are glad to enable this often - requested feature from our customers . we would love to hear your feedback on the feature to help us improve and build a better visual studio .\n\u201cover the past month , i have found the instructors for this program very helpful in teaching us the basics of studio and assisting us through our various projects . i have learned a lot through this program that i am sure will be very helpful moving forward into a masters of architecture degree . \u201d\nparticipants who are planning to apply to carleton\u2019s march program are encouraged to visit the master of architecture ( m . arch ) page for information about the masters .\ncheck out the python in visual studio 15 . 7 blog post for more on using the debugger , conda , mypy , and type hints .\nanaconda version 5 . 1 . 0 is now available from the visual studio installer and is installed by default when the data science workload is selected .\n\u201cstudio first provided a nice outlet of exploration , through different mediums and thinking . throughout the program i learned to find comfort in presenting my thoughts and ideas and not solely finished products . by the programs end , i felt at ease that despite not having a bachelor\u2019s in architecture i was still in the right place . \u201d\nin addition to running his own studio ville works at the major finnish architecture company pes - architects ltd as principal designer and project architect in sports and retail projects . he takes part in managing the company\u2019s client relations with varma mutual pension insurance company . ville has also participated in kick - starting multiple coworking spaces in helsinki .\nkerry niester has over 16 years of experience in landscape architecture and have worked in a number of different professional environments . from a small private firm to the parks & recreation department with the city of san antonio , to the largest landscape architecture firm in texas ( tbg partners ) , kerry has been involved in nearly all areas of the profession .\nyou can debug both javascript and typescript directly in visual studio when using google chrome as your browser of choice . all you need to do is select chrome as your browser in visual studio and hit f5 to debug . see the client - side debugging of asp . net projects in google chrome for additional information .\n* referenced in : xanthopoulos , k . & milissi , m . 2008 . moving the school of architecture of the ntua . urltoken and www . kx - mm . com .\nraised in san antonio , mark loomis has 14 years of experience in the landscape architecture industry and 14 years of related fields of architectural stonework and precast concrete technical detailing . this technical background serves mark when tackling difficult projects . with a die - hard passion for landscape architecture , mr . loomis most treasures the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of developers , design professionals .\nplease note : to be eligible for most master of architecture ( m . arch ) degree programs in canada , you need to have an honours bachelor\u2019s degree ( or 4 - years bachelor\u2019s degree ) .\nvisual studio build tools allow you to create build servers without installing all of visual studio . in response to customer requests , we enhanced visual studio build tools to support additional project types . these project types include uwp tools , bringing the supported project list asp . net , azure , c + + desktop , clickonce , containers , . net core , . net desktop , node . js , office and sharepoint , python , typescript , unit tests , uwp , wcf , and xamarin . we expect to add support for sql in a future release .\nyl\u00f6nen , v . 2015 . the chameleon on the beach . in berglund , e . & kohtala , c . , editors . changing helsinki \u2013 11 views on a city unfolding . kustannusosakeyhti\u00f6 nemo . helsinki , finland . isbn 978 - 952 - 240 - 292 - 9 . ( buy it here )\nvalgora\u2019s vision was ambitious : his firm , studio v , proposed to build a sprawling business and retail hub where tech firms could sow their brooklyn roots . the proposal aimed to build something of a silicon valley tech campus , engendering a technology - driven culture of collaboration and creativity . retail stores , bars , restaurants , and a history museum devoted to coffee will occupy the rest of the real estate , which , if all goes according to plan , should re - infuse the space with new life . \u201cthe original building had shutters and slides that you were always opening and closing , \u201d valgora tells me . \u201cthere was this kind of life to it . the architecture wasn\u2019t static . i want to bring back this feeling . \u201d\ntillotson design associates , founded in 2004 , is a wbe lighting design consultancy based in new york city . a diverse staff with backgrounds in architecture , interior design , and theater , including several leed accredited professionals , combine talents to create exemplary work . together , our principals provide over 80 years of lighting expertise . the launch of tillotson design associates came just after ms . tillotson completed lighting designs for the seattle central public library and prada beverly hills with the office for metropolitan architecture .\ncollaborative v design studio is a scottsdale , arizona based full service landscape architectural and land planning firm composed of diverse yet complimentary design and development based talents specializing in thematic driven , master planned , active adult and recreational base communities , multi - family , senior living residential and mixed use development throughout the western and arid regions of the united states and abroad . formed in 1993 under a previous name the firm re - branded itself in 2012 to address its expanding geographical reach , which has included developments in the united states , mexico , china and the middle east .\nimproved save experience : before you update visual studio , all pending changes will be saved locally first - - before starting the update . the update dialog , will show a save all & update button instead of update now .\nthe visual studio installer ships with an updated android sdk configuration , including android api 27 and android sdk tools 26 . this includes support for quick boot , which enables your android emulator to boot in less than five seconds .\nthe dialog window ( figure 2 ) that indicates which long running operation is keeping visual studio busy , is now screen reader accessible ( for example , nvda , narrator , etc . ) . when the dialog is shown by visual studio , the screen reader plays an audio cue indicating new information is visible on the screen . users can read the contents of the dialog or interact with the cancel button when available by invoking the change view command in narrator .\nmr . hillman has educational and practical experience as both a landscape architect and an artist . as a licensed landscape architect he has completed a multitude of retail , municipal , and multi - family projects . most notably , his work with the optima developments merges architecture and landscape architecture into a vertical living ecosystem . as an artist , he has completed both public and private artwork and has had his work displayed internationally . his combination of artistic and technical skills has proven essential in creating environments that define a sense of place and engage the human experience .\nwe would love to hear from you ! for issues , let us know through the report a problem option in the upper right - hand corner of either the installer or the visual studio ide itself . the icon is located in the upper right - hand corner . you can track your issues in the visual studio developer community , where you can ask questions and find answers . you can also make a product suggestion through uservoice or get free installation help through our live chat support .\nmark v padilla serves as the principal in charge | lead designer | design quality assurance and every project\u2019s primary contact . mark padilla\u2019s lifelong knowledge of the central texas region and leadership role on a broad range of projects is valuable to the team and will prove extremely beneficial to the design and construction process . he will work on day to day coordination with all consultants and extensively with the contractor to manage construction administration services .\non the top of the site will be a green roofpark partially ensconced in glass . yet the boldest element is a schism carving through the middle of empire stores like a winding river , revealing an open courtyard . the radical concept was inspired , at least in part , by the work of artist gordon matta clark . \u201cwhen these [ other architecture firms ] didn\u2019t get it , i think they were cautious , \u201d says valgora . \u201cthey were trying to be respectful , which i understand . but brooklyn is bold and daring . you come here to meet people creating new products , new furniture , new designs . the architecture has to reflect that . \u201d\nhe is the author of tectonic acts of desire and doubt ( 2012 ) , the ninth volume in the architecture words series of the architectural association , and his designs and writings have appeared in numerous national and international publications . other recent publications and interviews include the extended multi - media version of \u201cthe transformations of giulio romano\u201d ( aggregate , 2017 ) ; \u201cpalladio and eisenman redux : outside - in , \u201d in constructs ( yale university school of architecture , 2016 ) ; \u201cmark rakatansky , mark rakatansky studio , \u201d conversation with the editors in project ( 2015 ) ; \u201cmark rakatansky\u201d in form , idea , resonance : thirty years of architectural league emerging voices ( princeton architectural press , 2015 ) ; \u201cm . rakatansky\u2019s favorite favorite things\u201d on symposium ( transmission arts , wgxc 90 . 7 - fm , 2014 ) ; \u201cthe transformations of giulio romano\u201d in giulio romano e l\u2019arte del cinquecento ( franco cosimo panini editore , 2014 ) ; and \u201cbyoung cho\u2019s between\u201d in byoung cho architect ( thames & hudson , 2014 ) .\nwhen a xamarin . android project is loaded , visual studio can determine if the android api level used by the project is missing from your machine and automatically install it for you in the background . to enable this feature , go to tools > options > xamarin > android settings > auto install android sdks .\ndavid benjamin begins this conversation with benjamin aranda , the fourth of six recorded live at the conference \u201cmaking books now\u201d on september 15 , 2017 . the conference was co - organized by columbia gsapp and the chicago architecture biennial on the occasion of the biennial\u2019s opening at the chicago cultural center , and was hosted by gsapp\u2019s director of publications , james graham .\nborn and raised in san antonio , mark has 15 years of experience in the landscape architecture industry throughout texas . mark\u2019s design philosophy is based on the belief that the best design solution relies on a collaborative team approach . mark has overseen the design and construction of a diverse range of project types including civic parks , master plan projects , mixed - use developments and more .\nthe cmake targets view provides an alternative way to view a cmake project ' s source in the solution explorer ; instead of a folder - based view , it organizes the code into individual cmake targets ( figure 4 ) . the organization is similar to the organization of the project and solution files created by the cmake\nvisual studio\ngenerator .\nadriana ross was born and raised in bulgaria and developed a keen interest in design and architecture after moving to canada . adriana is a ph . d . candidate at the azrieli school of architecture and urbanism and has been teaching for the last 8 years as a sessional instructor . her research , teaching and original work focuses on the translation of meaning from past tradition to a contemporary context in a way that incorporates the evolution of social values . adriana has published and presented papers internationally on matters of the state and future of ecclesial buildings . her personal work on the creation and preservation of ephemeral structures has been published in the international magazine domus . through her research and studies she has received several awards and grants . adriana holds first place and honourable mentions from local and international architectural competitions .\nmr . vecchia has a diverse background in the fields of land and site specific planning and landscape architecture . his ability to craft environments of micro and macro scales and to understand the symbiotic relationship in the creation of effective spaces , comes from the comprehensive understanding and application of integrated physical planning and detailed landscape architecture which is at the core of his practice . he is well versed in both the private and public sector development process acting as a design team leader and / or city liaison and coordinator . working closely with local , national and international groups over the last 25 years mr . vecchia has designed and implemented a variety of award winning master planned community , golf course , recreational , multi - family and mixed - use projects throughout the united states , mexico , middle east and china .\nhe has received a diverse range of awards in architecture , urbanism , and graphic design . his project open stacks was selected for the 2013 little free libraries / new york in association with architectural league of new york and the pen world voices festival . his work was selected for inclusion in the gwangju design biennale in south korea and in the city : third millennium for the venice biennale . his designs and installations have also been exhibited in the getty center ( los angeles ) , institute of contemporary art ( boston ) , k\u00fcnstlerhaus stuttgart , louisiana museum ( denmark ) , university of california at los angeles , the urban center , and yale university . he was selected by the architectural league of new york as an \u201cemerging voice . \u201d he received a special citation in the 39th annual progressive architecture awards . his graphic design work has twice received awards from the american center for design\u2019s annual 100 shows , as well as awards from the 41st i . d . annual design review and print\u2019s 7th digital design & illustration annual . grants and fellowships include the chicago institute for architecture and urbanism , the graham foundation , the samuel h . kress fellowship from the fitch foundation , and the new york state council on the arts .\nstudio first is open to all graduates of a bachelor\u2019s degree program from a university or equivalent , including mature students . it is also open to upper year students currently enrolled in a degree program . international students are eligible to apply ; the application process is the same for all applicants . feel free to contact us for any questions regarding your eligibility for the program .\nin may of 2012 kerry\u2019s passion and dedication to the profession inspired him to start kerry niester design , ada kn design . as an expert in graphic design and illustration renderings , march of 2016 kerry joined mp studio as a key design principal and profound sense of storytelling through placemaking in landscape architecture . kerry loves helping clients transform their initial thoughts into visual reality . through design and graphic presentation , and a focus on the details , from construction documentation through construction administration , his goal is to create a product for the client that they can be proud of . telling a story through design\u2026giving it a soul\u2026is kerry\u2019s desire , no matter the size of the project , or the budget . the challenge is to be able to balance practical design decisions with maximum creativity to deliver a competitive product for each client .\nxamarin . forms developers using visual studio 2017 version 15 . 7 will notice a vastly improved intellisense experience ( figure 5 ) . the xamarin . forms xaml editing experience is now powered by the same intellisense engine that powers wpf and uwp . this brings many enhancements to developers , including improved matching , light bulb suggestions , code navigation , linting , resource completion , and markup extension completion .\nthe core value of the firm\u2019s design process is to provide principal involvement in all phases of every project . participation by the firm\u2019s founders paul vecchia , matt drager and scott heffernan is accomplished by project selectivity and the use of a studio format in which the principals are not locked in private offices nor just show up for meetings , but rather are at the forefront of day to day operations .\ndavid benjamin ( \u201805 m . arch ) is founding principal of the living and assistant professor at columbia gsapp . he also directs the gsapp incubator at the new museum\u2019s new inc . benjamin\u2019s work combines research and practice , and it involves exploring new ideas through prototyping . focusing on the intersection of biology , computation , and design , benjamin has articulated three frameworks for harnessing living organisms for architecture : bio - processing , bio - sensing , and bio - manufacturing .\nwe made ios device provisioning for development easier ( figure 6 ) . in visual studio 2017 version 15 . 7 , there ' s a streamlined experience to request a development certificate , generate a signing key , add a device in the developer center , and create a provisioning profile , all with a single button click . all the heavy lifting of provisioning an ios device is handled for you in less than 30 seconds .\nin march of 2013 , brooklyn bridge park issued a call for proposals to rejuvenate the abandoned site , with one caveat : to preserve the historic integrity of the buildings . ( a similar competition had fallen through a decade earlier . ) one architecture firm submitted a proposal to convert empire stores into a multi - hyphenate boxing museum , sports center , and shopping center . ( think : chelsea piers . ) another group entered the competition with plans to transform the roof of empire stores into an urban farm .\nwell - designed architecture can have a significant impact on culture by reshaping behavior through physical changes to the built environment . we promise design that makes lives better . buildings are more important for what they do \u2014 for the positive impact they make on individual lives \u2014 than for what they are , in terms of image . that is why we have a solution - driven project focus that results in life - enhancing buildings and places . our vision is to be influential champions for design that makes lives better .\nmark rakatansky is adjunct associate professor at columbia gsapp and principal of mark rakatansky studio . his work as an architect and writer focuses on the transformative capabilities of design . current and recently completed projects include a number of projects in indonesia ( a cultural complex , a cluster housing project , a townhouse , and the residence permana ) , as well as the apartment inner liner , the headstone for ira , the urban installation open stacks , and the clock roman time .\nfiguring out what android sdks to install for mobile development can be time consuming . visual studio 2017 version 15 . 7 adds a new android sdk manager that takes the guesswork out of managing android sdk installations . after opening a project for which you don\u2019t have sdks installed to build it , a notice will appear to help you download the required sdks . after clicking download & install and accepting the relevant license agreement , the correct sdks will automatically be installed in the background for you .\nmr . drager is well versed in the practice of landscape architecture and land planning . his skill set is diverse with an ability to design on a broad or detailed scale . his expertise spans the spectrum from master planning to landscape architectural construction documentation . in addition to his design experience , mr . drager excels at the analytics of project management and coordination with private sector developers and municipal agencies alike . as a native texan , he takes pride in his work . his attention to detail and unyielding work ethic afford him the ability to approach challenges as an opportunity in disguise .\nthe living has won many design prizes , including the emerging voices award from the architectural league , the new practices award from the american institute of architects new york chapter , the young architects program award from the museum of modern art and moma ps1 , and a holcim sustainability award . recent projects include the princeton architecture laboratory ( a new building for research on next - generation design and construction technologies ) , pier 35 ecopark ( a 200 - foot - long floating pier in the east river that changes color according to water quality ) , and hy - fi ( a branching tower for the museum of modern art and moma ps1 made of a new type of biodegradable brick ) .\nin the 19th century , empire stores was a busy row of warehouses used to store and ship coffee . abandoned in the 1950s , now architect jay valgora is transforming the area into a thriving retail and business center to attract innovative talent .\nit\u2019s a freezing afternoon in late march , and i\u2019m standing in a dark abandoned warehouse in dumbo , brooklyn , with an excitable architect . a few stories below us , construction workers are drilling and hammering away , causing the old wood floors to rattle . my hard hat doesn\u2019t fit quite right .\nthe architect , jay valgora , isn\u2019t fazed . he\u2019s standing at the forefront of our tour group , talking animatedly about how excited he is to carry out the reconstruction of empire stores , a side - by - side collection of massive , dark red brick buildings ominously presiding over water street . abandoned since the 1950s , the historic landmark , once it\u2019s refurbished , is being billed as new york\u2019s next big tech and business epicenter\u2013a pulsing slice of san francisco on the other side of the east river . valgora hopes to open for business in the fall of 2015 .\nthis area was terrible [ 20 years ago ] . there were bodies washing up on the river front , and the street was full of abandoned cars .\nat the moment , though , its insides are hollow and dusty , the exterior shuttered and dilapidated . our group is having a hard time staying warm .\n\u201copen your hand , \u201d says valgora , a tall , elegantly disheveled creative - type who thinks fast , talks faster , and still chooses his words with precision . i can see the frost from his breath . he kneels , picks something small off the ground , and drops it in my palm . it\u2019s a coffee bean . \u201cthese beans , \u201d he says , beaming , \u201care all over a century old . \u201d\nwith the last of the seven buildings completed in 1885 , all 300 , 000 - square - feet of these four - to five - story warehouses were once used to store , pack , and ship coffee . chutes , slides , and mechanical pulley systems cut through the middle of the floor plan , as if magically transposed from a steampunk nerd\u2019s imagination . all told , the cavernous interior is a haunting relic of old - timey brooklyn .\nvalgora\u2019s enthusiasm for the renovation seems to inoculate him against the cold . he tells me he first fell in love with the civil war - era space 20 years ago , when he moved to new york from london . \u201cthis area was terrible then , \u201d he recalls . \u201cat that point there were bodies washing up on the river front , and the street was full of abandoned cars . \u201d in the late 19th and early 20th centuries , empire stores provided a physical buffer between the criminal thrum of the piers and the lives of everyday brooklynites . now it\u2019s a shuttered monolith , sandwiched between an enormous carousel and a trendy art gallery .\n\u201ci went to a party in a warehouse near here , where people were living on one floor and artists were on another one , \u201d valgora recalls . \u201cso i came to a party , and walked to the waterfront , and walked in front of these buildings , which were all boarded up and sealed off . it was literally my first week in new york . i said , \u2018this is the most amazing neighborhood . i wonder if something\u2019s ever going to come of it . & apos ; \u201d\nin many ways , the $ 150 million renovation isn\u2019t unlike james corner\u2019s high line in manhattan\u2013a little bit of old mixed with a whole lot of new . \u201cto me it\u2019s all about authenticity and creating contrast , \u201d says valgora . \u201cthe new elements have to be true to their own time . for example , i\u2019m using state of the art glass technology to create these very sheer , elegant walls . then i\u2019m slicing through these old walls to reveal and express where the old wood is . it\u2019s about keeping each element true to itself , and about maintaining the authenticity and integrity of each one . \u201d\nby some measures , tech is new york city\u2019s fastest growing industry . a recent report from hr & a investors found that the tech ecosystem ballooned to nearly 300 , 000 jobs over the past decade , an overall increase of 18 % . individually , tech is now a bigger industry in the big apple than media or retail , comprising 12 . 6 % of new york city\u2019s total workforce . and while major companies like google and facebook are planting their silicon alley roots in manhattan , brooklyn\u2019s \u201ctech triangle\u201d\u2013 which is home to more than 500 startups \u2013doesn\u2019t have a centralized hub .\n\u201cyoung people in tech firms , they\u2019re inhabiting the building , \u201d says valgora . \u201cthey\u2019re not sealed off and putting in their eight hours there . they\u2019re coming and going ; eating and drinking ; working , playing , sleeping . they\u2019re hanging out in there . \u201d\nthat 24 / 7 work culture celebrated by technocrats certainly has its share of drawbacks , as hbo and valleywag like to remind us . and maintaining such a space certainly won\u2019t come cheap : rent will run $ 65 per square foot of office space ( $ 90 for the rooftop ) , reportedly setting a record for the borough .\na representative for the site\u2019s developer , midtown equities , says that \u201cabout a dozen\u201d tech firms are in talks to relocate their operations to empire stores , though he declined to offer specific names . brooklyn - based west elm has already signed on to relocate its headquarters and flagship store to the site . and , fittingly , coffee roaster la colombe will be open for business as well . \u201ci want the building to be responsive to them , \u201d says valgora . \u201ci think that\u2019s really important . most office buildings are not living things . they\u2019re hermetically sealed off . i want it to be changeable and responsive to its environment . i want it to be social , to build a community . \u201d\nindeed , valgora envisions empire stores becoming a pulsing , hyper - caffeinated fixture of new york\u2019s burgeoning tech economy , a shining symbol that brooklyn\u2013in his words\u2013\u201chas arrived . \u201d\nnot everyone is a fan of empire stores\u2019 imminent resurrection , with the ribbon - cutting set\u2013at the earliest\u2013for fall 2015 . \u201cthe massive addition will alter the building forever without making it better , \u201d says doreen gallo of the dumbo neighborhood alliance . she\u2019s hardly alone . another resident , ethan goldamn , argues that the redesign will ruin brooklyn\u2019s view of the manhattan skyline , transforming the roof into \u201ca glassed - in party venue destined to become just another wedding mill . \u201d\nthe criticisms leveled at the rebuild come at a time when rent in the borough is skyrocketing , nearly rivaling that of the tiny concrete island across the east river . according to bloomberg , the median monthly rent in brooklyn is $ 2 , 900 , up 13 % from a year earlier . the influx of new money will cause new , periphery businesses to spring up all around the destination . dumbo will become even more expensive than it already is .\nand it might not even be the first major renovation hoping to attract a new creative class to the neighborhood . on thursday , the new york daily news reported that a cluster of buildings owned by the kushner companies , including the infamous dumbo watchtower , is about to get transformed into a similar high - tech mecca , catering to new york\u2019s tech triangle . it is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2015 .\nyet the new york described by e . b . white has always been a city defined by its divides , a delicate balancing act between new and old ; insiders and outsiders ; haves and have - nots . like the miami - style high rises in williamsburg or the barney\u2019s in cobble hill , empire stores may just be the latest evidence that the manhattanization of brooklyn is all but inevitable .\nafter our tour concludes , our group retreats back into dumbo , looking for a place to warm up . a pizzeria - slash - craft beer bar turns us away\u2013they\u2019re closed between lunch and dinner . instead , we settle on a minimalist coffee shop that , according to one yelp review , is \u201cthe perfect place to have after dinner espresso and yummy pumpkin whoopie pies . \u201d valgora and i sit at a counter , facing out toward the cobblestone street . \u201ci want the courtyard to open during the summer\u2013so you can smell the air\u2013and closed during the winter , but still have sight lines and views , \u201d he tells me , leafing through a few renderings . \u201ci want it to be a living thing . \u201d\nchris is a staff writer at fast company , where he covers business and tech . he has also written for the week , time , men ' s journal , the atlantic , and more .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nour work is deeply focused within the culture and community of the city and the unique character of each neighborhood . we respond to the context with innovation born of design and insight learned from history .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nby using this form you agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website .\nyou can ' t download files . if you have account , visit my account page or subscribe to one of the download plans .\n) 2 . 26 - 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betweener ,\nsketching the rough animation between key poses from the lead animator . that was extremely educational and taught me a lot about the fine points of movement and expression in animation . then years later , i got to direct some animated dvd product for my friend benjy gaither and his animation company , live bait entertainment ( benjy also ended up voicing japeth the goat in\nhoodwinked\nis an irreverent , hard - edged retelling of\nlittle red riding hood\n- - a high - energy , imaginative entertainment aimed at younger audiences . replete with the violence typical of vintage cartoons , it opens in time - honored fashion with little red riding hood , known as red ( voice of anne hathaway ) , arriving at her grandmother ' s quaint cottage in the forest only to find the wolf ( patrick warburton ) disguised as granny ( glenn close ) , who is tied up in a closet . a ruckus ensues , and an array of cops , led by chief grizzly ( xzibit ) descends upon the cottage , ready to arrest the woodsman ( jim belushi ) for assaulting the wolf , even if he is impersonating granny .\nfamily entertainment these days is pretty much a bust . most of the time the content contained therein is just too soft and too nice to be enjoyable . there ' s no real tension without more dramatic content , usually involving guns , explosives , etc . thankfully , hoodwinked is quite aware of that . if i had kids , this is one i ' d definitely sit down and watch with them . it ' s not difficult to figure out who the culprit of the caper is , but the ride to get there is totally enjoyable . i found some of the * wink - wink * moments at the audience with the music and the characters to be distracting , but mostly forgivable . this is a good solid animated flick for anyone to see and i ' m not surprised that it ' s getting a sequel .\nreview diy hits the realm of computer animation with hoodwinked , a first - tier recasting of little red riding hood , from a third - tier studio fueled by a plucky resolve to compete with the big boys . kanbar animation , the sounds - made - up studio , and cory and todd edwards , the brothers who jointly covered the tasks of directing , writing , writing the songs , and providing additional vocal talent , should have had a decent hit on their hands . but a number of curmudgeonly critics did their best to deep - six it , perhaps due to its less than plum january release date ( it was once scheduled for christmas ) , perhaps due to digital animation that varies in quality from scene to scene , character to character . but in animation ' s computer age , the script should be the determining factor between a dud and a hit , when the animation meets a minimum standard . the edwardses have written a truly funny and inventive reexamination of a common fairytale , borrowing the differing - perspectives structure of akira kurosawa ' s rashomon and giving the story a decidedly feminist bent in the process . not every bit works - - the long scene of granny snowboarding down a mountain is tiresome , as is her talking to fellow snowboarders in urban street lingo . but the majority of it is pretty smart , with an accused wolf complaining of racial profiling , a barnyard of animals dressed up as police ( including three oinking pigs ) , and a dapperly long - legged frog detective named nicky flippers ( voice of david ogden stiers ) trying to piece it all together like sher - frog holmes . the forest is also fondly reminiscent of what shrek accomplished in its self - contained storybook world . digital animation couldn ' t remain the sole domain of pixar and dreamworks forever , and hoodwinked proves that the little guy deserves a seat at the table . ~ derek armstrong , rovi\nthe independently produced cg film movement takes another step forward with this month & apos ; s release from the weinstein company , hoodwinked . producers insist the movie is a true indie project \u2014 made for less than $ 20 million . the project & apos ; s production model saw animation created at a studio in the philippines ; compositing , lighting , and texturing done at a different facility in india ; and all conceptualizing , storyboarding , editing , and finishing work done out of a small production office in burbank , calif .\na sequence from hoodwinked as it appeared in the final cut pro interface . fcp was used to first previsualize the movie from storyboards and then edit it as the project moved along .\nthe executive summary : filmmakers wrote the story themselves , found a single investor to back them , made the movie on a shoestring overseas , edited and assembled an embryonic version themselves in final cut pro , shopped it at the cannes film festival , and lured the weinstein brothers to buy it as the first animated release for their new distribution entity . that agreement came with enough cash to finish in a fotokem di suite and add star power to the voice cast ( glenn close , ann hathaway , james belushi , andy dick , and patrick warburton , among others ) .\ncory edwards , who co - directed the movie with todd edwards ( his brother ) and tony leech ( who also edited the piece ) , explains that the journey was more complicated than all that . for one thing , the filipino studio , digital eyecandy , founded by producers sue bea montgomery and david k . lovegren specifically for the project , was originally meant to be the place where the entire movie would be made . time and budget limitations , however , forced filmmakers to add prana studios in mumbai , india , to the mix , while also making some hard decisions about limiting the number of lead characters , crowds , digital sets , and so forth . but mainly , edwards suggests , the indie nature of the project impacted the final creative direction of the story and imagery \u201cjust as it would with a live - action independent film . \u201d\n\u201clike many indie films , we did not have the luxury of re - working scenes and going back to the drawing board \u2014 we had to get scenes right the first time , \u201d says cory edwards . \u201cthat meant we needed a battle plan to figure out what shots we needed earlier than a major studio feature would require . that is one reason we came up with a stop - motion type of look to the cg animation . our mantra was to do something small very well rather than trying to copy something huge and grand poorly . so we picked a style that made it a little more quaint and less realistic , but funnier . \u201d\nfilmmakers adopted a stop - motion style for the film & apos ; & apos ; s cg imagery in order to produce the animation within their tight budget and timeline .\nthe edwards brothers drew all storyboards themselves ; leech cut them together with temp dialogue , music , and effects using final cut pro 3 on a dual 1ghz g4 powermac computer in his apartment . that reel served as a basic template for the film , which allowed the animation process to get underway in the philippines . as rough animatics for each scene were completed , the edwards brothers and leech continued building the evolving cut in final cut pro ( eventually upgrading from fcp 3 to fcp hd 4 . 5 ) on top of an apple xserve raid ( 2 . 5tb ) foundation , connected to the g5 through fibre channel at burbank offices provided by fotokem , the facility that later provided digital color correction services .\nin the philippines , artists created 3d images in maya ( 4 . 0 ) as filmmakers spent much of their time at that studio personally supervising animators . filmmakers also routinely collaborated remotely using a combination of mac isight teleconferencing technology on their laptops and photoshop as a collaboration tool .\n\u201ci created about 200 photoshop images representing changes in environments or characters , drawing arrows and colors and notes on the images , sort of like a john madden telestrator [ used on football telecasts ] , \u201d says edwards . \u201csometimes , we could even fix frames ourselves in photoshop , rather than sending it back across the world to india . we found that photoshop was a great tool for drawing pictures to communicate visually with artists . \u201d\nleech adds that the project & apos ; s upgrade to final cut pro hd greatly smoothed the assembly and approval process during this period . \u201ci down - rezzed the hd shots in final cut pro by bringing them into 10 - bit dv resolution timelines and rendering them out , \u201d explains leech . \u201cwhen we moved up to final cut & apos ; s version 5 , it really helped retain the image quality because version 5 has a much better scaler to bring images down to ntsc size without introducing artifacts like aliasing . \u201d\nleech says that as shot approvals trickled through , prana artists moved original , 16 - bit tiff images along the pipeline by compositing them in digital fusion and rendering them out in the mayaman plug - in from animal logic research . frames were then copied from prana & apos ; s servers to ata drives , which were shipped to burbank .\nthere , filmmakers opened each shot as an image sequence in quicktime pro . they then exported shots at an uncompressed 1920\u00d71080 frame size . would leech opt for the same approach in the future ?\n\u201cif we were to do this again , i would research converting the still image sequences to hd shots using a 10 - bit codec that might provide some lossless compression , \u201d leech says . \u201ca single shot from hoodwinked is often in the neighborhood of 1gb to 2gb . with nearly 1 , 400 shots in the film , storage space fills up quickly . \u201d\nshots were next brought into final cut pro and scaled down in the 24fps edit timeline to letterboxed 720\u00d7480 versions . \u201cthis allowed us to create material that would go out to dvcam [ with a pulldown ] or dvd [ as 23 . 98 material ] for screening purposes , \u201d says leech . \u201cdvcam tapes with foot / frame and timecode burn - ins were provided to skywalker sound for the final sound mix .\n\u201conce we were ready to go to the iq room at fotokem to do our digital color correction and create a digital intermediate , we created hd timelines in final cut pro , and did a simple copy - paste from the 720\u00d7480 timeline to the hd timeline , \u201d he continues . \u201cwe then exported the hd reels as quicktime movies using the same attributes we used when converting the still images into hd shots . \u201d\nreels and edls were then brought on firewire drives to fotokem . the fotokem team brought hd quicktimes into shake and parsed them into cineon frames . from there , frames were loaded into the iq , where fotokem colorist walter volpatto color - timed the film , and also made certain visual fixes that money and time limitations prevented filmmakers from addressing earlier in the process . cory edwards describes this stage as \u201cone more chance to direct the movie . \u201d\n\u201cthere were a handful of places where we had single - frame problems , and walter was very helpful in painting things in or out , \u201d he says . \u201cthere was one shot where a character & apos ; s head was not properly connected to his body \u2014 it was floating above his body . in the iq , walter was able to paint in the part of his neck that was missing frame by frame . that can be costly if you do too much of it , but on the other hand , in selected places , it & apos ; s a lot more cost - effective to have walter do it over a few minutes rather than sending the shot back across the world to be revised . \u201d\nfilmmakers say the experience taught them several things they would do differently in crafting a future indie cg pipeline .\n\u201cit all depends on if the story is any good , obviously , but assuming so , the technology is now there to make these kinds of films independently , \u201d he says . \u201ci think a boom will happen now like the kind that happened in the 1990s with live - action indie films \u2014 you will see a lot of them . \u201d\n\u00a9 2018 creative planet is part of future plc , an international media group and leading digital publisher . visit our corporate site .\nce : since i could walk ! okay , a little after that . my brother and sister and i have always been creative , putting on plays and puppet shows and making a very big deal out of our halloween costumes . and that segued into making radio shows on our tape recorder , and experimenting with our church ' s video camera . at about ten years old , i became very , very fascinated with how every art form imaginable comes together to make one art form : a movie .\n. up until then , i had really only seen disney comedies and a few light family films . i was the perfect age to receive it at nine years old , and\nwas my introduction into bold , mainstream movie making . it blew the doors off my imagination and my concept of what a movie could be . the world just got bigger . i believe it was that summer that i checked out every book in the library about filmmaking and started making my own movies . my entire life from that point has been a constant quest to do what i do now . my wife tells me that this is rare : to stick to the one thing that gave you joy as a child and to make it a career . so i feel blessed every day .\nce : that was a film written and directed by my brother , todd edwards . todd and i started a production company called blue yonder films ( which continues to make films today ) , and this was the project that we poured all of our contacts , resources and efforts into . thematically , it ' s ironic , because the plot is about some guys who have no drive or goals after college ( or have forgotten them ) and have to find a passion for their lives again . for all of us in blue yonder ,\nbecame that passion for a couple years . i was a producer on the film , which means i was on the phone a lot raising money . we raised the budget ourselves and shot the whole thing independently in tulsa , oklahoma . i was also an actor in it . the film was the first feature - length project we had ever worked on , and it was accepted into sundance . that was a thrilling time for us , and we met a lot of people and finally started getting hooked into the hollywood community .\nis a labor of love that i will always look back on fondly . . . and it celebrates its ten year anniversary this month . go check it out !\n, which would also be the weinstein company ' s first fully - animated feature ; this was also mentioned by todd edwards to be the first fully independently - funded computer - animated feature film . tell me about bringing this story to life , from the earliest stages of development to post - production .\nce : it all began when we were courting an investor in san francisco on a number of other live action projects . when he expressed an interest in animated films , we prepared a brand new story to pitch to him , and that was\n. i remember the day that todd called me up and pitched me the concept : red riding hood ' s story as a crime story , told from four different perspectives ! to this day , i don ' t think i ' ve seen another kid ' s film told like this : non - linear , with four stories crossing paths . i think that ' s the\nsteam\nthat got me going and kept me working on it for three years . it was such a unique concept .\nbegan as a completely independent project , and for three years , we had no idea if it would be distributed . todd and i wrote the first drafts in a coffee shop . then tony leech came on to edit the story reel on his mac while i sketched the storyboards and todd wrote the songs . this phase was all happening in tony ' s apartment ! then our producer , sue bea montgomery , would come over and meet with us and kept talking to our investor . the project began with very humble aspirations ; as a dvd release for young kids that might pay our bills for a while .\nthankfully , weinsteins came in at the eleventh hour and helped vault it to a major release . they also helped us get some bigger names in the cast . weinstein company ' s involvement also inspired the investor to spring for better technology and a better sound mix - - at skywalker sound , no less ! all of that happened very fast and then the brilliant marketing campaign from weinstein company ( which also had to happen very fast ) created this wave of audience awareness for the film just weeks before it came out . we missed the number one box office spot that weekend by only $ 50 grand !\nand i realize that there were other independently - funded projects being done at the same time , but yes , we were the first . . . the first kind of a new model and a new way of making an animated film . it was made with no studio money , overseas , then picked up by a major distributor . a few other animated films have followed this path , but not to the level of success that\nhad a movie come out earlier that year , but that was with a struck deal and brand recognition .\nwas this freak of nature that was made completely outside of the studio system and , thankfully , worked . i rarely toot my own horn , but these are facts that never get mentioned and i am really proud of what our little film did .\nwas made for under $ 8 million , and has grossed over $ 150 million worldwide . that easily makes it the most profitable animated film of its time .\n. ) . so all of these experiences led me to be in a unique position of being confident enough to directing an animated film as my first feature . i never would have dreamed that ' s how things would play out in my career .\nce : i just watched it again recently at a screening for some college students . it ' s my favorite kind of audience ; the audience we really wrote it for . while there will always be clunky scenes that i have regrets about , i still enjoy watching most of it . i think we got about 80 % of what was in my head onto the screen . and considering our resources , i ' d say that ' s pretty good ! there are still jokes that i laugh at . . . weird jokes , like when the wolf says he was\nraised by wolves ,\nwe top that joke by going to a\nken burns documentary\nshot of his family with sad piano music . i can ' t believe we got away with that stuff . but it made us laugh .\nfond memories from the film would include the camaraderie that we were able to achieve in the philippines as we carved out a tiny animation studio . my partners and i got very familiar with all of the malls around manila . we would always look forward to going out at the end of a long , long day and having some comfort food at the westernized restaurants (\nhey , they have an outback steakhouse !\n) . i will also never forget driving onto skywalker ranch to mix the sound for my movie . it ' s as heavenly there as you might imagine .\n; you are not directing this time , but are credited with writing the screenplay . what made you decide against directing the film , which is now being directed by established animator mike disa .\nce : while tony , todd and i enjoyed revisiting those characters ( and protecting them ) by writing the script , there are many reasons i was very firmly against directing the sequel .\nfirst off , i felt like if my second film was a sequel to my first film , that would be a very lateral creative move for me . it ' s not exactly a career - stretching way to cash in the\ncurrency\ni had earned with\nhoodwinked .\nanother reason was that i wanted desperately to get into live action films , and was very concerned about being pigeon - holed as an animation director ( since i have never seen myself as that in the first place ) . but one of the biggest reasons i didn ' t want to direct\nwas because i did not have a good experience with some key people on the first film . to put it lightly , i was not treated well . i don ' t have any interest in working with people like that again . life ' s too short .\nand on the positive side , i think mike disa is doing a great job as director . he ' s a lot smarter in the world of animation than i am , and he is taking the\nhoodwinked\nworld to a new level . i look forward to the film he ' s going to create with our screenplay .\nce : that whole thing started as a rewrite assignment . todd and tony and i did the rewrite as we were finishing\n, and it was a tough assignment . the film was basically finished and purchased as a foreign film , and we were asked to rewrite the whole thing while fitting new jokes and new dialogue into the existing lip sync of the characters . and by that i mean we completely changed the plot and even re - edited the movie as we wrote , all the while knowing that we could never change a frame of the animation . so the film was a bit of a\nfrankenstien ' s monster ,\nto say the least .\nthen , to really sell our take on the movie , and to make sure the jokes were actually fitting with the lip sync , the three of us overdubbed all the character voices in a rough cut and showed it to the weinsteins . they liked it so much that they asked me to come in and do some voices here and there . i defy you to tell which lines are mine . . . i don ' t think i can remember myself ! a skeleton here , a tiny creature there . . . and i even doubled for bill hader ' s character in a few scenes . it was fun to be in the booth , but also a little stressful , since none of us really knew where the project was going . to this day , you can say the word\ndoogal\nto me and i feel like i ' m going to break out in a rash .\nce : tony ' s had this great concept :\nin area 51 , alien prisoners stage a jail break .\nthe aliens are all from different planets , with different abilities and faults . the humans are mysterious\nmonsters\nto them ; the villains , if you will .\nthe film is still in production up in vancouver , and the last i heard , they are in the\nstory reel\nphase , which is a version of the film that is simply storyboards edited together with temp audio . we have done a lot of rewrites on this script , and it has been a long process of figuring out what the studio wants and balancing that with what we , the writers , want . truthfully , i have not written on the film for almost a year , and i know that tony is moving ahead with some minor rewrites on his own . the artwork i have seen is unbelievable . . . fantastic ,\nincredibles\ncaliber stuff . they are just scrutinizing the finer story points at this point . i anticipate that they will be moving into casting very soon .\nthe script always makes me laugh out loud in many , many parts , and it ' s going to have some amazing action scenes in it . look forward to hearing more about it in a year or so .\nwill be released in 2011 , and i know that everything about this movie is being kept top secret , so let ' s talk about what you have been doing to get into the mindset of making this film ; you wrote on your site that you have been re - watching every muppet film . what are some of your favorite muppet moments ?\nce : i am hopeful that the film will release sometime in 2010 , but we are currently awaiting a production green light . the script is in great shape , but a production budget and schedule are not in place yet . i ' m really excited about the\nmovie and hopefully it will exceed expectations . i ' m shooting high with this one , trying to say some big things about humanity in the way that\ndid , but at the same time , make a really cool adventure film .\nto this day , there is a magic in that stunt that every other muppet stunt has to match . i love films that were made pre - cgi effects , because when you see a moment like this one , you know it ' s really happening on the set .\nthe muppets drive a real car ! that blew my mind . to see these characters leave the tv studio environment we had always seen them in and take off into the real world was very exciting . and i can still sing every word of this song .\nthere are so many crazy puppet stunts in this that it amazes me . these little rats are skating on real butter pads , unicycling with egg beaters , and swimming in soup pots . all with real puppets , each rigged for that specific gag . while frank oz directed the film , jim henson directed this sequence . it ' s a real testament to his love of these kinds of\nmagic tricks ,\nand his commitment to building a different puppet for each single gag .\nevery muppet character seemed to be there in the chapel , even the sesame street gang . it really felt like one of those monumental\nthis is your life\nmoments for the characters . and i still don ' t know if the union is legal or not .\njust a happy , chaotic song that encapsulates that muppet energy : they all live together in a condemned , cheap hotel , full of hijinks and calamity , and they love it ! the song is so catchy and makes me wish i could live there too .\nit doesn ' t really make much sense what happens here . . . all the hollywood sets fall down and suddenly there are a hundred muppets singing . it ' s kind of a\ndream sequence\nmoment . but those lyrics about\nthe lovers , the dreamers and you\nget me every time .\ni have to stop there . i ' m sure there are more , but these rose to the surface !\nce : i first met lisa henson and jason lust from the company at the san diego comic con , through some mutual contacts . then they told me that they had seen\nhoodwinked\nand loved the tone of it . i ' ve always thought that\nhad a significant\nmuppet\nvibe to it . then they asked me to work on a rewrite of the\nsequel . that was an exciting prospect , but the deal never came together and the film has changed hands in several ways since then . but that got me into several conversations with the studio that led to\nwas not a series i was familiar with , and i wasn ' t sure if that was the right move for my second film . but the more i thought about jim henson ' s original vision for the fraggles and that it was a chance to say something very significant to the world , the more i got really invested in the idea . after i had a story in my head i wanted to tell , the deal came together very quickly .\nworking with the jim henson company has been the best situation i could imagine . they are all very smart people over there , who care very much about their properties and characters . but they are also incredibly collaborative and want to pave the way for new creatives to do their own thing . it ' s been a very open place to throw around ideas and argue for the best movie . lisa and jason have been extremely supportive of what i want to do , and brian henson has also become a good mentor to the project . he ' s always giving me tips and advice on how to shoot puppets , or sharing a war story that will help me down the road . i couldn ' t be happier to work with this group ; the people who forged most of my childhood influences !\nce : i sincerely hope that i will be able to carve out a niche in this business where i am a\nbrand name\ndirector . by that i mean , when an audience sees my name , they anticipate something good . . . and when a studio thinks of me , they are eager to make a\ncory edwards film .\nthat kind of branding can take several years and several movies to create , but that is why i am so careful with my choices for the next few projects . i hope in ten years i have had the chance to explore a number of genres . you look at the careers of spielberg , zemekis , ridley scott , david fincher , ron howard . . . these guys began as the go - to guys in specific genres , but the public has allowed them to\ngrow up\nand venture into all kinds of material . i want to keep surprising people , but still keep my name synonymous with quality . and right now in the present , if people want to see me as the family film / comedic guy , well that ain ' t all bad either .\nfulle circle magazine is a publication of interviews , articles and essays for anyone interested in interesting people . edited by jason anders .\nthe weinstein co . is pushing back the release of its sequel to its surprise animated hit\nhoodwinked .\noriginally set to premiere the weekend of jan . 15 ,\nhoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil\nnow will debut in february at the earliest . david glasser , a senior weinstein co . executive who oversees distribution , cited a few reasons for the move .\nhe said the company is focusing its resources on a big marketing and promotion push for\nyouth in revolt ,\nits teen comedy starring michael cera that debuts jan . 8 , and it is also making some\ntweaks\nto the animation of\nhoodwinked too .\nwe were rushing to get the picture ready ,\nsaid glasser of the decision to hit pause on\nhoodwinked too .\nalthough the original\nhoodwinked\nalso opened on the martin luther king jr . weekend and did well , glasser believes\nyouth in revolt\nis strong enough to\nown a couple of weeks .\nglasser added that weinstein co . is the final stages of a marketing deal with a fast - food chain , although he declined to disclose any other details on a promotional tie - in campaign for\nhoodwinked too .\nglasser said a new firm release date for\nhoodwinked too\nhas not yet been set , but he hinted he ls looking at february . while weinstein co . ' s financial challenges have been well documented and the company has over the last 18 months shuffled many of its release dates ( including most recently\nnine\n) , glasser said money is not an issue in the decision to delay\nhoodwinked too ! .\nweinstein co . did have reason to celebrate yesterday as the company ' s movies - - including\nnine\nand\ninglourious basterds\n- - were nominated for 12 golden globes .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nin 2010 , animation was a hot ticket at the box office , with four of the top ten movies of the year coming from that genre . between them , those four films brought in more than $ 1 . 1 billion in north american dollars alone . the wave was riding high , and with some highly anticipated sequels coming in 2011 , that trend seemed certain to continue . except\u2026it didn\u2019t .\nin fact , the best performing animated film in 2011 , cars 2 , looks likely to finish in seventh for domestic box office with a north american total of $ 191 . 4 million . this total is $ 26 million lower than last year\u2019s\nbest performing animated film , how to train your dragon . we actually have to go all the way back to 2002 to find an animated film in the top ten for the year that finishes with a\ntotal than cars 2 \u2013 and that movie is ice age , whose $ 176 . 3 million domestic finish still inflation adjusts quite a bit higher than cars 2\u2019s number for 2011 .\nit wasn\u2019t all gloom and doom , of course . the first animated film of the year , gnomeo and juliet , came on pretty strong . a comparatively inexpensive movie to make ( some reports have it with a $ 10 million production budget , though it\u2019s likely higher than that ) , the shakespeare knockoff had a debut weekend of $ 25 . 4 million , and it finished its north american run with $ 100 million . beyond that , we had a number of animated films that finished above their reported budgets in terms of domestic finish , but none of them were stellar in that regard . international numbers had to save the day for a lot of studios that invested in animated properties in 2011 .\nother than gnomeo & juliet , the year was peppered with middling to blah domestic performers . those so - so titles would include rango , which although a terrific little animated film , was only able to pull $ 123 . 3 million in north america versus its $ 135 million budget . hop was actually a decent earner with $ 108 million ( versus a $ 63 million budget ) , but expectations seemed higher and it felt like a slight letdown even with the decent return on investment . the same goes for rio , which tallied $ 143 . 6 million against a $ 90 million budget and the smurfs ( $ 142 . 6 million versus $ 110 million ) . winnie the pooh , the only new wide release of the bunch to utilize classic animation , just missed its $ 30 million budget with a domestic total of $ 26 . 7 million ( and barely got it back even with international numbers ) .\nthen we had the various sequels , all of which underperformed compared to their predecessors . hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil kicked things off by opening to only $ 4 . 1 million and taking in $ 10 . 1 million at the domestic box office . the original hoodwinked earned $ 51 . 4 million back in 2006 , so this was a truly disastrous result for the weinstein co . this was a film that couldn\u2019t even make its money back with international receipts , as it only made an additional $ 7 million or so overseas , meaning it only took in about 50 % of its budget in theaters .\nneed to contact us ? e - mail a box office prophet . monday , july 9 , 2018 \u00a9 2018 box office prophets , a division of one of us , inc .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ndaily box office ( sun . ) | weekend box office ( jul . 6\u20138 ) | # 1 movie : ' ant - man and the wasp ' | showtimes\n\u00a9 urltoken , inc . or its affiliates . all rights reserved . box office mojo and imdb are trademarks or registered trademarks of urltoken , inc . or its affiliates . terms of use and privacy policy under which this service is provided to you .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nis missing the first installment ' s wit and refreshingly low - budget charm .\nthe sequel to hoodinked finds our heroine , red ( hayden panettiere ) , training with a mysterious covert group called the sisters of the hood . but red is forced to cut her training short when she gets an urgent call from nicky flippers ( david ogden stiers ) , who returns as head of the super - secret happily ever after agency , aka the hea . a wicked witch ( joan cusack ) has abducted two innocent children , hansel ( bill hader ) and gretel ( amy poehler ) , and nicky needs red for the search - and - rescue mission . granny ( glenn close ) and the rest of the hoodinked gang - including the ever - clueless wolf ( patrick warburton ) and his over - caffeinated little partner , twitchy ( cory edwards ) , join red to solve the forest ' s latest caper . - - ( c ) official site\nfull of manic momentum and nattering , witless word play , the movie has all the charm of a mudslide .\nremember the first\nhoodwinked ,\nfive years ago ? remember how it ended with the promise of a sequel ? remember how many times you ' ve wondered when - oh - when - will - it - finally - come ? me neither .\nparents should take their children to\nhoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil ,\nif only because kids are never too young to learn the important and liberating skill of walking out of a movie and demanding a refund .\nhoodwinked\nwasn ' t a bad movie , but it wasn ' t a smash hit , either , and the stash of spoofable fairy tales is now as empty as old mother hubbard ' s cupboard .\nif you ' re looking for an animation that is rife with pop culture references and riffs on fairytales ; save yourself the agony and watch shrek instead .\nsurely too much money has been spent on the cast and the 3d rather than on fashioning an intelligent , funny script .\nas with the wicked witch , there ' s something inherently untrustworthy , even slapdash , about this whole affair .\nif your little ones are clamoring for this then make them wait for cable .\nnow i like the first hoodwinked movie very much , and for a low budget cg film its very funny and keeps you entertained , so when i heard they were going to make a bigger budgeted 3 - d sequel i was interested , but the better cg doesn ' t add to how poorly this film was made , the cg may be better , but the lip synching is terrible and the voice acting isn ' t that good . though patrick warburton was still funny as the wolf , the new voice actors just didn ' t do it for me . the villains of the film are lame and annoying along with their voices and attitudes , there were only a few real moments that made me laugh , the plot is forgettable , and it rips off star wars which is inexcusable to do , and they even have a moment where ben kenobi talks to red and says\nwrong person .\nthat is just flat out stupid . the only real thing i liked in this film was the scene with the three little pigs being bad mercenaries , but the funny thing about it is that cheech marin plays one pig and chong plays another , and i found that pretty funny actually , but the rest of the film is just crap , and is undoubtedly the worst film i ' ve seen this year ."]}
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", "topic": 4}], "title": "akubra", "paragraphs": ["alex costello and his beloved akubra , stolen but now back with its owner .\nakubra hats are an australian icon . for over 130 years akubra has been making its legendary fur felt hats in australia . the name akubra is synonymous with the landscape of outback australia and their quality hats have become a significant part . . . read more\nthe fortunes of akubra have waxed and waned over the years since its trademark was registered in 1912 . akubra was formerly dunkerley hat mills , founded by benjamin dunkerley , who moved to tasmania from england in 1874 .\nif you are looking for a retail store carrying akubras near you , please check our list of akubra dealers .\npost - war , akubra has been one of two slouch hat suppliers , the other being mountcastle . the current contract reportedly triples the amount of the hats akubra will supply to roughly 12 , 000 per year for the next five years .\nakubra hats are an australian icon . for over 130 years akubra has been making its legendary fur felt hats in australia . the name akubra is synonymous with the landscape of outback australia and their quality hats have become a significant part of australian culture . this family company has moved confidently into this new century releasing a range of quality belts as well as luggage & accessories .\nakubra ships hats to us nested 12 or so to a box , two boxes further protected in a tie , to minimize freight charges .\nwe are a family owned and operated company which has been distributing akubra hats here in the north america since 1965 . we have an efficient no - frills organization to give reliable , prompt stock service . all our akubra styles are held in depth in our bothell , washington warehouse .\nonce the hair is removed , the other 10 steps of the process , virtually unchanged since the beginning and detailed on akubra\u2019s , take place .\nakubra makes more than 70 styles of hat . if you are interested in a style we do not stock , please contact us for details about our akubra indent program . we can import for you most akubras given a four months lead time . minimum quantity and other restrictions do apply .\nbelts : the akubra belts include a range of casual , work , and dress belts available in a variety of colours & widths . manufactured in australia using quality vegetable tanned leathers . all akubra belts are made to the same high standards as their hats , because world renowned reputation relies on it .\nhats : hand crafting hats from the premium rabbit fur felt , is how akubra insures their hats are made to the highest standard . the choice of material results in an exceptional looking hat who\u2019s durable design and holds up in rain , hail or shine . because the hats are handmade , akubra achieve complete control through the 11 step production process . this is how akubra manages to produce the best hat in australia and have achieved a world renowned reputation .\nvariety : with a wide variety of styles including ; country , western , summer / straw , lifestyle and heritage , there\u2019s an akubra hat for everyone .\nso to help you get in the aussie spirit , here ' s a little history of akubra hats , and the quality that goes into every hat they make .\nevery akubra hat is made from pure rabbit fur felt and depending on the style , anywhere from 10 to 14 rabbit skins make an individual hat . fur felt is the strongest natural fabric produced , as the individual fibres are tightly interlocked in production to form a dense , tough matrix . that\u2019s what makes akubra hats so durable .\nin the last eight years , alex and his akubra have been to countless rodeos and b & s balls and even made the long trek to the birdsville races last year .\nthis australia day , mr costello was at the howard springs tavern in darwin , enjoying the day with his mates , when a young lady snatched his prized akubra and took off .\nif you can imagine all the rugged durability that made stetson hats famous , but manufactured in australia by a fifth - generation family business , then you ' ve just imagined akubra as it is today . they have been producing hats down under since 1874 . the word\nakubra\nis thought to have been derived from an aboriginal word meaning\nhead covering .\nakubra has excellent quality control , and remove hats not meeting their high standards from our orders . we minimize the effect of such short shipments through our in - depth inventory and frequent orders .\ndunkerley moved his business to crown street in surry hills , sydney , sometime in the 1900s , then relocated again to nearby waterloo in 1912 to increase output , after the akubra trademark was registered .\nalthough not the style of hat akubra was manufacturing in the early days of their business , some of these country styles definitely put akubra on the map in the late 20th century such as the classic snowy river and an old favourite of many the cattleman . with a variety of decorative leathers , braids , feathers and even an opal as trim options in the range . . . good luck choosing !\nakubra is the only major hat company making fur felt hats from start to finish . it takes between 3 and 5 months from when we place our orders to receiving the hats in bothell , washington .\nluggage & accessories : new to the akubra family , is their stylish range of luggage & accessories made from high quality australian leather . the range includes a premium collection of both men\u2019s and women\u2019s wallets & bags .\nwhile he sported akubra style hats during the coachella music festival in april , he relaxed his look with a woolen beanie during the new york knicks v brooklyn nets nba basketball game in new york earlier in the month .\nhave been australia ' s quality hats since the early 1900 ' s . akubra ' s worldwide reputation is built on the long lasting quality of their fur felt , the comfort of their reeded leather sweat bands and their classic australian styles .\ntoday akubra is a major employer in its region , with about 90 workers , is seeing increased exports , and last october received a boost from an increase in the number of slouch hats it would be providing for the australian defence force .\nlee kernaghan ' s\npass the hat around australia\ntours ,\nspirit of the bush\ndrought relief concerts & farmhand initiative have raised millions of dollars for country australia . we are proud that lee kernaghan wears the akubra - outback club with pride .\nthe 1980s saw akubra enjoy a bit of a renaissance , helped out by things such as the man from snowy river movie , golfer greg norman\u2019s successes while wearing the company\u2019s hats , and being part of the australian team\u2019s uniform in the 1984 los angeles olympics .\nthe craft - made hats have been getting more and more attention overseas , and though akubra isn\u2019t an asian century story , the rising middle - class in china has made an impact on the hat - maker\u2019s exports , which represent about a fifth of total revenue .\nakubra\u2019s entry into the chinese market started without the company making any real plans for it . exports are \u201cin their infancy stages\u201d , but \u2013 as with some other high - value - add , high - quality australian manufacturers \u2013 the future there could be a bright one .\nhere is a video showing how akubra does it , with a dash of aussie pride - and a bit of connecticut hat history . at 1 : 36 in the video , an antique fur sorting machine appears , labeled\ndoran brothers inc . , danbury ct , usa .\nthose retailers taking full advantage of our in - stock service are selling a wide range of styles from very lean and efficient inventories . our hat accessories including braided kangaroo hat bands and chin straps , only available to our akubra accounts , make excellent add - on sales and lead to increased customer satisfaction .\nat some point , akubra brought a piece of the former\nhat capital of the world\ndown to the southern hemisphere . it ' s true enough that they don ' t make those machines like they used to - or even at all ! it ' s good to know that the aussies are taking good care of it and keeping it alive .\na great example of the quality workmanship which goes into these hats is found in the akubra banjo patterson hat , named after the famous australian poet . 100 % fur felt with a 2 3 / 4\nbrim . its unique leather hat band is made from barramundi , an australian fish . the leather has a smooth , shiny finish and a marbled look .\nscene 1 : the travellers in this scene 10 narrators introduce the story in rhyming verse . bob the swagman , santa and the travellers enter dressed in traditional australian clobber which may include akubra hat , dry as a bone jacket , stubbies , flip flops , jeans , chequed shirts , swags and backpacks . they sing \u201cthe old bark hut\u201d & \u201ctravelled all over australia \u201d .\nback at home , the company is conscious that australians see the brand as iconic and a source of national pride . despite the pressures facing all manufacturers , and the reduced tariff protection \u2013 though high imposts on australians exporting to china \u2013 that has made it difficult to compete with cheap imports , akubra has survived and managed to do so without outsourcing labour . the pressure is felt however .\nsun protection : not only a great looking hat , akubras also provide exceptional protection from the sun . akubra hats have a upf 50 + sun protection rating and are classified as excellent under the upf classification system . this is the highest possible rating that can be achieved . whether you\u2019re working or relaxing , akruba hats are always a great option . to optimise sun protection , select a hat with a wider brim .\nakubra notifies us once the order is shipped , usually 2 - 1 / 2 to 4 months after our order is placed . we then monitor the shipments progress into the us . we pay all duty and custom clearance fees . in addition , we need a fish & wildlife permit to import the pure fur felt hats . we pay the annual fee for this permit , and make sure the paperwork is in order .\nif you have a retail store that could carry akubra hats well , please contact us at 1 - 800 - 324 - 4934 . we are open from 9 : 00 a . m . to 5 p . m . pacific time , monday through friday , closed major holidays . you can reach us by email at inquiry @ urltoken . our fax number is ( 425 ) 486 - 0224 . if calling from canada or the greater seattle area , our telephone number is ( 425 ) 485 - 2132 .\nlee kernaghan oam ( born 15 april 1964 ) is an australian country music singer , songwriter , musician , guitarist .\nhe was the 2008 australian of the year , in recognition for his support of rural and regional australia .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n11812 north creek pky n , suite 103 \u2022 bothell wa 98011 \u2022 usa tel . ( 800 ) 324 - 4934 or ( 425 ) 485 - 2132 \u2022 fax ( 425 ) 486 - 0224 \u2022 urltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\njavascript seems to be disabled in your browser . you must have javascript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website .\ng\u2019day , and welcome to everything australian , where you can buy the best in aussie gear .\njanuary 26th is australia day - the national day of australia . it commemorates the founding of the first colony in sydney by the brits , back in 1788 . it ' s sort of like 4th of july celebrations here in the usa : after the parades and fireworks , they throw a snag ( sausage ) on the barbie ( grill ) and head down to the pub ( bar ) to watch a footy match ( rugby game ) !\nin some ways , the factory floor looks very similar to the texas manufacturing plant which makes stetson hats . they use traditional felting methods that have been around for a very , very long time : there ' s lots of water , lots of steam and plenty of fascinating , industrial - age - style machinery .\nkeen for something else ? just head over to our online catalog to find a quality hat , and bob ' s - yer - uncle ! ( ausssie slang for ,\nif you go ahead and do that , it will turn out allright .\n)\n\u00a9 copyright 2003 - 2018 , delmonico hatter , inc . all rights reserved .\nto use this website , cookies must be enabled in your browser . to enable cookies , follow the instructions for your browser below .\nthere is a specific issue with the facebook in - app browser intermittently making requests to websites without cookies that had previously been set . this appears to be a defect in the browser which should be addressed soon . the simplest approach to avoid this problem is to continue to use the facebook app but not use the in - app browser . this can be done through the following steps :\nclick the privacy tab , and then , under settings , move the slider to the bottom to allow all cookies , and then click ok .\nbefore the cookie settings change will take effect , safari must restart . to restart safari press and hold the home button ( for around five seconds ) until the iphone / ipad display goes blank and the home screen appears .\na note about relevant advertising : we collect information about the content ( including ads ) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites . this is also known as online behavioural advertising . you can find out more about our policy and your choices , including how to opt - out here\nnow its 101st year and fourth generation , the australian hat - maker still makes its iconic felt hats in much the same way as always has . brent balinski talks to company secretary roy wilkinson about tradition and how demand for aussie - made quality is catching on in china .\n\u201cno real changes , \u201d noted company secretary and director roy wilkinson , who has been at the company for 16 years , when asked about what\u2019s different in the processes that turn rabbit pelts into the iconic hats .\n\u201cthe main reason for that is back in the 20s and 30s there were probably at least a dozen if not two dozen fur felt manufacturers in australia . just in australia . \u201d\nthe 60s and 70s killed off a lot of those in that industry \u2013 fast cars and long hair aren\u2019t allied to headwear \u2013 and there was a global trend away from hats .\n\u201cas a result of that there was no investment in manufacturing technology , \u201d he said .\n\u201cso what you see in terms of our plant is what you\u2019d see at stetson and other millinery companies around the world that make fur felt hats . \u201d\nalso , the artisanal nature of high - quality hat - making means that automation isn\u2019t really an option .\n\u201cyou do need a lot of hands on these hats , \u201d he told manufacturers\u2019 monthly .\nthe family - owned firm is currently in its fourth generation , and its managing director and major shareholder is the fourth man in control of the company to be named stephen keir .\naccording to historian dr lisa murray , the company\u2019s workforce peaked at 500 employees during world war ii and 80 per cent of its production was for slouch hats , which the company still makes , and which it has provided to the australian army since the first world war .\nthe 50s saw a slowing of hat sales , which the company blamed on the holden car and the beehive hairdo , then further slowing in the next two decades for the reasons above .\nin 1974 the company moved to kempsey on the mid - north coast , made more attractive due to decentralisation assistance offered to businesses .\n\u201cit\u2019s certainly had an impact . we\u2019ve gone through a revolving door with the slouch hat contract back in the 20s and 30s , and the 40s , we were a predominant supplier of the slouch hat to defence , \u201d said wilkinson .\n\u201cjust prior to the last tender there was a \u2013 i guess you\u2019d call it a change of heart from government , \u201d said wilkinson of the approach to procuring of defence uniforms from local suppliers .\n\u201cin the most recent tender , we were able to demonstrate that basically we could make a slouch hat out of 99 per cent australian material , labour , overheads and the like . and as a result we won a more significant proportion of the contract . \u201d\nthough the tender for slouch hats is significant , it\u2019s not the beginning and end of what the company does , and wilkinson says it represents \u201cmaybe five or six per cent\u201d of revenue .\naccording to a recent profile of the company , it produces 150 , 000 hats a year . wilkinson estimates that the fur of roughly 2 . 5 million rabbits will be processed this year . the animals\u2019 thick under - fur is the major component .\ncone shaping is followed by cloth wrapping , then wrapping and shrinking , followed by dying and ( for some hats ) proofing with shellac . then comes blocking and tip - stretching , stoving ( racking and placing\nin ovens and drying ) , a process called \u201cpouncing\u201d , pre - creasing and steaming on a block , adding trimmings , flanging and \u2013 finally \u2013 sanding .\nas mentioned earlier , it\u2019s labour - intensive and isn\u2019t suited to attempts at automation .\n\u201cthe way they\u2019re made is the way they\u2019re made ; it really is a craft , \u201d said wilkinson .\n\u201cchina and tibet have become our number one export market , and that\u2019s really developed over the last five years , \u201d said wilkinson . the other major export destinations are the united states , germany and england .\n\u201ci remember getting an email from a customer in tibet who wanted to , he was in sydney , and wanted to take 50 hats back , \u201d remembered wilkinson .\n\u201che couldn\u2019t speak a lot of english , put the money in our account , took them back . from 50 hats now i think he takes around about four to five thousand hats a year . and we\u2019ve still never met him . we communicate by email .\n\u201chis english is better and he pays for everything up front . and he\u2019s only one distributor we now have . he was our tibet distributor and he\u2019s moved into parts of china but we now have two or three other distributors that are in china as well .\n\u201cit\u2019s continuing to grow and there is no doubt there is a thirst , as their middle class becomes wealthier , for products that are not made in china . even with the aussie dollar where it is , we\u2019re kind of defying the trend . \u201d\n\u201cit\u2019s not a level playing field in australia and we don\u2019t criticise it , \u201d wilkinson said .\n\u201cwe have a very high standard \u2013 fair enough \u2013 we accept it , but there must be an element of that the consumer is not as conscious of and will always buy on price . and that\u2019s where manufacturing in australia is getting nailed . \u201d\nhe mentioned the lower tariffs for clothing entering australia , yet the high barriers for local rag traders wanting to export to china .\nespecially after high - profile examples like blundstone and pacific brands , the company knows that any shift of the company\u2019s labour overseas would see a backlash . being family - owned helps lessen the pressure to do so , as there are no shareholders demanding a certain rate of return on their investment .\n\u201cthe three owners of the company are on the board of directors and are very passionate about australian made . they also recognise that our brand and our future are important and i guess in some respect there are no guarantees about where you can end up in the next 100 years , \u201d said wilkinson .\n\u201cour commitment is to be australian made , as much as possible , but if you ask me what that commitment will be in ten years i couldn\u2019t really tell you . as to the reaction , yes i can appreciate that there would be a great deal of negative sentiment should we make decisions around outsourcing manufacturing . \u201d\nerror : error validating application . application has been deleted . type : oauthexception code : 190 please refer to our error message reference .\ndo not simply convert us or uk size standards on our charts to a metric size . we provide the charts as guide , not as a rule .\nmeasure your head , different manufacturers have differing interpretations of size as happens across other clothing lines .\nmeasuring your head takes a few minutes and the guesswork out of the equation . please use a dress makers tape measure and not a peice of string . . .\nadjustment foam strips and detailed care instructions sent with each hat . enough strips are sent to reduce a hat by one size .\nwe happily exchange to anywhere in the world , but getting it right the first time is easier for all of us .\nask us for advice , the advice we provide is based on many years experience in mail order and selling hats . we are happy to answer as many questions as you need to ask .\nthe size chart below is a guide to equivalent sizes in other measures . if you are unsure of your head size , please remeasure your head in inches or cms .\nwe recommend re - measuring your head size in inches or cms and converting from the new measurement .\nplace a tape measure above the ears , and take it around the widest part of your head . the tape should be firm but not too tight . if in between sizes , go up or down to the closest size , ie 56 . 2 should be 56 , 57 . 7 should be a 58 etc .\nwe supply free foam adjustment tape or pads to adjust the hat to a perfect fit .\nwe supply enough tape to convert a hat a full size down , ie a size 58 becomes a size 57 .\nbarmah hats are designed to be very easy to fit . the leather has a natural stretch and the elastic sweatband gives as well adding up to a very comfortable hat .\nplace a tape measure above the ears , and take it around the widest part of your head . do not pull the tape tight . selct a hat closest to the measurement you have taken .\nin the event of a hat not fitting we accept returns . if you still need assistance or want to double check the result please contact us at\nan overview of the styles available through our stock service in north america is given in our style guide ( pdf ) . each stock service style is described in detail online .\nwe place large orders every month . our large orders ensure that we get the best air freight rates and are able to keep our wholesale pricess as low as possible .\nwe unpack the hats , checking that the hats were not damaged during transit and are as ordered .\noccasionally a hat is treated roughly during shipment . we steam or otherwise renovate such hats before receiving it into our inventory . if the hat cannot be brought back to it ' s original condition , we reject it , ensuring that our customers receive the finest quality hats as expected .\nwe offer offer stock service of our most popular styles of hats . our minimum order is just 5 hats ( assorted styles , sizes and colors ) , allowing our dealers to keep their inventory levels low yet offer a range of styles . wholesale orders are generally shipped within 48 hours of receiving your order , with the hats nested to minimize your shipping costs .\nour new lines and low sales volume hat styles are offered on a limited stock service basis . most small orders can be filled , but we do not carry sufficient inventory to fill large or unexpected orders . please contact us early if you anticipate a special promotion requiring large numbers of one of these styles .\nif you have any questions or concerns , give us a call or drop us an email . we can recommend styles for your particular store or shop , and work with you if you have a special promotion .\nwe are open from 9 am to 5 pm monday through friday , pacific time , closed major holidays . wholesale orders are generally shipped within 48 hours , with shipments leaving bothell tuesday through friday .\nmade by publicity press pty ltd in chippendale , new south wales , australia , 1970 .\nthe american stage musical \u2018hair\u2019 helped to shape the stereotype of the hippie counter culture . developing from off - broadway in 1967 , \u2018hair\u2019 opened on broadway in 1968 . harry m . miller\u2019s sydney version was one of the earliest international productions , opening on 5 june 1969 at the art deco metro theatre in kings cross . \u2018hair\u2019 was unlike anything seen on stage before \u2014 a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll musical . patrons were greeted by the fragrance of incense and flowers were thrown into the audience . the don . . .\nprinted for harry m miller , by publicity press , chippendale , 1970 . book & lyrics by james rado and music by galt macdermot .\nowned and used by dianne quigley ( now galofaro ) , who saw ' hair ' in sydney on 26 june 1970 . the musical premiered in sydney 6 june , 1969 . the pressed flower inside the program was collected by the donor when thrown from the stage at the end of the performance .\ncopyright for the above image is held by maas and may be subject to third - party copyright restrictions . please contact maas rights and permissions for information regarding reproduction , copyright and fees .\nto use this website , cookies must be enabled in your browser . to enable cookies , follow the instructions for your browser below . facebook app : open links in external browser\na note about relevant advertising : we collect information about the content ( including ads ) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites . this is also known as online behavioural advertising . you can find out more about our policy and your choices , including how to opt - out here .\nnever mess with a man ' s hat - you may not understand exactly what it means to him .\nto some , perhaps a hat is a hat , but to others it ' s a lot more .\none bloke who knows exactly how much his hat means to him is 26 - year - old former warwick , queensland man alex costello .\nit ' s not unusual for girls to take guys ' hats ,\nhe said .\nit ' s kind of a flirty thing , girl takes hat , dances around with it a bit and guy has to go over and chat to the girl and so on . but this wasn ' t flirty at all , she took off into the toilets .\naccording to mr costello , the young woman emerged finally , had a quick laugh with her friends and locked the hat in her car .\ni didn ' t get it back , and i was pretty devastated .\ni wear it everywhere up here - it ' s a part of my identity .\nit ' s covered in food dye from all the b & s balls ,\nhe said .\ni wore it to one when it was squeaky clean and was a bit annoyed at first but now it ' s part of the history of the hat .\nhe attended scots pgc college and left warwick in 2011 and since 2012 has been working as a plumber in the northern territory .\ni ' ve got a mate in darwin who ' s a reporter for the nt news ,\nmr costello said .\nand the next day he asked me if i wanted to do a story about it , so i agreed , thinking it might get the hat back .\ni ' m not completely surprised by how far and wide the story travelled on social media .\ni know quite a lot of people up here and they all know what that hat means to me and wanted to see me get it back .\nafter seeing the story on social media , the cheeky young woman who stole the hat got in contact with alex .\nshe said she ' d seen the story and she had the hat and was happy to give it back ,\nhe said .\ni was already back working in katherine , but she agreed to drop the hat at my house , which she did . no one saw her , but the hat was returned .\ni ' ve only just got back , but i ' m so stoked to have it back in my hands ,\nhe said .\ni ' m getting it reshaped , it got knocked around a bit .\nand i haven ' t met the young lady who took it yet , but i reckon she owes me a few beers .\n\u00a9 gladstone newspaper company pty ltd 2018 . unauthorised reproduction is prohibited under the laws of australia and by international treaty .\nsaturday , 18 august 2018 . bring a plate and leave with so much more ! dance hall . . .\ntravelling around the country delivering christmas presents . a great story with a unique\naussie\nflavour , terrific dialogue parts in rhyming verse and catchy , singable songs . easy , clever costuming and lots of small speaking parts to involve the whole school . everything you could want is here for a truly , great australian christmas show .\nscene 2 : the shearing shed 10 narrators and 5 shearers have speaking parts in rhyming verse . this group are dressed in coloured singlets , jeans or shorts and boots . some carry an esky or thermos flask while others have bush band instruments like the largerphone , tea chest bass , spoons etc\u2026\u2026 to accompany the song \u201cclick go the shears\u201d .\nscene 3 : bondi beach 10 narrators have speaking parts in rhyming verse . this group of performers are dressed in swimming gear with goggles , snorkels , towels , beach chairs and sunglasses . some also have sun screen and hats and sing \u201cthe bondi boogie\u201d . scene 4 : australian fauna the story continues with 10 narrators speaking in rhyming verse . this group are dressed as australian fauna . all forms are represented here including birds , fish , mammals , reptiles and insects . they process onto stage and sing \u201cthe aussie 12 days of christmas\u201d .\nscene 5 : multi - cultural australia 10 narrators move the story forward in this scene and are joined by santa , the swagman and performers who are dressed in the traditional costumes of many nations and cultures represented in our country . they sing \u201cg\u2019day to you\u201d . scene 6 : the finale the entire cast combines on stage to sing \u201cwaltzing matilda\u201d and an optional christmas song - along .\neach scene is self contained with many small speaking parts , easy costuming , minimal props / sets and a great song .\nthe package contains the script , song sheets , piano / vocal score and a cd with performances by children plus orchestrated backing tracks .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\n/ / urltoken\nnumber of refugees accepted into the u . s . falls below the rest of the world combined for the first time since 1980\nfans of cody simpson know very well that the 18 - year - old australian singer very rarely steps out without a statement head piece .\non wednesday the blonde babe took to the stage at postbahnhof in germany ' s berlin , opting for a sleek black baseball style cap with the letter a splashed across the front in red font .\nthe boyfriend of sports illustrated model gigi hadid , teamed his cap with a black jacket layered over a white t - shirt .\nalso wearing a pair of faded blue jeans , he stood on stage in a pair of tan coloured leather boots with a slight heel .\nshowing off his wavy golden locks under his cap , cody was in his element as he performed for the crowd .\nwith his guitar in hand , he effortlessly strummed away , while belting out some sweet tunes .\nin recent weeks the surfboard hitmaker has been mixing up his looks while attending events , and that includes statement headwear on each occasion .\ncody recently started his own independent record label , coast house , and wants to sign artists similar to himself and release less commercial music .\nhe has decided to stop releasing dance tracks and opted for the relaxed reggae and beach style tunes he loves .\ntaking to twitter earlier this month he wrote in a series of tweets : ' so recently i went independent as a musician to release my first album\nfree\nunder my very own coast house records . . '\n' and that ' s because i like to live a free , natural , non - conformist life full of good times and make live music to reflect that and inspire you . '\n' met a bloke named @ mrciscoadler and together we created some music we ' re both very proud of . my guitar and i keen to inspire you to get free . '\ncody ' s next album free will be released later this year with the first two songs from the album called flower and new problems out now .\nbottleneck of 700 , 000 migrants wait in libya to cross the . . .\n' prostitutes , orgies , group sex - all of it ' : ex - wife of . . .\n' we know where you live ' : angry protesters confront mitch . . .\npolice find the body of a missing four - month - old boy near . . .\nthe fashion designer ' s $ 24million party pad that no one . . .\n' you broke your girl ' s heart ' : car racing legend craig . . .\nmoney launderer caught with \u00a3250 , 000 cash in bin bags in . . .\ndon ' t kill the army of ants and wasps invading your home . . .\nsydney tower skywalk was ' shut down due to unsafe winds ' . . .\nselena gomez is seen with same mystery man she was with in may . . . after news her ex justin bieber is engaged to hailey baldwin\nkhloe kardashian reveals she stopped breast - feeding daughter true . . . three months after giving birth\ngiuliana rancic takes a hike with bill . . . as the couple vacation with friends ahead of her return to e ! news\nkhloe kardashian shows off neon sign in true ' s nursery . . . as she reveals it ' s kris jenner ' s handwriting\nciara and husband russell wilson dance as they head to south africa for their honeymoon . . . two years after wedding\nrapper del the funky homosapian falls off stage during gorillaz set . . . but he reassures fans he ' s ' alright ' as he recovers in hospital\nmakeup artist joyce bonelli reaches out to the kardashian clan on instagram . . . after the famous family ' fire ' and unfollow her on social media\ndaddy daycare ! jared kushner takes kids back to d . c . after weekend in new jersey - as ivanka dons a short dress for visit to a nyc asphalt company\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\nnaomi campbell wows in flamboyant feathered gown . . . while ashley graham sizzles in plunging lace dress as they walk in dolce & gabbana show in italy\nnaya rivera sells her five - bedroom la home for a cool $ 3 . 55 million after finalizing her divorce from ryan dorsey\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\nkylie jenner rocks curve - clinging attire as she shows off body . . . and considers going back to blonde\ndakota johnson dons striped wrap dress in la . . . after calling co - star chris hemsworth ' spectacular '\ncardi b hits back at troll who mocked her baby shower . . . as she shows off naked baby bump for photoshoot\nbuy your own celebrity hideaway ! castle adored by michael douglas and jack nicholson goes on sale for $ 5 . 2m ( and even comes with treehouse )\nant - man and the wasp soars to $ 76 million on opening weekend . . . beating its prequel by $ 19 million\nliam payne and cheryl split : carefree 1d star returns to stage for first time since break - up . . . as he poses happily with his backing dancers in france\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\nchris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - studded men in black spin - off as he cuts a sharp figure in london . . . 21 years after the first film hit screens\njill zarin admits she ' s ready to date again after being spotted with handsome businessman . . . following beloved husband bobby ' s death\ndj khaled cancels wireless performance due to ' travel issues ' just hours before his slot . . . as fans rage over his ' vacation ' snap\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\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\nkevin hart celebrates 39th birthday in las vegas . . . nearly a year after sin city cheating scandal\ndakota fanning joins michael b . jordan in voice cast of western anime series gen : lock\n' i regret making it public ' : guy pearce is remorseful for asserting his former co - star kevin spacey was ' handsy ' with him on the set of l . a . confidential\niconic movie home where molly ringwald ' s sixteen candles was filmed finally sells for $ 1 . 135 million after two years on market\nkendra caldwell duggar struggles through labor on counting on . . . before welcoming baby garrett\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\nbrooklyn beckham and squeeze lexy panterra get cozy at london club . . . enraging ex tallia storm\nyolanda hadid ' splits from boyfriend matt minnis ' . . . less than a year after david foster divorce\nbrooklyn beckham utilises his camera skills at wireless festival . . . after his debut photography book was slammed by fans\njustin bieber is the perfect gentleman as he handles the bags . . . while crop top - clad hailey baldwin struts alongside\n' i just don ' t want stuff ' kim kardashian doesn ' t buy her kids gifts to avoid spoiling them and sticks to a household budget . . . but says kanye is the ' biggest shopper '\njoanna gaines shares husband chip ' s unique birth tradition . . . as he cradles newborn son crew\nkylie jenner gushes baby stormi is ' changing every week ' and ' has cutest personality ' . . . as new mom admits to binge watching the handmaid ' s tale\nlena dunham says she was ' really smart ' to date ex jack antonoff . . . after posting nude selfie\ntom brady shows no mercy as he takes on gisele and his cancer - survivor mom in dodgeball . . . with a ' no crying ' rule\nlauren conrad ' s son liam takes a handful of cake . . . as proud mom ' celebrates one year with our little guy '\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\nnia vardalos ' divorce filing . . . as duo split following 25 years of marriage\nkendall jenner boats in sheer dress . . . after snuggling up to her nba beau ben simmons at khloe kardashian ' s party\nkeyshia cole announces pregnancy on instagram . . . as boyfriend niko khale posts beach pic of couple\nanthony bourdain leaves majority of his $ 1 . 2m estate - which was rumored to be worth at least $ 16m - to 11 - year - old daughter ariane\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\nbeaming kate gazes lovingly at sleeping prince louis as she and william attend his christening in their . . .\ntroubled actor jonathan rhys meyers is detained at lax after getting into a ' drunken fight with his wife and . . .\njamie oliver reveals the best way to organise your fridge - as he shares his tips for how you can avoid . . .\nlesbian couple are charged with neglect after they ' repeatedly gave young son marijuana for good behavior . . .\namerican man who posed as a saudi prince to try and buy a stake in a miami hotel was busted when the . . .\n' we only knew each other between action and cut ' : robin wright breaks her silence on kevin spacey ' s sexual . . .\nfinal four thai cave boys and coach are in ' good health ' but must remain trapped underground for at least . . .\nrescued thai cave boys face a lifetime of trauma from their ordeal as traumatic memories could trigger fear . . .\nfrantic parents of rescued thai cave boys have not been told which children have been saved \u2013 as teammates . . .\nthree men will be executed over the infamous gang - rape and murder of a female student , 23 , on a delhi bus in . . .\nhollywood hostage actor who lost his eye , had nose and tongue slit , and was ' deprived of a member of his . . .\nhandcuffed harvey weinstein pleads not guilty to new rape charges , then shares a laugh with his lawyer after . . .\nmesmerising maps reveal record - breaking temperatures across the world as the earth experiences ' one of the . . .\ncouple arrested after their four - year - old son accidentally shots himself between the eyes could face ten . . .\npicture exclusive : a wintour wedding ! vogue editor - in - chief anna ' s daughter bee shaffer is the picture of . . .\nnumber of refugees accepted into the u . s . falls below the rest of the world combined for the first time . . .\nrevealed : the four warning signs you could be heading for divorce - including critcising your partner ' s . . .\nhistorically bad : orioles ' chris davis on pace to finish with the lowest qualifying batting average ever , . . .\n' he was my son ! ' devastated father sobs as he is detained by police moments after his two - year - old . . .\nhere comes aunt meghan ! duchess of sussex looks elegant in an olive green shift dress by ralph lauren as she . . .\nhere come the godparents ! kate and william are joined by childhood friends - including guy pelly - and the . . .\nfit for a prince ! louis becomes the eighth royal baby to wear the historic honiton lace christening robe on . . .\n' i hope he stays like this ' : kate and the archbishop of canterbury share a joke about sleeping louis as she . . .\nblue for a boy ! george and charlotte both wear the shade for their little brother louis ' christening as the . . .\nsuch a perfect princess ! cute charlotte steals the show again with her royal wave - and a very polite . . .\npregnant pippa looks glowing in a very appropriate shade of baby blue - as she joins her parents and brother . . .\nit ' s a hat trick for mcqueen ! kate repeats the look she chose for george and charlotte ' s christenings in . . .\nmay will not face a vote of no confidence . . . for now : pm warns furious tory brexiteers at showdown meeting that sacking her would mean handing corbyn the keys to no 10\n' hi . i ' m linda o ' keefe . . . 45 years ago today , i disappeared and my killer was never found ' : police tweet as the 11 - year - old girl who was murdered in 1973 in a bid to publicize the cold case"]}
{"id": 56154, "summary": [{"text": "aerospace materials are materials , frequently metal alloys , that have either been developed for , or have come to prominence through , their use for aerospace purposes .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "these uses often require exceptional performance , strength or heat resistance , even at the cost of considerable expense in their production or machining .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "others are chosen for their long-term reliability in this safety-conscious field , particularly for their resistance to fatigue .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "the field of materials engineering is an important one within aerospace engineering .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "its practice is defined by the international standards bodies who maintain standards for the materials and processes involved .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "engineers in this field may often have studied for degrees or post-graduate qualifications in it as a speciality . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "aerospace materials", "paragraphs": ["aerospace materials and material technologies - volume 1 : aerospace materials | n . eswara prasad | springer\naerospace materials is an australian company with over 30 years experience in the aerospace industry .\ncomposite materials : materials made by combining two or more dissimilar materials such as fibers and resins and having structural properties not present in the original materials .\nthe novel aerospace materials group is involved in educational activities within the faculty of aerospace engineering at both the bachelor and masters level .\nthis course covers how to improve and develop materials for aviation applications , including materials for airframe , aeroengine and the increased use of smart and functional materials . plus the development of new materials , improvement of current materials , and application in new and novel structures .\nto develop students\u2019 understanding of materials processing and expected performance requirements relevant to aerospace and astronautic applications .\nmaria martinez - escobedo ( mexico ) , msc aerospace materials graduate . now edison engineer at ge aviation\nit\u2019s a fantastic time to be a specialist in aerospace materials . sheffield is in the heartland of the uk aerospace industry , meaning many international aerospace companies look to the department to discover ways to improve both materials and processes for use in their products .\nto provide specialist training in functional materials and devices for applications in aerospace . the module will explore the way in which different functional and nano materials can be used and structured in energy , transport and aerospace .\nthere is a need for engineering graduates with specialist skills to develop new materials for next generation aircraft and the future aerospace industry . during this course you will cover the improvement and development of materials for aviation applications , including materials for airframe , aeroengine and the increased use of smart and functional materials .\narmour college of engineering ' s mechanical , materials , and aerospace engineering department will welcome dr . sammy tin , a professor of materials engineering in the department of mechanical , materials , and aerospace engineering at the illinois institute of technology to present his lecture , design of fatigue resistant ni - base superalloys via meso - scale engineering .\ntwo materials play major roles in modern aerospace : aluminum alloys for airframes and skin , and composites for structures . here\u2019s a look at both .\nit mentions use of radioactive materials , but not many specific activities or buildings .\nthe aim of this module is to enable the student to understand the structure and properties of materials , to understand how fabrication processes affect structure and properties , and how this determines materials properties , and to apply this knowledge to materials in applications .\nconstant pressure for greater fuel efficiency is forcing aerospace manufacturers to find ways to incorporate new and existing materials that had once been considered impractical to machine .\nit lists more than three dozen radiological materials used in research and testing activities , and says records show radioactive materials were disposed of in appropriate off - site facilities .\naerospace industries association of america , inc . , washington d . c . aerospace facts & figures . this is an annual statistical series , dating back to 1945 , about developments in the aerospace industry .\nsc aerospace is led by a private - sector advisory board with representatives from small to large aerospace - related firms from across the state .\non successful completion of this module a student should be able to : 1 . describe likely performance of classes of aerospace materials in the context of specific applications . 2 . use descriptors of strength , stress and strain , and stress - strain relations in the context of aerospace materials and applications . 3 . describe methods of processing aerospace materials particularly joining issues and propose suitable routes for selected applications . 4 . appraise manufacturer\u2019s requirements in the context of maintenance and health monitoring .\nthis book is a comprehensive compilation of chapters on materials ( both established and evolving ) and material technologies that are important for aerospace systems . it considers aerospace materials in three parts . part i covers metallic materials ( mg , al , al - li , ti , aero steels , ni , intermetallics , bronzes and nb alloys ) ; part ii deals with composites ( glare , pmcs , cmcs and carbon based cmcs ) ; and part iii considers special materials . this compilation has ensured that no important aerospace material system is ignored . emphasis is laid in each chapter on the underlying scientific principles as well as basic and fundamental mechanisms leading to processing , characterization , property evaluation and applications . this book will be useful to students , researchers and professionals working in the domain of aerospace materials .\n\u201cthe investigation did not identify any releases of radioactive materials , \u201d the june 15 response stated .\nthis qualification takes you on to senior engineering positions in the aerospace industry with a focus on exploiting next generation materials . many graduates find employment with one of their project sponsors .\nincreases in both travel and trade are pushing the demand for aerospace coatings ever higher .\nthe aerospace coatings market continues to experience growth due to economic recovery and innovative technologies .\naerospace coatings manufacturers deliver innovative products offering their customers improved efficiencies and expanded color options .\nthe msc in aerospace materials is accredited by the institute of materials , minerals & mining ( iom3 ) on behalf of the engineering council as meeting the requirements for further learning for registration as a chartered engineer . the msc in aerospace materials is also subject to ratifcation royal aeronautical society ( raes ) & institute of engineering & technology ( iet ) following accreditation visit in march 2015 . candidates must hold a ceng accredited beng / bsc ( hons ) undergraduate first degree to comply with the full ceng registration requirements .\nwe support the korean aerospace industry with partnerships in both commercial aircraft and the military sector .\nover 30 years of experience in aerospace specialty materials manufacturing with ati in leadership positions encompassing engineering , global procurement , operations management , domestic us and international sales and commercial executive for aero engine and airframe markets as well as overall business p & l ; responsibilities . aerospace is a technology - based industry . the aerospace \u201cmentality\u201d has always been focused on absolute quality and performance . the aerospace industry is dynamic and constantly evolving to improve mankind\u2019s ability to fly \u2013 safely and efficiently .\nastm ' s aerospace material standards are instrumental in evaluating materials , components , and devices primarily used in aerospace and aircraft industries . the aerospace material standards allow various companies around the world to test these materials in order to evaluate their thermal , optical , mechanical , chemical , and electrical properties . these materials may be in the solid , liquid , or gas phase . the components and devices are also tested in order to determine their performance and safety operation . the aerospace material standards also discuss the design and safety operation of various engines to be used in unmanned aircraft systems and airplanes . these standards also help identify procedures for unmanned aircraft systems ' visual range flight operations , airworthiness , maintenance manuals , and aviation regulations .\naerospace technology permeates many other industries \u2014 travel and tourism , logistics , telecommunications , electronics and computing , advanced materials , civil construction , capital goods manufacture , and defense supply . here , the aerospace industry is defined by those firms that design and build vehicles that fly through our atmosphere and outer space .\nthe individual thesis project , usually in collaboration with an external organisation , offers students the opportunity to develop their research capability , depth of understanding and ability to provide materials technology and engineering solutions to real problems in aerospace .\naerospace materials is an as9120 rev b and iso 9001 : 2015 approved company audited by lrqa as well as being an iaqg\noasis\nregistered supplier - the highest international level of quality approval in the aviation industry .\n. in addition , europe has several organizations at the national level . other notable associations are the society of japanese aerospace companies ( sjac ) and the aerospace industries association of canada ( aiac ) .\na good honours degree in materials , metallurgy , a physical science ( chemistry or physics ) or a related engineering subject .\nthe navy this week said it would not respond to questions about use of radioactive materials until it had answered schumer\u2019s letter .\nhayward , keith . the world aerospace industry : collaboration and competition . london : duckworth , 1994 .\nfor over 4 decades , our local workforce has collaborated with the italian aerospace industry and armed forces .\nwe provide commercial aircraft to japanese airlines and partner with the ministry of defense and the aerospace industry .\nunlike any other industry but oil and gas , which also has high temperature , pressure , and corrosion requirements , aerospace materials themselves impact component design . design for manufacturability ( dfm ) is the engineering art of designing components with a balanced approach , taking into consideration both component function and its manufacturing requirements . this approach is being applied more and more in aerospace component design because its components have to accomplish certain loads and temperature resistances , and some materials can only accommodate so much . material and component designs truly drive one another , as opposed to one following the other . this give - and - take relationship between material and design is a particular consideration when investigating next - generation materials . aerospace manufacturers are a breed apart for all of these reasons . it\u2019s not surprising that their assortment of materials is unique .\nwith extensive stocks and consolidated weekly air freight shipments of dangerous goods , aerospace materials is able to offer its customers significant freight and material cost savings on european and us sourced sealants and adhesives as well as all aircraft maintenance chemicals .\ndon myers is the director of aerospace sales & marketing at toray composite materials america , inc . don has been with toray since 2010 and is responsible for leading the management of their commercial aerospace unit . his primary roles include the integration of new aerospace programs , program management , long range business planning and marketing strategies in the aerospace sector , as well as global customer support strategy . during his time at toray , don has led the team responsible for developing the architecture to support toray\u2019s global prepreg demand in the boeing commercial aircraft programs .\non successful completion of this module a student should be able to demonstrate : 1 . use of a wide range of materials that will enable students to undertake materials selection effectively , using appropriate reference sources ( books , data sheets , computer databases etc ) . 2 . familiarity with the chemical names and / or compositions of metals and alloys . 3 . an understanding of the ranges of properties and processing characteristics exhibited by the above materials , including the variations within a single family and the differences between families of materials . 4 . a systematic approach to the selection of material ( s ) to meet the requirements of a component design brief . 5 . appropriate selection of component manufacturing method ( s ) as part of the materials selection exercise . 6 . the selection of material and manufacturing method ( s ) for selected example components . 7 . ability to make informed decisions about materials and process selection , including cases where possible materials come from different material classes 8 . effective oral or written presentations to justify materials selection .\nairline mergers are of significant interest for aerospace coatings manufacturers , as they represent enormous potential . according to mark cancilla , global platform director \u2013 aerospace coatings , ppg aerospace , the industry is always impacted by mergers because they drive livery changes for at least one of the airline fleets being merged , if not both .\nwith 15 years of experience in the aerospace industry , jason marlin brings extensive first hand aerospace manufacturing experience to the sc aerospace advisory board . jason is the president of champion aerospace , which is located in liberty , sc , and has held director level positions at aerospace companies located in the new york , chicago and philadelphia areas . he has a passion for aviation , technology and personnel development . like many children , i was always amazed with the power of flight and had a desire to be part of it . the aerospace industry is a growth industry that embraces new technologies , which made it a great opportunity for professional growth .\narmour college of engineering ' s mechanical , materials & aerospace engineering department will welcome dr . john e . dolbow , professor of civil and environmental engineering in the department of mechanical engineering and materials science at duke university , to present his lecture , the mechanics of the surfactant - driven fracture of particle rafts . the seminar is a part of midwest mechanics seminar series .\ndr . hallion discusses the aircraft and aerospace advancements during america ' s first jet - age air war .\nspectra : a high strength polyolefin fiber from allied signal . woven spectra fabrics are strong and lightweight and are used in composite materials .\ncomposite materials also represent a growing piece of the aerospace material pie . they reduce weight and increase fuel efficiency while being easy to handle , design , shape , and repair . once only considered for light structural pieces or cabin components , composites\u2019 aerospace application range now reaches into true functional components \u2013 wing and fuselage skins , engines , and landing gear .\ncarbon fiber fabric and lightweight honeycomb materials , plus a mobile manufacturing platform , make infinite pipeline technology cheaper and greener while boosting local economies .\naerospace materials from basf include a broad portfolio of products and technologies that can provide unique solutions across a wide range of applications \u2014 cabin interiors , structural materials , seating components , fuel and lubricant solutions , coatings & specialty pigments , as well as flame retardants & fire protection . these and other innovations can make aircraft safer and more economical while offering higher levels of sustainability as well as passenger comfort .\nto provide an understanding of why materials and structures fail and how failure conditions can be predicted in metallic and non - metallic components and structures .\nmetallic and composite materials alike continue to be developed and improved to offer ever - increasing performance , whether that\u2019s lighter weight , greater strength , or better heat and corrosion resistance . accelerating this evolution of new materials , advancements in machining and cutting technology give manufacturers unprecedented access to materials previously deemed impractical or too difficult to machine . new material adoption is happening exceptionally quickly in aerospace , requiring dfm - minded interaction between material characteristics and component design . the two must be in balance , and one can\u2019t really exist outside of the context of the other .\narmour college of engineering ' s mechanical , materials & aerospace engineering department will welcome dr . harry smith , a senior aerodynamics engineer at the aircraft research association , to present his lecture , industrial aerodynamics : an overview of commercial wind tunnel testing and its challenges .\ndid i miss an important material or application in the aerospace industry ? let me know in the comments section below .\ncarbon fiber , resin and aerospace honeycomb are all very light materials that can be transported at a fraction of the cost of conventional prefabricated steel and concrete pipe , and ehsani said he is looking for partners to develop an automated mobile unit to make the pipes onsite .\nin france , sud aviation , nord aviation , and sereb merged in 1970 as aerospatiale to form the country\u2019s strongest aerospace firm , while dassault absorbed breguet aviation in 1971 . in 1999 aerospatiale merged with matra hautes technologies , a subsidiary of the lagard\u00e8re group , to form aerospatiale matra . germany followed britain and france in creating a national \u201caerospace champion . \u201d beginning in 1985 , luxury - car maker daimler - benz ( later daimlerchrysler ) acquired the aerospace group messerschmitt - b\u00f6lkow - blohm ( mbb ) , dornier , and other companies to form deutsche aerospace , which subsequently was renamed daimlerchrysler aerospace ( dasa ) .\nstekler , herman o . the structure and performance of the aerospace industry . berkeley : university of california press , 1965 .\naerospace coatings manufacturers continue to support the needs of their customers by developing ways to improve service , efficiency and reduce costs .\naerospace manufacturing is unique among other volume manufacturing sectors , and this is especially true of aerospace engine manufacturing . the engine is the most complex element of an aircraft , houses the most individual components , and ultimately determines fuel efficiency . the advent of lean - burn engines , with temperature potentials as high as 3 , 800\u00b0f ( 2 , 100\u00b0c ) , has helped drive demand for these new materials . considering that the melting point of current super alloys is around 3 , 360\u00b0f ( 1 , 850\u00b0c ) , the challenge becomes finding materials that will withstand hotter temperatures .\nthe mix of materials in aerospace will continue to change in coming years with composites , freshly machineable metals , and new metals increasingly occupying the space of traditional materials . the industry continues to march toward components of lighter weights , increased strengths , and greater heat and corrosion resistance . component counts will decrease in favor of stronger , near - net shapes , and design will continue its close collaboration with material characteristics . machine tools builders and cutting tool manufacturers will continue to develop tools to make currently unviable materials machineable , and even practical . and it\u2019s all done in the name of reducing the cost of aerospace manufacture , improving fuel economy through efficiency and lightweighting , and making air travel a more cost - effective means of transportation .\nbilstein , roger e . the american aerospace industry : from workshop to global enterprise . new york : twayne publishers , 1996 .\n\u201cthe aerospace coatings supply requirements increase as the industry grows , \u201d he said . \u201ctoday , we see increased requirements from the oem segment where aircraft build rates continue to grow in the commercial and general aviation segments . and we continue to see moderate increases in the military segment . the supply of materials into the aftermarket also continues to grow as the global fleet of aircraft continues to rise . while today\u2019s materials and products are quite robust and last longer than materials produced in the past , the size of the industry continues to grow at a rate such that the coatings suppliers do see annual volume increases . \u201d\nthe aim of this module is to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to enable them to carry out the selection of appropriate materials for a wide range of engineering and other applications . the module also encourages the use of knowledge of a range of materials properties and skills acquired during other modules on the course .\nmichael standridge is an aerospace industry specialist at sandvik coromant and can be reached at 800 . sandvik or us . coromant @ urltoken .\n\u201cin general , the use , handling and disposal of radiological materials at the site during the documented period were consistent with contemporaneous industry standards , \u201d the report said .\nin combination , these materials are as strong , or stronger , than conventional steel and concrete pipes , which are time - consuming and expensive to manufacture and transport .\npossesses the world\u2019s largest aerospace industrial complex . ( while some companies are dedicated solely to aerospace , others are more diversified . ) although their own government is the major procurer of military systems , american firms are also the dominant supplier of both military and civil aerospace hardware to the rest of the world . today , non - american companies seek a larger portion of the global market and challenge american dominance .\nto meet these temperature demands , heat - resistant super alloys ( hrsas ) , including titanium alloys , nickel alloys , and some nonmetal composite materials such as ceramics , are now being brought into the material equation . these materials tend to be more difficult to machine than traditional aluminum , historically meaning shorter tool life and less process security .\nto provide a detailed awareness of current and emerging manufacturing technology for high performance composite components and structures and an understanding of materials selection and the design process for effective parts manufacturing .\nthis annual event hosted by the school of polymers and high performance materials at the university of southern mississippi featured 50 presentations on the latest in waterborne technology for the coatings industry .\nthe novam group was established in 2003 in order to provide the faculty of aerospace engineering at the tu delft with a group dedicated to the development of novel aerospace and space materials . the group is truly international in composition and strives to be world leading in the fields of selected expertise ; self - healing materials , smart composites and coatings , nano - structured polymers and metals by design . in our research we explore unconventional approaches , focus on fundamental concepts but also develop successful concepts to a level suitable for absorption by the industry . we have a strong track record in preparing our students for a further career in academic or industrial research .\nthe course combines cranfield ' s long - standing expertise for delivering high - quality masters ' programmes in both aerospace and materials . our courses receive strong support from the global aerospace industry , both the original equipment manufacturers ( oem ) such as airbus , ba systems , safran and rolls - royce , as well as their tiers of supplier . there is a strong emphasis on applying knowledge in the industrial environment and all teaching is in the context of industrial application .\nand reorganized as british aerospace ( bae ) . in 1999 bae signed an agreement with general electric company plc ( gec ) in which gec would\nthough the aerospace market can seem slow to change due to strict regulations and requirements , manufacturers in this market have report increased demand in general .\nstate department of environmental conservation officials , who have previously said there was no evidence of radioactive materials used at the site , say they are now seeking more information from northrop grumman .\n\u201cthe high demand across the industries , such as commercial , military , and mro segments will increase the overall aerospace coatings consumption , \u201d researchers found .\nmr . friberg holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in aerospace engineering and mechanics from the university of minnesota and a master\u2019s degree in business administration from pepperdine university .\ntechnological progress is the basis for competitiveness and advancement in the aerospace industry . the industry is , as a result , a world leader in advancing science and technology . aerospace systems have a very high value per unit weight and are among the most complex , as measured by the number of components in finished products . consequently , it is economically and politically prestigious for a country to possess an aerospace industry . among the world\u2019s largest manufacturing industries in terms of monetary value of product output and employment , the aerospace industry is characterized by a relatively small number of large firms and numerous international partnerships at every level .\nthere ' s a lot of history on these materials ,\nehsani said , which has enabled him to refine the pipe manufacturing process to use smaller amounts of better quality materials .\nbecause we ' re using our materials in a smart manner , we can afford to use the higher - end material ,\nehsani said .\nso instead of cheaper glass fabric , we use carbon . instead of polyester resin , we use epoxy . because we don ' t have a solid core , we can afford to put the expensive material on the skin .\ncitation : bugos , glenn . \u201chistory of the aerospace industry\u201d . eh . net encyclopedia , edited by robert whaples . august 28 , 2001 . url urltoken\njulie voisin , aerospace product manager at sherwin - williams , said that the industry has been moving towards basecoat clearcoat , something that has been used in the automotive market for decades now . she added that it has been in use in aerospace for about five years , and is far from being fully implemented .\nthe mexican aerospace industry has five main hubs ( clusters ) located in the states of baja california ( tijuana - mexicali ) , sonora , chihuahua , queretaro , and nuevo le\u00f3n . together with an increased number of oems and tier 1 production , we see moderate growth of tier 2 and tier 3 suppliers . aerospace hubs continue receiving new aerospace players interested in mexico\u2019s attractive logistical advantages , lower labor costs , improved workforce quality and technical training , and government incentives .\naircraft materials and analysis is good choice for you that looking for nice reading experience . we hope you glad to visit our website . please read our description and our privacy and policy page .\nin today\u2019s economy , the high cost of fuel and the push for lower ticket prices drive airlines to purchase aircraft that are as light as possible . with their light weight and resistance to high temperatures and corrosive materials , plastic materials are a great choice to replace components historically made of metal alloys or rubber . in the next decades , aircraft with plastic wings and tails are foreseeable .\nyou\u2019ll develop knowledge of the manufacturing , processing and properties of the metals and composite materials used in airframes and aeroengines . you\u2019ll also be trained in the fundamentals of thermodynamics , structure and mechanical behaviour .\naerospace industries association of america ( aia ) , an aerospace - industry - funded organization whose membership consists of the major companies in the field . the aia provides a forum for technical and policy issues concerning the industry and serves as a lobbying agent for the common interests of its members . its parallel in europe is the\nin terms of current supply chain conditions , the mexican federation of the aerospace industry ( femia ) estimates that boeing had 26 mexican suppliers , airbus had 36 , and embraer 13 . however , large aerospace oems continue looking to expand their supply chain in mexico to develop global strategies for their business continuity and establish middle - and long - term production programs . other aerospace firms have specific manufacturing projects , but they need partners to reach growth , project size , and investment targets .\nsteve townes , a well - known entrepreneur in the aerospace services arena , is president , ceo and a director of ranger aerospace , the company that he founded in early 1997 . he is also chairman of acl airshop , an air cargo services and leasing company with operations at 40 of the world\u2019s largest cargo hub airports .\nalthough plastic materials were developed in the late 1800s and put into widespread use in the 1930s , it was not until world war ii that plastic components were initially installed in airplanes . due to the war - time shortage of many industrial materials , engineers first looked to plastics to replace rubber components in planes . one of the first applications for aerospace plastic components was as a lining for fuel tanks . eventually , high performance plastics were developed . many are used today in all parts of planes and helicopters . some common plastics and their potential applications are discussed below .\nwhen the cold war ended , the aerospace industry changed dramatically . after the record run up in the federal deficit during the 1980s , by 1992 the united states congress demanded a peace dividend and slashed funding for defense procurement . by 1994 , the demand for civil airliners also underwent a cyclical downturn . aerospace - dependent regions \u2014 notably los angeles and seattle \u2014 suffered recession then rebuilt their economies around different industries . aerospace employed 1 . 3 million americans in 1989 or 8 . 8 percent of everyone working in manufacturing ; by 1995 aerospace employed only 796 , 000 people or 4 . 3 percent of everyone working in a manufacturing industry . as it had for decades , in 1985 aerospace employed about one - fifth of all american scientists and engineers engaged in research and development ; by 1999 it employed only seven percent .\nour product range , which includes aluminum , steel , titanium and non metallic materials in every form and type - and in the widest possible range of both national and aircraft manufacturer ' s proprietary specifications .\non successful completion of this module a student should be able to : 1 . describe the operation of a range of small sensing devices derived from functional materials . 2 . select and develop a sensing solution for different environmental situations . 3 . design or critique devices for a specific application in the context of aerospace . 4 . critically evaluate novel devices for sensing solutions .\nthe markets in china and india are driving the asia - pacific aerospace coatings market due to increasing cargo traffic , rising number of air travellers , and international trade .\nathansopoulos said that hentzen expects to see an increase in aerospace coatings in both military and commercial markets . he believes that overall market growth will parallel the oem growth .\nthere are leading sub - sectors for aerospace opportunities in mexico , including supplying manufacturing and assembly plants in mexico , the entire aviation ecosystem , and the defense sector .\nregulatory harmonization has advanced in recent years . the 2012 bilateral aviation safety agreement ( basa ) has achieved mutual recognition of aerospace standards between the united states and mexico , such as the national aerospace and defense contractors accreditation program ( nadcap ) and the as9100 aerospace quality management system , as well as certifications from the u . s . federal aviation administration ( faa ) and its mexican counterpart , the direcci\u00f3n general de aerona\u00fatica civil ( dgac ) . altogether , these developments have facilitated growth of manufacturing operations in the north american region . in addition , the wassenaar agreement ( 2011 - 2013 ) provides regulations to effectively control the exportation of sensitive dual - use aerospace products exports .\naccording to cancilla , ppg has seen demand for aerospace coatings grow as the global economy grows and as the number of people who can afford the cost of flying increases .\nthe number of aerospace firms in mexico grew to 320 in 2015 , a 65 percent increase since 2009 . the arrival of the french aerospace firm bombardier in the state of queretaro in 2004 encouraged many international firms to look at the mexican aerospace sector . the mexican government launched various programs to create employment opportunities , including business incentives , new workforce training programs , and new universities . the mexican government has called this effort the \u201cthree helixes\u201d as it successfully forged close collaboration between the private sector , government , and academia .\nwest german physicist - astronaut ulf merbold conducting a materials - processing experiment aboard spacelab , carried into orbit in the payload bay of the space shuttle orbiter columbia . the shuttle mission was launched november 28 , 1983 .\n( eads ) . with central offices in france and germany , eads at its formation became the third largest aerospace company in the world ( after boeing and lockheed martin ) .\nlift ( lightweight innovations for tomorrow ) has launched a technology project focused on predicting the performance of aluminum - lithium alloys \u2013 important materials for the next generation of jet engines and other aerospace applications . lead partners on the project , united technologies research center and the university of michigan will work on advanced computer simulations to better understand and predict the performance of aluminum - lithium alloys in formed parts .\non may 17 - 18th , 2018 , iit ' s mechanical , materials , and aerospace department hosted a workshop on alternative fuels . attendees from industry , academia , and argonne national laboratory learned about the fundamentals of fuel formation and marketing as well as technical challenges in utilizing key alternative fuels . one of the highlights was a tour to argonne national laboratory ' s transportation technology r & d center .\nthere\u2019s also a high process risk in machining aerospace parts . because margins for error are non - existent at 35 , 000ft cruising altitude , tolerances in aerospace are more precise than almost any other industry . this level of precision takes time . longer machining times are required for each component , and more time per part makes scrap relatively expensive , when factoring in time investment . also , compared to other industries , aerospace component orders often consist of short run quantities and long lead times , rendering scheduling for productivity , throughput , and profitability difficult .\nwestern europe \u2019s aerospace industry has become a strong global player , with france , the united kingdom , and germany particularly active . through the success of cooperative programs such as the airbus line of commercial transports and the ariane family of space launch vehicles , the european industry has gained considerable experience in the development and manufacture of almost the entire range of aerospace systems . sweden\u2019s industry is smaller than that of the other major european aerospace countries , but through its national policy of selective specialization it , too , has developed a high degree of competence .\nresearchers at markets and markets found that the u . s . , china , japan , france , germany , india and russia are expected to persist as successful aerospace coatings markets .\ngriffin said that akzonobel has seen both a solid financial performance in the aerospace industry and stable production rates , which contribute to strong demand for coatings in both new constructions maintenance applications .\n\u2022 introduction to materials : atomic structure , crystal structure , imperfections , diffusion , mechanical properties , dislocations and strengthening mechanisms , phase diagrams , phase transformations , solidification , corrosion . \u2022 basic and alloy steels , tensile behaviour of metals , work and precipitation hardening , recovery and recrystallisation . \u2022 structural steels - c - mn ferrite - pearlite structural steels , specifications and influence of composition , heat treatment and microstructure on mechanical properties . fracture , weldability and the influence of welding on mechanical properties . \u2022 corrosion resistant materials - stainless steels - austenitic , ferritic , martensitic and duplex stainless steels - compositions , microstructures , properties . \u2022 welding and joining processes , weld metal , heat affected zones and weld cracking . \u2022 non - metallic materials - polymers and composites manufacturing issues , physical properties and mechanical behaviour . structure and properties and applications of ceramics . \u2022 principles underlying electrical and magnetic properties of materials .\nstandard aerospace aluminums \u2013 6061 , 7050 , and 7075 \u2013 and traditional aerospace metals \u2013 nickel 718 , titanium 6al4v , and stainless 15 - 5ph \u2013 still have applications in aerospace . these metals , however , are currently ceding territory to new alloys designed to improve cost and performance . to be clear , these new metals aren\u2019t always new , some having been available for decades . rather , they are new to practical production application , as machine tools , tooling technology , and insert coatings have sufficiently advanced to tackle difficult - to - machine alloys .\nafter the radium levels at the school were revealed , sen . chuck schumer ( d - n . y . ) sent letters to northrop grumman and the navy demanding they make all relevant documents about use of radioactive materials public .\nthis chapter emphasizes the changing perspectives in the molecular world iover the past fifty years . three major steps are distinguished . ( i ) with the emergence of materials science in the 1960s , material structures have been functionalized ; ( ii ) in the 1980s a systemic approach to materials prevailed over the conventional linear sequence structure / properties / function ; ( iii ) finally , with the emergence of nanotechnology the functionalization of individual units tends to prevail over systems approach .\naccording to the report , the global aerospace coatings market is significantly penetrating its end - user industries , while the characteristics of the end - products differ as per the requirement of end - user industries and for different user types . researchers found that the commercial segment has dominated the aerospace coatings industry , largely driven by the entry of new airlines and expansion of existing airlines .\ni applied to sheffield as i thought it was the best place to study materials . i now know this to be true having experienced such a supportive environment where staff are on hand to answer questions and reassure you in your studies .\nnorman j . kleiman , director of master\u2019s degree programs in radiological sciences and toxicology at columbia university\u2019s mailman school of public health , reviewed northrop grumman\u2019s report and said it was consistent with materials that would have been used during the era .\n\u201cthe asia - pacific region is estimated to grow at a high cagr of 7 . 79 percent from 2014 to 2019 with its growing demand for aerospace coatings in different end - user industries , especially for commercial and military segments . the aerospace coatings market in north america is estimated to grow at a cagr of 5 . 05 percent from 2014 to 2019 , \u201d the report stated .\nbensaude - vincent b . ( 2011 ) materials as machines . in : carrier m . , nordmann a . ( eds ) science in the context of application . boston studies in the philosophy of science , vol 274 . springer , dordrecht\non successful completion of this module a student should be able to : 1 . understand the basic principles of material structures on a micro and macro scale , and be able to relate microstructureto mechanical performance . 2 . explain how the chemical composition , microstructure and processing route for steels and non - ferrous alloys influence the resulting mechanical properties . 3 . identify and apply methodologies for the selection of specific materials ( steels , stainless steels , polymers , composites , and corrosion resistant alloys ) for different applications 4 . be able to relate fracture , corrosion and welding behaviour to particular alloys . 5 . be able to select appropriate manufacturing processes for composites and ceramics . 6 . relate magnetic and electrical behaviour of materials to specific materials .\non march 23rd , 2018 , the mechanical , materials , and aerospace engineering ( mmae ) department at armour college of engineering presented departmental distinguished alumni award to dr . john brophy for his outstanding achievements in the field of mechanical engineering . dr . brophy is a fellow at nasa jet propulsion laboratory and is featured in the spring issue of iit magazine in the article\nstar power .\nas part of his visit to iit , dr .\nseggos joined dec in 2015 and in early 2016 ordered the company to provide a detailed and comprehensive report about use of radioactive materials at the site after bethpage water district said it believed levels of radium in a well were exceeding drinking water standards .\nmilitary aircraft demand lightweight structures to achieve high performance . moreover , the materials used must be able to withstand the temperatures created by air friction when the vehicle is flying at high speeds . these requirements have fostered the use of new metals such as\u2026\nthe aerospace industry is relatively young in mexico , but in the state of baja california , one firm has been in the market for 60 years and aerospace is one of its leading business divisions . the aerospace industry is an excellent example of growth , foreign investment attraction , and job creation : an average export growth of 20 percent in the period 2013 - 2015 , job creation at 63 , 000 as of 2016 , and up to usd 6 billion in direct foreign investment flows in 2015 alone . moreover , global demand for new aircraft and maintenance services support a positive future for the industry .\nthis collection is historically significant because it documents the federal aviation administration ( faa ) and predecessor agencies in the development of civil aviation and air transportation . faa materials are largely shelved at the smithsonian libraries\u2019 research annex in landover , md , and include :\ncommercial flights would be a lot more expensive and modern warfare jets would pose less threat to the enemy without plastic materials . since 1970 , the use of aerospace plastics has quadrupled . interior components ( like overhead bins ) , components for navigational and propulsion functions , and structural elements can all be made out of plastic components . military aircraft also benefit from the use of plastics . they make aircraft lighter , which extends flight range and helps the jet to evade radar detection .\nthe following table provides the most recent statistics for the aerospace industry in mexico . please note that these figures do not include aviation products and services , airport construction products and services , or military - related purchases .\nhoneycomb : a lightweight structure made from metallic sheets or on - metallic materials such as resin - impregnated paper or woven fabric formed into hexagonal nested cells , similar in appearance to a cross - section of beehive . the structure adds strength to finished panels and parts .\n( aviation electronics ) and key support systems necessary for the testing , operation , and maintenance of flight vehicles . in addition , the industry is engaged in the fabrication of nonaerospace products and systems that make use of aerospace\ntimes have changed . a typical jet built today is as little as 20 % pure aluminum . most of the non - critical structural material \u2013 paneling and aesthetic interiors \u2013 now consist of even lighter - weight carbon fiber reinforced polymers ( cfrps ) and honeycomb materials . meanwhile , for engine parts and critical components , there is a simultaneous push for lower weight and higher temperature resistance for better fuel efficiency , bringing new or previously impractical - to - machine metals into the aerospace material mix .\n\u2026technology in all aspects of aviation . a second factor has been the widespread development of the use of composite materials in aircraft structures . while these two elements are the results of advances in engineering , they are also indirectly the product of changing social and legal considerations . \u2026\ninstead of conventional concrete or steel , ehsani ' s new pipe consists of a central layer of lightweight plastic honeycomb , similar to that used in the aerospace industry , sandwiched between layers of resin - saturated carbon fiber fabric .\nthe global aerospace market , driven in large part by the asia - pacific region , is expected to be worth an estimated $ 2 , 991 . 38 million by 2019 . markets and markets , a global market research and consulting company , recently announced these findings in a report titled aerospace coatings market by end - user industry ( commercial , military & general aviation ) , by user type ( original equipment manufacturer ( oem ) & maintenance , repair & overhaul ( mro ) ) , & by region ( north america , europe , asia - pacific , & row ) - global forecast to 2019 , which analyzes the global aerospace coatings market in regard to market drivers , trends and regions .\ncreating new propulsion systems and airframe improvements have been associated with aerospace advances since the beginning of powered flight . not every engine is successful , and even the successful ones do not always go into production . nevertheless , research and development ( r & d ) remains a vital element of aerospace propulsion . allison t - 40 - a - 10 general electric t - 31 turboprop general electric yf120 general electric yj93 - g - 3 turbojet pratt & whitney jt15d - 5\n\u201cof course , this often provides significant opportunities to the aerospace coatings suppliers , filling capacity in our factories , \u201d he said . \u201cthis can also create some issues for suppliers who are not able to manage large fluctuations in demand . \u201d\nmergers can also provide new opportunities for manufacturers , according to chris athansopoulos , director of global sales , aerospace division , hentzen coatings . for those not currently involved in the exterior market , mergers can open up new chances to participate .\nwe basically start with a tube and wrap the materials on the outside ,\nehsani said .\na couple of layers of carbon fabric , then we put on the honeycomb and then a couple of layers of carbon or glass fiber on the outside . this becomes the pipe .\nto provide an understanding of the role that surfaces play in materials behaviour ; concentrating on corrosion and wear processes . to introduce the concepts of surface engineering and how surface engineering may be used to optimise a component\u2019s performance . to introduce suitable analytical techniques used to evaluate and characterise surfaces and thin samples .\nreinforcement : a strong material which gets mixed with a resin to form composite materials . reinforcements are usually continuous fibers , which may be woven . fiberglass , aramid and carbon fibers are typical reinforcements . fabrics can also be used as reinforcements , including those made using fiberglass , carbon , or aramid .\nin 2005 , leatherwood got the opportunity to enter into a new field of manufacturing and assembly of commerical aircraft components and assemblies and we continue to build on these programs today . my experience in the aerospace business has been very enjoyable and rewarding .\nforty years ago , aluminum dominated the aerospace industry . as the new kid on the block , it was considered to be lightweight , inexpensive , and state - of - the - art . in fact , as much as 70 % of an aircraft was once made of aluminum . other new materials such as composites and alloys were also used , including titanium , graphite , and fiberglass , but only in very small quantities \u2013 3 % here and 7 % there . readily available , aluminum was used everywhere from the fuselage to main engine components .\nptfe , or teflon , is a fluorocarbon polymer . it is an electrical insulator , has low flammability , high tear resistance , and retains its properties in aerospace conditions . ptfe makes a great material for insulating the myriad wires and cables in an aircraft .\nover the years that grumman aerospace corp . operated a manufacturing and research facility in bethpage , the defense contractor handled radium , tritium , polonium , uranium and other radioactive isotopes , according to a document filed with state environmental officials that was obtained by newsday .\nmatters got worse in the 1980s . republican administrations channeled enormous funds into the aerospace firms dotting the american sunbelt , without a concomitant increase in aircraft actually built . efforts to build a space - based missile defense system symbolized the accepted futility of this spend - up . likewise , nasa poured money into space shuttle operations without an increase in flights . nasa engineers sketched , then resketched plans for an international space station to create a permanent base in space . american aerospace firms seemed overly mature , and european firms took advantage .\nto explore these market niches and develop essential contacts , we recommend two activities . first , organize site visits to mexican aerospace hubs and meetings with companies directly involved with the industry . second , attend one or more of the upcoming commercial events in the sector :\nretains the second largest aerospace industry in the world . after the breakup of the soviet union in 1991 , russia acquired most of the highly competent soviet design bureaus . partnerships with american and european firms were initiated , and russia entered western markets for the first time .\n\u2019s matra espace and britain\u2019s marconi space systems to create matra marconi space . the latter increased in size in 1994 with the acquisition of british aerospace space systems . in may 2000 matra marconi space and the space divisions of dasa were combined in a joint venture under the name\neurope\u2019s combined ability to supply its economic union with products and compete with the united states for commercial and defense contracts . in addition , the critical mass afforded by these mergers provided a basis for negotiating with the united states for european roles in major aerospace projects such as the\nthe market size , in terms of value , of the global aerospace coatings market was estimated at $ 2 , 109 . 64 million in 2013 and is projected to reach $ 2 , 991 . 38 million by 2019 , at a cagr of 5 . 96 percent from 2014 .\naerospace propulsion advanced during the cold war to make supersonic fighters and large airlift aircraft commonplace . pratt & whitney j57 turbojet williams international f - 121 fanjet williams international f107 - wr - 101 turbofan pratt & whitney f100 - pw - 220 pratt & whitney yf119 - pw - 100l augmented turbofan\nthe quest to synthesize materials that can be substituted for naturally occurring substances has long been a challenge to chemists . by 1914 , natural dyes from plants had been replaced by synthetic dyes derived from coal tar , celluloid had taken the place of ivory , and bakelite was replacing insect - based shellac . nonetheless , these products were produced on a relatively small scale ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "dave ' s markets", "paragraphs": ["dave : summary for famous dave ' s of america , inc . - yahoo finance\nthere ' s even more to discover at dave ' s fresh marketplace . . .\nfamous dave\u2019s of america , inc . reports results for first quarter of fiscal 2018\netfs with exposure to famous dave\u2019s of america , inc . : december 25 , 2017\nfrom intimate social gatherings to large corporate conferences , let dave\u2019s handle all your event planning . call , fax or visit your nearest dave\u2019s location to order your \u201c freshly prepared \u201d party tray !\naccess bonds data , league tables and trends , world markets , macro maps , economic calendar events , and data archives .\nfamous dave ' s of america ( nasdaq : dave ) announces its next round of earnings monday . here is benzinga ' s everything - that - matters guide for today ' s q4 earnings announcement . earnings and revenue analysts . . .\nwhen dave says you can expect to make a 12 % return on your investments , he\u2019s using a real number that\u2019s based on the historical average annual return of the s & p 500 .\nrenovating the store - - one of 13 in the locally owned dave ' s chain - - cost nearly $ 1 million , but the investment will be worthwhile if it helps dave ' s hold on to its base , saltzman said .\nat first glance , dave ' s mercado looks like any other newly renovated supermarket : clean , bright , well - organized .\nweekly specials for dave ' s marketplace offer money saving coupons on food & grocery items you buy each week in rhode island .\ncleveland , ohio - homegrown grocer dave ' s markets plans to leave its flagship payne avenue store - the site where the business originated as a corner shop in the late 1920s - for a new location in midtown , where the company is planning a rare ground - up construction project .\nwal - mart may have the lock on low prices , but it doesn ' t necessarily speak the language of its customers . that , at least , is what dave ' s markets is counting on as it braces for life in the shadow of a retail behemoth notorious for putting smaller merchants out of business . a 217 , 000 - square - foot wal - mart supercenter is set to open wednesday at cleveland ' s steelyard commons . to compete , dave ' s converted its store near ridge road and denison avenue into dave ' s mercado , a grocery for the hispanic community .\nlimit one manufacturer ' s coupon per item ( s ) purchased as stated on the coupon .\ndave ' s fresh marketplace has established an outstanding reputation for quality products and superior customer service . this distinguished quality and service dates back to 1969 when dave cesario opened a small roadside fruit and vegetable stand originally called dave ' s fruitland . over the past 40 years dave ' s has grown into the largest independent grocery chain in rhode island . we have only our excellent employees and customers to thank for this accomplishment . we invite you to explore the fresh and delicious foods available at dave ' s fresh marketplace : bakery , butcher shop , cheese , deli , floral , produce , natural / organics , seafood and specialty foods .\nattempting to beat wal - mart ' s prices is\nnot a good business strategy ,\nsaid dan saltzman , president of dave ' s markets , which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year .\ngoing head - to - head with wal - mart on what they do best . . . has proven to be a very short - lived strategy . . . .\nthe city ' s economic - development department declined to comment . nobody else - not dave ' s , hemingway or neighborhood group midtown cleveland , inc . - would discuss details of the funding proposal .\nfamous dave\u2019s of america inc ( nasdaq : dave ) is a small - cap stock with a market capitalization of us $ 49 . 05m . while investors primarily focus on the growth potential and competitive landscape of the small - capread more . . .\ncategories : etfs yahoo financeclick here to see latest analysis etfs with exposure to famous dave\u2019s of america , inc . here are 5 etfs with the largest exposure to dave - us . comparing the performance and risk of famous dave\u2019s of america , inc . with the etfs that have exposure to it gives us some etf choices that could give us similar returns . . . read more ( read more . . . )\ncommunity leaders in asiatown said they ' re talking to dave ' s about ways to use public transportation or shuttles to help carless and elderly residents reach the new store . dow also mentioned the prospect of working with the neighborhood ' s handful of asian grocery stores - some of them a stone ' s throw from payne and east 33rd street - to stock more everyday items that residents might miss after dave ' s departs .\nthe dave ' s store and parking lot would occupy 3 acres of the remaining property , an 11 - acre site that the city partnered on with hemingway in late 2014 .\nfamous dave ' s of america , inc . ( the \u201ccompany\u201d ) ( dave ) today announced that it utilized $ 4 . 1 million of cash to repay the remaining balance on its term loan from venture bank . famous dave\u2019s develops , owns , operates and franchises barbeque restaurants . as of june 19 , 2018 , the company owns 15 locations and franchises an additional 136 restaurants in 32 states , the commonwealth of puerto rico , canada , and united arab emirates .\nit ' s going to be a dave ' s supermarket ,\nsaltzman said ,\nbut we ' re building it for this east side community , and that ' s the vision . if it ' s not all that , we really haven ' t done our homework very well . and we ' re going to do our homework very well .\ndave\u2019s always has the freshest produce , and the \u201cnibbler\u201d displays this well . from our crisp broccoli and cauliflower , celery , fresh carrots and grape tomatoes , enjoy it with our favorite dip .\nin fact , increasing your investments during down markets may help drive total return on investment in your portfolio . it\u2019s important not to be scared by the short term ( or chase performance spikes ) . remember , investing is a marathon\u2014it takes endurance , patience and will power , but it will pay off in the end .\nlike to shop at dave ' s mercado ? good news . . . they will be delivering too , starting on 11 / 9 / 17 . . . . stay tuned for more information ! urltoken\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 .\nfrom the wild swings of the inventory marketplace to the web auctions of ebay to the unforeseen twists of the world ' s post - communist economies , markets have by surprise turn into fairly obvious . we ' ve celebration to invite ,\nwhat makes those associations paintings ? how vital are they ? how do we enhance them ?\nminneapolis , april 16 , 2018 - - famous dave ' s of america , inc . today announced that it has completed its previously announced rights offering . through broad participation of both insiders and non - insider . . .\nso let\u2019s look at some numbers that are closer to home . from 1992 to 2016 , the s & p\u2019s average is 10 . 72 % . from 1987 to 2016 , it\u2019s 11 . 66 % in 2015 , the market\u2019s annual return was 1 . 31 % . in 2014 , it was 13 . 81 % . in 2013 , it was 32 . 43 % . ( 3 )\nfind out what ' s on sale from the comfort of your own home ! plan your next shopping trip in advance by downloading this week ' s sale flyer . we can ' t wait to show you what ' s on sale !\nwe\u2019ll answer those questions , but let\u2019s cover a couple of other questions first .\nhere ' s what you may not know about our elp and smartvestor programs .\ntake control of your money this year with the world ' s best budgeting app .\ndave ' s has tapped a mix of public and private money for past projects . the company , which has 14 locations in northeast ohio , built its last ground - up stores more than a decade ago in ohio city and slavic village .\nwill your investments make that much ? maybe . maybe more . but the idea is that you invest for the long haul . following dave\u2019s investing philosophy has inspired tens of thousands of americans to start investing in order to reach their long - term financial goals\non a per - share basis , the minnetonka , minnesota - based company said it had profit of 13 cents . the barbeque restaurant operator posted revenue of $ 12 . 8 million in the period . famous dave ' s shares have increased . . .\nminneapolis , may 14 , 2018 - - famous dave ' s of america , inc . today reported financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended april 1 , 2018 compared to the first fiscal quarter ended april 2 , 2017 . . highlights . . .\nthe current average annual return from 1923 ( the year of the s & p\u2019s inception ) through 2016 is 12 . 25 % . ( 1 , 2 ) that\u2019s a long look back , and most people aren\u2019t interested in what happened in the market 80 years ago .\nhere ' s the url for this tweet . copy it to easily share with friends .\nthe value of the doubled coupon cannot exceed the price of the item ( s ) .\nit is satisfying to work for a company that is passionately devoted to its customers , associates , and to the communities it serves . it is equally rewarding to work for a company like dave ' s that is committed to the city of cleveland and its residents .\nbut that\u2019s the past , right ? you want to know what to expect in the future .\nbut that\u2019s only part of the picture . in the 10 - year period right before that ( 1990\u20131999 ) the s & p averaged 18 % annually . ( 5 ) put the two decades together , and you get a respectable 8 % average annual return . that\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to have a long - term view about investing instead of looking at the average return each year .\ncan you think of a better component to have next to a women ' s and children ' s health center than a supermarket committed to healthy food access and education ?\nsaltzman asked .\nuncheck the box labeled never allow websites to request your physical location if it ' s already checked .\nthe opportunity is really if we can come together with dave ' s and the city ,\nfleming said .\nthe city is trying to push this new site , along with midtown . and midtown gets this , as well . there ' s an opportunity to fill the gap that is going to be there on payne avenue that is really a truly community - facing use .\nthe s & p 500 gauges the performance of the stocks of the 500 largest , most stable companies in the new york stock exchange\u2014it\u2019s often considered the most accurate measure of the stock market as a whole .\nsaltzman ' s father , burt , described leaving payne avenue as bittersweet but necessary from a business standpoint .\ncleveland city councilman t . j . dow , whose ward includes both the current and future dave ' s sites , has held small , preliminary meetings with business owners in asiatown . he expects to convene broader community meetings to hear residents ' concerns and talk about the future of the payne avenue properties .\na fun colorful shopping advantage ! dave ' s mercado was launched at our ridge road location in 2007 to serve the needs of cleveland ' s growing hispanic community . expanded hispanic produce selections include tropical items such as plantains , guines verdes , cilantro and a complete variety of hispanic roots . find edam cheeses and flan cakes in the mercado deli along with the largest variety of bacala in cleveland in the seafood department . the bakery has freshly baked french bread along with pastry from the islands . thinly sliced hispanic selections and fresh pernils are available in the meat department . dave ' s mercado proudly boasts the largest selection of hispanic grocery in northern ohio including goya , vitarroz and badia . bilingual associates complete the whole experience .\nepstein also believes that the new dave ' s store will be a net gain for cleveland , where giant eagle recently shuttered supermarkets on the east and west sides .\ni think this store is going to be better positioned to serve more residents more conveniently with more services ,\nhe said ,\nand it ' s coming at a time when you have grocery stores that are closing in the city .\nso you can see , 12 % is not a magic number . based on the history of the market , it\u2019s a reasonable expectation for your long - term investments . it\u2019s simply a part of the conversation about investing .\nfree post earnings research report : wendy\u2019s revenues surged 33 . 1 % ; adjusted eps soared 22 . 2 %\nthe move seems to be part of papa john ' s ( pzza ) bid to strengthen its international footprint .\ntake a deeper look into a company ' s insider transactions by viewing director purchases and sales by individual directors .\nplans for the store include a mezzanine level that would function as a teaching kitchen and gathering space where dave ' s , university hospitals and neighborhood groups could host events and classes . the building also could house a bank , a drive - thru pharmacy and prepared food options that aren ' t offered at the asiatown store .\nit ' s going to be a significant public - private partnership with a very complicated capital stack that we are close to finalizing ,\nsaid michael panzica , a hemingway principal .\nthe cost of new construction demands a higher rent than what can be achieved in the market . . . . i ' ll let dave ' s speak to their business , but they have a target for what they can afford to pay .\nthe 2 nice monetary crises of the previous century are the good melancholy of the nineteen thirties and the nice recession , which started in 2008 . either happened opposed to the backdrop of sharp credits booms , doubtful banking practices , and a delicate and volatile worldwide economic climate . while markets went into cardiac arrest in 2008 , policymakers invoked the teachings of the good melancholy in trying to keep away from the worst .\nhe called dave ' s a\ngreat community partner\nand said that the midtown supermarket , on balance , seems like a good development . dow confirmed that city officials are talking about public financing for the new store , including a roughly $ 1 . 8 million loan and 15 years of partial property - tax abatement on the project .\nmichael fleming , executive director of the st . clair superior development corp . , started hearing about the potential dave ' s move in march , when rumors - and some misinformation - began circulating among residents . if the payne avenue space sits dark , he said , there will be a substantial hole at the heart of a diverse neighborhood .\nyou may have heard the phrase , \u201c12 % return on investment . \u201d and whether you first heard dave mention it in financial peace university or you read it on daveramsey . com , it was undoubtedly followed by questions .\n14 full service grocery stores providing the freshest produce , meat and bakery to cleveland ' s neighborhoods for over 80 years .\nthe fastest way to share someone else\u2019s tweet with your followers is with a retweet . tap the icon to send it instantly .\ngenerate better gains whereas preserving your investments within the world\u2019s biggest industry a lot has replaced on account that prime foreign money professional and educator james dicks brought retail traders to buying and selling within the foreign currency forex marketplace . the market\u2019s day - by - day turnover has grown significantly , and increasingly more investors are attaining monetary luck by way of buying and selling currencies\u2015many due to dicks\u2019s recommendation .\nthe barbecue restaurant chain reported fiscal 2018 first - quarter net income from continuing operations of $ 998 , 000 , or 13 cents per share , which was considerably stronger than the company\u2019s net loss from continuing operations of $ 1 . 4 million , or 21 cents per share , from the year - ago quarter . famous dave\u2019s added that its consolidated adjusted ebitda came in at $ 1 . 8 million , a 394 % increase compared to the year - ago period . it was a solid quarter for the chain\u2019s company - owned comparable restaurant sales as well , which were up by 5 . 2 % , with traffic gaining 5 . 3 % .\nthen there ' s the food itself . plantains are available in the produce department , and at the deli , the takeout list includes red beans and rice . goya products line entire aisles , not just a couple of shelves . there ' s goat in the meat area .\nget the world ' s best budget app , everydollar and start taking control of your money . create your first budget in 10 minutes !\nuntil 2008 , every 10 - year period in the s & p 500\u2019s history has had overall positive returns . however , from 2000 to 2009 , the market endured a major terrorist attack and a recession . s & p 500 reflected those tough times with an average annual return of - 1 % and a period of negative returns after that , leading the media to call it the \u201clost decade . \u201d ( 4 )\ntaking us on a full of life travel of an international we as soon as took without any consideration , john mcmillan bargains examples starting from a camel buying and selling reasonable in india to the $ 20 million according to day aalsmeer flower marketplace within the netherlands to the worldwide exchange in aids medicines . eschewing ideology , he indicates us that markets are neither magical nor immoral . particularly , they ' re robust if imperfect instruments , the simplest we now have came upon for bettering our dwelling criteria . a new york times outstanding ebook .\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 existing store , approximately 45 , 000 square feet , has been renovated and expanded over 40 - plus years . the saltzmans say it ' s outdated and inefficient .\ngiven mcdonald ' s ( mcd ) efforts to strengthen its position through various sales initiatives along with increased focus on franchising , we believe that the stock has decent upside potential .\npayne avenue could stay here another couple of years , but it ' s not really a store of the future ,\nsaid burt saltzman , who will turn 80 this month .\nthe stock market will have its ups and downs , and the downs are scary times for investors . they react by pulling their money out of their investments\u2014that\u2019s exactly what millions of investors did as the market plunged in 2008 . but that only made their losses permanent . if they\u2019d stuck with their investments like dave advises , their value would have risen along with the stock market over the next two years . this is yet another value of a professional \u2014they can help you keep your cool in tough times and focus on the long term .\n\u201c # snap is the country\u2019s first line of defense against hunger . it provides 12 meals for every meal food banks provide . sit with that for a minute . \u201d - @ kwarzocha urltoken\nstarbucks ( sbux ) expects the store at puerto rico ' s metropolitan university to be a busy place on the campus , while providing job opportunities to local students and contributing to the local economy .\nwe saw many of our previously announced initiatives come to fruition in the first quarter ,\nsaid ceo jeff crivello , who last november became the company ' s fifth chief executive in five years .\nfree\ncoupons will be accepted up to $ 3 value . 1 - coupon for each free item ( s ) purchases as stated on the coupon , with a maximum of 2 coupons per same 2 items purchased .\nlondon , uk / accesswire / june 13 , 2018 / if you want access to our free earnings report on the wendy ' s co . ( nasdaq : wen ) (\nwendy\u2019s\n) , all you need to do is sign up now by clicking the following link urltoken the company reported its financial results on may 08 , 2018 , for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2018 ( q1 fy18 ) . the quick - service restaurant company surpassed analysts\u2019 estimates for revenues and earnings for q1 fy18 .\nthe parking situation isn ' t ideal , since shoppers have to cross the street from parking lots on the south side of payne . the family explored ways to reconfigure the store and looked at other properties in asiatown , where there ' s not much vacancy .\npresident dan saltzman confirmed this week that the move , from 3301 payne ave . in asiatown to an emerging business park at east 59th street and chester avenue , is likely , though it hinges on a public - private financing package that he ' s not ready to discuss .\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 .\nhe still works at the payne avenue store , though he handed over control of the business to his sons , dan and steve , in 2005 . steve , dan and aaron saltzman - dan ' s son and part of the fifth generation to join the family business - have been arranging the real estate deal .\nredeem any manufacturer ' s coupon with a valid expiration date , worth up to and including the stated amount ( for example . 99\u00a2 ) , clipped from newspapers , magazines or received by mail and we ' ll double the savings . coupons worth more than the stated amount will be redeemed at face value only .\namerica ' s leaders say the economic system is robust and getting more desirable . however the defense internet that after safe us is quickly unraveling . with retirement plans in growing to be jeopardy whereas overall healthiness insurance erodes , increasingly more financial hazard is moving from govt and company onto the delicate shoulders of the yank kinfolk .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwe felt it was more important to differentiate ourselves . we felt that that was the way to succeed .\nwe tried to do it in a way that wouldn ' t be offensive to our [ non - hispanic ] customers ,\nsaltzman said .\nbut the differences aren ' t hard to spot . signs are in spanish as well as english . employees wear badges reading\nyo hablo espanol\n(\ni speak spanish\n) . even the background music is spanish .\nsaltzman said the company visited hispanic groceries in miami and new york city for insight into what hispanic shoppers want .\nour best defense against them is to do what we do best . . . and hope our customers recognize the difference .\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 .\nfresh baked cookies will melt in your mouth and with a wide variety , this tray will be enjoyed by everyone .\nour sampler is fresh baked , made from scratch using the finest ingredients . indulge with chocolate chip , oatmeal , peanut butter or sugar favorites !\nsmall 4 doz . $ 17 . 99 serves 8 - 10 large 8 doz . $ 34 . 99 serves 15 - 20\noversized and luscious to the bite ! our three bestsellers . . . chocolate chunk , oatmeal raisin & white chocolate ( with macadamia nuts ) . great for any venue !\nsmall 50 ct . $ 19 . 99 serves 8 - 10 large 100 ct . $ 38 . 99 serves 15 - 20\nyour taste buds will wake up with the wonderful pecan tarts , walnut delights , kolachy & bite - sized brownies , cheesecake cups , danish cream horns , mini cassata cake and an assortment of cake pastries & strudels .\nmounds of seasonal ripened berries , juicy grapes and sweet melon compliment any table . compliments any meal . a great snack for the kids throughout the week .\neither as host or guest , our cheese trays are the most popular ! cheese & crackers , a great appetizer comes with generous portions of american , swiss , muenster , cheddar & colby - and garnished with an assortment of wheat , rye & butter crackers .\nfresh baked loaves of bread , sliced and ready to top it off with your choice of meats : hard salami , roast beef , turkey breast , bavarian ham & corned beef ! with a variety of cheeses : american , swiss and & muenster . . . your meal is set . ( please order in advance - minimum 10 people )\nan \u201cabsolute must\u201d for any sports event , party or any occasion ! mild or hot .\na natural crowd pleaser , this tray of 2 pounds of fresh shrimp , displayed nicely , will entice everyone . perfect for small or large gatherings !\nfor those extra large gatherings or your corporate event , the \u201csuper size shrimp tray\u201d is just for you . fitting 4 lbs . on our sizeable tray , we peel and devein the shrimp , ready to serve !\nopen wide and say \u201caahhhh . . . with roast beef , turkey , ham , swiss cheese , lettuce and tomatoes , our homemade braided carousel bread makes for a hearty meal ! this is our top selling sandwich . combine it with daves own mustard based potato salad and your taste buds will be soaring !\nif you like them stacked high , these \u201c50 sandwiches\u201d are ready to do the job . for games , corporate lunches and just good old fashioned \u201cfamily gatherings\u201d these sandwiches are made of roast beef , turkey , ham , corned beef and cheese placed between \u201cfresh baked\u201d homemade knotted rolls . add some chips & a beverage and you\u2019ve got the makings of a great party !\nwrap trays a great \u201chealthy\u201d and \u201cinexpensive\u201d addition for any party . cut into halves for perfect finger food . choose your favorite flavors : buffalo chicken , caesar chicken , italian , tuna , turkey club or mediterranean veggie . minimum 5 people . $ 4 . 99 per person\nfresh baked - custom made cakes ! first class cakes at affordable pricing for that big event ! from traditional to totally fun , our cake designers are second to none ! daves cakes are fresh baked at the store of your choice . a full sheet cake serves approximately 100 . or order a smaller size , quarter or half sheet . come in and talk to our cake designers for specialty and theme oriented cakes . prices vary with size and design , call for details !\ncassata cakes ! quoted prices are for the basic cassata cake , including flowers . additional charges may be added based on specific customers\u2019 request . call your store for pricing .\nthe most in - demand positions in our stores include cashiers , bagger / cart corral , deli / hot food / seafood associates and stock clerk associates . we believe in recognizing talent and promoting our high - level performers .\nif the money falls into place , construction in midtown could start late this year , and the new store would open in fall or early winter of 2018 . the existing store wouldn ' t close until the new project is complete .\nthe potential relocation is causing consternation in asiatown and the broader st . clair superior neighborhood , where residents - elderly shoppers and people who don ' t own cars , in particular - are worried about losing a full - service grocery store . business owners in the district also are concerned about the possibility of diminished foot traffic and uncertainty about the future use of the existing store and two nearby parking lots , which the saltzman family owns .\nin midtown , though , the fourth - generation company sees the chance to build something more innovative and modern , on a campus that will marry health care and fresh food .\nthe 60 , 000 - square - foot store , on a highly - trafficked street with better access to public transportation , would sit just northeast of the planned university hospitals rainbow center for women and children and north of new and refurbished office buildings .\nbut the land at link59 , which is 1 . 1 miles southeast of the existing store , beckoned .\nthe saltzmans haven ' t figured out what to do with their payne avenue building or the parking lots , though dan saltzman acknowledged that the family won ' t undercut its new store by selling or leasing the old one to another grocer .\nin surveys and neighborhood plans over the years , residents and business owners have identified the need for everything from green space to senior housing to an asiatown community center of some sort .\ni want to do my due diligence in my neighborhood ,\ndow said ,\nbecause i don ' t want a civil war in my ward , with uplifting one community at the expense of another .\nhemingway plans to open its new link59 office building late this year and finish the renovated ace fixtures building , now being called the phoenix building , during the third quarter . uh hasn ' t started construction on its outpatient center for women and children , which is slated to open in 2018 .\njeff epstein , executive director of midtown cleveland , inc . , said a supermarket will be an amenity for nearby residents and workers and a draw for new businesses . the neighborhood , positioned between the jobs hubs of university circle and downtown cleveland , is trying to cultivate both residential and commercial growth .\nasian residents in this neighborhood would not really be affected if they needed to shop for specific asian types of groceries ,\nsaid johnny wu , a filmmaker , member of community boards and co - founder of the cleveland asian festival .\nif you ' re talking about daily supplies like toilet paper , that may become an issue .\nthe highest quality food and service are available for order online and through our full service catering division .\nthe most interesting flavors , combinations and toppings made in an authentic brick oven . call ahead to pick it up hot !\nclear , insightful , and nondogmatic , this booklet provides us a brand new appreciation for one in every of our such a lot ubiquitous institutions .\nthis ebook bargains with all of the significant issues of contemporary macroeconomics , summarizes the real methods , and provides scholars a coherent attitude on all elements of macroeconomic proposal . each one ' frame ' offers with a separate zone of macroeconomics , and every features a precis element of key issues , additional interpreting , and workouts .\nin investing , we can only base our expectations on how the market has behaved in the past .\ndon\u2019t let your opinion about whether or not you think a 12 % return is possible keep you from investing . related : how to hire a financial advisor\ncheck out these five tips to keep your house flip from becoming a flop .\ntake a peek into some of the new money problems we face today , and how we can overcome those issues .\nselling your home during the holidays doesn ' t have to spell disaster . you may be surprised that there are actually advantages to . . .\nour new 7 - 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", "topic": 18}], "title": "liberty mutual", "paragraphs": ["liberty mutual group extends title sponsorship of the liberty mutual legends of golf through to 2014 .\nliberty mutual reinsurance is the dedicated u . s . assumed reinsurance operation of liberty mutual insurance group .\nliberty mutual enters the financial services business with the purchase of liberty financial services .\n\u200bliberty mutual converts to a mutual holding company structure . the conversion better positions liberty mutual to compete on the global property and casualty stage .\n2002 : liberty mutual converts to a mutual holding company structure . the conversion better positions liberty mutual to compete on the global property and casualty stage .\nas mutual insurers , liberty mutual and massmutual are owned by policyholders , rather than shareholders .\n1985 : liberty mutual enters the financial services business with the purchase of liberty financial services .\npolicyholders of liberty mutual insurance company and liberty mutual fire insurance company overwhelmingly approve the company ' s mutual holding company plan during special meetings for members of both companies .\n\u2022 global specialty , which will include all liberty mutual insurance specialty lines business : liberty international underwriters , liberty mutual reinsurance and liberty mutual surety . the company said brokers and clients will continue to do business as they have in the past .\n\u201csafeco insurance\u201d is a trade name used by a division of liberty mutual group that distributes insurance products primarily through independent agents and brokers . safeco insurance markets and underwrites insurance policies issued by certain liberty mutual group inc . stock insurance company subsidiaries and affiliated insurers . liberty mutual group inc . is a subsidiary of liberty mutual holding company inc . , a massachusetts mutual holding company . only liberty mutual insurance company , liberty mutual fire insurance company , employers insurance company of wausau and liberty mutual personal insurance company policyholders have membership rights in liberty mutual holding company inc . these companies were formerly mutual insurance companies whose policyholders elected to form a mutual holding company . these formations were reviewed and approved by the governing state insurance regulatory authorities .\n13 liberty mutual insurance consumer market jobs , including salaries , reviews , and other job information posted anonymously by liberty mutual insurance consumer market employees . find liberty mutual insurance consumer market jobs on glassdoor . get hired . love your job .\nliberty acquires winterthur\u2019s operations in portugal , and china approves liberty mutual\u2019s insurance license application to open an insurance branch operation .\nliberty mutual has the most satisfied commercial insurance agents , according to . . .\ncorporate headquarters liberty mutual group , inc . 175 berkeley street boston , ma 02116\nonline banking sign up online through your bank using your liberty mutual policy number .\nliberty mutual group adds up to 300 jobs in massachusetts with new springfield office .\nliberty mutual group joins online community of millions with official facebook and twitter pages .\nliberty mutual insurance group announces expansion in northern ireland with acquisition of hughes insurance .\nliberty mutual innovation is the innovation hub of liberty mutual insurance , integrating several initiatives and business teams , including consumer markets , information technology , and strategic ventures .\ndavid h . long , liberty mutual insurance chairman and ceo , said each of liberty mutual\u2019s strategic business units \u201cdelivered better than expected growth in the quarter . \u201d\nliberty mutual was among a handful of insurers that ran their own research centers .\n\u201cliberty mutual is committed to providing as much assistance as possible as they search for new opportunities both within and outside of liberty mutual , \u201d the insurer stated .\nliberty mutual ceo david long received nearly $ 11 million in compensation in 2013 .\nliberty mutual will acquire a 100 % ownership interest in ironshore , and the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2017 , liberty mutual said in a statement monday . mr . kelley and the ironshore management team will join liberty mutual .\nthe changes include : bringing together its regional company and commercial markets group ; combining domestic personal lines business ; and creating a global specialty unit combining liberty international underwriters , liberty mutual reinsurance and liberty mutual surety .\n\u200b\u200bliberty mutual sells liberty financial companies and its asset management , and annuity and bank marketing businesses , allowing liberty to focus on providing property and casualty products and services .\nthe company reorganizes its commercial strategic business units to better align distribution channels and strengthen operations . liberty mutual agency markets is formed to coordinate and rationalize our third party distribution processes . liberty mutual agency markets comprise wausau , liberty mutual surety and regional agency markets .\nliberty mutual group enters turkey\u2019s insurance market with acquisition of seker sigorta a . s .\nliberty mutual group ' s completion of the acquisition of quinn insurance ( ireland ) .\n2002 : shareholders approve the conversion plan , and liberty mutual holding company is formed .\ndon\u2019t take your eyes off vermont : gobeille v . liberty mutual insurance company - nashp\nwhy should other states care about gobeille v . liberty mutual ? three important reasons .\nfunding for this research study was provided by the liberty mutual research institute for safety .\nboston - headquartered insurance giant liberty mutual said it is realigning its strategic business units .\nnot long after , liberty mutual\u2019s successful bid to buy ironshore from fosun became public .\nkelly stepped down as chairman of the liberty mutual board of directors in june 2013 .\nliberty mutual holds groundbreaking for its new home office in boston . liberty mutual becomes the no . 1 writer of workers compensation insurance \u2014 a position it continues to hold today .\nmy next life , i want to be the mahogany salesman with the liberty mutual account .\nliberty mutual insurance has been named a winner of the 2018 digital workplace o . . .\n\u200bthe first meeting of the liberty mutual board of directors and customer advisory board takes place .\nliberty mutual group holds grand opening for dover , n . h . , office building .\nliberty mutual group receives china insurance regulatory commission ( circ ) approval to open zhejiang branch .\nliberty mutual officials declined to say how much money the company would save by reducing benefits .\nliberty mutual completes ironshore acquisition ; will use ironshore brand for u . s . specialty business\nlong also said liberty mutual hopes to \u201cpush more\u201d on small commercial lines and he\u2019d like to see liberty mutual \u201cdo better\u201d in the middle market and achieve \u201cmore scale\u201d in specialty lines .\nsurety bonds contact liberty mutual surety for more information about surety products . \u2022 contact surety bonds\n\u00a9 2014 liberty mutual insurance group | 175 berkeley st . , boston , ma 02116 |\na . m . best affirms ratings of liberty mutual holding company inc . and its subsidiaries\n\u200b\u200bmeia changes its name to the liberty mutual insurance company and begins writing public liability insurance . it also enters into an arrangement with the united mutual fire insurance company ( later named liberty mutual fire insurance ) to provide complete automobile insurance .\nunder the rebranding , the keene operations will take on the name of liberty mutual insurance . that\u2019s the short form . the long form is northeast region for business insurance at liberty mutual .\n2000 : liberty mutual partners with sadd ( students against destructive decisions ) to explore solutions to problems associated with teen use of alcohol and drugs , as well as driving issues . liberty mutual group sells its liberty financial companies subsidiary as part of a strategy to refocus the parent on its property and casualty insurance businesses . policyholders of liberty mutual insurance company and liberty mutual fire insurance company overwhelmingly approve the company\u2019s mutual holding company plan during special meetings for members of both companies .\nliberty mutual insurance is proud to announce that it has received a rating of 1 . . .\nliberty mutual group has launched workgrid software , llc - a wholly - owned compan . . .\nliberty mutual loss prevention professionals coordinate the safe clean - up of the world trade center site .\n\u200bj . d . power and associates recognizes liberty mutual direct call centers for customer service excellence .\nliberty mutual group announces intention to form a public company comprising the agency markets strategic business unit .\nliberty mutual officials suggest the general public in keene won\u2019t notice much , if any , change .\n\u201cwe anticipate staffing to be fairly level there , \u201d a liberty mutual spokesman said this week .\n- liberty mutual group inc . : senior unsecured debt at baa2 ; junior subordinated debt at baa3 ; rating at prime - 2 for commercial paper ( guaranteed by liberty mutual insurance company ) ;\nthe addition of safeco significantly expands and strengthens the liberty mutual group ,\nedmund kelly , liberty mutual group chairman , president and chief executive officer , said in a wednesday news release .\na . m . best affirms credit ratings of liberty mutual holding company inc . and its subsidiaries\n1917 : meia changes its name to the liberty mutual insurance company and begins writing public liability insurance . it also enters into an arrangement with the united mutual fire insurance company ( later named liberty mutual fire insurance ) to provide complete automobile insurance .\n\u200byou can access liberty mutual via our call center , website , or your independent agent or broker .\nas part of the change , boston - based liberty mutual will retire its wausau insurance cos . brand . wausau , which liberty mutual bought in 1999 , wrote both direct and producer - generated business .\nthe new unit , liberty mutual middle market , is headed by chief operating officer mark a . butler , former executive vp and general manager of field operations for liberty mutual ' s national market division .\n1925 : the first meeting of the liberty mutual board of directors and customer advisory board takes place .\nmcmillan praised liberty mutual\u2019s kelly for his vision and leadership calling kelly a \u201cceo who gets it . \u201d\nview customer documents access your policy id cards and documents , including old claims filed with liberty mutual .\n\u200bliberty mutual launches national advertising campaign posing the question :\nresponsibility . what ' s your policy ?\nliberty mutual launches the responsibility project \u2013 an online forum designed to open a national dialog about responsibility .\na . m . best revises outlook to stable for liberty mutual holding company inc . and its subsidiaries\nin price comparisons , liberty mutual comes out looking like a very good value for auto insurance customers .\nlongtime sponsor and boston - based insurance giant liberty mutual decided not to renew its contract last year .\nperhaps liberty mutual really is contemplating leaving boston and relocating to their new office in plano , tx .\nabout liberty mutual insurance liberty mutual insurance helps people preserve and protect what they earn , build , own and cherish . keeping this promise means we are there when our policyholders throughout the world need us most .\n1993 : liberty mutual forms liberty international holdings to underwrite commercial risks in selected international markets , and to export the company\u2019s highly regarded health and safety services .\n\u200bliberty mutual forms liberty international holdings to underwrite commercial risks in selected international markets , and to export the company ' s highly regarded health and safety services .\nshocked at the amount liberty mutual paid its former ceo , three mass . senators have proposed budget amendments to discourage other mutual companies from giving outsized pay packages .\njennifer yerger , et al . , plaintiffs , v . liberty mutual group , inc . , defendant .\nliberty mutual insurance elects david h . long chairman ; edmund f . ( ted ) kelly to retire .\nthe company said clients and brokers should continue to communicate with their existing contacts at liberty mutual and ironshore .\nliberty mutual said safeco was attractive because its products and operations complement the boston company ' s agency business .\nstandard & poor ' s said it may downgrade the ratings of safeco and liberty mutual after the deal .\n, president , global consumer markets at liberty mutual insurance .\nwe are excited to support a company like\nthe liberty mutual research institute for safety is discontinuing its peer - reviewed research efforts as of june 6 .\ngerald j . hutton , baginski & bashline , pittsburgh , pa , for liberty mutual group , defendant .\n1997 : liberty mutual acquires golden eagle insurance of san diego , california , the first of many acquisitions that would be combined into liberty\u2019s regional agency markets organization .\n\u200bliberty mutual acquires golden eagle insurance of san diego , california , the first of many acquisitions that would be combined into liberty ' s regional agency markets organization .\nliberty mutual establishes the center for disability research at the research center for safety and health in hopkinton , massachusetts .\nfor the second year , j . d . power recognizes liberty mutual direct call centers for customer service excellence .\nliberty mutual insurance unveils new advertising and brand campaign to\nsee car insurance in a whole new light\n.\nindeed , it was liberty mutual\u2019s $ 6 . 2 billion purchase of safeco that helped set in motion a concentration of eight liberty mutual regional companies , including peerless , in commercial insurance , leaving all personal lines to safeco .\n\u201cironshore\u2019s profitable specialty lines business will further bolster liberty mutual\u2019s specialty markets platform , while liberty mutual\u2019s strong balance sheet presents ironshore opportunities to innovate additional product lines and to access greater insurance underwriting capacity , \u201d said ironshore ceo kelley .\nat liberty mutual , we understand that every business is different , so their insurance coverages should be , too .\nliberty mutual will keep open the hopkinton facility , where driver training programs and classes for claims adjusters will continue .\nliberty mutual\u2019s chief executive , david h . long , collects an annual pay package of nearly $ 14 million .\nliberty mutual\u2019s kelly received twice what d\u2019alessandro did during a similar period without the same clear financial benefits to owners .\nliberty mutual insurance company , a corporation , plaintiff - appellant , v . the pennsylvania railroad c . . .\nliberty mutual insurance company liberty mutual fire insurance company , petitioners , v . ward trucking corp . , respondent the honorable gustave diamond , district judge , united states district court for the western district of pennsylvania , nominal respondent .\npeerless , which wrote about $ 900 million in commercial lines premiums in 2011 , accounts for about one - quarter of liberty mutual\u2019s 450 - member workforce on maple avenue in keene . the remaining staff is deployed to related liberty mutual operations , including safeco \u2014 a personal home and auto insurer liberty mutual bought in 2008 that\u2019s headquartered in seattle .\nliberty mutual\u2019s headquarters is in boston , ma , where they constructed liberty mutual tower in recent years , a large sign of a booming business that has landed them at number 75 in the fortune 100 . in the 2016 fio report ( pdf ) , liberty mutual took the fourth place spot among the largest property and casualty insurers in the nation .\nyerger v . liberty mutual | no . 5 : 11 - cv - 238 - d . | 20120927799 | urltoken\nmake a fast , convenient one - time payment without logging in to your liberty mutual account . get started below .\nliberty mutual completes its purchase of prudential financial\u2019s u . s . personal lines property and casualty operations in 47 states .\nliberty mutual group moves up eight spots to rank 86th on the fortune 500 list of america ' s largest companies .\nliberty mutual group ranks at number 31 in business week ' s\n2009 best places to launch a career .\nliberty mutual group moves up 15 spots to rank 71st on the fortune 500 list of america ' s largest companies .\nchief executive david h . long attributed liberty mutual\u2019s increased profits to \u201cour commitment to disciplined underwriting and profitable growth . \u201d\na . m . best comments on ratings of liberty mutual holding company inc . following consolidated net losses in third quarter\nliberty mutual\u2019s previous chief executive , edmund f . \u201cted\u201d kelly , was paid roughly $ 200 million over four years .\nliberty mutual offers many discounts to make insurance rates more affordable , some of which are not found at their competitors .\nliberty mutual said j . paul condrin will lead commercial insurance . prior to his appointment , condrin was responsible for liberty mutual agency corp . , the company\u2019s business unit that provides commercial and personal insurance through independent agents across the united states .\nmark touhey , who heads liberty mutual\u2019s loss control advisory services , said two trends sparked the creation of the enw unit .\n1999 : liberty mutual establishes the center for disability research at the research center for safety and health in hopkinton , massachusetts .\n\u200bwe know you have both professional and personal passions . at liberty mutual , we\u2019ll never make you choose between the two .\nliberty mutual purchases latinoamericana de seguros sa in colombia , and citystate insurance in singapore , hong kong , and the philippines .\nliberty mutual acknowledges that the benefit is declining , but the company brochure calls it \u201cstraightforward\u201d and \u201ccompetitive with our peers . \u201d\nliberty mutual said monday it will buy ironshore inc . from chinese conglomerate fosun international ltd . for about $ 3 billion .\n\u201cthe goal of the liberty mutual workplace safety index is to inform the national agenda on workplace safety by highlighting the direct costs of the most serious workplace accidents , \u201d notes dr . ian noy , director , liberty mutual research institute for safety .\nliberty mutual writes a lot of business insurance , ranging from small up to the large businesses in a variety of industries .\nliberty mutual insurance co . \u2019s acquisition of ironshore inc . will boost the mutual insurer\u2019s specialty and international business and resolve rating agencies\u2019 credit concerns related to ironshore\u2019s existing owner , experts say .\n, today liberty mutual is a diversified insurer with operations in 30 countries and economies around the world . while liberty mutual investments has been investing in private equity and venture capital space for over 30 years , the establishment of lmsv is liberty mutual global consumer markets ' first foray into strategic , early - stage investments in companies that have a direct impact on the future of insurance .\nliberty mutual group has received 3 . 53 out of 5 stars based on 261 customer reviews and a bbb rating of a .\n\u200b\u200bliberty mutual group introduces middle market as a new business unit in commercial markets ( which replaces the business market and wausau ) .\nliberty mutual insurance saw profits fall for the fourth quarter and full year 2015 due to higher catastrophe and energy - related losses .\nnow let\u2019s have a look at liberty mutual\u2019s strategy of targeting gullible people who have no concept about how risk and depreciation work .\nin the course of subsequent discovery , liberty mutual obtained ward ' s response to a document request which stated that ward incurred $ 156 , 045 . 89 in attorneys fees arising out of its dispute with liberty mutual for the years 1987 to 1993 . 3\nas for liberty mutual ' s motion to amend its answer , liberty mutual seeks to withdraw three of its alleged affirmative defenses and to add one previously unalleged affirmative defense . def . ' s mot . amend answer 1 - 2 ; see [ d . e . 40 - 1 ] . liberty mutual ' s proposed changes do not relate to yerger ' s motion to amend her complaint and to join additional parties . see def . ' s mot . amend answer 1 - 2 . liberty mutual represents that\ncounsel for plaintiff has indicated [ that ] plaintiff has ' no strong objections ' to liberty mutual ' s request to amend its answer . . . .\nid . 2 . yerger has not filed a memorandum opposing liberty mutual ' s motion to amend . moreover , granting liberty mutual ' s motion to amend its answer would not prejudice yerger , the motion was not made in bad faith , and the amendment is not futile . accordingly , the court grants liberty mutual ' s motion to amend its answer .\nthis is the seventeenth year that the liberty mutual research institute for safety has produced the index . the researchers use the most recent data from the u . s . bureau of labor statistics and the national academy of social insurance along with liberty mutual\u2019s own data .\ncheck out how liberty mutual insurance is innovating its home and auto claims processes in this recent wall street journal article . learn more\u200b \u200b\u200b\nthere\u2019s no indication whether liberty mutual plans to pay up or appeal . \u201cwe\u2019re evaluating our options , \u201d said company spokesman john cusolito .\nliberty mutual opens the first rehabilitation center in the country in boston , with a goal of helping restore the injured to useful lives .\nliberty mutual sells its canadian personal lines business in canada to meloche monnex , inc . , a member of td bank financial group .\n\u200bliberty mutual expands its presence in boston , buying properties at 10 st . james avenue and 75 arlington street in the back bay .\n\u2022 commercial insurance , which will serve standard lines accounts of all sizes by providing one face to the agent and broker community . this business unit will offer commercial products and services from liberty mutual\u2019s commercial markets as well as liberty mutual agency corp . \u2019s regional companies .\nliberty mutual expedite\u2122 : our exclusive app allows your drivers to snap photos of auto damage and instantly request an estimate from one of our claims experts\u2014all from their phones . a liberty mutual claim expert will respond in typically less than three hours , seven days a week .\ngross written premium of $ 3 , 757 million . financial backing of the liberty mutual insurance group , a us fortune 100 company .\na . m . best assigns debt rating to liberty mutual group inc . ' s senior unsecured notes ; comments on nico reinsurance transaction\nward requests that we impose damages under federal rule of appellate procedure 38 against liberty mutual for having filed the petition for writ of mandamus . ward characterizes the petition as frivolous and asserts that the issue liberty mutual raises is completely lacking in merit . rule 38 states :\nliberty mutual agency corporation offers personal and commercial insurance , as well as surety bonds , through independent agents throughout the united states . commercial lines products are offered through eight regional companies and liberty agency underwriters , which provides specialty commercial products , including excess casualty and program business nationally . personal lines products are offered nationally under the safeco insurance brand . liberty mutual surety and liberty suretyfirst provide nationwide contract and commercial surety and fidelity bonds . liberty mutual agency corporation\u2019s unique regional / national approach leverages the responsiveness of regional operations with the power of national resources .\n1930 : liberty mutual distributes safety materials in high school drivers\u2019 education courses , an effort that continues today through the company\u2019s teen driving program .\n1954 : liberty mutual opens the research center for safety and health in hopkinton , massachusetts . , to strengthen its commitment to loss control .\nliberty mutual has the most satisfied commercial insurance agents , according to the inaugural j . d . power 2018 independent insurance agent satisfaction study .\nliberty mutual insurance is proud to announce that it has received a rating of 100 percent on the 2018 corporate equality index ( cei ) .\nwith liberty mutual deductible fund \u00ae , you can save on your potential out - of - pocket costs year after year by contributing money towards your deductible . even better ? liberty mutual will contribute to your fund as well \u2014 helping you save money for when you need it .\nfunding for antiques roadshow is provided by liberty mutual insurance , ancestry , and consumer cellular . additional funding is provided by public television viewers .\nwhy choose liberty mutual ? protect your business with a company that has the experience , expertise , and solutions to meet your specific needs .\n[ 1 ] defendant submits that it is improperly designated in the complaint as liberty mutual group . it asserts that it should be designated as liberty mutual fire insurance company . dkt . no . 2 , \u00b6 2 . the parties should address this matter through an appropriate stipulation .\nin the meantime , liberty mutual had also been fighting for years in court in a case dealing whether certain employees should receive overtime pay .\n9 . it remains an open question whether such conduct violates the due process clause , for liberty mutual has not brought a constitutional challenge .\n\u200bliberty renames its research center the liberty mutual research institute for safety , coinciding with the physical expansion of the research institute \u2013 from 42 , 570 sq . ft . to 93 , 800 sq . ft .\nto provide brokers and clients with easier access to an extensive global specialty product offering , liberty specialty markets was created in mid - 2013 by integrating liberty syndicates , liberty mutual insurance europe and liberty mutual reinsurance . operating as one organization \u2014 with a combined gross written premium of nearly $ 3 . 5 billion \u2014 that sells a broad range of specialty and commercial insurance and reinsurance products , liberty specialty markets leverages scale , talent and best practices to provide higher value to brokers and clients .\nso enough said about ted kelly\u2019s exquisitely obscene $ 50 million annual compensation package at liberty mutual . it\u2019s time to move on to other things .\n1943 : liberty mutual opens the first rehabilitation center in the country in boston , with a goal of helping restore the injured to useful lives .\n1998 : liberty mutual affiliates with employers insurance of wausau , one of the most recognizable and respected brand names in the united states commercial insurance and risk management marketplace . liberty mutual purchases latinoamericana de seguros sa in colombia , and citystate insurance in singapore , hong kong , and the philippines .\n\u200b\u200bliberty mutual distributes safety materials in high school drivers ' education courses , an effort that continues today through the company ' s teen driving program .\n\u200bliberty mutual establishes the skid control school , the first in north america , at the hopkinton , massachusetts , research center for safety and health .\nhomeowners coverage for every location no matter where you live , liberty mutual can guide you to a homeowners policy that fulfills your unique coverage needs .\n\u2022 personal insurance will include all domestic personal lines business . liberty mutual and safeco brands and products will be maintained , and distribution channels will continue to be managed separately . leading personal insurance will be timothy sweeney . prior to his appointment , sweeney was responsible for liberty mutual personal markets .\nliberty mutual covers a range of specialty vehicles so that you can have all of your toys covered in one place . policies are available for :\nthe typical liberty mutual insurance commercial lines underwriter salary is $ 65 , 000 . commercial lines underwriter salaries at liberty mutual insurance can range from $ 53 , 000 - $ 105 , 000 . this estimate is based upon 31 liberty mutual insurance commercial lines underwriter salary report ( s ) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods . when factoring in bonuses and additional compensation , a commercial lines underwriter at liberty mutual insurance can expect to make an average total pay of $ 65 , 850 . see all commercial lines underwriter salaries to learn how this stacks up in the market .\nin business since 1912 , and headquartered in boston , mass . , today liberty mutual is a diversified insurer with operations in 30 countries and economies around the world . while liberty mutual investments has been investing in private equity and venture capital space for over 30 years , the establishment of lmsv is liberty mutual global consumer markets\u2019 first foray into strategic , early - stage investments in companies that have a direct impact on the future of insurance .\nthe characters in \u201cdeliverance\u2019\u2019 weren\u2019t as incestuous as these boards are interlocking . we\u2019ve been through this before , but never enough : nstar chief executive tom may sits on liberty mutual\u2019s board . a liberty mutual official sits on the nstar board . many of them sit on the bank of america board .\nkelly\u2019s most contentious move came more than a decade ago , when he created a holding company for liberty mutual , which allowed the company to sell a minority stake in subsidiaries to outside investors without compensating policyholders . the change also made it more difficult to track the pay of liberty mutual executives .\nliu is a division of liberty mutual insurance , a diversified insurer with operations in 30 countries around the world . in business since 1912 , and headquartered in boston , mass . , liberty mutual is a fortune 100 company and the fifth largest property and casualty insurer in the u . s .\nsince 2002 , liberty mutual has been structured as a mutual , giving policyholders an interest in the company . they now sell a full range of insurance products both directly and through a network of independent agents across the country .\nfor customer service hours , faq ' s , and to learn about more ways to get in touch , visit the liberty mutual contact us portal .\nliberty mutual\u2019s smart home discount program rewards customers with discounts on their home insurance for adopting self - monitored theft protection devices such as august home products .\ncore a & h insurance supplements existing insurance with products that provide fixed indemnities and other benefits for targeted communities such as business travelers or youth sports participants . liberty mutual a & h ' s holistic product model makes it stand apart in the market and reflect the culture of responsibility at liberty mutual .\nbut by 2015 , the most recent data available , liberty mutual had fallen to fifth in market share with $ 2 . 5 billion in premiums .\nthis case comes to us by way of a petition for writ of mandamus filed by the defendants liberty mutual insurance company and liberty mutual fire insurance company ( collectively , \u201cliberty mutual\u201d ) . faced with liberty mutual ' s second notice of removal based on diversity jurisdiction , the united states district court for the western district of pennsylvania granted plaintiff ward trucking company ' s ( \u201cward\u201d ) motion for remand without giving liberty mutual an opportunity to respond . liberty mutual asserts that in doing so , the district court acted without authority , and asks for our review . we are , therefore , once again required to address the parameters of a district court ' s statutorily defined power to remand under 28 u . s . c . \u00a7 1447 ( c ) and the scope of congress ' prohibition on appellate review of remand orders set forth in 28 u . s . c . \u00a7 1447 ( d ) .\nliberty mutual director martin slark made $ 9 . 1 million in 2010 as ceo of molex inc . , a publicly traded manufacturer of electronic components . liberty mutual director tom may - forgive me if i\u2019ve mentioned him before - made $ 9 . 2 million last year as chief executive of nstar , the state - regulated utility whose customers have no other options . a former liberty mutual chief executive , gary countryman , served on may\u2019s board at nstar .\nliberty mutual insurance helps people preserve and protect what they earn , build , own and cherish . as a global organization , and fortune 100 company , liberty mutual has a strong history of partnering with businesses , the government and private organizations to support our customers and improve the world in which we live .\nliberty mutual\u2019s symbol is the statue of liberty , which for most people is not only a patriotic symbol , but also one of that represents strength and justice . it\u2019s certainly a powerful choice for the company and serves them well .\n1964 : liberty mutual establishes the skid control school , the first in north america , at the hopkinton , massachusetts , research center for safety and health .\n[ a ] ll field premium auditors who have filed a timely consent to sue pursuant to 29 u . s . c . \u00a7 216 ( b ) whose job grade was 13 or less who were employed by liberty mutual . . . in [ liberty mutual ' s ] commercial markets strategic business unit , [ liberty mutual ' s ] liberty mutual agency corporation . . . strategic business unit , and / or [ liberty mutual ' s ] indirect but wholly owned subsidiary , summit consulting , inc . . . . , at any time in the time period from may 13 , 2008 to january 1 , 2011 , and who were not paid wages at the overtime rate required by 29 u . s . c . \u00a7 207 ( a ) ( 1 ) .\n\u200b\u200bliberty mutual affiliates with employers insurance of wausau , one of the most recognizable and respected brand names in the united states commercial insurance and risk management marketplace .\nthe name \u201cpeerless\u201d \u2014 a keene - based brand in the insurance industry for more than a century \u2014is being shelved by boston - based owner liberty mutual .\na traditionally stable and profitable line of business , a & h fills gaps in liberty mutual ' s product portfolio and offers business partners a product that solves their specific risk needs . liberty mutual ' s brand reputation and depth and breadth of distribution channels position a & h ; for growth around the world .\nchinese conglomerate fosun international has agreed to sell its insurance subsidiary ironshore for us $ 3 billion in cash to united states - based insurer liberty mutual group .\nliberty mutual also developed a strong pipeline with researchers at universities and knew the latest academic work being done and where to direct financial support , he said .\na spokesman for liberty mutual said that in the future , the company will focus its research efforts on partnerships with universities that are involved in workplace studies .\nliberty mutual did almost as well in 2013 , with profits growing to $ 1 . 7 billion , according to its annual earnings reported this past week .\n\u201cironshore has a track record of profitably underwriting global and diverse specialty risks insurance and is an ideal complement to liberty mutual , providing additional scale , expertise , innovation and market relationships to our $ 5 billion global specialty business , \u201d said david h . long , liberty mutual chairman and ceo , in the statement .\nin 1964 liberty life assurance company of boston was created to offer a full range of individual and group life insurance products . liberty mutual then became involved in the worldwide insurance market , establishing in 1967 liberty international insurance agency , inc . , a wholly owned brokerage corporation that was able to accommodate the foreign insurance needs of american policyholders doing business in other countries , either by placing foreign insurance or through reinsurance . in 1973 liberty mutual opened its first wholly owned international office , located in london , to participate in the international reinsurance market . by now , liberty mutual had topped the $ 2 billion level in written premiums .\nliberty mutual becomes the first foreign property and casualty insurance company in western china when it opens an office in chongqing , the company\u2019s first insurance office in china .\nbut he said he was heartened by two things \u2014 first , that the liberty mutual name is more readily recognizable in the broad marketplace than peerless , and second , that liberty mutual appears to be giving managers of what he described as \u201cthe new peerless\u201d more autonomy than what traditionally results from business consolidations directed from elsewhere .\nliberty mutual\u2019s has launched a new proprietary premier property protector all - risk policy to accommodate all of a broker\u2019s single carrier and shared and layered property coverage needs .\nthat liberty mutual had bought google adwords related to tilley to promote a story called\ndeath by blog\nthat they ' re running on the responsibility project .\nphyllis m . miller , individually and as the administratrix of the estate of jay elmer miller , deceased , plaintiff , v . liberty mutual group , defendant .\nit is worth noting that in order to take out a specialty policy with liberty mutual , the company requires that you have an underlying auto or home insurance policy first , depending on the type of specialty vehicle . boat and watercraft policies require that you have home insurance with liberty mutual , while the rest require auto .\n1973 : liberty mutual insurance company ( massachusetts ) limited was chartered in london to participate in the international reinsurance market , becoming the company\u2019s first wholly owned international office .\nthe company defended the pay , saying that it reflected kelly\u2019s success in transforming liberty mutual from a struggling insurer to a fortune 100 company . liberty mutual officials also said regulatory filings skewed kelly\u2019s pay because they included long - term incentives that kelly earned over the course of his career but cashed in near the end of his tenure .\n\u200bliberty mutual insurance company ( massachusetts ) limited was chartered in london to participate in the international reinsurance market , becoming the company ' s first wholly owned international office .\n\u200bliberty mutual partners with sadd ( students against destructive decisions ) to explore solutions to problems associated with teen use of alcohol and drugs , as well as driving issues .\nin july , liberty mutual opened its new $ 300 million back bay office tower , built in part with tax breaks and credits worth more than $ 46 million .\nethics approval was provided by the institutional review board of liberty mutual research institute for safety and the office of human research administration at the harvard school of public health .\nliberty mutual insurance has completed its acquisition of specialty insurer ironshore inc . , creating a global specialty business with approximately $ 6 . 5 billion in net written premium .\nat liberty mutual , we embrace all that fulfills and inspires you . we create a workplace that gives you more room to stretch . to raise your . . .\nthe demise of the liberty mutual research institute is a real loss , especially at a time when protections of worker health and safety are under fire nationally . david kotelchuck\nwhile the majority does not address the air - shields analysis , it responds to liberty mutual ' s arguments by attacking the construction of section 1447 ( c ) discussed above , accusing liberty mutual of \u201cequat [ ing ] error with unauthorized action . \u201d maj . op . at 750 . this remonstration , however , is misdirected .\na couple weeks ago liberty mutual announced it would be closing its research institute in june . the news came as a shock to many , including me . just two months ago i had lauded liberty for its ongoing support for research into disability .\nliberty brazil has signed an agreement to buy indiana seguros , s . a .\nironshore will add , \u201ca little more heft and a lot more scale , \u201d to liberty\u2019s specialty insurance business , said david long , liberty\u2019s chief executive officer .\nas another colleague has said , it feels like liberty has lost its soul .\nmassachusetts passed a law in 1998 that permitted a mutual to adopt the mutual holding company structure . in 2000 liberty mutual announced that it planned to change its legal structure to a mutual holding company , citing the difficulty it had in acquiring other companies because of a limited access to capital . the idea was to create a three - tiered structure . liberty mutual holding company would stand on top , followed by a holding company - - which had the potential of becoming a vehicle for a public equity offering for as much as 49 percent - - and then at the base liberty mutual insurance company , liberty mutual fire insurance company , and employers insurance of wausau . although management indicated that it had no immediate intention of taking the holding company public , opponents of the conversion quickly pointed out that in the event of an offering policyholders , while retaining majority control , were not in line to receive any compensation for the portion of the company sold off . liberty mutual was clearly not prepared for the political firestorm that grew out of this criticism . massachusetts democrats denounced the conversion and threatened to pass legislation to thwart liberty mutual ' s plan , urging instead that if the insurer wanted to become a public enterprise that it opt for a full conversion and fairly compensate its policyholders . liberty mutual fought back , even hinting that it might have to move out of the state if denied the right to reorganize . the company also faced a shareholders suit . in the end the suit was settled out of court and the conversion plan was presented to shareholders , who overwhelmingly approved it . in 2002 liberty mutual holding company was formed as part of the execution of the mutual holding company plan .\nin the first alternative , . . . all field premium auditors who have filed a timely consent to sue pursuant to 29 u . s . c . \u00a7 216 ( b ) whose job grade was 13 or less who were employed by liberty mutual . . . in [ liberty mutual ' s ] commercial markets strategic business unit and / or [ liberty mutual ' s ] liberty mutual agency corporation . . . strategic business unit at any time in the time period from may 13 , 2008 to january 1 , 2011 , and who were not paid wages at the overtime rate required by 29 u . s . c . \u00a7 207 ( a ) ( 1 ) .\nliberty mutual spent $ 4 . 5 million to renovate a 1 , 335 square foot office suite that was , in all likelihood , working just fine a month before .\nliberty mutual group has launched workgrid software , llc - a wholly - owned company that creates and sells software solutions that are purpose - built for an enterprise\u2014by an enterprise .\nthe trial lasted eight days . there were so many objections from the liberty mutual legal team that sanders wondered aloud in court if they\u2019d have to replace the new carpet .\nliberty mutual was born to protect ordinary workers . today , by funneling money from regular families into the hands of executives , it has inverted its very reason to exist .\nliberty mutual is the fifth - largest property and casualty insurer in the us , and ranks 73 on the fortune 100 , with $ 37 billion annual revenue in 2015 .\nunlike a lot of insurance companies , liberty mutual does not lean towards a lot of gimmicky , amusing advertising intended to entertain ; instead their commercials are simple and informative .\nliberty mutual fire insurance company , petitioners , v . the honorable gustave diamond , district judge , united states district court for the western district of pennsylvania , nominal respondent .\ncompared with the reaction from everyone else , i feel like charles and i just drained a fifth of jack talking about lost love . a nice - sounding assistant from director frank doyle\u2019s boston office called and said , \u201cevidently , all questions about liberty mutual are being handled by liberty mutual . \u2019\u2019 a spokeswoman at molex inc . in illinois , where director martin slark is the chief executive , rang to say , \u201cany questions regarding liberty mutual should be directed to liberty mutual . \u2019\u2019 a spokeswoman for northeast utilities , where tom may is the chief executive , told me , \u201ctom is not going to be available . we would refer you to the liberty mutual spokesman . \u2019\u2019 ellen rudnick , an academic at the university of chicago booth school of business , sent an e - mail saying , \u201ci suggest you contact john cusolito . \u2019\u2019 i\u2019m starting to sense a theme here .\n\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bliberty mutual insurance helps people preserve and protect what they earn , build , own , and cherish . keeping this promise means we are there when our customers need us most .\nliberty mutual middle market will provide property / casualty products to midsize businesses , including commercial auto , property , general liability , umbrella and workers compensation , according to the company .\nat liberty mutual , we believe that nurturing your individual passions can create an organization unparalleled in its ability to meet the needs of our customers and the future . join us .\n\u200b\u200bduring world war ii , liberty mutual provides more service for policyholder contractors operating overseas than any other casualty company , often in remote locations : somaliland , greenland , and guam .\nliberty mutual opens\nwhere ' s the fire ?\n, a fire safety and education exhibit at innoventions at epcot \u00ae at the walt disney world \u00ae resort in florida .\nat liberty mutual insurance , a six - year - old private cloud deployment has kept costs flat while spinning up 33 , 000 virtual servers to deploy new applications for business .\nparent liberty mutual holding co . booked $ 411 million in net income in q4 , a nearly 26 percent drop from $ 553 million booked during the same period in 2014 .\nironshore will operate with the same brand , but as part of the larger liberty mutual organization , which is working to grow its specialty lines operations , according to the statement .\nliberty mutual\u2019s research institute was influential in safety and health research , said jordan barab , former deputy assistant secretary of the us occupational safety and health administration in the obama administration .\nliberty mutual has a great claims section on their website , with easy access to contact information and a rundown of the claims process . claims can be reported in multiple ways :\n2003 : with an increasing emphasis on overseas expansion , the company acquires the spanish operations of metlife inc . subsidiary was formed , liberty reinsurance co . , to act as a global reinsurer . liberty mutual took other steps in the 1990s to bolster its international business . through a series of acquisitions it gained a presence in colombia , hong kong , the philippines , and singapore . on the domestic front , liberty mutual made a number of acquisitions to form its regional agency markets organization . in 1998 it established an affiliation with employers insurance of wausau that increased the number of liberty mutual ' s workers ' compensation premiums by more than a third . liberty mutual ' s commitment to research also was reinforced during the decade with the establishment of the center for disability research at the hopkinton facility .\ni asked liberty\u2019s communications folks two questions ; they kindly responded in a timely manner .\nfinally , late thursday , state attorney general martha coakley broke the uncomfortable silence on beacon hill by issuing a statement to me saying , \u201cat the same time liberty mutual sought and obtained repeated rate increases , it was paying this exceedingly high salary to its ceo . we believe greater scrutiny must be placed on any further proposed rate increases by liberty mutual . \u2019\u2019\nsclafane , susanne ,\nliberty mutual sets stage for mhc structure ,\nnational underwriter property & casualty - risk & benefits management , september 25 , 2000 , p . 4 .\ninflation protection : liberty mutual will automatically adjust your coverage limits at your policy ' s renewal to keep pace with inflation and you will also receive a discount on your policy premium .\nas recently as 2012 , liberty mutual was the largest workers compensation insurer with $ 4 . 2 billion in premiums , according to the insurance information institute , a trade research organization .\nwhile liberty mutual has a long history , it is not quite as confusing as that of many other large insurance companies , without a lot of name - changing and major mergers .\nliberty mutual fire insurance company , petitioners , v . the honorable gustave diamond , district judge , united states district court for the western district of pennsylvania , nominal respondent . | findlaw\nbecause we do not have jurisdiction to review under 28 u . s . c . \u00a7 1447 ( d ) , we will dismiss liberty mutual ' s petition for writ of mandamus . having determined that liberty mutual ' s petition was not frivolous , we will deny ward ' s motion for damages pursuant to fed . r . app . p . 38 .\nliberty mutual holding company is the holding company formed in 2002 by liberty mutual insurance company and affiliated companies as a way to better compete against stock - based insurers . the boston - based company is composed of a diversified international group of insurance companies , ranked 129th on the 2003 fortune 500 list of the largest u . s . corporations and boasting $ 56 billion in consolidated assets and $ 14 . 5 billion in consolidated revenue . the lion ' s share of the group ' s business is workers ' compensation insurance , offered under several well - known brand names , such as liberty mutual and wausau . aside from offering insurance to businesses , liberty mutual also provides auto , home , life , and other insurance products to individuals in the united states and canada . liberty international offers insurance products around the world , including specialty casualty and casualty ; marine , energy , and engineering insurance ; and reinsurance . it is in the overseas markets that liberty mutual sees its greatest growth potential for the future ."]}
{"id": 56178, "summary": [{"text": "montres corum s\u00e0rl , commonly referred to as corum , is a swiss watchmaker based in la chaux-de-fonds , canton of neuch\u00e2tel .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "founded in 1955 , it makes high-quality and high-price watches , many of which are limited editions .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the benchmark watch series for corum is its \" admiral 's cup \" series .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the company is now owned by hong kong based citychamp watch & jewellery group limited .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "davide traxler was appointed as coo of montres corum in 2015 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "corum was also the maker of the world series of poker watches that accompanied the world series of poker bracelet in 2007 , and became the maker of the bracelets themselves in 2007 . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "corum ( watchmakers )", "paragraphs": ["our corum watchmakers are trained in the servicing and overhauls of most models of corum watches . we only use genuine corum parts if the timepiece requires it .\ncorum watch corum bubble chronograpf jolly roger ladies quartz exotic leather ref . a145326 - instant luxe\ncorum buckingham wunderkammer skull stainless steel 138 . . . corum buckingham wunderkammer skull stainless steel 138 . . .\ncorum scratch / glare - resistant bubble sapphire crystal . corum limited edition ' royal flush ' dial . corum stainless steel slide rule bezel . corum watch case and outer box . ( pictured ) . model bubble ' royal flush ' .\nmodel corum classical grande date . corum scratch - resistant sapphire crystal . corum stainless steel bezel . corum watch case and outer box . ( pictured ) . era modern . we were voted best of long island from 2015 - 2018 !\nthe company , founded in 1955 by the master watchmakers ren\u00e9 bannwart and his uncle gaston ries , began strongly , building its reputation on sailing watches .\neach of our watches is inspected for authenticity by one of our swiss - trained and certified professional watchmakers . we absolutely guarantee the authenticity of every watch we sell .\nsome smaller independent watchmakers have come under pressure since swatch group , which used to supply the entire industry with watch movements and parts , began cutting back deliveries last year .\ncorum scratch - resistant sapphire crystal . corum stainless steel solid bezel . corum watch case and outer box . ( pictured ) . model admiral ' s cup trophy . era modern . collectors coins & jewelry of smithtown .\nhowever , the coin , mounted in to the timepiece is not used in its original form : corum\u2019s master watchmakers also decorated it with colored blue , red and white enamel . the enamel was applied by hand to the feathers of the indian headdress .\nmpn 14300 . corum ingot 27mm in 18k solid yellow gold . watch has a 24k 5 gram pure gold 999 . 9 gold bar dialwith beautiful diamond bezel . corum ingot . model corum ingot . watch is in excellent condition .\nto celebrate the 50th anniversary of the admiral\u2019s cup , corum is launching the admiral\u2019s cup minute repeater tourbillon 45 . the movement , caliber co 010 , took 12 of corum\u2019s best watchmakers 2 years to develop . corum wanted to avoid the traditional slide to wind the repeater , fearing that on a sporty watch , it might catch on something and damage the mechanism . the solution was to wind the repeater via the bezel .\ncorum admiral ' s cup 082 . 401 . 040 _ f01 fh10 | bucherer\ncorum admirals cup automatic blue dial rubber strap stainless steel 082 . 833 . 20\ncorum buckingham wunderkammer skull stainless steel 138 . 177 . 20 limited b & p\ncorum watch admiral quattro 18k gold stainless full calendar24hr time 92 . 115 . 21\nauthentic mens corum romvlvs 396 . 701 . 20 steel chrono quartz date 40mm watch\ncorum reserve de marche 973 . 201 . 20 mens automatic watch silver dial 42mm\nlike new , corum jumbo trapeze chronograph men ' s watch , stainless steel with royal blue crocodile band . low reserve . in original corum box with papers .\ncorum admirals cup tides 44 automatic 977 . 630 . 20 stainless steel wrist watch\nauthentic mens corum boutique bubble 163 . 150 . 20 steel diamond quartz 45mm watch\nmens 45mm corum stainless steel limited edition bubble bats watch 082 . 150 . 20\ncorum bubble royal flush limited edition 45mm green 082 . 170 . 20 leather watch\ncorum bubble skeleton 082 . 150 . 20 stainless steel automatic 45mm ( max073012 )\nmens 2012 corum limited edition stainless steel automatic bubble watch 08 . 150 . 20\ncorum classical grande date sliding lugs 42mm ivory stainless 922 . 201 . 20 watch\ncorum bubble auto 45mm pvd steel mens strap watch date 82 . 150 . 20\ncorum golden bridge manual gold mens watch 113 . 165 . 55 _ 0002 gl10r\nmr . calce said he is \u201creally proud\u201d of the position corum is in today .\ncorum artisan heritage 157 . 163 . 55 18k rose gold manual mens watch box papers\ncorum admirals cup chronograph in stainless steel ref # 985 . 644 . 20 . f373\ncorum admiral ' s cup 48mm seafender limited edition chronograph watch 960 . 101 . 04\ncorum golden bridge manual rose gold mens watch 113 . 165 . 55 _ 0002 gl10r\nat chronext , we strive to provide the highest level of security in the online luxury sector . all of our watches are inspected and certified for authenticity and functionality by our watchmakers . functions : diamonds .\nbut watchmakers are still mindful of the need to bring elements of this market into their own ranges , with executives pointing to the lower price bracket in particular being fought over by younger , sportier swiss bands .\n> > today ' s best - selling corum watches recommended : \u00b7 corum admirals cup tides 44 steel rubber strap men watch black only takes $ 197 . 89 \u00b7 corum admirals cup tourbillon 48 rose gold rubber men watch black only takes $ 197 . 89 \u00b7 corum admirals cup white gold & rubber men watch gray and white only takes $ 197 . 89\ncorum admiral ' s cup automatic titanium mens watch 082 . 401 . 040 _ f01 fh10\ncorum ti - bridge tourbillon manual titanium mens strap watch 022 . 710 . 04 / 0f01\ncorum ti - bridge tourbillon le manual titanium mens watch 022 . 700 . 04 / 0f01\ncorum buckingham wunderkammer skull stainless steel 138 . 177 . 20 limited b & p | ebay\nnice corum admirals cup trophy stainless steel 41mm auto watch 082 . 833 . 20 . box\ncorum admiral ' s cup 48 competition titanium 947 . 931 . 04 wrist watch for men\ncorum admiral ' s cup 947 . 931 . 04 / 0371 an12 wrist watch for men\ncorum admiral ' s cup trophy 082 . 831 . 20 41mm automatic flags steel date watch\nmen ' s corum mystere 138 . 500 . 20 stainless steel watch roman numeral dial 38mm\ncorum admiral ' s cup legend 42 annual calendar 503 . 101 . 20 / 0f01 fh10\ncorum admiral ' s cup 984 . 103 . 98 / 0612 an13 watch - for men\ncorum admiral ' s cup 984 . 102 . 98 / 0603 ac13 watch - for men\ncorum admiral ' s cup 020 . 201 . 20 / v200 pn09 watch - for women\ncorum admiral ' s cup 400 . 100 . 47 / v200 pn11 watch - for women\ncorum admiral ' s cup 984 . 101 . 20 / 0f03 ab12 watch - for men\ncorum admiral ' s cup 637 . 101 . 04 / f371 an02 watch - for men\ncorum admiral ' s cup 020 . 100 . 20 / 0049 pn09 watch - for women\ncorum admiral ' s cup 020 . 201 . 20 / v200 pn22 watch - for women\ncorum admiral ' s cup 395 . 101 . 20 / f373 ab12 watch - for men\ncorum admiral ' s cup 020 . 100 . 20 / 0049 pn22 watch - for women\nit is insuper excellent condition . there are not many of these available on the preowned marketplace . band original corum genuine black leather strap with corum signed stainless steel double - fold clasp .\nthe brand\u2019s foray into fashion watches \u201cwas a little bit a mistake , \u201d mr . calce said . \u201cthe activities were mostly outsourced ; there were no watchmakers , no technical developments nor internal watchmaking know - how anymore . \u201d\ncorum also turned its attention toward emerging markets , investing \u201csubstantial means\u201d on long - term projects .\ncorum men ' s heritage 1957 38mm black mechanical watch 157 . 163 . 20 / 0001 ba48\nnew corum admirals cup 753 . 693 . 20 / v701 ab92 steel automatic men ' s watch\ncorum buckingham steel black leather men ' s square watch 157 . 181 . 20 bn42 new hot\nbut vontobel analyst rene weber said the corum acquisition made sense for china haidian as corum needed to find alternative suppliers of watch movements - the internal mechanisms of watches - and eterna makes its own .\nwe service most models of corum watches including corum admiral cup legend series , coin watches , bubble series , ac - one 45 , tides , artisan\u2019s feather watch , trapeze , and vintage models .\ncorum bubble lunar system automatic black pvd black dial mens watch 082 . 310 . 98 / 0001 mo01\ncorum bubble lunar system automatic steel pvd black dial mens watch 082 . 310 . 98 / 0001 mo01\nrare - corum rolls royce 1997 limited edition nr . 10 / 60 1 , 00ct . diamond bezel\ncorum 5732 . 18k gold - manual wind . case : 18k gold . bezel : 18k gold .\nauth corum romvlvs 63 . 171 . 20 v400 quartz stainless steel men ' s watch k # 72708\nmen ' s corum mystere 138 . 500 . 20 stainless steel watch roman numeral 38mm # 7625 b\nmens corum admiral ' s cup 01 . 0010 s . steel blue date dial rubber band 40mm watch\ncorum is currently unavailable . please click here to visit our homepage or shop from the following brands .\nseries : classique . previously owned corum classique woman ' s watch . corum , classic . stainless steel oval shape 40mm x 26mm case . blue peacock stone dial . stainless steel bezel . stainless steel crown .\npresenting the corum classical grande date with black dial on black croc strap . it is a really cool feature that sets it a apart from other manufacturers and other corum models . the sapphire crystal is perfect .\ncome visit our showroom and let us evaluate your watch . our swiss - trained watchmakers are among the best in the united states and we just happen to be located on miami beach . we will provide you an estimate before beginning any work .\nnew corum round golden bridge 113 . 247 . 55 / 0001 fn15 18k rose gold men ' s watch\ncorum - copus mystere men ' s wristwatch - swiss made - 138 . 500 . 20 - new battery\ncorum admiral ' s cup gmt 44 automatic men ' s watch 383 . 330 . 20 / v701 aa12\nauthentic mens corum admiral ' s cup 985 . 643 . 20 steel chronograph 42mm watch l @ @ k\ncorum men ' s admiral ' s cup legend 42mm automatic watch 395 . 101 . 34 / v705 ab11\ncorum has set in motion a complete metamorphosis , and timepieces that are consistent with values of excellence and creativity now give the brand its full legitimacy . corum\u2019s upscaling is the natural consequence of the efforts it has made to reinforce its historic positioning with significantly enhanced collections . each corum watch is the illustration of three key principles .\ncorum introduced the feather watch composed of genuine bird feathers . this artistic and technical feat called for great expertise .\nbasel preview : corum admiral\u2019s cup minute repeater tourbillon 45 | watchtime - usa ' s no . 1 watch magazine\nin 18ct gold . corum peacock feather dial . with original corum buckle . 24mm wide without the crown . original crocodile brown leather strap . the strap has been used but im leaving it on the watch as its original .\nauthentic corum quartz leather strap 138 . 500 . 20 silver dial 38 mm size : 7 - 8 . 5in\ncertified preowned corum buckingham 157 . 191 . 69 watch is made out of white gold on a black strap band with a 18k white gold tang buckle . this corum watch has a 37 x 40 mm case with a square caseback and american flag diamond ruby sapphire dial . it is gray and sons certified authentic and comes backed by our 12 - month warranty . each watch is inspected by our certified in - house swiss - trained watchmakers before shipment including final servicing , cleaning , and polishing .\ncorum ingot 27mm in 18k solid yellow gold . watch has a 24k 5 gram pure gold 999 . 9 gold bar dialwith beautiful diamond bezel . corum ingot . watch is in excellent condition . 18k yellow gold case & bracelet .\ncorum first saw the light of day in 1955 in la chaux - de - fonds through the efforts of watchmakers rene bannwart and gaston ries . intent on delivering the most innovative and singularly designed watches , the brand was successful in developing a loyal niche in the market . this pioneering spirit led to many remarkable achievements , one of which is the corum buckingham collection . encased in steel or 18k gold , the square case presents a unique silver or black dial with french numbers or roman numerals marking the hours and minutes . the corum buckingham measures 37mm to 39mm in diameter and utilizes a swiss quartz mechanism . watertight up to 30m , the corum buckingham is also available with diamond set bezels as well as several limited editions with enamel dials .\n\u201cthe corum bridges collection with its legendary in - line baguette movement is unique on the market , \u201d he said .\n12 , 100 $ limited edition corum admiral ' s cup chrono 50 lhs . 753 . 231 . 06 / 0371\ncorum was founded in 1955 in switzerland . this watch brand has specialised from the beginning in extraordinary and luxury watches , and the idea was to give the best watches on the market , top competition . in the mid 1980 ' s severin wundermann , a native of brussels , moved to the usa , while fleeing the nazis , bought the watch brand name of corum . the business man had already founded gucci time pieces , along with aldo gucci in the 1960 ' s , and they were very successful . as gucci bought back his company ' s watchmakers licence , wundermann found in corum the perfect follower for his extremely successful business .\ncorum\n. marke corum . ladies hand wound clock . yellow gold studded with 2 onyx stones right and left . a total of 28 diamonds at the corners . anzahl der steine 28 diamanten . feingehalt 18 karat . anzeigeformat analog .\nthis is a sentiment echoed by rivals coming from the electronics sector . hiroshi nakamura , executive vice - president at japan ' s casio , warns that traditional watchmakers do not have the necessary technological background .\nfor swiss mechanical manufacturers to create smartwatches is nearly impossible ,\nhe says .\nconcurrently , the budding american watch trade began to coalesce around the needs of the railroad industry , which demanded accurate timekeepers . while american watchmakers did not have a history of practicing rarefied arts , like their huguenot counterparts in geneva , they excelled at producing reliable timekeeping devices quickly and efficiently .\nstarting at 270 , 000 euros , this is one of the most important timepieces ever produced by a member of the holy trinity of watchmakers . click here to read all about vacheron constantin in our guide , and you\u2019ll quickly realize why this watch is worth your attention and your praise .\naccording to corum\u2019s chief executive , antonio calce , the problems at corum began in 2000 , when severin wunderman , then head of gucci\u2019s fashion watch division , bought a controlling interest from the bannwart family and decided to focus production on fashion watches .\ncorum\u2019s international priority remains the hotly contested chinese market , because \u201cit offers a huge growth potential for the watchmaking industry . \u201d\nsigned : corum rolls royce 18k patent corum 55 . 792 . 65 1997 10 / 60 . age : 1997 . 2018 antwerpen . vestingstraat 59 . hana or bvba . warranty : 5 year warranty with each piece of jewellery bought from us .\ncorum 35mm admiral ' s cup quartz with date ivory dial naval flags ref . 99 . 810 . 21v52 in 18kyg & steel corum lady ' s 32mm admiral cup 020 . 100 . 24 / 0049 - pn12 pearl dial naval flags in 18kpg with steel corum\ngolden bridge\nref . 113 . 161 . 15 / 0001 0000r in black ceramic & 18kpg movement\nref no . this corum is in excellent condition complete with box only dated 1970 ' s / early 1980 ' s . our xupes reference is com395 should you need to quote this . this second hand corum watch has been fully inspected in house .\nlimited edition 0xx / 1000 . model number 138 . 177 . 20 . serial 1700 . corum tang buckle . corum box . stainless steel skull & cross bones cover . studs and skull and crossbones detailing . three , six , nine , twelve .\ncorum was founded in 1955 in la chaux - de - fonds , switzerland by gaston ries and his nephew , renee bannwart . right from its inception , corum stood out for their innovative designs and original mechanisms . though most of their designs were fairly unconventional , models such as chinese hat , the coin , and romulus created a storm and were well received among most watch lovers almost instantly . this prompted them to always come back with something new and unique . in 1956 the first corum watches appeared on the market and the brand launched a veritable cascade of new ideas with great success . even their competitors considered corum to be as one of the most creative watchmakers in the industry ! collections like the admiral\u2019s cup created in 1960 , the golden bridge and the iconic bubble watch are loved till date .\ncorum perpetuates the tradition by combining art in its finest expression with swiss watchmaking know - how . the launch of its\ncorum classical vanitas\nlimited series model is a world premiere in the application of marble marquetry work and precious stones to watch dials .\nreference number : 503 . 101 . 20 / 0f01 fh10 . 2012 - baselworld & corum added an annual calendar to its very popular line - the admiral ' s cup legend 42 . a few years latter , a square watch was introduced by corum .\n395 . 101 . 34 / v705 ab11 . corum gift box . admiral ' s cup legend . black & rose gold .\nmost accessories , as a rule , have no real purpose other than adorning the self . but luxury watches are an exception to that rule , and with good measure . combining opulence with a passable ostensible function , that of telling time , are these luxury watches from some of the world\u2019s finest watchmakers .\nfine and unusual corum buckingham\nunited we stand - in god we trust\nin 18k white gold wristwatch with american flag dial set in diamonds , sapphires and rubies on a black alligator strap with matching 18k white gold corum tang buckle . manual . limited edition to 25 pieces . with papers . ref 157 . 191 . 69 . circa 2006 . fine pre - owned corum watch .\nevery one of our corum watches we take in has been meticulously restored to perfection by our corum watch repair specialists , to ensure years of faithful service with normal care and maintenance . first , each corum watch goes through our rigorous 86 - step inspection and restoration process . we are so confident in the quality of the timepieces we sell that we proudly offer our exclusive 12 - month warranty on all watches and a 24 - month warranty on all corum watches . after being fully restored , all corum watch cases and bracelets are finely polished to remove any surface scratches and to restore each piece to its original luster . when a corum watch leaves gray & sons ( whether the watch is 5 , 10 , 20 or even 50 years old ) it is in pristine condition .\nin the past decade , many swiss watchmakers , from luxury kingpins such as vacheron constantin to mid - market brands such as frederique constant , have embraced the notion of becoming manufacturers , a term of prestige that distinguishes companies that make every bit of their watches from those that buy components for assembly and marketing .\n\u201ci don\u2019t see a danger for richemont and swatch group : the corum and eterna brands are way too weak , \u201d he said .\nhon said he planned to keep the corum and eterna operations separate , as it does with its rossini and ebohr brands in china .\nnew watchmakers are always tough to trust , but rudis sylva has created a timepiece like no other . at 230 , 000 chf , the rs10 - i is innovative and exceptionally well made , with no expense spared financially or regarding craftsmanship . the details are what make this not only a watch but a work of art .\nelegant men ' s corum solid 18k white gold 8949 dress watch 1980s mother of pearl dial . verified authentic by a master watchmaker . stunning mother of pearl dial with applied silver stud hour markers , corum symbol at the 12 . acrylic crystal . solid 18k white gold case measuring 34mm , in pristine condition , case # 57169 . 21 - jeweled corum swiss mechanical manual wind movement , movement # 90648 , cleaned and serviced , in excellent running condition . comes with new , aftermarket genuine croc leather strap . stunning elegance by corum in 18k white gold .\ncorum admirals cup competition titanium watch with inner and outer box and original booklets the watch is very lightly used and in really good condition .\n2009 once again revealed corum\u2019s apparently inexhaustible creativity . corum wrote a major new chapter in its history by presenting its second in - house movement . designed , developed and assembled within the brand\u2019s workshops , the ti - bridge is the first model to house the new co 007 caliber .\nalso known as : 113 . 247 . 55 / 0001 fn15 . since 1955 , corum has adopted creativity and boldness as its guiding principles . caliber : corum co 113 . case materials : 18k rose gold . bezel : 18k rose gold . lugs material : 18k rose gold .\nwatchmakers have always wanted to have their timepieces regarded as works of fine art and to be celebrated accordingly . while the contributions of engelbarts , porchet , baron , vaucher , and other artisans have yet to elevate mechanical watches to such a lofty classification , they are endowing them with style , personality , and uniqueness\u2014qualities that characterize fine art .\n) may not stop at this week\u2019s acquisition of swiss watchmaker corum as it seeks a foothold in high - end timepieces popular with chinese consumers .\na year later , mr . calce organized a private buyout of the wunderman interests , and began repositioning corum as a higher - end brand .\nhon said china haidian wanted to use its retail network in china to help distribute and market corum watches in china , as it did with eterna .\ncorum bubble stainless steel diamond set bezel ref 101 . 151 . 47 . case material : stainless steel . \u2022every item listed is 100 % authentic .\ncorum watch movements are crafted and assembled with precision and care - to keep these watches running according to factory specifications they require regular maintenance every three to five years . this is because like all mechanical items a corum watch consists of numerous moving parts that are lubricated with oils to interact with as little friction as possible . as those oils break down the movement does not run as efficiently or as accurately . overhauling the \u201cengine\u201d requires a complete disassembly of the watch movement so that all of the individual parts can be cleaned and re - oiled . when you are ready to have your corum watch serviced or when you are in need of corum watch repair , the service center at gray & sons jewelers is the best choice . that\u2019s because we have swiss - trained watchmakers with years of experience and training repairing and servicing corum watches . whether it\u2019s the bubble model , the $ 20 gold coin watch , the admiral\u2019s cup , or the golden bridge - we do it all . we give you a one year warranty and in most cases will have the watch back on your wrist running and looking like new in three weeks or less .\ncorum mystere watch . all stainless steel case and band . watch weighs 102 . 3g . watch is in very good condition . face is silver color .\nthe corum indian head coin watch is completed by an alligator leather strap with a yellow gold buckle . it\u2019s priced at approximately us $ 41 , 000 .\nin celebration of corum\u2019s 50th anniversary , the golden bridge was reinterpreted in a contemporary vein , imbuing the original 1980s model with the spirit of the 21st century .\ncorum will introduce two versions of the limited edition watch \u2014 a titanium version in 200 copies , and an 18 - karat red gold variation in 25 copies .\noriginal solid 18k white gold & diamond ladies corum classic 27382 luxury manual wind 1980s dress watch in excellent condition , factory set vs diamonds by corum switzerland . it has been verified authentic by a master watchmaker , it works precisely and is ready to be worn and enjoyed . satisfaction guaranteed . corum watch made in switzerland , with precision mechanical manual wind movement , rich original silver dial with original dark hands , 24mm 18k 750 solid white gold case with original factory diamonds , on original 18k gold bracelet signed corum , , sapphire crystal , 16 . 5cm length . ref 27382 a60 , serial 180364 . immaculate watch that she will love wearing .\nin 2010 , corum celebrated its 55th anniversary , a half century of the admiral and 30 years of the golden bridge . legitimacy and a pioneering spirit are rewarded .\nin 2011 , corum launched its exceptional baguette movement in an automatic version \u2013 with linear winding . it heralded a new era in the legend of this unique movement .\nin 2014 , corum marks the evolution of an icon among sea - lovers in a reworked design : the admiral acone 45 tides watch . 21 years after its launch , this model with its mechanical movement , remains a truly unique complication in the fine watchmaking world . its exclusive nature forcefully reaffirms corum\u2019s longstanding , solid nautical anchorage .\nthe corum roulette watches company name , meaning normally in mobility , and that philosophy contains kept transferring forward and also their model putting on alot more and much more appreciation through the many years . their clean , minimalistic designs happen to be translated into certain great trend , iconic tales . their determination and exertions has paid off together with recognition from many other luxury watchmakers also as in that art globe . how would you easily and just learn if the justification in the bone with your wardrobe dryer is absolutely not move is known as a shattered preventative observe .\nmore important , fr\u00e9d\u00e9rick japy , a watchmaker on the french side of the jura mountains , adapted the l\u00e9pine caliber to factory production in 1800 , setting the stage for a new era of mass production . the development favored watchmakers in switzerland , where peasants and farmers occupied their winter months by making watch components for firms based in geneva . their industriousness and autonomy helped their country outproduce rival centers .\nmr . calce\u2019s first two years as chief executive coincided with the global financial crisis . sales fell at corum and throughout the industry from 2008 to 2010 . when business started to pick up again , the ti - bridge found many other fans , and the bridges collection quickly became a symbol of corum\u2019s return to high - end watchmaking .\nrequest an easy ship box once you receive the box and send your watch , one of our master watchmakers will evaluate it and contact you with a free estimate . if you approve of the estimate we will proceed with the repair , which generally takes 2 - 3 weeks . if you wish to repair at a different time we will ship the watch back to you at no cost to you .\npre - owned & in mint condition ! no box / paper ! this is a nice dress watch that can be used daily . the gold coin watch is only produced by a few notable watchmakers & corum is well known for this . the watch is fitted with a very fine & respectable movement that would cost thousands more in other brands . this is a very collectible timepiece & watch is in orig . unpolished condition & overall = 99 % like new ! exceptional value with the orig . strap & 18k buckle . . . . one year warranty from us .\nwith the trap\u00e8ze watch in 2001 , corum created a 2001 new style evoking subtle grace . its name evocative of its shape and large size gave a truly timeless design .\n2006 while offering a more contemporary , boldly desi - gned collection , corum nonetheless maintained its essential aesthetic characteristics : the famous twelve - sided case and the nautical pennants .\nwhile the event\u2019s organizers have placed corum in hall 1 , with the other global brands , its current management says that it is glad to be at baselworld , period .\nthere are two types of mechanical movement : automatic and hand - wound . mechanical movements are considered very desirable in fine watchmaking due to the skill required to make them , building on centuries of craftsmanship and assembled my master watchmakers . many luxury watch brands now develop their own in - house calibres , which are called in - house movements . this shows the skill and quality of a particular watch manufacturer .\nacknowledged both for the aesthetic appeal of its models and for its technical excellence , corum is proud to contribute to perpetuating the time - honored values and expertise of fine watchmaking .\nsince 1955 , corum has adopted creativity and boldness as its guiding principles . it is pursuing the path traced by the founders , more loyal than ever to the iconic collections , while enriching them with a powerful modern touch bearing the hallmark of innovation and technical breakthroughs . the continuity and the longevity of its collections are not mere words at corum : the admiral has been sailing the oceans for 50 years , while the bridges collection has been making its mark on watchmaking history for over 30 years . history is definitely in the making at corum .\ncorum 157 . 163 . 20 / 0001 ba48 . 157 . 163 . 20 / 0001 ba48 . corum gift box . black leather stainless steel case with silver - tone dial . round silver - tone stainless steel case . \u2022 we will ensure you are advised regarding any known delays that may occur after you have placed your order until you receive your item .\nwe always guarantee a safe transaction . when you buy or sell a watch on chronext , your contract of sale is made directly with us . we take legal responsibility for every transaction and provide the highest data security standards , secure payment methods and fully insured shipment . in order to ensure the authenticity and quality of all watches sold through us , every timepiece is thoroughly checked by our watchmakers before it is ever shipped to our customers .\nwatch corum bubble midsize chronograph jolie roger ladies ' - limited edition - length of bracelet 18 cm , with case 21cm with deployant buckle - width of housing 3 . 5cm - new condition\nthe corum reference 5971 is estimated to rake in somewhere between 10 , 000 to 20 , 000 usd and comes equipped with box , papers , and photographs of elvis presley wearing it .\nafter turning its attention abroad , corum will play host during baselworld , where it will showcase the ti - bridge automatic dual winder , the first automatic watch in the ti - bridge line .\nadmirals cup legend 42 annual calendar automatic . previously a family firm , run by second - generation of the founding father jean ren\u00e9 bannwart , corum is internationally known for its variety in watchmaking .\nplease note that we also service corum quartz watches at our service center . the servicing process is similar to mechanical watches and the watch may be finished sooner than a mechanical watch service would .\nthe art deco\u2013inspired timepiece is the newest version of a 1970s design by master watchmaker vincent calabrese . it\u2019s at once a fascinating object and a touchstone of classic watchmaking . the golden bridge is known for having a straight and elongated gold baguette movement enclosed in sapphire crystals to provide unfettered views of its mechanism . the golden bridge stream is a reinterpretation of the calabrese original , updated by a new generation of watchmakers to pay homage to the west coast landmark .\nautomatic is used to describe a self - winding mechanical watch and is the most popular mechanical movement used by watchmakers . an automatic watch is wound by the movement of the wrist and as long as you wear the watch regularly , it will rarely need to be manually wound . an automatic watch uses energy from the mainspring to power the watch , rather than a battery . this energy is created by a rotor which turns in response to the wearer\u2019s movement .\nelvis presley was an avid watch fan who loved to sport timepieces from omega , rolex , hamilton , and many other renowned brands . this month , his vintage corum buckingham is up for auction .\ncorum filed a patent for a new invention showcased in the tabogan watch , equipped with an ingenious mechanism allowing the watch case to be positioned upright , and thus transforming the wristwatch into a table clock .\ncheck out this selection of traditional corum hand - wound mechanical watches . the second hands rotate in a sweeping motion , moving continuously around the dial . these watches tend to have thinner profiles for a sleeker appearance .\nmontres corum s\u00e0rl or as we all know and love it , corum . it ' s one of the most recognizable brands in the watch world . they have produced some of the most outgoing and eye catching models we know today . models like the gold coin which is made in variations of dollar sizes with the most widely known being the $ 20 dollar piece . one of the inspiring models is the admirals cup , modeled after a sail race between countries braving the elements and testing their resistance . the bezel sports all of the countries participating team flags . it\u2019s influential history like this that makes corum a must have in any collection .\nvan cleef & arpels\u2019 contributors tend to play an unusually active role in the creative process . instead of only taking direction from the company , they sometimes act as consultants , suggesting new approaches to enhance a design . consequently , some of these artisans\u2014including enamelist dominique baron and engraver and marquetry specialist olivier vaucher\u2014have achieved a level of name recognition once reserved for star watchmakers . some collectors can look at a dial and identify it as one of baron\u2019s in the same way art connoisseurs can recognize the works of particular artists .\nmr . wunderman , who died in 2008 , pushed corum \u201cinto a different business model , \u201d than before , mr . calce said , producing less expensive watches marketed for upper - middle income european and american consumers .\none of the most classic and elegant timepieces produced by audemars piguet , it\u2019s undeniable proof why ap is considered a member of the holy trinity of watchmakers . stunning aesthetics blended with a world - class proprietary movement , the jumping hours repetition is brilliant in all ways . one of my favorite features is the repeater\u2019s ability to be used as an auxiliary time zone , making it perfect for jet - setters . priced right between chf 265 , 000 and 285 , 000 , this timepiece is a steal for what you\u2019re getting .\nbut corum\u2019s history remained the key to success , mr . calce said . he said he leaned mostly on the brand\u2019s \u201ctwo iconic pillars , \u201d the admiral\u2019s cup collection and the bridges collection because their patents narrowed the competition .\nauthentic corum buckingham watch with box and original receipt but no other papers . it can probably be polished . there is one visible scratch on the side ( see pic 2 ) . band materialblack leather . case materialstainless steel .\nsells only 100 % authentic corum watches , but is not and does not claim to be an authorized dealer of any brand advertised on our website including corum . because we are not an authorized dealer for corum , we can not advertise their watches as\nbrand new\n. for all intents and purposes , the watches we sell are used , but are in immaculate - perfect - never sold condition . we specialize in discounting only the highest - grade 100 % authentic swiss and german timepieces . we trust these timepieces to be of such high caliber that we warranty all\nunworn condition\nwatches for a period of 2 years unless it is sold as a used watch , and in that case , you will receive a 1 year warranty . you can not expect and will not receive the factory corum warranty on any watch we advertise . we are the sole warrantor of all brands sold on our website .\ncorum 92 . 115 . 50 v - 200 admiral triple in steel with 18k yellow gold bezel - on steel bracelet with champagne dial . model admiral ' s cup . bracelet color steel & yellow gold . bracelet material steel .\ncorum mystere watch . case size 38mm . all stainless steel case and band . watch weighs 102 . 3g . watch is in very good condition . band material stainless steel . face is silver color . case material stainless steel .\n[ \u2026 ] geneva , 1755 . there are few companies in the world that can chart their lineage as far back as the reign of king george ii . even fewer that can do so consistently . vacheron constantin in the only watchmaker in the world that can do this . for 260 years , they have enjoyed an uninterrupted history devoted to horological excellence , and it\u2019s their term as the world\u2019s oldest continuous watchmaker that has led to their stellar reputation and placed them amongst the holy trinity of watchmakers alongside patek philippe and audemars piguet . [ \u2026 ]\nchina haidian , which bought swiss watch brand eterna in 2011 , said on wednesday it was acquiring corum watches for 86 million swiss francs ( $ 90 . 8 million ) to develop its swiss brand portfolio and attract more chinese customers .\n\u201cthe price of 86 million francs does not seem very high in the light of my sales estimate of 150 million francs for about 17 , 000 watches . it shows ( corum was ) very dependent on suppliers , \u201d he said .\nsince his takeover , corum has opened offices in several countries , most recently in the united states in october 2011 , giving it a presence in seven countries , along with britain , france , germany , italy , spain and switzerland .\nvery rare vintage corum ladies 18k yellow gold watch - original guarantee dated 1976 . excellent condition . weighs 80 grams - case is 40mm x 23mm - strap length is 17 cm - text me for more information or photographs 07973 412207 .\nour san francisco corum watch servicing includes cleaning , relubrication , regulation of balance , case and bracelet refinishing ( if applicable ) , replacement of seals and gaskets and water resistance testing ( if applicable ) , and an 18 month warranty .\nour in - house master watchmakers and authenticators have reviewed , re - lubricated , and timed this watch as necessary and guarantee functionality for 1 - 2 years ( modern rolex 2 years all other brands 1 year ) . our in - house jewelers / detailers have polished the watch case and bracelet to like new condition , unless otherwise requested by our client . note : occasionally , custom leather straps , bands , diamond dials , and diamond / colored stone bezels may be added outside the original manufacturer by the original owner to upgrade the look of a certified authentic watch .\nup for sale is a mint condition corum admiral ' s cup 082 . 833 . 20 . 41 mm stainless case with a dodecagon bezel . navy blue dial with flag markers and luminous hands . magnified date display . black stainless steel crown .\nafter a well - documented introduction to the flagship products which made the brand famous , we immerge ourselves in the world of the workshops . an exciting moment allowing us to learn step by step how a watch is produced in different stages . i highly admire this extremely precise work of the watchmakers who handle and assemble the tiniest parts . they work with such skill and incredible patience ! at the end , we get to have a look at the current collections and can feel the watches in our own hands . a unique experience at the heart of a fascinating world !\n* our in - house master watchmakers authenticators have reviewed this watch , re - lubricated the movement , and timed as necessary for guaranteed functionality for 1 - 2 years ( modern rolex 2 years and all other brands 1 year ) . our in - house jewelers / detailers have polished the authentic bracelet and watch case to like new condition , unless otherwise requested by our client . note : sometimes custom leather straps , bands , diamond dials , and diamond / colored stone bezels may have been added outside the factory by the original owner to upgrade the look of the authentic watch .\nin 2012 , corum presented the admiral legend 46 minute repeater acoustica , never before had a minute repeater marked off time by chords . dressed in the timeless features of the legend line , this timepiece is the perfect balance between elegance and technical expertise .\ncorum trapeze watch 82 . 404 . 80 . the band is 21mm genuine alligator with a stainless steel clasp . watch is pre - owned and in excellent condition , has the original box and certificate . our images represent the actual watch for sale !\nparis \u2014 one of the busiest stands at baselworld this year could turn out to be corum\u2019s . the independent swiss watchmaker is scheduled to unveil the ti - bridge automatic dual winder , which is being cited as a highlight by many dedicated watch web sites .\nmpn 022 . 710 . 04 / 0f01 . pre - owned corum ti - bridge tourbillon ( 022710040f01 ) manual - wind watch , features a 42mm x 52mm titanium case surrounding a silver titanium dial on a black alligator strap with a titanium deployant buckle .\ncorum sterling silver love bond unisexwrist watch . 925 sterling silver watch , total weight 66 . 2g . the dial is oval shaped . gender unisex . model love bond . watch is swiss made . watch is all original ! no original box or paperwork .\none of my favorite models to come from the pinnacle of german watchmakers , the 1815 chronograph is a testament to everything good that comes with a timer . priced right around 35 , 000 euros based on the model , it features the in - house l951 . 5 movement with a 60 - hour power reserve . it\u2019s very classic appearance is perfectly balanced with the sportiness of a chronograph , and it\u2019s an absolute pleasure to operate with its soft push buttons . the only drawback to the watch is a . lange\u2019s far - too - often small crown that is tough for those with larger hands to operate .\nzkb analyst patrik schwendimann said he believed neither swatch group nor richemont had been interested in corum . even if the chinese gained some know - how thanks to the purchase , they were still far from becoming serious competitors at the top end of the watch market .\nin 2013 the launch of the ti - bridge automatic dual winder brings the first self - winding movement to the ti - bridge line . this new winding system \u2013designed , developed and patented by corum \u2013 derives its energy from two interconnected in - line oscillating weights\n\u201cfrom 2000 to 2005 , when corum was positioned in the fashion segment , our collection counted around 2 , 000 different models , the average price was very low and we were distributed in many more point - of - sales , \u201d mr . calce said .\nmodel : admirals cup . manufacture : corum . dial : factory blue dial . crystal material : sapphire . case material : solid stainless steel . case size : 40mm . box : included . condition : 9 . 5 / 10 , watch is in mint condition .\npre - owned corum grand precis ( 162153550001ba47 ) manual - wind watch , features a 38 . 5mm 18k rose gold case surrounding a silver dial on a black alligator strap with a an 18k rose gold tang buckle . functions include hours , minutes and small - seconds .\nomega has long been considered one of the finest swiss watchmakers for dive , drive , flight and sports watches of all kinds . more popular than rolex in asia , the omega speedmaster is the latest watch used in the james bond film franchise . almost all omegas are well worth the investment , but this particular timepiece is one we covet and believe to be the pinnacle of the watchmaker . at 10 , 500 chf or about $ 9 , 000 , it\u2019s undeniably iconic and offers easy readability and great attention to detail . it\u2019s quality and craftsmanship is undeniable and , therefore , it\u2019s earned a spot on our list of the top 100 watches .\nthe admiral tides watch was launched . fitted with an exclusive corum movement co277 , it indicates vital information such as the lunar cycle and the time of the tides , as well as the strength of the tide , an estimation of water levels and the strength of the currents .\nin 2015 , corum celebrates its 60th anniversary by creating the admiral legend 42 flying tourbillon \u2013 a timepiece that reimagines the iconic haute horlogerie complication in a profound yet practical manner . transparency plays a key role in this timepiece featuring a sapphire dial offering full view on the mechanism .\nalthough the american west isn\u2019t considered the capital of watchmaking , the bay area serves as a point of reference for corum\u2019s latest timepiece , the golden bridge stream . a lattice microstructure spans each side of the watch\u2019s automatic movement and evokes the suspension framework of the golden gate bridge .\nin the mid - 1960s , corum introduced the public to its coin watch , a timepiece with a dial made \u200b\u200bfrom a golden dollar . the model has become popular , with american presidents and celebrities being spotted with this model , and has evolved into a symbol of the brand .\nthe classical billionaire tourbillon by corum has a 360 - degree view of the tourbillon movement powering the watch , something that is always appreciated by a true watch connoisseur . starting at a price no less than 30 million , these watches come with an 18kt white gold case featuring 675 round diamonds and 80 baguette - shaped diamonds on the bezel and horns . what makes this timepiece stand out , according to davide traxler , former ceo , corum , is \u201cits design and visual appeal that captivates the attention of not just watch lovers , but also people who understand art and fashion . \u201d\nhere we have a rare limited edition corum lucifer chronograph watch in very nice condition , no box and papers . model : lucifer limited edition 363 / 600 . dial : red & black lucifer . this is a super rare watch , especially the chronograph version , don ' t miss this unique watch !\ncorum bubble stainless steel diamond set bezel ref 101 . 151 . 47 . dial : mother - of - pearl with dot hour markers . case material : stainless steel . condition : very good condition with light scratches to the case , with a few noticeable ones to the buckle , glass appears scratch free .\nfor sale is my beautiful corum admiral ' s cup 48 competition titanium watch , black face . in great lightly worn condition with only minor wear shown , rubber strap is oem and in great shape as well . runs perfectly , the watch box and model specific owners manual are in mint condition inside and out .\nband : original corum strap with folding buckle . watch details . watch features . watch item . crystal : sapphire . warranty : wt 12 month warranty . bezel : steel . after receiving a quote , you will have a good idea of the trade - in credit you should expect to receive for your watch .\nunder mr . calce , the average corum watch price rose from 2 , 500 swiss francs , or $ 2 , 680 , to 3 , 900 francs . exclusivity became the focus , with sales points cut by a third from 1 , 400 down to 500 and product lines reduced from 2 , 000 to 150 .\nbovet watches also are renowned for their miniature lacquer paintings , which are created by andre martinez . after working for a number of other brands , including corum , martinez now practices his craft only for bovet , where he fashions custom dials and does the detailing on the brand\u2019s new ladies touch watches and select other pieces .\ncorum 082 . 150 . 20 . case material | color stainless steel . 93 % - near mint . showing very light signs of wear . faint scratches on the case , bezel , bracelet or buckle are visible to the naked eye . strap shows light use - may be bent or lightly creased , but not stained .\nthe masterpiece arrangement is artificial via the watchmakers utilizing their archival apprenticeship to physique fake u boat that are classed acclimatized that the a lot of admired creations with the corporation . these watches awning things like able acclimatized characteristics such as the electric adeptness assets indicator and regulator hour in the azure cased - back . the replica u boat watches aswell are acclimatized for their admirable day exhibit . before a admire is on the exchange for beforehand in , it is in actuality analyzed stringently to ensure that it stands about the anticipations that are captivated from the business and its clients . the collections with the watches accept of les classiques , divina which can be a specialist acclimatized feminine selection , alternating with the able acclimatized masterpiece selection . some types arise to be discontinued acceptance to lower popularity ."]}
{"id": 56181, "summary": [{"text": "tashi air pvt. ltd , trading as bhutan airlines , is bhutan 's first private airline .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the airline resumed services on 10 october 2013 , beginning its first international flights to india and thailand .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the airline served the cities of jakar and trashigang in bhutan from their commencement until june 2012 , suspending them due to increasing financial losses ; however , following an agreement with the bhutan government , the airline has resumed a full schedule of flights including kolkata to paro , bhutan . 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( ^ ^ )\nbhutan airlines ( officially tashi air pvt . ltd ) is a subsidiary of the tashi group of companies and\nugyen tenzin , gm commercial of bhutan airlines said : \u201csita\u2019s passenger services technology will help reduce our cost base , making the airline more efficient while supporting significant improvements in the quality of the end - to - end passenger experience for the customers of bhutan airlines . \u201d\n\u00bb take a look at our gallery of japan airlines lounges , tokyo haneda airport .\ncurrently , passengers travelling via bhutan airlines need to physically check - in at the airport , as the airline has no option for web or mobile app check - in . check - in counters for bhutan airlines open 3 hours prior to departure and close 45 minutes before departure for all passengers .\ntashi mall , opposite taj tashi hote , thimphu bhutanl ( 7 , 514 . 03 mi ) thimphu , bhutan bhutan 11001\nbhutan\u2019s private carrier bhutan airlines ( also known as tashi air ) starting october 2013 begins international operation . the airline plans to offer daily paro \u2013 kolkata \u2013 bangkok service , on board its new airbus a320 aircraft , starting 10oct13 .\ndrukair , royal bhutan airline , is scheduled to start its direct flight between singapore and paro , bhutan , on 1st september 2012 .\nthere is no direct flight between sydney and bhutan . travelers can fly to singapore to take a direct flight to paro , bhutan .\ncurrently , bhutan airlines operates flights to kathmandu six days of the week ( except friday ) and from bangkok to paro via kolkata all seven days of the week .\nbhutan airlines will introduce new - generation passenger management technology from global it provider sita , aimed at transforming its operations across its international destinations while revitalizing its passenger experience .\nbhutan airlines has different rules for different nationalities . foreigners visiting bhutan must have a valid visa clearance letter issued by the department of immigration of bhutan , as well as a passport . the initial reference letter is not valid . indian citizens require passport / national id and no visa . maldives and bangladesh citizens require only passport , and no visa . see\ndetails and tips for travelling to bhutan from london or united kingdom in general .\nthe comprehensive airline and airport customer review site for airlines and airports across the world . read traveller reviews and opinions for airlines and airports worldwide , airline lounges and airline seats . view the world airline star rating and airport star rating .\nin addition , the airline has received iata code \u201cb3\u201d , previously used by nigeria\u2019s bellview airlines . planned schedule as follow .\nbhutan airlines currently operates to 4 international destinations , kolkata and delhi ( india ) , bangkok ( thailand ) , and kathmandu ( nepal ) . singapore and dhaka ( bangladesh ) are expected future destinations . see\nble trip and i ' m still in live with bhutan . i will be back and will continue to support bhutan airline ! thank you for your hard work ! \ufffd\nbhutan\u2019s only destination within the country is at paro , which is also its hub .\nbut it was exactly opposite exp when we flew new delhi paro by royal bhutan airline . .\nairlines don\u2019t always follow the same path to growth . download this to see how sita\u2019s horizon pss can help you make\u2026 urltoken 3 days ago from @ sitaonline\nwere going around to make sure everyone was ok . at the end , all bhutan airline ' s flight attendants\nwith an extensive network , you can choose from multiple connecting options and also book through to your final destination with our numerous partnered airlines for a seamless travel experience among other services .\ndo you need a travel specialist to plan and arrange your trip to bhutan ? drukair holidays does all this and more for you .\nals they were and how welcome and well taken care of they made us all feel . big fan of the airline and bhutan !\nmaneesh jaikrishna , sita vice - president , india and sub - continent said : \u201csita has worked with numerous airlines across the region to help make their operations more efficient while transforming the way they engage their passengers , elevating it to a smooth , seamless experience . this has been made possible by our flexible and integrated horizon \u00ae platform , already used by more than 100 airlines and ground handlers around the world . \u201d\ndruk air operates 2 a319 and 2 atr 42 - 500 . a thirds a319 will join druk air in september in time for singapore bhutan flight\nview fare for drukair on various routes into bhutan . fare may change from time to time so do drop us a note for latest fare .\nbhutan airlines\u2019 checked bag allowance is \u2013 30kg ( business class ) and 20kg ( premium economy and economy ) for the gaya - paro sector , and 40kg ( business ) and 30kg ( premium economy and economy ) for other routes . see here . carry - on baggage allowance is 7kg x 1pc and measuring maximum 55x40x20 cm . for excess baggage rates , see here .\n2017 incident . it was scary but i have to say all bhutan airline ' s employees were very awesome . there were 2 male 2 female flight attendants that\ntashi air , also known as bhutan airways , has commenced its first international service from paro ( pbh ) to bangkok ( bkk ) , via kolkata ( ccu ) . flights operate daily using a 150 - seat a320 that has been leased from lithuania\u2019s small planet airlines , and will be based in bangkok . tashi air originally launched domestic flights in bhutan in late 2011 , but these proved unprofitable so the airline asked the government if it could start international services instead . this was agreed on the understanding that domestic flights would resume one year after the start of international flights .\nattracting senior decision makers from the region ' s air service development community , routes asia provides the perfect platform to expand your connections and discuss route development opportunities . register your place today and join the region ' s leading airlines , airports , tourism authorities and industry influencers in cebu .\nas part of the seven - year agreement with bhutan airlines , sita will deliver its suite of passenger services through its horizon \u00ae passenger management and distribution solution which is built on a flexible platform of core systems required by every airline including reservations , inventory , pricing , ticketing and departure control . this will provide a single , fully integrated passenger services system that will manage every step of the journey from the moment a passenger books their reservation to when they step onto the plane .\nbhutan ' s first private airline . it started services in 2011 and suspended them in 2012 . the airline resumed services in october 2013 with its first international flights to thailand and india . the hub is at\n\u2705 verified review | today , i am flying out of paro via kolkata to bangkok with another connecting flight 3 hours after landing with bhutan airlines . their flight is delayed by at least two hours without passengers being informed properly . no signboards , no announcements . also as they know my connecting flight i did not get pro - actively informed . asking myself and going up to the station manager no real support is offered , no reliable forecast for landing time in bangkok is given . i have to short term re - book my connecting flight from bangkok to singapore . no responsibility taken for extra cost , a hotel in bangkok or other additional expenses . their excuse is weather in kalkuta not allowing their plane to come to paro . a wonderful bhutan experience turned bad !\nwelcome to druk asia , country representative and ticketing agent , of druk air in singapore . druk air is the national carrier of royal government of bhutan . we are your one stop service shop for druk air reservation and ticketing .\nthe\ncham\nor masked dances offer moral instruction relating to compassion for sentient beings and are held to bring merit to all who perceive them . # bhutan # himalayas # buddhism # visitbhutan # happinessisaplace # bhutanairlines # bhutanairlinesbhutan # flywithbhutanairlines # flywithustothelandofhappiness \udbb8\udf35\udbb8\udf35\nthey knew we had rooms and were being well fed . they turned what could have been horrible in to a best case scenario situation . they also stepped up the next day assisting a fellow traveler with our group get to bhutan . i can ' t state enough what incredible\npbh - ccu ccu - pbh y class . check in staff at paro very helpful friendly smiling . cabin crew similarly accommodating and friendly . clean cabin decent space for y class . light refreshments and sandwiches ( veg or non - veg ) served on this short 50 - minute segment . every flight has been spot on time ( or slightly early ) . good announcements from cockpit to point out himalayan peaks when near paro . competitive prices . a good alternative in / out of bhutan from drukair .\ndon ' t miss the latest news from urltoken - receive our weekly newsletter straight to your inbox every week .\nfree in every sense of the word - no cash needed - no silly passwords or logins .\nwe use cookies to give you the best experience on our site . cookies are files stored in your browser and are used by most websites to help personalise your web experience .\nby continuing to use our website without changing the settings , you are agreeing to our use of cookies .\nget the latest flights , hotels , specials and travel reviews straight to your inbox .\nroutes asia is the only route development event dedicated to the asia pacific region .\nto access an existing booking , please enter the information above and click retrieve booking .\nenter 6 letters and numbers to check in for one or more passengers , from 48 to 1 . 5 hours before your flight .\nenter 13 numbers to check in for one passenger only , from 48 to 2 hours before your flight .\nfor taxi service from bathpalathang airport , bumthang , contact our bumthang office at 17122693 or reservation office at 03 - 631739 .\nyour safety is our highest priority . we have a pool of well qualified in - house engineering team and experienced crews among others to ensure your safety .\nbest on - time performance is a habit we\u2019d inculcated over the years . more so , schedule integrity is our commitment to our passengers that we\u2019d always lived up to .\ndouble the smiles with our frequent flyer program . it is now even faster and easier than before with more ways to earn and more ways to redeem .\nincase if the customers are found guilty with selection of wrong nationality , your ticket would be cancelled at the point of check in .\nour website uses cookies for technical , analytical and marketing purposes . here is more information . if you agree to this , just keep browsing . close\nwe travelled from paro via kathmandu to new delhi on 8th april 2018 . .\nthe crew was so amazing n efficient in their service . . both at the counter and while servicing the in - flight food n breverages\nonly two ppl ( one air hostess n one flite purser ) . . .\nbig big thank you to joseph zachariah and his amazing team in kolkata india . we had a flight cancelatio\nfinished the journey to fly all of us back to bangkok in late evening including the one that had a ankle injury . i asked her if she was ok she then gave me this\nsuperwoma\nn\ngesture and said\nyes !\nthey work really hard and have great spirit . they really care about the people . the food is very good and service is awesome ! i made some good friends during the stop . it was definitely\nal , no services mind and can ' t control her face gesture . all in all very rude and uneducated\nenough\nto respond to someone ' s query after reading the message . this is very unprofessi\ngood service as of till now . but need to have better seat cover in the aircraft\nb3701 bkkccupbh 08jul18 arrived at 09 : 31 am localtime . b3700 pbhccubkk 08jul18 departed at 10 : 28 am local time b3773 pbhktmdel 08jul18 departed at 08 : 27 am local time\nb3701 bkkccupbh 08jul18 arrived at 09 : 19 am localtime . b3700 pbhccubkk 08jul18 departed at 10 : 28 am local time b3773 pbhktmdel 08jul18 departed at 08 : 30 am local time\ntravellers can request for particular seats ( in same class ) during ticket booking for no extra fee .\nflew bangkok to paro round - trip both flights via calcutta . outbound i was in economy plus and the legroom was excellent . the breakfast was well served hot and tasty - far more substantial that is offered on many other carriers . on the return i was upgraded to business and the leather seat was roomy and comfortable . the meal ( lunch ) was good but the performance of the crew was truly world - class . i have to say that i was very impressed by the professionalism and demeanour they displayed . in business one is given access to priority clearance in bangkok which worked well but still a long wait for baggage - though mine was the first bag out . excellent offering overall .\nbkk - pbh via ccu . y class . wet leased aircraft from lithuania . checked in just before closing the counter . hassle free . on time departure . full breakfast served on first sector and snake on short second segment . crew efficient . fares lower than competitor druk air .\n\u00bb check our tips on how to try and find the best airline seat on your next trip .\ntashi delek in - 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{"id": 56182, "summary": [{"text": "firstplus financial group is a texas-based mortgage company traded under the symbol fpfx .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in 2011 , a number of indictments and other legal actions showed that the firm had been taken over by lucchese crime family .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "by the use of threats and violence .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "they were able to remove the firm \u2019s entire board of directors and managers , replacing them with their own .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "according to the company , in june 2007 the gangsters forced the firm to purchase several firms under very unfavorable terms .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "they may have looted $ 12 million from shareholders .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "on june 24 , 2011 , the firm filed for bankruptcy protection under chapter 11 .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "at one point , the company had vice-president dan quayle as a members of its ( legitimate ) board of directors .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "american football player dan marino once served as its tv spokesman . ", "topic": 21}], "title": "firstplus financial group", "paragraphs": ["i have reviewed this quarterly report on form 10 - q of firstplus financial group , inc . ;\nfirstplus financial group , inc . agrees to settle ftc charges that ads for debt consolidation loans were false and misleading\nthe company has three direct subsidiaries , rutgers investment group , inc . ( \u0093rutgers investment\u0094 ) , firstplus development company ( \u0093firstplus development\u0094 ) and firstplus enterprises , inc . ( \u0093firstplus enterprises\u0094 ) . in turn , firstplus enterprises , inc . has three of its own direct subsidiaries , firstplus restoration co . , llc ( \u0093firstplus restoration\u0094 ) , firstplus facility services co . , llc ( \u0093firstplus facility\u0094 ) and the premier group , llc ( \u0093the premier group\u0094 ) . in turn , firstplus restoration and firstplus facility jointly own firstplus restoration & facility services company . additionally , firstplus development has one direct subsidiary firstplus acquisitions - 1 , inc . the operational aspects of certain of these subsidiaries are set forth below .\nexcept where otherwise stated , references in this document to \u0093us , \u0094 \u0093we , \u0094 \u0093fpfg\u0094 or \u0093the company\u0094 refer to firstplus financial group , inc . ( \u0093firstplus\u0094 ) . this form\non may 8 , 2008 , federal officials executed a search warrant at the firstplus financial group , inc . corporate offices in irving , texas and several of its subsidiaries\u0092 offices . firstplus financial group , inc . denies any wrongdoing and if any charges are ever brought , it will vigorously defend them .\nthe consolidated financial statements include the accounts of firstplus financial group , inc . , and its wholly - owned subsidiaries , rutgers investment group , inc . , first plus development , inc . , and first plus enterprises , inc . all significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation .\nfirstplus development is a first tier wholly owned subsidiary of the firstplus financial group serving as a general contractor and construction manager , with its principal office in philadelphia , pennsylvania . additionally , firstplus development is licensed to do business in new york , new jersey , delaware , texas , florida , maryland , and louisiana .\nfirstplus acquisitions - 1 is chiefly a real estate holding company and property management firm . its purpose is to acquire real estate for leasing and investment purposes , as well as for use by firstplus subsidiaries . firstplus acquisitions provides the firstplus group and , more specifically , firstplus development with the ability to acquire real estate and protect it from the risks associated with major construction . the firm will serve to reduce the liability of the other subsidiaries by limiting the exposure associated with the owning of real estate .\nthe company closed rutgers investment group\u0092s new york division during the quarter ending june 30 , 2008 and recorded an impairment charge against goodwill associated with the acquisition of rutgers investment group in july 2007 .\nnot - for - profit body - not - for - profit bodies may be covered by a group licence to provide financial services , debt management services and credit information services .\nol\u00e9 auto group , a wholly owned subsidiary of firstplus enterprises , was sold effective march 31 , 2008 . prior to its sale , the ol\u00e9 auto group was active in the buy here - pay here segment of the used automobile market , which accommodated customers with limited or damaged credit histories . in some cases , ol\u00e9 auto group directly financed the sales of used automobiles .\nitem 2 . management\u0092s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations .\nfirstplus r & f , a wholly owned subsidiary of firstplus restoration and firstplus facility , is designed to be a franchisor offering the right to own and operate locations that provide emergency restoration and commercial cleaning services , as well as janitorial and building maintenance services .\nol\u00e9 auto group , a wholly owned subsidiary of firstplus enterprises , was sold effective march 31 , 2008 . prior to its sale , the ol\u00e9 auto group was active in the buy here - pay here segment of the used automobile market , which accommodated customers with limited or damaged credit histories . in some cases , ol\u00e9 auto group directly financed the sales of used automobiles . as of the end of the quarter , the ol\u00e9 auto group had two used car dealerships in texas and a reconditioning center to detail , inspect , and restore automobiles purchased at auction and to support ol\u00e9 auto group\u0092s operations .\nthe company closed its firstplus restoration division during the quarter ending june 30 , 2008 and recorded an impairment charge against goodwill associated with the acquisition of firstplus restoration in july 2007 .\nfinancial services firm - firms must be authorised to provide regulated products and services , including banking , investments , insurance , mortgages and other financial products and services in the uk .\nthe company closed rutgers investment group\u0092s new york division during the quarter ending june 30 , 2008 and recorded an impairment charge of $ 638 , 333 against goodwill associated with the acquisition of rutgers investment group in july 2007 .\nthe company recorded total impairment charges of $ 1 , 729 , 011 against goodwill associated with the acquisitions of rutgers investment group and firstplus restoration & facilities services during the quarter ended june 30 , 2008 .\nthe following discussion of results of operations and financial condition is based upon , and should be read in conjunction with , our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere herein .\nfirstplus restoration provides customer service 24 hours a day , seven days a week . firstplus restoration services customers in maryland , delaware , new jersey , pennsylvania , florida , and new york .\ninternal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of consolidated financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with u . s . generally accepted accounting principles . as stated above , there has been no change in the company\u0092s internal control over financial reporting during the period ended march 31 , 2008 that has materially affected , or is reasonably likely to materially affect , the company\u0092s internal control over financial reporting .\nrevenues for the six months ended june 30 , 2008 were generated primarily from the operations of the following subsidiaries : firstplus financial group , inc . , and its wholly - owned subsidiaries , rutgers investment group , inc . , first plus development , inc . , and first plus enterprises , inc . and consisted of gross revenues from sales of approximately $ 2 , 426 , 000 , gain on sale of ol\u00e9 auto group , inc . of approximately $ 1 , 083 , 000 and other income of approximately $ 42 , 000 .\nthe charges stem from the alleged extortionate takeover of firstplus financial group inc . ( fpfg ) , a publicly held company in texas , and the subsequent looting of fpfg by members of the racketeering enterprise through a series of fraudulent consulting agreements and acquisitions involving companies controlled by nicodemo s . scarfo and salvatore pelullo .\nrevenues for the three months ended june 30 , 2008 were generated primarily from the operations of the following subsidiaries : firstplus financial group , inc . , and its wholly - owned subsidiaries , rutgers investment group , inc . , first plus development , inc . , and first plus enterprises , inc . and consisted of gross revenues from sales of approximately $ 1 , 331 , 000 and other income of approximately $ 42 , 000 .\nfirstplus restoration\u0092s relationships with insurance carriers and insurance adjusters are material to its business as it customarily contracts with insurance companies for payment prior to beginning restoration services . on december 31 , 2007 , firstplus restoration acquired the assets of american insurance restoration in order to increase its capacity . additionally , the recent acquisition of the premier group llc that provides insurance adjusting services to the general public will assist firstplus restoration in acquiring new business .\ngoing forward firstplus plans to focus its efforts back on the core business \u0096 a successful mortgage company .\nyou should also be aware that if you give money to an unauthorised firm , you will not be covered by the financial ombudsman service or financial services compensation scheme ( fscs ) if things go wrong .\nfirstplus facility , a wholly owned subsidiary of firstplus enterprises , is a national janitorial / maintenance repair service provider for industrial , commercial and residential facilities that occupy both interior and exterior environments . restorative services include general cleaning ( from heavy - duty to detail cleaning ) , floor care , construction clean - up , transitional store cleaning , commercial kitchen cleaning and light bulb replacement . firstplus facility recently commenced providing maintenance repair services . firstplus facility also uses the training facility ( see below ) , managed by firstplus restoration and facility , for employee and contractor training , continuing\nfirstplus development utilizes a state of the art estimating system , approved by most national insurance carriers , that permits it to bid on additional projects for a variety of industries that otherwise may not have been available to firstplus development .\nthere were no changes in the company\u0092s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended march 31 , 2008 that have materially affected , or are reasonably likely to materially affect , the company\u0092s internal control over financial reporting .\nthe company closed its firstplus restoration division during the quarter ending june 30 , 2008 and recorded an impairment charge of $ 1 , 090 , 678 against goodwill associated with the acquisition of firstplus restoration & facilities services in july 2007 .\nrequirements are rules placed on the firm that apply to all of the financial services activities that it can operate .\nfirstplus facility , a wholly owned subsidiary of firstplus enterprises , is a national janitorial / maintenance repair service provider for industrial , commercial and residential facilities that occupy both interior and exterior environments . restorative services include general cleaning ( from heavy - duty to detail cleaning ) , floor care , construction clean - up , transitional store cleaning , commercial kitchen cleaning and light bulb replacement . firstplus facility recently commenced providing maintenance repair services . firstplus facility also uses the training facility ( see below ) , managed by firstplus restoration and facility , for employee and contractor training , continuing education and certifications .\nwe strongly advise you to only deal with financial firms that are authorised by us , and check the financial services register to ensure they are . it has information on firms and individuals that are , or have been , regulated by us .\nthe consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the company , and its wholly owned subsidiaries , rutgers investment group , inc . , first plus development , inc . , and first plus enterprises , inc . all significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation .\nfirstplus restoration , a wholly owned subsidiary of firstplus enterprises , provides on a nationwide basis first class restoration services to residential , commercial and industrial property owners who have sustained a hardship related to a fire , water , smoke , mold or wind damage occurrence .\nin the first quarter of 2008 , firstplus enterprises completed two transactions . on january 31 , 2008 the premier group , llc was acquired by firstplus enterprises . the purchase price consisted of a cash payment of $ 425 , 000 and 1 , 000 , 000 shares of the company\u0092s common stock , the closing price of which on thursday , january 31 , 2008 was $ 0 . 10 per share . the premier group is a licensed insurance adjuster that resolves insurance claims on behalf of its clients . also , effective march 31 , 2008 , firstplus enterprises sold all of the outstanding capital stock of its ol\u00e9 auto group , inc . subsidiary for $ 3 , 200 , 000 to stalwart enterprises , inc . the purchase price is payable under a secured promissory note with an initial term of seven years and bears interest at the rate of 6 % per annum .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 financial conduct authority ( fca ) : 25 the north colonnade , london , e14 5hs . company no . 01920623\nivop issued - this firm has interim permission to run consumer credit business and was already authorised to provide financial products and services .\ndue to resource restraints , adequate staffing of personnel in the accounting and financial reporting functions has not yet been attained . the company\u0092s shortage of personnel and inadequate segregation of duties , as well as resource restraints contribute to the lack of effective controls over financial reporting .\nthe ol\u00e9 auto group was sold effective march 31 , 2008 , and as of march 31 , 2008 , the inventory of the company\u0092s remaining operations is immaterial .\nthe information contained in the report fairly presents , in all material respects , the financial condition and results of operations of the company .\nivop provisionally granted - the firm has interim permission to undertake consumer credit business and was already authorised to provide financial products and services .\nin january 2008 , the company acquired the premier group , llc . the premier group provides insurance adjusting services and claims processing services to the general public . the premier group is licensed , bonded and fully operational in south florida , as well as in pennsylvania and plans to expand services in the near future to include central and northern florida by november 2008 ; the licensing application process has been also initiated in order to expand the company\u0092s services to new jersey , delaware , new york , and maryland .\nthe premier group , llc , a florida limited liability company , was acquired by firstplus enterprises on january 31 , 2008 and provides insurance adjusting services and claims processin g services to the general public . a typical premier group client has sustained damage to their residential or commercial property and must process a claim with an insurance underwriter . the premier group is licensed , bonded and fully operational in south florida , as well as in pennsylvania and plans to expand services in the near future to include central and northern florida during 2008 . application for licensing has been also initiated in order to expand the company\u0092s services to new jersey , delaware , new york , and maryland .\naccording to an indictment unsealed on tuesday , the men used both physical and finance threats to take control of firstplus in order to plunder the company for their own financial gain . scarfo , pelullo and their partners replaced the company ' s board of directors with their own cronies , and then named their accomplice , lawyer william maxwell , as special counsel to firstplus so that maxwell could use that position ' s authority to funnel millions back to the mobsters .\nany fraud , whether or not material , that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant\u0092s internal control over financial reporting .\nsimilar to firstplus restoration , firstplus facility offers 24 hour a day , seven day a week customer service through its toll - free telephone number and directly services customers in maryland , delaware , new jersey , pennsylvania and new york . additionally , firstplus facility has a contract management program that allows for the servicing of national contracts through the use of sub - contractors . the use of subcontractors enables firstplus facility to expand its area of service to a larger geographical region and provides a larger labor pool to draw from . the subcontractors are monitored by our operations manager , and carry their own insurance , based on our requirements .\nloren berlin is a reporter with the aol huffington post media group . she can be reached at loren . berlin @ teamaol . com , on twitter at @ lorenberlin , and on facebook .\nin connection with the quarterly report of firstplus financial group , inc . , ( the \u0093company\u0094 ) on form 10 - q for the quarter ended june 30 , 2008 as filed with the securities and exchange commission on the date hereof ( the \u0093report\u0094 ) , i , william l . handley , chief executive officer of the company , certify , pursuant to 18 u . s . c . section 1350 , as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the sarbanes - oxley act of 2002 , that , to my knowledge :\nthe preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting periods . actual results could differ from those estimates .\nfirstplus development\u0092s current operation has expanded from moderate size alterations and single family homes to large scale alterations and design / build residential , commercial and industrial projects for private developers and municipalities .\nas for the company , the firstplus website states that\nbeginning with the efforts of a newly reconstituted audit committee , the board of directors is working to ensure shareholder interests are protected and preserved .\nthe largest part of firstplus facility\u0092s income is based on recurring monthly contracts with annual renewals . additive income is derived from \u0093one - time cleaning , \u0094 i . e . , construction clean - ups .\nin order to train potential franchisees , firstplus r & f has built a world - class training facility consisting of a learning center , as well as simulated job - site locations for on the job styles of training . this same facility is also utilized by firstplus restoration and firstplus facility for training purposes . the facility is currently under review to obtain an institute of inspection , cleaning and restoration and certification ( iicrc ) approved school status . firstplus r & f will have the ability to train franchisees on operating procedures , as well as offer them certifications in industry related courses and offer continuing education . the facility also contains a one thousand square foot home that can be saturated with 1500 - 2000 gallons of water for instruction on how to use the most up to date technology to dry the entire structure without having to remove any building material . the facility is one of seven located in north america and one of nine in the world , thus placing firstplus r & f at the forefront of what can be offered to franchisees relative to restoration training .\nin its operations , firstplus restoration utilizes state of the art radio tracking equipment that provides first plus restoration the ability to monitor and track all emergency calls , as well as several non - intrusive technologies including infrared camera , thermographic and cold jet dry ice blasting technologies . the firm also uses the training facility ( see below ) , managed by firstplus restoration and facility , for employee and contractor training , continuing education and certifications .\nthe company\u0092s management , with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer , has evaluated the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures ( as such term is defined in rules 13a - 15 ( e ) and 15d - 15 ( e ) under the securities exchange act of 1934 ( the \u0093exchange act\u0094 ) ) as of the end of the period covered by this report . based on such evaluation , the company\u0092s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that , as of the end of such period , the company\u0092s financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures , in addition to inadequately designed controls over financial reporting , were not effective in recording , processing , summarizing and reporting , on a timely basis , information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports that it files or submits under the exchange act .\nexchange \u2013 rm - this is a multilateral system operated and / or managed by a market operator , which brings together or facilitates the bringing together of multiple third - party buying and selling interests in financial instruments .\nexempt professional firm - some firms ( such as solicitors , accountants and chartered surveyors ) can perform limited regulated financial activities as part of their normal professional services , without being authorised or an agent of an authorised firm .\nappointed representative \u2013 introducer - a firm that can introduce customers to another firm or members of the firm\u2019s group , and / or give out certain kinds of marketing material . it must be a representative of a firm authorised by the fca or pra , or regulated in the eea .\nthe following discussion and financial information is presented to aid in understanding our consolidated financial position and results of operations for the quarter ended june 30 , 2008 . the company\u0092s activities during quarter ended june 30 , 2007 were primarily focused on developing new business opportunities . the ol\u00e9 auto group was sold effective june 30 , 2008 . accordingly , the company\u0092s management has concluded that comparisons of the company\u0092s results of operations for the three months ended june 30 , 2008 to the three months ended june 30 , 2007 are not helpful to an evaluation and understanding of the company . accordingly , ( other than for liquidity and capital resources ) the discussion below focuses on the company\u0092s lines of business and the company\u0092s results of operations for the three months ended june 30 , 2008 .\nalmost all firms and individuals carrying out financial services activities in the uk have to be authorised or registered by us . this firm is not authorised or registered by us but has been targeting people in the uk , claiming to be an authorised firm .\nposition and results of operations for the quarter ended june 30 , 2008 . the ol\u00e9 auto group was sold effective march 31 , 2008 . accordingly , the company\u0092s management has concluded that comparisons of the company\u0092s results of operations for the three months ended june 30 , 2008 to the three months ended june 30 , 2007 are not\naccording to the indictment , scarfo and pelullo lived lavish lifestyles . scarfo had a $ 850 , 000 yacht and a luxury mansion . pelullo owned a bentley and loads of expensive jewelry gifted to his wife . in contrast , firstplus and its shareholders lost at least $ 12 million due to the criminal activity .\nfirstplus enterprises seeks to acquire established companies in a variety of industries , as well as newer developing companies or financially distressed companies in need of resources and direction to realize their business goals . our personnel and outside consultants are skilled in the areas of operations and finance , disciplines vital to the success of these acquisitions .\nto date , firstplus development has completed a number of residential and commercial projects , including a design - build renovation and expansion in bethany beach , delaware , new modular homes in dover and elsmere , delaware and a renovation to a national landmark theatre in philadelphia . the firm is currently working on four assisted living facilities for a national chain , located in new jersey .\non january 31 , 2008 , firstplus enterprises , inc . a company subsidiary acquired certain limited liability company interests . as part of the purchase price for these interests , the company issued to the sellers of the interests , 1 , 000 , 000 shares of its common stock which had a closing price of $ 0 . 10 per share on january 31 , 2008 .\nfor purposes of the balance sheet and statement of cash flows , the company considers all highly liquid investments which are readily convertible into known amounts of cash and have a maturity of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents . at december 31 , 2007 , management believes that the carrying amount of cash equivalents approximates fair value because of the short maturity of these financial instruments .\nour annual report on form 10 - ksb for the year ended december 31 , 2007 , includes a detailed discussion of our risk factors . the risks described in our form 10 - ksb are not the only risks facing the company . additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business , financial condition and / or operating results .\nduring june & july 2008 bod meetings , the board returned dr . robert o\u0092neal to the board , and added william todd hickman , paul h . ballard , and jack roubinek , all prominent and successful businessmen , to the bod . the bod then named robert o\u0092neal chairman of the board , and president . it also named william l handley as chief executive officer , and gary d . alexander as acting chief financial officer .\na conversation between scarfo and pelullo , included as evidence in the indictment , demonstrates how the mobsters remained mobsters , even in the boardroom . on december 5 , 2007 pelullo called scarfo to tell him that\nindividual 4 ,\na former firstplus executive who had provided information that the two gangsters used to extort control of the company , had suddenly died . according to the transcript included in the indictment , pelullo applauded that the\nrat was dead ,\nbefore adding that the man was\nthe only connection , the only tie to anything .\nas state licensing is completed , it is expected that commercial loans will include ( term , bridge , real estate , line of credit loans ) , financing ( equipment , machinery , purchase order , accounts receivable ) , sale - leasebacks of existing machinery , new leases , mergers and leveraged buyouts . in marketing these financial solutions , rutgers investment will focus on businesses that are less attractive to conventional banking institutions , including those in the construction industries . rutgers investment plans to accept a variety of collateral as consideration , including commercial accounts receivable , machinery and equipment , inventory , real estate , and liquid securities .\nas of june 30 , 2008 , the company had approximately $ 1 , 100 , 000 in cash and cash equivalents , as compared to approximately $ 7 , 300 , 000 on june 30 , 2007 due to acquisitions and operations growth . during the six months ended june 30 , 2008 , the company\u0092s cash position was decreased by approximately $ 1 , 500 , 000 from december 31 , 2007 . the company used approximately $ 852 , 000 in cash in its operating activities for the six months ended june 30 , 2008 as compared to cash usage of $ 4 , 600 , 000 for operating activities for the six months ended june 30 , 2007 . there was a net loss of $ ( 5 , 473 , 044 ) and depreciation and amortization expense of $ 107 , 455 that did not involve a use of cash as compared to a net loss of $ 134 , 995 and depreciation and amortization expense of $ 3 , 988 for the six months ended june 30 , 2007 . from december 31 , 2007 , the company\u0092s accounts receivable decreased by approximately $ 2 , 412 , 000 and accounts payable increased by $ 1 , 272 , 000 due to costs incurred with an acquisition and sale transactions and compliance activities . in addition from december 31 , 2007 , accrued expenses decreased by approximately $ 321 , 000 , and other operating items used approximately $ 2 , 510 , 000 in cash as compared to cash usage of $ 4 , 646 , 000 for the six months ended june 30 , 2007 . the company provided approximately $ 1 , 168 , 000 in cash in its investing activities at june 30 , 2008 as compared to $ 985 , 000 from investing activities at june 30 , 2008 . specifically , the company acquired the premier group , llc for $ 425 , 000 in cash and 1 , 000 , 000 shares of its common stock at $ 0 . 10 at the closing price on january 31 , 2008 . also the company\u0092s subsidiary firstplus acquisitions sold all of the outstanding capital stock of the ol\u00e9 auto group effective march 31 , 2008 for $ 3 , 200 , 000 payable under a promissory note for an initial term of seven years .\nthe company\u0092s management , including the company\u0092s principal executive officer and principal financial officer , do not expect that the company\u0092s disclosure controls and procedures or the company\u0092s internal controls , when implemented , will prevent all errors and all fraud . a control system , no matter how well conceived , operated and implemented can provide only reasonable , not absolute , assurance that the objectives of the control system are met . further , the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints , and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs . because of the inherent limitations in all control systems , no evaluation of the controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud , if any , within the company have been detected .\nmanagement cannot provide assurance that the company will ultimately achieve profitable operations or remain cash flow positive , or raise additional debt and / or equity capital . management believes that the company\u0092s capital resources should be adequate to continue operating and maintaining its business strategy for the next nine months . however , if the company is unable to realize sufficient revenues from its operations or is unable to raise or realize additional capital in the future , management expects that the company will need to seek additional capital on less favorable terms and / or pursue other remedial measures . the financial statements included in this quarterly report on form 10 - q do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the company be unable to continue as a going concern .\nthe company is in the process of working towards implementing the needed changes to be in compliance for sarbanes - oxley act , section 404 . the company had retained a third party consultant to map out the material processes of the company . items that have been addressed are the code of ethics , policy and procedures governing sales and purchases of company securities by insiders , the employee handbook , email policy and procedures to be followed when considering an acquisition . items that have been addressed and continue to be addressed are the financial reporting process , strategic planning process , succession planning and a continuity / disaster recovery plan . additional effort is needed to fully remedy the deficiencies and we are continuing our efforts to improve and strengthen our control processes and procedures . the company\u0092s management , audit committee , and directors will , subject to resource restraints , implement policies and procedures in order that our controls and procedures are adequate and effective .\nin accordance with sfas no . 109 , \u0093accounting for income taxes , \u0094 and fin 48 \u0093accounting for uncertainty in income taxes \u0097 an interpretation of fasb statement no . 109\u0094 deferred income taxes are recognized for the tax consequences in future years of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts at each year - end based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income . valuation allowances are established , when necessary , to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized . the provision for income taxes represents the tax payable for the period and the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities . based on the march 31 , 2008 loss , fpfg will have a net operating loss carryforward available of approximately $ 45 , 300 , 000 . a valuation allowance is provided against the deferred tax asset for future taxable income as realization is uncertain .\nthe indictment alleges that in april 2007 , scarfo , pelullo , texas attorney william maxwell and others devised a scheme to take over fpfg , a financial services company in texas . according to court documents , through threats of physical and economic harm , the scarfo - pelullo enterprise assumed and maintained control of fpfg for the purpose of plundering its assets . the takeover was accomplished by replacing fpfg\u2019s board of directors with new figurehead members who served at the direction of scarfo , pelullo and other members of the enterprise . once the takeover was completed , the figurehead board named william maxwell as \u201cspecial counsel\u201d to fpfg , a position that he allegedly used to funnel millions of dollars to himself , scarfo and pelullo through fraudulent legal services and consulting agreements . the agreements , as well as fpfg\u2019s fraudulent acquisitions of companies controlled by scarfo and pelullo , were allegedly designed to mask the true identity and nature of the control exerted over fpfg and to conceal the source of the money fraudulently conveyed to scarfo and pelullo .\nwashington \u2013 thirteen individuals , including an alleged member and an associate of the lucchese organized crime family , are charged with racketeering and related offenses in an indictment unsealed this morning in conjunction with arrests in the case , announced assistant attorney general lanny a . breuer of the criminal division and u . s . attorney paul j . fishman of the district of new jersey .\nthe 25 - count indictment filed in camden , n . j . , federal court charges scarfo , a member of the lucchese organized crime family of la cosa nostra ( lcn ) , and pelullo , an associate of the lucchese and philadelphia lcn families , with racketeering conspiracy and conduct including securities fraud , wire fraud , mail fraud , bank fraud , extortion , interstate travel in aid of racketeering , money laundering and obstruction of justice . the indictment also names nicodemo d . scarfo ( scarfo sr . ) , the imprisoned former boss of the philadelphia family of lcn , and vittorio amuso , the imprisoned boss of the lucchese family , as unindicted co - conspirators .\nnine other defendants \u2013 including attorneys william maxwell , cory leshner , david adler , gary mccarthy and donald manno , and certified public accountant howard drossner \u2013 are also variously charged with racketeering conspiracy , including securities fraud conspiracy , wire fraud , and other offenses . the indictment also charges scarfo\u2019s wife , lisa murray - scarfo , with conspiracy to commit bank fraud and making false statements on a loan application for her role in securing a fraudulent mortgage to purchase a $ 715 , 000 house with proceeds from the racketeering enterprise\u2019s criminal activity . william maxwell\u2019s brother john maxwell , william handley and john parisi are charged with various offenses related to the conspiracy . todd stark is charged with conspiracy to provide ammunition for a 9mm handgun to scarfo .\na number of the defendants were arrested this morning in a coordinated law enforcement effort by special agents of the fbi ; department of labor , office of inspector general ; and the bureau of alcohol , tobacco , firearms and explosives ( atf ) . scarfo , handley , leshner , parisi , adler , drossner and manno were arrested at their residences ; pelullo was arrested in miami ; and william maxwell was arrested at his houston office . mccarthy surrendered to the fbi this morning in philadelphia . murray - scarfo is expected to surrender to authorities in camden . stark and john maxwell have yet to be apprehended . the defendants in custody in the new jersey area will appear this afternoon before u . s . magistrate judge anne marie donio in camden federal court .\n\u201cthe indictment alleges that mr . scarfo and mr . pelullo used economic extortion and threats of violence to seize and maintain control of a publicly traded company , successfully removing its entire existing board of directors and management , \u201d said assistant attorney general breuer . \u201conce in control , they allegedly used their criminal enterprise to extract millions of dollars from the company to fund their lavish lifestyles . this prosecution demonstrates the justice department\u2019s resolve to root out the influence of la cosa nostra wherever it exists . \u201d\n\u201caccording to the indictment , the defendants gave new meaning to \u2018corporate takeover\u2019 by looting a publicly traded company to benefit their criminal enterprise , \u201d said u . s . attorney fishman . \u201cthrough rampant self dealing , fraudulent sec filings and more traditional mob methods , the defendants allegedly stole $ 12 million from shareholders . particularly in these economic times , investors should be free to invest in public companies without fear that violent criminal organizations are their puppetmasters . and the public deserves to rely with confidence on corporate officials and professionals whose positions require them to act in the best interest of shareholders , not members of organized crime . \u201d\n\u201cthe demise of organized crime has been greatly exaggerated , \u201d said michael b . ward , special agent in charge of the fbi\u2019s newark field office . \u201ccriminal activities have evolved from the back alleys to the board rooms , but the same use of physical threats and intimidation to gain leverage and loot lucrative businesses for personal gain continues to this day . in response , the charges being brought against nicky scarfo jr . , sal pelullo and others represent law enforcement\u2019s commitment to aggressively target the illegal activity of organized crime in any commercial business or venue . \u201d\naccording to court documents , scarfo is a made member of the lucchese family and became a member after an attempt on his life in 1989 following an internal struggle for control of the philadelphia family . in the mid - 1990s while scarfo sr . and amuso were in federal prison in atlanta , amuso arranged for scarfo to become a member of the lucchese family as a favor to scarfo sr . as a member of the lucchese family , scarfo was required to earn money and participate in the affairs of the lucchese family .\naccording to the indictment , following his release from prison in 2005 on an unrelated charge , scarfo was placed on supervised release and required to report to a probation officer . according to court documents , by participating in the affairs of what is described in the indictment as the scarfo - pelullo enterprise , scarfo and other members of the enterprise allegedly engaged in a systematic scheme to deceive and obstruct the probation department and the district court responsible for overseeing scarfo\u2019s supervised release .\naccording to the indictment , the enterprise succeeded in its criminal objectives with the knowing assistance of adler , drossner and mccarthy \u2013 who used their positions as professionals to ensure that the enterprise\u2019s criminal activity was not revealed to law enforcement and regulatory authorities , including the u . s . securities and exchange commission ( sec ) . as a public company , fpfg was required to submit periodic and annual filings to the sec . the indictment alleges that the enterprise , led by scarfo and pelullo , repeatedly submitted false information , or omitted material information , in required sec filings . as a result , fpfg\u2019s shareholders and the investing public had no idea that fpfg was being controlled by members and associates of organized crime . manno , an attorney for scarfo , allegedly abused his position as an attorney to further insulate scarfo and the enterprise by deceiving scarfo\u2019s probation officer and the district court . the indictment alleges that manno\u2019s deception corruptly influenced scarfo\u2019s supervised release by withholding information from the probation office and the district court regarding scarfo\u2019s source of income and his contact with convicted felons .\nthe indictment details a telephone call intercepted by law enforcement on dec . 5 , 2007 , that illustrates the corrupt nature of scarfo and pelullo\u2019s control of fpfg . according to the indictment , pelullo called scarfo to tell him about the sudden death of a former fpfg executive described in the indictment as \u201cindividual # 4 , \u201d who had provided information to pelullo and william maxwell that they used to extort control of fpfg . at the time of his death , individual # 4 was employed by fpfg as a member of its \u201ccompliance team . \u201d during the conversation , scarfo and pelullo expressed relief regarding individual # 4\u2019s death . after laughing about how he was \u201ccrushed\u201d that \u201cthe rat is dead , \u201d pelullo acknowledged that individual # 4 was \u201cthe only connection , the only tie to anything . \u201d as the news sunk in to scarfo , he stated , \u201coh boy . yeah , sal , you wanna know something though ? . . . that\u2019s one that i know you can\u2019t take credit for . . . [ laughter ] . . . and that\u2019s the natural best thing . you know what i mean ? . . . that is so like enron - ish . you know what i mean ? \u201d\nthe indictment alleges that the enterprise\u2019s criminal activity allowed scarfo and pelullo to live lavish lifestyles which included the purchase of an $ 850 , 000 yacht , a luxury home for scarfo , a bentley automobile for pelullo , and thousands of dollars in jewelry for scarfo\u2019s wife , murray - scarfo . as a direct result of the enterprise\u2019s criminal activity , fpfg and its shareholders suffered a loss of at least $ 12 million .\nthe charges and allegations contained in the indictment are merely accusations , and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty .\nthe case is being prosecuted by trial attorney lisa c . page of the organized crime and gang section in the justice department\u2019s criminal division and assistant u . s . attorney steven d\u2019aguanno of the new jersey u . s . attorney\u2019s office organized crime / gangs unit in camden . the case was investigated by the fbi\u2019s newark field office ; the department of labor , office of inspector general , office of labor racketeering and fraud investigations , new york region ; and the atf , newark . the fbi philadelphia field office and the sec provided assistance .\n( fpfx ) , a texas - based company and a one - time subprime lender that boasted former vice president dan quayle as a board member , and used nfl hall of famer dan marino in its ads .\non tuesday , nicodermo s . scarfo , a made man within the lucchese organized crime family , was arrested at his home . he ' s one of\nwith the illegal takeover of the publicly traded company , among other racketeering charges .\nthe defendants gave new meaning to ' corporate takeover , '\nsaid u . s . attorney paul fishman .\ncriminal activities have evolved from the back alleys to the board rooms ,\nsaid michael b . ward , special agent in charge of the fbi ' s newark field office . still , the tactics remain the same , he says :\nphysical threats and intimidation to gain leverage and loot lucrative businesses .\nscarfo is not the only one of the 13 with ties to organized crime . salvatore pelullo , an associate of the lucchese and philadephia la cosa nostra families is also charged , as are nicodermo d . scarfo ( scarfo sr . ) , the imprisoned former boss of the philadelphia family of la cosa nostra , and vittorio amuso , the imprisoned boss of the lucchese family . others charged include an accountant and five lawyers .\n. as a result , the public in general , and investors particularly , were left in the dark as to the true nature of the company and its management .\nas scarfo grapsed the weight of the news , he said ,\noh boy . yeah , sal , you wanna know something though ? . . . that ' s one that i know you can ' t take credit for . . . [ laughter ] . . . and that ' s the natural best thing . you know what i mean ? . . . that is so like enron - ish . you know what i mean ?\nparticularly in these economic times , investors should be free to invest in public companies without fear that violent criminal organizations are their puppetmasters ,\nsaid u . s . attorney paul fishman .\nand the public deserves to rely with confidence on corporate officials and professionals whose positions require them to act in the best interest of shareholders , not members of organized crime .\nthe nanny ' s gut told her something was very wrong . then the dad watched the chilling cctv\nhomeless man is the only bystander willing to risk it all for a cop . . .\nfamily dog was missing for a month without a trace before their . . .\nhungry leopard chases down a baby antelope . . . then does the most . . .\ndog is chained outside for 15 years until a freak accident changes . . .\nimmigrant mother claims 14 - month - old baby was returned to her covered in lice afte . . .\nhomeless man is the only bystander willing to risk it all fo . . .\nemployee tells her manager she can ' t come to work since her . . .\nmom goes viral after she posts about her\nmiracle cure\nfor . . .\nthe nanny ' s gut told her something was very wrong . then the dad\nwhen this rescued lioness and lion cub first met , what happe . . .\nfirst two boys rescued from flooded thai cave , according to local of . . .\nif you\u2019d like to allow notifications , please go into your browser\u2019s website or privacy settings and set the permissions for urltoken to \u201callow . \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 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nindicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the exchange act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . yes x no o\nindicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , or a smaller reporting company . see the definitions of \u0093large accelerated filer , \u0094 \u0093accelerated filer\u0094 and \u0093smaller reporting company\u0094 in rule 12b - 2 of the exchange act\nindicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in rule 12b - 2 of the exchange act ) . yes o no x\nnegative of such terms . these forward - looking statements are based upon the company\u0092s\nresults to differ materially from those described in such forward - looking statements . the\npart ii : other information item 2 . unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds\nthe company is a diversified company that provides commercial loan , consumer lending , residential and commercial restoration , facility ( janitorial and maintenance ) services , insurance adjusting services , construction management services and a facilities and restoration franchise business . toward this end , the company has made several complementary acquisitions of businesses that are designed to create value through synergy and enterprise - level expertise .\nmanagement\u0092s focus on rutgers investment has been to qualify rutgers investment in 48 states as a mortgage banker . this process entails applying for mortgage banking licenses in each of the 48 states and thereafter qualifying as a mortgage banker in the particular state . management anticipates that rutgers investment will be qualified as a mortgage banker in approximately 15 states during the fourth quarter of 2008 . the remainder of this licensing process should be substantially completed by year - end .\nadditionally , as state licensing is completed , the firm\u0092s target market strategy for residential loans will be on the individual borrower with a credit score on the lower end of the credit score spectrum seeking to refinance for improved terms and debt consolidation .\nrutgers investment is presently conducting mortgage banking on a limited basis and has offices in pennsylvania and texas .\nrutgers investment and urltoken ( \u0093hla\u0094 ) entered into an outsourced mortgage processing and fulfillment services agreement effective december 31 , 2007 . the relationship proved unsuccessful and the agreement was terminated by rutgers investment on march 14 , 2008 .\nin support of rutgers investment , the company , on december 31 , 2007 , issued 10 , 000 , 000 shares of its common stock to rutgers for $ 1 , 000 , 000 that was evidenced by rutgers investment\u0092s subordinated debenture delivered to the company . this debenture was secured by a pledge of the company common stock that was issued to rutgers .\nthe company also issued 250 , 000 shares of its common stock to a financing consultant who arranged warehouse line of credit financing effective april 1 , 2008 .\nit is anticipated that franchises will be available for purchase during 2008 . buying a franchise enables the owner to offer and provide emergency restoration and cleaning services related to fire damage , water damage and mold contamination , as well as janitorial and building maintenance services under certain proprietary trademarks .\nrevenue and dividends from investments are recognized at the time the investment dividends are declared payable by the underlying investment . capital gains and losses are recorded on the date of sale of the investment .\ninterest income is recognized on the interest method . interest income is discontinued when management determines future collection is unlikely . loans are placed on non - 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{"id": 56185, "summary": [{"text": "chess kids is an australian company ( registered business name chess world australia pty ltd ) that provides a range of chess-related products and services to schools , individuals and chess clubs .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "services include coaching and recreational programs , and vacation-seminars they refer to as \" incursions \" .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "their affiliated retailer , chess world sells chess equipment and accessories to schools .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "chess kids organises extensive local and regional chess tournaments for students in more than 645 schools across australia , including the annual national interschool chess championships , with over 9,000 students competing on the regional and national level in 2007 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the company was founded in 1998 by chess enthusiast david cordover , who was only 20 years old at the time .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "the start-up funds were provided by the cash prize when cordover won the nescaf\u00e9 big break award contest for his business plan vision of bringing chess to every school student in australia .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "in an article in teacher : the national education magazine , cordover described the educational and character-development benefits of chess competition for young children ; and wrote that \" research has shown that chess confers many educational benefits , including developing problem-solving ability , abstract analytical skill , spatial ability , memory and concentration . \" ", "topic": 35}], "title": "chess kids", "paragraphs": ["we can not thank chess for kids and richard enough ! the kids in richards class don\u2019t get a boring lecture . it\u2019s game on !\nchess life for kids is the official publication of the united states chess federation ( us chess ) for age 12 and under . a subscription to this leading chess magazine is one of the benefits of scholastic membership in us chess . chess life for kids is a bi - monthly publication . scholastic membership is available in our online store .\nwe\u2019re always growing and always looking for people who are good with kids and love chess . join us !\ngenius chess kids private limited \u2013 we give franchisee of chess coaching for children . it is a very good opportunity for you to become an entrepreneur .\nchesskidsnation is a nationwide chess tutoring establishment staffed by trained chess coaches , working for the benefit of chess community to promote chess throughout the country . read more . . .\na bi - monthly subscription to chess life for kids is included as a benefit with the scholastic us chess federation membership , for those age 12 and under .\nit may have seemed that they were just playing a game , but the 400 students in the 2007 chess kids national interschool chess championships were also learning important educational skills .\nchesskidsnation is a nationwide chess tutoring establishment staffed by trained chess coaches , working for the benefit of chess community to promote chess throughout the country . contact us today to learn more . .\norganiser and founder of chess kids , david cordover , says chess programs were first introduced in schools about 10 years ago . competition numbers rise by about 30 per cent a year .\nkid chess\u00ae runs chess tournaments at our alpharetta and marietta offices , our schools , and other locations .\nkids with high iqs learn how to play chess faster \u2014 but once their peers catch up , they may no longer have an advantage .\nbay area chess named 2018 chess club of the year by the us chess federation ! thank you all for your continued support of our club and our events .\nif you are interested in advertising in chess life for kids , contact advertising associate joan dubois at ( 931 ) 787 - 1234 , ext . 123 or email joan at [ email protected ] if you have an article or photograph that you want to see published in chess life for kids please refer to our cl4k writer ' s guidelines ( rev . 2009 ) and email chess life for kids editor , glenn petersen at [ email protected ]\nwe have been teaching chess to kids in schools and in our marietta east cobb facility for several years . learn more about our after school programs here .\nthe management consultant and former economics adviser to liberal senator arthur sinodinos , is undertaking extracurricular research into the economic benefits of teaching kids how to play chess .\nthe best part of chess is playing chess ! we run a range of different weekend tournaments to suit players of different skill levels . with trophies , certificates and other prizes up for grabs , chess kids tournaments are fun and furtile breeding ground for up and coming champions !\nformer chess teacher geoff butler estimated it would cost about $ 1200 a year in 2010 ( $ 1326 . 20 inflation adjusted ) to teach a classroom of kids how to play chess once a week in tuition fees .\nwhile a high iq helps kids learn the game and acquire the basic skills required to play , once other kids catch up intelligence level probably doesn ' t matter , ericsson explains . but deliberate practice does .\nwe are currently hiring chess coaches to teach chess to children in after school programs on the campuses of elementary and middle schools .\nkid chess\u00ae teaches chess to children in a fun environment at atlanta area public and private schools , homeschool groups , and other locations .\nmr butler said he has seen firsthand many benefits in teaching children how to play chess .\na lot of bright kids disengage with school because it ' s too easy . but chess , used properly , can motivate them ,\nhe said .\nmy grandson is so enjoying his chess . for every family event he brings his chess board in hopes of getting someone to play with him . he would play chess all day if he could .\nwe are also happy to list for you various chess tournaments and events run by our partners in chess , to provide ample opportunity for quality over - the - board playing experience for your child outside of and in addition to a kid chess\u00ae \u201cfun with chess\u201d afterschool club .\nat kid chess\u00ae , kids come first . we are a child centered program with highly qualified and experienced chess coaches . our instructors are among an elite group chosen for their chess playing ability as well as their ability to work with children , parents , and schools , and each instructor must pass in - depth background checks .\nthe chess board could be used to teach kids as young as five co - ordinates in mathematics , even though it ' s part of the year 3 maths syllabus , mr butler said .\nthere is a very high level of engagement with kids when they are playing chess and that ' s something that perhaps doesn ' t happen with the traditional classroom activity . then there is the self - esteem and confidence that ' s built when six - year - old kids are able to beat adults comfortably .\nmr butler said he had to deal with negative stereotypes surrounding chess by combining it with sports .\ni am an active sportsperson and i deliberately went out and played sports with kids ,\nhe said .\nour unique staffing approach utilizes the talents of both tournament chess players and educators .\nnine out of ten of the top elementary schools in atlanta have chess programs .\ncontact us for after school programs , individual , group and online chess classes .\na history of chess openings - gm yasser seirawan - 2014 . 10 . 01\noccasionally we organize fast chess tournaments , so called blitz , g / 5 .\nchess - it probably comes as no surprise to learn that chess is an excellent activity for students who enjoy mental stimulation . chess strengthens one ' s creative and critical thinking ability , memory , concentration , mental precision and academic endurance . many studies report that chess helps strengthen certain areas of the brain as well . if your child appreciates logical thinking and strategy , chess is a wonderful lifelong activity .\nfive years ago , there was only 1000 kids playing in competitions . now , you ' ve got 5000 that are playing nationally .\nthis is a great opportunity to meet other families who share the love of chess .\nthe opposition ' s acting spokesman on education , mark butler , said that chess had a lot of benefits for kids but ultimately the content should should be determined by an independent body such as the curriculum review board , not politicians .\nparents ask us how they can get more involved with their child\u2019s chess experience and education . here\u2019s my favorite excerpt from a great article on urltoken make it an after - dinner ritual instead of netflix n\u2019 children at night , consider playing a few games of chess as your new bonding activity . \u201ci always encourage kids to [ \u2026 ]\nquiz your chess skills in different areas such as tactics and checkmates . these fun puzzles are going to make your brain grow and improve your chess game . give it a try .\nas an additional event , consider entering your school team in the mt alexander chess challenge .\nwe usually see kids starting at about six years of age , but it is most popular between the ages of 9 and 12 ,\nhe says .\neven intelligence , ericsson said , is not directly linked to expert performance . in\npeak ,\nhe cites a study by british researchers , which found that intelligence does indeed predict chess skill among children . but when those researchers looked only at kids who were elite chess players , a higher iq was , in fact , linked to worse skills .\n\u00a9 2016 kid chess , inc . , all rights reserved . ( on hostgator vps . )\nchess develops analytical , synthetic and decision - making skills that can be applied to real life .\nhone your skills with group or private coaching at one of our 4 chess centers around melbourne .\ncongratulations to everyone who came out to participate and make for a great chess community event ! 2018 annual chess tournament winners remember ! even thought we love rewarding all our top players . . .\nschools can choose to teach chess as part of the national curriculum or as an extracurricular activity .\npractice piece movement by playing a real game of chess against our ezchess computer ! recommended for beginning - level students , ezchess will basically play random moves as you play your first real games of chess .\nlearn how the pieces move by playing monster chess . select the chess piece you want and run around the board gobbling up the other side ' s pawns . try and beat your own best time !\nchess encourages children learn to focus , plan , and persevere through challenges , building self - confidence .\nour programs bring the benefits of chess to children in a manner that is both engaging and fun .\njohn adams will be spending the next 12 months looking at the public policy benefits of playing chess .\nmr cordover says students from 64 schools took part in the state final of the championships at parade college in bundoora . with 250 chess tables , it was the largest gathering of chess players in one room in victoria .\nchess helps to develop problem - solving , thinking , memory , social and visual spatial skills . using chess as an educational tool is gaining popularity , with many schools introducing it as part of their maths or science curriculum .\nchess enables the child to gain insights into the nature of competition which will help them in any competitive endeavor .\nfor information about or to join the united states chess federation for either yourself or your child , please visit urltoken .\nlearn about and practice piece movement and your checkmating skills in our \u201ckid chess\u00ae fun house . \u201d watch one of our videos on openings and tactics . try out the knight\u2019s tour ! test yourself on what you\u2019ve learn with our \u201ckid chess\u00ae evaluator\u201d\nthank you for such a wonderful program . it is amazing to see adam , at age 7 , strategize as he learns to play the game . what you are teaching goes beyond the game of chess , it impacts the way the kids learn . keep up the great work ! - - connie kane , penngrove elementary parent\neducation minister christopher pyne ' s office confirmed there are no plans to formally introduce chess as part of the national curriculum .\nchesskidsnation provides you with access to the greatest chess instructors regardless of your geographic location . instructors are world - class players who have been hand selected by chesskidsnation and have undertaken to provide you with the best experience learning chess . read more . . .\nthe real \u201cqueen of katwe\u201d , phiona mutesi , is coming to santa rosa to visit interested chess club for kids members and family . we are also very fortunate to have robert katende , and benjamin mukumbya as well . attending this event will be a life inspiring moment your family will remember forever , as phiona\u2019s real life story [ \u2026 ]\nthank you again for sending us these terrific coaches . i cannot say enough about how wonderful , friendly , and energetic they are ! ! the kids had a terrific time ! we appreciate all that you are doing !\nit ' s time to learn to play chess . just watch this one video , and you will be ready to play !\ni just wanted you to know how pleased we are with david hill and chess for kids . we were able to fill the class and the children had a great time . i saw many smiling faces , including students , parents and staff . you have been wonderful and we are all very grateful for your help getting things going . \u201d - - bill\nfor young primary school children , half an hour of chess a week was sufficient , and 45 minutes for older children , he said .\nother programs include chess ( beginner and intermediate courses ) and touch typing . click urltoken to learn more about zaniac ' s engaging programs .\nchess is extremely popular amongst home school students with hundreds of home schoolers participating in the atlanta area . learn more about our homeschool programs here .\nour chess lessons are dedicated to improve academic excellence by encouraging and training our students to become problem solvers , critical thinkers , and admirable leaders .\nwe want to thank you for the outstanding presentation of chess to our target students . not only were our \u201cexperts\u201d challenged , you kindled an interest in the game in some of the reluctant beginners . mt . bethel benefits greatly by having your chess program . again , a sincere thank you .\nchess tournaments are a fun and competitive activity that is integral aspect of improving chess skills . our three different groups of tournaments are designed for different age groups and skill levels so that no matter what age or level you ' re at , there is a tournament for you to take part in . \u200b\ni have been extremely pleased with the way things are being run at rocky mount . i appreciate the promptness of your staff and their interactions with the students are positive . the coaches are so entertaining and instructional , great with the kids . thank you for such a great program !\nthe review board , the australian curriculum , assessment and reporting authority , said it does not have a recommendation on whether chess should be part of the school curriculum .\nfrom the press democrat : phiona mutesi , whose aptitude for the game of chess took her from an impoverished african slum and transformed her into the queen of katwe , the subject of a hollywood movie , shared the inspiring story of her life saturday with a group of young students in rohnert park . \u201cchess has given me [ \u2026 ]\nour personalized approach to learning chess builds the skills , habits and attitudes your child needs to experience success now , and for years to come . read more . . .\nten months ago i became a dad and my daughter ' s going to enter the school system in about four years ' time . this [ research ] can help improve the education system for kids , i think , not only for my daughter but also for others ,\nhe said .\nhis friend mark walton , owner and head coach of the canberra school of tennis , has been running holiday camps which combine tennis and chess classes for the past 15 years .\nin the years that followed his defeat at the hands of his classmate , ericsson found himself less interested in improving at chess and more interested in learning how people improve at anything .\nzaniac features an environment and pedagogy unlike any other educational business or school . parents love it because zaniac provides real academic advantage to their children . kids love it because zaniac lets them interact with technology and math in a hands - on environment that feels just like playing with friends . learning has never been this fun .\nplaying chess has proven to help students enhance their creativity , improve their power of concentration , develop and expand critical thinking skills , boost memory and retention , and achieve superior academic performance .\nmay 2nd \u2013 august 22th every wednesday night 5 \u2013 8 : 30 pm . join us for a game of chess at the wednesday night market in santa rosa ! we\u2019re always at . . .\nmay 2nd \u2013 august 22th every wednesday night 5 \u2013 8 : 30 pm . join us for a game of chess at the wednesday night market in santa rosa ! we\u2019re always at 4th and d street\nas a teenager in sweden , anders ericsson used to play chess against one of his classmates , a boy considerably worse at the game than ericsson . every time they ' d play , ericsson would trounce him .\npeople are starting to become more aware of the benefits it does provide and there is a cluster of schools near castlemaine that won a numeracy award recently for the work they are doing on chess ,\nhe says .\nlearn the basics of chess tournament types , and what you need to do . typical questions we often get : what is swiss and quads , what does time control means . . . all these you will find the answers to .\nprior , in 2014 , researchers analyzed six studies of chess players and eight studies of musicians and found that deliberate practice was not the only explanation for high performance in either domain . instead , other factors , like intelligence , might be at play there as well .\nmy daughter took your class last year . i do plan to sign her up again , but i also wanted to let you know what wonderful teachers you had there last year . they were wonderful and so patient with all the kids . they kept the class focused and on track . even though the class was a good size , and they only met once a week , i could tell when they gave out trophies that they really had taken the time to know each child .\nadditionally , chess has been shown to augment problem - solving capabilities , provide cultural enrichment , advance intellectual maturity , and enhance self - esteem . we know that these are qualities that school administrators , parents , and teachers desire for their students . for additional information and supporting research , please click here .\nlego clubs - are an excellent opportunity for students interested in engineering as well as those who enjoy designing and building things and learning how things work . lego programs provide tools that develop lateral and three dimensional thinking in a fun environment . not only do legos improve literacy as kids work with instructions , it boosts motor development , and enhances communication and critical thinking . many schools and libraries sponsor lego based activities . first lego league are competitions for children ages 9 to 14 years old and are geared to inspire interest and participation in science and technology using lego based products .\ni just wanted to let you know how awesome kid chess is and how much our daughter has loved it this year . she started in january as a novice first grade player at school and then attended the camp at findley oaks this summer . she plans to continue in second grade this year \u2014 she absolutely loves coach keith and coach aj .\nhe was transfixed . paul horn , then director of ibm research , had been bugging lickel to come up with an idea for the company\u2019s next \u201cgrand challenge , \u201d big blue ' s tradition of tackling incredibly tough problems just to see if they can be solved . the last one drew wide attention when the firm\u2019s deep blue computer beat garry kasparov at chess in 1996 .\n\u201cstand - out students\u201d begin the admissions process way before they actually complete their applications . what this means is thinking ahead to make sure you take a rigorous academic program and get the best grades , without overwhelming yourself in the process . it also means getting the most out of the standardized tests you can , usually accomplished through some kind of test prep . an important third ingredient is well - written essays that reflect who you are as a student and person . in addition to grades , test scores , and essays , admissions people are very interested in what you do with your time when you are not in school . they look for students who show long - term involvements in something they love . among the \u201cstand - out\u201d activities a few successful applicants have identified in their applications are : * a teen who saw that his school was littered with all kinds of paper lunch bags , water bottles and trash . he was so upset by the mess that he decided to do something about it . on his own , he designed , got manufactured and then sold recyclable lunch bags to students , with the profits going back to his school . * at five years old , a student began playing chess . because he didn\u2019t yet read , he asked his mother to read chess moves to him at night instead of bedtime stories . he became better and better at chess , received chess tutoring and entered competitions through the years . one day he won a national chess championship . in high school , he developed a chess program for his town\u2019s school for homeless children . * born with a profound hearing impairment at birth , a girl used her strengths to overcome the disability , specifically choosing to take on activities that were hearing neutral , as in computers and working with animals and cooking . to help other hearing impaired students , she began a newsletter that focused on what hearing impaired students could do with their time and lives , and also emphasized how few things they couldn\u2019t do . \u2022 a lover of animals and science , a girl became a teen volunteer for a city zoo . she was then accepted to a special program in which she taught classes to the public about endangered species and animal conservation . this then led her to being selected as an arctic ambassador to polar bears international , where she spent time with students from around the world in the canadian tundra , studying polar bears , the effect of global climate change and ways of preserving natural resources . each one of the above stories were used by students as part of their successful applications .\nthank you for all the generous donations you\u2019ve made this year to my committee . you\u2019re a wonderful partner in education but you\u2019re also a wonderful parent who truly supports our school . and i don\u2019t just mean by making monetary donations . i\u2019ve seen you and your family at many school events and you\u2019re always willing to come out and play chess with the students . you\u2019ve helped make mountain view a better school and i appreciate everything you\u2019ve done so much !\nour son loved the program last year . he attended the second session both semesters . we really saw improvement in his game and thought process by the end of the year . coach lee is awesome and so very patient with the students . he is very knowledgeable about chess and i appreciate that he guides younger players to \u201ca better move\u201d and explains a wrong move . we have already registered for this year . he is ready and waiting to begin .\nalthough zaniac is known for its flagship zane math k - 8 tutoring and enrichment curriculum , zane math k - 8 accounts for only 22 % of sales . 78 % of sales are for enrichment courses and programs like computer programming , zaniac robotics : lego\u00ae , game - based learning : minecraft\u2122 , game modding , tinkering , 3d printing , chess , touch typing , and edison club \u2014 programs designed to motivate students to want to learn more math .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwelcome to the age . skip directly to : search box , section navigation , content . text version .\nmost of the prep to year 9 students were boys , but mr cordover says more girls are starting to take up the game .\nteams from brighton grammar school , greythorn primary school and mount view primary school will compete in the national finals on december 7 and 8 at monash university , clayton . the three teams of five players will be up against 300 other students .\nwhen you see news happening : sms / mms : 0406 the age ( 0406 843 243 ) , or us . more\nget free news emails from theage . com . au . sign - 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does your student like to read and / or talk about what he or she reads ? check out the school book club or literary club . some schools ' literary clubs focus on reading and discussing books , while others also invite budding writers to submit their works for reading and critiquing . for those who enjoy thoughtful discourse about the books that they read , literature clubs are a good way to improve communication , reading and writing skills and learn to develop and support opinions .\nmany extracurricular activities teach your child valuable skills such as how to persevere in the face of challenges and think through problems with multiple possible solutions . encourage your child to find activities that suit his or her interests and strengths and offer opportunities for growth . your child will undoubtedly reap many academic and non - academic benefits .\nhuntington is the tutoring and test prep leader . its certified tutors provide individualized instruction in reading , phonics , writing , study skills , elementary and middle school math , algebra through calculus , chemistry , and other sciences . it preps for the sat and act , as well as state and standardized exams . huntington programs develop the skills , confidence , and motivation to help students succeed and meet the needs of common core state standards . founded in 1977 , huntington ' s mission is to give every student the best education possible . learn how huntington can help at urltoken . for franchise opportunities please visit urltoken .\nthis item was posted by a community contributor . to read more about community contributors , click here .\nfor full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable javascript . here are the instructions how to enable javascript in your web browser .\nour economic model is effectively we don ' t value add and we don ' t innovate . we ' re growing things and selling them off at the worst price . we need a skilled workforce who can think outside the box ,\nmr adams said .\nit develops your concentration span , develops your problem - solving ability , develops your concept of actions and consequences and teaches you self - regulation .\ninitially it seems a bit bizarre but they are actually very compatible . tennis is a physically aerobic activity so it gives children a mental challenge to complement ,\nhe said .\nmr adams aims to release the report some time next year . this is his second research undertaking , following his budget proposal to give people the option of paying off university debt using superannuation savings .\naustralian students ' grades are slipping compared with 65 peer nations in the organisation for economic co - operation and development . the latest oecd report found australia dropped in ranking to equal 17th in maths and equal 10th in reading .\n* copyright \u00a9 2018 insider inc . all rights reserved . registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our\nprofessor anders ericsson is an expert on experts , who studies exactly how people improve at anything .\nin decades of research , he has found that just practicing isn ' t enough \u2014 even though his research was the basis for malcolm gladwell ' s popular and oft - cited\n10 , 000 - hour rule .\nto truly improve , you must engage in what ericsson calls\ndeliberate practice .\nthough ericsson didn ' t realize it then , the question would come to define his life ' s work .\ntoday , ericsson is a professor of psychology at florida state university , where he specializes , among many topics , in the science of peak performance . he is , in other words , an expert on experts .\naccording to ericsson ' s research and logic , the sole reason you aren ' t a virtuoso violinist , or an olympic athlete , or another kind of world - class performer , is that you haven ' t engaged in a process he calls\ndeliberate practice .\nin general , according to ericsson , deliberate practice involves stepping outside your comfort zone and trying activities beyond your current abilities . while repeating a skill you ' ve already mastered might be satisfying , it ' s not enough to help you get better . moreover , simply wanting to improve isn ' t enough \u2014 people also need well - defined goals and the help of a teacher who makes a plan for achieving them .\nat first , the teacher gives feedback on your efforts ; eventually , you can spot problems in your own performance and tweak it accordingly . ericsson ' s research has led him to study expert spellers , elite athletes , and memory champions \u2014 and he attributes their diverse successes to deliberate practice .\nmost notably , ericsson ' s work on deliberate practice formed the basis for the\n10 , 000 - hour rule\nfeatured in malcolm gladwell ' s book ,\noutliers\n: put in about 10 , 000 hours of practice , and you ' ll become an expert .\nunfortunately , ericsson says gladwell misinterpreted his research and that 10 , 000 hours of merely repeating the same activity over and over again is not sufficient to catapult someone to the top of their field .\ngladwell likely drew his conclusions from a paper that ericsson and his colleagues published in 1993 , which studied 40 violinists in germany . specifically , the researchers focused on what factors differentiated the best musicians from the good or the mediocre ones .\nafter asking all the violinists to give detailed records of how they spent their time , on music practice as well as on other activities , the researchers found that the top two groups of violinists spent significantly more hours practicing alone than the others did . the researchers also studied pianists and yielded similar conclusions .\non average \u2014 and gladwell likely drew his conclusion from this \u2014 the best violinists had spent a total of 10 , 000 hours practicing their craft by 20 years old . some , however , had practiced much more , or less , than that . ( gladwell ' s publicist didn ' t respond to a request for comment . )\nericsson ' s findings from the past three decades suggest that deliberate practice is the key to achieving high levels of performance in any field .\nin his book ,\npeak : secrets from the new science of expertise ,\ncowritten with the journalist robert pool , ericsson translates the principles of deliberate practice from academic - speak into plain language .\nwhen i spoke with ericsson by phone in may , he told me that people who think practice can only get you so far aren ' t talking about the same kind of practice as he is .\nas for whether genetic differences \u2014 say , in cognitive or physical ability \u2014 account for variations in achievement , ericsson is skeptical .\nheight and body size , he said , are the only genetically predetermined traits that can ' t be altered much through practice and have a meaningful impact on performance .\ni ' ve been spending now 30 years trying to look for kind of limits that would actually constrain some individuals from being successful in some domain ,\nericsson told me .\nand i ' m surprised that i ' ve yet really to find such limits .\nin the last few years , however , ericsson ' s findings on deliberate practice have come under intense scrutiny from other psychologists .\nresearch published in may 2016 analyzed the results of thousands of studies and found that while deliberate practice did indeed account for some of the differences between more and less skilled athletes , it couldn ' t account for all of them . the researchers can ' t say for sure what other factors matter , but they propose that genetically influenced physical traits such as how easily you build muscle mass , and even psychological traits like confidence , play a role .\nin a response to the 2016 paper , published in the same journal , ericsson wrote that these conclusions are inaccurate , largely because they conflate total hours of accumulate practice with deliberate practice specifically .\nunless you ' re performing exercises that were assigned by a teacher to help you improve in a particular area , ericsson believes you ' re not engaging in deliberate practice . plenty of practice activities are completely ineffective and won ' t lead to improvement , he told me when we spoke again in june .\nreading over the scientific studies on deliberate practice , i couldn ' t help but wonder what these findings mean for professional writers .\nbased on my understanding of ericsson ' s research , it would take a lifetime of adherence to rigid practice criteria \u2014 but yes , it would theoretically be possible .\ni posed a similar question to d . zachary hambrick , a professor of psychology at michigan state university who coauthored both the 2014 and 2016 papers debunking ericsson ' s findings .\nhambrick said he didn ' t know . to date , no research has explored the role of deliberate practice in writing expertise . but hambrick also said he ' d be surprised if writing ability was entirely dependent on deliberate practice . in other words , unless i started out with certain requisite abilities , a lifetime might not be enough for me to achieve wolfe or lewis levels .\nhambrick , however , kept reiterating that practice is important , if not essential , to the development of expertise in any field .\ni don ' t think there ' s any downside to believing in the power of practice ,\nhe said .\ni\nthink there is a possible downside to sort of thinking that anybody can accomplish anything with no limits .\nto put it frankly , believing that people can deliberately practice their way to peak performance might be a waste of time .\npeople might start training in things and end up not improving much when they could have invested their resources and energies and time and training in other things which they might be more likely to excel at ,\nhambrick said ."]}
{"id": 56199, "summary": [{"text": "platipus records was a popular trance music record label that was based in london , uk .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "it was founded in 1993 by simon berry , and early releases included union jack and art of trance .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "later , the label included artists like dawnseekers and quietman .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "sublabels included gekko and platipus euro .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "platipus records ltd ceased trading in 2010 .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "berry and the label 's artists relaunched under the porcupine records label , but this was superseded by the founding of platipus music at the end of 2011 . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "platipus records", "paragraphs": ["listen to platipus records volumes 1 - 9 ( classic 90s trance ) now .\nneo & farina \u2018alba rossa\u2019 ( remastered ) . . . - platipus records | facebook\nplatipus records , ltd . ' s albums , tracks , releases and discography / artists - urltoken\n( platipus records ) platmu26lp format : digital global release : 12 . 03 . 18 / beatport exclusive 26 . 02 . 18\nplatipus sub - label , releasing more tribal and techno - ish flavors of trance . not to be confused with disco gekko records .\nplatipus records vol . 2 is great , but there are better cds out there . simon berry is brilliant , but children isn ' t quite the goa sound . better cds are ( for goa ) : spirits of independance ( krembo records ) and dreamland ( for dream music - imp dance records )\nthanks mate ! tried to stay away from the more uplifting stuff platipus released and concentrate on the platipus ' sound ' .\ngot the platipus archive series with volumes 3 and 4 on it , for a tenner . platipus 1 & 2 are still available through that .\nalso availaible as part of the\nplatipus archives 1 + 2\nboxset platbox1 .\n\u2018cactus \u2013 2017 remixes\u2019 will be released 12th june 2017 on beatport . global release 27th june 2017 on platipus .\nthing is most of the latter platipus comps all focused on their new stuff . even a beginners guide to platipus wasn ' t really because it focused far too much on the progressive side and not on the amazing stuff they released between 1993 - 1999\nand the end of platipus arrived . . . i ' m so sad that i can ' t say anything more , except\n10x for these 17 years of heaven\n. hope the spirit and the sound will be kept alive through the new porcupine records label . please , give us news simon . love !\nplatipus released some quality tracks in the late 90 ' s many of which are up there with my favourite trance records of alltime . like previous reviewers , i didnt dig the releases from more recent years quite as much but the the old ones are always the best ones , right ? if you would like an introduction to platipus then volume 4 is an amazing album that showcases lots of the best tracks on this label . a legendary label !\nthis album is not realy my style . bye dragonfly , matsuri , distance , tit insted of platipus that is my sugestion to you .\ni ' ve got a couple of platipus compilations and they all got calling your name on it , but not this version ( coincidently ) .\nat its beginning platipus records had an impressive signal to noise ratio in its releases . simon berry seemed to have worked out a successful formula for electronic trace without sounding formulaic that retains its value years later . that platipus records is no longer active and can serve as a time capsule for a decade and a half of high quality releases is about as good an ending as one could hope for . the label will not be tarnished by new corporate ownership by an entity that would care nothing about the label ' s reputation and which would happily drives the once respected label into a painful and distasteful obscurity . i ' m sure i will always have a fondness for platipus and the window it provides into a period of time which will forever remain behind us . i hope that porcupine is able to perform some future magic that will be reminiscent of platipus only in terms of its quality and the consistency of whatever the\nsound\nturns out to be . platipus cannot be repeated nor should it be . it ' s history , baby . the only other label i can think of for which i had a similar connection perhaps was chicago ' s wax trax , also no longer with us . endings are necessary ; all one can hope for is that there is dignity left when the time comes . in that sense , platipus succeeded . spin on .\ni haven ' t got either . i love trance and have many of the records metioned here on vinal . i shall be out this weekend on the hunt for v1 and v2 a new set of headphones and a bunch of candles !\nas one half of brancaccio & aisher , and suicide sports club , luke brancaccio has been one of bedrock records\u2019 most prolific artists and having recently collaborated with simon berry , has a forthcoming release on circus recordings and a 3rd single imminent on bedrock .\nplatipus\u23aa\u2117 & \u00a9 1993 - 2015 by platipus , uk\u23aalabel managed in collaboration with banshee worx bvba , belgium privacy policy \u23aa legal terms \u23aa cookies \u23aa sitemap \u23aa press \u23aa about this website is powered by beatport . this site ( or application ) is not affiliated with , maintained , endorsed or sponsored by beatport , llc or any of its affiliates .\none of the giant labels and original purveyors of progressive house and trance . platipus have come leaps and bounds over the years and have delivered some epic releases . who will forget the mid 90 ' s sound that has influenced progressive house to no end . robert miles , art of trance , oliver lieb and bt have all been at home on the platipus label from time to time .\nmartin merkel emerged from the shadows at the end of last year with his first single release for simon berry\u2019s platipus records . this was an introduction and taste of his self - described brand of \u201csoulful techno\u201d , steeped in complex emotions and with an attention to musical detail that comes from many years of dedication to his chosen craft . the exciting collection of music is now revealed in its entirety as his \u2018constantin\u2019 album \u2013 a creative project inspired by his emotional journey over the past year and honouring the recent birth of his son . martin\u2019s joining forces with the legendary platipus imprint also marks a bold new direction in the label\u2019s evolution , as its creative ethos develops in an exciting tech house / melodic techno direction .\na somewhat mysterious figure within the european techno scene , this maverick german dj / producer has often stepped away from the egotistical glare of publicity , preferring his music to do the talking . martin merkel is a master of sonic excellence and musicality , his creations have previously often crept out on the likes of cinematique , bonzai , secondary tones , joof , monkey business , neverending and his own shelter 54 imprint . now , under the auspicious guidance of platipus records the most exciting new chapter of his career is about to begin .\nalso available as part of the\nplatipus archives 3 + 4\nboxset platbox2 . track 3 is written on the back of release as\nlsg - hidden of venus ( oliver leib remix )\n.\ni purchased v2 , and yes , it is better . children is a classic , goa or not , and red herring is so dynamic and brilliant . and the mwnn remix of octopus is a fav as well . for those like me who live here is the us , i found an intresting cd called platipus ultimate dream collection or something of the sort , and it was a domestic release of both comps on a double disc compilation . i found it used for 14 . 99 ( compre that with the 60 bucks i paid for both my platipus cds ) , but i already owned both so i had no need . this dream collection cd was released under popular records and bmg here in the us and had the exact same music , so search for that for a nicely priced cd .\nplatipus records have a long and distinguished history having being stalwarts of the trance scene for well over a decade . this release sees platipus headman simon berry - art of trance with another sumptuous offering , persia , also featuring natacha atlas of trans - global underground notoriety on vocals . the original mix is first off the plate , bringing together an typically driving blend of peaktime beats along with a rich tapestry of warm , organic synthlines and twinkling percussion . the mood is uplifting from the off , notching it up a level as atlas ' s orgasmic , mystical vocals are added along with scintillating acid line which eases off before notching back up again . on the flip side is some russian spice with the vorontsov remix displaying an exciting angle to the package . he takes parts of the original and softens the energy levels down with an tighter mix of incessant percussion and housier beats , enhancing the mystical quality of the vocals with added stings and beckoning melodic aftertraces . aot & platipus ; are making a charismatic start to 06 with a definite floorshaker reminiscent of early releases .\nso many amazing ch00ns ! often people don ' t know the discography of an artist / label well enough to make a proper tribute mix , but you showcased platipus ' finest very well . good job on the mixing as well .\nplatipus was one of those labels from the middle of the nineties until the end of the century you could buy records buy nearly blind from and you were as good as never really disappointed . without a doubt this label has a special place in the heart and mind of many musiclovers and has also left his remarkable and unique sound to the ( hard ) trance - scene : classics from union jack like cactus or two full moons and a trout as well as art of trance - kaleidoscope or octopus or the famous libra pres . taylor - anomaly - calling your name . brillant and simply timeless .\ndefinately serious trance techno , both volumes are classics . wouldn ` t change a track . haven ` t yet yeard v3 though . another good suggestion : - listen to dj quicksilver - not bad ( still not as good as platipus ! )\none of the very few trance labels that ' s still near and dear to my heart . i personally didn ' t like the wimpier flavors that starting coming around when they got new sleeve designs in 2000 , but they ' ve still managed to keep the production standards relatively high , it seems . but < i > old < / i > - time platipus records can still bring the house down . relentless , layered acid lines and tribal madness , especially on early union jack releases . melodic trance lovers : buy , beg or steal a couple of releases from before 1997 ; i can guarantee that you ' ll be shocked and provoked .\nit ain ' t goa . it ain ' t techno . it ain ' t ambient . it ain ' t dance music . it is platipus . all these tracks are good , the stand - out ones ( of course ) are by art of trance and union jack ( both aka simon berry ) . the only really dancey track is the technossomy one . these albums ( vol 1 & 2 ) are a teasing taster of what platipus has to offer . my hint : for an audio treat , listen to\nwildlife on one\nby art of trance .\ndespite much great naysaying , i still like this label an awful lot . sure , a lot of the thunder ' s gone , but they still manage to put out releases that feel slightly left of center . their sub - label , gekko , is especially consistent with quirk and curiosity , while platipus euro is a little more loud and raucous . the label isn ' t trying to write out its own history , as is evidenced by their re - releasing many older records . they ' re just trying to stay afloat in changing times . times where trance isn ' t even sure of its own direction anymore . it ' s perfectly fair to not like their current output , but it ' s also only fair to acknowledge their significance .\nso many amazing ch00ns ! often people don ' t know the discography of an artist / label well enough to make a proper tribute mix , but you showcased platipus ' finest very well . good job on the mixing as well . btw , # 30 is art of trance - octopus ( mwnn mix )\ni wanted to make one more comment on the fact that i ran across platipus v3 and purchased it immeaditely to find it is very different . 1 and 2 are much better . and someone please mail me some info on\nsecond nature\nlp from art of trance . i ' ve seen it on mail order , but no where else .\ni purchased this album , and immeaditely went out on search for art of trance and union jack lps . platipus artist has their own unique deep rythim sound i love . i haven ' t obtained v2 yet , but plan on going out to get it rather soon . i recommend this album and for listening beyond v2 , the art of trance lp\nwildlife on one\n.\n1995 - trance , house , tribal sorry for all the ads guys , i have no control over them the second in the compilation series by platipus records . still in its darker , harder , acid influenced stages but with tracks like children it is moving away from that 1 . robert miles - children ( dream version ) 2 . poltergeist - vicious circles ( union jack remix ) [ 00 : 07 : 36 ] 3 . the art of trance - octopus ( man with no name remix ) [ 00 : 14 : 36 ] 4 . salamander - tempest ( union jack remix ) [ 00 : 21 : 52 ] 5 . union jack - red herring ( original mix ) [ 00 : 29 : 03 ] 6 . catalyst - what ? [ 00 : 37 : 41 ] 7 . quietman - plastic gourd ( 10 inch mix ) [ 00 : 45 : 15 ] 8 . the art of trance - octopus ( original mix ) [ 00 : 52 : 22 ] 9 . union jack - cactus [ 01 : 00 : 58 ] 10 . the art of trance - orange [ 01 : 10 : 43 ]\npotentially the finest house / trance compilation of all time , from one of the most influential labels of all time . platipus are beloved by djs the world over and this collection showcases just some of the acts that have been on the label . this collection is loaded with dance floor classics - ' vicious circles ' by poltergeist , ' two full moons and a trout ' by art of trance and ' seadog ' by clanger are just some of the stand out tracks amongst many . if you love house / trance and you don ' t have this then you should hang your head in shame .\n01 . constantin 02 . wonderful life 03 . little wonder 04 . tiefentaucher 05 . parthenon 06 . der riese milz 07 . seelenfarben 08 . black light 09 . ashikaga 10 . patagonia\nthe album opens with the almost tranquil , low - slung groove of title track \u2018contantin\u2019 . its teasing , hypnotic pulsating motifs and distinctive layers of intricate , heart melting , melodies are the perfect entr\u00e9e for what is to come . whether its the bubbling percussion and irresistible , soaring energy of \u2018wonderful life\u2019 , the immediately infectious \u2018little wonder\u2019 , or the glorious symphonic synths of \u2018tiefentaucher\u2019 , martin merkel\u2019s music has a timeless quality that makes exceptional music become so treasured .\nmartin merkel creates his own unique , masterful blend of electronic music by utilising switching , ever - evolving elements as he layers atmospheric excellence over deeply powerful percussive grooves \u2013 check the fizzing dynamism of \u2018parthenon\u2019 . he is equally comfortable changing down a gear for the snappy , techy \u2018der riese milz\u2019 , diving into the darkness on \u2018seelenfarben\u2019 , and building superb elements of growling tension through \u2018black light\u2019 . every track is an homage to the intense emotional power that can be expressed and transmitted through synthesized machine music , none more so that the towering , stunning finale \u2018patagonia\u2019 .\noriginally inspired as an artist by the experimental attitude of italo disco and the embryonic techno scene , via parties at the likes if dorian grey and omen ( frankfurt ) and tresor ( berlin ) , martin merkel\u2019s nascent career saw him develop an early love of analogue synthesisers \u2013 and saw him fill his studio with a desirable collection of moog , roland and waldorf machinery . in recent years he has moved towards a more compact , travel - friendly digital studio set - up , but his love of synthesisers remains a defining characteristic of his uniquely distinctive musical output today and his \u2018constantin\u2019 album is a perfect testament to that love .\n20 remastered classics by oliver lieb aka paragliders / s . o . l , chab , union jack , martin merkel , loud , art of trance , circulation , moogwai , on3 , terra ferma , cai , domestic , kaukuta , & catalyst .\noriginally released in 1994 , \u2018cactus\u2019 is regarded as one of union jack\u2019s finest moments . 23 years on , despite a plethora of requests , no remixes have ever been commissioned\u2026until now .\nirish techno dj / producer and rising star jonno brien originally got the ball rolling last year when he sent in his remix out of the blue . it was quite simply too good to be ignored . carl cox , who was one of only a handful of dj\u2019s to be sent the mix , hammered it worldwide and included it as one of his highlights at the closing party @ space , ibiza .\npsychedelic sorcerers oood remain faithful to the prickly original but slam it into the 21st planet and beyond .\nafter a long hiatus , quietman\u2019s laurence and wilf emerge from a shimmering mirage with a sublime slice of desert sunrise .\n20 remastered classics featuring : oliver leib aka l . s . g / s . o . l . , union jack , dino lenny aka indiana , chab , van bellem , art of trance , orkidea , terra ferma , pob , moogwai , oliver klein , steve gibbs , i - ching , trigger , catalyast , greg murray , jane kumada , blu peter , healium\u200b , kansai and clanger .\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\nmy copy of this great compilation , has one error . track 9 ,\ndeeper than deep\n, is the third eye mix ( 7 . 27 ) which i personally prefer and not the poltergeist remix ( 7 . 18 ) .\ncarl cox - mix tape f . a . c . t [ 1995 ] react mc 56\n1997 trance , progressive trance 1 . libra presents taylor - anomaly - calling your name ( granny mix ) 2 . quietman - now and zen [ 00 : 08 : 01 ] 3 . lsg - hidden sun of venus ( oliver leib remix ) [ 00 : 16 : 27 ] 4 . pob - the awakening ( seismix ) [ 00 : 23 : 25 ] 5 . clanger - seadog ( way out west mix ) [ 00 : 31 : 23 ] 6 . universal state of mind - all because of you ( mindsweeper mix ) [ 00 : 38 : 11 ] 7 . loveclub - the journey ( the light mix ) [ 00 : 45 : 01 ] 8 . art of trance - kaleidoscope [ 00 : 53 : 48 ] 9 . terra ferma - floating [ 01 : 01 : 50 ] 10 . union jack - yeti [ 1 : 11 : 13 ]\nyour current browser isn ' t compatible with soundcloud . please download one of our supported browsers . need help ?\nthis browser doesn ' t support spotify web player . switch browsers or download spotify for your desktop .\nguardians of the galaxy \u2013 the complete mixtape ( vol . 1 & vol . 2 )\nlisten to all your favourite artists on any device for free or try the premium trial .\nwe use cookies to make sure official charts is the number 1 chart site on the web . cookies remember your choices and tailor content and advertising to you to improve your browsing experience . by continuing to use the site you consent to their use .\njoy kitikonti - mixtape history - insomnia 27 - 11 - 1993 . this is the first mixtape of a collection from 90 ' s to 2000\nthis is what i grew up with ! this is the unsurpassable mix . . . this is when goa was at its pinnacle . all classic tracks with artist like hlluciongen , doof , astral , x - dream and many many more .\nthis is what i love about goa trance , atmosphere ! feels lacking in a lot of psy these days . . .\nprobably your best set that i ' ve heard so far from this series . you maintained the same good flow throughout it all . fantastic work and awesome tracks ! please do something similar with more recent years , too !\nlove it , covered mostly all great tracks of that era . long live goa\none of the giant labels and original purveyors of progressive house and trance . view the full label profile\norkidea [ full set ] - transmission the lost oracle ( 29 . 10 . 2016 ) prague\n1998 1 . albion - air ( original mix ) 2 . the art of trance - madagascar ( cygnus - x remix ) [ 00 : 06 : 42 ] 3 . terra - ferma ft . i - ching - obelix ( terra ferma remix ) [ 00 : 13 : 09 ] 4 . humate - 3 . 1 ( bedrock remix ) [ 00 : 20 : 26 ] 5 . narcotik - blue ( original mix ) [ 00 : 30 : 20 ] 6 . pob - boiler ( humate remix ) [ 00 : 39 : 26 ] 7 . chromium - chrome ( original mix ) [ 00 : 46 : 45 ] 8 . sol - pollenflug ( original mix ) [ 00 : 56 : 21 ] 9 . quietman - sleeper ( man with no name remix ) [ 01 : 04 : 04 ] 10 . union jack - cockroach ( original mix ) [ 01 : 11 : 40 ]\npaul oakenfold - tranceport # 1 ( 1998 ) entire cd continuous mix ( 1 . 2 hrs ) ( 192kbps )\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\ncomment : shipped next day from ga , united states . all products are inspected and playing quality guaranteed ( excluding any digital content ) . our friendly multilingual customer service team will be happy to resolve your queries .\nthis is a 2 set cd that has some great progressive trance / house .\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 .\ncomment : quality checked pre - owned articles . media article in excellent condition .\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 .\nthis album is one of the best trance discs ever released ! robert miles\nchildren\nis one of the many great tracks on this disc . if you can get a copy it is well worth the price ! if you have any questions about this disc please email me at : tituscrow50 @ urltoken\nthis cd is amazing if you like dreamy wavy music it ' s one of the best trance cds i ' ve ever listened to . lots of sonar sounds and good progressions with slowed down ambient riffs and pounding housy beats ! montreal # 1 afterhours scene !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwelcome , guest . please login or register . did you miss your activation email ?\ni have posted a link to this thread on the urltoken blog : urltoken . nice work ! great warmup to tonight episode .\nreally enjoyed that ! so many amazing tunes . i love elektroniikkaa ( van bellen remix )\ntom . . . . i love , love , love this set . . . i recognise so many tracks in here . . . and your mixing is superb ! !\ni ' m so in love with this set . . . i play it directly after gtg with union jack . . . over & over ! ! ! esp . funnel web , papillion , persia , the labyrinth & viola .\ni ' m so in love with this set . . . i play it directly after gtg with union jack . . . over & over ! ! !\nyou posted this on tranceaddict mate ? looks like something they ' d be all over . will grabski when i ' m home and listen on the train saturday\nalso i ' m not impressed at you taking the credit for mr a . bulton ' s mixing skills , shame on you ( hehe , just noticed i ' m a n ' 00 ' b )\nshhhhh arge melijane - look at the name - a . bulton . . . . aka ableton of course i mixed it , but yes i used ableton to do so !\nhaha , i didn ' t get the joke either ps . great choice on the granny mix of calling your name . i love so much of paul brogden ' s shizzle !\nit ' s only ever been the granny mix for me . none of the newer mixes were particularly good apart from moogwais .\nwhat a mix ! just what i needed for my long rides to / from work . never heard that mix of\ncalling you name\n( let alone a few of those tunes ) but it is definately my favourite . cheers mate .\nanything with so many art of trance tracks is likely to be good , but this is actually rather more diverse than it might appear , and less dancefloor oriented than many current compilations . a\nfor simon berry .\ntwo full moons and a trout\nis already a classic while\ncambodia\nemanates all the rights signals too .\nseadog\nis atmospheric , aural , epic , with its sonar sounder - imagine dancing in a nuclear submarine - while the next track\nvicious circles\nis just that - harsh and minimalist . later on\nlollipop man\n( the original flipside of\ntwo full moons . . .\n) is also memorable - fantastic , spaced - out but fast . just as we like it . this cd has to be a must for all art of trance / union jack fans . wait for the next one .\nvolume two is miles better . just check out robert miles ' ' children ' : trance classic !\nunion jack where wicked when they played for radical rehousing in amsterdam last year .\ntwo full moons and a trout is the best trance record out there , union jack crew knew what they were doing 2yrs ago but now trance is so formularised that it is so boring , i only listen to the detoit style of techno because it is all original ideas all with one aim , which is to push the boundries of electronic music and the instruments involved e . g . ( not using the over used roland 303 and 909 ) . nick hulin\ntwo full moons and a trout\nblows me away . as does\nred herring\noff of vol ii . simon berry has created a sound that is so classic . deep , swimming , acid . how do i get\ntwo full moons\non vynal ? - - - chris\nmy opinion . . . these are both brilliant albums , but goa ? these are classic acid trance tracks , not only in their progression but in their use of sound . they aren ' t as textured as goa songs are , and thats what makes them so brilliant . and saying that vol 2 is better ( especialy\nchildren\n) isn ' t a fair comparison at all . most of the tracks on vol 1 are from the early 90 ' s . but still they blow dance floors away like songs from today .\nmy opinion . . . it is one of the best real trance compilations . i prefer this kind of trance but the best track for me comes from the remix of caspar pound of\ntwo full moons and a trout\n. it is just brilliant ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !\ni couldn ' t care less what genre of techno they ' d like to call it . i have the popular recorsd double disc release and i can lose myself in it at any time .\ni am not sure which came out first but i have the ultimate cd collection which is 2cds . . . it is a very good value for someone new to the techno mix . volume 3 is that any better ?\nthis sounds incredibly dated today . the only track which has stood the test of time is\nelectron bender ( willi mix )\nby technossomy ( but i think that the william burroughs voice sample which 1 to 1 copy from\nwords of advice\nby material ( a bill laswell project ) shows quite poor taste ) . rest of this compilation is just old trance and quite boring .\nmy opinion . . . it rocks ! it is my favorite of all time .\nthis compilation really sucks , but i ' m a lover of psychedelic trance so . . . ."]}
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", "topic": 16}], "title": "surveymonkey", "paragraphs": ["surveymonkey is headquartered in palo alto , ca . for more information , visit surveymonkey .\n\u00a9 2015 surveymonkey . surveymonkey and the surveymonkey logo are trademarks of surveymonkey inc . and its affiliates . other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners .\nzander was named ceo at surveymonkey in january 2016 . he has served on surveymonkey\u2019s board of directors since 2009 , most recently as chair .\na long term board member of surveymonkey , lurie says his long term aim is to broaden the suite of products surveymonkey is offering business .\n, surveymonkey vp and gm of surveymonkey audience .\nwith the surveymonkey audience product and self - serve technology , our customers are now in control and are able to quickly and cost - effectively target the right people to capture relevant insights .\nsurveymonkey offers three primary value propositions : accessibility , customization , and brand / status .\nat surveymonkey - - and we ' re making the template available for anyone to use .\nallen & co . served as surveymonkey\u2019s financial advisor and helped arrange the latest round of financing .\nsurveymonkey is targeting new global markets with its online survey business tool surveymonkey audience , as the firm looks to offer brands , media - owners and agencies with an \u201ceasier and faster\u201d alternative to market research .\nclients using the new websites can also now pay for surveymonkey\u2019s service in either euros or pounds sterling .\nsurveymonkey has also opened a customer services centre on the portuguese island of madeira to serve the region .\nover 20 million people use surveymonkey\u2019s online platform , and the company has been exploring ways to bulk up corporate features in order to help increase revenue . most recently , surveymonkey launched a new panel survey platform in the uk called surveymonkey audience and integrated its services within the salesforce appexchange for easier use by businesses .\nlurie had already served as interim leader of surveymonkey , after the tragic death of david goldberg last year , becoming its executive chairman . former facebook exec and surveymonkey director david ebersman will now become board chairman .\nif you have any questions about surveymonkey or your existing account , please contact us via our help center .\nsurveymonkey ceo dave goldberg has rolled the dice on a new product line . ( credit : getty images )\nthe high cost and time involved in traditional market research is what surveymonkey argues is its strongest competitive advantage .\nsurveymonkey plans to integrate those solutions with its own analysis services , especially those aimed toward b2b clients . essentially , b2b customers will be able to publish marketing content directly from surveymonkey ' s core online survey platform .\n. he replaced bill veghte in the top role . former surveymonkey ceo david goldberg , the husband of sandberg ,\nsurveymonkey has really been helpful for us to understand where our trends are going and really helps us predict things .\nsheryl sandberg is taking a seat on the board of surveymonkey , her late husband\u2019s online survey and polling company .\nthe news was first announced by the wall street journal last night , and was confirmed by surveymonkey this morning .\nit will be interesting to see over the coming months exactly what companies surveymonkey has been eyeing off for purchase .\nwe ' ve always been a customer - focused company , but surveymonkey helps us be even more centered on that .\n\u201csurveymonkey helped us start our business . we started using it from day one to validate our assumptions with customers . \u201d\nit constantly amazes me that surveymonkey is so popular when there are far better and easier solutions available , like surveygizmo . granted i haven\u2019t used surveymonkey for a year , but prior to that whenever i\u2019ve tried it i came away very underwhelmed .\ntech companies like alphabet ( google ) and microsoft continue to be attractive places to work according to this poll by surveymonkey .\na surveymonkey kitchen , decorated with \u201cgoldie\u201d signage from the company\u2019s previous headquarters . [ photo : harry mccracken for fast company ]\nthe partnership is debuting with the integration of surveymonkey\u2019s election tracking feature with zignal\u2019s dashboard . in the future , zignal , a real - time analytics company , will integrate additional surveymonkey features into its platform , said randy brasche , head of marketing at zignal .\ndavid goldberg , ceo of online market researcher surveymonkey , in front of the company logo at headquarters in palo alto , california .\nsurveymonkey also recently made its first acquisition in more than two years when it bought canadian rival fluidware for over $ 20 million .\nsurveymonkey ceo dave goldberg said in a statement that the new api and portal allow\ncompanies of all sizes\u201d to gain access to its platform . the company also cited social media management provider hootsuite is expected to enhance its dashboard later this year with surveymonkey capability .\nsan francisco : zignal labs and surveymonkey have formed a partnership to aid customers to form deeper insights and make better - informed decisions .\nhas well - known tech figures , including facebook coo sheryl sandberg and hewlett - packard ceo meg whitman . in january , surveymonkey named\nsurveymonkey audience is part of the broader surveymonkey platform , making it a seamless solution for customers wanting to find the right people to take their surveys . this integration also allows for the fastest possible response data \u2013 surveymonkey imports demographic data directly into customers ' accounts in real time to see exactly who ( gender , age , etc . ) said what , allowing its customers to make informed decisions quickly .\nsurveymonkey has a segmented business model , which recognizes customer segments with slightly different needs and problems . it serves the following two groups :\ntwo years after buying a startup in ottawa , silicon valley stalwart surveymonkey is preparing to dramatically ramp up its presence in the capital .\nuk\u2014 surveymonkey has embarked on a european expansion with the launch of several dedicated websites to offer its diy survey tool in local markets .\nsurveymonkey to date has raised $ 700 million , and renzu is the company\u2019s sixth acquisition . terms of the deal were not disclosed .\nsurveymonkey , the online survey platform , raised $ 250 million in equity financing , making the company worth close to $ 2 billion .\nsurveymonkey plans to maintain techvalidate\u2019s current headquarters in emeryville , ca , along with techvalidate\u2019s management team , 50 employees and current product offerings .\n\u201cwe recognized early on the tremendous power of integrating surveys with crm applications such as salesforce , \u201d said david jackson , clicktools ceo . \u201cclicktools\u2019 partnership with surveymonkey will allow us to bring those benefits to surveymonkey customers , increase the total addressable market and expand clicktools\u2019 footprint . \u201d\nzander lurie , a senior executive at gopro who since mr . goldberg\u2019s death has served as the temporary executive chairman of surveymonkey , was named chairman . with the addition of ms . sandberg and mr . ebersman , surveymonkey has seven board members , including mr . lurie .\nhappy goat is just one of hundreds of small businesses using surveymonkey to glean valuable customer data . founded in 1999 , surveymonkey has 14 million registered users . members can create survey questions to quickly post on blogs , websites , facebook or twitter .\nyou ' re creating the data and analyzing it ,\nsays surveymonkey ceo dave goldberg .\nit ' s a really big space helping people make decisions .\n, surveymonkey has the respondents and the technology to help customers get insights from the right people , to help them make the right decisions .\nbeautiful templates : emma offers a gallery of beautiful email templates and surveymonkey offers a plethora of survey templates to help you get started . all your tools in one convenient place : distribute surveys when and where you want with emma email campaigns and gather insights using surveymonkey\u2019s powerful solution .\nsurveymonkey intelligence \u2014 as the new product is called \u2014 is built on the acquisition of renzu , a small startup founded by a team of zynga alums . surveymonkey seems to have quietly purchased the company in may 2015 , although the companies are only officially making it public today .\nsurveymonkey\u2019s main resource is its proprietary software platform , which customers use to create surveys . it also depends on human resources to provide customer service .\nthe original ceo and founder of surveymonkey david goldberg passed away suddenly early last year but lurie says his impact is still felt in the organisation .\nfounded in 1999 , surveymonkey says it is the world\u2019s largest survey company and that it helps customers collect over two million online survey responses daily .\nsurveymonkey\u2019s key activities focus on platform management . the company primarily devotes time to maintaining its software - as - a - service ( saas ) platform , which enables the creation of surveys . it recently launched a new platform called surveymonkey benchmarks that enables users to compare their results against those of competitors .\nspeaking exclusively to m & m global , goldberg ( above ) insists surveymonkey aims to position itself as \u201ccomplementary\u201d rather competitive to the market research industry .\nas part of the investment , surveymonkey and clicktools have entered an agreement to cross promote their products . surveymonkey\u2019s vice president of business strategy , brent chudoba , and vice president of business operations and finance , tim maly , will join clicktools\u2019 board of directors . other terms of the investment were not disclosed .\naccording to goldberg , surveymonkey users often bring their questionnaires into the workplace through their personal accounts , without providing their companies any controls on information or collaboration from that use . surveymonkey\u2019s enterprise product , goldberg says , could be useful for everything from human resources\u2019 employee satisfaction to surveys of large sets of customers .\nsurveymonkey , which makes the online technology in thousands of customer , employee and political surveys , announced on monday a corporate version of its popular interrogation software .\nthe world\u2019s largest survey platform surveymonkey is ramping up its local operations in australia and the apac region in attempt to grab market share from existing research firms .\na rather large curious george doll at surveymonkey , adopted from a toy store owned by an employee\u2019s family . [ photo : harry mccracken for fast company ]\nsurveymonkey is committed to providing end - to - end survey solutions for customers and plans to continue expanding services . in november , the company successfully completed a debt financing and it is actively evaluating additional opportunities to partner and invest in complementary businesses and geographies . surveymonkey acquired telephone - based survey company precision polling in 2010 .\nsurveymonkey audience , with innovative self - serve technology , offers new way to gain insights from millions of consumers from the u . s . and around the world\nfollowing up deals at accenture and ca techonologies , surveymonkey announced on tuesday it is buying techvalidate , a web - based software platform specializing in marketing content automation .\nsurveymonkey found its initial success because it was a versatile tool that lets you build just about any sort of survey . but many businesspeople don\u2019t want to build any sort of survey : they want something specific to their particular line of work . with that in mind , the company has been building purpose - specific tools . surveymonkey cx , for instance , lets companies measure customer satisfaction using the industry - standard net promoter score system , while surveymonkey engage is for conducting internal employee surveys .\nhewlett - packard ceo meg whitman has been named to the board of directors of surveymonkey , the web survey outfit whose founding ceo dave goldberg died suddenly in may .\n\u201cspreading the survey love . \u201d that\u2019s the way surveymonkey is describing its new developer portal and data apis , designed to facilitate integration of its surveys with other applications .\nveghte was also named to surveymonkey ' s board of directors alongside goldberg ' s widow and facebook coo sheryl sandberg along with david ebersman , ceo of lyra health .\nsurveymonkey is an atypical technology company . they\u2019ve been profitable from almost day one . they\u2019ve grown at an astonishing rate and even with well over 100 million in revenue , refuse to go public . surveymonkey has done all of this while creating a culture that enables the company\u2019s ceo , dave goldberg , to leave the office by 5 : 30 p . m . in this first round ceo summit talk , goldberg shares the unconventional ways he\u2019s transformed surveymonkey from a 12 - person startup into a saas powerhouse .\nin a surveymonkey statement announcing ms . sandberg\u2019s appointment to the board , she spoke of the company\u2019s mission as trying \u201cto help people make better decisions . \u201d besides its use for things like election polls and customer satisfaction surveys , surveymonkey is employed by managers to judge employee morale , and by wall street to gauge how well products are doing .\nsurveymonkey intelligence is hitting the market with the power of its existing business preceding it \u2014 a business that surveymonkey\u2019s ceo zander lurie said in an interview is already \u201csuper profitable , \u201d generating revenues of more than $ 200 million with a profit margin of more than 30 percent , with the bigger company today reportedly commanding a $ 2 billion valuation .\nnonetheless , with intelligence , surveymonkey is entering a very crowded space , competing against the likes of app annie , mixpanel , appcelerator , flurry , similarweb and many more .\nfor questions about other surveymonkey plans or to get help with account issues including invoicing , renewals , cancellation and more , please visit the help center or contact support directly .\nfounded in 1999 , surveymonkey is the world\u2019s leading provider of web - based survey solutions . powerful , yet easy - to - use , surveymonkey helps millions of people gain the insights they need to make more informed decisions . customers include 100 % of the fortune 100 , as well as other businesses , academic institutions , and organizations of all shapes and sizes . and they count on surveymonkey to gather just about every type of feedback possible\u2013 from customer satisfaction and course evaluations , to event scheduling and employee performance reviews .\nwe often get asked about examples of companies that are succeeding internationally . of course , there are the obvious ones , like uber and facebook . but one that might be less obvious is surveymonkey . surveymonkey offers super easy ways to create online surveys , and since they started up in 1999 , have expanded to support 17 languages and 28 currencies .\n\u201ccustomers will benefit from the combined efforts of clicktools and surveymonkey as they expand survey capabilities for salesforce crm , \u201d said kendall collins , chief marketing officer , salesforce . com .\nonline survey platform surveymonkey will now have a physical presence in sydney and newly appointed ceo zander lurie says the location provides the perfect central location in the asia - pacific region .\nnot only has surveymonkey committed to international expansion on the product side , but it\u2019s deeply ingrained in their marketing strategy as well . schwartz ( surveymonkey\u2019s online marketing manager ) is one of the world\u2019s authorities on international seo . he has some great content out there showing what he\u2019s learned . we recommend taking a look at his slideshare account , for starters .\n\u201cit is still early days for surveymonkey in terms of getting everyone one into the platform and then having more solutions like tech validate to sell into businesses , \u201d he said .\nsurveymonkey indicated that it will continually be adding api functions to enhance integrations , such as a near - future launch of the ability to notify survey owners that responses have arrived .\nlurie said that his first priority was focused on delivering on that mystery strategic direction and added , after i asked , that there was eventually an opportunity to go public for surveymonkey .\nsheryl sandberg of facebook and her husband , dave goldberg , in sun valley , idaho , last july . mr . goldberg , who was chief of surveymonkey , died in may .\ncuriosity sparks innovation . that ' s why we ' re embarking on a new mission \u2013\u2013to # powerthecurious . watch this video to get to know the new surveymonkey . urltoken show less\nsurveymonkey australia and new zealand managing director tony ward says it\u2019s also an important tool for startups and one he wishes he\u2019d known about when he left microsoft to start his own venture .\nsurveymonkey ' s commitment to ottawa is a testament to the quality of talent here \u2013 it ' s the best place to build a company ,\nsaid mr . mirzaee .\n) - - surveymonkey , the world\u2019s leading online survey and data insights platform , today announced the acquisition of techvalidate , a web - based software platform specializing in marketing content automation . the acquisition complements surveymonkey\u2019s core platform creation , collection and analysis services , allowing businesses to publish marketing content from their survey findings as well . financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed .\nthe growth of surveymonkey , which in 2009 had 12 people and was modestly profitable , is partly the result of aggressive marketing by david goldberg , its chief executive and former yahoo executive .\nto create a survey using the corporate social media survey template , just sign up or sign in to surveymonkey . you\u2019ll be able to choose the template when you begin creating a survey .\nsurveymonkey , a company that offers an online survey service , announced today that it has raised $ 100 million in senior debt financing led by bank of america merrill lynch and suntrust robinson humphrey .\nthe company already offered surveymonkey audience , a service that lets a company survey consumers without having to find the consumers themselves . ( surveymonkey finds people of appropriate demographics\u2013say , latino women from 18 - 35\u2013and induces each one to complete the survey by making a small charitable donation . ) now audience is a self - serve feature built into the core platform , making it easier to use .\nwilliams , 35 , will get her chance as she joins a silicon valley boardroom . online survey service surveymonkey announced williams\u2019 appointment to its board on wednesday , along with intuit ceo brad smith .\nsurveymonkey\u2019s mission is to help its users make better decisions . specifically , it is to make it as easy as possible for them to get the knowledge they need to make smart , informed choices .\nsurveymonkey audience , which has already been introduced in the us and australia , is launching in the uk this month \u2013 with markets like brazil , china and india earmarked for future roll - outs .\nafter closing a funding round of $ 250 million , online survey startup , surveymonkey , is now valued at close to $ 2 billion , according to information coming out of the united states overnight .\nas to the impact of goldberg\u2019s death on surveymonkey , he noted that \u201cit was a tough year and the tragedy took its toll \u2014 but we have grown and formed a stronger bond , too . \u201d\nsurveymonkey was founded in 1999 by ryan finley during an internship he was asked to create a survey and tried to use the couple tools he could find , and they were tedious and difficult to use . he decided to build a simple tool for the company to use , and picked a name that would stick in people ' s head - surveymonkey ! you can see ryan tell you his story here :\nat first round ' s recent cto summit , tobaccowala drew on her experiences at surveymonkey and ticketmaster before that , to share the non - obvious steps startups should take to achieve a strong global presence .\ntechvalidate ' s management team , which consists of approximately 50 employees , will stay put at their current offices in emeryville , california , just across the bay from surveymonkey ' s headquarters in palo alto .\ncalled benchmarks , the new product has a free and paid version , much like the surveymonkey main product itself . companies that use a question surveymonkey has set as measurable can see the average answer for that question by opting in to share their own answer anonymously . by choosing to pay about $ 1 , 000 a year , the company can see more detailed analysis of that answer or a series of answers .\nscale up with surveymonkey enterprise : secure your confidential data , administer and control your company\u2019s accounts , and empower your team to easily share insights and collaborate . looking for hipaa compliance ? we\u2019ve got you covered !\nwhat makes surveymonkey so successful internationally is their deep commitment to the cause at every level of the organization . first round review recently talked with their cto , selina tobaccowala , about how they cracked the international market . when she came aboard 5 years ago , 85 % of surveymonkey\u2019s business was in english . now , they are in 17 languages , with just 55 % us users and a goal of 25 % .\nstep 1 : log into your emma account and start a new mailing . you can choose from readymade templates or blank templates . add the text you want readers to click to view your survey , and click link icon in the editor toolbar . navigate to the surveymonkey tab in the window that appears . from there , you\u2019ll be prompted to connect your account . you can do this by entering your surveymonkey log - in credentials in the popup window . step 2 : now you\u2019re ready to add a survey to your emma mailing . simply choose the survey you\u2019d like to add from the drop down menu . step 3 : your email recipients will see a beautifully crafted email from emma , with a link to take a surveymonkey survey . as they click the link and visit the survey , you can watch the responses collect in your surveymonkey account .\nsince launching in 1999 , surveymonkey has become one of the most used survey and data analytics platforms in the world , producing more than 17 billion survey responses in its lifetime and 90 million survey responses each month .\nto mark the uk launch of surveymonkey audience , the firm commissioned a report which claimed that four in ten ( 39 % ) business leaders in the country complain their business lacks the customer data to make timely decisions .\nif you are a potential partner for surveymonkey , we would love to hear from you . tell us about your business and the joint opportunity . we will review your form and respond if we want to discuss further .\nsurveymonkey offers its basic service free online and also includes a premium membership for as much as $ 780 a year that allows users a range of upgraded options , such as unlimited responses , customized branding and customer support .\nas it made substantial progress on these fronts , surveymonkey completed several acquisitions and began to expand its feature set and product offerings to include surveymonkey audience ( panels of survey respondents ) and survey templates , among others . the company completed an $ 800 million secondary financing raise in 2012 to provide liquidity to employees and investors in lieu of an ipo and charged forward in its efforts to transform its survey tool to a full - blown platform . though surveymonkey had established itself as the dominant player in the direct - to - consumer market by 2013 , it began building out an enterprise offering to compete against the other large players in the growing enterprise feedback management space .\nryan is the founder of surveymonkey . after graduating in 1999 , ryan launched surveymonkey as a part - time project out of his apartment . since then , ryan has successfully established surveymonkey as the internet\u2019s most popular survey tool , used by individuals and organizations throughout the world . in his current role , ryan is responsible for overseeing product design and strategy . ryan has been interviewed and featured in numerous publications such as the ny times , fortune small business , and pc world . ryan holds a bs degree in computer science from the university of wisconsin , madison . his interests include architecture and design , eating good food , and searching for the perfect cup of espresso .\nveghte was not specific as to the differences he had with surveymonkey investors , which include tiger global management , spectrum equity , t . rowe price , morgan stanley asset management , baillie gifford , google capital and social capital .\nsurveymonkey has a cost - driven structure , aiming to minimize expenses through significant automation and low - price value propositions . the company\u2019s biggest cost drivers are fixed costs , namely in the areas of product development and customer support .\ninfo : selina holds a b . s . degree in computer science from stanford university . she is the founder of urltoken and formerly worked as svp of product / technology at ticketmaster europe . she oversees surveymonkey\u2019s technology strategy .\ndave goldberg did not found online survey company surveymonkey , but when he took over as ceo in 2009 , he made some swift and radical decisions that would transform the startup into the billion dollar business that it is today .\n\u201cmarketers\u2019 guts aren\u2019t that good to make every decision , \u201d said lurie . \u201cwe have definitely cannibalised some of the high - end research where marketers were paying very expensive prices for things they can get by utilising surveymonkey . \u201d\nrealizing he wanted to build a company for the long - term , goldberg set out to build surveymonkey differently . early in his tenure , he put culture into action by recruiting the current svp of product and engineering , selina tobaccowala , when she was four months pregnant . making surveymonkey a place where team members can actually have a family life made it possible for goldberg to close the highly sought after recruit , even given the competitive hiring market .\nmoving beyond your own rolodex , the surveymonkey audience consumer insights service provides access to millions of engaged , qualified survey respondents from the u . s . and around the world . this is part of the company ' s goal of streamlining and simplifying how customers target key demographic segments for online surveys . the service helps surveymonkey customers own the decision - making process by making it easy and affordable to hear the opinions of those who matter most for survey projects .\nalong similar lines , one of surveymonkey ' s selling points for recruitment in the u . s . is that employees love working there . when they tested this language in russia , it didn ' t have the same resonance .\n\u201cif i had known that surveymonkey had a self - serve product that lets you do market research with your own credit card , i would\u2019ve done that because i would\u2019ve known the product wasn\u2019t going to fly , \u201d ward tells startupsmart .\nzander lurie has left gopro , where he headed its entertainment efforts , to become ceo of survey startup surveymonkey . he will replace former hewlett - packard exec bill veghte , who is leaving due to \u201cdifferences of opinion on strategy\u201d with investors .\ninfo : ryan holds a b . s . degree in computer science from the university of wisconsin , madison . he currently serves on surveymonkey\u2019s board of directors . in his current role , he is responsible for overseeing product design and strategy .\nthe new features that surveymonkey is introducing into its products are varied , but they\u2019re all in sync with the curiosity theme in that they\u2019re designed to remove the barriers that stand between a company and the relevant data it would like to collect .\nfor starters , surveymonkey is simplifying the process of creating surveys that people will actually be willing to complete . a new feature called surveymonkey genius analyzes surveys and make recommendations that may increase response rate . surveymonkey president tom hale describes how it works : \u201cwhat the genius does is , it looks at your survey , and it takes the wisdom of the crowds , all of the surveys that have ever been run , and say , \u2018this is what yields a good conversion range . this is what takes too long . this is when people drop out of the survey . \u2019 we have all that data , and have done machine learning over that data , to give people insights about what works and what doesn\u2019t work . \u201d\npalo alto , calif . and poole , uk , january 11 , 2011 \u2014 today surveymonkey , the leader in web - based survey solutions , announced an acquisition of a 49 . 9 percent interest in clicktools , a leading survey provider on salesforce . com\u2019s appexchange . clicktools and surveymonkey will also form a strategic partnership designed to benefit customers by providing powerful cloud - based survey tools integrated with salesforce crm . clicktools is immediately available for test drive and deployment on the appexchange at urltoken .\nsurveymonkey has had an australian presence for the past two years , with australian managing director tony ward having been in the role for the past year or so , but this week it opened its first australian office with a staff of 15 people .\nindividual board members don\u2019t usually exert great influence over the companies they oversee , although they are often compensated handsomely in cash and stock for their part - time work . surveymonkey , a private company , didn\u2019t say how much williams will be compensated .\nand companies can be sure they ' re basing these decisions on reliable data . with a unique charity - based compensation model for survey takers , surveymonkey enables companies to tap into some of the highest - quality respondents in the industry , regardless of how broad or targeted an audience is required . further , surveymonkey ' s quality validation tool is recognized as one of the industry ' s best , so customers can be sure they ' re reaching real people who genuinely want to share their opinions .\nas much as it\u2019s grown , surveymonkey has ambitions to get bigger still . \u201cthere\u2019s clearly an opportunity for this to be a multibillion - dollar revenue company , \u201d says maly . \u201cthe market for insights is measured in the tens of billions of dollars , and one of the great advantages we have is a huge installed base of surveymonkey users in companies , nonprofits , educational institutions , government institutions , and health care institutions large and small across the u . s . and around the world . \u201d\nthat said and because this is silicon valley ( hugs all around ! ) , lurie will join the board of gopro and veghte will do the same at surveymonkey , which has called itself a decision - making and data insights platform and is profitable .\ncustomers will be able to cross - reference the real - time analytics gleaned through zignal with long - term data provided by surveymonkey , unearthing underlying issues and trends , brasche explained . the partnership consolidates the two companies\u2019 research capabilities and accelerates the process .\nsurveymonkey has one main revenue stream . the company utilizes a freemium model , in which it offers its basic service for free and then charges a premium for advanced features . it offers the following four pricing tiers ( with discounts for students / educators )\nto help it figure out how to do that , surveymonkey did something that it\u2019s quite adept at : it conducted a survey . when it asked customers about why they conducted surveys , they said it was less about reaching immediate conclusions than fueling curiosity .\nour clients rightly ask why they should engage us for their data collection projects when self - help sites like surveymonkey seem to offer the same services \u2013 free ! everyone likes a deal , especially if your business is affected by the current economic conditions .\nit\u2019s been more than two years since dave goldberg\u2019s death , and , as surveymonkey has continued to grow , not everyone currently on staff was part of his era . but in ways both obvious and subtle , his impact persists . one vital ongoing connection to him is the presence of sheryl sandberg on surveymonkey\u2019s board . \u201cshe has such deep caring for not only the people of this company and dave\u2019s legacy , but also making sure we capitalize on all the opportunities in front of us , \u201d says lurie .\nsurveymonkey is the world ' s leading online survey platform , with more than 3 million survey responses every day . surveymonkey has revolutionized the way people give and take feedback , making it accessible , easy and affordable for everyone . the company was founded in 1999 with a focus on helping people make better decisions , and has built technology based on over 10 years of experience in survey methodology and web development . customers include 99 % of the fortune 500 , academic institutions , organizations and neighborhood soccer leagues everywhere .\nboth lurie and veghte were close friends of goldberg and veghte was named ceo in july after an extensive search . by the way , hp ceo meg whitman also is on the surveymonkey board , as is facebook coo sheryl sandberg , who is goldberg\u2019s widow .\n\u201cwe ' ve always been a customer - focused company , but surveymonkey helps us be even more centered on that . by listening to our customers and getting structured feedback , we ' ve changed our product direction to better align with what users want . \u201d\nof course , there are many things to take into account when deciding to go international . surveymonkey has succeeded by looking at the bigger picture and incorporating their overall strategy across all levels of the company . there are many nuances of language and culture to think about . as an example , eli schwartz , surveymonkey\u2019s online marketing manager , says , \u201cyou\u2019d never put a black cat on a us targeted landing page \u2014 superstition , witches and all \u2014 but in japan you might because they\u2019re considered a good luck symbol . \u201d\nsurveymonkey\u2019s\u2019 main channel is its website , which serves to market as well as offer the actual service . the company also offers a mobile app through which customers can design and conduct surveys . lastly , it provides customer service through email and phone support for paying users .\nsurveymonkey partners with various popular third - party providers of apps and widgets by integrating the programs into its main tool . the providers can send and share surveys or analyze their results . the company\u2019s partners include eventbrite , mailchimp , hubspot , zendesk , and microsoft word .\none thing to take into account is that surveymonkey has great brand recognition in the us . they\u2019ve been around for over 15 years and generally that\u2019s who people think about when they think about online surveys . but internationally , they don\u2019t have that kind of brand recognition .\nsurveymonkey ' s expanded commitment to canada follows the departure of aydin mirzaee , the co - founder of ottawa - based fluidreview , which surveymonkey purchased in 2014 for an undisclosed amount believed to be in the $ 50 - million ( u . s . ) to $ 70 - million range . mr . mirzaee , 31 , who co - founded fluidreview in 2008 with veteran ottawa tech executive eli fathi , had remained general manager of fluidreview until the expiry of his acquisition - earnout . he left in september to launch another startup .\nenterprise : for organizations , the company has created surveymonkey enterprise , which offers a multi - user account . the account holder has a single login id that he / she shares with fellow users in the organization ; this set - up enables the streamlining of billing and easier control of data . users can then create surveys and share the results amongst each other . enterprise users receive 24 / 7 email and phone support , and also have access to a \u201ccustomer success team . \u201c surveymonkey enterprise customers include 100 % of the fortune 100 .\nin the years that followed , surveymonkey\u2019s new management team turned the potential that the company\u2019s acquirers had seen into reality . still privately held , surveymonkey now has more than 670 employees . in 2016 , its revenue was over $ 200 million , with a profit margin of about 30 % . to an unusual degree , the company has bootstrapped itself into the big leagues : while it\u2019s raised over $ 1 . 5 billion from investors , that money has gone to owners , employees , and acquisitions activity rather than being required to fund operations .\nsurveymonkey is one of the dot - com bubble survivors , having launched fourteen years ago as a way to poll your friends or get quick feedback on a project . now the company is making a similar move as some from the latest generation by launching an enterprise product .\nthe move comes as companies like dropbox have announced new enterprise offerings and the big crm companies like urltoken acquire and build their way to new customer touch points . ( surveymonkey says those companies aren ' t in the survey business , however , at least for now . )\nsurveymonkey uses seo internationally to get in front of people right when they decide they need ( or are discovering they need ) an online survey . interestingly enough , they\u2019ve found that it\u2019s much easier to generate traffic internationally than in the us . care to take a guess why ?\nsurveymonkey inc . is the world ' s largest survey company , helping customers collect more than 1 . 5 million online survey responses every day . surveymonkey has revolutionized the way people give and take feedback , making it accessible , easy and affordable for everyone . the company was founded in 1999 with a focus on helping people make better decisions and has built technology based on more than 10 years of experience in survey methodology and web development . customers include 99 percent of the fortune 500 , academic institutions , small businesses , hr departments and neighborhood soccer leagues everywhere .\n\u201cwe are thrilled to join forces with surveymonkey , and look forward to benefiting from their complementary insights platform and deep industry experience as we continue to develop our product suite to enable marketers to quickly build engaging content and deliver actionable insights , \u201d said brad o\u2019neill , president of techvalidate .\nsurveymonkey operates on both multi - year product goals and quarterly financial goals . that\u2019s remarkable , considering the often - parodied tendency of startups to pivot into different industries . holding to aggressive goals requires convincing employees to buy into the strategy , and to develop realistic standards of high performance .\namong the people on vacation with goldberg and sandberg was longtime friend zander lurie , an executive at gopro and member of surveymonkey\u2019s board . \u201cwe were talking about the upcoming board meeting , and big topics that needed to be addressed , and he died three hours later , \u201d says lurie .\nthe tale of surveymonkey is not a typical silicon valley success story . in 2009 , it was a decade - old company that ryan finley had founded in madison , wisconsin , and then relocated to portland , oregon . it was doing well , but it was still a tiny operation .\ntechvalidate ' s automated content - generation platform helps every customer now get more from their survey results ,\nexplained surveymonkey ceo bill veghte in tuesday ' s announcement .\nthey ' ve taken data analytics one step further and moved into easily and effortlessly producing verified marketing content .\ndavid goldberg , the chief executive of surveymonkey , said web - based surveys are also likely to be used with the internal corporate population . \u201cit might be integrated more into customer relationship management for things like customer surveys , but human resources departments use it to judge employee satisfaction and performance reviews .\nsurveymonkey also reworked the interface that people see when they take a survey for maximum efficiency , reducing the chances that someone will bail before completing one , especially on a smartphone . \u201cit\u2019s much cleaner , it\u2019s much lighter , it\u2019s more fluid , it\u2019s more tablet and mobile oriented , \u201d says hale .\nfor surveymonkey , benchmarks could prove the bellwether of goldberg ' s tenure as ceo , the result of a major prioritization of strategy and a test of whether the company can mature past the simple surveys that give it its name . comparative data will also move the company closer to competition with the business intelligence providers and analytics tools of other cloud software providers , from birst to salesforce . com , though their still survey - driven nature means it ' s more overlap than head - on rivalry . surveymonkey says it has 25 million registered survey creators today , though the majority use only the free option .\nnon - enterprise : for individual customers , the company offers single - user accounts . a single account holder can log in , create surveys , and obtain results for analysis . these persons most commonly utilize surveymonkey\u2019s free option , but can also opt to pay for a higher - level option with advanced features .\nsurveymonkey gained notice last year when it raised nearly $ 800 million , at a valuation of $ 1 . 35 billion , an unexpectedly high number . documents at the time said the company had $ 113 million in annual revenue , and $ 62 million in earnings before taxes and depreciation . it has 280 employees .\nyou can get technology from services like surveymonkey , but you will not get the flexibility and insight needed to make it work as well as it could for you . we just include the features above in our services . help like this isn\u2019t an extra when you work with us \u2013 it\u2019s the way we work .\nbenchmarks isn ' t surveymonkey ' s first data tool : it ' s had a panel business , audience , it launched in late 2011 and created an enterprise offering in nov . 2013 . but benchmarks is by far the most ambitious product launch the company has taken in the six years that goldberg ' s run the business , its first real push into comparative data instead of simply passive collection .\nwe are calling this the launch of surveymonkey 2 . 0 ,\ngoldberg says .\nthis was the product i always wanted to build , that i thought only we had the ability and data to do at this scale .\nthird , whitman has a long history with bill veghte , who was named surveymonkey\u2019s ceo after serving both as hp\u2019s coo and as its chief strategy officer before taking over as head of its enterprise business unit . he left hp in june after a five - year stint , following a 20 - year run at microsoft .\nspeaking with mumbrella , ahead of the formal opening of the new apac office in sydney , global ceo of surveymonkey , zander lurie , conceded they were \u201ccannibalising\u201d many of the local research firms marketers have traditionally relied on , but argued his firm was competing with local research companies who increasingly needed fast turn around market research .\nsurveymonkey\u2019s customer relationship is primarily of a self - service , automated nature . customers utilize the service through the main platform while having limited interaction with employees . there is also a personal assistance component in that customers can receive e - mail support ; paying customers can receive 24 / 7 e - mail assistance and phone support .\nat surveymonkey , the team has done a massive amount of a / b testing in this area . the company has 150 different variations of its pricing page to support various languages , currencies and product packages . \u201cthe conversion rates and how you talk to your customers , and the packages you can sell will change by market . \u201d\nsurveymonkey said that other uses of the integration could include customer support alerts triggered by responses , such as a user\u2019s negative or positive response to a company\u2019s product or service being flagged in real time . contacts from a survey could also be added to newsletters or crm solutions , or survey respondents can be presented in a demographic snapshot .\nthe company was founded in 1999 by ryan finley . ryan worked at a music production company in madison , wisconsin , and he wanted to gather feedback from customers . he realized there wasn\u2019t a tool available that could quickly and easily capture feedback , so he created one . surveymonkey ! that was a really good decision on his part .\n\u201csurveymonkey\u2019s core business boasts the unique combination of global appeal , durable growth and high profitability , \u201dsaid henry ellenbogen , portfolio manager of t . rowe price new horizons fund , inc . \u201cleveraging these assets , we are particularly excited about the strong management team\u2019s ability to build a much larger business and drive the next phase of expansion . \u201d\nsurveymonkey said that the new functions , powered by api management provider mashery , make integration easier than ever , with enhanced analysis capabilities , direct crm integration , real - time response alerts and snapshots of respondent demographics . the developer portal , for registered developers , includes documentation , a forum and a browser - based console for testing api services .\nthe company ' s future will also be judged by the success of benchmarks as goldberg has stayed firm about keeping surveymonkey private . it ' s raised more than $ 1 billion in debt and equity since jan . 2013 to help early employees and investors cash out , buying time to avoid the need for an ipo and giving it funds to make strategic acquisitions alongside the development of benchmarks . most recently , surveymonkey raised $ 250 million in dec . 2014 . the company ' s reportedly valued at about $ 2 billion .\nwe wouldn ' t have raised that money if i had an update on ipo plans ,\ngoldberg says .\nthere ' s no interest there .\nsurveymonkey will continue to look for data businesses for acquisition to add alongside benchmarks , its ceo says , as it looks to build out a data platform .\nthis turns us from a survey tool in a platform for decision making ,\ngoldberg says .\nit ' s the most strategic thing we ' ve done in our history .\nso the candymaker has turned to people far from its kitchen here to learn where taste buds might bite for its handmade caramels and sauce , crafted from the milk of goats . instead of hiring an expensive consulting company or tackling a months - long customer survey , the three - person candy concern turned to surveymonkey , an online provider of surveys .\nat surveymonkey , they incorporate this into their design strategy . for every page they create , they leave extra space in the ui to allow it to be translated . that way , once they decided to translate into a new language , they don\u2019t have to worry about extensive redesigns , that ultimately , are a waste of a good designer\u2019s time .\nhaving achieved tremendous growth in its 15 - year history , the majority of which took place since the 2009 acquisition , as goldberg and his team looked ahead to 2014 , they faced the critical question of how to prioritize surveymonkey\u2019s avenues for growth\u2014international expansion , quality initiatives , enterprise , platform growth\u2014so as to best position the company to achieve its full potential .\nto tackle these challenges , surveymonkey is making a big change : it designed its a / b testing so that pricing and packages would always be the same for the same users \u2014 it\u2019s persistent on the user level instead of the cookie level . this is something you should absolutely consider doing if you ' re going to invest in building price experiments anyway .\nthe online platform , which was started in 1999 , had revenue of $ 113 million in 2012 , according to suveymonkey ceo dave goldberg . it\u2019s most recent round of funding in january valued the company at about $ 1 . 3 billion . surveymonkey has raised more than $ 1 . 2 billion in debt and equity to date , reported the wall street journal .\nwe like these self - help services \u2013 nothing wrong with empowering the user . in fact , a canadian company , fluidsurveys ( recently merged with surveymonkey ) , has been our hosting partner for 3 years . we chose to work with them because their technology is world - class , and your data is stored in canada , an important feature for some clients .\nsurveymonkey gives websites and other companies a cheap way to create and distribute surveys online . there\u2019s a free option for casual users \u2014 say a student looking to create a survey for a class \u2014 that has a cap on the number of people that can respond . the premium monthly subscription lets users brand their own surveys and lifts the cap on the number of respondents ."]}
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", "topic": 30}], "title": "vudu", "paragraphs": ["i have used netflix on demand and vudu and i can say that vudu far out performs netflix .\nvudu on - demand movie player . vudu hd player vudu , inc . is a leading provider of digital technologies and services that deliver entertainment over the internet to consumers\u2019 hdtvs and home theaters . vudu announced recently . . .\nstep 3 . click \u201cconvert\u201d to get drm - free vudu movie . the conversion proceeds as vudu plays the movie .\nthe difference between vudu and mce ? vudu has all new release content and in 1080p . mce has hulu ! there is no comparison . my family loves our vudu boxes .\nthere are numerous ways to watch vudu anywhere in your home by streaming vudu from the internet , straight to your television . here is a list of devices that currently support vudu :\nvudu ' s general manager , jeremy verba , currently has an approval rating of 58 % . vudu ' s primary competitors are\nvudu is a content delivery and media technology company that provides entertainment streaming services . vudu was founded in 2004 . vudu ' s headquarters is located in sunnyvale , california , usa 94086 . vudu ' s general manager , jeremy verba , currently has . . .\nvudu : rent streaming movies in sd or hd , and purchase movies you can stream any time . to use the vudu app , you ' ll need to activate vudu on your fiber tv box .\nyou\u2019ll find everything from cast and crew information to a plot summary on the menu for each movie on vudu . ( courtesy of vudu )\nvudu uses a similar system , except that thanks to some clever vudu engineering voodoo , resuming playback takes only three seconds instead of 15 .\nvudu also makes the vudu xl2 box , which is designed for rack - based home theater installations but still contains the same 1tb hard drive . the xl and xl2 are only available through vudu authorized installers .\nowler has collected 18 screenshots of vudu ' s website since jul 2012 . the latest vudu website design screenshot was captured in may 2018 .\nwith the purchase of a new vudu spark from walmart , you receive a bonus $ 5 vudu credit every month for five months . you receive the first $ 5 vudu credit via email once you activate your vudu spark and subsequent credits approximately every 30 days . to activate your vudu spark , simply sign in or sign up for vudu through vudu spark . if signing up for new vudu account , you will have to first complete account set up by creating a password and set up a payment method ( you will not be charged without your approval ) .\none benefit i like about ultraviolet through vudu is the ability to share movies . vudu calls this feature my vudu . with my vudu , users can configure their ultraviolet library to be shared with up to 5 people . this can be done from the \u201cservices\u201d menu when logged in to your vudu account . be mindful that there is also a device limit .\n1 . make sure that your computer is authorized for source videos , that is to say you can play the source vudu movies in vudu .\nvudu labs = offers hundreds of applications for additional functionality such as youtube , pandora , flickr , and picasa ( available on most vudu devices ) .\nvudu is a content delivery and media technology company that provides entertainment streaming services . vudu ' s headquarters is in sunnyvale , california . vudu has a revenue of $ 15m , and 155 employees . vudu ' s main competitors are ustream , klowdtv and kaltura . as of june 2018 , vudu has 266 . 8k fans on facebook and 157 . 7k followers on twitter .\nstep 1 . run vudu drm to surface converter , click \u201cadd video\u201d or \u201cadd from folder\u201d button on the main interface to import vudu movies , or you may drag and drop the star wars movie downloaded from vudu to the software .\nto get the vudu to work with your wireless network , you\u2019ll need to connect it via ethernet to a wireless bridge . vudu recommends a router with at least 802 . 11g for fastest delivery . but since the vudu won\u2019t move much , i\u2019d recommend playing it safe and connecting the vudu directly via wired ethernet .\na minimum 1 mbps broadband internet is recommended to use vudu . test your internet speed here . to use vudu spark , you\u2019ll also need wireless internet capabilities .\nvudu movies on us - it ' s free movies , with limited commercials .\nthe vudu xl : 4 times the storage for 2 . 5 times the cost\nre : vudu iphone remote control ap thanks for the link . . . .\njust plug vudu spark into your tv hdmi port , connect to wifi , then begin watching . it connects directly to vudu and comes with an intuitive remote .\nsign in or sign up for a free vudu account to begin watching instantly .\nvudu bx100 online receiver the new age has pushed us towards watching movies and films using the internet . but to make that happen , one would need a reliable online receiver such as the vudu bx100 . the vudu bx100 plays intern . . .\nvudu currently has 157 , 733 followers on twitter . as of august 2013 vudu had 14 , 714 followers . that ' s a 971 percent increase in 4 years\nvudu currently has 266 , 830 fans on facebook . as of october 2013 vudu had 133 , 779 fans . that ' s a 99 percent increase in 5 years\ni love the vudu box . we will never again go to a video store .\nnow vudu is getting the same treatment \u2013 and this time , people are shocked .\nwatch out , netflix . walmart now streaming vudu video on demand on urltoken \u2013 techcrunch\nmy recommendation : my favorite movie service is definitely vudu . i ' m not big on subscription fees and i love the fact that they offer a huge library of 1080p movies . furthermore , vudu is the only service that offers applications ( vudu labs ) bringing additional functionality to your tv . some of the vudu labs applications are discussed below .\nwhat are the benefits of the vudu ? it has a 250gb hard drive - - great so it can hold 100 movies . vudu seems to have studio deals in place , too . what are some of the drawbacks ? vudu has no wi - fi .\njust plug vudu spark into your tv\u2019s hdmi port , connect to wifi , and begin watching . it connects directly to vudu without requiring any additional setup . charging is easy ,\nto ensure that you get the most out of vudu , i always recommend you optimize your home network . vudu recommends the following internet speeds depending on the streaming video quality :\na minimum 1 mbps broadband internet connection is recommended to use vudu . test your internet speed here . to use vudu spark , you ' ll also need wireless internet capabilities .\nvudu has announced a plan of expansion for its formerly closed set top box . the company has initiated a platform for developing web applications while expanding free content on vudu boxes immediately .\nvudu offers a premium entertainment experience utilizing the latest video streaming technology , incl . . .\nwhether you\u2019re a sci - fi aficionado or a casual channel - flipper , vudu has a video streaming solution for you . for more on vudu and new releases , visit urltoken .\nso that\u2019s how the comparison breaks down . but how well does the vudu perform ? after some time with an evaluation unit , my initial impressions of the vudu are very positive .\nstreaming video quality comparison of vudu hdx vs . amazon hd vs . hulu plus - youtube\nsigning up is easy . vudu is integrated with facebook , so you can use the \u201csign up with facebook\u201d option . you also have the option of creating a vudu account . there is also the option to use a urltoken id , as vudu is owned by walmart .\nthe vudu xl sports a glossy black top with matte black sides and cool rounded edges .\nvudu has begun to explore other content possibilities , which are highlighted in their vudu labs section . like many others , vudu is establishing relationships with internet content providers like youtube flickr and picasa . you can find links to these sites in the labs menu as well as games like kuiper , freecell , klondike and concentration that you can play with your vudu remote .\nthe creation and integration of an app had been discussed since march , when a vudu engineer confirmed it was \u201cin development\u201d on the official vudu forums . currently , vudu users have to use airplay from an iphone or ipad to watch movies and shows on apple\u2019s set - top box\nin the settings menu , you can limit the amount of bandwidth vudu can access , but i would suggest that you plan to download your movies at night when vudu can run free .\nstill , vudu hasn ' t been standing still . even while it ' s struggled at the\nhow good is it ? hit the jump for comparisons and to learn about vudu\u2019s trufilm technology .\ni tried out lg\u2019s first vudu - equipped blu - ray player , the bd390 . it\u2019s been around since last may , but it picked up the vudu service in a free software upgrade .\nwhich brings our value discussion to a fundamental item , cost . with vudu , first you need the box . even though vudu recently cut the cost in half for the basic 250gb vudu to $ 149 and reduced the vudu xl to $ 499 , it ' s still a hurdle for many . hopefully you already have the fairly robust internet service that you ' ll need for quick downloads .\nthanks for the update . have you contacted the developer of this application ? i don ' t think there is much vudu can do when a\nfan\nof vudu develops applications like these .\nvudu has already compiled a library of more than 50 films available now in the new hdx format and will be offering every hd title released on vudu in the new format . vudu will also be encoding into hdx many of the hd movies in the existing vudu catalog , offering consumers a quickly growing library of hdx content . with this new offering , vudu is the only internet movie delivery service offering consumers a choice between an instant - start hd experience and a high quality hd download version .\nwal - mart on monday confirmed that it will purchased online movie service vudu for an undisclosed sum .\nwal - mart said that vudu will continue developing entertainment and information delivery solutions like vudu apps , its delivery platform for internet - connected tvs and blu - ray players . vudu currently has a library of 16 , 000 movies and licensing deals with almost every major studio , as well as independent distributors .\nbest buy now carries vudu and is offering new customers a $ 200 credit for a limited time .\nvudu - justice league , death wish and gnomes uhd ( and hdx ) for $ 9 . 99\nonce you link your vudu and ultraviolet account together , we will automatically put the ultraviolet rights of that movie into the linked ultraviolet library , giving you access to the digital copy through your vudu account .\nlike the apple tv , the vudu currently doesn\u2019t offer high - definition movies . the hardware itself supports hd movies , and vudu says it plans to offer hd content on the box in the future .\nvudu is a leading provider of digital technologies and services that deliver internet entertainment to consumers ' hdtvs and home theaters . vudu ' s 1080p internet movie players , the vudu hd , vudu xl and vudu xl2 are designed to deliver tens of thousands of on - demand movies and tv shows directly to hdtvs . all versions support native instant start hd as well as hdx , and automatically upscale standard resolution movies . all movies are displayed in 1080p resolution at 24 frames per second , the cinematic gold standard .\nvudu ' s faq page also lists bandwidth and system requirements to watch videos in hd and hdx .\nvudu upped its efforts to bring internet video to the living room tuesday with the launch of its rich internet application platform . the offering will bring web - based applications directly to consumer devices like the vudu internet movie player . vudu will offer the platform and some initial applications in its new vudu labs section , which will offer games , a flickr app , plus the entire youtube library . vudu will open the platform to developers in 2009 , so that they can create new applications deliverable through the service .\nplug vudu spark into your tv ' s hdmi port . use the included usb cable for power .\nklowdtv has been one of vudu ' s top competitors . klowdtv was founded in 2014 in fairfax , virginia . klowdtv is in the internet software industry . klowdtv generates $ 12m more revenue than vudu .\nbeyond this limitation , though , the new vudu app is much what you\u2019d expect and simple enough to use . a no - frills interface includes only a few sections : my vudu ( your library ) , movies on us ( vudu\u2019s collection of free - to - stream fare ) , search and settings .\nthe vudu box contains a 250gb hard disk drive\u2014enough to store approximately 100 hours of movies . vudu\u2019s movies are encoded in the mpeg4 format , and the hardware supports hdmi v1 . 1 , component , s - video , and composite connections . for audio , vudu supports hdmi v1 . 1 , digital optical , digital coax , and rca . although vudu supports hd output , the service currently doesn\u2019t offer any hd movies . however , vudu representatives say that hd movies will be available once deals are finalized with studios .\nbe aware that there have been quite a few complaints regarding vudu service quality when searching the web . i still recommend trying the streaming service for yourself , as some of those issues could be based on the reviewers network . the ability to share movies and tv shows with my vudu makes vudu worth a try .\nsomething important to note about the vudu\u2019s video - streaming technology : you\u2019re not only downloading\u2014you\u2019re uploading , too . with the box connected to the internet , each vudu user essentially contributes to a peer - to - peer network in order to ensure efficient delivery of every movie , according to vudu . the upload rate is , of course , capped at a reasonable rate so your internet won\u2019t become sluggish due to the vudu .\nvudu ' s rich internet application platform will be opened to developers in q1 of 2009 . and it seems like a pretty good way for vudu to stay competitive against the likes of netflix , blockbuster and appletv .\nour goal in creating vudu ria was to allow anyone with web development skills to easily author web - driven applications for the tv ,\nsaid prasanna ganesan , vudu ' s chief technical officer .\nwe are very pleased with the results and look forward to opening up vudu ria to the developer community .\nhave you tried updating to the latest vudu app ? both android and ios versions do support chromecast already .\n= if you are signed in via walmart account and you don ' t have a regular vudu only sign in that may be causing the problem if you can sign out of the walmart and into your vudu account ( if you have one ) that may fix one type of error . if you don ' t also have a vudu password you may need to contact vudu for help ( try the phone not email ) .\nvudu gives you the options to rent and purchase movies , whereas apple tv only lets you purchase movies .\ni have my debit card registered at 2 different addresses . only 1 of them worked for a vudu .\nimport vudu rental history into a csv format readable by letterboxd . currently only grabs up to 100 items .\nyou can also set up vudu to work with your wireless network by connecting the device to a wireless bridge . vudu\u2019s specifications recommend at least an 802 . 11g or faster router to ensure speedy delivery . but since you probably won\u2019t be moving your vudu very often , i\u2019d suggest connecting directly to the network via wired ethernet .\ni scanned and added 4 movies so far to my vudu library . all of them redeemed with no issues and all of them are uv enabled . movies popped up on vudu then ported to flixster with no issues .\ni\u2019ve personally had very few problems when using vudu . there is the occasional buffering and picture distortions , but they are infrequent . while vudu delivers good service quality , it is a step behind industry leaders like hulu .\nvudu boasts that its interface is not built into the bd390 ; instead , it\u2019s rapidly downloaded each time you click the on - screen vudu button . that way , it can constantly change , like a web page .\neditors ' note , march 16 , 2009 : the free pandora internet radio service is now available on vudu .\neditors ' note , february 10 , 2009 : vudu has cut the price of this product to $ 149 .\nvudu / ultraviolet faqs 8 . how much does it cost to convert a dvd or blu - ray ? to digital and add it to my ultraviolet locker and vudu account ? a . $ 2 per dvd to convert to standard definition ( ? sd ? ) on vudu and $ 5 per dvd to upgrade to high definition with dolby digital plus surround sound ( ? hdx ? ) on vudu . this can only be done in walmart stores .\n, a set of vudu ' s proprietary video encoding techniques that use the h . 264 standard but optimizes for\nvudu was acquired by walmart in 2010 and is used as the companies primary video content distribution platform . vudu doesn\u2019t require a paid subscription as customers simply need to sign up an account and purchase content a la cart similar to amazon instant video or itunes . vudu acts as a video library to digitally house your tv shows and movies .\nwill hopper 3 ever get additional apps such as hulu , amazon , vudu , eyc ? | satelliteguys . us\nkaltura is one of vudu ' s top competitors . kaltura was founded in new york , new york } in 2006 . kaltura operates in the internet software industry . compared to vudu , kaltura generates $ 23m more revenue .\nlike slingbox and tivo products , there ' s no built - in wi - fi option on the vudu . if there ' s no nearby ethernet connection , you ' ll need a wireless bridge or powerline adapter to get the vudu online . vudu also offers its own option : the vudu wireless kit is a pair of plug - and - play plastic bricks that wirelessly communicate with one another . plug one into the vudu and another into your home router ( or any free ethernet port on your network ) , and you ' ll be good to go .\nit can remove the drm protection from vudu downloaded video , and record vudu downloaded movies in surface pro 3 playable mp4 format . what\u2019s more , this drm removal tool can also strip drm protection from itunes movies / tv shows , amazon instant wmv videos , and digital copies , convert them to surface pro 3 for playback . are you in need of assistance with converting purchased digital vudu movies for watching on surface pro 3 when traveling ? just download a trial and you\u2019re ready to remove drm from star wars vudu movie with this professional vudu to surface converter tool .\nhigh definition titles purchased from vudu can be stored on the consumer ' s vudu box or in the vudu vault , a free online storage option for movies and tv shows that enables consumers to free up disk space while still retaining access to all their purchased titles . movies are priced between $ 13 . 99 and $ 23 . 99 .\nyou can search for a director or actor by name . in this search of spielberg , you can get a sense that the vudu catalog is not totally up to snuff . yes , that is the entire vudu spielberg collection .\nour goal in creating vudu ria was to allow anyone with web development skills to easily author web - driven applications for the tv ,\nsaid prasanna ganesan , vudu ' s chief technical officer , in a prepared statement .\nwe are very pleased with the results and look forward to opening up vudu ria to the developer community .\nbroadband internet users all have one thing in common : they want fast downloads . in this regard , movie watchers will be pleased with vudu . using streaming technology , the vudu tv set - top box offers an online movie rental and purchase system , allowing you to choose a movie from a vast collection and watch it immediately with the click of a button . though speedy delivery is vudu\u2019s strength , the device doesn\u2019t fall short in quality . movies streamed from vudu look comparable to those on dvds , and the sound is excellent . i personally was a little disappointed in the breadth of new releases that are offered by vudu , and the fee structure\u2014which vudu says is imposed by the movie studios\u2014is somewhat complicated and frustrating . but since vudu is in its very early stages , i\u2019m optimistic it can expand and improve .\nmy main criticism with the vudu is that while there are plenty of extra - sweet options like these . . .\nvudu f4f converter - how to convert , merge f4f files to mp4 , avi , mov , vob , etc .\nhow to break drm on rentals from paid video services like amazon , netflix , vudu , hulu plus , etc .\nimport vudu rental history into a csv format readable by letterboxd . currently only grabs up to 100 items . \u00b7 github\nustream is one of vudu ' s top rivals . ustream ' s headquarters is in san francisco , california , and was founded in 2007 . ustream operates in the broadcasting industry . ustream generates 197 % of vudu ' s revenue .\nthe new vudu xl is the higher capacity version of the vudu download and play video box . this vudu model can hold 500 standard definition movies for $ 999 , with 1080p / 24 output over hdmi and component with optical and coaxial digital sound . the vudu xl allows you to rent and download standard - and high - definition movies from\nevery major us studio and 22 independents .\nin fact , the are adding new hd movies by the end of january :\nyou can begin casting immediately by using the chrome browser ( with google cast extension installed ) on a pc or mac . on mobile devices , just download the latest vudu player for apple ios and vudu app for android to get started .\nthe vudu xl box includes a 1tb hard drive , which can hold over 1000 hours of sd content or over 500 of hd or over 200 hours of hdx , ( a high definition vudu format with blu - ray like quality ) .\nas a concept , the vudu box is compelling . but when compared with competitors , the roku netflix player and cable boxes offering video - on - demand services , it quickly becomes apparent that vudu is the least desirable of the bunch .\nsomething less obvious to vudu users is that they\u2019re not only downloading\u2014they\u2019re uploading , too . with the box connected to the internet , each vudu user essentially contributes to a peer - to - peer network to ensure the delivery of every movie . the upload rate is capped at a reasonable rate ( 300 kbps ) , so vudu won\u2019t make your internet connection sluggish .\nvudu is one of the many content delivery services that we can avail of . this service lets you rent movies , which are then delivered over the internet into your vudu box for you to watch right away or set aside for later . previously , users can choose from the sd and hd formats , but then vudu released a third format called hdx . the main difference between hdx and hd is the former\u2019s use of a set processing technologies known that vudu has dubbed as trufilm .\nexcellent news , always nice to see even more ways to enjoy my vudu library . thanks for rolling in chromecast support !\nthere was no way to add the gift card as the payment method on the vudu app , worst gift card ever .\nquestion - is ultraviolet optional or mandatory ? can you participate in disc to digital with only a vudu account ? thanks .\nnote that if you buy or rent the hdx version from vudu , you can watch it at lower quality for free .\nsince the vudu / walmart deal is relatively new , the two companies will likely confront some glitches or difficulties getting subscribers .\nvudu has employees and is the sixth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 183 .\njust bought a vudu card to use , got the digital card in my email and all , but can ' t use it . was specifically bought for vudu and the gift ard says even for vudu . but vudu won ' t let me use it , doesn ' t even show that i have a gift card , even tho urltoken says i do . . . . and it was even sent to me again and on the site says that i need to activate the card why ? it should already be activated ! so now i have a 5 dollar vudu card that i can ' t use . . .\nthe vudu comes with a unique remote control . small , black , smooth and shaped like an overgrown peanut , the vudu remote does not initially appear ergonomically correct . but you\u2019ll be surprised at how comfortably it rests in the palm of your hand .\nhooking the vudu xl was plum easy - made even breezier since vudu supplies all the cables you need . you attach the rf antenna , plug in the ethernet cable from your router , plug the hdmi cable to the hdtv and power it up .\nfirst , verify that you have correctly connected vudu spark to your tv and a power source . also make sure your tv is set to the correct hdmi input source . if your vudu spark still doesn ' t start , please contact customer support .\nthe next consideration is selection . not every movie in vudu ' s 14000 item catalog is for rent in hd . but in a recent press release , edward lichty , vudu ' s evp of strategy , said that vudu was building ,\nthe world ' s largest hd library of more than 1 , 300 titles .\nthough fewer hdx movies are available to buy .\nvudu comes out seeming the big winner with full hd streaming in your browser . but then again , this kind of sucked :\nthat offers a rotating list of 99 movies for just a 99 - cent rental . the latest feature hitting the vudu docket is\nunfortunately , there are some major providers not playing in the ultraviolet ecosystem . the most notable are google , amazon , and disney . however vudu does support \u201cdisney movies anywhere\u201d , so any disney , marvel , star - wars , or countless other properties can be linked on vudu . you can link your disney movies anywhere information from the \u201cservices\u201d menu when logged into your vudu account .\nlast month , vudu revealed its new business plan , which boils down to this : it\u2019s a feature , not a box .\nnevertheless , since the vudu streams video , it still requires a reasonably fast broadband connection to ensure zero lag . vudu\u2019s specifications recommend at least a 3 mbps broadband connection for instant viewing . a 1 . 5 mbps or slower connection is conducive to delayed viewing .\nvudu has been purchased by wal - mart vudu has been giving its users instant access to broadband internet users or those with internet ready tvs . wal - mart , in its spirit of customer service and really wanting to turn a profit has acquir . . .\nsome users have reported that there is no noticeable difference in the video quality of uhd vs . hdx on vudu streams . however , that is because not all devices are capable of streaming vudu ' s uhd content . this infographic shows what devices currently support dolby vision ( for video ) and dolby atmos ( for audio ) , and are therefore capable of playing 4k uhd content from vudu .\nvudu perhaps stands out as the unique player without hardware to pitch . there ' s no vudu phone , tablet , or computer . vudu ' s future is being integrated into all these other devices . that perhaps makes it one of the best hopes for being a provider who traps your content the least . but then again , it ' s potentially in the riskiest position of being cut off .\nolder 80s / 90s movies in hdx ( but aren ' t even on blu ray ) . . . how ? - vudu forums\nvudu provides some movies ( not all ) in three different resolutions , standard definition , hd and hdx . all movies are displayed in\nthe vudu service is free to join . no subscriptions or commitments . you only need a valid email address . sign up here !\nvudu doesn\u2019t achieve the impossible by downloading an entire video the instant you click the rent or buy button . vudu streams video , which means that you watch the video as it downloads ; you can only fast - forward through the entire video once it finishes downloading .\nvudu is an impressive device that brings instant movie entertainment to your living room . fun , easy to use , and offering great video and sound quality , vudu has the potential to become a revolutionary device in the digital - movie era . but before purchasing vudu , you may want to wait until studios work out a more reasonable , less complicated fee structure . waiting for vudu to mature may also be beneficial to allow the service to get its new releases up - to - date\u2014and add high - definition offerings to the library .\nmovies on us offers\nthousands\nof movies in the same resolution\u2014from 480p to 1080p hdx \u2014as the titles you can buy or rent from vudu , according to the company . the exceptions are 4k titles with hdr , which remain exclusive to the vudu pay service .\nbefore the roku netflix player came along , the vudu box was the toast of the town . it lets you stream movies directly to your hdtv from the vudu service and\u2014much like your cable provider\u2014sends new movies your way each month in an exceptionally well - designed package .\nsince vudu movies are drm protected which prevents you from copying or transferring them to non - apple devices including android tablets , you need to remove drm first to make it possible to capture vudu movies to play on surface pro 3 . here pavtube vudu to surface converter - chewtune is highly recommended for its easy - to - use interface , straight workflow and reliable video quality . ( read the review )\nfirstlook studios , kino , and magnolia pictures are among the independent studios offering films for sale on vudu in hd . vudu plans to offer every hd release from these studios for purchase as they are added to the service , day and date with dvd release . all current films and subsequent additions to this hd collection will be available to purchase in instant hd and vudu ' s industry - leading hdx format .\nvudu has partnerships with every major studio and 18 independents , offering 5 , 000 movies as of this writing\u2014greatly exceeding the itunes store\u2019s current offering of only about 500 movies . though vudu\u2019s library is impressive , i was a bit disappointed with the service\u2019s new releases selection . when i tested vudu , titles such as 300 and disturbia were available for viewing in this section ; these were released on dvd about two months ago . i personally would prefer it if vudu focused on keeping its new releases up - to - date while slowly adding older titles to the library . however , vudu is still in its early stages , and the service will be adding more movies to its collection on a weekly basis . i\u2019m confident that , with time , vudu\u2019s library will expand to keep up with the constant flow of new releases .\nbut there was one small problem with the vudu box : nobody\u2019d ever heard of it , nobody bought it and the future looked bleak .\nvudu ( the oldest child ) what it is : a box that lets you rent or buy movies to watch instantly on your television .\noffer applies to new vudu spark purchases from walmart or urltoken only . limit one ( 1 ) offer per device . $ 25 vudu credit offer credited over 5 months via promo codes issued monthly via email for $ 5 value , with valid vudu account . vudu account setup must be completed within 45 days of device activation . promo codes and credits expire within 30 days of issuance and are not redeemable for cash . offer valid in the us only to residents 18 years or older . payment method on file required . offer expires september 1 , 2016 .\nvudu ' s revenue is the second highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 2 . 9m .\nthe only problem : vudu\u2019s competitors are pushing it out of the market as customers realize its service no longer makes much sense . the biggest concern is that once you pay $ 299 for the vudu box , you have to pay even more to rent sd and hd movies .\nvudu 1080p movie streaming available on lg netcast hdtvs in case you own an lg netcast hdtv and you\u2019d like to get more 1080p content then check out vudu\u2019s current listings . from today on everyone that happens to have one of lg\u2019s lh50 lcd series or one of t . . .\nwatching digital movies and tv shows with vudu spark is easy . it works with your existing hdtv and wifi internet to connect you directly to vudu and over 100 , 000 titles . join with a free account , then rent or own your favorites from the convenience of your home .\nbelow the power button toward the top of the remote is a small , vertical scroll wheel for your thumb , which you use to navigate through the vudu menu very smoothly and easily . to select a movie or option on the vudu menu , you simply click the scroll wheel . there are four other buttons : a back button , a play / pause button , a vudu main menu button , and a \u201cmore\u201d button .\neditor ' s note : this story was updated at 6 : 30pm eastern time with confirmation from vudu and wal - mart about the sale .\nthanks for the feedback . please give us a call so we can look into your account issues . 1 - 888 - 554 - vudu .\nadditionally , vudu offers access to popular internet based content , from video , music and photos from popular sites such as youtube , flikr , and to games and social networking applications , directly on the tv , all easily accessible using the vudu remote control with no need for a pc .\nwalmart has confirmed a native app for vudu , its video streaming service , is set to become widely available on apple tv beginning august 22nd .\nnow , you can transfer and sync drm - free star wars vudu movie to surface pro 3 for watching freely when traveling without any hassle .\nthe lg bd390 blu - ray player , which has built - in wi - fi , now features high - definition movie streaming from vudu .\nin a delicious twist , vudu says that it has more movies in hdx ( 3 , 000 ) than are available on blu - ray .\nyou don ' t need to break the bank on a new tv or commit to subscriptions . vudu spark works with your existing hdtv and vudu is free to join . rent , own and watch only the movies and tv shows you want from as low as $ 0 . 99 .\ni recommend signing up . it\u2019s pay per purchase , so there is no commitment or subscription fees . vudu also appears to adopt the \u201cbuy once , watch anywhere\u201d approach , which i feel is key for more people to adapt to watching movies online . vudu\u2019s promotions need a little work , but the selection of movies available is hard to beat . if interested , you can sign up with no obligation through my vudu affiliate link below .\nprior to today\u2019s launch , vudu users could watch on apple tv by way of airplay support . but this is the first time they\u2019ve had a native interface they can browse with the siri remote . at time of writing , however , vudu\u2019s content has not been integrated with apple\u2019s tv app .\na compact , black box weighing 4 . 2 pounds , vudu connects directly to a broadband connection and a television or display . the setup is as simple as plugging in the audio , video , power , and ethernet cables and powering on the device . you\u2019ll see vudu\u2019s startup screen on your television , and after setting up your vudu account at the company\u2019s web site , you\u2019ll be able to rent or purchase a movie and watch it .\nwith vudu on chromecast , your laptop , tablet or even smartphone becomes your ticket to the latest movies and tv shows on your big screen tv .\namazon may be the walmart of the internet , but that\u2019s not stopping walmart from getting in on the online streaming game . vudu is walmart\u2019s pay - per - content store , and the brick - and - mortar behemoth is giving all it has to make sure that vudu becomes a household name .\nfind content more quickly and easily : fiber tv can search content in the vudu app and display results along with results from your fiber tv service .\ndave pogue from the new york times reviews the vudu , a $ 400 peer - to - peer set - top box that stores 100 movies .\na vudu subscription is free , and subscribers pay only for the content they watch\u2014 unlike with amazon prime and netflix , there is no monthly fee .\nahhh , vudu wants you to think that your d2d copies are only good on vudu . that ' s entirely incorrect . have you ever tried calling their tech support ? they ' re taught / told to say things that don ' t even make sense and contradict themselves . when you do d2d , those movies are uv and they go into your uv library , further syncing with flixster , etc . if you disconnect your uv account from vudu , all your movies don ' t disappear from your uv library - even though vudu will spend an hour on the phone telling you that they will .\nfirst , some specs : the vudu is a compact , black box weighing 7 . 5 pounds . it contains a 250gb hard disk drive\u2014enough to store approximately 100 hours of owned movies . as for video quality , the vudu\u2019s movies are encoded in mpeg4 , and the hardware supports hdmi v1 . 1 , component , s - video and composite connections . for audio , the vudu supports hdmi v1 . 1 , digital optical , digital coax and rca .\nvudu has had a disc to digital program in place with their parent company walmart since 2012 . consumers could take their discs into participating walmart locations to verify ownership , and after providing the e - mail associated with their vudu account , a digital copy of the movie would be in their personal library .\nthe problem is that when we put the vudu xl into standby mode , the the meter doesn ' t drop below 17w . the only way to reduce energy consumption is to unplug the box . if you don ' t , the vudu xl is drawing at least 17w of current 24 / 7 .\nvudu also works with the ultraviolet video - anywhere platform for storing and playback . that means that if you buy a video from any source that supports ultraviolet ( including dvds and blu - ray discs ) and store a copy in your ultraviolet digital collection , you can play that video back from vudu .\nat the consumer electronics show ( ces ) earlier this year , vudu announced that it would abandon its hardware business for partnerships with established manufacturers . sharp , sanyo , and toshiba said they would release products like blu - ray players and hd tv ' s with built - in access to the vudu service . prior to ces , vudu was available in about eight products from lg and mitsubishi \u0096 a number that jumped to 50 at the annual electronics conference .\ni spoke with a technology engineer familiar with streaming software , who indicated that the titles might actually be registered in an ultraviolet library but viewed through vudu . while the movie would actually be streaming from an ultraviolet library , it would appear to be coming straight from vudu as far as the user is concerned .\nre : ultraviolet faq ' s question - is ultraviolet optional or mandatory ? can you participate in disc to digital with only a vudu account ? thanks .\namazon , although offering better delivery options than apple , provides a fairly average consumer experience for digital content . vudu has them beat in practically every regard .\ni had to force stop the app , turn off location services , turn location back on then restart the vudu app to get mine to work properly .\nwith the superior picture quality of its blu - ray like hdx format , vudu has become a major contender in the crowded video on - demand field .\nthe vudu box , introduced last fall as a networked device to deliver high - quality movies to home theater systems , now comes in a supersize version . the new vudu xl packs a terabyte of storage space under its stylish black hood \u2014 enough to store hundreds of digitized movies right on the tv altar .\nvudu does let you stream movies\u2014thousands , in fact\u2014to your hdtv , but many of these movies are films you probably wouldn\u2019t want to watch . vudu is currently promoting favorites like baby mama and the love guru , but what it fails to mention is the losers , such as 10 . 5 and 12 o\u2019clock .\nas of today , a new vudu labs area on standard vudu boxes will offer access to flickr , picasa and youtube . in addition , the labs ' new\non demand\narea opens free streaming from abc , cbs , msnbc , nickelodeon , discovery , and espn\u2014among lots of other web - available media .\ni was thinking about getting a chromecast and be abe to cast vudu which i started making it my movie collection spot but i wanted to do it with my phone . whenever i play a movie it i dont see the cast icon anywhere on the vudu phone app . are you guys updating it anytime soon ?\nit allows customers to scan the upc bar code on a dvd or blu - ray case using vudu ' s app , then pay to add that movie your uv library , where you will have access to that movie on vudu ' s streaming service . this new feature is now available on both android & ios .\nvudu is an online streaming service that allows users to buy or rent movies as soon as they are available on blu - ray or dvd , and sometimes even earlier . vudu also makes current seasons of tv shows available for purchase , so it\u2019s a great source for those wanting to stay current with shows on cable .\nif a company can perfect a very simple set - top box they will make a mint ( and the inside word is vudu delivers this ) .\nby buying the vudu box for $ 400 , will i have access to vuze , joost , hulu , itunes , unbox , etc . ? probably not .\nsimply , to enjoy the full benefits of vudu , you should have a bushel of bandwidth or a passel of patience . more about specific bandwidth recommendations later .\nvudu spark turns your hdtv into a digital entertainment center , so you can browse , rent , buy and watch movies and tv shows without ever leaving home .\nvudu is currently the best way to watch movies streaming in hd . it ' s not blu - ray quality but it still looks and sounds great . many movies and tv shows on vudu will never get blu - ray releases , unfortunately . and sony is one of the worst offenders when it comes to the format .\ndespite all of this progress , vudu still isn\u2019t perfect movie heaven , for lots of reasons . internet speed can be a problem ; vudu recommends a 2 - megabit - a - second internet service ( ask your internet provider what you have ) for standard - def movies ; hdx requires at least 4 . 5 megabits .\n\u2022 now for ipad ! drop by your local walmart , you * may * get limited time offers from vudu ( eligibility dependent on location and supplies ) . be sure to have notifications and location services turned on for the vudu app . \u2022 updated google chromecast on the vudu app to the latest version .\nit\u2019s a race ! i hope i win !\nissues ? crashes ? drop us a note at iosfeedback @ urltoken and please include device model and ios version . thanks !\nthe vudu set - top box was released in 2007 , and provided access to the company ' s online library of movies , which could be purchased or rented .\nvudu has returned the link so you can all check for yourselves if a titles is d2d eligible or not . it is about mid - way down this page :\nbtw , what other mobile app is there for uv title ' s ? flixster ( which isn ' t bad ) and vudu ( which is tablet only ) .\nwhen the lg player was connected wirelessly , i saw some \u201cplease wait\u201d messages while watching hdx movie versions ; vudu says that\u2019s not uncommon over wi - fi connections .\nvudu said its ria is targeted at low power set - top boxes and internet appliances and delivers the content on a 300 mhz embedded processor with 128mb of ram .\n. any discussion of vudu xl - or any other on - demand service where you download movies over the internet - needs to begin with the topic of bandwidth .\nfor internet content my current setup has ps3 ( w / playon for netflix instantplay ) and appletv w / boxee . i\u2019m curious to see your review of vudu .\nvudu delivers the latest movies and tv to almost every web - enabled device , across every major platform . with over 100 , 000 titles that can be watched on hundreds of millions of devices , vudu is one of the fastest - growing video on - demand services . founded in 2004 and acquired by walmart in 2010 , vudu provides a premium entertainment experience with the latest in digital video and entertainment technology , including 4k ultra high definition , dolby vision hdr , and dolby atmos cinema sound .\nthe arrival of vudu ' s new free streaming service comes at a time when more companies are launching competitors to traditional pay - tv packages and alternatives to netflix .\ngreat thread . well , after 5 years of collecting over 1000 bd ' s , i decided to finally start redeeming the digital copies . i started with the uv ones . . . and personally i love uv . the ability to stream / download on android devices is great . now , i ' ve moved to the non - uv ones . some only allow itunes / windows media , and although i am not a fan of itunes , i have been choosing itunes over windows . so , i some of the studios have you go online to pick which service you want to download into . if its between itunes and windows media , its the same as above . . . but a few also offer vudu . i created a vudu account and its linked to my uv account . . . it seems like these 2 are fairly well integrated . to my question . . . if i redeem a vudu movie , does it get added to my uv account ? or will i only see it in vudu and only be able to watch through vudu and vudu capable devices ? if my vudu movies are not in uv , then i ' m not sure if i should choose vudu or itunes . believe me . . . you ' ll get no love from me for itunes , but it has history and longevity ."]}
{"id": 56211, "summary": [{"text": "tim bueler ( born 1987 ) is a media and political consultant and is currently serving as the director of media relations for the minuteman project , an immigration reform advocacy group .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "radio station klav in las vegas , briefly aired \u201c tim bueler \u2019s conservative report \u201d .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "bueler spoke about current issues and offered advice to callers .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "bueler traveled to kenya with his media client , jerome corsi , to launch corsi 's book \" the obama nation \" which alleges secret ties between barack obama and kenyan leaders .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "bueler and corsi were detained on october 7 , 2008 , by kenyan immigration officials and police just before the commencement of a press conference .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "they were eventually deported . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "tim bueler", "paragraphs": ["tim bueler , like many cocksure 17 - year - olds , is strident in expressing his political beliefs .\ntim bueler , 17 , leads the conservative club at rancho cotate high school in rohnert park . john storey / the chronicle\ntim bueler recently received some unusual advice : his principal and a campus police officer suggested that he stay home from his california high school for a few days .\nin a telephone interview , tim said he\u2019s been threatened at least three times by hispanic students who call him \u201cwhite boy\u201d and \u201cracist . \u201d one boy said he was going to \u201cfind someone\u201d to beat up tim .\nfrom the beginning ,\nsaid alton , who played on local softball teams with bueler ' s father ,\nmost of us have defended the right of the club to exist . no one has denied tim bueler ' s right to his opinions .\nabout 15 minutes before the news conference was set to begin , kenyan immigration authorities questioned corsi and his u . s . media liaison , tim bueler . officials said corsi and bueler lacked work permits and the two were escorted into a police vehicle and whisked way .\nin two of those instances , tim said two faculty members stood by and did nothing to help him . most recently , tim said , he was confronted by a dozen hispanic boys , who blocked him from walking down the hallway .\ntim bueler , 17 , leads the conservative club at rancho cotate high school in rohnert park . christina morey , 16 , ( right ) and danyelle fisher , 15 , listen during the club . john storey / the chronicle\ntim admitted that his zeal sometimes gets the best of him . he apologized for the \u201cmuhammad\u201d remark , saying , \u201ci made a mistake , but i\u2019m not racist . \u201d club adviser bernadette tucker stepped down after tim printed the newsletter without allowing her to edit it first .\nearlier , he said he was eating lunch in a classroom when about seven hispanic students surrounded him . worried for tim\u2019s safety , his father , dennis bueler , said he asked for help from a teacher who was also in the room .\ntim thought about leaving the school , located in rohnert park about an hour north of san francisco , and then made his decision : no way .\ntim said teachers have also joined in the name - calling . one called tim a nazi , while another described the club as \u201ca bunch of bigots . \u201d in a parody of the newsletter , biology teacher mark alton called on students to \u201ctake a stand against the neoconservative wing - nuts who call themselves americans . \u201d\nbueler was particularly pleased by a dec . 30 washington times article detailing his claims of harassment by staff and students .\n\u201cthey said , \u2018it\u2019s in your best interest not to go to school , \u2019\u201d tim said . \u201ci said , \u2018well , why ? what have i done wrong ? \u2019\u201d\nthe focus of the extra security was a lanky , blue - eyed , 17 - year - old high school junior , tim bueler , whose claims of political harassment by\nliberal\nstudents and faculty have made him into something of a youth hero among conservative web bloggers and radio talk show hosts across the country .\nnonetheless , the school has not silenced bueler , who started the club - - which now claims 50 members - - last fall .\ndear tim bueler : i have asked you to delete me from your mailing list . i have pressed the \u201cunsubscribe\u201d button from your mailings , almost all touting lunatic conservatives like jerome corsi and other questionable clients . i have asked you to stop sending me your press releases multiple times , over the course of months\u2013and still , you send them .\ntwo days later , an anonymous teacher drafted a response proposing a\nliberal hot line ,\nwhich parodied the tone of bueler ' s missive .\nmr . alton said he was also disturbed by tim\u2019s article on illegal immigration , which says , \u201cliberals welcome every muhammad , jamul and jose who wishes to leave his third world state and come to america . \u201d\nbueler is delighted by all the attention . in an interview at his family home while his father , dennis , a telephone company technician , looked on proudly , bueler ticked off the dozen or so radio and television talk shows that have featured his case , including those hosted by limbaugh and dr . laura schlessinger .\nthey feared for his safety because tim , the founder of rancho cotate high school\u2019s new conservative club , said he had received threats from other students after writing an article for the club newsletter calling for a crackdown on illegal immigration .\ncorsi was detained for about 4 1 / 2 hours before he was expelled . immigration officials said the author did not have a proper permit to work in kenya . but corsi ' s publicist , tim bueler , told time that they were assured their visas and passports were in order . corsi said he had been upfront about his intentions when he arrived . according to corsi and bueler , the author was told that the government had misplaced their immigration cards , which visitors fill out upon arrival at the nairobi airport .\ndr . corsi can return to kenya anytime ,\nsaid bueler .\nthey said our passports were o . k . and our visas were o . k . , but they had lost our immigration cards .\nthings could have stopped there , but backing off , apparently , isn ' t in bueler ' s nature . so , a week later , he fired off another newsletter .\nthey paint bueler as a patriotic hero who stood up to howling liberal hypocrites trying to stifle his voice and trod upon the traditional american values he was bravely trying to uphold .\na good deal of the verbal pyrotechnics have come from bueler ' s hero , ultra - conservative radio personality michael savage , as well as internet pundits and the right - leaning washington times .\nas a result of the national attention , carter , a 51 - year - old boston native , said he has received\nthousands\nof e - mails , including some that have compared him to osama bin laden and other villains . most of the criticism centers on carter ' s suggestion in december that bueler go home for a several - day\ncooling - off period\nafter some students confronted bueler , calling him a\nnazi\nand inviting him outside for a fight . bueler declined the offer to leave , a stand that has won him praise in conservative circles .\nsince the beginning of january , bueler has been escorted by an adult school official to and from every class and to his father ' s car at the end of the day . the precaution was ordered by the school district superintendent after several confrontations between bueler and fellow members of the school conservative club , and other students who object to what they claim are\nracist\nwritings in the club ' s political tracts .\nall of which is a bunch of ideological baloney swathed in righteous propaganda , according to mark alton , the rancho cotate athletic director and science teacher who co - wrote the faculty letter protesting bueler ' s comments .\njust before the final bell at rancho cotate high school on a recent afternoon , a campus supervisor reported to principal mitchell carter on his walkie - talkie :\ni ' m in position . subject in view .\nthe focus of the extra security was a lanky , blue - eyed , 17 - year - old high school junior , tim bueler , whose claims of political harassment by\nliberal\nstudents and faculty have made him into something of a youth hero among conservative web bloggers and radio talk show hosts across the country .\n\u201cthey said , \u2018you\u2019re a racist , \u2019 and i said , \u2018are you guys going to let me through ? \u2019\u201d tim said . \u201cso i ducked into a classroom and told the teacher what was happening , and said , \u2018can you help me ? \u2019 and she said , \u2018no . get out of here . \u2019\u201d\nafter bueler ' s anti - immigrant newsletter came out , school staff suggested to him that he stay home for a few days as\na cooling - off period ,\naccording to a fact sheet provided by the district .\n\u201cthe teacher told him , \u2018when you say things like that , you\u2019ve got to expect that things like this are going to happen . why don\u2019t you go out the back door ? \u2019\u201d mr . bueler said in recounting the incident .\nmr . bueler said he\u2019s ready to bring in lawyers if the school cannot protect his son . \u201cthe police don\u2019t think they were real threats , but i disagree . he shouldn\u2019t have to be threatened every day , \u201d the father said .\nfor his part , carter , the principal , isn ' t responding to questions and is referring calls to district superintendent michael watenpaugh , who has criticized bueler for distributing inflammatory material without first getting permission from a student adviser , as is school policy .\nthe fact that bueler cannot walk around campus without an escort isn ' t something the first amendment can do anything about , said uc berkeley constitutional law professor jesse choper . what ' s significant , he said , is that the school district provided that security .\nfor his part , bueler seems comfortable in the magnifying glare of the media spotlight . he sat at home recently contemplating interview requests from at least four national television talk shows and a scheduled appearance feb . 7 as the featured speaker at the conservative eagle forum ' s annual convention .\nit all started on dec . 3 , when bueler posted a flyer announcing a new\nconservative hot line\nfor the 1 , 800 students at his high school . it encouraged students to call the hot line to report\nun - american comments expressed by your liberal teachers .\nremember the movie ' rebel without a cause ' ?\nasked savage , the radio host whose book ,\nsavage nation ,\nbueler borrowed liberally from in outlining his club ' s philosophy .\nthis kid represents rebels with a cause . he represents the new counterculture .\non dec . 12 bueler inflamed matters by distributing a conservative club newsletter in which he wrote that\nliberals welcome every muhammad , jamul and jose who wishes to leave his third world state and come to america - - mostly illegally - - to rip off our health - care system , balkanize our language and destroy our political system .\naccording to a timeline issued by the cotati - rohnert park city school district , the controversy started dec . 3 when the conservative club , which bueler organized last fall , posted an inflammatory flier at the high school announcing the creation of a\nconservative hotline ,\nwhere students could report examples of\nun - american\ncomments by their teachers .\nlatino students were furious , and 40 school employees and teachers , including principal mitchell carter , signed a letter protesting the inflammatory rhetoric . bueler claimed he was threatened , called\nnazi\nand other epithets , even by teachers , who he said refused to protect him from angry mobs of classmates . he soon was being escorted to and from class by school security officers .\nthis school district chose to honor his free speech and sought to protect him from threats . that ' s commendable ,\nchoper said .\nit is not totally clear that ( bueler ) had an enforceable constitutional right to go as far as he did , such as calling the teachers names like that . by no means am i saying that they could have stopped him , but they responded in a responsible fashion .\nkenya detains author promoting anti - obama book kenyan authorities have deported jerome corsi , the author of the obama nation : leftists politics and the cult of personality . immigration officials said he didn ' t have a work permit . corsi was detained at his hotel and ordered to leave the country .\nthe american author of a controversial book about democratic presidential nominee barack obama was reportedly on his way out of kenya on tuesday night .\njerome corsi had planned to make public statements in kenya that were unflattering to both obama and kenya ' s prime minister . he had scheduled a news conference tuesday morning at a fancy nairobi hotel for the kenyan launch of his book , the obama nation : leftist politics and the cult of personality . it was the same hotel where obama held his own news conference during a triumphant visit to kenya in 2006 . obama ' s father was kenyan , and he still has relatives in the country .\na news release about corsi ' s event sent out to local and international media said that the author would expose\ndetails of deep secret ties between obama and a section of kenyan government leaders . . . and [ a ] subsequent plot to be executed in kenya should . . . obama win the american presidency .\na second page listing corsi ' s talking points never quite explained what plot might be afoot . it did , however , frequently mention kenyan prime minister raila odinga , who is an ethnic luo , as was obama ' s father .\ncorsi had apparently planned to talk about odinga ' s ties to kenyan muslims and his conduct during kenya ' s ethnic troubles earlier this year , which left more than 1 , 000 kenyans dead and hundreds of thousands displaced . the violence followed a contentious presidential election in kenya that pitted many luos against a number of ethnic kikuyus .\ncorsi ' s press relations representative in kenya says pro - luo forces pushed corsi out .\njerome corsi has jousted lucratively with barack obama , tackling the presidential candidate ' s reputation with a best - selling if factually challenged book that accuses the senator of , among other things , ties to militant islam . but corsi may have gone a little too far into enemy territory when he flew into kenya , the birthplace of obama ' s father . kenyan immigration officials deported corsi , they said , over problems with his visa . they made their move before corsi was scheduled to give a press conference at which he promised to expose secret ties between obama and kenyan leaders , as well as a mysterious plot that would be launched should the democratic nominee win the u . s . election .\ncorsi , author of the obama nation : leftist politics and the cult of personality , was in kenya writing dispatches for the website worldnetdaily at the invitation of christian missionaries who fear the rise of islam in kenya . according to worldnetdaily , he wanted to answer\nlingering questions\nabout obama ' s ties to prime minister raila odinga .\napart from planning to debut his book in kenya ( so far it is unavailable in bookstores here ) and provide details about obama ' s alleged ties to odinga , corsi had said that his press conference would\nexpose details of deep secret ties between the u . s . democratic presidential candidate barack obama and a section of kenya government leaders , their connection to certain sectoral groups in kenya and subsequent plot to be executed in kenya should senator obama win the american presidency .\ncorsi claims that obama has strong ties to odinga , whom the author says fomented kenya ' s postelection violence last january in a bid to secure the presidency after the results declared incumbent president mwai kibaki the winner . in fact , independent observers disputed kibaki ' s victory , and a commission looking into the vote recently determined that kenya would never know if odinga or kibaki truly won . in his writings , corsi has sought to link the luos \u0097 the tribe of odinga , as well as obama ' s ancestors \u0097 with muslims and to pit both of them against kikuyus , the tribe of kibaki .\nthe whole world became very concerned about the violence in kenya and wanted a negotiated settlement , because they realized the outcome was not what kenyans voted for ,\nsays odinga adviser salim lone , commenting on corsi ' s alleged obama - odinga - islamist nexus .\nraila became prime minister because of the view that the unrest would continue . islam had nothing to do with it , and in any event , the violence in muslim areas was minimal as compared to the others . it has absolutely no basis in fact .\ncorsi also claims that obama was in close contact with odinga , advising the kenyan politician on strategy after the results were announced . lone claims he was there the one time obama called odinga , and says it wasn ' t to talk campaign strategy but rather to demand that the violence end and that odinga and kibaki come to a peaceful solution to the crisis .\nthe obama campaign had no comment on corsi ' s deportation . it has denounced his book in a 41 - page rebuttal . if anything , corsi seems to have seriously underestimated the broad kenyan support for obama , whose father was a kenyan and who has several half - siblings here . while there is animosity between luos and kikuyus \u0097 and the tribes were responsible for much of the postelection violence \u0097 obama is immensely popular across ethnic lines in kenya . ever since odinga became prime minister in a power - sharing agreement with kibaki , his own approval ratings have soared .\nin a news story on tuesday announcing corsi ' s press conference , the standard newspaper said the american author ' s media invitation\nmakes no secret of the intention to hurl dirt at obama and undermine his campaign from his ancestral home .\namong the scrum of reporters waiting for corsi outside kenya ' s immigration office on tuesday , one local kenyan television correspondent was wearing an\nobama ' 08\nt shirt .\ncorsi had also planned to deliver a $ 1 , 000 check to obama ' s half - brother george , who lives in a slum in nairobi . one republican ad has accused obama of abandoning his brother , who was recently reported in italian vanity fair to be living on a dollar a month . but george obama has repeatedly denied that he said any such thing or that he feels abandoned by obama . george obama is currently in school studying to be an auto mechanic and says he has plenty to eat .\nthe inclusion of the ' philanthropic ' [ tour ] in corsi ' s programme is seen in bad taste and an extension of the campaign to undermine obama ' s bid to become the first black american president ,\nthe standard said . in an interview with time last week , obama ' s half - sister auma called corsi ' s book\nblatant lies .\nit ' s reached a point where people will write what they write and people will assume what they want to assume and interpret things the way they want to interpret them , and you can ' t chase everybody ,\nauma obama said .\notherwise you stop living your own life .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\naddis ababa ( reuters ) - ethiopia and eritrea declared their\nstate of war\nover on monday and agreed to open embassies , develop ports and resume flights , concrete signs of a rapprochement that has swept away two decades of hostility in a matter of weeks .\ntunisia ' s trade deficit rises to $ 3 . 13 bln in jan - june\nselect a country algeria angola benin botswana burkina faso burundi cameroon cape verde central african republic chad comoros dem . rep . of congo djibouti egypt equatorial guinea eritrea ethiopia gabon gambia ghana guinea guinea - bissau ivory coast kenya lesotho liberia libya madagascar malawi mali mauritania mauritius morocco mozambique namibia niger nigeria republic of congo reunion rwanda sao tome et principe sn senegal seychelles sierra leone somalia south africa south sudan sudan swaziland tanzania togo tunisia uganda western sahara zambia zimbabwe\npowered by reuters alertnet . alertnet provides news , images and insight from the world ' s disasters and conflicts and is brought to you by reuters foundation .\nthomson reuters is the world ' s largest international multimedia news agency , providing investing news , world news , business news , technology news , headline news , small business news , news alerts , personal finance , stock market , and mutual funds information available on reuters . com , video , mobile , and interactive television platforms . thomson reuters journalists are subject to an editorial handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests .\njavascript is required for full functionality on this website , but scripting is currently disabled . please enable javascript and reload this page .\nthe 17 - year - old junior says that stance inspired threats from which teachers have refused to protect him . some faculty members even started a public campaign against his group , which seeks to promote \u201cthe pillars of the bible , patriotism and conservative beliefs as balance to the mostly liberal viewpoints of teachers , \u201d according to its newsletter , \u201cthe conservative agenda . \u201d\nthe club has invited students to call its \u201cliberal assault hot line\u201d to report whether they\u2019ve been \u201cverbally assaulted for being conservative . \u201d\nwith about 50 members , the club has hosted speakers from the eagle forum and national rifle association .\nforty school staff members signed a letter to the santa rosa press democrat calling on the conservative club to back up its accusations that students are being indoctrinated .\n\u201cthey\u2019ve made all these sweeping statements about liberal teachers warping the curriculum , but as a science teacher , i\u2019d like to see some evidence , \u201d said mr . alton , who co - authored the letter .\n\u201cno one at the high school opposes the formation of the conservative club , \u201d mr . alton said . \u201cwhat bothers me is the extreme views that border on racism or homophobia , the negative tone , and the hot line that calls teachers \u2018traitors . \u2019\u201d\nrancho cotate principal mitchell carter and district officials did not return several phone calls .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 the washington times , llc . click here for reprint permission .\nthe washington times welcomes your comments on spot . im , our third - party provider . please read our\nwindow . _ taboola = window . _ taboola | | [ ] ; _ taboola . push ( { mode : ' thumbnails - c ' , container : ' taboola - interstitial - gallery - thumbnails - 3 ' , placement : ' interstitial gallery thumbnails 3 ' , target _ type : ' mix ' } ) ; _ taboola . push ( { flush : true } ) ;\nthat was the spark that launched his conservative club at rancho cotate high school in the sonoma county town of rohnert park and ignited two months of rhetorical ugliness on campus . it also put him on the conservative talk show circuit , including an appearance thursday on fox television ' s\nthe o ' reilly factor .\nlet ' s take a stand against the liberal traitors who call themselves teachers ,\nthe flyer urged .\nlet ' s take a stand against the neo - conservative wing - nuts who call themselves americans ,\nthe flyer declared .\nliberals ,\nit pronounced ,\nwelcome every muhammad , jamul and jose who wishes to leave his third world state and come to america - - mostly illegally - - to rip off our health care system , balkanize our language and destroy our political system .\ndistrict officials have acknowledged , however , that the school faculty and the principal made some\nmissteps\nthat may have helped inflame matters .\nwatenpaugh said carter and others officials were wrong for suggesting the\ncooling - off period .\nfor example , 15 police officers swarmed onto campus to quell disturbances following the conservative club ' s jan . 16 meeting .\nand the lanky junior appears to be enjoying , if not reveling in , his role at the center of an ideological free - for - all . he has become a hot commodity on conservative talk radio shows , where he has not been shy about expressing his support for god , guns and country and his contempt for liberals . several nationally syndicated television shows have called for interviews , including , he says ,\ngood morning america .\nschool officials have gotten thousands of e - mails from people across the country who , they say , were whipped up into a righteous frenzy by a stream of rhetoric .\ncertain outside conservative groups are using this to further their own political agenda , which is to attack the public education system ,\nalton said .\nthe real issue , he said , is not free speech but how to maintain peace on a school campus by having rational discourse .\nthose statements about illegal immigration and students of color and his attack on liberal teachers as traitors offend people , and many of us think they are inappropriate ,\nalton said .\nhe has a right to his opinions , and nobody wants to deny him his rights , but there are certain things that are inappropriate on a school campus . when hateful , intolerant discourse is being used , it is our responsibility to respond .\n' good morning america ' is a little shaky ,\nhe scoffed , referring to efforts by producers to get him on the prestigious show .\nthey ' re real liberal .\nyou ' ve always been a douche . i remember covering you when you were a high - schooler playing the pip for the california coalition for immigration reform ' s geriatrics and stating you wanted to kill muslims for a living by joining the armed foces . but you ' re not a kid anymore , son ; you ' re legally an adult , and adults have certain responsibilities .\nso , again : take me off your pinche list . repercussions after the jump !\n] don ' t make me get all can - spam on you , or bother to pay attention to what you actually write ; just get me off your list . and don ' t make me get our it department to block your address ; they ' re surly guys , and the last thing you need is yet another chunk of your generation loathing you .\ni ' ve even defended you in the past \u2013and this is the gratitude i get ? tell you what : just stop sending me your email , and i promise to not pay much attention to you anymore . after all , barbara coe is so much more evil than you\u2026 .\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\nmovie mondays : back to the future , mon . 7 / 9 , 8pm july 9 , 2018 at 8 : 00 pm , costa mesa\nteen claims political harassment after clashes with fellow students over what they call racist writings .\nrohnert park , calif . \u2014 just before the final bell at rancho cotate high school on a recent afternoon , a campus supervisor reported to principal mitchell carter on his walkie - talkie :\ni ' m in position . subject in view .\nthe resulting free speech divide has ruffled feathers and formed fault lines in the 1 , 900 - pupil , predominantly white , middle - class school nicknamed by students\nthe ranch .\nlet ' s take a stand against the liberal traitors who call themselves teachers ,\nproclaimed the flier , which had not been approved by the club ' s faculty advisor as required under school rules .\nin response , an anonymous faculty member proposed a\nliberal hotline\nto counter the conservative club .\nhave you heard any un - american comments expressed by your reactionary students lately ?\nthe flier asked , parodying the original .\nlet ' s take a stand against the neo - conservative wing - nuts who call themselves americans .\nthe liberal flier concluded :\np . s . flush rush ,\nreferring to right - wing talk show host rush limbaugh .\nthe statement was borrowed directly from the sayings and writings of nationally syndicated san francisco radio host michael savage , whom buehler credits for inspiration .\nthe club ' s motto ,\nprotecting our borders , language and culture ,\nis also a savage slogan .\nthe resulting political turmoil - - which angered some of the school ' s latino students and provoked a letter of protest from 40 school officials , including the nurse and principal carter - - has tested the 1st amendment tethers of this bedroom community about one hour ' s drive north of san francisco .\nthe school district ' s beleaguered superintendent , michael watenpaugh , has accused the conservative club and the high school staff of\nmissteps\nsince the issue erupted . high school administrators and faculty contend that they have been unfairly targeted .\noutside conservative groups are using this as an opportunity to advance their agenda and to criticize public education ,\nsaid rancho cotate athletic director mark alton , who also teaches science courses .\nlost in the shuffle , said alton and others , is that the conservative club was allowed in the first place , joining the ranks of other more typical student groups such as the model u . n . club , christian club , save ( environmental ) club , stop hate club and the gay / straight alliance .\nseeking to counter mass demonstrations by immigrant rights groups , organizers of the minuteman project plan to launch a nationwide caravan in los angeles today that will focus , in large part , on the jobs they contend are lost to illegal immigrants . in particular , the group hopes to highlight the concern over job losses in the african american community .\nthe minuteman project , the self - proclaimed citizen border patrol that has emerged as a vocal opponent of illegal immigration , arrived in the heart of south los angeles on wednesday hoping to recruit blacks to their cause . but instead , they were met by protesters - - most of them african american - - who compared the group to the ku klux klan and urged them to take their campaign elsewhere . the event , billed as the minuteman project ' s launch of a cross - country caravan to washington , d . c .\nprosecutors say the snatching of a police officer ' s flashlight during a melee at a protest against minuteman project founder and congressional candidate jim gilchrist constitutes petty theft . but to the accused and her lawyer , it ' s police and prosecutors who are being petty . theresa dang , 26 , of westminster is charged with stealing the $ 100 flashlight during a may 25 protest rally outside the garden grove women ' s civic club , where gilchrist was speaking ."]}
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mounted tourism policeman on the giza plateau looks out over cairo , egypt , which was blanketed by a black cloud of smog in this october 2007 photo .\nin cairo , the egyptian environmental agency says the official count of\nblack cloud days\nso far this year is two . last year , there were six . when people first noticed the cloud 10 or 11 years ago , it seemed to hang around for weeks on end .\nin cairo , this is the season of the black cloud \u2014 the inky haze of pollution that on its worst days descends on the egyptian capital with noxious , throat - burning fumes .\negyptians battle the ' black cloud ' of cairo egypt ' s capital city is blanketed by an inky haze of pollution that on its worst days can bring noxious , throat - burning fumes . most people blame the black cloud on farmers burning agricultural waste . while the government has made some progress in trying to reduce the smog level , it has a long way to go .\nthe title track and first music video to be released from black cloud off their new full length album\nsundogs\ncoming out on january 16th , 2016 . video recorded and edited by nicholas taylor and lucas pingitore website - 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old phenomenon , has been attributed to farmers burning rice straw after their harvest . but studies show there are several contributors to the foul air , and while the government has made some progress reducing the smog level , it has a long way to go .\nhas been working on music with a passion and devotion that has earned him respect and reognition on a local level .\nnothing to do with the music , just the image . you can die fo that color swappin here .\nwho got his start in music early on . born and raised in atlanta , georgia , 24 - year - old\nas we get it , until then enjoy the new music and keep supporting the westcoast ' s pool of talent .\nfor more information if you ' re interested in hearing verbal threat ' s music and to learn more about the group .\n6th march 2017 - as part of the celebrations for the black cultural archives , we present a 60 minute mix of 100 tracks selected by the bca .\nblack salvation is a band that works the psychedelia into the hard rock with skill , and it makes for a very listenable album in uncertainty is bliss .\noctober and november are wonderful months in cairo . air conditioners are switched off , windows are thrown open , and warm sunny afternoons give way to cool evening breezes . it ' s a pleasure to be outdoors \u2014 except when the black cloud appears . then the coughing starts , eyes water and asthma sufferers and others flee indoors .\nin which nashville ' s amy black travels to memphis to immerse herself in the steamy , horn - driven soul and gritty blues of the city ' s musical scene .\n] , an artist himself , recognized the lack of west coast representation in magazines and on music charts so decided to create a new outlet .\nsome funky music right there ! we ' ll be bringing you more from lil uno & chag g soon , so keep it locked right here .\n: 9cb68e403f - it ' s that simple ! there are no tie in ' s and no catches - just free quality music , around the clock .\nto celebrate the deal they recently signed to take the quarterly urban publication from local to national via distribution with mvd ( music , video , distribution ) .\nas such he is keeping his name buzzing by steadily releasing new music to his ever growing fan base . he has recently been putting down some work with\nthat transitions from black - metal fury to android signals to manic drilling to chaotic sparse noise to languid voices dilated across astral emptiness . those voices segue into the revolving electronic nebulae of the nine - minute\nis back on dubcnn with some exclusive music for download . the song we have for you today is the remix to his track\nwatch how it go down\n.\nand more ! and if that\u2019s not enough for you \u201csucker free\u201d will have free music , free giveaways and free access to the hottest hip hop line - up anywhere .\nthe compton baby gangsta and the l . b . c . dogg pound gangsta spoke about some new music , who knows , we might see something happen in future !\n- his first release through paid in full / koch records . as we reported the album features his first enhanced disc as well as exclusive interview footage and a new music video starring\ni want to make an impact when it comes to anything i put my hands to whether it ' s music , acting , drawing , or plain out working a 9 - to - 5 . i ' ve been doing this whole music thing since i was 14 years old , and now i got a shorty there ' s no turning back , i ' m a beast anything anyone give me . after i lost a couple people in life since then i ' ve just been on the grind making this music stuff work for me .\nthis track is a grower ; download it , give it some spins and we guarantee that the melody and lyrics will stick with you all day . expect more news and exclusive music from\n. a life - long fan and admirer of ugk , nwa , outkast , old school and alternative music , skillz brings witty humor and lyrical finesse to every track the group unleash .\nhopefully now you ' ll have a good idea of what the album will sound like . personally , the record like some fresh summer music , and is gonna be dropping just in time .\nto read the details of what has to be done to enter the contest and gain a spot on this mixtape follow the link below and submit your music . hurry though : contest closes on\nfrom watts has been acting and recording r & b ; music for many years now and last year decided to go under a new name , to reveal his rawer hip - hop side .\nmovement in gaining prominence . having been steadily working he has created a catalogue of music that comprises of just over two albums ; with tracks from some of the most talented producers in the gamer .\nare the combination of his creative and innovative lyrical content . he focuses on reality and situations that have occurred in the society around him . behind him is the melodic and soulful , sample - based music from\nthe release features tracks from mary jane junkeez , i rocc , smigg dirtee , c . g . , tiny doo , clyde carson ( of the team ) black listd , ray c , josh franks & many others and he is currently offering the mixtape for sale on his\n, a collective of djs and mc ' s out of san diego , have got together once again to release a mixtape full of the hottest new music and some exclusives , world premieres and freestyles from the west coast .\n\u201ca lot of the songs on this album [ are ] very personal and heartfelt , some are also very dark and beautiful , i really put my heart in this album , \u201d he says . \u201ci would love for my music to be beautiful but there\u2019s a lot of darkness in me . in my music i reflected both and i didn\u2019t separate them\u2014there\u2019s both in all songs . i learned how to accept the darkness and that\u2019s the beauty in me . \u201d\nstarted writing in the 9th grade . coming from a musical family , ( his aunt was part of the 70 ' s group , labelle ) , it didn ' t take long for him to find his way into music .\n\u201cthe hi rhythm section and the folks who recorded with willie mitchell are now favorites of mine , but a year ago , i didn\u2019t know about them , \u201d black admits . \u201cnow i\u2019m also a huge fan of o . v . wright and otis clay . and ann peebles - - oh man , i just love the feel of her music ; i love what it does to me . that\u2019s the coolest part of this project - - the exposure to these artists that have become a part of me . \u201d\n( april 4 , 2006 ) - los angeles , ca - it was over ten years ago that tha dogg pound laced the music world with their multiplatinum - selling debut album , dogg food . with bigg snoop dogg again at the helm along with daz dillinger and kurupt a . k . a . young gotti , the bangin ' and much - anticipated new disc cali iz active is re - energizing the golden state music movement and galvanizing the west coast .\nif you ask egyptians who is responsible for the cloud , most will point north to the sharkiya governorate , where much of egypt ' s rice crop is planted . farmers traditionally burn their rice straw this time of year , and the smoke adds to cairo ' s already heavy pollution to create a dark layer of smog .\nhas witnessed and partaken in much of what you hear in the music we call hip hop - yet don ' t assume he encompasses a thug image and is caught up with discussing what heat he holds or how much weight he moved this week .\nin one week we have arranged four contests for our readers . today we are proud to launch a contest in conjunction with another music industry giant . you will have noticed while browsing the site that mtv are advertising a special week this week - the\nand james does more than rap , as he\u2019s also a local hip - hop promoter ( hosting \u201cthe common ground\u201d with lesa j , a biweekly sunday night at riverside\u2019s the vibe ) and helps run bricktoyaface . com , a website featuring artist interviews , show videos and regional music promotions .\nputting the team together , gluing it together . i ' m the one that puts everything in the proper perspective . get everyone thinking alike , moving alike , loving alike . let everybody know that it ' s built on love first . if we love each first , the music will kick right in .\nair - quality chief ahmed abu sa ' oud says the cloud has had one positive effect \u2014 it spurred the government to tackle air pollution problems that have been allowed to grow for decades . in addition to the burning of agricultural waste , he says vehicle exhaust fumes and industrial pollution are major contributors . and he says the smog is worse this time of year because of meteorological conditions that trap the pollution in the lower atmosphere .\ni wrote ' the blackest cloud ' during my first scouting trip to memphis last september . i came to town for a week to take it all in - - visit the historic sites , read up on the history , meet with possible producers , tour studios and do some writing . i was camped out in a little bohemian - style studio apartment in the cooper / young district . i would wake up in the morning , brew my coffee and write , still in my pjs . blackest cloud was the first song that came to me . it started with the horn and guitar riff and a beat ( that i worked out by slapping my hands on my legs ) . i didn ' t write with a guitar or keys , just my voice . i moved from the opening riff to the verses and the chorus - - it flowed pretty quickly from there .\nwell the goverment know him as walter gaines but the neighbourhood know him by his music . graduating from inglewood high in 2002 after swapping and changing schools he opted to head towards a career in hip - hop . when he turned 17 he looked at his life thus far and began to think that this was his calling .\nthe goal with the melody and groove was for it to be a fun song to sing along with and dance to , but the lyrics go deeper . the meaning is up to the listener . the blackest cloud could be anything from something in their past that won ' t let them move on to a current difficult experience that ' s bringing them down . i tend to carry the weight of the world on my shoulders , which can sometimes make it hard for me to enjoy life the way i ' d like to . i ' ve had some experience with depression , and i know friends and family who deal with it daily . when you are in the middle of it , it ' s like a dark cloud is following you around - - one you can ' t shake . finding hope can feel impossible in these times , but it is the key . i didn ' t give forethought about the outcome of writing and recording a song about this topic - - having to talk about why i wrote it - - but i ' m glad i put it out there . maybe the blackest cloud can encourage those who have this experience to know they aren ' t alone , and there is always hope - - and , on a smaller level , get them a reason to dance around the house . kitchen dancing always lifts my spirits !\nwhatever you believe it matters not , what counts is that on september 13th 1996 , a little piece of the artform we called hip - hop was lost forever . so raise a glass to the sky , toast a fallen icon and celebrate his life through his music in whatever way you see fit . dubcnn would like to pay its respect to\n, featured on mixtapes including\nhalla the buzz vol . 2\n,\ndj nicky slicks : rebirth of the west\n,\ngain green records present - stress : young church vol . 1 & vol . 2\nand countless others . he had also featured alongside stress and jellyroll in the music video for the record ;\nhot patada .\nthey dissed the hell out of each other in the early to mid - 90 ' s , they had look - a - likes dress up and kidnapped each other in their videos , and a lot more . the feud between ruthless records and death row records is to this day one of the most publicized beefs and probably the one that generated the hottest music .\nkilla klump is poised for a takeover with his new album\nfoundation\n, and continuing the rah muzic movement of the super - hyphy sound that has become the bay area\u2019s new signature sound . klump , born noah kerrien , is not new to the game , his father david wrote and worked with people like michael jackson in the early 80\u2019s . klump was born with music in his soul . he started out in talent shows singing and developed a love for music . \u201cthis was in me before i was even born\u2026 . my dad is a musician , my grandmother use to sing at functions and it is what it is , it\u2019s in my blood\u201d . klump has worked on albums and mixtapes such as louieloc\u2019s \u201cpower moves , \u201d ctdc\u2019s \u201cthe arrival , \u201d\nthe mixtape was hailed as an underground gem and gave them the chance to headline a new years eve show . over the year that passed the duo went their separate ways due to creative differences . now older and wiser , they find themselves still in the music industry tired of the politics and restrictions but with a common goal of helping bring real hip - hop to the masses once more .\nthe video was shot all over memphis by stacie huckeba who is nashville - based but has a deep connection with memphis . we did an eight - hour shoot with 28 full takes of the song - - and energy remained high to the end ! we started at the top of the bass pro shop pyramid , where i danced myself dizzy on the observation deck , entertaining the diners ( think flashdance ) , moved on to a walking bridge that had us out over the middle of the mississippi river , then to beale street and lastly to the bar that claims to be the oldest in memphis , the lamplighter , where our gracious bartender ann , who has been there for 40 years , let us film . you can catch her cameo ( my favorite moment ) at the end of the video . on days like these , that black cloud is nowhere in sight ; it ' s all sunshine - - i ' m living my passion and falling more in love with a city that increasingly holds a special place in my heart .\nwe want to showcase the premiere new west hip - hop & r & b ; talent for a & rs ; , radio stations , labels and fans to see what the music is all about . we are offering one last spot on the mixtape to a new westcoast artist ( hip - hop / r & b ; ) that wants to be a part of this mixtape . you will be featured alongside names such as\nis a proverbial sponge , he soaks up what he sees and he lays it out for others to interpret ; he sits between what some would call a\nbackpack\nrapper and what the mainstream is used to ; exactly the kind of artist needed . he has real charisma , real emotion and when you hear him you can feel that passion that drives him to make music . . . the same passion that has earned him the accolades and the attention .\ni finally got to really sit down with tyrese this week at his headquarter offices and check out his album and new mixtape . all i can say is wow . black ty has some shit for real , people have been doubting him getting into the rap game but he not only can spit , he really paints a picture with each song . check out his mixtape for the warm up , and make sure you stay tuned for his album . he ' s got everyone on it and the lead single is a banger . . . do not sleep and open your eyes !\nras and i were at element by ourselves and had ran into game several times that night . nothing was said at anytime . toward the last 15 minutes of the club all of us were standing on stage where the vip section was held that night , game calmly aproached ras to talk to him and ras turned around not acknowlding him . game then gave ras a cheap shot with a bottle while ras was turned around . ras fought back as i was dealing with others from the black wallstreet camp . security quickly stopped the fight and all involved were escorted out . ras is perfectly fine no damage done .\nas well as a guest writer for dubcnn , conan also writes for publications including allhiphop and uk based publication\nhip hop connection .\nconan is always looking for new assignments , and any labels interested in the possibility of having their music reviewed or featured on dubcnn or in another of those leading hip - hop outlets . as such he wants both new and established acts to increase their promotion on a global scale by contacting him via email directly or via dubcnn . for examples of his work visit our\nresonance is a trail - blazing , not - for - profit radio station dedicated to the arts and culture . from its launch in 2002 , its award - winning programming has given voice to the vibrant diversity of london & apos ; s thriving arts and music scenes . resonance & apos ; s pool of creatives speaks directly and expressively to an engaged and passionate audience , locally , nationally and internationally . our 24 / 7 broadcast service combines its fm signal in the city with dab digital radio coverage across greater london .\nthe song was recorded at electraphonic on the first day of our sessions - - this was the day we had some of the next generation memphis players in the studio - - joe restivo from the bo - keys on guitar , al gamble from st . paul and the broken bones on keys , george sluppick on drums who just returned to memphis after living in la for several years and touring with chris robinson , joined by hi rhythm great leroy\nflick\nhodges on bass . later we added memphis horns arranged by marc franklin , who also plays the killer trumpet parts , and long - time memphis soul sirens , reba russell and danielle hill sang background vocals - - i joined in too to give it three parts . we recorded the album on 8 - tracks and had only one available for backgrounds on ' the blackest cloud ' , so we all jumped on the mic and did it together .\ni didn ' t intend to alienate all arabs with that song , i just wanted to paint an accurate picture of what ' s really going on in our hood to provoke thought , letting black people know that we don ' t have to support those that do not have our best interest at hand . i had no beef with the arab clothing store owners because i didn ' t think it applied to them , but obviously they think it does . therefore , i say that i have no problem with any arab that respects our people and treats them with the same dignity that they treat their own with . however , i say - - - - you to all you bloodsucking arabs that have done nothing but leach off of our community for the longest and treat us like shit . i have no respect for you and no love . i will never shop with you again for attempting to ban and censor the truth . u will - - - - around and get banned from our community . as the last line in the song says ,\ni know you think that we stupid , and u feel like we clowns , but we reserve the right to shut ya ass down ! ! ! ! !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\njames lists his musical influences as rakim , nas , big pun , bobby blue bland , b . b . king , maxwell and jill scott . non - musical inspirations include his grandparents , animal planet , wrestling , anime cartoons and greek mythologies . ( yes , it\u2019s an interesting gathering . )\nlocal hip - hop artist noa james tells us that he\u2019s also known as \u201cintelligent , \u201d \u201celegant\u201d and \u201celephant . \u201d though we\u2019re not sure on that last one\u2014we\u2019ve never compared indie rappers to pachyderms\u2014we can say the rhymes james delivers are definitely smart , and they\u2019re served in a way that\u2019s not harsh . hey , two out of three\u2019s not bad .\njames says he\u2019s seen the local hip - hop scene grow over the past couple years , with more colleges presenting events , clothing boutiques hosting hip - hop mixers and venues more willing to throw hip - hop shows . \u201ceven artists outside of the ie are wanting to come and make the ie a touring stop because they are now hearing about the hip - hop scene out here , \u201d he says .\nlocal gigs for james have been solid , including a gig where \u201ceveryone went nuts , \u201d he recalls . \u201cthe owner of the spot had to stop the performance and tried to get everyone to calm down and sit back down . i was surprised that so many people knew the song and it got the reaction it did . \u201d\njames will likely score more reaction with the release of beautiful darkness , which was recorded in san bernardino and scheduled to hit this week .\nnoa james at the vibe , 1805 university ave . , riverside , ( 951 ) 788 - 0310 ; urltoken . sun , 9pm .\nis a household name on dubcnn , and took that task upon himself . sometime last year he let me hear his version of\n, but we decided against releasing it at that time . people weren ' t ready ! now it ' s 2006 , people got a better understanding of who 40 glocc is , and through his infamous / g - unit affiliation , the world got to see him on\n) blazing radio stations nationwide , and his buzz steadily growing , i thought now would be a good time to let ya ' ll get a glimpse of some , you might say , different hip - hop .\nopening up for them , and they ' ve been tearing down every venue they hit . on the 28th , they stopped in portland , or and our forum member\nwas present and posted a detailed review , aswell as a series of pictures from the show .\nfirst off , let me start off by saying that i have been to this venue ( the roseland theatre , in downtown portland ) many times . . . . seen many concerts there , but i have never see a show packed like this one ! i mean , you had to almost have a snorkel that was 6 ft tall in the air to get fresh air to your lungs . . . . that ' s just how packed this place was !\nnext up ice cube & wc were brought to the stage by dj crazy toones . they did about an hour set where the performed hits such as\njackin for beats\n,\ntoday was a good day\n,\nbow down\n,\nthe streets\n,\ngangsta ' s make the world go ' round\n,\nnatural born killaz\n, and many others . at one point , before going in to\nbow down\n, wc declared himself & ice cube as\nthe real westside connection\n. of course mack 10 was never mentioned throughout the night so i guess their ' s still decension between the camp .\nis back with his new solo project\ni luv cali\n. the album was entirely produced by\n, and is dropping as scheduled on may 16th through west coast customs / street light entertainment , with distribution through fontana / universal records .\nalso be on the lookout for scodie ' s other projects dropping soon after\ni luv cali\n. first off the project with bad azz entitled\nget a cup\n, and his next solo album with\ni got another solo album i ' m working on that ' s gonna be executive produced by kurupt & scott storch , that ' s coming through west coast customs / scodie mac / scott storch productions . that ones gonna be real big , he ' s even talking about bringing it to dr . dre . we ' ll see what happen , but me and scotty have been pumping out some heat\njust hit me up with a brand new exclusive freestyle he recorded for ya ' ll . he ' s been under the wing of\nfor a little while now , and is currently blazing the streets with mixtape joints , while finishing up his debut album .\nnow if that isn ' t enough to make the world sit up and take note i don ' t know what is . enter ;\nat 25 he has already been in the game making records on a professional level for a decade however only now is he set to make the transition to the forefront of the public - eye .\nsurely it ' s time you respected the hustle and started to listen to the material that brought him that respect ? get ready then . . .\n; not bad for a first attempt . since then he has been working even harder and in the fall of 2005 released ;\nverbal accolade makes an appearence as an album skit [ available below ] . the album encompases work from the\nnative the world at his feet . . . only time will tell what ' s next for\n, one thing is for sure ; this is not the last time we will be hearing from him .\nas well as talking to labels ; stay tuned to dubcnn for the latest . in the meantime visit\n. equipped with slick punch lines and metaphors but with the ability to construct a track which comprises a concept and concise structure .\nin these days where everyone and they momma is a rapper his kind is a rarity and welcome addition to the talent that is floating around the westcoast . since his senior year of high school\nis currently pitching his demo to labels and a & r ; ' s to land the coveted prize of a record deal . with the\n( pronounced wi - fee ) ] behind him and the westcoast as a whole beginning to take note he has plans to create a platform for himself and others to showcase themselves .\nas a talented songwriter he brings a fusion of r & b ; & hip hop to enable him to be receptable to a wide audience while still maintaining the essence that has created his buzz . his flow on the tracks we have to showcase below give you the chance to see how he can switch up and hop on any production that may come his way .\nthe emphasis behind the work and the grind has been his mother , daughter and son who give him the urge to succeed in this industry and as such you can usually find him locked in a studio day and night recording or performing shows to get his foot in the door . believe the hype , listen to the energy and embrace the fresh sound of\n( feat . lisa ) ( produced by . t . h . x . )\ndon ' t sleep on these tracks , feel free to spread them around and dj ' s give them play . look for more from\nmac dre tribute event @ vault 350 with mistah f . a . b . & n . v .\na group we have featured many times on dubcnn . the show order is scheduled to run as ; dj : 8 : 30 - 11pm ,\n: 12 : 30 - 1 : 15am . click the image to the left for the full event flyer .\nwebsite for only $ 20 , vip advance $ 30 or for $ 40 on day of show .\nyour favorite website ' s favorite website is back again with yet another exclusive special . once again dubcnn hooked up with\ninterviews . to make it simple , they mainly focus on the new dpg album\ncali iz active\nand break it down in details . the dogg pound gangstas talk about the making of the album and how\ncheck out this exclusive interview by hitting the link below , and stay tuned on dubcnn for some exclusive footage from the\ncali iz active\nvideo shoot .\ndon ' t forget that the upcoming dogg pound album\ncali iz active\nwill be hitting stores in exactly 2 months , on june 27th .\n, which is being released through state county / bungalo / universal records . the first single ,\n, titled\nthe chemistry files vol . 1\n, dropping april 25th .\non behalf of governor snoop , april 22 is now called\nwest coast independence day\n. during this past weekend , the entire west coast got together to show that\nsnoop dogg , daz dillinger , kurupt , battlecat , julio g , fred wreck , dj quik , ice cube , wc , king tee , roscoe , warren g , too short , kam , xzibit , soopafly , tyrese , mc eiht , mykestro , glasses malone , bishop lamont , j . wells , playa hamm , jelly roll , terrace martin , krondon , dilated peoples , big boy , jt the bigga figga , daddy v , crazy toones ,\nit was a beautiful display of west coast unity , something that the we have been missing for a long time . this video will definitely be considered a milestone in west coast history .\n-\nlook . . . this remind me of\ng thang\nvideo , you know that video is like 12 years old , we haven ' t had this kind of comradery in a long time , so its wonderful .\nto host his album sampler on dubcnn which was leaked to the internet yesterday following it being given out at the first set of concerts .\n- an artist featured on dubcnn many times and co - signed by copious names in the industry .\nnative who was nominated for\nbest west coast mixtape artist\nhas linked up with\nl . a . ' s mixtape king\nkeep his material in regular rotation on 100 . 3 the beat and power 106 . countless mixtape dj ' s including\ntalent as well as media outlets including ourselves providing regular updates and features on the new west talent .\n( de la soul , pharcyde , common , erykah badu ) . as far as guest appearences on this release\nhas paid his dues now and its time those sleeping woke up to the talent he possesses . as ever to aid your decision to support the release and the westcoast as a whole we have the tracklist and snippets right here .\n01 ) die slow ( feat . pc & nonispits ) [ produced by daeone ]\n05 ) living in hell ( feat . roccett ) [ produced by embryo ]\n07 ) next to me feat . taje , blue rose , z - cali , problem , pc & bangloose ) [ produced by demjointz ]\n11 ) street dreams ( feat . chevy jones ) [ produced by daeone ]\n12 ) gob stopper ( feat . bishop lamont ) [ produced by j dilla ]\nas always stay tuned to dubcnn for the latest on the d . p . g . as well as checking out the official website of the\n. for dubcnn regulars you will have seen this track just the other week ; lookout for his album dropping soon on rap - a - lot records .\nas always support the artists releases when in stores and stay tuned to dubcnn for the latest news , interview , features and of course media .\npoverty was the least of his worries as he watched countless friends and family members die or get senselessly murdered .\nnow when you try and distinguish yourself as an artist you can rely on only a few things , your voice , flow and lyrics . now although flow can be switched and lyrics can be improved your voice ' s texture is always going to be a factor . . . can people ' feel ' your passion ? encompassing genres to his musical outlet has helped\ngrow as an artist and as such the flavour he brings on different cuts give different angles to his persona .\nand had praise from mr . rodney o . collaborations have been a key aspect to his rise in local circles and aims to take it to a wider level in terms of exposure .\ngain green records present - stress : young church vol . 1 & vol . 2\nto be featured on dubcnn again as we keep up with his releases and latest news . in the meantime you can visit his label ' s website\nmixtapes as well as his as yet untitled debut album . in the meantime visit\nvideo feature we brought ya ' ll a few weeks ago , will know what kind of pull nitty gritty has , and what he ' s about . nitty has been grinding for the west coast for over a decade , and has now arrived at his destination . the launch of\noperation save the west coast\nmakes nitty ' s quest official . the dvd is dropping in summer , and you ' ll be able to witness some vintage west coast footage , and watch nitty do what he does best , polickin ' and networking .\nenjoy the trailer , and we ' ll keep you posted on future developments regarding this project .\nit promises to be a monster album with top notch production and few guest appearances .\n, the miami emcee was blessed to have omar cruz drop some cali hustle on this hustlers anthem .\nthey said we couldn ' t rap , they said we couldn ' t trap , well ask t . i . about l . a . , bet he know about that !\nat the point of the song . if you liked this remix with just busta on it , you won ' t be dissapointed with this latest version . shouts to\nsuga free , bad azz , 40 glocc , glasses malone , w . s . bugg , kokane , ese daz ( spanish fly ) , ca $ ino , bokie loc , nek - one , infra - redd , blaze\nyoung brown has been recording on the album for over a year , and has been on his grind performing and opening up shows for suga free & glasses malone amongst others and toured overseas aswell . he recently shot a video for his single\ni have two exclusive joints from the album for ya ' ll to download from the 21 - track deep album . the first one is the single ,\nrecord . we will naturally keep you updated on the album , and bring you more audio in near future .\nfor a guest appearance . they laid down the vocals a couple of weeks back , and the song is scheduled to appear on snoopy ' s next solo album\nthe blue carpet treatment\n, due out later this year .\nthis project will surprise a lot of people , as it will have a total different vibe than his last album\nr & g : the masterpiece\n. and this feature with e - 40 is another indication for a switch - up .\nhas already started working on his next solo album which is still untitled . he ' s putting it out on the major market through snoop ' s doggystyle records at the end of the year ( snoop also took over the executive producer role ) . so far they recorded 6 songs , the first 3 songs are produced by\n. until then , watch out for kurupt ' s upcoming underground project\nsame day , different shit\n, and of course the dpg album\ncali iz active\nwhich is out in stores june 27th .\n' s\nexplosive mode 2 : back in business\nin our last weekend audio . dubcnn would like to remind everybody out there that the album was officially released this week and is on sale now .\nthe album is a nice follow up to volume 1 , and fans are already debating on different things about the album , such as the length as it ' s only 10 songs and 2 skits . the album is indeed short but sweet in the song selection , with\nthe overall production is very good and it gives the entire album a very melodic vibe . there aren ' t any guest appearances on the album , which is good because people requested messy marv and san quinn and that ' s what they get from start to finish .\n; dj warrior , dj strong & the team at hiphopwest . leave feedback over at the dubcc\n, from new jersey , has been declared as top priority by executives at the label . as such he is currently working on his major label debut .\non the smack dvd . the cd also features an enchanced disc with bonus tracks .\n, the future looks bright for the young artist . a tour is planned to support the album release and raise\nprofile . as ever dubcnn has audio from the project for you to listen to before you place and order .\nsurely will ; with its light ' keys ' intro that lulls you into the song with its melodic feel and unbelievable catchy hook . . . you ' ll soon be wondering when you hear the tracks if we have stumbled across something a little special with this artist .\nwhere he wrote and performed lyrics for the hook . he has since worked with various producers such as ;\nrun by himself and partners bubba and mac jackson . due to the extensive street buzz and credibility created in california along with the street team and own promoters , the album has managed to sell over 3 , 000 copies in los angeles alone since january 2006 .\npage to hear more audio and to read more details on him . to order a copy of the album click\nhas been on the scene for over two years he may not be a name many are familiar with . as such he is planning to release a new mixtape to raise the attention focused on\n03 ) ray - c - what you lookin at ( prod by . josh franks )\n07 ) josh franks - parlay with us ( feat . sb , ray - c & dolla phil ) ( prod by . josh franks )\n08 ) i rocc - hood survivors ( feat . smigg dirtee & j . cin )\n11 ) c . g - been there ( feat . clyde carson of the team ) ( prod . by vince v )\n14 ) keak da sneak - aaddiimean ( remix ) ( feat . 12 g tha livewire )\n; specifically gangs who have a problem with jim jones and dipset claiming blood and wearing purple . as they put it ;\nwe brought ya ' ll the track last week but it was slept on , and i just got the dirty and radio edits for all you dj ' s out there , so i thought i ' d give ya ' ll another heads up on the song . so make sure you go ahead and grab which ever version suits you and bang the track , cause 40 is on his way !\nin related news , the whole infamous camp ripped the funkmaster flex show in nyc on monday , those of you who caught it know what i mean . as ya ' ll know , this is where you get your 40 glocc fix , and i ' ll be back in a hot second with some more !\nhave probably noticed that the dpg talk on there has picked up massively . with jd finally getting behind\nrecord dropping in june , it looks like the future is pretty bright for the rap veterans .\n. no word on who produced it yet , we ' ll keep you updated on that . listen to the song below :\nhas been making quite some noise . the song was produced by jermaine dupri and is a preview of the so so gangsta album . listen below :\nstay tuned for the latest on the d . p . g . right here as always ! also check out the new official website\nthe result is a hot joint to kick back to , so as they say , ' take a lil time ' to let this soak in . today is 4 / 20 , all the smokers out there know what that means , so roll one up and enjoy the day !\n; which will be out later this month in c . a & n . y . , and more about his future plans .\nhimself for a beat and guest feature . he hooked me up with the track for ya ' ll to check out aswell , so here it go :\nanother week , another dubcnn exclusive . this time we present an exclusive video interview with an artist who has been in the game over a decade now - enjoying both group fame and solo success .\nwho over the years has been an influence and a prescence few possess in the world of hip - hop . we discussed how the\naugust 5th and 6th , all of california will be in for a treat . guerilla union is back again with yet another monumental hip hop festival . with names like"]}
{"id": 56223, "summary": [{"text": "mosaic records is an american jazz record company and label established in 1982 by michael cuscuna and charlie lourie .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "it produces limited-edition box sets that are available only by mail .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the sets are leased from the major record companies , usually for a three - or five-year period , with the edition limited to a specific number of copies typically 5,000 .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "sometimes the complete catalog of a label would appear : the complete masters of milt gabler 's commodore records were contained in three sets consisting of some 66 lps .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "in 2003 , the company initiated the select series of smaller sets , not necessarily \" complete \" in the usual sense .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "in 2006 , the company began a third line , mosaic singles , a series dedicated to reissuing individual albums on cd that have not previously been available in us editions , or at all .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "in 2009 , mosaic returned to the vinyl format with the hq vinyl series and began issuing three and four lp sets of 2,500-5,000 copies .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "mosaic 's sets are primarily sold and distributed directly to customers , initially promoted through leading jazz publications , then mail order catalog , and now the internet .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the first three years of releases did not sell particularly well .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "in 1986 , cuscuna reached out to a record-producing acquaintance , fred seibert , for help .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "with partner alan goodman their company , fred/alan inc. in new york , devised a catalog and strategy that immediately increased sales almost tenfold and put the company on a solid footing for the first time .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "mr. goodman continues to write the copy for all new release sales .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "over 200 sets have now been issued by the company ( though most sets ' leases have now expired ) .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "since 1998 , capitol records has owned 50 % of mosaic , and is part of the blue note label group . 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( i don ' t think i ever played them because i .\nmosaic count basie 12 lp roulette live recordings limited edition box set 1959 - 1962 on mosaic records mr12 - 135 is in mint - condition and has been played once . it is from 1991 and it contains the 24 pa . . .\n\u2026 . . mosaic records stamford , ct . brochure # 4 1984 written by alan goodman designed by tom corey & scott nash , corey mcpherson nash , boston production : jessica wolf\n3 cd limited edition collectors box set by award winning mosaic records . original remastered recordings . includes 3 cds in excellent condition with original jewel cases housed in a box . 25 page clean . . .\nmosaic records 425 fairfield avenue suite 421 stamford , ct usa 06902 tel : 203 . 327 . 7111 ( 9 - 5 est mon - fri ) fax : 203 . 323 . 3526 email : info @ urltoken\nmosaic stan kenton 6 lp limited edit . box set complete capitol recordings mint -\nhere ' s a look at sets that we are currently working on at mosaic .\nmosaic jazz the serge chaloff sessions limited ed . 1686 of 5000 5 lp box set\nwe were damned lucky at fred / alan , able to work with clients that had exceptional vision , great companies , and often , wonderful taste . with mosaic records we really hit the jackpot because it also had lots of amazing music we loved .\nwe want to hear from you ! this is where you can check on your order , make suggestions about new products , or just make general comments straight to mosaic records . when you have finished , just click the button at the bottom of the page .\nas with all mosaic releases , researched and manufactured under the highest standards , and very collectible .\nelvin jones box from the mosaic blue note recordings . . . this is for the box only\nmosaic sidney bechet 6 - lp complete blue note recordings - box set . like - new vinyl\nthis is a very nice record lp box set . records nm . outer box vg . not listed of 7500 . see photos . shipping includes insurance . thanks for looking !\n\u2022 our perspective was that mosaic records is more than a bunch of wonderful box record sets , it was a inspiration of artistic and business values . the \u201cpromises\u201d described in each and every brochure have been kept for over 30 years . now , that\u2019s a \u201c brand . \u201d\nin the late 70s fred was producing jazz records and became friendly with michael cuscuna , soon to become one of the medium\u2019s most revered producers and the leading reissue producer in history .\na nice lp album box set . # 2401 of 7500 . records are nm . booklet is good . box is good . see photos . shipping price includes insurance . thanks for looking !\nin the early 1980s michael and former bluenote / columbia / warner records executive charlie lourie started the pioneering mosaic records as the first company specializing in boxed set reissues of classic performances , available only by mail order . we became reacquainted when fred ordered their first set ( the complete bluenote recordings of thelonious monk ) and michael asked fred / alan to get involved with helping them out of the hole . it turned out their \u2018sure thing\u2019 idea wasn\u2019t having many takers and they were worried about shutting down .\nmosaic stan kenton 6 lp limited edition box set mosaic mr6 - 136 the complete capitol recordings of the holman and russo charts is in mint - condition and has been played once . it is a limited edition # 1 . . .\ndo you like jazz ? order one of the mosaic sets . they are still the standard by which all others are judged .\n( charlie lourie passed away in 2000 but his passion and respect for jazz will always be a part of all that mosaic offers . )\nout of print definitive 8 - cd mosaic box set in near mint condition - numbered , limited edition # 401 of 10 , 000 .\n\u2022 of course , we helped keep mosaic in business , insuring that michael\u2019s and charlie\u2019s vision of exposing some of america\u2019s greatest art throughout the world .\nalthough mosaic records ' first release came out in july of 1983 , the seeds for the business were planted in 1970 . as a journalist , radio show host and record producer , i began coming into contact with many musicians who had been major players in blue note ' s repertory company . since blue note had always been my favorite label for its consistent quality , conversations would ultimately drift to those great days of the label .\nthis is dial records , complete and like you\u2019ve never heard it before ! using the best available transfers of the label\u2019s , steve marlowe and jonathan horwich have done an amazing job of restoring and remastering these treasures . the music is rich in sonics and free of extraneous scrunches , ticks and pops .\nwe consider our customers a part of our family and our main imperative is that every mosaic limited edition set be available to everyone who cares as these sets will pay dividends for a lifetime .\nas we ' ve stated from the beginning , mosaic box sets are limited to a specific number of copies . rest assured , in no case do we ever manufacture more than the stated figure .\nthis is a sealed limited 15 l . p . box set of the complete roulette studio recordings of count basie and his orchestra . mosaic mq15 - 149 . this is number 794 of 3500 .\nmosaic records , the select reissue jazz label , which launched thirty years ago this summer , is on an anonymous street in stamford , connecticut , about a half mile from the glass castles of ubs and rbs . it shares a plain white building with , among others , a lighting company , a fencing studio , and an upholsterer , but if anyone wanted to immerse themselves in what some refer to as america ' s only original art form , this street \u2014 fairfield avenue , it ' s called \u2014 would be as valuable as west 52nd or bourbon .\nthree years later fred / alan was doing a little better and mosaic was doing a lot worse ; michael and charlie successfully prevailed on us to finally help . we knew no more , but full of the arrogance of youth we took alan\u2019s first generation portable computer and invented the first mosaic 12 - page brochure on our summer rental\u2019s picnic table . alan wrote every word ( fred directed \u201cstrategy\u201d \u2013 what else is new ? ) , our friends tom corey and scott nash designed the thing , jessica wolf supervised the production and we mailed out the first mosaic catalog ever in the autumn of 1986 .\nmosaic does not own the blue note , pacific jazz , atlantic , columbia , rca , or any other catalogue . with the exception of our charlie parker - dean benedetti set ( which is not a limited edition ) , mosaic leases all of it . these leases eventually expire . so , even if we haven ' t reached our stated goal , when the lease expires the set must be discontinued .\nthis is a limited edition 5 lp box set of the complete serge chaloff sessions . mosaic mq5 - 147 . hand numbered 1686 of 5000 . booklet has a little spotting . box is in excellent condition .\nthe label \u2014 originally founded in los angeles by michael cuscuna , a noted jazz producer at atlantic and blue note , and charlie lourie , a former executive at cbs records \u2014 produces beautiful , limited - edition box sets ( cd and vinyl ) with a 12 - by - 12 - inch booklet ( that ' s actually in a readable typeface ) . its stark , now - signature black - and - white design was born out of frugality \u2014 mosaic started as a labor - of - love side project on a shoestring budget \u2014 but also of the two partners ' love of vintage jazz photos .\njackie mclean complete blue note 1964 - 66 sessions mosaic set . numbered 1267 / 5000 nm looks unplayed and is nm stunning near perfect condition . see photos for box cover and lp ' s . everything nm here .\na series of double albums , combining unissued material with reissues , started in 1975 . it stopped and started again . the king records in japan took over the blue note lease there and contacted me about unissued material . i started a series for them . when emi assumed ownership of blue note and liberty , i convinced them to put out a series of unissued albums as the blue note classics series .\nwe waited for the order phones to ring , and lo and behold , in the first three weeks mosaic\u2019s business had increased 10 fold . they were in business forever . alan\u2019s still writing the brochures , fred\u2019s still lobbing in ideas from the side . we\u2019ve never been prouder of any project . so proud , in fact , that alan continues writing all new release copy , and former fred / alan cfo fred pustay is now a mosaic partner .\nfrom 1992 onwards , fred / alan no longer existed , but alan goodman and jessica wolf continued writing and producing the following catalogs for several years . more than 30 years later , alan\u2019s still the primary mosaic brochure writer .\nmosaic is very pleased to present\nthe complete bee hive sessions .\nspanning 1977 to 1984 , they include so many names you will know and so much music , you won ' t believe you haven ' t heard it .\nthis is a limited edition 4 lp box set of the complete pacific jazzz studio recordings of the chet baker quartet with russ freeman . mosaic mr4 - 122 . hand numbered 6157 of 7500 . booklet has a little spot . . .\nfinally , charlie lourie , a former jazz and classical musician and executive at cbs records , accepted the job as head of marketing for blue note in late 1974 . we met in los angeles in the spring of 1975 . i showed him my notebook , which by this time had grown to sizable proportions . he was so excited that the next morning a contract was drawn up and by afternoon , i was at last in the blue note vaults .\nmodern jazz quartet complete atlantic studio modern jazz quartet 1956 - 64 ( # 249 ) the modern jazz quartet was certainly one of the most distinctive voices in the history of jazz , thanks to the unique qualities of personal expression and collective vision of its members milt jackson , john lewis , percy heath and connie kay . they were also exceptionally prolific during their tenure at atlantic records , producing 14 albums in eight years . - limited edition : 5 , 000 copies\nmosaic box set md5 - 173 . five cd box set . the complete verve recordings of the teddy wilson trio . long out - of - print , this set appeared as a limited edition in 1997 . features the great teddy in beautifu . . .\nartist - freddie redd . label - mosaic . title - complete blue note recordings . your chance to get this 3 x lp box set . condition lp ' s - mint minus and look hardly played . japan / australia & new zealand . . .\nlabel - mosaic . title - complete blue note recordings . your chance to get this 4 x lp box set . condition lp ' s - mint minus and look hardly played . japan / australia & new zealand / rest of the world lp . . .\nartist - chet baker . label - mosaic . title - complete pacific jazz studio recordings . your chance to get this 4 x lp box set . condition lp ' s - mint minus and look hardly played . united kingdom lp ' s / 1 . . .\nartist - thelonious monk . label - mosaic . your chance to get this 4 x lp box set . condition lp ' s - mint minus and look hardly played . japan / australia & new zealand / rest of the world lp ' s / 12\nsin . . .\nlabel - mosaic . title - complete blue note recordings . your chance to get this 4 x lp box set . condition lp ' s - mint minus and look hardly played . united kingdom lp ' s / 12\nsingles . us / canada lp ' s / . . .\n\u2022 we both ( fred and alan ) believed in fans , and always worked on projects that revolved around what is now talked about as \u201c fandom \u201d or \u201ccommunity . \u201d michael and charlie epitomized that at mosaic , and we made sure their fans were front and center in all our work for the company .\ndial the complete dial modern jazz sessions ( # 260 ) as most jazz fans know , among the most important records to hear in your life are charlie parker\u2019s dial sessions , recorded between 1946 and 1947 . but dial was way more than parker . it was a microcosm of the explosive changes happening at a moment in time . and we have everything . every master , every important alternate , and many intriguing false starts , on nine cds . the set was only previously collected in japan 20 years ago . now it\u2019s available worldwide at last . - limited edition : 7 , 500 copies\nby mid 1981 , all of the programs to issue unknown blue notes had come to an end ( again ) . by this time , i was tired of having to convince each new company president to start a jazz vault program . but i thought i would try one last time . i called charlie lourie , and we collaborated on a widespread proposal for capitol records . nothing came of the catalog , i wanted to do definitive , complete box sets that would bring out unissued material , correct mistakes on past reissues and draw a whole body of work together with a serious , deluxe , booklet .\nstanley turrentine blue note stanley turrentine qt . / sxt . sessions ( # 212 ) strong , bluesy and soulful . the six blue note dates collected on our mosaic set are in a class by themselves ; they are pure hard bop with stanley turrentine sharing the front line with a horn equal to him in talent . - limited edition : 5000 copies\nour artwork problems caused mosaic ' s release to be slow in coming out , our orders were slow at first because there were no reviews and because people are naturally skeptical of mail order businesses . but great reviews started to come by september of 1983 and so did orders and recognition . in fact , our monk package has been nominated for a grammy .\nfor the 30th anniversary , mosaic won ' t celebrate with bells and whistles , only with triumphal woodwinds and brass , specifically john coltrane ' s the complete sun ship session ( three lps , out may 21 ; two cds out now from verve , mosaic ' s partner on this project ) and the unheralded 1960s and 70s trumpeter woody shaw in the complete muse sessions ( seven cds , available next month ) . for coltrane - heads , this set is significant . it was the last recording date for the classic quartet of elvin jones , mccoy tyner , and jimmy garrison and is buttressed by all sorts of new material : alternate takes , conversations between the band members , solos edited out of the original recording , even false starts ( like we said , for coltrane - heads ) .\nthe nicest part of having this dream come true was the response of the musicians . i remember when i first starting producing andrew hill for freedom records . he sat in my living room and from memory gave me the complete personnel of 12 unissued blue note sessions , hoping i could get them out . once walking down broadway , i heard my name shouted form a cab . it was howard johnson asking me if i had found the hank mobley date that he told me about and if it was coming out . people like elvin jones and hank mobley would come up to me in clubs and hug my and thank me for getting albums issued . the approval and the enthusiasm of the artists who made the music was very important to me .\nwe turned them down two years in a row with a lot of unsolicited advice about what they could do better \u2013our company was barely alive itself\u2013 even if we were talking through our hats . everything we knew about direct mail cataloging was from being mail order catalog customers ourselves and from a direct mail how - to book fred had read ( at least the first chapter ) . we admired what michael and charlie were trying to accomplish at mosaic , but our bandwidth was just too narrow .\nbing crosby the bing crosby cbs radio recordings ( 1954 - 56 ) ( # 245 ) the 160 songs in this mosaic collection were recorded with the buddy cole quartet between 1954 and 1956 for bing\u2019s cbs show are absolutely revelatory . crosby\u2019s early jazz roots informed his influential career as a pop singer . to our knowledge , these are the only recorded performances of crosby singing the great american songbook in an informal atmosphere with a consummate small jazz ensemble . - limited edition : 20 , 000 copies\neddie condon eddie condon & bud freeman : complete commodore & decca sessions ( # 259 ) thanks to mosaic ' s ability to bundle collections from numerous labels and archives , we can finally present , for the first time anywhere , the complete commodore & decca eddie condon & bud freeman sessions . it ' s a substantial set - eight cds containing 199 tracks in all . the set spans the years 1938 , when chicago - style jazz first took root in new york , through 1950 . - limited edition : 5 , 000 copies\ncuscuna , a self - proclaimed\nvault rat ,\ngot the idea in the early 1980s when he discovered twenty - eight minutes of unreleased thelonious monk material from his blue note years , the pianist ' s most important phase . that box set in 1983 , the complete blue note recordings of thelonious monk , was mosaic ' s debut . the label wasn ' t successful at the outset ; it took three years before cuscuna and lourie collected a salary and by then they moved to stamford , cuscuna ' s hometown . slowly , it gained momentum . thirty years later , there have been 155 releases , about 40 of which are still in print . ( extract from that what you will , kickstarters ) .\nsophisticated lady .\nstormy weather .\nsolitude .\nin a sentimental mood .\nechoes of harlem .\ncaravan .\nall of them and many more are a part of\nthe complete 1932 - 1940 brunswick , columbia , and master recordings of duke ellington and his famous orchestra ,\nan unprecedented 11 - cd set that compiles these recordings for the first , and quite possibly the last , time . there would be many more exceptional compositions in the years following , including his highly regarded suites and longer works , but the scope of our latest , lavish mosaic collection is the period when ellington would establish himself as the most important composer ever in jazz . - limited edition : 5 , 000 copies\nas lofty as jazz is often perceived , and how inside - baseball some of the mosaic box sets sound \u2014 duke ellington : 1936 - 40 small group sessions ; novus & columbia recordings of henry threadgill and air ; the complete ahmad jamal trio argo sessions \u2014 there ' s not a whiff of pretension from cuscuna or his two - person staff , fred pustay , the cfo , and scott wensel , the encyclopedic brain of the pre - bop era and who also enjoys new york rangers hockey . ( lourie passed away in 2000 . ) cuscuna himself prefers cuss words and a guttural laugh to pat market - speak ; he doesn ' t utter the word\nbrand ,\neven if he ' s created , and sustained , quite a distinctive one .\nmy personal favorite is the thelonious monk collection . when the idea of mosaic was first born , my first thought was to completely delve into all of the monk sessions , in hopes of finding enough material to justify a boxed set . the first step was to find the original discs on which the sessions were recorded , wash them and then retransfer them with today ' s technology . the result was cleaner and more natural sounding tapes that really bring out the true texture and overtones of the music like no blue note album issue ever did . and those original discs were filled with some amazing alternate takes , including a most astonishing take of\nwell , you needn ' t\non which monk totally alters the composition . so the monk set was born . i will forever regret that it was not finished before monk died . i would have wanted him to see it .\nroland kirk roland kirk : the limelight / verve albums ( 4 lps ) ( # 3006 ) these four albums were recorded at some of the finest studios in the new york city area including nola studios and capitol studios . \u201crip . rig and panic\u201d and \u201cnow please don\u2019t you cry , beautiful edith\u201d were two of the three times that kirk recorded at the famed van gelder studio in englewood cliffs , new jersey ( the first was his one prestige album with jack mcduff ) . all four of these albums have been mastered from their original analog masters by ryan smith at sterling sound in new york city . this is the first mosaic set to be pressed at chad kassem\u2019s quality record pressings in salinas , kansas . about the pressings coming out of qrp , michael fremer wrote on trackingangle . com , \u201d all i can say is this is incredible ! ! ! ! ! ! - limited edition : 3500 copies\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ntake a close look below at brochure # 6 , and you\u2019ll see that it\u2019s entirely composed on fan letter and critic quotes , thanks to our collaborator marty pekar\u2019s inventiveness . it doesn\u2019t get better than your customers doing all the work .\nopen america ' s first media branding agency , with production and consulting capabilities , in new york city .\nexpanded our capabilites and opened america\u2019s first advertising agency specializing in people under 35 . nominations and wins of every creative advertising award .\nthe fred / alan archive is updated sporadically . it ' s mostly written by fred seibert , unless otherwise noted . please blame him for all inaccuracies or embarrassments .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe jazz gazette is powered by tumblr . com . due to new data protection rules in europe it is required that users consent on their site . to continue viewing the jazz gazette , please visit\nthen came the shock of my life ! could it be ? basie , then fats waller , ella fitzgerald , coleman hawkins , and that was just in the first couple of boxes ! the discs were mostly aluminum \u2013 that was unusual \u2013 and in varying states of decomposition , but some were absolutely pristine . \u2013 loren schoenberg\nhis improvisatory genius at the keyboard , and the inspiration that his artistry and deportment radiated \u2014 for that alone , teddy wilson remains a seminal influence on jazz well into its second century .\nwe ' ve spared no expense to bring these recordings back to life . you will hear detail and clarity never heard before ! .\nthrough a special arrangement with sony music and universal music , we now have the opportunity to bring the swing of these iconic giants from a plethora of labels including aladdin , bluebird , brunswick , columbia , commodore , decca , keynote , mercury , philo , signature , victor and vocalion and restored them better than they ' ve ever been heard before .\nthis collection of mostly bracing and upbeat music celebrates two rugged individualists of jazz and their like - minded circle of friends . . . - dan morgenstern , liner notes\n. . .\ni cannot imagine turning our backs on the very people who gave their lives , their life experiences , and the music to us all these years especially now when they need us most , that ' s what the jazz foundation does .\n- quincy jones\nlouis armstrong the complete louis armstrong decca sessions 1935 - 46 ( # 243 ) some of the performances are among the most significant of his life and a lasting gift to music - there isn ' t a trumpeter since who hasn ' t marveled at the brilliance of his tone , coherence of his soloing , and perfection of his execution on the 1938\nstruttin ' with some barbecue .\nit is , plain and simple , a flawless record . - limited edition : 10000 copies\nthe complete 1932 - 1940 bruns . / col . / master rec . of ellington and his famous orchestra ( # 248 )\nahmad jamal the complete ahmad jamal trio argo sessions ( # 246 ) ahmad jamal ' s recording as a piano trio leader on argo , owned by chicago ' s chess recording label , began in 1956 . and that ' s where our new retrospective begins on the complete ahmad jamal trio argo sessions 1956 - 62 . the first definitive collection of his work from this seminal era of his career , it includes all the tunes for which jamal became renowned , such as \u201cahmad ' s blues , \u201d \u201cpoinciana , \u201d \u201cbut not for me , \u201d and \u201cbilly boy , \u201d a song so often re - done in jamal ' s style that his version has almost become the new standard . - limited edition : 5 , 000 copies\ndvd jazz icons jazz icons dvd box set this 6 dvd set includes the 1965 antibes concerts by the john coltrane quartet that captured the only public performances of\nascension\nand\na love supreme\nand a little known 1969 color program of thelonious monk alone and free - associating in a paris tv studio . - limited edition : playable in all regions copies\ncharles mingus charles mingus - the jazz workshop concerts 1964 - 65 ( # 253 ) this set chronicles the essential live performances of this genius of modern music as his compositions achieved a depth and complexity we would come to know as mingus\u2019s most signature work . it includes ( on the earlier recordings ) the brilliant eric dolphy , along with jaki byard , dannie richmond , johnny coles , and clifford jordan - - certainly one of the best assemblages of musicians ever . - limited edition : 7 , 500 copies\nthe savory collection the savory collection 1935 - 1940 savory ' s achievement in recording and preserving this material can ' t be understated . you could be at home around your radio , but you didn ' t have the equipment in the studio where savory tinkered and invented . the glory of these broadcasts in many cases heard here is that he was capturing live music without the limitation of a 3 or 4 minute 78 rpm recording . if the club version of a song went for six minutes , no matter . savory got every note of it . - limited edition : 5 , 000 copies\nclassic savoy be - bop sessions classic savoy be - bop sessions 1945 - 49 ( # 264 ) listening through the sessions spanning just five years , it ' s clear that as leaders and soloists these musicians ' mastery and confidence increased the more they re - entered the studio . it ' s also clear how far technology has advanced . steve marlowe restored and mastered this entire set using bit density processing , and along with jonathan horwich of international phonograph , has produced magical results . - limited edition : 5 , 000 copies\nteddy wilson classic brunswick & columbia teddy wilson sessions 1934 - 42 this definitive set is the most massive volume we ' ve ever released featuring wilson , and it ' s a more complete selection than we ' ve been able to offer previously because we weren ' t limited to just his trio work . plus , this retrospective begins as wilson was launching his amazing recording career \u2013 all of the polish and lyricism he ' d become known for with the added bonus of that indescribable feeling of spontaneity and invention . - limited edition : 5 , 000 copies\nlester young classic 1936 - 1947 count basie & lester young studio sessions ( # 263 ) through a special arrangement with sony music and universal music , we now have the opportunity to bring the swing of these iconic giants from a plethora of labels including aladdin , bluebird , brunswick , columbia , commodore , decca , keynote , mercury , philo , signature , victor and vocalion and restored them better than they ' ve ever been heard before . - limited edition : 5 , 000 copies\nthe\nrunning low\ncategory represents our estimate that the sets will be sold out in the next three to twelve months .\nlast chance\nreflects our best estimate that the set will be sold out anywhere from today to three months . please understand these are merely our best estimates and that circumstances can sometimes change quickly .\nwe appreciate the trust that our customers place in us . with so many of our sets\n, we thought we ' d better explain why our editions are limited and spell out what that means .\nto prevent any disappointing surprises , we will continue to keep our customers informed about which sets are in danger of being discontinued or sold out . signing up for our e - mail newsletters assures that you ' ll get the most up - to - date information .\nincreasingly , i would hear about tantalizing unissued sessions . soon i began writing down sketchy information from musicians about these unknown treasures in a notebook . the staggering amount of unissued material soon became evident , and i tried constantly to get into the vaults . but george butler , who had been put in charge after frank wolff ' s death , was oblivious to serious jazz and took the label into a very commercial direction . he stalled me for years .\nthe experience was staggering . there were far more unissued sessions than i had even imagined . the only trouble was that all of the company files were lost or missing , and the tape boxes only had the recording date and the name of the leader . so began a long odyssey to unravel this mess and shape it into a body of work that could be released .\ni used every detective trick in the book . i would listen to a session . if i knew the leader or recognized the sidemen , i would call them to see what they would remember . then i ' d send them a cassette . i would also research any song copyrights registered around the time of the session to see if it i could determine the originals on the dates . some musicians like andrew hill , woody shaw , charles tolliver and howard johnson had amazingly accurate memories . i would also research musicians ' union contracts for titles and personnel .\nthis sounded to me like a dream that was too good to be true . i tossed these thoughts at charlie , who is a great deal more experienced , mature and practical in such matters . in a series of discussions , we looked at the realities , shaped these thoughts into finite concepts and set about making our dream come true . it took us almost one year to get clearance from emi to lease blue note masters . but that time was well spent as charlie explored all sorts of manufacturing companies to get the business structure . meanwhile i was in new york getting financing and researching the first release .\nin november 1982 , the lease came in and we officially became a company . by the end of june , we had finished copies of our first release : the complete blue note recordings of thelonious monk ( mr 4 - 101 ) . the complete gerry mulligan quartet and tentette with chet baker ( mr5 - 102 ) and the complete blue note recordings of albert ammons and meade lux lewis ( mr3 - 103 ) . the thrill of getting those finished albums was indescribable on so many levels . we were finally doing it . and we had pulled off , through months of research , the first definitive job on these artists in this area .\nas serious collectors and lovers of the music , charlie and i hope to assemble packages that all collectors and serious students of jazz will find valuable . that is one reason why we strive to make every set complete within its own scope . this not only brings unissued material to light , but eliminates the need the have music stretched over scattered albums of varying quality in an incoherent form that makes intelligent listening difficult . the mulligan set is a classic example . in order to have the 49 issued from our set , one would have to own 10 different albums , most of them very rare and many having duplication of tunes\nour first year was filled with both problems and rewards . but we wouldn ' t have had it any other way . as for the future , in true jazz tradition , we ' re just going straight ahead .\neach of our sets is a time - consuming affair to assemble from securing rights to tape research to studio mastering to the photographic , historical and discographical research for our booklets . each step is fraught with surprises and therefore it is possible that the future projects may not see the light of day . these are not yet available for preorder\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\nus record label owned by michael cuscuna and founded in 1983 , specializing in exclusive jazz releases and collections on cd and vinyl .\nedmond hall / james p . johnson * / sidney de paris / vic dickenson\nedmond hall / james p . johnson * / sidney de paris / vic dickenson -\nthe complete edmond hall / james p . johnson / sidney de paris / vic dickenson blue note sessions\njames p . johnson was one of the most important , if not the most important , stride pianists , a style that developed in new york in the 1920s and the first music that sounds like what we call jazz . it was more rhythmically complex than anything before it . more harmonically challenging . more exuberant and crafty\nthis set was mastered from the original analog masters . discs four and five were issued only in japan in the \u201880s and mastered from 16 - bit digital masters , so we returned to the original session reels to rebuild those albums in true analog for the first time . superior sound !\nninety recordings have never been available until this limited edition collection . with buddy cole on keyboards , plus guitar , bass , and drums , they are an ideal setting for appreciating her extraordinary voice .\nthe live performances from 1947 to 1958 have been collected at last , let it be known that anyone who overlooks the music louis armstrong made on those concert stages does so at great expense to his or her personal joy .\nfor 60 years , every top name in jazz has seemingly made it up to newport at least once , if not multiple times . louis armstrong was a fixture for many years and two of his complete sets , from the 1956 and 1958 festivals , are being released here in their entirety for the very first time .\nthis will certainly rekindle interest in and broaden consideration of clifford jordan\u2019s overall career , presenting as it does some unpolished diamonds and previously unreleased gems of a late - 60s / early 70s recording .\nthe music that was the root of everything magical and life - affirming at the savoy ballroom - - the music of chick webb featuring his discovery , ella fitzgerald - - is still here and utterly glorious .\n\u201cthere\u2019s a great trumpet player\u2026 he can play different from all of them .\n\u2013 miles davis\n\u201calmost all of the recordings hawkins made throughout a 45 year period were outstanding examples of improvisation , but among them were masterpieces by which all jazz tenor saxophone solos will forever be judged . \u201d\nwhile \u201cslightly latin\u201d and \u201cnow please don\u2019t cry , beautiful edith\u201d are excellent albums , \u201cspirits\u201d and \u201crip , rig and panic\u201d were two of roland\u2019s proudest moments in a recording studio and remains two peaks among his many achievements .\nsun ship , recorded august 26 , 1965 , captures one of the last sessions by the classic john coltrane quartet ( coltrane , mccoy tyner , jimmy garrison and elvin jones ) . it comes at the culmination of a year in which coltrane arguably reached his creative peak , a year rich in such masterworks .\n- david wild , liner notes\nbrown\u2019s solos , which marry the technical mastery of dizzy gillespie , the melodic flow and big sound of fats navarro , and a determined optimism all brown\u2019s own , became touchstones for a generation of young trumpeters ; but roach\u2019s contributions are equally important and made a similar impact .\n- bob blumenthal , liner notes\nit\u2019s the 4th of july once again , and along with the fireworks , bbq and marching bands , there is of course louis armstrong , who believed his birthday to be july 4 , 1900 . here is the story behind finding the real birthdate of pops .\nenliven your 4th of july with the music of louis armstrong , broadcast all day on wkcr , 89 . 9 fm in the new york area , and streaming live at urltoken . go here for more info .\nhere is a great article on saxophone doctor perry ritter by corey kilgannon for the new york times . having tried unsuccessfully to master the instrument many decades ago , i love the sound of the horn in all its sizes and marvel at the range of tones that artists achieve in their quest for their own sound . i also think the tenor saxophone is one of the most exquisite sculptures in the world .\nin case you wanted to know what benny goodman felt were the 60 greatest jazz albums of all time ( at least when he was asked this in 1961 ) , here it is . i guess he hadn\u2019t dug coltrane just yet .\nthis is max roach\u2019s 1960 pianoless quintet with tommy and stanley turrentine , julian priester and bob boswell during a paris concert . it great to see and hear this band in performance , but max\u2019s drums are almost non - existent in the mix .\ndavid adler contributed this essay to wbgo\u2019s website . charles mingus\u2019s career was one of many milestones and tragedies . the album tijuana moods was both . the brilliant album was recorded in 1957 but sat in rca victor\u2019s vaults until 1962 , when it became a critical hit . it has become one of mingus\u2019s most influential albums , conceptually and compositionally . charles was born and raised in the border town of nogales , arizona , and his roots have taken on new relevance with the border tensions that have spread throughout america . the mingus dynasty performed the music from this album in tijuana on january 21st and then toured the southwest . music is , indeed , the healing force of the universe .\nthis extensive jazzprofiles column pulls from many sources and covers just about everything you should know about one of the most famous underrated artists in jazz : zoot sims . zoot also had the driest wit , with famous lines like \u201cstan getz is an interesting bunch of guys . \u201d\ndr . david schroeder sat john mclaughlin down for a fabulous one - hour interview in 2016 , as part of the nyu steinhardt jazz studies series . mclaughlin is a gracious and articulate human being who has had a wide - ranging career over the last 50 years .\nin the \u201850s , shorty rogers was successful , ubiquitous and popular . by the mid \u201860s , his star had faded , though a growing appreciative public began to build in england and europe . journalist steve voce urged him to come to europe , where a second career phase began for shorty . voce\u2019s 1982 interview with rogers for jazz journal is reprinted in jazz profiles .\npitchfork revisits the wave of spiritually - driven music that swept through the jazz world in the wake of the tumult of the mid - and late 1960s , following john coltrane\u2019s groundbreaking a love supreme . andy beta surveys of some of the touchstones of that era .\ndorthaan kirk is an amazing lady , who stood behind rahsaan roland kirk with love during the hardest years of his life and who helped build wbgo in newark and promote jazz in general like an unstoppable force of nature . this interview with david cruz sheds light on this remarkable woman .\nwith the passing of lorraine gordon , we lost another colorful fixture on the new york jazz scene . lorraine often put on a grouchy fa\u00e7ade and enjoyed people\u2019s reaction to it . she was dramatically different from her late husband max , the gentle , bemused founder of the village vanguard in the \u201830s . but when we lost max , lorraine jumped in and kept this institution alive . ethan iverson recounts his experiences at this jazz mecca .\nal jackson from trem\u00e9 in new orleans discovered that the homeless who were invited to sleep at the black musician\u2019s union hall were sleeping on some very historical pillows .\npitchfork revisits miles davis\u2019s get up with it with rich background on what was going on miles\u2019s life at the time . like its predecessor big fun . this double lp was not so much an album as a collection of music recorded over a two - year period .\nanother quick glimpse into the transfer process at battery studios during our work on the teddy wilson set . michael brooks , producer for columbia producer , joins matt cavaluzzo and myself as we hear for the first time a previously unissued performance on our newly released wilson set .\nthe office is a mess , and a delightful one , part museum \u2014 there are francis wolff photos of art blakey , and john coltrane with lee morgan \u2014 part library , part man cave , and part ( relatively ) thriving business .\nthe label does virtually no retail business , nor do they sell through amazon or make the music available through downloads . almost all of its sales come through its website ; they ' ve recently come to twitter . it was boutique before boutique , curatorial before everyone in brooklyn was a curator .\nit ' s been a dream come true ,\nsays cuscuna , a reddish - gray bearded man in his sixties , below a painting of jimmy smith ' s midnight special , the famous blue note cover .\ncuscuna , in addition to unearthing new material \u2014\nbecause if it ' s not issued , it really doesn ' t exist\n\u2014 is keen on recording dates and re - establishing their order to present a chronological artistic narrative . repair jobs , he calls them , before he self - edits himself and says ,\nno , rescue missions .\ncuscuna credits the new york times , the wall street journal , and npr \u2014\nwithout them we ' d be out of business\n\u2014 for the label ' s staying power , and , of course , the fans , which he says is a range .\nthere are lots of kids in there twenties who are starting to develop their jazz collections ,\nhe says .\nso you get the novices and dabblers as well as the obsessed lunatics \u2014 and make sure that you put that i ' m one of them .\nesquire participates in various affiliate marketing programs , which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites .\nclassic columbia and okeh benny goodman orchestra sessions ( 1939 - 1958 ) 7 - cd box set md7 - 240 . outer box shows shelf wear , though corners are sharp . back side of box has impression / dent along upper edge . . .\ncapitol 12 cd set of classic capitol jazz sessions . with great players . sorry but no box or booklet but you won ' t be .\nlarry young : unity . this is a 9 lp box set of the complete blue note recordings of the great organ virtuoso larry young , released in a limited set in 1991 . larry young : of love and peace . larry young : . . .\nensemble sections are very dynamic and clear . good gloss . many hairline marks , couple feelable . ( if you can ' t feel it you won ' t hear it ) . the\nnew york\nlabels are generally clean with spindle marks .\n( all selections are recorded at rudy van gelder ' s studio in englewood cliffs , new jersey with john coltrane ( tenor saxophone ) , soprano saxophone ) , mccoy tyner ( piano ) , jimmy garrison ( bass ) , elvin jon . . .\nstan getz : the 1953 - 54 clef / norgran studio sessions\n. this out - of - print , limited edition box set is catalog number mrlp 3003 .\nthe complete capitol recordings of duke ellington md5 - 160 5 cd box set . all five discs are in vg condition , no visible scuffs , scratches , or smudges .\ncopyright \u00a9 1995 - 2018 ebay inc . all rights reserved . accessibility , user agreement , privacy , cookies and adchoice\nthis page was last updated : jul - 09 13 : 59 . number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date . see each listing for international shipping options and costs ."]}
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{"id": 56229, "summary": [{"text": "5by5 is an american internet broadcasting network created by dan benjamin that creates , distributes , and broadcasts web video interviews and podcasts .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "5by5 launched in january 2010 and has been called \" npr for geeks \" , as the broadcasts discuss technology and internet culture and are targeted towards developers , designers and technology enthusiasts . ", "topic": 33}], "title": "5by5 studios", "paragraphs": ["the official twitter account for 5by5 studios - broadcasts for designers , developers , entrepreneurs , geeks , and nerds .\nand only today i realised that 5by5 studios is only in its second year , when dan mentioned at the starting of build and analyze episode 11 , that 5by5 studios just celebrated its first anniversary . there are already shows on the website\u2019s list of shows for the network . granted , some of them were started before 5by5 studios even formed , and some of the shows no longer run , this is still pretty impressive to me , considering that 5by5 studios worked off a much much lower budget than twit ever did .\nthe new kiko loureiro album . guitar recordings february 2012 at 5by5 studios helsinki finland out july 2012 kiko loureiro - guitars virgil donati - drums felipe andreoli - bass recorded by matias kupiainen and perttu v\u00e4nsk\u00e4\nmatias kupiainen matias ( at ) 5by5 . fi + 358 ( 0 ) 50 463 2963\npaavo kurkela paavo ( at ) 5by5 . fi + 358 ( 0 ) 40 552 7546\nperttu v\u00e4nsk\u00e4 perttu ( at ) 5by5 . fi + 358 ( 0 ) 50 528 3650\ntero arnberg terttu ( at ) 5by5 . fi + 358 ( 0 ) 400 692 373\nkalle keski - orvola kalle ( at ) 5by5 . fi + 358 ( 0 ) 50 326 2569\nwe are unable to find itunes on your computer . to download and subscribe to dlc by 5by5 , get itunes now .\nthe project is a series of short films from new writers featuring new on - screen talent working alongside established on - screen talent . it\u2019s co - produced by bbc studios and elba\u2019s green door pictures banner .\nfive by five is produced by dean byfield and exec produced by elba and bbc studios\u2019 richard stokes and hillary salmon . jones will also co - exec produce . filming has commenced in london for a week .\njeff is back from his honeymoon and he and christian are happy to welcome scott johnson from frogpant studios back to the show as well . they talk about blizzard ' s plans with hearthstone , titan , and more !\njeff and christian are joined by scott johnson from frogpants studios to discuss all of the news from the second half of press conferences at this year ' s e3 . ubisoft , the pc gaming show , and sony playstation !\ni\u2019ve put together a new broadcasting network where all of the shows i\u2019m working on will live : 5 by 5 studios . it\u2019s named after the old - school radio term five by five , which means \u201cloud and clear . \u201d\ninstacast 2 . 0 ' s interesting pricing , rubymotion , seemingly impossible requirements in job postings , undercutting competitors on price , and why 5by5 probably shouldn ' t do a parenting show .\njeff and christian welcome scott johnson of frogpants studios , the podcaster and cartoonist responsible for the comic strip , extralife , to dlc this week . they start with a big week of news , including big name departures from sony and naughty dog , the ne\n5by5 makes podcasts for geeks , designers , developers , gamers , entrepreneurs , and people like you , with shows hosted by people including dan benjamin , merlin mann , horace dediu , and jeffrey zeldman . read more\u2026\nsome background : when i founded 5by5 studios last year , i had no idea if things would work out . i\u2019m the sole supporter of my family , so going full - time with it was a big risk . but , thanks to listeners and hivelogic readers like you , the network is off to a great start . the idea that i get to wake up every morning and make these shows really is like living a dream for me . it\u2019s what i\u2019ve wanted to do my entire life .\nand dan has climbed the mountain . 5by5 is his network and features shows such as the pipeline , the big web show and others , that collectively are downloaded 120 , 000 time per week ( yes , per week ) .\nwhile nobody takes @ 5by5 at face value , occam\u2019s razor applies . two years is a convenient cutoff point for either show . there\u2019s been something of an arc , in both cases . it sounds like marco arment . . .\nshe posted to twitter earlier today : ( @ faitherina ) nerds / geeks , i ' m no longer producer at 5by5 but i will still host geek friday . the plan : new reboot episode next week . get ready !\nno , you don ' t . to be clear , i know nothing about the specifics of any of the inner workings of 5by5 or the professional and personal relationships of anyone there . but your claim is sheer innuend . . .\nreadability ' s failed payment system , why instagram was worth so much to facebook , advertisers outbidding customers , the rumored taller - 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shirt , and help me pay my bills at the same time .\nthe talk show is a two - person show by john gruber , arguably the most respected mac blogger in the whole mac - niverse because of his deep insights and knowledge of about the workings of apple , inc , and his close proximity to some of apple\u2019s important employees , and dan benjamin , the founder of 5by5 studios . while dan benjamin was a nobody to me at the start , it become quite apparent that he was a great host that complements his co - hosts very well , making for an extremely entertaining show format where his co - hosts\u2019 knowledge and opinions are communicated very well to the audience , while he adds his own opinions and questions in a very effective , show - entertainment enhancing sort of way . so for the last quarter of 2010 , it was the talk show for most of my podcast listening on priority over everything else , including macbreak weekly .\ndan and marco discuss the new 5by5 radio app , why apple may not want to add paid upgrades to the app store , the infinite market for podcast clients and to - do apps , instacast ' s in - app - purchase backlash , how and why to remove features from an app , the new 15\nmacbook pro rumors , thunderbolt ' s likely overshadowing by usb 3 , and near - future concerns for a retina laptop .\nas a fan of jeff and christian already from the great weekend confirmed podcast with garnet lee , i\u2019m probably already inclined to enjoy this show and found their banter and discussion immediately familiar . that said , i think anyone with an interest in games ( video , board , etc ) and related technology will also find their knowledge and demeanor immediately fun and accessible . 5by5 has done it again with a great show , really looking forward adding this one into my podcast rotation .\njeff and christian welcome kyle fergusson from into the nexus to the show this week to discuss overwatch ' s crazy numbers , nintendo ' s new 2ds xl , the call of duty wwii trailer , forza horizon 3 ' s new hot wheels dlc , and more ! 00 : 29 : 00 - the playlist : heroes of the storm 2 . 0 , mario kart 8 deluxe , outlast 2 , player unknown ' s battlegrounds , what remains of edith finch ? mlb the show 17 , mass effect andromeda , dark souls 01 : 26 : 20 - vr talk : batman arkham vr , wilson ' s heart , symphony of the machine 01 : 34 : 49 - big question ! 01 : 54 : 18 - parting gifts ! 01 : 58 : 42 - bonus content : jeff interviews raphael colantonio from arkane studios about prey\nno , you don ' t . to be clear , i know nothing about the specifics of any of the inner workings of 5by5 or the professional and personal relationships of anyone there . but your claim is sheer innuendo . lack of response to baseless speculation is not confirmation . it could just be a refusal to be baited by jerks . there are all kinds of reasons why employer / employee relationships fall apart or change . assuming that something suspect must be happening when young women employees and male bosses are in conflict might seem enlightened and sensitive , but actually disrespects women ' s and men ' s professionalism , and has the perverse effect of making it riskier for men to hire awesome , well - qualified women , or interact with them on the same professional footing that they would with male employees . that seems to be the case with this question . to satisfy your prurient mind , would dan have to avoid hiring otherwise qualified women , or avoid bantering with them as he does with men he works with ? i agree that professional boundaries are important , and that it ' s important to be conscious of their maintenance . that should and may well be happening openly in the workplace , but out of your and my view . but it ' s also true that in many industries , certainly including the indie tech world and new media , informal networking and socializing are an important part of the job , and are also critical to personal professional development and career advancement . cutting off women from those spheres through innuendo just serves to construct a new version of the ' old boys ' network . ' it is challenging enough to be a young woman in tech without creating ugly rumors for them and their employers to deal with .\ndan benjamin is a business strategist , programmer , writer , and ui designer . he publishes his articles on his blog , urltoken . he is the cto of rails machine , and the co - creator of cork\u2019d ( acquired by wltv ) . dan built the publishing system used here at a list apart .\nthe \u201chow\u201d of ruby on rails : hivelogic\u2019s dan benjamin prepares non - rails developers , designers , and other creative professionals for their first foray into rails . learn what ruby on rails is ( and isn\u2019t ) , and where it fits into the spectrum of web development and design . see through the myths surrounding this powerful young platform , and learn how to approach working with it .\nthe first image rotator made it easy to generate a random image on a web page , even if you had never worked with php before . the new , more powerful ( but still dead easy ) version uses a simple configuration file to create custom links , alt tags , titles , and even css styles for each image . plus it handles differently sized images without a hiccup . enjoy !\nreaders return to sites that appear fresh and new on each visit . on a news site , magazine , or blog , stories or headlines will be updated frequently . but how can static sites keep that fresh feeling ? dan benjamin\u2019s free image randomizer may do the trick , and you needn\u2019t be a programmer to install it .\nspam is evil , moronic , and pervasive , but help is on the way . all it takes is a bit of javascript , a smidgen of php , and the ten minutes it takes to read this short , sweet tutorial . reduce dreck mail with dan benjamin\u2019s easy - to - implement address encoder .\nan event apart : 3 days of design , code , and content for web & ux designers & devs .\nthree days of design , code , and content for people who make websites .\nthe net awards , run by net magazine , are a firm fixture in the calendar of the web design and development industry . now in their 16th year , the awards recognise the new talent , trends and technologies that have pushed the web forward over the last 12 months , as well as outstanding contributions by more established players . but the net awards are unique : there ' s no entry process , nor an entry free . the awards are solely based on nominations and are awarded by the winners ' peers .\nwe received 1 , 725 nominations from you , then drew up a longlist of 10 nominees per category and opened up the awards to the public , which resulted in more than 23 , 000 votes that whittled down each list to five contenders . then the final decision was made by our panel of 100 industry experts , who cast their votes online , blind to how others are voting .\nthe winners have now been announced and the awards presented during our event at the grand connaught rooms in london . scroll down to see who we honoured with a net award in 2015 .\ncomputerandvideogames is part of future plc , an international media group and leading digital publisher . we produce content across five core areas :\n\u00a9 future publishing limited , future plc , quay house , the ambury , bath , ba1 1ua . all rights reserved . england and wales company registration number 2008885 .\nthis form collects information we will use to send you updates , reminders and special deals . we will not share or sell your personal information . you can unsubscribe at any time .\ndan benjamin didn\u2019t want to \u201cjust\u201d start one show online about technology . he wanted to create an empire . an internet broadcasting network with a viable business model and all kinds of unique shows .\nthe amazing part ? dan has created this from scratch without a multi - million dollar budget ( contrast that with cnn who lost hundreds of millions of dollars before they became profitable ) . now that is smarter , faster , cheaper .\nin this interview , dan tells us a bit about how he did it , including the overall vision , business model , what has worked / what hasn\u2019t and much more .\ni\u2019ll definitely have to have dan back on the show soon to talk more about marketing and other goodies . he is a wealth of knowledge on the subject and we can all learn from him ( and on a personal note , since we are expanding programming soon\u2026spoiler alert\u2026i can pick his brain about it , hehe ) .\nok , buying a printer isn\u2019t the most sexy thing in the world . i get it . but , when you need one you should definitely buy it from gfi digital . why ? two reasons : 1 . founder bruce gibbs is a total bootstrapped entrepreneur and supporting entrepreneurs is always a good thing . 2 . they have revolutionized service in a ( friendly way of putting it ) not - 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class sound with any instrument . for less reverb , there are also two smaller recording rooms that can be used as separate booths that allow playing together in the large room without leakage or other sound problems .\nthe control room is more than 30 m\u00b2 and is built around an ssl 4056g + special edition analogue console * , the rolls royce of studio consoles . our racks contain an ample number of traditional dynamics control tools , microphone preamps and effects ; in addition we have a thick wad of plug - ins to facilitate computer - aided sound editing . in addition to the file - secured pro tools hd 3 system , we have an otari mx - 80 2 - inch , 24 - track recorder and an otari mx - 55 1 / 4 - inch master tape recorder that can be used for recording if you prefer a 100 % analogue signal chain . we are continuously expanding out rich arsenal of microphones and instruments / amplifiers . if any of the devices needs urgent maintenance or any other technical consultation , custom shop is always near to extend a helping hand .\nthanks to the loading dock and a freight elevator , even a large pile of instruments can be easily hoisted to our penthouse studio with the gentle help of a professional roadie .\n5 by 5 studio is located in pit\u00e4j\u00e4nm\u00e4ki , helsinki , near the valimo train station . the nearest bus stops with frequent connections are valimokuja on vihdintie and valimotie on pit\u00e4j\u00e4nm\u00e4entie . there is a lot of parking space if you are coming by car .\n5 by 5 : ' s unit is the massive attack ' s console referred to in the wikipedia article .\nwhilst i have no definitive answer to your question , the following may be useful information . in the\nafter dark\nspecial on 28th december 2011 entitled\npamphlet\n, dan benjamin says the following . . .\ngruber finally explains why he took the talk show to mule on episode # 2 .\nin it he explains it just wasn ' t working out between him and john with the talk show . dan thought he would finish . . .\n, podcaster | consultant | designer . i host three podcasts on my own network and offer podcasting consulting . . .\nit wouldn ' t be cost effective and it would almost certainly be fought in the courts by the states in the mississippi watershed . the reasons for it not being cost effective include : 1 ) the terrain . . .\nthe song is mouret : sinfonies de fanfare in d major - 1 . rondeau ( 1st movement of suite no . 1 )\nsometimes they use mozart / serenade in g major , k . 525\neine kleine nachtmusik\n( mackerras ) ( the part t . . .\ni think it\u2019s a legitimate question and ad hominem attacks do little to answer it . gender relationships may be part of the issue but the question could be asked regardless of the co - hosts\u2019 gender id . . .\ndan benjamin responded to a listener ' s question the other day about which episode of a 5x5 podcast had been downloaded the most . he somewhat cagily declined to name any specific show or episode bu . . .\nthe intro music comes from a different place for each show . for instance , the back to work theme is a song from merlin ' s former band bacon ray . hypercritical has used two different classical pieces . . .\n, technology enthusiast , mac addict , bim evangelist . general contractor and professional engineer .\nthere ' s the b & b podcast with benjamin brooks and shawn blanc . there is also the 70decibels network of podcasts , which features enough - 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time app payments .\ndan and marco discuss music under podcast ads , textmate 2 activity , the costs of pagination in instapaper and the magazine , scientific support of\nlow - acid\ncoffee benefits , every cure for male hair loss and baldness , and affiliate - marketing spam .\ndan and marco discuss settings in the settings app , full - screen modes , text adjustment options in instapaper and the magazine , choosing fonts for apps , building a custom cms versus customizing an existing one , white - labeling the magazine , and over - roasted coffee .\ndan and marco discuss\nsuperstorm\nsandy aftermath , scott forstall ' s forced exit from apple , the ipad mini and ipad\n4\n, the microsoft surface and windows rt , disney ' s plans for lucasfilm , and hosting servers in natural - disaster - prone datacenters .\ndan and marco discuss the microsoft surface commercial and its likely launch challenges , writing apps that align with apple ' s incentives , the magazine ' s naming and design decisions , and recognizing and fixing a poor design choice .\ndan and marco discuss non - u . s . universities on cvs , which old ios devices to keep for testing , prototyping new ideas , why marco ' s still not using storyboards , arc , core data , or autolayout , and the boom of relevance and activity on urltoken since netbot ' s release .\ndan and marco discuss nests , mac app store review times , ios 6 upgrades , non - retina support , managing servers for app back - ends , and whether perpetual app maintenance is necessary .\ndan and marco discuss initial impressions of the iphone 5 , rapid ios 6 adoption and when it may be safe to require it , feedburner ' s demise , b . s . in computer science degrees versus related degrees with lower math and theory requirements , and the economics of limited - edition apps .\ndan and marco discuss ios 6 for users and developers , adding iphone 5 compatibility , the iphone 5 ' s name , unreasonable press reactions , google ' s j2objc compiler , how embarrassingly easy it is to support voiceover ( yet so many apps still mess it up ) , and why paid app - review priority upgrades would backfire .\ndan and marco discuss amazon ' s new kindles , the differing goals of apple and amazon , why the tablet market is so different from the pc market and who stands to win and lose , the enlight 7237 , and the longevity of open apis .\ndan and marco discuss abandoned software , twitter ' s 100 , 000 - token limit in practice , how twitter and dropbox would need to change to become $ 40 billion companies , revealing development plans in advance , instapaper ' s operating - cost breakdown , and home network wiring .\ndan and marco discuss twitter ' s controversial api - policy changes , why they want ( and need ) to enforce them , their incentives and motivations , why this is different from the app store , decentralized solutions , and worms .\ndan and marco discuss sublime text 2 , textmate 2 ' s open - sourcing , urltoken ' s funding and why kickstarter - like campaigns can get a huge boost of funding at the end , the difficulty of having good presences on multiple social services and the effects of cross - posting , and allocating time for unpopular apps .\ndan and marco follow up on ergonomic keyboards and text editors , then discuss the appeal of the command line , aeropress grind size , the metro style renaming , hulu plus , why instapaper needs rate limiting and the challenge of finding an appropriate limit , and which apps give the best bang for the buck .\ndan and marco revisit text editors and discuss clicky tenkeyless keyboards and ergonomics , the mac app store ' s sandboxing issues , designing apps with stock uikit widgets , foreign app store reviews , and some of instapaper ' s feature decisions including non - native twitter integration , bookmarklet mechanics , and the lack of highlights or annotations .\ndan and marco discuss how to research and find good products , portable and window air conditioners , the unfortunate status of textmate 2 and the search for alternatives , sparrow ' s business and acquisition , and urltoken ' s chances of success .\ndan and marco discuss chicken salad , chicago pizza , the in - app purchase hack , depressingly realistic first - person shooters , gender and demographic myopia among developers , how well the 7 . 85\nipad might sell and what that might mean , penny arcade ' s kickstarter , ben brooks ' paywall , and how to get started with programming or making apps .\ndan and marco discuss corrupt app store binaries , responding to customer reviews , advertisers paying more than customers , vc - funded startups ' road to acquisition , the business culture of condescension and euphemisms , the security of hosting sensitive files on dropbox or github , and amazon cloud search .\ndan and marco discuss keyboard - screen imprinting , google ' s odd tv ball , sirius and pulsar , the difference between copyright and patent infringement , instapaper ' s price - change results , the ipad 1 installed base , the nexus 7 , apple ' s podcasts app , why apple probably won ' t offer paid podcasts , facebook ' s native ios app and why web companies need to treat mobile apps as a first - class platform , twitter ' s ominous threat to client developers , and tumblr ' s pinned posts .\ndan and marco discuss cable tv , hbo , and piracy , challenges that windows 8 and microsoft surface will face with developer and enterprise adoption , why other retina mac models may take longer than we expect , the case for instapaper offering a\nmobilizer\n, and marco ' s diversification and innovation strategy .\ndan and marco discuss the results of the starbucks promotion , why it ' s different from making a free version of the app , instapaper ' s price experiment , originality in customer - submitted ideas , the costs of filing and enforcing patents , and marco ' s new - old mac pro .\nmarco checks in from his hotel room at wwdc to talk with dan about apple ' s new hardware and software announcements .\nin this truly big week , dan and marco discuss instapaper ' s ad on howard stern , the android app launch , the starbucks app of the week , background location updates with geofencing , and conservative predictions about the tba sessions at wwdc .\ndan and marco discuss twitter ' s neglected desktop and ipad apps , flattr followup and instacast ' s rejection for integrating it in - app , zynga , personal standards and dignity , originality , getting stuck on hard problems , types of web hosting , tips for self - managed servers , and basics of web scaling .\ndan and marco discuss flattr , api versioning , web frameworks , and marco ' s formerly secret app store experiment : a brand new app that ' s nothing like instapaper .\nmarco ' s new baby , working from home with kids , tightening car seats , speaking at conferences , baby monitors , the costs of hiring someone , the instapaper website job description , read it later and pocket , paying attention to competitors , the future direction of instapaper , and what apple should do about wwdc tickets .\nwith marco on paternity leave this week , dan is joined by daniel jalkut of red sweater software . they discuss the origins of daniel ' s flagship product , marsedit , the long hours often required of independent developers , and more .\nupgrades in the app store ( or the lack thereof ) , gesture discoverability , ipad 3 renderincontext slowdowns , the inelegant transition periods of the pentium pro and a5x , and burning hamburgers .\ndraw something , myths of overnight successes , the lottery mindset contributing to idea people and patent policy , how good colleges and computer science degrees affect your future career , a review of three leading ios podcast apps , and follow - up on the bmw m5 ( f10 ) .\ndan and marco discuss the\nwww\nprefix , eye - fi with aperture , using kickstarter to fund large software projects , ipad warmgate , being featured in the app store , customer reactions to requiring ios 5 , instant coffee , and theoretical 3g - equipped macbooks .\ndan and marco discuss retina - screen design considerations , retina graphics on the web , the benefits of requiring ios 5 , and the ethics of app analytics .\nmore on the effects of competition , apps as entertainment risks and the dynamics of low app pricing , why forced app trials would be bad , health insurance for single - person businesses , and why marco hates iphoto , aperture , and lightroom .\ndan and marco discuss instapaper ' s new competitor , readability , the effects of competing with a free product , trying to be original while implementing similar features , and the difficulties of choosing fonts for reading body text on screens .\ndan and marco discuss fun cars and car economics , idea guys , the value of ideas , the value of products launched by\nfamous\npeople , and why responding to email is hopelessly impossible .\ndan and marco discuss the value of accountants , taxing , 1099s , japanese withholding on app store sales , internet explorer ' s recent improvements and browser testing , and why this show often isn ' t about programming and apis .\ndan and marco discuss the ivy bridge delay , k56flex , windows branding , and , oh yeah , the announcement and preview of os x mountain lion .\ndan and marco discuss apps versus the web , ios address - book access and data privacy , and honeywell suing nest for patent infringement .\ndan and marco successfully avoid development topics for an entire show , instead discussing usb outlets and the nest thermostat .\ndan and marco discuss server monitoring , icloud replacing web apps , nszombie , and the complex world of salaries .\ndan and marco discuss mute switches , the cost of settings , bad broadband , deciding which features to implement , design and prototyping processes , and why the nintendo 64 and first xbox deserve a lot of credit .\ndan and marco discuss ces , second crack , localization , code comments , serving custom data to uiwebview requests , discounts and sales devaluing your app , premium products , and blog comments .\ndan and marco discuss app refunds , managing work and family time at home , workaholism culture in startups , the costs of doing business , and how instapaper stores images offline .\ndan and marco discuss listening to music while coding and making the most of open office layouts .\ndan and marco discuss textmate 2 , designing ( or having someone else design ) icons for your apps , typing on kindles , and why marco uses queues in instapaper .\ndan and marco discuss the textmate 2 alpha ( it ' s real ! ) , demand for ios games , cloud hosting and the scaling challenges it won ' t solve , and the top brewer coffee faucet .\ndan and marco discuss inverted aeropresses , what marco would do if he were in charge of starbucks , app marketing responses and being featured in the app store , avoiding creepy mobile analytics , and static blogging engines .\ndan and marco discuss andy ihnatko ' s defense of the kindle fire , cheap versus bad , consumer priorities , what happens when your product gets canned before it ships , preparing for a retina ipad , how to market your app , and every indie developer being a millionaire .\ndan and marco discuss the kindle fire , apple ' s profit off mobile apps , the recall of the 1st generation ipod nano , ice cream sandwich , career stages of a programmer and plants vs zombies .\ndan and marco discuss the end of mobile flash , the potential end of desktop flash and silverlight , reservations about the kindle fire ' s sales potential , career advice to programmers , and the difficult practicalities and economics of rss sync platforms .\ndan and marco discuss the difficult design decisions in instapaper 4 , managing customer expectations and habits when changing features , the ios 5 . 0 . 1 fix and how to argue effectively with apple , the steve jobs biography , and keurig coffee minivans .\ndan and marco discuss the developer implications of apps on tvs , more apple tv analysis , shovelware , codify for ipad , dan ' s new aeropress , and whether marco ' s upcoming baby will require a minivan .\ndan and marco discuss the macbook pro update , what an apple television might be like , voiceover considerations and testing for your apps , power switches on computers , and encouraging words from hacker news .\ndan and marco discuss the stress of instapaper 4 . 0 ' s release , the cingleton conference in montreal , google dart , the iphone 4s , and ios 5 ' s\ncleaning . . .\nbehavior .\ndan and marco discuss steve jobs and apple ' s future , the iphone 4s and hardware tradeoffs , how awesome smartphone cameras have transformed how we use and buy cameras , the possibility of a siri api , and the difficulty in finding good beta testers .\ndan and marco discuss developing for the old and new kindles , htc ' s security vulnerability and android ' s problems deploying updates , ios 5 ' s behavior with apps ' documents and caches directories , the sound of judgment , and how vagaries in app review rules ultimately hurt customers .\ndan and marco discuss the textmate 2 announcement , second - system syndrome and architecture astronauts , knowing the business you ' re really in , hot laptops , and the ios 5 gm rumors .\ndan and marco discuss the netflix / qwickster split and then devote the rest of the episode to windows 8 and metro : how the desktop , ios , android , and metro interfaces scale to accommodate more features over time , the shortcomings of gesture - based touch interfaces , metro ' s adoption challenges among customers and developers , and microsoft ' s possible return to their effective strategies from the 1990s .\ndan and marco discuss management and backups of large mysql databases , tradeoffs with amazon s3 and ec2 , xcode ' s distributed builds , the latest iphone rumors , sports teams , bumper stickers , theme music , and why dave matthews band isn ' t a jam band .\ndan and marco discuss techcrunch ( sorry ) , the kindle tablet ' s prospects for developers and ramifications of forking android , second crack and dropbox , clipboard history apps , marco ' s new ( almost - ) single - computer setup , time machine options , and shipping a mac pro with emotional value .\ndan and marco discuss steve jobs ' resignation as ceo , hp ' s additional manufacturing run of touchpads , the theoretical amazon tablet , returning to the single - computer world when so many others are leaving it , and why it made so much sense to buy the current macbook pro mid - cycle .\nryan and marco discuss hp ' s discontinuation of webos and pc hardware , why a $ 99 touchpad isn ' t more compelling , the potential in windows phone 7 , installing antivirus on your future windows 8 tablet , the difficulties in changing your text editor of choice , and the results of marco ' s experiment switching from textmate to bbedit for a week .\nryan irelan takes over while dan ' s on paternity leave , and he and marco discuss what google ' s purchase of motorola mobility means for other android device manufacturers , how this changes the future of android , whether\nandroid under the hood\ndevices should count as android market share , international taxation on app store earnings , usb hubs for ipads , and decaf coffee .\ndan and marco discuss google ' s patent issues and their use of\nopen\n, the hp touchpad ' s price drop , why good platforms can still fail , coffee joulies , travel mugs , and second crack .\ndan and marco revisit patents and then discuss various types of jobs in the tech industry : how certain languages qualify you more for certain jobs , the myth of job security , the partial myth of being your own boss , big companies versus small , full - time work versus contracting , selling standalone products versus hourly work , what you truly cost your employer , and the risks and hidden costs of going out on your own .\ndan and marco discuss version numbers as marketing , twitter ' s sponsored tweets , the incredibly exciting world of home networking speeds , the baggage of browser chrome in web apps , needing to be more\nfair\ntoward google , and meaningless corporate entities set up specifically to receive public anger and bad press at no cost to their real backers .\ndan and marco discuss lion ' s release , the possibly painful transition period of apps supporting lion ' s new features , lion ' s sandboxing and security , marco ' s aeropress procedure , and yesterday ' s updates to the macbook , cinema display , and mac mini .\ndan and marco discuss user expectations with lion , textmate ' s apparent abandonment , knowing when to use google + and hitting the notification wall , app pricing , the mechanics of advertising and why iad seems to be failing , dan ' s hot closet , mac pro and macbook air rumors , and followup on the tradeoffs in the apple laptop lineup .\ndan and marco discuss amazon ' s appstore problems , google + ' s member limits and compiled html , when and why you should stray from uikit , and a special bonus episode extension on the practicalities of the macbook airs and other macs .\ndan and marco discuss final cut pro x , the pro - software market and transition periods , the mac pro ' s future , the hp touchpad , tablet responsiveness and fun , the 80 - 20 fallacy applied to app markets , and google + .\ndan and marco discuss the fbi ' s raid at digitalone , database backups , lossless audio compression , and the content ecosystems that tablets and e - readers depend on .\ndan and marco revisit app - compatibility decisions and twitter ' s api pr , then discuss rising bars sinking all boats ( or something like that ) , icloud ' s usefulness to web services , keeping your competitors close , and the incentives of low app pricing .\nmarco arment joins dan benjamin for a special episode , live from wwdc , to discuss mac os x lion , ios 5 , icloud , imessage , reading list , instapaper , and more .\ndan and marco share wwdc tips and discuss xcode 4 , an app - store - only default , google ' s api shutdowns , twitter photo - hosting , and whether ios development consultants need to expand to android ."]}
{"id": 56238, "summary": [{"text": "kulczyk investments sa is an international investment company , founded by polish entrepreneur jan kulczyk in 2007 , focusing on business opportunities in high growth markets .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "the company \u2019s strategic sectors are energy , infrastructure , chemical industry and mineral resources .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "kulczyk holding sa is responsible for the operations of the group in poland .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the company is led by a board which consists of : sebastian kulczyk ( chief executive officer ) dominik libicki ( board member at kulczyk investments , chief operating officer ) mariusz nowak ( board member at kulczyk investments , board member and chief financial officer at kulczyk holding ) \u0142ukasz r\u0119dziniak ( general counsel , board member at kulczyk investments and kulczyk holding ) jaros\u0142aw sroka ( board member at kulczyk holding ) the company supervisory board are : prof. waldemar fr\u0105ckowiak dominika kulczyk karl schleinzer , ph.d .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "stefan krieglstein tomasz piotr miko\u0142ajczak the company is backed by the international advisory board , which supports it in creating and implementing of international development strategies .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the board members are : james l. jones , retired us marine corps general , former us national security advisor .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "former nato supreme allied commander horst k\u00f6hler , former president of germany ( 2004-2009 ) , former chairman of international monetary fund and general director of the european bank for reconstruction and development aleksander kwa\u015bniewski , former president of poland ( 1995-2005 ) , respected diplomat and active participant of international public life", "topic": 26}], "title": "kulczyk investments", "paragraphs": ["in 2007 jan kulczyk reorganized the kulczyk holding group into kulczyk investment house , later known as kulczyk investments .\nsebastian kulczyk , kulczyk investments ceo is perceived as the leader of young polish entrepreneurs .\nkulczyk investments s . a announces acquisition of additional shares of serinus energy inc .\nkulczyk investments s . a announces acquisition of additional shares of serinus energy inc .\nkulczyk investments to sell 1 . 5 % stake in sabmiller . . . | morningstar\ncnw | kulczyk investments s . a announces acquisition of additional shares of serinus energy inc .\nkulczyk investments s . a announces acquisition of additional shares of serinus energy inc . | urltoken\npolish firm kulczyk investments has offloaded half of its three per cent stake in sabmiller for \u00a31bn .\nname kulczyk investments s . a . company number fc028020 company type other incorporation date 12 nov 2007\nkulczyk investments has recently forged a new strategy and company structure that envisages ploughing 40 to 50 percent of his money into \u201cpassive\u201d investments , taking minority stakes in large , dividend - paying blue chips , while the remainder targets \u201cactive\u201d or riskier investments .\nkulczyk investments : kulczyk investments is an international investment group specialising in initiating and carrying out transactions on high growth markets . the group is now present through its companies across sectors such as power and chemical industry as well as infrastructure .\nafter jan kulczyk\u2019s passing in july 2015 , his children became his successors . dominika kulczyk , as the vice - president of the supervisory board of kulczyk investments , is responsible for international relations and the csr projects .\nlondon ( alliance news ) - credit suisse securities ( eur ) ltd on monday said kulczyk investments sa . . .\nsabmiller shareholder kulczyk investments offloads 1 . 5 per cent stake in drinks giant through credit suisse | city a . m .\nkulczyk investments was founded by jan kulczyk , phd . in 1991\u2014the only polish entrepreneur to have operated globally at that time and who played an active role in poland\u2019s economic transformation .\ncontacts : kulczyk investments s . a 35 , avenue monterey l - 2163 luxembourg luxembourg 352 - 27 - 20 - 30 - 20\nkulczyk invested in energy , oil and gas , infrastructure , real estate and brewery sectors . his company kulczyk investments has 40 % share in neconde energy limited , an oil production in nigeria ,\nkulczyk investments sa is an international investment company , founded by polish entrepreneur jan kulczyk in 2007 , focusing on business opportunities in high growth markets . the company\u2019s strategic sectors are energy , infrastructure , chemical industry and mineral resources .\nmioduski , the former chief executive of kulczyk investments , will head up the club\u2019s supervisory board , whilst lesnodorski will remain in his current role as chief executive .\nkulczyk investments created polenergia , poland ' s first private energy group with regional scope , operating in the sectors of energy generation , distribution and trading from conventional and unconventional sources .\njan kulczyk was also linked to the so - called kulczyk park affair . the poznan city officials were accused of underrating the land value in the city center , where jan kulczyk\u2019s wife carried out the old brewery investment .\nlondon ( alliance news ) - credit suisse securities ( eur ) ltd on monday said kulczyk investments sa intends to sell around 24 million shares in sabmiller plc via an accelerated bookbuild .\nkulczyk holding ( kh ) , a subsidiary of kulczyk investments ( ki ) and innova capital have signed an investment agreement and a conditional preliminary share transfer agreement , under which both companies are to dispose of their entire 63 per cent block of shares held indirectly in pekaes s . a . , the only logistic - intermodal firm listed on the wse . the transaction results from the implementation of another stage of the new strategy pursued by kulczyk investments .\nkulczyk investments : kulczyk investments is an international investment group specialising in initiating and carrying out transactions in markets with the highest potential for growth . the key sectors for the company are : power and chemical industry , infrastructure and minerals . since 1991 , the group has been actively participating in the transformation of the polish economy . it is the only firm with polish pedigree operating globally .\nthe council consists of representatives of the largest polish companies and enterprises investing on this continent , including ursus , navimor , asseco , kulczyk investments , polpharma , grupa azoty , krezus and lubawa .\nkulczyk added he would like to include companies similar to ciech in his portfolio .\nthe steep fall in sterling after britain\u2019s vote in june to leave the european union has reduced the value of kulczyk\u2019s pound - denominated stake , but kulczyk investments had fortunately already sold one billion pounds worth of shares in the brewer back in april , which has added to its coffers .\nkulczyk , which is headquartered in luxembourg , is operated by the heirs of poland ' s former richest man jan kulczyk , who died in 2015 , sebastian and dominika kulczyk . the funds raised from the sale will be put towards new business partnerships .\nit is co - controlled by kulczyk investments , a vehicle targeting emerging markets , and silverstein properties , a new york - based real estate group that is redeveloping the world trade centre , among others .\nkulczyk silverstein properties ( ksp ) represents the partnership of two world - renowned companies .\nearth dialogues 2013 closing address : dr . jan kulczyk - green cross international\nthe kulczyk - silverstein joint venture currently owns and manages several office buildings in warsaw .\nsynerium provides asset and investment management to different types of real estate investments and serves as an operational partner in development projects .\nkulczyk investments , the parent company of kreh , is an international investment company that focuses on investment opportunities in global emerging markets . founded by dr . jan kulczyk , ki\u2019s main investments are in brewery , oil and gas , energy and infrastructure as well as real estate , which total eur 4 billion in net assets . ki\u2019s international expertise and influence in the central and eastern european region provides off - market opportunities to ksp .\nsince 2011 the company ' s owner has been polenergia holding , which is part of kulczyk investments , an international private investment group operating in the following sectors : energy , mineral resources , infrastructure and real estate .\namong ki , serinus energy inc . ( formerly kulczyk oil ventures inc . ) (\nin 2011 , the kulczyk group acquired a 100 % share in nowa sarzyna power plant .\nthe taube foundation for jewish life & culture mourns the loss of dr . jan kulczyk\njan kulczyk was the most successful and influential entrepreneur in poland and in the central and eastern european region and was a major international investor as well . his company , kulczyk investments , is the only polish company to operate globally , focusing on opportunities in emerging markets around the world and specialising in four strategic sectors - mineral resources , energy , infrastructure , and real estate . 70 % of its investments are made outside poland and it is currently active in 32 countries across four continents .\nkulczyk investments - project partner - is an international investment company , focused on the creation of deals and investment opportunities in global emerging markets . the company ' s chosen strategic industries are oil & gas , mineral resources , infrastructure and power generation , as well as power and gas distribution and trading . it also holds significant assets in the real estate , brewing , automotive and chemical industries . kulczyk investments was formed on the back of kulczyk holding , a group of fast - growing businesses , which , since 1990 , has played an active role in the transformation of the polish economy .\ndominika kulczyk , the chairperson of the supervisory board at ki , is also the founder and president of kulczyk foundation . for years she has been engaging in charity work , particularly development and aid projects .\n) , a polish road infrastructure company and neconde in africa , where kulczyk is the largest polish investor .\nin 1991 , kulczyk holding a limited liability company was founded . in 1993 , the company changed its legal form into a joint - stock company . jan kulczyk held the post of the chairman of the supervisory board .\ntelekomunikacja polska ( a 47 , 5 % share in the years 2000 - 2005 , held by a consortium comprising kulczyk holding and france telecom ( of which kulczyk holding held a 13 . 6 % share ) ) ;\nafter jan kulczyk passed away last year , his children dominika and sebastian kulczyk took over the responsibility of driving the company . not only do they want to carry on their father\u2019s interests , they are looking for new businesses . \u201cmy ambition is to create a polish brand that would be recognized worldwide , \u201d said ceo sebastian kulczyk .\nin 2004 , jan kulczyk was associated with to the orlen scandal . the parliamentary investigative commission report stated that jan kulczyk could have considerable influence over operations and human resources politics of pkn orlen , incommensurable to the share he held . moreover , the report stated that jan kulczyk met with the former kgb resident in poland , vladimir alganov .\njan kulczyk and larry silverstein . a dynamic combination of energy , drive and determination for building a better future .\nkulczyk investments s . a . was founded on 12 nov 2007 and has its registered office in refer to parent registry . the organisation ' s status is listed as\nactive\n. it currently has 11 directors . 5 - 9 people are employed at this company .\n, which represents approximately 17 . 0 % of the total issued and outstanding loon shares after completion of the offering . in addition , radwan investments gmbh (\nkulczyk investments s . a . ( ki ) and kulczyk holding s . a . ( kh ) have disposed of their entire 63 % shareholding in pekaes s . a . , a leading wse - listed logistics and intermodal company . the sale is a result of an investment agreement and a conditional preliminary agreement executed on 21 july 2015 between an innova capital group entity and the ki and kh subsidiaries , being indirect shareholders of pekaes from may 2009 . the deal is another stage in the strategy to overhaul the portfolio of kulczyk investments . innova capital group has taken over control of a 63 . 01 per cent shareholding in pekaes group as a result of the transaction .\npoland ' s entry into the eu was a highly significant milestone in the history of kulczyk holding . as one of the most effective , innovative and successful investment companies it was among the few pioneers which had the imagination and drive to bring the invaluable experience gained in central and eastern europe to the international arena . this is why , in 2007 , kulczyk holding was reorganized to fulfill the global ambitions of its investors and partners and a new company was formed , which ultimately took the name \u2018kulczyk investments ' . urltoken\n\u201e we focus on investments in the cee region\u2019s largest cities with high economic growth perspectives . this is a segment of the market with a great potential . i believe that our international team of experts , combined with the competence of silverstein properties \u2013 one of america\u2019s leading developers - and kulczyk investments\u2019 know - how are unique aspects which allow us to play an important role in the first league of investors\u201d \u2013 says edgar rosenmayr , managing director and board member of ksp .\nbut while kulczyk and his sister are keen to carry on their father\u2019s interests , they are also eyeing new investment areas .\njan kulczyk died on 29 july 2015 in allgemeines krankenhaus der stadt wien in vienna due to postoperative complications . he was buried in the family vault at the je\u017cycki cemetery in poznan , next to his father , henryk kulczyk ( 1925 - 2013 ) .\nprior to joining syrena , between 2012 and 2015 investment director of kulczyk silverstein properties . areas of responsibility included new investments , divestments and asset management of properties owned by kulczyk silverstein properties in warsaw and kulczyk real estate holding throughout poland . previously , between 2000 and 2012 joanna worked for international real estate consultancy dtz in warsaw and in london , where she was investment and development director for poland between 2009 and 2012 . joanna advised multiple international and local investors , developers and corporates on their real estate investment and asset management strategies in poland , across all major asset classes .\nkulczyk investments is a private family investment house and the first polish company to expand into more than 30 countries on four continents . as a long - term investor , headquartered in luxembourg , ki adds value to all its ventures in strategic sectors such as chemicals , technology , energy and infrastructure . its strong international position was established under the leadership of jan kulczyk , who developed a business empire based on a diverse asset portfolio and international relationships .\n, which entitles radwan to participate in a percentage of ki ' s investments and provides that radwan will vote any securities it purchases pursuant to such agreement in accordance with the directions of ki .\n\u201cwe have transformed pekaes into a modern and competitive firm , one of market leaders . thanks to this we have received a very good offer from an investor , who appreciates the effects of our hard work and the goodwill built over the last several years . in line with the newly - adopted strategy we will now focus on four areas : chemical industry , infrastructure , power sector and new technologies\u201d \u2013 stressed sebastian kulczyk , president of the board of kulczyk investments .\nkulczyk investments , one of europe\u2019s biggest private investment firms that he co - owns with his sister dominika , is set to receive more than one billion pounds from the sale of its remaining 1 . 5 percent stake in sabmiller as a result of the $ 100 billion - plus takeover by anheuser - busch inbev ( abi ) (\nkulczyk silverstein properties ( ksp ) is a privately held , international real estate development , investment and management firm based in warsaw , poland .\npiotr krawczy\u0144ski , has extensive experience within the real estate industry . beginning in 2010 , he acted as both managing director and also member of the management board of kulczyk silverstein properties and kulczyk real estate holdings . prior to 1998 , he gained experience in kulczyk holdings and kulczyk investments , and was promoted from the position of analyst up to investment director . piotr krawczy\u0144ski worked on many diverse investment projects across various sectors including : insurance , petroleum , energy , automotive and telecommunications . he began his career at chase fund management , the management company of vi nfi magna polonia . he was and he remains a member of the supervisory boards of numerous companies , including but not limited to ( larq capital group ) and financial institutions ( tun\u017c warta vita , warta tfi ) .\nkulczyk has already been reshaping the group\u2019s investment portfolio to focus on five areas - chemicals , infrastructure , energy , consumer goods and new technologies .\nin 2012 , the forbes magazine put jan kulczyk at the top of the richest businessmen in poland ranking , with pln 8 , 9 billion .\nsebastian\u2019s father jan , who died last year , made his first investments in the beer business in the 1990s when he bought polish breweries from the state and then attracted south african breweries international as a partner .\n( 24 june 1950 \u2013 29 july 2015 ) was a polish businessman and entrepreneur . he was the founder and owner of kulczyk holding ( headquartered in\njan kulczyk was top ranked 13 times at the list of the 100 richest poles issued by the wprost magazine . in 2007 he was ranked 12th , due to his divorce from gra\u017cyna kulczyk . in 2015 , forbes ranked him 418th richest man in the world ( $ 3 , 9 billion ) .\nkulczyk silverstein properties \u2013 a joint venture of kulczyk real estate holding and silverstein properties \u2013 purchased from hochtief development poland two office buildings located in a prestigious part of warsaw at ma\u0142achowskiego square and on mazowiecka street . this is the second transaction of ksp after the acquisition of the stratos office center in august 2011 .\n\u201ci\u2019m worried that while travelling around the world i hear more and more concerns regarding poland . i\u2019m often asked what is going on there , \u201d kulczyk said .\nthe intended partial disposal of sabmiller shares by kulczyk is being launched at this time due to kulczyk ' s desire to progress the implementation of the next stage of its international strategy , which is aimed at increasing risk diversification and rebalancing of the group ' s portfolio of holdings ,\ncredit suisse said in a statement .\nthe 24 million shares represent 1 . 5 % of sabmiller ' s issued share capital . following this , kulczyk will still hold a 1 . 5 % stake .\nki is also known for its social engagement . dominika kulczyk , the chairperson of the supervisory board , oversees the corporate responsibility policies and international relations . as an active philanthropist , she cofounded and is the president of the kulczyk foundation , which supports volunteer efforts in developing countries , and is one of the pillars of the family business .\nin april officials from poland\u2019s anti - corruption agency cba entered the warsaw offices of ciech and kulczyk holding in an investigation into the previous government\u2019s privatisation of the chemical group .\nshares in kulczyk\u2019s utility and wind farm owner polenergia , slumped 60 percent this year due to new regulations , which for example ban building wind farms too close to buildings .\nin 2010 , in cooperation with silverstein properties inc . , kulczyk silverstein properties was founded a join - venture company specializing in development of commercial real estate projects in central europe .\npolish billionaire sebastian kulczyk poses during an interview with reuters at his mayfair office in london , britain october 10 , 2016 . picture taken october 10 , 2016 . reuters / dylan martinez\nthe same year , the wprost magazine also put jan kulczyk at the top of its ranking , assessing his wealth at pln 9 , 7 billion . in 2013 , the american edition of forbes magazine rated jan kulczyk 384th of the wealthiest people in the world , with a $ 3 , 5 billion worth fortune , making him the highest ranked pole among the world\u2019s billionaires .\nkulczyk , who lives in london , has set aside several hundred million polish zlotys ( tens of millions of dollars ) to spend on new technologies over the next four years , mostly in poland .\ndr . edgar rosenmayr ( born 1956 ) is currently acting as senior advisor for kulczyk investments group in warsaw . between february 2008 and april 2010 he was coo and board member of the listed immoeast ag holding responsibility for all development projects in cee , see and cis as well as for the operating assets in cis and ex - jugoslawia and all financial investments of immoeast which owned a real estate portfolio worth up to 6 . 9 billion euro . prior to this postion , since late 2004 , he was head of immoeast ' s asset management division . from 1998 to 2004 dr . rosenmayr was director for property , tourism and shipping division at the european bank for reconstruction and development ( ebrd ) , london . before joining ebrd he held various management functions in the areas structured finance and corporate finance with creditanstalt group . dr . rosenmayr brings with him his extensive international experience in bank finance and capital markets as well as in asset management of real estate and energy projects and assets and is responsible for these areas in respect of reenag ' s projects and investments .\ncalgary , alberta - - ( marketwired - march 1 , 2017 ) - kulczyk investments s . a . (\nki\n) announces that it has acquired 38 , 693 , 049 common shares (\nserinus shares\n) of serinus energy inc . (\nserinus\n) pursuant to a public offering of an aggregate of 72 , 000 , 000 serinus shares at a price of cad $ 0 . 35 per serinus share completed by serinus on february 24 , 2017 ( the\noffering\n) .\ncalgary , alberta - - ( marketwired - mar 1 , 2017 ) - kulczyk investments s . a . (\nki\n) announces that it has acquired 38 , 693 , 049 common shares (\nserinus shares\n) of serinus energy inc . (\nserinus\n) pursuant to a public offering of an aggregate of 72 , 000 , 000 serinus shares at a price of cad $ 0 . 35 per serinus share completed by serinus on february 24 , 2017 ( the\noffering\n) .\nthe dynamic development of ksp is consistent with the strategy of achieving an important position in the property market in central and eastern europe . \u201cksp shareholders are two reputable international investment groups which significantly strengthens our market position . strong capital and skilled resources give ksp the possibility of dynamic development and branding activities \u2013 e . g . the polish olympic team sponsorship by kulczyk investments group \u2013 additionally supports our reputation on the polish and international market . such synergy is a foundation of our development strategy in the cee region\u201d \u2013 emphasizes piotr krawczy\u0144ski .\ncalgary , alberta - - ( marketwired ) - - 03 / 01 / 17 - - kulczyk investments s . a . (\nki\n) announces that it has acquired 38 , 693 , 049 common shares (\nserinus shares\n) of serinus energy inc . (\nserinus\n) pursuant to a public offering of an aggregate of 72 , 000 , 000 serinus shares at a price of cad $ 0 . 35 per serinus share completed by serinus on february 24 , 2017 ( the\noffering\n) .\nin 1981 kulczyk founded his first company with money from his father henryk . the interkulpol joint - venture was one of the first international trade companies formed in poland after the second world war . in 1988 , jan kulczyk became the official volkswagen dealer in poland . his first large - scale deal was a pln 150 - million sale of 3 , 000 volkswagen cars delivered to the polish police and the security services in the early 1990s .\n\u201cgrupa pep \u2013 farma wiatrowa mycielin sp . z o . o . \u201d , private limited liability partnership , is a special purpose company incorporated in poland and fully owned by polenergia s . a . , a leading local renewable energy player , focusing on generation ( including both renewable and conventional generation ) , distribution and trading of electricity . polenergia s . a . is listed on the warsaw stock exchange and is approx . 65 . 6 % owned by kulczyk investments group . polenergia s . a . was created through the merger between polish energy partners s . a . and polenergia group that took place in september 2014 . \u201cgrupa pep \u2013 farma wiatrowa mycielin sp . z o . o . \u201d , private limited liability partnership , is a special purpose company incorporated in poland and fully owned by polenergia s . a . , a leading local renewable energy player , focusing on generation ( including both renewable and conventional generation ) , distribution and trading of electricity . polenergia s . a . is listed on the warsaw stock exchange and is approx . 65 . 6 % owned by kulczyk investments group .\n37 , 840 , 987 serinus shares , representing , in aggregate , approximately 48 . 1 % of the issued and outstanding serinus shares . in addition , 2 , 662 , 836 serinus shares representing , in aggregate , approximately 3 . 4 % of the issued and outstanding serinus shares are held by radwan investments gmbh (\nthe council of investors in africa - serves as a platform for exchanging ideas and experiences for even better europe - africa cooperation . the task of the council is to support other polish and european companies wishing to expand on the african continent . the council of polish investors in africa has gathered the leading polish enterprises operating on the continent . the founding members of the council comprise jan kulczyk - founder of the ceed institute , chairman of the supervisory board kulczyk investments , jerzy starak - president of the management board polpharma , krzysztof ja\u0142osi\u0144ski - president of the management board grupa azoty zak\u0142ady chemiczne police , roman karkosik - main shareholder krezus , adam g\u00f3ral - president of the management board asseco poland , karol zarajczyk - president of the management board ursus and piotr kubica - president of the management board lubawa .\nksp real estate investment management , part of a joint venture called kulczyk silverstein properties ( ksp ) , initially plans to raise 200 - 300 million euros to invest in property in the largest polish and czech cities , its representatives said on monday .\nover the years , kulczyk was active in the implementation of projects with an above average rate of return and built partnerships with major influential businesses . kulczyk was also responsible for a number of important projects such as creating poland\u2019s largest automotive group as well as the country\u2019s first private highway that was built six months before the deadline . additionally , he developed one of the most efficient breweries in the world , started poland\u2019s first private energy group and was engaged in creating the first gsm telecommunication company in poland .\nkulczyk placed 24m sabmiller shares , around 1 . 5 per cent of the company , through credit suisse securities , at a price of 4 , 180p per share . it will not be able to sell any more sab shares for at least 90 days .\n\u201ci think that my father would be proud . this would be a great culmination for our beer investment , \u201d said kulczyk , 36 , adding that his company would be a \u201cdream partner\u201d for global investors looking to team up to bid for the assets .\nwarsaw , sept 10 ( reuters ) - poland\u2019s richest man jan kulczyk and new york real estate mogul larry silverstein have launched a fund that plans to invest up to 1 . 5 billion euros ( $ 1 . 9 billion ) in central and eastern european commercial property .\nfounded in late 2010 as a joint venture between kulczyk real estate holding s . \u00e0 r . l . ( kreh ) and silverstein properties , inc . ( spi ) , the firm develops and acquires office , retail and mixed - use properties throughout central and eastern europe .\nlondon ( reuters ) - polish billionaire sebastian kulczyk said he could use some of the proceeds from the sale of his 1 . 5 percent stake in sabmiller sab . d to bid for the brewer\u2019s central and eastern european assets and to create a world - renowned polish it company .\nasked if he was looking at sabmiller\u2019s assets in eastern europe , kulczyk said : \u201cthis would be a beautiful history if our investment comes full circle . . . we know the assets well as we have built them up . we know the management , we know the market . \u201d\nkulczyk said he saw europe and africa , where he already owns a gold mine , as interesting regions in which to expand . if forced to choose between africa and poland , however , he said he would opt for his native land despite the current difficulties his businesses are facing there .\nkulczyk silverstein properties ( ksp ) , an international investment and development firm , has been expanding its portfolio . in july 2012 , the company acquired two high class office buildings situated in the center of warsaw . ksp objective is to deliver to the market modern office and retail space in prestigious locations .\nkulczyk graduated from vi jan i j\u0119drzej \u015bniadeccy secondary school in bydgoszcz in 1968 . he studied law at the adam mickiewicz university of poznan and foreign trade at the pozna\u0144 university of economics and business ( then : academy of economics in pozna\u0144 ) . he received a doctor\u2019s degree in political sciences and international law in 1975 .\nregarding the orlen investigation , the proceedings at the prosecutors\u2019 office in katowice commenced and the parliamentary investigative commission was appointed . kulczyk was heard as a witness by the prosecutor\u2019s office four times ( the last one in april 2008 ) and submitted extensive explanation to the parliamentary investigative commission . due to lack of evidence , the prosecutor\u2019s office discontinued the proceedings .\n\u201ethe two new investments fall closely in line with the ksp strategy of creating a portfolio of commercial properties in the best locations of the largest cities of the cee region . thanks to their extraordinary location , architecture and usability , the acquired buildings offer great opportunities to increase their value . after completion of the modernization and revitalization , the office buildings will meet the highest standards and will become the most prestigious addresses in the capital city\u201d \u2013 claims piotr krawczy\u0144ski , managing director and board member of ksp .\nquantitative fair value estimate represents morningstar\u2019s estimate of the per share dollar amount that a company\u2019s equity is worth today . the quantitative fair value estimate is based on a statistical model derived from the fair value estimate morningstar\u2019s equity analysts assign to companies which includes a financial forecast of the company . the quantitative fair value estimate is calculated daily . it is a projection / opinion and not a statement of fact . investments in securities are subject to market and other risks . past performance of a security may or may not be sustained in future and is no indication of future performance . for detail information about the quantiative fair value estimate , please visit here\n10 years crowned with a success kulczyk holding invested in pekaes for the first time in 2005 . in 2009 , it took control over the company and became a strategic investor by subscribing for 58 per cent of shares . since then pekaes has undergone a thorough transformation from an ineffective transport firm into a modern , competitive logistic - intermodal business , which meets the highest international standards , is a recognisable brand and is among the leaders of the tsl sector in poland .\n\u201cthe purchase of pekaes , the first logistics company in innova\u2019s portfolio , is an effect of the long - term interest in and reviews of the logistics market in poland . we believe that pekaes now offers the best platform for further growth on the polish market , both for its range of services and for its highly knowledgeable and experienced managers . we will support the management board of pekaes in implementing the strategy of dynamic growth moving forward , \u201d comments krzysztof kulig , managing partner , innova capital . in the period of kh\u2019s investment , pekaes has undergone deep restructuring processes , implemented state - of - the - art computer systems and significantly expanded its range of services . as a result , pekaes has become one of the key players on the logistics and intermodal market in poland over the recent years . in 2014 , the group earned pln 20 . 5 million in net profit and posted an income of pln 722 million . its performance further improved in q1 2015 , showing a 49 per cent ( yoy ) increase in net profit which was pln 11 . 4 million , with ebitda profitability at 5 . 5 per cent . \u201cthe sale of pekaes is another stage in our strategy to restructure our asset portfolio . we are exiting a long - term investment and , after more than 6 years of ownership control , we are proud to hand over a company which is restructured and profitable ; a company which is among the market leaders in transport , freight forwarding and logistics in poland today , strongly positioned for further growth both nationally and globally , \u201d says sebastian kulczyk , president of the management board and ceo , kulczyk investments .\nkulczyk holding is a major business success story . it invested in key sectors for many years , gaining unique experience and knowledge while attracting a team of highly regarded specialists in management , finance , restructuring and m & a . it participated in some of the largest deals and shareholding restructurings in poland , at the same time instigating major projects of its own . its track record included transactions in the telecommunications , energy , finance and banking , insurance and pension fund sectors . the company has constructed the first private motorway in poland . it was a spectacular project , and evaluated by the eib ( european investment bank ) as a \u2018model project ' as far as the pace , implementation and environmental protection were concerned .\nthe morningstar star rating for stocks is assigned based on an analyst ' s estimate of a stocks fair value . it is projection / opinion and not a statement of fact . morningstar assigns star ratings based on an analyst\u2019s estimate of a stock ' s fair value . four components drive the star rating : ( 1 ) our assessment of the firm\u2019s economic moat , ( 2 ) our estimate of the stock\u2019s fair value , ( 3 ) our uncertainty around that fair value estimate and ( 4 ) the current market price . this process culminates in a single - point star rating that is updated daily . a 5 - star represents a belief that the stock is a good value at its current price ; a 1 - star stock isn ' t . if our base - case assumptions are true the market price will converge on our fair value estimate over time , generally within three years . investments in securities are subject to market and other risks . past performance of a security may or may not be sustained in future and is no indication of future performance . for detail information about the morningstar star rating for stocks , please visit here\nthe day after the competition in 2001 preparations for the next , 13th competition , started at the henryk wieniawski society . one thing was certain : the jury should be chaired by a great artist , a world renowned virtuoso , friendly to competition rivalry . at the same time\u2014open to compromises with the organizers as regards the programme and regulations . but the organizers spent too much time on attempts to achieve their ambitions and to find someone who would meet their expectations . it was in mid 2005 when prof . konstanty andrzej kulka , one of the most eminent polish musicians , a violinist , soloist and chamber musician , and a teacher decided to assume this great responsibility . he has been involved in h . wieniawski competitions for nearly 40 years , although he himself had never competed for the main prize . in one of his interviews when asked whether he still experienced stage fright identical to that he experienced during his first night performance he said : \u201ci am always worried whether i will remember everything , whether i will play the way i would like to play . but i am more at ease when it comes to the competition . although it is a first for me in my capacity as jury chair , i have great confidence in the excellent professionals , both jurors and organizers\u201d . the organizers heaved a sigh of relief ; particularly that ever since december 2003 the henryk wieniawski society has had a new sponsor\u2014the gra\u017cyna and jan kulczyk foundation . preliminary budget estimates , prepared early enough and approved , guaranteed an inflow of state and local funds .\nthe polish olympic committee is a non - governmental organization ( ngo ) , not financed from public sources . funds obtained through sponsorship agreements and from the ioc olympic solidarity commission are its only sources of financing .\nwe use information saved in cookie files , among others , in statistical purposes and in order to fit the service to individual needs of the user . in your browser you can change your cookie files settings . using the site without changing cookie files settings means they will be saved in device memory .\nplans to build the city\u2019s tallest residential building on manhattan\u2019s west side have fallen through , according to crains . ( oppenheim architecture + design )\nthe developer of the world trade center has backed away from plans to build the city ' s tallest residential tower on manhattan ' s west side , crains reported sunday .\nsilverstein properties was going to build a sky - scraper - like tower with more than 1 , 400 units \u2014 but changed its mind because of a dispute over how many to set aside for affordable housing , crains said .\nwith everything we have going on at the world trade center and elsewhere , this just isn ' t the right time for us to develop this project ,\na silverstein spokesman said in a statement to crains .\nsilverstein properties , best known for developing the world trade center , plans to sell the property , the magazine reported .\nit bought the site \u2014 a former mercedes dealership \u2014 for $ 100 million .\na city hall spokesman told crains that the de blasio administration ' s affordable housing requirements might have played a role in the developer ' s decision .\nsilverstein ' s ambitious plan called for the tallest residential building in the city with a soaring 1 , 100 - foot spire also included 300 , 000 feet of commercial real estate space .\nthe original plan was to build this sky - scraper - like tower with more than 1 , 400 units . ( oppenheim architecture + design )\nbut his company wanted most of the 1 , 400 units to be for luxury housing \u2014 and the city wanted more to be available at under market rates , crains said .\nthis project would be held to the same mandatory affordable - housing requirement as every city - backed or private rezoning ,\nthe city hall spokesman said in a statement .\nlocated at 514 11th ave . , the site stretched an entire city block .\nit ' s right in the middle of the hudson yards commercial neighborhood that ' s undergoing rapid transformation .\nthe commercial zoning required at least 1 . 2 million square feet of the tower be office space , crains said .\nsilverstein wanted permission from the city to convert most of that footage into residential units , the magazine said .\ndeveloper silverstein is rumored to have dropped the massive project after a dispute over how many units to set aside for affordable housing . ( oppenheim architecture + design )\nthe developer hoped its proximity to nearby hell ' s kitchen , a residential zone , would allow him to build apartments instead of offices .\nsilverstein did just finish building two huge residential units few blocks away . silver towers hold 1 , 300 apartments .\nas part of that deal , silverstein agreed to set aside 375 , 000 square feet for affordable units .\ncity hall said it wasn ' t 100 % clear that silverstein decided to drop his hudson yards project just because of the affordable housing negotiations .\nthis is a very complex project , and it ' s not clear that affordable housing is actually the sticking point ,\nthe city told crains .\nksp\u2019s shareholders have developed , owned and managed more than 3 . 25 million square meters ( 35 million square feet ) of commercial , residential , and retail space across the united states and central and eastern europe .\nthis internet service uses cookies which facilitate the use of its website resources . using the service , you simultaneously agree to use cookies . you may change cookies settings at any time with your browser tools . learn more .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\npath : urltoken en / music competitions / competitions archive / international henryk wieniawski violin competition / 13th edition : 14 - 29 oct . 2006\nover 100 musicians from all over the world applied to participate in the competition . this was the effect of good and effective promotion : information , programmes , and billboards found their right destinations , particularly in music schools , on time . the balance between the pieces composed by h . wieniawski and other composers has been restored . competition entrants had to play wieniawski\u2019s music at every stage . prof . kulka has personally watched and listened to over one hundred vhs tapes and accepted less than half of the musicians . perhaps this first screening was too harsh . because of the record number of nearly 20 international violin competitions in the world in 2006 only 32 persons ( instead of an expected 40 - 45 ) appeared on stage in pozna\u0144 . the proportion between the number of foreign and polish musicians was also affected . the jurors decided to award the first prize of the 13th h . wieniawski violin competition to a polish musician , a special talent , refined in the schools of two twinned cities\u2014pozna\u0144 and hanover .\nthe two weeks of rivalry between the young virtuosos were opened by the academy of saint martin in the fields conducted by neville marriner and closed by sinfonia varsovia with maxim vengerov . the first performance of the famous violinist in pozna\u0144 stirred the imagination of many a competition host . perhaps it is maxim vengerov who will open a truly new chapter of the wieniawski violin competition in 2011 ?\nread more about the 13th competition ( pdf , 0 . 99 mb ) >\na poster w 13th edition of wieniawski violin competition designed by i . morski .\nthe ebrd provided a senior long - term loan to finance the construction and operation of a wind farm with the total capacity of 48mw , to be located in mycielin , poland ( the \u201cproject\u201d ) .\nthe project is expected to be commissioned by the end of 2015 and , therefore , to benefit from the current renewable energy sources ( \u201cres\u201d ) support system .\nthe loan is to be made available to a special purpose company , grupa pep \u2013 farma wiatrowa mycielin sp . z o . o . ( the \u201cborrower\u201d ) created to own , construct and operate the wind farm .\nthe borrower is fully owned by polenergia s . a . ( previously polish energy partners s . a . ; the \u201csponsor\u201d ) .\nthe project\u2019s transition impact stems from three factors : ( i ) the demonstration effect of new replicable behaviour and activities by helping to build the medium scale wind farm in poland on a fully merchant basis . the ebrd involvement will also signal confidence and bankability of such projects in light of the revised regulatory framework for renewable energy in poland , ( ii ) setting standards for corporate governance and business conduct , through promoting progress towards meeting the eu\u2019s green energy targets and the use of best environmental practices ; and ( iii ) expansion of a competitive market , through a market based approach to the sale of electricity and green certificates , and therefore contributing to increased liquidity and transparency of the polish energy market .\npolenergia s . a . was created through the merger between polish energy partners s . a . and polenergia group that took place in september 2014 .\nprovision of a limited - recourse long - term financing denominated in polish zloty , in the amount of up to pln 125 million ( eur 31 million equivalent ) representing up to 34 % of total project cost . the remaining funding for the project is expected to be provided by commercial banks and the sponsor .\napprox . pln 368 million ( eur 91 million , excl . vat ) .\ncategory b . the project was initially category a , as it included in the portfolio a large wind farm located in a sensitive area . a fit for purpose environmental and social impact assessment ( esia ) has been undertaken and disclosed by polenergia in accordance with polish legislation as well as exiting esap agreed with the company . this can be found on the company web site . this wind farm has now been excluded from the bank\u2019s financing .\nthe remaining three smaller wind farms ( 48mw mycielin wind farm , 12mw pieklo and 40mw grabowo ) , which are located in different areas of poland , have been subject to an independent environmental and social due diligence ( esdd ) .\nthe bank has a long standing experience with polenergia s . a . ( formerly polish energy partners s . a . ) , which has developed a robust ehs management system based on the bank\u2019s performance requirements . the bank\u2019s esdd has confirmed that the company has the institutional capacity to fully implement the banks performance requirements , and to date has been providing good annual reporting on previously financed projects by the bank .\nan independent consultant has been retained to undertake an esdd of all wind farms and gap analysis of the polish eia\u2019s in terms of complying with national , eu and the bank\u2019s performance requirements .\nthe esdd confirmed that that the bank financed project is category b and each wind farm complies with polish and eu environmental legislation and appropriate eia has been undertaken . each wind farm has been structured to comply with the bank\u2019s performance requirements and none of the wind farm projects are located near or within natura 2000 areas . the esdd also confirmed that the turbines are not located within 400m of residential areas . the polish competent authorities have given appropriate development consents in accordance with national legislation .\nthe company has undertaken stakeholder engagement as well as disclosed non technical summaries ( nts ) on each wind farm to enable meaningful public consultation in accordance with the bank\u2019s performance requirement 10 . no major issue have been raised as part of the public consultation , which were undertaken during the time of local elections in november 2014 .\nthe nts , sep and esap for each wind farm is available in english and polish on the company web site . links are provided below .\nan environmental and social action plan ( esap ) has been developed to ensure best practice and the bank\u2019s prs are fully implemented . this includes for instance construction and post construction bird and bat monitoring as well as ongoing stakeholder engagement .\nfor project and financial matters mr michal kozlowski ( michal . kozlowski @ urltoken ) , polenergia s . a . , tel : + 48 22 390 81 00\nthe pip sets out how the ebrd discloses information and consults with its stakeholders so as to promote better awareness and understanding of its strategies , policies and operations . please visit the public information policy page below to find out how to request a public sector board report . text of the pip\nthe project complaint mechanism ( pcm ) is the ebrd ' s accountability mechanism . it provides an opportunity for an independent review of complaints from individuals and organisations concerning ebrd - 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 .\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\nyou have been redirected here from urltoken as we are merging our websites to provide you with a one - stop shop for all your investment research needs .\nto search for a security , type the name or ticker in the search box at the top of the page and select from the dropdown results .\nusing the same login details . similarly , if you are a hemscott premium user , you now have a morningstar premium account which you can access using the same login details .\nurltoken contains data , news and research on shares and funds , unique commentary and independent morningstar research on a broad range of investment products , and portfolio and asset allocation tools to help make better investing decisions .\ncredit suisse is acting as sole bookrunner in the placing . any unsold shares will be subject to a 90 - day lock - up from the date of completion of the sale .\nthe intended partial disposal of sabmiller shares by ki is being launched at this time due to ki ' s desire to progress the implementation of the next stage of its international strategy , which is aimed at increasing risk diversification and rebalancing of the group ' s portfolio of holdings ,\nthe bookrunner said in a statement ."]}
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", "topic": 2}], "title": "bromford group", "paragraphs": ["2 . find out what it means to be a bromford customer in the bromford deal .\nwe are very pleased to inform you that bromford holdings ltd ( bromford industries and technolog . . .\nbromford housing group limited . free business summary taken from official companies house information . free alerts . registered as ip29996r\npictured are l - r : john barnes , chloe barnes and julie ann morrell ( bromford group ) outside the new show homes .\njoint chairs : sally debiage , longhurst group , and jess allan , optima .\nthe midland network for resident involvement ( mnri ) group has more than 60 member organisations represented , this group shares best practice and also resources , getting better value for money and encouraging partnership working . the group also delivers joint events and has recently launched a joint training academy .\nthis group formed to lobby on rural housing issues and to work with partners to encourage investment and support for rural housing across the west midlands . it supports the federation with it\u2019s annual rural housing week and wherever possible the group works in partnership with the east midlands rural development group .\nthis new group is aimed at ceo\u2019s or directors who are already leading the way on working with health partners in the west midlands . the aim of this group is to engage key regional health stakeholders . if you are interest in being involved in this group please contact kate warburton .\nbromford housing group has decided not to bid for grant under the 2015 - 18 funding round as it looks to avoid the \u2018constraints and risks\u2019 of the homes and communities agency\u2019s programme .\nthis group meets quarterly to share best practice and expertise with other hr professionals in the sector . meetings include lively debate around topics of interest to the group as well as updates from federation staff .\nbromford industries has taken delivery of two additional okuma mill & turn machining centres to . . .\nbefore you bid for a bromford home , there are some important things that you need to do .\nare you looking for the perfect premises for your business ? then bromford might be able to help .\nthe central home ownership group covers both the east and west midlands and shares good practice and information , covering topical issues and sharing costs for training , leaflets and marketing . the group focuses on benchmarking and acts as a forum for homebuy agents .\nmick is a chartered surveyor and fellow of the chartered institute of housing . he became chief executive of bromford in 1984 . in 2006 , mick set up bromford ' s in - house living leadership academy . he holds board positions with the national housing federation , the housing forum and the benchmarking business housemark . he is also a member of the volume developers group of leading housing associations , and in 2008 co - founded the m6 chief executives group for the midlands .\nthe west midlands smaller housing association group shares good practice and improves opportunities for networking among small housing associations in the west midlands .\nthrough the youcan foundation , bromford can help people with hidden talents and exciting ideas to bring their communities to life .\nchief executive mick kent has reinforced bromford ' s unflinching commitment to building thousands of new affordable homes across central england .\nthe investment group is a meeting of the hca ' s west midlands key development partners and promotes affordable housing development in the west midlands .\nit is not just about appropriate technical skills . having the ability to constructively challenge and reflect and minimising group - think are equally important .\nbromford believe housing associations should look outside of the sector for their non - executive directors . photograph : ojo images / rex features\nthis group allows board members to network with other board members in the region , and discuss issues effecting the sector and the governance of housing associations .\nthis group offers finance and resource directors the opportunity to share best practice , keep abreast of current developments , and network with colleagues from other organisations .\nfunding be accepted and a housing review working group , with suggested terms of reference ( appendix 2 ) be set up to fully understand the impacts on housing outcomes .\nprovide the board with assurance as to the effectiveness of bromford ' s risk and internal control frameworks and oversee both internal and external audit functions .\nthis will fund almost 500 new homes between now and 2015 rather than the original bromford partnership bid to fund up to 3 , 000 properties .\nmick described the hca decision as a\ndisappointment and surprise\nand stressed that bromford ' s commitment to a large building programme remains unchanged .\nincludes risk score , credit limit , ccjs , mortgages & charges , director & secretary timeline , shareholders , ownership & group stucture . plus unlimited updates and free documents !\nurltoken is part of the moneysupermarket group , but is entirely editorially independent . its stance of putting consumers first is protected and enshrined in the legally - binding mse editorial code .\nafter obtaining a physics degree from st john ' s college , oxford , andrew qualified as a chartered accountant . for more than 15 years he worked with a variety of multi - national engineering companies before joining bromford in 1999 . andrew is group finance director with particular focus on financial and treasury management , long term planning and risk management .\nmidlands - based bromford and south west - based merlin have officially launched their new organisation after finalising the legal aspects of the deal , it was announced today .\nthis group gives directors of housing , or equivalent , opportunities to talk about issues effecting their organisation . these sessions provide a valuable networking opportunity , enabling its members to share experiences and expertise .\nhousing associations and other developers have now submitted their bids for the next round of grant funding from the hca , but at bromford , we ' ve decided not to bid for anything .\nthe northern financial inclusion group , originally set up by the federation , has gone from strength to strength . it is aimed at sharing practical advice and ideas regarding financial inclusion issues across the midlands and north of england .\nto give tenants the best chance of meeting their deal , a wide range of long - term support is offered . a skills coach works one - on - one with tenants to develop a plan setting out goals they must meet to be classed as fulfilling their deal . these goals can include training they need to undertake ; volunteering to gain work experience and skills ; or moving into paid work . all tenants are also automatically registered with bromford connect , an online community that posts jobs , training and volunteering opportunities , including apprenticeships and six - month work placements with the bromford group . jobs clubs and jobs fairs are also organised with the support of local employers , enabling residents to find out about local employment opportunities and the skills required for these jobs . the bromford group provides regular feedback and guidance to help those on the deal reach the agreed goals , and all are made aware at the time of signing up that if they don\u2019t make sufficient effort to complete their deal , their tenancy may not be renewed .\nfor more than 50 years bromford has provided our customers with new and affordable homes and we want to make the dream of having a place of your own a reality for as many people as possible .\nwe want everything we do at bromford to be done in an ethical and responsible way . we are open with all our stakeholders because we want to show that we operate fairly , effectively and efficiently .\nthe housing asset management , maintenance and repairs group aims to provide an environment within which organisations and individuals can share information and assist in the development of good practice , as well as raising the profile of maintenance and asset management as a specialist but integral function for housing associations .\nthe west midlands supported housing network is a group that brings together a numbers of networks that are working to champion care and supported housing issues in the region . they run regular events , at a small cost . further details are available on the west midlands supported housing network website .\noffering new homes for sale right across central england for first - time buyers , bromford can help with offers and incentives , including help to buy shared ownership and help to buy equity loan - and we\u2019ll support you every step of the way .\nleading usa based aerospace manufacturing business to integrate into birmingham based bromford industries . new york / birmingham , uk / chester , conn . \u2013 april 3 , 2018 - liberty hall capital partners ( \u201cliberty hall\u201d ) , a private equ . . .\nthe bromford group operates a bromford deal , in which tenancy is dependent on individuals taking part in some form of work , training or volunteering . as part of this deal individuals sign up to both a tenancy and a package of support designed around their own specific skills needs . these needs are assessed by the housing association\u2019s tenancy ready programme , which requests information on a prospective tenant\u2019s employment status , income and work history . potential tenants also complete a self - assessment questionnaire covering a wide range of life skills , from cooking to setting up direct debits . tenants are then placed onto one of three deals , each of which offers different levels of support . this assessment and tailoring is done to provide a more efficient use of resources but does have the issue of potentially missing vulnerable tenants if classified wrongly .\nhis pledge follows a disappointing result for the bromford partnership in its four - year funding bid with the homes & communities agency ( hca ) - receiving just \u00a312 . 4m of the sum sought on behalf of this development consortium with several other housing associations .\nearlier in the term year 5 from albert bradbeer and fairway primary schools from longbridge birmingham took part in a an intense enterprise challenge ; completing our trash to treasure module and two enterprise challenge days in the space of just one week ! finalists certainly earned their places . following a market place - style exhibition , three teams out of fourteen were picked by parents and carers based on the quality and creativity behind their toys and their salesmanship in presenting these to visitors . the final would be an organisation skills master - class held at bromford group\u2019s offices in friars gate .\nhere at bromford , we ' re a bit different , we aim to inspire people to be their best by trying new ways of doing things . although we do alot of serious work , we inject some fun into what we do , asking colleagues to ' make a difference everyday ' .\nour commitment to the bromford deal remains at the heart of our business and the key to this is building strong relationships with our customers . we want to establish a relationship with each of you so we can make the most of our resources and you can get the most from our homes and services .\nsalary details : circa \u00a355 , 000 per annum + excellent benefits package + car allowance \u00a36695 a key leadership role - social enterprise sector here at bromford , we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve changing how we do things\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6building a new kind of relationship with our customers and creating an environment where they can thrive and ful . . . more\nwhen you buy a new home from bromford you ' re buying a property you can be proud of \u2212 built to the best possible standards \u2212 and somewhere you will want to stay . take a look for yourself - you can buy a new home for less than you think with shared ownership and equity loan .\nbromford is in a really strong financial position thanks to all the hard work put in by colleagues to reshape the business and position it for a future with much less government subsidy . all of this means we will go on building thousands of new homes over the next four years .\nread the hca announcement\nbeing a bromford customer is about far more than just renting or buying a home from us . we believe that it\u2019s important for us to establish a solid and trusting relationship with each of you to ensure that you get the most out of your home , services and your local community . find out more by clicking on the link below :\nso , you\u2019re interested in joining the bromford team ? that\u2019s great news as it\u2019s such an exciting time to join our business \u2013 not only are we listed on glassdoor as one of the best places to work but we\u2019ve also recently joined in partnership with gloucestershire - based merlin . with this in mind you can now search for vacancies from both organisations below .\nbromford ' s board has a number of objectives : to uphold our principles and approve our strategy ; to ensure our leadership team is working effectively and has access to the resources it needs ; to ensure that risks to the business are identified and controlled ; to monitor our delivery , performance and financial viability ; and , to be accountable to residents and the community .\nthis can be an attractive offer to businesses leaders . oke eleazu is director of customer service strategy at sainsbury ' s , and came to bromford as a non - executive director as he was looking for an opportunity to give some of his experience back to an organisation like ours . professionals like eleazu , coming to us from other industries , bring real value in the wealth of knowledge and new experiences that we may not have within our own business .\nstudents accompanied by head teacher chris o\u2019malley arrived bang on time and settled down for an introduction to the work of the leading social housing provider , relating this to their own experiences of living in the south birmingham area . with introductions out the way and bromford volunteers ready to support their teams it was time to get competitive , firstly with a snappy round of zip zap boing and then with main challenge of the day : to set up a working greetings cards company from scratch .\nvictoria has been working in estate agency since 2008 , covering worcester and the cotswolds for a corporate group and joined robert oulsnam and company in 2011 as the branch manager for our redditch office . she thrives on the challenges that each day brings , and gets huge satisfaction from exceeding her client\u2019s expectations on the outstanding service that she and her team provide . victoria studied law at university and worked in a local solicitors in worcestershire before deciding to make her career in estate agency . in her spare time , she enjoys to travel abroad and spend time with her friends and family , especially her daughter ella .\nwe have to ask what boards are for and what sort of people can best add value to them . at bromford , our board is a team made up of a combination of executive directors and non - executive directors . this is the case in most organisations , but many people persist in using the term board members to refer only to the non - executive directors . we see management and leadership as the job of our executive team , with our non - executive team contributing different perspectives as part of the essential checks and balances of effective governance .\nbromford mental health service delivers an intermediate service of a maximum of 6 months . a customer centred plan is devised to enable the customer to achieve their goals . there are 7 outcomes that we work towards : - people achieving independence in 2 , 4 or 6 months - people linked in with and using universal services and community opportunities - people diverted from a personal budget and secondary mental health services - people securing and maintaining secured accommodation - people securing voluntary or paid employment - increasing income & tackling debt - improving health and wellbeing overall the customer will experience high impact , high energy service that will focus on positives , continuous improvement and social inclusion .\nit was now time to break for a delicious lunch and start thinking about how teams would present their work to the judges . high quality cards and profits were not going to be enough and each team needed to review their finances and experience of the challenge carefully to come up with a winning pitch . volunteers made sure each team had rehearsed and practiced their lines to perfection and as preparation time run out it was time for the volunteers to put on their judging hats . teams came in bursting with confidence and spoke clearly and passionately about their work , showing off their most expensive cards and being honest about the challenges they faced . this made things very difficult for the judges and following a long deliberation , it was decided that each team had excelled at a different area . team albert way had shown a great team spirit , busy business excelled in creativity and card design while the mantle of best presenters would go to the shining eagles . well done to you guys ! ! ! huge thanks go to bromford volunteers elaine , james and jayne for giving up their time on the day and making this such a great day for the students .\nthe content in this article may now be out of date . please try searching for a more recent version .\nhere , our chief executive , philippa jones explains why for us , it\u2019s not just about building more homes .\ndoes the uk need more affordable homes ? emphatically yes . the case has been well proven that a decent home for everyone is fundamental to delivering better outcomes in education , health and the economy .\nwill maximising the number of affordable homes solve the problem ? no , not alone . not if that is seen by landlords and tenants alike as the endgame . providing an affordable home is a huge investment in both capital costs and housing benefit subsidy so we must maximise the benefits of that investment . a great affordable home has to be the start , not the end . the rationing of scarce social housing based on greatest need and vulnerability , has led to a ' race to the bottom ' and a focus on what customers can\u2019t do rather than what they can do - a negative dependency spiral that causes deep damage to society and that uk plc cannot afford in the long term .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nandrew is responsible for the overall running of the company as well as valuing some of the very special homes . he also advises clients on land acquisitions and sales and developers on new homes . a major part of his work is planning for the future both in complying with various government changes and introducing the latest innovations to the company insuring our service is second to none . he has over 40 years experience in the property industry . outside the company he is a keen sailor and plays golf regularly .\nian williams has been in the property industry for all of his working life amounting to over 40 years . he joined robert oulsnam and company approximately 35 years ago and was made a partner shortly afterwards . ian is based at northfield office and whilst he has many other responsibilities within the company including supervision of various offices and departments , he is active in the valuing and sale of homes in various areas including the northfield office catchment area to include the bournville village trust estate and kings norton .\ned is constantly designing and creating new promotional literature having gained a degree in product design in 2006 . he has been with the company since 2009 . in his spare time he enjoys travelling having travelled extensively throughout thailand , cambodia and indonesia to name but a few . closer to home he enjoys music , walking , swimming and is an experienced dinghy sailor and scuba diver .\namanda joined the company in 1988 as a simple vdu operator and has progressed to become the primary person responsible for the day to day running of the company ' s accounts , responsible for all payments , income as well as the salaries and pensions . when not at work amanda has a lovely daughter , many different animals and enjoys walking her dog in the nearby lickey hills and woods . she is also a keen swimmer and finds time for cycling and listens to a variety of music and enjoys listening to radio 4 .\njulie joined the company in 1996 initially working for both mr robert oulsnam and andrew oulsnam and ultimately progressing to the company\u2019s senior administrator . julie is responsible for the smooth running of the company , everything from the alarm systems and telephones to computer systems and office repairs . when not being chased by the company ' s many staff julie has two lovely boys and enjoys spending quality time with her family . when time allows she also enjoys reading and baking .\nshelbi has found unparalleled success as a sales negotiator for robert oulsnam & company after joining the bromsgrove team in 2010 . coming from a customer service back ground shelbi prides herself on her attention to detail and professionalism . shelbi aims to make the process of moving as smooth as possible seeing her clients right through from valuation to completion . in her spare time shelbi enjoys spending time with her daughter lola , riding her mountain bike and seeing friends and family .\nantoinette has joined the team at barnt green in 2015 bringing with her over 20 years experience in estate agency . she is very committed to providing clients with the very best in customer service . in her spare time she enjoys time with her family , socialising with friends and walking her lovely cocker spaniel dog .\nhaving been with the company since 2010 , rachel initially worked at our northfield branch . as from 2013 she has managed our bournville office . she previously worked as an independent financial adviser for in excess of 20 years , and also for a major building society . rachel lives in bournville and has considerable knowledge of the local area , adding significant strength to our bournville sales team .\nstephen has been working in estate agency and for the company since 2007 . having lived in south birmingham for majority of his life , he prides himself on having a good local understanding of the area . he is also keen on staying updated in relation to developments within the local area and the city of birmingham .\nkaren has been with the bournville office since 2007 and has been involved in estate agency for 23 years giving her a wealth of experience and a vast knowledge of the properties in the local area . karen is a keen negotiator who is always on hand to ensure clients are given the best service .\nsamantha rejoined the company in 2008 after a short break . she now works full time at our bournville office and living locally is a bonus as this aids in the knowledge of the local area . samantha brings a wealth of experience from previous jobs within a sales and customer service environment . in her spare time she enjoys going to the cinema , visiting theme parks and spending time with her family .\nrebecca joined the bournville office in august 2016 as an administrator . she has come from a public sector background having worked for greater birmingham & solihull local enterprise partnership ( birmingham city council ) and the office for the west midlands police crime commissioner , and has also worked for a number of years as a law librarian for eversheds llp . rebecca brings a wealth of administration experience from her previous jobs . in her spare time rebecca enjoys spending time with her family .\nsiobhan joined the bournville office in 2018 as our viewing negotiator . coming from a customer service background she prides herself on delivering an excellent viewing experience with the upmost professionalism . outside of work siobhan enjoys running and spending time with her family .\nclaire joined robert oulsnam & company in 2001 as part of the northfield sales team , where she worked until june 2008 , when she then joined the lettings department based in barnt green , dealing with tenancy applications and liaising between landlords and prospective tenants . claire moved to the barnt green sales office in january 2009 and was promoted to branch manager in march 2010 , carrying out the majority of market appraisals and handling the marketing of all properties . she was delighted to join the bromsgrove team in march 2015 and takes great pride in overseeing the marketing of all properties and ensuring that her & her team offer outstanding customer service . claire loves spending what little spare time she has with her husband and two young children .\njudy has been involved in estate agency since 1989 having lived in bromsgrove all her life . customer service is very important to judy ensuring from valuation to completion every aspect of moving is handled in a professional manner . having sold many houses over the years she appreciates it can be a life changing experience for many people . from gaining instructions to handing over keys on completion it still gives her immense satisfaction in knowing she has assisted her clients to their goal . in her spare time she enjoys cooking , swimming and spending time in spain with her partner enjoying a relaxing holiday .\nantoinette joined the company in 2016 having joined us from a corporate agent . she enjoys the variety and demands of this career choice , having previously worked for several years in the education sector . in her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and is actively taking part in renovating her property with her partner .\ndebbie joined the company in 2016 after 18\u00bd years at hsbc bank . throughout her service , she worked in different areas of the business including chargebacks , fraud and debt recovery service . when her daughter started secondary school she decided it was time for a career change . she is married with a daughter and try ' s to keep fit by running and once ran the birmingham half marathon .\ntrina joined the droitwich team in 2013 after working for the bromsgrove office 2012 and has a wealth of experience in all aspects of estate agency , having previously worked for a large corporate agent in worcester . she prides herself on providing the utmost highest level of customer service and ensuring every client is individual , so having a driven , pro - active , honest and understanding approach makes every move as stress free as possible . in her spare time she enjoys socialising , running and walking her dogs .\nclaire joined the company in 2010 having previously worked for a birmingham based firm of solicitors where she gained an nvq in business and administration as well as an ilex legal secretary qualification . she is driven by excellent customer service and has a wide knowledge of the local area . claire oversees all aspects of your sale from the initial market appraisal right through to that all important completion day . she has now completed her level 3 technical award in sale of residential property , awarded by the nfopp ( national federation of property professionals ) and is a member of the naea ( national association of estate agency ) . in her spare time , claire enjoys shopping and socialising with her family and friends .\nlaurie joined the droitwich branch in 2012 having gained experience and success with a large corporate estate agent . she has a proven track record of providing excellent customer service and being very proactive on all fronts . she takes pride in overseeing all aspects of the sale process and is fully committed to ensuring every client\u2019s move is as smooth as possible . outside of work she is a film fanatic and enjoys regular trips to the cinema with her husband .\ngill joined the droitwich office in 2014 . previously , gill is from a retail environment and has a strong background in sales , communication skills and customer service . she lives locally and has a sound knowledge of the surrounding areas and properties . outside of work gill enjoys a healthy , active life - style ; her latest achievement was running the worcester half marathon . she also likes to practice her creative side by making speciality birthday cakes and getting involved with small interior design projects .\nlydia joined the droitwich branch in january 2018 . she has previous experience in retail management and has strong communication skills and thrives to provide excellent customer service . to enhance her property career , lydia is currently studying for the nfopp level 3 technical award in sale of residential property to ensure clients receive the best possible service in all areas of residential sale . outside of work lydia loves socializing with friends and family , going to the gym , loves shopping and spending time with her dogs .\nben started with the company in 2013 , bringing to the team over ten years of experience working within customer service . he prides himself on his friendly and trustworthy nature . ben particularly enjoys providing sound advice to potential clients during the valuation process in order to maximise the sale of their home . in his spare time , ben likes being amongst friends and family and is a keen half marathon runner , raising money for various charities .\nbecky has been with the company since 2001 , undertaking various roles during this time . her current status as senior sales negotiator utilises her people skills ; customers are naturally drawn to her wit and friendly , honest conduct , being a key contributor to the success of the hagley road branch . becky is an impressive negotiator , dedicated to achieving the best for all of our clients . in addition becky is a professional comedian .\njodie joined our team in 2013 as an administrator and quickly progressed to a sales negotiator . she has now successfully completed the level 3 technical award in sale of residential property , awarded by the nfopp ( national federation of property professionals ) . previously , jodie worked for the nhs and gained qualifications in business administration and customer service . she is a keen negotiator ; a real people person with lots of patience and a passion for property ! in her spare time she likes to socialise with her family and friends and most importantly go shopping .\nkelly joined robert oulsnam in 2015 as a viewing negotiator and in 2016 was promoted to sales negotiator . she brought with her 8 years of customer service experience ; kelly previously worked in administration roles for immigration services and held sales roles in the retail sector . she therefore prides herself on her excellent customer service skills , having a real passion for people . in her spare time she likes to see family and friends and enjoys going out for food and drinks !\nmaisy joined the team in 2017 bringing to the role knowledge and experience in customer service . she is conscientious , and approachable , ensuring that she delivers the best viewing experience . having previously worked within the food industry , maisy discovered a passion and is currently undertaking a degree in food and nutrition at bcu . in her spare time , she is training to be a personal trainer and build on her healthy lifestyle .\nlynda williams has been with the company since 1997 and is our branch manager at kings heath . she is very tenacious , positive and pro - active and as well as running the office provides knowledgeable marketing advice to clients , negotiates sales and manages her team . she is extremely popular with clients and is very proud of the kings heath office and its great success over recent years\nmichelle joined robert oulsnams in 2001 and is a key player at the ever expanding kings heath office having had many successful years previously at our northfield office . michelle is a hard working , enthusiastic sales negotiator and popular team player . she is an ambitious estate agent and fully committed to providing clients with the very best of service . following the completion of sales we regularly receive glowing reports from clients about the service they have received from michelle .\namy joined the company in 2013 and is based at our busy kings heath office . amy brings with her a high level of service from her years of experience within the industry and enjoys being part of a busy team and challenging herself . amy was born in kings heath so brings a wealth of local knowledge to the team . she prides herself on offering first class customer service to all her clients .\nmaxine joined the kings heath team in 2015 . having 15 years of managerial experience in optical services , she has excellent customer service skills , is friendly and approachable with an eye for detail . in her spare time she likes to cook , travel and play golf , always trying to improve on that handicap !\nlisa is a highly valued member of the kings heath team and her enthusiastic and energetic approach to estate agency ensures that she is very well thought of by our clients and her fellow members of staff .\njames brain started with the company in 1995 and has been in estate agency for over 28 years . he has an in depth knowledge of property in and around the moseley area and you should not offer your property for sale without seeking his advice . outside of the office james enjoys travel and has a keen interest in the theatre .\nlisa joined the company in 2012 and brings over 30 years experience in estate agency , working for both corporate and independent agents . she is also a licensed member of the national association of estate agents . she prides herself in providing the highest level of customer service and is a key player in the ongoing success of the moseley office .\nhannah joined robert oulsnam and company in 2014 as a sales negotiator . she has many years experience within the property industry both in the uk and abroad and has now completed her level 3 technical award in sale of residential property , awarded by the nfopp ( national federation of property professionals ) and is a member of the naea ( national association of estate agency ) . she has a flare for interior design and in her spare time she enjoys socialising with family and friends and loves travelling the world on holiday .\nkirsty joined the company in 2016 as a viewing negotiator at our hagley road office and shortly after moved over to our moseley office . in 2018 she was promoted to a sales negotiator and is looking forward to developing her career further . kirsty has brought with her 3 years of customer service experience ; she previously worked in the hospitality industry , which has helped develop her excellent communication and customer service skills . outside of the office kirsty has a keen interest in travel and spending time socialising with her family and friends .\nlucy joined us in 2017 , living locally to the office she brings a wealth of local knowledge for moseley and the surrounding areas . in her spare time she enjoys visiting art galleries , jogging in the park and socialising with friends and family .\ni joined robert oulsnam and company back in 1987 and have never looked back ! ! i have gained a wealth of experience during that time and enjoyed a number of different roles around the oulsnam office network . most of my time has been spent at the northfield office where i am now based holding the position of senior manager within the company . i am passionate about property and thrive on providing clients with the very best customer service during their move .\nnatalie is assistant manager of the highly successful northfield office and joined robert oulsnam and company at the start of 2010 . natalie is an experienced sales negotiator having gained previous experience with a large corporate estate agent , she prides herself in delivering the best customer service experience she possibly can . natalie has a real flare for sales and a good knowledge of the local and surrounding areas . in her spare time natalie enjoys going to the cinema and theatre , eating out and reading . she also has a keen interest in keeping fit which includes walking in the lickey hills , swimming and yoga . the rest of her time is spent socialising with family and friends .\ngary is sales manager and valuer for our highly successful northfield office and has many years ' experience in the industry . gary began his career with robert oulsnam and company at northfield office , gained further experience managing both corporate and independent estate agencies in selly oak and kings norton before returning to our company in 2003 . gary and his family are resident in west heath / northfield and gary has a broad range of experience in properties within the catchment area of northfield office to include northfield , west heath , longbridge , kings norton and the bournville village trust estate .\nann has now been with robert oulsnam & company since 1996 and all her time has been spent at northfield office as a sales negotiator . her wide range of experience includes the tough markets of the mid 1990\u2019s together with the boom markets of 1999 to 2004 . ann is very well thought of by her colleagues and clients alike and has played a large part in the success and growth of northfield office in recent years .\nluke joined the northfield sales office in 2013 and has been with the company for several years . he initially worked at the northfield sales office with the financial advisors helping to process and assist with client\u2019s mortgage applications . luke then went on to work in the company\u2019s busy lettings department for a number of years before deciding to develop a career in sales . he has settled in very well and is enjoying working closely with clients to ensure swift and efficient sales on their properties . in his spare time luke enjoys socialising with friends and family and loves to travel abroad on holidays !\nsue joined robert oulsnam & company in 1999 initially administrating for our moseley office before moving to our northfield office . sue previously worked as a secretary in the banking industry and now has over 15 years in the estate agency business . sue has a wealth of knowledge of the area as she lives in the heart of bournville . in her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family , gardening and going to the gym .\nhaving graduated university within the education sector in 2016 nicole decided it was not a career she wished to pursue and became a sales negotiator for a local estate agents . she then went into recruitment as a consultant and established a passion for sales and customer service . having a young daughter nicole decided to balance working life and motherhood by working as part of our administration team here at northfield . living locally and having previously worked within the local area , nicole has a passion for customer service and ensuring both clients and customers have the best experience possible .\njohn has been a viewing representative at the northfield office since 2011 and has the challenging task of conducting viewings for us on busy saturdays . john lives locally and has a good knowledge of the surrounding area , having previously worked for lloyds tsb for many years as a facilities manager . in his spare time he enjoys a variety of sport particularly football and plays golf regularly . he also enjoys music and keeping fit at his local gym .\ntim now heads the pershore road branch and has been with the company since 2007 where he has been involved in most aspects of the business but primarily valuing . having lived locally all his life , he has a broad knowledge of the area and marketplace and is keen to offer clients an exceptional service . outside of work he plays various sports including football , cricket and golf .\nsue has been with the pershore road office since 1997 and has 25 years experience in estate agency , giving her a wealth of experience and a vast knowledge of the properties in the local area . sue is a keen negotiator who is always on hand to ensure clients are given the best service and enjoys working as a team member .\ndeclan joined the company in may 2015 having recently returned from a 6 month break travelling north east asia , australia and new zealand . graduating from the university of wolverhampton in 2013 with a ba in sports science , he has just completed the naea qualification . declan has experience working in retail customer service and prides himself on delivering excellent customer service to our clients . in his spare time declan enjoys travelling and playing football .\ncharlotte joined the company in 2017 having lived in south birmingham all of her life . she prides herself on having excellent knowledge of the local area , whilst looking forward to developing her career in the company . she has worked in customer service for 10 years helping her develop excellent communication and customer service skills . in her spare time she enjoys spending time with her family and friends , whilst building a dedicated and professional career as an estate agent .\nlisa has been with the pershore road office since 2012 and enjoys her busy role as administrator . she brings many years administrative experience to the company in both estate agency and surveyors and is looking forward to the challenges ahead ! in her spare time lisa enjoys spending time with her family , music and swimming .\neileen has been with the company since 2003 and through her dedicated hard work is now senior sales negotiator / valuer . eileen has proved to be successful in her role as valuer . her charm and charisma appeals to clients and vendors alike , and is always ready to listen .\ndebbie has been with the sales team since 2007 and has a wealth of experience from retail sales and customer service . debbie is a keen sales negotiator with a friendly approachable nature , and is a patient progress chaser using her customer skills to full potential when dealing with problems which arise between vendor and purchaser .\nsiobhan has a longstanding family background in estate agency and now values homes and negotiates sales for our redditch office . siobhan spent her early working life as \u2018 home designer\u2019 for one of the country\u2019s leading retailers and has a passion for property , interior design and customer service ! in her spare time siobhan enjoys spending time with those closest to her including of course her husband steve whom she married in 2016 .\nsally ann has been with the company since 1999 and has extensive estate agency experience gaining a wealth of knowledge over the years , especially in the south birmingham area . in her private life sally ann enjoys travelling around the british isles judging and showing dalmatians .\nlisa has worked for robert oulsnam & company since 2003 . working closely with her branch manager , sally - ann , the company has seen lisa go from strength to strength , enjoying and being very much a part of the offices ongoing success . lisa is very much customer focused offering a friendly , professional service . outside of work lisa is a keen reader , enjoys live music , cycling and mostly spending her spare time with partner and son .\njason is the most recent addition to the rubery team joining us in 2015 , he has worked in estate agency for 8 years and brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge having worked in rubery previously . jason is very customer focused and is very much a peoples person . in his spare time jason enjoys looking after his two maine coon cats . other interests are music and going away with friends & family .\nlaura joined the company in 2015 as new business manager after working for a specialist letting agent based in oxfordshire for many years . she was promoted to branch manager in 2017 and is responsible for the overall running of the branch and in particular , growing the department through the success of the team . laura loves a challenge both at work and in her spare time . when not at work you can usually find her climbing a mountain or rock face - having a passion for outdoor adventure . she is also an animal lover having 2 lively jack russell terriers and a horse .\nsamantha joined the company in 2012 as a property manager for our lettings department and since joining has been appointed assistant lettings manager . samantha has gained over 10 years\u2019 experience working within lettings and also in previous roles gained a wealth of knowledge and experience within the customer service industry . in her spare time she likes to attend classic car rally\u2019s , travelling and experiencing new cultures , reading and entertaining .\nthomas joined the oulsnam team in 2016 having spent several years working in the rental sector in a variety of different areas across the west midlands . prior to this he worked in customer service and studies media . in his spare time thomas enjoys socialising , cooking , sports and cars .\nmarie joined our lettings team in 2013 as a lettings negotiator and is since been promoted to senior lettings negotiator carrying out market appraisals and ensures the new business team is a success . she brings to our department great customer service and is a valued member of our team . marie has completed her level 2 nfopp industry qualification and is now a member of a . r . l . a . during her spare time she enjoys setting herself personal goals which include half marathons , 10k runs and obstacle courses ."]}
{"id": 56252, "summary": [{"text": "dionex corporation is an american company based in sunnyvale , california .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it develops , manufactures , sells , and services chromatography , ion chromatography and extraction systems for separating , isolating , and identifying the components of chemical mixtures .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "such equipment is used in medical research , environmental monitoring and food testing .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "dionex developed the chromeleon brand of chromatography software .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the primary function of chromeleon is to control and obtain data from dionex analytical instruments although the software supports instruments from other vendors .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "chromeleon 7 is the latest edition of the software .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the technology made by dionex includes the rapid separation lc ( rslc ) and polymeric hplc columns , a type of monolithic hplc column .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "unlike the inorganic silica columns , the polymer monoliths are made of an organic polymer base .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "dionex , traditionally known for its ion chromatography capabilities , has led this side of the field .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "dionex first acquired a license for the polymeric monolith technology in the 1990s .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "dionex also acquired esa biosciences ' hplc assets in 2009 , expanding its expertise in this area .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "in december 2010 thermo fisher scientific announced its acquisition of dionex for $ 2.1 billion . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "dionex", "paragraphs": ["1980 : dionex incorporated as separate entity ; a . blaine bowman becomes ceo .\nthermo fisher buys dionex for $ 2 . 1 billion - the new york times\nview a 3 minute animation on the inner workings of the thermo scientific\u2122 dionex\u2122 integrion\u2122 hpic\u2122 system .\nthe thermo scientific dionex egc , egc ii , cr - tc , cr - tc ii and cr - tc 500 consumables are not compatible with systems equipped with the consumables device monitoring feature , such as the dionex integrion hpic system . the dionex egc iii , egc 500 and cr - tc 600 consumables are required .\nthe dionex integrion hpic system brings big improvements in the area of increased productivity in our lab .\nthermo fisher scientific is excited that you are interested in the dionex integrion system ! one of our experts will contact you shortly .\nthermo fisher scientific is excited that you are interested in the dionex\u2122 integrion\u2122 hpic\u2122 system ! one of our experts will contact you shortly .\nconsistency is key . the dionex integrion ic system provides stability and control for variables that might affect the quality and consistency of your results .\nconsumables device monitor is a new instrument feature available on the thermo scientific\u2122 dionex\u2122 integrion\u2122 hpic\u2122 system . each consumable ships with a memory tag :\nthe consumables device monitor feature is functional only on ic consumables shipped after february 1st , 2016 for use on the dionex integrion hpic system .\nnothing supports you in this role more than your laboratory instruments . the thermo scientific\u2122 dionex\u2122 integrion\u2122 hpic\u2122 system is designed to be your reliable partner .\ndionex \u2014 whose equipment is used in medical research , environmental services and food testing \u2014 gives thermo fisher a stronghold in the applied sciences market and strengthens its position in asia . under the agreement , thermo fisher will pay $ 118 . 50 a share , roughly 21 percent above dionex\u2019s closing price on friday .\nprovide your contact information and we will have one of our experts contact you to answer any questions you may have about the thermo scientific\u2122 dionex\u2122 integrion\u2122 hpic\u2122 system .\nin a fluid market with changing demands , the dionex integrion ic system offers a wide range of upgradable components , so it can grow with your needs over time .\nshares of dionex surged 19 . 65 percent on monday to $ 117 . 82 , and thermo fisher\u2019s stock climbed 4 . 75 percent to $ 55 . 56 .\nwith the acquisition of dionex , thermo fisher notably expands its asian operations . the company has trailed behind rivals in the high - growth region ; sales in asia pacific make up 11 percent of thermo fisher\u2019s portfolio , compared with 20 percent for many of its competitors , according to analysts . dionex generates 35 percent of its sales there .\nlet us answer your questions about the new thermo scientific\u2122 dionex\u2122 integrion\u2122 hpic\u2122 system . fill out the form below and we will have an expert get in touch with you shortly .\nthermo fisher scientific agreed on monday to buy the manufacturer of the chromatography systems dionex for $ 2 . 1 billion in cash , in a deal applauded by investors at both companies .\nunder bowman , dionex began its impressive string of record sales and profits , fueled in large part by devoting as much as nine percent of revenues to an ongoing research and development program . the first major improvement to the ic technology was realized in 1981 , when dionex introduced fiber suppressors . instead of the operator taking time to remove the suppressor device and regenerating it with a chemical solution , fiber technology made possible continuous regeneration . dionex also introduced in 1981 its series 2000i ion chromatographer , the first metal - free system , a far more versatile product that eliminated contamination caused by corrosive eluents . in 1984 , dionex took a major step when it offered the first pc - based ic workstation and the first on - line ic system from process analysis . the company also gained approval from the environmental protection agency for its as4 column in the analysis of anions in drinking water . dionex ' s research efforts then produced a revolutionary breakthrough in ic technology with the 1986 introduction of its micromembrane suppressors , which now made gradient elution possible meaning the types of ions that could be analyzed grew substantially . to fully take advantage of the micromembrane suppressor , dionex introduced its 4000i system in 1986 .\ndionex corporation was founded in 1975 with the goal of helping chemists become more productive by providing them with products that eliminate repetitive , time - consuming tasks . at the time , dionex was developing ion chromatography ( ic ) , an innovative analytical technique that enabled chemists to quickly separate , isolate , and identify ionic components of chemical mixtures . since then , the scope of dionex technology has expanded to include a broad range of techniques , including ic , high - performance liquid chromatography ( hplc ) including capillary and nano lc , accelerated solvent extraction ( ase ) , automation , and on - line process analysis .\nto maintain the highest possible level of quality , dionex has established quality standards for every phase of our operation . all dionex products are designed , developed , and manufactured under a registered iso 9001 quality system . we also encourage customer comments and collect them from every possible source . these comments give us a reading on customer satisfaction and provide the information we need to continue finding ways to improve the quality of our products and services .\ndespite boasting record profits each year since going public in 1982 , dionex remained virtually unknown to a vast majority of individual investors , with most of its stock owned by institutions . the company ' s business was difficult for most people to understand , a major reason why the price of dionex stock was undervalued when compared to its competitors or to the market in general . the company had made money in both good times and bad , and appeared well positioned to continue its pattern of growth well into the future . under bowman , dionex gained a solid reputation with its customers , who displayed their loyalty to the company by returning to buy more products . good relations were maintained by not only having dionex employees install its products , but with strong after - sales support as well . moreover , an ever - widening network of distributors and foreign distributors allowed dionex to spread its risk , with more than 60 percent of all sales coming outside of the united states . the company could also expect to improve significantly on its share in the hplc market , with a short - term goal of becoming the third largest player . perhaps the biggest challenge to dionex in the years ahead would simply be its ability to recruit the number of trained and qualified technical people needed to keep pace with the company ' s growth .\ndionex headquarters are located in sunnyvale , california , in the heart of the dynamic high - technology community known as silicon valley . our sales and service offices are located throughout the united states and our technical center is in salt lake city , utah . dionex international subsidiaries are located in austria , belgium , canada , china , denmark , france , germany , italy , japan , the netherlands , switzerland , and the united kingdom , with distributors in dozens of countries worldwide .\nthe ic business unit was spun - off in 1978 . while the business of its subsidiary grew , durrum by 1980 reduced its emphasis on other products , and the parent corporation sold off the gas plasma processing equipment business to smithkline . dionex corporation was then incorporated in california in 1980 to purchase the dionex assets , a leveraged buyout ( lbo ) led by a . blaine bowman , a durrum executive . bowman had both a scientific and business background . he earned an undergraduate degree in physics from brigham young university and an m . b . a . from stanford . before joining durrum as an executive vice - president in 1977 , he worked as a product engineer at motorola semiconductor products division . after generating less then $ 1 million in revenues from the sale of ic products in 1977 , the new dionex reached 16 million in sales in 1981 . in december of 1982 , bowman took the company public . dionex would be reincorporated as a delaware company in 1986 .\nmost recently , dr . witney served as president and chief executive officer of dionex corporation , which completed its $ 2 . 1 billion sale to thermo fisher scientific inc . ( nyse : tmo ) in may 2011 . prior to joining dionex in april 2009 , dr . witney served as executive vice president and chief commercial officer of affymetrix , following affymetrix\u2019s acquisition of panomics , inc . in december 2008 . dr . witney was president and chief executive officer of panomics from 2002 until 2008 .\nto support its steady sales growth , dionex employed a two - prong marketing strategy . in addition to direct sales calls , it improved its customer base in already established applications by using direct mailings and advertising in trade publications and at seminars and workshops . by continuing to work closely with its customers to solve specific problems , dionex created new applications to be exploited commercially . in effect the company ' s marketing and research and development efforts converged . by 1993 annual revenues topped the $ 100 million level .\nthis data can be easily retrieved from the front panel tablet app or by using the thermo scientific\u2122 dionex\u2122 chromeleon\u2122 chromatography data system ( cds ) software . the chromeleon cds software also includes a feature to directly compare results obtained locally against reported qar data .\ndurrum established a separate business unit for its new ic products , naming it dionex , derived from dow ion exchange . to provide legal protection , dow ' s patent department was active in securing a number of patents that were important to the growth of the new venture . in september 1975 , the first commercial ic instrument made its public debut at the fall meeting of the american chemical society , demonstrated in the back of a rented van . it was also introduced to the scientific community in a paper published in analytical chemistry . at first the instruments were only capable of analyzing simple anions and used mostly to detect sulfates . nevertheless , dionex ' s claims seemed too good to be true to many chemists . once the company proved that its product indeed saved time and money , however , it began to log steady sales and build a solid customer base . dionex forged a close relationship with its customers and began to work with them to develop new methods , and eventually new products , to address problems that ic was particularly suited to solving . that customer interaction would become a cornerstone of dionex ' s future research and development efforts , maintained to this day . for a number of years dionex also continued to work closely with the dow researchers in further improvements on ic technology .\nin the 1990s , dionex began to expand beyond its traditional ic products . in fiscal 1995 , it introduced a new technology , accelerated solvent extraction . the resulting systems would be used around the world for a multitude of environmental , industrial , and food and beverage applications . although dionex was engaged in small niches of the $ 2 billion high - performance liquid chromatography market , in 1998 it fully entered the business by acquiring a small german company , softron gmbh , at the cost of $ 24 . 7 million . the softron technology was combined with a chromeleon software system to produce dionex ' s summit hplc system for use by scientific , pharmaceutical , and industrial laboratories in analyzing chemical compounds . moreover , softron , with $ 10 million in annual revenues , provided a european customer base on which to build .\neliminate human errors associated with manual eluent preparation and improve method reproducibility from operator - to - operator and lab - to - lab . the dionex integrion ic system brings consistent results to all your applications . in this case , 100 injections of a simple sugar mixture are highly reproducible .\naside from technological advances , dionex also expanded its business operations in the early 1980s , forming subsidiaries in europe . by fiscal 1985 , the company was generating more than $ 35 million in annual revenues . by the end of fiscal 1987 , sales would top $ 50 million . profits also showed continual improvement . despite having no debt and substantial cash in hand , however , dionex showed little interest in external growth . the only exception was the 1988 acquisition of lee scientific , maker of superficial fluid chromatography equipment , which allowed the company to enter into a related market .\nsome of the most important advances in ic systems were the result of improved software . in fiscal 1994 , dionex introduced its peaknet windows - based software , which was incorporated into a new line of pc - based ic workstations . improved versions of peaknet would result in even more productive systems .\ndesigned to be familiar and flexible , the thermo scientific\u2122 dionex\u2122 integrion\u2122 hpic\u2122 system has the reliability you need for consistent results from day to day and operator to operator . download or visit the resources below to learn more about the features and capabilities of this state - of - the - art system .\nat its best , everything is in sync . thoughtfully designed instruments accelerate your stream of results while blending seamlessly into your laboratory . the dionex integrion ic system is made to support you . it was designed to fit with the flow of your laboratory so that it quickly falls in sync with your processes .\nin fiscal 1998 , dionex topped $ 150 million in revenues while posting a $ 28 . 7 million profit . by fiscal 2001 , revenues would improve to $ 176 . 8 million and net income to $ 31 . 4 million . during that year dionex would also make one of the rare acquisitions in its history , the $ 12 million purchase of lc packings b . v . , a dutch maker of liquid chromatography systems used in proteomics and drug discovery research . the packings acquisition improved dionexs position in the hplc market . in a released statement , bowman noted ,\nthis will greatly improve our access to the leaders in protoemics research , and our insight into the quickly developing needs of the major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies doing this important work .\nfar from content with its success , dionex was introducing more new products than ever before . it was also expanding its worldwide distribution channels . in january 2001 , it increased it direct sales subsidiaries by opening offices in denmark and china .\nas lab professionals , you spend a lot of time interacting with laboratory instruments . they are your partners , working with you towards the same goal . this is why the dionex integrion ic system is designed to be an instrument that you can quickly get to know . the entire user interface is intuitive to navigate , even if you are new to ion chromatography .\nin order to meet today\u2019s demands , you need an ic instrument with high throughput capability , that quickly recovers from setbacks . the dionex integrion ic system is always ready for action , keeping your lab continuously flowing . it boosts throughput with a high - pressure capable system and is equipped with whole - system monitoring , allowing you to focus on results without interruption .\nthermo scientific\u2122 dionex\u2122 products have a reputation for leading innovation with excellence in ion chromatography ( ic ) , liquid chromatography ( hplc and uhplc ) , automated sample preparation solutions , and chromatography data system software . these products have been empowering scientists for over 40 years in the environmental , life science , chemical / petrochemical , food safety , electronics , power , and biofuel industries .\ninnovation and quality have made dionex a leader in the worldwide separations industry . our expertise allows us to work closely with chemists , biochemists , and other customers in various markets . we actively seek new technologies to help our industry . customer satisfaction is the foundation for our continued growth and strong financial condition . and it is the organizing principle for all of our operations , from r & d and manufacturing to sales and customer support .\ninnovation and quality have made dionex a leader in the worldwide separations industry . our expertise allows us to work closely with chemists , biochemists , and other customers in various markets . we actively seek new technologies to help our industry . customer satisfaction is the foundation for our continued growth and strong financial condition . and it is the organizing principle for all of our operations , from r & d and manufacturing , to sales and customer support .\n) - - affymetrix , inc . ( nasdaq : affx ) today announced that dr . frank witney has been appointed president and chief executive officer , effective july 1 , 2011 . dr . witney joins affymetrix with 30 years of experience in the life science research products and diagnostic and analytical instrument industry , having served in senior leadership positions at dionex , panomics , affymetrix and bio - rad . dr . witney will also be appointed to the company\u2019s board of directors . dr . witney will succeed kevin m . king who has resigned as affymetrix\u2019s president and chief executive officer , effective june 30 , 2011 , to pursue other interests .\naffymetrix appoints frank witney , ph . d . , as president and chief executive officer | business wire\naffymetrix appoints frank witney , ph . d . , as president and chief executive officer\n\u201cour board is delighted to welcome frank back to affymetrix and believe he is the right person to lead the company through its next phase of growth and development , \u201d said stephen p . a . fodor , ph . d . , founder and chairman of affymetrix\u2019s board of directors . \u201cfrank is a seasoned healthcare executive with proven operational and financial expertise built over an impressive 30 - year career and we are confident that his extensive market knowledge , international experience and operational insight will be of enormous value to affymetrix . \u201d\ncommenting on his appointment , dr . witney said , \u201cthis is an exciting opportunity for me . i am very pleased to be rejoining affymetrix , a company that has made significant contributions over many years to healthcare research . i know the company well and believe there is significant untapped potential . affymetrix has a strong technology base , a valuable portfolio of innovative products and solutions , long standing and strong customer relationships , and deeply talented employees . i look forward to working with the board of directors , executive team and affymetrix\u2019s exceptional employees to enhance the company\u2019s market position and accelerate its growth and success . \u201d\ndr . fodor added , \u201cwe thank kevin for his contributions as affymetrix\u2019s president and ceo . under kevin\u2019s leadership , affymetrix\u2019s operating cost structure improved , gross margins were expanded and the company returned to operating profitability . today affymetrix is well - positioned for future success and has a strong balance sheet with more than $ 240 million of cash as of march 31 , 2011 . we wish kevin every success in his future pursuits . \u201d\nprior to his role at panomics , dr . witney served as president of drug discovery tools at perkinelmer life sciences , assuming this position after perkinelmer ' s acquisition of packard bioscience in 2001 , where he served as president and chief operating officer . from 1983 to 2000 , dr . witney held a series of research and general management positions at bio - rad laboratories and led the company ' s efforts to enter rapidly growing markets for proteomic and bioassay technologies , culminating as group operations manager of the life science group . dr . witney was a post - doctoral fellow at the national institutes of health from 1980 to 1983 and holds a doctorate in molecular and cell biology from indiana university . he earned an undergraduate degree in microbiology from the university of illinois . dr . witney currently serves on the board of directors of one lambda inc . , dvs sciences inc . and rarecyte inc .\naffymetrix technology is used by the world ' s top pharmaceutical , diagnostic , and biotechnology companies , as well as leading academic , government , and nonprofit research institutes . more than 2 , 100 systems have been shipped around the world and over 26 , 000 peer - reviewed papers have been published using the technology . affymetrix is headquartered in santa clara , california , and has manufacturing facilities in cleveland , ohio , and singapore . the company has more than 900 employees worldwide and maintains sales and distribution operations across europe , asia and latin america . for more information about affymetrix , please visit the company ' s website .\nall statements in this press release that are not historical are\nforward - looking statements\nwithin the meaning of section 21e of the securities exchange act as amended , including statements regarding affymetrix '\nexpectations ,\nbeliefs ,\nhopes ,\nintentions ,\nstrategies\nor the like . such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially for affymetrix from those projected , including , but not limited to : the company\u2019s ability to hire and retain key personnel , risk relating to the company ' s ability to successfully commercialize new products , risk relating to past and future acquisitions , including the ability of the company to successfully integrate such acquisitions into its existing business ; risks of the company ' s ability to achieve and sustain higher levels of revenue , higher gross margins and reduced operating expenses ; uncertainties relating to technological approaches , risks associated with manufacturing and product development ; uncertainties relating to cost and pricing of affymetrix products ; dependence on collaborative partners ; uncertainties relating to sole - source suppliers ; uncertainties relating to fda and other regulatory approvals ; competition ; risks relating to intellectual property of others and the uncertainties of patent protection and litigation . these and other risk factors are discussed in affymetrix ' annual report on form 10 - k for the year ended december 31 , 2010 , and other sec reports . affymetrix expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward - looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in affymetrix ' expectations with regard thereto or any change in events , conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based .\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 .\n1228 titan way sunnyvale , california 94085 - 3603 u . s . a .\nthe idea for ic grew out of the dow physical research laboratory in midland , michigan , during the late 1950s . one of the early pioneers of the technology was hamish small , who was born and educated in northern ireland and worked several years for the united kingdom atomic energy authority before immigrating to the united states in 1955 and taking a job with dow chemical . according to hamish ' s writings , there was no corporate mission at dow to develop ic , just a belief that inorganic ion analysis would be an improvement over wet chemical techniques : inorganic chromatography , as it was called then , was just a dream shared among such colleagues as bill bauman , bob wheaton , and mel hatch . each was active , in one way or another , in ion exchange technology ; none was trained as an analytical chemist . ic , however , gained little ground over the next decade . the researchers used water as an eluent and employed electrical conductivity to detect and measure ions in a single process . it was not until late 1971 , according to hamish , that he and his colleagues developed a chromatographic method that used ion exchange as the separation mode and conductivity monitoring as the means of detection . once certain particles were ionized , however , it was necessary to find a way to see them through the noise . thus , a suppressor device was introduced , a column of ion exchange resin that allowed the ionized particles to stand out . the final hurdle was to find the most suitable eluent . at first , sodium hydroxide was employed but an accidental discovery led the researchers to finally settle on a carbonate - bicarbonate solution , which would become the standard anion eluent for many years to come .\naside from the laboratory challenges , the researchers faced resistance from dow management , which at first did not recognize the importance of the new technology . after months of internal lobbying by researchers , ic became accepted within dow , and once it showed commercial promise , a number of executives wanted the company to develop ic products . hamish was not enthusiastic about that possibility , foreseeing the relatively tiny boat being swamped , and was relieved at the decision to seek an entrepreneurial licensee outside of the company .\nat this stage , at least by today ' s standards , ic was still a crude process , yet it was already clear that what took chemists hours to accomplish could now be done in mere minutes . the company that appreciated the importance and commercial possibilities of the ic technology and purchased exclusive rights from dow was the palo alto , california , firm of durrum instrument corp . , makers of analytical instruments . durrum was owned by international plasma corp . of hayward , california , established in 1969 to produce gas plasma processing equipment . it acquired durrum in 1974 .\nprincipal competitors : alltech associates ; hewlett - packard company ; perkin - elmer company ; varian associates ; shimadzu corporation ; thermo instruments ; waters corporation .\nperform the full range of rapid hplc and uhplc applications on one system . thermo scientific ultimate 3000 rapid separation systems combine unique hardware features and the ability to use small particle columns for fast separations with excellent resolution . all system components are coordinated for high performance . available in biocompatible and non - biocompatible setups and featuring unique technological innovations like dual - gradient capabilities , the ultimate 3000 rs systems sustain even most advanced workflows .\nproviding ultra - fast separations with ultra - high resolution in an exceptionally versatile hplc / uhplc system for the rigorous demands of large and small molecule analysis , these systems operate at pressures up to 1000 bar .\nget fast , high resolution separations with maximum flow rate flexibility . a fast gradient response and excellent flow rate stability ensure reliable results .\nthis is the most flexible rs system for established and novel hplc and uhplc workflows . the quaternary system supports fast routine applications and method development .\nincrease productivity with this dual rapid separation system featuring online - spe , parallel or tandem hplc / uhplc , inverse gradients and fast application switching .\nget uhplc performance for proteins , peptides , nucleic acids , and biotherapeutics . these systems are 100 % corrosion free for use with high salt or extreme ph conditions . they operate with column pressures up to 1000 bar .\nprotect your large molecules from unwanted degradation and modification . this uhplc handles your needs from discovery to target isolation and purification .\naccelerate your bio - uhplc analyses . this dual system automates multiple uhplc separations to combine non - compatible chemistries in one workflow .\nthe ultimate 3000 biors is designed to combine the performance advantages of ultra - high - performance liquid chromatography ( uhplc ) with the corrosion - resistant flow path needed to analyze proteins , peptides , nucleic acids and biotherapeutics . the system was designed to accelerate research into promising biotherapies , such as monoclonal antibody variants .\nhplc systems selection guide use this tool to rank the top hplc instruments for your applications based on your responses to simple pull - down menus .\nhplc system total cost of ownership calculator use this tool to estimate your cost for purchasing and running thermo scientific hplc and uhplc systems . you can compare costs between instruments .\naccess the latest version of our chromatography columns and consumables catalog in pdf and online formats . the enhanced online version features a robust applications search tool , access to method development guides , application notebooks , and much more .\nnote : you clicked on an external link , which has been disabled in order to keep your shopping session open .\nplease purchase this product by removing it from your on - site supply center . stocked items are not available for online purchase .\nstreamline your laboratory workflow using thermo scientific\u2122 chromeleon\u2122 chromatography data system ( cds ) software . this software delivers superior compliance tools , networking capabilities , instrument control , automation , data processing , and more . the first cds to unify workflows for chromatography and routine quantitative mass spectrometry ( ms ) analysis , chromeleon software provides full integration of thermo scientific gas chromatography ( gc - ms / ms ) , liquid chromatography ( lc - ms / ms ) , and ion chromatography ( ic - ms ) instruments . run your analyses compliantly in an enterprise environment\u2014from method creation to final reporting .\nshowing { { showmorelimit } } of { { commercedata . products . length } } | show more \u203a\nshowing { { shownproducts . length } } of { { commercedata . products . length } } | \u2039 show less\nindustry - leading multi - vendor control\u2014supports over 450 different instrument modules from over 20 manufacturers .\nrobust enterprise ( client / server ) environment with relational database file storage ( sql server express , sql server , or oracle ) .\nsecure , administrator - controlled user access and permissions to ensure data integrity and enable compliance with gxp and 21 cfr part 11 .\nsimplified run creation , including sequence , methods and reports , with one - click eworkflows\u2122 .\nautomated pass / fail decisions during runs with intelligent run control to get the analysis right the first time .\nquick , accurate peak integration with the cobra\u2122 peak detection and handling of unresolved peaks with smartpeaks\u2122 integration assistant .\nintegral report designer with customizable , spreadsheet - based report templates with advanced calculations and charting .\nenhanced integration to thermo fisher\u2122 samplemanager\u2122 lims , sdms and les to manage the complete laboratory workflow .\nall your data , from all your instruments , secure . that ' s xtr .\nerror - free execution of any chromatography or ms analysis with minimal training requirements .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nshared lists are a new way to save products . create a list for each of your projects to share with collaborators like your lab manager . then select and buy products as a team .\nclick \u201csave to list\u201d to create your first list , give it a name , and add the product . access your shared lists in the account link on urltoken\nyou can invite collaborators like your lab manager or procurement staff to any shared list . they can add more items , leave comments , and complete the final purchase .\nexport your list as a spreadsheet for easy documentation or hand off to your lab\u2019s designated buyer .\nunsere mission ist es , unsere kunden in die lage zu versetzen , die welt ges\u00fcnder , sauberer und sicherer zu machen .\nals weltweit f\u00fchrender partner der wissenschaft sorgen wir f\u00fcr ein optimales umfeld , damit unsere kollegen innovative technologien voranbringen , relevante l\u00f6sungen entwickeln und erfolgreiche karrieren aufbauen k\u00f6nnen . in deutschland sorgen mehr als 5 . 000 fachkr\u00e4fte mit einer gro\u00dfen vielfalt an f\u00e4higkeiten und kenntnissen f\u00fcr erstklassige produkte und services .\nunser erfolg beruht auf der zusammenarbeit als ein starkes team . durch eine vision\u00e4re f\u00fchrung k\u00f6nnen wir unsere strategie verfolgen , weltweit f\u00fchrender partner der wissenschaft zu sein . dank unserer globalen pr\u00e4senz und unserer kapazit\u00e4ten k\u00f6nnen wir uns voll und ganz auf die erf\u00fcllung der unterschiedlichen bed\u00fcrfnisse unserer kunden konzentrieren . jeden tag helfen wir hunderttausenden von kunden , die welt ges\u00fcnder , sauberer und sicherer zu machen .\nour mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier , cleaner and safer .\nthermo fisher scientific inc . ( nyse : tmo ) is the world leader in serving science , with revenues of more than $ 20 billion and approximately 70 , 000 employees globally . our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier , cleaner and safer . we help our customers accelerate life sciences research , solve complex analytical challenges , improve patient diagnostics , deliver medicines to market and increase laboratory productivity . through our premier brands - thermo scientific , applied biosystems , invitrogen , fisher scientific and unity lab services - we offer an unmatched combination of innovative technologies , purchasing convenience and comprehensive services .\nall qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race , creed , religion , color , national or ethnic origin , citizenship , sex , sexual orientation , gender identity and expression , genetic information , veteran status , age or disability status . read more\napplicants have rights under federal employment laws ; family and medical leave act ( fmla ) ; equal employment opportunity ( eeo ) ; and employee polygraph protection act ( eppa ) .\nas an ion chromatographer , the routine ic applications you run give the rest of us the peace of mind to use everyday resources like water , food and beverages , biofuels and pharmaceuticals without a second thought .\n* the wireless transmitter devices may not be authorized as required by the laws of your country ; and these features will not be , offered for sale or lease , or sold or leased , until proper authorization is obtained . please consult your local sales representative for details . click here for more information about wireless service in your area .\nduring this event , dr . jeffrey rohrer discusses the benefits of using high - 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{"id": 56259, "summary": [{"text": "phase 3 telecom is an aerial fiber optic network infrastructure provider , providing connectivity , network management and data storage services to wholesale , enterprise and retail customers across west africa.the company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in abuja , nigeria .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "in 2014 , the company added over 1000 km to its existing 6000 km coverage area with footprint expansion of its mpls network and fixed broadband services .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "they now operate a 7,000 kilometres ( 4,300 mi ) open-access aerial fibre optic network .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the company has been vital to growth in africa 's growing ict market , implementing the wire nigeria project \u2014 conceived by the nigerian communications commission to help provide broadband communications access to rural communities.phase 3 has a broad range of wholesale and enterprise clients which include : glo , mtn , emts , smile communications , starcomms , airtel , gtb , adam smith , afren and more.some of the african countries where the company currently has operations include benin , togo and republic of niger . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "phase 3 telecom", "paragraphs": ["some features within gsm / 3g specifications have been enhanced over the years . for example , enhancements to the original camel functionality are referred to as camel phase 2 , camel phase 3 and camel phase 4 .\neach job analysis phase will consist of numerous areas . review these tables to determine which phase your department / unit will be participating .\n3 , 800 , 000 facebook subscribers in dec / 2017 , 12 . 3 % penetration rate .\n3 , 800 , 000 facebook users in dec / 2017 , 15 . 3 % penetration rate .\ncarrier ' s carrier , phase 3 telecom said that it had spent over us $ 100 million on building a fibre optic project that will change the face of telecommunications in nigeria . its chief\u2026\nprior to joining phase 3 telecom , olabode most recently served as ericsson sub - saharan africa\u2019s head of network rollout ( integration service area ) ; responsible for contract fulfilment of nro - i deliveries and managing multiple customer engagements across 25 countries in africa .\n840 , 000 facebook subscribers in dec / 2017 , 4 . 3 % penetration rate .\n310 , 000 facebook users in dec / 2017 , 14 . 3 % penetration rate .\n720 , 000 facebook users in dec / 2017 , 3 . 8 % penetration rate .\n71 , 000 facebook users in dec / 2017 , 27 . 3 % penetration rate .\n490 , 000 facebook users in dec / 2017 , 3 . 9 % penetration rate .\n24 , 000 facebook subscribers in dec / 2017 , 4 . 3 % penetration rate .\nmeet more than 400 + wholesale members representing 230 + regional and international telecom operators .\n3 , 500 , 000 facebook users in dec / 2017 , 54 . 1 % penetration rate .\n2 , 600 , 000 facebook subscribers , 6 . 3 % penetration , in dec / 2017 .\n6 , 100 , 000 facebook subscribers in dec / 2017 , 10 . 3 % penetration rate .\n412 - 624 - 7000 , option # 3 total . rewards @ urltoken www . hr . urltoken\nthat\u2019s why phase 3 identified aerial fibre as the most reliable solution for nigeria and wider west africa . with considerably less opportunity for network disruption and a faster pace of roll out our aerial network delivers better quality service and quicker project turn around than others .\nthe right ups solutions is just a few clicks away ! with the 1 - phase ups configurator you quickly find the right ups system for your requirements .\n120 , 000 internet users in dec / 2017 , 6 . 3 % of the population , per iws .\n951 , 548 internet users in dec / 2017 , 4 . 3 % of the population , per iws .\n480 , 000 internet users in dec / 2017 , 54 . 3 % of the population , per iws .\n2 , 200 internet users in dec / 2017 , 54 . 3 % of the population , per iws .\n2 , 229 , 963 internet users in dec / 2017 , 17 . 3 % penetration , per iws .\n899 , 956 internet users in dec / 2017 , 11 . 3 % of the population , per iws .\nphase3 telecom is one of africa\u2019s leading independent aerial fibre optic network infrastructure and telecommunications services provider .\nphase3 telecom\u2019s rapidly expanding network is designed with available fibre optic cables for lease to other networks .\nnita - uganda is implementing phase 3 of the national data transmission backbone infrastructure and egovernment infrastructure ( nbi / egi ) , which involves the installation of optical fibre to connect the katuna and mutukula border points and to complete the kyenjojo \u2013 masindi ofc link . phase 1 connected kampala , mukono , jinja , bombo and entebbe and 27 government ministries and departments to a 198 km network of optical fibre . phase 2 saw 1400 km of optical fibre cable connecting busia , tororo , mbale , malaba , kumi , soroti , lira , gulu , elegu , masindi , kyenjojo , fort portal , kasese , bushenyi and mbarara .\nrole summary to secure short and long - term profitable business for phase3 telecom through proactive business development and management of phase3 telecom resources based on fundamental understanding of the customers\u2019 business , operations [ . . . ]\n5 , 951 , 453 internet users in dec , 2017 , 19 . 3 % of the population , per iws .\n3 , 801 , 758 internet users in dec / 2017 , 33 . 1 % of the population , per itu .\n3 , 704 , 265 internet users in dec / 2017 , 18 . 8 % of the population , per iws .\n6 , 538 , 355 internet users in dec / 2017 , 26 . 3 % of the population , per itu .\n16 , 437 , 811 internet users in dec / 2017 , 15 . 3 % of the population , per iws .\n10 , 110 , 000 internet users in dec / 2017 , 34 . 3 % of the population , per iws .\n1 , 602 , 485 internet users in dec / 2017 , 12 . 3 % of the population , per iws .\n3 , 800 , 000 internet users in dec / 2017 , 58 . 7 % of the population , per iws .\n12 , 480 , 176 internet users in dec / 2017 , 65 . 3 % of the population , per iws .\n5 , 279 , 135 internet users in dec / 2017 , 17 . 3 % of the population , per itu .\n3 , 724 , 678 internet users in dec / 2017 , 29 . 8 % of the population , per rura .\nlanck telecom offers global voice , messaging , and fraud protection services utilizing vast expertise and cutting edge know - how .\nking joins fte networks with a strong record in developing business lines and managing customer relationships in the telecom and finance sectors , having served clients at level 3 , at & t / british telecom , ge capital , and ibm . previously , king was a partner and business advisory consultant at fairview advisors , where he raised capital for it and telecom clients , established strategic partnerships , and led due diligence and m & a advisory services . before joining fairview advisors , king was svp of sales at level 3 communications , where he led the wholesale carrier and content market sales channels . while at level 3 , king grew revenues from $ 900m to $ 4 . 4b within 5 years by signing tier - one customers , including at & t , verizon , sprint , yahoo , google , facebook , comcast , and vonage . prior to level 3 , king served in executive sales roles leading multi - billion dollar , multi - year outsourcing projects for both ge capital and at & t / british telecom , overseeing implementation in multiple countries and continents .\nthe project is one of phase3 telecom\u2019s commitment to building backbone infrastructure across west africa to deliver regional connectivity through their network .\nphase3 telecom delivers a private , secure , intelligent and cost - effective service for corporate customers with large market coverage . . .\nover the years , phase3 telecom has had engaging partnership with several corporate bodies and business individuals both at local and international levels .\nestablishment of harmer & simmons in the uk . initially manufacturing sound amplifiers , the company soon becomes a telecom power supply expert .\n\u2014carsten wessel , sales manager germany , austria , switzerland & cee , global telecom markets , bt ( germany ) gmbh & co . ohg\nstage 3\nis the concrete implementation of the functionality and of the protocols appearing at physical interfaces between physical elements onto which the functional elements have been mapped .\nthis will further enhance redundancy on the transmission cable network , from which all telecom - munication operators and internet service providers in the region can immediately benefit .\nphase3 telecom is africa\u2019s leading aerial fibre optic network infrastructure provider , delivering world class connectivity and network solutions to the continent\u2019s largest telecoms networks and ip providers , as well as a growing number of businesses and homes . incorporated in 2003 , phase 3 was licenced as a national long distance operator to provide transmission services in 2006 . since then , phase 3 has built a fully owned and operated 7000km open access aerial fibre optic network using our exclusive right of way along nigeria\u2019s power transmission infrastructure . we are constantly expanding our network in nigeria and are working in partnership with the ecowas secretariat to broaden our reach into the sub - region as part of the intelcom ii initiative to ensure interconnectivity across west africa . a project which has been incorporated by the itu as central to the achievement of its connect africa initiative . we are also deepening the services that we are able to offer . from a purely transmission and backhaul service set we have built a suite of enterprise and retail products designed to bring world class internet directly into the businesses and homes of ordinary nigerians .\nwhether you require point - to - point or point - to - multipoint connectivity within the metro , phase3 telecom has a metro - connectivity solution . . .\nin addition , the firm\u2019s director of engineering , olabode ojo , affirms that phase 3\u2019s capacity to operate successfully in 12 years and counting largely rides on an uncompromising standpoint that when its clients succeed in business their customers in turn thrive and that creates a positive ripple effect across economic sectors . hence , phase3\u2019s reaffirmation to do more in the area of infrastructural development upholds its top corporate premise to connect networks , businesses and people for the socio - economic development of africa .\nrwanda is set to invite bids for a third national telecom operator . the interest in a third operator comes as the government targets having at least 5 million phone gsm\u2026\neither to the home , estate , building or \u201cx location\u201d , phase3 telecom through our passive optical network ( pon ) can deliver video , voice and data . . .\nmtn nigeria expanded its national fibre optic network to 12 490 km , completed in march 2016 , according to hamilton research . mtn nigeria also launched aerial fibre for its backbone and ip / mpls network via third party provider phase 3 telecom . the partnership brings its total terrestrial fibre infrastructure network to over 21 000 km . mtn nigeria plans to deploy another 2300 km of fibre network during 2016 / 7 , including a new national fibre route of 495 km and a 2000 km expansion of the aerial fibre network . it also plans a fibre - to - the - site roll - out from q3 2016 to cater for the increase in traffic brought by the deployment of lte .\nthe company said it has already commenced with the expansion of the aerial national infrastructure in the two countries to extend their current combined length of fiber from 600km to over 3 , 000km within next few months .\nhe was instrumental in launching gsm business for docomo & growing data business for cdma division of tata indicom ; as well as in the launch of india\u2019s first 1800mhz telecom network by airtel .\nfounded in 2001 , lanck telecom carries voice and sms traffic worldwide on our own network of international gateways located in the usa , throughout europe , the cis , africa , and asia .\nphase3 telecom is africa\u2019s leading independent aerial fibre optic network infrastructure and telecommunications services provider . incorporated in 2003 , phase3 was licensed as a national long distance operator to provide transmission services in 2006 .\n- abu - dhabi - based warid telecom international plans to contest the recent award in ghana of a mobile operating licence to nigerian firm globacom nigeria through its glo mobile ghana unit . warid , \u2026\ncandidates who meet the stated requirements should forward cv of not more than three ( 3 ) pages in microsoft word or pdf , saved with candidate\u2019s name to vacancies @ urltoken . position applied for should be the subject of the email .\nthis will also increase the existing power sharing infrastructure that is already in place between both countries . phase3 telecom\u2019s , aerial fibre is more reliable than its terrestrial equivalent , and with over 7000km of existing fiber infrastructure in nigeria alone , phase3 is ideally positioned to deliver a wider regional solution . the phase3 telecom fiber network is delivered through aerial deployment on high voltage transmission lines along nigeria - niger transmission pylons .\nthe phase3 telecom fiber network is delivered through aerial deployment on high voltage transmission lines along nigeria - niger transmission pylons . this will also increase the existing power sharing infrastructure that is already in place between both countries . phase3 telecom\u2019s , aerial fibre is more reliable than its terrestrial equivalent , and with over 7000km of existing fiber infrastructure in nigeria alone , phase3 is ideally positioned to deliver a wider regional solution .\nwhether you require point - to - point or point - to - multipoint connectivity within the metro , phase3 telecom has a metro - connectivity solution ( ethernet and fibre ) that fits your desired architecture . read more\ncarrier community has organised its annual 3 rd central & eastern europe 2016 gccm \u2013 berlin on 28 th & 29 th june at the adlon kempinski hotel successfully . more than 400 club members representing decision - makers from the tier - 1 , tier - 2 and tier - 3 from 230 + operators in 43 + countries have meet and networked in berlin . the carrier members get together from voice , data , sms , mobile , vas , cable , satellite , data centers and other related segments .\n\u201cestablishing strong and sustainable partnerships across the sub - region will deliver benefits for us all . i am delighted that phase3 telecom has the capacity and is delivering a homegrown solution that will deliver significant long term value . \u201d\nphase3 telecom is a national long distance operator licensed by the nigeria communication commission ( ncc ) to provide transmission services in nigeria . incorporated in 2003 and licensed in 2006 , ph . . . view full profile > >\nalex economon is head of carrier partnerships emea for nexmo , the vonage api platform . he has been with nexmo for the past 7 years in various positions including sales and business development . with 16 years experience in telecom , internet and cloud industry , he specialises in assisting startups in their early growth phase . prior to nexmo , he was at gemalto , mblox , and dada , where he helped grow the business via strategic partnerships with mobile carriers both in europe and in the us . alex holds a ba from uc davis and an mba from ucla , and is currently living in madrid .\nphase3 telecom is west africa\u2019s largest independent fibre optic infrastructure and telecommunications services provider . with coverage of 6000km and counting , the company is licensed to run its network on nigeria\u2019s power infrastructure with expansion in [ . . . ]\nwest africa\u2019s number one independent aerial fibre network and telecoms services provider , phase3 telecom , has said it will consolidate on the n26 billion investment it has made in the provision of infrastructure to expand connectivity to the rest of africa .\nadebayo is the chief legal officer , and general counsel at phase3 telecom limited . he has over two decades of extensive experience in legal , regulatory , and corporate services with vast knowledge of the west african banking , and telecommunications landscapes .\nphase3 telecom is africa\u2019s leading aerial fibre optic network infrastructure provider , delivering world class connectivity and network solutions to the continent\u2019s largest telecoms networks and ip providers , as well as a growing number of businesses and home [ . . . ]\nrole summary we are seeking a result oriented and focused individual with the capacity to innovatively drive the engineering services of phase3 telecom , positioning the organisation to maintain its leading edge as the transmission connectivity , converged serv [ . . . ]\noteglobe is the only carrier that reaches w . europe through greece with two fully owned , geographically diverse networks , the gwen and the tbn , while it operates a private ip network with presence in the main telecom hubs in europe .\nphase3 telecom has announced plans to begin the deployment of aerial fiber optic infrastructure from kano , nigeria to gazaoua , republic of niger . the 228 km - long fiber optic link will run from kano through katsina state before arriving at gazaoua .\nrole summary we are seeking a result oriented and focused individual with the capacity to innovatively drive the sales and revenue generation arm of the phase3 telecom business . the ideal candidate will strategically contribute to initiatives to maintain and [ . . . ]\nphase3 telecom is a regional long - distance telecommunications network operator that provides transmission services for reliable and affordable broadband . phase3 operates a 6000km fibre optic network using its unique right of way ( row ) to deploy infrastructure along high [ . . . ]\n\u201ci believe that this mile stone is a positive step towards sustainable economic development in west africa . with the support we have received thus far from both the governments of the republic of niger and nigeria ; we are confident that this will mark the first phase in a long term partnership and we look forward to the dividends west africa as a whole and in particular the republic of niger will benefit from the integration of this telecommunication infrastructure\u201d , jegede concludes .\n\u201ci believe that this mile stone is a positive step towards sustainable economic development in west africa . with the support we have received thus far from both the governments of the republic of niger and nigeria ; we are confident that this will mark the first phase in a long term partnership and we look forward to the dividends in the sub - region as a whole and in particular the republic of niger will benefit from the integration of this telecommunication infrastructure . \u201d\nkenya\u2019s public libraries will deliver free internet to 500 000 + library members . liquid telecom kenya and the communications authority of kenya connected 46 branches of kenya\u2019s national libraries services ( knls ) , meaning access to information , e - government services , research , education services and employment opportunities . the communications authority is the main financier of the project and the connections were possible through liquid telecom kenya\u2019s investment in infrastructure . the 26 of the 46 knls branches already had internet infrastructure built by liquid telecom kenya . each branch has a membership of around 10 000 users a year , while the headquarters in nairobi has nearly 100 000 a year . the libraries will be connected to one another through the cloud private automatic branch exchange ( pabx ) , setting up open phone lines between all the branches using voice over ip .\nphase3 telecom\u2019s rapidly expanding network is designed with available fibre optic cables for lease to other networks . leasing our dark fibre comes complete with a customized service that allows you to configure network components , to fit your unique requirements which put you in complete control of your network . read more\nat phase3 telecom , we don ' t just know the value of customers , we also express this value at every contact we have with them . we understand that our client companies feel the same way about their own customers that\u2019s why we keep improving our consistent superior customer experience .\nat phase3 telecom , we recruit from time to time from talents ( that have shown interest in working with us ) stored in our resume reserve vault . if we do not have a vacancy that interests you but would like an opportunity to join us , please submit your resume for future job considerations .\nphase3 telecom today announced plans to commence the deployment of aerial fiber optic infrastructure from kano in nigeria to gazaoua in the republic of niger . the network , which will run from kano state through katsina state before arriving at gazaoua will be 228 km long and is expected to be completed in the coming months .\nafter founding and managing several successful businesses including beronet , a thriving telecom access solutions provider , the founding of 42com as a spin - off of beronet marked the beginning of thomas\u2019 career in voip - telecommunications solutions . starting out with r & d and project management of 42one \u2013 the telecom service enabling platform 42com\u2019s success is based on , thomas created the wholesales voice division in 2010 . with his 15 + years of experience in the technology / telecoms sector thomas is now as co - founder and managing partner of 42com mainly responsible for business development and creating successful business deals together with 42com\u2019s partners all over the world .\nafter joining expereo 9 years ago and setting up the first international expereo office in singapore back in 2008 , sander now works out of the hq in amsterdam as the global head of carrier relations . his team is spread out globally across 5 offices and combined manage about 2 , 500 local partners that make up all the portfolio and buying options of expereo international . before joining expereo sander worked out of australia for bt global services and infonet services corp . his telecom career started in 1997 with unisource business services and at & t unisource in europe . nice to know fact : before sander went into telecom he was a helicopter pilot .\nin addition , 3gpp often performs feasibility studies the results of which are made available in technical reports ( normally 3gpp - internal trs , numbered xx . 8xx , not intended for transposition by the organizational partner sdos ) . the feasibility study might be considered as a sort of\nstage 0\n. furthermore , some stage 3 specifications require test specifications to be prepared : effectively a\nstage 4\n.\nhis work with phase3 telecom commenced in 2014 as a consultant on its tmt convergence drive which progressed into his employment as phase3\u2019s director , emerging business in 2015 - an oversight function that has seen him conceptualize 3flix live tv service for mobile devices and unique video - on - demand ( vod ) for phase3\u2019s coverage broadband strategic business unit ( sbu ) .\nset to mark its 12th year anniversary in october 2015 ; phase3 telecom says one of its major goals in acknowledgement of this milestone is to cull further investment into extending reach , increasing efficiency , and scaling up resilience and adaptability of its network ; to strengthen its commitment to proffering the best solutions that will amplify the operations of its clients across west africa .\nprior to joining phase3 telecom , zeme was a partner at ardent capital , manchester , a corporate finance services firm . while there , he worked on the funding of medium / long term infrastructure projects ( airports , railways , bridges & strategic airborne refueling aircrafts ) and the provision of equity investors & corporate finance services to the gaming , leisure and oil services industries .\nwe are pleased to welcome mark king , a highly experienced and proven industry executive to the team ,\nsaid michael palleschi , chairman and chief executive officer of fte networks .\nmark ' s extensive industry experience in sales , as well as his relationships with high - profile , multi - billion dollar companies , will be integral to fte ' s next phase of growth , as we continue to build and expand our sales organization . we are confident that mark will help us to grow and evolve , increasing sales while growing and expanding our communication services segment in global markets and managing a vast network of high level customer relationships .\nphase3 telecom was licensed as a long - distance telecommunications network operator by the nigerian communications commission ( ncc ) to operate its network along nigeria\u2019s power infrastructure and into the ecowas region . phase3 operates over 7000km using its unique right of way ( row ) to deploy fiber infrastructure along high voltage power lines in west africa . headquartered in abuja the company operates a fast growing effective and reliable fiber - optic backbone servicing many of west africa\u2019s largest telecommunications operators , internet service providers ( isps ) , government institutions , schools and universities , multinationals , corporate organizations , businesses , hospitals and residences . having evolved from a purely transmission and backhaul service provider , phase3 telecom is set to continue to deploy adaptable suite of flexible enterprise and retail products designed to bring world class broadband services directly into the businesses and homes of ordinary people\n\u201cthe republic of niger has one of the lowest internet penetration rates in west africa . the lack of backbone infrastructure between the republic of niger and its neighbours leaves niger unable to fully enjoy the broadband advantage to its fullest . the country will now have the opportunity to leverage on the huge bandwidth capacity , which is already available at the nigerian coast in lagos via the phase3 telecom aerial fiber network , \u201d a representative said in a mail to techcabal .\nnexge provides diverse range of ngn , voip , sms & vas telecom solutions to service providers . nexge has an installation base of its solutions with more than 200 service providers globally . service providers utilize the carrier grade and secure nexge platforms for releasing wholesale voip , wholesale sms hubbing , calling card , callback , class 5 voice over broadband , hosted pbx / ip centrex , mvno , audio conferencing and high density call logging solutions to their residential and business subscribers .\naccording to chief executive officer , phase3 telecom \u2013 mr stanley jegede \u201cas more clients that ride on the phase3 network take advantage of the internet of things to deliver efficiency in their areas of business ; it is very important for us to continue to extend reach as well as adopt the best technology and resource to make our network more secure , resilient and adaptive . without this , the network will be largely exposed to incessant point of failure with fatal impact on the client and huge cost in millions on downtime .\ndjibouti concluded a deal for the construction and maintenance of a regional submarine cable system . the agreement for the djibouti - africa regional express ( dare ) was signed with seven telecom service providers from the horn and east africa and the middle east . spanning 5 500 km , dare connect dar es salaam , mombasa , mogadishu , bossaso , berbera , mocha and djibouti . the project is expected to be completed by may 2018 . te subcom was awarded the supplier contract , which will provide additional protection and diversity to existing heavily congested undersea cable systems . the 100 g cable system will deliver more than 60 tbps of capacity .\nstuart has worked in the telecoms industry for 16 years , starting his career with eircom in 1996 . since then has worked for czech telecom , telefonica , tele denmark , gts as ceo of euroweb , for the turk telekom group and , in his current position as cso of turk telekom international since 2013 august . stuart has worked in most areas of telecoms - in voice and data , wholesale and retail and fixed and mobile . he has experience across a wide variety of diverse markets , stretching from ireland to kazakhstan . stuart is a graduate of dit and trinity college in dublin and a member of the imi and the european marketing institute .\nrtx is the global voice , call centre and sms exchange hub for thousands of telecom operators around the globe . through its easy to use , scalable and secure portal , our members gain immediate access to global carrier traffic and rtx services designed to support your business growth . suppliers on the rtx exchange benefit from daily payment facilities and full control of their funds whilst customers use rtx exchange to meet capacity demands and target new , profitable supply . rtx recently ranked for the second consecutive year , in the top 20 of the prestigious sunday times tech track 100 . for more information please visit : urltoken or follow us on linkedin and twitter @ routetrader\nniger republic is a landlocked country that borders seven countries ; algeria , republic of benin , burkina faso , chad , libya , mali , and nigeria . the lack of backbone infrastructure between niger republic and its neighbours makes the country to be unable to fully enjoy the broadband advantage to its fullest . with one of the lowest internet penetration rates in west africa , niger republic will now have the opportunity to leverage on the huge bandwidth capacity which is available at the nigerian coast in lagos through the phase3 telecom aerial fiber network . this development will also widen the market for under - sea cable owners in nigeria while enhancing broadband development in niger republic .\nphase3 telecom is west africa\u2019s largest independent fibre optic infrastructure and telecommunications services provider . with coverage of 6000km and counting , the company is licensed to run its network on nigeria\u2019s power infrastructure with expansion into the ecowas region using its unique right of way ( row ) . phase3 is headquartered in abuja and currently drives a fast growing efficient , affordable and reliable backbone that service many of the region\u2019s largest telecommunications operators , internet service providers ( isps ) , government institutions , schools , universities , multinationals , corporate organizations , small businesses , hospitals and residences ; in nigeria and west africa sub - region . phase3\u2019s service offerings cover transmission , broadband and convergence .\nthe republic of niger is a landlocked country that borders seven countries ; algeria , republic of benin , burkina faso , chad , libya , mali , and nigeria . the lack of backbone infrastructure between the republic of niger and its neighbours leaves niger unable to fully enjoy the broadband advantage to its fullest . with one of the lowest internet penetration rates in west africa , republic of niger will now have the opportunity to leverage on the huge bandwidth capacity which is available at the nigerian coast in lagos through the phase3 telecom aerial fiber network . this development will also widen the market for under - sea cable owners in nigeria while enhancing broadband development in the republic of niger .\nchief executive officer , phase3 telecom , mr . stanley jegede said the opportunities that the internet delivers are critical to the acceleration of sustainable socio - economic inclusion and growth for the republic of niger as this will open doors to new opportunities for residents to enjoy the benefits of the internet such as being able to work from the comforts of their home or study online . businesses in this region will also be better positioned to use the internet to boost productivity , offer better service , connect with customers faster and work anywhere at reduced costs . today , easier and reliable access to information from anywhere drives development thus ; this deployment is part of our wider west africa roll out plan to deliver regional connectivity through a single network across the region . it is a confirmation of our commitment to ensure that the digital divide diminishes , delivering connectivity to new urban and rural areas .\nmrs . omobola johnson - minister of communication technology for the federal republic of nigeria said \u201cafrica\u2019s true economic potential will be harnessed by increasing the level of internet connectivity we currently have . this is one of the many ways to tap into the economic and social benefits africa has the potential to deliver . the ministry of communication technology and the federal government of nigeria have worked very hard and closely with the republic of niger on integrating both countries under a single telecommunications infrastructure and projects like this that will deliver the infrastructure to connect us to our neighbors and the rest of the world is the first step in realizing that vision . establishing strong and sustainable partnerships across the sub - region will deliver benefits for us all . i am delighted that phase3 telecom has the capacity and is delivering a homegrown solution that will deliver significant long term value\u201d . she explained that the project is being facilitated by the universal service provision fund ( uspf ) through the extension of the backbone transmission infrastructure program ( btrain ) programme to niger .\nsince 2003 xicomm has been developing , maintaining and designing voice over ip networks for businesses ranging in size from large corporation to medium and small and even sole proprietorships . in 2008 , xicomm launched its own dedicated network in order to become a world wide wholesale carrier . xicomm is interconnected with more than 160 + carriers throughout the world , carrying over 5 million minutes of international voice traffic to various destinations in the world on a daily basis . this enables us to successfully terminate your international voice traffic to anywhere in the world with the best quality possible and the most competitive rate in the market . today , xicomm is carrying over 5 million minutes a day of international voice traffic to various destinations in the world . we bring together talented professionals with idea and expertise to provide solutions unique to each of our clients . the engineers , developers and marketing experts at xicomm passes over 10 + combined years of knowledge and experience that guarantees our clients do receive the highest quality of service , our solutions are base on a combination of the latest technology , hi - tech equipment , comprehensive business experience and competitive rates . xicomm ' s value proposition is centered on providing exceptional service to our partners every day . our relentless focus on attention to our partners ' needs is the cornerstone of our success and is what separates us from other telecom companies .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\n453 , 329 , 534 internet users in africa in dec 2017 , a 35 . 2 % penetration rate .\n177 , 005 , 000 facebook subscribers in dec , 2017 , a 13 . 7 % penetration rate .\n18 , 580 , 000 internet users in dec / 2017 , 44 . 2 % of the population , per iws .\n19 , 000 , 000 facebook subscribers in dec / 2017 , 45 . 2 % penetration rate .\n920 , 000 facebook subscribers in dec / 2017 , 8 . 0 % penetration rate .\n923 , 528 internet users in dec / 2017 , 39 . 6 % of the population , per itu .\n830 , 000 facebook subscribers in dec / 2017 , 35 . 6 % penetration rate .\n617 , 116 internet users in dec / 2017 , 5 . 5 % penetration rate , per iws .\n450 , 000 facebook subscribers in dec / 2017 , 4 . 0 % penetration rate .\n265 , 972 internet users in dec / 2017 , 48 . 1 % of the population , per itu .\n240 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, 27 . 9 % penetration rate .\n180 , 000 facebook subscribers in dec / 2017 , 1 . 4 % penetration rate .\n11 , 816 , 570 internet users in dec / 2017 , 28 . 5 % of the population , per iws .\n446 , 051 internet users in dec / 2017 , 32 . 1 % of the population , per cia .\n170 , 000 facebook subscribers in dec / 2017 , 12 . 2 % penetration rate .\nnote ( * ) : mbabane is the administrative capital ; lobamba is the royal and legislative capital .\ntz - 59 , 091 , 392 population ( 2018 ) - country area : 945 , 087 sq . km .\n23 , 000 , 000 internet users in dec / 2017 , 38 . 9 % of the population , per itu .\n560 , 000 facebook subscribers in dec / 2017 , 7 . 0 % penetration rate .\n7 , 898 , 534 internet users in dec / 2017 , 67 . 7 % of the population , per itu .\n6 , 400 , 000 facebook subscribers in dec / 2017 , 54 . 9 % penetration rate .\n19 , 000 , 000 internet users in dec / 2017 , 42 . 9 % of the population , per iws .\n2 , 600 , 000 facebook subscribers in dec / 2017 , 5 . 9 % penetration rate .\n28 , 000 internet users in june / 2017 , 4 . 5 % of the population , per iws .\n7 , 248 , 773 internet users in dec / 2017 , 41 . 2 % of the population , per zicta .\n1 , 600 , 000 facebook subscribers in dec / 2017 , 9 . 1 % penetration rate .\n6 , 796 , 314 internet users in dec / 2017 , 40 . 2 % of the population , per iws .\n880 , 000 facebook subscribers in dec / 2017 , 5 . 2 % penetration rate .\none of nigeria\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s provider of transmission and ip services using the aerial fibre optic transmission , phase3 , has expanded its network to cover the republic of benin and togo . this was concluded with the execution of an exclusive right of way concession agreement with thecommunaut\u00e3\u00a9\u00e3\u00a9 electrique du benin ( ceb ) , last week .\nceb is the authority responsible for the operation of high voltage power lines in both benin and togo republics . the agreement was signed by mr djibril salifou , director general of ceb and mr stanley jegede ceo of phase3 .\nwith the development , phase3\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s network now prides as the longest regional terrestrial fiber network linking nigeria to the republic of benin and togo , with potentials for connections to ghana and burkina faso from togo .\nthe development also makes phase3 about the first regional fiber optic cable network provider in west africa to operate national fiber optic cable backbone interconnecting six ( 6 ) west african countries .\nthis infrastructure targets existing regional telecomm - unication service providers currently operating in these countries , as well as the transmission needs of operators who plan to interconnect with operators in togo and benin .\naccording to jegede , \u00e2\u20ac\u0153we are pleased with this current development . at least it positions us as the infrastructure provider for the distribution of broadband services to various locations in these countries . \u00e2 our aerial infrastructure in nigeria is deployed on the 330kv and 132kv high voltage lines ; whilst aerial infrastructure in togo & benin are deployed on 161kv high voltage lines . the regional network will be equipped with state - of - the - art 10g dwdm systems providing multi services platform for all carriers for layer 1 and layer 2 operations\u00e2\u20ac\u009d .\ncoordinating & standardizing the telecommunication network of member states and a fulfillment to the partnership between ecowas and phase3 . the\u00e2 partnership is geared towards collaborating to provide cross border telecommunication infrastructure in ecowas member states , as well as drive down the all - time high cost of telecommunication services to consumers .\ncomments expressed here do not reflect the opinions of vanguard newspapers or any employee thereof .\npresident muhammadu buhari is the first nigerian leader to appoint individuals reportedly close to him into the inec whi . . .\nnimses is launching in nigeria . the app is not just another icon for your screen . this is a wallet full of every minute . . .\nthe all progressives congress , apc has rebuffed the rebellion of the buba galadima led reformed all progressives congres . . .\nthe nigerian equities market , on thursday rose by 65 bases points , bps on renewed bargain hunting activity with the nige . . .\nfifty years ago , a young man fighting on the side of biafra during the civil war entered record books when a saladine ar . . .\n\u201cpopulation is only a strength if it is well educated , healthy , the economy has the capacity to provide them with employ . . .\na genuine hero of democracy should be one who consistently engages in activities that promote democratic culture and ins . . .\nit is hate speech against the police for people to read negative meanings to the subject as if the allowances were embez . . .\nwe should put things in their proper perspective in order to tackle them headlong . nigeria should stop apportioning blam . . .\nsub - regional telecoms infrastructure company , phase3 telecoms said it has started the deployment of aerial fiber optic infrastructure from kano in nigeria to gazaoua in niger republic . the network , which will run from kano state through katsina state before arriving at gazaoua will be 228 km long and is expected to be completed in the coming months .\nthis project will further enhance and solidify the objectives behind the nigeria - niger joint commission ( nnjc ) and the partnership between the two countries .\nspeaking on the development , minister of communications technology , dr . ( mrs ) omobola johnson said the project will help unlock the hidden potential of the sub - region .\nshe said : \u201cafrica\u2019s true economic potential will be harnessed by increasing the level of internet connectivity we currently have . this is one of the many ways to tap into the economic and social benefits africa has the potential to deliver . the ministry of communication technology and the federal government of nigeria have worked very hard and closely with the republic of niger on integrating both countries under a single telecoms infrastructure and projects such as this will deliver the infrastructure to connect us to our neighbors and the rest of the world is the first step in the realisation of that vision .\naccording to her , the project is being facilitated by the universal service provision fund ( uspf ) through the extension of the backbone transmission infrastructure programme ( btrain ) programme to niger .\ngfk has launched its annual viewscape study in africa , showing how the rise of digital platforms is transforming consumers\u2019 viewing habits .\nthe cdma 2000 technology supplied by huawei and zte has quietly carved itself out an interesting minority position underwritten by chinese government loans . it is delivering the early manifestation of african convergence products and upping arpus for data . it not only substitutes for fixed line but is also disrupting the gsm technology - based mobile model at the edges . but with first wimax and lte looming over the horizon offering alternative business models , russell southwood asks can it last ? in the early days the chinese vendors concentrated on incumbent telco operators who were financially\non their uppers\n: their fixed networks were in\u2026\nthe telecommunications operators association of zimbabwe ( toaz ) said last tuesday there remained significant scope for possible investment in the telecommunications sector in the country . toaz chairman , douglas mboweni told new\u2026\ntelkom has avoided a punishing r3 . 7bn fine for anti - competitive behaviour after the high court ruled that the competition commission cannot refer a complaint against the operator to the competition tribunal . \u2026\nthe cost of the broadband in nigeria is among the highest in the world , a world bank representative said in abuja last week . speaking at the nigerian egovernment interoperability framework\u2026\nnaspers , africa ' s largest media company which lifted core headline earnings 38 % to r3 . 9bn in the year to march , would continue to expand existing businesses and develop new opportunities in the\u2026\nstrict empowerment demands that prevent most technology companies from winning a licence to offer high - speed internet access are not open to negotiation , the regulator says . the independent communications authority of\u2026\n- burkina faso ' s prime minister tertius zongo said new strategy would focus more on internet related infrastructure . firstly , authorities wanted to see the construction of a good network of fibre - optic cable\u2026\none of nigeria ' s leading indigenous computer companies , omatek ventures plc , last week , set a record as the first computer company to list on the stock exchange . having met the requirements\u2026\nan africa innovation centre has been opened to drive information technology skills development and address business challenges in the economic growth of sub - saharan africa . the first of its kind on\u2026\nmicrosoft , the world ' s largest software company , has signed an agreement with comtel integrators africa that allows the latter to vend its products exclusively in the east and southern african region . \u2026\n- an sh8 billion project that promises to change the face of kenya ' s athi river town and create over 10 , 000 jobs begins next month . already sh900 million has been earmarked\u2026\n- the global parent company of celtel kenya , zain group has launched in - flight roaming services that allow customers to use their phones . clients will now be able to send and\u2026\nnigeria ' s globacom has concluded plans to invest us $ 2 billion ( about n240 billion ) in ghana ' s telecoms sector , within 5 years , having recently acquired the license to operate there . according to the\u2026\nsouth africa ' s second national network operator neotel will soon be 56 % indian - owned , with eskom and transnet selling their 30 % stake to bombay - listed tata communications . tata already owns 26 % of neotel , \u2026\nnigeria ' s communications minister says that nitel will hopefully have a new investor ready to take a controlling stake in the company by the end of this year , reports reuters . existing\u2026\n- sudatel has signed a facility agreement worth usd50 million with several banks . qnb al islami will finance usd25 million of the total , while the remainder will be jointly financed\u2026\nvodacom has started transmitting solikelife , a soap opera produced specifically for cellphones and available free to vodacom ' s vodafone live ! customers . more than 1 , 7 - million vodafone live ! users were able to download\u2026\nsouth african teenagers with wap - enabled phones can join mymsta , a mobile - based social network dedicated at empowering young people in south africa and preventing hiv . urltoken is an initiative by lovelife\u2026\n* business analyst ( technical ) the client is looking for a b . com / b . sc . degree in it with sound working knowledge of ms office specifically excel , ms project and ms visio . \u2026\n* tata and ura it system - uganda tata consultancy services has won a shs17 . 6 billion contract to build uganda revenue authority ' s information and communication integrated system that will trace\u2026"]}
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( hong kong ) ; amway ( taiwan ) limited ; amway ( thailand ) ltd . ; amway gmbh ( germany ) ; amway de mexico ; amway communications corporation ; amway hotel corporation ; amway global , inc . ; amway international , inc . ; quixtar inc .\npm narendra modi @ amway - talking about entrepreneur by amway can be more . .\namway is a scam . amway has 2 major problems , as do most mlms :\npurchasing products all amway business owners ( abos ) may purchase products directly from amway .\namway\u2019s espring product is the world\u2019s top - selling home water - filtration system . courtesy amway\ncongratulations to our amway founding . . . - amway of australia & new zealand | facebook\namway\u2019s sponsorship portfolio includes the amway center , the home of the nba orlando magic . the team is owned by amway cofounder richard devos .\namway has hundreds of shops or\nexperience centers\nin china . ( courtesy | amway )\nglassdoor has 5 amway reviews submitted anonymously by amway employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if amway is right for you .\namway india ( andhra pradesh and kerala ) . . . - amway hyderabad fans club | facebook\nsubject : amway corporation / amway v . procter & gamble , internet website matter ( 04143 )\nwhere is the people that made the buisness . amway is not quixtar . hahahaha this is not amway\n42 . amway has had existing , and a reasonable probability of future , economic relationships with certain independent distributors of amway products and consumers of amway products .\nthe amway corporation entered the canadian market in october 1962 with the incorporation of amway of canada , ltd . when amway began exporting its products to amway of canada , ltd . , amway ( u . s . ) was actually two separate corporations : amway manufacturing corporation and amway sales corporation . the manufacturing corporation produced products which it sold to the amway sales corporation . the amway sales corporation in turn sold the goods to amway ' s direct distributors . on january 1 , 1964 , amway merged these two companies in the united states and formed the amway corporation . as a result of the merger , the amway corporation ran into difficulties with the canadian national revenue over the value for duty of amway goods shipped into canada .\n130 . amway emphasizes that hard work is necessary to succeed as a distributor . amway tells the distributor :\namway used to be called quixtar for a long time before they changed it to amway . they only started using amway around about 2005 when i dropped out .\nsubject : fw : amway corporation / amway v . procter & gamble , internet website matter ( 04143 )\nthe refund policy , like the amway customer satisfaction guarantee , does not apply to non - amway products .\nfn29 they argue that amway has too many distributors and that amway has ' saturated ' the market for distributors .\nthe caucus , says amway lobbyist john gartland , meets to discuss legislation or to receive visiting amway distributors . \u201cwe\u2019ll tell them amway\u2019s opinion , \u201d gartland explains . \u201cwe can\u2019t guarantee their votes , but they love amway . \u201d\namway ' s conspiracy claim against procter & gamble . a few days later , amway settled with sidney schwartz .\n126 . amway distributors take title , dominion and risk of loss over amway products , except for commericial sales where the distributors ask amway to provide credit . ( cx 831 )\nthe federal trade commission ( ftc ) investigated amway and found fraud and deception in amway\u2019s methods in 1979 . . .\namway chairman steve van andel talks inside amway ' s headquarters in ada township monday , feb . 2 , 2016 .\nthe stars lined up when amway explored the opportunity . afca executive director grant teaff had previously spoken at amway meetings .\npetitioners attended weekly and monthly amway meetings held locally and elsewhere in florida . during 2009 they attended five national amway .\nmust strictly follow amway\u2019s cult leader slogan : \u201clie and deny . \u201d that is the secret to success in amway .\n98 . amway distributors may not use the amway trade name or logo on checks except to describe themselves as amway distributors . ( rx 331 , p . 23\u00adb ) [ 33 ]\namway also was attracted to the large and growing hispanic population in san jose , which boasts the fourth largest concentration of amway ' s field representatives , amway ' s lieberman said .\n25 . in november 1959 , mr . van andel and mr . devos organized amway sales corporation and amway services corporation . ( van andel , tr . 1677 ) in november 1963 the name of ja\u00adri corporation , inc . , was changed to amway corporation ; and on january 1 , 1964 , amway sales corporation , amway service corporation , and amway manufacturing corporation were merged into amway . ( answer , p . 3 )\nthe complaint also alleges that amway has failed to disclose that there is a substantial turnover of persons recruited as amway distributors .\namway said it acquired xs energy due to the brand\u2019s success with a younger demographic , which amway hopes to tap into .\namway begins in ada , michigan . founders jay van andel and rich devos coined amway as an abbreviation for \u201camerican way\u201d .\n43 . there is a reasonable probability that certain customers of amway products will continue to purchase amway products in the future .\namway / quixtar ( contra ) entry in the skeptic ' s dictionary is amway a cult ? i ' ve heard rumors that amway is a cult . is this true ? ( pro ) q and a at amway ' s official web site why do amway meetings appear to some people like a cult ? ( pro ) q and a at amway ' s official web site\n* amway masks \u201ccriminal behavior\u201d with claims that it is in compliance with a federal amway ruling of more than 25 years ago . in fact , amway is not in compliance with the ruling .\nwhile the eventual ruling in the 1979 amway case didn\u2019t make amway look very good , it also shielded other mlms from prosecution .\nprior to the merger , amway products exported to amway of canada , ltd . were valued at the same price as the products sold by the amway manufacturing corporation . this\ntransfer price\nwas acceptable to canadian officials because the amway manufacturing corporation and the amway sales corporation were two legally separate entities each with separate and distinct functions . and the function of amway of canada , ltd . was the same as the amway sales corporation in the united states .\n30 . each amway distributor has the right to sell amway products to consumers and to sponsor new amway distributors and to sell products to his sponsored distributors . ( van andel , tr . 1708 )\namway entered the market with biodegrable detergents . mr . halliday , an officer of amway , was asked ( tr . 6154 ) :\n44 . there is a reasonable probability that certain independent distributors of amway products will continue to be independent amway distributors in the future , and that certain individuals will become amway distributors in the foreseeable future .\ni have gotten a letter from mr . hoagland requesting reimbursement of his legal fees . i am forwarding this request to amway for amway ' s determination , but quite honestly i think amway will deny his request . i will forward the response once i hear from amway .\nthanks for the interesting article about amway . i met with the amway business model long time ago and actually i have some friends who became quite profitable selling amway products and finding people who joined under them .\namway has acquired xs energy , a brand of energy drinks and snacks , marketed to to a under 35 demographic . ( courtesy of amway )\nfn22 see page 12 , supra , for a discussion of how amway converts the rules of conduct into a contract between amway and each distributor .\na no . 2 business means that you apply as an authorised amway distributor again in another amway authorised country by signing a new application form .\nyearly cost of amway\u2019s program at harvard\u2019s kennedy school that trains \u2018amway fellows . \u2019 since 2002 , the program has brought more than . . .\namway believes in customer service . with over 14 , 000 employees worldwide , you can rely on amway for the service and support you need .\nthe theory of the complaint anchors on the alleged horizontal nature of restrictions imposed on amway distributors . complaint counsel argue that the amway distributors association is :\nthis is the second consecutive year amway earned the award , which also spotlights investment in research and development by amway for its espring water filtering system .\nrichard devos discusses the early days of amway . how a few key decisions and opportunities led to the world of amway as we now know it .\namway india enterprises pvt ltd amway india enterprises , 40 - 581 a ground floor , s . v . complex , station road . kurnool - 518004\nyour website has credibility and you express your points clearly . however you erroneously state that quixtar evolved into amway . truth is amway has been in business for decades . quixtar was created by amway to break into the internet market .\n33 . in order to become a duly authorized amway distributor , a person must ( a ) be sponsored by an amway distributor , and ( b ) file an application with amway for the right to sell amway products . ( van andel , tr . 1696\u00ad97 ; rx 331 , p . 14\u00ad b )\nfn39 mr . price , amway ' s trademark attorney , testified that distributors can properly advertise that they are selling amway products . ( tr . 2900\u00ad01 )\na spokesperson of amway said pinckney has been granted bail in all the cases in andhra pradesh . commenting on the development in a joint statement , amway chairman\namway india enterprises pvt ltd amway india enterprises , # 9 - 151 - 54 kamma street , above karur vysya bank , harish complex . madanapalle - 517325\nthere\u2019s over 100 diamond ibos associated with amway / wwdb . hundreds that we don\u2019t know of with wwg , and without wwg that are just in amway .\namway encourages more and more dependence on the amway family and its values . for instance , a distributor told me about amway ' s recommendations to deal with problems in marriage ( because of the demands amway places on a partner ' s time and priorities ! ) . he said amway suggested it was not a good idea to consult a professional marriage counsellor , who would probably not understand how amway worked . instead marriage and personal problems should be dealt with in - house by going\nupline\nto an amway distributor at a higher level !\nthe amway sales and marketing plan requires that amway products be sold directly to consumers and not through retail stores . [ fn23 ] ( finding 85 ) based upon evidence adduced through expert witnesses , amway executives and numerous amway distributors , it is apparent that the rule has preserved amway ' s direct selling organization and consumer demand , and provided an incentive to distributors to furnish services to consumers .\namway petitioned the high court and an injunction was issued against the cid , allowing amway to reopen . amway then went further and asked the high court to dismiss the cid case completely . the high court rejected that request , stating \u2013\n10 . distributors and dealers may not advertise specific amway products in the media .\n11 . you can realize the achievement of your dreams through the amway opportunity . the amway opportunity is broad enough for you to achieve whatever your goal is .\nthe ada is an association of about 2 , 500 amway direct distributors , acting as a consultant to amway on proposed changes in basic sales policies of amway and as a board of arbitration in disputes between and among distributors and as an appeal board with respect to action by amway which may affect the rights of distributors .\n119 . amway ' s policy is that distributors who advertise amway products at discount in the newspaper can have their distributorships terminated . ( devos , cx 1037\u00adi )\namway recruiting stopped in the uk ? amway\u2019s operations have been halted in the united kingdom and ireland . the government of england is prosecuting amway for deceptive marketing . some of the claims involve amway\u2019s infamous \u201ctools\u201d business in which distributors are lured into buying bogus \u201cmotivation and training\u201d books , tapes and seminars in addition to large amount of amway inventory . the promoters claim these tools help the distributor to be\nsuccessful\n. much less than 1 % of amway\u2019s distributors ever earn a profit . millions of consumers worldwide lose money and quit the amway scheme each year .\nbuy products available near you . or start an amway business in your country .\n1982 amway and the iboai board agreed to raise only pv by 20 % .\n2010 the adoption of the accreditation plus program developed by the iboai and amway .\nworked closely with amway to stabilize pricing and ratio protocols for future profitability security .\nchairman and chief executive officer of amway india william s pinckney has . . .\nvanderveen will join amway as vice president and general manager of the xs brand .\nmirrors lots of great amway material . there is also lots of good material at\nthere are different training systems to build an amway business ( dexter yager internet services is another one ) and they are separate corporate entities than amway .\namway glister multi - action fluoride toothpaste 1 pack set\uff086 . 75 oz each )\namway glister multi - action fluoride toothpaste 4 pack set 6 . 75 oz each\namway glister multi - action fluoride toothpaste set of 6 2 . 3 oz each\namway xs whey protein , 1 . 65 lb chocolate online in india | urltoken\nhealthkart kazima morpheme remedies deep heat healthvit st . botanica amway by nature man arden\nat very good price . this book will let you know what amway is ?\nit is often heard said in amway that \u201cyou will not get into amway until amway gets into you . \u201d indeed , often there is reference to the spirit of amway . there is such a spirit . when , in zeal , one gives himself or herself totally to amway ( or anything for that matter ) , he enters into a spiritual territory not of possessing , but of being possessed .\nwhen he visits other countries , people are often curious about amway\u2019s home state .\nthere are two basic ways in which you can earn money with amway products .\ni\u2019ll bet you\u2019re too scared to talk on the phone about your amway scam .\n1 . no actual transactions take place between amway and the contract warehouses .\n1997 polish ' amway ' documentary , ' welcome to life ' . . .\ncheck this box if amway was introduced to you by someone outside of philippines .\ndateline - scam = quixtar = amway = alticor - ( part1 ) . flv\n* amway is an illegal pyramid scheme . * amway\u2019s kingpin companies that sell \u201cmotivation and training\u201d products to recruits are also an illegal pyramid scheme . * amway criminally violates federal racketeering law . * amway violates california\u2019s \u201cendless chain\u201d law . * amway masks \u201ccriminal behavior\u201d with claims that it is in compliance with a federal amway ruling of more than 25 years ago . in fact , amway is not in compliance with the ruling . * amway induces salespeople to buy thousands of dollars of overpriced products and useless \u201csuccess tools\u201d and then to recruit others to do the same in an endless chain scheme that dooms , by design , nearly all to losses . * amway deliberately deceives consumers to enroll in the pyramid scheme in which they inevitably suffer financial loss . * amway\u2019s arbitration rule which is intended to prevent victim lawsuits against it is unfair and \u201cunconscionable\u201d . * amway commits wire fraud and mail fraud .\namway exercises a strong control over advertising by its distributors . it has placed especially severe restrictions on product advertising . one of the rules of conduct states : ' no amway distributor may produce or procure , from any source other than amway , any literature relating to the amway sales and marketing plan or any amway product . ' thus the first rule on product advertising is that amway has total control over what is actually said . amway insists this restriction is necessary to protect its 125 registered trademarks and servicemarks , and to insure that its products are intelligently and consistently described .\nalticor chairman steve van andel said amway\u2019s success is \u201cdue to the millions of distributors all over the world who pursue their goals through an amway business .\nmore than 3 million people worldwide sell amway products in more than 80 countries and territories .\ni have also had a chance to discuss with amway mr . hoagland ' s request that amway reimburse him for his attorney ' s fees . as i expected , amway has decided that it will not reimburse mr . hoagland for these fees .\n28 . in the amway sales and marketing plan , products are sold by amway distributors , all of whom are independent contractors . ( halliday , tr . 6261\u00ad62 )\namway president doug devos said that india and china \u201chave probably the largest long - term potential\u201d for amway sales , \u201cjust because of the size of the populations . \u201d\naside from those factors , amway had a strong year , said chairman steve van andel . sales were up in 70 percent of amway ' s top 20 markets .\namway one by one campaign for children launches . it rallies the resources of the entire amway family to make a difference in the lives of children around the world .\ndid we miss something ? come on ! tell us what you think of our article on amway business model | is amway a scam ? in the comments section .\nlike amway , more u . s . businesses have global markets . amway\u2019s sales ratio of u . s . vs international has flipped in the last dozen years .\namway india enterprises pvt ltd amway india enterprises 1st floor , d - 27 - 33 - 1 kamaraju cntr , 1st flr gudavallivari strt , governorpet . vijayawada - 520002\nfalse . amway provides significant services to distributors in exchange for membership fees . furthermore , the \u201ceasy / quick money\u201d part of the law in question is regarding promoting you can earn it by joining amway . not that it\u2019s quick and easy for amway itself . ( note : these fees have since been removed in amway india anyway )\n( 3 ) you clearly haven\u2019t actually read the lawsuit in question , which is against amway , not any \u201csystems\u201d , and has allegations about amway , not \u201csystems\u201d .\n1 . plaintiff , amway corporation (\namway\n) is a michigan corporation with its principal place of business in ada michigan . two young entrepreneurs , rich de vos and jay van andel , founded amway in the basement of their ada , michigan , homes in 1959 . shortly thereafter , amway began manufacturing in a nearby 2 , 400 square foot building . amway ' s expansion has continued steadily ever since . while amway ' s headquarters remain located in ada , it now has affiliated operations in 45 countries . amway and its affiliated companies have over 14 , 000 employees .\n152 . amway has had a rule against distributors misrepresenting the amway sales and marketing plan as involving only sponsoring . amway enforces this rule by terminating distributorships or by censure , impounding bonuses and reorientation . ( halliday , tr . 6488\u00ad97 ) [ 62 ]\njerzy naumann , a lawyer representing amway polska , a local subsidiary of the michigan - based corporation , along with six amway distributors and a separate company that sells educational materials for amway , said the documentary plays havoc with the idea of free speech .\ni think i watched the dateline story about amway almost 20 times . use to show it to all my ambot friends . what was more interesting was the amway response to the dateline story . amway are very bad at putting their spin on things .\n128 . amway instructs its distributors to make ' only such claims as are sanctioned in official amway literature . ' ( rx 331 , p . 14\u00adb ) amway disciplines , by termination or censure , distributors who misrepresent the amway sales and marketing plan . ( halliday , tr . 6262\u00ad65 , 6488\u00ad97 ; van andel , tr . 1847 )\n7 . requiring a distributor who is terminating his relationship with amway to sell his remaining products back to amway or to another distributor ; provided , however , it shall not be a violation of this order to give a distributor who is terminating his relationship with amway the opportunity to sell his remaining products back to amway or another distributor .\nthe huge settlement and payments to victims follows other actions againt amway . government regulators in england several years ago sought to close down amway for defrauding consumers in that country . c riminal charges have also been brought in one state in india against amway . and amway is also being sued for deception and fraud in canada by canadian consumers .\nthe amway system relies on exploitation and false promises of profitability to be successful . in particular , product - based pyramids like the amway\ntools\nsystem essentially force people to buy products to enter the amway system . amway used profits from this flawed system to help get sue myrick elected , who in turn sponsored legislation to make this exploitation of consumers even easier . this is how amway money is used in politics .\n2 . there are substantial business expenses associated with an active amway distributorship or dealership .\n106 . amway uses and has registered 125 trademarks and servicemarks . ( rx 336 )\n*\ncolour\ncan be interchanged with\ncolour\nas desired by amway .\ndo i sell to other distributors ? no , we all buy direct from amway .\n2008 amway begins rebranding , to be completed in 2009 . formerly quixtar , the corporation is rebranded to take advantage of the many positives surrounding the original amway name worldwide .\nthe amway made products are sold through a network of more than 3 million distributors .\ndirect selling major amway plans to make india an export hub for its . . .\nhope inspiring you to dream bigger . amway creates an environment where hope can thrive .\nlot of 4 amway glister multi - action fluoride toothpaste ( 6 . 75oz / each\uff09new\ni ordered two packs of amway nutrilite daily - 120n , and received on time .\nrunning cola through the system will void product warranties and likely ruin your cartridge . that ' s why amway sent a camera crew into its labs to capture amway product engineer\nwhat is amway ? what is their business model ? robert kiyosaki explains . . .\namway in february announced a multiyear partnership with usa today sports media group and the american football coaches assn . the deal affords title of the amway coaches poll , the amway fan poll ( a new asset ) and presenting sponsorship of the afca coaches\u2019 trophy .\namway is a religion , consuming lives , preached as the answer to our woes .\namway says , \u201cfamily first . \u201d sounds noble , but god wants god first .\nada , mi - - globetrotting is nothing new for amway chairman steve van andel .\nthe one thing i liked about amway is there are over 450 products to promote .\nafter two months in detention , the chief executive officer of amway india . . .\n* amway will make a $ 200 , 000 product donation to a charitable organization .\nthis is especially true for amway . click on my texas flag for the details .\ni\u2019m not . amway\u2019s just way way way bigger and more diversified than you imagine .\namway to cut 10 % of jobs ; 65 layoffs set for o . c .\nall documents , including electronically stored information and documents in whatever form sent by you to p & g or any p & g attorneys regarding amway or any amway distributor .\nyears we have been supporting , motivating and teaming up with successful amway business owners .\namway was established in the uk in 1973 and the republic of ireland in 1979 .\namway , quixtar , nutrilite and dr . phil | mlm blog - network marketing blog\n23 . p & g ' s second highest lawyer expressly recognized amway ' s help when he wrote :\nwe appreciate your cooperation in running down these rumors and thank you for doing so .\np & g has been aware of steps amway had taken yet never advised amway that more should be done , nor did it contend that amway was negligent or responsible for the spread of the rumor by independent amway distributors .\ndave - in a nutshell you have described becoming a member of the amway cult .\nanonymous - i ' ve taken care of it for you . don ' t worry anyway . people in amway and people who actually like amway don ' t read blogs like this . be strong . you know the devastation amway can cause . blog administrator\nthe financial jonestown : my experience with the amway motivational organization ( amo ) urassociation .\namway bww india profile images and lifestyle 8 . 5 x 11 inch high quality book\nin november 1998 , amway filed its lawsuit against p & g to protect amway ' s successful , multi - national business . amway filed the lawsuit after learning that p & g was providing misleading information to the author of an anti - amway web site and was supporting the author of that web site with free legal services and consulting payments .\n117 . this record contains examples of the success of amway ' s policy of combination and communication to stop price cutting . in 1972 , lorraine cooke , an amway distributor from gun lake , michigan , distributed flyers featuring amway products at below suggested retail prices . other distributors reported this to amway and lorraine cooke received the following letter dated june 8 , 1972 , from ann penrose , an amway administrative legal assistant ( cx 831\u00ada\u00adc ) :\nthe 1998 vernon v amway case seems to substantiate eric scheileber ' s claim that amway recruits unknowingly become part of 2 illegal schemes when they join amway . this case sought damages incurred by : fraudulent inducement in causing plaintiffs to participate in an illegal scheme to purchase and sell motivational tapes and tickets to amway events ; and conspiracy to fraudulently induce them to enter into an agreement to execute what they believed to be an amway sales plan .\none of your flyers also indicates that you are apparently selling amway products at a price below amway ' s suggested retail prices in a ' package special . ' [ 42 ]\nlater that year , china agreed to let amway and other international companies continue operating , with modifications , including opening stores . amway also began manufacturing in china and advertising there .\nwhen the amway corporation was formed ( after the merger ) amway ' s products were now sold directly to direct distributors in the united states . amway shipped their goods to independent warehouses located around the country and there the products were received by direct distributors . the goods were sold to the direct distributors at higher prices than the\ntransfer price\npreviously used by the amway manufacturing corporation in its transactions with the amway sales corporation . thus , the first arm ' s length transaction in the united states was no longer the amway sales corporation but the direct distributors . this change in amway ' s marketing practices meant that amway goods exported into canada would now be valued at the higher direct distributor cost .\namway has sent distributors copies of p & g information packet about the satanism rumor , which p & g provided to amway to share with distributors who inquire about the rumor .\nin 1996 , myrick received $ 21 , 072 from the\nretail sales\nindustry , including $ 4 , 000 from\namway distributor ,\n$ 3 , 400 from\namway corp ,\n$ 2 , 000 from\namway ,\n$ 1 , 620 from the\ndirect marketing assn ,\n( which represents amway ) and $ 1 , 000 from\nyager enterprises\n( think dexer yager of amway fame ) .\namway literature and speeches made at rallies by amway representatives describe luxuries that may be available to amway distributors . ( devos , cx 1000\u00adz\u00ad3 ; findings 59 , 131 ) guides for presenting the sales and marketing plan instruct the distributor to tell prospects ( cx 190\u00adj ) :\namway believes those served with subpoenas have participated in or have been party to a coordinated anti - amway attack subsidized by p & g on the internet and that they may possess valuable evidence about p & g ' s dissemination of inflammatory and false information about amway .\namway defenders take offense at describing this method of sales and recruitment as akin to a pyramid or chain letter scheme . it is true that mlm as practiced by amway is not an illegal pyramid scheme . amway has been taken to court for being an illegal pyramid and the courts have ruled that since amway does not charge people either for joining amway or for the privilege of recruiting others as distributors , it is not an illegal pyramid . illegal pyramids and chain letters have no product . amway has lots of household products : from laundry detergent to vitamins , from cosmetics to water filters . amway is a legal pyramid scheme .\nalthough the ftc did order amway to make certain changes , it was largely a victory for amway and the future of the multi - level marketing industry . amway has faced legal trouble in numerous countries outside the u . s . over the years , and robert todd carroll , author of the skeptic\u2019s dictionary , insisted amway was a \u201clegal pyramid scheme . \u201d\nparagraph 1 . respondent amway corporation , inc . is a corporation organized on or about september 6 , 1949 , under the name ja\u00adri corporation , inc . its name was formally changed to amway corporation in november 1963 . on or about january 1 , 1964 , amway sales corporation , amway services corporation and amway manufacturing corporation , all of which were michigan corporations , were merged into amway corporation , inc . respondent corporation maintains its home office and principal place of business at 7575 east fulton rd . , ada , michigan . [ 2 ]\n14 . with amway , you start earning money right away with no large inventory investment .\nfn24 the alj found that home consumption of amway products by distributors accounts for a significant amount of amway ' s sales . see initial decision , pp . 55\u00ad56 , finding 137 .\n1962 \u2013 canada is the first international market amway officially opens for business in canada . soon , england and australia will follow and the international amway business will blossom . 1964 \u2013 amway corporation is born ja - ri corporation merges with sales , services , and manufacturing to become\namway buys majority ownership rights in nutrilite inc . and guarantees integrity of lines of sponsorship .\n23 . id . see rowan at 18 - 21 ( analyzing the amway decision ) .\namway argued that in seeking the injunction it wanted to protect its reputation and its employees .\nus - based direct - selling major amway president doug devos has sought the . . .\ndirect selling firm amway india today termed the arrest of its md and ceo . . .\namway ' s nutrilite brand was named the red wings ' official vitamin and nutritional supplement .\n; ; in 1999 , under the auspices of corporate restructuring , amway launched quixtar as a web - based outlet for amway distribution , and by 2001 was using the name quixtar for all of its north american concerns , co - existing with amway beneath the alticor banner .\nthe amway business philosophy begins to expand , in geography , sales , and product offering .\ncan i sign up a no . 2 business in any of the amway authorised countries ?\namway has surged pass avon as the world\u2019s top direct - selling company . here\u2019s how .\nit\u2019s impossible for amway to be a scam and still around after more than 50 years .\ntheir old tapes on ebay , according to ex - amway distributor jeff bunnell . see their\namway\nthat baby is pulling down $ 75k a year , post - taxes .\nwe are always happy to help with any inquiries or suggestions whether you are new to the site or are an existing ibo . new to amway : if you have been referred to the amway website by an ibo , please contact them to discuss purchasing product or becoming an ibo with amway . otherwise please contact amway on 1800 45 46 47 and we can put you in touch with an ibo to get you started . ordering & shipping : please note , if your request is to cancel or modify 1800 45 46 47 . website : if you are experiencing difficulties using our website , call the regional contact centre on 1800 45 46 47 , 9 : 00am - 5 : 00pm ( sydney time ) - monday to friday amway business centre \u2013 sydney ( bella vista ) amway store \u2013 sydney ( chatswood ) amway business centre \u2013 melbourne amway business centre \u2013 brisbane amway store \u2013 perth amway store - adelaide\naccentuate your natural beauty today with a range of fabulous skincare products and cosmetics from amway .\ntoday china is amway\u2019s largest market , with more than $ 4 billion in annual sales .\namway offers various payment options . here ' s a look at what ' s available :\nindustry body ficci too has spoken out in support of amway and said there was no criminality involved in the case which was in all likelihood a dispute between amway and a consumer .\namway\u2019s steve van andel talks about how his u . s . chamber role will benefit michigan\ndefine what you mean by a pyramid scheme and then check if amway fits that definition .\nthe physical products that amway has can be sold to your friends , neighbors and relatives .\namway promotes their own business opportunity by claiming that they have a \u201clow startup cost . \u201d\nthanks for the feedback arta , more good evidence that amway is not a pyramid scheme .\nhowever , one shouldn\u2019t expect amway to be a revolutionary experience that turns into a career .\ndirect - selling company amway india today said its md and ceo william s . . .\n\u201cthe merchants of deception\u201d is an e - book highly recommended to read before joining amway .\na good rating from the better business bureau doesn\u2019t mean amway is a good opportunity . it just means that amway handles their complaints satisfactorily . care to point out where you got the information that \u201cthousands\u201d of people are financially free because of the amway opportunity ? thought not . even if some people make money in amway , millions upons millions lost money . you could promote amway the same as a lottery . many will lose so a few can win .\namway has hurt far more people than it helps . you don\u2019t have a single clue .\nexactly . one of the worst offenders is amway , see above link for more information .\ni attended an amway presentation many years ago . apparently things have not changed that much .\namway vs . uk , dr . phil\u2019s shape up investigation . how do you pay settlements\nthe amway business owner , as authorised by amway , will offer the choice of : ( a ) replacement without charge ; ( b ) full credit toward the purchase of another amway - distributed product ; ( c ) refund to the full value of the purchase price .\nwith the exception of amway vietnam , the other three were all detected to violate regulations .\ndateline - scam = quixtar = amway = alticor - ( part1 ) . flv - youtube\ngingrich himself personally benefited from the amway tax break as well . as an amway motivational speaker , gingrich earned a hefty sum of $ 50 , 000 per speech . gingrich personally benefited financially because he looked out for amway ' s interests . what is even worse is that it is the low - level amway distributors that foot the bill for these kinds of seminars . amway had no problem with using the political system and exploiting its distributors in this manner .\nno amway is not a scam , its just business . you will get what you put into amway , as a former ibo myself ( still earning money from amway by the way , out of my control ) i\u2019m glad i went with amway . it\u2019s a very inexpensive way to get started with building essential entrepreneurial skills . nowadays having an amway and network 21 business is so easy you can run the business on your phone while taking a dump . today what brought me here is the fact that yet another person insists that amway has scammed them .\namway acquires the nutrilite brand , to round out the amway offering to home , beauty , and nutrition . nutrilite would grow to become the world\u2019s leading brand of vitamin and dietary supplements .\nis the cartridge used in the amway espring\u2122 water purifier an exclusive design ? the design of the carbon / ultraviolet cartridge of the amway espring\u2122 water purifier is exclusive and has seven patents .\n* will the dept . of justice now investigate the consumers\u2019 charges that amway engages in criminal behavior ? * will the federal trade commission , finally , investigate the consumers\u2019 charge of amway is operating a pyramid scheme in violation of the amway ruling of 1979 ? * will the california attorney general begin to investigate the charges that amway violates its state anti - pyramid scheme law ?\ni send out e - mails to companies whose products are found in amway ' s catalogs . i ask them to\nreconsider [ their ] business relations with the amway corporation .\nanonymous - if you looked on the internet you would see that amway has broken the law in just about every company it operates in . you might want to check amway ' s conduct policies which you can also find on the internet . it ' s a violation of amway ' s conduct to make any claims about any affiliation amway might have with the better business bureau and you can be terminated by amway for breaking their terms of conduct . but don ' t worry . i ain ' t the amway police . i ain ' t reporting you . but it just goes to prove that you are one of those\nsqeezy\namway people !\n3 . respondents have agreed , combined and conspired with each other and amway distributors to fix resale prices for amway products , on sales between amway distributors and to consumers , in violation of section 5 of the federal trade commission act , 15 u . s . c . 45 .\nthe rumor re - surfaced on april 20 , 1995 , when an amway distributor named randy haugen forwarded it to other amway distributors via a telephone messaging system for amway distributors known as \u201camvox . \u201d 2 haugen is a highly successful amway distributor with a network of tens of thousands to possibly 100 , 000 distributors underneath him throughout utah , nevada , texas , mexico , and canada . he also served on amway ' s distributors association council ( \u201cadac\u201d ) , which is an advisory body for amway distributors . defendants freedom associates , inc . ; freedom tools inc . ; randy walker ; and walker international network are amway distributors in haugen ' s distribution network .\ntake amway distributor rep . sue myrick ( r - n . c . ) . as mother jones reported in 1996 ( \u201c she did it amway , \u201d september / october ) , amway heavyweight dexter yager ( see sidebar ) used the company\u2019s extensive voice - mail system to rally hundreds of amway distributors into giving a total of $ 295 , 871 to myrick\u2019s 1994 campaign .\nin march 1975 the federal trade commission issued a complaint charging respondents amway corporation ( ' amway ' ) , amway distributors association ( ' ada ' ) , jay vanandel ( chairman of the board of amway and one of its two principal owners ) , and richard m . devos ( president of amway and the other principal owner ) , with various violations of section 5 of the federal trade commission act , 15 u . s . c . 45 . the alleged violations involve the distribution network that has been built up to market the consumer products amway manufactures . [ 2 ]\namway has a highly unusual distribution system , and therefore a fairly extended description of amway ' s business and marketing techniques is necessary as a prologue to the application of the relevant legal principles .\nfn32 amway urges that recruiting be done individually rather than at mass meetings . ( cx 638\u00adh )\nclaim :\namway sells more products with a satisfaction guarantee than any other direct seller .\nin 2009 , the plaintiff ( \u201cmurphy\u201d ) signed a registration agreement with amway canada ( \u201camway\u201d ) to become an independent business owner ( \u201cibo\u201d ) . as an ibo of amway , murphy would distribute amway products and recruit additional distributors . the registration agreement contained an agreement to arbitrate and incorporated the ibo rules of conduct by reference . the relevant provisions of the rules of conduct were :\nthe amway opportunity reaches an additional 20 countries through the power of more than one million distributors .\nlearn more about products available near you and how to start an amway business . select your country\nnsf international recognizes company\u2019s 30 - year dedication to product certification and performance amway has . . .\nyou would have to look no further than the amway printed business material for this shocking statistic .\nnetwork marketing is a legitimate business model when done correctly and legally\u2026which amway has done for decades .\namway glister multi - action fluoride toothpaste 4 pack sale ( 6 . 75oz / each\uff09 # e9530\namway canada is a proud sponsor of canada ' s women ' s national team . congratulations !\nthe brand new amway center sports and entertainment complex in orlando , florida , u . s . , home to the national basketball association\u2019s ( nba ) orlando magic , opened with a ceremonial ribbon - cutting ceremony in 2010 . amway is the official naming rights sponsor of the amway center .\nsue myrick , the former mayor of charlotte , north carolina , used amway ' s substantial resources to help elect herself to the u . s . house of representatives . she is also an amway distributor . after being elected , myrick sponsored bills and supported policies that directly benefited amway . having made money by selling motivational tools and seminars to amway ' s numerous distributors ( source ) , it is a conflict of interest for myrick to pursue policies in amway ' s favor .\n, which amway claims not to be , pointing to a 1979 federal trade commission ruling . )\nreading your pages has made me decide to also submit insight from my little experience with amway .\nin its rise to power and success , amway has strewn its path with many a corpse .\namway is a church , and they have made the house of god a den of thieves .\nbeware , you who think amway is the answer . \u201cno man can serve two masters . \u201d\ni see in amway the attempt of the impossible to the detriment of many\u2026serving two masters . truly , only one can and is served . in amway , it is not the lord god .\nsource : questions & answers , amway information center ( last accessed apr . 11 , 2004 )\namway promotes and sells products in the health , nutrition , beauty and the home care niche .\namway utilizes the basic multi - level marketing system where people can join to promote the program .\n* amway\u2019s arbitration rule which is intended to prevent victim lawsuits against it is unfair and \u201cunconscionable\u201d .\nin response , amway spokespeople claimed the raids were a setup . they said citizens had been\nin a 1979 ruling , the federal trade commission found that amway does not qualify as a pyramid scheme since amway compensation system is based on retail sales to consumers , not payments for recruiting .\ntry to sell your amway business on ebay lol this is op to anyone is what happens .\namway being a privately held company , it is not subjected to government regulations , no one can prove that amway is at fault at any count from a public interest litigation point of view .\namway , canada reach settlement in customs dispute , wall st . journal 9 / 25 / 89\nin sum , constrained in achieving its profits and growth goals by canadian customs laws after the merger of the amway manufacturing corporation and the amway sales corporation , the amway corporation chose to systematically violate the customs laws of canada . the executives of the amway corporation felt that the unique structural arrangement of the amway corporation could not be altered to accommodate this new constraint in the environment wrought by the merger . in their prepared statement read at that trial van andel and devos stated that :\n, amway has paid out over $ 40 billion in bonuses and incentives to ibos since 1959 .\nin connection with a lawsuit filed against procter & gamble for its active support of a false and misleading anti - amway web site , amway corporation has served subpoenas on six individuals and groups .\n1997 polish ' amway ' documentary , ' welcome to life ' ( with english subtitles ) .\nfilm clips of amway rallies filled with missionary zeal in gdansk and warsaw are juxtaposed with interviews of polish salesmen and sales directors . distributors of amway polska later speak about their methods of persuasion .\nmust be greedy . all good amway cult leaders must be obsessed with money and material possessions .\npromises to keep : the amway phenomenon and ho . . . by conn , charles paul paperback\n96 . amway restricts the use by distributors of the amway name in telephone directories . for example , only direct distributors may appear under the amway or nutrilite names in the white pages . other amway distributors are allowed to use the designation ' amway distributor ' in the white pages , as long as they are listed under their surname . ( rx 331 , pp . 21\u00adb\u00ad22\u00adb ) in the yellow pages , upon prior written approval by amway , a distributor may list under three specified categories , ( ' cleaning products , ' ' cosmetics , ' and / or ' vitamins ' ) using the designation ' amway home products distributors . ' ( rx 331 , p . 22\u00adb )\nduring the march 17 , 1965 meeting between amway officials and the canadian revenue people , amway stated that , pending discussion by the amway corporate board on march 18 , the corporation intended on april 1 to begin selling it products directly to the warehouses . agreement was apparently reached between amway and the canadian revenue officials that when amway put in to operation its plan to sell to the warehouses and could offer proof of such sales then the february 4 , 1965 ruling would be revised accordingly .\n123 . amway instructs its distributors that when amway products are in the possession of shipping companies , salvage stores or freight recovery stores , which acquired the products by paying off insurance claims on damaged freight , the distributor should repurchase the products or notify amway so that amway can repurchase them . the reason for this policy is to prevent salvage stores from discounting the products . ( cpf 227 )\nfn3 generally speaking , the amway plan is a highly structed organizational outline , developed by vanandel and devos to control the manner in which amway products move through the distributor network to consumers . it is based on the ' code of ethics and rules of conduct for amway distributors . ' the amway plan and the code of ethics and rules of conduct are set out in a manual , which amway republishes every two to five years . the 1975 edition of the manual , which was current at the time of the hearings and is therefore frequently referred to herein , is called the amway career manual ; some earlier editions , also referred to herein , were called the amway sales plan ."]}
{"id": 56273, "summary": [{"text": "sydness architects is a new york city-based architecture firm founded by k. jeffries sydness in 1996 .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the firm 's other principal is george chin ; brandon m. coles is an associate .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "both sydness and chin are members of the american institute of architects .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "prior to forming sydness architects , sydness was an associate at johnson/burgee architects , whose founding principals were philip johnson and john burgee .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "he began at the firm in 1983 , and was made partner in 1988 .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "in his thirteen years at johnson/burgee , sydness designed the takashimaya building in new york , 500 boylston street in boston , puerta de europa in madrid , spain and the conrad international hotel in singapore .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "one of sydness architects ' first projects , completed in 2001 , was the 37-story , 328-room st. regis shanghai hotel , in shanghai , china , owned by starwood hotels & resorts worldwide .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "architectural digest called the hotel 's design , which won an international design competition , \" [ a ] s brilliant as it is simple . \"", "topic": 19}, {"text": "in 2005 , the firm took on the restoration of the 104-year-old second church of christ , scientist on central park west and west 68th street in manhattan , new york city .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "their work was scheduled to clean the facade , reinforce the stained-glass windows , fix leaks which had developed in the copper dome and illuminate the skylight .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "recently , sydness architects designed two contemporary luxury condominium towers for the turtle bay neighborhood of manhattan , near the united nations : the alexander , a 24-story building for 250 east 49th street , the construction of which was cancelled , and the alexander plaza , a 25-story tower at 315 east 46th street , which is under construction , but on hold after six stories had been built \u2013 although the purchase of the site by the united arab emirates has put the fate of the project in doubt . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "sydness architects", "paragraphs": ["\u201cthis design is emblematic of the spirit of the neighborhood\u201d \u2013 k . jeffries sydness , founder , sydness architects\n\u201ck . jeffries ( jeff ) sydness , aia , principal in sydness architects\u2026says that a staff of 10 to 15 is ideal for taking on foreign jobs of any scale . \u2018be lean and mean so you can do what you want without all the overhead , \u2019 says sydness , who did numerous international projects with his former firm , johnson burgee architects . \u201d\njeff sydness , the founder of sydness architects , has created an international practice which specializes in both commercial and institutional work , ranging from high - rise residential and office towers to a master plan for a university in india and commercial interiors . . . .\n\u201csydness architects designed the renovation of the j . p morgan investment management group\u2019s offices at 522 fifth avenue . ( when jeff sydness was a principal at swanke hayden connell , the project was awarded to the firm in an invited design competition between four new york architects . sydness continued work on it after he formed his own firm . ) the new design reduces the existing first - floor arcade to a tree - bay entrance portico flank by new retail space . \u201d\n\u201cjeff sydness , previously a partner of the firm john burgee with philip johnson , recently launched his own firm , sydness architects , in new york city . the new firm has won an international competition to design a headquarters building in shanghai for itochu , a multinational company , and the lujiazui development company . \u201d\nsydness architects , a full service architectural firm of experienced professionals , is dedicated to improving the built environment by combining design excellence with a balanced consideration of our client\u2019s requirements , the project\u2019s budget and its context .\ntrue [ x ] , a digital ad - tech company that provides a video engagement advertising platform for the world\u2019s top brands , recently opened an additional office in new york city , designed by sydness architects .\n\u201d \u2018corner sites are a rare and welcome opportunity for both developers and architects , \u2019 said the building\u2019s architect jeff sydness of sydness architects , formerly a partner with john burgee architects and its predecessor firm johnson burgee , founded by philip johnson . \u2018developers know that condo buyers are willing to pay a premium for the panoramic views a corner allows . and in new york city , it\u2019s not often that an architect can create more than one facade , so we welcome the challenge . for us , the most direct and compelling solution was a continuous , curved facade that lends a monumental quality . \u2019 \u201c\n\u201c\u2026jeff sydness , aia , and george chin , aia , principals with sydness architects of new york , turned to knowledgeable advisors when they began working on the restoration of the exterior and primary public interior spaces of the first church of christ , scientist , an elegant , 1901 neo - classical landmark located on central park west at 68th street in new york city . \u201d\n\u201csome architects have entered the international arena through competitions . several years ago , sydness architects won a competition to design the lujiazui - itochu headquarters building , which is now under construction . then the young firm was invited to enter an international competition to design the 38 - story , 385 - guest room hong ta hotel , also in shanghai , which they won earlier this year . \u201d\nhouston - based m - m properties tapped sydness architects to find a way to utilize the former western union building that was wrapped inside the bank tower when it was constructed in the the early 1980s . that space , at louisiana and capitol , was completely hidden by a granite facade .\nthe bank of america center in downtown houston will receive an upgrade in the form of new mezzanines to host new amenities . slated for completion as early as this year , the project will be overseen by new york\u2013based practice sydness architects . groundbreaking is estimated to take place in february or march .\na midtown building constructed in the early part of the 20th century is getting upgraded for the 21st . apf properties will implement a four - month , $ 4 million renovation by sydness architects at its 1156 avenue of the americas property starting next month , apf principal kenneth aschendorf told commercial observer .\n\u201cnew york city - based sydness architects has designed the florencia , a mixed - use centerpiece for the revitalization of downtown st . petersburg , florida . the project includes a 23 - story luxury condominium tower with retail at street level , and a three story retail / office building with a courtyard entrance . \u201d\nsydness architects is a full - service architectural firm offering unparalleled design experience in commercial office buildings , hotels , residential complexes , master - planned communities and mixed - use developments . they provide their services to corporate and developer clients in the u . s . and abroad , with major completed projects located across the country and in asia . committed to design excellence , sydness architects offer management and technical expertise to meet project objectives at any scale . all of the firm\u2019s architects are adept in every aspect of building design , working under the direction of jeff sydness who , during his 35 - year architectural career , has created or upgraded facilities for such companies as j . p . morgan , hines , jmc communities , star - wood hotels and resorts , and the usaa realty company . sydness architects\u2019 ability to work internationally on a wide range of facilities is due to the collaborative approach their teams bring to problem solving . they focus on making great architecture and select expert consultants in engineering and related disciplines who contribute to making a highly functional building . the value of a strong team is particularly apparent when working outside of the u . s . where there can be very different cultural , business and community considerations . whether the project is a high - rise office building , a residential condominium or luxury hotel , sydness architects listen closely to client needs , while responding to the community and architectural context so that the project is both a sound investment and a good neighbor . their goal is to design buildings that offer clients the best return on investment dollars , knowing that good design only adds value to the bottom line .\njeff sydness , the founder of sydness architects , has created an international practice which specializes in both commercial and institutional work , ranging from high - rise residential and office towers to a master plan for a university in india and commercial interiors . known for his ability to combine creative design solutions with the realities of large scale development , he brings over 30 years of design experience in corporate , commerical , hospitality and residentail buildings to a wide range of u . s . and international clients .\n\u201cthe 20 - story takashimaya building , designed by architects john burgee and jeffries sydness for the $ 10 billion japanese retail conglomerate , tempts passerby with a 3 - story , windowed entrance facade revealing the merchandise in the ground - floor retail area . the exterior lighting design by claude engle accentuates the building\u2019s entire facade and detailing at night . \u201d\nsydness architects recently completed a new office space in new york for truex , a next - gen digital ad - tech company and subsidiary of 21st century fox . different from other offices , this space offers truex employees an offsite location to plug - in , collaborate , and socialize away from their day - to - day workplace . employees don\u2019t have dedicated desk space on the 21st floor . instead , it\u2019s open for spontaneous group work , meetings , and private bookings from anyone throughout the 21st century fox family . \u201cwe blended both aesthetics and function to allow for a wide range of use , while still creating some definition of program , \u201d commented melissa cheing , associate at sydness architects .\ngeorge chin , a firm principal , has impressive experience on commercial , corporate interior , institutional , and restoration projects . as senior architect he brings that experience to all sydness architects projects . accustomed to working at a variety of scales , he invests the same attention in large - scale complexes and commercial interiors . mr . chin values collaboration , forming a team of clients , architects , and consultants for each project that results in a responsive solution . a leed accredited professional , he looks for substantiable design opportunities in every project .\nmcquaid\u2019s public house owner tom mcquaid has taken an \u201cif you can\u2019t beat them , join them\u201d approach to the rapid development underway in hell\u2019s kitchen : after years of fielding calls from developers , he took matters into his own hands and commissioned sydness architects to add a five - story office building to the top of his popular pub at 589 eleventh avenue .\nmr . sydness founded sydness architects in 1996 , after winning an invited international design competition for the shanghai st . regis hotel . he built steadily on that success , with commissions for major projects in some of the fastest growing areas of asia and the u . s . they include the alexander , a 25 story residential tower in new york city ; a mixed - use complex proposed in cairo , egypt ; the repositioning of one light street in philadelphia ; a planned community for phoenix , arizona ; and residential towers in st . petersburg and tampa , florida .\nthe range of mr . chin ' s ability is evident in the projects completed at sydness architects . they include the alexander , a high rise luxury residential tower ; the restoration of the landmark first church of christ , scientist ; headquarter offices for the teagle foundation ; and the design of over 1 , 000 , 000 sf of tenant interior spaces for a variety of building owners .\n\u201con the other side of the river , sydness architects of new york have won the international competition for the five - star hong - ta hotel . the 38 - storey , 385 - room hotel is to be located in the pudong district . the slender tower will be clad in red granite . the design features , a 24 - metre high \u201cpodium\u201d , for essential hotel facilities . \u201d\n\u201csydness architects has designed northern arkansas\u2019 first luxury condo complex , consisting of three buildings and rising 15 stories tall . located on beaver lake , the 170 - acre project is scheduled to break ground in early 2008 , and the first building is slated for occupancy in mid 2008 , george chin , project manager / architect with sydness , told mhn . named grandview heights , the complex will include 360 condominium residences . one - , two - and three - bedroom units will range from 1 , 500 to over 3 , 000 square feet . e & s development and properties llc , based in new york , is the project developer . \u201d\nsydness architects recently completed new office space in new york for true [ x ] , a next - gen digital ad - tech company and subsidiary of 21st century fox . the project was completed last month and is said to be the first stand - alone amenity space of its kind . it offers true [ x ] employees an offsite location to plug in , collaborate , and socialize away from their day - to - day workplace .\nnew renderings released by sydness architects show the street - level changes planned for the bank of america center , which sits across the street from jones plaza on one side and philip johnson\u2019s other notable downtown office tower , pennzoil place , on the other . last fall , building owner m - m properties announced plans to remove the mummified 2 - story western union building that had been encapsulated within the bank of america center\u2019s northeast quadrant since 1983 .\npreviously , mr . sydness was a partner with johnson / burgee architects , a leading international architectural firm of the 1980\u2019s and 90\u2019s . working closely with philip johnson and john burgee , many of the buildings he designed have become significant landmarks , including 500 boylston street in boston ; puerta de europa in madrid , spain ; and the conrad international hotel in singapore . he recieved his ba degree from principia college and his master of architecture degree from the university of minnesota .\n\u201csydness architects has designed the alexander , a 24 - story mixed - use community located at 250 east 49th st . in manhattan . the curved glass tower , which will have a luxury apartment component , will rise from a five - story podium scaled to respect the residential block\u2019s masonry - clad buildings . new york - based developer continental finance corp . is currently building the project . the community , situated on the corner of east 49th street and second avenue , is expected to be completed in 2009 . \u201d\n\u201csydness architects , new york city , has won its second chinese design competition in a year , this time to design the 38 - story , 385 - story hong ta hotel in the pudong area of shanghai . a 24 - story foot high podium will enclose a three - story atrium and support a slender red granite tower with two peaks that curve in opposite directions . a central thin glass corridor nestled between the two towers will afford view of the city from a top - floor restaurant and lounge . \u201d\n\u201d \u2018it\u2019s a good time to start a firm , \u2019 believes jeffrey sydness , aia , who recently launched his architecture practice in new york with two major commissions in shanghai plus other projects stateside . \u2018i don\u2019t feel brave about this . i should have done it 12 years ago . \u2019 \u201c\n\u201cthe open office trend will continue to develop , \u201d says melissa cheing , associate at sydness architects . \u201cdue to the increase in costs and the prevalence of startups ( with low initial overhead ) , there is a demand for flexible and efficient workspaces . while the open workspace trend has been growing over the past decade , we frequently see it transforming into a request for flex workspace . companies are increasingly allowing for flexible hours and remote work access as a means of maximizing staff while minimizing direct workspace square footage . a flexible environment allows for a number of work types and styles while also freeing up space for employee satisfaction spaces . \u201d\n\u201cnow the architect jeff sydness has begun a restoration project at second church that he says will cost several million dollars . the copper dome has leaks , and a great black net is rigged underneath it in the sanctuary . the facade needs cleaning to remove rust stains \u2014 from old pigeon deterrents \u2014 and other soil . the huge stained - 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( photo courtesy of my . com )\nrussia - based mail . ru launches urltoken here in the u . s .\nrussia\u2019s urltoken hopes to crack u . s . market with mobile chat and email programs\nurltoken \u2014 communication and entertainment services : mymail , maps . me , and games .\narmored warfare is a team - based action mmo tank game from urltoken for the pc .\nyou ' ve got mail . ru : russian internet giant looks for u . s . expansion with urltoken\nthe challenge for urltoken with urltoken is that it\u2019s entering a competitive market with little experience of american consumers\u2019 tastes . grishin is obviously bullish about the company\u2019s chances . he explains that marketing and market research for urltoken will be handled from an office in mountain view , silicon valley , although all development will take place in russia .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 1 / / en\nurltoken\nrussian giant urltoken launches in the us as my . com , with free email and im apps subsidized by mobile gaming\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwe knew that russian internet services giant urltoken was planning to launch internationally under the name urltoken , and today that drive starts with the us launch of email and im apps , mymail and mychat , along with a mobile gaming product called mygames .\nrussia ' s urltoken enters u . s . market with mobile chat , e - mail programs - ina fried - mobile - allthingsd\nchristmas is a special time to enjoy with all your loved ones and cheer around . merry christmas and a happy new year ! urltoken\nnothing beats the soothing waterfall sounds on a hot summer day\u2026 unwind with @ artistoapp and @ atomsmasher2015 in # australia . # artistofriday urltoken\nhappy independence day to everyone in the u . s . ! enjoy the fireworks today - and share some with @ artisto ! urltoken\nawakening colours of indian summer morning - # artistofriday is in varanasi today with @ irreverentinsider . # artistoapp # india # varanasi # tgif urltoken\nhere\u2019s one particularly interesting factoid about urltoken that could make the ears of those who have privacy concerns perk up pronto . despite the fact that urltoken is based in mountain view , calif . , ( yes , that\u2019s google territory ) urltoken \u2019s servers are located in the netherlands , not here in the u . s . this could allay people\u2019s fears after it was revealed that the nsa monitors communications here in the states .\nrussian internet company urltoken is making its foray into the u . s . market on tuesday , announcing mail and chat programs for both ios and android .\nin addition to the chat and email apps , urltoken will offer a collection of free games , with a handful of titles already launched , including jungle heat , poker arena and lucky fields .\n: dmitry grishin , ceo of russia\u2019s urltoken group and creator of robot venture fund grishin robotics , is getting into the u . s . app market with the launch of my . com .\nfellow russian titan yandex struggled in its initial experiment with the american market but urltoken is going in much bigger here with a far more mainstream brand and range of products . we\u2019ll be watching closely to see how it fares\n\u201cwe can learn a lot and compete with the best companies , \u201d he said . urltoken has five people in an office in mountain view for its new my . com u . s . subsidiary , with plans to double that soon .\ndespite the fact that the u . s . market is already saturated with such apps and games , grishin expects to bring in money from the sale of digital items in these games , as urltoken group has done successfully in its home country .\nwhether urltoken can compete with the likes of google , yahoo and others remains to be seen . though mail . ru is incredibly popular overseas , that popularity won\u2019t necessarily translate to high immediate adoptions numbers here in the u . s . . stay tuned .\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\nlast week at techonomy 13 i was able to sit down with dmitry grishin chairman and ceo of mail . ru group one of the worlds largest internet companies to talk about the launch of his new company urltoken in the united states today . dmirty demonstrated two their new apps that they are launching today .\nmeanwhile , urltoken hopes to use mychat get a foothold in the us \u2018sms replacement\u2019 im app market before the likes of asia\u2019s line make a big push there . the whatsapp - style app offers voip and voice calling in addition to im , and there\u2019s the now almost compulsory inclusion of stickers that users can send to each other .\n\u201cwe understand that this is hard and there is significant competition , so we are using the startup approach , \u201d grishin said . \u201cwe think it is important to create a product , see how people react , see what needs to be changed , and then advertise it . urltoken products combine communication and entertainment , and we believe this idea of \u2018communi - tainment\u2019 will be powerful . \u201d\nslightly mad studios announces team - based pc racing mmo and suggests there\u2019s no technical reason it couldn\u2019t come to ps4 and xbox one .\nslightly mad studios , the developer responsible for need for speed : shift and racing - sim project cars , today announced team - based arcade - racing free - to - play mmo , world of speed .\nthe title is set for release on pc later this year and speaking at the announcement event , technical director , ged keaveney , suggested that while there aren\u2019t currently any plans to launch on ps4 and xbox one it shouldn\u2019t be ruled out , \u201cputting the game on new platforms is something that we\u2019re well geared - up for and could do without too much trouble or without compromising performance , \u201d commented keaveney .\nat its core , world of speed is a team - based racer in which two teams vie for control of real world locations starting with london , moscow and monaco , with many more to come . one of its key mandates is to address two of the main issues in racing games , as slightly mad studios sees it . the first is the sense of futility experienced by players who crash out on the first corner and then spend the rest of their time on the track desperately trying to make up lost ground . the second is that it\u2019s generally only podium finishes that award points , glory or a sense of having meaningfully affected the outcome of a race .\nworld of speed aims to mitigate these failings by widening the scope of your involvement in each contest so that it includes more than just a race to the finish and by issuing challenges that contribute to a team\u2019s overall race score . to facilitate the former , players will take on roles in a similar vein to those found in other mmos and team - based online experiences of different genres .\n\u201ceven if you ' re not amazing at racing but you know you\u2019re friend is then you can play a support role , which is the equivalent of something like the medic in team fortress , \u201d explains creative director , andy tudor . \u201cyou can support your guy and contribute to your team maybe by being a blocker and stopping other people overtaking or as a damage dealer looking to take out competitors . \u201d\nto empower you to do this , varied load - outs are available for the numerous car models , with new parts and items awarded as you earn experience during races but that can also be crafted , again emulating more traditional rpg mmos .\nit\u2019s possible to flit between load - outs to suit a particular role without having to change cars and while some models will more naturally lend themselves to clattering opponents or out and out racing , there\u2019s no reason why with the right load - out you can\u2019t turn a hulking dodge into a speed machine . more likely , though , is that you\u2019ll find a couple of favourite vehicles and customise them accordingly to suit your team strategy .\n\u201cwe want people to be planning and strategising before they even get to the start line , \u201d tudor enthuses . \u201cby working together as a clan , you can establish who\u2019s doing what and ensure that people\u2019s talents are effectively utilised rather than just aiming to get all of your racers across the line as quickly as possible . \u201d\nhands - on experience with two of the uk courses illustrated how that might work in practice , with straight - up racing circuit , brands hatch , and the tortuously circuitous st james\u2019 district offering very different experiences . on the former , world of speed feels like a traditional arcade - racer , as i attempt to follow the ideal - race line around the track and fight against my car\u2019s heavy handling , which tudor later suggests is one of the many areas that will be upgradeable .\nswitching to the streets of central london i get a better feel for how working as a team pays dividends as the tightly twisting streets ensure that each member in the 4 vs 4 match - up is either exploiting their racing skills or trying to take the opposing team out of the race . at one point , with the opposing team occupying three of the top four positions , i run headlong into the team\u2019s fourth member who has parked across a bottleneck to form a barricade in order to buy a few more precious seconds to win the race .\nthis role - play is further bolstered by the challenges , such as having to tag every other car in the race or drafting a player for sixty seconds . completing these challenges combined with nabbing a couple of high - ranking race spots can swing victory your team\u2019s way . in addition , there\u2019s personal xp to be gained for performing actions such driving a clean course section , taking shortcuts and fulfilling role - based tasks such as blocking and damage dealing .\nwith only the vanilla models on - hand it\u2019s difficult to establish just how much the upgrades might change the feel and handling of the cars . damage is intended to be persistent across races but it\u2019s currently undecided if this will impact handling or just mar the cosmetic appearance of your favourite ride . similarly , gear shifting is currently set to automatic - only and with the option to control your racer via the keyboard , it\u2019s unclear just how nuanced the control scheme will ultimately be .\nworld of speed looks set to offer an unintimidating entry point into the world of free - to - play mmo racing . however , its best ideas and most interesting concepts currently exist in theory rather than in a hands - on build . we\u2019ll have to wait until later this year to find out whether the depth suggested by the xp , challenge and role - play systems materialises in practice and whether the microtransactions and social features that will form its lifeblood will be as accessible as its pick - up and play racing .\nstace harman is a freelance contributor to ign and is convinced that zombies will one day inherent the earth . you can follow him on twitter .\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 .\nmymail is designed to offer an alternative to the built - in email programs on ios and android , while mychat is another entrant into the crowded messaging space led by whatsapp and other upstarts .\ndmitry grishin , ceo of mail . ru , told allthingsd that he expects stiff competition but said that the company wants to make sure it is taking part in the u . s . market so it sees what the competition has to offer .\ntagged with : android , chat , e - mail , ios , iphone , mail . ru , russia , whatsapp\napi - video / find _ all _ videos . asp & fields ; = id , videostillurl , thumbnailurl , guid , video320kmp4url , name , duration & count ; = 4 & doctype ; = 128 & type ; = allthingsd - section & query ; = mobilized\nthere\u2019s a lot of attention and pr around marissa , but their product lineup just kind of blows .\nthe first mymail an innovative email application , that is very visual , and has a design unlike anything seen to date in an email application . this is an app where you can manage all of your email accounts and switch between them easily . unique to mymail is that it allows users to customize and enable real - time push notifications even if the email providers do not support them . mymail was extremely fast , a lot of time has went into optimizing the app .\nwhat intrigued me the most was the visual qualities . the screen show provided does little to show off the design , built in filters and ease of navigation . i encourage you to try mymail launching for free today on both ios and android .\ndmitry said \u201ci\u2019m happy to introduce our new products to the competitive u . s . internet market , \u201d \u201crussian developers tend to have outstanding backgrounds in mathematics , physics and engineering , which have propelled russian companies to the forefront of the domestic internet market . now we will use all the skills and experience we\u2019ve earned to enter the u . s . market . \u201d\nthe second if mychat a mobile messaging service for free text , voice and video messaging . mychat\u2019s conversation - centric interface allows for ongoing , streaming chat and sharing of media , like photos and pre - recorded video messages . voice and video calling are seamless no matter what platform users are on \u2013 ios or android . mychat it is my opinion that the versatility of this app will give all competing apps a run for their money .\nthe third is mygames which is part of a growing collection of fun , free mobile games already available here in the united states . mygames\u2019 title jungle heat is a top 25 android bestseller ; it has already generated nearly 1 . 5 million downloads on the ios platform and 6 million downloads on the android platform .\nthe current collection of games also includes poker arena and lucky fields , which has seen more than 1 . 2 million android installs since being soft - launched in august .\ntodd cochrane is the founder of geek news central and host of the geek news central podcast . he is a podcast hall of fame inductee and was one of the very first podcasters in 2004 . he wrote the first book on podcasting , and did many of the early podcast advertising deals in the podcasting space . he does two other podcasts in addition to geek news central . the new media show and podcast legends .\nas american internet firms go public , many have looked overseas to unearth untapped user bases . one russian - based internet behemoth is doing the same , but instead of scoping out brics or other emerging nations , it ' s coming to the home of twitter and facebook .\non tuesday , mail . ru group , russia ' s second - largest web company by revenue , launched my . com , a suite of mobile messaging , e - mail and gaming applications that represents its first foray into an already crowded u . s . market . for some , the move would seem counterintuitive in a nation ' s whose mobile users do not lack for a\nnext big thing .\nbut for mail . ru cofounder and ceo dmitry grishin , the company ' s decision is a signal of intent - - an attempt to make one of the world ' s biggest internet firms even bigger .\nit ' s a very exciting market to learn from ,\nsays grishin , wearing a standard - issue silicon valley hoodie with leather dress shoes in a recent interview in san francicso .\nwe also think that launching a product on the u . s . market will make us stronger on our local market because we ' re learning more and more and fighting here with the best of the best .\nguess any number and multiply it by five ,\njokes grishin when asked about the price .\nmygames represents the first aspect of that strategy , with freemium titles already launched in the u . s . including the farmville - esque lucky fields and jungle heat , already a top game on android . while wary of the precedent set by social gaming failure zynga , grishin is betting on a similar thesis that all games , not just those on your phone , will eventually be free - to - play with users paying for in - game additions . it ' s mail . ru ' s way of dipping its toe in the market , introducing titles as a primer for grander announcements to come , says the ceo .\nbusinesses in russia and china are very focused on freemium models ,\nsays grishin .\nfor example , if you look at the u . s . , [ big ] gaming business here are based on a subscription model . you pay per month - - $ 20 for world of warcraft . . . companies like electronic arts still stick with this old model .\nmymail is perhaps a safer play . without introducing a new email client , the mail . ru ' s mail app is similar to the ios offering that comes standard on all iphones .\nwe decided it was would be the right move to connect already existing mailboxes ,\nsays grishin , as opposed to providing new email addresses and competing for market share .\nmost intriguing is mychat , whose swiss - army knife approach to communication combines the functionalities of popular voice and video apps like facetime and viber with the text - message alternatives of whatsapp and kakaotalk . it ' s in communication that mail . ru ' s ceo sees the biggest potential , as one voice or messaging service hasn ' t grasped majority mindshare in the u . s market .\nmychat seems to borrow inspiration from other previous apps , delivering their functionalities all in one place . there ' s the push - to - call video ability like skype , along with the cute messaging interfaces ( complete with stickers ) that have propelled offerings like kakaotalk and line to the top of asian markets . and with so many options across different mediums , grishin believes there ' s value in offering everything in one place . the only thing he needs now are users to pick up calls or message back from the other side .\nfollow me on twitter at @ rmac18 or email me at rmac @ forbes . com .\nskyforge and armored warfare have been announced by obsidian entertainment at gdc 2014 in san francisco .\nthe former title is a science fiction - fantasy mmorpg developed in collaboration with the allods team , while the latter is an online tactical military game .\nset in a universe where mortals and immortals fight for survival against invading gods and their armies , skyforge casts players as a deity and tasks then with amassing legions of followers .\nthe game features\nunique combat and a massive variety of classes and character customisation options ,\nas players rise from the rank of immortal to fully fledged god .\ndeveloped in conjunction with russian internet giant my . com , armored warfare is a team - based , tactical military game based around vehicular combat .\nthe free - to - play title includes\nstunning next - gen visuals , dynamic destructible environments , customisable vehicles\nand more .\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 .\nrussia internet giant mail . ru does something the soviets never did : invade america | venturebeat\nrussia internet giant mail . ru does something the soviets never did : invade america\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 russian internet giant made its first foray into the u . s . market today by launching my . com , its new american subsidiary . my . com\u2019s platform powers the mobile e - mail app mymail , a messaging app called mychat , and a gaming app called mygames .\n\u201cglobally , there are not too many countries where local players are winning the market , but in russia we are more popular than facebook or google , \u201d ceo dmitry grishin said in an interview with venturebeat . \u201cmail . ru showed people that russia has huge potential as an interesting market . we thought a lot about our next move , and realized to be successful globally , you need to compete with the best players , and the u . s . market is the most competitive . \u201d\nmail . ru is one of russia\u2019s great tech success stories . the site includes a search engine , e - mail provider , news source , social network , and gaming portal . it is the 32nd most trafficked destination on the internet and ranks sixth in the world for unique visitors . it has a market cap of over $ 8 billion , made $ 650 million in 2012 , and has 100 million monthly users in the russian speaking world .\nwith all this success , mail . ru\u2019s leadership began considering opportunities outside of russia\u2019s borders . it already has a strong hold on the russian market , and grishin said global expansion is important when thinking about the long - term success of the company .\nmail . ru decided to set up shop in silicon valley and target american users .\nmymail is mobile e - mail client that connects to your existing email accounts . grishin said the options in the u . s . for e - mail apps are limited , and mymail aims to stand out by having more customization features . users can receive real - time push notifications about their e - mail , and the app offers a strong set of controls for dictating what notifications you want to receive and when .\nfor example , you can turn off all push notifications at night while you are sleeping or decide you only want to get facebook notifications during the day . mymail also puts avatars or company logos next to every message in your inbox .\nmychat is a messaging app along the lines of whatsapp , where you can chat all your friends from your contact list , facebook account , etc . the chats have options for voice and video calls as well . users can also jazz up their communiques with stickers and emoticons .\nmail . ru is launching several mobile games that are free to play , and the goal is to use the gaming apps to promote the communication products . its jungle heat game\u2019s already available in the u . s . and has over 2 million downloads .\n\u201cwhen people communicate with each other , they want to have more fun , \u201d grishin said . \u201ctogether , all of these products can help each other grow in the future , promote user engagement , and drive traffic . \u201d\nthere was nothing particularly mind - blowing about any of these apps . during the demo , they seemed easy to use , but to make a dent in the u . s . market requires more than putting a polish over email clients and messaging .\nhowever , security is also a factor here . my . com\u2019s global headquarters are in the netherlands , which is where the servers will live , and this could be a selling point for people worried about the nsa spying on their communication .\nmail . ru was founded russian billionaire yuri milner . mail . ru was an investor in facebook and owns 2 . 4 percent of that company . it filed for an $ 876 million ipo in 2010 on the london stock exchange .\ngrishin joined as a cofounder in 2005 and assumed the role of ceo in 2010 , taking over from milner . he is also the founder of grishin robotics , a firm that invests in personal robotics startups .\nbritish developers have a glorious history of racing game innovation . back in the amiga days , geoff crammond brought imagination and authenticity to titles like stunt car racer and f1 gp . then there was codemasters with its anarchic micro machines titles , and the mud splattered thrills of colin mcrae rally . further up the m6 , liverpool ' s bizarre creations re - invented the f1 sim for the playstation generation before revolutionising the modern console driving experience with metropolis street racer and project gotham racing .\nand clearly , despite the difficulties faced by the british games industry , it is still happening today . while evolution studios puts the finishing touches to its ambitious multiplayer ps4 title driveclub , london - based veteran slightly mad studios has announced a similarly intriguing prospect for the pc . the simulation - orientated outfit behind the respected need for speed : shift titles is not content with developing its community - led sim , project cars ; it turns out they have something else on the go . something pretty huge . that something is world of speed .\ndue out later this year , and currently planned as pc only , it ' s a massively multiplayer racing game \u2013 a team - based global competition , where crews compete across a vast range of events and competitions . as with a standard mmorpg , players earn xp throughout the experience customising their cars as they go ; slightly mad also plans to continually update the game , adding new areas and challenges at regular intervals \u2013 just like world of warcraft and co .\nso its driveclub meets the crew on pc ? well , kind of . \u201cyou will have seen other games being announced that say that are team - based , but they\u2019re not\u201d says creative director andy tudor . \u201cthey continue to be free - for - alls where there\u2019s very little collaboration between teammates . we experimented with team - based racing in dlc for need for speed shift but players were only really out for themselves , which is bad . it didn\u2019t feel like people needed each other to win . but in world of speed , players will have to co - operate to achieve mini - goals in each event\u201d .\nwith this system , the slightly mad team wants to combat what it sees as a key problem of the online racing experience : the fact that your race can often be over at the very first corner if you\u2019re knocked into a barrier and lose touch with the pack . in world of speed , there are skill points to pick up even from last position . \u201cit means no more instant game over , \u201d says tudor . \u201cand no more rage - quitting . we hope . \u201d\nhandling is pitched toward an accessible arcade feel \u2013 a shift in tone for a development team that traces its core back to simdriving specialist simbin , responsible for the gtr and gt legends titles . we got hands - on time with two circuits : brands hatch and \u2018st james\u2019 loop\u2019 a twisty romp through the streets around buckingham palace . the mclaren 12c i drove was thrillingly fast , but extremely solid on corners . with judicious handbrake use you can plummet into corners at ridiculous speeds then drift right through , shredding the redline into confetti . it may feel a little too safe and functional for those who enjoy the threat of spinning out at any moment , but the slightly mad team keep saying they want the barriers to entry really low , and no doubt there are custom upgrades to make things more taxking . we\u2019ll have to see though .\nthere\u2019s vehicle damage but right now its toned down and doesn\u2019t seem to affect performance so crashes are more daytona than dirt , with impacts sending cars jettisoning into the air and back onto their wheels . in an offline racer it would be too forgiving but amid the knockabout nonsense of an eight - player race , it works well . and , just as the design dictates , finding yourself in last place isn\u2019t a death sentence \u2013 pulling a show - stopping drift in the last corner is sometimes enough to tip the points in your team\u2019s favour , adding tension to every finish .\nadded to all this is a range of badges that players earn for various achievements within the game ; these can be quick skill - based wins or specific longer - term goals , like driving 400 miles in a ford car . players will be able to compare these with friends and display them in a dedicated home garage space . there\u2019s also a multiplayer \u2018airfield playground\u2019 location , a sort of vehicular take on the skate parks in the old tony hawk games where drivers can just turn up in their cars , socialise and use the obstacles to pull daft tricks and stunts .\nalthough slightly mad wouldn\u2019t confirm it , the range of locations is likely to take in rural and off road areas . certainly , one of the vehicle - specific challenges is suv racing , which surely won\u2019t be wasted in a city setting \u2013 unless it involves a competitive school run in chelsea . it seems players will be able to freely select events set all over the globe , but it does\u2019t look as though events themselves will have open - world elements , unlike ubisoft\u2019s promising next - gen racer , the crew . also , races will be confined to discreet server sessions , with four - vs - four team races \u2013 although later updates may add numbers .\nonly a handful of car models have been confirmed so far : the mclaren 12c , mercedes sls , ruf coupe ( effectively a modified porsche cayman ) and camaro ss , although a pagini huayra appears among the screenshots . the team is promising a range of options from standard street cars to high - end exotics ; we can also expect some retro treats and location - specific models too .\nclose up on a couple of the lush super cars . players will be able to display their vehicles and driving ' badges ' to other competitors\nif all the components fit together , if its payment model suits the pockets and tastes of its target players , world of speed could be a very interesting prospect . a beta will start in the spring \u2013 we\u2019ll know much more then . but on ambition alone , this project does justice to the grand heritage of racing games from which it has emerged .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\n< p > gamers seem to hate the cbs sitcom that everyone else loves . < / p >\nthe grumpy gamer can ' t even escape from the mandatory holiday season\ncheer\nby immersing himself in mmos .\nthe massive media circus known as e3 really needs no introduction . so this year we thought we\u2019d shed some light on our process for determining our best of e3 award recipients from the dozens of games we had the pleasure of experiencing in our few days at the event .\nfirst and foremost , we\u2019re firm believers in awarding excellence while also making an effort to put aside any form of personal bias that might otherwise get in the way of the decision making process .\neach day the event team - consisting of david piner , skyla grimes , and myself \u2013 would meet to discuss our experiences from that day . we\u2019d make note of what stood out as nomination - worthy , or any titles we thought were worth a second ( and sometimes third ) look while at the event .\nonce the event wrapped up , we sat down for a long , healthy debate that ended up spilling over into an even longer email thread over the following days .\nthe results can be seen below with our best of e3 2014 awards . in each case we felt the titles selected represented the absolute best in the categories listed . at the end of the day , we\u2019re all a bunch of hardcore gaming nerds too , so are just as excited to discuss our picks with our readers as you are to see the list of award recipients each year .\nwhen it comes to mmogs and massively social online gaming , pc continues to reign supreme when it comes to dominant platforms . but like most genres , there has been a concerted effort to make the jump to mobile and tablet devices , though only a handful of titles have truly embraced the concept to the degree that we\u2019ve seen with world of tanks blitz .\nin many ways , blitz is what you get when you take the mentality and resources of building a triple - a title , but remain conscious of what the experience needs to truly excel on a given device .\nwe\u2019ve watched blitz grow from a more basic prototype into one of the best games we\u2019ve ever had the pleasure to experience on a tablet . hats off to wargaming for making world of tanks blitz one of the truly standout titles at e3 2014 , regardless of platform .\nthe simple fact is that we\u2019ve reached an era when it is a breath of fresh air to see a developer return to the roots of what an mmorpg could \u2013 and perhaps , should \u2013 be . it\u2019s incredibly fitting that a visionary like richard garriott who helped put the industry on the map to begin with would be leading that charge .\nbut shroud is also genuinely pushing for innovation and will attempt to address some of the biggest nitpicks we\u2019ve had with mmos over the years . a perfect example is making crafting matter ( finally ) . items crafted by players will no longer be vendor fodder or the crappier equivalent of quest rewards . instead , items that players create will be baked into the loot table of creatures out in the world bearing the original seal of the person who created it .\nthe proverbial gauntlet has been thrown down , and portalarium one of the key developers leading the charge on the future of mmorpgs with shroud of the avatar .\nbeing able to truly specialize in a role based on what you choose to play is somewhat of a lost art form in the online gaming industry . combat roles have been woefully sanitized and marginalized across genres in favor of instant gratification and couch gaming .\none of the reasons we\u2019re so excited about armored warfare is that it manages to achieve both of those things in one slick package . armored warfare is not only instantly accessible , but also reinforces the notion that highly specialized roles in a multiplayer setting can be an amazing thing .\nthe cherry on top is that obsidian has managed to achieve all of this without devolving into yet another \u201cmet too\u201d moba . in fact , they deserve a lot of credit for showcasing the incredible potential for armored warfare to provide a kick - ass pve experience that\u2019s also been lost in translation with the massive push towards online social gaming .\nbeing dropped into a new mmorpg for the first time with limited time on the clock can be a daunting experience for developers and media alike . it\u2019s kind of like test driving a new car . you know the basics of driving , but are hoping for that magical wow - factor to kick in the moment you get behind the wheel .\nour hands - on time with swordsman during e3 2014 gave us that perfect slice of gameplay that helped illustrate the potential of its combat system , and how it holds up in a group setting .\nmartial arts combat can be some of the trickiest to pull off in an mmorpg , but swordsman looks and feels spectacular right out of the box in the combat department . swordsman also attempts to retain true to its setting rather than being reworked too heavily based on what is assumed will be received better with a western audience .\nwith the recent launch of the swordsman closed beta , we\u2019ll be diving deeper into the overall gameplay , but based on our hands - on time during e3 swordsman \u2019s gameplay deserves top marks .\neven though mmos are our bread and butter here on ten ton hammer , we equally big nerds for when it comes to exceptional rpgs . after all , the extended acronym for the type of games we cover does happen to be mmo rpg .\nwhile we\u2019re still mystified at the notion that a sharp silver sword is somehow less effective against human components ( seriously , what\u2019s up with that part of witcher \u2019s combat system ? ) we\u2019ve been longtime fans of the video game series . even if not readily apparent on the surface , we\u2019ve definitely seen its influence on many of the more recent takes on active combat system , talent trees , and questing .\nthe witcher 3 takes all of the components that made the first two games great and adds in an extra layer of depth to choice and \u2013 even more awesomely \u2013 a proper open world experience . our preview at e3 2014 kicked much rpg ass , and made it abundantly clear that witcher 3 was hands - down the best rpg at the event .\nright when we thought e3 was devolving into little more than canned marketing hype for titles we already know plenty about , crytek stepped up to the plate and hit what sports ball folks would call a home run with its reveal of hunt : horrors of the gilded age .\nin fact , the only thing that held hunt back from being in the running for our best of show award is that it wasn\u2019t playable during the event . however , what we were shown still managed to land hunt squarely at the top of our list of most anticipated games .\nwe expect big things from hunt : horrors of the gilded age , and are already nervously eyeballing the calendar and counting down the days until we\u2019ll be able to get our hands on the game . the multiplayer monster hunting fun in such a rich and detailed setting simply cannot come soon enough .\nwe weren\u2019t sure quite what to expect when we sat down to play skyforge at e3 2014 , but by the time our hands - on session was over we knew we\u2019d just experienced our best of show from the event .\nskyforge packs a ton of exceptional gameplay concepts and elements into its fantasy / sci - fi setting . from its fluid combat system or unique take on class unlocks , to the superb graphics and storyline rationale as to why players can be defeated in combat but keep right on going like the energizer bunny , skyforge delivers .\ndid we mention how the group combat in skyforge kicks much sci - fi ass ? it does .\nwe anticipate big things from skyforge , and you can guarantee that we\u2019ll be covering the game with much gusto moving forward . in the meantime , congrats to allods team from ten ton hammer for winning our best of show award from e3 2014 !\nto read the latest guides , news , and features you can visit our we love bacon game page .\nreuben\nsardu\nwaters has been writing professionally about the mmog industry for eight years , and is the current editor - in - chief and director of development for ten ton hammer .\nour website uses cookies and by using the site you agree to this . learn more about cookies .\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 .\napp crossed with the latest version of tweetbot . it supports multiple email providers , including gmail , yahoo\nand outlook . com , but promises realtime push notifications for all emails you receive , something most email clients ( at least on ios ) don\u2019t offer . to cut down on noise , users can opt to switch off push notifications for emails from the likes of social networks and marketers .\nboth apps are free and ( third - party ) ad - free , relying on promotion of my . com\u2019s mobile games to generate revenue . mygames currently offers three games ; jungle heat , poker arena , and lucky fields . the company says that since a recent soft launch , jungle heat has already received 1 . 5 million downloads on ios and 6 million downloads on android , while lucky fields has been installed 1 . 2 million times on android since august .\nin a briefing call last week , mail . ru ceo and chairman , dmitry grishin , described my . com\u2019s focus as \u201ccommunitainment\u201d \u2013 offering communication products subsidized by entertainment . he noted that a photo sharing app , mycamera , would be launched in the near future .\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 !\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 .\nthe ceo of russia\u2019s biggest internet company explains why he hopes to make a splash in the u . s . app market .\nthe market for mobile apps is huge and growing , and will only get more competitive as smartphones become increasingly common around the world .\ngrishin spoke to mit technology review it editor rachel metz about the arrival of my . com , his love for robotics , and his thoughts on the future of wearable technology .\nwhy are you interested in the u . s . market , where there are already so many choices for the kinds of products you\u2019re rolling out ?\ni think one of the key reasons for entering the u . s . market is , first , we believe that long term , competition will be global . and mobile platforms like google play or the ios [ app store ] allow you to much more easily enter different markets . i think you\u2019ll see more and more that german companies are coming to israel , brazilian companies are coming to russia , more and more of this , so definitely it\u2019s become a global market . second , to be smarter and to create better products you need to compete with the best guys . of course we understand that the u . s . is one of the most competitive markets and one of the most difficult , so that\u2019s why we have a local u . s . team to understand consumers , the local market .\nthe market for smart watches has grown tremendously in the past year . have you thought at all about creating apps for smart watches , and how that might work ?\ni think strategically smart watches are a very interesting market , but it\u2019s too small to focus on making apps for it . of course you have pebble , you have some other things like the samsung [ galaxy gear ] and some others . my recommendation , especially for small software startups , is maybe it\u2019s an interesting thing , but it\u2019s too early to say how big this market is .\ni think right now [ this market ] needs many more hardware innovations than software . i still think hardware is called \u201chard\u201d for a reason\u2014because it\u2019s hard . we need to have more education and more explanation for startups on how to make hardware , because there are a lot of different difficult things . like , you need to deal with distribution , to get physical stuff to retail [ stores ] . you need to make things with packaging . you need to support these devices because if they are broken , they\u2019re going to send them back to you . you need to understand how to manufacture , which is a really , really hard process still .\nspeaking of hardware , one of your portfolio companies at grishin robotics , robotslab , is using robots to teach children stem\u2014science , technology , engineering , and math\u2014subjects . why is that a good way to educate ?\ni think it\u2019s a super cool idea because what\u2019s happening right now with children is they\u2019re all bored with teaching . if you have smartphones , games , to listen about mathematics\u2014a plus b\u2014it\u2019s not working . i think the general approach will make education more fun , more interesting . it\u2019s pretty exciting . i really believe that the only thing children need to learn in the 21st century is robotics . it covers mathematics , physics , mechanics , programming . these are the only things people need . really .\nof course , i\u2019m joking a little . but you know , i think it\u2019s interesting because robotics combines [ important subjects ] . what\u2019s more important is it makes education fun .\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 .\nwhat it means to be constantly connected with each other and vast sources of information .\na new analysis shows how the cost of securing bitcoin will constrain its growth .\nping an technology is investing in ai tools that will transform and democratize personal finance , healthcare and education .\nthe internet giants depend on our data . a new relationship between us and them could deliver real value to society .\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 .\nsix issues of our award winning print magazine , unlimited online access plus the download with the top tech stories delivered daily to your inbox 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navigation tool will allow users to move effortlessly between the anchor portal urltoken and sites within the network such as impremedia\u2019s urltoken and la vibra . com .\nimpremedia is a leader in hispanic content , insights and marketing with a portfolio of trusted , influential multimedia brands that reach a highly engaged , multi - generational hispanic audience .\nimpremedia\u2019s new york daily , el diario la prensa , the premier latino publication in the new york - area , shined with a total of 14 awards , including the gold in outstanding daily newspaper in the u . s . impremedia\u2019s los angeles - based daily and the country\u2019s largest spanish - language newspaper , la opini\u00f3n , received the 2nd place silver .\nimpremedia , a spanish - language newspaper and online news publisher , already owns new york\u2019s largest spanish - language newspaper , el diario la prensa , and weekend paper el diario contigo .\nimpremedia newspapers lead in excellence awards from the national association of hispanic publications ( nahp ) . la opini\u00f3n wins top award as outstanding hispanic daily , el mensajero and la raza . . .\nnew york impremedia today launched a flagship web portal that combines the digital properties of the hispanic media company\u2019s daily , weekly and monthly titles into impre . com , an integrated online network .\nhoy new york represents impremedia\u2019s entrance into free daily newspapers , which constitute a growing share of the spanish - language newspaper market , according to paton . impremedia also owns la opini\u00f3n in los angeles , el mensajero in san francisco , la prensa in orlando and tampa , and la raza in chicago . it also owns the weekly entertainment publication la vibra and the bilingual vista magazine .\n\u201cwith the launch of impre . com , consumers can enjoy impremedia content in the format of their choice , whether it be video , audio , online or print , \u201d said company ceo john paton .\nwashington , d . c . \u2013 after months of negotiations , impremedia today announced an agreement with us hispanic media inc . ( ushm ) that will open editorial bridges between latin american and north american markets .\nlozano explained that impremedia and ushm have formed a new company that will bring resources to stimulate growth in the market .\nwith this association , we can do things faster and reach further ,\nshe said .\namid these growing numbers , a u . s . presidential electoral cycle and an increasingly competitive latino market , impremedia and ushm have arrived at a deal that could bolster the company ' s presence in the industry .\nthe urltoken network boasts redesigned web portals that serve impremedia\u2019s newspapers and other titles while providing widened coverage of news , entertainment , sports and new channels featuring lifestyle , education and finance content , per a company statement .\nby elena shore new america media in what observers of the spanish - language press see as a positive development in the coverage of hispanic communities in new york , impremedia announced this week that it is buying the spanish - language newspaper hoy new york , and its weekend publication , fin de semana , from the tribune company . the move essentially doubles impremedia\u2019s reach in new york , the second - largest hispanic market in the country .\nthis is a strategic alliance with a well - established media company in argentina ,\nsaid lozano , adding that ushm ' s interest in impremedia\nis a sign of confidence in the company and its leadership .\nonline users can upload their personal photos of home countries or family scenes at the mini site at urltoken for a chance to win a digital camera and other prizes . winners will be featured via impremedia online and print properties .\nimpremedia\u2019s acquisition of hoy new york represents \u201cthe inverse of corporatization\u201d of media , says vourvoulias - bush , as the newspaper\u2019s ownership changes from a large media conglomerate to an independent spanish - language network known for its community journalism .\naccording to market research company kantar , the 10 largest advertisers in the u . s . latino market advertised with impremedia last year . the 2010 census showed that the country ' s hispanic population reached 50 . 5 million .\n\u201cutilizing multi - marketing platforms is instrumental in reaching the hispanic consumer , \u201d said kenneth brooks , staples\u2019 regional marketing champion . \u201cwe share the same values [ as impremedia ] and are very proud to partake in the hispanic heritage month celebration . \u201d\nimpremedia has a rich history of serving the latino community . la opini\u00f3n in los \u00e1ngeles is the nation\u2019s # 1 spanish - language daily newspaper . el diario newspaper in new york just recently celebrated its centennial - 100 years of community influence . in addition , la raza in chicago , el mensajero in san francisco , la prensa in orlando and rumbo - digital in houston , demonstrate impremedia\u2019s strong local presence in the top dma\u2019s that represent 59 % of the 15 u . s . hispanic market .\nas part of impremedia , a marketing solutions company which boasts presence in 15 u . s . markets , and relevant and engaging content at its core , la raza is proud to be the most trusted source of news and information for chicago latinos .\nimpremedia led in awards received by the national association of hispanic publications\u2019 ( nahp ) 23rd annual conference with 27 awards and 9 of them gold . the jos\u00e9 mart\u00ed awards for excellence in hispanic print represents the most prestigious hispanic media awards in the nation .\n\u201cthis is one of our most important announcements to date , \u201d john paton , chairman and ceo of impremedia , said in a statement on monday . together , el diario la prensa and hoy new york reach just under half a million readers in new york .\nimpremedia operates newspapers and other titles in seven of the top 10 u . s . hispanic markets , including la opinion in los angeles and el diario la prensa in new york . the company claims its 17 titles reach 66 percent of the nation\u2019s hispanic population .\nthe partnership , to be announced tuesday , will allow mcclatchy ' s spanish - language papers and web sites to feature information produced by impremedia , a privately held publisher that operates in markets covering about two - thirds of the hispanics living in the united states .\nimpremedia includes the multiplatform publications la opini\u00f3n , el diario / la prensa , hoy , la raza , rumbo , la prensa of orlando , vista magazine , and la vibra . the company estimates that 25 % of u . s . hispanic adults use its products .\nafter this , i hope that at some point we can sit together and publicly announce big plans for impremedia , but right now we ' re focused on the partnership and communicating that two companies are joining forces to serve this market better ,\nlozano said .\nimpremedia is the no . 1 hispanic news and information company in the u . s . in online and print . impremedia\u2019s multi - platform offerings range from online to video , widgets , social media , mobile , audio and print and encompass 97 products on 7 platforms , including the portal urltoken and its mcclatchy partners . the network is also the nation\u2019s largest hispanic newspaper publisher with newspapers in the top 7 u . s . hispanic markets , reaching 16 markets total and representing 61 % of the u . s . hispanic population . its leading publications include la opini\u00f3n in los angeles and el diario la prensa in new york . impremedia portals and publication websites are : urltoken , urltoken , urltoken , urltoken , urltoken , urltoken , urltoken , urltoken , urltoken , urltoken , urltoken , urltoken , and urltoken .\nimpremedia publications la opini\u00f3n ( urltoken ) in los angeles , la raza ( urltoken ) in chicago , and el mensajero ( urltoken ) in the san francisco bay area dominated the nahp awards with 12 gold , 8 silver and 7 bronze for a total of 27 awards .\nimpremedia has a strong history of high - quality content , of understanding how to deeply connect with its audience and with local brands that resonate with the communities it serves , through a great knowledge of the market and a close relationship from a business perspective ,\nlomanto said .\n\u201cwe are proud of this recognition on behalf of the nahp . every day we strive to serve our audiences with excellent editorial content , and these awards again solidify our position as the leader in high quality content for the hispanic community , \u201d stated monica lozano , svp newspapers for impremedia .\n\u201choy new york is a great addition to impremedia in terms of the coverage of hispanic issues , \u201d says alberto vourvoulias - bush , editor of el diario la prensa . \u201cimpre - media has a track record of paying close attention to spanish - speaking communities and highly valuing community journalism . \u201d\nthey [ ushm ] bring pretty significant knowledge of how to reach different audiences with various platforms , using new media . for us that ' s relevant , because we have diversified this company for years . this alliance helps us speed up the transformation , which is already a part of impremedia .\n\u201ci like the idea of hoy new york being under a partly latino - owned company , \u201d says jos\u00e9 luis benavides , journalism professor at california state university , northridge . \u201cthe lozano family ( publisher of la opini\u00f3n and co - founders of impremedia ) has a long history in spanish - language journalism . \u201d\nas part of its commitment to the latino community , impremedia , parent company of the oldest spanish newspaper in the u . s . , has donated to columbia university its private archive of el diario / la prensa \u2012 the two publications merged in 1963 . the collection compiles every issue of the paper from 1929 until 2012 .\nimpremedia publications el diario la prensa in new york , la opini\u00f3n in los angeles , la raza in chicago , el mensajero in the san francisco bay area , la prensa in orlando / tampa and rumbo in south central texas dominated the nahp awards with 10 gold , 11 silver and 6 bronze for a total of 27 awards .\nthe seven impremedia newspapers covered in the agreement are : el diario la prensa and hoy nueva york in new york ; el mensajero in the san francisco bay area ; la opinion in los angeles ; la raza in chicago ; la prensa in orlando , fla . ; and rumbo in houston , san antonio and the rio grande valley in texas .\nunder the new arrangement , ushm , a subsidiary of s . a . la naci\u00f3n , will become a majority shareholder of u . s . spanish - language media giant impremedia . the deal seeks to maximize the conglomerate ' s long expertise and relationship with u . s . latino and local markets , with the goal of developing new products and expanding the audience .\nimpremedia led in awards from the national association of hispanic publications ( nahp ) with 27 total including 12 first place prizes . the jos\u00e9 mart\u00ed awards for excellence in hispanic print represent the most prestigious hispanic media awards in the nation and are selected by a panel of expert judges from the field of media and publishing . the awards were presented at the 25th annual convention of the nahp in new mexico , march 10 - 14 , 2010 .\n) - - impremedia , the no . 1 hispanic news and information company in the u . s . in online and print , led in awards from the national association of hispanic publications ( nahp ) with 27 total including 12 first place prizes . the jos\u00e9 mart\u00ed awards for excellence in hispanic print represent the most prestigious hispanic media awards in the nation and are selected by a panel of expert judges from the field of media and publishing . the awards were presented at the 25\nimpremedia\u2019s chicago - based weekly , la raza , topped the list with most awards to a single publication including \u201cbest design\u201d for a weekly and \u201coutstanding lifestyle\u201d and \u201coutstanding entertainment\u201d sections . in addition to the premier award given to la opini\u00f3n for \u201coutstanding hispanic daily newspaper , \u201d the publication took a total of five first places including \u201cbest entertainment section , \u201d \u201cbest sports section\u201d and \u201cbest special section\u201d for the obama inauguration . el mensajero of san francisco also won seven awards for articles published on politics , business and hispanic success stories .\nimpremedia\u2019s chicago - based weekly , la raza ( urltoken ) , topped the list with most awards to a single publication including \u201cbest design\u201d for a weekly and \u201coutstanding lifestyle\u201d and \u201coutstanding entertainment\u201d sections . in addition to the premier award given to la opini\u00f3n ( urltoken ) for \u201coutstanding hispanic daily newspaper , \u201d the publication took a total of five first places including \u201cbest entertainment section , \u201d \u201cbest sports section\u201d and \u201cbest special section\u201d for the obama inauguration . el mensajero ( urltoken ) of san francisco also won seven awards for articles published on politics , business and hispanic success stories .\nel diario la prensa garnered the most awards of any single publication , while , la opini\u00f3n and additional impremedia papers all ranked high with award recognitions . award highlights include gold awards in excellence to el diario la prensa for best design a as a tabloid , written word , photos , outstanding special supplements and in best the category of autos and sports sections . la opini\u00f3n received the gold award for outstanding business and travel section , the silver for entertainment and the bronze in the photo category . la raza also received the bronze award for outstanding tabloid design ; and el mensajero received the silver for outstanding business section and the bronze for outstanding special section . la prensa , rumbo and el mensajero all received key awards in the written word category .\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 .\nnow with the recent launch of im studio an in - house marketing solutions division with the soul of a publisher - we develop brand - centric , customized opportunities through own - able and shareable content to meet the needs of clients looking to reach the evolving us hispanic audience .\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 )\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 .\nhyper local , with foreign manager . difficulties to communicate with senior management in south america .\nyou need to get the understanding of a great hispanic community in manhattan and brooklyn .\nbefore the new management this company had nice employees , good comradely and relax ambiance between co - workers . there were employees that were working for a very long time in the company\nkeep the old culture and get rid of the new way of management , this affected productivity , morale , confidence making the ambiance stressful and sad .\nthey run like a non - profit , they require a lot more than what your job title lists but it ' s a great way to broaden your knowledge and gain more hats .\nthey only care about the money , can ' t blame them it ' s a business , but their people skills lack and they will try to low ball you in every way possible , individually and as an office location .\nyou need to spend money to make money . a better hiring process needs to be installed , turnover for important rolls is too high .\nthe management has no idea of th issues pertinent to the cities most underserved .\nif you dont believe in the people you serve , sell it to someone who does .\ncoworkers are nice . good insurance health but pay for visual and dentist . you can talk easily with the managers and editors . convenient location in downtown brooklyn .\nonly 2 weeks of vacations . don ' t offer perks like lunch , commute managers can be rude . if you are not in te union as a reporter , they don ' t pay overtime . lack of equipment like cameras , a good computer to edit or even microsoft word .\nthrough all the chaos of constant image transformation and again with a new end of year 2015 there is room to advance if you are good at what you do .\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 .\ngreat opportunity to keep learning about the digital aspect of media and further enhance my expertise . with the previous digital chief , arturo duran there was a strong roadmap of the digital future for the company .\nold school mentality from publication publishers that would not allow the integration of print and online . there was a mayor problem with inflated corporate titles and an unexperienced corporate content editor that did not understand digital and would dictate without group consideration .\nyp , the yp logo and all other yp marks contained herein are trademarks of yp llc and / or yp affiliated companies .\nthe site is part of a multimedia marketing effort titled \u201cmi hispanidad\u201d that commemorates hispanic heritage month by providing a venue for online users to share their thoughts on what it means to be hispanic .\na \u201crecuerdos de mi tierra\u201d ( \u201cmemories of my homeland\u201d ) photo sweepstakes promotion and hispanic - themed editorial content on the history , culture and diversity of u . s . latinos serve as key elements of the project , which runs through november .\nadvertisers supporting the push include 1 - 800 - flowers . com , albertsons , bud light , infiniti , mervyns , royal caribbean international and staples .\ndaily alerts highlighting hispanic factoids also will be sent via mobile phone to dedicated users .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\n\u201cthis shows the vitality of ethnic markets as opposed to the mainstream market , \u201d vour - voulias - bush says . \u201cthis may be part of a trend away from media conglomerates , toward a community - and local - based enterprise in journalism . \u201d\n\u201cwhat you see is a failure of the general approach of what tribune wanted to do ( with hoy ) \u0097 creating a national newspaper , \u201d benavides says . \u201ctwo thirds of hoy los angeles was produced in new york . it made sense from the business point of view , but journalistically that model failed . \u201d\n\u201cunfortunately , \u201d benavides adds , \u201cother media seem to be going this way : nbc tele - mundo\u2019s news hub in dallas - fort worth is exactly that . \u201d nbc telemundo announced last year its plan to shift telemundo newscasts from a local to a regionalized news format produced out of its national headquarters . \u201ci think that model is doomed , \u201d benavides says .\ntribune\u2019s new strategy is to make the los angeles and chicago editions of hoy \u201cmore closely aligned\u201d with the los angeles times and chicago tribune , respectively , according to a statement released monday by the company . tribune will also continue to publish the spanish - language weekly el sentinel in orlando and south florida .\nthat shift in strategy is a major one , benavides says . in los angeles , he says , hoy and the los angeles times have long operated in two separate buildings , with no relationship between the two news teams . when they work together , using the resources of the english - language paper and the expertise of the spanish - language paper , benavides says they can produce content that neither team is capable of producing alone .\neditorial collaboration between mainstream media and in - language press may become more commonplace , as many english - language newspapers across the country find themselves shrinking while the spanish - language press experiences rapid growth . in new york , the combined circulation of el diario la prensa and hoy new york has more than doubled in the past 10 years .\nnew york\u2019s el diario la prensa is the fastest growing paid major daily newspaper in the united states , according to the abc fas - fax released in september 2006 .\nvourvoulias - bush says there are three reasons for the paper\u2019s growth : its high - quality editorial coverage of new york\u2019s diverse hispanic communities , which are under - served by english - language media ; the growing hispanic audience as a result of immigration and demographic changes in new york ; and el diario la prensa\u2019s expansion of its multimedia web site .\n\u201cthe spanish - language market is doing much better than the english - language market , \u201d vourvoulias - bush says . \u201cits circulation is growing ; we\u2019re just growing faster . \u201d last year alone , el diario la prensa\u2019s paid circulation increased by six percent and its readership rose by 25 percent .\nel diario la prensa and hoy new york will remain separate newspapers , paton says . the paid , premium el diario la prensa and the free , transit paper hoy target distinct markets , he says .\nthe tribune company acquired hoy in 2000 when it bought the times - mirror company . tribune newspapers hoy and newsday were involved in a scandal over inflated circulation numbers . when the scandal broke , hoy revised its circulation numbers downward . in jan . 2006 , the newspaper switched from a paid to a free daily .\ntext , audio and video content from the bbc ' s spanish - language website , urltoken , is now availabl . . .\nurltoken to offer content in spanish and english in the areas of fashion , beauty , relationships . . .\n' el diario la prensa , ' the venerable hispanic newspaper founded in 1913 , is getting a fresh new look . . .\ndigital now represents largest share of monthly audience at 44 % los angeles \u2013 amidst a transformation . . .\nnew york - - ( business wire ) - - # aarp - - el diario will recognize the achievements of 18 recipients at the t . . .\npartnership delivers over 20 best - in - class publications and complete print and digital integration . [ . . .\n( i - newswire ) partnership delivers over 20 best - in - class publications and complete print and digital i . . .\npartnership delivers over 20 best - in - class publications and complete print and digital integration . . .\nlos angeles - - ( business wire ) - - thirty distinguished latinas from southern california were awarded spec . . .\nwashington , march 5 , 2014 / prnewswire - usnewswire / - - the aseg\u00farate campaign , a latino outreach and en . . .\nhispanic content , insights and marketing with a portfolio of trusted , influential multimedia brands .\nit recently has expanded its portfolio , adding some digital - only products like quiero m\u00e1s futbol and chica fresh . it also operates impower ! , a premium content network that increases it broad reach . with more than 8 million monthly unique users , impower ! is in comscore ' s hispanic ad focus ' top ten .\nis this your business ? claim it today ! hop on board this gravy train and keep your profile up - to - date . it\u2019s 100 % free !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nfrancisco seghezzo , former director of corporate planning for s . a . la naci\u00f3n , will become the new chief operating officer .\neduardo lomanto , the president of ushm , also discussed the benefits of the new alliance .\nthese elements represent an exceptional platform for the development of new products , in order to attract additional audiences and become the first choice for advertisers that want to reach the hispanic market in the united states ,\nhe added .\nin the next few weeks , aug . 5 - 21 , the city of rio de janeiro is going\u2026\neditor\u2019s note : bay area resident jaskaran singh is dismayed that sikhs in the u . s . are\u2026\nfor more than a century , newspapers la prensa \u2012 founded in 1913 \u2012 and el diario \u2012 established in 1947 \u2012 have informed and served the hispanic population in their own language by documenting the news and cultural events happening in new york city and in their readers\u2019 countries of origin .\n\u201cthis is the only instrument documenting the history of the latino community in new york . [ it is ] an invaluable resource for researchers , professors , students and history enthusiasts . we wanted the collection to be somewhere where it would be taken care of and valued properly , like columbia university , \u201d said \u00e1ngel v\u00e1zquez , marketing manager at el diario .\nthe invaluable historical annals consist of 617 tomes of printed newspapers and 175 discs containing digitalized issues of the \u201ccampe\u00f3n de los hispanos\u201d \u2012 \u201cthe champion of hispanics , \u201d the publication\u2019s motto . the collection will be available to the general public at columbia\u2019s butler library , its main collection on campus .\n\u201cin 2013 , el diario donated its photograph archive to the library . having the complete printed periodicals will complete a collection that serves as a great reference when it comes to telling the story of latinos in this country . for us , it is clear that you cannot tell that story without citing el diario as a major bibliographic source , \u201d said frances negr\u00f3n - muntaner , curator of the donated materials and director of columbia university\u2019s center for the study of ethnicity and race .\nthe collection will be included within the rare book & manuscript library , where historically - important publications of which only one copy exists are kept .\nthe general public will be able to access the documents as soon as the library finalizes their cataloging and organization .\n\u201cthese are unique materials ; these are the only copies in existence . one of the reasons we chose columbia is because of their commitment to protecting and sharing the collection . we are all part of those stories that form the legacy of el diario , la prensa and the latino community , \u201d said v\u00e1zquez .\nnewspaper , chicago\u2019s leading hispanic publication , has been selected by editor & publisher as one of the ten newspapers that do it right 2015 .\nthis prestigious award is presented to 10 u . s . newspapers that serve as a model for others in one ( or several ) important areas such as : editorial , community awareness , effective marketing ideas , attractive design , online innovations , diversity in coverage and in hiring .\n\u201ceditor & publisher has been presenting this award for 15 years and we are very honored to be the only hispanic publication in the country and the only newspaper in chicago to receive this recognition in 2015 , \u201d said jimena catarivas corbett , general manager of la raza newspaper .\nas e & p points out in their article announcing the winners , \u201cby offering a wide range of products , [ la raza \u2019s ] local sales have increased 19 percent yoy , and special editions have shown double digit growth\u201d . this multi - faceted approach , along with strong editorial content is what maintains la raza \u2019s success . as jesus del toro , editor of the newspaper , states , \u201cwe are hyper - local in many ways , but at the same time we provide general useful and practical information that our readers can use and enjoy in their daily lives\u201d .\nthe article also highlights how the recipients of the recognition are \u201cnewspapers still pushing hard for print ; newspapers unafraid to experiment ; and most importantly , newspapers planning for and finding success in various ways\u201d .\nla raza is the cornerstone of spanish - language publications in chicago , having been in the community for 45 years . as a leader in hispanic engagement solutions - combining print , digital , social media and event marketing opportunities - la raza continues be an integral part of the hispanic news landscape with a monthly audience of more than 551 , 000 .\nit recently has expanded its portfolio , adding some digital - only products like quiero m\u00e1s futbol and chica fresh . it also operates impower ! , a premium content network that increases it broad reach . with more than 8 million monthly unique users , impower ! is in comscore ' s hispanic ad focus ' top ten . data sources : geoscape , american marketscape datastreamtm 2014 series .\neditor & publisher is the authoritative journal covering all aspects of the newspaper industry , including business , newsroom , advertising , circulation , marketing , technology , online and syndicates .\nla raza tatiana canaval , 312 - 870 - 7033 tatiana . canaval @ 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 .\nannual convention of the nahp in new mexico , march 10 - 14 , 2010 .\nthe nahp jos\u00e9 mart\u00ed awards for excellence in publishing include six categories : general excellence awards , outstanding section , editorial writing , design , photos and cartoons and marketing .\nif i knew then what i know now . . . i ' d specialize from the start\nregister to become a member today . you ' ll get the essential information you need to do your job better , including\nwe are glad you are enjoying advertising age . to get uninterrupted access and additional benefits , become a member today .\nlaurel wentz is ad age ' s global and multicultural editor , responsible for international and u . s . hispanic coverage . she is based in new york . she previously covered europe from ad age ' s london bureau , and before that was latin america editor , based in sao paulo . the best way to reach laurel is by email at lwentz @ adage . com .\n\u201ci am proud of each award we have received , including the gold medal for general excellence as the best daily newspaper in the us . it is due recognition of the world class journalism and selfless team work that makes \u2018el diario el campe\u00f3n de los hispanos , \u2019\u201d said alberto vourvoulias , editor in chief of el diario la prensa .\nthis is the 3rd annual nahp jos\u00e9 mart\u00ed awards for excellence in publishing . the six categories for the awards included : outstanding publications , outstanding sections , written word , design , photos and cartoons and marketing .\nother features of the integrated site include : specialty channels for automotive and classifieds content ; video and photo gallery capabilities ; sweepstakes offerings ; and interactive services such as blogs , user comments sections and a free personal e - mail service expected to go live in the near future .\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\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 .\nsacramento , calif . - hoping to offset its losses in the u . s . newspaper market , mcclatchy co . will sharpen its focus on the rapidly growing hispanic community by sharing articles and other content with a major publisher of spanish - language publications .\nmcclatchy , the third largest u . s . newspaper publisher , runs three spanish - language papers : el nuevo herald in florida , vida en el valle in california ' s central valley and la estrella in the dallas - fort worth area of texas .\nthe sacramento - based company owns 29 daily papers printed in english and 31 newspapers in all .\nlike the rest of the print news industry , mcclatchy has been struggling as advertisers shift their spending from newspapers to the internet in pursuit of the web ' s expanding audience .\nthe trend has devastated mcclatchy ' s stock , which has plunged by 82 percent since the end of 2005 , triggering $ 2 . 8 billion in charges to account for the company ' s crumbling value . mcclatchy shares fell 20 cents to $ 10 . 70 monday .\nthe new york - based company estimates the 29 . 4 million hispanics living in its target markets have a combined $ 478 billion in spending power .\nsharing with other top spanish - language publications is a chance to improve our service and also share our content with many thousands of new readers in new markets ,\nsaid howard weaver , mcclatchy ' s vice president of news ."]}
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", "topic": 23}], "title": "oxo ( food )", "paragraphs": ["ever since its launch in 1847 , our oxo brand has been helping make good food great .\nfind more oxo good grips stainless steel food scale with pull - out display information and reviews here .\ndigital kitchen scale by zerla \u2014 versatile food scale \u2014 weigh snacks , liquids , food . . .\noxo good grips stainless steel 11 lb . pull - out display food scale - 1130800 - the home depot\nplease call the oxo reservations team on 020 7803 3888 or email oxo . reservations @ urltoken for availability and bookings .\noxo brand is reliable , and it seemed well designed with several options depending on the type of food one is working with .\nthe first thing i used on this oxo food scale was spaghetti . on my old scale , i weighed the empty . . .\nconceived and directed by campbell ' s brand marketing agency exposure , the oxo food book celebrates food from around the world . it is aimed at an upmarket audience aged 25 and over , and forms part of oxo ' s strategy to connect with style - conscious foodies .\noxo cubes were issued to troops in their ration packs during world war 1 .\nworking as a product development intern in oxo\u2019s food storage product division , lauterbach did product testing , researched competitors , and analyzed customers\u2019 product reviews . she even gave presentations of her own ideas for new products that would fit well with oxo\u2019s brand .\nwe recently introduced a new oxo family to the nation in two heart - warming tv ads . our oxo ads have become synonymous with reflecting contemporary family life over the past few decades , and our new oxo ads are no exception . watch them above !\nsales of oxo cubes have grown 3per cent to \u00a338 million in the last year .\nthis strategy has so far manifested itself in a mobile ' oxo cafe ' sampling vehicle and the introduction of a modern oxo family in tv ads by abbott mead vickers bbdo .\netekcity digital food scale and multifunction kitchen weight scale with removable b . . .\ni ' ve always wanted a food mill and this one received good reviews .\nfind more ozeri pronto digital multifunction kitchen and food scale information and reviews here .\nbuy the etekcity digital food kitchen scale with timer clock , temperature sensor here .\nfind more elec3 multi - function digital kitchen food scale information and reviews here .\noxo said : \u201cwe recognise that the more traditional roles within the typical family have changed .\nwhether it\u2019s a milestone birthday or just a \u2018happy friday\u2019 , celebrate at oxo tower bar .\ninevifit digital kitchen scale , highly accurate multifunction food scale 13 lbs 6kg . . .\nfind more etekcity digital food kitchen scale big stainless steel platform information and reviews here .\na german chemist named baron justus von liebig invented meat extract . shortly after , oxo was born\netekcity digital kitchen scale multifunction food scale with removable bowl 2 . 15l l . . .\ngood grips stainless steel 11 lb . pull - out display food scale reviews - page 2\ncamry high accuracy digital kitchen food scale mixing bowl 2 . 15l liquid volume room . . .\nfind more etekcity digital food kitchen scale with timer clock , temperature sensor information and reviews here .\nlynda , who died of cancer in 2014 aged 66 , played the oxo mum between 1983 and 1999 .\ndo you have an appetite for jazz ? oxo jazz is in the brasserie daily starting 1 may 2018 .\netekcity digital kitchen scale multifunction food scale , 11 lb 5 kg , silver , stainl . . .\npruk digital kitchen scale multifunction food scale , 500g / 0 . 01g small portable elec . . .\nbrand manager roisin mccart said :\noxo is a traditional brand and our audience has always reflected these values and attracted a mainstream following . we decided to produce a book that challenges people ' s perceptions of oxo .\noxo good grips food mill is the perfect tool for preparing fresh purees , sauces , soups and more . it has a stainless steel inner bowl that\u2019s ideal for hot foods and will not stain . made in china .\na teenager takes a snap of her meal as she visits oxo\u2019s first tv family since the death of lynda bellingham .\naround 1900 a power station was built on the site of oxo tower wharf to supply electricity to the post office .\neach book is a different colour to match each oxo cube colour and designed to mirror each of the four seasons .\nfrench style fish soup . this is made using a selection of various fish , both small and large , together with shell fish , veg and seasoning . does the oxo food mill sieve out the shell and bones ok ?\njust the thing for storing those daily food scraps until you\u2019re ready to take them to the compost heap .\ni highly recommend this food scale to everyone demanding accuracy in cooking , baking , and monitor . . .\noxo said hundreds of thousands of fans had contacted the firm after her death , asking for the ad to be repeated .\njourney through london\u2019s iconic theatres and the famous productions that have taken place within them with oxo\u2019s new not afternoon tea experience .\n* free shipping does not apply to cookware , metal and glass bakeware , glass food storage or small appliances .\ni love this brand and already have one of these food mills , will give this one as a present .\nweigh gram scale digital pocket scale , 100g by 0 . 01g , digital grams scale , food scale . . .\npremier foods category marketing director for flavours and seasonings helen touchais explains : \u201cwe want to convey the fact that people can use our products to make their food taste delicious , so it is important that the visual cues link to food . \u201d\npremier foods , which owns oxo , said it would re - screen the ad\nin memory of her life and career\n.\na meal concocted from household items - yellow plastic bolts doubling as fusilli , a stress ball chopped like a tomato into red dice and wooden necklace beads vaguely resembling olives - is transformed into delicious real food by oxo ' s herbs & more seasoning pots .\ndapai mini digital kitchen scale , multifunction food scale , 0 . 1g - 3kg , tare & pcs fu . . .\nthere is so much information on this site it is like taking a free online college class in the history of food .\noxo aims to question the status quo , designing products which make everyday tasks that little bit easier , irrespective of age , gender , or whether you\u2019re right or left handed . today oxo offers over 1000 products which have a tangible impact on the ease of everyday life .\noxo good grips food mill is the perfect tool for preparing fresh pur\u00e9es , sauces , soups and more . it has a stainless steel inner bowl that\u0092s ideal for hot foods and will not stain . includes three stainless steel grinding discs for fine , medium and coarse textures . unique release button makes it easy to exchange discs and disassemble for storage . three non - slip legs hold the food mill securely over bowls and pots up to 11\nin diameter , keeping it out of food . legs also fold for easy storage . soft , non - slip handle and knob ensure comfort when gripping the food mill and turning the handle .\na 1984 oxo advert starring lynda bellingham is to be screened on christmas day as a tribute to the actress , who died last month .\nms newcombe described the \u00a32 million campaign as the biggest marketing news for the brand since the oxo family departed tv screens ten years ago .\nthe 30 - second ' fusilli ' tv spot is one of three ads stop - motion animated ads in oxo\u2019s ' the magic touch ' campaign . the ads promote oxo\u2019s herbs & more seasoning pots , which can be added to recipes to add\nflavour and depth\n.\nto test the best colour and messaging oxo asked consumers to find the beef stock cubes using three different packaging variations , tracking where their eyes travelled . the tests found the red packaging with the classic oxo typeface was 40 % faster than other options to find on the shelf .\nthe oxo good grips food mill is the perfect tool for preparing fresh purees , sauces , soups and more . it has a stainless steel inner bowl that is ideal for hot foods and will not stain , and includes three stainless steel grinding discs for fine , medium and coarse textures . use the fine disc for homemade jellies , creamy sauces and baby food , the medium disc for applesauce and vegetable soups , and the coarse disc for mashed potatoes and chunkier sauces . the food mill has a unique release button that makes it easy to exchange discs and disassemble for storage . three non - slip legs hold the food mill securely over bowls and pots up to 11 inches in diameter , keeping it out of your food . the legs also fold for easy storage . the soft , non - slip handle and knob ensure comfort when gripping the food mill and turning the blade . all parts are dishwasher - safe .\nthe consistency of a bold typeface , strong colours and design simplicity also play an important role for stock cube brand oxo . despite going through a number of permutations the brand has built up a high level of recognition on supermarket shelves for more than 100 years . the overall design has evolved to include food messages , recipe ideas and icons of a knife and fork , all linking back to food imagery .\ntoday , oxo has more than 1 , 000 products that cover multiple areas of the home , all of them tied together by their thoughtful design , innovative features and comfort and reliability . oxo products have won numerous design awards and are included in the permanent collections of many museums worldwide .\noxo good grips food mill is the perfect tool for preparing fresh pur\u00e9es , sauces , soups and more . it has a stainless steel inner bowl that\u0092s ideal for hot foods and will not stain . includes three stainless steel grinding discs for fine , medium . . . read more\nthis was a nice upgrade from my last food scale . i do enjoy the zeroing button to allow for use o . . .\noxo tower restaurant is elegant and iconic , offering a seasonal british menu , a wine list of over 800 wines and a fantastic traditional afternoon tea . oxo tower brasserie offers all - day dining from a bold and modern british menu , and its open kitchen and live jazz performances create an irresistibly buzzy atmosphere . oxo tower bar presents a cutting - edge , ever - evolving list of cocktails and fantastic snacking , lunch and weekend brunch options .\ncampbell grocery products is aiming to make its iconic oxo cube relevant to a younger generation of cooks by publishing a set of branded coffee table books .\nwe explore different topics like famous restaurant dishes , famous fun foods like popcorn , famous menus like elvis ' s wedding reception , and popular food dishes that were invented by accident . also tools and resources , that you can use to find information on different food and their origins\nmore than 2 million oxo cubes are sold every day , and half of uk households use them to add extra flavour when preparing meals for their families .\nthe user - friendly oxo good grips 11 lb . food scale with pull - out display is ideal for weighing ingredients - - baking essentials , meat , produce , herbs , spices and more . intended for cooking , baking , diet portion measurement and more , the our food scale is highly recommended by cook ' s illustrated . we made sure it is easy to set up , clean up , and store to make your everyday a little easier .\n\u201cthe bold , curvaceous typeface has a jovial appearance and being a palindrome it stands out really well on the shelves , \u201d says touchais . \u201cthe simplicity of the design equates to the simplicity of use , while the colours and typeface suggest a sense of dynamism and the fact oxo helps liven up food . \u201d\nbut she is relieved when social media - obsessed tiana uses her phone to upload a picture of her meal \u2014 a sign she likes the food .\nalex beckett , food and drink editor of the grocer said :\npremier foods ' crusade to drag its iconic british brands into the 21st century continues . following last year ' s makeovers of hovis and mr kipling , oxo has now received a facelift to lend it some youth appeal to belie its 100 years .\nwe have a bounty of roma tomatoes out of the garden , and i want to make my own tomato sauce . as a child , i remember helping my mother make homemade tomato sauce , and she used a food mill . the consistency was much nicer than that of a food processor or blender .\nthe traditional oxo cube could soon disappear from britain ' s kitchens after a century of service , as the cooking product is axed in favour of an ' x ' .\npremier foods said yesterday that the cubes have had notches carved out to resemble an ' x ' shape to mark the new oxo factor marketing campaign which begins this month .\nit will . this food mill comes with a fine , medium and coarse disc . as long as you use the fine disc , it should strain the seeds out\nfood history project we search out the history of famous dishes , but also the common foods that we eat . receive free , one a week in your email ,\nanother advert will be released in the coming weeks that will show how men are getting more involved in the kitchen when lucy ' s dad whips up a last minute meal using oxo .\noxo ' s marketing manager libby newcombe said that although the new format will begin life as a limited edition there was a strong chance that the new shape could permanently replace the cube .\nhi veronica , i would recommend using a motorized vehicle for nut butters such as a vitamix or similar brand . they work fast and provide a good product and are able to handle all sorts of tasks . a manual food mill is designed to mill partially or fully cooked foods to a fine consistency but not hard uncooked food such as nuts .\nshe told trade magazine the grocer yesterday :\nthe x - shape will be on shelf throughout the oxo factor campaign and it remains to be seen whether it returns to the cube shape .\nin a bid to stand out in the busy breakfast cereal category , dorset cereals stripped back its packaging to promote the simplicity of its recipe and belief in the slow food movement .\ni highly recommend this food scale to everyone demanding accuracy in cooking , baking , and monitoring food intake . it is very easy to operate with many features that are well explained in the owner ' s manual . for instance , the scale can be zeroed out , auto shut off , pull - out display , backlight option , and etcetera . the unit is stainless steel and very easy to hand clean per the owner ' s instructions . it has a maximum weight capacity of eleven pounds . over the years , i have had the need to also weigh small non - food items that would not register on our bathroom scale due to their low mass . this scale will weigh those small items without an issue . well done oxo ! see attached photos .\ni love this scale . i ' m on keto and i weigh everything . this allows me to be on - the - nose accurate , to the gram , with my food .\n\u201cthe arts and letters summer internship eases the financial burden of participating . students know they have the funds to help pay for housing , food , and transportation to and from the internship . \u201d\nyes , definitely . i think that the medium disk does the job , but if not , just use the fine disk . the food mill will also remove tomato skins at the same time .\ni have had an old food mill from my canning days that i ' ve had for about 40 years . i needed an additional one and because of the reviews had no doubt that this was the one to buy . i have to say that i still love my old one because it is so simple ! old one has an open bowl that allows you to put food in much easier . oxo - bar across top makes it awkward and much harder to put in food , especially thick soup or potatoes . old one - top screws in with wing nut so easier to turn and much easier to clean . advantage oxo - quality of the material used is excellent and i do have option of three blades , although i ' ve had to change blades both times ( learning process ) and changing blades was a mess ! if they could eliminate center spring - loaded bar , use a locking system for blades , a wing nut to secure and a scraper bar underneath it would be perfect ! i want one like that ! !\ni never thought i would need a food mill but for thanksgiving i made these princess potatoes and needed one . sur la table came to the rescue and i picked this one up because the reviews were good . and wow - this food mill made the smoothest potatoes i ' ve ever had without being gummy . we have used it a few times since , even trying our hand at gnocchi !\ni bought this for zookeepers . they need to make diets and place them in large rectangular pans . the ' pull - out ' feature of this scale allows them to measure the food more easily .\noxo tower wharf is owned and managed by coin street community builders . coin street community builders is a social enterprise and our aim is to make our neighbourhood a great place to live , work in , and visit . urltoken\nmeasures in 1 / 8 - oz ( us ) and 1 - g ( metric ) increments . precisely weighs ingredients for baking or cooking , ground coffee for pour - over , and food for portion control .\ni ' ve had a series of food mills over the years , and this is the best of them all , hands - down . easiest to operate , most stable base , best materials , best construction .\nno , it is built to puree . it can sieve out small seeds , like tomatoes seeds but not bones and shell . a regular sieve would be better for the shell and bones then the oxo for the rest . best wishes !\nanything that you pass through the food pill will be pureed - not the effect the you want . i think you ' d be better off pouring the broth through a sieve and hand - picking out bits of shell .\nthis is the best food scale for those with throwback style . with so many modern digital food scales to consider , it can be refreshing to come across a retro mechanical scale that produces equally accurate results . you can portion food and ingredients with this mechanical scale , which features a stainless steel finish . it\u2019s possible to measure up to 11 pounds at once . an adjustment knob at the base of the unit can be used to calibrate the scale . there are also 1 - ounce and 50 - gram increments . the diameter dial is large and offers bold graphics to help you easily read each measurement . when necessary , you can simply remove and clean the stainless steel weighing bowl .\nthis is a great food mill , effective and easy to use . i have been making applesauce at home for years - - it ' s much much better than any store bought . the way i do it requires a good mill : coring and quartering the apples and cooking them with the skin on , then using the food mill to separate out and discard the skin . no sugar is needs . the apples ' natural sweetness does what ' s needed .\ni had the old fashioned foley mill , aluminum with the screw on scraper that our mothers used , but really disliked cleaning it and worried about food safety , so upgraded to the oxo food mill . i use it to process large amounts of applesauce each fall , cooking halved or quartered apples , skin , seeds and all . this mill produces a lovely sauce , while eliminating the core , seeds and skin , and i think i get more nutrients out of the whole fruit . works fast and cleans up easily , and i love that it is stainless steel , that there is a choice of how fine to process the food , and that it all comes apart for cleaning . yes , the bar across the top holding the\npusher\nis a little awkward , and at the end i scrape off the remaining sauce from the bottom , but have to say i love this easy to store device with it ' s fold up legs .\nthe rooftop oxo tower restaurant , bar and brasserie has proved a dazzling success since opening in 1996 . the iconic restaurant , lively brasserie and unique bar all boast stunning views across the thames and the city of london with a 250 - foot terrace and floor - to - ceiling windows .\nplant machinery has been modified to make the new format and we expect consumers to react positively to this piece of fun . the notches enhance the crumble .\npremier says that the size and weight of the block were unchanged and packaging across the entire oxo range has been updated .\nthere is more to design than meets the eye . in order to stand out in an increasingly crowded marketplace , brands including heinz , oxo and the raf are applying the principles of psychology and using neuroscience techniques to create designs that resonate with consumers in both an immediate and lasting way .\nwe cannot accept returns on monogrammed , personalized , special - order items , custom upholstery , food , items shipped direct from the vendor , or on items damaged through normal wear and tear . final sale items ending in . 97 or . 99 cannot be returned .\nheinz packaging is designed to convey brand values of confidence , timelessness , accessibility , warmth , comfort and quality . this is communicated through specific food cues , such as the drip of juice on a tin of baked beans or steam rising from a bowl of soup .\nas well as the beautiful destination restaurant , oxo tower wharf is home to over 25 independent design boutiques , offering everything from hand woven scarves to studio pottery , stylish interior products to classic ceramics , and innovative lighting to sparkling jewellery , as well as two exhibition spaces which host an exciting changing programme of free exhibitions .\nthe ultra slim escali cesto portable nutritional scale allows the user to have access to weight and nutritional data at home and away . the user friendly touch glass\ndisplay shows calories sodium protein fat carbohydrates cholesterol or fiber via the input of 999 different food codes . the cesto can calculate . . .\nin 1990 , after extensive research , hundreds of models and dozens of design iterations , the first 15 oxo good grips kitchen tools , including the now iconic peeler , were introduced to the us market . these ergonomically - designed , transgenerational tools set a new standard for the industry and raised the bar of consumer expectation and performance .\ni really appreciate that you took the time to answer my question . i am having some concerns about using high - speed machines for food processing . since the manual mill is not designed for making nut butters then i would look into buying a slow juicer that can make nut butters as well . thanks again .\nwith consumers spending an average of eight to 10 seconds looking at a fixture in the supermarket , it is crucial to grab their attention . for this reason oxo has invested in a virtual reality suite to test packaging in a simulated physical environment , using cognitive eye tracking . consumers wear special glasses through which they see a picture of the shelf laid out in front of them .\noxo good grip\u2019s white compost bin features a stay - open , removable flip - up lid for easy filling . when you\u2019re ready to empty , the handle which makes it easy to carry to the heap , although it\u2019s 2 . 8l capacity means those trips to the heap will be few and far between . it\u2019s also dishwasher safe , so it\u2019s easy to clean whenever you need to .\neven when weighing on large plates or bowls , you won ' t have to peek underneath or fight shadows to read the display thanks to the 22lb food scale pullout design . measures in u . s . and metric , within 1 / 8 oz or 1 g . also measures in cups or ml for water - based ingredients . includes 4 aaa batteries .\ni bought this bin for my daughter to use in her new home . it is perfect for a small family . the design is smooth and has very clean lines with no rough edges that will collect waste food . the lid can be detached for easy emptying and the bin washes out easily . it also looks good on the worktop or kitchen window sill .\nyou can easily store this slender kitchen scale out of the way when it\u2019s not in use . the food scale is easy to clean off due to its tempered glass material . the required aaa batteries are included so that you can simply put them in and start using the scale once it arrives . a precise tare function helps calculate both the individual and net weights of your ingredients .\nthis is the second food mill that i have purchased and while both of them were fantastic , my favorite is this one . you get three interchangeable disc ' s to allow more customization . the legs that fold in for storage and fold out for use are amazing . the legs provide a very stable base and the coating them effectively holds them in place . this alone makes it awesom\nwe haven ' t used it to do that , but since we do process small tomatoes with no problem separating skins and small seeds , we can ' t see why not . the oxo comes with three\nblades\nand we ' d recommend using the one with the smallest openings - which should be small enough to prevent grape seeds from getting through . no guarantee , but worth a try - plus thefood mill is usefull for all sorts of other chores .\nthis scale is working great and does not take up much space in my small kitchen . i keep it on top of my upright freezer where it is handy to get down for weighing and measuring food items . the pull out display works great , easy to slide out and the digital reading is spot on and accurate . i am very satisfied with this scale . i recommend getting one if you have the need for one .\nyou can measure up to 11 pounds on this sleek digital food scale . the brushed chrome stainless steel platform includes several precision sensors for more accurate results . a tare function lets you subtract the weight of containers and other items to determine the weight of your ingredients . the lcd display is bright and has a revised viewing angle so that you can get readings from other areas in the kitchen . additionally , the display also shows overload and low battery indicators . you can also use this digital scale to measure coffee .\nthis scale is awesome . i love the pull - out display . all my other scales were so hard to use because if i put a plate on it , you couldn\u2019t see the readout . now when i need to use a plate that is larger than the scale , no problem , just pull out the display . the display has grips on it so that it doesn\u2019t slip . the numbers are large enough to actually see , and , if you can\u2019t , you can turn on the back light . love it . you can add one thing , then zero it out and add another so that you can get accurate measures of each food added to your plate . so helpful when you\u2019re keeping a food journal . i\u2019ve also used it to measure the weight of a box when shipping some of my crafts . since it goes up to 11 lbs it\u2019s good for that also and so far the post office has agreed with my weights . it will measure 1 / 8 oz or metric 1g for incredible accuracy . it\u2019s easy to clean and store . it\u2019s chord - free and uses four aaa batteries . the batteries were included .\nthe surface of this kitchen scale is a tempered glass material that\u2019s easy to clean and comes in black and blue . it\u2019s also stronger than traditional glass . touch sensitive buttons allow for easy operation , even when you\u2019re in the middle of cooking a meal . the lcd display shows pounds , grams , kilograms , and ounces with large numbers . a tare zero function removes the added weight of containers , plates , and dishes to ensure an accurate measurement of just the food ingredients . this scale comes with aaa batteries and weighs up to 11 pounds . its slender profile allows it to slide in nicely to your desired storage space .\nit\u2019s simple , but this scale has all the essentials for basic cooking measurements . for example , it has a large user - friendly lcd screen with big numbers for easier visibility . the oversize platform can hold larger items . this scale weighs up to 11 pounds and displays ounces , pounds , grams , and kilograms . a tare function cancels out the weight of any container you might be using to accurately measure just the food items . grams and kilogram options let you know precise measurements whether you\u2019re weighing smaller quantities or larger items . the display readout is in decimal points , and the scale is precise down to . 05 oz .\nthis was a nice upgrade from my last food scale . i do enjoy the zeroing button to allow for use of different bowls / containers . i really liked the ability to use large bowls and still be able to see the scale display unit by pulling it out away from the scale . the display unit is attached by a sturdy cord and retracts very smoothly when repositioning back into scale . this scale has a large , easy to read font and can be lighted if switched on . very nice to see batteries come with this scale ! it has a sharp stainless steel platform that removes easily for cleaning . very nice purchase and convenient to use !\npros : great design with pullout lcd / control panel , accurate for large measures ( 100s of grams ) , auto off , very power efficient ) cons : not dependable for small measures < 100grams , auto off this is a very well thought out design with a frustrating flaw for baking . straight out of the box it has helped me ruin at least 3 batches of bread with inaccurate measures of salt ( 20 grams or less ) . measurement of low weights seems to be very finicky and dependent on where the container is placed on the scale as well as other mystery factors that i have not yet figured out . i have not had this problem with measuring quantities > 100 grams . i am sick of this scale causing problems and will be buying a gram scale ( with a maximum weight under 453 grams = 1 lb ) and set of weight standards . i will use the dedicated gram scale for ingredients < 100 grams and use this oxo for other ingredients . would definitely recommend for measuring larger masses .\nafter reading many reviews i was hesitant to order this scale . its the most expensive scale i ' ve bought . i ' ve only owned it since 2 / 26 / 17 but i still love it . i ' m a weigh watcher and that is my prime use of this scale . at first i couldn ' t figure out the grams but that my stupidity . pounds and kg is just one button that switches between the two measurements . most of my scales have had 4 different buttons but not with this scale . the scale does measure up to 11lbs which is great when i ' m measuring an entire recipe to divide it equally into stated servings . the 11 lbs . is enough for my heaviest bowls along with the food . as you fill the bowl there is a line that goes up as you become close to that 11 lbs . i like the pull out part for my wide dishes but rarely need to use it because most fits easily on service . the back light button turns off quickly saving battery life . the numbers are still easy to see without the backlight . so far the scale has not turned off on me too fast like my cheaper scale , i like this too . most times i have to push the off button to save battery life . i do not like the fractions in the pound section but really most of the time i ' m using the gram scale part . i will update with more problems as they develop .\nby continuing to use the site you are agreeing to use our cookies . find our more here .\nwheat flour ( with added calcium , iron , niacin , thiamin ) , salt , maize starch , yeast extract , flavour enhancers ( monosodium glutamate , disodium guanylate ) , colour ( ammonia caramel ) , beef fat ( 4 . 5 % ) , autolysed yeast extract , dried beef bonestock , flavourings , sugar , acidity regulator ( lactic acid ) , onion powder .\nfrom our tasty stock pots to magic cubes , we have something for everyone .\nbellingham became a household name thanks to the stock cube commercials , which ran from 1983 to 1999 .\nthe my christmas advert will be shown on itv at a time still to be confirmed , and will also be available online .\nbellingham had spoken of her plans to spend one more christmas with her family days before she died of colon cancer on 19 october , aged 66 .\nover the past few weeks , hundreds of thousands of lynda ' s fans have rallied behind a call for the return of the ad as a fitting tribute for all the inspiring things she achieved during her career ,\nthe company said .\nto honour the sad loss of such a fabulous actress , [ the ] organisations and individuals involved in the creation and production of this initiative have given freely of their time .\nit added it would make a donation to the charity action against cancer , according to the wishes of the actress ' s family .\nthe foreign secretary quits , telling theresa may\nneedless self - 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free silhouette makes for compact storage . 4 aaa batteries included .\ni ' ve only owned it since 2 / 26 / 17 but i still love it . i ' m a weigh watcher and that is . . . 3 / 19 / 17 i ' m still loving it\nthis is a great kitchen scale . accurate and consistent with measurements . i also appreciate the ease with which you can toggle between units and tare the weight .\nbut i do not like the fractions used in measuring rather than the decimals . . .\nit ' s a lot bigger than my old scale , but i have enough cupboard space for it . seems to work well , but i do not like the fractions used in measuring rather than the decimals of my . . .\ni had the smaller version of this ( i don ' t remember offhand and am not going to measure it ) and loved it . i needed something larger that could measure more and larger .\ni got this for my wife , she loves it . easy to use and apparently accurate . also well made , simply a nice unit .\nmy favorite feature of this is the removable front panel display . i buy many foods in bulk and divide into smaller freezable / storable portions , and the bowls overshadow the . . .\naccurate , reliable , works every time . best kitchen scale ive had so far .\namazon giveaway allows you to run promotional giveaways in order to create buzz , reward your audience , and attract new followers and customers .\nprime members enjoy free two - 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", "topic": 9}], "title": "speedera networks", "paragraphs": ["speedera networks - speedera networks , provides distributed application hosting and content delivery services for organizations in both industry and government . | startup ranking\nspeedera networks ( akamai ) is on angellist , where the world meets startups .\nto connect with speedera networks ( akamai ) , sign up for angellist today .\nspeedera networks , provides distributed application hosting and content delivery services for organizations in both industry and government .\nnetwork services agreement - speedera networks inc . and avenue a inc . - sample contracts and business forms\nin addition , by combining forces with speedera the two firms will end their legal battle that began in 2002 when akamai sued speedera , claiming that speedera\u2019s cdn services infringed on akamai patents .\nin a stock - for - stock deal valued at about $ 130 million , speedera networks inc . is being acquired by akamai technologies inc .\nlevel 3 commc ' ns , llc v . limelight networks , inc . ,\nakamai technologies v . limelight networks , 614 f . supp . 2d 90 \u2013 urltoken\nakamai technologies , inc . , et al . v . limelight networks , inc .\nayraka networks is a global provider of software - defined networking products , headquartered in california us . the company was co - founded in 2009 by ajit gupta , who previously founded speedera networks - a cdn provider that was acquired by akamai in 2005 .\nonce akamai owns speedera , it says , all the lawsuits will be dropped .\nlimelight networks , 614 f . supp . 2d 90 ( d . mass . 2009 )\ncambridge , ma | akamai technologies , inc . ( nasdaq : akam ) today announced it has completed its acquisition of speedera networks , inc . , a privately held . . .\ndistil networks is the global leader in bot detection and mitigation focused on stopping automated attacks to make the web more secure . - distil networks is the first easy and accurate way . . .\nthe acquisition would end a series of nasty legal battles between the two competitors which have seen the fbi raid speedera ' s offices and speedera sue akamai for making false statements .\nfavors consumers services , like diamond retailer blue nile , photo sharing site photobucket , and online game site playfirst . successes : sold speedera networks to akamai technologies , sygate technologies to symantec .\nspeedera has billed itself as a lower - cost alternative to akamai . in 2002 , when akamai initially sued speedera , claiming the company ' s cdn services infringed on akamai patents , speedera had a promotion running on its web site in an effort to lure akamai customers to its service . at that time , akamai also accused speedera of unfair competition , and later that year filed a lawsuit accusing speedera cto richard day of breaking into a protected akamai database .\ncustomers of aryaka networks include , or have included china airlines , skullcandy , gopro and dover corporation .\nvikas holds several patents in the area of content distribution networks , cloud computing and global traffic management .\nthe news last week that akamai technologies had acquired speedera networks confirmed two things : the deal will end the companies ' bitter rivalry and the content delivery market has matured out of its turbulent adolescence .\nspeedera team bangalore staffers wave\naloha\nas speedera networks is flying its entire workforce to hawaii to knit together a global corporation through team - building and social bonding . the company recently generated its highest quarterly revenue growth in its history since being founded in 1999 . ( photo : business wire )\ncontent delivery specialist akamai technologies wednesday announced it plans to acquire rival speedera networks , a move designed to boost akamai\u2019s standing against larger managed services vendors by expanding its network reach and its portfolio of services .\n\u201cthe growing demand for speedera services continues to fuel our momentum as speedera captures more market share and adds new global customers every month , \u201d said ajit gupta , president and ceo of speedera networks . \u201cthe growth of our network traffic is exceeding the overall growth of the internet , as outsourced solutions for content delivery increasingly become the norm . our financial trajectory continues to be upward and to the right . \u201d\nuntil that time , the two companies will operate separately . as for speedera customers , they should see little change once the deal closes , says ajit gupta , president , ceo and founder of speedera .\nas of june 13 , 2005 , speedera networks , inc . was acquired by akamai technologies inc . speedera networks , inc . provides distributed application hosting and content delivery services for organizations in both industry and government sectors . its family of on - demand services solves the performance , scalability , availability , and security problems of distributed applications and web sites . the company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in santa clara , california .\nthe federal bureau of investigations raided the offices of santa clara - based networking equipment maker speedera networks on june 24 , 2002 , responding to a complaint filed by akamai . the probe is related to akamai ' s allegations that speedera ' s co - founder and chief technology officer , richard day , stole akamai trade secrets .\non this page you can find an overview of the features and pricing of akamai and aryaka networks . we hope this helps you compare these two content delivery networks . you can find additional tips that help you select the right cdn here .\nin the last 12 months , speedera ' s workforce has more than doubled , including strong growth in the company ' s speedera india subsidiary , which officially launched last september . speedera ' s india operations include a full range of corporate functions : sales , marketing , finance , human resources , technical support , and research and development .\nlee , dan ,\nakamai buys rival speedera ,\nsan jose mercury news , march 17 , 2005 .\nspeedera networks , a provider of content delivery services , has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by us - based akamai technologies , in a stock - for - stock merger transaction valued at approximately $ 130 million .\nthat could result in more expensive services overall , leong points out . while smaller players , including mirror image , netli and limelight networks , remain , the bulk of the cdn business has been going to akamai and speedera for some time .\nspeedera networks , inc . is a leading global provider of distributed application hosting and content delivery services . the company ' s speedsuite family of services provides on - demand services that cost - effectively solve the performance , scalability , availability and security problems of distributed applications and web sites . speedera ' s edge delivery network is deployed in the americas , europe and the asia - pacific region , with connectivity to over 1 , 000 carrier networks , controlled by a patented global traffic management system .\nin february 2002 , akamai sued another competitor , speedera networks , inc . (\nspeedera\n) , alleging that speedera ' s universal delivery network infringed several akamai patents , including the ' 703 patent . ( see civ . a . no . 02 - 10188 - rwz ( d . mass . ) , docket # 1 . ) the case settled in mid - 2005 after the district court ' s order on claim construction but before any other decision on the merits .\nakamai and speedera provide businesses with a distributed platform for accessing web computing without having to make significant investments in infrastructure .\nakamai technologies , inc . ( nasdaq : akam ) and speedera networks inc . announced today that the two companies have signed a definitive agreement for akamai to acquire speedera in a stock - for - stock merger transaction . the closing of the transaction , which is subject to customary closing conditions , including regulatory approvals and the approval of speedera ' s stockholders , is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2005 . the acquisition is expected to be accretive on a normalized , diluted per share basis * in 2005 .\nlaw360 ( march 17 , 2005 , 12 : 00 am est ) - - akamai technologies has acquired rival speedera networks for $ 130 million in a deal that resolves the two companies\u2019 bitterly fought patent and trade - secrets litigation , which had reportedly become prohibitively expensive .\nvikas garg is the senior vice president of engineering and operations at aryaka networks . vikas has more than 20 years of experience in computer networking with more than 10 years of design , development and management experience in the cdn industry . previously , vikas was the vice president of engineering at cdnetworks , heading their global research and development efforts . he was the vice president of engineering & operations at speedera networks , prior to its acquisition by akamai technologies . at speedera , vikas helped to build one of the largest content delivery networks in the industry . before that , vikas held senior engineering development and management roles at wave systems , distinct corporation , microsoft , and punjab wireless systems .\najit ' s first successful venture was a company he founded in 1999 - speedera networks . speedera became one of the fastest growing private companies in silicon valley and in the north american technology industry in five years , as ranked by both deloitte & touche and pricewaterhousecoopers . in 2004 , he successfully launched speedera india in bangalore to drive the company\u2019s accelerated global expansion . speedera was acquired in 2005 by akamai technologies ( nasdaq : akam ) for a stock transaction worth more than $ 500 million one year later . after speedera , he founded aayuja ( urltoken ) , a technology sales acceleration company , serving as its ceo . he is currently chairman of the company . he is also the chairman and founder at jantakhoj , an india - based , comprehensive people search engine and background verification service .\nspeedera networks , formed in 1999 , raised around $ 50 million in three rounds of funding . the company posted revenues of $ 8 . 28 million for the second quarter of the fiscal - ended december 2004 , a growth of 49 per cent year - on - year .\na statement issued by the company said the acquisition of speedera is expected to enable akamai to better compete against larger managed services vendors .\nabout speedera networks speedera networks , inc . is a leading global provider of distributed application hosting and content delivery services . the company ` s speedsuite family of services provides on - demand services that cost - effectively solve the performance , scalability , availability and security problems of hosting distributed applications and web sites . speedera ` s edge delivery network is deployed in the americas , europe and the asia - pacific region , controlled by a patented global traffic management system . customers include leading organizations such as american eagle outfitters , doubleclick , fox broadcasting , macromedia , mcafee , nasa , sony music and univision . the company ` s channel partners include softbank broadmedia / club it , bt , vsnl , hewlett - packard , abovenet , and inflow . for more information about speedera , please call 408 - 970 - 1528 , visit urltoken or email info @ speedera . com . to request a white paper , please click on http : / / urltoken / reqtechpaper . htm . to request a demo , please click on http : / / urltoken / reqdemo . htm .\nbefore joining google , chris held a number of executive roles at one of the world\u2019s largest streaming and digital media distribution companies , speedera networks ( acquired by akamai technologies ) , and was ultimately responsible for their legal and corporate development efforts . prior to speedera , chris was an attorney with the silicon valley law firm of fenwick & west where he handled venture capital , mergers & acquisitions , and licensing transactions for technology clients such as macromedia , verisign , and kleiner perkins .\nfor the near foreseeable future , nothing will change in the bangalore centre or for speedera . it will be business as usual . the bangalore centre was one of the biggest attractions for akamai since they did not have a presence in india ,\nsaid abhay dubey , managing director , speedera when contacted .\ntrinity ventures has invested in more than 100 ventures , including such leading companies as affinity labs ( acquired by monster . com ) , aruba networks ( arun ) , bix ( acquired by yahoo ! : yhoo ) , blue nile ( nile ) , crescendo communications ( acquired by cisco : csco ) , extreme networks ( extr ) , forte software ( frte ) , intruvert networks ( acquired by network associates : nwk ) , loopnet ( loop ) , modulus video ( acquired by motorola : mot ) , network alchemy ( acquired by nokia : nok ) , photobucket ( acquired by news corporation : nws ) , sciquest , speedera networks ( acquired by akamai technologies : akam ) , starbucks ( sbux ) , sygate technologies ( acquired by symantec : symc ) and wall data ( wall ) . for more information visit www . trinityventures . com .\nin the cdn industry , akamai technologies is a large player . the company holds a variety of cdn related patents , and is no stranger to patent infringement disputes . in 2005 akamai technologies acquired competitor speedera , a move that ended a long - lasting dispute over speedera - held patents . additionally , akamai has been in a dispute with limelight networks since 2006 over an alleged patent infringement - a case that came to an end in august 2015 , with limelight being held liable for the infringement .\nfor the last twelve years , mr . swildens has worked in silicon valley as an entrepreneur and venture capital investor . this includes starting and managing his own software company ( microline software \u2013 acquired by blaze software ) and acting as a value added board member and consultant to the founders and ceo of speedera networks ( acquired by akamai ) , ncircle network security , stepup commerce ( acquired by intuit ) , discovery mining ( acquired by interwoven ) , etc . most recently mr . swildens founded industry ventures , a leading secondary fund that currently holds investments in over 90 companies and 100 venture capital funds . some of the notable realized investments include cambridge display ( acquired by sumitomo ) , speedera networks ( acquired by akamai ) , trados ( acquired by sdl ) , watchfire ( acquired by ibm ) , and rendition networks ( acquired by opsware ) .\nthe acquisition appears to be a good deal for akamai , which eliminates a primary competitor and gains access to some 350 companies , as well as a presence in india . speedera last fall opened operations in bangalore , and has 50 of its 125 employees there , says ajit gupta , speedera ' s president , ceo and founder .\nurltoken provides an extensive overview of content delivery networks & cdn companies worldwide . compare cdns , compare cdn features and choose the most suitable network to optimise your business ' web performance .\nas further proof of market acceptance of its offerings , the software & information industry association in january named speedera a codie awards finalist for its new distributed application hosting service . last october , speedera , for the second year in a row , was named by pricewaterhousecoopers as one of the fastest growing private companies in silicon valley . during that same month , speedera was also named a rising star on the 2004 deloitte technology fast 500 , a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in north america .\n) - - may 9 , 2005 - - speedera networks inc . , a leading global provider of on - demand distributed hosting and content delivery services , today reported that as a reward for exceeding its business goals and as a means of more tightly linking its global team speedera would be flying its entire worldwide staff and their families to a well - earned four day stay at a hawaiian resort destination . the bulk of the employees will travel during may , while operations and support staff will travel on a staggered schedule . speedera ' s team members are highly distributed , as the company operates with dual headquarters with virtually all corporate functions being mirrored in both silicon valley and in bangalore , india .\none nettlesome concern for akamai that continued to trouble the company in 2004 was its involvement in costly litigation to protect intellectual property . initially akamai fought with competitor digital island , and the matter continued with cable & wireless after the latter acquired digital island . akamai won a patent infringement suit in 2002 . but in that same year , akamai became embroiled in a patent dispute with santa clara , california - based speedera networks , with both parties trading lawsuits and countersuits . akamai accused speedera of stealing trade secrets , while speedera called akamai a legal bully . in march 2005 both sides were weary of the distraction and the legal costs and , after six months of negotiations , agreed to settle their differences by joining forces . in a $ 130 million stock deal , akamai acquired speedera and quickly began to merge their operations and grow the combined company . in an odd way , the litigation was a benefit . according to speedera ' s ceo ajit gupta ,\nwe have been joined at the hip through litigation , so we know each other very well .\nbut before that , arjun worked in the music sector ; the content delivery space , with speedera networks ( later bought by akamai technologies ) , as well as e - learning . he then chose to start on his own , in the digital education space . however , challenges of partnering with universities and high churn rates caused him to lose his team and eventually shut shop .\nspeedera ` s financial growth has been reflected by a steadily growing traffic on its network , which rose approximately 150 % over the course of 2004 , driven by increased business use of the internet and wider adoption of rich , multimedia content . in fact , during a 24 - hour period in december of 2004 , speedera delivered more than 15 billion web requests , making it one of the largest companies in the world delivering web content . because of its network ` s robust , globally distributed architecture , speedera was able to deliver the content flawlessly .\nas the founder , president and ceo , ajit is responsible for building the aryaka vision and guiding the company\u2019s strategy . he has more than 25 years of experience in management , sales , support and professional services . prior to aryaka , ajit founded aayuja inc . , a strategic technology sales acceleration company , serving as its ceo . ajit achieved notable success for the creation of a world - class internet company , speedera networks , in 1999 . under his leadership , speedera became one of the fastest growing private companies in silicon valley and in the north american technology industry in five short years , as ranked by both deloitte & touche and pricewaterhousecoopers . in 2004 , he successfully launched speedera india in bangalore to drive the company\u2019s accelerated global expansion . speedera was acquired in 2005 by akamai technologies ( nasdaq : akam ) for a stock transaction worth more than $ 500 million . ajit has also held various positions at oracle , sybase and resonate .\nmicrosoft made a high - profile move last week acquiring groove networks for an undisclosed sum and adding groove ' s virtual peer - to - peer software to its ever - growing portfolio of collaboration software .\nmy colleagues and i at speedera are very proud of what we have accomplished since the company ' s founding ,\nsaid ajit gupta , president , ceo and founder of speedera networks .\nwe have built a global network , acquired hundreds of customers , and delivered great services that make it possible for our customers to operate more successful online businesses . when we join forces with akamai , our customers will have access to an even larger , global network and a wider portfolio of leading - edge services supported by a combination of the most experienced teams in the industry .\nnetwork architectures or network communication protocols for network security for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks wherein the data content is protected , e . g . by encrypting or encapsulating the payload\nthe closing of the transaction , which is subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals and the approval of speedera ' s stockholders , is expected to occur in the second quarter of 2005 .\n( dx1072 . ) gordon testified that , although he had general discussions with wood about the speedera lawsuit , no one at akamai ever indicated that limelight ' s cdn infringed any akamai patents .\nrandy barr is a seasoned security and it veteran with more than 20 years of information technology and leadership experience . randy is the chief security officer at aryaka networks and leads the company\u2019s global security and it operations .\npart of the reason for the revenue growth is that both companies have been rolling out more sophisticated services . for example , speedera last month introduced flexcomputing to host enterprise applications and accelerate their delivery .\nunder the terms of the deal , akamai will exchange 12 million shares for all of privately held speedera ' s outstanding shares , its company - granted stock options and its india - based subsidiary .\naccounting for a large portion of the world\u2019s web traffic , akamai\u2019s intelligent cloud computing platform is built on top of 200 , 000 servers , in over 110 countries , within more than 1 , 400 networks in the world .\ntoday , his hr automation platform hirealchemy ( under its parent brand edge networks ) is an active part of the recruitment process for five multinationals firms in india , including names like wipro , hcl , dell and microland etc .\nwhile the company ` s commercial ventures have generated strong gains , speedera has simultaneously deepened its commitment to charitable organizations through its \u201cgiving back\u201d program , particularly in light of the indian ocean tsunami tragedy in december 2004 . speedera is currently supporting such organizations as unicef , urltoken ( raising money for tsunami victims ) , goodwill . org , autism . org , urltoken and st . jude children ` s research hospital .\nakamai ( nasdaq : akam ) , of cambridge , mass . , says the acquisition of privately held speedera , of santa clara , is expected to enable akamai to better compete against larger managed services vendors .\nthis will be the second time that the company has paid for a trip for employees to a tropical destination : in 2003 , speedera flew its employees to maui to celebrate the company achieving profitability in 2002 .\naryaka , the aryaka logo , smartconnect and smartcdn are trademarks or registered trademarks of aryaka networks , inc . in the u . s . and / or other countries . all other trademarks are the property of their respective owners .\nsanta clara , calif . \u2013feb . 2 , 2005 - speedera networks , a leading global provider of on - demand distributed application hosting and content delivery services , today reported financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended december 31 , 2004 . revenue for the second quarter was $ 8 . 28 million , up 20 percent from the previous quarter and a 49 percent increase over second quarter 2003 revenue of $ 5 . 56 million . speedera ` s revenues continue to grow at approximately double the growth rate of its industry overall , while notching record profits in the quarter that represented a 296 % increase over the net income of the same quarter a year prior .\non this page you can find an overview of the features and pricing of cdnvideo and akamai . we hope this helps you compare these two content delivery networks . you can find additional tips that help you select the right cdn here .\ngordon smith , speedera ' s vice president of marketing , said in a phone interview with the business journal in 2002 that akamai ' s claims against the santa clara firm and its co - founder had no merit .\nthe combination of akamai and speedera will provide customers with the best attributes of both companies ,\nsaid paul sagan , president and ceo - elect of akamai .\nakamai and speedera are customer - focused companies that emphasize leading - edge technology development to help businesses and government agencies to deliver more effective , higher performing , and lower cost websites and online applications . we believe that this combination will benefit our customers , employees and shareholders .\nit began its operations in india in 2003 and employs around 52 people in their bangalore centre , which does everything from engineering to marketing and business development . speedera ' s customers in india include rediff , wipro and ndtv .\nthe acquisition of speedera is expected to enable akamai to better compete against larger managed services vendors . akamai and speedera provide businesses with a cost - effective , distributed platform for accessing web computing and capacity on demand worldwide without having to make significant upfront investments in infrastructure . the acquisition also will provide customers with a broader suite of services available on the world ' s largest , high - performance distributed computing platform for the delivery and acceleration of web content and applications .\nakamai has been the leader in the content delivery arena since it created the market in the late 1990s . speedera was launched a year after akamai , in 1999 , and positioned itself as a lower - cost alternative , but was never able to draw significant share away from akamai . by merging with speedera , akamai is picking up about 350 customers to add to some 1 , 300 current clients . it also will gain infrastructure and technical expertise , broders says .\ndubey refused to give details on whether the speedera brand will die and how the management structure will change , saying there were still many things to be worked out and clarity on such issues will emerge only in the next two weeks .\nunder the terms of the agreement , akamai will acquire all of the outstanding stock options of speedera and its bangalore - based , wholly - owned subsidiary . the closing of the transaction is expected to occur during the second quarter of 2005 .\nin 2003 , ajit established a philanthropy program for speedera called\ngiving back\n, which provided free internet infrastructure services to non - profit organizations including unicef . org , goodwill industries international , autism . org , and the st . jude children ' s research hospital . under his leadership , speedera assisted unicef during the 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami by providing pro - bono services to enable unicef websites to accept contributions and to help victims and families communicate with each other .\ncompany description : founded in 1986 , trinity ventures partners with passionate entrepreneurs to transform revolutionary ideas into reality . with over $ 1 billion under management , trinity ventures was founded on the principle of personal engagement and mutual respect with the entrepreneurs we fund . trinity ventures focuses on early stage technology ventures with a particular emphasis on digital media , saas , mobile and social commerce , and cloud / mobile infrastructure . trinity ventures has invested in such leading companies as affinity labs ( acquired by monster . com ) , aruba networks ( arun ) , bix ( acquired by yahoo ! : yhoo ) , blue nile ( nile ) , urltoken ( crcm ) , crescendo communications ( acquired by cisco : csco ) , extreme networks ( extr ) , forte software ( frte ) , intruvert networks ( acquired by network associates : nwk ) , loopnet ( loop ) , modulus video ( acquired by motorola : mot ) , network alchemy ( acquired by nokia : nok ) , new relic ( newr ) , photobucket ( acquired by news corporation : nws ) , sciquest ( sqi ) , speedera networks ( acquired by akamai technologies : akam ) , starbucks ( sbux ) , sygate technologies ( acquired by symantec : symc ) , tubemogul ( tube ) , wall data ( wall ) , and zulily ( zu ) .\nas for speedera , which became profitable in 2003 , it reported revenue for the second quarter of $ 8 . 28 million , up by half when compared with the same quarter a year ago . the company says its net income tripled when compared with the second quarter of 2003 .\nspeedera networks , inc . is a leading global provider of distributed application hosting and content delivery services . the company ' s speedsuite family of on - demand services cost - effectively solves the performance , scalability , availability and security problems of distributed applications and web sites . speedera ' s edge delivery network is deployed in the americas , europe and the asia - pacific region . customers include leading organizations such as american eagle outfitters , circuit city , doubleclick , fox broadcasting , macromedia , nasa , and univision . channel partners include softbank broadmedia / club it , abovenet , vsnl , hp and sungard . for more information , please call + 1 408 - 970 - 1528 , visit urltoken or email info @ urltoken . to request a white paper , see http : / / urltoken / reqtechpaper . htm . to request a demo , see http : / / urltoken / reqdemo . htm .\nsacca did not , however , make for a natural lawyer . as an associate at fenwick & west ' s silicon valley office he sat in on a meeting one day with john doerr , the famed partner at venture firm kleiner perkins caufield & byers .\nit became obvious to me that the investing side was where the action was .\nlet go during the dot - com bust , sacca wound up cold - calling members of the forbes midas list for a job , with no luck . finally he landed at a startup , speedera networks , helping to fend off continual lawsuits from its larger rival akamai .\nthis trip makes good on a promise i made to our employees that if we pulled together to achieve our business targets , then we ' d all be on a beach in may ,\nsaid ajit gupta , president , ceo and founder of speedera networks .\nwe well exceeded our targets , and so our entire workforce from the united states and india will come together for a few days in hawaii . it ' s an opportunity for both teams to bond more tightly and to celebrate in the true spirit of a global company , which we believe will in the long run make us an even more cohesive and productive company .\nakamai will host a conference call to discuss the acquisition of speedera networks today , march 16 , 2005 at 8 : 45 a . m . eastern time , that can be accessed through 1 - 888 - 689 - 4521 ( or 1 - 706 - 645 - 9202 for international calls ) . a live webcast of the call may be accessed at urltoken in the investor section . in addition , a replay of the call will be available for one week following the conference through the akamai website or by calling 1 - 800 - 642 - 1687 ( or 1 - 706 - 645 - 9291 for international calls ) and using conference id no . 4835686 .\nnetwork architectures or network communication protocols for network security for providing a confidential data exchange among entities communicating through data packet networks wherein the data content is protected , e . g . by encrypting or encapsulating the payload applying encryption by an intermediary , e . g . receiving clear information at the intermediary and encrypting the received information at the intermediary before forwarding\nfor years , the cdn market has been mired in legal battles , not the least of which has been the back - and - forth between akamai and speedera . the two , which defined the cdn market when they were launched just one year apart in the late 1990s , have been archenemies in and out of the courtroom .\nyu p s et al :\nperformance study of a collaborative method for hierarchical caching in proxy servers\n, computer networks and isdn systems , nl , north holland publishing . amsterdam , vol . 30 , no . 1 - 7 , 14 april 1998 ( 1998 - 04 - 14 ) , pages 215 - 224 , xp004121425 , issn : 0169 - 7552\nthe deal , subject to customary closing conditions , is expected to be finalized in the second quarter . it is a stock - for - stock transaction valued at about $ 130 million . under terms of the deal , akamai will issue about 12 million shares in exchange for all of speedera\u2019s outstanding stock and stock options and its india - based wholly owned subsidiary .\naidan is a finance executive and strategic leader with more than 25 years of experience in global technology companies within the software , networking , and telecommunications industries . aidan has held cfo positions at cliqr technology ( cisco ) , gigamon , sylantro systems ( broadsoft ) and tasman networks ( nortel ) . he has extensive experience scaling companies to significant growth , establishing business processes and systems , and executing to an exit strategy .\nunder terms of the agreement , akamai will acquire all of the outstanding common stock , preferred stock , and vested and unvested stock options of speedera and its india - based , wholly - owned subsidiary by issuing approximately 12 million shares of akamai common stock , which implies the transaction was valued at approximately $ 130 million based on the closing sale price of akamai ' s common stock as reported on the nasdaq stock market on march 15 , 2005 . the merger transaction is designed to be effected as a tax - free reorganization for speedera stockholders and is expected to be accounted for by akamai under the purchase method of accounting . all pending litigation between the two companies is stayed upon signing of the deal and will be formally dismissed when and if the deal is closed .\nleighton testified that akamai began to investigate the possibility that limelight was infringing its patents in mid - 2005 because limelight was starting to be a serious competitive threat and because the speedera litigation had been resolved . the investigation concluded about the time the parties renewed their acquisition discussions . while the negotiations were ongoing , akamai refrained from instituting any legal actions , but limelight ' s disinclination to be bought removed such restraints .\n\u201ci\u2019m not a technologist\u201d is how ajit gupta , founder and ceo of networking company aryaka , starts our interview . it\u2019s quite a statement from a man responsible for building a world - class internet company , speedera networks , which was acquired by akamai technologies at a market value of $ 500 million and then starting a wide area networking technology company that is disrupting the major players in the industry . he also holds 12 patents for technology that brings together content delivery and global traffic management . oh , and he also hold a graduate degree in electrical engineering from the university of alabama and an undergraduate degree in engineering from the indian institute of technology . along the way he has reinvented the way small and mid - sized businesses can easily and cheaply take advantage of wide area network ( wan ) technology to help build their businesses . so much for not being a technologist .\n\u201cwhile we are extremely pleased that speedera is benefiting from diverse and balanced sources of revenues from its customers worldwide , we also think that it is our responsibility to give back to the community that allows us to exist in the first place , \u201d gupta added . \u201cour hearts go out to the victims of the indian ocean tsunami , and to people in need everywhere . we encourage charitable organizations to contact us to participate in our giving back program . \u201d\nmike hoffman is the chief revenue officer and senior vice president of global sales at aryaka . he is responsible for business growth and customer success and has over 30 years\u2019 experience in networking technology . hoffman recently served as chief revenue officer for big switch networks , where he expanded the business to double revenues and produce six consecutive record quarters . he spent six years at gigamon , where he was vice president of worldwide sales and increased revenue from $ 20m to $ 140m , to secure the company\u2019s ipo .\nit ' s good for [ the companies ] . it ' s just simple consolidation . it ' s less good for us customers in that it takes away a competitive option , reducing our leverage ,\nsays an akamai customer who asked not to be named .\nspeedera was an important alternative supplier . but that said , in general akamai has been a good partner to us , and we ' ll probably see some benefit from their increased size and scale .\ngary sevounts is the chief marketing officer at aryaka networks , and is responsible for aryaka\u2019s global marketing efforts . sevounts brings nearly 20 years of marketing executive expertise to aryaka , as he has built multiple successful brands , award - winning products , and effective revenue generation models \u2013 from venture - backed startups to global corporations . he has extensive experience with software and saas products in the it infrastructure and security space , as well as marketing and sales technology , having held marketing and product management leadership roles with a number of industry leaders .\ndefendant limelight networks , inc . (\nlimelight\n) seeks relief from a jury finding of patent infringement and an award of $ 45 . 5 million in damages to plaintiffs akamai technologies , inc . , and the massachusetts institute of technology ( hereinafter the singular\nakamai\n) based on the defenses of inequitable conduct , laches , equitable estoppel and unclean hands . it also moves for reconsideration of my earlier denial of its motion for judgment as a matter of law (\njmol\n) . after careful consideration of the evidence presented at the november 2008 bench trial and the\nnot only is ajit \u201cnot\u201d a technologist , but he is the furthest thing from being retired\u2014a station in life he was supposed to have attained after building and selling several successful companies , of which the speedera acquisition by akamai is most notable . as ajit\u2019s wife told him after his first attempt at retirement , \u201cyou\u2019re just not wired for this . \u201d ever restless to solve new problems and overcome new challenges , ajit was ready jump once more into the fray . but his journey to silicon valley technology start - up impresario is as interesting and fascinating as the man himself .\nthe company ` s strong financial results are expected to continue , driven by an expanding market and the launch of several new services that should drive revenue and profits even higher . these offerings include distributed application hosting , an addition to its existing family of flash streaming services , and an e - commerce enabling solution . the market ` s growing acceptance of outsourcing the delivery of web content and the hosting of distributed applications has enabled the company to expand its business with existing clients as well as add new customers \u2014 speedera now has approximately 350 customers , and the number continues to rise .\non february 10 , 1998 , sandpiper networks , inc . (\nsandpiper\n) filed a united states patent application for a content delivery system . just under a year later , sandpiper filed an international patent application with the world intellectual property organization under the patent cooperation treaty (\npct application\n) containing the same specification as its earlier united states application . the pct application was published on august 12 , 1999 . although sandpiper ' s united states application was filed before akamai ' s provisional application , sandpiper ' s patent , united states patent no . 6 , 185 , 598 ( the\n' 598 patent\n) , did not issue until february 6 , 2001 , after the ' 703 patent issued . [ 7 ]\nhowever , muniauction did establish a new data point on the continuum between an arms - length relationship and vicarious liability for determining direction or control . in bmc resources , as discussed supra , the court ' s reasoning left open the possibility that evidence of direction or control might be found from the provision of\ninstructions or directions\nregarding the use of the data the defendant provided to the debit networks . 498 f . 3d at 1381 . it similarly suggested that the lack of a contractual relationship between the defendant and the financial institutions was relevant in finding a lack of direction or control of the latter ' s actions by the former . indeed , in opposing limelight ' s original motion for jmol , that is exactly how akamai summarized the law on joint infringement :\nthrough 2009 sacca continued to make savvy individual investments in companies like kickstarter , twilio and lookout , until he started running out of cash . he ' d joined google too late to make tens of millions . hans swildens , an old contact from his speedera days , was running a firm called industry ventures in town . swildens liked what he saw in sacca ' s angel investments and suggested he raise a fund . industry would sign the first check for lowercase capital , joined by google friends like mayer and , improbably , schmidt .\nit ' s easy to forget now , but in 2009 or 2010 early - stage stuff was still risky - feeling , and the market was still a big question mark ,\nsays investor brad feld , a mentor and eventual investor in the fund .\nthe release contains information about future expectations , plans and prospects of akamai ' s management that constitute forward - looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the private securities litigation reform act of 1995 , including statements about the anticipated closing of the acquisition and the expected future business and financial performance of akamai resulting from and following the acquisition . actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward - looking statements as a result of various important factors including , but not limited to , material adverse changes in the financial conditions or operations of speedera , substantial delay in the expected closing of the proposed merger , inability to secure all regulatory and stockholder approvals necessary to effect the proposed merger and other factors that are discussed in the company ' s annual report on form 10 - k , quarterly reports on form 10 - q , and other documents periodically filed with the sec .\nthe ' 598 patent is directed to similar systems and methods [ as the ' 703 patent ] for increasing the accessibility of web pages on the internet . the ' 598 patent was filed on february 10 , 1998 , and issued on february 6 , 2001 . thus the ' 598 patent is prior art to the ' 703 patent pursuant to 35 u . s . c . \u00a7 102 ( e ) . c & w marketed and sold products embodying the ' 598 patent under the name\nfootprint .\nthe relevant difference between the disclosure of the ' 598 patent and akamai ' s preferred embodiment disclosed in the ' 703 patent is the location of the load balancing software . akamai ' s preferred embodiment has the load balancing software installed at the dns servers , while the ' 598 patent discloses installation of the load balancing software at the content provider , or origin , servers . the ' 598 patent does not disclose or fairly suggest that the load balancing software can be placed at the dns servers . it is now understood that placement of the software at the dns servers allows for load balancing during the resolving process , resulting in a more efficient system for accessing the proper information from the two server networks . indeed , c & w later created a new product ,\nfootprint 2 . 0 ,\nthe systems subject to the permanent injunction ,\nakamai we will record this transcript for training , quality control , and direct marketing purposes . please read our privacy policy for more information . if you proceed , we agree to akamai\u2019s recording of this session and its use in accordance with its privacy policy .\nplease email akamai sales and we will contact you within 1 - 2 business days .\nget the latest akamai news and access to media resources , read our most recent blog posts and connect with us on social media .\nakamai ceo , dr . tom leighton , discusses second screen viewing , online shopping trends and the future of the internet .\njoin the akamai community to follow real - time news and discussions about akamai .\nas the world\u2019s largest and most trusted cloud delivery platform , akamai makes it easier for its customers to provide the best and most secure digital experiences on any device , anytime , anywhere . akamai\u2019s massively distributed platform is unparalleled in scale , giving customers superior performance and threat protection . akamai\u2019s portfolio of web and mobile performance , cloud security , enterprise access , and video delivery solutions are supported by exceptional customer service and 24 / 7 / 365 monitoring . to learn why the top financial institutions , online retail leaders , media and entertainment providers , and government organizations trust akamai , please visit urltoken , urltoken , or @ akamai on twitter .\nakamai technologies to participate in the j . p . morgan global technology , media and communications conference\nas businesses and government agencies strive for a more dynamic and interactive presence on the web , and as they migrate more business processes online , leading technology analysts have identified that the demand for outsourced content and applications acceleration solutions will continue to expand . to compete online , enterprises must ensure that their customers , suppliers and partners receive a fast , reliable , scalable and secure web experience .\nconference call scheduled wednesday , march 16 at 8 : 45 a . m . est\nakamai\u00ae is the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online . more than 1 , 300 organizations have formed trusted relationships with akamai , improving their revenue and reducing costs by maximizing the performance of their online businesses . leveraging the akamai edgeplatform , these organizations gain business advantage today , and have the foundation for the emerging web solutions of tomorrow . akamai is\nthe trusted choice for online business .\nfor more information , visit www . akamai . com .\n* in addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ( gaap ) , we use certain non - gaap financial measures , including normalized eps . akamai defines\nnormalized net income ( loss )\nas net income ( loss ) before amortization of intangible assets , equity - related compensation , restructuring charges and benefits , certain gains and losses on equity investments , and loss on early extinguishment of debt . akamai considers normalized net income ( loss ) to be another important indicator of the overall performance of the company because it eliminates the effects of events that are either not part of the company ' s core operations or are non - cash .\nwe exclude these items because they are outside of our normal operations and , in certain cases , are difficult to forecast accurately for future periods . we believe that the inclusion of such measures helps investors to gain a better understanding of our core operating results and future prospects , consistent with how management measures and forecasts the company ' s performance , especially when comparing such results to previous periods or forecasts .\nakamai ' s guidance as to the expected impact that the acquisition will have on akamai ' s earnings per share is only provided on a normalized basis . it is not feasible to provide the expected impact that the acquisition will have on a gaap basis because the items excluded are difficult to predict and estimate and are primarily dependent on future events , such as the determination of the portion of the purchase price attributable to identifiable intangible assets and the amortization thereof and decisions concerning the location and timing of facility consolidations .\nreferred to by the companies as a merger , the agreement also puts an end to longstanding legal disputes between the two firms .\n\u201cit\u2019s almost like the capulets and montagues have kissed and made up , \u201d says counse broders , principal analyst for internet and managed services at current analysis . \u201cthey have been such major rivals . \u201d\n\u201cakamai is getting clients , and that seems to be the biggest factor here , \u201d says broders . \u201cbut to a lesser extent , they\u2019re also getting rid of some of those lawsuit issues . it lets them focus now on the bigger market and not have to worry about their next court case . \u201d\nall pending litigation between the companies is stayed and will be formally dismissed once the deal closes , the companies said in a statement .\nin a letter to customers , gupta assured clients that the merger was in their best interest .\n\u201cour customers will benefit from the efficiencies of pooling the two companies\u2019 resources after the closing : people , technology , understanding of the market and global network coverage , \u201d he wrote .\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 .\nakamai was founded in 1998 and is a provider of distributed computing solutions and services .\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 .\nplease sign in and use this article ' s on page print button to print this article .\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 ."]}
{"id": 56305, "summary": [{"text": "laxton brothers was a business founded by edward augustine lowe laxton mbe ( 1869 \u2013 1951 ) and william hudson lowe laxton ( 1866 \u2013 1923 ) who were notable horticulturists , pioneers of plant breeding and experts on fruit production creating several new strains of fruit such as ' laxtonberry ' , ' laxton 's delicious ' plum tree , laxton 's no. 1 red currant , laxton \u2019s superb apples and the award winning lord lambourne apple . ", "topic": 32}], "title": "laxton brothers", "paragraphs": ["laxton ' s fruit tree manual , produced by laxton brothers of bedford . printed .\nother apples introduced by laxton\u2019s are : barnack orange , laxton\u2019s advance , laxton\u2019s early crimson , laxton\u2019s epicure , laxton\u2019s fortune , laxton\u2019s favourite , laxton\u2019s herald , laxton\u2019s leader , laxton\u2019s pearmain , laxton\u2019s peerless , laxton\u2019s reward , laxton\u2019s royalty , laxton\u2019s superb , laxton\u2019s triumph , laxton\u2019s victory , and lord lambourne .\nlaxton ' s fruit tree manual , produced by laxton brothers of bedford . printed . | the national archives\n63 edward de v . corocan , wine merchant 63a laxton brothers william and edward open a shop selling seeds\ndeveloped by the laxton brothers nursery in the early 1900s . it\u2019s still grown commercially on a small scale . it remains\u2026\nthe company also introduced plum varieties such as early laxton , laxton\u2019s gage , and laxton\u2019s supreme .\nlaxton\u2019s fortune apples were developed 1904 by laxton brothers , bedfordshire , england from a cross between cox\u2019s orange pippin apple and the wealthy apple . they were introduced 1931 and received the award of merit from the royal horticultural society in 1932 .\nlaxton ' s superb was first introduced in the uk during 1922 , raised by laxton brothers in bedford . the company first started business in 1885 and sadly they went into voluntary liquidation in 1957 . at that time it was bought by bunyard nurseries ( now also not trading ) and a joint catalogue for the two companies was produced for a couple of years .\nthere were two other brothers , stephen , who was abbot of clairvaux , and peter , also a cleric , but they died before the bishop , and as none of the brothers had any children , their inheritance passed to their nephews , william sutton and robert de markham , the children of their two sisters . the lexingtons had large estates , and the laxton portion of them came to robert de markham . from william sutton was descended robert sutton , created baron lexington of averham , by charles i , but this branch of the lexington family had no connexion with laxton .\nthe rectory of laxton was appropriated to the colledge of jesus in rotheram , founded there by thomas rotheram , sometime bishop of lincolne . there was a chantry in the church of laxton , to which lands in laxton did belong .\n63 edward de v . corocan , wine merchant 63a laxton bros . , florists\nthomas laxton and his successors . the gardeners chronicle , 29 th november , 1930\nin 1777 the 3000 acre bishopsoil common was enclosed . laxton grange was built - so called because the land on which it stands was allotted to laxton in the enclosure of bishopsoil . in fact , adjoining land is still owned by laxton church .\n63 p . phipps and co . , wine merchants 63a laxton bros . , florists\nthe laxton\u2019s fortune apple is somewhat fragrant and some detect an anise or banana aftertaste .\n63 p . phipps and co . ltd . , brewers 63a laxton bros . , florists\n63 mrs l . monger , baby linen 63a laxton bros . bedford ltd . , florists\nlaxton\u2019s fortune apples have pale yellowish - green skin with red blushes , and some russeting .\ntwo of the most well - known apples introduced by laxton\u2019s are allington pippin and peasgood nonsuch .\nin re : thomas laxton , i don ' t know if it ' s the same branch of the family ( and i ' m a complete amateur at this ) , but check out caldwell county , in the foothills . my understanding from my grandmother is that there were three laxton brothers who settled in that area around the revolutionary war , but i ' m not clear on who stayed and who left . sorry i can ' t be more helpful , but it might be a start for you .\ne . a . l . laxton noted horticulturist and plant breeder . bedfordshire times , 22nd february , 1963\nimages from laxton catalogues cecil higgins art gallery and bedford museum . not for publication or reproduction for commercial purposes\nthe brothers concentrated their attention on crossing the best varieties of apples , pears , plums and small fruits . lord lambourne , a dessert apple , raised by laxton bros . in 1907 was awarded the rhs bunyard cup in 1921 and an award of merit in 1925 . in about 1900 they set up tollgate nurseries ( 140 acres ) at goldington road , opposite newnham avenue where the university of bedfordshire is now .\none of a number of new varieties developed by the laxton brothers nursery in the uk in the early 1900s and grown commercially on a small scale . it remains a popular garden variety in the uk , but is a noted biennial bearer . it is a useful substitute for cox ' s orange pippin ( one of its parents ) , having some of the aromatic flavour of that variety but much easier to grow .\nbrogdale collections search for laxton in the national fruit collection for details about the many varieties of fruit propagated . urltoken\nthe town of bedford has since created a community orchard in which it has planted many of the laxton varieties .\nthe guest book is expired please restore the guest book to share in the life story for lillian g . laxton\nthe business was carried on successfully by sons and grandsons , who adjusted the name of the business to \u201claxton bros ( laxton brothers . ) \u201d the business had 140 acres for trials and growing , and a shop in bedford at 63 high street . most of the apple varieties that came out under the laxton name came out under their watch , and they introduced a further 47 varieties of strawberries . in 1897 , the company put out a book called \u201cthe strawberry manual\u201d ( published by hulatt & richardson . ) in 1937 , winston churchill ordered raspberry plants from them for his chartwell estate in westerham , kent , at a cost of \u00a32 13s 7d .\npark wood local nature reserve and community orchard , bedford urltoken the orchard has been stocked with laxton fruit tree varieties .\nthe following laxton ' s fortune trees have been registered - click the name to view more details of each tree .\nlaxton ' s superb deserves to be grown far more frequently than it is in the uk . one of its parents is\nthomas laxton was a plant breeder who introduced many new varieties of strawberries , and worked with charles darwin in experiments on peas .\nmodern florists : messrs laxton ' s new shop front . bedfordshire times and independent , 29 th september , 1933 p . 12\nlaxton ' s delicious has beautiful pinky - red fruit with a distinct lavender - blue bloom . the plums are very juicy and have a rich sugary flavour . less prolific than laxton ' s cropper , but the plums have a slightly better flavour and keep just as well . although laxton ' s delicious is self fertile , yields are likely to be improved by planting with an appropriate pollinator . supplier : r . v . roger ltd . we donate half of our profit on sales of laxton ' s delicious plum trees to common ground\nthe son of thomas laxton , edward was the driving force behind the nursery . in 1888 he went into partnership with his brother william to form laxton bros . by 1890 , laxton bros were at 4 - 6 bromham road and subsequently opened a shop at 63a high street , bedford . he was awarded an mbe in the 1951 new year honours and died at 73 bushmead avenue in the same year .\nbedfordshire has an extensive list of native apple varieties , many due to the laxton family at their bedford nursery . more details . . .\npest and disease resistance for laxton ' s superb is very good with high resistance to canker and mildew , two common apple tree problems .\nwe list below varieties which are suitable pollination partners for laxton ' s superb which is in pollination group 4 and partially self - fertile .\nin october 1827 thomas and robert bell , aged four and two years , were both killed by the sails of gilberdyke mill . they were living at scalby and their burials are recorded in the blacktoft parish register . nathaniel bell died in 1898 but by then the mill was being run by the harrison brothers . some people will remember the stather family who were the next owners of the mill .\nyou are in : home > places > c . s . & c . s . orwin , the history of laxton , ( 1935 )\ni ' m so sorry ! i should have specified that i was talking about caldwell co . , n . c . my apologies , but my grandmother is mary pinkney estes laxton ( just in case there is a connection ) grandfather was joseph malcolm laxton . thanks for the message , though !\nwildman , r . laxton of bedford : the family and firm , bedfordshire magazine , volume 23 , number 182 , 1992 , pp . 244 ff .\nreadman , sue . laxton of bedford : pioneers of plant - breeding , bedfordshire magazine , volume 23 , number 182 , 1992 . p . 250 ff .\na popular english cox - style variety , with a sweeter flavour and easier to grow , raised by the famous laxton bros . nursery in bedford , uk .\n1936 rose trees catalogue had colour photographs of red roses on front and back covers ( mrs edward laxton on the front and bedford crimson on the back ) .\nreadman , sue . laxton of bedford : pioneers of plant - breeding , bedfordshire magazine , volume 23 , no . 182 , 1992 . p . 250 ff .\ni was just wondering who your grandma was . my husbands great grandfather was the thomas laxton you are speaking of if you are talking caldwell co . missouri . please reply\non a kind of a pew there is engraved a shield with five weeping eyes on it , and robert trafford , vic . de laxton , hoc fieri fecit anno domini 1532 .\nveda ann laxton , 104 , of fayetteville , passed away peacefully on thursday , april 13 , 2017 , following a short illness . born on march 4 , 1913 , in mammoth , wv , to the late george moore and emma proctor moore . veda was a homemaker and a member of fayetteville baptist church . in addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband , darrell william laxton ; infant daughter , darla ann laxton ; 4 sisters , three brothers , and a stepson , ray laxton . she is survived by sons , joe r . moore of mt . lookout , william\nbill\nlaxton of fayetteville ; daughter , carol gilliam of scarbro ; brother , john moore of mt . lookout ; sister , ilene sizemore of dixie ; 8 grandchildren , 11 great grandchildren , and a host of nieces , nephews , and friends . funeral services for veda will be conducted at 1pm saturday , april 15 , 2017 , at the high lawn funeral home chapel in oak hill with pastor ron george , jr . , officiating . interment will follow at ida baptist church cemetery in gauley bridge , where family and friends will serve as pallbearers . friends may call from 12pm until the time of services on saturday at high lawn funeral home . online condolences and memories of veda may be shared by visiting www . highlawnfuneralhomechapel . com . professional services by high lawn funeral home , 1435 e . main street in oak hill .\ni remember eating a laxton fortune in 1975 , grown by pank of sussex , i believe . best apple i ' ve ever tasted . does anyone know if the orchard still exists ?\nson of edward a . l . laxton , he inherited the horticultural talents and enthusiasm of his father and in 1923 became a partner in the laxton nursery business shortly before his uncle william died . he produced new varieties of fruits , roses and garden peas . tragically he was killed by direct hit on his home at 176 kimbolton road , bedford during an air raid in 1942 .\ni have information on the whereabouts of luke laxton from wyoming county west virginia . i am interestedin knowing who you are and why you are looking for him please reply at my e mail adress\nfortune is often referred to as laxton ' s fortune - do not confuse with the 1995 variety also called fortune , released by cornell university in the usa , a cross of empire and schoharie spy .\nthe laxton seed catalogues show the huge number of vegetable and flower seeds and many , many varieties , on offer . the same goes for the fruit trees , small fruit and shrubs , and rose catalogues .\n( fn . 39 ) the vicarage of laxton was 10l . when the colledge of rotheram had the patronage , ' tis now 11l , value in the kings books , and william pierpoint , esquire patron .\nsunset - slightly more acidic compared to laxton ' s superb . tip top disease resistance . this is our choice for a container grown tree or for smaller gardens , the apple size is slightly smaller than average .\nthe son of thomas laxton , in 1888 he formed a partnership with his brother edward and was also the joint owner of a brickworks in kempston hardwick . he died in 1923 at 28 , the embankment , bedford .\ncertainly laxton ' s superb has few pest and disease problems and it also withstands the changeable british climate very well . we are hard - pressed to find many weak points with this variety and can find very many positives .\ni ' ve got a 3 year old laxton ' s fortune tree . i love the apples . true they don ' t keep , but they are so sweet , aromatic and juicy . mine look spectacular too , deep scarlet .\n( fn . 8 ) matildis de cauz gave the town of ronstone ( in lincolneshire , in which county a good share of this barony lay ) with the advowson of the church to the knights templars , and it belonged to the preceptory of temple bruer , ( i . e . on the heath ) to which robert de everingham afterwards gave and confirmed that manor . her husband , adam fitz - peter , and she , gave to god , and saint john , and the monks of pontesract , half the mill of stainburgh , to which deed thomas fitz - peter , and roger fitz - peter , his brothers , and robert his son , amongst the rest were witnesses . he likewise gave and confirmed to them half a bovat in fareburne . his son john for the health of his own soul , and of joane his wife , and for the safety of their bodies , gave and confirmed to the said monks thirteen acres of meadow in smethall , which his said father gave , and two oaks every year against christmas in his wood of byrkin , and one buck in his park , in the feast of st . john before port latin , and half the mill of stainburg , with the suit belonging to the moyety of the mill . peter , and roger , and william , his brothers , were witnesses amongst the rest to his deed .\nit ' s difficult to suggest alternatives to laxton ' s superb because it is an excellent variety for uk gardeners with other varieties finding it difficult to compete . when considering alternatives to laxton ' s , the key features to look for are a mid to late season apple tree , good looking green / red skin , long storage capabilities . it should also be partially or fully self - fertile and have excellent taste and aroma . the following have some or all of those characteristics :\nfiesta - slightly less sweet compare to laxton ' s superb but still lots of apple flavour . this variety has no real drawbacks , a great tasting apple with good looks and excellent pest and disease resistance . produces apples slightly earlier in the year .\n( fn . 37 ) there was a quare impedit recovered , 13 e . 4 . by richard roos , esquire , against isabell roos , widow , robert roos , esq ; and william roos , chaplain of the advowson of the church of laxton .\nwe have a laxton ' s fortune in our garden in harrogate . it has fruited really well this year . we had it identified last year by rhs harlow carr who were offering a free apple identification day . delicious juicy red apples with red flashes inside .\nall our plum trees , including laxton ' s delicious , are bare root . at the height of the lifting season - between november and march - there may be up to a month ? s delay between placing the order and dispatching due to pressure of orders , which are dealt with in date sequence , and the weather . orders for laxton ' s delicious plum trees from march to september are confirmed in late october / early november ready for dispatch from november . please consult our planting and care guide on receipt of your order .\nthe mother of this variety is wyken pippin which was grown in holland as far back as the late 1600s and first making an appearance the uk in 1714 . the father is cox ' s orange pippin so laxton ' s superb has a pedigree going back several hundred years .\nlillian g . laxton , age 96 , of south holland , formerly of hamlet , in , born july 4 , 1906 in frankfort , ky , to levi and addie , nee herndon cook , passed away wednesday , feb . 12 , 2003 at windmill nursing pavillion , south holland , il , due to an illness . she was a retired school teacher , and she is survived by one son , lowell laxton , of calumet city , il ; two sisters , polly davies and frances patton , both of chicago , il ; nine grandchildren ; and 11 great - grandchildren . she was preceded in death by her husband that passed away in 1993 , william laxton , whom she married september 2 , 1928 in valparaiso , in ; one daughter , darleen robinson ; and three brothers . she was a member of hamlet united methodist church where she served as treasurer of philathea class for 20 years ; past president of united methodist women of hamlet church ; grad of iowa state teacher ' s college ; past president pta franger h . s . chicago ; past president pta mt . vernon elementary school , chicago , she also taught in iowa ; co - owner of wildwood motel in hamlet from 1950 - 1976 ; past president of hamlet women ' s club . services will be held saturday , feb . 15 , 2003 at 2 p . m . cst , at rannells funeral home , hamlet chapel , 102 w . davis st . , hamlet , in , with rev . jean mccan , officiating . burial will be in fletcher cemetery , hamlet , in . visitation saturday , 10 a . m . cst , until time of services .\nreturning now to bertha de longvilliers , the other daughter of robert de markham , she inherited , in 1289 , the other half of the sub - manor of laxton , and it remained in this family for three generations . the longvilliers were also a prominent nottinghamshire family , resident , possibly , at tuxford , as both sir john and sir thomas de longvilliers founded chantries there in the fourteenth century . in 1361 their laxton property passed to an heiress , agnes de longvilliers , who married reginald de everingham , but as they had no children , this land passed to her next of kin , john stanhope , grandson of her aunt . the stanhopes were a family very prominent in nottinghamshire , with large estates , and the laxton property remained with them through the fifteenth century , until in 1541 sanchia stanhope sold it to mr . augustine hynde , or hinde .\nrobert de markham died in 1289 , leaving no son . his three daughters were cecilia , wife of thomas de bekering , bertha , wife of william de longvilliers , and agnes , wife of william de santa cruce . agnes , left a widow , retired into a convent ; the other sisters divided the sub - manor of laxton between them , and the descent of their inheritance can be traced to the present day . it was known as ' bekerings manor ' for several centuries , but they almost certainly did not live in laxton , having other estates elsewhere in nottinghamshire .\nfor you with victoriana nursery on all trees you buy from them . they are a family run business with a horticultural history dating back to the 1700 ' s . they currently stock laxton ' s superb if you want to buy one with the 10 % discount . if you click the picture below\nthe average flowering time ( optimum time for pollination ) and date when fruits are ripe for harvest in the uk for laxton ' s superb are set out below . if you have set your home town we can give you a more accurate estimate , if you have not set your home town (\nwe inherited a laxton ' s fortune with a house we bought in bedfordshire in 1978 . it was still going strong when we moved away in 2005 . the apples were identified for us by a wholesale greengrocer relation as ' laxton ' s fortune by a bedfordshire grower ' . it can sometimes be found on sale as an organic fruit . lovely crispy , juicy apple , it tended to bruise as it was being eaten - even straight from the tree - and it was always a race to harvest the ripe fruit before the starlings found them ! we ' re now in the process of sourcing a dwarf variety for our norfolk garden .\n( fn . 38 ) the owners of laxton town 1612 , are said to be the lord vaux , gilbert roosse , esquire , francis rosse , gent . augustine hynde , thomas chappell , thomas beedam , john shipton , john samon , richard smith , robert grene , rowland taylor , edward snowe , thomas taylor .\npeter roos of knesale , his brother , had to wife frances , the daughter of \u2014 marshall , and by her four daughters , and a son , gilbert roos , who married elizabeth , the daughter of augustin hinde of laxton morehouse , and died 1661 , and left issue , gilbert , peter , mary , frances and troth .\nin 1957 , both the store and the nursery business were closed . the orchards have all been built over now . it\u2019s not certain what happened to the assets and the intellectual rights : they may have been merged with another nursery at the time called \u201claxton & bunyard nurseries ltd\u201d that still existed in brampton , huntingdon ( cambridgeshire ) as of 1969 .\nnear this town lies a small hamlet called laxton morehouse , where there was a small chapel and lands which belonged to a guild there . laxton morehouse is now the inheritance of augustin hinde , gent . descended from one of that name , alderman of london , and elizabeth his wife , after his decease married to sir john lyon , alderman of london also ; she was a lee , as in norwell may be noted ; she made her will 10 jan . 1566 , which was proved 21 jan . 1569 , by which it appears henry lee was her brother , and that by augustin hinde she had four sons , roland , austine , edward and john , and two daughters , one married to edward gresham , who had richard , and the other to\u2014dodsmore .\nif some classic apples are slightly acidic for your taste then this variety will be a surprise , it ' s slightly sweeter than the accepted\nbest\nnormal but at the same time it ' s truly refreshing and juicy . in our experience many prefer the taste of laxton ' s superb to cox ' s orange , it ' s just possible that some of the apple tasting experts are not quite in touch with popular taste .\naugustine hynde was a liveryman of the clothworkers ' company and an alderman of the city of london . he was sheriff in 1550 , and lord mayor elect of london at the time of his death in 1554 . mr . hynde was a representative of a new class that was acquiring land in england at that time , the city merchant who had made money in industry and wanted an investment for it . he left his laxton property to his second son , also augustine , and he and his descendants probably lived there , or at the hamlet of moorhouse , until the eighteenth century . the third augustine hinde sold five farms ( about 300 acres ) to sir william courten in 1630 , and these were included by him in the sale of the rest of laxton to the earl of kingston . the remainder of the hinde property was acquired , at various times , by the denison family , of ossington , who still hold it .\nin january 1839 there was a terrible storm which blew down several local mills including the bishopsoil one . it was probably after this that the mill was rebuilt in brick . it was sold in 1854 to john jewitt . the mill was sold again in 1865 to the morrell family who also owned laxton grange . the mill fittings were offered for sale in 1893 , as were 70 , 000 bricks . it seems likely that this was the demolition date of the mill .\nthough , as has been shown , laxton has been a manor held in chief of the king by knights ' service since the days of the conquest , a sub - manor was created within it at an early date , held , not direct from the crown , but from the lord of the main manor . in the twelfth century a de caux made a grant of land to one richard , of laxton or lexington , in return for certain services . this grant was added to by his successors , the de birkins and de everinghams , and in 1232 these grants were all set out clearly in a royal charter , which confirmed them to richard de lexington ' s son , robert , and his heirs . this charter is very interesting , as the lands are described in great detail , and some of them can be identified to - day , as their names , such as eastkirk , southlound , crouchwell , & c , still remain .\nonce more the property passed in the female line , sir thomas rempston leaving three daughters , elizabeth , wife of john cheyne , isabel , wife of sir brian stapledon , and margaret , wife of richard bingham . elizabeth cheyne had the laxton part of sir thomas ' s property , and in 1515 it passed to her granddaughter , another elizabeth cheyne , who married the son of lord vaux of harrowden . some time in the sixteenth century lord vaux sold the laxton property to sir thomas broughton , who had married mary roos , sister of peter roos , the lord of the chief manor . when his son , gilbert roos , sold the manor to the marquis of buckingham , he reserved about 100 acres for his cousin mr . peter broughton . these lands remained with the broughton family until the eighteenth century , when they were bought by the earl of scarborough , of rufford . in 1867 earl manvers acquired the property , in exchange for land in the parish of eakring .\nrichard de lexington had a very remarkable family , and his sub - manor at laxton passed , in turn , to three of his sons , each famous in his own sphere . the eldest , robert de lexington , was a prebendary of southwell and a judge under king henry iii . in 1240 he was the chief justice itinerant for the northern division of england . the second brother , john , was a clerk in the chancery and also a judge . he was keeper of the great seal during vacancies in the office of chancellor , and he was sent on several missions abroad by the king : in 1241 to the emperor frederick ii , and in 1250 to arrange a truce with france . in 1255 he was chief justice of the forests north of the trent , and tried , at lincoln , the jewish murderers of the boy , hugh of lincoln . he founded a chantry in the church at laxton , dedicated to st . mary and st . thomas the martyr .\nwhilst most apple varieties are not self - fertile ( they cannot pollinate themselves and need a nearby apple tree of a different variety to set fruit ) it is interesting that there is a streak of self - fertility running through cox ' s orange pippin and its offspring , and laxton ' s fortune is partially self - fertile . this means it will probably set light crops even if there is no pollination partner nearby - but cropping will be better with another variety to cross - pollinate the blossom .\nlaxton ' s superb is a reasonably strong growing tree and it produces a large crop of apples . in common with epicure , it can miss cropping on the occasional year especially as the tree ages . the solution to this is to be vigilant and thin the fruit out on those years when it over - produces . this is a self fertile variety although it will crop better when a good pollinator is nearby . click here to go to the bottom of this page and see a list of suitable pollinators .\nthomas was born 1830 in tinwell , near stamford , lincolnshire . he began his work as a plant breeder in 1865 , interested mostly in peas and strawberries . he started his plant breeding in stamford , then later moved his operations to orchards and fields in bedford , bedfordshire and in nearby girtford in sandy , bedfordshire . he consulted with charles darwin on pea - breeding experiments . laxton was , in fact , close to the genetic discoveries that gregor johann mendel ( 20 july 1822 \u2013 6 january 1884 ) would make around the same time .\n\u201crecently mr . laxton has made numerous crosses , and everyone had been astonished at the vigour and luxuriance of the new varieties which he has thus raised and afterwards fixed by selection . he gave me seed - peas produced from crosses between four distinct kinds ; and the plants thus raised were extraordinarily vigorous , being in each case from 1 to 2 or even 3 feet taller than the parent - forms , which were raised at the same time close alongside . \u201d \u2014 charles darwin . the effects of cross and self - fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom . chapter v .\nthomas was one of the earliest nurserymen to use scientific methods in plant breeding . he selected parent plants from close observations of their most desirable characteristics rather than simply from well - known varieties as was common at that time . thomas laxtons trials and observations aided the work of charles darwin and were referred to in darwins published works . his aim was to improve the quality of plants , rather than make money and he believed that seed from all commercially produced plants should be saved . three generations of the laxton family and over 100 years of horticultural work raised at least 182 new varieties of plants .\n\u201cso , again , mr . laxton , who has had such great experience in crossing peas , writes to me that \u201cwhenever a cross has been effected between a white - blossomed and a purple - blossomed pea , or between a white - seeded and a purple - spotted , brown or maple - seeded pea , the offspring seems to lose nearly all the characteristics of the white - flowered and white - seeded varieties ; and this result follows whether these varieties have been used as the pollen - bearing or seed - producing parents . \u201d \u2014 charles darwin . the variation of animals and plants under domestication . volume ii . chapter 2 . xiv .\nin 1425 the laxton property passed to thomas de bekering ' s daughter alice , who had married sir thomas rempston , of bingham , notts . sir thomas was a soldier , who went to france in 1415 , under henry v , and was at the siege of harfleur and the battle of agincourt . he was with sir john fastolf at the battle of the herrings in 1429 , and was taken prisoner by the french under joan of arc , but a large ransom was arranged for him by the english parliament . after the defeat of the english and the end of the hundred years war , sir thomas returned to england , where he supported the yorkist cause at the beginning of the wars of the roses , and died in 1458 .\nmy neighbour has an apple that could be a laxton fortune but i have never eaten that particular apple to be able to comment . the tree was mature when i moved in 23 years ago so it is obviously an old variety . this apple is red with yellowish / green streaks travelling from top to bottom . the flesh is soft and an almost yellow colour ; the flavour is just devine - it has be likened to strawberries but i cannot see the connection . the flesh is not red but it has red\nflashes\n. when i first ate one i thought my gums were bleeding . i would dearly love to purchase one of these trees so if anyone knows of a grower in the uk that sells them i would appreciate it . failing the purchase of a tree i will try to graft a cutting onto existing apple stock but this is not my ideal solution . s e pearston\n( fn . 32 ) joane was married to sir william elys , who died at saint albans in his journey towards calis , and had a son by her called robert ; she after married john de waterton . catherin was wife of sir john etton , son of sir thomas , which sir john had several sons , miles , ivo , william , alexander ; but this manor descended to the four daughters & heirs of sir miles eton , who died before his father the said sir john , who held this manor of laxton , with the advowson of the church , and the manors of egmanton , and north leverton , by the courtesie of england , after the death of his wife the said katherin , till 11 h . 6 . ( fn . 33 ) that he left it to his grand - children , elizabeth the wife of john northwood , isabell of john roes , margaret of robert moresby , and anne of robert roucliffe .\n( fn . 34 ) the posterity of this john roos got all , or most of this manor by purchase or otherwise ; his sons name was robert roos , and he had to wife elizabeth , daughter of sir william midleton , and by her william roos , who married eleoner , daughter of sir christopher wainsford , who brought him humsrey roos , who for his first wife , bad anne , daughter of richard restwold , and his second was margaret linne of southwyke in northamptonshire ; ( fn . 35 ) he died 17 july , 13 h . 8 . leaving francis roos his son , by his first wife , his heir , which francis by elizabeth his wife , daughter of thomas scrimsal , of morbery in the county of york , had peter roos , who first married \u2014 the daughter of sir james harvey , ( fn . 36 ) by whom he had a daughter married to sir griffin markham , and after to his second wife had brigit , the only heir of robert roos of ingmanthorp , by whom he had gilbert and peter . . this woman after her husbands death , married one richard clark , and as the inhabitants say , by her own misfortunes and the wicked unthriftiness of her son the said gilbert roos , the last lord of laxton of this noble race , was reduced to so great poverty , that she gleaned corn amongst other poor people in laxton field . peter roos her husband , had a brother named thomas , of whom there are ma ny grand - children yet alive , and six sisters married , one to\u2014 fairfax of gilling , another to \u2014 broughton , another to \u2014 stapleton , ( named in burton jorz , ) another to \u2014 schrimshire of norbury , another to \u2014 maxfeild , another to\u2014 whitmore . gilbert roos married \u2014 the daughter of \u2014orrell , afterwards wife of sir peter killegrew , and by her had two daughters , one married to \u2014thomas of the county of essex , who had part of north leverton with her , the other never married .\nunder the arch , that leads into this place of filth , stands an old tomb almost 6 feet high , on which lie three figures , seemingly a knight and his two wives ; but so covered with dust , that i found it difficult to sketch them . the annexed plate , fig . 2 . represents the figures . opposite , in the chancel , is an alabaster trunk of another figure , on an old mutilated tomb , head and armless . on the south side of the church lies a loose head , probably once belonging to the trunk above named . near which lies part of a cross legged knight , represented fig . 4 . on another old abused tomb lies another trunk of the figure of a man ; below which , a figure is represented , fig . 3 , same plate . while i viewed with indignation , the insulting devastations around me , the deeds of the modern goths and vandals , in france , rushed , like a rapid stream , into my mind : in idea , i saw the atrocious , if not similar , destruction of the arts in the churches of that once fair country . how has it happened that not one fostering hand has been found in laxton or its neighbourhood , to shelter these monuments of our fore - fathers from the most shameful abuse ? could not their uplifted hands , and their prostrate bodies in the solemn acts of prayer for mercy , command respect nor pity ? is it left for the present age to despise , contemn , or neglect , the memorials of the pious , the charitable , and the good ; the founders of our holy sanctuaries , the munisicent patrons of religious establishments , whose zeal for the service of god was ever marked with dutifulness and obedience ?\n( fn . 22 ) the jury , 9 e . 1 . said that adam de everingham held when he died of the king in capite , the moyety of the barony of shelford , where he had a free court from 3 weeks to 3 weeks , the custody of shirewood , this manor , that of north leverton , and gedling , and that robert de everingham was his son and heir ; who about 15 e . 1 . ( fn . 23 ) left all these matters to his son adam ; who 4 e . 2 : ( fn . 24 ) had an ad quod damnum returned for settling the manor of westburgh in lincolnshire , on thomas de suthwell , & c : by a fine 7 e : 3 : ( fn . 25 ) he settled this manor of laxton on himself for life , and then to adam de everingham his son , who , in 15 e . 3 . ( fn . 26 ) he left his heir . he had other sons robert , edmund , alexander , and nicolas . this adam de everingham chr . 33 e . 3 . ( fn . 27 ) had an ad quod damnum returned concerning his settling 10l . and 9s . rent in gedling , nottingham , colewyke , stoke bardolf , schelford , newton , and carleton by gedling , and eight marks , and 6s . 8d . rent issuing out of the lands and tenements of the said adam in gedling , on william his son , and alice his wife , ( daughter of john grey of codnor , ) william it seems , 43 e . 3 . ( fn . 28 ) died before his said father , and so did robert , son of this william ; adam died 8 febr . 11 r . 2 : ( fn . 29 ) his son reginald de everingham chr . was his heir male , and then aged thirty years ; which reginald by his wife agnes , the daughter of john lungvillers , lord of hoghton upon idell , had a great estate , but no issue by her ; ( fn . 30 ) but by another wife called joane , he had edm . de everingham , who died at 15 years of age , in the kings custody , ( fn . 31 ) without issue , so that joane , and katherine , his elder brother william de everinghams daughters , were his heirs , as they were their grand - fathers , the said adam , son of adam , & c .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ntoo few characters ( > 3 ) entered into the search ! please try again .\nborn in tinwell , rutland , he originally trained as a solicitor . developing an interest in the hybridization of plants , by 1858 he had started plant breeding . in 1872 he began to develop strawberry varieties from his work . moving to bedford in 1879 , he is listed in kellys directory in 1885 as seed grower and merchant , at 1 harpur place , bedford ( now 41 harpur st , bedford ) . by the time he had retired in 1890 he was living at 78 tavistock street , bedford . twice married , he had three daughters from his first marriage and four sons from his second .\nhe became head of the firm in 1951 . in 1956 the decision was made to sell off the land belonging to the firm and in 1957 the nursery ( the land was overworked ) and shop were sold and the firm went into voluntary liquidation .\nwhere to buy at bedford , an illustrated local review , 1891 p . 51 . hl bed / whe\nmodern florists : messrs laxtons new shop front . bedfordshire times & independent , 29 th september , 1933 p . 12\nricketts , bob . the laxtons in bedford ( 1879 - 1957 ) , bedford architectural archaeological & local history society , newsletter 82 , october 2008 , pp . 14 - 28\njavascript seems to be disabled in your browser . you must have javascript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website .\nthis item has seasonality november - march and will only be shipped during this time .\nwelcome to our online shop , where you will find top quality plants , trees and seeds , delivered straight to you from our community of specialist growers and harvesters around britain . we donate half of our profits from sales through the shop to uk conservation charities .\nthe nursery that he founded , carried on by his descendants for many generations , became famous for the apple varieties that it introduced .\nin 1872 , thomas began producing new strawberry varieties . he himself would introduce seventeen varieties in all , including king of the earlies ( 1888 ) , noble ( 1884 ) , and royal sovereign ( 1892 . )\n\u2018a party without cake is just a meeting . \u2019 \u2014 julia child . ( 15 august 1912 \u2013 12 august 2004 )\nhenry john heinz life and times henry john heinz founded a empire of commercially - prepared foods . such products provided convenience to housewives , who previously had to make all their home products from scratch . heinz wasn\u2019t the first to market with such products in america . in fact , imports of british commercially - prepared foods had been underway for several\u2026\ncharles mason hovey from : fruits of america , vol 1 . published 1847 life and times charles mason hovey was born 26 october 1810 , cambridge , massachusetts . he is known today for his plant breeding and promotion , particularly with strawberries . he also promoted the zinfandel grape , and was the one who shipped it first to california . charles\u2019s parents\u2026\nstollen is a yeast - risen fruit and nut bread made particularly at christmas in germany . it \u2026\ni planted two as cordons three years ago . one has succumbed to canker this year , the other has collapsed under its fruit load . i removed all but four apples and we have been eating them for three weeks now , they seem to be happy in a cool kitchen . the stock is m106 and i intend to replant in out orchard this winter and grow as a tree . best flavour we have after a shy ashmead ' s kernel\ni am getting ready to graft this variety on a tree that i am changing it ' s varieties .\nthe earlier comments say it all : fortune is the best tasting of all dessert varieties , and it is commercially a non - starter because it bruises so easily . but if you have a tree , or know of an orchard , then now ( late sep ) is the time to get busy . boxford farms ( suffolk ) used to grow them in substantial quantities , but i expect they may have been grubbed in favour of something saleable .\nthere is a number of small heritage fruit tree nurseries near christchurch in nz . we got a laxtons fortune apple along with russets and other heritage fruits . plus oh joy - a damson that i haven ' t seen since i left dorset in 1984 . the orchard is only 3 years old so i can ' t wait for the little trees to grow big enough to start producing .\ni used to work with fortunes and they are my favourites next to beauty of bath , but can never find either of them in the shops . do you know where i can get any in the poole district ?\nhave you tasted this variety ? do you agree or disagree with our tasting notes ? enter your comments below . please tell us your name ( just first name if you wish ) and email address , and if possible the nearest city . your name and location , but not your email address , may be published on this website . all comments are reviewed before publishing .\nwe send 2 - 3 newsletters per year , please let us know if you would like to receive them . rest assured that we do not buy or sell email addresses - for more details see our privacy policy .\nfortune - an american variety , with the same name , but not related .\ndo you have a tree of this variety in your garden or orchard ? if so please register the details here and contribute to our international register of fruit trees .\nwe do not accept any liability for loss or damage incurred as a result of any errors in the content of this website .\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\na medium to large dessert apple , very similar in texture to cox , although it is slightly more acidic . it is\u2026\nkaty is an attractive medium - sized apple , usually bright red in colour over a light green yellow background . katy is a\u2026\na quality dessert apple , sweet , juicy , almost pear flavoured . it is ready to eat in late september . it is a\u2026\nlimelight is a relatively new variety , bred by hugh ermin and introduced in 1980 . it is an improved greensleeves . it\u2026\nsometimes known as london major , lord derby is still grown commercially today . the tree produces lavish crops of initially shiny\u2026\na dessert apple , the flavour is moderately sweet . the flesh is creamy white coloured , crisp and juicy . the skin has\u2026\na very rich flavour combining sugar and acidity . coarse - fleshed with a tough skin . a good cropper for any area , disease resistant and\u2026\ndeveloped at the agricultural experiment station in wooster , ohio . introduced in 1944 . red delicious x jonathan . official ohio state apple . \u2026\na sport of golden delicious , introduced from italy in 2008 . pink gold is sweeter , crisper and slightly harder than a standard\u2026\nred devil is notable for its distinctive red flesh . the flesh is white as with most apples , but stained with red\u2026\n\u00d7 we use cookies - by using this site or closing this you agree to our cookies policy ."]}
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", "topic": 3}], "title": "center rock", "paragraphs": ["2 , 000 - foot hole bored by a drill made by center rock of berlin , pa .\nat center rock , our priority is to get you down the hole safely , productively , and efficiently .\nwe are honored that miss mahler chose to share her excellence with students at the rock center for dance .\nrudy lyon , lead product designer for center rock , drives our rock drilling research , design , development , marketing , and operations activities . he holds numerous downhole and water - powered rock drilling patents .\nbreakthrough innovation , superior products and services . outstanding technical support . genuine drilling expertise . delivery ultimate impact : center rock !\nthe hbs arthur rock center accelerator is a highly immersive program designed specifically for hbs student founders of early - stage startups .\ncenter rock has a full range of face designs , button configurations , and shank styles in many sizes up to a 20\u2033 ( 508 mm ) head to match the application and rock they are drilling in .\ntom foy , 61 , who still lives in berlin , was one of the quecreek miners but has worked for center rock for nearly five years .\ncenter rock owner brandon fisher , just back tuesday night from chile , fielded dozens of interview requests \u2014 and hoped to sneak away for some sleep .\ncenter rock manufacturers a full line of air rock drilling tolls and accessories including our down the hole ( dth ) hammers and bits from 3 . 5\u2033 to 36\u2033 ( 89 - 914 mm ) diameter , casing advancing overburden drilling systems , and are a leading global manufacturer / supplier of the cri standard , revers circulation , hdd and utility multi - hammer lp canister drills . coupled with outstanding service , center rock is a one stop rock drilling shop capable of supplying the tools for your rock drilling requirements .\ncenter rock\u2019s drill used advanced drilling technology to break through to the chilean miners trapped 2 , 070 feet underground at the san jose mine in copiapo , chile .\nalthough quecreek helped put center rock on the map , it was the company ' s lp drill \u2014 or low - profile drill \u2014 developed five years ago that has seen the company grow from 16 to 75 employees and put the company at the center of the chilean rescue , dorcon said .\ncenter rock inc , berlin , pa back in pennsylvania , center rock inc , a small company in berlin , heard that the mine rescue could take until christmas . brandon fisher , president and ceo , and richard soppe , manager of dhd sales & product development , knew that center rock\u2019s technology could help aid in the rescue of the 33 miners , and return them to their families long before the projected date of christmas . julie fisher , director of sales , immediately contacted the southern alleghenies planning and development commission . this agency helps to connect pennsylvania manufacturing companies with trade representatives throughout the world in order to grow international trade . there was currently a representative in chile to help center rock make contact with the proper people to present their ideas and technology . concurrently , one of center rock\u2019s distributors , drillers supply international , owner greg hall , cypress , texas , and drillers supply s . a . , owner mijali proestakis , antofagosta , chile , reached out to center rock about the availability of their tools . drillers supply was an integral part in convincing the chilean officials to accept their plan . their team virtually eliminated the language barriers . igor proestakis , a field engineer for drillers supply , picked the center rock crew up from the airport when they arrived in chile , dropped them off when they left , and every day in between . igor , along with greg and mijali were on the rescue site the entire time with center rock . this was the creation of what the world came to know as \u201cplan b\u201d .\nschramm inc . of west chester , pa . , makes the t - 130 drill used to make the hole ; center rock makes the 28 - inch wide canisters that function as the bit . each canister contains four air hammers and four drill bits that move in tandem to dig through rock .\nnothing is more important to drilling success than drill bits that cut straight and fast through all types of rock . that\u2019s why we offer our customers the best value in rock drilling bits .\nfoy said center rock volunteered to help in chile after officials there confirmed the miners were still alive aug . 22 , but said soon afterward that they expected it would take until christmas to dig a rescue shaft .\ncenter rock offers one of the most complete lines of down the hole drills and downhole bits ranging from 3 . 5\u201d \u2013 36\u201d ( 89mm \u2013 914mm ) which are designed for peak performance in all rock drilling applications including but not limited to ; foundation & geotechnical drilling , blasthole drilling in quarries & mines , waterwell & geothermal boreholes , oil & gas underbalanced drilling , horizontal directional drilling , and utility transmission & distribution rock sockets .\nat the colorado school of mines rock physics lab we research rock and fluid properties for exploration and reservoir monitoring . much of our work relates to energy exploration and ground water reservoir monitoring . our most current projects center on fluid distributions in rocks and how these distributions affect characteristics such as wave attenuation , velocity dispersion , and seismic signature .\ncenter rock force \u00ae ( rf ) hammers feature a high efficiency and tunable valved air cycle to optimize performance on your compressor . many models also feature a heat resistant steel valve which keeps on working even in the most demanding quarry and mining applications .\nbrandon fisher , left , president of center rock , the pennsylvania company whose hammer - style drill heads created the hole that reached the 33 trapped miners in chile , poses for the press with colleague richard soppe at the san jose mine near copiapo , chile .\nroto loc\u00ae is an overburden rock drilling system for casing advancement , developed by center rock , inc . with wings that lock in place and are easily retractable , roto loc\u00ae is able to drill straight , full diameter holes through any formation , including pinnacle limestone and karst . roto loc\u00ae saves you money because there isn\u2019t any expensive starter casing j - teeth or ring bits needed .\nthe arthur rock center for entrepreneurship is a vital resource to hbs students and a champion for entrepreneurship at hbs . our goal is to help you navigate the multitude of programs and resources available to students and alumni in the hbs and harvard ecosystem and in locations around the globe .\ncenter rock has a brief , but storied , history . founded in 1998 , the company ' s profile rose appreciably in july 2002 , when it pitched in during a similar rescue to free nine miners trapped underground for more than three days in the flooded quecreek mine a few miles away .\ncenter rock was founded in 1998 by brandon fisher , a former ingersoll - rand sales rep for the east coast . fisher knew the drilling industry lacked a product provider that could also quickly react to customer on - site needs . in other words , he built us as a servicing manufacturer .\ndon\u2019t miss out on what\u2019s happening . join the rock list and be the first to know about upcoming events , special offers and more .\nthey said , ' well , heck , they ain ' t getting out till christmastime , and i know and brandon knows and we all knew we could get down to them faster than that ,\nfoy said .\nwe proved that center rock is a little company , but they do big things .\nin the next few days , the first 40 meters of the rescue shaft was cased to reduce the danger of any falling rock . center rock\u2019s now three person crew in chile , brandon , richard , and julie fisher , who had flown to chile two weeks before the break through , came home on tuesday , october 12th . they watched the rescue unfold with many of their fellow employees at the berlin , pa office , feeling an enormous sense of pride and teamwork .\nunderground construction technology / utility / horizontal drilling can be a challenge and the low profile ( lp ) drill series from center rock is up to the task . the advanced engineering of the drills provides a cost effective solution for rock drilling and excavation requirements up to 144\u2033 ( 3657 . 6 mm ) in diameter . our drills have been used by some of the nation\u2019s largest building , roadway , and mining contractors to quickly drill holes to the exact size required by their specifications .\ntake a peek at our insider\u2019s guide to what\u2019s happening at rockefeller center . fashion , art , music , shopping , dining and design\u2013there\u2019s something amazing going on every day of the year .\nas rescuers brought 33 chilean miners one by one in a metal capsule through a 2 , 000 - foot hole bored by drill bits made by center rock inc . of berlin , pa . , workers in the small southwestern pennsylvania community occasionally paused their daily routines to follow computer news feeds . lunch was brought in to help them celebrate .\noctober 9 , 2010 ( the san jose mine in copiapo , chile ) \u2013 the center rock drill being used to reach trapped miners more than 2 , 000 feet underground , often referred to as \u201cplan b\u201d by the media , has broken through to the miners today , far ahead of the earlier projections that drilling might take until christmas .\ncenter rock\u2019s cr line of down - the - hole drills are reliable drilling workhorses that stand up to the most demanding conditions you can find . a valveless air cycle provides consistent drilling performance and reliability foot after foot and year after year . some models are available with integrated jetted backheads as well as bit retainer systems for deep - hole drilling applications .\npresident & ceo dave pietrzykowski ( dave p ) says ; \u201cchallenge us and you will be pleasantly surprised with how rapidly we can respond when it comes to designing , manufacturing , and delivering quality drill bits , downhole drills , accessories , and other specialty drilling products . more and more drillers are choosing center rock products to help get the job done right . \u201d\ncenter rock is an exclusive north american distributor for wassara water hammers . wassara technology uses water to power the hammer . this makes it the ideal choice for most drilling applications in ground engineering \u2013 for drilling in sensitive areas as well as for drilling long straight holes . the water - powered dth hammer is capable of penetrating any formation such as ; hard rock , boulders , concrete , limestone , granite , till , water - rich formations and dense clay while maintaining speed and straightness . the jet grouting hammer also enables jet grouting in one single pass .\nproud employees of a small drilling company too remote to have cable television found themselves wednesday at the center of the world ' s biggest news story \u2014 but they still had to get the day ' s work done .\ncri\u2019s rock xtreme \u00ae ( rx ) line of dhd\u2019s represent the cutting edge of rock drilling and technology . high performance , outstanding reliability , simplicity , and low operating cost are the primary features of the rx line . the low cost , tube - free , and robust rx bit will deliver unmatched reliability and life to keep you in the hole .\nrock summer fellowship is for the students who are exploring their entrepreneurial paths as either founders starting a new venture or those joining early - stage start - ups , during the summer .\nonce the 26\u2033 lp drill broke through to the miners on october 9th , center rock\u2019s and the entire worlds\u2019 prayers had been answered . richard soppe stated , \u201cit was the greatest moment of my life when we broke into that mine ahead of time and knew that those 33 guys were going to come out alive . \u201d brandon fisher , agreeing with richard , said , \u201ci think it was the most amazing feeling that anyone who was out there will feel their entire life . \u201d\n1200 or 2400 series breakout / make - up systems , water and oil injection systems , hammer honey and hammer honey eco rock drill oil , customized mobile work shops , soap houses , dog houses and mist houses .\nas we broaden our search for new energy sources and as our geophysical data and resolution continue to improve , we will also need to be concerned with issues such as phase changes , fluid - rock interaction , compositional heterogeneity , and thermal effects .\nfrom the beginning on august 5 , 2010 , there was a major mine collapse at the san jose mine in the atacama desert near copiapo , chile . to the world\u2019s disbelief , 17 days later , the 33 miners that signed into the mine that day had all survived the collapse of 700 , 000 tons of rock and had made their way to a safe room .\nrichard soppe , our sales and r & d manager for downhole drilling products , has more than 35 years of genuine drilling experience , including major projects such as the world\u2019s first and second live lake taps ( 20\u2019 - diameter shafts , 100\u2019 - deep under 250\u2019 of water ) . he also worked extensively on the alaskan pipeline and the beaver dam in arkansas , overcoming the longest , deepest , hardest rock overlapping pile secant wall ever undertaken .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\nhas the market volatility got you nervous ? these cartoons may give you a little comic relief .\nbut machines still needed to be oiled , floors still needed to be swept \u2014 and somebody still had to answer the phones , which were ringing off the hook .\nwe still have customers who still need products today , so we ' re working and we ' re celebrating ,\ninside sales manager becky dorcon told the associated press .\nthe kids won ' t let me go back ,\nsaid foy , a married father referring to his four children , ages 34 to 38 .\ni gave the mining up . i wasn ' t about to put them through that again .\nin an exclusive interview with the daily american of somerset , fisher said he and wife , sales director julie fisher , were back in berlin in time to watch on television as the first miner was pulled from the hole where he and his colleagues had been trapped since aug . 5 .\nfisher , 38 , and richard soppe , 58 , his director of construction and mining tools , spent 37 days with scant sleep drilling the rescue shaft . julie fisher joined them about two weeks ago , and relatives and friends gathered to welcome them home tuesday .\nwhen i saw the first guy looking healthy , that ' s what it ' s all about ,\nfisher told the newspaper .\nbut the mission is not over until the last guy is out .\nfisher was especially drawn to miner mario sepulveda espina , with whom fisher interacted by video during the drilling process .\nespina , the second miner pulled from the shaft , made made a bizarre request while still underground : wigs . officials granted espina ' s request , fisher told the daily american , and the miner wore one in front of a video monitor , joking about what shampoo did to his hair \u2014 perhaps a reference to a commercial in which a wig - clad troy polamalu blames his big hair on shampoo .\nhe was a practical joker ; he used humor to keep the morale up ,\nfisher told the newspaper .\neverybody here has been giving 110 percent since the day brandon got in contact with the people of chile and it was thought he was going and our tools were going to be used ,\nshe said .\n\u00a9 2013 the associated press . all rights reserved . this material may not be published , broadcast , rewritten or redistributed .\njavascript is required to view our full story experience . please enable javascript in your browser preferences .\nwe make and distribute a complete line of air - drilling tools , services , and accessories . leading global drilling , oil - and - gas , construction , mining , and foundation contractors trust us for optimum performance , even in the most challenging operating conditions .\n\u201cwe\u2019re always looking for the next best way to drill into the earth \u2013 and that ongoing search fuels my excitement , \u201d claims fisher .\nwarren lay , our design engineer , has more than a quarter of a century of actual drilling expertise . dan stoner is our key point of contact for product innovations and sales for the oil - 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{"id": 56315, "summary": [{"text": "mazumdar shaw medical centre is an nabh-accredited tertiary care hospital , inside nh health city , bommasandra industrial area , bangalore , india .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the facility is owned in partnership by the director of biocon limited , kiran mazumdar shaw and the founder and chairman of the narayana health group , dr. devi prasad shetty .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "the hospital performs organ transplants and provides cancer therapy .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "the hospital was established in the year 2000 and operates a bone marrow transplantation unit with a focus on the treatment of thalassemia .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "the hospital provides hematology and bone marrow transplant services for the major s nanjundiah and shanta nanjundiah cancer centre , an oncology wing of the narayana multispeciality hospital , mysore , which is operated by narayana health group .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the unit also operates the mazumdar-shaw cancer center , which was established in 2009 for organ-specific cancer care .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "in 2013 , mazumdar shaw medical centre launched a rural cancer surveillance program ' , in partnership with narayana health , to promote awareness of and conducting preliminary screening of head and neck cancers in rural areas of karnataka , india .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "the hospital 's specialities include anesthesia and critical care , oral and maxillofacial surgery , oncology , pediatric surgery , plastic surgery , and thoracic surgery it also has facilities for emergency and trauma services , radiology and medical imaging , a blood bank , laboratories , an ambulance service .", "topic": 1}], "title": "mazumdar shaw medical centre", "paragraphs": ["vice president & medical director mazumdar shaw medical center was present at the occasion .\nmazumdar shaw center for translational research ( msctr ) is located in mazumdar shaw medical center , narayana hrudayalaya health city . the center comprises the following research groups\n, clinical director - mazumdar shaw medical center & sr . consultant hematologist & head of bone marrow transplant unit , narayana health city\nshe built a 1 , 400 - bed mazumdar - shaw cancer centre in 2009 in bangalore , specializing in head and neck , breast and blood - related cancers .\na file photo of kiran mazumdar - shaw , founder of biocon . photo : hemant mishra / mint\nmajor s nanjundiah and shanta nanjundiah cancer centre inaugurated by nobel laureate prof . md . / pr newswire india /\nmajor s nanjundiah and shanta nanjundiah cancer centre inaugurated by nobel laureate prof . md . yunus at narayana multispeciality hospital , mysore\n, the chief guest for the event inaugurated the function by lighting the lamp along with heads of various departments of oncology at mazumdar shaw cancer center . mrs . yamini is the mother of\nwith all super - speciality tertiary care facilities that the medical world offers , narayana health is now a one - stop healthcare destination for all .\ni am immensely pleased to dedicate this cancer centre named after my in - laws to the people of mysuru . we are also grateful to dr .\nwith a built - up area of 30 , 000 sq . ft . , the cancer center will provide high quality services for early detection , prevention and treatment of all types of cancers covering medical , surgical and radiation oncology services . it has a linear accelerator capable of treating 90 % of the prevalent cancers . hematology and bone marrow transplant services will be linked to mazumdar shaw cancer center at narayana health city in\nhaving made a significant contribution to the cancer centre with deep sentiments attached to the royal city of mysuru being their ancestral place were also present on the occasion along with guests of honour mr .\nmazumdar shaw cancer center at narayana health city celebrated world cancer day on 4th february and the place was resonating with positive vibes . cancer survivors , patients , their families , nurses , doctors and the staff of nh came together to be part of world cancer day that marked the launch of cancer support group .\nbengaluru : ever since bill gates and warren buffet came up with the giving pledge in 2010 , the one where billionaires take an informal vow to give away half of their wealth , only one indian , information technology czar azim premji , was part of this billionaire group of givers . on wednesday , kiran mazumdar - shaw became the second .\nmazumdar shaw center for translational research ( msctr ) has been established with the aim of developing scientific breakthroughs resulting in more effective and affordable healthcare for a wide range of human diseases and conditions . the center provides an interface for the integration of engineering , science and medicine in a discovery - centered environment towards the development of new treatment modalities .\nand his team of professionals who will manage the services of this centre , offering high quality cancer care to people from all walks of life . this is our humble way of giving something back to the city , which was our ancestral abode for almost a century ,\ntotally , 154 signatories from 16 countries have so far vowed to part with their wealth , and only two of them are indian residents . coincidentally , both premji and shaw are from bengaluru .\nthe 63 - year old shaw , founder of biocon ltd , took the pledge along with other billionaires including marc benioff , founder of urltoken inc , and joe gebbia , co - founder of airbnb .\nseventeen new signatories , who had signed the pledges during the course of 2015 , were inducted to be part of this group on wednesday . shaw had committed to being part of the pledge late last year .\n. with the commencement of the cancer unit at narayana multispeciality hospital , people living in and around mysore district now have access to quality and affordable cancer screening and treatment facilities closer home . the centre will reach out to over 60 % of people from the weaker sections of society in and around mysore through various community initiatives .\nshaw , for one , who was among the eight indian women in asia\u2019s 50 power businesswomen 2016 list , released by forbes in april , and also part of forbes\u2019 top philanthropists in asia pacific for 2013 , has been quite vocal about giving .\never since shaw took her company public in 2004 , she has been ploughing back the money her company makes towards this cause . since 2005 , she\u2019s donated over $ 33 million towards philanthropic causes , especially in diagnosing and researching the disease , according to the forbes report .\np . n . c . menon , chairman and founder of sobha group , who is of indian origin , also took the pledge .\n\u201cthis new group joining the giving pledge is incredibly thoughtful about their desire to give back and help solve the world\u2019s toughest challenges through philanthropy , \u201d said bill gates , co - chair of the bill & melinda gates foundation . \u201csome have been giving for decades and others are just starting out after building successful businesses , but they all see the value of giving in a bold and effective way . \u201d\nthe giving pledge was initially launched with 40 families in the us to address society\u2019s most pressing problems , by inviting the world\u2019s wealthiest individuals and families to commit to giving more than half of their wealth to philanthropy either during their lifetime or in their will .\nmumbai and bengaluru are counted as the philanthropic capitals of the country and bengaluru accounted for over 90 % of the money that was donated by the billionaires in india , according to china - based leading luxury - lifestyle publisher hurun\u2019s india philanthropy list for 2015 .\neven though india does not boast of as many philanthropists as the us does , the country is seeing this group grow .\nbain & co . \u2019s philanthropic report 2015 said the country has added more than 100 million donors since 2009 . and from just 14 % of the adult population that donated cash in 2009 , by 2013 the proportion doubled . in fact , more than a third of current donors expect their donations to increase in the next five years , said the report .\namit chandra , managing director , bain capital advisors and a philanthropist , said people are quiet because the scale of their giving is disproportionately small to their wealth , while there are others who believe it\u2019s best kept quiet for spiritual or cultural reasons .\n\u201csociety also celebrates and respects those who are using their wealth for good , while coming down hard on those who splurge the first time they falter . all this will create the environment for much more openness about one\u2019s giving in the coming years , \u201d says chandra .\nthe first - generation entrepreneur has been using her wealth to help people combat cancer and it was the loss of a close friend to the disease , which got her started on this journey .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n. his holiness jagadguru sri shivarathri deshikendra mahaswamiji of srikshethra , sutturu graced the occasion in the presence of dr .\n, mla , n r constituency , mr . k r mohan kumar , chairman , muda and dr . c g betsurmath , commissioner , mysuru city corporation .\n. there are very few facilities in the rest of karnataka to diagnose and treat cancer . i wish to thank the state government of karnataka for their wholehearted support in helping us to bring quality healthcare to mysuru and adjoining districts\n, out of which 1 . 4 lakh are in karnataka alone and are estimated to increase at the rate of 35 , 000 patients a year . in the past few months , narayana multispeciality hospital had organized mobile breast cancer screening camps , hematology clinic as well as surveillance programs for head and neck cancer awareness and screening . according to cancer specialists , head and neck cancer is the most prevalent apart from gastrointestinal , cervical and breast cancer that are commonly seen in this region .\n, it is located on a 10 - acre property with 200 beds in its first phase , the hospital has several benchmarking practices which are aimed at offering quality healthcare services accessible and affordable to all . offering a wide range of services across 23 specialties , supported with multiple operation theatres and state - of - art diagnostic facilities , the hospital is designed to accommodate 2000 opd patients on a daily basis and has treated close to 1 , 41 , 300 patients till date .\na one - of - its - kind initiative of providing free shuttle service for its patients from the hospital to mysore city was introduced in order to ensure better access to quality healthcare . the hospital is also connected to narayana multispeciality clinic in the city of mysore . patient care programs such as ' care companion ' , was formulated and are being rolled - out in this hospital to ensure continuity of care and patient empowerment .\nvisit pr newswire for journalists for releases , photos and customised feeds just for media .\nenhance your website ' s or blog ' s content with pr newswire ' s customised real - time news feeds .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 pr newswire association llc . all rights reserved . gdpr cookie settings a cision company . powered by clickability .\nsaket was diagnosed with thalassemia major just a few months after his birth . he underwent blood transfusion for more than 24 years till relief came in the form of bone marrow transplant ( bmt ) with his sister being the matched donor . bone marrow transplant in older children and adults having\nis a very complex procedure due to which this youth from jaipur was refused treatment at a few hospitals . however ,\ntook up his case after conducting few preliminary tests and successfully cured him from thalassemia with the matching bone marrow from his sister .\nthalassemia is a disease in which red blood cell production is less and also destruction is more . if left untreated more than 90 % of these patients die by age of two years . these patients need life - long blood transfusion every three to four weeks . over a period of time , it may result in overload of iron in the blood due to repeated transfusion affecting the liver and heart causing death .\nbone marrow transplant is the only potential cure for this dreaded disease and fortunately saket ' s sister , who was hla matching with him , came as a savior . blood transfusion comes with its problems of iron overload , infection and reactions . in view of his advanced age and high risk nature , we took special precautions during the transplant process . now he is more than seven months post transplant and is cured of his disease .\nthis gives hope to older thalassemia patients in their adolescence and youth to get cured with bone marrow transplant . the transplants are usually done between related donors ( siblings ) , matched unrelated donors ( non - family members ) or haplo - identical donors ( parents ) .\nfor giving me a new lease of life and helping me survive this disease .\nearlier i had to go through blood transfusion every 3 to 4 weeks , but with advancement in technology and medicine , i am completely cured after undergoing bmt procedure .\ni cannot thank my sister enough who actually gave me a new birth by donating her bone marrow to cure my thalassemia .\nlargest bone marrow transplant unit , which recently completed more than 500 bmt procedures . dr . jaison ( name changed ) , the 500th bmt patient is a 47 - year - old male diagnosed with multiple myeloma and initially treated with chemotherapy followed by an autologous\n. we have an excellent team to treat both adult as well as pediatric cases and we have treated children as young as 3 months of age .\nbmt has been the standard treatment of choice in a large number of malignant disorders such as leukemia , lymphoma , myeloma and neuroblastomas apart from conditions such as thalassemia , aplastic anemia and immunodeficiency disorders .\nwe are emerging as a leading bmt unit in the country and on this occasion of having completed more than 500 procedures at our unit in health city , we will treat one bmt patient every month at 5 lakh rupees , which is less than 50 percent of the cost .\noperated by our company ' s associate company , health city cayman islands ltd . ) with 5442 operational beds and the potential to reach a capacity of up to 6 , 602 beds currently . narayana health has a network of 23 hospitals ( multispeciality and superspeciality healthcare facilities which provide tertiary care services ) , 8 heart centres ( superspeciality units which are set up in a third party hospital ) and 24 primary care facilities ( including clinics and information centres ) , across a total of 31 cities , towns and villages in\nlargest bone marrow transplant units . nh health city operates a stem cell bank .\n, clinical director and head of bone marrow transplant unit termed the event as a ' celebration ' since many cancer survivors , patients , family members , doctors and staff of nh had gathered together to celebrate world cancer day and create awareness with the theme of ' we can . i can ' in the context of launching cancer support group on the occasion . the theme aims to convey the message that we can combat cancer jointly encouraging the patients also to be positive and courageous during the treatment process .\nunveiled the emblem of cancer support group marking the launch of this initiative and termed the day as cancer fighter day and not a ' survivors meet ' .\ndo not shy away from cancer , tell your family and your doctor about it and always see the positive side of everything ,\nshe said .\nis our hero . despite undergoing eleven operations , this 84 - year - old lady is the most positive person i have seen ,\nsaid dr . paul . he shared a few of his experiences with patients who dared to fight cancer and survive . the fight against cancer is not about doctors and their treatment , but the courage and the support by all the other teams in the hospital and at home that contributes to the cure of cancer . they all give in to improve the quality of life of the cancer patient .\n, clinical director , hematologist & head of bone marrow transplant unit , dr .\n, head of surgical oncology and consultant head & neck onco - surgeon , dr .\nthere is no age for cancer . anybody can be susceptible depending on lifestyle and genetic factors though the risk increases with age\nhead and neck cancer is a cancer caused due to bad habits . tobacco and gutka chewing is very harmful\nbeing a lady itself is a risk of breast cancer ; the other major risk being obesity . the later you have your first period and earlier you have your menopause , it is better for women . only 2 % of all breast cancers occur in men\ncancer is curable when diagnosed early . therefore , the right diagnosis is most important\nvaccinate girls between the age of 19 to 26 to safeguard them from various types of women - related cancers such as ovarian cancer , cervical cancer etc .\n53 % to 55 % of cancer patients suffer from mental illness as per indian data . this is manifested due to fear , anxiety and depression . suppressing these emotions causes somatic problems that result in mental illness . these are the psychological aspects in cancer patients . 75 % of care givers had depression as per a study done at nh . cancer management also includes care giver management -\ncancer survivors shared their experiences and were an inspiration to other cancer patients present on the occasion . many volunteered to be part of the cancer support group .\ncancer is not an evil . it can be concurred - message from a cancer survivor .\noperated by our company ' s associate company , health city cayman islands ltd . ) with 5442 operational beds as on december 08 , 2015 and the potential to reach a capacity of up to 6 , 602 beds . as on december 08 , 2015 , our company had a network of 23 hospitals ( multi - speciality and super - speciality healthcare facilities which provide tertiary care ) , 8 heart centres ( super - speciality units which are set up in a third - party hospital ) and 24 primary care facilities ( including clinics and information centres ) , across a total of 31 cities , towns and villages in"]}
{"id": 56316, "summary": [{"text": "network automation was a los angeles-based software company that developed business process automation software designed to simplify repetitive information technology processes on desktop computers and servers .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the company was acquired by minneapolis , mn-based helpsystems , and is now operated as a standalone division . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "network automation", "paragraphs": ["truesight network automation ( formerly bladelogic network automation ) accelerates reliable network configuration changes to increase agility , reduce costs , and lock down security .\nnetwork automation is the practice of monitoring , managing , and configuring network devices and infrastructure . network automation functions are typically performed by a network engineer , or a network or it administrator .\nnetwork automation has become available based on your cisco ios software network\u2019s advanced dmi and easy .\nnetwork automation tools support functions ranging from basic network mapping and device discovery , to more complex workflows like network configuration management and the provisioning of virtual network resources .\nnetwork automation also plays a key role in software - defined networking , network virtualization and network orchestration , enabling automated provisioning of virtual network tenants and functions , such as virtual load balancing .\ncommercial network automation tools are also available . most network infrastructure vendors have developed software - based platforms that provide automation capabilities , typically for their own products , through a specialized api .\nthis paper offers an introduction to the concept and reality of network automation , followed by three steps you can take to easily and quickly adopt network automation and have some immediate results .\nautomate is an award - winning it automation platform leading the digital transformation . from robotic process automation of any repeatable task to business process automation and enterprise feature sets for comprehensive large scale automation strategies , automate maximizes roi in your business .\nviewing an os image history report - documentation for bmc network automation 8 . 9 - bmc documentation\nimplement the alert history function - ca netmaster\u00ae network automation - 12 . 1 - ca technologies documentation\nnetwork automation uses dmi and easy to design and implement your own automations within the network\u2014the way you need them to satisfy your requirements .\na range of cisco \u00ae solutions , products , and services are available for you to implement network automation . for network automation in general , these websites are good starting points to learn and explore :\nturn - key automation for zero touch provisioning , configuration management and network - wide upgrades and rollback .\nimprove network security by recognizing and fixing security vulnerabilities before they impact your network .\nyour cisco ios \u00ae software network provides a wealth of embedded automation capabilities and advanced device manageability instrumentation ( dmi ) and embedded automation systems ( easy ) to design and implement your own automations within the network .\nthrough a step - by - step approach and thanks to many open source examples made available , network automation is easy to adopt in your network today .\njunos automation has the most comprehensive , extensive and foolproof automation support amongst any other nos vendor in the market without a doubt . # junos\na network management system ( nms ) is an application or set of applications that lets network engineers manage a network ' s . . .\nand finally in a third step , let\u2019s use the power of network automation not only on the existing network\u2014but use the added flexibility and customizability to tailor your next network design to the specific needs of your business .\nwhen you need to change the network configuration , the old cut - and - paste method can be quicker than automation via an api , but there are reasons networking pros need to adopt automation .\nsoftware - based network automation , often referred to as intelligent network automation , is coordinated through an administrative portal that eliminates the need to script commands by hand . these platforms typically provide templates for creating and executing tasks based on plain language policies .\nthere are several categories of interfaces , platforms and protocols used to execute script - driven or software - based network automation .\nansible\u2019s simple automation framework means that previously isolated network administrators can finally speak the same language of automation as the rest of the it organization , extending the capabilities of ansible to include native support for both legacy and open network infrastructure devices . network devices and systems can now be included in an organization ' s overall automation strategy for a holistic approach to application workload management .\ni\u2019ve written in this blog about various reasons for using network automation but it is time to put them together . counting down\u2026\nfirst let\u2019s automate a small manual task , which is a typical initial step when adopting network automation . in addition to increasing efficiency and quality , this will also give you back some time , so you can further explore and benefit from network automation .\narista offers solutions for a variety of approaches to cloud - like network automation . addressing the needs of the largest public cloud environments as well as applying those lessons learned in the turnkey cloudvision automation offering .\nhear how greenlight group enabled one customer with over 4000 retail outlets to automate their network provisioning and facilitate hardware upgrades with network automation , resulting in lower costs and increased business support .\nread how our network automation solution helped ipc grow its network by 75 % , accelerate new - customer rollout by 15 % , and save their it staff 35 hours a month .\nmicro focus network automation allows us to monitor and track all changes and ensure that configurations are maintained to our global engineering team\u2019s standards .\nautomation involves many different technologies , and will be implemented in different ways in almost every network . so what do you need to automate your network ? you need a platform that is built for automation . that platform is junos \u2013 the operating system that powers all of the juniper products\nnetwork automation is a methodology in which software automatically configures , provisions , manages and tests network devices . it is used by enterprises and service providers to improve efficiency and reduce human error and operating expenses .\nfounded in 2004 , network automation , inc . is a mid - market leader in automation software that streamlines and integrates business processes without expensive programming . based in los angeles , ca the company provides business process automation solutions to over 10 , 000 small , mid - market , and global fortune 1000 clients across 60 countries .\nselect your interest areas below to sign up for automation world newsletters . view newsletter archive \u00bb\nca netmaster network automation helps operate and maintain the availability of large networks by enabling desired state management of sna resources , allowing for the initiation of automated recovery routines and exception - based reporting on sna network health .\nansiblefest is coming to austin ! join us in october for 2 full days of automation presentations .\ntelcos performing routine chores will be ripe for ai - based automation . but whose . . .\nthe cli is the most traditional vehicle for deploying network automation . though freely available , time - tested and highly customizable , it requires proficiency in cli syntax .\nadditional features include revamped automation development and deployment interfaces , increasing productivity , and control of production environments .\nansible delivers simple it automation that ends repetitive tasks and frees up devops teams for more strategic work .\nwe fabricate software solutions enabling discrete manufacturers to improve their business , delivering transparency and control with automation .\nif you\u2019ve been wondering about network automation and / or network programmability , it\u2019s time to take a look . if you took a look a year ago and didn\u2019t think it was mature , maybe it\u2019s time for another look . network automation is changing monthly . you won\u2019t be wasting your time if you take a look at it from time to time . and cisco\u2019s developer community is the place to do it .\nwe are unable to find itunes on your computer . to download and subscribe to network collective by network collective , get itunes now .\nprobability a job paying around $ 20 per hour will be subject to automation ( source : cea ) .\nprobability a job paying over $ 40 per hour will be subject to automation ( source : cea ) .\nin this network collective short take , russ talks about practical concepts network engineers need to\u2026read more . . . short take \u2013 practical career advice\ncollects vtam network information , monitors network devices and provides correlated , intelligent notification of impending failures , enabling operators to act before problems occur .\nautomation is enabled through a graphical user interface through which engineers can determine how network operations should be performed to meet a particular objective , with configuration and other management changes made to network components - - regardless of vendor - - automatically . ibn will also leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to further automate network intent .\nnetwork automation is one of the key methodologies supporting the evolution of intent - based networking ( ibn ) , in which software is used to map how resources can be harnessed to meet the demands of what an enterprise needs to accomplish with its network .\nhave you been in those situations where the standard features did almost what you needed ? was your network design satisfying nearly all requirements ? network automation and your experience from step 1 and step 2 may provide you with additional alternatives to designing your networks .\n25 years experienced , more than 170 engineers strong , automation experts in the eu , usa and southeast asia .\nyou can start automating some of those manual , reactive tasks and tailor the network to optimally satisfy your business needs . use the smart embedded automation systems capabilities , and operating a network can be effective , efficient , and fun again . see figure 2 .\nin this episode of network collective , hank yeomans and jonathan davis join us to take\u2026read more . . . episode 21 \u2013 tools for network engineers\nnew updates at the end of 2011 network automation announced the latest updates to its solutions , automate 9 and automate bpa server 9 . several new additions differentiate the program from version 8 .\nthe os image history report displays the history of os images installed on a device . the report includes os image history for images installed internal or external to the bmc network automation system .\nautomation can be employed in any type of network , including local area networks ( lans ) , wide area network ( wans ) , data center networks , cloud networks and wireless networks . in short , any network resource controlled through the command - line interface ( cli ) or an application programming interface ( api ) can be automated .\n. network modules allow operators and engineers peace of mind , especially in mixed network environments that have differing needs and implementations . the ansible engine networking add - on ensures your network infrastructure runs as expected , including the underlying ansible automation subsystems . there\u2019s no amount of headcount you can throw at some problems in your network \u2014 let ansible get you on the path to productivity , transparency , and steady - state effectiveness .\ndesigned with the network operator in mind , advanced event management ( aem ) captures critical information about the state of the network at any point in time .\nscript - driven network automation employs scripting and programming languages to execute tasks , ideally those with precise triggers and consistent procedures . legacy languages , such as perl and tcl , remain prevalent in network automation due to their familiarity . but as networks continue to become more complex , newer open source programming languages , such as python and ruby , have grown in popularity for their ease of use and flexibility .\na variety of open source tools - - including ansible , chef and puppet - - offer network automation frameworks . these tools typically offer a library of common commands or workflows that can easily be repeated .\nin a second step , let\u2019s use network automation not only to automate a manual task but to implement a task that was not doable manually . often such situations arise when a task would normally require :\nyou may find further examples in the scripting community on cisco beyond or on the easy website on cisco . com . however this type of network automation is most beneficial when tailored to your specific needs .\nrecent research from idc showed that network transformation ( i . e . automation ) is able to deliver significant quantifiable business benefits . they calculated that there is \u20ac14 , 716 per 100 user of annual benefits . the largest contribution to this was from network management , planning and support .\navoid falling for these three common misconceptions when incorporating devops practices into network operations .\nand quickly detect , diagnose , and resolve network performance issues . with critical path\nselect a network span for the report . select one of the following options :\nmicro focus network automation enables us to standardise and consolidate our network management processes to deliver fast , reliable services to our customers . we now have a resilient , maintainable , and cost - effective network that meets compliance standards and government regulations . this has translated into higher customer satisfaction , which is evidenced by our growth , as we have doubled in size since 2009 .\nin episode 10 we look at how to take the first steps towards automating your\u2026read more . . . episode 10 \u2013 grassroots automation\nthe importance of automation is not only seen in sdn and nfv . it is also in the deeper level technical tools to configure the underlay technology . at juniper we\u2019ve always recognised the value of automation and open interfaces in to the operating system of our products .\nreduce network outages and quickly detect , diagnose , and resolve network performance issues . with critical path hop - by - hop analysis and visualization all along the service delivery path , you can view network performance and traffic details , regardless of device location .\nnetworks are integral parts of it enterprises , yet true automation of the network stack is nearly non - existent . when organizations are automating networks , they\u2019re using proprietary vendor - specific tooling that requires significant training to use .\n1 . human error the biggest and most important reason for network automation is human error . it accounts for at least 40 % of network failures ( some estimates are as high as 80 % ) . it has been proven that automation helps reduce those errors . updating the configurations of hundreds of routers and switches is not something that should be done manually . automated mechanisms to verify a proposed change and to implement a change control process where it is validated by other network engineers is important for reducing or eliminating silly mistakes .\nnetwork management vendor revamps its strategy to promote itself as a telco cloud . . .\nrena consists of a policy network to generate actions which define the neural network architecture , an environment to evaluate and assess the created neural network within . the policy network modifies an existing network by altering its parameters or by inserting or removing network layers . \u201crather than building the target network from scratch , modifications via these operations allow more sample - efficient search with a simpler architecture . the search can start with any baseline models , a well - designed or even a rudimentary one . \u201d rena performs a variety of different search functions at different levels of abstraction , ranging from searching for specific modules to create and stack to compose a network , down to individual layers which can be tweaked .\n6 . scaling of processes there are many processes in managing networks that should be performed regularly to have a smoothly running network with minimum downtime . but because these processes take a lot of time to implement manually , they are seldom performed . with network automation , these processes can be performed regularly , reducing risk of an unexpected network failure . of course , the results of the processes should be sent to a network administrator , particularly regarding any alerts or exceptions . these processes include :\nkey features : includes the ability to centrally control automation routines for both windows and non - windows machines . further pricing info : about $ 1 , 500 for single - machine process automation ; and roughly $ 6 , 000 for centralized management across multiple machines . more info .\nin this excerpt from\nnmap : network exploration and security auditing cookbook - second edition ,\nlearn how to perform a ping scan to find live hosts in your network .\nautomating the data center enables customers to dynamically provision computing resources in the most efficient manner while also meeting business needs by maintaining service level agreements ( slas ) . arista eos automates complex it workflows and simplifies network operations while reducing or even eliminating downtime . arista eos rich automation capabilities not only reduce the human error element in network operations but also enable it operators to make the network work the way they want .\narista network\u2019s extensible operating system ( eos ) is the choice of the software driven cloud network providing numerous powerful methods to extend functionality and integrate with other systems . these methods include :\nwhy is automation so important ? it is the only way in which the networking industry can scale for the long term . we\u2019ve all heard of the cost challenges facing service providers and the growth of the cloud . one of the big differences between these verticals is the levels of automation .\nnetwork automation , inc . , a provider of rapid no - code it automation solutions , today announced the highest quarterly sales in the company ' s five - year history for the three - month period ending december 31 , 2009 . strong third and fourth quarter performances were fueled by the ability of the company ' s products to streamline it - related business processes without expensive programming .\nservice providers on our thought leadership council are cautiously optimistic about b / oss automation , with more than half already taking steps to automate b / oss . this focus group was asked 10 questions about their deployment plans , technology , drivers and obstacles for b / oss automation . these service providers clearly have realistic goals and expectations for this technology , but they ' re also cognizant of the challenges they face as they continue to integrate automation .\nif you\u2019re not sure where to start and you just want to dip your foot in to check it out a little , then you might want to explore network programmability for network engineers .\njoin process excellence network 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 .\ncreate a replicable package from an embedded automation , suitable for menu - guided installation on multiple platforms using tcl scripting and eem ( easy installer ) .\nthere is also a discussion forum to share ideas and discuss questions as well as the ask - easy @ urltoken alias to engage with the team . your local cisco contact will be happy to help you reap the benefits provided by network automation .\n5 . financial reduce operating costs by tracking the inventory of your network devices and paying maintenance only on those devices that are in your network . know which devices you want to upgrade next in a network refresh by tracking the age of all your devices and the os loaded on them .\nyour cisco ios software\u2013based network is configurable\u2014it has always been ; that\u2019s nothing new . however , your network is no longer what it used to be . in the past , network services were offered on a best - effort basis in rather static environments . today network services are operated in a dynamic business environment , based on layered and virtualized architectures , and within tight budgetary and regulatory boundaries .\nlower operational expenses . this benefit comes as a result of the previous two items . by eliminating certain manual tasks around network device provisioning and network management , businesses can operate with greater speed and agility . for example , automated provisioning may save a network engineer from having to travel to a new branch office to establish network connectivity - - thus enabling employees at that site to get to work faster .\nevery team in your organization will benefit from ansible tower . for network teams , ansible tower enables :\nother network analysis incorporates data sources like events ( syslog or snmp traps ) . most network management systems collect the data but then rely on the network engineer to perform the analysis . because the network engineer is already busy , this limits what he or she can do , so it often defaults to looking at alerts generated by the interface utilization thresholds . automating the analysis tasks allows easy identification of lots of problems that network engineers know that they know should be done but never have the time to perform .\nwe are leading the way in empowering the network engineers of the future . our classes take the traditional certified network engineer that have little to no development background and expose them to a variety of new technology including network apis , devops tooling , programming , and much more ! our course schedule is below .\nnetwork collective is a bi - weekly video roundtable where data networking engineers talk about industry trends , challenging projects , and what it takes to do network engineering day - to - day . additional information : urltoken\naem allows operators to fully utilize the intelligence within eos to respond to real - time events , automate routine tasks , and take local automated action based on real - time network conditions for improved network performance .\n3 / 10 / 2011 - jed wakefield and marybeth milionis discuss the ruling in network automation , inc . v . advanced systems concepts , inc . , no . 10 - 55840 , which clarified how courts should approach cases of alleged trademark infringement involving internet keyword advertising .\ngold : network performance monitor \u2022 solarwinds silver : whatsup gold \u2022 ipswitch bronze : eventsentry \u2022 netikus . net\ndownload the latest ansible network release with the most up - to - date version of the networking modules .\nconfiguration : drive fast configuration changes across thousands of network devices with automated roll - back and change tracking .\nprovisioning your network can be done dynamically in minutes all without the need to log into any device . just rack , connect and power on , your path to the software driven cloud network starts here . . .\nmove toward a continuous deployment model by minimizing the impact of network changes utilizing the power of arista eos .\nin a recent blog , the respected ( and independent ) industry veteran ivan pepelnjak summarised his requirements for automation that he\u2019d include in a rfp . he identified 8 specific areas\nslas are another area where automation is required . how else would you monitor the delay , jitter , and packet loss across a network ( to pick three common sla factors ) . an automated system is required for performing sla tests , processing the results , and presenting the reports .\nthe good news is that over the last decade the instrumentation inside your cisco ios software\u2013based network has been greatly increased . there are no longer just configurable standard features , but your network today includes a diverse toolset to implement advanced reactive and proactive scenarios and even to program your own custom behavior into the network . see figure 1 .\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 .\nimproved efficiency . by automating functions on network devices , humans no longer have to perform time - consuming tasks .\nmanaged network services are networking applications , functions and services that enterprises outsource to be remotely operated , . . .\nin this series of videos , david bombal shows you how to configure both authentication protocols for network access control .\nprotect your orion\u00ae environment against operating system crashes , application failures , network connectivity problems , and database availability issues .\nprovisioning : deploy new physical or virtual network devices rapidly with gold - standard configurations to respond to business needs .\nedge caches , however , were designed around storage , while the current network transformation is also about edge computing .\nlastly , automation of ocr is now possible . covering multiple text formats into stored data is automatic and deals with formats including pdf , tiff , jpeg , bmp , and gif .\nincrease network security , compliance , and reliability through policy - based application of operational , security , and regulatory guidelines .\nautomate provisioning , configuration , compliance , and change tracking to reduce costs , improve network reliability , and accelerate troubleshooting .\nallows you to automate manual tasks , better operate existing network services , and even enable new and innovative networking solutions .\nzero touch provisioning ( ztp ) uses standards - based mechanisms to provide dynamic provisioning and rapid replacement of network elements .\nthere are over a dozen other internet service providers on that network that any of our customers could switch to tomorrow .\nin 1994 and 1995 it was boyz ii men , pulp fiction , and the tv show friends . i was working as a network technical support engineer , and my team had two key accounts for which we were on the hook , 24x7 . one was a large financial institution , and the other was a big healthcare organization . both kept us very busy all the time . looking back , and thinking about where we are now , i wish i knew how to do some of the network automation available today . our lives could have been so much easier . what\u2019s cool is you can start learning about network automation and coding today \u2013 if you haven\u2019t already . and that will put you way ahead of the game .\nreduced likelihood of human error . manual tasks are prone to human error , and when the stability of an enterprise or service provider network is at stake , the consequences of a miscalculation or incorrect entry can be significant . setting up a task for automation means it only needs to be entered correctly once .\nthat\u2019s the list . networks are big . networks are complex and are increasing in complexity . automation is the only hope we have of managing the size and complexity while providing high availability .\nlos angeles - based network automation , which develops it and business process automation software , has hired back founder dustin m . snell as its ceo , the firm said , to focus on growth in the automation market for the firm . the firm explained the appointment comes as it had its best quarter on record in q4 of 2012 , showing 47 percent year - over - year revenue growth . the firm did not disclose full financials , but did say the quarter was its best on record , and that the year is its eighth consecutive year of growth since inception . snell was previously chief software architect and cto of the firm , a position he moved to in january of 2011 .\nthe solution now offers microsoft azure , providing fully enabled cloud storage automation via storage services such as binary large objects , table services , and queue service . this supports automate\u2019s existing aws functionality .\nand visualization all along the service delivery path , you can view network performance and traffic details , regardless of device location .\nmonitor interface - level network bandwidth and traffic patterns with up to one - minute granularity . collect , monitor , and analyze\nwith extensibility at every level no other operating system provides so many tools and methods to extend the power of the network .\naccording to gartner group 80 % of mission - critical systems outages through 2015 will be caused by people and process issues : aem is purpose - built to enhance system up - time and enable distributed systems automation to simplify complex tasks , react programmatically to network changes , and to simplify complex troubleshooting tasks\u2014thus minimizing systems outages .\nsales of ethernet switches are surging , buoyed by network upgrades in both the campus and data center , according to market researchers .\nimprove network resilience \u2013 verify that the first hop redundancy protocol ( hsrp / vrrp / glbp ) is configured and operating correctly .\nlast year pex network presented the 1st edition of rpa & ai live and it was a fantastic event ! o . . .\n\u201cideal automate users are business and / or it professionals who wish to streamline and automate it or business processes that are reliant on windows - based and / or web - based technologies and want to do so quickly in response to market conditions , without needing to engage software programmers , \u201d explains gary bishop , ceo , network automation .\nselecting an sd - wan option that suits business needs can be daunting , but diving into network scalability requirements , like . . .\nin this network collective short take , russ white examines why our industry continually introduces complexity\u2026read more . . . short take \u2013 complexity sells\nin episode 18 of network collective , pete lumbis of cumulus networks and kevin myers of\u2026read more . . . episode 18 \u2013 whitebox networking\nin this off the cuff episode of network collective , recorded live at the sdxe conference\u2026read more . . . off the cuff \u2013 disaggregation\nproactively monitor the accuracy on a network - based application recognition ( nbar ) deployment using a combination of expression - mib and eem .\nlast year pex network presented the 5th edition of bpm live and it was our biggest ever ! over 2 , 000 . . .\nanother way to learn more about this is to read a blog by hank preston , a technical leader in cisco\u2019s devnet group . you can find his blog here . what i find particularly exciting is that you don\u2019t actually have to own cisco gear in order to start learning to use python for network automation . devnet has a page on python !\nthere are fundamental shifts in architecture due to sdn and nfv . but , these are just tools to meet a business need , and that need is productivity . automation is the single most effective tool to deliver productivity\narista eos and eapi provide automation with partners both for enhancing native capabilities with tools like puppet , chef and ansible and extending workflow up the stack to include such devices as firewalls , load balancers and compute infrastructures .\nhigh - profile customers include fedex , ibm , kaiser permanente , nasa , and verizon . its leading products are automate and automate bpa server . these span automation development , deployment , and management with a drag - and - drop environment that reduces the total cost of the automation lifecycle . common uses include job scheduling , automated ftp , batch processing , automated backups , scripting , automated testing , event log monitoring , and automated reporting .\n4 . topology when troubleshooting , an accurate network topology drawing is valuable . keeping network drawings up to date is a tedious and often neglected task and when a problem occurs , i typically see people sketching the network topology so they can proceed with the problem diagnosis . the nms collects connectivity information , which can be displayed within the tool or exported to drawing tools ( microsoft has published the visio xml format ) .\nin today\u2019s network collective short take , russ white discusses his take on the intersection of\u2026read more . . . short take \u2013 culture and technology\nin this network collective short take , russ shares a story about his time as an\u2026read more . . . short take \u2013 fixing the problem\nin this network collective short take , russ white discusses how the subsidiarity principle can be\u2026read more . . . short take \u2013 the subsidiarity principle\nin this network collective short take , russ white explores how disaggregation can be expanded to\u2026read more . . . short take \u2013 disaggregation and firewalls\nin this network collective short take , jordan martin shares his thoughts on the recent announcement\u2026read more . . . short take \u2013 cisco disaggregation announcement\nthe need for resiliency in network infrastructure is almost a given , but how do you\u2026read more . . . episode 24 \u2013 building resilient networks\nwhether it\u2019s a single gre tunnel or a full datacenter fabric , network overlays have played\u2026read more . . . episode 16 \u2013 overview of overlays\npurpose - built to enhance system up - time through programmatic reaction to network changes and to minimize system outages by simplifying complex troubleshooting tasks .\n\u201cthere are over a dozen other internet service providers on that network that any of our customers could switch to tomorrow , \u201d he says .\nspeaker : carl moberg , tail - f network providers are challenged by new requirements for fast and error - free service turn - up . existing approaches to configuration management such as cli scripting , device - specific adapters , and entrenched commercial tools are an impediment to meeting these new requirements . up until recently , there has been no standard way of configuring network devices other then snmp and snmp is not optimal for configuration management . the ietf has released netconf and yang which are standards focusing on configuration management . the presentation will give an overview of current practices for network configuration . it will show how netconf and yang addresses issues around automation and programmability .\nfiguring out how to calculate bandwidth requirements is vital to ensuring your network runs smoothly , and it ' s best to get the . . .\nat interop itx 2018 , network collective sat down with a few of our favorite speakers\u2026read more . . . off the cuff \u2013 interop speakers panel\nin this network collective short take , guest commentator nick buraglio shares his thoughts on field\u2026read more . . . short take \u2013 cisco field area networking\nin this off the cuff episode of network collective , we talk about all aspects of\u2026read more . . . off the cuff \u2013 cisco acquiring viptela\naccelerate deployment of features and perform network changes with minimal or no downtime . a customizable suite of features smart system upgrade ( ssu ) including :\ngiven that i\u2019m trying to convince you to try out network automation , here\u2019s the best place to start : \u201c plug and play ( pnp ) . \u201d imagine my use case above from 1995 using pnp . in that case , you\u2019d simply rip out the old device , plug in the new one , and it would configure itself . ok , i\u2019m over - simplifying , but it\u2019s actually a lot easier than you might think . adam radford , a cisco distinguished engineer , has written an entire series on pnp , starting off with the basics and going further and deeper over eight individual blogs . if you\u2019re even thinking about jumping into network automation , check out adam\u2019s pnp blog series on our dna community of interest page . here\u2019s the first one .\nautomation of a range of entity data management activities with the microsoft dynamics crm software are available . this includes creation , deletion , updating , query , retrieval , storage , and reporting of all customer , product , and order data .\nlike everyone else , cisco is working to bring more automation to communications networks ; the idea being that automation will improve efficiency and help manage the growing complexity in comms infrastructure . it ' s becoming increasingly clear to me , however , that in order to automate more functions , the industry will first have to make a lot of new decisions about who controls what in ever - more - distributed networks , and - - equally important - - who pays for what .\n, you can simulate traffic data to test the network between cisco routers or a remote ip device to monitor the performance of key apps and services .\nin this short take russ white argues that the traditional seven layer model for network\u2026read more . . . short take \u2013 death of the seven layer model\nto celebrate the first anniversary of network collective , we invite a stellar panel of guests\u2026read more . . . episode 26 \u2013 networking war stories part deux\nmiguel villareal and scott wheeler come back and join network collective for a second episode , \u2026read more . . . episode 23 \u2013 cloud connectivity part ii\nin this episode of history of networking on network collective , roland dobbins from arbor networks\u2026read more . . . history of networking \u2013 roland dobbins \u2013 ddos\nin episode 13 , the network collective hosts go it alone and take an introspective look\u2026read more . . . episode 13 \u2013 a look in the mirror\nthe network engineering community can get a bit stuck on ideas from time to time , \u2026read more . . . episode 11 \u2013 shaking the status quo\nnow researchers with baidu have publishes details about the \u201cresource - efficient neural architect\u201d ( rena ) , a system they use to design custom neural network architectures which can be modified to optimize for different constraints , like the size of the neural network model , its computational complexity , or the compute intensity .\nprocess excellence network , a division of iqpc \u00a9 2018 all rights reserved . use of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement and privacy policy .\nin this history of networking episode of network collective we chat with dino farinacci about\u2026read more . . . history of networking \u2013 dino farinacci \u2013 history of lisp\nin this network collective short take , eyvonne discusses the role of a sales engineer . she\u2026read more . . . short take \u2013 in defense of sales engineers\nin episode 15 , pete welcher and chris kane join us to talk about what exactly\u2026read more . . . episode 15 \u2013 characteristics of a well run network\ndonnie savage joins network collective to talk about his role in the history of eigrp . \u2026read more . . . history of networking \u2013 donnie savage \u2013 eigrp\nin this episode of network collective , the panel takes some time to acknowledge some of\u2026read more . . . episode 6 \u2013 what i wish i had known\nin this episode of network collective we dive in to the challenges of working as\u2026read more . . . episode 3 \u2013 the unique challenges of working in smb\ndeveloped by network and systems engineers who know what it takes to manage today ' s dynamic it environments , solarwinds has a deep connection to the it community .\nwhen it comes to nat , network engineers love it , they hate it , or the love\u2026read more . . . episode 28 \u2013 for the love of nat\nin this history of networking episode of network collective , joel halpern joins us to talk\u2026read more . . . history of networking \u2013 joel halpern \u2013 policy based management\nradia perlman joins network collective to talk about the history of the spanning tree protocol . \u2026read more . . . history of networking \u2013 radia perlman \u2013 spanning tree\nwhat is the value of conferences and social media for network engineering types ? come hear\u2026read more . . . off the cuff \u2013 conferences and social media for engineers\nin episode 1 , we take an introspective look back at some of our biggest mistakes\u2026read more . . . episode 1 \u2013 top 10 ways to break your network\nxmission provides service through a multi - city public fiber network called utopia . unlike in chattanooga and other cities where a public utility operates the physical fiber lines and provides service , the multi - city agency provides the physical network and leases access to multiple isps , which ashdown says ensures consumers see the benefit of competition .\nfred baker joins network collective for a second episode , this time sharing the story about\u2026read more . . . history of networking \u2013 fred baker \u2013 raven and internet surveillance\nas a continuation of our deep dives into routing protocols , this episode of network collective\u2026read more . . . episode 9 \u2013 what your mamma never told you about ospf\nuse tcl scripting and embedded menu manager ( emm ) to provide a menu - guided first first - response interface to local it staff upon branch office network troubleshooting .\nmit and microsoft researchers have built deepphys , a network that can crudely predict a person\u2019s heart rate and breathing rate from rgb or infrared videos . they developed the network by building a couple of specific classification models based on domain knowledge about how to detect and analyze skin appearance and changes over time to better infer underlying biological phenomena .\nthe assessment will , in 10 minutes or less , help you assess your current network monitoring and management challenges , compare your results to your peers , and provide recommendations .\nin a return to our routing protocol series , russ white and nick russo join network\u2026read more . . . episode 14 \u2013 digging deep into the is - is routing protocol\ndaniel walton joins network collective for a second time to discuss the problem of churn\u2026read more . . . history of networking \u2013 daniel walton \u2013 bgp churn and add - paths\nin this , the very first history of networking episode of network collective , fred baker joins\u2026read more . . . history of networking \u2013 fred baker \u2013 qos & ds bit\nin episode 5 the network collective panel dives deep into the inner - workings of eigrp and\u2026read more . . . episode 5 \u2013 all you ever wanted to know about eigrp\npaul mockapetris , co - inventor of the domain name system , joins network collective to talk about how\u2026read more . . . history of networking \u2013 paul mockapetris \u2013 origins of dns\nkey features : extends stealthwatch ' s visibility into areas of the network that lack flow data or where traditional probe technology is cost - prohibitive ; passively monitors all host and server communications as well as network traffic statistics ; and translates statistics into lightweight\nflow records ,\nwhich are then sent to the stealthwatch flow collectors for detailed analysis . more info .\nusing cisco \u00ae ip sla technology , you can simulate traffic data to test the network between cisco routers or a remote ip device to monitor the performance of key apps and services .\ntoday , every network vendor sells a solution labeled \u201csoftware - defined\u201d . but in the 2000\u2019s , the networking\u2026read more . . . history of networking \u2013 martin casado \u2013 software defined networking\nfrom processors , to fpgas , to asics , and back again , tony li joins network collective\u2019s history\u2026read more . . . history of networking \u2013 tony li \u2013 sse and hardware switching\nthe researchers construct four sub - networks that operate over specific data inputs ( camera image , two gelsight images to model texture senses before and after contact , and an action network that processes 3d motion , in - plane rotation , and change in force . they link these networks together within a larger network and train the resulting model over a dataset of objects .\nproviding much - needed clarity to a multi - billion dollar industry . network automation , inc . v . advanced systems concepts , inc . , 638 f . 3d 1137 ( 9th cir . 2011 ) ( cited in 187 published decisions as of october 2016 ) . stuart - alban has also litigated appeals with success in the california court of appeals , supported motions in the second circuit , and drafted amici briefs accepted and relied upon by the united states supreme court .\nevent - driven controls bring simplicity to network operations : exporting massive amounts of data from the switch to a server just to find some small subset of information is inefficient and unnecessarily complex . why not let the individual network elements do the work of parsing and alerting based on configurable events . by reducing the ' noise ' operations staff increase their visibility to critical events .\nin chattanooga , the city - owned utility initially planned its digital network as part its migration to \u201c smart grid \u201d technology , designed to let engineers track the status of the power network in real time . it ultimately used the same infrastructure to offer gigabit - per - second broadband to businesses and homes across the city , which it says helped the former industrial town perhaps still most closely associated with a 1940s glenn miller tune \u2014\u201cchattanooga ? as in , the choo choo ? \u201d asks a website touting the high - speed network \u2014to attract new high - tech businesses and jobs .\ncisco is a software company . surprised ? don\u2019t be . in this series we\u2019ll explore apis , tools and techniques that developers are using to add collaboration , security , network priority , and more !\nmoxa , inc . announced that its uc - 8100 embedded computing platform has been tested by at & t and met all requirements for compatibility to operate on the carrier ' s nationwide wireless network .\n2 . correlation of the above items the next step in automation is to correlate several of the above items . a good example is to use the topology information to perform higher frequency interface performance polling on any interface where the neighboring device is another infrastructure device . edge ports can be polled at a much lower frequency .\nwith internet connections orders of magnitude faster than are available in many larger american cities , chattanooga\u2019s public fiber optic broadband network has been the subject of press coverage and an object of envy around the world .\nfast - forward about 20 years and , as we all know , things have changed . in today\u2019s world , there are still people doing manual , line - by - line configuration . but a lot of people are using the latest tools to automate not only configuration generation , but also to change them automatically , based on network conditions . further , replacing a hardware device , and then having the new hardware behave like the old , is easier than ever . even so , some folks are still not sold on network automation for one reason or another . while it\u2019s still somewhat true that you can\u2019t automate everything , things are changing fast , and i think it\u2019s time to take another look if you haven\u2019t done so in a while .\nand in chattanooga , the times free press reported last year that the power board\u2019s network \u201cpoached tens of thousands of paying customers\u201d from existing provider comcast , which still provides cable and internet service in the area .\nso i\u2019m going to point out a couple of things that might be interesting , and then provide links to some more information that will help you get going if you\u2019ve been hesitating about network automation . first , a little disclosure . i do work for cisco , and these will be examples using cisco software and hardware . that said , you can download the cisco sdn controller , apic - em , for free . and you can try out the things we talk about here without owning cisco hardware . keep reading and i\u2019ll explain how .\nusers looking to work with network automations\u2019 automate solution can purchase version 9 on its web site , networkautomation . com . the full platform is also available for a 30 day , free trial for interested parties . sw\nred hat \u00ae ansible \u00ae tower helps teams manage complex network deployments by adding control , knowledge and delegation to ansible - powered environments . simply put , ansible tower is the best way for teams to run ansible .\n7 . performance and slas the first thing that network management does is performance monitoring . it\u2019s conceptually easy , but surprisingly challenging , primarily due to differences in vendors , changes in standards ( e . g . , 32 - bit vs 64 - bit counters , different snmp versions , and bugs in vendor implementations ) . once those hurdles are past , the thousands of interfaces need to be sorted by a variety of criteria ( e . g . , percent utilization , error rates , broadcasts , etc ) . alerting thresholds on performance data need to be defined and now you have a system that alerts you when utilization is high or errors suddenly appear on a link . doing this task without automation is impossible in any network consisting of more than about 50 routers and switches .\n3 . network analysis network analysis is the process of taking all the collected data about a network and performing analysis on that data to identify current and potential problems . the simplest analysis is identifying interfaces running at high utilization . more complex analysis incorporates data from multiple devices , such as determining that a vrrp group only contains one router ( the operational data from all routers shows that there is no peer router ) . the most complex analysis uses multiple sources of data , such as from both configuration files and operational data , exemplified by a duplex mismatch where an interface configuration shows a setting of \u2018auto\u2019 , the interface\u2019s state is \u2018half\u2019 , and operational data shows late collisions ."]}
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tutta bella neapolitan pizzeria !\ncongratulations to michaela knollman , a senior at issaquah high school . she has been selected as a tutta bella scholar athlete by the issaquah booster club and tutta bella neapolitan pizzeria .\ncongratulations to jacob brueckman , a senior at issaquah high school . he has been selected as a tutta bella scholar athlete by the issaquah booster club and tutta bella neapolitan pizzeria !\ncongratulations to rachel herbst , a senior at issaquah high school . she has been selected as a tutta bella scholar athlete by the issaquah booster club and tutta bella neapolitan pizzeria !\ncongratulations to pranav shah , a senior at issaquah high school . he has been selected as a tutta bella scholar athlete by the issaquah booster club and tutta bella neapolitan pizzeria !\nsimply click on the tutta bella neapolitan pizzeria location below to find out where it is located and if it received positive reviews .\n\u00a9 tutta bella . all rights reserved . website : curran design , inc .\ntutta bella neapolitan pizzeria is the northwest ' s first and most celebrated authentic neapolitan pizzeria . tutta bella nourishes lives by sharing traditions , authentic food and love . whether you come for our certified authentic neapolitan pizza , the warm and friendly service , or our delicious salads , calzones , antipasti , and housemade desserts don ' t be surprised if it feels like home . join us for lunch , happy hour or dinner and experience the love for yourself .\ndescription : tutta bella neapolitan pizzeria is the northwest ' s first and most celebrated authentic neapolitan pizzeria . tutta bella nourishes lives by sharing traditions , authentic food and love . whether you come for our certified authentic neapolitan pizza , the warm and friendly service , or our delicious salads , calzones , antipasti , and housemade desserts don ' t be surprised if it feels like home . join us for lunch , happy hour or dinner and experience the love for yourself .\n\u201cfor drinks the tutta bella ale is a nice surprise and the rosemary lemonade a fantastic thirst quencher . \u201d in 8 reviews\nwe loved our dinner at tutta bella . our waitress , nicole , was so kind . when you go your first time , \u2026\ntutta bella , a northwest restaurant chain , is dedicated to recognizing high school students who live in the community neighboring its restaurants . tutta bella in issaquah , has committed to support this goal by acknowledging outstanding student athletes and their achievements . at the end of each sports season , the booster club asked the coaches nominating worthy candidates . from these nominations the booster board selects and honors one student each of the season sports . the recipient are given a tutta bella gift certificate along with recognition in the issaquah reporter , booster buzz , ihs enews and the tutta bella restaurant .\nthere ' s a degree of sophistication at tutta bella ' s . i thought perhaps it was their method of fi . . .\ni ' ve been a regular at tutta bella for over two years and i ' ve traveled to naples and tasted auth . . .\nfind out what is happening at your neighborhood tutta bella , learn about our partners , check out new menu offerings , and see what we are up to in our communities .\ni think tutta bella does the best pizza in the area . i like traditional italian style neapolitan pizza with a nice chewy thin crust and not overly sauced or dripping with greasy cheese . my favorite : fresh mozzarella , sausage , mushroom with some arugula thrown on top . . .\nthe verapizza napoletana brand , internationally registred by associazione verace pizza napoletana , certifies that the pizzeria which shows it outside , realizes a excellent product of neapolitan tradition , according with the international avpn disciplinary . join our network !\nthis is wonderful pizzeria . this is the closest thing to experincing roman style pizza but in sea . . .\nthe tutta bella scholar athlete awards are given out at the end of each season ( fall , winter , spring ) to one outstanding athlete in each sport who embodies leadership and success both athletically and academically .\ni really enjoy the wood fire neapolitan style pizza . the atmosphere at the wallingford location i . . .\ni love pizza ! i love pasta ! i loved tutta bella ! we had great service , live music great food . they were busy and everything flowed smoothly . when in seattle i would come here again .\nhi krina , i ' m sorry to hear about the delay in your experience - that ' s not the evening you should have had at tutta bella , i apologize for the poor experience . best , ian kasman\nwe had teenage visitors in town so we took them to tutta bella for dinner . two members of our group arrived a little early to get a table . they were seated quickly and then waited more than 30 minutes before someone ever came to the . . .\nray - sorry it took so long to respond but i wanted to thank you for dining with us and sharing your experience ! i ' m thrilled that you enjoyed your time at tutta bella and i appreciate your feedback . will be sharing this with my team today ! grazie !\nbest neapolitan pizza experience ! the pizzas are always delicious and the wait staff is always attentive . if you haven ' t tried it yet you ' re missing out . it just might make you change your mind about what pizza should be , although it ' s arguably authentic . happy hour ( available daily ) is the best way to try a few different pizzettas . which i would highly recommend . get something classic like a margherita or even the tutta bella but be sure to try their seasonal items that change monthly . great way to discover new flavors !\ni love pizza ! ! it ' s difficult to find a pizza i don ' t love ! rustic pizza , thick crust , thin crust i love it ! i now love tutta bella ! while it may have many reviews and already be popular i have to add my review to the mix . the staff were great while people were constantly streaming in & out . they were smiling , friendly helpful at helping us pick our choices . the food was served in a reasonable amount of time while we listened to live music as we waited . portion sizes were generous and shareable . the best part is everything was cooked to perfection ! coming g here was a joy to the tastebuds after a week of boring food on a cruise ship . thank you tutta bella for a wonderful meal experience !\nwe loved our dinner at tutta bella . our waitress , nicole , was so kind . when you go your first time , you get free gelato , which was such a nice surprise . . . and delicious . the salted caramel is to - die - for . the pizza was delicious and i couldn ' t stop eating . the bianca is their best pizza . i could not recommend this restaurant any more than 5 stars . so gooooooood .\nwe got the tutta bella pizza and lasagna to go for dinner last night . we ordered on caviar and the website said that they were out of lasagna , but when we called , the worker kindly informed us that they had restocked the lasagna and updated the caviar to reflect this . the pizza was 3 . 5 stars , as there wasn ' t as much topping as i would have liked . the pizza was also a bit soggy , but that may have been because we took it home to eat . the lasagna was 2 stars . it was kind of odd because it had large slices of meat ( meatball i ' m guessing ? ) , and the cheese was also kind of chunky . overall , i didn ' t love this place ( though my boyfriend did like it ) , and i thought it was alright . i think i might give this place another try if i ordered the tutta bella ( and not the lasagna ) and had it in the restaurant .\nvery authentic neapolitan pizza . we ordered a simple margherita , a pizza with arugula , prosciutto , and tomato on it , and the rosemary flatbread . everything was really quick and delicious . we carried out due to time so i can ' t comment on service or wait staff .\nwe use the finest imported and locally sourced ingredients along with centuries - old , artisan traditions to bring the definitive neapolitan pizza experience to our guests . in addition to our wood - fired pizza , we offer antipasti , salads , pasta , craft cocktails , beer , wine , espresso and desserts .\njulian was the greatest waiter ever ! ! ! i felt terrible because i had business calls going on from the time i sat down to eat . but . . . . . he didn ' t complain or seem frustrated one bit ! ! ! he adjusted to my needs ( even holding my pizza so that it was hot while i took a call for 20 minutes ) . he was seriously the definition of impeccable customer service ! tutta bella ' s not only delivers great pizza but even better customer service ! thanks julian ! ! ! ! !\nthe tutta bella pizza tasted and looked good for both the toppings and the crust , but for an $ 18 dollar pizza i did not expect it to be that soggy in the middle as the sauce was not on the heavy side either . also the pizza was served kind of lukewarm , and i guess this kind of pizza cooled down quickly so the server might need to bring it to the table immediately to avoid that . overall as someone who was just moved from upstate new york i would definitely bump it to a solid 4 stars if it wasn ' t soggy or lukewarm .\nwow ! yesterday i enjoyed one of the best wood fired pizza ' s i ' ve come across ! the pizza was a mediterranean style and perfectly cooked . it was as if i were visiting italy sitting in an eatery , that good ! they have the recipes down . i have eaten at some that come close but tutta bella has the crust perfectly , it may not get any better than what they are serving . they are a definite must try . i also enjoyed a lovely misto salad perfect as well even the gelato was fantastic . the service is also fantastic and friendly . a very high 5 stars .\na freshly baked pizza with the crispy edges and soft center with the right ratio of moistened tomato sauce to the tastiest toppings , this pizzeria have so much to offer . i have tasted a lot of pizzas in several pizzerias , so far , i can say that this is yet the best - tasting pizzeria i have visited . what ' s more , their workers are apparently not just well - trained , they are also undeniably well - mannered . they are really hard working and even a glance , you ' ll never see them aimlessly chit - chatting in a corner or slackening off . they are very attentive to our needs and even to some of our slightest quibbles , they listen and never grump . i am literally in love with this pizza !\neat here . be happy . come back . i lived in southern italy on and off for 25 years . now i ' m in seattle . if you want authentic , wholesome , southern italian cooking , this is your place . oven fired pizza , fresh salads , delicious meatballs , it ' s all good . plus there ' s a full bar , an excellent wine list , and rotating beer on tap . if you ' re in downtown seattle , take the link light rail 15 minutes south to columbia city and walk a few short blocks to tutta bella . you ' ll be very glad you did . buon appetito !\ntutta bella is a hidden gem in slu . located on the second floor above whole foods , you hardly know it ' s there unless you visit one of the local businesses or hotel on that level . happy hour is $ 5 glasses of wine , $ 4 drafts and $ 6 . 50 for liquor . on a really beautiful day it is nice to sit on their patio and have a view of the space needle . my husband had the minestrone soup and really enjoyed it . their happy hour menu also features meatballs , bruschetta , salumi board , calamari , and a $ 10 special for any pizzetta ( 10 inch menu pizza ) .\nthis was our first time dining at this particular location of tutta bella . we arrived to a fairly packed dining area however the hostess was able to sit us in the bar . the bartender was immediate at providing us with waters . i was ready to pick out my go to selection from the regular menu when i noticed the seasonal items . i immediately ordered the autonno classico cocktail and spaghetti alla carbonara . from the regular menu , we ordered the neapolitan meatballs and rustica flatbread . the cocktail was simply phenomenal . a nice blend of bourbon , amaretto , st . elizabeth ' s allspice dram , apple cider , lemon , and bitters . the delicious concoction had a good balance of citrus and flavors . i ended up ordering another round . the neapolitan meatballs were tender , flavorful , and generously garnished with grana padano . the rustica flatbread was sprinkled with pecorino and was the ideal dipping accompaniment for extra tomato sauce from the meatballs . main course arrived shortly after the appetizers . the carbonara was of generous portion . the dish was was rich and filling . the gunaciale was crisp and the pasta was perfectly al dente . service was prompt and our server checked in after each course . water glasses were constantly filled and empty plates were immediately removed . i would definitely come back to this location . perhaps give the happy hour menu a try . one quick tidbit about the seasonal menu , it only runs thru november 29 .\ndawn - thank you for leaving your thoughts about your recent experience with us at tutta bella wallingford . i ' m glad you ' ve enjoyed our menu offerings and quality . while we are proud to be considered a neighborhood family - friendly restaurant , we also do recognize that it can get a little loud during our rush hours . with that being said , we ' ve designed the jewelbox lounge ( bar area mentioned in your review ) to help stifle some of the noise and provide a much quieter area for dining . i might also suggest coming in during off hours ( lunches , weekday happy hour ) to avoid the\nlittle ones\n. thank you again for your feedback . - shawn\ntutta bella stood out to us on yelp as the best pizza place in columbia city so we decided to check it out . we were sat right away outside at our request so we could enjoy the evening air . our server page was very helpful as we tried to decide what to order . our food came out quickly and we were pleased with the quality . unfortunately the outdoor lighting switched on and bathed us and our food in an off yellow glow . our once vibrate plates of food were dulled and took the visual appeal out of the experience . i would recommend sitting indoors if you ' ll be dining at night until they are able to change out those bulbs . great food , good people , bad lighting !\nwelp , i can say i checked this one off the list . i ' d been wanting to try out tutta bella for the last couple of months , and was excited to see a location next to where i was staying at the pan pacific hotel . staff : ( 2 ) - from the hostess to the server , staff seemed to be distant , rushed , and somewhat aloof . food : ( 4 ) - salumi board : not a lot of meat on the board , but what was present was very tasty , and the fresh mozzarella was divine . bianca pizza : loved the onions and white sauce . pietro pizza : a + , i would highly suggest ordering this one . overall , the food was decent but the customer service could definitely use improvement .\nstopped in for lunch on friday . place is trendy and full of amazon folk ! the menu had many delicious options . our server was very friendly and attentive - water glass was kept full . i went for one of the specials - the bruno . the pizza was great ! with this being our first time to tutta we were offered complimentary gelato . the lemon was amazing ! we would come back again !\nhi bryan , thanks for the review and for checking us out ! happy to hear you got to take advantage of our\nwelcome\ngelato . we can always cook your pizza a little longer if you ' d prefer . just ask your server the next time you ' re in . neapolitan pizza tends to be a little softer than some other styles but it ' s easy to leave it in the oven a little longer upon request . we hope to see you again soon ! jenn\nhi pan , i ' m sorry to hear about your disappointment with your meal . our pizzas do cool off quickly but yours should not have been lukewarm especially if you were dining in . they do tend to be softer in the center as is neapolitan style pizza but not to the point that you would consider it to be soggy . we can always cook them a little crispier if you prefer . thanks for the feedback and i hope we ' ll be able to serve you again soon ! best , jenn\nalex , thanks for your feedback and review . certainly disappointed to her you were less than impressed by our pizza . while we are proud of making only the freshest neapolitan style food , our pizzas are best when fresh out of the oven and at their peak , and typically lose their flair when sitting for too long . we are always happy to fire off a fresh one , as we want you to have the best that we have to offer . hopefully you will join us again for happy hour soon and give it another shot ! best , lindsey rose general manager\nhi cindy , thanks for the feedback . we are sorry to hear you were underwhelmed with your meal . the pasta is supposed to have 8oz of meat so it ' s possible it came out under portioned . neapolitan pizza does tend to be a little softer than other styles but that should only be in the center area . soggy pizza is not something that should come to mind when it is cooked properly . i hope you will consider a return visit . this sounds like an off experience and i think you would be pleased if you tried us again . best , jenn\nordered a 10\npietro neapolitan pizza here and it was really delicious ! i swapped out the italian sausage with arugula to make it a tad bit healthier since i wanted greens on my pizza . i was at the bar and also got a cider ( which was super sweet - i ordered dry and specifically stated i wanted dry but got something in between ) . the service here is good but the pizza was the winner ! highly recommend since it ' s thin crust and also thin breading on the bottom so you get more of the sauce juice and the flavor than eating up carbs !\ncame here for another visit in the heart of columbia city . got the meatball & ricotta pizza , which has extra virgin olive oil , neapolitan meatball , fresh mozzarella , ricotta , provola , marinara drizzle , garlic , oregano , pecorino romano . good choice for a pizza that is very flavorful and thin ! nice staff members . perfect place to go to satisfy pizza cravings ! delicious and fresh ingredients . tends to be busy during lunch hours , but quiet on non - peak hours . recommend the filomena ' s tiramisu for dessert that has ladyfinger , mascarpone cream , rum , frangelico , shaved chocolate . worth every scoop !\nthe neapolitan pizza is fresh and light here . it was our first time at this restaurant and our waiter walked us through the menu of and explained how it differs from regular deep dish pizza or ny style we are used to . we each got a personalized size pizza , they are happy to customize it if needed , and it was chewy and filling . we also tried the nutella calzone and got a scoop of gelato because it was our first time here ! both were nice , the warm calzone compliments the creamy gelato . recommend this place for lighter fare , we need to come back to try other items on the menu .\nmannnnn this place is basic , i ' d go as far as to call my pizza bland which i feel like is hard to do . their cocktails are also not very good , more on par with the cheesecake factory than an italian pizzeria . i went with a group and we ordered a couple pizzas to have while we chatted and they were pretty close to inedible after 15 / 20 minutes , the middle ( a bit soggy to begin with ) was super mushy and the toppings kept falling off , it sucked . we ended up not ordering more and we gave away our leftovers . the lone bright spot was the bruschetta - the bread had the crispy edges and soft middle you want , and the tomato tasted fresh . this place is best for happy hour beers and appetizers , wouldn ' t make it a date night or you ' ll be surely disappointed . star for hospitality , star for service , star for 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pizza . great wood fired char , nice toppings . don ' t hesitate to eat here .\naverage pizza , but friendly service and good happy hour prices . we stopped by for an early dinner and had the blank and blank pizzas . they had a decent taste but i would have preferred them to be a little more crisp . with it being happy hour they were both $ 7 . 50 each . we ordered a scoop of salted caramel chocolate chip gelato for dessert and when we said it was our first time , they gave us the dessert for free . a very nice gesture that certainly wins over the service side of things .\nthis place is wonderful place to eat when dining with kids . it is pretty loud so its not easy to have a conversation with a huge table of people but its great to cover up the unappetizing remarks of a 3 year old . they give you entertainment for the kids and have plenty of high chairs . we chose to get a seasonal salad that had butternut squash , cherries and a balsamic dressing over arugula and it was deeeeeeeeeeeeeeelish . the pizza is always good . it isn ' t anything new just solid and perfectly cooked in that fire of delicousness . the wait staff is kind , fast and handled our order perfectly . we will be coming back here because we know they deliver on food and service .\ni love their happy hour ! it ' s a great price for good food . their pizzas are awesome but i love their beet salad with feta .\ncame here for dinner on a busy friday night around 7pm . our party of 3 was surprisingly seated right away ! the restaurant is pretty huge - a great place for families ! i saw a lot of kids playing with pizza dough so be sure to ask for some if you want to keep your children entertained . i thought everything we ordered was pretty awesome and surpassed my expectations . food : we ordered a caesar salad , bruschetta , and prosciutto / eggplant pizza . the pizza was a seasonal special and it was amazing ! ! thinly sliced , slightly crisped prosciutto added the perfect amount of saltiness . it was balanced perfectly with a balsamic reduction . and topped with eggplant slices . the bruschetta was full of flavor - garlic , basil and olive oil . caesar salad was also good , but didn ' t stick out as much . for dessert we had the tiramisu , which i highly recommend to share . it ' s huge and quite rich , but yummy . service / ambiance / price : service was really quick and friendly . ambiance was clean and modern . it has a nice open kitchen concept . price was also good . a 10 inch pizza is ~ $ 10 and a 13 inch is ~ $ 14 . parking : available in the lot in front , however can be limited .\nwent to this place in a large group , with kids , & they accommodated us well ! gr8 variety of pizzas , pastas , soups , salads , kids menu , drinks , etc . our server was prompt & friendly . we ordered pizzas , salads , to share , and red wine , beer , lemonades . overall we had a real nice evening & would recommend this place to others . .\ndefinately been one of favorite spots to get brick oven fire baked thin crust pizzas . the prices are reasonable the portions are awsome and the service has been amazing . we have gone here 3 times and each time has been awsome . their patio outside overlooks the space needle , and the breeze funneled right through the area . we enjoy their meatballs , pizzas and wine . for dessert we always get their gelato , it ' s so yummy ! ! ! !\nis this a chain restaurant ? it really has that feel . the pizza was soggy and had minimal flavor . we ordered the special pasta dish and while it had some flavor it had maybe two ounces of of the pork which is where the flavor lived . the pasta was a little over cooked . all in all extremely average and we won ' t be going back again . on the good side the gelato was decent and it is a large space so i bet it doesn ' t get long waits . but really it wouldn ' t be worth a wait . my husband did comment that the salad was good .\nordered out for a chill night in with the boyfriend and we thoroughly enjoyed it . service was great and the restaurant is a lot bigger than what it appears ! we got the buffalo mozzarella pizza and it was delicious ! would go again\ni know coming right from nyc gives this probably an unfair comparison , but here it goes . . . i had high hopes of this place , the reviews seemed good , the pictures made my mouth water . but , the pizza itself ? less than stellar and overpriced for what you ' re getting . i don ' t mind paying a bit for quality , but this was just not it . my partner asked if it would be possible to do a half margarita / half , roberto . we got a\nsure , definitely doable !\nwhat we got was neither here or there . . . it had peppers on it , which neither of those styles came with . the cheese tasted plastic - y and crust was gummy . you really couldn ' t tell any of the flavors apart . the whole experience made me sad . so many good ideas and ingredients , but poorly executed . well , i guess i shall resume my journey to find a good slice on the west coast .\n\u201ci pretty much always order the bruschetta and the bianca pizza , but i ' ve ventured out to most of their happy hour menu at some point . \u201d in 14 reviews\n\u201cour favorites include : 1 ) napoli salad - more than just lettuce . . . you will find slices of italian meat , gorgonzola cheese , and tomatoes . \u201d in 11 reviews\n\u201conly organic san marzano dop tomatoes , fresh mozzarella , fresh herbs , and fresh yeast are permitted . \u201d in 19 reviews\nyour trust is our top concern , so businesses can ' t pay to alter or remove their reviews . learn more .\ndelicious bruschetta ! my favorite at any restaurant . accompanied by a seasonal offering pizzeta , the capannina . delicious ham with lemon !\nheads up : from now on , other yelpers will be able to see how you voted . want to chime in ?\nhi ben , thanks for the review . we are happy to hear you enjoy visiting our restaurant . the capannina\u2026\nhi ben , thanks for the review . we are happy to hear you enjoy visiting our restaurant . the capannina aka meyer lemon pizza is a great special we usually feature once a year . i ' m glad you were able to try it ! best , jenn\nhi melody , sorry to hear you did not enjoy your meal . i would absolutely recommend dining in sometime\u2026\nhi melody , sorry to hear you did not enjoy your meal . i would absolutely recommend dining in sometime if you are willing to give us another try . also , our pizzas can cool off rather quickly so we have reheating instructions on the side of the pizza boxes . you should stop in for happy hour sometime . the happy hour menu is available in the entire restaurant and runs every day from 3 - 6 and 9 - close . best , jenn\nhi jun li z , thanks for the review and for visiting our restaurant . i love arugula on pizza as well ! \u2026\nhi jun li z , thanks for the review and for visiting our restaurant . i love arugula on pizza as well ! sorry about the cider . at this location we only carry seattle cider semi - sweet which is definitely not that dry . i ' ll follow up with my team . thanks again for the feedback and we hope to see you again soon ! best , jenn\nhi mik , thanks for the review ! happy to hear you enjoyed your experience as well . i ' m the same about\u2026\nhi mik , thanks for the review ! happy to hear you enjoyed your experience as well . i ' m the same about pizza . i love all of it ! hope you are able to visit again soon ! jenn\nprosciutto y fungi . the mushroom choice could be more inspired , but still pretty tasty .\nhi eli , thanks for the review ! happy to hear you enjoyed your visit . check out our happy hour if you\u2026\nhi eli , thanks for the review ! happy to hear you enjoyed your visit . check out our happy hour if you haven ' t already . it ' s available every day from 3 - 6 and 9 - close . we hope to see you again soon ! jenn\nhi pauli , thanks for the review . the nutella calzone is a newer addition to the menu . i ' m glad you\u2026\nhi pauli , thanks for the review . the nutella calzone is a newer addition to the menu . i ' m glad you got to try it . hopefully you enjoyed it as much as i do although i am somewhat addicted to nutella haha . hope to see you again soon . best , jenn\nhi pan , i ' m sorry to hear about your disappointment with your meal . our pizzas do cool off quickly\u2026\nhi kaitlyn , thanks for the review ! we are happy to hear you enjoyed your visit . have you tried our\u2026\nhi kaitlyn , thanks for the review ! we are happy to hear you enjoyed your visit . have you tried our new nutella calzone yet ? ! come see us again soon ! best , jenn\nhi diane , thanks for the review . glad to hear you ' ve been able to take advantage of our happy hour . \u2026\nhi diane , thanks for the review . glad to hear you ' ve been able to take advantage of our happy hour . did you know we offer that menu every day from 3 - 6 and 9 - close ? hopefully you ' re able to visit us again soon . best , jenn\nhi lauren , thanks for the review ! happy to hear you enjoyed your visit . while the tiramisu is one of\u2026\nhi lauren , thanks for the review ! happy to hear you enjoyed your visit . while the tiramisu is one of my all time favorites i would recommend trying the torta caprese on our next visit . it has a warm almond flour chocolate cake , mascarpone whipped cream , strawberries , pistachios and a scoop of vanilla gelato . we hope to see you again soon ! jenn\nhi megha , thanks for the review . happy to hear you enjoyed your visit ! our restaurant is great for\u2026\nhi megha , thanks for the review . happy to hear you enjoyed your visit ! our restaurant is great for group gatherings . hopefully you ' re able to stop by again soon . we ' ll be featuring new specials starting monday , june 18th too ! best , jenn\nhi cole , somehow i missed your wonderful feedback ! the salted caramel gelato is definitely one of our top sellers . our current seasonal flavor is mixed berry which is great to enjoy on a nice sunny day . we hope to see you again soon ! best , jenn\nwe appreciate the shout - out trisha ! i ' m glad you got to try the palermo salad , which is my to - go on a hot summer day . thanks for taking the time to leave us your review and we ' re looking forward to serving you again in the future ! - shawn\nhi richard , thanks for the review . i think you meant to leave this for our south lake union location\u2026\nhi richard , thanks for the review . i think you meant to leave this for our south lake union location but i ' ll make sure to pass the feedback along ! cheers , jenn\nhi cindy , thanks for the feedback . we are sorry to hear you were underwhelmed with your meal . the\u2026\nhi andrea , thanks for the review . the margherita doc is one of my favorites ! very simple but\u2026\nhi andrea , thanks for the review . the margherita doc is one of my favorites ! very simple but incredibly flavorful at the same time . we hope to see you again soon ! best , jenn\nhi zeiah , thanks for the review and kind words ! thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your visit . \u2026\nhi zeiah , thanks for the review and kind words ! thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your visit . hopefully you can stop in soon to try the new specials we just started on monday . they ' re delizioso ! best , jenn\nmishy - thank you for your feedback . i ' m extremely disappointed to hear how badly we missed the mark\u2026\nmishy - thank you for your feedback . i ' m extremely disappointed to hear how badly we missed the mark on your pizza . your description of the pizza is definitely not one we typically associate with our pies . as you said , it looks like it was poorly executed . i ' ll be reaching out to you privately to discuss . - shawn\nwe calculate the overall star rating using only reviews that our automated software currently recommends ."]}
{"id": 56320, "summary": [{"text": "a painted desco da parto ( a birth tray or birth salver ) was an important symbolic gift on the occasion of a successful birth in late medieval and early modern florence and siena .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "the surviving painted deschi represented in museum collections were commissioned by elite families , but inventories show that birth trays and other special birth objects like embroidered pillows were kept long after the successful birth in families of all classes : when lorenzo de ' medici died , the inventory shows that the desco da parto given by his father to his mother , lucrezia tornabuoni , at her lying-in , was hanging in his private quarters to the day of his death .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "a desco da parto need not be specially commissioned ; they were produced in workshops in series for stock , often being personalised with a coat-of-arms when they were bought .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "there was a distinctive repertoire of iconography for the trays , the recto ( top ) sides sharing much with that for the painted cassone chests often used as gifts at marriage , but also with verso sides often showing scenes of mothers after childbirth or pin-up figures of boy toddlers , accompanied by the coats of arms of both parents .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "after being used as a tray in the post partum period they could be hung on a wall as a painting . ", "topic": 24}], "title": "desco da parto", "paragraphs": ["figure 2 : masaccio , desco da parto , 1425 - 28 , gemaldegalerie , berlin .\ntriumph of fame , front of medici - tornabuoni desco da parto , painted by giovanni di ser giovanni c . 1448\n[ 1 ] you can read more about this tray in an article by jacqueline marie musacchio here . ( jacqueline marie musacchio , \u201cthe medici - tornabuoni desco da parto in context\u201d metro politan museum journal 33 ( 1998 ) : 137\u201351 .\nlorenzo di niccol\u00f2 , desco da parto ( birth salver ) , with diana and actaeon on obverse and justice on reverse , ca . 1380\u20131400 . tempera on wood panel . famsf , gift of the roscoe and margaret oakes foundation , 78 . 78\ndaniela pagliai and allessandra uguccioni ,\nun desco fiorentino della fine del trecento : temi di iconografia profana\n, notizie da palazzo albani 15 ( 1986 ) : p . 9 - 18 .\nunknown artist , italian , florence or siena birth tray ( desco da parto ) depicting the birth of the virgin , ca . 1430 tempera and gold on panel diameter : 58 . 4 cm ( 23 inches ) frame gift of mr . and mrs . manton b . metcalf 18 . 190\nelaborate birth trays , also known as\ndesco da partos ,\nwere created to commemorate a child ' s successful birth . meanwhile , elaborate luxury furniture usually consisted of richly styled , handcrafted wood designs .\ntitle : the medici - tornabuoni\ndesco da parto\nin context [ the author argues that the large and elaborately painted birth tray now in the metropolitan museum was given by piero de medici to his wife lucrezia tornabuoni on the birth of their son , lorenzo de medici ; the author explores the production and use of birth trays in the celebration of childbirth in post - plague italy ] .\na type of circular or twelve - sided painted wooden tray used in medieval and renaissance italy to present small gifts , sweetmeats , and wine to a mother after childbirth . deschi da parto were often decorated on both sides , typically with an appropriate narrative or symbolic scene on one side and a coat of arms or family device on the other . many of them were produced in workshops specializing in cassoni , although they were occasionally commissioned from distinguished artists . one of the best surviving examples of a desco da parto is that marking the birth of lorenzo de ' medici in 1449 ( met . mus . , new york ) ; it shows the triumph of fame and was painted by masaccio ' s brother lo scheggia .\noften these images related to childbirth and motherhood , and other times they carried more generic themes such as the \u201ctriumph of love , \u201d like this one ( 1470 ) at wellesley college\u2019s davis museum or the \u201ctriumph of fame\u201d decorating the metropolitan museum\u2019s tray ( 1449 ) which celebrated the birth of lorenzo de\u2019 medici . [ 1 ] often birth trays were specially commissioned , as is the case with some of the more famous deschi da parto that today survive in museum collections , but the demand for birth trays was such that artist\u2019s workshops also made generic deschi da parto that could be personalized with a coat of arms or other family symbol . [ 2 ]\ni also love the desco da parto , because it\u2019s an example of art that was actually used\u2014not just looked at . unlike public sculpture or paintings for a home or a church or a palazzo , these trays had a very specific function and continued to be a part of the domestic lives of their recipients for years to come . in these rather personal works of art , we can get a glimpse into the lives of renaissance women . to my mind , art history hardly ever gets better than that .\nthis period also saw incredible improvements in the overall understanding of the human form , as famed artists like leonardo da vinci tirelessly worked to study and record it through meticulously drawn observations .\ni have no desire to return to the days before modern medicine when women ( and their babies ) regularly died in childbirth . but i do love the tradition of the desco da parto , which was certainly borne out of an awareness of the dangers of childbirth . \u201cyou safely made it through this dangerous experience ! and there\u2019s a baby to boot ! let\u2019s celebrate ! \u201d i think of it as the renaissance equivalent of bringing someone a tray of lasagna , but instead of using a disposable foil pan , using a handcrafted piece of pottery , specially made for just this occasion . i love it .\nall this had me thinking about one of my favorite things i learned about in graduate school : the desco da parto or \u201cbirth tray . \u201d in renaissance italy , a woman would not have had a baby shower . in fact , she would more likely have been sequestered away from public view as she fearfully waited for labor to begin . after all , with such high mortality rates , it seems wise not to celebrate until you know everything has turned out okay . but , after delivering a baby , a woman was showered with gifts , which were often presented on these birth trays . sweets and other trifles were presented on the tray , which was painted with \u201cfeminine\u201d or celebratory imagery .\nat first glance , the relief appears to have been designed within the traditional format used for birth iconography ; the depiction of the \u2018lying - in scene\u2019 ( depicting the birth of a child ) and the portrayal of the presentation of the child to the father for naming . [ 2 ] this scene realistically portrays the event which took place within the feminine and private realm of the birth chamber . verrocchio graphically depicts the apparent dangers associated with childbirth and motherhood , which were faced by all women . traditional lying - in scenes commonly found on birth trays such as masaccio\u2019s 1425 desco da parto ( fig . 2 ) represented the ideal situation and outcome for this process , namely the successful birth of the child ( preferably a boy ) and the survival of the mother .\nlying - in is an old childbirth practice involving a woman resting in bed for a period after giving birth . though the term is now usually defined as\nthe condition of a woman in the process of giving birth ,\nit previously referred to a period of bed rest required even if there were no medical complications . a 1932 publication refers to lying - in as ranging from 2 weeks to 2 months . it also does not suggest\ngetting up\nfor at least nine days and ideally for 20 days . when lying - in was a more common term , it was used in the names of several hospitals . for example , the royal women\u2019s hospital in australia was originally known as the\nmelbourne lying - in hospital and infirmary for diseases of women and children\n. women received congratulatory visits from friends and family during the period , and among many traditional customs around the world the desco da parto was a special form of painted tray presented to the mother in renaissance florence .\none of the most beguiling and enigmatic paintings ever made by the great renaissance master raphael , portrait of a lady with a unicorn , exemplifies ideal beauty in 16th century florence . this talk examines the painting and explores art of the high renaissance , including works by leonardo da vinci , michelangelo buonarroti , and many others .\nthis is perhaps the ' tondo ' mentioned by vasari as in the pucci family home in 1568 . the shape of the tondo may have evolved from the ' desco da parto ' , a painted plate presented to a mother after childbirth . the challenge of the tondo is to create a coherent composition in a circular space . this is a stimulus to centralise the composition . botticelli is among the first artists to centralise the subject of the adoration . it had usually been represented as a flow across the picture plane , as in botticelli ' s own earlier ' adoration ' , also in the collection . the story of the three kings ( or magi ) had great appeal in 15th - century florence and a confraternity of the magi was attached to the church of san marco there . it celebrated the feast of the epiphany with spectacular processions about the city . the pucci family , who may have commissioned this picture , were supporters of the ruling medici and probably chose the subject of the adoration because of its association with them . cosimo de ' medici had his own cell in san marco , decorated with a fresco of the adoration , and in the medici palace chapel , portraits of the family and their allies are placed in the retinue of the kings .\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 ) .\ndiam . 57 . 5 cm ( 22 5 / 8 in . ) frame : 65 . 7 x 66 . 4 x 6 . 3 cm ( 25 7 / 8 x 26 1 / 8 x 2 1 / 2 in . )\nin fifteenth - century italian households , childbirth was a highly anticipated but potentially perilous event often associated with special objects designed to assist expectant mothers . a\n, or \u201cbirthing tray , \u201d was used to carry gifts and food to new mothers recovering in the confinement chamber . a lavishly decorated\nlike this one was found only in the wealthiest family collections , but household inventories show that more modest examples were common in lower social classes . the scene depicted here conforms to the festive tone characteristic of\n. it alludes to paradisiacal themes and allegorical representations of love that were popular in vernacular literature , such as the poetry of boccaccio and petrarch .\nvera minazzi and cesarino ruini , historical atlas of medieval music , ( turnhout , belgium : brepols , 2011 ) .\nanthony grafton , l eon battista alberti : master builder of the italian renaissance ( new york : hill and wang , 2000 ) .\njacqueline marie musacchio , the art and ritual of childbirth in renaissance italy , ( new haven and london : yale university press , 1999 ) .\nsharon fermor ,\non the question of pictorial\nevidence\nfor fifteenth - century dance technique\n, dance research 5 , no . 2 ( autumn , 1987 ) : p . 18 - 32 .\npaul f . watson , the garden of love in tuscan art of the early renaissance , ( philadelphia : art alliance press , 1979 ) .\ndomenico derobertis ,\nut pictura poesis : ( uno spiraglio sul mondo figurativo albertiano )\n, interpres 1 ( 1978 ) : p . 27 - 42 .\nb . b . fredericksen and f . zeri , census of pre - nineteenth - century italian paintings in north american collections , ( cambridge , ma : harvard university press , 1972 ) .\nsummary of acquisitions , 1963 ,\nrecord of the art museum , princeton university , vol . 23 , no . 1 ( 1964 ) : p . 29 - 31 .\npatrick j . kelleher ,\ncollege museum notes\n, art journal 23 , no . 1 ( autumn , 1963 ) : p . 46 - 56 .\nraimond van marle , iconographie de l ' art profane au moyen - age et a\u0300 la renaissance et la de\u0301coration des demeures , ( ' s - gravenhage : m . nijhoff , 1931 - 1932 ) .\ntheodor demmler , otto von falke , max j . friedla\u0308nder , leo planiscig and august schestag , die sammlung dr . albert figdor , ( berlin : paul cassirer ; wien : artaria & co . , 1930 ) .\nraimond van marle , the development of the italian schools of painting , ( the hague : m . nijhoff , 1923 - 1938 ) .\npaul schubring , cassoni : truhen und truhenbilder der italienischen fru\u0308hrenaissance : ein beitrag zur profanmalerei im quattrocento , ( leipzig : k . w . hiersemann , 1923 ) .\npaul schubring , cassoni : truhen und truhenbilder der italienischen fru\u0308hrenaissance : ein beitrag zur profanmalerei im quattrocento , ( leipzig : k . w . hiersemann , 1915 ) .\nthis page was last edited on 6 april 2016 , at 20 : 24 .\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 .\n63 . 8 x 64 . 5 x 4 . 4 cm ( 25 1 / 8 x 25 3 / 8 x 1 3 / 4 in . )\nusers without a subscription are not able to see the full content . please , subscribe or login to access all content .\nduring the 1400s , wealthy italians gave painted trays such as this one to celebrate marriages and anticipate successful childbearing . the birth of mary , who would become the mother of jesus , was an appropriate subject to represent the delivery of a healthy child .\nset in a 15th - century italian home , this scene shows anne , mary\u2019s mother , receiving nourishment at her bedside . as a neighbor arrives with gifts , attendants bathe the baby mary and warm her blankets over a fire . although worn by age , the tray\u2019s painted narratives and traces of gold leaf indicate that this was a luxury object , intended for display and not for practical use .\njean - baptiste oudry french , 1686 - 1755 dead bird , ca . 1740 - 1750 oil on canvas 36 . 8 x 26 . 7 cm ( 14 1 / 2 x 10 1 / 2 inches ) jesse metcalf fund , georgianna sayles aldrich fund , mary b . jackson fund , and edgar j . lownes fund 54 . 176\ndomenico tintoretto italian , 1560 - 1635 sketch for a battle scene : tancred and clorinda , ca . 1586 - 1600 oil on canvas 71 . 1 x 41 . 9 cm ( 28 x 16 1 / 2 inches ) mary b . jackson fund 53 . 122\nnassos daphnis american , b . greece , 1914 - 2010 three feathers , 1938 oil on canvas 71 . 1 x 56 cm ( 28 x 22 1 / 8 inches ) mary b . jackson fund 44 . 085\nunknown artist , roman fragment of a wall depicting a candelabrum , 14 - 37 ce fresco and lime painting 54 x 40 cm ( 21 1 / 4 x 15 3 / 4 inches ) museum appropriation fund 38 . 058 . 20\nunknown artist , roman fragment of a wall depicting a candelabrum , 14 - 37 ce fresco and lime painting 150 . 5 x 35 . 9 cm ( 59 5 / 16 x 14 1 / 8 inches ) mary b . jackson fund 41 . 019\nunknown artist , roman fragment of a black wall , 14 - 37 ce fresco and lime painting 104 . 1 x 127 . 6 cm ( 41 x 50 1 / 4 inches ) museum appropriation fund 38 . 058 . 2c\nunknown artist , roman fragment of a black and red wall , 14 - 37 ce fresco and lime painting 97 . 2 x 246 . 4 cm ( 38 1 / 4 x 97 inches ) museum appropriation fund 38 . 058 . 5b\nunknown artist , roman fresco , 30 - 79 ce fresco and lime painting 163 . 2 x 160 . 7 cm ( 64 3 / 16 x 63 5 / 16 inches ) museum appropriation fund 38 . 058 . 9\nunknown artist , egyptian , from the fayum oasis portrait of a woman , ca . 70 ce encaustic on wood 37 . 5 x 21 . 9 cm ( 14 3 / 4 x 8 5 / 8 inches ) gift of mrs . jesse h . metcalf 17 . 060\nunknown artist , egyptian , from the fayum oasis portrait of a man , ca . 150 - 160 ce probably tempera on wood 34 . 3 x 19 . 7 cm ( 13 1 / 2 x 7 3 / 4 inches ) mary b . jackson fund 39 . 025\nunknown artist , egyptian , from the fayum oasis portrait of a man , ca . 260 ce probably tempera on wood 33 x 18 . 4 cm ( 13 x 7 1 / 4 inches ) mary b . jackson fund 39 . 026\nunknown artist , roman - egyptian painting of the god heron , ca . 300 painted wood 52 . 4 x 42 . 6 cm ( 20 5 / 8 x 16 3 / 4 inches ) ( without frame ) museum works of art fund 59 . 030\nlippo memmi italian , active 1317 - ca . 1350 mary magdalene , ca . 1330 tempera and gold on panel 49 . 5 x 22 . 5 cm ( 19 1 / 2 x 8 7 / 8 inches ) museum appropriation fund 21 . 250\nbartolo di fredi cini italian madonna and child , ca . 1380 tempera and gold on panel 90 . 2 x 63 . 5 cm ( 35 1 / 2 x 25 inches ) anonymous gift 20 . 207\nattributed to yintolo chinese , late 13th century shide , 1300s ink on silk 97 . 8 x 35 . 6 cm ( 38 1 / 2 x 14 inches ) gift of mrs . gustav radeke 20 . 319\nunknown artist , korean gwaneum , 1300s ink , color , and gold on silk mount : 259 . 1 x 109 . 9 cm ( 102 x 43 1 / 4 inches ) gift of mrs . gustav radeke 17 . 378\njacopo di cione italian , ca . 1330 - 1398 the taking of saint peter , 1370 - 1371 tempera and gold on panel 38 . 7 x 54 cm ( 15 1 / 4 x 21 1 / 4 inches ) gift of manton b . metcalf 22 . 047\nspinello aretino italian st . anthony abbot enthroned , ca . 1385 tempera and gold on panel 232 . 4 x 92 . 1 x 22 . 2 cm ( 91 1 / 2 x 36 1 / 4 x 8 3 / 4 inches ) gift of jesse h . metcalf 16 . 243\nmariotto di nardo italian , active ca . 1394 - 1424 saint francis receiving the stigmata , ca . 1408 tempera and gold on panel 23 . 5 x 28 . 9 cm ( 9 1 / 4 x 11 3 / 8 inches ) museum appropriation fund 17 . 521\njan joest dutch , ca . 1450 - 1519 attributed to jan mostaert dutch , ca . 1475 - 1555 / 56 portrait of a woman , ca . 1520 oil on panel 36 . 2 x 24 . 8 cm ( 14 5 / 16 x 9 13 / 16 inches ) museum appropriation fund 34 . 861\nmariotto di nardo italian , active ca . 1394 - 1424 martyrdom of saint lawrence , ca . 1408 tempera and gold on panel 23 . 5 x 31 . 1 cm ( 9 1 / 4 x 12 1 / 4 inches ) museum appropriation fund 17 . 520\nattributed to hillebrant van rewijk netherlandish , 1455 - 1470 the crucifixion with two thieves , ca . 1450 - 1460 oil on panel 71 . 1 x 48 . 3 cm ( 28 x 19 inches ) georgianna sayles aldrich , mary b . jackson , jesse metcalf , edgar j . lownes , walter h . kimball , corporation membership and helen m . danforth acquisition funds 61 . 080\nandrea delitio italian , active ca . 1440 - 1480 king totila blessed by saint benedict , ca . 1451 tempera and gold on panel 24 . 1 x 35 . 2 cm ( 9 1 / 2 x 13 7 / 8 inches ) museum appropriation fund 22 . 101\nunknown artist , french , france angel with crown and flagellum , ca . 1460 oil on panel 32 . 4 x 32 . 4 x 5 . 1 cm ( 12 3 / 4 x 12 3 / 4 x 2 inches ) anonymous gift 60 . 105\nbruges master netherlandish , active late 15th century portrait of a cleric , ca . 1490 oil on panel 22 . 2 x 14 . 6 x 5 . 7 cm ( 8 3 / 4 x 5 3 / 4 x 2 1 / 4 inches ) museum purchase with funds from mrs . gustav radeke , manton b . metcalf , museum works of art fund and museum appropriation fund , by exchange , and museum special reserve fund 45 . 042\nmatteo di giovanni di bartolo italian , ca . 1430 - 1495 virgin of the annunciation , ca . 1474 tempera and gold on wood panel 73 . 7 x 41 . 9 x 3 . 2 cm ( 29 x 16 1 / 2 x 1 1 / 4 inches ) gift of mr . robert lehman 57 . 301\nmarco basaiti greek , ca . 1470 - ca . 1530 portrait of a gentleman , ca . 1510 oil on panel 49 . 2 x 38 . 1 cm ( 19 3 / 8 x 15 inches ) gift of manton b . metcalf 16 . 235\nandrea previtali italian , ca . 1470 - 1528 risen christ , ca . 1510 tempera on panel 29 . 2 x 26 cm ( 11 1 / 2 x 10 1 / 4 inches ) gift of manton b . metcalf 16 . 237\nunknown artist , spanish , spain crucifixion , ca . 1490 tempera and gold on panel 143 . 8 x 113 cm ( 56 5 / 8 x 44 1 / 2 inches ) gift of john nicholas brown 69 . 197\ndosso dossi italian , ca . 1486 - ca . 1542 entry into the ark , ca . 1520 oil on canvas 107 x 112 . 4 cm ( 42 1 / 8 x 44 1 / 4 inches ) helen m . danforth acquisition fund 54 . 177\nunknown artist , possibly ; netherlandish madonna and child with saint barbara and saint catherine , ca . 1525 oil on panel 91 . 4 x 87 cm ( 36 x 34 1 / 4 inches ) museum works of art fund 58 . 196\nunknown artist , japanese in the style of t\u014dyo sessh\u016b japanese , 1420 - 1506 landscape , 1500s ink and color on paper 146 . 1 x 77 . 5 cm ( 57 1 / 2 x 30 1 / 2 inches ) bequest of john m . crawford , jr . 1989 . 110 . 94\nin the style of sultan muhammad persian , active ca . 1505 - 1550 ascension of the prophet muhammad , 1500 - 1550s ink , opaque watercolor , and gold on paper helen m . danforth acquisition fund 84 . 147\nunknown artist , netherlandish the adoration of the magi , ca . 1510 oil on wood panel 52 . 1 x 34 . 6 cm ( 20 1 / 2 x 13 5 / 8 inches ) gift of manton b . metcalf 21 . 482\nfrancesco primaticcio italian , 1503 - 1570 andromache learning of the death of hector , ca . 1550 oil on canvas 185 . 4 x 225 . 1 cm ( 73 x 88 5 / 8 inches ) museum works of art fund 56 . 083\nattributed to domenico brusasorci italian , ca . 1515 - 1567 portrait of a woman , ca . 1550 - 1559 oil on canvas museum appropriation fund 30 . 057\nmirabello cavalori italian , ca . 1530 - 1572 annunciate virgin , ca . 1560 oil on panel 144 . 8 x 86 . 4 cm ( 57 x 34 inches ) lyra brown nickerson bequest 16 . 464x\nmarinus van reymerswaele flemish , ca . 1490 - ca . 1567 the money changers , ca . 1540 oil on panel 126 . 4 x 96 . 8 cm ( 49 3 / 4 x 38 1 / 8 inches ) gift of mrs . jesse h . metcalf 25 . 037\nbartolomeo passarotti italian , 1529 - 1592 portrait of a cavalier with his hunting dogs , ca . 1570 - 1580 oil on canvas 197 . 5 x 114 . 9 cm ( 77 3 / 4 x 45 1 / 4 inches ) corporate membership fund 62 . 064\nluca cambiaso italian , 1527 - 1585 piet\u00e0 with angels , ca . 1575 oil on canvas 180 . 3 x 113 . 2 cm ( 71 x 44 9 / 16 inches ) mary b . jackson fund 59 . 049\njacopo bassano italian , 1510 - 1592 sketch for an altarpiece , ca . 1575 oil on canvas 45 . 7 x 36 . 8 cm ( 18 x 14 1 / 2 inches ) anonymous gift 57 . 158\nschool of jacopo tintoretto italian , 1519 - 1594 daniel in judgment of the elders , ca . 1575 oil on canvas 57 . 5 x 113 . 7 cm ( 22 5 / 8 x 44 3 / 4 inches ) anonymous gift 57 . 159\ncornelis cornelisz . van haarlem dutch , 1562 - 1638 the judgment of paris , ca . 1585 - 1595 oil on panel 31 . 1 x 44 . 5 cm ( 12 1 / 4 x 17 1 / 2 inches ) museum membership fund 67 . 010\nfrancesco bassano ii italian , 1549 - 1592 the birth of the virgin , ca . 1588 oil on canvas 100 . 7 x 82 . 9 cm ( 39 5 / 8 x 32 5 / 8 inches ) mary b . jackson fund 52 . 318\nippolito scarsello , called scarsellino italian , ca . 1550 - 1620 the rape of europa , ca . 1590 oil on canvas 118 . 1 x 163 . 2 cm ( 46 1 / 2 x 64 1 / 4 inches ) bequest of miss ellen d . sharpe 54 . 147 . 75\ngiuseppe cesari italian , 1568 - 1640 perseus and andromeda , ca . 1592 oil on slate 70 . 5 x 54 . 9 cm ( 27 3 / 4 x 21 5 / 8 inches ) anonymous gift 57 . 167\nleandro bassano italian , 1557 - 1622 adoration of the shepherds , ca . 1592 - 1594 oil on canvas 104 . 1 x 167 . 6 cm ( 41 x 66 inches ) museum purchase : bequest of lyra brown nickerson , by exchange 81 . 093\nartist of fontainebleau school french , active mid - 1500s charity , ca . 1550 oil on canvas 158 . 1 x 133 . 4 cm ( 62 1 / 4 x 52 1 / 2 inches ) anonymous gift 57 . 157\nattributed to domenichino italian , 1581 - 1641 landscape with bathers , ca . 1600 - 1630 oil on canvas 77 . 2 x 132 . 7 cm ( 30 3 / 8 x 52 1 / 4 inches ) museum works of art fund 55 . 107\nunknown artist , indian city in a landscape , ca . 1600 - 1625 ink and color on paper image : 8 . 3 x 10 . 2 cm ( 3 1 / 4 x 4 inches ) museum appropriation fund 17 . 457\ndomenico fetti italian , ca . 1589 - 1623 christ ministered to by the angels , ca . 1620 oil on canvas 89 . 5 x 78 . 1 cm ( 35 1 / 4 x 30 3 / 4 inches ) museum appropriation fund 36 . 003\nhendrick van steenwyck the elder flemish , ca . 1550 - 1603 interior of aachen cathedral , 1575 oil on panel 50 . 8 x 69 . 5 cm ( 20 x 27 3 / 8 inches ) gift of drs . arnold - peter c . and yvonne s . weiss 2000 . 25\nunknown artist , anglo ; flemish , england portrait of a lady of the hampden family , ca . 1610 oil on canvas 201 . 3 x 120 cm ( 79 1 / 4 x 47 1 / 4 inches ) gift of miss lucy t . aldrich 42 . 283\njan thilens flemish , 1589 - 1630 perseus freeing andromeda , ca . 1610 oil on panel 22 . 5 x 15 . 9 x 3 . 8 cm ( 8 7 / 8 x 6 1 / 4 x 1 1 / 2 inches ) gift of the wunsch foundation , inc . 1989 . 124 . 1\nsuraj gujarati indian basawan , designer indian workmen in a garden , around 1590 ink , watercolor , and gold on paper sheet : 26 . 7 x 15 . 9 cm ( 10 1 / 2 x 6 1 / 4 inches ) museum appropriation fund 17 . 463\njacob jordaens the younger flemish , 1593 - 1678 return of the holy family from egypt , ca . 1615 - 1616 oil on canvas 74 . 9 x 54 . 6 cm ( 29 1 / 2 x 21 1 / 2 inches ) museum works of art fund 60 . 094\nguido reni italian , 1575 - 1642 st . sebastian , ca . 1615 oil on canvas 134 . 3 x 91 . 4 cm ( 52 7 / 8 x 36 inches ) museum gift fund 55 . 112\nunknown artist , turkish , istanbul abu jahl and his warriors , ca . 1594 - 95 opaque watercolor , ink , and gold on paper sheet : 37 . 5 x 26 . 7 cm ( 14 3 / 4 x 10 1 / 2 inches ) gift of mr . and mrs . john d . slocum 85 . 106\nattributed to jean ducamps , called giovanni del campo french , 1600 - 1683 unknown artist , italian , france the flagellation of christ , ca . 1620 oil on canvas 118 . 1 x 149 . 2 cm ( 46 1 / 2 x 58 3 / 4 inches ) museum works of art fund 56 . 037\nfrancesco vanni italian , 1563 - 1610 the virgin and child appearing to saint francis of assisi , 1599 oil on canvas 266 . 1 x 182 . 9 cm ( 104 3 / 4 x 72 inches ) corporate membership fund 57 . 227\nguido reni italian , 1575 - 1642 lucretia , ca . 1625 oil on canvas 108 . 6 x 98 . 1 cm ( 42 3 / 4 x 38 5 / 8 inches ) anonymous gift 56 . 102\nafter guido reni italian , 1575 - 1642 heads of two elders ( fragment from susannah and the elders ) , 1600s oil on canvas 49 . 2 x 65 . 4 cm ( 19 3 / 8 x 25 3 / 4 inches ) anonymous gift 57 . 163\nunknown artist , flemish portrait of a boy , 1600s oil on canvas 87 . 6 x 67 . 3 cm ( 34 1 / 2 x 26 1 / 2 inches ) gift of dr . and mrs . edward m . harris 23 . 321\nbenjamin gerritsz . cuyp dutch , 1612 - 1652 the resurrection of christ , ca . 1640 oil on panel 92 . 1 x 70 . 2 cm ( 36 1 / 4 x 27 5 / 8 inches ) georgianna sayles aldrich and mary b . jackson funds 62 . 019\nman ray american , 1890 - 1976 songe de la clef , 1941 string ( fiber product ) ; rubber ; paper ; watercolor ; crayon 34 . 3 x 44 . 8 cm ( 13 1 / 2 x 17 5 / 8 inches ) gift of mrs . john g . dean 71 . 056\nhendrick goltzius dutch , 1558 - 1617 christ on the cold stone with two angels , 1602 oil on copper 51 x 34 . 5 cm ( 20 1 / 16 x 13 9 / 16 inches ) ( measure of the copper panel support ) museum gift fund , museum works of art fund and corporate membership fund 61 . 006\nnicolas poussin french , 1594 - 1665 venus and adonis , ca . 1628 oil on canvas 76 . 2 x 101 cm ( 30 x 39 3 / 4 inches ) walter h . kimball fund , georgianna sayles aldrich fund , mary b . jackson fund , edgar j . lownes fund and jesse metcalf fund 54 . 186\ndirck van delen dutch , 1604 - 1671 architectural interior at night with the priests of bel , ca . 1628 oil on panel 52 . 1 x 74 . 3 cm ( 20 1 / 2 x 29 1 / 4 inches ) gift of mr . morris i . kaplan 55 . 153 . 1\njoachim antonisz . wtewael dutch , 1566 - 1638 the marriage of peleus and thetis , 1610 oil on panel 109 . 5 x 166 . 4 cm ( 43 1 / 8 x 65 1 / 2 inches ) mary b . jackson fund 62 . 058\npieter lastman dutch , 1583 - 1633 saint matthew , 1613 oil on oak panel 35 . 6 x 26 . 7 cm ( 14 x 10 1 / 2 inches ) corporate membership dues funds 60 . 093\ncarlo dolci italian , 1616 - 1687 the trinity in glory , ca . 1640 oil on canvas 69 . 5 x 59 . 7 cm ( 27 3 / 8 x 23 1 / 2 inches ) anonymous gift 59 . 009\nfrancisco collantes spanish , 1599 - 1656 hagar and ishmael , ca . 1640 oil on canvas 109 . 2 x 139 . 1 cm ( 43 x 54 3 / 4 inches ) gift of manton b . metcalf 18 . 096\nsalomon van ruysdael dutch , ca . 1600 - 1670 the ferry boat , 1645 oil on canvas 97 . 2 x 144 . 2 cm ( 38 1 / 4 x 56 3 / 4 inches ) museum appropriation fund 33 . 204\nfrans van mieris i dutch , 1635 - 1681 interior with man and woman , mid 1600s - late 1600s oil paint 22 . 2 x 18 . 7 cm ( 8 13 / 16 x 7 3 / 8 inches ) gift of virginia w . hoppin in memory of william h . hoppin 20 . 227\nattributed to payag indian shah shuja hunting nilgai , ca . 1650 - 1655 opaque watercolor and gold on paper museum works of art fund 58 . 068\njan cossiers flemish , 1600 - 1671 the supper at emmaus , ca . 1650 oil on canvas 85 . 1 x 111 . 1 cm ( 33 1 / 2 x 43 3 / 4 inches ) gift of dr . and mrs . edward m . harris 23 . 332\npaulus moreelse dutch , 1571 - 1638 portrait of antoine van hilten , 1625 oil on canvas 123 . 2 x 97 . 2 cm ( 48 1 / 2 x 38 1 / 4 inches ) gift of mr . and mrs . winthrop w . aldrich 60 . 110\nmatteo rosselli italian , 1578 - 1650 joseph sold to the ishmaelites , ca . 1630 oil on canvas 136 . 5 x 104 . 8 cm ( 53 3 / 4 x 41 1 / 4 inches ) museum works of art fund 66 . 310\ndirck van delen dutch , 1604 - 1671 architectural scene : a palace court , 1627 oil on panel 63 . 5 x 88 . 1 cm ( 25 x 34 11 / 16 inches ) gift of mr . and mrs . h . l . weller 67 . 102\njacob adriaensz . bellevois dutch , 1621 - 1676 harbor scene , ca . 1653 oil on panel 91 . 4 x 142 . 2 cm ( 36 x 56 inches ) bequest of isabelle reynolds 1998 . 96\ns\u00e9bastien bourdon french , 1616 - 1671 landscape with a mill , ca . 1653 - 1657 oil on canvas 86 x 105 . 1 cm ( 33 7 / 8 x 41 3 / 8 inches ) mary b . jackson fund 51 . 506\nmatthias stomer dutch , ca . 1600 - after ca . 1650 christ at the column , ca . 1635 oil on canvas 182 . 9 x 114 . 5 cm ( 72 x 45 1 / 16 inches ) museum works of art fund 56 . 177\nbartholomeus van der helst dutch , 1613 - 1670 portrait of a woman , ca . 1655 oil on canvas 111 . 8 x 97 . 2 cm ( 44 x 38 1 / 4 inches ) museum associates\u2019 fund 60 . 009\nbartholomeus van der helst dutch , 1613 - 1670 portrait of a man , ca . 1655 oil on canvas 111 . 8 x 97 . 2 cm ( 44 x 38 1 / 4 inches ) gift of the haffenreffer family 60 . 010\nabraham hendricksz . van beyeren dutch , ca . 1620 - 1690 still life of fish , ca . 1655 oil on canvas 97 . 2 x 84 . 8 cm ( 38 1 / 4 x 33 3 / 8 inches ) helen m . danforth acquisition fund and gift of group 104 64 . 035\nwillem drost dutch , ca . 1630\u2013after 1680 portrait of a young man , ca . 1655 oil on canvas 53 . 3 x 48 . 3 cm ( 21 x 19 inches ) museum purchase : gift of the museum associates 83 . 113\nmichele pace del campidoglio italian , ca . 1610 - ca . 1670 still life with figure , ca . 1660 oil on canvas 122 . 2 x 160 . 7 cm ( 48 1 / 8 x 63 1 / 4 inches ) mary b . jackson fund 60 . 107\njan siberechts flemish , 1627 - ca . 1703 landscape , ca . 1660 oil on canvas 47 x 58 . 1 cm ( 18 1 / 2 x 22 7 / 8 inches ) museum appropriation fund 39 . 045\nunknown artist , dutch ; flemish portrait of a young girl , ca . 1660 oil on canvas 162 . 6 x 114 . 3 cm ( 64 x 45 inches ) gift of james warren lane in memory of mrs . eva metcalf bliss lane 24 . 443\nmelchior d\u2019 hondecoeter dutch , 1636 - 1695 cocks fighting , ca . 1663 - 1664 oil on canvas 81 . 9 x 101 cm ( 32 1 / 4 x 39 3 / 4 inches ) gift of mr . and mrs . norman hirschl 68 . 015\nlieve verschuir dutch , ca . 1630 - 1686 harbor scene , ca . 1670 - 1680 oil on canvas 35 . 9 x 48 . 3 cm ( 14 1 / 8 x 19 inches ) gift of the wunsch foundation , inc . 1987 . 113 . 1\nattributed to henri gascard french , 1634 - 1701 allegorical portrait of a lady as fortune , ca . 1674 - 1679 oil on canvas 195 . 6 x 109 . 2 cm ( 77 x 43 inches ) gift of julius h . weitzner 55 . 152\naert de gelder dutch , 1645 - 1727 portrait of an old man , ca . 1680 - 1685 oil on canvas 91 . 1 x 76 . 5 cm ( 35 7 / 8 x 30 1 / 8 inches ) gift of dr . and mrs . edward m . harris 23 . 330\njeanne vergouwen flemish , 1630 - 1714 portrait of andries rademaker , notary , displaying a statuette , 1656 oil on panel 34 . 1 x 26 . 7 cm ( 13 7 / 16 x 10 1 / 2 inches ) gift of the wunsch americana foundation , inc . 1990 . 107\nlouis boullogne the younger french , 1654 - 1733 augustus orders the closing of the doors of the temple of janus , ca . 1681 oil on canvas 72 . 4 x 58 . 4 cm ( 28 1 / 2 x 23 inches ) mary b . jackson fund 73 . 122\naert de gelder dutch , 1645 - 1727 esther and mordecai , ca . 1685 oil on canvas 59 . 7 x 143 . 5 cm ( 23 1 / 2 x 56 1 / 2 inches ) museum appropriation fund 17 . 138\nclaudio coello spanish , 1642 - 1693 portrait of a monk , ca . 1685 oil on canvas 33 x 24 . 6 cm ( 13 x 9 11 / 16 inches ) walter h . kimball fund , georgianna sayles aldrich fund , mary b . jackson fund , edgar j . lownes fund and jesse metcalf fund 54 . 181\nafter carlo maratti italian , 1625 - 1713 cleopatra , ca . 1695 oil on canvas mounted on cardboard 114 . 3 x 81 . 9 cm ( 45 x 32 1 / 4 inches ) museum works of art fund 59 . 007\nhyacinthe rigaud french , 1659 - 1743 portrait of louis of france , the grand dauphin ( 1661 - 1711 ) , ca . 1697 - 1721 oil on canvas 90 . 8 x 73 . 8 cm ( 35 3 / 4 x 29 1 / 16 inches ) gift of mrs . gustav radeke 30 . 027\nadriaen van der werff dutch , 1659 - 1722 the expulsion of hagar and ishmael , ca . 1699 oil on canvas 76 . 5 x 61 . 6 cm ( 30 1 / 8 x 24 3 / 16 inches ) helen m . danforth acquisition fund 59 . 063\nattributed to isaac de moucheron dutch , 1667 - 1774 landscape with fountain , ca . 1700 oil on canvas 66 . 4 x 55 . 2 cm ( 26 1 / 8 x 21 3 / 4 inches ) bequest of miss ellen d . sharpe 54 . 147 . 83\neglon hendrick van der neer dutch , 1634 - 1703 allegory of death , 1677 oil on panel 38 . 7 x 31 . 8 cm ( 15 1 / 4 x 12 1 / 2 inches ) helen m . danforth acquisition fund 77 . 047\nalessandro magnasco italian , 1667 - 1749 arsenal in a ruined basilica , ca . 1711 - 1720 oil on canvas 146 . 7 x 214 . 6 cm ( 57 13 / 16 x 84 1 / 2 inches ) museum works of art fund , museum membership fund , georgiana sayles aldrich fund , mary b . jackson fund , edgar j . lownes fund , walter h . kimball fund , jesse metcalf fund , and museum gift fund 63 . 061\nfollower of canaletto italian , 1697 - 1768 view of the grand canal , venice , with churches of the scalzi and santa lucia , 1700s oil on canvas 51 . 8 x 83 . 8 cm ( 20 3 / 8 x 33 inches ) gift of mrs . robert h . ives goddard , jr . 42 . 042\nattributed to jan van huysum dutch , 1682 - 1749 still life with flowers , ca . 1715 - 1730 oil on canvas 35 . 6 x 27 . 9 cm ( 14 x 11 inches ) gift of d . berkeley updike in memory of elisabeth bigelow updike 36 . 018\njohn baptist de medina spanish - flemish , 1659 - 1710 self portrait , ca . 1700 oil on canvas 76 . 2 x 63 . 2 cm ( 30 x 24 7 / 8 inches ) georgianna sayles aldrich fund 57 . 228\ndomenico maria muratori italian , 1661 - 1744 the death of cleopatra , ca . 1720 oil on canvas 95 . 3 x 73 cm ( 37 1 / 2 x 28 3 / 4 inches ) anonymous gift 58 . 088\ngiovanni battista gaulli , called il baciccio italian , 1639 - 1709 cardinal taddeo luigi dal verme , ca . 1700 oil on canvas 90 . 8 x 74 . 9 cm ( 35 3 / 4 x 29 1 / 2 inches ) museum works of art fund 55 . 106\nfrancesco guardi italian , 1712 - 1793 scuola di san marco with loggia erected for benediction of pope pius vi may 19 , 1782 , campo san zanipolo , ca . 1782 oil on canvas 38 . 7 x 32 . 4 cm ( 15 1 / 4 x 12 3 / 4 inches ) gift of mrs . murray s . danforth 53 . 115\nunknown artist , italian floral still life with ruins and urns , 1700s oil on canvas 109 . 9 x 134 cm ( 43 1 / 4 x 52 3 / 4 inches ) gift of the estate of william e . brigham 63 . 011 . 482\nunknown artist , italian floral still life with ruins and urns , 1700s oil on canvas 109 . 9 x 133 . 3 cm ( 43 5 / 16 x 52 1 / 2 inches ) gift of the estate of william e . brigham 63 . 011 . 483\nfrancesco de mura italian , 1696 - 1782 the sacrifice of iphigenia , ca . 1727 oil on canvas 96 . 5 x 128 . 6 cm ( 38 x 50 5 / 8 inches ) museum gift fund 55 . 113\nstudio of francesco solimena italian , 1657 - 1747 the annunciation , modello for altarpiece of the church of san rocco , ca . 1733 oil on canvas 128 . 1 x 75 . 6 cm ( 50 7 / 16 x 29 3 / 4 inches ) jesse metcalf fund 69 . 044\nkarl wilhelm de hamilton flemish , ca . 1668 - 1754 forest still life , ca . 1735 oil on copper 36 . 5 x 26 . 4 cm ( 14 3 / 8 x 10 3 / 8 inches ) gift of drs . arnold - peter c . and yvonne s . weiss 2003 . 140\nalonso miguel de tovar spanish , 1678 - 1758 portrait of a gentleman of the mendoza y de la vega family , 1711 oil on canvas 106 . 1 x 81 cm ( 41 3 / 4 x 31 7 / 8 inches ) gift of mrs . edwin binney , jr . and mr . and mrs . edwin binney iii 63 . 034\npompeo girolamo batoni italian , 1708 - 1787 time revealing truth , ca . 1740 - 1745 oil on canvas 119 . 4 x 89 . 2 cm ( 47 x 35 1 / 8 inches ) helen m . danforth acquisition fund 59 . 065\nportrait of philip dormer stanhope , fourth earl of chesterfield , k . g .\nwilliam hoare english , ca . 1707 - 1792 portrait of philip dormer stanhope , fourth earl of chesterfield , k . g . , ca . 1742 oil on canvas 64 . 1 x 51 . 4 cm ( 25 1 / 4 x 20 1 / 4 inches ) museum works of art fund 54 . 171\ngiovanni paolo pannini italian , 1691 - 1765 the colosseum , ca . 1750 oil on canvas 41 . 3 x 74 . 6 cm ( 16 1 / 4 x 29 3 / 8 inches ) museum works of art fund 56 . 094\nattributed to andrea locatelli italian , 1695 - 1741 sabine mountains , ca . 1730 oil on canvas 97 . 5 x 134 cm ( 38 3 / 8 x 52 3 / 4 inches ) gift of mr . morgan w . rogers in memory of lucy b . rogers 49 . 124\ngiovanni battista tiepolo italian , 1696 - 1770 the angel of fame , ca . 1750 fresco , mounted on canvas 198 . 1 x 330 . 8 cm ( 78 x 130 3 / 16 inches ) museum appropriation fund 32 . 246\na caricature group : sir charles turner , mr . cook , mr . john woodyeare , and rev . dr . william drake\njoshua reynolds english , 1723 - 1792 a caricature group : sir charles turner , mr . cook , mr . john woodyeare , and rev . dr . william drake , ca . 1751 oil on canvas 62 . 9 x 48 . 3 cm ( 24 13 / 16 x 19 inches ) gift of mrs . murray s . danforth 53 . 349\ngabriel jacques de saint - aubin french , 1724 - 1780 daybreak , ca . 1760 oil on canvas 45 . 7 x 103 . 5 cm ( 18 x 40 3 / 4 inches ) museum appropriation fund 38 . 147\nantonio gonz\u00e1lez vel\u00e1zquez i spanish , 1723 - 1793 venus at the forge of vulcan obtaining arms for aeneas , ca . 1753 oil on canvas 121 . 9 x 90 . 2 cm ( 48 x 35 1 / 2 inches ) helen m . danforth acquisition fund 62 . 062\npietro longhi italian , ca . 1700 - 1785 a meal at home , ca . 1753 oil on canvas 61 . 9 x 50 . 5 cm ( 24 3 / 8 x 19 7 / 8 inches ) museum appropriation fund 34 . 1371\nnicolas bernard l\u00e9pici\u00e9 french , 1735 - 1784 portrait of a man , ca . 1755 oil on canvas 52 . 1 x 46 . 4 cm ( 20 1 / 2 x 18 5 / 16 inches ) museum works of art fund 54 . 170\nattributed to fran\u00e7ois boucher french , 1703 - 1770 bird - catching cherubs ( summer ) l\u2019amour oiseleur ( l\u2019et\u00e9 ) , 1732 - 1733 oil on canvas 71 . 1 x 72 . 1 cm ( 28 x 28 3 / 8 inches ) anonymous gift 64 . 115\npompeo girolamo batoni italian , 1708 - 1787 portrait of a gentleman , ca . 1760 - 1765 oil on canvas 76 . 2 x 62 . 9 cm ( 30 x 24 3 / 4 inches ) gift of jack linsky 57 . 263\nattributed to andrea casali italian , 1705 - 1784 the continence of scipio , ca . 1743 oil on canvas 50 . 8 x 65 . 4 cm ( 20 x 25 3 / 4 inches ) jesse metcalf fund 75 . 027\ntadeusz kuntze polish , ca . 1733 - 1793 the entombment of christ , ca . 1770 - 1780 oil on canvas 73 . 7 x 47 cm ( 29 x 18 1 / 2 inches ) gift of the wunsch foundation , inc . 1990 . 094\njohn singleton copley american , ca . 1738 - 1815 portrait of rebecca boylston gill , ca . 1773 oil on canvas 126 . 4 x 100 . 3 cm ( 49 3 / 4 x 39 1 / 2 inches ) museum purchase with funds from isaac c . bates , william gammell , henry d . sharpe , miss ellen d . sharpe , elizabeth a . shepard , daniel b . updike , the honorable george p . wetmore and mrs . gustav radeke 07 . 120\nrev . matthew william peters english , 1742 - 1814 lydia , ca . 1776 oil on canvas 63 . 5 x 76 . 2 cm ( 25 x 30 inches ) gift of mrs . guy fairfax cary 62 . 009\nthomas gainsborough english , 1727 - 1788 portrait of a woman , ca . 1760 oil on canvas 75 . 6 x 63 . 5 cm ( 29 3 / 4 x 25 inches ) gift of mrs . murray s . danforth 85 . 140\nmartin ferdinand quadal moravian , 1736 - 1811 self portrait , ca . 1785 oil on canvas 37 . 2 x 27 . 3 cm ( 14 5 / 8 x 10 3 / 4 inches ) gift of the wunsch foundation , inc . 1987 . 113 . 2\njohn singleton copley american , ca . 1738 - 1815 portrait of govenor moses gill , 1764 oil on canvas 126 . 4 x 100 . 3 cm ( 49 3 / 4 x 39 1 / 2 inches ) jesse metcalf fund 07 . 117\nhubert robert french , 1733 - 1808 architectural fantasy , ca . 1802 - 1808 oil on canvas 114 x 147 . 8 cm ( 44 7 / 8 x 58 3 / 16 inches ) museum appropriation fund 37 . 104\njames earl american , 1761 - 1796 portrait of captain samuel packard , ca . 1795 oil on canvas 88 . 9 x 74 . 3 cm ( 35 x 29 1 / 4 inches ) bequest of miss louise b . bowen 21 . 485\njohn hoppner english , 1758 - 1810 portrait of a lady , ca . 1795 oil on canvas 76 . 2 x 63 . 5 cm ( 30 x 25 inches ) given in memory of sofia w . vervena by her friends 76 . 011\nanton raphael mengs german , 1728 - 1779 portrait of an english gentleman , ca . 1754 oil on canvas 99 . 1 x 73 . 3 cm ( 39 x 28 7 / 8 inches ) corporate membership fund 57 . 281\ngilbert stuart american , 1755 - 1828 portrait of george washington , ca . 1805 oil on panel 66 . 7 x 53 . 3 cm ( 26 1 / 4 x 21 inches ) public subscription fund 22 . 220\nrufus hathaway american , 1770 - 1822 portrait of seth winsor , ca . 1798 oil on canvas 96 . 5 x 63 . 5 cm ( 38 x 25 inches ) gift of daphne farago americana collection 84 . 229\nsir william beechey english , 1753 - 1839 portrait of john cook of norwich , 1784 oil on canvas 69 . 2 x 49 . 5 cm ( 27 5 / 16 x 19 1 / 2 inches ) helen m . danforth acquisition fund 79 . 009\njames earl american , 1761 - 1796 portrait of abigail congdon packard , ca . 1795 oil on canvas 88 . 9 x 73 . 7 cm ( 35 x 29 inches ) gift of elizabeth packard white salisbury , william gerald white , and charlotte bowen white spellman 1993 . 049\nafter amable - louis - claude pagnest french , 1790 - 1819 study of a male torso , ca . 1813 oil on canvas 76 . 2 x 81 . 9 cm ( 30 x 32 1 / 4 inches ) gift of the wunsch foundation , inc . 1987 . 113 . 3\nwilliam etty english , 1787 - 1849 back view of a standing male nude in a boat , ca . 1818 - 1820 oil on paper mounted on panel 68 . 6 x 50 . 2 cm ( 27 x 19 3 / 4 inches ) anonymous gift 56 . 055\njohn constable english , 1776 - 1837 portrait of mrs . edwards , ca . 1818 oil on canvas 76 x 63 . 7 cm ( 29 15 / 16 x 25 1 / 16 inches ) corporate membership fund 58 . 197\nad\u00e8le romany french , 1769 - 1846 portrait of auguste vestris , 1793 oil on canvas 95 . 2 x 77 . 5 cm ( 37 1 / 2 x 30 inches ) purchased with the edith c . erlenmeyer bequest and the helen m . danforth acquisition fund 2009 . 9\nangelica kauffmann swiss , 1741 - 1807 praxiteles giving phryne his statue of cupid , 1794 oil on canvas 43 . 3 x 48 . 6 cm ( 17 1 / 16 x 19 1 / 8 inches ) museum works of art fund 59 . 008\njean - louis - andr\u00e9 - th\u00e9odore g\u00e9ricault french , 1791 - 1824 a cart loaded with kegs , ca . 1822 - 1823 oil on canvas 59 . 5 x 73 . 3 cm ( 23 7 / 16 x 28 7 / 8 inches ) museum works of art fund 43 . 539\nattributed to charles meynier french , 1768 - 1832 love is the same for all ( amor omnibus idem ) , 1795 oil on canvas 40 . 3 x 32 . 4 cm ( 15 7 / 8 x 12 3 / 4 inches ) mary b . jackson fund 72 . 145\nunknown artist , northern european , denmark portrait of a young lady , ca . 1820 oil on canvas 75 . 6 x 59 . 9 cm ( 29 3 / 4 x 23 9 / 16 inches ) gift of julius h . weitzner 57 . 294\ncharles lock eastlake english , 1793 - 1865 the celian hill from the palatine , ca . 1823 oil on canvas 33 . 5 x 44 . 8 x 6 . 4 cm ( 13 3 / 16 x 17 5 / 8 x 2 1 / 2 inches ) anonymous gift 56 . 099\nwilliam blake british , 1757 - 1827 baptism of christ , ca . 1799 tempera over pen and ink on canvas 32 . 4 x 49 . 2 cm ( 12 3 / 4 x 19 3 / 8 inches ) museum appropriation fund 32 . 219\nfrancisco jos\u00e9 de goya y lucientes spanish , 1746 - 1828 portrait of ger\u00f3nima goicoechea y galarza , 1805 oil on copper diameter : 8 . 9 cm ( 3 1 / 2 inches ) gift of grenville l . winthrop 34 . 1366\nunknown artist , danish ; german , germany ; denmark snowball fight , ca . 1830 oil on canvas 33 x 43 . 3 cm ( 13 x 17 1 / 16 inches ) anonymous gift 57 . 160\nfrancisco jos\u00e9 de goya y lucientes spanish , 1746 - 1828 portrait of ces\u00e1rea goicoechea y galarza , 1805 oil on copper diameter : 8 . 9 cm ( 3 1 / 2 inches ) gift of mrs . murray s . danforth 34 . 1365\njacques - luc barbier - walbonne french , 1769 - 1860 portrait of antoine - georges - fran\u00e7ois de chabaud - latour and his family , 1806 oil on canvas 221 x 174 cm ( 87 x 68 1 / 2 inches ) helen m . danforth acquisition fund 2003 . 105\nafter pierre - paul prud\u2019hon french , 1758 - 1823 divine vengeance and justice pursuing crime , after 1808 oil on canvas 32 . 7 x 40 . 8 cm ( 12 7 / 8 x 16 1 / 16 inches ) gift of mrs . murray s . danforth in memory of eliza g . radeke on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the rhode island school of design 53 . 371\nedward matthew ward english , 1816 - 1879 a game of charades , ca . 1840 oil on canvas 112 . 1 x 142 . 6 cm ( 44 1 / 8 x 56 1 / 8 inches ) museum works of art fund 53 . 129\nedward mitchell bannister american , 1828 - 1901 portrait of christiana carteaux bannister , ca . 1860 oil on canvas 88 . 9 x 65 . 7 cm ( 35 x 25 7 / 8 inches ) gift of the edward m . bannister foundation 2016 . 38 . 1\njoseph paelinck belgian , 1781 - 1839 william i , king of the netherlands , 1817 oil on canvas 223 . 5 x 175 . 3 cm ( 88 x 69 inches ) museum works of art fund 56 . 090a\nwilliam hilton ii english , 1786 - 1839 the triumph of the duke of wellington , 1817 oil on canvas 97 . 2 x 154 cm ( 38 1 / 4 x 60 5 / 8 inches ) museum works of art fund 56 . 088\njoseph paelinck belgian , 1781 - 1839 frederica wilhelmina , queen of the netherlands , 1817 oil on canvas 223 . 5 x 175 . 3 cm ( 88 x 69 inches ) museum works of art fund 56 . 090b\njean - auguste - dominique ingres french , 1780 - 1867 studies of a head of a man , hands of saint john for christ offering saint peter the keys to paradise , and hooded capuchin monk , ca . 1817 - 1820 oil on canvas 45 . 1 x 32 . 4 cm ( 17 3 / 4 x 12 3 / 4 inches ) purchased with funds from the bequest of maria dasdagulian in honor of joseph fazzano 2012 . 1\nafter pierre - paul prud\u2019hon french , 1758 - 1823 portrait of madame jarre , 1821 oil on canvas 66 x 56 . 2 cm ( 26 x 22 1 / 8 inches ) bequest of mr . charles l . pendleton 04 . 166"]}
{"id": 56325, "summary": [{"text": "hoya corporation ( hoya\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e hoya kabushiki-gaisha ) is a japanese company manufacturing optical products such as photomasks , photomask blanks and glass magnetic-memory disks , contact lenses and eyeglass lenses using wavefront technology for the health-care market , medical photonics , lasers , photographic filters , and software .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "hoya corporation is one of the forbes global 2000 leading companies and industry week 1000 company .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "hoya acquired the camera company pentax in 2007 , for the price of us$ 1 billion , about 10 % more than pentax was valued at the time .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "in june 2010 the grandson of the corporation 's founder yutaka yamanaka proposed changes to the board of directors to prevent what he called such \" mistakes \" from happening again .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "on october 1 , 2011 , hoya sold its pentax camera business to ricoh . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "hoya corporation", "paragraphs": ["( pdf ) . hoya corporation & pentax corporation . 2007 - 10 - 29\nc - pus and speech synthesis business transferred from hoya service to hoya corporation .\nhoya established hoya holdings n . v . of the netherlands and hoya corporation usa to reinforce global management .\nafter the management integration , the new company will be named hoya pentax hd corporation .\nthe company was renamed hoya corporation , and the new head office building is completed .\nhoya corporation ( hoya\u3231 ) [ 1 ] is a japanese company , mainly known as a producer of filters .\nhoya discussed a merger with pentax into hoya pentax hd corporation during 2007 . the merger was initially intended to be completed by\n* [ urltoken hoya corporation ] * [ urltoken thk photo products , inc . ] the u . s . importer of hoya filters .\nthe hoya corporation is in the process of acquiring the pentax corporation . [ 4 ] the merger is expected to be culminated on october 1 , 2007 . the new business will be named hoya pentax hd corporation . fumio urano , the current head of pentax , will become chairman of the board and hiroshi suzuki , the current head of hoya , will become president & ceo .\n\u2014 cette page d\u2019homonymie r\u00e9pertorie les diff\u00e9rents sujets et articles partageant un m\u00eame nom . hoya peut faire r\u00e9f\u00e9rence \u00e0 : hoya corporation , un groupe international , hoya , un genre de plante ( ne pas confondre avec oyat ) , hoya , une ville d\u2026 \u2026\nthe hoya group shall secure systems relating to the hoya business conduct guidelines that need to be observed by directors and employees of the hoya group .\nhoya establishes hoya holdings asia pacific pte ltd , as the third regional area hq after hoya holdings n . v . and hoya holdings , inc . , the area hqs for europe and north america , respectively .\nhoya acquired 30 % of the shares of seiko optical products co . ltd . , a wholly owned subsidiary of seiko holdings corporation responsible for the sales of the eyeglass - related products .\n\u201cour acquisition of performance optics continues hoya\u2019s strategic initiatives in the life care segment , \u201d said augustine yee , chief legal officer and global head of corporate development and affairs at hoya corporation . \u201cperformance optics enables hoya to become a more broad - based leader in vision care , our largest division . \u201d\n[ tokyo december 21 , 2006 ] hoya corporation ( \u201choya\u201d ) and pentax corporation ( \u201cpentax\u201d ) announced today that they have reached a basic understanding aimed at a management integration of the two companies , expected to be completed on october 1 , 2007 . the new company\u2019s name will be hoya pentax hd corporation . under a corporate center with strategic planning functions , the new company will realign the business areas of hoya and pentax . hoya and pentax have recognized that they are the best possible business partners to establish a solid business structure that draws on their respective strengths . through this management integration , the planned new structure will allow the new company to swiftly allocate significant management resources to develop strategic business areas , aiming at accelerating future growth .\nhoya corporation ( hoya ) today announced the completion of the acquisition of performance optics , llc ( performance optics ) , including its subsidiaries v ision ease and daemyung optical . performance optics is a global ophthalmic lens manufacturer specializ ing in polycarbonate , photochromic , polari z ed and high index eyeglass lenses . the acquisition complements the hoya l ife c are portfolio , further expanding both hoya ' s geographic reach and product offering for its hoya vision care division .\nin background . currently , the mitsui main building ( \u4e09\u4e95\u672c\u9928 ) , which houses sumitomo mitsui banking corporation , mitsui fudosan , the chuo mitsui trust and banking co . and\noh , you mean the pentax brand name or pentax the corporation which owned the pentax brand before it merged with the hoya corporation who still owns the pentax brand . or do you mean the pentax line of cameras or maybe the pentax line of lenses or the pentax line of scopes or the pentax line of binoculars or the pentax line of medical equipment ? or perhaps pentax medical ( maker of endoscopes ) , the direct corporate descendent of the late pentax corporation who owned the pentax brand which was applied to the pentax line of cameras and the other pentax lines ( see preceding ) ?\nhoya made additional investment in innfocus , inc . , a glaucoma device company .\n\u2014 hoya rechtsform kabushiki gaisha ( aktiengesellschaft ) gr\u00fcndung 1 . november 1941 sitz \u2026\n, chief legal officer and global head of corporate development and affairs at hoya corporation .\nperformance optics will now join hoya vision care in their efforts to promote and support eyecare and industry professionals with high - quality products , service and support . we also look forward to augmenting our global research & development capabilities with the creation of a new technology center of excellence outside of\nunder the terms of the basic understanding announced today hoya will be the surviving company .\nhoya launched intraocular lenses ( iols ) as well as aspherical molded - glass lenses .\nas a result of the tender offer , pentax became a consolidated subsidiary of hoya .\nhoya , seiko and epson ; agreements executed in the field of optical products business .\nhoya launches yuniku , a global first in vision - centric , 3d tailored eyewear .\non october 29 , 2007 , hoya and pentax announced that pentax , as the company ceasing to exist , will merge with and into hoya on march 31 , 2008 .\noriginal name : japanese wikipedia page about hoya , retrieved on march 5 , 2007 .\ni have read and accept the hoya ' s official comments policy . ( required )\nguerrero : kirstjen nielsen went to georgetown . that doesn ' t make her a hoya\nin order to complete the sale , hoya , which merged with pentax in 2008 in a deal valued at $ 770 million , plans to start a new corporation , called newco , that will take on the pentax imaging business . once complete , the company will transfer its ownership in newco to ricoh .\nmetallic orthopedic implants are used to plate a broken bone . hoya technosurgical manufactures and sells products using titanium of superior strength and biocompatibility . hoya technosurgical encourages early rehabilitation of patients .\ntokyo , japan \u2013 12 october 2016 . hoya corporation ( hoya ) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire performance optics , llc ( performance optics ) , including its subsidiaries vision ease and daemyung optical . performance optics is a global ophthalmic lens manufacturer specializing in polycarbonate , photochromic , polarized and high index eyeglass lenses . this acquisition will strengthen hoya\u2019s ability to provide customers with a broader portfolio of leading products , while continuing to provide best - in - class services to the eyewear industry .\nhoya formed an alliance with ibm to develop a next - generation glass disk for hdds .\nhoya certified as an excellent enterprise of health and productivity management for the second consecutive year .\njapanese optical glass giant involved in u . s . nuclear weapons development - nif and hoya\n] on october 29 , 2007 , hoya and pentax announced that pentax , as the company ceasing to exist , will merge with and into hoya on march 31 , 2008 . [\ninto hoya pentax hd corporation during 2007 . hoya ' s primary goal was to strengthen its medical - related business by taking advantage of pentax ' s technologies and expertise in the field of endoscopes , intraocular lenses , surgical loupes , biocompatible ceramics , etc . it was speculated that pentax ' s camera business could be sold off after the merger . the merger was initially intended to be completed by october 1 , 2007 .\ndemand for minimally invasive treatment is growing . hoya develops medical endoscopes that enable early diagnosis and treatment under the pentax brand . hoya also offers medical devices such as intraocular lenses and orthopedic implants .\neyeglass business expanded its direct presence in brazil by acquiring 100 % shares of optotal hoya limitada .\nhoya acquired the majority shares of wassenburg , a leading company in the field of endoscope reprocessing .\non may 25 , the pentax board of directors accepted hoya ' s offer for a merger .\npentax medical and chinese company aohua established flexible medical endoscopy joint venture . hoya acquired readspeaker , the leading cloud - base text to speech company . hoya sergical optics opened iol manufacturing facility in thailand .\nhoya completed the acquisition of a 50 % stake in seiko optical products that became a consolidated subsidiary .\nhoya makes medical device venture investment in lensgen , inc . , an accommodating intraocular lens developing company .\nhoya , a very familiar name in the photographic industry ( not least because they supply lens blanks to many manufacaturers ) and pentax have jointly today announced their intention to merge and become hoya pentax hd corporation ( actually hoya are ' merging ' pentax into their business ) . this merger is due to be completed by october 1 , 2007 . once complete fumio urano ( current pentax president & ceo ) will become chairman of the board and hiroshi suzuki ( current hoya president and ceo ) will become president & ceo . the major conclusions in this announcement are that the pentax name will remain , that pentax ' s optical business will merge with hoya ' s but that pentax ' s current imaging systems division ( that which is responsible for digital cameras ) will continue .\njapanese company hoya has agreed to sell its pentax digital camera business to ricoh , the companies announced today .\nhoya uses the following measurement and inspection equipment in our qa process according to the requirements of our customers .\n] on may 25th , the pentax board of directors accepted hoya ' s offer for a merger . [\nthe hoya group shall observe across its organization the hoya business conduct guidelines established based on the management policy and management principles of the group , and shall undertake educational activities as required . the hoya group will reinforce the effectiveness of such activities with the hoya help line , an intra - group system for reporting and counseling . the group shall operate this system not only in japan but also overseas to ensure the soundness of group activities .\neach shareholder of pentax common stock will be allotted 0 . 158 shares of hoya common stock per pentax share .\nhoya launches hoyalux summit pro and nulux lenses that use eyry , a high - index , plastic lens material .\nhoya will retain the pentax brand name and reports $ 2 , 927 . 3 ( mil ) in sales .\nmckeown , james m . and joan c . mckeown\u2019s price guide to antique and classic cameras , 2001 - 2002 . ( grantsburg , usa : centennial photo service , 2001 ) , 67 - 74 . \u201ctimeline , \u201d ricoh imaging company , ltd . , urltoken \u201choya corporation hoya pentax merger agreement , \u201d bloomberg , urltoken \u201cricoh buys pentax to build interchangeable lens camera business , \u201d digital photography review , urltoken \u201cpentax ricoh changes name and reveals branding strategy , \u201d digital photography review , urltoken \u201cpentax , \u201d wikipedia , urltoken\nstarted production of optical glass in the city of hoya , tokyo , which is the origin of the company name .\nhoya vision care acquired safety prescription eyewear business from 3m . pentax medical acquired c2 therapeutics to expand interventional endoscopy offering .\n] hoya will retain the pentax brand name and reports $ 2 , 927 . 3 ( mil ) in sales .\nonly those countries bold enough to imagine their own solutions will be successful in developing conflict - averse industries . a corporation\u2019s desire for profits and power does not have to be disruptive if developing nations can exploit that desire for control by offering a holy union between industry and company in exchange for ethical and responsible conduct .\nhoya provides themed training programs for antitrust laws and others that reflect each division\u00b4s business environment to help employees reconfirm and enhance compliance .\non july 1 , 1876 , mitsui bank , japan ' s first private bank , was founded with takashi masuda ( 1848\u20131938 ) as president . mitsui bank , which following a merger with taiy\u014d - kobe bank in the mid 1980s became part of sakura bank , survives as part of the sumitomo mitsui banking corporation ) .\nunder article 796 , clause 3 , of the japanese company law , hoya is not required to receive shareholders\u2019 approval for the merger .\n:\nthe name\npentax\nwas originally a registered trademark of the east german veb zeiss ikon ( from\npentaprism\nand\ncontax\n) but , as all germans patents were annulled with the country ' s defeat , the name\npentax\nwas taken by the asahi optical company in 1957\n-\nthe corporation is best known for its\npentax\nbrand cameras , starting with the pivotal\nasahi pentax\nsingle - lens reflex camera of 1957 , which followed asahi ' s first series of cameras , the asahiflex of 1952 . the success of the pentax series was such that the business eventually renamed itself\npentax corporation\nafter the product .\nhoya discussed a merger with pentax into hoya pentax hd corporation during 2007 . hoya ' s primary goal was to strengthen its medical - related business by taking advantage of pentax ' s technologies and expertise in the field of endoscopes , intraocular lenses , surgical loupes , biocompatible ceramics , etc . it was speculated that pentax ' s camera business could be sold off after the merger . the merger was initially intended to be completed by october 1 , 2007 . [ 10 ] however , pentax management decided to not pursue the originally planned share swap , and other options for a merger were discussed . [ 11 ] on may 25 , the pentax board of directors accepted hoya ' s offer for a merger . [ 12 ] on august 6 , 2007 , hoya completed a friendly takeover bid for pentax and acquired 90 . 59 % of the company . [ 13 ] on october 29 , 2007 , hoya and pentax announced that pentax , as the company ceasing to exist , will merge with and into hoya on march 31 , 2008 . [ 14 ] hoya will retain the pentax brand name and reports $ 2 , 927 . 3 ( mil ) in sales . the acquired pentax surveying instrument business ( currently it asahi co . , ltd . ) and camera business ( now pentax ricoh imaging co . , ltd . ) were sold to taiwan instrument co . , ltd . in 2009 and ricoh co . , ltd . in 2011 , respectively .\naccording to japanese publication nikkei business daily , ricoh will pay hoya 10 billion yen ( $ 124 million ) to acquire its pentax operation .\nin 2003 the hoya group implemented another initiative , the hoya help line , as an internal reporting and consultation system for the group . if there is an act that contravenes the law or the hoya business conduct guidelines , the hoya help line is intended to enable early identification of the problem and quick reporting to top management , while protecting the informer , which enables timely and appropriate action to be taken on the issue . this system helps to preserve the integrity of the hoya group as a whole . the hoya help line has two types of points of contact ; one is \u201chhl\u201d a dedicated section within the hoya group headquarters and the other is an outside legal counsel . the system is designed to preserve anonymity and works to maintain the system\u00b4s functional effectiveness . as of march 2013 , the system is in place at group companies in japan , north america ( the united states and canada ) , thailand , european countries , philippines , singapore , australia , malaysia and korea , and operates in accordance with business practice and laws of each country . we continue to expand the number of countries covered , giving the hoya help line worldwide coverage .\nthe brothers shoichi and shigeru yamanaka established an optical glass production plant in the city of hoya , tokyo , and production of optical glass began .\ncorporate announcement\nunder the terms of the basic understanding announced today hoya will be the surviving company .\ndated 2006 - 12 - 21 .\nin this section , you will find useful information in order to better understand hoya group including financial statements and other disclosure materials such as annual reports .\nfounded in 1941 in tokyo , japan , hoya is a global med - tech company , and a leading supplier of innovative high - tech and medical products . hoya is active in the fields of healthcare and information technology providing eyeglasses , medical endoscopes , intraocular lenses , optical lenses as well as key components for semiconductor devices , lcd panels and hdds . with over 150 offices and subsidiaries worldwide , hoya currently employs a multinational workforce of 38 , 000 people .\n, hoya is a global technology and med - tech company , and a leading supplier of innovative high - tech and medical products . hoya is active in the fields of healthcare and information technology , providing eyeglasses , medical endoscopes , intraocular lenses , optical lenses , as well as key components for semiconductor devices , lcd panels and hdds . with over 150 offices and subsidiaries worldwide , hoya currently employs a multinational workforce of over 36 , 000 people . for more information , please visit\nfumio urano ( current pentax president & ceo ) will become chairman of the board and hiroshi suzuki ( current hoya president and ceo ) will become president & ceo .\nand btw , even the k - 3 , i think , was mostly planned while the company was still under hoya . ricoh has not yet shown its cards .\nbased on these analyses , hoya obtained a fairness opinion from ubs investment bank , and pentax from morgan stanley , regarding the merger ratio from a financial point of view .\nfounded in 1941 in tokyo , japan , hoya is a global technology and med - tech company , and a leading supplier of innovative high - tech and medical products . hoya is active in the fields of healthcare and information technology , providing eyeglasses , medical endoscopes , intraocular lenses , optical lenses , as well as key components for semiconductor devices , lcd panels and hdds . with over 150 offices and subsidiaries worldwide , hoya currently employs a multinational workforce of over 34 , 000 people . for more information , please visit urltoken .\ninvestors and security holders may obtain additional information and other documents , filed by the company with the tokyo stock exchange , regarding the acquisition for free at hoya\u2019s website at urltoken .\nthe hoya group distributes hoya business conduct guidelines to the group employees in order for each one of them to be able to apply those principles to the specific situations that arise in day - to - day business . every employee in japan reads through , understands and confirms the willingness to comply with its principles before signing a confirmation letter once a year . overseas group companies use a regional version of the hoya business conduct guidelines translated in local languages and formulated in accordance with national and regional laws and customs as a guide for everyday practice .\nfor over 60 years , hoya vision care has been a global leader in the eyeglass lens business . with a presence in over 50 countries , hoya vision care has a proven expertise in lens designs and freeform surfacing technology combined with a leading position in high performance , quality ar coating . hoya vision care ' s solid market portfolio includes seiko and pentax optical lenses , as well as innovative products such as yuniku , the world ' s first vision - centric , 3d tailored eyewear . the company employs over 16 , 000 employees worldwide with mass production facilities in\nthe company was founded on november 1 , 1941 , as a manufacturer of optical glass under the name t\u014dy\u014d k\u014dgaku garasu seiz\u014dsho ( \u6771\u6d0b\u5149\u5b66\u785d\u5b50\u88fd\u9020\u6240 , meaning oriental optical glass manufacturer ) . [ 2 ] it was incorporated as k . k . t\u014dy\u014d k\u014dgaku garasu seiz\u014dsho ( \u3231\u6771\u6d0b\u5149\u5b66\u785d\u5b50\u88fd\u9020\u6240 ) in august 1944 and became k . k . h\u014dya kuristaru garasu seiz\u014dsho ( \u3231\u4fdd\u8c37\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30bf\u30eb\u785d\u5b50\u88fd\u9020\u6240 , meaning hoya crystal glass manufacturer ) in august 1947 , then k . k . h\u014dya garasu ( \u3231\u4fdd\u8c37\u785d\u5b50 ) in 1960 and finally hoya k . k . ( hoya\u3231 ) in 1984 . [ 3 ]\n\u201cthe acquisition of performance optics expands hoya\u2019s customer reach , particularly through vision ease\u2019s presence in the americas and its strengths in polycarbonate products and technologies , \u201d said girts cimermans , ceo of hoya vision care . \u201cperformance optics provides hoya with additional capabilities in polycarbonate , photochromic and polarized lens technologies , as well as an expansion of our global footprint in high index lens casting to reinforce our position as a global technology leader in lens manufacturing . importantly , we also will augment our global research & development capabilities , creating a new technology center of excellence outside of japan . \u201d\nwinkalman , although they share a distributor in the us for products aimed at the consumer photography market , none of either the tokina or the hoya corporate literature indicates that tokina is a subsidiary .\nwe believe that key to earn the trust of stakeholders pertains to not only the hoya group\u00b4s observance of laws and regulations but also all group employees\u00b4 fair and faithful conduct with high ethical standards . based on this recognition , in 1997 we formulated the hoya business conduct guidelines which clearly indicates the standards of conduct for each and every employee . the hoya business conduct guidelines are consistently revised in order to reflect the formulation , revision and abolition of laws and changes in society . since the guidelines were adopted , we confirm the guidelines in training and workplace activities and utilize it for raising awareness of employees . also , overseas group companies use a regional version of the hoya business conduct guidelines formulated in accordance with national and regional laws and customs in order to strive for enhancement of compliance .\nsince 1941 , hoya has been a premier provider of optical glasses . over the years , this traditional material business has transformed into a key element in the development of advanced electronics and information technologies .\nhoya and pentax will form an integration committee , co - chaired by fumio urano , president & ceo of pentax , and hiroshi suzuki , president and ceo of hoya , to ensure swift and smooth integration of the management and operations of the newly integrated company . the integration committee will review the administrative systems of each company , aiming at creating a best - practice administrative system for the newly integrated company .\nmany recent pentax lens designs were joint projects with hoya ' s subsidiary tokina . these include the dfa 50mm and 100mm macros , the da 12 - 24mm zoom , the 10 - 17mm fisheye zoom , and the upcoming weather sealed dfa * series of lenses . as a pentax user i ' m excited by the merger . hopefully , hoya / tokina can help pentax fill out their lens lineup more quickly .\nfor over 60 years , hoya vision care has been a global leader in the eyeglass lens business . with a presence in over 50 countries , hoya vision care has a proven expertise in lens designs and freeform surfacing technology combined with a leading position in high performance , quality ar coating . hoya vision care\u2019s solid market portfolio includes seiko and pentax optical lenses , as well as innovative products such as hoyalux id mystyle v + progressive lenses and yuniku , vision - centric 3d tailored eyewear . the company employs over 16 , 000 employees worldwide with mass production facilities in asia & europe and over 40 local rx laboratories globally .\nneither ubs investment bank nor morgan stanley are related parties of hoya and pentax . this ratio is subject to change if there is a material change in the conditions which were used as fundamentals in the calculation .\nin july , 1876 , mitsui bank was established as japan\u2019s first private bank , with a starting capital of \u00a52 million . sumitomo bank was established in november , 1895 , as a private enterprise . both banks experienced numerous mergers and reorganizations , and were listed on the tokyo and osaka stock exchanges in may , 1949 . in april , 1990 , mitsui bank and taiyo kobe bank merged to form mitsui taiyo kobe bank , renamed sakura bank in 1992 . in april , 2001 , sakura bank and sumitomo bank merged to form sumitomo mitsui banking corporation , with a capital stock of \u00a51 , 276 , 7 billion . in december , 2002 sumitomo mitsui banking corporation ( smbc ) established a holding company named sumitomo mitsui financial group , inc . ( smfg ) through a share transfer , and smbc became a wholly - owned subsidiary of smfg . in july , 2008 , sumitomo mitsui bought a 2 . 1 per cent stake in barclays bank for \u00a3500m . sumitomo mitsui is the major financial institution of the mitsui group , its activities centering on securities and foreign exchange .\non paper this looks like a great merger , with both savings and synergies waiting to be realized . the online photographer congratulates pentax and hoya and wishes the new company strength , good fortune , and long life .\nhoya started as an optical glass manufacturer . since its inception , the company has been diversifying its business by leveraging its optical materials technologies and precision processing technologies . hoya has successfully built global niche market positions through its aggressive technological innovation and has established leadership in its areas of expertise , resulting in strong earnings . in the information technology area , hoya has maintained a leading position globally for its semiconductor - related mask blanks and glass disk substrates for hard disk drives , and it is positioned as one of the leading manufacturers in optical glass and lenses . the company has also established a leading position in the eye care area , including in eyeglass lenses . hoya continues to cultivate new business areas , in particular medical - related areas which are positioned as mid - to long - term core growth drivers , and has initiated global business development of intraocular lenses used for the surgical treatment of cataracts .\nthe integration will be completed by october of 2007 if all goes well . the current ceo of pentax , mr . fumio urano ( right ) , will become chairman of the board , and the current president and ceo of hoya , mr . hiroshi suzuki , will be president and ceo of the new company , which will be called hoya pentax hd corp . the new company will be organized around\na small headquarters with empowered business divisions .\nnote : for hoya , the net income per share , dividend per share and shareholders\u2019 equity per share have been revised to reflect a 4 for 1 split of the company\u2019s common stock that took effect from november 15 , 2005 .\nin a saga which ( publicly ) began in december last year and has seen pentax fighting hoya ' s approaches on various fronts including the resignation of their president fumio urano last month and talk of selling its headquarters in tokyo looks to be finally coming to an end . according to numerous reports pentax ' s board of directors has today approved the deal and the merger will go ahead next month . additionally pentax ' s board members have agreed to resign after the hoya takeover goes through .\nhoya has completed the creation of a system for visualizing the status of internal controls over financial reporting for the group\u00b4s key operating divisions . the group has also created a framework for evaluation of these controls . in the fiscal year under review , the group will begin conducting verifications of the effectiveness of internal controls . items that do not conform or for which internal controls are found to be inappropriate or insufficient will be improved , and hoya will continue its efforts to ensure the reliability of financial reporting .\nword out of japan today is that pentax will be purchased by hoya in 2007 . ( it ' s being pitched as a\nmerger ,\nalthough hoya is called in the press release the\nmerging company\nand pentax the\ncompany to be merged ,\nwhich i thought was a nice way of putting it . ) although photographers probably know hoya only from its self - branded lens filters , it ' s one of the largest optical glass manufacturers in the world , supplying the glass blanks that many optical companies make into lenses . it also makes glass substrates for computer hard drives and has significant business in eyeglasses , intraoculars ( replacement lenses surgically implanted in the eye ) , and other related medical technologies . besides cameras , pentax has ventured into medical equipment as well , making endoscopes and bionics among other things . hoya ' s assets are roughly twice those of pentax and it has about two and a half times as many employees . recently , its profits have been significantly more robust .\nokay . but the way i understand it , hoya owned pentax but pentax still made its own products . ricoh however i ' ve read is said to be blending design aspects of its line with the pentax line , or is planning to do so .\ninformation technology area : ( major products include : mask blanks , glass disk substrates , etc . ) this is a core earnings driver where hoya has secured a leading market position globally . the integrated company aims to further strengthen competitiveness and growth in this area .\nwhile the market for advanced medical products has been growing globally with further growth expected , competition has also been intensifying . hoya and pentax have been developing advanced medical products including endoscope diagnostics , minimally invasive surgical technologies , and bionic materials including new ceramics and intraocular lenses . in order to continue delivering growth in this market , it is critical that hoya and pentax leverage their respective competitive advantages and make aggressive investments through mergers and acquisitions and research and development , as well as establish global sales and marketing networks at the earliest possible stage .\nlife care area : ( major products include : endoscopes , medical accessories , new ceramics , and intraocular lenses ) life care is positioned as a strategic growth area . hoya and pentax will pursue business development in the minimally invasive medical area where future demand is expected to grow . the newly integrated company will operate in areas which range from diagnostic to treatment fields , such as minimally invasive diagnosis using endoscopes and treatment using endoscopes and ancillary surgical devices , and will focus on globally cultivating bionic material markets including new ceramics and intraocular lenses . in addition , hoya and pentax will enhance product development capabilities through aggressive research and development and mergers and acquisitions strategies and will strengthen sales and marketing structures in japan and overseas . through these measures , hoya and pentax aim to double the size of their life care business .\nin an integration of equals , hoya and pentax aim to enhance customer and shareholder value . the parties aim to achieve this through the establishment of a solid management foundation that will draw on the complementary managerial resources of the two companies to create synergies and accelerate business growth .\noptics area : ( major products include : optical glass and lenses , digital camera modules , micro - lenses , etc . ) hoya and pentax will vertically integrate the design , materials , lenses , processing and module groups in the optics area , which is expected to lead to qualitative structural reform and further strengthen competitiveness . hoya and pentax will mutually utilize their respective manufacturing sites and customer bases , in order to secure a competitive edge against newly emerging asian players and strongly position themselves for sustainable growth in the face of structural change in the optics industry .\n, performance optics serves the global needs of eyewear customers .\nperformance optics ' subsidiaries , vision ease and daemyung optical , have capabilities and cultures of innovation , quality and service that strongly complement hoya ' s footprint and long - standing reputation in the eyewear industry ,\nsaid\nknown to camera enthusiasts for its line of photographic filters , the renowned glass maker also produces glass for semiconductor blanks and hard disk substrates . it produces eyeglass lenses and various medical optics . a subsidiary , hoya crystal , manufactures crystal glass tableware , chandeliers , and designer ash trays .\neach division shall carry out its operations according to the annual plan and the quarterly budget adopted at meetings of the board of directors . the hoya group shall ensure the efficiency of group management by evaluating the levels of target achievement every quarter and working to make improvements as the occasion demands\nin everything we do , we focus on the needs and challenges of eyecare and industry professionals . we are a true partner , helping them to distinguish themselves from the competition by bringing value to their businesses , instead of acting as their competitor\nsaid girts cimermans , ceo of hoya vision care .\nperformance optics provides hoya with additional capabilities and offerings in polycarbonate , photochromic and polarized lens technologies , and expands our global footprint in high index lens casting . this strengthens our position as a global technology leader and offers more eyecare and industry professionals the sales and marketing support they want and need .\nricoh ' s decision to acquire hoya is a rather surprising move on the company ' s part , since it ' s best known for its line of copiers and other office equipment . however , the company has offered cameras in the past , and delivered its first digital camera to the market in 1995 .\nthe integrated firm will be managed through a committee system under japanese company law to ensure strong corporate governance . the board will consist of 10 directors , five of whom will be non - executive directors , further reinforcing management transparency . three of the executive directors will be appointed from hoya and the others from pentax .\nhoya and pentax intend to continue discussions to conclude a definitive agreement on the management integration in early april 2007 . the expected schedule is outlined below . however , as discussions proceed , if exceptional circumstances arise , the two companies may decide to change the schedule or the method of integration in their effort to achieve management integration .\n( 3 ) system for ensuring reliability of financial reporting the hoya group shall establish and manage a system of internal controls for financial reporting and build a system for evaluating its financial reporting to ensure the reliability of its financial reporting and valid , appropriate submission of internal control reports as prescribed in the financial instruments and exchange act .\nnew areas , other areas : ( major products include : business systems equipment , survey equipment , etc . ) hoya and pentax seek to invest aggressively in areas where they see future earnings growth opportunities . at the same time , they will focus on selected business areas to improve efficiency and to achieve optimal usage of managerial resources .\nthrough the strategic acquisition of majority shares of wassenburg , hoya now offers high - end automated endoscope reprocessors ( aers ) . as the number of endoscopy procedures increases and the importance of endoscope reprocessing grows driven by the rising hygienic awareness around washing and disinfection of flexible endoscopes , demand for a cutting - edge and advanced product solution is increasing .\nto take off from your thought , johnl , branding seems so integral to the history of consumer cameras , which often eclipsed or subsumed the identities of their corporate creators . the leica brand became far more famous than leitz ;\ndownmarket\nimitator international radio corporation abandoned its radios and its name in favor of its wildly successful argus cameras , seiki kohgaku kenkyuujo became canon , nikon eclipsed mitsubishi . . . in the slr era , asahi launched pentax , takachiho seisakusho took the name of its olympus cameras , as did chiyoko with its minolta . . . cameras just seem to capture people ' s imaginations like few other products ( ok , that pun was unintentional ) . a corporate takeover is a drastically different way to begin , but i ' ll be interested to see if an old story unfolds from this . regardless , i respect both companies and wish them success .\nthe newly integrated company will continue the listing status of hoya on the first section of the tokyo stock exchange . information regarding the new company headquarters , total assets , paid - in capital , the number of shares newly issued upon the merger , and treatment of warrants and convertible bonds issued by pentax , will be provided when such matters are determined .\nhoya has no branding in consumer cameras , a hot high margin segment right now . . . since they already produce the glass , this is a good fit for them . pentax is now positioned very well to lower costs and be a strong 3rd player in the dslr race . and they get to stay japanese without having to be merged into the korean giant samsung , which was their other alternative . faced with rising production costs , pentax very smartly negotiated sensors from samsung and glass from hoya . they provide the branding between two giants in the industry who know that brands still add significant value to a dslr . i think pentax will be around for a while yet , this seems like a smart move .\nbased on the recognition that hoya and pentax are the best possible business partners to establish a solid business structure that draws on their respective strengths , the two companies have reached a basic understanding aimed at management integration . through this management integration , the planned new structure will allow the integrated company to swiftly allocate significant management resources to develop strategic business areas , aiming at future growth .\nthe structure of the integrated firm will be based on the concept of a small headquarters with empowered business divisions . allowing for an appropriate transition period , the new company is expected to have a corporate center with strategic planning functions and the business divisions outlined below . moreover , the newly integrated company will continue to make the best possible use of the respective brands of both hoya and pentax .\nto enlighten and enhance compliance , we continue to publish posters and leaflet as well as to disseminate the information for the hoya group . to raise awareness , we introduce self - check test and faq as well as internal cases in the group intranet and on the bulletin boards . we also display posters and distribute leaflet in our workplaces for better understanding and reconfirmation of the importance of compliance .\napatite products are used mainly in the fields of orthopedics , brain surgery and dentistry as prosthetic fillers for bone defects . apaceram , one of hoya technosurgical ' s apatite products , is made of hydroxyapatite , a chemical compound virtually the same as the constituents of human bone . hydroxyapatite implantation is safe , and over time , the implant is partially resorbed and replaced by natural bone , as it becomes part of the body .\nan intraocular lens ( iol ) is an artificial crystalline lens used in an eye after a clouding crystalline lens has been removed during cataract surgery . it is an innovative medical device that enables people who once suffered from cataracts to see normally again . hoya surgical optics manufactures and sells lens injection systems that facilitate surgery , along with soft , foldable iols that can be inserted through extremely small incisions ( 1 . 8mm incisions ) .\nto achieve the best results from internal control systems , it is essential that all employees performing duties for an organization work to foster greater awareness . the hoya group has established a set of business conduct guidelines that clarify the guiding principles under which each employee should perform his or her duties , with resolute adherence to professional ethics . the group also conducts a wide range of employee education activities to foster awareness of regulations and rules .\nin order to achieve fairness , the parties received advice from third party advisers in respect of the determination of the merger ratio . hoya was advised by ubs securities japan ltd . ( \u201cubs investment bank\u201d ) , and pentax was advised by morgan stanley japan securities co . , ltd . , ( \u201cmorgan stanley\u201d ) for the basis of the merger ratio calculation . both companies have discussed the results presented by the financial advisors , and settled at the ratio announced today .\nthe common core technological platform for hoya and pentax is grounded in optics , imaging and materials . using this core platform , the two companies aim to optimize their business portfolios , focusing on the life care , optics , information technology , eye care and imaging systems areas . expected stable revenue from the information technology and eye care areas will support the life care area to achieve strategic growth . in addition , vertical integration of the optics areas will lead to qualitative structural reform and further strengthen competitiveness .\nperformance optics is a global eyeglass lens manufacturing company employing over 2 , 000 people around the world . with manufacturing facilities in the united states , korea , china , thailand and indonesia , performance optics serves the worldwide needs of eyewear customers . \u201cperformance optics\u2019 subsidiaries , vision ease and daemyung optical , have capabilities and cultures of innovation , quality and service that strongly complement hoya\u2019s footprint and long - standing reputation in the eyewear industry , \u201d said john weber , ceo of performance optics . \u201cby joining forces , we will better meet our customers\u2019 global needs across geographies . \u201d\nin addition to striving to further strengthen corporate governance , the hoya group also works toward the development of sound internal control systems with the objective of ensuring appropriate and efficient business management . each business division and facility develops and improves the control environment , evaluates and responds to risk , and verifies and improves the control processes to ensure that the control systems that operate within each division and facility are the most appropriate for their operating environment . the head of each business division has managerial authority and is responsible for improving the business results . each head is also obligated to seek to further improve internal control systems , with the objectives of maintaining compliance , effectiveness and efficiency of work practices , the reliability of financial reporting and the integrity of management assets . the audit department at hoya group headquarters is responsible for the regular auditing and verification of administrative processes for each division and business office from an independent standpoint . it conducts operational audits , checks that internal control systems are functioning as they should , ensures that there is no dishonesty , and checks for areas for potential improvement . problems that come to light as a result of audit procedures become the subject of a recommendation for improvement . particularly important matters are reported to the audit committee and the board of directors , as well as to the executive officers . the executive officers decide upon and issue directives for speedy , appropriate responses .\napparently hoya mostly wanted some pentax patents for medical optics ( pentax also makes optics for scopes , medical instruments , etc . , not just cameras ) and did not care much about pentax . so there is some freedom in being ignored , but pentax didn ' t get much funding , and had to fire some key employees . ricoh is taking more interest , which might mean less\nfreedom\nbut will probably mean a lot more funds and better overall products . pentax getting some help from ricoh is not a bad thing , ricoh is a big company and has experience with electronics and design , things where pentax might be lacking so far . pentax is still making its own products . their factories and employees still exist . its not like ricoh bought the name and fired everyone . in fact , ricoh stated that the pentax name will be used for dslrs in the future . but we will have to wait and see what gets announced after the k - 3 .\nthe company is selling pentax to ricoh in a deal reportedly worth $ 124 million . the deal is expected to close in october .\npentax is widely considered an also - ran in the digital camera business . the company ' s worldwide market share last year , according to idc , stood at just 1 . 5 percent . for the most part , pentax ' s digital single - lens reflex ( dslr ) cameras lack advanced features found in the leading options from nikon and canon . however , pentax cameras are typically quite affordable compared to their competitors .\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 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nsigma releases 120 - 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hand . . .\n2 - ways adjustable plastic body swiss arms red dot spare battery included comes with a universal gun . . .\n* co2 cartridges * 12 - gram * 500ct swiss arms 12 - gram co2 cartridges , 500 . . .\nswiss arms has developed a reputation for high grade rifles & pistols in unique formats while not losing affordability and performance .\nswiss arms poly holster\u00e2 fits mp9 / mp40 series * righ - hand molded holster * fits s & w . . . ;\nunder the partnership , swiss arms manufacture a large number of parts and accessories for weapons made by its sister companies , chief amongst which are barrels .\nin 2000 l & o holdings bought the major firms under the sig sauer banner : sauer & sohn , mauser jagdwaffen gmbh , blaser and sig arms inc . along with swiss arms . the companies were renamed , collectively , as sig sauer gmbh from 2007 .\naccess to information records show that rcmp have an aggressive firearms reclassification agenda and that prohibitions will not stop with the swiss arms series rifles ,\nthe association said .\n, the gun - loving swiss are not about to lay down their arms . guns are ubiquitous in this neutral nation , with sharpshooting considered a fun and wholesome recreational activity for people of all ages .\nswiss arms ag began producing firearms in switzerland in the 1870s . since then the company has slowly developed its processes and construction of firearms , benefitting greatly through heavy investment by parent company sig sauer in 2005 , increasing the amount and quality of machinery and workforce .\nthe federal government has granted a five - year amnesty to owners of swiss arms classic green semi - automatic rifles , who will be able to continue to possess their guns\nwithout threat of criminal charges ,\naccording to a statement from the public safety minister ' s office .\nthe federal government has granted a two - year amnesty to owners of swiss arms classic green semi - automatic rifles , who will be able to continue to possess their guns\nwithout threat of criminal charges ,\naccording to a statement from the public safety minister ' s office .\nthe largest and most damaging swiss bank heist in history doesn ' t involve stolen money but stolen computer files with more than 100 , 000 names tied to swiss bank accounts at hsbc , the second largest commercial bank in the world .\nthat sense of social and civic responsibility is one of the reasons the swiss have never allowed their guns to come under fire .\noerlikon - b\u00fchrle , pilatus , ruag \u2013 swiss weapons manufacturers have often made the headlines , but rarely for the right reasons .\nthe swiss government has decided to suspend temporarily export licences for anti - air defence systems destined for pakistan . a cabinet statement . . .\nthe german industrialist emil georg b\u00fchrle became a swiss citizen in the 1920s . emil georg b\u00fchrle started his collection during the second world war .\nthe swiss will vote on november 29 on a people ' s initiative calling for a ban and transit of war materiel from switzerland . more specifically it seeks to ban the export of small arms , military training aircraft and obsolete military equipment no longer used by the swiss armed forces . the ban would not apply to hunting and sport weapons , demining systems , goods temporarily exported by the swiss authorities and those for civil protection . the initiative also stipulates that the government provide economic support for regions affected by the ban , mainly the cantons of nidwalden , zurich , thurgau , bern and lucerne . the initiative was launched by the pacifist group for a switzerland without an army and filed in september 2007 , and has been signed by over 109 , 224 citizens . in 1997 a similar initiative to ban arms exports was rejected by three out of four voters .\nbut , perhaps , not that surprising . swiss banks have been caught protecting tax dodgers before , but never has this much detail been revealed .\nbut swiss authorities say falciani acted alone . when they came looking for him , he fled to france and turned over his files to french authorities .\nthe following script is from\nthe swiss leaks\nwhich aired on feb . 8 , 2015 . bill whitaker is the correspondent . ira rosen and habiba nosheen , producers .\nafter having ruled out the west german g1 i rifle , which uses caseless ammunition , the gird carried out a competitive evaluation of two weapons : the c42 developed by the federal arms factory and sig ' s sg541 , or , as it is now , the sg550 .\non november 29 the swiss will vote , for the third time since 1972 , on banning the export of weapons and other military materiel . the government has recommended voters reject the initiative .\nthe b\u00fchrle foundation is preparing a catalog of all the works , private and public , mr . gloor said . . he said he believed the new wing could improve the arms dealer\u2019s image because he collected most of his works after the war , in the six years before his death .\nthe country had one mass shooting in 2001 , but a resulting anti - gun referendum failed to pass . the swiss will not give up the gun . can their system work in the u . s . ?\nas for herv\u00e9 falciani , he ' s still a wanted man . in december , swiss authorities charged him with industrial espionage . he says he ' s a whistleblower . the swiss say he ' s a thief . his ex - girlfriend considers him a conman . when falciani first took the files , she traveled with him to beirut . she told a british filmmaker he had hoped to sell the data and make millions .\na 37 - year - old computer security specialist named herv\u00e9 falciani stole the huge cache of data in 2007 and gave it to the french government . it ' s now being used to go after tax cheats all over the world . 60 minutes , working with a group called the international consortium of investigative journalists , obtained the leaked files . they show the bank did business with a collection of international outlaws : tax dodgers , arms dealers and drug smugglers - - offering a rare glimpse into the highly secretive world of swiss banking .\n\u200bswiss made p210 to the 553r and 751 sapr pistols with more options to come in the future . if you are looking for support for air guns please contact soft air at urltoken or ( 763 ) 463 - 1925 .\nthe swiss federation is also wrestling with the implications of displaying the b\u00fchrle collection . the kunsthaus sells a slim book published by the foundation that notes that mr . b\u00fchrle , who died in 1956 , was forced by a swiss court to return 13 looted artworks that he had bought during the war to their owners or descendants . he later bought back nine of them , including a degas that had once been in the possession of the nazi leader hermann g\u00f6ring .\nwhen the interview with falciani was over , the man responsible for the biggest breach and leak in swiss banking history left the way he ' d arrived at our meeting . . . through the streets of paris on his scooter .\nan important point which will certainly not have escaped the swiss procurement authority ' s notice is that the stgw90 will cost about half the price of its predecessor without having to sacrifice any of the latter ' s performance or operational qualities .\nthe 7 . 5mm gp11 and 5 . 6mm gp90 rounds . in order to emphasise the country ' s policy of neutrality , the swiss authorities have tried to distance themselves from the 5 . 56 x 45mm nato round by choosing the designation 5 . 6mm , but the two rounds are in fact interchangeable , except for the fact that the swiss ammunition is optimised for a bore with a 1 - in - 290mm , rather than 1 - in - 178mm , rifling twist .\nthis is the stolen data that is shaking the swiss banking world to its core . it contains names , nationalities , account information , deposit amounts - but most remarkable are these detailed notes revealing the private dealings between hsbc and its clients .\nan earlier version of this article misstated where a group of rabbis has been holding demonstrations urging the museum to protect what the group says is a jewish burial site . the protests have been held at swiss embassies and consulates , not just embassies .\nthe expansion project , expected to be completed by 2020 , is being financed by the city and the state government , or canton , of zurich and the museum\u2019s association of 21 , 000 members , who have pledged to raise more than $ 88 million . the b\u00fchrle foundation , created by descendants of the arms dealer to oversee the collection , will contribute an undisclosed amount .\nin february 1983 , the swiss federal council made public its decision that the new 5 . 6mm sig sg541 assault rifle ( renamed the sg550 at the end of october 1984 ) would be adopted as the standard service weapon of the swiss army . about 600 , 000 weapons would be produced , with the cost of manufacturing the rifle and its ammunition estimated at sfr1 , 600 million , to be spread over 15 years . the rifle will enter service at the beginning of the next decade under the swiss army designation of stgw90 ( sturmgewehr = assault rifle ) , replacing the 7 . 5mm stgw57 . in autumn 1983 , however , a credit of sfr85 million was voted to enable sig to manufacture a first series - production batch of 15 , 000 rifles for delivery in 1986 . two thousand of these should be ready by the end of 1986 for handing over to the army for extensive in - service evaluation during which the rifle could undergo minor modifications to improve its handling . according to the timetable already established , sig will receive the principal order for 135 , 000 rifles in 1987 , for delivery beginning in 1990 . as was the case with the stgw57 , a third of the total production work will be go to the federal arms factory in berne , which will carry out the final assembly of 80 % of the weapons , while another third will be shared out among other swiss companies .\nother critics are questioning whether it is proper for a publicly financed institution to give prominence to the b\u00fchrle collection in a new wing , given that mr . b\u00fchrle was a nazi arms dealer who bought art that had been looted from jewish owners . a book about the collection published last year by two zurich historians , including a former administrator of the kunsthaus , argues that the museum should be more transparent about his biography .\nbut since bulldozers started excavation early this year for the expansion project , a massive sandstone rectangle designed by the architect david chipperfield , the work has dredged up sensitive issues involving the city\u2019s jewish history and the swiss role in the trade of art looted by the nazis in world war ii .\nat the urging of a group in new york , hundreds of orthodox jews have staged demonstrations outside swiss embassies and consulates in london , montreal , new york and tel aviv , calling on the museum to protect a 14th - century jewish burial site that they say is under the new building\u2019s construction site .\nlast month , the swiss jewish federation revisited those issues , hosting a lecture on looted art at the kunsthaus by ronald lauder , the president of the world jewish congress . while there mr . lauder also raised questions about the b\u00fchrle collections . \u201cone is publicly accessible , the other is private , \u201d mr . lauder said . \u201cwe don\u2019t know what\u2019s included in the private collection . \u201d\none of the reasons the crime rate in switzerland is low despite the prevalence of weapons \u2014 and also why the swiss mentality can\u2019t be transposed to the current american reality \u2014 is the culture of responsibility and safety that is anchored in society and passed from generation to generation . kids as young as 12 belong to gun groups in their local communities , where they learn sharpshooting . the swiss shooting sports association runs about 3 , 000 clubs and has 150 , 000 members , including a youth section . many members keep their guns and ammunition at home , while others choose to leave them at the club . and yet , despite such easy access to pistols and rifles , \u201cno members have ever used their guns for criminal purposes , \u201d says max flueckiger , the association\u2019s spokesperson .\n\u201cfrom our point of view , nothing was found so there is no reason to protest , \u201d said jonathan kreutner , the secretary general of the swiss federation of jewish communities . \u201cthey don\u2019t know that the city is very open and that all of the jewish communities are involved in this issue . they don\u2019t know the facts . this is a very marginal group within the ultra - orthodox judaism . \u201d\nsecond half of the 1970s , the swiss ministry of defense undertook to find a replacement for the stgw57 . after a series of in - service tests , carried out in 1978 , of 40 modified sig sg540 and sg543 rifles , the gruppe fur rustungsdienste ( grd ) drew up a staff requirement . in addition to the usual specifications concerning handling , ruggedness and safety of operation , the new rifle had particularly to meet the following requirements :\neven though switzerland has not been involved in an armed conflict since a standoff between catholics and protestants in 1847 , the swiss are very serious not only about their right to own weapons but also to carry them around in public . because of this general acceptance and even pride in gun ownership , nobody bats an eye at the sight of a civilian riding a bus , bike or motorcycle to the shooting range , with a rifle slung across the shoulder .\nnone of this would have surfaced had it not been for this man : herv\u00e9 falciani , an hsbc computer security specialist at the geneva , switzerland , branch . he stole the data in 2007 . he likes that he ' s been called the edward snowden of swiss banking . now a fugitive living in france , he says he grew disillusioned with what he saw at hsbc and began to download\nproof\nof illegal tax evasion : those internal bank files .\nthere is no doubt that sig has succeeded in developing for the swiss army a small - calibre assault rifle which is a worthy successor to the stgw57 , despite the qualities which have earned for the latter a very flattering reputation . the sg550 allows the infantryman greater mobility , gives him more firepower when firing on full automatic than was possible in practice with the 7 . 5mm calibre , and increases his efficiency by simplifying most of the operations required in the rifle ' s use .\nunlike some other heavily armed nations , switzerland\u2019s gun ownership is deeply rooted in a sense of patriotic duty and national identity . weapons are kept at home because of the long - held belief that enemies could invade tiny switzerland quickly , so every soldier had to be able to fight his way to his regiment\u2019s assembly point . ( switzerland was at risk of being invaded by germany during world war ii but was spared , historians say , because every swiss man was armed and trained to shoot . )\nin order to reduce the height of the weapon as far as possible , at the same time maintaining a gap between the magazine and the ground when the rifle is resting on its butt and bipod , the grid has opted for the 20 - round magazine . this decision is not surprising since swiss doctrine has always laid greater emphasis on single , well aimed shots , and since automatic fire can be controlled by the three - round burstlimiter . sig ' s 30round magazine is therefore exclusively for export .\nthe combination of these characteristics makes the prototype sg550s slightly more accurate than the stgw57 , as confirmed by the swiss army during comparative tests of 73 of the long version against stgw57s . with the rifles held firmly in clamps , serials of 24 shots were fired at a range of 300m . the new rifle achieved an overall grouping of 50 % of hits in a 7 x 6cm rectangle ( 226 points out of a possible 240 ) , while the stgw57 achieved a grouping of 7 x 8cm ( 220 points ) .\nsig has taken out a patent for a system of juxtaposing several magazines under the rifle in order to speed up the reloading of the weapon . the right side of each magazine sports two studs which are engaged by a backward pivoting movement in u - shaped slots on the left - hand side of the next magazine . the 20round plastic magazine adopted by the swiss army a 30 - round version is also avail able for export - is transparent and shock , flame and dirt - resistant . it weighs only 90g and is more comfortable to handle in intense cold than metal\nbut the \u201cgun in every closet\u201d tradition was challenged in 2001 , after a disgruntled citizen opened fire with his army rifle inside a regional parliament , killing 14 and injuring 14 others \u2014 the only mass shooting in switzerland\u2019s recent history . the subsequent opposition to widespread gun ownership spearheaded a push for stricter arms legislation . the government and pro - gun groups argued , however , that the country\u2019s existing laws regulating the sale , ownership and licensing of private guns , which includes a ban on carrying concealed weapons , are stringent enough . the law allows citizens or legal residents over the age of 18 , who have obtained a permit from the government and who have no criminal record or history of mental illness , to buy up to three weapons from an authorized dealer , with the exception of automatic firearms and selective fire weapons , which are banned . semiautomatics , which have caused havoc in the u . s . , can be legally purchased .\nthe manufacturer seems to have made a technological breakthrough , however , in the use of a plastic material for the stock , handguard , pistol grip and magazine . neither the composition of this material nor the identity of the swiss laboratory which developed it has yet been revealed . claimed to be far superior to zytel in its strength and homogeneity , it is said to be capable of withstanding shocks , such as the firing of a grenade , at any temperature from - 40 ' c to + 50 c without its properties being altered . the four surfaces of the handguard and the stock can be submitted to the pendulum test , against steel or concrete , without breakage or cracking resulting .\nthe design of the sig sg550 . derived from that of the sg540 , incorporates numerous innovations which contribute to its accuracy which is greater than that of the stgw57 - and which make it an almost perfect weapon from the human engineering point of view . the heavy barrel and the chamber are hammered from a single piece . the adjustable sight includes a device for night firing . a folding bipod is attached to the handguard . the shape of the stock facilitates the instinctive shouldering of the weapon and , compared to the stgw57 , the reduction in the height of the weapon decreases by 20 % the area of the target presented by a prone firer . the swiss service - issue accessories comprise a cleaning kit , juxtaposable magazines , a charger and a bayonet . the reload ammunition is kept in ten - round clips ,\nalthough it was recognised that the 7 . 5mm gp11 round was no longer compatible with the nevv requirement for a lighter rifle , the calibre and ammunition had still to be determined . while accepting that combat generally takes place at ranges not exceeding 150 - 200m , the grd nevertheless wished to have a round which would be effective out to 600m . taking this into account , the 5 . 56 x 45mm calibre seemed insufficient , at least in the form of the m 93 round and at a time when the results of the nato trials aimed at adopting a new standard round had not yet been made known . it can be assumed , however , that the promising performance of the new belgian ss109 ammunition had not escaped the attention of the swiss military authorities , since they decided to evaluate two new calibres - 6 . 45mm and 5 . 6mm .\nintegral rails on the receiver , at the base of the chamber , and a conical mortise machined in the base of the back sight allow the fitting of day or night optical sights . this method has been borrowed from the sg540 where it has worked well . the swiss army maintains that a footsoldier should be able to fight tanks and therefore plans to use the fn / luchaire 58n series rifle grenades which are attached to the flash suppressor and held in place by a collar . the tail of the grenade is fitted with a bullet trap so the projectile can be launched using normal gp90 ammunition . no sighting scale is necessary by lining up the hood protecting the front sight with the outer surface of the grenade , a range of 75m will be reached automatically . for other ranges , however , the firer himself has to estimate the correct angle of elevation .\nthis was the backdrop for the first scandal involving pilatus , a maker of single - engine aircraft based in central switzerland , which counted among its founders emil georg b\u00fchrle , father of dieter . in 1978 an anti - establishment magazine revealed that the company ' s pc - 7 training aircraft could be easily adapted to carry bombs .\nat first the government denied this ,\nsaid jean - marie pellaux , author of a book on the affair .\nthen , following various media revelations , it claimed this didn ' t violate swiss law as the planes hadn ' t been modified in switzerland .\nnicknamed the\npoor man ' s bombers\nbecause of their relatively modest cost , pc - 7s are said to have been used by the cia in laos in 1962 , in myanmar , guatemala , mexico , chile , bolivia and nigeria . more recently pilatus products have been spotted in iraq , south africa and darfur .\nthe sg550 is mechanically similar to the sg540 and sg543 rifles already described in the idr ( 7 / 1982 , p . 875 ) and which were used as a base for perfecting the new rifle . sig has again designed a gas - operated weapon with a piston acting on the bolt carrier , which locks and unlocks a rotating bolt with two front lugs . that apart , the sg550 is much less complex than the stgw57 , made up of only 174 parts , compared to the 237 of the weapon it will replace . the use of sheetmetal stampings and plastic material has permitted the weight to be reduced to 4kg for the standard rifle fitted with an empty magazine , 0 . 1 kg less than the maximum weight stipulated by the gird . armed with the rifle and the standard service issue of 120 cartridges , the swiss soldier will not have to carry more than 6kg , a load lighter by 4 . 3kg compared to the stgw57 with the same amount of ammunition .\n1 - that it should serve as the basis for a family of weapons , including a standard rifle and a shortened version , the latter to be used as a personal weapon for headquarters staff , commanders , tank crews , paratroops , and special units .\n3 - that it should be much lighter than the stgw57 which is considered to be too heavy and bulky , thus restricting the soldier ' s battlefield mobility .\nthe sg550 stripped . from left to right and from bottom to top : gas regulator , upper handguard , barrel / receiver assembly , cocking lever bolt carrier , bolt and firing - pin retaining pin , firing pin and spring , lower handguard , lower - receiver take - down pins , butt / trigger / lower - receiver assembly ' hinged bipod , magazine base , box magazine magazine spring and follower , charger , bayonet and scabbard , cleaning kit , and sling .\nin accordance with the staff requirement , the new service rifle is being offered in two versions : the sg550 standard weapon , measuring 100cm in length , and the sg551 short - barrel headquarters weapon which is only 82 . 7cm long and weighs 3 . 43kg . both are fitted with a stock which can be folded , bringing their respective lengths down to 77 and 60cm . unlike the standard version , the sg551 has no bipod or bayonet attachment lug and cannot fire rifle grenades .\nalthough the general design of the new rifle owes a good deal to that of the sg540 , sig has introduced numerous improvements which make the sg550 one of the most carefully conceived assault rifles of the present generation . a description of the gas operation is the best way to support this statement . instead of entering the gas cylinder directly , as is the case with many other gas - operated weapons , the gas passes through the port of the gas intake into an lshaped channel machined in the piston head . it is thus directed forward towards the cylinder head / gas regulator and the build - up of pressure over the piston head makes the piston recoil , transfering its energy to the bolt carrier , which in turn unlocks the bolt . as the piston moves back however , the gas port and the l shaped channel move out of alignment and the piston head thus blocks the port , cutting off the supply of gas to the cylinder . the latter is fitted with an exhaust port through which the surplus gas in the cylinder and the combustion residues are evacuated . this system ensures that only the exact amount of gas needed to impart the necessary momentum to the moving parts is admitted from the bore . the moving parts are therefore subjected to less mechanical stress , increasing their useful life . the rifle is fitted with a two - position gas regulator , which is adjusted either by hand or , if necessary , with the aid of a cartridge or bayonet , so that if the weapon becomes seriously fouled the supply of gas can be increased . with the same aim of reducing wear on the most used parts , the interior of the receiver is fitted with rails which guide the bolt carrier and bolt , thus reducing the transversal stress .\na close - up revealing the ingenious simplicity of the sg550 . the single forward ring holds the gas intake , the gas cylinder and its regulator , the front sights , the bayonet lug and the sling swivel the gas regulator has two positions one for normal operation and one in which the gas supply is increased , for use when the weapon is seriously fouled . the photo shows the night sight raised hiding the day sight . the protective foresight hood is also used for aiming - to give a range of 75m when launching 500g fn / luchaire type 58 - n anti - tank grenades . these grenades can be fired using standard ammunition .\nin order to obtain the firing accuracy required by the grid , sig has in particular modified the barrel - manufacturing process . the chamber is now forged at the same time as the bore so that irregularities in alignment which can occur when the bore is hollowed out after hammering are avoided .\nthe rear sight is soldered on to the back of the receiver . it is fitted with a fourposition drum adjusted by means of micrometer screws for elevation and windage . adjustment of the drum by one notch displaces the point of impact by 25mm at 100m . at ranges of 200 , 300 and 400m , the firer aims through an aperture sight . for firing at 100m or less , he has an open sight , which is flanked by two luminous tritium spots for night firing . the foresight is protected by a hood and is doubled by a folding night sight which , when erected , reveals the third luminous spot necessary for night firing . the sight base is 540mm ( 466mm on the sg551 ) , which is one of the longest on a modern assault rifle after the heckler & koch g41 ( 556mm ) . when the day sight is adjusted , the night sight is also adjusted automatically .\nthe aluminium bipod is no longer fixed by a ring to the barrel but its attachment is slid inside the lower handguard and held in place by the upper handguard . it therefore no longer contributes to barrel vibration , a phenomenon which , in the case of the sg542 , could displace the point of impact by 20cm at 300m .\neven more significant was the result of a test in which 24 long - version rifles , mounted on their bipods , were used by four firers , each firer firing two serials of ten shots each from each rifle . the average grouping ( 100 points ) was 21 . 8x i 9 . 4cm ( 91 . 1 points ) when the aperture sight was used and 18 . 4 x 17cm ( 93 . 1 points ) when a telescopic sight with x 4 magnification was used . when eight of the headquarters weapons were tested under the same conditions , it was found that the shorter barrel did not affect accuracy when the telescopic sight was used ( rectangular grouping of 18 . 4 x 16 . 8cm - 93 . 6 points ) although , with a sight base shorter by 74mm , there was some effect on accuracy when the mechanical sights were used ( 25 x 22 . 2cm . - 88 . 8 points ) .\nthe sg550 and sg551 are not far from perfection as far as their human engineering is concerned . operation of the rifle is as easy for left - handed firers as it is for right - handed ones , as far as manipulation of the cocking handle ( slightly turning the rifle if necessary ) , the magazine catch and the fire - selector on the right - hand side of the receiver are concerned . the fire - selector , which is combined with the manual safety , falls easily under the thumb and can be manipulated by the firer without his having to take his hand off the pistol grip . the boltstop catch is perhaps more difficult for the left - handed firer to manipulate , but he can free the bolt by a light pull on the cocking lever , which is covered with soft rubber . finally , the trigger guard is hinged and can be swung to the left or to the right for firing with arctic - gloved hands .\nafter the first in - service trials , sig modified the shape and position of the pistol grip , both to obtain the optimum distance between the hand and the trigger , and to bring the hand nearer to the axis of the bore to increase stability when firing and to reduce muzzle climb . or was able to confirm during an exclusive test accorded it by sig that these aims have been achieved , both in semi - automatic and in automatic fire .\nbecause the sights are quite low , standing about 35mm high from the axis of the barrel , the firer , when in the prone position , presents a target which is about 20 % smaller than is the case with the stgw57 . the relatively thin stock facilitates the instinctive shouldering of the rifle for firing , with the shooting eye falling naturally on to the line of sight . the stock is semi - skeleton in form , thus lightening the rifle , but above all offering a very firm grip if the soldier has to deal a blow , parry a thrust , or use his bayonet . the butt plate is made of hardened non - slip rubber which gives excellent grip even when the rifle is shouldered against a wet or snowcovered battledress , and which allows the weapon to be used as a support to help the soldier in mountainous terrain .\nwhen the stock is folded along the right side of the rifle , it is held in place by a stud on the lower handguard which engages a stud socket in the butt . a good pull brings the stock back to its initial position into which it is locked automatically by a butt catch . it is to be regretted , however , that when the stock is folded it is relatively difficult for left - handed firers to remove or insert the magazine .\nthe thickness of the handguard has been kept down so that the soldier can comfortably carry his rifle by holding it with one hand near the chamber , under which is the weapon ' s centre of gravity , thus obviating the need for a carrying handle .\nthe handguard extends as far forward as the front ring to prevent the firer ' s hand from being burned by contact with an overheated barrel . this single ring fulfills several functions : it holds the handguard in place and it supports the gas intake port , the gas cylinder / regulator , the bayonet attachment lug , the sling swivel and the front sights and their protective hood .\nfield - stripping and reassembly , which can be carried out without any tools , is simpler again than with the sg540 , whether it involves withdrawing the cocking handle , extracting the gas cylinder , or dismantling the bipod and the handguard , the two sections of which slide into one another and are secured by hooks .\nthe right - hand side of the sg550 , with the stock folded and held in place by a stud on the lower handguard . it should be noted that , in this position , the stock makes manipulation of the magazine awkward for left - handed firers . two rubber sealing flanges seal the cockinglever channel and protect the mechanism from dirt . ventilation slots in the handguard help to cool the barrel and raise the cook - off threshold to 240 rounds / min . the handguards are not bulky and the rifle can be carried in one hand , holding it level with the chamber , under which the weapon ' s centre of gravity is situated .\nwhile sig has made no great innovations in the fabrication of the metal parts of the sg550 and sg551 compared with the sg540 , the company has nevertheless increased the strength and rigidity of the receiver , particularly the magazine housing and the rear part against which the bolt assembly recoils . it has not been considered necessary to chrome the bore , but the barrel , which is drawn from a chrome - nickel - steel bar , is thicker , particularly at the chamber , where its diameter is 28mm . great attention has been paid to protecting the exterior surfaces because of the severe conditions which can be encountered in switzerland . after being phosphatised but before finishing , the metal is subjected to a treatment which smooths the surfaces and which , according to sig , greatly increases its resistance to knocks and to corrosive agents .\ndespite the low weight of the magazine - 90g for the 20 - round version , and 11 0g for the 30 - round one - it is just as robust and , being transparent , permits a rapid check of the number of rounds remaining . loaded , it will withstand being dropped from a height of 5m on to hard ground , even at - 30 ' c . during endurance tests , it was thrown 45 times on to concrete from a height of 1 . 5m , with the lips facing downwards , without any deformation occurring . even when empty , it can support the weight of a man without breaking or bending . finally , it is f lameresistant , and in intense cold more comfortable to handle than a metal magazine . more than 800 , 000 rounds were fired using the first 40 of the 105 prototype weapons produced for the competitive evaluation phase , without any malfunctions attributable to the magazine . since the reliability of an automatic weapon depends first and foremost on that of its magazine , such qualities deserve to be underlined , as idr has already done in the case of the magazine used in the steyr - poch aug - 77 ( see idr 10 / 1982 , pp . 1 421 - 1424 ) .\ndrawing on the common practice of taping one or more magazines together ( lying head - totoe in relation to another ) to speed up reloading , sig has taken out a patent for a\nmultipack\nsystem , approved by the grd which allows the soldier to fix three or more magazines under his rifle . to fit the magazines together , all that is necessary is to insert two studs on the right - hand wall of the second magazine into two u - shaped slots fitted against the lefthand wall of the first magazine which is engaged in the rifle . one slot is open towards the top and the other towards the front ( see photo ) . a third magazine can be attached in the same way to the second . as all the magazines have slots and studs , there is no preferential order . one advantage of this system is that all the magazines are in the upright posi tion , lessening the risk of dirt entering the spare magazines if accidentally banged against the ground . even if , despite all , they are exposed to sand , mud or snow , the presence of these foreign agents is more easily spotted because the magazines are transparent . in addition , the gap between each magazine has been carefully calculated so that the magazine can be switched with one hand without any fumbling - the author put this to the test at length .\nthe cook - off threshold of the ammunition is high , being situated at 240 rounds / min compared with the 160 rounds / min specified by the grd this results from the carefully calculated thickness of the rear end of the barrel which ensures good heat diffusion during tests , the highest temperature was recorded at a point 1 5cm from the chamber - and from the good ventilation given by the openings in the handguard . operating safety is also increased by a safety catch which pre vents the hammer from falling until the breech is completely locked . in accordance with the specifications , the rifle withstands the firing of at least 600 500g grenades with the stock braced against concrete ( the manufacturer claims to have fired more than 1 , 000 without incident ) and also the traditional 2m drop test , from any angle .\nthe sg550 and sg551 came through various reliability tests with excellent results , due in large part to the improvement made in waterproofing the receiver as compared to the sg540 . thus , the channel along which the cocking lever rides on each side is sealed by a flange of supple , resistant rubber which protects the mechanism from foreign bodies . the new rifles stood up well to exposure to dust in both static and dynamic tests which were followed each time by the firing of 100 rounds on semi - automatic and 2\n20 rounds in bursts . they also coped successfully with the sand test : the loaded rifle , with the bolt locked , was dragged 20 times on each side through sand at an angle of 55 degrees over a distance of 2 . 5m and at a speed of 0 . 5m / s . after each time , the rifle had to fire five rounds without jamming . for the mud test , the grd adopted the nato norm of 12 successive baths . the sg550 and sg551 came through it all with flying colours .\nthe operational tests were carried out at a temperature of - 20 ' c on the jungfraujoch , at more than 4 , 000m ( i 3 , 000ft ) altitude , the tests included filling the loaded weapon , bolt open , with snow and leaving it until it was frozen solid . a soldier then had to be able to make it ready to fire within 30 seconds using only his service - issue equipment of knife , bayonet and cleaning kit . . . and by vigorous kicks on the cocking lever .\nthe barrel is fitted with a flash suppressor with the standard diameter of 22mm . there are plans to design a new bayonet for the rifle even though the current service model can be fitted . par\nticular care has been taken with the shape and orientation of the flash - suppressor slots in order to reduce muzzle flash and avoid sand or snow being kicked up by the gas escaping once the bullet has cleared the barrel , when firing in the prone position .\nthe soldier will normally carry his spare ammunition in ten - round clips . using a charger , he reloads the magazine by simple thumb pressure .\nthe service - issue cleaning kit , which was designed with the needs of competition shooting in mind , is quite voluminous and has to be carried separately . the manufacturer has , however , de signed a smaller kit , which can be fitted in the rifle ' s pistol grip , for export .\nthe standard - version sg550 and the short - version sg551 head uarters weapon . because of budgetary constraints , the gruppe for r6stungsdienste ( grid ) has provisionally shelved its plans to procure the sg551 , even though this version fully meets the specifications of the staff requirement . sig will nevertheless offer both versions for export . the short version is not fitted with a bipod and cannot be armed with a bayonet , nor can it fire grenades ,\nas far as exports are concerned , the new family of rifles will also be available with a 1 - in - 1 78mm rifling twist to fire the ss109 nato standard ammunition . they are not likely to be among the cheapest in their category , but these are comprehensively designed weapons . in addition to offering all of the functions a modern assault rifle is expected to perform , at a high quality / price ratio , they have an estimated service life of 30 years - which speaks volumes for their intrinsic sturdiness .\nurltoken to earn bullseye bucks , make sure you are logged - in to your pyramydair account when you create this link .\nitem comes in various specifications . check product details to select what is best for you .\njoin the pyramyd air mailing list and receive 10 % off your next purchase . our e - mails are filled with new products , deals , sneak peeks , tips and tricks , contests and more - sign up today !\nairgun safety is no accident . you must be 18 years or older to buy any air gun or air rifle in our store . click here to read about proper airgun and airsoft gun safety measures .\ncopyright \u00a9 1999 - 2018 pyramyd air . all rights reserved . all other designated trademarks , copyrights , and brands are the property of their respective owners .\nbunker 501 uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . we also use this to provide you with relevant advertisement . with these cookies we and third parties can monitor your browse behavior in and outside our website . if you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it . find out more .\nplease note : you must be 18 years of age or older to order and conform to all laws governing the use and ownership of airguns in your local area . more info\nfree pellets add any 4 tins to your cart & 1 will be free . mix & match or order all the same , either way you get the lowest priced tin for free .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nthese guns were repainted and modified versions of used models purchased in switzerland . in an email to one of the stores that was selling the guns , the rcmp said they suspected the guns could be converted to automatic weapons .\nautomatic weapons are banned in canada . semi - automatics are allowed as long as their magazines hold only five rounds .\nit ' s not clear why the rcmp decided to prohibit a whole class of guns , including about 2 , 000 that had been legally purchased in canada . the rcmp did not make an announcement about the ban and has not answered calls or emails from cbc news .\nthe national firearms association published the news about the ban on its facebook page and website , and portrayed the prohibition as the beginning of a siege on other types of guns .\nmonday afternoon , after the matter had been brought up by conservative mps in the house of commons who promised to support law - abiding gun owners , public safety minister steven blaney ' s office issued a statement announcing the amnesty .\nthe minister announced his intent to bring forward an amnesty to ensure that individuals in possession of these firearms can continue to possess their property without threat of criminal charges ,\nwrote spokesman jean - christophe de le rue .\nj . r . cox , who operates the shooting edge , a calgary gun store , told cbc the military - style carbines are the most expensive on the market , costing about $ 4 , 000 .\nthere is a movement within the rcmp and they don ' t like to see guns in the hands of anybody but themselves ,\nhe said about the mounties ' attempt to put them on a prohibited list .\nthis story has been updated from an earlier version to correct that the amnesty is for two years .\nthis story has been updated from an earlier version to correct that the amnesty is for five years .\naudience relations , cbc p . o . box 500 station a toronto , on canada , m5w 1e6"]}
{"id": 56332, "summary": [{"text": "mekog ( maatschappij tot exploitatie van kooksovengas , english coke oven gas exploitation company ) was a chemical company founded 1928 that manufactured fertilizer using hydrogen from coke oven gas as a feedstock .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "the company 's facilities were located on the site of the koninklijke nederlandsche hoogovens en staalfabrieken steelworks near ijmuiden in the netherlands . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "mekog", "paragraphs": ["shell companies first entered the chemicals industry in 1929 , via a partnership in the netherlands called nv mekog , which manufactured ammonia from coke - oven gas .\noci n . v . is a global producer and distributor of natural gas - based fertilizers & industrial chemicals based in the netherlands .\norascom construction industries s . a . e . ( oci s . a . e . ) is the former parent company of oci n . v . oci n . v . acquired 99 . 84 % of oci s . a . e . in a mandatory tender offer between 2013 and 2014 . the residual shares remain listed on the egyptian exchange under the symbol ocic . the company intends to relaunch the mandatory tender offer subject to regulatory approvals .\noci s . a . e . owns certain fertilizer and construction activities based in north africa . as part of the demerger of the engineering and construction group to form orascom construction limited ( orascom construction ) in march 2015 , the company intends to demerge oci s . a . e . into two separate groups , an egyptian fertilizer group company and an egyptian construction group company ( egypt demerger ) .\nthis process will be the final step in the complete separation of both businesses . upon completion of the egypt demerger , oci s . a . e . \u2019s egyptian construction group company ( construction egypt ) will formally become a legal subsidiary of orsacom construction . the egypt demerger requires the approval of efsa and gafi .\non 28 january 2015 , the oci s . a . e . board of directors approved the egypt demerger . on 29 january 2015 , oci s . a . e . published an invitation to its shareholders to attend an egm on 15 february to approve the egypt demerger in principle . on 15 february 2015 , such egm was conducted wherein the egypt demerger was approved in principle .\nuntil the egypt demerger is approved and effected , orascom construction retains the economic benefits and liabilities of the construction activities under oci s . a . e . , and oci n . v . retains the economic benefits and liabilities of the fertilizer activities under oci s . a . e . through a conditional sale agreement , which is described in more detail in the orascom construction prospectus found on its website .\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 .\nwe just published some cool documents with tons of tips and secrets about both this forum and mekorama . whether you ' re just visiting , a new member , or have been with us for a while , we ' re sure you ' ll find them useful . so far we have\nhi . this yellow notice is called a system notice . you can click on the tab of each ( at the bottom right ) to stop and read them . they can also be dismissed by clicking on the ' x ' ( in the top right corner ) . from time to time we may refresh them ( make them visible again ) as a reminder to all the members . and if you ever want to read one that has been dismissed , you can do so via this thread in the announcements forum . thank you for respecting them !\nthe petrochemicals industry is diverse and shell chemicals focuses on producing basic or \u2018building - block\u2019 chemicals , for sale in bulk to other chemicals companies or industries . shell has more than 85 years\u2019 experience in the chemicals industry and we are well positioned to be part of the global growth in the chemicals industry . in 2015 we sold more than 17 million tonnes of high - quality product , to nearly 1 , 000 customers .\nmeanwhile , in the united states , the shell chemical company ( founded 1929 ) began the world ' s first production of ammonia from natural gas in california in 1931 . it also started production of chemical solvents from refinery gases in california during the early 1930s while in 1942 it pioneered the production of butadiene , a key raw material for synthetic rubbers .\nin 1941 , production of teepol liquid detergent began at stanlow in the uk , the first manufacture of a petroleum - based organic chemical in europe .\nin the decades that have followed , shell chemicals companies have played a major part in the growth of the petrochemicals sector and developed some of its key manufacturing processes . in the table below are some of the highlights of that history of innovation .\nwith a competitive edge in chemical feedstocks , underpinned by a strong product portfolio and proprietary shell technology , the business is entering a new period of growth .\nthe table shows the years in which original processes developed by shell were commercialised . current shell chemicals activities are shown in bold , although the processes that are used today sometimes differ from the original version .\nliquid propylene process ( lipp ) and shell high activity catalyst ( shac ) system . the lipp - shac process is now a basell technology .\ncompletion of the shell eastern petrochemicals complex in singapore , shell ' s largest , fully integrated hub to - date . the omega technology is used in the mono - ethylene glycol plant .\nshell first to offer a globally available portfolio of natural gas - based fluids and solvents for the chemical industry , manufactured at the world\u2019s largest gtl plant , pearl gtl in qatar .\nin addition , shell researchers have achieved major improvements in the ethylene oxide ( eo ) process over the past 50 years , by making a process switch from air to oxygen and by continuous catalyst improvements .\nas well as operating a number of wholly - owned manufacturing facilities and marketing a broad range of base chemicals and intermediates through six product lines , shell chemicals companies participate in a number of strategic joint ventures .\nexperience old - ijmuiden is a 3 \u00bd mile ( 5 . 5 km ) walk which takes you along 25 historical and cultural places of this former fishing neighbourhood\nsolid information boards show photo\u2019s and information about old - ijmuiden in the olden days ; places and buildings that have disappeared or changed . on this page you will find more information in english about places along the route , with many photo\u2019s and stories .\nthe old ijmuiden heritage walk is part of the story project experience old ijmuiden . stories have been collected about the history of old ijmuiden , from the construction of the north sea canal in 1876 until today . the stories were published in the ijmuider courant in 2014 - 2015 and in a book , be leef ijmuiden ( experience old ijmuiden ) . the project is commissioned by the velsen welfare foundation and the stories connect foundation .\nbecause ijmuiden was the only north sea port between hoek van holland and den helder , fishing boats from miles around tried to find shelter in the north sea canal estuary , between the jetties , thus obstructing the passage to amsterdam . this is why the vissershaven ( fisher harbour ) opened in 1896 , thus creating the harbour head .\nthe fortress was built between 1881 and 1888 and is the largest of the defence line of amsterdam , which is a unesco world heritage site . the fortress became an island in 1929 and was also part of the atlantikwall in world war ii .\nin 1876 king willem iii opened the north sea canal , the kleine sluis ( small lock ) and the zuidersluis ( southern lock ) . the noordersluis ( northern lock , 1928 ) with its length of 400 metres , width of 40 metres and depth of 15 metres was the largest in the world .\nuntil around 1900 fish were preserved by filling them with salt ; from then on ice was used for this purpose . the ice was obtained from ponds of large estates or even imported from norway . in more modern times the ice was made in ice factories like koelhuis ijsvries .\nthe oldest buildings of ijmuiden line the sluisplein . at the end of the 19 th century ten staff dwellings , seven government buildings and warehouses for pilotage were built there .\nfrom the harbour office at 3 sluisplein the lockkeeper had an excellent view over the locks . on the corner of sluisplein and visseringstraat the old bell tower ( 1896 - 1925 ) is situated . on the island beyond the southern lock houses for staff of the locks and the power station were built between 1909 and 1917 , as well as land batteries for the dutch world war i coastal defence .\nhotel augusta was built in the year 1907 and commemorates the name of augusta victoria , wife of the german kaiser wilhelm ii . the hotel was originally owned by the heere family . unlike a large part of ijmuiden , augusta \u2018survived\u2019 world war ii . all these years augusta remained in possession of the heere family . their children ran augusta until the current owners , john and monique van waveren , took over the hotel in 1984 . at that time the building was a mere ruin . the restaurant part remained original . the salon caf\u00e9 used to house tobacconist dorresteijn , and was later bought by poulterer onrust , locally known as \u2018arie kip\u2019 . after several years the adjacent building ( now called the orange lounge ) was added to the hotel . on the current location of the reception , the breakfast room and the crown hall used to be the haberdashery of the botman family . on the corner was the baptist community centre .\nthe thalia theatre was built in 1890 as an old - catholic church with presbytery . when a new church was built on the wilhelminakade , thalia church was transformed into a basketry and fishnet - repair workshop . in 1910 the building was turned into a cinema in art deco - style . the movie would often be interrupted by loud announcements of the imminent departure of a fishing boat . the men concerned left the cinema to join their boats . because german propaganda films were shown in thalia during world war ii , the theatre survived the numerous bombings . until 1969 thalia was used as a cinema ; afterwards the building was put into use by the civil defence corps . the current owners , john and monique van waveren , have turned it into a theatre - cum - party centre once again .\nin 1848 the amsterdam professor simon vissering wrote about ijmuiden in magazine de gids : \u2018an amsterdam sea harbour lying at the estuary of a canal lying between the ij and the north sea\u2019 . he was way ahead of his time . on 8 march 1865 the directors of the amsterdamsche kanaal maatschappij ( akm \u2013 amsterdam canal company ) cut the first sod in the dunes of the estate of de breesaap . it was an amsterdam party , to which the local authorities of velsen , the small town to which the de breesaap estate belonged , were not even invited .\nthe heavy digging was done by common polderlabourers and navvies , who came from all parts of the netherlands and even from as far as germany and belgium . on the edge of hamlet de heide the unmarried men lived in barracks . the \u2018keetbaas\u2019 ( boss ) and his wife were masters of the camp and made a lot of money from selling liquor to the weary navvies . canal workers with families had to fend for themselves . they built huts , made from faggots and clay , in the dunes or dug holes in the ground .\nthe construction of the locks and the digging was supervised by the english contracting firm lee & son . the site foremen would divide and rule : part of the labour force held a permanent appointment , the rest was hired by the day . the wages were low and there was much uncertainty among the workforce . strikes were bound to happen and in 1886 villa wijkeroog , the head office of the english engineers and foremen on the north side of the canal , was set on fire .\non 1 november 1876 king willem iii opened the north sea canal . the canal connecting amsterdam and the north sea by a fast route now , cut across \u201cholland at its narrowest part\u201d aboard steamer de stad breda the king sailed through the new locks . he signed an official charter , thus giving the harbour of ijmuiden , the ij estuary , its name .\nthe kleine sluis ( small lock ) and the zuidersluis ( southern lock ) were opened simultaneously with the north sea canal . the middensluis ( middle lock ) opened in 1896 and the noordersluis ( northern lock ) in 1928 . with its length of 400 metres , width of 40 metres and depth of 15 metres this was then the largest in the world .\nthe armoured fortress with its forty - odd rooms and the impressive dome hall is the largest of the defence line of amsterdam , a circle of defensive works around the capital . the defence line is a unesco world heritage site . the fortress was built between 1881 and 1888 on the mainland for defending the north sea canal and the sea locks against attacks from the sea . because the north sea canal was widened when the northern lock was built the fortress became an island in 1929 . it contained a variety of cannons and seven machine gun posts .\nafter world war i the island remained uninhabited for years . when preparing the fortress for battle during the mobilisation in 1940 , dutch soldiers came across a dilapidated mess . in the may days of 1940 not a single shot was fired . after the dutch capitulation german soldiers settled on the island . they were ill at ease there and called it \u2018die ratteninsel\u201d ( rat island ) .\nfor the germans the island was a strategically important position in the atlantikwall , which was to prevent an allied invasion along the european coast .\none of the oldest companies of ijmuiden is the shipping agency of halverhout en zwart . since 1876 the firm has offered its services to maritime companies in the north sea canal area . a wooden shed on the northern side of the north sea canal housed the first office of this shipping agency . the piece of land for its office was provided free of charge by maatschappij ijmuiden ( ijmuiden foundation ) from messrs bik and arnold . it was the first private building of a maritime service company in ijmuiden . later the company moved to the corner of visseringstraat and kanaalstraat . the firm is presently called royal united shipping agencies halverhout en zurm\u00fchlen b . v . and is established at the felison terminal , where the ferry to england also leaves .\nthe navvies and canal diggers mainly lived in de heide , which was later called velseroord , situated on the southern side of the canal . the english had their living quarters in the environs of country estate wijkeroog . this community was known as the english village . to show the english they were indispensable to digging the canal , the amsterdam canal company decided to build a canteen on piles in the polder wetlands : the english provision stores . liquor , smoking materials and other goodies were sold there for reduced prices . the local tax on spirits provided the municipal treasury with a piece of the pie too . concrete casters came to live in the village as well , because they were urgently needed . they worked in the concrete factory where the blocks for the piers were cast . the blocks were transported by a narrow - gauge railway on flat wagons , pulled by a tank engine , to the piers . on the piers the concrete blocks were moved by titan cranes . the cranes were made in england , had a radius of twelve metres and operated along rails .\nsoon after the north sea canal was opened fishing boats from miles around , even from england and denmark , tried to find shelter between the ijmuiden jetties . on the piers the eternal light was burning ; the new harbour lights were able to burn for twelve days and nights , thanks to a special fuel supply .\nin ijmuiden a thriving fishing trade arose . coastal fishermen from urk , volendam , nieuwediep , katwijk and vlaardingen sailed between the piers and their smacks , cutters and luggers dropped anchor in the outer harbour . the \u2018vletterlieden\u2019 ( the pilots\u2019 predecessors ) helped the fishermen to bring their catches ashore . there the fish was sold privately . with dog carts or with baskets strapped on their backs tradesmen from egmond and other surrounding villages went to ijmuiden to buy fish . the fishmongers between them fixed the prices ; they didn\u2019t deem it necessary to involve the fishermen .\naround 1880 the fishermen agreed that private selling of fish was not satisfactory any more : the fishing trade was in need of a reorganisation . reijer visser from nieuwediep organised an official fish auction near the locks . in kanaalstraat he built a pub ( caf\u00e9 afslag \u2013 the auction pub ) and started a ship provisions store where fishermen could buy reasonably priced victuals . the egmond fishmongers raised a storm of protest : no more price - fixing for them . the first fish auctioned by reijer visser came from the middelharnis smack titia jacoba , owned by captain maarten van delft . van delft made a fantastic calculation and got 1 , 194 guilders for 294 cod fish , 900 haddock , 87 halibuts and turbot an 180 pieces of thornback . the government granted more licences to start a fish auction , i . e . vischafslag planteijdt on ericssonstraat , and consequently there was more competition . planteijdt later initiated the co\u00f6peratieve vischafslag ( cooperative fish auction ) , which was established as a protest against the government auctions .\nfishing activities were expanding . in 1885 three new jetties were built . when these proved to be insufficient the western dunes were levelled to construct the vissershaven ( fishers harbour ) , which opened in 1896 . the first trawlers , called \u2018trolders\u2019 by the people of ijmuiden , were steaming into the harbour . because the government noticed there was good money to be earned in fishing , a wooden auction was built on the head of the vissershaven , called the lattenmarkt ( slats market ) . private auctioneers were allowed to use this auction . the government ruled that \u2018it is forbidden to hold an auction any place other than designated by the harbour master in the \u2018vishal\u2019 ( fish building ) . as a result the private auctions lost their monopoly position . a fishing war followed , won by the government . in 1899 the government established the staatsvissershavenbedrijf ( state fishing harbour company ) , employing state auctioneers who had the exclusive right to sell fish publicly in the fish building . the first 145 - metres long stone fish building was built in 1900 . in the vernacular this was called \u201clely\u2019s building\u201d .\nwest of the vissershaven a small harbour for pilotage and dredging equipment was built . along trawlerkade the first buildings arose in 1901 . subsequently the area south of the vissershaven was divided into practical plots and given to companies wanting to set up their businesses in the direct vicinity of the harbour . apart from fish merchants and towing services also technical companies , supporting and supplying the shipping industry such as the predecessors of zwart techniek , hera machinebouw and van laar maritiem , established their businesses here .\nin 1914 it was decided to build a new harbour . it was partially situated on the same spot as the old auxiliary harbour and was accessible through the vissershaven . 1920 saw the construction of the haringhaven ( herring harbour ) in the present direction . in 1939 the building of the slipways south - westerly from the haringhaven was started and in 1950 two new slipways in the haringhaven were completed .\nuntil around 1900 fish were preserved by filling them with salt ; from then on ice was used for this purpose . firm s . j . groen was the first to build a large ice warehouse with cold stores , called mercurius , at the corner of zeestraat ( later called fr\u00f6gerstraat ) and visseringstraat . in the summer the ice was imported from norway ; in the winter the owners of the estates velserbeek and rooswijk permitted ice being taken from their frozen ponds . many ice factories followed and some years later factories such as nv ijsfabriek ijmuiden , ijsfabriek de noordpool en nv kristalijsfabriek groenland , south of the vissershaven , made artificial ice . nv ijsfabriek , later called koelhuis ijsvries from 1911 established on sluisplein , was the first ice factory in the vicinity of the fish building . during the first years only ice was made , but after world war i the company specialized in freezing fish , eggs , bulbs and fruit . the modernization of its machinery led to a 200 \u2013 ton ice production a day . later the modern koelhuis ijsvries was built on kanaalstraat and in 1955 ice factory and cold stores were brought under one board of directors , under the name of verenigde koelhuizen en ijsfabrieken nv .\nin 1986 pieter schmidt van gelder established a paper factory , as part of van gelder en zonen ( 1784 ) , in velsen along the north sea canal . it was one of the first companies in velsen . the name crown was added in 1963 , as a result of making cardboard for punched cards in cooperation with the american paper factory crown zellerbach . in 2015 crown en van gelder employ 280 people and produce 220 , 000 tons of paper per year for printers , labels and special packaging\neven before the opening of the north sea canal the first houses were built , which was the beginning of ijmuiden . these first residents were civil servants , for whom in 1875 a row of lockkeepers houses were built near the lock . head engineer justus dirks from the amsterdam canal company asked seven - year old alida smakman , the assistant lockkeeper\u2019s daughter , to lay the first stone . mayor ensched\u00e9 and the velsen town council were watching while alida and her father laid the first stone .\nthe bik family and the descendants of this well - to - do patrician family played an important part in the development of ijmuiden . in 1851 brothers - in - law adrianus bik and jan willem arnold bought de breesaap estate for one million guilders . in 1863 part of it was given to the amsterdam canal company for digging the north sea canal . messrs . bik and arnold were entrepreneurs and pioneers in heart and soul , showing true social involvement . in 1876 they established the burgerlijke maatschap ( civil partnership ) , later called maatschappij ijmuiden ( ijmuiden foundation ) , in which the part of de breesaap south of the canal ( 355 acres ) was placed . the area was levelled for building activities and was the foundation of ijmuiden . in 1877 the foundation presented a modest development plan for housing , industry and fishery . the plan was accompanied by \u2018regulations concerning the building of houses and the hygiene thereof\u2019\nfinanced by jan willem arnold the first forty numbered working - class houses were built on a site not far from the lock . although built with the best intentions , the neighbourhood and its shabby houses soon became a notorious slum , called \u2018the forty\u2019 . in 1897 the houses were occupied by the first working - class families , most of whom thought they were better off than before . mainly fishermen from egmond lived in the forty\u201d . the entrance to the dwellings was through hoeksteeg , between prins hendrikstraat and zeestraat ( later frogerstraat ) . the kitchen had a surface area of one square metre and some box - beds could only be slept in with pulled up knees . a privy was placed outside the houses and inhabitants had to fetch water from the pump near the entrance of this neighbourhood .\nthe development plan of the ijmuiden foundation showed streets in straight lines , which were connected with kanaalstraat . a new neighbourhood was built : the new town of ijmuiden was booming ; the industrious pioneer spirit accompanied by a wind of change .\nbefore the construction of the railway between velsen and ijmuiden an omnibus - service , a large horse - drawn carriage with full - length seats , ran between velsen railway station and hotel nommer e\u00e9n on kanaalstraat in ijmuiden .\nfrom 1867 the train from the hollandse ijzeren spoorweg maatschappij ( dutch iron railway company ) connected haarlem and uitgeest , via the velserspoorbrug : a large swing bridge near the present paper factory van gelder . it was not until 1883 that the construction of the railway line to ijmuiden was under way . for the section ijmuiden \u2013 velsen part of \u2018the hoge berg\u2019 was levelled . at first a little railway station with a wooden platform was built , near the locks ( annastraat ) . in 1886 the line became a double track . the fish transport made demands too and after the completion of the vissershaven the fish merchants insisted on a station near the harbour . railway station ijmuiden , situated on stationsplein at the bottom of oranjestraat , opened in 1899 . the fish train had its own station and could be loaded behind the fish building via the fish bridge .\nthe ijmuiden railway was closed down in 1983 , but was still used for refrigerated fish transport . in 1995 the station was demolished .\nmany cherished the thought that ijmuiden would soon be a stylish tourist spot . in 1887 hotel nommer e\u00e9n was built at the corner of oranjestraat \u2013 kanaalstraat : \u2018the only building with a second floor\u2019 . the hotel was a meeting place for shipowners and fish merchants and served as a cultural and community centre . when the railway line was first built it also served as a buffet for the train passengers , until in 1899 the station was built . jacob list , who bought the hotel from hugo jacob werkhoven , made it very prosperous . in 1943 the hotel had to be demolished , by order of the german occupying forces ; its last owner was gerardus milne .\nshort after hotel nommer e\u00e9n was built a speculative citizen of amsterdam built a second hotel , which had to be more distinguished , more beautiful and more comfortable : hotel willem barendsz . the hotel was intended for housing the luxury passengers from the mail boats and suez ships . in good weather you could see the westertoren in amsterdam from the dome on the roof .\nof course many a day tripper and even foreign tourists came to look at the giant lock . the luxury tourists , however , sailed on to amsterdam . the large hotel rooms remained empty and the hotel became dilapidated . the only way to make a little money was to rent out function rooms to the rising number of religious communities on a sunday . pilots and \u2018vletterlieden\u2019 used the dome as a watchtower . before the building was eventually pulled down , it had been used by the boon brothers as a livery stable .\nin 1905 the private \u201cvereeniging visscherijschool ijmuiden\u201d ( association fishery school ijmuiden ) was founded . this school trained skippers , first mates and engineers because \u2018something had to be done about training these lads if the fishing industry was to have fresh and new blood in its fishing fleet\u2019 . the fishery school could use a class room in school b on oranjestraat and two old pilot boats . the first headmaster \u2013 teacher taught fourteen pupils from 6 to 8 o\u2019clock in the evening .\nbecause of financial difficulties the town council took control over the fishing school in 1911 . after being temporarily housed in the \u2018klapschool\u2019 on president kr\u00fcgerstraat , the school moved to a new building at the corner of kompasstraat and havenkade in 1916 . in 1952 the name was changed into \u2018gemeentelijke school voor visserij en scheepvaart\u2019 ( municipal school of fishery and shipping trade ) and since 1981 it has been called \u2018school voor zeevaart en techniek\u201d ( nautical and technical school ) . in 1988 the school moved to a new building on sluisplein with again a different name : \u2018nova college maritiem instituut ijmond\u201d . ( nova college maritime institute ijmuiden )\nin 1989 a foundation was set up to preserve the old school building and to turn it into a museum . more than seventy ijmuiden volunteers partook in the restoration . in 1994 minister hedy d\u2019ancona of welfare , public health an culture opened the zee - and havenmuseum ( sea and harbour museum ) .\nin 1917 h . j . e . wenckebach presented his plan for a dutch steelworks . the \u2018committee for establishing a steel and roll works in the netherlands\u2019 preferred ijmuiden to rotterdam because of the firm subsoil . the first phase saw the realisation of two blast furnaces , a coke - oven battery , an inner and outer harbour , a railway yard , a power station and a by - products plant for cleaning the coke - oven gas .\nat the beginning of the twentieth century the fishing trade was becoming more regulated . despite strikes and other setbacks a number of bona fide fishmongers established themselves in ijmuiden . after world war i had started it was tumultuous within the fishing trade and new names worked their way up . many of these fishmongers originated from egmond aan zee , being the core of the ijmuiden fishing trade . they did not just buy and sell fish , but they also started owning herring luggers and exporting salted herrings .\nin the interbellum ijmuiden got into decline . the economic recession caused a depression in the fishing trade . because of the german inflation trade with the hinterland ground to a halt ; the trawlers stayed idly in the harbour , thus affecting the fishing trade and causing the fishermen to go on strike . when in 1933 the shipowners revoked the collective agreement and proposed a fifteen percent wage reduction , the ijmuiden federation announced a big strike among the fishermen . this strike lasted from 3 january until 11 july and is the longest in the history of the fishing industry . emotions were running high , but eventually the actions were undermined by infighting and all efforts proved to have been to no avail .\nthe conditions aboard the ships were wretched and caused another strike in 1936 . this time the workers did win , but it did not do them much good , because of the crisis . the fishing trade did not give up , however , and found new markets in czechoslovakia and france . in due time the fishing trade slowly recovered and the so - called haddock boats sailed for the fishing grounds again .\nnational socialism , promising a better future , cropped up in the netherlands too . in 1939 mobilization was proclaimed and ijmuiden awaited a dire lot : when world war ii broke out everything that had been built was to be destroyed .\nfor a few pennies jacob visser brought people from the harbour head to the beach by ferry , called japie overzet ( japie ferry ) in the vernacular . in 1928 he bought his first towboat , alberdina , and two years later the powerful neeltje followed , which he used for towing coal barges through the ijmuiden locks . for towing the heavy coals , coming from the limburg mines , strong boats were needed . later jacob visser also had a towing service near the vissershaven .\nduring world war ii trade was slack . fishermen still at sea when the war broke out were given orders to sail for the nearest english port ; the steam trawlers , lying in the vissershaven , had to make preparations to cross over to england . in the estuary large ships were sunk to deny the germans access to the harbour and locks , thus enabling only small fishing boats to sail in or out .\nafter the war jacob visser resumed his coal barge towing trade and because of the booming fishing industry towing services were much in demand . he bought several new tow boats : triton ( 1949 ) , thetis ( 1956 ) and argus .\nin 1968 jacob visser sold the company to his employee , ben iskes . his son jim iskes , who trained as a first mate at the nautical and technical school , is the manager of this tug towage and salvage company nowadays .\nbecause ijmuiden was growing rapidly de vereniging ijmuidens belang ( society for ijmuiden community interests ) wanted to make a cemetery , which the ijmuiden foundation and the town council arranged for by deforesting and levelling the southern part of the de breesaap estate . former landowner jan braam was appointed overseer / gravedigger in 1896 ; in which year the cemetery saw 48 burials .\nthe entrance to this westerbegraafplaats ( western cemetery ) is through kerkstraat , which used to be a sandy path . the hearse had to pass a deep gully and even the railway track . a strong team of horses was needed to get the hearse uphill , through the sand . railway men used to put planks on the track to enable the hearse to pass and the slope was made passable with flattened fishing baskets .\nit often happened that the horses refused to negotiate the steep slope . after requesting the vicar to walk on ahead , the coachman , yelling and swearing , then spurred on the horses .\nover the gully a wooden footbridge was built in due course , to be replaced later by a small concrete bridge . in 1930 the town council had the present juliana bridge built in amsterdam school style .\npre - war ijmuiden , with willemsplein at its centre , was a pleasant town until world war ii broke out in 1940 . the jetties were bombed , jewish refugees tried to flee europe via ijmuiden and the dutch royal family were brought to england by destroyer hms codrington . the dutch government had the north sea canal estuary blocked by sinking ships , among which passengers ship jan pieterszoon coen . the port remained open for small vessels .\nin 1942 german troops built a defence line from norway to spain : the famous atlantikwall , with ijmuiden as a strategic \u2018festung\u2019 ( fortress ) . around ijmuiden barriers were made , such as bunkers , anti - tank pits and mine fields . ijmuiden became a \u2018sperrgebiet\u2019 ( prohibited area ) and the town was vacated . the germans also constructed fields of fire in ijmuiden and velsen - noord to position their anti - aircraft guns against a possible allied overland invasion , demolishing hundreds of houses in the process . in 1942 en 1943 people sometimes were forced to leave their houses within 48 hours and even had to organise their own transportation . these inhabitants took refuge somewhere within the town or outside , even as far as friesland . only people with an \u2018ausweis\u201d ( work permit ) were allowed to enter the area .\nthe harbour area in old - ijmuiden was the operating base for the kriegsmarine ( navy ) . a large part of the harbour was used for moorings for the schnellboote ( torpedo boats ) ; aimed at attacking allied convoys along the english coast . the germans built a schnellboot - bunker in the haringhaven and an even bigger one near the semaphore , where the traffic - control was situated . most of both harbours and fishing buildings were destroyed during bombings of the schnellboot - bunker .\nat the end of the war old - ijmuiden was in ruins . the buildings that were not completely demolished were heavily damaged by the many bombings of the harbour area . the total of destroyed buildings amounted to 3 , 190 houses , two churches , nine schools and 159 other buildings . many more were damaged : 4 , 600 houses , ten churches and 363 other buildings . the old ijmuiden was never going to be the same again ; many inhabitants of ijmuiden longed for the pre - war conviviality .\nafter the war old - ijmuiden was a sad and dilapidated place . everywhere were empty spots , such as the completely wiped out police station and bandstand in what used to be willemsplein . the koning willemshuis and hotel nommer e\u00e9n on kanaalstraat , caf\u00e9 cycloop on prins hendrikstraat : everything was bombed or demolished . only the gebouw voor christelijke belangen ( building for christian interests ) on enched\u00e9plein , the old mercurius on breesaapstraat , caf\u00e9 afslag , the old planteijdt auction on kanaalstraat and the bell telephone building near the old lock were still standing .\nmost of the reconstruction was done in east - ijmuiden and not in old - ijmuiden . the few still - existing houses became more and more run down , because no maintenance was ever done . \u201cthe old nest by the sea\u201d had become well nigh uninhabitable .\nmayor kwint had been in contact with architect willem dudok before the war had even finished . it was his job to give ijmuiden a new face . this is indeed what he did , but only for east - ijmuiden , however . to commemorate the tragic war events he designed plein 1945 , where the new town hall was built . from then on the town council was not established in velsen anymore but in ijmuiden . old - ijmuiden was destined to become an industrial estate .\ndismal and damaged ijmuiden was recovering slowly . families , whose fathers had left for england by trawler in 1940 , were reunited , fishing boats , confiscated by the germans , sailed again en the fishing buildings were rebuilt . the industry , such as hoogovens , bombed heavily during the war , recovered too . many people were not able to go back to old - ijmuiden and went to live in east - ijmuiden , later in duinwijk .\nas late as 1962 the town council devised a development plan for old - ijmuiden . the area west of oranjestraat was destined for small - scale industry . east of oranjestraat was to become a residential area with new twelve - story apartment blocks . most of the ramshackle buildings as far as koningsplein were to be demolished .\nthe inhabitants protested : they thought the character of their neighbourhood was about to change too much . they set up committee old - ijmuiden , which aims were to keep the original street pattern and to restore the houses that were still fit to live in . in 1973 a compromise was reached : no more grand - scale demolition , but on bloemstraat and s . p . kuijperplantsoen three - story apartments blocks did arise . in spite of this houses on schoolstraat and generaal de wetstraat were pulled down , as was the groen van prinsterer school on koningsplein and the roman catholic gregorius church on kanaalstraat . in 1979 a new housing estate was built in the demolished area , followed by 42 new dwellings on the \u2018new\u2019 willemsplein .\nheated discussions took place during town council meetings about the demolition plans for the villa\u2019s on kanaalstraat , especially about villa nooitgedacht , built in 1900 as villa tosari . it had been the domain of squatters for years but at the end of the eighties the villa , like community centre de brulboei ( the foghorn ) across the street , was eventually demolished by court order . subsequently the new housing project was refused a building permit , however , because the site appeared to be situated within the hoogovens noise zone .\nat the beginning of the nineties the government designated old - ijmuiden as a social renewal area ; a neighbourhood getting more money and attention from the local authorities . not until 1996 and 2001 did building start on kerkstraat \u2013 kanaalstraat , followed by new housing projects on bik - en arnoldkade and duinstraat .\nthe ijmuiden harbour is a dynamic port on the north sea canal estuary and is always accessible without any obstacles . the open seaport has a good reputation in the field of storage and transhipment of fresh and deep frozen fish , offshore , ferries , cruises and as well as in the field of assembling and constructing offshore wind farms . until 1989 the seaport was owned by the state : the staatsvissershavenbedrijf ( state fishing harbour company ) . in that year the seaport was privatized : minister kroes from transport and public works signed the deed of conveyance to seaport ijmuiden plc . this is a private company , which now owns the harbours and the ijmuiden fish auction .\none hundred and fifty small companies in the harbour area partook in a \u20ac 5 . 3 million investment initiative , called the bos - group . entrepreneurs were charged reasonable prices when buying the land their premises were built on , provided they bought shares in the new company .\nmaintenance was overdue , so the first tasks sea port ijmuiden plc set themselves were modernizing the fish auction and investing in the harbour area . in 1990 the trawlerkade and leonarduskade northwest of the middle harbour area were realized and in 1991 the fish auction introduced the mobile auction clock , which heralded the end of oral sale . in 1994 the dutch fish auction ijmuiden did its first test with phone auctioning , operating by means of telephone lines . from 2008 the auction has used the pefa - auction system via the internet .\nin 1994 near the harbour head the felison terminal was built . at first the scandinavia seaways ferries to norway and sweden docked there . from 1998 the dfds seaways have operated a daily service to newcastle in england .\nin 1999 the foundation stone was laid for the so - called third harbour . it was meant to cater for companies lacking in space to expand in the present harbour and for the coastal trade , which is an alternative for the clogged roads of the netherlands . the new ijmond harbour was finished in 2004 and is now developing into an operating base of building wind farms off the dutch coast and wind farm eneco luchterduinen . since 2012 it has also been a major cruise ships terminal .\nas of 2009 a metamorphosis is taking place in the middle harbour area . reconstructing the area between vissershaven and haringhaven is part of a grand - scale project , enhancing the position of ijmuiden as \u2018a transfer table for deep frozen fish\u2019 . completion of this renewal project is due in 2016 .\nfrom the town and environment - project emerges that improving the quality of life in old - ijmuiden is a major issue in the twenty - first century . west of oranjestraat , near the harbour , parts of the former , redeveloped industrial estate has been transformed into a new residential area . on the eastern side , where the villa\u2019s are too , old neighbourhoods are being renovated . during the sixties in the area between oranjestraat and koningsplein many of the original buildings were replaced by galleried flats and home zones . because of this most of the old street pattern has disappeared .\nin the new urban development plan conservation of the present historical buildings and reconstruction of the old , rectangular street plan are the keynotes . the characteristic environment , the views , the locks , the fishing harbour and its small - scaleness have been an inspiration for the urban development plan .\nin the middle of the neighbourhood the authentic thalia theatre has taken its prominent place again on a yet to be constructed square and the white theatre in the former pen power station has also become a cultural meeting point .\nthe other special buildings in the area , such as the church on helmstraat and the engelmundus church on wilhelminakade are in need of extra attention , as is koningsplein .\nby reconstructing the former street pattern the view of the harbour and the north sea canal should be experienced in the whole area .\nthe new premises will consist of small - scale , detached houses . along the north sea canal and the harbour buildings of varying height can be built . the old buildings and the small - scale area are making old - ijmuiden an attractive place , where living , working and recreation go hand in hand .\nprojects like town and environment and urban renewal have been started to improve the quality of life in old - ijmuiden . businesses causing ( noise ) pollution have been moved or cleaned up and old houses have been demolished . the harbour head has been completely renovated because of the arrival of the ferry service to england and by establishing sea port ijmuiden a modern dock industry has been created . government and market players are building new houses for several target groups and are restoring the old street pattern . the thalia theatre , the white theatre , the nautical and technical school , the sea and harbour museum and fortress island give the neighbourhood an important cultural and educational boost . the elderly may live in residential homes such as breezicht and w . f . vissershuis and the local residents can meet in community centre de brulboei . the redevelopment of old - ijmuiden is coming to a standstill , however , partly because of the economic crisis and major attention should be given to the issue of social cohesion .\nharbour , sea , fishery , the canal and locks are connecting factors for old - ijmuiden . many residents earn or used to earn their money in these industries or work across the canal at \u201cde hoogovens\u201d . these people can tell a story or two about working and living in a unique part of ijmuiden . stories we should not forget and which have to be shared with the younger people growing up in the neighbourhood as well as new residents . stories connect people and provide the area with an identity of its own . stories keep people connected with the past , bring unity and create new ideas for developing old - ijmuiden . by recording old - ijmuiden life stories and passing them on through all kinds of activities people will come together and old - ijmuiden is going to be a better place to live in . the neighbourhood will retrieve its character and will be back on the map again .\nthere are more than one record in the search results . please specify issue .\nin order to clarify the character of the itowappu system , which was established by the edo bakufu government in 1604 in relation to the portuguese silk trade between nagasaki and makao , the portuguese documents are as important as the japanese , dutch , or british records . however , the portuguese traders , unlike the english and dutch , left no record on their commercial activities in japan . it is therefore the missionary documents which complement , to a certain degree , the lack of the portuguese rccords . the jesuit missionaries , from the outset of the christian mission in japan , shared the same interests with the portuguese in the trade , since their work in japan considerably depended on the income from the trade . in addition , the missionaries were in a position wherd they could obtain a thorough knowledge of the negotiation at nagasaki , as they played an important part as an intermediary between portuguese and japanese merchants . by examining they church documents left by these missionaries , it is possible to clarify several points concerning the itowappu system . ( 1 ) the immediate cause of the establishment of this system mentioned in itowappu yuisho gaki ( history of itowappu ) , a japanese document , is not to be trusted . ( 2 ) the itowappu system was said to have following characteristics : ( a ) the itowappu merchants ( and the bakufu ) bought all of the silk from the portuguese at a time ; ( b ) they took advantage of the monopoly position in this transaction ; ( c ) the japanese buyers had the right to set the price . among these characteristics , the wholesale system ( a ) was the portuguese way of negotiation even before the establishment of the system . therefore , it has nothing to do with the itowappu system . as for the character ( c ) , the church documents do not prove it . tough the point ( b ) is important , it was a problem of distribution among japanese merchants after the portuguese had sold the silk . as a result , the missionaries were not interested in this matter , and the church documents tell us almost nothing about it . yet , one of the points which are clarified by the above documents shows that the nagasaki bugyo held an important role in negotiating the pancada , the price of silk , with the portuguese ."]}
{"id": 56333, "summary": [{"text": "asia motor works ltd ( amw ) manufactures commercial vehicle , auto components , fully built vehicles and forged components , in india .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "founded in 2002 , amw has won commercial vehicle ( cv ) of the year 2008 from ndtv profit car and bike awards & \" cv innovation of the year \" for 2010 from cv magazine & zee business news . ", "topic": 32}], "title": "asia motorworks", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 9 asia motorworks reviews submitted anonymously by asia motorworks employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if asia motorworks is right for you .\nasia motorworks ( amw ) : the launch decision sergio . . . | urltoken\nasia motorworks limited - trader , service provider of motor parts in mumbai , maharashtra .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at asia motorworks , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the asia motorworks company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at asia motorworks .\nquestion : asia motorworks ( amw ) : the launch decision sergio canavati de la torre platform production is a p . . .\ni applied through college or university . the process took 1 day . i interviewed at asia motorworks ( allahabad ) in january 2011 .\nmahesh painuly ' s profile - sr . manager - human resources , asia motorworks limited - view professional profile of mahesh painuly - urltoken\ni applied through college or university . the process took 1 day . i interviewed at asia motorworks ( allahabad ( india ) ) in january 2011 .\narea manager salaries at asia motorworks can range from \u20b97 , 60 , 108 - \u20b98 , 22 , 939 . this estimate is based upon 1 asia motorworks area manager salary report ( s ) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods . see all area manager salaries to learn how this stacks up in the market .\nasia motorworks has its 8 , 50 , 000 - sq metres manufacturing plant at bhuj in gujarat that has a capacity to manufacture 10 , 000 trucks a year .\nhome / study / business / finance / finance questions and answers / asia motorworks ( amw ) : the launch decision sergio canavati de la torre platform production . . .\na curious sight looms up on the arid landscape of bhachau , 34 km east of bhuj in gujarat , at the edge of the kutch desert . it is the sprawling factory of asia motorworks .\nmumbai - based asia motorworks limited , which specialises in the design and manufacture of higher - tonnage vehicles , unveiled its 49 - tonne 4923 tractors and 2523 tippers in the andhra pradesh market on friday .\nasia motorworks has already sold 8 trucks in andhra pradesh , and at present has orders for another 20 trucks .\nwe should be selling a total of 30 trucks in the state by the end of this month ,\nhe said .\naccording to rc mangal , vice - president ( marketing ) , asia motorworks , the company has so far sold 500 of its vehicles in the last six months .\nwe expect to sell 300 more units across the country by march 2007 ,\nhe said .\nmr anirudh bhuwalka , md & ceo , asia motorworks ltd , said ,\nwe have decided to enter the western market through the vidarbha region which is a coal - mining centre and cargo hub . we see a great business potential for our rock body tippers & tractors in this region . we would want to tap this business opportunity .\nmumbaimarch 8asia motorworks ltd ( amw ) , the latest entrant in the heavy commercial vehicle industry , walked into the western region market with its first dealership ( truck world ) for the vidarbha market .\naddressing a press conference on the launch of the company ' s vehicles here today , anirudh bhuwalka , managing director and chief executive of asia motorworks , said ,\nwith rapid industrialisation , sustained gdp growth of 8 per cent and the government ' s focus on building new highway projects , including the golden quadrilateral and the nsew corridors , we see freight industry poising for a major leap . the domain in which we operate\nthe heavy commercial vehicle ( hcv ) segment\nis expected to be in the excess of 1 , 75 , 000 units a year . with andhra pradesh contributing nearly 25 per cent to the tipper market , we see a great business potential and would like to tap this business opportunity .\nit is an unlikely site for a heavy vehicles plant , far away from the traditional automobile production clusters in the national capital region , the pune - nashik belt or the outskirts of chennai . but location has been no barrier to amw ' s success . started in 2002 - though the first truck rolled out only in 2005 - it has grown at startling speed , its revenues rising from rs 114 crore in 2006 / 07 to around rs 1 , 000 crore in the just - completed financial year .\nthe heavy commercial vehicles , or hcvs , market is dominated by two heavyweights , tata motors and ashok leyland , holding 63 and 22 per cent of market share , respectively . volvo - eicher is in third place with 10 . 3 per cent . but in less than six years of production , amw has grabbed much of the remaining market and achieved the number four position ; it sold 9 , 000 vehicles last year , putting it ahead of high pedigree players like mahindra - navistar , force - man and daimler - benz . indeed , in the tipper truck category - the ones where the platform can be raised at one end to discharge the load - amw is already number two , behind tata motors . the company also plans to scale up massively in the coming year , raising production more than five times to 48 , 000 vehicles annually , which it expects will take it ahead of volvo - eicher .\nthe man who set up amw is another surprise . he is no grizzled business veteran , but 36 - year - old anirudh bhuwalka , an mba from babson college , massachusetts , widely considered number 1 among b - schools globally for entrepreneurship .\nhow did he succeed in such a short period ? for one , by devising a business plan that relied on massive outsourcing . a noticeable feature of the amw factory is how much less noisy it is than other similar facilities . that is because it is more of an assembling unit than a manufacturing one - most parts of the vehicles it manufactures are brought here and fitted , they are not produced . in the trucks , the engines are from cummins , the gearboxes from zf , the axles from eaton - and the entire cabin from china , with all systems already installed . bhulwalka says outsourcing enabled him to start operations early without incurring heavy capital expenditure .\nwhen tata motors or ashok leyland entered the business , they had no choice but to develop their own technology and manufacture most of the vehicle themselves ,\nsays bhuwalka .\nwe need not do so . all our suppliers are large companies and leaders in their own fields .\nthe model , says bhuwalka , is far from new , being widely used globally .\npaccar has become a $ 14 - billion ( rs 63 , 000 crore ) company and the second - largest truckmaker in north america by following the same model ,\nhe says .\neven china does the same . all its trucks are made of parts bought from the same pool of suppliers . they may sport different logos and have some cosmetic differences , but inside they are all the same - engines , gearboxes and often even the frames .\nthe plant ' s unusual location at bhuj , far from cutting amw off from the mainstream , is actually an advantage , says bhuwalka , revealing that the spot was deliberately chosen .\nwe are right next to the kandla and mundra ports ,\nhe points out .\ni would never have managed the logistics had i been near nava sheva ( close to mumbai ) because of congestion there .\nbut he concedes that he was also attracted by the incentives - land , water and electricity at concessional rates - the gujarat government has been providing investors in the state .\nbhuwalka makes it sound too easy . if the heavy vehicles business is such a cakewalk , why are companies like force - man and mahindra - navistar , with deeper pockets than amw , still struggling ? bhuwalka ascribes his success to the attention amw pays to quality and comfort .\nmost trucks in india are sold with very basic amenities , both the body and cabin are unfinished . buyers have to install many features after the purchase , which is an inconvenience . our cabins have air - conditioning and a music system installed from the start .\nthe air - conditioned cabins are so popular with the tipper truck drivers that at some client companies , the drivers jostle to get the right to drive an amw truck , says r . c . mangal , marketing director , amw .\ntipper trucks work in dusty environments and the sealed , cool cabin is a great boon ,\nhe adds .\nnot everyone agrees . r . seshasayee , executive vice chairman of ashok leyland , sees the challenge differently .\nhistorically , it is the incumbent players who have succeeded ,\nhe says .\nthey have a stronger network , keener understanding of indian conditions and customer requirements and the capability to carefully configure products .\nhow and why did bhuwalka decide to make trucks ?\ni have my uncle to thank ,\nhe replies . ' uncle ' is shashi ruia , head of the rs 70 , 000 - crore essar group . in 2002 , when bhuwalka was considering business alternatives , essar won its first major road - building contract . ruia was finding it difficult to get trucks of the specifications he wanted and suggested bhuwalka manufacture them for him . funded by his family and bank loans , bhulwalka began work . three years later the first amw truck rolled out of a shed in hazira , on gujarat ' s southern coast , near surat , where bhuwalka ' s factory was initially located .\nthe shed is a lounge - cum - service centre for our drivers today ,\nhe says . the move to bhachau took place in 2006 after bhuwalka acquired 600 acres there . the fledgling company was on a roll , but it had not bargained for the global slowdown that struck in 2008 .\nup to january 2008 , it seemed we could do no wrong ,\nrecalls bhuwalka .\nwe had planned to massively ramp up production . we wanted to make everything : light commercial vehicles , luxury buses\u2026 and then came the crisis .\nsales of hcvs dropped by 37 per cent in india , from 235 , 935 units in 2007 / 08 to 148 , 626 units the following year . amw was badly hit too .\ni learnt a big lesson : do not try to get into too many segments too soon ,\nsays bhuwalka .\nif you ask my managers they will all tell you that we have just one aim - to manufacture and sell more hcvs , nothing else .\nsays pankaj bharuka , deputy general manager at the plant :\neverything we are doing is to gear up for a massive ramping up of truck production .\nground realities have forced bhuwalka to temper his ambition and idealism in other ways , too .\nwhen i got into this business , i wanted to provide international quality trucks at a price indians could afford ,\nhe says . but without any state incentives to do so , it was not possible and he has abandoned the idea . he prefers to make fully built trucks but higher margins lie in making cowls , or the front of the vehicle without the engine .\nfully built trucks are much safer than assembled cowls , but the government provides no encouragement ,\nhe says . he is also planning to make and sell cowls from next year . even ashok leyland ' s seshasayee believes that the marketplace for hcvs is changing .\nmarket dynamics are going to change and with the advent of more players - home - grown or global - competition will get keener . with increased legislation , stricter emission norms , enhanced safety features and evolving customers , demand will reach new heights ,\nhe says .\nkeeping that in mind , amw intends to manufacture more . cabins are still imported fully assembled from china , but the company has built its own cabin - assembly line , which will start production soon . one eye fixed firmly on the future , bhuwalka has set up a 200 - member research and development unit in navi mumbai to develop new kinds of trucks , such as those used for hauling heavy equipment .\ngoing forward , we have to look at every possible use of the truck chassis ,\nsays amw president a . ramasubramanian .\nthe company ' s top brass knows there are more challenges ahead .\nthe competition will not sit back ,\nsays ramasubramanian .\ni think they view us as serious rivals now .\nanother manager jokes that tata motors plans to buy a few amw trucks and take them apart to try and pinpoint where the secret of amw success lies . in fact , this is a practice amw itself follows , making no bones about doing so - rival manufacturers ' vehicles are parked just outside the administration building at bhachau .\nthe only way forward is to make better trucks and give buyers better value for their money ,\nsays bhuwalka .\nwe have done so until now , and we will continue to do so .\nmark zuckerberg overtakes warren buffet to emerge world ' s third - richest man with $ 81 . 6 bn net worth\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 .\nbiggest scamsters and fraud company . did not pay salary as promised . no ethics and company is gang of fraudsters looting banks and employees alike .\ninterview process was standard . . . long with lots of cross questions on technical background . . . questions were asked from manufacturing science , machine design , hydraulics , compressors and pumps , refrigeration and also on vocational training . . . u will feel satisfied after giving interview because if u cant answer some portion they will ask u from another topic where u can find it answerable .\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 .\nsuperb , dynamic , fast - 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production with robatic & manual . . .\ncore php , javascript , mysql , html , css , codeigniter , cakephp , ajax , dhtml . . .\nautocad 3d , solid works , catia , mechanical design , ug , design engineering . . .\nautomotive , autosar , 32 bit microcontrollers , rtos , bsw , can , uds , spi , wd , . . .\nchoose from 600 + courses & certifications to increase your chances of getting shortlisted . get freebies on your purchase\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 .\nthe company has partnered with drd trucks india private limited , which holds 80 per cent of the total tipper body - building segment of andhra pradesh , for marketing its vehicles in the state .\nthe company currently offers 235 horse power vehicles , and is in the process of launching a 300 - horse power model in the next six months . besides , three more models targeting the mining and construction businesses are in the pipeline .\nwe have already set up our sales and service operations in tamil nadu , vijayawada and hyderabad as the southern region is very important market for us . as part of our distribution plan , we also plan to establish warehouses in south and north markets to stock our automobile parts ,\nmangal said .\nthe company is planning to set up 151 sales and service outlets across the country , covering all major highways , in the next 12 months . opening 450 spare parts outlets is also on its agenda .\nnew : get seamless access to urltoken at a great price . no additional sign - up required .\nthe company showcased its ` worldtruck ' series namely 4923 tractor , 4018 tractor , 4923 tipper - trailer , 2523 rock body tipper and 2518 haulage at the conference . the vehicles are being made at its plant in bhuj , gujarat .\namw partners with truck world ( the first dealership ) for the vidarbha region , which is co - owned by mr shabbir vali & mr shiraj dunga .\nthey are also the dealer for gm motors and have been into construction business since 1943 . they are looking at more dealers in other parts of maharashtra .\nwe have already set up sales and service operations in the southern market . as a part of our distribution plan , we plan to establish warehouses to stock spare parts in the western market ,\nmr bhuwalka added .\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 . . .\n1 . amw is a private company and did not disclose financial information . using information about the industry average cost structure , create financial projections for the bus manufacturing division for five years . modify the industry averages to account for the fact that you will enjoy the same cost reductions that scania does .\ni . assume a straight - line rate of amortization of 5 percent per year over a 20 - year period .\nii . assume that your sales growth rate will be 60 percent , exactly like amw\u2019s .\n3 . in 2012 , during a period of sluggish demand , amw searched for us $ 100 million to finance growth . \u201cwe are a growing company , and we are in the phase of growth capital . we are exploring various options , including selling stake to a pe [ private equity ] player . if we get a good value we may sell a minor stake , if not , we are open to raising debt as well , \u201d said bhuwalka , who expressed interest in obtaining a combination of debt and equity financing ( thakkar , 2012 ) .\nb . explain why the valuation during this period might be lower than bhuwalka could expect .\nc . make an argument as to why the firm should be valued higher .\nnote 1 as of october 31 , 2014 , 10 million indian rupees was equivalent to us $ 162 , 845 . 19 according to urltoken and urltoken converter / convert / ? amount = 1 & from = inr & to = usd .\ncheck out the latest area manager jobs or see area manager salaries at other companies .\nupload a cv to easily apply to jobs from anywhere . it ' s simple to set up .\nshare link , youtube video , slideshare presentation or ask a question . . .\ncookie is disabled in your browser due to this certain functionalities will not work . click here , to know how to enable it .\nit ' s easy , it ' s safe . no need to remember brijj password !\nplease choose your profile url carefully . you are allowed to edit the profile url only once .\nsr . executive - industrial relations at gentek technology pvt . ltd for 1 year\ncurriculum vitae mahesh painuly - c - 154 , raghuvanshi nagar , new ravalwadi relocation site , bhuj - 370010 mobile no . 09909962511 , 09909968710 email : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ date of birth : 20 / 01 / 76 father ' s name : b . n . painuly career objectives : i want a career that will provide me with challenges , allow freedom and creativity in the application of my knowledge , and will help achieve professional growth and personal acclaim . challenges , i have always look forward to learning new things every step i take is what i believe in . i wish to join an organization that provides me all these things and is commensurate to my potential and capabilities that i have gained through my experience and education .\nhandling performance management system , recruitment , hr strategy development & deployment and iso ts 16949 implementation for hcv & lcv business .\ni had worked as a head \u2013 human resources and looked after recruitment , induction , performance appraisal , iso norms and its compliances , salary & wage administration , hr policy company is engaged in manufacturing of automotive gears for three & four wheelers . mahindra sar is a sector company of mahindra & mahindra group , a public listed company having annual turnover of rs . 20 , 000 crores the company is on a vertical growth and is having annual turnover of rs . 75 crores ( aiming to achieve mark of rs 500 crores by the end of 2009 ) with 850 manpower strength . i was reporting to the coo . i was involved in the process of rationalisation of contract manpower , pms , formulation of hr strategy & implementation of the same considering the organisational goals . nature of duties : \u2022 recruitment process \u2022 facilitating performance appraisal \u2022 plant administration such as disciplinary actions , asset management , canteen management & house keeping etc . \u2022 industrial relations and liaison with government agencies \u2022 wage & salary administration and time office ( tams ) \u2022 human resources information systems \u2022 manpower planning \u2022 training and development \u2013 identification of training needs , preparing training calendar , training schedule , training history . . performance management system achievements so far \u2022 successfully formulated and implemented model of fixed term employee and taken 86 workmen on roll thus saving of overall 3 . 5 % . \u2022 initiated the bsc model for direct operations . \u2022 execution of contract deeds with 100 % statutory compliances . \u2022 initiative to identify the assessment cum development centre for all employees .\ni had worked as a junior manager hrd and was responsible for recruitment , induction , performance appraisal , iso norms and its compliances , training ( crts & ojts ) , salary & wage administration , hr policy company basically manufactures ceramic floor and wall tiles . somany tiles is the second largest producer of ceramic tiles in india having 02 units parent unit is at kassar ( haryana ) and the second unit at kadi ( gujarat ) with a annual turnover of around rs . 200 crores . the employee strength was around 1500 employees and marketing activities is spread over all zones . i was reporting to sr . manager hrd . i was actively involved with the marketing team to redress their day to day problems .\ntrade marks belong to the respective owners . copyright \u00a9 2018 info edge india ltd . all rights reserved ."]}
{"id": 56341, "summary": [{"text": "chipshol is a dutch development company .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the company was founded in 1986 by jan poot in the hague .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "chipshol owns land around schiphol airport , with both residential and commercial locations .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "in total , chipshol controlled 1483 acres of land .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the company is headquartered in a business park near the airport .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the name chipshol is derived from the name of the airport - schiphol - and \" chip \" , from the high-tech industry which poot plans to bring to the region in a new airport city . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "chipshol", "paragraphs": ["in this respect , the development of business park chipshol park - rijk is an exemplar of the chipshol philosophy .\nchipshol sets high standards in terms of access , public transport and environmental factors . in every development , chipshol pays close attention to :\nchipshol is the leading land development and investment company in the amsterdam airport schiphol area .\nchipshol ' s objective is to realise high capital growth through the development of large scale , high quality business parks in the amsterdam airport schiphol region .\nof course . how often does it happen ? i ' m aware of only one case ( that ' s still running ) in the netherlands - the chipshol affair .\nkalbfleisch is using the time to prepare his defence in an investigation being conducted by state investigators into the chipshol project development affair . kalbfleisch is accused of committing perjury in an earlier hearing into the case . the long - running chipshol case began in 2005 when project developer chipshol went to court accusing local authorities , national government , air traffic control body lvnl and schiphol airport of working together to prevent it developing a business park close to the airport . in the intervening years , chipshol has won damages from various parties , but the part played by the nma has remained questionable . according to the nma , kalbfleisch is taking holiday and free days and will continue to be paid . he is due to retire from the position at the end of june . until then , his work will be taken over by board member henk don .\nchipshol is the leading privately - owned land development and investment company in the amsterdam airport schiphol region . the company develops high quality business parks on land , which it owns in this main growth area of the netherlands .\nmr . poot founded the chipshol group in 1986 as a result of the haarlemmermeer / bollenstreek project , which he launched in 1979 / 80 as a concept for ' recreational living and working in a distinctive environment ' .\nchipshol was founded by dutchman jan poot . mr . poot was born in 1924 . he read sociology , economics and history at the municipal university of amsterdam . he began his career as an official of the south holland provincial planning department .\nin 1988 , he joined the chipshol group , a company that his father jan poot had founded two years earlier . realizing that the land around amsterdam\u2019s schiphol airport was underutilized , the elder mr . poot had set about negotiating with farmers to acquire their land . \u201chis vision was that the city of the future would start around airports , just as in the past cities had started around harbors or railway stations , \u201d says peter poot , who began his chipshol career as secretary of its board , becoming chief financial officer four years later . in 1995 , he ascended to his current position of chief executive officer .\njan poot , an entrepreneur who is now over 80 years old and living in switzerland says \u201cthis is like wartime in my country . how can this be happening ? \u201d he was also the subject of a conspiracy involving dutch judges that prevented his company from building infrastructure around schiphol airport on the land his company had bought for that purpose . it has become known as the chipshol affair . \u201c\nexperience in other countries has demonstrated the need for centres with international status close to large , rapidly - growing international airports .\nfinal call is the illustrated book about the vision and work of jan poot as a senior planner and real estate developer .\ninvestment earnings , as a result of rental increases for buildings in the company ' s own portfolio .\nthe company ' s financial policy is to finance land acquisitions and infrastructural works with equity . it will not enter into financial commitments for the construction phase of buildings unless tenancy agreements have been signed in advance or partnership agreements have been concluded for this purpose with one or more investors .\nas head of the housing office , he brought about collaboration between municipalities through the introduction of building districts , which virtually doubled housing production in south holland in the space of two years .\nin 1960 , he formed eurowoningen , a company that within 11 years constructed some 23 , 000 homes , two thirds of them in the rented sector , as well as four shopping centres . apart from new types of housing , the company also created ' residential parks ' such as doorwerth and leusden , with many recreational facilities .\nin 1974 , mr poot formed the international eurohome group , with five national companies operating in the commercial property and housing sectors , including first and second homes . in france , he founded the valmorel ski resort , designated as a model resort by the french government . for this development , he achieved the collaboration of 12 french local authorities as well as one french and six dutch institutional investors , in a single district . in the netherlands , eurohome ' s developments included apartment buildings in scheveningen with indoor swimming pools .\npeter poot was born in the dutch city of the hague in 1954 and educated in holland before entering one of switzerland\u2019s leading business schools : the university of st . gallen for business administration , economics , law and social sciences .\nwhile his father \u201cwas the man with the original vision , \u201d peter poot explains , \u201cwe have always acted as a team . \u201d after studying many major airports , particularly in america , the two \u201csaw potential that would help schiphol airport become the number one airport in the world . we wanted to create the most attractive living and working environment on the continent of europe . \u201d the poots set out to create an environment that would both attract the best foreign corporations and facilitate the way in which those companies conducted business .\nthe competition authority nma announced on thursday that its director pieter kalbfleisch is taking immediate leave for an unlimited period .\nsheri laizer interviews h\u00fcseyin bayba\u015fin imprisoned in the netherlands as a political hostage who has insisted on his innocence for the past 20 years .\nthose who caused division and wreaked the destruction of kurdistan must now help in the restoration of kurdistan .\nthe united states of kurdistan is the only solution to the instability of turkey : they will never have safety and stability unless the kurds obtain independence and this is one of turkey\u2019s problems ; furthermore , it will end up being even worse than the situation in syria is now . a peaceful solution will be the best for turkey as a first priority . that is why turkey should be helpful more than any other country .\nthe kurdish nation are hardworking , decent and civilised people . the kurds are true warriors \u2013 they won\u2019t give up on their rights to form the nation state of kurdistan and will never give up this just cause .\nankara and tehran don\u2019t like this idea but it\u2019s the only realistic project for stability in the region . kurdish politicians must be united and work together on this project . if they don\u2019t act in this unified manner a new kurdish movement will emerge for the same purpose . we have to believe in it , work for it , and then we will achieve it .\nproposals from any of the kurdish political parties to look for temporary solutions are not going to work and are a waste of time : these will only lead to more destruction . we have seen this for many past decades .\nkurds must have control of their own lands and their own destiny . it will not be reasonable for anyone to think otherwise . if any party or world power disagrees with the concept of the formation of the independent united states of kurdistan they will just be doing insult to themselves . we are not slaves to all these other nations .\ni didn\u2019t want to follow any of the existing political paths \u2013 many kurdish writers and broadcasters ask why i didn\u2019t accept to give them an interview till now . this is because i don\u2019t want to be part of any existing party that firstly looks out for itself and causes the kurds more suffering .\nanything that is formed to serve kurdish unification i would join with pleasure . what\u2019s more those who caused division and wreaked the destruction of kurdistan must now help in its restoration of kurdistan . they must do this for their own moral integrity and for the damage caused by them to the kurdish nation .\nthe united state of kurdistan ( usk ) has its rightful place as a nato member . kurdistan , as i have said before , is rich in natural and human resources . it can survive independently and share its wealth on a just basis with friendly countries . not all the profits should be going into the pockets of politicians and corrupt international companies as we see in the kurdistan region of iraq / iraqi kurdistan .\nthe usk is the best project for our homeland and the most opportune for forming a nation state based on legislation ; it enjoys enough wealth to share with the other parties who will be in a position to form the usk \u2013 everyone speaks about oil and gas but also we have fresh water , which has more value in the middle east . we have to remember most of all it is water that is needed for saudi arabia and israel / the palestinian entity also can buy it . there are also other minerals in kurdistan\u2019s lands \u2013 it demands a business - like approach . we require safe borders for a peaceful environment \u2013 in business contracts a percentage can be agreed for those outside .\nkurdish diplomats are needed to call influential individuals to bring forth new representations and seek consensus among the kurdish politicians . kurdish diplomats have to convince the us to work with them \u2013 not thinking selfishly as they have done since before first world war . turkey will never know peace without reaching an agreement with kurds . if kurdish diplomats can convince the us to help reach such an agreement , then we will define our borders and insist that the occupiers should leave our land without bloodshed ; then we can share our wealth with our allies and partners .\nit is not easy but we can work hard and convince the turkish government to be happy on their own land . we can convince iran that co - existence with kurds is better than continuing the decades\u2019 old bloodshed .\nthe media has always misrepresented this case as being because i exposed turkish state\u2019s involvement in narcotics trafficking : it was not this . it was part of the clamp down on the kurdish freedom movement and those most of influence . let it not be for nothing ! let us make sure that the suffering of the kurdish nation be rewarded in the independent united states of kurdistan .\nthe review of my case in appeal has been going on since 2011 ! the dutch ministry of justice exhibits enormous reluctance to consider the real evidence and reject the falsified information produced by the police team that worked hand in hand with the turkish state .\nthe defence turkish court document illustrates that \u201cthere was no evidence at all against yavuzt\u00fcrk according to the turkish judge and prosecutor . that means that the conviction in the netherlands that h\u00fcseyin baybasin ordered a murder in turkey by telling yavuzt\u00fcrk and korkut to carry it out cannot be true . \u201d click on image to enlarge .\nturkey wanted to extradite me as a kurdish activist . holland refused . instead a more complicated deal was agreed . i was accused of ordering the murder of s\u00fcleyman sadik\nin istanbul on 9 november 1997 . a suspect named yavuz yavuzt\u00fcrk was initially arrested for the killing and i was said to have given him the order . he had been in bulgaria at the time so could not physically have carried out a killing in istanbul . that is the day the dutch prosecutor claimed i gave him the or\ni heard about the murder only in the media \u2013 the dutch prosecutor didn\u2019t present this information to the court when i was convicted . yavuz had already been questioned by the dutch police when he was detained in prison in turkey for nine months before his acquittal . he was heavily tortured by the turkish police to make him sign the document the dutch police wanted him to sign . 1 the dutch prosecutor told the turks \u201cwe will arrange everything . \u201d\nduring this period , i was being held in isolation in ebi vught ( maximum security prison ) and they were trying to drive me out of my mind . i\u2019d asked for yavuz to be questioned . in the hearing in den bosch court they claimed they\u2019d asked the turkish officials but the prosecutor claimed the turks had said they could not find him . the accusations are simply not true .\n\u2019s sister has since stated to the turkish media that she believes the turkish police killed her brother . \u201d ( other turkish sources claim\nhad once belonged to and the mlspb had killed him for being an informant . 2 oddly , there is very little about the event in the turkish media at all .\nthe dutch elite working with turkey still deliberately ignore the defence evidence against my having played any part in these events 3 . it was a conspiracy to get me out of the way \u2018permanently . \u2019 people would not believe such things happen in holland . the deal replacing extradition to turkey was to lock me up for good in holland in exchange for covering up demmink\u2019s crimes in turkey . the prosecutor says \u201cwe will arrange everything . \u201d clearly , in holland , this could not be done on the basis of an accusation of kurdish \u2018separatism\u2019 \u2013 instead , they had to link me to crime : make the proverbial shoe fit and brand me a criminal . there is no evidence of any link .\nthe dutch prosecutor also tried to say there was a call for an intended murder in kentucky in november 1997 . they tried to use a digital recording with cutting and pasting . the person i am said to have spoken with \u2013 a former israeli lieutenant colonel , a businessman at the time i met him in 1997 , came forward and showed he has an exemplary past . he has stated that no such subject was involved and was astonished . the dutch prosecution try to say the phrase \u201cmake him cold\u2019 was used when all that was said was \u2018make him call\u2019 ( have him call ) . 4 no one was charged with any criminal offense in the us on this issue . my lawyer , mrs . van der plas introduced evidence from him directly that the taped conversation ( call no . 38 ) was manipulated and composed of various calls between us that had nothing to do with any criminal act or intention . 5\nin ebi vught when i was trying to prepare my defence , during the court hearing they kept my light turned off ; they left water leaking all night , and kept saying these were technical problems . the guards were kicking the outside of my door all night to prevent me from sleeping . i had no light to prepare my defence .\nwhen they took me to court they put a helmet on my head with headphones playing loud music . when i complained about the noise and that my head was hurting they would hit the helmet and say \u201cis this better ? \u201d\ni came before the judge and the judge saw that my face was swollen from being hit inside the helmet . they claimed to the judge that a car had been following us from belgium with false number plates and that those inside were \u201ctrying to assassinate bayba\u015fin . we have to protect bayba\u015fin\u2026\u201d\nthis was a flimsy excuse . if they knew the number was false , then why not stop the car and question them ? this was the excuse that was given for my ill treatment saying it was \u201cfor your own protection . \u201d\nafter my complaint they arrested three people \u2013 an author critical of the grey wolves , an armenian from belgium and someone from england related to the workers party based in haringey who had come to follow the proceedings in the court . they released them an hour later but first they publicised that these three people were suspects trying to free me from the court . rotterdam high security court does not even allow the public inside the court room . they can only watch from the court building on a screen .\nan hour later the three were released from the police station . i lodged a complaint \u2013it is all so nasty and so ugly .\nall the documents provide evidence as stated that \u201cwe are using the bayba\u015fin case against turkey to make them do another case for us . \u201c 6 that is the basis of this case . ( \u201cdo another case for us\u201d means cover up \u201cdemmink\u2019s case\u201d ) . the order came from high up and was circulated down through the lower ranks saying , \u201cdon\u2019t do anything on bayba\u015fin\u2019s file as it seems we cannot extradite him but we are using this case against turkey for pressure on another case . demmink is on holiday and coming back soon and he knows what to do . nobody should do anything without demmink\u2019s order . \u201d 7\nwe have more than ten other documents showing that demmink had meetings about \u201cbayba\u015fin\u2019s case\u201d . before my case began there were already high level proceedings on the paedophilia offences concerning demmink . they appointed an official who was telling all the police officers to sign statements not to talk about demmink\u2019s case . we know these high level names \u2013 all this was going on before i was even arrested . that attorney general closed the case and six months later made an agreement with the political party that is now the governing party and he became minister of state . it is all published in a dutch book called\nonly after public and media pressure did the public prosecutor decide to prosecute the judges , being the first time in dutch legal history .\nturkey\u2019s dutch partners agreed the deal to protect their corrupt elite involved in horrible crimes including paedophilia , just as we spoke about last time .\nthe mask of the dutch ministry of justice has long since fallen off : there is not even any real attempt to consider the evidence that supports me and finally say , \u201clet him go free . \u201d my defence team is very frustrated by this . it is a political case \u2013 all of the dutch judicial and political hierarchy are aware of all the facts in this case .\nbecause we kurds do not have our own state , the nations that oppose kurdish rights and freedom believe they can do whatever they like with us as they have done so for such a long time and gotten away with it . so for us kurds independence is a matter of life or death .\nwe are a huge nation and have a rightful voice . turkey and iran still try to silence this voice by all means \u2013 in turkey the most extreme example was denying our very existence and banning our language \u2013 it got nowhere . it brought nothing but death . turkey\u2019s anti - kurdish policies still bring death and misery . now is the time for the attention of the united nations .\nturkey is pursuing a backward course that brings about disaster . islamic extremism has been nurtured officially by turkey \u2013 now they are paying the price for this as well . they created islamist terrorist organisations to crush the kurdistan freedom aspirations . it didn\u2019t work . entities hostile to the kurds enemies are likely to engage in further ugly acts of destruction and i promise you that none of this will work . i believe if we have faith in ourselves and work for unity , the united states of kurdistan will become a reality in a very short time .\nearches undertaken online show that the defence assertions can be backed up yet the dutch authorities continue to ignore them .\ndocumentary evidence provided . 8 urltoken 9 urltoken 10 leander , mascini ( april 26 , 2012 ) .\nsheri laizer , a middle east and north african expert specialist and well known commentator on the kurdish issue . she is a contributing writer for ekurd . net . more about sheri laizer see below .\nsheri laizer , a middle east and north african expert specialist and well known commentator on the kurdish issue . she is the author of several books concerning the middle east and kurdish issues : love letters to a brigand ( poetry & photographs ) ; into kurdistan - frontiers under fire ; martyrs , traitors and patriots - kurdistan after the gulf war ; sehitler , hainler ve yurtseverler ( turkish edition updated to 2004 ) . they have been translated into kurmanji , sorani , farsi , arabic and turkish\nekurd daily reaches over 6 million anually visitors worldwide . urltoken is able to offer advertisers an unmatched , high - quality audience worldwide . it ' s less than you think .\nwe need your help and ask for your support by donating ekurd . net , any donation will help us maintain and improve our service\n\u00a9 1998 - 2018 ekurd . net . all rights reserved . kurd net group - kurdistan independent daily newspaper \u06a9\u0648\u0631\u062f \u05db\u05d5\u05e8\u05d3\u05d9\u05e1\u05d8\u05df - \u043a\u0443\u0440\u0434\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d \u0441\u0435\u0442\u0438 - \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c1\u03b4\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\nlogo , all documents and images on this website are copyrighted and may not be used without the express permission of the copyright holder .\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 xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhe ' s contributed massively to keeping this place going over the years . thanks for all your hard work especially dealing with the new registrations ( yeah really thanks for leaving me with that ! )\nthe rat is returning to the sinking ship he may have managed to escape some time back but it was only a matter of time before we recaptured him . i ' m glad to announce that rat is rejoining the mod team .\nwelcome to the international skeptics forum , where we discuss skepticism , critical thinking , the paranormal and science in a friendly but lively way . you are currently viewing the forum as a guest , which means you are missing out on discussing matters that are of interest to you . please consider registering so you can gain full use of the forum features and interact with other members . registration is simple , fast and free ! click here to register today .\ni was thinking about this the other night after watching the critically acclaimed documentary dear zachary . . . an absolutely enraging documentary . if you haven ' t seen it and want to . . . . stop reading . i can ' t help but think what the judge did in this case ( the one that let the mother gain custody ) should be in jail . i don ' t feel this is monday morning quarterbacking and realize judges make a lot of tough decisions that could backfire and end up going badly . . . especially in custody disputes . but i feel this about akin to letting jerry sandusky run an orphanage until the trial is over . i felt the decision of justice gale welsh rose to a level of such incompetence , that i think she should be charged and spend time in prison . i really just wanted to vent . but i thought it would be a good discussion , whether judges and prosecutors , should be held more responsible for their decisions .\nyes . i would include police officers as well . and the penalties should be more severe for them than they otherwise would for regular citizens . the greater the power , the greater the responsibilities , so too should the consequences of corruption and ineptitude be greater .\n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it . - aristotle go to heaven for the climate , hell for the company . - mark twain\ncan we have a poll ? i have a little list . . . . rolfe .\n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _\nthe way we vote will depend , ultimately , on whether we are persuaded to hope or to fear .\n- aonghas macneacail , june 2012 .\ncan someone post a precis for those of us without 1 : 28 of youtubing time to spare ? ( some of us have diablo iii to play , sheesh ) .\nyou can ' t jail them for incompetence . you can remove them from office and disbar them , however .\nyou can jail them for attempting to pervert the course of justice though . i ' d like to see lawyers jailed for perjury , too . rolfe .\ni haven ' t watched the docu , only read the summary on wiki .\nin general to the point you raise , i ' d say : judges and prosecutors are human too and prone to ( occasional ) errors . that ' s why the judicial system has appeals .\nremove them for incompetence ? i ' m in favour , but you have to be very careful how the procedure goes , lest it not become a political tool . every country now has its own safeguards that judges cannot be influenced by the other two branches of government , or at least that such influence is minimized .\nhow do you envisage that ? their clients are not liable for perjury either , as long as they don ' t give sworn testimony on the stand .\n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ founder of the group\nthe truth about anjez\u00eb gonxhe bojaxhiu aka mother teresa\ni think it is very beautiful for the poor to accept their lot , to share it with the passion of christ . i think the world is being much helped by the suffering of the poor people .\n-\nsaint\nteresa , the lying thieving albanian dwarf\noh , it would require a complete change of culture . however , those involved in the prosecution of the birmingham six and the maguire seven would be at the head of the queue .\nany lawyer making a statement to the court they know to be false should be liable . as should any lawyer who knowingly supplies false information to another lawyer who then as a result makes a false statement in court , just for clarity and to avoid letting the giaka cables lie off the hook .\ni forgot about the prosecutors , yes . it happens too often that they\nforget\nto include various lines of enquiry that have been done by the police . that ' s especially hard in the continental system . such prosecutors should be shot , hanged , quartered and then really hurt ( but seriously , there should be hefty consequences for that behaviour ) .\ni was primarily thinking of how the attorney has to handle information from his client . say , client is a murderer , tells his lawyer that and how he ' d done it . your rule would make it impossible now for the lawyer to propose an alternate theory of the murder in the case , or to try to cast doubt on the prosecutor ' s case .\ni forgot about the prosecutors , yes . it happens too often that they\nforget\nto include various lines of enquiry that have been done by the police . that ' s especially hard in the continental system . such prosecutors should be shot , hanged , quartered and then really hurt ( but seriously , there should be hefty consequences for that behaviour ) . btw , did the judges in those cases do anything wrong based on the information they had ? i was primarily thinking of how the attorney has to handle information from his client . say , client is a murderer , tells his lawyer that and how he ' d done it . your rule would make it impossible now for the lawyer to propose an alternate theory of the murder in the case , or to try to cast doubt on the prosecutor ' s case .\ni ' m pretty sure in australia and britain that already is the case . at least that ' s what i think my mate who ' s final year in law at university told me .\n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i loves the little birdies they goes tweet tweet tweet hee hee i loves them they sings to each other tweet twet tweet hee hee i loves them they is so cute i love yje little birdies little birdies in the room when birfies sings ther is no gloom i lobes the little birdies they goess tweet tweet tweet hee hee hee i loves them they sings me to sleep sing me to slrrp now little birdies - the wisdom of shemp .\na lot of the misconduct there was police and forensics . i ' m not familiar with the intricate details of exactly who did what .\nit is at the moment . if a client confesses to his lawyer , the lawyer is duty bound to offer only a plea in mitigation . if the client refuses to plead guilty despite confessing , the lawyer must not continue to act for him .\na lawyer may have a strong belief that his client is guilty and then go on to do his best with the hand he ' s been dealt . if he\nwhat do you do when a police investigation has deliberately excluded a line of inquiry which was quite obviously the actual modus operandi and then gone on to fit up someone based on a completely fictitious hypothesised modus operandi ? and you ' re the prosecution , and you ' re given the evidence you ' re supposed to use to get the accused person convicted , and you look at the evidence and realise the excluded modus operandi can actually be shown to be the actual way the crime happened , beyond reasonable doubt ? well , that ' s a really , really interesting place to go . rolfe .\nlet ' s not forget juries too . they need to be held accountable as well !\n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sufficiently advanced woo is indistinguishable from parody\nthere shall be no * poofing * in science\npaul c . anagnostopoulos force * * * * * on reasons back\nben franklin\nhas one of them gone to jail or something ? either way , the answer is yes .\nif a client confesses to his lawyer , the lawyer is duty bound to offer only a plea in mitigation . if the client refuses to plead guilty despite confessing , the lawyer must not continue to act for him .\nthat is not the case here in canada . if a client confesses to his lawyer , the lawyer cannot put the client on the stand to lie , nor can the lawyer put any other knowingly false evidence before the court , but the lawyer can ( and in many cases , must ) continue to act for the client , and can still require that the crown prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt .\nhmmm , i ' ll defer to your expertise . i thought what i said was the case in england and in scotland , but i may be mistaken , it may be as you say . rolfe .\nforum jump user control panel private messages subscriptions who ' s online search forums forums home welcome to isf welcome ! international skeptics other skeptical organizations jref skeptical events tam scholarship auction reference the repository forum newsletters book reviews forum spotlight general topics general skepticism and the paranormal science , mathematics , medicine , and technology education economics , business and finance history , literature , and the arts religion and philosophy conspiracies and conspiracy theories 9 / 11 conspiracy theories usa politics non - usa & general politics social issues & current events trials and errors computers and the internet conjuror ' s corner members only forum community in memoriam . . . humor hobbies , diy and interests movies , tv , music , computer gaming , and other entertainment puzzles sports archive old tam auction threads\nthis forum began as part of the james randi education foundation ( jref ) . however , the forum now exists as an independent entity with no affiliation with or endorsement by the jref , including the section in reference to\njref\ntopics .\ndisclaimer : messages posted in the forum are solely the opinion of their authors .\n\u00a9 2018 urltoken by ancestry . all rights reserved . terms and conditions \u00b7 privacy statement \u00b7 site map \u00b7 contact\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 ."]}
{"id": 56343, "summary": [{"text": "tourism in cuba is an industry that generates over 2 million arrivals per year , and is one of the main sources of revenue for the island .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "with its favorable climate , beaches , colonial architecture and distinct cultural history , cuba has long been an attractive destination for tourists .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "\" cuba treasures 253 protected areas , 257 national monuments , 7 unesco world heritage sites , 7 natural biosphere reserves and 13 fauna refuge among other non-tourist zones . \"", "topic": 17}, {"text": "having been spain 's closest colony to the united states until 1898 , in the first part of the 20th century cuba continued to benefit from big investments , creation of industries , and travel .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "its proximity and close relation to the united states also helped cuba 's market economy prosper fairly quickly .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "as relations between cuba and the united states deteriorated rapidly after the cuban revolution and the resulting expropriation and nationalization of businesses , the island became cut off from its traditional market by an embargo and a travel ban was imposed on u.s. citizens visiting cuba .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "the tourist industry declined to record low levels within two years of castro 's accession to power .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "unlike the us , canada normalized relations with cuba in the 1970s and canadians increasingly visited cuba for vacations .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "approximately one third of visitors to cuba each year ( in 2014 ) are canadians .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "the cuban government has moderated its nationalization policies and allowed for private business since 2011 .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "it also pursues revitalization programs aimed at boosting tourism .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "united states reestablished diplomatic relations with cuba in 2015 and the tourism industry is expected to greatly benefit from normalized relations with us in the near future . ", "topic": 26}], "title": "tourism in cuba", "paragraphs": ["world tourism organization ( wto ) . 2000 . \u201cworld tourism results revised upwards . \u201d\nhall , derek . 1992 . \u201ctourism development in cuba . \u201d pp . 102\u2013120 in\no ' connell davidson , julia . 1996 . \u201csex tourism in cuba . \u201d\nyou might think other caribbean tourism destinations would be ready to flip their sandals as cuba\u2019s tourism numbers continue to climb .\nthe minister emphasized that they anticipate new opportunities going forward in cuba , which stimulate interest in investment in tourism .\nsuddaby , charles . 1997 . \u201ccuba ' s tourism industry . \u201d pp . 123\u2013130 in\nthe first cuba tourism boom is over . here comes the next wave : cruises\nmarrero commented that the specialized cultural tourism agency , paradiso , had been bolstered as the ecotur nature tourism agency was being .\nthe uptick in american tourism is already\nputting a real strain\non cuba , he said .\nespino , maria dolores . 1994 . \u201ctourism in cuba : a development strategy for the 1990s ? \u201d pp . 100\u2013110 in\nacosta , dalia . 1997 . \u201cculture tourism : cuba brushes up its tourist image . \u201d\nin this blog i wil report on innovative , sustainable tourism initiatives that fall under my motto\nhow can tourism benefit people and environments ?\n.\nalthough the ministry of tourism ( mintur ) is very scarce with information of its objectives or their sustainable tourism development policy , in a seminar in 2015 the ministry presented its development program until the year 2030 and made clear that the main selling point will remain to be sun and sea tourism , but with a strong focus on diversifying the offer , namely with nature tourism , nautical tourism , as well as cultural , health and golf tourism .\ntourism is booming today in cuba . two big international shocks to the cuban economy have contributed to this development .\nthe first cuba tourism boom is over . here comes the next wave : cruises | miami herald\ncuba\u2032s tourism industry put to the test | dw travel | dw | 16 . 02 . 2016\nbaseball , cuba ' s national sport cuban baseball / tourism many of the tourists . . .\nlee , wendy . 1991 . \u201cprostitution and tourism in south - east asia . \u201d pp . 79\u2013103 in\nfernandez , nadine . 1999 . \u201cback to the future ? women , race , and tourism in cuba . \u201d pp . 81\u201389 in\nhall , c . michael . 1992 . \u201csex tourism in south - east asia . \u201d pp . 64\u201374 in\nyet , tourism is the most dynamic sector , according to a panel with officials from cuba\u2019s tourism ministry speaking on the state television program mesa redonda . the government expects 3 . 7 million tourism visits this year , said tourism vice minister mayra \u00e1lvarez garc\u00eda in february . as such , the government plans to increase lodging and the workforce that\u2019ll sustain it .\nin tourism , malmierca said cuba would no longer seek investment in projects in old havana , a blow to developers wanting to make the most of the tourist boom in the city center .\npolitics play a large role in cuba\u2019s decision to make large infrastructure changes or approve additional tourism into the island , popper said .\nas the end of the embargo looms , american investors are lining up to claim their piece of the tourism pie in cuba .\nleheny , david . 1995 . \u201ca political economy of asian sex tourism . \u201d\ndriving in cuba renting a car and driving in cuba is not as difficult as some . . .\nnot at all . castro actually said ,\nthere is truly no tourism healthier than cuba ' s .\nin 2015 , the caribbean hotel & tourism association proposed creating a caribbean basin tourism initiative \u2014 a collaborative approach to tourism development in the region . \u201cthe biggest and most disruptive pebble to be dropped into the caribbean pool in 50 years will arrive with the opening of travel to cuba for united states citizens , \u201d a chta position paper said .\ncanadian tourists may stay in cuba for up to six months but must apply for an extension prior to the 90th day of their stay from immigration authorities or a tourism office in cuba .\nthe portfolio includes opportunities in healthcare , tourism , transportation , the sugar industry , mining and renewable energy .\ncolorado\u2019s record tourism growth hits new milestone : 86 million visitors , $ 1 . 28 billion in tax revenue\nthe energy sector , especially projects developing cuba ' s oil reserves , is second in priority only to tourism . photo by nick swyter .\nthe state - run hospital in c\u00e1rdenas , cuba . thousands of people visit the country each year for what is known as medical tourism .\ngreat information . you mentioned that americans can buy tickets even if for tourism purposes .\nbut some caribbean leaders say they view the cuban tourism juggernaut not so much as competition , but as a way to raise the profile of the entire caribbean tourism industry .\nworld travel . 1999b . \u201ctravel and tourism ' s economic impact . \u201d wttc .\ntrump\u2019s cuba policy tries to redefine \u2018good\u2019 u . s . tourism . that includes putting visitors back on tour buses .\necotourism is thus one important option to consider as cuba\u2019s tourism industry takes off . part of the reason for the recent increase in tourism may relate to new laws in cuba that will potentially affect business and tourism . foreign direct investment ( fdi ) is already beginning to flow more heavily , as cuba passed steeper tax cut measures in an attempt to encourage fdi in march of 2014 . [ 11 ] this foreign investment incentive , meant to spur development in cuba , seeks new opportunities for cuba in healthcare , tourism , transportation , construction , agriculture , and renewable energy . [ 12 ] although the tax cuts include clauses to warn against environmental damage , the tourism industry is a quickly growing sector partially funded by fdi , begging the question of how new infrastructure for tourism can be developed without degrading the environment . [ 13 ]\ninvestments in infrastructure making use of long - term financing . tourism - related infrastructure projects will be given priority .\nparticipation in a management contract to produce and process fresh vegetables to supply the growing tourism industry and for export .\nmullings , beverly . 1999 . \u201cglobalization , tourism , and the international sex trade . \u201d pp . 55\u201380 in\ntourism accounts for 10 % of cuba ' s gdp and is growing . can the island ' s infrastructure keep pace ?\n[ 2 ] marc franc , \u201ccuba allows tourism industry to hire private contractors , \u201d reuters , october 9 , 2013 .\nleonardo diaz , 34 , who has been working in tourism in his hometown of vi\u00f1ales since he was a teen , said every room was booked in december .\ncuba is not looking at tourism as some sort of short - term solution that exploits people ' s curiosity about the island . nor does it see tourism as\na necessary evil\nin the heart of a socialist society , explanations sometimes given by those confused about the impressive dynamism of the cuban tourist sector . tourism in cuba is a strategic development associated with creating a new concept of sustainable tourism from the vantage point of its ecological , economic , and social dimensions .\nthe series by orlando sentinel reporter kevin spear examines how tourism could change - - in cuba and in florida - - now that the island nation is a vacation destination .\nin an interview with the havana reporter , cuba\u2019s minister for tourism , manuel marrero , highlighted hotel company , airline and tour operator projections of increased activity in the country .\ntourism scenario planning is a vital and engaging strategy for dmmos and their stakeholders . . .\nresearch by resonance and our friends at tourism economics shows that older travelers are . . .\nall too often , tourism development fails to bring together government , businesses and civil society .\ninstead , the country was seeking investment in lesser - developed tourism centers such as guardalavaca on the northeastern coast and cienfuegos in the south .\ncuba\u2019s government for years has run a controlled tourism industry organized around beach resorts . canadians and europeans have accounted for most visitors .\ncuba ' s natural conditions also contribute to the development of health tourism , since many of its natural treasures complement medical treatments .\nwhittle , who has made more than 60 trips to cuba in the past 15 years , said there is vigorous debate among leaders over whether to fully embrace tourism as the economic driver or strike a more careful balance between tourism development and conservation .\nwith regard to cuban tourism options , minister marrero explained during his visit to the recently held madrid international tourism fair that work was underway to diversify beyond the beach and sun product on offer .\nworld travel and tourism council ( wttc ) . 1999a . \u201cwttc key statistics . \u201d wttc .\nclick here for the official website of the cuban ministry of tourism . you can . . .\nreopening relations with cuba remains hotly debated in congress between those supporting obama\u2019s diplomatic overtures and those arguing that cuba remains a repressive dictatorship . travelers to cuba must still name one of a dozen reasons for the visit other than tourism .\nhealth tourism is another significant option because the recognized international prestige of cuban medical science gives it a comparative advantage . the servimed company , part of the cubanac\u00e1n corporation group , s . a . , works closely with five hotels , 23 hospitals , 11 international clinics , and a variety of pharmacies and optical stores . health tourism accounts for two percent of tourism , and although this area does not anticipate spectacular growth in the next few years , a wide range of possibilities in the health arena could add significant value to tourism offerings . education and sports are also important areas of development for specialized tourism , as is eco - tourism .\nbut cuban officials never complained publicly about the ad , and castro himself seemed to accept sex tourism in a 1992 speech .\nlast month , the new york times reported that the growing number of tourists in cuba is dramatically increasing the demand for food and leaving ordinary cubans without many basic staples . in a phone interview , william leogrande , a professor of government and a specialist in latin american politics at american university , discusses the effects of tourism in cuba . wpr : what positive impacts has cuba seen from expanded tourism in recent years ? . . .\ncuba is thus trying to promote new areas of tourist potential such as guardalavaca , cienfuegos , trinidad , playa de santa luc\u00eda ( camag\u00fcey ) and the tourist hotspot of covarrubias . the principal cuban tourism operators are : gran caribe , cubanacan , gaviota tourism group , cubagolf , islazul , marlin and cubasol , each one specialising in one or more different sectors within the tourism industry , and all of them under the supervision of the cuban ministry of tourism .\ncash is king in cuba . except in major hotels you should not count on paying for goods or services with a credit card anywhere in cuba .\nin 2015 , a record number of people traveled to cuba . here ' s a look at how mass tourism is likely to change the famously sheltered island .\nif the united states does at some point allow tourist travel to cuba , the caribbean tourism industry\u2019s apprehensiveness is \u201clikely unwarranted , \u201d the imf concluded . \u201cthe history of tourism in the region has shown that it is possible for all destinations to grow despite large changes in market shares . \u201d\njonathan edelheit , the chief executive of the florida - based medical tourism association , said some hospitals in the united states had expressed interest in forming partnerships with cuban medical institutions , which could include the training of cuban doctors . such partnerships in other countries often go hand in hand with medical tourism , and that could eventually be the case in cuba , he said .\ncuba ' s struggling economy has been boosted by the successful export of its medical technology abroad , and by health tourism within the country .\ntrump\u2019s cuba policy tries to redefine \u2018good\u2019 u . s . tourism . that includes putting visitors back on tour buses . - the washington post\ntourism industry disappointed in new cuba policies president trump ' s plan to roll back diplomatic and trade openings to cuba has some business leaders upset . they had positioned their businesses to benefit ; now strict limitations are back in place .\npoon , auliana . 1990 . \u201cflexible specialization and small size : the case of caribbean tourism . \u201d\nwe\u2019re focused on reducing the footprint of the tourism sector on marine and coastal habitats , and biodiversity .\nit has been a record year for tourism in cuba thanks to a thaw in relations with the us and other countries - and the country ' s healthcare sector is also enjoying a boom .\nin some ways , the u . s . restriction on tourism to cuba may have hurt the miami market , the imf said . in the interim , cuba has developed bargain - priced beach resorts that attract large numbers of canadians .\nan innocent in cuba : david mcfadden ay cuba ! a socio - erotic journey : andrei . . .\none of the weaknesses of cuban tourism is its high concentration in two poles , havana and varadero beach , which together generate 70 % of tourist revenue . cuba ' s tourist strategy seeks a better balance throughout the island . however , extending the geographical scope of tourism should not result in the indiscriminate investment in tourist activities without prioritizing .\nalready in 1959 the history of tourism in cuba took other dimensions . the cuban revolution was commissioned to give a new approach to the practice of tourism on the island , with changes in the economic structure , important measures that modified the old models and capitalist practices took place . thus the tourism industry was nationalized and the bad habits were erradicated . cuba\u2019s tourism image before the world was modified to show the natural and social benefits of the island . in general , these and other activities were headed to improve the lives of cubans and do business with the world . cuban tourism now shows a different face in the international market than the one shown in the 50s and perfects its business strategies and optimize its products and services . after the fall of the socialist bloc tourism served as mainstay of the cuban economy and showed the way leading to the financial and economic sustainability for the country .\nthe international community\u2019s interest in investing in the island\u2019s tourism sector offers some solace . on may 3 and 4 , ministers and delegates of 26 countries gathered at the international tourism fair in havana to discuss how to accommodate the island\u2019s growing market , as well as how to collaborate\u2014not compete\u2014with its regional neighbors .\nmystery deepens in havana as u . s . confirms a 26th diplomat in cuba suffered health symptoms\n[ 6 ] anthony winson , \u201cecotourism and sustainability in cuba : does socialism make a difference ? \u201d journal of sustainable tourism 14 no . 1 ( 2006 ) : 15 .\ncolorado state university is negotiating a formal deal with cuba for joint exploration of how to allow profitable tourism while not destroying communities and the natural environment .\ndavid\ncuba dave\nstrecker is facing a year in prison for violating costa rica ' s sex tourism laws after blogging extensively about his experience with the country ' s prostitutes .\nas there is no sat nav in cuba , it is advisable to download an app . cuba . . .\na recurring theme among survey respondents was the fear that cuba could soon become americanized and indistinguishable from other tourist destinations . on the basis of our firsthand travel experience in cuba , we are quite certain that americanization is not likely in the immediate future . in fact , the bigger challenge lies in trying to accommodate the growth in us tourism .\nin 1961 , american cruise lines stopped calling in cuba after the embargo was imposed . in the decade before , cruising to cuba was a staple . european lines started to sail to cuba again several years ago .\nsince the november elections in the united states , some have argued that the opening to cuba should be reversed . in the tourism sector , this would be counterproductive to u . s . interests for three reasons :\nthe only facts they can point to are in a 2011 rcmp report that lists cuba as\na top destination in the americas\nfor sex tourism . no , not the top . one of them . in the americas . and where does cuba rank in this list ? the article doesn ' t say .\nthat was the same year american cruise ships stopped calling in cuba . then , thanks to financial support from the soviet union , cuba stopped relying on tourism . that was in stark contrast with the 1950s , when cruising to cuba from the u . s . was a staple , said christopher baker , a cuba expert and travel writer .\nsince things have considerably changed in cuba in the last years , it ' s not . . .\nwhere one would expect it the least , in communist cuba exists a great example of sustainable community tourism . what started as the ultimate demonstration of the cuban revolution in the 1960s grew out to the best showcase of a small community that successfully uses tourism for the creation of a very sustainable and developed hillside town that unknowingly follows very modern sustainable destination principles . follow a unique case of tourism sustainability that changed lives and is still active today !\n[ 22 ] seohyeon yang , \u201ctourism in cuba : the underlying racism , \u201d washington report on the hemisphere 36 , no . 4 ( april 18 , 2016 ) : 1 - 5\nmore than 5 , 000 patients from 38 countries have received medical treatment in cuba since september this year , at international clinics led by the government - run cubanacan tourism and health company .\ncuba ' s tourism industry is under unprecedented strain and struggling to meet demand with record numbers of visitors arriving a year after detente with the united states renewed interest in the caribbean island .\nlast week , rafael sed perez , director of cuba ' s national institute of tourism , said tourism in the first half of 1992 was 25 percent higher than in the same period in 1991 , and that visitors brought in 30 percent more hard currency . but he did not give figures . havana reported 400 , 000 visitors last year , and a net of $ 210 million from them .\ncuba , the destination that\u2019s just now coming into sharp focus for american travelers , is already the leading cultural destination in the caribbean . home to an astonishing 22 percent of all cultural attractions in the region , cuba ranks first overall for culture in the resonance 2016 caribbean tourism quality index . it\u2019s the second year that cuba has topped the culture rankings in the report .\nsex tourism has bloomed in part as a result of\ndollarization ,\nwhich is the legalized use of the u . s . dollar in cuba in addition to pesos , the national currency . the u . s . dollar was legalized in cuba as an attempt to boost the stagnant economy but instead has created a two - tiered society in cuba : the privileged foreigners and the underprivileged locals .\na government action plan to help the tourism industry achieve its potential as a central part of britain\u2019s growth . . .\ncuba has an excellent health system , with institutions that provide specific medical treatments , so health tourism in the caribbean island meets the needs of the most demanding clients regarding physical and mental recuperation .\n\u200bwith the re - birth of tourism in cuba in the 1990s , the focus has been on the attainment of hard currency . large hotels on the north coast were constructed without the least attention to environmental impacts , let alone cultural and social impacts . until recently , negative impacts have been visible , and large . since then , cuban authorities clearly defined sustainable tourism in their\neach and every one in las terrazas agrees . tourism here is the backbone of the community project , even though it is not in the first place for tourists . \u201cour first pr\nfirst , cuban - americans and other u . s . citizens that meet certain carefully delineated criteria to visit cuba are accelerating the development of individual and family entrepreneurs that comprise the vibrant private tourism cluster\u2014whose expansion is clearly in the u . s . national interest\u2014as well as increasing income of workers throughout the tourism sector .\n, organized by the university of havana and the international network of researchers of tourism and development ( coodtur ) in september 2015 . hosting the event of last year was a result of the third edition in costa rica in 2014 , where cuba came out as the country who put most effort in creating a tourism of peace , security and health . the before mentioned seminar offered excursion trips to vi\u00f1ales and las terrazas .\nevery moment brings cuba closer to the possibility of a lifted u . s . embargo , which would dramatically affect cuba\u2019s economic possibilities and thus its wildlife . one of the many mixed blessing would be increased tourism .\nwhile cuba has 22 percent of all cultural attractions in the caribbean , that only represents 6 . 2 percent of the country\u2019s tourism mix . visitors are also attracted by cuba\u2019s wide variety of other experiences , from havana\u2019s cigar factories to idyllic beach escapes , cuba\u2019s skateboarding scene to folkl\u00f3rico dance , and revolutionary heritage to ebullient festivals . cuba is a cultural destination , a quiet stroll , and an old - school cool . in many ways , it may also be the future of caribbean tourism .\ncuba has always been a bucket - list country for many travelers , but since the recent re - establishment of diplomatic conversations between the u . s . and cuba , the country rose to the spotlight to become a prime destination for american travelers . in the last year alone , tourism in cuba boomed exponentially . not only more travelers from around the world are visiting it , but now americans added themselves to the tourism mix , even when they are still not quite in the \u201ci can visit cuba green zone . \u201d\nthe uncertainty about cuba travel comes after a record year for tourism in the country : 4 million tourists visited in 2016 , a 13 % increase from 2015 , and the cuban ministry of tourism previously projected a further increase to 4 . 1 million visitors in 2017 . madeleine russak , communications director at engage cuba , a coalition of private companies and local leaders in favor of lifting the trade embargo on cuba , said she expects the influx of tourists to continue to increase , citing cruise lines increasing routes to cuba and several airlines expanding their service there .\ntourism to the island is still strictly prohibited , but white house officials said that enforcement of the ban has been lagging .\nclancy , michael . 1998 . \u201ccommodity chains , services and development : theory and preliminary evidence from the tourism industry . \u201d\nthis shows the most - frequented caribbean destinations for visitors who stayed for at least one night in 2016 . the figures are the most recent available from the caribbean tourism organization , the region\u2019s tourism development agency . unless otherwise indicated , the figures are for jan . - dec .\ncolorado hosted a record 86 million visitors in 2017 who spent nearly $ 21 billion during their in - state travels , according to new report compiled by the state ' s tourism office .\ncharles lane , byline : academics estimated that u . s . companies would ' ve grossed about $ 4 . 5 billion over the next four years in trade and tourism with cuba . most of that is tourism , which is likely to decrease now that americans can only travel with groups . augusto maxwell is a lawyer who advises companies doing business in cuba . he says american travelers like their freedom .\nthis just scratches the surface of the fact - free reporting of the star in its new series the ugly canadians , an expos\u00e9 of a supposed epidemic of canadians travelling to cuba for child sex tourism .\nhavana ( reuters ) - cuba\u2019s tourism industry is under unprecedented strain and struggling to meet demand with record numbers of visitors arriving a year after detente with the united states renewed interest in the caribbean island .\ncuba is still a communist - run , centrally controlled economy , and it is suffering from decades of underinvestment in infrastructure . cuba\u2019s government recognizes the importance of tourism in growing the country\u2019s economy , and it is actively trying to improve its travel infrastructure while preserving the island\u2019s cultural heritage .\ncompared to the stress of havana and the general hassle of traveling through cuba , las terrazas not only is cuba\u2019s best practice of sustainable tourism , but also offers the visitor a wonderful and calm stay in a natural environment with ample activities to enjoy .\nsugar was cuba ' s economic lifeline , but its tropical beauty\u2014and tropical beauties\u2014made american tourism a natural and flowing source of revenue . a 1956 issue of cabaret quarterly , a now - defunct tourism magazine , describes havana as\na mistress of pleasure , the lush and opulent goddess of delights .\nin cuba , all vehicles drive on the right hand side of the road .\nus dollar no longer accepted in cuba . beginning november 8 , 2004 , the us dollar will no longer be accepted to purchase goods or services in cuba .\ninternational visitors to cuba last year rose by 13 . 9 percent to a record of just over 4 million , second only to the dominican republic ( 5 . 96 million ) . meanwhile , international tourist arrivals in the caribbean region as a whole increased 4 . 2 percent in 2016 , according to provisional data from the caribbean tourism organization . cuban tourism officials are expecting another record year in 2017 .\nwe recommend that you change your currency while in cuba since it is not possible to exchange cuban convertible pesos outside of cuba .\nthe development of tourism in cuba , which benefits from a privileged geographical location , hundreds of kilometers of excellent beaches and a nearly pristine natural environment , is complemented by actions to improve the quality of life .\nthe increased presence of americans is especially noticeable in havana , and because there has been little enforcement of the tourism ban , some are also enjoying cuba\u2019s beaches and bars with little effort to disguise their intentions .\nwith close to one million visitors a year , canadians are the primary market for the cuban tourism industry , a major source of funding for the cuban economy . if anyone wanted to target cuban tourism , the canadian market would be the place to start .\nsantiago de cuba , cuba | alba - 1 | ocho rios , jamaica [ 19 ] .\ncuba headlines , [ 30 ] , cuba news headlines . cuban daily news | cuba news , articles and daily information . non cuban website .\ncuba became a spanish colony , and gained independence only in 1902 . beginning with prohibition in the us , there was an influx of wealthy americans , including mobsters , and casinos proliferated in cuba .\northopedic surgery in cuba : it is often difficult to find qualified orthopedic surgeons in canada . > pour en savoir plus\nhavana - - cuba ' s swing to tourism is bringing in vital hard currency , but the accompanying bitterness among cubans denied access to the lures laid out for foreigners has grown to the point that president fidel castro is on the stump in defense .\nthe cuban tourism sector thrives on new building projects , hotels , accommodation facilities which is why cuba is keen on foreign partnerships . a need for tie - ups with renowned hotel chains across the globe is a major driving force behind cuba\u2019s interest in foreign capital investment .\ncigars are the most popular merchandise for the tourists to cuba , however most of the cigars that tourists bought in cuba during havana one - day tour or even in varadero airport tax - free store are fake . make sure you buy cigars in official shops , do not trust the tobacco factory where the tourism guide takes you to .\nonly 2 % of those surveyed planned to visit cuba in the next six months or by the end of 2017 , the same as 2016 despite a projected increase in travelers from the country\u2019s ministry of tourism . it also found that 60 % of americans said \u201cwould not like to travel to cuba\u201d compared to just 58 % in 2016 .\nthe cuban state owned travel and tourist organisation cubanacan tourism & health suggests packages to combine health care and wellbeing programs on the island .\nto stimulate the economy , the government has developed a list of priority projects , including 114 in the tourism industry . in addition to hotels , the list includes other infrastructure , such as marinas for sailboat charters and golf courses . the government is seeking foreign investors for these projects as a way of accessing international capital and stimulating tourism .\nthe increased presence of americans is especially noticeable in havana , and because there has been little enforcement of the tourism ban , some are also enjoying cuba ' s beaches and bars with little effort to disguise their intentions .\ncuba ' s position in the developing world has always been something of a paradox .\nthese are important things to travel in cuba on a budget . thanks for sharing .\nportfolio of foreign investment opportunities in cuba 2016 - 2017 . summary , analysis and comments\ntoday , vacationers are pouring in , but cuba sorely lacks the basic tourist infrastructure .\nin the meantime , though , increased tourism to the island\u2014and the money it brings\u2014is fueling the growth of entrepreneurism there , and that seems to be having a positive effect .\nin addition to further new hotels planned for havana , varadero and the archipelago\u2019s keys , there are significant world class cultural , health , nature and other tourism sector developments .\n\u201cone could argue that the u . s . travel restrictions to cuba have in some ways punished the miami tourism industry by making cuba artificially cheap for canadian tourists [ who ] would have otherwise vacationed in miami , \u201d said the report . \u201chence , a reversal in u . s . policy towards cuba could potentially be a windfall to miami . \u201d as more americans visit cuba , the imf said , prices there would be expected to rise .\nafter discussing the tactical adjustments that the country would need to adopt to confront the current depression caused by worldwide recession and the impact of september 11 , tourism minister ferradaz stressed that\nthe situation would not affect the important construction already underway .\nhe confirmed that tourism would continue to be a key sector of the cuban economy . cuba is not going to offer just any type of tourism to bring in hard currency ; guidelines have been established about the kind of tourism that cuba wishes to develop as a destination . president fidel castro himself has declared ,\nsex tourism will never be permitted , nor drugs nor anything of that sort . this is not gambling tourism ; it is healthy tourism , and that is what we want ; it is what we promote , because we know that today tourists are worried about their safety and we have the conditions to offer them that security . we have a hospitable people , a high and growing level of education , that is , we have the conditions to offer these tourist services and at the same time , to cooperate with other caribbean islands .\nin the meantime , the u . s . placed an embargo on cuba aimed at bringing down its political structure . the embargo greatly weakened , and continues to weaken , the cuban economy by banning trade and investment in cuba . consequently , the cuban government strengthened its attempts to lure tourists to cuba in order to promote revenue . as a result of its dependence on tourism , cuba has once again turned into a playground for those in search of cheap cigars , rum and prostitutes .\na drop in travel and economic restrictions between cuba and the usa as announced by president obama and president castro in 2014 .\nbookings for sailings featuring cuba are strong , travel agents said , albeit less robust than at the height of the cuba rush in 2015 .\none state department dispatch on underage prostitution in cuba from 2009 , also made public by wikileaks , lists the following \u201crecommendations for cuba . \u201d\nwhen in 1991 the soviet union fell , it had devastating effects on cuba\u2019s economy . the following years cuba went through a very rough period of economic hardship known as the special period in time of peace . a few years earlier , in 1984 , unesco had declared the 25 , 000 hectares of the reforested sierra del rosario as the first biosphere reserve of cuba . the authorities found an economic alternative for las terrazas in the special period in the increased attention for nature - based tourism and ecotourism . tourism was to be the savior for las terrazas and in 1994 opened the four star hotel moka with 42 rooms with view over the village .\nforeign companies have become increasingly interested in investing in the cuban tourism sector , especially after the creation of a ministry of tourism in 1994 , coupled with the approval of a 1995 law that spelled out the rules for foreign investments . francisco camps , an executive with the sol mel\u00e3\u00ada hotel chain , considered the largest operational foreign partner with 20 hotels on the island , declared recently in a published interview that cuba\nhas a lot of future in this field , and we enjoy these types of challenges .\nthe united states in its own national interest should support the industry\u2019s development . the u . s . tourism industry has the most sophisticated services in the world , yet for the last several decades it has ceded prospective market share in cuba to european and canadian competitors . rather , it could become a partner in the cuban industry\u2019s development :\ncuba ' s tourism industry , a fast - growing economic sector , has based its development on the caribbean island ' s patrimonial , historic and cultural values , which complement other tourist options .\nan influx of tourists and businesses will likely bring investment to cuba , but some experts fear the expansion of tourism , mechanized agriculture and oil exploration could threaten its well - preserved natural ecosystems .\nin his view , flexibilization of the categories for u . s . citizens travelling to cuba , decreed by president barack obama , had resulted in a collateral interest by european companies in expanding their dealings with cuba .\nduring the first four months of 2017 , cuba received 2 million international visitors , putting it on track to smash last year\u2019s record . but jamaica also was breaking tourism records during the same period . the gleaner newspaper reported jamaica had a record winter season , pulling in $ 1 billion in tourism earnings . overnight visitors and cruise passengers combined were up 13 . 6 percent compared to the 2016 winter season .\nmarine conservationist fernando bretos notes that \u201cthe tourism impact has really been minimal in cuba , but that\u2019s going to change . when you go from 2 million tourists a year to 4 to 6 to 8 , everything will change . \u201d\nwhat are the latest changes in u . s . and cuba relations ? view the most recent news about cuba directly from our facebook feed .\nfrequently , travelers planning a trip to cuba are interested in locating a map . . .\ncuba has long been a popular medical tourism destination for patients worldwide that seek high quality medical care at low costs . according to the association of caribbean states , nearly 20 , 000 international patients visited cuba in 2006 for medical care . cuba is especially attractive to many latin american and north american patients given its easy proximity and relaxing environment .\na new international monetary fund study on the potential impact on the rest of the caribbean if tourism from the united states to cuba eventually opens up concludes that one destination\u2019s gain isn\u2019t necessarily another\u2019s loss .\ncuba\u2019s natural blessings are the result of a manifold historical trajectory . the american trade and tourism embargo and the collapse of the soviet union have both made \u201caccidental\u201d contributions to the survival of cuban wildlife .\ntoday cuba exhibits thriving natural diversity , though it may be tenuous . agricultural pollution , habitat destruction , and significantly tourism all threaten the island\u2019s plants and animals and compete for land and water use .\naccording to gabriel escarrer , vice - president of melia , the reestablishment of relations could open the door for u . s . tourism to cuba , although he accepted that the process required time .\ncuba\u2019s response was to throw its doors open to mass tourism . travel agencies made no bones about the island\u2019s attractions : white sand beaches , cheap prices , hot weather and dark - skinned women .\none case in point : airbnb now has more than 4 , 000 listings in 40 different cities around cuba\u2014a threefold increase since it launched operations there in april 2015 .\nmadrid . - following a season during which cuba welcomed a record number of more than three million visitors , the tourism sector aspires to ensure a significant increase in the number of european holidaymakers due to renewed interest from continental travel agencies .\ncuba holds unique allure for western sex tourists . it is closer and cheaper than other sex destinations , such as thailand . and hiv rates are lower than in other caribbean sex tourism hotspots , such as the dominican republic or haiti .\nanother growing source of income is health tourism , with a number of specialist hospitals , clinics , health spas and resorts catering to foreign visitors .\nnotimex . 1999 . \u201chigh ranking tourism officials charged with corruption , fired . \u201d reproduced by the bbc summary of world broadcasts , june 12 .\nworried about a potential change , more than 100 cuban entrepreneurs sent trump a letter in december detailing the importance of tourism , among other things , for economic growth on the island .\namong the many advertised tourism projects in the 2016 - 2017 portfolio , there are new hotel sites , older hotels in need of renovation , marine management contracts , and the establishment of an international - quality equestrian club catering primarily to expatriates working in embassies and jvs . foreign firms are also asked to consider helping to build nature tourism facilities within national parks , and \u201cto construct eco - accommodations . \u201d\nfor the history of tourism in cuba the economic blockade imposed by the united states against cuba has affected considerably . in general , this arbitrary measure began making havoc in the cuban economy and tourism was greatly affected . at times instead of reporting growth it reported losses since that blockade forbade tourists into our country and thus the rate of visit decreased . the steering of the country with the support of the people made the decision to create joint projects with countries that respect our sovereignty and rightly provided support . thus the tourist arrivals grew rapidly in our country . this process began in the 90s and in 1996 one million tourists arrived in cuba , which offered the chance to the island to become one of the main tourist destinations in the world and the caribbean .\nto understand the actual demand from us travelers in such a dynamic market , bcg recently surveyed 500 us travelers\u2014those who had been to cuba and those considering such a trip\u2014in late 2015 and again in late 2016 . we also interviewed cuban tourism experts , and we traveled to the country to assess its tourist infrastructure firsthand .\nand this is with the ban on american tourism still in place . u . s . visitors traveling to the island have to claim one of 12 reasons for their visit , ranging from educational to business activities , though there\u2019s been \u201calmost no active enforcement\u201d of the tourism ban under the obama administration , says u . s . attorney robert muse . cubans are preparing for if and when that tourism ban is lifted , with plans to have 85 , 000 hotel rooms by 2020 .\ncuba ' s nightlife has its maximum exponent in the cabarets tropicana - in the city of havana , varadero and santiago de cuba - or facilities that recreate the atmosphere of the 1950s .\ncould this joint series actually be a deliberate attempt to stigmatize the cuban tourism industry , a backbone of the cuban economy ? a modern - day , liberal version of the\nred scare\n? in 2004 , president bush similarly warned about child sex tourism to justify his government ' s travel restrictions on cuba , without any evidence to suggest the problem is more prevalent on the island .\nif the tourism industry becomes the main driver of growth in cuba , the inequality currently emerging among professions in the dual system could be seen at a regional level . at best , it could lead to a net gain in prosperity for the average cuban . at worst , uneven development could lead to disruption of existing cities like santiago de cuba through urban decay and outmigration .\nmost people born in cuba that are citizens of other countries still need a current authorized cuban passport to enter cuba . the cuban government does not recognize the citizenships that might have been acquired by anyone born in cuba . this means that all those born in cuba are considered to be cuban citizens even if they have a different citizenship .\nthus , tourism , in ten years of sustained development , has been converted into the most dynamic sector of the cuban economy . one - fourth of the investments in cuba have been made in tourism . it has contributed an impressive 43 % to the balance of payments at the end of the decade , more than any other industry . in a mere decade , tourism has gone from being an incidental source of income to becoming a structural factor in the cuban economy . few times in international history has such a dynamic structural transformation occurred . ten years ago , the sugar industry provided between 70 and 75 % of the income of the balance of payments , while the tourist sector accounted for only 6 % . cuban tourism minister ibrahim ferradaz observed that\nin the last ten years , the sector multiplied its gross income eight - fold ; the number of visitors multiplied by five , the number of rooms in tourist establishments tripled , and the number of jobs in the tourist sector doubled .\ncuba journal , [ 31 ] , in - depth coverage of travel , business , art and news for the new cuba . non cuban website .\nthe united states and cuba agreed in december 2014 to end five decades of animosity and have since restored diplomatic ties , igniting international buzz about cuba .\nif you are ever interested in traveling to cuba , i highly recommend cuba cultural travel . they have been operating tours in cuba for almost 20 years . they are highly organized and will take you to some of the best places and people in cuba . my favorite aspect of their company is that they always give back to the people of cuba by encouraging their travelers to bring needed supplies .\nwhile the government does not measure the sector\u2019s income and its widespread effects , the world travel and tourism council estimates that cuban tourism directly and indirectly contributes to as much as 10 . 4 percent of gdp . restaurants especially could see gains , as food accounts for some 39 percent of tourists\u2019 spending .\ncosta rica has protected its natural places for eco - tourism , while mexico ' s cancun opted for dense hotel development near coral - rich waters .\ncould an increase in international visitors to cuba also boost interest in travel to jamaica ? tourists are shown rafting on jamaica\u2019s martha brae .\nit\u2019s popular in # cuba and throughout latin america . aj twist looks at the athletes who play the game in # havana \u2026 urltoken\nit\u2019s popular in # cuba and throughout latin america . aj twist looks at the athletes who play # cancha in # havana at\u2026 urltoken\nthe us ban on travel certainly hasn\u2019t stopped tourists from flowing into cuba , as european , asian , and even north and south american tourists have allowed cuba to develop a fledgling travel economy . visitors can now choose from an array of freshly - scrubbed hotels and new restaurants ( though many government owned ) ; quite a change from cuba just 10 years ago ! cuba even participated in the most recent moscow international travel and tourism ( mitt ) fair as a special guest country , which is no surprise given that russia remains one of cuba\u2019s main partners , with over 86 , 000 russian tourists having visited cuba in 2012 . at the mitt fair , the cuban minister manuel marrero announced that the ministry of tourism plans to continue renovating and improving the country\u2019s hotels and heritage sites in order to draw in more tourists and improve the travel economy . clearly , cuba is working to become a major travel destination , which is no surprise given that tourism is the only real revenue stream cubans can count on .\nof 1997 , according to which the application of sustainable tourism in cuba rests on two principle ideas . one is the mitigation of negative impacts , preserving the environment for future generations . the strategy aiming for this objective lies in the pathway to self - sufficiency in energy supply . the island is applying very strict policy on energy usage and energy generation . but also in terms of importation , cuba is concerned with the mitigation of import and the increase of local production , especially of tourism supplies in the form of food products . the second principle is based on the increasing demand of tourists for sustainable tourism offers or products and destinations led by sustainability principles . this principle , of course , comes forth from the emergence of ecotourism as a trending commodity . with six unesco biosphere reserves , six ramsar sites and nine world heritage sites , the country offers an excellent platform for the growth of natural and cultural tourism .\nandrew zimbalist , an economist specializing in cuba at smith college in northampton , mass . , said in a recent telephone interview that cuba ' s industrial output had dropped 35 percent from 1989 through 1991 , and could drop another 10 percent this year . he said the hard currency generated from tourism was\nnot insignificant\nbut could not come close to replacing the $ 4 billion in lost imports from the soviet bloc .\nthe so - called \u201cscams\u201d in cuba are invariably bush league when compared to many . . .\nalthough the power supply in cuba is mainly 110 volts , most of the modern . . .\nthe nightlife in cuba is rich and varied , but there are two spots that . . .\ntipping is not a common practice in cuba outside of the all - inclusive resorts . . .\nopponents say this private medical tourism creates a two - tier system but others argue that the combination of healthcare and holidays brings in much - needed money to the country ' s health system ."]}
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", "topic": 22}], "title": "tiax", "paragraphs": ["tiax awarded contracts to improve efficiency and safety for u . s . armed forces | tiax\nglassdoor has 2 tiax reviews submitted anonymously by tiax employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if tiax is right for you .\nhome > about us > tiax news > tiax awarded contracts to improve efficiency and safety for u . s . armed forces\nyour insults carry little sting . tiax knows he will rule in the end .\ntiax awarded contracts to improve efficiency and safety for u . s . armed forces\ntiax is impressed with this group ! you will continue to serve him once he rules .\ntiax does as ye will , but one day . . . boom ! he rules !\n( running away ) :\ntiax will rule . . . from a distance .\nye cup - shot muttonhead ! tiax will slap ya silly . . . when he rules !\ntiax article on the forgotten realms wiki , a guide to the fantasy universe named the forgotten realms .\ntiax has developed a compact , integrated sensor platform that combines tiax\u2019s magnetometer technology with the latest in microelectromechanical systems ( mems ) inertial sensors to provide highly accurate orientation data in the presence of hard and soft iron .\ntiax article at the baldur ' s gate wiki , a wiki for the baldur ' s gate games .\nlexington , ma , april 24 , 2014 \u2014today , dr . kenan sahin , president / founder of tiax llc , announced that effective may 1 , tiax\u2019s advanced battery materials & design division , a recognized leader in the field , will become a separate company , camx power llc , to be co - located with tiax and operating as its subsidiary .\ntiax and his greatness shall squash you as a bug , you . . . you\u2014you . . . insolent bug !\ntiax will eventually come to disdain quayle , the other gnome companion in the game and express relief should the latter die .\ntiax does as ye will , but one day . . . boom ! he rules ! heh - heh .\nhow much do tiax employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\nthe netzsch analyzing & testing business unit has acquired the tiax accelerating rate calorimeters ( arc\u00ae ) and automatic pressure tracking adiabatic calorimeters ( aptac\u2122 ) business .\nthe netzsch analyzing & testing business unit has acquired the tiax accelerating rate calorimeters ( arc\u00ae ) and automatic pressure tracking adiabatic calorimeters ( aptac\u2122 ) business . continue reading\nkoch personally tested 150 varieties of beer glass before turning to cambridge - based tiax laboratories to quantify the optimal lager - delivery system . founded in 2002 , tiax absorbed the remnants of arthur d . little inc . , a firm famous for its consumer - product research , after the latter folded . its sensory team has been around since the 1940s , says tiax technology marketer jonaki egenolf , and has worked with beer - making clients in the past , although mostly from a packaging standpoint .\nedit : yes , i believe there was real science behind the development of the glass , but as drtth noted above , you would need the report from tiax .\nexcuse . . . the mighty tiax . . . while he catches his . . . his breath . . . he will rule . . . later .\ntiax is a leading resource for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies , with members of its staff having completed much of the pioneering work in fuel processing technologies in the 1990s . tiax continues to be heavily involved in design , modeling , and cost assessment of hydrogen and fuel cell systems for numerous applications and has extensive capabilities in enabling and competitive technologies .\nwhen the protagonist arrived in spellhold , tiax and the other inmates were released ( he professed to only vaguely remember the protagonist ) in order to help attack the more powerful irenicus . tiax was killed in the ensuing spell battle , his dying words claiming that death was but a minor inconvenience to his plans for ruling all . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]\nthe current embodiment of the ensemble is tiax\u2019s integrated air crew ensemble ( iae ) for the u . s . air force for use in jets as well as helicopters . as the prime contractor for the iae program , tiax coordinates the development , field testing and initial production of this very large multi - year program . diverse additional embodiments are under development .\n\u201ci wanted this to be rooted in science , \u201d he said . he turned to tiax , a boston - area company that\u2019s been combining technology and sensory testing since the 1920s .\nsource : tiax report - full fuel cycle assessment : well - to - wheels energy inputs , emissions , and water impacts , 08 / 2007 ( prepared for california energy commission ) .\neh . . . it would appear that . . . the great and . . . mighty tiax . . . has shrunk his undergarments . . . three sizes this day .\nwhen asked about his past , tiax ignores you entirely , preferring instead to loudly proclaim what is in store for his future . he obviously worships cyric , but also seems to share a touch of his madness . tiax unquestioningly believes that he is destined to rule the world , and his fervor makes him blind to the ridiculous nature of the goal . he seems harmless enough for now .\nwhen asked about his past , tiax ignores you entirely , preferring instead to loudly proclaim what is in store for his future . he obviously worships cyric , but also seems to share a touch of his madness . tiax unquestioningly believes that he is destined to rule the world , and his fervor makes him blind to the ridiculous nature of the goal . he seems harmless enough for now .\nas a gnome with 16 constitution , tiax has a + 4 bonus on saves vs . spells and wands . his starting equipment is a mace , leather armor , a sling and 15 bullets .\nthe accelerating rate calorimeter 244 ( arc\u00ae 244 ) , formerly known as tiax arc 3000 , is designed to safely measure the amount and rate of heat release associated with the processing or storage of chemicals .\n\u201cjim\u2019s approach was unique , \u201d said jonaki egenolf , manager for technology marketing at tiax . \u201che really wanted true objective analysis . that was different than just trying to leverage expertise within the industry . \u201d\nthe accelerating rate calorimeter 244 ( arc \u00ae 244 ) , formerly known as tiax arc 3000 , is designed to safely measure the amount and rate of heat release associated with the processing or storage of chemicals .\ntiax was a wandering cleric of cyric . not nearly as mad as his god , but insane nonetheless , tiax claims that cyric has granted him visions of world domination and he has made it his life ' s mission to fulfill those visions , attempting to create a worldwide theocracy in cyric ' s name . he was not very successful in this endeavour , but it did not stop him from reminding everyone who he met of his goal . over and over again .\nthe accelerating rate calorimeter 244 ( arc \u00ae 244 ) is designed for safe and accurate measurement of the quantity and rate of heat release relating to the processing or storage of chemicals . the instrument was earlier named as tiax arc 3000 .\nllnl is a participant of california ' s advanced energy pathways ( aep ) team funded by doe ( netl ) . at the aep technical review meeting on november 9 , 2006 . the ab 1007 ffca team ( appendix a ) requested llnl participate in a peer review of the ffca reports . the primary contact at the cec was mckinley addy . the following reports / presentations were received by llnl : ( 1 ) full fuel cycle energy and emissions assumptions dated september 2006 , tiax ; ( 2 ) full fuel cycle assessment - well to tank energy inputs , emissions , and water impacts dated december 2006 , tiax ; and ( 3 ) full fuel cycle analysis assessment dated october 12 , 2006 , tiax\nllnl is a participant of california ' s advanced energy pathways ( aep ) team funded by doe ( netl ) . at the aep technical review meeting on november 9 , 2006 . the ab 1007 ffca team ( appendix a ) requested llnl participate in a peer review of the ffca reports . the primary contact at the cec was mckinley addy . the following reports / presentations were received by llnl : ( 1 ) full fuel cycle energy and emissions assumptions dated september 2006 , tiax ; ( 2 ) full fuel cycle assessment - well to tank energy inputs , emissions , and water impacts dated december 2006 , tiax ; and ( 3 ) full fuel cycle analysis assessment dated october 12 , 2006 , tiax .\nanother embodiment is torque sensing in automotive applications , which has traditional proven difficult and costly . tiax\u2019s solution is non - intrusive , low - cost and useful in improving the fuel efficiency of cars . our torque sensor has entered field trials .\nadvanced tactical stirling power sources for co - generation applications \u2013 as part of this contract , tiax will adapt its existing micropower free - piston stirling generator technology to meet the electric power and heating / cooling needs of communication shelters for the army .\nkoch filled his office with more than 100 glasses as part of the process , but tiax used those only for reference .\nthat way we were able to better understand what they wanted and to correlate the sensory experience ,\negenolf said .\ntiax is quite insane and lives under the delusion of grandeur . he believes he was chosen by cyric himself to rule over all and his ego far surpasses his stature or abilities . most of the time he is oblivious to anyone other than himself .\nthe third embodiment is our high temperature borehole sensor for use in drill - heads that might go as deep as a mile or more , where knowing the position of the drill head is critical . tiax\u2019s borehole sensor technology is at the advanced prototype stage .\n\u201ctiax has long history of helping the u . s . armed forces create innovative solutions , from designing a better tourniquet and improving wound dressing technology to developing alternative sources of energy , \u201d said tiax president kenan sahin . \u201cthese new projects will provide a broad array of benefits including enhanced safety for paratroopers and improved accuracy of navigation sensors and guidance systems . we are honored to have been selected for these assignments that will have a direct and positive impact on the men and women who serve in our armed forces . \u201d\ncombining its long - standing expertise with a portfolio of functional wearable technologies for comfort , performance and safety , tiax has developed an ensemble that meets the very stringent requirements of high altitude flight pilots as well as professionals exposed to various hazardous or extreme field conditions .\nin shadows of amn , tiax is in a cell in the asylum spellhold , a place where the cowled wizards keep their prisoners . he is put there because of his want for world domination as it would cause destruction if he tried . he cannot be recruited .\n\u201cwe are excited about the opportunity to work with the doe on improving the path toward a hydrogen economy and we applaud the agency\u2019s commitment to investing in this important research , \u201d said kenan sahin , president of tiax llc . \u201ctiax has a long history of working with clients to speed the introduction of cleaner fuel alternatives for consumers . this doe project to determine the most efficient and cost effective method of storing hydrogen is essential to finally realizing all the benefits this clean energy has to offer , including more environmentally sound vehicles and a reduced dependence on foreign oil . \u201d\ntiax today announced it has been selected by the department of energy ( doe ) to evaluate various hydrogen storage technologies being pursued by doe\u2019s hydrogen storage centers of excellence and other developers . this project will be instrumental in helping guide doe and developers toward promising research , development , and commercialization pathways .\ntiax is available from baldur ' s gate chapter 5 . he ' s found near the flaming fist headquarters in baldur ' s gate southwest at 1440 , 1610 . talk to him , agree to join him , he ' ll then be off to conquer the world , follow him and serve him well .\nwrong again , twice this time . i know the type of work done by the tiax llc laboratories and they don ' t do customer survey work . as a product engineering firm they would have been engaged to develop a science based proprietary report on how the glass should be designed to achieve certain effects .\nduring his daily taste test - koch samples every batch of sam adams beer - he would put the beer in different glasses , and he noticed often dramatic differences . the need to\nvalidate this scientifically\nled him to tiax in cambridge , mass . , which works with food , beverage and pharmaceutical companies to create and enhance products .\ntiax\u2019s $ 1 . 5 million contract is part of the doe hydrogen storage grand challenge issued in support of president bush\u2019s hydrogen fuel initiative , which he unveiled in his 2003 state of the union address . the goal of the grand challenge is to develop effective and cost - efficient hydrogen storage options for both vehicular and off - board applications .\nnow samuel adams has . it sounds simpler than it turned out to be . boston beer ' s brewers described what they wanted their beer to look like , smell like and taste like to a team from tiax , a boston - area company that for decades has worked with food , beverage and pharmaceutical companies to create and enhance products .\ntiax spent almost three months on the project before handing over a 300 - page report .\nwe provided them more of a frankenstein glass ,\negenolf said .\nhere ' s what could happen at the top , here ' s what could happen in the middle , at the bottom , and what the tradeoffs would be .\nheadquartered in lexington , ma , tiax ( www . tiaxllc . com ) develops early stage technologies to be scalable , de - risked , prototyped , ip - protected for sale or license to companies . it focuses on energy efficiency , functional wearables and functional coatings . it is privately held and was founded in 2002 by dr . kenan sahin .\ntiax scientists began by establishing a flavor profile for sam adams lager in both bottles and kegs . they then compared 20 to 30 glass designs on features like rim angle and top diameter . later they conducted a more in - depth study testing more than a dozen new designs before the final prototype was configured and turned over to a german glassmaker .\nautomatic real - time magnetometer error compensation and calibration \u2013 under this award , tiax will begin development of an automatic compensation system for magnetometers . this project will explore ways of automatically compensating for the effects of geomagnetic field fluctuations on determining heading . the resulting system could facilitate the deployment of a series of sensors without the need for periodic recalibration in a laboratory .\none important and already - commercialized embodiment of our flux sensor based platform is a heading sensor for underwater applications where gps is not available . tiax\u2019s heading sensors are the most accurate in the world for their size and are available for sales to the general public subject to u . s . export control regulations . for more information , please refer to our pricelist .\n\u201cthe quality of the advanced battery materials & design division of tiax and its great potential for impact has long been recognized by the key entities in industry and government . i am greatly excited that this division now as an independent company , camx power , is well poised to make a transformational impact . i am fully committed to enable this goal , \u201d concluded dr . sahin .\ntiax finally gets himself locked in jail . travel to the flaming fist headquarters in baldur ' s gate chapter 7 and you ' ll find him in a cell northwest , he won ' t be available as a companion , and most of the dialogue options you have are to mock him , he ' ll fell unconscious after trying to attack you barehanded from behind the bars .\nthis new accelerating rate calorimeter ( model arc \u00ae 254 ) , formerly known as tiax new arc 5000 , is a specialized instrument to help industry operate safely and profitably . highly versatile , miniature chemical reactor , it measures the thermal and pressure properties of exothermic chemical reactions . the resulting information helps engineers and scientists identify potential hazards and tackle key elements of process optimization and thermal stability .\ntiax has a summon ghast special ability , which is very useful against basilisks and sirines because ghasts ( as undead ) are immune to petrification and charm . despite its slow movement , the ghast is one of the best offensive summons , having 3 attacks per round ( apr ) that will paralyze opponents with successful hits unless target saves vs . death and / or cause disease unless target saves vs breath .\ntiax today announced that it has been awarded five contracts to study and further develop new systems and technologies that will significantly enhance energy efficiency and improve safety for members of the u . s . armed forces . the various technologies developed under these projects will eventually be utilized in the field by the u . s . military in several areas including force provider , the u . s . army\u2019s deployable base camp .\ntiax\u2019s analysis of on - board hydrogen storage technologies is an important first step in the research and development process of both hydrogen fueled vehicles and the infrastructure to support these vehicles . by evaluating the cost effectiveness , energy efficiency , and environmental soundness of the storage technologies and determining which areas need improvement , the doe and hydrogen storage developers will be able to focus their efforts on the most promising technologies and approaches .\ni use my 16oz sa perfect pint all the time . great for stuff packaged in tall boy cans ( or sprecher with their 16oz bottles ) . anyone know for sure what sizes are available ? is it 12oz , 16oz , and 22oz ? edit : yes , i believe there was real science behind the development of the glass , but as drtth noted above , you would need the report from tiax .\ntiax will work with a team of industry experts to evaluate the four categories of on - board hydrogen storage \u2013 compressed hydrogen , metal hydride , carbon - based materials , and chemical hydrogen storage \u2013 on a regular basis . the team will compare the different approaches in terms of lifecycle costs , energy efficiency , and environmental impact , with the goal of helping the doe and developers identify the most promising technology options and approaches to pursue .\nthe netzsch analyzing & testing business unit recently announced its acquisition of the tiax accelerating rate calorimeters ( arc\u00ae ) and automatic pressure tracking adiabatic calorimeters ( aptac\u2122 ) . these products will be merged with netzsch\u2019s worldwide thermal analysis business . the new product line will be manufactured as part of the current instrument series at netzsch instruments , inc . , which is headquartered in boston , mass . , and is a subsidiary of netzsch - ger\u00e4tebau gmbh in germany .\nimprove system efficiency for the army\u2019s force provider \u2013 under this contract awarded by the natick soldier systems center , tiax will recommend upgrades to the power generation and electrical distribution systems of force provider , the u . s . army\u2019s deployable base camp . this \u201ccity in a box\u201d supports all of the necessities of life for soldiers in the field , including climate - controlled sleeping quarters , food service and dining facilities , bathrooms and showers , laundry services , medical units , and recreational facilities .\ntiax put all its findings ( the angle of the rim is critical ; the optimal temperature for drinking sam adams lager is 46 degrees ) into a 300 - page report for koch , who took it to half - a - dozen glassmakers around the world to create prototypes . the winner came from germany ' s rastal , whose shapely glass features an angled lip to deliver the beer to the front of the tongue and a narrow base to reduce the heat transfer from the drinker ' s hand .\nenhanced automatic body protection for paratrooper landings \u2013 given the unpredictable and often hazardous nature of ground conditions , paratroopers commonly suffer injuries to the lower extremities during landings . the ankle brace currently used by paratroopers is bulky , heavy and minimally effective . as part of this contract , tiax and its uk - based partner , rfd beaufort , will develop an air - activated ankle protection device to better protect paratroopers . the device will automatically activate to absorb any ground impact and provide a safer landing for the paratrooper .\nsolid waste preprocessor to convert field waste into energy \u2013 typically , army base camps generate large amounts of trash \u2013 averaging three to four pounds per soldier per day \u2013 mostly related to food waste from mess hall operations . as part of this assignment , which is sponsored by the u . s . army research office , tiax will develop a solid waste preprocessor system to reduce the burden of trash waste at army base camps . this solid waste preprocessor will also supply the dried , mixed and compacted trash to a waste - to - energy conversion system that generates electricity .\nwhile lithium - ion batteries are safe with literally billions in use , the safety bar is especially high for automotive use . \u201cthe key to achieving even higher safety is not to reduce their energy density , \u201d said dr . sahin . \u201cit is better to tackle the safety assurance at the system level much like how gasoline ( with a much higher energy density ) is handled allowing end - users to experience the advantages of higher energy density , namely , longer runtime , higher mileage , and smaller and lighter batteries . \u201d he stated that tiax has been a pioneering company in the development of battery safety technologies , recognized by both the department of energy and the national transportation safety board . such technologies will enable cam - 7 based cells to meet next generation requirements cost - effectively .\n\u201celectrification of light duty vehicles has been a passion and a cause for me , \u201d said dr . sahin , the founder of camx power who will serve as its interim president . \u201csince the founding of tiax in 2002 , i have dedicated my time , energies and financial resources to the realization of this objective , the key to which is a low - cost lithium - ion battery that has a range of 200 miles , and the key to which is the cathode material . \u201d dr . sahin further stated , \u201cif we are to effectively deal with co 2 emissions to protect our environment , we need to move co 2 from the tailpipes of vehicles to the smokestacks of power plants where it is possible to capture and contain co 2 emissions . that can only be done with the electrification of the drivetrain . \u201d\nadvertising affords you the opportunity to give people reasons to do business with you rather than your competition .\nparkersburg \u2014 parkersburg city council will consider allocating carryover funds , offering a discount on fees paid . . .\nparkersburg \u2014 in times of peace and trouble , many people have answered the call to serve their communities , . . .\nmineral wells \u2014 the 2018 west virginia interstate fair and exposition will feature five days of live entertainment , activities , carnival rides and other . . .\nclarksburg \u2014 john h . brown , author of \u201caugie\u2019s war , \u201d his first novel , recently welcomed friends and family to the book signing at wonder . . .\nmarietta \u2014 kail hill has reached base safely in his last 10 at - bats over the last three games . the talented second baseman singled , walked . . .\nparkersburg \u2014 parkersburg cardiology associates has been awarded an additional three - year accreditation by the intersocietal accreditation . . .\nhow is it that while state officials were sitting on nearly $ 150 million in federal funding meant to help victims of 2016 flooding in west virginia , private . . .\nbless our nation\u2019s founders . they thought long and hard about both real and potential threats to americans\u2019 liberties . they thought the constitution and bill of . . .\nmichael hessling , 74 , of munday , w . va . , passed away july 6 , 2018 , at his residence . services will be 1 p . m . tuesday , july 10 , 2018 , at matheny whited funeral home . . .\nread a digital version of the newspaper on your computer , tablet or smart phone using either an app or a web browser .\ncopyright \u00a9 news and sentinel | urltoken | 519 juliana st . , parkersburg , wv 26101 | 304 - 485 - 1891 | ogden newspapers | the nutting company\nabout cbs interactive | contact | jobs | advertise | privacy policy | cookie policy | ad choice | terms of use \u00a9 cbs interactive inc . all rights reserved .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nboston beer chairman jim koch thinks he can better the taste of beer , without touching the recipe . fortune ' s matt boyle gets to the bottom of the glass .\n( fortune magazine ) - - most americans drink beer in v - shaped\nshaker\nglasses ( so named because they ' re shaped like a cocktail shaker ) , whose main attribute is durability and ease of stacking behind a bar .\nbut does beer really taste its best in them ? that ' s what boston beer ( charts ) founder and chairman jim koch began to wonder last year during a talk with jean - michel valette , who previously ran an arm of robert mondavi winery and now sits on koch ' s board . when valette mentioned that different glasses enhance or detract from the flavor of wines , lightning struck : the same had to be true for beer .\nso koch set out to build the perfect pint glass for the company ' s flagship sam adams boston lager . he began by gathering nearly 100 glasses of all shapes and sizes to study ( he even brought in a few vases ) .\nmy office looked like a pottery barn ,\nhe recalls .\nperhaps the most interesting aspect of rastal ' s design - dubbed the boston beauty - is a dime - shaped\nnucleation site ,\netched by a laser at the bottom of the glass , which sends a constant stream of bubbles to the top of the glass .\nhis quest complete , koch ordered 500 , 000 of the glasses , which his salespeople are just now taking to bars ( you can buy four for $ 30 at samueladams . com ) . not every bar will embrace them , so coasters are included that explain why the glass is so special - and why you shouldn ' t drink anything but sam adams lager from it .\nso what about boston beer ' s 20 other brews ?\nthe idea of doing 21 glasses , that ' s a life ' s work ,\nkoch says . for now , the boston beauty will have to do .\nthe potential applications for such precise directional information are numerous and significant : providing input to navigation systems when gps is unavailable ; tracking human body motions interfacing with virtual environments ; locating targets from a standoff distance ; facilitating control of articulated payload systems in autonomous robotics and next - generation prosthetics ; and enabling accurate mapping of the boreholes created by tracking oil and gas drillheads .\ncomplete three - axis orientation ( heading , pitch , roll ) , plus temperature and acceleration .\ncamx power will focus on licensing , customer support , and further enhancing its high energy and high power cathode material , cam - 7\u2122 for lithium - ion batteries . it will continue the development of other cell components and expand its work on battery safety technologies . camx power will also engage in targeted services , co - development and sales and marketing partnerships .\ncamx power will be one of the largest independent lithium - ion battery materials and design entities in the us . its extensive and modern end - to - end development facilities include powder production ranging in scale from kilograms to tons , materials properties characterization , electrochemical characterization in coin cells and in full - sized multi - ah cells fabricated in its state - of - the - art cell prototyping facility , and safety technology development . its multi - disciplinary staff brings together deep experience and expertise in the development , scale - up , and technical marketing of advanced battery technologies .\n\u201ccam - 7 offers the highest energy and power density at the cell - level for lithium - ion batteries compared to all materials available today , \u201d said dr . suresh sriramulu , the company\u2019s cto . \u201clithium - ion batteries with cam - 7 can be smaller , lighter and cheaper than today\u2019s batteries . backed by a strong intellectual property portfolio , cam - 7 represents a platform technology with significant head - room for continued enhancement and customization for different applications . \u201d\ncam - 7 has been in development for over a decade with over 250 person years with commensurate investment . the primary challenges with nickel - class materials have been resolved . it is market - ready , having already entered the sampling and qualification process . cam - 7 is well suited for the automotive market and the high end of the portable power market . cam - 7 - based lithium - ion batteries can provide the extended run time that end - users are seeking . for automotive applications , cam - 7 based batteries have the potential to meet the 200 mile range target , while being cost competitive .\ncam - 7 has been scaled up to two metric tons per year in an in - house facility and then up to 50 metric tons per year in a modular plant located in rowley , ma , further expandable to 300 metric tons . \u201cbecause the synthesis at the lab - scale is identical to the synthesis at the rowley plant , we can meet customer requirements rapidly and provide license holders the detailed support needed for their much larger scale production volumes , \u201d said boyd bucher , coo . he continued , \u201cexisting cathode plants in the us and elsewhere can produce cam - 7 with minimal adaptation , as we have demonstrated in our own plant . thus , existing producers can license cam - 7 and use camx power\u2019s facilities to produce powder for material qualification and initial production even as the markets mature . \u201d\nheadquartered in lexington , ma , camx power ( www . camxpower . com ) develops and sells lithium - ion battery related technologies . camx power\u2019s leading battery material cam - 7\u2122 lithium - ion cathode material has been introduced to the market for transportation and portable applications . camx power is developing other advanced battery technologies including high performance electrolytes , anode materials , and battery safety technologies such as non - 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pressure bladder ( 33 , 41 ) , carried by the garment ( 20 , 21 ) . the inflatable counter - pressure bladder ( 33 , 41 ) is formed from a moisture permeable material allowing the passage therethrough of perspiration from the wearer ' s body .\naircrew such as pilots wear an ensemble including a protective suit when flying in aircraft . traditionally the suit is either a single piece suit combining both jacket and trousers in a single garment or it is a two piece suit with a separate jacket and trousers .\nthe ensemble may include also special equipment ( aircrew life support equipment - alse ) that protects the wearer against the effects of g - acceleration or altitude and other potentially damaging factors . in this case , the ensemble provides an outer layer that holds and positions and restrains inflatable counter pressure bladders . these bladders can provide counter pressure to the legs when the wearer is being accelerated to reduce the effect of blood pooling in the lower limbs and / or can provide counter pressure to the chest to counteract the effect of breathing pressurised gas when at altitude . examples of this are shown in wo - a - 2007 / 111981 and in us - a - 6325754 . an inflatable chest counter pressure bladder is either incorporated into a vest or a jacket type garment which is worn by the pilot over the flight suit , or the bladder is incorporated into the jacket part of the flight suit . inflatable lower g bladders are either incorporated into a lower g garment , which is typically worn over the flight suit , or the bladders are incorporated into the trouser section of the flight suit .\nin some cases the bladders are made of a textile ( nylon or polyester ) which is coated with an air - holding layer of an air impermeable material such as synthetic rubber ( e . g . neoprene ) or thermo - plastic materials such as polyurethane ( pu ) . most bladders are now made of a pu coated fabric type because pu is a thermoplastic material which can be easily welded using high frequency or radio frequency or ultrasonic welding . ( materials such as neoprene need to be glued using a solvent based adhesive which is labour intensive and has health and safety problems ) .\nthere are broadly two types of lower g bladder assemblies . first , there is a full cover bladder assembly where the inflatable area of the bladder coverage is almost all of the lower limbs and abdomen . such an inflatable bladder assembly can also be connected at ankle level to an inflatable lining of a flight boot or an inflatable sock lining the boot , or the boot can incorporate an inflatable lining . the counter pressure can be applied directly to the limbs by providing the assembly with a restraining cover with the bladder inflating underneath the restraining cover and the restraining cover allowing the expansion of the bladder only in a direction towards the limbs . secondly , there is a partial cover bladder assembly ( also called a\nskeletal\nor\nfive bladder\nassembly ) . in this case two or more bladders ( up to 5 ) cover respective parts of the lower body and are positioned for example , over the leg bone ( hence skeletal ) and also have a bladder area over the abdomen . in this case , each bladder applies tension to a restraining cover of the assembly as it inflates , which in turn then applies the counter pressure to the limbs through the tensioned cover material .\nsuch bladder assemblies can be integrated into the trousers of a suit rather than being incorporated into a separate garment , as shown in wo - a - 2007 / 111981 .\nall counter pressure assembles whether jackets or vests or lower g bladder assemblies of the above types have a problem of placing an excessive thermal burden on the wearer . the full cover lower g assembly is the worst in terms of the thermal burden and also has a problem of being excessively bulky . excessive thermal burden and the consequent hyperthermia on the aircrew increases their fatigue as well as sweat loss and dehydration and reduces aircrew concentration and mission endurance . increased core temperature also reduces tolerance to the effects of g acceleration . according to the invention , there is provided an aircrew ensemble comprising a garment for covering at least a part of a body of a wearer and an inflatable counter - pressure bladder , carried by the garment , the inflatable counter - pressure bladder being formed from a moisture permeable material allowing the passage therethrough of perspiration from the wearer ' s body .\nfigure 31 is a cross - section on the line y - y of figure 28 showing a\npass through\n.\nreferring first to figure 1 , the aircrew ensemble includes a flight suit that comprises an upper suit portion 20 and lower suit portion 21 . the upper suit portion 20 and the lower suit portion 21 are preferably made from an inherently fireproof fabric such as nomex \u00ae . the upper suit portion 20 has a torso portion 22 , a waist 23 , a neck opening 24 and left and right arm portions 25a , 25b , respectively . the upper suit portion also has a front opening 26 closed by , for example , a zipper 27 . the lower suit portion 21 has a waist 28 and left and right leg portions 29 a , 29b . the suit is completed by gloves 30 and boots 31 . the upper portion 20 and the lower portion 21 may be formed in one - piece with a front central longitudinal zip or may be formed as separate parts and connected at the waist as described in our co - pending uk patent application no : 1016375 . 6 . the upper portion 20 carries a chest counter pressure assembly in the form of a jacket 32 containing a chest counter pressure bladder 33 . referring next to figure 2 , the jacket 32 is formed of inner and outer layers 34 , 35 of non - elastic but moisture - vapour permeable material that hold the bladder 33 between them located on the chest 36 of a wearer . as seen in figure 2 , the outer layer 35 is formed by front and rear portions 35a , 35b that are interconnected by two rows of side lacing 38a , 38b located at respective opposite sides of the outer layer 34 to allow the circumferential length of the jacket 32 to be adjusted to the correct fit for a wearer . this is important for reasons that will become apparent below . the bladder 33 is formed of a moisture vapour permeable material that allows sweat to evaporate through the material . the bladder 33 has an met 39 for connection to an inflation hose that , in turn , is connected to an inflation system for supplying air under pressure to the bladder 33 , in a manner to be described below . the inflation system may be part of a breathing system for the wearer .\nreferring once again to figure 1 , and also to figure 3 , the lower portion 21 carries a lower g asssembly 40 assembly a lower g bladder 41 . the lower g assembly 40 is formed by inner and outer layers 42 , 43 of non - elastic but moisture vapour permeable material that hold the lower bladder 41 between them and located around the legs of a wearer ( one of which is shown in figure 3 ) and over the abdomen of the wearer . as seen in figure 3 , the outer layer 43 is formed with a side opening whose edges are interconnected by a row of side lacing 44 located to allow the circumferential length of the jacket outer layer 43 to be adjusted to the correct fit for a wearer . this is important for reasons that will become apparent below . the bladder 41 is formed of a moisture vapour permeable material that allows sweat to evaporate through the material . the bladder 41 has an inlet 45 for connection to an inflation hose 90 that , in turn , is connected to an inflation system 91 for supplying air under pressure to the bladder 41 , in a manner to be described below . the lower g bladder 41 has also an outlet 46 at each ankle connected to respective bladders ( not shown ) in respective boots 31 ."]}
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", "topic": 16}], "title": "matton shipyard", "paragraphs": ["preserve our proud past and drive a sustainable future at matton shipyard in cohoes .\nmatton shipyard co inc p . o . box 428 delaware cohoes 12047 nyc miscellaneous\nthe matton shipyard initiative has made advances this summer toward stabilizing and transforming the former shipyard at peebles island state park in cohoes / waterford .\nfirst owned by john matton , who opened the shipyard in 1916 , the business remained in the family until 1966 . bart turecamo purchased it but continued to operate it under the matton name .\nno conceptual plans for matton shipyard are being introduced by @ eriecanalway tonight . that will happen in late april or may . urltoken\nthis is a critical time for matton shipyard . five buildings have been lost to deterioration in the last five years ; remaining structures are in need of attention . with your support , we can not only save matton shipyard , but transform the site for the 21st century .\nthe matton shipyard , circa 1949 , in cohoes , is on the national register of historic places . ( photo from the national register of historic places )\nnicholas buonanno - nbuonanno @ troyrecord . comtroy resident frank galle looks over some of the maps on a board during the matton shipyard project public meeting thursday night .\nthe historic matton shipyard is a rare surviving example of an early 20th century ship building and repair facility . from 1916 to 1983 , matton workers built more than 340 tug boats , police boats , wwii submarine chasers , and other vessels . matton shipyard is located in peebles island state park at the junction of the mohawk and hudson rivers . it is strategically linked to several land and water - based recreational trails .\nmatton shipyard is a rare surviving example of an early 20th century ship building and repair facility , according to the canalway . from 1916 to 1983 , matton workers built more than 340 tugboats , police boats , world war ii submarine chasers and other vessels .\nmatton shipyard , van schaick island , cohoes new york . part of peebles island state park . an extinct manufacturer of canal boats and later , ocean going tug boats .\ni did a post about a scrapping before . . in early 2007 here . warning : disturbing images follow . this post focuses on a tug built in matton shipyard ,\nnicholas buonanno - nbuonanno @ troyrecord . comthe peebles island visitors center quickly became standing room alone for a public meeting on a project at the matton shipyard site in peebles island .\none of four tugboats that were originally christened john e . matton , not the one below .\nthe shipyard is listed on the national register of historic places . ( photo c . 1949 )\nformer employees and family members share their personal stories of life at the barge canal era shipyard .\nnovember 29 , 2014 in hudson river , new york harbor , photos , thornton towing & transportation | tags : helen j . turecamo , matton shipyard , scrap , thornton bros , tugster | 7 comments\nlaunch 5 was built in 1966 in matton shipyard in cohoes , ny . the vessel was designed by the famed marine architect philip rhodes . the photos below were given to us courtesy of thomas urquhart .\nthe matton shipyard has a lot of history , but has not been open to the public for many years . officials from the erie canalway national heritage corridor are working to start phase one of the project soon .\none of the ship buildings at the historic matton shipyard in the peebles island state park on friday , june 17 , 2016 , in cohoes , n . y . ( eliza mineaux / special to the times union )\nthe sign outside of the matton shipyard in the peebles island state park & resource center on friday , june 17 , 2016 , in cohoes , n . y . ( eliza mineaux / special to the times union )\nmatton shipyard will once again serve as a vibrant intersection of historical , cultural , educational , recreational and commercial activities . it will proudly anchor the eastern gateway to the erie canal and the southern gateway to the champlain canal .\na ship along the hudson river at the historic matton shipyard in the peebles island state park on friday , june 17 , 2016 , in cohoes , n . y . ( eliza mineaux / special to the times union )\nview of the matton shipyard property and buildings located on the hudson river shoreline on thursday afternoon , jan . 2 , 2017 , on van schaick island in cohoes , n . y . ( will waldron / times union )\nat its height , matton employed more than 300 people . ( photo : workers with tug mary turecamo , 1982 )\nthe sign leading into the peebles island state park & resource center where the matton shipyard is located on friday , june 17 , 2016 , in cohoes , n . y . ( eliza mineaux / special to the times union )\nview of the hudson river looking south towards cohoes on thursday afternoon , jan . 2 , 2017 , from waterford , n . y . the matton shipyard property is visible on the right . ( will waldron / times union )\ncohoes , n . y . > > the front room of the peebles island state park visitors center was packed thursday night as nearly 100 people came to hear and share ideas about an adaptive reuse plan for the former matton shipyard .\nan early 20th century shipbuilding and repair facility at the historic matton shipyard in the peebles island state park on friday , june 17 , 2016 , in cohoes , n . y . ( eliza mineaux / special to the times union )\nan early 20th century ship building and repair facility at the historic matton shipyard in the peebles island state park on friday , june 17 , 2016 , in cohoes , n . y . ( eliza mineaux / special to the times union )\nthe 6 - acre , state - owned property is the site of the former matton shipyard , which was open from 1916 to 1983 . it is located in the peebles island state park at the junction of the hudson and mohawk rivers .\nthe erie canalway heritage fund , the nonprofit partner of the erie canalway national heritage corridor , has announced funding from the new york state regional economic development council initiative ( redc ) for the matton shipyard preservation and adaptive reuse initiative in cohoes .\notto madsen of cohoes and richard r . davis jr . of malta both worked in the shipyard before it closed .\nas part of that effort for the matton shipyard the agency presents a public hearing from 5 : 30 to 7 : 30 p . m . thursday , feb . 2 , at the peebles island state park visitor center at 1 delaware ave .\njohn e . matton started his original shipyard in 1899 , on the champlain canal , about three miles north of the waterford side - cut : he moved to cohoes in 1916 . his son ralph joined him in 1922 and the company became , first , john e . matton & son , and , later , john e . matton & sons . the yard closed in 1966 and was sold to bart turecamo , who kept the matton name , operating it as matton shipyard company , until it closed again in 1983 . the cohoes yard was on van schaick island , between cohoes and waterford , at the eastern end of the erie canal : see the site from the air on google here - it ' s the grassy area close to the north end of the island . if anyone can add to the table below , please e - mail your info to timcolton @ urltoken .\nthe historic canal motorship day peckinpaugh , the first and last of her kind , was open for public tours on saturday , aug . 1 , 2009 , at matton shipyard in cohoes , n . y . the boat ( cindy schultz / times union )\nbelow are photos of the 1958 john e . matton . the first one is from 2007 , when it was known as thornton bros .\ncohoes , n . y . > > the erie canalway national heritage corridor will host a public meeting next week to receive input from the public about an adaptive reuse plan for matton shipyard , located in peebles island state park at the junction of the mohawk and hudson rivers .\nmatton shipyard is located on van schaick island in cohoes and is a rare surviving example of an early 20th century ship building and repair facility . from 1916 to 1983 , matton workers built more than 340 tug boats , police boats , wwii submarine chasers , and other vessels . the site is listed on the national register of historic places and has been a part of peebles island state park since the state purchased it in 1989 .\ncohoes \u2014 a historic shipyard here would be converted into a waterfront gateway under a plan being advanced by the erie canalway national heritage corridor .\n\u201cafter the state purchased matton shipyard , they closed the site to the public since they have plenty of infrastructure things to deal with that are existing and open to the public right now , \u201d explained andy kitzmann , assistant director of the erie canalway national heritage corridor . \u201cthere have been a lot of meetings and conversations across the state actually about what to do with matton and how to revitalize it and bring it back to the public . \u201d\nand this one , thornton bros . . . this may be the last photo i post of her intact , as this matton boat mutely awaits the reaper .\nthe shipyard is located in peebles island state park at the junction of the mohawk and hudson rivers and links to land and water - based recreational trails .\nas i look at these , i\u2019m eager to get into canal related archives to see what photos exist of the area around the matton yard in the 1940s and 1950s .\nmatton shipyard co . , inc . recently delivered the tugboat michael turecamo to her owners , turecamo coastal & harbor towing corp . , new york , n . y . , in a brief ceremony at cohoes , n . y . the michael is now engaged in coastwise towing from the port of new york . the 105 - foot vessel is powered by two\ncover ) to its growing fleet of modern tugboats . the new vessel , classed + a1\nocean towing service\nby the american bureau of shipping , was built by matton shipyard in cohoes , n . y . , a turecamo subsidiary . intended for use in the firm ' s general towing service , she is 114 feet 8 inches long with a beam\nwe are spearheading an evaluation and adaptive reuse plan with the aim of converting the shipyard into a waterfront gateway for the erie canalway national heritage corridor . four key goals are guiding the process :\ncohoes \u2014 a proposal to turn a historic shipyard into a waterfront attraction drew a crowd inside peebles island state park ' s visitor center thursday to begin discussing what would be appropriate for the site .\nthe shipyard , located on van schaick island , is a rare surviving example of an early 20th century shipbuilding and repair facility . from 1916 to 1983 , matton workers built more than 340 tugboats , police boats , world war ii submarine chasers and other vessels , and the six - acre site is listed on the national register of historic places and has been a part of the park since the state purchased it in 1989 .\nerie canalway national heritage corridor was awarded a $ 5 , 000 grant by the national trust for historic preservation from the john e . streb fund for new york . these grant funds will be used to conduct a feasibility and master planning study of matton shipyard , a threatened early 20th century facility important to the story of new york\u2019s erie canal . the project will result in plans for re - purposed structures , interpretation , and community space open to the public .\nfire & safety passive fire protection : serious business sti marine firestop\u2019s online fire protection training program features curriculum that targets shipyard employees , contractors and surveyors . by joseph keefe hen sti marine firestop \u2013 a division of speci - etration through a\nit could get confusing , but vessels were launched as john e . matton in 1939 ( which seems to be this one and still afloat as atlantic 7 although i\u2019ve not found a photo ) , in 1945 , in 1958 , and in 1964 .\nhe held a number of engineering and naval architectural posts in 17 years with the dravo corporation in pittsburgh , pa . , and was chief marine engineer of the engineering works division when he left the company in 1970 . he was then general manager of matton shipyard co . , inc . of cohoes , n . y . , before coming to sun ship in july 1971 as chief of the machinery technical section . in august 1973 , he was named a general superintendent and in 1976 , he was appointed project manager for industrial products .\nby the way , the john e . matton ( 1964 ) became one of the vessels named helen j . turecamo and sank in 1988 . does anyone know details about that sinking beyond 1988 and that it happened near norfolk and involved a submarine ? i get nothing from googling .\nwe are pleased to announce major funding from the new york state regional economic development council initiative ( redc ) for the matton shipyard preservation and adaptive reuse initiative . announced on december 13 , 2017 , the funding will be used to stabilize three original structures of the early 20th century ship building and repair facility , remediate environmental hazards , and stabilize 740 - feet of hudson river shoreline to prevent further erosion . work will begin in 2018 . additional funding is provided by a grant from the nys office of parks , recreation and historic preservation through title 9 of the environmental protection act of 1993 .\nheavy lifting heavy lifters about the author yahaya sanusi is deputy head of transport engineering at aal , and has more than machinery and software , worked in shipping for more than 20 years . prior to joining aal , he worked at don\u2019t discount the human factor thyssen nordseewerke shipyard , macor neptune\nas a part of a complete reorganization , burton shipyard , inc . , port arthur , texas , recently announced the following appointments : gene m . woodfin , chairman of the board and chief executive officer ; nathan m . smythe , president and chief operating officer ; and ronnie moerbe , vice president and\ntillman esteve , president of bourg dry dock & service co . , inc . , has announced two new appointments to the bourg , la . - based shipyard . allen a . sandoz has been named chief engineer and designer . mr . sandoz has an extensive background in marine engineering , has held positions with breit & garcia\npeter mcmullen , president of the perth amboy dry dock company ( p . a . d . d . co . ) , has announced that the company has placed a new drydock into service as the first step in a shipyard improvement program to provide better service for commercial and government ship repair customers . mr . mcmullen , who\n\u201ci grew up across the street on the river , and i watched matton build ships all my life , \u201d said tom reiter , who is originally from lansingburgh but now lives in pittstown . \u201ci remember it when it was a dump , i remember the area really well , and i would really like to see it come back to do something because it has a lot of history . \u201d\n( may 18 , cohoes , ny ) \u2013 state officials welcomed the 1921 motor ship , the day peckinpaugh to its new home today and announced grants to rehabilitate the canal boat and preserve the historic matton shipyard , where it will be berthed . the motor ship will be open for public tours on saturday , may 19 from 11 a . m . to 4 p . m . as part of the peebles island open house . the day peckinpaugh is the most storied and longest serving of all of the motor ships that saw service on the new york state barge canal . while nearly 100 of these vessels plied the waters of the canal during its commercial heyday , only the day peckinpaugh remains . plans call for it to be transformed into a traveling museum and classroom that will travel along the state\u2019s historic waterways by 2009 . now listed on the national register of historic places , the vessel was saved from the scrap heap two years ago through the efforts of the new york state museum in partnership with the new york state ( nys ) canal corporation , nys office of parks , recreation and historic preservation , the national park service and the canal society of new york state .\nthe launch of a new vessel was a sight to see . 1962 ( photos courtesy canal society of nys )\n2 . promote the site as a hub for recreational , educational , and cultural activities .\n3 . open access to the water for residents of cohoes , surrounding communities , and visitors .\nthanks to all who have offered public input and support . for more information , e - mail : andy _ kitzmann @ urltoken .\nerie canalway national heritage corridor works to preserve and share our extraordinary heritage , to promote the corridor as a world class tourism destination , and to foster vibrant communities connected by more than 500 miles of waterway .\nerie canalway national heritage corridor p . o . box 219 waterford , ny 12188\nto finland 1946 as no . 10 , later dr - 10 , halli , mistral 3 , jean luc , jason , scrapped 1986\nto finland 1946 as no . 1 , later dr - 1 , fulgor , furius , furia , now furius\nto finland 1946 as no . 4 , later star , rauma ii , mars ii , fakir , scrapped 1984\nto finland 1946 as no . 17 , later dr - 17 , poitsila , partner , nina h , now poitsila\nlater morania no . 12 , cissy reinauer , cissi , mischief , now thornton bros .\nthe project is being spearheaded by the erie canalway national heritage corridor , whose officials said thursday they are in phase one of the initiative , which will include development of a comprehensive preservation and adaptive reuse plan , site and utility assessments , initial revitalization work and providing a foundation for phase two plans . phase one is estimated to cost $ 334 , 982 , of which group has already secured a good chunk in grants and private donations .\n\u201cwe want to first share our ideas with this project , but we also want to hear input from the public , as well , \u201d said bill price , vice president of fisher associates , the firm hired by the corridor to consider uses for the site .\nthe two - hour , standing - room - only meeting started off with a presentation given by representatives from the corridor and fisher associates . they said the reuse plan could include an educational component where people could learn to build handcrafted boats , or such amenities as kayak and bicycle rentals , concession or restaurant space and public camping .\nofficials admitted many of the buildings on the site have been damaged by flooding and only three seem to be salvageable .\nafter their hourlong presentation , officials turned to the public for its ideas , with guests able to speak one - on - one with project representatives to ask questions or share their ideas for the site . many said they wanted to attend the meeting so they could see what was being proposed for the site , which hasn\u2019t been open to the public in decades .\nothers , like lansingburgh resident ashley jones , are excited about the recreational possibilities for the site .\n\u201ci am a long - distance runner , so i run around peebles island all the time , \u201d said jones . \u201ci would love something like having a kayak rental place , and i think it would be great for us to have more recreational activities for adults . \u201d\ncohoes mayor shawn morse also attended the meeting and said he was pleased with the public turnout .\n\u201ci thought it was exciting that there was that many people who took part in the meeting , \u201d said morse on friday . \u201cit is always good to see resident participation like that . \u201d\nmorse said he is also eager for the opportunities the project could present to the city .\n\u201cit\u2019s still in the early , early stages , and i am not sure that anybody has any defined idea for what exactly is going to happen , but the water access is highly important to us , as well as having the opportunity for visitors who come here to visit our restaurants and our downtown area , \u201d said morse . \u201ci think economically that could all be a good boost to our community . \u201d\ncorridor officials were similarly pleased with the turnout , as well as the public input .\n\u201ci think it really demonstrates the local interest in the project , \u201d said andy kitzmann , assistant director of the organization , after the meeting .\nthe public will be able to offer more input at a second public meeting expected to take place in late april or early may . officials plan to develop a list of ideas and cost estimates prior to that next meeting .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nbut earlier this year , time had run out , and i got some pics as it awaited the scrapper .\nthe following photos\u2013taken while i was up on the canal\u2013come compliments of gerard thornton , to whom i am grateful .\nagain , thanks to gerard thornton for the last four photos . all others by will van dorp .\noh the stories others could tell of her . here and here are previous photos of this fine old boat .\nenter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\nthis work is licensed under a creative commons attribution - noncommercial - noderivs 2 . 5 license . - - > by will van dorp\nwe use cookies to optimise our website and give you the best experience on our website .\nin ad , cuomo calls on senate to codify roe v . wade [ updated ]\nwindow . _ taboola = window . _ taboola | | [ ] ; _ taboola . push ( { mode : ' thumbnails - c ' , container : ' taboola - interstitial - gallery - thumbnails - 5 ' , placement : ' interstitial gallery thumbnails 5 ' , target _ type : ' mix ' } ) ; _ taboola . push ( { flush : true } ) ;\nwindow . _ taboola = window . _ taboola | | [ ] ; _ taboola . push ( { mode : ' thumbnails - c ' , container : ' taboola - interstitial - gallery - thumbnails - 10 ' , placement : ' interstitial gallery thumbnails 10 ' , target _ type : ' mix ' } ) ; _ taboola . push ( { flush : true } ) ;\nwindow . _ taboola = window . _ taboola | | [ ] ; _ taboola . push ( { mode : ' thumbnails - c ' , container : ' taboola - interstitial - gallery - thumbnails - 15 ' , placement : ' interstitial gallery thumbnails 15 ' , target _ type : ' mix ' } ) ; _ taboola . push ( { flush : true } ) ;\nwindow . _ taboola = window . _ taboola | | [ ] ; _ taboola . push ( { mode : ' thumbnails - 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building operation .\nprice said he hopes neighboring communities work to attract restaurants , hotels and other complimentary businesses .\nit is an amazing collection ,\nhe said .\nwe know virtually every detail of every boat that was built .\nafter gathering input , the consultant plans to develop a list of ideas and cost estimates to be presented to the public in late april or may .\nthere isn ' t going to be a grand disney plan we drop on this ,\nprice said .\nit ' s going to be incremental , and it ' s going to be long .\ndavis worked there from sept . 11 , 1979 until it closed in 1983 . he started as a diesel mechanic and became a machinist .\nwhen he was hired , he said ,\ni thought it was always going to be there .\nmadsen was employed from 1981 to 1983 first as a laborer , then as a welder / fitter .\ni ' d love to see cohoes and the state have a marina ,\nmadsen said .\ni ' d like to see it as a functional place where people can walk around .\ni ' d like to see some kind of historical museum related to the ship - building process that was done here ,\ndavis said .\ncindy rakowski , a cohoes resident , said it would make sense not to add permanent structures but to use the site for flooding - resistant purposes like bike paths .\nit would be nice , living in this community , to have a place to launch a kayak ,\nshe said .\nsun shipbuilding , chester , pa . , has named albert m . martinson jr . program manager for the matson containership ( sun hull no .\nin his new post , he will report to robert galloway , executive vice president , and will have ultimate responsibility for the overall success of the c o n t a i n e r s h i p construction program within the framework of company policies and procedures . to this end , he will coordinate and direct the execution of all matters concerning the program so that it meets the budget and delivery schedule .\nterms of the contract call for delivery of the 720 - foot containership by january 1980 .\nmr . martinson is a graduate of webb institute of naval architecture , with a b . s . degree in naval architecture and marine engineering .\nhe is a member of the society of naval architects and marine engineers , american society of naval engineers , and the marine historical association .\nhe is a world war ii veteran , having served 2y2 years in the u . s . coast guard .\nthe annual membership meeting of western shipbuilding association ( wsa ) was held recently in san francisco , calif . rear adm . james k . nunneley , usn , deputy commander for industrial and facility management , naval sea s y s t e m s command , washington , d . c . , was the guest speaker . admiral nunneley\nwith the spring class of mississippi state university , well over 50 graduates of the marine engineering technology curriculum will enter the growing shipbuilding industry in the south . each year , thus far , the senior class has worked on a project which is directed toward a topical situation and is\nat the shipbuilders council of america ' s 56th annual meeting , the following board of directors was elected to serve for a period of one year : paul e . atkinson , sun shipbuilding & dry dock co . ; bernard j . bannan , western gear corporation ; william c . brigham , bethlehem steel corporation ; ralph w .\nthe novel hagglunds\nexcentermounted\ncranes fitted recently at cityvarvet , gothenburg , to the cargoship skagern add considerable extra interest to this new vessel . the two cranes , each of 25 - 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headquartered environmental cam - companies with vision : and fuel for sister vessels , and allows black water to paigner bellona also supported the project : frederic fjord1 as and fl\u00e5m as be of ? oaded for treatment on land . this makes fu - hauge\nto vary the speed and power output to ue of their pm propulsion and gensets : ing met dnv gl\u2019s \u201csilent - trawl\u201d silent says , before launching into maintenance what is actually required , so no exces - \u201cthis is a signi ? cant milestone not just f rules for noise means vessels like pe - savings . \u201cbrushless pm\nyohei sasakawa , chairman , nippon foundation oices \u201ctake me out to the ballgame . . . \u201d in houston @ the offshore technology conference ( otc ) , japan\u2019s nippon foundation started may 1 by signing an mou with deepstar , and ended the day at minute maid park to watch the houston astros play the new york yankees\nmaritime reporter and engineering news the cover m a r i n e l i n k . c o m decarbonization of the maritime industry issn - 0025 - 3448 as all roads lead to emission reduction and eventually decarbonization in the maritime world , the usps - 016 - 750 next step has been taken in norway with the future of the fjords .\nnew wave media are publishers of the maritime , offshore and subsea industries leading print magazines , including : maritime reporter & engineering news ; marine technology reporter ; marinenews and maritime professional .\nannounced on december 13 , the funding award of $ 373 , 400 is expected to be used to stabilize three original structures of the early 20th century ship building and repair facility , remediate environmental hazards , and stabilize 740 - feet of hudson river shoreline to prevent further erosion .\nfinal concept renderings are nearly complete and planning documents produced by fisher associates will be released this fall . ryan - biggs / clark - davis has completed engineering assessments of the waterfront , with special assistance from waterford resident curtis king who provided boat access to the site .\nsubscribe ! follow the new york history blog each day via e - mail , rss , twitter or facebook updates .\nerie canalway national heritage corridor officials said that they are currently in phase one of the initiative , which will include development of a comprehensive preservation and adaptive reuse plan , site and utility assessments , initial revitalization work and providing foundation for phase two plans and resources . phase one is estimated to cost $ 334 , 982 .\nofficials said they already received a majority of the funds through grants as well as through public and private support . they already secured a $ 238 , 642 grant through the capital region economic development council and the new york state office of parks , recreation and historic preservation . funds were also received from albany county convention and visitor\u2019s bureau , national trust for historic perseveration and hudson river valley nha and recently received another grant for $ 148 , 000 from the new york state canal corporation . an additional $ 21 , 500 was also raised through other public and private support and the erie canalway heritage fund is now seeking to raise the required matching funds and have committed $ 31 , 250 .\nofficials say the project could benefit the public by providing interpretive and educational opportunities , access to the hudson river , commercial and recreational activities and as a potential organizational headquarters for the erie canalway national heritage corridor .\n\u201cthe first thing that comes to mind for this site is to have public workshops on building handcraft boats , \u201d said kitzmann . \u201csome public amenities could include things such as kayak and bike rentals , potentially a concessions space and potentially public camping . \u201d\nkitzmann said the project could also benefit the city of cohoes since the city doesn\u2019t have any public water access .\n\u201cthe city of cohoes , interestingly enough , doesn\u2019t have any public water access even though they have all of these channels of river coming through , but everything is private ; so , the city is very interested in public water access , \u201d said kitzmann .\nmayor shawn morse said that he welcomes any opportunity for the city to gain acess to public water .\n\u201cany opportunity that the city has to gain access to the water only enhances the ability of our residents to enjoy the beautiful opportunities the river brings , \u201d said morse . \u201cwe will continue to look for ways to bring these opportunities to residents of cohoes and for our visitors . \u201d\nthe public meeting is being held at peebles island state park visitor center feb . 2 from 5 : 30 p . m . to 7 : 30 p . m . where guests will have the opportunity to meet with erie canalway representatives and also with representatives from the project coordinator fisher associates of rochester .\n\u201cif we have a small number of people from the public at the meeting then we will do a presentation and take questions from the audience , \u201d said kitzmann . \u201cbut if we have a large number of people in attendance we will have stations set up , where folks can mingle and talk with us individually . we are also looking to indentify people who have worked on this site since we have funding from hudson river national heritage area to do an oral history project , so we are trying to identify individuals to bring their stories into the interpretive piece . \u201d\nat the hearing visitors will be able to see preliminary plans and offer input on next steps . erie canalway staff and project consultants said they are interested in hearing about the types of facilities , information and amenities people would like to see at the site .\nbrowse previous blog posts by month and year of entry . you ' ll see all the posts for that time period .\non november 19th , 1966 , launch 5 was dedicated . henry ' s wife and oldest son attended , and a priest said a blessing over the vessel before its maiden voyage across new york harbor .\nhenry ' s wife and henry jr . standing in front of launch 5 with the dedication plaque\nmic msh address p . o . box 428 delaware city cohoes state ny zip 12047 country none\nthese are just some of the hins we ' ve seen when analyzing accident , registration and coast guard databases to try to determine if there is anything to worry about in the boat ' s history .\nboat history report\u00ae is an a + rated business with the better business bureau and we strive to maintain that rating . please contact customer support if you have any issues whatsoever .\nour payment system is making it completely secure . your financial information never touches our systems and is stored remotely in stripe ' s secure datacenter .\nyour privacy is protected by 2056 - 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", "topic": 16}], "title": "telereal trillium", "paragraphs": ["telereal trillium : london property specialist telereal trillium buys glasgow building in \u00a36 . 5m deal\nglassdoor has 10 telereal trillium reviews submitted anonymously by telereal trillium employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if telereal trillium is right for you .\ntelereal trillium buys mixed - use investment in glasgow city centre for \u00a36 . 5m\ntelereal trillium launched its new development division , with the woodcroft , edinburgh joint venture .\ntelereal trillium is pleased to have sponsored the landaid 10k ' highest individual fundraising ' .\ntelereal trillium today celebrated the first anniversary of its \u2018five pillars of customer service\u2019 programme .\nbrilliant before telereal ( who trillium created ) took over in 2009 . fantastic ceo then .\ntelereal trillium will once again be attending mipim in cannes from 15 \u2013 18 march 2016 .\ntelereal trillium has sold newgate house , rochdale to car care manufacturing group tetrosyl group ltd .\ntelereal trillium has sold criggion radio station , located near welshpool , powys to four local investors .\ntelereal trillium continues its investment drive to acquire assets with value - add potential with the . . .\ntelereal trillium to deliver 950 new homes at arlesey , bedfordshire through land promoter partnership . read more :\ntelereal trillium has purchased the merchant portfolio from an undisclosed party , who were advised by gerald eve .\nproperty company telereal trillium has secured a hat trick of planning consents within close succession of one another .\nif you are interested in a career with telereal trillium , please see the current job opportunities listed below .\ntelereal trillium has announced a re - organisation of its senior management team effective from 1 apri . . .\nwhittam cox on behalf of telereal trillium submitted an outline planning application for up to 42 fla . . .\nlondon - based property company telereal trillium has asked oxford city council \u2019s planning department to allow the demolition .\ntelereal trillium is pleased to bring to market 268 \u2013 270 high holborn , close to holborn underground station .\ntelereal trillium has sold the former department for work and pensions ( dwp ) site in penwortham to tesco .\ntelereal trillium to deliver 950 new homes at arlesey , bedfordshire through land promoter partnership . read more : \u2026 urltoken\ntelereal trillium successfully completes seven - year role delivering birmingham city council\u2019s award winning portfolio optimisation and workplace transformation programme .\ntelereal trillium limited . instant credit check with risk score , credit limit and payment data . credit reports online instantly\ntelereal trillium has sold sovereign house , the prominent vacant office building in hertford to retirement housebuilder mccarthy & stone .\nto celebrate the 30th anniversary of payroll giving , telereal trillium is supporting the nationwide social media campaign # payrollgivingat30 .\ntelereal trillium has purchased unit 40 crowther industrial estate , washington from an undisclosed party , advised by gva grimley .\non 5 february , telereal trillium hosted an event to celebrate the first anniversary of its customer service pillars scheme .\ntelereal trillium has sold a former department for work and pensions office site on limehouse cut to canary wharf group .\ntelereal trillium is in negotiations to buy gallagher estates , the uk , privately run landowner , in de . . .\ntelereal trillium is pleased to announce a re - organisation of its senior management team effective from 1 st april 2018 .\ntelereal trillium has submitted a change of use application for the former jobcentre plus site on 3 gellatly street , dundee .\ntelereal trillium has sold telephone house , colchester , essex , to local property developer brooksplace ltd for \u00a32 . 05m .\nqueensberry and telereal trillium have joined forces to develop 81 contemporary new homes in one of edinburgh\u2019s most prestigious residential suburbs .\ntelereal trillium\u2019s commercial director , chris rodger , says that since 1 april , nhs property services has had new priorities .\nlondon - - ( business wire ) - - telereal trillium continues its investment drive to acquire assets with valu . . .\nlondon - - ( business wire ) - - telereal trillium has purchased unit 40 crowther industrial estate , washingt . . .\ntelereal trillium has submitted a planning application for the redevelopment of wheatstone house , former bt offices in brentford , west london .\ntelereal trillium has been granted planning permission to develop land at chase farm , arlesey for up to 950 private and affordable homes .\nfollowing his induction as a landaid ambassador , jonny pitts , senior development manager at telereal trillium was determined to make a difference .\ntelereal trillium has submitted an outline planning application to swansea council to redevelop the former bt telephone engineering centre in cockett , swansea .\ntelereal trillium has submitted plans for the extensive renovation of the former king\u2019s lynn post office to provide new residential and retail space .\ntelereal trillium has secured planning permission for the redevelopment of the former department for work and pensions offices on beeches road , chelmsford .\nmike grayson , telereal trillium ' s change programme director , talks about the importance of employee engagement in the mobilisation of new contracts .\ntelereal trillium has acquired the wye3 site , part of the former wye college campus , wye , kent , from imperial college london .\ntelereal trillium is delighted to be sponsoring the wales national coding challenge for clients , the driver and vehicle licensing agency ( dvla ) .\ntelereal trillium , advised by savills , has acquired 7 west nile street in glasgow city from cbre global investors for \u00a36 . 5m .\ntelereal trillium has completed the sale of six acres of land at norcross lane , thornton cleveleys to kier property for \u00a33 . 4m .\ntelereal trillium has submitted an outline planning application to wyre council for the regeneration of the 18 - hectare norcross site in thornton cleveleys .\ntelereal trillium\u2019s executive chairman , ian ellis , says it has never been more important for the public and private sectors to work together .\nlondon , april 6 , 2016 / prnewswire / - - telereal trillium has been appointed onto a 4 - year promoter fra . . .\ntelereal trillium is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of lands improvement group from blackrock europe property fund iii for \u00a3120 million .\ntelereal trillium has sold wheatstone house , chiswick to l & q , one of the leading residential developers in london and the south east .\ntelereal trillium has let 1 - 5 wardwick , derby in its entirety to restaurant operator , turtle bay limited on a 25 year term .\ntelereal trillium are delighted to be selected as a finalist in the \u2019buy social\u2019 \u2013 market builder category for the 2014 social enterprise uk awards .\ntelereal trillium , advised by planning consultants iceni projects , have secured a resolution to grant planning for 84 residential units in hertford town centre .\ntelereal trillium has just launched 21 , 000 square feet of recently refurbished and highly specified office accommodation in the heart of london\u2019s west end .\ntelereal trillium is extending its training and development commitment to young people by offering a further four apprenticeships at its national facilities management call centre .\ntelereal trillium last night cemented its commitment to property occupiers through its sponsorship of the occupier of the year category at the 2012 property awards .\n[ presswire ] london , united kingdom - 28 . 08 . 2014 - - telereal trillium has sold the sony building , live . . .\ntelereal trillium is one of the uk\u2019s largest property companies , owning and managing more than 8000 properties and housing 1 % of the uk\u2019s workforce .\ntelereal trillium has been given the green light by croydon council for a new , residential - led regeneration scheme on dingwall road , east croydon .\ntelereal trillium has appointed cbre to advise on the sale of a uk - wide property portfolio , which includes a number of landmark london buildings .\nbrian ward , director of workplace strategy at telereal trillium , comments on the recent discussion around yahoo\u2019s decision to stop its staff from working remotely .\ntelereal trillium today confirmed its commitment to giving more money , time and energy to the voluntary sector , as part of the give more campaign .\nadam dakin , joint managing director of telereal trillium , was amongst the speakers and presented on the topic of \u201cbuilding a high - performing property team\u201d .\ntelereal trillium ' s corporate responsibility report 2016 , \u2018the inside story\u2019 presents the progress we have made as a company in our commitment to corporate responsibility .\ntelereal trillium has completed the purchase of two multi - let industrial estates in milton keynes and bilston , near wolverhampton for a combined total of \u00a311m .\ntelereal trillium has been awarded the 2015 platinum payroll giving quality mark for their commitment to good causes by encouraging and supporting employees to donate to charity .\nlast week , major david chivers of the queen\u2019s royal lancers , began a two - week work placement with telereal trillium\u2019s north west facilities management team .\ntelereal trillium management changes appoints graham edwards as executive chairman , and will be succeeded as ceo by russell gurnhill , former joint managing director . read more :\ntelereal trillium is pleased to announce the sale of a 10 - acre site to cardiff university for future development of its college of biomedical and life sciences .\ntelereal trillium has been awarded the 2017 payroll giving quality mark - gold for our commitment to good causes by encouraging and supporting employees to donate to charity .\ntelereal trillium has been awarded the 2016 payroll giving quality mark - gold for our commitment to good causes by encouraging and supporting employees to donate to charity .\ntelereal trillium has been shortlisted as a finalist in the lord mayor\u2019s dragon awards , for its sustainable procurement programme - supporting the third sector and supplier diversity .\ntelereal trillium has sold the long leasehold interest at bridge house , dudley for \u00a33 . 825m to an undisclosed party who were advised by the estate office .\ntelereal trillium is one of the uk\u2019s largest property companies , owning and managing a \u00a36 . 5bn portfolio with a total floor area of 61 million sq ft .\ntelereal trillium has been given the green light by croydon council for a new , residential - led regeneration scheme on dingwall road , east croydon . read more :\non thursday , 10 december 2015 , telereal trillium hosted a visit by 21 students aged between 16 - 17 , and teachers from oldham college and cirencester college .\ntelereal trillium has sold 18 . 3 acres of a former department for work and pensions site in lytham st annes to marcus worthington group for \u00a39 . 5m .\ntelereal trillium ' s head of marketing , valerie henry will be sleeping out for landaid house . sign up to get involved or help support her here by donating :\nadam dakin , managing director for new business & services at telereal trillium will be taking part as a panel expert at eversheds sutherland market update on 21 june 2018 .\ntelereal trillium has secured a resolution to grant outline planning consent for a residential redevelopment with up to 156 dwellings at heyhouses lane , lytham st . annes in lancashire .\ntelereal trillium has sold the sony building , liverpool to investment firm karlin real estate for \u00a34 . 396m , representing a net initial yield of 10 . 75 % .\ntelereal trillium , in conjunction with the department for work and pensions ( dwp ) , has launched a campaign to find the next big thing in renewable energy technologies .\nunlock any potential risks associated with telereal trillium limited based on in - depth analysis of year on year financial performance , companies house records , ccjs and official gazette data .\non thursday , 7 december 2017 telereal trillium hosted students from across the uk for a behind - the - scenes visit of what it\u2019s like to work in an office .\ntelecom house , a self - contained office building on church street in wolverhampton has been put up for sale by telereal trillium . it is being marketed by harris lamb .\ntelereal trillium has let 60 , 000 sq ft at argyle house , 3 lady lawson street , edinburgh to the university of edinburgh , on a 10 - year lease .\ntelereal trillium has appointed cofely to deliver a range of hard and soft facilities management ( fm ) and project services under a new integrated facilities management ( ifm ) agreement .\ntelereal trillium has named broadway homelessness and support as its newest charity partner and will be funding a mentoring programme to help homeless people in london on their journey to employment .\ntelereal trillium has secured planning permission for the redevelopment of a 20 - acre site in lytham st anne ' s , following a protracted application process with the local council .\ntelereal trillium has been awarded the 2014 platinum payroll giving quality mark award - a government - funded scheme which recognises the efforts of organisations in promoting payroll giving in the workplace .\ntelereal trillium has secured planning consent for a residential led , mixed - use scheme to redevelop the former department for work and pensions ( dwp ) offices on bromley high street .\ntelereal trillium is pleased to confirm that ashford borough council planning committee has voted to grant planning permission to its residential - led conversion and restoration of wye college in wye , kent .\ntelereal trillium ' s strategic land company , lands improvement has completed the acquisition of the freehold interest in c . 100 acres of land in stoke mandeville , aylesbury . read more :\ntelereal trillium has purchased the koito unit , droitwich from an undisclosed party , who were advised by ads real estate advisors for \u00a39 . 93m ( 9 . 5 % niy ) .\ntelereal trillium is a leading uk property management and development company that own and manage a portfolio in excess of \u00a36billion , housing approximately 1 % of the uk workforce in their buildings .\nproperty company telereal trillium is seeking outline planning consent from leeds city council for the redevelopment of the department for work and pensions ( dwp ) lawnswood site on otley road , leeds .\ncongratulations to telereal trillium\u2019s business modelling manager , anna partington , who was recently named one of the association of corporate treasurers ( act ) \u2018ones to watch : treasury leaders of tomorrow\u2019 .\nthe ultimate ownership of the telereal trillium group is privately held by the bernard pears 1967 trust and management . preference shares are held by the william pears group of companies limited and management .\nonly the showhome and one other apartment now remain for sale at joint developers telereal trillium and queensberry properties ' hugely popular woodcroft premier homes development located between morningside and the grange in edinburgh .\ntelereal trillium has been awarded ' corporate supporter of the year ' by employment charity tomorrow\u2019s people , for helping those facing a range of barriers to move into employment , education or training .\npaul disley - tindell , director corporate real estate at telereal trillium , comments on the one public estate pilot scheme announced this week by chloe smith , parliamentary secretary for the cabinet office .\nthe first of two commissioned officers in the british army has started work with telereal trillium as part of a work placement scheme to help military personnel into new careers in the private sector .\nrunning in last weekend\u2019s brighton marathon , telereal trillium\u2019s gavin brown finished the race in a very respectable 3 hours 43 minutes , placing him well inside the top 20 per cent of runners .\ntelereal trillium has shown its continuing support for the uk\u2019s facilities management ( fm ) industry by becoming one of the first platinum sponsors of the british institute of facilities management ( bifm ) .\nlast week , telereal trillium hosted a group of students aged 16 to 19 from trafford college , manchester , to give them a taste of working life and help boost their employability skills .\ntrillium established to acquire and manage the 26 . 9m sq ft department for work and pensions estate\ntelereal trillium is delighted to have won the \u2018most successful sustained scheme \u2013 small employer ' category at the national payroll giving excellence awards 2015 , celebrated on 17 november at the house of lords .\ntelereal trillium is proud to be supporting the lord mayor\u2019s appeal and \u2018city giving day\u2019 on wednesday , 30 september 2015 to celebrate the best of corporate responsibility and philanthropy in the city of london .\ntelereal trillium is pleased to announce the appointment of michael hackenbroch to the position of group finance director , taking over from warren persky who has decided to step down from the role after 15 years .\nthe deal is dependent on telereal gaining funds through a bond issue , wednesday ' s statement said .\ntrillium ' s gross assets , excluding accor , were \u00a31 . 29bn on september 30 , 2008 .\nis telereal trillium limited a subsidiary of a larger holding company ? understand where this company sits within the group structure . includes name and address of the ultimate holding company ( parent ) and all subsidiaries .\nwoodcroft is a joint venture development between queensberry properties , a partnership between cruden homes ( east ) and buccleuch property , and telereal trillium who own the site and obtained detailed planning consent for the development .\npaul disley - tindell , director corporate real estate at telereal trillium , comments on a recent guardian professional article \u2018 stick , sell or twist ? why feelings matter when it comes to council assets \u2019 .\ntelereal trillium appointed onto 4 - year promoter framework for central bedfordshire council , to fund , manage and lead the planning and disposal process for the council\u2019s surplus land and buildings , along with four other companies .\nranked from 1 to 100 , the score indicates the likelihood that telereal trillium limited will become insolvent within the year . we continuously monitor for risk related events and update you whenever there ' s a change .\non thursday , 8 december 2016 , telereal trillium hosted a visit for 21 students aged 16 - 18 , from the college of haringey , enfield and north east london , and st brendan\u2019s sixth form college .\nadam dakin , joint managing director at telereal trillium recently participated as a panellist at the cambridge university land society event ,\nthe management and disposal of government land\n? on tuesday , 18 october 2016 .\na consortium made up of three leading uk companies , telereal trillium , mace and kpmg , has been shortlisted in the defence infrastructure organisation ' s ( dio ) search for a potential private sector business partner .\ntelereal trillium is the largest privately owned property company in the uk . operating in property partnerships , investment , development , and strategic land , we have a presence in every city and major town in the uk .\nlegal & general property ( \u201clgp\u201d ) announces that it has completed the purchase of a portfolio of 55 assets backed by royal bank of scotland ( \u201crbs\u201d ) from telereal trillium for a total consideration of \u00a3550 million .\ntelereal trillium\u2019s commitment to health and safety has been recognised with a gold medal award from the royal society for the prevention of accidents ( rospa ) , the company ' s sixth consecutive award from the safety charity .\ntelereal trillium has been shortlisted for the national payroll giving excellence awards in the ' most successful sustained scheme ' category in recognition of the long term success and growth in take - up , of our charity matching scheme .\ntelereal trillium has instructed cbre to sell a \u00a3280m portfolio of regional offices let to the uk government . the sale provides an exceptional opportunity for investors to acquire a substantial , high quality , secure income , office portfolio .\non tuesday , 6 september 2016 , telereal trillium\u2019s head of corporate responsibility , susan cain will be speaking at city action\u2019s annual celebration event on how volunteering can be used as an entry point for broader responsible business activity .\nsunday , 16 november marks the international day of social action and giving for mitzvah day 2014 . telereal trillium will once again be supporting st mungo\u2019s broadway as part of their work to help homeless people rebuild their lives .\ntelereal trillium has completed the lettings of two department for work and pensions ( dwp ) sites to local authorities in halifax , west yorkshire , and totton , hampshire , totalling 38 , 000 sq ft of office space .\nreview the dates and values of any paid or unpaid ccjs registered against telereal trillium limited within the last 6 years . judgements refer to a debt settled via court and have a substantial impact on the company ' s credit rating .\ntelereal trillium continues its investment drive to acquire assets with value - add potential with the purchase of ashmore and progress house , two adjacent office buildings in stockton - on - tees , and an industrial premises on manston business park .\ntelereal trillium has completed the sale of 268 - 270 high holborn to a uk pension fund for \u00a342 . 7m , reflecting a net initial yield of 3 . 4 % and a capital value of \u00a3630 per sq . ft .\ntelereal trillium have been awarded a platinum award for our commitment to payroll giving at the national payroll giving excellence awards , an event which celebrates the efforts of employers , charities and professional partnerships in promoting payroll giving in the workplace .\nunderstand the key events that contribute to telereal trillium limited ' s current credit status . from financial and industry analysis , to director and group performance , understanding the methods used to calculate risk ensures you can make informed decisions with confidence .\nlord bourne , who speaks on behalf of the government on homelessness in the lords , visited the lodge on 21 november , to meet residents of the st mungo\u2019s project for former rough sleepers and volunteers from telereal trillium to mark mitzvah day .\ntelereal trillium is pleased to confirm the acquisition of three industrial assets as it continues its investment into this sector despite increased investor competition . the assets were acquired for a total of \u00a312 . 82m at a blended yield of 7 . 45 % .\n. . . then a healthy vibrant board was taken over by a group of\nyes men\nfrom telereal in 2009 . sycophants rose to the top . telereal ' s myopic view meant the biggest client dwp did not renew the prime contract as good customer relations pre - telereal were swapped for short term money oriented commercialism . shame as use to be a excellent place to work .\npaul disley - tindell , director - corporate real estate at telereal trillium is confirmed to participate in a panel discussion looking at\nthe changing shape of housing provision , public / private partnerships\n, taking place on thursday , 20 october 2016 at mipim uk .\ntelereal trillium has been recognised as one of the uk\u2019s top firms in the annual sunday times grant thornton top track 250 , the league table of britain\u2019s leading private mid - market growth companies published on sunday , 1 october in the business section of the sunday times .\ntelereal trillium has let 16 , 000 sq ft of halifax office space to calderdale council . the former jobcentre at 19 horton street will become the new halifax customer first and corporate contact centre , a key public facing office as part of the council\u2019s office rationalisation programme .\nland securities is to sell its trillium outsourcing arm for \u00a3750m , in a deal that will bolster the property company ' s balance sheet .\nthe sale , which does not include the accor hotels arm , ends months of speculation over trillium ' s future and is expected to be completed on january 12 .\ntelereal trillium is of comparable size to nhsps , owning and managing some 8 , 500 properties totalling \u00a35 . 5 billion by value . we work with some of the uk\u2019s largest occupiers , including the department for work and pensions , aviva and dvla , but of all our clients , the most relevant comparison to nhsps is bt .\nbt also revealed on wednesday that it has agreed the sale of its uk property portfolio for \u00a32 . 3bn to telereal holdings , a joint operation backed by real estate giant land securities .\nbt will rent these buildings from telereal , in a so - called\nsale and lease back\narrangement similar to that used in the funding of , for example , hospital construction projects .\nin november land securities axed plans to demerge into three specialist entities focused on london , retail and property outsourcing amid volatile market conditions , but said it was still evaluating a trade sale of trillium .\nthe property deal , involving 7 , 500 properties encompassing more than 6 million square metres of space , was welcomed as a\nlandmark transaction\nby manish chaude , chief executive of land securities ' trillium subsidiary .\nwe are delighted that the final phases of our woodcroft development with @ crudenhomes & @ telereal _ t have now been completed . our friends at guthrie aerial photography captured these great shots on a sunny edinburgh day . . . urltoken\nthe third driver was structural . when telereal acquired a majority of the bt estate in 2001 , bt\u2019s 350 person property team also transferred . property moved from being a back office function within bt , to having a frontline role within a dedicated property company . crucially , this team became closer to the market . working competitively and collaboratively alongside other property professionals , and getting out and understanding the market better , helped the team to develop a stronger commercial edge .\nthe details behind all whitehall spending over \u00a325 , 000 made since the election have been published .\nabout \u00a380bn of expenditure , some 195 , 000 separate entries , were published online as part of what ministers call their\ntransparency agenda\n.\ntheresa may moves to shore up her position after a day of high profile resignations over her brexit strategy .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nbritish telecom has hired corporate restructuring expert david varney to oversee the long - awaited demerger of its mobile phone arm , bt wireless .\nmr varney , who steered british gas through its split into bg and lattice in 1999 , has been appointed chairman of the division in the latest shake - up at bt since sir christopher bland took power last month .\nthe spin - off of bt wireless , which includes uk operator bt cellnet , viag interkom in germany and telfort in the netherlands , will see the firm listed alongside bt on the london stock exchange .\nthe move is designed to boost the performance of bt operations , struggling under a debt mountain thought to have reached \u00a330bn .\nthe announcements were welcomed by investors , which sent bt shares up more than 3 % .\nat 1200 gmt , the shares stood at 448 . 25p , up 14 . 75p on the day .\nmr varney , who left bg last year following its demerger , said he envisioned an independent bt wireless as a\nflexible , nimble organisation , alert to opportunities\n.\nthe stakes are high in the mobile market ,\nhe said .\nestablishing the new company and building on its business success are challenges that i relish .\nmr varney is thought earlier this year to have declined the chairmanship of railtrack , currently one of the most difficult posts in uk business .\nat bt wireless , mr varney will face difficulties of building investor enthusiasm for a telecoms firm amid a downturn in the sector , prompted largely by the level of debt incurred buying licences for next - generation mobile phones .\nwhile bt is rumoured to have looked at alternative ways of spinning off bt wireless , mr varney ' s statement indicated that a straight demerger was still the favoured option .\nmr varney said he looked forward to the creation of a\nnew , major company\nlisted on the ftse100 index of leading uk shares .\nthe agreement will allow bt to retain freehold control over about 5 , 250 of the buildings , which it needs for day - to - day operations .\nthis . . . transaction illustrates the increasing realisation among companies of the value that can be unlocked from their property assets ,\nmr chaude said .\nfor bt , sir christopher , chairman since may , said :\nthis represents a further step forward in bt ' s drive for cash and the reduction of headline debt .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nland securities said the deal will generate around \u00a3444m of cash proceeds , which will be used to pay down debt .\nfrancis salway , chief executive of land securities , said :\nwe are pleased to have concluded this sale in a challenging economic environment . we will now focus on our core property investment and development activities .\nwe work in partnership with major property owners and occupiers to create long term value from complex estates .\nfrom direct real estate , asset backed operating companies , and participation in joint venture arrangements , we are constantly reviewing a broad range of investment opportunities .\nour team has extensive knowledge and experience of residential development and strategic land opportunities .\nwe have secured planning consents for the redevelopment of over 200 sites throughout the uk .\n639 runners entered the property industry\u2019s biggest annual 10k race on clapham common at the # landaid10k . congratul\u2026 urltoken\noperating in property partnerships , investment , development and strategic land \u2013 we have established a uk - wide portfolio of more than 7 , 000 properties .\nwe have long - term property partnerships with some of the uk\u2019s largest occupiers , including bt , dvla , royal mail and aviva , through which we have developed an enviable track record in cost reduction , risk management , capital release and business transformation .\nwe seek to make investments in direct real estate ( including alternative asset classes ) , asset backed operating companies , and other real estate related opportunities . we have substantial equity funds available for investment along with significant experience in raising additional funds in the loan and bond markets .\nwe have an exceptional track record in promoting land for development and securing planning consents , with schemes ranging from small sites for single houses , to major projects involving several thousand units . we are also active in the residential development market , working with experienced and trusted partners to construct over 10 , 000 residential units over the next five years .\nwe work with occupiers of large , complex estates to provide strategic solutions for their property needs .\nfrom direct real estate investment to complex corporate situations , we are an ideal transaction or joint venture partner .\nwe manage and provide services to properties nationwide for banks , local authorities , central government departments and agencies , and some of the uk\u2019s most respected private companies .\nour asset management team works alongside occupiers in the management of their real estate , devising and implementing comprehensive business plans for each asset .\nwe manage properties across the uk , including all the main asset types , and deal with high volumes of transactions on the portfolios under management .\nwe develop a clear understanding of the occupier requirements and then seek to manage lease events in accordance with that strategy .\nwe have a proven track record of delivery in asset management and would be pleased to discuss how our expertise can be deployed on new opportunities .\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 .\ni felt appreciated by both immediate and senior management . generous pay and bonus scheme .\ni received the job offer after having my 1st and 2nd interview on the same day just hours apart . handed in my notice at my current company and had worked 5 weeks of my notice period ; then one week before i was due to start i received a call saying my job offer had been withdrawn . the company was not willing to speak to me as to why my offer was withdrawn . absolute shambles ; seemed badly run and poorly organised from the outset in my honest opionion . disgraceful way to treat somebody and very unprofessional but onwards and upwards .\nconsider decisions more carefully . you should not have recruited the position if five weeks later you felt like you didn ' t need the person just as they were about to start . very unprofessional .\nput your customer and staff first and the business will naturally be more profitable , sustainable , and a happier place to work .\ncolleagues , good training opportunities , good work life balance , fun working environment , feels small enough for senior management to know your name , you are not just a number .\nlack of leaders who pro - actively lead change and company improvements . old school boys club leadership . awful bonus scheme structure . interest in asset team only . horrendous head office decor and old facilities .\nthe it management is top - notch for a small company . good vision , good execution . good work life balance .\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 .\nwhat we do is who we are . here\u2019s a selection of work we\u2019re particularly proud of .\nwhat we do is who we are . here\u2019s a selection of work we\u2019re particularly proud of . what we do is who we are . here\u2019s a selection of work we\u2019re particularly proud of .\nbig brand ideas may use your contact information to provide updates about products and services . you can unsubscribe at anytime . to learn more , read our privacy policy .\ntelerealtrillium is a private company . for every employee , telerealtrillium generates $ 2 . 4m in revenue . telerealtrillium has 1 followers on owler .\nfive - storey building at 7 west nile street is home of scotland ' s first carluccio ' s restaurant . . .\nmanchester - based surveyors and property company nolan redshaw has completed the sale of ashworth hous . . .\na wealthy british investor has been dragged into a deadly dispute over a south african mine , after a . . .\nlondon , april 6 , 2016 / prnewswire / - - in 2011 , dane became homeless following a relationship breakdow . . .\none of britain ' s wealthiest business dynasties is in talks to buy gallagher group , a privately owned . . .\nlondon , january 22 , 2015 / prnewswire / - - an office to residential conversion opportunity with permitt . . .\nowler has collected 13 screenshots of telerealtrillium ' s website since aug 2014 . the latest telerealtrillium website design screenshot was captured in nov 2017 .\ntelerealtrillium has an estimated 270 employees and an estimated annual revenue of 649 . 2m . . . .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\n639 runners entered the property industry\u2019s biggest annual 10k race on clapham common at the # landaid10k . congratulations to jorge mendon\u00e7a of grosvenor estates who won our sponsored highest individual fundraiser award , for the 2nd year in a row ! @ grosvenor _ gbi @ landaid urltoken\nday 1 ' s ' lessons learnt ' \u2013 do not put \u2018the mog\u2019 ( mr sam mogridge ) from lands improvement holdings out on the front unless you are willing to up the pace to at least 21km / h . the boy\u2019s legs don\u2019t allow anything slower it would seem !\nto sell a \u00a3280m portfolio of regional offices let to the uk government . the sale provides an exceptional opportunity for investors to acquire a substantial , high quality , secure income , office portfolio . read here :\na massive thank you to all the companies who took part in this year\u2019s landaid christmas card alternative ! here they are in @ propertyweek . together they raised a whopping \u00a340 , 600 - 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friendly , with good depth of information . performance of competitors enables us to keep an eye on our narrow competitive market . performance of new suppliers , business prospects and clients read more . . .\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 .\nhistoric barracks in oxford should be commemorated with new street names , according to veterans of the regiment whose troops were once based there .\ntwo former cowley barrack blocks \u2013 which went on to be used as offices and stores for a british telecom engineering depot \u2013 could be knocked down .\nif permission is granted , work to knock down the two - storey buildings in james wolfe road , off hollow way , could start immediately , finishing in january .\nterry roper is chairman of the oxford branch of the royal green jackets association .\nthe oxfordshire and buckinghamshire light infantry became the royal green jackets and the royal green jackets then became the rifles .\nmr roper , 67 , from oxford , said : \u201cthe cowley barracks dated back to the late 1800s and were still going until the late 1950s .\n\u201cmy brother gordon was a lance corporal in the ox and bucks and he was there in 1958 when he was doing his national service .\n\u201csome time after that the barracks closed and the keep at the entrance was demolished .\n\u201cthese buildings are the last legacy of the barracks and i think it would be a great shame if the history of the place was not commemorated in some way .\n\u201cwhen the old territorial army centre in the slade went over a decade ago i lobbied the city council and a road was named territorial way .\n\u201ci am going to get in touch with the council again to see if we can get one or two roads named to reflect the history of the barracks .\n\u201cif the site is eventually developed for housing , or student accommodation , there could be a new road there . \u201d\nmr roper said : \u201cone possibility would be calling a road after sir john moore , who was a hero in the battle of corunna in spain and died in 1809 .\n\u201ccalling a road after lord napier would be another possibility \u2013 the barracks have a long history which must be marked in some way . \u201d\nlord napier commanded the 50th queen\u2019s own regiment of foot during the peninsular war against napoleon and died in 1853 .\ngordon roper , 76 , chairman of blackbird leys parish council , who lives in garsington , said he would never forget his time at cowley barracks .\nhe said : \u201ci was born and bred in headington and 19 when i started my national service at the barracks .\n\u201ci went in a boy and came out a man \u2013 the physical training was tough and they had us running over shotover to get fit .\n\u201cwe were trained on enfield 303 rifles , then when we were posted to cyprus we switched to the belgian fn rifle .\n\u201cwe went on patrol up in the hills because we were on internal security duty . i was lucky not to get shot at . \u201d\nmr roper stayed in the army for two years and then decided not to stay on as he was getting married to wife ann , now 76 .\n\u201cit was quite strict at the barracks \u2013 we used to go out to the nelson in between towns road for a beer but we had to be back by 10pm , \u201d he added .\nmr roper said he was keen for a street to be named after the barracks .\nwar games : bunker crews practise a war drill at cowley barracks in 1982 . deputy director colin peacock , left , on the top tier of the operation room\n\u201cwhen they knocked the keep down in the 1970s there was a public outcry .\n\u201ccowley barracks was the home of the ox and bucks and also a training centre for national service \u2013 a lot of veterans have fond memories of the place . \u201d\nlabour city councillor for cowley david henwood said : \u201ci think it would be sensitive and fitting to name a road after the barracks and i think the area would be suitable for housing or student accommodation .\n\u201cthe barracks served the county and the country for many years and i think we should celebrate that . \u201d\nrobin draper , from sutton courtenay , who has written a history of the county regiment , said the barracks opened in 1876 .\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 ( midlands south ) ltd , loudwater mill , station road , high wycombe , buckinghamshire . hp10 9ty | 3223511 | registered in england & wales\nlarge , fragmented estates with multiple properties present unique challenges when management and contractual responsibility for them changes hands . addressing the mobilisation issues this raises , demands expertise and experience on many levels . but in pursuit of a smooth transition , one critical success factor can get overlooked more frequently than it should : the people element .\nmobilising new contracts is always complex . it\u2019s all about planning , understanding the detail , ensuring nothing is left to chance and aligning all the commercial , technical , legal and financial issues . however , the real art behind successful mobilisation doesn\u2019t in fact lie with all these familiar issues , pivotal though they are , of course .\nthe true measure of success is often found in how good you are at engaging with the most important element of all , the people \u2013 those who may be moving into your organisation as part of the mobilisation , the new teams you are going to work with and , of course , the people back in your own business . get this wrong and it doesn\u2019t matter how smart your technical team is or how comprehensive the due diligence , the whole process can be undermined by a lack of care and consideration towards the people who matter and who are going to make it work on the ground . winning their support \u2013 and importantly , their respect \u2013 is crucial .\n. . . it adds up commercially to treat your people well . an informed , well treated and motivated workforce will always be more productive .\nis the global day of giving at the start of the festive season coordinated by the charities aid foundation ( caf ) and blackbaud . it\u2019s a day to encourage people , charities and businesses to donate time , money or their voice to help good causes .\nsunday , 22 november marked the international day of social action and giving for mitzvah day 2015 .\nat a cambridge university land society / nhs property services ( nhsps ) conference in november 2013 , leading figures from the property world came together to present on the topic of \u2018developing a roadmap to cultural change : the stewardship of the nhs\u2019s property portfolio\u2019 ."]}
{"id": 56357, "summary": [{"text": "pruning is a horticultural and silvicultural practice involving the selective removal of certain parts of a plant , such as branches , buds , or roots .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "reasons to prune plants include deadwood removal , shaping ( by controlling or directing growth ) , improving or maintaining health , reducing risk from falling branches , preparing nursery specimens for transplanting , and both harvesting and increasing the yield or quality of flowers and fruits .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "the practice entails targeted removal of diseased , damaged , dead , non-productive , structurally unsound , or otherwise unwanted tissue from crop and landscape plants .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "in general , the smaller the branch that is cut , the easier it is for a woody plant to compartmentalize the wound and thus limit the potential for pathogen intrusion and decay .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "it is therefore preferable to make any necessary formative structural pruning cuts to young plants , rather than removing large , poorly placed branches from mature plants .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "specialized pruning practices may be applied to certain plants , such as roses , fruit trees , and grapevines .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "it is important when pruning that the tree \u2019s limbs are kept intact , as this is what helps the tree stay upright .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "different pruning techniques may be deployed on herbaceous plants than those used on perennial woody plants .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "hedges , by design , are usually ( but not exclusively ) maintained by hedge trimming , rather than by pruning .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "in nature , meteorological conditions such as wind , ice and snow , and salinity can cause plants to self-prune .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "this natural shedding is called abscission . ", "topic": 20}], "title": "pruning", "paragraphs": ["all tree pruning work undertaken by plateau trees adheres to the australian pruning standard . the most common types of tree pruning include ;\noffers total tree trimming and pruning services , including directional pruning , full pruning , deadwooding , and even brush and shrub trimming .\ntopiary - deliberately pruning trees into fanciful shapes . topiary pruning is usually performed on evergreen tree species .\npruning firs , douglas firs , and spruces control height and encourage fullness by pruning during dormancy . watch the video\u2026\npruning trees doesn ' \u0080\u0099t have to be a difficult task . whether you ' \u0080\u0099re pruning fruit trees or hardwoods , we show you how to prune a tree , including tree - pruning tools , whether to use tree - pruning sealer , and the correct tree - pruning techniques .\nfeel free to contact us for more information on pruning practices and how we can help you with your pruning needs .\nproper pruning is essential in developing a tree with a strong structure and desirable form . trees that receive the appropriate pruning measures while they are young will require less corrective pruning as they mature .\nat lovering tree care we offer complete pruning services . we will perform full canopy pruning on large mature trees by hand or with our 60\u2019 bucket truck . we also offer pruning services to enhance your view ( vista pruning ) , or increase production in your fruit trees . a tree may need pruning for a variety of reasons :\ncrown thinning is a pruning operation used to lighten the crown allowing more natural light and air to penetrate through the canopy . this pruning operation leaves an even well balanced branch structure with generally small pruning wounds .\nmaintenance pruning regular pruning enhances the look and health of your garden . get an overview on the benefits of maintenance pruning and a general idea of when to prune early - and late - flowering shrubs . read more\u2026\nvideo : pruning climbing roses with help from paul zimmerman , you\u2019ll be able to prune your climbing roses with confidence . watch the video\u2026 related information\u2026 the one essential thing to know when pruning climbing roses pruning climbing roses\nthere is a correct season for pruning and branch removal , which varies depending on the species . formative pruning of young trees is essential to create a good branch structure . correct pruning techniques at this stage help prevent decay .\nvideo : root pruning container plants if your container plant is rootbound , or just growing a little too vigorously for your liking , root pruning can help .\ndormant pruning is especially important for apples , pears , and crabapples because pruning wounds during the growing season expose the trees to a bacterial disease called fireblight .\nfor most other deciduous trees winter pruning is easier as the branches are more visible but is best accomplished before christmas as later pruning can result in bleeding .\npruning clematis your clematis may be a spring bloomer , repeat bloomer , or late - season bloomer . each type calls for a different pruning approach , and in this article , pruning guru lee reich explains what to do . read more\u2026\nvideo collection : planting and pruning roses view videos on planting roses in containers and feeding , mulching , pruning , and preparing roses for winter . watch the videos\u2026\nget tips for pruning spring - flowering shrubs to keep them attractive and healthy .\nreducing - pruning - landscape plants - edward f . gilman - uf / ifas\nfor most species , the tree should have a single trunk . identify the best leader and later branches before you begin pruning and remove defective parts before pruning for form .\npruning is the most common tree maintenance procedure . although forest trees grow quite well with only nature ' s pruning , landscape trees require a higher level of care to maintain their structural integrity and aesthetics . pruning must be done with an understanding of tree biology . improper pruning can create lasting damage or even shorten the tree ' s life .\ntest garden tip : to control the spread of diseases while pruning , dip your pruning shears in rubbing alcohol or a solution of one part bleach to nine parts water .\nwe offer a full range of tree pruning services throughout the english lake district area .\npollarding : in this extreme form of pruning , the entire head or crown is removed which can make most attractive small trees , although at the price of repeated pruning .\n1 ) select an appropriate species . not all shrubs respond well to drastic pruning .\nvideo : pruning arborvitae , junipers , and chamaecyparis conifers with fan - like needles will not form new growth on old wood , so judicious pruning is advised . watch the video\u2026\n! proper pruning is vital to the health and longevity of your plants and trees . pruning involves selectively removing parts of the plant to accomplish one or more of the following :\npruning of evergreen trees is often carried out in april , as they come into growth .\nbayers , janet .\npollard tree pruning technique\naccessed july 09 , 2018 . urltoken\ndeciduous shrubs require maintenance pruning to keep them healthy and in scale with their surroundings . maintenance pruning practices should begin at the time of planting , or after rejuvenation of older shrubs .\npruning subshrubs subshrubs such as lavender , sage , thyme , and wormwood require special pruning techniques to keep them looking good . timing is critical for ensuring healthy , dense growth . read more\u2026\nkeep tools sharp . one - hand pruning shears with curved blades work best on young trees .\nnow that you know the pruning basics learn what steps you should take throughout your trees life .\nother pruning options if a crown reduction isn ' t what your looking for then here are some other pruning options . crown thinning crown lifting dead wood removal pollarding conifers arboricultural consultant kent bs5837 reports\nthe pollarding of a tree is the most drastic form of pruning , but for some species ( such as poplar or willow ) in the wrong environment , this form of pruning is essential .\nunderstanding these terms for pruning can be as necessary as knowing what a tablespoon is in cooking .\npruning advanced ornamental trees . now ' s the time . . . / collections \u2212 speciality trees\nthere are many reasons why tree pruning is important . plateau trees has trained arborists who understand trees and will provide you with the best advice on how your trees will respond to pruning . plateau trees will also advise on any council approvals required for tree pruning and can assist with council applications .\ntree pruning is one of the primary roles of arborists involving a wide variety of skills and equipment .\npruning trees isn ' \u0080\u0099t tough , but it can be intimidating . if you ' re not sure how to prune a tree , follow these five easy tree - pruning tips for perfectly - pruned trees .\npruning and training wisteria well - placed summer and winter cuts will keep this vigorous vine manageable . read more\u2026\npruning japanese maples the right cuts reveal a branch pattern that looks good with leaves or without . read more\u2026\nvideo : pruning shrub roses peter kukielski , curator of the peggy rockefeller rose garden at the new york botanical garden , demonstrates the best way to prune shrub roses . watch the video\u2026 more videos on this topic\u2026 pruning shrub roses that grow new canes from the base every year pruning shrub roses that build a structure over time\nplateau trees have experienced and qualified arborists who can complete all aspects of tree services including pruning & deadwooding .\npruning is important work and addresses tree risks , tree form , tree function , tree health and longevity .\nwith the american national standard for pruning , ansi a300 , specifications are interpreted based on the development process approved by the american standards institute . the a300 standard has been drafted to address pruning specifications across all geographic areas . the following information is designed to help you understand exactly what will be accomplished in a pruning operation .\nan understanding of the end goals lie at the heart of good pruning . before beginning work , it is imperative that your plans include the objectives of pruning , the pruning types to be used , the size range of branches to remove , the percentage of live crown to be removed , and the location of branches .\nmost of the cuts you make when pruning should be thinning cuts . an incomplete list of examples include :\nvirginia tech , virginia cooperative extension : pruning peach trees ; richard p . marini ; may 1 , 2009\npruning in winter allows the tree to begin sealing the wound immediately at the start of the growing season .\nvideo : where to cut where you make your pruning cuts makes a difference in how quickly they heal . in this video , lee reich , author of the guide to pruning book , demonstrates best practices . watch the video\u2026\nspecific types of pruning may be necessary to maintain a mature tree in a healthy , safe and attractive condition .\nknow a stylish gardener and want to buy the perfect practical gift ? check out the pink mini pruning set .\ngreat advice on the 10 and 2 angle , and pruning to the bud ! thanks for the informative post .\nthanks great read . i hate seeing a young healthy tree ruined or at stunted from a bad pruning job .\n2 ) observe proper timing . the preferred time for renovative pruning is just before bud break in early spring .\nspecific types of pruning may be necessary to maintain a mature tree in a healthy , safe , and attractive condition .\nanewscafe : pruning fruit trees , winter or summer , with rico montenegro ; jennifer jewell ; jan . 22 , 2011\nvideo : a survey of pruning tools whatever you are pruning , the right tool makes all the difference . in this video , horticulturist lee reich examines an array of pruning implements . you\u2019ll learn what the tools do , and what to consider when shopping for a new hand pruner , lopper , saw , pole pruner , or hedge shears . watch the video\u2026\n- maintenance pruning ( mp ) \u2014 is recommended when the primary objective is to maintain or improve tree health and structure , and includes hazard reduction pruning . an example here might be to perform an mp operation on a front yard tree .\nvista pruning : vista pruning is selectively thinning of framework limbs or specific areas of the crown to allow a view of an object from a pre - determinded point , or to trim to hide an object from a pre - determinded point .\nremember that late winter and early spring is the best time to prune many of your trees and shrubs . do your research , have the proper tools , and be careful . for more information on pruning visit urltoken and search for \u201cpruning\u201d .\ntrees can be vista pruned year - round ; however , the winter months are the best for vista pruning because the limited foliage allows for clear sight lines , and the firm ground allows for easier access with pruning equipment . we recommend vista pruning every two years or so , but some properties may need it more frequently in order to maintain those desirable views .\nproper tree pruning is an art based on scientific principles of plant physiology . at its most basic level , pruning trees involves removing damaged , dead or structurally weak limbs , which will improve a tree\u2019s health and reduce the chances of personal or property damage caused by falling limbs . more advanced pruning methods aid in improving the tree\u2019s structure and long - term health .\nhere at budget arbor and logging we can help you decide what type of pruning is needed for your trees and shrubs .\nbayers , janet .\npollard tree pruning technique .\nhome guides | sf gate , urltoken accessed 09 july 2018 .\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged flowers pruning leaves bulbs or ask your own question .\nlifting is the pruning operation to raise the crown / canopy . it involves pruning or removal of branches to increase the distance between the base of the canopy and ground level . it is normally carried out to improve access or provide visibility beneath the canopy . this type of pruning should , if possible be carried out before a tree reaches maturity in order to avoid large wounds .\nthe ultimate guide to pruning strategies and techniques in guide to pruning , fg editors explain how to prune hundreds of plants . whether you are new to gardening or a veteran of many seasons , you\u2019ll refer to this guide again and again . buy the book\u2026\nvideo : pruning conifers for health dead , diseased , or damaged branches should be removed when the problem arises . watch the video\u2026\nmost routine pruning to remove weak , diseased , or dead limbs can be accomplished at any time during the year with little effect on the tree . as a rule , growth and wound closure are maximized if pruning takes place before the spring growth flush .\ndiscover more step - by step trips on pruning while gather other inspiring advice in the trees & shrubs digital value pack download .\nfurthermore , when talking about the pruning cut ,\nreducing cut\nis another term sometimes used to mean a thinning cut .\npruning trees and shrubs is essential to maintaining healthy plants . it ' s important to remove dead or diseased wood , to increase air circulation to the plant ' s interior and to increase flower and fruit production . follow this process to pruning your woody plants .\nreduce : selective pruning to decrease height and / or spread . this type of pruning is done to minimize risk of failure , to reduce height or spread , for utility line clearance , to clear vegetation from buildings or other structures , or to improve the appearance of the plant . not all tree and shrub species can tolerate reduction pruning , so the species and plant health should be considered .\ndon\u2019t worry about protecting pruning cuts . for aesthetics , you may feel better painting large wounds but it doesn\u2019t prevent or reduce decay .\nbayers , janet . ( n . d . ) . pollard tree pruning technique . home guides | sf gate . retrieved from urltoken\npruning hollies learn when and how to prune your hollies , whether you have deciduous , rounded , intermediate , or pyramidal plants . read more\u2026\nreducing the size of the trees ' overall canopy by pruning the branches evenly throughout the crown and retaining the tree ' s natural shape .\nthrough - pruning - also called y - pruning , this practice is performed by utility companies to train trees to grow around high - voltage wires to give the wires at least 10\u2019 of clearance from the tree . only utility arborists should prune trees around high - voltage wires .\ndon ' t coat pruning cuts on shrubs with paint or wound dressing . these materials won ' t prevent decay or promote wound closure .\nlate summer or early fall pruning causes vigorous regrowth , which in some cases may not harden off by winter , leading to possible cold damage . whenever unexpected damage from vandalism or bad weather occurs , prune at once . ( see vce publication 430 - 462 , shrub pruning calendar )\ntree pruning may be required to remove dead or decayed branches . it can also make the tree look more attractive . tree pruning increases the amount of sunlight the undergrowth gets . this method may be necessary if some of the branches are obstructing the pathway or dropping leaves into the gutter .\ntreat climbers and old garden roses that bloom only once per year the same as other spring - blooming shrubs : pruning after they finish blooming .\nmost broadleaf evergreens , including holly , mahonia , and some types of magnolias , need little pruning . the best time to prune them is in early spring , just before they put on their growth spurt . you can do minor shaping and pruning at other times of year , too .\nclean : selective pruning to remove one or more of the following parts : dead , diseased , and / or broken branches . this type of pruning is done to reduce the risk of branches falling from the tree and to reduce the movement of decay , insects and diseases from dead or dying branches into the rest of the tree . cleaning is the preferred pruning method for mature trees because it does not remove live branches unnecessarily .\ntest garden tip : if you ' re growing a privacy hedge , reduce the amount of pruning maintenance needed by selecting shrubs that grow only as tall and wide as necessary to provide screening . allow them to grow into their natural form , and little , if any , pruning will be required .\nthis type of pruning does much less damage to a tree than reducing the canopy size . it is best done gradually over a period of years .\n\u2014 decrease the height and / or spread of a tree . consideration should be given to the ability of the species to sustain this type of pruning\nrhs tree experts no longer recommend pruning or wound paints in most cases as they appear to inhibit healing and may actually encourage rotting . to encourage healing make pruning cuts through the branch \u2018collar\u2019 ( slight swelling where the branch joins the trunk ) as this is where natural healing most readily takes place .\n) and willows . although the outcome is similar , these processes are different , mainly due to the location on the plant where the pruning begins .\nmaking a 3 - part pruning cut like that is especially important when pruning larger branches - if you make one single cut , you can tear bark from the trunk of the tree as the branch is removed , leaving an open wound on the tree . for smaller branches , it\u2019s not as much of a concern if you\u2019re making small pruning cuts with a hand snip , but it\u2019s never a bad idea to use the 3 - part method .\na heading cut is the opposite , a cut to a node that is too undeveloped to grow strongly and smoothly replace the growth removed by pruning .\npruning at different seasons triggers different responses . late winter or early spring , before bud break , is usually the best time to prune many species because new tissue forms rapidly . however , pruning should be delayed for most spring - blooming shrubs until immediately after flowering to avoid reducing the floral display .\ntrue pines are more particular about their pruning needs than other needle - leaf evergreens . pines form buds only at branch tips before the stem becomes woody .\na vista is defined as a \u201cpleasing view , especially one seen through a long , narrow opening . \u201d ( google ) as it relates to tree care , vista pruning is essentially the pruning of trees to create a pleasing view , whether through a series of trees , or over a serious of trees .\ncrown restoration : crown resortation pruning should improve the structure , form and appearance of the tree which has been severely ( topped ) vandalized or storm damaged .\nfruit trees such as apples , crabapples , mountain ash , hawthorns , and cotoneaster shrubs should be pruned in february through early april . this reduces the chance of the bacterial disease fireblight and infection from occurring . pruning in fall or early winter may cause drying out and die - back at the pruning sites .\nprune shade trees such as oak , linden , and ash when they are dormant in winter . it ' s easiest to see the branching structure at this time of year , and you ' re less likely to spread diseases through the pruning wounds . as with nonblooming shrubs , avoid pruning them late in summer .\nwinterberry holly : unlike the kinds of holly presented above , winterberry is not evergreen . it is so different from the more typical hollies that we might as well be discussing another plant altogether , especially when it comes to pruning . while drastic pruning is a bad idea for evergreen hollies , it is quite acceptable for winterberry , which \u200bresponds well to rejuvenation - style pruning . remove up to 1 / 3 of the stems each year , targeting the oldest , thickest ones .\npruning crape myrtles many people plant crape myrtles for their vibrant summer color , few people prune them correctly . find out how it should be done . read more\u2026\nharris , richard w . \u201cclarifying certain pruning terminology : thinning , heading , pollarding . \u201d journal of arboriculture 20 ( 1 ) : january 1994 , 51\u201354 .\nwith newer reblooming types , such as the endless summer series or let ' s dance series , which bloom on new growth as well as old wood , timing of pruning is less critical . even if you cut off some of the flower buds by pruning the old stems , the plant will bloom on the new growth .\napples ( including crabapples ) , peaches , pears , plums , and cherries should be pruned in midwinter . although winter pruning removes some of their flower buds , the goal in pruning fruit trees is to open up the tree to allow in more light for a better crop of fruit , rather than to get maximum bloom .\nlike most trees and large shrubs suitable for hedging and screening , tip pruning is recommended for these specimens to keep their shape and health . this type of pruning also encourages denser growth . we grow ours to be dense and upright . this tree is currently available with that beautiful red tinge in 30cm and 50 litre containers .\npruning of deciduous trees ( those that lose their leaves in winter ) is often best carried out in winter , as it is easier to see the branch structure .\nclear the desired height of trunk of any growth . if new growth is stimulated from the trunk by this pruning , rub off the shoots as soon as they emerge\nmany ornamental shrubs and trees can be allowed to grow without regular pruning . however , occasionally you may need to restrict the size , remove dead or unsightly growth , increase vigour , improve the shape or keep the plant in a healthy state to produce flowers and / or berries . some shrubs , if left unpruned , continue growing from where the growth ended the previous season , becoming top heavy , flowering well above eye level , and with a bare base . more on pruning shrubs more on pruning clematis\npruning , normally done when the trees are dormant . keep the trees ' size and shape under control and stimulate the formation of flowers and fruit buds to ensure productivity .\ncrown thinning is applied mainly to broad - leaved tree species and commonly when pruning fruit trees . usually the extent of these works is specified as a percentage . i . e carrying out a 10 % crown thin . tree thinning is one of the more difficult tree pruning practices and produces a more subtle result than that of crown reduction .\nit is possible to reduce the final height of trees that would otherwise grow as central - leader standards by removing the leader and pruning as a branched - head standard .\ncopyright 2015 arbor tree surgery , inc . copyright 2015 for an arborist , tree trimming , or pruning \u2014 choose arbor tree surgery , inc . california state license # 343996\ndepending on the tree involved and the intended effect there are several tree pruning strategies . they are listed here from those requiring the least work , to the most work .\ni have also noticed that many homeowners think topping is actually a method of pruning or the way to trim a tree and are not aware of the damage it causes .\nin regards to pruning shrubs , up to one - third of the oldest , damaged , thickest stems or trunks should be pruned right slightly above the ground . this technique will revitalize the plant and encourage new growth from the roots . hedge pruning needs to be done often . after the hedge has reached the desired size , prune back the six to eight inches of new growth . this form of pruning should be done in spring and again in mid - summer to give the hedge a dense and attractive appearance .\ncut back shrubs grown primarily for their foliage , such as barberry and burning bush , almost anytime except in late autumn . new growth that starts after late - season pruning won ' t harden off properly before winter . if you want to do major pruning , it ' s best to cut the shrub back when it is dormant in winter .\ntopping is perhaps the most harmful tree pruning practice known . yet , despite more than 25 years of literature and seminars explaining its harmful effects , topping remains a common practice .\npruning is required to remove dead and dying branches to maintain tree health and safety . this type of pruning is referred to as cleaning . research has now documented that thinning , the removal of live branches to reduce crown density , significantly reduces wind resistance and potential storm damage . thinning should only be done on trees where the crown is \u201ctoo dense . \u201d\nvista pruning increases your landscape\u2019s value and enhances beauty by creating visual access to lakes , rivers and valleys . urban tree service can restore vistas that can get lost over a course of 1 - 15 years . vista pruning makes the most of surrounding views , while maintaining privacy where desired . let urban tree service help you achieve this for your home today .\npruning shrubs is a small task that can make a big difference in your garden . learn how to prune shrubs the right way for healthy branches and blooms all growing season long .\nfig . 9 . good pruning cuts leave the branch bark ridge and the collar intact and on the trunk . note the ridges that remain on the three cuts in this photo .\nif you have any questions about crown thinning or any tree surgery , tree care , pruning and trimming matter , please contact us . we will be more than happy to help .\nraise : selective pruning to provide vertical clearance . crown raising shortens or removes lower branches of a tree to provide clearance for buildings , signs , vehicles , pedestrians , and vistas .\nsummer pruning tends to suppress growth of both suckers and foliage . summer - blooming shrubs should be pruned in early spring prior to bud set , or in summer immediately following flowering .\nthe dormant period in late winter is the smartest time to perform extensive pruning . besides sparking new growth that will blossom in spring and summer , pruning in late winter gives tree wounds time to heal as warm spring weather arrives . the main exception to this timing is when you remove diseased limbs , a project that you should tackle swiftly at any time of year .\npruning peach trees during cold spells in winter can make them vulnerable to stress . this can lead to problems such as bark injuries , dieback of young shoots and flower bud death . because pruning sparks new growth , you should wait until mild weather hits ; this gives the new growth time to heal without taking frost damage . if you ' re removing diseased branches , it ' s also safest to wait for dry weather , as wet weather can make it easier to spread infected spores from the pruning tools to other parts of the tree or garden .\na good starting point for pruning any plant is to remove dead , diseased , or damaged stems as soon as you see them . dead stems attract insects and invite diseases to develop .\nthin : selective pruning to reduce density of live branches . thinning trees reduces the density at the edge of the crown , not the interior , which increases sunlight penetration and air movement .\ndry , dead wood may be pruned at any time . gardeners should inspect bougainvillea plants periodically , either when pruning or watering . dry , dead twigs and branches may be removed at these times with sharp pruning shears . these branches may be cut down to the source where they intersect with other branches . this type of maintenance will keep the plants looking fresh and full .\nmake pruning cuts correctly . for heading cuts , prune 1 / 4 inch above the bud , sloping down and away from it . avoid cutting too close , or steep , or the bud may die . when pruning above a node with two or more buds , remove the inward - facing ones . make thinning cuts just above parent or side branches and roughly parallel to them .\nhow to prune an old apple tree pruning can bring an old apple tree back to health and let you reap the fruit of your labor . find out how it should be done . read more\u2026\nprune trees every winter so that they don ' t grow out of hand . ( the one exception is young trees in their first year . ) learn pruning basics to help you get started .\nresist the urge to break out the shears and start hacking away . proper shrub pruning methods vary based on the type of plant you have . learn how to prune your shrubs for healthy results .\nthe best time to prune live branches may depends on the desired results . growth is maximized and defects are easier to see on deciduous trees if live - branch pruning is done just before growth resumes in early spring . pruning when trees are dormant can minimize the risk of pest problems associated with wounding and allows trees to take advantage of the full growing season to begin closing and compartmentalizing wounds .\nthinning a tree is a common pruning practice , as it improves light and air flow , making for a healthier tree ; however , thinning can also be used when vista pruning to open up views through the trees . this is common along water - front properties , as homeowners are looking to improve their views , without cutting down the trees that add both appeal and privacy to their property .\nreduction pruning performed after the tree has become too large could require the removal of large diameter stems . the resulting wounds can be accompanied by decay , cracks , and sprout development . therefore , it is preferable to perform reduction before the tree has become too large for its environment . proper reduction pruning reduces size while more - or - less maintaining a tree ' s form and minimizes regrowth .\nnot all plants tolerate this severe form of pruning . grapes , black locust , catalpa , mulberry , redbud , sycamore , willow and ailanthus are a few that can be pollarded for desired effects .\nthere are two main techniques that are used when vista pruning ; and they are crown reduction , and tree thinning . reducing the crown consists of pruning the upper portion of the tree , effectively opening up views above the trees . crown reduction works especially well when the desired view is in the distance and the viewing platform \u2013 be it a house , deck , patio , etc \u2013 is elevated .\narborists and tree surgeons tend to classify pruning according to where abouts in the crown branches are removed from . what ever type of pruning you are doing , you should remember that trees need their leaves in order to produce food - never remove more than 30 % of the live foliage from a tree at once . if the tree is less than perfectly healthy , you should remove less than this .\na few tree diseases , such as oak wilt , can be spread when pruning wounds provide access to pathogens ( disease - causing agents ) . susceptible trees should not be pruned during active transmission periods .\npollarding - frequent pruning of the upper branches of a tree to keep the tree at a consistent height and promote dense small branch growth . pollarding can have similar consequences as topping and is generally discouraged .\nthinning - pruning branches from a tree for aesthetic purposes . some thinning is done to reduce wind resistance ; however , this is not really necessary because trees often need their entire branch structure to support each individual branch . thinning should be done in the winter , although limited thinning can be done in the spring . no more than 20 - 25 % of the canopy should be removed during one pruning cycle .\nyou have chores , and we can help you do them efficiently with expert advice on winter cleanup , spring pruning , sowing seeds , planting late - season bulbs , creating containers , dividing perennials . . .\nimage : public domain _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ find solutions to all of you pruning worries with the pruning answer book .\npruning may also include the removal of some healthy wood . this may be formative pruning to improve the future development and structure of the tree for example removing a competing leader in a juvenile tree , to thin the crown to permit new growth and better air circulation , to reduce the height of a tree to reduce shade or wind throw , to remove obstructing lower branches or simply to shape a tree for aesthetic purposes .\nit is usually best to try and keep tree ( and shrub ) growth under control with regular pruning , but this is not always practical , especially if you inherit overgrown trees and shrubs in a new garden .\nvideo : pinching stem tips pinching stem tips is a form of pruning that can make plants look neat , as well as encourage branching and bushier growth . this video will show you how the technique . watch the video\u2026\nprune all grapes close to the lateral arms each year during the dormant season to produce the best fruit . the degree of pruning depends on the vigor of the variety . prune vigorous varieties more heavily than weak growers .\nthis technique is suitable for young trees , from one - year - old until their formative pruning is completed after about four to five years . most trees sold in garden centres will already be at least partially trained .\ncovering all aspects of surgery from tree felling to pruning / loping , crown work , pollarding and dead wooding , we follow the required standards set out in accordance with the british standards for tree works ( bs3998 ) .\nthe overarching industry alternative to tree lopping is pruning , through which branches are cut back to a branch union or a fork . pruning sets the tree up for greater success down the road than lopping does . we\u2019ll discuss that issue in greater later in the article . but for the time being , suffice it to say that true tree lopping is a practice that arborists are trained to avoid , as it can be detrimental to the tree\u2019s health .\npollarding is a severe tree pruning technique that involves lopping off most of a tree\u2019s branches where they meet the trunk . although the method is used on both young and mature trees , it differs from the coppicing pruning technique in that the tree is allowed to form a trunk and reach at least 6 feet tall before pollarding begins . coppicing , on the other hand , requires cutting a tree or shrub all the way to the ground each year .\nsucker pruning - clipping the suckers that grow from the base of the tree . this can be done at any time of the year and should be done before the suckers get bigger than \u00bc - 1 / 2 inch .\nit is best for the palm if green fronds remain intact . overpruned palms may have slower growth and may attract pests . climbing spikes should generally not be used to climb palms for pruning , because they wound the palm trunk .\nspring shrubs need slightly different pruning care than other woody plants to avoid cutting off would - be blooms . watch this quick video to learn more about trimming , shaping , and cutting back spring - flowering shrubs such as lilacs .\nthen proceed as for a mature specimen , following the advice for the tree in question from a book such as : rhs pruning & training by christopher brickell and david joyce , available to buy online from the rhs book shop .\nproper pruning starts with removing dead or diseased branches , then moving on to more aesthetic considerations . follow this easy checklist every time you prune for maximum results . in four steps , your trees will be looking healthy and neat again .\npruning hydrangeas first , determine if your hydrangea blooms on old wood ( blooms appear in early summer and fade ) or on new wood ( blooms appear later and continue until frost ) . then prune accordingly . read more\u2026 . watch a video\u2026\nwe try to leave small branches on the lower trunk intact for about a year or more if possible after removing large branches because they help minimize injury from sudden sun exposure by shading the trunk . they also speed closure of pruning wounds .\nothers prune holly later in winter because they prefer their display of holly berries outside . that part of it is up to you , since , either way , you will be pruning at a safe time , when the shrubs are dormant .\nmost pruning of palms is done to remove dead or dying fronds , inflorescence ( flowering ) , and / or fruiting clusters , particularly those that may be a potential risk to the public , such as coconuts . pruning is usually conducted at least biannually . coconuts may be pruned as often as every 3 to 4 months to minimize the risk of injury or damage from the heavy fruit . great care should be taken to avoid any damage to the terminal bud or trunk when removing fronds .\npruning a young tree in order to produce a tree which in maturity will be free from major physical weakness . we achieve this by removing competing leaders , crossing branches and weak branches to ensure the tree has one main leader or central trunk .\nconsider consulting a professional arborist or tree care company familiar with proper pruning and the need for written specifications , especially if the tree is large or potentially unmanageable . arborists and tree care companies should prune according to the american national standards institute standard .\nwhat time of year should i prune my roses ? timing does matter , and here\u2019s a real simple answer from paul zimmerman , our rose blogger . read more\u2026 see also : summer pruning roses in a hot climate can roses be pruned in fall ?\ngrapes grow vigorously and require extensive pruning each year to keep them productive . most training systems for grapes involve developing a main stem or trunk with several lateral stems or arms . grapes fruit on lateral shoots from the current season ' s woody growth .\nremoval of dying , diseased , broken , or dead limbs can be accomplished at any time with little negative effect on the tree . plant growth can be reduced if live - branch pruning takes place during or soon after the initial growth flush . this is when trees have just expended a great deal of stored energy to produce roots , foliage , and early shoot growth so pruning at this time is usually not recommended due to the potential stresses . stressed trees should not be pruned at this time .\nthe swiss - made gold standard in pruning tools , these ergonomic felco 6 pruners mean business . they fit comfortably in the hand with their nonslip handle coating , come with a lifetime guarantee and feature a cutting adjustment . rating : * * * *\npruning peach trees every year ensures that nutrients aren ' t wasted on excess foliage or dead limbs . instead , those nutrients support large , healthy fruits . you ' ll need to eliminate dead or diseased branches first , then remove crossing branches that can become breeding grounds for disease . you can also trim for size and shape as desired . but before you grab your pruning tools and start sawing off branches , you ' ll need to consider what time of year is safest to prune your peach trees .\nthe trade - off is sometimes worthwhile because you are choosing a time to prune that is safe for the plant . at other times of the year , pruning may leave the plant vulnerable to diseases or spur new growth that will be damaged by frost .\nmake the final pruning cut at the base of the actual connection between the branch and trunk when there is included bark in the union there is no need to apply paints , wound dressings , or chemical formulations of any type to the surface of the cut .\nsome trimmers lack the knowledge or experience to provide proper pruning or crown reduction service since these techniques require skill , experience and precision . not anyone with a chainsaw , climbing ropes or aerolift can prune trees , no matter how long they have been doing it .\nwhile many trees will naturally form their adult shape as they grow , others need a little assistance to create a clear trunk and a well - spaced canopy of branches . it is wise to keep an eye on young trees and carry out formative pruning as required .\nin good pruning , there are two fundamental types of cuts : thinning cuts and heading cuts . the location of your cut on the plant and its relation to nearby old and young , weak and strong buds and branches determine which type of cut you just made .\nthis tree above has had one half of its canopy reduced to get rid of the overhang . even though it has had a heavy prune back the pruning is considerate of the trees needs . there are plenty of growing points left for the tree to use in recovery .\noften , when there is either a problem with access or with visibility under the tree canopy itself , the crown of the tree will need to be raised or \u201clifted\u201d . pruning of this nature should be carried out by bruks tree surgery before the tree reaches a mature age .\nyesterday we did some \u201cvista pruning\u201d at morehouse school of medicine , here in atlanta . check out the before and after shots of this building . before , the view of the building was completely blocked by tree branches . after , the building is clearly visisble and looks great !\nolder shrubs often grow out of proportion with their surroundings , and may have large amounts of unproductive wood . two techniques are used to restore old shrubs , provided they still have sufficient vigor and are growing in a favorable location . keep the following in mind with rejuvenation pruning :\npruning near the end of the dormant season has several advantages , including : 1 ) limited time remaining before the tree or shrub will begin its spring growth and healing process , 2 ) avoid certain disease and pests , 3 ) provides easier sight and access without deciduous foliage .\n- hazard reduction pruning ( hrp ) \u2014 is recommended when the primary objective is to reduce the danger to a specific target caused by visibly defined hazards in a tree . for example , hrp may be the primary objective if a tree has many dead limbs over a park bench .\nit is very important to understand , first , that these two types of cuts exist , and second , what response from the plant they provoke . when you read my articles or any reference on pruning , directions will tell you to make one kind of cut or the other .\non established trees , the three most common types of pruning are : 1 ) crown thinning , selectively removing branches , specifically the weak , in the crown to promote air movement 2 ) crown raising , removing the lower branches to provide more clearance for mowing , sidewalks , streets , etc . and 3 ) crown reduction , removing some of the large branches at the top of the tree to reduce its height . this is not topping the tree because the branch is removed directly above the lateral branches . this form of pruning should only be done when absolutely needed .\nhow to prune cane - growing shrubs cane - growing shrubs are shrubs that grow from multiple canes , not a single trunk . examples are forsythia , viburnum , lilac , and spirea , among many others . maintenance pruning keeps them shapely , but even for overgrown shrubs there\u2019s a remedy . read more\u2026\neach cut has the potential to change the growth of the tree , so no branch should be removed without a reason . at k & s we will discuss the job with you to ensure that pruning is carried out in the safest and most tree - friendly way to achieve the desired result .\nwhen a tree outgrows its space , gardeners must decide if it is worth reducing it in size . this is usually achieved through pruning , but it can be hard work and expensive . the alternative is to replace the tree with one to suit the space , but this is not always practical .\nalthough bougainvillea plants bloom year - round , the period of most intense blooming often occurs in the fall . after blooming , bougainvilleas experience a period of growth and new blooms are produced . bougainvilleas will grow into many shapes , from a standard to a ground cover . older bougainvilleas may become spindly or lanky , especially those that have not been pruned in many years . pruning meant to shape or rejuvenate bougainvilleas should take place in late winter or early spring , immediately after the period of blooming , to avoid removing blossoms . hard pruning may stimulate a period of intense growth at the expense of blooming .\nif you are concerned that your tree\u2019s crown is too large and you live in the horsham or wimmera district , you can contact us at 0428 833 232 and we can give an expert assessment . we\u2019ve had years to hone our skills in tree pruning and are happy to help you as qualified arborists .\nbougainvillea ( bougainvillea spp . ) is a tropical plant hardy to u . s . department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 9b through 11 . during times of hot or dry weather , varieties of bougainvillea will bloom with vibrant pink , purple , red , orange and white blooms . left to its own devices , a bougainvillea may become unmanageably tall ( up to 20 feet ) and tangled with dead and living branches . for gardeners with limited space , pruning is an essential part of tending a bougainvillea . for the health and appearance of the plant , different types of pruning are best done at different times of year .\npruning is an essential gardening skill . when you prune correctly , you encourage healthy growth and flowering ( in the case of flowering plants ) , as well as good looks . for most shrubs and trees , it helps to prune at the right time . some are best pruned in winter ; some right after flowering ."]}
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", "topic": 3}], "title": "vertic", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 29 vertic reviews submitted anonymously by vertic employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if vertic is right for you .\n\u00a9 2010 - 2018 vertic . all rights reserved . registered charity no . 1073051 .\nmake sure the employees stay happy ! they ' re what makes vertic so great .\nfor more than 15 years , vertic has been designing engineered and user - friendly fall protection systems to the safety at height marketplace .\ni worked for vertic for several years , first in copenhagen and then in new york . i thoroughly enjoyed my time at vertic , and it ' s one of the places that ' s allowed me to perfect and explore my craft . working in advertising is a very high - paced environment , and vertic is no exception . the high pace and exciting clients allowed me to experiment with new technologies and methods while continually evolving my skills . the pace and size of vertic also allows employees to prove their worth and initiatives . bring your best .\nn . b . khitrov , \u201cthe choice of diagnostic criteria to judge the development of vertic properties in soils , \u201d eur . soil sci .\nn . b . khitrov , \u201cmorphometric characterization of slickensides in vertic chernozems of stavropol region , \u201d pochvovedenie , no . 6 , 27\u201337 ( 1991 ) .\nfield identification . vertic horizons are clayey , and have a hard to very hard consistency . when dry , vertic horizons show cracks of 1 or more centimetre wide . in the field the presence of polished , shiny ped surfaces (\nslickensides\n) which often show sharp angles with each other , is very obvious .\nrelationships with some other diagnostic horizons . several other diagnostic horizons may also have high clay content , viz . the argic , natric and nitic horizons . these horizons lack the characteristic typical for the vertic horizon ; however , they may be laterally linked in the landscape with the vertic horizon usually taking up the lowest position .\nc . kabala and t . plonka , \u201crelic of vertic properties and gilgai microreleif in stagnic chernozems of sw poland , \u201d abstracts int . soil sci . conf .\nderfor havde vertic behov for en langsigtet finansieringsl\u00f8sning , der kunne give virksomheden det n\u00f8dvendige \u00f8konomiske r\u00e5derum uden fra dag \u00e9t af at v\u00e6re presset af stramme afbetalingskrav . l\u00f8sningen blev bl . a . et v\u00e6kstl\u00e5n fra v\u00e6kstfonden med en fleksibel afdragsl\u00f8sning , der giver vertic luft i budgettet , indtil kunderne begynder at betale for det arbejde , reklamebureauet leverer .\ngennem digital markedsf\u00f8ring kan vertic levere digitale platforme og kampagner , hvor kunderne hele tiden kan f\u00f8lge afkastet af deres marketinginvesteringer . professionalisme og gennemsigtighed er derfor n\u00f8gleord i vertics arbejde .\nthere are definite pros to vertic . - smart people - stocked kitchen ( no microwave ) - management is accessible when you needed to have a conversation - open to change and improvement\nvertic is a long - standing supporter of the treaty . 28 years ago , we started to dismiss evasion scenarios and lent our support for the establishment of a seismic network ( in\nv . p . bobkov , \u201con some physicochemical properties of dark - colored vertic meadow soils of the volga - akhtuba floodplain , \u201d pochvovedenie , no . 7 , 66\u201372 ( 1961 ) .\nto coincide with the 59th general conference of the international atomic energy agency ( iaea ) , vertic is launching two new publications that explore multilateral verification of nuclear disarmament and the role of the iaea .\ni . v . kovda , e . g . morgun , and l . p . il\u2019ina , \u201ccomplex of solonetzes and vertic chestnut soils in the manych - gudilo depression , \u201d eur . soil sci .\nvertic publishes its research on verification regimes through a series of openly available publications . the centre also offers training through workshops carried out around the world , as well as through our internship programme . we help governments and international organisations in their efforts to make regimes binding by offering ratification support . vertic also assists governments in translating commitments undertaken in international law into national legislation and regulation . we conduct all our work in an objective and impartial manner .\ni 2014 fik vertic mulighed for at samarbejde med en r\u00e6kke store internationale kunder . det ville dog kr\u00e6ve omfattende investeringer i b\u00e5de mandetimer og et lokalt setup p\u00e5 flere markeder i en branche pr\u00e6get af benh\u00e5rd konkurrence . alene p\u00e5 manhattan i new york , hvor vertic har sit nordamerikanske hovedkvarter , er der op mod 6 . 000 reklamebureauer . samtidig vil bureauerne ofte skulle ofre flere tusinde timers arbejde uden garanti for , at kunderne , der typisk forventer lange betalingsfrister , kommer i hus .\ntilbage i 2002 blev vertic grundlagt af sebastian jespersen og mads petersen , der begge har en fortid i konsulentverdenen . siden \u00e5bningen af det f\u00f8rste kontor i k\u00f8benhavn har virksomheden oplevet massiv v\u00e6kst og har bl . a . etableret afdelinger i new york , seattle og singapore . vertic har specialiseret sig i markedsf\u00f8ring via de digitale kanaler og har et erkl\u00e6ret m\u00e5l om at arbejde med verdens st\u00f8rste brands og virksomheder . kundekredsen omfatter da ogs\u00e5 globale koncerner som microsoft , novo nordisk , ge , sap og eli lilly .\na . a . popov , n . e . varlamov , and n . n . konovalov , \u201con complexes of dark - colored vertic meadow soils of the volga - akhtuba floodplain , \u201d pochvovedenie , no . 8 , 36\u201343 ( 1964 ) .\ngeneral description . the vertic horizon ( from l . vertere , to turn ) is a clayey subsurface horizon which as a result of shrinking and swelling has polished and grooved ped surfaces ( ' slickensides ' ) , or wedge - shaped or parallelepiped structural aggregates .\nvertic is an independent , not - for - profit non - governmental organisation . our mission is to support the development , implementation and effectiveness of international agreements and related regional and national initiatives , with particular attention to issues of monitoring , review , legislation and verification .\n# brussels calls again as we prepare for the next steering committee meeting for @ eu _ comission funded # cbrncoe _ project53 . active since september 2016 with partners from @ phe _ uk & @ vertic _ org and focused across # centralasia & # pakistan . urltoken\ndet digitale reklamebureau vertic har \u00e5bnet kontorer i new york , seattle og singapore i jagten p\u00e5 de helt store brands og kunder , som ofte kr\u00e6ver flere tusinde mandetimer at f\u00e5 i hus . en strategi der har kr\u00e6vet b\u00e5de vedholdenhed , tro p\u00e5 egne evner og langsigtet finansiering i form af et v\u00e6kstl\u00e5n fra v\u00e6kstfonden .\nn . b . khitrov , yu . i . cheverdin , n . p . chizhikova , and l . v . rogovneva , \u201csoils with vertic features in the kamennaya steppe , \u201d byull . pochv . inst . im . v . v . dokuchaeva , no . 72 , 3\u201325 ( 2013 ) .\ngood morning from a bright and sunny # brussels where this week experts from @ scjs _ uk @ vertic _ org @ phe _ uk & istc will take part in a project 53 steering committee @ eu _ commission . the objective of p53 is to enhance # biosafety and # biosecurity capacities in the central asia region . urltoken\nthe first publication reports on the results of a survey of iaea member states , conducted by vertic during 2014 - 2015 . this survey examines member state views on the future of the agency\u2019s role in disarmament verification , and its results suggest that the agency should prepare for a broad role in verifying nuclear disarmament . it can be found here .\nat vertic , we believe in the power of relevancy and engagement . content sharing is key nowadays as it has the power to spark conversation , build your online or professional reputation , and enhance knowledge . however , in order to connect with business professionals , content does not necessarily have to be business related , but instead relevant , engaging and useful . this was where our inspiration came from for the world cup site we built .\nadditional characteristics . the coefficient of linear extensibility ( cole ) is a measure for the shrink - swell potential and is defined as the ratio of the difference between the moist length and the dry length of a clod to its dry length : ( l m - l d ) / l d , in which l m is the length at 33 kpa tension and l d the length when dry . in vertic horizons the cole is more than 0 . 06 .\ni have been with vertic for more than 3 years , and in today ' s volatile business environment where people shift between jobs quite often , that makes you think . . . why ? although it isn ' t always pretty , my loyalty towards vertic and my overall work satisfaction is based upon the fact that we have kind , passionate , trust - worthy and talented co - workers in every office . if they are just super nice or if it is because we have really smart , innovative and yet down - to - earth individuals in top management , i don ' t really know . it might be because of the overwhelming amount of trust and support even young , entry - level employees receive from day one . even when mistakes are made , no one is blamed for it . you get this feeling that we are all truly in it together . this is what makes me excited for at least another 3 years with the company .\nthe best part of vertic is the people . the team is diverse , extremely talented and have a willingness to teach . in addition , we ' re really getting some exciting projects where we are helping large companies through a digital transformation . i feel that i can really make an impact to decisions that shape the work and i feel a lot of ownership over my work . there has also been a real push from upper management to improve internal process based on direct input from team members .\n\u201dvores aftale med v\u00e6kstfonden har betydet , at vi ikke er blevet tvunget til at s\u00e6lge ud af forretningen for at realisere vores ambitioner . selve processen var meget effektiv , og der var kort fra kontakt til handling , og vi blev hele tiden informeret om , hvad der skete , hvorfor og hvorn\u00e5r . p\u00e5 den m\u00e5de har vi f\u00e5et mulighed for at forts\u00e6tte den rejse , vi er startet p\u00e5 , nu hvor vi har f\u00e5et hul p\u00e5 det globale marked , \u201d siger sebastian jespersen , grundl\u00e6gger og ceo i vertic .\nthis term is used to describe a subsoil with a field texture of 35 % or more clay that experiences significant shrinking and swelling , resulting from drying and wetting . this often results in the development of features such as surface cracking and gilgai formation . evidence of vertic properties include the presence of slickensides and / or lenticular peds in the subsoil . the amount of swelling is dependent on the type of clay present . these features are of significant importance for engineering purposes such as road construction . this term is used as a subgroup definition for a number of soil orders in the\naugmented reality is a technology that is rapidly growing in popularity and effectiveness . it is also something my agency , vertic has been exploring with a variety of our clients . we are constantly trying to push the envelope of emerging immersive experiences such as augmented reality , virtual reality ( oculus ) , etc . i personally , have a large interest , and have been playing around with oculus and ar at home and have been amazed at some of the possible applications . ar apps allow you to interact with and understand your surroundings in ways that were never before possible . i ' ve listed some of the potential applications of things you can do with augmented reality that i see very much possible over the next year or two .\nwhat is interesting about vertic is that it was started by business consultants so one would expect it would be run efficiently and well managed . unfortunately that is not the case . senior management is not on the same page about how hires , operations and other important things . it is still a mystery how the ny office makes any money much less a profit since there are not a lot of clients or projects . account management made up of one is actually project management in disguise and at the root of most of their problems . all tactics , no strategy . account management speaks and you actually scratch your head at what was just said . account management also runs people into the ground so they quit or not produce great work . both are major issues that need to be assessed . project management was finally getting it together and then most of the team was let go . statements of work are gibberish and written with out any consensus from the people that have to deliver . creative director is based in denmark and is stretched way too thin . impacted client expectations and creative deliverables .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwe love getting new friends . follow us and we promise to share all the good stuff with you .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\nadvising governments on national implementation of the international cbrn instruments and un security council resolution 1540 .\nfocus on\u2026 the international olympic committee\u2019s ( i . o . c . ) project in lausanne\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 .\nability to grow and learn across disciplines , encouraged to take ownership and challenged to step up ( lead by doing ) fun and family run agency , very close and flat hierarchy ( vs . corporate america ) no drama queens or egos , everyone is genuine , down to earth and very passionate to innovate the industry international culture with a scandinavian heritage amazing exposure to high profile clients and strategic projects\n- beautiful office and location - very nice coo / head of hr - many company provided lunches and happy hours . the leaders here seem to really care about employee bonding and having fun after the work is done .\nhire real strategic client services people who understand how to manage and grow accounts . don ' t bring in clients you don ' t have the expertise to manage . don ' t let account management , team of one run the show . get on the same page about how the office should run .\nthe flip - side of the fast paced ad agency world is the long hours , countless last - minute changes and compromises you have to make on every project . don ' t expect to do art - expect to do good work , and expect to put in the extra mile when the project or client need it , without getting attached to whatever you ' re creating . ads are short - lived and that thing you spent your weekend making might be ditched due to changing specifications come monday .\nlocation in ny is prime with great views , and the f500 client roster is solid with continued growth and expansion . team has a work hard play hard attitude and all come together in a very collaborative way to achieve great results for clients . people actually care about their work , and the projects are more then just simple creative and campaigns . you will learn a great deal here and it will inform your career moving forward . pay is very competitive , good benefits , and a great kitchen !\nbe the type of person that wants to work and learn , and you won ' t see many cons . there will be some late nights , but that comes with any agency .\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 offer our customers only the highest quality with low energy consumption and carbon footprint .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\n. you ' ll be asked to verify your email address from a third company . don ' t worry , it ' s us .\nit ' s a pleasure to be part of this important initiative . we ' re looking forward to our continued cooperation .\npartner organisations met to discuss progress made so far and planning for the future . we all look forward to our scm towards the end of the month .\nwill be live streaming its event today 6 june in honour of dr . hans blix , former dg of the\nour senior researcher alberto muti appeared on @ bbcworld this evening to discuss recent developments in # northkorea . urltoken\nenters into force tomorrow . if you have resubscribed , thank you . if you have joined our mailing lists , thank you also . if 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0 victory generated 618 , 725 tweets a minute , breaking the previous groundbreaking record of 580 , 166 set during the unbelievable 7 - 1 win against brazil .\naccording to facebook , 88 million global users made a record 280 million interactions during the world cup final , which easily broke the previous record held of 245 million interactions set by the super bowl in 2013 .\nin addition to the presence and engagement of users during these type of events , there is another important and crucial factor \u2013 the viewer\u2019s emotional attachment to their teams and the game itself . futebol , is not just a sport to most spectators \u2013 it is a tradition , it\u2019s a lifestyle , it\u2019s a passion . generating a marketing campaign that evokes an emotional attachment is most often the goal of advertisers , which is why marketers have certainly looked to capitalize on the opportunity the world cup offers . zenithoptimedia estimated that the 2014 world cup will boost worldwide advertising spending by an astounding\nas much as was spent on the last super bowl ( $ 300 million ) .\nthis site is a visual representation of your linkedin 1 st degree connections on a world map . the map shows your network around the world and matches individuals\u2019 places of work to the countries that are playing in the world cup games . the full schedule of games was available at any time during the 4 week game series , and by clicking on any connection it would display upcoming matches for that person\u2019s country . the application allowed a user to send their contacts quick fun statistics and a personalized message of \u2018good luck for the game\u2019 through the site and your linkedin inmail box . this provided a fantastic opportunity for users to have a reason to re - connect with previously made contacts as it is a tool that is both beneficial , relevant , interesting and engaging . it allowed users to connect with their network in a creative , relevant and fun way , and join in the buzz around the world cup .\naugmented reality windshields will revolutionize the driving experience . visibility issues can be completely eliminated with this technology . imagine being able to see all of the road signs around you even if they are blocked by trees or fog . at night , ar windshields can highlight the contours of the road so that you don ' t have to worry about driving off of it in poorly lit areas . gps directions can be displayed on the road in front of you so that you don ' t have to look away to see where you ' re going . all in all , ar promises to make driving much safer and more convenient .\nhave you ever wondered about the history or details about the places you visit in your travels ? with augmented reality , all of the information archived on sites such as wikipedia can be accessed immediately to tell you about your surroundings . this application of augmented reality is already being explored with a number of apps for mobile phones and wearable devices . these types of apps are poised to revolutionize traveling .\nit is a common concern that the prevalence of social media is actually making people drift further apart . augmented reality devices might reverse this effect by firmly incorporating social media into the real world . imagine meeting somebody for the first time and being able to see all of their vital information displayed next to them . it ' s easier to have a conversation with a stranger when you can see all of your common interests laid out before you . linkedin we should create an ar app together !\nlosing important objects is a problem that has plagued mankind for as long as long as we ' ve had possessions . ar devices can potentially eliminate this issue for good . you can assign an augmented reality marker to an object , then use your device to find it if it goes missing . this concept is already in use with apps that help you find your car if you forget where it ' s parked . similar ar apps can potentially be used to find friends or landmarks in more remote locations .\naugmented reality can also be used to place virtual objects into the world . this application has uses that are both fun and practical . imagine being able to try on a shirt without having to actually go to the store . it can also be used to see how furniture will look in your home before you purchase it . as ar gets more advanced , the potential exists to completely change the look of the world around you .\naugmented reality is one of the world ' s most exciting new developments . the uses of ar mentioned in this article are just a fraction of the exciting ways that this technology will change our lives over the next several years . i ' m excited that my agency is on the forefront of these developments , and i can ' t wait to build some key developments for our clients .\ni ' m working on building a group here on linkedin to discuss immersive technologies such as augmented reality , virtual reality , 3d , and all that good stuff . if you have interest , feel free to join !\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 .\na soil horizon composed of clayey material with polished ped surfaces , often with slickensides ( crack surfaces caused by swelling and shrinking ) , or wedge - shaped soil aggregates . the name is from the latin vertere , to turn .\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 ) .\naccepter brugen af cookies ved at klikke dig videre p\u00e5 siden , eller brug knappen herunder . \u00f8nsker du at undg\u00e5 cookies , skal du sl\u00e5 cookies fra i din browser . du skal dog v\u00e6re opm\u00e6rksom p\u00e5 , at hvis du sl\u00e5r cookies fra , kan du ikke bruge de funktioner , som foruds\u00e6tter , at hjemmesiden kan huske dine valg . l\u00e6s mere om cookies . med de nye regler om behandling af personoplysninger , har vi opdateret vores persondatapolitik . klik her , hvis du vil l\u00e6se mere om , hvordan vi behandler dine personoplysninger .\nambitionen er nu at benytte de store kunder , der ogs\u00e5 omfatter ge ( general electric ) , som l\u00f8ftestang for vertics videre udvikling og at forts\u00e6tte jagten p\u00e5 de st\u00f8rste brands og kunder p\u00e5 b\u00e5de det danske og det globale marked .\nfor dig med en etableret virksomhed eller et landbrug , som skal l\u00e5ne mere end 1 mio . kr . til at gennemf\u00f8re dine v\u00e6kstplaner . l\u00e5net letter din adgang til finansiering fra din bank .\ndate : 12 . 30 - 2pm , thursday 17 september 2015 location : vienna centre for disarmament and non - proliferation ( vcdnp ) , 13th floor , andromeda tower , donau - city strasse 6 , vienna ( walking distance from the vienna international center ) .\nlast year , iaea member states noted at their 58th general conference that the agency \u2018must remain ready to assist , in accordance with its statute , with verification tasks under nuclear disarmament\u2019 . this year , iaea member states will again help to determine what role the iaea should play in verifying nuclear disarmament , and what capabilities it should maintain to fulfil this role . these two publications seek to facilitate an informed debate at international and domestic levels on the challenges and opportunities of multilateral verification of disarmament , focusing on the history and potential activities of the iaea in this field .\nthe second publication is an issue primer that explains the main features of multilateral verification of a broad range of nuclear disarmament activities . using a systematic approach , this practical resource explains the issues involved in verifying each major step of nuclear disarmament and it highlights the past , present and future role of the iaea in this endeavour . it can be found here .\nsingle anchors provide an optimum safety solution for a fall protection on a targeted area . user - friendly and money - saving , they allow at the same time , one or several workers to hang a carabiner or a directional connector for example .\ngeneral characteristics . the umbric horizon ( from l . umbra , shade ) is a thick , dark coloured , base - desaturated surface horizon rich in organic matter .\n1 . soil structure sufficiently strong that the horizon is not both massive and hard or very hard when dry . very coarse prisms larger than 30 cm in diameter are included in the meaning of massive if there is no secondary structure within the prisms ; and\n2 . munsell colours with a chrome of less than 3 . 5 when moist , a value darker than 3 . 5 when moist and 5 . 5 when dry , both on broken and crushed samples . the colour value is at least one unit darker than that of the c horizon ( both moist and dry ) unless the c horizon has a colour value darker than 4 . 0 , moist , in which case the colour contrast requirement is waived . if a c horizon is not present , comparison should be made with the horizon immediately underlying the surface horizon ; and\n4 . organic carbon content of 0 . 6 percent ( 1 percent organic matter ) or more throughout the thickness of mixed horizon ( usually it is more than 2 to 5 percent , depending on the clay content ) . the organic carbon content is at least 0 . 6 percent more than the c horizon if the colour requirements are waived because of dark coloured parent materials ; and\nc . more than 25 cm where the solum is more than 75 cm thick .\nthe requirements for an umbric horizon must be met after the first 20 cm are mixed , as in ploughing .\nfield identification . the main field characteristics used to identify the presence of an umbric horizon are its dark colour and its structure . in general , umbric horizons tend to have a lesser grade of soil structure than mollic horizons .\nas a guide , most umbric horizons have an acid soil reaction ( ph ( h 2 o , 1 : 2 . 5 ) of less than about 5 . 5 ) which represents a base saturation of less than 50 percent . an additional indication for the acidity is a rooting pattern in which most of the roots tend to be horizontal , in the absence of a physical root restricting barrier .\nrelationships with some other diagnostic horizons . the base saturation requirement sets the umbric horizon apart from the mollic horizon , which otherwise is very similar . the upper limit of organic carbon content varies from 12 percent ( 20 percent organic matter ) to 18 percent ( 30 percent organic matter ) which is the lower limit for the histic horizon , or 20 percent , the lower limit of a folic horizon .\nlimits with base - desaturated fulvic and melanic horizons are set by the combination of the intense dark colour , the high organic carbon content , the thickness and the characteristics associated with andic horizons in these two horizons . otherwise , umbric horizons frequently occur in association with andic horizons .\nsome thick , dark coloured , organic - rich , base - desaturated surface horizons occur which are formed as a result of human activities such as deep cultivation and manuring , the addition of organic manures , the presence of ancient settlements , kitchen middens , etc . ( cf . anthropedogenic horizons ) . these horizons can usually be recognized in the field by the presence of artifacts , spade marks , contrasting mineral inclusions or stratification indicating the intermittent addition of manurial material , a relative higher position in the landscape , or by checking the agricultural history of the area . if hortic or plaggic horizons are present , either the 0 . 5 m nahco 3 p 2 o 5 analysis ( gong et al . , 1997 ) or the 1 percent citric acid soluble p 2 o 5 analysis may give an indication .\n19 slickensides are polished and grooved ped surfaces which are produced by one soil mass sliding past another .\ngeneral description . the vitric horizon ( from l . vitrum , glass ) is a surface or subsurface horizon dominated by volcanic glass and other primary minerals derived from volcanic ejecta .\n4 . al ox + 1 / 2fe ox 20 > 0 . 4 percent ; or\n20 al ox and fe ox are acid oxalate ( ph 3 ) extractable aluminium and iron , respectively ( method of blakemore et al . , 1987 ) .\nfield identification . the vitric horizon can be identified in the field with relative ease . it can occur as a surface horizon , however , it may also occur buried under some tens of centimetres of recent pyroclastic deposits . it has a fair amount of organic matter and a low clay content . the sand and silt fractions are still dominated by unaltered volcanic glass and other primary minerals ( may be checked by x 10 hand - lens ) .\nrelationships with some other diagnostic horizons . vitric horizons are closely linked with andic horizons , into which they may eventually develop . the amount of volcanic glass and other primary minerals , together with the amount of non - crystalline or paracrystalline pedogenetic minerals mainly separates the two horizons .\nvitric horizons may overlap with several diagnostic surface horizons , viz . the fulvic , melanic , mollic , umbric and ochric horizons .\ngeneral description . the yermic horizon ( from sp . yermo , desert ) is a surface horizon which usually , but not always , consists of surface accumulations of rock fragments (\ndesert pavement\n) embedded in a loamy vesicular crust and covered by a thin aeolian sand or loess layer .\nc . a vesicular crust above a platy a horizon , without a pavement .\nfield identification . a yermic horizon comprises a vesicular crust at the surface and underlying a horizon ( s ) . the crust , which has a loamy texture , shows a polygonal network of desiccation cracks , often filled with inblown material , which extend into the underlying horizons . crust and the a horizon ( s ) below have a weak to moderate platy structure .\nrelationships with some other diagnostic horizons . yermic horizons often occur in association with other diagnostic horizons characteristic for desert environments ( salic , gypsic , duric , calcic and cambic horizons ) . in very cold deserts ( e . g . antarctica ) they may occur associated with cryic horizons . under these conditions coarse cryoclastic material dominates and there is little dust to be deflated and deposited by wind . here a dense pavement with varnish , ventifacts , aeolian sand layers and soluble mineral accumulations may occur directly on loose c horizons , without a vesicular crust and underlying a horizons .\nferralic , geric , gleyic and stagnic and strongly humic properties as well as abrupt textural change , continuous hard rock and permafrost are retained from the revised legend of the soil map of the world ( fao , 1988 ) as they reflect specific soil conditions rather than horizons . the term secondary carbonates is preferred to soft powdery lime as used in the revised legend . newly defined diagnostic properties are albeluvic tonguing , alic and aridic properties .\ngeneral description . an abrupt textural change is a very sharp increase in clay content within a limited depth range .\n1 . doubling of the clay content within 7 . 5 cm if the overlying horizon has less than 20 percent clay ; or\n2 . 20 percent ( absolute ) clay increase within 7 . 5 cm if the overlying horizon has 20 percent or more clay . in this case some part of the lower horizon should have at least twice the clay content of the upper horizon .\ngeneral description . the term albeluvic tonguing ( from l . albus , white , and eluere , to wash out ) is connotative of penetrations of clay and iron - depleted material into an argic horizon . when peas are present , albeluvic tongues occur along ped surfaces . redoximorphic characteristics and stagnic properties are not necessarily present .\na . 5 mm or more in clayey argic horizons ; or b . 10 mm or more in clay loamy and silty argic horizons ; or c . 15 mm or more in coarser ( silt loam , loam or sandy loam ) argic horizons ; and\n4 . have a particle size distribution matching that of the eluvial horizon overlying the argic horizon .\ngeneral description . the term alic properties ( from l . alumen , alum ) is connotative of very acid mineral soil material with a high amount of exchangeable aluminium .\nb . a silt / clay ratio of 0 . 60 or less ; and\n3 . a ph ( kcl ) of 4 . 0 or less ; and\n4 . a kcl extractable al content of 12 cmol c kg - 1 clay or more , and an kcl extractable al / cec clay 21 ratio of 0 . 35 or more ; and\n21 cec clay : cation exchange capacity ( by 1 m nh 4 oac ) of tile clay fraction , corrected for organic matter .\n5 . an aluminium saturation ( exch . al / ecec x 100 ) of 60 percent or more .\ngeneral description . the term aridic properties combines a number of properties which are common in surface horizons of soils occurring under arid conditions and where pedogenesis exceeds new accumulation at the soil surface by aeolian or alluvial activity .\n1 . organic carbon content of less than 0 . 6 percent 22 if texture is sandy loam or finer , or less than 0 . 2 percent if texture is coarser than sandy loam , as a weighted average in the upper 20 cm of the soil or down to the top of a b horizon , a cemented horizon , or to rock , whichever is shallower ; and\n22 the organic carbon content may be higher if the soil is periodically flooded , or if it has an electrical conductivity of the saturated paste extract of 4 ds m - 1 or more somewhere within 100 cm of the soil surface .\na . the sand fraction in some subhorizon or in inblown material filling cracks contains a noticeable proportion of rounded or subangular sand particles showing a matt surface ( use a x 10 hand - lens ) . these particles make up 10 percent or more of the medium and coarser quartz sand fraction ; or\n3 . both broken and crushed samples have a munsell colour value of 3 or more when moist and 4 . 5 or more when dry , and a chrome of 2 or more when moist ; and\n4 . base saturation ( by 1 m nh 4 oac ) of more than 75 percent , but normally 100 percent .\nadditional remarks . the presence of acicular (\nneedle - shaped\n) clay minerals ( e . g . palygorskite and sepiolite ) in soils is considered connotative of a desert environment , but it has not been reported in all desert soils . this may be due to the fact that under arid conditions acicular clays are not produced but only preserved , provided they exist in the parent material or in the dust that falls on the soil .\ndefinition . continuous hard rock is material underlying the soil , exclusive of cemented pedogenetic horizons such as a petrocalcic , petroduric , petrogypsic and petroplinthic horizons , which is sufficiently coherent and hard when moist to make hand digging with a spade impractible . the material is considered continuous if only a few cracks 10 cm or more apart are present and no significant displacement of the rock has taken place .\ngeneral description . ferralic properties ( from l . ferrum , iron , and alumen , alum ) refer to mineral soil material which has a relative low cation exchange capacity . it also includes soil materials which would qualify for a ferralic horizon apart for their coarse texture .\n2 . a cation exchange capacity ( by 1 m nh 4 oac ) of less than 4 cmol c kg - 1 soil , both in at least some subhorizon of the b horizon or the horizon immediately underlying the a horizon .\ngeneral description . geric properties ( from gr . geraios , old ) refers to mineral soil material which has a very low effective cation exchange capacity or even acts as an anion exchanger .\n2 . a delta ph ( ph kcl minus ph water ) of + 0 . 1 or more .\ngeneral description . soil materials develop gleyic properties ( from the russian local name gley , mucky soil mass ) if they are completely saturated with groundwater , unless drained , for a period that allows reducing conditions to occur ( this may range from a few days in the tropics to a few weeks in other areas ) , and show a gleyic colour pattern .\na . in more than 50 percent of the soil mass ; or b . in 100 percent of the soil mass below any surface horizon .\n23 the basic measure for reduction in soil materials is the rh . this measure is related to the redox potential ( eh ) and corrected for the ph as shown in the following formula :\n24 a gleyic colour pattern results from a redox gradient between the groundwater and capillary fringe causing an uneven distribution of iron and manganese ( hydr ) oxides . in the lower part of the soil and / or inside the peas the oxides are either transformed into insoluble fe / mn ( ii ) compounds or they are translocated both processes leading to the absence of colours with a munsell hue redder than 2 . 5y . translocated iron and manganese compounds can be concentrated in oxidized form ( fe ( iii ) mn ( lv ) ) recognizable by a 10 % h 2 o 2 test in the field on ped surfaces or in ( bio ) pores (\nrusty root channels\n) , and towards the surface even in the matrix .\n25 oximorphic properties reflect alternating reducing and oxidizing conditions as is the case in the capillary fringe and in the surface horizon ( s ) of soils with fluctuating groundwater levels . oximorphic properties are expressed by reddish brown ( ferrihydrite ) or bright yellowish brown ( goethite ) mottles or as bright yellow ( jarosite ) mottles in acid sulphate soils . in loamy and clayey soils the iron ( hydr ) oxides are concentrated on aggregate surfaces and the walls of larger pores ( e . g . old root channels ) .\n26 reductomorphic properties reflect permanently wet conditions and are expressed by neutral ( white to black : n1 / to n8 / ) or bluish to greenish ( 2 . 5y , 5y , 5g , 5b ) colours in more than 95 percent of the soil matrix . in loamy and clayey material blue - green colours dominate due to fe ( ii , iii ) hydroxy salts ( green rust ) . if the material is rich in sulphur blackish colours prevail due to iron sulphides . in calcareous material whitish colours are dominant due to calcite and / or siderite . sands are usually light grey to white in colour and often also impoverished in iron and manganese .\nthe upper part of a reductomorphic horizon may show up to 5 percent rusty colours mainly around channels of burrowing animals or plant roots .\nfield identification . iron and manganese ( hydr ) oxides in soils with gleyic properties are redistributed to the outside of the peas and towards the soil surface from where oxygen is derived . the resulting colour pattern ( reddish , brownish or yellowish colours near the ped surface or in the upper part of the profile , together with grayish / bluish colours in the inside of the peas or deeper in the soil ) indicates if gleyic conditions occur . also , the dipyridyl test often gives a good indication if ferric iron is present in the soil solution .\ndefinition . permafrost is a layer in which the temperature is perennially at or below 0\u00b0c for at least two consecutive years .\nas our eyes are opened up to the expanding communication connections between companies and the world they live in , a new concept has emerged known as social relationship management ( srm ) . one might think this is just crm but i will try to explain how srm goes beyond , and even compliments , crm .\ncrm is about managing relatively small and very defined interactions between the company and its clients . the communication is driven by the company and through phone , physical meetings and email . the structure of the crm systems often follows the organizational structure of the company and all activities are driven from the company to the outside .\nsrm is about pulling the outside closer to the company and joining the dialogue with the goal of earning reputation and awareness . the foundation for srm is monitoring the ties a company maintains to the outside across the organization . this should be a structured monitoring as described in my previous post . this is the very opposite to crm , where data collection is based only on the ongoing direct communication between the company and its relationships .\ntypical srm goals include building brand equity , increasing sales , improving customer service , informing of product management decisions and focusing business strategy on opportunities for differentiation . this is then done by engaging and activating the outside contacts by building and / or creating positive sentiment for the company and its offerings .\nwhere crm is often driven is from the sales team . srm will more often be driven by marketing / communication . however , as opposed to crm , social communication will not follow organizational lines and will be more casual . this is exactly why srm is needed to put structure into the dialogue and make it effective , measurable and profitable .\noriginal russian text \u00a9 n . b . khitrov , l . v . rogovneva , 2014 , published in pochvovedenie , 2014 , no . 12 , pp . 1383\u20131403 .\ns . a . arkhipov , \u201con the lithological facies of chocolate - colored khvalyn clays and conditions of their origin , \u201d byul . komis . izuchen . chetvertichn . perioda , no . 22 , 63\u201372 ( 1958 ) .\np . n . berezin , a . d . voronin , and e . v . shein , \u201cphysical basics and criteria of vertisolization , \u201d vestn . mosk univ . , ser . 17 : pochvoved . , no . 1 , 31\u201338 ( 1989 ) .\na . bessonov and s . neustruev , \u201csoil - geological essay on the novouzen district of samara gubernia , \u201d pochvovedenie , no . 3 , 307\u2013350 ( 1902 ) .\nv . p . bobkov , \u201con solonetzic processes in soils of the volga - akhtuba floodplain , \u201d pochvovedenie , no . 6 , 80\u201389 ( 1963 ) .\n( izd . vaskhnil , moscow , 1937 ) , no . vii , pp . 134\u2013169 [ in russian ] .\n( tr . inst . geogr . akad . nauk sssr , iss . 62 ) , no , 12 , 5\u201327 ( moscow , 1954 ) .\nyu . z . brotskii and m . v . karandeeva , \u201cthe development of western caspian regions in the quaternary period , \u201d vestn . mosk . univ . , ser . fiz . - mat . estestv . nauk ,\n( nauka , moscow , 1964 ) , pp . 196\u2013258 [ in russian ] .\nv . k . bugaevskii , \u201con the soil cover pattern of the forest - steppe region with isolated forest groves in depressions , \u201d nauchn . dokl . vyssh . shk . , biol . nauki , no . 2 , 124\u2013130 ( 1972 ) ."]}
{"id": 56367, "summary": [{"text": "pfizer inc. / \u02c8fa\u026az\u0259r / is an american pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in new york city , with its research headquarters in groton , connecticut .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "it is among the world 's largest pharmaceutical companies .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it is listed on the new york stock exchange , and its shares have been a component of the dow jones industrial average since 2004 .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "pfizer develops and produces medicines and vaccines for a wide range of medical disciplines , including immunology , oncology , cardiology , diabetology/endocrinology , and neurology .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "its products include the blockbuster drug lipitor ( atorvastatin ) , used to lower ldl blood cholesterol ; lyrica ( pregabalin ) for neuropathic pain/fibromyalgia ; diflucan ( fluconazole ) , an oral antifungal medication ; zithromax ( azithromycin ) , an antibiotic ; viagra ( sildenafil ) for erectile dysfunction ; and celebrex/celebra ( celecoxib ) , an anti-inflammatory drug .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "pfizer was founded in 1849 by cousins charles pfizer and charles f. erhart in new york city as a manufacturer of fine chemicals .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "its discovery of terramycin ( oxytetracycline ) in 1950 put it on a path towards becoming a research-based pharmaceutical company .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "it has made numerous acquisitions , including warner \u2013 lambert in 2000 , pharmacia in 2003 , and wyeth in 2009 ( the largest of the three at $ 68 billion ) .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "in 2016 , pfizer inc. was expected to merge with allergan plc , in a deal that would have been worth $ 160 billion , to create the ireland-based \" pfizer plc \" .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "the merger was called off in april 2016 due to recent new rules from the united states treasury against inversions . ", "topic": 34}], "title": "pfizer", "paragraphs": ["pfizer shareholders services purchase pfizer stock , arrange for direct deposit of dividends , research pfizer stock split history , and find answers to frequently asked questions about pfizer stock .\nthe pfizer patient assistance program is a joint program of pfizer inc . and the pfizer patient assistance foundation\u2122 . the pfizer patient assistance foundation is a separate legal entity from pfizer inc . with distinct legal restrictions .\npfizer\u2019s headquarters in new york , where pfizer and wyeth announced that they would merge .\nat pfizer we are committed to helping eligible patients in need get access to their pfizer medicines . watch our new ad to see how pfizer is raising awareness about pfizer rxpathways .\namy w . schulman , pfizer\u2019s general counsel , said that pfizer had reformed \u2014 again .\npfizer to acquire king pharmaceuticals , inc . | pfizer pharmaceutical news and media | pfizer : the world ' s largest research - based pharmaceutical company\nsally susman is executive vice president , corporate affairs for pfizer . she chairs pfizer\u2019s political action committee and is vice chair of the pfizer foundation .\nglassdoor has 46 pfizer reviews submitted anonymously by pfizer employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if pfizer is right for you .\npfizer privacy policy the privacy of your personal information is important to pfizer . visit pfizer ' s privacy policy to learn how we respect your privacy .\npfizer completes acquisition of king pharmaceuticals , inc . | pfizer pharmaceutical news and media | pfizer : the world ' s largest research - based pharmaceutical company\ni would like to use the pfizer name , logo , trademarks or other materials owned by pfizer .\nto view a listing of pfizer ' s press releases , please visit the pfizer press releases section .\npfizer rxpathways is part of pfizer\u2019s global social investments portfolio . for more information , please visit urltoken .\npfizer ' s agreement with warner on lipitor is the reason pfizer made the hostile bid for warner .\nemile pfizer , charles pfizer ' s youngest son , is appointed president at a special board meeting .\npfizer underscored that the nigerian representatives wanted lump sum checks and that pfizer is concerned with potential transparency issues .\nthe exchange offer is voluntary for pfizer shareholders . no action is necessary for pfizer shareholders who choose not to participate , and their existing pfizer shares will not be impacted .\npfizer partners with japan ' s taito to manufacture and distribute antibiotics . pfizer acquires full ownership of taito in 1983 .\nthe exchange offer of 0 . 9898 zoetis share for each pfizer share expired on friday . pfizer will swap almost 401 million zoetis shares for more than 405 million pfizer shares .\npfizer acquires alacer corp . , a leading vitamin supplements company | pfizer : one of the world ' s premier biopharmaceutical companies\npfizer corporate governance information about the pfizer board of directors including details about its members , governing principles , charters , and committees .\nin 1849 , cousins charles pfizer and charles erhart founded charles pfizer & company in a red brick building in brooklyn , ny .\nalbert bourla is the group president of pfizer innovative health at pfizer inc . , one of the world\u2019s premier innovative biopharmaceutical companies .\npfizer concludes previously disclosed settlement agreement with u . s . department of justice regarding past promotional practices | pfizer pharmaceutical news and media | pfizer : the world ' s largest research - based pharmaceutical company\npfizer investment in research and development exceeds $ 4 billion for the first time . learn more about pfizer ' s commitment to research .\npfizer expressly denies all of these civil allegations , with the exception that pfizer acknowledges certain improper actions related to the promotion of zyvox .\n186 pfizer operations manager jobs , including salaries , reviews , and other job information posted anonymously by pfizer operations manager employees . find pfizer operations manager jobs on glassdoor . get hired . love your job .\nspiderbook is your source for insider information about pfizer partners . below is a sample from our pfizer partner list . you can also find companies in the pfizer partner network that have received recognition and awards .\npfizer has programs that may help , no matter your age or income . you may even qualify for free pfizer medicines . visit pfizer rxpathways \u00ae to find patient assistance programs that may best meet your needs .\nfigure 3 - profit margins of pfizer before and after acquisition of wyeth in 2009 . source : financial statements of pfizer from 2008 - 2012\nkirsten was elected to the pfizer foundation board in 2008 . she chaired pfizer\u2019s environmental sustainability council from 2009 through 2016 and was named executive leadership team ( elt ) sponsor for pfizer\u2019s environmental sustainability program in 2017 .\naccess to medicines is a cornerstone of pfizer\u2019s commitment to health care . for more than 25 years , pfizer has offered an array of prescription assistance programs to help eligible patients get access to their pfizer medicines . today , this assistance is provided through pfizer rxpathways\u2122 , formerly pfizer helpful answers\u00ae , which helps eligible patients get access to their pfizer medicines by offering a range of support services , including insurance counseling , co - pay help , providing pfizer medicines for free or at a savings , and more .\npfizer ' s birthplace , soon without pfizer .\nnew york times , january 28 , 2007 . accessed august 23 , 2010 . urltoken\nfigure 4 - roa and roe of pfizer before and after acquisition of wyeth in 2009 . source : financial statements of pfizer from 2008 \u2013 2012\npfizer ( 2009 ) . pfizer wyeth 2009 financial performance overview . [ online ] available at : urltoken . [ accessed 13 february 2014 ] .\npfizer ( 2010 ) . pfizer wyeth 2009 financial performance overview . [ online ] available at : urltoken . [ accessed 13 february 2014 ] .\npfizer and allergan will combine under allergan plc , which will be renamed pfizer plc . ( timothy a . clary / afp / getty images )\npfizer is also using its diversity program to help merge its corporate culture with that of pharmacia , which became part of pfizer in april .\nemployment faqs instructions on how to electronically submit your credentials to pfizer ' s recruiters , as well as information about pfizer ' s job posting program .\ncopyright \u00a9 pfizer canada inc . 2018 all rights reserved . the information is intended only for residents of canada . \u00ae pfizer inc , used under license\nyou are now leaving pfizer rxpathways . links to other sites are provided as a convenience and pfizer does not take responsibility for the content of linked sites .\npfizer announces a diversified r & d platform named pfizer worldwide research and development , supporting excellence in small molecules , large molecules and vaccine research and development .\npfizer said the exchange offer was oversubscribed , with almost 1 . 7 billion pfizer shares tendered . it said it expects to complete the exchange on wednesday .\nneusentis , part of pfizer limited , consolidates pfizer ' s pain & sensory disorders and regenerative medicine units into a biotech like unit in cambridge , uk .\nian read , pfizer ' s chairman and chief executive officer , said : \u201cwe are pleased to welcome ron blaylock to pfizer ' s board of directors .\nkirsten was named executive vice president and president , pfizer global supply ( pgs ) in december 2016 and is responsible for pfizer\u2019s internal and external supply network .\npeople close to pfizer stressed that pfizer\u2019s interest in allergan is driven by the latter\u2019s portfolio of products that include wrinkle treatment botox and restasis dry eye treatment . but inversion is also an important element in pfizer\u2019s considerations , the sources said .\nbefore embracing pfizer\u2019s premium offer , astrazeneca should learn the lessons of pfizer\u2019s acquisition history . in exchanging its shares for pfizer\u2019s , astrazeneca\u2019s board should look beyond the immediate price to examine whether its shareholders would benefit by holding pfizer stock . since mid - 2000 , pfizer\u2019s stock price has declined to about $ 32 a share from $ 46 , while the dow jones industrial average is up 43 percent .\nand on thursday , frank d\u2019amelio , pfizer\u2019s chief financial officer , went further .\npfizer shareholders will receive one share for each of their shares in that company .\nwith the headline : pfizer to leave city that won land - use suit .\nwith the headline : pfizer shares plummet on loss of a promising heart drug .\nin the latest deal , pfizer is acquiring two single - dose meningitis vaccines .\nyou are now leaving pfizer rxpathways . links to other sites are provided as a convenience , and pfizer does not take responsibility for the content of linked sites .\ncopyright \u00a9 2009 pfizer limited , india . all rights reserved . ascript : bookmarksite ( ' pfizer india ' , ' urltoken ' )\n> bookmark this page\npursuant to a merger transaction , pharmacia became a wholly owned subsidiary of pfizer .\npfizer gets its deal to buy warner - lambert for $ 90 . 2 billion\nyesterday , pfizer executives said that they were not concerned about any antitrust issues .\nbook traversal links for pfizer vs . warner - lambert - biggest battles in biopharma\npfizer buys king pharmaceuticals for $ 3 . 6 billion - medical marketing and media\npfizer said the zoetis spinoff will boost its earnings per share in 2014 because all 405 million pfizer shares it is receiving for its zoetis stake are considered retired .\npfizer\u2019s plant in louvain - la - neuve , belgium , develops veterinary vaccines .\nthe expansion propelled by the civil war continues and pfizer ' s revenues double .\nrelated link : bull and bear takeaways from pfizer ' s . 2 billion deal\nalbert bourla , dvm , ph . d . group president , pfizer innovative health\nprice list of pfizer limited for nlem products as on december 26 , 2016 .\nprice list of pfizer limited for nlem products as on november 14 , 2016 .\nprice list of pfizer limited for nlem products as on october 10 , 2016 .\nprice list of pfizer limited for nlem products as on june 28 , 2016 .\nprice list of pfizer limited for nlem products as on june 9 , 2016 .\nprice list of pfizer limited for nlem products as on may 23 , 2016 .\nto : all persons and entities who purchased and / or otherwise acquired pfizer inc . (\npfizer\nor\npfe\n) common stock between and including\npfizer inc . and quigley company v . law offices of peter g . angelos\npfizer\u2019s patient assistance programs have helped millions of uninsured and underinsured patients gain access to the medications they need . for more information on pfizer rxpathways , please visit urltoken .\nicagen is now part of pfizer\u2019s worldwide research and development organization , and will be integrated into neusentis , pfizer\u2019s research unit encompassing pain , sensory disorders and regenerative medicine .\nhow long can pfizer soar ? 04 . 17 . 02 yes , pfizer ' s outgrowing its waning peers right now , but the comparisons are less than fair .\npfizer wuxi pharmaceutical plant was established in 1995 and is a production base for pfizer china\u2019s anti - cancer drugs . the production base became gmp - certified in 1999 .\npfizer said the majority of staff would be made redundant over the next two years .\nedition with the headline : pfizer bets $ 15 billion on new sort of generics .\npfizer shareholders of record needing assistance and information can contact us in the following ways .\npfizer\u0092s cancer research is concentrated in san diego , where a looser culture is encouraged .\nin june pfizer announced it would retain some operations at its research and development facility .\npfizer begins a decade of substantial growth and establishes new world headquarters in midtown manhattan .\nbut pfizer says only 11 of the 200 children used in the drug trial died .\ninnovation is the key to improving health and sustaining pfizer ' s growth and profability .\nahora se dispone a abandonar el sitio de pfizer rxpathways . se proporcionan enlaces a otros sitios para su comodidad y pfizer no asume responsabilidad por el contenido de estos enlaces .\npfizer to buy king pharmaceuticals for $ 3 . 6 billion - the new york times\npharmaceutical giant pfizer has completed its acquisition of bristol , tenn . - based king pharmaceuticals for $ 3 . 6 billion . king is now a wholly owned subsidiary of pfizer and the two companies have begun joint operations , according to a pfizer news release .\n\u201cfollowing the astrazeneca board\u2019s rejection of the proposal , pfizer announces that it does not intend to make an offer for astrazeneca , \u201d pfizer said in a short news release .\npfizer says it is committed to addressing ongoing problems across hospira ' s manufacturing network .\nwe have scoured the internet to find every last piece of information about pfizer partners .\npfizer to pay $ 964m in quigley ' s approved ch . 11 plan - law360\nin 1992 , pfizer inc . and shiley incorporated , a wholly owned subsidiary of pfizer inc . , negotiated a settlement with members of the bowling class in the case called\narthur ray bowling , et al . v . pfizer inc . , et al .\njudge says pfizer ' s $ 8 . 3m tax suit brought too late - law360\npfizer\u2019s plan to leave u . s . unsettles drug lobbyists - the new york times\nwith its latest maneuver , pfizer appears to have stopped waiting for congress to act .\nmr . steere will remain pfizer ' s chairman and chief executive . the 63 - year - old executive worked in marketing and sales at pfizer before becoming a top executive .\nthe plan barred future actions against pfizer . pfizer was a defendant in 280 , 343 of the 411 , 100 claims served against quigley , judge bernstein noted in his ruling .\nnevertheless , the federal appellate level is where pfizer finally hit a brick wall . pfizer\u2019s \u201cinfluence\u201d to delay justice ended in december 2012 , when the appeals court ruled in my favor . in fact , the appeals court justices called pfizer malicious and agreed with the jury that my safety complaints were of public concern . they agreed that pfizer had retaliated against me with willful and wanton intent . pfizer was out of appeal options and out of time . the court eventually forced pfizer to pay me . it came this year , 10 years after pfizer began a long and hostile attack against me . pfizer attacked my health and my livelihood \u2026 all because of my public health and safety advocacy for a safer work environment .\nmcclain , a longtime molecular biologist at pfizer\u2019s groton laboratories , claimed that pfizer refused to hand over records showing the type of virus to which she was exposed . pfizer said mcclain was never exposed to a hazard , and therefore there were no records to hand over .\nthe hospira corporate headquarters in lake forest , ill . pfizer wants to buy the company .\njohnson & johnson buys pfizer unit for $ 16 . 6 billion - the new york times\nwith the headline : johnson & johnson buys pfizer unit for $ 16 . 6 billion .\nafter earlier rumours , the deal was confirmed by pfizer on its website on monday morning .\nyou can find information about pfizer offices in other countries by visiting those country web sites .\ni suspect the pfizer product i have purchased may be counterfeit . who should i contact ?\nbristol - myers squibb merck & co . pfizer inc . finance health care biotech & pharmaceuticals\nwith the headline : a pfizer whistle - blower is awarded $ 1 . 4 million .\nthe pfizer pharmaceuticals group is responsible for bringing residents of ireland a number of important medicines .\nwarner - lambert gets pfizer offer for $ 82 . 4 billion - the new york times\npfizer was really dragging their feet on this .\nin response to the pfizer deal , king upgraded his recommendation on osi from\nbuy\nto\nstrong buy .\nviagra firm pfizer has come up against resistance during its bid for astrazeneca . photograph : alamy\nhe acquisition of medivation will accelerate pfizer\u2019s \u201cpathway to a leadership position in oncology , one of our key focus areas\u201d , said ian read , chairman and chief executive officer of pfizer .\npfizer la jolla laboratories powerfully reinforces the company ' s presence in the global biotechnology industry .\nkirsten has been a member of the pgs leadership team since 2000 , and was the pgs lead on several of pfizer\u2019s business leadership teams ( pfizer consumer , primary care , specialty care , established products and pfizer innovative health ) driving collaboration between global supply and commercial teams .\ngrant & eisenhofer p . a . announces settlement of in re pfizer inc . securities litigation\nchristopher loder , a pfizer spokesman , didn ' t immediately return a call for comment .\nand the key players ? glaxosmithkline , merck & co , sanofi pasteur , and pfizer .\npfizer and warner - lambert are expected to announce the details of their merger today . pfizer has agreed to exchange 2 . 75 of its shares for each share of warner - lambert , people close to the companies said . they added that the new company would keep the pfizer name and would be based in new york city , where pfizer ' s headquarters are .\npfizer executives have said the company intends to look at deals of all sizes , from individual licensing agreements to large - scale takeovers . pfizer may also allow companies it buys to operate as separate organizations , rather than being absorbed into pfizer , which has 106 , 000 employees .\nthe proposed acquisition of medivation is expected to immediately accelerate revenue growth and drive overall earnings growth potential for pfizer ,\nsaid ian read , chairman and chief executive officer of pfizer .\nthe offer - the second pfizer has made for astrazeneca - was immediately rejected by the board of the uk pharmaceutical firm , which said pfizer continued to\nsignificantly undervalue\nthe company .\nplease e - mail pfizer corporate media relations and let us know which pfizer executive you would like to interview , the nature of the interview , your contact information , and your deadline .\nicu medical inc . to acquire the hospira infusion systems business from pfizer inc . for $ 1 billion in cash and stock | pfizer : one of the world ' s premier biopharmaceutical companies\npfizer sued for in proper consent in medical experiments in nigeria - abdullahi v . pfizer , inc . , no . 02 - 9223 ( 2d cir . 10 / 08 / 2003 )\npfizer has programs that can help americans without prescription coverage save on many pfizer medicines , no matter their age or income . people with limited incomes may even qualify to get their pfizer medicines for free . call 1 - 866 - 706 - 2400 or visit urltoken for more information .\nas a health care company , pfizer is very aware of the potential impact of climate change on global health ,\nsaid steve brooks , vice president of global environment health & safety for pfizer .\npfizer has set ambitious goals to lessen our effect on the environment .\nin the end , osha had documented evidence that pfizer management had refused us remedy to serious biocontainment problems at pfizer and that employees had fallen ill from exposures at pfizer . despite these facts , my investigator still threw out my osha claim and refused to do a safety inspection at pfizer . instead , she wrote that i had a character flaw and was out to get money .\nthe deal for hospira comes at a critical time for pfizer . some of pfizer\u2019s best - selling drugs lose patent protection soon , and the company will have to make up for lost sales .\nexperiments were condemned by doctors , including one on pfizer ' s staff , at the time .\naccording to [ pfizer country manager enrico ] liggeri , pfizer had hired investigators to uncover corruption links to federal attorney general michael aondoakaa to expose him and put pressure on him to drop the federal cases . he said pfizer ' s investigators were passing this information to local media , xxxxxxxxxxxx .\nwith the headline : pfizer to pay $ 2 . 3 billion to settle inquiry over marketing .\npfizer , hospira share prices to soar after $ 17bn deal announced | city a . m .\nbourla added that pfizer envisioned crisaborole joining its inflammation and immunology portfolio that includes two marketed drugs .\npfizer announced in february that its operation , which employs 2 , 400 people , would close .\nthe pfizer - gsk deal is expected to close in the second half of 2015 , pfizer said , subject to final european commission approval , other regulatory approvals , and other customary closing conditions .\nother children who were used in the controversial 1996 drug trial by us pharmaceutical giant pfizer died .\npfizer launches geodon \u00ae ( ziprasidone hydrochloride ) , a new antipsychotic for the treatment of schizophrenia .\non april 16 , 2003 pfizer inc and pharmacia corporation combine operations , bringing together two of the world\u00b4s fastest - growing and most innovative companies . learn more about the pfizer / pharmacia merger .\npfizer helpful answers \u00ae , the pharmaceutical industry ' s most comprehensive prescription medicines access initiative is launched , enabling america ' s 45 million uninsured to obtain pfizer medicines free or at significant savings .\nboth memos have come back to bite pfizer once they were discovered by lawyers suing the company .\npfizer , already the world ' s largest drugmaker , is buying pharmacia for $ 60 billion .\nfigure 2 - synergies from the acquisition of wyeth by pfizer . source : nytimes ( 2009 )\nessays , uk . ( november 2013 ) . acquisition of wyeth by pfizer . retrieved from urltoken\npfizer spins off animal health unit in $ 2 . 2 billion i . p . o .\nthe ceo is juan ram\u00f3n alaix , who had been president of pfizer animal health since 2006 .\nit was probably about a week ago when the wheels really came off the pfizer takeover machine .\nhere is a look at some of pfizer ' s completed acquisitions over the past two years .\nthree of the top 10 deals involved us behemoth pfizer \u2013 including the biggest of them all .\nkirsten lund - jurgensen , ph . d . executive vice president and president , pfizer global supply\nestablished in 1989 , pfizer dalian pharmaceutical plant is the first gmp - certified plant in china .\npfizer concludes previously disclosed settlement agreement with u . s . department of justice regarding past promotional practices\nbowling - pfizer settlement funds . bowlingpfizer @ fuse . net . accessed may 26 , 2004 .\n\u201cwe disagree with the court\u2019s conclusion but respect its decision , \u201d pfizer said in a statement .\ni hope mrs . mc clain\u2019s case against pfizer will bring attention to the biotech employee\u2019s plight .\npfizer is ordered to pay $ 850 , 000 to brigham young u . for delaying patent litigation\npfizer and eli lilly said today they are gearing up to resume the phase iii clinical program for tanezumab after nearly five years\u2014with pfizer expecting to receive $ 200 million upfront from lilly as a result .\nhowever , the agreement stipulates that charles pfizer can buy william erhart ' s share at half its inventory value \u2014 an option charles pfizer quickly exercises , consolidating ownership of the company in his hands .\nin connection with the proposed transaction between pfizer and wyeth , the board of directors of pfizer has determined that , effective with the dividend to be paid in the second quarter of 2009 , it will reduce pfizer\u2019s quarterly dividend per share to $ 0 . 16 , which continues to be competitive with other industry participants . pfizer believes the transaction offers significant opportunities to enhance long - term shareholder value .\nof king\u2019s products , jami rubin of goldman sachs wrote in a note on tuesday : \u201cthese assets may potentially perform better under pfizer\u2019s umbrella , in our view , given pfizer\u2019s strong marketing machine . \u201d\nthe offer would allow pfizer shareholders to exchange $ 100 worth of company stock for $ 107 . 52 worth of zoetis stock . the premium is meant to encourage pfizer shareholders to acquire zoetis shares .\nthe average salary for pfizer operations is $ 95 , 718 per year , ranging from $ 73 , 851 to $ 112 , 534 . compare more salaries for pfizer operations at paysa . com .\n\u201cthe addition of a third partner could speak to a greater outsourcing push at pfizer , suggesting that while ppd may enjoy significant bookings upside , icon and parexel will continue to grow with pfizer . \u200b\nthis website has been established to provide general information related to the pfizer inc . ( \u201cpfizer\u201d ) securities litigation . this action is pending before the united states district court southern district of new york .\n\u201cthe whole culture of pfizer is driven by sales , and if you didn\u2019t sell drugs illegally , you were not seen as a team player , \u201d said mr . kopchinski , whose personal share of the pfizer settlement is expected to exceed $ 50 million . mr . kopchinski left pfizer in 2003 .\npfizer inc has been commended by the carbon disclosure project ( cdp ) for its approach to addressing climate change . cdp named pfizer to its climate disclosure leadership index , which highlights the company ' s climate change disclosure practices . this is the third consecutive year that pfizer has been recognized by cdp .\nlist of pfizer brands , including some of the manufacturer ' s most highly recognizable products . pfizer is a long standing company that makes everything from prescription medication products to vaccines for consumers . from robitussin cough syrup to viagra for erectile dysfunction , it ' s very likely that almost everyone has used a pfizer product or brand at some point . this list answers the key question ,\nwhat are the best pfizer brands ?\nthe best pfizer brands are instantly identifiable . people know and trust these brands , because they ' ve been using them for decades . perhaps one of the most well - known pfizer brand is chapstick lip balm - - a staple item for dealing with chap lips . advil is another great example of a key pfizer brand . from small beginnings in the mid - 1800s in new york city , pfizer has continued to expand its brands . today , pfizer brands are worldwide , a global mecca of sorts . what is the best pfizer brand ? that depends on what a consumer needs . this company makes such a wide variety of consumer goods , and all are useful . need an antidepressant ? zoloft is a pfizer brand . having problems with hemorrhoids ? pfizer makes preparation h , an anti - inflammatory product . many of pfizer ' s most recognizable brands can be found in a typical medicine cabinet , including depo provera , lyrica , dimetapp , xanax and chantix , an anti - nicotine drug . pfizer brands also include diflucan , celebrex , lipitor , and ativan for anxiety . this list of pfizer brands can help consumers easily identify which products are made and distributed by pfizer .\nbut it hopes to transfer several hundred positions to other sites or other companies doing work for pfizer .\nconsumer advocates heaped scorn on pfizer and said that illegal marketing was still common in the drug industry .\npfizer said it expected the merger to result in savings of $ 2bn in the first three years .\nwith the headline : in tight market , pfizer agrees to pay $ 68 billion for rival wyeth .\npfizer already has an extensive collaboration with medarex , although medarex also has deals with several other companies .\npfizer said it does not expect the transaction to have any \u201csignificant\u201d impact on its 2015 financial performance .\neleven children died and others were blinded , paralysed or brain - damaged . pfizer denies all allegations .\ncounterfeit versions of viagra and dozens of other pfizer medicines rob the company of billions in annual sales .\nat $ 363 . 63 per allergan share , pfizer\u2019s acquisition represents a more than 30 % premium based on pfizer\u2019s and allergan\u2019s share prices as of october 28 . allergan shareholders will receive 11 . 3 shares of the combined company for each allergan share they own , while pfizer stockholders will receive one share of the combined company for each share of pfizer stock , which closed friday at $ 32 . 18 .\npfizer launches relpax \u00ae ( eletriptan hbr ) , a medication developed specifically for the treatment of migraines .\nchantix\u2122 ( varenicline ) , a prescription medicine to help adults stop smoking , is launched by pfizer .\nafter the monsanto spin - off , pfizer will exchange 1 . 4 shares of pfizer common stock for each outstanding share of pharmacia stock in a tax - free transaction valued at $ 45 . 08 per pharmacia share , based on pfizer ' s july 12th closing stock price of $ 32 . 20 .\npfizer\u2019s acquisition of pharmacia has set the pace and it\u2019s now time for the industry to catch up .\n' s shareholders will prove as patient , or wander off to pfizer , remains to be seen .\nfigure 1 - comparison of pfizer and wyeth in 2009 . source : karnitschnig & rockoff ( 2009 )\nit was this pipeline that astrazeneca management used to make its case for pfizer significantly undervaluing the company .\npfizer has a long history of innovation in healthcare and research , across the world and in australia .\ndoug lankler joined pfizer in 1999 and currently serves as general counsel . prior to being named general counsel , doug was pfizer ' s chief compliance and risk officer , a role he assumed in 2006 .\npfizer limited \u2013 communication regarding goods and service tax implementation for becosules women 15\u2019s and becosules performance 15\u2019s .\npfizer inc . and quigley company , inc . , v . law offices of peter g . angelos\nin 2011 the fda told pfizer that its\nonline resources\nwebpage on lipitor contained misleading statements .\nsally susman is the chief lobbyist for pfizer , which will be based in ireland after a merger .\npfizer lobbies on a variety of topics and does not break down how much they lobby on tax reform specifically . among those representing pfizer\u2019s tax interests is ken kies , one of washington\u2019s top tax lobbyists .\nsally sussman should have been one of the greatest and most fortuitous hires in the history of pfizer .\npfizer said it will finance the acquisition with existing cash . the boards of both pfizer and medivation have unanimously approved the deal , which is expected to immediately add 5 cents to pfizer\u2019s adjusted diluted earnings per share ( eps ) in the first full year after closing , with additional accretion and growth anticipated thereafter .\nthis release contains forward - looking information that involves substantial risks and uncertainties about pfizer\u2019s acquisition of ferrosan consumer health\u2019s business , including its potential benefits , and about the introduction of ferrosan\u2019s and pfizer consumer healthcare\u2019s products into new markets . such risks and uncertainties include , among other things , the ability to introduce ferrosan\u2019s products into existing pfizer consumer healthcare markets and the ability to introduce pfizer consumer healthcare products into existing ferrosan markets ; other business effects , including the effects of industry , economic , political or regulatory conditions outside of pfizer ' s control ; and other uncertainties related to the business of pfizer and ferrosan consumer health\u2019s business .\nian read , chairman and chief executive officer of pfizer inc . , left , and brent saunders , president and chief executive officer of allergan plc , stand for a photograph in front of pfizer headquarters in new york , u . s . , on monday , nov . 23 , 2015 . pfizer inc .\nthe combined firm , to be named pfizer inc , will have annual revenues of $ 28 billion and a market capitalisation in excess of $ 230 billion , pfizer and warner - lambert said in a statement .\nwyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of pfizer inc . the merger of local wyeth and pfizer entities may be pending in various jurisdictions and integration is subject to completion of various local legal and regulatory obligations .\npfizer and allergan will announce the termination of their deal on wednesday , a source familiar with the matter said , asking not to be identified ahead of any official statement . pfizer and allergan declined to comment .\n\u201cquigley and pfizer have promptly begun the process of considering and identifying further business opportunities for quigley to undertake in excess of five years to satisfy the court ' s concerns regarding plan feasibility , \u201d pfizer said .\nnow , pfizer is looking toward hospira to increase its earnings per share . pfizer stock was up nearly 3 percent on thursday on the news of the deal . pfizer said the deal should result in $ 800 million in annual cost savings by 2018 , and is expected to close in the second half of this year .\npfizer ' s drugs portfolio includes the breast cancer treatment ibrance and several other promising immuno - oncology products .\nlast year , pfizer made an offer to buy astrazeneca in a move that analysts said was designed to reduce pfizer ' s tax bill . the uk drugs group rejected the bid , arguing it undervalued the company .\npfizer was advised by goldman , jpmorgan and barclays ; wyeth was advised by morgan stanley and evercore partners .\nmeanwhile senators carl levin and roy wyden are looking to close the tax loophole that pfizer plans to use .\nselect a topic from the list below for answers to many frequently asked questions about pfizer employment and recruiting .\nnow consider history as a guide . pfizer is historically bad at deals . the wsj notes , archly :\njohn lamattina , pfizer\u0092s head scientist , was the company\u0092s chief booster for torcetrapib , the failed heart drug .\n\u201cpfizer records are explicit . action taken : ' dose continued unchanged . ' outcome : ' death . '\n\u00a9 pfizer ltd . 2016 all rights reserved . the products discussed herein may have different labeling in different countries\nto help address critical gaps in malaria treatment and education , pfizer announces the launch of mobilize against malaria .\nlet ' s look at how pfizer ' s stock has performed and what lies ahead for the drugmaker .\nat the same time , pfizer didn ' t rely solely on human - targeted treatments for its success . pfizer ' s agricultural division eventually recast itself as focusing on animal health , and the 1995 purchase of smithkline beecham ' s animal health business made pfizer a leader in pharmaceuticals for livestock as well as household pets .\npfizer inc . all rights reserved . this information\u2014including product information\u2014is intended only for residents of the united states .\npfizer gets its deal to buy warner - lambert for $ 90 . 2 billion - the new york times\nand , with mr . steere in charge , selling drugs at pfizer has become more like selling toothpaste .\nus pharmaceutical giant pfizer has confirmed that it has agreed to acquire pharmacia for $ 60 billion in stock .\na pfizer ( $ pfe ) deal is at the center of another round of insider trading charges . this time , the buyout is pfizer\u2019s 2010 king pharmaceuticals deal , and it\u2019s a lawyer who allegedly told secrets .\n( reuters ) - pfizer inc said on wednesday it will spin off its majority stake in animal health business zoetis inc to shareholders by allowing them to swap pfizer stock for zoetis shares at a 7 percent discount .\nthe animal health business accounted for about $ 4 . 2 billion in annual revenues for pfizer in 2011 .\nhospira , inc . is now a subsidiary of pfizer inc . the combination of local pfizer and hospira entities may be pending in various jurisdictions and integration is subject to completion of various local legal and regulatory steps .\non december 1 , pfizer reported the closing of baxter ' s marked vaccines portfolio for $ 635 million .\npfizer provides support in the form of medical research grants or fellowships and investigational compounds to investigators or institutions .\nmr . lalbhai was also on the board of wyeth limited since 2002 till its amalgamation with pfizer limited .\npfizer has bolstered its board of directors with the appointment of ronald blaylock , who joins with immediate effect .\nprior to joining pfizer , chuck served for eight years in the united states air force as an instructor fighter pilot and flight commander . chuck is the executive sponsor of the pfizer colleague council , veterans in pfizer , which works to maximize the unique role veterans and active military personnel play in driving workplace and marketplace outcomes .\nthe lobbyists asked for anonymity since criticizing pfizer or the industry\u2019s present position in washington could get them fired .\nthis web site contains much of the information that you may need . for financial information , please visit our investors section where you will find our annual review and other financial reports . information about pfizer ' s history can be found in the history section , and information about pfizer can be found in the about pfizer section .\nplease e - mail pfizer corporate media relations and let us know which pfizer executive you would like to speak at your event , the nature of the event , your contact information , and the date of the event .\npfizer has long touted a hefty dividend to keep investors happy while it develops new drugs . but to do the deal , pfizer slashed its dividend to 16 cents per share , effective with its second - quarter payout .\nthe deal is expected to boost pfizer\u2019s earnings in the second full year after closing and result in cost savings of $ 4 billion by the third year . pfizer is reducing its manufacturing sites to 41 from 46 facilities .\npfizer also said that it would give quigley a viable business to reorganize . the ad hoc committee said the case should be dismissed in part because it has had no operation other than claims processing , funded by pfizer .\nin 1991 , a class action lawsuit was filed against pfizer , on behalf of patients who had received the implant and were concerned it might fracture . the lawsuit alleged pfizer inc hid potential defects from patients . according to\nbut the treasury department ' s killing of pfizer ' s $ 160 billion deal to buy allergan with its crackdown on tax inversions this week proves things haven ' t worked out the way pfizer thought they might . despite having the best possible connections to the administration , the administration screwed pfizer . the question is : does this mean that pfizer simply got unlucky , or is the entire lobbying industry a bubble that ' s starting to burst ?\nin 2000 , pfizer acquired warner - lambert , bringing together two of the fastest - growing companies in the pharmaceutical industry and adding to pfizer ' s global strengths and rich heritage . with warner - lambert , pfizer gained product lines ranging from parke - davis branded pharmaceuticals to listerine mouthwash to schick and wilkinson sword wet - shave products .\nthe cable says liggeri went on to suggest that the lawsuits against pfizer\nwere wholly political in nature\n.\ndr . mace l . rothenberg , an oncologist , was recruited by pfizer to develop home - run drugs .\npfizer introduces minipress \u00ae ( prazosin hci ) in the united states , for the control of high blood pressure .\npfizer denies any wrongdoing and reiterates its position that its trial of trovan was conducted in accordance with nigerian regulations .\npfizer says these are symptoms of meningitis and there is nothing to suggest that trovan killed or injured any children .\nbefore it was a medicine it was an idea . pfizer brings the story of making a medicine to life .\npfizer launches a new medicine safety website to help healthcare professionals and patients make better informed decisions about treatment options .\npfizer has delivered solid returns , but its shares still languish below all - time highs . find out why .\npfizer inc .\na pioneering spirit on the fronteirs of medicine .\naccessed august 23 , 2010 . urltoken\ncorporate relationships among monsanto company , pharmacia llc , pfizer inc . , solutia inc . , and eastman chemical company\nthe deal would also introduce pfizer to two markets it has never been in before : cancer treatment and ophthalmology .\npfizer and wyeth will begin joint operations tomorrow , october 16 , 2009 . the merger of local pfizer and wyeth entities may be pending in various jurisdictions and integration is subject to completion of various local legal and regulatory obligations .\nin 1999 , pfizer ceo , bill steere , told forbes : \u201cmergers in the industry are done out of weakness . we are not weak . \u201d a year later , pfizer acquired warner - lambert for $ 112 billion .\nboth wyeth and pfizer have strong research programmes in diseases of the central nervous system , such as alzheimer ' s disease , and in animal health - care products . but pfizer chief executive jeffrey kindler says that the wyeth acquisition will diversify pfizer ' s pipeline , particularly in vaccines and in biologics \u2014 drugs comprised of complex biological molecules .\nking\u2019s stock soared 39 . 3 percent on tuesday to $ 14 . 14 , nearly matching pfizer\u2019s offer price .\nthe pfizer logo is seen at their world headquarters in new york april 28 , 2014 . reuters / andrew kelly\npfizer inc . ( nyse : pfe ) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of hospira , inc .\nhe added this would not affect the ongoing partnerships with icon and parexel , but rather complement pfizer\u2019s outsourcing strategy .\nthe lawsuit covered shareholders who bought pfizer stock between oct . 31 , 2000 and oct . 19 , 2005 .\nif you purchased the common stock of pfizer inc . ( \u201cpfizer\u201d or the \u201ccompany\u201d ) domestically or on a domestic exchange between january 19 , 2006 and january 23 , 2009 , inclusive , you may be a class member .\ni applaud mrs . mc clain for her tenacity in not buckling under the pressure from the biotech giant pfizer .\nas part of the settlement , pfizer said that byu will establish a dan simmons chair in recognition of simmons .\n1996 the food and drug administration ordered pfizer to stop making unauthorized and misleading medical claims for its antidepressant zoloft .\nnew york - - ( business wire ) - - pfizer inc . ( nyse : pfe ) today announced its intention to split off its remaining interest in zoetis inc . ( nyse : zts ) , through an exchange offer . zoetis , formerly pfizer\u2019s animal health business , completed its initial public offering ( ipo ) in february 2013 . in the exchange offer , pfizer shareholders can exchange all , some or none of their shares of pfizer common stock for shares of zoetis common stock owned by pfizer . the exchange offer is anticipated to be tax - free for participating pfizer shareholders in the united states , except with respect to cash received in lieu of a fractional share . the completion of the full separation of zoetis is expected to be accretive to pfizer\u2019s earnings per share beginning in 2014 .\nwith $ 2 , 500 borrowed from charles pfizer ' s father , cousins charles pfizer and charles erhart , young entrepreneurs from germany , open charles pfizer & company as a fine - chemicals business . a modest red - brick building in the williamsburg section of brooklyn , new york , serves as office , laboratory , factory , and warehouse .\npfizer is getting only $ 3 . 40 , although it too is trending up . so the two are similarly efficient at turning sales and marketing into revenues , but the most promising cuts still lie within pfizer and not wyeth . ( that ' s a chilling thought if you ' re a pfizer sales rep , because those pfolks know that pfizer has laid off about 15 , 000 people in the last two years in an attempt to save $ 2 billion in costs . ) so why depress pfizer ' s stock even further and cause years of managerial turf - war chaos if pfizer can make those cuts on its own and not have to shower wyeth shareholders with a deal premium ?\npfizer said that selling the rest of zoetis will boost earnings starting in 2014 . if it does not sell all of its stake through the exchange offer , pfizer said it could turn to additional exchange offers or a special dividend .\n\u201cpfizer holds the health and safety of its colleagues and contractors among its highest priorities thereby reaffirming the earlier federal court decision that ms . mcclain\u2019s allegations of work safety issues were completely without merit , \u201d pfizer said in its statement .\n\u201cthis pfizer thing is humongous , and i think it could change the course of history for the entire industry , \u201d one of the industry\u2019s top lobbyists said in an interview . \u201cpfizer shot us all in the collective foot . \u201d\nken w . cole , pfizer\u2019s senior vice president for government relations , would not comment on pfizer\u2019s lack of disclosure of donations to think tanks and trade associations , nor would he indicate which organizations were in receipt of such donations .\nthe closure of the kent facility is part of pfizer ' s reorganisation of its research and development across the world .\nthe problem was that pfizer had not obtained proper consent from the children being treated . families of the children allege that\nnone of this looks great for pfizer , but look at who the company is dealing with . the cables say :\nin the case as\nspeculative\nand too filled with hearsay to be regarded as evidence . pfizer told bnet :\none of the attractions of the deal to pfizer is that it could significantly lower the company ' s tax bill .\nif you are a healthcare professional or consumer seeking medical information about our prescription products , please contact pfizer medical information .\nyes , in 2002 pfizer became the only u . s . pharmaceutical company to endorse the principles of the global compact . to see what pfizer is doing as an active participant of the global compact view our annual communication on progress .\npfizer is the world\u2019s biggest drug company , with 106 , 000 employees and $ 51 billion in sales in 2005 .\nso even though pfizer\u2019s current position is strong , analysts say the crisis it faces is real . yesterday , moody\u2019s investors service said it might lower its rating on pfizer\u2019s bonds , which are currently graded at aaa , the highest possible .\nit is further alleged that pfizer representatives travelled to kano to test the experimental drug in the impoverished region of nigeria .\npfizer claim that the mortality rate for a second group not using trovan was 4 % higher than those that did .\npfizer ' s proposed acquisition requires approval by regulators in both the united states and europe . pfizer currently has about 8 percent of the global market , while glaxosmithkline , the second - largest drug company , controls 7 . 3 percent .\npfizer and wyeth will be holding a press conference with senior executives from both companies monday , january 26 at 10 : 00am at pfizer\u2019s corporate headquarters located at 235 east 42 nd street , n . y . , n . y .\nin addition , pfizer anticipates the transaction to yield initial cost savings from operating expenses of at least $ 200 million , which are expected to be fully realized by the end of 2013 . the transaction is not expected to impact pfizer ' s 2010 financial guidance ( 2 ) . pfizer continues to expect to achieve its 2012 financial targets ( 2 ) .\na woman walks past the pfizer inc . headquarters in new york , january 31 , 2013 . reuters / brendan mcdermid\nchief executive ian read in april said pfizer would need three years to evaluate whether to spin off the generic medicines .\n) animal health business after investors offered to trade their pfizer shares for the company\u2019s remaining majority stake in the unit .\nin april 2012 pfizer sold its infant nutrition business to nestle sa nesn . vx for $ 11 . 9 billion .\nbritish rules now require an enforced cooling - off period . astrazeneca could reach out to pfizer after three months and pfizer could take another run at its smaller british rival in six months time , whether it is invited back or not ."]}
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", "topic": 28}], "title": "betfred", "paragraphs": ["we are also the main sponsor of the betfred select stakes , betfred eclipse and the betfred gymcrack .\nwanderers have confirmed a lucrative two - year sponsorship deal with gambling firm betfred .\nacquired in 2011 for \u00a3265m , betfred and tote have continue to successfully grown .\nbetfred marketing detailed that jdg deep knowledge of the sport was needed in order to boost activation of its \u2018betfred\u2019s super league\u2019 sponsorship , one of the bookmaker\u2019s biggest marketing initiatives .\nsuper league has new title sponsors after announcing a three - year deal with betfred .\nbetfred wants to continue using the tote name at the uk ' s 60 racecourses .\nbetfred will take over the tote ' s monopoly on pool betting at 60 uk racecourses and online , and will rebrand the tote ' s 517 high street outlets under the betfred name .\nsuper league chief executive nigel wood said :\nbetfred is a well - recognised household name and i am delighted to welcome them to the sport as the new title sponsors of the betfred super league .\npaul fisher , group managing director of jockey club racecourses , said : \u201ci would like to thank betfred for their support of both races in recent years . betfred have been clear both partnerships performed very well for them .\nuk - based bookmaker betfred has been chosen to buy the tote after an auction process that began in november .\nwigan ' s man of the moment joe burgess is the betfred 7 / 2 favourite to be top try scorer in the 2017 super league . one of the new faces of the betfred - sponsored super league xxii , burgess has\njdg , a content marketing specialist , will promote betfred as title sponsor and best bookmaker for uk rugby league . the partnership sees betfred take up significant coverage on jdg\u2019s urltoken portal , the uk\u2019s biggest rugby league news and information website .\nbetfred replace previous sponsors spin and win \u2013 with the new deal worth \u201csignificantly more\u201d according to sources at the club .\npaul roy , chairman of the british horseracing authority , said the industry would do its best to work with betfred .\ncontract renewal with previous partner , betfred , has not been possible following british racing\u2019s authorised betting partners\u2019 initiative , said jcr .\nbetfred boss and entrepreneur fred done is delighted to be renewing his company\u2019s links with wanderers after their return to the championship .\nbetfred , which is paying \u00a3265m , said it would look at ways of exploiting the public body ' s commercial potential .\nas part of the deal , betfred will keep exclusive control of the pool betting system on uk racecourses for seven years .\nhowever , despite writing city off this season , betfred has installed them as 7 / 4 favourites for the 2012 - 13 title .\nbetfred , which was established in salford in 1967 but is now based in warrington , is already the sponsor of the world snooker championship .\nit ' s betfred cup quarter final week we ' re one tie away from knowing who will complete the semi final line - up .\nbetfred corporate enquiries for press enquiries please contact mark pearson \u2013 head of media 01925 288 591 / 07702 851 425 mark . pearson @ urltoken\nthe bloom may be off betting operator betfred \u2019s purchase of the tote as the uk racing industry considers launching a rival pool betting business .\nthe scottish professional football league has agreed a three - year deal with uk - based bookmaker betfred to sponsor the new - style league cup .\nin recent years , betfred owner fred done has had a fractious relationship with uk racing . in december 2015 , done stated that his company could \u2018walk away from the sport\u2019 following the loss of betfred\u2019s title sponsorship of cheltenham festival\u2019s gold cup for not committing to uk racing\u2019s \u2018authorised betting partner\u2019 scheme .\nken anderson said : \u201cwe are thrilled to have betfred on board as our official shirt sponsor who join our ever - increasing and high - profile partnership portfolio .\nbut barry nightingale , betfred ' s finance director and the man who led the bid , said the firm was committed to the industry for the long term .\nbetfred executive chairman fred done added that after the seven years were up ,\nthere ' s no reason why this can ' t go on forever\n.\nbetfred are one of the most active sponsors of sport in and around the uk with a wide variety of sports and tournaments under the famous red and blue banner .\nuk independent bookmaker betfred has hired sports media agency jdg sport to help optimise its title sponsorship of rugby league\u2019s \u20182017 super league\u2019 season ( start date 9 february ) .\nbetfred ' s executive chairman , fred done , said in a statement :\nbuying the tote has been an ambition for years , so i am absolutely delighted .\nbetfred has lost two major sponsorships \u2013 the cheltenham gold cup and the sprint cup festival at haydock park \u2013 through not being given authorised betting partners status by jockey club racecourses .\nbut we will now work with betfred and the government to ensure their commitments are delivered upon , both in relation to the tote and other areas of industry reform .\none of britain\u2019s biggest betting shop chains , betfred , which also owns the tote pools betting business , has plunged into the red due to a decline in its digital operations .\nbetfred , which opened its first betting shop in salford in 1967 , are the seventh different title sponsor of super league since its formation in 1996 under the backing of stones bitter .\nthe times has revealed that a group of uk racing stakeholders are preparing to establish a rival pool - based betting system to betfred\u2019s tote , as the sport looks for new revenue streams .\nas part of the overall purchase , betfred was awarded an exclusive seven year licencse to operate pool betting at uk racecourses , tote\u2019s 517 shops and the online arm of totesport . com .\nmr done , who is 68 and is betfred ' s executive chairman , said buying the tote had been an ambition of his for many years and an opportunity he could not miss .\nin may 2016 it was announced that betfred would take over sponsorship of the scottish league cup for 3 years rebranding it to the betfred cup . eight sections of five teams play in a round - robin format starting each july . the tournament involves 38 clubs with the exceptions being clubs involved in champions league or europa league qualifiers . the winners of the highland league and lowland league also partake in the competition that culminates with a final at hampden park in november . coverage of the betfred cup is provided by subscription channel bt sport and the current champions are celtic fc .\nat the time of the tote sale , a number of racing stakeholders were critical of the government\u2019s actions stating that betfred had been granted a \u2018cheap pass\u2019 to create a trackside monopoly on racing pools .\neach week trevor baxter turns the spotlight on betfred super league stars and gets them to reveal a little more about their lives , often with surprising results . in this issue , he caught up with hull\nhull kr head coach tim sheens is hoping new arrival todd carney can\nhit the ground running\nand help the club retain their betfred super league status for the 2019 campaign . rovers have been short\nbetfred ' s main rival in the auction was sport investments partners ( sip ) , a consortium led by the british airways chairman martin broughton , which was the preferred option of many in the industry .\n\u201cbetfred enjoyed a great relationship with bolton whilst operating as the club\u2019s official betting partner a few years ago and it\u2019s great to be back at macron stadium but this time as title sponsors , \u201d he said .\nto say i ' m chuffed to bits about the betfred sponsorship of super league would be an understatement . it has been absolutely brilliant - and i ' m so pleased i allowed myself to be persuaded to invest\nin 2011 amid the ongoing financial crisis recovery , the uk government sold the tote to betfred for \u00a3265 million . uk racing received 50 % of the sale which was ring - fenced for the racing foundation charity .\ngambling and racing minister john penrose said the government had\nbent over backwards to deliver a good deal for racing\n, but betfred could yet face a hostile reception from racecourse owners who favoured the rival bidder .\nin an apparent battle between old and new money in the closely knit racing world , it is thought warrington - based betfred got the nod from ministers because its offer was less likely to breach state aid rules .\ncastleford tigers head coach daryl powell has ruled out a return to leeds rhinos ahead of the two sides ' meeting on sunday ( castleford 11 / 2 - betfred super league grand final outright ) . leeds took the decision\nwe use cookies in order to give you the best possible browsing experience , by continuing to use this site you are giving consent to our use of cookies on betfred websites in accordance with our cookie policy . more info\nthe deal with betfred , who also sponsor the world snooker championship , is thought to be worth between \u00a3850 , 000 and \u00a3900 , 000 a year , compared to around \u00a3750 , 000 a year from first utility .\nhis betfred business , which he founded from a single shop in salford in 1967 , beat off competition from a consortium led by british airways chairman sir martin broughton to land the on - course and betting shop chain .\nbetfred also claimed its deal was worth \u00a345 million more to the industry than the rival consortium and said it had signed an undertaking that there will be no more than 150 staff cuts in the first year following completion .\naccounts just filed for its parent firm for the year to september 27 , 2015 show that customers at betfred\u2019s 1 , 402 shops and online gambled \u00a310 . 4 billion , resulting in a net turnover of \u00a3526 million .\nbetfred are on the road to wembley after agreeing to sponsor the shirts of non - league afc fylde in their fa cup second - round tie which will be broadcast live on friday . past winners of the world ' s\nthat could help ease some concerns that betfred is more interested in the 500 betting shops than the on - course side . it has also agreed to pay a minimum of \u00a365 million to the industry over the next seven years .\nbetfred has pledged to keep job losses for the next 12 months to less than 150 of the 9 , 000 headcount for the new combined business . it said a lot of those job losses would be concentrated in the north west .\nmonday ' s 2 - 0 win over blackburn rovers moved united five points clear of manchester city and betfred ' s fred done has risked the ire \u2013 and possible ridicule \u2013 of the blue half of manchester by declaring the race already over .\ni have met with owner fred done , who is passionate about rugby league and we look forward to working closely with him , everyone at betfred and our member clubs to continue to increase the visibility of our sport over the next three years .\nled by the jockey club and arena racing company ( arc ) , it is understood that 56 of the 60 uk racetracks have committed to the tote rival venture which will aim to launch its services by 2018 when betfred\u2019s exclusive pools licence runs out .\nbetfred\u2019s \u00a3265m deal for the tote gave it an exclusive right over race pool betting in the uk until 2018 . but the mail on sunday reported that major uk racing stakeholders including the jockey club and racecourse media group had begun exploring their post - 2018 options .\na betfred spokesman said the company wasn\u2019t in a position to comment on the report . the company\u2019s purchase of the tote required it to remit \u00a39m per year back to racing , a sum the company says it routinely exceeds by as much as 50 % each year .\nwe are one of the largest sponsors of uk horse racing with around 700 races spread across a host of courses including the midlands national at uttoxeter racecourse , the dante stakes at york racecourse and the betfred cesarewitch on the rowley mile course at the home of british racing ; newmarket racecourse .\nin 2005 betfred became sponsors of the group one sprint cup at haydock park . the race is run over the minimum distance of five furlongs . the sponsorship ended in 2016 and we also sponsored the most prestigious national hunt race , the cheltenham gold cup , between the years of 2012 and 2015 .\nbetfred sponsored the world snooker championships between the years of 2009 - 2012 . in 2015 it was announced that we were to once again become the sponsors of the tournament and increase the winner\u2019s prize money to \u00a3425 , 000 . the current champion is mark williams who defeated john higgins earlier this year .\nin 2017 , betfred began a three year period as the main and title sponsor of rugby league\u2019s super league . the league is the northern hemisphere\u2019s premier rugby league competition featuring 12 teams spread across england whilst also featuring the catalans dragons who are based in perpignan , france . the season finishes with the grand final that has been held at old trafford since 1998 . the current champions are the leeds rhinos who defeated the castleford tigers in october 2017 . in june 2017 , betfred was confirmed as the new official shirt sponsors of championship side bolton wanderers in an agreement which will initially last for two years .\npaul roy , chairman of industry regulator the british horse racing authority , said the decision was\nnot our preferred outcome\n, but added it would\nnow work with betfred and the government to ensure their commitments are delivered , both in relation to the tote and other areas of industry reform .\nthe racecourse association , the owners ' lobby group and opponent of the tote sale , added :\nthe racecourses are businesses , run by business people , and the task for them now is to sit down with betfred with a view to negotiating acceptable commercial terms both for racing and for the individual courses .\ntaking on the tote shops , which are to rebranded , will make betfred a sizeable player in the uk bookmaking industry . the deal will increase the size of its estate to more than 1 , 350 shops and make it a\nfourth force\nin the bookmaking industry behind gala coral , william hill and ladbrokes .\npetfre ( gibraltar ) limited , trading as betfred , is licensed and regulated by the uk gambling commission . license number 39544 petfre ( gibraltar ) ltd registered office is at 5 / 2 waterport place , gibraltar , with registered company number 99314 . copyright 2011 petfre ( gibraltar ) ltd . all rights reserved . account holders must be 18 or over .\ngemma strath , group head of marketing at betfred , commented on the partnership : \u201clove rugby league have been engaging with rugby league fans for many years and as such , it made perfect sense for us to work together in this our inaugural year as super league sponsors . doing so allows us to get closer to fans of the sport and build strong relationships moving forward . \u201d\nracing ' s customers , the punters , see it as racing ' s bookmaker and i think one of the challenges for betfred - which again is a company that i do respect - is to convince punters , as well as racing , that he ' s going to run the tote for the benefit of racing as well as for the benefit of his own business .\nthe timing could be coincidental , but the news comes after betfred boss fred done took a typically defiant stance towards racing\u2019s new authorized betting partner ( abp ) scheme , which limits racing sponsorship to operators who remit a certain portion of online betting revenue back to racing . in december , done said relations between betting and racing were \u201cworse than they\u2019ve ever been . there\u2019s no trust . \u201d\njdg sport md james gordon backed betfred as partner : \u201cfrom our first meeting , we recognised there were some great opportunities and , with both companies being based in warrington , it lends itself well to a positive and developing working relationship . we cannot wait for the new rugby league season with such a great partner on board , whose input will allow our great team of journalists led by john davidson in continuing to deliver exclusive news and feature content . \u201d\na manchester united - supporting bookmaker has tempted fate once again by paying out on his side retaining the premier league title \u2013 even though there are still seven games remaining this season .\ndone lost \u00a3500 , 000 in 1998 when he was the first bookmaker to pay out early on the league winners . united were 12 points clear of arsenal at the time , but went on to lose the title by one point .\nback in 1998 fergie told me to never pay out early again but sir alex need not worry , i ' ve not got it wrong this time ,\nhe said .\nunited are past the post for a record 20th title . even with the derby to come a five point lead is just too much for city .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nthis season ' s competition , won for the first time by ross county , was sponsored by energy firm utilita from the quarter - final stage onwards .\nnext season , it will revert from a straight knock - out competition to a group - stage format in the first round .\neight sections of five teams will play the round - robin , starting in july .\nit will involve 38 clubs not involved in champions league or europa league qualifiers , plus the winners of the highland league and lowland league .\nit is also heavily involved in the horse racing ' s grand national and in greyhound racing .\nthe scottish league cup has previously been sponsored by coca - cola , skol lager , bell ' s whisky , co - operative insurance and the qts group .\ncounty defeated hibernian 2 - 1 in this season ' s final at hampden park .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nonline gambling has been a contentious issue all over the world for many years now . some countries took a stance of being against the presence of online gambling . however , with time they found that it was impossible to police , and that they were fighting a losing battle . they internet is awash with opportunities to gamble illegally online , and the governments of said countries eventually realised that they could not control the presence of online gambling within their borders . most countries have since moved to allow legal online gambling .\nthe successful online gambling team are here to help you find out all you want to know about how to make money betting on the internet . find out about successful online gambling tournaments .\nthe successful online gambling website is not related to the old inside edge mag website .\nif you would like to know more about the inside edge mag website please contact them directly .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\ncroatia ' s domagoj vida can play against england in wednesday ' s world cup semi - final despite featuring in a pro - ukraine video . fifa said it had issued the besiktas centre - back , 29 , with a warning .\nmidfielder eric dier believes england ' s run to the world cup semi - finals is healing the scars of their embarrassing , morale - sapping euro 2016 defeat v iceland - but insists their campaign in russia cannot be hailed a success yet .\nrafael nadal into the wimbledon quarter - finals after a 6 - 3 6 - 3 6 - 4 victory over jiri vesely .\n| croatia coach zlatko dalic says fatigue will not be an issue against england and they are ready to give everything they have got . . .\njack wilshere has joined west ham on 3 - year deal - the club he supported as a boy . the 26 - year - old england midfielder ' s contract with arsenal ended in june . he said :\nit feels special . many people know that i ' ve had a special bond with this club growing up .\n| hugo lloris has dismissed the betting for the world cup and insists belgium should be considered the favourites . . . tap\nserena williams reaches her 13th wimbledon quarter - final after beating evgeniya rodina 6 - 2 6 - 2 .\nmidfielder james mcclean has failed to report to west brom ' s training camp in scotland .\n- - - roger federer cruises into the quarter finals with a straight set victory over adrian mannarino . # wimledon 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 - 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 .\nholders celtic , rangers and hibs are through and motherwell and aberdeen bring the last eight action to a close on thursday .\nholders celtic defeated dundee on wednesday rangers edged past partick thistle at firhill to get the ball rolling just days after the action - packed meeting between the same two sides in the premiership . hibs squeaked past livingston to book their place in the final four .\nthe last four draw will be made on thursday , september 21 , immediately after the motherwell vs aberdeen quarter final at fir park .\nthat means it should begin around 10pm although , if the match goes to extra time and penalties , it could be a good bit later .\nright here at record sport online . we will be blogging the quarter final matches including thursday ' s clash between motherwell and aberdeen . then we will follow that with the draw for the semi finals .\nit ' s also being beamed live on bt sport 1 if you happen to have the telly on .\nwhat is at stake for the semi finalists . . . and indeed the winners ?\ntransfer talk transfer news live as umar sadiq hints he ' s on his way to rangers all the latest news , rumours and gossip from the summer window in your one - stop transfer talk shop .\nfootball news steven gerrard has rangers playing like the italian world cup winners of 1982 - hotline michael gannon answered your calls and it ' s fair to say there were one or two outlandish suggestions made by fans .\naberdeen fc show racism the red card call for full investigation into shay logan racial abuse claims aberdeen full - back alleged he was racially abused by some celtic fans following his side ' s victory at parkhead in may .\nmanchester city fc celtic and rangers among bookies favourites to sign manchester city goalkeeper joe hart the former west ham and torino loanee is expected to leave the etihad again this summer .\ndunfermline athletic fc willo flood ' s move to bali collapses as red tape ends dream move flood ' s time in indonesia ends just three days after he signed following his decision to quit dunfermline after nine days .\nceltic fc 5 things we spotted as scott brown trains ahead of celtic ' s clash with alashkert brendan rodgers ' side will kick - off their champions league qualifying campaign in yerevan on tuesday night .\nbrendan rodgers brendan rodgers admits celtic will face difficult conditions in champions league clash with alashkert temperatures in armenia are set to hit the mid - 30s when the hoops kick off their qualifying campaign on tuesday .\nceltic fc what channel is alashkert vs celtic ? live stream , tv and kick - off details the hoops head to armenia for their opening champions league qualifier and here ' s all you need to know .\nglasgow city of glasgow contains the 10 most deprived areas in britain researchers used census data from 1971 to 2011 and discovered all the most deprived places in this period were in scotland ' s largest city .\nroyal alexandra hospital teenager dies in loch lomond near luss the drowning of a 17 - year - old is the second fatality on the loch in less than a week .\nalesha macphail alesha macphail\u2019s heartbroken mum breaks silence to thank bute residents for support georgina lochrane posted an emotional message for locals on social media .\nmichael jackson michael jackson death doctor claims pop icon was ' chemically castrated by his dad to keep high voice ' conrad murray - who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter over the king of pop ' s death - has spoken out after joe jackson ' s death last month .\nbabies danone probe claims new aptamil baby milk formula has left tots feeling sick the french company said it takes reports of youngsters becoming ill after drinking the milk ' very seriously ' .\nbrexit boris johnson says theresa may brexit plan will leave uk a ' colony ' of european union in his resignation letter the former foreign secretary says the uk is now heading for a\nsemi - brexit\nunder the prime minister .\nfatal fires grenfell tower firefighter reveals how he thought he ' d die trying to save child from burning building christopher dorgu was on the 20th floor when he started running out of oxygen while searching for a 12 - year - old girl .\nuk government jeremy hunt new foreign secretary after boris johnson quits over brexit the former health secretary accepted the role left by johnson who plunged the government into crisis with his decision to step down .\nglasgow cops hunt shaven - headed thug after bigot attacks priest during orange order march canon tom white was spat on and verbally abused as the orange parade marched past st alphonsus\u2019 church in glasgow on saturday .\ntheresa may can prime minister theresa may survive after boris johnson and david davis quit over brexit ? the tory leader ' s premiership has been plunged into a fresh crisis after her foreign and brexit secretary walked out her cabinet .\ngun crime shock video shows gunman shooting at female driver stuck in rush hour traffic in london the gunman walks up to the window of the vehicle and tries to kill the driver who somehow managed to avoid the bullets .\ncystic fibrosis cystic fibrosis battler in desperate plea for drug that could prolong her life laura ewing says ' no 26 - year - old should be planning their funeral ' .\ninternet trolls ' football is coming home , guess what isn ' t ? ' scots teen trolled with sick jibe at her dead dog after taunting england fans the glasgow teenager received a harsh backlash when she said she wanted ' dreams shattered ' .\nbrexit theresa may ' s tory government faces total collapse after boris johnson and david davis quit the resignations of the two big hitters put the prime minister on course for a showdown with the hard - brexiteers in the conservative party .\nwe too are the proud , official sponsors of nottingham , sheffield and kinsley dog tracks and thoroughly enjoy promoting the sport to our customers .\nif you can\u2019t find what you need , then please fill out the contact form . someone will review your contact and follow - up shortly .\nfor sponsorship enquiries contact steve jones \u2013 head of sponsorship 01925 288500 steve . jones @ urltoken\nfor property enquiries please contact stuart divitt \u2013 head of development 01925 288500 stuart . divitt @ urltoken\nthis time next week i ' ll be flying off to france with the england youth under16s side to play two test matches against their french counterparts . i have thoroughly enjoyed working with these lads over the\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nthe racecourse group has announced that partnership rights for these events are now available from 2016 .\nthe group has chosen to support the initiative by not agreeing new commercial deals with betting firms that are not already considered authorised betting partners or who do not agree to include a clause in new contracts requiring that status in the future once the initiative is up and running in 2016 .\nas supporters of the authorised betting partners initiative we recognised there may be some effect on current partnership arrangements , but it is essential for british racing\u200e is to do everything necessary to secure sustainable funding for the future we want for the sport . that will be to the benefit of all working in british racing and also the betting industry for whom racing is a vital seven - days - a - week product .\nmeanwhile , betfair is the new headline partner of sandown park\u2019s grade 1 tingle creek chase and the london national after using its status as a founding authorised betting partner of british racing to reach agreement to expand its sponsorship portfolio with jcr .\nthis is the first new commercial partnership for jcr with a betting operator since recently announcing it will enter into new agreements only with authorised betting partners \u2013 those who are making a fair contribution to british racing through appropriate funding agreements with the sport .\nsimon bazalgette , group chief executive of the jockey club , said : \u201cbetfair is a major supporter of british racing and the jockey club is delighted to expand our relationship together on account of their status as a founding authorised betting partner of our sport . this is further endorsement of that initiative so soon after its introduction .\n\u201cthrough its long - term commercial arrangements with british racing , betfair has recognised the importance of the sport receiving fair returns and the resulting benefits this , as well as opportunities such as race sponsorship , provides to their business . \u201d\nthe company will have their logo emblazoned on the front of the club\u2019s shirt for the next two seasons and will also take up additional branding at the macron stadium .\n\u201cthey are one of the leading betting brands in the uk but have never forgotten their roots which are firmly entrenched in the north west .\n\u201ci have been looking to get more involved in football and , following their return to the championship , i sense that bolton are on the verge of exciting times again .\n\u201cbolton have shown a real willingness to work with us and i have been impressed at the way that this deal has been completed . \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\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\nthe betting company takes over from first utility , whose three - year contract ended after last saturday ' s grand final at old trafford .\nthe announcement marks a complete u - turn by the governing body , coming five years after super league clubs voted narrowly to reject an offer from betfair thought to be worth \u00a3750 , 000 a year .\nnow betting companies will have their names attached to both major competitions , with ladbrokes sponsoring the challenge cup as well as the 2016 four nations series .\nfinally we would also like to pass on our sincere thanks to first utility for their support of rugby league for the previous three years .\nyou can watch liverpool v man utd , plus england ' s tour of bangladesh and the british masters on sky sports . upgrade now and enjoy six months at half price !\nthe racing post reports that former gala coral chairman neil goulden is leading the new racing pools project which has gained support from numerous high - powered racing stakeholders .\nbackers of the venture , which will not be allowed to be branded as a \u2018tote\u2019 product , have detailed that a successful system could double pool betting contributions to uk racing .\nspeaking to the times , racing ceos martin cruddace ( arc ) and simon bazalgette ( jockey club ) personally backed the project stating that racing needed to revamp its pool system with better centralized operations and flexibility for racecourse owners .\nfurthermore , done has been publicly critical of racecourse owners funding strategy for the sport , stating that their plans made no economic sense .\nin 2018 a brand new digital offering including an app and an improved website were fully updated to ensure the products stay at the leading edge of the industry .\nhorse racing will receive \u00a390m from the sale and \u00a390m will go to the taxpayer .\nin return , it has committed to paying the racing industry \u00a311m to march 2012 , with payments of \u00a39m a year for the next six years of the licence .\nbut there have been warnings that changes to the way that money is distributed could threaten the number of racetracks in the uk .\nwe ' ve got 60 racetracks . what happens is the tote basically subsidises the smaller tracks because the money the tote makes on any particular day is shared between all the tracks ,\nracing journalist neil clark told the bbc .\nthat ' s under threat so i fear that in , say , 10 years ' time we ' ll have a sort of premier league system and some of the smaller tracks will close down , which would be a great shame .\nwe ' re investing in the tote , we ' re going to be engaging with racing to create a lasting legacy and we will be involved in running the tote for a long , long time ,\nhe said .\nthe new business will remain the country ' s fourth - biggest chain of betting shops with a new total of 1 , 350 outlets , behind leaders ladbroke and william hill who have more than 2 , 000 each and third - placed gala coral .\nthe previous government had an offer of \u00a3400m on the table and rejected it . to finish up with half of that . . . seems rather odd\nthe sale is subject to consultation with the tote ' s employees and is expected to be completed in about four to eight weeks ' time .\nthe initial agreement signals the end of a 14 - year attempt by governments to privatise the betting group , which employs more than 3 , 500 staff .\nthe culture secretary , jeremy hunt , said :\nit was a closely fought contest .\nthe \u00a3265m sale price is about a third lower than the \u00a3400m first offered by a consortium of racecourse owners in 2007 .\nthat was turned down by the then - labour government because it was backed by private equity .\nthe consortium reformed and made another offer , believed to be about \u00a3320m , which was also rejected for not being enough .\nan earlier sale attempt ended in 2006 after the european commission said that the price was too low and tantamount to state aid .\nthe tote specialises in pool betting , which differs from that offered by other bookmakers .\nthe tote takes a percentage of stake money placed . of this percentage , some is used to cover the tote ' s expenses while the rest goes to the racing industry .\nthe tote is an opportunity i just could not miss . over the coming months i will develop the tote ' s relationship with the sport into a highly successful commercial partnership .\nbut some are said to be less happy to provide these facilities to a private company .\nour support for the sip bid has been well documented and naturally today ' s announcement was not our preferred outcome ,\nhe said .\nstephen atkin , the chief executive of the racecourse association , said taking over the tote would be a difficult task .\nthe gambling and racing minister , john penrose , said the government had\nbent over backwards to deliver a good deal for racing\n.\nhe added :\nmost people can ' t understand why , in the modern world , the government should be even part owner of a bookie . so we pledged last year to end years of dithering and resolve the future of the tote , and today we have done just that .\nthe tote was set up 83 years ago by winston churchill to provide a safe haven for punters , as it was controlled by the state and beyond the reach of illegal bookmakers .\ntheresa may moves to shore up her position after a day of high profile resignations over her brexit strategy .\nveteran bookmaker fred done secured horseracing ' s ultimate prize today by agreeing a \u00a3265 million deal to buy the tote from the government .\nthe taxpayer and the racing industry will each get \u00a390 million from the sale proceeds , with the government finally ridding itself of a business that it has wanted to privatise for more than a decade .\nsome owners are said to be unhappy at allowing a private owner of the tote automatic access to their facilities .\nwigan - based tote has 517 shops , an online business and an on - course pool betting business which operates at all uk racetracks and was set up by an act of parliament in 1928 . it employs more than 4 , 000 people and last year injected around half its profits back into the industry .\nhe said :\ni love racing and i believe we have the greatest in the world . over the coming months i will develop the tote ' s relationship with the sport into a highly successful commercial partnership .\nhowever , a spokesman said the deal was not about cost - cutting but awakening a\nsleeping giant\n.\nthe bookmaker also committed to the establishment of a tote racing development board , which will involve the course owners and others in the industry and develop the pool betting operation .\nrival bidder sip , which was backed by leading players in the racing industry , expressed disappointment at losing a battle that became increasingly acrimonious in recent weeks .\nsir martin broughton of sip said :\nwe are extremely disappointed that the government has rejected our proposal and will be carefully reviewing the details of the decision .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\n/ / urltoken\nbt hikes the cost of holding on to their email address to \u00a37 . 50 a month for former customers\nhelp ! my mother ' s will is being flouted and my stepfather ' s daughters have got everything . what do i do ?\nan artist ' s dream inspiration ! home of impressionist painter lucien pissarro goes on sale for \u00a32 . 96m - complete with a studio and blue plaque\nstobart tycoon fired again ! ex - chief is voted back in . . . only to be fired a second time as board spat heads to court\nthe hottest spot north of havana . . . my \u00a3705 taxi on the copacabana : tony hetherington investigates\nbut betting taxes , machine gaming duty , the horse - racing levy and an \u00a380 . 4 million exceptional write - down meant the privately - owned firm recorded a pre - tax loss of \u00a382 . 4 million .\nincreased customer numbers and a higher stake per bet lifted turnover , but results were hit by increased uk gaming taxes and lower margins due to a series of unfavourable results .\nwas ladbrokes ruling leaked ? traders bet big ahead of \u00a32 . 2bn . . .\ndon ' t bet on beating us , say bookies in row over gambling . . .\n\u2018the online business through urltoken and tote urltoken has felt the most significant impact of these challenges , with a significant decline in earnings , \u2019 said the company in the notes to the accounts .\nbt hikes the cost of holding on to their email address to . . .\nrevolt at talktalk after \u00a3200m share sell - off ( just below . . .\nstobart tycoon fired again ! ex - chief is voted back in . . . . . .\nis buying a title for \u00a3195 ever worth it ? i ' m lord toby - . . .\nam i allowed to give my children \u00a310 , 000 in cash for . . .\nauto trader said it would give away a new car every time england scored at the world cup - now it has a bill for \u00a3156k ( and counting . . . )\nmidas share tips : jam today . . . bakery firm cake box is a treat for investors with shares likely to rise\nmidas share tips update : bt has been a dog . . . but at least it ' s ringing the changes\nevenlode global income : we think differently from the city . . . it ' s the chipping norton effect\njpmorgan asian investment trust : 6 , 000 miles apart . . . but the investment marriage between these two managers works\nthe racing stakeholders have reportedly set up a steering group to consider the possibility of a tote alternative . the group plans to invite other racing bodies and leading uk bookmakers to join their discussions and talks have already been initiated with potential technology providers and international race betting outfits .\nthe mail \u2019s sources claimed the push for a tote alternative wasn\u2019t about revenge , insisting that the stakeholders believed \u201ca racing - owned tote would return more money to racing as well as revitalize a product which is looking rather old and tired now . \u201d\nthe ayre media group is based in antigua in the west indies with teams in london , manila and vancouver covering the global gambling industry . along with ensuring fair coverage of the gambling industry we highlight the great work of the calvin ayre foundation ."]}
{"id": 56377, "summary": [{"text": "shake is a new york-based legal technology startup company .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "its primary product is the shake app which offers individuals the ability to create , sign and send legally binding agreements through their ios devices .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "as of april 2014 , the app is only available for the iphone .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the shake law app includes a library of simple , plain-english legal agreements that can be executed via a mobile device .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it includes a number of stock contract templates pertaining to freelancing/independent contractors , non-disclosure agreements , buying and selling , rental of goods , and personal loans .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "after selecting a template , a user then customizes it by answering a series of questions . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "shake ( company )", "paragraphs": ["the shingle and shake company - t : 0800 shingle , ( 744 6453 ) m : 027 486 4870 shingle . shake @ urltoken copyright \u00a9 2017 the shingle and shake company , website by benefitz\n\u00a92014 shake ' s holding company , inc . designed by mockingbird creative , inc .\nconsolidated products discontinues its specialty restaurants group ; changes its name to the steak n shake company .\nyou will shake hands with him - - - even if you only shake his one hand .\nsteak \u2018n shake is a wholly owned subsidiary of biglari holdings inc . , a diversified holding company engaged in a number of business activities .\nstuart ellman of rre , the backer of shake who introduced geiger to grusd and steinberg , details the company\u2019s founding process on business insider today .\nafter the merger , the upper management of the company was completely shaken up .\nby the middle of 2000 , consolidated products decided to expend all of its energies on the steak n shake brand . the company announced that it planned to discontinued its specialty restaurants division , closing or selling its remaining non - steak n shake locations . ' steak n shake has been our vehicle for growth and that ' s where we intend to focus our attention , ' explained company spokesperson victor yeandel in a september 2000 interview with the indianapolis business journal . the company also announced that it was changing its name to more accurately reflect its new focus ; therefore , in early 2001 , consolidated products formally became the steak n shake company .\nthe new management intends to shake up the company . the ceo ' s new policies have really shaken things up around here\u2014i now report to a new boss .\nyou are about to leave shake shack\u2019s website and enter a third party website . the site hosts an independent entity that provides services to guests of shake shack .\nstate lobbying records show that mccaffrey lobbies for alkermes , the company that makes vivitrol .\nedith belt sells the 51 - unit steak n shake chain to longchamps , inc .\nthe franklin corporation sells steak n shake to ed kelly , who forms consolidated products .\nshake in honor of pride month , shake shack is debuting a limited - edition pride capsule collection\u2014including a shake shack x pintrill pin , tee , tote and beach towel\u2014with 100 % of proceeds benefiting the trevor project . throughout the month of june , we\u2019re also spinning up an app - sclusive pride shake . . . read more . . .\nit ' s easier to pour the ketchup if you shake the bottle up first .\nmicrosoft ceo satya nadella is making big changes at the 42 - year - old company .\nin 2008 , biglari holdings assumed control of steak n shake and the company has been on an exceptional trajectory , achieving a cumulative 35 % increase in same - store customer traffic over the last 4 years . steak n shake has offices in san antonio , indianapolis , los angeles and monaco . the company currently operates over 500 restaurants both domestically and internationally .\nthe first shake shack in austin , tx . [ photo : robert j . lerma ]\nsource : international directory of company histories , vol . 41 . st . james press , 2001 .\n1 . literally , to shake a something in order to mix up or loosen its contents .\nif you want to use an isagenix system but prefer to consume plant - based nutrition rather than dairy , you can now substitute the isalean shake with our delicious isalean shake dairy - free .\nshake first launched on the iphone two months ago . it has since been downloaded 80 , 000 times and been used to create and sign $ 15 million worth of legal agreements , the company says .\nwill shake displace lawyers , particularly solos and smalls who are most likely to handle \u201ctiny law\u201d problems ? at least one piece by william peacock , from a few months back , suggested that shake could pose a threat to lawyers . but from a solo or small perspective , shake is actually a godsend\u2026 .\nobtain physician\u2019s order for plus - 2\u00ae protein energy shake , 60cc ( 2 oz . ) qid .\nin 1981 , the franklin corporation sold its interest in steak n shake to ed w . kelley , a veteran in the restaurant business . since 1974 , kelley had been the principal shareholder and managing general partner of kelley & partners , ltd . , a florida company with investments in snack food distribution companies and restaurants . in 1982 , kelley formed a new holding company - - consolidated products & mdash\u00f8 serve as the parent company for steak n shake . according to a november 1995 issue of indiana business magazine , kelley and his associates chose the nonspecific name ' consolidated ' because they intended to acquire and manage other restaurants aside from steak n shake .\nthe company has recently announced plans to open up to 100 brick and mortar stores over the next three years .\nin an emailed statement , shake board member ( and president and coo of buzzfeed ) jon steinberg said , \u201cshake combines the best of the old and the new in coming to an agreement : plain language everyone understands but instead of signing on a napkin you use your phone . shake really is the modern handshake . \u201d\nsteak n shake moves into st . louis , which will prove to be one of its largest markets .\ni ' m tired of getting chinese food\u2014let ' s shake things up and try that new polynesian restaurant .\ni have the greatest confidence in herbalife ' s ceo , michael johnson , and the entire management team , who have skillfully led the company through adversity , including holding firm against a high - profile pr campaign against the company by bill ackman where it was alleged more than once that the company would be shut down ,\nicahn said .\nsteak n shake continued to have ambitious plans for growth as it moved into the new millennium . the company ' s goal was to have 600 steak n shake restaurants by 2004 , with more than 500 of them company - owned . it was likely that the company ' s growth strategy would continue to emphasize gradual geographic expansion , moving from one metropolitan area into adjacent markets . beyond becoming bigger , it seemed unlikely that steak n shake would exhibit many changes throughout the coming years . as various generations of management had discovered , the fundamentals of gus belt ' s restaurant concept were virtually timeless - - and there was no good reason to tinker with a proven formula for success .\nvivitrol , manufactured by the drug company alkermes , is one of a handful of medications used to treat opioid addiction .\nthat bill died , but the staffer says the company still influenced the way some federal lawmakers speak about opioid maintenance .\nyou ruined my life . i hate you . shake shack is ruined , you guys are terrible .\nplease shake this up before using it . i shook up the medicine bottle like it says on the label .\nshe is close to her brother and says that those who oppose his company campaign are likely to be overweight and lazy .\nthe key to surviving in business is to never stop innovating . the most successful businesses are constantly looking at how they can shake things up , whether that\u2019s by embracing technology , re - evaluating their business model , or overhauling company culture .\nskee ball machine supplier andrew herrold uses the shake legal app on his\u2026 ( lawrence k . ho , los angeles\u2026 )\nit may have seemed like just another reorg in a long line of restructurings at the 42 - year old software company . but microsoft said on wednesday that this was actually the most sweeping change to its sales organization in the company ' s entire history .\nthe company ' s products , which are said to aid slimming and building up muscle tone , have proved fantastically popular with celebrities .\n\u00a92017 imperial shake co . ltd . all rights reserved . 23370 fisherman road maple ridge , bc , v2w 1b9 | site map\n' david cameron was glad that no situation arose at nelson mandela ' s funeral where he was obliged to shake the hand of robert mugabe . ' it could have read ' . . . where he was obliged to shake hands with robert mugabe ' .\nin an interview with eater , the leadership team seemed characteristically open and optimistic about the future of shake shack \u2014 even as the fast - casual space becomes ever - more crowded . read on for more on shake shack ' s past , present , and future :\ndocument amount of plus - 2\u00ae protein energy shake consumed by resident in resident\u2019s medication record . also record for fluid intake if applicable .\nherbalife executives bitterly contested ackman ' s claims , saying the company ' s business model is sound and compares to that of tupperware or amway .\nin september , a buzzfeed report shed light on how fabletics ' parent company , just fab , had thousands of complaints for billing customers on a monthly cycle . it was the first sign of trouble for a company that says it ' s on track to make $ 650 million this year .\nit ' s important to shake things up in your day - to - day life , or you may end up in a rut .\nwe were way late but we had to go through it , and experience has made us a better company , better leaders , in every way . better listeners than we have ever been . i could go on for hours about it , but it was a turning point in the company\u2019s history .\nsteak n shake lost no time . in 1995 , the chain had 171 restaurants in 12 states , including 34 franchised units ; by the end of 1997 , the company had added 57 company - owned stores and 21 franchised units , bringing the total restaurants in the chain to 249 . in 1998 and 1999 , 85 new units were added to the steak n shake stable , and the expansion was still going strong . the company had shown remarkably consistent growth , as well , in its sales and profits . between 1994 and 1999 , total sales grew from $ 185 million to $ 387 million ; earnings grew from $ 7 . 2 million to $ 19 . 7 million , and consolidated ' s stock appreciated 372 percent .\nindustry experts say the industry is ripe for big tech shake - ups , including new innovations on social media and apps for smartphones and tablets .\nshake shack embeds social media widgets , videos , and playlists into our website to allow guest to interact with our brand through 3rd party services .\nyou can customize your isagenix system to meet your needs . keep in mind that adding extra ingredients to your isalean shake increases the caloric intake .\nstore plus - 2\u00ae protein energy shake under refrigeration on the nursing unit . store any unused portion in the refrigerator and discard after 10 days .\ni want to receive shake shack marketing emails and be in the loop on all the latest and greatest shack happenings . by submitting this form , you acknowledge that the information provided will be transferred and processed through our marketing automation platform , mailchimp , in accordance with the shake shack privacy policy .\ns little league baseball game , and we brought a bunch of shake shack to the game to support the team . she takes an instagram post that said , shake shack , love you , thanks for the free food or whatever , but\nps can we talk about the fries .\nrg : i was the director of operations of the company [ then ] , so i\u2019d spend one day at eleven madison park , the next day at gramercy tavern , the next day at shake shack . we would finish at shake shack with a $ 5 , 000 day , and we thought that was the biggest thing that could ever happen :\noh my god , we made it through this crazy line , we sold $ 5 , 000 worth of hamburgers .\ntoday we regularly have a $ 30 , 000 - plus day at that shake shack . it was a transformative time .\nat shake , we\u2019ve given a name to this \u201clong tail\u201d of the legal marketplace : we call it \u201ctinylaw\u201d \u2014 and it\u2019s actually anything but tiny .\nmiller , susan , ' steak n shake serves nostalgia with burgers , ' indianapolis star / news , february 10 , 1999 , p . c1 .\nin early 1969 , edith sold her controlling interest in steak n shake to longchamps , inc . , a chain of steakhouses headquartered on the east coast . the sale price was approximately $ 17 million . during the two and one - half years longchamps controlled steak n shake , it saw sales increase from $ 17 million to $ 23 . 5 million . because of some managerial missteps , however , the company found itself facing a lawsuit filed by stockholders and pressure from its bankers . in the fall of 1971 , longchamps sold its controlling interest in steak n shake to the indiana - based franklin corporation .\nas the mid - 1990s approached , steak n shake was truly thriving . the company had seen steady growth since the mid - 1980s and had posted record earnings every quarter for six years . with such a strong position , management believed the chain was ideally poised for rapid growth ; in 1994 , the company announced that it planned to double the number of steak n shakes by 1998 . its expansion strategy was to ' cluster ' its locations , adding units in markets that already had a steak n shake presence , and then eventually expanding out into contiguous metropolitan markets , in order to benefit from existing name recognition .\nvivitrol , manufactured by the drug company alkermes , is one of a handful of medications used to treat opioid addiction . carla k . johnson / ap hide caption\nafter the passing of edward keventer , his nephew werner , after being associated with the prosperous organisation for many years , took over the running of the company .\naustralia ' s media industry looks set for a major shake - up , after the federal government finally struck a deal to pass a suite of changes .\nshake shack takes your privacy very seriously and only provides personal information as required for the products and services you request . we have provided the following controls to approve and withdraw consent to process future requests . you can update these settings and view our privacy policy at any time from the shake shack privacy page .\n1 . agitate in order to mix or loosen , as in this cough medicine needs to be thoroughly shaken up , or please shake up these pillows .\nthe 1970s brought with them some difficulties for the company , however . fast - food restaurants were becoming ubiquitous on the american landscape , and the popularity of steak n shake ' s curb service was overshadowed by the ease and speed of these new eateries ' drive - through windows . the increased competition , in tandem with the challenges inherent in running a more geographically dispersed operation , took its toll on steak n shake . cronin responded by eliminating curb service at most of the chain ' s locations and closing several restaurants . it was during this time of realignment that the company ' s headquarters was relocated from illinois to indianapolis , indiana .\nmeanwhile , morris says a large portion of the money it just raised will fund the company ' s rubicon x division , the research and development lab where the company tests new recycling technology . the goal is not just to find the recycling opportunities that exist today , but to create the ones that don ' t . already , rubicon x is testing things like dumpster mounted cameras that enable the company to monitor the waste stream virtually and sensors that let them know when trash has been picked up .\nthat vivitrol has no street value and no potential for abuse has helped the drug shake some of the skepticism directed toward medication - assisted treatment . for the last several years , the company has marketed the drug heavily to people in the criminal justice system , convincing judges and corrections officials to offer vivitrol to inmates and parolees .\nculbertson , katie , ' steak n shake to get parent ' s full attention , ' indianapolis business journal , september 25 , 2000 , p . 6 .\ndaddy daycare ! jared kushner takes kids back to d . c . after weekend in new jersey - as ivanka dons a short dress for visit to a nyc asphalt company\nthe shake app launched in september with options to create six kinds of contracts , including freelancing , renting , lending money and a write - it - yourself feature .\nthe company is run by lamborghini - driving playboy arjun seth , 31 , the fitness fanatic son of a millionaire sportswear mogul who is himself a walking advert for his brand .\nharris showed the crowd a map of the u . s . that showed vivitrol programs in most states ; he said sales are increasing because of the company ' s work .\nthe agreement also stops the company from misrepresenting how much people can earn or from claiming they can\nquit their job\nand enjoy a lavish lifestyle by selling herbalife products .\ndespite repeated requests , alkermes did not make any of its leadership available for an interview for this story . in an email to npr and side effects , company spokesman henson wrote :\nto suggest that we have any more authority or influence than any other company , advocacy group or treatment provider that cares about this disease just isn ' t fair .\nshake , a startup aiming to make it easy to reach legally binding agreements with help from your smartphone , is announcing that it has raised $ 3 million in funding .\npartington , martha , ' steak n shake : ` famous for steakburgers ' for 56 years , ' indiana business magazine , april 1 , 1990 , p . 37 .\ni would use\nshake hand\nin another context . for example :\ni shook his / her hand since he / she is someone that i know\n.\njust mix with water to get complete , balanced nutrition to help kids grow . when mixed with water * , each glass of pediasure shake mix is a source of :\nunder the changes the two - out - of - three rule will be scrapped , allowing a company to own a tv station , newspaper and radio station in a single market .\nthe company ' s latest accounts from 2014 show that it made \u00a32 . 8million profit from \u00a35 . 4million sales in an industry now worth up to \u00a3350million a year in britain .\nantonio wright , a pastor and herbalife distributor in stafford , va . , said he planned to continue to sell the company ' s products , which have helped him lose weight .\npart of the growth stemmed from a franchise campaign , which the company launched in 1991 . between late spring and fall of that year , the company signed franchise agreements for 15 restaurants in the charlotte , north carolina and atlanta markets ; four restaurants in the louisville and bowling green , kentucky markets ; and five restaurants in the cities of jonesboro and little rock , arkansas .\nsteak \u2018n shake is a classic american brand founded in 1934 in normal , illinois by restaurateur gus belt , who pioneered the premium burger and milkshake segment of the restaurant industry .\ngold says the product stands on its own , and that it is similar to lululemon . in fact , the company uses the same mills , he said . but fabletics is devoid of the culture and experience that lululemon sells . ( fabletics has not been shy when it comes to jabbing lululemon ; it blatantly mocked the athletic apparel company in a series of marketing videos . )\nhere , i\u2019ll discuss a few ways you can determine whether or not you\u2019re partnering with the right company and why working with the correct one is so crucial to your long - term sustainability .\none of the oldest restaurant chains in the united states , the steak n shake company operates more than 370 steak n shake restaurants throughout 17 midwestern and southeastern states . of the 370 restaurants in operation , approximately 50 are franchised , with the remainder company - owned . the indianapolis , indiana - based chain is best known for its burgers ( which are referred to as ' steakburgers ' ) and milkshakes , but also serves a range of other sandwiches , salads , soups , and side dishes . the restaurants , which are open around the clock , cater to a midrange , casual dining market , with the average meal costing approximately $ 5 . 60 . they offer full - service dining areas , counter service , and drive - through options .\nmany tech start - ups are helping shake up the $ 200 - billion legal field . they include developers of apps that help people write contracts and websites linking them to attorneys .\nshake shack sends your browser - based data and other personal information provided by you on our website to salesforce to aid our guest services team in responding to guest inquires and requests .\nthe san francisco entrepreneur runs a side business renting out skee ball machines . with the company growing steadily , mucha decided last year he needed to use contracts to protect his clients and the business .\nif this has happened , here\u2019s my initial thought : you could be working with the wrong company because the right one provides more than quality solutions ; it also offers well - balanced technical support .\nshake shack has had an undeniable influence on the direction of the broader american restaurant scene , especially in this emerging fast - casual space . dm : which we call fine - casual .\nif you ' re active , you may need additional calories to fuel your day . we recommend you switch out one or both of your isalean shakes with isalean pro shake , or add a scoop of isapro\u00ae to your isalean shake to increase your protein and caloric intake . the extra protein will help fuel your body with nutrients and calories your body needs when working out .\nrg : we never say never about anything . that was an exciting moment to see how the world believes in what we\u2019re capable of . the brand of shake shack , danny\u2019s fond of saying , there\u2019s a reason\nburger\nis not its name . shake shack could be anything . it could go anywhere . all that said we\u2019re big dreamers , we are excited about what\u2019s next , but we\u2019re squarely focused on building shake shack as you know it today . there\u2019s no plan at all for anything else , but who knows where it could go in future .\nherbalife said it had also agreed to pay $ 3 million to settle an investigation by the illinois attorney general ' s office . the two settlements resolve all active investigations against herbalife , the company said .\non the docket going into the new year , it ' s a great time to be shake shack .\nwe have an opportunity to be the next generation burger joint ,\ngarutti says\nthat sounds a little more serious than the way microsoft described to business insider at the time :\nmicrosoft is implementing changes to better serve our customers and partners ,\nwas all the company said then .\nrg : i would say it a little differently . there is a huge opportunity for technology . we think differently about automation because what we do takes full hands and full hearts . it takes human beings and we have no desire to turn human beings into machines , ipads , or other things that take away the opportunity for people to experience shake shack with the hospitality that built our company for 32 years .\nthe ftc charged that the company ' s compensation system was unfair because distributors were rewarded more for recruiting others to join and purchase products than they were for selling products as a result of actual demand for them .\npart of moving forward involved an announcement by herbalife on friday that billionaire investor carl icahn was granted the right to increase his holdings in the company to nearly 35 % , from the current limit of 25 % .\ndispense the plus - 2\u00ae protein energy shake during med pass and other times as necessary . give 60cc ( 2 oz . ) in a granulated medication cup . discard after four hours at room temperature .\nabe is the founder and ceo of shake . prior to shake , abe held various roles at early - stage technology startups in both new york and the bay area . while in business school , abe worked at two venture capital firms , canaan partners and greycroft , sourcing and analyzing investment opportunities . during that time he co - founded the nyc turing fellows program to bring more engineering talent to nyc startups .\n: shake shack was born . this modern day \u201croadside\u201d burger stand serves up the most delicious burgers , hot dogs , frozen custard , shakes , beer , wine and more . an instant neighborhood fixture , shake shack welcomed people from all over the city , country and world who gathered together to enjoy fresh , simple , high - quality versions of the classics in a majestic setting . the rest , as they say , is\nhe lives close to the mansion he grew up in purley , south london , paid for by the millions made by his father guru ' geoff ' seth , founder of ascot sports shoes and also a director of his company .\nit ' s like turbotax\nfor the law , said abe geiger , founder and chief executive of shake inc .\nlegal becomes less of a hurdle when contracts are not long and full of jargon .\narkema , a french company , said all four of its systems to cool the organic peroxides produced at its crosby , texas , plant and stored onsite in refrigerated containers were expected to fail , triggering their degradation and eventually more fires .\nin a more dramatic effort to bolster its sagging bottom line , consolidated began a program of diversification . forming a specialty restaurants division , the company began acquiring and / or opening a variety of casual dining steakhouses and other specialty restaurants .\nrg : the beauty of our company is that danny , me , and mark \u2014 the three people you have now in the room \u2014 still try to do that stuff every day , and the company is like ,\nwhat ? are you guys crazy ?\nwhen i come up with an idea that doesn ' t sound right to mark , he gives me stone face , like he doesn ' t want to say you\u2019re crazy , but he\u2019s saying it .\nis a global , multi - platform media and entertainment company . powered by its own proprietary technology , mashable is the go - to source for tech , digital culture and entertainment content for its dedicated and influential audience around the globe .\nthe funding was led by softbank capital with participation from existing investor rre ventures and new investors boxgroup , eniac ventures , mesa + , wgi group , and patrick keane . softbank\u2019s jordy levy is joining shake\u2019s board of directors .\nshake shack sprouted from a hot dog cart in madison square park in manhattan to support the madison square park conservancy\u2019s first art installation . the cart was quite the success , with shack fans lined up daily for three summers .\nshake shack uses cookies in order to manage your privacy controls . our 3rd party services use cookies in order to deliver their services to provide the best user experience including the following types of cookies and browser - based data :\nby the mid - 1980s , steak n shake again was facing difficulties . the company ' s earnings had flattened , and its growth had stalled . in 1985 , james williamson , jr . , was hired as president and ceo of consolidated products , inheriting a company that had posted five quarters of losses . williamson , like cronin before him , took a hard look at what was going on at the restaurants . he scrutinized the menu , eliminating infrequently ordered items that required a great deal of preparation . he also reviewed the appearance of the restaurants and , feeling that some had strayed too far , brought them back into alignment with the prototypical black - and - white , visible - kitchen look .\nthe 30 - day system utilizes the isagenix meal replacement , isalean\u00ae shake , to help support your efforts to burn and lose unwanted fat . the system also includes cleanse for life\u00ae to help nourish your body\u2019s natural detoxification systems . *\nwe have an entire team of people fanned out across the country working from coast to coast with state and local government officials ,\nsaid jeff harris , the company ' s government affairs director , at an investor event in september 2016 .\nat axis , we\u2019re constantly striving to meet these goals because we\u2019re a solution - and customer - oriented company . to do so , we unremittingly research new support tools and processes and try to find creative ways to increase our staff\u2019s skill level .\nthe 1990s ushered in a new era of growth for steak n shake . the chain , which contained slightly more than 100 units at the beginning of the decade , was to more than triple in size over the next ten years .\none of nine containers with the organic peroxides had caught fire , and rennard said arkema expected the remaining eight to burn eventually . company officials do not expect to have access to the site for up to five more days because of high water levels .\nthe company , which had revenues of $ 4 . 47 billion last year , said friday that it disagreed with many of the ftc ' s allegations , but had decided to settle to avoid\nthe financial cost and distraction of protracted litigation .\nwith his normal steak n shake thriving , gus belt began expanding . in 1936 , he opened a second restaurant in bloomington , illinois . a third and a fourth soon followed , in bloomington and decatur , illinois , respectively . near the end of the 1930s , the belts acquired an existing restaurant in champaign , illinois and converted it into a steak n shake . soon after that , they purchased two restaurants operating under the name ' goal post ' - - one in champaign and one in east peoria , illinois - - and turned them into steak n shakes as well . by 1939 , still another steak n shake had opened , in danville , illinois , giving the belts a chain of eight locations .\none of the phrases that lingered with me from setting the table is\nmistakes well - handled .\nlooking back at the 100 - store journey of shake shack , can you think of a critical\nmistake well - handled\n?\nwhen the chickenshack trademark came to light , there was a bit of a media frenzy around whether or not it was a separate restaurant concept . could you ever see yourselves creating a whole new multi - unit concept apart from shake shack ?\nnote that you can still say , for example ,\ni shook his hand\n, but as @ dopeghoti mentioned ,\nto shake hands with smb .\nconcerns two hands , therefore\nhand\nis plural in this case .\nit is understood one of the main obstacles is the government ' s bid to relax restrictions on an individual or company owning a tv station , radio station and newspaper in the same licence area , known as the\ntwo out of three\nrule .\nby 1943 , there were 15 steak n shakes . most were located in illinois , but at least one was doing a booming business in hot springs , arkansas . most of the sites were company owned , although belt had allowed for a few franchisees . in the late 1940s , steak n shake expanded into st . louis - - an area that was to become a major market for the chain . between 1948 , when the first st . louis store opened , and 1954 , the belts opened ten highly successful restaurants in the city , making it the location most heavily populated with steak n shakes . belt financed the st . louis growth by making a public offering of the company ' s stock , but the belts themselves continued to own a controlling interest .\nalkermes is a niche player in the pharmaceutical industry , and vivitrol is central to the company ' s growth plans . although the drug was first approved to treat alcohol addiction in 2006 , it wasn ' t until the company began marketing vivitrol to law enforcement and policymakers that sales took off . last year , vivitrol ' s sales reached $ 209 million \u2014 up from just $ 30 million in 2011 . some of that money comes directly from the federal and state governments , through medicaid and other programs that help people pay for addiction treatment .\nit\u2019s harder . randy has a framed picture in his office that says ,\nthe bigger we get the smaller we need to act .\nthe company has never stopped trying things . it\u2019s just that when you try , you have to add intentionality to your intuition .\npartnering with a company encompasses more than simply purchasing their solutions at a competitive price . forming a strong relationship may ( and typically does ) involve , at minimum , regularly working with their employees to identify cooperative areas of growth , and improve collaboration and communication where needed .\nin arizona , independence day will come a day early this year . on july 3rd a new law will allow anyone to order a laboratory test , with no need to see a doctor . tests for sexually transmitted diseases , pre - diabetes , vitamin levels and fertility will be on the menu . a cholesterol test can be had for $ 2 . 99 . the company that lobbied for the legal change , and hopes to benefit most from it , is theranos , a young and ambitious blood - analytics company from palo alto in silicon valley .\ntoday\u2019s customers are becoming increasingly self - sufficient when trying to solve technical problems . they\u2019d rather search google or a company\u2019s faq page than take time talking on the phone . as a result , agents are left with more challenging inquiries , and these often require more time and troubleshooting .\nby the late 1980s , the steak n shake chain was again on solid ground , posting record profits . the specialty division , however , had yet to earn a profit . in 1990 , consolidated appointed stephen huse as president , at the same time acquiring two of his specialty restaurants located in bloomington and indianapolis , indiana . although huse ' s mission was to turn the specialty division around , he did not stay with the company long enough to make much of an impact . he resigned in 1991 , eventually to be replaced by alan gilman .\nwhen told about steve mccaffrey ' s lobbying for alkermes , davisson said the arrangement didn ' t bother him , even though he was unaware of it when he worked with mccaffrey on the bill . other lawmakers who worked closely with mccaffrey were also unconcerned about his ties to the company .\nin addition to its dine - in business , the original steak n shake offered curb service . this proved to be highly successful , and soon the restaurant had all the business it could handle . in a july 2000 interview with the chicago sun - times , mel tulle , a former curbside waiter at the original steak n shake , recalled that customers were ' driving circles around the restaurant because there was no place to park . ' tulle went on to say that the belts even had a normal police officer directing traffic around the restaurant .\ni want to go back to the years between the 2004 opening and the 2008 upper west side opening \u2014 shake shack ' s\nfirst second restaurant ,\nto borrow a phrase from the gramercy tavern book . what were the questions you were weighing in those years ?\nit was just such a prominent moment . the restaurant world had their eyes on how shake shack would handle a public mistake . i want to hear about how you approached it , what you learned , and what you think you did right or wrong in handling that ?\nrestaurateur danny meyer , culinary director mark rosati , and ceo / voice - on - the - other line randy garutti are the leaders of shake shack , the trailblazing burger joint that may well be coming to a city near you . just over a month ago , the trio\nonly\ni will shake hands with him\nis correct , because when two people are greeting each other , there are multiple hands involved . the act of shaking hands to greet someone is called\nhandshake\n, that means literally :\nhands clasped in greeting\n.\nthe second concern , and i think all of us share this , was that we were one - for - one with a standalone building in a public park . we did not know why shake shack was as beloved as it was . we love the burger , we love the shakes , but maybe it was only that successful because it was in a park . i wouldn\u2019t say\nscared ,\nbut to the degree that there was a concern , it was : what if the very essence of why shake shack is so beloved is now missing ?\nhis glendale company , which provides legal documents online and connects clients to lawyers , started a research - and - development group in silicon valley in 2011 . after nixing a plan to go public this year , suh said legalzoom is focused on rolling out new tech products , including a smartphone app .\ndrugmaker behind vivitrol tries to cash in on the opioid epidemic , one state law at a time : shots - health news the maker of one medical treatment for opioid abuse has successfully lobbied statehouses around the country to pass policies that tilt addiction treatment practices in favor of the company ' s drug .\nthe federal trade commission issued a stinging rebuke of the los angeles - based company ' s business model , saying in its complaint that herbalife had misled people into becoming its distributors or its members with videos and brochures showing mansions , fancy cars and boats and telling them they could quit their jobs .\nat the recent reinvent law nyc conference , one of the speakers , abe geiger , founder and ceo of shake , used an apt term that i\u2019d never heard before : \u201ctiny law . \u201d as i understood the phrase , \u201ctiny law\u201d refers to all of those day - to - day contractual arrangements consumers enter into every day \u2013 only through standardized forms or handshakes or oral agreements rather than formal written contracts . and that\u2019s the raison d\u2019\u00eatre of shake : to help formalize those millions of tiny law transactions in a simple but custom agreement generated on a mobile device .\nshake shack uses the following 3rd party services in order to provide the best user experience to its guests : google , facebook , instagram , twitter , youtube , mailchimp , salesforce , aws , cloudflare , career arc , spotify , paytronix , teamworld , olo , and session m .\nin 1954 , belt died of a heart attack . he left the steak n shake chain - - consisting of 24 restaurants in illinois and st . louis , and one restaurant each in daytona beach , florida and hot springs , arkansas - - in his wife ' s hands . edith belt ran the business exactly as her husband had , adhering carefully to the standards and practices he had established . during the 15 years under her leadership , steak n shake gradually expanded to include 51 locations in illinois , missouri , florida , and indiana , but little else changed .\nshake gives solos and smalls a tool to recommend to clients . what most people don\u2019t realize is that most solos and smalls don\u2019t want to handle \u201ctiny law\u201d matters . given the value at stake in these transactions , it\u2019s difficult to justify the cost of hiring a lawyer even for review .\nthe\noverwhelming majority\nof distributors\nearn little or no money ,\nthe government said . and many have lost thousands of dollars after being encouraged to lease space to set up\nnutrition clubs ,\nwhere people pay a daily fee to drink a protein shake and tea .\ncofounded by rre ' s stuart ellman , buzzfeed president jon steinberg , spotify \u2019s jared grusd and legal entrepreneur abe geiger , shake aims to take a small piece of the legal pie by simplifying legal transactions via smartphones . it could be big news for entrepreneurs , as legal costs can be among the most quickly mounting early on . shake\u2019s founders say legally - binding non - disclosure agreements , contracted hires and even property and equipment rentals can be signed via mobile app in a matter of clicks\u2014and for free\u2014opening up a new way of conducting business that more than cuts out the middleman .\nwith the ftc settlement falling short of ackman ' s claims that the company should be shut down , herbalife ' s shares soared on friday by nearly 20 % , before falling back and closing at $ 65 . 25 . that was a gain of 10 % over the previous day ' s closing price .\n\u201cwe all get served by people who have been to prison and don\u2019t know about it , so we decided to open this up and also introduce training programmes in prisons , \u201d explains james . \u201cprison employees are loyal , honest , and buy into our company culture because nobody else gives them a chance . \u201d\nbut he didn ' t go to a pricey lawyer . instead , the 27 - year - old downloaded a smartphone app called shake . it guided him through the process of creating easy - to - read contracts , which customers can then sign with a swipe of their fingers on the screen .\nackman ' s hedge fund , pershing square capital management , bet more than $ 1 billion that herbalife ' s share price would fall , by selling the company ' s stock\nshort .\nhe followed that with a relentless campaign against herbalife ' s business practices , in videos and in personal presentations to investors .\nnate morris , ceo and co - founder of rubicon global , says his company is trying a different approach . it doesn\u2019t own any landfills , or garbage trucks for that matter . instead , its sole purpose is to help businesses cut their garbage costs and maximize the amount of waste being diverted from landfills . this strategy has earned rubicon large contracts across the country with the likes of 7 - eleven and wegman\u2019s , but the company\u2019s national footprint is set to double in the coming months . today , rubicon announced it has raised $ 30 million , which it will use to scale operations across the country and invest in new recycling technology research .\nhis aspirations are idealistic and democratic , as well . aereo , he says , is not so much about making money \u2014 after all he made plenty after he sold his first company , navic systems , which made software that helped cable companies interact with their customers , to microsoft in 2008 for a reported $ 250 million .\nmonths after the scandal , the company has added more disclosures , including a video notification , so people realize they are signing up for a subscription , new corporate marketing officer shawn gold said in an exclusive interview with business insider . it ' s also added around - the - clock customer service and lets people return online orders .\nultimately , these changes most likely will see the company ramp up its efforts to sell subscription - based cloud services , a fast - growing business for microsoft with an $ 18 . 9 billion run rate . while its traditional buy - once software business is still huge , sales have been declining as the cloud business erodes its growth .\nabe geiger , the founder of shake , laid out his vision of tiny law in a blog post today . he seems to emphasize that tinylaw is primarily focused on individuals that would otherwise not seek legal counsel , i . e freelancers in need of a contract , small businesses in need of a nda , etc .\nwith the ownership change , robert cronin became the chairman of steak n shake . after making a detail - level assessment of the operation , cronin began making a few cautious changes to the restaurant ' s menu . some of his changes were simply designed to return steak n shake to its roots . for example , during longchamps ' s tenure , management had replaced the chain ' s traditional , real ice cream milkshakes with shakes made from a mix . cronin immediately reverted to the old method , using the real ingredients . he also reduced the cost of a cup of coffee - - then 15 cents & mdash\u00f8 its pre - longchamps price of ten cents . other of cronin ' s changes , however , were innovations . he contracted with sara lee to add an array of desserts to the menu - - the first non - milkshake desserts ever served at steak n shake . he also added such side dishes as cottage cheese , pineapple salad , and baked beans .\nspecializing in the production and distribution of premium quality cedar roofing and sidewall products . imperial shake is located on the northern banks of the fraser river , 30 kms east of vancouver , b . c . only the finest old growth cedar logs from the west coast of b . c . are sourced for imperial\u2019s product lines .\nthe move to reorganize the sales team came about a year after the departure of chief operating officer kevin turner , who was in charge of the company ' s sales organization . the restructuring represents ceo satya nadella ' s effort to reform the way microsoft does sales to better support its fast - growing azure and office 365 cloud - computing businesses .\neven in a perfect world of unlimited resources , hiring a lawyer for tiny law transactions probably wouldn\u2019t make sense . after all , why muck up a simple handshake deal with tomes of legalese , or waste $ 500 in fees to fight a $ 50 ticket that doesn\u2019t result in points ? tools like shake and fixed solve these problems .\nthe company circulated a document , obtained by npr and side effects , that presented slanted material about buprenorphine , focused on the drug ' s potential for diversion and abuse while largely ignoring its benefits for individuals and for public health .\nthis is basically a very long attempt to bash buprenorphine ,\nsaid andraka - christou when we showed her the documents .\nrandy had gotten so much traction running the operations of shake shack that he justifiably had a credible voice . when he said ,\nno , i mean it . we\u2019re ready and we can do this ,\nand he had a space that seemed fascinating , that was the tipping point . now randy , what ' s your story ?\nit is not clear how much theranos can rely on patents to protect it from competition . ms holmes personally holds many patents but the company says little about the technology incorporated into its tests . intellectual - property lawsuits have hitherto been less common in the diagnostics business than in other technology - based industries : companies have usually found it easier to come up with a new way to conduct a test than to challenge a rival\u2019s patent in court . however , as theranos becomes a bigger challenger to established firms , it could find itself spending more time in the company of patent lawyers . last year it won the first infringement case brought against it . the challenging patent - holders abandoned their claim and agreed to bring no further suits for five years .\na new software solution hopes to change that . created by 2 - year - old technology company inturn , the program automatically calls up images for each item being sold , thereby speeding up the negotiation process . items can also be filtered by brand or category \u2014 for example , dresses or t - shirts \u2014 making it easier for stores to buy products as a collection .\nmuch attention has been showered on theranos , partly thanks to its supposed $ 9 billion valuation , a figure based on reports that the privately owned company has raised more than $ 400m from selling shares to investors . debbie wang , an analyst at morningstar , an investment - research firm , says that \u201cit is not clear what sort of assumptions have been built into that valuation\u201d ."]}
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2012 www . airlines - inform . com . all rights reserved .\nthe hong kong home to cathay pacific and dragonair and the kuala lumpur base of malaysia airlines often vie for the title of the world ' s best airport .\nworld member airlines , who meet regularly to set strategic direction and review progress . the board is currently chaired by ivan chu , chief executive of cathay pacific .\nlatam airlines group selects one world as the global alliance for all its passenger airlines , which means that brazil ' s tam airlines will leave the star alliance to join one world , along with its paraguay subsidiary , in 2014 ' s second quarter , and lan colombia will join one world as an affiliate member , in the fourth quarter of 2013 . with chile ' s lan airlines flying as a full member of one world since june 2000 and lan argentina , lan ecuador and lan peru added since as affiliate members , it means that all of latin america ' s top airline group will be part of the same global airline alliance .\nall one world airlines serving madrid move into the airport ' s new eur6 billion terminal 4 in the alliance ' s biggest co - location activity to date .\nthe unveiling of a standard one world llivery that all member airlines will adopt on a proportion of their fleets as a symbol of their renewed commitment to the alliance .\nto mark japan airlines ' impending accession , one world links with the visit japan campaign to support its drive to boost tourism to japan \u2013 and jal reveals a special one world livery that it will paint on a number of its aircraft .\nin the drive to reduce costs , airlines can achieve substantial efficiencies through working more closely together .\nfor those passengers with special needs , world atlantic airlines transports all types of wheelchairs including folding , collapsible or non - folding un - powered wheelchairs , electric powered wheelchairs , and electric powered carts . advance notification is required for all electrical equipment and a minimum of two hours is required for check - in of any electrical equipment to ensure it meets all dangerous goods handling requirements .\nwaa\u2019s plan is divided into two time components whereby world atlantic airlines will provide and / or take action . the first time threshold is designated at two hours after departure from the gate or after landing and en - route to parking location at the gate . the second time threshold will be at the three hour point for domestic flights and at the four hour point for international flights .\nhello future world atlantic airlines passenger ! ! ! please spend at least five minutes reviewing information from each of the government sites below . these websites will inform you as to what you are allowed to travel with in your checked and carry - on luggage . if you have further doubt , please feel free to contact your charter representative our contact us at 305 - 722 - 6100 .\nkingfisher airlines implementation as a one world member airline is put on hold to allow the airline time to strengthen its financial position . it remains a member elect of the alliance .\nthe alliance ' s latin american partner completes the change of its name from lanchile to lan airlines .\nfinnair becomes the first one world member in europe to decorate aircraft in a special one world livery to mark the 10th anniversary of its invitation to join .\nfor all flights , world atlantic airlines will provide passengers on the delayed flight notification beginning 30 minutes after scheduled departure time ( including any revised departure time that passengers were notified about before boarding ) and every 30 minutes thereafter that they have the opportunity to deplane from the aircraft if it is at the gate or another disembarkation area with the door open , provided the opportunity to deplane actually exists .\n\u201cour public charter rules are designed to protect consumers from sudden cancellations and being stranded away from home with no return flight , \u201d said u . s . transportation secretary ray lahood . \u201cwe will continue to hold airlines and charter operators accountable when they fail to respect the rights of charter passengers . \u201d world atlantic stopped flying charters for direct air on march 13 , following a week in which direct air failed to pay the carrier all the money it was owed for operating the flights . a number of payments prior to that were late . numerous passengers did not receive the service they paid direct air for when world atlantic canceled the remaining flights it was scheduled to operate for direct air .\noffer almost 12 , 750 flights a day - an average of one one world airline departure or arrival somewhere around the world every three seconds around the clock .\nflybe finland becomes a one world affiliate member on routes it operates for finnair .\naustralian business traveller names one world its best airline alliance in its debut awards .\none world links with westjet to launch a joint corporate sales programme in canada .\njapan airlines reaffirms its membership of one world and its commitment to expand co - operation with its alliance partners , after a review of its alliance strategy prompted by its overall business restructuring .\nworld , including aer lingus , alaska airlines , bangkok airways , fiji airways , meridianafly , westjet and some flights operated by air tahiti nui and jetstar , extending the destinations covered still further .\none world ' s biggest co - location project in asia is completed with british airways moving alongside all the alliance ' s other airlines serving tokyo narita in the airport ' s terminal 2 .\nmexicana joins one world , along with affiliates mexicanaclick and mexicanalink \u2013 adding mexico and central america ' s leading airline to the world ' s leading quality airline alliance .\nworld atlantic was one of several carriers operating flights for direct air , a charter operator also known as myrtle beach direct air & tours , which ceased operating in march . direct air arranged charters from a number of cities in the midwest and northeast to myrtle beach , s . c . and cities in florida .\nqantas starts moving alongside american airlines at los angeles , smoothing transfers for passengers flying between australia and the usa .\nfor futher information : united airlines worldwide media relations , 872 - 825 - 8640 , media . relations @ urltoken\nthese member airlines position one world as the number one alliance on most scores in the usa , latin america , the middle east and the pacific , with a strong presence in europe and asia .\npress releases , images and other media information \u2013 and a downloadable one world screensaver .\nskywest and expressjet become one world affiliate members on routes they operate for american eagle .\none world named the world ' s best airline alliance in what is believed to be the first major award recognising this sector of the travel industry - the 2002 business traveller awards , based on a poll among some of the world ' s most frequent flyers .\nfor the purpose of this plan a tarmac delay ( hereinafter a\ndelay\n) is defined under part 259 as :\nthe holding of an aircraft on the ground either before taking off or after landing with no opportunity for its passengers to deplane .\nworld atlantic airlines commits that should a plane be delayed in a manner that passengers cannot deplane , either before departure or after landing , that the following amenities and assistance will be provided .\niag and japan airlines file for regulatory approval for a joint business between jal and british airways between europe and japan .\nworld affiliates operate flights to some 80 destinations in 20 countries and territories . jal and its\njetstar asia , jetstar japan and jetstar pacific start participating in global explorer , the round - the - world fare offered by all one world members and selected carriers outside the alliance .\none world unveils a new , one - stop , easy - to use service to meet the travel needs for conventions , conferences , exhibitions and special events \u2013 one world events .\none world becomes the first global airline alliance to enable corporate customers to complete contracts electronically .\nqantas group chief executive officer geoff dixon becomes chairman of one world ' s governing board .\none world names best airline alliance for the third year running by global traveler magazine , and retains the magazine ' s wines on the wing award as the alliance whose airlines serve the best wines in - flight .\none world becomes the only global alliance to enable customers to fly throughout its network , with multiple connections , on electronic tickets only , with the completion of interline e - ticketing links between all its member airlines .\none world becomes the first in the travel industry to sell multi - airline round - the - world fares on - line with the launch of its internet booking engine for one world explorer . this is also the first time any alliance fare has been sold on - line .\nsrilankan airlines joins , as the first carrier from the indian sub - continent to become part of any global airline alliance .\njapan airlines elected on board . it is expected to start offering the alliance ' s services and benefits in early 2007 .\nlufthansa and swiss customers can benefit from new codeshares with singapore airlines on further routes in southeast asia and the southwest pacific .\nchicago , june 8 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - united airlines ( ual ) today reported may 2018 operational results .\ndetails on the alliance ' s innovative and attractively priced fare products , including a tool for helping plan one world explorer round - the - world journeys , along with the booking tool .\npremier traveler names one world best airline alliance in its best of 2013 awards \u2013 on top of the six other\nbest alliance\nawards gained by one world in the past year .\na spanish version of its popular round - the - world booking tool is launched , making one world the only alliance offering an on - line booking facility in any language besides english .\nregulators in europe and the usa approve the proposed transatlantic joint business agreement between american airlines , british airways and iberia and the application for anti - trust immunity between those three airlines and the alliance ' s other transatlantic operators , finnair and royal jordanian .\nbusiness traveller names one world best alliance in its 2016 awards , for the fourth year running .\nmexicana elected a member designate , to join one world in 2009 along with affiliate click mexicana .\ncathay pacific deputy chairman and chief executive david turnbull becomes chairman of the one world governing board .\nalliances help boost airlines ' revenues and provide opportunities to maintain more routes and frequencies , by transferring passengers between members ' networks .\nin madrid , all on - line member airlines moved into the eur6 billion terminal 4 at the spanish capital in february 2006 .\namerican airlines and british airways extend their code - sharing to their first transatlantic routes , between the usa and the uk regions .\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 .\nfor futher information : united airlines worldwide media relations , + 1 - 872 - 825 - 8640 , media . relations @ urltoken\nthis joint venture between lufthansa and ana , japan\u2019s largest airline , was launched in early 2012 . austrian airlines and swiss joined the strategic joint venture in april 2013 . the cooperation covers all 196 weekly flights on 11 of the participating airlines\u2019 routes between japan and europe\nour member airlines together serve 150 plus countries with flights to more than a thousand destinations , many more than any individual airline can offer itself - with the one world network focused on the most important cities for international business travellers .\non - line enhancements to make booking flights on all of its member airlines easier than ever before - whether they are frequent flyer award redemption flights or regular tickets . this puts one world on track to be the first alliance :\none of the world ' s leading international airlines . with its affiliates , it serves some 230 airports in 90 territories , with its main hub london heathrow , the main gateway to the world ' s number one business city . with its iberia partner and their affiliates , it carried nearly 90 million people in its latest year .\nbritish airways and japan airlines followed suit , between europe and japan , in late 2012 , with finnair joining them in early 2014 .\nwe are in a unique position at united to connect these students to the world ,\nsaid sharon grant , vice president of community affairs at united airlines .\nit is exciting to share in this journey , one that we hope will provide a new perspective on their lives and dramatically expand their views of the world .\nworld ' s qantas the only member of a global alliance operating a full domestic network within australia .\nqatar airways invited to join one world . its implementation is expected to take 12 - 18 months .\nanother 30 or so airlines are affiliate members \u2013 including american eagle , china ' s cathay dragon , denmark ' s sun - air , latam airlines argentina , brazil , colombia , ecuador and peru , plus south africa ' s comair and the transatlantic premium service carrier openskies .\nchicago , july 18 , 2017 / prnewswire / - - united airlines ( ual ) today announced its second - quarter 2017 financial results .\nlan colombia joins as an affiliate member \u2013 the final part of the lan group to join one world .\none world launches a new downloadable timetable showing schedules for all its members and their code - share partners .\niberia president fernando conte succeeds his finnair counterpart keijo suila as chairman of one world ' s governing board .\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 .\none of the most highly rated and fastest growing airlines worldwide and the only one of the major gulf carriers to have joined a global alliance .\none world wins three more\nbest airline alliance\nawards - from global traveler for the sixth year running , from premier traveler for the third year running , and from world travel awards for the 13th year running .\nworld carrier in a specific continent or region . they offer a great value way to travel around a region .\nthese two initiatives provide one world with world - class , state - of - the - art facilities at the alliance ' s two main european hubs , with heathrow terminal 5 named by skytrax as the world ' s best airport terminal and madrid terminal 4 a runner - up . at its other main hub in the continent , the new helsinki airport , home of finnair , is regularly voted the world ' s best airport for its size .\nlocal city information for many major destinations , along with visa and health requirements for every country in the world .\none world is named the best airline alliance in the 2014 business traveller awards - for the second successive year .\none world launches an it hub , making it easier and more efficient to add new recruits to the alliance .\none world launches its new website \u2013 featuring an interactive map showing all the destinations and routes its members serve .\nmore new benefits are added for the most loyal customers of one world member airlines - priority baggage delivery for frequent flyers with emerald or sapphire tier status in any oneworld member airline ' s loyalty programme and an additional check - in baggage allowance for sapphire cardholders .\nto be compliant with department of transportation\u2019s enhanced protections for airline passengers regulations ( 14 cfr part 259 ) , world atlantic airlines ( waa ) has established a tarmac delay contingency plan , and has committed sufficient resources to implement the plan . waa has coordinated the plan with all of the airports it serves on a charter basis . in the unlikely event of a long onboard delay prior to takeoff or upon landing , our system operationscontrol center will coordinate with the pilot - in - command on the aircraft , the local airport operations team , and authorities at the airport to implement our plan .\nto be compliant with department of transportation\u2019s enhanced protections for airline passengers regulations ( 14 cfr part 259 ) , world atlantic airlines ( waa ) has established a tarmac delay contingency plan , and has committed sufficient resources to implement the plan . waa has coordinated the plan with all of the airports it serves on a charter basis . in the unlikely event of a long onboard delay prior to takeoff or upon landing , our system operations control center will coordinate with the pilot - in - command on the aircraft , the local airport operations team , and authorities at the airport to implement our plan .\nthe lufthansa group has participated in three strategically and commercially important joint ventures : the a + + transatlantic joint venture with united airlines and air canada , the j + bilateral europe / japan joint venture with all nippon airways ( ana ) and the commercial europe - southeast asia and southwest pacific with singapore airlines .\nwhich , through its merger with us airways , has become the biggest airline in the usa \u2013 and the world .\ncarry 530 million passengers a year \u2013 a thousand boarding a one world flight every minute , 24 hours a day .\ncathay pacific chief executive ivan chu succeeds his iag counterpart willie walsh as chairman of one world ' s governing board .\none world marks the 10th anniversary of lan joining by reaffirming its determination to remain latin america ' s leading alliance .\nwidely recognized as latin america ' s leading airline group , created through the merger of lan airlines , tam airlines and their affiliates , serving nearly 150 cities in 25 countries . it carried nearly 70 million passengers in 2015 , from hubs at santiago de chile , buenos aires , bogota , lima , quito and guayaquil\nestablished a customer solutions team to provide agents with creative solutions such as using nearby airports , other airlines or ground transportations to get customers to their final destination .\nthe three main airline alliances , including oneworld , now account for almost two - thirds of the total world airline capacity ( asks ) \u2013 and more than 75 per cent of air travel spend between the world ' s top 100 business cities .\none world offers more opportunities to earn and redeem frequent flyer rewards - and more airport lounges to use on your travels .\nworld ceo rob gurney are function heads for commercial , membership and customer experience , finance and it , and corporate communications .\noneworld is named the world ' s best airline alliance in the 2015 business traveller awards - for the third year running .\nglobal traveler magazine names one world best airline alliance in its 2014 gt tested reader survey - for the fifth year running .\npremier traveler magazine names one world its best airline alliance in its 2014 awards - for the second year in a row .\niberia express , the new short to mediumhaul airline launched by the iberia group , joins one world as an affiliate member .\none world named best airline alliance by global traveler for the second year running in its gt tested reader survey 2011 awards .\none world also has some 30 affiliate members , airlines who provide regional services in association with the alliance ' s members . they include : american eagle ; british airways franchisees comair ( of south africa ) and sun - air ( denmark ) and subsidiaries openskies and ba cityflyer ; iberia regional air nostrum and iberia express ; cathay pacific sister cathay dragon ; jal group subsidiaries j - air and japan transocean air ; latam affiliates in argentina , brazil , colombia , ecuador and peru ; qantaslink carriers airlink , eastern australia airlines and sunstate airlines , and s7 ' s globus . latam ' s paraguayan affiliate will join soon .\namerican eagle , aadvantage , aadvantage executive platinum , aadvantage platinum and aadvantage gold are marks of american airlines inc . american eagle is american ' s regional airline affiliate .\nnew one world priority signage is unveiled to make it easier for frequent flyers to spot where they can take advantage of their oneworld benefits at airports around the world . it will be installed at all 1 , 000 plus airports on the alliance network .\na chance for customers to win a pair of business class tickets for travel all the way around the world on one world ' s airline members , simply by saying what services and benefits they would most like the alliance to offer in the future .\nworld staff and airport signs providing assistance in unfamiliar airports and global support centres to troubleshoot snags before they occur at key hubs .\none world named best airline alliance by global traveler in the leading business travel magazine ' s gt tested reader survey 2010 awards .\nexpanded responsibilities for several executive leaders to better serve customers , lead employees and focus on becoming the world ' s leading airline .\none of the biggest carriers in the asia - pacific region and the japanese flagcarrier . from the group ' s main hubs of tokyo narita and haneda , japan airlines and its\nactivity across the alliance is managed by the omc ' s team of some 25 full - time professionals , in liaison with working groups drawn from executives across all member airlines .\nunlike the traditional form of cooperation in an airline alliance , joint ventures are subject to much stricter legal regulations . the prerequisite for such close coordination is antitrust immunity from the competition authorities based on the contractual arrangements governing the joint ventures . austrian airlines , brussels airlines and swiss in the lufthansa group have also all been granted antitrust immunity with the joint venture partners .\nfrequent flyers , depending on status , have access to more than 650 airport lounges worldwide , including many voted the world ' s best .\none world is named as the most punctual airline alliance in flightstats ' on - time performance awards 2014 - for the second successive time .\nthree of the alliance ' s most popular fares - one world explorer and its two circle tickets - are opened up to group travel .\none world launches a global frequent flyer promotion , offering up to 15 , 000 bonus miles - its first such promotion for five years .\nswiss international air lines released from its commitment to join one world after an agreement between the airline and established one world partner british airways to drop the bilateral commercial agreement they signed in october 2003 , which was a fundamental condition of it becoming a member of the global alliance .\nat one world ' s main north american hub , dallas / fort worth , the us $ 1 . 2 billion international terminal d opened in october 2006 . elsewhere , american airlines is virtually rebuilding its new york jfk and miami terminals . lan ' s santiago base is widely recognized as the best airport in south america .\nsingapore airlines customers can now make the most of more than 20 codeshare routes via the lufthansa group\u2019s munich and zurich hubs to travel comfortably and conveniently to and from various destinations within europe .\nmembers of one world are proud of their reputations for high quality service - setting standards for the rest of the industry to follow . to ensure a consistently high level of customer service across all member airlines , one world has established a set of quality standards which are monitored regularly . they cover areas such as check - in , lounges , boarding experience , cabin crew , meals , seat comfort , punctuality , in - flight entertainment , aircraft cleanliness and baggage handling .\nworld airline industry crisis leads to a change of focus - onto helping members achieve cost savings and build revenues beyond what they could accomplish individually .\nwe were delighted to unveil the united airlines early learning center with @ warren _ village in denver as part of our commitment to lifting up communities where our employees & customers live and work . # beingunited\none world receives the debut airline alliance on - time performance award from the independent flightstats organization , as airline alliance with the most punctual operation in 2012 .\nlan argentina becomes the second airline in the alliance to decorate an aircraft in a special one world livery , to mark the first anniversary of its joining .\none world ' s biggest yet airport co - location project begins with british airways beginning its move into the new terminal 5 at its london heathrow base .\nin october 2010 , a project was completed to bring all the alliance ' s airlines serving tokyo narita alongside one another in terminal 2 . at the same time , its carriers co - located their international operations at tokyo haneda , establishing one world as the alliance with the most extensive international network and the biggest domestic operation at asia ' s newest international hub .\nfor example , many people have pointed out that united might have avoided the entire fiasco by simply offering the passengers more money to leave the plane . by law , airlines are required to offer compensation\u2014up to four times the value of the ticket , or $ 1 , 350\u2014before booting customers from the flight . but a free - market solution would require the airlines to raise the compensation offer indefinitely until somebody accepted the offer . it\u2019s a simple matter of fairness : if airlines are legally permitted to make false promises\u2014and to overbook a flight is , essentially , to promise a service that cannot be fulfilled\u2014they ought to pay market price to compensate people for the unfulfilled promise . instead , airlines are permitted to practice a kind of bizarro capitalism , in which they can overbook with impunity and throw people off the plane after they reject an arbitrary fee .\nour partnership with united airlines affirms and expands our commitment to connect young americans from disparate backgrounds to one another and to the world ,\nsaid eliza pesuit , executive director at global glimpse .\nwith united by our side , more students will return home with the skills , confidence , and perspective to tackle complex issues in their local and global community .\none world was the first of the global airline alliances to establish a central unit to drive the management of the alliance , its future growth and customer offerings .\nairberlin \u2013 europe ' s sixth biggest airline and germany ' s second largest \u2013 becomes a one world member elect , lining up to join in early 2012 .\none world launches a special website for its japanese - speaking customers . urltoken is a complete replica of the alliance ' s main website , but in japanese .\nby coordinating key areas and virtually bundling resources , airlines can make better use of available capacity . this becomes easier with harmonized , combinable fares and the joint marketing of flights , which takes advantage of the partners\u2019 sales strength in their home markets . corporate customers and travel agencies in particular benefit from having a single point of contact for all airlines when the airlines bundle together a wide range of offers in an easy - to - manage agreement like this . individual travelers benefit most from the ability to combine segments to reach their destination and from the increased availability of special fares and additional seating capacity so that they can use their bonus miles for free tickets .\nimage of we were delighted to unveil the united airlines early learning center with @ warren _ village in denver as part of our commitment to lifting up communities where our employees & customers live and work . # beingunited urltoken\nunited ' s award - winning eco - skies program represents the company ' s commitment to the environment and the actions taken every day to create a sustainable future . in 2017 , air transport world ( atw ) magazine named united the eco - airline of the year for the second time since the airline launched the eco - skies program . this year , united airlines ranked no . 1 among global carriers in newsweek ' s global 500 green rankings , one of the most recognized environmental performance assessments of the world ' s largest publicly traded companies .\nworld customer journey , from lounges to the in - flight product , will help passengers arrive at their destinations fresh , well rested , and ready to do business .\nworld is the only alliance to offer this sort of pass covering all six continents , excluding antarctica . prices are based on the number of sectors selected and their length .\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 .\nthe one world management company ( omc ) was established in vancouver , canada , in may 2000 , moving in june 2011 to new york , enabling the central alliance team to keep their finger right on the pulse of the world ' s single biggest market for air travel , with the city ' s airports used by 110 million passengers a year ."]}
{"id": 56385, "summary": [{"text": "tyo animations inc. ( \u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793etyo\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u30ba kabushiki gaisha tyo anim\u0113shonzu ) is a japanese animation studio formed in 2009 as merger of hal film maker and yumeta company . ", "topic": 30}], "title": "tyo animations", "paragraphs": ["a series directed by junichi sato and produced by tyo animations in collaboration with honda .\ntyo inc . , merged its two anime studio subsidiaries , yumeta company and hal film maker , on july 1 , 2009 . yumeta company absorbed hal film maker and changed its name to tyo animations . [ 1 ]\ni think tyo animations put a darker style into yuruyuri . i haven ' t seen all of s3 yet but saw the first nachuyachumi movie . pretty lit ova though . . .\nkenichi kasai will direct the anime at tyo animations from scripts by sawako hirabayashi with series composition by sawako hirabayashi . maki fujioka is designing the characters , and go sakabe is composing the soundtrack for the series .\non december 1 , 2017 , memory tech holdings announced that they had acquired tyo animations , and made it a subsidiary of graphinica . they also announced that the company ' s name would revert to yumeta company . [ 2 ]\ntsutomu mizushima is directing the tyo animations project . the story follows a third - year high school girl who likes building plastic models in a model - making club . mari kanou , marina inoue and yumi uchiyama play the club members neesan , makimaki , and okappa , respectively .\nvictory kickoff ! !\na tv series developed by tyo animations , broadcast by nhk in japan , and distributed by viz media europe , will be launched everywhere in europe , the middle east and africa from spring 2014 . a chance for every young fan of football to wait until the 2014 world cup !\nhiroyuki hata ( recently , my sister is unusual . , kamichu ! ) will direct the series at tyo animations ( samurai warriors , tamayura - hitotose ) . motohiro taniguchi ( recently , my sister is unusual . ) is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director . makoto fukami ( chotto kawaii iron maiden , psycho - pass ) will join the staff and work with hata on the scenario .\nk\u014djin ochi ( case closed , la corda d ' oro blue sky ) is directing the special at the studio tyo animations . yuka yamada ( mushi - shi , himawari ! ) is writing the scripts , while aki tsunaki ( ch\u014dyaku hyakunin isshu : uta koi , miracle train - \u014dedo - sen e y\u014dkoso ) is in charge of character designs . sengoku musou game series producer hisashi koinuma is supervising the anime .\nthe main staff , while different from the first two seasons , will return from the yuruyuri nachu yachumi ! original video anime ( ova ) for the third season . hiroyuki hata ( recently , my sister is unusual . , kamichu ! ) is directing the series at tyo animations ( samurai warriors , tamayura - hitotose ) . motohiro taniguchi ( recently , my sister is unusual . ) is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director . makoto fukami ( chotto kawaii iron maiden , psycho - pass ) is joining the staff and work with hata on the scenario .\nkoei tecmo games software development head hisashi koinuma is serving as chief production supervisor of the series . k\u014djin ochi ( la corda d ' oro - primo passo , case closed , sengoku musou sp : sanada no shou ) is directing the series , yuka yamada ( neo angelique abyss , mushishi , black butler ) is handling the series composition , and aki tsunaki ( ch\u014dyaku hyakunin isshu : uta koi , harukanaru toki no naka de 3 : owari naki unmei ) is designing the characters . tezuka productions and tyo animations are both animating the series , and nas is producing the series .\nnext spring ' s anime adaptation of the la cordo d ' oro 3 dating simulation game will be titled la corda d ' oro blue sky . k\u014djin ochi ( detective conan / case closed ) will serve as chief director , and takahiro natori ( aria series episode director ) will direct at tyo animations ( la corda d ' oro - primo passo production ) . keiichir\u014d \u014dchi is in charge of the scripts ( listen to me , girls . i am your father ! ) and maki fujioka ( la corda d ' oro - primo passo ) is adapting yuki kure ' s character designs .\nthe magazine is also revealing the staff members for the new season , who differ from the first season ' s staff . michio fukuda ( hyakko , nura : rise of the yokai clan : demon capital ) is taking over for hiroshi hamasaki as director at the studios liden films and tyo animations . cagetzu aizawa ( rage of bahamut : genesis sub - character designer ) and atsushi ikariya ( fate / stay night : unlimited blade works , fate / zero , harmonie ) are designing the characters , and naruhisa arakawa ( maoyu , kingdom ) is taking over for shogo yasukawa to handle the series composition .\nmag garden first revealed aria the avvenire in february via a new website , although the company removed the website soon afterward . junichi sato ( kaleido star , pretear , sailor moon ) is again directing the anime at the studio tyo animations . sato is also in charge of series composition . the anime will also feature the return of reiko yoshida ( tokyo mew mew , bakuman . ) , who will handle scripts . masayuki onji is designing the characters . amano is designing some new characters that will appear in the anime . the staff will announce more information about the new characters at a later date .\nfind out more about nozomi entertainment ' s release of tamayura and tamayura hitotose at urltoken nozomi entertainment announces the acquisition of the slice - of - life anime tamayura : hitotose . tamayura : hitotose is directed by junichi sato ( aria the animation , umi monogatari , sailor moon ) , and consists of 12 episodes , a special \u201c5 . 5\u201d episode , and 4 ovas . the series focuses on a young girl who takes up her late father\u2019s old camera , determined to capture memories that will bring joy and happiness to others for a lifetime . the ova episodes feature animation from hal film maker ( aria the animation , sketchbook ~ full color\u2019s ~ ) . the tv series features animation from tyo animations , and aired in japan in the fall of 2011 .\nthe japanese public broadcaster nhk launched a website for the upcoming soccer anime series ginga e kickoff ! ! ( kickoff to the galaxy ! ! ) and listed its staff : director : k\u00f4nosuke uda ( one piece , lovely complex ) series composition : takashi yamada ( dash ! yonkuro , heartcatch precure ! ) animation production : tyo animations production : nhk , nhk enterprises , nas the site also revealed that the first five episodes will get an early run at the end of march on nhk ' s bs premium channel . the spring anime is an adaptation of the 2006 soccer novel ginga no world cup ( galactic world cup ) by hiroto kawabata . the story follows a boy who was in a soccer team , but it was disbanded due to not enough players . however , after the boy meets a female professional soccer player , he aims to bring his soccer team back . the anime will premiere on saturday , april 7 at 9 : 30 a . m .\nthe cast will remain the same from the anime but the staff will change . hiroyuki hata ( kamichu ! , recently , my sister is unusual . ) will replace masahiko ohta as director . michiko yokote ( red data girl , squid girl ) will handle the scripts , and motohiro taniguchi ( to love - ru - trouble - darkness , recently my sister is unusual . animation director ) will replace character designer chiaki nakajima and serve as chief animation director . the series will be animated at tyo animation ( tamayura - hitotose ) instead of dogakobo .\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 .\nthis year ' s 50th issue of shueisha ' s weekly young jump magazine is revealing on november 12 that the terraformars revenge tv anime sequel series will premiere in april 2016 .\nmasanori shino and satoshi kimura had served as main character designer and character designer , respectively , for the previous tv anime series .\nyoshimasa hosoya as akari hizamaru hidenobu kiuchi as sh\u014dkichi komachi shizuka itou as michelle k . davis kaito ishikawa as marcos eringrad garcia kenn as alex kandori stewart daisuke ono as keiji onizuka chiaki takahashi as kanako sanj\u014d aki toyosaki as yaeko yanasegawa unshou ishizuka as sylvester asimov kenji akabane as ivan perepelkina tetsuo komura as liu yiwu akira ishida as joseph g . newton tomokazu sugita as ichir\u014d hiruma\nthe 49th issue of weekly young jump had teased on thursday that the 50th issue would have an\nimportant announcement .\nkenichi tachibana and y\u016b sasuga launched the original terra formars manga in 2011 , and the series will have 14 million copies in circulation when the 15th volume ships in japan on november 19 . viz media is releasing the manga in north america , and it describes the story :\nin the late 26th century , overpopulation on earth is reaching the breaking point , and humanity must find new frontiers . the terraforming of mars has taken centuries , but is now complete . the colonization of mars by humanity is an epoch - making event , but an unintended side effect of the terraforming process unleashes a horror no one could ever have imagined . . .\nafter humanity ' s first manned mission to the red planet was lost , a second expedition arrives . the explorers prepare to exterminate the cockroaches that were used to transform the martian environment . they are shocked to discover that the insects have mutated into giant , aggressive humanoids with one overriding goal : exterminate the humans ! but this crew of explorers has each undergone the\nbugs procedure ,\nterrifying experimental surgery designed to make them more than human . . .\nthe first 13 - episode television anime series adapting the annex 1 arc of the manga premiered in september 2014 , and crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired . the companion original video anime ( ova ) project adapted the bugs 2 arc on discs bundled with the 10th and 11th manga volumes . the annex 1 arc takes place 20 years after the bugs 2 arc .\nthe manga is also inspiring a live - action film directed by takashi miike ( live - action films of ichi the killer , phoenix wright : ace attorney , yatterman , tokyo tribe , as the gods will , crows , mogura no uta ) . kazuki nakashima ( gurren lagann , kill la kill ) penned the screenplay for the film . the film will open in japan on april 29 .\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 . . .\nthis focus story for orario ' s toughest tavern elf offers plenty of colorful new details about the story ' s world in a must - read for danmachi fans .\n\u2015 ( note : because the main character ' s name is consistently transliterated as lyu rather than ryu in this novel , that spelling will be used throughout this review . ) in a franchise full of colorful characters , lyu leon is far from being among the most dynamic . . .\n\u2015 the kingdom hearts orchestra \u2013 world tour 2018 launched on june 9th with an unforgettable sold - out show at the dorothy chandler pavilion in los angeles . with composer yoko shimomura on stage , and surprise special appearance by director tetsuya nomura that announced the long - awaited release date of kingdom hea . . .\nflcl progressive started out pretty low - key - especially compared to the original - but the plot becomes a noisy riot of abstract ( yet familiar ) elements in this finale .\nthe summer anime season has begun , and we ' re reviewing every new anime of the season . check back daily for new reviews ! 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 kurisu - chan cloudflare ray # 437cd5eb334255a0 - ord\nreiko takagi is returning from la corda d ' oro - primo passo to play the new female protagonist kanade kohinata . the rest of the announced cast includes :\nthe cast joins previously announced members jun fukuyama as ky\u014dya kisaragi , katsuyuki konishi as ritsu kisaragi , yuya uchida as daichi sakaki , and kaori mizuhashi as haruto mizushima .\nyuki kure launched the manga adaptation of la corda d ' oro 3 in the january issue of hakusensha ' s lala sh\u014djo manga magazine on november 22 . the three la corda d ' oro 3 : another sky spin - off games will ship in japan in january .\nthe game franchise already inspired a television anime series in 2006 , and a television special sequel , la corda d ' oro ~ secondo passo ~ , aired in spring of 2009 . sentai filmworks licensed and released the series on dvd in north america , and crunchyroll streamed both anime . kure also adapted the first kin - iro no corda game into a manga , and viz media published the 17th and final volume of the original la corda d ' oro manga in north america in may .\nall material copyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 anime news network . all rights reserved . served by kurisu - chan cloudflare ray # 437d780d1013712b - ord\nall material copyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 anime news network . all rights reserved . served by kurisu - chan cloudflare ray # 437d5145f0985612 - ord\npony canyon began streaming a teaser video on friday for the upcoming original video animation yuruyuri nachu yachumi ! ( a misspelling of\nnatsu yasumi ,\nor\nsummer vacation\n) . the ova will open in five theaters in japan on november 29 .\nkyoko : hot . it ' s hot . yui : because it ' s summer . kyoko : i get that but it ' s hot . chinatsu : kyoko - sempai please stop . after all the heat will get worse . akari : that ' s right , kyoko - chan\u2014 kyoko : hoooot . . . i know ! let ' s go now ! yui : that was sudden . kyoko : now that i think about it . . . it seems to be playing at this theater . chinatsu : eh ? yui : say stuff like that early ! chinatsu : that ' s right , what about mental preparedness ? akari : yuruyuri nachu yachumi ! advance tickets now on sale . kyoko : wow akari , you sound main character - ish .\nthe yuruyuri anime adapts namori ' s manga about four fun - loving schoolgirls who take over the former room of a tea ceremony club for their own\ngorakubu\n( amusement club ) .\nthe first anime series premiered in japan in july 2011 , and crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired . the 12 - episode sequel series yuruyuri\u266a\u266a aired in 2012 , and crunchyroll also streamed that series as it aired . jmanga and alc publishing released part of the original manga digitally in english before jmanga shut down last year . nisa has licensed and released both seasons in north america .\nall material copyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 anime news network . all rights reserved . served by kurisu - chan cloudflare ray # 437cd76047a67167 - ord\nthis year ' s may issue of ichijinsha ' s comic yuri hime will announce on wednesday that the third yuruyuri season will be titled yuruyuri san hai ! . the main staff , while different from the first two seasons , will return from the yuruyuri nachu yachumi ! original video anime ( ova ) .\nthe yuruyuri anime adapts namori ' s manga about four fun - loving schoolgirls who take over the former room of a tea ceremony club for their own\ngoraku - bu\n( amusement club ) .\nthe first anime series premiered in japan in july 2011 , and crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired . the 12 - episode sequel series yuruyuri\u266a\u266a premiered in july 2012 , and crunchyroll also streamed that series as it aired . the yuruyuri nachu yachumi ! original video anime project shipped in february , after running in theaters last november .\njmanga and alc publishing released part of the original manga digitally in english before jmanga shut down last year . nisa has licensed and released both previous seasons in north america .\nthe summer anime season has begun , and we ' re reviewing every new anime of the season . check back daily for new reviews ! now available : drop kick on my devil ! - holmes of kyoto - phantom in the twilight - 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 - and much more !\n\u2015 july 5 - 8 2017 , los angeles , california cosplay galleries day one day two what ' s going on in the entertainment hall ? ( gallery ) premiere reports jojo ' s bizarre adventure : golden wind world premiere my hero academia : two heroes world premie . . .\nall material copyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 anime news network . all rights reserved . served by kurisu - chan cloudflare ray # 437dcbffa2ee71c1 - ord\ngame publisher koei tecmo began streaming the promotional video for the sengoku musou sp : sanada no shou tv anime special adapting its sengoku musou ( samurai warriors ) series of video games on wednesday . the video features the special ' s theme song \u201creverb\u201d by visual - kei band kuroyume .\nthe promo hints that\nthe sad fate of the sanada brothers will begin to move .\nthe narrator explains that two brothers swore to protect the soul of the sanada clan in the warring states era .\n( historical japanese names are presented here with family names last , as in the english releases of the games . )\nthe story of the special revolves around the sanada brothers in their youth . nobuyuki and yukimura swear to each other to protect the influential sanada clan . however , thinking of how to best continue the sanada clan , yukimura makes a decision , and meets with mitsunari ishida and naoe kanetsugu at the location he arrived at . on the other hand , his elder brother nobuyuki must worry about the selfish demands made by the tokugawa clan .\nkoei tecmo is also streaming various versions of commercials for the games for the different regions of japan .\na blu - ray disc of the anime will also be bundled in the 9 , 800 - yen ( about us $ 98 ) premium box for the playstation 3 game sengoku musou 4 ( samurai warriors 4 ) when it ships ( after a delay ) on march 20 .\nall material copyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 anime news network . all rights reserved . served by kurisu - chan cloudflare ray # 437db2e521877167 - ord\nmatsuri event on sunday that production on a series of four anime films have been green - lit . the films will complete the story of\n, and will revolve around f\u016b and her friends in the final year before they graduate high school . the first film will open in japanese theaters in spring 2015 .\nthe official website for the franchise had hinted in june that an important announcement would be made at the event .\nthe tamayura anime project with an original concept by director junichi sato ( sailor moon , princess tutu ) premiered in 2010 with a series of original video animation ( ova ) volumes . the project then spawned a television anime series titled tamayura - hitotose in 2011 , with a second season titled tamayura - more aggressive airing last year .\nall material copyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 anime news network . all rights reserved . served by kurisu - chan cloudflare ray # 437d5261d4a47125 - ord\nthe official website of the aria the avvenire ( aria the arrived ) anime project began streaming a teaser video for the anime on sunday . the video reveals that the main cast of previous aria anime projects will return . the video also previews music from the group choro club feat . senoo , who composed some of the music from previous aria anime .\nshochiku is producing the anime as part of the larger\nao no curtain call\n( blue curtain call ) project , which celebrates 10 years since the broadcast of the first aria anime . the new animation ' s format has not been specified . the official website for the anime also previously revealed that\nall aria television series\nwill also receive a blu - ray box release in japan as part of the same project .\nanimation studio hal film maker produced the first anime series aria the animation , and the series inspired two more television series in 2006 and 2008 , as well as an original video anime in 2007 . all three television series and the ova starred erino hazuki as the protagonist akari , junko minagawa as alice , kaori mizuhashi as ai , and chiwa saito as aika , among others .\nright stuf has licensed the three television series as well as the ova in north america . adv manga released the first three of 12 total volumes of the original aria manga series in north america , then tokyopop released the first six volumes . tokyopop also released the two - volume aqua prequel manga in north america .\nall material copyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 anime news network . all rights reserved . served by kurisu - chan cloudflare ray # 437d0301a7ca7161 - ord\nthe official website for the television anime adaptation of ayuko hatta ' s wolf girl & black prince ( \u014dkami sh\u014djo to kuro \u014dji ) manga began streaming the first promotional video for the series on friday .\nsign : i ' m a wolf girl ! text : erika shinohara ( voiced by kanae ito ) erika : isn ' t it just the best when you have your boyfriend in the palm of your hand ? oh ! it ' s from my darling ! hi , darling ! ayumi : who ' s your darling , huh , jerk ! ? erika : san - chan . . . ayumi : how many times are you going to make me make these phone calls ! ? do you know how expensive my phone bill is getting ! ? text : the lie she told her friends aki : i ' m telling you , it ' s totally a lie that she has a boyfriend . marin : yeah , totally . aki : she ' s just an earsore . text : ayumi sanda ( voiced by ai kayano ) marin : she gives me the chills ! ayumi : this lie isn ' t going to continue for long , it seems . . . text : hellish life text : the biggest crisis in her life ! erika : this is not good . erika : if i make it so he ' s my boyfriend . . . ! text : crime , theft erika : ah ! or is he a yorkshire terrier ! ? ! aki : he ' s the prince ! text : who appeared was . . . ky\u014dya : you ' re sweating really bad . are you ok ? it looks like there ' s a reason for it . if you ' re ok with me , i can at least listen to your problem . text : the number one prince in school ! ? erika : he is so nice . . . ! his looks aren ' t the only perfect thing ! he ' s like a prince ! could it be that if it ' s this person . . . text : ky\u014dya sata ( voiced by takahiro sakurai ) text : it would have been nice if it was that simple . . . ky\u014dya : basically , i just have to act like your boyfriend , right ? ok , then before that . . . spin around three times , shake paws , and then say\nwoof .\nerika : dog ! ? ky\u014dya : i ' m telling you to become my dog . then i ' ll go along with your stupid problem . . . ms . wolf girl .\nayuko hatta ' s original sh\u014djo manga centers around erika shinohara , a vain 16 - year - old girl who tells her friends about her romantic exploits , but she actually has no boyfriend . she claims that a handsome boy in a candid photo is her boyfriend , but it turns out that boy is a schoolmate named ky\u014dya sata . she has no choice but to make him her fake boyfriend . unfortunately , sata may look like a sweet person , but he is actually an ultra - black - hearted sadist . sata takes advantage of erika ' s weakness and treats her like his dog .\nkanae ito will play erika shinohara in the anime , while takahiro sakurai will play ky\u014dya sata . the rest of the cast includes :\nall material copyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 anime news network . all rights reserved . served by kurisu - chan cloudflare ray # 437df62c90c855f4 - ord\nthe original net anime based on cha kurii ' s + tic neesan ( + tic elder sister ) gag comedy manga will get seven more episodes for a total of 12 episodes .\na limited - edition blu - ray disc and dvd release of the series bundled with a nendoroid figure of the character neesan will ship on july 31 . the nendoroid figure will be approximately 10 centimeters ( 4 inches ) tall and will have three interchangeable head parts . a regular - edition blu - ray disc and dvd release will ship on august 22 .\nlantis began streaming the series ' fifth episode on february 23 . lantis ' official website for the series is also streaming the first five episodes . the first two episodes of the series premiered in may 2011 , and the third and fourth episodes premiered last september .\nkurii launched the manga in square enix ' s young gangan magazine in september of 2009 and the 5th compiled volume shipped in february .\nall material copyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 anime news network . all rights reserved . served by kurisu - chan cloudflare ray # 437d7747465571c7 - ord\nfunimation entertainment announced on monday that it will stream the television anime of koei tecmo games ' samurai warriors ( sengoku musou ) game franchise . funimation will debut the first episode on january 11 .\nin addition , ryota takeuchi will play the roles of both katakura kagetsuna and uesugi kagekatsu .\nthe key phrase of the anime ' s story is :\nwhat are you fighting for ?\nthe story takes place in japan ' s tumultuous sengoku era , where violent battles are being raged across the country . the\npassionate and painful\nstory follows the\ntroubled fate\nof the sanada brothers , who have sworn an oath that no matter what , they will fight to the bitter end together .\ntoyotomi hideyoshi is on the verge of unifying the realm , and all that remains is the odawara castle protected by the\nlion of sagami\nujiyasu h\u014dj\u014d . hideyoshi ' s personally trained generals \u2014 ishida mitsunari , kat\u014d kiyomasa , and fukushima masanori \u2014 as well as \u014dtani yoshitsugu , shima sakon , and naoe kanetsugu are all on the frontline of the battle . amidst the battle formation are the two young warriors of the sanada household : older brother nobuyuki and younger brother yukimura . as the stalemate begins to break down , sanada yukimura rides on a lone horse into the fray . his brother follows him right after .\nwagakki band , a group that combines rock with traditional japanese instruments and features a vocalist who recites japanese or chinese poetry , will perform the opening and ending theme songs .\nall material copyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 anime news network . all rights reserved . served by kurisu - chan cloudflare ray # 437d7589c52b71c7 - ord\nyuruyuri manga creator namori announced on saturday that the third yuruyuri television anime season , yuruyuri san hai ! , will premiere in october . she added that the new anime yuruyuri nachu yachumi ! + will air an episode in august and another in september with new opening and ending theme songs . finally , the earlier yuruyuri nachu yachumi ! original video anime will get its over - the - air television broadcast premiere on july 25 . the announcements were also made at the\nnanamori - ch\u016b yagai fes\nevent on saturday .\nthe various yuruyuri anime projects adapt namori ' s manga about four fun - loving schoolgirls who take over the former room of a tea ceremony club for their own\ngoraku - bu\n( amusement club ) .\njmanga and alc publishing released part of the original manga digitally in english before jmanga shut down in 2013 . nisa has licensed and released both previous seasons in north america .\nall material copyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 anime news network . all rights reserved . served by kurisu - chan cloudflare ray # 437d432f81ce712b - ord\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nyamada , first name withheld , is a 15 - year - old girl who has just entered takizawa high school . easily considered exceptionally beautiful , she has only one problem with her own body , she thinks her vagina looks weird and is very self - conscious about it . upon entering high school , her dream was to have casual sex with 100 men but therein lies the problem , she believes an experienced partner will tease her about the way her vagina looks or simply the fact that she ' s a virgin . she stumbles upon the solution in the form of kosuda takashi , a fellow virgin , whom she believes will help ease the transition to more experienced partners . there ' s only one small problem , yamada doesn ' t know anything about sex or the ancient art of seduction , meaning her quest to conquer kosuda will be a difficult one .\nerika shinohara has taken to lying about her romantic exploits to earn the respect of her new friends . so when they ask for a picture of her\nboyfriend ,\nshe hastily snaps a photo of a handsome stranger , whom her friends recognize as the popular and kind - hearted kyouya sata . trapped in her own web of lies and desperately trying to avoid humiliation , erika explains her predicament to kyouya , hoping he will pretend to be her boyfriend . but kyouya is not the angel he appears to be : he is actually a mean - spirited sadist who forces erika to become his\ndog\nin exchange for keeping her secret . begrudgingly accepting his deal , erika soon begins to see glimpses of the real kyouya beneath the multiple layers of his outer persona . as she finds herself falling for him , she can ' t help but question if he will ever feel the same way about her . will kyouya finally make an honest woman out of erika , or is she destined to be a\nwolf girl\nforever ? [ written by mal rewrite ]\niroe genma is a third - year high school student often referred to as\nelder sister\ndespite her short height . this troublemaking teenager is the president of her school ' s model club , which is dedicated to building plastic models of various objects and structures , such as cars , boats , and even robots . joined by her two underclassmen , the violent hazuki\nokappa\nokamoto and the rational makina\nmakimaki\nsakamaki , the small group aims to carry out their club duties but are often sidetracked by a myriad of distractions . from battles between club members to lessons on how to confess to your crush , these three schoolgirls get caught up in all sorts of wacky , and downright outrageous situations ! [ written by mal rewrite ]\ngrowing out of the chaos of a global war , the city of utopia is populated by humans and bioroids ( artificial humans ) . on the surface , everything is harmonious , but tensions lurk . into this seemingly perfect society comes a survivor of the wars , deunan knute , who carries a legacy that will turn out to be of critical importance to the future of humanity . ( source : ann )\nin terra formars revenge , the crew members of the annex i continue to fight against terraformars\u2014the large humanoid cockroaches that evolved from the ones sent to mars centuries ago . however , far from discovering the cure for the lethal alien engine virus that has been plaguing earth , the annex i team have learned that some squadrons have agendas from their own countries . now , the squadrons must not only fight against the terraformars for their survival , but also each other in the never - ending battle for international dominance . [ written by mal rewrite ]\nupon finding some camping equipment in the clubroom , the amusement club decide to go camping together for summer vacation , with the student council deciding to tag along . after spending the day making curry , the girls form pairs to go on a test of courage before hitting a bathhouse together . ( source : wikipedia )\nas a little girl , fuu sawatari\u2019s father taught her to love photography . they took pictures everywhere they went . but after he passed away , seeing those photographs only served as a reminder of her loss , so she locked them away to be forgotten . years later , her brother kou finds their father\u2019s picture album , and as he flips through its pages , the pictures remind fuu of all the happy memories of her father that she will carry with her forever . now , as the shy fuu enters her first year of high school , she once again takes up her father\u2019s old camera , determined to take wonderful pictures that will bring joy and happiness to others . ( source : nozomi entertainment )\nova bundled with 12th manga volume . the ova includes a popular chapter that was not adapted in the tv series . ( source : mal news , edited )\na\nhealing story\nova from director satou junichi , the director of aria and umi monogatari . the story takes place in seto inland sea and is about a girl who likes taking pictures .\nuta koi tells the\nsuper - liberal interpretation\nof the hyakuninisshu anthology compiled during japan ' s heian period of 100 romantic poems from 100 different poets such as the tale of genji ' s murasaki shikibu .\nsoon after transferring to seisou gakuin , kanade finds the orchestra club in the middle of preparing for the national concur . teaming up with the other members , she will improve her skills , meet new rivals and create memories for what will become an unforgettable summer . . . ( source : la corda d ' oro wikia )\ntoyotomi hideyoshi is on the verge of unifying the realm , and all that remains is the odawara castle protected by the\nlion of sagami\nujiyasu houjou . hideyoshi ' s personally trained generals\u2014ishida mitsunari , katou kiyomasa , and fukushima masanori\u2014as well as ootani yoshitsugu , shima sakon , and naoe kanetsugu are all on the frontline of the battle . amidst the battle formation are the two young warriors of the sanada household : older brother nobuyuki and younger brother yukimura . as the stalemate begins to break down , sanada yukimura rides on a lone horse into the fray . his brother follows him right after . ( source : ann )\nanother version of miracle train : chuo - sen e youkoso . the first version of the miracle train project focused on the stations of the central chuo line , while the new anime and related stories deal with the oedo subway line . as a result , the anime will feature a newer cast of characters\u2014specifically , fumi roppongi , rintarou shinjuku , izayoi tsukishima , iku shiodome , saki tochou , and itsumi ryougoku .\nthe story follows a boy who was in a soccer team , but it was disbanded due to not enough players . however , after the boy meets a female professional soccer player , he aims to bring his soccer team back . ( source : anidb )\nnew aria work produced for the\nao no curtain call\nproject to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the broadcast of the first aria tv series .\na slice of life of high school girls in the early summer . shiozaki haruno is a 17 - year - old girl who loves her motor cycle , honda ' s giorno . she lives in remote highlands and longs for a vivid life in a city . encounters with people staying at haruno ' s parents ' boardinghouse encourage her to step forward to her dream .\nglobal political figures such as the pope , kim jong il , george w . bush and recent japanese prime ministers play riichi mahjong against each other .\nthe story of the special revolves around the sanada brothers in their youth . nobuyuki and yukimura swear to each other to protect the influential sanada clan . however , thinking of how to best continue the sanada clan , yukimura makes a decision , and meets with mitsunari ishida and naoe kanetsugu at the location he arrived at . on the other hand , his elder brother nobuyuki must worry about the selfish demands made by the tokugawa clan . ( source : ann )\nchouyaku hyakuninisshu : uta koi . - sake to kikoushi ~ murasaki kishikibu to kintou\nunaired sengoku musou high school segments bundled with the third through sixth blu - ray volumes of sengoku musou .\nthe story takes place in 2102 where future has advanced beyond what was imagined in the 21st century and in 2016 . 17 - year - old nami is a high school girl living everyday happily without much thought . a recent increase in guerrilla heavy rains has caused to her start worrying a little . she encounters 10 - year - old you , a mysterious girl from the near future . ( source : ann )\na video produced for middle and high school students showcasing the role of cpas and the importance of audits . the anime aims to make accounting an attractive occupation .\nkei sugita ' s ch\u014dyaku hyakunin isshu : uta koi . manga gets tv anime ( updated ) ( mar 19 , 2012 )\n( the\n) hentai\nprince and the stony cat . ( tv ) : 2nd key animation\ni couldn ' t become a hero , so i reluctantly decided to get a job . ( tv ) : 2nd key animation\n, in - between animation ( eps 1 , 5 . 5 , 7 )\nall material copyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 anime news network . all rights reserved . served by kurisu - chan cloudflare ray # 437d669643955504 - ord\ncan ' t find what you ' re looking for ? report a missing anime .\nfounded in 2001 as the first anime & manga recommendation database . create lists for what you ' ve seen & read , watch over 40 , 000 legal streaming episodes online via crunchyroll , hulu & viki , and meet other anime fans just like you .\nsorry , anilist requires javascript . please enable javascript or upgrade to a modern web browser .\nsorry , anilist requires a modern browser . please upgrade to a newer web browser .\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 .\n\u2122 kidscreen is a trademark of brunico communications ltd . site copyright \u00a9 1996 - 2018\nkidscreen title , tagline and logo are trademarks of , and the events are produced by brunico marketing inc .\nwe understand your decision to use an ad blocker , however kidscreen journalism takes time and funding . . .\nsubscriptions and advertising are both necessary to fund the journalism we bring to you . please , whitelist urltoken in your ad blocker and refresh your browser .\nwe don ' t know when or if this item will be back in stock .\nthere was a problem completing your request . please try your search again later .\nmade from high - grade pu leather , 12 . 5\nx 9 . 75\nx 4 . 5\ninches , it is the perfect way for children to carry all of their books , stationery and toys . suitable for kindergarten children for any occasions , like a trip outside , go to the zoo , playing in the park or any other outdoor activities . make your children feels special on their first day of school by carrying this unique backpack . customize backpack for your baby !\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 .\nadaptation of the manga series by rieko saibara . co - produced with dong woo animation . ( episodes 97 to 142 only )\nbased on the role - playing game series targeted at a female audience under the neoromance series from koei .\nthis page was last modified on 8 may 2016 , at 22 : 10 .\nthis article ' s content derived from wikipedia , the free encyclopedia ( see original source ) .\nsumitomo fudosan azabu - juban bldg . 3f , 1 - 4 - 1 mita , minato - ku , tokyo 108 - 0073 , japan tel : + 81 - 3 - 5427 - 7707 fax : + 81 - 3 - 5427 - 7708\nsumitomo fudosan azabu - juban bldg . 3f , 1 - 4 - 1 mita , minato - ku , tokyo 108 - 0073 , japan tel : + 81 - 3 - 5427 - 4100 fax : + 81 - 3 - 5427 - 4101\nsumitomo fudosan azabu - juban bldg . 3f , 1 - 4 - 1 mita , minato - ku , tokyo 108 - 0073 , japan tel : + 81 - 3 - 5427 - 7700 fax : + 81 - 3 - 5427 - 7701\nround - cross - minamiazabu bldg . 1f , 4 - 11 - 21 minami - azabu , minato - ku , tokyo 106 - 0047 , japan tel : + 81 - 3 - 3473 - 2863 fax : + 81 - 3 - 5449 - 8368\n1706 / 34 soi . praserttham school , rama vi road , rong muang , pathum wan , bangkok 10330 , thailand tel : ( + 66 ) 2 014 4770 - 2 fax : ( + 66 ) 2 903 0080 ext . 4682\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , world , . . . more\ntamayura tv episode 1 ( sub ) : the town of my beginning , so yeah . . .\naria the animation season 1 episode 1 ( sub ) : that wonderful miracle . . .\nbased on the neo angelique game . spin - off of the angelique series .\nadaptation of the manga series by rieko saibara . co - produced with dong woo animation . episodes 97 to 142 only . ( 2011\u201312 )\nadaptation of the ginga no world cup novel by hiroto kawabata . ( 2012\u201313 )\nbased on the samurai warriors video game franchise by koei tecmo . co - produced with tezuka productions .\nkei sugita ' s ch\u014dyaku hyakunin isshu : uta koi . manga gets tv anime ( updated )\nthis page is based on a wikipedia article written by authors ( here ) . text is available under the cc by - sa 3 . 0 license ; additional terms may apply . images , videos and audio are available under their respective licenses .\ntwelve handsome boys and one girl spend a summer giving everything they\u2019ve got to win a music competition . this is a story of youth and music . and dare we say , love ?\nla corda d ' oro , the hugely popular game series , celebrated its 10 th anniversary on september 19 , 2013 .\nfans have poured their undying love and support to the entire series over the past 10 years . now , they ' re about to be swept off their feet by the much - awaited animation of\nla corda d ' oro 3\n, the latest series that was released in 2010 .\ntwelve handsome boys and one girl spend a summer giving everything they ' ve got to win a music competition . this is a story of youth and music . and dare we say , love ?\nthe rich text editor does not work with javascript switched off . please either enable it in your browser options , or visit your preferences to switch to the old mediawiki editor\na new season of terra formars was announced in 38th issue of young jump .\nno further info is available for now , but it should air either october or january .\nthe 2nd season will be called terra formars revenge . it would start in april 2016 . there is also new staff :\nthe first pv / trailer will be shown during jump festa ' s event on december 19 - 20th .\nloud yelling hahaha i thought they were going super saiyan . xi looked cute in that china dress .\nmy god . season 2 is a compleat clusterf * * * . everyone that made any decisions about this season should be fired . they clearly arent able to do anything good . i have never seen an anime drop so much from one season to the next . not only is it no longer a good seanen anime but the shounen anime they have turned it into sucks for a shounen anime ."]}
{"id": 56386, "summary": [{"text": "the orange brand in india , through a complicated set of mergers and divisions , was acquired and eventually retained by orange s.a. ; and currently operates as orange business services india ( obs india ) .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "on 14 february 2000 , hutchison max \u2013 an indian telecom joint venture majority owned by hong kong based hutchison whampoa introduced the brand in the country , through the rebranding of its existing mumbai telecom circle cell phone service \u2013 ' max touch ' , to ' orange ' .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "shortly , issues arose concerning the ownership of the ' orange ' brand in india , when france telecom in may 2000 purchased the worldwide rights for the brand .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "hutchison essar ( earlier hutchinson max ) ended using the brand in jan 2006 .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "orange returned to the country in july 2007 , as orange business services india , when france telecom acquired the enterprise network services and managed services business of gtl ltd . since then , obs india has grown to become one of the country 's major data connectivity solutions provider .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "currently , it has a network with 14 points of presence ( pop ) in the country and has offices in eight locations with over 1500 employees , offering business services to local as well as global enterprises in cloud computing , unified communications and collaboration .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "india houses one of the obs 's four major global service centres in gurgaon .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "obs india traces its presence in india to 1969 , when sita , ( societe internationale de telecommunications aeronautiques ) , was created to meet the need of the airline industry . ", "topic": 33}], "title": "orange ( india )", "paragraphs": ["grey orange india pvt . ltd . recruiters - grey orange india pvt . ltd . placement consultants - urltoken\norange business services india solutions pvt . ltd . recruiters - orange business services india solutions pvt . ltd . placement consultants - urltoken\ndirectors of orange business services india solutions private limited are sandeep prakash deshmukh , sandeep kumar murgai , .\nenter france telecom as orange ' s new owner . the french telecoms behemoth combined orange with its own mobile phone interests to create the\nnew orange\nwe know today . as of 4 january 2001 , orange had 9 . 83m customers .\nyou acknowledge and agree that the information is consistent with orange renewable ' s privacy policy and rules and regulations governing orange renewable website user\u2019s conduct whilst accessing our website .\nthe orange group is making a mark in providing complete solutions in the travel management , visa management and coaching sector for clients all around india . the orange group started its new delhi office in 2012 after a year of operations .\nfour months later , orange was launched with a new management team led by hans snook , orange ' s current chief executive , and graham howe , now deputy chief executive .\nthe sale of orange will help vodafone pay for third generation mobile phone licences in europe .\nthe familiarity of orange ' s mantra\nthe future ' s bright . . . the future ' s orange\nis a sure sign of the company ' s successful branding .\nunder france telecom , new orange became europe ' s second largest mobile operator after vodafone .\nmumbai , feb . 8 . the cellular operator hutchison max telecom will be introducing the international communication brand , orange , in india . the brand ` ` max touch ' ' will be replaced by ` ` orange ' ' , from february 14 .\nduring gm\u0092s ceo mary barra visit to india , chevrolet announced $ 1 bn investment in india . company official says \u0093with this investment , our aim is to double our market share in india by 2020\u0094 .\nfrom time to time fraudsters may try to pass themselves off as orange renewable . such frauds may involve e - mail communications purporting to come from orange renewable , or referring potential victims to a website purporting to belong to orange renewable . if you have any doubts about the authenticity of any persons purporting to represent orange renewable , we recommend that you thoroughly check out their credentials .\nmannesmann ' s offer is worth 16 . 29 pounds per orange share , a 22 percent premium over orange ' s closing price monday , the last business day before mannesmann confirmed its interest .\nindia will be the eighth country where orange will be launched . according to mr . ghosh , orange will open a new market in the indian telecom sector by offering a cellular service that is simple , affordable and accessible . in the u . k . , orange has over five million customers and a 20 per cent market share in the u . k .\nindia has a strong and independent judiciary supreme court of india is apex court , and each state has an highcourt . and a free press .\norange grew out of an ill - fated venture called , rabbit , by hutchison and barclays bank .\norange management has recommended the offer to shareholders and hutchison whampoa already has agreed to accept the deal .\norange business services has been present in india for more than 40 years and has accelerated its operations in the country over the last few years to meet the growing network and it services demands of local and foreign multinationals . being an international and national long distance ( ild - nld ) operator and holding an internet service provider ( isp ) license in india , orange is well positioned to provide a full range of services , from desktop integration to international networks , to enterprise customers . orange currently has more than 600 multinational customers in india .\nthe acquisition of orange and the creation of new orange is a major step in france telecom ' s international strategy to become a european leader and global player ,\nfrance telecom chairman michel bon said .\nthe nni will enable orange to utilize tata communications\u2019 120 points of presence ( pops ) , extending orange business services\u2019 reach to tier - two and tier - three cities such as bhopal , kanpur and visakhapatnam . the increased domestic footprint of the orange network in india is particularly suited to support the expansion plans of global multinational customers looking to connect to the farthest corners of india with robust and reliable network services , featuring global service level agreements ( sla ) and straightforward billing .\nin early 2000 , a bright orange bloom over cities like mumbai , delhi and kolkata was giving sleepless nights to sunil mittal ( mittal ) and rajeev chandrashekhar ( chandrasekhar ) . in february 2000 , hutchison max telecom introduced orange in india . the brand\nmax touch\nwas replaced by orange . this was for the first time that a globally recognised cellular service brand was available in india . said ghosh ,\nwhat that means to our subscribers is that they will now benefit from the technology advantages that orange has . orange is refreshing , honest , straightforward , innovative and friendly . in continuum , we will incorporate these brand values in our services at an accelerated pace\n. . .\njewellery : beautiful necklaces , bracelets and other jewellery are very inexpensive in india .\nthe case gives an overview of the issues concerning the ownership of the ' orange ' brand in india . it outlines the rise and the subsequent problems confronted by the rights holder of the ' orange ' brand , hutchinson . in february 2000 , hutchison max introduced its orange brand in india . in may 2000 , france telecom purchased the worldwide rights for the brand from vodafone . however , hutchison , through an earlier agreement had retained the rights over the brand in india . hutchison had to pay royalty to france telecom . after taking over the brand , france telecom wanted to own the brand in india and made an offer to pick up a significant stake in hutchison ' s india operations . but this was turned down by hutchison .\nwith growing economy india is one the best places for a professional internship . many students from across the world choose india as their preferred destination for an internship as working in india give the interns a chance to work in the fastest growing economy and at the same time experience the centuries old cultural traditions india is famous for .\nwith the money gained from orange ' s flotation , france telecom hopes to buy back its shares from vodafone .\nmade its final orange juice voyage in 1961 , and the company began relying exclusively on truck and rail transport .\nthe country code for india is 91 . india is then divided into area codes , known locally as std codes . see individual city guides for the area codes .\nair india is india ' s decrepit and continually bankrupt state owned carrier . formerly two carriers , indian airlines ( domestic ) and air india ( mainly international ) , these merged in 2007 but this airline is still in transition ! air india has the largest network in the country and provides regional connectivity . but , recently air - india has become a star - alliance member , and has improved its service quality quite a lot . air india also operates low - cost carrier air india express , which flies mainly on trunk routes and to international destinations in the gulf and south - east asia , and air india regional , which flies small aircraft to obscure places .\nfrance telecom is to merge orange , its french mobile phone network itineris and its other mobile activities into a company called new orange . this will be floated on the london , paris and new york stock exchanges later this year .\nthe sale was welcomed by orange chief executive hans snook . mr snook had originally threatened to leave if he didn ' t like the new owner . he said :\nmichel bon has the same vision as orange has .\nindia has homegrown international airlines like air india , jet airways [ 11 ] , indigo [ 12 ] etc . they have daily flights to major hubs across the world .\nbut even if orange is treading a familiar path , its journey over the past decade has been nothing but eventful .\nwhile masala chai is popular in northern and central india , it must be noted that people in eastern india ( west bengal and assam ) generally consume tea without spices , the english way . this is also the part of india where most tea is grown .\nover the past 10 years , orange has been a great partner every time we look to cut costs through innovative solutions or re - designing the network structure . orange plays a large role for us and is a strategic partner .\nin may 2000 , when france telecom acquired orange , two top officials from orange met senior hutchison india officials in israel at a convention . they made an offer to pick up a significant stake in hutchison ' s india operations , which was by then planning to launch the orange brand in new delhi after having made a big splash in the lucrative mumbai circle . the offer was made a second time shortly thereafter , but hutchison india officials turned it down , saying that they were in no mood to sell , and that they would eventually effect a merger of all the circles by taking their indian partners along . . .\norange business services today announced that it has entered into an agreement with tata communications to expand its network footprint in india . the network - to - network interconnect ( nni ) agreement is part of a strategic partnership between the two companies and will increase orange domestic coverage ten - fold to over 120 cities to meet customer demand .\nsubsequently , france telecom demanded that the orange brand licensing agreements be reworked and a higher royalty be paid by hutchison for use of the orange brand . hutchison officials rejected a higher royalty payout . in late 2000 , hutchison officials announced that they were no longer interested in orange . this seemed to have put to rest the issues relating to the ownership of the orange brand . aimed at the mba / pgdba students as part of business strategy curriculum , the case helps them to understand complexities , which can affect business strategies with specific reference to the case of ' orange ' brand of cellular service in india . the case also shows how the legal environment can have a profound influence on the choice of strategy .\nvolunteering with india ( vwi ) , [ 61 ] - volunteer programs in jaipur , india which is north western part of india . offering programs in teaching english in rural / slums , women empowerment , orphanage work , street children rescue & protection and elephant care work .\ntropicana products , inc . is the leading producer of chilled orange juice in the world . it also claims the top spot in the overall u . s . orange juice market , with a share of 33 percent , compared to archrival the minute maid company\nring\nfor singapore , hong kong , japan , india and the u . s .\nsales in other emerging markets such as brazil , russia and india are up 39 per cent .\ndelhi \u2014 the capital of india , seat of the federal government , numerous historic monuments , markets , industrial hub and major gateway to rest of northern india . if this is your first trip to india , and you think about flying to delhi , please read the city article carefully .\nbandipur national park , nagarhole national park near mysuru in karnataka state of india ( bharat ) .\n112 - the government of india is coming with a panic button in all phones bought in india post january 2017 . if you are in trouble in india , dial 112 post january 2017 . otherwise you can dial the emergency numbers above to get connected to the police control room . note that emergency numbers don ' t always work in india because of different states , different rules etc .\ndespite the advances in mobile phone technology , snook has since announced that he will be stepping down as chief executive of orange to pursue his own alternative interests . he will remain , however , an advisor to the chairman , michel bon , and the board of orange .\njaipur \u2014 the pink city is a major exhibit of the hindu rajput culture of medieval northern india .\nsome cruise lines that travel to india include indian oceans eden ii and grand voyage seychelles - dubai .\nvolunteering solutions in india , [ 63 ] - programs in delhi , dharamshala , bangalore and kolkata .\nunder chris gent ' s management , vodafone had acquired orange , as part of its takeover of german telecoms giant mannesmann earlier this year .\nit has been required to sell orange because of regulatory concerns that it would have too large a share of the uk mobile phone market .\nits failure to secure orange will renew talk of a link with spain ' s telefonica , which collapsed due to political pressures last month .\norange business services , a leading global integrator of communications solutions for multinational corporations , has been named the 2012 data communications service provider of the year by international market research and technology analysts frost & sullivan . orange is the recipient of the prestigious award for the second consecutive year .\norange business services india solutions private limited ' s annual general meeting ( agm ) was last held on 22 september 2017 and as per records from ministry of corporate affairs ( mca ) , its balance sheet was last filed on 31 march 2017 .\nif you really want to see all the worth visiting places in india , one tourist visa of six months can be argued to be considered enough . there are more tourist destinations in india than can be mentioned in one book . almost every state in india has over ten major tourist destinations and there are cities which can not be fully experienced even in one full week . not to forget that several states of india are bigger than most of the countries in the world and there are twenty - nine states in india .\nfrance telecom has bought uk mobile phone company orange for \u00a325 . 1bn from vodafone , creating europe ' s second - largest mobile phone company .\nhow much do orange employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\ni honestly don ' t think gm can ever succeed in india with the way they have been functioning .\ndutch telecoms operator kpn , which has the backing of ntt docomo , japan ' s mobile phone giant , had been in the running for orange .\nthe frost & sullivan award recognizes the outstanding performance of orange in asia pacific in 2011 . orange clients in the region benefit from its comprehensive portfolio of managed and network - related services and strong delivery capabilities . with 157 points of presence ( pops ) in 101 cities across 40 countries and territories , orange business services offers multinational customers in asia pacific access to its next generation converged ip network that delivers enhanced coverage , capacity , performance and resilience .\nbrowse through these articles to learn about all the new trends in digital innovation in b2b as well as the orange business services expertise in these areas .\nnothing should more deeply shame the modern student than the recency and inadequacy of his acquaintance with india . \u201d\nchennai ( formerly madras ) \u2014 main port in southern india , cradle of carnatic music , bharatanatyam and indian tamil film industry , home of the famous marina beach , automobile capital of india and a fast emerging it hub .\nsome people point out that the best way to experience india is on a motorbike . riding a motorbike and travelling across india you get the closer look and feel of india with all the smells and sounds added . there are companies which organize packaged tours or tailor made tours for enthusiastic bikers and adventurous travellers for a safer motorbike experience of india . blazing trails tours , wild experience tours and extreme bike tours are the known names in the market .\nfor delivery through courier ( within india ) : rs . 300 + rs . 25 for shipping & handling charges\nfor delivery through courier ( within india ) : rs . 200 + rs . 25 for shipping & handling charges\nin april , the sale of a minority stake of approximately 30 % in orange plc , by way of a global offering of shares , was successfully completed , orange shares are now listed on the london stock exchange and on nasdaq in the united states . the group ' s effective interest was reduced to 48 . 22 % , but this was recently increased to 49 . 02 % following the purchase of 9 . 5 million shares of orange from british aerospace .\nmannesmann paid some \u00a320bn for orange last february , originally owned by hutchison whampoa of hong kong - so vodafone is getting a hefty premium on its acquisition .\nthe german company said it would pay $ : 16 . 29 for each orange share , with $ : 6 . 40 coming in cash and the rest in mannesmann shares . that is a 21 . 6 percent premium to orange ' s closing share price on monday , before the takeover talks were announced .\nwhen orange listed 29 . 9 % of its shares on the stock market in 1996 , it had achieved a uk customer base of 500 , 000 .\nhutchinson , orange ' s major shareholder , stands to pocket roughly $ 2 . 82 billion in cash and an identical amount in notes from the deal .\nengages in commercial activities and / or sales without orange renewable ' s prior written consent such as contests , sweepstakes , barter , advertising and pyramid schemes , or the buying or selling of\nvirtual\nitems . throughout these terms , orange renewable ' s \u201cprior written consent\nmeans a communication coming from orange renewable ' s legal department , specifically in response to a website user\u2019s request , and specifically addressing the activity or conduct for which a website user has sought authorization ;\nhutchison ' s honeymoon with the orange brand in india could soon be over but it would still remain a dominant player in the cellular phone market . in december 2000 , the company announced that it was planning to consolidate its cellular telephone assets in india and list them within a year or eighteen months . in early 2001 , oblivious of the threat looming large over its orange brand , hutchison was gearing up for a new competitor , mtnl in the aggressive mumbai market . said das ,\nthe company plans to launch a slew of marketing initiatives to promote the orange brand in the near future .\nto support the print campaign , the company planned to launch an ad campaign and ground promotions . . .\norange will now be taking on its old owner vodafone - the largest mobile company in europe - in a battle for market share both in europe and globally .\nwith orange cyberdefense , your most valuable data assets are protected , and the impact of attacks on your business are minimized through a comprehensive and proactive security stance .\nspiritual india handbook : a guide to temples , holy sites festivals and traditions by stephen knapp ( 2013 ) . useful for the pilgrim traveler who wants to get the most out of his or her spiritual adventure and experience in india .\nshimla \u2014 the former summer capital of british india located in the himalayan foothills with a large legacy of victorian architecture .\nindia has many outstanding landmarks and areas of outstanding beauty . below is a list of nine of the most notable :\norange business services india solutions private limited is an unlisted private company incorporated on 17 may , 2005 . the registered office of the company is at tower b , 8th floor , dlf infinity tower , phase ii , cyber city , sector 25 , , gurgaon , gurgaon , haryana .\nono , yumiko ,\ntropicana is trying to cultivate a global taste for orange juice ,\nwall street journal , march 28 , 1994 , p . b10 .\norange business services is a global telecommunications operator with one of the world\u2019s largest seamless networks , providing managed and secure connectivity solutions in more than 220 countries and territories .\nwere eventually to include apple - berry - pear , orange - peach , cranberry - raspberry - strawberry , and orange - strawberry - guava . three years later , a low - calorie twister light line made its debut . by 1991 annual sales of the twister lines reached $ 170 million . that year tropicana pure premium was launched in\n\u00bb understand and discuss the rationale behind the orange and t - mobile merger in the uk . \u00bb discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this decision from both orange and t - mobile ' s view . \u00bb identify the challenges the joint venture is going to face in the future and explore strategies it can adopt to overcome the challenges .\norange continued its rapid growth , with the subscriber base more than troubling from 379 , 000 at the end of 1995 to approximately 888 , 000 at the present time . during 1996 , orange accounted for approximately 29 % of the growth in the uk cellular telephone market and now has an 11 % share of the market as a whole .\nunder the terms of the offer - - 0 . 0965 new mannesmann shares and 640 pence in cash - - orange shareholders will own 23 percent of the enlarged mannesmann .\nthe mannesmann - orange deal marks the second acquisition of a u . k . cellular company by a german firm . mannesmann ' s chief domestic rival , deutsche telekom (\nit quickly became the first nationally available chilled orange juice . the tropicana - minute maid rivalry heated up further in 1975 when the former reentered the market for frozen concentrate .\ns 22 . 2 percent . the orange juice wars soon claimed their first victim when the top two orange juice brands proved to be too formidable competitors for even the likes of p & g , which discontinued the citrus hill brand in september 1992 . tropicana and minute maid were soon battling anew to gain share in the aftermath of citrus hill\nin south india ( except kerala ) , coffee ( especially sweet\nfilter coffee\n) replaces tea as a standard beverage .\nl & t ; india value fund ( g ) [ 35 . 176 ] | l & t ; mutual fund - moneycontrol\nthis is a discussion on chevrolet india : the way forward within the indian car scene , part of the bhp india category ; chevrolet sold a grand total of 11330 cars in march 2010 and a total of 110804 for whole year 2010 . . . .\nby the time the company was acquired by mannesmann in 1999 , the uk customer base had grown to 3 . 5m and orange had cornered 20 % of the uk market .\nfast - changing business models require flexibility across your organization . now you can evolve as quickly as your business with hybrid and public cloud services and technologies from orange business services .\nthere are differences in the way these signs are used in northern and southern india . the back to forth is yes and a vigorous left - right shift is no in northern india , though latter may be construed for yes in southern states like tamilnadu . look for verbal cues that accompany these sounds ( like ' aaan ' for yes ) in southern india to get the correct meaning .\na goddess in the stones : travels in india by norman lewis ( cape 1991 ; us : holt 1992 ) , in\ngoddess in the stones\n, influential journalist and author norman lewis undertakes a jouney of 2500 miles in search of the old india .\naddressing a press conference , here today mr . asim ghosh , managing director , hutchison max , said along with the change in the brand , the company would introduce in india one of orange ' s popular services - smart messaging . the service , through a tie - up with ndtv , will provide on - line latest news update in business , sports , politics , weather and pollution index in mumbai . latest stock quotes on nse and bse would also be available to orange subscribers .\nrossi moves the company to nearby bradenton , changes its name to fruit industries , inc . , enters the market for frozen orange juice concentrate , and begins using the tropicana brand .\ns best . under beatrice , tropicana was also more aggressive about introducing new products , such as the 1985 - debuted tropicana pure premium homestyle orange juice , which featured added pulp .\nbelow is a selection of just ten of india ' s most notable cities . other cities can be found under their specific regions .\nconor carroll , senior vice president europe , asia and the americas , tata communications , said , \u201cas india continues to make waves as an emerging market powerhouse , there continues to be rapid expansion of international business into india . these companies require a strong network provider which is critical for these ambitions . this strategic partnership is underpinned by our extensive global network , including the first wholly - owned fibre ring around the world . it interconnects orange business services with our domestic network in india , enabling them to serve international and domestic enterprises with our best - in - class network services . \u201d\nmaharajas ' express , [ 40 ] \u2014 dubbed as the most luxurious train of asia , maharajas express is an internationally acclaimed and award winning luxury train in india . maharajas\u2019 express also happens to be the latest luxury train to be introduced in india . it has created significant buzz in the global luxury travel segment owing to its refined interior , intricate decor , world class facilities and impeccable service . it is the only luxury train which offers accommodation in presidential suite spanning over an entire carriage . redefining the art of elegant traveling in india , maharajas ' express train offers 5 rail journeys across tastefully selected tourist destinations in india , . the itineraries include 3 pan - indian programs along with 2 golden triangle short tours . the journeys offered by this indian luxury train are classified as the heritage of india , the indian panorama , the indian splendor , treasures of india and the gems of india . state of the art amenities , elegant interiors , refined luxury and impeccable service along with technology such as pneumatic hydraulic suspension system add to the pampering and class of this marvelous rail tour in india .\nmannesmann will pay 19 . 8 billion pounds ( $ 32 . 8 billion ) in cash and stock , and plans to absorb $ 3 . 2 billion of orange ' s debt .\norange stock opened up nearly 9 percent higher thursday before retreating in heavy trading volume . the company ultimately closed at 1 , 447 pence , up 65 pence or 4 . 5 percent .\nsicilian immigrant anthony t . rossi founds manatee river packing company in palmetto , florida , originally to ship gift boxes of florida citrus fruit to the northeast but soon shifting to orange juice .\nyou alone shall be responsible for any notes , messages , e - mails , billboard postings , photos , drawings , profiles , opinions , ideas , images , videos , audio files or other materials or information posted or transmitted on our website by you ( \u201cinformation\u201d ) . you acknowledge and agree that you are the sole and absolute owner of all such information . you agree to indemnify and keep indemnified orange renewable from any and all claims , actions , liabilities , losses , damages and expenses , including reasonable attorneys\u2019 fees , which may be incurred by orange renewable on account of the information violating any law . orange renewable shall , without any recourse to you , be entitled ( in accordance with orange renewable\u2019s privacy policy ) to use the information for such purposes as orange renewable may deem fit including but not limited to promotional and advertising purposes in any media and you shall not be entitled to any consideration or other compensation for such use .\ncoca - cola dropped the slogan rather than fight the suit . despite the lawsuit , by 1990 minute maid had 11 . 7 percent of the not - from - concentrate , ready - to - serve orange juice market . that year , however , tropicana edged past minute maid in the overall u . s . orange juice market , claiming 22 . 3 percent to its rival\nbegan importing and marketing orange juice in that country . in 1993 tropicana introduced grovestand orange juice , a ready - to - serve product that was touted to have the consistency and taste of fresh - squeezed juice . the company acquired hitchcock , the number one premium fruit juice brand in germany , from deinhard & company in 1994 . by that time , about 12 percent of tropicana\nat the time of orange ' s inception , mobile phones bore more resemblance to bricks than the nifty handsets they have become . many thought their usage would be confined to bankers and lawyers .\nwhether the change in management will herald a new era for orange is difficult to predict . certainly , the need to excel in the fast - changing world of mobile telecommunications will remain constant .\nforeigners need a work permit to be employed in india . a work permit is granted if an application is made to the local indian embassy along with proof of potential employment and supporting documents . there are many expatriates working in india , mostly for multinational fortune 1 , 000 firms . india has always had an expatriate community of reasonable size , and there are many avenues for finding employment , including popular job hunting websites .\nin spite of the gods , edward luce ; an exceptionally insightful and readable book on the unlikely rise of modern india . ( isbn 0316729817 )\nhill stations : india is home to some remarkable , scenic and gorgeous hill stations such as shimla , mussorie , darjeeling , shillong and ooty .\nthe cow is a highly revered animal in india . due to this restriction , you will find that the western fast food chains in india generally do not serve beef . this means that the hamburgers people from western countries are used to in fast food restaurants are generally absent in india . also cow slaughter is banned in several states . but the above restrictions are found only in north , central and eastern india , and beef is common in southern states and north eastern parts of the country . states like kerala have beef dishes in almost all of the non vegetarian restaurants .\nindia also has a sizeable muslim minority , and in the major cities , halal food can be found at one of the many muslim stalls .\nprofit from the group ' s telecommunications division totalled hk $ 3 , 642 million ( 1995 - hk $ 324 million ) . this result reflects the profit derived from the flotation of orange plc .\nmccarthy , michael j . ,\nsqueezing more life into orange juice : premium juice is focal point of fierce battle ,\nwall street journal , may 4 , 1989 , p . b1 .\ns withdrawal . tropicana gained the initial upper hand , and by 1993 had extended its lead in the overall orange juice market to a somewhat comfortable 30 . 1 percent to 25 . 9 percent .\nunveiling the new brand logo , mr . ghosh said orange ' s launch in mumbai would see many benefits to mobile users who are on our network . the new brand will offer a number of proprietary innovations in cellular services that are available to 4 . 9 million subscribers in other markets , he said . hutchison max has acquired the licence to use the orange brand under an agreement sometime back .\nthere are many volunteer opportunities around the country including teaching . india has a reasonable presence of foreign christian missionaries , who for the most part form the non - local religious workers , since the other major religions of the world either grew out of india or have had a long term presence .\nfrance telecom - owner of uk mobile firm orange - is combining equant with its global one corporate telecoms arm in a deal which gives it a controlling 54 . 3 % stake in the dutch company .\nshortly after its announcement of the sale of orange to france telecom , vodafone announced it had made a profit before tax and exceptionals of \u00a32 . 4bn compared with \u00a31 . 8bn in the previous year .\nvodafone had originally said it would sell orange in the third quarter of this year , but the high cost of mobile licences - particularly in the uk - has encouraged the firm to act more quickly .\nhutchison whampoa ltd . of hong kong , orange ' s biggest shareholder with a 44 . 8 percent stake , will become mannesmann ' s largest shareholder with 10 . 2 percent of the combined companies .\nexpectations that orange might be a takeover target heightened after vodafone group p . l . c . agreed to buy airtouch communications inc . in january , creating the world ' s largest mobile phone company .\nthat purchase raised concern that smaller operators like orange , one of europe ' s few mobile operators not linked with a traditional phone company , could not compete alone in europe , where vodafone airtouch dominates .\nlondon ( cnnfn ) - germany ' s mannesmann cemented a $ 36 billion takeover of the u . k . cellular firm orange thursday , a move likely to provoke more deals among european telecom players .\norange business services india solutions private limited ' s corporate identification number is ( cin ) u72900hr2005ptc037079 and its registration number is 37079 . its email address is chetan . kumar1 @ urltoken and its registered address is tower b , 8th floor , dlf infinity tower , phase ii , cyber city , sector 25 , gurgaon gurgaon hr 122002 in , - , .\nthere is one open border crossing between india and myanmar at moreh , manipur , but special permits are required to reach the border from either side .\nandamans : beautiful island territory of india in the bay of bengal , andaman islands can be considered one of the best island destinations in the world .\nindia follows the left hand driving system . irresponsible driving habits , insufficient road infrastructure development , and wandering livestock are some hazards that make driving difficult .\nwash hands before eating , with soap . otherwise the dirt of india ' s streets will find its way onto your chapatis and into your mouth .\nback in 1996 , despite being small by today ' s standards , the orange ipo was dubbed one of the largest deals that year . the imminent listing this quarter also promises to be a jumbo deal .\neducation in india is provided by the public sector as well as the private sector , with control and funding coming from three levels : central , state , and local . under various articles of the indian constitution , free and compulsory education is provided as a fundamental right to children between the ages of 6 and 14 . the ratio of public schools to private schools in india is 7 : 5 . there are many university board in india [ 58 ] .\nmade in britain . saved in india . craved in china : how the jaguar land rover group was saved . . . by indian cash and chinese drivers\nindia has a long coastline . the west coast borders the arabian sea and the east coast the bay of bengal , both parts of the indian ocean .\nindia has several international ports on its peninsula . kochi , mumbai , goa and chennai are the main ones handling passenger traffic , while the rest mainly handle cargo . however , due to the profusion of cheap flights , there no longer appear to be any scheduled ferry services from india to the middle east .\nfrom time immemorial india had been a tolerant land that welcomed all religions and was a sanctuary of many religious communities persecuted in other parts of the world .\nalso , since connectivity is not certain across all parts of the country , carrying maps offline on your phone is strongly recommended , while traveling across india .\nfour months after the mannesmann acquisition , vodafone succeeded in a audacious bid to take over mannesmann . because of its own mobile phone network , vodafone was subsequently obliged by the european regulatory authorities to dispose of orange .\ni am felling very satisfied with orange group and its staff . . . . they are very supportive . . i am very happy to get visa of canada . . . . thank u very much . . .\nbigtree entertainment pvt . ltd launches india ' s first ticketing aggregator - bookmyshow - in august 2007 , now one of the biggest ticketing portals in the country .\njaguar land rover : made in britain . saved in india . craved in china : how the group was saved . . . by indian cash and chinese drivers\ncompletely ignore him / her and go about your business until he goes away . this may take quite a while , but patience is key to managing india .\nindia ' s large size and uncertain roads make flying a viable option , especially as prices have tumbled in the last few years . even india ' s offshore islands and remote mountain states are served by flights , the main exceptions being sikkim and arunachal pradesh ( although crossing over from neighbouring states is fairly easy ) . due to the aviation boom over the last few years , airports have not been able to keep up with the air traffic . most indian airports continue to function with one runway and a handful of boarding gates . check in and security queues can be terribly long , especially in delhi and mumbai . india has recently built two new international airports in hyderabad and bengaluru , which are modern and well - equipped . mumbai and new delhi airports have been upgraded . the newly constructed terminal 3 in the delhi airport is the 8th largest terminal in the world . in south cochin ( kochi ) airport is the fourth busiest airport in india in terms of international passenger traffic is the primary base for air india express operations and is a focus city for air asia india , air india , indigo , jet airways and spicejet .\neastern india ( chhattisgarh , jharkhand , odisha , sikkim , west bengal ) economically less developed , but culturally rich and perhaps the most welcoming of outsiders . features kolkata ( formerly known as calcutta ) , once the capital of british india , and the temple cities of puri , bhubaneswar and konark . geographically it stretches from the mountains to the coast , resulting in fascinating variations in climate . it is also the mineral storehouse of india , having the country ' s largest and richest mines .\nhuawei technologies is our strong partner for public cloud , video and telepresence , lan / wlan , and mobile in france and internationally . in 2017 , orange business services extended the partnership with huawei with the flexible engine offer .\nunder seagram , tropicana continued to expand within the united states , becoming a truly national brand for the first time . also in an aggressive expansion mode , minute maid aimed squarely at tropicana with the 1988 introduction of its own not - from - concentrate chilled juice brand , minute maid premium choice . tropicana subsequently sued coca - cola over its advertising and packaging slogan for premium choice , which included the phrase\nstraight from the orange .\ncoca - cola dropped the slogan rather than fight the suit . despite the lawsuit , by 1990 minute maid had 11 . 7 percent of the not - from - concentrate , ready - to - serve orange juice market . that year , however , tropicana edged past minute maid in the overall u . s . orange juice market , with 22 . 3 percent to its rival ' s 22 . 2 percent . the orange juice wars soon claimed their first victim when the top two orange juice brands proved to be too formidable even for p & g , which discontinued the citrus hill brand in september 1992 . tropicana and minute maid were soon battling anew to gain share in the aftermath of citrus hill ' s withdrawal . tropicana gained the initial upper hand , and by 1993 had extended its lead in the overall orange juice market to a somewhat comfortable 30 . 1 percent to 25 . 9 percent .\nthere are many places in india that offer yoga teacher training . there is quite a long list of few destinations but these are very popular among international yoga community .\nit also includes access to orange business vpn \u2013 a fully secured and managed network solution that allows data , voice and video to run on the same ip - based mpls network \u2013 from all locations covered by this network agreement .\nto seek refuge from the religious persecution as a result of muslim conquest of persia , launched by the rashidun caliphate in 633 ad many zoroastrians were offered refuge in india .\nin late 2009 , germany - based telecommunications company , deutsche telekom , and france - based telecommunications company , france telecom , announced their plans to merge their uk subsidiaries - orange and t - mobile . the companies planned to create a 50 : 50 joint venture in a bid to combat competition from players like o2 and vodafone uk . the synergies from the merger were expected to benefit both orange and t - mobile . the merger would help orange gain a stronger foothold in the uk market while t - mobile would enhance its brand value and offer better service to its customers . the jv also offered substantial benefits to the consumers in terms of better network coverage , broader distribution network , and improved customer services .\nits stint as a public company came to an end in october 1999 after it was acquired by germany ' s mannesmann . there followed several acquisitions that culminated with france telecom buying orange for \u00a325 . 1bn ( e40bn ) in august 2000 .\nfrom the late 1980s through the mid - 1990s , tropicana expanded aggressively , both outside of its core orange juice products and outside of the united states . in 1988 the company introduced the twister line of bottled and frozen juice blends ; the\nindia is also a federal republic , divided into states and union territories . each of these have their own legislatures , with government run by a chief minister and a cabinet .\nnow that they are clear on india ' s potential , first thing was to get the man who knows indian market well . that ' s mr arvind by the way .\nwhen you use any service on our website , you agree to be subject to the rules , guidelines , policies , terms , and conditions applicable to such service , and they shall be deemed to be incorporated into these terms by reference . orange renewable reserves the right to change these terms at any time without any prior notice . orange renewable also reserves the right to deny access to the website to any person at any time whether on account of violation of these terms or otherwise .\neuropean traders started visiting india beginning in the late 16th century . prominent among these were the british , french and the portuguese . the british east india company made calcutta their headquarters in 1772 . they also established subsidiary cities like bombay and madras . calcutta later went onto to become ' the second city of the empire after london ' . by the 19th century , the british had , one way or the other assumed political control of virtually all of india , though the portuguese and the french too had their enclaves along the coast .\nhowever , this is not the first time that orange has prepared to go public . the company first floated on the london stock exchange in april 1996 , entering the ftse 100 the following june as one of the uk ' s largest companies .\nfour years ago , commentators were quite cynical about orange ' s view on the mobile phone market - that people would continue to use mobile phones . today , the scepticism seems to have resurfaced with reports of mobile phone usage reaching saturation point .\norange ' s top executives stand to get a hefty payout . chief executive officer hans snook will receive a 10 million pound payment from mannesmann and hutchinson once the deal is completed , plus 5 million pounds depending on his performance during the integration .\nby accessing our website you agree that you have read and understood these terms and that you are conversant with the implications of the same . orange renewable shall not be liable for any damages to your equipment resulting from the use of our website .\njaguar land rover : made in britain . saved in india . craved in china : how the group was saved . . . by indian cash and chinese drivers | daily mail online\na short drive away , company archivist swarup sengupta presides over the letters , contracts and directives that tata , now india\u2019s largest conglomerate , presents as evidence of its stringent moral standards .\nthe india they saw : foreign accounts , by meenakshi jain ( 2011 ) . a compilation of intriguing travel tales and excerpts from travelogues by travellers , writers , pilgrims and missionaries .\ntry to avoid political statements like ' india does not have drainage system even when they have send rockets to mars ' in common public as it is not considered a good mannerism .\nhutchison had a presence in the cellular market in india since 1995 . in december 1999 , hutchison picked up a 49 % stake in delhi - based cellular service provider sterling cellular .\nchina and india went to war in 1962 over a border dispute . though current relations are peaceful , there is still military rivalry and no land crossings are allowed between the two countries , though one border crossing between sikkim and tibet was re - opened in 2006 for trade ( but not tourists ) . security concerns over pakistan and china prompted india to test nuclear weapons twice ( including the 1974 tests described as\npeaceful explosions\n) . india wants to be accepted as a legitimate nuclear power and is campaigning for a permanent security council seat .\natms are abundant across india - though often not found in smaller airports . most atms will pay out at most \u20b910 , 000 in each transaction - some will pay \u20b920 , 000 . state bank of india ( sbi ) is the biggest bank in india and has the most atms , and icici bank has the second largest network of atms . international banks such as citibank , hsbc , deutsche bank ( part of global atm alliance ) , rbs ( the royal bank of scotland ) and standard chartered have a significant presence in major indian cities .\nno vaccinations are required for entry to india , except for yellow fever if you are coming from an infected area such as africa . however , hepatitis ( both a and b , depending on your individual circumstances ) , meningitis and typhoid shots are recommended , as is a booster shot for tetanus . the cdc has a list of recommended vaccines when traveling to india .\nmumbai ( formerly bombay ) \u2014 the financial capital of india , housing most of the indian / multi national corporations , major port ,\nbollywood\n( indian hindi film industry ) .\nfollowing the destruction of the first temple in the siege of jerusalem of 587 bc , jewish exiles came to india and settled in cochin and are referred to as\ncochin jews\n.\nstate - of - the - art indicators to measure wide - area - network performances are round trip delay ( rtd ) , packet loss ratio ( plr ) and jitter . view the latest performance between the primary orange business services points of presence worldwide .\nto drive a private vehicle in any part of india the following documents are required - a valid driver ' s license for the driver ( international driving permit for a foreigner ) , vehicle registration certificate , vehicle insurance certificate and emission certificate if the vehicle is more than one year old ( called pollution under control certificate in india ) . no other document is required for driving a private vehicle in any part of india except some restricted areas . if a policeman is asking for some other document like no objection certificate etc , most likely he is hinting at a bribe ."]}
{"id": 56389, "summary": [{"text": "loftlei\u00f0ir hf , internationally known as icelandic airlines ( abbreviated ial ) or loftlei\u00f0ir icelandic , was a private icelandic airline headquartered on the grounds of reykjav\u00edk airport in reykjav\u00edk , which operated mostly trans-atlantic flights linking europe and america , pioneering the low-cost flight business strategy on these routes . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "icelandic airlines", "paragraphs": ["an advertisement of the icelandic airlines from may 1973 , in new york\u2019s historic fifth avenue .\n1944 another important milestone was passed in 1944 , when three young icelandic pilots , returning from flight training in canada , founded loftleidir , later also known as icelandic airlines . initially , both companies concentrated on icelandic domestic air services .\nanother important milestone was passed in 1944 , when three young icelandic pilots , returning from their flight training in canada , founded loftleidir , which later became known as icelandic airlines .\nthe poster for \u201calfred eliasson & loftleidir icelandic , \u201d a 2009 icelandic documentary about the founder of what is now known as icelandair .\nspeaking to icelandic tourism and travel website urltoken ( link in icelandic ) , sas spokesperson trine kroman mikkelsen reveals sas\u2019s plans to offer icelandic passengers through - bookings from iceland , via copenhagen , to sas world destinations .\nprofessor of icelandic eirikur rognvaldsson says that english signs in the reykjavik city centre are a part of a more extensive problem involving the icelandic language .\nthe new food halls at grandi math\u00f6ll offers one very icelandic food stall : fj\u00e1rh\u00fasi\u00f0 , which means the sheep barn and specialises in icelandic lamb .\nas things stand , icelandic airlines icelandair and wow air are the only airlines operating the route . sas\u2019s only service to iceland in recent years has been a daily flight from oslo , norway .\nmagazine and he didn\u2019t win any prestigious accolades . it wasn\u2019t until 2009 that icelandic filmmakers told his story in the little - known documentary alfred eliasson & loftlei\u00f0ir icelandic .\nthe entire crew of the plane was icelandic , and this was also the first time an icelandic airplane lands in antarctica . sixty passengers were on board the plane .\nloftleidir icelandic airlines , inc . , a corporation , plaintiff and appellant , v . mcdonnell douglas corporation , a corporation , defendant and respondent .\nfirst passenger jet to land in antarctica an all - icelandic crew landed the first icelandic plane and the first boeing 757 commercial passenger jet in antarctica . photo / \u00e1g\u00fast h\u00e1konarson\nin august , 19 airlines offered scheduled flights from keflav\u00edk international airport . an average of 55 airplanes per day left keflav\u00edk for destinations in europe and north america . icelandic airlines took the lion\u2019s share of these flights .\nsas is also offering competition against icelandic airlines on flights to boston , usa , with a new direct flight from copenhagen . up till now , icelandair and wow air have been the only nordic airlines serving the american city .\nthe all icelandic cookbook , taste of iceland , has been chosen best in the world by the prestigious gourmand cookbook award . the book is written by icelandic\nwild chef\n\u00falfar finnbj\u00f6rnsson .\ntwo are from nepal - - tara air and nepal airlines - - joining kazakhstan ' s scat airlines and afghanistan ' s kam air .\nin 1952 , alfred eliasson , the scrappy ceo of icelandic airlines , came up with an idea to boost his company\u2019s performance . the solution transformed eliasson\u2019s country\u2014and the world .\nwhile 149 airlines have top 7 - star rating , almost 50 have just three stars or less . five airlines only achieved one star for safety : nepal\u2019s tara air , agni air , and nepal airlines ; kazakhstan\u2019s scat airlines ; and afghanistan\u2019s kam air . except for agni air , all of those airlines are banned from flying within the european union .\ns7 airlines ( siberia airlines ) airbus a321 - 211 vq - bqj ( msn 2076 ) muc ( arnd wolf ) . image : 941037 .\nloftleidir icelandic to manage tacv cabo verde\nis part of atw plus , our online premium membership .\nicelandair is organized and managed in accordance with the requirements of jar - ops 1 and the icelandic caa .\ninvestigators examine the crash site of malaysia airlines flight 17 in hrabove , ukraine .\npieces of wreckage from the malaysia airlines jet rest in a field in shaktarsk .\nborn july 20 , 1921 , in the icelandic capital , reykjavik , sigurdur helgason came to the united states in his 20s and graduated with a business degree from colombia university in new york in 1947 . he then returned to iceland , where he managed a cement company before joining icelandic airlines as a board member in 1953 .\nan american airlines boeing 737 - 800 departs phoenix sky harbor in january of 2015 .\nall four are on a list of airlines banned from flying within the european union .\na woman looks at aircraft debris from the malaysia airlines jet near rozsypne , ukraine .\na piece of wreckage from malaysia airlines flight 17 fell in a field in shaktarsk .\nat a board meeting in 1952 , eliasson and icelandic airlines\u2019s chairman sigurdur olafsson decided to challenge that law by launching a flight from new york to luxembourg that was $ 100 cheaper than the prices set by hildred\u2019s group . ad copy read , \u201cicelandic to europe . for people who do a lot of saving . \u201d icelandic was nicknamed the \u201chippie airline\u201d because its flights were the starting point for americans who embarked on the famous hippie trail through europe and asia .\nlamb street food is a restaurant that offers a new take on icelandic lamb as a fast food using the best available ingredients .\nvatnaj\u00f6kull glacier , the site of the september 1950 crash and rescue mission that determined icelandic airlines\u2019s fate . [ photo : anjali kiggal , wikimedia ] the following spring , eliasson made a deal with the usaf and bought the salvage rights of the downed dc - 3 for $ 600 . he led a small team of icelandic airlines employees to vatnaj\u00f6kull to dig the plane out . the winter had been particularly harsh , and when they arrived , only the rudder was visible . eliasson and his group spent the next month shoveling snow , eventually leasing a bulldozer to drag the plane to an airstrip 60 miles away . the batteries and engine worked , so they flew back to reykjavik , where they registered the plane under icelandic airlines\u2019 name and christened it j\u00f6kull , the icelandic word for glacier .\nan alaska airlines boeing 737 lands at seattle - tacoma international airport in september of 2015 .\n\u201ci can imagine supplying capacity for other airlines and some major forwarders , \u201d he said .\ndutch military personnel transport malaysia airlines flight 17 victims ' remains to a hearse in eindhoven .\na piece of the fuselage from the malaysia airlines jet lies in a field in hrabove .\nan amateur video captured a fireball when a malaysia airlines passenger plane carrying 295 people crashed .\na map of the flight route of malaysia airlines flight 17 ends over donetsk , ukraine .\neven so , the total demand from ohio citizens desperate to get to reykjavik ( and icelandic theme - park fans heading in the opposite direction ) is unlikely to sustain two competing airlines on a six hours - plus route .\nof the the 449 airlines it monitors , 149 have the top seven - star safety ranking .\nvisitors pay tribute to the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 at amsterdam ' s schiphol airport .\npersonnel from the ukrainian emergencies ministry recover the bodies of victims at the malaysia airlines crash site .\nsmoke rises from the scene of a possible crash of a malaysia airlines passenger jet near donetsk .\nthe airline changed its name to malaysian airlines limited with the formation of malaysia in 1963 . two years later , with the separation of singapore , the airline became a bi - national airline , malaysia - singapore airlines . that partnership ended in 1972 , and the airline later was renamed malaysia airlines .\nthe low - cost icelandic airliner has already seen big success in linking boston , washington , toronto and montreal with european cities since last year .\nicelandic airline wow air has applied to the municipality of k\u00f3pavogur to build apartment hotels at k\u00e1rsnes by the seafront close to the planned wow headquarters .\nin march , malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared en route from kuala lumpur to beijing with 239 aboard .\nin july , malaysia airlines flight 17 was shot down over eastern ukraine , killing all 298 aboard .\nof the 449 airlines surveyed by airlineratings . com , nearly 50 have just three stars or less .\nphoto of douglas dc - 4 , this one belonging to pacific western airlines in 1959 , photo credit .\nan alaska airlines embraer e170 jet lands at night at seattle - tacoma international airport in september of 2015 .\none of the top 10 safest airlines , cathay pacific received seven stars from urltoken for safety and product .\nthe world ' s airlines reportedly carried a record 3 . 3 billion passengers on 27 million flights in 2014\nthis year , the site also included a list of the top 10 safest low cost airlines for 2015 .\ninvestigators examine the crash site of malaysia airlines flight 17 on friday , aug . 1 , in ukraine .\nrescue forces carry bodies of passengers at the crash site of malaysia airlines flight 17 near donetsk , ukraine .\na firefighter hoses down the burning wreckage of malaysian airlines flight 17 that crashed near the town of shaktarsk .\nicelandic\u2019s crammed planes , powered by turbo - prop engines while its rivals flew jets , took 10 to 12 hours to reach europe and usually landed late .\nicelandic low - cost airline wow air has announced a new twice - weekly service to the british city of edinburgh to run july - october this year .\na united airlines boeing 767 - 400 rushes by the seattle - tacoma international airport tower in september of 2015 .\n( cnn ) aviation website urltoken has just released its annual list of the world ' s 10 safest airlines .\npieter - jaap aalbersberg , head of the malaysia airlines flight 17 recovery mission , gives a briefing in kiev .\npeople inspect flowers and mementos left for the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 at amsterdam ' s schiphol airport .\npeople lay flowers near photos of malaysia airlines flight 17 crash victims at a central square in kharkiv , ukraine .\npeople watch from a bridge as a convoy of hearses transport malaysia airlines flight 17 remains in boxtel , netherlands .\na pro - russia separatist walks past a piece of the crashed malaysia airlines jet near hrabove on july 21 .\nat the start of 2014 loftleidir icelandic manages one b737 - 700 , two b737 - 800 four boeing 757 - 200 and three boeing 767 - 300er . the aircraft are operated under the icelandair air operator certificate and on leasing contracts under aircraft , maintenance conditions to other airlines .\ncabin of a scandinavian airlines system dc - 4 during a domestic evening service in norway in 1953 , photo credit .\na united airlines boeing 737 jet taxis to the gate at dallas / fort worth international airport in august of 2015 .\n\u201cthere is a role airlines can play to facilitate this , \u201d he said . \u201cwe should take the initiative . \u201d\nroyale airlines embraer emb - 110p1 bandeirante n692ra ( msn 110240 ) msy ( bruce drum ) . image : 104648 .\na person writes a note for the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 at a church in kuala lumpur , malaysia .\nicelandic low - cost airline wow air is taking delivery of the twelfth aircraft in its fleet today , a brand - new airbus a321 aircraft , registered tf - joy .\nthe other story involves a company from the u . s . getting in on the icelandic market\u2014that company being costco , the membership - based retailer with the huge fanbase . iceland is not a country known for its chains\u2014infamously , mcdonald\u2019s exited the icelandic market during its financial crisis in 2009 , and someone decided to save a burger from that time .\nlithuanian airlines boeing 737 - 524 ly - agz ( msn 26340 ) cdg ( christian volpati ) . image : 941531 .\nour top 10 safest airlines are always at the forefront of safety innovation and launching new planes ,\nsays thomas .\nby dodging regulations , icelandic airlines ( later renamed icelandair ) was able to set its own prices and position itself as the world\u2019s first low - cost carrier at a time when international travel was reserved for the wealthy . within a decade , icelandic was flying middle - class families across the atlantic in droves . with an incentive to lower prices , eliasson and his team found creative ways to cut costs\u2013including flying older planes , a strategy used by many budget carriers today\u2013and attracted more customers .\nthis documentary tells the story of the aviation entrepreneur alfred eliasson , founder and manager of loftleidir icelandic , who is recognized as one of the pioneers in trans - atlantic passenger aviation .\nwow founder , sk\u00fali mogensen , is an icelandic entrepreneur and investor who lived in silicon valley and then ran oz communications \u2014 which sold for hundreds of millions to nokia in 2008 .\n. lacking a flag carrier of its own , luxembourg was the only country in europe that would allow icelandic to land , and passengers then continued their journeys by bus or train .\nicelandic low - cost airline wow air has turned around considerable losses in 2014 to post profits of isk 1 . 1 billion ( approx . \u20ac7 . 7 million ) last year .\nethiopian airlines ceo tewolde gebremariam has said the ethiopian government could be considering equity swaps with other african carriers . . . . more\naustralian and dutch investigators examine pieces of malaysia airlines flight 17 in the village of hrabove , ukraine , on aug . 1 .\nvictims of malaysia airlines flight 17 are prepared for transport on a dutch c130 cargo plane from an airport in kharkiv , ukraine .\na young girl takes part in a candlelight vigil for the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 in kuala lumpur on july 19 .\na man looks at a screen commemorating passengers aboard a crashed malaysia airlines jet at kuala lumpur international airport in sepang , malaysia .\nrelatives of people on malaysia airlines flight 17 from amsterdam react outside a holding area at the kuala lumpur international airport in sepang .\nicelandair is an icelandic carrier based at the country\u2019s largest airport in keflav\u00edk . with a fleet of 32 aircraft , the airline serves more than 40 travel destinations in europe and north america .\nin october 1979 flugleidir assumed all operating responsibilities of its two \u201cparents\u201d , and decided to use icelandair as its international trade name , only retaining the flugleidir name in the icelandic domestic market .\nfamous icelandic stage and film actor \u00fer\u00f6stur le\u00f3 gunnarsson will take over the role of chef at the restaurant at hlemmur square hotel in reykjavik tuesday june 5th for a period of two weeks .\nto provide you with the opposite , i\u2019ve also made a list of 10 amazing icelandic things that locals take for granted \u2014 take a look and tell us which is more up your alley .\nhe said airlines could work better with customs , and make sure that all the required documents are ready for customs clearance in advance .\ncontour airlines embraer erj 135er ( emb - 135er ) n16501 ( msn 145145 ) bwi ( brian mcdonough ) . image : 942603 .\nselection of individual crewmembers , initial training , type training and recurrent training in icelandair confirms to the traditional pattern found in most airlines .\na person holds a white rose during a silent march in memory of the victims of the downed malaysia airlines flight 17 in amsterdam .\nukrainian soldiers escort a coffin with remains from the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash to a military transport plane on july 23 in kharkiv .\ndays following the deadly crash of malaysia airlines flight 17 , ukrainians continue with inspection and recovery at the crash scene on july 20 .\nmalaysia airlines became a full member of the oneworld airline alliance in february 2013 and is now connected to 850 destinations through that network .\nin september of 1950 , an icelandic airlines plane carrying cargo back from luxembourg went down over the vatnaj\u00f6kull glacier , in the southeast of the island . a u . s . air force ( usaf ) rescue team flew to the crash site , landed on the ice , and found the icelandic airlines plane severely damaged , but all crew were alive . when they tried to take off , the engines of the usaf\u2019s dc - 3 plane failed due to the frigid temperature . the rescue team had no choice but to depart on foot and leave the plane behind . assuming that the aircraft would get buried in snow , the americans wrote it off as a loss .\nit brings you back to the old days of flying with ramps and outside approaches . also my father was an engineer at canadair and sold this aircraft to icelandic and flying tigers . great memories !\nall examples made in this article are fictional and not arrived at from a personal experience . i\u2019ve never been on a date with a relative or anyone that lives in my house , i have a great relationship with all my exes and always look like i just stepped out of the cover of vogue whenever i bump into them . i like icelandic food and actually , i love the icelandic weather .\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 .\nconsistently offering the best service in all classes , singapore airlines is one of the most reliable in safety , according to airlineratings . com .\nthe group also named the safest low - cost carriers : aer lingus , alaska airlines , icelandair , jetstar , jetblue , kulula . com , monarch airlines , thomas cook , tui fly , and westjet . ( specific rankings were not assigned for this list , either . )\nmalaysian forensic experts attend a memorial concert for the victims of the malaysia airlines jet shot down over ukraine in a central square in kharkiv .\na convoy of hearses transport the remains of victims from the downed malaysia airlines flight 17 , from the eindhoven airbase to hilversum , netherlands .\na man looks at the crash field of malaysia airlines flight 17 , near the village of grabove , in the donetsk region of ukraine .\na rescue worker marks the location of a victim in the debris of a crashed malaysia airlines jet on july 18 in hrabove , ukraine .\nin earlier times , news of two airlines slugging it out on a city pair like that would trigger derision and the prospect of another fares bloodbath . surely the only winner will be the passengers who take advantage of the plummeting prices before one or possibly both airlines abandons the route ?\nan american airlines md - 80\nmad dog\njet taxis out for takeoff from dallas / fort worth international airport in august of 2015 .\nas mount rainier looms in the distance , an alaska airlines boeing 737 lands at dusk at seattle - tacoma international airport in september of 2015 .\naccording to a report on urltoken , the world ' s airlines carried a record 3 . 3 billion passengers on 27 million flights in 2014 .\nthe first officer had requested through scandinavian airlines system ( sas ) , the ground - handling agent , a technician to report to the aircraft .\ninvestigators on aug . 1 examine a piece of malaysia airlines flight 17 that crashed near the village of hrabove , ukraine , on july 17 .\ndutch embassy employees observe a minute of silence outside the dutch embassy in kiev , ukraine , to honor the victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 .\npeople at aids conference 2014 attend a candlelight vigil to commemorate delegates who died on malaysia airlines flight mh17 at federation square in melbourne , australia .\na woman looks on before lighting a candle in front of the embassy of the netherlands in kiev to commemorate passengers of malaysian airlines flight 17 .\nthis appeal arises out of the crash of a dc\u20138 airplane operated by plaintiff , loftleidir icelandic airlines , inc . ( \u201cloftleidir\u201d ) , and manufactured by defendant , douglas aircraft company , inc . ( \u201cdouglas\u201d ) . the jury returned a verdict in favor of douglas . loftleidir appeals raising two claims of error , both relating to trial court orders excluding evidence .\nhard for malaysia airlines to survive after two disasters the crash thursday of malaysia airlines flight 17 is the second major tragedy this year for the airline , which is still searching for flight 370 that went missing march 8 . the country ' s national carrier flies check out this story on urltoken urltoken\na file photo taken on march 18 , 2013 shows a malaysia airlines boeing 737 plane flying over the sukarno - hatta airport in tangerang . malaysia airlines said on july 17 , 2014 that it had\nlost contact\nwith one of its passenger planes whose last known position was over ukraine .\nfor customers nothing will change as a result of the transfer of flight operations : austrian airlines will remain austrian airlines \u2013 with a fleet of 77 aircraft serving 130 destinations around the world . for the employees of austrian airlines flight operations , who are 600 pilots and 1 , 500 flight attendants , nothing will change in terms of the workplace or actual salary . this is because , the savings should be achieved by means of level salary increases .\nlong before freddie laker and people express began no - frills flights across the atlantic , icelandic defied the state - run giants of the international air transport association , which controlled fares , by sharply undercutting their prices .\nfounded in 1944 , the airline company loftlei\u00f0ir was an effort of alfred eliasson and two other young icelandic pilots . the first commercial flight was local : from reykjavik to \u00edsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur , on 6th of april , 1944 .\na note from a malaysia airlines flight crew , rests among the flowers and mementos honoring the victims of flight 17 at amsetdam ' s schiphol airport .\nukrainian police officers secure a refrigerated train loaded with the bodies of passengers from the crashed malaysian airlines flight during a stop at a factory in kharkiv .\nicelandic became one of the fastest growing companies in the industry . by 1953 , 5 , 000 passengers flew icelandic per year . by 1960 , that number spiked to 40 , 000 . and by 1970 , the airline was flying 71 , 500 passengers and generating $ 23 . 5 million in annual revenue . that\u2019s the equivalent of $ 145 million today\u2013an impressive number for a country with a population of 200 , 000 back then .\nloftleidir icelandic has signed a five year aircraft maintenance contract with the french all business - class startup airline la compagnie . the airline started operations in july and has leased one 757 - 200 with maintenance services from loftleidir .\nas well as its own 777fs and 747 - 8fs , the carrier also uses 747 - 400fs operated by air atlanta icelandic and act . \u201cwe prefer a fleet that breathes according to demand , \u201d said mr mueller .\nfinnair is one of the oldest airlines in the world and one of the safest . they have had no fatal or hull - loss accidents since 1963 .\nand still nothing has been found . in the latest incident to dent the airline ' s image , malaysia airlines has had to ground a plane after a\narmed separatists in military attire block passage of organization for security and co - operation in europe investigators heading to the wreckage site of malaysia airlines flight 17 .\nicelandic airline loftlei\u00f0ir introduces low - cost travel from the us to europe , using reykjavik as a hub . during the 60s it was used by young americans to reach the continent and therefore became known as the hippie airline .\nin 1961 he took over the united states operations of the airline , and when icelandic airlines merged with a smaller competitor in 1973 , he returned to head the new entity , icelandair . he stayed on as chief executive for a decade and in 1984 became chairman of the board , remaining until he retired , in 1991 . thereafter he lived in iceland , new york and mustique .\nnot one , but two absolutely gorgeous stretch 8s , wearing the beautiful livery of icelandic airlines . silent film by the barstow family . many thanks to the rick prelinger archives . be sure to check my channel for the best in vintage & rare airliner videos !\nthe boxart den\nworld ' s largest display & collection of fully restored rare & collectable model kit box art urltoken urltoken\nmogensen says he has always wanted wow to offer \u201cthe lowest airfares with a smile\u201d , adding \u201ci never understand why so many airlines fail on basic customer service\u201d .\nhe said that saudia was talking with air china and the hainan group of airlines \u2013 which includes yangtze river express \u2013 for air cargo partnerships across the region .\nturk hava yollari - turkish airlines douglas dc - 9 - 15 tc - jaa ( msn 47048 ) zrh ( jacques guillem collection ) . image : 941363 .\ntaiwan ' s eva air , which has its own hello kitty branded aircraft , also placed in the top 10 list of the world ' s safest airlines .\nurltoken ' s rating system takes into account audits from aviation ' s governing bodies and lead associations as well as government audits and the airlines ' fatality records .\nthe united states doesn ' t blacklist individual airlines , but it does make public a list of countries it judges to fall short of international aviation safety standards .\nmourners watch from a bridge as a convoy of hearses carrying some victims of the downed malaysia airlines flight 17 , drive from eindhoven airbase to hilversum , netherlands .\nduring his first years as director - general of the iata , hildred had succeeded in regulating the world\u2019s 200 airlines . he organized meetings between airline executives and state officials , and by 1952 , there were thousands of bilateral agreements between governments and airlines . the iata regulated everything from prices to timetables , which earned it a reputation as one of the most powerful cartels in the world . one of the international laws it introduced restricted airlines to flights to or from their country of registry .\ncanadian airline zoom airlines began offering cheap transatlantic flights . it filed for bankruptcy in 2008 , blaming the\nhorrendous\nprice of aviation fuel and broader economic downturn .\nmaking up the remainder of the top 10 are , in alphabetical order : air new zealand , cathay pacific , british airways , emirates , etihad airways , eva air , finnair , lufthansa , and singapore airlines . the site did not assign rankings to these airlines , but recognizes them as being among the safest in the world .\ndutch military men carry a coffin containing the body of a victim of downed malaysia airlines flight 17 , during a ceremony at eindhoven airbase upon their arrival in netherlands .\npallbearers carry a coffin , at eindhoven military air base , netherlands , toa hearse , upon arrival of some victims from the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash in ukraine .\nemergency workers carry remains in a body bag as pro - russia militants stand guard at the crash site of malaysia airlines flight 17 near the ukrainian village of hrabove .\nloftlei\u00f0ir was founded in 1944 , at first operating domestic routes . these were handed over to the other icelandic airline , flugf\u00e9lag \u00edslands , in 1952 . meanwhile , loftlei\u00f0ir had started international routes , eventually concentrating on low - fare transatlantic flights .\nthere is much to be said about the bounty of icelandic restaurants and the great variety of food they have to offer , none of which will be stated in this article . this is all about the best places to shop for great food .\nmr mueller spoke to the loadstar on the sidelines of air cargo india in mumbai , during which he called publicly for airlines to take more control of the supply chain .\naustrian airlines\u2019 ( vienna ) board of directors has approved a plan to move austrian\u2019s flight operations to lower cost tyrolean airways ( innsbruck ) . austrian issued the following statement :\nmalaysia airlines , the country ' s national carrier , flies about 37 , 000 passengers aboard 250 departures daily to 80 destinations , according to the company ' s website .\nmalaysian buddhists light candles as they pray for passengers and crew of the crashed malaysia airlines flight mh17 at a temple in kuala lumpur , malaysia , july 20 , 2014 .\nthen on icelandic national day on 17 june , 1947 , the first international flight was launched to copenhagen , denmark , using a douglas dc - 4 , and in 1948 , the company flew its first dc - 4 to new york as well .\nunlike a number of low cost carriers these airlines have all passed the stringent international air transport association operational safety audit audit and have excellent safety records ,\nsays thomas .\na pro - russia militant carries an aircraft flight recorder retrieved from the malaysia airlines crash site as donetsk people ' s republic officials present the device to malaysian representatives in donetsk .\niceland - based capacity solution provider loftleidir icelandic is to undertake a management contract with tacv cabo verde airlines , as the archipelago\u2019s government seeks to restructure and privatize the national carrier . cabo verde ( cape verde in english ) is a cluster of islands off the northwest coast of africa that has become an increasingly popular holiday destination in recent years , especially for european tourists seeking to escape the continent\u2019s winter months . tacv cabo . . .\nparis \u2014 sigurdur helgason , an icelander whose pioneering \u201chippie airline , \u201d then called icelandic , made low - cost air travel to europe possible for a generation of americans , died on feb . 8 on the caribbean island of mustique . he was 87 .\ntraveling to europe in the spring or summer can be pricey , making it difficult for many people to visit during peak season . so when one budget icelandic airline announced its latest travel deal to several hot spots on the continent , it caught our attention .\nparis \u2013 sigurdur helgason , an icelander whose pioneering \u201chippie airline , \u201d then called icelandic , made low - cost air travel to europe possible for a generation of americans , died on feb . 8 on the caribbean island of mustique . he was 87 .\nb\u00fari\u00f0 is an acclaimed gourmet store in reykjavik . it is a shop that first and foremost sells cheese but has a great variety of other gourmet products , a lot of them from icelandic producers . a personal recommendation is the horse salami from tairello , an italian that relocated to iceland a few years back . b\u00fari\u00f0 has a big role in the icelandic food scene as 2 - 3 times a year they put up a giant food market in harpa concert hall , featuring local producers and companies importing gourmet food .\nthese are , in alphabetical order : aer lingus ( ireland ) , alaska airlines ( u . s ) , icelandair ( iceland ) , jetblue ( u . s . ) , jetstar ( australia ) , urltoken ( south africa ) , monarch airlines ( uk ) , thomas cook ( uk ) , tuifly ( germany ) and westjet ( canada ) .\nparis ? sigurdur helgason , an icelander whose pioneering ? hippie airline , ? then called icelandic , made low - cost air travel to europe possible for a generation of americans , died on feb . 8 on the caribbean island of mustique . he was 87 .\ndhl ( tasman cargo airlines ) boeing 757 - 236 ( f ) vh - tca ( msn 25620 ) ( jeremy clarkson ) syd ( john adlard ) . image : 940837 .\non may 23rd us airline united airlines will commence direct flights between newark airport and keflavik international airport in iceland . the flights are onlu scheduled for the summer season , until october 4th .\nthe scandal over children being separated from their parents by us border officials at the us - mexico border has drawn some of america\u2019s largest airlines into the political debate . . . . more\nbritish airways , which covers 179 destinations and carries approximately 40 million customers a year , is among the top 10 . urltoken says its list recognizes airlines at the forefront of safety innovation .\nmalaysia airlines was in dire financial straits even before losing a plane on march 8 , and analysts said it may be difficult for the national carrier to continue after the latest catastrophe thursday .\nthe convoy of funeral hearses carrying the remains of the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash victims heads july 24 from the airbase in eindhoven to hilversum , netherlands , where they will be identified .\nthe report rates 449 airlines , with seven stars as the highest possible rating . the grading system takes into account audits from aviation\u2019s governing bodies as well as government audits and the airlines\u2019 own fatality records . for example , airlines can earn two stars for having a safety audit certification from the international air transport association is worth two stars , and meeting all eight safety parameters of the international civil aviation authority ( a united nations agency ) is worth another two stars . airlines can earn additional stars for reasons including a 10 - year record of zero fatalities . they also can lose stars for being on the eu\u2019s blacklist , for only operating russian - built aircraft , or if the airline\u2019s fleet has been grounded by the county\u2019s governing aviation authority because of safety concerns .\na malaysian investigator photographs debris at the scene of the malaysia airlines jet crash near hrabove , ukraine . the boeing 777 aircraft with 298 people onboard was shot down by a missile july 17 .\nin the winter of 1951 , alfred eliasson\u2019s company , icelandic airlines , was about to go under . the founder and his executive team had decided to pull out of the transatlantic market just a few months prior , after established carriers like pan - am proved to be tougher competition than expected . low domestic demand in iceland , a country of just 200 , 000 inhabitants at the time , also proved to be a challenge . by december of 1950 , the airline known as\ntoday it announces ( and tickets go on sale at 8am , from \u00a399 ) two new transatlantic routes to the canadian cities of montreal and toronto \u2013 all its transatlantic routes fly via the icelandic capital of reykjavik . the four times - weekly flights will operate from may next year .\nguide to iceland is the world ' s largest marketplace for icelandic travel services . we offer more than 5 , 000 tours and packages that have been tried and tested for quality . book with us to secure an authentic local experience and find the popular and unique attractions in iceland .\nyou keep hearing all the wonderful things about iceland and reading top lists of all its amazing attractions and attributes . but what are some of the worst , most annoying things about iceland ? what do the icelandic people dislike , loathe or despise when it comes to their own culture ?\nflashback 50 years and there were a staggering 87 crashes killing 1 , 597 when airlines carried only 141 million passengers - - 5 % of today ' s number ,\nsays the website .\nsubsequently , the loftlei\u00f0ir grew in popularity among many young americans who became frequent users of the flights . during those years , it was also the company\u2019s own staff that referred to the airlines as \u201cthe hippie express\u201d or \u201cthe hippie airline\u201d . young americans used their routes to reach europe after graduation and experience life and culture on the old continent . although the icelandic airline was infamous for its slow speed and lack of promptness , the youths preferred it as it was a cheap means of travel .\naustralian , malaysian and dutch investigators examine pieces of the downed malaysia airlines flight 17 near rossipne , ukraine on aug . 5 . the jet crashed on july 17 , killing all 298 people on board .\nlufthansa systems today announced icelandair as a new customer of its windows - based lido / eroutemanual navigation solution . the icelandic carrier has also opted for the lido / amm ( airport moving map ) add - on module . the two companies recently signed a five - year agreement to this effect .\nrounding out the rest of the top 10 in alphabetical order are : air new zealand , british airways , cathay pacific airways , emirates , etihad airways , eva air , finnair , lufthansa and singapore airlines .\nthe crash thursday of malaysia airlines flight 17 is the second major tragedy this year for the airline , which is still searching for flight 370 that went missing march 8 . the country ' s national carrier flies\nfor a time continental airlines used cleveland as a hub , and even had a daily link to and from london . but since continental merged with united , cleveland has watched other cities taking all the glory .\nwow air ' s inaugural flight was to paris on may 31st , 2012 and in october that same year wow air took over the flight operations of iceland express . only a year later , in october 2013 , wow air was awarded the air operator\u2018s certificate ( aoc ) by the icelandic transport authority .\nicelandair has been a member of iata ( international air transport association ) since 1950 , a member of aea ( association of european airlines ) since 1957 , and a member of the flight safety foundation since 1966 .\n1973 in 1973 it was agreed to merge both flugf\u00e9lag \u00edslands and loftleidir under a new holding company , flugleidir . in october 1979 flugleidir assumed all operating responsibilities of its two\nparents\n, and decided to use icelandair as its international trade name , only retaining the flugleidir name in the icelandic domestic market .\nwithout a fatal crash in more than 60 years , qantas tops urltoken ' s list as the world ' s safest airline . the aviation website ranks airlines based on their operational histories , incident records and operational excellence .\nbut , truthfully , i\u2019m beginning to find the constant complaining about things more annoying than the things themselves . sure , a string of issues aren ' t great and they need to be addressed for them to change , but sometimes it feels as if the icelandic people just love to complain . about everything , really .\npro - russia militants stand next to wreckage from malaysia airlines flight 17 near donetsk . the boeing 777 airliner with 298 people on board was possibly shot down by a missile on july 17 near the russia - ukraine border .\nmelab\u00fa\u00f0in is a small grocery store about a 15 minute walk from reykjavik centre . the amount of stuff cramped into this small space is nothing short of astounding . the variety is great , there you can find just about everything you need in addition to a lot of gourmet products not easily found in other places in iceland . the variety of vegetables is just about as good as it gets , and a lot of it is organic and the variety of cheese is better than in just about any supermarket . there you can even buy food to go , like crispy pork , icelandic meat soup , french fries , sheep head and icelandic blood pudding .\npylsumeistarinn is one of the best things about polish immigrants in iceland ( their brand refers to poland ) . the name translates as the master of sausages , a title the shop lives up to . even though sausages are a favourite fast food in iceland , the icelandic sausages available in shops by the ring road are a far cry from the great sausages found in germany and poland . the sausages available in pylsumeistarinn are the real deal , they are made on site so the staff know exactly what is in them . the variety is great , there are traditional sausages , some with exciting spices and others with an icelandic twist , like lamb sausages with blueberries .\nmalaysia airlines ' fleet of 88 aircraft includes boeing 747 - 400 , 777 - 200er , 737 - 800 and 737 - 400 , as well as airbus a330 - 300 , a330 - 200 and its flagship a380 - 800 .\nhearses carry coffins containing unidentified bodies from the crash of malaysia airlines flight 17 on july 23 , in eindhoven , netherlands . the flight was traveling from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it crashed in eastern ukraine killing all 298 passengers .\na woman mourns victims of malaysia airlines flight 17 at amsterdam ' s schiphol airport on july 23 . the dutch government has declared a day of national mourning as two planes arrive , carrying victims from the flight that crashed in ukraine .\nluggage and personal belongings from malaysia airlines flight 17 lie in a field on july 20 near grabovo , ukraine . the airliner was traveling from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it crashed , killing all 298 on board , including 80 children .\n\u201cwe\u2019re slow but we\u2019re low\u201d was the slogan as the airline started ferrying 20 - something passengers to luxembourg on dc - 8s , with an obligatory stop in iceland . lacking a flag carrier of its own , luxembourg was the only country in europe that would allow icelandic to land , and passengers then continued their journeys by bus or train .\n\u201cwe\u2019re slow but we\u2019re low\u201d was the slogan as the airline started ferrying 20 - something passengers to luxembourg on dc - 8s , with an obligatory stop in iceland . lacking a flag carrier of its own , luxembourg was the only country in europe that would allow icelandic to land , and passengers then continued their journeys by bus or train .\nacross europe there are some 22 budget airlines , almost exclusively operating within the confines of the continent , save a handful that fly east towards asia , or south towards africa . only two fly west , across the atlantic , to america .\nsympathizers hug in front of a flower tribute at the entrance to the korporaal van oudheusdenkazerne army barracks in hilversum , netherlands , on july 24 . victims of the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash in the ukraine will be identified at the facility .\ndeputy head of a european observer mission to ukraine alexander hug , center right , stands outside a refrigerated train as members of netherlands ' national forensic investigations team inspect the bodies of victims from the malaysia airlines crash in torez , eastern ukraine .\nicelandair , wow air and easyjet all operate regular flights between iceland , usa and europe , among a number of other airlines . but flying anywhere is always pretty expensive , somewhat limiting your options , making many locals feel stuck in iceland .\npeople attend a silent march of remembrance in amsterdam on july 23 . the first bodies of passengers and crew killed on malaysia airlines flight 17 arrived in the netherlands from the ukraine . july 23 was an official day of mourning in the netherlands .\nmalaysian experts check debris at the malaysia airlines crash site on july 22 near hrabove , ukraine . the aircraft was traveling from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it was shot down by a missile on july 17 , killing all 298 people on board .\ncheap flights to iceland are now available for a limited period of time , seize this amazing opportunity to visit this enchanting country ! iceland\u2019s capital city , reykjavik , is the home of keflavik international airport ( kef ) , which is a 45 - mintue drive from the city centre . keflavik international airport serves many airlines , including british airways , icelandair and scandinavian airlines . popular international flights depart from cape town and johannesburg . the flight duration from johannesburg is approximately 15 hours and 15 minutes .\npeople inspect the debris after a malaysia airlines passenger jet with 295 people on board crashed near grabovo . ukrainian military officials say the boeing 777 passenger plane carrying 295 people was shot down by a missile as it flew over rebel - held eastern ukraine .\nunder mr . helgason\u2019s stewardship , the airline greatly increased its flights , to up to five a day from new york in its heyday , and the expansion also brought change to his home country , introducing new ways of thinking to the icelandic business community , while opening up an island of under 300 , 000 people to tourism from europe and the united states .\nand don ' t even get me started on the panama papers . in icelandic politics , it seems corruption has become the norm , and the people are becoming numb to it all . those in charge just keep on hiring their family members and friends for important positions , allowing the corruption to continue and giving the nation an endless array of things to complain about .\nyesterday the icelandic airline loftlei\u00f0ir iceland made history when it landed a boeing 757 on the antarctic ice sheet , the local news site v\u00edsir reports . this is the first time a boeing commercial passenger jet lands in antarctica . previously the royal new zealand air force had landed a 757 in antartica . historically the transport planes have been hercules l - 282g and ilyushin il76 - td .\nin 1973 , loftlei\u00f0ir and icelandair ( flugf\u00e9lag \u00edslands ) , joined forces through a holding company , fluglei\u00f0ir . the two airlines operated alongside , until they were finally completely merged as fluglei\u00f0ir in 1979 . internationally , the new airline retained the name icelandair for promotional reasons .\none of today ' s giants of the budget airlines , ryanair has mooted long - haul routes a number of times but has not yet followed through . easyjet , its main rival , was founded 10 years later , and has also not entered the transatlantic market .\nwe are proud to be among the very first airlines to take the aircraft of the future into use . over the coming years , we\u2019ll receive a total of 16 boeing 737 max planes and we look forward to sharing the new way of flying with our passengers .\nmalaysia airlines , which accounted for more than half of the airplane accident fatalities in 2014 ( there were a combined 537 people on flights mh370 and mh17 ) , was docked only for its record of fatalities , leaving it with five out of a possible seven stars .\nthe airline absolutely must take urgent , tangible , and meaningful steps to show it is in control of its destiny ,\nharteveldt said .\nthough its airplanes fly , as a business , malaysia airlines seems to lurch from one day to the next .\npro - russian rebels , right , followed by members of the osce mission , walk by plane wreckage as they arrive for a media briefing at the crash site of malaysia airlines flight 17 , near the village of hrabove , in eastern ukraine , on july 22 .\na pro - russia soldier holds up a toy he found in the debris at the malaysia airlines crash . emergency workers , police officers and off - duty coal miners searched the scene of the crash for the bodies of 298 people who died in the july 17 crash .\nif i ' m allowed to complain a little bit ; icelandic politics have really started to wear icelanders out . there was a massive financial collapse in 2008 when people rioted and brought down the leading political party . then , they assembled a brand new one , ( that did pretty well ) , only to re - elect the party that was responsible for the crash a few years later .\nloftleidir icelandic has undertaken a complete reconfiguration of one of its boeing 757 - 200er . the aircraft is fitted with 50 custom - designed italian leather seats from avio interiors equipped with a personal massage system , 4 - way adjustable headrests and lumbar support , and a fully lie - flat bed more than 6 . 5 ' long ( 79\npitch ) . and full lavatory upgrades from mac interior ."]}
{"id": 56390, "summary": [{"text": "royal holiday club ( or royal holiday ) is a vacation club membership operator and resort developer based in mexico offering points-based vacation ownership .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "founded in 1983 , the company opened its initial sales offices in cancun and cozumel in 1985 , followed by later expansion to include resorts in north america , south america , africa , europe , and asia .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "as of 2010 , royal holiday employed about 3,500 people and maintained a membership base of approximately 85,000 members . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "royal holiday club", "paragraphs": ["best for : royal holiday vacation club is best for international travelers and frequent travelers .\nat any rate , it seems as though royal holiday club is trying to scare you .\nroyal holiday vacation club offers memberships that let you travel to nearly 200 destinations in over 50 countries . it has over 100 , 000 members and has been in business since 1983 . royal holiday vacation club is a subsidiary of park royal hotels and resorts .\nspecial deals : royal holiday vacation club has special discounts so you get more bang for your royal holiday points . you can visit the company\u2019s website to see current special offers .\n\u00a9 holiday club management company de m\u00e9xico , s . a . de c . v .\nroyal holiday club has received 3 . 34 out of 5 stars based on 6 customer reviews and a bbb rating of b + .\nroyal holiday gives its members the possibility to travel to over 180 different destinations . from flexible and convenient travel options , royal holiday allows you to spend memorable times with your family .\nroyal holiday says 97 percent of its approximately 65 , 000 members never complain . but mexico ' s consumer protection agency , procuraduria federal del consumidor , or profeco , says royal holiday has 1 , 800 complaints . asked to comment , royal holiday referred us to its mexico city lawyer , agustin garcia . we pointed out to garcia that in 2005 , royal holiday had 282 complaints ; 506 complaints in 2006 and 761 complaints in 2007 . a short time after our interview , royal holiday provided the following written statement :\nwas incredibly happy with my royal holiday vacation club trip . we shopped around and looked at over a dozen different vacation packages and ended up going with the royal holiday vacation deal because both the price was the best and their overall choices far exceeded what the other travel clubs had to offer .\n\u00a9 holiday club management company de m\u00e9xico , s . a . de c . v . todos los derechos reservados . all rights reserved .\nroyal holiday club seems to have an office ( e - center ) in florida , although i am not too sure . if there is , can i file a complaint in a different route ?\n4 . we informed royal holiday of our issues in emails dating approximately 2 weeks after our contract signing ( march 5 , 2006 ) . we have never received any reply or answer from royal holiday regarding our serious concerns .\nmarriott vacation club international and the programs and products provided under the marriott vacation club brand are not owned , developed or sold by marriott international , inc . marriott vacation club international uses the marriott marks under license from marriott international , inc . and its affiliates .\nthey select holiday couples because whilst on holiday you are at your most vulnerable . it is a deliberate ploy .\nour files contain a pattern of complaints from consumers that allege royal holiday club uses dishonest or deceitful sales practices in order to get them to enter a contract . consumer further state that royal holiday club fails to inform consumers of the terms and conditions of the contract , which consumers state leads to difficulties in booking travel dates or obtaining the accommodations suitable or comparable to what was presented to them upon . . .\njust today i was warned by royal holiday club that this year ' s club maintenance fee was overdue with late fee and the external agency will be collecting the due . while i do not believe i should pay for that , i do not want to hurt my credit record . what should i do ?\nroyal holiday calls its vacations for life plan an alternative to the complaint - riddled timeshare business . but a\n20 / 20\nhidden camera investigation inside the club ' s sales operation in cancun raised troubling questions about how royal holiday sells memberships and delivers on its promises . according to angry complaints placed both in the united states and in mexico , hundreds upon hundreds of the club ' s members wish they weren ' t .\nplease share with us your experience with royal holiday but please consider total cost of your vacation as i pointed out above .\nblog : visit the company\u2019s website to read several blogs . royal holiday has blogs for travel , destinations , news and jobs . the blogs offer helpful advice about traveling for everyone , not just for vacation club members .\n20 / 20\ninterviewed a cross - section of the growing number of members who say royal holiday misled them about how the club operates , and the availability of vacations they ' d want . they say the only thing royal about their membership was the way they were ripped off .\ndestination choices : you can choose from a wide variety of destinations to visit as a royal holiday vacation club member . options include buenos aires , london , paris , the poconos , orlando , the dominican republic and hundreds more .\nthe better business bureau gives royal holiday its lowest rating , a mark understandable in spanish or english : an f . royal holiday ' s lawyer garcia acknowledges to abc news ' jim avila that\nf ' s not good , even in elementary school .\nmy husband and i purchased a unlimited club vacation membership on october 5 , 2017 . we came home and researched the club and found it to be a scam . we did not have the complete deposit they requested\nif you think buying a timeshare in mexico sounds like more trouble than it ' s worth , the royal holiday vacation club has a deal for you . it offers something completely different - - let ' s call it the un - timeshare .\nmy complaints are not with you but with royal holiday . just seems strange that you always comment negatively on such cases when people are just trying to find a way to get someone to listen to them at royal holiday . keep on with your negative comments , although i still believe that somehow you are affiliated with royal holiday otherwise why would you care , and i will continue on my quest to let people know my story .\nafter\n20 / 20\nbegan investigating , royal holiday refunded the money most of the members we interviewed , and released them from their contracts .\nthe requested choice does not coincide with any of the royal holiday affiliates . clic on any of the links appearing above and start your search over .\ninvited guests : its important to notify the club help desk to ensure that the reservation is registered with the property .\nwe have sent complain to better business bureau . royal holiday responded to bbb and asked us to give them some time to send us competitive prices on vacations that we found . however , after almost a month alex from royal holiday called us and tried to explain that even our numbers prove that booking vacation with royal holiday at least 38 % more expensive we still save our money . as a math pro i understood that he treats me as a happy idiot . still i asked him if he can send me his calculations that prove that we save money by booking with royal holiday . he send us nothing .\nmy wife and i are royal holiday members . we found that lately royal holiday has prices that make absolutely no sense to use them for our vacations . instead of savings on vacations they promised to us when we signed our contract we have to pay actually much more money than non - members . another words to buy vacation somewhere else is much cheaper for the same resort . we are sure it\u2019s very helpful for other royal holiday members to know about this fact .\nthus , we got nothing at the end . as far as i know there are hundreds of thousands americans that lost their money with royal holiday . we are surprised why us authorities do not make any actions to protect their citizens from such brutal international crammers . is any first class action lawsuits against royal holiday ?\nplease if someone could contact me regarding the lawsuit with royal holiday i would greatly appreciate it . all the comments i have read unfortunatley apply to me aswell . please help me get out of this robbery timeshare with royal holiday . please send me all the information needed to become a part of this lawsuit . thanks !\na royal holiday promotional video says ,\ntoday we can share a secret with you , one that guarantees luxury vacations in first class hotels around the world .\nbased in mexico , royal holiday is doing a booming business signing up vacationers at busy sales offices around the caribbean . it isn ' t selling property ; it ' s selling points and promises . a typical member pays roughly $ 11 , 000 to join the club , plus a yearly fee of about $ 465 . for that , a member gets points that the club says can be used to book luxury vacations .\nexplore the newest resort on the big island of hawaii and the dazzling renovations at marriott vacation club pulse \u2120 , san diego .\na promotional video produced by the company says ,\nwelcome to the exciting world of royal holiday \u2026 a great way to have luxury vacations without breaking the bank .\nwe can continue with other bookings . every time when you consider maintenance fee and annual cost of your contract royal holiday cost hundreds of dollars more just for two of us .\nafter being royal holiday member for 4 years i state that us customers never can save money with royal holiday . because mathematical model they use to operate their business use the opposite goal to charge you 30 - 50 % more than americans can buy on their own . if you need my help to understand this please reply this post with your contact information .\nwe also offer marriott vacation club pulse \u2120 properties with distinctive guestrooms and suites in vibrant cities and prime locations throughout the u . s .\nnow i give facts about prices from royal holiday compare with free market prices . we have tried different resorts and days but royal holiday \u2018s cost hundreds of dollars more than from other sources . we have booked grand park royal cancun for apr 2 \u2013 9 , 2015 for two of us for $ 2 , 237 on expedia however royal holiday site gave us a price for the same $ 2 , 677 ( including maintenance fee ) . plus , you have to add annual cost of our contract $ 267 so grand total cost for the same vacation from royal holiday would be $ 2 , 677 + 267 = $ 2 , 944 . so it\u2019s $ 707 more than non - members pay . i have opened a ticket with their customer service however we were able to reduce cost for couple hundreds of dollars . still more expensive .\nas you are obviously monitoring this thread prey tell us why you didn ' t come to ta and research up on timeshare presentations prior to going to the royal holiday club . after all this forum has been around long before you attended your first presentation . your mistakes may assist others but some how i don ' t think so .\nbecoming a member of royal holiday gives you the possibility to choose from over 180 destinations , so you can stay at the best hotels , affiliated resorts , villas and condominiums around the world .\ni ' m not a lawyer but i don ' t think corporations possess an extradition treaty with a vacation club owner who defaults on their contract .\nthere\u2019s no better way to see the world than with royal holiday vacation club , but you should really get the highest tier of membership if you can , so you can go anywhere . i\u2019ve been all over europe \u2013 france , rome , london . i\u2019ve been to beaches in the caribbean and south america . i\u2019ve been to whistler and the kona coast . with the royal level membership you can do a big trip or multiple smaller trips each year . if you love to travel and try out new places , you have to get the royal membership .\ni have purchased a sliver membership from royal holiday club on may 18 , 2018 at hotel grand park royal cozumel with an initial payment of usd $ 3 , 420 . during the presentation , the large number of affiliated hotels was my main reason for the purpose since i travel to various locations . the salesman claimed their rates are lower and showed me their online affiliated hotels in several cities that i asked . he promised that all these prices are online and available in the program . i was told that i can use my holiday credits on all their affiliated hotels .\nplease send me any information or way to go about taking legal action against royal holiday . our story is the same as so many of yours . we just want out of this nightmare ! ! thank you !\nwe have had no end of trouble with royal holiday club . we have tried to get our concerns and complaints addressed with this company from the very beginning , but have never received any answer or any customer service whatsoever . they have repeatedly refused to address our dispute or acknowledge any of our requests for answers in any form , no matter our requests , written or otherwise .\nfor my kids when someone told me about royal holiday vacation club . i had never been part of a vacation club before , but once i started looking into the benefits , i realized it could be great for the whole family . my kids ended up loving the summer camp they attended and couldn ' t stop gushing about all the activities and the friends they made . i ' ve been trying to plan our first family vacation , but i ' ve hit a snag - with so many locations to choose from , i can ' t decide where we should go first !\nthe high point world resort is perfectly situated just outside the entrance to walt disney world . what ' s more ? it ' s also one of the most popular condominium resorts with royal holiday travelers in the entire united states .\n4 . often with customer service issues , one tries to deal with it privately , usually starting with phone calls , with time for the back and forth exchanges necessary between parties . the total disregard for the customer at royal holiday - avoiding giving answers , not getting back to you about your concerns once they ' ve been presented , not responding to emails / letters when you start creating a paper trail of your concerns - it all takes time . royal holiday is really really\ngood\nat creating huge delays through their\nso - called\ncustomer service . this is why many who have been scammed by royal holiday finally take to forums and complaint websites to get their stories out there .\nit starts at the airport and follows potential buyers across cancun . when\n20 / 20\ntraveled to cancun in january , producers found a royal holiday sales presentation with offers of free meals , a spa day and other enticements at the airport . after accepting the offer of a free breakfast at the hyatt cancun caribe hotel , a producer asked a royal holiday worker whether the sales presentation would include high - pressure tactics or hard selling . the employee said emphatically no .\nwhether you are looking for a hotel , villa or a cruise , you can rest assured that with royal holiday you will be able to find the option that works best for you . contact us today to start planning your next vacation !\ni purchased the unlimited vacation club package today during my stay at a resort in mexico . it is essentially a timeshare that i got coerced into buying . i want to cancel it .\nbut perhaps the most incredible claim we heard all day was the promise that our entire purchase price would be invested in a swiss bank , that would return every cent to us in 30 years . even royal holiday ' s lawyer said he never heard that one . later , royal holiday explained that it offers an option to invest a small part of the purchase price with a company in the british virgin islands and , if the investment pays off , 30 years later customers could get their money back .\ndowntown disney offers an amazing variety of shops and restaurants , and greater orlando is loaded with things to see and do . there ' s never been another place like it and royal holiday has been sending members to orlando for more than a quarter century .\nsure enough , down in cancun , the saleswoman showed our undercover producers a beautiful ocean - front presidential suite at the hyatt . the truth is , an average royal holiday member would have to spend nearly their entire year ' s points to stay here for just one night on a weekend in high season . but again and again the saleswoman assured us that the suite was standard for royal holiday members . when a producer asked ,\nare all your rooms this nice , are all these suites this nice ?\nroyal holiday club is fully committed to providing a best - in - class vacation experience to all our members . while the kind of complaints reported by ' 20 / 20 ' have come from only a small percentage of our customers , we take these issues very seriously and are working aggressively to address them . building on our 25 years of experience , we are undertaking a comprehensive effort to improve the quality of our services and increase customer satisfaction .\nif they do send a collection agency after you about this\nbill ,\nif i were you , i would dispute the debt within 30 days , and also ask them to validate the debt . if you dispute the debt , they can ' t put it on your credit report or continue collection activities . if they do , they will be breaking federal law ( federal debt collection practices act ) , and they can be fined $ 1000 per incident . also , if you ask for validation of the debt , they will have to provide you with a copy of your\ncontract\nwith royal holiday club ( which they probably can ' t do ) , as well as proof of their authority to collect the debt ( i . e . , that royal holiday club has given them authorization or assigned the debt to them for collection - which will probably also be difficult for them to come up with ) .\ncancellation request must still be sent vacation club / timeshare company . best advice is just avoid the hard sell presentation and enjoy your vacation . presume mc has similar policy but do not know for sure .\nwe had a similar experience with royal holiday . our salesman lied to us . we disputed the payment with visa , but we lost because they said we signed a contract , so we went to ixtapa and tried to enjoy ourselves . last year , the park royal moved down the road and became an all inclusive resort . we bought the time share because it was not all inclusive . i know many other members who are not happy about the new all inclusive rule . we all feel it is a breach of contract . we can tell you several things that royal holiday did to us and we have documented them . we would love to sue them .\ni love everything about being a royal holiday member ! i joined a few years ago when i was single and actually met my husband on a trip to cancun when we were staying at the same resort , if you can believe it ! so , aside from the fact that royal holiday led me to my future husband , i have been able to travel all over the world and stay at great properties in cities i might never have visited otherwise , or that i might have paid a ton for if staying at a regular hotel .\nmy husband and i were looking for an affordable way to travel with our two boys when a friend told us about royal holiday . i had never really considered a vacation club before , i didn ' t even really know what it was , but i was surprised by what you could get for the price . we have already gone on two vacations , one of them with our friends who recommended the club . it was easy to coordinate booking and the kids all got to play together , which was great . we ' re trying to convince our family members to sign up now so we can all book family vacations together . it ' s just so easy to book and coordinate !\ni would suggest that you contact your state ' s attorney general ' s office , which might be interested in investigating royal holiday club , particularly if the company has an office in your state , and , if it is truly authorizing a debt collection agency to try to collect the debt from you . the ag ' s office can probably give you some additional information on how to properly dispute the debt and request validation ( they may have some form letters you can use ) .\nbut\n20 / 20\nproducers posing as tourists were repeatedly solicited by royal holiday representatives bearing gifts . during the first cup of coffee at breakfast , the saleswoman - - who sat right down at the table to eat with the producers - - began serving a classic high - pressure technique : the limited time offer .\nif you join the club today , you have incentives , only today ,\nshe said .\nif you wanted to come back tomorrow we cannot .\nthis is intended for beanb41 in wellington , bay of islands . i would assume by your comment on my post and others that you are affiliated with or hired by royal holiday . it might be almost 2 years but that is how long it takes to get any feed back from this company and after trying and trying unsuccessfully this is what people resort to . if you were in a high pressure sales pitch you might sign as well , never say never . we are smart people and were duped along with many many others who joined royal holiday .\nfifty years ago orlando was but a high spot in the everglades . today it ' s a big royal holiday favorite especially for members with kids and grandkids . of course , that ' s mostly because it ' s known worldwide as the theme park capital of the universe .\n6 . we were only told of our monthly fees and not of the yearly amount royal holiday ( rci membership ) charged us later on . this yearly membership fee was never revealed to us during the sales meeting . this non - disclosure of further fees is fraudulent and deceptive .\njohn and robin chomko , who are from the st louis area , joined in the dominican republic in 2006 .\nthey ' ll tell you anything ,\njohn says of the royal holiday salespeople .\nthey ' ll lie , i mean , they lied completely to us .\nthe federal trade commission says the travel , vacations and timeshare industry was in its top 10 complaint categories in 2007 . and it says complaints about royal holiday are also piling up at the better business bureau of south east florida and the caribbean , located in west palm beach , fla .\nhello klimg , we\u2019re sorry to hear of your frustration . we\u2019d like to learn more about your experience and determine how we can help resolve the situation . please send your member id to community @ royal - holiday . com . we look forward to hearing from you . thank you !\nthis is neither an offer to sell timeshare nor a solicitation to buy timeshare to residents in jurisdictions in which registration requirements have not been fulfilled , including any member state of the european union , and your eligibility to purchase may depend upon your residency . all requests originating in member states of the european union will not be carried out by marriott vacation club . visit urltoken for marriott vacation club products available for purchase by residents of the european union .\nmake your california dreams become vacation realities at marriott vacation club pulse , san diego . with the gaslamp quarter , east village and legendary san diego zoo all nearby , you\u2019ll never run out of things to do and discover .\nfor example , in mexico , a buyer can cancel a timeshare or vacation club contract for any reason within five days . that ' s the mexican law . but that ' s not what a royal holiday contract signed in 2006 and obtained by\n20 / 20\nsaid . that contract not only made no mention of the right to cancel within five days , it actually declared ,\nthis agreement cannot be canceled by either party\nand\nthis agreement , for which there is no reconsideration period \u2026\nmy wife and i are both mathematicians but we are sure you need to know just basic math to see that royal holiday charges much more even they promised you savings . here is the only correct way to calculate what your vacation cost . for example , assume our contract for 30 years cost $ 8 , 000 . so 8000 / 30 = $ 267 is a portion cost of your contract per year . plus , royal holiday charges $ 415 annual fee . total $ 267 + $ 415 = $ 682 is a cost that you have already paid even before you book your vacation .\nexperience the difference a villa vacation can make at any of our more than 50 premium marriott vacation club \u00ae resorts in the u . s . and around the world , including the caribbean , europe , australia and southeast asia .\nroyal holiday rewards : this is a program that rewards members who best use their royal holiday membership by traveling to destinations with rewards and paying their dues on time . if your reservation has received rewards credits , the amount obtained is shown on the front of your confirmation . expiration : the rewards credits have a date of expiration of use of two ( 02 ) calendar years from the date of issue . rewards credits that are not used during this period will expire and may not be used later . rewards credits cannot be exchanged for money or for another benefit . ( * ) you can check the terms and conditions of the\nroyal holiday rewards\nprogram , validate the expiration dates or confirm the amount you have available at urltoken or by calling the member service centers for i can give you the information you need . the numbers of your service center are also included in this confirmation .\ni signed a contract with royal holiday on jan 2017 and sent an email within my 5 day period to cancel but they did not accept my cancellation . after multiple phone calls and messages left no one answered or called me back . i could not afford to pay them anymore and they sent it off to collections saying i owe them 12 thousand dollars . i had never used their services or went on vacation . i felt royal holiday was acting bad faith and taking advantage of those like myself . i hired mexican timeshare solutions a lawyer\u2019s firm and they get my contract cancellation in 3 months .\n9 . we have refused to pay royal holiday any more money as a result of their fraudulent business practices and deceitful tactics used to scam us out of our money while providing an inferior quality of service and benefits that are contrary to what was disclosed and promised us at the very beginning . instead of addressing our concerns , royal holiday continued to harass us with phone calls and has since turned over our file to red flag collections and is hassling us regularly through them , without ever once trying to resolve our issues with information , answers , satisfactory customer service , and documentation in writing as requested on numerous occasions .\nwelcome to your paradise in paradise . surrounded by brilliant white sand beaches , clear blue waters and lush island flora , marriott\u2019s waikoloa ocean club invites you to relax , play and discover the splendor , history and culture of the big island .\njust wanted to write a quick note about my first travel experience as a royal holiday member . sadly , i was not able to book my vacation of choice . i called in to check dates , but the lady confirmed they were booked up . she recommended other locations i might like that would probably still have openings available , so i ended up booking a trip to costa del sol instead of the caribbean . it was amazing , and i never would have gone if my first choice was available . now i know to book early , but i\u2019m also going to keep trying new places , too . thanks royal holiday !\nthe company later told\n20 / 20\nthat until late last year mexican law did not require it to disclose customers ' right to cancel , so it didn ' t . royal holiday is now required by law to disclose the five - day cancellation plan , and they say they have changed their contracts accordingly .\ni always wanted to do resort travel , but it was too expensive , so i usually ended up staying at crappy hotels and spending my money on activities so i wouldn ' t have to sit in the hotel . this is not the case with royal holiday vacation club . my parents were using it and convinced me to sign up and i can ' t believe what you get for the money . resort accommodations , food and drinks , access to private beaches , and more . now i don ' t even have to leave the hotel to have an awesome vacation .\n1 . yes , we should have done a little more\ndigging\ninto this company prior to a major purchase . we were somewhat naive . regardless of our experience or inexperience , our good intentions and\nreasoned\nthoughts on the matter , the problem being reported here is the unethical business practices of royal holiday .\nroyal holiday ' s lawyer says members must read their agreement and the operating rules , and remember - - this is key - - nothing the salesperson says really matters . but at least until late last year , that advice may have been less helpful than it sounds because even those who read their contract might have been fooled .\nunfortunately , i purchased a trial vacation package from royal holiday only to find out when i tried to use the program that nothing works the way it was presented . i too am interested in joining a class action law suit . please send me any information you have about a law suit and steps i should take to get my money back .\nwe wish that our contract be voided and rescinded , collection calls to cease and desist , and demand all monies paid to royal holiday to be returned as soon as possible . ( total of $ 17 , 931 . 32 usd lost in payments , not including the non - disclosed yearly fees . ) we are posting on every complaint or trip advisory website that we can find our extreme dissatisfaction in royal holiday and warnings against this scam and their fraudulent business practices . the world needs to be aware of the shady practices of this company , especially during the\nselling\nphase where lies and deception and non - disclosure reigns . as for customer service , these people never address your concerns or honour requests .\ntexranger . my extradition treaty statement was mearly a derogative quip directed at unlimited vacation club , as they seem to think through lies and intimidation they can continue to hold us ransom because we were duped into signing their miss represented contract . i agree with the facts you most recently posted .\ni went down to mexico and had such a great time . the food was delicious . actually it was incredible . the mexican food in mexico is not like it is in the usa . totally unique and excellent service with an extremely low cost when i looked at the total trip expenses in the end . really great stuff and the people from royal holiday are truly amazing .\n8 . we have , in writing , asked that any and all communication with them be from now on and so forth delivered in writing and that they discontinue leaving messages on our home phone . royal holiday has refused to acknowledge any of our written requests and have continued to harass us continuously via the phone . they refuse to put any of their communications in writing as requested .\n2 . we were told and led to believe that we earned holiday credits every year and that those credits could keep accumulating towards a future holiday . upon getting home , we discovered that this was a misrepresentation of the facts and that the true facts were not revealed to us in the interest of full disclosure at the time of purchase . apparently , we cannot roll over each year\u2019s credits and build up enough for a holiday . from what we have been able to discover since then , only 20 % from the year before can be used and that isn\u2019t even automatic . this knowledge , had we had it upfront , would have definitely influenced our decision whether or not to buy into the club . again , we have been extremely upset with the lack of full disclosure and the misrepresentation of facts , including outright lies in order to pressure us into signing up .\ni had heard that cruises to alaska were just incredible , so when my wife and i signed up for royal holiday vacation club , we decided that would be our first trip . what can i say ? it was unbelievable . the ship accommodations were great . we skipped the balcony to save some credits , but we spent so little time in the room , it didn ' t even matter . there was so much to do on the boat , we had great food , did a couple ' s massage , and went to movies on the deck . and then there was the scenery - just incredible . can ' t think of a better way to travel on a set budget for retirement .\njust returned from the grand rivera princess in cancun . spent 10 days there . the place is amazing . the employees cannot do enough for you , the hotel is spotless pools all over and the variety of food is amazing . the staff at royal holiday are so polite and courtesy and always look to help you out . being a member since 2006 i cannot say enough , and during our last stay 2 / 1 / 18 to 2 / 10 / 18 purchased an additional 20 , 000 credits . i highly recommend royal . there are so many places to visit and dealing with a reputable company .\nhousekeeping : housekeeping is provided once during each 7 day stay . supplemental cleaning is available for an additional fee ; us $ 30 per day for an ambassador suite , and us $ 50 per day for royal suites .\nsecond vacation we have tried to book punta cana princess june 20 \u2013 27 , 2015 . price on expedia for platinum suite $ 1 , 667 . 26 but price on royal holiday 1 , 661 . 05 for junior suite . if you add portion of the contract $ 1 , 661 . 05 + $ 267 = $ 1 , 928 . 05 . thus , they charge $ 260 . 79 more for much cheaper accommodations .\nthis advertising material is being used for the purpose of soliciting the sale of timeshare periods . any names and addresses acquired will be used for the purpose of soliciting the sale of timeshare periods . the complete offering terms are in an offering plan available from marriott ownership resorts , inc . d / b / a marriott vacation club international .\n5 . the reason why we want to get our stories out there is not for people to jump all over us for\nhow long it took for us to file notice of our dissatisfaction\nor to deride us for\nbeing stupid in the moment to fall for the scheme without checking into it further\n, etc . no . the reason we want our stories out there is to ( # 1 ) help prevent others from falling into the same trap , ( # 2 ) to potentially pressure royal holiday into making things right with those they have duped ( because we will no longer be silent about our experiences or give in to their threats ) , and ( # 3 ) to possibly encourage change in the industry so that companies like royal holiday find it harder and harder to operate due to people speaking up and doing their part to bring attention to unethical and fraudulent practices .\nwe got a membership from royal holiday 2 years ago because seemed like a great opportunity for family vacations . they offered free credits , airplane tickets discounts , even rent the membership if we don ' t use it . * * ! ! ! they are lying , they just take your money , you have to pay a mandatory fee for restaurants even if you have all your credits and they do not have available dates to make your reservations . never . also , you have to pay a fee every year , in addition , to the membership cost ( that is too expensive , almost 16 , 000 dollars ) . at the end of the day if you look for hotel in different website like expedia or something like that the price is the same or even less than the royal holiday price . so , please do not buy it ! ! run away . this company is a fraud .\n2 . the nature of deception is that it deceives . to deceive is to cause someone to believe something that is not true and to give an impression that is fake or misleading . the unethical sales teams and even the customer service reps at royal holiday deceive people . . . even smart , intelligent people who have made good decisions before . i don ' t think it necessary to insult those who have fallen prey to deceptive practices because we were duped .\nso sad royal holiday treats their members this way . oh and if you do get in for a vacation all specialty restaurants are always booked even if you book on the first day you arrive . we have seen over and over again the specialty restaurants be empty and only a half a dozen tables filled ! ! ! sad . they take your money and run but when they need you for hurricane relief they know who to lean and call on ! ! !\nalthough we enjoyed our actual holiday in mexico , this experience has definitely soured any desire to return to or to recommend mexico as a holiday destination . it is highly unfortunate that what we thought would be a good investment and beneficial to our family and friends has actually helped this unscrupulous company continue to scam more tourists out of their money , and continue to misuse the beautiful natural resources of mexico for their own financial gain and irrevocably mar the reputation of mexico .\ni recently stayed at the grand park royal cozumel and i don ' t even know where to start . first , there ' s the white sand beaches , warm ocean waters , palm trees swaying , the works . then there ' s the resort . we woke up to a gorgeous ocean view every morning and the rooms are super posh . we sat in a hot tub on the beach , there ' s an infinity pool with a swim - up bar and waterslide , there are restaurants and bars in the hotel , and pretty much everything you want is provided . the concierge helped us book a snorkeling tour , which was amazing . thanks to royal holiday for the vacation of a lifetime . i couldn ' t have asked for more .\nmy business really took off last year and i wasn\u2019t able to get away for any travel , which sucked because of course , i already paid for my credits with royal holiday . i was worried i\u2019d just lose the credits , but the company told me i had options to roll them over to the following year or even \u201crent\u201d them to other travelers and have the cash applied to my account . this was a huge relief and i have to say , i\u2019m really pleased that there are multiple options if i can\u2019t use my credits .\ni have to say , i haven\u2019t always gotten my way with royal holiday . even though i read reviews that said you had to book early , i had to learn my lesson the hard way . one thing i will say is that the people i\u2019ve dealt with have been unfailingly polite and always tried to help me out . when i couldn\u2019t get the location i wanted for my dates , the woman i talked to offered to help me find available destinations similar to the one i missed out on . that\u2019s some great customer service right there .\nthen i have requested a cancellation , both via email on june 7 , 2018 , and fedex mail on june 11 , 2018 , but was refused in both occasions . on my contract , an item on page 3 clearly states that ,\nthis contract may be extemporaneously cancelled by purchaser .\nalso , on page 5 item 11 . states that ,\npurchaser ( s ) agree that , in the event purchaser ( s ) request contract cancellation , seller will issue and deliver a settlement letter indicating the cancellation of granted financing and / or cancellation of any pending balance .\nby now , i do not understand how royal holiday club could claim in an email that\nthe cancellation of your contract has not been authorized , since the company has not breached the contract nor the operating rules .\nthis company does not respect the contract . of course , if the sales were fraudulent in the first place , the contract should be invalid from the very beginning .\ni had to write in to thank the wonderful people at royal holiday . i signed up for membership with plans to travel to the caribbean , but my mom got sick and i just couldn ' t get away . i was worried about my credits expiring , but when i called in they told me i could roll them over . they were so helpful and compassionate about my situation , and that really meant a lot to me . now that my mom is recovering , i ' m hoping we can go on a caribbean cruise together in the new year .\nby clicking\nyes\nbelow , you acknowledge being transferred to a website that is not owned , operated or controlled by marriott vacation club ( mvc ) , and that mvc is not responsible for information or activities associated with such website . further , you acknowledge that mvc shall not be liable to you or any third party for any claims , damages , or losses of any kind that may result from your use of such website .\ncindy the issue you bring up is not unique to royal holiday and to be honest i have no idea where this outfit operates . the issue i am bringing up and you have not addressed it is why did you sign up and spend thousands of dollars without doing even the most basic of research . if you stop and spend time thinking back you would have been told about maintenance fees , although it may have been glossed over after you had been given the rose tinted glasses and you became oblivious to the real facts and immediately pictured yourself on some balmy holiday beside crystal blue waters and hot sun . this is how these presentations are set up . they are slick and professional and are used worldwide , because taking your own situation they work . they appeal to the greed motivation and flip over the common sense part of the brain .\ni ' m not opposed to booking my own travel , setting the itinerary , and hashing out all the details , but sometimes i hate being the one planning everything . i thought it would be nice to have someone else do it for a change . turns out royal holiday doesn ' t just offer resort hotels at hundreds of destinations , they also have travel agency services available to members . what ? how did i not know about this sooner ? i could have saved myself so much time and trouble , argh ! needless to say , i will be using this service in the future .\n3 . we were granted a signing bonus of an additional 15 , 000 holiday credits . this offer was used to pressure and influence us to sign up . these credits ( not indicated or pointed out to us at the time ) had an expiry date of nine months from date of issue . if that wasn\u2019t enough , the date of issue is not the date the contract was signed , but is dated one month earlier . this is fraudulent by itself , and especially so as we informed them before signing that we did not plan to take another holiday in the next year .\ni\u2019ve never had trouble booking my trips through royal holiday , although i\u2019ve always booked well in advance , and everyone i\u2019ve spoken to over the phone , by email , or at destinations has been gracious and accommodating . i\u2019ve been to several destinations now in mexico , europe , canada , and the u . s . and recently booked a cruise using my points , and i have absolutely no complaints . the rates are affordable compared to what you might pay booking piecemeal and a lot of locations offer all - inclusive options so you don\u2019t even have to worry about finding restaurants . i\u2019m very happy with the service .\nmy family has used our royal holiday membership to plan huge family trips to europe , south america , the caribbean , and all over the u . s . and canada . i think we made our friends jealous talking about our trips and showing off vacation pics . anyway , my best friend and his wife decided they wanted to give it a try , so for their first trip i brought them as guests - just bought additional credits so i could add them to our reservation . long story short , they loved it and signed up for membership when they got back . looks like our family trips just got a little bigger .\nroyal holiday is a complete ripoff . my fiance and i bought into the program and paid up - front in full . we have used them twice and attempted to use them many times , but can never get booked . the two times we used them , we were put in a hotel less than acceptable but with lots of empty promises . we tried to get our money back after our 1st failed attempt to book travel . of course they refused . we ' ve sent letters , emails , you name it , but to no avail . i certainly wish to be a part of a class action suit if one is started ."]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "aero california", "paragraphs": ["aero california . airline code , web site , phone , reviews and opinions .\ncal - aero field was located east of los angeles , near chino and ontario , california .\nto learn more about aero california flights and discover how you can travel cheaper and smarter , discover the expertflyer difference . subscribe today .\nzee aero and kitty hawk share the same nondescript headquarters near google ' s mountain view , california headquarters , according to the faa listings .\nif you need information on aero california flight availability , airline awards and upgrades , flight details , seat maps and more let expertflyer lead the way .\naerial view of surplus military planes in storage at cal - aero field in california after wwii ( photo used by permission of the photographer , william t . larkins )\naerial view of surplus military aircraft in storage at cal - aero field , california after wwii ( photo used by permission of the photographer , william t . larkins )\n1st aero squadron standard \u2013 1913 . this is believed to be the original standard ( guidon ) ordered for the united states\u2019 1st aero squadron .\nhas anyone flown with aero california , if so what were they like ? i know they only started flying again last year due to a rubbish safety record . maybe they have\u2026\nthe california indian museum and cultural center was founded in 1996 with the purpose of educating the public about the history , culture , and contemporary life of california indians and to honor their contributions to civilization .\nthere are a number of aero california flights to choose from , leaving from major hubs around the country . find them all on expertflyer . easily locate the best aero california flights available , along with fare information . plus , expertflyer provides you with travel tips , flight alerts and much more . expertflyer is the indispensable companion for frequent flyers and leisure travelers alike 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retro - looking logo complete with breezy palm trees .\nnearly 1 , 900 aircraft would be transferred to cal - aero , of which about 500 were sold and the rest dismantled .\nboth of the aircraft use electric engines , according to the registrations which allow zee aero to fly the rotocraft for three years .\nzee aero ' s more recent rotorcraft filings suggest that it ' s indeed working towards a design that bloomberg earlier said\nresembles a giant version of a quadcopter drone .\nthe description also matches paparazzi photos of alleged prototypes and early zee aero patents .\nmany c - 46 commandos were sent to cal - aero field ( see photo to the right ) for storage , sale and disposal .\naero aviation aircraft are maintained to the highest industry standards , yet are reasonably priced . for a listing of our rates , click here .\nzee aero has yet to publicly acknowledge or demonstrate its technology . the company couldn ' t be reached for comment on its faa filings .\neric allison lists himself as zee aero ' s ceo since march 2015 on linkedin . prior to that , allison served as the startup ' s director of engineering for five years . zee aero ' s president is former delta executive fred reid , according to his linkedin profile .\none smelter was operated by the sharp & fellows contracting company to melt the aircraft parts from cal - aero , offsite at norco , ca .\nbeginning in the early 1970s , the airport became the center of the warbird restoration movement in southern california . cal - aero field today is known as chino airport . it has become the airport of choice for many independent pilots , students and trainers , and corporate users . it ' s business - friendly atmosphere has created a haven for entrepreneurs and corporate ventures .\nsaturday , november 11 , 2017 12 : 30 p . m . \u2013 2 : 30 p . m . 5250 aero drive santa rosa , ca 95403\nlarry page ' s mysterious startup , zee aero , is expanding its fleet of unusual aircraft as it races to create flying cars that could revolutionize transportation .\nthe 1st aero squadron , or the 1st reconnaissance squadron , is the oldest us military flying unit . it was formed march 5 , 1913 , and has an unbroken heritage of over 100 years ! general john j . pershing ordered the 1st aero squadron to become the first aviation unit to participate in military action .\ndo you know more about what zee aero and kitty hawk are up to ? contact this author securely and discreetly at aheath @ urltoken or\n@ alexeheath\non telegram or twitter .\nafter the war , the reconstruction finance corporation ( rfc ) established a sales depot at the inactive cal - aero field , although it was referred to by the rfc as\nontario\n.\ncal - aero academy was a civilian aviation school , established before world war ii , and later contracted by the aaf to train pilots . while working with the army , the school trained army air cadets to fly stearmans and bt - 13s . the cal - aero academy was closed on october 16 , 1944 , after training 10 , 365 fighter and bomber pilots for the war effort .\nkitty hawk , a smaller subsidiary of zee aero that ' s purportedly working on different flying car designs , also registered in january to fly a four - seater cessna 172 skyhawk plane , which is the most - produced aircraft in history .\nlarry page created zee aero in 2010 to reinvent personal aircraft transportation , but his involvement was kept secret until a bombshell investigation by bloomberg businessweek last year revealed that the billionaire google cofounder had personally poured over $ 100 million into the project .\nzee aero registered two new aircraft with the federal aviation administration on january 18 , according to filings seen by business insider . the aircraft type for both filings is listed as rotorcraft , which means they use rotary wings to fly like a helicopter .\naside from flying its own designs , the faa listings indicate that zee aero and kitty hawk have been testing other outside aircraft , including the fixed - wing cessna 206 and an ultralight , engine - less sailplane with detachable wings called the sparrowhawk .\naside from page ' s backing , little is known about zee aero ' s management . the startup has around 100 employees , according to linkedin , and a handful of open positions listed on its website . the kitty hawk division has roughly 30 employees .\ncopyright 2018 , aacit disclaimer : the aero association of caltech ( a . k . a . aacit or the caltech / jpl flying club ) was incorporated in 1966 as non - profit mutual benefit organization . it is a separate entity from the california institute of technology ( caltech ) , though its members are primarily from the caltech / jpl community . caltech has no operational control or oversight of aacit and assumes no responsibility or liability for the activities of aacit . flying is an activity with inherent risks and all who participate are accepting these risks . those of us who fly on a regular basis feel the rewards are worth the risks . happy flying !\nthe lawyers at the avialex law group , llp in san francisco , california , specialize in aviation law and civil litigation . because aviation frequently involves national and international legal issues , our lawyers routinely represent clients across the united states and throughout the world . as evidence of our high customer satisfaction , some clients have entrusted their legal affairs to our firm for more than 25 years .\nwest coast aviation services is a full - service aviation company providing part 135 charter services in turboprops , light , mid - size and heavy jets ; fractional shares of king air b200s , 350s and the piaggio evo ; aircraft sales , management and consulting services ; as well as aircraft maintenance . in business since 1987 , the company is headquartered at the john wayne airport in orange county , california ( ksna ) and maintains two charter certificates for aircraft based at various locations throughout southern california and nevada . the part 145 repair station located in long beach , ca ( klgb ) is an authorized hawker beechcraft service center and piper service center , authorized vendor for raisbeck engineering , and blackhawk , and is a dealer for garmin , rockwell collins and bendix king avionics among others .\ncollectively , zee aero and kitty hawk have filed more than a dozen different aircraft registrations with the faa to date , with the earliest filings dating back to 2014 . different aircraft types that have been registered include electric gliders , rotorcraft , and fixed - wing designs that function more like traditional , commercial planes .\non april 14 , only two of the airplanes were in a flyable condition . the 1st aero squadron had done all they could with the equipment they had . the bad news reached washington and secretary baker asked congress for a $ 500 , 000 appropriation to purchase 12 new curtiss r - 2 airplanes , equipped with lewis guns , automatic cameras , bombs , and radios . on april 20 , the 1st aero squadron was ordered back to columbus . when they arrived captain foulois determined the 2 remaining jennies were in such bad condition that he set them on fire to make sure no one could order him to fly them again .\nthe aero association of caltech ( informally known as the caltech / jpl flying club ) was established in 1966 , incorporated as a non - profit organization . it has grown from 18 caltech members and a single cessna 150 to the current fleet of 8 airplanes and approximately 180 members . the majority of our members come from the caltech / jpl community .\nthe greatest weakness of the squadron was it\u2019s lack of airplanes . those observing operations in wwi in europe , understood that an aviation squadron needed a minimum of 12 operational airplanes , 12 replacements , and a reserve of 12 , 36 airplanes in all . the 1st aero squadron had only 8 curtiss jn - 3 airplanes , and was desperately short of spare parts .\nduring this first us military air action , the 1st aero squadron flew 346 hours on 540 flights and covered more than 19 , 300 miles , performing aerial reconnaissance and photography , and transporting mail and official dispatches . more importantly , the military learned that the airplane could no longer be considered an experiment or an oddity , but could become a useful military tool .\nsince bloomberg unearthed page ' s involvement in june 2016 , zee aero and kitty hawk have registered at least two additional glider and three rotorcraft planes with the faa . the filings signal that page , who is the firms ' only publicly - known backer , hasn ' t pulled his financial support , as bloomberg reported he once threatened to do if his involvement ever became public .\nthe information contained in this website is provided for informational purposes only , and should not be construed as legal advice on any matter . use of and access to this web site or any of the e - mail links contained within the site do not create an attorney - client relationship between michael l . dworkin and associates and the user or browser . avialex law group llp is a limited liability partnership that was operating previously under the name michael l . dworkin and associates . our attorneys are licensed in washington d . c . and california .\nwe have over 55 + years of combined experience specializing in aviation law . our founder michael dworkin , is himself a pilot , he is a past president and executive vice president of the international air and transportation bar association ( previously the national transportation safety board bar association ) and is the president of the northern california business aviation association ( regional arm of the nbaa ) . john van geffen has been with the firm for over a decade and is the western - pacific regional v . p . of iatsba and sits on the board of directors for the oakland aviation museum .\nairliner boneyards | amarg military boneyard at davis - monthan afb boneyard storage , parts reclamation & scrapping operations mojave | kingman | phoenix goodyear | scla victorville | roswell | pinal arizona boneyards | california boneyards | boneyards outside usa post - wwii boneyards | map | tours | boneyard news site map | terms of use | privacy policy | contact copyright \u00a9 2018 urltoken all rights reserved . an online resource about facilities engaged in the storage , reclamation & disassembly of aircraft . . . we do not own or operate a boneyard , or have an affiliation with any boneyard , the department of defense , or any aviation museum or tour group\nleading aviation services provider , west coast aviation services headquartered in southern california , is pleased to announce the recent addition of the all new piaggio evo to its diverse fleet of aircraft available for private charter . recognizable for its unique shape and rear mounted turboprops , piaggio\u2019s first u . s . sold evo aircraft makes its home at the john wayne airport in orange county , ca . a second piaggio , scheduled to arrive this month , will also join the company\u2019s sizable fleet of fractionally owned aircraft , expanding the program\u2019s membership opportunities . the two aircraft are part of a larger order for this new line of high - performance planes planned for delivery within the next four years .\nin february , 1913 , tension with mexico was increasing . president william taft ordered the 2nd army division to mobilize a defense against mexico . on march 5 , a small group of officers and enlisted men were formed into the first aero squadron , assigned to the 2nd division , which was commanded by signal corps captain charles de forest chandler . nine airplanes were assigned to the squadron , which was formed into two companies . company a had 3 pilots , 4 airplanes , and 24 enlisted men ; company b had 3 pilots , 27 enlisted men and 5 airplanes . the pilots were all army officers , with the rank of 1st or 2nd lieutenant .\nthe distinctively stylish italian - built evo makes its debut to the southern california charter market offering spacious and elegant accommodations , faster speeds and a quieter cabin . its sleek and aerodynamically designed airframe brings benefits inside and out giving passengers an elevated inflight experience . the newly designed twin turboprop is the best performer in its class , even faster than some light jets . climbing to a maximum ceiling of 41 , 000 feet and reaching speeds of 350 mph , the aircraft produces efficiency as it saves valuable time and money . experience quiet solace and increased cabin dimensions offering a height of 5\u20199\u201d and width of 6\u2019 , giving the aircraft a much roomier interior than some business jets , to comfortably seat up to 7 passengers . the state - of - the - art inflight entertainment system with complimentary domestic wi - fi allows passengers to stay connected to the world below . a separate and enclosed aft lavatory also comes standard in this aircraft .\non march 9 , 1916 , more than 1 , 000 of pancho villa\u2019s horsemen crossed the border at columbus , new mexico and raided the town . 17 americans were killed as they looted and burned the town . president wilson immediately asked permission from president carranza of mexico to send troops into mexico . carranza reluctantly gave permission , \u201cfor the sole purpose of capturing the bandit villa . \u201d with that permission , wilson ordered a \u201cpunitive expedition , \u201d and told general pershing to \u201cpursue and disperse\u201d villa\u2019s forces . pershing thought this would be a good opportunity to use the airplanes , and ordered the 1st aero squadron to columbus to set up operations . he planned to use the aircraft for observation support of the ground forces .\nmiami \u2014 russian flag carrier , aeroflot , is negotiating with airbus the expansion of its long - haul fleet with a potential order of 28 airbus a350 - 900s , worth $ 7 . 8 billion at list prices . . . .\nmiami \u2014 delta air lines broke its own record by transporting 17 . 7 million passengers in june alone . the airline claims to have flown this number of passengers through both its . . .\nmiami \u2014 comparison research organization urltoken has unveiled its report on the \u2018least reliable american airports , \u2019 based on a thorough study of the bureau of transportation\u2019s 2017 records . the group has\nlondon \u2013 southampton airport celebrated a new link this week between the solent - based airport and skiathos in greece . the airline will operate this flight on a once per week basis\nstory by david h . stringer \u2022 airways magazine , october 2017 many companies were started by entrepreneurs who saw that a\nmiami \u2014 eleven years ago today , boeing rolled out the 787 dreamliner in a flashy rollout ceremony at its plant in everett , washington . more than 30 , 000 boeing and supplier employees participated\nmiami \u2014 russian flag carrier , aeroflot , is negotiating with airbus the expansion of its long - haul fleet with a potential order of 28 airbus a350 - 900s , worth $ 7 . 8 billion at list prices .\nmiami \u2014 mexico\u2019s new president , andres lopez obrador , is no longer threatening to halt the construction of mexico city\u2019s new $ 13 billion mega airport . the socialist president - elect had threatened during\ntoulouse \u2014 the first half of 2013 and has certainly been a busy year in the annals of commercial aviation . in january the worldwide fleet of the boeing 787 dreamliner\ndelta air lines broke its own record by transporting 17 . 7 million passengers in june alone .\ndelta air lines broke its own record by transporting 17 . 7 million passengers in june alone . the airline claims to have flown this number of passengers through both its mainline and delta connection flights , wrapping up its second quarter with over 50 million passengers .\nmexico\u2019s new president , antonio lopez obrador , is no longer threatening to halt the construction of mexico city\u2019s new $ 13 billion mega airport .\nmexico ' s new president , antonio lopez obrador , is no longer threatening to halt the construction of mexico city ' s new $ 13 billion mega airport . the socialist president - elect had threatened during his campaign that the airport ' s construction was unnecessary and too expensive for the mexican taxpayer .\nthe first - ever airbus a380 has landed at islamabad international airport with emirates operating a one - off flight to demonstrate the airport\u2019s capability in handling the double - decker plane . \u202c\u202c\nthe first - ever airbus a380 has landed at islamabad international airport with emirates operating a one - off flight to demonstrate the airport ' s capability in handling the double - decker plane .\nargentina ' s air industry has been dominated by state - owned aerolineas argentinas ( ar ) and its subsidiary austral ( au ) .\nthis new joint venture between boeing and embraer means that both manufacturers will catch up with the recent c series aircraft limited partnership , which has both airbus and bombardier working together on the program .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\naviacsa flight attendant elizabeth mercado passes out anti - government fliers july 16 in mexico city . she calls the government ' s shutdowns\ndirty war .\n( editors note : this story on mexican airlines , which was posted on july 22 , misstated the operating status of republicair , a charter airline . mexico ' s communications and transportation department suspended the airline in april 2007 , and a government database shows that republicair did not carry any passengers in 2008 or 2009 . however , leonardo rojas , a spokesman for the department , said republicair resumed operations after the suspension was lifted later in 2007 . )\nmexico city \u2014 on a normal morning , flight attendant elizabeth mercado would be at about 30 , 000 feet , pouring coffee on aviacsa ' s flight to las vegas .\nbut after the mexican government ' s recent decision to ground the airline for safety violations and unpaid user fees , mercado instead was taking part in a street protest on a mexico city avenue . she handed out anti - government fliers as her fellow co - workers stood in the crosswalk with banners and an inflatable airplane .\nthe government is waging a dirty war against us ,\nshe said .\nthey ' re out of control .\na recent spate of safety issues at mexican discount airlines such as aviacsa has led the government to ground several carriers , forcing some of them out of business for good and leaving the future uncertain for others . as a result , many employees are out of work \u2014 and angry at what they see as uneven enforcement .\ncristobal guevara , the union representative for pilots at aerocalifornia , an airline that was grounded a year ago and has not flown since , says the motives behind the decision were\nalways political .\nhe said the company was targeted for closure to favor airlines with better connections to the government .\ngerardo s\u00e1nchez henkel , the head of enforcement at mexico ' s communications and transportation department , denies such accusations and says the financial and safety issues cited when the airlines were grounded are legitimate .\nthis is not harassment ,\nhe said .\nmexico ' s national chamber of air transportation , which represents airlines , has sided with safety regulators in the suspension of the carriers .\nprior to the recent problems , a new wave of discount airlines had increased popularity in mexico . the carriers had helped make domestic air travel , which has historically been more expensive here than in the usa , more accessible to middle - class mexicans . the airlines were also popular among u . s . budget travelers taking domestic routes to cities and resorts not served by u . s . airlines .\n\u2022 azteca airlines , where inspectors found airplanes with engines that did not match the serial numbers in their logbooks ,\ndisorganization in ramp procedures\nand shortcomings in training for pilots , mechanics and cargo loaders , the transportation department said . the airline also owed $ 10 . 5 million in user fees to the mexico city airport . its nine planes were grounded for safety violations in march 2007 ; the airline never flew again .\n\u2022 republic air , a charter company that was suspended on april 23 , 2007 , after the transportation department said its inspectors found\nevidence of deterioration\nin two boeing 737 - 200s , among other failings . the airline resumed service later that year after its suspension was lifted , according to leonardo rojas , a spokesman for the department .\n\u2022 aerocalifornia , which struggled financially after the non - fatal crash of a dc - 9 in mexico city on july 21 , 2004 . in 2006 , regulators grounded all 21 of its planes over unspecified safety problems . the airline fell behind on air - traffic - control payments and was grounded again on july 23 , 2008 , because it owed $ 19 million , the transportation department said . it has not resumed flying .\n\u2022 avolar and nova air , both shut down on aug . 4 because of unpaid air - traffic - control fees . avolar owed $ 9 . 6 million , and nova air owed $ 1 . 5 million ( 20 million pesos ) , the transportation department said . neither has resumed flying .\n\u2022 magnicharters , which had two boeing 737s land on their bellies within a year and half at the same airport in guadalajara because the landing gear failed to come down \u2014 once sept . 14 , 2007 , and the other april 27 of this year . no one was seriously injured in either incident , according to a statement from grupo aeroportuario del pacifico , which manages the airport . mexican regulators grounded all of magnicharters ' planes june 10 , 2008 , after they failed a safety inspection . the suspension was lifted 13 days later after the problems were corrected . it is still operating .\n\u2022 aviacsa , which was barred from flying its fleet of 23 boeing 737s on june 2 after a safety inspection . it resumed flying after a court overturned the suspension , but it was then grounded again this month because of unpaid air - traffic - control fees .\nmexico ' s two largest and most established airlines , mexicana and aeromexico , have also suffered amid the financial crisis but have not been shut down for any safety violations . four discount carriers are still flying : volaris , interjet , viva aerobus and click mexicana , which is owned by mexicana .\nto report corrections and clarifications , contact reader editor brent jones . for publication consideration in the newspaper , send comments to letters @ urltoken . include name , phone number , city and state for verification . to view our corrections , go to corrections . urltoken .\nyou share in the usa today community , so please keep your comments 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of the accident . it is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time .\nan instrument approach to los mochis runway 09 was flown despite the fact that the weather was below minima due to fog . the dc - 3 went around and the crew elected to divert to las lomitas , a small airport nearby which was no longer being used for commercial flights . the aircraft crashed in the hills near the airport .\ndistance from villa constitucion airport to los mochis - federal airport as the crow flies is 266 km ( 166 miles ) .\na couple of new stickers for this air nostrum crj - 1000 , promoting burgos .\nsign up to receive the latest photos , news , contest announcements and more .\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 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agent we use told us not to use them . we have flown a few times with no hassles , but we try to avoid there days . they were ground a year or 2 ago because of poor maintenance . caveat emptor\ni flew them once ! and never again ! my experience was something out of a bad\nb\nmovie . left la with a plane full of drunk americans and landed in pv with sloppy drunks . the flight attendants were surly at best . the only redeeming event is i have great fodder for posts like these .\nsince they were reborn its a decent option because they use the df airport instead of toluca if that matters to you . its not first class by any means and you might have fun trying to figure out what they are saying in english , but its still better than riding on a bus for an eternity . guess i was lucky but my last flight with them from df to tj was 50 minutes early ! i guess they build in a big cushion just in case .\ni want emails from lonely planet with travel and product information , promotions , 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given on the ground , and individual practice . one of the early pilots , capt . benjamin d . foulois , was given instruction from orville wright , by mail !\nthe squadron arrived in columbus on march 15 , only with 8 airplanes , 11 pilots , 82 enlisted men , and flew their first reconnaissance sortie on the 16th . that was the first time american aircraft were used in an actual military operation .\n3 days later , on march 19th , the squadron was ordered to report \u2018without delay\u2019 to pershing\u2019s headquarters in casas grandes , mexico . the pilots departed early that evening . having little actually night flying experience , darkness proved to be a major problem for the pilots . one airplane made it to headquarters that night . the next morning 2 aircraft landed . one airplane had returned to columbus , and 2 others were missing . they then discovered another problem that could not be overcome . these airplanes , with their 90 horsepower engines were no match for the mountains . they simply could not climb high enough to cross the 10 , 000 \u2013 12 , 000\u2019 peaks . in addition , the strong turbulent winds meant they could not fly through the passes . the frequent dust storms played havoc with the engines , making it almost impossible to fly , and the unrelenting heat de - laminated the wooden propellers !\ndue to weather and maintenance problems , and the airplane\u2019s lack of power , many missions simply could not be accomplished . captain foulois told general pershing the jennies \u201cwere not capable of meeting the present military service conditions . \u201d he asked for \u201cat least ten of the highest - powered , highest climbing , and best weight carrying aeroplanes\u201d that could be provided . \u201ci knew i was optimistic in thinking i would get the planes i wanted , but i was duty bound to ask for them , \u201d foulois is quoted as saying . while he doubted he would get adequate equipment , he continued to do what he could with what he had ! it was decided that the planes would be used to carry mail and dispatches between us ground units and reconnaissance flights .\none of the biggest problems with the whole mission was the hostility of the mexican people and government . the mexican government refused to let the us troops use mexico\u2019s rail system to transport men and supplies . the americans thought they were helping by chasing villa , but carranza\u2019s forces , the carranzistas , were very hostile .\nwith the shortage of supplies approaching critical , captain foulois was ordered to fly to the city of chihuahua to ask the american consul for help getting the needed food and medicine to the troops . supposedly , chihuahua was held by friendly forces , but foulois was skeptical . the reports he had received from commanders in the field indicated they had been fired on by the carranzistas . he decided to send two airplanes , each with a pilot and an observer . one plane would land north of the city and the other would land on the south side . the pilots were told to stay with the airplanes while the observers walked into town to contact the consul . the pilots were to protect the airplanes , and fly them out of danger , if necessary .\non april 7 , two planes took off for chihuahua . captain foulois and lt . herbert a dargue were in one plane , and captain dodd and lt . carberry in the other . dodd landed on the north side of town without incident , commandeered a carriage , and went immediately to the consulate . consul marion h . letcher contacted some merchants , purchased the needed supplies and made arrangements for them to be shipped later that day .\nin the meantime foulois plane landed on the south side of town . as he got out of the airplane , townspeople who had seen the plane circling to land came running at him . he said , \u201cfour mexican rurales waved rifles at us excitedly when we landed . when lt . dargue got the plane stopped , i got out and yelled to him to take off immediately to join lt . carberry north of town and that i would meet him there . \u201d foulois started walking into town , ignoring the shouts and the people shaking fists as the airplane took off . shots were fired , but the airplane got away safely . as he continued walking , he felt defenseless with only a colt . 45 against four winchester rifles . he commented , \u201cthere was nothing i could do but put my hands up and pray . i did both . \u201d\nonce at the jail , he was shoved into a cell and an iron door clanged shut . captain foulois had become the first american airman ever to be a prisoner of war ! somehow , he was able to convince the jail warden to send a messenger to general gutierrez , the military governor . he describes what happened next , \u201ca colonel miranda , the general\u2019s chief of staff , showed up , took me in custody , and we marched several blocks to the headquarters . general gutierrez was affable and agreed that i should not be detained any longer . i told him about the two planes north of the city and asked for guards to keep them from being harmed . again , he was agreeable . i asked if i might visit the planes to reassure my men , and we were soon on our way . \u201d\nupon arriving at the field north of the city , they found only lt . dargue there . when he had flown in , a large crowd of carranzistas followed him . they crowded around the airplanes and began burning cigarette holes in the aircraft fabric . dargue and carberry tried to stop them , but then the crowd took out machetes and began slashing at the airplanes , and young boys began climbing on the machines trying to take them apart . the pilots decided they had to get the planes to safety and fired up the engines getting ready to take off . carberry was able to escape , but his escape only made things worse for dargue . the crowd ran after him throwing rocks . when he lifted off the entire top section of the fuselage behind the cockpit ripped off and damaged the vertical stabilizer . he cut the power and was able to land successfully .\ncaptain foulois immediately had the guards take over and subdue the crowd . lt . carberry had landed just a few miles away at a smelting company , and returned a little later . the four pilots were taken to the us consulate where they spent the night . the next morning they were able to make enough repairs to make the airplanes flyable , and took off .\nthe whole situation seemed absurd . both sides were trying to locate and capture pancho villa , but they seemed to spend more time fighting each other . the further into mexico the americans penetrated , the more hostility they encountered . on april 12 , a us cavalry unit actually got into a battle with a band of carranzistas . they killed 40 of the mexican troops , while two americans died and six were wounded .\nthe bad news only got worse . when the new planes arrived , they were not twelve r - 2s but eight curtiss n - 8s . after testing them , foulois declared all eight of them unfit for service . eventually , the r - 2s did arrive , but were not practical for the conditions . every plane required alterations , mostly to the engines and propellers , due to the climate . however , on august 22 , 1916 they were able to get 6 planes in the air and give general pershing the first aerial review ever held by a us air unit .\nthe first attempt by the us military air unit could be considered a failure . but , it was a learning experience . while they had no success in finding villa , captain foulois considered this a turning point in the development of american military aviation . he later became a major general , and in 1931 was appointed chief of the us army air corps .\nyou can find numerous other aviation stories by this contributor if you click on her name in the lower black menu bar of the aviation magazine\u2019s home page main photo .\nthis site uses akismet to reduce spam . learn how your comment data is processed .\nhtml public\n- 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equipment mechanics , field engineers to hazard analysts , we provide an incredible range of opportunities .\nbruce grewcock , kiewit\u2019s ceo , has steered the company to excellence since 2004 . he is only the fifth person to assume leadership of the company in its modern era . peter kiewit , bob wilson , walter scott jr . and ken stinson preceded him . in 2012 , in addition to his ceo responsibilities , grewcock was named chairman of the board .\nkiewit had 2017 revenues of $ 8 . 7 billion and consistently ranks among the top ten contractors by engineering news - record . we have virtually unlimited bonding capacity and are one of the few construction firms able to compete for billion - dollar mega - projects . however , our organizational system of local operating districts enables us to also take on smaller contracts .\nkiewit is one of north america\u2019s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations . the employee - owned company operates through a network of subsidiaries in the united states , canada and mexico . nearly all construction projects are staffed by one or more owners of our company .\nsw aviator magazine is available in print free at fbos and aviation - related businesses throughout the southw est or by subscription .\nmontgomery field 8885 balboa avenue san diego , ca 92123 858 - 560 - 6771 van nuys airport 16320 raymer avenue van nuys , ca 91406 818 - 994 - 7437 palwaukee airport 1070 s . milwaukee avenue wheeling , il 60090 847 - 459 - 3700 lambert airport 5933 mcdonnell blvd . berkeley , mo 63134 314 - 731 - 3300\nport columbus int ' l airport 5030 sawyer road columbus , oh 43219 614 - 237 - 8887 miami int ' l airport 1395 n . w . 57th avenue miami , fl 33126 305 - 261 - 4220 college park airport 5240 paint branch parkway college park , md 20740 301 - 699 - 9400\nthe material in this publication is for advisory information only and should not be relied upon for navigation , maintenance or flight techniques . sw regional publications and the staff neither assume any responsibility for the accuracy of this publication ' s content nor any liability arising fom it\nsw aviator magazine \u0095 3909 central ne \u0095 albuquerque , nm 87108 phone : 505 . 256 . 7031 \u0095 fax : 505 . 256 . 3172 \u0095 e - mail : publisher @ urltoken\ndeb fell in love with aviation while producing a television special on the a - 10 demo team , u . s . army golden knights and usaf thunderbirds for a local air show . her work was noticed by f - 14 legend . . .\nauthorities have confirmed that former air force pilot , charles\nshaggy\nrogers died in wednesday ' s crash of a navy contracted hawker hunter .\nabc 7 reports the retired seasoned fighter pilot had just finished playing the role of an enemy aircraft in an off - shore training exercise and was preparing to land , atac spokesman matt bannon said . the plane is a mk - 58 hawker hunter , a british jet which was first developed in the 1950s\naccording to local media reports and the ventura fire department , the pilot did not survive the crash .\nthe single seat jet crashed in a farm field . no one on the ground was hurt .\nthe plane belongs to atac which provides the department of defense contract adversarial and training support .\na tour helicopter carrying five people crashed into the ocean near the arizona memorial in . . .\ncheck out this cessna skymaster making an emergency landing near honolulu ! shades of the miracle . . .\nat the risk of giving these jerks more exposure , let ' s hope there ' s a lesson that can be learned . . .\naccording to local media and emergency response officials , a jet piloted by mike mangold crashed . . .\njim mynning , icas hall of fame member & chairman of air show ops at eaa airventure , survived . . .\nan agustawestland aw609 prototype has crashed near santhi\u00e0 , italy , killing two test pilots . . .\nthat ' s one way to beat the rush hour traffic . dash cam video captures the bizarre sight of . . .\nthis spanish glider pilot put the old adage\nany landing you can walk away from is a good one\n. . .\nresidents in the phoenix area were hit with severe storms tuesday morning . arizona state . . .\nwkrg - tv ( mobile al ) foley , al - the faa says it could take a year to determine the cause of a . . .\nthe caf red tail ' s p - 51c pilot bill shepard releases statement on the wheels - up landing in . . .\ntanzania elephant poachers killed a british helicopter pilot as he flew near the remains of an . . .\na plane carrying actor morgan freeman and his pilot blew a tire on takeoff from a mississippi . . .\na business jet with landing gear issues made an impressive belly landing at the palm springs . . .\ncirrus parachutes have been used more than 50 times . more than 30 , 000 parachutes have also been . . .\nwhat ' s the quickest way to recover an airplane that had an off - field landing ? use a big . . .\nassociated press - by joshua goodman a small plane assigned to the crew of a movie starring tom . . .\na vintage spitfire crash - landed in uk this weekend . the emergency landing happened in a field . . .\nmetal band iron maiden ' s bruce dickinson was forced to land his world war i replica\nwith . . .\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 ."]}
{"id": 56398, "summary": [{"text": "silverline helicopters inc. is a canadian helicopter operator based in holland landing , at the holland landing airpark ( cla4 ) , ontario canada .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "silverline helicopters provides charter flights within areas including tourism , sightseeing , utility work , patrol , aerial firefighting and helicopter training .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "silverline was established in 1999 to provide flight training with a schweitzer 300b .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "it later expanded to provide helicopter charters . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "silverline helicopters", "paragraphs": ["we offer a high quality directory service . when calling the phone number you will hear a short recording with the silverline helicopters customer service phone number . we will give you the customer service phone number from silverline helicopters in a timely and easy manner . once you have called , we will immediately provide you with the silverline helicopters customer service phone number .\nonce you have contacted silverline helicopters through our service , you can leave your feedback on the quality of the support received by the brand assistance service , so that other users and companies can check the general level of satisfaction given by silverline helicopters customer service .\nsilverline helicopters inc . was established as a flight training unit in 1999 with one schweizer 300cb . since then the company has established a charter service , expanded the flight school and currently has a fleet of eight helicopters . silverline currently only offers private license training .\nsilverline helicopters inc . offers charter services through base at holland landing airpark ( cla4 ) , located in holland landing , ontario just north of the town of newmarket .\nthe company was established in 1999 and currently has a fleet of eight helicopters .\nsilverline helicopters is housed in a 15 , 000 square foot hangar and office facility on the property . the holland landing airpark also includes a 30 , 000 square foot hangar for fixed wing aircraft and a 2200 ft paved runway .\nurltoken phone directory is updated and expanded on a daily basis . we specialize in providing phone numbers that are difficult to obtain , allowing you a quick and easy way to acquire non - premium numbers , thus saving you money and time on your call to silverline helicopters .\nwelcome to the a - list canadian aviation directory client site . here you will be able to enter or update your company listing . once completed , your listing will appear in this searchable online a - list directory , also accessible at wings and helicopters .\nhelicopters canada operates out of north bay , ontario , canada just a few hours north of toronto . the training area is situated at the jack garland airport , one of the largest airports in canada . just minutes north of the airport are heavily forested areas that contain multitudes of lakes and rivers , providing the ideal location for helicopter training to prepare a student helicopter pilot for real life helicopter industry experience .\nbecoming a professional pilot is challenging and exciting - but it also requires hard work and dedication . hundreds of successful graduates are now employed as helicopter pilots in canada as well as around the world . ground school and flight training are designed to provide graduates with the skills and attitude necessary to operate helicopters efficiently and safely in remote and isolated locations throughout the world . the emphasis in our program is on professionalism and learning operational skills .\nour base of operation is the st . thomas municipal airport strategically chosen because of its proximity to larger markets such as london , kitchener , and hamilton , and because of its student pilot friendly airport environment . our campus administrator , paul zimmer has 35 years experience in helicopter operations in canada and is the current president and operations manager for zimmer air services inc . our current fleet consists of two robinson r - 44 , one robinson r22 , and one bell 206b jet ranger type helicopters .\noperating since 1985 , national helicopters inc . has built up one of canadas foremost helicopter flight and maintenance organizations . we are a full time private career college and transport canada recognized helicopter flight training school located in central canada , just 15 minutes north of toronto . flight training is conducted year round , 7 days per week , from our main facility in bolton , ontario . flight bookings can be tailored to suit your individual needs . primary training is conducted on the r22 beta . the bell 206 jet ranger is used for turbine training .\nsign up for free daily email updates from the helicopter industry\u2019s top news source .\nfor more than a decade , our flagship magazine , vertical , has been the helicopter industry\u2019s no . 1 source for timely news , reporting from the field , and spectacular photography . featuring award - winning content and contributors , vertical provides the best coverage in the industry .\nread a digital version of our latest edition . download a pdf or view a flipbook online now .\nreceive daily updates from around the helicopter industry right in the palm of your hand with vertical daily news .\nsubscribe to one , or all of our magazines . receive monthly editions of our print magazine right to your door .\nplease do not contact this school regarding free pilot training , sponsorship , financial assistance , or guaranteed job placements .\nyou must have javascript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website .\nwe are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website . by continuing to use the site , you agree to the use of cookies . to find out more , read our privacy policy .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\ngreat lakes helicopter offers a wide variety of helicopter flight training options to meet each individuals needs . if you are interested in flying recreationally , have a look at our private pilot licence training information . would you like a career as a professional helicopter pilot ? then check out our commercial licence information . we also offer advanced training , type ratings , night ratings , instructor ratings for licensed pilots and conversion licences for airplane pilots .\nboeing and the u . s . army celebrated a major ch - 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{"id": 56413, "summary": [{"text": "orionette is a historic german motorcycle brand .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the orionette ag f\u00fcr motorfahrzeuge ( also : orion ag f\u00fcr motorfahrzeuge ) was a german motorcycle manufacturer .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the company was founded in 1921 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the company 's headquarters was the industriehof oranienstra\u00dfe 6 in berlin-kreuzberg .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "there was also the serial production of the orionette .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it was one of the most important companies in the automotive and motorcycle industry in berlin .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "the company built a range of 129 cc ( 7.9 cu in ) , 137 cc ( 8.4 cu in ) , 148 cc ( 9.0 cu in ) and 346 cc ( 21.1 cu in ) two-stroke machines with mainly unitdesign engines and two or three-speed gearboxes .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "the design department , headed by engelbert zaschka , also produced some interesting unorthodox designs .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "unfortunately the very desmodromic lay-out of this interesting two-stroke engine still remains secret .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "it is called system zaschka .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "at last later sales declined and in 1925 the company went bankrupt and closed . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "orionette", "paragraphs": ["pedigree for nuklnoz orionette ( 18 . 11 95 - 02 . 07 . 11 )\n{ gbw :\n923\n, gbh :\n505\n, mw :\n500\n, mh :\n273 . 0\n, kb :\n117 kb\n, notes :\nfor model orionette 1004 - 1 , telefongyar ( trt , terta ) ; budapest : [ br ] thanks for mr . g\u00f6m\u00f6r g\u00e9za budapest , hungary . \\\nmore info : \\\n/ / urltoken orionette\n, title :\ntelefongyar trt , orionette 1004 - 1 from sandor selyem - t\u00f3th ( 1 )\n, ite :\n1\n}\n{ gbw :\n539\n, gbh :\n411\n, mw :\n491 . 0\n, mh :\n375\n, kb :\n108 kb\n, notes :\nfor model orionette 1004 - 1 , telefongyar ( trt , terta ) ; budapest\n, title :\ntelefongyar trt , orionette 1004 - 1 from francisc visky ( 1 )\n, ite :\n1\n}\n{ gbw :\n525\n, gbh :\n700\n, mw :\n281 . 0\n, mh :\n375\n, kb :\n57 kb\n, notes :\nfor model orionette 1004 - 1 , telefongyar ( trt , terta ) ; budapest : [ br ] vielen dank an ales in tschechien\n, title :\ntelefongyar trt , orionette 1004 - 1 uploaded by wolfgang lill ( 2 )\n, ite :\n2\n}\n{ gbw :\n933\n, gbh :\n224\n, mw :\n500\n, mh :\n120 . 0\n, kb :\n49 kb\n, notes :\nfor model orionette 1004 - 1 , telefongyar ( trt , terta ) ; budapest : [ br ] thanks for mr . g\u00f6m\u00f6r g\u00e9za budapest , hungary ! thanks for technical assistance els\u0151 zalai r\u00e1di\u00f3m\u00fazeum alap\u00edtv\u00e1ny ( radio - muzeum . hu ) , first zala county radio museum foundation , hungary , zalaegerszeg .\n, title :\ntelefongyar trt , orionette 1004 - 1 from sandor selyem - t\u00f3th ( 1 )\n, ite :\n1\n}\n{ gbw :\n933\n, gbh :\n660\n, mw :\n500\n, mh :\n353 . 0\n, kb :\n109 kb\n, notes :\nfor model orionette 1004 - 1 , telefongyar ( trt , terta ) ; budapest : [ br ] thanks for mr : g\u00f6m\u00f6r g\u00e9za budapest , hungary ! thanks for technical assistance els\u0151 zalai r\u00e1di\u00f3m\u00fazeum alap\u00edtv\u00e1ny ( radio - muzeum . hu ) , first zala county radio museum foundation , hungary , zalaegerszeg .\n, title :\ntelefongyar trt , orionette 1004 - 1 from sandor selyem - t\u00f3th ( 1 )\n, ite :\n1\n}\n{ gbw :\n908\n, gbh :\n490\n, mw :\n500\n, mh :\n269 . 0\n, kb :\n80 kb\n, notes :\nfor model orionette 1004 - 1 , telefongyar ( trt , terta ) ; budapest : [ br ] thanks for mr . g\u00f6m\u00f6r g\u00e9za budapest , hungary ! thanks for technical assistance els\u0151 zalai r\u00e1di\u00f3m\u00fazeum alap\u00edtv\u00e1ny ( radio - muzeum . hu ) , first zala county radio museum foundation , hungary , zalaegerszeg .\n, title :\ntelefongyar trt , orionette 1004 - 1 from sandor selyem - t\u00f3th ( 1 )\n, ite :\n1\n}\nunfortunately the very desmodromic lay - out of this interesting two - stroke engine still remains secret .\nsource : motorrad heft 10 / 1971 and tragatsch , e . : the ill . encyclopedia of motorcycles .\nwhen it comes to trip and travel planning , you have the perfect companion : an orion travelinx travel agent . here ' s what you can expect and enjoy : 1 . expert advice you ' ve googled\nmexico vacation\n, and come up with 17 . 8 million responses . what next ? 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( for example , if you book yourself for corporate travel on air canada , contact orion to book on your behalf and the benefits will rapidly accrue for bysc ) * * please contact orion travelinx ( mailbox @ urltoken ) with any questions . truly providing bysc members with travel advice your family will love !\norion travelinx is thrilled to provide opportunities to the players and family members of bysc\nstates david harris , president / owner of orion travelinx .\nfrom our family to yours , we sincerely look forward to being your trusted resource and provider of meaningful travel benefits for years to come .\nthe bysc - orion travelinx partnership will take effect may 19th , 2017 . stephanie geosits , executive director , bysc -\nwe ' re so very excited about this relationship which will yield significant benefits back to the players and families of bysc . we know that our families , who travel extensively , will gain from the knowledge and experience that orion travelinx can and will offer to all of our members .\ncontact details : urltoken mailbox @ urltoken president / owner : david r . harris - david . harris @ urltoken ( 905 ) 319 - 3000 ext . 106 mgr . - marketing & business development : lauren harris - lauren @ urltoken ( 905 ) 319 - 3000 ext . 121\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nselect picture or schematic to display from thumbnails on the right and click for download .\n240 x 178 x 79 mm / 9 . 4 x 7 x 3 . 1 inch\nmodel page created by hannes wurnitsch . see\ndata change\nfor further contributors .\nall listed radios etc . from telefongyar ( trt , terta ) ; budapest here you find 204 models , 192 with images and 48 with schematics for wireless sets etc . in french : tsf for t\u00e9l\u00e9graphie sans fil .\nfeatured pages matchless flat twin 1916 an outstanding design by harry collier matchless 732cc ho twin clement ader the stuff of legend pioneer in telephony , aviation and motorcycling moteurs ader guzzi ' s grandpa a shaft - drive transverse v - twin from 1904 , another deft touch from clement ader . moto - cardan\none of the most important companies in the automotive industry in berlin , it built a range of 129cc , 137cc , 148cc and 346cc two - stroke machines with mainly unit - construction engines and two or three - speed gearboxes . the design department , headed by chief engineer engelbert zaschka , also produced some interesting unorthodox designs including one referred to as system zaschka .\nthere appears to be some mystery surrounding this design , described by some as both twostroke and ohv or even desmodromic .\nthe company folded in 1925 , as did many others that year due to hyperinflation .\nzaschka later built a 3 - wheel kleinwagen in 1929 , and a folding city car . his designs are understood to have been influential on buckminster fuller ' s dymaxion of 1933 .\nengelbert zaschka also designed and built a helicopter , and held a number of patents related to such aircraft . the zaschka helicopter was a fairly primitive affair with a large rotor which appeared more like a a pair of revolving wings . it went through numerous design changes . there was also a pedal - powered flying machine .\ntriumph , bmw , & kawasaki sales spares & repairs . established for over 40 years and run by expert motorcyclists . fully authorised workshop .\nnetta is our foundation bitch and has proven her worth in our breeding program and is the dam of our first home bred champion arwynet hey presto .\nnetta was shown and is a multi class in group , multi bitch challenge and class in show winner .\nnetta loved her outings to dog shows and out of the ring she would enjoy herself , but once in it was head down , ears back and get me out of here .\nshe now leads a life of leisure along with her daughter jaffa and grand daughter polly . they are the joy of our lives ."]}
{"id": 56414, "summary": [{"text": "nicholas hare architects is a uk architectural practice , with a portfolio of award-winning projects .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "these include schools , higher education , refurbishment , commercial projects , and buildings for the arts .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "founded by nicholas hare in 1977 , the practice is now a limited liability partnership with over 50 employees .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the office is based in an old book-binding factory in barnsbury square in islington .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "nicholas hare architects llp is a member of the uk green building council and achieves breeam excellent rating for several of its completed buildings . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "nicholas hare architects", "paragraphs": ["combined school and community facilities in the chafford hundred learning practice by nicholas hare architects . photo : martin charles\nalmost a third of the events of the week will be hosted by architects ; regular names will be returning including ahmm , architype , bennetts associates , nicholas hare architects and hawkins brown .\nnicholas hare architects \u2019 scheme will overhaul and renew the iconic main venue , delivering new technical and services infrastructure to create a \u2018more inclusive and far - reaching\u2019 environment .\nit was steady as she goes in 2017 for the practice , which recently announced the retirement of co - founders nicholas and susan hare .\nrefurbishment of the building , carried out with nicholas hare architects , won the engineering and sustainability project of the year , best conservation , alteration or extension , and considerate contractors awards .\nbdp , hawkins \\ brown and nicholas hare are among 32 consultants selected for a framework to deliver university college london ( ucl ) \u2019s ongoing \u00a31 . 25 billion investment programme\ni can think of no better partner than this inspiring and approachable group of architects .\nthe london / uk chapter of the american institute of architects announced in february , 2003 the results of its 9th annual excellence in design awards programme . these awards honor projects from british - based architects and from architects throughout the world who build in the united kingdom .\nnicholas hare architects is an award - winning design practice . we enjoy working collaboratively to create exemplary architecture , buildings that are sustainable both environmentally and socially , and that achieve good value for our clients through rigorous attention to detail . our strength stems from a combination of energy and inventiveness , and a professional sense of responsibility . the quality of our work has received many positive endorsements from clients and collaborators , as well as many design awards .\nthe success of the extension rests with the architect\u2019s decision to recreate collegiate architecture\u2019s most notable feature , the quad . the invitation - only design competition for the project included proposals by allies and morrison , adp , dixon jones , mjp architects and nicholas hare architects , but uniquely bgs\u2019s winning design pushed the buildings to the perimeter of the site . this arrangement , which involved the removal of several existing buildings , uses the adjacent lutyens - designed campion hall to form one side of what , in the loosest terms , could be described as a quad .\n30 finsbury square ,\nwith an irregular facade of stone piers , by eric parry architects . photo : h\u00e9l\u00e8ne binet\nanother commendation went to the london firm nicholas hare architects for the chafford hundred learning practice . facilities include primary and secondary schools , also used for after - hours adult education . a long toplit atrium links two principal entrances and provides a central welcoming area around which the classrooms and main community facilities are arranged . these include public library , drama studio , sports hall , and internet cafe . the wings reach out into the landscape to define safe outdoor play areas . exterior materials have been chosen for durability , but the interior is deliberately restrained with hopes that students will apply their own artwork to public spaces .\nthe oak slats of downland gridshell by edward cullinan architects , were laid flat and then lowered gradually over time . photo : keegan duigenan\nwe have a talented and committed team of architects and support staff . many of our staff have helped build the practice over the years and they bring a depth of knowledge and experience to everything we do . all our architects are team players and have an understanding of cost and technical aspects as well as design .\nwe ' re hiring ! nha are looking to recruit talented part 2s and architects with up to 5 years experience to work on a variety of interesting projects .\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 .\nresolutions have been set by everyone this year , even the architects with plans to build better towers , ditch the lego , outlaw the \u2018facades\u2019 \u2013 and more transparency in boris\u2019s london , maybe .\nthe plymouth theatre royal production centre by ian ritchie architects , was one winner of an excellence in design award from the london / uk chapter of the aia . photo : jocelyne van den bossche\nthe sustainable \u2018carbonlight\u2019 home built as part of an experiment by velux , has been shortlisted for a riba east midlands ( royal institute of british architects ) 2014 award , from a total of 11 buildings in the east midlands .\none of the projects recognized for highest achievement is the plymouth theatre royal production centre by the london firm ian ritchie architects . the project centralizes the theater company ' s spaces for rehearsals , costume design , and set construction .\nthe foundations of modern architecture are clean and simple , following the ideal that form will follow function thus why many modern architects express themselves through simplicity , clean structural elements , clear views and dropping any design specs that aren\u2019t necessary .\nsustainable ' carbonlight ' homes in kettering , built as part of an experiment by velux , have been shortlisted for an riba east midlands ( royal institute of british architects ) 2014 award , from a total of 11 buildings in the east midlands .\nonce a construction site has been engaged , architects will then gather information about the construction site which will all be dependant on the project requirements . there is a possibility that photographs will need to be take in order to survey the site thoroughly .\none of the design award winners , the downland gridshell by edward cullinan architects , was described in an earlier issue of architectureweek . this building for the weald & downland open air museum uses locally available materials and craftsmanship but is unique in its structure and construction . a grid of supple oak laths was laid flat , then gradually lowered over 15 weeks to its undulating form . the architects say ,\nthrough well considered design leading to well crafted construction , it is possible to promote and maintain the skills and products of the region .\nlocated on gordon street at the heart of the ucl campus \u2013 the theatre hosts student productions and stand - up comedy and has featured eddie izzard , jo brand , ricky gervais and harry hill . paul murphy architects completed a new foyer and basement studio space at the theatre two years ago .\nit can be difficult to visualise the finished building just by referring to an image which is why it is important to ensure that a client understands what is being done . generally , floor plans , flows , elevations and cut0through section drawing will be provided by architects along with the usual detailed sketches .\nriba east midlands chairman , valeria passetti welcomed the news , saying : \u201ci\u2019m delighted that these 11 east midlands projects have been recognised for their architectural excellence and shortlisted for riba east midlands awards . it\u2019s also fantastic to see the high - quality work of so many regional architects being celebrated in this way . \u201d\nthe structural system includes horizontal precast concrete units that act as transfer beams carrying the load onto rectangular stone piers . load transfers from precast lintel to column centers are not straightforward because the columns do not follow a regular pattern . the architects describe the resulting irregular , undulating rhythm as\na lyrical approach to structure .\nit is notable \u2013 indeed , rather obvious \u2013 that make architects , in collaboration with nightingale associates ( now part of ibi group ) , have designed the majority of the new research buildings . their distinctive hyper - modern style appears to celebrate both the astonishingly rapid pace of scientific development in the medical field , and the somewhat disturbing qualities of research that tinkers with the human genetic code .\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 . . .\nlondon - based eric parry architects ltd . won a design award for\n30 finsbury square ,\na commercial office building , notable for its construction of load - bearing stone in deference to its historic neighbors . the limestone contrasts with the otherwise extensive use of glass , metallic infill panels and polished granite cladding . the pier pattern expresses the structure through reduced loading towards the top , but some vertical alignments are offset to create shifts in focus .\nall shortlisted buildings will be assessed by a regional jury with the winners announced at the riba east midlands annual dinner and awards evening on thursday , may 15 , at nottingham trent university ( ntu ) . the event , sponsored by ntu as part of their 170 years of art & design education in nottingham celebrations , will be hosted by architectural historian and bbc presenter jonathan foyle , with special guests , renowned architects sir michael and lady patty hopkins , whose company designed the newton and arkwright building , in which the event is taking place . regional winners will be considered for a highly - coveted riba national award in recognition of their architectural excellence , the results of which will be announced in june . the shortlist for the riba stirling prize for the best building of the year will be drawn from the riba national award - winning buildings later in the year .\nwelcome to building . co . uk . this site uses cookies . read our policy .\nbuilding webinars explore a range of topics related to the day - to - day roles of construction and built environment professionals . register for upcoming webinars to watch live , or explore our back catalogue of on demand webinar content .\nalternatively register for free access on selected stories and sign up for email alerts .\nthis website places cookies on your computer to improve your experience . by continuing to browse the site , you are agreeing to our use of cookies . for more details , see our cookie policy .\nthe new development is striking and reflects our commitment to work closely with our customers to create a high quality work environment .\nour supportive , family friendly environment means that everyone can reach their full potential and younger members are enabled to take early responsibility by our relatively flat structure . we are serious about developing the next generation of designers and so there is always a group of committed architectural students within the studio who bring their flair and enthusiasm to projects .\na dedicated highly professional support group manages key activities such as it , quality , health & safety and ensures both project and practice administration run efficiently . they are a valued and integral part of the studio .\nour studio has grown up in an old bookbinding warehouse overlooking barnsbury square . in summer the square often becomes an extension to our office . it is a friendly and welcoming place to work : small enough for everyone to know each other but large enough to tackle complex and interesting projects .\nour people are our primary resource and so we make sure that we invest in their personal development . everyone has a unique personal development plan which is regularly reviewed to ensure they have the training they need and can focus on particular skills or interests that inspire them .\nwe are always interested in meeting talented individuals who would like to join our team .\nwe are an equal opportunities employer and support the london living wage . all our formal work placements or internships are paid .\npatricia joined nha in 2008 as practice administrator and is involved in the management of the practice relating primarily to legal , financial , quality management , health and safety , cdm and training matters as well as being involved with individual projects .\non a day to day basis she is responsible for the negotiation of contracts in conjunction with the partners and manages practice finance . she manages our integrated management system which incorporates quality management and environmental management of both the practice and of our projects . this role involves conducting reviews of individual projects at strategic stages from both a process and design perspective .\nshe was also one of the founding members of the nha cdm and h & s groups which manage and coordinate the practice cdm procedures and the developed the health and safety management system . she is a member of the environment group and heads up the green team element of this group which covers our in - house activities .\npatricia is an affiliate member of the institution of occupational safety and health ( iosh ) and has successfully completed a number of their courses . she attends regular courses and relevant events and updates on cdm and is a qualified first - aider at work .\nif you spot any inaccuracies in the data , please contact the aj team .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nwe were pleased to welcome work experience students to join us in the office last week and show them the site progress of the @ uclestates new student centre . urltoken\ntimber glulam beams have been installed for the new @ khswarwick dining hall . urltoken\nthis marvellous museum is a place where the public can come to see , study and wonder .\ndavid attenborough on the\nwe are thrilled to have won a riba national award for the david attenborough building . judges praised it as\na first - rate example of how the integrity of a modernist building can be retained , and its future protected , by a clear headed conversion to new , highly appropriate uses\nurltoken\n250th royal academy summer exhibition opens - with a model of the new king ' s high school ' s music auditorium in the architecture room . how grayson perry fabulous is that ! @ poc _ wisf @ nha _ llp @ goodschoolsuk @ gsauk @ hmc _ org @ mazmakes # rasummerexhibition urltoken\nconstruction progress on the @ khswarwick it ' s great to see the new school classrooms and pitched roof dining hall starting to take shape . @ spellermetcalfe urltoken\nvarnishing day at the # rasummerexhibition2018 ! it ' s great to see our music auditorium model for @ khswarwick in the blue architecture room . @ royalacademy @ mazmakes 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 - 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 .\nan eco - friendly home built in rothwell is in line for a prestigious award for architecture .\nthe horse fair lane house , one of only six similar eco - homes in europe , has been designed by velux to reduce energy consumption and keep bills low .\nnottingham trent university\u2019s \u2018new byron\u2019 scheme provided an opportunity to integrate an innovative and exciting development into a city centre campus . the development comprises residential accommodation of 556 modern bedrooms , while non - residential areas include students\u2019 union , sport and social facilities , caf\u00e9 , lounge , bars and sports hall \u2013 featuring a 20 ft . climbing wall and health centre .\noriginally completed in 1960 , grade ii listed college court was a student halls of residence of notable architectural merit which has been transformed to become a residential conference centre . the key principle guiding the project has been harnessing the heritage value of the complex , making its material and spatial features an inherent part of the conference centre\u2019s distinctiveness .\ntaking advantage of the magnificent north - westerly views , the design for the new house is inspired by contemporary alpine chalets , complemented with matlock\u2019s own building style in the use of local materials . the house was built with great attention to detail to enhance its setting , and stand as an \u2018exemplar\u2019 for contemporary houses in the derbyshire dales .\njubilee house provides office accommodation and conference facilities across three floors , terraced into a sloping site in the grounds of grade ii listed dunham house . artwork by local artists and children is integrated within the building , designed to a brief developed with the client , including a stained glass chapel screen and sculptures in the conference courtyard space .\nthe extension and modification of this modest mid - 20th century house sought inspiration from the steep topography and an improved environmental performance over the existing house . the finished building is a bold addition to the conservation area and a more satisfying and sustainable family home .\nthe scheme involves the co - location of noel - baker community school with st martins special school for students with learning , behavioural and emotional special needs on the existing noel - baker site . the joint vision was for a building that captured the individual needs and identity of each school whilst still being able to support and enhance the relationship between the two schools .\nthis grade 2 listed , former park - keeper\u2019s lodge is sited within mature woodland , close to the city centre . the sensitive restoration of the lodge and the client\u2019s desire for a unique contemporary look has resulted in a stunning home that embraces its woodland setting and combines the character and intimacy of a small historic dwelling with modern open - plan living .\nten years in the making , saint joseph\u2019s church hall has been designed to create a new building that will strengthen the focus of the existing multi - cultural city centre church within its surrounding community . the parish was keen for the project to be realised as there was considerable demand in the neighbourhood for such a facility .\nthis low cost green building made of timber provides the practice studio space for the architect , as an extension to the family home . the brief was for a sustainable prototype that would make a wonderful working space , which could be used for a variety of uses long term . situated in a garden , the building encloses a courtyard by creating a third wing of a group of buildings .\ndesigned using the passivhaus planning package and replacing a 1980s bungalow on an infill site in a nottinghamshire village , the design of this house complements the conservation area setting whilst achieving extremely high performance as a \u201czero carbon in use\u201d eco - home .\nthe carbonlight concept homes have been developed as part of velux uk\u2019s model home 2020 project . the two homes are designed to be spacious and airy , with a sloping roof designed to maximise light and natural ventilation . the homes are currently being monitored with residents\u2019 involvement to test if sustainable and well - lit homes promote well - being .\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\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 .\nberman guedes stretton\u2019s extension to pembroke college is conservative but successful , writes tom ravenscroft . photography by quintin lake\nj ames gowan\u2019s axiom \u2018the style for the job\u2019 has served alan berman\u2019s oxford - based practice well . berman guedes stretton ( bgs ) has never had a planning application refused in the city - an impressive feat , given it has completed numerous schemes for 13 oxford colleges , often in historically sensitive locations .\nthe practice\u2019s latest addition to its growing portfolio of collegiate architecture , and its largest scheme to date , is a \u00a317 million extension to pembroke college .\nthe history of oxford colleges has been one of constant pressure to upgrade their facilities and in this regard pembroke is typical . since the old quad was laid out 500 years ago , there have been numerous alterations : in the early 19th century , the first major expansion saw the creation of the chapel quad , identified by pevsner as \u2018the great asset of pembroke\u2019 , while the original quad was given a uniform cotswold stone facade . in the 1960s , the college grew again with the enclosure of a once private road to create the north quad .\nthrough the acquisition of several parcels of land adjacent to its city - centre site , but on the other side of the street , pembroke college had a rare opportunity for a significant expansion in the direct vicinity of its existing buildings . to offer students the modern facilities needed in an increasingly competitive education market , pembroke decided to double the footprint of the college with the addition of around 100 en suite rooms . the increase in capacity would allow the college to provide all students with accommodation throughout their years of study . the brief also called for seminar rooms , a caf\u00e9 , a governing body room and a multi - purpose auditorium - a requisite addition for colleges looking to capitalise from conference - facility revenue .\nwhat bgs has achieved is a considered extension that does not feel like a disconnected annex . the expansion is connected both physically and visually to the college\u2019s historic fabric , while its modern interpretation of a quad references traditional college architecture , but avoids mimicking it .\njust as 100 years ago hertford college tied together its old and new quads with the bridge of sighs , bgs has connected old and new with a corten and glass bridge . engineered by price & myers , the counterweighted bridge springs over the protected medieval city wall to connect the new development directly with the chapel quad . while the bridge will be a point of interest for students , it also allows pembroke to maintain a single entrance though its porter\u2019s lodge , ensuring that the extension will function as an integrated part of this close - knit community .\nbut this is by no means a traditional oxford quad : the buildings that enclose it vary in height and finish , buildings are accessed from corridors rather than staircases , a series of terraces intrude into it and most importantly , as only half of the open - space is owned by the college , a dividing wall cuts the square in two . this does not detract , however , from the fact that when you are in this outdoor space or in the rooms that look onto it , you feel like you are in an oxford college . the feeling is reinforced by obvious nods towards traditional college architecture . the tallest of the new buildings , which is intended to visually enclose the three - sided chapel quad , includes a modern , third tower for the college - the other two mark the dining hall and entrance . the dual - aspect governing - body room in this building symbolically ties the extension to the existing fabric of the college with bay windows that give views into both the new and old quads .\noxford colleges build for the long term . bgs has created a calm extension that already feels like a natural step in pembroke\u2019s development . while another architect might have created a more exciting building for people to look at ( and critics to write about ) , they might not have achieved \u2018the style for the job\u2019 - nor , indeed , won planning .\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 .\ncopper - innovations 2015 color of the year | a shiny copper chapel hovers above the entrance to this catholic school in gloucestershire , england . | pinterest \u2026\ndevelopment of a former nhs site for extensive medical research facilities ( masterplan niall mclaughlin , approved 2013 ) .\noxford university acquired this 9 acre site in 1996 to establish the university institute of health sciences in some existing buildings . a masterplan was commissioned for a major research campus , replacing existing buildings with high quality laboratories and research facilities . the first new building , the henry wellcome trust centre for human genetics , was completed in 1999 . subsequently four major new buildings have been completed , with two more under construction . the purchase of the adjacent park hospital site , a further 7 acres , provides a basis for further expansion of the campus .\neach of the owls are a part of birmingham\u2019s high profile public art event , the big hoot , which is the brainchild of birmingham children\u2019s hospital and public arts specialist , wild in art .\nthe winners from the awards have seen one from wales , two from northern ireland , five from scotland , and twenty - nine from england . a total of nine private houses were included in the list , alongside eight developer - led housing buildings .\nwe hold over nineteen years of experience in architecture and source only the most reputable people for our projects across the uk . our years in the architectural industry mean we are able to develop a client\u2019s vision into a living structure . we pride ourselves on providing creative designs at high quality and maintaining our client\u2019s satisfaction .\nmodern architecture provides something for everybody , even if an individual prefers traditional architecture .\nthere are a number of reasons to consider hiring an architect for a building project of any kind .\nit is essentially one of the most reliable options for any housing or domestic project of any kind .\ngreen sky thinking week will be taking place between 20th and the 24th april .\nthe process of architectural work is a lengthy process that relies on planning and constant development to reach the client\u2019s vision .\nany issues that may affect the construction regarding the existing planting , water courses and soil type will have to be addressed . it is likely that a confirmation of the detailed process will be done in writing to ensure who knows who is doing what .\nthis is the time when the ball gets rolling as it is the opportunity for the architect\u2019s initial ideas to be presented to the client as receive feedback on those ideas . a floor plan may be offered with some perspective drawings that will give the client an idea of the overall layout and possibly the look and style of the proposition .\nin this part of the design process , it\u2019s mostly about whether the client is happy about the direction the architect is heading in . liaising with the client frequently is what helps the project move forward , it is usual for minor disagreements to occur on the detail of the design . this essentially encourages more discussions .\nby this stage , a clear sense of budget can be distinguished and if any problems will impact the number . it is also an appropriate time to ensure the client and architect are ready to continue with the designs and the drawings .\nin the third phase of the project , once the concept has come to a mutual agreement , the architect will begin the process of testing and refining ideas that will contribute to the overall shape of the building .\nit is possible a quantity surveyor will be requested to estimate an independent cost . the budget may be discussed again with it relevance to prioritising over cost , time and quality .\ntowards this stage of the architectural process , a building consent will need to be applied for on behalf of the client , if this hadn\u2019t already been done in the concept stage . for a contract price to be submitted , a builder will need a very detailed proposition about the project .\nas seen , architecture is a gruelling process that results in truly awe - inspiring buildings and structures . for more information about architecture and the services we offer , please visit our website !\nover the past eight years green sky thinking became the leading collaborative platform that showcases honest lessons learned and highlights holistic approaches in sustainability .\nbe involved in the uk\u2019s biggest get - together of sustainable city - making professionals . if you are interested in participating or supporting green sky thinking 2019 , please email katerina papavasileiou , sustainability projects manager , kpapavasileiou @ urltoken or ellie pile , green sky thinking assistant , epile @ urltoken\nthe programme is now live ! from may 14 - 18 , at venues across london , the programme exploring \u2018honest lessons learned\u2019 from the capital\u2019s best sustainable city - making projects . these projects , curated by open city\u2019s gst panel and selected from submissions addressing our \u2018people first\u2019 theme , will be led by you : london\u2019s built environment specialists with a passion and expertise in sustainable design . we hope you can join us for gst this year : as a delegate , as an events runner or as a sponsor .\nour new ' voices from the industry ' column explores the latest thinking and practice from the built environment . join us on linkedin and instagram # peoplefirst\nlast thursday evening we launched the green sky thinking programme that kicked off the discussion around our ' people first ' theme . hosted at possibly the best piece of people first city in london , it\u2019s safe to say the location or perhaps their resident animals stole the show .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 3 . 2 final / / en\nthe building occupies a prominent waterfront site within the estuary valley of the river plym . the architectural scheme was based on natural themes like\ndriftwood\n\u2014 volumes of the building washed up by the tide on the rocky beach \u2014 and\nveils\n\u2014 the naturally weathering and light - filtering skins of the envelope . the woven phosphor bronze wrap of the beached performance spaces presents a soft metal building to the riverside public footpath .\nseveral projects also received commendations in the awards program . one was a major remodel of the royal academy of music in london by john mcaslan + partners . this celebrated music conservatory was founded early in the 19th century . a new structure , connecting two historic buildings , features recording studios and a barrel - vaulted concert hall . says music professor curtis price :\nthough shoe - horned into a tiny footprint , the recital hall seems airy and spacious .\nother aia london / uk 2003 award winners include eva jiricna for the hotel josef in prague , ian simpson for urbis in manchester , and studio bednarski for the kent messenger millenium bridge in maidstone . student travel awards were given to achim menges , elena zabeli , mariano ciccone , and kenny tsui .\nthe jury included james eyre riba , paul finch hon . friba , kevin flannagan aia , zaha hadid cbe , riba , mark kelly riba , raia , doug streeter , riba , rafael vinoly faia , jia , sca , and stephan c . reinke aia riba .\nthe new recital hall by john mcaslan + partners for the venerable royal academy of music in london . photo : peter cook / view\nthe many awards won by the practice encompass major national awards from organisations such as the riba and the civic trust as well as local awards that recognise the impact of our projects on their communities .\nwe are also proud to be consistently shortlisted or winners of awards dependent on peer review or the opinion of our staff such as the aj100 or bd architect of the year .\nsupported by the mayor of london , the new london awards promote projects of the highest design quality which make a positive contribution to their surroundings and life in the capital .\nwe are proud that two of our projects , the new student centre for ucl and the royal opera house bob and tamar manoukian production workshop have been shortlisted in the education and workplace categories .\nall shortlisted projects will feature prominently in the 2017 / 18 edition of the new london awards publication , which will be published to coincide with the lunch , and also in an exhibition in the nla galleries at the building centre , opening in mid - july .\nthe winning and commended schemes announced at the nla annual lunch at the guildhall on wednesday 5 july 2017 .\nthe aj100 practice has been appointed by building owner university college london ( ucl ) to \u2018sensitively refurbish\u2019 the landmark brutalist building .\ndesigned by james cubitt & partners \u2013 the 550 - seat venue was originally known as the central collegiate building auditorium but was renamed the bloomsbury theatre in 1982 . other projects completed by james cubitt & partners included manchester airport terminal 1 and the college bar at , king\u2019s college , cambridge .\nstudio partner james eades said : \u2018we enjoy engaging with forward - thinking clients , the challenge of tricky existing buildings , and extending our expertise in successful theatre projects . for us , working with the ucl team to reinvigorate the bloomsbury theatre is an ideal opportunity . \u2019\nin a statement , ucl culture said : \u2018this cutting - edge revamp will give student societies and productions the full benefits of a 21st century theatre and create the opportunity for collaboration between academics , artists , performers , directors and companies . \u2019\ntate harmer has beaten a number of big names to design a 200 - seat venue and teaching space for york st john university .\nburohappold engineering has scored a hat trick at the cambridge design and construction awards for the refurbishment of the david attenborough building ( formerly the arup building ) at the university of cambridge , an iconic 1960s brutalist design by arup associates .\ndesigned to house the department of zoology , including research facilities for the cambridge conservation initiative ( cci ) , the refurbishment put sustainability and energy reduction among its key considerations .\ngreen walls the full height of the atrium and a green roof with photovoltaic cells are used by the cci as a laboratory to monitor different species colonising the building . overall , energy efficiency measures have achieved a 40 % reduction in operational carbon , \u00a3200k annual energy savings , and an 82 % reduction in embodied carbon .\n\u2018we wanted to create a low - energy , adaptable and efficient structure whilst preserving the integrity of the original sir philip dowson design , \u2019 said andy keelin , partner at burohappold engineering . \u2018we\u2019re honoured that our innovative sustainability framework for the refurbishment of this magnificent structure , including biodiversity measures such as a green roof , rainwater harvesting and even a bee hotel , has been recognised with three awards . \u2019\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 ."]}
{"id": 56419, "summary": [{"text": "sweetheart video is a canadian pornographic film studio based in montreal , quebec .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the studio was founded by jonathan blitt and pornographic actress nica noelle in 2008 , and it specializes in lesbian-themed films .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "noelle initially wrote and directed all the films , but she left the studio in 2011 .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "subsequent films were initially written and directed by other people in the adult industry , including melissa monet , dana vespoli , and james avalon ; vespoli now exclusively writes and directs all the films . ", "topic": 15}], "title": "sweetheart video", "paragraphs": ["let me call you sweetheart name let me call you sweetheart artist princess bubblegum runtime . . .\nmusic video by thomas rhett performing sweetheart . ( c ) 2017 big machine label group , llc urltoken\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\ni ' m not the owner of this video . - all rights belong to cartoon network\nbebe rexha - meant to be ( feat . florida georgia line ) [ official music video ]\nnachan farrate video song ft . sonakshi sinha | all is well | meet bros | kanika kapoor\n\u201chello sweetheart really captured our relaxed and fun vibe that we wanted for our wedding ! i can ' t speak more highly of everyone at hello sweetheart . i would recommend these guys in a heart beat ! \u201d\nthis article is about the video game character . you may be looking for her road to survival counterpart , or the companion series character .\n\u201chello sweetheart exceeded the high expectations we had with leaps and bounds . we will remember our wedding day and treasure these photos forever ! \u201d\nacclaimed feature director james avalon has been retained to take over couples - friendly studio sweet sinner , as well as the newly created sweet sinema . in regard to sweetheart video , mile high media is interested in speaking with qualified adult vignette and feature directors in the lesbian genre . interested directors may email jon blitt at [ email protected ]\n{\nid\n: 45102027 ,\ntitle\n:\nmary tyler moore ' s rise to becoming america ' s sweetheart\n,\nduration\n:\n1 : 50\n,\ndescription\n:\na look at how the role model wanted to be remembered and the legacy she left behind .\n,\nurl\n:\n/ wnt / video / mary - tyler - moores - rise - americas - sweetheart - 45102027\n,\nsection\n:\nwnt\n,\nmediatype\n:\ndefault\n}\na pie - maker , with the power to bring dead people back to life , solves murder mysteries with his alive - again childhood sweetheart , a cynical private investigator , and a lovesick waitress .\nif you\u2019re trying to figure out what to watch next , a great place to start are the 30 best shows on amazon prime video right now , and none of these titles are currently available on netflix .\nshe is the overall protagonist of the video game series . but since she hasn ' t been the protagonist in every game , she should just . . . 2018 - 06 - 18t00 : 42 : 25z\nmontreal \u2014mile high media has announced the amicable parting of ways with its contract director , nica noelle . after years helping to develop and run several of mile high\u2019s studios , nica is moving on to pursue other ventures . mile high media vice president jon blitt has issued assurances that the studios formerly under noelle\u2019s care\u2014sweet sinner , sweetheart video and sweet sinema\u2014will maintain the same level of excellence , while evolving under the care of new directors .\nafter having success in asia , businessman aksel borgen is asked back to his hometown in norway to save an important local firm despite it being 20 years since he was sentenced and later acquitted for murdering his high school sweetheart .\nfor a feature on storytelling in the adult industry that ran in the april 2014 issue of avn magazine , reporter jason lyon interviewed a dozen big names in the business , including director dana vespoli . her dv productions titles are released by evil angel , and she also directs all - girl movies for mile high media studio sweetheart video . avn is posting longer versions of the interviews as separate stories online . click here to see the digital print edition ; see bottom of article for links to individual interviews online .\nvespoli : i shot a lesbian anal pov for evil that releases in march , and i\u2019m just finishing my second feature for them as well . for sweetheart we are getting ready to shoot a movie around dani daniels , which i\u2019m excited about . she\u2019s lovely and the real deal .\nwhen attacked by a zombie in the shed in\nall that remains\n, clementine ' s fight with it is almost identical to lee ' s fight with sandra in\na new day\nof season 1 , following a trend within the video game to symbolically mimic previous scenes .\nwhile netflix features more and better original programming , amazon prime video holds their own in that department , and they continue to beef up their offerings . as far as licensed content goes , however , amazon prime may hold a slight edge , thanks to owning exclusive rights to hbo\u2019s back catalog .\npeople have different sexual fantasies and preferences , so mile high media is committed to establishing studios catering to the various consumer needs . sweetheart video produces lesbian movies with more realistic sex . sweet sinner provides a new kind of erotica for couples , offering real lovemaking and real orgasms . reality junkies specializes in producing reality - based vignettes using the sexiest porn stars . doghouse digital , mile high media\u2019s first studio , releases gonzo dvds with the following niches : interracial , gay , pov , foot fetish , ass fetish and more . recent addition sweet sinema produces high - end interpretations of classic hollywood movies .\nwhen you join sweetheart video or any of the mile high media sites , you will also get complimentary access to the entire network , with a plethora of new porn movies coming out from sweetsinner , reality junkies , and doghouse digital . you\u2019ll be able to enjoy unlimited streaming and downloads from any of the sites , and browse the categories of the entire network . you get 4 porn sites for the price of one , with daily updates and a huge library of porn movies going back to 2011 , with pornstar profiles , picture sets , behind - the - scene extras . you will never again have a boring night !\nvespoli : nica noelle introduced me to the owner of mile high just before she began working with aebn . i had performed a few times for sweetheart , and had been directing lesbian movies through filly films . mile high gave me a shot with \u201clesbian adventures : older women / younger girls\u201d and it has continued from there .\nso , don ' t hesitate , take a peek inside and discover the wide range of lesbian porn we have to offer , with fingering , cunilingus , analingus , lesbian step sisters and naughty prison lesbians . sweetheart video will give you true high quality porn , with real orgasms , where you can see the toes curl and the eyes roll back from the joy of a true and genuine orgasm . and if this wasn ' t enough , with each scene , you ' ll get to flick through hires picture sets form each and every scene , so you can literally plaster your wall with pictures of rachel steel , alexis texas , or karlee grey .\nwelcome to sweetheart video , for those lovers of girls , who can ' t have enough soft tits , shaved pussies , and toe curling orgasms in their faces . on sweetheartvideo . com , you ' ll find the best of lesbian erotica , and lesbian porn with real orgasms with the hottest pornstars . we will give you girl on girl romance , lesbian bdsm and hardcore starp on fucking , tribbing , naughty step moms introducing step daughters to pussy licking , and best friends taking their connection to the next level . if you like big tits , small tits , curvy girls on top of each other , or athletic babes making out , this is the place for you .\nthe harbinger is the exclusive student - run news program for shawnee mission east high school in prairie village , ks . staffed by approximately 60 dedicated super - students and overseen by adviser c . dow tate , the print and online publications have won numerous national awards . the harbinger is published in print every two weeks and its website edition is updated daily . the website edition includes blogs , live video , photo galleries and stories not published in the . . . read full \u00bb\nned possesses the unique talent of being able to bring the dead to life merely by touching them . however , the person may remain alive only for one minute , or else someone else dies for them . a second touch will render the person dead again , unable to be revived . through his connections with pi emerson cod , ned revives his childhood sweetheart , chuck . the trio , aided occasionally by olive snook , helps solve the mysteries of various murders , whose murderer is often surprising .\nacquitted follows the story of aksel borgen , a norwegian business man who has worked his way to the top during his 20 years in asia having left his native town after being acquitted of the murder of his high school sweetheart . when his home town ' s cornerstone business is threatened by bankruptcy , aksel returns to save the place that once turned its back on him . the past has not been forgotten . his arrival tears old wounds apart and new conflicts arise as the past meets the present . acquitted shadows a battle of guilt , revenge and hope of reconciliation , the man who pleaded not guilty is still judged by society .\n\u201csweetheart of the song tra bong\u201d refutes the idea of women as one - dimensional beings who serve only to offer comfort to men . fossie assumes that if he brings mary anne over to the relatively comfortable quarters he and his men keep , he will gain her comfort and companionship and she will remain unaffected by her surroundings . this fantasy is immediately shattered as mary anne is instantly curious about the things surrounding her\u2014from the language and the locals to the ammunition and the procedures and finally the nature of war itself . the irony of this story is that mary anne\u2019s new reality agrees with her , perhaps more than her conventional life . she is enlivened and empowered by war : its influence prompts her to make plans for future travel and to attempt to steer her path away from the life she earlier considered desirable . ironically , although her soldier boyfriend brings her over to be a comfort while he is in the midst of war , in the end , mary anne\u2019s conversion makes her hungrier for adventure than he is .\nclementine , affectionately nicknamed clem by many of her companions , is a main character in telltale games ' the walking dead video game series . she serves as the deuteragonist of season one and season three , and the protagonist of season two and season four . a mature , kind , and polite girl , she acts as the moral compass of the group , and tries her best to maintain the humanity of the group in a post - apocalyptic world . after losing the people closest to her , clementine becomes hardened and more mature in her outlook , but still bravely overcomes the dangers of a post - apocalyptic world head - on and tries her best to maintain some of her previous faith in humanity , hanging on to what lee taught her and her own values . as time goes on , however , clementine develops more brash and forceful traits , distrusting others and doing whatever it takes to stay alive . she holds a firm belief that nothing good will come out of being in group anymore , and regularly stays by herself . now a matured late teen , clementine is a far more independent individual , making her own choices based on her own beliefs and values .\n4 seasons , 29 episodes | imdb : 8 . 3 / 10 eastbound and down tracks the brash , blowhard kenny powers , a once - superstar major - league baseball relief pitcher , whose catchphrase was \u201cyou\u2019re f * cking out . \u201d he was the \u201cman who could throw his ball fast as f * ck , \u201d but after his rocket arm began to fail him and he resorted to steroids , he quickly flamed out and was driven out of the sport . trying to make his way back through the minor league system , danny mcbride\u2019s character is broke and forced to live with his brother ( deadwood \u2019s john hawkes ) and take employ as the small - town\u2019s substitute coach . \u201cyeah . your new teacher cusses . let\u2019s get used to it , okay . \u201d kenny also runs into a fellow teacher , april \u201cbig cannons\u201d buchanan , his old high - school sweetheart , and tries to reignite the flame with her , but is repeatedly shut down . eastbound and down is not for everyone , and the over - the - top antics of mcbride\u2019s character may wear thin for some , but few shows are as rowdy and in - your - face funny as the hbo series .\no\u2019brien says the most enduring vietnam stories are those that are between the absolutely unbelievable and the mundane . rat kiley , who has a reputation for exaggeration , tells a story of his first assignment in the mountains of chu lai , in a protected and isolated area where he ran an aid station with eight other men near a river called the song tra bong . one day , eddie diamond , the highest ranking man in his company and a pleasure - seeker , jokingly suggests that the area is so unguarded and seemingly safe that you could even bring a girl to the camp there . a younger medic , mark fossie , seems interested in the idea and goes off to write a letter . six weeks later , his elementary school sweetheart , mary anne bell , arrives , carried in by helicopter with a resupply shipment . fossie explains that getting her to camp was difficult but not impossible and for the next two weeks , they carry on like school children . mary anne is curious and a fast learner\u2014she picks up some vietnamese and learns how to cook . when four casualties come in , she isn\u2019t afraid to tend to them , learning how to repair arteries and shoot morphine . she drops her fussy feminine habits and cuts her hair short .\nxbiz recently sat down with veteran porn star and director dana vespoli , who just released her feature film debut last month for evil angel .\ni always say that at heart i am a gonzo director . gonzo is what brought me into this industry . - dana vespoli , director\nvespoli , a san francisco native , broke into adult as a performer in 2003 . she picked up the camera three years later , shooting fetish , pov and vignette features for a number of studios .\nher niche is mostly vignette movies with darker storylines , as well as pov - type scenarios .\ndana vespoli : i had been a fan of porn for a long time , and it continued through college , where i would rent movies . i had been a huge fan of john leslie , joey silvera and john stagliano and was also a fan of all the old caballero movies . i entered the industry after doing production work on softcore movies , and talking to some hardcore performers who were on set .\nxbiz : you were a performer before becoming a director . what prompted the transition ?\nvespoli : i began performing with the intention of becoming a director . one day , at the end of 2005 , i heard that digital sin was looking for a director . i had bought a camera and had been practicing shooting , and felt confident enough to contact them and ask for a directing deal .\nxbiz : we saw that you also became an evil angel director . are you still going to continue to direct for mile high ?\nvespoli : i actually haven\u2019t worked steadily for 10 straight years \u2014 there were one and two year long breaks in there . nevertheless , i\u2019ve certainly learned quite a bit . as a performer it\u2019s important to have boundaries . there is nothing wrong with looking at a director and saying \u201cthat scares me\u201d or \u201ci just can\u2019t do that . i don\u2019t feel right about it . \u201d a lot of performers , women and girls especially , come into this industry and think having hard limits means they\u2019re a pain in the ass and no one will want to shoot them . i\u2019ve been the girl who acquiesces and then feels like shit after , and it isn\u2019t worth it . no amount of money is worth it . i became the woman who can say \u201ci\u2019m sorry , that\u2019s not what we agreed upon . i can\u2019t do that , we will have to do something else instead . \u201d too often i have seen girls go along with things of which they are clearly conflicted . in the end , if you do it enough times , it ruins your health both mentally and physically . it\u2019s important to understand exactly what is expected of you before agreeing to a shoot , so you don\u2019t waste your time or the director\u2019s time .\nas a director i have learned how to be efficient with time , with money , with communication .\nit is helpful when everyone is working harmoniously , and it keeps the energy up as well as being mindful that lounging around on set all day costs everyone money .\nthe industry has taken a hit in this economy , so money is something we all have to think about . that said , an efficient set keeps everyone happy . as a director i\u2019ve also learned to be bold , take risks and break some rules with regard to how i shoot .\nvespoli : i don\u2019t have a favorite genre per se . i always say that at heart i am a gonzo director . gonzo is what brought me into this industry \u2014 movies from stagliano , joey silvera and john leslie .\nat heart i am a voyeur \u2014 my kink is watching . i\u2019m a better director than performer by virtue of the fact that i like to watch . i like to document and revisit the memory later .\nas long as it\u2019s authentic , and as long as it is intense then i\u2019m happy .\nwhen i\u2019m shooting camera and i\u2019m happy with a scene there are obvious signs : i\u2019m chewing on my lip and i barely blink . i\u2019ve done this with both boy / girl and girl / girl .\nemail sent . if you wish to send to another person , click here .\n& ldquo ; fireworks of sex not guns & rdquo ; now playing on drsuzy . tv | erotic intuition & amp ; summer sex culture this saturday | taboo summer desires ? call 310 - 568 - 0066 anytime for phone sex therapy : we & r\ntoday porn doesn & # 039 ; t kill dreams , it creates them .\nget paid ! make upwards of $ 20 , 000 / month and get paid out monthly by your favorite payment method .\nstay informed of the latest industry developments . enter your email to subscribe to xbiz newsletters .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 adnet media . all rights reserved . xbiz is a trademark of adnet media .\nreproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission is prohibited . for reprint permission contact us .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n\u00a92018 mile high distribution inc . all rights reserved . terms & conditions . 18 u . s . c . 2257 record keeping requirements compliance statement\nall models were at least 18 years old at the time of their performance . 18 u . s . c . 2257 record - keeping requirements compliance statement .\nblitt said , \u201cwe wish nica the best , as we acknowledge her numerous contributions to mile high media during our period of collaboration . she has been instrumental in shaping the \u2018sweet studios\u2019 into their critically acclaimed success . our consumers can rest easy knowing their favorite studios will remain true to their origin , while continuing to evolve . \u201c\nnica noelle said , \u201ci\u2019m very proud of the studios i created for mile high media , and being their exclusive director for four years was a very rewarding experience for me . i am confident that the studios will continue to succeed under new writers and directors , and i thank mile high for giving me the opportunity to grow into the filmmaker i am today . \u201d\nfor production stills and content , log on to mile high media\u2019s press site . media seeking to be qualified may email dusty at [ email protected ]\nvivid imagination , blurred lines between dreams and reality , intense sex and stunning conclusions\u2014all these aspects of dana vespoli\u2019s work orbit around an essential element in her films : an expertly told story . i contact vespoli by email , and we arrange a time for a phone interview .\ni start by asking vespoli if her stories arise out of her vision for the sex scenes , or if the story itself forms in her mind first .\n\u201cyou know , i never think in terms of sex scenes . the sex scenes just come . what i think about are relationships between people . that\u2019s the thing that really interested me , and that\u2019s why so much of my work i think is very psychological . i mean , most of my features are about people , romantic relationships\u2014not even romantic , but just relationships that are charged\u2014and conflict . and so the sex just sort of naturally comes out of that , because sex for me has always been about more than getting off . in fact rarely is it even about getting off . it\u2019s a means for working through things . and also the getting off happens ! but an orgasm to me is also about more than getting off . so that\u2019s really what drew me to making porn , and that\u2019s mostly what drives the stories that i create . \u201d\nwhen i ask vespoli if she feels she can express things in adult that cannot be expressed in other forms of storytelling , she replies , \u201cno . i think of [ mainstream ] filmmakers like catherine breillat who never let the sex stop her . a lot of her stuff is incredible graphic\u2014it\u2019s just not as long ! \u201d vespoli laughs .\nbut then vespoli recalls what attracted her to porn , mentioning the work of radley metzger , john stagliano , john leslie and joey silvera . she adds , \u201ci like the freedom ! you know ? i like the freedom that comes with making movies in the adult industry . there are no restrictions for me , really . i mean , certainly there are restrictions\u2014i can\u2019t shoot enemas or fisting . but the technical stuff aside , i feel like i\u2019m free to do a lot more .\n\u201cfrom a time when i was very young and discovered my first porn movie , along with being sort of aroused , to me it represented this freedom to do whatever you feel like . and that always stayed with me as a very weird , nostalgic , kind of romantic perspective . i think being young and seeing old caballero movies for the first time , the world that these people lived in where they had sex on airplanes , and they would have sex everywhere , and they were having so much fun , \u201d vespoli laughs . \u201cso that always stayed with me , and that kind of began my love of adult movies . \u201d\ni ask vespoli about the convention of four or five sex scenes so often expected in adult movies .\n\u201ci throw it out the window . i don\u2019t obey those rules . i don\u2019t direct the sex . i think every director has their own goals when it comes to the actual sex . it\u2019s really important to me that the sex be as authentic as possible . the hard part for me is really just in the casting and finding the people that i believe can do what i\u2019d like to see them do . and then i also like to leave room for discovery . i like to watch people find something in the scenes for themselves . so i keep the sets very small , because i feel like you\u2019re going to get a better performance if you don\u2019t have a million people watching . \u201d\nwhile viewing descent , i had a powerful personal response that i share with vespoli . the intensity of some of the scenes were beyond my personal comfort level , but the heartfelt way the story was being told and the sincere manner in which she portrayed her character inspired a level of trust in me as a viewer . it kept me watching , even if it was difficult , because i wanted to see where her artistic vision would lead . so i asked vespoli if she thinks about this relationship with viewer .\n\u201cit\u2019s funny you should say that , \u201d she replies . vespoli describes the editing of a scene in her soon - to - be - released evil angel feature hollywood babylon . ( \u201ca kind of a love letter to los angeles , to hollywood . it\u2019s very pulp , \u201d says vespoli . \u201cit\u2019s very strange , kind of creepy , like a lot of the stuff i like to do . \u201d ) in the scene , a woman speaks with a detective , describing an audition she recently took before a producer .\n\u201che [ the detective ] is asking her what happened . so we see her , she\u2019s narrating it as it\u2019s happening , and what she\u2019s saying contradicts what\u2019s happening in the scene , which is she\u2019s trying to lead the detective to believe that it was a regular audition and that she had to read a monologue\u2014and what we\u2019re seeing is that he had forceable sex . and i remember just sitting with the editor , and it made me so uncomfortable watching it . it\u2019s not a rape . it\u2019s not a rape . and it\u2019s not even forceable , \u201d says vespoli , as she recalls elements of the scene .\n\u201cbut there was a moment where i said \u2018is this too much ? \u2019 i could feel the discomfort , \u201d she continued . \u201cat the same time i was like : it drives the story , this is happening . and it happens in life . so there are those times when i\u2019m telling a story and i have to remind myself\u2014and stagliano has done this for me before , he\u2019s like : \u2018remember , this is a porn , you have to remember that this is a porn . \u2019 and so sometimes through shooting or through editing , i struggle a little bit with what is my goal . what am i trying to share ? and what i always maintain is that for me , sex is about more than just getting off . sex drives us . and i like to believe i make movies for people who are active viewers , not passive viewers , and it forces people to feel . because again , if i believe it\u2019s about more than getting off , if it\u2019s about self - discovery , communication , and all these things , then i\u2019m sharing something that\u2019s moving and difficult \u2026 i don\u2019t like the porn that\u2019s there just for shock value , just to upset the viewer . \u201d\nspeaking of the performers in the hollywood babylon scene she just discussed , vespoli says , \u201cthese were two performers i trust very much , and they understood what they were doing going into it , and the female\u2014she was very happy with it and it was also an experience . it\u2019s kind of like a trust exercise , because we\u2019re there and i\u2019m trusting her to let me know if things get to be too much , and she\u2019s trusting me that i\u2019m not exploiting her or there to upset her . we understood what was happening . we check in , make sure everything\u2019s ok .\n\u201cso yes , to answer your question , i do think about the viewer a lot . \u201d\ni ask vespoli what it feels like to see the end result of her creativity and imagination on screen .\n\u201cyou know , it\u2019s hard for me to watch a movie all the way through , because i\u2019m going to pick at it . i just do . it\u2019s something i have to go look at a long time down the road , \u201d vespoli laughs , \u201cbecause it\u2019s still too new i\u2019ll want to just pick at it . \u2018oh , i should have held this shot longer\u2019 or \u2018damn , there was a dog outside the whole time , barking . why didn\u2019t i know this during that scene ! \u2019 these kinds of things .\n\u201ci just sort of have the process with me always , \u201d she continues . \u201ci\u2019ve never watched forsaken from beginning to end . or descent from beginning to end . i can\u2019t .\n\u201cin a couple years i\u2019ll go back and i\u2019ll watch . i\u2019ve done that . i\u2019ve watched movies that i\u2019ve shot\u2014a long time later . and then it\u2019s been a long enough time that i have new eyes , and i can have some distance from it , and watch and go : \u2018oh , that was good ! i like that . \u2019 or have some nostalgia related to it , like i remember what we did that day .\n\u201cactually , you know what ? i think i\u2019m just really neurotic ! \u201d vespoli concludes with a laugh .\ni ask vespoli if there\u2019s anything else she would like to say about storytelling in adult .\n\u201ci enjoy the process . the features , those were always my passion projects . and i\u2019m just happy to do them , and i love it . it\u2019s torturous , but i love it . \u201d\ni started off with a notion that storytelling in porn is a quiet creative force within the industry . but as i spoke with these writers , directors and performers , i quickly realized i was wrong about one thing . there is nothing quiet about the art of telling a story in the adult industry . it defines all aspects of adult entertainment at its best , from providing the compelling narrative for a single scene all the way to constructing the architecture of a grand epic adventure .\nthe only thing quiet about storytelling in adult is the silence of those who take it for granted .\nand so as i end my journey , i find myself looking ahead at what\u2019s to come . the challenges that the future will bring are as real as ever . yet i have found renewed hope after hearing these storytellers share their tales of hard work , creativity , ingenuity , dedication and pride . they are uniting sex with an art form that is timeless . they are traveling through the most mysterious corridors of the creative process , all for the chance to feel those fleeting , but powerful moments of joy when they finally emerge with a well - told story onscreen . they are conjuring up a hopeful future every day they bring their storylines to life\u2014one character at a time .\ncelebrate them . make sure their story is told from every rooftop in the industry .\nurltoken is a site owned and operated by gamma entertainment and its subsidiary chargepay b . v . , industrieweg 5b , 2421 lk nieuwkoop , netherlands .\nlet\u2019s remember your wedding day as it really happened without the cheese . we let you be you , that\u2019s our secret .\n\u201call the photographers and videographers we dealt with were relaxed , easy going and friendly . they were punctual and professional . the photos and videography can\u2019t be described in words . \u201d\n\u201cthey made my husband and i feel instantly comfortable , nothing we asked of them was too much , and their excitement about the wedding we created on our family farm made us feel on top of the world . \u201d\n\u201c their approach is so relaxed that you instantly feel like you ' ve known them forever like old friends , and their passion shows every step of the way . we can ' t recommend them enough ! \u201d\n\u201cnot a single second missed . the best part about the whole day was they felt like they were family apart of the guest list . it felt like we ' ve known them for years and the day would not have been the same without them their to capture it and do the whole day justice . \u201d\na look at how the role model wanted to be remembered and the legacy she left behind .\nthe last shot in the opening sequence to the mary tyler moore show has been often imitated , and remains an iconic tv moment .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nyou\u2019re seeing this warning because they tweet potentially sensitive images or language . do you still want to view it ?\ndid you watch the # tease trailer for # talkderbytome ? 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yes no | report this\naksel must choose between his two lives . after an unexpected confession and surprising dna test result , the police are sure they have found the true killer , but eva thinks something isn ' t quite right .\nthe police are looking for aksel ' s bloody t - shirt from 20 years back , but he can ' t remember anything about the night karine was killed . eva ' s behavior causes frustration and concern for her family .\na new tragedy strikes lifjord and aksel is hopeful that the karine case can be resolved once and for all . amina faces a difficult dilemma .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\na newspaper journalist revealing fraud in a large multinational company , finds his family involved , ruining his career , family relations , and entangles him in a following mystery .\nin nobel , two stories carefully intertwine as a returning soldier and family man becomes a pawn in a political international game . as the stakes grow higher he is forced to discover just how far one should go in the name of peace .\nvalkyrien centers on a doctor who runs an illegal , underground clinic in an old bomb shelter , where he treats criminals , emergency patients , and others who can ' t or won ' t seek medical help in a regular hospital .\nthe brutal murder of a french citizen sees french homicide investigator kahina zadi ( le\u00efla bekhti ) go to kiruna , sweden . together with rutger burlin ( peter stormare ) she begins an investigation that soon takes on staggering proportions .\nduring a snowy christmas season in sweden , psychologist and profiler inger johanne vik finds not only herself but also her autistic daughter drawn into the investigation of a number of . . . see full summary \u00bb\na mother sends postcards to her estranged son and daughter inviting them back to the guest house they grew up in . she gives each of her children one piece of advice and leaves them to ponder the meaning .\nto protect his family , police detective nikolai covers up a murder case . but when his co - investigator anniken suspects foul play , he is trapped in a dangerous game on duty , blurring the line between right and wrong .\na student at the police academy is tasked to study a cold case : the murder of a pregnant woman on a swedish beach 25 years ago .\na series about the company energreen . where we are following a policeman working on a case , where he is trying to figure out , what is going on inside energreen . a woman that works for . . . see full summary \u00bb\nquirky police detective , in finland , delves into his mind palace to solve despicable crimes all the while trying to keep his family together . if sherlock was based in finland this would be it .\ntwo 15 year old boys secretly meet up in the forest , only to witness a blood bath . they are seen , but escape trying to keep this as a secret , both in fear of the perpetrator and that their secret is revealed .\nacquitted\npremiered norway ' s tv2 in march 2015 and attracted a record 660 , 000 viewers .\nacquitted\nwas also twitter ' s top trending topic in norway .\ngood things : the cinematography of the series is impressive . the actors give a solid performance . the music helps the atmosphere of the series to stay consistently gripping . every second contains an excellent amount of uncomfortable tension that prevents the otherwise overdramatized script from falling into the soap opera category . at the same time , the script is still plagued by some serious illogicalities . it is simply questionable whether an international high tech company could have been managed successfully by a woman whose behavior is seriously neurotic at worst and someone whose background is such a huge question mark could work as a big shot in an investment company and stay married with the same woman for 17 years . moreover , it is nothing short of unconvincing that the small town in which the events of this series take place could be so remarkably void of people who would just listen to reason and act sensibly under most circumstances . summary : while i still enjoy to watch the series , i can ' t help being nagged by the feeling that something just doesn ' t make sense in the script .\n5 of 6 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nthe wrestling episode : the g . l . o . w . episode of netflix\u2019s \u2018glow\u2019\nloosely based on phillip k . dick\u2019s 1962 novel of the same name ( it also bears some resemblance to philip roth\u2019s the plot against america ) , the man in the high castle is set in an alternative , dystopian world where germany won world war ii . basically , the east coast is occupied by the germans , and the west coast is occupied by the japanese , and there\u2019s a no - man\u2019s land in between . exec - produced by ridley scott and frank spotnitz ( the x - files ) , the series sees various characters working to form a resistance against their occupation by collecting \u201cforbidden newsreels\u201d that show the alternate history in which the allies won the war in an effort to reveal a larger truth about how the world should be . a dark exploration of what it means to be american , the man in the high castle is a well - acted , tense , and often violent dystopian thriller with plenty of twists and turns to keep viewers guessing ."]}
{"id": 56420, "summary": [{"text": "elijah craig is a premium brand of bourbon whiskey produced by the heaven hill distillery company .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the company is headquartered in bardstown , kentucky , and its distillery ( called the heaven hill bernheim distillery ) is in louisville , kentucky .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the brand is sold as a straight bourbon .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "it is sold in glass 750 ml bottles , and the small batch bourbon is also available in glass 1.75 l bottles .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "elijah craig whiskey is made in both \" small batch \" and 18-year-old \" single barrel \" bottlings .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the small batch bottling had been 12-year-old but in 2016 was changed to a composite of 8 - and 12-year old to extend the inventory .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the 18 year old single barrel bourbon was touted as \" the oldest single barrel bourbon in the world at 18 years . . . \" made in oak barrels that are \" hand selected by parker and craig beam , \" losing nearly 2/3 of the barrels ' contents in angel 's share .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "21-year and 23-year single barrel have also been released , but only in very limited quantities .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the barrels are later sold to the scotch whisky industry or used by microbrewers for making bourbon barrel aged beer such as goose island brewery 's \" bourbon county \" imperial stout ( see brewing methods ) . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "elijah craig ( bourbon )", "paragraphs": ["today , elijah craig bourbons are produced as part of the bardstown bourbon society . they are named for the reputed\nfather of bourbon\nreverend elijah craig , who is ( sometimes ) credited with first using charred oak barrels to give bourbon whiskey its distinctive flavor and color . elijah craig small batch bourbon was originally the younger of the elijah craig labels produced by heaven hill distilleries as the elijah craig 12yr bourbon .\nheaven hill claims that elijah craig was the first small - batch bourbon ever created .\nthere\u2019s obviously a breaking point there . ultimately , i\u2019d rather see it continue on as elijah craig than something lesser with the elijah craig label .\nsmall batch : knob creek , like elijah craig , is a small batch bourbon . fit : excellent\navailability . you could find it anywhere . nearly any liquor store with a bourbon shelf carries elijah craig .\nproof : at 90 proof , this is pretty comparable to elijah craig . fit : good\nas an elijah craig fanatic , the nas sucks ! ! ! i\u2019d pay $ 15 max .\nelijah craig nas is a very good bourbon , and worthy of your hard - earned cash . not as good as elijah craig 12 year old , perhaps , but in the same ballpark . for the long term elijah craig 12 consumer , from one devotee to another i say let it go and welcome to a brave new world . if you\u2019ve never tried elijah craig , you will find this a very pleasant journey .\nproof : 100 proof . not a harsh bourbon by any means , but it will drink hotter than elijah craig . fit : fair\nbuy elijah craig , 12 - year - old , kentucky straight bourbon whiskey ( 47 % ) 20158 - berry bros . & rudd\nhow do you tell what batch it is ? just got a bottle of elijah craig barrel proof .\nnever tried the barrel proof versions of elijah craig\u2026 . was never able to get my paws on one , ever\u2026\u2026blake , would you be willing to or have you reviewed the elijah craig 18 year old ?\nstarting in late january , heaven hill began shipping elijah craig small batch , the new nas version . this bourbon is described as an 8 to 12 year old bourbon , and will replace the 12 year old original . technically , it is now elijah craig 8 year old .\nelijah craig small batch is the signature bourbon bearing the name of rev . elijah craig , a bourbon pioneer who is credited as the first distiller to age his whiskey in charred oak barrels . long before the term small batch even existed , our master distillers were hand - selecting just the right number of barrels to make elijah craig . this expertise and attention to detail give elijah craig small batch the right balance of rich flavor and full body for a warm spice and subtle smoke flavor .\naged to perfection and bottled at a higher strength of 47 % elijah craig is rich oaky and round .\nprice : around $ 25 , this is actually cheaper than elijah craig in most markets . fit : excellent\nat $ 200 a bottle , elijah craig 23 is well into the super - premium bourbon category . you\u2019re not paying for a phenomenal taste with this edition . instead , you\u2019re paying for the privilege to try elijah craig aged 23 years . unlike the\nelijah craig 23 year continues heaven hill\u2019s series of aging their elijah craig bourbon a year longer . starting in 2012 with elijah craig 20 year and continuing every year thereafter , heaven hill has continued to age their signature elijah craig 18 year bourbon one more year - giving you a unique chance to sample each year , compare years , and really see how the bourbon tastes with the additional aging . this , in my opinion , has been a really fun series to try out , since it gives you the opportunity to see what the ideal aging time is for elijah craig versus a single year release like so many other ultra - aged bourbons (\njust scored a bottle of elijah craig barrel proof # 10 in illinois . huge elijah fan cant wait to try it . unfortunately had to pay $ 74 . 00\nthis is very cool . elijah craig was my 5th great grandfather ' s brother . my 5th great grandfather was benjamin craig . we will check it out . : )\nelijah craig small batch 12 year is a good example of a kentucky straight bourbon whiskey , bottled at 94 proof . i wouldn\u2019t get too hung up on elijah being the inventor of bourbon , even though the marketing people at heaven hill love to beat that drum . speaking of marketing , elijah craig is a true small batch , and they have used that terminology to describe craig bourbon since 1986 , long before the rest of the industry picked it up .\nprice . at $ 30 , elijah craig was within the grasp of most consumers . it didn\u2019t break the bank .\nelijah craig was a baptist preacher who created the process for \u201ctrue kentucky bourbon . \u201d he\u2019s credited with the process of putting his distillate into charred oak barrels .\nthe appeal of elijah craig barrel proof is easy to see : barrel proof bourbons are increasingly in demand , 12 year barrel proof bourbons are few and far between , and none besides elijah craig can be found for $ 50 . still , i don\u2019t recommend it unless you are certain you like barrel proof bourbons because there isn\u2019t much subtle or gentle about elijah craig barrel proof .\navailability : not as common as elijah craig , but not terribly difficult to find in more decent liquor stores . fit : good\nblanton ' s : slightly more mellow than elijah craig , with caramel flavor and an almost perfumey aroma . about $ 42 .\naccording to the label on the back of the bottle , elijah craig small batch bourbon \u201cis considered one of the world\u2019s greatest bourbons . \u201d those are big words for any bourbon to live up to . and yet , the elijah craig 12 year old came very close to doing so in the minds of many of its long term fans .\nelijah craig 12 year old is five star bourbon . the nose is deep oak , pipe tobacco , and caramel with hint of vanilla . the entry is warm with palate of oak , spice , caramel with finish of deep oak gingerbread , and vanilla . , there is no bitterness . an outstanding whisky . elijah craig nas is same five star quality and has same nose and palate , and finish as elijah craig 12 year old . highly recommended .\nthe brand is named for reverend elijah craig who is said to have stumbled upon the idea of aging bourbon in charred oak when he stored his alcohol in fire - damaged barrels .\nelijah craig bourbon whiskey is produced by the heaven hill distillery company which is located in bardstown , kentucky . the heaven hill bernheim distillery where the spirit is produced is located in louisville , kentucky . i am reviewing the 12 year old version of elijah craig straight bourbon which sadly is slowly disappearing from the marketplace . the whiskey is being replaced by a non age stated bourbon whisky , elijah craig small batch bourbon . my understanding is that the new version will be blended from straight whiskies which have been aged 8 to 12 years . the change is being made because the elijah craig brand has become so popular that maintaining a 12 - year - old age statements and keeping production up with the demand became two incongruent goals .\ni normally drink single malt scotch but tried a taste of elijah craig at my local store . promptly took home a bottle . yummy !\nelijah craig 18 - year - old : extremely smooth , with undertones of burnt sugar ; mellow but intense aroma . about $ 32 .\ngot a 12 year old . stated on front label . . . says it ' s distilled and bottled by elijah craig distillery in kentucky\nelijah craig is an excellent bourbon ! like a previous reviewer stated , it incites a definite wow moment . craig is sweet , smokey , leathery , and jam packed with charred oak flavours . the nose includes fruits , vanilla and memories of a leather saddle shop . i have yet to find a bourbon in my city in canada that will come close to elijah craig . it will be a staple in my collection for years to come .\nelijah craig small batch is a true premium bourbon . bottled exclusively from a dumping of 70 barrels or less , the brand carries the name of the rev . elijah craig , the man who discovered the method of making true kentucky bourbon . golden amber colour ; sweet oak , vanilla and caramel aromas and flavours with a hint of peach followed by a long , spicy finish .\nproof : a stout 100 proof , this isn\u2019t a mouth burner , but it\u2019s going to pack more punch than elijah craig . fit : good\nhow about comparing the elijah craig 12yo and the new stuff and see how they compare . you might not need to switch to anything else .\nfather time finally caught up with the ultra aged elijah craig series , as this 23 year old version spent one too many years in the barrel .\ni am a bourbon fan , and i try a good many . tonight , i am enjoying my first bottle of elijah craig , and i must say , i think this is a winner !\nheaven hill distillery is producing some of the finest of america\u2019s whiskey . elijah craig 12 is the best bourbon around for under 30 bucks , and in my opinion elijah craig barrel proof was the best new whiskey last year . their pikesville rye is a top 3 contender for best rye on the market . what more can a distillery that owns the 2nd largest stash of aging bourbon in the world do ?\nthe no age statement ( nas ) version was ostensibly introduced because heaven hill has experienced double - digit growth , putting pressure on the stocks of older barrels . it would appear that the elijah craig brand is somewhat a victim of its own success , so the question becomes whether the elijah craig nas bourbon can continue this level of achievement and consumer satisfaction .\nthe bourbon the elijah craig nas looks almost exactly like the 12 year bourbon in the bottle . of course , it\u2019s the same sturdy bottle with the same labeling color and print and the same over - sized cork . the bourbon is a dark brown with a reddish tint . it is a beautiful looking bourbon . the legs are long and thin .\njust how radically bourbon has evolved came clear to me when i opened an old kentucky favorite , along with the new elijah craig single - barrel bourbon . both heaven hill and the 18 - year - old elijah craig are produced by the same company based in bardstown ( stephen foster ' s old\nhome\n) whose distillery i toured way back in 1977 . but they could not be more different .\nexcellent ! noobs should stick with makers mark , but a bourbon vet will enjoy this bourbon neat .\nthe price elijah craig small batch is priced at approximately $ 30 a bottle , plus or minus with local variations . only time will tell if this nas version will fill out the slot elijah craig 12 occupied as the best of the low cost bourbons on the market , but i believe it just might pull it off .\nreally nice , strong and goes well with beef steak , i like the smell and the color of elijah craig whiskey , smooth and heart warming , fine bottle .\nthis is a great bourbon for the price , but there are so many fantastic and better bourbons on the market that i just couldn ' t rate this as 4 stars . the elijah craig 18yr is definitely better , but this is a decent aged bourbon for the money .\ni\u2019m disappointed , but i\u2019m not angry . i love ( d ) elijah craig for what it was , but if you strip that out , it\u2019s just another bourbon\u2026ad there are lots of good bourbons for prices in that range .\nwith the sad , sad news that the age statement had been removed from elijah craig , that left a lot of bourbon drinkers at a loss . why ? because elijah craig is , or had been , their go - to everyday bourbon . and why wouldn\u2019t it be ? it\u2019s affordable ( around $ 30 ) , was generously aged and age stated at 12 years , and was a great sip that could be found in virtually every liquor store in america .\nhowever , more limited offerings , especially older ones , is where the shortage is most evident . only a few years ago i could walk into a virginia state liquor store and grab an elijah craig 18 - year single barrel bourbon for around $ 45 . that release has since been discontinued and instead 20 - to 23 - year - old versions of elijah craig were released that can run over $ 200 , if you can find them . ( elijah craig 18 is supposed to be introduced soon , but with an expected price many times what it was only a few years ago . )\nnamed after the father of bourbon , reverend elijah craig this limited release small batch , twelve year old bourbon is bottled at barrel proof and without chill filtering , preserving the natural flavors produced during the aging process . at full barrel proof , you can enjoy the bourbon much the same way our master distiller does when he samples straight from the barrel .\npicked up an elijah craig barrel proof # 9 in northern kentucky . couldn\u2019t get a bt antique collection and was offered this . support your local merchant . i\u2019m thankful . cheers .\ni love elijah craig , but dislike buffalo trace because it is a completely different taste profile . similar batch size or age are meaningless to compare since the taste is so different .\nmaking my way through the 2015 advent calendar ( what may have become a new tradition in our household ) and both the wife and i found the elijah craig one of the few so far which warrant further exploration . the wife isn ' t a fan of whiskey , but agreed to share the adventure of sampling with me ( this year , at least ) and has declared elijah craig 12 a winner ( though there is still roughly half the samples left ) . nice nose , fruity tones and a smooth tasty finish make the elijah craig a standout .\nage . elijah craig was 12 years old . this is really about the maximum age most rye - based bourbons should be bottled at . even the elijah craig single barrel variants get progressively worse with each older release ( one of the 18 year bottlings was excellent ) . so some solid age is a good start , but we\u2019re not looking for something beyond 12 years .\na start would to bring back the much loved elijah craig 18 year old . actually , they already did this for 2015 , but it\u2019s unclear if that the expression is back annually .\nthe bourbon we\u2019re sometimes led to believe that elijah craig accidentally discovered the charred oak barrel aging process when he refused to buy new barrels after his were charred in an accidental fire . we have this process to thank for the reddish - orange appearance and the slightly smoky aroma , as well as the ever present nose of sweet vanilla and caramel , both of which are amply present in craig\u2019s namesake bourbon .\nother - about as complete a bourbon aroma as you are likely to find . . . one of the most beautiful noses found anywhere in the world today . a bourbon to keep in the mouth forever . jim murray , whisky bible elijah craig 12 - year - old is a true small batch premium bourbon , and had that distinction before the term even existed . bottled exclusively from a dumping of 70 barrels or less , the brand carries the name of the rev . elijah craig , the man who discovered the method of making true kentucky bourbon when he stored his wares in barrels that had been charred in a fire . elijah craig is critically acclaimed . it was awarded a double gold medal at the san francisco world spirits competition . it has twice been awarded \u201cbest of the best\u201d from whisky magazine .\nwow first time a beautiful bourbon . having it at the novotel hotel manhattan . both place and bourbon awesome a must try\nanother beginner bourbon . straightforward palette with little to get excited about . great for introducing newcomers to the world of bourbon .\ni ' m a whiskey drinker but a co - worker recommended i try bourbon . we spent 30 minutes in the liquor store & i purchased elijah craig small batch 12 . my first sip was extremely smooth & i think i found my new drink .\nnamed after the rev . elijah craig 12 - year - old this is a true small batch premium bourbon , and had the distinction before the term even existed . bottled exclusively from a dumping of hand selected casks , the brand carries the name of the rev .\nthe good folks at heaven hill distilleries have been releasing consistently good bourbon forever , and their elijah craig line is among their best . elijah craig barrel proof is the beast of the bunch , with the latest batch tipping the scales at over 134 proof , aged for 12 years , straight from the barrel , non - chill filtered , and uncut . it sounds intimidating , and it is , but is also one of the best barrel proof bourbons on the market today .\nwe haven\u2019t tasted the non - age stated version of elijah craig yet , but it may be the closest in flavor profile to the old option . but this post is really for those with a deep feeling of betrayal or disappointment in the changes to their brand and want to make a change . plus , we\u2019re not trying to replicate the flavor of elijah craig , per say , just help these folks find a new everyday bourbon . so we won\u2019t include it on the list .\ni really enjoyed this bourbon although it is not my favorite . i like a few bourbons better including knob creek and evan williams 10 year old single barrel . it ' s all a matter of personal taste . elijah craig is high up on my list of the best .\nheaven hill combines that heritage of craftsmanship , exemplified by the personal touch of the master distiller , with modern technology and a commitment to stability and sustained growth worldwide . heaven hill ' s diversified portfolio includes brands such as the full line of the christian brothers brandies , evan williams kentucky straight bourbon whiskey and elijah craig 12 year old bourbon whiskey .\nyou ' ve heard of evan , elijah , and larceny . now discover our entire american whiskey portfolio .\nthis is a small batch bourbon blended from 100 or less hand selected barrels from the heaven hill distillery warehouses , although some reports say that the batch size has risen to 200 . like the original , elijah craig small batch is bottled at 94 proof ( 47 % abv ) .\nalthough only a 12 - year bourbon , elijah craig barrel proof is another example of the booming market for high - end limited release bourbon . a few years ago heaven hill began releasing barrel proof versions of the 12 - year bourbon and now a small offering hits stores about three times a year . the suggested price is $ 50 but , depending on the store , you may see it selling for twice that much .\nif i have any elijah craig or blanton ' s left next spring , though , i ' ll have it locked away and just let the maker ' s mark fight it out with the mint in the juleps .\navailability : pretty available everywhere , and likely a good reason elijah craig is removing their age statement . these come from the same mash as elijah craig , and are around 9 - 10 years old ( depending on the vintage . this line seems to have grown quite a bit in popularity recently , and that likely means a good number of barrels in that 9 year range have been diverted from further aging to make evan williams single barrel . fit : excellent\nas for pairings , rich , robust , earthy cigars are needed to stand up to the strong flavors of elijah craig barrel proof . i\u2019d particularly recommend the tatuaje havana verocu , roma craft cromagnon , or drew estate liga privada .\nelijah craig was named for a reverend who lived in virginia . he kept a warehouse where he stored barrels and one day experienced a devastating fire . he used the charred casks regardless and found they imparted a lovely character . this is a great 12 year old small batch bourbon , named in his honour .\nok lads \u2026 time to man - up \u2026 elijah craig 12 yo barrel proof clocks in at more than 67 % abv of liquid testosterone dragster fuel ! heaven hill distillers is unique . they are one of the oldest and largest bourbon distillers in the world , they have the second largest standing inventory of aging bourbon , and they have grow to become the seventh largest supplier of spirits in the us . but \u2026 they are still family owned . in fact , they are the only family - owned production house left in kentucky . god bless the shapira family ! the list of spirit brands owned and controlled by heaven hill is way too long to list here , but their three most famous are even williams bourbon , elijah craig bourbon , and their namesake heaven hill whiskies . if you ask people in central kentucky , they will tell you that good \u2018ol elijah craig invented bourbon . if you ask anywhere else \u2026 well , you will get a different answer . no need to pop their bubble here . besides , you aren\u2019t here to learn about elijah craig the man , you want to know about elijah craig the whiskey , right ? ok lads \u2026 time to man - up . the \u201cnormal\u201d elijah craig bourbon is a great , full flavored bourbon bottled at a proper and manly 47 % abv . but this is \u201cbarrel proof\u201d strength \u2026 the full octane liquid that the whiskey master sips right out of the barrel when he is doing his tastings ( the best job ever ! ) . that means that this nitro - burning dragster clocks in at more than 67 % abv . all the strength , all the flavor , no regrets . smartass corner the humongous heaven hill warehouses look like like they are being swallowed by \u201cthe thing . \u201d but the creeping black mildew climbing the sides of the buildings is \u201cbaudoinia compniacensis\u201d\u2014an alcohol - loving fungus common to distilleries , liquor warehouses , and bakeries that feeds on \u201cthe angels share\u201d evaporating from the casks .\ncorrect ! went yesterday and bought 3 bottles of the 12 year age statement bottles to add to the 3 i have in my cabinet . this morning made my daily rounds at some stores and the shelves are now stocked with the new labeled bottles\u2026 . . in which no mention of 12 year old anything is on the description of the botttle contents ! heaven hill took off all references to the 12 year age statement . i guess the new elijah craig 12 year old will now taste like a blended hodgepodge of swill\u2026lol . . it\u2019s official\u2026 . . \u201delijah craig 12 year old age statement bottles\u201d are now in the hands of flippants ! has anyone on here tasted the new bottles of elijah craig without the age statement ?\nhit the jackpot . my county liquor store was closed for 3 days because of the snow storm . they re - opened today and i managed to snag four 1 . 75 liter bottles of elijah craig with the 12 yr stamped in red .\ncraig started his commercial distilling around 1789 , but heaven hill didn\u2019t start their work until around 1934 , after prohibition ended . however , they have continued to garner praise and admiration for their excellent whiskey , building on the legacy of elijah\u2019s name .\nheaven hill distillery has taken it upon themselves to produce this elijah craig 12 year bourbon as a way to honor the namesake of the infamous preacher . this bourbon has been heralded as one of the top value bourbons available in the market . personally , i\u2019ve had the 18 year variety a few years ago . a little early on in my bourbon drinking life , but i enjoyed it . i doubt i was able to fully appreciate it the way that i think i would nowadays .\nthe main trait this bourbon has going for it is its age . the above average length this bourbon spent in the barrel probably turned what would have been a forgettable bourbon into something more noteworthy . again , this bourbon isn\u2019t complex , but it seems to have a perfect amount of oak / char flavor to it .\nthis is a really nice bourbon , well worth paying that bit more for .\nsure ! wild turkey is putting out a lot of great bourbon these days .\ni generally prefer scotch but this bourbon is very smooth with a lot of flavor .\nbeaver - flavored bourbon is now a thing . here\u2019s what you need to know .\nthe coloring of this elijah craig 12 year bourbon is a classic looking dark amber color with a shimmer of gold . when i hold it up in my glencairn glass i can barely see through it . it has a nice solid color and the legs on it are forever long . really coating the inner walls of the glass . needless to say i\u2019m ready to tear into this bourbon and see what it tastes like ! who\u2019s with me ?\nupdated : for 2017 , elijah craig barrel proof has received a makeover . the release now comes in a new bottle and label . good new is ecbp is still 12 - years - old . with the new bottle , heaven hill has standardized the releases with batch numbers\nelijah craig certainly know how to create superb small - batch , cask strength kentucky bourbon ! this barrel proof edition was bottled at 62 . 1 % abv ( making it one of the lighter expressions from this range , believe it or not ) , so you ' ll probably need to add a drop of water if you want to fully enjoy this beauty .\nbut in the last few years , the original american whiskey has literally come of age . the potent old mainstays with backwoodsy names along the lines of wild turkey and rebel yell can still be found , but these days they are being increasingly crowded by new variations designed to elevate bourbon to connoisseur status , with lineage - evoking labels like elijah craig and kentucky spirit .\nlove it ! used to drink beam green label but this bourbon is a favorite now .\ni have plenty of bourbons i\u2019m happy to drink - including evan williams single barrel . take away what makes it unique , and elijah craig has a really hard time competing with other labels - even in house , that are tasty and boast the same credentials ( or lack thereof ) .\nfrom a business standpoint , i think they\u2019re making a mistake . is the extra 4 % alcohol a reason to buy what will , at best , be an 8 year old elijah craig for $ 30 when $ 22 gets you an 8 or even 9 year evan williams single barrel ?\ni tried to read the back label on the new packaging , but they had placed their store identification label right in the middle of it . the elijah craig website shows the new name and packaging and makes no age statement in their description . hope they continue using the same juice .\nreleased the first elijah craig barrel proof ( ecbp ) outside of the heaven hill gift shop . it quickly became a favorite among bourbonr\u2019s . ecbp is a 12 - year - old uncut , unfiltered bourbon which heaven hill releases once a quarter . aside from the excellent flavor and high proof what makes ecbp even better is its retail price . ecbp retails between is between $ 50 - $ 75 . with such a low price it\u2019s hard to find a better bourbon for the money .\nanother option for those in the kentucky area and not totally soured on heaven hill is the heaven hill 6 year bottled in bond . it\u2019s under $ 15 , and the flavor profile is very close to the old elijah craig , even managing to be extremely barrel - forward in terms of taste .\ni wouldn\u2019t go quite so far as to call elijah craig the original small batch , as its producers do , since maker\u2019s mark was doing small batch production decades before . but the bourbon is certainly part of the early , 1980s - era class of premium bourbons that started american whiskey as we know it today . in it\u2019s own way \u201cec12\u201d is a classic , and it tastes it too .\nin a mixing glass add cherry , orange and bitters . gently muddle as to break up the fruit . next add simple syrup , elijah craig small batch and ice . stir until well chilled . fill a rocks glass with fresh ice , strain cocktail over ice and garnish with a slice of orange .\ni loved the elijah craig 12 year old . it was a great whiskey . very sadly it is no longer made . heavenly hill now sells it as\nsmall batch\nonly . it is no longer a 12 year old whiskey and the taste suffers . it is now comparable with jim beam .\nfounded in 1935 after the repeal of prohibition , heaven hill is the nation\u2019s largest independent , family - owned producer and marketer of distilled spirits products . based in bardstown , kentucky , it is the second largest holder of bourbon whiskey in the world . the roots of history and the art of making america\u2019s true native spirit run deep at heaven hill . in the open - rick warehouses where the world\u2019s finest bourbon ages in charred white oak , you can almost feel the presence of legends like william heavenhill , the company\u2019s namesake , and kentucky\u2019s bourbon pioneers evan williams and the rev . elijah craig .\ntake your time with this bourbon . take my advice and always drink a second glass . open your mouth and rest your lips on the glass and breathe in the fragrance of this one through your nose . take a sip and press it onto your tounge several times , then swallow it . you can taste vanilla a lot , the cask of oak , spices , leather , a tiny floral note . this bourbon is very creamy and has a burn that does not burn . bourbon drinkers will know what i mean about the burn . very good for a bourbon under $ 30 . 00 . excellent buy for a 12 year old . try elijah craig 12 , you won ' t be sorry .\noverall , for $ 24 , it\u2019s going to be very difficult to beat this bourbon . it is incredibly complex and the depth of flavors in the price range are incomparable to others in the same price range . i can\u2019t wait to pair this elijah craig 12 year bourbon with a cigar and see what sort of flavor combinations it creates . one thing i know for sure , is this will quickly become a staple in my liquor cabinet , and i think it should become one of yours as well .\nelijah craig 12 year old is a wonderful bourbon . i found the rush of dry spices and the building oak and cedar flavours quite yummy . the spirit shows evidence not only of age but also the character , balance , and smoothness which comes with that age . hopefully the 12 year old expression make a return to the main roster in the near future . until then i will hoard what i have .\nheaven hill is , to put it bluntly , one step above paint thinner : watery but pungent , with more fire in your throat than caramel on your tongue . elijah craig \u2014 named for the preacher who produced the very first bourbon , in 1789 \u2014 is buttery but edgy , with burnt - sugar undertones and an aroma that is anything but nose - singeing . i would serve it in place of cognac any time . elijah craig is the best of the single - barrel bourbons i ' ve tasted . not surprisingly , the distiller contends it ' s also the most aged of any on the market , at 18 years in charred oak ( or , as the marketers put it ,\n72 seasons\n) .\nan even and balanced bourbon that while not complex , still provides enough traits to keep it interesting .\nheaven hill is , to put it bluntly , one step above paint thinner : watery but pungent , with more fire in your throat than caramel on your tongue . elijah craig - - named for the preacher who produced the very first bourbon , in 1789 - - is buttery but edgy , with burnt - sugar undertones and an aroma that is anything but nose - singeing . i would serve it in place of cognac any time . elijah craig is the best of the single - barrel bourbons i ' ve tasted . not surprisingly , the distiller contends it ' s also the most aged of any on the market , at 18 years in charred oak ( or , as the marketers put it ,\n72 seasons\n) .\njust saw the recently discontinued \u201celijah craig 12 year old\u201d on bottle - spot . com\u2026\u2026 . the larger 1 . 75l bottle is going for $ 90 . 00 , and the smaller 750ml bottle is going for $ 40 . 00\u2026 . . hahahahahaaaaa ! ! ! ! this shit is outta control ! ! ! ! ! !\nheaven hill distilleries , who create both elijah craig and evan williams , are the holders of the world\u2019s second largest stash of aging bourbon found anywhere on the planet . they also are the largest family - owned and - operated producer of spirits in america . the master distillers carry the right name and the right pedigree . they are sixth and seventh generation beam\u2019s with all the experience and knowledge that family name brings to the still .\nfor elijah craig , the 12 - year - old small batch for all intents and purposes seems to be their flagship bourbon . at least it\u2019s their first one , in small batches that carry an age statement . i , like many love seeing an age statement . i like to kind of know what i\u2019m paying for . with bourbon , it\u2019s not so serious i don\u2019t think , and for me , one of the things about this one is that i tend to like a bourbon a little younger than how i like my scotch whiskies . i love a scotch in that 15 - year range , my bourbons , hovering around 8 to 10 .\nwhen i tasted this bourbon at heaven hill i wrote in my tasting notes\ntaste like grass\n. this bourbon just isn ' t good . i ' d much rather have old granddad or eagle rare .\navailability : not as easy to find as others , it\u2019s still not a rare bourbon . fit : good\nharlan wheatley stated in \u201chow the best is done\u2026kentucky bourbon trail\u201d that buffalo trace was 40 barrels or less .\ngood but not great . for a few dollars more , treat yourself to the 18 year old bourbon .\nnamed after the reverend elijah craig who is thought to be the first person to use charred barrels to age his whiskey - which is now part of the law for bourbon and leads to the rich sweet style of whiskey that we know and love today . this is fantastic kentucky straight bourbon made by heaven hill distillers a company founded by the shapira brothers at the end of prohibition when members of the beam family approached them with a proposal to build a new whiskey distillery . to this day heaven hill is owned and operated by the shapira family with the beams ( parker & craig beam ) in charge of whiskey making . including their flagship brands evan williams bourbon and rittenhouse rye heaven hill make a wider range of american whiskey styles than any other major producer and also make more \u2018bottled in bond\u2019 whiskies than any producer .\non the palate of this bourbon i instantly picked up on that overarching note of chocolate that i got on the nose . it hit me right in the middle of tongue and just lingered there . following the chocolate i picked up on some slight butterscotch notes . alongside that a nice dose of vanilla spice that rounded everything out . some maple syrup peeked its head out occasionally next to some char notes from the oak . those were the most dominant flavors , but this elijah craig 12 year bourbon continued to flow in and out of flavors . it was very complex , i wasn\u2019t expecting this level of depth coming from a bourbon at this price point .\nregular elijah craig drinkers will notice it drinks a little hotter than the 12 , but this is not a \u201chot\u201d whiskey experience . the flavors are nicely balanced with honey , caramel , and an oaky - vanilla . it has a very pleasant sweetness to it that sets you up for a very nice slightly spicy finish that lingers on .\none of my favorite things about this elijah craig 12 year bourbon is the packaging . in fact that\u2019s what caught my eye about it initially . i looked at it and saw this incredibly oversized cork stopper in the neck of the bottle and i was taken aback . i was like why on god\u2019s green earth would you put such a large stopper in there . then i started looking closer . the top of the stopper had a very detailed signature of mr . craig protruding from the rest of the stopper . the wooden circle which contains the signature acts as a handle for removing the gargantuan stopper separating me from my whiskey .\ni drink my bourbon chilled with ice , three or four shakes only , then quickly strained and transferred to a chilled glass . this is a great bourbon this way , smooth and wonderful with delicious lasting notes of yummy !\nsmall batch . batched bourbons are considerably more consistent than single barrel bourbons . an everyday bourbon should be consistent .\nage : not stated . this is a young bourbon , likely in the 4 year range . fit : poor\ni do , however , see elijah craig 23 year having it\u2019s time and place . i could see it being used in limited occasions . like , the entire time i was drinking it , i couldn ' t stop thinking about sipping it in front of a fire with a fine cigar to complement it . that being said , given the price , i ' d recommend trying it at the bar vs . sinking money into a full bottle . hopefully heaven hill realizes the limit of aging time on their bourbon and scales back production to bourbon aged 22 yrs or less .\ndear elijah craig followers , i am canadian , purchased a 1 . 7l bottle of 12 year old elijah craig in clemmons n / c about 15 years ago , as a product that was not available in canada at that time . i enjoy whiskey as a drink , however . my brother who lives in western canada is finally coming to ontario for a visit and the bottle of e c is still untapped . my brother is the bourbon drinker ! and has never tried your product , as he likes jim bean or makers mark . after all this time the test of time and quality will arrive in a few weeks and i just hope the quality after all this time has not diminished . respond to this message , then i will let you know his response to your product . best to you all joe\ni have to be honest that my first taste of this elijah craig made me wonder if i was out of my comfort zone . lovely smooth flavor , then it had a really strong kick ( a real eye opener ) , but then the aftertastes kick in and they are delightful . easily one of my favorite bourbons and will definitely be back for more !\n, kentucky , it is the second largest holder of bourbon whiskey in the world . in the open - rick warehouses where the world ' s finest bourbon ages in charred white oak , you can almost feel the presence of legends like\ncurrently my favorite bourbon . sweet vanilla and chocolate on the nose . very deep , rich flavor . herbal , and sweet , with a dash of pepper . i got roasted marshmallows on the finish . this is my weekend bourbon .\nthe elijah craig brand , made by heaven hill distillery , is a perfect example of both the reality and the myth surrounding the bourbon shortage that seems to make national news every few months . that the regular 12 - year - old small batch version is consistently on shelves demonstrates that , at least for the largest distilleries ( heaven hill also makes evan williams and a host of other bourbons ) , their standard release versions don\u2019t seem to be suffering too much from the aforementioned shortage .\nthe 12 - year - old expression of elijah craig has a medium length exit which is remarkably smooth for a spirit which 94 proof . after the swallow there is a dry spiciness which hints at oak sap and cinnamon left glowing on the palate . just enough sweetness pushed through to balance the dry spice , and with ice lovely espresso flavours reveal in the finish .\nthis whiskey opens up with a sweet aroma of toffee , followed by a spicy bite on the tongue . warm and bold , but not as well balanced as it could be . from my discussions with other bourbon fans , i ' ve learned that elijah craig tends to be inconsistent , with some bottles outstanding and some , like this one , not as appealing . if you can find the 18 - year - old expression , buy that instead . for not much more money it blows this one away . for more reviews , including the results of our bourbon taste tests , please visit professorcocktail . com .\nwas a christmas present from the in laws ( or should i say the mrs gift wrapped for them ) decent bourbon started off unimpressed but as the bottle went down my impression went up decent bourbon but still prefer bulleit and buffalo trace .\nthis nose is best described as woody , which shouldn\u2019t come as much of a surprise since it\u2019s been sitting in the barrel for 23 years . deep notes of mahogany are up front and present upon first smelling this bourbon . hiding behind the mahogany are light traces of grain and dried fruit , predominantly dried cherry . while very pleasant , the nose is much more subtle than prior editions of high aged elijah craig . it just didn ' t hold my attention as much as some of the others .\ni\u2019ve long heard about the folklore around bourbon . who started making it first , where the name came from etc , etc . the one thing that i hear over and over , and that almost everyone else agrees upon is that elijah craig , a baptist preacher , created the process for \u201ctrue kentucky bourbon\u201d . he\u2019s credited with the process of putting his distillate into charred oak barrels . these barrels gives the distillate that flavor that we\u2019ve all come to love . now , whether you choose to believe that or not , that\u2019s up to you . no one will ever really know , but it\u2019s always nice to think back and wonder how this incredible process was started . i personally enjoy hearing all the stories about how bourbon came into existence . the fact that we have a figurehead to pin it to makes it an even more exciting facet of the story of this bourbon .\nthis bourbon is perfect . it has the best bite , full , sweet , rich finish of any i have tried .\nbatch 9 was my bourbon of 2015 . batch 10 is , unfortunately , disappointing for me . much less vanilla than in the past , more spicy and pronounced burn despite having comparable abv . less balanced , and just doesn\u2019t taste like elijah craig to me . reminds me more of stagg jr , but the current bottle of stagg jr i have is better than this . looks like the suggested price is going up by $ 10 soon . if the next release is like this one i won\u2019t be getting it .\ni have been a bourbon drinker for decades and have pretty much tried them all . despite the fact that this whiskey is aged for 12 years , i don ' t find it particularly smooth . in fact , to me it is rather harsh with a strong alcohol taste and little else . compared to weller 12 year old , which is becoming very hard to find , it doesn ' t come close in any way . if you want a strong\nhigh octane\ntype bourbon , stick with knob creek . evan williams single barrel , which is ten years old and less expensive , is far superior . it is a much more sophisticated bourbon . even run of the mill makers mark is far superior to elijah craig . this 12 year old whiskey is totally disappointing .\neasily the worst bourbon \ud83e\udd43 i ' ve ever had . i wouldn ' t suggest spending your money on this rubbing alcohol .\nthe original small - batch bourbon before that term was widely used . produced from barrels which have been hand selected by the master distillers and put together to create what can only be described as one of the most complete perfectly balanced bourbon whiskeys widely available .\nfor an inexpensive bourbon , you cant go wrong here . 5 stars because f the blend of good taste and inexpensive price .\nthe first thing that i notice when nosing the glass of this elijah craig 12 year bourbon is the dominant oak note . followed with some vanilla . the oak has a very hearty weight to it . it\u2019s a deep dark oak note . very interesting . after i got past that initial scent i began picking up on a sweet caramel and chocolate note . i believe that added to rich heartiness of the oak that i was initially picking up . this bourbon has a pretty in - depth nose . definitely more diverse than other bourbons in this price range . it\u2019s not quite as deep as the angel\u2019s envy cask strength , but it\u2019s in a similar vein that\u2019s for sure .\nthe gift shop sells for higher because they don\u2019t want to undercut their retailers . it\u2019s a pretty common practice . even outside out bourbon"]}
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( lnr : cdc cyber 203 )\n38 : cdc produces the cdc 7600 pipelined supercomputer as a follow - on to the cdc 6600 . ( wgv : cray , seymour ; cdc 7600 )\n/ pdf / cdc / cyber / cyber _ 170 / 60456100k _ cyber _ 170 _ models _ 720 - 760 _ 176b _ harware _ reference _ jul81 . pdf\nindex of / sites / www . bitsavers . org / pdf / cdc / cyber\n6 : control data corporation ( cdc ) founded . ( lnr : cdc )\n25 : cdc introduces cdc 6500 , containing two cdc 6400 processors . principal architect is jim thornton . ( lnr , bwe : cdc 6500 ; thornton , jim )\nfrom the urltoken collection , a scanned - in computer - related document . cdc : : cyber : : cyber 170 : : 60456100k cyber 170 models 720 - 760 176b harware reference jul81\nindex of / sites / www . bitsavers . org / pdf / cdc / cyber /\ncdc cyber , a family of mainframe supercomputers by control data corporation during the 1970s and 1980s , included five very different models , 60 - bit cyber 70 / 170 , 64 - bit cyber 180 and 200 , cyberplus and cyber - 18 .\n127 : control data delivers the cyber 205 vector supercomputer , which has a memory - to - memory architecture . ( wm : cdc cyber 205 )\nfrom the urltoken collection , a scanned - in computer - related document . cdc : : cyber : : cyber 170 : : 60420300aa cyber 170 models 175 740 - 760 865 875 functional units theory aug83\n/ pdf / cdc / cyber / cyber _ 170 / 60420300aa _ cyber _ 170 _ models _ 175 _ 740 - 760 _ 865 _ 875 _ functional _ units _ theory _ aug83 . pdf\nmanuscript title : vectorizing the monte carlo algorithm for lattice gauge theory calculations on the cdc cyber 205 .\n11 : control data starts development of cdc 6600 . ( wm : cray , seymour ; cdc 6600 )\n134 , 400 ( octal ) words of cm were required for running the test case on an cdc cyber 740 .\nnea - db executed the test case included in this package on a cdc cyber 740 computer in 161 seconds of cpu time .\n34 : group formed at control data to study the computing needs of image processing ; this leads to the cdc afp and cyberplus designs . ( wm : cdc cyberplus ; cdc afp )\n45 : cdc delivers hardwired cyberplus parallel radar image processing system to rome air development center , where it achieves 250 times the performance of a cdc 6600 . ( wm : cdc cyberplus )\nregistration is required to use the cyber cancer registry . all information collected for registration will be kept confidential and used solely for cyber cancer registry administration .\ncontrol data cyber 170 series , cyber series , models 71 / 72 / 73 / 74 , 6000 series computer systems : cobol version 4 reference manual ; cdc operating systems , nos 1 , nos / be 1 .\ncontrol data cyber 170 series , cyber series , models 71 / \u200b72 / \u200b73 / \u200b74 , 6000 series computer systems : cobol version 4 reference manual ; cdc operating systems , nos 1 , nos / \u200bbe 1 .\nfor what it is worth , the cyber 810 performance ( the base of the left column above ) equals 0 . 91 mips , the cyber 932 - 11 rated 2 & mips and the cyber 990 ( scalar ) 25 mips .\nda4000 _ cyber _ hardware _ for _ analysts _ section _ 1 . pdf\nda4000 _ cyber _ hardware _ for _ analysts _ section _ 2 . pdf\n155 : eta systems , inc . spun off from cdc to develop a new generation of vector supercomputers . ( wgv : cdc ; eta )\n71 : cyber 200 project begins at control data ; its architecture is to be memoryto - memory , like that of the star - 100 . its principal architect is neil lincoln . ( wm : cdc cyber 200 ; lincoln , neil )\ncontrol data cyber 170 series , cyber series , models 71 / 72 / 73 / 74 , 6000 series computer systems : cobol version 4 reference manual ; cdc operating systems , nos 1 , nos / be 1 . - version details - trove\nin march , 1985 , the computing center took delivery of its first supercomputer , a cdc cyber 205 , along with a front - end file server cdc cyber 835 . the cyber 205 system included : cpu with 20 - nanosecond clock cycle , 2 vector pipelines , 32 megabytes of central memory and 7 . 2 gigabytes of on - line disk storage . the cyber 205 had a theoretical peak performance of 200 mflops , and a linpack rating of 17 mflops . the cyber 835 system added another 20 gigabytes of on - line disk . in addition , four 6250 bpi on - line tape drives were shared between the cyber 205 and the cyber 835 . communications between the cyber 205 , its peripherals , and various front - end mainframes were handled by a loosely - coupled network ( lcn ) consisting of four separate coaxial trunks . in its final configuration , the lcn connected the cyber 205 to two cdc cybers , two dec vax computers , the eta - 10 and an ibm mainframe .\ninstallation of the cyber 74 ; three of four ' bays ' are already connected .\nthe installation of the cyber 74 in august 1978 took three weeks . at first the\nmost prominent chess program running on cdc cyber 70 / 170 was northwestern university ' s chess 4 . x , supported by cdc cyber hardware consultant david cahlander . already at the wccc 1974 , with chess still running on a cdc 6600 , nils barricelli ' s freedom ran on a cyber 74 . at acm 1975 , with iron fish on a cyber 74 , chess 4 . 4 already ran on a cyber 175 [ 3 ] , chess 4 . 5 at acm 1976 , chess 4 . 6 at acm 1977 , chess 4 . 7 at acm 1978 , also playing the levy match , and chess 4 . 9 at acm 1979 all ran on a 60 - bit cyber 176 [ 4 ] . martin bryant ' s first chess program , white knight , written in pascal , was compiled to ran on a cyber 72 [ 5 ] . nuchess played the wccc 1980 on cyber 176 , so did the austrian merlin at the international computer chess tournament 1984 . chat played the wccc 1986 on a cyber 175 .\n14 : cdc delivers first cdc 1604 . machine is similar to ibm 7090 , featuring 48 bit words and a 6 ? sec memory cycle time . ( men , lnr : cdc 1604 ; cray , seymour ; thornton , jim )\n85 : cdc delivers the flexible processor , a programmable signal processing unit with a 48 - bit instruction word . ( wm , nd : cdc flexible processor )\n) . by april , the cdc cyber 205 supercomputer became available to scri associates , other doe researchers around the u . s . and the state university system of florida .\nthe console was an ordinary cdc 741 serial terminal , unlike on cdc 6000 - style machines . in may 2007 , ken hunter fleshed out the story this way :\n( the above tables were taken from page 26 of the cdc publication listed below . )\ncenters for disease control and prevention - cdc 24 / 7 : saving lives , protecting people .\n272 : control data shuts down eta systems in april . ( wm : cdc ; eta )\n146 : control data improves its flexible processor to create the advanced flexible processor ( afp ) , with a 210 - bit instruction word . ( wm , nd : cdc flexible processor ; cdc afp )\nwas so overloaded that expansion of the cpu capacity , of the disks and the memory had to take place . the replacement of the cdc 6400 by a cdc cyber 74 was scheduled . the largest applications were simulations for tanks and the\nwargame\n- application continuously increased as new models of military equipment were developed .\na small curiosity is that the cdc line printers were 136 columns . the rest of the industry had settled on 132 columns , no doubt a number chosen by ibm that everybody else except cdc chose to copy . i don ' t know why cdc used 136 but it probably dates way back to their earliest systems .\nthe cdc cyber 200 series computer provides computational capability measured in the hundreds of mflops ( millions of floating point operations per second ) . this capability is due to its vector processing hardware . the goal of this paper is twofold :\nthe cdc cyber 180 series has 48 - bit pointers consisting of a ring , segment , and offset . most users ( in ring 11 ) have null pointers of 0xb00000000000 . it was common on old cdc ones - complement machines to use an all - one - bits word as a special flag for all kinds of data , including invalid addresses .\nwhich involves running nos on top of a cyber emulator ( courtesy of tom hunter , below ) . a plato history blog is\nlike most 180 state programmers , most programmers only vaguely aware of 180 state architecture . assembly language was not a part of 180 state culture as it had been with the cdc 6000 series . therefore , nearly all of the information presented here is from a 60 - page cdc document entitled cyber 180 computer systems system architecture . the copy is dated 3 / 84 .\n. cdc cyberplus computer system : preliminary hardware reference manual . control data corporation , dec . 1983 , 344 pp .\nthe intention was to get both users and support personnel up - to - speed on the cyber 205 , which was running the vsos operating system , in advance of the installation of eta - 10 serial # 1 . in its final configuration , the eta - 10 would provide twelve times the processing power and a compatible vsos environment . the plan assumed that after a successful period of acceptance testing on the eta - 10 , the cyber 205 and its file server ( a cyber 835 ) would be returned to cdc .\na fellow named tom hunter developed a cyber emulator which he hoped to sell to the few remaining cyber sites as an alternative to keeping their old mainframes running . a more recent check showed it ' s available at no cost under a gnu license . his web site is at\nthe cyber 730 was installed by september 1979 . the 760 was installed in february / march of 1980 , and the sigma 7 was finally retired from service on june 1 . the sigma and 1401 were used as trade - ins on the cdc equipment ; cdc disposed of the 1401 via the landfill , and the sigma was sold by cdc to a dealer specializing in used xerox equipment . the former computer center offices were quickly taken over by duplicating , and the machine room was taken over by the science library .\ncdc confused matters by including some old iron in the supposedly new cyber 180 series . as i recall , the cyber 180 / 865 and a few others were basically yet another rehash of the cdc 7600 . ( see footnote . ) our 810 , bottom - of - the - line that it was , was nevertheless a full 180 - mode machine . the salesman boasted that even this low - end machine had more i / o bandwidth than the most expensive ibm mainframe available . back then , ibm i / o channels ran at very modest speeds .\nin the past , uw had hired in - house maintenance engineers to save the cost of vendor - contracted maintenance . with the cybers , this policy was reversed and cdc supplied laramie - resident engineers , with a uw - donated office in the ivinson building . for some time there were three on - site engineers though it should be noted that cdc had a few other small maintenance contracts in the region , and the laramie crew sometimes covered for the engineers in fort collins where csu also had cybers ( even a cyber 205 supercomputer for a few years ) . cdc cut this back to two engineers , and eventually just one when it became clear uw would not continue to be a cdc customer .\na top cyber - security specialist in russia ' s federal security service ( fsb ) has been arrested on charges of treason , the kommersant newspaper reported wednesday .\nmany people consider the cray - 1 to be the first true\nsupercomputer .\nhowever , cdc ( for whom seymour cray worked at the time ) freely used that term in their advertising of the cdc 6000 series , for example in an ad in september 1967 ' s cacm .\nmikhailov has been detained in pre - trial detention since december 2016 , alongside ruslan stoyanov , the head of cyber - crime investigations at russia ' s kaspersky labs .\nlogin is required to download resources . cdc does not use your login information for any other purpose . please review our privacy policy for more information .\ncontrol data came out with four lines of computers compatible with the original 6600 : the 6000 series , the cyber 70 series , the cyber 170 series , and the cyber 180 series series . ( the 7600 and its successors are included in with these four lines , even though the 7600 had slightly different i / o . ) there wasn ' t a whole lot of difference amoungst the 6000 ( discrete technology ; core memory ) , 70 , and 170 lines with exception of type of packaging , memory and cooling technology . on the other hand , for the most part , the cyber 180 series really was a new line . most of the cyber 180 ' s were dramatically different cisc machines that had a 6000 compatibility mode . ( there were a few models in the 180 series that were just of the same old architecture with a new name again . )\nafter we abandoned cdc , as the years went by , cdc was clearly in financial difficulty . they would occasionally sell off their successful and profitable divisions ( cdc credit corporation and the magnetic peripherals division are examples ) in order to shore up the\ncore business\nwhich was mainframes , in an era when mainframes were thought to be on the way out . eventually cdc folded , and the last vestiges of the computer business became control data systems which basically is a value - added reseller of other ' s workstations . it ' s also sad to see digital equipment corporation doing some of the same tricks ( e . g . selling off their disk drive division in colorado springs to quantum , 1994 ) and one wonders if dec will recover , after watching cdc .\neditor ( 1978 ) . cyber 176 tops toronto chess tournament . personal computing , vol . 2 , no . 7 , pp . 79 \u00bb chess 4 . 6 , wccc 1977\nthis document is one of a series of 12 documents giving overviews of various aspects of cdc ' s new line of computers . each had a cover featuring a large ( over half of life - size ) photograph of a person . it ' s amusing to note that none of the 12 supposed cyber users depicted was a young white male .\nby now , it was becoming clear that cdc was a losing proposition . they were failing to maintain their user base , and had long been lagging behind the rest of the industry in many respects . the cyber 180 series was a good attempt at playing catch - up but this was blunted by the non - acceptance of nos / ve .\n62 : cdc delivers the star - 100 , the first commercial pipelined vector supercomputer , to the lawrence livermore national laboratory . the machine uses a memory - to - memory architecture ; its principal architects are jim thornton and neil lincoln . ( lnr : cdc star - 100 ; llnl ; thornton , jim ; lincoln , neil )\nthe flexible processor family from cdc was a set of designs based on an array of processors , each of which used a horizontally - microcoded ( vliw ) instruction set .\ncdc manual 76294500 . the flexible processor : a special - purpose computer . control data corporation , digital image systems division , minneapolis , aug . 1977 , 52 pp .\ncdc manual . control data advanced flexible processor operating system description . control data corporation , information sciences division , minneapolis , aug . 1979 ( revision ) , 29 pp .\nfrom this lecture i own a copy of\ncontrol data cyber 70 series - 6000 series - 7600 computer series\npocket manual\ncompass version 3\nprinted in 1973 . this document clearly states that in the cyber 70 models 74 and 6600 computers , the opcode\n47\nfor\npopulation count\nwas executed by the divide unit . contrary , the cyber 70 models 76 and 7600 computers had a separate population count unit . if i understood the opcode table correctly the respective opcode was executed in one or two clock cycles ( very fast ; the same as shift opcodes ) .\ncdc shows fast signal processor ,\neetimes , march 31 , 1986 , p . 4 . [ micro - afp , in pmsp ( parallel modular signal processor ) ]\n18 : control data corporation produces the cdc 6600 , the first supercomputer to be both a technical and commercial success . each machine contained one 60 - bit cpu and 10 peripheral processing units ( ppus ) ; the cpu used a scoreboard to manage instruction dependencies . ( wgv , md , bl : cdc 6600 ; cray , seymour ; thornton , jim )\nat the end of 1985 the cyber ' s 7 - track tape drive was removed from service , and most of the keypunches had also been removed . the cyber card punch was supposed to be dropped in late 1986 but the inability of several campus offices to switch to new applications on other platforms repeatedly delayed this . the punch was eventually dropped from the maintenance contract but remained connected until the cybers were removed .\nsergei mikhailov , deputy chief at the fsb ' s information security center ( cdc ) , stands accused of receiving money from \u201cforeign organizations , \u201d kommersant reported , citing unnamed fsb sources .\nbecause there was no direct interface available to connect the versatec plotter to a cyber , a tape drive and controller were purchased and the plotter was run as an offline device via 9 - track 1600 bpi tapes .\ncdc manual 77900504b . advanced flexible processor : system software description . control data corporation , feb . 1980 ( revision ) , 103 pp . [ see appendix a for\nafp description\n]\nthe 810 was the bottom - of - the - line of cdc ' s new line of mainframes . this new cyber 180 series featured machines with a dual instruction set . in cyber 170 mode , the machines were almost 100 % compatible with the cdc 6000 series and its successors . in 180 mode , the architecture and instruction set were quite a bit different . 180 mode had a full 64 - bit architecture - - fooey on kids these days who think that the mips r4000 or some other johnny - come - lately was the first 64 - bit machine ! ( of course , the cray 1 beat even the 180 to the party . ) 180 mode featured virtual memory and a whopping 48 - bit address space . cdc claimed that if you bought enough disk space from them to fill the address space of the machine , they ' d throw in a top - of - the - line 180 / 990 . needless to say , they never made this claim for the ( 18 - bit ) 170 series !\n48 : seymour cray leaves control data corporation to found cray research inc . cdc cancels the 8600 project , a follow - on to the 7600 . ( wgv : cri ; cray , seymour )\nthe cyber 180 series systems were full 64 - bit machines . memory was 64 - bit word and 8 - bit byte addressable . integers were 64 bits long , though 32 - bit integers were used for addresses in instructions .\n, which has been the standard reference on the cdc ever since . long out of print , mr . thornton gave tom uban permission to scan the book and make it available on the net .\nas part of the sigma - to - cyber transition , i wrote several utilities to read sigma labeled tapes , which were not at all ansi standard labeled format . this had to include conversion of character data from ebcdic to display code as well as binary data to cyber 170 formats . this is one of the areas where lots of bit - twiddling had to be done . in the sigma era it was common for system programmers to know a lot about internal data structures , and xerox had documented them fairly well . so had cdc , but those days seem to be gone now ; digital won ' t even document the format of their mail . mai file .\nsome time around mid - 1984 the cyber 730 was replaced with a cyber 835 . the 835 was a member of the new 180 - series architecture , which featured 64 - bit words , hexadecimal , ascii , and virtual addressing ; it was a contemporary machine . the 180 architecture also allowed running in 170 - architecture mode . not by emulation , which would be slow , but by actually * being * a 170 - series implementation as well as a 180 . in other words it was\nbilingual\n. this allowed a site to acquire a system and to run their old software in 170 mode , and run / develop / test new applications in 180 mode under the new operating system called nos / ve ( nos , virtual environment ) . unfortunately the 835 was serial number 1 and suffered intermittent failures that cdc could never fix . they eventually offered a reasonable upgrade path to a newer cyber 840 , which replaced the 835 .\nby april , 1985 , the cyber 205 was running production code from local researchers and doe researchers around the country . the operating system software was soon upgraded to vsos 2 . 2 , providing more features and increased stability . languages supported were : fortran ( with vectorizing pre - processor ) , c with vector extensions , and the cyber 205 assembly language . numerous mathematical packages such as cern , imsl and magev were installed , as well as the di - 3000 and ncar graphics packages .\nlike the data general nova eclipse in tracey kidder ' s the soul of a new machine , cdc cyber 180 machines could run in one of two modes or states : 170 state , which was basically the same as the old cdc 6000 line , and the new 180 state , which is what nos / ve used . there was quite a bit of difference between the two . the 170 state was more riscy than almost any current so - called risc processor , such as alpha , mips , or powerpc . the 180 state was full - blown cisc , with virtual memory . some basic ideas of the ge ( later honeywell ) multics operating system and its underlying hardware requirements ( security rings , virtual space ) were stretched even further in the design of the 180 - series and the nos / ve system on top of it . in the mid eighties there were discussions about the port of multics to the cyber 180 platform .\nclaimed performance of 64 cyberplus systems linked to a single control data 170 series 800 is 16 billion calculations per second on signal data applications . change detection algorithm for image processing is about 100 times faster than on a cdc 7600 .\nfrom the day it came up for production until the day it was shut down , the cyber 205 cpu was in use 96 % of the time it was available . after the implementation of the standby job category in november , 1985 , it was in use over 98 % of the time available . though not cutting - edge technology ( ours was the next to last one built ) , the cyber 205 was a consistent performer , and provided a reasonably stable supercomputing environment for researchers at fsu and around the country .\nsolution method : a monte carlo simulation of the system set up on a lattice ( with varying numbers of sites per dimension considered ) under an su ( 4 ) gauge field generates a series of field configurations . the method of metropolis et al . is used to achieve statistical equilibrium . once in a state of statistical equilibrium any order parameter for the system can be measured . the vector capability of the cdc cyber 205 is exploited to significantly reduce the time over that used on a scalar machine .\nthe new director started a lengthy and complex project to define computing requirements , issue and evaluate an rfp , and select a\nwinner\n. one of the requirements was two separate systems for redundancy , with identical instruction sets for compatibility . one system was to be\nslow and small ,\nrelatively speaking , and the other\nfast and big\n. this would allow large - scale computing , without spending the money for two expensive systems . several million dollars ( 6 ? ) was made available by the state legislature . eventually , around mid - 1978 , the decision was made to purchase a cyber 730 and a cyber 760 from control data corporation ( actually the bid was for a model 173 and 175 respectively , but cdc changed the model numbers between bid and delivery ) .\nrestrictions : the storage required is dependent on the number n of dimensionsand the number l of lattice sites along each dimension . the arrays in the program that usually have the largest dimensions are dimensioned to nl * * n ( i . e . the number of links involved in the lattice ) . the execution time increases with the number of links and the number of monte carlo iterations . the code will only execute on cdc cyber 200 computers due a to usage of extensions of fortran which amount to syntax for vector operations .\nback then , our idea of an\napplication\nwas a compiler or os utility ; there weren ' t too many commercially available traditional applications for cdc systems . however , there were spss ( a statistical package ) and imsl ( fortran math subroutine library ) .\nthe russian media reported on jan . 13 that cdc chief andrei gerasimov could be forced to leave his post due to an investigation being carried out against one of his deputies . unnamed sources told kommersant that a private computer security company was also involved in the case .\nthe cyber registry is an interactive tool developed with the national program of cancer registries ( npcr ) to prepare people for a career in the cancer registry field . by working through the exercises and quizzes , you will gain practical experience in the functions of a cancer registrar in both hospitals and central registries .\nplease complete the information below and click submit . you will use your e - mail address to log in . a temporary password will be e - mailed to you on completing the information below . when you access the cyber cancer registry for the first time , you will need to change this password .\nthe cyber 205 remained in service until october 24 , 1989 . during its 4 1 / 2 years at fsu , the cyber 205 was available for use over 38 , 000 hours ( 95 % of wall - clock time , and 97 . 6 % of scheduled uptime ) . the addition of an uninterruptible power source ( ups ) in december , 1986 , significantly decreased downtime due to power outages , from 148 hours in fiscal 1986 to only 10 hours in fiscal 1987 . the mean - time - between - failure rate went from one failure every 35 hours before the ups was installed to one every 127 hours afterward .\nkascic m . j . ( 1980 ) vector processing on the cyber 200 and vector numerical linear algebra . in : hirschel e . h . ( eds ) proceedings of the third gamm \u2014 conference on numerical methods in fluid mechanics . notes on numerical fluid mechanics , vol 2 . vieweg + teubner verlag , wiesbaden\nwork had begun in st . paul on the ` w series ' of the developmental eos operating system and , by the end of the year , prototypes were being evaluated at fsu . in the meantime , supercomputer support personnel from fsucc and scri were still concentrating on the production cyber 205 service . the user base had built up while expertise had been gained and passed on . fsucc consolidated operations in december with the relocation to sliger building , innovation park , of the cyber 205 and support staff . it is worth noting that the new home for fsucc had essentially been built around the eta - 10 which was already in place .\nlawrence livermore national laboratory ( llnl ) ; the atomic energy commission gives the contract to cdc instead , who build the star - 100 to fulfil it . slotnick ' s design funded by the air force , and evolves into the illiac - iv . the machine is built at the university of illinois , with burroughs and texas instruments as primary subcontractors . texas instruments ' advanced scientific computer ( asc ) also grows out of this initiative . ( wm , md : slotnick , daniel ; aec ; illiac - iv ; cdc star - 100 ; ti asc ; llnl )\nthe change to cdc presented performance and reliability upgrades that were simply startling , especially to old - time sigma programmers . one thing that cdc definitely did right was build hardware . most of their equipment bordered on being masterpieces of both mechanical and electronic engineering . the tape drives were much faster , and the jump from 800 bpi to 6250 bpi was outstanding . after a few years , one of the cdc model 580 line printers was upgraded with a 96 - character train ( late 1984 ) . the card readers were fast . the cpus were fast . it was a real eye - opening experience , dulled only by the extreme workload of converting software or just raw concepts from the ancient systems to the cybers , and the annoyance of working within new constraints that weren ' t there before . but the increase in computing was over an order of magnitude .\nthe 180 series had a real - memory address space of 31 bits . unlike the 170 ( cdc 6000 ) series , 180 mode featured virtual memory . page sizes ranged from 2048 to 65536 bytes in increments of powers of two , with nos / ve supporting 2048 to 16386 - byte pages .\nthe cdc engineers all impressed me with their knowledge not only of the hardware , but even of the operating system software . cdc was definitely dedicated to helping the customer . frequently , parts needed to be shuttled up from denver or fort collins ; the laramie and fort collins engineers would arrange a meet at virginia dale , about halfway , and hand over the part ( s ) . this continued until one of them was accosted by the shotgun - wielding proprietor / resident who thought this was a homeless bum parked for the night ; from then on , meets were done at the nearby rest area .\ndedication : since this whole series follows my history with computers in the bay area , i want to dedicate the final cache to a true pioneer i had the honor of working with , betty holberton . she was one of the first 6 programmers of digital computers ever , all women . urltoken the cdc cyber 180 series represented control data ' s final break with the 60 - bit words and 6 - bit characters that were used by all models starting with the cdc 6600 . the new hardware used 64 - bit words and 8 - bit characters . however , the hardware models were ready well before the nos / ve operating system , new compilers , etc . in order to achieve a graceful transition , the machines had an alternate microcode that could run all of the old 60 - bit code . therefore , they were originally sold as the cyber 170 / 800 series and appeared to be just another hardware technology rev of the existing line . when the new 64 - bit mode operating system and software was ready , all that had to be done was announce it and let existing customers know they already had hardware that could run the new mode at the same time as the old mode . this provided a way for customers to move to the new architecture while still running their old software .\ninstallation of the first prototype eta - 10 processor began at the fsu computing center on january 5 , 1987 . the clock cycle time for this cpu was 12 . 5 nanoseconds and within two weeks it was running a fortran job transferred from the cyber 205 , in monitor mode . this process required the compilation of source code and subsequent loading of object code on the cyber 205 to create a controllee , or executable file , which was then transferred to the eta via an apollo workstation . the binary would then be loaded into memory on the eta - 10 and run directly on hardware , not under the control of an operating system . limited output could be obtained from the equivalent of core dumps .\ngrishman _ cdc6000asmlangpgmg . pdf\nassembly language programming for the control data 6000 and cyber series\nby ralph grishman my favorite quote :\nthis book is dedicated to a6 & a7 , without which none of the results in this book could have been saved .\nthis text is intended to familiarize users with the design of the control data 6000 series , cyber 70 series , and cyber 170 series computer systems and to enable them to write central processor assembly language code . [ . . . ] this text will try to be explanatory and not simply expository . that is , we won ' t simply tell you that the structure of the computer is so and so , and the instructions are ( 1 ) . . . , ( 2 ) . . . , etc . , and\nthat ' s how things are .\nundeniably , it is important to know the instruction set backwards and forwards to write really good code , but there is something else you should understand : why the machine was built the way it was . clearly it is impossible to show that the 6600 is the best machine configuration ( it isn ' t , as ibm , univac , and cdc ' s other competitors will hasten to point out ) , but you should at least see why it is a reasonably good design , and why some of the choices were made as they were .\nthe host cdc 170 series 800 ( under nos 2 ) loads code into the processors , transmits data from host to processors , and starts and stops processor ' s task . software includes a cross assembler ( mica ) , a cyberplus instructor load simulator ( echos ) , and an ansi 77 fortran cross - compiler .\nseries were engineered and announced within less than a year of each other . yet after a 10 - year run with the sigma , we purchased a system that was a direct descendant of the 6600 , namely the cyber 760 . though we gained a lot in several areas like speed and reliability , in some aspects we didn ' t ( octal , 1960s architecture ) .\nat some point in nos ' lifetime , cdc hired a consultant to see what they could do to make it more user - friendly . one of the most visible changes centered around the variety of\nillegal\nmessages such as\nillegal control statement\n; the word\nillegal\nwas changed everywhere to\nincorrect .\ncompute - wise , the 810 ran very slowly , about at the speed of a 286 . the comparison to a 286 was a natural one at the time , since ibm had recently released the ibm pc / at . hence , the 810 belied cdc ' s reputation as a maker of machines with more cpu than i / o horsepower .\none day the cyber 760 started acting strangely . subsystems hanging or aborting , programs behaving strangely . nos was moderately unique in that it allowed running most hardware diagnostics under nos , not just standalone . after firing up some of these programs , it was discovered that there was a hardware fault in one of the floating - point instructions , at which point we immediately took the system down for repair . after that , we fired up these diagnostics for a few seconds every hour or so , using a scheduling package from cdc ' s engineering group . that package was annoying because if you set the system time back even 1 second , it would conclude that almost 24 hours had elapsed and fired off a day ' s worth of jobs !\nwhen the 835 arrived , the 730 was first removed and stored . later it was hauled up our cumbersome loading ramp by a tow truck ' s winch . one set of 730 wheels fell into an expansion joint and needed quite a tug to proceed ; but the tow truck operator had not set the parking brake , and the truck and 730 both rolled down the ramp . the truck , being at an angle , struck the retaining wall and stopped . at that instant , the 730 struck the brick wall at the base of the loading area and the sideways jerk from the tow cable caused it to fall over onto the concrete . one of the cdc engineers almost got squashed in the mishap . the 730 was declared a total loss ; at that point it was cdc ' s property , so arguments over whose fault it was went on between cdc , the tow truck , and the moving company that had hired the tow truck . only then did i realize the serial number of this system was 911 . somebody , i believe it was dave haas , took some pictures . i scanned the proof sheet at 200 dpi (\nin a desperate / bold ( take your pick ) move to upgrade service at no cost , we entered a limited partnership with cdc to help them develop cdcnet , their initial ethernet venture . we donated two programmers who went to work for cdc in minneapolis for one year . in exchange , we received several pieces of hardware called device interfaces ( dis ) . some interfaced the mainframes to an ethernet cable , and others were terminal servers . because there was no campus network yet , the terminal servers went straight into the existing gandalf pacx . the two employees wrote a couple of terminal interface programs ( tips ) and were also responsible for an additional year of maintenance on the tips after returning to laramie . during some of the cdcnet development , uw would upgrade nos every week or two ; this is known in the trade as\nhectic\nand was a challenge to streamline the process of building new deadstart tapes from a raw release . in all , the effort fell flat because we didn ' t spend much more time with cdc hardware , and didn ' t have any real network yet . this was around 1984 - 1986 .\n) to the u . s . department of energy ( doe ) , a collaborative agreement was initiated in late 1984 between the state of florida , fsu , doe and control data corporation ( cdc ) . this first brought about the creation of the fsu supercomputer computations research institute ( scri ) followed by the delivery in march 1985 of interim computer hardware to the fsu computing center (\nthe cybers were interesting systems in that they were even then\nthrowback\nsystems . they used 60 - bit words , octal arithmetic , one ' s - complement arithmetic ( which meant there as a negative zero as well as a positive zero , and they were sometimes not equal to each other ) , non - hierarchical file systems with seven - character file names , and used character coding unique to cdc ( not bcd , not ascii , and not ebcdic , it was called\ndisplay code\n) . the fact that the cyber 170 architecture used a word length that was not a power of two caused a few problems when programming at the bit level , and dealing with the 8 - bit bytes that everybody else used ( e . g . the ams systems and offline plotters ) made for an interesting challenge .\nit is also curious to note that a requirement of the rfp was two computers with identical instruction sets , yet the two cdc systems were not identical . the 730 had the optional\ncompare / move unit\nthat implemented instructions mostly used by cobol programs such as decimal arithmetic . this was not an option on the 760 , which would emulate these instructions faster than the 730 could execute them in hardware .\ncard reader did not like the hole in the middle , as it set off the\nend of card\nphotodetectors . our resident cdc engineer , ken aksamit , tried several quick logic changes to make the reader accept the cards ( hey kids , try that on your pc ! ) but it wasn ' t a simple task . in the end we gave up , but it was an interesting experiment .\nto obtain lower - case characters , and other special characters , cdc invented\n6 / 12 ascii\nin which they coded some characters as 6 - bit entities , others as 12 bit ; not all their software understood 6 / 12 , and the two sets were marginally incompatible . the user address space was 128k words , and the memory was not paged or what most anybody would call virtual . the systems did not have any interrupts per se , but did have a central processor and up to 12 peripheral processors that themselves were 12 - bit i / o processors . the 760 was about a 10 - 12 mip system . though fast and quite an improvement , it seems that in 1978 cybers were already dead - end machines . cdc did endeavor to catch up with the industry , but more on that later .\ncommunications equipment was changed during this time . most lines to the sigma ' s front - end were leased lines with dedicated modems on each end . with the cybers , a gandalf pacx unit was installed in front of cdc ' s front - ends ( network processing units ) which allowed users to easily select which computer to connect to ( sigma , cybers , amss ) and to select the desired baud rate as well .\nin 1982 i bought a mazda rx - 7 and after a while noticed the odometer sitting at 3777 and thought\nhey , it ' s about to turn over to 4000 .\nobviously i had cyber on the brain . brad thomas tells me of a friend who added up a bank deposit slip , but the teller came up with a different total ; after they each came up with their own answer 3 times in a row , the friend suddenly realized he ' d added it up in octal .\nby the time cdc moved facilities from the orleans drive location to clyde avenue , the starting point of of this multi - cache , little software development for any of the hardware was going on . the company had morphed its remaining software talent into a consulting style operation and some web development work . the company had been bought by syntegra , a division of british telecom , and lived out it ' s final days in the bay area at this location .\nthere was something to the n in nos and nos / ve , but we never really learned a lot about cdc networking . this 2551 had three terminal ports . we connected two of them via asynchronous lines to our x . 25 bus interface units , so we could access the 810 from anywhere on msu ' s x . 25 network . the 2551 could also talk x . 25 directly , but we didn ' t have enough memory to do this .\nup to 16 rings can be connected to a cyber 800 computer ( each connected through a channel ring port ) with up to 16 cyberplus processors per ring . within this ring all processors can operate autonomously and may execute each clock cycle . processor memory interface allows direct reading and writing of the memory of any processor by another processor on the ring every machine cycle . central memory interface ( cmi ) for transfer of data to host . the central memory ring is 64 bits wide with an 80 nsec cycle time , and this provides a direct transfer of 64 bits between the cyber and a cyberplus processor . data transfers are controlled by the system ring and will be direct memory - to - memory transfers with the hpm memory on the cyberplus processors . two rings connect the processors : the system ring and the application ring . the ring packet has 13 bits of control information and 16 bits of data . a function code in the ring packet can determine whether access to other memories ( one or several ) is direct or indirect , the latter requiring the acceptance by the target processor .\na single processor , air cooled eta - 10q ( 19 ns clock ) was deployed on december 12 intially to help those eta users with short term migration problems . the ` ` piper ' ' , as the air cooled eta - 10 was known , ran the latest version of eos , namely 1 . 1c , and allowed two or three local researchers the chance to complete calculations that would not otherwise have been possible on a busy cyber 205 . the system proved to be a success for a user community of this size with production vsos jobs .\none day we tried to spin down one of the model 844 disk drives but it wouldn ' t ! the heads refused to retract , and the spindle motor would not shut down unless the heads were retracted . the engineers scratched their heads . if they simply shut down the power , it is * supposed * to retract the heads , but depending on what was wrong , it might not . throughout my career i ' ve heard vendors claim\nour disk drive will retract the heads if power is removed\nyet i ' ve seen examples where a failure was blamed on power loss . so , rather than risking a head crash , they looked over the logic diagrams and even called cdc in minneapolis to get a consensus on which of the many circuit breakers to trip first in order to ensure a head retraction ( possibly manually ) , before powering off the drive for repair . it worked fine , and i was again impressed with cdc ' s efforts to give the customer good service .\nat the same time as the installation of the cyber 74 , the lay - out of the computer room was changed . an air circulation separation was installed between the\ndusty\nprint and card reading areas in the room and the ( dust sensitive ) magnetic tape handling area and the harddisk devices . this caused the number of disk errors to decrease spectacularly . hardware problems were daily monitored by means of a system log ( cerfile ) reporting tool ( hpa ) . however , the first month with the new lay - out showed a very large number of read errors on the\nin order to help programmers use 6 / 12 ascii or do other special functions during output , cdc decided to allow embedding certain\ncontrol codes\nwithin text , as long as you did it at the beginning of a cm word . typically these codes began with a colon ( character code 00 ) . so , for example , if you had the misfortune to want to print or display a line of text that began with a colon , you usually ended up with output that you didn ' t expect .\nas we were planning the announcement of the migration of users to the eta - 10g , word was received on april 17 that control data corporation had closed eta systems and terminated its employees . this news came as a shock to fsu who had entered formal negotiations with cdc regarding a potential hardware upgrade to the eta equipment . in the meantime , it was to be ` ` business as usual ' ' at fsucc and users were duly given access to unix on pre 1 . 1 on the eta - 10g on april 21 .\nbecause the new tape controller also needed new ' controlware ' , the so called\ncoldstart\ncontrolware program had to be read by the punchcard reader operated by a special\ndeadstart program\n( set by switches ) into the tape controller . the problem was that the laboratory had no punchcard puncher and that the coldstart program was delivered on a magnetic tape . a chicken - or - egg problem . very creative work by an engineer with help of the system programmers , lead to a bootstrap process in which a coldstart deck was manifactured (\nabc\n- program ) to wake up the new cyber .\ncybers came with their own unique terminology , historically different from the rest of the industry . the central processor was the cp , not the cpu . the peripheral processors were pps , small 12 - bit processors grafted into the system to handle i / o ( the cp did not have any i / o instructions ) . central memory was cm , 60 bits per word . most confusing , some terms were variable depending on context . sometimes a\nbyte\nwas 12 bits , sometimes 8 , sometimes 6 . a\nrecord\nhad a different meaning to nos than to the cyber record manager ( crm ) .\nit is possible to do a field upgrade from the one - processor 992 - 31 to the two - processor 992 - 32 . up to 18 440 mbit / sec i / o units are available for accessing disks , tapes , other mainframes , and networks . there is a dual - ported interface to 1 . 2 gbytes ( formatted ) capacity disks with a data transfer rate of 12 mbytes per second , an average seek time of 16 milliseconds , and an average latency of 8 . 3 milliseconds . each iou can support up to 16 such drives . each iou also can interface to as many as 20 1 . 1 gbyte capacity , 3 mbytes per second smd disks . there are connections to 10 mbit / sec ethernet using tcp / ip , cdc ' s 50 mbit / sec . loosely coupled network ( lcn ) using rhf and a 50 mbit / sec hyperchannel using tcp / ip . the series can have a variety of front - ends including cdc , ibm , and dec . it can also operate stand - alone , with access from terminals and workstations via ethernet ."]}
{"id": 56430, "summary": [{"text": "industry city ( formerly bush terminal ) is a historic intermodal shipping , warehousing , and manufacturing complex on the waterfront in the sunset park neighborhood of brooklyn , new york city .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "bush terminal was the first facility of its kind in new york city and the largest multi-tenant industrial property in the united states .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the bush terminal company managed shipping for all the bush terminal tenants , making it the first american example of completely integrated manufacturing and warehousing , served by both rail and water transportation , under a unified management system .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "at its peak , bush terminal covered 200 acres ( about 81 hectares ) , bounded by upper new york bay 's gowanus bay to the west and north , by 3rd avenue to the east , and \u2014 at its peak \u2014 between 27th street to the north and 50th street to the south .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "today , industry city comprises roughly 40 acres ( 16 ha ) of the former bush terminal , including 16 original buildings .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the 6.5 million square foot complex is currently undergoing renovations to modernize the historic infrastructure in an effort to preserve the industrial heritage of the project for future generations of artisans , craftsmen , and small businesses .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "work on the project began in 2012 , but as of spring 2017 a completion date has not been announced . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "industry city", "paragraphs": ["industry city in a 1958 photo ( above ) vs . a rendering of the revamped industry city in brooklyn ( below )\nstep inside brooklyn kura , nyc ' s first sake brewery open at industry city .\nto send flowers to rose hills of city of industry please visit our sympathy store .\nview upcoming funeral services , obituaries , and funeral flowers for rose hills of city of industry in city of industry , ca . find contact information , view maps , and more .\nandreas morales , 27 , making pastries at colson patisserie , one of the tenants of industry city .\nidentify and examine city bylaws and regulations that are barriers to the local music industry and mitigrate where possible .\nprovide music industry - related input into the development of the city ' s 2014 - 2018 economic development strategy .\nthe industry city food hall is home to avocaderia , which bills itself as the \u201cworld\u2019s first avocado bar . \u201d\noutstanding franchise of the year \u2013 philippine franchise association , dept . of trade and industry & the phil . chamber of commerce and industry .\npeople of color in the cannabis industry | eugene ' s racist history | comic city , usa . radio | opb\nsioux city officials presented bomgaars supply , inc . , with the growing sioux city award wednesday .\nin 1909 , los angeles experimented with a city - wide regulation that kept heavy industry and commerce out of certain neighborhoods .\nto provide a vehicle for communication between the city of hamilton , the hamilton - halton home builders\u2019 association and development industry stakeholders .\noutstanding filipino franchise of the year ( hall of fame awardee ) \u2013 philippine franchise association , dept . of trade & industry & the philippine chamber of commerce & industry .\nnow the managing director of frankfurt main finance appears to believe the authorities will support the city ' s as the new centre for the industry .\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 sioux city journal , 515 pavonia st . sioux city , ia | terms of use | privacy policy\njollibee enters list of top 500 corporations and assumes market leadership in local fast food industry .\nindustry city , a 19th century warehouse , has been transformed into a brooklyn destination housing artists studios , a food hall , art exhibits , and more .\nthe current buildings and streets in industry city , an industrial complex in brooklyn ' s sunset park neighborhood , date back to the 1890s . but a major redevelopment project is set to give them a makeover \u2014 the revamped industry city will feature a hotel , shops , and a 16 - building hub for tech startups .\nsign up to our free newsletter to explore emerging technologies , industry events and maximo best practice .\nmany of the artists at industry city ended up there after being chased from other gentrifying neighborhoods , and now they fear that their new refuge is being snatched away .\nalong with agriculture , the dutch fishing industry formed part of the economic base of the northern netherlands . like the baltic grain trade , it also contributed to the rise of dutch the shipping industry .\nsioux city | with its sales steadily growing and geographic footprint rapidly expanding , bomgaars has long since outgrown its primary warehouse in sioux city .\nlink with city of hamilton cultural plan asset - based initiatives e . g . , storytelling project , asset mapping and love your city .\nthe german city is\nconfident\nit will be the new home for the euro - clearing industry , which is estimated to support tens of thousands of jobs in london .\nsioux city | an electrical supply company is planning a $ 2 . 6 million expansion that officials hope will bring economic life back to sioux city\u2026\njollibee maintains its advantage over its competitors by acquiring more than 50 % share of the fast food industry .\nthe liaison group membership will entail city of hamilton staff representing various disciplines ( legal , building , planning , engineering etc . ) , five hhhba representatives and three industry stakeholders selected by the city amongst any individuals who put their names forward for participation , and who\u2019s participation will help contribute to a diversity of industry representation . hhhba representatives shall be confirmed on an annual basis by the hhhba . industry stakeholders shall be appointed to a term of a maximum of two years .\ndespite a long - awaited new federal rule , the payday loan industry in the kansas city area and elsewhere will continue to reprehensibly trap low - income americans under mountains of debt .\nsports illustrated held a casting call for its 2018 swimsuit edition in a time inc . space in industry city . here , the photographer taylor ballantyne working with the model bo koehler .\ndespite the city\u2019s funding running out , new york\u2019s film industry just keeps growing with the state taking the reins , and the increase of productions lead to an increase in need for space .\nreview options for the industry and / or musicians to formally organize e . g . , advisory music commission , council , industry association , artist co - operative and network ( e . g . , seattle , washington )\nindustry magazine defines , represents , and celebrates the lifestyles of fashion , entertainment , people , culture , design , finance , and good living . industry is , quite simply , the source for bringing the best to the best .\nconduct and share research on local music industry ( e . g . , economic impact , workforce and market ) .\nmassachusetts bay \u2014\nthe city upon a hill\n[ ushistory . org ]\njollibee opens in daly city , califorina , its first store in the usa .\npromote live music throughout the city . encourage a diversity of venues for music .\nas in soho , dumbo and countless other new york neighborhoods , gentrification is coming to sunset park . and industry city , a 30 - acre swath along the brooklyn waterfront , is at the forefront .\nnew york city economic development corporation is issuing request for proposals ( rfps ) for disposition and redevelopment of 11 city - owned industrial sites in brooklyn and the bronx .\nto promote hamilton ' s music industry by monitoring and advising on marketing strategies to strengthen the viability of the music sector .\nin late 2016 , with 50 % of the actions complete from the initial music strategy , an enhanced music industry group was developed in partnership with the city . the hamilton music advisory team ( hmat ) is a group of local music industry representatives from musicians ; multicultural music genres / origins ; venues ; youth ; music education ; industry representation \u2013 managers , event organizers , record labels , promoters , recording studios ; not for profit / support industries ; festivals / events ( outside of venues ) who assist with the city\u2019s music strategy .\ndiscover the very best food , drink and fun in your city . eat up !\nfor such a large city , the economy seems amazingly oriented around just one thing .\nthree years ago , the bomgaars family sold the battery to sioux city entertainment , the developer of the hard rock hotel & casino sioux city , which opened in august .\nif the state takes go through the city could lose as much as $ 1 . 3 million . officials have said that would significantly impact capitol projects and city services .\nespecially in kansas city \u2014 where some of the top promoters of the payday loan industry have thrived \u2014 we\u2019ve seen the damage done to individuals and families who have become trapped into nearly endless borrowing / repaying cycles .\nthis entry was posted in history and tagged 35th street , burlap bags , bush terminal , cordeau detonant fuse , erie basin , explosions , five - alarm fires , ground foam rubber scrap , hazardous materials , industry city , luckenbach steamship co . inc . , major destruction , marine 1 fdny , new york board of fire underwriters bureau , primacord , shattered glass , shock waves , week 32 - industry city . bookmark the permalink .\n@ john , detroit not having much investment is paradoxical considering the auto industry was both a prodigious generator and voracious consumer of capital .\neat it . drink it . do it . tackle the city , with our help .\nthe success of hamilton ' s music strategy depends on multiple partners working together to realize a common vision . the city of hamilton , the local music industry and hamilton ' s musicians have significant yet different roles in implementing the strategy .\nmayor michael r . bloomberg today announced a comprehensive plan to grow new york city\u2019s green economy .\njoint state , city and federal effort includes the largest brownfield grant ever awarded by the state .\nthe exterior of bomgaars ' newly expanded warehouse is seen at 1805 zenith drive in sioux city .\n\u201cwe didn\u2019t want anything here to feel usual , \u201d said kathe chase , the director of leasing of industry city , which is a partner in the project . their concept is \u201cfor co - working , but not co - working . \u201d\nthe european central bank ( ecb ) has previously indicated it is unlikely britain will be able to hold on to the rights for the industry .\nwhile sunset park was once primarily known for its costco , the neighborhood is now celebrated for far more than wholesale grocery items sold in packs of 48 . in addition to its authentic global fare ( like some of the city\u2019s best tacos and dim sum ) , the neighborhood has also been attracting hoards of visitors for another reason : industry city .\nthe nets are touting their industrial city complex as a \u2018spa - like\u2019 envirornment . ( brooklyn nets )\nof course , city leaders coveted the land for use by the cleveland cinic and other inside operators .\ncity of hamilton staff representing various disciplines such as legal , building , planning , engineering , etc .\n\u201cyou would have to spend a lot of money to emulate new york city . \u201d - dahlia heyman\nresistance to new monikers has fortified , and some real estate agents and brokers say the industry is abandoning the long - standing practice of rebranding nabes .\nbut perhaps not at industry city , the century - old industrial complex where the show was held . beginning several months before the artists chuck close and lola schnabel posed for photos at the exhibition\u2019s v . i . p . cocktail party , and continuing through the weeks when visitors flocked to the 36th street train stop to see it , dozens of artists who had studios in industry city were packing up their oil paints and brushes and leaving . rents were rising , and many could not afford to stay .\n8 . an industrial landscape that constrained the city\u2019s core . a unique aspect of land use in detroit that\u2019s often discussed but rarely explored fully is the huge amount of industrial and manufacturing land in the city . it\u2019s not surprising , really , since the city did give itself over to the industrial gods . detroit was not only the home of the auto industry , but all the suppliers that made assembly there viable \u2014 producing everything from windshields to exhaust pipes .\nbomgaars employee lorena munoz unpacks newly delivered pajamas at the hamilton boulevard store in sioux city on nov . 18 , 2014 . the sioux city - based retailer continues to expand in its seven - state region .\nto the extent that each city\u2019s plan was driven and backed by united and diverse commercial interests , one might make such an argument . neither city developed a single - industry monoculture . both cities\u2019 prominent wealthy citizens endowed their own cities richly . ( at the turn of this century , one of the world\u2019s largest private endowments was the lilly endowment in indianapolis ) .\nbut even tenants within the maker industries are concerned that the millions of dollars being poured into improving industry city could eventually price them out of the complex . \u201csome of the tenants are kind of high - profile , \u201d said rachel simon , the president of lights up ! \u2014 a lighting company that occupies 10 , 000 square feet at industry city , for which it pays less than $ 12 a square foot . \u201cthe nets are taking over the top of my building and i have makerbot all around me . \u201d\nlong island city , queens today ( above ) vs . a rendering of hunters point south ( below )\nhunters point south will be a 30 - acre mega - development in long island city , queens that prioritizes affordable housing \u2014 the largest of its kind in new york city since the 1970s , according to curbed .\ncreate a city of hamilton music office in the tourism & culture division , planning and economic development department .\nto provid advice on the goals and priorities of the music industry to help support and achieve corporate priorities such as economic prosperity & growth and culture & diversity .\nthere are three commissary system sites : santolan , pasig city ; mandaue city , cebu ; and the central site in canlubang , laguna . the system , which operates 24 / 7 , manages jollibee\u2019s total supply chain process .\na worker tosses away an empty box onto a conveyor belt at bomgaars ' newly expanded warehouse in sioux city .\nthe city\u2019s budget is down about $ 4 million when compared to the 2008 - 09 fiscal year , said de alwis . the drop is a result of slumping sales tax and other revenue declines , a city report stated .\nalign with the other key city policies , plans and initiatives e . g . , culture plan , events strategy\njollibee\u2019s system - wide sales hit p921 million , further leading market share of 31 % in the fast food industry and a dominant 57 % share in the hamburger segment .\nthese are common - sense ideas , but they don\u2019t go far enough in limiting the damage this industry can cause as it preys on people\u2019s desire to make ends meet .\nthe tax credits that heyman took advantage of for her film were a partial construct of mayor bloomberg\u2019s office of film , theatre and broadcasting . dubbed \u201cmade in ny\u201d the initiative has led to a growing resurgence of the film and television industry in new york city over the past nine years .\nsomewhat off topic , but city builder book club is having a read - along for jacobs\u2019 \u201cdeath and life . \u201d\na worker uses a handheld computer to scan a pallet of jeans at the newly expanded bomgaars warehouse in sioux city .\nsome in the real estate industry have dubbed part of mott haven in the bronx the piano district , to highlight the area ' s manufacturing history . photo credit : craig ruttle\nnow let\u2019s consider a converse argument : are the modern successes of chicago and indianapolis in the same region as detroit the product of good city planning ? indy had its kessler plan and chicago its burnham plan . both embraced the city beautiful .\nin many respects the seventeenth - century dutch republic inherited the economic successes of the burgundian and habsburg netherlands . for centuries , flanders and to a lesser extent brabant had been at the forefront of the medieval european economy . an indigenous cloth industry was present throughout all areas of europe in the early medieval period , but flanders was the first to develop the industry with great intensity . a tradition of cloth manufacture in the low countries existed from antiquity when the celts and then the franks continued an active textile industry learned from the romans .\npoliticians in missouri have been notoriously absent from any productive discussions on how to protect consumers . instead , fueled by contributions from the payday loan industry , general assembly members have allowed it to flourish , even after seeing some of the despicable actions engaged in by kansas city - area payday loan officials .\n\u201cwe are extremelt grateful for the city\u2019s substantial investment in the brooklyn college graduate school of cinema , \u201d said president karen l . gould at the announcement . \u201cthe school will create an important pipeline in this diverse borough for talented young people interested in pursuing careers in the rapidly growing film industry . \u201d\n9 . ill - timed and unfulfilled annexation policy . the two maps above show ( in green ) the city\u2019s boundaries as of 1915 . bear in mind that detroit\u2019s population exploded from 205 , 000 in 1890 to almost 1 million by 1920 , but not much new territory was added to the city during that time . in fact , between 1892 and 1905 , the city did not annex any new land , all while rapid growth was happening . with the dtr now wrapped around the city with a wall of industrial land , city leaders began looking for new lands to annex to support the expanding population .\nstrolling through the streets of manhattan\u2019s business neighborhoods , you can pick out the strata of the city\u2019s built commercial heritage , deposited over generations by industries long gone . from the garment district\u2019s heavy pyramidal avenue office towers and side street lofts , dropped by the garment industry in the 1920s , to the modernist towers like lever house and the seagram building , erected on park and fifth avenues during the post - war years by the country\u2019s giant consumer goods companies , each epoch of industry left the city with a layer of commercial architecture , enduring long after the businesses were acquired and the booms turned to bust .\n\u201cyou would have to spend a lot of money to emulate new york city , \u201d heyman said . \u201ceverything helps . \u201d\nsince its inception in 2006 , the training program has graduated over 400 productions assistants who are now working throughout the city .\nkaufman astoria studios will close off 36th street between 34th and 35th avenues to build an exterior lot in 2013 . the expansion will meet the demands of a growing nyc film industry .\n\u201ci am incredibly delighted to be able to sign this legislation into law , \u201d mayor bloomberg said at the signing . \u201cnew york city is the greatest film set in the world and , this law will help return new york city to prominence as a location for film and television production , ensuring that films that are set in new york city are actually shot there . \u201d\nneighbors demanded that the city regulate the building somehow . in 1916 , the city responded by passing the country ' s first comprehensive zoning code . that effort was largely spearheaded by lawyer edward bassett , who went on to invent the freeway and parkway .\nthe first city to experiment with this was san francisco . in 1885 , the city banned public laundries from most areas , a not - so - subtle attempt to zone the chinese out . that law was invalidated by a 1886 supreme court case .\non matters where it is agreed that it would be desirable to involve a broader representation of the industry , separate processes and meetings shall be established to ensure the necessary breadth of consultation .\nalthough leiden certainly led the netherlands in the production of wool cloth , it was not the only textile producing city in the united provinces . amsterdam , utrecht , delft and haarlem , among others , had vibrant textile industries . haarlem , for example , was home to an important linen industry during the first half of the seventeenth century . like leiden\u2019s cloth industry , haarlem\u2019s linen industry benefited from experienced linen weavers who migrated from the southern netherlands during the dutch revolt . haarlem\u2019s hold on linen production , however , was due more to its success in linen bleaching and finishing . not only was locally produced linen finished in haarlem , but linen merchants from other areas of europe sent their products to haarlem for bleaching and finishing . as linen production moved to more rural areas as producers sought to decrease costs in the second half of the seventeenth century , haarlem\u2019s industry went into decline .\nthe papermaking industry addresses air , water and solid waste stream issues in a modern papermaking mill , along with innovative recycling efforts . animation depicts the pulping process and the kraft liquor recovery cycle .\nthe sunset park vision plan sets forth a comprehensive framework for reinvestment . the vision plan begins with the understanding that industry serves a vital role in the greater new york city economy , and the goal is to develop physical and policy - based strategies that reconcile active industrial uses with public waterfront access while also enabling sustainable industrial growth . the vision for the sunset park industrial waterfront is to balance neighborhood , city , and industrial development goals within this framework .\nthe intent is to provide a vehicle for communication between the city of hamilton , the hamilton halton home builders\u2019 association and industry stakeholders ; it is not intended that issues affecting specific developers or specific parcels of land will be the subject of these meetings , although these may be raised as examples of concerns or issues being discussed .\nwe couldn ' t find you quickly enough ! try again later , or search near a city , place , or address instead .\nsioux city | with spring just around the corner , bomgaars is starting to stock its stores with a wide range of seasonal merchandise .\nthe new boaty mcboatface ? sainsbury ' s renames vegan cheese\ngary\nfollowing a customer facebook rant | city a . m .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 all rights reserved marine 1 fdny this is the official website of fdny marine 1 . it is not an official city of new york or fdny website . all information shall not be considered that given by the new york city fire department or fdny . the fdny acronym and the fdny shield design are federal registered trademarks owned by the city of new york and are used herein with permission .\nthe heartland for textile manufacturing had been flanders and brabant until the onset of the dutch revolt around 1568 . years of warfare continued to devastate the already beaten down flemish cloth industry . even the cloth producing towns of the northern netherlands that had been focusing on producing the \u201cnew draperies\u201d saw their output decline as a result of wartime interruptions . but textiles remained the most important industry for the dutch economy .\na major focus of jamestown\u2019s leasing efforts are so - called maker industries , which tend to be more job - intensive . the company is also working with several local nonprofits to match applicants from the surrounding neighborhood with jobs at industry city . the program is modeled after one that mr . kimball put in place at the navy yard .\nthe meeting shall be chaired by the city of hamilton\u2019s senior director of growth management or the president or designate of the hamilton halton home builders\u2019 association ( hhhba ) on an alternate meeting rotational . the liaison group is not a decision making body or even one intended to make formal recommendations and thus it shall operate on the basis of consensus as opposed to formal recorded votes \u2013 the intent is to insure an adequate level of two - way communication between the city and the industry .\nsomething broke and we ' re not sure what . try again later , or search near a city , place , or address instead .\ncasinos and entertainment remained las vegas\u2019 major employer , and the city grew with the size of the resorts and the numbers of annual visitors . in 2008 , even as residents faced recession , rising unemployment and a housing price collapse , the city still received nearly 40 million visitors .\nanyway , this supports the idea that detroit was never a real city or any significant regional business center , but more a company town .\nlink small music businesses and entrepreneurs to available services such as the city of hamilton ' s small business enterprice centre and cultural service organizations .\nthe sunset park industrial waterfront\u2019s strategic location on upper new york bay , extensive industrial infrastructure , access to a large local labor pool , and connection to major transportation networks serving new york city as well as the wider region , help the district maintain its importance as a working waterfront . the recommendations in this vision plan aim to foster its continued growth and achieve a vision of how industry can become a better urban neighbor and continuing player in the diversification of the new york city economy .\nonce a manufacturing stronghold ( not to mention an immigrant enclave ) , sunset park was more recently home to artists seeking large - scale studio space and cheap rent . now development is ramping up , centered in the 16 - building industry city complex , where manufacturing and the creative classes can , its developers hope , live and work together happily .\nnote that these images come from the more intact parts of the city , not the \u201creturning - to - prairie\u201d areas that have brought the city notoriety . true , detroit has more than its share of abandoned ruins that negatively impact housing prices . but it also has many more homes that simply don\u2019t generate the demand that higher quality housing would . that is a major contributor to the city\u2019s abundance of very cheap housing .\nas demand grew early textile production moved from its rural origins to the cities and had become , by the twelfth century , an essentially urban industry . native wool could not keep up with demand , and the flemings imported english wool in great quantities . the resulting high quality product was much in demand all over europe , from novgorod to the mediterranean . brabant also rose to an important position in textile industry , but only about a century after flanders . by the thirteenth century the number of people engaged in some aspect of the textile industry in the southern netherlands had become more than the total engaged in all other crafts . it is possible that this emphasis on cloth manufacture was the reason that the flemish towns ignored the emerging maritime shipping industry which was eventually dominated by others , first the german hanseatic league , and later holland and zeeland .\nthe barclay - vesey building , an example of a building shaped by the city ' s zoning code . courtesy : new york architecture images *\nstated their purpose quite clearly :\nwe shall be as a city upon a hill , the eyes of all people are upon us .\nthe opening of an expanded central warehouse in sioux city has made it a whole lot easier for the retailer to store and ship out merchandise .\nthe company has resorted to temporarily storing some merchandise , after it arrives in sioux city , at the former soo tools factory along floyd boulevard .\ninterim city manager bob miller praised employees for their willingness to reduce salaries in order to avoid layoffs or service reductions that would effect the community .\nindustry city is a 6 million square - foot 21st century innovation and manufacturing district that is situated on the waterfront in sunset park , brooklyn . the complex was developed by irving t . bush as brooklyn ' s first major industrial shipping and distribution center , and was so successful that it helped to spur the economic and industrial development of the entire borough .\nthe unusually rapid growth in the number and size of industrial plants along the main lines of the railways entering the city has caused serious congestion in practically all of the area within the city limits suitable for such development . ( m ) any railway and business men who had given the subject careful consideration were of the opinion that the only permanent relief was to be secured by building a complete outer belt line outside of the city limits .\na community fireworks display to commemorate the city\u2019s incorporation was to be held saturday , but the event was canceled to save money , de alwis said .\n\u201cnew york city has great incentives , \u201d heyman said . \u201cthe tax incentives are major in helping producers decide to bring projects to new york . \u201d\nsince the september 11 attacks , new york city has been working to redevelop the 16 - acre manhattan site where the twin towers and surrounding buildings stood .\nmy hometown of detroit has been studied obsessively for years by writers and researchers of all types to gain insight into the motor city\u2019s decline . indeed , it seems to have become a favorite pastime for urbanists of all stripes . how could such an economic powerhouse , a uniquely american city , so utterly collapse ?\nthe rise of the automobile enriched the corporations and created the template for the expansion of the middle class around the country , but it transformed the city , to its astounding detriment . left untreated , any improvement in detroit\u2019s economic , social or political fortunes would still leave the city with a troubled planning legacy .\nbomgaars workers , including gilbert bernal , far left , pack a pallet at the company ' s newly expanded warehouse in sioux city on aug . 25 .\ncommittee type : agencies , boards , tribunals reports to : no direct report to city council meeting schedule : 3rd monday of each month , 9 to 11 am . no meeting scheduled for august . september meeting will be held the 2nd monday of the month . held at city hall , rooms 192 & 193\nagenda and notes for each meeting shall be the responsibility of city of hamilton ; however in preparing the agenda , input from all members will be obtained . agendas shall be made available on the city of hamilton\u2019s website , as well as to any individual that requests them from the senior director of growth management .\nwhen i visited industry city distillery \u2013 which is on 35th street \u2013 last week , i noticed that the wrought - iron fire escape was twisted in some spots , and missing pieces in others . rich , a partner at the distillery who shares my passion for history , told me of a rumor that a german artillery boat had blown up in the harbor during world war ii .\nit ' s kind of cool ,\nhe says ,\nthat 100 years ago berlin was a booming city of pure industry and now , after going through this huge trough of decline , it ' s rising back to its former glory . it feels like we ' re going through the next industrial revolution \u2013 boots and shirts and shoes in 1916 , now technology .\nthe city of santa clara water and sewer department experienced approximately sixteen ( 16 ) thefts of water meter and / or back - flow regulators throughout the city for their scrap metal . the unknown suspect ( s ) remove the cover , shut off the valve and use a pipe cutter to cut off the devices .\ndespite the blow it suffered during the dutch revolt , leiden\u2019s textile industry , for instance , rebounded in the early seventeenth century \u2013 thanks to the influx of textile workers from the southern netherlands who emigrated there in the face of religious persecution . but by the 1630s leiden had abandoned the heavy traditional wool cloths in favor of a lighter traditional woolen ( laken ) as well as a variety of other textiles such as says , fustians , and camlets . total textile production increased from 50 , 000 or 60 , 000 pieces per year in the first few years of the seventeenth century to as much as 130 , 000 pieces per year during the 1660s . leiden\u2019s wool cloth industry probably reached peak production by 1670 . the city\u2019s textile industry was successful because it found export markets for its inexpensive cloths in the mediterranean , much to the detriment of italian cloth producers .\nwe talk to jesce horton , founder and chairman of the minority cannabis business association , about getting more people of color involved in business opportunities in the pot industry , after experiencing disproportionate arrest and imprisonment rates from the war on drugs .\nthe hamilton music strategy ( pdf , 25 mb ) celebrates\nall things music\nin hamilton . it guides the activities of its partners to create and nurture an environment where music and the music industry flourishes , grows and prospers .\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 .\nwhat it does explain , is why a city needs a basic structure that is open to organic synergy and a great range of social and economic , interaction .\nbomgaars ' newly expanded warehouse in sioux city is shown . the retailer added 150 , 000 square feet of space as part of a $ 17 million project .\n\u201cwhen you look at a successful industrial renovation that is focused on the innovation economy , artists play a very important role , \u201d said mr . kimball , who is the director of innovation economy initiatives at jamestown and the chief executive at industry city . \u201cwhat we need to do is blend that with the maker community , with job - generating industries , and this is really our top priority . \u201d\n\u201c\u2018i am not sure whether bringing people into [ the city ] more expeditiously and quicker than they have ever been able to get in before , will not be the ruination of detroit . \u2019 by this jeffries meant that the proposed highways which were designed to make the center more accessible to the periphery , would also make the periphery more accessible to the center . as a result , more people would move farther away until there is nothing left [ in detroit ] but industry \u2014 a development that would bankrupt the city ( and devastate its central business district ) . \u201d\nmost cities across the nation , even most other rust belt cities , concentrated industrial lands in certain districts or corridors , often in just one part of a city . usually the industrial lands followed waterfronts or rail corridors and connected with downtowns , and other parts of the city were spared the negative externalities of industrial use . but detroit circa 1905 was faced with a critical decision \u2014 how could the city expand its industrial lands to capitalize on its emerging role as the automobile capital of the world ?\nas more parts of the city get built up , there are fewer such areas to transition and rebrand . and rebranding efforts in residential areas have run into trouble .\nthe important thing to know about this german ontario city was that it never realized its name could be a threat \u2013 that berliners could be considered anything but loyal .\ncolton \u2013 through staff adjustments and pay cuts , the city council adopted a 2009 - 10 budget tuesday night , but a financial road block may still be ahead .\nhaving previously worked at property week and management today , my areas of expertise are housing , entrepreneurs and leadership , as well as cars and the automotive industry . in 2015 i won the british media awards ' rising star of the year award .\nthis has been a double - edged sword for detroit . while it may have kept a lid on some of the possible corruption that could have happened , it likely created greater distance between residents and city government . i believe this led to two significant impacts . first , it allowed the influence of the auto industry to travel unfettered within local government through the first two - thirds of the 20th century , without the countervailing influence of local residents . second , without representation and support , neighborhoods were unable to mature in detroit as they had in other major cities . they never had champions at the local government level , as elected officials had to view the city in its entirety and abstractly , and not represent and develop a unique part of the city .\ncosting an estimated $ 2 billion , the campus will open in 2017 . the university received $ 100 million in capital funding from the city to help build the campus .\nmatt mcdaniel packs a pallet at bomgaars supply ' s newly expanded warehouse in sioux city . the retailer recently added 150 , 000 square feet of warehouse and distribution space .\njamestown is also busy trying to fill the buildings . last month , the nets basketball team signed a tentative deal to build its new base of operations at the complex , with practice courts , training rooms and a front office . industry city\u2019s oldest tenant , the food flavorings and extracts manufacturer virginia dare , has renewed its lease , and makerbot , a brooklyn - based manufacturer of 3 - d printers , recently moved in .\nthe jollibee pasig city commissary has production lines for breads and sauces , and is the distribution center for north manila and north luzon . in 1996 , jollibee opened the vismin foods corporation ( vfc ) in mandaue city , cebu to service the visayas and mindanao areas . vfc has its own bread , pie , sauce , and frozen patty lines .\nbut real - life expenses often interfere with these plans , especially for people who already are underpaid or underemployed . when they can\u2019t make good on the initial loan , the industry is only too happy to extend more credit and more time to repay it .\nthe new york city economic development corporation issued a request for proposals ( rfp ) for the northern portion of the 65th street rail yard in the sunset park section of brooklyn .\nthe general national perception of detroit\u2019s housing might be of a city that resembles the south bronx in the late 1970\u2019s \u2014 long stretches of dense but abandoned walk - up apartment buildings with a smattering of deteriorated single - family homes . the truth , however , is that detroit may have one of the greatest concentrations of post - world war ii tract housing of any major u . s . city . two random images from google earth effectively demonstrate this . detroit\u2019s residential areas look pretty much like this , from the city\u2019s northeast side :\n4 . a downtown that was allowed to become weak . detroit did not always have a relatively weak downtown . the city\u2019s core was a strong retail and commercial center through much of the 20th century , with the advertising , legal and financial offices that supported the auto industry . at some point , detroit\u2019s downtown became secondary as an employment center to the factory locations scattered throughout the city and metro area . just like homeowners , offices began relocating to the suburbs . by the \u201860s more and more people saw downtown as a retail center as opposed to an office center , and one that could not compete with suburban malls .\nas a result of augmenting capacity , airports must make existing space smarter . naturally , facilities and assets grow exponentially and maintenance operations and processes must work around the clock . bpd zenith has the industry expertise and capabilities to help expanding airports leverage their data to meet :\nnevada outlawed gambling in 1910 but the practice continued in speakeasies and illicit casinos . by the time gambling was legalized again in 1931 , organized crime already had roots in the city .\nthe city ' s new zoning code did more than just regulate building design . it also set up separate residential and business districts ( as well as unrestricted and undetermined areas ) .\ndetroit as a rapidly growing , new city never developed a deep base of social capital and quite likely the highway construction and urban renewal helped to deplete the base it did have .\nprovide input into the review and development of municipal arts funding models e . g . , city of hamilton ' s arts investment strategy and community partnership program ( cpp ) review .\nsupport , participate in , and grow locatl to national recognition and celebration initiatives e . g . , hamilton music awards , city of hamilton art awards , tourism awards , junos .\noccupying 6 million square feet of real estate comes with many perks , not least having ample room for activities . industry city\u2019s food hall offers its own gym ( to help you right the wrongs of that chocolate empire state building ) , courtyard sunset yoga classes , open - air concerts ( where dancing is more than encouraged ) , and - - if you\u2019re really feeling ambitious on the athletic front - - you can try crashing the nets ' warmup .\nthe consumer financial protection bureau should err on the side of putting in place the strongest possible ways to kill the bad actors in the payday loan industry . there are too many of them , and they are earning outrageous profits on the backs of far too many people .\nin 2008 , in celebration of jollibee\u2019s 30th anniversary , the jollibee hug and share dolls special novelty promo was launched in partnership with jollibee franchisees association and jollibee foundation . sales of the limited - edition dolls raised over p18 million pesos which were donated to eight charitable institutions engaged in programs and projects that directly benefit children . these included cottolengo filipino ( rizal ) , erda tech ( manila ) , families and children for empowerment and development foundation ( manila ) , house with no steps ( quezon city ) , marcellin project ( general santos city ) , shontoug foundation ( baguio city ) , philippine children\u2019s medical center ( quezon city ) , and the busog , lusog , talino in - school feeding program of the jollibee foundation ( leyte ) .\nopening its doors in industry city this weekend is camp david , a co - working space and members club developed by mazdack rassi and erez shternlicht , two of the partners who turned a former biscuit factory in the meatpacking district into milk studios , a hub of photography , art and fashion that now hosts fashion shows , photo shoots and kanye west listening parties , and produces a line of cosmetics . without duplicating milk , they hope to repeat the trick .\njohn morris > also , the wikipedia shows the city population dropped from 1950 - 1960 , which makes it even less likely crime was the major factor in the early declines in population .\nbut residents and experts alike say the disdain at its root stems from concerns about efforts to appeal to wealthier residents in an era where fears of gentrification have gripped several corners of the city .\nin order to bring spending in line with revenue projections city staff had to make certain adjustments , including scaling back tree trimming , weekend graffiti abatement and certain community programs , de alwis said .\nnext to lyons , leiden may have been europe\u2019s largest industrial city at end of seventeenth century . production was carried out through the \u201cputting out\u201d system , whereby weavers with their own looms and often with other dependent weavers working for them , obtained imported raw materials from merchants who paid the weavers by the piece for their work ( the merchant retained ownership of the raw materials throughout the process ) . by the end of the seventeenth century foreign competition threatened the dutch textile industry . production in many of the new draperies ( says , for example ) decreased considerably throughout the eighteenth century ; profits suffered as prices declined in all but the most expensive textiles . this left the production of traditional woolens to drive what was left of leiden\u2019s textile industry in the eighteenth century .\nif the current situation is allowed to persist \u2013 and if the city continues to shun development in the neighborhoods tech and creative firms love , instead hoping they\u2019ll eventually settle for sterile towers in less trendy neighborhoods built for a different kind of tenant \u2013 the tech and creative industries may have the dubious distinction of becoming the first major office users in new york city history to leave nothing behind .\nso what exactly did detroit get wrong on the planning side of things ? i outline nine direct and indirect planning and land use reasons for the motor city\u2019s current state . here they are below .\nin areas currently zoned for housing and mixed uses ( which , in new york\u2019s market , almost invariably means residential when the developer has a choice ) \u2013 places like long island city or downtown brooklyn \u2013 builders could be given extra commercial zoning allowances on top of what\u2019s allowed to be housing , suggested vishaan chakrabarti , a principal at shop and former manhattan office director at the department of city planning .\nby casey cipriani when screenwriter and executive producer dahlia heyman began pre - production on \u201csomeday this pain will be useful to you , \u201d her first feature film , she never once considered using an alternative new york city - lookalike shooting location to save money . the new york city setting was not only aesthetically necessary for the film , but because of tax credits , the shooting location also proved financially beneficial .\n\u201cthe biggest single driver of work to new york are the film and tv tax credits , \u201d said alan suna , chief executive of silvercup studios . silvercup has expansion plans in the works that he couldn\u2019t disclose , but agreed that the city had branded itself as film friendly . \u201cthe bloomberg administration has been absolutely brilliant about that , and they\u2019ve also been brilliant marketers of the city , \u201d he said .\nthis is very similar to what happened after u . s . steel was created . carnegie steel had been a continous adopter of advanced technology and very heavy capital investor . after , the merger , u . s . steel , and the american steel industry pretty much froze . ( a slight exageration )\nhowever , consumer protection remains spotty across america because government agencies and elected officials won\u2019t go far enough in cracking down on the industry . even a simple cap on total interest paid for a loan \u2014 or limiting the fees that payday lenders can charge \u2014 remain elusive in too many states , including missouri .\nthrough the \u201csunset park waterfront vision plan\u201d unveiled today , the city will invest more than $ 165 million \u2013 with an additional $ 105 million in state , federal and private funds \u2013 in the industrial waterfront .\nthe extra space will solve an immediate storage crunch , consolidate all the warehouse and distribution functions at a single site in sioux city , and allow bomgaars to serve as many as 125 stores , he said .\nthe firm\u2019s community ties to asbury park are apparent in its advertising , which includes a photo of the famed boardwalk casino . the firm has been located there for some 50 years and still represents the city .\nindustries also developed as a result of overseas colonial trade , in particular amsterdam\u2019s sugar refining industry . during the sixteenth century , antwerp had been europe\u2019s most important sugar refining city , a title it inherited from venice once the atlantic sugar islands began to surpass mediterranean sugar production . once antwerp fell to spanish troops during the revolt , however , amsterdam replaced it as europe\u2019s dominant sugar refiner . the number of sugar refineries in amsterdam increased from about 3 around 1605 to about 50 by 1662 , thanks in no small part to portuguese investment . dutch merchants purchased huge amounts of sugar from both the french and the english islands in the west indies , along with a great deal of tobacco . tobacco processing became an important amsterdam industry in the seventeenth century employing large numbers of workers and leading to attempts to develop domestic tobacco cultivation ."]}
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to - resolution of problems .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at teradata , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the teradata company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at teradata .\nteradata : how do i erase teradata history ( date / time , source , elapsed . rows , result , notes , length , sql statement , stmts , etc\nat the teradata universe event in prague , teradata announced querygrid , a cohesive analytic environment for big data with integrated processing within and outside of its unified data architecture .\nteradata leverages lsi storage technology throughout its platform family to deliver leading performance , reliability and scalability . the new teradata platform family will allow a new range of customers to realize the benefits of teradata solutions for analyzing , managing and protecting their valuable business data . we look forward to continued innovation and growth through our partnership with teradata .\n) , which teradata hopes will then become customers of its other services as well .\n2014 : teradata added json to its data warehouse . teradata database 15 was said to fill out the logical data warehouse , much vaunted in the industry in recent years .\nan overview of teradata cares , community relations program . for more information visit : urltoken\nselect data from teradata tables and join it with existing hadoop or other presto data .\n\u00a9 copyright 2016 , teradata corporation . created using sphinx 1 . 1 . 3 .\nteradata unity is a portfolio of four powerful integrated products that turn a multi - system environment into an orchestrated analytical ecosystem . the biggest benefits of teradata unity : mission critical applications have assured availability ; workloads are optimized across teradata systems ; and workload - specific platforms meet performance and scalability goals . the suite of four teradata unity products includes :\nprice , full rack teradata and exadata prices are comparable , around 5 m . $\nteradata and oracle can be comparable with train and icebreaker . teradata is a train ride fast but only on rails , you cannot turn it to left or to right .\nthe teradata workload - specific platform family offers you an end - to - end solution , not just hardware . in addition to teradata database , it provides you with the software , tools , and utilities , and all the teradata professional services support you need .\nupdate : teradata confirmed the acquisition but not the financial terms . ( we\u2019re confident of our numbers , though . ) appoxee is become part of teradata\u2019s integrated marketing cloud services .\nteradata\u2019s latest updates to its analytics discovery platform aims to open up data analytics to more mainstream users . teradata\u2019s aster discovery platform 6 sports an innovative \u201csnap together\u201d technology to empower non - technical users to generate business insights . idn speaks with teradata\u2019s senior director manan goel .\nteradata will add hadapt and revelytix\u2019s employees and intellectual property to its teradata labs research and development arm , according to a statement released tuesday . terms of the deals were not disclosed .\nautomatic distribution \u2212 teradata automatically distributes the data evenly to the disks without any manual intervention .\nteradata offers analytic data platforms , applications , and services for data warehousing and analytic technologies .\nteradata : how do i erase teradata history ( date / time , source , elapsed . rows , result , notes , length , sql statement , stmts , etc - stack overflow\nchoose the teradata software version you want : pick from 16 . 20 or 15 . 10\nteradata querygrid high - speed parallel data fabric that enables analytics across a heterogeneous analytical ecosystem .\nteradata provides 34 gb / s ( without compression optimization ) , costs around 5m . $\ndata warehousing specialist teradata has acquired aprimo , an outfit peddles web - based marketing software . teradata is paying $ 525m in cash and assuming $ 25m of the company ' s debt .\n, president , teradata labs .\nteradata dsa can help these customers create tremendous new value and sidestep bar pitfalls like data capacity limits and backup windows that extend into production time .\nteradata will support seven new sap business objects applications including new services and on - demand options .\njenea norris allen , president of the council , applauded teradata for its new supplier diversity program .\na teradata spokesman said the companies are starting to work out how to integrate their respective technologies .\nhai ! that was superb contribution regarding the architectural summary of teradata . thanks and regards prashant killada\nscott said the government\u2019s need to reduce its data storage and management costs will drive teradata\u2019s growth .\nteradata\u2019s largest federal clients include the army , air force and the centers for medicare and medicaid .\nteradata pays ex - prez \u20ac4 . 2m to close ' invalid termination ' settlement \u2022 the register\nteradata ( as part of ncr ) had become the world leader in scalable data warehouse solutions .\nteradata also offers teradata intellicloud , a managed cloud service that provides users with the flexibility and agility of cloud computing for big data analytics , while leveraging aster ' s massively parallel analytics engine .\nteradata querygrid : advanced multi - system analytics for a best - of - breed analytical ecosystem .\nteradata querygrid delivers advanced multi - system analytics for a best - of - breed analytical ecosystem .\nthe following properties control the data exchange . they can be set for both presto and teradata :\n) . when set on teradata , it indicates the import buffer size ( e . g .\n) . when set on teradata , it indicates the export buffer size ( e . g .\nthe new platform family includes : the teradata 550 smp , for departmental data warehousing or development environments ; the teradata 2500 , for entry - level enterprise data warehousing and the teradata 5550 , built for more demanding , mission critical and active enterprise environments . with the industry - leading teradata 12 . 0 database as the foundation of all the teradata platforms , customers can migrate to more powerful systems without costly changes to data models , queries or applications and leverage existing resources and tools .\nlet ' s examine for what volume and needs fits oracle , hadoop , nosql , teradata .\nfor teradata , the data exchange properties are shared across all p2t foreign servers . in order to change a static property for teradata , you must set a jvm system property in the following format :\n1 . very big mature of technologies and product , numbers of implementations against teradata and hadoop . hadoop is young , teradata is 30 years on the market , but has small number of implementations .\nhadapt\u2019s chief executive justin borgman will report to teradata lab\u2019s president scott gnau in a vice president capacity .\nncr and teradata are trademarks or registered trademarks of ncr corporation in the united states and other countries .\nconnectivity \u2212 teradata can connect to channel - attached systems such as mainframe or network - attached systems .\nthank you for your review ! happy to hear that you love having a dynamic role at teradata .\nteradata ( tdc ) today introduced the teradata active enterprise data warehouse 6700 platform , a new core analytic brain for big data sets , along with a new fabric - based hyper - speed nervous system .\nunder the covers , teradata\u2019s updated query executer and optimizer work together for high performance processing at scale .\nthe configuration files from the previous version of the teradata connector will remain . you can edit them via\nteradata much more deals with rough method work with data , such as full scan , than oracle .\nteradata has more than 10 , 000 total employees , including more than 400 at its local headquarters .\nunder the acquisition deal announced by teradata , godfrey will be in charge of teradata ' s application business . the company is not supplying roadmaps or integration details for making the aprimo software work with teradata clustered databases until after the deal closes some time in the first quarter of 2011 if regulators approve the deal .\nshared nothing architecture \u2212 teradata\u2019s architecture is called as shared nothing architecture . teradata nodes , its access module processors ( amps ) and the disks associated with amps work independently . they are not shared with others .\nteradata\u00ae querygrid\u2122 : presto - to - teradata database ( henceforth known as \u201cp2t\u201d ) provides a sql interface to query the teradata database from presto . presto is a sql query engine for big data that provides access to many data sources , including hadoop ecosystem databases like hive and traditional relational databases like mysql and postgresql .\nwe have started a new special online teradata training batch for developers and dba profile . for those who are interested to learn teradata can register in this batch . fees is quite less when you compare it with other batches and biggest advantage is that its a instructor led training batch so you can ask any doubt in the training itself . also we\u2019ll be covering latest version of teradata i . e . teradata 14 . 10\ndata governance and understanding metadata in hadoop is one of the biggest challenges and impediments to success with hadoop today . the revelytix acquisition brings to teradata new data management and data preparation tools in hadoop , as it delivers integrated metadata , lineage , and data wrangling all in a single software solution . the revelytix team joining teradata has a deep history in metadata management solutions . from hadapt , teradata has gained an experienced engineering team with deep big data knowledge that will be leveraged to enhance and move forward the teradata unified data architecture . organizationally , the people and intellectual property acquired in these transactions will become part of teradata labs , the award - winning and industry - leading research and development arm of teradata . exploiting all available data has become a strategic imperative for organizations to be successful . teradata\u2019s investment in big data technologies , including investments in teradata aster and hadoop , complement teradata\u2019s industry - leading data warehouse offerings and help customers unlock the value within big data . because they are not material to teradata , the terms of these acquisitions have not been disclosed .\nthis question i have faced in td12 basics exam . . node is the part of teradata open architecture .\nteradata : we ' re going to concentrate on data analytics . so we ' ve binned our top man\nrelated stories teradata ditches marketing to focus on analytics teradata challenges rivals with unified data scheme retail strategies \u2018all over the shop\u2019 get smart to engage with consumers why automation dream can be nightmare adobe grabs neolane for \u00a3393m teradata eyes marketers with ecircle salesforce buys \u00a31 . 6bn exacttarget salesforce launches euro hub crm revenues soar to $ 18bn\nat teradata analytics universe , sun . oct . 14th as she will be presenting the tun 2018 analytics challenge\nthe teradata data warehouse platform runs on linux , which is delivered preinstalled as part of the database appliance .\nteradata also has powerful sql language , but with few shortages , but has poor procedure language and tools .\nteradata viewpoint gives each business user and system administrator a means to create a custom web - based dashboard of tools to manage the teradata environment . it is self - service , allowing the user to include their needed tools within the dashboard portal . it uniquely offers anytime , anywhere access to monitor and manage the teradata environment .\ncloser to home , scb and dtac are both teradata customers . further afield , it serves ocbc , maybank , dbs and qantas . companies buy teradata because of the ip and the logical data models in each industry .\nteradata\u2019s latest updates to its analytics discovery platform aims to open up data analytics to more mainstream users . teradata\u2019s aster discovery platform 6 sports an innovative \u201csnap together\u201d technology to empower non - technical users to generate business insights .\nthose new processors along with other design enhancements provide a performance boost for the teradata active enterprise data warehouse 5650 .\nteradata corp . is casting a wider net for suppliers and local minority companies are among those that will benefit .\nafter starting a terabyte club for its heaviest users several years ago , teradata is now forming a petabyte club .\nteradata helps companies achieve high - impact business outcomes . with a portfolio of cloud - based business analytics solutions , architecture consulting , and industry leading big data and analytics technology , teradata unleashes the potential of great companies . visit\ni applied through a staffing agency . i interviewed at teradata ( san diego , ca ) in july 2013 .\nnext generation analytics with teradata aster discovery platform : teradata aster discovery platform is part of a new generation of solutions empowering chief information officers to execute a cohesive big data strategy creating an unfair competitive advantage . data scientists and analysts have been plagued by a piecemeal big data strategy , rudimentary tools , lack of scalability , and the use of disparate tools , technologies , and processes . the teradata aster discovery platform runs on the teradata aster big analytics appliance and integrates the teradata aster database , sql - mapreduce , and apache hadoop . the aster discovery platform offers a pre - built analytics library of more than 80 sql - mapreduce functions . it runs on teradata platform hardware , suse linux operating system , and enterprise - class storage all preinstalled into a power efficient unit . the innovations in the aster discovery platform include teradata aster sql - gr , a graph engine , and the teradata snap framework .\nprotect your strategic business intelligence with teradata backup and restore technology . a complete teradata bar solution provides data resilience that can help users overcome data loss while also satisfying long - term storage requirements imposed by corporate and government regulations .\np2t is compatible with versions of the teradata database in the 15 . 00 and 15 . 10 releases . the minimum version for the 15 . 00 release is 15 . 00 . 04 . 02 . the minimum version for the 15 . 10 release is 15 . 10 . 01 . 01 . the teradata database must have java 8 installed . additionally , there are recommended changes to the teradata jvm properties that greatly improve performance , as described here : jvm configuration . changing the jvm properties on the teradata database requires a restart of the jvm in teradata .\np2t uses two teradata accounts : a dba user and a user that will run queries on the foreign server .\nthe\nadvocated\nteradata bar solution greatly simplifies backup responsibilities for the teradata administrator , because it is fully designed , certified , procured , implemented , and supported by teradata . its scalable , parallel bar architecture is optimized for the best performance and is based on best - in - class hardware and software components from industry - leading vendors .\nin order to upgrade p2t , you will need to update both the presto connector and the teradata driver . each release of p2t works with exactly one version of presto , so upgrading presto necessitates upgrading p2t , and vice versa . p2t works with both teradata 15 . 00 and 15 . 10 ; there is no need to upgrade teradata .\nthe aster data acquisition follows hot on the heels of teradata ' s $ 550m acquisition in december 2010 of aprimo , a maker of web - based marketing management software that teradata wants to marry with its data warehouse appliances . \u00ae\ncurrently i am working as testing engineer using informatica , oracle . i would like learn teradata for career growth . please suggest me what way to learn basics in teradata . is this relevant t to oracle sql commands or not .\nmpp databases partition workloads over an array of nodes that run in parallel . teradata ' s database uses this approach .\nteradata extends expertise by adding think big as its consulting arm for deployments involving hadoop and other open - source platforms .\nalthough the focus now being analytics on big data , the core strength of the database engine is what carries teradata .\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged sql teradata assistant or ask your own question .\n9 / 30 / 07 ncr spun off teradata corporation ( tdc ) in a 1 - for - 1 transaction .\nto a lower value . in order to set these jvm options , run the following commands on any teradata node :\np2t can push all projections and some predicates down to teradata , to limit data transfer . the supported predicates are :\nif you have more data , it makes sense to think about teradata or hadoop depends of having joins and sql .\nteradata has more than 5 , 000 deployment consultants across 50 countries , and it generates more than half its revenue from consulting engagements . teradata will defer big data deployment projects to think big , which has sales offices in mountain view , boston , chicago , and new york , and a development center in salt lake city , utah . what teradata will not do , said twogood , is expect think big to promote its products or get involved in teradata or asterdata deployments .\nvormetric protection for teradata database simplifies the process of employing column - level encryption in the teradata database across the teradata workload - specific platform family . the product reduces complexity for developers by offering documented , standards - based application programming interfaces ( apis ) and user - defined functions ( udfs ) for encryption and key management to secure data - at - rest .\nthe performance gains depend on what teradata appliance customers buy , and in some cases , the addition of flash disks as well as new data compression techniques , combined with the cpu performance bump , are yielding big performance increases for teradata machines .\nteradata announced enterprise access for hadoop to offer business analysts streamlined , self - service , cost - effective access to apache hadoop . as a part of the unified data architecture , the new technology enables business analysts to reach through teradata directly into hadoop to find new business value from the analysis of big , diverse data . offering teradata smart loader for hadoop and teradata sql - h the solution features robust security , workload management , and comprehensive standard ansi sql support on apache hadoop .\nwith an eye toward heterogeneity , teradata also introduced teradata 15 on monday . this dbms update adds support for json data and goes beyond sql to invoke applications written in python , perl , ruby , r , and other languages to come .\nalthough the active edw is delivered as an appliance , teradata express , a free download version of the teradata database , is offered as a software - only option for anyone who wants to learn how teradata operates . this version doesn ' t provide the linear scalability of the appliance option and isn ' t designed for operational implementation of large - scale data warehouses .\nour big data architecture software , teradata unified data architecture\u2122 , allows organizations to capture , deploy , support , manage and seamlessly access all their data from multiple data platforms . through the power of teradata\u2019s unified data architecture software solutions , organizations can leverage data from multiple data sources such as a teradata integrated data warehouse , aster discovery platform , hadoop and other systems .\nin 2005 , teradata generated $ 1 . 5 billion in revenue and $ 309 million in operating income , ncr said .\nteradata on monday said its database 13 . 10 is available and stumped for better time aware analysis in data warehousing applications .\nsorry , the bynet is proprietary to teradata . if you want most info on the bynet , search their public documentation .\ntoday ' s announcement of teradata enterprise access for hadoop is another example of our agressive commitment to building out the teradata unified data architecture ,\nsaid scott gnau , president terdata labs .\nteradata enterprise access for hadoop empowers organizations to dig deeply into files and data residing in hadoop and combine the data with production business data for analyses - and action .\nno need to worry about data loss with a teradata backup and restore solution . experience rapid recovery with maximum data integrity .\nat the teradata universe event in prague , teradata ( tdc ) announced querygrid , a cohesive analytic environment for big data with integrated processing within and outside of its unified data architecture . the event conversation can be followed on twitter hashtag # tduniv .\nimport data from teradata database tables and store it in hadoop or one of the databases that presto has a connector for .\nto that end , teradata 15 , the company ' s latest database , adds support for various machine data as well as things like 3d geospatial analysis . teradata 15 will also support json data types , which are used for information from machines . languages such as perl and python will also be supported . the main message is that teradata wants to be hip for developers .\nthe new teradata platform family is an important addition to the enterprise data warehousing market . when customers require high scalability and performance for their business intelligence and data warehousing , microstrategy and teradata are considered a natural combination . the microstrategy business intelligence platform is optimized for teradata and , together , we have hundreds of joint customers who have benefited from our long - standing relationship .\nteradata understands that every customer\u2019s requirements and workloads are different , one size does not fit all . that\u2019s why teradata has workload - specific platforms , so customers can choose the hardware platform that meets solution requirements in the most cost - effective and efficient way possible . all platforms run on powerful , robust , enterprise - class hardware and are fully integrated and supported by teradata .\ni think we are getting pretty close , but i think in the next 12 months we will get to that promised land ,\nsaid justin borgman , teradata vp and founder of the hadoop - focused startup hadapt that teradata acquired last summer .\nteradata listener\u2122 is an intelligent , self - service solution for ingesting and distributing extremely fast moving data streams throughout the uda analytical ecosystem . listener is designed to be the primary ingestion framework for organizations with multiple data streams . teradata listener\u2122 is designed to :\ni\u2019m told hadapt will expand the number of employees it has , making the boston unit one of teradata\u2019s most important strategic hubs .\nteradata analytics platform provides the fastest path to secure , scalable , high - performance analytics to tackle your most complex business challenges .\n\u2019 . but we refer them as a single bynet system . the reason two bynet exist on a teradata system is that \u2013\nforge new connections ! teradata everyone is a thrilling new concept for 2018 that offers bold analytics enthusiasts like you numerous networking opportunities .\nteradata announced an evolution of the architecture of its \u201c massive parallel processing \u201d data warehouse at its universe customer event in hamburg .\nteradata cares , our flagship philanthropic program , builds strong and vibrant communities and demonstrates the value of \u201cdoing good with data . \u201d\nshould be moving to the cloud faster . where is the disconnect ? find out more in a recent survey by teradata here :\nthe teradata active enterprise data warehouse 5600 meets intelligence needs as the most dependable , highest - performing , massively parallel processing platform .\nteradata on monday launched a technology called querygrid , which aims to surface analytics from multiple systems storing both big and little data .\nquery on a table , the user needs insert or select privileges respectively . on teradata , the user needs select privileges for the\nthe revenue growth was below teradata ' s competitors average revenue growth of 7 . 34 % , recorded in the same quarter .\nwith adoption of fabric - based computing , teradata offers a high - speed , private analytic network with flexible configurations as the backbone of the entier teradata unified data architeture ,\nsaid scott gnau , president teradata labs .\nthe speed of connection and robust management of fabric - based computing empowers our customers to take hyper - speed analytics and business insights to a new level .\ndatabase syslib ; - - execute following commands as an admin user ( $ { dba _ user } ) - - upload driver . . . call sqlj . install _ jar ( ' cj ! $ { path _ to _ p2t _ driver _ jar } ' , ' presto _ teradata _ driver _ p2t ' , 0 ) ; - - create transport functions . . . create function presto _ to _ teradata _ import ( ) returns table varying using function presto _ to _ td _ import _ contract language java no sql parameter style sqltable reads external data external name ' presto _ teradata _ driver _ p2t : com . teradata . ptl . p2timportdriver . execute ' ; grant execute function on syslib . presto _ to _ teradata _ import to $ { presto _ user } ; grant select on syslib . presto _ to _ teradata _ import to $ { presto _ user } ; create function presto _ to _ teradata _ export ( ) returns table varying using function presto _ to _ td _ export _ contract language java no sql parameter style sqltable modifies external data external name ' presto _ teradata _ driver _ p2t : com . teradata . ptl . p2texportdriver . execute ' ; grant execute function on syslib . presto _ to _ teradata _ export to $ { presto _ user } ; grant select on syslib . presto _ to _ teradata _ export to $ { presto _ user } ;\nsteering committee , customers who manage our annual user group conference ,\nsaid scott gnau , chief development officer of teradata .\nwe are pleased with the support from our valued partners as well . the combination of these latest innovations in teradata technology and our partners\nteradata ( www . teradata . com ) , a division of ncr corporation ( nyse : ncr ) , is the global technology leader in enterprise data warehousing , analytic applications and data warehousing services . organizations around the world rely on the power of teradata ' s award - winning solutions to get a single , integrated view of their business to enhance decision - making , customer relationships and profitability .\ncontact : teradata division ncr corporation mike o ' sullivan , 937 - 445 - 7152 mike . osullivan @ urltoken source : ncr corporation\nteradata partners conference wraps up tonight after four days of information and networking sessions to give customers better insight into how they can optimize their data warehousing use and learn more about data warehousing concepts and teradata\u2019s overall roadmap . mike koehler , president and ceo of teradata discussed the fast paced changes occurring in the market regarding technology and the broadening of the application of data warehousing to include more than just enterprise data warehousing ( edw ) . this shift in teradata messaging enables customers and prospects to take advantage of teradata products without the concept of building an overall edw . although customers have always applied solutions the way they saw fit , this new flexibility looks towards expanding the popularity of\nechostar , an iptv company , replaced oracle with teradata and reduced its calculation time for customer churn from nine days to one day .\na significant new win for teradata is pko bank polski , a leading polish bank , wimmer said . the bank is using a teradata data warehouse appliance and relationship management application to cope with 6 . 2 million personal accounts and 7 . 2 million payment card accounts .\nwould be more helpful if i can get some idea on topics on teradata like fallback clusters , cliques , hashing algorythims and journals .\nnumber of amp and size is decided at the time of configuration of teradata system . usually it depends on the requirement of project .\nhey every one , i m new in teradata n this site helps me alot to increase my knowledge level about this organization . .\nteradata analytics universe is a next - generation analytics conference bringing together the most brilliant minds in the teradata universe \u2014 customers , partners , experts , and thought leaders . we come to be inspired . to collaborate . to explore and solve global challenges for better outcomes .\nthe flagship product in the teradata lineup is the active enterprise data warehouse 5650 , which is a multi - rack solution that scales up to 86 pb of user data capacity in the warehouses . teradata says that by upgrading to the new processor nodes and the teradata 13 . 10 database , customers using the current 5600h nodes will see around a 43 per cent performance boost per node . teradata is putting 300 gb and 450 gb fibre channel disks spinning at 15k rpm in the storage 6844 arrays it peddles for the data warehouse racks .\nunlimited parallelism \u2212 teradata database system is based on massively parallel processing ( mpp ) architecture . mpp architecture divides the workload evenly across the entire system . teradata system splits the task among its processes and runs them in parallel to ensure that the task is completed quickly .\nteradata studio with smart loader for hadoop enables point and click convenience for browsing moving data between teradata and hadoop for analysis and self - service intelligence . teradata sql - h gives any user or application across the enterprise direct , on - the - fly access to data stored within hadoop through ansi sql , leveraging the security , workload management , and performance of the teradata data warehouse . the integrated data ware house is a cornerstone of the unified data architecture , enabling real - time delivery of intelligence to front line decision - makers .\nbefore this , you could run aster analytics on hadoop through teradata ' s querygrid , but it required the teradata aster database platform to initiate and push down query processing . with the new release , aster analytics are decoupled from the database . while existing teradata aster customers won ' t get unplugged , the trend is clear that the future of aster is in the analytics library , not the database .\ndevelop a complete and thorough understanding of teradata\u2019s backup and restore ( bar ) solution so you can best deliver the full business value .\nteradata has already acknowledged the world beyond the edw with its unified data architecture , which incorporates the teradata aster database for data discovery and hadoop for varied and voluminous data not well suited to relational database management systems ( dbms ) . the querygrid adds a single execution layer that orchestrates analyses across teradata , teradata ' s asterdata dbms , oracle , hadoop , and , in the future , other databases and platforms . the analysis options include sql queries , as well as graph , mapreduce , r - based analytics , and other applications .\nlearn about teradata\u2019s big data architecture software overview , benefits , success stories , products , downloads , related products , or get support .\nif you have ad - hoc and business needs to answer on it asap , so use very big cluster on hadoop or teradata .\nthe database update , along with hardware tweaks , comes as teradata is one of the few independent data warehousing players left . oracle is gunning for teradata with its exadata product line . meanwhile , ibm bought netezza in a move to bolster its analytics appliance line - up .\naster data has been peddling its big data analytics software on dell ' s cloudy poweredge - c boxes as an appliance . teradata also uses dell iron to build its flagship enterprise data warehouse ( edw ) clustered appliances , so aster and teradata already have that in common .\ncompanies such as dayton - based vocalink language services , which provides translation and interpretation , stand to benefit from teradata\u2019s initiative . peru native amelia rodriguez started vocalink in 1995 , and along the way the certified minority - and woman - owned business started doing work for teradata .\nam new to teradata . . this is very useful for me . . can you send the document for teradata ? how to install & how to execute ? send this pdf of doc file to this mail id : renukadevi . ciet @ urltoken . thanks in advance .\nteradata has five systems , ranging from a low - cost entry - level data mart all the way to a 86 - petabyte unit .\nkarmasphere will provide software to build and run mapreduce jobs . the upshot is that customers can access hadoop and teradata files with simple interfaces .\nteradata is also updating its relationship manager tools with new dashboards and reporting . these reports will also be available on android and ipad devices .\nwhen an amp fails then teradata data protection features comes in action like ( hot standby node , cliques , down amp recovery journal ) .\nour brand - new learning experiences and personal trainers invite attendees to interact with teradata technology . get firsthand education from expert instructors and technologists .\nconsolidating on average four data marts into one teradata server reduces an agency\u2019s overall it expenses without losing the needed integrated data , scott said .\nhowever , he singled out the u . s . postal service as a major teradata client that will definitely benefit from increased data consolidation .\ndata warehousing and business intelligence flogger teradata has reached a settlement with ousted co - president herman wimmer , who alleged he was fired improperly .\nas el reg previously divulged , teradata resells tweaked versions of dell poweredge servers as well as lsi and emc storage in its various appliances .\nteradata has bought the assets of revelytix and hadapt in a bid to grow out its capabilities for the hadoop big - data processing framework .\nvictor l . lund elected president and chief executive officer - mr . lund to oversee the implementation of teradata\u2019s transformation - mike koehler steps down\nin 1988 , teradata partnered with the ncr corporation to build the next generation of database computers ( e . g . , 3700 ) .\nthe ip address or hostname of the data exchange coordinator , accessible from the teradata hosts . this value must match the host provided in the\nwhen installing more than one teradata presto connector , it is necessary to use different port values for data - exchange . server . port .\nall of the teradata purpose - built platform family members provide enterprise class capability and options to allow customers to optimise their data warehouse environments .\nthe benefit of teradata is has in fact quad partitioning , oracle has double . having 170 millions quad or tripple partition is very good .\ncomparing the results to its competitors , teradata reported total revenue increase in the 1 quarter 2018 by 3 . 05 % year on year .\nto keep costs low , teradata customers can tailor the level of assistance needed to meet the specific demands of their enterprise , and also have access to the teradata recovery centers 24 hours a day , 365 days a year ,\nsaid randy lea , vice president , products and services marketing , teradata .\ncustomers bring knowledge of their data and applications and teradata brings the expertise and experience in disaster recovery . working together , we can help a customer build a better and less expensive disaster recovery solution than what they can build on their own .\nas a result of the spinoff , which is expected to be completed in 6 to 9 months , nuti will continue to serve as president and ceo of ncr , while mike koehler , currently senior vice president of the teradata division , will serve as president and ceo of teradata .\non july 16th , teradata acquired assets of revelytix , a leader in information management products for big data with unique metadata management technology and deep expertise in integrating information across the enterprise . on july 17th , teradata acquired assets of hadapt , including experienced big data technologists and intellectual property .\nthe teradata snap framework seamlessly and simultaneously integrates the engines and data stores , and then executes and optimizes the query cross - analytic engines and data stores . the teradata aster integrated optimizer understands the discovery query\u2019s request and automatically runs the query utilizing the most efficient use of resources , which drives the highest performance data processing at scale . the new teradata aster integrated executor orchestrates all types of queries by enabling communication among analytic engines .\nthe south central ohio minority supplier development council certifies minority businesses for corporate members , such as teradata , which can tap into its supplier database .\nmiamisburg , ohio - - ( business wire ) - - teradata corporation ( nyse : tdc ) , the world ' s largest company solely focused on data warehousing and enterprise analytics , today announced that its teradata disaster recovery solution reduces the cost and takes the panic out of disaster recovery .\nfirst of all many thanks for your useful post . i am new to teradata db . can you please post about smp and mmp architectures .\njoin us at teradata analytics universe , october 14th - 18th . no other conference provides this level of engagement . watch our video to learn more\nsql \u2212 teradata supports industry standard sql to interact with the data stored in tables . in addition to this , it provides its own extension .\nlearn how querygrid works to connect a teradata and hadoop system to massive scale , with no effort , and at speeds of 10tb / second .\nit is possible to add multiple teradata connectors with different properties by having a different name . for example , you can add a connector specified in\ns largest company solely focused on raising intelligence through data warehousing and enterprise analytics . teradata is in more than 60 countries and on the web at\nteradata partners with hortonworks to offer a ready - to - run hadoop system that removes the hurdles of a hadoop installation . the teradata appliance for hadoop is the easiest way to implement hadoop in an enterprise . optimized hardware , high - speed access , enhanced software usability , teradata ' s world - class service and support are combined in one integrated solution . unlock data sources like never before with an enterprise - class hadoop solution .\ngartner said teradata ' s management software saves considerable administrative labor and lauded its lower - priced products and strong focus on the data warehousing business .\nteradata says that aprimo will be slightly accretive to its non - gaap earnings in the first year after the deal is done . teradata says that it will continue to develop and support its own relationship manager applications as well as the aprimo marketing studio , and will eventually put together a joint roadmap for an integrated emm product . these applications will be available to run locally and in hosted form , as aprimo sells today , says teradata .\nteradata has been recognized by the ethisphere institute , a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices , as a 2018 world\u2019s most ethical company\u00ae . teradata has received this honor for 9 years in the computer software industry underscoring their commitment to leading ethical business standards and practices .\nat the heart of our solutions is a platform of products that grow with you and a world class database teradata 12 . teradata offers a new family of purpose - 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the next major release of its database . queries can be initiated from the teradata database to access , filter , and return subsets of data from hadoop , aster , and other database environments to the teradata database for additional processing . the analysis can incorporate data from the teradata database and hadoop . at its last partner conference teradata talked about integrating json . json ( javascript object notation ) is a lightweight data - interchange format that is a widely used format for the internet of things . with json teradata is able to take multi - structured data and incorporate it into its data warehouse . json enables frictionless data loading and agile , schema - on - read access for extremely fast analytics for the internet of things .\nin the quarter ended in september 2010 , teradata had $ 741m in cash and no debt . the aprimo acquisition will blow a lot of teradata ' s cash and put a little debt on its books . and that is probably why wall street has knocked teradata ' s stock down by $ 1 . 13 , to $ 41 . 93 per share ( a 2 . 6 per cent decline ) , as el reg goes to press . \u00ae\nhowever , teradata has no plans to sell kickfire ' s existing product , having only hired its engineers and acquired its ip , adrian also said .\nis this a public or private placement ? within minutes of the news , the wires were buzzing . would teradata make a good public company ? would it get scooped up by an interested acquirer ? if so , who ? would private equity step in to snatch teradata as part of a plan to hatch a bottom - 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{"id": 56439, "summary": [{"text": "ith pharma is a british pharmaceutical company .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "they became notable in the united kingdom in june 2014 when a batch of intravenous feed supplied to hospitals in the uk was delivered in a contaminated state , leading to the death of two babies in neonatal care , and about 16 cases of blood poisoning in infants . 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tech . . .\nan enthusiastic , organised and creative pharma technician with a masters in pharmaceutical science and a masters in management . i have . . .\nith pharma has set new standards of reliability in the industry , agreeing cut off times that guarantee the products arrive when you need them . our staff are cross - trained in all disciplines , so regardless of illness or bad weather , we will continue to supply .\nwe\u2019ve used ith now for a couple of years ; i have found the service to be very reliable ; they have a quick turnaround when required , they are both h . . .\nyou must be registered to utilise ith online ordering . our secure online ordering is the safest & quickest route for your orders . click the link below and register your details to use our online ordering services .\nthe manufacturer of a hospital feed\nstrongly linked\nto the death of one baby and illness of 17 others has said it is\nsaddened\nby what has happened .\nthe baby died from blood poisoning at st thomas ' hospital in south london from suspected contaminated drip food .\npublic health england said babies at six hospitals developed septicaemia from the bacillus cereus bacterium .\nthe products in question , which are no longer in circulation , are made to order for individual patients on a daily basis , in response to bespoke orders from hospitals .\nwe are co - 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{"id": 56442, "summary": [{"text": "chicago public media is a not-for-profit media company that operates as the primary national public radio member organization for chicago .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "it owns three non-commercial educational fm broadcast stations and one fm translator , and produces the programs wait wait ... do n't tell me !", "topic": 23}, {"text": "for npr stations , this american life which is self-distributed but uses prx for distribution to other radio stations , and sound opinions for prx .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "cpm is based at navy pier in chicago .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the organization was started to take over the operation of 91.5 wbez from the chicago board of education in 1990 .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "until april 2010 , the company 's legal name was the wbez alliance , inc. and it used the name chicago public radio for its primary radio station and corporate identity .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "on june 22 , 2012 , it was announced that cpm had purchased troubled wrte-fm from national museum of mexican art .", "topic": 18}], "title": "chicago public media", "paragraphs": ["i had worked at chicago public media part time for less than a year .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at chicago public media , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the chicago public media company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at chicago public media .\nin april 2010 , chicago public media ' s board of directors adopted the name\nchicago public media\nin order to become a better recognized and stronger leader among public media creators and distributors , while aiming to continue the creation of challenging , informative and emotional media experiences that enhance civic life and improve community health by further deepening and growing our existing portfolio of public media brands .\ni applied online . the process took 2 weeks . i interviewed at chicago public media ( chicago , il ) in august 2012 .\nchicago public radio , wbez 91 . 5 fm , chicago , il | free internet radio | tunein\nhere at chicago public media our employees share our passion for public service news and information . we strive to create an collabortive environment where our employees can share their ideas . chicago public media offers the following benefits to help our staff be supported and enganged in their work :\nveteran chicago public radio personality and host of the morning shift tony sarabia signing off from wbez 91 . 5fm chicago\nchicago public media is home to wbez 91 . 5fm , vocalo 89 . 5fm and a range of acclaimed local and national productions .\ntoday , chicago public media broadcasts its primary service on three fm radio stations : wbez 91 . 5 fm in chicago , wbeq 90 . 7 fm in morris , and 91 . 3 fm ( w217bm ) in elgin , illinois . in addition to local programming , chicago public media produces this american life , sound opinions , and wait , wait . . . don ' t tell me ! ( a co - production with npr ) for national distribution . in 2005 , chicago public media launched a new public media service , vocalo , which is broadcast on wbew 89 . 5 fm in chesterton , indiana .\noriginally established as an extension service of the chicago board of education , chicago public media first signed on as wbez in 1943 . for most of these early years , the station only broadcast educational instruction , operating during the school year on weekdays while chicago public schools were in session . in 1970 , the station became one of the first charter member stations of national public radio ( npr ) . in 1990 , chicago public media acquired the wbez license from the board of education as an independent community licensee and not - for - profit : wbez alliance , inc .\nour show is produced in collaboration with wbez chicago and delivered to stations by prx , public radio exchange .\nchicago public media offers internships at our location on navy pier . all of our internships are part time , paying $ 10 an hour . internships are not available on evenings or weekends .\nthis american life is produced in collaboration with wbez chicago and delivered to stations by prx the public radio exchange .\nchicago public media is home to wbez 91 . 5fm , vocalo 91 . 1fm and a range of acclaimed local and national productions including : sound opinions , morning shift , worldview and radio m .\nchicago public media offers internships at our location on navy pier . all of our internships are part time , paying $ 10 . 50 an hour . internships are not available on evenings or weekends .\nmarketplace from american public media is the premier business news show on public radio . host kai ryssdal and the marketplace team deliver news that matters , from your wallet to wall street . online at urltoken\ntake a walking tour to explore chicago highlights and overlooked spaces ! gain a new perspective on your favorite architecture . wttw members receive 15 % off public and private tours at chicago detours .\nin 1994 , remembering chicago , a magical reminiscence of our city in the 1920s , 30s , and 40s was watched by chicagoans of every age . the original program\u2019s success inspired the sequels remembering chicago again , remembering chicago and world war ii , remembering chicago : the boomer years , and remembering chicago : the \u201870s and \u201880s .\nchicago public media is home to wbez 91 . 5fm , vocalo 89 . 5fm and a range of acclaimed local and national productions including : sound opinions , worldview , this american life , the morning shift and radio m .\nnews and events from around chicago are covered in this nightly public affairs program , hosted by phil ponce , with news analysis from carol marin .\nchris thile steps to the mic as the new host of the live public radio variety show a prairie home companion . download chris\u2019s song of the week plus other highlights from the broadcast . produced by american public media . twitter : @ prairie _ home\ndiscover the ways chicago\u2019s celebrity chefs unwind after they clock out of the kitchen .\nlooking for an internship in public radio ? chicago public media offers internships with a focus on radio production and reporting . be an intern on our show sound opinions , learn how to research and book guests on vocalo or the morning shift . attend press conferences , get sound bites from local politicians and cover breaking news for our newscasts .\nlooking for an internship in public radio ? chicago public media offers internships with a focus on radio production and reporting . be an intern on our show sound opinions , learn how to research and book guests on vocalo or the morning shift . attend press conferences , get sound bites from local politicians and cover breaking news for our newscasts .\ni issue this statement reluctantly , in response to mounting media pressure ,\nthe former reporter wrote in a statement on friday .\nveteran journalist john callaway hosted chicago stories to provide in - 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topic . hosted by wbez ' s . . .\nat the beginning of america ' s engagement in world war ii , president franklin roosevelt called on the country to become\nan arsenal of democracy\n\u2014 major producers of war material to help defeat the axis powers . this new film explores how the windy city answered that call , and how a mutually beneficial relationship between fdr and chicago mayor ed kelly ( the original\nbig city boss\n) helped to set everything in motion . the documentary reveals how the chicago area was transformed into a well - oiled production machine , with every man , woman , and child mobilizing to support the war effort .\nbackstory is a weekly public podcast hosted by u . s . historians ed ayers , brian balogh , nathan connolly and joanne freeman . we ' re based in charlottesville , va . at the virginia foundation for the humanities . each week we take a topic that people are . . .\njay shefsky gets caught up in other people\u2019s enthusiasm . whether it\u2019s their love of fishing , raising monarch butterflies , or improving the lives of neighborhood kids , jay would rather hear the stories and passions of everyday people than just about anything . and he\u2019s lucky enough to spend his days creating video profiles of people all around chicago .\nthe morning shift with tony sarabia is a live talk show that airs weekdays from 8 : 50 to 10 a . m . on wbez 91 . 5fm in chicago . it offers a dynamic mix of news , culture and music and rely heavily on engagement with you , our listeners , on - air and via social . . .\nfrom project management to publicity , audience research to graphic design , station clearance to public television distribution , we can extend all sorts of supplementary support and services . as your partner , we can ensure a successful launch of a new television program or series . we can serve in a variety of ways \u2013 from co - producing partner to presenting station services .\nour show is heard by 2 . 2 million listeners each week on over 500 public radio stations in the u . s . , with another 2 . 5 million people downloading each episode as a podcast . we\u2019re usually one of the five top podcasts on itunes . we\u2019re also heard on radio stations in ireland and germany , and all across canada and australia .\nfighting on both fronts : the story of the 370 th tells the remarkable but little - known story of one of few african american regiments to have fought in combat during world war i . they were america ' s unsung heroes \u2014 2 , 900 men from illinois , many of them from chicago ' s bronzeville neighborhood . this intrepid group of soldiers fought on two fronts \u2014 the war against the germans and the war against racism and inequality . but when they returned from war they realized that , despite their sacrifices , the country still denied them civil rights\ntaped at the hideout , an intimate dive bar in chicago , this series was created to bridge the gap between the silliness of late - night talk shows and serious - minded interview programs . each episode features host mark bazer facilitating two or three conversations with a diverse collection of guests that are as substantive as they are entertaining . pairing well - known guests with talented up - and - comers while also including some short comedic sketches , every second of the interview show with mark bazer is sure to engage , inform , and enlighten a wide and diverse audience !\nin the fourth season of the public television series the travel detective , cbs news travel editor peter greenberg shares cutting - edge travel news , must - have information , and insider secrets on navigating the travel process . each episode has need - to - know tips to improve the travel experience : how \u2014 and when \u2014 to book a hotel room , avoiding nickel - and - diming fees , and how to speed through airport security . the series also features signature \u201chidden gems\u201d destination segments , where greenberg highlights his personal picks and favorite experiences off the tourist map . featured destinations in this season include jordan , hawaii , cuba , australia , and united arab emirates , just to name a few !\nclosed captioning quality certification all programming provided by wttw complies with the closed captioning requirements established by the federal communications commission as embodied in 47 c . f . r . \u00a7 79 . 1 , including regulations concerning closed captioning quality . programming provided by wttw complies with these regulations by either : ( i ) satisfying the caption quality standards set forth in 47 c . f . r . \u00a7 79 . 1 ( j ) ( 2 ) ; ( ii ) adopting and following the \u201cvideo programmer best practices\u201d set forth in 47 c . f . r . \u00a7 79 . 1 ( k ) ( 1 ) ; or ( iii ) being subject to one or more of the captioning exemptions set forth in 47 c . f . r . \u00a7 79 . 1 ( d ) , including programming for which the audio is in a language other than english or spanish and that is not scripted programming that can be captioned using the \u201celectronic news room\u201d technique ; interstitial material , promotional announcements , and public service announcements that are 10 minutes or less in duration ; and / or programming that consists primarily of non - vocal music .\nmostly we do journalism , but an entertaining kind of journalism that\u2019s built around plot . in other words , stories ! our favorite sorts of stories have compelling people at the center of them , funny moments , big feelings , surprising plot twists , and interesting ideas . like little movies for radio .\nif you\u2019re brand new to our show , you might start with the list of episodes our host ira glass put together called \u201c new to this american life ? \u201d we\u2019ve been on the air since 1995 , so you can also browse through our recommended lists or our entire archive of more than 600 episodes .\nwe view the show as an experiment . we try things . there was the show where we taped for 24 hours in an all - night restaurant . and the show where we put a band together from musicians\u2019 classified ads . and the show where every story had been pitched by our own parents , who \u2014 wonderful as they are \u2014 are not very talented at spotting good radio stories . we did an episode on afrofuturism and an episode wandering around paris with david sedaris . nikole hannah - jones reported an episode telling the recent history of michael brown\u2019s high school in ferguson , missouri , and making the case for an educational policy that\u2019s been out of favor for years : school desegregation . one of our most popular episodes explained the 2008 economic collapse as it was starting to unfold . this episode spawned another entire program called planet money . we\u2019ve done live shows onstage , and you can watch some of them , including one where lin - manuel miranda turned one of our stories into a mini - musical .\nwe\u2019ve spun off two podcast series , serial and s - town . more are on the way . for two seasons on showtime , in 2007 and 2008 , we made a tv version of the radio show , which won three emmys ( you can find it on amazon prime , itunes , and hulu ) , and then we asked to be taken off television . we\u2019ve produced several films , including mike birbiglia\u2019s sleepwalk with me and don\u2019t think twice , and come sunday , which is based on the \u201c heretics \u201d episode of our show .\nback in 1999 , the american journalism review declared that the program was \u201cin the vanguard of a journalistic revolution\u201d and since then , a generation of podcasts and radio shows have sprung up \u2014 radiolab , invisibilia , startup , reply all , snap judgment , love + radio , heavyweight \u2014 building on the lessons we learned about narrative journalism and inventing all sorts of things we never could\u2019ve .\ncreating a job alert allows you to be notified by email of new opportunities that match this search criteria .\nwe do not offer internships that last only during the summer semester , unless we have a partnership with an educational institution or a third - party organization .\nyou can apply for open internships on our careers page only during application season . we also posted a very detailed guide about our application process and what makes a good internship application .\ninformation about wait wait . . . don ' t tell me ! and the this american life production fellowships are located on their sites .\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 .\nwe do not offer internships that last only during the summer semester , unless we have a partnership with an educational institution or a third party organization .\nto sign up for our twice monthly volunteer update and get the inside skinny on all of the opportunities that come along , please click here .\nevents volunteering includes working at live tapings of wait , wait . . . don ' t tell me ! , helping to staff both wbez and vocalo events and staffing wbez tables at various music , film and art festivals . if you have other questions about volunteering , please contact tyler greene at tgreene @ urltoken .\nmy first experienced included a lengthy phone interview with a member of the human resources department ( roughly 45 minutes ) . i was then invited to meet with the hiring manager ; this interview last one hour . i was then invited back for a half - day full of interviews . i had three individual meetings with various supervisors from several departments ( this process was intended to discover of i would make a good\nfit\nfor the company .\nprovide an example of how you dealt with a difficult situation with a coworker ( what was the problem and how did you resolve ) . answer question\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nnews crews set up in front of the u . s . supreme court early monday morning , july 9 , 2018 , in washington . president trump is expected to announce his choice for supreme court justice monday evening . j . david ake / ap hide caption\npresident trump , after less than two weeks of deliberations , is set to announce tonight his nominee to replace retiring supreme court justice anthony kennedy , a choice that could well affect the court and american jurisprudence , for a generation .\nboris johnson told prime minister theresa may on monday that he was resigning his post as britain ' s foreign secretary . he ' s seen here arriving at 10 downing street in london last week . simon dawson / reuters hide caption\nboris johnson resigns from u . k . ' s foreign secretary post over may ' s brexit plan\npolice and military personnel use umbrellas to cover a stretcher as it is carried to a helicopter from an ambulance at a military airport in chiang rai , thailand , on monday , as rescue operations continue for those still trapped inside the cave in khun nam nang non forest park in the mae sai district . lillian suwanrumpha / afp / getty images hide caption\nalan dambach developed tremors that caused his hands to shake uncontrollably . his condition made it difficult to work on his family ' s tree farm in fombell , pa . ross mantle for npr hide caption\nair force one after lands in bagotville , canada , in june . at the g - 7 meeting there , president trump threw traditional u . s . allies into disarray over his trade and security policies . lars hagberg / afp / getty images hide caption\npresident trump is heading to brussels for a nato summit this week . the alliance wants to present a united front , but trump has complained other members are not spending enough on defense .\nwhen ticks come in to contact with clothing sprayed with permethrin , research shows , they quickly become incapacitated and are unable to bite . pearl mak / npr hide caption\njust in time for summer hikes and outdoor play : a study finds that the ticks that often convey lyme disease become unable to bite , and soon die after exposure to clothing treated with permethrin .\nby 2100 , phoenix summers could resemble the 114 - degree averages found in kuwait . the city wants to become a model for coping in a warming world .\nthe trump administration is halting billions of dollars in payments required under the aca , citing a district court decision in new mexico from earlier this year . insurers say , the timing of the decision could mean higher premiums for millions of individuals and small businesses next year . nathan griffith / getty images hide caption\nciting a february ruling from a district court in new mexico , the administration said it will halt risk adjustment payments required by the aca . insurers say the move will increase premiums .\nwa lone , 32 , speaks to reporters as police escort him from the courthouse following his pretrial hearing monday in yongon . he is one of two reuters reporters charged with breaking the country ' s secrecy law , which carries the possibility of 14 years in prison . myo kyaw soe / afp / getty images hide caption\ndespite international outrage , a myanmar court has ruled that a case can proceed against wa lone and kyaw soe oo , who were arrested while reporting on a massacre of rohingya men .\nwomen photograph aims to shift the gender makeup of the photojournalism community . the organization has presented grants to support the projects of six photographers .\nemergency workers in salisbury , england , last week investigated two recent cases of nerve agent exposure . british police say dawn sturgess was staying in salisbury before she showed signs of sickness in nearby amesbury on june 30 . she died sunday . jack taylor / getty images hide caption\ndawn sturgess and a 45 - year - old man became sick in amesbury , england , just miles from the home of the former russian spy exposed to novichok in march .\nstarbucks announced on monday that it plans to get rid of plastic straws in its 28 , 000 stores worldwide by 2020 . instead , the company said it plans to use recyclable plastic lids that allow sipping .\nmumbai ' s juhu beach is strewn with trash at low tide during monsoon season . floodwaters flush garbage out of the city and into the arabian sea . as tides ebb , beaches are blanketed in trash , much of it plastic . lauren frayer / npr hide caption\nan indian state bans plastic bags , straws and more . will it work ?\nin mumbai , beaches are strewn with plastic trash , so now there ' s a ban on plastics \u2014 and set penalties for violators . but there are some exceptions .\nhere ' s the most recent research on screens \u2014 just in time for summer , when kids are sure to have them out .\nrudy giuliani , the lawyer for president trump , said sunday that trump ' s former lawyer michael cohen\nshould cooperate with the government .\nalex wong / getty images hide caption\npresident trump ' s lawyer said he and the rest of the president ' s team are\nvery comfortable\nwith cohen working with investigators as long as he tells the truth .\nthe russia investigations : ' putin ' s fine . he ' s fine . we ' re all fine '\nfr\u00e9d\u00e9ric yonnet performs a tiny desk concert on june 7 , 2018 . claire harbage / npr hide caption\ncome for the jokes , stay for the french harmonica player who ' s toured with stevie wonder , prince and ed sheeran .\namy adams and chris messina play a reporter and a detective both investigating the same crimes in hbo ' s sharp objects . anne marie fox / hbo hide caption\namy adams plays a journalist investigating violence in her hometown in hbo ' s adaptation of gillian flynn ' s 2006 debut novel .\na female reporter in 2000 accused canadian prime minister justin trudeau , photographed at a press conference during the g7 summit in june , of groping her . lars hagberg / afp / getty images hide caption\nshannon hubbard has complex regional pain syndrome and considers herself lucky that her doctor hasn ' t cut back her pain prescription dosage . will stone / kjzz hide caption\nstates are passing laws that limit a doctor ' s ability to prescribe opioids . doctors and patients alike are wrestling with what that means in cases of chronic pain\ngesel mason performs david rouss\u00e8ve ' s\njumping the broom\nas part of her performance project no boundaries : dancing the visions of contemporary black choreographers . enoch chan / gesel mason performance projects hide caption\nwhen she was in her 20s , dancer gesel mason started emailing choreographers she admired , asking them to create a solo for her . to her surprise , many of them said yes .\njapan ' s self - defense forces rescue people by boats from mabi memorial hospital , which was isolated after flood damage . str / afp / getty images hide caption\nrecord rainfall over a 72 - hour period set off landslides and surges . nearly 50 , 000 people have been mobilized in the search and rescue effort .\ncover of captain atom # 78 ( december 1965 ) . co - created by steve ditko , the nuclear - powered hero left a wake of . . . stars ? sparkles ? glitter ? . . . in his fabulous wake . glen weldon / private collection hide caption\nthe distinctive storytelling style of the artist behind characters like spider - man and doctor strange shaped generations of comics readers .\nnpr ' s weekly current events quiz . have a laugh and test your news knowledge while figuring out what ' s real and what we ' ve made up .\nwbez ' s global affairs program . featuring in - depth conversations about international issues and their local impact . also , foreign film reviews and human rights commentaries . hosted by jerome mcdonnell .\nre : sound is a remix of music , documentaries , found sound , sound bites , and little audio surprises we find all over the world .\nthe afternoon shift was a live wbez show featuring in - depth interviews and conversations with newsmakers and innovators . its last show was june 5 , 2015 .\nira glass combines documentary journalism with other kinds of storytelling : radio monologues , found tapes , short fiction and interviews . sidestepping sensationalism , ira and his staff serve up narrative epics that pinpoint , in the tradition of studs . . .\nsports , music , news and podcasts . hear the audio that matters most to you .\nbullseye from npr is your curated guide to culture . jesse thorn hosts in - depth interviews with brilliant creators , culture picks from our favorite critics and irreverent original comedy . bullseye has been featured in time , the new york times , gq and . . .\nthe view from the top of business , presenting a clearer view of the business world , through discussion with people running companies .\nthe bbc ' s flagship technology programme . how digital technology affects our lives around the world . gareth mitchell explores the latest digital news and trends .\neach week , discovery takes an in - depth look at the most significant ideas , discoveries and trends in science , from the smallest microbe to the furthest corner of space .\nfrom the co - author of the best - selling freakonomics titles , comes freakonomics radio , a fascinating and often surprising look at the hidden side of , well . . . everything . each week stephen j . dubner explores the riddles of everyday life\u2014from cheating and . . .\nall things considered is the most listened - to , afternoon drive - time , news radio program in the country . every weekday for two - hour , hosts audie cornish , kelly mcevers , ari shapiro , and robert siegel present the program ' s trademark mix of the biggest . . .\nup - to - the - minute news , background analysis , commentary , and coverage of arts and sports . that unique mix of news and culture has made this enduring program a national favorite .\njust because it ' s the weekend doesn ' t mean you can ' t keep up with current affairs . relax with a mix of news , interviews , commentaries , reviews , and offbeat features .\ncovers newsmakers and artists , scientists and politicians , music makers of all kinds , writers , thinkers , theologians and all manner of news events .\nthe creation of ken nordine , word jazz has been intoxicating generation after generation with its own concoction of spoken word . difficult to define , word jazz is mellow , groovy , funny , spacey , colors , sounds , voices , stories , and more . . . or less . ken . . .\nthere are many ways to listen to our episodes \u2014 on podcast apps , here on our website , or on the radio .\nsubscribe to our show to get the latest episode every week . our four most recent episodes are available to stream or download via these and other podcast apps :\nour entire archive of 600 + episodes is available here , on our website , and on our app , which is available on ios and android . you can download as many episodes as you\u2019d like on our app .\na digital channel broadcasting this american life around the clock is available on tunein and iheartradio .\narchive downloads are available for $ 0 . 99 from itunes and amazon mp3 .\nour new and improved app for ios and android gives you access to our entire archive . you can download an unlimited number of episodes for offline listening . you can also bookmark episodes to listen to later , and track your progress through our archive by marking stories as heard .\nwe have more than 600 episodes , so use our new search and filter functions to find your favorite stories by topic , contributor , and year .\nwe worked with the fine folks at black pixel to build our app . studio rodrigo did our mobile designs , and rich orris handled the web development . we appreciate any feedback :\na whirlwind tour of places where american history was made : from the streets that connect our cities , to the monuments that mark our battles , to the modern marvels that make our civilization possible . find out which places made the list !\nin the fall of 1979 , john paul ii was one year into a transformative papacy filled with hope and dynamism . northern ireland was a decade into the troubles , a bloody conflict that shrouded all of ireland in gloom . the dramatic encounter between this charismatic polish pope and the \u201cland of saints and scholars , \u201d is captured poignantly in john paul ii in ireland , a historical documentary and spiritual reflection of what ultimately brought peace to northern ireland .\nin may 2017 , the legendary rock \u2018n\u2019 roll band foreigner performed two sold - out shows together with the 21st century symphony orchestra & chorus , conducted by ernst van tiel , taped over three spectacular nights in lucerne , switzerland . foreigner live at the symphony represents a year - long collaboration between foreigner founding member and lead guitarist mick jones and the grammy - nominated composing / arranging team , dave eggar and chuck palmer , exploring the deep symphonic potential of these classic and iconic songs . celebrating 40 years of chart - topping hits , the band performs \u201cjuke box hero , \u201d \u201ccold as ice , \u201d \u201cblue morning , blue day , \u201d \u201cwaiting for a girl like you , \u201d \u201cstarrider , \u201d \u201cdouble vision , \u201d \u201curgent , \u201d and \u201ci want to know what love is . \u201d\nmore than four dozen world - renowned artists come together for an international jazz day celebration in havana , cuba , culminating in an all - star global concert at the gran teatro de la habana . international jazz day is the one day each year that jazz is celebrated worldwide , bringing together people of all ages , backgrounds and nationalities . featuring host will smith with remarks by quincy jones and herbie hancock and featuring performances by hancock , esperanza spalding , marcus miller , richard bona , roberto fonseca , chucho valdes , and many more , this concert crowns a week of education and community outreach throughout the island nation of cuba . the program includes scenic footage from throughout the city , exclusive interviews with the artists and performances of jazz standards , original compositions and modern classics .\nthe experience with dedry jones is a celebration of music hosted by dedry jones in wttw ' s intimate grainger studio . audiences enjoy a personal conversation with a world class musician as they discuss the artist career , interests and music history , interspersed with a live music performance backed by a full band . each episode takes audiences on a unique and compelling journey through the artist ' s life , through their own words , experience , and song .\nin a fractured nation , what ideals do we share in common ? to find out , pulitzer prize - winning historian david m . kennedy teams up with his stanford university colleague condoleezza rice to investigate the idea of a unifying american creed . their thorny , cross - partisan inquiry frames the stories of activists , each of whom is striving to realize his or her own vision of america\u2019s promise across a deep divide .\nthis new 1 - hour documentary is the latest edition of the groundbreaking royal tour series , in which peter journeys to a select country to offer audiences access to extraordinary locations , historic landmarks , and cultural experiences , guided by some of the most dynamic and powerful heads of state around the world . rwanda : the royal tour follows journalist peter greenberg as he ventures deep inside the country known as the \u201cland of a thousand hills\u201d with the ultimate tour guide \u2014 the president of rwanda himself , paul kagame .\nhosted by geoffrey baer , this series recounts the stories of 40 of america\u2019s manmade wonders , introduces us to the men and women who built them , and explore the impact that these places have had on us as individuals and communities . these buildings , homes , parks , and towns are all around us , and yet americans typically have little understanding of how they came to be , who built them , and how they affect us all .\nnature cat is a new animated pbs kids\u00ae series designed to encourage kids to explore and develop connections with the natural world . with broad comedic appeal and a focus on natural sciences , the show follows fred , a house cat who dreams of exploring the great outdoors . once his family leaves for the day , fred transforms into nature cat , \u201cbackyard explorer extraordinaire ! \u201d\nhow do we prevent war ? how do we maintain peace ? these questions have been posed by nations and people throughout history . concessions often bring about peace in the short term , defusing tensions for a while , but the aggressor\u2019s initial demands are not forgotten and , in fact , often bolstered with time . the lessons of appeasement verses deterrence are hard - learned time and time again . the price of peace : a personal exploration by johan norberg examines the use of deterrence of enemy aggression in the past , and the efforts to sustain it in the current era of rogue nations and nuclear proliferation .\n( pronounced you - me - go ) is an innovative transmedia world of invention and construction designed to engage children in the exploration of real - world science , engineering and mathematical ideas . through game play and problem solving , children navigate the world of umigo along with a cool and quirky cast of characters . umigo is funded in part by a ready to learn award from the us department of education .\n3 - d interactive game designed to support reading comprehension for grades 2 - 3 , is about the hilarious misadventures of two rookie\nworldsplorers ,\ngylnert and zornat who hail from the planet cyron . they are charged with figuring out cyron\u2019s 429th discovery & ndsah ; earth . mission to planet 429 is funded in part by a ready to learn award from the us department of education .\nthe magic never ends : the life and works of c . s . lewis\nin 2022 , qatar will host the biggest sporting event in the world , the fifa world cup . monday at 10 : 00 | typical work\ngeoffrey baer discovers how streets have connected the nation , divided communities , and changed the way americans live , work , and shop . tuesday at 8 : 00 pm\ndiscover why human beings need bravery and ingenuity to survive in the world ' s most extreme places . wednesday at 8 : 00 pm | watch trailer\nsecret life of dogs uses cutting - edge cinematography to really get under the fur of our most prized companions . thursday at 8 : 00 pm\nsee how tony award - nominated writer gurira made the leap from storyteller to hollywood superstar . stream episode now\nwhat started as a state police plan for\nlimited access\nto the busy thruway saturday turned into a complete shutdown of the expressway ' s northbound lanes to make room for the marchers led by rev . michael pfleger .\na missing persons case leads morse to explore country railways and resurrects the specter of an unsolved murder from a few years earlier . trewlove proves her merit against detectives from another division .\nfeeling frustrated by your toddler\u2019s demands ? at bedtime we hear : i want a glass of water , there is a monster , and more . at these times try to imagine the world from your child\u2019s point of view . here are some tips to help .\nwelcome ! if you\u2019re a producer and are looking for a way to transform your creations from a concept to a television broadcast , we may be the partner you\u2019re seeking .\ninquiries and project treatments are now accepted by email . the release / disclaimer needs to be filled out and signed before we can look at any idea . you can obtain this release by sending an e - mail to national productions or by clicking here .\ncore to wttw\u2019s mission are the production , broadcast and distribution of local content on - air and online . our current local productions include :\nillinois is steeped in culture , traditions , and diversity and the arts play a major role in enriching and inspiring our communities . the arts across illinois series devotes itself to covering this rich landscape .\nwant to know what restaurants are hot ( and not so hot ) in the chicagoland area ? join host catherine de orio each week as she invites three guest reviewers to try each other\u2019s recommendations and then discuss their dining experiences .\ndeliver all requested materials to distributor ( tape masters , on - air promos , etc . )\ndevelop all program marketing materials ( to viewers , sales , programmers , etc . )\ndeliver required submission forms ( contracts , music cue sheets , etc . ) to distributor\nin addition to the above - mentioned presenting station duties , a producer may request wttw national productions to take on additional activities at an additional cost . these may include , but are not limited to , the following :\nfor questions regarding station relations , please contact kara weigand at kweigand @ urltoken .\nwe are here to help . if you have questions or comments , please feel free to contact us .\nuse the member and viewer services contact form for programming , membership , and general comments and questions . information will not be shared outside of wttw . please know that due to the volume of e - 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congested cities . and , the world happiness report has a new country on top of that list , and we explain why it was chosen .\n# 402 : hidden gems of oahu cbs news travel editor peter greenberg travels to hawaii\u2019s most visited island , where he hits the water with a hawaiian legend , shops like a local , and experiences the island\u2019s traditional art forms . plus , airlines are getting more and more competitive , and innovative , when it comes to trying to win over business class passengers . we reveal some of the carriers\u2019 latest bells and whistles . and , airfare and hotels are the obvious line items budgeting for a vacation \u2014 we give some pointers to figure out how much your trip will really cost .\n# 403 : best airline safety videos cbs news travel editor peter greenberg runs down the most entertaining and innovative airline safety videos . plus , from famous residents , to the home of a classic children\u2019s book character \u2014 we reveal the untold story of the iconic , new york plaza hotel . and , it\u2019s known as the factory tour capital of the world . greenberg shows you how to live like a local , in historic york county , pennsylvania .\n# 404 : hidden gems of ras al - khaimah cbs news travel editor peter greenberg introduces us to an emirate in the uae that most of you have never even heard of , called ras al - khaimah . plus , the homestead in virginia is the first resort ever built in the united states . learn about its colonial heritage \u2014 it\u2019s a true hotel with a past . and , fans of game of thrones know dubrovnik as the site of the fictional capital king\u2019s landing . but , there\u2019s plenty more to see in this croatian city , including medieval architecture , and gorgeous views of the adriatic sea .\n# 405 : hidden gems of jordan cbs news travel editor peter greenberg takes you to the middle east , to a country full of ancient archaeological and religious ruins . however , jordan is more modern and westernized than you might imagine . and despite what you might think , now is the perfect time to visit . plus , it\u2019s the capital of wales , a port city filled with medieval history . greenberg shows you how to live like a local , in cardiff . and , the buccaneer hotel on the island of st . croix has its own compelling history , dating back to the colonial era . find out why it\u2019s a true hotel with a past .\n# 406 : crossing border for cheaper airfare cbs news travel editor peter greenberg tells us about a new bridge at the u . s . mexican border allowing americans to travel to tijuana\u2019s airport for cheaper airfare . plus , with new rules in effect , we tell you what you need to know before you travel to cuba . and , some believe a specific hotel in hungary was the inspiration for the oscar - nominated film the grand budapest hotel . no matter what you think , correspondent tracy gallagher tells us why it\u2019s a true hotel with a past ."]}
{"id": 56444, "summary": [{"text": "blue tongue entertainment pty ltd was an australian video game developer founded in 1995 .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "it was acquired by thq on 17 november 2004 , and remained an internal development studio of thq until its closure in august 2011 .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "in addition to thq , blue tongue had worked with the publishers hasbro interactive and vivendi universal games .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "blue tongue originally provided web development services , but moved into video games in 1995 with their first release , afl finals fever .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "it was released on 9 june 1996 and reached number 3 on the australian software sales charts , selling a total of 15,000 units overall .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "another game , riding star , was their first international release .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "it was ported to multiple platforms , including the playstation and the game boy .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "blue tongue developed the toshi game engine used internally for many of its projects .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "in 2008 , blue tongue finished de blob , its first original game since riding star , for the wii system .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "since its release , de blob has garnered significant and favorable acclaim from various gaming websites , including official nintendo magazine , which awarded the game a rating of 92 % and a gold award , and ign.com , which awarded the game several wii-specific awards in its 2008 video game awards , including best platform game , best graphics technology , and best use of sound .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "in addition to the awards won , ign also nominated de blob for several other wii-specific awards , including best new ip , best original score , most innovative design , and game of the year .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "in 2011 , blue tongue was announced to be closed down under a restructuring and realignment plan by parent company , thq", "topic": 18}], "title": "blue tongue entertainment", "paragraphs": ["three former blue tongue entertainment developers have banded together to form a new game development studio in melbourne , australia .\nrip blue tongue , i will always remember you as somewhere i once worked .\nblue tongue was eventually closed by thq in august 2011 . its last title was\nblue tongue entertainment was a game development studio based in melbourne ( australia ) . it was originally established in october 1995 as blue tongue software , transitioning from web development to games . its debut was the australian football game\n[ after blue tongue ] i looked around to see what else was going in melbourne , and there wasn ' t much going on so i decided to start my own studio with chris ,\nsays baker , who worked at blue tongue for nine years .\nthe game was being developed for xbox 360 and ps3 , with thq ' s melbourne studio , blue tongue , said to have been working on the pc version . our source tells us that approximately 200 people in total were working on the game , including blue tongue and outsourcing .\nanother great title developed by bluetongue entertainment , melbourne . this is definitely a big favourite .\njurassic park : operation genesis for playstation by blue tongue entertainment pty , ltd . , sega corporation , vivendi games . jurassic park : operation genesis puts you in the shoes of a dr . hammond - type scientist , and challenges . . .\nthe major different for me is when i was at blue tongue , i was the lead programmer so i was looking after 20 other programmers ,\nbaker says .\nit ' s still early days for the studio . with a small team they ' re hoping to do things they weren ' t able to do when they worked for blue tongue .\n( 1998 ) , was blue tongue ' s first international release , and eventually spawned many ports and conversions for different franchises . for its next titles the studio worked with publisher such as\nfounded in 1995 . they are located in melbourne , australia . thq bought them in 2004 . their early work was mostly licensed games . those included nicktoons battle games , barnyard and jurassic park among others . in 2008 they released de blob for the wii , their first original game in ten years . it gained good reviews from critics . 80 people worked at blue tongue entertainment before , in 2011 , blue tongue was announced to be closed down under a restructuring and realignment plan by parent company , thq .\nthree phase interactive was formed by game developers paul baker , chris burns , and drew morrow , who worked at blue tongue on games like de blob before thq closed the studio in august 2011 .\nat blue tongue we ' d be working on projects for a year or two and if we were lucky there might be some playtesters towards the end , but generally it was people in the studio playing it .\ni am seeking interviews with studiooz and blue tongue staff . if anyone reading this wishes to speak to a journalist , on or off the record , email me : andrew dot mcmillen at gmail dot com . thank you .\nthe games development association of australia ( gdaa ) is currently working on options and support mechanisms for the ex - thq oz and blue tongue developers , so please follow @ gdaa _ oz on twitter for further updates . . .\nit wasn ' t using the space marine engine , it was using a custom in - house engine . also blue tongue were working on more than just the pc port - they were doing an entire chapter of the game and x360 / ps3 features .\nwe have a very iterative process where we get something going in a prototype and then we refine it and continue iterating and we get people to playtest it , which is a bit different to the way it used to work at blue tongue ,\nbaker says .\nfarrell added , \u201cwe will continue to evaluate our capital and resources to concentrate on fast growing digital business initiatives such as social games , mobile and tablet - based digital entertainment . \u201d\nthe two studios owned by thq in australia , thq studio australia ( formed in 2003 and based in brisbane ) and blue tongue entertainment ( the melbourne based studio founded in 1995 and acquired by thq in 2004 , most well known for their de blob series of console games ) , will be closing down this week . both studios had 90 staff each for a combined workforce of 180 employees . an internal development team in pheonix has also been let go , making the total amount of employees redundant at 200 .\nthq\u2019s five internal development studios are focused on key initiatives and franchises : thq montreal , creating an unannounced new ip with a team led by industry veteran , patrice d\u00e9silets ; volition , inc . , developing the highly anticipated upcoming game saints row\u00ae : the third , \u2122 and insane\u2122 in collaboration with renowned film director guillermo del toro ; relic entertainment , creators of company of heroes and the upcoming warhammer 40 , 000\u00ae : space marine\u2122 for playstation 3 computer entertainment system and the xbox 360 video game and entertainment system ; vigil games , developing darksiders\u00ae ii and next year\u2019s mmo warhammer 40 , 000 : dark millennium online\u2122 ; and thq san diego , developers of wwe all stars and creating best - in - class fighting games .\nin a\nstrategic realignment\nto steer development away from\nlicensed kids titles and movie - based entertainment properties\nand push\nfocus to high - quality owned ip with broad appeal\n, publisher thq has decided to close its games development operations in australia .\nagoura hills , calif . , august 9 , 2011 ( business wire ) \u2013 thq inc . , ( nasdaq : thqi ) today announced a strategic realignment of its internal studio development teams to better align resources with the company\u2019s future portfolio of interactive entertainment . thq is in the process of transitioning its portfolio away from licensed kids titles and movie - based entertainment properties for consoles and has also decided not to actively pursue further development of the mx vs . atv franchise at this time . as a result , the company announced the closure of two studios in australia , and the elimination of a development team at the company\u2019s phoenix location . the company is maintaining its quality assurance team in phoenix .\nit seems the media too often portray the high aud as good because they ' re idiots and think its some sort of olympic medal count . for the vast majority of people who don ' t work in export industries all it means to them is cheap computers , electronics and home entertainment systems . and the government seem to be quite happy to leave the currency where it is because having it damage exporters is keeping a lid on inflation . punish the minority harshly just so the majority don ' t have to moan about a minor increase in the costs of their luxury .\nan anonymous source from thq ' s former brisbane studio has leaked videos showing gameplay and trailer footage from the marvel game they were working on before the studio closed , the avengers . we have three of them here . update : the videos appear to have been removed from youtube , but we took some screenshots before they were taken down .\nthe source tells kotaku australia that it was the only game that thq studio australia ( studio oz ) was working on at the time of the closure and they had already poured 18 months of hard work into crafting what was anticipated to be a high quality marvel movie game instead of just another licensed title .\nwhen the developers at the studio got wind that studio oz was in trouble , they made these videos for marvel in hope that the comic book giant would come on board and prevent any closures . despite the superhero first - person brawler impressing marvel , the project was ultimately canned by thq .\nfrom the footage we ' ve seen , the game looked incredibly promising and studio oz seemed to be on the right track in making a movie tie - in that could stand on its own and wow players . it ' s disappointing to know that the project has been canned \u2014 it would have been fantastic to have such a big project come out of an aussie studio .\nwe wish the developers the very best , and if any former thq developers would like to get in touch with us to share their story , they can contact us here .\nanother outsourced movie - game ; yeah that would have done wonders for the australian game industry .\nactually - it could have . not all licensed titles are ' me too ' fillers , and the reactions to the vids suggest people were excited , which is not normally the case for licensed games .\nhey franz i don ' t know why you have such a negative attitude to what looks like a really interesting game . it didn ' t look like a slapped together title , a lot of time and effort went into making it . so maybe next time think before you type .\nyeah . thank goodness that game got canned . . . along with all the staff that were working on it . that ' s totally a good thing right ?\nthat game looked bloody fantastic ! i ' m so sorry to the thq bris guys , that was some amazing work they were doing .\neverything about that game was great and very different to everything else you see in games . 4 player co - op with the ability to have mulitple of the same character , ultimate marvel universe , skrulls and super skrulls , first - person view is a brillant way of doing it . i love the left 4 dead style and hope everyone of the bris guys get jobs because that was an amazing movie connected game !\nthq ? probably on ways to make aussies pay an extra 100 % premium on all of their titles .\nman , i ' m pretty sure i knew one of the programmers for the brisbane thq office . he was awesome , and my friends and i used to play l4d1 with him all the time .\nnever met him in real life , but just having that contact and knowing that he would ' ve been out of a job made the thq brisbane office closure just that little bit more depressing .\nthat was probably me , or a friend of mine : d . does the [ ozmsis ] tag ring a bell ? we played loads of l4d , only programmers who did iirc .\nthat ' s a real shame , those clips were looking pretty good . and i ' m not even one to play those types of games : (\nthe game looks great , too bad they didn ' t get the chance to finish it .\ngoing off what an ex - studio oz employee said the tech ( especially mp and tools ) was way behind so that probably didn ' t help .\nthat is very wrong . the tech and tools were awesome and the person who posted that obviously held a grudge or had no idea what they were talking about .\nagree with forlorn , to suggest ' way behind ' is a bit rough . might not have been a polished toolchain like the udk , but much of the tools and tech was well advanced , i mean it had been used for several projects . . perhaps the complaints were more directed at tool useability issues .\nloving the way first person is being used for more then just shooters these days . someone please finish this game !\nthe game looks solid - reminds me of war for cybertron for some reason - only with 4 player co - op in the campaign and that it is third person . would have picked this up if it had launched for $ 60 - 70 around the same time as avengers movie if got decent reviews .\ni ' ll never understand why some developers keep persisting with making games that are primarily 1st person view . it was ok in the 90 ' s when developers were learning how to program in 3d environments .\n1st person view is good for times when you want to zoom in . 3rd person is much better for seeing your character in action , especially a brawler like this .\nthe\nfloating hands\nview looks ridiculous now , as it tries to be like virtual 3d .\ni agree that the hands could have used a little more work , mainly because the hulk only seemed to have 4 attacks .\nhulk isn ' t too bad since he like wolverine is one of those guys that can do heap ' s of close quarters area effect attack ' s .\niron man and captain american in my mind both need that first person perspective . since iron man is a guy with guns close combat always seems kinda weird with him . and there ' s no where near that feel of power if he ' s in third person .\ni think the most important thing here is that this could have been an awesome co - op avenger ' s game that could have been a real blast to play together .\nespecially now that rage has told us to bugger off . and i ' m done with dead island the only thing on the horizon is borderlands 2 ( some games are just made to be played with other ' s and it looks like this could have been one of them\ni think these types of games need to take as much as they can from batman arkham asylum ' s combat system .\nit had scope for melee and range fighting , and the combat animations were epic .\nthe thing is though that for slot of these characters 3rd person mel\u00e9e has been proven to be garbage batman worked because it had the right amount stealth and street brawling . which is solid batman .\nwe spent a shit tonne of time making sure it played well - a lot went into the ai , the combat moves etc to make it feel right . and it felt awesome . most people that played it felt that it was the best fp melee they ' d ever played . the reason was simple , we didn ' t force the player to use melee all the time . there was a rythym that allowed the player to close distance , attack an enemy , re - aquire a target and move to the next kill .\nsome little french dude who looks like napolean is probably re - writing their c # code in fortran in montreal .\nextremely disappointing that this was canned . . . even in an unfinished state it looked incredible . is it really too late or is there a potential for this to be picked up and continued elsewhere ? surely they will want a move - game tie - in when the avengers is released ?\nit looks allright . . . . but yeah , i ' m not sold on the concept . fpss always look good for brief periods of time , it ' s how they hold up over the long run that counts .\nmust admit , the iron - man flying looks awesome . . . me be sad now and go cry for a while for the loss of the propect of a proper iron - man game\ni would have bought and played the shit out of this . looks amazing .\nwhat ? no hawkeye ? i know he was a late addition to the team , but he would have rocked in the fps model . outside of that , it looked like a great concept - very fresh addition to the superhero game genre .\nno way can this be canned . when the avengers movie is released they will have to make a game to go with it . . . . this one is nearly done , no point in starting from scratch .\ndon ' t be suprised . it happened to another brisbane studio , pandemic , with a big licensed project ( batman : tdk video game ) . they just let the game go despite the countless hours and $ sunk in to it .\nwow , that was a lot better and further along than i thought it would be . the first person gameplay looked really promising . . . i really hope eveyone working on the game can find work again soon .\navengers t . . .\nthis video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by thq inc . . sorry about that .\nfps iron man ? that would have sold me from the get - go . . .\nabertay university professor and artist joseph delappe is using grand theft auto 5 in his latest digital art piece about gun violence in america . elegy . gta usa gun homicides was created by the scottish professor and launched on 4 july 2018 .\nemail newsletters will contain a brief summary of our top stories , plus details of competitions and reader events .\nyes , i wish to receive exclusive discounts , special offers and competitions from our partners .\nthq have slowly been restructuring and refocussing over the years . a 17 % workforce reduction in late 2008 left both the local australian studios unscathed .\nworking furiously to develop support mechanisms for all the talent at the local thq studios . way too much talent for oz industry to lose .\nnot prepared to let thq vanish without a fight . already working on options .\nsega studios australia ( brisbane ) they will be sending tsumea new job adverts on open positions shortly . keep your eye out on the front page and the jobs page .\nthe binary mill ( gold coast ) they are hiring programmers , please find the job descriptions in our jobs page .\nplease visit our jobs board for the latest jobs , including game programmer openings at firemint , twiitch , and the binary mill .\ntoday\u2019s actions will result in a personnel reduction of approximately 200 people . all affected employees are eligible to apply for open positions within the company globally .\n\u201cwith this realignment , we are narrowing our focus to high - quality owned ip with broad appeal that can be leveraged across multiple platforms , and to work with the best talent in the industry . by right - sizing our internal development capacities for our console portfolio , our five internal studios are focused on delivering high - quality games with talented teams driving the execution of those titles to market , \u201d said brian farrell , president and ceo , thq . \u201cas we have outlined in our business strategies , we are making shifts to reduce movie - based and licensed kids\u2019 video games in our portfolio , which underscores our strategy to move away from games that will not generate strong profits in the future . \u201d\nthe company has recently outlined its four - pillar digital strategy : 1 ) create a digital ecosystem around key console title launches such as the scheduled november 15 , 2011 release of saints row : the third , which includes plans for a robust dlc schedule , online season pass , and in - game store for consumables ; 2 ) create a critical mass of users on social media platforms such as facebook and mobile platforms , including ios and android\u2122 , using thq - owned or branded content , such as the upcoming fall release of margaritaville\u00ae online , based on jimmy buffett\u2019s popular brand ; 3 ) create an ongoing digital revenue stream with the launch of the company\u2019s mmo , warhammer 40 , 000 : dark millennium\u2122 online ; and 4 ) continue to drive digital end - user sales through existing channels as well as through the upcoming re - launch of thq . com .\nanother one ? we won ' t have any devs left in this country at this rate .\nwell , the news about the closure is absolutely everywhere now with the thq president and ceo releasing a press release on the reasons . i ' ve posted a part of it in the main news item .\ni guess they can ' t come out and say\nit ' s too expensive to develop games in australia .\nin case you haven ' t been paying attention , the global economy is foobar .\nthis is really bad news , i have friends at both studios , this is the last thing they needed . : (\nbrisbane ' s games development industry is nothing like it was 3 - 4 years ago . i estimate something around 300 + jobs lost in that time between auran , pandemic , krome and now thq .\nhigher aussie dollar is definitely a downfall for publisher - owned local studios . what once was a cheap source of workers for them is now a money sink .\nit really is a pity . i used to work for bt and have many friends still there who i hope can hit the ground running in some way .\n90 people at studiooz , not sure how many at bt , very well looked after for redundancies , but devastating just the same .\nowwww . well , there goes the last of the serious game development in brisbane . what ' s left , creative assembly and halfbrick ? ( and i somehow doubt that creative is long left for the world either . . . ) australia - wide it ' s not looking too healthy either .\nwell , actually i can , i think the high aud is a big factor in this decision , it ' s more expensive to run a studio in australia now than the us . it bounced below parity yesterday , but now it ' s back up again . what worries me though is that this exodus of big international studios is going to be hard to build up again if / when the dollar becomes more favorable again .\nyeah it ' ll create more indie devs , but being an indie dev also means running a business , something that a lot of developers don ' t want to have to worry about .\nand what really boils me up is that every time the aud goes up , the news always seems to tout that as a win . we ' re an export country guys , it ' s not a win ! we should be worried .\njapan had recently moved to devalue their currency against the usd as have a lot of other central banks around the world . but when it comes the rba they intervene to pump the aud when it hits 80c just because they don ' t want to have people rattling their change tins and moaning about how much it ' s costing to hold 3 investment properties while the money from mining keeps the good times rolling for the average joe .\nwow , what a ridiculous tangent . so , on the flipside , you would prefer punishing the overwhelming number of consumers to artificially prop up fewer businesses ? businesses that weren ' t smart enough to have a strategy , say like currency hedging ? no , there ' s a reason the wealth of countries have a floating currency , and there ' s no reason to be involved in any direct intervention on the currency . not unless you want to chop off a hand to save a toe .\nof course it didn ' t take long for someone like you to come on here and kick people when they ' re down .\nsorry but my comment wasn ' t about thq , but the idiotic comments about monetary policy . for anyone who wants to know , currency hedging can help medium / large sized companies get access to preferential currency rates - it ' s basically insurance against the highly speculative currency market . call your bank to talk about it .\nas for the workers , i have nothing but the utmost respect for bluetongue and thq , as they were one of the few aus dev houses actually producing games with profile . i ' ve been laid off twice , once along with 90 others so can definitely sympathise . you guys are handling it admirably , best of luck for the future .\nwell , actually i can , i think the high aud is a big factor in this decision , it ' s more expensive to run a studio in australia now than the us .\nactually , it ' s still not more expensive to run a studio in aus compared to the us , as australian salaries are generally lower by 20 % on average . nonetheless , the point remains .\nthe list to the right is going to get very small now , hopefully the talent doesn ' t leave to canada or europe or join other it sectors and join the growing indie scene and add experience and talent so one day those indie devs can grow into larger studios to replace them . lucky sega australia ( creative assumbly brisbane ) is making the london olympics game that sega has said good information about , so they are in business until mid next year .\nnot to put an extra bummer on things , but kmm games ( brisbane ) is finishing up in october as well .\nwow , that was quick . i was expecting it to be a couple of weeks before hearing something like this . it ' d be surprising if this was the last of it for oz considering the current economic climate .\nthe problem with thq isn ' t their inability to make high - quality games , or their lack of vision and willingness to take risks , or the fact that they cripple their dev staff with layer - upon - layer of corporate procedure , or the global economic downturn , or even poor management decisions made by the people at the top . no , the real problem is with their new logo , it doesn ' t adequately reflect the companies underlying synergetic management structure or the transitional projections behind their concept - driven mission critical contingency policies . just ask thq managment , i ' m sure they ' ll agree . . .\nyou could see this coming a while ago : thq ' s share price has been in a nasty slide since the beginning of the year ( - 70 % ) , and aus is the most expensive , least convenient place to have a studio . it ' s definitely disappointing , but not at all surprising . actually i ' m just surprised it didn ' t happen a bit sooner .\nyeah , well given that they ' ve averaged a net loss of $ 150 million a year for the past 4 years , and currently have a market cap of just $ 136 million , it didn ' t take much to see they were staring down the barrel of imminent bankruptcy .\nmatt ditton posted this picture up of thq ' s stock price which shows how much serious trouble thq are in . . .\nthis is really becoming beyond a joke . if this industry is meant to worth so much every year why isn ' t the government trying to protect at least some of these companies that have proven there worth . it ' s like they are taking the stance of ok if we let it all go to fubar we don ' t have to worry about it .\nbecause the industry isn ' t worth much at all , not to the studios themselves ; it ' s the overseas publishers that make all the money . if anything the game industry is seen as a liability by tying up good staff that would be contributing more to our economy by working in other fields .\nand unlike the film industry we ' re not seen as being culturally significant enough to warrent an inexhaustible supply of grant money .\nby that logic , one could also argue that the tv and film industries are also tying up useful people and are holding the country back , as many of the shows we see on tv and the vast majority of films shown are from overseas . if , all of a sudden , all tv except news and all movies except government approved documentaries were canceled , would you still posses such a cavalier attitude ?\nwasn ' t saying it ' s how i see it myself , just pointing out it ' s how the australian government sees it .\nmy sympathies to all the super skilled guys and girls at thq and bluetongue . i hope you all find yourselves back on your feet soon enough .\ni ' m happy to sit down and talk to anyone from bt / thq looking for advice on going indy , approaching investors for funding or managing small scale projects as it ' s something i ' ve been working in for the last few years .\nerror trying to change banner image and change of username does not appear on profile page .\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 !\na game developer that is most famous for its game ' de blob ' .\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 .\none of the rare third - party successes on the wii , de blob , is getting a sequel . what colour does de blob : the underground add to thq ' s burgeoning fran . . .\nde blob , known as blob : colorful na kibou in japan , is a 2008 platform - puzzle video game that allows players to explore and liberate an alien city from the evil , monochromatic inkt corporation that has taken over the city and outlawed all colour and fun from daily life . . . .\nanother awesome game ? oh yes . . and plenty more where that came from\njobs available at the moment : contract animator , contract programmer , assistant project manager , senior environment artist , senior programmer , senior animator .\nwhile at bluetongue , baker was a software engineer , burns an animator and morrow an artist . the trio have combined their skills to kick off their first project , stunt jumper , a physics - based stunt jumping game for iphone and ipad where players can modify their vehicles with rocket engines , ejector seats and parachutes .\nthe trio have spent the past few months adapting to life as indie developers , saying that their new roles require much more work than when they worked at thq ' s melbourne studio .\nso i ' ve gone from that to doing all the programming myself . the variety of work has changed because i now have to cover all bases .\nchris burns says going indie has given him a chance to be more hands - on with the art direction of the game .\ni draw something and then i animate it and put it in the game . we ' re hands - on the whole way .\nas an animator , you ' re handed the artwork and models from the art department and then you animate then , whereas in this project i have full control from beginning to end ,\nburns says .\nwe have a lot of freedom now and it ' s a lot more fluid because we only have three people involved . you make a decision and you just do it .\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 18 . the sidebar size is long .\nin 1996 . it reached the third place in the australian sales charts , selling 15 , 000 units . its next title , the equestrian simulation\nwere based on existing franchises . the studio created its own cross - platform game engine toshi . it was first used in\nthere is no trivia on file . if you have any interesting trivia about this company , please add it .\nwarning ! to get all of the features imdbpro offers , you must enable javascript .\nyou can share this page with anyone , including non - 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{"id": 56445, "summary": [{"text": "limited run games , llc is an american video game video game distributor based in raleigh , north carolina and a division of mighty rabbit studios .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the company specializes in the release of digital games in physical media , with the games being sold on their website .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the company , founded by douglas bogart and josh fairhurst , was based on the preservation of video games , as well as catering to players who prefer physical discs and cartridges opposed to game downloads .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "limited run games releases games exclusively on their website , and deliberately creates small print runs .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "with this , the team maintains a pledge to refuse creating reprints of past titles , even if there is high demand .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the company name itself is a reference to this business model , as their games are available in a firm , limited printing for a short time . ", "topic": 36}], "title": "limited run games", "paragraphs": ["limited run # 26 : stealth inc . ultimate edition ( ps4 ) \u2013 limited run games\nlimited run # 27 : stealth inc . ultimate edition ( vita ) \u2013 limited run games\nhey everyone \u2013 heading into 2017 , we . . . - limited run games | facebook\npublisher of limited physical games for consoles + handhelds . run by collectors for collectors . support :\nafter ending 2016 with lone survivor , limited run games will be kicking off 2017 with a trio of games this month .\nthat sucks , i ' d love some limited run editions of switch eshop games . hopefully next year !\n2017 will also see physical releases of dragon fantasy : volumes of westeria and plague road from limited run games .\nto help preserve games , josh fairhurst of mighty rabbit studios decided to start publishing physical copies of games in limited quantities . the first release that the appropriately named limited run games will publish is breach & clear , a military strategy game for playstation vita . in order to find out more about both limited run games , their goals , and what breach & clear has to offer , we talked to josh fairhurst himself .\nalso , i love what limited run games does for ps4 and vita . i hope they get their chance to do the same for switch soon .\n@ anti - matter good luck getting one , scalpers normally buy up a lot of the limited run games to resell for many times the original price .\ni hope they find a model for cooperation with nintendo that sustains limited runs for indie games .\nthe kickstarter for battle princess madelyn is underway , and the publisher limited run games has announced that it will provide physical pc and playstation 4 versions of the game for certain reward tiers . we talk with douglas bogart , co - founder of limited run games , to ask about the fulfillment process as well as the company\u2019s future plans .\nif you own a ps vita or ps4 then you probably know what limited run games is all about . an offshoot of developer mighty rabbit studios , the company focuses on bringing digital - only games to physical retail , creating super - exclusive packaged editions that are - as the name suggests - limited to a single , small production run .\nlimited run games on twitter :\nminimum order quantities with nintendo are too high - we haven ' t even found the right person at xbox to discuss with . \u2026\nthe games join indies saturday morning rpg and breach and clear amidst the limited run games roster . both games were limited to no more than 2 , 500 copies per platform ; the company sold out of all 1 , 500 copies of breach and clear on vita less than three hours after it went on sale last october .\nif you miss out on the limited run games print of ys origin , an physical release with english , japanese , and chinese language support is also due out in southeast asia in may .\nit is such a great news as limited run games are very professional in their approach . according to rushessays they have done quite exceptionally over the years in producing games . i am sure that your collaboration will bring great fame to your creations .\nif you ' ve already ordered any physical\ntreasure chest\n, the shipping on your first limited run copy will be free ! simply add $ 46 cad to your current pledge , we will add an exclusive limited run ps4 physical copy of the game to the treasure chest you\u2019ve already paid shipping for .\ncollectors should keep an eye out for when volume and oddworld go on sale . as limited run makes clear on its website , once the games sell out , the company won ' t reprint them .\nlimited run games on twitter :\nit ' s coming out digitally , but the physical release is playstation only . microsoft isn ' t allowing us to do physical xbox releases . : ( \u2026\nlimited run games on twitter :\nwe ' ll be there selling some older releases and a psx variant cover of oddworld : stranger ' s wrath hd . drop by and say hi ! \u2026 urltoken\ndigital - only games volume and oddworld : abe ' s oddysee new ' n tasty are hitting retail , thanks to limited run games \u2014 but , as the company ' s name suggests , once these physical copies are sold out , that ' s it .\never since japanese fans got their hands on a physical release of skullgirls for ps4 and ps vita , fans all over the world have been excited about getting their hands on one too . lab zero games has been hinting at a limited physical edition of skullgirls 2nd encore for ps4 and ps vita for a while and this physical run is coming soon , through collaboration with limited run games , a company that specializes in such releases .\nreleasing indie games on physical discs / carts seems pointless to me . bad idea . here we have all our ps4 games and oh yeah here are our switch games . crappy cheap but expensive indie games .\nthat isn ' t all we have in store for runner2 , however . limited run games will also be selling a limited edition version of the game in their booth at pax east ! and if you won ' t be at the show , fret not ! a percentage of copies will be reserved for online sale . this release is limited to 1 , 000 copies per platform .\nprevious releases include runner2 , firewatch and the swindle , and limited run is currently working with lizardcube on a physical ps4 release for wonder boy : the dragon ' s trap .\nwe\u2019re delighted to announce today that we\u2019re teaming up with limited run games again to produce a limited edition physical version of stranger\u2019s wrath hd for ps vita . the game will come with two - way reversible art , a fold - out map of mongo river and a set of stranger\u2019s wrath themed - poker cards .\ndespite boss key ceo cliff bleszinski saying \u201cdiscs are like voicemail , so ten years ago , \u201d there will be a physical release of lawbreakers for playstation 4 available through limited run games on friday , august 14 at 7am pt / 10am et .\nfriday , august 4 also sees the physical release of wonder boy : the dragon\u2019s trap for ps4 through limited run games at 7am pt / 10am et . the standard edition is $ 29 . 99 , limited to 5 , 000 copies , and comes with a 24 - page manual . the collector\u2019s edition is $ 64 . 99 , limited to 3 , 000 copies ( one per customer ) , and includes the following :\n@ chess227 larger or smaller , it don ' t matter , it ain ' t eating no meat . bad idea from ninty , limited run games would bring physical games that otherwise wouldn ' t come out , plus they have a lot of clout with the indie devs on vita and they would persuade them to release their games on switch . so yeah bad business from ninty\nxeodrifter physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 2300 copies worldwide . region free .\nrainbow moon physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 3000 copies worldwide . region free .\nlost sea physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 3000 copies worldwide . region free .\nfollowing the disaster launch of age of sigmar , games workshop announced a plan in december 2015 to resurrect the specialist games division and the games blood bowl , epic , necromunda , battlefleet gothic ,\nand many , many more\nwhile resurrecting the tolkien games .\nnow you know why gw ( or the entire world , for that matter ) is run the way it is .\nthomas was alone physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 4000 copies worldwide . region free .\nfuturidium ep deluxe physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 2000 copies worldwide . region free .\nfuturidium ep deluxe physical cartridge for the playstation vita . limited to 2000 copies worldwide . region free .\nuntil a release date is announced we can not confirm any release windows , print run sizes , cover art or pricing .\nwe\u2019ve added a new pledge tier ( limited runner pack ) that includes the ps4 limited run copy of the game on top of the amazing digital rewards already offered . please add $ 7 cad ( $ 5 us ) for shipping in the us and $ 20 cad ( $ 15 us ) for shipping anywhere else in the world .\noctodad : dadliest catch physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 4500 copies worldwide . region free .\nrunner2 physical cartridge for the playstation vita . limited to 3 , 500 copies available worldwide . region free .\noctodad : dadliest catch physical cartridge for the playstation vita . limited to 3500 copies worldwide . region free .\nfirewatch on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 7 , 300 copies available worldwide . region free .\nmystery chronicle one way heroics physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 5000 copies worldwide . region free .\noddworld ' s limited edition print on ps4 will come with all available downloadable content , according to oddworld inhabitants .\nflinthook on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 4 , 500 copies available worldwide . region free .\nfuri on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 4 , 800 copies available worldwide . region free .\nastebreed on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 4 , 500 copies available worldwide . region free .\nbreach & clear : deadline physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 3000 copies worldwide . region free .\noxenfree on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 4 , 500 copies available worldwide . region free .\njf : absolutely , one hundred percent yes . breach & clear is getting a low print run because it is a test for the idea of limited run games . we know breach & clear isn\u2019t super exciting and we know it isn\u2019t going to appeal to everyone . to make sure we didn\u2019t get stuck with piles and piles of unsold games , we made the print run low enough to make a full sell - out attainable . we need that sell - out to happen so we can prove to other developers that there is demand for physical indie games . we also need it to show that we can be trusted to take their game from digital to physical in a satisfactory way and deliver on all aspects of our proposed business .\nnight trap - 25th anniversary edition returns to consoles this month , including nintendo switch , and to celebrate one of the oddest games of the ' 90s , publisher limited run games has created a retro - themed collector ' s edition . spooky ! available for pre - order with a price tag of $ 69 . 99 you get a working vhs tape with game ' s entire fmv . . .\nthe most important thing to know is that our games really are limited . we try to our best to hit a supply level that keeps our games in stock for a few hours or days , but sometimes that perfect number is hard to gauge and games can go fast . you may miss out on what you want - but fear not !\nso with several thousand copies produced of each game , you would think that there would be enough for every vita owner who wants one ? sadly not and being completely honest , limited run games are primarily at fault here because of their selling policies . there are collectors out there ( not just in the ps vita community but gaming as a whole ) who buy games to keep them sealed for their collections . now while this is entirely their perogative , i firmly believe that games are meant to be played and enjoyed . in the case of limited run games , for almost every title they produce they have allowed customers to purchase two copies of each title so these collectors buy one copy to keep sealed and one to play . immediately that has the potential to halve the number of available copies to buy .\n@ lemonjellydude limited run games are always a bit more expensive than the digital versions . firewatch launched at $ 20 , but the physical copy that arrived at a later date was $ 30 . it ' s more for fans and collectors of certain franchises . there doesn ' t have to be a parity between physical and digital .\nsince the original release , breach & clear which had a production run of just 1 , 500 copies , not only have the print runs of each game increased but the release rate has as well . at the same time , limited run games have been more flexible with their customers in the way they allow them to purchase the games which has lead to more frustration and \u2013 to a degree \u2013 anger amongst some . before i continue , i want to stress that i\u2019m not laying the blame at any one person , company or group of people , but it has to be said that events and circumstances have combined to put limited run games in the unenviable position now of having to change their business practices or perhaps their entire approach to their future releases . to understand what has been going wrong steadily over the last year or so , i\u2019ll look at each element in turn\u2026\nfinally , for future releases i do believe that the skullgirls approach could work again but it does need some refinement . certainly making games available as limited editions still have to appeal to the collectors \u2013 afterall , that\u2019s why the company was established in the first place \u2013 but they still need to be profitable to ensure that limited run games remains in business and just as importantly the business model proves attractive to publishers wanting to see physical releases of their digital titles . so how can the system be improved to keep everyone happy ?\nthe swapper on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 3 , 300 copies available worldwide . region free .\nnova - 111 physical cartridge for the playstation vita . limited to 3 , 000 copies produced worldwide . region free .\nthe swindle on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 3 , 000 copies available worldwide . region free .\nwe\u2019ll have more news on the limited edition release , including numbers , pricing and release date , nearer the time .\nrisk of rain physical cartridge for the playstation vita . limited to 4 , 000 copies available worldwide . region free .\nlone survivor on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 3 , 600 copies available worldwide . region free .\npang adventures on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 4 , 500 copies available worldwide . region free .\noddworld : new n ' tasty physical cartridge for the playstation vita . limited to 2500 copies worldwide . region free .\nmarvel games bringing spider - man ps4 and\nmany unannounced s . . .\nmore physical retail of e - shop games = better . wanna see some eshop games like portal knights & others released on switch cartridge after ps4 blu ray .\ngames workshop is in the business of selling toy soldiers to children .\ngames workshop team , circa 1982 . pictured from top right to bottom left :\ngames workshop plugged on ahead regardless by rebranding themselves , changing the names of games workshop hobby stores worldwide to warhammer stores after the deathrattle of the hobbit merchandise .\nhowever , things took an interesting turn when the developer , eastasiasoft , announced they were releasing their own physical copy of the game for the ps vita in asia . apart from different box art , it was to be identical to the game released by limited run games and more importantly , was set to be released at the same price point . more frustratingly for those who had turned to ebay , as with the lrg release , it too was going to feature a full english language option so the games themselves were identical in every way . limited run games have responded to this and indicated that they do intend to re - evaluate their position with regards to their exclusivity agreements and may look into reinstating it for future releases , but has the damage already been done ?\naqua kitty dx on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 2 , 800 copies available worldwide . region free .\ndragon fantasy the black tome of ice physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 3000 copies worldwide . region free .\nwarning : this item is limited to one per customer . do not purchase this version if you have purchased the bundle !\nmitsurugi kamui hikae on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 4 , 500 copies available worldwide . region free .\ni want to say thanks again for all of the feedback . we take every chat or tweet to heart , and there is one more announcement i\u2019m psyched to make \u2014 in addition to being released on the playstation store , fallen legion will also have a physical print of the ps4 and ps vita versions thanks to our friends at limited run games !\nwhen limited run games started supporting the ps vita it seemed like a match made in heaven . many ps vita owners are frustrated with being forced to rely predominantly on digital releases for the console from the playstation store , especially with the proprietary memory cards becoming increasingly scarce at retail , and the hardcore fanbase relished the idea of collectors editions of games being made available targeted specifically at them . in theory it was a win all round .\npotentially lucrative income from licenses granted to video games producers like the much anticipated and soon to be released total war warhammer will always be incidental because video gamers do not become modellers , and games workshop doesn\u2019t know how to make good video games .\ngames workshop has been announced as the biggest riser in ftse all - share index .\nthe whif of entitlement in this article is hard to take . the company is called limited run games , of course it\u2019s going to be more difficult to obtain copies , clue\u2019s in the name . just because you want a copy doesn\u2019t mean you get one , if you want the game in question so badly get the much cheaper download version and stop whining .\ndear esther landmark edition on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 5 , 000 copies available worldwide . region free .\nwarning : this item is limited to one per customer . any attempt to circumvent this limit may result in a canceled order .\ncurses ' n chaos on physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 2 , 800 copies available worldwide . region free .\nstealth inc . ultimate edition physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 3 , 600 copies available worldwide . region free .\nwarning : this item is limited to two per customer . any attempt to circumvent this limit may result in a canceled order .\nthe idea was simple \u2013 releasing digital - only games in a physical format and , as their name implied , in limited quanties . taking things a step further it was intended that each title was produced in a way that there was to be a single production run , the physical edition was to be exclusive to limited run games and only available for a short period of time guaranteeing that they would sell out . making sure that games only reached the label once all the patches had been released so the cartridges were the final versions of the game ( as they were released as region free ) it seemed like the perfect concept . for a while it was , with early games selling out quickly but as time has progressed and the range has expanded to include the ps4 some kinks have worked their way into the way lrg do things which has left many gamers not only frustrated but also feeling disillusioned with the company as a whole .\nshantae and the pirate ' s curse physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 6 , 000 copies worldwide . region free .\n, ( former ) chairman of games workshop plc * he is still there , though .\norder adjustments / requests . any adjustments or requests regarding your order must be submitted to freshdesk by 11 : 59 pm est on the sunday following the run .\ngt : if i recall , you and josh are the sole employees at limited run games . how has running the company changed the way you\u2019ve seen the gaming industry ? db : we are still the main two guys but we are now a team of 7 ! we have a cfo , 2 support people and 2 always on shipping guys . plus a few shippers paid as contractors .\ni ' ll be getting pqube ' s release as its not limited . good to see you guys are still handling the na region .\nbe really nice if you told the whole story . how microsoft only said no to limited quantity physical release . your greed caused this .\ni don\u2019t think there\u2019s a need for quantities to be increased to near - retail numbers ( they certainly wouldn\u2019t be \u201climited\u201d then ) , but with over 14 . 5m ps vitas sold worldwide ( a million more than the wiiu ) it\u2019s clear that there would be more than a few thousand people wanting to own a physical copy of a game given a chance . to give them credit , limited run games did attempt to address this with one of their most recently titles skullgirls 2nd encore which is being made - to - order instead .\nthe playstation 4 and ps vita release will feature all three chapters of world end economica compiled into one release and be made available digitally via the playstation store and physically via a partnership with limited run games . both physical versions will feature reversible covers and include a pre - order bonus that will be revealed closer to release . world end economica kickstarter backers will have early access to pre - orders .\nthe first real issue that needs to be looked at is that of the production runs of each game . the demand is certainly outstripping supply so this needs to be looked at carefully . how many individuals are actually buying the games ? how many households ? if the distribution is more limited that the production run then limited run games immediately has to tackle this from the start . the first step must be to place a block on multiple orders from the same household \u2013 there can be no reason why any household would want three or four copies of a single game unless it was for resale . and here lies the first problem . while lrg doesn\u2019t officially condone the actions of resellers , they don\u2019t take steps to stop them either and their current sales methods allow them to obtain and sell their games quite easily . if the games aren\u2019t produced in large quantities then the scalpers need to be stopped at the source but lrg don\u2019t seem particularly concerned about this as their website faq states in relation to resellers ,\non facebook , limited run games said they\u2019ve stepped up their customer service support and they\u2019re aiming to have every order fulfilled in at least 10 business days . \u201cin january we will roll out a customer loyalty program that will reward you the more you purchase from us . each game purchase will earn a ticket that can later be redeemed for exclusive rewards , \u201d they added . \u201cmore details on this soon ! \u201d\ndariusburst chronicle saviours on physical disc for the playstation 4 . the standard edition is limited to 2 , 800 copies available worldwide . region free .\njosh fairhurst : i\u2019ve been a game collector for the nearly three decades ( i keep most of my collection at our office \u2013 there\u2019s a gallery here for those interested ) . physical games are important to me . nothing beats the feeling of coming home from the store , tearing open a new game , and popping it in for the first time . it scares me that an all - digital future is on the horizon . i hate it . i\u2019ll begrudgingly accept it because i love playing games , but i\u2019ll do whatever i can to fight back . limited run games is my effort at fighting back .\nthe reality is that limited run games have become the victim of their own success . as more ps vita owners ( and ps4 owners for that matter ) have become aware of them , more people want to own their games . that\u2019s perfectly understandable but the production runs themselves haven\u2019t increased accordingly . from the initial run of 1 , 500 the most any single game has seen so far for the vita is 5 , 000 and while this may sound like a lot , the sales policies that the company has in place mean that these still sell out extremely quickly , often within an hour or so of going on sale if not faster . it\u2019s certainly clear that demand considerably outstrips supply .\nclearly a lot of time and effort when into this article but it make strange reading as it comes across as very negative despite the whole piece essentially being one about the success of the company . anyway , for me limited run just need to keep doing what they are doing , with hopefully what will be considered expansion .\nshantae risky ' s revenge - director ' s cut physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 6 , 000 copies worldwide . region free .\nduring e3 , atari announced a slew of new games for this year , one of . . .\n[ lrg ] i think it is only in the sense that it is hurting physical games . when digital games get de - listed and there is no physical game it hurts from a preservation standpoint .\n[ lrg ] our goal is only 2 - 4 games max a month . we are currently at a point where we had signed a bunch of games previously that are all ready at the same time\u2026\nbut something tells me certain big chunky games are better off physical for me this generation . . .\natari crashed the game industry by overprinting games . there isn ' t infinite demand for this stuff .\npriced at $ 39 . 99 usd , the standard edition of lawbreakers is limited to 5 , 000 copies worldwide , and there\u2019s a limit of two per customer . the collector\u2019s edition of lawbreakers is priced at $ 69 . 99 usd and limited to 2 , 500 copies , and includes the following :\ngiven how passionate some nintendo collectors are , it ' s easy to see any product limited run brings to he switch selling out almost instantly - especially if the print runs are similar in size to the ones seen on the vita and ps4 . predictable ebay scalping aside , it would be nice to have physical versions of some of these amazing digital games , and hopefully we won ' t have to wait too long to see that .\nonto the games themselves and the exclusivity clause needs to be back in place and if not , it should be clearly stated when games go on sale . non - exclusivity may reduce sales , but at least gamers will be forewarned and can choose what version ( s ) they want to own . from that point there are two decisions that need to be made . first , in the case of pre - orders , extra items such as soundtracks should always be regarded as optional extras and not included as standard . in my time as a collector of limited edition games ( from other companies as well as limited run games ) , the only times i have purchased releases with soundtracks are because those are the only choices presented to me . my priority has always been to own the game , nothing else and i know i\u2019m not alone in this view . take away that choice and you force your customers away as well .\ne . fuck games workshop . fuck them with a fucking chainblade . no . make that a daemonhammer .\nwe ' re working with @ limitedrungames on a ps4 ( with dlc ) and vita limited release of new ' n ' tasty . ( please retweet ) urltoken\nfor each limited run physical copy , pledge $ 46 cad ( msrp is $ 34 . 99 us ) and include $ 7 cad ( $ 5 us ) for shipping in the us or $ 20 cad ( $ 15 us ) for shipping anywhere else in the world . if you want two copies , add another $ 46 cad + shipping .\ni guess with some bigger games such as i am setsuna not getting a physical release in a certain huge region , the situation must be even worse for indies . which is a shame of course . at least some publishers ( like nicalis in collaboration with headup games , and wayforward ) release physical versions of good indie games !\ni\u2019m certainly not calling for limited run games to turn their business model into a large scale mainstream distribution but those who do want to buy and play their releases are missing out for all the wrong reasons . there\u2019s a huge potential for the future of the company and all of their planned releases and a great chance for them to rebuild the bridges that have been burned by some of the poor decisions made of late\u2026 but right now the future is in their hands .\nthis is a so nintendo decision . unless of course they start bringing this digital games in physical bigger quantities .\nthe actual production runs themselves also need to be looked into . they have said that the production quantities are set by the original publishers but given the situation i am sure that many would love to see increased genuine sales which still having some sensible limits in place . when games are produced in quantities of 4 , 000 or less and consumers are allowed to buy 2 copies each that means that potentially the entire run could be sold to just 2 , 000 gamers . if that run were larger then that\u2019s not such a problem , but smaller production runs makes it difficult for the average gamer to buy the games they want .\noddworld : new n ' tasty physical disc for the playstation 4 . limited to 5000 copies worldwide . region free . includes the alf ' s escape dlc on disc .\nin the same year , to compete with rival fasa and their battletech game , games workshop released adeptus titanicus , a 10mm scale tabletop game where twelve imperial titans fight each other in a city . games workshop tied the game to the 40k franchise to boost both games . white dwarf expansions added rules for vehicles , infantry , and aerial combat .\nas i said , i don\u2019t want this to be an attack on limited run games , more a look at what has happened and hopefully a platform for change . a way to look at how things can be improved both for the company and for gamers the world over . ultimately i think we all want the same thing \u2013 more physical releases for the ps vita , limited edition releases to appeal to the collectors , a way to continue to support developers to ensure that they will be able to keep producing ps vita titles but fairness so people don\u2019t miss out who really want to get the games for the right reasons . they say that you can\u2019t please all the people all of the time , but in this case can that actually be achieved ? i believe so .\ngames , of course , are games . games are the hottest segment of the mobile app market , but concomitantly , it ' s also the most crowded segment and the segment where it ' s hardest to stand out . that said , building a game is fun just for its own sake , so you might want to give it a try .\nansell used the success of warhammer to move games workshop hq from london to nottinghamshire , in what was presented as a merger but many at games workshop saw as a citadel takeover . by that time there were six other games workshop locations , and cost appears to have been the only reason the name was not changed to citadel . few games workshop staff stayed on , as nottinghamshire was in the midst of a nasty thatcher - era labor dispute that saw employees harassed .\nin 2010 , based priestley left games workshop forever , saying that\nthe creative team was no longer doing anything creative\nand\ngame development and game design wasn ' t of any interest to them . the current attitude in games workshop is that they ' re not a games company , that they ' re a model company selling collectibles .\nfair enough , i can wait - pqube will probs go over the top with limited editions , including an artbook + game bundle . i ' d be all over that .\nfourth , start small with proofs of concept involving a particular line of business , geography , or product group . build limited - scope models that aim to achieve early wins .\nthere is no denying that video games are currently heading down a road to a digital future . more games than ever before are seeing digital - only launches . this is largely a positive , as it does allow more titles to see release , but it\u2019s increasingly worrying for collectors and gaming historians . especially when games get delisted on digital storefronts so often .\nnot sure my comment will be popular , but good move nintendo . limited run games and how they operate is disgusting . i pity anyone wanting one of those digital titles as a physical game considering they do such tiny sized runs . they warn people in advance when the stuff shows up to buy , and it ' s gone as fast as a nintendo classic edition was . and just like the nce , the stuff immediately rolls right back up online for sale for 2 + times the original price .\ngw won ' t support independent retailers . games workshop see them as competition to squash if they grow for fear that they ' ll take gw ' s customers . given the state of the imperium , games workshop should learn their lesson .\ngames workshop is a company which produces miniatures , and although they claim otherwise , games . their two most notable games are warhammer fantasy and warhammer 40 , 000 . the first thing that you must know is that in / tg / ' s general opinion , games workshop used to be good . likewise , most believe it could also be good again . see mordheim , beakie , rogue trader and talisman . they are now run by idiots . the second thing you must know is that games workshop is the reason / tg / exists in the first place : originally being created as a containment board to isolate warhammer threads from the general population on / b / . warhammer is also a massive part of tabletop gaming culture history . as such , the importance of warhammer in / tg / cannot be overstated .\nwe also don ' t lock up rights to games , are partners have every right to reprint when we sell out .\nwithout knowing nintendo ' s software manufacturing model , it ' s hard to understand why nintendo acts as a gateway . are all switch software titles produced through nintendo as a middleman ? can ' t limited run go through an outside entity ? or does this have to do more with nintendo ' s licensing process , in that they refuse to devote the time to allow lr to complete the approval process ? ( the latter would be odd , since the games they produce are already licensed via the e - shop . )\nunchallenged in the market ( being the apple of miniatures in that day ) , games workshop sought to expand its customer base into the mainstream . television commercials were made , games workshop expanded aggressively into france and australia , and the miniature lines were made less grotesque and more like the artwork . any place that could support a major sports team was designated a potential , even eventual , games workshop location . later on games workshop prospects were locations that could afford to support high end clothing stores like marks & spenser or toy store retail chains like early learning centre . games workshop stores were designed to be friendly , with owners and employees being outgoing and knowledgeable about tabletop games while popular music like grunge and early alternative was played over speakers .\n- the word \u201cgame\u201d in games workshop encourages the misconception that games are its business , but that only about 20 % of games workshop\u2019s customers are gamers . the rest are modellers and collectors . maybe half of them think about playing now and then . the other half have no intention . people actually walk into the stores because they\u2019re curious about modelling fantastic armies .\nin fact , the frequency of releases and the excessive profiteering has left many collectors now giving up on the series completely and to win them back they need reassurance . fewer releases with better timing in between would make budgeting better for gamers ( especially as most will own other consoles and will want to spend money elsewhere as well ) , tighter controls on limits as i\u2019ve already mentioned but the s\u00f6ldner - x fiasco needs to be addressed as well . limited run games needs to ensure that all of their partners enter into an exclusivity agreement immediately and if this isn\u2019t in place , then transparency is needed with their customers . we have a right to know that a game isn\u2019t as limited as we believe it to be .\ngames workshop also acquired the license to make lord of the rings miniatures in ' 85 , taking over from competitor grenadier miniatures .\nthe following friday , august 11 , will see limited physical releases of the bunker , night trap , and the night trap collector\u2019s edition ( $ 54 . 99 ) , all for ps4 .\nsince we track and pack combined orders manually , there is a $ 3 . 00 fee associated with combining an order . please note that we can only combine orders from the same run , and held orders cannot be combined .\nyou\u2019d be hard - pressed to make a list of the best indie games of all - time and not include limbo either / or / and braid in the top ten , as well as the recently released inside . these are some of the best indie games ever made . then on the other end of the spectrum , you have games such as dream alone that desperately try . . .\ntoo many releases too frequently is damaging to the company\u2019s image . while limited run games did explain the need to release several games close together not long ago resulting in the release of thomas was alone and mystery chronicle : one way heroics on the same day ( as a result of previous delays to their release schedule so the dual release was done to get their releases back on track ) , this meant that gamers were faced with an extra expense if they wanted to keep up with their collection . this double release proved to be only of only two occasions where games failed to sell out on launch day with stocks being available for well over 24 hours later . it certainly wasn\u2019t because people didn\u2019t want both games but they simply couldn\u2019t afford them together . i\u2019m sure that the last thing that lrg expect all of us to do month after month for fund our collections is to turn to our credit cards or take out short term loans to finance them .\nwe announced a bunch of games with sekai project last year rabi - ribi and fault milestone one were the first announced . : )\nreleases . these will be moved to the\ngames\ncollection and given their own product pages once release dates have been revealed .\non a side note , multiple video games for warhammer fantasy were announced with some being released in this time , leaving fans tearing their hair out in frustration at the idiocy of killing a setting , then finally making decent video games for it . this games include total war : warhammer , mordheim : city of the damned , man o ' war : corsair , and the end times : vermintide .\nwe set up limited run games with the intention of simplifying this process for other developers . we do all the work for them and finance their print runs . in exchange for our work we only end up asking for the same cut that a digital distribution service would take . we want to make it an easy choice for developers to say yes to us . we\u2019ll do all the heavy lifting for them and assume all the risk . in the end , they get a cool physical release of their game and a ton of extra income that they otherwise wouldn\u2019t have had .\ni like limited run games and i like what they do , but nintendo is right . their model would be horrific for nintendo games . ps4 and vita don ' t have anywhere near the number of collectors that nintendo does , so without question , their\nlimited runs\nwould be snatched up quickly , most likely by scalpers , and sold at insane amounts of money on ebay . just look at the price of breach & clear and some of their other early release titles . imagine if that were blaster master remastered . i would welcome physical releases of those digital games , but the only way they could do it would be to produce way way way more than they ever have for any ps4 release and i ' m not sure that would fit their model or that they are in a position as a company to do that . heck , i ' m concerned about their ability to handle the physical re - release of night trap . but best of luck to them . they are a great group of people and i appreciate the work they do .\nit ' d be reasonable to be salty if we locked these games up in some kind of vault , but we don ' t .\nthen there\u2019s another sales loophole in the system . lrg don\u2019t place limits on multiple customer accounts from the same physical address as long as the customer name / account email address is different . what that means is that \u2013 if i wanted to \u2013 i could buy four copies of their next ps vita release using my wife\u2019s email address and credit card in addition to my own . sadly this happens a lot and a glance at ebay a few minutes after a title sells out seems to validate this when scalpers start selling pre - orders for the sold out titles at vastly inflated prices , some offering 3 or 4 copies of each title for sale . some of these games are changing hands at anything up to 5 times their original price yet limited run games still allow this to continue .\nfurther good news that games workshop was so impressed with total war : warhammer the creative team was given far more leeway to create their own continuity and plumb the depths of games workshop established continuity ; this was immediately made evident with lustria containing many of the original elements such as norse and dwarf colonies .\n@ airelephant i think the idea there was that nintendo doesn ' t own the card / cartridge production facility this time around . so even with wholesaling , nintendo can make the case for markups for the higher data cards ( which aaa productions will use ) compared to previous portable consoles pretty easily this way . and apparently in this case with limited run , nintendo is indeed acting as a gatekeeper , which is at least slightly correlated with the cost per batch of game cards in some way .\n\ufefforders containing vita games only or 1 ps4 / switch game will be automatically shipped in a bubble mailer . if you are concerned with shipment you can add\nin 1991 ansell left games workshop , and sold his shares to the general manager tom kirby . kirby ' s first order of business was to grow the company to quickly pay off what he had borrowed to buy it , and he was presented with two choices ; grow the company more diverse games or focus heavily on the two warhammers . kirby opted for the latter , and pushed the idea of more games in the two settings along with much bigger editions .\nwarning : this item is limited to one * per customer . any attempt to circumvent this limit may result in a canceled order . * limit was two per customer during 10 am sale , changed to one for 6 pm .\nso yeah , nintendo is a sort of middleman here . not to the degree they were in the n64 days , but still , the business model they ' ve chosen naturally drives away business from companies like limited run or potential kickstarter titles . ( which could even include the likes of a yooka - laylee ns version . ) it comes into conflict with the business model of companies who traditionally use smaller print runs as well , such as atlus . so the atlus tax will be alive and well .\njrpgs are long , adventure - filled games that have amassed a large following over the years . there are many series , including the \u201ctales of\u201d . . .\nare you aware that we don ' t lock up rights to games ? the developers and publishers we ' ve worked with have full rights to reprint more .\nthe s\u00f6ldner - x 2 story doesn\u2019t end there though\u2026 this game , for many , has become a symbol of what is wrong with the way limited run games\u2019 business model operates . at the time of its release , the company had relaxed its policy on exclusivity although this had not been relayed to its customer base . after s\u00f6ldner - x 2 sold out and prices rose online , it was inevitable that many gamers were left with resorting to lining the pockets of the unscrupulous profiteers who had no interest in the games themselves . i count myself amongst them , although i consider myself \u201clucky\u201d obtaining the game for \u00a350 instead of the astronomical prices some have been faced with . retro gamer editor darran jones wasn\u2019t as fortunate having been left with little choice but to pay in excess of \u00a380 to secure his copy of this highly sought after title .\n[ lrg ] we realize the best way for us to stay in business was to have a limited stock . if we kept everything open we would have to order thousands of extra copies that may never sell and go out of business .\nin may 11th , 2011 , games - workshop ' s new terms of use restricts sales of all of their products to the european economic area , ( eu + norway , switzerland and iceland ) . this essentially removed games workshop products from online distributors other than themselves , and furthermore made their actual in - store stock of products highly limited with many models only being available directly through them ( although many friendly local game stores will order from their website to fulfill requests ) . oh , and they spiked the prices another 10 - 15 % for most models ."]}
{"id": 56455, "summary": [{"text": "tristar productions , inc. promotes sports collectible events , distributes autographed sports memorabilia , and manufactures and distributes trading cards .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the company was founded in 1987 , in houston , texas , by jeffrey r. rosenberg .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "at tristar 's collectors shows , current and former sports players autograph memorabilia .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "the organization distributes trading cards for organizations including minor league baseball and total nonstop action wrestling . ", "topic": 26}], "title": "tristar productions", "paragraphs": ["tristar productions is located in brooklyn , new york . this organization primarily operates in the motion picture and video production business / industry within the motion pictures sector . this organization has been operating for approximately 4 years . tristar productions is estimated to generate $ 103 , 946 in annual revenues , and employs approximately 1 people at this single location .\n\u2605 tristar productions produces and manages the autograph pavilion within the national sports collectors convention . tristar does not manage the overall national . show details outside of the tristar autograph pavilion ( including national admission , vip packages , exhibitors , etc . ) are handled by the national .\nspe will provide financing for the new entity and retain all distribution rights worldwide . the ambitious mandate calls for tristar productions to produce up to four films a year , all of which will be released under the\ntristar productions will have its own in - house creative production executives and strategic marketing capabilities while relying on the studio ' s overall infrastructure . the entity will be allowed to take on outside investments as well .\ntom rothman is launching tristar productions for sony pictures entertainment , where he has a close relationship with the leadership . the move comes nearly a year after the tenacious and prolific studio executive announced he was leaving his top job at 20th century fox .\n2011 tristar obak autographs orange # a41\u2014roy sievers , st . louis browns\u201456 / 75\n\u201cthis is like an ultimate treasure , \u201d said rosenberg , who is president of the tristar productions sports collectibles empire . \u201canybody who is a collector of baseball cards , of history , would want this . it would fit in any museum , from the smithsonian to the baseball hall of fame .\nthe tristar name has a long and storied history but in recent years , it ' s been more of a distribution banner than a production entity . examples of tristar pictures releases include looper , sparkle and district 9 . elysium is also going out through tristar .\nclayton kershaw 2006 tristar farm hands autographed rookie card , in near mint to mint condition .\n2008 tristar projections autographs # 168 jordan zimmermann - 9 . 5 - pop 1 - nationals\ntristar signacuts red sox ( 7 ) cut autos williams yaz rice manny etc . 1 / 1\nfor sale is a 2011 tristar obak rc auto of aaron sanchez # ' d / 100 .\nthis is a tristar projections anthony rizzo autographed card when he was still in the red sox organization .\n2006 tristar prospects plus baseball ( farm hands ) # fh - pbbr - pedro beato . . .\nthese are produced by tristar and is in english . other than . for other than buy it now ; .\nthrough tristar mr . olsen has consulted on several other independent films as an executive producer , he served as the president for odyssey media inc . in 2013 , and as a co - founder and principal to tristar media global , llc .\n\u2605 add tristar authentication : you can verify the authenticity of the autograph by entering the hologram number at tristarauthentic . com .\nns show a month go even though it was small i felt good . tristar really needs to do more with show informatio\nprior to her appointment to tristar productions , minghella served as president of production for columbia pictures , beginning in october 2010 . in that role , minghella oversaw all aspects of development and production at the legendary motion picture label , including such films as sausage party , concussion , american hustle , captain phillips , zero dark thirty , the equalizer , 21 jump street and 22 jump street , the amazing spider - man 1 and 2 , and skyfall , the most successful james bond film of all time .\n\u2605 purchase them in advance , or on - site at the tristar autograph ticket booth . * fees vary for each guest . purchase tickets now !\nseen tristar shop in the miracle mile and had to stop and shop and brought home 2 awesome pieces . 1 of the kc royals world series ch\nas the sports industry has exploded , so has tristar ' s role as an innovative event producer and the largest , most successful manufacturer of authentic autographs in the world . tristar operates under the philosophy of diligently attending to the needs of our customers , while providing authenticated , hand - signed collectibles and memorabilia products to the leading corporations , distributors , retailers , charities and consumers . customers continuously turn to tristar for all of their sports and entertainment collectible needs .\nsince minghella was named president of the label in august of 2015 , tristar has been an active buyer of acclaimed literary properties and filmmaker - driven projects .\nin 2009 , preferring to focus exclusively on developing long - term business and corporate financial strategies for production companies , mr olsen established tristar film finance . the company\u2014with offices in vancouver and l . a . \u2014was formed to service an untapped niche in the marketplace . it provides producers with one - stop - shopping for film financing , corporate structuring and business services primarily for lower to mid - budget film and television productions . it also profits from the financial potential of brand integration ( aka product placement ) for this tier of production .\n\u2605 add - on authentication ticket : purchase an add - on authentication ticket if you are adding a signature to an item that already contains a tristar authentic hologram .\n2017 tristar hidden treasures autographed baseball # 3 . this is a group break for a chance of an autographed baseball . how this group break works when will the break happen .\n\u2605 new record authentication ticket : add a tristar authentic hologram to your item ! purchase a new record if you are adding the first signature to your item . purchase tickets now !\nas ceo of tristar , mr . olsen has been a popular guest speaker and panelist on film finance at industry events , including the institute of international film finance ( iiff ) .\nculver city , ca , november 2 , 2016 \u2013 sony pictures entertainment motion picture group today announced that hannah minghella , president of tristar pictures , has renewed her contract with the studio .\nthis is a mint official autographed minor league card of cody adams from the 2009 tristar projections set # 51 . payment is to be received within 3 days after auctions end . thank you !\nfounded by michael olsen , tristar global entertainment\u2014in addition to managing a film fund\u2014is a one - stop shop for film funding and for motion picture and television production for budgets up to $ 20 million .\n2008 tristar prospects plus farm hands azl giants authentic autograph auto rookie card rc card # fh - bc . 2008 azl giants / salem - keizer - totals 16 at bats - 6 hits - 0 hr - 3 rbis - avg .\nstill , rosenberg finds something about the 1869 card issued by peck & snyder , which later became spalding , particularly alluring . he plans to have bernice gallego as a guest at a may 1 - 3 tristar show in the bay area .\n2008 tristar prospects plus farm hands azl giants authentic autograph auto gold short print sp parallel rookie card rc card # fh - bc . the last major - leaguer to do it was the red sox ' s daniel nava , last june .\nthis is a 2 card lot of ike davis from the 2009 tristar projections # 58 . one is the base card and the other is an official autographed card . payment is to be received within 3 days after auctions end . thank you !\nsony pictures studios is one of the world\u2019s most storied locations for motion picture production . today , the studio continues to be a premier facility for film and television productions of all types , offering an impressive array of sound stages , state - of - the - art post - production facilities and world - class support services amid an inspiring , historical setting . the studio also hosts a variety of private screenings and live events . our studio operations group includes production services , post production services , worldwide product fulfillment and asset management . for information on sony pictures studios , visit the sony pictures studios site .\n2006 tristar prospect plus farm hands baseball # fh - pbbr pedro beato ( aberdeen ironbirds ) , bill rowell ( bluefield orioles ) ( dual autographs ) ( ser . # 05 / 15 ) . comes in a plastic sleeve in a top loader .\nautographed signed card of dellin betances from the new york yankees . card is in excellent condition , see pics . 2006 tristar prospects plus , farm hands autographed card # fh 5 . 1 card , the multiple pictures is to show contrast of the colors .\ntristar signacuts baseball . williams , yaz , rice , greenwell , ramirez , o ' leary , bay . cut autos 1 / 1 . hyperion products is not responsible for typographical errors , incorrect attributions , errors in pricing , or anything of this nature .\nonly items signed the same day at the show can be authenticated by tristar . once you have obtained your signatures for the day ( or have some spare time in between signings ) , head over to the authentication table , which is at the exit of the autograph signing area .\nyou\u2019ve got to give it up to their customer service as well . i had some minor issues with some items ( at no fault to tristar ) and they treated the issue as if it was important to them . my issue was resolved quickly and i could not be happier !\n2012 tristar signacuts bronx edition ( rare # 1 / 1 ) . allie reynolds reynolds , c . 1953 . 6\u00d7world series champion ( 1947 , 1949 \u20131953 ) . september 17 , 1942 , for the cleveland indians . 6\u00d7all - star ( 1945 , 1949 , 1950 , 1952 \u20131954 ) .\namount for each autograph and have the same old retired cowboys or just ex nfl players as always . i bet you anything you will have bob lilly at the houston show ! another thing you say buy your tickets early so we can in line early but when we get a low number you say 1 - 20 so i might have # 2 but wait behind 19 other people . tristar never above and beyond for their home turf ! for once please treat the houston fans like we matter ! i\u2019ve been to 4o tristar shows and i feel like it was just ok . i left your competitio\ncurrently tristar has several films in development for production . on the philanthropic side , mr . olsen is a former board member of the zajac foundation , where he assisted the non - profit organization to help raise capital to fund innovative community projects that support disabled children and special needs adults . he is also the founder of vancouver\u2019s downtown branch of the rotary club .\nrosenberg promoted a card show for the first time in 1987 as a first - year - law student . he formed tristar in the process , using mark mcgwire \u2014 he of the 49 - homer rookie season , back before steroids were a part of the national baseball conversation \u2014 as an attraction to lure younger collectors . he rented out a ramada inn across the street from sharpstown mall .\nbusiness has boomed enough over the years for rosenberg to have purchased a rare honus wagner card for more than $ 100 , 000 , only to give it away in a tristar promotion . his current treasure chest of collectibles includes the only known signed bat by shoeless joe jackson , a game - used ty cobb bat featuring the player\u2019s likeness emblazoned into the barrel , and a babe ruth rookie card .\n2013 tristar gary sheffield bronx edition autograph 5 / 10 . card is in nm - mt condition . card will be protected by a penny sleeve and top loader and will be secured by a team bag . card will be delivered usps first class with delivery confirmation . i will ship within 24 hours of received payment . please feel free to ask me any questions . thank you ! ! ! !\ncommenting on the announcement , rothman said ,\nhannah is a rare jewel : wise , brave , classy , aggressive and smart as a whip . with her , nicole brown and the whole team there , tristar has never been in better hands . . . and i speak from experience on that matter . i ' m proud to be backing her vision and excited for the very cool movies that are coming our way .\nby 1991 , rosenberg and tristar were putting on a show at the george r . brown convention center featuring ted williams , sandy koufax , ryne sandberg , ken griffey jr . and sr . , curly neal , meadlowlark lemon , morganna the kissing bandit , and an array of wrestlers . rosenberg was pulling out $ 1 , 000 a month in living expenses in those days , pumping the rest of the money into the memorabilia business .\nsince tristar was officially launched in july of 2009 the company has provided film financing and services to several independent feature films . these include ; bad karma with ray liotta and dominic purcell , clockwork girl with carrie - ann moss , paradox , a sci - fi thriller starring kevin sorbo ; daydream nation , a romantic comedy , starring kat dennings , josh lucas and andie macdowell ; and blood : a butchers tale , a vampire / horror film starring aaron douglas and kim coates .\ntristar ' s upcoming films include billy lynn ' s long halftime walk , from three - time oscar\u00ae winner ang lee , for release next week ; t2 : trainspotting , for which director danny boyle has reunited the original cast , slated for a february release ; and baby driver , from writer - director edgar wright , the creative voice behind shaun of the dead and hot fuzz , starring kevin spacey , jamie foxx , jon hamm , ansel elgort , lily james and eiza gonzalez , and set for release in march .\nsony pictures motion picture group encompasses columbia pictures , tristar pictures , screen gems , sony pictures animation , sony pictures classics , sony pictures imageworks , sony pictures home entertainment and sony pictures worldwide acquisitions in addition to releasing groups , sony pictures releasing and sony pictures releasing international . internationally , motion picture operations include columbia pictures film production asia ( hong kong ) , columbia films producciones espanolas ( madrid ) , columbia pictures producciones mexico ( mexico city ) and additional operations in the united kingdom , brazil and japan . the company ' s total motion picture library , with more than 3 , 500 titles includes 12 best picture academy award\u00ae winners .\nother upcoming films include the nightingale , an adaptation of the bestselling novel with two million readers , from director michelle maclaren ( director of acclaimed episodes of\nbreaking bad ,\ngame of thrones ,\nbetter call saul ,\nand\nthe walking dead\n) ; the next film in the chronicles of narnia series , the silver chair , which will unite a new creative team for the franchise ; the rosie project , also an internationally bestselling novel . in recent weeks , tristar won the rights to the alchemist , the legendary book by paulo coelho , which has sold 65 million copies worldwide and spent seven years on the new york times bestsellers list ; and attached angelina jolie to shoot like a girl , based on major mary jennings hegar ' s upcoming memoir .\na 72 - year - old woman rummaging through an old box found an ancient baseball card .\nhouston memorabilia collector and dealer jeffrey rosenberg wrote the check , and he\u2019d gladly do it again . rosenberg won an online auction earlier this month for an 1869 card of the cincinnati red stockings . by the time an online auction house had taken its cut , rosenberg paid $ 75 , 285 .\n\u201cthe history of this card is just so unique . i just thought it was undervalued , underappreciated by the market . \u201d\nrosenberg figures the sepia - tone card , which features the members of baseball\u2019s first professional team , is worth six figures . the story behind the card is worth its weight in gold \u2014 especially for a fresno , calif . , couple .\nwindow . _ taboola = window . _ taboola | | [ ] ; _ taboola . push ( { mode : ' thumbnails - c ' , container : ' taboola - interstitial - gallery - thumbnails - 3 ' , placement : ' interstitial gallery thumbnails 3 ' , target _ type : ' mix ' } ) ; _ taboola . push ( { flush : true } ) ;\nhoustonian jeffrey rosenberg holds an 1869 card picturing baseball\u2019s first pro team , the cincinnati red stockings , which he won in an ebay auction . fewer than 10 are known to exist .\njeffrey rosenberg describes his 1869 cincinnati red stockings baseball card as\nan ultimate treasure .\nbernice gallego and her 80 - year - old husband , al , run an antique shop . she happened upon the card while sorting through a bunch of boxes acquired in a long - forgotten estate sale . bernice gallego , who has never attended a baseball game , figured she might be able to make a little money auctioning off the card on ebay .\nshe set the opening price at $ 9 . 99 , not wanting to fork over the extra 20 cents it would have cost to list the card at $ 14 . 99 . a few online inquiries prompted her to take the card off the market and do some research . the next thing bernice gallego knew , she was basking in the glow of her discovery on\n\u201cat our ages , this time in life , here we are \u2014 we got the dessert , \u201d gallego said . \u201cwe don\u2019t know what\u2019s coming next . it doesn\u2019t matter . this has been just fabulous .\n\u201ci feel great . i\u2019m happy for the card . i\u2019m happy for my husband and i . i\u2019m happy for the whole world . \u201d\nthe world of rosenberg , 43 , has revolved around cards and collectibles for about as long as he can remember . an avid card collector when he was a boy , rosenberg remembers attending his first card show in the summer of 1980 . he saw 40 , maybe 50 booths of collectors buying and selling and decided he was in heaven .\n\u201ci had $ 10 or $ 20 of spending money , \u201d rosenberg said . \u201ci spent it in the first five or 10 minutes . \u201d\na year later , rosenberg teamed with a couple buddies to shell out the $ 50 or so it took to set up a booth . rosenberg juggled three summer jobs when he was 16 , working at an accountant\u2019s and a toys r us before catching the tail end of astros games to get players\u2019 autographs . he parlayed those autographs into a mail - order business that he continued through college .\n\u201cwe were thinking we had figured out the world , \u201d rosenberg said , \u201cand wouldn\u2019t have to get a real job . \u201d\nrosenberg turned out to be right . though he graduated from the university of texas in 1987 and south texas school of law in 1990 , he remained a fixture at card shows and conventions . rosenberg even found a kindred card - collecting spirit in the dean of the law school , jerry treece . while other students lined up outside treece\u2019s office to bring him their problems , rosenberg came in with baseball cards .\n\u201che said , \u2018most of these people standing in this line , they\u2019re going to practice law ; they\u2019re going to be miserable , \u2019 \u201d rosenberg said . \u201c \u2018you love what you do . stick with what you like . you\u2019ll always be able to practice ( law ) . \u2019 it\u2019s still some of the best advice i ever got . \u201d\n\u201ci remember when i got my first mickey mantle rookie card , \u201d rosenberg said . \u201cit was the greatest thing in the world to own something like that , but it was the worst because i knew i had to sell it . i couldn\u2019t afford to have $ 3 , 000 sitting in a baseball card or autographed baseball . i had to sell it for $ 3 , 500 to make the $ 500 to keep the business alive and going . \u201d\n\u201ci dreamed that i would get to own things like this , but i had to write a big check , \u201d rosenberg said . \u201cshe did what all of us dream : find it for nothing .\ncurrent la angels & former st . louis cardinals superstar 1st baseman ; 2001 nl roy ; 10x all - star ; 2x world series champ ; 3x nl mvp ; 6x silver slugger ; 600 home run club\nformer indianapolis colts & st . louis rams star running back ; 1994 nfl oroy ; 7x pro bowl ; 3x nfl opoy ; 2000 nfl mvp ; pro football hall of fame 2011\nplayed 18 seasons for the chicago blackhawks , boston bruins & new york rangers ; 9x all - star ; 5x art ross trophy ; 2x hart memorial ; 2x lester b . pearson award ; hall of fame 1984\nenter your email address below to sign up for announcements regarding future san francisco shows and other bay area related emails .\n\u2605 you will need an admission ticket for each day you would like to enter the show . admission tickets are sold only through the national ' s website .\n\u2605 vip packages & all - access vip packages . get week - long admission , free autographs & more with the purchase of a vip package !\n\u2605 you\u2019ve got to have one . for every signature you want . ( except free autograph guests . )\n\u2605 inscription ticket : have the player add a career achievement or personalization with their signature . ( autograph not included . must have an autograph ticket to purchase an inscription ticket . ) * fees vary . some players may offer 1 free inscription .\n\u2605 items are not included . you will need an item for the player to sign , and may need a certain ticket for different items . be sure you have an item before you buy a ticket . don\u2019t have an item ? pre - order now & pickup at the show !\n\u2605 order early ! you will enter the autograph ticket line by the number on your ticket . the earlier you buy , the lower your ticket number will be . don ' t want to wait ? purchase an all - access vip package , which also includes admission , or check out the platinum express pass for ultimate line priority . platinum express pass on sale in june !\n\u2605 have your photo taken with your favorite players ! a professional photographer will take your photo and print an 8\nx 10\nphoto within just a few minutes ! ( autograph not included . fees vary for each guest . not available for all guests . ) purchase tickets now !\n\u2605 no phones or cameras allowed in the photo booth area . ( no selfies . ) large groups are limited to the number that will fit in the photo .\n\u2605 includes week - long admission , autograph line priority , autograph tickets & more ! save time and money by purchasing one of the four great ways to attend the show . click here for more info .\n\u2605 the ultimate autograph line priority package ! includes autograph line priority , authentication line priority , and autograph tickets . click here for more info\nenter your email address below to sign up for announcements regarding future national sports collectors conventions and other cleveland area related emails .\nplaced an order for their april san francisco show . after 5 weeks i hadn ' t received anything so sent an email through their website asking what was going on . never received a response over the next we\nek so called to ask what was going on . was told that my photos never got signed at the show due to a database error . said they would refund me .\nle for this to happen . one of the guys i ordered i ' d been trying to get for 20 years and was very excited that he showed up . . . now i get nothing . also , why would they sit on this for 6 weeks and ignore my email ? if you don ' t get the items i ordered signed i need my money back or you are stealing .\ni made a purchase online and then the next day i received an email stating that i owed more money because the price online changed after my purchase . tried calling customer service to resolve the iss\nno call back that day or the next day . i sent an email to customer service then got a call the next day . i was told the rep would check into my issue and call me back within 24 hours . again , no call back . it took 4 days and me calling and leaving another voicemail before i got a return call . they eventually\nhonored the price that i had purchased the item , as listed on the site before the price increase . after i received my item it was a sloppy and rushed looking signature that had several characteri\ns would be a thing of the past . needless to say , i was very excited when i found\nout about their shows in houston . the superstar lineup is always fantastic and it gives me a great opportunit\n. i highly recommend attending one of their shows or even the national if you have never been before . always a great experience\ncal ripken jr . , tom glavine , clayton kershaw , and josh johnson . all four signings went off without a hitch . my items came back\n. it has been a while since i have utilized their service , but will not hesitate to do so in the future .\nng in for in - person signings at the shows . i am * * thrilled\na so i spent a lot of money and time on their stuff and couldn\u2019t be happier with my choice to do so . if junior ever does a public signing i\u2019ll be first in line ! i love supporting\namps and the other a 49ers 5 time super bowl champ with a jerry rice signature .\ncant wait to come back to see what they have . . . . jeff from joplin , mo\nat the show . jeff took great care of me and all the staff were great . can\u2019t wait for the next show !\nhad a great time at the sf show last month . the staff was very courteous and the autograph lines were well organized .\ni ' m looking forward to next year ' s tri - star show in sf .\nwell run , fun events . great roster of athletes that they have contacted and bring to town .\ngreat shows , they bring some amazing talent at good prices . i have been able to get a lot of pieces from them . enjoy the show and go every year .\nmy first time at one of these events and it was awesome got to me some of the texans players and hoping to see some astros next time around .\nmy favorite company to buy products from . signature series is by far the best ! love the unique items .\nthe tri star national show is very well ran , and always a good time . ran way better than the shows put on by other companies .\ngreet , photo op and signed duke football from bart starr . what a great experience\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\ngot a ton of cool cards , got to meet one of my idols @ deandrehopkins , and got to hold a lombardi trophy . today was a great day ! thanks @ tristar1 urltoken\n. @ deandrehopkins signing autographs @ tristar1 show at nrg arena . fan asked him about andre johnson , \u201cthat\u2019s my big bro , we talk all the time\u201d . @ kprc2 urltoken\n@ tristar1 finds : autograph of tj ford , one of my favorite point guards ever . also one of the fastest in nba history . urltoken\nif you\u2019re headed out to the @ tristar1 show today at nrg arena , come over and say hello to @ shaunbijani and me . we\u2019re broadcasting live on @ sportsradio610 until 5 : 30p and you never know who might stop by . . . . 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 - 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 ? 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", "topic": 32}], "title": "sentinel capital partners", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 1 sentinel capital partners reviews submitted anonymously by sentinel capital partners employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if sentinel capital partners is right for you .\nfazoli\u2019s is owned by sentinel capital partners , which acquired the chain in july 2015 from sun capital partners .\ntamarac , fla . \u2014 sonny\u2019s partners with sentinel capital to expand products and services .\nsentinel capital partners | $ 1 . 3 billion fund | middle market | private equity\nsentinel capital partners and triartisan capital partners bought tgi fridays in 2014 for an estimated $ 800m , hoping to turn around the group hit by an industry slowdown .\ndavid lobel , sentinel capital\u2019s founder and managing partner , is a meticulous man .\nprivate equity firm sentinel capital partners has acquired cabi , a direct seller of women\u2019s apparel in the us , canada and the uk .\nthe parent to the 67 - unit fast - casual newk\u2019s eatery chain has been acquired by private - equity firm sentinel capital partners , officials said tuesday .\nfrancisco partners takes verifone private ; tenneco buys federal - mogul from carl icahn ; sentinel backs ubeo .\npast the receptionist ( ahem , the director of first impressions as is her official title ) , it\u2019s an enviable view from the 27th floor conference room of sentinel capital partners in manhattan .\nnationwide , playcore has about 1 , 800 workers and more than $ 400 million in annual sales . new york city - based sentinel capital partners , a private equity firm , bought playcore in 2014 .\ntamarac , fla . \u2014 sonny\u2019s enterprises inc . recently announced a partnership with sentinel capital partners in a move to expand the scope of products and services it provides to its clients , according to a company press release .\nvarde partners , barclays and guber banca acquire eur1 . 4bn non - performing loan portfolio\nwe have organized news highlights about sentinel capital partners and our private equity portfolio companies into three categories : by date , which includes all news items starting with the most recent events . portfolio news , which focuses on investments we have made since sentinel ' s inception and on matters relating to our portfolio companies . sentinel news , which highlights internal developments in our firm .\nbrynwood partners , blue wolf , morgan stanley and saw mill also raised private equity funds .\nfirst , there\u2019s the numbers . generally speaking , private equity investors like sentinel will take cash flow over revenue\u2014something the franchising world does especially well . a key metric to determine how well is \u201creturn on net tangible capital . \u201d\n\u201cwe like companies that are high free cash flow . we don\u2019t like very capital - intensive businesses . one of the reasons we like franchising is because it\u2019s not capital intensive , it\u2019s a very asset - light business , \u201d said lobel . \u201cso you take a look at the ebitda minus the capex and divide it by the net tangible capital utilized in the business . if that number is at least 40 percent , we get interested , and if it\u2019s not , our interest wanes . \u201d ( that\u2019s gross earnings and capital expenditures in finance speak . )\napollo buys qdoba ; campbell soup acquires snyder ' s lance ; sentinel backs captain d ' s .\nsentinel acquired captain d ' s and sold checkers . l catterton and roark have also been active in the restaurant sector .\nprivate equity firms , such as gtcr and thoma bravo , remain aggressive in seeking mid - market deals . others including consumer - focused brynwood partners are raising new funds to deploy into their concenrated sectors .\ndealmakers share their perspectives on the evolution of private equity . harris williams ' giles tucker , watermill group ' s julia karol , and kainos capital ' s jay desai are among those who chimed in .\neducation : harvard university ( mba ) ; george washington university ( jd ) ; university of illinois ( bs ) prior experience : j . h . whitney & co . ; first century partners ; smith barney\nas every investment is different , the needs of investment companies are also different . newk\u2019s , for instance , was one of those big small businesses that was well run , but needed capital to build runway for growth .\nsimilarly , during a 33 - month investment in massage envy , sentinel oversaw the opening of 2 , 015 locations in another growth - focused push . and when sentinel took a majority stake in tgi fridays , a major part of the investment thesis was refranchising corporate locations , which accounted for 40 percent of the restaurants .\nsince founding sentinel in 1995 , lobel and his team have watchfully grown a number of investments in the middle market , creating infrastructure and building them up for a good return .\nif an investment passes muster , it\u2019s right to work on the investment thesis . lobel said once the management teams and sentinel agree on a path forward , they move quickly .\nfazoli\u2019s was a different animal ; a former private equity firm had already \u201ceffectuated the turnaround\u201d of the once - troubled brand . so sentinel is focused on growth and building a few company stores .\nbefore his interview , sentinel\u2019s founder and managing partner david lobel explains the careful destruction of a neighboring building . he said he\u2019s watched workmen slowly demolish a building , floor - by - floor , for months .\nthat same careful planning and methodical execution is plain to see across sentinel\u2019s franchise investments . brick - by - brick the firm has constructed and renovated across the industry , as seen in the accompanying chart\u2014that\u2019s a lot of bricks .\nsentinel has touched many franchise systems on both the franchisor and franchisee side , including massage envy , tony roma\u2019s , fazoli\u2019s , yum brands , checker\u2019s , church\u2019s chicken , newk\u2019s , and it currently has a majority stake in tgi fridays .\n: before the closing , management and sentinel developed a detailed plan to quickly and seamlessly transition to a standalone business . together , we recruited a talented cfo and promoted a highly experienced manager from the u . k . as head of european operations . we also developed and introduced the new global\niep technologies\nbrand . in addition , sentinel recruited a chief transition officer to help manage iep ' s relocation to new facilities in the u . s . , germany , and the u . k . while iep ' s management team implemented a new global it system .\nfollowing a successful transition to a standalone business , and having significantly increased both revenue and profitability , iep was sold in september 2015 to hoerbiger group , a leading european provider of compression technology , drive technology , and hydraulics , in a highly successful transaction for both sentinel and iep ' s management team .\nbreaking up the locations into regional pods , they sold the pods to mostly existing multi - unit operators . first , sentinel took the lead , teaching executives how to make the large transactions required in the plan , then turned over the refranchising to tgi fridays . with that tactic , the company went from about 400 corporate locations to just 55 .\nsentinel targets lower midmarket private equity investments in eight industry sectors : aerospace / defense , business services , consumer , distribution , food / restaurants , franchising , healthcare , and industrials . we are interested in working with outstanding executives and helping them build successful businesses . when entrepreneurs and company executives consider a private equity firm , we believe their decision should be based on :\nit\u2019s been a rarity at sentinel , but as franchisees took advantage of a refranchising at tgi fridays , so too did lobel when he got into the pizza hut system in 2008 with a 123 - store purchase from yum brands and a seasoned operator at the helm . the business grew through acquisitions to 224 restaurants before ultimately being sold to another private equity firm in 2012 .\nheadquartered in chicago , illinois , colson group is the market leader in the design , manufacture , and distribution of casters , wheels , and related hardware products . colson maintains the premier position worldwide in caster technology . colson\u2019s products comprise a wide range of casters and wheels , including light duty , medium duty , heavy duty and super heavy duty used in industrial , commercial and institutional applications . colson\u2019s manufacturing and distribution infrastructure is the broadest in the industry , with 35 facilities located in 15 countries . colson\u2019s branded product portfolio is recognized as the highest quality in the market , which is critical for end users for whom the cost of failure is high . sentinel acquired colson from pritzker family trusts . jay and bob pritzker orignially acquired colson in 1953 . under the pritzkers , colson became the worldwide leader in caster technology and today offers its customers the most complete line of industrial casters . through its shepherd hardware subsidiary , colson also offers cutting edge mobility solutions for the retail consumer market .\nin this 2010 file photo , zackrey duncan peeks at sydney adams atop a playground tunnel built by the chattanooga - based playcore company .\nthis story was corrected to note that this was the fourth acquisition in as many months .\nstaff photo by dan henry / the chattanooga times free press - 6 / 21 / 15 . construction continues at the imagination station in collegedale , tennessee . the playground has won playcore ' s inclusion national demonstration award so that children with disabilities can use the facility as well .\nafter acquiring four other play and recreation equipment businesses in 2016 , playcore holdings inc . started 2017 with yet another business buyout on monday .\nthe chattanooga - based playcore has bought worlds of wow , a denton , tex . - based designer and developer of indoor , themed - play environments .\nworlds of wow was started 12 years ago by reagan hillier , who agreed to merge his business with playcore holdings this month . worlds of wow has grown to a 40 - employee company that produces play stages , equipment and designs in a 20 , 000 - square - foot facility in denton , texas .\nunder the ownership of playcore , worlds of wow will continue to operate as its own business , developing projects for churches , malls , family entertainment centers , offices and recreational centers .\nwe ' re excited about this next step for the company ,\nhillier said monday after completing the sale of the business .\nplaycore is an amazing group of growth - oriented companies and we are looking forward to being a part of their business dynamic .\nterms of playcore ' s latest purchase were not announced . but it is similar to nearly a dozen other acquisitions playcore has made over the past couple of decades of other playground , sporting goods or recreational equipment makers and distributors .\nwe are excited about this latest addition to our play division ,\nplaycore ceo roger posacki said in a statement .\nour company ' s heritage was built on play , and the acquisition of worlds of wow allows us to expand our service in the indoor environment , while greatly enhancing our overall portfolio .\nlast year , playcore bought online distributor byo recreation in st . augustine , fla . , musical instrument maker freenotes harmony park in durango , colo . ; open - shades producer porter corp . , in holland , mich . ; and knorr systems , which offers a wide range of aquatic equipment and services from its facility in santa anna , calif .\ncertainly , acquisitions remain a key part of our growth strategy ,\nsaid richard ruegger , senior vice president and chef financial officer for playcore .\nthese purchases have helped to expand our distribution in some markets where we haven ' t had a lot of presence and its also gives us some custom - themed capabilities that will be a nice add - on to the existing playground businesses that we have .\nplaycore , which was founded in 1979 , has grown to a holding company with 20 brands that encompass several categories of recreation , including play , aquatics , site furnishings , indoor and outdoor fitness , and spectator seating .\nto house the 125 workers the company employs at its chattanooga headquarters , playcore is preparing to move into its own headquarters building , now used as the headquarters for fsg bank at 531 broad st . fsg sold the bank building last year for nearly $ 5 . 4 million to harbert realty of birmingham , ala . , which will lease the structure to playcore , which plans to move into the building by this summer .\ncontact dave flessner at dflessner @ urltoken or at 423 - 757 - 6340 .\nthis story was updated jan . 30 at 11 : 30 p . m . with more information .\nwashing cars since 1949 , the release continued , sonny\u2019s will continue to be managed by the same family which has run the business since its inception , led by ceo paul fazio .\nprofessional carwashing & detailing is the no . 1 magazine and online news source for the carwashing and detailing industry .\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 .\nspecial us offers through july 31 - print delivery $ 1 . 90 per week | standard digital $ 2 . 77 per week\nthe woman behind the success of taco bell\u2019s doritos shell is taking her mastery in mind - blowing flavour combinations to the tgi fridays restaurant chain .\nstephanie perdue , taco bell\u2019s former chief product marketing officer , had led the team that designed doritos locos tacos , which helped refresh the brand as a late - night must for teenagers and adults alike .\nsince 2014 , taco bell has sold more than 1bn of these tacos , whose shells are made from doritos chips dusted with the iconic nacho cheese favor . now tgif will be hoping to steal some of the magic .\n\u201ctgi fridays has a long history of creating firsts in the industry and i look forward to continuing that tradition by breaking the status quo , \u201d ms perdue said in a statement . \u201ci am thrilled to help write the next chapter for fridays as we reimagine the brand for both team members and guests . \u201d\n\u201ccasual dining , including fridays , needs to be more imaginative and differentiated , especially around product innovation , \u201d added tgi fridays chairman and ceo john antioco . \u201cfridays is determined to distinguish itself from the category\u2026\u201d\nwhile the broader food and beverage industry has ramped up efforts to appeal to increasingly health - conscious consumers , ms perdue\u2019s approach has stood in stark contrast , opting instead for fun and innovative ideas . she also led the introduction of taco bell\u2019s breakfast menu , which now competes with mcdonald\u2019s .\nwhat\u2019s next for tgi friday\u2019s then ? let\u2019s hope it\u2019s a skittles chicken breast or coke - soaked salad .\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 .\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 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nto generate attractive investment returns by providing private equity to talented entrepreneurial executives to enable them to build great businesses . more\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 .\nfazoli\u2019s , the fast - casual italian chain , has named david hasler as chief financial officer , the company said monday .\nhasler most recently served as senior director of global treasury for walmart . he succeeds rodney lee , who left lexington , ky . - based fazoli\u2019s last summer to become cfo at the krystal co .\nfazoli\u2019s said hasler will oversee the company\u2019s accounting , financial planning and analysis , information technology , payroll and legal services departments .\nin addition to hasler\u2019s hiring , the company announced other changes to its finance department .\ntracy haskins , a 20 - year company veteran , has been promoted to vice president of finance and treasury , and spencer houlihan has rejoined fazoli ' s in the new position of vice president for financial planning and analysis . houlihan returned to the company , where he first began work in 2008 , after a year with university of kentucky healthcare .\nthe fazoli ' s brand is very fortunate to be starting off the year with such an impressive team guiding our finance department ,\nsaid carl howard , fazoli\u2019s president and ceo , in a statement .\ntracy and spencer are company veterans who have played an integral part in our success , while david brings a wealth of financial experience and expertise to the cfo role , \u201d howard said .\nthe character of the private equity firm ' s professionals and their record of delivering what they promise .\nthe firm ' s ability to understand key business drivers and quickly respond to change .\nprofessional and career growth opportunities available to entrepreneurs through partnering with the private equity firm .\na roll - up - your - sleeves approach to helping management achieve goals .\nheadquartered in toronto , canada , altima dental centres is one of the largest dental services organizations in canada , with a clinic network that includes offices across six provinces . altima - affiliated practices have an excellent reputation for providing high - quality dental services and always putting patients first . altima is well known throughout the canadian market for second - to - none care , top notch providers and staff , and a broad suite of convenient services . altima dental offers patients high quality dentistry services at competitive prices in friendly , well - appointed dental clinics . altima ' s strategy is to continue to grow by adding affiliated dental offices throughout canada .\ncorporate visions is a leading provider of training products and services to improve sales force productivity . based in larkspur , california , corporate visions is a thought leader and innovator in the marketing and sales enablement industry . corporate visions develops and applies research from decision sciences to help its fortune 1000 global b2b clients win more business and increase profitability . its blue - chip clients include adp , cisco , motorola , ups , and dupont .\nfounded in 1953 and headquartered in boca raton , florida , hollander is a leader in the north american basic bedding segment producing bed pillows , mattress pads , comforters , foam products , and related sleep accessories . hollander markets its products under a portfolio of highly recognizable proprietary , licensed , and retail partner brands including ralph lauren\u00ae , simmons\u00ae , beautyrest\u00ae , laura ashley\u00ae , nautica\u00ae , waverly\u00ae , and live comfortably\u00ae . hollander operates nine facilities across north america and employs more than 1 , 600 people worldwide . hollander sells its products to departments stores , big box retailers , independent stores , and through catalog and internet retailers .\nmarketplace events , headquartered in solon , ohio , organizes and operates consumer shows targeting the home improvement and enthusiast market including remodeling , home decor , and gardening . marketplace has the largest portfolio of home and garden shows across the u . s . and canada . leveraging scale , technology , and predictability , marketplace events brings together 14 , 000 exhibitors , 1 . 5 million consumers , and 1 . 5 million unique web visitors on an annual basis . marketplace events creates vibrant expositions connecting enthusiasts with experts , products , and services in dynamic face - to - face environments . marketplace events produces some of the most successful and longest - running shows in north america , including market - leading home shows in montreal , vancouver , calgary , minneapolis , philadelphia , and washington , d . c . \u2013 several of which have thrived in their markets for more than 75 years . marketplace events is the clear leader in the north american home and garden show industry .\nnewk ' s eatery , headquartered in jackson , mississipi , is a franchisor and operator of fast casual restaurants . newk ' s is a rapidly growing market leader in the fast casual restaurant segment throughout the southeast and is well positioned to accelerate its growth in the rapidly expanding fast casual segment of the restaurant industry . newk ' s began in 2004 as a sandwich shop in oxford , mississippi and has grown into one of the fastest growing franchisors of fast casual restaurants . newk ' s offers a diverse menu of high quality , made - from - scratch sandwiches , soups , salads , and pizzas .\nheadquartered in houston , texas , revenew international provides cost recovery and cost containment services that deliver monetary recoveries and cost reduction benefits . revenew serves a blue - chip fortune 500 customer base , with particular expertise in the energy , utilities , and manufacturing sectors , through two core services lines : contract compliance and supplier payment review . revenew ' s comprehensive suite of cost recovery solutions presents unique and highly compelling opportunities for clients to identify incorrect payments and recover overbilled amounts . revenew ' s services enable its clients to seek recovery from their service providers through the identification of incorrect payments and overbilled amounts . revenew ' s programs ensure compliance with commercial terms , recover lost monies and provide best practice recommendations for contractual and operational improvements .\nsonny ' s enterprises , inc . is the leading worldwide manufacturer of conveyorized car wash systems . sonny ' s is headquartered in tamarac , florida , where it designs and manufactures car wash systems . with strong development and design capabilities and a long - term record of innovation and excellent customer satisfaction , sonny ' s has become the premier global provider of car care products to car wash professionals . sonny ' s offers a broad range of car wash products and services and has established longstanding sales relationships and distribution channels throughout north america .\ntotal military management is the leading global provider of relocation services for u . s . military and government personnel . based in jacksonville , florida , tmm is a technology - enabled , asset - light provider of logistical , administrative , sales and marketing services to a network of transportation service providers . tmm targets the fragmented $ 2 . 5 billion u . s . military moving and storage industry , which is comprised of approximately 300 , 000 annual relocations of the 1 . 3 million active duty u . s . military members and their families . tmm utilizes its sophisticated technology systems , operating infrastructure , and global network of service providers to manage the resource - intensive and administratively complex logistical tasks associated with military relocations .\ncompany description iep technologies is the leading global provider of explosion protection systems and services , with operations in the u . s . , germany , switzerland , france , turkey , and the u . k . iep offers the industry ' s leading array of industrial explosion systems , design engineering , replacement parts , material testing , and service and support to its global customers around the world . background at the time of our purchase , iep consisted of three legacy brands , fenwal , kidde , and incom , which have been sold in the u . s . and europe since the 1950s . these legacy brands comprised five separate businesses that were owned by united technologies corp . (\nutc\n) , but were not integrated into one , unified company . utc decided to divest iep because it was a non - core asset . key iep functions including operations , finance , it , insurance , and benefits were handled centrally by utc , leaving iep unable to operate as a standalone business . to function independently , iep needed to :\nrelocate out of utc facilities in the u . s . , germany , and the u . k .\nin addition , as part of the transaction , utc planned to retain the fenwal and kidde brands , which necessitated the creation of a new , unified global brand . importantly , all of this needed to be accomplished without causing any disruption to iep and its global customer base .\nwithin nine months of the closing , iep had completed this transition with almost no disruption to its 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 .\ntoo get good employee ' s that will work ! is too pay them more than 13 . 00 per hour good employee ' s will work there till something better come ' s a long then they will leave to go some where else where they can make more money i mean if they can pay a lead person 16 . 00 per hour why can ' t they pay a employee that works 15 / per hour don ' t make since to me and the over time is some depts . is because of the employee ' s that ' s not doing what they should be doing 5 days a week and also could be supervisor / lead person robbing peter to pay paul you know the old saying you can\u2019t keep doing the same things and expect to get different results . that is , by definition , insane they are a some smart people that work there that are never giving the chance to move up ! ! ! why ? buddy system i think ! ! ! you have supervisors and lead person that don ' t even know how to run the machine ' s ? them self so how do they expect to lead someone else kind of like blind leading the blind just don ' t understand maybe its not meant for me to understand but this is my review in good faith\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 .\nthe methodical , precise nature of the work seems to speak to him , maybe delight him . the meticulous approach is his approach .\n\u201cwhen you focus on the lower end of the middle market , many of these companies are big small businesses and what we\u2019re really trying to do is make them small big businesses\u2014all the resources of a big company but they just happen to be small so that we grow into it , \u201d said lobel . \u201cwe find that many lower middle market companies need more foundation , infrastructure before they can actually run fast , so that\u2019s one of the things we do . one of our investment strategies is to put that in place so they can run . \u201d\nevery investment thesis is a little different , but lobel said there are a few things he looks for right away in a prospective acquisition target .\nthen , unlike the many small private equity firms grabbing up small brands across industries , lobel said he seeks the advantage , sustainability and defensibility of category leaders .\n\u201cwe like companies that are leaders in what they do . because we\u2019re in the lower end of the middle market , we\u2019re dealing with relatively small businesses . when guys come to us and say , \u2018we\u2019re tackling a gigantic market and we have 3 percent market share and we can grow forever , \u2019 it\u2019s not that interesting to us because it means there are big players out there and they\u2019re swimming with sharks , \u201d said lobel . \u201cwe like to be the big boy in the market . \u201d\nbefore jumping on an investment , lobel said vetting the management team is also critical . a good businessperson may not thrive under a private equity arrangement , especially if they\u2019re looking for work - life balance .\n\u201cthe private equity model is basically to empower executives , give them a lot of autonomy but in exchange for that , a lot of accountability , \u201d said lobel . \u201cwe want entrepreneurial - minded , equity - oriented executives that are really trying in their own way to establish personal wealth by taking a risk\u2014not having a cushy job with lifetime employment and a nice retirement package . \u201d\n\u201cwe\u2019re trying to accomplish something significant inside the space of five years , and it goes pretty quickly . believe me five years goes very , very fast , \u201d said lobel .\n\u201cnew senior executives had to be hired , new systems and controls needed to be put in place , new computer infrastructure , new it infrastructure . we saw that going into the deal and we knew that unless those things were done , the company would not be able to grow rapidly and keep control , \u201d said lobel . \u201cthat became part of our investment thesis : grow deliberately in the first 18 months , not supersonically , while at the same time retrofit the business with infrastructure to support aggressive growth in chapter two . \u201d\na big part of the tgi fridays refranchising thesis was something lobel learned from three investments on the franchisee side of a company . \u201cone of the truths in franchising , it\u2019s almost axiomatic , is that franchisees operate their units better than the franchisor operates them itself , \u201d said lobel ."]}
{"id": 56462, "summary": [{"text": "food city is an american supermarket chain with stores located in georgia , kentucky , tennessee , and virginia .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it offers the house labels \" food club , \" \" top care \" , \" valutime \" , \" food city fresh ! \" , \" food city premium \" , \" full circle \" , \" domestix \" , \" electrix \" , \" academix \" , \" pet club \" , and \" world classics \" many of which are part of the topco corporate brand program .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "food city is also the exclusive distributor of regional favorites such as \" kay 's ice cream \" , \" moore 's classic snacks \" , \" terry 's classic snacks \" , \" kern 's bread \" , \" lay 's classic meats \" , along with \" chuck wagon dog food \" .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it is owned by k-va-t food stores , a privately held family and employee-owned corporation ( only 13 % via esop ) headquartered in abingdon , virginia .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "k-va-t food stores owns the food city distribution center ( formerly mid-mountain foods ) , a distribution center k-va-t helped form in 1974 and acquired full control of in 1998 , misty mountain spring water , llc , a producer of bottled water , as well as limited-assortment grocery stores named super dollar discount foods , food city express and gas 'n go convenience stores , and two food city wine and spirits liquor store .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "many of their grocery stores have their own fuel stations , with the gas 'n go branding . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "food city ( k - va - t )", "paragraphs": ["acquisition expansion bi - lo food city k - va - t food stores inc .\nheadquartered in abingdon , va . , k - va - t food stores , inc . operates 91 food city stores and more . visit urltoken .\nfood city ' s parent company k - va - t food stores is headquartered in abingdon , va . it operates 135 retail outlets throughout the southeast .\nk - va - t food stores ranked # 240 in 2005 . industry : grocery stores ( food city and super dollar stores )\nask a question about working or interviewing at k - va - t food city . our community is ready to answer .\nk - va - t food stores , inc . - locations , sale & lease transaction history and property information\nk - va - t food stores inc . , abingdon , va . , and southeastern grocers said they entered into an agreement under which k - va - t would acquire 29 bi - lo stores located in chattanooga , tenn . , and northwest georgia from southeastern grocers . k - va - t intends to operate all of the stores under the food city banner .\nsoutheastern grocers to transfer 29 chattanooga - area bi - lo stores to k - va - t food stores inc .\nfood city parent k - va - t food stores filed for a permit for the fuel centers with the chattanooga - hamilton county air pollution control bureau .\nas an employee stock ownership plan entity , around 13 percent of k - va - t / food city is owned by its associates .\nview information on current and former k - va - t food stores , inc . building locations . find leasing information , previous sales and currently active for sale and lease listings of properties where k - va - t food stores , inc . is located . research k - va - t food stores , inc . information , location photos and more .\nheadquartered in abingdon , va . , k - va - t food stores ( food city\u2019s parent company ) operates 132 retail outlets throughout southeast kentucky , southwest virginia , east tennessee , chattanooga and north georgia .\nfood city is abingdon , va . its parent company is k - va - t food stores , which operates 134 retail outlets throughout southeast kentucky , southwest virginia , east tennessee , chattanooga and north georgia .\nsoutheastern grocers to transfer 29 chattanooga - area bi - lo stores to k - va - t food stores inc . - produce blue book\nwoolridge is front end manager at the store , where she has been employed by k - va - t food stores for seven years .\nheadquartered in abingdon , k - va - t food stores ( food city\u2019s parent company ) operates 106 retail food outlets throughout the tri - state regions of southeast kentucky , southwest virginia and northeast tennessee .\nthe city of bluefield and k - va - t food stores , inc finalized an agreement wednesday , opening the former kroger store space in bluefield to interested retailers .\nheadquartered in abingdon , va . , k - va - t food stores inc . currently operates 105 retail food outlets in the tri - state regions of southeast kentucky , southwest virginia and northeast tennessee .\nheadquartered in abingdon , va , k - va - t food stores , inc . currently operates 105 retail food outlets in the tri - state regions of southeast kentucky , southwest virginia and northeast tennessee .\nabingdon , va . supermarket retailer k - va - t food stores inc . has implemented telapoint inc . ' s telafuel internet software solution to streamline and manage its fuel replenishment process .\nk - va - t food stores / food city has been managed by jack smith\u2019s son , steve smith , since he became president in 1993 and ceo in 2001 , the release says .\n\u201cwe\u2019re not bringing wine to any towns that don\u2019t already have it , \u201d k - va - t foods ceo and president steve smith said prior to the election .\nk - va - t food stores , inc . has been a past or current tenant within the buildings involved in these sale and lease transactions .\nheadquartered in abingdon , va . , k - va - t food stores , inc . , operates 91 food city and three super dollar discount foods retail outlets throughout the tri - state region of southeast kentucky , southwest virginia and northeast tennessee .\nheadquartered in abingdon , virginia , k - va - t food stores ( food city\u2019s parent company ) operates 135 retail outlets throughout southeast kentucky , southwest virginia , east tennessee , chattanooga and north georgia .\nfood city ( k - va - t foods - bbb credit tenant ) anchored strip center . mcdonald ' s , mexican restaurant , laundromat on out parcels not included . . .\ncity manager dane rideout signed an agreement wednesday with k - va - t food stores , inc . regarding the kroger store which closed in 2012 . k - va - t president and ceo steven c . smith signed the agreement aug . 25 . the space has remained vacant ever since it shut its doors .\nrideout credited the work of former mayor tom cole and the former city attorney , brian cochran , for bringing the k - va - t agreement to completion .\naccording to a times free press article , the locations have been sold to food city , a subsidiary of k - va - t food stores inc . the move will expand food city\u2019s footprint in southeast tennessee and northwest georgia . food city currently operates 104 supermarkets in tennessee , virginia , and kentucky .\nk - va - t food stores , abingdon , va . , is the corporate name of the supermarket chain operating in under the name food city . k - va - t is an acronym of its trade area : kentucky , virginia and tennessee . the 96 - store chain has 13 units in southeastern kentucky , 22 units in southwest virginia and 61 units in northeast tennessee .\nsmith , the president and ceo of k - va - t food stores , inc . , which is food city\u2019s parent company , fought eight years for the legal sale of wine in his tennessee supermarkets .\nparent company k - va - t food stores inc . , abingdon , va . , will acquire the bi - lo stores in chattanooga , tenn . , and northwest georgia from southeastern grocers , jacksonville , fla . k - va - t intends to operate all of these stores under the food city banner and hire the vast majority of bi - lo\u2019s store associates . it will , however , add gasoline outlets wherever possible . about 85 % of k - va - t\u2019s 104 food city stores have fuel locations , according to a report in the times free press .\nto see how to get complete access to all of this k - va - t food stores , inc . listing and property information , register for free :\nabingdon , va . and jacksonville , fla . , jul . 23 , 2015 \u2013 k - va - t food stores inc . and southeastern grocers , llc today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which k - va - t will acquire 29 bi - lo stores located in chattanooga , tennessee and northwest georgia from southeastern grocers . k - va - t intends to continue to operate all of these stores under the food city banner and hire the vast majority of their store associates , retaining their years of service .\nit\u2019s the second in what food city\u2019s steve smith \u2014 president and chief executive officer of food city\u2019s abingdon - based parent company k - va - t food stores \u2014 said may be a growing line of reborn regional food items . it follows the reintroduction of kay\u2019s ice cream last year .\n\u201cwe\u2019re going to do all that we can to sell his strawberries , \u201d k - va - t produce director mike tipton said in an interview at his abingdon , va . , office .\nfood city stores will carry eggs raised by the green valley poultry farm in washington county , va .\nrichard petty greeted fans who lined the aisles at the euclid avenue food city iin bristol , va .\nanother thing that impresses me about k - va - t is that when you go to an fmi conference / convention or a state grocers association conference , k - va - t sends lots of people . thats a common denominator among other successful retailers like publix and hy - vee .\ntwo k - v - a - t food city employees and current students were awarded scholarships for being rising stars in the grocery industry on tuesday .\nfood and gasoline , the retail staples of k - va - t ' s food city chain of grocery stores , are the main drivers of inflation , seeing dramatic spikes in recent weeks , according to the federal government .\nheadquartered in abingdon , virginia , k - va - t food stores , inc . currently operates 105 retail food outlets in the tri - state regions of southeast kentucky , southwest virginia and northeast tennessee .\nthe food city banner dates back to 1918 when its first grocery store opened in greeneville , tenn . k - va - t food stores , food city\u2019s parent company , began in 1955 when founder jack c . smith , his father , curtis smith , cousin ernest smith and uncle earl smith opened their first store in grundy , va .\nthe city released a copy of the settlement soon after rideout signed it . this agreement includes payments to the city and building inspections . according to the document , k - va - t agreed to pay $ 5 , 000 and make arrangements to let the city inspect the property . a second payment of $ 1 , 101 and a second inspection must take place by jan . 19 , 2018 . by july 20 , 2018 , k - va - t will pay another $ 5 , 000 and allow a third inspection unless the city \u201cfinds it appropriate to grant k - va - t an exemption\u201d to this fee . by jan . 19 , 2019 , k - va - t will pay the city another $ 1 , 101 and allow another inspection .\nfood city : food city , sometimes known as k - va - t food city , is an american chain of grocery stores that have locations in kentucky , virginia , and tennessee , as their acronym name suggests . they are known for providing locally grown produce and fresh eggs from nearby farms . food city also sells a typical assortment of grocery store items and is heavily involved in local charity organizations . . see food city application .\nfrom food city - abingdon , va ( wjhl ) - the local favorite , scott ' s farms strawberries are now available for sale at select food city locations .\nabingdon , va . - spanning 45 acres against a backdrop of rolling hills in this rural town west of the blue ridge mountains , k - va - t food stores ' headquarters is ground zero in a regional fight against inflation .\ndelivering exceptional customer service and partnering with the communities it serves is what k - va - t food stores\u2019 food city supermarkets are all about . \u201cwe are focused on our customers and the community , \u201d president and ceo steve smith says .\nlocal donations through k - va - t stores ( food city and super dollar ) were given back to help local residents at area food pantries this week . approximately $ 10 , 000 in donations were given back to of one accord\u2019s rogersville food pantry and the emergency services food pantry system toward the purchase of more food .\nsteven c . smith , chief executive of food city parent k - va - t food stores inc . , said thursday in chattanooga that the company plans to enhance selection and variety in the local units and offer sharp price points on goods .\nknoxville \u2014 k - va - t food stores inc . , parent company of food city , recently presented a check for over $ 52 , 000 to juvenile diabetes research foundation ( jdrf ) to help fund research to cure type 1 diabetes .\nbut , that doesn ' t mean you have to go inside a food city store to get them .\nk - va - t food stores president steve smith on tuesday touted his company\u2019s ability to keep its employees and customers happy and healthy while also boosting the economy by purchasing local products .\n\u201cthe city\u2019s board of directors shall make this determination in good faith and it shall be based upon k - va - t\u2019s efforts during this time frame to attempt to sublease the property , \u201d according to the settlement . in another section , k - va - t \u201cshall make good faith efforts to sublease the property to a retail business that will utilize all or a substantial portion of the property . in addition , k - va - t will keep the city appraised of its efforts and be responsive to any communications or recommendations by the city with respect to these efforts . \u201d\ntoday , k - va - t food stores , inc . , which reported over $ 770 million in retail sales in 1998 , operates 81 supermarkets in kentucky , virginia , and tennessee .\nwith many supermarkets in the state already making plans \u2014 and renovating spaces \u2014 to house wine sections , the ceo of food city parent company k - va - t said the quick start could put a burden on wine wholesalers .\nheadquartered in abingdon , va . , k - va - t food stores , inc . , operates 91 food city and three super dollar discount foods retail outlets throughout the tri - state region of southeast kentucky , southwest virginia and northeast tennessee . k - va - t ranked 39th on progressive grocer\u2019s 2007 list of \u201camerica\u2019s 50 largest supermarket chains , \u201d 55th on supermarket news\u2019 \u201ctop 75 north american food retailers\u201d ( january 2007 ) and 269th on forbes magazine\u2019s \u201clist of the largest privately held companies in 2006 . \u201d\nabingdon , va\u2019s , k - va - t foods , inc . , operates the region\u2019s food city chain of supermarkets . the present abingdon food city store is in the existing town centre shopping plaza near i 81\u2019s exit 17 . k - va - t proposes to vacate that store and to build a 61 , 000 - square - foot facility as the anchor for a 30 - acre new shopping center on the meadows farm , a development anticipated to include two hotels , several restaurants , and other retail stores .\nheadquartered in abingdon , virginia , k - va - t food stores , inc . currently operates 105 retail outlets in the tri - state regions of southeast kentucky , southwest virginia and northeast tennessee .\nheadquartered in abingdon , virginia , k - va - t food stores , lnc . currently operates 105 retail outlets in the tri - state regions of southeast kentucky , southwest virginia and northeast tennessee .\nunder the agreement , the city agree to dismiss its civil action without prejudice , according to the document . it was also noted that the agreement \u201cshall not be deemed as an admission of fault or liability by k - va - t , and the parties acknowledge that k - va - t denies any fault or liability and has not admitted any fault or liability . \u201d\nexecutives with the chain\u2019s parent company , k - va - t food stores , the corporate owner of food city , claim that when they are in season , scott\u2019s strawberries and those grown by david mann , a scott county , va . , farmer , make up 8 to 10 percent of their total produce sales .\nbut smith said the acquisition will boost volume for abington , va . - based food city by up to 30 percent .\nsteve smith , president and ceo of k - va - t food stores , is working with suppliers and vendors to lower food costs as consumer prices continue to increase . the company is lowering prices on about 25 percent of its inventory .\nk - va - t food stores ' unique name reflects the locations of its supermarkets in kentucky , virginia and tennessee , operating under the food city and super dollar supermarkets names . the company also offers customers private label choices of food club , top crest and valutime through its participation in the topco cooperative .\nlast year , k - va - t bought $ 5 million worth of fruits , vegetables and decorative plants from farmers in its service area , which stretches from crossville , tenn . , to pikeville , ky . , and hillsville , va .\nbesides making payments and allowing inspections , k - va - t and the city will work together on marketing the cumberland road space , rideout said . however , there are no plans to put a new grocery store there .\nk - va - t food stores , inc . is the corporate banner of a supermarket chain operating in three states under the food city banner . this privately held , family - owned company has grown over the years by expansion and acquisition . with 15 units in southeastern kentucky , 27 units in southwest virginia and 62 units in east tennessee , k - va - t is an acronym of its trade area : kentucky , virginia and tennessee . the 104 - store chain includes 93 food city locations ( with 79 pharmacies and 84 fuel / convenience stores ) , ten super dollar discount foods limited assortment stores and one wine & spirits store . they also operate their own 1 . 2 million square - foot distribution center , located in abingdon , va . for more information about k - va - t food stores , please visit urltoken .\nk - va - t food stores operates 104 stores in southeast kentucky , southwest virginia and northeast tennessee . the company recently purchased 29 bi - lo supermarkets in chattanooga , tenn . , and north georgia , which it ' s in the process of converting to the food city format and banner .\nfounded in 1918 , k - va - t food stores ' unique name reflects the locations of its supermarkets in kentucky , virginia and tennessee . this 16 % - employee - owned private company has 93 grocery stores operating under the food city and super dollar supermarkets names . k - va - t food stores has its own 900 , 000 - foot distribution center , mid - mountain foods , located in abingdon , virginia . the company also offers customers private label choices of food club , top crest and valu time through its participation in the topco cooperative .\nstarted as an 8 , 000 - square - foot piggly wiggly by smith\u2019s father in 1955 , today k - va - t operates 92 food city and four super dollar stores in kentucky , virginia and tennessee , with annual sales approaching $ 1 . 8 billion .\nbluefield will seek another grocery store for the city , but the goal is to assure interested grocery chains that k - va - t cannot suddenly undercut their plans by rushing a new store into the old kroger space , rideout said .\nheadquartered in abingdon , va . , k - va - t food stores , inc . ( the parent company ) operates 106 retail food outlets throughout the tri - state regions of southeast kentucky , southwest virginia and northeast tennessee . the company recently purchased 29 bi - lo supermarkets , including 21 pharmacies , in chattanooga , tenn . , and north georgia and has converted them to the food city format .\nmike helton moves a load of dry goods for a food city store to a waiting truck . the abingdon va . , distribution center stocks more than 15 , 000 items that are sold in food city stores .\nthis is a complete list of all food city locations , along with their geographic coordinates . food city is a u . s . supermarket chain .\nthis loopnet k - va - t food stores , inc . 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 most interesting thing about k - va - t isn\u2019t its alleged local produce and meat sourcing . it\u2019s the fact that this company is largely composed of castoffs that it turned around . k - va - t includes castoffs from piggly wiggly , white stores , mid - mountain , winn - dixie , bi - lo , and quality foods . retail chains all have the same equipment and the same suppliers . management is the only difference between the losers and the winners .\nin addition to working with good people , smith relies on ingenuity to keep him one step ahead of the competition . k - va - t / food city ' s distribution center was one of the first to use upc codes for stock numbers , allowing more accurate inventory management .\nsince last fall , k - va - t / food city ceo steve smith and other top executives have been putting their heads together trying to come up with a way to deal with rising commodity prices at a time when many consumers still are struggling from the aftershocks of recession .\nk - va - t is using telafuel , a browser - based application suite , to improve management of fuel replenishment operations across 43 of its company sites with gasoline operations in kentucky , tennessee and virginia .\nhe speaks the truth ,\nsaid steven c . smith , president and chief executive officer for k - va - t food stores , which owns the food city chain .\nit ' s not exactly the free enterprise system i grew up with . sausage gets made and it ' s not pretty .\nfood city is a supermarket chain operating with 11 units in southeastern kentucky , 21 in southwest virginia and 62 in northeast tennessee . based in rogersville , tenn . , it functions various departments , including bakery , produce , meat / seafood , organics , video , floral , deli and pharmacy , among others . food city offers brands , such as food city , food club , paws , valu time , full circle , top care , world classic , academix , domestix , electrix and easy clix . k - va - t food stores inc . is the corporate name of food city .\nb . all submissions must be original content . if you didn ' t take the picture , don ' t post it .\nfood city # 424 - 330 n . mayo trail , paintsville ky , 41240\nfood city is a well - known partner within the communities the company serves .\nfood city is joining a growing number retailers with fuel centers in the area .\nthe grocery store pictured is food city . their generic stuff is pretty decent .\nk - va - t food stores owns and operates the 1 . 1 million square - foot food city distribution center , located in abingdon , virginia and continues to grow every year through our profit - sharing plan . \u201cabout 14 % of the company is owned by our associates , \u201d says smith . k - va - t food stores ranked 40th on the 2008 progressive grocer\u2019s list of america\u2019s 50 largest supermarket chains , 55th on supermarket news\u2019 top 74 north american food retailers ( in 2008 with over 1 . 6 billion dollars in sales ) and 269th on forbes magazine\u2019s list of the largest privately - held companies is 2007 .\ndavis , danny k . [ d - il ] ( 105th - 115th )\ndelaney , john k . [ d - md ] ( 113th - 115th )\ndelbene , suzan k . [ d - wa ] ( 112th - 115th )\nsimpson , michael k . [ r - id ] ( 106th - 115th )\nzinke , ryan k . [ r - mt ] ( 114th - 115th )\nhirono , mazie k . [ d - hi ] ( 110th - 115th )\nafter making this last - minute stop , cody scott\u2019s pickup truck pulled in front of the bonham road food city at exit 7 in bristol , va .\nhunger is a serious problem throughout the appalachian region where many food city stores are located . food city and kellogg\u2019s are proud to be a part of the \u201crace against hunger , \u201d says steven smith , food city\u2019s president and chief executive officer .\ni think i ' ve built my monument in k - va - t food stores ,\nsmith says .\nand i ' d like for it to continue to operate and for all the people who made that possible to continue to prosper .\nfood city gocart is currently available at stores in kingsport , johnson city , knoxville , powell and oak ridge , tenn . ; and bristol , va . , with additional stores in knoxville and johnson city slated to roll out the service this month .\n\u201cmillions of americans need food assistance each year . the food city race against hunger campaign is one way we can help meet those needs , \u201d adds ron bonacci , vice president of marketing for food city .\nthe irwin food city bass tournament , forged by a longtime charitable partnership between food city and knox county juvenile court judge tim irwin , reached a giving milestone on thursday .\nthat ' s not the only efficiency food city ' s athens store will employ .\nand , he pointed out , back in september food city and the scott county hair sheep project marked the $ 1 million mark in lamb sold at food city stores .\nfood city president and ceo steve smith talks about the new corporated headquarters in abingdon .\nthe first store was opened in 1918 at greeneville , tennessee . however , the store only started operating officially in 1955 when founder jack c . smith , along with his father and uncle , opened the first k - va - t food store in grundy , virginia .\nthree years ago , k - va - t food stores worked with the southwest virginia farmers market to secure a $ 225 , 000 grant from the virginia tobacco indemnification and community revitalization commission to build a pair of 40 - foot - long hydrocoolers for its wholesale operations .\nin 1954 , just a few days before christmas , jack smith ' s mother sent him to the local supermarket to buy some groceries . almost 45 years later , smith , now chairman and chief executive officer of k - va - t food stores , inc . abingdon , va , recalls that day as one that would change his life forever .\nwith telafuel , k - va - t is electronically processing fuel replenishment orders and optimizing the scheduling of its carriers to better manage [ image - nocss ] petroleum inventories and supply logistics , resulting in lower costs and greater administrative efficiency .\nk - va - t works to counter the extra expense with an aggressive marketing campaign that features store banners highlighting the farmers . it also sends its produce section employees on farm tours so they can learn more about what they sell .\nmillions of americans need food assistance each year . the food city race against hunger campaign is one way we can help those in need ,\nadds ron bonacci , vice president of marketing for food city .\nit ' s a real opportunity we think ,\nsteven c . smith , chief executive of k - va - t food stores inc . , said , according to times free press . food city already has substantial presence in knoxville , tennessee , with room to fill in with new stores between it and the scenic city , smith said .\nthat gives us a lot of growth opportunities .\nconnolly , gerald e . [ d - va ] ( 111th - 115th )\nwittman , robert j . [ r - va ] ( 110th - 115th )\nwarner , mark r . [ d - va ] ( 111th - 115th )\nfood city is the second - longest - running sponsor in nascar racing through its sponsorship of two of the sport\u2019s most popular events \u2013 the food city 500 and food city 300 \u2013 at bristol motor speedway in bristol , tenn . it has contributed more than $ 500 , 000 in proceeds from the annual food city race night events to local nonprofits .\nfood city is a great company to work for . the store manger was good with working around schedule changes . the best part of working for food city is the customers .\nit probably isn ' t real rice . in food photography , almost anything that can be faked , is .\nheadquartered in abingdon , virginia , k - va - t food stores , inc . ( the parent company ) operates 106 retail food outlets throughout the tri - state regions of southeast kentucky , southwest virginia and northeast tennessee . the company recently purchased 29 bi - lo supermarkets ( including 21 pharmacies ) in chattanooga , tennessee and north georgia and just completed the process of converting them to the food city format .\npictured above ( from left to right ) : rabbit zielke , wutc membership chuck cantrell , wutc station manager bob citrullo , executive director of the hamilton county education humane society corey reynolds , food city store manager amber battaglia , mckamey animal shelter : headquartered in abingdon , virginia , k - va - t food stores , inc . ( food city\u2019s parent company ) operates 135 retail supermarkets throughout southeast kentucky , southwest virginia , east tennessee , chattanooga and north georgia .\nfood city has benefitted from its relationships with farmers . new contracts are already in place .\ntoday , the company operates 105 food city supermarkets throughout southwest virginia , southeast kentucky and northeast tennessee and of those , 78 include a pharmacy and 81 locations offer fuel . k - va - t food stores also operates misty mountain spring water , l . l . c . and its own 1 . 2 million - square - foot food city distribution center . \u201cwe are not a general merchandise retailer , \u201d steve smith adds . \u201cwe are a traditional supermarket format . \u201d\npictured are shane arnold , food city manager ; melanie phillips , cgs social services coordinator ; debbie james , food city human resources coordinator ; and debra lawson , cgs direct services coordinator . food city is partnering with local agencies in the race against hunger through dec . 9 .\nk - va - t\u2019s localized approach to buying produce is deliciously wholesome and exciting . it\u2019s good for everyone . i hope we see more of the same from other supermarkets and retailers in other parts of the country where we can grow fresh produce .\nthe abingdon - based business now employs 13 , 000 people , smith said , adding that about half of these employees are enrolled in k - va - t\u2019s employee stock option program and as a result own a 15 percent share of the company .\ngarrett , thomas a . , jr . [ r - va ] ( 115th )\npikeville , ky \u2013 on september 12 , the southeast kentucky chamber of commerce , community leaders , and kentucky state representative jill york joined food city of louisa for a ceremonial ribbon cutting to celebrate food city\u2019s grand opening of their second eastern kentucky wine & spirits location . the opening of the wine & spirits location in louisa , kentucky has created approximately 5 jobs within lawrence county . louisa\u2019s food city wine & spirits is located at 70 business us 23 north , louisa , kentucky . for more information visit their website at urltoken or call 606 . 638 . 3434 . k - va - t food stores , inc . is the corporate banner of a supermarket chain operating in three states under the name food city . food city is a 133 supermarket store chain including 101 food city locations with 100 pharmacies and 84 fuel / convenience stores ; ten super dollar discount foods , and two wine & spirit stores . this privately held , family owned company has grown in leaps through acquisition and expansion over the years . k - va - t is an acronym of its trade area : kentucky , virginia , and tennessee .\nthank you for your interest in k - va - t food stores inc . k - va - t is the parent company of food city , super dollar discount foods , misty mountain spring water , and the food city distribution center . if you have the desire to work in a fast - paced and fun environment while interacting with a diverse group of people , look no further ! this automated employment application provides a quick and efficient way to gather information about your work interests , qualifications and experience relevant to job opportunities available . please be prepared to provide any of the following pieces of information : your social security number , driver ' s license , employment history , and personal and professional references . let ' s begin . . .\nfood city and snack alliance inc . have teamed up to bring back the terry\u2019s brand , once a regional snack food in the southeast .\nlog in or register and save more on your purchase with the food city valucard and coupons .\nfood city \u201crace against hunger\u201d ongoing there is a chance to aid a cause fighting against hunger each time you pick up groceries at your local food city . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nthe pay isn ' t the best but its a fun place to work . they are good to you . however the hours aren ' t so great it isn ' t a job for someone with a family unless you advance .\nsoutheastern grocers and k - va - t anticipate that the transfer and handoff dates of the 29 bi - lo stores will begin august 30 , 2015 , with all stores fully transitioned by october 5 , 2015 , subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions .\n\u201cwe have made experts , \u201d said keith cox , a k - va - t produce buyer who specializes in the company\u2019s locally grown offerings . \u201cthey have become experts at [ farming ] , and it\u2019s as nice of a product as you\u2019ve seen anywhere . \u201d\nweber , randy k . , sr . [ r - tx ] ( 113th - 115th )\n\u201cmillions of americans need food assistance each year . the food city race against hunger campaign is one way we can help those in need right here in our own area , \u201d adds kevin stafford , vice president of marketing for food city .\n\u201cmillion of americans need food assistance each year . the food city race against hunger campaign is one way we can help those in need right here in our own area , \u201d adds paul sabattus , vice president of marketing for food city .\nkildee , daniel t . [ d - mi ] ( 113th - 115th )\nking , peter t . [ r - ny ] ( 103rd - 115th )\nmccaul , michael t . [ r - tx ] ( 109th - 115th )\nmchenry , patrick t . [ r - nc ] ( 109th - 115th )\nsanchez , linda t . [ d - ca ] ( 108th - 115th )\nhuman resources coordinator brenda barbrow at the chilhowie food city said that supporters of the program can donate at the cash registers . check with the store or food city website for qualifying brands and items .\nrick bishop , manager of k - va - t foods\u2019 bristol , johnson city and greeneville district , said he had seen a report that the pantry at good samaritan \u2014 one of the largest pantries in the johnson city in the area \u2014 was running low . \u201cwe\u2019ve been good partners with sara ( wells , the ministry\u2019s former director ) and good samaritan , \u201d he said .\nmillion of americans need food assistance each year . the food city race against hunger campaign is one way we can help those in need right here in our own area ,\nadds kevin stafford , vice president of marketing for food city .\n\u201cmillions of americans need food assistance each year . the food city race against hunger campaign is one way we can help those in need right here in our own area , \u201d kevin stafford , vice president of marketing for food city , said .\nmillion of americans need food assistance each year . the food city race against hunger campaign is one way we can help those in need right here in our own area , \u201d said ron bonacci , vice president of marketing for food city .\nwe had folks spread out over five different buildings across abingdon and washington county ,\nsaid steve smith , president and ceo of k - va - t , the company that oversees grocery chain food city .\nit ' s helpful to put us all together . . . . we ' re already seeing that ' s a better way to do business .\none of those employees is athenian rusty rollins , who currently manages food city ' s harrison store .\noak tree plaza is a 49 , 062 square foot center anchored by food city and family dollar .\nwe look to the day when food city will become a household name ,\nhe said .\njon springer , supermarket news ' retail editor , said food city is similar to bi - lo in many ways and the purchase provides food city a chance to grow its franchise in a new market .\nfood city , tammy baumgardner , 276 - 623 - 5100 , ext . 5734 , baumgardnert @ urltoken\nthis is a food city , i worked for kvat and know people in headquarters . those faggots .\nryan gash , 21 , selects potatoes at the food city store at deane hill in west knoxville .\n\u201cin july and august , one out of every five dollars of produce sold in our stores is locally grown , \u201d said steven smith , president and ceo of abingdon , va . - based k - va - t food stores . \u201cwe\u2019ll bring the farmers in and they\u2019ll talk about produce and the crops they\u2019ve raised . we\u2019ll do television advertising using some of the farmers , and they\u2019ll talk about their quality . \u201d\nthank you for your interest in k - va - t food stores inc . k - va - t is the parent company of food city , super dollar discount foods , misty mountain spring water , and the food city distribution center . if you have the desire to work in a fast - paced and fun environment while interacting with a diverse group of people , look no further ! this automated employment application provides a quick and efficient way to gather information about your work interests , qualifications and experience relevant to job opportunities available . your application will also be considered for other positions and locations . please be prepared to provide any of the following pieces of information : your social security number , driver ' s license , employment history , and personal and professional references . let ' s begin . . .\nbishop said food city and the red , white and food campaign obtained hundreds of thousands of signatures from supporters to place the referendum on municipal ballots .\nthe big stone gap food bank received $ 3013 . 53 of that total during a recent check presentation ceremony , a food city press release states .\nofficials at food city , the abingdon , va . - based chain that owns 10 stores in chattanooga , did not dispute carter ' s view that he may be able to compete on price .\n\u201cwe don\u2019t want a company to come in and start preparing the site and then have k - va - t immediately put a grocery store in that location , \u201d he said . \u201cif a competitor comes in there , they could quickly do a turn key grocery store in there and off ramp another project . so we put that safety net in that agreement if you will , so that now jim ( spencer , community and economic development director ) can go out and market it ; and hopefully somebody could come into another vacant space and they can have confidence that k - va - t is not going to put one in that location . \u201d\nare you up for the challenge ? food city has pledged $ 700 , 000 in contributions for the upcoming school year . with the new food city school bucks challenge , it\u2019s easier than ever to earn reward points . for every $ 1 you spend , using your food city valucard , you\u2019ll receive one point .\nbeyer , donald s . , jr . [ d - va ] ( 114th - 115th )\nscott , robert c .\nbobby\n[ d - va ] ( 103rd - 115th )\nfrom left are food city assistant store manager david scearce , bernard flemming of clintwood ministries , the rev . tony palubicki of the big stone gap food bank , lan mccluskey of the wise county food bank and jackie gilliam of the pound food bank .\nbuild to suit - adjoining food city - vacant in - line lot . available space up to 20 , 000 sq . ft . , divisible into smaller spaces as required t . . .\nfood city is buying 29 bi - lo supermarkets in the chattanooga market , including the east brainerd location .\nfood city employees held an open house for members of the media , local businesses and vendors thursday afternoon .\nsarah beth woolridge , with church hill food city , was district 3 winner for the company\u2019s claude varney volunteer recognition program . she\u2019s seen here , receiving her award from steve smith , food city president and ceo .\n\u201chunger is a serious problem throughout our region . food city and kellogg\u2019s are proud to be a part of the race against hunger , \u201d says steven c . smith , food city\u2019s president and chief executive officer .\nfor more information about the new food city school bucks challenge , please contact your local school , visit urltoken or contact the food city school bucks coordinator , lisa johnson at 1 - 800 - 232 - 0174 .\nfood city is a supermarket chain operating with 11 units in southeastern kentucky , 21 in southwest virginia and 62 in northeast tennessee . it functions various departments , including bakery , produce , meat / seafood , organics , video , floral , deli and pharmacy , among others . food city offers brands , such as food city , food club , paws , valu time , full circle , top care , world classic , academix , domestix , electrix and easy clix . k - va - t food stores , inc . is the corporate name of food city . the company additionally operates thirteen super dollar discount foods limited assortment locations in wytheville , abingdon , hillsville , christiansburg , vinton , lynchburg and rose hill , pikeville , prestonsburg and barbourville , as well as rogersville , tenn . and asheville highway in knoxville , tenn .\npotatoes , which are received at food city ' s distribution center by a railroad line that runs directly through the property , currently account for the only shortage . food city is having to locate potato supplies in canada .\nhunger is a serious problem throughout our region . food city and kellogg ' s are proud to be a part of the race against hunger ,\nsays steven c . smith , food city ' s president .\nazlinn will represent food city during its sponsorship of the nascar sprint cup series food city 500 and the xfinity series food city 300 at bristol motor speedway , as well as other race and company related activities and events throughout 2016 . she will also have the unique opportunity to represent food city during the battle at bristol in september at what promises to be the largest attended college football game in history between the university of tennessee and virginia tech .\nfood city district manager rick bishop , who is over stores from greeneville to bristol , said he was pleased with the results and thanked the city\u2019s voters for their support .\nfor the past 10 years , bishop said food city has also partnered with the johnson city salvation army to help add to to annual souper bowl for the hungry fundraiser .\nk - va - t food stores , better known as food city , is expanding its business presence in elizabethton by opening a new gas station and convenience store on broad street . the grocery store chain is in the process of purchasing the racetrack raceway convenience store next door to subway and carter county bank to open a gas & go convenience store . the move could bring an additional 18 - 20 jobs to elizabethton . k - va - t district manager rick bishop said the plan for the new convenience store was to move the gas station out of the current food city parking lot , which he noted was a source of the majority of complaints from the elizabethton food city . \u201cthat will clean up some of the congestion in the parking lot and free up some parking places , \u201d bishop said . \u201cit will alleviate that problem . that is what we hear the most complaints about . \u201d bishop said the store would offer traditional convenience store fare , along with some hot food items such as sandwiches and hot dogs , and some bakery selections as well . k - va - t real estate manager steven spangler said the chain should close on the purchase of the building next thursday , may 15 . he added this would be the second free standing gas station / convenience store for the chain . the other opened in coeburn , va . last year . the store is set to open in the first or second week of june .\nfirst runner - up was megan grace stanley of abingdon , va . second runner - up was emelea shaunta talford of bristol , va . amanda burke of fall branch , tn was selected as miss photogenic . azlinn succeeds kassie marie perkins of harriman , tn , who held the title of miss food city 2015 .\nif you ' re vegetarian , don ' t worry - they offer produce , too .\nthe one on the right doesn ' t really , either . the image is posterized .\nfood city is planning to put up its initial three gas ' n go fuel centers in the chattanooga area .\nhe said food city treats the centers as part of the store , just as the bakery section or produce .\n, food city president and chief executive officer .\nwe ' re proud to have another opportunity to partner with\nhunger is a serious problem throughout our region . food city and our co - sponsors are proud to be a part of the race against hunger , \u201d says steve smith , food city\u2019s president and chief executive officer .\nlike all good stewards , smith insists on giving back to the communities that have supported his business . such projects include \u2018apples for students ' in which students return food city register tapes in exchange for valuable educational equipment for their schools . to date , nearly $ 5 million worth of equipment has been purchased via the program . there is also food city ' s annual sponsorship of the nascar food city 500 and food city 250 races at the bristol motor speedway . surrounding the popular events , food city hosts family race nights , where fans meet and greet nascar personalities . proceeds from these events have enabled food city to donate more than $ 80 , 000 to local charities .\nbut the bill didn\u2019t advance in the general assembly until it was reviewed and deemed agreeable by the statewide groups representing the food and liquor industries .\nrideout said smith of k - va - t told him how the city could contact the company\u2019s property manager about prospective leads . there are also plans to include the former kroger and the former kmart on cumberland road in a new global information system on the city\u2019s website which will list available buildings . one goal is to find a tenant \u2013 for instance , a furniture store \u2013 which could use most of the old kroger space .\nfood city actually dates back to 1918 when a store was opened in greeneville , tennessee , but k - va - t food stores\u2019 official beginning took place in 1955 when founder jack c . smith - - with his father , curtis and uncle , earl - - opened the first store in grundy , virginia . since that time , food city has grown in leaps through the acquisition of several piggly wiggly operations in southwest virginia and eastern kentucky , along with quality foods / food city , white stores , winn dixie and bi - lo units in east tennessee . the company has also grown steadily by expansion into new market areas while remodeling and replacing existing locations as needed to best serve their customers .\non thursday , k - va - t president steve smith announced his company will now buy 95 percent of its eggs from dutt & wagner of virginia , inc . , a family - operated egg business that produces and distributes its eggs from abingdon and sells them to customers in eight states across the southeast .\n\u201cwe feel this ordinance has accomplished exactly what we set on and is now allowing our code enforcement as well as our first responders access to vacant buildings so we can maintain public safety . this was not a target against k - va - t , \u201d he stated . \u201cthis was for public safety . \u201d\nfood city staff and officials , along with the southeast kentucky chamber of commerce directors cut the ribbon for the re - grand opening of food city located on cassidy boulevard . the event was also a chamber business after hours reception .\nfood city first initiated their apples for the students program during the 1990 - 91 school year . to date , food city has awarded approximately $ 14 . 4 million in educational equipment and tools to over 800 participating area schools .\nsince 1992 , food city has held their annual race against hunger holiday campaign , co - sponsored by kellogg\u2019s which benefits local hunger relief organizations . \u201chunger is a serious problem in america . food city and kellogg\u2019s are proud to be part of the race against hunger , \u201d says steven c . smith , food city\u2019s president and chief executive officer .\nsmith joined food city more than 35 years ago , serving in multiple leadership positions before becoming president and chief executive officer . founded by smith\u2019s father in 1955 , k - va - t ( food city\u2019s parent company ) today operates 93 food city supermarkets ( including 78 pharmacies and 84 fuel / convenience stores ) , ten super dollar discount foods and a wine and spirits store throughout southeast kentucky , southwest virginia and northeast tennessee . the company supports numerous organizations \u2013 including local food banks , the united way , american cancer society , boy scouts of america , juvenile diabetes research foundation , susan g . komen , ywca , boys and girls club and paralyzed veterans of america association \u2014 throughout the tri - state region .\nsheldon livesay , ministry director added his thanks to food city and their shoppers from making this gift possible . he added that their three food pantries will distribute an expected 1 . 3 million pounds of food by year\u2019s end .\nplans are to transfer the bi - lo bonus cards to a food city value card loyalty program , he said .\nlewis said food city has competed with wal - mart since the arkansas - based company first moved into its market .\nsmith said terry\u2019s fits into the \u201cbuy local\u201d philosophy that food city also uses in produce . in july and august , he said 18 percent of produce sold at food city stores came from area farmers in kentucky , virginia or tennessee .\njul 02 , 2018 , 10 : 57 et paralyzed veterans of america partners with food city , richard . . .\nschools throughout the area served by chilhowie food city are the recipients of \u201cschool bucks\u201d presented last week at the store .\nthe shelby report special about food city appears in the december 2016 print edition of the shelby report of the southeast .\nhunger is a serious problem in america . food city and our co - sponsors are proud to be a part of the race against hunger ,\nsays steven c . smith , food city ' s president and chief executive officer ."]}
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", "topic": 39}], "title": "aeros", "paragraphs": ["aeros plus : \u20ac1 . 00 eur - monthly aeros + amicloud pro : \u20ac5 . 00 eur - monthly aeros + amicloud + emula : \u20ac10 . 00 eur - monthly\naeros aircraft in florida : find new or used aeros aircraft for sale in florida on aerotrader . com . we offer the best selection of aeros aircraft to choose from .\nwe are new aeros dealership in boise idaho . pls call us for your next aeros wing or ant trike order . \u0095 contact\naeros fox - t : easy to fly , easy to store . . .\nnow let ' s have a more close look at aeros ' s trike wings .\nthis year aeros has some kind of an anniversary : we are 15 years old .\naeros aircraft : browse aeros aircraft for sale on aerotrader . com . view our entire inventory of new or used aircraft and even a few new non - current models .\nmarc , please tell us if you have any success in getting aeros make an engine mount with offset / angle . i also have an aeros - 2 with bmw .\ni am currently a first officer at ryanair on the boeing 737 - 800 aircraft . i firmly believe i wouldn\u2019t be in this fortunate position if it wasn\u2019t for aeros coventry , and aeros as a whole .\n2000 . aeros is working on a high - performance competition glider . first prototype of a combat hang glider is designed , that flies noticeably better than any other aeros glider . aeros team also creates a new trike wing profi . it is called so not without reason , since it is really the wing for professionals .\naeros has made the difference for my course mates and i , for that i will always be thankful .\nkris , i ' m working on getting an answer from aeros . i ' ll be in touch .\n2005 . oleg bondarchuk on a combat l becomes the world champion , and his victory is a holiday for the whole aeros . one more anniversary takes place in june 2005 : aeros produces the 3000th wing . aeros team takes part in designing an entirely new product : an al - 12 ultralight sailplane and its powered version al - 12 m with a retractable power - unit . aeros - europe service center is opened in eisenach , germany .\n2001 . aeros is ten years old ! now , aeros team consists of over 70 specialists . hard work on new developments continues . combat glider is updated , and aeros presents the new combat 2 . in the very first year combat 2 has shown brilliant results at the ukrainian open championship and at international competitions . rigid wing stalker is certified by dhv . aeros begins to produce kites . fully depower gyro kite for water and snow is designed .\nin 1991 specialists of the ultralight aircraft department organised limited liability association aeros and starting from november began to manufacture new wings : sports hang glider stalker - 14 and wings for trike stranger which became aeros '\nbusiness cards\nfor the few next years .\n2004 . aeros hang gliders are becoming popular all over the world because of their high quality and performance . at the 2004 european championship 45 pilots out of 121 ( which is 37 % of all competitors ) fly aeros wings . aeros - 2 trike with a rotax - 912 engine and a profi wing gets dulv preliminary airworthiness certificate for the maximum take - off weight of 472 . 5 kg .\ncertainly , all aeros achievements of fifteen years can\u2019t be covered in one article , since during this time aeros has transformed from a group of enthusiasts into a company known worldwide . nevertheless , we have reviewed at least this year\u2019s small and great victories to demonstrate the company\u2019s level .\nalso i would like to bundle an enhanced version of aeros including aminux ( classic amigaos on top of linux ) with amigaforever and amc 2012 .\ni came to aeros having completed 20 hours towards a ppl at another flight school . since joining aeros , i have completed the hours , the written exams and passed my skills test on the first attempt , all within 4 weeks ! the training and service i received from everyone at aeros was excellent . the instructors , examiners and staff were extremely proactive and pulled out all the stops so that i could complete my ppl by my target date .\nin my opinion aeros flight training provide the best overall package for flight training in the uk . the blend of a professional , yet relaxed atmosphere combined with the help of extremely knowledgeable staff contributes to unparalleled service . that aeros also seem to be very competitively priced really does elevate their course above others .\nalexander voronin , maxim drobyshev and elena ostakhova are planning to show the aeros nano trike ( ant ) in oshkosh next week . you can see them and the ant at the aeros stand in the ul area . the ant ' s with 36 hp polini and 26 hp corsair engines with . . .\nbtw , same with sergey dorbeshev of aeros . i have personally told him what he could do to try and solve his aeros 2 912 torque issue . he prefers to hang the engine straight . the secret is the stiffer the mast the less you will notice the symptom of propeller torque effect on a trike\n2008 . the current successful top performance hang glider combat l 07 is now certified by dhv in three sizes : 12 , 13 and 14 . the aeros launch trolley is certified at dhv for max load 279 kg . aeros best competition harness viper s is certified at dhv . skyranger is the european microlight champion !\ni enrolled for cpl / mep / meir course with aeros in november 2014 by 30 th january 2015 i had completed all courses and with first time passes ! aeros do a brilliant job of getting you through the courses with great one to one instruction and detailed briefings . they are also good at planning the time .\naeros provided me with the highest quality training out there . i passed my meir first time early this year and will definitely be returning for the cpl . having a maximum of 2 students per instructor makes the training personal to you to gain the best skill and knowledge you can . would recommend aeros to all out there !\naeros engineers have designed a range of engine mounts for mounting the following engines applied for ultralights : rotax 503 , rotax 582 , rotax 912 , bmw , subaru .\nigor pasternak , the c . e . o . and chief engineer of worldwide aeros , is fulfilling his lifelong dream of creating aircrafts that are lighter than air .\nthe aeros factory has no rivals in the world as to its technical level , range of manufactured flying equipment and accessories . being flexible and open to customization , we utilize an individual approach to every customer , aeros is able to satisfy the needs of even the most demanding consumers , taking into consideration the wishes and possibilities of the customer . to have a reference point for the beginning of the trike order specification , 2 basic models are being offered today : aeros 2 trike and the cross country trike .\ni just received a trike maintenance manual from aeros so if you have an aeros trike , this applies to you . they asked that i pass this along to areos trike owners . in particular , pay attention to replacing engine mounting bolts and bushings every 300 hours . i can get them for you . contact me off line . . urltoken\nthere are actually two new aeros wings out in the last year . onne is the sting ray 12 of coarse and the other is the still tl 17m . i have a customer from tucson that will take delivery on the still tl next week . aeros has been working on these two wings for some time now . at this point , they ' re geting them certified which take time . both of these wings have been through many , many hours of flight testing . i have order froms and performance specifications for both of these new aeros wings .\nthank you all very much for getting me through my cpl , mep & meir . i really enjoyed all the training and found everyone at aeros to be friendly , professional , highly skilled and knowledgeable .\n1996 . a new , kinpostless , era in the history of hang gliding began . hardly the snow melted , but aeros has already completed flight trials of a new design \u2013 stealth 14 kpl . by the end of the year the wing was ready for certification in england and there appeared a small ( a tiny ! ) model stealth 12 kpl . while designers and pilots were busy resolving a complex of\nkinpostless\nproblems , motor wings gave stable income to the enlarged staff . in the course of a year 220 wings of stranger type has been manufactured and the aeros ' staff expanded to 30 employees . aeros was noticed not only in the western europe \u2013 within a year two distributors appeared in the usa , u . s . aeros , dealing with hang gliders and sabre trikes , dealing with trikes .\nthanks leo , that ` s the info i was referring to on aeros . com , but no one seems to have own experience . . . there is one flying in germany ( antares ma - 35 carriage ) .\ni suggested this to aeros in 2010 . they replied that thy tried it but recommended to mount the engine straight in the centre . though , i am quite sure that an angle / offset would solve most of the problem .\nyou ' ll find no prices are quoted here , as this fully depends on the order , and the price range is very wide depending on what you are ordering . at aeros we will custom - build a trike to your specifications .\n2006 . after lots of work and extensive test flights aeros releases the combat l 2006 . for lightweight pilots , combat l 12 with reduced wing area is designed . since this year , discus glider is available in all sizes , including discus 12 and discus 13 . the discus c becomes available for those pilots who are keen on high performance , light weight and easy handling all in one . for flight school instructors and just everyone who wants to fly a tandem , aeros creates a tandem hang glider target 21 . aeros launches the serial production of our first kingpostless trike wing profi tl . in addition to all the best features of the profi , the profi tl has higher trim speeds and better , even more responsive pitch and roll handling . aeros produces an aerotowing launch trolley with simple and reliable design . skyranger becomes the world champion again , and it ' s the first time in the fai history that the same plane is the world champion for four times .\nhello , i am aiming at ant with fox13 tl in december or perhaps in the winter time of 2017 / 2018 . i am at 195 lbs , and thought that more power would help . i have found out that aeros is testing a new engine with its ant ( corsair black bull ) . its a 35 hp power plant . does anyone know anything about this unertaking by aeros ? ? ? i think i would preffer air cooled , than polini the thor 250 . thnx\nactually you can download a pi sd - card image for arm and an outdated x86 iso from february 2012 . we will update aeros for the public only step by step because it is mainly done to have something nice for aresone computer systems available at\ni trained full time at aeros nottingham , completing my ppl over the course of 4 - 5 months , attending propilot full time ground school in coventry & then returning to nottingham to hour build and complete a cpl / mep / meir . i then concluded training in dublin , getting an mcc / joc at simtech . shortly afterwards , i successfully passed the ryanair assessment process & begin a tr on the 737 - 800 this april . last month i just passed my line training check with ryanair and i am now based at east midlands airport for the foreseeable future as a first officer with the company . i am very grateful for all the quality and professional training aeros provided me with & would absolutely recommend aeros training to anybody passionate about a future career in aviation .\nat present the company aeros exports its products to 43 countries of the world without the cis . of course , we have lots of plans , and that explains why it took us so long to appear on the web . just absolutely no time for keying !\nto be able to carry out the training in a brand new aircraft but still at a much lower cost than a seneca or diamond star was also a major plus point . aeros have a first class aircraft to accompany the industry known first class training that they provide .\nestablished in 1986 with bases in cardiff , coventry , gloucester , nottingham and doncaster , aeros has cemented its reputation as the uk\u2019s leading modular flight training school . we are open 7 days a week and have the knowledge , experience and courses to suit all aviation requirements .\n\u201cwe are excited to reveal production is underway on the 555 - ft [ 169 - metre ] long ml866 , and committed to achieving faa operational certification for the first deployable aeroscraft in approximately five years , \u201d said igor pasternak , aeros ceo , in a press release .\ni would highly recommend aeros to any prospective student wishing to undertake commercial pilot training . in terms of the quality of flight instruction provided , student support , and utmost professionalism , i believe that there is no better place to learn to fly . i would like to extend my thankfulness and gratitude to everybody at aeros who has helped and supported me throughout flight training to achieve my dream of becoming a commercial pilot , and i would also like to take the time to wish any future students the best of luck as they embark on their path towards commercial aviation .\n, and the first two hundred kits were produced by sinairgie . in 1998 it ' s manufacture has been moved to aeros . here we put into the skyranger all experience and knowledge of our aviation engineers who before worked for antonov design bureau and added to it even more zest .\nwhether an estimate for an annual inspection or a pre - purchase survey for a completely new acquisition , from a 50 hour check to an issue of a certificate of airworthiness , aeros engineering can help the aircraft owner and operator to make good , well informed decisions about their investment .\nin 1992 stalker - 14 proved to be quite successful , i . e . well - marketed , so it was prepared for certification with bhpa ( uk ) . the staff was increased up to 15 employees . aeros was mostly dealing with management then , not with hang gliders manufacture .\ni actually told sergey at aeros how he can fix this issue ( torque related turn ) on his trike in 2008 . he listened but he obviously has not adjusted the thrust line or may be this trike is older . plus bmw may turn the other way than rotax 91x series .\nnow , aeros team consists of about a hundred skilful professionals . they are all aviation enthusiasts and fully realize the importance and the responsibility of their work . hangglider assemblers and professional test - pilots oleg bondarchuk and sergey semenov are the members of ukrainian national hg team , and many other employees are pilots who fly hanggliders , paragliders , sailplanes , trikes and ultralight planes . aeros is constantly developing and creating new wing models , which is absolutely necessary now , as the ul aviation itself is changing quickly , and new ideas , technical solutions and tendencies have to be traced all the time .\ncalifornia - based airship maker aeros has announced that production has commenced on the aeroscraft ml866 , the world\u2019s largest aircraft . the blimp has entered a \u2018design freeze\u2019 , with the company now focused on building the airship\u2019s patented buoyancy system , called cosh ( control - of - static - heaviness ) .\nall the instructors and operations staff have a genuine interest in the careers of all of their students and they are all 100 % committed to achieving excellent pass rates . the link with flybe is a fantastic opportunity for any would - be commercial pilot to aspire to . i would highly recommend aeros !\naeros engineering holds easa part 145 , part m , subpart g & i and bcar a8 - 25 approvals . we can support and manage any light aircraft , from the private owner to a small aoc operator , including easa annex ii , whether the aircraft is manufactured from metal , wood or composite materials .\nhello , i am aiming at ant with fox13 tl in december or perhaps in the winter time of 2017 / 2018 . i am at 195 lbs , and thought that more power would help . i have found out that aeros is testing a new engine with its ant ( corsair black bull ) . its a . . .\nif a customer wants to have some other engine mounted , a new engine mount can be designed for him . the\naeros 2\ntrike with rotax 503 and rotax 582 is known at the us market as the venture 500 and the venture 600 . a venture report by dan johnson has been published in the ultralight flying of may 2000 .\ni visited all the integrated schools but was concerned i would only be a number in a big regimented system . i wanted to be trained as an individual at my own pace with a dedicated instructor . i found this at aeros , passed my courses first time and now have money left to pay for a type rating to get a job . and no debt !\nalexander voronin , maxim drobyshev and elena ostakhova are planning to show the aeros nano trike ( ant ) in oshkosh next week . you can see them and the ant at the aeros stand in the ul area . the ant ' s with 36 hp polini and 26 hp corsair engines with fox 13 tl , combat t and discus t wings will be displayed and flown . these are nano light soaring trikes with folding landing gear . everything breaks down into two bags that can be carried in a compact car . if you are going and you are interested in nano ' s and soaring , you should check it out . i went to snf and flew the ant / polini / discus . it was a lot of fun . urltoken\nfrank you should report this back to sergey . he listens to positive input . he modified the batten chart based on my findings nearly a decade ago . the original batten chart had heavy reflex in the center and higher camber in the tips . this would be a nice improvement on the aeros carriage . or he could go with a fully adjustable mount like the revo .\n1993 . the previous year was not slumbered away and manufacture became more stable \u2013 over 50 stalkers were made , and to satisfy demands of not very big pilots a small model stalker - 12 was developed . dacron and lavsan versions of stranger were finished . new training hang glider student - 16 was designed and built . first representatives of the company aeros appeared abroad \u2013 in the uk and in spain .\nby taking one of our basic models as a reference , you can order either just the trike , the trike with an engine , or a complete trike ready - to - fly , including a wing , a rescue system , and instruments , flight tested by aeros factory pilots . you can also order a trike as a kit for assembling it yourself , this is how our trikes are supplied to the usa .\nafter much deliberation aeros was my chosen school to carry out my flight training . it was actually quite an easy decision for me . it was the most cost effective way for me to do my training while not compromising on standards . i got 1 to 1 training throughout . there prices are transparent with no hidden costs . i completed all my training in minimum time , once completed i was offered a job as an instructor . i took this opportunity with both hands and was keen to progress . i quickly became the chief flying instructor at aeros cardiff teaching up to and including commercial flight training . this was a fantastic foundation for what i now do . in november 2015 i was offered a job as a first officer with flybe and all the experience gained helped me massively through my type rating . i have just completed my final line check passing everything first time !\ncapable of carrying close to 60 metric tonnes in cargo , the ml866 follows successful testing of a half - scale prototype called dragon dream in 2013 . if all goes well with the full - size ship , aeros plans to build even bigger aircraft down the line . the proposed ml868 at 230 metres long would dwarf the already huge ml866 while carrying up to 181 tonnes . another future concept , the ml868x , may carry payloads over 450 tonnes .\nwe , at aeros can also offer various instruments installed on our trikes . standard instruments include barometric instruments , variometer var 10 , altimeter vd 10 , speedometer us 150 and compass ki 13 . we can also mount the engine unit monitoring instruments as follows : electric rpm meter , water temperature , cylinder head temperature , exhaust temperature indicators . this whole set can be replaced by the electronic unit manufactured by brauniger : iq motor or alpha mfd which will show all necessary data .\non this page you ' ll find aeros products order forms . if you are not a ukrainian - resident , we highly recommend you to contact our distributor nearest to you . in most cases they can offer you more favourable terms , provide for quicker service and technical support . to fill in order form , right - click on the respective link , save order form file on your hard drive , then print it , fill it in and send to us . click here to get our phone / fax and address .\nhi all , as the profi tl seems like an\noldie but goldie\nwing , i ` m wondering why there is nearly no information availlable regarding the new stingray . . . even the manufacturer has only issued a hidden factsheet on their webpage . urltoken i think it will be hard to boost business . . . or maybe aeros just wanted to show what is possible today , but has no commercial interest to sell these kind of specialties ( like the former profi tl 11 ) . would be interested in any kind of information . marc\ni notice that the trim speed of profi tl varies a lot when delivered from factory . franks wing did 120km / h ( 75mph ) in slow position and marcs first wing did 112km / h ( 70mph ) at fastest trim . that is a huge difference ! my wing did 100km / h ( 62mph ) in slow position and 150km / h ( 93mph ) in mid position . i have not dared to try the faster half of the trim range but it feels like the wing will speed up heavily there . i checked the battens to the batten drawing and they where ok . aeros suggested that i rotate the rear mount for the trim mechanism 180 degrees . this move the trim range 30mm back on the wing keel . then it will have aprox 110km / h in mid position , and be very slow in slow position . . aeros also suggested i could try and rotate the wing tips to the + 3 position . this reduced the speed with almost 10km / h ( 6mph ) any ideas what makes these big differences between new wings ? what do you think about moving the trim mechanism 30mm to the rear ?\nbut one cannot survive producing hang gliders only , so in the very first year of the company ' s existence its specialists launched hang glider ' s safety parachute down , a prototype of which was german canopy psr . it was also decided to explore other spheres of ultralight aircraft . fathers of paragliding theme were originally redesigned copy of a hang glider airwave black magic ( here called\nthe parasol\n) , which was popular in the west , and the first independent creative work \u2013 paraglider zig - zag . at that time aeros ' staff consisted of not more than a dozen enthusiasts .\nutilizing a professional approach of aircraft engineering , the application of certified materials and up - to - date technologies are the domineering characteristics of all aeros products . the load - carrying frame of our trike is made of rectangular tubes of aircraft alloy d16t 60 x 40 x 2 reinforced by a rectangular tube 54 x 34 . 5 x 2 ; the seat frame is made of the tube d16t 32 x 2 . 5 . all load - carrying fittings are made according to aircraft technologies of tubes and plates of 30 hgsa steel . this work is done in close cooperation with the antonov factory and aviant kiev plant .\ni also fly an aeros 2 with profi tl and have the same issue as marc . if you refer to the link below ( not my trike or video , but for your reference ) you can see the tendency . skip to 6 : 10 ( take off ) and 8 : 15 ( climb ) and you will see the nose right tendency and the bar displaced to the left on climb to maintain straight course . i definitively have to reduce power after take off to minimize the nose right tendency . i am planning on adjusting engine offset in the future to see if this helps cure the nose illness . urltoken\ni finished my flight training with aeros in january 2015 , with a complete frozen atpl and first time pass in every single flight skills test and atpl written exam . after a year of intensive job searching , i am now proud to announce that i have been offered a full time position with flight calibration services , as a calibration pilot ( first officer . ) i will be based in the beautiful location of goodwood , south england , and i will be operating a fleet of piper chieftain and diamond da42 aircraft for the purposes of ils calibration / inspection , as well as the inspection of numerous other ground - bases navigational systems . i believe this is an extremely exciting and unique opportunity for a commercial pilot , and i am very much looking forward to transitioning into the commercial aviation industry as a working professional pilot .\ntony , you are missing it . the thrust line and trim tab make the carriage fly straight . when the carriage is straight the wing billow is equal and the trike flies straight . so you put a trim tab on you right wheel pant and make your p & m fly perfectly straight at one speed . pick 80 mph . your front strut will be perpendicular to the horizon at this speed . or choose 100 mph . but the trim tab will only work 100 % at one power setting and one airspeed . with an offset thrust line you can be at 100 % perfect at every power setting and with a trim tab and offset thrust line you can be at 100 % at every power setting and every speed . not to put down the p & ms , but if there is anything i don ' t like about them is that they have so much pfactor . i ' m sure it ' s something you can get used to and become desensitized to , but really when you are used to an aircraft that flies straight , something that is\nslipping\nduring every takeoff is really annoying . the airborne is the same thing and obviously the aeros as well . my point is there is a fix . cessna is aware of it , cirrus is aware and revo is aware . what ' s the question here ?\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\n1994 . anniversary stalker - 14 no . 100 was made ( dispatched to england ) . model stalker - 12 was granted bhpa . but what about paragliders ?\nas the company had little own experience in paragliders ' manufacture , a decision was taken to start production of designs of a famous company \u00e0\u00f0\u00f1\u00ee : starlite , astra , supra . these models were not the newest ones , but they fit in excellently for the cis market . all - in - all over 80 paragliders were made , experience was acquired and production was organised . at this stage a framework decision was taken \u2013 to manufacture all aircraft only of high quality materials and parts . for some mysterious reason in most cases these were imported goods : fabric of a german company polyant , ropes and wire products lindemann , plastic and special parts finsterwalder , paraglider fabric carrington and gelvenor . full - scale production of harnesses for hang gliders and paragliders .\nand we did not wait long for commercial success to come , within a year 80 wings stranger has been sold .\n2002 . discus glider , which is our first intermediate wing , is designed and flown . it combines a rather high performance with simple piloting and maintaining , that makes it a perfect wing for those who do not take part in competitions , but wish to experience the joy of soaring .\n2003 . combat l , that is lighter and better than its predecessor combat 2 , is designed . a great future is foreseen for this glider . skyranger becomes the world champion for the third time .\nthroughout training i have been fortunate enough to pass all exams first time in the minimum hours required . after which i was able to secure employment offers from more than one operator within two months of finishing the course . as i approach my first recurrent simulator check for flybe i can wholeheartedly say that working for such an innovative carrier really does make the commitment to flight training worth it .\ni couldn\u2019t afford an integrated course . however with the money earned from three jobs and the generosity of my family i could just pay for the much less expensive modular courses . i received good value and first time passes within three months at a flying school that provides real personal tuition .\neasily the best ( very best ) flight training outfit i have ever flown with . every part of the experience was excellent from the aircraft to the staff ; who are all exceptionally helpful , patient and very understanding , they all went far beyond what was expected . i will definitely be returning to complete my instructors course .\nour students receive one - to - one instruction , this allows us to tailor every course and deliver our unrivalled 100 % first series pass rate . we have graduates flying all over the world with airlines such as british airways , emirates , ryanair , flybe , easyjet , swissair , norwegian and many more .\nreminder : safety directive 017 first published on august 5 , 2014 . make sure that your glider is safe\n2014 british and french hang gliding nationals and chabre open class 1 . results .\nbhpa certificates for combat gt 12 . 4 and discus c 15 hang gliders .\nsome news about combat gt 12 . 7 and combat c 12 . 7 hang gliders . . .\nhere ' s the story told by the luckiest trike pilot ever . ( english and french versions )\nsatisfaction of the most varied demands extensive experience of designing hang gliders allowed our specialists to develop a wide range of wings for trikes of all weights . agricultural applications and air promenade , patrolling and passenger or load transportation to hard - to - reach places , training or flights for fun . . . no matter what the reason for your becoming airborne , we ' ll offer you the best suitable wing for your specific purpose .\nminimum problem at adaptation to existing trike designs remarkable feature of our wings is a variety of designs for different hang point junction types and control frame height . when ordering a wing for your trike , just choose a design suitable for you . this will save your time and money .\nwarning ! trike wing is a component part of a trike design and cannot be used without adjustment with the trike by hang point junction , control frame height and control bar location .\nthe design of all basic models is elaborate , adjusted and ergonomic . for example , the folding pylon makes it possible to one person hang the wing on the trike without anyone ' s assistance . with the idea to increase reliability and safety there is a safety cable inside the pylon . the main landing gear of pyramidal shape combined with automobile shock absorbers makes it possible to fly from and land on unimproved fields , increases safety on rough landings , makes steering much more comfortable .\nigor pasternak the ceo of a successful airship company and has dreams of building a massive cargo airship that could save us from natural disasters .\npresident poroshenko of ukraine meets with u . s . defense companies to discuss solutions for the government of ukraine\nthis page was last edited on 8 june 2017 , at 06 : 44 .\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 .\nthe main os for ares computers . . . and the bigger rest of the world\nares computer shop , owner pascal papara ( incl . urltoken urltoken urltoken www . aresmediacenter . de )\n) and linux ( in the moment debian 6 . 0 for x86 and 8 . 0 for arm is used ) available for arm and x86 systems .\nif there is enough interest we can start also an ppc branch . the audience may decide ; )\nthe r3 . 5 - iso is an 4in1 os . you get access to linux , aros x86 , arosm68k and windows apps out of the box\n3 . donate at least 15 us \u20ac to any aros related bounty on urltoken or prove that you did already .\nif you donate 5\u20ac or more / month you will get also a pro - account for amicloud which means 25gb traffic free storage .\neveryone else need to wait for the release of outdated versions to the public . visit the\naros is a wonderful os ( an opensource reimplementation of the classic amiga os ) . this means it is fast , and not only because of the small footprint it is very fast .\nno ! 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we meet once a month .\ndivisions require a convenor to assist with team setup , assessments and general administration .\non behalf of the oakridge minor hockey association , i would like to invite you to join our team sponsorship program by sponsoring one of our house league teams .\nwhether you sponsored a team in the past , or never have , we would like to ask that you re - consider doing so , or become a first time sponsor . this year we will have over 700 young people participating at all levels of hockey .\nyour sponsorship would show great community involvement , and assist in keeping the cost reasonable .\nyou can use mycal to combine schedules from multiple teams . or , subscribe to multiple calendars at once .\nsignup to receive email or text messages for the teams you want to follow .\nto provide an elite junior women ' s program with high standards of commitment and skill development .\nto prepare players to play at the university , and possibly provincial and national levels .\nto emphasize continuous improvement of the entire team and all players rather than individual statistics and winning all games .\nto support highly motivated athletes in realizing their full academic , athletic and personal potential through high performance women ' s hockey , in pursuit of life - long success .\njr . aero ' s captain , emma buckles and assistant captain avery mitchell have been named to the 2017 u18 team canada roster that will compete in the 2017 iihf u18 world championship in the czech republic .\nwith team ontario red at the 2016 u18 national championships in regina , saskatchewan last week .\nthis is not only an occasion to celebrate , but an important milestone as well . and having reached this milestone , it is good to look back , to recall the past , to think of all the previous achievements and to move on to further development and growth , taking the past experience into consideration .\nall this is of great importance for us . however , the positive comments we receive from those who fly our gliders , and the leading places in various competitions they take , have always been the best indicator of our level .\nare also available to order from now on . the production of the tandem glider target 21 and of the strutted trike wing\nparaglider has passed cen flight and load tests and obtained cen certificate number 1 . cen is a new european certification system , and from now on all the paragliders will be certified by it .\ntwo out of three leading places in the european championship were won by pilots on combat l wings . the third place in the women\u2019s hg world championship was also taken by a participant flying combat l .\nthe fuselage is patented and nearly all the structure has neither welding tubes nor composites fiber for main parts .\nstarting from 2004 v . max basic model with lower wing fence is produced , which fully complies with bcar ' s standards .\nno . of prop hours ( fewest ) no . of prop hours ( most )\nno . of airframe time ( fewest ) no . of airframe time ( most )\nno . of engine hours ( fewest ) no . of engine hours ( most )\ngreat times can be had with this funtastic aero - nautical machine ! this short takeoff & landing aircraft has been kept hangared and is \u201cturn - key ready\u201d to fly . an economical float time - builder ! call manny camacho at airplanesusa ( 954 ) 861 - 0767 . all metal aircraft - experimental lsa385 tt since newno damage historyrotax 912 uls ( 100 hp , tbo = 2000 , s / n 5649338 ) 385 snewkiev 3 - blade prop ( model # 65263 ) 385 snewuseful load = 534 lbs . fuel capacity = 20 gals . cruise speed = 100 mph2 pneumatic gear compressorsincluded items : cockpit & prop covers , cargo net , spare tires & parts , paddle , anchor , 2 inflatable life jacketsnext annual inspection due 04 / 01 / 19next pitot - static inspection due 03 / 01 / 20all logbooks are available on site for viewingaircraft is hangared near fort myers , florida ( zip 33982 )\nthis very nice low - time , gps - equipped , day / night vfr sportcruiser is turn - key ready for your flying pleasure ! call manny at airplanesusa today ! ( 954 ) 861 - 0767 . 350 tt since newfactory builtno damage historyenginerotax 912uls ( 100 hp ) 350 snewprop specssensenich 2 - blade prop285 sneworiginal ownershipuseful load : 517 lbs . maintenance : current annual inspectionnew tires ( 7 / 17 ) new nose gear leg installedall logbooksaircraft is located in atlanta , georgia ( zip 30341 )\nengine : 1400 smohpropeller : 954 spoh4 / 19all logs including r . a . f . with manualsalways hangared\na wide variety of rotorblades for homebuilt and experimental helicopters and gyroplanes , including direct replacements for rotorways , mosquitos , mini - 500s , raf - 2000 , bensen , air command , etc . our line also includes tail rotorblades , windmill blades , drone blades , and rotors for other applications . special sizes can be run .\nrotorblades for your homebuilt helicopter or gyroplane . main and tail blades available in various sizes and airfoils . replacement blades for your rotorway , safari , etc . in aluminum or a composite - aluminum hybrid .\nannouncement : find and sell helicopters , gyroplanes and components at we offer a wide spectrum of rotorcraft from experimental to large commercial models . present whatever rotorcraft or parts you ' re selling to our large audience at no cost .\nspecial sale ! extruded aluminum naca0012 rotorblades in bulk for homebuilt ( experimental ) helicopters . the rotorblades are brand new and all have an 8\nchord . they come in 2 lengths : \u2022 8\nx 9 ' 6\n( 23 sets\u201446 blades ) and \u2022 8\nx 11 ' 6\n( 2 sets\u20144 blades ) . the blades are for use on a variety of one - and two - seat homebuilt helicopters , including the a / w - 95 , the mini - 500 , the rotorway scorpion and exec , etc . they are formed as a single extrusion from 6063 - t6 aluminum . also included : 20 leading - edge spars , each 11 ' 6\nlong and formed of 6061 - t6 aluminum . the 18 spars are for 10 of the bladesets and they can easily be cut to any length . the blades are located in kansas and can be picked up or shipped anywhere in the world . offered only in bulk ( not individually ) .\nwe believe in the values of these handbuilt aircraft . 100 % 60 day / 60 hour money back guarantee : return the aircraft within 60 days or 60 hours and you will receive 100 % of your money back . 90 % 180 day / 60 hour money back guarantee : return the aircraft within 180 days or 60 hours and you will receive 90 % of your money back . 85 % 365 day / 120 hour money back guarantee : return the aircraft within 365 days or 120 hours and you will receive 85 % of your money back . any damage voids this agreement . limited time offer . on van bortel owned aircraft . trades welcome no damage history always hangared no corrosion\nin addition to running 169 metres end to end , the ml866 has a wingspan of 53 metres and stands 36 metres tall . when built , it will be capable of a maximum speed of 222 km / hr , with a cruising speed at 185 km / hr and a maximum altitude of 3 . 65 km .\nwhile it\u2019s definitely exciting to think massive airships like the ml866 will soon take to the skies again , it\u2019s unlikely we\u2019ll get to go along for the ride any time soon . the aeroscraft blimps are intended for cargo transport purposes only , with vtol ( vertical takeoff and landing ) capabilities specifically designed to enable the lifting and deployment of heavy payloads in environments that don\u2019t have runways or other forms of critical aircraft infrastructure .\nunlike the infamous breed of mid\u201320th - century airships that used highly flammable ( and thus extremely dangerous ) hydrogen for their lift \u2013 most spectacularly demonstrated by the hindenburg disaster in 1937 \u2013 contemporary airships use helium , which is less buoyant but a lot safer .\nthe ml866\u2019s buoyancy control uses a system where helium compression can be increased or reduced depending on the scenario , enabling the airship to be heavier - than - air during ground operations or lighter - than - air during flight , with its makers likening it to a \u201cflying submarine\u201d in terms of its manoeuvrability .\nexciting stuff , provided ongoing helium shortages and pricing issues don\u2019t spoil the party for these promising - looking innovations .\nthere has been growing interest in lightweight trikes in the last few years . they even got their name nanolight for been extremely light compare to conventional trikes . they attract pilots for been as portable as possible - the nanolight trike can be folded up to fit in the back of many cars , the entire aircraft can be de - rigged and stored at home with minimum time and effort . some pilots fly them just to have an alternative on normally non - soaring days , others to open up new soaring opportunities .\ncombat 12t order form - 12 . 10 . 2014 combat 12t ( interactive order form ) - 14 . 10 . 2014\ndiscus 14t / 15t order form - 12 . 10 . 2014 discus 14t / 15t ( interactive order form ) - 25 . 10 . 2014\nfox 16t order form - 25 . 11 . 2010 fox 16t ( interactive order form ) - 13 . 11 . 2012\nstrongest , safest and now least expensive of all wings due to low euro .\nflight tested , fits nearly all lsa and experimental trikes , custom sail designs available , many options / accessories , 6 - 8 week delivery , customer testimonials , wing comparison advice . come to albuquerque and i ' ll show you mine .\nnew - check out the topless still 17m single surface wing for $ 4950 euros .\nand compare this to the northwing mustang iii at $ 7150 . 6 - 8 week deliveries\nsting ray topless 12 m 40 - 106 mph ( cruise 73 mph ) high performance $ 6595 euros double surface profi tl topless 14 . 5 m 40 - 91 mph ( 65 mph )\ndouble surface profi kp - 14 . 5 m 40 - 81 mph ( 60 mph )\nsingle surface still - 17 . 4 m 35 - 60 mph ( 48 mph )\ndouble surface stream - 16 . 2 m 40 - 68 mph ( 52 mph )\nfire over an email . usa distributor . \u2022 contact frank j . dempsey - new mexico trikes , owner - located albuquerque , nm usa \u2022 telephone : 505 - 269 - 5075 . no hidden fees , no b . s .\nrebeat digital gmbh ( on behalf of zalo\u017eba obzorja d . d . , maribor )\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nhi all , as the profi tl seems like an\noldie but goldie\nwing , i ` m wondering why there is nearly no information availlable regarding the new stingray . . . even the manufacturer has only issued a hidden factsheet on their webpage . . . .\nwelcome . i think the wing is still too new and there isn ' t a whole lot of feed back from pilots yet .\nfrank , some questions about sting ray . what do you think of the different sail cloth options ? for the leading edge there are three options mt170 , px10t and pe10 . which one is best suited to the leadinge edge ? with mt170 we can choose colour but does the others work better ? and what is the difference between pe10 optic and clear ? for the upper surface one can choose pe10 but also two other materials , wich one is best ? are the winglet same as on profi tl ?\nnot sure about the mt170 . i ' ll find out . the px10t is a hard leading edge fabric , like a trilaminate . it ' s white with black fiber stripes in it . there is a better version of this called a px10t uvp ( better in the sun ) . there are several versions of the pe10 but basically it is a top sail fabric . i like the nvc grill cloth for the top sail . if you go to my website there is a fresh new picture on my profi tl with the nvc topsial . urltoken . if you can text me , i ' ll text you back some photos of these patterns . frank dempset , 505 - 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{"id": 56478, "summary": [{"text": "sheffield community transport ( sct ) is a non-governmental organisation with charitable status which provides transport services in sheffield .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "funding from spt comes from south yorkshire passenger transport executive ( sypte ) , sheffield city council , south yorkshire objective 1 programme , yorkshire forward , coalfields regeneration trust and others .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "in october 2007 , sct became the lead body for community transport in south yorkshire , bringing together community transport operations in barnsley , doncaster and rotherham as well as three smaller schemes in sheffield . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "sheffield community transport", "paragraphs": ["sheffield community transport is a jaupt approved centre for the delivery of periodic training .\nsheffield bus partnership the sheffield bus partnership is a voluntary agreement between sypte , sheffield city council and bus operators first south yorkshire , stagecoach sheffield , tm travel and sheffield community transport .\nthere are a number of other community organisations providing transport in the city . to find out more details about these , contact sheffield community transport or the carers centre helpline .\ncomplete 35 hours of\nperiodic training\nover a 5 year period . sheffield community transport has a\nvia our selling agency piaggio uk , piaggio supplies a selection of scooters to the sheffield community transport company .\ncommunity cars - volunteers have their own cars and help transport people with mobility problems .\nsheffield community transport company is a company that provides its own vehicles for the mobility of those who have no access to public transport to reach their place of work .\nminibuses provide transport for people who find it very difficult or impossible to use public transport .\ndoor 2 door bus services ( community transport ) from your own home . read more >\nwe can also provide transport to destinations outside sheffield on our mobility for leisure service .\nthe purpose of the fund is to help partnerships and community groups in the city with their community cohesion work .\nwe provide a wide - range of transport training courses in our offices in sheffield . we can also\nsouth yorkshire passenger transport executive ( sypte ) is reminding passengers to have their say on the county\u2019s public transport services .\nthere is dedicated transport which is available to and from home as well as regular trips out and about in the community .\nsite managed by sheffield flourish on behalf of sheffield city council . sheffield flourish is registered as recovery enterprises , private limited company no 7980332 , registered charity no 1147334 \u00a9 copyright 2017 sheffield flourish . all rights reserved .\nwe are pleased to announce a new grant fund to support community cohesion in the city . the fund is for existing or new activity that helps enhance and promote community relations and brings people together in a community .\nsheffield community transport ,\nlizzy ward\non 268 to hillsborough interchange . i think this is 1 off the small solo that sct have got on they fleet . this was on the morning off 27 / 06 / 2015\nsheffield community transport , or sct , is a charitable organisation that has been providing transportation to those in need in the sheffield area since 1985 . they currently employ over a hundred staff members and have 40 volunteers in order to offer door - to - door minibus transport . their services give elderly and disabled people access to shops , medical appointments , and socialization , via dial - a - ride , shopper bus , community car , and group travel programmes .\nscrca transport committee and sypte are members of the travel south yorkshire partnership . the aim of the partnership is to bring public transport together , encourage more people to use it , make it easier to understand and deliver new , innovative public transport products and services . all the transport operators in the county are also members of the travel south yorkshire partnership . for more information visit travelsouthyorkshire . com\u2022 south yorkshire passenger transport executive ( sypte ) is the driving force behind the development of public transport networks in south yorkshire .\ncity ride - a door to door service for people who have problems using public transport .\nthe quartix system allows sct to better serve their community , making an indispensable service even more convenient and punctual . every pound that quartix helps sct to save also helps to ensure that the sheffield community will be able to rely on them for years to come .\nit is for existing successful cohesion building activity to be continued , or for starting new projects in sheffield . all successful bids must improve community relations by bringing people together and improve or create new opportunities for sharing community concerns , ideas , knowledge , skills and experiences .\ncommunity group travel - a fleet of minibuses with easy access and passenger lifts for disabled people .\npublic consultation sheffield bus partnership consulted on plans for a revised city - wide bus network from 6 - 31 july 2015 . around 2 , 500 people gave their views . - read a summary of sheffield bus partnership ' s consultation results sheffield ' s revised bus network and lower priced multi - operator tickets were agreed by sheffield city region combined authority transport committee at their meeting on 1 september 2015 and form part of a package of local bus objectives drawn in the sheffield city region devolution deal . sheffield bus partnership ' s network changes were introduced on 1 november 2015 . more information for more information about sheffield bus partnership , including bus timetables and network maps , visit : - urltoken\nsct runs a number of services for people who have difficulty in getting around by conventional forms of transport .\ngrow your skills , dreams and networks with a mental health friendly community of kind and interesting local people .\nregistered charity no . 1041250 company limited by guarantee no . 02966792 \u00a9 2018 sheffield carers centre\nage uk sheffield is an independent local organisation which supports older people ( aged 50 years and over ) in sheffield , particularly those who are vulnerable or isolated . they work to help\u2026\nwe provide a number of routes across sheffield using low - floor , accessible midibuses . we believe\nwe would particularly like to see any initiative have the ability to be continued in or by the community after the funding finishes .\nhours and it is our aim to meet your travel needs . you can travel anywhere in the city of sheffield\nthe lists are \u00a9 2018 sheffield omnibus enthusiasts society and are not to be reproduced without the prior permission of the society .\nit aims to provide a better coordinated network of buses and trams in sheffield , making it easier to travel around the city .\nby giving the community of south yorkshire the chance to offer their views on public transport services , sypte can make sure that the organisation is spending money in the correct places and that any changes that may need to be made are right for customers . the findings of the consultation will inform sypte\u2019s policy setting and budget decision making for 2016 / 17 .\nwe are pleased to have protected a grant aid budget for the voluntary sector of \u00a31 . 62m and the budget is ring - fenced to the sheffield voluntary , community and faith sector . the fund is used to support voluntary sector organisations that are delivering city - wide services and activities that support the council\u2019s corporate priorities .\nciht welcomes the publication of the new policy paper\nreducing emissions from road transport : road to zero strategy\nwhich sets out plans to reduce pollution from road vehicles throughout their life cycle .\na door to door minibus service within sheffield which are accessible for people with disabilities . please try and book one week in advance \u2013 phone 0114 276 5766\nrt @ sheffieldlscb : safeguarding awareness week - we have an information stand in first point , howden house , union street . sheffield . come a\u2026 6 hours ago\nage better in sheffield is a \u00a36 investment programme funded by the big lottery and led by south yorkshire housing association . their aim is to reduce loneliness and isolation in\u2026\nc ' mon england . to celebrate england ' s progress at # worldcup and # sheffield being the home of football we will be ho\u2026 urltoken 2018 / 07 / 07\na day centre based in a community venues . at holmes adult carer service our venues are based in a pub / club environment as we believe the venues stimulate socialisation and provides a familiar and comfortable setting for our attendees\nalcoholics anonymous use the 12 - step programme to provide help and support to people who wish to stop drinking . there are a number of support groups running in sheffield and the\u2026\nact sheffield ( formerly the yemeni welfare and advice centre ) specialise in delivering services to black and minority ethnic ( bme ) communities . they deliver services that aim to tackle persistent social and economic\u2026\nbipolar uk ( sheffield ) holds monthly bipolar support group . this is a structured , focused meeting for people living with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and their families and carers . the group can\u2026\nas their fleet grew from two to 49 minibuses operating from depots in sheffield and barnsley , sct realized that they would need a reliable way to track their vehicles . they turned to quartix vehicle tracking . according to general manager ian jenkinson , \u2018when passengers phoned up to ask where their transport was , we wanted to be able to tell them without phoning the driver . the quartix system does everything we want and is very straightforward . \u2019\nashiana sheffield is a service primarily for black , asian , minority ethnic and refugee ( bamer ) women , young people and children affected by abuse . they provide refuge for women ( with or without\u2026\nthe cabinet member for community services ( in accordance with our scheme of delegations ) , will make the final decisions , in consultation with the panel and cabinet member . applicants will be notified whether or not they are successful in mid - september 2017 .\nabbeyfield grange ltd abbeyfield grange ltd is a private , 27 - bed , residential home , registered with cqc and sheffield city council , which provides long - term living accommodation in an all male environment . the\u2026\ntaxis usually have specialist vehicles available for people with mobility issues . talk to the operator of the taxi company for more information . the only major exception is uber , who have recently rolled out uberwav in several cities internationally . check out this page to see if or when that service will be available in sheffield .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\naccess local shops and facilities . sct\u2019s bus services are a real alternative to using the car .\nto passengers across the city . click on one of the leaflets below to download a full timetable\nwe offer four main door 2 door services for individuals . you can click on the service name to see a\nshopper bus and city ride are delivered using our modern fleet of fully accessible minibuses . the\nand are carried securely and safely . please note that we are only permitted to carry certain mobility\nscooters and passengers must transfer from the scooter to a bus seat to travel .\nfare . you can make bookings up to seven days in advance , or up to 12 . 30 pm on the day before\nour city ride service provides door - 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{"id": 56481, "summary": [{"text": "deliveroo is a british online food delivery company with operations spread across eighty-four cities in the uk , the netherlands , france , germany , belgium , ireland , spain , italy , australia , singapore , united arab emirates , and hong kong .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was founded in london in 2013 by will shu ( a former economical analyst for s.a.c. capital advisors and eso capital and former investment banker at morgan stanley ) and greg orlowski ( who previously worked as a software developer and as a director of technology ) orders are placed through its website and then either employed or self-employed bicycle , motorcycle or car couriers transport orders from restaurants to customers .", "topic": 2}], "title": "deliveroo", "paragraphs": ["sky news reported news of deliveroo\u2019s round earlier today , and we have confirmed the details with deliveroo directly .\n52 deliveroo business development representative jobs , including salaries , reviews , and other job information posted anonymously by deliveroo business development representative employees . find deliveroo business development representative jobs on glassdoor . get hired . love your job .\ndeliveroo and foodora contracts don\u2019t provide for a minimum notice or minimum shift period .\nhungry londoners were left waiting hours for their dinners tonight after deliveroo\u2019s website crashed .\ntom hobbert , a deliveroo courier who took part in the strike , said .\ndeliveroo drivers have staged a strike in central london in a row over pay .\ndeliveroo boss gives himself 22 . 5 % rise amid battle over riders ' pay\nfemi omoluabi added :\nerrrmmm @ deliveroo deliveroo systems failure . where is my order @ deliveroohelp - a call would be nice given you have my money .\ndeliveroo launched its alcohol delivery service in june 2016 . the brew house is a standalone alcohol brand within the deliveroo app , which is available for iphone or android .\ntakeaway website deliveroo crashed this evening leaving thousands of hungry customers waiting for their food .\ndeliveroo has 10 business days to respond , after which an application will be submitted to the central arbitration committee ( cac ) asking it to force deliveroo into collective bargaining .\norder your favourite mexican food from muchachos delivered to your home or office by deliveroo .\ndeliveroo - we ' re having a few technical problems with . . . | facebook\nevening standard journalist sophia sleigh tweeted : \u201chi is deliveroo down in london ? waiting for lunch everything has crashed . me + restaurant cant get in contact with deliveroo . \u201d\nnesbitt said the uber tribunal ruling is clearly a boost to the deliveroo riders\u2019 cause .\ni\u2019m a deliveroo rider . collective action is the only way we\u2019ll get a fair deal\nhe added :\nif deliveroo ignores or rejects our request , then we will take them to tribunal and ask for a declaration that deliveroo must engage in collective bargaining with us .\ndeliveroo and heineken have partnered to deliver beer and cider to the door in 20 minutes .\n\u201cdeliveroo drivers work for deliveroo and as such they should be entitled to paid holiday , minimum wage , trade union rights , and all the other rights associated with worker status . \u201d\nmany deliveroo riders also carried identification numbers on their backpacks or carrying containers , she added .\nechnology fund softbank is in talks to acquire a stake in deliveroo , according to reports .\ndeliveroo riders are threatening to bring deliveries to a standstill unless their pay and conditions improve .\nin may , a uk tribunal is expected to determine the employment status of deliveroo riders .\ndeliveroo\u2019s new business service essentially will bring together strands of all of these businesses : as you can do already on deliveroo , users will be able to order from a selection of restaurants .\nthe deliveroo contract states that preferred hours should be given by the rider on a weekly basis .\nif it succeeds it could benefit the 8 , 000 riders working with deliveroo in the uk .\npremium restaurant take - out platform deliveroo raises \u00a32 . 75m from index , hoxton , and others\ndeliveroo classes riders as self - employed independent contractors and claim they have none of those rights .\nthe ombudsman is already working with one deliveroo rider to resolve a dispute , the spokesman said .\nwitnesses reported a convoy of \u2018about 50\u2019 deliveroo drivers \u2018tooting down west hampstead high street\u2019 this morning .\ndeliveroo , which is not confirming its valuation , has now raised $ 475 million to date .\nthe founder of deliveroo , will shu , said in a statement : ' i am writing to apologise to you personally for technical issues which may have affected your ability to order on deliveroo recently .\ndeliveroo ' s boss nearly doubled his pay last year , despite his workers fighting for better wages .\nother deliveroo contracts seen by fairfax media have paid couriers $ 10 delivery fees with no hourly rate .\nlast night , a large group of deliveroo drivers gathered in west hampstead in a strike over pay .\nto be clear , deliveroo denies conversations about partnerships or acquisitions and says that the round was oversubscribed .\ndeliveroo is looking into using drones to for deliveries , the company\u2019s ceo william shu said on monday .\na deliveroo spokeswoman said in a statement that the safety of all road users is of utmost importance .\nfairfax media reported in march that former deliveroo riders were concerned about the companies ' approach to safety .\ndeliveroo riders in britain are also planning legal action against the company in pursuit of similar employment conditions .\ndeliveroo riders say the new pay deal will significantly reduce their earnings . photograph : jonathan brady / pa\nnow riders say they are going to bring deliveroo to a standstill unless the company improves pay rates .\nhowever , a deliveroo spokesman said that most of its riders are very happy working with the company .\nafter a number of complaints made to deliveroo ' s social media pages , reporting its riders looking unsteady on their mounts and cycling without lights at night time , concerned members of the public demanded deliveroo act .\nalice rigby wrote :\nso @ deliveroo @ deliveroo went down ( fun times ) and then decided to tackle it by ignoring all the people who ' ve already paid ( double fun ) # hangry\n.\npremium restaurant take - out platform deliveroo raises \u00a32 . 75m from index , hoxton , and others \u2013 techcrunch\ndeliveroo\u2019s riders protested earlier this year against the trial of a new pay structure . photograph : alamy stock photo\ndeliveroo\u2019s top director nearly doubled his pay last year before the company trimmed pay for thousands of delivery riders .\ndeliveroo said engaging staff on a\nfreelance basis\ngave riders the flexibility to work around other commitments .\ndeliveroo says that since its series d , it has added 6 , 500 new riders to its network .\nwe make frequent improvements to the app . update to the latest version to make the most of deliveroo !\nfind out what deliveroo for business can do for you ( besides the awesome food , of course ) .\nthe service is going live in all across the 100 markets where deliveroo is active , the company said .\nthis story deliveroo and foodora riders flouting road rules to deliver meals first appeared on the sydney morning herald .\nwhat i love about deliveroo is the choice of options and the flexibility to order at different times of the day ; using deliveroo means i can order what i like for when i need it . i love it !\nbrother hubbard offers breakfast , lunch and dinner on the deliveroo service . peak notions for lunchtime has to be hang dai , the stellar chinese restaurant on camden street , which starts taking deliveroo orders at 12 . 45pm .\n\u201cthe iwgb does not seem to understand how deliveroo works and does not understand what motivates the vast majority of riders who work with us . indeed riders with deliveroo in brighton earn on average well over the minimum wage .\ndeliveroo\u2019s decision to move into the business market is much like uber\u2019s move in 2014 to launch uber for business .\nanother way that this will help with deliveroo\u2019s margins is that it\u2019s adding another service to the company\u2019s wider platform .\ndeliveroo is looking into using drones to for deliveries , the company ' s ceo william shu said on monday .\nasked why deliveroo\u2019s rider contracts , seen by techcrunch , include requirements to wear branded clothing during deliveroo shifts \u2014 a measure which sounds akin to enforcing a uniform \u2014 warne said this is a safety consideration because the clothing is \u201creflective\u201d .\nthe bbc reports that the independent workers union of great britain ( iwgb ) , which has been acting on behalf of the deliveroo riders , has sent a letter to deliveroo asking for recognition to bargain on behalf of the riders .\nabout 50 @ deliveroo drivers tooting down # whampstead high street . what ' s that all about ? @ whampstead urltoken\ndeliveroo ' s deal offers drivers neither security nor liberty ; it will make life harder for them and their families .\nconfusingly ( or serendipitously ? ) , the green - lettered black delivery boxes for ubereats and deliveroo look nearly identical .\nat the same time deliveroo is battling an employee pay row which threatens to undermine its low - cost business model .\none anonymous customer received an email from deliveroo more than 24 hours after she had complained to explain what had happened .\n' deliveroo has established itself as the place to go for the best choice of food from the very best restaurants .\npartner with deliveroo and reach more customers than ever . we handle delivery , so you can focus on the food .\nmeal delivery companies such as deliveroo and foodora offer its cycle couriers the flexibility to work when and where they want .\na spokesman for deliveroo said :\ndeliveroo is focused on offering riders flexible , well - paid work , while the iwgb , which is completely unrepresentative of the vast majority of our riders , seems to be focused on causing disruption .\ndeliveroo is an on - demand delivery service for high - quality restaurant meals , and brew house uses the same model .\ndeliveroo has said it will increase its staff by a third when it opens a new london head office later this year .\ndeliveroo couriers have demanded union recognition and employment rights and are set to take legal action if the company rejects their request .\na cyclist delivers food for deliveroo in london , britain , september 15 , 2016 . reuters / toby melville / file photo\nearlier this week the food couriers at deliveroo joined forces with the independent workers union of great britain to demand more rights .\none deliveroo bicycle courier who signed such a contract said she ended up earning only $ 10 an hour on some days .\nanother rider who said he earned about $ 19 an hour while working full - time hours for deliveroo echoed those concerns .\nindline offers indian meals consisting of mean curries and phenomenal naans in the city delivered to your home or office by deliveroo .\ndeliveroo riders in brighton are threatening to protest and strike if the company doesn\u2019t pay them more and stop over - hiring .\n\u201cthis strike has exposed deliveroo and their disingenuous methods for what they really are . a week ago deliveroo were forcing us to sign a new contract under the immediate threat of losing our jobs , and on the false pretence it was a trial ,\nthe deliveroo contractors arrived at hq to protest without having notified the press , and without concrete demands . the iwgb stepped in and helped focus the productive anger of the workers , and continues to work to unionise and organise deliveroo drivers in north london .\nresponding to that specific demand in an interview with techcrunch , deliveroo\u2019s uk md dan warne said : \u201cdeliveroo riders receive more than that , on average , an hour and on the new model we believe they will continue to receive more than that . \u201d\nbilly shannon , a rider who works for deliveroo in camden , north london , said riders receive \u00a33 . 75 per delivery .\na deliveroo spokeswoman said : \u201cas deliveroo continues to grow , we are committed to providing great opportunities for uk riders , with the flexible work riders value , and a payment model which is fair , rewarding and better matches riders\u2019 time with our customers\u2019 orders .\ndonnachadh mccarthy , co - founder of stop killing cyclists has echoed general concerns voiced about the safety of deliveroo ' s riders .\nin the gig economy , companies such as uber and deliveroo manage workers via their phones . but is this liberating or exploitative ?\nangry customers have raged online about takeaway app deliveroo after hundreds had to wait hours for their food when the app suddenly crashed .\nand in deliveroo\u2019s case , margins are an especially important detail , considering that the company is not yet profitable globally ; that the food delivery business is massively capital intensive ; and that it is even more costly because of the heavy competition deliveroo is facing .\ndeliveroo would not comment on specific pricing for the service , except to note that it charges an administration fee for business accounts .\nwarne claimed that around 80 per cent of deliveroo\u2019s uk riders have other jobs \u2014 hence the \u2018bottom up\u2019 demand for more flexibility .\ni\u2019m a deliveroo rider . collective action is the only way we\u2019ll get a fair deal | callum cant | opinion | the guardian\nthe delegation of drivers have just exited the deliveroo head office , having finished negotiations with management . they agreed to the following :\na group of food takeaway couriers working for deliveroo are taking legal steps in the uk to gain union recognition and workers ' rights .\nin a letter to deliveroo , seen by reuters , moyer - lee gave the firm 10 days to respond to the union\u2019s request .\njust seen a @ deliveroo cyclist in the dark , no lights and listening to his headphones . dangerous . surely against company policy ?\n@ deliveroo shocking service ! having a drivers strike and not telling us - cancelled order after waiting 1 . 5 hr # shit urltoken\nwe had been hearing about deliveroo\u2019s attempts to raise this round for months now , and our information came with several other interesting details .\n25 fastest rising startup of the year the winner is : deliveroo this uk - based high - growth unicorn shows there\u2019s a strong appetite for on - demand premium restaurant delivery . deliveroo is now in 65 cities and expected to hit \u00a3130 million in revenues in 2016 .\nand in november , a bbc one watchdog investigation found that deliveroo customers had their accounts hacked due to a third party data leak .\nthe best japanese from restaurant mamasan - bondi now delivered to your home and office via food delivery service deliveroo in sydney far east .\nthe \u2018gig economy\u2019 firm deliveroo\u2019s success comes on the back of an army of self - employed couriers . photograph : charles platiau / reuters\nif the union wins its claim , deliveroo riders could be entitled to a minimum wage , paid holiday , and other employment rights .\nhe said : \u201cdeliveroo has a strong relationship with riders and we strongly condemn the misleading claims and threats made by the iwgb , who misrepresent the views of the vast majority of riders who work with deliveroo , who it says earn on average well over the minimum wage .\nis the problem that couriers like kyaw are trying to use deliveroo as a full - time job when it is simply not designed for that purpose ? no , he insists . deliveroo treated him like an employee when it suited them . like when he came down with flu this march and emailed to say he wouldn\u2019t be able to do his shifts . deliveroo sent him this email : \u201cdue to your unavailability without any communication i have decided to terminate your services agreement with deliveroo . . . we will not return your deposit and process your final fees until you have worked your notice period , returned your equipment and shown that you have removed all deliveroo stickers from your delivery box . \u201d\ndeliveroo delivers food from thousands of restaurants which do not have their own delivery service such as pizza express , byron and gourmet burger kitchen .\ndeliveroo later apologized and said its riders could opt out of the new system , although the trials are continuing in areas such as camden .\nthis article was amended on 17 august 2016 to remove an incorrect reference to whistleblowers . two blogs which set out deliveroo\u2019s perspective can be found\ndeliveroo has also faced criticism for allegedly failing to provide cycle workers with adequate training or bike lights for deliveries made outside of daylight hours .\nmany customers who faced problems also complained about the lack of response from deliveroo customer service teams , and long hold times on the phone .\nthis update contains bug fixes . we make frequent improvements to the app . update to the latest version to make the most of deliveroo !\nif deliveroo secures the predicted injection of funds , the valuation could be as high as $ 1 . 5bn , according to sky news .\nlondon - based delivery company deliveroo has raised $ 275 million ( \u00a3200m ) in a new round of investment , the company has said .\ndeliveroo drivers protest at changes to how they are paid outside the food delivery company\u2019s office in central london . photograph : jonathan brady / pa\nwarne confirmed deliveroo defines its riders as \u2018independent contractors\u2019 , and said that is based on \u201ca level of flexibility that\u2019s given to the workforce\u201d .\ndeliveroo has been in the press lately , what with its funding raise last year and the departure of its cto and founder last month .\nunion bosses have written to the chief executive of deliveroo , william shu , to demand he raises the payment for a job by \u00a31 .\n24 best startup founders the winner is : deliveroo\u2019s founders will shu and greg orlowski will shu co - founded deliveroo in august 2012 with greg orlowski and since then they have proved a rock - star team , scaling a high - growth business and introducing new thinking to the market .\nthe fact that this is a corporate service with a dedicated account manager and options to set different parameters for users , spend , time and geography implies also that deliveroo will be charging a higher fee for deliveroo for business , which could also help the company with its overall margins .\nthis summer deliveroo riders in london went on a landmark wildcat strike in response to the sudden imposition of new contracts . at 10am on 10 august deliveroo sent an email to its \u2018contractors\u2019 : accept the new pay - per - delivery pay structure , it read , or you will be \u2018unassigned\u2019 . the riders immediately started organising , and at 5pm the same day a group of them assembled to protest outside the london deliveroo hq .\nthey way people work is changing and the uber and deliveroo model does suit some who want to work flexible hours , but there are concerns .\noff licenses and independent alcohol retailers process customer orders for heineken brands , which are collected by deliveroo riders and delivered to customers in 20 minutes .\nthe company also handed out share options worth nearly \u00a3500 , 000 to employees \u2013 not including deliveroo\u2019s couriers , who are all self - employed .\neineken has teamed up with deliveroo to offer home deliveries of its beers and ciders in the biggest deal of its kind by a major brewer .\nfood delivery firm deliveroo has moved into a new global headquarters in london as it transitions from being a small startup into a more serious corporation .\nthis would turn turn shu into one of the british tech sector\u2019s wealthiest entrepreneurs . deliveroo\u2019s plans are widely anticipated to include a stock market listing .\nlondon \u2014 there ' s an annoying \u2014 and often costly \u2014 problem facing the couriers who deliver your ubereats and deliveroo on - demand meals .\nprotesters have called for deliveroo customers to cook their own dinner , instead of paying for a meal delivery , and donate to the fund instead .\nthe tribunal will look at whether deliveroo riders are workers or independent contractors , which is what the firm ' s riders are classified as currently .\nanother driver said deliveroo had threatened him and his colleagues with being sacked unless they signed up to the new deal \u2013 something denied by the company .\nheineken and deliveroo expect brew house to be popular among people watching a match at home , or simply enjoying time with friends in the home environment .\none woman said on twitter she had ordered dinner via deliveroo for her sister \u201cas she just gave birth at home\u201d but her food failed to arrive .\n@ deliveroo just seen another one go past jamaica wharf - pedal bike - no helmet , no lights , pitch black . accident waiting to happen .\ndeliveroo launched in australia late last year and foodora grew into the australian market by acquiring local delivery company suppertime and rebranded as foodora in early march .\nfollowing a one day strike earlier in the month , deliveroo riders in brighton are now launching a full campaign with the help of the iwgb union .\nfootball\u2019s coming home \u2013 and you could win \u00a3200 of free deliveroo for you and your friends to enjoy during england \u2013 croatia . to enter , simply leave a comment with your favourite food to eat while watching football \u2013 and we\u2019ll announce the winner of the deliveroo watch party competition on wednesday at 4pm\nthe workplace health and safety regulator , safework nsw , received a complaint about deliveroo riders riding without lights at night in the sydney cbd in 2016 .\na deliveroo cyclist who spoke to fairfax media was being paid $ 16 an hour , plus a $ 2 . 50 drop - off fee per delivery .\nyes . the deliveroo contract states that contractors will be paid fortnightly . the foodora contract says that riders will be paid within 10 days of submitting an invoice .\nrestaurants on the deliveroo platform include brindisa , busaba eathai , carluccio\u2019s , cay tre , goodlife diner , gourmet burger kitchen , princi , rossopomodoro and tommi\u2019s burgers .\nhow much is the london living wage ? it\u2019s \u00a39 . 40 . @ deliveroo will pay you \u00a37 and let you bike with no lights ! yay ! urltoken\nfood delivery services deliveroo and foodora are facing the threat of a landmark court case alleging their couriers are grossly underpaid and illegally hired as contractors instead of employees .\nyesterday afternoon , deliveroo drivers took to the streets of central london as part of a day - long strike in protest against changes to their pay and conditions .\nat its most basic , it is playing to how people are already using deliveroo ( and competing services ) today . there are already many people ordering food to be delivered to offices during the day , as well as after hours , with much of that food getting expensed . deliveroo has created a product that will help companies get that practice under some kind of control , which could also potentially mean that deliveroo starts to get used more regularly in those business environments , too .\nbusiness development manager salaries at deliveroo can range from $ 58 , 147 - $ 62 , 545 . this estimate is based upon 1 deliveroo business development manager salary report ( s ) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods . see all business development manager salaries to learn how this stacks up in the market .\nduring a protest held by deliveroo workers yesterday in brighton , one rider said : \u201cthere is massive over - recruitment in many big cities but that brings problems .\nit follows a ruling last year in which uber drivers were determined to be employees not contractors , fuelling the iwgb to seek a similar ruling for deliveroo riders .\niwgb general secretary dr jason moyer - lee said it was seeking a collective bargaining agreement to allow the union to negotiate pay and terms and conditions with deliveroo managers .\ngig economy employers like uber and deliveroo claim their workers don ' t work for them but are rather independent contractors running their own businesses ,\nhe added .\na deliveroo spokesperson said : \u201cat deliveroo our aim is to create the best food delivery experience in the world . in 2015 , we invested significantly to help us achieve this . we launched in 10 new countries , drove further expansion in both new and existing markets and continued to develop and invest in improving our offering to customers .\nin a blog on deliveroo\u2019s website , will shu , the company co - founder , said he believes that average driver\u2019s fees will increase under the new pay scheme .\na spokesperson for deliveroo told the independent : \u201cwe are moving ahead with our trial as planned today with 70 per cent of riders in the trial zone opting in .\nwith their distinctive black and teal jackets , deliveroo riders have become a familiar sight on london streets since the firm started trading in 2013 , delivering food from restaurants .\na deliveroo spokeswoman said it paid its\nfreelance\nriders $ 16 an hour plus $ 2 . 50 per delivery and confirmed it did not pay other entitlements .\nthere are a number of food delivery services that deliveroo competes against today , from established players like just - eat and delivery hero ( and their many affiliate brands ) that offer a range of takeaway options , through to newer entrants that are aiming very much at the same market as deliveroo , like amazon restaurants and uber\u2019s ubereats .\ndeliveroo and the \u2018gig economy\u2019 is getting a bit orwellian the current state of the \u2018gig economy\u2019 has raised questions about the treatment of riders at the delivery company deliveroo . riders currently do not receive employer contributions to pensions , holiday pay and the company avoids paying employer\u2019s national insurance as riders are classified as \u2018independent suppliers\u2019 rather than \u2018workers\u2019 .\nbut questions remain about the safety procedures of deliveroo and foodora and whether these companies provide adequate training for their riders , many of who are international students and backpackers .\nhowever , following a ruling last year that uber drivers are employees not contractors , the independent workers union ( iwgb ) is seeking a similar ruling for deliveroo riders .\nthe 55 , 000 square foot office on cannon street in the city of london \u2014 a part of the city jammed with banks and law firms \u2014 is currently home to around 600 deliveroo employees . however , there ' s space for deliveroo to accommodate the 300 additional engineers that it plans to hire before the end of the year .\nalthough an agreement has been met between the striking couriers and deliveroo , it ' s possible that tensions could flare up again . mags dewhurst , head of the iwgb , told vice :\nwe will prepare from september the 14th and continue fighting for sure . people are not happy with deliveroo and no one trusts the management .\nharoun hickman said :\nso deliveroo ' s site and app are down + the order is already 25 mins late with no communication of any problems to me .\non monday , shu already apologised for allowing the pay dispute between its couriers and the firm to escalate , saying deliveroo couriers were the \u201clife - blood\u201d of the company .\nanecdotally , drivers we\u2019ve interviewed who have made the leap to uber from deliveroo tell us the pay is better \u2014 meaning uber\u2019s competing by sacrificing margin to gain market share .\ndeliveroo is expected to hit revenues of \u00a3130m this year , helped by an exclusive deal signed over the summer with pizza express , one of the uk\u2019s largest takeaway restaurants .\n\u201cthey\u2019ll have to work hard to maintain momentum to win in this , because it\u2019s a long term process if deliveroo decide to dig in their heels , \u201d he added .\n\u2018average wages have been nosediving for all the couriers . \u2019 deliveroo and uber eats workers protest in bordeaux , march 2017 . photograph : georges gobet / afp / getty images\nit lets customers order food from restaurants which may not otherwise offer takeaway services , and deliveroo staff pledge to bring it directly to their home or office within just 30 minutes .\na deliveroo spokeswoman said it was not engaged in sham contracting and that most drivers were\nworking with us around other commitments such as studying and running a small business .\nfairfax media has also found that the australian business register has suspended some deliveroo contractors ' abns , after questioning them about the nature of their work and relationship with the company .\nthis summer saw the london launch of ubereats - a new food delivery platform to rival deliveroo . yesterday ubereats drivers took their first strike action . here\u2019s a round - up .\nthe push for collective bargaining and union recognition follows a protest this summer by the group of deliveroo riders angry at proposed changes to the company\u2019s payment model . deliveroo is currently trailing a switch from pay - per - hour to pay - per - delivery , and the riders argued this risked them working for below minimum wage during quieter times of day .\nin the meanwhile , he noted there are a raft of other pending gig economy courier hearings set to take place before \u2014 and thus feed into \u2014 a deliveroo rider tribunal .\ndeliveroo , questioned alongside executives from amazon , uber , and hermes , told mps it would drop a contract clause designed to prevent riders from challenging the company in the courts .\nin its latest funding round , deliveroo raised $ 100 million for its restaurant delivery service . here are the five things you need to know about the london start - up .\ndeliveroo has recieved criticism for being part of the\ngig\neconomy where drivers get paid the minimum wage and no benefits . as stefan stern in the guardian put it :\ndeliveroo contends that riders have bargained these rights for greater flexibility in their work . but critics have pointed out the company makes riders buy and wear a uniform , agree to shifts in advance and accept rates set by deliveroo \u2013 traits more commonly associated with workers rather than independent suppliers . the company is currently involved in a tribunal that could change the status of its riders and also faces substantial regulatory risk from the taylor review of modern employment practices . deliveroo must tread carefully or risk provoking change in the current regulatory regime it operates within .\ncontractors are responsible for paying their own tax . any income over the $ 18 , 200 tax - free threshold that you receive from riding for foodora or deliveroo will be taxed .\nriders are earning as little as $ 10 an hour to collect food and deliver it to deliveroo customers and $ 14 an hour plus a small delivery fee to work for foodora .\nhowever , fairfax media has acquired a recent deliveroo rider contract that shows no hourly rate , with the rider ' s wage made up entirely of a $ 10 fee per delivery .\ndeliveroo and foodora are on - demand delivery services that let customers place online orders for food from restaurants , and then deliver their orders through local networks of courier cyclists or drivers .\ndeliveroo contracts tend to be about $ 16 an hour plus $ 2 . 50 delivery fees , and another one is $ 18 an hour plus $ 2 . 50 .\nfairfax media observed deliveroo and foodora riders cycling on busy footpaths , ignoring red lights and checking phones in traffic in the sydney suburbs of surry hills and newtown on a friday night .\ndeliveroo has been embroiled in a row over the status of its workers . it has argued its delivery riders are self - employed contractors , but some want full rights as employees .\nfor that reason , the iwgb says today\u2019s protest will target a company recruitment office in north london \u2014 to try to ensure the protest reaches the ears of potential new deliveroo recruits .\na deliveroo official said : \u201call of our riders work with us flexibly , often around other commitments , such as studying , family or additional work commitments . \u201d some 85 per cent of couriers have told deliveroo they use it for \u201ca supplementary income , or short - term flexible work\u201d . she also said that previous trials of the piece - rate system found that couriers\u2019 earnings were up to 2 . 1 times higher at the busiest times , with \u201cour most efficient riders\u201d making \u00a315 - \u00a318 an hour . she added that safety was deliveroo\u2019s \u201ctop priority\u201d .\ndozens of deliveroo drivers protested outside the company ' s central london headquarters on thursday ( 11 august ) in a bitter dispute over a change in the way staff are to be paid .\ndeliveroo has continued to report\nrapid\ngrowth in the uk and around the world , despite competing in a crowded marketplace that includes the likes of uber , amazon and justeat , .\ndeliveroo drivers took to the streets of central london on thursday last week in response to changes to payment schemes , having been told that accepting new terms was a\ncompulsory requirement\n.\nkyaw , a boyish - looking 30 - year - old , has been working for deliveroo for about nine months . he works 40 - 50 hours a week over six days and makes \u00a3400 - \u00a3450 before tax , motorbike insurance and maintenance . in most parts of london , deliveroo schedules shifts , which couriers agree a week in advance . they must work at least two of friday , saturday and sunday evenings ( though deliveroo says shifts can be moved around when necessary ) . they are paid \u00a37 an hour plus \u00a31 a delivery , tips and petrol .\nthe new pay scheme , which will pay \u00a33 . 75 per delivery , begins on monday . deliveroo argue that the scheme gives drivers more flexibility to work as and when they want .\nhey , apologies for the level of customer service you experienced with us . we would love for you to give us another try , please reach us on 0203 699 9977 , support @ deliveroo . co . uk , twitter or facebook urltoken / urltoken so that we can further look into it and prevent it from occurring again . we hope you continue to use deliveroo .\non friday , the company was criticised by the shadow business secretary , jon trickett , who accused deliveroo of \u201coffering a return to a victorian system which has no place in modern britain\u201d .\nworkers for the takeaway delivery firm deliveroo have staged a sixth day of protests over a new pay deal , saying concessions only apply to those who are willing to work in new areas .\ndeliveroo riders have been celebrating after the company confirmed it would not force them to sign new contracts agreeing to a trial pay scheme that could see them earn barely half the national living wage .\nin august , deliveroo started paying riders per delivery rather than per hour , which was described as a piecemeal \u201cvictorian system\u201d by the opposition labor party and sparked opposition from some of its riders .\ndeliveroo are a joy to work with . our corporate account is very simple to manage , and the account managers have helped whenever we need them . ordering food has never been so easy !\nin the cases of both hermes and deliveroo , workers are technically self - employed freelancers \u2013 meaning the firm does not have to pay the minimum wage or take responsibility for their safety . as an anonymous deliveroo rider wrote in the guardian yesterday :\nin the event of an accident or injury , we ' re completely alone and have no access to legal help or sick pay .\nafter mps waded into the dispute in august , deliveroo offered concessions , including the chance to opt out of the pilot scheme and stick to current terms of \u00a37 per hour and \u00a31 per delivery .\nfinal decision on pay will be taken at the end of the trial scheme on 14 september . at this stage 280 of the 3 , 000 deliveroo riders in london are participating in the trial .\n\u201cwe want to force deliveroo into a collective bargaining agreement with the union so that we can negotiate pay and terms and conditions for our members , \u201d said iwgb general secretary jason moyer - lee .\n( as is the rule with gig economy platform operators , deliveroo workers \u2014 the company refers to them as \u201criders\u201d \u2014 are also not offered employment benefits such as sick pay or holiday pay . )\n\u201cthat is dreadful in this day and age and it is time deliveroo sat up and took notice of our concerns because the company would be hit badly from any action we took against it . \u201d\nwith the situation showing no sign of dissipating , deliveroo confirmed on tuesday it will allow couriers to work under their existing contracts instead of being forced to take part in the new trial pay scheme .\nmy ordinary pay would have been much higher [ on the award ] . . . and with the sunday rate i should have been getting $ 44 an hour ,\nthe deliveroo rider said .\nyoung workers centre co - ordinator keelia\u200b fitzpatrick said her legal team had interviewed dozens of deliveroo and foodora delivery workers in recent months . she said pay rates varied depending on when the contracts were struck .\ndeliveroo , an upmarket on - demand food delivery service , has exploded in popularity since it was founded in 2013 by william shu , a former investment banker , and ex - software developer greg orlowski .\nwe ' ve become used to seeing their turquoise and black jackets and bags zipping between cars on the streets of london and other cities , but to see hundreds of them gathered en masse like this was unprecedented and striking . many held pieces of a4 paper with printed or hand - written slogans reading\nno slavery\n,\nreject greedy deliveroo\n, and\nno riders , no deliveroo\n.\ndeliveroo delivers food from thousands of restaurants that do not have their own delivery service . its clients include pizza express , byron and gourmet burger kitchen . the company charges customers \u00a32 . 50 per delivery .\nlast month a uk parliamentary committee also announced a review of workers rights , noting \u201cgrowing questions around the status of those working in the \u2018on - demand\u2019 economy , for businesses such as uber and deliveroo\u201d .\ndrivers held signs saying\ndeliveroo or slaveroo\n, with one shouting on a megaphone :\nthey ' re cutting our pay and we ' re making them millions . it ' s not fair .\nthe maker of bulmers and kronenbourg is hoping to tap the rapidly growing market by establishing a new brand called brew house , which will be listed as a separate outlet selling only heineken products on deliveroo\u2019s websites .\na spokesperson said :\non friday just after 2pm a third party technology provider went down for just under an hour , affecting deliveroo and a number of other apps , websites and customer service lines globally .\n\u201cthe deliveroo riders are not asking for anything unreasonable . they deserve the right to the national minimum wage , a fair contract and paid annual leave . these riders have the full support of the iwgb . \u201d\nhundreds of cyclists have signed up to work for deliveroo , a british company recently valued at $ 715 million , and foodora , whose german parent company delivery hero claims to be worth more than $ 4 billion .\nusing the principle of unlimited scalability combined with freely - available platforms upon which to found new cooperatives , blockchain - managed digital platform cooperatives have the potential to grow even more rapidly and have even more influence than modern monoliths like uber . iwgb is able to work with deliveroo riders in north london , teamsters 117 operate in seattle \u2013 imagine a worker - owned deliveroo which can be transplanted instantly to any city in the world .\nthe protestors have apparently been offloading some of the associated organization and negotiation logistics onto the independent workers union ( iwgb ) couriers & logistics branch , which claims to have acted as their representatives in talks with deliveroo .\non this point warne claimed safety is \u201ca number one priority\u201d for deliveroo , noting the company is working with road safety charities , and runs trials for new drivers who sign up to make deliveries via the platform .\nearlier this month the startup , which was founded in 2013 , closed a $ 275 million series e round of funding \u2014 a new financing round which we reported as valuing deliveroo at close to $ 1 billion .\nthe recent successful strike conducted by riders of the uk delivery startup deliveroo offers a good chance to look at these questions in a practical case , outside generic and buzzword - laden discussions about the future of work .\nmany food delivery businesses are just online marketplaces for takeaway restaurants . deliveroo aims to partner with premium restaurants that don\u2019t typically provide delivery . they even deliver from the michelin - starred indian restaurant in marylebone , trishna .\ndeliveroo uses an army of self - employed cyclists and motorcyclists to get food from a to b . the couriers provide their own transport and smartphones and are not eligible for sick pay or holiday pay . one courier\nwe truly believe - and have seen in previous trials - that average rider fees will increase ,\nwrote deliveroo ceo and cofounder will shu in a blog post on deliveroo ' s website on tuesday .\nindeed , in areas where we have launched this trial , rider fees have increased by over \u00a32 per hour . in addition , riders have earned more than what they previously made , in aggregate , working less hours .\nthe bbc has seen a letter from the independent workers union of great britain ( iwgb ) , on behalf of riders in north london , asking deliveroo for recognition for the union to bargain on behalf of the group .\nan error message on the site read :\nwe ' re just doing some work behind the scenes to make deliveroo better for you and should be back up and running again soon . please check back shortly !\nso don\u2019t expect your deliveroo meal to arrive via drone any time soon : shu gave no timeframe for when the tech might find its way to its customers . it hasn\u2019t got any further than \u201ca few meetings . \u201d\nthe investment would come as deliveroo launches a new funding round , less than a year after it raised \u00a3210m in a move that is believed to have put its valuation at around $ 1bn and given it \u201cunicorn\u201d status .\nthe iwgb union represented the deliveroo riders in negotiations and helped to organize a crowdfunding campaign for a strike fund to cover riders for loss of income during their protest . but the latest move aims to put the union\u2019s representation on a formal footing \u2014 if it can gain legal recognition to act on behalf of the deliveroo riders . although that\u2019s a big if , judging by one employment lawyer we spoke to ( see his comments below ) .\nbut for today we must take lessons from iwgb and teamsters 117 , from the productive anger of wildcat deliveroo riders and the highly organised abda . we need solidarity from big unions to absorb organisational and legal costs associated with taking on modern giants like uber and deliveroo . we need highly organised workers who are willing to take the time \u2013 and risk their jobs \u2013 to re - establish legal precedents for workers\u2019 rights in the digital platform age .\nif half of drivers in the area sign up , deliveroo will be forced to recognise the union . it will be the first collective bargaining agreement in the \u201cgig economy\u201d , setting a precedent for others to demand further rights .\nin response to concerns deliveroo spokesperson told urltoken it takes the safety of its cyclist community very seriously ,\nconstantly looking for ways to improve it and provide the training and kit necessary to stay safe on the road\n.\nfor now , there has been a lot of competition between deliveroo and ubereats in markets like london , not just to secure restaurants for delivery and to find loyal customers , but also to pick up drivers to complete orders .\nsecond , the ubereats contractors who followed the deliveroo riders\u2019 action a few weeks later , in collaboration with iwgb and its sister union united voices of the world ( uvw is another young union predominantly comprised of migrant workers ) .\ndavid allen , a creative director for a jewellery company , wrote : \u201cfood is now half an hour late ! i bet it will be cold @ deliveroohelp this was my first @ deliveroo experience too ! so sad . \u201d\nbut if it does , it risks bolstering support for the protest group now organizing to try to unionize . although deliveroo claims the new payment model has proved popular with a majority of the riders who have been trialling it .\nan australian business number is a unique 11 digit number used to register a business with the australian business register . both deliveroo and foodora\u2019s contracts stipulate that a contractor must register an abn in order to be engaged by the company .\nian mccarroll said on twitter he was left to eat shepherd\u2019s pie after the long delivery delay . he wrote on twitter : \u201cordered @ deliveroo an hour ago and just found out it\u2019s not coming cos their system is down . \u201d\nin a tweet tonight deliveroo said :\nour systems are currently offline . . . we ' re working on the issues and hope to be up and running as soon as possible ,\nthe company tweeted on tuesday night .\non sunday , the department for business , energy and industrial strategy insisted deliveroo employees must be paid the national living wage of \u00a37 . 20 an hour unless a court or hm revenue and customs defines them as self - employed .\nin a tell - all piece for the guardian in june , one deliveroo driver said that because there is no cash handover \u2013 payment on the website or app is by card \u2013 tips for workers at the company are rare .\nbbc news has covered our partnership with tripadvisor so customers can now order through deliveroo by clicking the \u2018order online\u2019 button on a restaurant page . congrats to the partnerships team for launching this across 12 countries and 20 , 000 restaurants !\nthe criticisms of deliveroo come after the guardian revealed last month that hermes , britain\u2019s second - biggest parcel company , is paying some of its couriers at levels equivalent to below the national living wage because they are self - employed .\ndeliveroo rowed back on a controversial contract clause on wednesday as it gave evidence to mps alongside executives from amazon , uber , and hermes . dan warne , md of deliveroo in the uk , said the company would scrap a clause in its contract , first reported by buzzfeed news last year , that is intended to prevent riders from making a claim in an employment tribunal or court \u201cin which it is contended you are either an employee or a worker\n."]}
{"id": 56490, "summary": [{"text": "terranet ab is a company that delivers mobile telephony and data services via a peer-to-peer mobile mesh network of handsets and light infrastructure .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it is headquartered in sweden and currently led by ceo p\u00e4r-olof johannesson .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the system uses each unit within range as an additional network node allowing voice and data transmission via its own radio frequency rather than conventional cell sites .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the terranet concept was originally developed as a way to bring mobile coverage to under-served geographies and populations , but the technology in itself has a much broader market .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "when a terranet phone is switched on , it begins to look for other phones within its effective range .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "if it finds them , it connects and extends the radio network .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "when an actual number is dialled , the handset uses checks to see if the person being called is within range of any handsets in the network , and if they are , the call goes through .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "detractors have questioned terranet 's lack of a clear business model , though device manufacturers appear to be interested in its efforts .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "noted thought leaders in voice over ip , such as alexander straub of truphone , have identified mesh networks as the \" next big thing \" in telecoms . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "terranet ab", "paragraphs": ["brief - terranet holding gets new order with value at about sek 2 . 2 mln\nbrief - terranet holding gets new order with value at about sek 2 . 2 mln | reuters\nhyderabad : sweden - headquartered terranet ab sees india as an entry and target market for its meshmmedia - an app that enables offline sharing of film and music between mobile devices and tablets . meshmedia runs without any of the mobile devices being connected to a wi - fi hot - spot , cellular network or any other access point , according to managing director of terranet india , subsidiary of terranet ab , y r rao .\nmeshmedia is a proximity service based on discovery of nearby content of music and films that can be viewed directly from the neighbouring devices ,\nhe told reporters here .\nterranet meshmedia is a proximal connectivity empowered app that enables offline sharing of film and music between mobile devices ,\nhe said .\nindia is entry and target market for terranet meshmedia . google play is the target platform for meshmedia ,\nrao added . global brand surveyor yougov carried out a\nproduct concept evaluation study of meshmedia\nin india in november last year to plan for its deployment , he said . the survey was conducted with men and women in the age span 15 - 39 years old . the results for mesh media in india are extremely positive , he added .\nterranet has the history and domain expertise to help customers accelerate their deployment of proximity aware products ,\nrao claimed .\nterranet ' s ceo p\u00e4r - olof johannesson about the first year as a public company . watch the interview here :\nthe terranet technology works using handsets adapted to work as peers that can route data or calls for other phones in the network .\nterranet founder anders carlius told the bbc world service ' s digital planet programme that the idea for terranet came when he was on safari in tanzania in 2002 , and found that poor connectivity meant he could not ring friends riding in another jeep only a few metres away .\nthe system can also be used to make calls to other terranet mesh networks via a net - connected pc fitted with an inexpensive usb dongle .\nmr carlius said that mobile phone manufacturer ericsson had invested around \u00a33m in terranet , and this indicated that the business model for the network is sound .\nterranet enables seamless communications between devices and connectivity in offline environments . we work with our clients to deploy the most advanced , power optimized , high performance solutions .\nswedish company terranet has developed the idea using peer - to - peer technology that enables users to speak on its handsets without the need for a mobile phone base station .\nand terranet phones currently only work with a special handset - although mr carlius said he hopes that it will eventually be a feature available on all phones , like bluetooth .\nwhen a terranet phone is switched on , it begins to look for other phones within range . if it finds them , it starts to connect and extend the radio network .\nterranet ceo @ pojohan and svp marketing christina bj\u00f6rnstr\u00f6m discussing w / # vellinge shareholder group how our # positioning tech works and its relevance to # v2v # communications and # safety . @ corneliagustafz urltoken\nmeshed voip mobile communication for any mobile device . connecting the unconnected , terranet has developed a technology for sending voice , images and data between mobile devices without using wifi , 3g , 4g , or gsm .\ndoctype html public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\na new way of making calls directly between phones , for free , is being trialled by a swedish company .\nthe technology is designed for remote areas of the countryside or desert where base stations are unfeasible .\ni started thinking , ' couldn ' t we get phone - to - phone without needing any other equipment , and actually have real voice communication , like a telephone call , between units ? '\nhe said .\nthe handsets also serve as nodes between other handsets , extending the reach of the entire system . each handset has an effective range of about one kilometre .\nthis collaborative routing of calls means there is no cost to talk between handsets .\nwhen a number is dialled a handset checks to see if the person being called is within range . if they are , the call goes through .\nwhile individually the phones only have a maximum range of 1km , any phone in between two others can forward calls , allowing the distance to double . this principle applied many times creates a mini network .\nhowever , mr carlius admitted that this has created big problems with having enough available frequencies .\nif you look at places like africa , south america , india , china , we ' re really for the first time giving people a digital identity ,\nhe added .\nwith our stuff , we are giving the low - end man or woman the chance to talk locally for free .\nhe said that were this to happen , it could potentially spell the end for the current global system for mobile ( gsm ) communications model . about 70 % of all mobile phones use this technology .\nmr carlius said large mobile firms did not like the idea of using a peer - 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{"id": 56492, "summary": [{"text": "the rossiya bank ( bank rossiya , in russian : \u0430\u043a\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0431\u0430\u043d\u043a \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f , \u0430\u043a\u0431 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f ) is a russian joint stock bank founded on june 27 , 1990 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the company 's headquarters are in saint petersburg . ", "topic": 32}], "title": "rossiya bank", "paragraphs": ["gep was the 43rd largest bank by equity compared to rossiya\u2019s rankings of 51st .\ngazprom officials said they considered the swap ratio fair and explained that auditors estimated bank rossiya share split by calculating assets of the larger rossiya group and not just the bank .\nbank rossiya until recently had links to gazprombank , as the asset management company that managed gazfond was partly owned by an insurance company , sogaz , owned by bank rossiya .\nofac has identified and added cjsc abr management to the sdn list for acting for or on behalf of bank rossiya ( previously placed on the sdn list in march 2014 ) . bank rossiya managers founded abr management to strategically manage the banking group\u2019s assets . as the trustee under a trust agreement with certain bank rossiya shareholders , abr management has the power to exercise voting rights for a majority of bank rossiya shares , including rights to propose candidates for bank rossiya management positions .\nfurther , additional \u201calso known as\u201d names have been added to the description for bank rossiya : a . k . a . ab rossiya , oao ; f . k . a . aktsionerny bank russian federation ; and a . k . a . otkrytoe aaktsionernoe obshchestvo aaktsionerny bank rossiya .\nis the personal bank for senior officials of the russian federation . bank rossiya\u2019s shareholders include members of putin\u2019s inner circle associated with the ozero\nand not only that , bank rossiya itself has profited massively at the expense of russian taxpayers .\nnot content merely to manage media assets , bank rossiya began buying up media companies of its own .\nsandalwood was not alone in winning big . bank rossiya would do an even bigger deal \u2013 one that transformed it into a major russian bank .\n, a housing community in which they live . bank rossiya is also controlled by kovalchuk , designated today .\na woman walks past the head office of bank rossiya in st . petersburg credit : reuters / alexander demianchuk\nis designated for acting for or on behalf of , directly or indirectly , and materially assisting , sponsoring , or providing , financial , material , or technological support for , or goods or services to or in support of , bank rossiya . bank rossiya managers founded abr management to strategically manage the banking group\u2019s assets . as the trustee under a trust agreement with certain bank rossiya shareholders , abr management has the power to exercise voting rights for a majority of bank rossiya shares , including rights to propose candidates for bank rossiya management positions .\nhe also owns 3 . 2 % of bank rossiya . the st petersburg private bank has been described as putin\u2019s \u201ccrony bank\u201d . the us imposed sanctions on it after russia\u2019s 2014 invasion of ukraine .\nmeanwhile , bank rossiya benefited from the merger . by the end of 2010 , bank rossiya\u2019s assets had more than doubled to us $ 8 billion and its equity had increased to us $ 660 million , while the deposits by corporate clients doubled as well . bank rossiya had become an important financial player in the russian gas industry .\narkady rotenberg , boris rotenberg , yuri kovalchuk and bank rossiya . in addition to being designated for providing material support to russian government officials , bank rossiya is also being designated for being controlled by designated inner circle member kovalchuk .\nsandalwood , meanwhile , made a fortune on bank rossiya\u2019s shares by simply buying and reselling them in two days . shareholders of bank rossiya , connected to putin since the 1990s , were also lucky by acquiring the valuable assets of a former gazprom bank without paying any cash .\nin march of 2010 , the board of directors of gep approved a merger with bank rossiya . the deal allowed bank rossiya to take over gep in exchange for newly issued shares of bank rossiya . no cash was included in the deal . but the deal turned out to be a very poor deal for taxpayers because the shares of bank rossiya , which are not openly traded , tended to change value in such a way that benefitted the private bank and its shareholders at the expense of the state .\ncjsc abr management ( \u201cabr management\u201d ) is designated for acting for or on behalf of , directly or indirectly , and materially assisting , sponsoring , or providing , financial , material , or technological support for , or goods or services to or in support of , bank rossiya . bank rossiya managers founded abr management to strategically manage the banking group\u2019s assets . as the trustee under a trust agreement with certain bank rossiya shareholders , abr management has the power to exercise voting rights for a majority of bank rossiya shares , including rights to propose candidates for bank rossiya management positions .\nthe st petersburg communist party founded rossiya bank in 1990 . when the communist party was outlawed a year later , rossiya bank \u2014 with about $ 70 million of communist party funds \u2014 was taken over by associates of putin . in the early 1990\u2019s , the tambov organized crime group controlled as much as 20 % of rossiya bank shares . bank rossiya , in turn , held shares in ptk , the gas distributor run by the tambov gang , which had an exclusive contract to supply the city . directors of kinex \u2014 the st petersburg refinery which supplied the oil in the oil - for - food barter \u2014 owned 7 % of rossiya bank shares . friends and associates of putin continue to own significant stakes in rossiya bank . sergei roldugin , a celebrated cellist and boyhood friend of putin , currently is a major shareholder . the panama papers recently implicated roldugin in money laundering . rossiya bank is referred to colloquially as putin\u2019s bank . the us specifically sanctioned rossiya bank in 2014 in response to the russian invasion of crimea . in response to sanctions , rossiya bank received a huge influx of government business .\nby plugging into the domestic electricity market , bank rossiya is putting itself beyond the reach of u . s . sanctions . u . s . officials said in march that bank rossiya would be\nfrozen out of the dollar .\n\u201cputin said , \u2018bank rossiya , that\u2019s it , \u2019 \u201d mr . milov later told the russian edition of forbes .\nyuri kovalchuk is bank rossiya ' s billionaire chairman as well as its largest shareholder . photograph : alexander zemlianichenko / ap\nthese assets are only part of a series of linked financial schemes revealed in the documents that revolve round bank rossiya .\na woman passes by the headquarters of russia ' s rossiya bank in st . petersburg , april 4 , 2016 .\nthe target the office in st . petersburg , russia , of bank rossiya , a primary focus of united states sanctions .\na year later , a bank rossiya subsidiary bought a controlling stake in ren tv , today the country\u2019s eighth - largest broadcaster .\nyury kovalchuk and putin turned their attention to bank rossiya in 1991 , when its largest shareholder was still the leningrad communist party .\nroldugin\u2019s friendship with putin likely landed him in the exclusive club of bank rossiya shareholders . in 2010 , a russian news service disclosed roldugin owned more than 3 percent of the bank .\nmarket council , the organization that regulates the electricity market , confirmed the appointment of bank rossiya on monday . the bank was given the right to service payments because it proposed the most advantageous conditions for its payment services , a representative of the regulator said , adding that alfa bank will continue to service payments while bank rossiya builds up the technological wherewithal to take over .\non the eve of the merger , in june 2010 , gep was a larger bank both in terms of assets and equity than bank rossiya according to the interfax rating of russian banks .\npresident vladimir v . putin has moved to prop up bank rossiya , owned by close friends , in the face of western sanctions .\nthe mossack fonseca files show that the communal principles that defined ozero continued with bank rossiya and its participants more than a decade later .\ndmitry lebedev , 43 , has more than 20 years of banking experience in russia . mr . lebedev has served as chairman of the management board of bank rossiya , a large russian national corporate bank , since 2006 , and joined bank rossiya in 2004 as advisor to the chairman of the board of directors . bank rossiya has an indirect interest in telcrest investments limited ( \u0093telcrest\u0094 ) , which holds a 25 . 2 % stake in ctc media . mr . lebedev also serves on the board of directors of several affiliates of bank rossiya , including sogaz , the second largest insurance company in russia .\nnewly listed was cjsc abr management , an asset management firm closely linked to already - sanctioned rossiya bank , often called the personal bank of president vladimir putin and members of his closest circle .\none of bank rossiya\u2019s holdings owns 25 percent stake in channel 1 , a state - controlled tv network with the largest audience in russia .\nlawyers for kovalchuk said information about bank rossiya was publicly available . \u201cwe do not understand why you address these questions to mr kovalchuk . \u201d\nkovalchuk is part of a dacha cooperative with other members of this upmarket lakeside community , with several other members also major shareholders in bank rossiya .\nthe panama papers detail how a few suspicious deals involving bank rossiya\u2019s shares helped a company linked to roldugin make a fortune in just two days .\nbank rossiya considers the report an attack by both russian and foreign media and does not accept its authenticity , the vedomosti business newspaper reported tuesday .\nmr . timchenko , the oil trader , entered the bank rossiya circle as an investor ; according to the bank , his stake is owned by a company he controls . mr . warnig , the german banker , would later join bank rossiya\u2019s board . ( when mr . putin\u2019s wife was badly injured in a car accident , mr . warnig\u2019s bank arranged to pay for her medical care in germany . )\naccording to us treasury officials bank rossiya\nis the personal bank for senior officials in the russian federation\nand kovalchuk\nis also the personal banker for senior officials . . . including putin\n.\nbank rossiya ( f . k . a . aktsionerny bank russian federation ) , 2 liter a pl . rastrelli , saint petersburg 191124 , russia ; swift / bic rosy ru 2p ; website www . urltoken ; email address bank @ urltoken [ ukraine2 ] .\notkritie bank is a universal bank with diversified business structure and recognized by the cbr as a systemically important financial institution .\ncorrection : an earlier version of this article incorrectly said that visa and mastercard resumed payment services for bank rossiya after blocking the bank on march 21 . in fact , visa and mastercard did not resume services .\nalthough gep\u2019s contribution to the combined bank was more than half the equity and assets according to their financial statements , gep shareholders only got a bit more than 16 percent in the newly joined bank , according to bank rossiya\u2019s 2010 international financial reporting standards ( ifrs ) report .\nthe reconstituted bank rossiya quickly became a favored city institution . at the mayor\u2019s instruction , according to news reports , the city opened several large accounts there , fattening the bank\u2019s coffers and setting it on its way .\nnovaya gazeta sought comment on this series of transactions from kovalchuk , bank rossiya\u2019s largest shareholder , and alexei miller , the head of gazprom . neither responded .\nafter medvedev replaced putin as president , lesin left the government and joined the nation\u2019s biggest private media group , gazprom - media , which bank rossiya managed .\nas for bank rossiya , he went on : \u201cas far as i recall , this is a medium - sized bank . personally , i did not have an account there , but i will definitely open one on monday . \u201d he later directed the presidential administration to begin depositing his official salary \u2014 roughly $ 7 , 500 a month \u2014 into a bank rossiya account .\nbank rossiya ( f . k . a . aktsionerny bank russian federation ) , 2 liter a pl . rastrelli , saint petersburg 191124 , russia ; swift / bic rosy ru 2p ; website www . urltoken ; email address bank @ urltoken [ ukraine - eo13661 ] . - to - bank rossiya ( a . k . a . ab rossiya , oao ; f . k . a . aktsionerny bank russian federation ; a . k . a . otkrytoe aktsionernoe obshchestvo aktsionerny bank rossiya ) , 2 liter a pl . rastrelli , saint petersburg 191124 , russia ; swift / bic rosy ru 2p ; website www . urltoken ; email address bank @ urltoken ; registration id 1027800000084 ( russia ) ; tax id no . 7831000122 ( russia ) ; government gazette number 09804148 ( russia ) [ ukraine - eo13661 ] .\nbank rossiya has confirmed the frozen accounts to rt . it has become hardest hit russian organization after it fell under us sanctions after crimea became part of russia . the frozen accounts of bank rossiya in the united states include $ 572 million which is about 10 percent of its 2013 assets , at today\u2019s exchange rate .\nin 2010 , about one month after sandalwood sold the shares to horwich , bank rossiya took over gazenergoprombank ( gep ) , owned by gazprom , a state company , through its subsidiaries . shareholders of bank rossiya ended up paying nothing for a bank which filled their coffers with billions of dollars and more than doubled their assets from us $ 3 billion to more than us $ 8 billion .\nmikhail lesin was intimately involved in the efforts of putin and bank rossiya to control russian media . as putin\u2019s first media minister , he oversaw the regime\u2019s propaganda push . lesin\u2019s government tenure paralleled the growth of the bank\u2019s media empire .\nbank rossiya , the russian bank best known for its close ties to top kremlin figures , is to be\nfrozen out of the dollar\n, according to us officials , as part of the new wave of sanctions from washington .\nsuch layers of secrecy surrounded the offshore deals that bank rossiya staff in st petersburg sent all their instructions to a confidential intermediary \u2013 a firm of swiss lawyers in zurich .\nthe bank has been well known for its substantial dealings with russian gas group gazprom . banking analysts at fitch ratings have noted in the past that bank rossiya relied heavily on a tiny handful of customers for about 60 % of its funding , some of whom also act as customers and shareholders of the bank .\nbank rossiya shares were priced at the time of the merger at us $ 1 , 100making the share of gazprom gazoraspredelenie worth at least about us $ 330 million in 2010 .\ngazprom - media was only part of the media conglomerate that bank rossiya built . its sprawl has earned the bank\u2019s chairman , yury kovalchuk , the nickname the russian rupert murdoch . in 2005 , bank rossiya bought a stake in a small television network , which putin then designated as a national broadcaster , greatly expanding its reach and profit . it also took over ren - tv , muting critical voices and investigations of the government .\neither way , bank rossiya\u2019s holdings would increase tenfold during mr . putin\u2019s second term . critical to this remarkable growth was the bank\u2019s ability to snap up assets , at knockdown prices , that had previously belonged to the state - owned energy company gazprom .\n. while bank rossiya publicly owned 16 percent of video international , a roldugin offshore company created by the bank secretly held an additional 12 . 5 percent stake , the files show . according to its 2014 bank account forms , the company , international media overseas , had annual income of about $ 10 million from its holdings .\nthe modifications satisfied mossack fonseca . the panamanians also took comfort from the fact that a swiss law firm , dietrich baumgartner & partners , helped process paperwork for the bank rossiya network .\nthe data implicates 12 current or former heads of state . the panama papers also detailed a trail of transactions that leads from bank rossiya \u2014 a russian bank on the eu and u . s . sanctions list \u2014 to various countries including switzerland and panama .\none of these loyalists is bank rossiya\u2019s chairman and largest shareholder , yuri v . kovalchuk , a physicist by training , sometimes called the rupert murdoch of russia for his role as architect of the bank\u2019s media interests . other bank rossiya shareholders include several of the country\u2019s wealthiest men , the son of mr . putin\u2019s cousin and even an old st . petersburg friend of his , a cellist who was formerly first chair at the fabled mariinsky theater .\nto grasp how bank rossiya\u2019s holdings extend around the globe \u2014 and how island tax havens and other tools of global finance may serve to obscure their true breadth \u2014 one place to visit is 13a karpathou street in nicosia . this is the registered address of med media network limited , a company listed in a corporate flow chart connecting bank rossiya to a company called video international .\nbank rossiya featured prominently in earlier occrp stories that showed roldugin used offshores to conduct a series of highly suspicious transactions , many of which made no financial sense but left roldugin much wealthier .\nhe is the second largest shareholder in bank rossiya ( with about 10 % ) . like mr kovalchuk , he is a long - time acquaintance of mr putin , the eu says .\na day after the bank appeared on the u . s . ' s sanctions list , visa and mastercard abruptly stopped providing payment services for the bank .\nreuters reported last year that igora was the site of the 2013 wedding between putin\u2019s daughter tikhonova and kirill shamalov , son of the long - time putin friend and bank rossiya shareholder nikolay shamalov .\na lawyer for kovalchuk said information about bank rossiya was available from pubic sources , adding : \u201cwe do not understand why your decision was to address these questions to mr . yury kovalchuk . \u201d\nthe united states and european union have imposed sanctions on several russian and ukrainian individuals and washington has also sanctioned bank rossiya , owned by businessmen it regards as close to russian president vladimir putin .\nhowever , during this time bank rossiya actually grew significantly . from 2010 until 2013 , bank rossiya\u2019s assets quadrupled , from us $ 3 . 2 billion to us $ 12 . 5 billion ; its equity more than tripled from us $ 270 million to almost us $ 950 million ; and its net profit grew almost 10 times , from us $ 17 million to us $ 155 million . with such robust grown , how the bank\u2019s share value actually dropped is unclear .\nin sanctioning bank rossiya , the obama administration would resurface the \u201ccashier\u201d allegation , though it offered no evidence that mr . putin has personally profited from the bank . mr . kovalchuk , who through a spokeswoman did not respond to requests for comment , in the past has attributed his bank\u2019s success not to any special treatment but to sound investment and business decisions .\nthe bank is headed by yuri kovalchuk . the us alleges he is the \u201cpersonal banker\u201d for many senior russian government officials including putin . the panama papers disclose that kovalchuk and bank rossiya achieved the transfer of at least $ 1bn to a specially created offshore entity called sandalwood continental .\nin a matter of days , bank rossiya had received an enormous windfall , nearly all from different branches of the russian state , which was delivering a pointed message . in late march , the united states had made bank rossiya a primary target of sanctions , effectively ostracizing it from the global financial system . now the kremlin was pushing back , steering lucrative accounts its way to reduce the pain .\nkovalchuk became majority shareholder and board chair of this new version of bank rossiya . when the u . s . government sanctioned him in 2014 , it described kovalchuk as one of putin\u2019s \u201ccashiers . \u201d\non march 28 , bank rossiya \u2014 the country ' s 15th - largest bank with 421 billion rubles ( $ 12 billion ) in assets as of jan 1 , according to rating agency ria rating \u2014 said it would cease all foreign currency operations and work only with the ruble .\notkritie is a full - service commercial bank benefiting from a diversified business structure . the bank focuses on corporate investment banking , retail business , smes and private banking .\nin 2013 , bank rossiya reported total assets of roughly $ 5 . 6 billion ( 338 billion rubles ) at today\u2019s exchange rates . the frozen assets include accounts belonging to sobinbank , a wholly owned subsidiary .\nrossiya 24 tv even accused some of them of trying to\ncapitalise\non the currency crisis\nat any cost\n, after they set up exchange rates much higher than those of the central bank .\nthe bank boss , now estimated by forbes to have a personal fortune of $ 1 . 4bn according to forbes , helped transform the bank from a communist party - backed enterprise into a fast - growing and , above all , well - connected bank .\nsberbank , the largest bank , saw a relatively modest reduction of 25 billion roubles .\nthe market regulator gave the bank the role in a board meeting on april 10 , taking the job away from alfa bank , which has serviced the domestic electricity market since 2008 , kommersant reported . the appointment will boost bank rossiya ' s turnover by 10 percent and give it additional revenue of about 4 billion rubles ( $ 112 million ) annually from commission charges , analysts estimated .\nwith no advance notice or public debate , though , the board voted that day in april to shift that business to bank rossiya , a smaller institution that lacked the ability to immediately absorb the work . for bank rossiya , it was a tidy coup set to yield an estimated $ 100 million or more in annual commissions , yet it was hardly the only new business coming in . state corporations , local governments and even the black sea fleet in crimea were suddenly shifting their accounts to the bank , too .\nbank rossiya , sanctioned by the u . s . last month for being the financier of the russian elite , has been granted the right to service payments on russia ' s $ 36 billion wholesale electricity market .\nbank rossiya , which reported less than $ 1 million in profits the year before mr . putin became president , had grown steadily , but figures like mr . kovalchuk and mr . timchenko remained in the shadows .\non june 23 , 2010 , sandalwood bought 66 , 198 shares ( about 3 percent of the share capital ) of bank rossiya from evgeny malov . malov is another well - connected businessman from st . petersburg .\nduring his time out of the presidency , 2008 to 2012 , bank rossiya\u2019s balance sheet ballooned from under $ 4 billion to more than $ 8 billion . and the network of putin associates kicked into high gear .\n\u00a9 2014 - 2018 public joint - stock company\nbank otkritie financial corporation\n. regulated by central bank of russian federation ( general license # 2209 of 24 november 2014 )\nabros was and remains on america\u2019s sanctions list . so it is unclear why rossiya , also under sanctions , would want to distance itself from its former subsidiary . it could be that rossiya hoped that if abros were no longer a majority - owned subsidiary of the bank , it would be taken off the list . but this has not happened .\nbank rossiya had already assumed management of the assets of gazprombank , one of russia\u2019s largest . now , gazprombank purchased gazprom media group , which owns five television and several radio stations . the price : $ 166 million .\nattempting to unwind video international\u2019s convoluted corporate structure requires going back to 2011 . that is when bank rossiya and a couple of partners purchased the company , according to an interview given by video international\u2019s chief executive in 2013 .\nan early deal involved one of the country\u2019s biggest insurers , sogaz . bank rossiya bought a controlling stake in sogaz by acquiring shares that had been held by gazprom . the bank paid around $ 100 million , according to mr . nemtsov and mr . milov , who later valued sogaz at $ 2 billion .\nthe bank of russia transactions balance for liquidity supply / withdrawal of 09 . 07 . 2018\nreuters has also learned that earlier this year katerina , 29 , described herself as the \u201cspouse\u201d of kirill shamalov , son of nikolai shamalov , a longtime friend of the president . shamalov senior is a shareholder in bank rossiya , which u . s . officials have described as the personal bank of the russian elite .\nloans from these rotenberg companies totaling more than $ 231 million appear to have gone to a british virgin islands - based company called sunbarn limited , created by a manager at bank rossiya . the loans had no repayment schedule .\nbank rossiya , whose biggest shareholder is yury kovalchuk \u2014 a man who according to the u . s . state department is president vladimir putin ' s\npersonal banker\n\u2014 is under sanctions for its involvement in ukraine .\nas well as leading the boardroom , kovalchuk is the largest shareholder in bank rossiya , owning close to 30 % . outside banking , he also has interests in a number of federal television channels and a mobile network , tele2 .\nthe files make clear that bank rossiya built the network . its employees tended to it , working to create the offshore companies , assigning ownership to roldugin and others and shepherding the transactions through banks in russia , cyprus and switzerland .\nvtb press office said the bank does not comment on its monthly accounting data , calling the local standards used to prepare it \u201cunrepresentative\u201d as they do not reflect all the bank\u2019s foreign subsidiaries .\nthe council met at its office in moscow\u2019s world trade center . a spokeswoman declined to discuss the vote , except to say that a quorum attended , explaining that she did not want to contribute to an \u201canti - russian\u201d article . the decision to shift the business to bank rossiya , she said , was one of several routine actions taken during a regular meeting that day . in remarks published on the council\u2019s website in may , its director , maksim s . bystrov , said bank rossiya had \u201cbrought us\u201d a proposal with lower commissions than those charged by the previous bank , alfa . but he declined to provide details , and alfa bank declined to comment .\nis the largest single shareholder of bank rossiya and is also the personal banker for senior officials of the russian federation including putin . kovalchuk is a close advisor to president putin and has been referred to as one of his \u201ccashiers . \u201d\nbut additional analysis of the records by occrp and novaya gazeta show that offshore companies connected to sergey roldugin , one of putin\u2019s oldest friends , profited obscenely in building the jewel of the financial empire of putin\u2019s inner circle : bank rossiya .\ncentrist daily nezavisimaya gazeta argues that the central bank itself has undermined the credibility of the rouble .\nbank rossiya is indicated by all western intelligence as the mega piggy bank of putin ' s entourage . the documents revealed in panama papers have thrown a bit of light on the financial tricks used to divert the rivers of dollars in their pockets . a new investigation by the organized crime and corruption reporting project explains how it is possible .\nuntil march 51 % of sogaz belonged to bank rossiya via a wholly owned subsidiary , called abros . rossiya is russia\u2019s 17th - largest bank , and its owners have links to mr putin . the remainder of the shares in sogaz were divided between gazprom , its subsidiaries and other figures close to the president . this included a stake held indirectly by gennady timchenko , a billionaire investor whom america assumes to be a member of mr putin\u2019s inner circle ( mr timchenko has denied this ) .\nthe reason the kremlin rushed to prop up bank rossiya is the same reason that the united states , and later its european allies , placed it on the sanctions list : its privileged status as what the obama administration calls the \u201cpersonal bank\u201d of the putin inner circle . built and run by some of the president\u2019s closest friends and colleagues from his early days in st . petersburg , bank rossiya is emblematic of the way mr . putin\u2019s brand of crony capitalism has turned loyalists into billionaires whose influence over strategic sectors of the economy has in turn helped him maintain his iron - fisted grip on power .\neight of the 22 - member board of directors that elevated bank rossiya to the position of the market ' s cashier are government officials appointed by the cabinet . the remaining 14 places are occupied by representatives of energy producers , buyers and infrastructure operators .\namong those taking part in the new arrangement was ctc media , a company with several television channels that was partially owned by a subsidiary of bank rossiya . ctc continues to pay video international around $ 80 million a year \u2014 but as a consultant .\npreviously , a bank rossiya spokesman had told the newspaper kommersant that the deal was approved by shareholders based on \u201cindependent estimations of both lenders\u201d by the global accounting firms pricewaterhousecoopers and deloitte cis , which weighed \u201call assets of each member of the merger . \u201d\nmany of the men linked to the network , including putin , share something else in common besides history . they are connected to the st . petersburg - based bank rossiya , which the u . s . government has identified as putin\u2019s personal cashbox .\nboth bank rossiya and its principal shareholder , billionaire yury kovalchuk , were placed on the u . s . ' sanctions list on march 20 , two days after president vladimir putin announced that crimea would be annexed to russia from ukraine following a referendum branded illegitimate by western nations . bank rossiya was labeled\nthe personal bank for senior officials of the russian federation\nby the u . s . treasury , while kovalchuk , a friend of putin ' s since the 1990s with a fortune of $ 1 . 1 billion , according to forbes , was described as one of putin ' s\ncashiers .\nputin immediately seemed to make the bank ' s survival a point of principle . all measures of support would be given , he said on march 21 , while promising to open a account with the bank .\nits operations are concentrated in the north - west of russia and around moscow , where it is active in a wide range of saving and loan operations , with clients in oil , gas and energy . bank rossiya controls large insurance groups sogas and sk transneft .\nrcb\u2019s maratheftis said the bank \u201cwas always in full compliance with the anti - money laundering regulatory framework . \u201d\nthe movement of funds by gazprombank , revealed in data published by the central bank , means that at the beginning of april its foreign currency on deposit at the central bank dwarfed those of other major russian banks .\nremitter ' s bank liivalaia 8 , 15040 tallinn swift kood / bic : habaee2x reg . number : 10060701\nthe economic model for how members of putin\u2019s circle have shared the profits from this network was also established back in st . petersburg . in the 1990s , putin and the bank rossiya owners created a cooperative for a gated community where they all had houses . the cooperative kept a bank account in common . each could put money in , and anyone could take it out .\nat various times , bank rossiya shareholders have included nikolay shamalov ( his son , kirill , is married to putin\u2019s younger daughter katerina tikhonova ) ; mikhail shelomov , a distant relative of the president ; and roldugin , a celebrated cellist and godfather to putin\u2019s oldest daughter .\nmonthly accounts available on the central bank website show that during march , gazprombank increased the foreign currency held at its correspondent account with the central bank from zero to 248 billion roubles ( $ 6 . 9 billion ) .\nas retaliation for the annexation of crimea and kremlin support for pro - russian separatists in eastern ukraine , authorities in both the us and european union ( eu ) imposed sanctions on individuals and companies from putin\u2019s inner circle . one of the most important targets was bank rossiya .\nin 2014 , lesin resigned from gazprom - media . russian press reports blamed a conflict between him and bank rossiya\u2019s kovalchuk . lesin relocated to america , where he allegedly owned millions of dollars in property , holdings that had raised the suspicions of u . s . authorities .\nalfa - endo is funded by alfa bank , a large russian bank with subsidiaries in the united states , britain and cyprus . the largest shareholder is mikhail fridman , a billionaire with interests in banking , energy and telecoms . an official at the bank said : \u201calfa bank , and broadly speaking alfa group , act as financial sponsors for the project and that\u2019s it \u2026 we are not aware who else is participating in the project otherwise . \u201d\nit seemed to be a quintessential insider deal : the year before , yuri shamalov , son of the bank rossiya shareholder and ozero member , had been appointed chairman of gazfond . \u201cshamalov jr . , as head of gazfond , sold shares in the company managing russia\u2019s largest private pension fund at a fantastically low price to the bank owned by his father , \u201d mr . nemtsov asserted .\nbm bank public joint stock company ( f . k . a . bm bank llc ; a . k . a . bmbank jsc ; a . k . a . publichnoye joint - stock company ' bm bank ' ; a . k . a .\nllc bm bank\n) , 37 / 122 t . shevchenko bld , kyiv 01032 , ukraine ; swift / bic bmlt ua uk ; website urltoken ; email address bank @ urltoken ; executive order 13662 directive determination - subject to directive 1 ; all offices worldwide ; for more information on directives , please visit the following link : urltoken [ ukraine - eo13662 ] ( linked to : bank of moscow ) .\nthe deal between malov and sandalwood was very lucrative for sandalwood , which bought shares from malov for 200 rubles per share ( us $ 6 . 50 ) , spending a total of 13 million rubles ( about us $ 425 , 000 ) for the stake in bank rossiya .\nthe bank issued a statement saying that it \u201cconsiders it inappropriate to provide comments on such groundless speculation , \u201d but said it is not the first time the bank has been the object of \u201cunsubstantiated information attacks , \u201d vedomosti reported .\nother companies are lining up behind bank rossiya , hoping for bailouts . the government recently announced that it would pump $ 6 . 6 billion into two state - controlled banks whose access to foreign capital has been cut . and mr . sechin\u2019s rosneft has requested a $ 42 billion loan .\nthe schemes are complex . the financial ploys are dark and convoluted . companies are owned by figurehead . but the occrp , the international network of investigative journalists specializing in crime and corruption in the countries of eastern europe , has joined all the dots scattered by years of journalistic investigations , investigations of the spanish judiciary and the revelations contained in the panama papers . and it came out a pretty clear picture of how putin\u2019s aides have turned bank rossiya into a huge reservoir of wealth . at the expense of russian citizens . the us treasury department does not hesitate to define bank rossiya\nthe personal bank for senior officials of the russian federation . bank rossiya\u2019s shareholders include members of putin\u2019s inner circle associated with the ozero dacha cooperative , a housing community in which they live\n. at various times , bank rossiya shareholders have included nikolay shamalov , putin\u2019s son - in - law\u2019s father , mikhail shelomov , a distant relative of the president , and the famous cellist sergei roldugin , putin\u2019s longtime friend and star of panama papers . the bank was founded in 1990 in st . petersburg by some members of the communist party . after the collapse of the soviet union investors like yuri kovalchuk , vladimir yakunin and andrei frusenko , all putin\u2019s friends , joined . in the mid - 90s st . petersburg criminal gangs entered the business , as the spanish investigators have discovered after ten years investigating gennady petrov and the tambovskaya gang . but with the rise to power of putin , things changed . today bank rossiya is one of the largest russian banks , with an assets of us $ 9 billion , and controls large slices of the national economy , including pieces of public money , such as gazprom\u2019s pension fund . how was it possible ?\nmaratheftis said the bank was legally precluded from answering questions about \u201cthird parties , \u201d but it has always acted in \u201ca transparent manner . \u201d he said the bank has forwarded icij\u2019s questions to legal authorities in cyprus for an \u201cindependent investigation . \u201d\nby 2008 , mr . putin\u2019s second term was ending and the bank rossiya media empire provided a supportive voice when , rather than recede from politics , he decided to serve as prime minister . mr . medvedev was elected president , while mr . putin largely retained control over the levers of government .\nthe bank rossiya manager shepherding the transaction wanted mossack fonseca\u2019s panamanian directors to sign the horwich trading loan agreement on behalf of sandalwood quickly . one of the mossack fonseca partners suggested that they get a letter indemnifying the law firm first , possibly to avoid being held responsible for the any looting of rcb .\nwoven deeply into the putin system is bank rossiya . founded as the tiniest of banks in the twilight of the soviet era , bank rossiya , through staggering , stealthy expansion backed by the largess of the state , now has nearly $ 11 billion in assets . it controls a vast financial empire with tentacles across the economy , including a large stake in the country\u2019s most powerful private media conglomerate , a key instrument of the kremlin\u2019s power to shape public opinion . how well the bank survives in a time of sanctions may ultimately be a barometer of whether economic pressure is enough to make mr . putin stand down at a time when neighboring countries , especially in the baltics , are increasingly anxious about a newly aggressive russia .\nreporters for novaya gazeta / occrp showed these documents to three independent banking and financial analysts and all of them said the merger hurt the state - owned companies which controlled gep . none of the experts agreed to talk on the record , since , as one said , \u201cyou understand who is behind bank rossiya . \u201d according to their calculations , gep\u2019s shareholders should have received no less than 50 percent of the merged bank .\nthe business daily rbk agrees that\napparent panic\nat the central bank has\nstimulated panic on the market\n.\nif you have any questions or suggestions , send them to us through the bank messages page . we value your opinion !\nbut whether bank rossiya retains a majority stake in video international is impossible to ascertain . records show that , on paper at least , its shares , held by a subsidiary , are down to 15 percent . nearly all the rest of the shareholders are buried behind fronts like med media of karpathou street .\nmr . putin\u2019s efforts to protect the bank were not just symbolic . he ordered the central bank to provide assistance if needed . state - owned energy companies transferred accounts to bank rossiya , and the governors of st . petersburg and the surrounding leningrad region told state institutions in their jurisdictions to do the same , according to russian news reports . additionally , in the lower house of parliament , the main party loyal to mr . putin provided the margin needed to rescind the law effectively limiting video international to just 35 percent of the advertising - placement market .\nunder these new rules , sogaz should have been subject to sanctions because of its links to both bank rossiya and kordeks , a 12 . 5 % shareholder reportedly controlled by mr timchenko , whom america had blacklisted several months earlier . ( mr timchenko declined to comment on this or any other details of his affairs . ) however , in another exquisitely timed transaction , rossiya cut its stake again\u2014according to the paperwork , two days before the ofac changes were announced\u2014thus helping sogaz avoid sanctions once more .\nthe bank is described by the us treasury department as \u201cthe personal bank for senior officials of the russian federation\u201d whose \u201cshareholders include members of putin\u2019s inner circle associated with the ozero dacha cooperative , a housing community in which they live [ d ] \u201d .\nonly one russian bank has so far been targeted by u . s . sanctions , but some u . s . senators have recently called for sanctions against both state gas producer gazprom , the bank\u2019s founder and minority shareholder , and other major banks .\nthe bank had its biggest $ 435 , 433 , 344 asset placed on a single us account with a financial company called computershare inc . some tens of millions of dollars were frozen in the accounts of raiffeisen bank , according to the us treasury .\nin 2005 , a subsidiary of bank rossiya bought a stake in channel 5 , a local television network owned by the st . petersburg government . the price was $ 25 million . there was no competition . channel 5\u2019s value swelled in 2006 , when regulators let it acquire frequencies in 30 regions across russia .\nin 2010 , bank rossiya put its hands on the majority state owned russian energy jewel , gazprom . the subsidiary of the gas giant , gazenergoprombank , was at that time a public bank with equity of us $ 343 million , while bank rossiya reached a more modest us $ 270 million . the two banks decided to merge but , as we might have expected a fair distribution of the shares , the shareholders of gazenergoprombank only received 16 % of the new bank rossiya , whose owners instead managed to double their assets for nothing . this was possible because in rossiya\u2019s annual report despite its low assets and equity it was estimated five times the market price of gazenergoprombank . but , at occrp say , if the real value of bank rossiya was really that , or about us $ 3 . 3 billion , how is it possible that a 12 % share in 2013 was sold for us $ 153 million when the correct price should havebeen at least us $ 340 million ? this is not the only case in which the bank rossiya owners did a roaring trade in the russian taxpayers\u2019 expense . in 2010 the offshore company sandalwood , registered in the british virgin islands and owned by sergei roldugin , the cellist of miracles , bought 3 % of bank rossyia at us $ 6 . 50 a share . two days later , he resold the whole stake to the horwich trading of cyprus at $ 211 . 5 per share , and the latter company resold it all a month later to gazprom at us $ 1 , 120 a share . something like 172 times the price paid by roldugin . and , even worse , gazprom has then resold the stake at half of the price paid , obtaining a big loss of taxpayers\u2019 money . roldugin has always defended himself by saying he do not have a penny .\neven my cello is second - hand ,\nhe said on several occasions . one would be curious to know how much he paid for it and at what price he will resell it .\nbut in its 2013 report , gazprom\u2019s subsidiary reported selling their bank rossiya\u2019s shares for much less than half that price or us $ 153 million ( in exchange rates for december 2013 ) . at 2010 exchange rates , the price would be about us $ 170 million , or half what they had paid in 2010 .\nsecretary mnuchin leads u . s . delegation to g - 20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in buenos aires , argentina\nthe us explained the freezing of the bank assets on its blacklisted owner yuri kovalchuk who is part of the kremlin inner circle . on april 28 , 2014 , smp bank and sobinbank , which belong to the rotenberg brothers , were hit by similar sanctions .\ntry other more convenient tool for accessing your internet and mobile bank - smart - id , id card or mobile - id .\nthe owner on paper of sandalwood was oleg gordin , a small businessman with a background in \u201claw enforcement agencies , \u201d according to an rcb bank account opening form found in the files . gordin also had power of attorney on some of roldugin\u2019s company bank accounts .\nangelo codignoni has served as a member of the board of directors since june 2011 . mr . codignoni has 30 years of experience in the television , media and advertising industries , which has included the creation and management of television networks in europe and asia . dmitry lebedev has served as chairman of the management board of bank rossiya , a large russian national corporate bank , since 2006 , and has more than 20 years of banking experience . bank rossiya has an indirect interest in telcrest investments limited , which holds a 25 . 2 % stake in ctc media . mr . codignoni and mr . lebedev are representatives of telcrest and their appointments have been made in accordance with the stockholders\u0092 agreement between ctc media , mtg russia and telcrest that came into force on june 2 , 2011 .\nrecords show that the ownership of one powerful television advertising company linked to bank rossiya , for example , is buried in offshore companies in panama , in the british virgin islands and even at a simple concrete house on karpathou street in nicosia , the capital of cyprus , whose owner had no idea of the company registered there .\nin september 2009 , a mossack fonseca compliance officer flagged a transaction for $ 103 million involving a company called sandalwood continental limited . the manager for bank rossiya who was arranging the transaction wanted sandalwood corporate directors \u2013 who were stand - ins provided by the law firm \u2013 to approve the deal . but its size seemed worrisome .\nmoscow , april 24 ( reuters ) - russia\u2019s third biggest bank moved almost $ 7 billion to the central bank as tension over ukraine rose in march and joined others in slashing its deposits in foreign banks where they could be frozen if more international sanctions are imposed .\n\u201cthis could show that gazprombank was using the foreign currency correspondent account at the central bank as a sort of haven from sanctions . \u201d\nthe us has frozen accounts of russian banks smp , rossiya and its subsidiary sobinbank worth in total $ 640 million , as part of america\u2019s escalating sanctions war against russia over its policy in ukraine .\na russian company called ozon holds title to the ski resort . bank rossiya\u2019s kovalchuk is a co - owner of ozon . beginning in late 2009 , ozon received $ 11 . 3 million worth of loans from a key offshore company in the putin network , the mossack fonseca files show . the loans carried an interest rate of 1 percent .\nnow , the mossack fonseca files reveal that there was a secret component to both lesin and bank rossiya\u2019s media dealings . lesin had a company called gloria market ltd . based in the british virgin islands . he created it in 2011 , to collect money from advertising , according to a source of funds form found in the mossack fonseca files .\nthis represented the bulk of the $ 8 billion that russian banks added to such central bank accounts as a whole , raiffeisenbank analysts calculated .\ntoday bank rossiya is among the top 20 russian lenders according to the interfax rating agency , with assets of about us $ 9 billion and equity of us $ 700 million . it controls a sprawling financial empire with important strategic assets that underpin the russian economy , including one of the country\u2019s largest insurers and the management company for gazprom\u2019s pension fund ."]}
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", "topic": 31}], "title": "tips industries limited", "paragraphs": ["tips inds . : director reports , company results of tips inds . - ndtv\ntips industries ltd . has declared 11 dividends since aug . 16 , 2001 .\nyou can view full text of the director ' s report for tips industries ltd .\ntoyam industries limited is launching its nutraceuticals product chain as part of its integrated sports league platform .\nin the past 12 months , tips industries ltd . has declared an equity dividend amounting to rs 1 . 00 per share .\nthe increasing numbers of smartphone users are fueling the mobile gaming market in india . toyam industries limited is launching mobile , pc and console based combat games .\nsee fii , dii , mf , institutional , promoter and individuals share holding changes , pledges , historical increases and decreases of shareholding for tips industries ltd . for latest quarter in a single page .\ntips industries limited ( tips ) is one of the most respected and renowned entertainment companies with presence in music , film production and distribution . mr . kumar taurani and mr . ramesh taurani , co - founder of tips , are well known names in the indian m & e ; space with a proven track record of producing films that have a wholesome entertainment for the entire family . tips also has one of the largest and diversified music library with a collection of over 25 , 000 songs across all genres and major languages . tips owns the race franchise , one of the most successful mainstream hindi film franchise in recent years with a proven success at box office . the company is also a leading producer of punjabi films in the country .\nthe company was originally incorporated on 25th january , 1985 in the name of chetram balkrishan limited with registrar of companies , new delhi under the provisions of the companies act , 1956 . the company has changed its name to m / s ojas asset reconstruction company limited vide roc certificate dated 10th day of november , 2009 . subsequently , the name of the company has been changed from ojas asset reconstruction company limited to toyam industries limited vide fresh roc certificate dated 20th december , 2016 with the change in main object from securitization and asset reconstruction to general business and trading activities . further , in the board meeting dated 28th april , 2017 it was resolved to expand and diversify the business of the company in all kinds of activities related to sports , fitness , fashion , films , entertainment or any other genre .\ntoyam industries is launching k1l merchandise through direct selling in the first and second year operations , and plans to start l & m third year onwards .\npublic relation public relations pave the path to skilled communication of ideas to identify and interpret policies and programmes of organizations with the aim to form a bridge of understanding and goodwill between the organizations and their public . communicate to us : pr @ urltoken careers with us toyam industries limited is a company growing at a very fast pace ! we recognize and appreciate talented individuals who want to grow with us . send us your resumes : hr @ urltoken\nthe mission of toyam industries limited is to create ' role models ' from among the fighters in the kumite 1 league to seep into the minds of the youth through a spectrum of related business models like , kumite 1 league , k1l nutraceuticals , k1l fight club , k1l arenas , k1l sports caf\u00e9s , k1l merchandise & k1l gaming through world ' s first integrated sports league platform . our vision is to expand into middle east and eventually take our footprints to europe and the usa .\nin the mainstream hindi films , the rom - com film\nloveshhuda\n, directed by vaibhav misra , was distributed by tips . the film stars girish kumar and navneet kaur dhillon in leading roles . it was released on february 19 , 2016 .\ntips firmly believes in and has consistently practiced progressive hr values . the company inculcates the values of transparency , professionalism and accountability in its operations to generate long - term benefits for its shareholders , customers , employees and society alike . at tips , there is consistent emphasis on each individual ' ' s sense of responsibility , while simultaneously as part of a team . this results in our people ' ' s ability to work in perfect harmony despite coming from different disciplines . as of march 31 , 2016 , the number of employees on the payroll of the company was 53 .\nmr . chetan desai has over 32 years of professional work experience as an entrepreneur and senior business manager across industries like fmcg , garment exports , media , sports management and advertising . his strengths lie in identifying growth areas in a constantly changing economic state and building them ground up to scale .\nthe outlook for the year 2016 continues to remain optimistic and buoyant . key agencies have forecast an above average monsoon for the year , a key to rural growth as well as consumption demand in key industries . the government ' ' s focus on reviving infrastructure , manufacturing and housing through long term initiatives that are all expected to aid gdp growth .\nthe government ' ' s digital india and smart city initiatives are set to exponentially increase the internet penetration in tier ii and tier iii cities , revolutionizing businesses and our way of life . india ' ' s estimated internet current user - base of more than 300 million ( as of december 2015 ) . one of the critical issues for such limited coverage is the poor broadband coverage in the tier ii and iii cities .\nduring the year 2015 - 16 , tips produced and released its punjabi comedy - thriller film\nambarsariya\non march 25 , 2016 . the film is directed by mandeep kumar , written by dheeraj rattan and stars diljit dosanjh , monica gill , navneet kaur dhillon , lauren gottlieb and others . the film received positive response from audience and got a good opening at u . s . box office in the first weekend .\naimmaf is india\u2019s only central government recognized non - profit federation that regulates all contests or exhibitions of unarmed combat , including the licensure and supervision of promoters , boxers , mixed martial artists , kick boxers , seconds , ring officials , managers , ring announcers and matchmakers . the conduct and regulation of unarmed combat in india are governed by aimmaf , and are further clarified by the regulations of the federation . the federation administers the state laws and regulations governing unarmed combat for the protection of the public and to ensure the health and safety of the contestants . aimmaf regulates all contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat , including licensure and supervision of promoters , boxers , mixed martial artists , kick boxers , seconds , ring officials , managers , ring announcers and matchmakers . all india mma federation is the final authority on licensing matters , having the ability to approve , deny , revoke , or suspend all licenses for unarmed combat . toyam industries limited is recognized by the aimmaf .\nthe industry landscape is becoming highly dynamic , with the digital segment being among the fastest growing segments . rising income and evolving lifestyles , backed by increasing digitization and higher internet usage , pave way for the tremendous scope of growth for almost all segments of this industry . these are all positive developments for tips as the company is poised to leverage its experience and expertise of providing wholesome family entertainment to the indian audiences with its hindi and punjabi films , as well as its huge repertoire of digitized music collection across the digital media .\nthe buy - back offer commenced on november 26 , 2015 and closed on may 25 , 2016 . the company has bought back 10 , 39 , 981 equity shares from the open market using the nationwide electronic trading facilities of the bse limited ( ' ' bse ' ' ) and national stock exchange of india limited ( ' ' nse ' ' ) from the existing registered shareholders / beneficial owners , other than the promoters of the company . the total fund utilized in the buy - back is rs , 6 , 52 , 95 , 997 . 15 ( excluding brokerage , transactional charges and taxes ) which represents 96 . 02 % of the maximum buy - back size of rs , 6 , 80 , 00 , 000 / - ( excluding brokerage , transactional charges and taxes ) . the highest price at which the equity shares were bought back was rs , 70 / - per equity share while the lowest price was rs , 51 / - per equity share . the equity shares were bought back at an average price of rs , 62 . 79 per equity share . these prices are based on daily reporting by the broker and exclude brokerage , transactional charges and taxes .\nin today\u2019s turbulent times , the lost young generation is saddled with loneliness , grief and confusion with no clean path or direction . the online revolution has stolen the biggest foundation \u2018sports\u2019 away from the youth . an integrated sports platform uses this key element of a high intensity mma sport as a platform in the form of the k1 league to drive across one clear message to the youth . the message of discipline , focus , resilience , patience and willpower the youth can be empowered to face any adversity or obstacle in life . we at toyam industries limited believe that every individual today is a fighter and the fight is not restricted to the \u2018ring\u2019 . the philosophy of the integrated sports platform is to create \u2018role models\u2019 from among the fighters in the league through social media and publicity and seep into the minds of the youth through a spectrum of related business models like , k1 league , k1l nutraceuticals , k1l fight clubs , k1l arena ( live fights & a bar setup ) , k1l sports caf\u00e9 ( health food based cafes ) , k1l merchandise ( online & retail ) & k1l gaming etc . we at til are starting from india , will move towards the uae and eventually will expand our footprint to europe and the usa .\nram ( girish kumar ) always introduces himself as badmaash , bigda hua and badtameez ! being the only child of australia based billionaire couple siddharth ( randhir kapoor ) and ashvini ( poonam dhillon ) , he\u2019s not that far off the mark ! sona ( shruti haasan ) is a lovely girl from a small village , who has been lovingly brought up by her brother raghu ( sonu sood ) , who has worked night and day to make sure sona gets a good life . they are not very rich , but their love for each other is priceless . ram and his snobbish mother ashvini come to india to attend his cousin riya\u2019s wedding . here he meets sona , who is riya\u2019s childhood friend . it\u2019s literally a clash between venus and mars ! ram , the habitual flirt , gets drawn to this lovely but simple girl from the village . young love blossoms \u2013 pure and magical . but sona\u2019s brother raghu hates the wealthy , and ram\u2019s mother has nothing but disdain for the not - so wealthy . ram will have to face impossible challenges and sona will have to witness his hardship and humiliation . can ram and sona face the impossible odds ? can their love overcome all obstacles for a happy ending ? watch ramaiya vastavaiya \u2013 the colourful and extravagant entertainer replete with music , drama and action , directed by prabhudheva and produced by tips industries ltd , releasing 19th july , 2013 .\nthe outlook for the next year is positive . tips is confident that its music business will continue to deliver consistent growth and revenue . with better 3g coverage and the introduction of 4g services , the consumption of digital music is expected to increase significantly over the next few years . the company has always been at the forefront of leveraging latest technology and innovation in the industry . the music library of the company is one of the most exhaustive in the industry comprising of a collection of over 25 , 000 songs , which are available for streaming and download across leading industry digital marketplaces like itunes and google play , as well as popular streaming platforms like saavn and gaana . the music revenue for the year 2015 - 16 was rs , 4309 . 86 lakhs as compared to rs , 3221 . 78 lakhs in the previous year . in the films business , the company is actively considering some exciting scripts for short listing .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nrps group was established in 1998 on the strengths of a strong foundation , commitment to excellence , a desire for perfection and timeliness . a leading corporate house has deep interest in real estate development , developed townships and housing proje . . .\ngatehouse books are a source of inspiration to all who read them . the underlying principle of a gatehouse book is that the writer is involved in all aspects of the publication . this ensures that the finished book ' belongs ' to the writer . . . .\ntotally inbound supply tried and tested call centre solutions that can be relied on to perform beyond expectation . totally inbound operates an open door policy to clients and potential clients alike , promoting long term , successful relationships that . . .\nlive radio - 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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 . . .\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 .\nat the current share price of rs 73 . 05 , this results in a dividend yield of 1 . 37 % .\nmonth change by - 44 . 66 % ( crossed threshold 20 % ) on 09 july , 2018\nstock price ( 101 . 30 ) crossed below 100 day sma ( 109 . 26 ) on 20 june , 2018\nstock price ( 101 . 30 ) crossed below 200 day sma ( 104 . 27 ) on 20 june , 2018\nweek change by - 27 . 59 % ( crossed threshold 20 % ) on 20 june , 2018\nstock price ( 110 . 00 ) crossed below 150 day sma ( 113 . 4 ) on 19 june , 2018\nstatement of investor complaints for the quarter ended june 2018 - no . of investor complaints . . .\nchange in authorised kmp to determine materiality of an event or information and its . . .\npromoters holding marginally changed to 74 . 82 % as of mar 2018 qtr .\ninstitutional investors holding marginally changed to 0 . 05 % as of mar 2018 qtr .\nthere are currently many successful leagues running in the country , but there is no league on skilled fighting . k1l is going to raise the bar with its unique concept .\nk1 fight club will be india ' s first fully equipped and fully functioning mma fight club and training facility .\nk1 sports cafe is an mma theme based 1000 to 3000 sq . feet caf\u00e9 , inspired by the raw mma cage effect .\n\u201ckumite\u201d meaning fight in japanese . it is the basic philosophy behind the kumite one fight league . a full contact high intensity and thrilling sport where the fighters\u2019 skills are tested on key attributes , like , focus , speed , balance and endurance . an exciting fusion of martial arts , karate , kung - fu , sumo , sando , ninji - tsu , wrestling , boxing , marine core & muay thai . kumite allows realistic nail - biting full contact combat under stimulated scenarios , recreated in the form of copyright sets . brace yourselves for the world\u2019s most exciting fight league , which promises to pack a punch and raise the bar in the field of sport fighting ! !\ntil aims at positioning k1l as a new age youth centric brand with a target audience from 16 year olds to 35 year olds . til believes that the huge potential of a youth centric brand based upon martial arts from india ( the origin of martial arts through \u2018kalaripayattu\u2019 ) establishing a world renowned fight league and subsidiary synergized standalone related business models is the need of the hour and creates huge potential not just to the investors , but also to the community . we believe true success can only be achieved by eventually benefitting and uplifting society . til aims at slotting k1l as an aspirational yet new age brand , subtle yet vibrant and exclusive yet affordable . the target audience of k1l products are the middle class aspirational youth with an appetite to belong and identify with . the brand ideology believes in subtle branding on all its products thus emitting a sense of class and exclusivity in a world of over the top in your face branding .\ntil has earmarked its first league to be launched in 2019 in usa . th business models have been initiated to attract interested franchisee across the globe and pace up the brand penetration in indian subcontinent in phase 1 , the uae and asian markets in phase 2 and ultimately the europe and usa markets in phase 3 .\nmohamed ali budhwani is known for promoting ventures requiring bold and competent leadership , bringing years of professional experience to facilitate operations , maximize revenue and productivity , and ensure strong future growth . the board chair provides leadership to k1l as it transitions from a newly launched entity into a sustainable international brand .\nsunil kumar alagh is the founder and chairman of ska advisors \u2013 a business advisory and consultancy service with an emphasis on marketing and brand management strategies . his wide range of clients include godfrey phillips india , setco automotive , elite foods , louis dreyfus , amira foods , lt foods , gsk consumer , warburg pincus , emami , vip ltd , biocon india , and mahindra group .\ncompliance & investor grievances cs ketan vyas company secretary & compliance officer tel : 022 - 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that is actually what our 9 drivers have experienced on their journey through unexpected obstacles and adversities in the midst of breathtaking landscapes , diverse cultures , . . .\nat the tire cologne 2018 , one of the major international trade shows for the tire sector , the motto of the bkt booth is \u201castonishment\u201d ! an astonishing huge plexiglas\u00ae dumper of about 6 . 5 tons , a crystal - clear tractor weighing 1 . 500 kg , an extraordinary deployment of cutting - edge ti . . .\nback to europe and in the spotlight is monster jam 2018 , the most breathtaking and entertaining show ever . the event followed by over 4 million spectators worldwide has been sponsored by bkt for five years . the european tour has already started achieving great success during the first stage at the . . .\nyou are on bkt tires ' desktop optimized website . please visit mobile version for a better user experience .\ngirish kumar . . . as ram shruti haasan . . . as sona sonu sood . . . as raghuveer randhir kapoor . . . as siddharth poonam dhillon . . . as ashvini vinod khanna . . . as station master satish shah . . . as j . p . paresh ganatra . . . as bijli\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 .\nin jayalalithaa ' s rk nagar , results tomorrow . but everyone knows who won\nthe directors are pleased to present the 20th annual report on the business and operation of the company together with the audited financial statements for the financial year ended march 31 , 2016 . the management discussion and analysis is also included in this report .\nthe world economy continued its uphill climb during the year 2015 . geo - political tensions and slow pace of recovery in advanced economies led to the global output rising by 2 . 4 per cent in 2015 , marginally lower than the 2 . 6 per cent in 2014 , according to world economic situation and prospects , 2016 , published by united nations . other key factors affecting global growth were volatility and rebalancing in the chinese economy , drop in oil and other commodity prices , slowdown in emerging economies and slow demand pickup in major developed economies .\na major macro - economic event that had a big impact during the year was price of crude oil . this was a year in which the global economy saw a big drop in commodity prices , with crude oil dropping from a high of near usd100 per barrel in october 2014 to sub usd30 in january 2016 . while this volatility rocked many oil - producing economies around the world , it was a positive development for oil - importing countries like india .\nthe indian economy continued to power ahead during the year , in spite of many challenges . for the second year in a row , india surpassed china to emerge as the fastest growing major economy in the world , with the gdp growth rate of 7 . 6 per cent . other challenges included stressed balance sheets of major psu banks and passage of key reforms , which did affect investor sentiments . on the other hand , inflation largely remained within the desirable limits of the government , largely on account of low commodity prices , especially prices of crude oil . low crude oil prices also helped in keeping the current account deficit ( cad ) under control , allowing the reserve bank of india to loosen its monetary policy and lower repo rates .\nthe year 2015 was a seminal year in many ways for the media and entertainment ( m & e ; ) industry . a year that sparked excitement and renewed hope but at the same time a year in which reality came to roost . lower commodity prices , lower inflation and lower borrowing costs are likely to drive consumerism in the country benefiting the media industry . this resilience is reflected in the performance of the m & e ; sector which grew by 12 . 8 per cent from inr1026 billion in 2014 to inr1157 billion in 2015 .\nfor the m & e ; industry , the year was a mixed bag . exhibitors recorded a significant growth in regional and hollywood film collections , the collection for hindi films was almost fiat as compared to previous years . this may be an indicator of audiences looking beyond bolly wood for their entertainment . bolly wood delivered a handful of films based on superior content that performed well . however , weak contents failed to attract audiences to theatres .\nthe box office collections for bolly wood in 2015 were low compared to 2014 . in particular , only six of the leading 10 grossing films in 2015 crossed the inr1 billion mark and two crossed the inr2 billion mark as compared to 2014 wherein nine of the leading 10 grosser had collections above inr1 billion .\ndomestic theatricals continued to be the main source of revenue with a 73 per cent share in the total revenues for the indian film industry . in 2015 , domestic theatrical revenues grew by 8 . 5 per cent to reach inr101 billion on the back of an increase in overall footfalls as well as an inflationary growth in average ticket prices .\nbollywood films such as ' ' bajrangi bhaijaan ' ' , ' ' tanu weds manu returns ' ' , ' ' piku ' ' and ' ' abcd2 ' ' performed very well at the box office due to the strong content . ' ' baahubali - a bi - lingual film , created box - office history and set a new standard for filmmakers in india also , a few hollywood franchise films such as ' ' avengers : age of ultron ' ' , ' ' fast & furious 7 ' ' , ' ' jurassic world ' ' , which got a wider release due to dubbing and release on e - cinema screens , also showed strong performance .\nthe music industry continued its shift to digital consumption in 2015 . the market size of the music industry is inr10 . 8 billion in 2015 and is expected to grow to inr20 . 6 billion by 2020 . digital music now generates revenue of over 55 per cent of the overall size of the music industry in india . nearly 40 per cent of the music consumed is bolly wood , 30 per cent is regional , 10 per cent is classical and devotional and 20 per cent is the rest of the market .\nthe year 2015 saw the music streaming services getting strong traction and clearer business models have begun to emerge for these players . players like gaana , saavan , hungama , wynk , rdio , and guvera have started to gain increased user traffic on the back of cheaper connectivity , better smartphone penetration and acceptance of fermium models amongst consumers supplemented by high levels of customer acquisition spend . however , most users are consuming content for free and there has been strong resistance to switching to subscription models . there are an estimated 40 million active consumers in india who stream every month and out of which only about 0 . 2 million customers are paid subscribers .\nwith the increased penetration of smart phones and internet to rural areas , there has been an increase of rural population as potential customers . as a result , most digital music companies in india are looking to develop / invest in regional content library . music rights are expected to recover on an average about 10 to 15 per cent of the production costs of a film .\nthe company earned total revenue including other income of rs , 7151 . 45 lakhs as compare to the previous year of rs , 10380 . 54 lakhs . the net profit after tax for the year stood at rs , 303 . 39 lakhs as compared to rs , 269 . 61 lakhs in the previous year .\nthe directors recommend final dividend of 10 % i . e . rs , 1 . 00 / - ( one rupee ) per share on fully paid - up equity shares of rs , 10 / - each of the company . the proposed dividend , subject to approval by the shareholder of the company at the annual general meeting , will absorb a sum of rs , 150 . 68 lakhs ( previous year being rs , 153 . 59 lakhs ) and dividend tax of rs , 30 . 67 lakhs ( previous year being rs , 31 . 27 lakhs ) .\nthe company transferred a sum of rs , 22 . 75 lakhs to the general reserve and amount of rs , 2424 . 16 lakhs is retained in the profit and loss account .\nthe paid up equity share capital as on march 31 , 2015 was 1 , 53 , 58 , 640 . due to the buy - back of 10 , 39 , 981 equity shares of the company , as on date , the paid - up share capital of the company has been reduced to 1 , 43 , 18 , 659 equity shares .\n- during the year under review , the company has not issued shares with differential voting rights nor has granted any stock options or sweat equity . as on march 31 , 2016 , none of the directors of the company hold instruments convertible into equity shares of the company .\npursuant to regulation 34 ( 3 ) read with schedule v of the sebi ( listing obligations and disclosure requirements ) regulations , 2015 , a separate report on corporate governance along with a certificate from the auditors on its compliance , forms part of this report .\nmr . vijay agarwal , independent director of the company , has resigned from the post of directorship with effect from closure of business hours of august 14 , 2015 .\nthe board takes this opportunity to place on record its appreciation for the support and invaluable contribution made by him during his tenure as independent director of the company .\nin terms of section 152 of the companies act , 2013 , mr . ramesh taurani , director of the company , is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing annual general meeting and being eligible offers himself for re - appointment . the board recommends the same for your approval .\nmr . venkitaraman subramanian iyer was appointed as an additional director ( non - executive independent ) of the company with effect from may 25 , 2016 by the board of directors and holds office up to the date of this annual general meeting under section 161 of the companies act , 2013 . the company has received requisite notice in writing from a member proposing mr . venkitaraman subramanian iyer for appointment as an independent director . the board recommends the appointment of mr . venkitaraman subramanian iyer as independent director under section 149 of the companies act , 2013 and under regulation 25 of the sebi ( listing obligations and disclosure requirements ) regulations , 2015 to hold office for 5 consecutive years .\n( b ) of sebi ( listing obligations and disclosure requirements ) regulations , 2015 .\nmr . kumar taurani , chairman & managing director , mr . ramesh taurani , managing director , mr . ishwar gursahani , chief financial officer and ms . bijal patel , company secretary , were the key managerial personnel during the year under review .\npursuant to the provisions of the companies act , 2013 and the sebi ( listing obligations and disclosure requirements ) regulations , 2015 , the board has carried out performance evaluation . the manner in which the evaluation has been carried out has been explained in corporate governance report .\nf . that the director had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively .\nthe board of directors met five times during the financial year ended march 31 , 2016 on may 8 , 2015 , august 14 , 2015 , november 4 , 2015 , november 5 , 2015 and february 11 , 2016 . details of the board meetings and attendance of the directors are provided in the corporate governance report , which forms part of this annual report .\nwith a view to have a more focused attention on business and for better governance and accountability , the board has constituted the committees viz . audit committee , stakeholders ' ' relationship committee , nomination and remuneration committee , corporate social responsibility committee and buy - back committee .\nthe details with respect to the compositions , roles , terms of reference , etc . of relevant committees are provided in the corporate governance report of the company , which forms part of this annual report .\nall related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on an arm ' ' s length basis , in the ordinary course of business and were in compliance with the applicable provisions of the act and the listing regulations . there were no materially significant related party transactions made by the company during the year that would have required shareholder approval under the listing regulations .\nall related party transactions are placed before the audit committee for approval . prior omnibus approval of the audit committee is obtained for the transactions which are repetitive in nature . a statement of all related party transactions is placed before the audit committee for its review on a quarterly basis , specifying the nature , value and terms and conditions of the transactions .\nthe company has adopted a related party transactions policy . the policy , as approved by the board , is uploaded on the company ' ' s website .\ndetails of the transactions with related parties are provided in the accompanying financial statements . there were no transactions during the year which would require to be reported in form aoc - 2 .\nm / s . sspa & associates , chartered accountants , ( firm registration no : 131069w ) who are statutory auditors of the company hold office till the conclusion of the ensuing annual general meeting and are eligible for re - appointment . the consent of the auditors along with certificate under section 139 of the companies act , 2013 has been obtained from the auditors to the effect that their appointment , if made , shall be in accordance with the prescribed conditions and that they are eligible to hold the office of auditors of the company .\nin the opinion of the directors , the notes to financial statement are self - explanatory and adequately explain the matters , which are dealt within the auditors ' ' report . in case of qualified opinion of the auditors with respect to non - recognition of deferred tax explained in note no . 33 of the notes to financial statements .\nprovisions of section 204 read with rules made thereunder , m / s . n . l . bhatia & associates , practicing company secretaries ( c . p no . 422 ) had been appointed to undertake secretarial audit of the company . the report of the secretarial auditor is annexed herewith as annexure i and forms part of this report .\nthe said report does not contain any observation or qualification which requires any explanation or comments from the board under section 134 ( 3 ) of the companies act , 2013 .\npursuant to provisions of section 138 read with rules made there under , the board has appointed m / s . maheshwari & co . , chartered accountants ( firm registration no : 105834w ) , as the internal auditors of the company to check the internal controls and functioning of the activities , and recommend ways of improvement . internal audit is carried out on a quarterly basis , the report is placed in the meetings of the audit committee and the board for their consideration and direction . their scope of work is as decided by the audit committee and the board of directors .\nthe internal financial controls with reference to financial statements as designed and implemented by the company are adequate . it has documented the procedures covering all financial and operating functions and processes . these have been designed to provide a reasonable assurance with regard to maintaining of proper accounting controls for ensuring reliability of financial reporting , monitoring of operations , protecting assets from unauthorized use or losses and compliance with regulations .\nadequate internal control systems commensurate with the nature of the company ' ' s business and size and complexity of its operations have been recognized . internal control systems ensure reliability of financial reporting , timely feedback on achievement of operational and strategic goals , compliance with applicable laws and regulations and that all assets and resources are acquired economically , used efficiently and adequately protected .\nduring the year under review , no material or serious observations have been received from the internal auditors of the company with respect to inefficiency or inadequacy of the controls .\nrisks are an inherent part of any business . the company has formulated a risk assessment and minimization policy with regard to risk management to identify risks inherent in business operations of the company and provides guidelines to define , measure , report , control and mitigate the identified risks . this policy ensures the sustainable business growth with stability and to promote a pro - active approach in reporting , evaluating and resolving risks associated with the company ' ' s business .\npiracy is a major risk and bane for the m & e ; industry globally . the industry has been working relentlessly to reduce this key threat . with the advent of internet and digitization , this threat continues to be a major source of revenue loss for all the stakeholders in the industry . this has a potential to incentivize piracy as people would and it much easier to watch movie on their laptops or mobile than travel to far off theatres . hence , there is need for a collective , structured , scientific , multipronged and proactive approach to combat piracy .\ntv , ipl , ott platforms , live entertainment etc . and other forms of outdoor entertainment such as sports , eating out , etc . may eat into the share of domestic theatricals as an entertainment option .\nindia lags behind on account of screen penetration and lack of infrastructure is leading to a lost revenue opportunity for the industry . this affects the scope of the smaller films to a greater extent . each meritorious independent film , under marketed or under monetized would be a missed opportunity , not only for that particular film or film maker , but for the entire indian film industry .\nincreasing atps are dissuading the audience from watching the films in theatres . regions with low atp prices have witnessed improved occupancy levels and a boost to film business . for instance , the occupancy levels are very high in the south where the atp prices are capped . also , the marathi film industry experienced a boom in the last year due to low atp prices . hence , there is need to rationalize the atp prices to improve the footfalls .\nthe opportunities observed are based on the trends noticed in past couple of years , which continues to be relevant . some of the key ones are as follows :\ndigitization has impacted all aspects of the m & e ; industry right from production to distribution to exhibition to sales of tickets . the next wave of growth in the overall m & e ; industry is expected to be driven by increased digitization . over the year , there have been far - reaching changes in the form of availability of low - cost smart devices and dropping data plans . in spite of this , india still has a low internet penetration of around 19 per cent , indicating a huge growth potential . the advent of 4g services , the increasing adoption of 3g in urban areas and 2g in rural areas are all strong signals of the immense growth potential that will be unlocked by digitization .\nthe year 2014 saw a huge surge in production and release of regional films . from tamil to telugu and from marathi to punjabi , all the regional film markets performed excellently . the share of theatrical revenues from regional films has been rising from around 12 - 13 % in 2013 to almost 20 - 21 % in 2014 , particularly in tier 2 and tier 3 cities , as per industry data .\nthe growing popularity of bolly wood films in the overseas markets is another growing opportunity . over the year , new markets like china and europe have seen a huge surge in interest in hindi films . however , the share of overseas theatricals is still around 10 - 25 per cent , much lower than the almost 60 per cent for hollywood films . as more and more new markets like lebanon , burma and iraq continue to be mesmerized by hindi films , the overseas theatrical avenue is poised for a big leap .\nthe indian media and entertainment ( m & e ; ) industry is a sunrise sector for the economy and is growing at a rapid pace . the industry has witnessed tremendous growth in the last few years and the growth momentum is expected to continue . digitization has played a major role in the indian m & e ; industry , affecting every aspect from production to distribution . going forward , those companies who take the digital leap and adapt their business models to meet the digital world stand to make maximum gains . another key factor for the industry is the increasing number of screen in the country . in the next five years , the growth in the number of screens would primarily be driven by expansion to tier - ii and tier - iii cities .\nthe information required under section 197 of the companies act , 2013 read with companies ( appointment and remuneration of managerial personnel ) rules , 2014 in respect of employees of the company is provided in annexure ii forming part of this report .\nthe company has adopted a whistle blower policy / vigil mechanism policy for directors and employees to report their genuine concerns . details of the policy are provided in the corporate governance report , which forms part of this annual report .\nas a part of its corporate social responsibility ( csr ) initiative , the company has undertaken project in accordance with schedule vii of the companies act , 2013 and the company ' ' s csr policy .\nthe average net profit of the company , computed as per section 198 of the companies act , 2013 during the three immediately preceding financial years was rs , 87 . 03 lakhs . it was required to spend rs , 1 . 74 lakhs on csr activities during the financial year 2015 - 16 , being 2 % of the average net profits of the three immediately preceding financial years .\nthe report on csr activities as required under the companies ( corporate social responsibility policy ) rules , 2014 is provided in annexure iii forming part of this report .\nextract of the annual return in form mgt - 9 pursuant to section 92 ( 3 ) of the companies act , 2013 for the financial year ended march 31 , 2016 is provided in annexure iv forming part of this report ."]}
{"id": 56508, "summary": [{"text": "urltoken , also known as computer urltoken , was an internet discount retailer of computer hardware , peripherals and consumer electronics to businesses , resellers and consumers .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "urltoken focused on purchasing manufacturers ' excess inventories , closeouts and out-of-date products . ", "topic": 39}], "title": "geeks . com", "paragraphs": ["before urltoken they were comp urltoken . and before comp urltoken they were computer urltoken .\njerry l . harken chief of security genica corporation dba : urltoken assistance . removethis @ urltoken\nurltoken was a reseller on amazon . com , and you could find their products via urltoken or froogle .\nthe popular mozilla thunderbird email client bundled with a urltoken launcher as a portable app .\nhe added that each time scanalert withdrew its certification ,\nurltoken ' s it staff worked diligently to fix the problem . as of today , urltoken is meeting the hacker safe security standard .\ngencia corporation and compgeeks . com , also d / b / a computer geeks discount outlet and urltoken\nas a former reseller and heavy previous buyer from their sister company evertek . com , we slowed our pace greatly when urltoken came out as they were undercutting us on many deals straight to the consumer . they also sometimes kept stock on urltoken that they sold out on urltoken which left us with a bad taste .\nbut then they mentioned urltoken and wtf it is essentially the geeks site and inventory just with a different skin .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nat urltoken we are committed to provide our customers lowest prices and complete guidance what they are looking for to improve their health and fitness goals . feel free to contact us at cs @ urltoken if you have any question or concern .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\noh nice , my host seems to have automatically installed ssl certificates for all my domains through @ letsencrypt . th\u2026 urltoken\nto me , it was always\ncomputer geeks\nor\ncompgeeks .\nthe plain urltoken wasn ' t familiar to me . like when facebook used to be urltoken , and later changed it ; for a long while i insisted on still writing out urltoken cause it felt wrong to shorten it , not being true to it ' s original state .\nurltoken - windows repair [ 36 . 1 mb | freemium | win 10 / 8 / 7 / vista / xp ]\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\nat urltoken you can pay using visa , mastercard , amex , and discover card . payment is processed securely using ssl checkout .\neven so , the incident at urltoken has rekindled a debate about the value of security seals such as the hacker safe logo .\nhad a fairly technical issue i needed looked at , put in a support ticket , problem solved . total time taken : 5 minut\u2026 urltoken\nsoon , giddygeeker decided to enlarge the group to include other local geeks and set up a community on urltoken . and the charlotte geeks grew in numbers .\na domain name - a domain name such as urltoken allows visitors to easily find your online store . domain names are registered for a fee and renew yearly .\nurltoken is a leading direct to consumer ecommerce site , and local store , full of discounted consumer electronics . we specialize in highly discounted refurbished high end electronics , manufacturer closeouts , excess inventory , and geeky gadgets . urltoken launched in 1996 , connecting savvy shoppers directly to the best deals on high end , rare , and cool electronics .\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 .\nbut napa , calif . - based scanalert was put on the defensive this month after online technology retailer urltoken warned an undisclosed number of customers that their personal and credit card data may have been compromised in a hacking incident . urltoken , whose formal name is genica corp . , displays the hacker safe logo at the bottom of its home page .\nthat ' s a good point . . . urltoken is a really neat domain name ; i ' d be willing to pay as much as a $ 1000 for it .\naccording to the article , urltoken ' s parent company , genica corp , has mailed letters to affected customers and set up an 800 number . according to a sans newsletter ,\nhowever , nigel ravenhill , a scanalert spokesman , said today via e - mail that the vendor had withdrawn the hacker safe certification from urltoken\nseveral times\nlast year due to the existence of vulnerabilities in the retailer ' s systems . urltoken fell out of compliance with scanalert ' s security requirements last june and then again in december , according to ravenhill .\na telephone operator at urltoken ' s headquarters in oceanside , calif . , said that she was unable to find anyone at the retailer who could comment about the incident . she instead provided a toll - free telephone number - - ( 888 ) 529 - 6261 - - that urltoken has set up to assist customers with questions and concerns related to the incident .\nthere must be other reasons in play here . amazon and such are not big on offering cheap / refurbished equipment , which is what urltoken sold a lot of ( to me , anyway )\n\u00a9 1996 - 2018 ziff davis , llc . pcmag digital group urltoken is among the federally registered trademarks of ziff davis , llc and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission .\na scanalert spokesman said\npreliminary evidence\nsuggests that the breach likely occurred during one of several periods last year when scanalert had withdrawn its certification from urltoken after finding vulnerabilities on the web site .\nhoward email notifier will keep you notified about new emails in your outlook . com , live . com , hotmail . com , mail . google . com , mail . yahoo . com , facebook . com , linkedin , twitter . com , e . mail . ru , orange . fr , ibm / lotus notes , mail . virgilio . it , o2 . pl , yandex , urltoken and urltoken inbox .\nsaid by \u00bb urltoken \u00b7\u00b7\u00b7 / 100508 / : the parent company of discount retail website urltoken has notified affected customers that a hacker may have accessed their credit card numbers and other personal information in a december incident . the website features the\nhacker safe\nnotification from mcafee scanalert . . . . affected customers can call 1 - 888 - 529 - 6261 or 1 - 212 - 560 - 5108 for help .\nthere ' s a niche for a company that sells refurbished equipment at a higher price than ebay but offers a more polished experience . either urltoken didn ' t execute or they didn ' t get the word out .\nyou are also entitled under u . s . law to one free credit report annually from each of the three major credit bureaus . to order your free credit report , visit urltoken or call toll - free ( 877 ) 322 - 8228 . for additional information on how to further protect yourself against identity theft , you may wish to visit the web site of the u . s . federal trade commission at urltoken , or , for california residents , the web site of the california office of privacy protection at urltoken . again , we deeply regret this incident and any inconvenience or concern it may cause you . we are working diligently to investigate and resolve the matter . sincerely ,\ni have purchased from urltoken a . k . a . computer geeks a brand new laptop dell inspiron 17r 5720 but instead i have received a used one . the proving facts are the following : 1 . the previous owner of the laptop received has left a manually burned dvd titled\nnational treasure book of secrets - nicolas cage\ninside the dvd drive . 2 . the previous owner of the laptop received has already registered the laptop with dell one month before i have received laptop . 3 . the brand new condition of the product purchased was clearly stated on its sales order and in the following link : urltoken be aware of the fact that urltoken a . k . a . computer geeks is committing fraud to customers .\ni ordered a 3ghz core 2 duo lenovo refurbished from urltoken and it arrived less than a week later . the lenovo was clean , as advertised and works extremely well with the linux operating system i installed on it . wayne chirnsde saint petersburg , fl .\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 .\nurltoken ( or urltoken which is where i initially discovered them back in circa ' 98 ) is / was totally awesome . i bought new or refurbished from them and never had a problem at all . it was one of those ' shop - all ' places for yester - new hardware , which imho , holds alot of merit against shops like newegg and a like today that only house ' latest - and - greatest ' and have a pretty short shelf life for old tech . if i needed to find a cpu type\nup until now i ' ve been very satisfied with urltoken . however , i wanted to return one item out of four purchased this month , only to find that that item alone was\nnot warranteed by urltoken\nand therefore i could not send it back . they should tell you up front that all sales are final when you buy the products , not when you want to return one . i suggest buyers be careful before buying from them - - because even if something is defective , they won ' t take it back !\nsaid by millenniumle : from : \u00bb urltoken \u00b7\u00b7\u00b7 05600099 quote : scanalert spokesman nigel ravenhill e - mailed informationweek the following statement :\nso far , no one in marketing or pr knows exactly what happened , or whether this breach occurred on the web site or somewhere else . there is no evidence that this web site was hacked while it was certified hacker safe online . in fact , all of the information that scanalert has gathered so far indicates that this breach did not happen while urltoken was certified hacker safe paying attention at all .\nin addition , urltoken has brought in outside help to investigate the intrusion .\nwe have engaged an outside , nationally recognized security firm to determine how this incident occurred and to confirm that information we obtain is protected to the fullest extent reasonably possible ,\nharken wrote .\nthe\ndebranded\ncomputer i bought from urltoken was defective . so i returned and paid my own shipping . they told me nothing was wrong and shipped it back . now , it fails again , so they are willing to pay the shipping for me and reexamine .\nat our core , we are geeks at heart with interest and expertise in the products we sell . we will always strive to offer the best stuff at the best price to our customers . urltoken seeks to offer the best deals on brand name electronics and high tech gadgets .\naccording to the ftc\u2019s complaint , urltoken ( compgeeks ) , which operates the urltoken web site , and its parent company , genica corporation ( genica ) , collect sensitive information from consumers to obtain authorization for credit card purchases . the respondents require each consumer to provide his or her first and last name ; address ; e - mail address ; telephone number ; and credit card number , expiration date , and security code . in january 2008 , media reports revealed a data breach at the company . it was later confirmed that hackers accessed the sensitive information of hundreds of consumers .\ncopies of the complaint , proposed consent agreement , and an analysis of the agreement to aid in public comment are available from both the ftc\u2019s web site at urltoken and the ftc\u2019s consumer response center , room 130 , 600 pennsylvania avenue , n . w . , washington , dc 20580 .\nwe have provided names and contact information for the three major u . s . credit bureaus below . at no charge , you can have the agency place a \u201cfraud alert\u201d on your file that alerts creditors to take additional steps to verify your identity prior to granting credit in your name . this service can make it more difficult for someone to get credit in your name . note , however , that because it tells creditors to follow certain procedures to protect you , it also may delay your ability to obtain credit while the agency verifies your identity . as soon as one credit bureau confirms your fraud alert , the others are notified to place fraud alerts on your file . should you wish to place a fraud alert , or should you have any questions regarding your credit report , please contact any one of the agencies listed below . agency toll - free website experian 888 - 397 - 3742 urltoken equifax 800 - 525 - 6285 urltoken transunion 800 - 680 - 7289 urltoken\nnow when you call them , they will give you a rma no . and a printable label so you can return damaged items at your cost . yes , i know how generous of them and because the family members i did the repairs for ordered the parts with their credit or debit cards , geeks will only talk to them . unfortunately they do not know anything about the parts of a computer . so urltoken will just frustrate you until it ' s no longer worth the time and effort , it would just be easier to go to the local computer parts store and pay twice the price , which after dealing with urltoken seems like a bargain .\nhey paul . actually , as a recruiter who gets paid flat fees ( urltoken ) , the result of this is not likely to up my income at all . though for most recruiters , you would probably be correct . but if it raises the income of others in the industry who are deserving , i\u2019m happy for them .\nurltoken is a $ 150 million company specializing in the sale of computer - related excess inventory and manufacturers ' closeouts . its web site prominently proclaims that it is tested on a daily basis by scanalert inc . , a vendor in santa clara , calif . , that agreed in october to be acquired by mcafee inc . ( download pdf ) .\ni used to shop at computer urltoken , which was then urltoken and quite frankly the service was abysmal . early on it wasn ' t so bad , but about the time i stopped shopping there they stopped bothering to even fill out the specifications on the things they were selling . the last order i made with them was to use a credit i had from returning the previous thing . the bluetooth head set didn ' t work right , and i found out that it was incompatible , but they didn ' t bother to fill in the specs . i didn ' t even bother to return it as it would have cost me more to return it , just to get another store credit .\nif you bought anything from urltoken in at least the last year or so , you might want to start paying close attention to your credit card statements\u2014the company sent out an email on friday telling former customers that they \u201crecently discovered on december 5 , 2007 that customer information , including visa credit card information , may have been compromised . \u201d full email after the jump .\nthe deflection of salary questions is pretty common advice ( most popular item on that is likely this urltoken ) . obviously it has backfired , whether he\u2019s seen it or not , but that\u2019s not all that relevant , and most engineers will use the \u2018sour grapes\u2019 approach if it does backfire ( \u201ci wouldn\u2019t want to work for any company that requires me to provide my salary history anyway\u201d ) .\nthanks for that update , interesting ! just two weeks ago i listened to an interview with a software engineer that provides salary negotiation coaching for other software engineers , and he advised deflecting the salary question . he said he had never seen it backfire . ( urltoken ) \u2013 interesting that at your first job , you were flat out told to stop negotiating with candidates that wouldn\u2019t provide that information .\nfrom : \u00bb urltoken \u00b7\u00b7\u00b7 05600099 quote : scanalert spokesman nigel ravenhill e - mailed informationweek the following statement :\nso far , no one knows exactly what happened , or whether this breach occurred on the web site or somewhere else . there is no evidence that this web site was hacked while it was certified hacker safe . in fact , all of the information that scanalert has gathered so far indicates that this breach did not happen while urltoken was certified hacker safe .\nthe above quote unfortunately isn ' t dated , but it does seem safe is better than sorry . the article was last updated to include the quote on january 9th .\nso far , no one knows exactly what happened [ . . . . ]\nof course , scanalert may be obfuscating to save face .\nscanalert says its vulnerability scanning service is designed to constantly monitor web sites for vulnerabilities that could compromise customer data . the service is used by more than 250 , 000 web sites , of which about 80 , 000 - - including urltoken - - display scanalert ' s\nhacker safe\nseal . scanalert describes the seal as a\ntrustmark\nthat is designed to help reassure consumers about a site ' s security precautions .\n. . . is that it all comes from one warehouse location there in oceanside . i worked for them for a short time as a temp . it was a less than fond experience , but that ' s beside the point . all merchandise for the 3 arms of the company come from the same stock . i forget what the 3rd company name they sold under was , but the items you bought under urltoken was the same stuff you bought\nwholesale\nunder evertek . com . i can only guess at why they feel the need to end the online arm of urltoken if the store part will remain open , and the other arms ( if the third still operates ) use the same pool of stock . i will say this , they sold a lot of things that i wouldn ' t bother going to newegg for because it would cost more .\nthanks for visiting consumerist . com . as of october 2017 , consumerist is no longer producing new content , but feel free to browse through our archives . here you can find 12 years worth of articles on everything from how to avoid dodgy scams to writing an effective complaint letter . check out some of our greatest hits below , explore the categories listed on the left - hand side of the page , or head to urltoken for ratings , reviews , and consumer news .\nyou don ' t shutdown , you adapt : newegg , amazon , sears and even walmart adapted to the ebay model , so now sellers can sell their own merchandise on amazon and newegg and buyers don ' t even know the difference . only way you can tell is it says\nitem provided by $ sellers _ name\nsomewhere . that way urltoken wouldn ' t need any merchandise , they would just operate the domain and hosting and take a percentage of every sale .\ni ' m assuming he means amazon . com . newegg is big , but hardly a 1000lb gorilla , and there really isn ' t anyone else major selling anything online amazon is far in the lead indeed : amazon 2011 revenue : 48 billion rakuten / urltoken 2011 revenue : 4 . 7 billion newegg 2011 revenue : 2 . 5 billion ( supposedly newegg is the # 2 online retailer in the us though , a good portion of rakuten ' s sales are in se asia )\nseamonkey browser ( firefox variant ) it automatically detects the correct history database file based on the browser and current user configuration . you can also manually specify the different history file or quickly ' drag & drop ' a history file . this is useful when you have to recover the facebook history for another user or from a different system . you can also export the recovered facebook history list to html / xml / csv file for offline analysis . version history for facebook history spy : urltoken\nthe parent company of discount retail website urltoken has notified affected customers that a hacker may have accessed their credit card numbers and other personal information in a december incident . the website features the \u201chacker safe\u201d notification from mcafee scanalert . genica corp . discovered on dec . 5 that a hacker may have accessed customers ' names , addresses , telephone numbers , email addresses and credit card information when he or she accessed its ecommerce website , jerry harken , chief of security , told customers in a letter sent friday .\nwall street still keeps their stock price up because of rising revenues so amazon can borrow money with impunity to make up for these losses . this allows them to keep dropping prices even when they are losing money . a small company cannot do this . it isn ' t hard to raise revenues when you don ' t have to care about profitability or cash flow when setting your prices . this is why urltoken was complaining that wall street allows large companies to succeed with business models which would put smbs out of business .\nthe purpose of this letter is to notify you that genica dba urltoken ( \u201cgenica\u201d ) recently discovered on december 5 , 2007 that customer information , including visa credit card information , may have been compromised . in particular , it is possible that an unauthorized person may be in possession of your name , address , telephone number , email address , credit card number , expiration date , and card verification number . we are still investigating the details of this incident , but it appears that an unauthorized individual may have accessed this information by hacking our ecommerce website .\nfor the last couple of years , i have been ordering things for mostly family members from urltoken computers , motherboards , memory and almost every time they fail to send all that is included with the purchase like drivers , cables and etc . sometimes , the product is broken in the package , on three different occasions for me . but this last time , my mother bought me a server motherboard combo kit for my 38th birthday and when i received it , low and behold , the driver disk wasn ' t there , the ide cable wasn ' t there , the scsi cable wasn ' t there and one of the cpu heat risers looked like it was stepped on .\nsince 2003 . urltoken has strived to bring you fun and unique products for your everyday life ! products for the most popular cell phone accessories , such as the impossibly fast iphone 8 , iphone x , and of course , we cannot leave out the samsung galaxy series . we provide accessories to make your life easier , and efficient ! products for your kitchen , accessories for your car , accessories for your bathtub just to mention the more interesting products we carry ! fun and geeky accessories as well as cell phone cases that make your life more interesting ! located in city of industry , we ship directly from our warehouse , providing free and fast shipping for all orders within the us .\nin october 2009 , the charlotte geeks celebrated their first anniversary by holding their first geek gala \u2013 a costumed charity event . the proceeds were donated to youth homes , a private nonprofit organization helping foster and adoptive children in need . over 90 geeks were there ! and so it became an annual thing . in 2014 , over 200 geeks partied on and over $ 4k was raised . youth homes has since become childrens\u2019 home society of nc ( urltoken ) \u2013 and the charlotte geeks donation helped fund a major chunk of their needed budget for their new program . for 2016 , the charlotte geeks chose to work with the dave thomas foundation for adoption \u2013 with chsnc being one of the beneficiaries .\nthe complaint alleges that until at least december 2007 , among other security failures , the respondents routinely stored this sensitive information in unencrypted text on their corporate computer network . the complaint also charges that the respondents did not adequately assess whether their web application and network were vulnerable to commonly known or reasonably foreseeable attacks , such as structured query language ( sql ) injection attacks . the respondents also did not implement simple , readily available defenses to these attacks ; defenses that were free or inexpensive . and \u2013 from january 2007 or earlier through june 2007 or later \u2013 hackers repeatedly exploited these vulnerabilities by using sql injection attacks on the urltoken web site , the complaint alleges . the respondents did not become aware of the breach until december 2007 .\nurltoken my advice would be do not buy from them unless you are in the us . they claim they deliver to australia . paid with my credit card , then received an email that they are\ncurrently reconsidering their payment policy\nthey haven ' t put on their website yet . and that they will only accept a wire transfer ( $ 20 fee + extra days of waiting ) . when i asked them to stick to the terms on their website , they turned deaf and rude ( did not bother to respond back ) . unprofessional , unclear in their terms , wasted two days of my life . by the way the funds they authorized on my credit card ( yes , they did not accept my card yet took funds from it ) may remain blocked for another 30 days .\nurltoken my advice would be do not buy from them unless you are in the us . they claim they deliver to australia . i paid with my credit card , then received an email that they are\ncurrently reconsidering their payment policy\nthey haven ' t put on their website yet . and that they will only accept a wire transfer ( $ 20 fee + extra days of waiting ) . when i asked them to stick to the terms on their website , they turned deaf and rude ( did not bother to respond back ) . unprofessional , unclear in their terms , wasted two days of my life . by the way , the funds they authorized on my credit card ( yes , they did not accept my card yet took funds from it ) may remain blocked for another 30 days .\nan online seller of computer supplies and other consumer electronics has agreed to settle federal trade commission charges that it violated federal law by failing to provide reasonable security to protect sensitive customer data .\nthe proposed settlement bars the respondents from making deceptive privacy and data security claims and requires them to implement and maintain a comprehensive information - security program that includes administrative , technical , and physical safeguards . it also requires the companies to obtain , every other year for 10 years , an audit from a qualified , independent , third - party professional to ensure that the security program meets the standards of the order . in addition , the proposed settlement contains standard record - keeping provisions to allow the ftc to monitor compliance .\nthe ftc complaint names as respondents compgeeks , doing business as computer geeks discount outlet and geeks . com ; and genica , which , as compgeeks\u2019 parent company , allegedly controlled the practices at issue . according to the complaint , the respondents violated federal law by falsely stating that they took reasonable and appropriate measures to protect personal information from unauthorized access . their privacy policy states in part : \u201cwe use secure technology , privacy protection controls , and restrictions on employee access in order to safeguard your information . \u201d\nthe commission vote to accept the proposed complaint and consent agreement was 4 - 0 . the ftc will publish an announcement regarding the agreement in the federal register shortly . the agreement will be subject to public comment for 30 days , beginning today and continuing through march 9 , 2009 , after which the commission will decide whether to make it final .\ncomments should be addressed to the ftc , office of the secretary , room h - 135 , 600 pennsylvania avenue , n . w . , washington , dc 20580 . the ftc is requesting that any comment filed in paper form near the end of the public comment period be sent by courier or overnight service , if possible , because u . s . postal mail in the washington area and at the commission is subject to delay due to heightened security precautions .\nthe federal trade commission works for consumers to prevent fraudulent , deceptive , and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot , stop , and avoid them . to file a complaint in english or spanish , visit the ftc\u2019s online complaint assistant or call 1 - 877 - ftc - help ( 1 - 877 - 382 - 4357 ) . the ftc enters complaints into consumer sentinel , a secure , online database available to more than 1 , 500 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the u . s . and abroad . the ftc\u2019s web site provides free information on a variety of consumer topics .\nour media resources library provides one - stop collections of materials on numerous issues in which the ftc has been actively engaged 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{"id": 56511, "summary": [{"text": "bowman yachts is a brand of the british premium yachtbuilder rustler yachts , which is based in falmouth , cornwall .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "they are known for handbuilding traditionally styled glassfibre composite ocean cruising yachts , with a high quality of workmanship .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "bowman existed as an independent company for many years , before merging with rival yachts to form rival bowman .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "the company went into receivership in november 2001 , and was acquired by rustler yachts in 2002 , which moved manufacturing to its yard in falmouth .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "both rustler 's own yachts , and yachts produced under the bowman brand , are produced in the same factory constructed in 2005 , as was the starlight brand , formerly owned by rival bowman , until 2011 .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "bowman hulls are available part complete for fitting out by the owner , in addition to factory-completed boats . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "bowman yachts", "paragraphs": ["rival bowman , which went into receivership last november , has been bought by the falmouth - based yacht manufacturer , rustler yachts .\n' the bentley of the sea ' , david glenn / yachting worldthe bowman 36 classic cruiser / racer was designed by kim holman and built by bowman yachts in 1975 . she successfully raced in the 2007 classics chann\ndon ' t see anything you like ? search all viking yachts for sale on the market .\nthe bowman 42 , with her perfectly proportioned chuck paine lines , and custom british yacht building offers moderate draft , superb sea keeping and special build quality . bowman yachts are exceptional mile munchers , and right turn is no different .\nchuck paine , the designer of the bowman 40 writes : peter gregory of victoria yachts never tired of finding ways to attract customers . for the 1983 london boat show he came up with an idea of stationing his designer at a drafting table in the act of designing yachts .\nsearch all our new or used bowman boats for sale . we have bowman brokers and sellers from around the world at great prices .\nthe bowman 36 classic cruiser / racer was designed by kim holman and built by bowman yachts in 1975 . she successfully raced in the 2007 classics channel race and was placed 3rd overall . she has a surprisingly well laid out interior for a yacht of this vintage .\nit ' s no secret that hmy yachts lists and sells more viking yachts than any other brokerage firm . the 60 ' - 70 ' viking market currently has an excellent selection of new and used yachts available . over the last 90 days , hmy has sold several used viking yachts in this range including a 2015 viking 70 convertible , two 68 ' convertibles , and several 64 ' , 61 ' , and 60 ' convertibles . here are 10 viking yachts between 60 and 70 feet that are available now and can get you on the water in a new boat for the summer fishing season .\nthe bowman 48 has been recognized by the british yachting establishment as being the one of thefinest british built design ever offered to the conservative long distance sailor . the bowman 48s were fast in comparison with traditionally styled yachts of the time , and had a lovely motion and forgiving steering and stability characteristics at sea . ten bowman 48 ' s are now cruising the world ' s oceans and with the acquisition of the molds by rustler yachts of falmouth there are should be more to come .\nat the end of a long search , the boat that sang to us was a bowman 57 ketch , which was designed by holman & pye , who later designed many oysters , and built in 1976 by bowman yachts , located in southampton , england . we named her aleria .\nthe southampton based boat builders and repairers , rival bowman yachts limited , has been placed into administrative receivership . ryan densham , business recovery services partner at pricewaterhousecoopers was appointed joint administrative receiver on tuesday 6 november 2001 .\nthe bowman yacht range is well known and highly respected and in the past three years a new starlight range of yachts has been added to the company\u2019s product range . the starlight yacht has been well received by the market .\nthe deal , whereby rustler yachts will take ownership of the tooling and manufacturing rights of the rival bowman and starlight ranges , will create many new jobs and strengthen rustler\u2019s market share and reputation of building sea worthy blue water cruisers .\nslender , elegant , and spirited , the bowman 57 is a standard with refined styling .\nthe assets of failed u . k . boatbuilder rival bowman have been sold , and the purchasers are operating from the existing rival bowman site , the joint administrative receiver said . stephen hall , of the bristol office of pricewaterhousecoopers , confirmed in mid - december , that it had sold the assets of rival bowman yachts ltd .\nwe weren\u0092t able to sell the business as a going concern ,\nhe said .\nwe sold all the assets last thursday , 6 december .\nback from the dead , eh . i regret i can ' t shed any light on the history of bowman yachts but i remember this thread well . the boat in the video is not slamming but hobby - horsing . this is a condition of wind and sea where the yacht pecks away in the same hole to windward getting nowhere . slamming is what happens when you do it in a different boat to the bowman shown\nbritish ( swan ) beauty legendary bowman design from the 70 ' s . the last build bowman 44 corsair ! one of a kind ! beautiful seagoing and fast classic yacht . major refit ex - and interior . the boat had a 5\nbowman 36 built by bowman yachts in 1975 built to lloyds + 100a1 hull and deck moulded by seaglass limited . blue awlgrip topsides resprayed by mylor yacht harbour - 2012 off white coach roof teak deck & cockpit joinery replaced by mylor yacht harbour - 2001 encapsulated lead keel rudder rebuilt and steering overhauled by mylor yacht harbour - 2007 loa 36 ' lwl 26 ' 8\nbeam 11 ' 4\ndraft 5 ' 6\ndisplacement 8 . 3 tons\nthen we sailed the boat . it was windy , as it always is on the solent on the fall and the boat stood up to all that wind beautifully and went like a train on rails . charles was overjoyed with the way it sailed - much faster than the former brett designs . the boot - top was repainted two inches higher on the hull , the displacement figure was changed on the sales brochures and bowman yachts went on to build more than fifty of the yachts and came back to me for 3 more designs .\nover nearly 20 years , rival - bowman have carved themselves a niche for producing no - compromise cruising yachts . their quality , both in materials and workmanship , is the genuine variety rather than that claimed universally at boat shows and in brochures . whilst one can chose from a number of 40 - footers sporting greater volume interiors , extra cabins and more fashionable styling , the bowman 40 has the same sort of attraction a mercedes has over a similar - sized toyota sports car .\nthe bowman 42 is an upgraded and modernised version of the bowman 40 . the counter stern has been lengthened in order to create more stowage space in the lazarette and a sleaker appearance to the yacht in general . two new keels have been designed in addition to the very shoal draft scheel keel which had been standard on the 40 . the first bowman 42 has won many racing honours including first in class in the 1998 arc .\nonly a handful of bowman 57s were built . all have differences in layout ; prices range from $ 250 , 000 to $ 350 , 000 .\nwild bird is a bowman 40 . she ' s a yacht designed by chuck paine for bluewater cruising : she ' s cutter rigged and has a relatively shallow scheel keel .\nbowman 48 is the perfect cruising yacht with excellent marine qualities and comfort . this nice sailing yacht offers three cabins with spacious salon and kitchen . the forward master cabin is en - suite w\nyou really couldn ' t go far wrong choosing a bowman 40 for cruising , and being so solidly constructed means she ' ll hold her value in today ' s second - hand market .\naccording to hall , that process will take about six months , after which the company , originally founded in 1965 on the banks of the river itchen in southampton , will be no more . the yard originally built the peter brett - designed rival range of boats , producing more than 500 over the years . the tie - up with bowman came in the early 1980s and saw the range expand up to the bowman 84 . ten years later , sadler international was added to the bowman group , with the two sadlers alongside the stephen jones - designed starlight 35 and 29 .\nthe bowman 48 is the perfect cruising yacht with excellent marine qualities and comfort . this lovely sailing yacht offers three cabins with a spacious salon and galley . the forward master cabin is en - suite with the two aft cabins share a separate bathroom . one owner from new , this bowman has been maintained in excellent condition and serviced by professionals . the interior teak wood has been fully restored and updated in 2016 . this bowman 48 is ready to cruise and for a new owner to enjoy sailing with friends and family at sea . berth available with her in a beautiful marina near cannes .\nready to be snapped up by some would - be adventurers . bowman 42 right turn is asking \u00a3157 , 500 vat paid ( reduced 08 - 12 - 16 ) . lying lymington , uk .\nrival bowman\u0092s ocean quay site today did not return calls by press time . for more of the latest news , log on to boating industry international\u0092s website at www . boating - industry . com .\nfounded by steve moynihan in 1979 , hmy yachts has expanded into one of the largest , most diverse , yacht sales organizations in the country . we have the team and expertise that assures you the finest experience possible , whether purchasing or selling a yacht . hmy consistently delivers the results our customers have come to expect .\nthe bowman 46 corsair was designed by holman & * pye as a capable offshore cruiser . the design became known as a proven passagemaker with a sea kindly motion and a fine turn of speed . purchased\nthe rival bowman company will now be gradually wound up .\nthere are certain statutory things we have to do ,\nsaid hall .\nafter that the company will probably be struck off .\na bowman 45 with a special pedigree . this yacht has world cruising in her dna and is coming back to seek more horizons . the owners have cared for her with thoughtful , practical updates that they have\na wonderful opportunity to own a bowman 36 that has a beautifully crafted and presented interior . a much loved vessel reluctantly for sale due to owner ' s ill health . a viewing would be highly recommended .\nwhen the firm went into administrative receivership on november 6 , the yard\u0092s range included the chuck paine - designed bowman 42 , 45 , and 48 , plus the stephen jones - designed starlight 35 , 39 and 46 .\npricewaterhousecoopers was appointed joint administrative receiver of rival bowman yachts ltd . early last november . its task was to realize assets with a view to repaying , where possible , the appointer , other parties with charges that rank ahead of the appointer , and the preferential creditors . preferential creditors include government agencies , such as the inland revenue and department of social security , together with employee claims for wages , holiday pay and pension arrears . hall was not allowed to say who had bought the assets , although he confirmed\nat the moment they are operating from the same site .\ni sailed on a holman & pye designed bowman 45 of circa 1980 . had the holman rolls really bad & to be honest it was a bit of a slowcoach . certainly was nothing special , although finish etc was first class . got the impression that the owner was not overly impressed either . he sold it after a few years ( from new ) for a one off design . if that was a typical bowman then you can keep them\nthe bowman 45 was adapted from the slightly earlier morris 44 . she was 2 inches deeper in the water than the morris due to being built to lloyds standards and had 4 inches added to the height of the hull .\nall manufacturing will move to falmouth , except for the starlight 46 , which will continue to be constructed at the rival bowman ocean quay yard in southampton . plans include formation of a parent company to run all three separate brands .\nwith a beam of less than 15 feet , the bowman 57 is svelte by current standards , and the design ' s slenderness makes a difference belowdecks . it ' s possible to traverse her length with handholds all the way .\ni had my weather eye open for a new british customer and rival yachts were at the top of my list . their previous designer had passed away and the time would come when they would want a new design . i didn ' t want to be an ambulance chaser so struggled with how i would introduce myself without appearing overly aggressive . i was spared the trouble .\ni raced on a bowman 46 yawl in clyde week in 1973 , a beautiful yacht and saw another one in kalamos a few years ago . the yawl version features in the proper yacht by arthur besier , a few pages about it .\nchina time , a 2012 viking yachts 70 ' enclosed bridge , is currently listed for sale with hmy yacht sales owner and ceo steve moynihan . china time has had the benefit of two very careful and knowledgeable owners who lavished her with service and maintenance that was always performed at the viking yachts service center in riviera beach . currently located in palm beach gardens , florida , china time can be seen by appointment . the twin 2600hp mtu engines have 3 , 600 hours that perform wonderfully . she has a full complement of factory and custom options , a fabulous interior , and twin 27 . 5kw onan generators that will keep you fishing in comfort . china time ' s asking price is $ 3 , 870 , 000 . to schedule an appointment or for more information on china time , please click here .\nall of the bowman ' s are beautiful . . . . . . . . . . . . . but this one is in a league of her own . year 2000 and only 2 owners from new , she has only light use . blue hu\nwould she suit you and your crew ? the bowman 40 was primarily designed for taking serious sailors offshore in all weather and sea conditions . very few sacrifices in seaworthiness have been made to make her more inviting for a horde of guests , but to me this feels right . and to prove it , take a look at the scandinavian blue water cruising yachts built today \u2013 most of them don\u2019t look a lot different to this boat , do they ? she is great for a couple who want to sail anywhere , anytime and still feel safe . there\u2019s room for a guest couple , and even the kids , so long as they don\u2019t expect to stay forever . i love the acres of lockers and the sensible use of any empty cavity for handy stowage , which is exactly what a cruising yacht needs . you really couldn\u2019t go far wrong choosing a bowman 40 for cruising , and being so solidly constructed and well equipped means she\u2019ll hold her value in today\u2019s second - hand market .\nwith this background and the considerable skills of chuck paine , the bowman 40 has everything going for her . she has to be regarded as the near ideal ocean cruising yacht for between two and four people capable of passage - making to anywhere in the world without modification .\nby modern awb -\naverage white boat\nstandards , she may seem a tad old fashioned - no sumptuous aft cabin and a relatively small cockpit - but great for passage making . on their launch back in the late 80s , bowman 40 ' s were described in a yachting monthly review as follows :\nback from the dead , eh . the boat in the video is not slamming but hobby - horsing . this is a condition of wind and sea where the yacht pecks away in the same hole to windward getting nowhere . slamming is what happens when you do it in a different boat to the bowman shown\nthe company\u0092s turnover in the last financial year , which ended april 20 , 2001 , totaled gbp3 . 7 million , and it recently employed 40 people , officials said . this is the second time pricewaterhousecoopers has dealt with receivership at bowman . on april 20 , 1998 , the company went into voluntary receivership , with the then - director and major shareholder , tony davies , citing\ntrading difficulties\nas the cause of that crash . davies singled out the strong pound as the major problem .\nthe boat i was on , see earlier post , was a bowman 40 . she was not hobby horsing but definately slamming . we were hard on the wind going around finesterre in bottom end of force 7 , making steady and dry progress to windward , but she came off waves with a bang ! it didn ' t seem to make much difference if we bore off down the face of the wave . if we had reduced sail and speed we would then have hobby horsed and made little forward progress .\nas was usual with boats of this size and vintage , bowman 57s were customized for individual owners . aleria , formerly grand dame , had been originally commissioned by the pianist andre watts . the galley has custom - designed tile work , corian countertops , double stainless - steel full - size sinks , a three - burner stove , cabinets galore , and double refrigeration compartments . in this long galley , on the starboard side under the cockpit , bracing yourself is easy : cabinetry and bulkheads bind its entire length .\nour 2009 viking yachts 60 ' convertible trade is an excellent example of a quality sportfishing yacht that is\nturn - key\nready to get you out on the water in time for tournament season . currently located in north palm beach , florida , she is listed with hmy yacht sales professional doug donohue . our 60 ' convertible runs with cat c - 32a 1 , 825hp engines that still have their cat platinum plus warranty through july 2018 or 4 , 730 hours . enjoy driving from the custom palm beach towers tuna tower that includes a sunshade and cat controls and steering . the 3 - sided strataglass enclosure on the flybridge was just completely replaced in 2016 . her asking price is $ 1 , 860 , 000 . to schedule an appointment to see our 60 ' convertible or for more photos and information , please click here .\ncrazy blue , our 2015 viking yachts 62 ' convertible listing , is in absolutely immaculate condition . no expense has been spared and this is reflected in her list of upgrades . completely turnkey , crazy blue is one of the nicest viking convertibles on the market today . currently located in north palm beach , she is listed with hmy yacht sales professional tony lazzara . crazy blue is even still under her cat engine warranty through march 2018 . she is powered by cat c - 32a , 1 , 925hp engines with only 745 hours on them . handle crazy blue with ease with the cat 360\njoystick\nand digital positioning system . and of course you can ' t overlook the $ 214 , 000 custom ame electronics package . crazy blue has an asking price of $ 3 , 875 , 000 . to schedule an appointment to view this viking 62 ' or for more photos and information , please click here .\nour 2012 viking yachts 66 ' convertible is currently located in north palm beach , florida and listed with hmy yacht sales professional pat kelly . this 66 ' viking is a beautifully outfitted convertible that is suited for family cruising or fishing offshore . she has low original hours ( with extended warranty to 11 / 19 or 1800 hours ) , and has been professionally maintained since delivery to her very fastidious owners . the main deck layout on the 66 viking is the envy of the industry . to starboard aft is the l - shaped lounge and cocktail / dining table . forward is the functional and comfortable 6 place dinette . opposite is the galley with an island counter , under counter refrigeration , 2 bar stools and an over abundance of storage . aft to port is the entertainment center and the convenient day head . our 66 ' convertible listing has an asking price of $ 3 , 189 , 000 . to set an appointment to view this viking 66 ' or for more information on the boat , please click here .\njust in case an opportunity might arise i decided to spend my time stuck at that drafting table sketching my idea of the next rival yacht . the largest yacht in the rival line was a 41 footer and the next smaller a 38 so i figured 40 feet was about right . i had the sketch just about finished on my 3rd day standing at peter ' s drafting table when 2 impeccably dressed\ncity types\nwalked over and peered down curiously at what i was doing . it turns out they both owned rival 36s and were at earls court looking at larger boats . they loved their rival 36s and would have preferred to stay with the same builder if only he had something larger . they took one look at my sketch and they had the answer . they dragged me and my sketch over to the rival stand and introduced me to charles maunder , the managing director of rival yachts . they said in unison\ncharles , if you build this design and add it to your line , we ' ll both order one .\nwhat\u2019s she like to sail ? the bowman 40 is a medium - to - heavy displacement yacht designed to sail across open oceans with ease . she is deep - bilged with an overhanging bow and narrowish shoulders , so her motion through the water is that of a powerful , but sea - kindly performer . this easy motion means life at sea on a long passage is not only possible , but positively enjoyable . on many boats , you can get utterly fed up with being thrown about down below for days on end , but that\u2019s certainly not the case with the bowman . there\u2019s always a handhold within reach , both below and above decks , and there are very few sharp edges to hurt yourself on . equally important is the general balance of the hull and sail plan . with her ample ballast , plus the engine weight over the keel and water tanks each side , she\u2019s stiff and easily capable of standing up to her canvas . her steering is light , but positive and she tracks well thanks to her longish keel and skeg . the cutter rig keeps the sails small and offers greater flexibility in a gale , and the quality of the deck gear and fitting gives you confidence that she won\u2019t fall apart when confronted with stormy conditions . she\u2019s no racer , but neither is she a slouch , with her momentum and ability to carve through heavy seas , often she\u2019ll arrive at a far destination at the same time as a much lighter performance yacht might , only her crew will be far more relaxed !\nfreebie , a 2007 viking yachts 64 ' convertible , is a highly customized 64\u2019 viking with the preferred four cabin , three head layout . freebie is currently located in fort lauderdale , florida and listed with hmy yacht sales professional jeff creary . powered with upgraded mtu 16v2000 2030 hp engines . this vessel has been meticulously maintained by a full time captain . once you have left the teak cockpit that features mezzanine seating , access to the cabin is by way of a starboard located electric sliding door . the salon features a large sofa to port , and a teak credenza to starboard . the galley is to port with the dinette opposite of it to starboard . proceeding forward and down several steps there is a guest stateroom to starboard that is arranged with side by side beds and private access to the guest head which also has companionway access . the master is located on the port side of the companionway and has its own private head . a second guest stateroom is located on the starboard side of the companionway just forward of the laundry center . the fourth and final stateroom is forward and has an island bed and private head as well . freebie ' s asking price is $ 1 , 795 , 000 . to schedule an appointment to view freebie or for more photos and information , please click here .\nhands - down , the\nmo cuisle\nis the most well - kept viking yachts 61 ' convertible available today . currently located in dania beach , florida , she is listed with hmy yacht sales professional jeff creary . meticulously maintained by a full time captain , this vessel has numerous upgrades such as mezzanine seating and ac in the cockpit . she features a three stateroom , three head layout with the optional vip crossover berth configuration forward , u - shaped seating and a new hi - lo 42\nlg high definition tv in the salon . this vessel is equipped with twin generators , eskimo ice chipper , and a water maker . upon entering , one will find an upgraded u - shaped ultraleather sofa to port . looking to starboard one will find the master power distribution panel hidden behind a door . just forward is a credenza that contains the hi - lo plasma tv , storage drawers , a liquor cabinet and an icemaker . moving forward is a tasteful dinette . directly across from the dinette , one will find a well - appointed galley with granite countertops , sub - zero freezer / refrigerator drawers and a teak floor . down several stairs one will enter the companionway . the crew stateroom is immediately to starboard . just forward of the crew stateroom is the crew head and shower . mo cuisle has an asking price of $ 1 , 250 , 000 . to schedule an appointment to see mo cuisle or for more photos and information , please click here .\nwhat\u2019s she like in port and at anchor ? those more used to voluminous saloons and huge double berths might think the bowman a little cramped , but to my mind and in the option of many long - distance blue water cruising yachtsmen , too much space can be undesirable under way . her shoal draught is a boon upriver and at anchor , and she\u2019ll dry out easily alongside a wall on her long keel base , but she does lack family living space and her cockpit isn\u2019t exactly designed for easy mediterranean lounging . you need a ladder to climb up her transom and there\u2019s no platform for showering after a swim . on the entertaining stakes she easily matches a more modern design . with her massive and extensively equipped galley and large saloon table you can easily cook dinner for six adults . sleeping is limited to two cabins and the saloon , but in return for the lack of a second aft cabin you get a much larger heads , a useful wet locker and a full - depth cockpit locker \u2013 far more important for blue water cruising unless you\u2019re taking a large family with you .\nthe first bowman 40 was introduced at the london boat show a year later . i had already seen it earlier that fall , when i flew over for sea trials . they had that first boat in the water and the first thing charles said was\nit floats 2 inches deeper than you said it would .\ni said\nit can ' t possibly\nbut i took the freeboards and he was right . i had done all my laborious calculations using a visicalc estimate in excruciating detail - how could it possibly be that much heavier ? they explained that of course they could not build the boat to the scantlings i had shown on my american style construction plans .\nwe can ' t build boats as lightly as your drawings showed - to sell boats on britain we have to use lloyds scantlings\nand that was the answer . lloyds scantlings assumed the use of more fibreglass mat and less woven roving than we were used to using in america . and since mat is weaker than roving , you have to use more of it to achieve adequate strength . i even considered making some concession to charles on the royalty to compensate for my failure to estimate the weight correctly but fortunately i held my tongue .\nby submitting your information , you agree to the terms & conditions and privacy & cookies policy .\nplease keep me up to date with special offers and news from yachting monthly and other brands operated by ti media limited via email . you can unsubscribe at any time .\nwe ' d also like to send you special offers and news just by email from other carefully selected companies we think you might like . your personal details will not be shared with those companies - we send the emails and you can unsubscribe at any time . please tick here if you are happy to receive these messages .\nuse the free weather tool for sailors offering real - time high resolution data in a six day forecast .\n\u00a9 copyright ti media limited . all rights reserved . terms & conditions | privacy policy | cookie consent\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\na blog about our life and times aboard the yacht\nwild bird\n. we set off from plymouth in may 2009 , and are now in the med , exploring how to live life in a different way . as nelson mandela says . . . .\nthere is no passion to be found playing small . . . in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living\n.\nthe headless way try out these exercises . . it may change your life . . .\ncooking with kurma kurma ' s blog - inspiring me with interesting vegetarian recipes . combined with some spiritual stuff . his website urltoken also worth a browse .\nwonderful artist , book illustrator & inspiration jackie morris web site and blog . . hopefully one day i will aspire to painting something like this\nthis blog describes the journeys of the yacht\nwild bird of fowey\nand her partners in crime - me ( the wild bird carol ) , my dog skye and fellow travellers who join me on the way .\njune 2010 : susie and i sailed down from england via france , northern spain , portugal , southern spain , and across to the balearics . i ' m about to set off for sardinia , sicily and greece - a summer of cruising with my new crewmate , sylvia .\npart of my journey is to develop my artist - self . i aim to spend time recording my journeys in watercolours , paintings , photography and other media , as well as offer my artistic services to others we meet on our journeys .\ni ' ve recently been described as an\neducated woman from north of watford gap\nand that probably is a good one sentence summary .\ni originate from lancashire in the uk and that ' s where i ' ll go back to when this journey is over ( or that ' s the plan ) . . but that ' s along way off . my past career includes things as diverse as working for the uk space programme ; directing biotechnology research ; being a ceo in venture capital , being a finance director , being a trainee integrated arts psychotherapist and serving burgers on helen browning ' s flying pig !\napart from the sundry science and management degrees i ' ve picked up along the way , i also have a strong interest in the arts and personal development and have trained as an integrated arts psychotherapist ( but not practising ) and done all sorts of other\nalternative\nthings such as drama therapy , mask work , and puppetry ; workshops with marion woodman ; drumming , 5 rythms workshops , voicework ( jill purce , frankie armstrong etc ) and some basic shamanic work as well of course as various alternative holidays in skyros and cortijo romero . i ' m currently exploring both yoga and tantra .\napart from the general image of a wild bird soaring free in the sky , i ' m also inspired by reading clarissa pinkola estes . . .\nwithin every woman there is a wild and natural creature , a powerful force , filled with good instincts , passionate creativity , and ageless knowing . her name is wild woman , but she is an endangered species . though the gifts of the wildish nature come to us at birth , society ' s attempt to\ncivilize\nus into rigid roles has plundered this treasure , and muffled the deep , life - giving messages of our own souls . without wild woman , we become over - domesticated , fearful , uncreative , trapped .\nselection of boats that may be of interest from the list of available boats for sale above .\nwith only owner from new , s / y sight seeker is a well designed cruising yacht . she has a comfortable 3 cabin layout , which will look after its new owners in any seaway . she has been well maintained by\naurelia is a classic blue water cruiser of the highest ranking and would suit a couple , looking for an older boat that has pedigree of design , build and performance . david cooper of the famed english\nrenowned heavy displacement blue water cruising yacht , designed by chuck paine and built in 1989 / 1990 by southern boatbuilding in southampton to lloyds register of shipping 100a1 classification . in\na very rare example of the classic holman and pye design , which won the london boat show cruiser award in 1970 built of grp to lloyds 100a1 specification , in 1971 by southern boatbuilders ltd . , design\nif this is your first visit , be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above . you may have to register before you can post : click the register link above to proceed . to start viewing messages , select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below .\nthe history of the 40 , 42 , 45 and 48 seem well documented , but the 36 , 44 ' corsair ' , 46 , etc are a bit unknown . . any info would be gratefully received . the 44 , is just a glorious looking boat , but there is little written about it .\ni love the 44 corsair - stunning craft . there ' s an amazing one for sale in the netherlands currently . and then there ' s the 57 which is just beautiful beyond words . . . .\nthat corsair is stunning but you shouldn ' t be looking at other boats after your refit , well not just yet .\ni have a new arch on my 485 with a pair of 400 watt panels and a couple of domes - i have to say i havent noticed any difference in the upwind characteristics in up to 45 knots of wind .\njoin date jul 2008 location east coast uk . mostly . sometimes the philippines posts 5 , 287\nmy 38ft gaff cutter - a very lovely boat - would hobby - horse sometimes . the theoretical , or racing yachtsman ' s , answer is to get all the weight out of the ends . the cruising yachtsman ' s answer is to bear off a point .\nthis is not to say she was anything other than a really nice , well built yacht , no boat is perfect .\npowered by vbulletin\u00ae version 4 . 2 . 3 copyright \u00a9 2018 vbulletin solutions , inc . all rights reserved .\nthese particulars are given in good faith as supplied but cannot be guaranteed and cannot be used for contracts .\nthe asking price for this one - of a kind classic beauty has just been r . . .\nthe asking price for this one - of a kind classic beauty has just been reduced . her owners have spared no expense on upgrades and extras over the past decade so this 55 - foot s & s ; yawl is in excellent condition . live the dre . . . more info\nsuperbly maintained and very realistically priced , this garcia 72 . 2 is . . .\nsuperbly maintained and very realistically priced , this garcia 72 . 2 is a true globetrotter with serious pedigree . semi - custom designed and fully equipped for single handed cruising , this is one of the finest sailing yach . . . more info\nmy husband , alex , and i intended to be cruising the world for some time , with no particular plan to circumnavigate , and we had a pretty reasonable set of criteria for the vessel that would help us get there . the boat had to be sturdy , capable of handling heavy seas and possible collisions with floating objects , and manageable for each of us alone . it had to be comfortable under way and at anchor , and it had to be pretty . we expected to sail doublehanded for the most part , so we wanted a split rig .\nshe ' s a\nboat - shaped boat\nwith beautiful lines , a delicate transom , and a wave - splitting bow . drawing more than 8 feet , she ' s not about to go gunkholing , but she ' ll certainly handle a sea well . her skeg - hung rudder is protected behind a substantial fin keel onto which the mast is stepped . the hull is solid fiberglass - no balsa core to rot , no foam core to get soggy or crack . if she hits something solid , she ' s likely to bounce .\nthe navigation station , to port at the foot of the companionway , has a nicely sized chart table . adjacent to it is an office , with full - size drawers for paper charts , a desk for a computer , an office chair , cabinets , and more . the aft cabin has a single berth to starboard and a double to port with cushions between , both good sea berths . it doesn ' t have enough storage space , but it could be easily modified . an adjoining head has a shower , a full - size toilet , and a porcelain sink .\nthe well - ventilated saloon seats six around the table using only the u - shaped settee , eight with chairs added at the end , and three more on the port settee . forward are two cabins with two bunk berths each and another head and shower . in the forepeak is a workshop complete with workbench , vise , and cabinets .\nketch rigged and with double headsails , the 57 can take on sail in small enough doses for each of us to be able to handle them . aleria behaves like the big boat she is , responding more slowly to the helm than what we were used to . my first turn at the wheel was intimidating , but i took comfort in the feeling from the center cockpit that following seas were a long way\nback there .\nonce under way , balanced and in the groove , she sails like a freight train .\nloa : 57 ' 0\n( 17 . 37 m . ) lwl : 44 ' 7\n( 13 . 59 m . ) beam : 14 ' 8\n( 4 . 47 m . ) draft : 8 ' 4\n( 2 . 54 m . ) sail area ( 100 % ) : 1 , 162 sq . ft . ( 107 . 9 sq . m . ) ballast : 16 , 000 lb . ( 7 , 258 kg . ) displacement : 42 , 000 lb . ( 19 , 051 kg . ) ballast / d : . 38 d / l : 212 sa / d : 15 . 4 water : 350 gal . ( 1 , 327 l . ) fuel : 200 gal . ( 758 l . ) engine : various designer : holman & pye\nlifelong sailors daria blackwell and her husband , alex , operate urltoken on long island , new york .\nmany products featured on this site were editorially chosen . cruising world may receive financial compensation for products purchased through this site .\nurltoken is part of the bonnier sailing group , a division of bonnier corporation .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 cruising world . a bonnier corporation company . all rights reserved . reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited .\nall countries united kingdom united states germany - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - albania angola anguilla antigua and barbuda aruba australia austria bahamas , the bahrain barbados belgium belize bermuda bulgaria canada cayman islands chile china colombia costa rica croatia cuba cura\u00e7ao cyprus denmark dominican republic ecuador egypt estonia fiji finland france french polynesia french southern territories georgia germany gibraltar greece greenland grenada guadeloupe guatemala guernsey haiti hong kong hungary india indonesia ireland isle of man israel italy jamaica japan jersey kuwait latvia lebanon liberia lithuania macao macedonia madagascar malaysia maldives malta marshall islands martinique mauritius mayotte mexico monaco montenegro morocco mozambique netherlands new caledonia new zealand norway oman pakistan panama peru philippines poland portugal puerto rico qatar reunion romania russian federation saint kitts and nevis saint lucia saint martin ( french part ) saint vincent and the grenadines sao tome and principe saudi arabia serbia seychelles sierra leone singapore sint maarten ( dutch part ) slovakia slovenia south africa south korea spain suriname sweden switzerland taiwan tanzania thailand trinidad and tobago tunisia turkey ukraine united arab emirates united kingdom united states uruguay venezuela viet nam virgin islands ( british ) virgin islands ( u . s . ) wallis and futuna islands yemen\nour promise to you is to find a buyer in the shortest possible time , at a price that\u2019s right . in today\u2019s marketplace this means that exposing your boat to the worldwide boat buying public is just as important as being an expert in the local market .\nhamble yacht services refit & repair and advanced rigging are an integral part of the ancasta group . based in one of the uk\u2019s leading full service boatyards and with a pool of experts who cater for any scale of projects involving all brands , models and size of sail or motor yacht . from the weekend crusier to the global racing circuit , hys refit and repair provides all boat owners with a fully comprehensive boating service .\nour dedication to providing you with a truly unrivalled level of service has led us to carefully select partners that ensure your dream continues each and every time you step aboard . whether this is your first boat , next boat , or the last of many we\u2019re confident that our approved partners can enhance your boating life .\nsloop rig proctor aluminium mast z spars boom 2001 spinnaker pole 2002 profurl genoa furling system mainsail ( new 2010 , fully battened with lazy jacks ) no . 1 genoa ( new 2014 ) cruising spinnaker stainless steel standing rigging replaced 2006 / 2007\nsleeps five in one forward cabin plus saloon berth in forward cabin converting to provide double cabin two single berths saloon skippers quarter berth berth aft portside next to chart table . hanging lockers heads compartment with lavac toilet and shower ( pump renewed 2015 ) galley with blakes 043 stainless steel cooker withtwo burners , grill and oven . full standing headroom throughout refrigerator ( compressor replaced 2005 )\nthe company\u2019s turnover in the last financial year ended 20 april 2001 totalled \u00a33 . 7 million and it has recently employed 40 people .\n\u201cthe range of boats this company has are highly regarded in the yachting world , said pwc\u2019s ryan densham . \u201cthey produce a quality product that is viewed as a market leader , particularly now that the new starlight 46 is in production . this yacht was described in yachting monthly as \u2018a fine yacht in every way . she is beautifully built , looks great , sails well and seems vice free ? she exudes charisma and is a boat to be coveted . \u2019\n\u201cat present , trading has stopped whilst a purchaser of the business is being sought . there are currently some boats in production and the facility in southampton with its cranage and access to the waterfront is well suited to building these very attractive boats . we want to find a purchaser who will be able to take the business forward and to exploit the opportunities offered , in particular , by the new starlight 46 . \u201d\nany interest should be directed to pricewaterhousecoopers , for the attention of ryan densham on 0117 - 929 1500 ( 31 great george street , bristol , bs1 5qd ) or michael cracknell on 020 7213 1768 .\nto find out more about how you can benefit from roa membership click here . alternatively contact us .\nthere are rival owners association groups in the uk on the south and east coasts , the west country , scotland and one covering the bristol channel . there are also active groups in belgium , the netherlands and the usa .\nt : + 44 ( 0 ) 1590 647405 e : marina . admin @ urltoken\nright turn has been loved and cherished by her current owners who have done no less than 5 single - handed , transatlantic crossings in her .\nthey have travelled a total of 41 , 651 nautical miles aboard her . they state : \u2018quite a few of those miles have been scary , some were just plain boring but most of them were fabulous . we\u2019ve visited places we never would have seen any other way , met some amazing people and made some great friends amongst the sailing cruisers\u2019 family . \u2019\na superb sea yacht with excellent sailing qualities , she can be easily sailed single or short - handed , and is perfectly fitted out for living on - board . ready to hit sunnier climes , she needs to be seen and sold .\nconquest is an immaculate 2014 70 ' enclosed bridge sportfisherman currently listed for sale by hmy yacht sales professional dave meyer . conquest is currently located in delray beach and can be seen by appointment . conquest features a 4 - stateroom and 4 - head layout with a convenient dayhead just off of the salon . the internal staircase to access the flybridge makes boating in inclement weather much easier and more comfortable . you ' ll never have to worry about rough waters with the seakeeper gyro that is already installed on the boat . she is completely tricked out and custom built with every possible option . there is no 70 - foot sportfishing yacht on the market that is the same caliber as conquest . with only 650 hours on her upgraded mtu m94 ' s and a mtu extended propulsion warranty until february 2019 , she offers ownership with complete peace of mind . conquest ' s asking price is $ 5 , 100 , 000 . to schedule an appointment or for more information on conquest , please click here .\nconsultant sea ii , a 2008 viking 64 ' enclosed bridge sportfish , has been very well cared for and has a great ownership history . consultant sea is currently located in palm beach , florida and listed with hmy yacht sales professional mark mitchell . with only 2170 hours on the motors and the 2 , 000 hour service completed , she is ready for the next owner . she has the preferred 4 stateroom / 3 head layout , great options , and a great electronics package . the master stateroom is highlighted by an angled queen berth and has a private head and shower adjoining . the forward stateroom features a centerline queen berth with adjoining head and shower . to starboard are 2 quest staterooms , one with upper and lower berths , and one with twin side by side berths . these cabins share a head / shower and access is also provided from the companionway to this head . the upper level has a huge galley forward to port , dinette opposite , barstools , and a very comfortable l shaped lounge aft to port . the spiral staircase which accesses the enclosed flybridge is to starboard . consultant sea ii ' s asking price is $ 1 , 749 , 000 . to schedule an appointment to see this yacht or for more photos and information , please click here ."]}
{"id": 56524, "summary": [{"text": "jamjar investments is a venture capital investment fund based in london , uk .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "the firm was set up by the 3 innocent drinks founders richard reed , jon wright , adam balon as well as katie leviten and paul chiappe in 2013 after they had been investing less formally as angels since c. 2008 .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "they provide seed investment in early stage consumer tech and offline companies and previous investments include graze , deliveroo , bluebottle coffee , chronext and gojimo . ", "topic": 39}], "title": "jamjar investments", "paragraphs": ["jamjar investments is run by the innocent founders ; adam , rich and jon to use their cash , experience , advice and network to help committed entrepreneurs build their own successful businesses and have a net positive effect on the world around them .\njamjar looks to invest in seed / round a of high growth consumer brand businesses in both digital and non - tech . our combination of operational ,\njamjar exclusively backs european early stage consumer technology and offline brands and generally makes seed stage investments of between \u00a3150 , 000 and \u00a31m into ideas that will have a net positive effect on the world . portfolio companies are expected to have teams with a great track record and a simple , consumer - focused proposition with huge growth potential . the fund has invested in over 10 companies to date across food , music , finance , travel , retail and education , at seed stage , series a and even led a $ 25 . 7m series b round into blue bottle coffee .\nas a high - growth consumer service brand , deliveroo is a strong match for jamjar\u2019s investment criteria . the vc firm participated in a \u00a32 . 75m series a round in june 2014 which enabled the restaurant delivery platform to open its first international office . deliveroo was founded in 2013 by young guns william shu and greg orlowski and has gone on to launch operations in berlin , paris and dublin , with plans to expand into the middle east and asia .\nwe use cookies both in our kitchen and on our website here at graze . to see what cookies we serve and set your preferences , go ahead and check out our cookie statement . otherwise , if you agree to our use of cookies , please continue to use our site .\nlooking for tasty , nutritious snacks for busy days ? welcome to graze . we ' re reimagining the way you snack with over 100 graze ideas you can feel good about .\nat graze we believe the healthy choice shouldn ' t be a compromise on taste ! we ' ve found that using the best ingredients nature has to offer makes the best snack , and we ' ve got over 100 delicious , wholesome creations for you to look forward to .\nimagine having taste experts on hand to select snacks for you ! with a graze subscription you ' ll do exactly that , all you have to do is tell us what you like and we ' ll tailor the flavours of each box to suit you .\ni absolutely love these graze snack boxes . i look forward to them coming every fortnight . great value for money and lots of different flavours to try .\nthe most convenient , easiest , nicest snacks i ' ve ever had . delivered to your door without having to go to the shops and every time it is something different !\nperfect for snacking . and so many choices . would recommend if you fancy something better for snacking than crisps .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nangel / vc fund of the innocent drinks founders . we love and invest in consumer brands such as @ grazedotcom @ deliveroo @ stratajet @ bluebottleroast @ tailsdogfood\nday five of # ldntechweek and we\u2019ve heard xooglers pitch at @ google hq , explored the future of fintech at @ wonderwomentech and experienced the first event at the london technology club . great way to end the working week\nday 4 of ldn tech week was kicked off by an inspiring , honest , open discussion full of loads of practical advice to help women advance in tech . a highlight of our week , big thanks to @ blenheimchalcot @ premag @ checkwarner @ katefsnewhouse @ s _ devonshire # ltwbc # womenintech urltoken\nthis week we were at @ lseplc for the launch of @ 100stories of growth , a campaign to support uk startups & celebrate companies that have benefited from investment . great to see @ rachcarrell @ korukids and @ grazedotcom featured # 100stories # capitalatwork # scaleups urltoken\nare looking for 50 entrepreneurs ready to build new businesses that make a real difference in the world . applications are now open , more info here :\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 .\ncommercial and brand experience was honed over 14 years taking innocent from scratch to sale to coca cola for north of half a billion \u00a3 . that journey means we understand the journey of entrepreneurs , the highs the lows , the challenges and some of the solutions . we want to help disruptive businesses that can transform or dominate an industry .\nestablished in 2012 by innocent drinks founders richard reed , jon wright and adam balon \u2013 the trio had been investing in start - ups as angel investors since 2008 ."]}
{"id": 56532, "summary": [{"text": "fugro n.v. is a dutch multinational public company headquartered in leidschendam , the netherlands , that provides geotechnical , survey , subsea , and geoscience services for clients , typically oil and gas , telecommunications cable , and infrastructure companies .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "fugro \u2019s 2014 revenues amounted to \u20ac 2.6 billion ; it is listed on nyse , euronext amsterdam , and is included in the amx index .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it has approximately 13,500 employees in over 70 countries .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "paul van riel is ceo and chairman of the board of management and harrie l.j. noy is chairman of the supervisory board . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "fugro", "paragraphs": ["fugro takes delivery of its new generation geophysical and hydrographic survey vessel fugro galaxy .\nfugro c ord share price . 0lnt - stock quote , charts , trade history , share chat , financial terms glossary . fugro nv fugro nv ord shs\nfugro marine services ( fms ) acquired the multraship commander ( previously mitra ) vessel and renamed it fugro commander .\ncggveritas conducts first broadseis surveys offshore china . cggveritas enters into agreement with fugro to acquire fugro ' s geoscience division .\nat the end of 2007 the fugro fleet comprises a total of approximately 50 vessels of which 28 are owned by fugro .\nin september 2012 fugro and cgg announce that they have signed an agreement under which cgg will acquire the majority of fugro\u2019s geoscience division .\nfind out more about these innovations by visiting our ask fugro campaign page , and feel free to ask fugro how these innovations can benefit your projects and business . stand by for the 2017 ask fugro campaign where we explore these innovations in more detail \u2026\ncggveritas acquires fugro \u2019s geoscience division and becomes cgg , a fully integrated geoscience company .\ncanada\u2019s beothuk energy has chosen fugro geosurveys to carry out bathymetric and geologic . . .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at fugro geoservices , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the fugro geoservices company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at fugro geoservices .\nin 1984 mr . yilmaz joined fugro geosciences , inc . a leading cpt testing and geotechnical and environmental exploration company within the fugro organization and became president . under his leadership , fugro geosciences became one of the premier u . s . companies in cpt and geotechnical exploration .\nfurthermore , during the third quarter of this year , the rampion wind farm cable installation work started , keeping vessels fugro symphony , fugro saltire and a trenching system busy , fugro said . phase one will be completed in november , with phase two starting in march 2017 .\nthe fugro academy in which a number of global training courses are clustered , opens its doors .\n/ images / default - source / careers / fugro - careers . jpg ? sfvrsn = 0\nbrowse the latest press releases from fugro to learn about our investor announcements and the quarterly financial figures .\n6 jul : marshall wace vergroot shortpositie in fugro van 1 . 01 % naar 1 . 36 %\nfugro collects and interprets data related to the earth ' s surface and the soils and rocks beneath .\nfugro has completed offshore works undertaken in preparation for full construction of the european offshore wind . . .\nthe partnership for growth programme is launched to add structure to the existing relationship between fugro and its employees .\n6 jul : och - ziff verkleint shortpositie in fugro van 1 . 3 % naar 1 . 26 %\n# beurs # fugro 17 % short . dat zijn dus meer grote partijen die iets van n emissie verwachten .\nfugro is expected to start a geotechnical survey at the site of dong energy\u2019s proposed bay state wind . . .\nfugro has utilised its new track base unit in cable lay touchdown monitoring operations at the rampion offshore . . .\nfugro is included in the aex index , the list of the 25 most actively traded securities on the amsterdam exchange .\n6 jul : bluecrest cap . mnt . vergroot shortpositie in fugro van 0 . 62 % naar 0 . 73 %\nfugro has been appointed by nexans norway as for the provision of environmental advisory services as part of its . . .\nrov and adcp , ready for deployment underneath the drillship . the adcp data was interpreted through fugro geos\u2019 rovadcp software .\nground investigations by fugro for the a9 dualling project in scotland were recognised at the ground engineering ( ge ) awards 2016 .\ncurrently fugro is most exposed to the oil and gas market , in which it generated 57 % of its 2017 revenue .\ndong energy has appointed the portsmouth - based fugro emu to carry out offshore pre - construction surveys for the . . .\nfugro\u2019s innovations are designed with the customer in mind , offering solutions to ensure cost savings and operational efficiencies to customers\u2019 projects .\nfugro completes the divestment of the majority of the geoscience division to cgg and establishes the seabed geosolutions joint - venture with cgg .\nfugro has placed surrogate unexploded ordnance ( uxo ) items on the seabed at the beatrice offshore wind farm area to . . .\nfugro has recently completed the burial of export cables at the gemini offshore wind farm , off the coast of the . . .\norganisers of the arctic technology conference ( atc ) have announced fugro as the recipient of two 2014 spotlight on arctic technology awards .\nfugro discovery current position and history of port calls are received by ais . technical specifications , tonnages and management details are derived from vesselfinder database . the data is for informational purposes only and vesselfinder is not responsible for the accuracy and reliability of fugro discovery data .\nin the process of improving and enhancing the date collection in deepwater , fugro introduces two new tools : smart pipe\u2122 and smart surf\u2122 .\nadvies # abnamro over # fugro . zoeken ze een exitpunt voor de shorters ? in hoeverre is zoiets allemaal geen marktmanipulatie . # regelgevermagzichdaareensvragenoverstellen\nthe mission of the foundation is set out in its articles of association . it concerns the protection of the interests of fugro n . v . and of the business that is conducted by fugro n . v . and its group companies , hereinafter the \u201cfugro group\u201d . such mission includes the protection and the securing of the identity , the ( independent ) existence and the continuity of the fugro group as an independent and world leading provider of geotechnical and survey services for the oil and gas and infrastructure markets , both onshore and offshore .\nfugro and cgg have together clinched a contract from petrobras for a large 3d survey in the santos pre - salt basin off brazil .\nfugro is getting ready to carry out a survey for unexploded ordnance ( uxo ) across the development zone of the 588mw . . .\nhbc offshore solutions ltd , part of the hbc group , has been awarded with the contract to support fugro with the . . .\ni applied in - person . the process took 1 day . i interviewed at fugro geoservices ( singapore ( singapore ) ) in october 2010 .\nfugro announces the modernisation and expansion of its fleet of vessels in the period 2006 - 2008 with five seismic vessels and five multi - purpose vessels .\nmet een shortpositie van 17 % van de uitstaande aandelen in # fugro zullen de shorters @ abnamro zonder twijfel erg dankbaar zijn . . . # beleggen\nseabed geosolutions , a joint venture between the two survey giants , will conduct what fugro called the industry\u2019s largest ocean bottom node ( obn ) survey .\nnorthstar\u2122 is an integrated marine management and advisory solution created by fugro to monitor multiple data systems and improve the performance , efficiency and safety of production assets .\nfugro collected the new mechanical product of the year award 2013 for the wavewalker 1 walking jack - up at the british engineering excellence awards ( beeas ) .\nfugro is a company built on technical innovation ; 3direct \u00ae is the latest in a long line of pioneering solutions designed to improve performance , efficiency and safety .\norganisers of the arctic technology conference ( atc ) have awarded fugro two 2014 spotlight on arctic technology awards : award for ice mapping and award for 3d iceberg .\nfugro\u2019s revenue in q3 2016 was at eur 474 . 1 million , down from eur 610 . 9 million reported for the same period of the last year .\nwhat is the ship ' s current position ? where is the ship located ? fugro discovery current position is 58 . 61126 n / 3 . 54769 w on jul 9 , 2018 18 : 26 utc . vessel fugro discovery ( imo : 9152882 , mmsi : 372698000 ) is a research vessel built in 1997 and currently sailing under the flag of panama . below you can find more technical information , photos , ais data and last 5 port calls of fugro discovery detected by ais .\nfugro provided design and engineering expertise to create the jack - up barge which is owned and operated by wavewalker bv , a joint venture between fugro and van oord . in january 2013 wavewalker 1 commenced its first project , where it undertook drilling and rock blasting works in the outer channel to the port of suape in brazil .\n# beurs # fugro heeft verkoop advies van abnamro op 18 april op fd gemeldt . koersdoel kan ik niet lezen . houden ze goed verborgen . wat is dit achterlijk\nwe support employee development with an array of tools including in - house training by the fugro academy . in the last two years we implemented a group wide talent identification programme which we are expanding in order to improve talent development on a group basis . this will include more attention to broadening diversity , which is important to fugro .\nfugro posted a revenue of eur 2 . 36 billion in 2015 , down from eur 2 . 57 billion in the previous year , due to the . . .\nowned by technip but it has fugro ' s logo on the side . known in the business as the skip , and designed in this way to minimise windage .\nfugro has established a strong tradition in innovation since developing electric cone penetration testing in the 1960s . other examples , such as the starfix high accuracy global positioning system , our in - house designed and built remotely operated vehicles and fibre optic sensing tools demonstrate that fugro continues to be an innovation leader in the markets in which it operates .\nlooking for a new career ? our jobs provide daily challenges and rewarding experiences . join team fugro and be an integral part of a global team committed to delivering excellence .\nas a result of the issue to the foundation of cumulative preference shares b in the share capital of ffi and fci ( up to a maximum of 105 % of the then issued share capital in ffi and in fci in any other form than cumulative preference shares b ) , the foundation may acquire under circumstances a temporary veto right in the general meetings of shareholders of ffi and fci for all important decisions of the general meetings of shareholders of ffi and fci . this would allow the foundation to prevent that the continuity ( of the company policies ) of the worldwide operational activities of the fugro group would be thwarted and annulled . accordingly , the foundation is in a position to effectively protect the business of the fugro group in case the independence and the continuity of the fugro group ( including the continuity of fugro group\u2019s company policies ) would be seriously threatened as a result of a hostile public bid on fugro n . v . or as a result of a hostile movement within the general meeting of shareholders of fugro n . v .\nrecep yilmaz is a world - renowned expert in cone pentrometer testing ( cpt ) and geotechnical drilling and is a senior vice president for fugro consultants , inc . , a 500 + employee geotechnics company and part of the fugro group of companies . as senior vp , mr . yilmaz leads the company\u2019s louisiana , houston exploration , and los angeles operations .\nalthough fugro did not specify in which part of the santos basin the survey would be conducted , the title of the company\u2019s press release references the buzios pre - salt field .\nfugro\u2019s leading market position is supported by its technology leadership . fugro uses high - performance assets , equipment , technologies , software and business processes . much is developed in - house through research and development , innovation and digitalisation programmes , complemented as needed or when advantageous by working with clients , suppliers , research institutes and universities . our technology development and innovation capabilities are a core strength of fugro and essential to being able to achieve our strategic objectives . we will continue to invest in innovation , with an increasing focus on digitalisation .\nthe information is visualised in a real - time bull\u2019s eye graph . by using our hardware and software , it is easy to integrate into a wider range of fugro services .\nin 2006 , fugro geosciences , inc . merged with fugro consultants , inc . at which time mr . yilmaz was named as a senior vice president to lead the company\u2019s louisiana , houston exploration , and los angeles operations . he provides oversight for all louisiana operations including engineering consulting , laboratory testing and field services . exploration services include in - situ cone penetrometer testing and geotechnical drilling services . under his direction , fugro\u2019s field exploration capabilities have expanded to include cone penetrometer testing , geoprobe , and a full range of geotechnical drilling services .\nthese awards are a great achievement and honor ,\nsaid edward saade , fugro ' s regional survey director for the americas .\nfugro is committed to supporting safe and sustainable arctic oil and gas operations . the technologies being highlighted by atc reinforce that commitment , and our ability to generate positive outcomes during offshore exploration , development , and production .\npaul van riel , fugro ceo : \u201cfugro is coping with the tough oil and gas market conditions by focusing on market share , utilisation levels and continuous adjustment of cost base and capacity . as a result , we are generating good cash flow . ebit margin in the quarter was supported by a solid performance in our renewables and building and infrastructure business . \u201d\n' ' these awards are a great achievement and honour , ' ' said edward saade , fugro\u2019s regional survey director for the americas . ' ' fugro is committed to supporting safe and sustainable arctic oil and gas operations . the technologies being highlighted by atc reinforce that commitment and our ability to generate positive outcomes during offshore exploration , development and production . ' '\nfugro continues to acquire companies from all over the world to obtain more state - of - the - art technology and increase its market share . in total 19 companies are acquired .\ncensus records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your fugro ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .\nfugro said it continues to be open to opportunities to reduce its stake in seabed geosolutions or enter into an extended partnership . seabed is investing to benefit from a growing seabed geophysical market mainly focused on oil and gas development and production . at the same time , fugro is leveraging synergies with its marine activities related to the deployment of nodes from remotely operated vehicles .\nin 2017 , fugro achieved its strategic objective of divesting its installation and construction related activities . on 30 november , fugro finalised the divestment of its marine cable laying and trenching assets in exchange for a 23 . 6 % interest in global marine holdings ( global ) , a leading global supplier of subsea cable installation and maintenance services . fugro now participates in a more diversified business in which cable installation services are complemented with long - term telecom cable and windfarm maintenance services and sales of subsea telecom systems . fugro is the preferred provider of marine site characterisation and asset integrity services to global . in addition , towards the end of the year we early terminated the long - term charter agreements for the two remaining installation and construction vessels .\nfugro ' s 3direct \u00ae technology offers a safe method of monitoring offshore structural installation in real time . it is fully remote and requires no tracking equipment to be installed on the structure .\nbij het vorige advies zaten zij er ook naast en nu wordt er gereageerd alsof abn het orakel , het alziende oog mbt # fugro is . wat een onzin ! # amx # aex\nfugro ' s offshore geotechnical division offers vessel based drilling and seafloor drilling , but in specific environments and for particular project schedules , deploying the seadevil can deliver the best of both worlds .\nfugro survey limited forms part of fugro ' s offshore survey division and has bases in aberdeen and gt . yarmouth . operations are conducted primarily on the north west european continental shelf , mediterranean , and west africa regions . fugro survey limited operates a fleet of five vessels that are permanently equipped with survey spreads , all of which are primarily geophysical / hydrographic vessels and an autonomous underwater vehicle ( auv ) . in addition the company provides rov , survey and surface / subsea positioning equipment and services to other contractors and organisations , deployed from their vessels , barges and rigs .\nwith the acquisition of fugro geoscience , cgg re - emerged as an integrated geoscience company with a leading position in the fast growing , high - end integrated geology and geophysics and reservoir market .\nthe application of the option rights by the foundation will only result in the fugro group being able to continue its operations as an independent and worldwide group under the present management . the execution of the option rights is a temporary measure that does not affect in any way ( nor is intended to affect in any way ) the ownership rights of the shareholders in fugro n . v .\nsafety is a key priority . much of our work is performed in challenging environments . fugro is committed to keeping its employees and others involved in its operations safe by eliminating workplace hazards and preventing incidents . after years of improvement in safety performance , further improvement is stagnating , which is happening industry wide . fugro is dedicated to further improve its safety performance and uses and promotes fugro\u2019s safety leadership programme to enable everyone to become a safety leader in their own workplace by encouraging peer - to - peer discussions , involvement , engagement and ownership of safety on the worksite . the programme is supported by key clients and is currently being rolled out across fugro\u2019s vessel fleet and other operations in the marine and land environments . the intent of the programme is achieving a step change in safety performance .\nthe acquisition of the geofor group and earth resources combined with the establishment and opening of new offices in africa ( angola , mozambique , tanzania and uganda ) strengthens fugro\u2019s presence and leadership position in africa .\ncensus records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your fugro ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .\nfollowing a resolution which was taken by the general meeting of shareholders of fugro n . v . on 12 may 1999 , the foundation entered on 11 october 1999 into option agreements with fugro financial international n . v . ( \u201cffi\u201d ) and with fugro consultants international n . v . ( \u201cfci\u201d ) . these two entities , with statutory seat on cura\u00e7ao , act as subholding companies for the majority of the worldwide operating companies of the fugro group . pursuant to these option agreements the foundation was granted two call - options for the acquisition of cumulative preference shares b in the share capital of both ffi and fci up to a maximum of 105 % of the then issued share capital in ffi and in fci ( in any other form than cumulative preference shares b ) to the extent such share capital is not held by ffi and fci respectively .\nfugro supports your offshore work with a global network of reference stations , monitoring signals from gnss ( gps , glonass , beidou and galileo ) satellites and generating corrections to significantly improve the accuracy of unaugmented gnss signals .\norganizers of the arctic technology conference ( atc ) have announced fugro as the recipient of two 2014 ' spotlight on arctic technology ' awards . its integrated 3d iceberg mapping technique , which defines complex iceberg properties using high - precision subsea imaging systems and above - water imaging techniques , is one of the innovations . the other award is for fugro\u2019s geosar sea - ice mapping system which is mounted on a gulfstream ii jet aircraft .\nacquiring sea ice data over very large areas , the system produces sea ice mapping deliverables enabling the mitigation of high risk ice floes from fixed locations in the arctic . edward saade , fugro\u2019s regional survey director for the americas , says that fugro is committed to supporting safe and sustainable arctic oil and gas operations . the technologies being highlighted by atc reinforce that commitment , and fugro\u2019s ability to generate positive outcomes during offshore exploration , development , and production . the spotlight awards will be presented at atc on monday 10 february 2014 during an evening reception at the george r . brown convention center in houston , texas . additional activities for fugro at atc , which will be held from 10 to 12 february in houston , tx , usa , include participation in the \u201carctic past projects\u201d panel discussion on tuesday , 11 february and a technical presentation entitled , \u201cprecise gnss positioning in the arctic regions , \u201d on wednesday 12 february . fugro staff will also be present at booth 317 in the exhibit hall throughout the conference to promote the company\u2019s full range of geotechnical , survey , and subsea services .\nrecognising the potential applications across the energy sector and to other linear infrastructure networks , roames asset services was established as a services unit within ergon to commercialise the technology . roames has now been acquired by fugro pty ltd .\ndesigned to cater to fugro specifications , our dp1 vessel is an acoustically quiet vessel outputting data of a significantly better quality . fitted with the latest survey equipment , it\u2019s the most advanced vessel of its type in the world .\n\u201cergon , fugro and qut are all essential participants of the crcsi and it is very pleasing to see the practical application of our research realising substantial savings , productivity gains and export potential for our partners\u201d said peter woodgate , ceo .\nin the context of this objective it is the aim of the foundation to contribute to the stability and the controlled growth of the fugro group for purpose of the creation of long term shareholder value in the interest of all its stakeholders .\nthe chairman of the awarding foundation , mr . wellink ( former president of the central bank of the netherlands ) , highlighted fugro\u2019s global presence , ability to operate in frontier areas and the successful expansion strategy and focus on innovation and hse .\nin 2007 fugro combines several existing onshore survey and positioning activities to form \u2018geospatial services\u2019 to which the newly acquired businesses of earthdata ( us ) and maps geosystems ( uae ) are added . a number of other acquisitions are completed in 2007 .\nfugro\u2019s market leadership is predicated on being an independent services provider . fugro provides geo - intelligence and asset integrity solutions . data , information and advice regarding natural resource development and sites for construction of large buildings , industrial plants and infrastructure are vital to costing , design and risk mitigation during the development phase and to mitigate development risk . as independent service provider , we have no conflict of interest with respect to other parties involved in clients\u2019 projects and results are provided impartially and confidentially .\nin 2017 , fugro generated 43 % of its revenue from non - oil and gas related markets , up from 34 % in 2016 . the majority of the shift is attributable to a 9 % currency comparable organic growth in the markets outside oil and gas ; the other part is due to the reduction of our oil and gas activities resulting from the downturn . following good growth in its markets outside oil and gas in 2017 , fugro will strive for further growth in 2018 .\nwederom zwaar weer bij de olie fondsen . # sbmo # fugro ( - 7 % ! ) . # shell zal het zwaar krijgen vandaag . bij een doorbraak van de \u20ac29 , - voor shell zijn de beren los ! # short # opec\nfugro is constantly adjusting its organisation to better support its clients in managing their projects and operation of their assets in a sustainable , smart and cost effective way . globalisation has been driving the demand for standardisation and increasing project complexity and cost reductions measures at clients driving demand for large , integrated projects . these demands could not be met with the local operating company model . over the past years , fugro has transformed to a centrally coordinated , regionally organised company that operates site characterisation and asset integrity business lines within both a marine division and a land division . clients\u2019 reactions on the new organisational set - up have been positive , as it has strengthened fugro\u2019s ability to more effectively provide standardised and integrated geo - intelligence and asset integrity solutions .\nrocis combines the operational oceanographic , geospatial , and aerial survey skills of fugro with the advanced image processing and remote sensing expertise of aret\u00e9 associates to provide high resolution surface current mapping over large offshore areas on a near real - time and synoptic basis .\nmr . yilmaz has developed , executed , and supervised numerous field exploration programs for a wide variety of projects using hollow stem auger and rotary wash drilling methods , wireline sampling and coring techniques utilizing truck , atv , buggy and skid - mounted cme ( 55 , 75 and 750 ) , failing 250 and 1500s and mayhew 200 drill rigs . fugro\u2019s equipment is capable of drilling to depths in excess of 500 feet and the fugro exploration fleet is extensive and is usually adequate to accommodate any exploration program or completion schedule .\nfugro is actively seeking to grow in the building and infrastructure , renewables , power , nautical and mining markets . in these markets we provide essential services that support our purpose by contributing to solutions to support a world with a growing , increasingly more affluent population and to mitigate the impact of climate change . in addition , it is desirable to have exposure across multiple markets that run in different cycles and to be active across the different phases of these markets to improve the overall sustainability of fugro and the robustness of our performance .\nat the 2015 review one ship was added to the site . who knows how many ships fugro have since they have not chosen to publish a fleet list . the seem to have four vessels on order in different parts of the world . reviewed 18th november 2015 .\nin the offshore market , fugro is global market leader in providing marine site characterisation services . we are particularly strong in frontier environments such as deep water . market shares are high as we are an independent service provider and with our organisation , people and assets we can take on large , integrated projects ; leverage our global footprint ; and provide the full range of acquisition , analytics and advisory services . in the marine asset integrity space , fugro holds strong regional positions in asia - pacific and europe . on land , based on the same capabilities as in marine , fugro is market leader in site characterisation on a regional and local basis , and in our ability to provide integrated services to globally operating clients anywhere in the world . in asset integrity we have leadership positions in specific market segments in selected countries .\nthe company reviewed its portfolio based on the scope of the new business lines and divisions and the current difficult oil and gas services market , and has decided to retain the inspection , repair and maintenance services across the subsea services division to integrate into the new asset integrity business line within the marine division . for installation and construction activities fugro will continue to pursue partnerships or divestment , as these do not fit its strategy of providing asset integrity solutions . it will retain the drilling / well intervention vessel fugro synergy , but optimise it for geotechnical operations .\nthe foundation is independent and the ownership and control of the foundation is not vested with any other party . the board of the foundation is composed of five members , while only one individual member of the board had ( in the past ) ties with fugro n . v .\nfugro operates a fleet of specialised multipurpose survey vessels equipped with state - of - the - art survey spreads . we continue to invest and expand our already extensive survey vessel fleet with world - class dedicated , specialised vessels to meet demands in the deepwater , coastal and renewables markets .\ndigitalisation is becoming increasingly important as part of technology development and innovation . clients are starting to embrace digital solutions to increase efficiency and reduce overall cost of development and operations . for fugro it creates the opportunity to enhance delivery excellence by developing and offering client project deliverables in fully digital form . fugro is spending a significant part of its development budget to support this trend . examples are our cloud based , fully digital asset management solutions for roads , railways and power networks and solutions to provide remote operations offshore . also internally we are benefiting from digitalisation of our processes .\nfugro operates many ships carrying out a variety of support services to the offshore oil industry . they don ' t really fit into the categories usually featured on this site , but they are never - the - less interesting so they are presented her as photos with comments where possible .\nfrom our formal inception in february 2013 as a seabed geophysics joint venture between fugro ( 60 % ) and cgg ( 40 % ) , seabed geosolutions has been the worldwide leader in offering best - in - class ocean bottom seismic ( obs ) solutions to the oil and gas industry .\nto further improve the organisation , fugro is merging local entities into country organisations . this simplifies the organisation by reducing the number of legal entities . in 2017 , good progress was made and 50 legal entities were closed . in parallel , support functions are being merged into shared service centers , resulting in cost efficiencies and an improved service delivery . shared service centres are now in operation in fugro\u2019s largest hubs in the usa , eu , middle east , asia and australia . rationalisation of the legal entity structure and implementation of the shared service centers will be largely finalised in 2018 .\n\u201cthe object of the foundation is to protect and promote the interests of fugro consultants international n . v . and fugro financial international n . v . , with statutory seat at cura \u00e7 ao , hereinafter respectively \u201cfci\u201d and \u201cffi\u201d , as well as the interests of fugro n . v . with statutory seat at leidschendam , hereinafter the \u201ccompany\u201d , as well as of the business that is conducted by the company and by the companies that form a group with the company , and this to the extent that the interests of the company and of such business and all those concerned , are protected and secured as much as possible , while any influence which may threat the independence , continuity and / or identity of the company and such business , will be held off to the maximum possible , including any other act that may relate to or be conducive to the foregoing . \u201d\ndutch multinational fugro purchased this technology in 2014 . today roames continues to help us save millions annually in vegetation management . it contributes to a more reliable electricity supply , creates a safer working environment for crews , and helps get the lights back on to communities more quickly after a natural disaster .\nas part of forming the new divisions , fugro is merging operating companies into country organisations . this supports organisational and legal entity simplification by reducing the number of legal entities and consolidation of support functions into shared service centres . this is resulting in cost efficiencies and improves the quality of internal processes .\nin the press release from the rotterdam school of management , erasmus university , the following is stated : \u201ca strength of fugro is recognising synergy in innovations\u201d , according to the jury . \u201ca good example is a highly accurate gps based positioning system that was developed as a sideline , but is now applied in almost all projects due to the effectiveness and efficiency of this system . though this system forms the basis for all these developments , the application in projects is often quite specific and different . \u201d in addition fugro works extensively with external parties on fundamental research and the innovations are strongly client focused .\nan unusually short lifespan might indicate that your fugro 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 .\nfugro is being recognised for its integrated 3d iceberg mapping technique , which defines complex iceberg properties using high precision subsea imaging systems and above - water imaging techniques . the approach and technology is integral to future ice engineering , as well as ongoing ice management and risk mitigation measures for fixed and mobile platforms in arctic settings . the other award is for fugro ' s geosar sea ice mapping system which is mounted on a gulfstream ii jet aircraft . acquiring sea ice data over very large areas , the system produces sea ice mapping deliverables enabling the mitigation of high risk ice floes from fixed locations in the arctic .\nthe spotlight awards will be presented at atc on monday , 10th february at the george r . brown convention center in houston , texas . additional activities for fugro at atc include participation in the ' ' arctic past projects ' ' panel discussion , a technical presentation and a booth in the exhibit hall .\nwavewalker 1 , developed by fugro and van oord , is an innovative , eight - legged ' walking ' jack - up barge ( self - elevating work platform - sewp ) designed especially for marine operations in rough seas , surf zones , beaches and other intertidal locations where operation of traditional sewps is uneconomic .\nfugro\u2019s short term strategic objective is to restore profitability and returns in a stabilising oil and gas market following years of sharp decline , as a key step towards achieving our mid - term financial targets . at the same time we target continued growth in the building and infrastructure , renewables , power and nautical markets .\nthe uncontrolled detonation of unexploded ordnance ( uxo ) is still a present - day risk in coastal and offshore marine environments . as part of uxo risk management , an appropriate geophysical survey is required to assess and mitigate risks . the fugro geowing has been designed to collect high resolution magnetic data for uxo surveys .\nthe company is being recognised for its integrated 3d iceberg mapping technique , which defines complex iceberg properties using high precision subsea imaging systems and above - water imaging techniques . the other award is for fugro\u2019s geosar sea ice mapping system which is mounted on an aircraft to acquire sea ice data over very large areas .\nfugro geos developed a special software package that they call rovadcp to integrate the current velocities measured as the rov descended in the water column . real - time data was made available to the drillship for the full water column . this data , which can be used alone or combined with data from stationary adcps ( using fugro geos\u2019 rigadcp software ) , provides the information needed to safely manage the drilling operation in an area of current activity . full coverage is especially critical in deep water , where hydrodynamics have an even greater impact on operations ( due to increased depth ) and the ocean conditions are more variable and less predictable .\nour vessels can operate independently in remote regions around the world and are able to deploy the full suite of fugro speciality in - situ testing and sampling equipment . most of our vessels allow integrated investigation methods , including seabed and downhole in - situ testing and sampling , to be deployed during a single site investigation programme .\nthe company\u2019s cost reduction and performance improvement measures have resulted in a reduction in head count of 1 , 430 employees in 2016 . third party expenses related to vessel charters , subcontractors and other operational costs were reduced by 27 . 0 per cent . fugro\u2019s active fleet was reduced by five vessels . capital expenditure was also reduced .\nnorthstar\u2122 integrates all of these data and presents them in a single , intuitive interface . attuned to specific facilities and conditions , and benefiting from fugro ' s extensive in - house expertise and resources , northstar\u2122 offers a unique and reliable asset - wide overview that contributes to the improved management of facilities , efficiency optimisation and contingency planning .\nfugro says it expects a further significant decline in revenue in the first half of 2017 , although it believes the decline will be less severe than in 2016 , with ongoing margin pressure . it believes its revenue decline will bottom out towards the latter part of the year and it will have positive cash flow for the full year .\nthe researchers prof . dr . justin jansen , prof . dr . henk volberda , prof . dr . frans van den bosch and dr . michiel tempelaar of the rotterdam school of management , erasmus university stated \u201cfugro demonstrates that management , organisational and working environment aspects and cooperation with external parties contribute to sustainable renewal of the organisation . \u201d\nwe continue to be open to reducing our stake in seabed geosolutions or enter into an extended partnership . seabed geosolutions expects to benefit from a growing seabed geophysical market focused on oil and gas development and production , its new manta data acquisition system and the synergies with fugro\u2019s marine division regarding the efficient deployment of nodes using remotely operated vehicles .\na short term target is to improve employee engagement . we acknowledge that this is a challenge in a period that fugro has been restructuring vigorously to deal with the oil and gas downturn . since the start of 2015 fugro has had to let go of around 3 , 500 employees or 25 % of the total work force . in addition , the organisational transformation we have undertaken has meant significant change for a lot of people , even if the need for change has been widely appreciated and supported and people recognise it is creating good opportunities . we are addressing employee engagement vigourously , with groupwide communication supported by new group wide collaboration tools . in 2018 we will hold a group wide engagement survey .\nfugro geos has previously extended the water current profiling ranges by employing two 75khz adcps . one was suspended below the drillship , to cover the top 450m of the water column . the second was mounted on the blow - out preventer on the ocean floor , looking upward , to monitor currents near the bottom . this double configuration has given good data for shallower wells .\nmr . yilmaz has lead the development and growth of fugro\u2019s drilling and subsurface exploration capabilities , sampling methods , and qualifications which now include soil drilling and sampling , rock coring , angle drilling , low - clearance drilling , groundwater sampling , piezometer installations , inclinometer installations , environmental soil sampling , environmental gas sampling , monitor well installations , development and sampling and recovery well installations .\nfugro undertook detailed ground investigations of superficial deposits and bedrock along a 46 - kilometre section of the a9 between pass of birnam and glen garry , with a requirement to work sensitively in an area of outstanding environmental value . the scope included exploratory holes in soil and rock , in situ testing , high quality sampling , installation of instrumentation , laboratory testing , post site monitoring and factual reporting .\nthe seadevil is an innovative offshore geotechnical tool offered as part of fugro ' s comprehensive suite of vessel - based and seafloor drilling and in situ investigation tools . the seadevil vertical control system ( vcs ) improves data quality when drilling soft and highly variable formations and reduces the duration of projects that require multiple site investigation methods , such as drilling or intrusion via direct push or free fall .\nglobal navigation satellite system ( gnss ) based precise point positioning ( ppp ) has become the de facto standard for precise real - time offshore positioning applications . current precision is of the order of 3\u22125 cm horizontally and twice this value for the vertical . however , this may not yet be good enough for tidal applications . in this contribution we will discuss new developments at fugro , . . . [ show full abstract ]\n\u201cchallenging oil and gas market\u201d has somewhat become an inevitable reference point in financial reports of companies working in the offshore energy sector . still , those involved in the offshore wind market usually have positive figures to report . this is also the case with fugro , whose revenue declined by 20 . 4 % in q3 2016 due to the oil and gas downturn , but offshore wind market stayed strong and brought work on two projects outside of europe .\nimplementation of cost reduction and performance improvement measures as required by market conditions is underway . this includes the ongoing restructuring , which is ahead of plan with 1 , 120 employees laid off in the year - to - date and active fleet reduced by 5 vessels with more reductions to be made as needed by the end of the year . in its financial results for 2015 , fugro reported it had reduced its workforce by 1 , 577 people .\nfugro geos had a problem : their client bhp was about to drill the second - deepest well in the world , on the walker ridge block in the gulf of mexico . the well was located at a depth of 2680m ( 8800 feet ) in an area where water currents could threaten the marine riser . traditional adcp ( acoustic doppler current profiler ) current measurement equipment could only reach up a little over 1000 meters in good conditions . what to do ?\nfugro\u2019s chief executive paul van riel said : \u201cthe downturn in our largest market , oil and gas services , continued unabated in 2016 . we had to take the painful decision to cut yet more staff positions . we reduced capacity and cost and at the same time we succeeded in strengthening our market positions . this could not , however , offset increased price pressure . our focus on cash flow again paid off . we generated substantial cash flow resulting in a significant reduction of net debt .\nrocis - the remote ocean current imaging system - is an aerial survey payload developed by fugro and aret\u00e9 associates to measure surface ocean currents . this oceanographic measurement tool provides near real - time synoptic surface current data over a wide operational area , while retaining the ability to assess smaller scale current features of interest . the data can be used in combination with satellite , numerical models and in situ measurements , offering better understanding of offshore current features and enhancing operational planning . rocis current data can also support the calibration and validation of predictive forecast models .\nin 1981 , mr . yilmaz began his career at fugro gulf , inc . as a staff engineer and quickly progressed to supervisory engineer . his responsibilities included coordination of cpt field activities and interpretation of results . he worked on the design of embankments , slope stability analysis and supervised construction of evaporation ponds ; geotechnical investigation for proposed onne fertilizer plant in nigeria ; growth faults and geotechnical investigation for major industrial complexes in houston ; developed computer programs and plot routines to minimize labor requirements . mr . yilmaz also worked on the design of various foundation types related to onshore and offshore structures .\nthe method makes use of information contained in engineering drawings of the structure to track and calculate its position and orientation in real time from a live video stream . one or more cameras are used to create a wide angle view across the structure from the deck of the installation vessel . each camera is equipped with a motion sensor that compensates for vessel motion . the position , heading , and pitch & roll of the monopile or jacket is accurately calculated in real time using advanced vision - based technology . the data is integrated , processed and reported in fugro\u2019s starfix . ng software , enabling continuous hands - off operation through the placement .\nwe are a world class leading supplier of subsea services . discover how your project can benefit from our high specification , dynamically - positioned ( dp ) vessels , bespoke topside and subsea equipment , highly skilled personnel and integrated operating procedures and systems .\nour fleet of dynamically - positioned subsea vessels are ideally suited for subsea installation , construction support , irm and decommissioning projects . we have the capacity to support a range of systems , including :\nwe are the industry leader in subsea inspection , repair and maintenance ( irm ) . we provide an in - depth range of services , from shallow to 4 , 000m water - depths .\nwe operate a large , modern fleet of rov systems , ranging from large hydraulically powered work class to electrically powered inspection class systems , both permanently installed on our own dp2 vessels .\nwhether you require a vessel for observation , sensor deployment or a full intervention and maintenance task , we have the specific rov and support equipment you require .\nour multi - role test support / installation vessels are fitted with specialised equipment to undertake the most demanding projects and are ideally suited to a wide range of diver and diverless offshore operations .\na variety of specialist equipment and personnel are mobilised onboard , including work class rov\u2019s with operating depths to 3000m .\nour vessels are equally capable of executing efficient , long term air and saturation diving campaigns .\nour diving operations are based in europe , west africa middle east and asia pacific , with the largest scale diving operations occurring in brazil , where dp dsvs and ten air diving systems support a range of clients , vessels , fpsos and rigs .\nat dive sites where space is limited , our recently introduced innovative compact offshore air diving systems enable rapid mobilisation .\nother vessels include light dive boats or \u2018daughter craft\u2019 - small self - contained diving platforms , designed to operate remotely from the mother vessel or platform . with built - in cameras and light supplies for divers together with extra electric and hydraulic power for subsea hand tools , they provide an efficient and safe work platform for inspection , survey and light construction work .\nsupport both drilling and irm segments , on exploration , field development and production activities .\nthe wisdot research and library services unit provides access to research and information on a range of transportation topics to develop usable solutions to specific problems . from multi - year applied research projects to rapid response information gathering , we provide services across the entire department .\nthis report highlights wisdot ' s efforts to support a culture of data - driven decision making that implements promising policies , materials and technologies and shows accountability to the public .\nthe research and library ' s custom search feature allows you to focus your search on products published by the research program , including final reports and research briefs . the custom search feature excludes results from elsewhere on the wisdot website to achieve higher search relevancy .\nwisdot established the wisconsin highway research program ( whrp ) in 1998 in collaboration with the university of wisconsin - madison to discover better ways to design , build and reconstruct the state ' s highways and bridges .\nthe department\u2019s policy research program funds projects that focus on safety , operations , policy , financing , planning , economy , environment and other factors ."]}
{"id": 56541, "summary": [{"text": "nixon is an american watches , accessories and audio brand founded in 1997 in encinitas , california .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "focused on the youth lifestyle market , nixon \u2019s range of team-designed , custom-built products was first introduced at retail via independent boardsport retailers , including surf , skate , & snow shops .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the brand \u2019s range and popularity quickly grew to include distribution in specialty boutique and fashion stores including barneys new york , fred segal , 10 corso como , beams japan , colette , better watch retailers and more .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "currently sold in 80 countries worldwide , nixon maintains stand-alone retail stores in berkeley , california as well as bondi & melbourne , australia and kuta , bali . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "nixon ( company )", "paragraphs": ["pass company administered road test . must follow company work and safety policies . cdl drivers needed for growing oilfield service company . . . .\na canadian company has acquired nixon & co . inc . , an insurance adjustment and claims management company base in des peres .\ncopyright nixon williams 2018 . all rights reserved . nixon williams ltd is a company registered in england & wales . company registration number 3120233 . cookies * | privacy policy\nscm expands into the united states with the acquisition of nixon & company , inc .\nthe company history page lists out the major events in chronological order for killick nixon ltd .\nthe nixon company incorporated \u2022 po box 51977 , 161 main street , indian orchard , massachusetts \u2022 413 . 543 . 3701 \u00a9 2014 the nixon company , inc . \u2022 all rights reserved\nensure that all assigned processes are completed on time & according to company standard . monitor work performance for compliance with company and department . . .\nwhat makes nixon different . nixon uniform service & medical wear is an equal opportunity employer . support company growth objectives and maximize existing . . .\nfor nixon , this transaction is great news , especially when its parent company is going through serious financial strain .\nandy laats ( left ) and chad dinenna , co - founders of encinitas - based nixon , bought back the company from billabong last year . nixon\nyou should also consider the implications if your company was deemed to be a closed investment company ( cic ) ; this is unlikely to be the case but would be the case if the company was not \u2018wholly or mainly\u2019 a trading company . cic\u2019s are subject to the main rate of corporation tax , currently 19 % .\nclaim management , inc . and nixon and company are privately held and headquartered in st . louis , missouri . \u00a9 2011 , cmi - nixon , inc .\nwe launched our company vision & values - this determined who we are and what we stand for as a company . you can read more about this here . . .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 pr newswire association llc . all rights reserved . a cision company .\nsuccessfully oversees the company aftermarket service division , including coaching and development ; nixon power services is an affirmative action and equal . . .\nnixon medical is an equal opportunity employer . _ . support company growth objectives and maximize existing account revenue through all revenue generating . . .\nafter winning a cable contract in the leeds / bradford area , the company opened a bradford depot .\nin the absence of certainty , billabong has proceeded with the partial sale of nixon in order to stabilise its balance sheet ,\nthe company said .\ngear motions \u2013 nixon gear division , a successful , growing progressive iso 9000 registered company seeks a full time customer service / purchasing coordinator on . . .\nthis option is pretty self explanatory and involves doing nothing with the company money other than leaving it in the company account where it can earn interest ( probably at very low levels in the current climate ) .\nnixon medical is an eeo / affirmative action employer . from trusted nixon medical laundry services to reliable nixon medical customer service , the management of . . .\nnixon hire named ' company of the year ' in the journal newspaper business awards . to be recognised for such an award which saw nixon hire compete against businesses from all industries was a real highlight ! !\nin addition to 90 watch models sold in 80 countries worldwide , nixon also produces accessories and audio equipment and sponsors the nixon surf challenge and the nixon jibfest .\nthe first point to consider is how much of the company\u2019s cash is available to invest , declare as dividends etc . and how much needs to be retained in the company to pay the various liabilities as they fall due . it would be wise to only consider the retained profits of the company and not the actual cash in the bank due to the fact that there is normally cash accumulating in the company account to pay vat and paye on a quarterly basis and corporation tax on an annual basis ( normally 9 months after the company\u2019s year end ) .\nour recession busting initiatives nixon hire middle east , nixon hire extra and nixon hire direct were established . the unique services provided by our dedicated teams - sourcing and crosshire from nixon hire extra and bespoke managed service from nixon hire direct - remain an integral part of our business today .\ngear motions - nixon gear division , a successful , growing progressive iso 9000 registered company seeks a full time cnc machinist for a full time set - up . . .\n.\nscm studied the u . s . market closely before deciding that this was both the right time , and nixon the right company , to begin our expansion into\nnixon inc . was created by andy laats and chad dinenna in 1997 as a company that would express individual lifestyles through fashionable watches and other accessories . nixon also supports and sponsors some of the top tier action sports events across the globe , including the nixon surf challenge , the nixon jibfest , and many other prestigious events . the products sold by nixon are currently sold in over 70 countries worldwide , and growing .\nnixon started out with seven watch models back in 1998 , ranging from $ 65 to $ 120 . now the company sells 90 models from $ 65 to $ 2 , 600 .\nnixon , a company best known for its board - sport - inspired line of watches and other accessories , has decided to dip its toe audio accessory waters , and it should come as no surprise that the company ' s nomadic custom on ear headphones are among the most stylish we ' ve come across .\nabout nixon : founded in 1997 in encinitas , ca , nixon is the premium accessories company for the youth lifestyle market . focused on making the little stuff better , nixon ' s line of watches and accessories can be found globally in specialty surf , skate , snow and fashion retailers . for more information visit urltoken\nwith the billabong changes and partial sale of nixon , it\u2019s clear that nixon , which is mainly a watch and accessory brand , is seen as a key investment opportunity , perhaps even more important than billabong , which bought the watch company for $ 55 million in 2006 .\nwakefield depot opened and a new larger sunderland depot was purchased . the company gains full accreditation to iso 9001 quality standard across all depots .\n\u201cthe board could not risk the future of the company and ignore the bird in the hand to explore any last minute , highly conditional , non - binding proposal that had the ability to leave the company exposed given the current pressures on our balance sheet , \u201d he told analysts .\nthis page is designed to give a brief overview of the options available to you if you have a cash surplus built up in your company .\nprivately held nixon is consistently profitable and focused on continued growth . nixon power services is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer , . . .\nwhat makes nixon different . nixon uniform service & medical wear is an equal opportunity employer . the production associate is responsible for completing . . .\nthe nixon company will be closed for our annual vacation shutdown from 11 : 45 am on friday , june 29 through sunday , july 15 . we will be back in the office on monday , july 16 , 2018 .\nluxury watchmaker nixon will soon join the fray of companies offering fashionable , high - end headphones when it launches its own new line in december . the company announced three brand new model s to establish the line last week .\nprivately held , nixon is consistently profitable and focused on continued growth . nixon power services is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer , . . .\nprivately held , nixon is consistently profitable and focused on continued growth . interfaces with subcontractors and nixon aftermarket to arrange , track , and . . .\ncompany offers great benefits and there is room for advancement . construction equipment dealer in ontario , california is seeking a shipping / receiving clerk in . . .\ncome join the nixon team ! we are looking for a customer service representative to the nixon team as our edi and vendor compliance specialist . . . .\nprivately held nixon is consistently profitable and focused on continued growth . * . nixon power services is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer , . . .\nas the company came out of the recession in the early nineties , the demand for construction equipment boomed . nixon hire was able to expand its services with a full range of small tools , plant , accommodation , vehicles and portable toilets .\na heritage california design combining roman and arabic numerals , with a nixon spin .\nview all nixon egli equipment co . jobs in ontario , ca - ontario jobs\nnixon is the leading provider of textile rental service to the outpatient healthcare market .\nin 2006 , laats , 46 , and his partner chad dinenna , 42 , sold nixon , then mostly a watch company , to billabong for $ 55 million , with a deferred payment of an additional $ 75 million . last year , in a reverse ownership deal , they bought back the company , now valued at $ 465 million , with trilantic capital partners , and billabong as a minority partner .\njohn nixon ltd purchased the plant division of stanley miller . this acquisition included 70 second hand steel security containers . soon after this the company began to manufacture these containers . welders and joiners were recruited to complete this phase of growth . stanley miller went bust in the same year and we lost \u00a3160k which was a huge set back for the company - the next few months would be focused on recovery . . .\nwhat makes nixon different . click here and see why our associates say\ni am nixon\n. the production associate is responsible for completing assigned tasks . . .\nlaats and dinenna launched nixon in 1997 in encinitas , california , after raising nearly $ 1 million from venture capitalists . just a few years later , a subsidiary opened in france and by 2005 , the company\u2019s sales were growing by 55 percent annually .\nin terms of the nixon deal , billabong ( a . k . a . the group ) , will retain 48 . 5 % of nixon and nixon\u2019s founders including andy laats and chad dinenna , will purchase 3 % of their brand as well .\nin 2006 , laats and dinenna sold nixon to billabong for approximately $ 55 million and a deferred payment of approximately $ 76 million in 2012 . in 2012 , laats and dinenna bought back the company and returned it to its origin as an independent brand . nixon is now co - owned by billabong , trilantic capital , laats and dinenna .\nit takes more money to start a hardware company than , say , a social - networking business . nixon needed a million dollars , too much for \u201cfriends and family , \u201d too small for silicon valley\u2019s venture firms . they raised it midway from angel - investors .\nyou may be considering these two options as part of your exit strategy for the future if or when you decide to cease contracting and retire perhaps . many people will accumulate retained profits in the company and distribute these as capital upon closing the company down as this can normally have tax advantages in the form of a lower rate of tax compared to dividends .\nthis acquisition reinforces scm ' s focused commitment to expand geographically in line with the needs of its clients who are seeking market leading offerings in third party administration and innovative adjusting solutions . nixon & company , inc . was founded more than 40 years ago and remains headquartered in\nnixon x abysse : a capsule collection inspired by the eternal draw of the ocean . urltoken\njohn nixon ltd was incorporated by john nixon in december at back new bridge street , newcastle upon tyne in november . the company\u2019s headquarters ( barely big enough to service a few machines at a time ) were situated in back new bridge street , newcastle upon tyne . john employed a fitter while he toured northern england and scotland providing a repair service . sales enquiries began to come in and john nixon ltd became a distributor for a number of leading plant manufacturers .\ninverness depot opened - this is now known as highlands ( nairn ) . the company launches their ambitious , 2020 vision , a new strategic business plan leading up to the year 2020 .\nfor the star wars light side campaign , graphic design company abc brought nixon\u2019s out - of - this - world watches to life for the newest star wars | nixon watch collection , design studio already been chewed ( abc ) was enlisted to bring the campaign\u2019s newest watches to life . r2d2 and c3po have been introduced as the newest . . . shared by : transworld business\nbillabong said the non - binding indicative offer was never certain to go ahead as it was subject to due diligence , finance and the company not reducing its stakes in any of its brands .\nwant to know what it takes to take a successful company from a start - up idea to a multi - million dollar lifestyle brand ? come hear entrepreneurs andy laats and chad dinenna , founders of nixon watches , at the university of san diego\u2019s school of business administration on february 10 .\naccording to one of nixon\u2019s founders , chad dinenna , the nixon brand is something that aims to suit an outdoorsy lifestyle without looking like a watch that a hiker or camper would be wearing . nixon watches are meant to look sophisticated without appearing like a piece designed for a grandfather . the brand\u2019s name has nothing to do with the former united states president . andy laats , the other founder of nixon , said in one interview that the nixon name was chosen because \u201call the other good ones were already chosen . \u201d dinenna and laats simply liked how the name nixon sounded .\nserving up premium goods since 1997 , nixon is proud to be ,\nteam designed and custom built .\n. from nixon watches to wallets , hats to headphones , beanies to bluetooth speakers , you know if it ' s nixon it ' s always on point . style , quality , and insane attention to detail is what you get when you buy nixon , and with some of the best surfers , skateboarders , and snowboarders in the world on their team , pro - quality construction is there too . shop nixon men ' s watches in every style you could desire and get a matching nixon backpack and wallet , there ' s something for the ladies too with nixon women ' s watches . diamonds may be a girls best friend , but a nixon gold watch is her bff . shop tillys for the best in nixon digital watches , wallets , hats , and don ' t miss the nixon star wars watches and the rest of the star wars merchandise !\nyou are now signed up to the nixon hire mailing list . you can unsubscribe at any time .\nfor instance , on most rubber - banded watches , the extra band material flaps around and gets in the way . nixon\u2019s pro team asked if there was a solution . the company patented a \u201clocking looper\u201d that locks down the extra flap so the watch band doesn\u2019t catch when putting on a wet suit or snow jacket .\ncool beasties collab x nixon ad - - among the marketing moves that have made this accessories brand relevant .\nit also is selling a 48 . 5 per cent stake in its nixon inc watches and accessories brand .\nsuper cute , and super functional , nixon has always made some amazing and tantilizing women ' s watches .\nwe opened our depot in castleford and futhermore . . . in 2017 we celebrated 50 years of trading ! this is an achievement we are incredibly proud of . nixon hire have experienced the highs of significant growth as well as battling the lows of tough economic recessions . it ' s our products , systems , technology and most importantly our people which make nixon hire the company it is today . we value our customers and our suppliers and thank them for their support throughout our 50 years of business . nixon hire , hire that works .\nrichard milhous nixon was born on january 9 , 1913 , in yorba linda , california . he was the second of five sons of francis anthony nixon ( 1878 - 1956 ) , who struggled to earn a living running a grocery store and gas station , and his wife , hannah milhous nixon ( 1885 - 1967 ) . . nixon absorbed his parents\u2019 discontent with their working - class circumstances and developed a strong sense of ambition . .\nnixon\u2019s headphones will consist of the masterblaster , an over - ear studio headphone , the nomadic , an on - ear travel headphone , and the wire , an in - ear headphone . true to the company\u2019s watch - making legacy , all three models will feature prominent stainless steel highlights , and come in a variety of colors .\nthough we know the headphones will be available later in december , pricing information remains somewhat vague . nixon has only announced that the entire line will run between $ 40 and $ 200 . the company has also brought a number of celebrities onboard , from pro skater andrew reynolds to rapper mos def , to promote the new line .\nnixon and lomography have again joined forces for the nixon surf challenge 2015 . in celebration of this partnership , exhibitions will be held in different spots around the globe . the centerpiece of these exhibits will be the analog photographs taken by the surfers and the photographers during this year ' s competition held . . . shared by : nixon\nthe watches reviewed on this site are deemed to be representative of the general quality and aesthetics of the company\u2019s product line . many of these watches can be heavy for their size although the solid feel does compensate for it .\nst . louis insurance firm nixon & co . bought by scm insurance of canada - st . louis business journal\nmore than 40 years ago , nixon & company was founded with a team of experienced adjusters and support personnel with superior expertise , an exceptional work ethic , and the desire to create products and services a cut above the competition . in 1984 , this same matrix was the foundation for the creation of claim management , inc . , known as\n\u201cnot yet ! \u201d laats fires back , \u201cit was a bit of a milestone when the company was valued at $ 464 million last year , but , generally , we don\u2019t believe in taking our foot off the gas . \u201d\njosh neuman has joined the the nixon brand . \u201cstoked to now be riding for nixon ! huge shoutout to evan cerick for helping me film this edit . \u201d \u2013 josh neuman watch the video here : urltoken shared by : arbor\n\u201cwe like to say a watch is halfway between a t - shirt and a tattoo , \u201d says andy laats , co - founder of nixon , the surf / skate / snowboard accessories company in encinitas . \u201cif we can build something that you have never seen before , but you have always wanted , then we have done our job . \u201d\nthe loss to kennedy dealt a terrible blow to nixon\u2019s ego . he claimed that the media disliked him and had slanted campaign coverage in favor of his handsome and wealthy opponent . nixon returned home to california , where he practiced law and launched a campaign for governor in 1962 . when he lost this election as well , many observers believed that his political career was over . as a disgusted nixon told reporters , \u201cyou won\u2019t have nixon to kick around anymore . \u201d\ntrilantic partnered with nixon\u2019s founders , andy laats and chad dinenna , who will invest alongside trilantic in the transaction , as well as current nixon shareholder billabong international ltd . , a global marketer , wholesaler and retailer in the boardsports sector .\nnixon offers a limited lifetime warranty of defects in materials and workmanship for bags purchased from an authorized nixon dealer . the limited lifetime warranty applies only if bags are used under normal conditions for their design purpose and it doesn\u2019t apply to normal wear and tear or damage as a result of improper care or misuse . nixon is not responsible for loss or theft . if nixon determines a covered defect , the product will be replaced with the same or similar product at nixon\u2019s option . in no event shall nixon be liable for any consequential damages arising out of the use of the product . this warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state , country to country .\nmost nixon reviews you can find online will likely note the variety of design as one of the appealing points in the nixon brand . our reviews tend to agree with the praise on design diversity . nixon watches come with leather , polyurethane , and stainless steel straps and diverse face designs and color combinations . the wide variety of designs reflect an understanding of many watch enthusiasts\u2019 desire to have some freedom in the kind of styles they want to sport . the company even goes on to claim that a nixon watch can go with almost all kinds of outfit , from a suit to a bathing suit . the diversity of designs available , however , is not just about the aesthetics . they exude style while offering functional charm .\n\u201cscm studied the u . s . market closely before deciding that this was both the right time , and nixon the right company , to begin our expansion into the united states , \u201d said scott goodreau , scm\u2019s chief operating officer for the u . s . when scm hired goodreau in 2016 , it announced its intention to expand in the u . s .\nbillabong said it had entered into an agreement with trilantic capital partners ( tcp ) to establish a joint venture for nixon .\nunder the joint venture , billabong will retain 48 . 5 per cent of nixon , while tcp will purchase 48 . 5 per cent and nixon ' s management will purchase 3 . 0 per cent ,\nbillabong said in a statement .\na bespoke electronic hire system , mcs , was implemented . nixon hire continue significant investment into technology and electronic systems today .\nlacomare will be in good company when he steps off the plane in reykjavik , with a number of compatriots also on board . big wave chargers benjamin sanchis and eric rebi\u00e8re are crossing their fingers the event coincides with a monster swell , while miky picon is looking to repeat his triumphant cold - water performance at the nixon surf challenge 2011 in the lofoten islands of norway .\npeninsula south\u2013nixon\u2019s new short film featuring father - son surf legends nathan and herbie fletcher\u2013debuted at said space in encinitas nixon held a one - night only photo / film exhibition and limited edition zine release this past friday , march 25th . nixon partnered with monster children , the quarterly lifestyle magazine , to produce the exhibition held at said space . . . shared by : transworld business\nmeanwhile , billabong revealed this week that it had rebuffed an $ 824 million cash deal by tpg capital to buy it out . instead , billabong sold its 51 . 5 % stake in nixon to trilantic and nixon management for about $ 285 million .\njohn joh florence and nixon have introduced the john john florence capsule collection , inspired by the surfer ' s passion for photography and travel . the post nixon and john john florence capsule collection released appeared first on transworld business . shared by : transworld business\nswiss legend is among those discount brands that strive to offer reasonable quality for the price . as its official facebook profile states ; the company uses \u201cits progressive business model to deliver stylish , authentic , high quality watches directly to consumers at reasonable prices . \u201d\nyou should also take great care if you decide to start investing company funds whether it is in stocks and shares or even in high interest deposits as you may put at risk your trading status if you wish to consider claiming entrepreneur\u2019s relief in the future .\none of the top watch brands that definitely deserve to be considered as one of your options is nixon . an american brand started in 1997 , nixon is notably focused on the youth lifestyle market . it is being sold in more than 70 countries worldwide . nixon watches are available in analog and digital types with designs for men and women with swiss and japanese movements in quartz and automatic . this nixon review section seeks to offer useful insights to help you decide whether or not this brand is the right one for you .\nstar wars | nixon coming 9 . 18 . 15 the darth vader 51 - 30 the imperial pilot unit the stormtrooper 51 - 30 the darth vader 51 - 30 notify me # starwars # forcefriday # forceawakens # theforceawakens # starwarstheforceawakens # starwarsbattlefront shared by : nixon\nwe embraced the clear case as a signature part of the look , integrating the hardware into the cmf story . every detail was considered , from the custom color pc boards to the nixon icon as the battery lead . another nixon breakthrough , delivered in style .\nwhile nixon was running for re - election in 1972 , operatives associated with his campaign broke into the headquarters of the democratic national committee at the watergate complex in washington , d . c . several members of nixon\u2019s administration had knowledge of the burglary and while nixon denied any involvement , secret tapes of white house conversations later revealed that the president had participated in efforts to cover up the criminal activity .\nnixon site services was established and 25 portable toilets were purchased to hire out . demand grew and so did their supply of units .\nsummer just got a lot cooler . the more nixon you buy . the bigger the discount . limited stock . discounts automatically applied in cart\ncongratulations to victor daviet on being added to the nixon pro team ! check out his full welcome edit , and don ' t forget about his origins full part . the post victor daviet welcome to the team edit from nixon appeared first on transworld snowboarding . shared by : transworld snowboarding\nnew york\u2013boardsport lifestyle brand nixon got a ramp up on its watch and accessories business this week . trilantic capital partners , a global private equity firm , and its affiliates , invested $ 130 million in convertible preferred stock into nixon inc . , a brand targeting the global youth accessories market .\nfind out why nixon described himself as an introvert in an extrovert ' s job , and how his personality type may have affected his presidency .\nthis option takes the \u2018doing nothing\u2019 option one step further . if you have no immediate plans to use the company\u2019s cash you could put it on deposit in a high interest account or company bond , normally you can secure a higher interest rate by agreeing to tie the funds up on deposit for a specific period of time ( 30 days , 90 days , 6 months , one year etc . ) . you should , however , remember that once deposited the money is tied up for the whole period and there are normally penalties for wanting to withdraw the funds before the settlement date .\nfacing impeachment by congress , nixon resigned from office on august 9 , 1974 . he was replaced by vice president gerald ford ( 1913 - 2006 ) , who a month later pardoned nixon for any wrongdoing . a number of administration officials were eventually convicted of crimes related to the watergate affair .\nthe investment will help nixon expand globally . led by the same management team who founded the business 15 years ago , encinitas , california - based nixon has experienced strong growth in sales and global brand awareness with distribution in more than 70 countries for its watches , soft goods , electronics and accessories .\nnixon was re - elected to congress in 1948 and two years later , in 1950 , won a seat in the u . s . senate .\nthis installment of nixon\u2019s jibfest brings together three generations of snowboarders who have all influenced each other on the biggest custom courses that have ever been built .\ncinco has been a partner of nixon\u2019s from day one . even after collaborating on dozens of category firsts , our challenge remains the same . be fresh . be first . every nixon product has to have a distinct reason for being , a crisp point of view , and do what rival products can\u2019t .\nalthough nixon\u2019s attacks on alleged communists and political opponents alarmed some people , they increased his popularity among conservative republicans . in 1952 , general dwight eisenhower selected the 39 - year - old first - term senator to be his vice presidential running mate . a few months after accepting the nomination , nixon became the target of a negative campaign that raised questions about money and gifts he allegedly received from industry lobbyists . nixon answered these charges in his famous \u201ccheckers\u201d speech , claiming that the only gift he ever accepted was a puppy named checkers for his young daughter . the speech proved effective and preserved nixon\u2019s spot on the ticket .\nincrease in royal bank of canada\u2019s share price ( not including its juicy always - juicy dividend ) since gord nixon took over on august 1 , 2001 .\njibbing is snowboard speak for doing skateboarding - inspired tricks , like sliding on obstacles . the nixon jibfest started in 2000 as an invite - only event .\neisenhower and nixon won the election of 1952 and were re - elected in 1956 . in 1960 , nixon claimed the republican presidential nomination , but lost one of the closest elections in american history to u . s . senator john f . kennedy of massachusetts . the turning point of the campaign came in the first - ever nationally televised presidential debate . during the broadcast , nixon appeared pale , nervous and sweaty compared with his tan , well - rested and vigorous opponent .\nit seems like the fisheye , the lc - wide and the la sardina , had a blast with the riders of the 2014 nixon surf challenge in russia .\ncheck out the trailer to the video series that\u2019s coming real soon right here . and be on the look out for a new nixon jibfest webisode coming soon .\n\u201cnixon is the preeminent watch and accessories brand in the action sports category with tremendous customer loyalty and momentum . we look forward to working with the nixon team and partnering with billabong to deepen nixon\u2019s roots in action sports and expand the reach of the brand and products into new channels and markets , \u201d said charlie moore , partner at trilantic capital partners . \u201cthis partnership complements our existing portfolio of consumer companies and highlights our focus on developing long - term plans with founder - run businesses . \u201d\ntotal profit ( net income ) reported in the 12 full fiscal years gord nixon has been ceo of royal bank . more than any other canadian ceo , ever .\n, ceo of scm insurance services .\nleveraging our market leading technology , management information and skilled professionals , nixon will accelerate the next phase of our development .\nthe nixon nomadic has industrial chic written all over it , from the padded - leather , rough - stitch headband to the notched - edge , textured metal earcups .\nnixon adds the two accomplished surfers to the brand\u2019s global surf team , each bringing their own unique style and energy encinitas , ca \u2013 nixon is excited to announce the addition of kelia moniz and leila hurst onto the brand\u2019s global surf team . both accomplished surfers in their own right , moniz . . . shared by : transworld business\nprofessional surfer and nixon team rider john john florence posed a challenge \u2013 develop a surf watch that would reliably stand up to the rigors of world surf league competition .\nnixon welcomes jack freestone to global surf team encinitas , ca \u2013 nixon is proud to announce the addition of jack freestone to its global surf team . hailing from coolangatta , australia , jack represents the new guard in professional surfing . a long supporter of the brand at the regional level , jack\u2019s move . . . shared by : transworld business\nhours after posting the initial story about the potential billabong takeover , last night came more news as billabong and nixon announced the partial sale , or 48 . 5 % of nixon , to trilantic capital partners ( not to be confused with texas pacific group which put in a bid earlier in the morning for billabong for $ 766 million ) . the partial sale of nixon to tcp will be for $ 285 million , which is clearly one of billabong\u2019s key brands , and is intended to go towards billabong\u2019s debt problems .\nphotography and reporting by deb aldrichsustainability was a key theme at ces this year . and , among the many eco - technovations on display , was the modlet , the modern electric outlet . offered by thinkeco , a nyc - based company that was founded in 2008 by a\nteam of concerned entrepreneurs ,\nthe modlet looks like a . . .\nbuilt on the latest technology from wear os by google\u2122 smartwatch platform , the mission comes preloaded with the nixon exclusive mission and trace apps , bringing your world to your wrist .\nnixon is a third - generation company . first were the equipment guys , board makers clark , hobie , merrick , burton , bessell , rusty . then came the apparel folks , ocean pacific , reef , quiksilver , later volcom , that focus on beach / mountain lifestyle . \u201cbut we make ambient products , accessories , \u201d says laats . \u201cwe tap into what our people think , not what they do , not how they live , but how they think , and finding that abstraction is how we resonate so far off the beach . \u201d\nwe use cookies to personalize your experience on nixon . com . by continuing , we understand that you accept their use . click here to read more and manage your cookie settings .\n\u201cit was pretty brutal of me to steamroll him like that ! \u201d says laats , sitting beside dinenna in the historic lumberyard building that serves as nixon\u2019s corporate sales and design headquarters .\nnixon & co is designed to be a calm and relaxing environment . based on this , we ask that you silence your cell phone and other electronic devices when entering the salon .\nrelaxation , laughter and camaraderie were part of the experience of the nixon team riders as they became familiar with lomography cameras . discover this new episode of their adventure after the jump .\na few months back nixon introduced the ultratide powered by surfline . for the last 30 years the surfline team has been head down , tirelessly working to provide surf condition information first by fax , then by phone ( anyone remember 976 - surf ? ) , on the web , as an app , and in 2015 with the . . . shared by : nixon\nsurfer . shaper . legend . patriarch . artist . enthusiast . innovator . friend of nixon . there isn\u2019t a word , sentence or phrase that can describe herbie fletcher . the name evokes a different meaning to different people and they are all correct . regarded by many as one of the most innovative surfers of all time , herbie was . . . shared by : nixon\nyour company can make pension contributions directly into your pension fund whether it be a stakeholder scheme or a sipp and these should receive full corporation tax relief in the year that they are paid ( subject to certain restrictions ) . they should also be national insurance free which can make them quite a tax efficient method of extraction ; albeit one that ties the monies up until retirement .\nrichard nixon ( 1913 - 94 ) , the 37th u . s . president , is best remembered as the only president ever to resign from office . nixon stepped down in 1974 , halfway through his second term , rather than face impeachment over his efforts to cover up illegal activities by members of his administration in the watergate scandal . a former republican congressman and u . s . senator from california , he served two terms as vice president under dwight eisenhower ( 1890 - 1969 ) in the 1950s . in 1960 , nixon lost his bid for the presidency in a close race with democrat john f . kennedy ( 1917 - 63 ) . he ran for the white house again in 1968 and won . as president , nixon\u2019s achievements included forging diplomatic ties with china and the soviet union , and withdrawing u . s . troops from an unpopular war in vietnam . however , nixon\u2019s involvement in watergate tarnished his legacy and deepened american cynicism about government .\nin north america , please call us at ( 888 ) 455 - 9200 , 8 : 00am to 5 : 00pm pt , monday to thursday , 9 : 00am to 5 : 00pm pt friday , to obtain a service order authorization number . bags sent back to nixon without an authorization number ( ra ) and proof of purchase from an authorized nixon dealer will not receive service .\nthe acquisition of nixon , founded 40 years ago , is the first in the u . s . for scm insurance , canada\u2019s largest independent , privately owned insurance provider . terms were not disclosed .\nthe 2014 nixon surf challenge was won by william aliotti , a surfer from saint - martin . the photographic challenge , on the other hand , was a little bit more complicated to evaluate . all the riders did a great job with the cameras ! anyhow , enough talking , we\u2019ll let you discover the pictures yourself and join the adventurous party along with the = = nixon = =\nriders !\nnixon develops world\u2019s first action sports smartwatch powered by google android weartm and qualcomm snapdragon wear industry - first 10 - atm water resistant and ultra - rugged smartwatch debuts at baselworld ( encinitas , california ) march 16 , 2016 \u2013 california - based , watch and accessories brand nixon announces the mission \u2014 the world\u2019s first ultra - rugged , action sports smartwatch . built . . . shared by : transworld business\nsharp case aspects and a dial that is undeniably nixon make the time tracker a quantum leap forward in angled aesthetics . some call it\nfuture retro ,\nbut we prefer\nde . . .\nwhile serving in the u . s . navy during world war ii , richard nixon won large amounts of money playing poker . he used these winnings to help fund his first political campaign in 1946 .\nfinally , a smartwatch with 100 - meter waterproofing that sends snow reports to the wrist . the post nixon mission : a smartwatch for action sports appeared first on transworld snowboarding . shared by : transworld snowboarding\ndeclaring his intention to achieve \u201cpeace with honor\u201d in vietnam , nixon introduced a strategy known as vietnamization , which called for gradually withdrawing american troops from the war while training south vietnamese army forces to take over their own defense . in january 1973 , nixon administration officials reached a peace agreement with communist north vietnam . the last american combat troops left vietnam in march of that year . the hostilities continued , however , and in 1975 north vietnam conquered south vietnam and reunited the country under communist rule . in addition to dealing with the vietnam war , nixon made historic visits , in 1972 , to china and the soviet union . he reduced tensions between these communist nations and the u . s . , helping to set the stage for establishing formal diplomatic relations . nixon also signed important treaties to limit the production of nuclear weapons .\nthe partial sale represents a value of about $ us464 million ( $ a432 . 71 million ) for nixon and results in net proceeds to billabong of approximately $ us285 ( $ a265 . 78 ) million .\nthe nixon surf challenge is preparing to return to the cold in less than 10 days when it heads to iceland from may 13 - 19 , 2013 for the 12th edition of this unique mobile surf event .\nas a family - friendly salon , nixon & co welcomes children for cuts and styling . however , for safety reasons , unattended children ( under 12 ) are not permitted to wait while you receive a service .\ntinker surf company was founded in october 2007 with the vision to share a message of peace , community and respect both for oneself and others . we solely exist for the purpose of bringing positive influence to the action sports industry and culture through the mechanism of skateboarding , surfing and coastal living products that support our core values . please feel free to contact me if we can serve you or your action sports ministry in any way .\nthe nixon watches reviewed here include the different types and kinds available in most markets . these include the models that can be worn up to 300 meters underwater , models with mineral crystal and stainless steel cases as well as those with rotating bezels , pieces with 2 , 3 , or 6 hand japanese quartz , watches with 3 hand swiss movements , and the models with the nixon patented locking looper and those with double locking clasps .\nwant to try and earn an additional income for the company ? looking at stocks or shares ? if this is a route you intend to go down then great care needs to be taken before committing yourself to an investment strategy as these investment areas do carry an element of risk and for this reason it would be advisable to only invest with \u2018spare\u2019 cash i . e . money that can be lost in the unfortunate event of your investments turning bad .\nwhen it comes to new or used construction plant equipment , look no further than nixon hire . we have one of the largest fleets of construction equipment in the uk , with thousands of machines available for sale at any time .\nhossegor , france - converging on the shores of playa zurriola in san sebastian , spain , for the ninth consecutive year , world - class surfers from australia , europe , north and south america will once again come together for the annual nixon surf challenge . a far cry from high - stress competitions , the peer - judged and scoring format of the nixon surf challenge regularly draws top talent from around the world year after year . with a non - traditional scoring system , the event is uniquely relaxed with an emphasis on free - surfing and style . the nixon surf challenge creates an ideal environment for participants to showcase their skills and creativity and has become a favorite stop along the tour circuit for many .\nfollowing the war , nixon launched his political career in 1946 when he defeated a five - term democratic incumbent to represent his california district in the u . s . house of representatives . as a congressman , nixon served on the house un - american activities committee and rose to national prominence by leading a controversial investigation of alger hiss ( 1904 - 1996 ) , a well - regarded former state department official who was accused of spying for the soviet union in the late 1930s .\nyour e - mail address will be stored for 3 years after your last contact . the information are intended to nixon europe and nixon inc . only . in accordance with the rules resulting from the applicable regulations and in particular the gdpr , you can exercise your rights ( right of information , access , rectification , right to delete , right of opposition , right to limit processing and right to data portability ) by contacting our customer service . for more information please check on our privacy policy .\n\u201cfrom our initial discussions with scm , we knew we had a common set of values , a common belief that a market exists for both critical mass and exceptional customer service and the two are not mutually exclusive , \u201d said president mark nixon said .\nappointments must be cancelled within 24 hours . nixon & co will make every effort to fill the appointment from our waiting list ; however , if we cannot fill the appointment , you may be charged up to 50 % of the price of the missed service .\nestablished in 1967 , nixon hire is one of the longest running businesses in the hire sector . in 2017 we were proud to celebrate our 50th year of trading . now in our 51st year we are proud to still offer excellent customer service alongside modern and reliable products .\nhere it becomes interesting , because nixon is in 70 countries , most a long way from any beach , and the entire action - sports industry ( of which some 85 percent , says laats , is headquartered between ventura and point loma ) is only about two - thirds the size of the watch business . in other words , the nixon partners realized , if they could establish their watches as a lifestyle brand , their little niche would become a canyon , and they would be swimming in a wide sea of fashion \u2014 which is what has happened .\nin a press release , andy laats said : \u201cthis is exciting news . to be back in the owner\u2019s seat with this committed team in addition to the forces of billabong and trilantic represents the next step in our continued mission to elevate nixon to a world - class brand . \u201d\nsix years after losing the governorship in his home state , nixon made a remarkable political comeback and once again claimed his party\u2019s presidential nomination . he prevailed in the 1968 u . s . presidential election , defeating democrat hubert humphrey ( 1911 - 78 ) and third - party candidate george wallace ( 1919 - 98 ) . nixon took office at a time of upheaval and change in the u . s . the american people were bitterly divided over the vietnam war ( 1954 - 75 ) , while women marched for equal rights and racial violence rocked the nation\u2019s cities .\na bunch of nixon team riders have already confirmed their attendance , psyched at the prospect of experiencing iceland ' s unique and mystical natural environment . known as one of the most volcanically active locations in the world , iceland ' s hypnotically beautiful coastline is also home to incredible waves .\nso much action went down at the return of the nixon jibfest at northstar at tahoe but we could only fit so many photos into the mag . but man did we have a ton of awesome ones . take a look at all the photos that we couldn\u2019t quite squeeze in .\nnixon offers a limited warranty on defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two ( 2 ) years after original purchase from an authorized nixon dealer . this means that if the materials in your watch are defective or if the watch isn ' t assembled correctly , we ' ll repair or replace it , at our option . we don ' t cover normal wear and tear of the watch case , crystal , band or bracelets , battery replacements , loss or theft . heads up : you will void your mission warranty if you open your case back , push the buttons underwater or forget to seal the microphone port and expose your watch to moisture . proof of purchase is required for all warranty claims and service requests , so hold onto your receipt . nixon will not accept a warranty claim or repair request if a watch has evidence of excessive wear or misuse .\nalthough we found the nixon nomadic headphones to be pretty comfortable for a couple hours of wear - - thanks namely to the thick , foam - padded earpieces - - they do tend to put some pressure on the ears and may not be cushy enough for some users ( or for extended use ) .\naccording to nixon europe ' s marketing director , henning erlandsen , san sebastian is an exceptional host city for the contest from the fun waves , to the beaches , to the locals . said erlandsen ,\nthe surf challenge could not be in a better location . the community of san sebastian has been welcoming the nixon crew to their city for years .\nhe continued ,\nhaving vans come on board this year as a partner has only added to the strength and level of the event . we look forward to them joining in the excitement of this year ' s surf challenge and more to come ."]}
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based sprite animation studio , the boutique cgi - animation house known for its creative and innovative animation style , and japan\u2019s olm digital will offer an informative session at siggraph on wednesday , july 24 ( 2 p . m . - 3 : 30 p . m . ) in anaheim , calif .\ntitled \u201cthe anime spirit : from pok\u00e9mon and pac - man to live - action films , \u201d the event will feature olm digital panelist\u2019s yasuhiro mikami , cgi director ; masashi kobayashi , cgi producer ; ken anjyo , r & d supervisor and moto sakakibara , cco at sprite animation studios who will jointly discuss the popularity of anime throughout the world and its unique expressiveness in contrast to western animation .\n2d bg / props designer wanted ! [ sprite animation studio ] sprite animation studios is located at the howard hughes center in losangeles , california . we are currently seeking outstanding artists for an animated tv series project . you must be motivated to work with people in a collaborative environment . job description : 2d background / props designer for an upcoming cg - animated television series project . compensation doe qualifications : ability to work on - site in our studio required ability to work digitally preferred , but not required ability to work with people in a collaborative environment interested parties are invited to submit their portfolio and resume to hr @ urltoken please visit our website for more info . www . urltoken\nthe annecy international animation film festival and its market ( mifa ) : the major international event for over 11 , 000 industry professionals .\ncopyright 2018 \u00a9 cgjobs : vfx jobs , animation jobs , video game jobs , tv & film jobs , software jobs , jobs all rights reserved .\nannecy international animation film festival has just finished with a historic number of visitors including 11 , 700 badgeholders , which was 17 % more than in 2017 .\ncharacter animatormid to senior level animator ( project hire ) with a strength in photoreal / realistic character & creature animation using maya . you ' ll be working closely with supervisors and art directors . . .\nthe session will feature a presentation of olm\u2019s popular work ( such as the pok\u00e9mon movies and tv series ) in 2d animation , 3d cg and live - action films . topics will include a dissection of olm\u2019s new anime styles and how olm\u2019s creative team continuously seeks to develop concepts and visual forms for the genre . the panel will also include an in - depth discussion of the company\u2019s newest project : the collaborative work with sprite animation , namco bandai and arad productions on the new pac - man and the ghostly adventures animated series , which currently airs on disney xd and recently ranked as the network\u2019s top rated show for the week of june 10 - 16 , 2013 in key demos .\nhow wonderful it would be if audiences smile when they see wonderful images . our energy is derived from this motivation \u2013 to see these smiling faces . olm group is an leading animation , cg animation and vfx studio . the creativity of our experienced artists , together with our technologists and top - of - the - line equipment , allow us to continually expand the frontiers of visual entertainment . the animated , cg , and live action feature films / tv animation shows created with our high - level techniques and well - organized production environment deliver wonder and excitement to our audiences . we would like to entertain people with the novel visual images we have created with passion . and we would love to enrich their hearts . olm group will deliver wonderful smiles and heartwarming stories to adults and children around the world .\nlawrence marvit is an eisner - nominated writer and artist who has designed for animated films , television , games , theater , and comics for such clients as warner bros . , universal studios , cartoon network , nickelodeon , sony , disney tv , wild brain , s . l . g . publishing , oni press , and pixar .\n- thank you everyone who has made the 2018 annecy festival such a great success .\n- the mifa , which is the biggest international market dedicated to animated films , has just closed with a new record year .\nby continuing to browse this site , you accept the use of cookies for user statistics , offering content adapted to the interests of users , providing optimal browsing and the possibility to share content on social networks . i accept ! tell me more\nhey developers . we can meet your desires with our api for all your app - building needs .\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 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nrudolf enjoys a life of comfort and care in gifu , japan . yet true to the adage , curiosity gets the best of the kitten , and he decides to explore beyond the four walls of his home . when he ' s inadvertently whisked into the back of a cargo truck and lands in tokyo , he befriends ippaiattena , a seasoned street cat who possesses a crucial and unusual skill that will help him find his way home : the ability to read the human language . rudolf ' s journey is rich with japanese culture , and his story celebrates the wonder of discovery\u2014that magical moment when you realize you have the key to unlock the world . ( source : new york international children ' s film festival )\nif this is your first visit , be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above . you may have to register before you can post : click the register link above to proceed . to start viewing messages , select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below .\npowered by vbulletin\u00ae version 5 . 4 . 2 copyright \u00a9 2018 vbulletin solutions , inc . all rights reserved .\n\u00a9 2014 newbay media , llc . t ( 212 ) 378 - 0400 . all rights reserved | privacy policy\nall times are gmt - 8 . this page was generated at 01 : 03 pm .\nhe has also taught for many years focusing on story , dialogue , design , composition , color , figure drawing , anatomy , landscape drawing , and art history . lawrence is constantly looking for trouble , so if you have an interesting problem that requires his skills , please feel free to contact him .\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nmy birth ( no , really . . . i was born on a pbs special )\npresents a chinese shadow puppet play inspired by an episode from the 16th century chinese epic journey to the west ( xi you ji ) by wu cheng ' en . ( 48 min )\nbig screen release based on an earlier television series done in japan . this is an adaptation of the famous tale xi you ji ( monkey ) . son goku\u0304 , a monkey endowed with magic powers , accompanies sanzo\u0304 ho\u0304shi ( xuanzang ) on his journey to india .\nthe classic interpretation of journey to the west , produced as a chinese television series . ( in chinese only )\na humorous adaptation of the famous chinese novel ,\njourney to the west .\na cult classic among the young chinese , especially university students , . . . a parody , or a side story based on the monkey king .\na three - hour made - for - television epic based on the classic chinese story journey to the west .\ncall number : hat av video ( dvd ) tr897 . 7 . s44 no . 151 2005\ncall number : hatfield library av video ( dvd ) pn1995 . 9 . a6 s58 2009\nan animated reinterpretation of the indian epic ramayana blends the stories of sita , a goddess separated from her husband rama , and nina , an animator whose husband moves to india , then dumps her by email .\ncall number : hatfield library av video ( dvd ) pn1995 . 9 . d4 c452 2006\nchan visits the country of his honorable ancestors , only to encounter a murder and opium ring .\ncall number : hatfield library av video ( dvd ) pn1995 . 9 . h6 h65 2006\nan infamous asian mastermind and his diabolical daughter raid the tomb of genghis khan .\ncall number : hatfield library av video ( dvd ) pn1995 . 9 . l5 s43 2002\na young man ' s spiritual odyssey , filmed on location in rishikesh and bharatpur , and based on hesse ' s novella .\ncall number : hatfield library av video ( dvd ) pn1995 . 9 . s5 y4 2013\na story about a young girl who loses her mother and then her father . jiang bo , a wealthy painter discovers her in a small fishing village and makes her his model .\ncall number : hatfield library av video ( dvd ) pn1995 . 9 . w3 e56 2009\nthe story of a british boy , james graham , whose privileged life is upturned by the japanese invasion of shanghai , december 8 , 1941 .\na tour examining the world ' s most historic and inaccessible locations of the area known as the silk road . [ v . 1 ] khotan , oasis of silk and jade - - [ v . 2 ] a heat wave called turfan - - [ v . 3 ] through the tian shan mountains by rail - - [ v . 4 ] journey into music , south through the tian shan mountains - - [ v . 5 ] where horses fly like the wind - - [ v . 6 ] two roads to the pamirs .\na tour of the legendary silk road , the ancient trade route which made possible the flow of rare goods , art and religious beliefs between ancient rome and the mysterious east . v . 1 . across the pamir ; the king ' s road ; legendary ladack - - v . 2 . xuang zang ' s travels in india ; the scorching sun and the southern road of iran ; in search of wisdom - - v . 3 . beyond baghdad ; the road vanished into a lake ; across the steppes - - v . 4 . the sky horses of davar ; the soghdian merchants ; the glory of sammerkand - - v . 5 . across the karakum desert ; the other silk road ; the caravans move west - - v . 6 . the horsemen of turkey ; the silk city at the edge of asia ; all roads lead to rome .\nthe story of a blind blues singer , paul pena , and his triumphant trek to the forgotten land of tuva to learn about the mysterious art of throat singing .\nin this program , hans kung seeks to understand the religions of china - officially a religion - free zone during china ' s period of strict communist rule - as well as the holistically oriented practices of traditional chinese medicine and tai chi .\ncall number : hatfield library av video ( dvd ) pn1995 . 91 . r8 a53 2001\nbiographical story of prince alexander nevsky and his successful resistance against an attempt by the teutonic knights to invade russia in 1242 .\ncall number : hatfield library av video ( dvd ) pn1995 . 91 . i8 p54 2012\nthe arabian nights follows the adventures of a slave girl as she rises to power over a great city . around her revolve the stories of magic and lust , mystery and fantasy that derive from three cultures ( persia , egypt and india ) and range from the ninth century to the renaissance .\nstory of a tibetan horse stealer who is driven out by his tribe in an effort to purge it of evil . includes detailed scenes of buddhist rituals .\ncall number : hatfield library av video ( dvd ) pn1995 . 91 . m56 m66 2008\ndelves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as temudgin in 1162 . follows temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny . shows the future conqueror and revealing him not as the evil brute , but as an inspiring , fearless and visionary leader .\ncall number : hatfield library av video ( dvd ) pn1995 . 91 . k2 t85 2009\nfollowing his russian naval service , young dreamer asa returns to his sister ' s nomadic brood on the desolate hunger steppe to begin a hardscrabble career as a shepherd . but before he can tend a flock of his own , asa must win the hand of the only eligible bachelorette for miles , his alluringly mysterious neighbor tulpan .\na rich introduction to the book from a website called invitation to world literature , which is a multimedia series introducing drama , epic poetry , and novels from many times and cultures supported by the annenberg foundation .\nthe silkroad foundation is a non - profit organization , established in 1996 , to promote the study and preservation of cultures and art on inner asia and the silk road .\nsilk road seattle is an ongoing public education project using the\nsilk road\ntheme to explore cultural interaction across eurasia from the beginning of the common era ( a . d . ) to the seventeenth century .\nclips from the 2007 pop opera by chen shi - zheng , damon albarn , and jamie hewlett . ( see monkey : journey to the west for more information . )\nthe story of a buddhist monk ' s pilgrimage to india to collect religious texts . a chinese blockbuster of a film to be released in 2013 . starring donnie yen and yun - fat chow .\na chinese opera based on the story of the monkey king\u2019s encounter with the princess iron fan .\nthe first chinese animated feature film . the film is based on an episode of the novel journey to the west .\nmikami bldg . 2f , 1 - 18 - 10 wakabayashi , setagaya - ku , tokyo , japan 154 - 0023 google map ( r & d viplus ) dens kono bldg . 302 , 1 - 8 - 8 wakabayashi , setagaya - ku , tokyo , japan 154 - 0023 google map\n\u00a9 2018 olm , inc . / olm digital , inc . all rights reserved .\nthis is an unofficial site . all logos , images , video and audio clips pertaining to actors , characters and related indicia belong to their respective \u00a9 and \u2122 owners . all original content \u00a9 2009 - 2018 inyxception enterprises , inc . dba behind the voice actors . all rights reserved .\n2d background / props designer for an upcoming cg - animated television series project .\n\u2013 must have experience with maya \u2013 one year minimum production experience \u2013 knowledge of rigging is preferred .\nanimal logic recruiting technical animatortechnical animator - lego 2 everything will be awesome when you\u2019re part of the team ! 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{"id": 56545, "summary": [{"text": "the bacup shoe company is a footwear company based in the village of stacksteads , near bacup , lancashire , england .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the bacup shoe co. was founded and incorporated in 1928 by ernst goodwin .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the bacup shoe company was one of the last well known footwear manufacturers to stop manufacturing in the late 1990s and turn to importing footwear from the far east .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "suppliers are based in china ( where the company is also based ) , vietnam and spain . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "bacup shoe company", "paragraphs": ["the bacup shoe company limited . free business summary taken from official companies house information . free alerts . registered as 08316240\nthe bacup shoe company limited is an active company incorporated on 3 december 2012 with the registered office located in bacup , lancashire . the bacup shoe company limited has been running for 5 years 7 months . there are currently 1 active director and 0 active secretaries according to the latest confirmation statement submitted on 3rd december 2017 .\ngoodwin smith will be tied to the bacup shoe company , based at atherton holme mill , in railway street , stacksteads .\nthe bacup shoe holding company limited . free business summary taken from official companies house information . free alerts . registered as 06684171\nwalter\u2019s grandson , steven smith , joined forces with the goodwin family in 1990 , and remains a major shareholder of the bacup shoe company .\nleaveland shoe , a new chinese - owned company , is to build a shoe factory at pembroke dock which will create 150 jobs .\nthe company is named after former manchester city footballer , ernest \u2018ernie\u2019 goodwin , who created the bacup shoe company in 1928 , and one of his contemporaries , walter smith , a well - respected and highly - skilled shoemaker at the nearby newchurch boot and shoe company .\nbacup shoe : winner of duty free international news award for best new fashion and leather goods , for its redfoot shoes range .\nthe bacup shoe company limited with companies house reg no . 08316240 has been in this business field for six years . this particular private limited company can be found at atherton holme mill , railway street , bacup and their area code is ol13 0uf . the name is the bacup shoe company limited . this company ' s former customers may remember the firm also as angel footwear 2013 , which was in use until friday 8th february 2013 . this company ' s standard industrial classification code is 46420 meaning wholesale of clothing and footwear . 2017 - 12 - 31 is the last time when company accounts were reported .\nthis company has been treated as a large company in respect of the rating / limit generated .\nthe companies with significant control over this firm are : the bacup shoe holding company limited owns over 3 / 4 of company shares and has 3 / 4 to full of voting rights . this business can be reached in bacup at stacksteads , ol13 0uf , lancashire and was registered as a psc under the reg no 06684171 .\nsears has sold its cable & co chain of shoe shops to nine west of the us for \u00a36m , thus completing its exit from the shoe business .\nentrepreneur tim smith , whose redfoot business is an off - shoot from the long - established bacup shoe company , did not get the record \u00a3300 , 000 investment he was looking for , despite all five judges being impressed with his pitch and head for figures .\nin a nod to rossendale\u2019s shoe - making history , goodwin smith\u2019s logo will be a stag\u2019s head .\nduedil provides access to company information via a free account , enterprise package or the api .\nearly one hundred years later , nothing much has changed . the bacup shoe company is still owned and run by the same family . and they are still making quality footwear . under tim smith\u2019s leadership , a contestant on dragons den , the company has developed the \u2018goodwin smith\u2019 brand to celebrate the two founder\u2019s intriguing characters . like ernie and walter , goodwin smith represents the epitome of the modern man who likes to work hard and play very hard .\ntwo historic rossendale shoe companies are to be immortalised thanks to a new footwear firm set up by a former dragons\u2019 den contestant .\nthis company ' s return on total assets employed ratio indicates a relatively efficient use of assets .\nthis company ' s ratio of total liabilities to total assets indicates the presence of moderate equity funding .\ngoodwin smith has a unique history , which started one night in a lancashire pub way back in 1928 . two rival british shoemakers stood face to face , arguing about which one of them could make the better shoe \u2013 ernie goodwin or walter smith . they came from different backgrounds , ernie a manchester city footballer and walter a coal miner , but they each shared the same ideals , namely a passion for making quality footwear and a good night out . after that argument in the pub , goodwin and smith joined forces to create \u2018the bacup shoe company\u2019 .\nthe dragons loved tim\u2019s confident pitch and deborah meaden and hilary devey were so intrigued with the folding shoe idea they even tried on a pair .\n46420 wholesale of clothing and footwear - the company was dormant during y / e 31 . 12 . 15 .\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 .\na company boss wowed the experts on bbc\u2019s dragons ' den with his \u2018folding shoes\u2019 but failed to scoop an investment .\nhowever , it was the fact tim\u2019s company redfoot was owned by a holding company with three directors , tim , his dad and his brother that put off the dragons who did not want to be junior partners in a family business .\njohnson service , the dry - cleaning chain , is acquiring connacht court , the irish textile rental company , for \u00a333m .\nthis is a very large company with total assets in excess of \u00a35 billion and shareholders ' funds greater than \u00a350 million .\nthe advertisements supplied by our carefully selected sponsors enable us to host and support the company data we share with our free members .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 company check ltd ( 04905417 ) registered office : caspian point one , pierhead street , cardiff , cf10 4dq , united kingdom .\nglobecrown international , the maldon - based product - testing company , has been acquired by hill top research of the us in a \u00a34 . 5m deal .\noriflame international , the cosmetics marketing company , is to sell its swedish retailing business to an undisclosed buyer for \u00a314m in order to focus on direct selling .\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 .\nwithin this specific company , the full range of director ' s assignments have so far been performed by steven s . who was appointed on monday 3rd december 2012 . for two years christopher d . , had been functioning as a director for the company up to the moment of the resignation in may 2014 .\ngreat universal stores is acquiring metromail , the us database marketing company , for about \u00a3500m , as part of a strategy to build up a us information services business .\nhawkesbay sportswear , the us clothing company , has acquired three factories in ireland in preparation for the creation of 1 , 200 jobs and 100 retail outlets in the uk and ireland .\nthorn is to acquire eclipse retail , the australian rental company , for \u00a325m , and will combine it with its radio rentals business in australia and new zealand which it will then sell off .\nalbemarle & bond , the jewellery retailing and cheque cashing company , is raising \u00a33 . 5m in a share placing in order to fund the opening of 20 more stores over the next three years .\nfor this international financial services company , trust is the cornerstone of everything they do . hear why the firm trusts sap to help them transform almost every aspect of their business \u2013 from digitalization and talent management to collections and disbursements .\nin the years since ernie goodwin and walter smith first united forces , our shoes have just got better and better , with more refined craftsmanship , exceptional designs , and incredible manufacturing . every goodwin smith shoe must meet the highest standards , because after all , these shoes are made for a bucking good night out , and you need to look the part .\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\nsiemens is known for developing forward - looking technology . to prepare its own it infrastructure for the future , the company moved to the latest version of sap erp on the sap hana platform . the result ? significant roi and productivity gains for over 160 , 000 users .\nour range of goodwin smith footwear is comprised of the newchurch , irwell , glen , atherton and townsend \u2013 all of which are priced at \u00a395 ( which is fantastic value considering the quality of the material and the length it takes to produce each shoe ) . goodwin smith is definitely a brand both our staff and customers have fallen in love with and we would encourage anyone who is looking for a new pair of work shoes to come and experience them for themselves ( you won\u2019t be disappointed ! ) .\ngoodwin smith aim to deliver fantastic quality craftsmanship to a new generation by updating traditional footwear designs and giving them a sleek modern finish . while the company offers a large range of styles , their most striking designs are their selection of brogues which feature exceptional attention to detail and hardwearing materials . every pair of goodwin smith shoes takes over a month to make and requires over 115 different processes before it can reach the shop floor .\ndenmans electrical wholesale is acquiring simpson & paul , the operator of lighting and electrical supplies depots in watford and high wycombe .\nwalton group is to start work in the new year on a \u00a3100m shopping mall in liverpool city centre , which should create up to 1 , 500 jobs .\nasprey & garrard has sold the mappin & webb and watches of switzerland chains to a management team for undisclosed terms , as part of a strategy to dispose of non - core businesses .\nbody shop international is acquiring its german franchise operator cosmo trading for \u00a37m , and plans to double the size of the operation over the next few years .\ncity gourmets is acquiring newultra , the owner of six coffee shops operating under the rendezvous name , for \u00a31 . 2m .\ndebenhams is planning a \u00a335m refit of its oxford store which will create 50 jobs , and two temporary stores are being set up to serve customers for the duration of the project .\nmarks & spencer has announced plans to build a new store in scunthorpe town centre , as part of a \u00a327m shopping mall being developed by wykeland group and chesterfield properties .\nsainsbury has announced plans for a \u00a330m investment at the castle vale housing estate in birmingham , and more than 500 jobs will be created .\nasda has acquired five co - op stores in yeovil , blackpool , darlington , birkenhead and weston - super - mare , and will expand them with the creation of about 1 , 000 jobs .\ntesco has won permission to build a major new distribution warehouse at purfleet in essex , which will create more than 800 jobs .\nwaitrose is planning to open a new store in malvern next year , with the creation of 250 jobs .\nsafeway is to open a 50 , 000 sq ft depot for grocery and chilled products in larne , northern ireland , in an alliance with p & o ; ferries , creating 100 jobs .\ndollond & aitchison , the chain of opticians , is being acquired by de rigo of italy for undisclosed terms .\nland securities and sunderland council are planning a \u00a345m expansion at sunderland ' s bridges shopping centre , and the plans include a new debenhams store that will create 350 jobs .\ntm group has acquired martin retail for \u00a375m , creating the largest newsagency chain in the uk with 1 , 420 outlets , and it will convert many of the stores into a convenience format .\naddis is setting up a new household products research and development facility in swansea , creating an unspecified number of new jobs .\nunited norwest co - op has acquired the nevins chain of 20 convenience stores for undisclosed terms .\nsainsbury has acquired star markets , the us supermarket chain , for \u00a3294m and the 53 stores are expected to be converted to its existing shaw ' s format .\nwm morrison is planning to build a \u00a315m food superstore in newcastle , which will create 250 jobs .\nsomerfield has agreed a \u00a325m deal to open up to 50 grocery stores on elf petrol station forecourts over the next 18 months , creating 1 , 500 jobs .\nbaa mcarthur glen is planning to expand its cheshire oaks retail complex with 44 new shops , creating up to 200 new jobs .\nbertram books , the norwich - based book wholesaler , is to build a new warehouse and offices at the broadland business park in thorpe , which will enable it to increase headcount from 600 to 1 , 000 .\nlittlewoods is to close its printing operation in liverpool and move to a new site in speke , creating about 150 new jobs .\nwyevale garden centres is acquiring kennedys , the chain of 13 garden centres , for up to \u00a313m , taking its total number of outlets to 78 .\nprincipality pension trust , an investment trust linked to a privately - owned south wales group of companies , has submitted plans to caerphilly county borough council for a \u00a314m retail park in caerphilly that would create up to 150 jobs .\nnorwest co - op and freeport leisure are planning to open a \u00a320m shopping complex at talke in staffordshire next spring , creating up to 500 jobs .\nbestway is planning to set up cash and carry depots in swansea and gateshead as part of a strategy to be present in every major conurbation in england and wales .\nkingfisher has acquired electrical city , the singapore electrical retail chain , for undisclosed terms , and will use it as a base to expand further into south - east asia .\nthe mcarthur glen shopping village off the m4 at bridgend is planning to almost double in size , with the creation of 44 new shops and more than 200 jobs .\nland securities has unveiled revised plans for the \u00a360m redevelopment of york ' s coppergate centre extension , which is expected to create 750 jobs .\nphilip russell , the belfast - based drinks wholesaler , has confirmed plans to invest \u00a33m in a chain of licensed convenience stores in northern ireland , creating up to 120 jobs .\nfoster ' s , the menswear retailer , has been bought from the receivers by tom hunter , the former owner of sports division , and the stores are likely to be renamed and the head office moved from the west midlands to ayrshire .\nsainsbury ' s is creating more than 100 jobs by expanding its stafford supermarket at a cost of \u00a37 . 5m .\nb & q ; is planning to invest \u00a3750m in the expansion of its diy chain , opening 125 out - of - town stores over the next five years and creating 20 , 000 jobs .\nb & q ; is said to be planning to set up three warehouses in liverpool , creating 600 jobs .\nasda is to create up to 300 jobs at a national call centre near glasgow , and rutherglen - based city refrigeration holdings has won a five - year contract to run it .\nlittlewoods is said to be considering plans to open a distribution and call centre at the estuary commerce park in speke garston , merseyside .\ngrampian holdings is selling its sportswear business to finest brands international , in order to focus on the expansion of its chain of edinburgh woollen mill outlets .\nasda is planning to move its wrexham superstore to a larger site on holt road , creating up to 200 jobs .\nindex is to open a new catalogue store in chesterfield next month with the creation of 30 jobs .\npeacocks , the cardiff - based clothes retailer , is planning to invest \u00a312m in a nationwide expansion programme that will result in 40 new clothes stores and up to 1 , 400 jobs over the next 14 months .\nalldays has acquired walter wilson , the gateshead - based chain of 48 supermarkets , for \u00a36 . 9m .\nhmv media is planning to open seven waterstone ' s bookshops and three hmv music shops in the uk over the next two years , as well as five superstores in north america and europe .\nswan hill has won approval to build the \u00a340m wellington square retail scheme in stockton , which will create 43 shop units and more than 400 jobs .\ntranville developments of leeds is planning to build a superstore in blackburn in order to regenerate the northern side of the town centre and create 400 jobs .\nwaitrose is planning to build a 25 , 000 sq ft supermarket in south woodford , creating 220 jobs .\nsweet dreams , the bed manufacturer , has bought turkington ' s 81 , 000 sq ft former factory in burnley and aims to create 50 new jobs .\nborders of the us is planning to set up a 25 , 000 sq ft bookshop superstore in york , which will create 70 jobs .\nbradgate textiles is expanding its sileby factory to meet rising demand for its child safety seat covers and mail order home furnishings , and an extra 35 jobs are being created .\ntesco is planning to build a 95 , 000 sq ft store as part of the \u00a325m redevelopment of the seacroft shopping centre in leeds , creating more than 500 jobs .\ntk maxx , the discount fashion retailer , is to open its first two welsh stores this month , creating more than 100 jobs in carmarthen and cardiff .\nsarah coggles is to open 20 new fashion stores nationwide over the next three years , creating about 400 jobs .\nswan hill is planning a \u00a340m retail development in stockton that will include 42 shops and create more than 400 jobs .\nfreeport leisure is set to start building the \u00a340m freeport village in castleford , which will include 140 retail outlets and should open next august .\nottakar ' s is buying bells bookshops for \u00a31 . 1m , and is also preparing to open eight new bookshops before the end of the year .\npine direct is opening a new head office and furniture manufacturing plant in burnley , with the creation of 113 jobs .\nday runner of the us is to acquire filofax , the uk personal - organiser maker , for \u00a350m .\nkingfisher is to merge its b & q ; business with castorama of france to create europe ' s largest diy retailing group and allow major cost savings .\nbudgens is moving into home shopping with the acquisition of teleshop for \u00a30 . 5m , and will rename the service budgens direct .\ntesco is linking up with grattan to launch a home - shopping service , and 350 new jobs will be created at grattan ' s headquarters in bradford .\ntesco is planning to set up two major distribution centres close to london , and is already thought to have agreed to use capital & regional ' s dolfin site at thurrock .\nwm morrison is to open a further eight stores across the country over the next 18 months , as part of an expansion plan that will create at least 2 , 800 jobs .\nnike is to open its first retail outlet in scotland at a \u00a325m retail site in tillicoultry , which will create nearly 500 jobs .\ncourtaulds textiles is planning to acquire claremont garments for \u00a310m , and claims the deal will make it the leading supplier to marks & spencer .\nclinton cards is to acquire csg holdings , the greeting - card retailer , for \u00a327m which will expand its chain from 504 to 715 shops .\nfreeport leisure is to open three retail centres over the next year , including a \u00a320m centre near newcastle - under - lyme , a \u00a345m centre in castleford and a \u00a335m centre in braintree .\nasda is to open a new regional distribution centre in washington , tyne & wear , later this month to serve stores in the north east and cumbria , creating 500 jobs .\nsomerfield is to recruit a further 100 staff for its computer department in bristol .\npetsmart is planning to open 100 more pet stores by the end of next year , and 250 jobs will be set aside for the over - 50s .\nb & q ; and mfi are planning to swap their superstore sites in york and about 200 new jobs will be created in the redevelopment .\nkingfisher is to acquire polish life improvement , poland ' s largest diy retailer , for about \u00a316m , its first move into eastern europe .\nasda is planning to demolish its store in havant and replace it with a state - of - the - art hypermarket that will be open 24 hours a day and create 100 jobs .\nmfi , the furniture retailer , is to create 120 jobs at a call centre in sunderland enterprise park .\nmonsoon plans to open a further 40 women ' s fashion stores over the next year , as it claims that store locations have become easier to find .\nlittlewoods is planning to expand its telephone customer service centre in sunderland , creating an extra 600 jobs over the next two years .\nikea is planning to open a new furniture store in eastville , bristol , next april , creating 350 jobs .\nasda is to open four new stores in scotland with the creation of 1 , 000 jobs , and they will be located in elgin , hamilton , robroyston , and clydebank .\ntesco is planning to build a superstore in beverley with the creation of 300 new jobs , but the plans are being strongly opposed by local traders .\nsupreme knitwear is to expand its factory in stockton and take on 40 new staff , and it is hoped that the new buildings will eventually house 300 workers .\nwilliam wilson , the aberdeen - based heating and electrical wholesaler , is to open a new depot at solihull in the west midlands , creating 12 jobs .\naldi , the discount food retailer , is to build a distribution centre just outside chelmsford .\nsafeway is planning to spend \u00a340m developing its stores in northern ireland , including new stores in omagh and downpatrick , with the creation of 250 jobs .\nbrown & jackson has acquired b & j ; props from pepkor of south africa for \u00a32 . 3m , which will reduce its exposure to rent increases as b & j ; props owns 14 of brown & jackson ' s stores .\ngame , the entertainment software retailer , is to open a further five stores by september and a further 50 by may 2001 to add to the existing 65 .\nboots has sold its do it all chain of 139 diy stores to focus retail , which is backed by duke street capital , for \u00a368m .\nasprey group has sold hamilton & inches , the scottish jeweller , to management .\nwm morrision has bought two superstores from co - operative retail services , one in hull and one in chingford , and is now planning to expand its chain of 95 stores to 102 next year .\nelectronics boutique is planning to open a further 20 software stores before the end of the year , to add to the existing 158 .\ntesco has announced plans to more than double the number of stores opening 24 hours to 63 , creating 600 jobs .\nwhitbread and allied domecq are in discussions to merge their off - licence chains - thresher and victoria wine - into a 50 : 50 joint venture in response to the growing power of supermarkets .\njjb sports is planning to acquire sports division for \u00a3290m , which would give it a much stronger bargaining position with the major sportswear manufacturers .\njessops has acquired city camera exchange , the chain of 13 photographic shops , for undisclosed terms .\ndavis service is acquiring laundrycraft , the linen rental concern , for \u00a37 . 2m .\nbp and safeway have announced plans to set up a chain of 100 mini - supermarkets at petrol stations over the next four years , creating 2 , 000 jobs .\ncourts is acquiring the burns philp chain of furniture stores in fiji , which will give it a 60 % share of the furniture retailing market .\nsomerfield is planning a \u00a31bn investment programme , that will involve the creation of 5 , 000 jobs and the conversion of more than 800 recently - acquired kwik save stores to the somerfield format .\ndixons is planning to open 100 new stores , including 13 pc worlds , and create 2 , 000 new jobs , despite a slowdown in consumer spending .\nwaterstone ' s has announced a \u00a314m expansion programme that will see the opening of seven new bookstores , including a \u00a33m superstore at london ' s oxford circus , and the conversion of 48 of its recently - acquired dillons stores .\nthe bluewater shopping centre near dartford is beginning a roadshow across the south - east of england in order to recruit 6 , 700 staff in preparation for its opening next march .\ndixons is buying seeboard ' s chain of 39 electrical retail stores for about \u00a320m , and is said to be planning to close up to two thirds of them .\narcadia is acquiring wade smith , the liverpool - based designer clothing retailer , for \u00a317m , and will use the brand to launch a chain of 30 designer children ' s wear stores .\nnomura international is set to acquire thorn , the rental group , for \u00a3980m , and the business is expected to be rationalised in preparation for a flotation .\nminit is to acquire sketchley ' s retailing division , which includes 623 outlets , for \u00a31 . 2m .\nasda is to invest \u00a35m this year on a number of new initiatives including an internet store selling music , videos and books , a satellite tv shopping channel and a new home delivery service .\nasprey is to merge with garrard to create a single luxury jewellery brand called asprey & garrard , while other parts of the asprey retailing business will be sold off to raise up to \u00a3100m .\nkingfisher is to increase its stake in but , the french electrical retailer , from 26 % to about 62 % at a cost of \u00a3103m , and will combine the business with its pan - european kingfisher electrical retailing division .\nwatson & philip is planning to open 90 - 100 alldays convenience stores in the second half of this year , with most being franchised .\nthorn has sold its us rentals business to renters choice for \u00a3545m , and a large amount of the proceeds will be returned to shareholders .\ncourts , the electrical and furniture retailer , is planning to open up to 10 uk superstores this year with an emphasis on northern england .\nportsmouth & sunderland newspapers is planning to open 40 convenience stores per year as part of an ongoing expansion programme for its one stop community stores chain .\ntesco is planning to open a further 21 stores in the uk this year , as part of an expansion programme that will create about 10 , 000 jobs .\nwh smith is acquiring the internet bookshop , which claims to be europe ' s largest internet bookshop , for \u00a38 . 8m .\nallders is planning to open two new at home furnishing stores in chester and chichester , creating around 150 jobs .\npowerhouse holdings , the electrical appliances retailer , is planning to expand its chain of superstores from 39 to 50 and then hopes to undergo a flotation next year .\nstorehouse is looking to expand into the home furnishings market and is also planning to refurbish its smaller mothercare outlets and add an extra 12 bhs stores , creating 1 , 500 jobs .\nmarks & spencer has confirmed its commitment to a \u00a32 . 2bn expansion plan that will include an extra 1 . 5m sq ft of retail space in the uk and 900 , 000 sq ft overseas .\ngame , the computer games retailer , is to raise about \u00a310m in a flotation in order to fund the expansion of its chain from 65 outlets to at least 120 over the next three years .\nmatalan is to raise \u00a310 . 3m in a flotation on may 14 , some of which will be used to refurbish and expand its chain of out - of - town clothes shops .\nkingfisher is buying 60 % stakes in two german electrical retailers - wegert verwaltungs and promarkt holding - for \u00a349m , as part of a strategy to create a global retailing business .\nwhittard of chelsea is considering plans to set up a chain of 100 kitchen stores over the next three years , selling kitchen utensils and storage jars .\ngrampian holdings is planning to open 100 edinburgh woollen mill clothes shops over the next three years , and will sell off its branded leisure goods business in order to fund the expansion .\namazon of the us has acquired bookpages , the uk internet bookshop , as part of a european expansion programme .\ndebenhams has announced plans for an additional six new stores , which along with the 10 previously announced would create 6 , 000 jobs .\ngreat universal stores has won its takeover battle for argos having received sufficient acceptances from shareholders for the \u00a31 . 9bn bid .\ngame , the computer games retailer , is planning to double the size of its chain to 120 within three years , and funding will come from a \u00a345m share placing later this spring .\njjb sports expects to open a further 50 sports shops this year , to add to the current 202 .\ndfs furniture is to open up to 20 new stores over the next three years , with five due to open before august 1998 .\nbudgens is planning to open a further 20 xpress convenience stores on q8 petrol station forecourts over the next two years .\ntesco is to open 26 uk stores this year , and has outlined plans to double overseas investment this year with particular emphasis on ireland and central europe .\noasis is acquiring coast , the womenswear retailer with 35 outlets , for \u00a30 . 8m .\nunited overseas group , the distributor of surplus branded consumer goods , is acquiring intertrading agencies boersema beheer of the netherlands for \u00a322m , in order to speed up its expansion into continental europe .\nmatalan , the out - of - town clothing retailer , is to raise \u00a315m of new money in a flotation next month in order to pay off debts , while it also plans to open 10 new stores this year .\nelectronics boutique , the computer games retailer , is planning to add 30 stores to its current 150 this year , and is also looking to expand into germany , france , spain and sweden .\ngreat universal stores has succeeded with its \u00a3545m takeover battle for metromail , the us database marketer , having beaten off a rival offer from american business information .\nborders of the us is to open a book and music superstore in brighton in the autumn , followed by one in london next spring .\nnew look , the fashion retailer , is planning to raise \u00a3100m in a flotation in order to repay debt , redeem preference shares , and finance a roll - out of 150 stores .\njames beattie is considering plans to invest \u00a318m in the expansion of its existing department stores , the opening of new stores and possibly an acquisition .\nflying flowers has acquired stanley gibbons , the stamp dealer , for \u00a313 . 5m , as part of a strategy to build up its mail order business with strong brand names in niche markets .\nmoss bros is planning to open 10 new menswear stores this year , and has identified 40 potential sites .\ngoldsmiths is planning to open up to 20 jewellery stores over the next year , having opened 15 over the last year .\nfreeport leisure is to raise \u00a363m in a rights issue in order to fund the development of two new discount factory outlets .\nj sainsbury has confirmed plans to launch a home shopping service at 32 of its larger stores , enabling customers to order groceries via phone , fax or internet , and about 500 jobs will be created .\nclinton cards is planning to open up to 40 outlets this year to add to the existing 476 .\nwm morrison is planning to create 2 , 400 jobs this year and open a further six supermarkets , including two in the south .\nwh smith has confirmed that it is planning to buy the john menzies retail chain for \u00a368m , which will result in some job losses and the rebranding of the menzies stores in england and wales .\nemi and advent international of the us are to buy the waterstone ' s chain of book stores from wh smith for \u00a3300m , through a joint venture called hmv media that will also acquire the 271 hmv music stores and the dillons chain of book stores from emi for \u00a3500m .\nsomerfield and kwik save have agreed a \u00a31 . 4bn merger that will lead to the creation of a \u00a36bn food retailing business , but job losses could result from the closure of a number of kwik save stores and the prestatyn head office .\nlaughton rainsford has acquired thomas cork , the provider of in - store merchandising displays , for \u00a332m .\ntopps tiles is planning to increase its chain of stores from 61 to over 100 by may 2000 .\nknickerbox , the underwear retailer , has been bought from administration by corporate recovery specialist klesch capital partners for undisclosed terms , and the shops will now be refurbished and expanded .\ntomkins has sold its carriage house fruit retail operation in california to new west foods , and the price is expected to exceed the asset value of \u00a38m .\nargos has issued a profits warning due to poor sales of toys , jewellery and electrical goods , while it has also announced plans to cut 100 head office jobs , close a warehouse in welwyn garden city , create a new distribution centre in lancashire , and pilot a home shopping service .\nborders of the us is to open a superstore in london ' s oxford street selling books , videos , music and computer games , and will follow this up with a chain of uk stores including an outlet in leeds that is due to open in the autumn .\nreadicut international has sold european carpets to interface group of the us for \u00a330m .\nshell is focused on meeting the energy demands of the future in innovative , sustainable , and carbon - responsible ways . hear how they\u2019re using sap digital technologies to power progress .\nthis agricultural machinery manufacturer uses iot technology to connect people , plants , and machines \u2013 and adopt sustainable practices that lower environmental impact and costs .\nphilips uses sap cloud platform and the internet of things to support architectural lighting installations on landmarks around the world \u2013 and assess their impact . they can now gather loads of data , analyze it in the blink of an eye , and measure social sentiment .\nsap has more than 320 , 000 customers in 190 countries . search for stories and videos by industry , solution , region , topic , or business size to find out how companies like yours are using our software and technology .\nin the programme , which was aired on monday , 25 - year - old tim pitched to the five dragons - peter jones , theo paphitis , deborah meaden , hilary devey and duncan bannatyne .\nhe was offering opportunity to own 10 per cent of his business in exchange for \u00a3300 , 000 investment - 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", "topic": 38}], "title": "qantas freight", "paragraphs": ["like qantas freight\u2019s existing 737 - 300f freighters , the 737 - 400f will be operated by qantas\u2019s express freighters australia subsidiary .\nsending fresh produce into asia is easy with qantas freight . know your customers will receive their produce on - time and with the quality and freshness they expect . qantas freight offers freight capacity services to more than 26 ports throughout asia .\nwhen you next consider arrangements for moving goods , we welcome the opportunity to understand your freight requirements . for more information , contact qantas freight customer service on 13 12 13 , visit urltoken or contact your local qantas freight sales representative .\nthe six are stephen cleary , group general manager freight in sydney ; harold pang , general manager freight sales in singapore ; peter frampton , former group general manager freight ; john cooper , former general manager freight sales ; bruce mccaffrey , former vice - 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tasman route , and several 737 freighters . qantas carries 5 per cent of the air freight between china and the us .\nqantas freight ' s brand logo has been updated and minor enhancements in the look and feel of the existing app .\nqantas freight enterprises executive manager lisa brock said the - 400erf offered greater capacity and range , and would deliver increased efficiency .\n* qantas freight domestic customers now able to access webtrack to track 524 air waybills . * minor bug fixes and performance improvements\nlove the push notifications for real time flight and air waybill tracking status ! well worth the download . thanks qantas freight !\nwhether you need to move your goods urgently on the next flight to meet a deadline or simply need a fast , reliable airport to airport service , qantas freight has the right solution for your business . with the largest air line - haul network in australia , qantas freight provides freight capacity to all major australian and most regional airports .\nto be branded in the distinctive new qantas freight livery , the 747 - 400erf is expected to enter service by the end of 2013 , subject to regulatory approval . it will be operated by express freighters australia , a wholly - owned subsidiary of qantas freight .\nfollowing qantas\u2019s recent acquisition of 100 per cent of australian air express , the qantas freight has a fleet of 13 freight aircraft including three wetleased 747 - 400fs , one 767 - 300f , four 737 - 300cf aircraft , four bae 146s and one saab 340 .\n* a business must be a qantas business rewards member to earn qantas points for business . a one - off join fee of $ 89 . 50 applies . fees are inclusive of any applicable gst and may be varied by qantas from time to time , without notice , in its absolute discretion . membership and qantas points are subject to the qantas business rewards terms and conditions . qantas points for business are offered under the qantas freight terms and conditions . any claims in relation to qantas points under this offer must be made directly to qantas freight by emailing freightloyalty @ qantas . com . au . qantas points will be credited to the members ' business rewards account within 50 days after the service is provided . members will earn 1 qantas point for every $ 1 spent on carriage by air , domestically and internationally , of freight by or on behalf of qantas from any airport in australia where the air waybill number for the itinerary commences with \u2018081 ' . qantas business rewards members will earn qantas points for spend above a threshold of $ 1 , 000 per calendar month .\nformer qantas head of freight in the us , bruce mccaffrey , even served eight - months jail for illegal price fixing of cargo shipments .\nqantas has agreed to pay a $ 20 million settlement for its role in a cartel that allegedly fixed prices within the air freight sector .\n\u201cqantas freight markets the belly space capacity of all domestic and international qantas , jetstar and jetstar asia flights . qantas freight also operates a fleet of 13 freighters to supplement capacity to key import and export destinations , \u201d lisa brock , executive manager of qantas freight enterprises , says . \u201cwith several lease arrangements coming to an end over the next two years , there has been some speculation in the market , and as you\u2019d expect we are looking at a range of options . \u201d\ni ' ll be sure to tell my fellow freight forwarders about this great app .\nqantas freight is australia ' s largest independent air freight services business , shipping more than 4000 air freight items to over 500 destinations globally every day . dedicated cargo handling terminals are available in 22 locations around the world and our trusted business partners also offer road transport and door to door services to complete the delivery cycle .\nlithium ion batteries over 160wh are forbidden as passenger baggage and must be sent as freight .\nfor customised speciality movements and charter services , qantas freight can support large movement volumes of commodities or special event shipments , such as racehorses , sports cars , stage equipment and artworks . when you have a unique shipment , have peace of mind the quality of your goods will be preserved with qantas freight .\naustralia post and qantas freight have announced the addition of a b737 - 400 freighter to the dedicated domestic air network used exclusively by australia post and startrack customers .\nqantas remains exposed to tens of millions of dollars of damages for its part in a global air freight cartel , after receiving a $ 20 million fine in australia .\nit is the second time qantas has had to pay a fine in the air freight price fixing case . in late 2007 , qantas agreed to pay a $ us61 million fine to the us government after its investigation of the case .\nalready qantas has been fined more than $ 160 million for conspiring with other carriers to raise the price of freight by imposing fuel and security surcharges between 2000 and 2006 .\nabout time qantas freight took hold of its international links and used its own aircraft , will look out for the b747 but doubt we will see it very often in perth .\nin may qantas ' s former head of freight in los angeles , bruce mccaffrey , became the first airline executive to agree to serve jail time in relation to the cartel .\nthe air - freight market tends to be the canary in the coal mine for airlines . in the midst of the global financial crisis in 2008 , demand for freight fell considerably further and faster than passenger traffic .\ngood decision , but they did leave their run a bit late to get into freight under the qantas brand . anyway , can\u2019t wait to see it in the qf livery too .\nas part of an overhaul , qantas is folding into its freight division the underperforming australian air express , whose fleet includes four boeing 737 - 300s and three bae - 146 jets .\nand despite a $ us61 million fine in the us last year after admitting to its involvement in the cartel , qantas still faces a class action brought by freight clients in america .\nqantas chief executive geoff dixon offered an unreserved apology and said :\nqantas is one of the first airlines to settle its liability in australia .\ndevices containing lithium - ion batteries over 160wh are not permitted as passenger baggage and must be sent as freight .\nwith access to the entire qantas fleet , along with jetstar , plus our global alliance and interline airline agreements , your freight can be delivered to just about any airport in the world .\nthe agreement still needs approval from australia ' s federal court , where the local regulator is suing both qantas and british airways for alleged price fixing on air freight between 2002 and early 2006 .\nshop for an exciting array of merchandise and exclusive qantas products at retail prices .\nexpress ground handling , a wholly owned subsidiary of qantas airways within the qantas airports and catering group , provides comprehensive ground handling services to jetstar and several regional airlines .\nqantas chief executive geoff dixon said the agreement , once accepted by the federal court , would settle the liability in australia for qantas and all of its current employees .\nany items carried are for personal use only . commercial quantities are not permitted as passenger baggage and must be sent as freight .\nthe law firm maurice blackburn also began a $ 200 million class action in australia last year against qantas and six other airlines , including british airways and air new zealand , for allegedly fixing freight rates for cargo .\nthe aircraft joins the qantas freight subfleet which delivers domestic mail , parcels and express post for australia post and its subsidiary startrack express as part of a five - year , $ 500 million contract signed in 2015 . it has been painted in startrack livery with the qantas flying kangaroo on the tail .\n\u201cqantas apologises unreservedly for the conduct of the employees involved ; all qantas employees are expected to comply with the law and we take any failure to comply very seriously . \u201d\n\u201cqantas freight now has a five per cent share of the cargo market from china to the united states , flying from both shanghai and chongqing . we have a strong presence in other parts of asia and new zealand .\nthe settlement comes after the australian competition and consumer commission launched action in the federal court against qantas and british airways over the air freight cartel , which has been investigated by global competition watchdogs for more than two years .\nall carriers except qantas appealed to the eu ' s general court against the commission ' s 2010 decision . since qantas did not appeal , the 2010 decision became final for it .\nin addition to the core business of transporting passengers and air freight , qantas operates a number of subsidiaries , including qantaslink and jetstar , and also has interests in associated businesses , including inflight catering , and holiday and travel operations .\ndevices containing lithium - metal batteries with a total lithium metal content over 2g are not permitted as passenger baggage and must be sent as freight .\nqantas international and freight chief executive gareth evans said : \u201cthis new fleet is about providing australia post with the capability it needs to bring australians a great delivery service and respond to the big changes we\u2019re seeing with the online shopping boom . \u201d\nthe us department of justice has released a plea agreement signed by qantas in november in which it admits a six - year involvement in a freight cartel and gives an undertaking to pay a $ us61 million ( $ a69 million ) fine .\nbruce mccaffrey , former qantas vice president of freight for the americas , will plead guilty to price - fixing , serve eight months in jail and pay a $ 20 , 000 criminal fine , the u . s . department of justice said .\nonline shopping is particularly popular on the weekends , which means australia post ships 20 per cent more air freight on mondays than it does on tuesdays .\nexplore the many benefits of membership . join qantas frequent flyer today to start earning points right away .\nfor more information refer to ' carrying ammunition and / or firearms on the qantas group network ' .\nqantas said the fine was part of a settlement it had reached with australia ' s competition regulator .\nqantas last year beat out virgin australia for the australia post contract as part of a tender process . virgin began building its own freight business last july after ending an eight - year relationship where cargo in the belly of its aircraft was managed by toll .\nmr joyce said his airline would continue to be\naggressive and flexible and adaptable\nwhen it came to freight tenders in the increasingly competitive domestic market .\nthe freight division booked a pre - tax profit of $ 22 million in the first half of this financial year , down from $ 38 million previously , which was blamed on a weak domestic market and strong competition . but the international operations of the freight business were said to be strong in the first half .\nfor convenience and ease of use , we offer door - to - door international and domestic courier services to help move your freight within or beyond new zealand .\nour domestic network is the largest and most flexible in australia , with more ports and handling facilities to cater for just about every freight need you might have .\naltogether , qantas freight commands a fleet of one b767 - 300f , four b737 - 300cfs , four bae146fs and one saab 34 , plus three 747 - 400fs wet - leased from atlas air . one of those 747 leases is due to expire later this year .\nfind out more about our award winning first and international business class and other classes of travel on qantas .\nfind out how to change your booking , contact your local qantas office and get answers to other questions .\njetstar japan , a partnership between the qantas group , japan airlines , mitsubishi corporation and tokyo century corporation .\nqantas has also agreed to co - operate with the department ' s ongoing investigation into air cargo prices .\nfrom july , six of the 14 freighters in the qantas fleet will feature startrack - branded livery . the deal is part of a five - year , $ 500 million - plus contract signed last year which is the biggest air freight contract in the australian domestic market .\nthe international air transport association ( iata ) dangerous goods regulations describe in detail what dangerous goods may be transported by air , in what quantities , and how they should be packed . for details on how to safely transport your dangerous goods , contact your local qantas freight office .\n\u201ctransit times have improved for the majority of european destinations . qantas freight cargo landing in dubai is now handled in the state - of - the - art emirates cargo mega terminal , and this co - location is helping simplify handling and reduce transit times , \u201d brock says .\nqantas catering group limited is a wholly owned subsidiary that operates two catering businesses - q catering and snap fresh .\nas reported by australian aviation on may 15 , qantas freight has taken delivery of its first boeing 737 - 400f freighter , with the one - time british airways - operated aircraft touching down in australia at the end of its ferry flight from the united states on sunday , may 14 .\nthe other options include leasing planes , entering into a contract with another cargo airline or renewing the deal with atlas air to carry freight on international routes , including to asia .\nbrock says the new destination has met expectations , but she is non - committal on the possibility of routing more freighters through emerging gateways in the interior . \u201cchina is a key export market for qantas freight , and we continue to focus on being agile to changing manufacturing trends , \u201d she says .\nqantas holidays , part of the jetset travelworld group wholesale suite , is one of australia ' s leading travel wholesalers . qantas holidays markets an extensive range of competitively priced products and services covering the qantas network , including partner airlines and codeshare services , as well as packages for other airlines under the viva ! holidays brand . in addition to destination specific promotions , qantas holidays sells packages to a number of special events in australia , such as popular stage shows and sporting events .\nthe us and uk have implemented new travel requirements that restrict the carriage of electronic devices larger than a smartphone in the cabin of inbound flights from some middle eastern airports . there are no impacts to qantas customers travelling on qantas operated services .\nqantas\u2019 first perth to london marks the start of the only direct air link between australia and europe . while the new service has been much heralded for the vast array of benefits for passenger , as the fastest way of traveling between the two continents , the service will also open possibilities for the express transport of freight .\nit said qantas was part of a conspiracy to fix the cost of shipping cargo from at least january 2000 to february 2006 .\nqantas set aside $ 64 million in february to cover potential fines from the australian competition commission and new zealand and eu authorities .\nunder the agreement , qantas and its employees are exempt from criminal charges except for the two current and four former employees named .\nwhether your freight can journey according to our domestic or current international schedule , or you ' re after a dedicated charter service , we can tailor a solution to meet your destination and shipment needs .\nvh - tjy was stored by qantas for only 3 months in 2013 before being sold and subsequently converted to a freighter for emirates .\nmr fahour said the extensive qantas domestic network , which includes 80 destinations , meant it could best meet the needs of australia post .\nmaurice blackburn principal kim parker said the case against the seven airlines could be fast - tracked through the naming of the qantas six .\nthey did convert four of their old 300\u2019s ( ex jetconnect ) to freighters for the initial dedicated freight fleet . aircraft are vh - xmb , vh - xml , vh - xmo , vh - xmr .\ndiscover the advantages of flying with qantas and our partner airlines . learn about status credits , view tier benefits and use our helpful calculators .\nif you need assistance to access your account please contact qantas business rewards on 137478 mon to sat 7am to 7pm australian eastern standard time .\nsix current and former qantas employees could face prosecution and extradition to testify in the us after being named in a price - fixing scandal .\nqantas yesterday declined to comment on the deutsche bahn action , which is expected to be the last lawsuit arising from the price fixing scandal .\nfind out how to earn points with our many partners and then use points for reward flights , upgrades , in the qantas store and more .\nshould it buy the jumbos , qantas is considered likely to house them under its subsidiary , express freighters australia , and potentially hire new pilots .\naustralian airline qantas has agreed to plead guilty in the us for its role in a conspiracy to fix the price of international air cargo shipments .\nqantas will lease a boeing 747 - 400erf to replace an older boeing 747 - 400f freighter that is currently operated for it by an external provider .\nsince being advised of the allegations in may 2006 , qantas has cooperated fully with investigations by the accc and all other relevant antitrust regulators .\nthe hook - up also means that qantas\u2019 cargo flows between australia and europe are routed via dubai instead of singapore , the carrier\u2019s transit point so far .\neuropean authorities are still investigating more than two dozen airlines for price fixing , although qantas has already indicated to the european commission that it will admit liability .\naccc chairman graeme samuel said the cases against qantas and british airways represented the first in a series of upcoming cases against international airlines over the cartel behaviour .\n\u201cwe continue to work closely with the emirates skycargo team on opportunities that are mutually beneficial , \u201d brock says , adding that qantas freight is establishing a regional office in the emirates cargo terminal in dubai , reflecting that fact that dubai is now a key hub in its network . \u201cwe share a common vision with the emirates skycargo team , and this has helped us form a productive working relationship . \u201d\nthe documents show the qantas ' punishment could have been more severe with the court able to order it to pay a fine as high as $ us117 million .\nseven years after qantas admitted to being part of a price fixing cartel a new lawsuit is seeking $ 3b in damages from 13 airlines including the australian carrier .\nqantas\u2019s involvement in a global price - fixing cartel could cost the airline millions more dollars in fines after a new lawsuit was lodged in germany and the us .\nqantas is in negotiations to buy several boeing 747 - 400 freighters as it weighs up its options before the expiry of a large contract with an american cargo airline .\na federal court imposed the fine yesterday after the airline earlier admitted its guilt to the competition regulator for illegally ramping up its freight charges in concert with other international airlines between 2001 and 2006 . british airways has been fined $ 5 million for its involvement .\nbut any move to recruit new pilots will draw the ire of qantas ' existing workforce because it has a surplus of more than 200 pilots due to scaling back its international network . captains employed by express freighters earn about $ 170 , 000 a year , half the salary of a qantas captain flying a 747 passenger jet on international routes .\nwhen you next consider your arrangements for moving goods airport to airport , we would welcome the opportunity to understand your air freight requirements and provide a solution that meets your specific needs . please visit our website to find the contact details of your closest sales representative .\nqantas spokesman simon rushton could not guarantee the six men would not be prosecuted . he said mr pang and mr cleary were still employed by qantas .\nthis does not mean that the individuals have been involved in any illegal activity nor that the department of justice will prosecute them . both of the current employees deny involvement in any illegal conduct .\ncough up . . . qantas is likely to face another multi - million dollar fine as a result of a lawsuit brought against 13 carriers . picture : news corp australia .\nthrough your iphone , access qantas freight ' s most popular functionality anywhere , anytime . \u2022 easily and conveniently check a shipment\u2019s latest status update \u2022 search online flight and road feeder service information including estimated and scheduled departure and arrival times \u2022 use my favourites to set - up push notifications for saved air waybills and receive instant messages as your shipment passes chosen status milestones \u2022 unique to the app , set - up push notifications in your my favourites menu for saved flights including change in departure or arrival status \u2022 instantly access contact details and ground handling information for your location or anywhere in the qantas freight global network \u2022 stay up - to date with major disruption information \u2022 the app also includes a secure area for registered customers to view full movement history about a shipment status including consignee and detailed information requirements : designed for iphone . compatible with ipod touch and ipad . requires ios 5 . 0 or later .\nqantas has disposed of many 737 - 400\u2019s in the last decade or so . why not convert one / some of these to 400f\u2019s . at least they have a known history .\nqantas admits to price - fixing at least $ us244 . 4 million worth of air cargo from at least as early as january 1 , 2000 , until february 14 , 2006 .\nthe fine could be the tip of the iceberg for qantas with a separate australian $ 200 million class action involving hundreds of businesses against it and six other leading airlines still unresolved .\n[ freight yields ] go down every year in real terms and we know that is the reality of the aviation industry and we just have to make our business more and more efficient in order to make sure we make a profit amid those changing dynamics ,\nhe said .\nqantas group customers are advised to refer to the product safety australia website for a list of electronics and technology devices , including laptops , that have been recalled due to faults including battery issues .\nmanagement has had its hands full on qantas\u2019 home turf with the integration of australian air express , having acquired in 2012 the outstanding 50 percent in the carrier that was held by australia post .\n\u201cwe\u2019re working closely with australia post across the full scale the qantas group\u2019s international and domestic networks , and it\u2019s exciting to be adding to that with the arrival of our largest dedicated freighter . \u201d\nq - go priority - when goods have to go on the flight you choose ; with the highest priority . q - go express - when your freight needs to move faster than usual . q - go classic - reliable , economical shipment of goods and general cargo in a timely manner .\nthe partners hope that their deal will soon include points in new zealand served by qantas . by mid - may , they were awaiting a decision from the competition commission in wellington on their alliance .\nincreased demand for online shopping has helped qantas add a boeing 737 freighter to its fleet and to set aside six of its domestic freighters for the exclusive use of its biggest client , australia post .\nqantas is the third airline to admit involvement in a cartel . in august , the us government fined british airways and korean air $ us300 million each after they admitted having conversations with rivals about fuel surcharges .\nnow german state railway deutsche bahn is seeking more than $ 3 billion in damages from 13 air cargo carriers including qantas , singapore airlines , british airways , lufthansa , japan airlines and air france - klm .\nin response to both bill & david , once qantas announces the imminent retirement of an aircraft , the aviation market jumps at them because of their impeccable service history . so these aircraft don\u2019t last long on the market and attract top dollar . when retiring a \u2018type\u2019 or \u2018series\u2019 of aircraft , there\u2019s very little needed to keep them around \u2018in case\u2019 someone decides they may want to use them in the future . especially as qantas introduced the replacement 737 - 800 delivering better economics and comfort . qantas , did however , store 737 - 400 vh - tjy . i have no reason why . storing aircraft costs money as well \u2013 lots of it .\na qantas spokesman confirmed that the airline was ' ' looking at a range of options , but no decision has been made and we ' re not in a position to speculate about what we might do ' ' .\nqantas ' guilty plea sends a clear message that those who engage in price fixing and other forms of illegal collusion will pay a heavy price for their crimes ,\nsaid department of justice assistant attorney general , thomas barnett .\nwe have the flexibility and adaptability to grow with australia post and it could be a lot bigger than that ,\nqantas chief executive alan joyce said .\ni hope for both of our sakes that it is .\nlast may , a former qantas executive accepted an eight - month jail term as part of a plea agreement with the united states department of justice , which had also secured guilty pleas by british airways , japan airlines and korean air lines .\naustralia ' s qantas airways agreed yesterday to pay a fine of 20m australian dollars , about \u00a38m , for its part in a price fixing case and promised to help regulators as they continue their investigation of 30 other airlines over the same issue .\nafter some consideration , qantas decided against the 747f purchase option and instead decided to lease a newer 747 - 400f , which should come on stream by the end of the year . the newer model offers greater range and capacity at improved efficiency , according to brock .\nwhen the agreement was unveiled last year , qantas\u2019 board signaled that it was looking to develop a partnership well beyond interline and codeshare activities . ultimately , they were aiming for integrated network collaboration with coordinated pricing , sales and scheduling as well as a benefit - sharing model .\non 30 september 2010 , the jetset travelworld group ltd which comprised of qantas holidays , qantas business travel and the jetset travelworld retail group , completed a merger with stella travel services pty . ltd . the merged company is listed on the australian stock exchange as the jetset travelworld group ( jet ) and is an integrated travel business operating a number of wholesale ( inbound and outbound ) travel businesses , a range of franchise based and affiliate retail travel agency networks , an air consolidation and airline representative operation , as well as , corporate travel management services .\none of the firm ' s principals , kim parker , said the admissions by qantas and british airways would make it difficult for them to\nrun other lines of defence\nin the class action .\nit will be hard to make blanket denials ,\nshe said .\nlaw360 ( may 8 , 2008 , 12 : 00 am edt ) - - a former top - ranking executive of qantas airways ltd . has agreed to plead guilty to his role in a conspiracy among several international airlines to fix rates for air cargo shipments , federal investigators said thursday .\nqantas airways ( qan ) reported a smaller than expected underlying loss of $ 646 . 0m for the fy14 and slightly better than forecast sales . bigger than anticipated write - downs and impairments of $ 2 . 6bn on its international fleet however led qan to a $ 2 . 84bn net loss after tax .\nthe companies fined in 2010 were air canada , air france - klm , british airways , cargolux , cathay pacific airways , japan airlines , lan chile , martinair , qantas , sas and singapore airlines . a 12th cartel member , lufthansa , and its subsidiary , swiss international air lines , received full immunity from fines .\nmeanwhile , the other large transformation for qantas took shape at the end of march , when the alliance with emirates became operational . pairing up with the middle eastern carrier created a joint network covering 233 points . for the australian airline , it brought access to 65 destinations in europe , the middle east , north africa and asia .\nqantas has already been fined by the us department of justice ( $ 65 million ) , the canadian competition authority ( $ 155 , 000 ) , the australian competition and consumer commission ( $ 20 million ) , the european commission ( $ 12 million ) and the new zealand commerce commission ( $ 4 . 8 million ) in relation to the cartel .\nall but one of the companies ( qantas ) subject to the 2010 decision challenged the decision before the eu ' s general court . in december 2015 , the general court annulled the commission ' s decision against the 11 cartel participants that appealed , concluding that there had been a procedural error . however , it did not rule on the existence of the cartel .\nfor the most part , the carrier\u2019s 747fs go from down under to china and then head across the pacific , the main reason for the airline\u2019s 5 percent share of the china - u . s . airfreight market . initially , this activity was concentrated on shanghai , but in 2012 , qantas followed the migration of production to china\u2019s interior and shifted one flight to chongqing .\nthe reality is , is that yes the alternatives to qantas , being virgin , and the opportunities that they were presenting were attractive ,\nhe said .\nbut what we really needed was coverage . we needed the breadth and the depth of service to match the offering that we have nationwide . the addresses that we go to all over australia are vast . and we offer this express post product which is a guaranteed one - day service .\nthe airline is believed to have entered talks to buy up to four second - hand jumbos - one of which has a sticker price of about $ us60 million . but qantas is yet to commit to a purchase of dedicated freighter aircraft . it is one of several options the airline is considering before the expiry early next year of a contract to lease two 747s and crew - known as a wet lease - from atlas air . a wet lease on another atlas air jumbo is up in 2015 .\nin the ongoing downdraft , airlines have been shedding freighters left , right and center . above all , fuel - thirsty older types like the 747 - 400bcf have been pulled out of service as the combination of poor yields and high fuel costs crippled their viability . in this setting , the news that qantas was considering the acquisition of as many as four second - hand 747 - 400 freighters raised quite a few eyebrows when it surfaced in march . so far , the airline has managed with three 747 freighters \u2013 all of them leased .\nthe answer is simple . excellent service , great value and an award winning airline .\nbook avis , budget , hertz and thrifty car hire or see our car hire specials .\nmake the most of your trip and choose from over 10 , 000 activities in 800 destinations worldwide .\nlog in with your booking reference to request seats , change or upgrade flights , check in and more . find out about bid now upgrades .\ntrack updates on extreme weather or other major issues that may impact your flight .\nview baggage allowances , purchase additional baggage , learn about dangerous goods or track lost baggage .\nways to check - 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time visibility of where your shipment is 24 hours a day .\nthe company will offset emissions from its trucks and warehouses in australia with the credits in addition to other measures .\nare you successfully selling your own products or services overseas ? applications for the 2018 australian export awards are now open and you could be the national winner . no matter what the size or stage of your business , the austsralian export awards gives you the opportunity to take our honours in any of 13 categories .\njust like people , pets and animals need to travel as quickly and as comfortably as possible . and whether domestically or across the world , we have various options to ensure they travel under the best possible conditions .\nfrom fresh perishables ( food , flowers ) and critical pharmaceuticals ( medicines , blood samples , live organs ) to highly secure ( delicate artworks ) or custom goods ( racing cars , stage sets ) , there ' s a way we can move it securely , safely and timely .\ntypically large volumes of a single product or special event shipments , such as livestock , stage equipment and artworks . whether your cargo can make our current schedule or you ' re after a more curated service , we can tailor a solution to meet any destination and shipment needs .\navoid paying excess baggage fees with our unaccompanied baggage service . you can ship personal items on a ' space available ' basis from airport to airport .\n\u2022 addition of a pull - 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type attache cases ( e . g . cash boxes , cash bags , etc ) incorporating dangerous goods , such as lithium batteries and / or pyrotechnic material\nammunition must be carried in accordance with the regulatory requirements of the country you are travelling to , from or through . it is the sole responsibility of the passenger to ensure all relevant import / export permits , licence and documentation ( including australian requirements ) are obtained prior to travel .\nif you are carrying firearms , please refer to the firearms section for further information .\nholder of a valid firearms licence , permit or enforcement agency identification . you will be asked to present it at check - in .\nallowed up to 5kg gross per person . allowances cannot be combined in the one suitcase .\nif ammunition is packed within a locked firearms case , the ammunition must be in a separate locked container .\nsingapore authorities require passengers carrying firearms and / or ammunition travelling to , from or through singapore to obtain an approval .\nfor more information and the application form , refer to singapore - carrying ammunition and / or firearms .\nrequests must be received no later than 7 working days prior to the date of travel .\nin accordance with the firearms control act ( act 60 of 2000 ) , when travelling to , from or through south africa , a 200 round restriction is applicable .\nonly fitted with one cylinder of division 2 . 2 , non - flammable , non - toxic gas ; and\nbaggage tracking devices are battery operated devices which notify and alert the location of baggage .\nno more than 20 spare batteries in total , for personal use , are permitted per passenger . all other battery restrictions still apply e . g . no more than two spare lithium batteries exceeding 100wh and up to 160wh , are permitted and forms part of the total carried .\na combination of batteries may be carried e . g . 10 x 98wh lithium ion + 2 x 138wh lithium ion + 2 x 12v & 98wh non - spillable + 6 x alkaline .\nnote : watt hours ( wh ) are determined by multiplying the voltage ( v ) by the amp hours ( ah ) . ie . 12v x 5ah = 60wh\nthe battery terminals must be protected e . g . taping over the exposed terminals .\nif the item has not been flushed or any fuel smell is detected during the check - in process ( including an inspection ) , the item will be denied carriage .\nflushed in accordance with ' declaration / flushing procedures liquid fuel camping stove and tank / fuel containers ' .\nto request an airline approval , complete and return the declaration form to dg @ urltoken .\ncarried by staff members of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons on official travel .\nsmoking in the aircraft at any time is strictly prohibited . this includes the use of e - cigarettes and personal vaping devices .\nstrike anywhere matches , book matches , lighter fuel , lighter refills , blue flame lighters , laser plasma lighters and cigar lighters are forbidden .\none per passenger and must be kept on one ' s person ( in a pocket ) .\ncarried in a vented container ( a number of holes must be in the container to allow the gas to escape ) .\nthe use and charging of all e - cigarettes and other personal vaporisers are forbidden on board an aircraft .\nhowever we encourage customers travelling with codeshare and interline partners to the us or uk to check the requirements of that airline .\nthese batteries are usually used in small electronic devices e . g . mobile phones , laptops , tablets , game consoles , model aircraft , cpaps , oxygen concentrators etc .\nwhen packed in checked baggage , equipment devices containing batteries must have the on / off switch protected to prevent accidental activation .\nthese batteries are commonly called sealed lead acid , gel cell , dry cell etc .\nemail the completed declaration form to dg @ urltoken to request an airline approval .\ndevices containing batteries must have the on / off switch protected to prevent accidental activation .\ndevices containing batteries must have the on / off switch protected to prevent accidental activation .\nall firearms , including airsoft and paintball guns , and ammunition must be carried in accordance with the regulatory requirements of the country you are travelling to , from or through . it is the sole responsibility of the passenger to ensure all relevant import / export permits , licence and documentation ( including australian requirements ) are obtained prior to travel .\nif you are carrying ammunition , please refer to the ammunition section for further information .\nholder of a valid firearms licence , permit or enforcement agency identification ( you will be asked to present it at check - in ) .\ndubai authorities require passengers carrying firearms and / or ammunition to , from or through dubai to obtain approval . see below links for the applicable approval process :\nfirearms and ammunition presented at check - in without the necessary dubai approval , will result in delays and / or denied carriage .\nif any gas smell is detected during the check - in process ( including an inspection ) the item will be denied carriage .\nthese hair curlers must not be used on board the aircraft at any time .\nheat producing articles e . g . diving lamps , soldering irons etc . , must be declared during check - in ."]}
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", "topic": 5}], "title": "osborne clarke", "paragraphs": ["ashurst and osborne clarke have taken lead roles on the demerger of carphone warehouse .\nray is our uk managing partner , responsible for running the osborne clarke llp business .\ndepartment profile not yet provided by osborne clarke llp . please see their firm profile .\nwe are most grateful to osborne clarke , solicitors , for generously funding the creation of this website . osborne clarke were isambard kingdom brunel\u2019s solicitors in the 1830s and still have an office in bristol .\ntweets from international legal practice osborne clarke . at the cutting edge of law for over 250 years .\nosborne clarke reports 14 % international revenue increase for 2017 / 18 . read more ( subscription required ) :\nosborne clarke is the business name for an international legal practice and its associated businesses . full details at urltoken * relationship firm\nforum finance nrw is holding a workshop adressing the financing options for companies in the growth phase on september 26 , 2013 . the workshop is taking place at mcei ' s partner osborne clarke and will also feature a speach by one of osborne clarke ' s financial advocats .\nregister now for more insights , news and events from across osborne clarke , or to receive our dedicated newsletters for us companies expanding overseas .\nour partners are the embodiment of our values , the drivers and custodians of the business , of the culture that makes osborne clarke special .\nsenior associates gerald tan & teri tan , from osborne clarke , are here today to advise on legal matters & the pitfalls for startups .\nhis brother , frederick john press , known as jack to his family and friends , was a partner of cyril clarke\u2019s in a solicitor\u2019s firm called clarke sons and press . clarke sons and press went through various permutations until john latham press , another old cliftonian and nephew of edward payne press , merged the firm into osborne clarke in the early 1970s .\nit ' s full steam ahead for bristol - founded osborne clarke , which is expanding abroad while remaining focused on its key sectors , especially technology .\nthis was one of the highlights in george osborne\u2019s summer budget in july 2015 .\nour business services teams are an essential part of osborne clarke ; without them , our lawyers couldn\u2019t do their jobs properly , and everyone in the firm knows it .\nstaff at our reading centre were delighted to receive cheques totalling more than \u00a38 , 920 from the reading branch of osborne clarke and its charity committee earlier this spring .\nplainmoor is under threat as the club\u2019s owner , clarke osborne , has a history of razing stadiums including greyhound and speedway tracks . photograph : prosports / rex / shutterstock\nour business services teams and pas are an essential part of osborne clarke ; without them , our lawyers couldn\u2019t do their jobs properly , and everyone in the firm knows it .\nosborne clarke has , among other influential startups such as dailydeal and lieferando . de , also worked with the mannheim startups simfy and stocard . osborne clarke is an international law firm that employs over 550 lawyers that are working in 13 offices in the uk , germany , italy , spain and north america . to obtain further information , please refer to :\none of our seminar speakers this week was mark taylor of osborne clarke - he discussed the practical legal issues relating to blockchain technology . an introduction to blockchain : the key legal issues\nallen & overy ( a & o ) , ashurst , dla piper , freshfields bruckhaus deringer and osborne clarke have bagged roles on the demerger and subsequent \u00a31bn refinancing of carphone warehouse and talktalk .\nwelcome to the latest edition of osborne clarke\u2019s funds update . we hope that you find it interesting . if you would like to discuss any of the content , or have a . . .\nashley is a commercial litigator and solicitor - advocate with a particular specialism in disputes relating to the internet , data , and reputation . he is also osborne clarke\u2019s international head of digital business .\nosborne clarke international chief executive simon beswick and international chair stefan rizor have been re - elected for a second term with beswick also set to take on additional responsibilities as the firm\u2019s head of markets internationally .\nray qualified as a lawyer in 1992 and spent 18 months of his early career working in - house at a major international corporation in the united states , joining osborne clarke as a partner in 2001 .\nour paralegals play an integral part in ensuring that our clients receive the best possible service from osborne clarke . we look for proactive , diligent and organised individuals ; team players with a strong client service ethic .\nplainmoor has been the home of torquay united since 1921 . clarke osborne has made no secret of his plan to build a new ground on the outskirts of town . photograph : kieran mcmanus / rex / shutterstock\nwhen you read about osborne clarke on this site , we are either referring to our international organisation , osborne clarke verein ( ocv ) , or one of its member firms . ocv is a swiss verein and doesn\u2019t provide services to clients . the ocv member firms are all separate legal entities and have no authority to obligate or bind each other or ocv with regard to third parties . to find out more , please click here .\nosborne clarke\u2019s simon neill and rebecca malone write for cecile park publications \u2013 available here to ccp subscribers now and on urltoken from 31 august . for more information on the potential implications of brexit for your business , click here .\nthis week david cameron set out his plans for the new conservative government in his first queen\u2019s speech . here are some great blog posts highlighting the key points from the speech , by osborne clarke\u2019s employment , planning and property teams :\nas one of the pioneers in advising leading market players in digital business , osborne clarke has specific know - how in all matters relating to technology - driven business models . their m & a team benefits from a europe - wide leading venture capital practice .\nat osborne clarke , the csr agenda is bottom - up rather than top - down . it is driven by individuals with an interest in or connection to particular causes , who are supported by the firm\u2019s resources , network and goodwill . dipika keen , head of knowledge for the business transactions group , is a trustee of the avon & bristol law centre , which provides free social welfare law advice . on legal education , osborne clarke lawyers mentor law students who have set up an advice centre for start - ups .\nashley is also a reputation and crisis management specialist . he is ranked as a leading individual for defamation and privacy in both chambers & partners and legal 500 . before joining osborne clarke , he trained and qualified at hogan lovells and spent 10 years at olswang .\nosborne clarke advise start - ups and investors at all stages , from foundation to exit ; they advise start - ups on the construction and development of corporate structures , development of the capital structure , implementation of participation programmes , negotiation of management arrangements and exit transactions . when it comes to investors , osborne clarke advise on legal due diligence , the negotiation and drawing up of investment and finance agreements as well as exit strategies . they also have a well - established team comprising of data privacy experts with many years consulting experience .\nosborne clarke attends law fairs at 14 or so universities each year . the list changes from year to year , but the firm does have a core set that it always attends : bristol , exeter , reading , birmingham , cardiff , ucl and oxford all feature .\nosborne clarke is using the application to inform credentials presentations and pitches , and plans to also roll out the system to lawyers , so they can provide clients and prospects with a better understanding of the firm\u2019s broader capabilities and experience , and cross - sell additional services .\neach of osborne clarke\u2019s three offices votes for a cause which it then supports for two years . anyone in the firm can nominate a cause and explain why the firm should support it . there is then an online vote and all fundraising efforts support the winning cause . last year the bristol office supported the jack banks star tribute fund which was set up by an osborne clarke employee . it is now supporting children\u2019s hospice south west . keen explains that the person who nominates the winning charity acts as its coordinator and sits on the office charity committee which organises fundraising events .\nashurst and osborne clarke have taken lead roles on the demerger of carphone warehouse . carphone warehouse , europe ' s biggest mobile phone retailer , announced details last month of how it is to split its talktalk fixed line voice and broadband business away from its retail arm to create two new holding companies .\nnicholson remains in charge , doing his best in straitened circumstances , but the board who hired him departed in december . having put their shares in the club up as collateral to borrow almost \u00a3150 , 000 from a businessman named clarke osborne , they relinquished control before christmas to avoid going into administration .\nosborne clarke has implemented intapp open experience , a new product for the palo alto company and one that , now out on general release , is billed as able to help law firms engage with clients in terms of understanding their big picture objectives , improving their business development and ability to cross - sell .\nosborne clarke llp is an award - winning multinational law firm . the firm has grown rapidly , with 19 global offices and it is proud to say that its influence and impact can now be applied almost anywhere . the core sectors osborne clarke works in all thrive on innovation ; digital business , energy , financial services , life sciences , real estate , recruitment and transport . the firm\u2019s sector teams include lawyers from all legal disciplines , effortlessly blending expertise , insight and enthusiasm . crucially , they think sector - first , organising themselves around the current affairs and future challenges of the industries they serve , rather than traditional legal practice areas .\nosborne clarke is delighted to be working in partnership with lbc ambridge . we recognise the fantastic work the team does and excellent feedback it receives for this programme and are excited to be associated with it . we\u2019re keen to hear about your experience as in - house lawyers , the challenges you face and your unique insights .\nray is passionate about building a strong and diverse organisation , and has made this a core part of osborne clarke\u2019s strategy . under his leadership , the firm has introduced a wide range of initiatives focused on diversity and wellbeing , leading to greater engagement amongst employees and recognition from industry bodies and he speaks regularly on the subject .\nat the beginning of this year , osborne clarke welcomed in a new uk managing partner after simon beswick stepped down after a 12 - year run . now entering his sixth month in the role , ray berg explains how he intends to continue beswick\u2019s legacy . read the article here . [ registration required to view the full article ]\ndiversity in games is increasingly a point of conversation in the games industry , both in terms of representation in the titles that reach players and among the people making them . while the former relies on creators putting more varied characters in their products , trade industry tiga is addressing the latter with new equal opportunities policy templates aimed at uk games businesses . osborne clarke\u2019s very own\nover the past year , the charity committee have organised various fundraising activities within their offices and have also encouraged staff to undertake challenges . ten staff ran the reading half marathon earlier in the year as one of those challenges ; so these latest donations have brought the total raised , by the reading branch of international legal practice osborne clarke , to over \u00a310 , 300 this year .\nthe clarke willmott employment and human resources team comprises a mixture of experienced employment lawyers and hr consultants . with this combination , they provide a genuinely holistic and complete support service to employer organisations .\nthe bristol branch of osbourne clarke , solicitors are now based at temple quay . they were founded in bristol in 1748 by jeremiah osborne . the founder\u2019s grandson , also jeremiah , was the solicitor to the great western railway company and in 1833 and rowed isambard kingdom brunel down the river avon to survey the bank for the route of the great western railway . their website is at urltoken\nclarke willmott has a solutions driven team that strives to provide usable commercial advice on any \u201cpeople issue\u201d that an organisation might encounter . they are also extremely responsive and always provide advice in plain english .\nosborne clarke is an award - winning international legal practice . over the past few years , we\u2019ve grown rapidly , with 25 offices around the world , and we\u2019re proud to say that our influence and impact can now be applied almost anywhere . the core sectors we work in all thrive on innovation : digital business , energy , financial services , retail , life sciences , real estate , recruitment and transport .\nosborne clarke\u2019s two - day insight scheme for first - year law and second - year non - law students is designed to equip candidates with the tools needed to apply for the firm\u2019s vacation scheme . the two - day programme , which runs over easter , will give an insight into the firm from partners , trainees and the recruitment team , along with the opportunity to shadow one of the firm\u2019s lawyers .\nosborne clarke is one of the most dynamic commercial law firms in germany . with more than 130 lawyers and tax advisors in berlin , cologne , hamburg and munich and over 800 lawyers worldwide , they advise a wide variety of companies on all relevant areas of commercial law . their lawyers combine significant experience in key industry sectors with first - class legal expertise in order to provide clients with real commercial value .\non thursday , may 23 ( 13 : 45 - 15 : 15 in m003 ) , nicolas gabrysch of osborne clarke will come to mannheim and talk about venture capital ( \u201cmyth venture capital\u201d ) . this event is definitely a highlight for all those being interested in entrepreneurship and part of our man 632 advanced entrepreneurship lecture series . the event is open for everybody being interested in entrepreneurship and mandatory for man632 students .\nregulatory law affects all businesses . osborne clarke\u2019s regulatory outlook is designed to help in - house lawyers , compliance professionals and directors navigate the landscape of business regulation in the uk . for each of the 14 areas of business regulation covered , we highlight the issues that are most likely to affect your business in 2018 , whatever sector you operate in , as well as dates that you might want to put into your diary .\nosborne clarke\u2019s high profile clients expect the firm to be brilliant , so they put a lot of effort into helping their people be the best they can throughout their careers \u2013 not just at the start of it . the firm fosters the brightest and the best , with class - leading training and development programmes , and a unique climate of learning and discovery for everyone . osborne clarke places value on individuals and respect their needs , motivations and choices . workplaces are designed to promote collaboration , often featuring open plan structures that make it easy to fit - in , mix and get involved . trainees will also find flexible and imaginative approaches to everyone\u2019s work / life needs , with a connected infrastructure that is adaptive and tailored to bringing out the best in people . trainees will complete four seats : corporate or banking , real estate or tax , litigation , and one other . in each seat , a senior lawyer will supervise their day - to - day progress and give trainees regular feedback , so they know how they\u2019re doing . they\u2019re there to help trainees up their game . every three months , there will be a formal progress review to help trainees track their development . osborne clarke\u2019s trainees get lots of responsibility . and they find that it\u2019s what differentiates their training contracts from others .\nat osborne clarke , we are known for our open and inclusive culture . we believe that by investing in the diversity and wellbeing of our people , we create an environment where everyone can thrive to be the best they can be . this means recognising that our people have lives and commitments outside of work . we have invested in connected working for our people and , where possible , we will accommodate flexible working for all our roles .\nalthough we are in august , competition law in europe has not yet taken a break . the last month has seen a record fine of \u20ac2 . 93 billion on truck manufacturers for a cartel that the european commission estimates covered 90 % of the market . it is no surprise that many companies affected by the cartel have already contacted lawyers , including osborne clarke\u2019s teams across europe , and that claims are on the cards in a number of eu jurisdictions .\n\u201cwith the growth of our business in the uk and internationally , we have a wealth of expertise to offer our clients . the intapp experience management system provides us with accurate information and visibility , enabling lawyers as well as the marketing and business development team to make the most of our collective knowledge by highlighting examples of past work relevant to new business opportunities , cross - selling , and collaborating more effectively across the firm , \u201d said richard cliff , head of business development , osborne clarke .\nmore specific projects are agreed by the charity committee of each office . these have a partner sponsor and cover themes such as education and social mobility . joint activities with clients tend to be team - building \u2013 such as charity bike rides and renovation projects . osborne clarke\u2019s csr efforts focus on relationships within the firm and with local communities . \u2018the organic way these are managed encourages involvement from all parts of the business , \u2019 keen adds . \u2018rather than being decided at the top level , it\u2019s about tapping into people\u2019s interests so they find time to participate . \u2019\ncentre manager , hannah , said \u201cour relationship with osborne clarke is very special to us here at dingley\u2019s promise . staff come along to the centre and volunteer for all sorts of jobs throughout the year ; including helping us to wrap the many donated christmas presents that we receive for our children . for more than two years , the reading staff have supported us and this is the third annual donation that they and their charity committee have made to us \u2013 and is by far the largest . we are incredibly grateful as their donations make such a difference to the support that we are able to give to local children and their families . \u201d\nthe owner of gaming international , a company with a history of investing in sports grounds for redevelopment purposes , osborne is a wrecking ball with a history of razing stadiums on the promise of building replacements that never materialise . to date , he has been responsible for the eviction of bristol rovers from eastville and the closure of greyhound and speedway tracks , in places such as reading and milton keynes . gi is also the tenant of the council - owned poole stadium , where it runs the dogs and leases the speedway track to the local club . osborne arrived at torquay promising investment in a bid to stave off relegation but no new players were signed .\nas a partner in our corporate team , ray was previously head of our business transactions group , which is home to our m & a , corporate finance , financial services and commercial teams . during his 16 years at osborne clarke , ray has advised on a wide range of high - profile transactions for both public and private companies including takeovers , mergers , ipo\u2019s and joint ventures \u2013 often with a cross - border aspect . as a corporate partner , ray was known for being commercial and pragmatic as well as building long - term relationships with his clients . he is no less focused on relationships as managing partner , whether that involves greeting new trainees or seeking feedback from major clients .\nnicolas is an advocate and partner at osborne clarke ( cologne office ) and a true expert in venture capital , pe and cross - border m & a transactions from a legal perspective . he advises startups , helps establishing german subsidiaries for international clients and is experienced in public takeovers and stock option schemes . for instance , in 2011 , he supported the heilemann brothers with exiting their company dailydeal and selling it to google . what is more , nicolas and his team have advised numerous venture capital and business angel financing for both venture capital funds and companies seeking capital . he regularly publishes articles in the \u201dventure capital magazine\u201d and other influential journals of the vc scene . he is co - author of \u2018steuerberater rechtshandbuch\u2019 and the compendium corporate law with beck verlag . nicolas regularly holds lectures at venture capital conferences and is a lecturer for entrepreneurship at the university of applied science in cologne . furthermore , he is on the board of directors of refline ag .\nas if their club\u2019s on - field travails were not stressful enough , torquay fans are concerned about osborne\u2019s plans for plainmoor , which their club has leased from torbay council since 1921 . he has made no secret of his plan to build a new ground on the outskirts of town , but when it comes to sports arenas his history is one of destruction , not construction . although torbay council denies he has made a formal approach about buying the freehold of plainmoor , there have been informal talks .\nosborne says the council wants \u201cto see a successful club and facilities , whether they are here [ at plainmoor ] or elsewhere\u201d . on 26 april , the local tory mayor , gordon oliver , is due to make a decision on the future of the ground and many torquay fans believe the freehold will be sold to gi . an executive mayor , oliver can make that decision without consultation and a council meeting scheduled for wednesday to discuss a report into the valuation of the ground has been cancelled . in short , there will be no discussion for locals to scrutinise before mayor oliver issues his decree .\nosborne clarke has three offices in the uk : bristol , london and reading . although the london office has recently been made the head office , interviewees still call bristol the firm ' s\nspiritual home ,\nand all the offices get national and international work shared out . reading ' s thames valley has sometimes been called the silicon valley of the uk , with microsoft ' s offices just down the road from oc ' s , and the area ' s tech economy turnover second only to london ' s . the firm has plenty of specialisms beyond tech : its chambers uk national rankings include financial services , capital markets , procurement , venture capital , energy and infrastructure , and the firm is recognised as one of the best outside london for corporate , litigation , banking and employment work ( among other areas ) . oc plans to continue to work in eight key sectors : digital business , energy and utilities , financial services , life sciences and healthcare , real estate and infrastructure , recruitment , retail and consumer , and transport and automotive . the digital sector remains front and centre though : the firm ' s homepage has it listed as the first of four challenges businesses face , under the headline ' tomorrow ' s world ' . you get the hint .\nto improve your user experience . if you continue browsing , we assume that you consent to our use of\nherbert smith\u2019s real estate and finance departments are set to combine \u2013 just one of a raft of planned changes following the firm\u2019s merger with australia\u2019s freehills . according to a partner at herbert smith , the firm is preparing to combine its real estate and finance groups to match freehills\u2019 set up , with the merged practice [ \u2026 ]\nbecoming legal boss at the world\u2019s biggest aluminium producer and dealing with plants in far - flung locations was a change and a challenge for igor makarov as the world\u2019s biggest aluminium producer , united company rusal has ridden the ups and downs of the market in the past few years . with more than 40 assets in 19 [ \u2026 ]\nliverpool city council has slashed its advocacy legal spend by 20 per cent after launching a procurement process that saw exchange chambers cut from its roster of advisors . the local authority , which belongs to the north west legal consortium ( nwlc ) , has spent two years trying to put together a chambers panel after having its budget [ \u2026 ]\nlitigation is proving a hot topic in europe this week with linklaters announcing that it is poaching litigation partner alessandro villani from italian law firm gianni origoni grippo & partners to spearhead its new italian litigation practice in milan . an interesting move , given that gianni was linklaters\u2019 alliance partner until an acrimonious split saw the [ \u2026 ]\nregister now to the lawyer to access our latest news stories , read selected briefings from key firms and gain essential careers insight to help you make the most of your current and future roles .\nbottle shops are increasingly integral to brewers\u2019 growth strategies . but in order to bring your ideas to market , you need to navigate a number of challenges \u2013 principal among which is getting the required licence . whether it\u2019s a couple of shelves at the end of a brewery tour , a larger point of sale within a [ \u2026 ]\non 5 july the european court of justice ( \u201cecj\u201d ) has delivered its ruling in the marle participations case ( c - 320 / 17 ) . the marle participations case is about deduction of vat on costs ( \u201cinput vat\u201d ) incurred in connection with the acquisition of shareholdings in subsidiaries\u2026\non 3 july 2018 the luxembourg government submitted the bill for ratification of the multilateral instrument ( \u201cmli\u201d ) to parliament . the positions taken on the mli do not deviate from the provisional list of choices and reservations notified by luxembourg to the oecd in june 2017 . the explanatory note to the bill contains a summary of [ \u2026 ]\nthis briefing is intended to provide a summary of the main legal requirements and general principles applicable to the establishment and operation of a jersey limited liability company . this memorandum has been prepared on the basis of jersey law and practice as at the date shown above . it is recommended that a client seeks legal [ \u2026 ]\ndewey & leboeuf\u2019s us bankruptcy chiefs may attempt to sell the defunct firm\u2019s $ 103m settlement deal to london ex - partners today ( 13 july ) , as it emerges that some former city partners are likely to snub the proposal . new york leaders had scheduled a conference call this afternoon for former members of the uk llp in which [ \u2026 ]\nclifford chance has taken the lead for uk satellite company inmarsat as it rejects a hostile \u00a33 . 2bn takeover bid from us rival echostar , advised by white & case . clifford chance advised inmarsat , fielded by corporate and m & a partners jonny myers , david lewis and lee coney . following a last - minute snag at inmarsat , echostar , which is controlled by [ \u2026 ]\nhill dickinson\u2018s turnover has fallen below \u00a3100m in a challenging year for the firm , which also saw profits decline marginally following a large team sale to keoghs . the national firm has been in state of flux over the last 18 months as it has looked to overhaul its business in light of a number of [ \u2026 ]\nlawyer dominic raab has been appointed brexit secretary by theresa may in the wake of david davis\u2019 resignation from cabinet . davis resigned late last night ( 8 july ) , saying he did not believe in may\u2019s brexit strategy . raab , mp for esher & walton and previously housing minister , has taken over . there had initially been speculation that former [ \u2026 ]\npaul hastings is to appoint a london lawyer to the role of global co - managing partner for the first time , in a move that highlights the importance of the city to the strategy of the firm . london office head ronan o\u2019sullivan will take up the post from october , the lawyer has learned , replacing current co - managing partner and los angeles [ \u2026 ]\ndac beachcroft has hired its first chief operating officer ( coo ) since 2013 , naming deacons coo andrew keith to the role . he will join the firm on 23 july . keith \u2013 who has held senior hr roles at baker mckenzie and legacy sj berwin \u2013 will also sit on the firm executive board and report directly [ \u2026 ]\nwells point , 79 wells street , london w1t 3qn . registered in england no : 1595235\n\ufeffone of the founding \u00adpartners of us litigation boutique quinn emanuel popped in to the london office last week as the firm unveiled its 2009 financial results .\nthe high court recently considered whether a company that has been fined for anticompetitive conduct can recover the fine from employees and directors whom it alleges were responsible for the \u00adinfringement , or whether the claims are barred as a matter of public policy .\nmerck serono\u2019s robert fairless makes sure his legal team is at the centre of the biopharma company\u2019s business . by tom phillips\nthe court of appeal has ruled that bank customers whose transactions are delayed because of money laundering suspicions will have the right to challenge banks\u2019 decisions .\nif you weren\u2019t a lawyer what would you have been ? a male version of kate adie . gerard khoshnaw what was your first - ever job ? managing pea slush that was destined for pigswill at a frozen pea factory . what was your worstexperience as a trainee ? sitting behind counsel representing a client who was being accused of drink driving at the [ \u2026 ]\nin the offshore world a small litigation can have far reaching implications , as a decision made in the jersey court of appeal last week shows . in london there is the costs shifting rule where the losing party will pay the legal costs for both sides . in jersey , however , the security for costs rule exists . this [ \u2026 ]\nspain has led the way in renewable energy , but the financial crisis coupled with regulatory change is having an impact . will spain\u2019s \u2018green\u2019 commitment hold firm ? asks luke mcleod - roberts one of the more romantic images of spain is the figure of don quixote astride a trusty steed against a backdrop of windmills bleached by the [ \u2026 ]\nburges salmon has reached an agreement with lloyds tsb to continue funding its move into new headquarters in bristol , following the collapse of property developer castlemore . the agreement means that the firm will be able to move into its new home at one glass wharf as planned in the summer of 2010 . castlemore fell into [ \u2026 ]\nthe legal teams at the nhs regulator and all other adult healthcare supervisory bodies have been overhauled with the creation of super - watchdog the care quality commission ( cqc ) . the cqc takes over the regulatory functions of \u00adprevious adult health and social care regulators the commission for social care inspection , the healthcare commission and the mental health [ \u2026 ]\nbird & bird has made up four lawyers to its partnership in its annual round of promotions . none of the four are based in london with the firm\u2019s madrid , rome , stockholm and frankfurt offices gaining one new partner apiece . bird & bird did promote two of its city lawyers to the partnership within the past [ \u2026 ]\nhammonds head of construction jeff brown has left the firm to join reynolds porter \u00adchamberlain as a consultant . andrew mceachern move of the week norton rose has appointed andrew mceachern as global \u00addirector of people and talent \u00addevelopment . the role is a new \u00adsenior management position within the practice . he joins from goldman sachs international [ \u2026 ]\ntrowers & hamlins has made 17 members of staff redundant in its london office , following a third consultation at the firm . this brings the total number of redundancies at the firm to 28 . the cuts come across both fee - earning and support departments , but trowers declined to comment on the practice groups involved . the redundancies follow [ \u2026 ]\nmanches is to create a dedicated litigation \u00adpractice following the exit of litigation stars clive zietman and andrew shaw to \u00adstewarts law , the lawyer can reveal . zietman joined manches in 2004 and has since headed the commercial litigation and arbitration group . one rival managing partner said his departure was a \u201cmassive blow\u201d for manches , which had built a [ \u2026 ]\nborn 12th february 1870 , henbury , gloucestershire . his birth was registered with the name john edward payne press but the john was dropped at an early age . clifton college 1881 - 1888 . played for gloucestershire . clifton captain 1892 - 93 . solicitor at 25 baldwin st . , bristol .\nhis father was john latham press ( born abt . 1833 hexham , norfolk ) and his mother was sarah amelia taylor ( born abt . 1839 hackford , norfolk ) . they were married in 1860 at mitford , norfolk . in 1861 his parents lived at 3 somerset place , clifton , bristol . in 1863 they were living at 6 clifton vale , clifton , bristol . in 1866 james press went into partnership with james inskip . press & inskip solicitors were at 3 small street , bristol . james inskips sons thomas walker hobart inskip click here and john hampden inskip click here also went to clifton college and played for clifton rugby club .\nin 1871 he lived at 95 ashley hill , st . werburgh ' s , bristol\nhis aunt ( father ' s sister ) was fanny margaret press , her son was barry edward girling who played for wales in its first ever match against england in 1881 as well as captaining cardiff in 1882 - 83 . more details on the james bevan page\non 17th december 1891 he played for gloucestershire againt devon at kingsholm , gloucester . gloucestershire won by 1 goal and 2 tries to nil ( 9 - 0 ) . the gloucestershire side included 11 gloucester players including ex clifton rfc player charles hooper who scored one of the tries . this was the first county game played at kingsholm , 2 months after it opened . the match was played in thick fog and it wasn ' t possible to see from one end of the pitch to the other .\nhis engagement to muriel ann caroline hoare , daughter of sir samuel john gurney hoare , 1st viscount templewood , foreign secretary 1935 , home secretary 1937 - 39 , amongst many other positions was announced in the times on 5th december 1895 . they were married on 2nd june 1896 at st . george ' s church , hanover square , london by the rev . henry luke paget , vicar of st . pancras , assisted by the rev . henry dyke acland , rector of luccombe , somerset .\nabove sir samuel hoare . edward press ' s father - in - law .\nabove st . george ' s church , hanover square , london where edward press was married .\nhe carried out the local negotiations which led to establishment of the bristol hippodrome .\nabove the bristol times & mirror article about his death appeared on 7th february 1914 . it says\ndistressing fate of a bristol solicitor early yesterday morning a distressing tragedy enacted on the railway near clifton bridge station was revealed by the discovery of a decapitated body of a man . the head was foundon the railway and the trunk nearby . the body was taken to pill by the driver of the 7 . 30 train , and was later identified as that of mr . edward payne press , senior partner of the well - known firm of bristol solicitors , messrs . press and press .\nwe learn that mr . press had been in indifferent health for some months , and had been very depressed , but had refused to accept the advice of friends to take an extended holiday and recuperate . he had no business or financial troubles , and was at business the previous day , leaving at about a quarter to 5 , but we understand he did not go home , nor was he heard of until his body was found .\nthe news of so tragic an end to a career of honour and distinction in the legal profession was received in the city and district with profound sorrow for the firm of press and press are well - known and highly esteemed . quite recently they carried out the local negotiations which led to establishment of the bristol hippodrome . mr . e . p . press was in partnership with his brother , mr . f . j . press . their father was the late mr . j . l . press , a solicitor , for many years in partnership with the late mr . james inskip .\nmr . e . p . press was educated at clifton college , and was a popular and prominant player of the clifton rugby football club for some years after leaving school , captaining the xv in 1892 - 3 and playing for gloucestershire . he was also a good cricketer , being a vigorous hitter as a man of powerful build , and of late years devoted the little spare time he could allow himself to the game of golf . he played at failand , where his loss will be greatly lamented .\nhe married the daughter of sir samuel hoare , bart . , of sidestrand hall , cromer , for twenty years conservative m . p . for norwich , and leaves a widow and one son .\nabove clifton bridge station . opened on 18th april 1867 . closed on 7th september 1964 . between 1891 and 1910 called rownham station . it lies on the bristol to portishead line in the avon gorge .\npress . - on the 5th inst . , suddenly , edward payne press , of avon wood , stoke bishop , bristol , elder son of the late john latham press , of clifton , bristol , age 43 .\nabove the bristol times & mirror article from 9th february 1914 which detailed the inquest into his death which took place at the duke of cornwall inn , pill on 7th february 1914 . it says\nthe inquestconcerning the death of mr . edward press , late senior partner of the firm of messrs . press and press , solicitors , bristol , was held on saturday at the duke of cornwall inn , pill , by mr . craddock . mr . c . e . barry appeared on behalf of the family . inspectors boyle and phillips represented the great western railway company ; mr . g . w . brown , organising secretary of the national union of railwaymen for the south - western district was also present .\nmr . frederick john press , brother of the deceased , gave evidence of identification , and said his bother was 43 years of age . he last saw him alive on thursday afternoon at 4 . 30 in the office at carlton chambers . he was in a very depressed condition .\nwitness : from no business cause , but great worry of mind - imaginary worries .\nhaving none , financial or business ? - no financial worry of any sort , but a great deal of business worry .\nthat was not purely imaginary ? - it was imaginary . he had lost confidence in himself , and thought he had not advised his clients correctly .\nthat is a delusion if you say it was not a fact ? - it was not a fact . i have carefully ascertained all the facts in all his business matters .\nhe lost confidence in his ability to do the work of his clients ? - in his ability to do the work of his clients .\ni may put it you consider that a real delusion ? - i am sure of it ; i have satisfied myself it was .\ndid he ever give you the slightest hint that he would destroy himself ? - never .\ndid he suffer from insomnia ? - very badly , especially during the last three weeks .\nhad you any idea that he would destroy himself ? - no ; i had no reason to anticipate that . witness added that his brother had been attending to his work regularly up to february 5th , very much against the witness ' s advice and wishes . he first noticed his depression about three weeks ago . he was advised to take a holiday , and said he would . he at one time actually arranged to go away , but came down to the office again , much to the witness ' s dissappointment .\ni reply to mr . barry , witness said he frequently urged his brother to go away .\ni think last sunday his wife sent for you ? - yes , to go to his home .\nhe was then worrying about some advice he thought he had given wrongly ? - yes . he sent for me immediately after breakfast , and said he had had a bad night . i discussed particular business with him for two hours .\nwitness : he thought he had given bad advice generally , and that transactions in connection with a particular business was wrong .\nwitness : absolutely none . his financial affairs were in a perfectly sound , straight condition .\nmr . barry : did you convince him that he hadn ' t acted unwiselytowards his clients ? - yes , i convinced him at the time , but i have little doubt he had doubts afterwards .\nthe foreman : was your brother excitable ? - no . he was very retiring , with a great deal of self - confidence . through life i consider he has had no very great confidence in himself , and he has got noticeably worse lately .\njoseph m . higby , driver of the 7 . 30 am train from bristol to portishead , said that after leaving clifton bridge station he noticed the body of a man in the four - foot way . it was put into the guards van and taken to pill . the head was not on the body .\nwm . john vanstone , guard of the train , said that he picked up an overcoat , cap , and umbrella , a few yards from where the body was found .\npercival brayley , stationmaster at pill , proved receiving the body , and p . c . palmer said that on searching the body he found a note , written in pencil , on part of a cheque torn from a cheque - book .\nthe decesed ' s watch at stopped at seven minutes to six . his head was afterwards fetched and conveyed to pill .\nwilliam bishop , a ganger , said he found the head 480 yards from where the body was found .\ninspector boyle , of the great western railway , said that the last train left pill at 1 . 15 am . but no blood had been found on the engine , or on the engines of trains that had passed prior .\nrichard cartlidge , managing clerk to messrs . press and press , said that he saw the deceased at 4 . 45 pm . in his office on the 5th inst . he was depressed , and very anxious with the worry he had had for a long time . he worried quite unnecessarily , as he had no real case to worry . witness went into the matters that worried him , and pointed out they were all right . he said he was going out for a bit , and witness told him there would be some letters for him to sign when he came back .\ndr . j . o . symes , deceased ' s medical attendant , said he had been attending him sinve january 19th for sleeplessness and some confusion of the mind and depression . . he said his work worried him . he had no organic disease , and did not give witness the idea that he would be likely to lose temporary control over his actions . witness on two occassions advised him to go away , as he required complete mental rest ; and witness thought he had gone away at the time .\nmr . s . j . g . hoare , m . p . for chelsea , brother - in - law of the deceased , said the relations between the deceased and his wife were of the most devoted character . he did not think husband and wife could be more closely attached to each other .\nthe coroner , summing up , said that there seemed no doubt that the imaginary worryhad caused the deceased to lay himself in front of a passing train . there was no doubt that for the time his mind was absolutely unhinged , and that he lost control over his actions .\nthe jury returned a verdict of\nsuicide during a state of temporary insanity .\nthe funeral will take place today at portbury at 2 . 30 . a train leaves temple meads at 1 . 40 and clifton bridge at 1 . 51 , reaching portbury at 2 . 10 .\nprobate was granted in bristol on 18th march 1914 to his widow , muriel annie caroline press , and his estate was valued at \u00a34 , 187 - 5 - 9 .\nhis brother is listed in the 1914 bristol directory as living at 14 miles road , clifton , bristol .\nabove his brother jack who died on 26th september 1944 in bristol . with thanks to his grandson , robert gilchrist .\nabove his brother jack in 1927 . with thanks to his grandson , robert gilchrist .\nabove a family holiday in the lake district in 1935 , with jack press , john press , emp , richard jackson , cecil sully . with thanks to robert gilchrist .\nhis son , edward press later became head of the bank of egypt \u2013 until the bank was nationalised by nasser 50 years ago .\nhis nephew , john latham press , played tennis at wimbledon . he was born in clifton , bristol on 5th june 1914 . john was the son of jack press and edith mary holmes \u00e0 court . he attended exter college , oxford . he married nina lois williams ( born in herefordshire 18th march 1914 . died 5th october 1987 in chepstow ) at christchurch , clifton , bristol , 12th september 1939 . he died on 24th december 2006 , aged 92 .\nabove a newspaper report of his nephew , john press and nina lois williams marriage at christchurch , clifton , bristol , on 12th september 1939 . with thanks to robert gilchrist .\nto get the best possible experience on our website we recommend that you upgrade to a newer version or alternative web browser . to find out how and why to update your browser , click here .\nnow in their 19th year , the objectives of the charity times awards have remained consistent since their inception : \u2022 to honour the outstanding professionals in the many and varied fields of charity management \u2022 to recognise , celebrate , and promote best practice \u2022 to support continuing professional development \u2022 contribute towards raising the standards of charity management \u2022 to promote and raise the profile of the charity sector \u2022 to provide recognition for those who are providing effective support to the sector ."]}
{"id": 56567, "summary": [{"text": "hiv is an increasing health concern in pakistan with the number of cases growing .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "moderately high drug use and lack of acceptance that non-marital sex is common in the society have allowed the aids epidemic to take hold in pakistan , mainly among injection drug users , male/female sex workers and repatriated migrant workers .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "aids may yet become a major health issue .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the national aids programme \u2019s latest figures show that over 4,000 hiv cases have so far been reported since 1986 , but un and government estimates put the number of hiv/aids cases around 97,000 ranging from a lowest estimate of 46,000 to a highest estimate of 210,000 .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "more realistic estimates that are based on actual surveillance figures , however , suggest that this number may be closer to 40,000 \u2013 45,000 .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "the overall prevalence of hiv infection in adults aged 15 to 49 is 0.1 % .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "( 0.05 % if one accepts the lower estimates ) .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "officials say that the majority of cases go unreported due to social taboos about sex and victims \u2019 fears of discrimination .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "on the other hand , more detailed and recent data suggest that this may be an overestimate . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "hiv / aids in pakistan", "paragraphs": [". islamabad , pakistan , national aids control programme of pakistan , national aids control programme of pakistan , 2006 .\n. islamabad , pakistan , national aids control programme of pakistan , national aids control programme of pakistan , 2008 .\ndeveloping a surveillance system for hiv / aids in pakistan . - pubmed - ncbi\nhiv / aids , surveillance project , aids block , islamabad . drfaran @ urltoken\narshad altaf ( pakistan hiv / aids surveillance project ( hasp ) , karachi , pakistan . )\nabrar n . aids / hiv knowledge , attitude and beliefs of adolescents of pakistan .\nnational aids control programme . hiv second - generation surveillance in pakistan , national report round 2 , 2006\u20137 ; islamabad : nacp ; 2007 . ministry of health and canada\u2013pakistan hiv / aids surveillance project .\nin pakistan , hiv is still a taboo that leads to discrimination - pakistan - dawn . com\naccording to pakistan global aids response progress report , pakistan\u2019s hiv epidemic started in the 1980s when cases surfaced mostly amongst migrant workers employed abroad .\nhyder aa , khan oa . hiv / aids in pakistan : the context and magnitude of an emerging threat .\nshreedhar j : aids in india . harv aids rev . 1995 , fall : 2 - 9 .\nzafar iqbal akh , sultana bakhsh , haroona jatoi . need and significance of hiv / aids preventive education in pakistan .\nafter being diagnosed with hiv , his experiences were not very different from other hiv carriers in pakistan .\nepidemiological situation of hiv / aids in pakistan . hiv positive ( 1765 ) + aids ( 233 ) = total 1998 cases at islamabad , karachi , lahore , rawalpindi and fana ( pakistan demographic health survey , 2007 - 08 ) .\npakistan ' s first hiv / aids case was detected in 1987 [ 1 , 2 ] . the number has been increased according to the annual report of pakistan national aids control program ( nacp ) [ 3 ] .\nthe health workforce for hiv / aids is not only deficient in number but also lacks the required set of skills needed for dealing with hiv / aids cases ( 14 ) .\nunaids . global aids response progress report 2014 ; islamabad , pakistan : unaids ; 2014 .\npakistan ' s national aids control program ( ncp ) is one of the pioneer institutions providing free treatment to any person found to be suffering from aids through its 20 aids treatment centers all over the country .\nin 2009 , unaids pakistan and the national aids control programme estimated that there were around 98 000 ( 79 000\u2013120 000 ) hiv cases in pakistan , with an overall general population prevalence of less then 0 . 05 % .\nnon\u2010governmental organizations ( ngos ) : at least 54 ngos are involved in hiv / aids public awareness and in the care and support of persons living with hiv / aids . these ngos also work on education and prevention interventions targeting sex workers , truck drivers , and other high\u2010risk groups . ngos serve as members of the provincial hiv / aids consortium , which has been set up in all four of pakistan\u2019s provinces to coordinate hiv / aids prevention and control activities . although ngos are active in hiv / aids prevention activities , it is believed that they are reaching less than fifteen percent of the vulnerable population .\npakistan global aids response progress report further states that female sex workers reported an average of three clients a day .\ncorrea m , gisselquist d . routes of hiv transmission in india : assessing the reliability of information from aids case surveillance .\nthe bulk of the credit in this regard goes to the private sector . over 50 non - governmental organizations ( ngo ) are working to improve the hiv / aids status quo in pakistan [\n1 . cia the world factbook 2005 , pakistan ; urltoken ; july 2005 . 2 . the world health report 2005 , pakistan urltoken en / ; july 2005 . 3 . unaids country profile , urltoken + area / by + country / pakistan ; july 2005 . 4 . unaids / who epidemiological fact sheet urltoken ; july 2005 . 5 . hiv and aids in pakistan , hiv in pakistan , aids in pakistan , indicators , estimates , figures , hiv situation urltoken ; july 2005 . 6 . usaid hiv / aids country profile urltoken 7 . hiv / aids profile pakistan , urltoken ; july 2005 . 8 . the united nation ' s office for the co - ordination of humanitarian affairs , integrated regional information networks ( un ocha irin ) . urltoken ; july 2005 9 . world bank country development gateway urltoken urltoken ? selectedregions = 87249 ; july 2005 10 . u . s . census bureau hiv / aids country profile urltoken ; july 2005 11 . marie stopes international - pakistan urltoken pakistan ; july 2005 12 . unicef country tables urltoken ; july 2005\n\u201cover the years , through efforts at various fronts , i managed to introduce registered medicines for hiv in pakistan in 2003 . \u201d\nnational aids control programme . the hiv / aids surveillance project ( hasp ) : summary report \u2013 integrated biological and behavioral surveillance study ; islamabad : ministry of health ; 2007 .\nkhan oa , hyder aa : hiv / aids among men who have sex with men in pakistan . sex health exch . 1998 , 5 ( 2 ) : 12 - 3 .\na draft national aids policy and hiv and aids law ( both recommending the formation of a national aids council ) have been prepared by the national aids control program and will be presented to the national cabinet and parliament . approval of the policy and law would be an important step towards the multi\u2010sectoral dimension of the national response .\n\u201cthere were no medications or guidelines available for hiv carriers in pakistan and my life was doomed in every sense , \u201d nazir recalls .\n] . after the larkana episode , hiv has been documented among idu all over pakistan . currently , idu do not comprise the bulk of drug users in pakistan [\nhanif m : no safer sex for pakistan ' s gays . world aids . 1993 , london : panos institute , 11 :\n] . idu all over the country have started recording alarmingly high rates of hiv . according to the latest figures released by the national aids control program of pakistan , hiv / aids prevalence among idus has jumped from 0 . 4 % in december 2003 to 7 . 6 % in 2004 . however , in larkana , where pakistan ' s first hiv outbreak among idu was reported , the number approached an astounding , twenty - seven percent [\nbrody s et al . evidence of iatrogenic hiv transmission in children in south africa .\ntalking to news lens pakistan , faisal majeed , project director , provincial aids control program , punjab , said the government of pakistan is working hard to prevent hiv transmission with measures such as safe blood transfusions , establishment of surveillance and dealing with hiv - related stigma .\nagha s : potential for hiv transmission among truck drivers in pakistan . aids . 14 ( 15 ) : 2404 - 6 . 10 . 1097 / 00002030 - 200010200 - 00024 . 2000 oct 20\nin 2016 , the joint united nations team on aids ( joint team ) provided support to the government of pakistan to implement an effective hiv response at provincial level and to improve the quality and the continuum of hiv testing , treatment and care in the country .\nin an effort to fully analyse and understand the hiv situation and its epidemiology in pakistan , a bilateral collaboration between the national aids control program and the canadian international development agency resulted in the establishment of an effective second - generation surveillance ( sgs ) system for hiv / aids between 2004 and 2012 in accordance with the published guidelines . this paper presents findings from the 4th round of sgs .\nnih : national institute of health ; nacp : national aids control program ; arv : antiretroviral ; fana : federally administered northern areas ; hiv : human immunodeficiency virus ; aids : acquired immunodeficiency syndrome .\nfighting hiv / aids in pakistan : unicef strategy and major lines of action explains a strategy and six lines of action for the hiv / aids intervention of the unicef pakistan country programme . the need for this strategy arose from unicef decision to develop hiv / aids as a cross - sectoral theme , several international and unicef global commitments , the funding of the government of pakistan\u2019s enhanced hiv / aids control programme , and a growing understanding of the potential impact of hiv / aids on young people in pakistan . while there is limited data on risk behaviours and hiv prevalence in pakistan , there is evidence to show high levels of risk behaviours among vulnerable groups . this includes low condom use among female sex workers and syringe sharing among injecting drug users \u2013 both predictors of a growing epidemic . who / unaids forecast modeling estimated , in 2002 , that there were approximately 70 , 000 - 80 , 000 people infected . what this might mean for young people is uncertain , as no sero - or behavioural surveillance of young people have been conducted .\nthe hiv epidemic is well established in pakistan . it is defined as a concentrated epidemic meaning that the prevalence in traditional risk groups exceeds 5 % .\nto improve hiv testing among children in pakistan , unicef additionally supported a situation analysis of early infant diagnosis ( eid ) of hiv in the country , using dried blood spots ( dbs ) .\npakistan is preparing to submit a concept note under new funding model to the gfatm in april 2015 . in this context , national authorities and un partner agencies will compile and review available information on the epidemiology of hiv in pakistan and develop an up - to - date epidemiological profile , of the country . the who country office will provide support to the national aids control programme in the epidemiological analysis of the hiv epidemic and aids response in pakistan . the consultant will also work closely with the technical working group constituted for providing oversight to the concept note development , under the new funding model for pakistan .\n] . pakistan , as compared to its neighbors , has remained relatively safe from any indigenously acquired cases of hiv for about two decades . the situation however changed in 2004 when pakistan experienced its first full - fledged hiv outbreak [\nthe future of the hiv epidemic in pakistan will depend on the scope and effectiveness of hiv prevention programmes for pwids , their sexual partners , sex workers and their clients .\ndecades of corruption and poor planning of resources have translated into a fight for pakistan ' s very own continued existence . keeping this in mind and the horde of other problems currently encountering pakistan , any efforts directed towards prevention and control of hiv / aids are quite laudable .\nmore than 1 , 700 collaborators in 124 countries including pakistan contributed to the study .\n] . the government has to come forward and face the truth about hiv in pakistan . embarking not only upon national - level mass awareness programs , practical steps including wide - spread screening for the high - risk populations has also to be instituted . stigma and discrimination about hiv / aids in society could only be removed when prominent figures including politicians and sport stars start discussing about hiv / aids in public . as soon as this stigmatization barrier is overcome , a major chunk of the battle against hiv in pakistan would be conquered . what has to be reiterated again is that the time to act is now . timely steps taken at the present can go a long way in preventing a wide - spread hiv epidemic in pakistan .\n1 . in a country with low literacy rate one should expect low level of awareness about hiv / aids . awareness needs to be created at all levels especially in rural areas .\n\u201cbetter late than never . with the help of a christian charity organisation in lahore , i was able to gather enough courage to fight hiv . i did that by initiating a platform called \u2018new life aids control society\u2019 to raise awareness regarding medication and treatment for hiv carriers in pakistan since 1999 .\nfunding : the hiv / aids surveillance project was funded by the canadian international development agency ( cida ) grant number pk - 30849 .\naccording to the study conducted by pakistan demographic health survey , 2007 - 08 , from all the four provinces of pakistan along with fata and ajk . in the light of the above said study , total 1998 patients were identified as hiv infected out of which , 1765 were hiv positive only while 233 developed aids . the study above said study showed that hiv is most prevalent in the sindh province while least prevalent in ajk ( figure\nkhan aj et al . unsafe injections and the transmission of hepatitis b and c in a periurban community in pakistan .\nahmed j , shaikh bt . an all - time low budget for healthcare in pakistan .\npakistan is following an hiv epidemic trend having moved from low prevalence , high risk , to a more concentrated epidemic in the early 2000s .\n] . the number of idu is bound to increase in the near future , and as this happens , the relative cases of hiv / aids will also rise . the first hurdle in the spread of hiv seems to be already traversed .\n] suggest that the hiv prevalence among hijras in karachi , a city of 13 million people in southern pakistan , approximates around 4 % . the situation is bound to be even worse in the rural parts , particularly in the pathan - dominated northern pakistan , where homosexuality is socially tolerated [\nunaids : report on the global aids epidemic 2006 . accesed : 2 feb 2007 , [\nprescribing practices of 354 physicians practicing in city of karachi in pakistan were audited in 2001 . antimicrobials , vitamins / minerals and injections were over prescribed .\nthe deaths from hiv / aids in pakistan increased from 350 in 2005 to 1 , 480 in 2015 , showing an average increase of 14 . 42 percent a year , says the findings of the meta - analysis coordinated by the institute for health metrics and evaluation ( ihme ) at the university of washington in seattle .\nemmanuel f , fatima m . coverage to curb the emerging hiv epidemic among injecting drug users in pakistan : delivering prevention services where most needed .\n1 . review descriptive epidemiological data of published / unpublished resources and reports to describe the epidemiology of hiv and aids in pakistan , including an assessment of the quality and availability of data and the investments needed to improve measurement of disease burden .\nthe findings were released on the heels of an international aids conference in durban , south africa , that started on tuesday .\nthe number of new hiv infections in pakistan grew at an average of 17 . 6 percent per year between 2005 and 2015 , making it the highest increase in the world .\nshah sa , altaf a , mujeeb sa , memon a . an outbreak of hiv infection among injection drug users in a small town in pakistan : potential for national implications .\nsimilar to its south - east asian neighbors , the greatest risk for the spread of hiv in pakistan stems from idu . currently estimated at over 180 , 000 in number [\nthe overuse of injection practices in pakistan has become a therapeutic norm in the practice of general practitioner ( gp ) . majority of these injections is administered under unsafe conditions exposing the patient to infectious diseases , including abscesses , hiv / aids and viral hepatitis b & c .\nthe overall goal of this exercise is to review and amalgamate hiv data of pakistan to determine strategic priorities for the hiv response and suggest efficient resource allocation for the programmes .\nshaikh ia , shaikh ma : teachers attitudes about hiv / aids prevention education in secondary schools . j coll physicians surg pak . 2005 , 15 ( 9 ) : 582 -\nreaction ( referring to allergic reactions ) and abscesses were reported as the most common side effects of injections . aids was the predominant risk mentioned by communities because of poor injection practices . they also believe that aids is widespread in\nkhanani rm , hafeez a , rab sm , rasheed s : human immunodeficiency virus - associated disorders in pakistan . aids res hum retroviruses . 1988 , 4 ( 2 ) : 149 - 54 .\nlahore : nazir masih , 58 , an hiv / aids patient , became an outcast when he socially disclosed he was suffering from the deadly disease .\n] . 97 , 400 cases of hiv / aids were estimated in 2009 and more than 6 , 000 cases are registered till now ( 2010 ) . till march 2010 , 3325 patients were registered at national aids control center nih islamabad . 1425 patients are on arvs ( figure\nmayhew s , collumbien m , qureshi a , platt l , rafiq n , faisel a , et al . protecting the unprotected : mixed - method research on drug use , sex work and rights in pakistan ' s fight against hiv / aids .\nraglow gj , luby sp , nabi n . therapeutic injections in pakistan : from the patients\u2019 perspective .\nshah sa , altaf a , mujeeb sa , memon a : an outbreak of hiv infection among injection drug users in a small town in pakistan : potential for national implications . int j std aids . 2004 , 15 ( 3 ) : 209 - 10 . 1258 / 095646204322916713 .\nin pakistan , the hiv / aids programme has always depended on the donors and extra mural funding . the bilateral and multilateral donors and other development partners have invested to address the hiv threat in pakistan . the global fund ' s total pledge to hiv / aids in pakistan is us $ 37 , 523 , 500 . however , the grant performance has been rated as inadequate and did not meet the expectations ( 16 ) . in all times , capacity of the national programme to coordinate with provinces has been a challenge , and this has been even grimmer after the 2011 devolution . accountability has to be instituted strictly at all levels and in all components of the programme . the private sector must be involved in the sharing of responsibility and risk pooling .\nrai ma , khan mn , khan s , khanani r , ali sh : pakistan / india open borders . . . to hiv ? . aids . 20 ( 4 ) : 634 - 5 . 2006 feb 28 ;\nhiv ( human immunodeficiency virus ) transmission has been reduced by protected sex and screening of blood products and other body fluids in the developed countries . it has been reported that pakistan is at high risk of hiv / aids infection but presently the prevalence rate is considerably low . the number of reported cases of hiv / aids in pakistan has been continuously increasing since 1987 . by 2010 the total number of registered cases has reached to 6000 and this figure is on the rise with the passage of time . some serious strategies must be implemented to control this deadly disease .\nshaikh fd , khan sa , ross mw , grimes rm . knowledge and attitudes of pakistani medical students towards hiv - positive and / or aids patients .\nbut he did not give up . masih launched an organisation to help aids patients and spread awareness about the disease in the country .\nthe situation concerning pakistan and hiv is indeed very precarious . the country lies at a very crucial junction . hiv has as yet not exploded . most of the populace remains safe , as for now . however , concentrated epidemics have emerged , which means that very little time is left before a steep rise in infections occurs . the battle against hiv / aids in pakistan has to be fought on a number of fronts : not just the afflicted population , but also on changing peoples ' perspectives and ushering in the proper government policies and response measures . neighboring china serves as a good example to follow as regards formulation of a national policy about hiv / aids [\n\u201ci took the medical test as a formality and was diagnosed as hiv positive , thus leading to my deportation to pakistan . \u201d\nthe government had registered 14 , 705 hiv carriers across pakistan till december 2015 but fighting cultural ignominy is still a serious challenge .\naccording to pakistan global aids response progress report , the epidemic trend is moving from low prevalence to high risk due to the steady increase in the number of persons injecting drugs regularly for non - therapeutic purposes .\nanother hiv carrier from rahim yar khan , who wishes to remain anonymous , told news lens that he was diagnosed with hiv at a medical camp in lahore in 2010 .\nnational aids control programme . available from : urltoken of treatment centres . pdf [ cited 21 august 2014 ]\ngender - and age - disaggregated data was collected as part of ibbs in 23 cities , and is currently being analysed . this data will enable the joint team and partners to address gender specific issues of the aids epidemic in pakistan . in order to assess gender related issues regarding tb / hiv coinfection , the joint team , along with the national aids control programme and the national tb control programme , also undertook a gender assessment of hiv / tb health sector , in order to evaluate gender barriers related to access , treatment and services .\nthe hiv / aids epidemic in pakistan is following along the same atypical lines as it has done so far in the rest of asia . starting from isolated high - risk population subgroups , the virus jumps the barrier to cross into the mainstream general populace . once this barrier is crossed , little if at all anything can be done to prevent a complete hiv onslaught .\nkhanani rm , hafeez a , rab sm , rasheed s . human immunodeficiency virus - associated disorders in pakistan .\nthe world bank was the largest financer of hiv / aids programs in pakistan . it assisted the government\u2019s hiv / aids efforts through funding the second social action program ( 1998\u20102003 ) . in addition , the world bank worked with the government and other development partners ( cida , dfid , usaid , and un agencies ) to support the government\u2019s program through the hiv / aids prevention project . the bank provided us $ 37 . 1 million , 75 percent of which was a no\u2010interest credit and 25 percent of which was grant money . the project which closed in december 2009 supported hiv prevention services to most at risk groups , mass media campaigns aimed at raising awareness and reducing stigma , promoting safe blood transfusion and building management and institutional capacity .\nthe number of hiv infections in pakistan grew at an average of 17 . 6 percent a year from 8 , 360 to 45 , 990 during the period under review .\nthough statistics show that hiv is a grave problem , the ban placed on condom advertisements in 2014 depicts how reluctant the government of pakistan is to address this serious issue .\nbetween 2004 and 2012 , a bilateral collaboration between the national aids control program and the canadian international development agency resulted in the establishment of an effective national sgs system for hiv / aids through the canada\u2013pakistan hiv / aids surveillance project . this was implemented by a consortium of agriteam canada consulting , university of manitoba , canada and proaction : partners for community health inc , with technical assistance from the public health agency of canada . this sgs was designed to monitor the hiv epidemic among key populations at high risk , that is , pwids , and hijra , male and female sex workers ( hsws , msws and fsws , respectively ) . since the first pilot sgs was conducted in 2004 , pakistan has conducted four sgs rounds with pwids , hsws , msws and fsws in 8 major cities in 2005\u20132006 , 12 cities in 2006\u20132007 , 9 cities in 2007\u20132008 and 20 cities in 2011 . 8\u201312 findings from these surveys revealed changes in the hiv magnitude and trends over time , which helped in developing a comprehensive response to the epidemic . 13\u201315 the approach proved to be extremely relevant in a concentrated epidemic such as pakistan ' s , whereby behavioural information is vital in predicting epidemic transition .\nalthough the countries of south asia have low hiv prevalence rate in the general population , and the number of new hiv infections has remained relatively stable in asia and the pacific , there has been high and increasing hiv percentage among key populations .\nplanning and development division . islamabad : ministry of finance , government of pakistan ; 2013 . health & nutrition expenditures ( 2001\u20132012 ) . economic survey of pakistan .\nit may sound ludicrous but the fact remains that to properly combat any problem , the affected have to first accept it and then conquer over it . the society in pakistan has as yet not accepted hiv / aids as having anything to do with them . trends may be changing , but the age - old stigmas and taboos related to hiv still persist . hiv is considered extremely shameful , particularly in the rural setting . even discussions on this topic are frowned upon . awareness about hiv / aids in general is extremely limited . the severity of the situation could be deduced from a survey conducted among school teachers in the capital city , islamabad . an outstanding sixty percent of the teachers responded by saying that ' they thought hiv was irrelevant in our cultural setting . ' [\ngray rh et al . , rakai project team . probability of hiv - 1 transmission per coital act in monogamous , heterosexual , hiv - 1 - discordant couples in rakai , uganda .\nthe institute estimates there were about 39 million people globally living with hiv in 2015 , as compared to 28 million in 2000 .\njanjua nz , akhtar s , hutin y . injection use in two districts of pakistan : implications for disease prevention .\njanjua nz , akhtar s , hutin yj . injection use in two districts of pakistan : implications for disease prevention .\nsince it was first detected in 1986 , the hiv / aids epidemic in pakistan has progressed from a low - level epidemic to a concentrated epidemic , with measurable prevalence rates among all prominent risk behaviour groups . pakistan ' s hiv epidemic , once concentrated primarily among pwids , is now increasingly characterised by significant sexual transmission ( ie , msws , hsws and fsws , ) . 19 while many countries in the mena region are still trying to identify and describe their key populations , pakistan has already established a knowledge base to characterise , operationalise and estimate the sizes of their key populations . 16\npanda s et al . transmission of hiv from injecting drug users to their wives in india .\nshah sa , khan oa , kristensen s , vermund sh : hiv - infected workers deported from the gulf states : impact on southern pakistan . int j std aids . 1999 , 10 ( 12 ) : 812 - 4 . 10 . 1258 / 0956462991913600 .\nalthough the estimated hiv burden is still low\u2014around 0 . 1 percent of the adult population \u2013 pakistan is facing a concentrated epidemic among injecting drug users ( idus ) with hiv prevalence of 21 percent among idus in major urban centers across the country . given linkages between idus and other vulnerable populations including male and female sex workers , pakistan needs to scale up targeted intervention urgently to prevent rapid increase in hiv among vulnerable groups .\npakistan millenium development goals report . 2005 , accessed : may 11 , 2006 , [\nin 2015 , 41 percent of the people living with hiv were using art , as compared to less than 2 percent in 2000 .\nlike many developing countries , pakistan faces elavated risk of hiv transmission as a result of poverty , low literacy , gender - related discrimination , ignorance about modes of transmission and the stigma that prohibits people with risk behaviours from seeking hiv testing or disclosing their hiv positive status .\nthe joint team\u2019s resources are limited , in a context where funding the national hiv response despite considerable improvements in the last decade , levels of stigma and discrimination against people living with hiv and key populations remains high in pakistan , leading to increased vulnerabilities and barriers to access hiv care . there are numerous other issues hindering access to hiv treatment , care and support services by key populations , including existence of discriminatory laws and policies , economic hardships among people living with hiv and lack of awareness on existing services .\non the other side , the current government policy falls under the auspices of the national hiv / aids strategic framework . the program has four foci : improved hiv prevention , expanding interventions among vulnerable groups , preventing transfusion related infections and improving infrastructure [\nglobally , unicef will work to stop the spread of hiv / aids and ensure that children and young people already affected by the disease are cared for . this means\u2026 \u2022 preventing parent - to - child transmission of the disease ; \u2022 preventing transmission among young people ; \u2022 expanding care facilities for children and parents living with hiv and aids . expected results by 2005\u2026 \u2022 a gender and age disaggregated situation assessment and analysis of hiv / aids and its impact on children and young people ; \u2022 national policies and strategies approved and action plans under implementation to reduce the risk and vulnerability of young people and to ensure protection and care for children orphaned or made vulnerable by hiv / aids ; \u2022 national policies , strategies and action plans under implementation to prevent parent - to child transmission of hiv / aivs\nthe joint team also supported the development of by - laws and operational manuals of the association of people living with hiv ( aplhiv ) . this process supported institutional strengthening of aplhiv to be a more progressive organization in engaging communities in the national aids response .\nthe joint team supported the national and provincial aids control programmes of balochistan , punjab and sindh in the development of their capacities to ensure quality assured diagnosis and treatment services in alignment with the new who guidelines disseminated in 2016 . selected staff members from the provincial and national chapters were thus , trained in global and regional courses conducted by who . forty one healthcare providers ( physicians and gynaecologists ) received capacity building training on the new hiv treatment guidelines . hiv treatment , care and support facilities are available to people living with hiv in pakistan through 21 antiretroviral therapy ( art ) centres , which include six paediatric hiv treatment centres , 16 hiv testing services , 11 prevention of parent - to - child transmission ( pptct ) sites and 21 community home - based care ( chbc ) sites . tb - hiv co - infection sites were also scaled up from 17 in 2015 to 31 in 2016 . a total of 9570 tb patients were screened for hiv and 49 tb patients were found positive for hiv . the number of people enrolled in care have significantly increased from 12 929 in 2015 to 17 224 in 2016 , as well as the number of people living with hiv on treatment from 6292 in 2015 to 8888 in 2016 .\nschwartl\u00e4nder b , stover j , hallett t , atun r , avila c , gouws e , et al . towards an improved investment approach for an effective response to hiv / aids .\nabbasi w . thousands of aids patients face doom as billions misappropriated . available from : urltoken [ cited 28 july 2014 ]\nin 2016 , the unaids secretariat was critical in providing support to the government to generate reliable strategic information , to engage stakeholders into the national aids response and to mobilise resources to improve its sustainability .\npakistan ' s hiv epidemic that once was characterised primarily by transmission among people who inject drugs ( pwids ) is now increasingly characterised by significant sexual transmission .\ngovernment : pakistan\u2019s federal ministry of health initiated a national aids prevention and control program ( nacp ) in 1987 . in its early stages , the program was focused mainly on blood screening and some health promotion and hiv education activities for the general population . it suffered from a weak strategy that did not address high risk populations and inadequate surveillance and research whereby there was little credible data to inform decision making . the national strategic framework for hiv aids was developed in 2001 through a broad consultative process that set out priorities for effective control of the epidemic . based on the framework the government launched the \u201cenhanced hiv\u2010aids control program\u201d for the period from 2003\u20102008 . the program marked a shift to a decentralized approach with the nacp and five provincial programs that would oversee implementation of most activities .\nsex workers in pakistan represent the second most serious threat for hiv transmission . the government refuses to accept illicit sex underway in the country , although there are established prostitution centers in all the major cities of pakistan . the so - called ' red - light ' areas , in addition to female prostitutes , also house hijras \u2013 male transvestites . these hijras provide valuable insight into hiv demographics , as data pertaining to female commercial sex workers is very limited . reports [\nefforts directed towards emtct in pakistan recognized the role of men in infecting their wives and thus , the importance of their involvement in prevention of infection of wives and their children . this is why the pptct programme in pakistan includes counselling for partner disclosure and couples counselling to make informed decisions about planning and spacing pregnancies . in 2016 , as a result of counselling , 21 hiv positive married women decided to use contraception to avoid unwanted pregnancies .\na man holds a red ribbon to mark world aids day , at the entrance of emilio ribas hospital , in sao paulo december 1 , 2014 . photo : reuters\naccording to usaid estimates , there are 94 , 000 individuals in pakistan living with hiv , out of which 26 , 000 are females aged 15 and above , while 2 , 100 are children .\ncoates tj , the voluntary hiv - 1 counseling and testing efficacy study group . efficacy of voluntary hiv - 1 counselling and testing in individuals and couples in kenya , tanzania , and trinidad : a randomised trial . the voluntary hiv - 1 counseling and testing efficacy study group .\nmeeting with national aids control programme officials dr . baseer khan achakzai , dr . quaid saeed and other partners , nacp , islamabad\nrafay , who has contributed to the study said one of the main reasons of increase in the infections in pakistan is the use of infected syringes among injecting drug users .\nhealth systems factors present the fourth category of bottlenecks that need to be addressed to achieve the 90\u201390\u201390 targets in paediatric and adolescent hiv in this region . children and adolescents under 15 years of age who are living with hiv are considerably less likely to receive treatment than adults , with less than one in four children between the ages of 0 and 14 [ 24 % ( 22\u201326 % ) ] accessing art in 2013 . for instance in india , paediatric hiv treatment continues to be initiated at specialized centres of excellence paediatric centres of excellence , mostly situated in urban settings ; whereas in pakistan and nepal treatment initiation is either at provincial or district health facilities , which are also fairly limited in numbers . this inadequate decentralization of care limits the access to hiv treatment for children in rural localities . interrupted procurement and supply of antiretroviral drugs and commodities for early infant diagnosis has also been reported . inadequate data on paediatric hiv are also evident in most countries limiting the capacity of countries to generate necessary evidence for decision making . in 2015 , only five countries in the region reported hiv data in the unaids - led global aids response progress reporting .\nthe human immunodeficiency virus ( hiv ) epidemic in pakistan has become well established among injection drug users ( idus ) [ 1\u20133 ] . in 2008 , the national aids control programme estimated that there were about 100 000 street - based idus in pakistan , of whom nearly 21 % had hiv infection [ 2 , 3 ] . more recently male and transgender sex workers have shown early evidence of epidemic transmission , particularly in cities where they have the most sexual contacts with idus [ 2 , 3 ] . at present , there is little evidence of hiv transmission to the general population , and it is unclear which subgroups will provide the bridge for transmission from idus to the population .\ni am sufferer and i know how difficult to live with that in pakistan but you are to be very strong to stay alive .\nbossert tj , mitchell ad . health sector decentralization and local decision - making : decision space , institutional capacities and accountability in pakistan .\nin order to better understand unicef\u2019s challenges in developing and implementing hiv / aids programming for young people , including adolescents , a swot analysis ( strengths , weaknesses , opportunities , threats ) was conducted . the proposed lines of action for unicef reflect its comparative advantages and existing opportunities .\npakistan , the world ' s second most populous muslim nation , has started to finally experience and confront the hiv / aids epidemic . largely portrayed as having free of this menace till now , this south - asian republic seems to be following in suit with its hiv - havocked neighbor , india . with isolated outbreaks being reported all over the country , time already seems to be running out for the sixth most populous country in the world .\nabout 95 % of idus in pakistan are sexually active and 38 % have a regular sexual partner [ 3 ] . a recent modelling study demonstrated that idus were more likely to transmit hiv to their spouses and regular sex partners than to sex workers in any city in pakistan [ 4 ] . this is consistent with regional experience . a 2000 study showed that 45 % of wives of hiv - positive idus from manipur , india were also hiv infected [ 5 ] . however , it is unclear if\u2019 the spouses and regular partners of idus are merely at risk of hiv infection or if they play a bridging role in the onward transmission of the infection to others . to date , few studies provide information about this vulnerable population , and none have examined the vulnerabilities or hiv transmission potential of the spouses of idus in pakistan .\n] . their work ranges from providing needle - exchange programs for idu to spreading awareness about hiv / aids to the masses . worth mentioning is the organization , ' amal , ' which means ' action ' in pakistan ' s national language , urdu . it has outreach hiv training programs focusing not only on idu but also for the out - of - the - limelight population , female sex workers .\nfinally , surveillance remained a major focus of the national response to hiv in pakistan during 2016 . to this end , mapping and integrated biological and behavioural surveillance ( ibbs ) of key populations were conducted as part of the 5th round of second generation surveillance in 23 cities of the country , focusing on comprehensive assessment of the size , sociodemographic characteristics , behaviours and hiv prevalence in groups who are at higher risk of hiv and form an important part of the transmission paths through which hiv epidemics can emerge .\nhe promised to return to pakistan before leaving the country to visit his ailing wife in london , and now , after his . . .\nthis paper shares the key results of the 4th round of sgs conducted in 20 cities in pakistan . we also present key experiences and lessons learnt in the development of an effective sgs system , which can be utilised within the asian , eastern european and latin american countries , but more importantly be contextually relevant for the middle east and north africa ( mena ) region , for the development of a response against hiv / aids .\nsee\nindividual level injection history : a lack of association with hiv incidence in rural zimbabwe\n, e37 .\nnazir came to learn about the disease in 1990 when he visited pakistan\u2019s embassy in abu dhabi for passport renewal and a visa extension which required a mandatory medical test for visa applicants .\nthe public sector health management information system ( hmis ) system lacks completeness , authenticity and therefore needs complete revamping . moreover , the information from the vertical programmes like hiv / aids needs a meaningful integration in hmis for timely decision making ( 15 ) .\nestablishment of 16 hiv treatment centers all over the country with functioning 07 pmtct centers where more than 2000 hiv positives are getting anti retroviral treatment .\nsecuring technical support for the national and provincial aids response to strengthen access to combination prevention services tailored to people and populations at higher risk of hiv , including behaviour change communication , condoms , harm reduction , hiv testing services and pre - and post - exposure prophylaxis and disease surveillance .\n] . the number of infected persons might be running in millions if proper screening is carried out . the behaviors conducive to the spread of hiv infection to young people are curiosity about sex and drugs , negative peer pressure , and economic frustration in pakistan [\nthe joint team under the leadership of unicef continued to work towards the elimination of vertical transmission in pakistan . in 2016 , 125 hiv positive pregnant women received prevention of parent to child transmission ( pptct ) of hiv services and 65 children were born , all of whom received art prophylaxis during the first six weeks after their birth .\n] , and a mushrooming population ( growth rate of pakistan lies at 2 . 5 % ) [\npasha o et al . household members of hepatitis c virus - infected people in hafizabad , pakistan : infection by injections from health care providers .\nkassi m , afghan ak , khanani mr , khan ia , ali sh . safe blood transfusion practices in blood banks of karachi , pakistan .\nserial prevalence data obtained from the sgs rounds in pakistan provide an understanding of the progression of hiv in this country . 8\u201311 the sero - prevalence among pwids has shown a consistent increase across all rounds , which increased from 10 . 8 % in 2005 to 37 . 8 % in 2011 . although the analysis conducted in 2011 produced a weighted hiv prevalence , and the numbers cannot be strictly compared with the previous rounds ( as previous analyses were not weighted ) , it does show an upward and a rapid progression of hiv prevalence in this group . likewise among hsws , the gradual and consistent increase in hiv prevalence from 0 . 8 % in 2005 to 7 . 2 % in 2011 indicates that the epidemic is now well established in this group . a similar trend is noted in msws , which now stands at an overall hiv sero - prevalence of 3 . 1 % . while only one fsw tested positive for hiv from a sample of 12 cities in 2007 , 25 fsws tested positive for hiv from the same number of cities in this round . 10 even with lower prevalence rates , the sheer size of this population and its close links with the general population warrants careful monitoring of this population to ensure successful prevention of hiv transmission .\nstrong community health systems is another opportunity and is supported by various community health workers ( chws ) cadres , such as accredited social health activists in india , lady health workers in pakistan , and female community health volunteers in nepal .\nwith modern treatment hiv is no more a life threatening disease . in medical terms it is now called medically manageable disease . one survey conducted by uk says that people living with hiv and are on art have a higher life expectancy compared to other hiv negative people .\n\u201ci urged them to come forth and register themselves as hiv carriers for medication , hence making a breakthrough against the social stigma surrounding hiv carriers . \u201d\nshao y : aids epidemic at age 25 and control efforts in china . retrovirology . 3 : 87 - 10 . 1186 / 1742 - 4690 - 3 - 87 . 2006 dec 1\nto build our main set of arguments , we have chosen the who ' s health systems building blocks to elaborate the present situation with regards to the response to the hiv epidemic in pakistan . each building block is discussed separately in this article based on the information available in the existing literature . to explain the situation according to each building block , a literature search was conducted over the internet , using nomenclature of the building blocks , that is , service delivery , health workforce , information system , drugs - supplies - technologies , financing , and leadership , and governance in hiv / aids sector . the online library of pakistan ' s national aids control programme and websites of the global fund to combat aids , tuberculosis and malaria and the world health organization were used for our literature search . we consulted google scholar , for the same medical subject headings ( mesh ) terms , and the full texts of articles of our choice were retrieved from medline / pubmed , where available .\nin contrast to the overall slow decline in new infections , the number of people living with hiv has significantly increased globally , largely due to the expansion of art .\nabdul s mujeeb , hashmi mr . a study of hiv - antibody in sera of blood donors and people at risk .\nkhan aj , luby sp , fikree f , karim a , obaid s , dellawala s et al . unsafe injections and the transmission of hepatitis b and c in a periurban community in pakistan .\nthe combination of the high number of new infections and low antiretroviral therapy ( art ) coverage has proven deadly in pakistan , reveals the research study findings .\nshaikh bt , ejaz i , achakzai dk , shafiq y . political and economic unfairness in health system of pakistan : a hope with the recent reforms .\nlike any other developing country , in pakistan , first level care is mostly sought in the private sector , because of distrust in the quality of care in the government system , limited working hours , shortage of trained human resources , and dearth of supplies ( 9 ) . a meagre portion of gross domestic product ( gdp ) and a minimal developmental expenditure on health have been incurred persistently over the last two decades in the public sector health system of pakistan ( 10 ) . most of the proportion in the allocation has chiefly gone to the recurring costs of a few big hospitals , and therefore the vertical programmes such as national hiv / aids control programme are primarily supported by the bilateral donors like global fund ( 11 ) . by and large , the health system has been weak in all areas from service delivery , human resources , information system , to matters pertaining to governance and leadership . we used who ' s framework of building blocks for health system strengthening and analysed the health system of pakistan for taking stock of the responsiveness towards the threat of hiv / aids in the country . below is an account of each building block with its issues and proposed solutions .\nthere has been skepticism unaids / who working group statistics , for fact sheets can be only as good as information made available . as these figures estimated by the working group ( an annual increase of 1571 % ) were not associated with evidence - based strategies , but rather on reports by various institutions and agencies whose reliability was questionable , the doubt still persists . following identical trends , and annual percent increases calculated above , there should have been an explosive hiv / aids epidemic in the country in 2005 , this is not in evidence . nonetheless there is no denying the fact that there has been an increase in the number of hiv / aids cases in the country . my personal concern is that the inflated rates shown in 2003 by the unaids / who working group on global hiv / aids and sti surveillance , and estimates based on these figures may mask the true epidemic as and when it makes an appearance . this would be a national tragedy and may not be very far !\nsex workers reported to engage in a combination of hiv risk practices such as having a high number of sex partners and engaging in unprotected sex with paying and non - paying partners . consistent condom use which is the key to preventing sexual transmission of hiv infection showed significantly low levels , most notably in msws and hsws . given the potential for the spread of hiv infection through unprotected anal sex , the progression of hiv in these populations and their possible role in bridging sexual networks to pwids is a cause for serious concern . service utilisation data from pakistan continues to show low levels of awareness about , and participation in , prevention programmes . this indicates the need to scale up interventions and bring substantial improvement in coverage to reach a larger proportion of these key populations .\npakistan : country profile . united nations office on drugs and crime . accessed on : 8 may 2006 , [\n4 . use the evidence to suggest focused , targeted and cost effective and evidence - based response to hiv in the country ."]}
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", "topic": 16}], "title": "karen millen", "paragraphs": ["the karen millen coat is one of the best selling items in the karen millen repertoire . made of the finest coat supra low tops the karen millen coat is stylish and comfortable at the same time making the woman who wears it feel very special . karen millen coat can also be custom tailored for you . karen millen usa has a fantastic sale of karen millen coats 2011 season . recently the karen millen sale drew a lot of celebrity women to shop for karen millen coats 2011 autumn collection .\nmillen , who reinvested considerable sums in baugur which she lost when it collapsed , is suing karen millen fashions and mosaic fashions us which opened a karen millen store in new york in 2014 .\nthe karen millen retail business remains safe , as millen had sold her share in it for \u00a335 million in 2004 .\nworld - famous fashion designer , karen millen obe , has been declared bankrupt .\nkaren millen has appointed tesco chief customer officer robin terrell as non - executive director .\ned with customer service . my husband bought me a karen millen handbag for christmas .\nbonmarch\u00e9 chief executive beth butterwick is stepping down to join karen millen in the same role .\n' i ' m deeply devastated ' : fashion icon karen millen tells of . . .\nread more : karen millen poaches tracey stainer from l . k bennett to lead design teams\npentland brands has signed a deal to be the new global footwear licence partner for karen millen .\nms millen is embroiled in a row with the bank\u2019s administrators , who now own her former business and all rights in the name \u2018karen millen\u2019 .\nbutterwick will lead a strategy to reshape karen millen globally by increasing its focus on digital . change change\nthe icelandic banks had helped fund the investment group baugur , which owned major stakes in karen millen .\nmillen says the demise of baugur and the restructuring of karen millen holdings mean the agreement not to use her own name in business can now be challenged .\nfashion brand karen millen has appointed agency nys corporate to manage its conferences , events and travel across europe .\nthroughout the eighties , the business expanded with more and more karen millen stores opening across britain\u2019s high streets .\nshe said kaupthing\u2018s administrators , which now own the karen millen brand , had prevented her from starting again .\nhowever , her personal bankruptcy does not affect the karen millen business , which she has no involvement with .\nshe wanted to use the trade marks ' karen millen ' , and ' karen ' for a new homewares and lifestyle business , focused on the us and china .\nin 2004 , millen sold her share in the karen millen retail business to aurora fashions , which was then taken over by aurora ' s parent company kaupthing .\na karen millen shop in london . the chain has thrived despite ownership upheaval . photograph : david sillitoe / guardian\nkaren millen let us into its knightsbridge pop - up atelier to follow a trench coat from sketch to store .\na london branch of karen millen in 2000 , at the brand\u2019s zenith . photograph : david sillitoe for the observer\nthe karen millen label made good progress in the 1990s when they opened stores and boutiques in america and europe . karen millen usa is still growing at a fast pace much to the chagrin of the competitors . although karen millen or kevin stanford , no longer own the company , the innovative outlook and an eye for detail is still meticulously maintained .\nby the time of the icelandic crash , ms millen and mr stanford had sold the majority of their shares in karen millen , with baugur becoming one of the main investors .\nkaren millen has been without a ceo since mike shearwood left in september after the firm scrapped plans for a management buyout .\nms millen said she was a victim of fraud by collapsed icelandic bank kaupthing , who own karen millen . the bank prevented the designer from using her name to launch a new brand\nwhat millen does next remains to be seen . her bankruptcy will limit her business activities for two years . nevertheless , it seems unlikely that the karen millen story will stop here .\nkaren millen was founded in 1981 by kevin stanford and karen millen . with a loan of just \u00a3100 they began manufacturing and selling white shirts to their friends . a party plan network followed , and in 1983 they opened their first store in kent .\nmillen said kaupthing\u2019s administrators , which now own the karen millen brand , had also prevented her from starting again , after she wanted to launch a range of products under her own name .\naurora fashions ireland , which also manages karen millen locally , has 27 free - standing stores and 34 concessions across the republic .\nkaren millen , founder of the eponymous womenswear chain , has been declared bankrupt by the high court over an unpaid tax bill .\nthe karen millen jacket is very special for its exquisite design , contemporary supra mens shoes and embellishments and excellent workmanship . in fact you can even have a karen millen jacket that is custom tailored to perfection . although in keeping with the current trends and fashion , the karen millen jacket never gets outdated or looks old - fashioned . the fresh modern look is somehow maintained even after years .\nthe international expansion of karen millen is set to step up a gear today , with the launch of a new york flagship store .\nmr shearwood was chief executive of aurora until karen millen was spun off in 2012 , but he was still serving as a director .\nwith the high street teeming with great stores offering quality , on - trend items , karen millen\u2019s new approach is a welcome one .\nhowever , at the time she was also fighting a legal battle with icelandic bank kaupthing over the use of the karen millen name .\nthe karen miller label has woman as the central theme around which all products revolve . the karen millen coat and jacket is worn by celebrities and high society women in uk , usa and many european countries . karen millen eveningwear is a fabulous union of contemporary styling , fastidious tailoring , fine embellishments such as laces , trimmings , embroidery etc .\nhe battle for the karen millen name is hotting up . millen the woman says she is embarrassed by the brand . but the chain she relinquished control of in 2004 has threatened legal action if she returns to business , as planned , under the brand name karen or km .\nkaren millen , the fashion designer who for 20 years helped to define what women wore to work , has been declared bankrupt over unpaid tax .\nfashion designer karen millen is heading for a high court battle with the company she founded to try to recover the right to use her name .\nfashion designer karen millen has said she is ' deeply devastated ' as she faces losing her luxury mansion after she was declared bankrupt over unpaid tax .\nthe karen millen brand , seen on celebrities including nicole scherzinger and spice girl emma bunton , still has kent outlets in canterbury , bluewater and bromley .\nkaren millen , founder of the eponymous fashion chain , has lost a high court battle for the right to use her name for homewares and lifestyle ventures .\nshe wanted to use the trade marks ' karen millen ' , and ' karen ' for a new homewares and lifestyle business , focused on the us and china . the designer made \u00a335million when she sold her share of her business in 2004\ndesigned with uncompromising attention to detail , karen millen glasses feature bold use of colour , alongside distinctive design details , creating styles to flatter many different face shapes .\nit came after the administrators to kaupthing , which now own karen millen the brand , had prevented the designer from using her name to launch a new brand .\nfollowing the collapse of baugur during the financial crisis of 2009 and the subsequent restructuring of karen millen holdings , which had been controlled by administrators to the failed icelandic kaupthing bank , millen decided to challenge the agreement , according to the times .\nclients include many of the high street brands such as coast , karen millen , topshop and river island . an exciting opportunity has arisen for a production . . .\nwithin hours of being declared bankrupt at the high court this week , the british fashion designer karen millen was talking of her devastation \u2014 and blaming everyone but herself .\nkaren put her heart and soul into her collections , without ever having a catwalk show .\nmillen also lost money in the 2008 financial crisis after other icelandic investments failed .\nms millen opened her first store in maidstone in 1983 under the name cue .\nmillen claimed that she had lost significant sums as a result of the baugur collapse and said she wanted to use the karen millen name in a different sector from the chain\u2019s heartland of fashion , but judges ruled it would cause confusion between the two brands .\nwe ' re currently recruiting candidates to work across our karen millen , ellesse and kickers brands . building a family of brands , for the world to love , . . .\nbut last week karen millen , the woman , became famous all over again for the wrong reasons , after suffering the humiliation of being declared bankrupt over an unpaid tax bill .\nkaren millen set up her business with her partner kevin stanford in 1981 , taking out a \u00a3100 loan which they used to manufacture cotton shirts and sell them to their friends .\ntheir first shop opened in maidstone in 1983 , selling catwalk - type clothes designed by karen .\nkaren millen has already been split off from the group and mr shearwood\u2019s exit from aurora could allow him to launch a management buy - out of the women\u2019s clothing brand , pictured .\nin the karen millen store in dubai marina mall . i had chosen a dress for my 16 yr old daughter but once she got it home she decided it wasn\u2019t what she wa\nat its height , karen millen was one of the most recognised names on the high street and a byword for style and quality . it was the product of a powerful partnership .\nby the time the pair came to sell their business to icelandic investors in 2004 , there were 130 karen millen stores in cities as far - flung as beirut and los angeles .\nbefore the icelandic bank collapse , ms millen and her business partner - former husband kevin stanford - were flying high in the fashion industry , with interests in oasis , whistles , all saints , house of fraser , ghost and principles , as well as karen millen .\nand miss millen also lost money in the financial crisis after other icelandic investments failed .\nin march 2011 it was announced that karen millen would be established as an independent company , with derek lovelock as executive chairman , working with joint managing directors gemma metheringham and steve price .\ngradually and carefully , they expanded during the eighties . soon , karen millen stores were opening all over the high street . there was no great secret to the popularity of the clothes .\nkaren millen is used to seeing her name in lights . with 400 outlets spread across 65 countries , there is even a store that bears the kent - born designer\u2019s name in mongolia .\nkaren millen opened her first self - titled store in maidstone\u2019s royal star arcade in 1983 and watched the business flourish into a multi - million - pound brand with branches across the world .\njudge david cooke said in the court documents : \u2018the terms of the agreement included a number of restrictive covenants and other obligations on the part of ms millen and mr stanford intended to protect the business karen millen holdings and its subsidiaries and the intellectual property rights that they owned .\nkaren says they had no great ambitions at the outset , but the business evolved and kept growing .\nmike shearwood , the karen millen boss , has stepped down from the board of aurora fashions , pushing the high street clothing group closer to a break - up and sale of its brands .\nstyle icon : at its height karen millen was one of the most recognised names on the uk high street . but the fashion retail entrepreneur has told how selling her business left her feeling low\nkaren millen\u2019s london and new york stores are just the beginning . with 40 new ones planned worldwide , including its first shops in canada and india , the company has a busy year ahead .\n, managing director of karen millen , said : \u201cas a fast growing international brand with a strong british heritage , these are two really important appointments for us . we look forward to becky and\nspeaking to this paper five years ago , millen said the decision to part was hers .\nbut while stanford remarried and had more children , millen\u2019s love life has been less straightforward .\nkaren millen would like to keep you updated about our new arrivals , exclusive previews and promotions . if you are happy for us to do this , please enter your email address and sign up .\nwithout the involvement of the founders the karen millen stores have kept on going , although the chain is having something of a midlife crisis as millennials opt for a casual look even on nights out .\nkaren millen would like to keep you updated about our new arrivals , exclusive previews and promotions . if you are happy for us to do this , please enter your email address and click sign up .\nmosaic continued trading throughout , though it changed its name to aurora fashions after the pre - pack . somewhat remarkably , considering the upheaval , the company did well , with karen millen a star performer .\nmillen and stanford have pursued several legal claims against the estate of kaupthing in an attempt to recover the tens of millions they \u2013 and many other investors \u2013 lost in iceland\u2019s financial meltdown . the designer says the last nine years have been \u201cone long legal battle\u201d that has left her exhausted and ready to \u201cfinally put the past behind me\u201d . it seems millen is finally letting go of karen millen .\nhmrc successfully challenged the firm in 2010 , and issued millen with the tax bill in september .\ni am a loyal customer of karen millen i have bought many beautiful dresses that have worn so well . i have recently purchased 2 jumpsuits to be delivered to the trafford centre store 2 weeks ago and th\na beacon for style - conscious women since its launch in 1981 , karen millen has seen many a style overhaul . one thing remains is the label\u2019s dedication to sensuality and sophistication . discover the collection here .\none industry expert told the mail this week that ms millen had been \u2018foolish\u2019 for entering the scheme .\nas a result , they issued millen with a notice to pay about \u00a36million in september last year .\nmillen , who was awarded an obe in 2008 , claims to have been a victim of fraud .\nkaren millen was declared bankrupt at the high court this week . her blend of smart tailoring and wearable evening wear at high - street prices led to a rapid expansion of her business , with 130 outlets around the world\nlife was tough when karen was growing up because her father\u2019s illness made work difficult and there was never enough money .\nit has been suggested that millen may come back with another proposal to use the \u201ckaren\u201d name only , as the court felt less strongly that that would cause issues . it is not known if she will take this option .\nkaren millen glasses are just \u00a3125 , including standard single - vision lenses , and you can get a second pair free in our great 2 for 1 designer glasses offer . you can even make designer sunglasses your second pair .\nms millen also claims to have lost significant sums in the 2008 financial crisis after other icelandic investments failed .\nhmrc disputed the scheme in 2010 and issued millen with a notice to pay \u00a36m in september last year .\nas for fashion , she does wear some of her own label clothes but admits to dressing quite differently from the typical karen millen style , which is quite structured - and she is a huge fan of the british high street .\n\u201cthe consumer has moved on , \u201d says lorna hall , retail analyst at trend forecaster wgsn . \u201cfashion trends have become more casual and that has sidelined brands like karen millen that had a vernacular focused on getting dressed up . \u201d\ngreed that bankrupted the fashion queen of the high street : she built a \u00a335m empire on a \u00a3100 loan - but now karen millen ' s gone bust after a \u00a36m tax dodge . so what did happen to her millions ?\nkaren millen , who grew up on a council estate in kent before founding the hugely successful business that bore her name , said she was \u201cdeeply devastated\u201d after she was unable to pay a \u00a36 million demand for unpaid tax from hmrc .\nbut millen says she has been unable to pay the tax bill because of battles with collapsed icelandic bank kaupthing .\nthe retail business will not be affected by the bankruptcy as millen no longer has any involvement in the store .\nkaren millen is entirely design led , and designs all of the ranges in - house . the design team inspires , guides and informs the business on upcoming trends . they are responsible for developing new shapes and key pieces for the season .\nthe fashion brand has named becky bateman as retail director for the uk & ireland and she will be responsible for leading the \u201ckaren millen proposition in the home markets\u201d , through customer service and by delivering \u201cultimate brand experience\u201d in its uk stores .\nkaren millen with her partner kevin stanford founded the justin bieber supra shoes in england which is now 20 years old . with only ? 100 , that was borrowed , the two partners began manufacturing and selling white shirts to their friends from the white cotton material they bought with the borrowed money . their network of friends created a strong client base so that they could progress fast and the first karen millen store opened in kent in the year 1983 followed quickly by stores all over england .\nkaren millen had been part of the aurora fashions group , which also owns warehouse and oasis , but was spun out on its own in 2012 as it was anticipated it would end up being bought in an mbo by former ceo mike shearwood .\nkaren millen is just a brand of clothing and does not reflect me as a person in any way\u2026 sometimes i find it a little difficult as i have no control over what they design and at times it can be a little embarrassing .\nms millen at her \u00a33million home in kent in 2001 . the 55 - year - old now faces losing the property\ngemma metheringham , the current managing director of karen millen , says she is\ngenuinely puzzled\nby millen ' s comments .\neven before she sold the business , i honestly think she was falling out of love with it . of course the collection has grown and evolved significantly , so it is quite likely that it doesn ' t reflect her taste now .\nto steer it down a more fashion - conscious route , karen millen hired photographer david bailey to shoot its latest campaign . katy england , famed for her work with the late alexander mcqueen and partnership with kate moss on her topshop collection , was on styling duty .\nironically , however , her biggest heartbreak appears to have been the sale of her company . describing the day she signed away karen millen in july 2004 , she told the mail in 2011 she became \u2018an emotional wreck\u2019 and felt as if she had \u2018betrayed\u2019 her staff .\nher mother , sheila , a retired secretary , is 73 and , says karen with a knowing smile , is living with a much younger man .\nthis is one of the key areas metheringham is keen to highlight . a large production run for a karen millen piece might be 4 , 000 , which , when spread around its 400 international stores , leads to the type of exclusivity you can\u2019t get elsewhere on the high street .\naccording the times miss millen said that in 2001 her accountants told her to enter a tax avoidance scheme known as round the world .\n\u201cobviously i am deeply devastated by this outcome , \u201d said millen . \u201call of my energy has been eaten up by such negativity .\nthey were high quality , beautifully cut and benefited from scrupulous attention to detail . karen and kevin controlled the whole process from design to manufacture to sale .\naurora was forced to seek the appointment of an examiner for the irish arms of coast , warehouse and karen millen in late 2014 . the last was spun out in a management buyout from aurora in march 2011 . it is owned by the icelandic bank kaupthing , which also ultimately owns aurora .\nnys corporate will provide a single - source solution for karen millen\u2019s events and travel for its retail and head office staff across the uk and europe . the agency will manage venue finding and event management support as well as all online and offline rail , air , hotel and ancillary travel bookings .\nmillen sold her business \u2013 and the right to use her own name \u2013 in 2004 for \u00a395m . photograph : ian gavan / getty images\nms millen reportedly also had a holiday home in majorca and an apartment in london although it is unclear whether she still owes those properties .\nhowever , hmrc successfully challenged the scheme in 2010 , and issued miss millen with a notice to pay about \u00a36million in september last year .\nmiss millen , a former student at medway college of art , now uca university for the creative arts , began her career making shirts .\npreviously , karen millen\u2019s collections seemed to exist in a vacuum far removed from exciting things elsewhere on the high street . with the success of brands such as zara , now one of the world\u2019s largest retailers , and more recently cos and & other stories , the retailer had to rethink its offerings .\nat the moment we are just bringing teenagers together and taking them out to things like concerts at the o2 , football and rugby ,\nexplains karen .\nbut that deal represented a low point for karen , by then separated from the father of her three children . she felt \u2018lonely\u2019 , \u2018rudderless\u2019 and quietly desperate .\nbriggs , who also preyed on lonely single women with money , wooed karen after she booked into a hotel he was running , and they were soon dating .\nkaren may protest that her ambitions for the new business are relatively modest , but women who love quality clothes will be hoping the lady doth protest too much .\nironically , just when it seemed that life couldn\u2019t get any better , it began to fall apart and millen and stanford separated after 20 years .\nthe daughter of carpet - fitter anthony millen and his secretary wife sheila , millen was one of four children raised in a modest three - bedroom council house on an estate in maidstone , kent , not far from the georgian house which , until it is sold , is her present home .\nthere are still karen millen stores on the high street but she has mixed feelings about them . \u2018they are very over - branded , \u2019 she says . \u2018the clothes are strong and don\u2019t need logos on every button or zipper . they are also sometimes over - styled , with too much trimming and detail . \u2019\nmillen sold her business to the icelandic group baugur for \u00a395m in 2004 and with it signed away the rights to use her name on future businesses .\nthe truth is , of course , that her brilliant designs were key to its success . but sadly , while building their retail empire , karen and kevin drifted apart .\nhowever much of a let - down karen\u2019s recent romantic adventures might have been , the disappointment pales into insignificance alongside the emotional turmoil wrought by the sale of her business .\n\u2018it was early on a friday morning in july 2004 when i met kevin in the foyer of a hotel in birmingham to meet with the lawyers , \u2019 karen says .\nshe adds :\ni see every single sketch that goes through the studio . i think it ' s really important that somebody holds the brand together . i am a sort of unlikely stepmother for karen millen .\nas is so often the case , mother and stepmother seem set to clash over who rules the roost .\n\u201cthe past nine years have been one long legal battle against the banks to try to achieve justice and have now taken their toll , \u201d\u009d millen said .\nkaren\u2019s own romantic journey has been less predictable . panic and desperation drove her into the arms of a notorious conman called graham briggs , whom she met travelling through france in 2003 .\nas the global economy shifts , china is no longer just a manufacturing base for karen millen . the chain is opening stores in beijing and shanghai this year and has plans for 65 outlets there over the next five years . it is part of a major push that has seen it open shops in markets as unlikely as kazakhstan and azerbaijan .\nkaren is also giving a great deal of hope through hopehiv , based at the gateway school of fashion in south africa , which aims to give fashion skills to young people affected by hiv . what ' s wonderful for karen is that teachers from the university for the creative arts in rochester , where she studied , have been pivotal in getting it off the ground .\nironically , that home - made dress got karen back into sewing again and made her realise how much she ' d missed fashion . even more exciting is news that the retail queen who , in 2004 sold karen millen , the label she ' d set up with her ex , kevin stanford nearly 30 years ago , is working on a new label with some of her former colleagues .\ni feel like now i ' ve gone back a full circle . i ' m very much hands on again ,\nshe laughs .\nkaren was 19 and fresh out of a city & guilds fashion course at kent\u2019s _ medway college of design , while kevin , then 20 , was unhappily studying mechanical engineering at university .\nmiss millen , who opened her first shop almost 35 years ago , failed to pay \u00a36million to hm revenue and customs over her involvement in a tax avoidance scheme .\nbut miss millen said her battles with kaupthing had left her unable to pay the bill - putting her home , any second properties , cars and valuables at risk .\nmillen , who created the high street brand 35 years ago , claimed she had been the victim of fraud by the collapsed icelandic bank kaupthing , the times reported .\na self - confessed home girl , karen was born in maidstone , where her very first shop opened in 1983 in pudding lane under the name cue , and now lives in nearby wateringbury .\nset in five acres and with stunning views across hop fields , it was the dream home she had always wanted . but behind the facade , karen was miserable . the romance had died .\nand there is a real emphasis on quality , something karen millen has always done well . one of the new collection\u2019s cut - work dresses involved more than three hours of cutting by hand . then , there\u2019s a limited - edition striped jacket that costs \u00a3499 \u2013 only 357 have been made . each one was hand - painted , individually printed and panel cut .\n\u201ci never wear the clothes , \u201d millen said in a 2012 interview as she started a legal campaign to win back the right to use her name on new designs .\nmillen said she was the victim of fraud by kaupthing , an icelandic bank that collapsed in 2008 , which financed the buyer of her business in 2004 for \u00a395 million .\nms millen , who was appointed obe in 2008 , failed to pay a demand from revenue & customs of about \u00a36 million arising from her involvement in a tax avoidance scheme .\naren millen , the high end fashion designer who was declared bankrupt on tuesday , has joined a very long list of celebrities who have run aground due to unaffordable tax liabilities .\nkaren met kevin stanford , the man who would become her romantic and business partner , when they were both on holiday in morocco in 1980 . it was , she says , \u2018love at first sight\u2019 .\nmany women might regard this as a typically male response to a break - up and roll their eyes . however , karen is still close to her ex - partner , whom she describes as \u2018family\u2019 .\nmillen considered an apprenticeship as a painter - decorator to help the family finances , but a school visit to a college fashion show ignited a passion for design when she was 16 .\nhe was later accused of conning wealthy british expats out of nearly \u00a32 million . millen has always vigorously denied briggs\u2019 boast that she had given him \u00a31 million after he seduced her .\nmillen , 55 , who founded the high street chain more than 35 years ago , failed to pay \u00a36million to hm revenue and customs following her involvement in a tax avoidance scheme .\nnow , however , karen , 50 , is ready for the next phase . she is plotting her return to the fashion industry . as they say in creative circles , she has got her mojo back .\nthe win comes after a competitive tender process that took place between june and september 2015 . when asked why they ultimately chose nys , karen millen\u2019s retail operations manager for uk and europe said :\nwe chose nys corporate because it provided a global solution for our business . both store and head office staff can book travel easily from the portal and we have greater visibility of reporting and expenditure .\nmillen wanted to use her name on homeware products in china and the us . however , last august a high court judge ruled that this would breach the terms of the original agreement .\none such win was karen millen , for whom nys are now providing a single - source solution spanning retail and head office staff across the uk and europe . the solution includes managing all online and offline rail , air , hotel and ancillary travel bookings , as well as venue finding and event management support . the highly competitive tendering process for this sizable account took place between june and september 2015 .\nms millen , 55 , was declared bankrupt at the high court on tuesday . she faces losing her \u00a33 million home in kent as well as any secondary properties , cars and other valuables .\nkaren is also involved in doing up a house she has bought in majorca - the family ' s favourite holiday destination - and renovating her apartment in london , despite confessing she has very little confidence in her abilities .\nms millen said she was ' deeply devastated ' , and insisted she had been a victim of fraud by collapsed icelandic bank kaupthing which financed the buyer who bought her business in 2004 for \u00a395million .\nthree years later , they opened their first shop in maidstone , selling catwalk - style clothes designed and made by millen on her kitchen table . a second shop soon followed in nearby tunbridge wells .\nbut all this wasn ' t enough for karen , who wanted to give something back to society .\ngetting involved in charity was an obvious thing to do , i could meet new people and do good things as well ,\nsays karen , who has worked with her close friend , debbie pezzani , to set up teens unite fighting cancer , dedicated to improving the lives of young people aged between 13 and 24 with life - limiting illnesses .\nthey lived in a breathtakingly beautiful georgian mansion in the kent countryside . the house , in which karen still lives , has a swimming pool , seven - a - side football pitch , tennis court , helipad and mini lake .\nms millen said she was \u201cdeeply devastated\u201d . she claimed she had been a victim of fraud by kaupthing , the collapsed icelandic bank , which financed the buyer of her business in 2004 for \u00a395 million .\nher much - loved former teacher and head of fashion , sheelagh wright , is now project director and together they took on 22 students for the first year . karen travels out three times a year and is delighted at the progress .\nthe shift in the fashion landscape has led to a concerted push by karen millen\u2019s new management to shed its \u201cfootballers\u2019 wives\u201d image by highlighting , among other things , that its clothes are designed at head office in london\u2019s trendy shoreditch district . however , the most recent accounts available at companies house show a loss of \u00a310 . 5m on sales of \u00a3161m in the year to the end of february 2016 , reflecting the heavy investment involved in the revamp .\na lot has happened in the last five years but , as karen says :\ngreat things can come out of changes , and even when bad things happen , i ' ll always try and put a positive spin to it .\ninstead of having buyers , karen millen designs all of its clothes in the uk . unusually , it also has its own pattern cutters . these are the people that turn a design into an item of clothing . metheringham is fiercely proud of this side of the business and eagerly gives me a tour of the pattern room \u2013 a huge light - filled workshop , littered with dummies , all draped in material , some closer to resembling finished items than others .\nmetheringham was hired by millen and her then husband and co - founder of the brand , kevin stanford , as design director in 1999 . two years later , millen and stanford sold half the business to icelandic bank kaupthing , and in 2004 lost majority control when the business was merged with oasis ( backed by another icelandic group , baugur ) to create mosaic fashions . metheringham stayed on and was made joint managing director in 2009 .\nthen he cruelly bragged to friends that she gave him \u00a31 million after he had seduced her . karen looks embarrassed when asked about this . \u2018i went out with him at a time when i was feeling emotionally fragile , \u2019 she says stiffly .\nkaren millen , designer , entrepreneur , multi - millionairess and mum , makes such a quiet entrance into the lounge where i am sitting admiring her fabulous view that i nearly drop my coffee cup . it ' s typical of her - a petite 5ft 2in , with her long blonde hair , black jeans and t - shirt , she could be any yummy mummy waiting at the school gate , and is modest to a fault about her success and undeniable talents .\nthe primary function of the press office is media relations on behalf of karen millen ; they secure press coverage to include features , news pieces and product placement on the km brand in all media around the world . this include print and digital media as well as blogger engagement and social media . they also look after our seasonal press events and special brand projects . they also manage the seasonal brand campaigns which include the shoots , media advertising placement and public relations .\nthe tailored in london atelier gave our customers the chance to experience the craftsmanship and strong creative spirit that lies behind everything we do at karen millen . each piece was precision cut and crafted with traditional tailoring techniques , using luxurious fabrics to create a modern and highly personal garment for each customer , here in london . the direct personal connection between our designers and pattern cutters enables us to perfect our signature tailored fit and deliver incredible quality for our customers in store .\nms millen has certainly enjoyed an a - list lifestyle in recent years . aside from the upkeep of her lavish home and the porsche she used to drive around in , her three children have also been privately educated .\nmillen did not cut all ties with the company . she and her family trust retained a stake of almost 7 % , while stanford held a further 3 . 75 % , as well as owning 8 % of baugur . both baugur and mosaic were casualties of the icelandic crisis . now millen claims she was duped by her former co - investors , saying :\ni will not rest until i have my company completely restored to me .\nmiss millen , who was awarded an obe in 2009 , has three children and lives in a late georgian house in tonbridge , kent , which boasts a swimming pool , tennis courts , a football pitch and a lake .\none leading city accountant who advised his client to invest in the scheme told the mail last night that ms millen should have known the scheme was \u2018risky\u2019 and kept the tax on one side in case she needed to pay it .\nbut despite receiving \u00a335m for her share of the business \u2013 a blockbuster deal that involved millen signing away the rights to use her own name \u2013 the rags - to - riches story returned to rags in the high court after she failed to hand over an estimated \u00a36m that hm revenue and customs said it was owed . millen told the times her accountants had advised her to use a tax planning scheme , the validity of which was successfully challenged by hmrc in 2010 .\nalthough kaupthing had made her rich , millen and stanford , whose business interests remained linked despite their divorce in 2001 , suffered heavy losses after the bank failed during the 2008 banking crisis , taking many of their personal investments with it .\nrevenue and customs challenged the scheme and , in 2010 , the court of appeal ruled that the uk could tax the gains on the disposals . millen was reportedly ordered to pay about \u00a36m back to the taxman in september last year .\nnaturally creative , karen made clothes and furniture for her dolls . she considered an apprenticeship as a painter - decorator so that she could earn money to help her family , but a school visit to a college fashion show ignited her passion for design at the age of 16 .\nand now she is starting out again . \u2018i want to have something small of my own . i am not looking to build another brand . i want something more personal to me that i can enjoy doing again . \u2019 the new line of clothing will be called karen .\nmillen set up her business in 1981 with her partner kevin stanford . the chain was acquired by icelandic investor baugur in 2004 . the deal \u2013 valued at \u00a395million \u2013 included an agreement that stopped her using her own name in future business ventures .\nmillen also said that in 2001 her accountants advised her to enter a tax avoidance scheme called round the world , which promised members they could avoid millions in capital gains tax from the sale of shares by transferring the shares to trustees in mauritius .\naccording to the times , millen \u2014 whose clothes eponymous high street chain helped to define what women wore to work for the past two decades \u2014 could now lose her \u00a33 million home in kent as well as any other properties , cars and valuables .\nmillen said she was advised by her accountants to invest in a tax avoidance scheme called round the world in 2001 . the scheme sought to avoid uk capital gains tax on planned disposals of shares by putting them into the hands of trustees in mauritius .\ni think it ' s very difficult , isn ' t it ? to apply what we would consider to be our life standards to other people ' s standards in china .\nkaren millen has signed up to the ethical trading initiative , an alliance of companies and ngos that has developed a code of conduct , which is generally well - received among campaigners .\ni think you almost need to take that very professional approach to it ,\nshe says .\ni don ' t think you ever relax about it .\nms millen meanwhile claimed this week that she had been a victim of fraud by kaupthing , a collapsed icelandic bank , which financed the buyer of her business in 2004 for \u00a395 million \u2014 though what that fraud was , exactly , she did not make clear .\nin 2003 , she became embroiled in a relationship with convicted fraudster graham briggs who had recently been released from prison after a \u00a350 , 000 fraud on the isle of wight and who was running the hotel that millen had checked in to in france\u2019s dordogne region .\nhowever , the hmrc won a legal dispute with round the world in 2010 \u2013 as the scheme was found to be \u201ccarefully orchestrated\u201d\u009d from the uk and could therefore be taxed \u2013 and issued millen with a notice to pay about \u00a36 million in september last year .\nkaren millen employs some 1 , 100 people in the uk , with 200 in head office and the rest in shops . the manufacturing is done abroad , about half in china and half in eastern europe . metheringham says this is not just for financial reasons .\ni think it would be difficult to find the people who were prepared to take the trouble [ in the uk ] . some of the clothes we make have up to 80 pattern pieces . somebody ' s really got to be prepared to put that extra bit of skill into it .\nkeen on painting and decorating , school said it wasn ' t really a career for girls and suggested fashion instead - and the rest is history . aged 19 , fresh out of college , she went on holiday and met kevin , who was doing a degree in engineering but interested in starting up a business with karen .\nin the 13 years since millen sold the company , she has appeared to be living in a bubble , dividing her time between her three children and charity fundraising . she celebrated her 50th birthday by throwing a 1930s - themed party on the orient express for close friends that included the models kelly brook and caprice and the entrepreneur jacqueline gold . in interviews millen , who was appointed an obe for services to fashion in 2008 , was often snapped posing by the swimming pool of her immaculate georgian mansion , which boasted a football pitch and lake . it is now expected to be sold .\nthe \u2018round the world\u2019 tax avoidance scheme in which ms millen invested offered members the chance of avoiding paying capital gains tax on the sale of shares by transferring them to trustees in a country where the tax rate for capital gains is zero \u2014 in her case , the idyllic island of mauritius .\nwhen you ' re a bigger company , it ' s very much figure led and it ' s hard to keep the creativity then ,\nsays karen .\nalthough it was a wrench selling the business , i was actually quite happy . it was emotional , but definitely the right decision and i ' ve never regretted it .\n\u2018there was nothing wrong with the scheme technically , \u2019 he said . \u2018unfortunately there was one test case involving a member whose accountants had left a paper trail to this country and on the back of that everyone else \u2014 including ms millen \u2014 will now have to pay the tax owed in the uk . \u2019\nmillen says she is \u201cdevastated\u201d by bankruptcy but blames kaupthing , the collapsed icelandic bank that backed the 2004 deal , rather than her own financial decisions for her current woes . her story is a stark reminder of the noughties\u2019 high street boom , fuelled by the expansion of icelandic banks , that would go spectacularly bust during the credit crunch .\nbut the action also proved an expensive mistake . insiders pointed out she had been paid \u201ca lot of money\u201d for her name and in 2016 millen lost \u2013 the judge agreed with the company that letting her use her signature elsewhere would create confusion for shoppers . the ruling left her to foot an estimated \u00a32m - \u00a33m bill for both sides\u2019 legal costs .\nbut there was no real love in the house ,\nadmits karen .\nwe made it look beautiful , but it had no real heart , so now i ' ve really put my heart into it and made it mine . fashion and interiors go hand in hand really , both are about proportions and colours . and i love travelling so i like picking up things and adding them in .\ni never wear the clothes ,\nmillen says .\ni think the brand has somewhat stood still and the overall style is in danger of looking a little staid , which is reflected in their performance . although there are one or two pieces that are strong , they become overshadowed by the majority of the collection , which i feel is too heavily branded and overpowering .\nwhen the couple worked together , millen had focused on the creative side while stanford ran the shops . \u201ci was never the driving force behind it , \u201d she told one interviewer . \u201cit was always kevin . he\u2019s the ambitious one . i\u2019ve just gone along with it . \u201d the same approach appears to have cost her dearly when it came to investing the fortune they made together .\nmillen has not designed clothes for the company that bears her name for well over a decade , yet she remains forever yoked to the business that she started with stanford in 1981 , when she was just 19 . \u201cwhen i hand over my credit card , people will often say : \u2018how funny , you have the same name as the shop , \u2019\u201d she said in a recent interview ."]}
{"id": 56576, "summary": [{"text": "fly micronesia llc doing business as fly guam is a company incorporated in the united states territory of guam which operated public charter flights operated by sky king , inc . its headquarters are in tiyan , barrigada .", "topic": 29}], "title": "fly guam", "paragraphs": ["airlines that fly to guam a . b . won pat , gum | skyscanner\nfly guam ( fly micronesia dba ) ( guam ) added palau on august 4 and taipei on august 20 . the company is planning to add yap and manila ( clark ) .\nfly guam , which launched its inaugural flight last march , flies from guam to hong kong via saipan thrice a week .\nfly guam is looking at flying six planes and adding more destinations in the next three years .\nfly guam ( guam ) has apparently suspended all scheduled charter operations and no flights are listed on their website . the pictured colorful sky king airlines ( lakeland ) boeing 737 - 400 has returned to florida and is now flying charters from miami still with the fly guam titles .\nfly guam is a full - service carrier based on the island of guam in the western pacific ocean . fly guam operates scheduled services to destination in the pacific region , with a strategy aimed at linking the micronesian region and asia . the airline operates a fleet of boeing 737 aircraft .\nfly guam ( guam ) is a new airline based at guam\u2019s antonio b . won pat international airport . the airline is now planning to launch operations on march 2 with this colorful boeing 737 - 400 .\nmicronesia publishing co . managing director carlos santos , who heads the task force to explore the possibility of launching the fly marianas brand to other asian destinations , said \u201cfly guam is flexible in catering to the market demands . \u201d\nairlines flying to guam a . b . won pat are listed here . you can view route information for airlines that fly to guam a . b . won pat , compare the prices of both low cost and traditional airlines which fly to guam a . b . won pat and book your flights by clicking the links below\nby the end of july or early in august , he said they will be adding a third plane which will fly the guam - china route .\nsantos said the second issue of hafa adai , the in - flight magazine of fly guam , will have more translations in other languages , including chinese .\ncheap flights to guam , guam ( gum airport ) $ 445 . 69 in 2018 | expedia\ncheck out the promotional rates fly guam offers for flights to guam and hong kong at http : / / flyguam . com , email saipanreservations @ flyguam . com , or call 288 - 2fly ( 2359 ) .\nfly guam , the islands\u2019 newest air carrier , is open to the possibility of exploring direct flights to japan and to the philippines from saipan in the near future .\nairlines flying to guam are listed here . click on the links to browse cheap flights to guam and then compare the prices of other airlines flying to guam .\nfly guam ( sky king airlines ) boeing 737 - 4y0 n238ag ( msn 23866 ) hnl ( ivan k . nishimura / blue wave group ) , originally uploaded by airliners gallery .\ncopyright photo : ivan k . nishimura / blue wave group . sky king airlines operates this boeing 737 - 400 for fly guam . please click on the photo for the full retails .\nhe said in the next few weeks , a team from fly guam will be heading out to japan to talk with various stakeholders on the possibility of adding more destinations for the airlines .\nwe ' ve scanned 22 , 485 , 784 , 732 round trip itineraries and found the cheapest flights to guam . united & philippine frequently offer the best deals to guam flights , or select your preferred carrier below to see the cheapest days to fly .\na b - 52 stratofortress , b - 1 lancer and b - 2 spirit fly over guam after launching from andersen air force base , guam , for an integrated bomber operation aug . 17 . ( us air force photo / senior airman joshua smoot )\n\u201cwhen you\u2019re from guam and live on guam , it\u2019s disconcerting , but not unusual , \u201d underwood told the washington post .\nfly guam ( sky king airlines ) boeing 737 - 4y0 n238ag ( msn 23866 ) hnl ( ivan k . nishimura / blue wave group ) ( new airline ) , originally uploaded by airliners gallery .\n\u201cwe only fly one 737 jet with a 144 passenger capacity for now , with 12 seats for the business class and 134 seats for the economy class , but by the middle of next month , we will add our second plane \u2014 a 93 - seat 737 - 500 to our fleet to fly the guam - palau - philippines route , \u201d santos said .\nsantos said with less than two months since they started operations , fly guam\u2019s load factor is still \u201cvery low\u201d but he is confident this will pick up as soon as they iron out some issues like the airline\u2019s reservation system .\nplanning a trip to guam can be very expensive , but expedia can help you lower the cost of your overall travel . book your tickets to guam through expedia for considerable cost savings . if your primary concern is gaining cheap flights to guam , sort your guam airfare searches according to price . you can also see less expensive overall results if you look for flights to guam during the low season . the rainy season in guam lasts from july to december , during which you will see significant savings on guam flights .\nlocated in the guam reef & olive spa resort . lobby lounge & caf\u00e9 .\nsantos said the magazine\u2019s first issue , which focused mainly on guam , had a japanese translation as a big bulk of guam\u2019s tourists come from japan each year .\nmuch better to fly with jal than united . the waiting are at narita airport is so much more spacious than the one at the united and of course the staff are always nicer .\nwith up to 100 flights a day in puerto rico , the usvi and the bvi , you have the flexibility to fly when you want to , and easily connect with major carriers .\n1992 a 30 - seat aircraft was added to the guam rota saipan route . later that same year , typhoon omar destroyed this aircraft and four others in guam .\nthere is no regular ferry service from guam , but cruise ships do stop in guam on various itineraries , generally as part of a pacific crossing or world circumnavigation .\na pair of b - 1b lancer bombers arrived in guam from south dakota this week to fly with south korean and japanese counterparts . that mission follows an operation over the korean peninsula in late july in which the warplanes were scrambled from guam as a response to north korea\u2019s second test of an intercontinental ballistic missile that experts said could be capable of reaching as far as new york .\na guam staple since the 1980s - serves asian and american eats in a family atmosphere .\nwhy north korea threatened guam , the tiny u . s . territory with big military power\nmicronesian , marshallese , and palauan citizens can live , work , and travel freely in guam .\nthe magazine promotes the cnmi and guam to other destinations , particularly the chinese market , santos said .\nguam is 1 mi from a . b . won pat intl airport ( hagatna , mariana islands ) .\nour\nfirst flight of the day\nis always from our hub in guam . operating as united express , we serve the islands of guam , rota and saipan . to book micronesia flights , visit united . com .\nthe governor of guam , eddie baza calvo , said on aug . 9 that there has been\nno change in the threat level to guam ,\nafter north korea and president trump traded threats . ( eddie baza calvo )\na b - 52 stratofortress , b - 1 lancer and b - 2 spirit fly over guam after launching from andersen air force base , guam , for an integrated bomber operation aug . 17 , 2016 . this mission marked the first time in history that all three of air force global strike command ' s strategic bomber aircraft simultaneously conducted integrated operations in the u . s . pacific command area of operations . as of aug . 15 , the b - 1 will be temporarily deployed to guam in support of pacom\u2019s continuous bomber presence mission . ( u . s . air force photo / senior airman joshua smoot )\nlooking for cheap plane tickets to guam ? book your qatar airways airfare with travelocity and save money during your trip .\n\u201cmay god bless the people of guam , and may god bless the united states of america , \u201d he concluded .\n\u201cevery time there is some saber rattling in this part of the world , guam is always part of the occasion , \u201d said robert a . underwood , president of the university of guam and a former delegate to the house of representatives .\ntravelocity is proud to offer great deals on qatar airways flights to many popular guam destinations . if you\u2019re looking for cheap airfare , try our flexible booking calendar to find the best day to fly qatar airways within your schedule . we provide free 24 hour cancellations and a wide variety of flight routes so that you can book your next trip with confidence . whether it\u2019s your first time visiting or you\u2019re coming back to guam again , travelocity wants to make it easy for you to book a flight and start your next adventure today !\nthe workhorse of the cape air fleet is the cessna 402 , which serves the majority of the destinations in the cape air route network . the 9 - passenger 402 allows for increased frequency , meaning robust schedules that let you fly when you want to , not when you have to .\n1981 a cessna 206 on floats was added . this aircraft flew in belau and cocos island ( guam ) for sightseeing flights .\nnoting that \u201cguam is american soil\u201d and that \u201can attack or threat on guam is an attack or threat on the united states , \u201d calvo said he had reached out to the white house and that officials have assured him that the island \u201cwill be defended . \u201d\na u . s . air force b - 52 stratofortress , b - 1 lancer and b - 2 spirit fly over guam after launching from andersen air force base , guam , for an integrated bomber operation aug . 17 , 2016 . this mission marks the first time in history that all three of air force global strike command ' s strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting integrated operations in the u . s . pacific command area of operations . as of aug . 15 , the b - 1 lancer will be temporarily deployed to guam in support of u . s . pacific command ' s continuous bomber presence mission . ( u . s . air force photo by senior airman joshua smoot )\ntravelocity offers a wide range of flight options at low rates . find qatar airways flight deals in guam and start packing your bags .\nthe governor of guam , eddie baza calvo , posted an address early wednesday morning on youtube , telling island residents not to worry .\na u . s . air force b - 52 stratofortress , b - 1 lancer and b - 2 spirit fly over guam after launching from andersen air force base , guam , for an integrated bomber operation aug . 17 , 2016 . this mission marks the first time in history that all three of air force global strike command ' s strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting integrated operations in the u . s . pacific command area of operations . as of aug . 15 , the b - 1 lancer will be temporarily deployed to guam in support of u . s . pacific command ' s continuous bomber presence mission . ( u . s . air force photo by staff sgt . sandra welch )\na b - 52 stratofortress , b - 1 lancer and b - 2 spirit fly over guam , wednesday , aug . 17 , 2016 . though the aircraft have deployed independently to the asia - pacifc in the past ,\nthis was the first time all three bombers flew a formation pass over andersen air force base , dispersed and then simultaneously conducted operations in the south china sea and northeast asia ,\na 36th wing statement said .\na u . s . air force b - 52 stratofortress , b - 1 lancer and b - 2 spirit fly over guam after launching from andersen air force base , guam , for an integrated bomber operation , aug . 17 , 2016 . this mission marks the first time in history that all three of air force global strike command ' s strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting integrated operations in the u . s . pacific command area of operations . as of aug . 15 , the b - 1 lancer will be temporarily deployed to guam in support of u . s . pacific command\u2019s continuous bomber presence mission . ( u . s . air force photo by tech . sgt . richard p . ebensberger )\nfind cheap airline tickets on urltoken by searching the cheapest airlines flying to guam . wego connects directly with hundreds of full - service and low - cost carriers to provide you with the best selection of cheap flights and to easily compare booking on all airlines flying to guam .\nthe entry requirements for guam are largely the same as those for the us , and nationals of all countries not needing a visa to enter the u . s . do not need a visa to enter guam , although they may require an esta travel authorization . these countries include :\nis fairly simple and similar to the mainland us . roads are not graded to us standards and are very slippery in rain , take caution . the main route on the island is marine corps drive / guam route 1 ( better known as marine drive ) . on main roads in guam , expect congestion . many people purchase vehicles described as\nguam bombs\nwhich are older vehicles that are great to get around in and affordable .\nthe largest employers are the government of guam and united airlines , followed by a large duty - free retail firm ( dfs guam ) , the u . s . federal government , the hotel industry and services sectors . guam has two large military bases and several smaller military installations that employ many people . the only u . s . air force base is andersen air force base on the northern tip of the island . the u . s . navy has a large naval station - - naval station guam - - located on the west - central part of the island near the village agat .\na b - 52 stratofortress , b - 1 lancer and b - 2 spirit fly over guam , wednesday , aug . 17 , 2016 . though the aircraft have deployed independently to the asia - pacifc in the past ,\nthis was the first time all three bombers flew a formation pass over andersen air force base , dispersed and then simultaneously conducted operations in the south china sea and northeast asia ,\na 36th wing statement said . joshua smoot / u . s . air force\nthe civilian guam memorial hospital is in tamuning , in the central region . if you have access to military bases , there ' s a naval hospital .\nit was unclear tuesday whether the pentagon had elevated the readiness posture of its guam - based fleet of ships and planes after the threat from north korea .\nthere are many retail outlets in guam , including dfs ( duty free shoppers ) which operates several stores in hotels , a large\ngalleria ,\nand a store in the guam airport . further , visitors to guam will note some of the same shopping opportunities that exist in\nthe states .\nalthough there is no wal - mart , there is a large k - mart that does a very high volume of business . indeed , visitors who are used to the cavernous voids of k - marts in the us may be surprised to find that they can barely squeeze through the aisles of the guam k - mart .\nbrunal - perry , omaira . 2012 . 19th century society in aga\u00f1a : don francisco tudela , 1805 - 1856 , sargento mayor of the mariana islands\u2019 garrison , 1841 - 1847 , retired on guam , 1848 - 1856 ( presented at the 1st marianas history conference ) . mangilao , guam : micronesia area research center .\na few days earlier , an undisclosed number of supersonic b - 1 lancers from ellsworth air force base , s . d . , landed at andersen to replace the base\u2019s aging fleet of b - 52s deployed from minot air force base , n . d . the b - 1 can fly more than 900 mph and carry more than 75 , 000 pounds of munitions .\nbut guam also has a proud tradition of supplying u . s . troops , with a disproportionate number of recruits coming from there and american samoa , underwood said .\nregardless , it was known before monday that north korea had the ability to fly missiles over or near japan . in may , for instance , north korea test - fired an intermediate - range ballistic missile that reached an altitude of 1 , 300 miles but landed within a few hundred miles of north korea\u2019s own coast\u2014the idea being to demonstrate the missile\u2019s possible range without directly threatening neighbors . had it flown normally , according to experts who spoke to reuters , that missile would have had a range of some 2 , 500 miles , putting japan easily within range . in july , north korea demonstrated a further technological advance when it tested missiles that experts believe could put the continental united states within range , with the estimated ability to fly some 6 , 500 miles .\nlocated in the guam reef & olive spa resort . all - day buffet restuarant with 90 foods available at dinner service . also has a chamorro dance show every night .\n54 countries / regions ( including japan . guam is included in us , and papeete ( french polynesia ) is included in france ) 349 airports ( including japanese domestic )\nin a strong and unmistakable signal to north korea and china , the u . s . air force has deployed three types of strategic bombers to its base on guam .\nthe island just celebrated its 73rd liberation day , commemorating the start of the u . s . - led effort to liberate guam on july 10 , 1944 , underwood said .\nskyscanner allows you to find the cheapest flights to guam ( from hundreds of airlines including korean air , ana ( all nippon airways ) , japan airlines ) without having to enter specific dates or even destinations , making it the best place to find cheap flights for your trip . to book a cheap flight to guam , choose from the list of flights to guam 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 .\nnorth korea said it was reviewing plans to strike u . s . military targets in guam with medium - range ballistic missiles to create \u201cenveloping fire , \u201d according to state media .\nan air force b - 1b lancer bomber prepares to take off tuesday for a 10 - hour mission from andersen air force base on guam . ( u . s . air force )\n\u201ci\u2019m a little worried , a little panicked . is this really going to happen ? \u201d cecil chugrad , a 37 - year - old bus driver for a tour bus company in guam , told the associated press . \u201cif it\u2019s just me , i don\u2019t mind , but i have to worry about my son . i feel like moving ( out of guam ) now . \u201d\nthat kim jong un is eyeing guam , the sovereign u . s . territory with a strategic airfield and naval station , is no surprise to the island ' s 160 , 000 people .\nthis followed a 2013 warning that kim jong un had ordered his military to prepare plans to attack u . s . bases in guam , hawaii , south korea and the continental united states .\ncombine your guam flight with a hotel and / or car rental for a package deal designed to save you even more money ! discover additional savings by booking in advance or find a last minute deal . there are tons of ways to save on your flights to guam with expedia . com . use us as your stop travel destination and have the confidence that you ' re getting a bargain !\nguam , honolulu , kona , los angeles , new york ( j . f . k ) , san francisco , chicago ( o ' hare ) , boston , san diego , dallas fort worth\nthe mainland u . s . has had some influence on guam when it comes to lgbt rights . private non - commercial same - sex acts are legal . but there are no anti - discrimination nor harassment codes in place , outside of military bases . same - sex marriages are performed and recognized as of june 2015 and it is also legal to adopt a child if you plan on living in guam .\nthe airline servicing guam is united airlines , which offers non - stop service to honolulu with onward connections in honolulu to chicago , denver , houston , los angeles , newark , san francisco , and washington - dulles . it also offers non - stop flights from guam to most major cities in japan , as well as hong kong , shanghai , palau , manila , and many of the federated states of micronesia .\n\u201cguam has always been a central part of our plans \u2014 certainly a central part of the navy\u2019s plans but now a central part of the entire department of defense\u2019s plans , \u201d he said at the time .\nskyscanner allows you to find the cheapest flights to guam a . b . won pat ( from hundreds of airlines including korean air , ana ( all nippon airways ) , japan airlines ) without having to enter specific dates or even destinations , making it the best place to find cheap flights for your trip . to book a cheap flight to guam a . b . won pat , choose from the list of flights to guam a . b . won pat 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 .\nthe chamorro people , also known as the chamoro or chamoru , are indigenous to guam . they possess a culture that mixes asian , spanish , and american cultures , and in general the people are gregarious and welcoming to visitors . observe common courtesies and tend to err on the modest side , especially with clothing . other cultures found in guam include those from the philippines , japan , china , korea , and other countries .\n\u201ci know we woke up to media reports of north korea\u2019s talk of revenge on the united states and this so - called newfound technology that allows them to target guam , \u201d the governor said . \u201ci ' m working with homeland security , the rear admiral and the united states to ensure our safety , and i want to reassure the people of guam that currently there is no threat to our island or the marianas . \u201d\nif you are using the guam / cnmi visa waiver program , you do not need to apply for a travel authorization prior to going . the guam / cnmi visa waiver program includes seven u . s . - vwp countries ( australia , brunei , japan , new zealand , south korea , singapore and the uk ) plus hong kong , malaysia , nauru , papua new guinea , taiwan and russia ( from 15 . 01 . 2012 ) . foreign citizens using the us - visa waiver program may stay 90 days , while citizens using the guam / cnmi - vwp may stay for 45 days . mainland chinese ( including macau ) citizens in possession of a machine - readable passport , completed form i - 736 ( guam - cnmi visa waiver information form ) and form i - 94 ( arrival - departure record ) may enter the cnmi only visa - free for up to 45 days ( travel to guam still requires applying for a visa in advance ) . citizens of non - vwp countries must apply for a u . s . visa at any u . s . embassy .\nlocated in the guam reef & olive spa resort . restaurant serving both traditional japanese and fusion cuisine . nice sunset views . also has an all - you - can - drink option . try the tonkatsu or curry !\nthe cheapest tickets to guam available within the past 7 days were $ 445 . 69 . prices quoted are per person , round trip , for the period specified . prices and availability are subject to change . additional terms apply .\n1974 joaquin flores , together with his mother , brother and sister , formed an aviation company with three aircraft , a cessna 172 , 150 and piper apache . this company has evolved into the mariana islands oldest guam based airline .\nthe two b - 1 bombers flew 2 , 000 miles from anderson air force base in guam to conduct a precision strike training exercise with south korean fighter jets . the bombers were also joined by japanese fighters during their flight .\nthe u . s . strategic command ( stratcom ) stations nuclear - capable bombers in the pacific to deter aggression in the region . but sending all three powerful bombers on andersen air force base in guam represents a major escalation .\nguam to the natives also called\nguahan\nis an island in the western north pacific ocean , about three - quarters of the way from hawaii to the philippines . ( geographic coordinates : 13 28 n , 144 47 e )\nurltoken lets you search across the largest number of airlines and guam flights , which means that you ' ll be able to find a great flight deal at the perfect travel date and time . our simple - to - use booking engine makes looking for terrific bargains easy and hassle - free ; just enter your travel dates and departure city , and let urltoken do the rest ! adjust your travel dates and explore connecting flights to find an even better deal on your guam flight !\nthe numerous installations on guam host about 6 , 000 troops , a number that is growing as the united states seeks to rebalance its forces in the pacific amid the chinese military ' s growing reach and north korea\u2019s increasingly sophisticated nuclear program .\non wednesday , north korea ' s military said it will complete a plan by mid - august to launch four mid - range ballistic missiles over japan and drop them within 18 to 24 miles of guam\nin order to interdict the enemy forces on major military bases on guam and to signal a crucial warning to the u . s . ,\naccording to yonap , a korean news agency , which also said the military ' s top commander would need to finalize the plan .\nfor us citizens , guam offers greatly increased customs exemptions coupled with duty and tax free importation of goods . however , take care with the basic prices offered in stores . much merchandise has been shipped a very great distance at no small cost .\nsecretary of state rex tillerson said wednesday that guam is in no more danger than any other place , adding that north korea\u2019s threats naming the island as a target did not deter him from making a scheduled refueling stop there on his return from malaysia .\nthe air force said history was made wednesday when all three \u201cpower projection bombers\u201d \u2014 the b - 52 stratofortress , the b - 1 lancer and the b - 2 spirit \u2014 took off from guam for their first operation together in the asia - pacific .\nthe united states must get clearance from ally nations like south korea and japan to build up its military hardware in the event of defense escalations , which can be a lengthy process . but guam has been used to project power with immediacy , underwood said .\ndel . madeleine z . bordallo , the island ' s representative in the u . s . congress , said in a statement wednesday that \u201cnorth korea ' s most recent threat to target guam is dangerous and it further heightens tensions in our region . \u201d\nobserve caution when engaged in water activities on guam , as in any coastal area , as currents can be swift and unpredictable , depending on the season . during the rainy season ( from about august until march ) , water can pool unevenly on road surfaces . pooling of rain water can lead to flooding of roads in the southern half of guam , which does not have sewer drainage built under the road surfaces . furthermore , many roads are in disrepair and potholes are frequent , which can easily blow out tires .\nthe chamorro population is predominantly but not exclusively catholic , with protestantism also popular . on guam , rosaries take the place of large formal gatherings to remember those who have passed away , and such congregations can occur for up to 20 years after someone has passed .\nthe maiden issue came out with an initial 5 , 000 copies but santos said they are looking at producing 10 , 000 copies for circulation to all the airline\u2019s destinations which include guam , saipan , china , taiwan , korea , hong kong and the philippines .\nguam is the westernmost us territory , and while it ' s known for its military base , it ' s also one of the leading tourist destinations in the western pacific . this tropical paradise features beach clubs , luxurious accommodations and world - class golf courses .\na unique aspect of guam for interested world travellers is its long standing relationship with the united states as an unincorporated territory . while the island ' s political status has remain unchanged for over a century many island stakeholder ' s are seeking solutions to address political status .\nall other service to guam is through east asia on delta air lines ( serving tokyo , osaka and nagoya ) , jal ( tokyo ) , korean air ( seoul , busan and osaka ) , china airlines ( taipei ) , eva airways ( taipei ) and philippine airlines ( manila ) .\nguam enjoys a tropical marine climate : generally warm and humid , moderated by northeast trade winds . the dry season runs from january to june , the rainy season from july to december , though with little seasonal temperature variation . during the rains , squalls are common , though destructive typhoons are rare .\na b - 52 stratofortress , b - 1 lancer and b - 2 spirit taxi in preparation for an integrated bomber mission at andersen air force base , guam , aug . 17 , 2016 . this mission marked the first time in history that all three of air force global strike command ' s strategic bomber aircraft simultaneously conducted integrated operations in the u . s . pacific command area of operations . as of aug . 15 , the b - 1 will be temporarily deployed to guam in support of pacom\u2019s continuous bomber presence mission . ( u . s . air force photo / senior airman joshua smoot )\nenglish and chamorro are the official languages of guam , english being the dominant language . chamorro language is loan words from spanish phrases . persons employed in the tourist industry will typically have a working knowledge of japanese and korean . filipino is spoken by the large immigrant community and some spanish is understood too .\nit is the largest and southernmost island in the mariana islands archipelago . guam is a territory of the united states of america . it is considered to occupy a militarily strategic location , south of the commonwealth of the northern mariana islands . guam is one of many islands that make up micronesia , which politically consists of belau ( palau ) , the federated states of micronesia ( fsm ) , kiribati ( anthropologically having affinities with polynesia and micronesia ) , the marshall islands , and several remote islands designated as the us - administered islands of the central pacific . all of micronesia has close political ties to the us .\nthere have been recent efforts to grant guam more control over its government , including support from the united nations . guamanians cannot cast ballots for president in u . s . elections , but they do vote for party delegates in primaries and have a nonvoting delegate to the u . s . house of representatives .\nguam was ceded to the us by spain in 1898 after the spanish - american war . captured by japan and its army in 1941 , it was retaken by the us three years later . the military installations on the island are some of the more strategically important u . s . bases in the western pacific .\na u . s . air force b - 2 spirit takes off at andersen air force base , guam , for an integrated bomber operation aug . 17 , 2016 . this mission marks the first time in history that all three of air force global strike command ' s strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting integrated operations in the u . s . pacific command area of operations . as of aug . 15 , the b - 1 lancer will be temporarily deployed to guam in support of u . s . pacific command ' s continuous bomber presence mission . ( u . s . air force photo by airman 1st class arielle vasquez / released )\na u . s . air force b - 52 stratofortress takes off from andersen air force base , guam , for an integrated bomber operation aug . 17 , 2016 . this mission marks the first time in history that all three of air force global strike command ' s strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting integrated operations in the u . s . pacific command area of operations . as of aug . 15 , the b - 1 lancer will be temporarily deployed to guam in support of u . s . pacific command ' s continuous bomber presence mission . ( u . s . air force photo by airman 1st class jacob skovo / released )\na u . s . air force b - 52 stratofortress taxis at andersen air force base , guam , for an integrated bomber operation aug . 17 , 2016 . this mission marks the first time in history that all three of air force global strike command ' s strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting integrated operations in the u . s . pacific command area of operations . as of aug . 15 , the b - 1 lancer will be temporarily deployed to guam in support of u . s . pacific command ' s continuous bomber presence mission . ( u . s . air force photo by tech sgt richard p . ebensberger / released )\na u . s . air force b - 1 lancer takes off at andersen air force base , guam , for an integrated bomber operation aug . 17 , 2016 . this mission marks the first time in history that all three of air force global strike command ' s strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting integrated operations in the u . s . pacific command area of operations . as of aug . 15 , the b - 1 lancer will be temporarily deployed to guam in support of u . s . pacific command ' s continuous bomber presence mission . ( u . s . air force photo by tech sgt richard p . ebensberger / released )\na u . s . air force b - 2 spirit takes off at andersen air force base , guam , for an integrated bomber operation aug . 17 , 2016 . this mission marks the first time in history that all three of air force global strike command ' s strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting integrated operations in the u . s . pacific command area of operations . as of aug . 15 , the b - 1 lancer will be temporarily deployed to guam in support of u . s . pacific command ' s continuous bomber presence mission . ( u . s . air force photo by tech sgt richard p . ebensberger / released )\nwar in the pacific national historical park - former battlefields , gun emplacements , trenches , and historic structures all serve as silent reminders of the bloody world war ii battles that ensued on guam . while the park is known for its historical resources , the warm climate , sandy beaches , and turquoise waters attract visitors and residents .\nthe university of guam [ 13 ] is the only public university in the western pacific and is the educational hub for the region . uog is in mangilao , on the central eastern side of guam . the university is primarily an undergraduate teaching university but does have masters programs that focus on local research . two of the masters level programs include the ( 1 ) environmental science program , with a focus on regional issues under three major sub - disciplines : biology - ecology , geosciences - engineering , and economics - management - law . ; and ( 2 ) the marine laboratory ( urltoken ) , which focuses on marine biology and other environmental issues .\nseveral b - 1s and more than 300 airmen from ellsworth air force base , south dakota , arrived at andersen afb , in early august to replace the b - 52s assigned to minot afb , north dakota . effective aug . 15 , the b - 1s are temporarily located at guam to carry out uspacom\u2019s continuous bomber presence mission .\n737 - 800 : united operates 137 737 - 800 aircraft with seven currently based in guam . the airline is currently outfitting all of its - 800s with slimline seats in economy , and approximately 17 are left to be retrofitted . the airline will also be completing the installation of split scimitar winglets on all of its - 800s soon .\na u . s . air force b - 52 stratofortress , b - 1 lancer and b - 2 spirit launch from andersen air force base , guam , for an integrated bomber operation aug . 17 , 2016 . this mission marks the first time in history that all three of air force global strike command ' s strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting integrated operations in the u . s . pacific command area of operations . as of aug . 15 , the b - 1 lancer will be temporarily deployed to guam in support of u . s . pacific command ' s continuous bomber presence mission . ( u . s . air force photo by senior airman joshua smoot )\na u . s . air force b - 52 stratofortress , b - 1 lancer and b - 2 spirit launch from andersen air force base , guam , for an integrated bomber operation aug . 17 , 2016 . this mission marks the first time in history that all three of air force global strike command ' s strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting integrated operations in the u . s . pacific command area of operations . as of aug . 15 , the b - 1 lancer will be temporarily deployed to guam in support of u . s . pacific command ' s continuous bomber presence mission . ( u . s . air force photo by staff sgt . sandra welch )\na u . s . air force b - 52 stratofortress , b - 1 lancer and b - 2 spirit taxi in preparation for an integrated bomber mission at andersen air force base , guam , aug . 17 , 2016 . this mission marks the first time in history that all three of air force global strike command ' s strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting integrated operations in the u . s . pacific command area of operations . as of aug . 15 , the b - 1 lancer will be temporarily deployed to guam in support of u . s . pacific command ' s continuous bomber presence mission . ( u . s . air force photo by senior airman joshua smoot )\nguam has been a strategic linchpin since spain relinquished control of the island to the u . s . navy after the spanish - american war in 1898 . japanese forces sped to the island after the bombing of pearl harbor in 1941 and captured it , subjecting its people to violence that some historians estimate to have killed 10 percent of its population .\na u . s . air force b - 52 stratofortress , b - 1 lancer and b - 2 spirit launch from andersen air force base , guam , for an integrated bomber operation aug . 17 , 2016 . this mission marks the first time in history that all three of air force global strike command ' s strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting integrated operations in the u . s . pacific command area of operations . as of aug . 15 , the b - 1 lancer will be temporarily deployed to guam in support of u . s . pacific command ' s continuous bomber presence mission . ( u . s . air force photo by tech sgt richard p . ebensberger / released )\none of the unique features and resources of the chamorro roots genealogy project website are the exclusive ebook versions of the 1920 and 1930 census of guam transcriptions . after publishing those transcriptions , an alphabetical index for those transcriptions was developed as a research companion for those publications . you will not find these indices available anywhere other than at www . chamorroroots . com .\nhag\u00e5t\u00f1a - ( formerly agana or aga\u00f1a ) , is the capital of the island and the seat of government . sightseeing spots include : the chamorro village on wednesday nights ; a multi - storeyed latte stone built next to adelup on the beach ; the council of the arts and humanities gallery ; and the guam preservation trust ' s historic walking tour of the village - the tour includes pre - war latte stones , spanish era buildings , and wwii fortifications . traffic and parking in hag\u00e5t\u00f1a can get crowded . the area is also undergoing massive roadwork as post - wwii infrastructure is upgraded and repaired . another major construction project is the new guam museum . visit on july 21 and you ' ll see the annual liberation day parade .\nbrowse through dozens of options and rest assured that you ' re seeing the best price guaranteed ! our friendly customer service representatives are here to serve you 24 hours day to provide assistance and answer any questions that you may have about booking your guam trip . there ' s simply no substitute for great prices suited to your travel needs and backed by excellent customer support .\nguam has a large range of restaurants , including many american mainland fast food and franchise chains . japanese franchise eateries are also common . major hotels and restaurants serve continental meals and ethnic dishes . travellers who venture further will find chamorro , japanese , korean , thai , vietnamese , filipino , chinese , mexican , and european restaurants , each with its own distinct ambiance .\nviolent crime is fairly low , but property crime tends to be high , so safeguard valuables in vehicles . when traveling to rural or isolated areas , particularly near hiking trails , it is best to take valuables with you and leave your vehicle unlocked ; they are often broken into and it will save you from paying for damages to the vehicle . rental cars are marked by stickers and can be targeted by thieves . sex crime is very serious problem in guam . for the tourists , be careful when you are jogging in isolated area such as remote road to two lover ' s point , where some sexual assault cases have been reported . guam is in a major earthquake zone , and these occur every few years . that said , there have been few casualties to date .\nthe economy depends on us military spending , tourism , and the export of fish and handicrafts . total us grants , wage payments , and procurement outlays amounted to $ 1 billion in 1998 . over the past 20 years , the tourist industry has grown rapidly , creating a construction boom for new hotels and the expansion of older ones . more than 1 million tourists visit guam each year . the industry has recently suffered setbacks because of the continuing japanese slowdown ; the japanese normally make up almost 90 % of the tourists . however , guam tourism is branching out to attract people from other asian countries such as taiwan , south korea and china . most food and industrial goods are imported . the possibility of a large military buildup has generated a lot of interest in increasing the tourist facilities on the island .\n737 - 700 : united has 40 737 - 700s in its fleet . four of these 40 aircraft are currently based out in guam . the - 700s recently began receiving slimline seats in economy , as well as the new first class seats . united will be working on these seat changes throughout the year . so far , only one aircraft ( n13718 \u2022 msn 28937 \u2022 ln 185 ) already features these modifications .\nat about 4 , 000 miles west of hawaii , and 2 , 200 miles southeast of north korea , guam is on the edge of u . s . power in the pacific . its combined navy and air force installation , joint region marianas , is the home port for nuclear submarines , a contingent of special operations forces and the launching point of flights for strategic bombers conducting rotational flights over japanese territories and in the korean peninsula .\nbuses are available , but the frequency at which they operate is very unpredictable , you may end up waiting 2 + hours for a bus . the guam public transportation system is generally known to be unreliable and slow . as of december 2016 , there has been an improvement - - bus drivers have cell phones and there are inspectors . it is a cheap way to travel around the island if you do not want to bother with car rental .\nsome time after governor moscoso ' s term , on september 7 , 1871 , they left to the philippines aboard the mail ship maria del rosario ( levesque , 2004 : 474 ) . maria ' s sister ana also accompanied them ; however , it is currently unknown as to what ever happened to them afterwards or if they ever returned back to guam . maria and ana , are the daughters of josefa de la cruz anderson ( daughter of josefa de la cruz and john anderson ) .\nthe main tourist area is around tumon bay , which has a number of high - rise hotels and resorts similar to waikiki beach . cheaper accommodations exist near the airport , especially around the village of harmon . be aware that harmon hotels tend to be on the seedier side since harmon is a mixed industrial / residential neighborhood . many of the flights scheduled through guam to other locations ( especially in asia ) often require an overnight layover , so plan ahead . some hotels offer airport pickup , as taxis can be quite expensive .\nall villages elect a mayor and vice mayor . central villages are more urban . according to the 2010 us census , guam ' s population is 85 % catholic . each village celebrates the fiesta of a patron saint or saints . these fiestas are usually large events where everyone is welcome , regardless of religious beliefs . on december 8 , the island celebrates its patron saint of santa maria kamalen with a mass at the cathedral - basilica and a procession around hag\u00e5t\u00f1a . this event dates back hundreds of years , to the spanish era .\nwon pat guam international airport ( gum ) is the only civilian gateway to the island and is located only a few kilometers inland of tumon . the airport is quite pleasant and relatively large compared to population ; it is also sleep - able if you have a few hours in transit . the internet at the airport did not work ( december 2016 ) . a taxi from the airport to local hotels is a complete rip off - - several time more expensive than it would be on the mainland . there is no public bus option from the airport , so best is to team up with someone .\nfrom tumon , head north , pass the hotel nikko and take the next right to the beach bar . multiple signs will claim that parking is for beach bar patrons only - - however , they fail to mention the public ( dirt ) parking lot immediately to the right of the beach bar parking . if this area is full , park at the nikko ' s public parking area and walk past the dumpsters to the small beach access path . as with the rest of guam , snorkeling areas are quite far out from the shore . there is also a pathway along the rock cliff to another beach .\na u . s . air force b - 52 stratofortress , b - 1 lancer and b - 2 spirit conduct a flyover at andersen air force base , guam , aug . 17 , 2016 . this marks the first time in history that all three of air force global strike command ' s strategic bomber aircraft are simultaneously conducting operations in the u . s . pacific command area of operations . the b - 1 lancer will replace the b - 52 in support of the u . s . pacific command continuous bomber presence mission . ( u . s . air force photo by staff sgt . benjamin gonsier )\nlocals pride themselves in guam ' s take on barbecue and families and friends often get together and for barbecues . if you ask , there ' s a good chance you ' ll get invited . chamorro cuisine is a mix of spanish , asian and american flavors . the typical eating plate features red rice , barbecued meat , flour or corn tortillas , keleguen ( a cold meat appetizer made from beef , chicken , or seafood , coconut , onions , peppers and lemon juice ) , and various vegetable side dishes . a local fermented coconut drink called\ntuba\ncan also be found at fiestas , flea markets or from roadside vendors .\nfor over 30 years , we have served the islands of guam , rota , tinian and saipan . from a sightseeing and commuter air carrier between saipan and tinian , we have expanded into schedule and demand passenger services , as well as cargo operations . with the help of this company , the fine folks at haven and tsmr , we have been able to flesh out our technology to better benefit our customers . our computer systems have been fully upgraded , and we have everything back online thanks to this low cost data recovery provider . although we have grown to include over 120 employees , we are still proud to be locally owned and operated and take pride in delivering warm service in a \u201chafa adai\u201d fashion ."]}
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", "topic": 12}], "title": "fly baghdad", "paragraphs": ["fly baghdad is an iraqi scheduled service operator based at baghdad international airport . the carrier operates with crj200 equipment .\nairlines flying to baghdad international are listed here . you can view route information for airlines that fly to baghdad international , compare the prices of both low cost and traditional airlines which fly to baghdad international and book your flights by clicking the links below\niraq ' s fly baghdad has added a maiden beech 1900d to its fleet , reports ch - aviation .\nfly emirates to experience our world - class service , award - winning inflight entertainment and gourmet cuisine from bahrain ( bah ) to baghdad ( bgw ) .\nfly emirates to experience our world - class service , award - winning inflight entertainment and gourmet cuisine from baghdad ( bgw ) to seychelles ( sez ) .\nfly emirates to experience our world - class service , award - winning inflight entertainment and gourmet cuisine from seattle ( sea ) to baghdad ( bgw ) .\ntwilight news / baghdad included fly airways plane ( a boeing 737 ) to its fleet to become a has five aircraft operating effectively on different lines inside and outside iraq .\naccording to a statement that\nfly baghdad company believes competition honest and professional , especially with the government directed towards supporting the private sector , including investment in the air transport sector so demanding and minister of transport of the need equality fly baghdad company , a flag carrier supportive with the iraqi national vectors other all in the service of the iraqi passengers\n.\nfind out useful information about baghdad , or search for our local offices at airports around the world .\nfly baghdad ( if , baghdad ) has taken delivery of its first b737 - 700 with yi - ban ( msn 32412 ) having been positioned from jakarta soekarno - hatta to baghdad on thursday , october 12 . the 15 . 4 - year - old twinjet is one of three aircraft procured by the iraqi carrier ' s new ownership . of the other two aircraft , one will deliver in november with the third due in early 2018 . though at present it uses a single crj - 200 to service baghdad , sulaymaniyah , and erbil , the b737s will allow flybaghdad to . . .\nyou may need to arrange a visa before you travel to certain countries . check the latest visa requirements for baghdad .\na statement by the company received by shafaq news said that it has expanded its fleet to six aircrafts of the type ( airbus crg ) and also announced the prices of low cost to the ticket erbil - baghdad - erbil by $ 149 ticket price as the ticket price from erbil - baghdad will be $ 49 , and sulaymaniyah - baghdad $ 59 .\nemirates offers flights to baghdad ( bgw ) and 140 other destinations . below you\u2019ll find a selection of our flight destinations to spark your interest . get inspired and plan and book your next flight or holiday . with emirates you\u2019ll experience the most comfortable flight across our cabin classes . and we continually get the best reviews for onboard service . whether you fly economy class , business class or first class , fly with us for a great way to travel .\nbefore you fly , please make certain you have the correct visa and documents required to enter the country . check with the relevant embassy to find out what you need .\nfly baghdad ( if , baghdad ) has wet - leased a b737 - 400 from jordan aviation ( r5 , amman queen alia ) . jy - jaq ( msn 27826 ) is the second of the type in the iraqi lcc ' s fleet which also include two a320 - 200s leased from south africa ' s global aviation operations ( ge , johannesburg o . r . tambo ) , and three crj - 200 s , two of which are leased from iraq gate ( igc , baghdad ) . launched earlier this year , flybaghdad currently offers scheduled passenger flights to erbil , najaf and sulaymaniyah locally as well as istanbul atat\u00fcrk and tbilisi regionally .\nat the time of writing , there was civil unrest in baghdad . please check with your embassy to find out about any warnings and restrictions before you travel .\nskyscanner allows you to find the cheapest flights to baghdad international ( from hundreds of airlines including emirates , turkish airlines , qatar airways ) without having to enter specific dates or even destinations , making it the best place to find cheap flights for your trip . to book a cheap flight to baghdad international , choose from the list of flights to baghdad international 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 .\nthe khan murjan , a legendary 14th century souk built as an inn for weary travellers has inspired dubai to create its own version . if you\u2019re in baghdad don\u2019t miss seeing the real thing .\nthe company said in a statement that\nthe new plane will fly with its others on all lines in arbil , sulaymaniyah and basra , najaf , kuwait , turkey and tbilisi and close to bahrain and muscat .\nemirates offers flights to bahrain ( bah ) and 140 other destinations . below you\u2019ll find a selection of our flight destinations to spark your interest . get inspired and plan and book your next flight or holiday . with emirates you\u2019ll experience the most comfortable flight across our cabin classes . and we continually get the best reviews for onboard service . whether you fly economy class , business class or first class , fly with us for a great way to travel .\nemirates offers flights to seattle ( sea ) and 140 other destinations . below you\u2019ll find a selection of our flight destinations to spark your interest . get inspired and plan and book your next flight or holiday . with emirates you\u2019ll experience the most comfortable flight across our cabin classes . and we continually get the best reviews for onboard service . whether you fly economy class , business class or first class , fly with us for a great way to travel .\nyou can get around baghdad by taxi or by bus . due to safety concerns , getting around baghdad is best during daylight hours and in groups of four or more people . when hiring a taxi , you will need to agree on the fare with the driver before your journey . getting around the city by bus is possible , however these tend to be poorly maintained and crowded . roads may be closed at certain times of the day or in the evenings .\nour flights to asia and the pacific mean you can immerse yourself in vibrant cultures and set your taste buds alight with cuisine from countries and territories across the region . we fly to destinations across the indian subcontinent and the rest of asia , all the way to australia and new zealand .\nhistory lovers , archaeology enthusiasts and pioneer tourists will love baghdad . divided by the river tigris and originally surrounded by circular walls , modern skyscrapers now pierce the skyline close to ancient wonders . al rashid street stretches from the north gate to the south gate and is the commercial centre of the city .\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 :\nto access the directory of airline passenger services systems and their customers you need to purchase ch - aviation + ch - aviation pss .\nkayak is part of booking holdings inc . , the world leader in online travel & related services .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\ncookies help us deliver our services . by using our services , you agree to our use of cookies . learn more\nto see details about aircraft , click on to the number in the appropriate column in the table below .\nadmire the domes and minarets covered in gold leaf in a city drenched in history . and pay a visit to the mosque and mausoleum of al imam al aadham , a famous islamic place of worship .\nmake the most of being in the birthplace of civilisation and visit the historic sites . if you have time , leave the city and imagine past lives as you wander the ancient cities of ur and babylon .\nyou might need earplugs to explore the traditional coppersmith souk where pots are still made by hand and the sound of beating hammers can be deafening . if copper isn\u2019t your thing then try the aromatic spice , tea and coffee souks .\nby the north gate you can walk back in time and admire the antiquities in the abbasid palace , believed to date back to around 1200 . wonder at the beautiful brickwork and spot the difference between the original and what has been recently repaired .\neat your fill of pistachio pastries or enjoy the city\u2019s speciality , traditional baked fish known as masgouf .\nthe iraq museum is a treasure chest of culture and artefacts dating back to 6000bc \u2013 don\u2019t miss the vase that looks like a porcupine .\nour destinations are split into 4 different zones . the cost of checking in baggage per kilo depends on what zone you\u2019re flying to and from .\ntravel guard for flydubai is the travel insurance provided by flydubai\u2019s travel partner , aig inc . it can cover you if :\nfor more information about how you can take out your travel insurance when you book your flydubai flight , visit our travel insurance page .\nwe\u2019re making it easier for you to book flights with us . be the first to find out .\nyou can take part in shaping flydubai\u2019s booking process by testing a pre - release version and letting us know what you think .\nduring the booking process you can go back to our classic site by clicking on the flydubai logo .\nemail address or emirates skywards number : this is a mandatory field , please check and try again .\nsorry , the email address , emirates skywards number or password you entered is incorrect . please check and try again .\nyou can book up to nine passengers per booking , including adults , children and infants .\nchildren travelling alone , or in a different cabin class to their parents , are considered unaccompanied minors and pay the full adult fare . please get in touch with us to book this service .\nyou can book up to nine passengers per booking , including adults , teenagers , children and infants .\nyou can book up to nine passengers per booking , including adults , overseas filippino workers ( ofw ) , children and infants .\nyou can book up to nine passengers per booking , including adults , overseas filippino workers ( ofws ) , teenagers , children and infants .\nfor details on how we use your information , please see our privacy policy .\nflights to algeria mark the start of an adventure . be first to experience stunning beaches , vast landscapes and a warm welcome .\nsavvy travellers who choose flights to angola can see one of the world\u2019s most intriguing travel destinations begin to thrive .\nflights to cote d ' ivoire will satiate your craving for adventure \u2013 whether you go for vibrant nightlife , stunning nature or both .\nflights to egypt let you walk the banks of the nile and behold the pyramids \u2013 one of mankind\u2019s greatest achievements .\nbook flights to ethiopia and prepare to immerse yourself in a country like no other . ethiopia\u2019s dramatic landscapes are mesmerising .\nbook flights to ghana to experience a diverse travel destination with grand history , beauty and an abundance of wildlife .\nflights to kenya , one of africa ' s most popular destinations , won ' t disappoint . kenya\u2019s great outdoors and pulsating nightlife are intoxicating .\nsome of the best beach holidays in the world start with flights to mauritius , where time stops still .\nflights to morocco provide a heady dose of culture - 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blowing food and a compelling mix of the ancient and modern .\nyour flights to india are just the start of what ' s sure to be one of life ' s great adventures .\nflights to indonesia unlock almost 20 , 000 islands with a jaw - dropping landscape of volcanoes , tropical beaches , bustling cities and rural retreats .\nflights to japan should be on everyone\u2019s bucket list . every minute you spend there will be filled with unexpected pleasures .\nflights to south korea will give you a glimpse into the future of travel , architecture and technology .\nits diversity makes flights to malaysia perfect for immersing yourself in a melting pot of culture and history .\nflights to the maldives touch down in the small capital island of mal\u00e9 , where your dream holiday begins .\nflights to myanmar are no longer just a wanderlust dream . ancient pagodas , complex cuisines and natural beauty await .\nflights to new zealand promise an exciting catalogue of things to do in some of the planet\u2019s most beautiful surroundings .\nbook flights to pakistan to experience the trip of a lifetime , exploring its magical cities and himalayan backdrop .\nflights to philippines place you in scenes usually only found on postcards : verdant jungles , limestone towers and beautiful beaches .\nflights to singapore are no longer just for refuelling on the way to another destination . this island packs a punch .\npack your camera for flights to sri lanka . the country has beaches , tea plantations , safaris and more .\nflights to thailand , the gateway to south east asia , will make a serious dent in your travel bucket list .\nflights to vietnam present you with the opportunity to explore a destination so unique and picturesque , you\u2019ll be swept away .\nflights to austria will leave you seriously impressed by the country\u2019s vast history , alpine slopes and regal poise .\nflights to belgium set you up for the quintessential european experience . it\u2019s home to one of the most beautiful capitals .\noffering stunning natural beauty , a fascinating past and an ideal location in central europe , it\u2019s little wonder that flights to croatia top travellers\u2019 wish lists every year .\nbook flights to cyprus and pack for sun , sea and sand - but remember to plan a few days for adventure .\nflights to the czech republic soar over a patchwork of castles and grand estates , and you\u2019ll find endless diversions upon landing .\nflights to denmark take you to a stylish country with breath - taking scenery , where impeccable design and world - famous practicality rule .\nbook flights to france to see why the country got its well - deserved reputation for phenomenal art , culture , fashion and food .\nwhether your flights to germany take you to breath - taking countryside or vibrant cities , you\u2019re in for a trip to remember .\nwhen you book flights to greece , all of your senses will be indulged . this sun - drenched mediterranean paradise is a must - visit .\nflights to hungary let you pack a lot in to one trip , from architectural sights to delicious food and adventures .\nflights to ireland are on everyone\u2019s travel list thanks to the atmospheric cities , rolling green hills and famously friendly locals .\nflights to italy offer travellers the opportunity to shop , socialise and dine your days away in enchanting surroundings .\nbook flights to malta and prepare to seriously unwind as you explore this sun - drenched mediterranean island . you won\u2019t be disappointed .\nflights to the netherlands open up a wealth of travel opportunities . the country is compact and transportation is excellent .\nbook your flights to norway for a memorable long break , nordic style \u2013 the country\u2019s extraordinary beauty warrants an extended stay .\nflights to poland unlock some truly fascinating cities and cultural attractions , plus a surprisingly diverse countryside waiting to be explored .\nflights to portugal transport you to a place that will blow you away with its effortless beauty , culture and charm .\nbook flights to russia and pack your camera \u2013 the landmarks , waterways and mountainous backdrop make the country seriously photogenic .\nflights to spain will show you why the country consistently ranks as one of the most - visited destinations in the world .\nflights to sweden will inspire your creativity thanks to the country\u2019s famous eye for design , thrilling history and fairy - 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class attractions and hotels .\nfrom intimate streets to exciting , modern architectural developments , flights to d\u00fcsseldorf provide a fascinating peek into germany .\nif you\u2019re catching flights to madrid , bring your appetite \u2013 it\u2019s filled with art , architecture , atmosphere and amazing food .\nthere\u2019s never a dull moment in nairobi \u2013 a wild city in every sense .\nthe big apple \u2013 where countless iconic landmarks , cultural cornerstones and foodie havens create one eclectic , heady mix .\nthe range of things to do in perth is long , from enjoying one of the city ' s 19 beaches to sipping a delectable coffee .\nbeyond the banks , z\u00fcrich is the focal point for much of switzerland\u2019s art , music and opera . visit to explore culture and stunning , natural beauty .\nemirates flights to africa let you explore this complex continent\u2019s breath - taking landscapes and buzzing capitals , including historical cairo in egypt , colourful dar es salaam in tanzania and stunning cape town in south africa .\nour flights to europe bring its cosmopolitan cities and charming small towns into easy reach . from chic caf\u00e9 culture beneath the eiffel tower in paris to mountain views from cosy chalets in switzerland , europe\u2019s eclectic culture and landscape mean there\u2019s something for everyone .\nemirates flights to the americas take you to south , central and north america , and we\u2019re always adding more destinations . whether you\u2019re touching down in the commercial hub of toronto in the north or amid the energy of sao paulo in the south , flying with emirates means you arrive inspired .\nemirates flights to the middle east bring travellers to the region we call home . immerse yourself in the history and culture of beirut or let us welcome you to thriving dubai , where you\u2019ll see first - hand how the once sleepy fishing port has transformed into a centre of tourism .\nwe are unable to provide service information for this flight , as it is operated by our partner qantas . please visit urltoken to see the services offered on this flight .\nfind out useful information about seychelles , or search for our local offices at airports around the world .\nyou may need to arrange a visa before you travel to certain countries . check the latest visa requirements for seychelles .\nget great deals fast on flights , hotels and car rental with our free mobile app . download now .\nguest views are now limited to 12 pages . if you get an\nerror\nmessage , just sign in ! if you need to create an account , click here .\nshe stressed that it\nwill continue to provide the best travelers to its customers through the introduction of best aircraft and services to be of national vector outstanding service in the public interest .\ncompany said that it\nsupportive of iraqi airways , believing as flag carrier real partner with the rest of the iraqi airlines operating in the country , and it will cooperate with iraqi airways to take iraqi vector natural hjhma of the iraqi market , instead of the control of foreign companies on the aviation market in iraq and thereby prevent the exit of hard currency in the mortgage conditions and economic crisis in the country .\namazing news . i ' ve always thought the airlines would be a good sign .\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 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nyour privacy is very important to arab wings and we are aware of its importance to you . this applies to all information arab wings gathers when you are using any of the services we provide . the information you are identified with and that you choose to give will only be used to serve you better and will not be disclosed to any third parties . any of your personal information will be treated with the highest care and security .\nif you have any questions or comments , please do not hesitate to contact us .\niraq gate company is the first executive charter operator in iraq , holding an iraqi air operating certificate . we offer a wide range of aviation services in iraq that includes ambulance services . with our diversified fleet and highly qualified team we are able to offer you , and your clients reliable safety standards , and a marvelous luxurious experiences to operate domestic and international flights within and from iraq .\nthe turboprop is currently in erbil awaiting a ferry flight to entebbe / kampala , uganda early next month where it will undergo maintenance .\nethiopian launched its inaugural flight from london to addis ababa in june 1973 with just four flights per week stopping in rome , frankfurt and cairo operating just two boeing 720 aircraft .\nethiopian airlines landed in asmara , eritrea , yesterday , in vvip flight led by h . e . dr . abiy ahmed , prime minister of the federal democratic republic of ethiopia .\nafrican airlines ' traffic rose 3 . 8 % in may compared to a year - 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{"id": 56583, "summary": [{"text": "lynx is a bus system run by the central florida regional transportation authority , serving the greater orlando , florida area , orange , seminole , and osceola counties with limited service to polk county .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "bus routes are referred to as links .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the standard adult one-way fare is $ 2 with free single transfers valid for 90 minutes ( not valid on the same link or for round trips ) .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "lynx runs the zero-fare lymmo bus ( links 60 , 61 , 62 , and 63 ) in downtown orlando , connecting many downtown destinations to parking and the lynx central station by controlling traffic signals on a three-mile route along a fully separate right-of-way ( link 60 ) or a combination of separate right-of-way and mixed traffic ( links 61 , 62 , 63 ) .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "all lynx buses ( links ) , except the lymmo , have bike racks ( 2 - 3 bike capacity ) for use at no extra charge .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "other lynx services include , a commuter assistance vanpool program ; access lynx paratransit service ; neighborlink ( formerly pickupline ) community circulators ; knightlynx , a transportation option on and near the ucf campus that operates on friday and saturday nights only ; and the road rangers sponsored by state farm roadside assistance program on interstate 4 .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "bus stop signs are designed with a lynx paw in place of the traditional bus stop signs , which show a bus ; although , some new signs have been placed , adding the paw to the traditional sign .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "also , the route numbers ( links ) are usually attached to the bus stop signs .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the budget for fiscal year 2013 that began on october 1 , 2012 and ended september 30 , 2013 was $ 115,518,832 .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "the fy2014 budget that began october 1 , 2013 is $ 127,867,296 . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "lynx ( orlando )", "paragraphs": ["take lynx 11 or lynx 51 from orlando airport to lynx central station then connect to lynx bus 25 to greyhound station orlando . the orlando greyhound station is approximately 13 miles from orlando international airport .\ntake lynx 11 or lynx 51 from orlando airport to lynx central station then connect to lynx bus 40 to orlando amtrak station . the amtrak station is approximately 12 miles from orlando international airport\ncentral florida regional transit authority or lynx serves the orlando area in the state of florida .\ncook , thomas . \u201clynx central station in orlando . \u201d riches of central florida accessed july 9 , 2018 , urltoken\nlynx buses passes - all other locations links bus orlando discount fare are also available online . visit urltoken for more information .\nlynx all - day pass - $ 4 . 50 with lynx discount fare id $ 2 . 25\nlynx provides orlando international airport transfers from orlando international airport to downtown orlando . buses are available on level 1 of the airport ' s main terminal on the b side at commercial lane spaces b12 - 14 . expect your ride to downtown orlando to take 40 minutes and your ride to international drive to be about 60 minutes . fare cost is $ 2 . 00 per person .\n\u00b7 must be willing to travel locally to any lynx facility , and any location within the lynx service area .\nfastlink 407 operates monday - saturday between the lynx kissimmee intermodal station and the orlando va medical center in lake nona . servicing buenaventura lakes , downtown kissimmee , nemours children ' s hospital , orlando international airport , ucf college of medicine , the university of florida research and academic center , sanford burnham research institute and the orlando va medical center .\ntravels between lynx central station ( lcs ) in downtown orlando and the lynx kissimmee intermodal station . stopping orange blossom trail and holden avenue , florida mall superstop , central florida parkway ( near costco ) , main street and vine street .\ndebary station sanford station lake mary station longwood station altamonte springs station maitland station winter park station florida hospital health village station lynx central station church street station orlando health station sand lake rd . station\nlynx transfers are free ! . ask the operator for a transfer when boarding .\nlynx would like to remind the community that all lynx transportation services will be provided as scheduled until sustained winds reach 35 mph on the ground or there is flooding .\nour ceo was named one of the orlando business journal\u2019s 2018 ceo of the year for his leadership , a tireless effort in championing new innovation and re - imagining the way lynx provides transit service throughout central florida .\noperates monday - saturday between lynx central station and the orlando va medical center in lake nona . fastlink 406 travels along srs 408 and 417 providing minimal stops between florida hospital east , nemours children ' s hospital , ucf college of medicine , the university of florida research and academic center , sanford burnham research institute and the orlando va medical center .\nvideos and instructions on how to take advantage of the services lynx provides . read guides\nfor assistance with general lynx questions , our routes , bus times or bus stops .\nsingle ride - $ 2 . 00 with lynx discount fare id $ 1 . 00\nfacts at a glance .\nlynx , central florida regional transportation authority . urltoken\nboth men were taken to orlando regional medical center , where one was pronounced dead and the other was critically injured , troopers said .\nlynx is central florida ' s bus system and considered one of the least expensive ways to get around for both locals and visitors in orlando . operated by the central florida regional transportation authority , lynx serves the tri - county area of orange , seminole and osceola counties and small portions of polk and lake counties as well .\nability to learn and apply lynx rules and regulations including applicable provisions of the collective bargaining agreements .\nbelieved to be the nation\u2019s first bus rapid transit system or brt , lymmo helps keep up the pace of the ever changing lifestyle of downtown orlando .\nlynx provides daily service on 77 local routes . buses run in 15 , 30 and 60 - minute intervals , depending on location . lynx bus stops are marked with a pink\nbus ' ' or\npaw\nprint and include the route numbers served at that stop . lynx also operates lymmo , a free circulator bus in downtown orlando with 21 stops reaching from the amway arena to city hall . lymmo buses run every five to 10 minutes .\nto reach customer service , please dial : ( 407 ) 841 - lynx ( 5969 ) . customer service is available to assist with general lynx questions , our routes , bus times or bus stops .\nthe three people who were on the lynx bus during the incident were not injured , troopers said .\nlynx employees are proud to provide top notch customer service to passengers and the general public . please dial :\nif you are wondering where to buy lynx bus pass on international drive and surrounding vicinity , click here .\nthe men were riding south on pine hills road while a lynx bus was traveling north , troopers said .\nlynx board agenda 01 - 22 - 2009 : p . 88 - 90 retrieved 01 - 22 - 2009\n\u00b7 reviews video footage of events occurring on lynx buses ; makes accident prevention determination consistent with contractual provisions .\n\u201cthis bus system provided by the city of orlando for free transportation to and from the downtown area for the rolling stones stones concert last night . \u201d in 3 reviews\nthis bus system provided by the city of orlando for free transportation to and from the downtown area for the rolling stones stones concert last night . we parked in downtown and took the shuttle bus do the fabulous florida citrus bowl and the shuttle bus very efficiently took us back the bus was clean , ice cold and the drivers courteous . my hat is off to these guys i will gladly take the bus again . thank you lynx in orlando\nand best of all , lymmo is free ! yes , your ride is absolutely free ! this service is funded through the city of orlando\u2019s downtown development board and parking division .\nsurrounding lake orlando , rosemont is an urban neighborhood in orlando , florida . several smaller lakes lie within town , offering residents potential lakeside views from their apartments . rental opportunities lakeside or near the lake are plentiful in this affordable neighborhood . just a few miles from downtown orlando , rosemont is a quiet neighborhood in the orange county public school district with rosemont elementary school nearby . rosemont community center is the perfect place in town to get outdoors , fully equipped with tennis courts , pavilions , a playground , and even an outdoor pool .\nterrible service . the management should be fired access lynx is undependable for pick up times . get a clue from dc\n219 was a training bus until 2009 , when it was retired . last 1994 / 1995 phantom on lynx property .\nthe lynx central station , located at 455 north garland avenue in downtown orlando , florida , during renovations in 2004 . the former bus station was located at 78 west central boulevard , which is the site of city of orlando fire station no . 1 as of 2013 . lynx is operated by the central florida regional transportation authority ( cfrta ) and serves the greater orlando area , including orange county , seminole county , and osceola county , as well as limited service to lake county , volusia county , and polk county . the cfrta was formed in may 1972 under the name the orange - seminole - osceola transportation authority ( osota ) . in 1984 , the bus service was renamed the tri - country transit ( tct ) . in 1992 , the tct began operating as lynx and the osota ' s name was officially changed to the central florida regional transportation authority . the lynx central station was opened in 2004 and serves as the central hub of the bus network . the station is expected to serve as a station for the sunrail .\nstay informed with what ' s going on at lynx . join the conversation and get news , service updates and more ! more\nyou also can see all route schedules and lynx stops within a selected area to plan your trip from any one of those stops .\nin 1997 , the lynx lymmo service was developed to give people free access to public transportation in the downtown business , entertainment and shopping district .\nto connect , make sure wi - fi has been turned on your device ' s settings , select\nlynx - bus wifi\n, accept the terms and conditions , and then enjoy free wi - fi during the ride .\nlynx - bus wifi\ndoes not require a password .\n- a man was killed and another critically injured after the moped they were riding crashed into a lynx bus , according to the florida highway patrol .\nridiculous simply ridiculous . orlando does not care for anyone but tourist . disney and universal going to resorts buses come every 5 - 10 minutes while buses to rural areas come every hour . an example i was off work around 4 today scheduled to take the 40 , it is currently 6 pm est and i am still waiting , wtf lynx ? are you so far up disney ' s rectum that you can ' t donate a few buses to other parts of town . this city is going down hill fast and lynx isn ' t helping\nlynx buses operate every day of the year . routes that offer sunday service also provide a mirroring holiday schedule on new year ' s day , memorial day , independence day , labor day , thanksgiving day and christmas day . all lynx customer service departments are closed on the same holidays as well as easter sunday .\nlynx offer discounted fares and passes to the following riders : disabled , income qualified , seniors , students ( k - 12 ) youth fare applies to riders aged 18 and younger . riders aged 6 and under ride free . all discounted fare riders must have a valid lynx id to purchase and use a discounted fare .\nlymmo lets you see , feel and hear the heartbeat of the vibrant city as you glide through downtown in the air - conditioned comfort of a lynx bus .\nlocals often go to the orlando museum of art , where educational programs and exhibits change throughout the year . open seven days a week , the museum costs $ 8 for adults , $ 7 for seniors and military members , and $ 5 for children .\nit was formed in may 1972 under the name orange - seminole - osceola transportation authority , later changed to tri - county transit and changed again in 1994 to lynx .\ncoordinates and manages random drug testing in compliance with the lynx substance abuse program policy ; maintains program records ; handles program audits ; and ensures regulatory compliance and reporting requirements .\nperforms incident and accident investigations involving the public and employees which involve lynx personnel and / or property , determines the cause and provides solutions and reports as required to regulatory agencies .\nlynx , the area ' s public transportation system , runs smoothly with its reliable bus routes . lynx services orange county and the surrounding areas , and a few of the most popular stops include the orange county convention center , barry university , and florida hospital . lynx also provides other services , such as fastlink and xpress bus service , which speed up travel times by reducing the number of stops . fare costs $ 2 . unlimited daily , weekly , and monthly passes are available for purchase and made to benefit those who ride often .\nthat is even more important in the daytime hours when lymmo\u2019s convenient route gives you easy access to government and business offices , hotels and high - rise condominiums and , of course , the previously mentioned vast array of restaurants and entertainment venues that create the pulse for downtown orlando .\nlynx 7 - day pass - $ 16 . 00 7 - day passes are activated upon first use and valid for 7 days ( ends at midnight of the seventh day ) .\nlynx 30 - day pass - $ 50 . 00 30 - day passes are activated upon first use and valid for 30 days ( ends at midnight of the thirtieth day ) .\nany city with as much tourism as orlando , florida has should have usable public transportation . i just checked a schedule , to get a 12 minute car ride is a 2 hour 50 minute bus trip . unbelievable ! there must be a government deal with rental cars and taxi companies or something , because that is really poor service . visitors really need to have their own transportation in this city . these reviews give lynx a great opportunity to see the need to make changes .\ndon ' t use lynx if you have somewhere to be . the busses are consistently late and unreliable , so there ' s no need following the bus schedule . some days they are only 5 minutes late , sometimes the next bus arrives at the same time as the one you ' re waiting on . only use lynx if you have time to waste and places to be late to .\nstudents ( k - 12 ) the youth fare is available seven days a week and has no time restrictions . all youth over the age of ten ( 10 ) must have a lynx id .\nyou asked . we listened . lynx has partnered with google maps so you can quickly and easily plan your trip using our online trip planner . this enhancement will provide a clean and accurate travel planning tool .\nprovides support with safety audits , inspections , and testing in the areas of fire / life safety , safety certifications , and transit operations on lynx facilities , operating divisions , work practices , equipment , and safety devices .\nlocated on east princeton street , loch haven park consists of 45 acres and three lakes - - lake estelle , lake rowena , and lake formosa . perfect for relaxing and enjoying the scenery , loch haven park houses some of florida ' s oldest oak trees . the orlando fire museum and science center are also major parts of the park .\n\u00b7 lynx provides the community with much needed public transportation , and it is important for the agency to resume its services as quickly and as safely as possible in the event of any natural , technological , or human - caused emergency or disaster . this position is considered a mission critical member of lynx\u2019s emergency preparation and response efforts during an emergency or disaster and as such , requires 24 - hour availability in the event of an emergency or disaster .\n\u201cthe lynx 111 picks up down on the other side and one floor below disney ' s magical express , and will deliver you to international drive without any fuss or flap , as a one - seat ride . \u201d in 4 reviews\nafter seven years of living in central florida and completing my college education , i am returning to my native maine ; but before i go , i have a few words for access lynx , and the people who continue to use this paratransit service .\n\u00b7 provides on - call coverage for all lynx operations and activities upon emergency notification of accident and injury . immediately investigates those incidents based on the severity and significance of the received incident report . assures that all regulatory notifications are met in a timely manner .\nthank you access lynx for transporting me and my wheel chair from my appointments to my home . the drivers have always been friendly and professional . there were only a couple of late pickups , the last six months i have used the service once a week .\nthe cost of living in the rosemont neighborhood is 8 . 5 percent lower than the orlando average and 8 . 9 percent less than the national average . traveling to the city center via public transportation costs about $ 2 for an individual . the average rent for a one - bedroom apartment in rosemont runs about $ 625 per month . gas prices run 4 . 2 percent higher than the national average .\ninforms lynx managers , supervisors , and employees regarding changes in federal and state health and safety laws and codes , including occupational health and safety ( osha ) regulations . describes and clarifies the intent , as well as the legal and liability implication of non - compliance .\noriginally overtaken by cotton fields and cattle ranches , the rosemont neighborhood of orlando began to see housing along the lakes in the 1860s . with the promise of a tropical climate , the area began attracting residents . by the 1870s , churches , stores , and schools started springing up everywhere . over the years , the area continued to grow . today , the area attracts people from all over , especially since walt disney world lies only a few miles from rosemont .\nensures compliance with lynx safety programs and regulatory governmental agencies including but not limited to : u . s . department of transportation ( dot ) , federal transit administration ( fta ) , national transit database ( ntd ) , florida department of motor vehicles ( dmv ) , and florida highway patrol ( fhp ) .\nlcs lost and found * monday - friday 8 a . m . - 5 p . m . * lynx ids are issued 8 : 30 a . m . - 4 : 30 p . m . and every 3rd saturday of the month 9 : 00 a . m . - 1 : 00 p . m .\ni ' ve ridden public transportation in portland , boston , melbourne , sydney , los angeles etc . lynx is the worst . the first driver we had acted enraged , honking , yelling and so on . everyone on the bus was shaking their heads and calling him an asshole under their breath . his treatment of a man in a wheelchair and his daughter was shocking . he had a fit trying to get the chair locked in . he was impatient and downright rude . he treated the man ' s daughter horribly , not to mention everyone else . she exited the bus calling him expletives in spanish . i really wished i ' d known spanish at that point . basically this driver was a threat to everyone on that bus and other vehicles . although not as severe , our other drives with lynx were stressful . another male driver sat on the horn for 1 / 8 of the hour drive . he would tailgate the hell out of other vehicles and slam on the horn , wondering why they would go slower and get more stressed . we had one driver that didn ' t act hopped up on speed . she drove safely . we were shocked . i don ' t think i ever want to go back to orlando .\nlynx all - day passes are only available by request from the bus operator when boarding . remember to tell the bus operator that you want an all - day pass before you put money in the farebox . all - day passes are valid from 4 : 00 a . m . on the date issued until 3 : 00 a . m . on the following day .\nhorrible , absolutely horrible ; wish i could give zero stars . i myself don ' t have a car and no one to pick me up after i ' m finished with my classes at my college for the day so i have to take lynx to get home . i just moved to orlando so i ' ve never taken city buses before , and boy , i wish it would ' ve stayed that way . the lynx buses , for the most part , are very grungy and dirty . some are nice and spacious , but out of all the times i ' ve ever rode lynx , i ' d say only two or three buses were nice . they ' re usually very crowded and sometimes there isn ' t even a seat , you ' re forced to stand and hold onto the disgusting , germ ridden railing above you . when i mentioned that it was crowded , i meant it . there are times when the bus is completely packed but the driver still lets entire stops of people on - - wtf ? i know that they have somewhere to go , but there is literally no room on this bus for them . it becomes very uncomfortable and claustrophobic with all those people , and not to mention , a lot of the people that ride the lynx bus can be quite strange to say the least . i ' ve seen homeless people on the bus before , people with no teeth , ughh and when they sit next to you it ' s the worst because most of them usually smell very bad as well . the bus stops are also disgusting . the one at my college is nice and clean , but the one for my transfer bus is so gross it makes me want to scream . hobos , bums everywhere smoking cigarette after cigarette . there have also been times when my bus was not five , not ten , but thirty minutes late and i ended up getting home well after dark . it also is a pain in the f ! cking ass when the bus driver steps off the bus to go and take a 10 minute smoke break . dude , save it for later , your riders have somewhere to be and it ' s already late . i know i sound pretentious and rude , but ughhh ! ! this bus service is so terrible ! the drivers are rude , the buses are dirty , the riders are weird , i need to save up for a car pronto !\nour vision is to be recognized as a world - class leader for providing and coordinating a full array of mobility and community services . lynx mission is to link our community by providing quality mobility options with innovation , integrity and teamwork . area served orange , seminole and osceola counties ; an area of approximately 2 , 500 square miles with a resident population of more than 1 . 8 million people . small portions of polk and lake counties are served as well .\ni spend quite a bit of time on the road . when i visit large cities i always try to use the public transit system . while in orlando for a conference at the occc i decided to buy a 7 - day pass and use the bus routes along international drive ( 8 and 42 ) . at no time was the bus on time . in fact during the day the bus was supposed to arrive every 15 minutes and i waited at one point waited 40 minute . this was even more awful when i realized i could have walked in half the time . two highlights were the friendly demeanor of the drivers and the cleanliness of the buses , however , if the buses do not show up you won ' t be able to experience this . the i - trolley seems to be a more reliable means of transportation .\nthe other day , my bus was insanely late coming from wdw to the central station . the driver for the next bus i needed to get on left a minute early , ignoring me as a i tried to wave him down . the next bus was in an hour because lynx doesn ' t serve commuters in realistic or reliable intervals . the kiosk lady told me he was\njust following the rules\n. today the same driver left the station five minutes later than the designated time . this is the worst public transit i ' ve ever ridden .\ni agree that the experience of using the transport system as a commuter can be very different from my experience as a traveller looking for a connection to and from the airport , and my verdict is that i ' d take it again if only because there is no other option for affordable public transport . we were stranded in the middle of nowhere because the 11 bus we took got in a minor accident , then we realised were on the wrong bus . we waited for the same bus to the orlando airport but two buses that run every 30 minutes were a no show , and we ended up wasting more than one hour at the bus stop . luckily we were early for our flight , but otherwise would have missed our flight . when the bus finally came , it was an easy 10 - minute ride to the airport , although the driver was helpful but not friendly . again , i ' d take it again , but i think i feel the pain of regular users .\ncoming from a city up north with fairly solid public transportation , i had much higher expectations for one of the tourist capitals of the world . if you can avoid using their bus service , i would avoid it for a number of reasons . my biggest criticisms include : 1 . punctuality . as a system , these buses are never on time . the company needs to take a serious look at the routes and traffic patterns and make adjustments so that buses can be at the stops when they are supposed to be . and the drivers often seem to be unphased by the fact that people are late to work , have missed their transfers , etc . because of their inability to be on time . 2 . route efficiency . the routes themselves take so long to get from point a to point b . if you have to ride the bus system , plan on taking 2 hours to get to a destination that is 15 - 20 minutes away by car . there should be more express options along highly traveled routes . most of the bus routes take huge detours through neighborhoods , etc . and while servicing these areas is important and necessary , it seems to me that there should be a more efficient way to do it . 3 . sunday schedules . though i think the bus should run later every day , sundays are especially problematic . many people that ride the bus have low paying retail / food service / theme park jobs . the service industry is always open . many places today don ' t have different operating hours on sunday , and a large number of orlando residents depend on public transport to get to work . what are they supposed to do when they have to work later than the bus runs ? so there we have it . will the lynx system get you where you need to go ? probably , though you won ' t be able to get there in any sort of timely fashion .\nit baffles me to believe that the transportation system in this city is this bad . you would think that in one of the tourist capitals of the world you would have a great transportation system , right ? that ' s not the case here ! let me start off by saying that if you ' re going to be using the lynx buses for trip any time during your day , you better be sure you really plan your trip and that you have nothing else planned for that day . i know because i ' ve been using the buses for years now and nothing has really improved . first , you have to understand that if you ' re going to be making a trip that normally would take you 25 - 30 minutes driving , you ' re going to be on the bus for around 2 hours . this means that 4 hours of your day will be spent on a round trip on the bus to get from point a to point b . second , the buses are rarely ever on time . so if you ' ve planned your trip , and you know you ' re counting on at least 3 transfers , know that you ' re most likely going to be late . one of the first two buses is going to be late you ' re going to then miss that last bus transfer you needed to get to where you want to be . third , the bus drivers are rude . the majority of the drivers are rude , they ' re chatting with each other , they ' re not really paying attention to the rude and it ' s ridiculous . i had to ask 3 different bus drivers which one was the correct bus i needed to take to get to my location ( you know to double check that what the site told me was correct ) and they all gave me different answers . that ' s not cool at all . fourth , just avoid the buses if and whenever you can because you ' re going to spend your whole day on them . between planning hours prior to when you need to be somewhere , waiting hours for a bus that ' s late , and dealing with rude drivers you ' re better off just calling a friend or an uber / taxi . lastly , orlando , get your s & & ^ t together and fix our broken transportation system . okay ? thanks !\nif i were a resident trying to get around on a normal schedule , i would be way more critical , but if you ' re looking to avoid the mears mafia as a tourist to and from the airport and international drive , look no further . the lynx 111 picks up down on the other side and one floor below disney ' s magical express , and will deliver you to international drive without any fuss or flap , as a one - seat ride . it leaves every half hour and the bus driver i had on my trip was absolutely wonderful to chat with . another one boarded to chat with her and made additional dinner recommendations ( which were marvelous , btw ) . as someone from seattle , i ' m not impressed with frequency or the way they plan their routes , but the service was absolutely fine for this tourist on a budget . you can choose : wait up to half an hour and pay $ 2 to get to sea world / international drive , or spend your $ 20 - some - odd dollars for your mears shuttle to your hotel . the choice was easy and delightful . by sharing my knowledge of the system with my fellow teachers there for the convention , i ' m pretty sure i changed more than one set of plans for return trips to the airport .\nservice changes are coming july 15 . these changes will start two weeks prior to sunrail phase 2 service . follow the link for more info .\nthroughout the next few months we will celebrate the agency\u2019s 25th anniversary and some of the many successes from the past quarter century in helping to improve transportation in central florida .\nthe link to geo - 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cruise ship ) . you will get the run around when you call for pickup , they ' ll even quit answering their phones ! ! other passengers had the same issue . they were there when my cruise came in and i got to the airport promptly - their rep at the cruise ship terminal told me he\nmakes $ 100 , 000 a year getting people on the vans\n. i ' m changing careers\nthis bus system sucks . they ' re never on time . perfect example . i get off at work at 5pm . the 51 is suppose to be here by 5 : 25pm . never shows . the next bus is 6 : 18pm . it ' s 6 : 36 pm now and i ' m still waiting on the 5 : 25 pm bus . wtf is wrong with this system . i don ' t understand . if uber was cheaper i ' d take them all the time . they should learn a thing from uber like tracking where the bus is . the amount of time you waste waiting and riding the bus is ridiculous . i can ' t wait until i don ' t have to depend on this sorry ass system for transportation .\nclaim this business to view business statistics , receive messages from prospective customers , and respond to reviews .\n\u201cfrom the main disney transportation center , you can catch free buses to the disney - owned hotels , epcot , animal kingdom , or take the monorail or a boat to disney world . \u201d in 3 reviews\nyour trust is our top concern , so businesses can ' t pay to alter or remove their reviews . learn more .\nheads up : from now on , other yelpers will be able to see how you voted . want to chime in ?\nwe calculate the overall star rating using only reviews that our automated software currently recommends .\nall links are wheelchair accessible . children 6 years and under ride free ( limit 3 ) when accompanied by an adult passenger .\nhave exact fare ready . bus operators cannot make change and no change can be returned . only one - dollar and five - dollar bills are accepted .\nnote : links 208 , 416 , and 427 observe a different fare structure . please see individual link schedules for more information .\nmake sure to check for the time expiration stamped on the back of the transfer ticket .\ntransfers are not necessary for pass users . note : you cannot use a transfer on xpress routes .\nchildren ( age 6 and under ) children six and under may ride free when accompanied by an adult . no more than three children may ride free per adult . children six and under must pay $ 1 . 00 when not accompanied by an adult .\ncall neighborlink at 407 - 244 - 0808 at least two hours in advance to schedule your trip .\nfastlink 418 will connects the florida mall to lake nona ' s medical city by way of the sand lake sunrail station and the meadow woods community .\n\u00a9 urltoken all rights reserved . the information in this website may not be copied in whole or in part without express written permission from adawe inc .\ntroopers said two men were riding a moped without headlights on around 12 : 45 a . m saturday .\nthe bus driver , who troopers said was unable to see the men on the moped , tried to make a left turn onto indian hill road when the moped struck the front right of the bus , according to the highway patrol . both men were ejected and the moped was split in two , a witness told news 6 .\ntroopers said it was not immediately known which of the men was driving the moped at the time of the crash and that neither of the men had identification on them . the fhp is working to identify the men , the highway patrol said .\ngop ex - sen . jon kyl will be the ' sherpa ' for scotus nominee\nlymmo has its own lane and controls its own traffic signals to make sure it is never slowed down by traffic . and because lymmo is so centrally located , wherever you are and wherever you ' re going downtown is probably within a block of lymmo .\nwant to enjoy a peaceful dinner ? take lymmo . see a movie or visit an art gallery ? lymmo will move you . how about heading to a magic game ? yup\u2026lymmo will drop you off just a block or so away from the amway center .\nno inching along busy downtown streets searching for a parking space and feeding parking meters . lymmo rolls through downtown in its own dedicated lane and controls stoplights throughout its three - mile route so you move , even if traffic around you does not !\nservice is frequent , fun , and gets you where you need to go . the orange - downtown and orange - north quarter lines run every 5 minutes during office hours on weekdays while the grapefruit and lime lines run every 10 minutes . evenings , weekends and holidays service is every 15 minutes for the orange , grapefruit and lime lines .\nso stop pounding the pavement downtown . take a seat and let lymmo bring you to it all .\nmonday \u2013 thursday : 6 a . m . \u2013 10 : 45 p . m . friday : 6 a . m . \u2013 midnight saturday : 10 a . m . \u2013 midnight sunday : 10 a . m . \u2013 10 p . m .\n132 - 613 is awaiting repairs , due to an accident with a freight train .\n223 - 416 entered revenue service on january 19th , operating on link 25 .\n25 cng replacement buses under contract # 14 - c09 with gillig , llc .\n240 - 416 seen in service on january 5 , 2017 on link 104 .\n237 - 416 and 236 - 416 spotted in service on links 8 and 21 respectively .\n570 , 573 , 595 were listed on ebay on june 7 , 2016 and sold on june 14 , 2016 .\n571 - 572 , 574 - 575 , 577 - 578 , 580 - 583 officially retired by april 14 , 2016 .\n571 - 572 , 574 - 575 , 577 - 578 , 580 - 583 to be transferred to gainesville .\n576 listed on ebay on october 27 , 2016 , sold on november 3 , 2016 .\n590 retired due to an accident , listed on ebay on october 31 , 2016 , sold on november 7 , 2016 .\n596 retired due to an accident , listed on ebay on may 3 , 2017 . sold on may 9 , 2017 .\n584 - 588 , 591 - 594 , 597 - 599 still in service .\n643 was listed on ebay on may 31 , 2016 and sold on june 7 , 2016 .\n622 was listed on ebay on june 7 , 2016 and sold on june 14 , 2016 .\n619 was retired , but was reactivated and spotted in service on march 5th .\n617 and 636 were listed on ebay on may 1 , 2017 . sold on may 8 , 2017 .\n621 and 624 were listed on ebay on may 3 , 2017 , sold on may 9 , 2017 .\nsome buses in this series are used as training buses or employee shuttles for drivers .\n656 was listed on ebay on october 27 , 2016 , sold november 3 , 2016 .\n658 was listed on ebay on october 31 , 2016 , sold on november 7 , 2016 .\n722 was wrecked in an accident , retired and stripped . listed on ebay on june 9 , 2016 and sold on june 16 , 2016 .\n807 was retired in september and listed on ebay on november 1 , 2016 .\nretired between 2014 - 2015 ; 134 - 698 & 136 - 698 were sold on ebay in april 2015 .\n230 - 235 , 237 , 240 - 241 , 244 - 246 , 248 - 249 , 251 - 252 sold to metro area transit in 2007 .\n260 - 264 , 279 - 280 were retired and transferred to metro area transit in 2007 - 2008 .\n276 , 283 were sold to gainesville regional transit system 276 , 283 in 2009 .\n266 , 269 , 270 - 272 , 277 - 278 , 284 retired on march 28th , 2009 , auctioned on september 9th , 2009 .\n272 was wrecked and replaced with a former gillig demo unit built in the same year .\n272 was the last 200 series bus in service , retired and auctioned in 2010 .\n290 retired on march 28th , 2009 and auctioned on september 9th , 2009 .\n320 , 325 & 332 to braniff airline ; later sold to world transportation in 1990 after braniff went bankrupt .\nall except 301 were sold to gainesville regional transit system 302 - 311 in 2009 . [ 5 ]\n315 - 322 & 330 to gainesville regional transit system 315 - 322 , 330 in 2009 .\n353 was sold in january 2014 . it was listed on craigslist on 7 / 3 / 2017 . [ 6 ]\n382 , 384 , 386 - 394 were sold to gainesville regional transit system 540 - 550 in 2009 .\n404 - 407 , 409 - 410 & 416 - 417 to gainesville regional transit system 404 - 407 , 409 - 410 , 416 - 417 in 2005 .\n502 , 504 , 507 , 509 , 512 , 517 transferred to gainesville regional transit system 2502 , 2504 , 2507 , 2509 , 2512 , 2517 in 2015 .\n518 , 521 , 522 , 525 , 528 - 532 , 546 & 548 are retired and were sold on ebay in april 2015 .\n520 , 533 & 538 transferred to gainesville regional transit system 2520 , 2533 , 2538 .\n534 , 540 , 545 were up for auction on october 20 , 2015 . all were sold in october 27 , 2015 .\n526 was listed on ebay on may 30 , 2016 and sold on june 6 , 2016 .\n523 was listed on ebay on may 31 , 2016 and sold on june 7 , 2016 .\n547 was listed on ebay on june 1 , 2016 and sold on june 8 , 2016 .\n541 - 544 , 549 - 550 were listed on ebay on june 2 , 2016 and sold on june 9 , 2016 .\n527 , 535 - 537 , 539 were listed on ebay on june 6 , 2016 and sold on june 13 , 2016 .\n523 , 527 , 537 , and 544 were relisted on ebay on june 29 , 2016 and sold on july 6 , 2016 .\n565 was up for auction on october 21 , 2015 , sold on october 28 , 2015 .\n561 was up for auction on november 3 , 2015 , sold to transurbano in november 10 , 2015 .\n551 - 553 were listed on ebay on june 1 , 2016 , sold on june 8 , 2016 .\n555 was listed on ebay on june 2 , 2016 , sold on june 9 , 2016 .\n556 - 560 were listed on ebay on june 8 , 2016 , sold june 15 , 2016 .\n562 listed on ebay on october 27 , 2016 , sold november 3 , 2016 .\n567 was listed on ebay on october 31 , 2016 , sold on november 7 , 2016 .\n621 , 623 - 624 , 626 , 628 & 630 were transferred to gainesville regional transit system 621 , 623 , 624 , 626 , 628 , 630 in 1998 . [ 9 ]\n625 was rear ended by a semi truck in 1998 and was auctioned off in 1999 as a parts bus .\n738 , 742 & 745 were transferred to gainesville regional transit system 738 , 742 , 745 in 1998 . [ 15 ]\nall units retired in the spring of 1997 ; 801 - 806 were retained as training buses ; remaining units were auctioned off .\n811 was likely built in 1985 , but delivered in 1986 along with 846 .\n10 buses acquired from miami - dade transit in january 1973 . [ 19 ]\nthis page was last modified on 16 february 2018 , at 06 : 12 .\noriginal color digital image by thomas cook , 2004 : private collection of thomas cook .\ncopyright to this resource is held by thomas cook and is provided here by riches of central florida for educational purposes only ."]}
{"id": 56585, "summary": [{"text": "magnum semiconductor inc. is a video compression technology company .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the headquarters of the company is in milpitas , california .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the company has an engineering branch at waterloo , ontario , canada .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "magnum semiconductor was formed in 2003 as a spinout of the cirrus logic video division which developed mpeg video recording and enabled consumer dvd recorders .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "investors included august capital , and investcorp technology partners .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "in may 2007 , a second round of $ 27 million in funding was announced , led by investor growth capital , with new investors wk technology fund , ktb ventures , and gold hill capital .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "magnum acquired the consumer products division of lsi corporation in june 2007 , including domino and zevio video compression technology .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the lsi division had started with the acquisition of c-cube microsystems , the first company to offer real time mpeg1 and mpeg2 compression .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the company 's products target both professional and consumer markets .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "magnum offers hardware , software , reference platforms , and engineering support for digital video recording , playback and management of audio/video content .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the magnum platforms also enable sharing entertainment via optical disc , flash disk and home networking .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "magnum 's consumer products are found in video recorder products of consumer electronic manufacturers .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "in february 2008 gopal solanki , from nvidia , took over as the chief executive from jack guedj .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "a $ 12 million from nxt capital venture finance was announced in october 2012 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in april 2016 , magnum was acquired by gigoptix , with the combined company rebranded as gigpeak .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "gigpeak was based in san jose , california , and listed on the new york stock exchange with symbol gig . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "magnum semiconductor", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 22 magnum semiconductor reviews submitted anonymously by magnum semiconductor employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if magnum semiconductor is right for you .\ngigoptix , which provides semiconductor and optical components , acquired chip and software provider magnum semiconductor on monday .\nmagnum semiconductor mark singer , 408 - 945 - 3806 mark . singer @ urltoken\njose suarez , managing director of investor growth capital , has joined the board of directors of magnum semiconductor . suarez noted ,\nmagnum semiconductor is a premier provider of chips , software , reference platforms and engineering support services for recording , viewing and managing high - quality audio / video content . magnum semiconductor is headquartered in milpitas , calif . with sales and engineering offices in korea , taiwan , japan and china . further information is available at urltoken .\nmagnum semiconductor provides solutions combining systems - on - chips ( socs ) and software to control dvd recorders . investcorp created magnum for the purposes of acquiring cirrus logic ' s dvd recorder chip assets . the spin - out allows cirrus logic to focus on its core mixed signal business and magnum to leverage its market leadership as an independent pure - play . in addition to dvd recorder chips , magnum semiconductor also provides sophisticated software that controls recorder functions , administers digital rights management protection and operates the user interface .\nmagnum semiconductor is a leading provider of silicon ics , socs , software and ip for the professional video broadcast and iot camera markets . magnum provides top of the line products , tools and technologies for the entire video content creation and distribution chain , from contribution and production through distribution over cable , satellite and iptv to ott video streaming . magnum semiconductor is headquartered in milpitas , california , with sales and engineering offices in canada , china , and korea .\n) - - magnum semiconductor today announced that the company has closed a round of venture funding totaling $ 27 million . the financing round was led by investor growth capital , and included new investments from wk technology fund , ktb ventures , and gold hill capital , as well as further participation from magnum\ngopal solanki , chief executive officer and president of magnum semiconductor stated , \u201cthe combination of gigoptix\u2019s leading edge wired and wireless high - speed communication technology , combined with magnum\u2019s professional quality video compression and soc hardware and software expertise creates a unique and powerful platform for streaming video . the magnum team is excited to join forces to develop solutions for a future where video presence is pervasive and widely deployed at both the consumer and commercial premises . \u201d\nmagnum semiconductor , which generated approximately $ 19 million in revenue in fy 2015 , based on unaudited results , brings a well - developed and comprehensive portfolio of video broadcasting and compression solutions to gigoptix , including silicon ics , socs , software solutions , and a comprehensive library of ip .\n\u201cwith the addition of magnum semiconductor , we have taken a meaningful step in expanding our product portfolio to further enhance our mission of enabling high - speed and high - quality information streaming end - to - end over the network , from the core to the consumer , \u201d katz said in a press release .\ns participation in the current round of financing comes in addition to debt financing which had been extended to magnum over the course of the last year .\nthe corporate rebranding reflects the broadening scope and capabilities of the company , which unites gigoptix\u2019s leading high - speed enterprise networking connectivity portfolio with magnum\u2019s world - class expertise in video broadcasting , compression , and analytics to create a lead innovator of semiconductor ics and software solutions for high - speed connectivity and high - quality video compression over the network and the cloud .\nandy rappaport , partner emeritus at august capital , magnum\u2019s largest shareholder , said , \u201cmagnum\u2019s team has done an extraordinary job creating proven , industry leading video compression and analytics technology serving some of the most demanding customers in the world . by combining magnum\u2019s hardware and software experience and high - margin product portfolio with the complementary product , technology and market leadership , and solid balance sheet of gigoptix , gigpeak is well positioned to sustain both companies\u2019 strong positions with their current customers and accelerate growth by developing new solutions for large emerging markets . \u201d\nwk technology fund is a full spectrum cross - pacific venture capital firm specializing in investments in innovative component , systems , software , and service companies in the communications , semiconductor , it and internet , and media sectors .\n\u201cwe have a long and proven track record of acquiring and integrating cutting edge technology companies in the most financially prudent manner . the acquisition of magnum semiconductor , our eighth acquisition since inception , is another important step in realizing our initial 2007 roadmap vision and strategic plan to expand gigoptix through inorganic and organic growth . with the addition of magnum semiconductor , we have taken a meaningful step in expanding our product portfolio to further enhance our mission of enabling high - speed and high - quality information streaming end - to - end over the network , from the core to the consumer , \u201d said dr . avi katz , gigoptix\u2019s founder , chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer . \u201cwe look forward to supporting magnum\u2019s continuing efforts as part of the newly rebranded gigpeak family to drive innovation through their proven and market accepted software - based solutions to deliver best - in - class video and data to the world\u2019s leading broadcasting and iot camera oems and customers . the exponential growth in video traffic will further expand the demand for gigoptix\u2019s and magnum\u2019s solutions in real - time high - speed and high - quality information streaming , video compression in the cable , satellite , telco / iptv and mobile / over the top ( ott ) markets . the increasing need for powerful video analytics capabilities has also been driving significant interest in magnum\u2019s solutions in the iot camera markets by major oems . we are impressed by magnum\u2019s technology , customers , growth profile , and the technical depth and experience of its engineering team . we are very excited by the many opportunities this combination offers that will enable us to expand our focus from the enterprise networking and cloud connectivity to broadcasting head - ends , iot , and consumer markets . i also want to personally offer a warm welcome to the entire magnum team that is joining our family today . \u201d\nmilpitas - based magnum provides silicon integrated circuits , systems on chips , software and intellectual property for the professional video broadcast and internet of things camera markets . the company had raised more than $ 70 million in funding from backers including august capital and investor growth capital and generated approximately $ 19 million in revenue in 2015 . the entire magnum team will join the new company as part of the acquisition .\nmagnum sales are growing rapidly in japan , korea , europe and china . we now have greater financial strength , allowing us to accelerate our r & d efforts in high - definition products , and to fund expanding operations in support of our revenue ramp .\n) , a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor communications components for use in cloud connectivity , data centers , and high - speed optical and wireless networks , today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire magnum semiconductor , inc . , a privately - held milpitas , california - based provider of silicon ics , socs , software , and ip for the professional video broadcast and iot camera markets , in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $ 55 million net based upon the average closing price of gigoptix stock for the trailing thirty day period ended april 1 , 2016 . the acquisition is expected to become effective tomorrow , tuesday , april 5 , 2016 , and upon the close , gigoptix , inc . will be renamed gigpeak , inc . , beginning to operate under that name as of wednesday , april 6 , 2016 . the company will continue to trade on the nyse mkt exchange under the symbol \u201cgig . \u201d\nat investor growth capital we look for companies with experienced management , as well as a strong customer base and product offering , which require additional capital to support revenue growth . with an increasing number of design wins among marquee consumer electronics oem customers , magnum fits these requirements .\nthis press release contains forward - looking 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 . such statements contain words such as\nbelieve ,\nwill ,\nand\nexpect ,\nor the negative thereof or comparable terminology , and include ( without limitation ) statements regarding the acquisition of magnum semiconductor and its closing , projected plans for gigpeak after the acquisition , including an expanded product portfolio , new product development and introduction , product sales growth and projected revenues , other financial impacts of the acquisition , the entry into an expanded credit facility with silicon valley bank and the new name , gigpeak , inc . forward - looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties , and actual results may differ materially from those discussed in any such statement . these risks include , but are not limited to : the ability of the parties to satisfy the conditions for closing the acquisition and the entry into and funding of the loan by silicon valley bank , the ability to integrate the two companies , including retention of key personnel of magnum semiconductor and maintaining sales to existing magnum semiconductor customers , the ability to successfully rebrand the company , the ability to extend product offerings into new areas or products , the ability to commercialize technology , unexpected occurrences that deter the full documentation and\nbring to market\nplan for products , trends and fluctuations in the industry , changes in demand and purchasing volume of customers , unpredictability of suppliers , the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel , the ability to move product sales to production levels , the ability to compete for client design - in opportunities , the ability to cross - sell to new clients and to diversify and the success of product sales in new markets or of recently produced product offerings , including bundled product solutions . additional factors that could cause actual results to differ are discussed under the heading\nrisk factors\nand in other sections of the gigoptix filings with the sec , and in its other current and periodic reports filed or furnished from time to time with the sec . all forward - looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof , based on information available to gigoptix as of the date hereof , and gigoptix assumes no obligation to update any forward - looking statement .\nnon - gaap earnings per diluted share to be in a range of $ 0 . 22 to $ 0 . 24 , up from $ 0 . 19 in fy 2015 . the projected increase in fy 2016 earnings per diluted share accretion is in spite of an approximately 20 % increase in share count through the acquisition of magnum and the recently announced direct investment by pdsti\ngigoptix , inc . ( nyse mkt : gig ) is a lead designer , developer , and global supplier of a broad range of analog , digital , and mixed signal components to enable high - speed information streaming over the telecom networks , datacom infrastructure , and consumer electronics links . our ability to innovate and create differentiated products is based on deployment of various semiconductor technologies that span from iii - v compounds to sige bicmos and cmos - based device designs .\ngigoptix is executing this acquisition via a combination of stock and cash , issuing approximately 7 . 1 million shares and paying an additional approximately $ 35 . 8 million in net cash , a significant portion of which will be used to repay magnum\u2019s outstanding debt and other liabilities . the amounts to be paid are subject to customary adjustments . gigoptix expects to fund the purchase price of the acquisition from a combination of cash on hand and incurrence of additional indebtedness through a $ 15 million term loan provided by silicon valley bank .\nthe active participation of our first - round investors has helped us to build and expand our business . we now look forward to the added contributions of our new venture investors . we see the participation of these international investors as an endorsement of the strength and global nature of our business .\ns may , 2007 round of financing . new investors are described first , followed by the company\ns two initial investors , who have both also participated in the current round .\ninvestor growth capital is the wholly owned venture capital arm of investor ab ( investor ) , the largest publicly listed industrial holding company in the nordic region . investor was founded in 1916 , and is traded on the stockholm exchange .\nsince its formation in the mid - 1990s , investor growth capital has invested in high - quality , growth - oriented companies , primarily in the information technology and healthcare industries , in north america , northern europe , japan and china .\ninvestor growth capital was the lead investor in the current financing , investing 50 % of the total in the round .\nktb ventures is the united states operation of ktbnetwork , the largest private equity firm headquartered in korea . since the company was established in 1981 ktb has invested in over 400 companies worldwide , including over 40 companies in the u . s . since 1994 .\nwk technology fund was founded in 1989 in taipei , taiwan , on the principle of providing strong support to its portfolio companies . wk technology currently has $ 500m in evergreen funds under management , and has invested in over 240 companies .\ngold hill is a leading provider of growth capital financing for venture - backed technology and life science companies . gold hill enables companies to optimize their finances , using debt and equity to leverage their venture capital and fund their growth .\nfounded in 1995 , august capital is a leading venture capital firm that invests in innovative technology companies . august capital focuses on helping outstanding entrepreneurs build large sustainable companies . august capital has $ 1 . 3 billion under management , and has invested in more than 60 companies including atheros , cobalt networks , iridigm , seagate , shopping . com , silicon image , and tickle .\nrecent investments ranged from $ 500 , 000 to $ 130 million in information technology businesses from semiconductors to ecommerce . the firm ' s partners have previously invested in a number of groundbreaking technology companies , including actel , adaptec , cirrus logic , compaq , grand junction , intuit , linear technology , microsoft , mmc networks , sun microsystems , sybase , symantec , and visio . august capital is located in menlo park , california .\ninvestcorp technology partners is a leading investor in small and medium - sized technology businesses in north america and europe . the itp team focuses on growth capital , buyout , corporate carve - out and take - private transactions , generally investing between $ 15 million and $ 40 million of equity . investcorp technology partners is part of investcorp , a leading provider and manager of alternative investment products with over $ 10 billion in invested assets under management .\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 .\nplease sign in and use this article ' s on page print button to print this article .\nthe deal is valued at approximately $ 55 million and the combined company will rebrand as gigpeak inc .\nsan jose - based gigoptix is issuing about 7 . 1 million shares and paying an additional $ 35 . 8 million in net cash . gigoptix will fund part of the purchase price by incurring additional indebtedness through a $ 15 million term loan provided by silicon valley bank . the company will continue to trade on the nyse under the symbol \u201cgig . \u201d\ngigoptix ceo avi katz founded the san jose - based company in 2001 to become a global supplier of a broad range of analog , digital and mixed signal components to enable high - speed information streaming over the telecom networks , datacom infrastructure and consumer electronics links .\nwith the acquisition , gigpeak hopes to see 2016 revenue hit between $ 60 million to $ 62 million , up approximately 50 percent from gigoptix ' s $ 40 . 4 million in revenue in 2015 . the company will also expand its product portfolio and expand current gigoptix markets from $ 1 billion to nearly $ 5 billion by adding the broadcasting , iot and consumer markets .\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 .\nauto search : standard search with a direct link to product , package , and page content when applicable .\ncross reference : enter a competitor ' s part number for list of idt - 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invent the company for the 3rd time ( dvd recorder chips to broadcast chips to ip camera chips ) , but the company has to raise funding in a tough climate with a ceo that has no credibility left and is trying to build a chip for a market it cannot compete in .\nit ' s too late to turn the ship around . the only viable option is to sell off the company .\na year of changes . there was a new president and human resource manager brought in and a company acquired .\neasy commute from fremont . given latitude ( time and space ) to do my work\nover all , it is a good place to work , with regarding to people and technology .\nyou can learn a lot about video compression from algorithm team , if you are lucky enough to work with them .\ncompany ' s directions kept changing which created all kinds of issues , especially time and money .\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 .\nrevenue in the range of $ 60 million to $ 62 million , up approximately 50 % from $ 40 . 4 million in fy 2015\n\u201cwe have researched the market for a long time to identify the best - in - class video broadcasting , compression and analytics technology company that will allow us to complement our leading edge high - speed connectivity product portfolio for the telecom and datacom enterprise networking . this combination of products and technologies enable us to address both the speed of data transmission and the amount of bandwidth the data consumes within a network , driven in particular by video , which is a major source of data center traffic . we are poised to provide powerful solutions to enhance the footprint utilization and reduce total cost of ownership of existing network pipes from the core to the end user . gigpeak\u2019s broad portfolio of cutting - edge products will serve the enterprise networking and broadcasting oems , as well as the iot and consumer markets , \u201d said dr . raluca dinu , gigoptix\u2019s executive vice president of global customer operations .\nmatthew wright , managing director at silicon valley bank , added , \u201cthis is an exciting time for gigoptix . we ' re delighted to partner with the company to provide debt funding for this transaction , enabling the team to accelerate growth going forward , expand their addressable market and add compelling talent and technology . \u201d\nconference call today , april 4 , 2016 , at 2 : 00 p . m . et\ngigoptix will host a conference call today , april 4 , 2016 , at 2 : 00 p . m . et / 11 : 00 a . m . pt to discuss this agreement . to access the conference call , please dial ( 719 ) 325 - 2495 . no passcode is needed . a live webcast and accompanying presentation of the conference call will be available in the investors section of gigoptix\u2019s website at urltoken . a slide presentation to be used on the conference call will be posted to the investor relations page of gigoptix\u2019s website . the replay dial - in number is ( 858 ) 384 - 5517 , and the passcode is 7814276 .\nfurther details of the transaction and arrangement are set out in gigoptix\u2019s current report on form 8 - k filed with the securities and exchange commission on april 4 , 2016 .\ngigpeak\u2019s founder , chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer , dr . avi katz , joined by gigpeak\u2019s executives and the company\u2019s 2015 hall - of - fame nominated employees , will ring the nyse opening bell\u00ae on wednesday , april 6 , 2016 . a live stream of the opening bell\u00ae can be viewed at urltoken .\ngigoptix\u2019s product portfolio provides high - speed and low - power solutions in markets such as fiber - 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{"id": 56588, "summary": [{"text": "swangz avenue is an audio and film production house in uganda , but is more lined with music production projects , artists management and promotion .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "swangz avenue is the brainchild of a ugandan musician benon mugumya , who started this music production back in 2008 .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the company has been very influential in the ugandan music sector as it has recorded some of the best songs with ugandan musicians .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "and a number of ugandan artists have done some good music from this production house , some of them are the goodlyfe crew , sizza , iryn namubiru , aziz azion , gnl zamba , vampino , and rabadaba . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "swangz avenue", "paragraphs": ["ntale thanked swangz avenue for the musical knowledge and experience she has gained while there .\nyesterday , we sat with a source from swangz avenue who told us the juiciest gossip about the singer . the source alleges that irene ntale has not been a member of swangz avenue for close to 7 months .\nsinger irene ntale has fallen out with the muyenga based record label , swangz avenue ; red pepper online reports .\nsinger irene ntale has quit swangz avenue . the \u201colindaba\u201d singer shocked her fans with a long post that announced her sudden decision .\ni would like to take this opportunity to thank swangz avenue for the knowledge and experience i have gained there . i am truly grateful for\nour sources have revealed that irene was not happy with the terms and conditions in the new contract that was tabled by swangz avenue bosses .\nsinger irene ntale has quit swangz avenue , a record label she has been signed to for many years since her breakthrough in the music industry .\nfor years now , irene ntale and her now previous music label , swangz avenue , had been plagued with breakup rumors , steaming from several issues .\nreports from swangz avenue , a music production house based in muyenga indicate that they have finalized a deal to sign singer juliana kanyomozi into their record label .\nthe time i have spent with the team along with the musical and professional relationships i have built . i believe both swangz avenue and i have enjoyed a remarkable partnership\ncelebrated singer irene ntale , on monday evening officially announced that she had quit swangz avenue , a music label that signed her 4years ago . her departure has been in ' mute\nfor a while even when the music label management tried to settle all the rising disputes from early last year through her concert days . she has finally quit from swangz avenue .\nsarah nampijja aka sera was signed to the muyenga based swangz avenue and was known to many through her popular blockbuster hit ' contagious ' that she did with jeff blaze ( jeff mukisa ) .\naccording to mr julius kyazze , young zee\u2019s manager , also director at swangz avenue , proper management structures have been put in place to ensure that young zee comes good in all his endeavours .\nsera started vomiting blood which was by now coming out through the mouth , nose and ears . this was the account of a member of swangz avenue , a label to which sera was signed .\n\u201cnot that i replaced her , swangz avenue has various artistes . yes i have started singing , i\u2019ve recorded lots of music and i can\u2019t wait to put it out there . \u201d veronica said .\n\u201cmy dearest fans and friends , they say time flies and today seems like those days when one takes it on stride to announce that after a lot of contemplation , i am quitting swangz avenue\u201d ntale wrote .\nyesterday singer irene ntale left her former camp and record label swangz avenue but immediately after announcing her departure , a lot of confusing media reports have been ongoing regarding the clear reason why the artiste suddenly left .\nreports coming in from swangz avenue a music production house and record label based in muyenga indicates that they have officially finished the deal of signing the sweet voiced princess juliana kanyomozi and now hes part of the team .\nlast year , there were rumours of her intentions to exit swangz avenue . according to the claims , she was unhappy with preferential treatment given to counter part the bootylicious winnie nwagi who was rumoured to have won the hearts , bookings and thus more money than her . she however denied these rumours and swangz repaid her loyalty by organising her maiden concert which sold out .\nswangz avenue unveiled their newest talent , zachary mukiza aka young zee , a 13 - year - old artiste on friday . the teenager has created a buzz over the last few months and the unveiling event was to formally introduce him to the public .\nsinger\u2019s boss , julius kyazze the co - owner of swangz avenue has been on bad terms with irene ntale and their misunderstandings cropped up when julius stopped singer from staging private gigs without the management\u2019s consent . like any other big artist\u2019s ego , irene ntale started misbehaving !\nntale was the second artiste to be managed by swangz avenue after the death of singer sera . irene ntale enjoyed the share of cake alone not until the bootylicious winnie nwagi popped and stole the shine with her \u2018musaawo\u2019 hit this also diverted the attention of management leaving irene in grief .\nbenon mugumbya of swangz avenue a prominent production house in the city has finally taken a stand on the \u201csave uganda music\u201d campaign that has left many artistes in the entertainment industry ranting about their dissatisfaction in service delivery by uprs which was meant to be a collective management society for the artistes .\n\u201cmy dearest fans and friends , they say time flies , and today seems like one of those days when one takes it in stride to announce that after a lot of contemplation , i am officially departing from swangz avenue ! i have made my intentions known to my record label and we have both come to an understanding that this is the best move forward . i would like to take this opportunity to thank swangz avenue for the knowledge and experience i have gained there . i am truly grateful for the time i have spent with the team along with the musical and professional relationships i have built . i believe both swangz avenue and i have enjoyed a remarkable partnership . as always i continue to work hard at my music , to give you my dearest\u2019s the best i can offer and will also continue to consolidate my presence in the industry , within uganda and beyond . new great music is already on the way only for you ! moving forward my bookings can be made through this contact + 256 - 776 - 050406 name is sandra ntale byenkya\u201d .\n\u201ci personally have been registered under uprs and several members of our camp swangz avenue but gained nothing yet the organization ( uprs ) gets over 4 billion a month and we don\u2019t realize the use of this money as artists and therefore we are going to do something for the benefit of our fellow artists and our efforts that shall be paid off \u201c he stated .\n\u201cmy dearest fans and friends , they say time flies , and today seems like one of those days when one takes it in stride to announce that after a lot of contemplation , i am officially departing from swangz avenue ! \u201d reads her post in part . \u201ci have made my intentions known to my record label and we have both come to an understanding that this is the best move forward .\nbold move and all the best with the new management . it ' s a gamble either way . some have made it , eg when rema left gagamel , but others simply faded into oblivion . . . like tom cruise after paramount and dbanj after cutting ties with son jazzy . . . . let ' s hope that after leaving swangz avenue , irene won ' t go down nanana nanana down nanana nanana . . . . # just a thought .\njuliana who\u2019s been off the the music scene for some time now has been negotiating with swangz\u2019s management for over a year no but now but according to inside sources the two parties have come to an understanding and juliana has been signed because for so many years shes been one of the most talented and well disciplined female artists in uganda .\n\u201che is young and still in school . we have a schedule that is strictly followed . he only comes in studio on saturday and for restricted hours . he has been under a lot of training and development for the last 12 months . team swangz is excited to fully unveil him right now . we are committed to making him an international music star , \u201d kyazze said .\nthe uganda music industry has been hit yet again with another loss of a talented singer commonly known as sera .\nsera had travelled to masaka for the burial of her producer ' s father ken but while on their way back , she felt a sharp pain in the stomach . they then rushed to the nearest hospital where they got some medication . its important to note that sera had not had a meal in a long time and yet she had a history of ulcers .\nsera ' s death has happened at the time when the country is alert after an outbreak of ebola however , those who were with her at the time of collapsing ruled it out saying the symptoms were different .\nsera was popular for songs like ' sunrise , ' one ting man ' and her very latest was ' fire ' . just a month back , mr . x of the kaddo pharm passed on after a short illness . the uganda music industry and the entertainment fraternity at large will greatly miss you , may your soul rest in eternal peace .\nyoung zee also released his first solo video for his song criminal swagg at the event . the video was shot in south africa , for a reported fee of more than shs75m .\nin his first press conference , young zee described himself as a , \u201cbad guy in a good way\u201d with the talent to triumph over continental stars musically .\n\u201ci am an artiste not rapper and i want to be remembered as an international artiste , \u201d he noted .\nmusic critics attribute limited continental success of ugandan artistes to lack of proper management and promotion structures for the musicians . but for a young talented lad with a credible management team , the sky is the only limit .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nwe haven\u2019t featured many uganda tracks on getmziki and in the next few weeks we will start showcasing some of the music from uganda making the rounds on the radio , tv or the streets ( on a side note : i hope the \u201cmigingo island\u201d situation can be resolved quickly before things get out of hand ) .\nblu 3 is probalably one of the best girls singing group from uganda ( the uganda media refers to them as the \u201cuganda destiny child\u201d ) and although they have gone through a series of \u201cchanges\u201d in thier line up , they are still giving thier fans good quality music . they were also recently named the goodwill ambassadors for the international organisation of migration ( iom ) , where they talk about and shed light on human trafficking .\non this song they enlisted the help of radio and weasel who are best known for thier smash single \u201czuena\u201d for a great collabo . enjoy ! ! ! ! ! !\naudio clip : adobe flash player ( version 9 or above ) is required to play this audio clip . download the latest version here . you also need to have javascript enabled in your browser .\nthis entry was posted on tuesday , april 28th , 2009 at 4 : 40 am and is filed under todays hit , ugandan music and tagged with blu 3 , radio , uganda , weasel . you can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2 . 0 feed .\nnow this is a good song . i am not particularly big on the western r & b style i have come to know blue 3 for but i guess it seizes to matter when a good melody like this one is in play . i think the melody is what does it for me most in this track\u2026and of course there is the magic introduced to it by radio and weasel . btw\u2026who is who of the two ? i prefer the one who sings first in this track\u2026very unique voice . the other one aint bad at all only that his style is sooo common you could probably not tell him apart from others who subscribe to his raggaish style just by hearing him sing .\nfirst things first . . excellent video quality ! ! ! , , something us africans are still struggling with in this day and age of top notch technology . guilty iam for always putting the ugandans in the back burner this is some impressive music . i believe the girls are the one that won that cocacola popstars a awhile back . . if theyre still together kudos ! ! unlike sema from kenya . . wonder what happened ? im with mark whoever that guy is with the mellow voice radio or weasel is really getting it\u2026uganda is where its at from now on . . good job get mziki !\nwhen we discovered jahazi pier & introduced # roastandrhyme , you showed us love & turned up in big numbers let ' s do this again 2nd july at only 50k entrance & free to kids below 10 years .\nit looks like you may be having problems playing this video . if so , please try restarting your browser .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 1 / / en\nurltoken\nwe will be delighted to get in touch with you on any matters relating to our business and our services . please use the email form below to contact us . alternatively , we can be contacted by post or by phone using the addresses on the right :\napparently , ever since her maiden concert that was held at sheraton hotel in kampala , irene refused to sign a new contract with the record label .\nfurthermore , gyobera singer started bad mouthing the company amongst her friends that she thinks the label is being very restrictive and is ignoring her while favoring winnie nwagi of the \u2018 katono katono \u2018 fame .\nin the due course , irene ntale stopped performing and boycotted some of the work . a source says , she would adamantly refuse to follow orders from the bosses and this increasingly brought conflict between the singer and company .\nso after giving her what she wanted - the concert - the management tabled a tough contract with very strict terms and conditions which she claimed it was targeting her and get \u2018exploited financially\u2019 .\nmeanwhile , alternative sources from irene ntale\u2019s side say , irene ntale is thinking of taking a break from singing and concentrate on her love life . apparently , she thinks for having kids this year and marriage thereafter .\npreviously irene has been linked with mr . jonathan kyeyo the owner of laftaz comedy lounge who social media and street people claim is the man \u2018watering irene ntale\u2019s flowers\u2019 at night .\ni have heard every joke about my name so save it . gee is a writer , self help satirist , software engineer , and celebrity jihadist . sometimes my followers think i\u2019m like an astronaut that\u2019s missing my tronaut . but it\u2019s because am occasionally nsfw .\nfor a large number of comments , we show only 10 per page . use the pagination to go through ' em all . rss hide comments\nthe two former workmates at ntv are reported to be fighting for ed cheune ' s whopper , but tinah teise denies dating him .\ncopyright \u00a9 2015 howwe ltd . | howwe . biz\u2122 is a registered trademark of howwe ltd . all rights reserved\nshe told her fans that she has been contemplating the move for so long and that she has come to an understanding with the record label and that the split was amicable .\nshe added that she made her intentions known to her bosses and the two sides came to an understanding and and that this is the best move forward .\n' three lions ' roars up charts as england prepare for world cup semi . . .\nas always i continue to work hard at my music , to give you my dearests the best i can offer and will also continue to consolidate my presence in the industry , within uganda and beyond . new great music is already on the way only for you ! \u201d , she adds .\nthe singer will for the moment have her sister sandra ntale byenkya taking care of the bookings .\nwrite css or less and hit save . ctrl + space for auto - complete .\nsources have revealed that after her recent concert that was held at sheraton hotel in kampala , irene refused to sign a new contract with the record label .\nbenon who is registered as a member of uprs hinted that their membership to the said body had not been of any value addition to artists .\non what next for the \u201csave uganda music\u201d campaign , we will keep our ears on the ground and let you know .\nnote : it looks like javascript is disabled in your browser . some elements of this form may require javascript to work properly . if you have trouble submitting the form , try enabling javascript momentarily and resubmit . javascript settings are usually found in browser settings or browser developer menu .\nthousands of singles find love through dating sites each month . register today to find that special someone on meet me\ni hereby confirm that i have read the terms & conditions and privacy policy . i will receive account alerts , our newsletter & special offers via email .\nshe has joined the top trending two female artists at the moment irene ntale and winnie nwagi and according to dembe fm\u2019s presenter jenkins mukasa the label is still searching and recruiting talented artists after dropping vampino and viboyo last year .\na creative , experienced and true talk entertainment / gossip news writer . devoted to telling it the way it is . ! ! !\naccording to insiders in the muyenga based record label , juliana has been signed because she is one of the most talented female artists in uganda .\nthe deal however , remains a top secret and has been jealously guarded by the interested parties .\naccording to jenkins mukasa , a presenter at dembe fm , the label is looking for new breed of musicians after dropping vampino and viboyo last year .\n\u201d they are looking for new artists and juliana is one of them\u201d he said while appearing on dembe fm a few days ago . no official confirmation has been made yet but we will bring you more details as they come .\nbesides the online blog , chano8 is also published as a hard cover print magazine , which is available in all major shopping malls and airport free duty zones across east africa .\nsome media reports have come out to say that irene\u2019s former manager veronica luggya ( vero ) who a few days ago declared that she has now joined the music industry has replaced irene\u2019s position . vero refuted these rumours when chano8 contacted her .\nas a person who managed ntale for 3 good years , we asked for her say on ntale\u2019s sudden departure and this is what she had to say .\n\u201ci am sure her and the management came to a mutual understanding on whatever happened . i managed irene for three years and i stopped managing her last year in september to focus on my music career . i have loved music , i loved music since my high school days and i participated in mdd and came out i was a dancer . i worked with various artists like jackie chandiru for a year , i was in some videos like maurice kirya\u2019s \u2018work it out\u2019 and a lot more not until i was introduced to artist management by my boss . \u201d\n\u201ci have recorded several songs that you will get soon and i hope to record with bigger artists like yemi alade and a lot more . \u201d she confidently concluded .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , cities , . . . more\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict 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{"id": 56595, "summary": [{"text": "slotmusic was a brand of microsd memory card developed by sandisk preloaded with music in mp3 format .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "they were first available at wal-mart and best buy stores in october 2008 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the current selection of songs comes from universal music group , sony bmg , warner music group and emi music .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "as of mid-2011 , sandisk 's website lists a total of 14 albums available in the slotmusic format .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the audio files contain no digital rights management , and are encoded at minimum bitrates of 256 to 320 kbit/s .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "a slotmusic albums may also include high-quality images and videos in multiple formats .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the contents of each microsd card may be altered by the user , enabling them to add or remove files from the slotmusic card as desired .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "another type of card , slotradio , has been developed for 2009 and has radiolike controls .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "a slotradio card has more restrictions on how it works , such as not being able to backtrack to a previous song . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "slotmusic", "paragraphs": ["your video ,\nsandisk sansa slotmusic player\nwill start after this message from our sponsors .\nslotmusic cards , slotmusic players , and a host of accessories for both cards and players are also available at associated click - and - mortar including mycricket . com , bestbuy . com , and slotmusic . org . additionally , the music cards are sold in stores , including at best buy ( general retail ) stores throughout the united states .\nthe sansa slotmusic player ( msrp $ 19 . 99 ) was made to play slotmusic card albums or a self - loaded microsd\u2122 card full of music . the effortless player doesn ' t require a pc , internet or any time spent managing music . consumers simply choose their slotmusic or music - filled microsd card , pop it into the device and will be enjoying their favorite tunes in seconds .\nthe unique , artist - branded slotmusic player is a stylish , all - in - one package , which includes both the slotmusic card and a trendy player bearing their favorite artist ' s name and image . the branded player comes pre - loaded with an album on a 1gb 1 slotmusic card . ( additional content on the card may include liner notes , album art and other one - of - a - kind content personally chosen by the artist . ) artist - branded slotmusic players will retail for a msrp of $ 34 . 99 .\nwith no need for computers or cords , the sansa slotmusic player gives consumers more time to play , and less time to worry about managing or downloading their music ,\nsaid daniel schreiber , senior vice president and general manager for sandisk .\nsandisk is all about building products that are easy for consumers to enjoy . just insert your favorite artist ' s slotmusic card into the sansa slotmusic player and press play .\nthe sandisk sansa slotmusic player is ultracheap , compact , and supersimple to use . the exterior is customizable via removable shells . no pc required .\nthe slotmusic player is cheap and works as advertised , but its hard to get around the fact that the technology it supports is a big step backwards .\nthe sansa slotmusic player has no screen , no internal memory , and no features beyond very basic music playback . microsd cards are tiny and easy to lose .\nmilpitas , calif . , ( october 15 , 2008 ) - sandisk corporation ( nasdaq : sndk ) , a leading seller of mp3 players and flash memory cards , today unveiled the sansa\u00ae slotmusic\u2122 player , the easiest mp3 player for loading and listening to music on the go . the plug & play , portable music player was specially designed for use with the new slotmusic cards available today in the united states . in addition to the sansa - branded player , sandisk has created personalized , branded slotmusic players for popular artists such as robin thicke and abba . both types of slotmusic players are shipping to u . s . stores today - including best buy and wal - mart .\nbottom line : the slotmusic player is cheap and works as advertised , but its hard to get around the fact that the technology it supports is a big step backwards .\nyou wouldn ' t know if from where we sit , of course , but apparently the rest of the world is having issues making the transition from physical to downloadable media . sandisk is looking to make that move a bit easier with the with its new slotmusic cards\u0097essentially full albums loaded on microsd cards . the sansa slotmusic player is a $ 20 devoted device for playing sandisk ' s new cards .\nsandisk also announced that the slotmusic catalogue is set to expand with popular albums from a wide spectrum of artists , including lady gaga , keith urban , black eyed peas , incubus and p ! nk .\nthe sandisk sansa slotmusic player is a reasonable option for those who still haven ' t made the switch from cd to mp3 , and there ' s no computer required , so even technophobes can use it .\nannounced last month , slotmusic is a new format of high - fidelity , drm - free mp3 music on a microsd card , which gives consumers the ability to easily listen to - and quickly swap - their favorite songs among a mobile phone , personal computer , and any mp3 player with a microsd slot . slotmusic cards available this month will feature nearly 40 of the biggest names in music from all four major music labels : emi music , sony bmg music entertainment , universal music group , and warner music group . artists on slotmusic cards include robin thicke , katy perry and coldplay . ( media note : see associated press release . )\n1 the slotmusic mp3 - based music tracks play back at up to 320 kilobits per second ( kbps ) . sandisk ' s product and executive images can be downloaded from : urltoken sandisk ' s web site / home page address : urltoken\nintroduced by sandisk and associated record labels last fall , slotmusic cards contain full albums encoded as high - fidelity , drm - free ( non - restricted ) mp3s . 1 many slotmusic cards also include liner notes , album art , videos and other bonus content . the cards ' simple plug - and - play compatibility means consumers can quickly swap their favorite music content between any compatible device with a microsd slot , including mobile phones , mp3 players , car stereo systems and personal computers .\nwith their knowledgeable staff and vast selection of compatible phones , mobile retail stores allow consumers to experience how fast and easy it is to load slotmusic cards into their phone ,\nsaid hugh cooney , senior director , business development , sandisk .\nmilpitas , calif . , september 17 , 2009 - sandisk corporation ( nasdaq : sndk ) , the global leader in flash memory cards , today announced that its slotmusic\u2122 entertainment cards are now available at mobile retail outlets across the united states , including best buy stores , stand - alone best buy mobile stores and cricket communications , inc . stores . sandisk slotmusic offerings give consumers the ability to instantly load their favorite artist ' s album onto a mobile phone or other microsd\u2122 compatible device for a fast and convenient listening experience .\nour customers have always relied on their mobile phones for more than just communication , cricket customers truly utilize their phone as a portable entertainment device ,\nsaid matt stoiber , vice president and general manager , devices , cricket .\nslotmusic entertainment provides our customers with a new method of enjoying their favorite music on their cricket phone .\n\u00a9 2009 sandisk corporation . sandisk and the sandisk logo are trademarks of sandisk corporation , registered in the united states and other countries . slotmusic is a trademark of slotmedia group llc . microsd is a trademark sd - 3c llc . other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder ( s ) .\ni ' m usually a fan of sansa ' s music players , but i can ' t help but think that the sansa slotmusic player is an idea that might have had some success eight years ago , when users truly were having some difficultly giving up their cds for electronic music files . in 2008 , it feels like a niche product at best .\nthe new slotmusic cards are now available in approximately 111 best buy stores where they will be merchandised with media and in 39 best buy mobile stand - alone stores that will carry six titles each on their accessory walls . the new cards have also made their way into 65 cricket stores in texas , colorado , arizona and other markets over the same time period . title selection and availability vary by store .\nin a move that most technophiles consider too slow to the game , sandisk has started working with all four major music labels to release a new music medium where albums are distributed on microsd cards . called slotmusic , the new format offers artists a cd - like model for distributing songs , album art , liner notes , and videos on one tiny package . the aim behind sandisk ' s idea is to ease the transition from cd to mp3 for those who have been hesitant to go digital . to that end , the company has released the $ 20 sansa slotmusic player , an extremely basic device that works much like the original walkman or the more recent discman . the music media is strictly removable , songs play in album order , the battery is alkaline , and no computer is required to use it - - but the player is much smaller and music playback requires no moving parts .\nusing the sansa slotmusic player could not be easier . simply pop a slotmusic card into the microsd slot on the left edge of the unit , plug the included headphones into the standard jack on the right edge , and hit play . you can pause playback and skip through tracks using buttons on the bottom of the device , and , of course , there are volume controls ( by the headphone jack ) , but that about sums up the player ' s capabilities . there ' s no shuffle or repeat mode , and no fm tuner or any other extra features . fortunately , it does include an autoresume feature , which picks up where you left off in the song that was playing when you powered off . the player also supports high - capacity microsd cards - - currently offered at up to 16gb - - though we can ' t imagine listening to that much music with no screen or shuffle mode .\nthe good news here is that the cards are drm - free . they also boast a higher - than - download bit - rate of 320kbps . but i wonder whether those interested in purchasing an album through this method will really be the sort of audiophile who demands high bit - rates . the cards also come loaded with special extras , such as lyric sheets and videos\u0097however , such bonuses will be lost on those who plan on making the sansa slotmusic player the primary destination for the cards .\nthe slotmusic player is roughly the size of a disposable bic lighter ( 1 . 4 by 2 . 7 by 1 . 4 inches\u0097hwd ) . it ' s notably heavier , though , since it relies on a single aaa battery for juice . there ' s no display on the player , which isn ' t surprising , given its price . the control configuration is fairly simple as well . play / pause , track forward , and track back ( which also double as fast forward / rewind ) are all located on the front of the device , along with a small indicator light , which lets you know that it ' s on . volume up and down are located on the device ' s side , along side the headphone jack . the card slot is located on the opposite side of the player . the plastic faceplate pulls off with a simple tug , revealing the aaa battery .\nsandisk , the sandisk logo and sansa are trademarks of sandisk corporation , registered in the united states and other countries . sansa fuze is a trademark of sandisk corporation . slotmusic is a trademark of slotmedia group llc . microsd and sdhc are trademarks . other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder ( s ) . this press release contains certain forward - looking statements , including expectations for new product introductions , applications , markets and customers that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward - looking statements to be inaccurate . risks that may cause these forward - looking statements to be inaccurate include among others : market demand for our products may grow more slowly than our expectations or there may be a slower adoption rate for these products in new markets that we are targeting , these products may not perform as expected , these products may not be available when expected or at the prices expected , and the other risks detailed from time - to - time in our securities and exchange commission filings and reports , including , but not limited to , our most recent annual report on form 10 - k and our subsequent quarterly reports on form 10 - q . we do not intend to update the information contained in this press release .\nwe have selected a couple great bars with slot music or music that\u2019s previously been selected and top of the charts with images and videos that are unique and fun to look at . fun bars with live music in las vegas\nthis place is a restaurant - bar that was voted to have the best food and vibes among the top restaurants in vegas in 2016 . a famous music dj , whose renown in many ways , almost lives here . custom made cocktails are crafted before your very eyes . some have fizzes and others just come in a rum mix with seltzer water . don\u2019t forget to eat the little chocolate favor they left you on the tray .\ntiki is back and frankie\u2019s is the fun place to go\u2026 with tiki statues , bamboo umbrellas , and special exotic rum - based drinks that bring back memories from 60 years ago . some of those drinks are virtually strong and can give you a real buzz . the mixes are affordably priced and the relaxed polynesian ambiance is very tropical . zombie cocktails and mai tai\u2019s are the hits of this place . don\u2019t forget to put on your favorite yellow and aqua colored shirt with the palms and pineapples before you head to frankie\u2019s and dance your favorite tiki dance .\nright off the strip the barrymore is a mixture of old hollywood in las vegas . the american cuisine serves excellent dishes while you peek at the ceiling that\u2019s been decorated with movie reels and vintage items from the past . there\u2019s live music here on some nights . outdoors there\u2019s a greeting fire pit and the classic cocktails including the barrymore ; a mix between a manhattan with a flavor of orange and a jack daniels with a strawberry on top .\nno video games here but lots of live music and entertainment . there\u2019s even an upstairs after you get your drink at the bar . the vantage point when you look towards fremont street from above is spectacular as the dj play\u2019s the coolest music that\u2019s sure to make any dancer swing to his feet and enjoy . it\u2019s a romantic spot to go to if it\u2019s just the two of you , and there\u2019s always a bit of a crowd no matter when you go !\nits three bars - in - one . the sensation is special , and the feeling unique . there\u2019s a casino ; a live music area on the first level , and a cocktail lounge that\u2019s private in the mid section . their specialty is an edible flower carefully placed on top of a ginger margarita . if you have a special date you want to amaze , then bring her along to the chandelier ; it\u2019s chic and well - designed , and she may even be impressed enough to want to see you again .\nthat sounds cold , that sounds icy , and that sounds like lots of fun ! this bar is alive and when it\u2019s hot outside , it\u2019s the best place to meet up with your cool friends . the decor of the place is reminiscent of an ice chest . at minus 5 there are plenty of tourists , and there\u2019s live music everywhere ; lots of people to meet ! even the name of the place sounds frosty and in the middle of a desert that can really be a sizzling place to get together ! minus 5 ice bar promises a generation of different people who know how to have a blast !\nit\u2019s a fireside lounge of sorts that\u2019s stuck in the 70\u2019s psychedelic era . the fire - pit is located smack in the middle of the place , and because there\u2019s a restaurant and lots to drink at the bar , this place is a favorite of the locals ; it\u2019s open 24 / 7 . a restaurant - lounge ; a place to hang - out ! the peppermill is well - known for its casual and quaint atmosphere . its mainstream , yet famous liquid fire - pit , annually attracts hundreds of tourists from all over the world .\ndrink up ! a fun place full of opportunities ; a pool table and dart board is really all you need to set the mood ! board games and even a toss - the - bean - bag game is part of the routine activities that are enjoyed by guests and visitors alike . there\u2019s even a bed where you can lie down to relax before you go back to your date and catch that slow , intimate dance with her .\nit\u2019s a bar that\u2019s urbane and classy in a neighborhood known for its clubs and slot music and it\u2019s alluring to realize that . the finger - foods and drinks are something else at the mandarin bar and the las vegas city view is matchless . there are live jazz bands that frequent this place on a regular basis , and the music is divine . you can\u2019t compare this place to any other !\nyou can choose to go to one of the many vegas nightclubs that is around the city , and you are going to find out that these clubs are a good time for all the people involved . you have to try one of these out because they are going to give you all the drinking , dancing and music that you need . they are a lot of fun for you to play in , and you can go to a lot of them during the course of the night . this is why it is important for you to have a good time in vegas at places that were made for you to have fun . this is going to be good for you once you have figured out where you like to go .\nthe party scene in vegas is pretty big , and you can try a lot of different clubs that all have different themes . you probably have a lot of questions about these clubs , and they are going to have you a lot of different options for having a good time . you also need to make sure that you have found a place that is going to be fun for you to go to that has the right kind of private room or a place that is going to make you comfortable .\nit is going to be really easy for you to make sure that you have a place to go if you have a lot of people with you . they can give you a private place to come to , and you are going to feel a lot better because you have made sure that you have gotten the right kinds of things that are going to make it more fun for you . you have to make sure that you have scheduled , or you can just roll into a club that is going to be easy to hang out in .\nyou have to try some of the clubs that give you the best food , and there are other clubs that are going to let you make sure that you have the kinds of food and rink you want . it will feel more like a restaurant , and it is going to make it easy for you to have a good time because you can just sit back and relax . someone who has questions about how they will eat can check the menu online , and you can do a lot of things that are going to make it more fun to get into the club and stay all night . you can get people tos ho you where they think you should go , and there are a lot of other people who are going to have a lot of fun making sure that they are eating well . you can order the best wine or champagne , or you can make sure that you have all the mixed drinks your ant . this is lot more like you are going to a special event , and you can order all the alcohol you want .\nsomeone who wants to come to vegas to party can pick from a lot of different clubs , and you need to make sure that you have picked one that has the style and the dj you want . they all have different themes , and you should remember that you can pick a place that actually makes it fun for you to dance .\nyou can check out a lot of the different places that are going to be more fun for you , and you are going to find out that you can get results that will make your life easier . you also have to make sure that you are going to have a way to have fun if you have a broad taste in music . you can go to places that have the celeb djs , and you can star gaze when you go to these places . you have to make sure that you are going to have the music you want , and you could meet someone who is really famous . you can do a lot of star watching , and you can go in these places every night because they usually have appearances by famous people .\nyou have a lot of fun in the clubs in vegas , and you should make sure that you have picked a lot of them to have fun in . you are going to have a lot of fun in them , and it is going to make it easier for you to have a good time because you have to do something that is going to make like better . you can go to a lot of places that are fun for you , and you should remember that you are going to be able to get the things that you need so that you can have fun in vegas .\nwhen men are coming to las vegas they know that there is a lot of entertainment that they can engage in . this has become one of the hottest cities in america when it comes to having a good time filled with big parties and lots of women . many men consider the possibility of connecting with las vegas escorts when they are in town . this is one of the most profitable businesses in nevada .\nthe reason that these runway escorts in las vegas make so much money has much to do with the appeal of the casinos . someone that comes to vegas can easily win when a considerable amount of money when they are in town . when they have this large amount of money to spend there is no limit on what they may be able to afford when it comes to having an enjoyable evening . that is why many men may hire escorts when attending a concert or show . that can be something very exciting for men that are trying to get a pretty woman on their arms for a date night .\nfortunately , there are a ton of different shows to consider when there is any type of outing in las vegas . people can choose some of the concerts because there are always big name acts in town . jennifer lopez has a show and mariah carey is also in las vegas as well . there are other concerts like the michael jackson experience that is also very popular when people decide to hire escorts when attending a concert or show .\nit is definitely a great possibility for many people to hire runway escorts in las vegas if they are interested in doing something that they may never do when they are at home . most men that come to las vegas are going to gamble a little more than they usually gamble if they were at home . they are going to hang out later and seek the company of las vegas escorts when they are in the city . this is why so many people will often joke and say \u201cwhat happens in vegas stays in vegas . \u201d this has become a well - known catchphrase because people tend to come to vegas so that they can have a wild and exciting time . they don\u2019t want to do the same things that they would have done at home . they want to go all out and enjoy things to a much fuller extent than they would have ever considered if they were simply at home .\nlas vegas escorts definitely has become very popular in this sin city that has been known for bringing out the spontaneity of anyone that visits this area . fortunately , there are a wide range of different escort services for people to consider . it doesn\u2019t matter if they are looking for a blonde or brunette . it also doesn\u2019t matter if they are interested in african - american , caucasian , hispanic , puerto rican or mexican . there are women of all different ethnicity and body sizes to appease anyone that is looking for a specific type of escort .\nthe great thing about these escorts is that men can pick women based on what they are interested in doing for the evening . there are going to be some men in town that are there for a business trip . they may want to acquire an escort that they can take out to dinners , shows and any other type of functions where they will have to socialize . there are escorts that are perfect for this . there are others that may be looking for an intimate evening of dinner alone with an escort . there are escorts available to do this as well . there are also escorts in place that can give massages and provide a host of pleasurable services for the evening .\nthe escort business in las vegas is booming about just as much as the gambling business . this is just how profitable it has become too open up an escort service in las vegas . people that are trying to make the best of their stay in las vegas will certainly discover that las vegas is a place that offers a little bit of everything . it doesn\u2019t matter what travelers are interested in when they come . if they are looking for adventure las vegas is definitely the place that is going to provide it . some people get their thrills by spending their time and money in the casinos . others get their kicks by hanging out with escorts and enjoying concerts or shows . there are others that may just want to hang out and party until the wee hours of the morning . there are spots that give tourists the ability to do that as well . people that are hungry for excitement will definitely have a full plate when they decide to visit las vegas .\nlas vegas is one of the entertainment capitols of the world , and it plays host to a number of concerts every year . they bring in the best musicians , and they are often the next stop for a fine tour . someone who comes through the city to see a convent must plan to see a show , and they will find that hanging out in the city is easier for the concertgoer . this article explains how the concert schedule of the city makes it more exciting to visit .\nthere are beautiful venues across the city that are fun to play in , and people who have been to the city many times may come to many large theaters that have been made for these events . there is a massive arena in the city , and it plays host to many shows every year . vegas is awash in entertainment , and it is a place that will put on better concerts because the venues are beautiful .\nmany people come to vegas to hear these concerts every year , and they are hoping to see the shows in a format that will be exciting to them . they may see their favorite band on a stop of their tour , and they may come to the concerts of a reunion tour that often passes through the city . vegas is a popular destination for music tours of all kinds , and it is often the one place that all bands will visit . they want to come back here because they enjoy the city as much as their fans , and they will give a show that is just as good as the shows that run every day .\nlas vegas offers more to do than anything else , and there are many different people who come to vegas because they want to have a good time . they are having a good time in this place because they may gamble and shop when they are not at the concerts , and the visitors who come to the city have a nice time enjoying all that the city offers . they may choose to come to more than one show , and they will find that the city gives the visitor a reason to stay for many days at a time .\nthe hotel is a place where someone may centralize and center all their activities . they may come to the hotel where the concert is happening , and they may do everything from gamble to shop in this one place . someone who stays their whole trip in the hotel will have all that they need because each hotel has many bars and restaurants . there are many hotels that have great places to shop , and the concert is not far from the room if that is where the visitor is staying .\nlas vegas has many roller coasters that coast through the city , and you will find that you may have an amusement park experience that you cannot get in other places . you will feel as though you have been dropped in a place that gives you all you need to have a good time . you may stay in locations such as new york new york where you may do all the things you need without ever leaving the hotel . you may go to the stratosphere because it has that rooftop roller coaster , and you will begin to enjoy the experience of sitting in the hotel and knowing that you may act like a kid again .\nthere are many concerts that you can get to in moments because they have cheap flights to bring you to the city . there are many people who wish to fly to the city on a lark , and they will do so for much less money . they have all the time they need to get to the concert in a cab , and they may fly out the next morning if they must move fast . many people love this city because they must go in and out fast , and they will appreciate a concert experience that feels like a whirlwind .\nthe concerts that are held in vegas every year will be quite a lot of fun for someone who enjoys music . they may come to the city to have a good time even when they are not at the concert , and they will have a trove of things to do that will make the city exciting . stay in the hotel for days at a time while you 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of headphones that make apple ' s subpar proprietary earbuds seem like an audiophile ' s delight .\nhonestly , the player feels like an afterthought\u0097the real focus here is the cards , which seem firmly targeted at mobile phone users with microsd - ready handsets . the albums do , however come with a small usb adapter , for loading the drm - free content onto your pc . according to sandisk , the adapter carries a $ 10 street price , which perhaps goes a way toward justifying the hefty $ 14 . 99 - per album price . however , you really need only that first adapter ; each subsequent one bundled with a disc is overkill .\nthe cards themselves will be sold in packaging roughly the size of a compact disc ( reminiscent of the days when cds came in way - too - large packages ) . the size of the cards seems to be something of a disadvantage . personally , i can ' t be troubled to store my sd cards in plastic cases . the idea of having dozens or even hundreds of these microsds floating 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{"id": 56598, "summary": [{"text": "\" christmas wish \" is the fourth studio and first christmas album by australian country singer gina jeffreys .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the album contained four original tracks and nine christmas classics .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the lead single was \" there 's no gift \" , which jeffreys and mccormack co-wrote with american singer jason sellers .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the album includes a duet with australian jazz musician james morrison and australian a cappella vocal ensemble the idea of north . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "christmas wish ( gina jeffreys album )", "paragraphs": ["gina jeffrey ' s song my christmas wish to the stunning photo ' s taken by ken duncan . merry christmas everyone ! xx\ngina will sing her song my christmas wish with the choir on the cd to be released in november .\n\u2019s billy dean \u2018if i could find the heart\u2019 released . in november \u2018christmas wish\u2019 album released .\nrhiannon mcveigh , jess abbott and claudia roberts were awe struck when they met country music star gina jeffreys recently ahead of their collaboration on the beyond the stars this christmas album .\ngina jeffreys & quot ; angel & quot ; cd [ as new ] - $ 10 . 40 | picclick\n2003 - in january \u2013 gina\u2019s son jackson is born . gina only performs at several leukaemia foundation charity events .\nmeeting their fellow collaborators are ( from left ) claudia roberts , rhiannon mcveigh , john borserio , gina jeffreys and jess abbott .\nangel is the fifth studio album by australian country singer gina jeffreys . it was released in april 2002 and became her third album to chart on the aria top 50 after it debuted at no . 42 .\n2002 - golden guitar award for video clip of the year with \u2018angel\u2019 . \u2018the best of gina jeffreys\u2026so far\u2019 album released . apra award - most performed country work \u2013 \u2018angel .\ni have a tiny fake christmas tree that dances when you sing to it .\ndirector of catholic education in toowoomba john borserio was with the girls when they met ms jeffreys .\n2005 - more charity functions . gina produces fund - raising 2006 telstra child flight calendar .\n2004 - gina starts to perform again at some of the major festivals . appointed ambassador for the\nfestival . this album achieves four final 5 nominations for the 2008 country music awards . gina with beccy cole and sara storer join together to form \u201csongbirds\u201d\nit was on stage in ottawa , ontario , and thousands of people showed up ! wish you could\u2019ve been there .\n. more leukaemia foundation and cancer council charity functions . gina starts recording again with husband / producer rod mccormack .\ni ' m glad to be able to support the children as they set out to help other children in need ,\nms jeffreys said .\nabsolutely not . \u201cpoodle hat\u201d was my last album . my upcoming album is my next one . i don\u2019t know how these silly rumors get started .\nms jeffreys was in town to take part in a concert featuring adam harvey and the wolverines at club glenvale and was keen to meet up with some representatives from her choir .\n2001 - \u2018angel\u2019 , the first single from the album , is released in march , and the album in april the \u2018angel\u2019 video is named a finalist in the australian animation awards .\nthe album was nominated for the ' aria award for best country album ' at the 2001 ceremony . it lost out to\nlooking forward , looking back\nby slim dusty .\nangel\nwas produced by garth fundis , who had worked with alabama , don williams and trisha yearwood . he signed up for the project on the spot after hearing gina ' s third album , \u2018somebody\u2019s daughter\u2019 . whilst discussing the album , jeffreys said ;\ni feel i ' ve evolved since \u2018somebody ' s daughter\u2019 , and now have a more diverse range of musical influences . but i also believe my fans are evolving and maturing with me , and i ' m looking forward to performing the new songs for them .\ni wish i knew how to play the guitar , so that every time i have to fake it for a video , i\u2019d at least have clue as to what i should be doing .\nchris reichert of yucca vally ca . asks : why did you dislike making the food album ?\nangel\npeaked at no . 42 on the aria album chart in its third week .\ngina in greenbelt , md , asks : in \u201cjerry springer\u201d under the line \u201che put the sin in syndication\u201d , you sing something in the background . what is it you are saying ?\nthat\u2019s ruben ( our tour keyboardist ) finally getting his long - awaited first picture on an album .\nthe last album of mine available on vinyl was the uhf soundtrack , released in 1989 . in case you\u2019re wondering , no , i\u2019ve never had an album released on 8 - track or edison cylinder .\njohnalan norris of rockbridge , il asks : al , during your concert at six flags in eureka , mo you called your mom and had the audience wish her a happy anniversary . did she know what was going on ?\nno , it\u2019s been lot of fun . sometimes i wish i could turn the fame on and off like a light switch , but overall i get a kick out of it . more fun than being an architect , i bet .\nno . i\u2019ve never been to darwin , minnesota , but i hear that since the song came out , they have built a \u201ctwine ball inn\u201d and have postcards that say \u201cgreetings from the twine ball , wish you were here . \u201d\njohn \u201ci wish my name were cooler\u201d colvin of oregon , oh asks : hey al ! i was just watching \u201cuhf\u201d and i was wondering how you did that stunt with emo cutting off his thumb . so let us in on the secret .\nthat song was inspired by a christmas card given to me one year by mark osborne , one of the directors of the jurassic park video . i used the art work from that card as the cover of the cd single for \u201cthe night santa went crazy . \u201d\nconcert in four years at trecc . finishes her new album \u2018walks of life\u2019 \u2013 first single \u2018live it\u2019 released in october .\n. it was released in 1994 and it was the first album by an australian female country singer to be certified gold .\nyes . ( unfortunately , i can only answer one question about the new album , and i\u2019m afraid that was it . )\ni know you produce your own albums . would you be willing to produce the album of another parody artist ? ( ian bonds )\ntim burrow of osklaoosa iowa asks : is \u201cmr . popeil\u201d , off of the \u201cin 3 - d\u201d album , referring to ron popeil ?\nrene\u2019 shaw of st . marys , ga asks : i was just admiring the artwork on your debut album when i noticed something . all of the songs on the album have a drawing associated with them on the cover . am i the only one who has noticed this ?\nin 1987 , keith whitley ( thursday 1 july 1954 - tuesday 9 may 1989 ) and earl thomas conley recorded ' brotherly love ' , as a duet , but it was not included on an album until it concurrently appeared on keith whitley ' s posthumous 1991 album ' kentucky bluebird ' ( rca records , 1991 ) and earl thomas conley ' s 1991 album ' yours truly ' ( rca records , 1991 ) .\nat the apra awards of 2002 , it won \u2018most performed country work\u2019 .\nangel\nwon jeffreys her fifth golden guitar award at the tamworth country music awards of australia in 2002 for \u2018video clip of the year\u2019 . the song was a finalist in the australian animation awards of 2001 .\n1997 \u2013 the album \u201cthe flame\u201d achieves platinum status . mo awards wins female country performer of the year . inducted into the hands of fame .\nthose were , in fact , two band members . so never let it be said that i don\u2019t feature the band on my album covers !\nkevin of lexington , ohio asks : i thought i had heard a rumor about the upcoming album being your last one . is there any truth to this ?\nprobably never . but then again , i never thought my record company would force that \u201cfood\u201d album on me . so i guess i can\u2019t say for sure .\n1998 \u2013 apra award for most performed country work for \u201ci haven\u2019t got a heart\u201d . third album \u201csomebody\u2019s daughter\u201d is released . mo awards wins entertainer of the year .\ngee , i don\u2019t know\u2026 i\u2019m not sure that i would have put out \u201cgump\u201d as the first single\u2026 maybe i would still be waiting to put out the album .\njeffrey recorded a full album and it was released in 1994 and won the ' female vocalist of the year ' again in 1995 with the song \u201cgirls\u2019 night out\u201d .\nthere is a \u201croyalty ceiling\u201d on parodies for each album ( meaning there are only so many parodies i can put on each album before it starts eating into my own profits ) , and i needed to eliminate a song from the list , so i chose \u201cgirls just wanna have lunch . \u201d that song has never been one of my favorites , mostly because i was basically forced to do it . for some reason , my record label was dead - set against releasing the \u201cdare to be stupid\u201d album unless i had a cyndi lauper parody on it . i grudgingly obliged them \u2013 and that was pretty much the last time they told me what to put on an album .\nbilly dean ' s debut album , ' young man ' ( capitol records , 1990 ) , reached no . 12 on the billboard top country albums chart in 1990 , and no . 99 on the billboard top 200 albums chart in 1990 ; the album was certified ' gold ' by the recording industry association of america ( riaa ) .\nactually , i\u2019ve been listening to quite a lot of zydeco recently , so i wouldn\u2019t be too surprised if a zydeco - flavored original crops up on the next album .\nadam shuler of casa grande , az asks : in the catalogue section of the site , where it lists your albums and such , i saw the tv album . i just bought one of those the other day , but mine is called the muchmusic tv album . i know these are the same songs , but what is the difference between the 2 ?\nthat\u2019s jim west laughing \u2013 i thought it would be a good way to end the album . he\u2019s cracking up because of the stupid chord he played at the end of the song .\n1996 \u2013 golden guitar for female vocalist of the year with \u201cdidn\u2019t we shine\u201d . victorian country music awards wins female vocal of the year . released the album \u201cup closes\u201d which achieves gold status .\non tuesday 29 october 1996 , actress and singer crystal bernard saw the release of her debut album , ' girl next door ' ( river north records , 1996 ) ; the debut single from the album , ' have we forgotten what love is ' ( co - written by billy dean ) , reached no . 56 on the billboard hot country singles & tracks chart in 1996 .\ntim montgomery of decatur , il asks : i noticed you thanked \u201clocal high school shop teacher\u201d joe earley on the back of your debut album . i\u2019m just interested in knowing why you thanked him .\nhere\u2019s a little secret \u2013 i\u2019ve already released a live album ! in fact , it\u2019s secretly encoded in every single copy of the \u201c\u2018weird al\u2019 yankovic \u2013 live ! \u201d video . all you have to do to access it is to put the video in your vcr , press \u201cplay , \u201d and then turn your head away from the tv so that you can\u2019t see the screen . voila ! live album !\nalthough we usually suggest that they keep mum on the parody , it really isn\u2019t appropriate to swear anybody to secrecy . this is why there are sometimes \u201cleaks\u201d on parody information before the album comes out .\nthat\u2019s the one thing in the special i kinda wish they\u2019d left out . my grandmother used to make dresses for little girls , some of whom were \u201cjust about my size , \u201d so she\u2019d have me try them on to make sure they looked all right . at least , that\u2019s what she told me at the time . i\u2019m starting to think she just wanted some juicy blackmail footage for later on in my life .\ndavid wester of st . louis , mo asks : i know you don\u2019t want to say much about the parodies on the new album , but can you tell us one song that you won\u2019t be parodying ?\njeremiah of south paris , maine asks : one of my absolute favorite songs of yours is \u201ceverything you know is wrong\u201d . was the title at all inspired by the firesign theatre album of the same title ?\noh , okay . well , if you must know , the big \u201c27\u201d that appeared briefly on this web site was the beginning of a teaser campaign to announce that the new album was coming out on june 27 . i\u2019m very sorry to say that the album is not coming out on june 27 anymore , due to something which threw a major monkey wrench into our release plans . ( don\u2019t worry , it\u2019s just silly record company politics . maybe i\u2019ll tell you the story someday . ) anyway , we\u2019re obviously trying to resolve the issue , and hoping to get the album out as soon as humanly possible . i\u2019m bound and determined to get it out\u2026 well , sometime this year , for sure . i really think it\u2019s a great album ( although i may be just a little biased ) and i sure hope everybody will think it\u2019s been worth the wait .\ntiffany \u201cpretty fly for a shicksa\u201d baxendell of clairton , pa asks : every time i hear \u201calbuquerque\u201d i laugh out loud . how did you handle what all that screaming does to your voice while you\u2019re recording an album ?\ni don\u2019t think so . the fact is , it\u2019s the parodies that \u201csell\u201d the album to the bulk of the population , so i think it would behoove me to keep a healthy mix of the parodies and originals .\n1995 \u2013golden guitar for female vocalist of the year with \u201cgirls night out\u201d . mo award wins female country performer of the year . victorian country music awards wins female vocal of the year . the album \u201cthe flame\u201d achieves gold status .\ni don\u2019t have the most current information on me , but as of 1 / 17 / 97 the ranking of my albums from best - selling to worst - selling is as follows : bad hair day , even worse , in 3d , dare to be stupid , off the deep end , alapalooza , \u201cweird al\u201d yankovic , polka party , greatest hits , greatest hits vol . ii , the food album , the uhf soundtrack , the tv album , permanent record .\ni was just very upset at the time over the fact that scotti bros . was putting out this cheesy compilation against my wishes and better judgment . they needed to make a certain amount of money that fiscal quarter , and they wanted a new weird al album , no matter what . their original concept for the album was even worse\u2026 they wanted to call it \u201cal unplugged\u201d \u2013 with me holding a bunch of unplugged kitchen appliances on the cover \u2013 but it wouldn\u2019t be a live recording , just a remix of the studio versions of the songs with most of the electronic instruments missing . i managed to talk them out of it , and into just doing \u201cthe food album , \u201d a concept i hated only slightly less .\nyou mean those crazy - quilt pants from the back cover of my first album ? well , even though they\u2019re still the height of fashion , they\u2019re heavy and hot . especially on stage . so now , they\u2019re just a cherished museum piece .\nokay , i think this is what happened : i had already written the originals for \u201calapalooza\u201d by the time we were finishing \u201coff the deep end . \u201d one of those originals was \u201ci was only kidding\u201d and i was rightly concerned that the line \u201ci really love you\u2026 not ! \u201d would be about as funny as \u201cwhere\u2019s the beef ? \u201d by the time 1993 rolled around . and since there\u2019s a ceiling on the number of songs i can put on an album , i decided to record iwok and save \u201cwaffle king\u201d for the next album . and i put \u201cwaffle king\u201d on the flip side of \u201csmells like nirvana\u201d single just in case there wasn\u2019t going to be a next album . ( hey , you never know in this business ! )\nadam barager of dartmouth , nova scotia , canada asks : hey al ! i just bought your \u201crunning with scissors\u201d album and i was wondering , did you make the read - me file for the movie clip yourself ? i found it quite funny .\ni don\u2019t think i\u2019ve ever recorded more songs than i had room for on an album \u2013 every song that i record makes it on . ( it usually costs several thousand dollars to record a song , so i try not to waste any ! )\nal nennig of new london , wisconsin asks : i just bought your second album \u201c\u2018weird al\u2019 yankovic in 3 - d\u201d and because it was reissued it doesn\u2019t have any liner notes inside . so i\u2019m confused on \u201cking of suede\u201d as to whether the background singers are saying \u201cis my size on sale\u201d or \u201cis my size avail ( able ) . \u201d i know , i know , i should have bought the album the day it came out but i kinda wasn\u2019t born yet . sorry . thanks a lot .\ngreg of youngstown , oh asks : i love the dead wax inscriptions on even worse , dare to be stupid , and your first album . are there any others and what exactly does \u201c100 , 000 , 000\u201d mean on even worse ? make more vinyl .\ni almost always record the lead vocals first . the only exception that comes to mind is \u201cit\u2019s all about the pentiums . \u201d i had pitched puff daddy on the parody idea , and by the time i finally got his official approval , we were already in the final studio sessions for \u201crunning with scissors\u201d ! it was such a last minute addition to the album that i had no choice but to record all the instrument tracks and background vocals first , just to buy me some time to come up with the lyrics . we were mixing the last few songs on the album by the time i finished writing the lyrics to \u201cpentiums , \u201d and i wound up recording the lead vocals just a couple days before the album had to be mastered . it\u2019s a good thing i work well under pressure !\ni wrote that in 1980 , but even by 1983 ( when my first album came out ) it felt a bit dated . also , we figured that billy wasn\u2019t very likely to give us his blessing on that one anyway , so we never even bothered asking .\njust the title . i\u2019m not sure how you got a copy of the muchmusic version in arizona \u2013 it was meant for canadian release only . we let muchmusic put their name on the album as part of a promotional deal we had with them at the time .\nwell , i think the concept of a tv album is every bit as ridiculous as the concept of a food album \u2013 but at least the record company was a whole lot nicer when they asked the second time ( i . e . , more groveling , less demanding ) . for what it\u2019s worth , i believe the scotti bros . used up all their \u201ccompilation options\u201d before they sold off my contract to volcano \u2013 so you probably won\u2019t be seeing any more \u201cgreatest hits\u201d packages until a reasonable amount of time has gone by .\nwell , we were going to call it \u201calapalooza : two videos based on songs from the album , and two other videos that really don\u2019t have anything to do with alapalooza but we thought you\u2019d appreciate having them on this collection anyway\u201d\u2026 but the retailers liked the shorter title better .\noh , don\u2019t you worry . we\u2019ve just been biding our time , slowly and meticulously planning for our huge denmark media blitz ! actually , my new record label is very much hoping to establish a stronger presence for me outside of north america once the new album comes out .\njohn turnbull of kona , hawaii asks : hey al ! so i\u2019ve been wondering . did you have an alternate album cover / title picked out before the entire issue arose with \u201cyou\u2019re pitiful\u201d ? any chance you\u2019ll ever show it to us ( if you had taken it already ) ?\ni met them at a party for the premiere for the movie \u201cbaseketball , \u201d and found out that we were mutual fans . i mentioned that i was writing a ska song for my new album , and they gladly accepted my invitation to lay down some tracks in the studio .\njordan d . white of naugatuck , ct asks : is the song \u201ci\u2019m so sick of you\u201d based on the sound of elvis costello\u2019s earlier records ? it reminds me of the album \u201cthis year\u2019s model , \u201d especially the bass part which sounds a lot like \u201cpump it up . \u201d\nwhat i believe you saw was an al - tv where i just took the original \u201crico suave\u201d video by gerardo and substituted my own music . i\u2019ve done that trick a few times \u2013 it\u2019s an ultra - cheap but somewhat effective way for me to get more album tracks heard on mtv !\nfrankly , i\u2019m a little embarrassed by the really early stuff , and i don\u2019t have any burning desire to flaunt my musical shortcomings by releasing those songs on an album . if you\u2019re really dying to find out what i sounded like as a teenager , i understand there\u2019s a \u201crarities\u201d tape floating around\u2026\ni don\u2019t think jim actually played on the first album \u2013 rick derringer was doing pretty much all the guitar work in the beginning . however , jim was playing live with us at the time and he was definitely part of the band , so we felt he should at least get a mention !\nfollowing the release of his first three studio albums , ' young man ' ( capitol records , 1990 ) , ' billy dean ' ( capitol records , 1991 ) and ' fire in the dark ' ( liberty records , 1993 ) , billy dean saw the release of a ' greatest hits ' album .\nken miller of philadelphia , pa asks : way back in 1985 , you showed a video on altv by a group called \u201cpancreas joe and the eskimo leftists . \u201d i love that song and i\u2019ve been obsessed with it since then \u2013 who was this group , and did they ever put out an album ?\nthe album was always going to be called straight outta lynwood and have some kind of gangsta imagery on it . i had decided on that even before i knew i was going to do a james blunt parody , but i thought it actually would have worked very well with \u201cyou\u2019re pitiful . \u201d i really liked the irony of having that kind of title and cover with such a toothless ballad for the lead parody\u2026 but as it turns out ( with the upcoming chamillionaire parody ) the cover has become unintendedly appropriate . for the record , all of the photographs for the album were taken on april 22 , 2006 by michael blackwell .\nback when frank sinatra was still around and doing his \u201cduets\u201d albums , i asked him if he would do a duet with me on my album \u2013 maybe do a new version of \u201cone more minute\u201d or something . ( hey , it doesn\u2019t hurt to ask . ) well , guess what . he said no .\nit takes between 3 and 5 hours , depending on the number of braids . i\u2019ve done it three times now ( the album cover shoot , the ama\u2019s and the new video ) and i really don\u2019t recommend it to anyone with a fragile scalp\u2026 it hurts ! it takes about half as long to untangle it .\nbilly dean ' s ' greatest hits ' ( liberty records , 1994 ) reached no . 29 on the billboard top country albums chart in 1994 , and no . 148 on the billboard top 200 albums chart in 1994 ; the album was certified ' gold ' by the recording industry association of america ( riaa ) .\nsounds to me like you got a first printing of the box set , which unfortunately contained the wrong version of \u201cmy bologna\u201d ( the debut album version , not the capitol records single version ) . if it\u2019s important to you to have the right version , you might consider trying to return and exchange it . sorry .\nthe soundtrack album has the long version , and the greatest hits version has the much shorter \u201csingle\u201d version that was remixed specially for the video ( mtv generally doesn\u2019t like to play 6 minute videos , and besides , they\u2019re a lot more expensive to make ) . i just thought fans would appreciate having both versions available .\nthere are a lot of fans out here who would love to see a live album & video from one ( or more ) of your tours . do you think you\u2019ll ever make us happy and release something like that ? pam ritchie ( speaking for many , many people who also yearn for a \u201clive\u201d al video ! )\nthe capitol records version is the original bathroom recording \u2013 the only instrument is the accordion . the album release version was done in the studio and features the whole band . on the \u201cpermanent record\u201d box set , the initial pressing went out with the incorrect version of \u201cmy bologna , \u201d which caused a great disturbance in the force .\nthe demento society has been doing their part by releasing some of my pre - record contract rarities on the doctor\u2019s annual basement tapes collections for the last few years . i think that way , the hard - core fans can hear how lousy i used to sound , and the run - of - the - mill fan won\u2019t be subjected to it . if a decent copy can be located , there should be a live - on - the - air early recording of \u201cschool cafeteria\u201d on the next edition . as far as songs from the weird al show , a soundtrack album is highly unlikely at this point , although i\u2019m considering throwing the theme song on the next album .\ncliff of somewhere around detroit , michigan asks : al , you usually only have a couple of videos for each album . why do six ( although i appreciate the extra work that you , the band and the behind - the - scenes people do so fans like me can watch more amazing videos than ever ) for straight outta lynwood ?\nit\u2019s a nice change of pace . i\u2019m actually quite amazed \u2013 it\u2019s like clark kent\u2026 i take off my glasses , and 90 % of the people have no idea who i am ! i\u2019m actually still debating about what to do when the next album comes out \u2013 do i continue to wear glasses even though i don\u2019t need them ? ? hmmm\u2026\narchbishop jason polland of santa barbara , ca asks : your first album is one of my favorites because , yes , the accordion is prevalent on every track . subsequent albums only have accordion in the polkas\u2026 why did you choose to downplay the instrument ? ( i\u2019m not trying to criticize or anything , i\u2019m just genuinely curious about your creative processes . )\njimmy was great , and it was a real thrill for me getting to know him . i think he was getting kinda tired of \u201cmacarthur park\u201d himself \u2013 when he heard my parody , he wrote me a letter saying , \u201cwell , this oughta bury that song once and for all ! \u201d i wound up actually performing the song with him on stage a couple times \u2013 once in new york and once at the roxy in los angeles . he was doing a concert , and near the end of the show he\u2019d launch into \u201cmacarthur park . \u201d after a couple bars he\u2019d pretend to forget the words\u2026 and then he\u2019d call me up out of the audience to sing my version ! he was the coolest \u2013 he even sent me a rubber dinosaur mask for christmas that year !\ni have very mixed feelings about it . on one hand , i\u2019m concerned that the rampant downloading of my copyright - protected material over the internet is severely eating into my album sales and having a decidedly adverse effect on my career . on the other hand , i can get all the metallica songs i want for free ! wow ! ! ! ! !\non bass virtuoso stuart hemm\u2019s 1st solo album \u201cradio free albemuth , \u201d there is a song called \u201ccountry music ( a night in hell ) . \u201d at the very end of the track , an extremely al - like voice yells , \u201chey ! play a polka ! \u201d i\u2019d like to know if that is really you , or just an amazing facsimile .\nin 2001 , billy dean joined suzy bogguss and twelve - year - old singer jillian arciero ( credited as jillian ) on ' please keep mom & dad in love ' , which reached no . 51 on the billboard hot country singles & tracks chart ; the track was issued on kenny rogers ' dreamcatcher records , but the track was never included on any album .\ni could work on an album forever , but like anything else of a creative nature , at a certain point you just have to \u201cgive up\u201d on it and let it live its own life . i can certainly feel empathy for how george wanted to re - do his earlier works . maybe someday i\u2019ll get around to doing \u201cin 3 - d \u2013 the special edition\u201d !\ni was strongly considering a title and cover concept based on star wars \u2013 i kind of liked \u201calbum one\u201d for the title , but nobody else did . basically , nobody could come up with a star wars - based title that we all could agree was clever or catchy enough , and everybody seemed to like \u201crunning with scissors , \u201d so we went with that instead .\nback when we thought the album was coming out in june , we were fully intending to have a tour starting in august . now , unfortunately , that\u2019s not going to happen . the plan at this point is for us to tour next summer \u2013 no matter what . i suppose it\u2019s possible that we\u2019ll hit the road before then , but i\u2019m sorry to say it\u2019s pretty unlikely .\nwe played the song ( \u201ctake me down\u201d ) at our previous cal poly show , but not this last time . for what it\u2019s worth , the original recording ( from 1978 , i believe ) is going to be on a local album called \u201cslo unplugged\u201d ( with benefits going to the homeless ) , and it will probably also be on the next dr . demento basement tapes collection .\nthere were inscriptions on most if not all of my vinyl releases . \u201c100 , 000 , 000\u201d was a reference to a story in the media about michael jackson , who apparently at the time was scrawling the number everywhere because he had set a personal goal to sell 100 , 000 , 000 copies of his \u201cbad\u201d album . so i figured that i might as well set the same goal for myself .\njohn chadwick of orlando , fl asks i recall back in the eighties when i first bought \u201cdare to be stupid\u201d on vinyl ( vinyl is a thing we used to buy our music on , kids . we called them records . ) i noticed that the phrase \u201cmores songs about tv and food\u201d was etched into the inner groove area . was this a reference to the talking heads album with a similar title ?\non tuesday 11 may 1999 , kenny rogers saw the release of ' she rides wild horses ' ( dreamcatcher records , 1999 ) ; the album included the billboard hot country single ' buy me a rose ' ( no . 1 for one week in may 2000 ) , which featured guest vocals from billy dean and alison krauss . the song also reached no . 40 on the billboard hot 100 pop music singles chart in 2000 .\nblair freeman of canton , il asks : i just got the new demento society newsletter in the mail that said it would have another rare cut of yours . i think you said at alcon \u201998 that research of a live recording of \u201cschool cafeteria\u201d from the doctor\u2019s show was being done . ever consider releasing a new demo rather than an old one as a sort - of \u201csneak peak\u201d for the demented devotees from the new album ?\ncbs had absolutely insisted on putting new song parodies in the weird al show , so my concession was doing the \u201cfirestarter\u201d parody ( \u201clousy haircut\u201d ) . i think it\u2019s pretty funny , but it\u2019s meant to be a quick visual gag \u2013 i don\u2019t think the joke would sustain for much longer than about thirty seconds , and it just wouldn\u2019t be as funny without the accompanying video . therefore , don\u2019t expect to see it on the next album\nnowadays , i only use it on original songs where i feel an accordion is appropriate , and on parody songs where i feel an accordion is extremely in appropriate ( for comic effect ) \u2026 and of course , on the polka medleys . i\u2019m not really downplaying the accordion at all \u2013 i usually feature the accordion on three or four songs every album , which is three or four more accordion - based songs than most top 40 albums have !\nwe weren\u2019t able to finish that video until just a couple weeks before the scheduled release of the album . i would have included that video if i could have , but to do so would have meant delaying the release of \u201cstraight outta lynwood\u201d by a couple months , and obviously i wanted to get the album out as soon as possible ( before the parodies got too dated ) . of course , the video is available on itunes ( in fact , it was the # 1 best - selling music video for a couple months ! ) and i\u2019m hoping it will also be available on some kind of dvd compilation in the future . actually , i can\u2019t wait until hd - dvd or bluray discs are more prevalent in the marketplace \u2013 most people have only seen the video in low res on myspace or on you tube , and as i\u2019ve said before , we shot the thing in hd\u2026 it looks gorgeous !\noddly enough , we were underwater . in fact , we were in the very same swimming pool ( in pasadena , california ) where the cover of nirvana\u2019s \u201cnevermind\u201d album was shot ( with the swimming baby , remember ? ) it wasn\u2019t easy \u2013 the camera crew had all this scuba gear on , and the guys in the band could only hold their breath for three or four minutes at a time before they started complaining about \u201cneeding oxygen . \u201d sheesh .\nfor one thing , getting permission for an audio recording and getting permission for a video are two different things ( we had not secured the \u201csynch rights . \u201d ) secondly , we were somewhat limited in our video budget , so we can\u2019t always do as many videos as we\u2019d like from an album . and perhaps most importantly , i thought that a video for \u201caddicted to spuds\u201d would essentially be one joke \u2013 and you saw it in the uhf video .\nyeah , you\u2019re absolutely right . it\u2019s a completely dead issue \u2013 people stopped illegally downloading songs off the internet years ago , and the riaa is no longer taking legal action against p2p sites or criminalizing people who share files . what was i thinking ? thanks for setting me straight . by the way , don\u2019t forget to e - mail neil young and ask him why he\u2019s still writing songs about iraq on his new album . i mean , come on\u2026 that war is so 2003 !\ni used it on the road for the bad hair tour \u2013 it\u2019s the red one that i play during \u201cbiggest ball of twine . \u201d it\u2019s great \u2013 i can make the accordion sound like just about anything i want ( during that song , i used an ordinary piano sound , but the possibilities are endless ) . i used that same accordion acoustically for one of the songs on the new album , and i\u2019m sure it\u2019ll be in all its midi glory on the next tour .\num\u2026 okay\u2026 the last time i was in australia ( 1989 , i think ) , i was doing promotion for my movie \u201cuhf\u201d ( which was released there as \u201cthe vidiot from uhf\u201d ) . since running with scissors seems to be doing so well there ( a top 20 album the last time i checked ! ) \u2013 and since we\u2019ve always wanted to tour outside of north america ( which to this date we\u2019ve never done ) \u2013 we\u2019ll be making every effort to bring the tour there sometime next millennium .\nat the time , everybody thought \u201cyoda\u201d was just a cool album track , not a potential single . after all , \u201cthe empire strikes back\u201d was already five years old when \u201cdare to be stupid\u201d came out , and \u201clola\u201d was fifteen years old \u2013 so the bulk of the video budget went toward the then - current madonna parody . nobody could have guessed what a perennial favorite \u201cyoda\u201d was to become . ( plus , it would have been legally difficult and very expensive to do a decent video for it . )\ni wanted to emulate nirvana , who also had a song following ten minutes of silence at the end of their \u201cnevermind\u201d album . but i also thought it would be a great practical joke to make the \u201csong\u201d a six - second burst of the most anxiety - provoking sounds imaginable , thereby scaring people out of their minds . we actually spent a lot of time recording and mixing that \u2013 adding feedback , fingernails on chalkboards , etc . we wanted to create the most annoying six seconds of audio ever recorded .\n\u201ci\u2019ll repair for you\u201d was never officially approved , and is destined to be a concert - only song . \u201ctheme from spy hard\u201d was already released on the \u201cgump\u201d single , and also seems way too dated to include on the next album . \u201cthe ballad of kent marlow\u201d was done specially for the \u201csafety patrol\u201d tv movie , and it would make very little sense out of context . however , i would say \u201cthe weird al show theme\u201d is a definite contender , and has a decent chance of showing up on my next release .\nwhenever i do an album , video or film , during the entire process i\u2019m looking for mistakes , weak points and glitches . i\u2019m never absolutely 100 % happy with anything i do , but after a while , you just have to stop and declare something \u201cdone . \u201d the problem with this whole process is , even after a project is finished , for a long time afterwards all i can hear are the \u201cmistakes . \u201d it usually takes quite a while before i can really enjoy watching or listening to something that i\u2019ve done .\nfrom all reports , he wasn\u2019t that thrilled . at one point we were considering doing a video for that song , and we inquired if jerry would be in it . we sent him a rough mix of the song while we were still in the studio finishing up the album . before he had heard the song , he seemed excited about the prospect of being in a weird al video , but after hearing the lyrics , he balked , saying that the song was just too \u201cnegative\u201d towards the show , and that he didn\u2019t want to associate himself with it . oh well .\ni am extremely grateful for your support , no matter which format you choose to legally obtain my music in , so you should do whatever makes the most sense for you personally . but since you asked\u2026 i actually do get significantly more money from cd sales , as opposed to downloads . this is the one thing about my renegotiated record contract that never made much sense to me . it costs the label nothing for somebody to download an album ( no manufacturing costs , shipping , or really any overhead of any kind ) and yet the artist ( me ) winds up making less from it . go figure .\ni would have to say probably not , although you never know what my wacky record company might insist on someday . the food medley in particular would be nearly impossible to get legal clearance for ( because , among other reasons , it contains a few \u201cunauthorized\u201d parodies ) . the other songs performed live in concert stay pretty close to the original arrangements , and i think there\u2019s more than enough al compilations floating around already , so i\u2019d probably veto the idea of a live album . ( of course , if mtv ever wanted to do a weird al unplugged , i might have to reconsider . ) in the meantime , go ahead and bootleg the shows \u2013 just don\u2019t let me catch you !\nyes and no . in principle i don\u2019t need permission , but if i paid everybody their full royalty rate for songs in the medley , i would wind up losing money on each album ! so each and every songwriter needs to agree to only take their rightful share of the royalties ( meaning , if a green day song takes up 11 % of the medley , then green day will only get 11 % of the songwriting royalties for that one song ) . we can\u2019t make exceptions because it\u2019s a \u201cfavored nations\u201d deal , meaning that if one person gets the full amount , everybody gets the full amount . obviously , a whole lot of artists have been good sports about this \u2013 but it\u2019s a mountain of paperwork every time i do a medley .\nnickelback was nice enough to give their permission for me to use their song \u201cphotograph\u201d in the latest polka medley . i typically get clearances for the songs in the medley before i actually arrange it\u2026 and when i was putting \u201cpolkarama ! \u201d together , i just couldn\u2019t find a way to incorporate the nickelback song into it where it didn\u2019t sound wedged in or tacked on \u2013 so unfortunately i had to leave it off . you may notice that i also mentioned t pain in the \u201cspecial thanks\u201d \u2013 similarly , he had given his blessing for me to do a parody of one of his songs . at the last minute , i decided against recording the song for the album , but if you come to one of my live shows this summer , you may hear a snippet of it somewhere in the medley\u2026\nslava & leonard , joseph & james - - one super group , two sets of siblings , and four internationally acclaimed musicians : this brotherly collaboration displays sibling revelry at its best . regarded as two of australia ' s finest classical guitarists , slava and leonard grigoryan join joseph tawadros , master of the oud , and james tawadros , world - class percussionist specialising on the req , an egyptian tambourine , to perform a repertoire that crosses cultural and stylistic barriers\u2026 from world music , to jazz , to classical and traditional . a must - have album , for all ! 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{"id": 56604, "summary": [{"text": "criminal intelligence is information compiled , analyzed , and/or disseminated in an effort to anticipate , prevent , or monitor criminal activity .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the united states army military police corps defines criminal intelligence in more detail ; criminal intelligence is information gathered or collated , analyzed , recorded/reported and disseminated by law enforcement agencies concerning types of crime , identified criminals and known or suspected criminal groups .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it is particularly useful when dealing with organized crime .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "criminal intelligence is developed by using surveillance , informants , interrogation , and research , or may be just picked up on the \" street \" by individual police officers .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "some larger law enforcement agencies have a department , division or section specifically designed to gather disparate pieces of information and develop criminal intelligence .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "one of the most effective ways of applying criminal intelligence is first to record it ( store in a computer system ) which can be \" mined \" ( searched ) for specific information . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "criminal intelligence", "paragraphs": ["criminal intelligence service canada supports the effort to reduce the harm caused by organized crime through the delivery of criminal intelligence products and services .\nthe criminal intelligence coordinating council supports state , local , and tribal law enforcement and homeland security agencies in their ability to develop and share criminal intelligence and information nationwide .\ncriminal intelligence service alberta ( cisa ) acts as a central hub for strategic analysis and intelligence sharing on organized and serious crime in alberta . cisa links organizations responsible for intelligence gathering , criminal investigations , and provincial and federal law enforcement .\ncriminal intelligence analysis is an essential component of effective policing , at both the operational and strategic levels .\n\u201ca non - criminal associate is someone otherwise associated with gang members , but not engaged in criminal activity . \u201d\nwe are part of a canadian network of similar organizations that make up criminal intelligence service canada ( cisc ) .\nthe criminal intelligence coordinating council\u2019s ( cicc ) weekly five in 5 is a snapshot of law enforcement and criminal intelligence - related articles , resources , and research that may be of interest to cicc members and partners working to improve the nation\u2019s ability to develop and share criminal intelligence . to receive the cicc\u2019s five in 5 , please click here .\n, provides criminal justice professionals with a multitude of resources that are primarily concerned with law enforcement intelligence operations and practices .\nthe role of criminal intelligence service ontario is to link organizations that are responsible for intelligence gathering , criminal investigation and enforcing provincial and federal laws . these connections make it possible for police and government to work together effectively to fight organized crime .\ntopics include : the role of intelligence , legal issues in u . s . criminal intelligence , staffing the intelligence unit , managing the intelligence unit , planning and direction , collection , collation , analysis , dissemination , and report writing principles , intelligence - led policing , fusion centers , corrections intelligence , evaluating effectiveness , training , security , software , networks and organizations , challenges facing law enforcement intelligence , and the ever so important intelligence guidelines . the publication is now available for purchase through leiu or ialeia .\ncriminal intelligence analysts find and analyse data to help detect and prevent crime , and to protect the security of the uk .\nfamiliarization with crimint cannot be limited to analysts ; training must also extend to all acc soldiers and leaders who will interact with the intelligence process ( national criminal intelligence sharing plan , 2013 ) .\non 30 june 2015 , the australian government announced $ 9 . 8 million of funding over two years under the proceeds of crime act 2002 to pilot a new national criminal intelligence system ( ncis ) . the pilot program is now underway within australian criminal intelligence commission .\nobtaining criminal intelligence ( crimint ) from overseas sources , and then disseminating selected assessments , are increasingly important activities for our law enforcement agencies .\n4 . internally , there is also a need to illustrate the link between criminal networks and gangs to engage all business groups in the criminal network strategy and disruption process .\nthe intent of ncis is to strengthen criminal information and intelligence sharing across law enforcement agencies , jurisdictions and the criminal intelligence community . as well as connecting the existing data holdings and making searching across these highly efficient , ncis will also offer enhanced analytical and collaboration services . by improving information sharing and system agility , police and national security agencies will have an enhanced ability to detect and disrupt criminal activity .\nthe rapid increase in multinational analysis and transnational organized crime , corporate drug trafficking organizations , and the impact of crime on national and international policy has created a critical need for law enforcement intelligence experts in the relatively new field of criminal intelligence . the course provides the student with an introduction to the methods and techniques of criminal intelligence analysis and strategic organized crime . it will demonstrate how to predict trends , weaknesses , capabilities , intentions , changes , and warnings needed to dismantle criminal organizations .\nthe goal of this course is to ensure intelligence personnel leave equipped with the knowledge and tools necessary to manage , staff , and operate criminal intelligence enterprises within their agencies , in order to help protect and prevent potential threats to the public .\nthis awareness - level course presents participants with the core capabilities required for intelligence personnel from an all - crimes , all - hazards perspective . it encompasses traditional crimes , domestic and international acts of terrorism , and other potential crises . this course introduces entry - level intelligence personnel to intelligence and distinguishes between intelligence and information . among the topics covered are the intelligence community , responsibilities of intelligence personnel , and goals and uses of criminal intelligence products . the potential range of customers and their needs are addressed . it incorporates the five - step intelligence process and the importance of critical and creative thinking as it pertains to analysis of information and the intelligence process . participants will become familiar with the information sharing environment , suspicious activity reporting , and legal authorities and guidance associated with criminal intelligence collection and use , including privacy , civil rights , and civil liberties laws . finally , this course addresses the benefits of forming strategic partnerships and collaborative networks .\nlooking for a job as a crime or intelligence analyst ? please click the links below to view a list of employment opportunities . crime analyst jobs intelligence jobs\nrecognizing that corrections and detention operations pose a unique criminal environment , the acc must build organizational infrastructure and develop professionals that are leading technical experts in intelligence - led corrections .\ncriminal intelligence for the 21st century is a joint publication by the association of law enforcement intelligence units ( leiu ) and the international association of law enforcement intelligence analysts ( ialeia ) . this new guide is an update to intelligence 2000 : revising the basic elements and contains 476 pages divided into 27 chapters / articles . the new book not only updates the previous information\u2014it adds 16 new chapters / articles . a group of 25 expert intelligence practitioners authored the articles / chapters . this book is a valuable resource for any intelligence professional seeking to understand and hone their craft .\n( 6 ) is likely to result in criminal prosecution and discharge under other than honorable conditions .\nconnors , t . ( 2009 ) . putting the \u201cl\u201d into intelligence - led policing : how police leaders can leverage intelligence capability . international journal of intelligence and counterintelligence , 22 ( 2 ) , 237\u2013245 . doi : 10 . 1080 / 08850600802698218\noperational analysis aims to achieve a specific law enforcement outcome . this might be an arrest , seizure , forfeiture of assets or money gained from criminal activities , or the disruption of a criminal group .\ncriminal intelligence service ontario ( ciso ) is a partnership between the ontario government and the law enforcement community . it focuses on the fight against organized crime and the safety of our communities .\nadditionally , analysts can be deployed in the field to assist police directly with ongoing criminal investigations or operations .\n10 . the identification of non - criminal associates as a distinct category recognises the relevance of such individuals to the development of an intelligence profile and risk identification processes , whilst at the same time avoiding the de facto criminalisation of , for example , family members and friends not otherwise engaged in criminal activity .\nthe coordination that the cicc strives for has far - reaching effects , the most significant being the continued active involvement of local , state , and tribal law enforcement and homeland security agencies in nationwide criminal intelligence sharing efforts . it is only through the institutionalization of coordination and collaboration among all agencies\u2014regardless of size and jurisdiction\u2014that we can effectively and efficiently develop and share criminal intelligence , resulting in a safer nation .\nratcliffe , j . h . ( 2016 ) . intelligence - led policing . routledge .\nexecutive summary : criminal intelligence ( crimint ) and intelligence - led policing are recognized as the future of policing , critical for preventing criminal , terrorist , and asymmetric threats . the united states army faces a future operating environment defined by contested norms , an established criminal - terrorist nexus and irregular threats . the military police corps is unprepared for this operating environment ; future success of the mps and the army corrections and detention mission will be defined by how quickly a robust crimint capability can be built and implemented . the army corrections command ( acc ) must recognize that correctional and detainee facilities are a unique criminal environment , and a synchronized , integrated effort must be initiated to build a crimint capability and adopt intelligence - led corrections .\nthe central intelligence agency offers many benefits . most are competitive with private industry . these include :\nby postal mail : central intelligence agency office of public affairs washington , d . c . 20505\nin quebec city , the national executive committee ( nec ) , the governing body of the criminal intelligence service of canada ( cisc ) and the canadian integrated response to organized crime ( ciroc ) , held its annual meeting .\nphil kowalick is a consultant and former senior afp officer , and david connery is a senior analyst at aspi . they are the authors of the aspi special report opportunities abound : optimising our criminal intelligence system overseas which was released today .\nthe last recommendation focuses on training and reinvigorating strategic crimint skills for intelligence , law enforcement and policy professionals .\nnow available online ! the alpha group\u2019s \u201cinvestigative analysis\u201d certified crime and intelligence analysis ( ccia ) training course .\nat interpol , our team of criminal intelligence analysts provides both operational and strategic analytical support to crime - related projects , investigations and operations . this typically includes producing reports focusing on particular regions , crime types or a newly discovered modus operandi .\nsampson , f . ( 2017 ) . intelligent evidence : using open source intelligence ( osint ) in criminal proceedings . the police journal : theory , practice and principles , 90 ( 1 ) , 55\u201369 . doi : 10 . 1177 / 0032258x16671031\ngonzales , a . r . , schofield , r . b . , & herraiz , d . s . ( 2005 ) . intelligence - led policing : the new intelligence architecture ( pp . 52 ) . retrieved from urltoken\nmental health bja supports a variety of programs and activities aimed at improving the criminal justice system ' s response to people with mental illness .\n12 . a number of flags have been introduced for use on mps systems to monitor the offences and intelligence related to gangs on a more formal basis . these form part of a communication strategy for criminal networks and gangs across the mps and with partners .\nit informs partners , government and other stakeholders about criminal markets in canada and assists law enforcement leaders in making decisions regarding organized crime enforcement priorities .\n20 . current intelligence indicates that these flags will identify an over - representation of individuals from black and minority ethnic communities .\nas a result , there is a significant capabilities gap in knowledge , resources , and capabilities among 31b military police and 31e corrections and detention soldiers , and mp and detention units . there also exists a damaging misconception that crimint analysts must be trained investigators . both disciplines lack organic crimint and crime analysis capabilities within their ranks , and soldiers are not trained or familiarized with the concepts of intelligence - led policing . soldiers carrying out their day - to - day duties lack basic intelligence on their area of operation , and do not understand the importance of passing up critical observations . commanders and operations cells do not receive useful crime analysis or timely criminal intelligence , leading to a poor understanding of their criminal environment . these shortcomings are a direct result of a lack of understanding , intelligence gathering and analytical capabilities , or crimint infrastructure .\nmcgarrell , e . f . , freilich , j . d . , & chermak , s . ( 2007 ) . intelligence - led policing as a framework for responding to terrorism . journal of contemporary criminal justice , 23 ( 2 ) , 142\u2013158 . doi : 10 . 1177 / 1043986207301363\n14 . it is also envisaged the new fields will be introduced to crimint plus to indicate whether a subject is a gang member or gang associate ( or non - criminal associate ) . at the current time the use of these terms are being encouraged in the free text of intelligence records .\nthe alpha group is comprised of professional training and research consultants who provide their expertise and practical experience to criminal justice , public safety , and victim service organizations . the alpha group is best known for its ability to provide training in crime , investigative and intelligence analysis and much more . click here\nbureau of justice assistance . ( 2008 ) . reducing crime through intelligence - led policing . u . s . department of justice .\n\u201ca gang member is someone who has been identified as being a member of a gang [ fitting the mps definition ] , and this is corroborated by reliable intelligence from more than one source ( e . g . police , partner agencies or community intelligence ) . \u201d\ncope , n . ( 2004 ) . \u2018intelligence led policing or policing led intelligence ? \u2019 : integrating volume crime analysis into policing . the british journal of criminology , 44 ( 2 ) , 188\u2013203 . doi : 10 . 1093 / bjc / 44 . 2 . 188\nthe office of public affairs ( opa ) is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency ( cia ) .\n17 . the specific equality and diversity issues relating to this paper are acknowledged . establishment of definitive definitions regarding criminal network , gangs and peer groups will allow the mps to obtain and analyse intelligence and consequently allow informed strategic and tactical decisions in a multi - agency environment . this will effectively inform existing structures .\ntribal justice bja is committed to preventing and controlling crime , violence , and substance abuse and improving the functioning of criminal justice systems in american indian and alaska native communities .\nthe agency is working with multiple partner organisations to collaborate on the pilot through a core consultative group of representatives from these organisations . by testing concepts and design in real - time operational policing , the program aims to ultimately inform the delivery of a system that is highly usable and an invaluable asset for australia\u2019s criminal intelligence and information capability .\nyou ' ll work in an office but you\u2019ll also travel to meetings or court hearings . you\u2019ll look at patterns of criminal activity and how they\u2019re linked so that you can provide information on :\njustice information sharing while the sharing of information must be the responsibility of criminal justice agencies , at bja we are committed to providing the resources and assistance needed to make it as easy as possible .\n15 . as efforts to address gang membership and gang - related criminal activity have increased , greater attention has been focussed on ensuring that the mps and partner agencies have a shared understanding of gangs and gang - related activity and the key differences between peer groups , gangs and organised criminal networks . this paper has sought to translate these definitions to fit with the operational requirements of the mps and partner agencies , not least in being able to identify in a consistent manner gang related offences , gang members and their associates in a variety of crime , intelligence and case management databases .\ncongress and the administration reject calls to establish a judicial or quasi - judicial \u201cdrone court\u201d to scrutinize the targeting decisions made by u . s . military and intelligence officers .\nbecause of its role within the nation\u2019s intelligence landscape , the cicc is in the unique position to serve as the voice for all levels of law enforcement , which it does by advising the u . s . attorney general , through the global advisory committee , on the best use of criminal intelligence to keep our country safe . the council strives to ensure that every chief , sheriff , and law enforcement executive has a stake in its effort so that all law enforcement and homeland security agencies understand their role in the development and sharing of information and intelligence . the cicc also collaborates with federal partners \u2014including the u . s . department of justice , the u . s . department of homeland security , the federal bureau of investigation , the program manager for the information sharing environment , and the office of the director of national intelligence\u2014to coordinate national initiatives focused on intelligence sharing . the advice and recommendations of the cicc and its membership have also been sought by the secretary of the u . s . department of homeland security , members of congress , and representatives of state government .\nif you have information which you believe might be of interest to the cia in pursuit of the cia ' s foreign intelligence mission , you may use our e - mail form . we will carefully protect all information you provide , including your identity . the cia , as a foreign intelligence agency , does not engage in us domestic law enforcement .\nwe also have opportunities to better use our crimint product to influence others , whether it be to influence foreign governments\u2019 intelligence priority - setting or their investment in law enforcement capabilities .\n1 . this paper provides an outline of the definitions that the mps will use to differentiate between criminal networks , gangs and peer groups as well as gang members and gang associates . there is a need to gain a greater understanding of these groups and their activities though building the intelligence picture . it is therefore essential that there is a clear definition that is understood and used by all .\nyes , you must be a citizen of the united states when you apply to work for the central intelligence agency . the cia does not assist individuals in applying for us citizenship .\napplying this intelligence - driven model to a corrections and detentions environment is not a new concept , but it has yet to be recognized by the united states army military police corps .\n[ 45 ] luis moreno - ocampo , letter concerning the situation in iraq , office of the prosecutor , international criminal court , february 9 , 2006 , p . 5 , urltoken ( accessed march 27 , 2013 ) .\ncarter , d . l . ( 2009 ) . law enforcement intelligence : a guide for state , local , and tribal law enforcement agencies ( pp . 496 ) . retrieved from urltoken\n[ 11 ] prosecutor v . tadi\u0107 : decision on the defence motion for interlocutory appeal on jurisdiction , international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia , it - 94 - 1 - a , \u00b6 70 , october 2 , 1995 .\non 1 july 2016 , the acc was rebadged as the australian criminal intelligence commission ( acic ) . its board , which could be nominated as the \u2018mission manager\u2019 for australia\u2019s overseas crimint efforts , could drive those new arrangements . that would bring all interested parties together , including the state and territory commissioners of police . alternatively , the heads of commonwealth operational law enforcement agencies could play that role with support from the acic board .\n7 . the definitions should be seen as part of a continuum from peer group to gang to organised criminal network , and will be subject to \u2018grey\u2019 areas . it is essential that a degree of pragmatism and professional judgement is needed when applying them .\nthe intention is to provide early warning of threats and to support senior decision makers in preparing their organizations to deal with emerging criminal issues . this might include allocating resources to different types of crime , or increasing training in a particular crime - fighting technique .\n16 . there are risks associated with both under - acknowledging and over - defining the scale of offending related to gangs and other criminal groups and the framework presented here should at the very least help establish the parameters of these decisions in a consistent manner .\nbullock , k . ( 2013 ) . community , intelligence - led policing and crime control . policing & society , 23 ( 2 ) , 125\u2013144 . doi : 10 . 1080 / 10439463 . 2012 . 671822\nrime analysis is the function used by analysts to study , understand , and influence criminal activity and actors in a criminal environment . this seeks to help criminal justice agencies \u201cbridge the gulf between the large number of crime - like incidents or patterns to which it could theoretically respond , and the much smaller number for which it is realistically resourced . \u201d ( ratcliffe , 2016 ) . this is especially vital to a correctional or detainee facility , because it examines the crime patterns and trends in the context of the environment they take place in , reinforcing a proactive prevention effort . instead of directing focus at specific inmates or detainees , crime analysis involves the systematic identification and analysis of crime patterns and trends . this analysis is utilized to more effectively deploy resources , rectify crime - conducive conditions , and identify vulnerabilities in confinement systems .\n\u201cfuture conflict resulting from a more integrated criminal - terrorist group nexus will not necessarily lend itself to a purely military solution , as financial flows and movement across many legal jurisdictions transcend military boundaries and authorities . as the line between terrorist and criminal activities continues to blur , the transactional connections between a wide - range of unlawful organizations is also likely to blur the distinction between law enforcement and military operations . the joint force may find it more difficult to distinguish between allies and adversaries , and determine who really matters , who to engage , and who to support . \u201d\nbecause of the classified nature of our work at the central intelligence agency , the application process is a lengthy one . depending on an applicant ' s specific circumstances , the process may take as little as two months or more than a year .\nratcliffe , j . h . , & guidetti , r . ( 2008 ) . state police investigative structure and the adoption of intelligence - led policing . policing : an international journal of police strategies & management , 31 ( 1 ) , 109\u2013128 .\nhaving an undergraduate degree is not mandatory , but is highly recommended . life experiences are taken into consideration . however , a standard requirement for overseas officers , intelligence analysts , and other non - clerical positions is a college degree , preferably an advanced degree .\nsince u . s . military and intelligence officials likely decide questions of proportionality at the time of attack or very shortly before , little or no information is publicly available to assess whether and to what extent the civilian impact of a particular drone strike was considered . one former u . s . intelligence official has explained that the cia requires confirmatory intelligence\u2014e . g . , radio intercepts and visual imagery\u2014before ordering a drone strike and that \u201ceven with confirmation , sometimes the cia will not carry out a strike if there are indications that civilians are at risk . \u201d [ 48 ] yet without access to the decision - making process regarding a particular drone strike\u2014a process that is highly classified\u2014it is difficult to assess the extent to which the decision to strike adhered to the principle of proportionality .\norganizational structures , professional standards , and a training model must be developed in collaboration with other stakeholders . there must be a full integration within garrison and expeditionary law enforcement and intelligence partners , along with partners from the industry and academia . the critical information and intelligence sharing gaps must be overcome and addressed , with an integrated system that will enables rapid sharing and communication . this will require the acc to commit an upfront and continuing investment in crimint , implementing technology solutions and continuously growing the capability to match rapidly evolving threats .\n\u201ca gang associate is someone who offends with gang members ; or who is associated by police , partner agencies or community intelligence , with gang members ; or who has displayed through conduct or behaviour , a specific desire or intent to become a member of a gang . \u201d\n1 . \u201ca gang member is someone who has self - identified themselves as being a member of a gang , e . g . through verbal statements , tattoos , correspondence , graffiti etc . , and this is corroborated by police , partner agencies or community intelligence . \u201d\nthe first domestically focused recommendation is for an enhanced crimint priority - setting mechanism that involves ministers . the new system would also involve a process to set collection requirements , task agencies , manage collection plans and dissemination , and conduct evaluations to align the crimint system with intelligence best practices .\n2 . \u201ca gang associate is someone who offends with gang members ; or who is associated by police , partner agencies or community intelligence , with gang members ; or who has displayed through conduct or behaviour , a specific desire or intent to become a member of a gang . \u201d\nwe think australia\u2019s system overseas could be enhanced for a resource outlay of between $ 3 . 2 million and $ 14 . 6 million per year , and elements of this plan could be implemented reasonably quickly . such moves would prove worthwhile investments in protecting the national interest from the changing criminal threats we face both now and in the future .\nspecifically , the principle of proportionality prohibits attacks on military targets where the expected harm to civilians ( for example , within the blast radius of an explosion ) is excessive in comparison to the military advantage expected to be gained from the attack . [ 44 ] luis moreno - ocampo , the former chief prosecutor of the international criminal court , described the principle as follows :\nyes , the central intelligence agency has a comprehensive language program that fosters the acquisition and maintenance of foreign language skills . cia employees who already possess excellent foreign language skills may be afforded an opportunity to earn monetary incentives for the language talents they possess . click here to learn more about our foreign language incentives .\nrather than creating a special tribunal that is ill equipped to pass judgment on proportionality and military necessity , and that will never fully assuage the concerns of the critics of drone strikes , congress should continue to leave decisions pertaining to the disposition of al - qaeda terrorists\u2014including u . s . citizens\u2014with military and intelligence officials .\nargues that australia\u2019s current arrangements for gathering and disseminating crimint overseas are suboptimal . while additional resources are needed to address this condition , there\u2019s also a need to streamline priority settings and associated collection requirements , provide ways to evaluate and better coordinate the collection of information and intelligence product and expand opportunities to improve training in crimint .\nthe concept of a drone court is fraught with danger and may be an unconstitutional interference with the executive branch\u2019s authority to wage war . u . s . armed forces have been lawfully targeting enemy combatants in armed conflicts for more than 200 years without being second - guessed by congress or a secret \u201cnational security court . \u201d targeting decisions , including those made in connection with drone strikes , are carefully deliberated by military officers and intelligence officials based on facts and evidence gathered from a variety of human , signals , and imagery intelligence sources . during an armed conflict , all al - qaeda operatives are subject to targeting ; therefore , a drone court scrutinizing targeting decisions would serve no legitimate purpose .\nthe cia offers several programs for students considering a career in the intelligence field . each program offers valuable educational and practical work experience that enhances the student ' s chosen field of study and prepares them for the future . these positions are extremely competitive and students are given a salary and excellent benefits . review our programs and how to apply on our student opportunities page .\ntolerance for alcohol use within the military has significantly decreased over the past few decades . drinking and driving will end a career quicker than treason will since the mid - 1990 ' s . same for any criminal offense that is also alcohol related . whether you are under - age and breaking the law as a drinking minor , or you are involved in any sort of alcohol - related offence , expect punishment and counseling to be swift and deliberate .\nnew crimint hubs are a key recommendation . this isn\u2019t a recommendation for a separate network : the hubs would support the afp\u2019s new regional managers and be led by officers with crimint experience . they would be the home for other law enforcement , policy and regulatory agencies that conduct crimint activities within a given region and would triage information and intelligence collected against the crimint collection requirements .\nrecently , colorado and washington legalized the sale of recreational marijuana under their state law . in addition , 20 states plus the district of columbia have also legalized the use of marijuana for medical conditions , likewise under their state law . despite the legalization of marijuana under state law , federal statute specifically prohibits cia and other agencies from granting security clearances to users of controlled substances , including marijuana . further , the use of marijuana and other controlled substances in violation of federal law remains a possible disqualifying criterion under intelligence community clearance eligibility standards . regardless of whether an individual is located in a state that has legalized marijuana or in a foreign country where local laws allow it , and regardless of whether the department of justice enforces applicable federal criminal prohibitions in those jurisdictions , any use of marijuana may adversely impact that individual\u2019s eligibility for a security clearance .\nin september 2012 , the wall street journal reported that the u . s . and pakistani governments have an arrangement that permits the united states to target al - qaeda and taliban militants operating from the fata while allowing pakistani officials to maintain a level of consensual ambiguity . [ 30 ] according to the press report , for many years the cia has faxed the inter - services intelligence ( isi ) , pakistan\u2019s intelligence service , on a regular basis to outline \u201cbroad areas\u201d of airspace within pakistan where the united states intends to conduct drone strikes . without formally endorsing a drone strike , the isi would acknowledge receipt of the fax and clear the airspace identified by the cia , thereby giving implied if not express consent to the united states to conduct drone operations . [ 31 ]\nthe military police corps has a widely established culture of keeping investigative information and intelligence walled off , even within our own formations . while some level of compartmentalization is unavoidable and healthy for operational security , too much breeds inefficiency through mistrust , disorganization , and poor situational awareness . to overcome this , the acc must establish a focal point of crimint fusion across all acc facilities and units .\ntrained analysts must be afforded opportunities to expand their skill sets and knowledge base through continued education . it is not sufficient to simply certify crimint analysts and maintain basic proficiency in the field ; acc must grow analysts that become technical experts in all functional crimint disciplines . the expertise developed in the acc crimint capability and intelligence - led corrections model should become the basis for further research , cooperation , and strategy development . in addition to collaboration with other criminal justice agencies , the acc should seek to partner with colleges and academic institutions . through these partnerships , acc can ensure mastery of the crimint discipline , take part in defining future capabilities , and continue to develop talent within the ranks of the 31e mos . the advancement of crimint knowledge will also increase the authority of mp analysts when testifying as expert witnesses , and advance the capabilities of cid and mpi\u2019s investigative analysts through collaboration .\nthe theft of copyrighted material has grown substantially in recent years and , like any other criminal activity , is of concern to the agency . illegal downloading , use , distribution , or sale of songs , games , software , and other electronic files will be carefully evaluated during security processing . while factors such as the amount , frequency , retention , and recency of such downloading activity will be taken into consideration , applicants are reminded that the theft of copyrighted material may be disqualifying for agency employment .\nthe u . s . drone program and its practices regarding targeted strikes against al - qaeda and its associated forces are lawful . they are lawful because the united states is currently engaged in an armed conflict with those terrorist entities and because the united states has an inherent right to defend itself against imminent threats to its security . moreover , the available evidence indicates that u . s . military and intelligence forces conduct targeted strikes in a manner consistent with international law . military and intelligence officials go to great lengths to identify al - qaeda operatives that pose an imminent threat and continually reassess the level of that threat . decisions on each potential target are debated among u . s . officials before the target is placed in the \u201cdisposition matrix . \u201d in conducting targeted strikes u . s . forces strive to minimize civilian casualties , although such casualties cannot always be prevented .\nthese challenges are international in scope and are priorities for the central intelligence agency . if you have information about these or other national security challenges , please provide it through our secure online form . the information you provide will be protected and confidential . the cia is particularly interested in information about imminent or planned terrorist attacks . in cases where an imminent threat exists , immediately contact your local law enforcement agencies and provide them with the threat information .\nunder international humanitarian law and the rome statute [ of the international criminal court ] , the death of civilians during an armed conflict , no matter how grave and regrettable , does not in itself constitute a war crime . international humanitarian law and the rome statute permit belligerents to carry out proportionate attacks against military objectives , even when it is known that some civilian deaths or injuries will occur . a crime occurs if\u2026an attack is launched on a military objective in the knowledge that the incidental civilian injuries would be clearly excessive in relation to the anticipated military advantage .\n1 . peer groups : \u201cpeer groups are relatively small , unorganised and transient entities that coalesce in public spaces . members are usually friends who share similar life trajectories and experiences and simply \u2018hang around\u2019 together . delinquency and criminal activity is not integral to the identity or practice of this group but it can occur in certain situational contexts . offending by this group is periodic , spontaneous , intermittent and opportunistic . the offences are often low - level nuisance / anti - social in nature with little to no engagement in serious assault or acquisitive crime . \u201d ( hallsworth and young , 2006 : 4 )\n18 . the definitions are being piloted on the five borough gang project and will be monitored through the use of the associated flags . searches of cris and crimint will be carried out on a quarterly basis ( from 11 june when the definitions were formally circulated to the boroughs ) to identify ; whether flags are being applied to the correct offences and intelligence ; any offences which have not been flagged , but are gang - related ; whether there is an increase in identifiable gang - related information on these systems .\n3 . within the gang literature from across the world there is a multitude of definitions for the term \u2018gang\u2019 , all of which differ in someway . this issue of definition has caused problems both internally for the mps and at pan - london multi - agency level . a number of consequences arise , not least the inability of police and other agencies to routinely collect data and intelligence on the impact of gangs on crime and disorder , and to do so in a way that is comparable from one location to the next .\nreating a sustainable capability for the acc includes authorizing positions on modified tables of organization and equipment ( motes ) and tables of distribution and allowances ( tdas ) to establish crime and crimint analysts as necessary , permanent , and deployable personnel positions . the acc must decide how the crimint capability should be organized and operationally controlled in both garrison and a deployed environment . ideally , a crimint team should be somewhat detached from the traditional operational structure of a battalion or brigade , answering the needs and requests of the commander or operations officer , but not limited or \u2018stove - piped\u2019 by traditional chain - of - command information flows . since the intelligence - led policing model demands that intelligence be timely , relevant , and actionable , the crimint team should be able to provide necessary inputs at multiple points of the operations process . relevant crimint may need to be shared with the s - 3 , s - 2 , facility directorate of operations , and command teams simultaneously , demanding that the crimint team does not fall solely under one of those offices . finally , crimint and crime analysis capabilities and personnel should be retained at the lowest deployable level .\nby its nature , adherence to the principle of proportionality must be determined on a case - by - case , attack - by - attack basis . in the context of drone strikes , targeting analyses and decisions accounting for the principles of distinction and necessity are reportedly made by military and intelligence officials when al - qaeda operatives are placed on the disposition matrix , likely well in advance of an actual attack . factors concerning a determination of proportionality , by contrast , may usually be considered and weighed only after the target has been physically located and the surrounding environment assessed for potential civilian casualties .\nneither the geneva conventions nor their additional protocols define \u201carmed conflict\u201d or set a threshold of violent activity that must be present for an armed conflict to be deemed to exist between two belligerents . the general view is that the existence of an armed conflict depends on the particular facts and circumstances of each case . [ 10 ] one international court , the appeals chamber of the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia ( icty ) in the case of prosecutor v . tadi\u0107 , devised a broad definition for armed conflict , which in its view exists \u201cwhenever there is a resort to armed force between states or protracted armed violence between governmental authorities and organized armed groups or between such groups within a state . \u201d [ 11 ]\nthe fbi has already raised concerns about the possibility of law enforcement \u201cgoing - dark\u201d ; falling so far behind criminals in technical capability , that law enforcement is no longer able to keep up to save victims , reveal evidence to arrest perpetrators , or exonerate the innocent . this should be a significant concern to the military police corps as well , both in regards to investigative capabilities , and a future crimint and crime analysis capability . army leadership has recognized that relevant , up - to - the - second information and intelligence is just as crucial as improved weapons and armor in saving soldiers lives and defeating the enemy .\ncreating a crimint and crime analysis function suited for corrections and detention environments while also shifting to an intelligence - led corrections model will be a demanding task . it will require a significant investment in resources and personnel , a major cultural shift from soldiers and leaders alike , and a commitment to sharing vital information with other law enforcement agencies . the benefits of executing this successfully cannot be understated ; the acc will be better prepared to carry out the mission of corrections and detention , serve the peace and wartime force protection function of the military police corps , and make significant contributions to defeating criminality which threatens the security of the army and the nation . it will also assist in the larger efforts of the military police corps , establishing the branch as the premier law enforcement and soldier professionals in the united states .\neven if the proposed drone court attempts to eschew intervention into foundational questions such as the existence of an armed conflict , it still would not be in a position to rule on the \u201ceasy\u201d questions involved in each and every drone strike . does the target constitute an \u201cimminent threat\u201d to the united states ? when civilian casualties may occur as a result of the strike , does the drone court have the authority to overrule the targeting decision as a violation of the principle of proportionality ? is the target an innocent civilian or a civilian \u201cdirectly participating in hostilities\u201d ? should u . s . forces attempt to capture the target before resorting to a drone strike ? is capture feasible ? any drone court , even if constituted with former military and intelligence officials , is ill suited to weigh all of the competing factors that go into a decision to target an al - qaeda operative and make a timely decision , particularly when there is often only a short window of time to order a strike .\nreports in the new york times and the washington post indicate that military , intelligence , and administration officials oversee a rigorous process to determine whether a particular individual is necessary to target . [ 40 ] according to these reports , a large group of national security officials convenes regularly to discuss and debate various individuals for inclusion on a list of approved targets . the \u201cbiographies\u201d of the potential targets are discussed , and the debate over whether to include an individual on the list can stretch over several meeting sessions . factors such as the imminence of the threat posed by the individual and the feasibility of his capture are taken into account . a parallel process , described in a speech by cia general counsel stephen preston , is conducted by the cia for targeted strikes . 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{"id": 56605, "summary": [{"text": "rbg resources was a british public-limited firm based in london that was allegedly involved in a serious fraud worth close to \u00a3 300 million ( us$ 600 million ) .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "rbg resources made $ 1.1 billion in sales in 2000 .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it was an affiliate of the united states based allied deals inc. , which was also involved in the fraud , and resulted in 14 people convicted or pleading guilty to related crimes . ", "topic": 28}], "title": "rbg resources", "paragraphs": ["customer rubber stamps for the false clients of rbg resources ( virendra rastogi ) . photograph : serious fraud office / pa\n2 rbg was known by the name of impactworld plc on incorporation . it changed its name to allied deals plc on 17 july 1996 and then to rbg resources plc on 17 september 2001 .\nattention will inevitably spread to the rest of virendra rastogi ' s empire . in addition to rbg resources and rbg capital , the filings at companies house show he is a director of several other firms , including rbg technologies , rbg films and two internet companies , webrizon and company hub .\n( b ) the sale proceeds of rbg\u2019s metals are to be released to rbg or its solicitors , as rbg\u2019s solicitors may direct .\nthe court heard the 324 fake firms were apparently ordering vast quantities of metal from the usa , united arab emirates , hong kong and singapore through rastogi ' s company rbg resources plc .\nviren rastogi , the indian - born multimillionaire frequently profiled in britain ' s ' asian rich list ' , has been arrested in connection with the collapse of his metals company , rbg resources .\ncreditors at financial institutions , such as german - based west lb and general motors , were told rbg resources gave their customers unusually long 180 - day ' credit windows ' before having to pay up .\nthe banks \u2013 including west lb , jp morgan chase and dresdner bank \u2013 lost more than \u00a3400m after they were duped into backing a series of bogus metal shipment trades by rastogi ' s firm rbg resources and related companies .\nviren rastogi , 40 , once reckoned to be among britain ' s 10 wealthiest asians from running an apparently global metals empire based in mayfair trading as rbg resources and allied deals , was today convicted of fraud at southwark crown court .\nby sgs , rbg remains the legal and beneficial owner of the metals in the fujitrans warehouses which had been held for the account of rbg prior to any dealing of the metals between rbg and cl .\n1 the plaintiff , rbg resources plc ( \u201crbg\u201d ) , is a public limited company incorporated in england . it was placed in compulsory liquidation in england on 12 june 2002 . the present action involves a claim by the second defendant , credit lyonnais ( \u201ccl\u201d ) , a bank incorporated in england , to various metals stored in warehouses in singapore . cl\u2019s claim is resisted by the liquidators of rbg who , in turn , have made a claim against cl for conversion of metals owned by rbg .\nthe four companies at the centre of the allegations , allied deals , hampton lane and sai commodity - all based in piscataway , new jersey - and rbg resources in london , are alleged to have stolen millions of dollars in loans from numerous banks around the world by faking business transactions .\nrbg resources ' parent company is registered in the british virgin islands and employs only a few people in britain , against 1 , 400 in romania and 1 , 200 in bolivia . in 1998 , it received a uk government grant of \u00a325 , 000 to help buy a romanian copper plant .\nrbg resources , primarily a metals and minerals producer , recorded sales of $ 1 . 1 billion in 2000 . concerns about the company , until recently known as allied deals , first surfaced after it was dropped in march by its auditor , pricewaterhousecoopers , over concerns that its accounts might include non - existent transactions .\n15 if and when rbg exercised the call option , the hedging transaction placed by clrd would be unwound or closed out . in the meantime , clrd was supposed to deliver , by way of documentation , the metal to rbg and rbg would make payment .\n17 in each rollover , rbg\u2019s obligation to pay for its purchase was set off against clrd\u2019s obligation to pay for its subsequent purchase . the difference was reflected in rbg\u2019s account .\n( d ) on 9 may 2002 , bcv commenced an action in singapore against rbg and fujitrans . bcv also obtained , on the same day , an interim injunction restraining rbg and fujitrans from dealing with or disposing of all metals which were the property of rbg .\n129 in the circumstances , i find that rbg has established its claim against cl for conversion .\nrbg resources , which operates in bolivia as well as romania and , according to its latest filing at companies house , had a turnover of more than \u00a31 billion for the year ending 21 may 2001 , has now filed for bankruptcy . a potentially lucrative joint venture with the state - owned nigerian mining corporation to mine tin has bitten the dust as a result .\n10 prior to the first metal transaction between rbg and clrd , rbg and clrd had engaged in an exchange of e - mail in which rbg had sought financing from clrd and clrd agreed to provide financing . however , the eventual structure of each group of transactions is as set out below .\n22 there was a long discourse by cl in its closing submissions that because rbg was claiming to be the owner of the metals in fujitrans warehouses , it was incumbent on rbg to prove that assertion . i do not agree that rbg has to do so for the reasons set out below .\n82 in any event , the issue before me is not so much whether rbg is estopped but whether the liquidators of rbg are estopped vis - \u00e0 - vis cl\u2019s ascertainment claim and bulk claim .\nat the centre of the allegations are claims that allied , its london - based sister firm rbg resources , founded by virendra rastogi , brother of narendra and one of britain ' s wealthiest asians , plus two other new jersey metal brokers , hampton lane and sai commodity inc , engaged in a series of deals involving phantom shell companies posing as metal suppliers and customers .\n113 accordingly , while it may be said that e - mail from rbg prior to the transactions had suggested that rbg was seeking a loan with the metals being provided as security , and cl\u2019s e - mail in response did not disagree with what rbg was seeking , the end result was the contractual structure of a purchase and an option granted to rbg which gave rbg the entitlement but not the obligation to buy the metals back . as was observed by lord cullen in gavin , rbg would have stood in the same position as a borrower who had repaid the loan to it if rbg exercised its option . however , in the interval , cl would have been the owner , if the appropriation had been properly and validly carried out . further , if rbg chose not to exercise its option , then cl would remain the owner of the metals .\n( i ) on 10 july 2002 , rbg obtained an order in the bcv action giving rbg discovery of all documents obtained by fujitrans under fujitrans\u2019 anton piller orders and all affidavits filed by lim and documents produced by lim in the bcv action . the order also allowed rbg to use any of the documents discovered , as a result of the order , for the protection or determination of rbg\u2019s rights whether in singapore or otherwise .\n88 accordingly , i am of the view that estoppel cannot be used as against the liquidators of rbg .\n8 although rbg initially started trading with clr back in 1998 , there is no claim arising from transactions between rbg and clr , which is a separate legal entity from cl . as can be seen , the claims involve the transactions with clrd only . as clrd is a division of cl , cl is the litigant against rbg .\n26 as i have stated , under the terms of each purchase confirmation , title to and the right to possess the goods would pass from rbg to cl upon receipt of delivery documentation by cl and payment of the purchase price to rbg .\n53 however , in rbg\u2019s closing submissions at para 4 . 8 . 12 , rbg was not prepared to concede this one drum to cl arguing that the sticker was clearly insufficient to identify lot 519 - w127 as part of cl\u2019s claim .\nthe fraudsters ware granted massive loans to cover them in the interim period and rbg borrowed half its annual ' turnover . '\n63 relying on this statement , the liquidators argued that since rbg was in the business of buying and selling metals , the metals in the fujitrans warehouses were part of rbg\u2019s general trading stock and hence , should be excluded from the definition of bulk .\n19 in early march 2002 , cl received information that rbg\u2019s auditors had resigned on the ground that certain transactions undertaken by rbg could not be substantiated . cl then decided to have a visual inspection of the metals it believed it had purchased from rbg . the inspection of metals in fujitrans warehouses was done on 12 march 2002 by clrd\u2019s william john harris ( \u201charris\u201d ) , also known as bill harris , the person who had been dealing with rbg\u2019s representatives on the metal transactions . after this inspection various events occurred :\n5 cl treated the 45 purchases mentioned above as 13 groups of transactions . each group of transactions comprised an initial purchase of metal by clrd , the grant of a call option to rbg to buy the metal and a subsequent exercise of the call option by rbg , followed by what has been called \u201crolls\u201d or \u201crollovers\u201d , ie clrd would then purchase the metal which rbg had exercised its option for , and grant to rbg another call option and so on . i will elaborate on the structure of the transactions later .\n23 cl , and the other defendants , are the substantive plaintiffs as cl , and the other defendants , derive their alleged title or interests from rbg . for example , cl is claiming as purchaser from rbg . its claim must be premised on rbg\u2019s ownership of the metal goods just prior to the purchase . indeed , para 4 ( 1 ) of cl\u2019s reply and rejoinder states that rbg\u2019s ownership of the metal claimed by cl and its ability to give absolute title is admitted by rbg and / or is not in issue and proof of the same is not necessary . if it is for rbg to prove its ownership prior to cl\u2019s purchase , then where would cl stand if rbg failed to do so ? after the purchase , cl\u2019s claim to title as purchaser depends on whether cl is able to establish its claim . if cl fails to do so , then by default , title to the metal remains with rbg vis - \u00e0 - vis cl . whether other claimants should subsequently surface is another matter which does not concern cl\u2019s claim .\npolice and the sfo are investigating allegations of false accounting at rbg after the company was forced into liquidation by creditors earlier this month .\na number of banks fear they may have lost up to $ 500 million lent to rbg . some are understood to be gulf - based banks but rbg ' s biggest creditor was westlb , the german financial services company that is seeking to finance the development of wembley stadium . westlb is thought to have an exposure to rbg of up to $ 200 million . the bank declined to comment yesterday .\nfor rbg , a subsidiary of rbg enterprises , a shadowy conglomerate based in the british virgin islands , pwc ' s resignation was a disaster . the uk company , which changed its name from allied deals only last september , had hitherto enjoyed significant support across the political spectrum .\n( a ) on 2 may 2002 , the english court ordered rbg to be placed in provisional liquidation with effect from 3 may 2002 .\n24 as for rbg filing the present action as plaintiff , this was pursuant to a direction from me when fujitrans was seeking interpleader relief . i have alluded to this above . as there were various claimants at the time , i was of the view that it would be neater for rbg to be the plaintiff and the various claimants to be the defendants . there would then be one action and several defendants instead of several actions , one by each claimant , and with only rbg as defendant . also , with rbg as plaintiff in the same and one action , it would be in a better position to lead and co - ordinate the various interlocutory steps leading to the trial . however , cl and the other claimants remain the substantive plaintiffs except , of course , in relation to rbg\u2019s claim for conversion where rbg is the substantive plaintiff .\n91 perhaps , in most instances , the illustration above would resolve itself either by rbg making physical delivery or payment of damages or going into liquidation .\njack cunningham , the former labour cabinet minister , and liberal democrat peer lord holme , acted as advisers to rbg but severed links to the company last month .\n7 rbg\u2019s claim against cl relates to 300mt of nickel briquettes which were removed from a fujitrans warehouse , on the instructions of cl , on 9 may 2002 .\n16 however , in the groups of transactions before me , the matter did not end there . after the exercise of a call option , clrd would enter into a similar set of transactions all over again , ie clrd would purchase the metal from rbg , hedge it and issue a call option to rbg to purchase the metal during a future period . this was referred to as a \u201croll\u201d or \u201crollover\u201d . the number of rollovers would vary depending on whether rbg exercised the call option or not and whether another set of transactions was then entered into . however , in the rollovers , no fresh delivery of delivery documentation was required of rbg .\nwhen rbg collapsed in may 2002 , investigators struggled to trace the metal - trading customers and those that were found consisted of ' low rent local trade operations . '\n35 in so far as cl also relied on what was referred to as the tinfos transaction , this did not carry cl\u2019s case further . the tinfos transaction was a matter in which cl had purchased 401 . 791mt of zinc from rbg on or about 10 january 2002 . as was in the other instances of purchase , cl received a fujitrans warehouse receipt . on or about 24 april 2002 , cl sold the zinc to rbg . cl was then informed by rbg that it had sold the zinc to tinfos nizi sa .\nthe complex fraud was only discovered in late 2001 when an associate of rastogi ' s in hong kong unintentionally faxed a number of fake letters to rbg ' s auditors pricewaterhousecoopers .\n6 cl\u2019s claim relates to five groups of metal transactions between rbg and clrd . the metals forming the subject matter of those transactions were stored in the fujitrans warehouses . these were :\n14 on the same date as the purchase confirmation , clrd would grant rbg a call option giving rbg the right , but not the obligation , to purchase a similar quantity of the same generic metal . the call option was exercisable within a stipulated period . the expiry date of the option would be a date earlier than the forward date in the hedging transaction .\na . sorry , i misunderstood the question . there was no agreement with rbg that it would be held as a bulk . it was specified goods . sorry , mr gill .\nupon the occurrence of an event of default rbg shall not be entitled to exercise its rights under this call option and all such rights shall lapse and clrd may sell nickel it is holding against this option to third parties and rbg shall indemnify and keep indemnified clrd against all losses , costs and expenses incurred by clrd as a result of such third party sales .\n( c ) cl is to pay damages to rbg for conversion of the nickel briquettes . such damages are the net purchase price or prices which cl has obtained for the same .\n117 in the call option confirmation , one of the events of default was if rbg became insolvent or was generally not paying its debts as they became due . bearing in mind that rbg was not contractually obliged to exercise the call option in the first place , the inclusion of cl 5 was surprising . it gave rise again to the spectre of a security arrangement .\n( m ) on 4 october 2002 , rbg commenced the present action and served its writ of summons on various defendants . thereafter this action proceeded to trial . however , before the trial commenced , rbg reached a settlement with the first , third , fifth , sixth and seventh defendants . there was no settlement with the fourth defendant which did not even enter a defence to rbg\u2019s action . a judgment in default of defence was entered against the fourth defendant . cl , the second defendant , was the only remaining claimant to metals in the fujitrans warehouses .\n42 as i have mentioned , prior to 12 march 2002 , cl had received information that rbg\u2019s auditors had resigned on the ground that certain transactions of rbg could not be substantiated . harris then decided to come to singapore to do an inspection to establish that what was believed to be held by fujitrans to the order of cl was , in fact , in the warehouses .\n3 rbg ( then known as allied deals plc ) became a customer of credit lyonnais rouse ltd ( \u201cclr\u201d ) in 1998 . clr was at all material times a wholly - owned subsidiary of cl and a ring - dealing member of the london metal exchange ( \u201clme\u201d ) . subsequently , from october 2001 , rbg entered into metal trading with a division of cl called credit lyonnais rouse derivatives ( \u201cclrd\u201d ) . this division trades in various commodities , including metal . the transactions between rbg and clrd were between october 2001 to april 2002 . during this period , there were 158 transactions between clrd and rbg regarding the purchase of metals in various locations around the world . these 158 transactions included 45 purchase transactions relating to metals in warehouses supposedly operated by fujitrans ( singapore ) pte ltd ( \u201cfujitrans\u201d ) .\njudge james wadsworth qc said the ' collusion ' of rastogi ' s company rbg , and his brother ' s company in america resulted in billions of dollars being borrowed from banks all over the world .\n( g ) on 18 june 2002 , fujitrans applied in the bcv action for interpleader relief , citing the claims against fujitrans made by bcv and cl , and the demands from various other bank creditors of rbg .\n( a ) that cl had purchased generic metal from rbg in each purchase transaction which metal was subsequently ascertained by appropriation to each contract of purchase . hence title therein passed to cl ( \u201cthe ascertainment claim\u201d ) .\nthe observer can reveal that rastogi was the unnamed rbg ' employee ' apprehended last week in dawn raids by the serious fraud office and the city of london police . he was later released without charge on police bail .\n108 accordingly , in so far as the liquidators were seeking to go behind the legal relationship between rbg and cl , it seems to me that the lord president\u2019s judgment in the case of gavin did not assist the liquidators .\n77 cl also submitted that by delivering or procuring the delivery of the warehouse receipts to cl , rbg had represented to cl that it was appropriating metals to the purchases or alternatively , that it was identifying the bulks of nickel , copper and tin in the fujitrans warehouses as bulks from which cl\u2019s metals were to come . in reliance on such representations , cl had acted to its detriment by paying the purchase price and rbg is therefore estopped from contending otherwise .\n95 as cl was relying on s 20a of the act , rbg sought to deny cl any relief under s 20a by , in turn , relying on s 62 ( 4 ) of the act . section 62 ( 4 ) states :\n90 as to whether estoppel could be available against rbg itself in a bulk claim , i also have some doubt if the bulk has not been identified . further , can there be a bulk claim by estoppel over and above the s 20a claim ?\nby the time both allied and rbg ' s auditors had resigned , allied ' s shankar had quit , too , confiding in a colleague that he was ' unwilling to continue lying to the banks ' , according to the criminal charge levelled last week .\nin para 148 of cl\u2019s reply submissions , cl submitted that cl 5 would have applied where rbg , having exercised the call option , committed a breach of the terms of the call option . in my view , cl 5 was not worded as such .\n11 clrd would purchase a certain quantity of a particular metal ( eg nickel ) from rbg on an over - the - counter or private contract basis . the metal was supposed to be of lme grade . the purchase was constituted or evidenced by clrd\u2019s purchase confirmation , the terms of which required delivery documentation to be delivered to clrd . the purchase confirmation also provided for title and risk to the metal to pass from rbg to clrd when the delivery documentation was received by clrd and the purchase price was paid by clrd .\n116 what is more interesting is cl 5 of the standard call option confirmation which the liquidators also relied on . it will be recalled that after each purchase by cl , cl would grant rbg a call option to buy back the metals . clause 5 stated :\n101 on the facts before me , there was no relationship of borrower and lender and no obligation on the part of rbg to pay cl after each sale , although the original intention might well have been for cl to lend money to rbg on the security of the metals it purchased . it seems to me that the legal transaction was a sale and purchase and not one of a loan with a security . the fact that cl was holding the same metals it had bought against each call option does not change the position .\n12 the purchase price was the price calculated by clrd and agreed to by rbg . the calculation started off with a basis price from which various items were discounted or deducted . this lower price became the purchase price . the various items deducted were in respect of :\n9 i will deal with cl\u2019s claims first and then with rbg\u2019s claim . i have included , at the end of my judgment , a schedule listing the dramatis personae for easy reference . the list is of those i have referred to in my judgment more than once .\n( k ) on 7 august 2002 , rbg filed a petition in singapore in companies winding up no 60 of 2002 . on 8 and 13 august 2002 , various orders were made appointing singapore provisional liquidators over rbg and allowing them to survey and sell metals in various warehouses , including fujitrans warehouses , without prejudice to the claimants\u2019 rights and to hold the proceeds of sale of the metal goods pending further order . the survey was done by sgs testing & control services singapore pte ltd ( \u201csgs\u201d ) . on 7 october 2002 , rbg was ordered to be wound up by the singapore court and the persons previously appointed as provisional liquidators in singapore were appointed its liquidators in singapore . after the survey , the metals were sold and the sale proceeds of the disputed metals are being held pending the court\u2019s determination of the disputes .\n89 furthermore , i doubt if estoppel would have been available as against rbg itself , assuming it was not in liquidation , to overcome an absence of ascertainment . for example , if rbg sold 100mt of nickel to each of three purchasers and there were only 120mt of nickel in the fujitrans warehouses , how would any of the purchasers be able to claim its 100mt in the face of competing claims by the others ? of course , if rbg decided to physically deliver to one purchaser its 100mt first , that would probably constitute the appropriation , leaving aside any question of undue preference in a liquidation . however , in the absence of such a delivery , each of the purchasers would still have no title to the metals in the warehouses . estoppel would not help as the question would remain as to which metals the purchaser has title to .\n( c ) alternatively , that each of cl\u2019s contracts for the purchase of metal was of a specific quantity of unascertained metal that formed part of a bulk which bulk was identified not in the purchase confirmation but by subsequent agreement between rbg and cl . accordingly , cl was owner in common with rbg of the metal to the extent of the quantity purchased by cl pursuant to s 20a of the sale of goods act ( cap 393 , 1999 rev ed ) ( \u201cthe bulk claim\u201d ) . i will refer to the sale of goods act as \u201cthe act\u201d .\n40 the fact that lim could deliver another quantity of metal , ie 300mt of nickel briquettes , to cl when asked to do so also did not advance cl\u2019s position further . i will say more later about the release of the 300mt of nickel when i deal with rbg\u2019s conversion claim .\n94 as i have already mentioned , rbg is not the substantive plaintiff in so far as cl\u2019s claims are concerned . cl is making its claim to metals in fujitrans warehouses and i see nothing contrary to public policy to require cl to establish its title to the metals . it is not a question of allowing rbg to benefit from its illegal conduct in the sense mentioned in beresford . furthermore , there is no question of double enrichment . cl has paid for the metals . if it cannot establish its title to the metals , it will have to claim as an unsecured creditor .\n( b ) on 6 may 2002 , darryl john kennard ( \u201ckennard\u201d ) , an english solicitor representing another bank , banque cantonale vaudoise ( \u201cbcv\u201d ) , spoke to and also met with lim about the metals in the fujitrans warehouses . lim told kennard that all such metals belonged to rbg .\n119 in any event , i note that cl 5 would not apply if rbg had simply allowed the call option to lapse without an event of default . accordingly , i am of the view that cl 5 did not turn a purchase and a call option into a loan with a security .\nthe company employed former labour cabinet minister jack cunningham and the liberal democrat peer , lord holme , as consultants . former tory energy minister lord gray sat on the board of its sister company , rbg capital . all have now resigned , though there is no suggestion of any wrongdoing on their part .\nrbg was apparently trading in the great financial centres of the world - london , new york , dubai , hong kong and singapore - but after a bizarre slip the business was found to be a sham , with a network of false addresses masterminded by rastogi and his three brothers operating around the globe .\n70 as regards the third requirement , cl had to establish that the bulk was identified either in each contract or by subsequent agreement between the parties . it was common ground that at the time each contract was entered into , the bulk was not identified as the location of the metal sold was not mentioned in the contract document , ie the purchase confirmation . indeed it was cl\u2019s position that , legally , rbg was not obliged to tender or forward delivery documentation from fujitrans subsequent to the entry of each contract so long as the delivery documentation pertained to metal of the type and quality sold , even though cl and rbg may have been contemplating metal in a fujitrans warehouse .\n115 the names below those minutes were those of andy howell , relationship manager , and roy pemberton , head of commodities . neither were called by cl to give evidence to explain this paragraph of the minutes which seemed to suggest that cl was looking at a security arrangement . however , harris said that andy howell was working in a separate department and reported to roy pemberton while harris himself reported to andy grooch . harris also said that andy howell had never spoken to him about clrd\u2019s relationship with rbg . moreover , i note that the minutes were dated about three years before rbg began to enter into transactions with clrd . accordingly , i did not place much weight on the minutes .\n97 the parties had initially proceeded on the basis that it was necessary for the liquidators to establish that , in reality , each sale contract was a contract by rbg to provide metal as security to cl for a loan to rbg . in dealing with this point , much was said on behalf of the liquidators about financing transactions as though a financing transaction was necessarily a transaction for a loan . in my view , a financing transaction does not necessarily encompass a loan . thus in thai chee ken v banque paribas [ 1993 ] 2 slr 609 , the court of appeal cited the following passages with approval . in in re george inglefield , limited [ 1993 ] ch 1 , romer lj said at 27 :\n( l ) in the meantime , on 6 september 2002 , after considering the claims of various claimants pursuant to the orders given for interpleader relief in the bcv action , i directed rbg to commence a fresh action as plaintiff and to name the claimants as defendants . i also gave directions on various matters including the exchange of pleadings and discovery of documents .\n32 as regards the lot numbers in the warehouse receipts , i am of the view that they were neither here nor there . they could have been genuine references from a warehouse accounting system or numbers which lim or rbg had plucked out of the air to give the appearance of physical lot numbers or of lot numbers as part of a warehouse accounting system .\n128 on another point , rbg argued that what was released to steinweg did not conform to what was purchased by cl . this argument was raised because cl\u2019s initial contract of purchase of nickel briquettes and subsequent rollovers were for the purchase of nickel briquettes of lme grade . the nickel briquettes released were not all of lme grade . however , on this point , harris said that after the initial purchase , cl was aware that not all the nickel briquettes were of lme grade and therefore a further discount was given by rbg to cl for the deliverability allowance as the non - lme metal would attract a bigger discount should it be on - sold by cl to others . there was documentary evidence of this further discount . thus , although the contract documents were not amended , it seems to me that rbg and cl had agreed that what was being sold to cl were nickel briquettes of mixed grades . however , this view does not get cl off the hook in the light of my conclusion that the nickel briquettes had not been appropriated to cl before the release to steinweg .\n50 harris was referring to a conversation and a meeting which lim had had with kennard on 6 may 2002 . i have alluded to this above . according to kennard , lim had told him that all the metals in the fujitrans warehouses belonged to rbg . there was also apparently an inspection by joseph quiazon , a representative from another bank , but he did not give evidence .\n( c ) on 7 may 2002 , harris had a telephone discussion with lim . as a result of the discussion , another warehouseman , c steinweg warehousing ( fe ) pte ltd ( \u201csteinweg\u201d ) , was allowed to take delivery of 300mt of nickel briquettes out of a fujitrans warehouse , on behalf of cl on 9 may 2002 . this is the subject of rbg\u2019s conversion claim .\n( b ) alternatively , that after the metal had been ascertained , it was wrongfully commingled by fujitrans with other metal in the fujitrans warehouses and no longer became capable of ascertainment . accordingly , the metal in each category of metals corresponding to the metal purchased by cl and remaining in the fujitrans warehouses was held for rbg and cl as tenants in common ( \u201cthe commingling claim\u201d ) .\n27 cl\u2019s position was that for each of its purchases , delivery documentation was received by it and payment made to rbg accordingly . the delivery documentation was sent by fax and was in the form of a warehouse receipt on a fujitrans letterhead certifying that fujitrans was holding a specific quantity of goods for the account of and to the order of cl . the original was later received by cl .\nthe squad ' s investigations were triggered after ernst & young , auditors to allied , and rbg ' s auditor , pricewaterhousecooper ( pwc ) , resigned in january . ernst & young said it went over allied ' s ' inability to audit certain overseas transactions ' . pwc said it was unable to satisfy itself that six apparent deals with parties in hong kong , belgium and switzerland had really taken place .\nliquidators from grant thornton have been chasing the assets for a decade since rbg rapidly collapsed in the wake of a 2002 raid by the serious fraud office . a sham international paper trail led them not to warehouses full of metals , but to a long list of addresses that amounted to little more than brass plates , including a cowshed near delhi . creditors were quickly told they would not receive a penny .\n13 it was anticipated that clrd would enter into a concurrent lme hedging transaction with clr for the forward sale by clrd to clr of a similar quantity of the same generic lme metal . the price for this forward sale formed the basis price for the initial purchase by clrd from rbg . the period of time between the initial purchase and the forward date was the period of time over which the discounts were calculated .\n52 there is one minor qualification . in one of the sgs survey reports , ie sgs survey report certificate no 6005 / 170028 , for severonickel dated 14 april 2001 , there is a reference , at p 74 , to words on a document on one drum of nickel identified in the sgs report as 519 - w127 . these words on the document are \u201ccredit lyonnais rbg a / c\u201d . the document is a piece of paper stuck near the bottom right of the drum with the words barely visible . in cross - examination , mr malcolm brian shierson ( \u201cshierson\u201d ) , one of the english liquidators of rbg , was prepared to give some weight to that sticker and agreed , initially , that it was possible to associate other drums in the same area as being nickel held for cl . however , he then said he was prepared to accept that the sticker gave cl \u201csome credibility to claim that drum\u201d alone .\n118 harris , not being a lawyer , could only say that he had inquired of cl\u2019s legal department and it was explained to him that as cl was holding stock against each option , there might be a loss to cl if cl had to liquidate the stock . cl would then want to claim consequential damages against rbg . clause 5 was incorporated to take into consideration the case of hadley v baxendale ( 1854 ) 9 exch 341 ; 156 er 145 .\n38 in the absence of any further evidence to suggest otherwise , i am of the view that that was what lim did and the lot numbers were not a means of appropriation by way of a warehouse accounting system . that tinfos had also referred to the same lot numbers in its communication with fujitrans was also neither here nor there because tinfos had , in my view , simply used the same lot numbers as must have been given to it by rbg or cl or lim .\n123 the liquidators\u2019 position was that according to rbg\u2019s records , which were admittedly incomplete , there should have been 750mt of nickel briquettes in the fujitrans warehouses as at the date of provisional liquidation in england in may 2002 . there was no reference in any packing list of nickel briquettes leaving the fujitrans warehouses . the liquidators submitted that cl was not able to demonstrate that the 300mt of nickel briquettes removed on its behalf belonged to it and that its 300mt would have been part of the 450mt missing from the warehouses .\n51 in my view , lim knew that rbg did not have enough metals for its transactions with various banks , whether the banks were purchasers or lenders . i will refer to this as the overlapping of metals . on 12 march 2002 , he knew where different metals were stored , he knew the purpose of harris\u2019 visit and he took harris around and pointed to various locations where sufficient metals of the type in question were stored so as to give the impression that he could identify cl\u2019s metals to the exclusion of those of others .\nonce they had obtained financing from the banks they used the money as a security assurance for future loans , essentially operating a massive ponzi scheme . the network of transactions was able to fool banks into thinking the money they received was coming from genuine trades . in fact the money was simply being moved around between different providers of capital , with a portion being siphoned off into offshore trusts in the british virgin islands . in this way rbg was able to defraud some of the world\u2019s biggest banks out of around of \u00a3300m and make the money ' disappear ' ( edwards , 2008 ) .\n125 i also note that cl is not relying on s 18 rr 5 ( 1 ) and 5 ( 2 ) of the act to claim that the release of the nickel briquettes amounted to appropriation if there was no earlier appropriation of the same . if cl had sought to rely on the release , it would have had to contend with two questions bearing in mind that the date of release , ie 9 may 2002 , was after the effective date of the appointment of provisional liquidators and commencement of winding up in england . the questions then would have been whether lim still had authority to release the metal and whether the release was void for being a disposal of rbg\u2019s assets after the commencement of winding up .\nrastogi , 34 , who lives in london and has an estimated personal fortune of \u00a3150m , began his career as a scrap metal merchant . separately , he is thought to be under investigation for alleged customs and excise fraud in india .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nbogus invoices led to ' clients ' in indian shacks , say us court papers . jamie doward reports on a crime the fbi calls ' larceny as sure as hauling bags of cash from a bank '\nthe voice at the end of the phone sounded sceptical . very sceptical . why , the us banker asked , had the invoice been faxed from allied deals ' headquarters in a sleepy town in new jersey ? after all , it was supposed to have gone to the bank direct from an allied customer based in asia .\nallied ' s 27 - year - old treasurer , udhay shankar , replied that the invoice had been faxed to the firm ' by mistake ' .\nthe banker remained sceptical . the fax had no facsimile line to show that it had come from abroad .\nshankar changed tack , claiming that allied had asked the customer to send the invoice - proof of a significant transaction - by overnight delivery .\nbut allied had sent the bank the fax before 9 . 30am . as non - stop flights between asia and new york take at least 14 hours it was practically impossible that shankar ' s story was correct .\nit was september 2001 , and even before the terrorist attacks on the eleventh of that month there were whispers that allied , the large metal broker headed by narendra rastogi , was in trouble . payments from customers were drying up . what was happening didn ' t make sense . none of allied ' s clients appeared to be connected , yet they were all stopping payments .\nto the banks , which included jp morgan chase , and dresdner , such a co - ordinated action was unprecedented . add in the concerns over false invoices and it was clear the situation needed urgent investigation . just what was going on ?\naccording to criminal charges filed last week in the united states , what was going on was a fraud of massive proportions which ' raised deceit and misrepresentation to an art form ' .\nin what threatens to be one of the most complex and serious banking scandals in recent years , it is alleged that , for at least two years , allied , as part of a ring of interlinked metal broking firms , used fake invoices , purchase orders and bills as proof of genuine deals against which they were able to borrow more than $ 600 million from a consortium of banks . even when the banks became suspicious , the firms went on trying to lie their way out of trouble , according to the us authorities .\njames b . comey , the united states attorney for the southern district court of new york said the alleged fraud had ' consequences reverberating worldwide ' and included a cover up of ' astonishing scope and magnitude ' .\ninstead of their money being used to pay the suppliers , as the banks had believed , the authorities allege much of it was secreted away in accounts owned or controlled by shankar , narendra and virendra rastogi , and two other men , anil anand and manoj nijhawan . in one deal alone , it is claimed , almost $ 65m of an $ 85m transaction went into accounts held by the five and their associates .\nlast week shankar , narendra rastogi , anand and nijhawan were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit bank , mail and wire fraud . if found guilty , the four face up to five years imprisonment , plus fines .\ngiven the scale of the investigation more arrests are likely . an fbi spokesman declined to comment on whether investigators will seek the extradition of virendra rastogi whose home was raided by the city of london fraud squad earlier this month .\nas the squad combed his home in london ' s plush portman square it became clear rastogi had been shredding a number of documents , according to the us authorities .\nit had received backing from the british embassy in romania , where it had bought a smelting plant , and the european bank for reconstruction and development .\nvirendra rastogi , 34 , who describes himself as a ' serial entrepreneur ' and is said to be worth \u00a3150m , has been investigated before . the rastogi family businesses have been under investigation by the indian authorities for alleged customs and excise fraud .\nit was claimed companies controlled by the rastogis exported bicycle parts to russia and hong kong at inflated prices . investigations by the indian authorities , found that the firms that ' bought ' the parts were not at the addresses given .\none brother , subash rastogi , also once an allied deals director , was arrested last year as a result of the investigations .\namid the fallout , only one thing seems certain . if the original alleged fraud was massive , the cover - up was even bigger . as the banks investigated , the metal traders are alleged to have obfuscated further . initially they claimed their customers were defaulting on payments because of a family feud in india . then they blamed the fact that subash had been arrested . they also cited the 11 september attacks .\nunimpressed , the banks decided it was time to confront the traders ' customers themselves . executives were dispatched to india , hong kong , singapore , the united arab emirates and other countries .\nbut while the banks screamed for their money , the traders , it is said , were attempting a complex juggling act . the us authorities allege they ' used loan proceeds from one victim bank to pay down debt owed to another victim bank and attempt to draw in new victim banks and seek even more credit , while concealing and perpetuating their fraud ' . despite their best efforts , the banks ' men were unable to find the customers . office addresses in india , for example , were found to be nothing more than shacks hidden down side streets which could be reached only by rickshaw .\ninside , the banks ' investigators found ' with few exceptions , no fax machines , computers , or equipment necessary to produce documents those customers had purportedly sent to the companies ' offices in new jersey ' .\nsimilarly , when representatives of one of the banks , general bank , went in search of customers in new jersey they found only a run - down home that had been empty for two years .\nit is also alleged that the traders arranged for ' fake ' customers to meet with the banks ' representatives and that conference calls were permitted only after narendra rastogi had talked to his ' clients ' first . those few clients rastogi produced seemed to have little idea who he was , according to the charges .\nif the allegations are proven , those involved face a life of ignominy which , to proud men who have rubbed shoulders with politicians , will be far worse than jail sentences .\nworse , if found guilty they are in danger of being labelled as nothing more than common bank robbers . kevin donovan , assistant director in charge of the new york field office of the fbi , said : ' these defendants . . . tried to pass off straw men as customers when the lending banks got suspicious . this is larceny as surely as breaking into the bank vault and hauling off bags of cash . '\nthe us attorney ' s office describes the alleged fraud as ' massive ' , and it is not hard to see why .\nthe victim banks are : jp morgan chase & co , fleet national bank , pnc bank , kbc bank , hypo vereins bank , dresdner bank lateinamerika , china trust bank , general bank .\nthe four firms claimed to be brokers , buying and selling metal , arranging for overseas shipments of metal , and providing interim financing to suppliers and customers . to provide such financing , the four firms entered into a series of complicated loan agreements with the banks ."]}
{"id": 56611, "summary": [{"text": "the ccs customer care & solutions holding ag is an ems-service-provider with headquarters in switzerland .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the group has subsidiaries in austria , china , hong kong , germany , slovakia , sri lanka and switzerland .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "within the region of switzerland , germany and austria the company ranks among the top10-ems-companies . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "ccs group", "paragraphs": ["the bas group intends to amalgamate its subsidiaries integrated technology solutions ltd and ccs group limited .\nbeen responsible for ccs group ' s k - 12 and religious facility projects .\nccs group named official supplier to the 35th america\u2019s cup press release ccs group named official supplier to the 35th america\u2019s cup ( hamilton , bermuda , march 27 , 2017 ) \u2013 ccs group limited today announces its partnership with the 35th america\u2019s cup as an official supplier to the event . ccs group , a bermuda - based systems integrator and information technology company , will be the official information and communications technology . . . read more\nccs group is a full service construction consulting firm , focused on the proactive management of the entire construction process , serving owners , design professionals , contractors and subcontractors . ccs group provides assistance in the following areas :\nwelcome to the download area of the ccs group website . for more information please click on one of the links below :\nas part of the international expansion , ccs group has re - branded with a new logo and new website at urltoken .\n2008 , ccs : game uk appoints ccs as prime qc company for all private label shipments from china .\nems - provider ccs group has added a new production location to its portfolio . ccs slovensko s . r . o . has officially opened its doors on july 1 , 2014 .\nccs group expands internationally ( hamilton , bermuda , september xx , 2015 ) \u2013 ccs group limited , a bermuda based systems integrator and information technology company that provides local and international customers with advanced communications solutions and consulting services , today announces that it has opened an office in lisbon , portugal . this is ccs group\u2019s first european office since the company was founded in . . . read more\nas ccs\u2019 company secretary and acting office manager at the hub ( ccs head offices ) being your first point of contact once your contract is up and running with ccs .\nlean management at the ccs group is considering the whole value creation process ; from product development through to logistics at customers point of use .\nthe group stated this will allow its customers to take advantage of the breadth and depth of expertise at ccs , and allow ccs to expand its offerings to include the audio - visual solutions its provides .\nthe ccs group produces worldwide according to the standards of the ipc - association connecting electronics industries . click the following links to download our various certificates\nrichard dickinson ( left ) has been appointed coo by cheyenne wohlford ( right ) , company president and ceo . photo courtesy of ccs group .\nseward , nebraska , u . s . \u2013 richard dickinson has joined cheyenne wohlford as business partner at ccs group , llc . ccs is a provider of nationwide concrete structural assessments , maintenance and repair services . wohlford , president and chief executive officer ( ceo ) of ccs group , has appointed dickinson as the new chief operating officer , effective immediately .\nccs group brings years of successful construction project management , cpm schedule consulting , dispute avoidance and resolution , and structural engineering experience to its customers . \u00ac\u2020\nccs group , inc . 1415 elbridge payne rd . suite 265 chesterfield , mo 63017 phone : 636 - 532 - 2100 fax : 636 - 532 - 1820\nthis ccs group was established in 2009 as a concrete cutting company and has evolved in to a provider of specialised building & construction services incorporating six operating divisons .\nthe materials for energy conversion and storage group ( mecs ) at delft university of . . .\n( hamilton , bermuda , september xx , 2015 ) \u2013 ccs group limited , a bermuda based systems integrator and information technology company that provides local and international customers with advanced communications solutions and consulting services , today announces that it has opened an office in lisbon , portugal . this is ccs group\u2019s first european office since the company was founded in 1982 .\nmol group upgrades its 2017 ebitda guidance to above usd 2 . 3bn as a result of strong h1 delivery\nccs provides high quality homecare . your choice for a better quality of life .\ncredit collection services group ( ccsg ) is a professional full service debt recovery , law firm and investigations company .\n2016 , u - way : u - way joined the sanmos group lineup , as a subsidiary of sanmos .\nccs have has been providing services to bermuda , the caribbean , north america and europe for over 30 years . ccs is known for its attention to detail , its professional design , implementation , and support services . ccs is also known for its ability to consistently deliver large projects on time , and on budget . today ccs represents a complete portfolio of communications technology products and services . ccs provides solutions in the following areas :\nccs commercial , l . l . c . ( delaware ) ( 50 % )\nccs group limited is a bermuda based full service information technology company that provides local and international customers with advanced communications solutions and consulting services . ccs\u2019s highly skilled ict professionals , plan , design , build , implement and optimize leading edge technology solutions that deliver real value its clients and their business .\n1997 , asian games : foundation of asian games corp . as subsidiary of sanmos group and specialist supplier of gaming peripherals .\nthe values and ethical principles of the ccs group are written down in our code of conduct ( coc ) . the code of conduct represents our cornerstones to act as a fair and integral partner against all stakeholders .\nthe code compiles laws and other rules that are particularly relevant to the ccs group and provides guidelines for responsible action . whether it is for dealing with business partners , the public , but also with one another within the company .\nccs has a complete portfolio and solid partnerships with the industry leaders in data center networking . ccs has made large investment in its networking consultants to ensure we have the skills and experience to deliver work class data centre solutions with leading edge technologies . today ccs has delivered several data centre solutions in bermuda , through the caribbean , north america and europe . ccs\u2019 data center networking portfolio includes :\nccs group to host a cyber security summit on may 4th - special guest speaker from america\u2019s cup event authority - ( hamilton , bermuda , april 26 , 2017 ) \u2013 ccs group , a bermuda - based systems integrator and information technology specialist , will host a cyber security summit on may 4th from 8 : 30am to 4pm at the bermuda underwater exploration institute . the summit will address the cyber security eco - system from endpoint to mobile . . . read more\nccs maintains its competitive advantage by providing leading - edge technology with expert professional services and ongoing support .\nccs has delivered several data center solutions in bermuda , through the caribbean , north america and europe .\ncustomer appreciation party ccs will be hosting our annual customer appreciation party on wednesday , december 7th . read more\npeter aldrich , general manager of ccs group , says : \u201cwe are delighted to be announcing the expansion of ccs group into europe . portugal has a relatively low cost of doing business with a highly educated talent pool most of whom have an exceptional command of the english language . this makes lisbon an ideal hub for our operations in europe . we are particularly proud of the experienced engineers who we have been able to recruit and their skills are already bearing fruit in some significant projects in bermuda and overseas . \u201d\nccs group of industries founded by late mr . boonjaroen manoburachailert in 1989 with a humble beginning . under the dynamic vision and strategic direction from mr . boonjaroen ( founder ) and technical / executive leadership of mr . ketan pole ( ceo ) , ccs groups have grown more than 12 times in past 20 years . mr . boonjaroen ' s legacy is continued by the family , led by mr . kriangkrai manoburachailert , group managing director and the company board . today , at ccs , we are a vertically integrated\none stop manufacturing company\ninvolved mainly with \u201cbuild to print\u201d manufacturing with vast variety of capabilities under one group . we support \u201cone off\u201d , \u201csmall batch\u201d as well as \u201cmass production\u201d projects using global accreditations and world class manufacturing systems with an integrated sap / erp .\nccs is an established information technology and communications company providing high - quality technical services to a sophisticated client base .\nccs\u2019 area supervisor for dundee , perth , edinburgh , glasgow and aberdeen & based at our offices in dundee .\n2004 , ccs : foundation of china consulting and sourcing ltd as a service orientated qc - and product sourcing organization .\nroyal gazette \u2013 ccs ahead of it curve information technology is advancing at such a rate that keeping up with it is one of the biggest challenges faced by many companies and organisations . helping them to do so is bermuda\u2019s ccs group , which provides an extensive range of it services and support . the pembroke - based company has now branched out to europe , opening an . . . read more\nclean ccs ebidta reached huf 371bn ( usd 1 . 3bn ) in h1 2017 , with increased contribution from all business segments\ndavid pugh , chairman of bas group , said : \u0093as a result of the restructuring of the two companies , mr woods and bas have agreed upon a mutual separation .\npeter aldrich , general manager of ccs , said the two companies had worked together frequently in the years since its joined bas .\nclece is a leading airport services provision group in europe , operating in almost the whole of the aena network , with facilities and offices in all of the network\u2019s main airports .\nthe european base has been set up to so that ccs can offer the same advanced ict solutions and support services in europe and surrounding jurisdictions as it offers in bermuda . the new office will also augment ccs\u2019 core team of consultants so that ccs can offer multi regional solutions and support services to its customers in bermuda and the caribbean that have operations in europe . the european office will focus primarily on ccs\u2019 service provider infrastructure , enterprise networking and cloud technologies portfolios but will eventually have complete skills parity with its bermuda office .\nthe managing director of ccs ltd , john is active between the company\u2019s offices in edinburgh , glasgow , dundee and fife & holds ultimate responsibility for the operations as a whole at your establishment , from our hands on cleaning operatives to ccs\u2019 field and office management .\nthe ccs team has extensive and diverse experience in it systems development , management and optimization for small business , corporate and government sectors .\nbased in dundee and glasgow scotland , 1st ccs group offer cleaning services to commercial , industrial and residential clients . our cleaning services include contract cleaning , carpet cleaning , builder ' s cleaning , blitz cleaning , drain cleaning , gutter cleaning and domestic cleaning across scotland including dundee , glasgow , edinburgh , aberdeen , inverness , perth\nccs to host nutanix event ( hamilton , bermuda , november 5 , 2013 ) \u2013 local systems integrator , ccs , will host the innovative computing and storage company nutanix at an event for the it industry on wednesday , november 13 from 8 : 30am to 11 : 30am at the fairmont hamilton princess . ccs and nutanix will discuss server and storage use cases that are common to bermuda businesses , . . . read more\ngroup director of sales & marketing , kory logan , says : \u201cccs has been evangelizing innovative and disruptive technologies for years . these solutions have delivered a lot a value to our local customers . many of the technologies ccs has had success with are not well represented in europe . ccs and its strategic technology partners are very excited to be moving into new markets and we have already begun to gain significant traction in some key verticals in europe . additionally , we are happy that we can now offer seamless services and around the clock support across both regions to our bermuda customers with a branch office in europe . \u201d\nshoud you require that we speak with someone other than yourself in relation to your account with credit collection services group pty ltd , please click on the link below to download a letter of authority .\ncompanies today require systems that are reliable , resilient , flexible and scalable . ccs has shaped its product portfolio to meet these criteria and its service offerings have been designed to help its customers get more out their ict investments . ccs has a breadth of product and service offerings that span from the cloud to the keyboard and ccs is dedicated to delivering the right solution to meet the customer needs even if it disrupts its existing business models .\nccs group plc was registered on 08 aug 1995 with its registered office in london . the business has a status listed as\nactive\n. it currently has 5 directors . the company ' s first directors were brian william gaule , damian finbar tiernan , matthew daly , michael peter stephen horgan . the business currently employs 500 - 999 people .\nto set up a payment arrangement by direct debit or to update your current payment details with credit collection services group pty ltd , please click on the link below to download our direct debit authority form .\nthe group has a highly skilled board and an experienced management team who maintain a culture of good governance informed by effective risk management and compliance practices . this is supported by a stable and experienced employee base .\nccs quarry produces and delivers a range of high quality sand types that meet strict quality control standards for use in domestic , manufacturing and civil engineering projects .\nmany thanks to ccs for looking after my 93 year old mother for the last 18 months . the team of carers are doing a great job and it is testament to the standard of care mum is receiving that she is still able to live alone at home . long may it continue with ccs\u2019s support .\nccs\u2019 customer services manager for all the contracts within the group with the responsibility to contact you as and when required either by telephone , e - mail or in person , whichever is more suitable to you . each month via email with clients we invite you to answer out detailed questionnaire to ensure that ccs effectively gauge and develop the support services supplied to your complex . we would ask that you take a moment to answer the questions in the form online . we will then use this information to conduct review meetings with yourselves .\nc . c . s . group of companies : cnc turning / machining , metal stamping , mold / die , jigs / fixture , cutting tools manufacturing , aviation equipment - c . c . s . groups - urltoken\nbudapest , 4th august 2017 \u2013 today , mol group announced its financial results for h1 2017 . all business segments increased their earnings implying a 23 % growth of clean ccs ebidta in comparison with the same period last year . mol has also reached a significant milestone in its petrochemicals transformation journey set out in the 2030 strategy through the signing of key licencing contracts for its flagship polyol project .\nto provide an industrial sized cleaning service . at ccs ltd we do not employ agency staff , our dedicated management team provide all our staff with onsite and visual aided training . some of our clients include major retailers who have entrusted ccs ltd over the years to provide accurate and realistic programmes , with experienced project staff backed up with a ccs management team that have the ability to deliver the service ' right the first time ' and with no compromise of quality standards of health & safety issues .\nccs\u2019s service provider core infrastructure portfolio is made up of solutions that have been proven by the industry to deliver the performance and reliability that is critical to carrier grade infrastructure . additionally , ccs\u2019s service provider core infrastructure portfolio is comprised of solutions that have evolved with the industries ever - changing needs and take advantage of continuous technology advancements .\na group engaged in the provision of support services , track maintenance services , construction support services , capital works , hire of plant , equipment and motor vehicles in connection with the above , and training services to the rail sector .\nthe ccs group supports your visions on the road to the future . as a realisation partner , we breathe life into these ideas and , in partnership with you , give form to that which is created in the think tanks and on the drawing boards of your companies . in addition to a brilliant idea , new visions need a major investment and the taking of business risks \u2013 always enormous commitments .\ndata protection in the modern data center if you\u2019re challenged by meeting the demands of the always - on business and maximizing your organization\u2019s investment in the modern data center , then join us for a cruise on august 12th . discover how the joint solution of veeam software and exagrid disk backup with deduplication , partnered with ccs group , can help you get : faster backups recovery time . . . read more\nthe ccs group stands for a highly customer oriented organisation . we strive for highest customer satisfaction by innovative services throughout the entire digital value chain . our commitment to our partners is providing best practice design and manufacturing services from idea to after sales requirements . we believe that our employees are our most important asset to provide the best possible service . our corporate behavior supports and respects responsibility to constantly changing requirements .\nzsolt hern\u00e1di , mol group chairman - ceo , commented on the results : \u201cwe are materially upgrading our full - year 2017 guidance to above usd 2 . 3bn clean ccs ebitda ( from \u201cusd 2bn + \u201d ) thanks to the very strong performance of the group in the first half of the year , which was a further testament to our resilient integrated business model and asset quality . we have also reached a significant milestone in our petchem transformation journey set out in the 2030 strategy as we have recently signed key licencing contracts for our flagship polyol project . progressing with the mol 2030 strategy is as much of a priority as to continue to generate the maximum return on our existing assets . \u201d\nthe ccs cleaning management and staff are always at hand to answer any questions you may have about any of the services we provide . below are the details of our senior management staff .\nthe first half of 2017 was marked by important milestones in the implementation of mol group\u2019s 2030 strategy . the partnership agreements with evonik and thyssenkrupp for mol\u2019s flagship investment into the propylene oxide value chain ( the \u201cpolyol project\u201d ) will give impetus to its petrochemical expansion and pave the way to become the leading chemical group in cee . furthermore , mol is a step closer to build a network of 250 + electric vehicles chargers in cee as part of the next - e consortium , which received for this purpose eur 19mn of eu funding .\nccs group talent has been strengthened with a professional services team with extensive industry knowledge and expertise . the lisbon office will be headed by portuguese national pedro morais , a consultant with extensive skills in networking and service provider infrastructure . he will be supported by david franjoso , a senior solutions architect with more than 17 years of industry experience and paulo almeida , a senior architect with more than 10 years of experience as a systems engineer for a systems integrator in portugal .\nhe added : \u0093we now aim to operate as one under ccs . customers can rely on the same professional audio visual and automated solutions with the same dedication to high quality installation and support services .\nwe inform about the assumption of the customer portfolio and the majority of the employees of letron gmbh ( based in osterode , germany ) by ccs gohlke gmbh , effective as per 1st of march 2017 .\nthe majority of our sales revenue comes from south africa and namibia , followed by markets in southern and west africa , the us , europe , australia and the far east . the consolidation of oceana\u2019s south african , namibian , angolan and us fishmeal supply has increased the group\u2019s scale and mobility in the global market . this is supported by increasing global protein requirements and growing demand for fishmeal and fish oil products . oceana\u2019s fishmeal and fish oil market has a global footprint . the group\u2019s us\u2011based , daybrook fisheries operation is responsible for a significant portion of our fishmeal and fish oil products .\nccs is a systems integrator with a portfolio of information and communications technology solutions . it also provide planning , design , implementation and ongoing support services for leading edge technology solutions that range from the cloud to the keyboard .\nccs customer care & solutions holding ag marketing department alpenblickstrasse 26 p . o . box 14 8853 lachen switzerland e - mail : marketing ( at ) ccsedms . com telephone + 41 55 451 79 20 telefax + 41 55 451 79 21\nincorporated in 1918 and listed on the johannesburg ( jse ) and namibian ( nsx ) stock exchanges , oceana group is the largest fishing company in africa and an important participant in the namibian , angolan and us fishing industries . we employ 5 690 people , of whom 4 473 are directly employed and 1 217 are indirectly employed .\nccs customer appreciation party please join us for our annual customer appreciation party . wednesday december 3rd , 2014 venue : the royal bermuda yacht club time : 5 : 30 \u2013 8 : 30 please rsvp to : cap14rsvp @ urltoken view invite read more\nccs ltd provide a specialist cleaning service for the pre - occupation of buildings , especially new builds , factories and commercial properties . we have the correct machinery and expertise to provide large scale cleaning services for builders and large contractors . we are a\ndickinson and wohlford will work together on marketing and sales efforts , as well as sharing management of the day - to - day operations of the company and strategic planning . dickinson will help continue the company ' s successful growth and expand ccs into additional markets .\nphysical activity and exercise can help you stay healthy , energetic and independent as you get older . many adults aged 65 and overspend , on average , 10 hours or more each day sitting or lying down , making them the most sedentary age group . they\u2019re paying a high price for their inactivity , with higher rates of falls , obesity , [ \u2026 ]\nthat one - man operation is now an employer of more than 300 individuals . john says the growth has always been in response to client demand . his maxim has always been\ncommunicate\n. john says you must always be prepared to talk with , and listen to , your customers . and this dialogue has served ccs well . existing customers would ask if he could provide a service outside his usual field , and he would oblige . word would spread , and soon that favour became a new niche for ccs to develop .\ndownstream once again posted record high half - year clean ccs ebitda , delivering huf 186bn ( usd 652mn ) . this represented an 8 % increase year - on - year , driven by stronger refinery margins and improved asset availability , which offset the lower petrochemicals margins .\nat the heart of every service providers business is their core networking infrastructure . to be carrier grade , infrastructure solutions have to be reliable , resilient , flexible and scalable with massive capacity . ccs delivers best - of - breed infrastructure solutions that meet all of these criteria .\nclece provides services in airports using the clece brand itself and the specialist subsidiary companies multiservicios aeroportuarios , clever handling services , ccs airport services and gama fuelling services . more than 2 , 500 professionals work in 36 spanish airports , three airports in portugal and two more in uk .\nalthough it is not a value - adding process , testing is indispensable . the manufacture of electronic assemblies is a sequential production process characterised by different influencing factors . product quality is determined by a succession of hundreds to thousands of process steps . even in extremely stable processes , the number of miniscule flaws can increase at individual steps over the entire chain and , exponentially , result in a value for the complete assembly which is by no means negligible . inspections are therefore essential . whether these are visual , electrical or conducted employing other methods , the ccs group provides its customers with numerous different test options which , individually or combined , contribute to an optimum result and the desired quality .\nthe changing nature of the demands of clients have prompted john and his management team to rebrand the company , ccs \u2014property facilities management . john says that many changes in the business have involved considerable capital spend , and that he found the royal bank of scotland ideal partners in the continuing evolution of his firm . he says ,\nworking with kingsway branch ' s ian cunningham on a viable business plan has allowed me to arm ccs with top - of - the - range equipment .\nit ' s this aspect of the business which he believes best illustrates that invaluable advice from the brewer .\nthe jxtg group renamed two reporting segments to better reflect actual business conditions . accordingly ,\npetroleum refining and marketing\nwas renamed\nenergy\n, while\noil and natural gas exploration and production\nremained the same in english ( i . e . , only the japanese name was changed ) . these were changes only to the names thereof ; therefore , the segment information was not affected by these changes .\neach investment for john in the early days was a major gamble , but now with the resources of his company behind him , and a good relationship with his royal bank business manager , he feels things are much easier . but in all the success , john hasn ' t forgotten his first job , and ccs , which has built a reputation on pre - occupation cleaning of stores and office blocks ; exterior cleaning ; manpower holiday relief cover ; and more , will also take on small - scale work for the disabled and snow - clearing work for the elderly . john ensures ccs is rooted in the community .\n\u201ci am very excited about the opportunities , potential and synergy that this partnership creates , \u201d dickinson said . \u201ci am eager to see what we can do together with our combined knowledge of the agricultural and concrete repair industry . \u201d dickinson has more than 30 years of experience in management , estimating and business development . prior to joining ccs group , he managed operations and business development for a concrete restoration contractor specializing in the structural assessment and repair of grain handling facilities , flour / feed mills and mining / cement facilities . he also has been involved in many other large commercial , institutional and industrial construction projects over his career . past roles include vice - president of operations and business development , construction manager , and director of preconstruction services .\nfirst impressions always last and with this in mind , our teams of specialist cleaning operators cover scotland providing first class cleaning services for all types of office , factory and retail outlets , from single person offices to the larger multi office complex , factory and retail units . established in 1985 , ccs ltd have been providing\n\u201ccreating this partnership will allow us to expand our customer base and customer services , \u201d wohlford said . \u201cwe will continue to build on our role as a leader in providing our customers with outstanding quality , accurate information and relentless commitment to deliver on our promises . ccs and our customers will benefit immensely with rich as partner and coo . \u201d\ncollectively , the ccs staff is diverse , accomplished and experienced across a broad spectrum of specialized building programs for education , government and private business . it includes registered professional engineers with both civil and structural engineering backgrounds ; construction managers ; licensed real estate brokers ; hurricane and earthquake risk / mitigation experts ; and a credentialed construction arbitrator / mediator .\nfor carriers that require high interface density and network resources and want an alternative to cisco , ccs will position the alcatel - lucent 7750 service router ( sr ) . the alcatel - lucent 7750 sr is a high - performance , multiservice edge router designed for the concurrent delivery of advanced residential , business and mobile services on a common ip edge platform .\nmeet the ceo \u2013 you\u2019re invited please join ccs for lunch for a presentation from dheeraj pandey and rajiv mirani the ceo and vp of engineering for nutanix . nutanix is a pioneer in the rapidly expanding software defined storage market and is the fasted growing infrastructure startup of the past decade . dheeraj and rajiv will discuss how the software defined storage . . . read more\nthe group\u2019s principal market is the lower - end consumer ( who prefers canned fish and horse mackerel ) . oceana is particularly well renowned for the sale of canned pilchards under the lucky star label . lucky star is an iconic retail brand in south africa , and leads the market within the canned fish sectors in which it operates . this includes botswana , france , kenya , lesotho , mozambique , malawi , mauritius , namibia , south africa , swaziland , the united kingdom , zambia and zimbabwe .\nthe new production site is located on the same premises as akatech kabelkonfektionierung gmbh ( akatech group ) , a strategic parter for the ems - provider . ' this is aimed at synergies for box build activities and oem manufacturing of complete units and equipment ' a press release states . the new location will focus mainly on the production for customers from the dach - region ( germany , austria , switzerland ) and provides printed circuit board assemblies , cable assemblies , comprehensive mechatronics and box build activities from eastern europe , the release continues .\nfor over 20 years in this industry , we have been offering reliable and ethical face to face service and this is what differentiates us from other companies out there . ccs haulage delivers construction materials like sand and gravel throughout the brisbane hinterland , gold coast , jimboomba , loganvillage and yarrabilba . the site is well placed near major arterial roads to service the hinterland and south - western growth areas .\nupstream achieved robust results in the first half of 2017 , posting an ebitda of huf 128bn ( usd 447mn ) , 45 % higher year - on - year , and generating a hefty amount of free cash flow at usd 321mn . the primary drivers of this upsurge were higher realized hydrocarbon prices on the back of a 30 % increase in brent crude price as well as lower operating costs . average hydrocarbon production reached 110 , 000 barrels of oil equivalent per day during the first six months , in line with mol group\u2019s 2017 guidance .\nall care ( part of ccs ) have been providing social care to my mother in law , mrs . parker , since 14th may 2001 . this followed a 5 month stay in hospital after breaking her left femur and suffering a stroke . this resulted in her being unable to walk and a hoist system having to be used to assist her mobility to maintain a high quality of life in her own home .\nif a service provider requires specific services such as broadband aggregation , ipsec tunnelling or carrier grade nat ccs recommends cisco asr 1000 series aggregation services routers . cisco asr 1000 series routers aggregate multiple wan connections and network services , including encryption and traffic management , and forward them across wan connections at line speeds from 2 . 5 to 200 gbps . the routers contain both hardware and software redundancy in an industry - leading high - availability design .\noceana\u2019s fishing and production\u2011related activities are conducted primarily through four operating divisions : lucky star ; daybrook fisheries ; blue continent products ; and oceana lobster . a fifth division , ccs logistics , provides refrigerated warehouse facilities with operations in south africa , namibia and angola . this structure creates value through economies of scale and efficiencies in terms of raw material and product volumes , use of vessels and production resources , market focus , risk management and growth opportunities .\nto cater to different needs of our clients and industry , we have evolved a state - of - the - art infrastructure unit , which is spread over a sprawling area . it is well equipped with all the required equipment . to handle our sophisticated machinery , we have hired a team of highly skilled and trained team of operators . to facilitate our production , we have segregated our manufacturing unit into different departments , such as manufacturing unit , research and development unit , warehouse unit , quality testing unit and the likes . to cater to different needs of our clients and industry , we have evolved a state - of - the - art infrastructure unit , which is spread over a sprawling area . it is well equipped with all the required equipment . rooves 360 a is a roofing and fa\u00e7ade initiative by ccs group which stands for quality and sustainable roofing solutions . sustainability lies at the core of our ethos , thats why we at rooves 360 believe in roofing materials which are green and environment friendly . our roofing product range involves materials like aluminium , copper , zinc and titanium .\njosh brings strong business acumen and excellent writing abilities to the ccs team . josh assists a variety of health associations , first nations and corporate clients in gaining access to the appropriate level of government . josh understands how to ensure government prioritization of his clients ' needs . he has helped clients secure funding , achieve mutually beneficial solutions in government negotiations and expedite key decision - making processes . e - mail : josh @ theccsgroup . caoffice : ( 416 ) 944 - 8555 ext . 2\nwhen a low - to - medium interface density and network resources are required , ccs positions the cisco asr 900 series aggregation services routers . cisco asr 900 routers are full - featured , modular aggregation platforms . they\u2019re designed for the cost - effective delivery of converged mobile , residential , and business services . you get redundancy , a shallow depth , low power consumption , and high service scale in routers packed with useful features and optimised for small aggregation and remote point - of - presence ( pop ) applications .\nimmediately prior to joining ccs , blair was managing consultant for 15 major educational projects funded by the wentzville r - iv school district ' s 1993 and 1996 bond issues and the francis howell school district ' s 1990 bond issue . projects included three new elementary schools , the two - phased construction of a new middle school , a new administration building , renovations and an addition to an existing administration building , renovations and new construction at several high school tracks & stadiums , as well as several other building renovations and additions .\neach additional service he offered the business community and the general public was a natural progression . so too was the development of his company ' s structure , as family members became involved in the office management side of the business . it ' s from this involvement of his family that john traces his greatest market growth . as he could leave the management duties to trusted family members , he was able to push his business to new customers , not just in the city , but to every major centre of population in scotland . so ccs \u2014 contract cleaning services took off .\nall of our cleaners are trained to british institute of cleaning science ( bicsc ) standards all ccs operatives are professional , polite and courteous at all times . our office cleaning division specialise in cleaning offices to ensure your offices are ready for your office staff to work in a fresh and comfortable environment . we can provide a single cleaner to deliver a once per week clean and give your offices a freshen up or provide a dedicated team of office cleaners to continually ensure your office space is clean and tidy . we remove all rubbish and provide all of the equipment and chemicals to ensure the best possible job at all times .\nthe cisco cloud services router 1000v ( csr 1000v ) shares several features with the cisco asr 1000 . as a result , ccs endorses the csr 1000v as an alternative to the asr 1000 for several use cases where it makes sense the customer . the csr 1000v is a virtual - form - factor router that delivers comprehensive wan gateway and network services functions into virtual and cloud environments . using familiar , industry - leading cisco ios xe software networking capabilities , the csr 1000v enables enterprises to transparently extend their wans into provider - hosted clouds . similarly , cloud providers themselves can use it to offer enterprise - class networking services to their tenants or customers .\nthe managing director of a major brewing firm once told john davie ,\nthe bigger you get the easier it gets\n. that ' s a sentiment that john can certainly attest to . john , now the managing director of dundee cleaning firm ccs , started out as a one - man window cleaning operation in the downfield area of the city . at the time he left school as a 16 - year - old , john decided he wanted to be his own boss , and it ' s a decision he has not regretted . his first week ' s earnings may only have been only \u00a330 , but his endeavour and determination have brought him a business with a seven - figure turnover .\nthe cisco asr 1000 series supports cisco ios xe software , a modular operating system with modular packaging , feature velocity , and powerful resiliency . the cisco asr 1000 series embedded services processors ( esps ) , which are based on cisco quantumflow processor technology , accelerate many advanced features such as crypto - based access security ; network address translation ( nat ) , thread defence with cisco zone - based firewall ( zbfw ) , deep packet inspection ( dpi ) , cisco unified border element ( cube ) , and a diverse set of data centre interconnect ( dci ) features . these services are implemented in cisco ios xe software without the need for additional hardware support . the cisco asr 1000 is a very versatile box and essential to ccs\u2019s core infrastructure portfolio .\nfor carriers that require high interface density and network resources , ccs positions the cisco asr 9000 series aggregation services routers ( asr 9000 series ) . the cisco asr 9000 series represent an exciting new paradigm in edge and core routing , with exceptional scalability , carrier - 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( cpp ) , manufacturer of components and sub - assemblies . . .\nthe global marketing company cisneros has made an equity investment in ast & science . . .\nthe we - cmb family has offspring : we - cmbnc with nanocrystalline core material excels with its broadband attenuation characteristics and higher operating temperatures .\nthink about the number of items you use in your daily life that are more than 20 years . . .\nglobal tv panel shipments reached 23 . 52 million in may , a 9 . 1 % growth over the previous . . .\nthe south korean company is to build a new plant in tatab\u00e1nya industrial park in hungary . . .\nsymphony ventures , the global services firm specialising in robotic process automation . . .\njoin the evertiq conference ( tec ) which will take place at medicon village at ideon science park , lund sweden on september 27 , 2018 .\npraxair , inc . is an industrial gas company who has signed an agreement to sell the majority . . .\naccording to preliminary figures , lpkf laser & electronics ag generated revenue of eur . . .\nnkt has been awarded a contract by \u00f8rsted of over eur 145 million to supply more than . . .\nunited microelectronics corporation ( umc ) filed a lawsuit against micron technology . . .\nnasa\u2019s jet propulsion laboratory and aerovironment is collaborating to build the first . . .\nthe chinese domestic solar market has been shirking after the release of new pv policy . faced with the oversupply , chinese module makers will seek ways to export the excessive products , or even sell off the products to . . .\nindustry shipments and orders for the north american printed circuit board ( pcb industry ) in . . .\nsmartphone manufacturer htc said it would cut 1 ' 500 jobs in its manufacturing unit in . . .\nunicredit has closed a eur 300 million financing to samsung sdi . the manufacturer of . . .\ngermany - headquartered voltabox ag decided to purchase all shares in navitas . . .\nthis is the message embodied in our new image . when we speak of visionaries , we mean you , our valued customers \u2013 because our economy lives from the marvellous ideas created and developed in your enterprise as part of your vision . your inventions and designs are the driving force that keeps the economy moving , underpins the innovativeness of different european industries , forms the basis of new patents or technological milestones and , of no less importance , secures countless jobs .\ncontinuous solution orientation contributes to the realisation of a product innovation . after all , your success also ensures ours .\nnumerous innovations from worldfamous scientist were revolutionary for their time and well beyond . great names associated with major inventions in past centuries include leonardo da vinci , werner von siemens , carl f . benz , thomas alva edison , nikola tesla , marie curie etc .\nrecertification of the quality management systems in summer 2016 for several subsidiaries according to latest standards .\nour shortform brochure will provide you an overview about our services : electronic , cable assemblies , mechatronic & system integration from the specialist with european and asian sites . read more\nwe take responsibility in the management of our environment and act carefully and sparingly with natural resources . as part of our commitment to sustainability , we consciously develop and use new environmentally friendly technologies and processes .\nour environmental commitment is documented in our code of conduct , our quality management is certified according to iso 14001 .\nin addition , a package of environmental measures is implemented each year , initiated by the continuous improvement process and the environmental commitment of our employees . you can get an insight into this here : environment initiatives 2016 ( pdf )\nthe main task of the coc is to make all employees aware of applicable laws and company directives and to sensitise them to legal risks during their professional routine .\non request , we will gladly provide you with a copy . please contact our press office .\nvia login , we offer our customers protected access to our internal database . this access facilitates the work when searching , comparing and clarifying the components delivery situation . order processing and follow - 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tested strategies and we want you to have the same confidence in us . if at any point . . .\nthese are some of our most satisfied clients and we are proud to share some of their success stories with you . . .\ntheccsgroup created a first nation and provincial government engagement strategy to expedite the permitting process and acquire first nation buy - in .\ntheccsgroup was commissioned by domtar to negotiate a sustainable forestry license with three first nations .\nron gersh has been lobbying at queen\u2019s park , parliament hill and city hall for over 10 years . he prides himself on having built a reputation in the industry and among his clients for delivering results . his successes on all levels of government speak for themselves . he has helped numerous clients , from large corporations to first nations communities , obtain funding for their capital projects . e - mail : ron @ theccsgroup . caoffice : ( 416 ) 944 - 8555 ext . 1\nwith over 25 years in the canadian healthcare sector , margaret holds multiple boards of directors positions for several biotech and medical devices corporations . she has managed revenues of $ 120 million and budgets of $ 15 million . she holds in - 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", "topic": 30}], "title": "rockyou", "paragraphs": ["rockyou blog former aol / adap . tv global head joins rockyou as chief media officer\nplease contact rockyou with any questions or comments about this privacy policy or the rockyou sites by emailing : privacy @ rockyou . com .\npress release : rockyou : former aol / adap . tv global head joins rockyou as chief media officer\nrockyou ' s ceo , lisa marino , currently has an approval rating of 19 % . rockyou ' s primary competitors are\nowler has collected 21 screenshots of rockyou ' s website since jan 2012 . the latest rockyou website design screenshot was captured in may 2018 .\nrockyou , inc . and its subsidiaries ( collectively , \u201crockyou\u201d ) recognize that its customers , visitors , users , and others ( collectively or individually\nusers\n) who use games , applications , the website www . rockyou . com , and other services hosted by rockyou ( collectively , the\nrockyou sites\n) value their privacy . this privacy policy details important information regarding the use and disclosure of user information collected on the rockyou sites . rockyou provides this privacy policy to help you make an informed decision about whether to use or continue using the rockyou sites .\nrockyou , inc . and its subsidiaries ( collectively , \u201crockyou\u201d ) recognize that its customers , visitors , users , and others ( collectively or individually \u201cusers\u201d ) who use games , applications , the website urltoken and other services hosted by rockyou ( collectively , the \u201crockyou sites\u201d ) value their privacy . this privacy policy details important information regarding the use and disclosure of user information collected on the rockyou sites . rockyou provides this privacy policy to help you make an informed decision about whether to use or continue using the rockyou sites .\nand lastly , rockyou has acquired 50 cubes , which makes games for targeted at women such as mall world . marino said that rockyou has acquired the team\nin charge of rockyou\u2019s overseas operations , dayanidhi heads rockyou india and leads rockyou thailand as vice president , asia operations . dayanidhi has worked in the gaming industry for nearly 15 years and was previously managing director - asia of digital chocolate .\nsince rockyou was founded in 2005 , it has participated in 10 rounds of funding . in total rockyou has raised $ 168 . 7m . rockyou ' s last funding round was on mar 2015 for a total of $ 23 . 0m\nrockyou joins the no scams parade . but what ' s facebook up to ?\nrockyou currently has 3 , 551 followers on twitter . as of july 2013 rockyou had 2 , 999 followers . that ' s a 18 percent increase in 4 years\nrockyou currently has 8 , 422 fans on facebook . as of july 2013 rockyou had 5 , 414 fans . that ' s a 55 percent increase in 5 years\nrockyou develops a proprietary technology for social game developer to run and monetize their entire advertisement campaigns . rockyou is headquartered in san francisco , california . lisa marino is the ceo of rockyou . rockyou ' s latest funding round was a series f for $ 23m on mar 2015 . rockyou ' s most recent acquisition was little things , inc . for c an undisclosed amount on apr 2018 . as of june 2018 , rockyou has 8 . 4k fans on facebook and 3 . 6k followers on twitter .\nrockyou\u2019s primary objective in collecting user information is to provide and enhance the rockyou sites and to enable users to easily navigate and enjoy the rockyou sites . when you use the rockyou sites , we may collect and record the information you provide us voluntarily through urltoken (\nfacebook\n) in accordance with the policies and terms of facebook .\nrockyou arch - rival slide was acquired by google in august for $ 228 million .\nrockyou prompted users to enter their third - party site credentials directly into the rockyou site when sharing data or an application . the facebook integration requires proper facebook authentication , and\nrockyou\u2019s primary objective in collecting user information is to provide and enhance the rockyou sites and to enable users to easily navigate and enjoy the rockyou sites . when you use the rockyou sites and mobile applications , we may collect and record the information you provide us voluntarily through urltoken ( \u201cfacebook\u201d ) in accordance with the policies and terms of facebook .\nrockyou develops a proprietary technology for social game developer to run and monetize their entire advertisement campaigns . rockyou was founded in 2005 . rockyou ' s headquarters is located in san francisco , california , usa 94107 . it has raised 168 . 7m . . .\nprotecting the privacy of young children is especially important to rockyou . for that reason , rockyou does not knowingly collect or maintain personal information or non - personal information on the rockyou sites from persons under 13 years of age , and no part of our website is directed to persons under 13 . if you are under 13 years of age , then please do not use or access the rockyou sites at any time or in any manner . if rockyou learns that personal information of persons under 13 years of age has been collected on the rockyou sites then rockyou will take the appropriate steps to delete this information immediately .\nseasoned programmatic ad executive sean crawford to lead rockyou mobile and media expansion worldwide . . .\nprotecting the privacy of young children is especially important to rockyou . for that reason , rockyou does not knowingly collect or maintain personally identifiable information or non - personally - identifiable information on the rockyou sites from persons under 13 years of age , and no part of our website is directed to persons under 13 . if you are under 13 years of age , then please do not use or access the rockyou sites at any time or in any manner . if rockyou learns that personally identifiable information of persons under 13 years of age has been collected on the rockyou sites then rockyou will take the appropriate steps to delete this information immediately .\nrockyou promotes lisa marino to ceo\u2026 . and she ' s excited about it ( tctv )\n/ view / news / 172223 / rockyou _ acquires _ bingo _ developer _ ryzing . php\nyou may , of course , decline to submit personal information through the rockyou sites , in which case rockyou may not be able to provide certain services to you . please note that media files uploaded by users to the rockyou sites cannot be removed and remain subject to our terms of use .\nif you submit personal information to us by use of the rockyou sites , then we use your personal information to operate , maintain , and provide you the features and functionality of the rockyou sites .\nyou may , of course , decline to submit personally identifiable information through the rockyou sites , in which case rockyou may not be able to provide certain services to you . please note that media files uploaded by users to the rockyou sites cannot be removed and remain subject to our terms of use .\nabove : words of wonder is one of the games rockyou bought from disney and continues to operate .\napplifier is perceived as one of rockyou ' s biggest rivals . applifier was founded in 2008 , and is headquartered in helsinki , other . applifier generates $ 52 . 2m more revenue vs . rockyou .\nthe post rockyou hires powerful team of women executives to drive its digital media expansion appeare . . .\nacquisition of established app - based ad network to turbocharge rockyou ' s expansion into mobile . . .\nif you submit personally identifiable information to us by use of the rockyou sites , then we use your personal information to operate , maintain , and provide you the features and functionality of the rockyou sites .\nthis privacy policy is incorporated into and is subject to the rockyou terms of use . your use of the rockyou sites and any personal information you provide on the rockyou sites remain subject to the terms of this privacy policy and our terms of use . if you access the rockyou sites from a third - party social networking site , you may also be required to read and accept the third party\u2019s terms of service and privacy policy .\nchartboost is rockyou ' s # 3 rival . chartboost is headquartered in san francisco , california , and was founded in 2011 . chartboost competes in the application software industry . chartboost generates 150 % the revenue of rockyou .\nrockyou founder and ceo lance tokuda is no longer leading the company , we\u2019ve confirmed . tokuda helped found rockyou back in 2005 , and led it through several funding rounds totalling nearly $ 130 million . the change comes at a critical time in rockyou\u2019s life , as the company attempts to reinvent itself and bounce back from substantial layoffs .\nall told , the acquisitions will add three million to four million users to rockyou\u2019s existing network of 75 million users . rockyou operates games much like tv show syndicators do , making money from the entertainment long after it is past its prime , marino said . rockyou monetizes a lot of its network through premium ads from top brands .\nrockyou are still storing passwords in the clear , and transporting user passwords in the clear via email . despite the attack taking place over 10 days ago now and rockyou knowing about the attack , a user signing up for a rockyou account today will still have their password stored as plain text and emailed to them in the clear .\nrockyou corporate headquarters 642 harrison street suite 300 san francisco , ca 94107 office phone : 415 . 580 . 6400\nupon request rockyou will provide you with information about whether we hold , or process on behalf of a third party , any of your personal information . to request this information please contact us at privacy @ rockyou . com .\nvungle is a top competitor of rockyou . vungle is a private company that was founded in 2011 in san francisco , california . vungle operates in the internet software industry . compared to rockyou , vungle has 25 more employees .\nrockyou media is branching beyond social games with the launch of vocally , a new digital property for . . .\nrockyou has a history of stupidity . see here , here , and here . this may take the cake .\nto view and apply to all of rockyou ' s current flexible job postings , sign up for flexjobs today .\nnetwork features top games from some of social gaming\u2019s most successful publishers , including zynga , wooga , social point\u2014and rockyou .\nrockyou will not share , sell , rent or trade your personal information other than as described in this privacy policy .\nexclusive : rockyou has grown into one of the top video ad networks in the world by monetizing mobile . . .\nsocial games studio rockyou has reported a round of job cuts to its us workforce . speaking with gamasu . . .\none of the 32 million with a rockyou account ? you may want to change all your passwords . like now .\nsocial game publisher rockyou has purchased three major playdom social games from disney so that it save them from being shut down .\nif you\u2019re creative , brilliant , and passionate about interactive media , we want you at rockyou . founded in 2005 , r\nrockyou has employees and is the second highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 157 .\nrockyou , the video ad network , has announced that it has acquired fanbread , which is a platform that . . .\nhello everyone - along with welcoming bingo blingo to the rockyou family , we ' re also proud to announce . . .\nsan francisco - march 2 , 2015 - interactive media company rockyou today announced it has raised $ 23m in . . .\nrockyou also reserves the right to disclose personal information and / or non - personal information that rockyou believes , in good faith , is appropriate or necessary to enforce our terms of use , take precautions against liability , to investigate and defend itself against any third - party claims or allegations , to assist government enforcement agencies , to protect the security or integrity of our the rockyou sites , and to exercise or protect the rights , property , or personal safety of rockyou , our users or others .\ni spoke with rockyou coo lisa marino , who says that tokuda told the company he would be stepping down last month , around the time that it pivoted to focus primarily on social gaming . a significant but undisclosed percentage of rockyou\u2019s workforce was laid off as part of the transition , and the company hired former ea exec jonathan knight to serve as svp of rockyou games .\nrockyou is an interactive media and entertainment company amplifying the authentic voice of multicultural millennials . wrapped around rockyou\u2019s video network which reaches 75 million monthly viewers , developed and optimized by publishers of leading social media apps , rockyou media provides brands and publishers with hyper - engaging content for a multicultural audience . headquartered in san francisco with offices in chicago and new york , follow us on twitter\nrockyou also reserves the right to disclose personally identifiable information and / or non - personally identifiable information that rockyou believes , in good faith , is appropriate or necessary to enforce our terms of use , take precautions against liability , to investigate and defend itself against any third - party claims or allegations , to assist government enforcement agencies , to protect the security or integrity of our the rockyou sites , and to exercise or protect the rights , property , or personal safety of rockyou , our users or others .\n( 4 - traders . com ) rockyou media ' s progressive business model gives way to property expansion and streng . . .\nsan francisco , ca - june 10 , 2015 - rockyou , a leading interactive media company , today announced tha . . .\nbangalore , india - - ( marketwired - jan 28 , 2015 ) - interactive media company rockyou today announcedit h . . .\nupdate : marino had clarified that tokuda is indeed still with rockyou , and that he is working on \u2018innovation and strategic initiatives\u2019 , such as exploring new areas for rockyou to expand into . that might include platforms ( for example , mobile ) or game genres .\namc and rockyou today announced the walking dead social game , developed by eyes wide games , has launched on facebook in open beta .\nit\u2019s been a bad year for rockyou . less than twelve months ago , the company had all of its 32 million accounts hacked .\nthese are all the companies that rockyou has acquired . rockyou has acquired 5 companies and its latest acquisition was little things , inc . in apr 2018 . little things is an online platform that allows users to share stories , videos , delicious recipes and diy projects .\nexclusive : mobile social game rockyou is laying off 65 people , or 18 percent of its staff , over the n . . .\nthe proposed settlement order bars deceptive claims regarding privacy and data security and requires rockyou to implement a data security program and submit to security audits by independent third - party auditors every other year for 20 years . it also requires rockyou to delete information collected from children under age 13 and bars violations of coppa . finally , rockyou will pay a $ 250 , 000 civil penalty for its alleged coppa violations .\nrival rockyou is making money by helping marketers advertise their widgets on facebook . yahoo initially struggled to sign up users for its music video application . using rockyou as a marketing vehicle , some 120 , 000 facebook members installed yahoo ' s music video application in one day .\nthe move is part of a greater strategy that may endear rockyou to fans who face the prospect of seeing their favorite social games closed .\nrockyou knew about the breach days ago , and it took a taunt from the hacker for the issue to become well - known and for rockyou to issue a response ( although their users are still not aware of the issue , unless they are reading the news online ) .\nthe trivial nature of the top ten rockyou passwords is bad enough , but worse is that nearly 50 per cent of passwords records exposed by the rockyou breach used names , slang words , dictionary words or trivial passwords ( consecutive digits , adjacent keyboard keys ) , imperva discovered .\nrockyou ' s revenue is the third highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 3 . 5m .\nsan francisco - - ( business wire ) - - kabam , inc . and rockyou today announced kabam is transferring a major . . .\nwe introduce rockyou\u2019s superhug ! to # 13 . another simple communication app , the title is currently earning around 4 . 4 million users .\nlisa marino , the chief executive of rockyou , said in an interview with gamesbeat that rockyou has hired a large number of the playdom employees who were still operating the games . she said that her company has learned how to profitably operate social games on facebook and elsewhere with smaller teams , even when the games are on the decline . rockyou\u2019s intention is to have minimal disruption to the service and operation of these games .\nrockyou is convincing giant marketers to shift some of their spending to facebook by assuring them the ads won ' t appear next to embarrassing content , says lisa marino , rockyou ' s vice president of sales . ads only run within rockyou ' s applications , which range from car racing games to digital pets to birthday cards .\ni can guarantee you won ' t be next to naked people , ' ' she says .\nhowever , tokuda\u2019s role change may not have been quite as smooth as rockyou is claiming . i called him to see if he had a comment of his own , and it sounded like the situation is still murky \u2014 he directed me to rockyou\u2019s pr team , and said that he is very much still with the company ( i\u2019ve reached out to rockyou pr to firm up what his current position is ) . granted , i did call him without warning so he may well have simply been caught off guard . but it does seem a little odd that he is still listed on rockyou\u2019s management page as ceo , and that his role change was not announced as part of the press cycle around rockyou\u2019s hiring of knight .\nrockyou\u2019s game network contains a wide range of popular titles from multiple genres appealing to a demographically diverse monthly audience of 75 million around the world .\nsan francisco , ca - - ( marketwired - jul 20 , 2015 ) - rockyou , a leading interactive media company , today . . .\nwhen you use the rockyou sites , rockyou or a third party advertising partner may employ clear gifs ( a . k . a . web beacons ) which are used to track the online usage patterns of our users anonymously . no personally identifiable information from your rockyou account is collected using these clear gifs . in addition , we may use clear gifs in html - based emails sent to our users to track which emails are opened by recipients . the information is used to enable more accurate reporting , improve the effectiveness of our marketing , and make rockyou sites better for our users .\nthe rockyou sites includes links to other web sites whose privacy practices may differ from those of rockyou . if you submit personal information to any of those sites , your information is governed by their privacy policies . we encourage you to carefully read the privacy policy of any web site you visit .\nsensitive login credentials - stored in plain text - were left exposed because of a sql injection bug in rockyou ' s website . rockyou admitted the breach , which applied to user password and email addresses for widgits it developed , and pledged to improve security in order to safeguard against future problems .\nall your campaigns placed in prime real estate within rockyou\u2019s games , offering highly engaged players additional / premium content in exchange for interacting with ads . .\nsocial game developer and publisher rockyou announced a partnership with peak games today to bring zoo world 2 to turkey , the middle east and north africa .\nthe rockyou sites includes links to other web sites whose privacy practices may differ from those of rockyou . if you submit personally identifiable information to any of those sites , your information is governed by their privacy policies . we encourage you to carefully read the privacy policy of any web site you visit .\nrockyou is responsible for the processing of personal data it receives , under the privacy shield framework , and subsequently transfers to a third party acting as an agent on its behalf . rockyou complies with the privacy shield principles for all onward transfers of personal data from the eu , including the onward transfer liability provisions .\nif an account / profile was created without your knowledge / authorization , please contact us at rockyou - support @ urltoken to request removal of the profile .\nthose are just the latest games that rockyou has grabbed , and rockyou will bring them over to its network in the coming months . disney has been cutting a lot of games and studios in an effort to make its game business profitable . the disney games have about 2 . 5 million monthly users on facebook .\nin charge of managing and operating all owned and operated games at rockyou , as well as rockyou\u2019s game product roadmap , maysam spent his career building teams and products focused on social applications , usability and design . he has an mba from santa clara\u2019s leavey school of business and an ms in eecs from stanford university .\nif you would like to discovery more information about rockyou or have a press inquiry , please fill out this form and we will get back to you shortly .\nthe profiles you create on the rockyou sites will be publically accessible unless otherwise indicated . you may change the privacy settings of your profile through your account portal .\nas part of our expanded list , truth box from rockyou comes in at # 6 . the social communication app garners 7 , 844 , 514 total users .\nyou may opt - out of location based services at any time by editing the setting at the device level or by emailing us at privacy @ rockyou . com .\nrockyou did a presentation at gdc and indicated that 0 . 7 k - factor was considered a solid number post - notification shutdown , down from 1 . 2 .\nrockyou announces results from research study that provide valuable insights for advertisers and marketers on the social game space . the study explores attitudes , behaviors of social game players .\n\u201cwe\u2019ve worked with rockyou over the last year on the financing of several strategic game acquisitions , \u201d fastpay ceo jed simon said . \u201cthe growth potential for in - game advertising is enormous . rockyou\u2019s growing video ad inventory puts it in a very unique position in the market and one that\u2019s proving to be very attractive for large brands . \u201d\nwith respect to personal data received or transferred pursuant to the privacy shield framework , rockyou is subject to the regulatory enforcement powers of the u . s . federal trade commission in certain situations , rockyou may be required to disclose personal data in response to lawful requests by public authorities , including to meet national security or law enforcement requirements .\nif rockyou ! learns of a security systems breach , then we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective steps . rockyou ! may post a notice on the rockyou ! sites if a security breach occurs . depending on where you live , you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing . to receive a free written notice of a security breach ( or to withdraw your consent from receiving electronic notice ) you should notify us using this contact form .\nwith 1 billion monthly impressions seen by 75 million + social / mobile players , rockyou is the largest and most effective cross - platform video ad network of its kind .\nanalysis of the 32 million passwords recently exposed in the breach of social media application developer rockyou last month provides further proof that consumers routinely use easy to guess login credentials .\ngaming and advertising company rockyou has acquired mobile ad network playhaven from startup studio science inc . playhaven actually changed hands last fall , when science bought it from upsight , the\nrockyou allows other companies , called third - party ad servers or ad networks , to serve advertisements within the rockyou sites . these third - party ad servers or ad networks use technology to send , directly to your browser , the advertisements and links that appear on the rockyou sites . these third - parties automatically receive your ip address when this happens . they may also use other technologies ( such as cookies , javascript , or web beacons ) to measure the effectiveness of their advertisements and to personalize the advertising content .\nif rockyou learns of a security systems breach , then we may attempt to notify you electronically so that you can take appropriate protective measures . rockyou may post a notice on the rockyou sites if a security breach occurs . depending on where you live , you may have a legal right to receive notice of a security breach in writing . to receive a free written notice of a security breach ( or to withdraw your consent from receiving electronic notice ) you should notify us by using the contact information in this statement .\nrockyou\u2019s strategy shows how free - to - play gaming has shifted the way the business works on social and mobile . the gamer is no longer the sole customer as marketers provide a significant chunk of the funding . that enables a company like rockyou to survive by going around and purchasing older games and serving up ads to their small but dedicated audiences .\nthe financial terms of the deal were not disclosed . rockyou also announced that it\u2019s moving offices from redwood city , calif . , to the potrero hill neighborhood of san francisco .\nrockyou india pvt ltd , no . 99 / 100 , prestige towers , residency road , bengaluru \u2013 560 025 india office phone : + 91 . 80 . 4900 . 3000\nnewsbrief : social gaming company rockyou has acquired philadelphia - based ryzing , as a means of expanding its total number of flagship titles and increasing its daily active user count . bingo by ryzing , the studio ' s main title which launched in 2011 and now sees over 75 , 000 daus , is being added to rockyou ' s roster of games , along with its real - money , proprietary gaming platform . rockyou says that , after it partnered up with ryzing earlier this year , it realized the full potential of the company and decided as a result to acquire ryzing . rockyou also announced that it plans to move its main headquarters from redwood city , california to the potrero hill district of san francisco on june 18 .\n\u201crockyou is investing in the development of the social gaming landscape and its growth as a powerful advertising medium , \u201d julie shumaker , svp and gm of media at rockyou said . \u201cthis study enables us to better understand social gamers and their motivations and provide advertisers , agencies , and social game developers with actionable information they can leverage in a rapidly evolving social economy . \u201d\ngreetings commanders ! we are excited to announce that rockyou has acquired war of nations from gree . all the events you love and customer support services will continue to run without any changes .\ndrawing from rockyou\u2019s expertise as a top game developer , ad engagement tightly integrated with game mechanics , rewarding players for interacting with brands and video ads with premium content and accelerated game progress .\nwhen you visit the rockyou sites , we may send one or more cookies \u2013 a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters \u2013 to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser .\nrockyou complies with the u . s . - e . u . safe harbor framework and the u . s . - swiss safe harbor framework as set forth by the u . s . department of commerce regarding the collection , use , and retention of personal data from european union member countries and switzerland . rockyou has certified that it adheres to the safe harbor privacy principles of notice , choice , onward transfer , security , data integrity , access , and enforcement . to learn more about the safe harbor program , and to view rockyou\u2019s certification , please visit urltoken\nrockyou uses commercially reasonable physical , managerial , and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information . we cannot , however , ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to rockyou and you do so at your own risk . once we receive your transmission of information , rockyou makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of our systems . however , please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed , disclosed , altered , or destroyed by breach of any of our physical , technical , or managerial safeguards .\nrockyou is cross - platform media company that acquires once popular but sunsetting social games and extends the profitable life of the games through a hybrid monetization model consisting of both digital goods and the world\u2019s largest in - game video advertising platform . compared to traditional game developers , rockyou is able to acquire audiences without taking as much upfront ip risk in what is typically a hits - driven business .\nas a full - service entertainment and media company , we know how to create contextual experiences for coveted and vocal audiences . rockyou connects advertisers to premium audiences through efficient programmatic and premium direct channels .\nrockyou has also licensed a number of social games from digital chocolate : army attack , a turn - based strategy game ; crazy penguin wars , a comical multiplayer action game ; millionaire city , a city - building business sim ; and zombie lane , a humorous role - playing game . rockyou will begin operating those games on its network this week . these currently have about 1 million monthly players .\nour commitment to data security : rockyou ! uses commercially reasonable physical , managerial , and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information . we cannot , however , ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to rockyou ! and you do so at your own risk . once we receive your transmission of information , rockyou ! makes commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the security of our systems . however , please note that this is not a guarantee that such information may not be accessed , disclosed , altered , or destroyed by breach of any of our physical , technical , or managerial safeguards .\nthe rockyou sites are hosted in the united states and are intended for and directed to users in the united states . if you are a user accessing the rockyou sites from the european union , asia , or any other region with laws or regulations governing personal data collection , use , and disclosure , that differ from the laws of the united states , please be advised that through your continued use of the rockyou sites , which are governed by u . s . law , this privacy policy , and our terms of use , you are transferring your personal information to the united states and you consent to that transfer .\npeople want to show off what their tastes are ,\nsaid jia shen , co - founder and chief technology officer of rockyou .\nyou want to accessorize to show off who you are .\nwe do share non - personally - identifiable information ( such as anonymous user usage data , referring / exit pages and urls , platform types , number of clicks , etc . ) with interested third - parties to assist them in understanding the usage patterns for certain content , services , advertisements , promotions , and / or functionality on the rockyou site . rockyou may share personally - identifiable information and / or non - personally - identifiable information with third party - affiliates and business partners for the purpose of offering greater functionality and enhanced services through rockyou or other sites , and for the purpose of communicating these services to you .\nrockyou ( and its subsidiaries ) participate in and have certified compliance with the eu - u . s . privacy shield framework . rockyou is committed to subjecting all personal data received from european union ( eu ) member countries , in reliance on the privacy shield framework , to the framework\u2019s applicable principles . to learn more about the privacy shield framework , visit the u . s . department of commerce\u2019s privacy shield list . urltoken\nthe two companies had already worked together on the game bingo by ryzing \u2014 the game has been available since early 2011 , but rockyou took over as publisher through its studio partners program in january of this year .\nif you choose to submit a resume to rockyou via our site , please be aware that the resume submission is hosted on our third party service provider\u2019s platform . nevertheless , all personal information is stored and the upload of your resume is done by rockyou . our privacy policy governs the collection and use of this information . we use this information for the sole purpose of contacting you regarding the job for which you have applied .\nfor each of rockyou ' s applications , the firm employs two programmers who tweak the games to figure out how often to reward players with digital prizes to keep them happy - - and coming back for more . they also study how minor changes in the game impact how often facebook users send them to other friends . the approach has worked so far : rockyou ' s applications currently reach some 130 million unique users each month .\nthe initial exploit took advantage of a trivial sql injection vulnerability , a technique that has been well documented for over a decade . the method of vulnerability is extremely basic in execution , yet catastrophic in impact \u2013 which rockyou , and the sites users , are now learning the hard way . it is more of a surprise that this had not happen sooner \u2013 as the rockyou platform is a swiss cheese of security vulnerabilities and poor practices .\nrockyou account creation only enforced password of a minimal length of 5 characters , there was no requirement for mixed - case , numbers or punctuation . the platform actually encouraged simple passwords by not allowing any punctuation at all .\nheading up rockyou\u2019s engineering team since 2010 , larry was previously cto at tirnua and worked for nearly a decade at electronic arts as a senior engineer and tech / dev director . he studied at the university of ottawa .\nif you choose to submit a resume to rockyou via our site , please be aware that the resume submission is hosted on our third party service provider ' s platform . nevertheless , all personal information is stored and the upload of your resume is done by rockyou . our privacy policy governs the collection and use of this information . we use this information for the sole purpose of contacting you regarding the job for which you have applied .\nimperva\u2019s cto amichai shulman said that a 1990 unix password study revealed a password selection pattern similar to that exposed by the rockyou breach .\nthe problem has changed very little over the past 20 years ,\nhe added .\n< img src =\nurltoken\nclass =\nshot2\n/ > < a href =\nurltoken\n> rockyou < / a > earlier this morning < a href =\nhttp : / / www . busi\nwe use a third party payment gateway . if you choose to make a purchase within one of our applications , you will be transferred to a third party payment gateway to make the payment . the third party then provides rockyou the name on the account and the amount paid so that we may complete the transaction . we do share non - personal information ( such as anonymous user usage data , referring / exit pages and urls , platform types , number of clicks , etc . ) with interested third - parties to assist them in understanding the usage patterns for certain content , services , advertisements , promotions , and / or functionality on the rockyou site . rockyou may share personal information and / or non - personal information with third party - affiliates and business partners for the purpose of offering greater functionality and enhanced services through rockyou or other sites , and for the purpose of communicating these services to you .\nrockyou is acquiring gardens of time , words of wonder , and city girl . all three games are from disney\u2019s playdom division , which was recently hit with a bunch of layoffs . the acquisition is part of an ongoing strategy at rockyou to profitably operate games that are past their peak and might otherwise face shutdowns . the diehard fans of these games benefit because they get to keep playing games that might disappear as the original developer moves on to something new .\nhas an engineering degree in computer science and an mba , as well as an advanced management course from iimb . he has built , scaled and expertly managed in his position , running p & l of rockyou\u2019s most successful games .\nthe six - person ryzing team , including ceo manu gambhir , will be joining rockyou . and the company is acquiring bingo by ryzing too , which it says has more than 75 , 000 daily active users . ( appdata puts the number at 80 , 000 . ) in the announcement , rockyou ceo lisa marino says that the game\u2019s model ( where users can win real - world prizes through free sweepstakes drawings ) , combined with rockyou\u2019s more ad - focused business , makes for a unique company : \u201cnot only is real - money gaming superior in monetization to other types of game genres , it is also an accelerator for our ad monetization solutions , and ports well to mobile and other platforms . \u201d\nlisa marino : rockyou asia is majority - owned subsidiary . we launched it a couple years ago . we\u2019re excited about what jia is working on . rockyou asia is focused on mobile , particularly in japan but asia more broadly as well . jia and his team are a main part of ry family . he and i connect regularly as to what\u2019s going on , although they\u2019re independent . we have supported it with funding , coordinating around image , marketing , and brand presence .\nwidgets are programs like photo slide shows that sit on top of another site . created by companies such as san francisco ' s slide and rockyou , they can be added to a social - networking profile or blog to decorate the page .\nemily is spearheading rockyou\u2019s growth in building new brands and audiences . having previously run digital businesses at brit + co , tribune and the walt disney company , emily is shaping innovative content and marketing initiatives for our core demographic of multicultural millennials .\ntop titles from social and mobile gaming\u2019s most successful publishers , including zynga , scopely , wooga , and social point , along with rockyou\u2019s own hits like bakery blitz , kingdoms of camelot , kitchen scramble , solitaire arena , and zoo world .\n< a href =\nurltoken\n> rockyou , < / a > a social game developer , will be laying off a number of employees , we ' ve confirmed with the company . the total number of employees being cut , explains\ndatabase security firm imperva analysed the frequency of password disclosed by the breach , prior to publishing a report on thursday on consumer password worst practices , a problem illustrated by the top ten passwords thrown up by the rockyou security snafu ( below ) .\nthe case against rockyou is part of the ftc ' s ongoing effort to make sure companies live up to the privacy promises they make to consumers , and that kids ' information isn ' t collected or shared online without their parents ' consent .\nrockyou does not provide any personal information to these third - party ad servers or ad networks without your consent . however , please note that if an advertiser asks rockyou to show an advertisement to a certain audience ( for example , men ages 18 - 34 ) or audience segment ( for example , men ages 18 - 24 who have viewed certain channels of content ) and you respond to that advertisement , the advertiser or ad - server may conclude that you fit the description of the target audience .\nusers in certain jurisdictions have a right to access personal information held about them . your right of access can be exercised in accordance with applicable law . please submit any requests for access to your personal data in writing to privacy @ rockyou . com .\nusers in certain jurisdictions have a right to access personal information held about them . your right of access can be exercised in accordance with applicable law . please submit any requests for access to your personal data in writing to info @ rockyou . com .\nrockyou does not provide any personally identifiable information to these third - party ad servers or ad networks without your consent . however , please note that if an advertiser asks rockyou to show an advertisement to a certain audience ( for example , men ages 18 - 34 ) or audience segment ( for example , men ages 18 - 24 who have viewed certain channels of content ) and you respond to that advertisement , the advertiser or ad - server may conclude that you fit the description of the target audience .\npersonal information , for purposes of this privacy policy , will not include ( 1 ) game play information , such as stored game data , high scores , or game session duration , ( 2 ) any image , video , or other content posted by you on the rockyou sites , or ( 3 ) any information you may choose to share about yourself throughout the rockyou sites , such as in games or on message boards . any actions you perform with other players are considered public and at your sole discretion .\nthe top 10 competitors in rockyou ' s competitive set are applifier , vungle , chartboost , kiip , q1media , adcolony , mopub , vibrant media , nativex and vdopia . together they have raised over 140 . 9m between their estimated 1 . 5k employees .\nany personal information or content that you voluntarily disclose online ( on discussion boards , in messages and chat areas , within your public profile page , etc . ) becomes publicly available and can be collected and used by others to send you unsolicited messages . rockyou is not responsible for the personal information you choose to submit in these public areas of the site . your display name ( not your email address ) may be displayed to other users when you upload images or videos or send messages through the rockyou sites and other users can contact you through messages and comments . any images , captions , videos or other content that you submit to the rockyou sites may be redistributed through the internet and other media channels , and may be viewed by the general public . to request removal of your personal information from our blog or community forum , contact us at privacy @ rockyou . com . in some cases , we may not be able to remove your personal information , in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why .\nany personal information or content that you voluntarily disclose online ( on discussion boards , in messages and chat areas , within your public profile page , etc . ) becomes publicly available and can be collected and used by others to send you unsolicited messages . rockyou is not responsible for the personally identifiable information you choose to submit in these public areas of the site . your display name ( not your email address ) may be displayed to other users when you upload images or videos or send messages through the rockyou sites and other users can contact you through messages and comments . any images , captions , videos or other content that you submit to the rockyou sites may be redistributed through the internet and other media channels , and may be viewed by the general public . to request removal of your personal information from our blog or community forum , contact us at info @ rockyou . com . in some cases , we may not be able to remove your personal information , in which case we will let you know if we are unable to do so and why .\nnow to access this specific information . however , we have included some of their past telecommuting jobs , to provide you an idea of the types of jobs rockyou has hired for in the past ( and which they may be likely to hire for again ! ) .\nthe rockyou sites includes social media features , such as the facebook like button and widgets , such as the share this button or interactive mini - programs that run on our sites . these features may collect your ip address and which page you are visiting on our site , and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly . social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on the rockyou sites . your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it .\nare storing all user account data in plain text in their database , exposing all that information to attackers . rockyou have yet to inform users of the breach , and their blog is eerily silent \u2013 but the details of the security breach are going from bad to worse .\nwe display personal testimonials of satisfied customers on our website in addition to other endorsements . with your consent , we may post your testimonial along with your name . if you wish to update or delete your testimonial , you can contact us at privacy @ rockyou . com .\nrockyou , a mobile - game publisher that is focusing on building an in - game ad network , revealed today that it has secured a $ 10 million financing deal . fastpay , a lender that specializes in digital media , provided the capital . while rockyou was once a social - game developer , the company has shifted to building a network of players to serve ads to by acquiring aging social and mobile games from others . the company plans to use its new funds to pay for further acquisitions in an effort to bolster its appeal with marketers .\nrockyou says it will try and grow the user base for gourmet ranch , playdemic\u2019s first title that is currently playable on facebook with half a million monthly active users . in the game , players can grow organic crops , raise animals and prepare and serve meals to their friends .\nreceiving our newsletter is offered as part of our service . if you do not wish to receive our newsletter , you may opt - out at any time by using the unsubscribe link located at the bottom of each newsletter or by emailing us at privacy @ rockyou . com .\npassword database breaches have happened before , of course , but the size of the rockyou breach allowed for the most in - depth analysis of real - world passwords to date . these days the average surfer maintains scores of login credentials for social networking and e - commerce sites .\nrockyou has acquired around a dozen apps and games from other companies over the last year . that has enabled it to grow its gamer network to 75 million players while not developing anything original . the publisher has more than doubled its revenue year - over - year , according to marino .\nwhen you visit the rockyou sites , we may send one or more cookies - a small text file containing a string of alphanumeric characters - to your computer that uniquely identifies your browser . rockyou uses both session cookies and persistent cookies . a persistent cookie remains on your hard drive after you close your browser . persistent cookies may be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the site . persistent cookies can be removed by following your web browser help file directions . a session cookie is temporary and disappears after you close your browser . you can reset your web browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent . however , some features of the rockyou sites may not function properly if the ability to accept cookies is disabled . we do not link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our sites ."]}